In just a few seconds.
Hundreds of Green-skinned Blood Fiend Beasts were dragged into the darkness.
The moment their bodies entered the darkness, their vitality was completely severed, leaving behind only Blood Demon Eyes scattered across the floor.
[Killed a First-Tier Green-skinned Blood Fiend Beast, realm experience +6, spirit technique experience +6]
[Killed a First-Tier Green-skinned Blood Fiend Beast, realm experience +6, spirit technique experience +6]
[Killed a First-Tier Green-skinned Blood Fiend Beast, realm experience +6, spirit technique experience +6]
[...]
"Hoo..."
Ye Ming took a deep breath, looking at the darkness covering the entire floor, and couldn't help but gasp.
His current Realm was only First-Tier.
But the Eternal Night Descends he released far surpassed the power of most Second-Tiers.
Area-of-effect skill, instant kill.
For Ye Ming, who could grow stronger by killing Vicious Beasts, this was simply a divine skill!
Of course, what surprised Ye Ming even more was the acquisition of realm experience.
He checked his panel.
[Realm: First-Tier Contractor (4000/10000)]
"Each Green-skinned Blood Fiend Beast can provide me with six realm experience points."
"Earlier, I probably killed four to five hundred, and the second floor has a total of two thousand Vicious Beasts."
Ye Ming roughly estimated, and suddenly his eyes lit up.
He found that.
As long as he killed all the Vicious Beasts on the second floor,
His Realm could Breakthrough to Second-Tier!
This was undoubtedly great news for Ye Ming.
Boom boom boom!
Another large group of Green-skinned Blood Fiend Beasts rushed out from the walls on both sides, appearing more agitated, with enhanced speed and strength.
Two waves of green swept in from left and right.
A sharp glint flashed in Ye Ming's eyes.
Eternal Night Descends was activated.
The hall once again became utterly silent, the dark swamp continuously spreading, covering every corner of the second floor's great hall.
As one demonic claw after another dragged the Green-skinned Blood Fiend Beasts into the darkness,
they all transformed into experience that helped Ye Ming grow.
[Killed a First-Tier Green-skinned Blood Fiend Beast, realm experience +6, spirit technique experience +6]
[Killed a First-Tier Green-skinned Blood Fiend Beast, realm experience +5, spirit technique experience +5]
[Killed a First-Tier Green-skinned Blood Fiend Beast, realm experience +4, spirit technique experience +4]
[...]
"Hmm?"
"Is the decay already starting?"
"Is it because of the repetitive combat method?"
Ye Ming frowned, and with that question in mind, he now held his long scythe and charged into the Green-skinned Blood Fiend Beast horde, engaging in Physical Body close combat!
Blades of light flickered, and blood pooled on the ground.
[Killed a First-Tier Green-skinned Blood Fiend Beast, realm experience +1, spirit technique experience +1]
[Killed a First-Tier Green-skinned Blood Fiend Beast, realm experience +0.9, spirit technique experience +0.9]
"Even changing the combat method cannot stop the experience decay."
"It seems it's impossible to Breakthrough to Second-Tier on the second floor."
Ye Ming sighed helplessly.
He concluded that there was an upper limit to the number of Vicious Beasts from which experience could be gained.
Once the number of the same type of Vicious Beast killed reached this limit, the acquired experience would gradually decrease, eventually becoming zero.
This was quite consistent with the logic of growth.
"In that case, let's go to the third floor!"
Ye Ming was not disheartened; instead, he felt it was only natural.
Killing the same opponents had long made him feel bored.
A strong person should grow through different battles!
Without hesitation.
Ye Ming directly entered the third floor.
As he left, he checked his panel again.
[Realm: First-Tier Contractor (6000/10000)]
"One thousand two hundred Green-skinned Blood Fiend Beasts for several thousand experience points, it was worth it!"
Ye Ming was very satisfied with this.
Then he turned back with a smile, "Later, when others enter the second floor and find the number of Vicious Beasts drastically reduced, no longer having to face danger, they will surely thank me."
At the same time.
Fierce Tiger and the others successfully completed the requirements and arrived at the second floor.
In the empty hall, there was no sign of anyone, and the lingering smell of blood in the air hinted at a fierce battle that had taken place earlier.
Everyone was unaware of this, still desperately searching for Ye Ming's figure.
"What the hell?"
"Where's that kid from just now?"
"He couldn't have already entered the third floor, could he?" asked a man in work clothes, puzzled.
"What are you thinking?"
Fierce Tiger's teammate sneered and immediately retorted,
"A First-Tier Contractor, without a team, and with a Contracted Demoness as his contracted spirit, wouldn't entering the third floor be seeking death?"
"If you ask me, he must have encountered danger and already ran away!"
"I've seen too many kids like him who don't know their place in this life!"
"You agree, right, Captain?"
Everyone turned their gaze to Fierce Tiger.
He was the strongest among all the Contractors.
His judgment and words carried great weight.
"A First-Tier Contractor going to the third floor alone is seeking death, but..."
"Forget it, let's kill the Vicious Beasts first!"
Fierce Tiger originally wanted to say that Ye Ming must have teleported out of the Blood Demon Tower.
But recalling Ye Ming's previous performance, he dared not jump to conclusions.
He always felt that.
Ye Ming wouldn't leave so simply!
Perhaps, he really did enter the third floor.
Puff, puff, puff!
The sound of blades hacking into flesh continuously echoed.
When the fierce battle began, Xu Xiaoyou once again found an unnoticed corner and furiously released poison.
Poison Contractor, poison Vicious Beast.
"Damn it!"
"You're releasing poison again, aren't you?"
"Who the hell is doing it? When you release poison, at least say something, don't just do it secretly!"
"Do we have a grudge with you or something? Why are you retaliating against us?"
"Damn it, just you wait, if I find out who you are, you're definitely going to regret it!"
Perhaps this time the dosage was too large, as it directly forced back several First-Tier Contractors.
Dazzling Spirit Skills lit up the second floor's great hall, and for a time, all the Contractors immersed themselves wholeheartedly in the battle, their hands rising and falling with their blades, gradually getting into the swing of things.
The blood in their bodies began to boil, their eyes widened, and Battle Intent erupted from their chests.
Just as they entered their optimal combat state.
But the next moment!
The hall fell silent.
No more Vicious Beasts appeared.
Fewer than ten people met the requirements to enter the third floor!
"Wait, how could this be?"
"Didn't the second floor have two thousand Blood Demon Beasts? Why do I feel like I only encountered a few hundred?"
"Damn it, could it be that all the Vicious Beasts were killed by that kid with the Contracted Demoness?"
At these words.
Everyone's eyes couldn't help but widen.
They had killed a few hundred Vicious Beasts.
Doesn't that mean Ye Ming killed over a thousand?
In such a short time?
Such a massive number of Vicious Beasts?
And he's still a First-Tier Contractor?
"How is that possible, don't joke around."
"He's just a First-Tier Contractor, he can't be that powerful!"
Xu Xiaoyou shouted loudly, the jealousy and unwillingness in her heart making her unable to believe that Ye Ming could kill over a thousand Vicious Beasts.
Fierce Tiger echoed, "Right!"
"The little girl is right, that kid is just a First-Tier Contractor, he doesn't have that ability."
"Perhaps there's a problem with the Blood Demon Tower, an old Secret Realm, it's normal for there to be some issues with the monster spawn count."
"Let's go, let's check out the third floor."
...Third floor.
When Ye Ming arrived at the third floor.
The notification sound rang again.
[Third Floor Challenge Activated!]
[Condition to enter the fourth floor: Kill two hundred First-Tier Giant-Armed Blood Demon Beasts (0/200)]
The moment the sound fell.
Boom boom boom!
One burly monster after another fell from the ceiling.
They were like a rain of falling meteorites, overwhelming, smashing deep pits into the floor.
Ye Ming held his godfall scythe, and after the dust settled, he finally saw the appearance of this group of Vicious Beasts clearly.
They were similar to the ordinary Blood Demon Beasts on the first floor, their bodies a bloody crimson.
But their size was larger, possessing a single giant arm as sturdy as a boulder.
One-armed Blood Demon Beasts.
They possessed stronger attack and defense.
However, their speed was somewhat lacking.
"Giant-Armed Blood Demon Beasts?"
"I hope you can survive a little longer in the darkness, even if it's... one second."
As his words fell.
The Dark Domain unfolded.
Ye Ming moved like a phantom, his long scythe brandishing.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!
Cold light continuously cut through the darkness, and each of Ye Ming's strikes was accompanied by the sound of heads falling.
Thump, thump, drip, drip, gurgle, gurgle
Blood dripped, heads rolled, and bodies fell one after another, various sounds converging, like a death nocturne, tragic and desolate.
[Ding!]
[Experience achieved, Realm can Breakthrough]
[Do you wish to Breakthrough now: Yes / No]