Chapter 288: Godslayer (Double Combined) (May 5700 Monthly Ticket Bonus Chapter)

Qin Chuan's outstretched long sword tapped the shoulder of the demon lord before him, and he looked at the demon lord chief half lying on the ground, "What should I call you?"

"Slaughter Demon Lord·Lesakesa." Lesakesa gave his name, speaking in a low voice, "Human race, your target is the inner hall, right?"

"Now, you may enter."

"We will not obstruct you any further."

"Lesakesa, you seem to have mistaken something." Qin Chuan smiled, "You do not have the ability to stop me."

"On the contrary, as long as I want, all nine of you will die here."

"Of course, I also know that these are just your statue puppets; destroying them won't really kill you." Qin Chuan's mouth curled with a hint of a smile, "But there will inevitably be some side effects, or some negative impact you cannot accept, right?"

"Otherwise, you have no need to make me stop now."

Lesakesa's mouth twitched slightly, "Cunning human race."

"Wanting me to stop is not impossible." Qin Chuan said calmly, "But you must pay a price."

"What do you want?" Lesakesa said in a low voice.

"Well..." Qin Chuan pondered for a moment, "I'm curious about what the relationship between the dungeon and the Heavenly Stairway is, and..."

"SS-level dungeon, it seems somewhat different from previous dungeons."

"What state are you currently in?"

This question, he has always been curious about.

Although based on existing clues, some can be inferred, but that is ultimately just speculation.

"Hah, so that's it." Lesakesa gave a hehe cold laugh, "The Heavenly Stairway can be understood as an enhanced version of the Dream World; the dungeon is a projection of part of the Heavenly Stairway's area."

The projected dungeon area will temporarily restrict entry and exit; the beings inside and their equipment will also be projected into the material world, retaining only part of their power and part of their consciousness.

What happens in the dungeon can be what is currently happening in the corresponding area, or what happened there in the past.

When the projection is killed, the beings' true bodies do not die; they only temporarily fall into weakness, and have only a vague sense of what occurs inside the dungeon.

When equipment obtained as dungeon rewards is acquired by players, it will cause the original equipment's grade to decrease to some extent, even dropping a rank.

When the dungeon turns into a dungeon passage, it means letting all projections return, allowing the projected area to truly descend into the material world.

As for SS-level dungeons, and the later SSS-level dungeons... Lesakesa's voice paused slightly, "Your feeling is correct; they are not the same as the previous dungeons."

Because the beings inside the dungeon have extremely high power levels, the dungeon's environment is closer to that of the Heavenly Stairway's native environment, and the limiting force of the boundary also weakens accordingly, so...

Pfft—

Lesakesa, who had not finished speaking, instantly was severed head from body.

Not only him, the statues of the other eight demon lords were also split in half at the same time.

Talking so much is not a good thing.

A voice echoed slowly within the hall.

Qin Chuan instantly appeared before Lin Yue, protecting her behind him, and looked sternly toward the inner hall door.

That tightly closed door had silently opened at some point; a figure leaned against the door, arms crossed, indifferently gazing at everything before them.

"Even your own kind would strike?" Qin Chuan said in a low voice.

"They can't die; at most the descended consciousness suffers injury, needing heavy bleeding in the Spirit God Hall to recast their statue." The other waved a hand indifferently, walking slowly toward the two, "They were destined to die by your hand anyway, yet they wasted so much time chattering."

Delaying my enjoyment of this pleasant slaughter, what does it matter if I kill them?

Qin Chuan furrowed his brows, looking at the figure before him.

This is a statue whose surface flows with seven-colored light, carved as a handsome man with a white jade-like horn on his head; the rest is no different from a human.

The being before him resembles those demon lords just seen.

But the difference between them is also great.

In terms of strength, the gap between them is like the difference between heaven and abyss.

"Human race, remember my name well." The man's voice paused, "Because I will end your life."

Boom—

A low boom resonated throughout the hall; a terrifying aura like an abyss descended upon the world in an instant, making the entire Spirit God Hall tremble.

Half Demon Clan, Spirit Rhinoceros Demon God·Furas.

Mythic Stage First Realm, the corresponding power threshold is above 4 million. Furas looked at the two unable to straighten their waists under his pressure, a pleased smile on his face, "And my peak strength is roughly 8.1 million."

Originally, due to the power limit of the SS-level dungeon, I needed to suppress my strength to 3,999,999 to fight you. Furas gave a slight smile.

But unfortunately, gods have privileges.

However, this is not entirely bad news for you." His smile grew more teasing, "Defeating me at peak condition, you can obtain an SSS rating.

I remember what you just said..." Qin Chuan's lowered head slowly and firmly lifted.

In the next instant, he vanished from his spot and appeared behind Furas.

Talking so much is not a good thing.

Furas's expression froze; instantly countless cracks appeared all over his body, the carved form shattered into countless segments, and the aura of the Mythic Stage instantly collapsed.

His head rolled to the ground, his consciousness not yet fully dissipated, filled with extreme bewilderment.

How could this...

"You won't die, right?" Qin Chuan stepped on Furas's head with one foot.

Then next time we meet, I'll strive to kill you again.

As Qin Chuan suddenly exerted force, Furas's head shattered with a bang.

Congratulations player for achieving the minimum clearance requirement, completing the clearance of SS-level dungeon: Kariteli Spirit God Hall, current dungeon clearance rating: A.

Congratulations player for achieving the advanced clearance requirement: slaying a demon god whose power has been released to peak, dungeon clearance rating increased to SSS.

Current clearance rewards: 【Gold】 Furas's Soul-Calming Jade, 【Red】 Demon Lord Horn, 【Gold】 Title·Godslayer.

Additional clearance rewards: today's available attempts +3.

【Claim Strategy Reward】

Gold reward…

Qin Chuan's face showed a bit more smile, and he quickly claimed and checked it.

【【Gold】Folas's Soul-Jade: As a psychic-system demon god, Folas possesses powerful power to seal and control souls, and the Soul-Jade is the manifestation of that soul-sealing power, capable of imprisoning and sealing the soul of a Mythic Stage being.】

Seal the soul of a Mythic Stage being? Qin Chuan looked at the palm-sized jade in his hand, his face showing a bit more smile.

Although there's no use for it now, it sounds like a good thing.

【【Red】Demon Lord Horn: Blowing this horn grants the ability to control beasts at Demon Lord level, commanding beasts to fight for the holder.】

Beast control ability? Qin Chuan raised his eyebrows, inevitably recalling the scene of Dalai Saiyi once controlling countless sea monsters.

As numerous secret realms appeared in the Dream World, the power growth rate of human awakeners far surpassed before; although trying to keep up with the dungeon spawn speed was extremely difficult, compared to the monsters' growth speed, they had already achieved overall superiority. Human awakeners inherently have a great rank advantage over monsters; the monsters once seen as the top threat have now completely become the whetstone of humanity.

Every day, awakeners challenge dungeons to strengthen themselves, using monster slaying as a way to hone their power.

Moreover, the monster cores condensed from high-level monsters have also become a new energy source for the initially scaled awakeners' weapons and equipment.

Monsters are no longer to be feared, but the ability to draw upon their power remains valuable.

【【Gold】Title·Godslayer: When facing an enemy of Mythic Stage strength, one gains 100% all-attribute boost; this effect becomes invalid after one advances to Mythic Stage.】

Facing Mythic Stage, strength doubles? Qin Chuan's smile grew ever more radiant. —

At this moment, the real world.

Countless players stared at the SS-level dungeon marked 【Under Strategy】.

At this moment, nearly ten minutes have passed since the SS-level dungeon refreshed.

Although the dungeon under strategy does not show the players currently challenging it, who could stay this long in an SS-level dungeon harder than S-level? The answer is obvious.

At this moment, everyone's sole hope is that this person can successfully clear the SS-level dungeon.

Because if even he cannot do it, then no one in this world will be able to do it.

If that is truly the case, then the SS-level dungeon's descent in three days will be the world's end.

Among the many players paying attention to the dungeon status, some also harbor different thoughts.

Not everyone wishes to see the ancient Eastern nation, after the supernatural descent, rise like a slumbering dragon awakening and soaring; nor does everyone wish to see the world's strongest forever be that person, leaving those behind unable to catch up no matter how hard they try.

After S-level and SS-level dungeons all appeared due to Luo's breakthrough, the strong‑person threat theory kept emerging; people constantly urged Luo to halt his breakthrough, wait for others to catch up to his strength before breaking through again, and many factions, harboring their own thoughts, tacitly allowed such voices.

If at this moment Luo fails to clear the SS-level dungeon, even a slight sign of trouble would be enough for these people to rally public opinion and launch a storm‑like public opinion war.

Suddenly, the SS-level dungeon still under strategy changed its status.

Failed? Players worldwide who were paying attention felt a jolt in their hearts.

Right now, only a dozen or so minutes have passed since Luo began challenging the dungeon.

Not even Luo has ever cleared a dungeon in such a short time.

Moreover, the dungeon before them is still an SS-level, harder than S-level.

Failure is probably the only possibility.

Countless people sighed in regret, but when they checked the dungeon list again, they found something off.

The SS-level dungeon was not among the challengable dungeons.

No way?! As they, with nervous and excited feelings, opened the cleared dungeon, a brand‑new line of text appeared at the top.

【Dungeon: Kariteli Divine Spirit Hall (SS)】【Cleared】

【Horizontal Difficulty Rating: ★★】

【Dungeon Clear Time: 00:13:17】

【Clearers: Luo, Yueli】

Cheers erupted, instantly echoing across every corner of Blue Star.

Only those few with ulterior motives let out regretful sighs.

Within a castle of the Everlasting Empire, Zefina gazed blankly out the window, a hint of black stirring deep in her eyes.

"Your target is incredibly strong." The mysterious voice carried a hint of astonishment: "The boundary between the SS-level dungeon and the Heavenly Stairway has grown very thin; beings of Legendary Stage and above within the Heavenly Stairway can, through a special medium, directly descend their consciousness into the dungeon."

"Even with the same power, under full conscious control it can unleash a completely different might; to clear the dungeon, one must even slay the descended Mythic Stage powerhouse."

"Luo, is he that strong?"

Zefina looked at the displayed cleared dungeon and spoke softly.

With the mysterious voice's introduction, she gained a more concrete understanding of Qin Chuan's strength.

"Of course he's strong." The mysterious voice spoke faintly: "According to what you told me, from his rise onward he easily left everyone far behind."

"Such an existence, once entering the Heavenly Stairway, if it does not die…" The mysterious voice, rare in showing a trace of reverence, said: "Then there is a possibility of becoming the 'Ancestor'."

"Ancestor?" Zefina froze for a moment.

She had just wanted to ask when a black glint flashed in the depths of her eyes.

In the next instant, Zefina seemed to forget this, speaking calmly: "Then how should I surpass him?"

"It's very simple, child." The mysterious voice relaxed again: "Even if your target possesses terrifying potential, you can still surpass him by absorbing the power of the Heavenly Stairway."

"However, ordinary dungeon routes may not allow you to achieve that transcendence."

"After all, the person named Luo is truly powerful."

"You need a higher‑level dungeon passage."

"A higher‑level dungeon passage…" Zefina murmured to herself, black light flickering unpredictably in her eyes. —

Under the dim night streetlamp, Qin Chuan held Lin Yue's hand, hesitating to stop his steps beneath the girls' dormitory building.

"What's wrong?" Lin Yue struggled lightly, and finding she couldn't break free of Qin Chuan's hand, she couldn't help but laugh and say, "We'll see each other again in an hour or two."

"Not the same." Qin Chuan spoke softly, fixedly gazing at Lin Yue's lips that faintly glowed with a crystalline sheen under the streetlamp: "There's no such thing in the Dream World."

Lin Yue's pretty face blushed slightly; she lightly tapped her toe, kissing Qin Chuan's lips like a dragonfly touching water, then lightly punched her chest with her other hand.

"Who made your image in the Dream World inconsistent with reality?"

"Back then I was worried my identity would be discovered." Qin Chuan shook his head helplessly, "Who would have thought that once you change your appearance, you can't change it back?"

"If there were a way to change one's appearance, I would definitely change it back."

"Pfft~" Lin Yue couldn't help covering her mouth and laughing, "Then I'll just wait."

The two chatted under the streetlight for a while, and Qin Chuan finally let go of Lin Yue's hand.

Watching Lin Yue disappear into the dormitory hallway, he then turned and left.

Speaking of which, should I consider renting a place off-campus? Never mind, I'll just buy one—I'm not short on money.

The only problem is, how can I get Lin Yue to move in…

Returning to the dorm, his roommate was already asleep; Qin Chuan picked up his phone and idly browsed the Dream World forum, when his gaze suddenly locked onto a certain post.

"Today the number of instance descents worldwide has tripled compared to yesterday, brothers, please be careful…"

"The number of instance descents has increased this much?"

Qin Chuan frowned, quickly opening the Special Affairs Group's information station record.

"Yesterday there were 21 instance descents."

"Today there are 67 instance descents. —"

The commemorative coin giveaway for the building construction ended early.

(End of chapter)