Chapter 961: The Dark King

The notorious rogue Nie Yan once swept across the world with this group, defeating one guild after another!

The glory of Nie Yan back then still remains vivid in people’s memories even today.

Only now did they recall that Nie Yan had returned to the game and was probably leveling up somewhere unknown!

Would Nie Yan rise again to his peak and lead Cui Can Dao Guang (Brilliant Blade of Light) to defeat Tian Shi Zhui Luo (Angelic Descent)?

As players’ thoughts drifted away, Kuang Ao Zhan Qiang (Arrogant Battle Spear) predictably suffered defeat shortly after.

Seeing Cui Can Dao Guang descend from the battlefield, Tang Yao stepped forward with a slight smile, finally it was his turn, as he looked toward Shen Wang (God King).

The penultimate opponent should be Shen Wang. Once they defeat him, the final opponent would be their ultimate target! The previous nine were merely appetizers. All nine of them were already eager to see just how powerful Duo Duo, the chairman of the Dark Council truly was!

The penultimate round of the duel would be between Tang Yao and Shen Wang. Nie Yan had full confidence in Tang Yao’s skills. Although Shen Wang was an old-school expert who had obtained the Golden Wings title early on, Tang Yao’s current strength was unfathomable, at level 206, equipped fully in Chaos armor. Even when facing players like Cui Can Dao Guang, his chances of victory remained above 60%.

Although the title of the strongest player in the Light Faction had remained vacant ever since Nie Yan’s departure, Nie Yan himself had to admit that times had changed. It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to call Tang Yao the current strongest player in the entire Light Faction.

For Shen Wang to defeat Tang Yao was practically impossible.

Nie Yan shifted his gaze away from the video, continuing to focus on collecting the dropped items on the ground. The number of ancient ores and skulls of the dead he had gathered was increasing. Fortunately, his inventory was sufficient. The five 1000-slot bags he used were taken from the guild warehouse. Identical ores and skulls could be placed in groups of 20. Therefore, even after collecting over 200 ancient ores and nearly 1900 skulls, his bags were still mostly empty.

Passing a pile of bone mountains formed from the remains of the fallen, a gigantic super creature appeared in the distance on the plains.

This creature stood over 30 yards tall, resembling an ancient demon. Its entire body was grayish-white, a skeletal being covered in spikes, with a massive tail. In its eye sockets burned two red flames like giant lanterns, flickering ceaselessly.

Dark Demon King (Dark Demon King): Level 200 Corrupted Overlord.

Seeing the skeletal creature’s level, Nie Yan inhaled sharply. He hadn’t expected a level 200 demonized lord to appear here. The strength of monsters over level 180 increased exponentially. Although the difference between a level 200 and a level 180 boss was only twenty levels, their power was incomparable.

At Nie Yan’s current level, if detected by the Dark Demon King, survival would be practically impossible!

As if sensing something, Dark Demon King turned its gaze toward Nie Yan.

Nie Yan quickly ordered Guang An Sheng Long (Light-Dark Holy Dragon) to hide behind a pile of bones, holding his breath and remaining motionless.

He could sense the Dark Demon King’s gaze sweeping across the vicinity of his hiding place, over 300 yards away. Failing to detect Nie Yan, the Dark Demon King took a few steps forward, scooping up a cluster of undead creatures and shoving them into its enormous maw.

Countless undead beings were like helpless chicks, grabbed and swallowed whole.

With every step the Dark Demon King took, Nie Yan could feel the earth quake beneath him.

What a terrifying creature!

The Dark Demon King was approaching Nie Yan’s hiding place. If it continued in this direction, it would soon discover him, which would spell trouble.

Nie Yan’s mind raced as he summoned the Shadow Assassin. Activating Wind Walk, the Shadow Assassin dashed swiftly toward the distance.

The Dark Demon King was about to continue devouring the nearby undead creatures when suddenly it sensed something. Its crimson eyes flickered as they locked onto the fleeing Shadow Assassin. Soon, it spotted the escaping figure and let out a furious roar before charging in pursuit.

Watching the Demon King of Darkness walk away, Nie Yan, concealed behind the bones, let out a sigh of relief. He had to leave immediately, or he would be finished!

Nie Yan retreated. At his current level, he was absolutely no match for the Dark Demon King. He needed to raise his level to around 190 before he could even consider challenging it!

Nie Yan glanced at the skill tree of An Zhi Lue Ying (Shadow of Darkness). At the end was a legendary skill, Bloodthirsty Surge.

He wondered about this skill. He would need to max out the previous three skills and reach a certain number of kills to activate it!

A skill labeled legendary was surely no ordinary one!

Activating this skill required two hundred million kills, a truly staggering number. Maxing the previous three skills would also require at least two or three hundred million kills. Accumulating this number in a short time was impossible. Staying longer in this Dark Dead Zone wasn’t out of the question.

He could no longer approach Dark Demon King’s territory. Fortunately, the area was vast, allowing Nie Yan to explore in another direction.

Marking the Dark Demon King’s territory on the map, Nie Yan carefully detoured around it. The monsters along his previous route had already respawned—the revival speed was alarmingly fast. However, with such a large number of ordinary monsters, he could happily grind to his heart’s content.

As he explored in another direction, he glanced at the video. The battle between Tang Yao and Shen Wang had reached a fever pitch. Shen Wang used a Demon Possession skill, transforming his golden wings into pure black. Spell after spell flew from his hands, while Tang Yao continuously evaded using his basic Blink skill, firing spells like a machine gun, all instant-cast skills.

Generally, instant-cast skills had weaker attack power. However, even the simplest Fireball spell differed greatly when cast by an ordinary player versus Tang Yao. With Tang Yao’s magic damage, even a minor instant-cast fireball could instantly kill a level 190 warrior!

Tang Yao’s magic damage had reached an outrageous level!

Although he had activated Demon Possession and added a protective magic shield, Shen Wang still dared not take Tang Yao’s spells head-on, continuously flapping his wings to evade.

As Shen Wang and Tang Yao clashed, players from both factions stirred slightly. Dodo, clad in a luxurious black robe, had appeared mysteriously in front of the Angelic Descent players, sparking murmurs.

“The leader of Angelic Descent finally couldn’t sit still and came in person.”

“It’s no wonder. With Angelic Descent getting beaten so badly, if he still didn’t show up, the entire Angelic Descent would become the laughingstock of both factions.”

“Will the leader of Angelic Descent, Dodo, turn the tide, or will he continue to serve as a dish for Niuren Tribe?”

All the players were waiting for the show, this was truly a heavyweight!

Seeing Dodo appear, Cui Can Dao Guang, Shui Se Yan Tou (Smoke-colored Cigarette), and others watching from afar couldn’t help but smile slightly. The true boss was finally here, and they had been waiting for a long time.

Dodo’s expression was calm, his imposing presence keeping surrounding players at a respectful distance of three yards. No one dared to approach and risk offending him unless they wanted to die.

Dodo observed the battle unfolding. Although his expression remained calm, his heart was in turmoil. Shen Wang was also being suppressed! At the current rate, Shen Wang would fall within minutes. Out of all the previous matches, Angelic Descent had only won one! This made him feel embarrassed. The gap between Angelic Descent and Niuren Tribe was so significant!

If Yan Wang could defeat Shen Wang, defeating Yan Wang himself would certainly require some effort.

Previously, he had considered attacking Niuren Tribe, of course not a full-scale attack, but controlling the underground channels and then sending two or three ten-thousand elite forces to sweep through Niuren Tribe’s strongholds without engaging the Light Faction NPCs, to suppress Niuren Tribe first. Even if Nie Yan returned eventually, Niuren Tribe would already be at a severe disadvantage. However, he quickly dismissed this idea. Jokingly, with the top experts of Niuren Tribe being so strong, he might end up losing more than gaining, with his strongholds destroyed by Niuren Tribe, which would be a huge embarrassment.

In a one-on-one battle, he still had a chance of victory, but if confronted by two or three experts from Niuren Tribe, he would probably have to flee.

Dodo recalled three years ago when Nie Yan, even when facing dozens of super experts, could still kill many opponents and escape unscathed, with no one able to stop him. What a magnificent feat!

Sighing with admiration, that was a height he could never reach!

Shen Wang was getting beaten rather badly, narrowly avoiding Tang Yao’s magical attacks several times, in constant danger. Tang Yao, on the other hand, seemed to be getting more and more comfortable, a mocking smile on his lips, like a cat playing with a mouse.

They were not even on the same level, yet they still had the audacity to come challenge him!

Witnessing this scene, Dodo’s eyes turned cold as ice. Today’s outcome was indeed unexpected; the members of Niuren Tribe were indeed strong, but he absolutely would not allow anyone to underestimate Angelic Descent!

Calm down! Dark Pyroblast! Dark Pyroblast! Dark Pyroblast!

Suddenly, Shen Wang vanished in a blink, evading Tang Yao’s relentless magical barrage, and reappeared more than ten yards to Tang Yao’s right rear. With a cold sneer, it was now his turn to strike back. Swinging his staff to the right, he unleashed three black fireballs in a triangular formation, hurtling toward Tang Yao at breakneck speed. He roared, “Explode, explode, explode!”

The three Darkfire Blasts suddenly detonated, with flames spreading outward and covering an area of twenty to thirty yards. It was a type of area-of-effect spell.

As the Dark Pyroblast detonated, Tang Yao gave a slight flick of his staff, sending the arcane magical elements into a violent surge.

It was as if high explosives had detonated, with three blazing fireballs completely engulfing Tang Yao.

The Fire Blast spell fell under the category of high-damage spells. Three consecutive casts could inflict severe injuries even on formidable warriors like Shui Se Yan Tou or Lei Su if they were hit. As for a typical cloth-armored mage, they would likely be instantly killed!