Chapter 817: Entering the Ten Thousand Demon Battlefield!
Additionally…
After leveling up, the little ones awakened quite a few new skills.
Among them were several SS-rank skills.
Look at this…
The gap between Professionals and divine beasts is just this vast.
Professionals have to purchase new skills with Sacred Crystals or farm dungeons for skill books.
Divine beasts don't need to learn skills—they unlock them automatically as they level up.
And almost all of their awakened skills are at least B-rank or higher.
The little Golden Crow awakened twenty A-rank or lower skills, ten S-rank or higher skills, and three SS-rank skills.
[Blazing Sun Zenith (SS): Transforms itself into a magnificent sun hanging in the sky, illuminating the land. Enemies exposed to the sunlight continuously suffer burning damage.]
Notes:
1. This skill ignores 60% of the target's armor and magic resistance.
2. While in sun form, the Golden Crow is invincible.
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[Endless Flame (SS): Summons celestial fire to descend upon the land, bombarding enemies in a designated area. After the firestorm, a lava field remains, dealing massive burning damage to all enemies within.]
Notes: This skill's burn effect cannot be dispelled or cleansed, and it reduces the target's healing effectiveness by 90%.
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[True Fire Sanctuary (SS): Creates a fire barrier to protect itself and allied targets. Allies within the barrier receive increased attack power, armor, magic resistance, and damage reduction, while also continuously regenerating health.]
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Two area-of-effect SS-rank attack skills and one SS-rank support skill.
As for the remaining S-rank and lower skills, Ling Zhan glanced over them and found that their effects and power were also extremely formidable.
Little Dark also awakened several new skills.
However, it only gained two SS-rank skills.
[Shadow Swamp (SS): Uses dark energy to transform the land into a swamp. The dark swamp devours any enemy within it. Each successful devouring of an enemy at the same level or higher permanently increases its skill attack power by 1%, up to a maximum of 100%.]
No need to analyze—this is basically a smaller version of the 'Life Reaper' talent.
The difference is that this SS-rank skill has a cap; it can only increase up to 100%.
[Nightfall Catastrophe (SS): Obscures all vision and sensory perception for enemy targets within a ten-kilometer radius; simultaneously seals their talents, skills, and equipment effects.]
A massive area-wide suppression skill.
In a large-scale battle, its effect would be absolutely devastating.
All enemies would be completely shut down—unable to see, unable to sense, and effectively turned into blind targets waiting to be slaughtered.
The two little ones could now clearly feel their newfound strength, their faces brimming with excitement.
However…
They still couldn't escape from the grasp of their three elder sisters.
They could only obediently remain in Yun Man, Chang Yue, and Meng Shuang's embrace, unable to struggle free and return to their master.
Now that everything was ready…
It was time to set out for the Ten Thousand Demon Battlefield and complete the system's ultimate quest for the lower realm.
As for the upper realm, Ling Zhan was filled with anticipation.
After all, it was said to be home to powerhouses above level 200.
Perhaps even…
Level 300, 400, or even beyond 500.
For someone as devoted to combat as Ling Zhan, the upper realm was undoubtedly an alluring world of power and conquest.
After leaving the dungeon…
Ling Zhan scheduled his departure for two days later, at 10 a.m., joining a strategic-class space battleship heading to the Ten Thousand Demon Battlefield.
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Two days passed in the blink of an eye.
10 a.m.
Fully prepared, Ling Zhan arrived at the northern border port of the Sacred Continent with his divine beasts.
Standing at the port, he gazed upon an endless expanse of black sea.
"Originally, there was no sea here. But after the Cataclysm, tectonic shifts caused the arrival of the vast Azure Sky Sea."
A staff member, taking advantage of the wait for the warship's arrival, provided an explanation.
"This is called Azure Sky Sea? What part of it looks like the azure sky? It's all pitch black," Meng Shuang pouted.
"Young lady, you might not know this," the staff member explained, "but the Azure Sky Sea was once the most beautiful ocean in the world, clear as the sky, and diving into it was like entering a sea of stars. However, after the descent of the Ten Thousand Demon Abyss, this place became tainted with its demonic miasma."
"That's how it ended up like this."
"Originally, many aquatic races lived here, but they were forced to migrate. Most sea creatures perished, and those that survived underwent grotesque mutations."
"Technically, this is still a viable leveling area, but fighting in the Demonic Sea drastically weakens one's attributes, so very few people train here."
At this, the staff member turned his gaze toward the distant ocean.
"The entrance to the Ten Thousand Demon Battlefield lies at the center of this Demonic Sea, where a massive vortex—the Ten Thousand Demon Whirlpool—awaits. Passing through it leads directly to the battlefield."
"The battlefield itself is located on the Abnormal Continent. That land was originally the Azure Sky Island, but after the vortex appeared, it sank beneath the sea. Now, it serves as the frontline for our war against the Ten Thousand Demon Abyss."
"Today, all of our top powerhouses are training at the battlefield."
"Originally, people like Shansha Fengjian and others were supposed to enter the battlefield as well. But after losing confidence due to Ling Zhan, they chose to remain in seclusion for further training."
The staff member chuckled wryly.
"The space battleship has arrived!"
At that moment…
Sensing something, the staff member turned his gaze to the distant sky.
Ling Zhan then saw an enormous warship, resembling a floating city, hovering over the black sea, surging forward with an awe-inspiring presence.
It was called a space battleship because passing through the vortex meant traversing an area akin to outer space.
Moreover, the spatial rifts in that region were incredibly turbulent.
Only strategic-class warships could withstand the passage.
BOOM! BOOM!
The colossal, majestic space battleship slowly docked at the port.
Ling Zhan and Yun Man's group stepped forward, instantly teleporting onto the warship.
The crew members aboard, their expressions stern, nodded in acknowledgment of Ling Zhan's arrival.
As for the classified agreements, Ling Zhan had already signed them in advance.
Upon entering the ship, he found that he wasn't the only one heading to the battlefield—many other formidable individuals were present as well.
These were the top powerhouses from various nations.
Additionally…
According to the intel Ling Zhan received, in two months, Zhu Yaoguang, Li Chaoge, Sheng Luni, Zhou Xue'er, and other prodigies would also be entering the battlefield.
One of the Four Great Archmages, the Rotten Witch Cathy, was also arriving in person.
Many of the peak powerhouses of the Sacred Continent would be heading to the battlefield in two months.
Perhaps, at that time, something major would take place.