Just as Nie Yan thought victory was within his grasp, the Dark Demon King suddenly let out an earth-shaking roar. His body rapidly swelled, emanating a bizarre and sinister crimson glow that was blinding to behold.
Damn, he went berserk at 30%?
Generally, elite bosses would only enter a frenzied state when their health fell to about 10%, or at most 15%. Yet this Dark Demon King appeared to completely defy all conventional rules.
The Dark Demon King lifted his head and let out a furious roar, then swung his enormous left hand downward, striking the Gold Earth Dragon.
Nie Yan quickly issued orders for the Gold Earth Dragon to retreat, but it was already too late.
With a thunderous crash, the Gold Earth Dragon was slammed into a pile of corpses, completely buried and unable to move.
The Dark Demon King swung his massive axe downward, cleaving through the air. Blood sprayed as the Golden Earth Dragon vanished in a burst of white light.
The Dark Demon King’s fierce attack sent a chill down Nie Yan’s spine. He immediately ordered the Purple-eyed Earth Dragon to retreat as well.
The Purple-eyed Earth Dragon had barely begun to retreat when the Dark Demon King’s axe traced a curved arc through the air—it was a whirlwind slash!
With a loud thud, the Purple-eyed Earth Dragon was struck and sent flying backward, a massive damage number—690,000—floating above its head before it collapsed to the ground.
A critical hit, an instant kill!
Boom! Boom! Boom! The forbidden spell relentlessly hammered into the Dark Demon King, inflicting even greater damage than before—reaching an astonishing two million.
Upon entering berserk mode, the Dark Demon King’s defense had weakened somewhat compared to before.
However, unlike before, the frenzied Dark Demon King was now entirely immune to the forbidden curses. He surged forward, charging straight at one of the Light-Dark Holy Dragons.
Not good!
Nie Yan’s face turned pale. If the Dark Demon King began eliminating the Light-Dark Holy Dragons one by one, their damage output would plummet, making it nearly impossible to defeat him. Nie Yan swiftly maneuvered one of the Light-Dark Holy Dragons to escape.
Boom! Another forbidden spell struck the Dark Demon King.
The Dark Demon King pursued the fleeing Light-Dark Holy Dragon and swung his colossal axe downward.
Boom! A damage number of over 500,000 floated above the Light-Dark Holy Dragon’s head.
However, after a 300% stat boost, the Light-Dark Holy Dragon had a total of 1,670,000 hit points, making it quite durable. After taking the hit, it immediately fled.
Seeing that the first strike failed to instantly kill the Light-Dark Holy Dragon, the Dark Demon King roared furiously, his axe tracing a black arc through the air as he unleashed a devastating slash. With a thunderous crash, the Light-Dark Holy Dragon was sent flying.
One Light-Dark Holy Dragon was eliminated!
Boom! The Dark Demon King suffered another blow from the forbidden spell.
There was still a chance. They were close to defeating the Dark Lord!
Nie Yan and Shadow Assassin charged at the Dark Demon King from opposite directions, slashing downward with their Zennarde Swords.
Annihilation Slash!
A colossal sword beam tore through the air, vastly surpassing the power of any Annihilation Slash Nie Yan had previously unleashed. With two consecutive *boom* sounds, two Annihilation Slashes struck the Dark Demon King simultaneously, each dealing over a million points of damage.
Nie Yan’s Annihilation Slash dealt nearly half the damage of the Light-Dark Holy Dragon’s Forbidden Spell, which was truly impressive.
Moments later, another Light-Dark Holy Dragon failed to escape in time and was caught and slain by the Dark Demon King.
Fortunately, under the relentless attacks of the remaining Light-Dark Holy Dragons, the Dark Demon King’s health was reduced to only 13%.
Enraged, the Dark Demon King furiously chased after the remaining Light-Dark Holy Dragons. Watching his frenzied rampage, Nie Yan couldn’t help but feel a chill. Given the Dark Demon King’s strength, if not for the Light-Dark Holy Dragons’ mastered abilities of Clone and Berserk, Nie Yan would have had to wait until reaching level 200 before even considering defeating him.
Nie Yan and Shadow Assassin continuously appeared and attacked around the Dark Demon King, strike after strike.
Infernal Kill!
Infernal Kill!
Whether or not Infernal Kill could activate, they had to try. After all, with the Zennarde Sword upgraded to a Divine Artifact, the success rate of Infernal Kill had vastly improved. If it succeeded, it would greatly reduce their difficulties.
Although the Dark Demon King’s health was low, his attacks remained ferocious. He killed another Light-Dark Holy Dragon.
The last two Light-Dark Holy Dragons, under Nie Yan’s command, fled far away, forcing the Dark Demon King to expend more time chasing them.
Infernal Kill!
Infernal Kill!
Nie Yan and Shadow Assassin had lost count of how many times they had unleashed Infernal Kill. Just as the Dark Demon King was about to catch up to one of the Light-Dark Holy Dragons, Nie Yan’s Zennarde Sword suddenly erupted in a dazzling, radiant glow.
With a single slash, a damage figure exceeding 9,000,000 appeared above the Dark Demon King’s head. He emitted a shrill, agonized scream before collapsing heavily onto the ground.
Success!
Nie Yan couldn’t help but feel relieved. Without the successful Infernal Kill, he couldn’t imagine how much more effort it would have taken to defeat the Dark Demon King, or even whether it would have been possible at all.
The Dark Demon King’s massive corpse lay on the ground like a mountain.
A crisp system notification chimed. Nie Yan checked his level—it had risen by one level to 190. Defeating the Dark Demon King had granted him a 73% increase in experience.
For others like Tang Yao, defeating a level 200 demonified lord and gaining 1% experience would already be considered excellent. But Nie Yan was different—he was only level 190, so the Dark Demon King’s experience still provided a significant boost for him.
Nie Yan sensed a peculiar energy emanating from the Dark Demon King’s body, which then dissipated into his own.
Divine Power +5.
Nie Yan couldn’t contain his excitement. To his surprise, defeating the Dark Demon King had granted him an additional status effect. He began to wonder just how many Dark Demon Kings existed in this Dark Dead Realm. If each one provided five Divine Power points, the cumulative gain would be substantial. Checking his current status, he found he already possessed 56 Divine Power points—an impressive tally by any measure.
If he could accumulate 300 Divine Power points, he would be able to wield the Scythe of Death. Thinking about it, Nie Yan suddenly raised his eyebrows. Perhaps there was a chance. The Scythe of Death was the key to initiating this quest. Perhaps completing this quest would bring his Divine Power to 300 points.
This thought had no basis—it was merely an intuition about the quest.
If he could obtain the Scythe of Death, a Divine Artifact, and wield it in his left hand while holding the Zennarde Sword in his right, Nie Yan’s combat power would significantly increase.
No matter how difficult this quest was, he had to complete it. Once completed, when he emerged, his strength would likely reach a whole new level.
I wonder what kind of good loot the Dark Lord dropped.
Nie Yan crouched down and searched around, his eyes locking onto a diamond-shaped green crystal fragment.
The shape of this item was very familiar!
Nie Yan’s heart pounded. It was a Shattered Divine Core. After such a long time, he had finally found another Shattered Divine Core!
Even in the darkness, this Shattered Divine Core radiated a faint, shimmering glow.
This Shattered Divine Core was crucial for Nie Yan to ascend to the Legendary stage!
To ascend to Legendary, four items were required: six Shattered Divine Cores, Divinity, a Divine Artifact, and a Sage’s Heart. Nie Yan had already collected the other three. He now had five Shattered Divine Cores, needing only one more.
The difficulty of the Legendary ascension quest could be described as SSS-level. Nie Yan learned from the official website that each player’s Legendary ascension quest was different. So far, no one had successfully ascended. Rumors claimed that players like Cui Can Dao Guang defeating a level 200 demonified lord meant they had ascended to Legendary. In reality, that was merely one step of the entire Legendary ascension quest.
Currently, many players were attempting to ascend to Legendary, with some having completed 80% or 90% of their quests. However, no one had yet succeeded.
Nie Yan had previously obtained Divinity, a Divine Artifact, and a Sage’s Heart, each requiring tremendous effort. Missing even a little would have prevented his progress. Compared to others, his progress was already very fast.
If he had spent these past three years in the game, he probably would have ascended to Legendary two years ago. Based on past experience, Shattered Divine Cores weren’t particularly difficult to collect. With a bit of luck, they could drop. Considering he had already gathered Divinity, which was the hardest to obtain, collecting Shattered Divine Cores should have been easier!
Nie Yan had been waiting, unsure when he would obtain the remaining two Shattered Divine Cores. Unexpectedly, he had just obtained another one today!
Just a little more, and he would step into the Legendary realm!
If he could ascend to Legendary before Duo Duo, perhaps upon exiting the Dark Dead Realm, he could challenge Duo Duo!
This Dark Demon King possessed a Shattered Divine Core. Would other Dark Demon Kings have them as well?
Nie Yan couldn’t help but feel excited. The Legendary realm, a realm of legends, seemed to be within reach.
Once reaching Legendary, even top-tier classes would be mere trash!
Nie Yan suppressed his excitement. It was impossible to defeat another Dark Demon King today. The two Legendary skills of the Light-Dark Holy Dragons wouldn’t be available until tomorrow!
But he could afford to wait!
After carefully storing the Shattered Divine Core, Nie Yan suddenly remembered—he hadn’t checked if the Dark Demon King had dropped anything else. He had been too excited earlier. If it had already despawned, he would definitely cry!
Nie Yan searched around the Dark Demon King’s corpse and found another peculiar item.
Ancient Scale: Special material, can be used to enhance equipment.
It was a scale-like object, about the size of a palm, jet black, crystal clear, and completely free of impurities.
Another material for enhancing equipment, but Nie Yan didn’t know how to use it. He decided to take it back first and consult the Divine Artisan, Brannick.
The Ancient Scale didn’t excite Nie Yan much since he didn’t know its purpose. He was still immersed in the joy of acquiring the Shattered Divine Core. For now, he would focus on leveling up and see if he could obtain the sixth Shattered Divine Core tomorrow!
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