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Chapter 964: Chapter 965 Destroy_1

Chapter 964: Chapter 965 Destroy_1

“The last hidden BOSS is… the Demonic Dragon Evil Soul?” Song Jian was taken aback, then a strange smile crept onto his face;

You see, when any sovereign-level BOSS was killed, its soul would automatically be absorbed by the Shattered Divine Realm, becoming the power to repair the realm. This guardian BOSS was no exception. After Song Jian killed it, its soul was turned into the power of souls by the Divine Realm, used to heal itself. Thus, the final hidden BOSS was actually annihilated by the Shattered Divine Realm!

“This turned out to be a blessing in disguise!” Song Jian shook his head and mused to himself;

System: You have killed ten sovereign-level BOSSes, “Path of the Sword Immortal” first-tier task completed, received 1 golden skill point, which can be used to upgrade any skill by one level!

System: “Path of the Sword Immortal” second-tier task has commenced. Task details: Reach level fifty, pass the second-tier combat power assessment with a grade of A or above; failing to meet the task requirement results in “Path of the Sword Immortal” task failure;

“That hidden BOSS, the Demonic Dragon Evil Soul, turned out to be a sovereign-level BOSS as well?” A joyous smile appeared on Song Jian’s face. The ten sovereign-level BOSSes required by the “Path of the Sword Immortal” task were all completed after getting through the Abyssal Demon Shadow instance;

However, the fifty-level and second-tier combat power assessment of the second stage were still quite a distance away for Song Jian. Although his level had risen by one, reaching forty-six, he was only four levels shy of fifty. Yet, for ordinary players, the battle experience needed for these four levels would likely require grinding for a year’s worth of monsters;

After reaching level forty-six and gaining an ordinary skill point, along with one golden skill point from completing the first tier of the task, Song Jian didn’t hesitate to use the ordinary skill point on Sword Control Skill. At level four, Sword Control Skill increased his Sword Qi Value by a hundred points, Sword Control +1, and it also made the power of the Sword Immortal 5% stronger when used;

The enhancement of Sword Control Skill could only be considered standard, still in the realm of quantity accumulation, without any significant changes;

But when Song Jian used the golden skill point on Karmic Fire Red Lotus Ten Thousand Swords Art, the enhancement of Thousand Swords Art gave him quite a shock;

You know, after previously upgrading his Sword Control Skill to level six, the number of Spirit Swords summoned had already increased significantly. Level seven Sword Control Skill doubled the number of Spirit Swords from level six’s base, reaching between 20 to 220 Spirit Swords. Each Spirit Sword’s power also increased to 200% of weapon power, the attack range increased by two hundred meters to a total of twelve hundred meters, and the Sword Qi consumption also doubled, reaching six hundred points;

Previously, to enhance his Thousand Swords Art, Song Jian had been calculating how many Skill Books would be needed and how much proficiency could be increased. Now, having jumped two levels at once, Song Jian couldn’t wait to find a sovereign-level BOSS to test out the power of level seven Thousand Swords Art;

Soon, a pale blue teleportation portal appeared on the central island of the Magma Lake. Song Jian walked towards the portal, but upon entering, he was once again presented with the instance disposal options;

Loot, Occupy, Destroy!

There were three options: loot meant plundering all of the instance’s resources, yielding a large amount of unique Abyssal materials. Moreover, the first time an instance was cleared, the loot option would provide the most abundant materials. Many special Abyssal materials would only appear during the initial looting;

The second option, Occupy, would grant Song Jian ownership of the instance. Although it meant no operations could be performed on the instance, any player entering the instance would have to pay Song Jian a fee first, effectively meaning Song Jian could charge admission to enter this instance. It was a steady income choice; although one-time gains were nowhere near the first loot option, over time, the benefits from the second option could far exceed looting.

The third option, Destroy, would not yield any benefits, simply eradicating the instance completely, as if it had never existed. All second and third-tier mini instances previously conquered by the City of Hope’s players had been destroyed;

Only this way, could they completely cut off the Abyssal Passage from these instances;

Even though Abyssal Demon Shadow instances dotted the entire world, Song Jian certainly did not want Abyssal creatures popping up from his territory when the great battle kicked off, as the resulting destruction would be far too great!

Destroy!

Song Jian didn’t hesitate to choose the third option. As a result, there were no longer any level 5 Abyssal Shadow copies left within Doomsday City. For other players, this was a loss, as they could no longer farm this level 5 dungeon; many players had not even cleared it on normal difficulty, and a wealth of equipment and materials would no longer be available to farm;

Undoubtedly, quite a few players would harbor resentment towards Song Jian in secret, but there was nothing to be done. The City of Hope Alliance needed to expand its territory, and to prevent the Abyssal Passage from appearing within its domain, destroying it was the necessary choice;

After selecting destruction, Song Jian’s figure slowly faded away at the teleportation gate, and when he reappeared, he found himself in the Manor Castle;

All players near the Abyssal Shadow were almost instantly teleported out, not a single player was left to linger around the dungeon;

Then, the enormous black pyramid began to shake violently, cracks appearing on the surface of the pyramid. In an instant, the black pyramid, which gleamed with a metallic luster, seemed to have weathered thousands of years;

A gust of wind passed, and the pyramid started to collapse entirely, turning into a vast amount of black fine sand, swept up by the wind;

In an instant, the towering pyramid, several tens of meters high, collapsed. This scene was truly shocking, and many players opened their mouths wide, displaying expressions as if they’d seen a ghost;

“It’s destroyed just like that?” Some players couldn’t believe their eyes. Even an ordinary player knew how much profit a level 5 dungeon for forty players could generate—enough to make someone filthy rich overnight. But this enormous wealth, Song Jian gave up just like that!

“This, the benefits given up must be in the hundreds of millions, right?” a player said in disbelief;

“Much more than that, but now we have no way to farm for equipment anymore, what a pity…” another lamented.

“Why destroy it? Wouldn’t occupying it be better?” someone asked.

“Perhaps it’s because the Abyssal Passage is about to open? He doesn’t want the passage to appear inside Doomsday City…” another guessed.

“Hmph, I think it’s because this dungeon blocked the path of the City of Hope Alliance’s territorial expansion, so he chose to destroy it, such wild ambition…” another speculated with a snort.

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Players were abuzz with discussion about Song Jian’s destruction of the single level 5 dungeon, with both praise and criticism, but for Song Jian, he didn’t care in the slightest about what others said.

Just as Song Jian returned to the City Lord Mansion, another grand voice echoed throughout the entirety of Doomsday City;

System: The City of Hope Alliance has launched a territory expansion campaign. All players affected will automatically enter a state of hostility. The territory expansion campaign will last for two hours. The campaign will start in five seconds!

Watching the red light surging into the sky in the distance, a smile appeared on Song Jian’s face. It seemed that Wang Qi really did have a lot of faith in him; Wang Qi had launched the territorial expansion campaign just as soon as Song Jian finished the dungeon. Considering that launching such a campaign required a lot of preparation, Wang Qi must have started as soon as Song Jian entered the dungeon;

“Expand! I feel that we don’t have much time left. We must include the entire Doomsday City in our alliance’s territory before the war kicks off!” Song Jian thought to himself;

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