Nie Yan noticed the forum and, unexpectedly, saw his own video there. It seemed that earlier he hadn’t been mistaken—there really had been a rogue approaching him. Looking around carefully, he found nothing. The opponent was hiding quite deeply. However, Nie Yan chose not to bother with it.
To him, as long as it wasn’t someone like Sun or King’s Domain, other rogues were merely insignificant ants. Nie Yan was confident they couldn’t even get within thirty yards of him—the Frostbite Aria alone would likely kill them.
Boom! Boom! Boom! One after another, heavy sounds of ice blasts echoed through the air, the freezing explosions reverberating like thunder.
After a while, another Shadow Lord let out a long roar toward the sky before crashing down heavily, falling amidst a pile of bones.
Ding! A system notification chimed, and a beam of white light fell upon Nie Yan—he had leveled up!
Nie Yan couldn’t help but feel ecstatic. He had been just a hair’s breadth away from level two hundred, and defeating this Shadow Lord had pushed him over the edge.
It had only been a little over three months since he returned to the game, and Nie Yan hadn’t expected his leveling speed to be this fast. Thinking about it, whether it was the Dark Death Domain quest or the Light-Dark Holy Dragon, all of it was based on his accumulated experience from the past. Without those, he definitely wouldn’t have achieved what he had today.
Nie Yan picked up the item dropped by the Shadow Lord—it was a fragment of a Death God’s Finger Bone. A strange feeling stirred in his heart, and his expression darkened as he let out a cold snort.
Behind a pile of bones, Yu Jian several times wanted to leap forward and snatch the item dropped by the Shadow Lord. However, feeling the sudden drop in temperature around him, he couldn’t help but bitterly smile. Thinking about it, the previous opponent was just too terrifying—trying to take anything from him was like snatching food from a tiger’s mouth. Although the item dropped by a level 210 Shadow Lord was definitely amazing, one needed to have the life to enjoy it. In the end, he still didn’t dare to go forward and seize it.
“True Sight!”
Nie Yan coldly shouted, his eyes turning into two red beams.
Feeling Nie Yan’s gaze sweep over like a tangible force, Yu Jian’s heart sank. He solemnly said in the party chat, “Retreat!”
Yu Jian and Fei Yin on the other side quickly used a random teleport scroll. Two beams of white light flashed, and they disappeared from the spot.
These two were actually quite perceptive, Nie Yan withdrew his gaze. If these two rogues had continued to stay, he would definitely have sent them back himself! Since they chose to leave on their own, it saved him a lot of trouble.
Nie Yan continued focusing on farming monsters at his current location. The experience from the Shadow Lords was far more than he had imagined. He estimated that after defeating all the Shadow Lords here, he could at least reach level 202!
The five-month agreement—only half of that time had passed!
In five months, Nie Yan would personally go to the Tomb of the Dead and face off against Duo Duo. However, he understood that the opponent in that fight wouldn’t be just Duo Duo alone. Duo Duo would definitely have some deadly techniques prepared. Therefore, Nie Yan needed to be absolutely certain of victory—level was a very important component of strength.
For the honor of the Bull Tribe, he absolutely could not afford any mistakes!
Since those two rogues had already discovered this place, there might be more people coming. Therefore, he needed to speed up his progress.
Fortunately, players from the Dark Faction couldn’t enter. Otherwise, if Duo Duo found out that someone was farming level 210 demonic lords here, regardless of who it was, he would definitely go to any lengths to send people to intercept Nie Yan!
Although Nie Yan wasn’t afraid of them, his leveling speed would definitely slow down significantly.
As Nie Yan focused on farming the Shadow Lords, an elven elemental mage wearing the Azeral Void Robe and holding the Solanda Void Staff appeared inside the Dark Death Domain. He was alone and not part of any team.
When the surrounding players saw the mage’s face clearly, they couldn’t help but pause in surprise.
“Isn’t this mage Feng Ming?”
“It seems like it. Why is he here alone?”
Although Feng Ming was alone, none of the surrounding players dared to underestimate him—he was one of the two top mages, equally famous with Yao Zi!
Feng Ming didn’t pay any attention to the surrounding players’ discussions. Using Blink, he quickly teleported forward, reaching over five or six hundred yards away in a short time, disappearing from the sight of the players behind. Murmurs of amazement arose from the crowd—what incredible speed!
He treated the monsters here as if they were nothing, searching through the Dark Death Domain.
After spending over five and a half hours, Feng Ming looked into the distance. In his vision appeared some massive creatures—level 210 demonic Shadow Lords!
These were the ones! The Rogue King Nie Yan should be nearby!
Feng Ming estimated that although he could defeat a level 210 demonic Shadow Lord alone, he definitely couldn’t do it as effortlessly as Nie Yan had. Nie Yan’s strength was indeed formidable. But precisely because Nie Yan was so strong, Feng Ming wanted to challenge him. If the opponent was merely of equal strength, he wouldn’t even have the desire to fight!
Feng Ming was a strange person—when facing an opponent he couldn’t defeat, he could often unleash astonishing strength, achieving victories against stronger foes.
Only by challenging powerful opponents could he continue to improve!
Since becoming the top mage of the Saturnian Empire, he hadn’t found a true rival in a long time, and a feeling of loneliness at the pinnacle had gradually crept in.
In the past, he had wanted to challenge the Rogue King Nie Yan but had never had the opportunity. That was Feng Ming’s only regret. During the three years Nie Yan was absent, Feng Ming had felt empty, as if something meaningful in his life was missing. However, when Nie Yan returned to the game, he felt his fighting spirit reigniting once again. Because he knew that the legendary Rogue King Nie Yan would eventually return—players of Nie Yan’s caliber would never be content with staying in the shadows. Some people were destined to dominate the world, and Nie Yan was one of them! Even he hadn’t expected Nie Yan to progress so rapidly, achieving such incredible strength in such a short time!
Feng Ming blinked several more times, his eyes scanning the surroundings. A mournful cry came from afar.
Feng Ming raised his eyebrows—Nie Yan must be over there. Activating Blink, he swiftly rushed over.
Nie Yan had just defeated a Shadow Lord and was continuing to attack another when he suddenly sensed something. He turned his gaze toward the distance, where a figure was rapidly approaching.
That figure seemed somewhat familiar. After Nie Yan returned to the game, he had watched countless videos in Black Magic Space, studying PK techniques—including Feng Ming’s. Therefore, he had a vague familiarity with Feng Ming. However, since the distance was too far, Nie Yan couldn’t recognize him clearly.
It was a mage! Nie Yan’s expression darkened. If that person tried to interfere with his farming using magic, he would have no choice but to eliminate the mage!
Feng Ming stopped about two hundred yards away from Nie Yan. Seeing Nie Yan engaged in battle with a Shadow Lord, he halted his advance, didn’t raise his staff to attack, and instead waited quietly nearby. This was the Shadow Lords’ territory, so ordinary undead creatures dared not approach. The area was very open.
Seeing that Feng Ming made no move, Nie Yan understood that the other party meant no harm and continued focusing on the Shadow Lord. Fifteen minutes later, another Shadow Lord fell to the ground.
After Nie Yan finished, Feng Ming walked toward him.
Under the dim light, Nie Yan finally got a clear look at Feng Ming’s face. He felt slightly surprised—why had he come here?
“Hello, I’m Feng Ming.” Feng Ming felt the chilling aura radiating from Nie Yan, as if it could freeze him solid. He stopped about fifty yards away and spoke.
Nie Yan nodded and said, “I know who you are.”
“I know you’re the Rogue King Nie Yan. I want to fight you here—let’s settle this once and for all.” Feng Ming’s eyes burned with intense fighting spirit. The person in front of him was indeed the legendary Rogue King Nie Yan!
“No interest.” Nie Yan replied somewhat indifferently. So Feng Ming had rushed over just to challenge him to a duel? If he hadn’t advanced to the Legend class yet, he might have taken Feng Ming seriously and accepted the challenge. However, now that he had advanced to Legend, wearing a full set of legendary void gear, and he could tell Feng Ming hadn’t reached Legend yet—the gap in their strength was too great.
Feng Ming paused, surprised by Nie Yan’s response. A surge of bitterness and indignation rose in his heart. Even if you are the Rogue King Nie Yan, did you really have to look down on others like this?
“You can’t farm peacefully here unless you defeat me first!” Feng Ming said solemnly. Only by using this method could he force the Rogue King Nie Yan to fight him at full strength!
“You’re not my match. Go back and wait until you advance to Legend before challenging me again.” Nie Yan shook his head. Although Feng Ming was the top mage of the Saturnian Empire, since advancing to Legend, Nie Yan could clearly feel the vast difference between top-tier classes and the Legend class. Feng Ming challenging him now couldn’t pose any real threat.
Upon hearing Nie Yan’s words, Feng Ming’s breath caught. Could it be that Nie Yan had already advanced to Legend? He looked at Nie Yan in disbelief. How was that possible? Nie Yan had only been back in the game for such a short time—how could he complete the Legend advancement quest faster than them?
The Rogue King Nie Yan, the once undefeated legend, indeed had his reasons. A trace of dejection flickered in Feng Ming’s heart. Was the Legend class really that powerful? Did he really have no chance of winning at all?
Looking at Nie Yan, Feng Ming’s expression became resolute. He raised his right hand, pointing his staff at Nie Yan: “I didn’t expect you to advance to Legend so quickly. Although I know you’re strong and I can’t defeat you, no matter what, I still want to try. Challenging you has been my wish for three years.”
Seeing Feng Ming’s determined expression, Nie Yan’s heart stirred slightly. No wonder this guy had become the top mage of the Saturnian Empire—it wasn’t without reason.
“Then come.” Nie Yan said indifferently.
Feng Ming’s eyes suddenly blazed with a fierce light. Raising his Solanda Void Staff in his right hand, he cast Elemental Judgment.
Instantly, six whirlwinds formed around Feng Ming out of nowhere, sweeping toward Nie Yan’s location. A powerful area-of-effect magic spell—cast instantly!
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