Chapter 816: Time Stop! Song of Life!
While the crowd outside was engaged in heated discussion…
Ling Zhan and his contracted divine beasts had already entered the dungeon.
The purpose of this dungeon run was to feed experience to the two newly hatched little ones and level them up.
After all, with the Ten Thousand Demon Battlefield coming up, these two little ones would be completely useless if they remained at level 1.
To that end, Ling Zhan had purchased 'Hundredfold Pet Experience Pills' for them.
Once consumed, these pills would grant them experience at a hundred times the normal rate.
As everyone knows…
In any game, defeating higher-level monsters always yields significantly more experience than fighting ones of the same level.
Now, with two level 1 little creatures tackling 150-170 level dungeons—albeit Diamond-tier—the amount of experience gained would be absolutely enormous.
On top of that, Ling Zhan would undoubtedly be clearing these dungeons in record-breaking fashion.
It was easy to imagine…
That by the time all ten dungeons were completed, these two little ones would reach at least level 100.
Of course…
Only pet companions had the privilege of entering dungeons that were over 150 levels above their own.
A level 1 Professional could never enter a level 150 dungeon.
This was because dungeons read the level of the Professional entering…
Not the pet's level.
As long as the Professional met the dungeon's level requirements, they could bring their pet along, even if it was only level 1.
Hmm…
As expected…
Ling Zhan didn't even need to lift a finger. With Meng Shuang, Chang Yue, and Yun Man—three top-tier divine beasts who had undergone bloodline evolution—clearing the dungeons, all ten Diamond-tier dungeons were effortlessly completed with record times.
Nightmare Caverns: 4 minutes 21 seconds.
Magma Ruins: 3 minutes 51 seconds.
Nightmare Court: 5 minutes 11 seconds.
Death Quicksand Realm: 4 minutes 42 seconds.
...…
On average, the clear times for these ten dungeons were between three and four minutes.
It wasn't that Ling Zhan's team wasn't strong enough—it was because he had made an agreement with the Sacred Council's higher-ups.
He had to ensure that record-breaking times stayed within ten seconds of the previous records.
This was to give future generations a fighting chance.
Otherwise, with Ling Zhan's current team, these ten dungeons could have easily been cleared in under a minute.
If that happened, no one would ever be able to break those records, and unique rewards would become permanently unobtainable.
To that end, Ling Zhan and his divine beasts even took breaks mid-dungeon.
The record-breaking rewards were quite generous.
Materials, items, equipment, skill books, and elixirs—everything one could ask for.
Additionally…
Five dungeon talents were awarded, though three were duplicates.
It's worth noting that in Diamond-tier and lower dungeons, duplicate dungeon talents and skill books could appear.
Only in Legendary-tier and higher dungeons would dungeon talents never repeat.
As for innate talents, none were awarded.
Typically, only Mythic-tier or extremely difficult Epic-tier dungeons had a very small chance of granting an innate talent upon breaking a record.
The two new dungeon talents obtained were one A-rank and one S-rank.
[Time Stop (S): Halts the flow of time in a one-kilometer radius.]
Notes:
1. This talent lasts for 10 seconds.
2. During the time stop, you as the talent's user can move freely.
A classic time-based ability.
Of course, time-based talents were always incredibly powerful in terms of utility.
This S-rank dungeon talent was an enormous boost for Ling Zhan.
He didn't need to freeze time for the full ten seconds—just a single second was enough to turn a losing fight into a victory.
[Song of Life (A): Aura talent—within a one-kilometer radius, all allies receive a buff increasing healing effects by 60%.]
Notes: Activating the aura will continuously drain mana.
This was a classic support-type talent.
Very suitable for healer and support roles.
As for the material rewards, Ling Zhan decided to hold onto them.
His accessories and headgear hadn't yet been upgraded to Sacred-tier.
He needed to stockpile materials to upgrade them.
Items and elixirs were selectively sold, keeping only the ones he needed.
The same went for skill books.
At this point, Ling Zhan only cared about general skill books.
Class-specific skill books were sold whenever possible.
As for equipment…
Hmm, with his current set of Sacred-tier armor and weapons, nothing else was useful to him.
So he used his SS-rank ability 'Disassemble' to break them down into materials.
No need to sell them.
Clearing ten Diamond-tier dungeons with record-breaking times didn't raise Ling Zhan's level by even one.
He was still level 160.
This showed just how difficult it was to level up at this stage.
No wonder so many people spent their entire lives stuck at level 150—the experience required was astronomical.
Meanwhile, Meng Shuang, Chang Yue, and Yun Man each gained four levels, reaching level 154.
Little Golden Crow and Little Holy Dragon, as expected, had reached level 110.
[Dragon Pet: Three-Legged Golden Crow (Lord of the Fire Sun)]
[Name: Huowan.]
[Nickname: Little Fire.]
[Gender: Female.]
[Age: Less than a month.]
[Level: 110.]
[Stats: Strength 3M; Intelligence 3M; Constitution 3M; Agility 3M] (No buffs, equipment, or item enhancements)
...…
[Dragon Pet: Dark Holy Dragon (Sovereign of the Deepest Darkness)]
[Name: Anying.]
[Nickname: Little Dark.]
[Gender: Female.]
[Age: Less than a month.]
[Level: 110.]
[Stats: Strength 3M; Intelligence 3M; Constitution 3M; Agility 3M] (No buffs, equipment, or item enhancements)
...…
As expected of top-tier divine beasts.
Even at level 110, their base stats were already comparable to a level 140 human Professional.
At level 154, Yun Man, Chang Yue, and Meng Shuang had even higher base stats than Ling Zhan.
Despite possessing the bloodline of the Lord of Ten Thousand Demons, Ling Zhan was still human—he could only be stronger than other Professionals of his race.
Compared to divine beasts who had consumed the Beast God Transcendence Pill, his stats naturally fell behind.
However, in actual combat, the outcome was far from certain.
Once Ling Zhan entered his battle form, even if Yun Man, Chang Yue, and Meng Shuang joined forces, they wouldn't be his match.
Hmm…
Not bad.
Even though Ling Zhan himself hadn't gained much, the two little ones had received a massive boost.
They had already surpassed level 100 in one go.
This was the advantage of contracted pets.
Many level 100 Beastmasters would immediately take their new pets into dungeons for rapid leveling.
Unlike Professionals from other races, who had no choice but to grind levels the hard way.