Chapter 55: Di Zhao Village Upgrade

Challenger Notice: All-challenge mission "Purify the Dark Cave" has been completed. Rewards distributed according to battle contribution are as follows:

Contribution Leaderboard:

First Place: Game Grinders (Body Tempering Level +3)

Second Place: Divine Wings (Body Tempering Level +2)

Third Place: Xiao Ban-Hammer (Body Tempering Level +1)

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The game prompt sounded, and all players who participated in this campaign received reward feedback.

At the same time, the Corrosion Core shattered by the players' combined efforts dissolved into crystal-clear black light points, and Qi Sheng's Beneath Di Zhao power once again covered the Domain Node Crystal.

The crystal, originally covered in black spots on its surface, finally turned into a transparent and pure scarlet red.

Instantly, the cave shook violently, and an invisible force enveloped this land.

Viewed from high above, a massive black vortex formed with the Dark Cave at its center, expanding rapidly until it swallowed the entire land into the vortex.

The terrain structure healed amidst the distortion, forming a flat black earth.

After the Dark Cave disappeared, Di Zhao Village shook accordingly, and its internal area expanded and spread at a speed visible to the naked eye.

On the southern side of Di Zhao Village, near the edge of the black fog, a huge beast head resembling one roaring at the sky rose up; this was the entrance to the Dark Cave.

The Challenger Notice then sounded in the minds of all players:

【Challenger Notice: Di Zhao Village's area has been expanded, adding the special zone "Dark Cave". Players can reach the Dark Cave directly through the southern entrance of Di Zhao Village to mine Spirit Ore resources.】

Accompanying the notice, a large amount of guidance feedback information floated into Qi Sheng's mind.

Dark Cave:

Territory Type: Resource

Territory Trait: Spiritual Multiplication (Continuously enlightens Spirit Ore, producing Spirit Ore resources)

Domain Status: Occupied

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Although it is not a Rule Domain and cannot provide Rule Traits like "Flesh and Blood Reshaping".

But the Spiritual Multiplication trait, in Qi Sheng's view, is also very practical and can assist the early development of the player legion.

This means the Spirit Ore inside the Dark Cave is inexhaustible; even if mined empty, new Spirit Ore resources can regenerate.

Like leeks, cut one crop and another grows.

From the players' perspective, going to the Dark Cave no longer requires a long trek; they can enter directly through Di Zhao Village, saving a huge amount of travel time.

This significantly improves the efficiency of resource mining.

This also indirectly increases his Shou Shou Jili commission income; the richer the players are, the higher his Shou Shou Jili income can be.

Star Pulse upgrades, Painful Painful Minghun purchases, Body Tempering upgrades, Shangcheng shopping... as long as players spend the Shou Shou Jili in their hands, they cannot escape the tax.

Even for transactions between players, he takes a commission.

For example, for the custom weapons produced by the Doomsday Technology Guild, the production materials are all purchased from the Shangcheng; even if sold at cost price, he can still earn 30% of the cost as revenue.

Watching the players' discussions on the forum these days, he has already been conceiving the Jiao Yi Xing Gong function to provide players with a more convenient trading mode, while setting a reasonable trading commission tax rate.

By then, the circulation of resources and items between players will also bring him extra income.

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Di Zhao Mountain Range, North.

Inside a huge ravine, a pitch-black Gao Ta rose from the ground, with illusory black tentacles extending from the tower body, dancing wildly in the air.

Below, thick black fog enveloped the tower body; countless evil life forms sometimes merged into the black fog, sometimes condensed into ferocious physical forms, their bodies switching between virtual and real as the black fog rose and fell.

Above the Gao Ta, a dark red evil eye gazed toward the direction of the Blood Plain, its pupil trembling slightly.

"What's wrong?" The Di Nian Evil Spirit, whose injuries had already healed, looked at the Evil Eye.

"In the area where you previously fought and killed the Reverse Tide Warriors, I once sensed a Domain Node corrupted by the Evil Moon's power. I intended to let you go and completely occupy it after the Death Legion had initially taken shape, but now this Domain Node has mysteriously disappeared."

"Why?" The Di Nian Evil Spirit immediately asked.

"I don't know. I cannot analyze the specific reason. It might be related to the Monster World's area still constantly expanding. The integration of other Dimensional World territories has caused some unknown changes to this world's structure. The Domain Node likely transferred to another location during the world's changes. Such situations happen frequently in this world."

Hearing the Evil Eye's analysis, Di Nian nodded expressionlessly, then continued to ask:

"I am curious about one question: why must our clan integrate the other Dimensional Worlds we swallow into the Monster World?"

Facing the question, the Evil Eye turned its gaze toward the Di Nian Evil Spirit Warrior:

"My Lord's decision must have His considerations. My guess is that this world's strength far exceeds the other worlds our clan invaded and swallowed. My Lord wants to transform this world into our clan's future base, or even abandon the Main World and forge this world into the future Core World."

Hearing these words, Di Nian's expression showed some disbelief:

"Forge it into the Core Clan Land? This world?"

"I have explained this to you many times: do not underestimate this world. This is not a small world comparable to the ones you once assisted in swallowing; it is a Super World. Perhaps you were an absolute main force in swallowing campaigns in other worlds, but in this world, you are just an ordinary warrior of our clan. To completely occupy this world, countless Commander-level warriors have died in battle; even Monarch-level warriors find it difficult to survive, let alone you."

"According to intelligence shared with me by other nodes, the supreme deity of this world in the past, Beneath Di Zhao, might be a transcendent existence no weaker than my Lord."

The Evil Eye's words made Di Nian fall into deep thought. After a long while, he spoke coldly:

"I will never die here. In the future, I will stand at the peak of this world."

"Having ambition is a good thing, but the Commander-level warrior I assisted previously said similar words. At that time, I gave him encouragement. Unfortunately, he eventually died in the war in a very wretched manner."

"Tell me more about him." Curiosity rose in Di Nian's heart.

"Its name was Black Worm. Before coming to this world, it was assigned to fight in the Tian Yuan World. After the Tian Yuan World was completely swallowed by our clan's power, it transferred to the Monster World. I, who had just been born, was responsible for assisting it in understanding this world and helping it launch the swallowing war."

In the second year of our acquaintance, during a swallowing war led by a Monarch-level warrior, it was dispatched there. Ultimately, it was slain in a single strike by a native named Ice Blade from the Monster World, dying without any value. During that time, I also perished, with only a wisp of consciousness being reclaimed by my mother.

"It was only recently that I revived, was deployed to this land, re-established the War Gao Ta, and then your arrival followed."

"How strong was the guy who killed him?" While feeling shocked, Di Nian immediately asked.

"I don't know. Black Worm and I were just cannon-fodder warriors in that campaign. We met death not long after appearing. I accessed our clan's information database records and found that our clan lost five Monarch-level warriors in this campaign. As for whether Ice Blade was the one who slew him, there is no record."

He took a deep breath, and Di Nian was once again stunned by the words of the Evil Eye.

"Dying in battle in this world is likely your fate, but I also expect you to reach the height of a Monarch-level Warrior. This world contains numerous Domain Nodes; for every Domain Node you occupy, I can draw upon vastly greater power to empower you. Your growth rate will far surpass that of any other Dimensional World you have visited. Grow strong."

"I understand." Having spoken these words, Di Nian completely cast aside the arrogance in his heart.

Arriving at the edge of the Gao Ta platform, he looked down at the black mist below, which was constantly breeding evil life, and realized that the time to initiate the Devouring War was not far off.

(End of Chapter)