84: The only mission

The White Bone Giant had already sensed the danger and used its strongest summoning technique.

“Is that all?”

Li Changkong paid no mind to the endlessly reviving White Bones.

He slowly raised the Dark Moon Staff in his hand and began to chant.

Above the original cave, a huge void gradually formed, like a starry sky.

Within the starry sky, streaks of red light appeared, smashing down into the cave.

“Dark Moon Fire Rain!”

As Li Changkong’s low voice fell, the fire rain crashed down onto the White Bones.

Due to Li Changkong’s increase in strength, the damage caused by this fire rain also significantly increased.

Under the assault of the fire rain, the White Bones scattered.

The formed legion completely dispersed in an instant, vanishing without a trace.

Li Changkong’s figure completely disappeared within the fire rain, reappearing next to the White Bone Giant.

He did not use magic anymore, but instead drew his short blade.

Blade after blade fell, carving countless marks onto the White Bone Giant’s body.

Its health bar above its head continuously dropped, with no power to retaliate.

Li Changkong wasn't surprised by any of this.

He had sacrificed ten Ranks; if he still couldn't defeat the White Bone Giant, that would be truly strange!

Just as the White Bone Giant’s health bar was about to be depleted, Li Changkong stopped his attack.

“Extreme Devour!”

Li Changkong didn't hesitate, immediately activating the newly acquired skill.

Facing an Advanced Rank boss, if Li Changkong didn't devour some attributes, how could he justify his hard work?

After his voice fell, a giant black hole gradually formed in front of him.

The White Bone Giant was instantly swallowed by the black hole; its massive body vanished into the black hole, gradually twisting.

Its body seemed to slowly shatter into countless fragments under the terrifying power of this black hole.

“Ding, congratulations! You have gained 30 Strength, 20 Agility, 30 Spirit, and 20 Physique.”

The sound that rang out made Li Changkong even more excited.

This Advanced Rank boss was indeed terrifying; this devour directly provided Li Changkong with nearly 100 attribute points.

This was equivalent to an Advanced equipment, or even more effective than Advanced equipment.

These were basic attributes, and many pieces of equipment provided bonuses based on these basic attributes.

After killing the White Bone Giant, Li Changkong immediately sat down on the ground.

His Rank had now returned to twenty-three.

But Li Changkong wasn't worried; his Rank would naturally return to normal after he left.

Li Changkong just didn't expect himself to be able to pass the final eighteenth floor.

All things considered, this was already enough; being able to pass seventeen floors was already a Breakthrough of his past limits.

After a few seconds of thought, Li Changkong still stepped into the eighteenth floor.

Although he didn't know what kind of danger he would face, he still wanted to see it.

Even if he couldn't pass, he wouldn't die anyway.

...

The usually quiet Black Tower suddenly chimed three melodious bells.

The eighteenth floor, which had never lit up, finally lit up today.

“The eighteenth floor! Someone really entered the eighteenth floor! My heavens, what a Prodigy!”

“I’m witnessing history! Someone actually entered the eighteenth floor!”

“Group photo! Group photo!”

“This is a student from our Fire Institute! See? This is a student from our Fire Institute!”

Outside the Black Tower, shouts of surprise had already erupted, including many teachers and students.

The recent bell had attracted many more teachers and students.

A mighty crowd of over a thousand people had already surrounded the entire Black Tower.

Everyone was eagerly anticipating whether Li Changkong could pass the very last floor.

Or rather, what kind of reward he would receive after passing the last floor, and whether the Black Tower would undergo any unusual changes.

Countless eyes were fixed on that one spot.

A flash of white light, and this time Li Changkong entered a world of pure white.

In this world, there was no color, no sound.

Just stepping in, Li Changkong only felt strange.

Before Li Changkong could react, a Black-robed Old Man gradually materialized in front of him.

The Black-robed Old Man was entirely in a Soul state, floating in mid-air.

Upon seeing Li Changkong, he first appeared somewhat confused: “Twenty-three Ranks? How did he enter this eighteenth floor?”

But he quickly understood, muttering to himself: “So he used a skill. It seems his luck is not bad.”

“Who are you?”

Li Changkong looked at the Black-robed Old Man and asked in confusion.

“Who am I? I’ve forgotten. After all, too much time has passed.”

Hearing this question, the Black-robed Old Man’s gaze slowly drifted into the distance.

His eyes were filled with confusion as he softly sighed.

“You’ve forgotten who you are?”

Hearing this, Li Changkong chuckled lightly, clearly not believing the old man.

“Time flies. I didn’t expect it to be a new era again. I wonder if humanity will survive in this current era.”

The old man continued to sigh.

Hearing this, Li Changkong was even more bewildered.

The things he said were so profound and mysterious that Li Changkong felt this old man seemed a little abnormal.

This sigh made it seem as if he had lived for a very long time.

“Are you the guardian of the eighteenth floor?”

Li Changkong continued to question.

“No, this eighteenth floor has no guardian.”

The old man shook his head.

Li Changkong’s eyes suddenly lit up when he saw the other side shake his head: “Then are you here to give me a reward?”

After all, coming here with such effort, asking for some reward was certainly not excessive.

“There are no rewards, but I do have a quest here.”

The old man looked at Li Changkong and casually waved his hand.

“Ding, congratulations! You have accepted the Unique Rank quest: Slay the Zulong Emperor.”

“Quest Introduction: Thousands of years ago, the Zulong Emperor led countless Netherworld Generals into the Netherworld, causing a bloodbath and chaos within the Netherworld, slaying gods and Buddhas alike.”

“Generals General Wang Jian and Golden Boss earned the title of God of Slaughter, dominating the Netherworld for a time.”

“However, this army mysteriously disappeared within a valley, and since then, there has been no news of them.”

“You need to find the reason for the mysterious disappearance of this army and slay the Zulong Emperor.”

“Quest Reward: None.”

“Quest Difficulty: Five Stars.”

Lines of text appeared on the panel in front of him.

In this game world, it was also possible to trigger various quests, though the probability was slightly lower.

Quest difficulties varied, with the highest difficulty being five-star quests.