177: I am invincible at the same level, and I will be invincible even if I jump one level higher!

Inside the village.

It was empty.

Desolate.

Many houses had already collapsed.

Only a single captivating woman with a human head and snake body stood at the village altar, her expression grave as she watched the notification of impending energy depletion.

"If there's no new energy replenishment, I and Keer will likely be corroded by the black mist, and the Snake Spirit Saint Clan will be declared extinct!"

Just then, Daphne heard her sister Keer's call: "What? A Beast Tamers has accepted the advancement quest here?"

At the same time, a quest notification descended!

[Ding, Human Beast Tamers Qin Yun has accepted the Ancient Era Death God Level Tier 8 Advancement Quest. You have been appointed as the quest guide NPC!]

[If Qin Yun successfully completes this advancement quest, the Snake Spirit Saint Clan can return to the Beast Tamers Saint City and enjoy permanent residency, without needing to participate in residency contention battles!]

"What!!!"

"Permanent residency?"

Daphne was shocked, then ecstatic; this reward was too generous!

This was a godsend!

With permanent residency, she and her sister would no longer have to worry about the Snake Spirit Saint Clan going extinct.

Their ancestors had failed in the fight for residency and could only survive on Mount Niusheng until now.

To continue their lineage, countless Snake Spirit Saint Clan ancestors died, and now only she and her sister Keer remained.

"I hope this Human Beast Tamers isn't too weak. This is probably the only hope for my sister and me to survive!"

The latest quest guide notification popped up. Daphne took a look and found that this Tier 8 advancement quest had changed.

Evidently, after so many years, this map was different from the ancient era, so it was normal for the quest instructions to change from the original.

"Is the prerequisite quest to activate four totem statues?"

Daphne frowned slightly, deciding to meet the Human Beast Tamers Qin Yun first.

A moment later.

Daphne saw the graceful Qin Yun.

"Sister, did you receive the quest notification?"

Keer hugged her sister's arm, extremely excited.

"Yes! But don't have too much hope. We need to prepare for both possibilities. If this Human Beast Tamers isn't capable, we'll still need to find a way to acquire altar energy."

Daphne knew that an ancient-level advancement quest like this was not something a newly ascended Beast Tamers like a human could easily complete, even if the opponent was a Divine-grade Genius.

In the Ancient Era, Divine-grade Geniuses were everywhere, and not many could complete the Ancient Death God Level Tier 8 Advancement Quest.

Therefore,

she wouldn't hold too much hope.

Qin Yun rolled his eyes upon hearing Daphne's words. What did she mean, 'I'm not capable'?

Later, I'll show you how fierce I am; I guarantee I'll make you scream in surprise!

"Qin Yun, the fact that you found me shows you have some skill, but the upcoming quest might be beyond your imagination. To become a Beast Tamers expert comparable to the Ancient Era, you need absolute strength!"

"You can rest assured about that. I'm confident in my own strength. Even an Ancient Era Beast Tamers expert would only be thrashed by me!"

...

Daphne and Keer were simultaneously speechless. How confident must you be to say such a thing?

This human must never have witnessed the strength of Ancient Beast Tamers experts to be so confident.

But then again!

Humans are just a newly ascended Beast Tamers race. How could they have seen Ancient Beast Tamers experts? They probably haven't even seen ordinary Divine-grade Beast Tamers experts!

At this moment,

Daphne reacted.

Wait!

According to the rules, Beast Tamers rules only descended upon the human world a hundred years ago. Logically, Divine-grade Geniuses shouldn't appear yet, right?

What's going on with this Qin Yun?

Did he bug the game?

Or were the rules wrong?

Shaking her head,

this was not something she could figure out.

For now, she should try her best to guide the other party to complete this advancement quest, even if it's just barely.

"Keer, watch the altar."

"Qin Yun, come with me!"

Daphne led Qin Yun to a pile of statues at the village entrance, then pointed to the four relatively complete statues in front and said, "These are totem statues. Your prerequisite quest is to activate these four totem statues!"

"Different totem statues, when activated, will trigger different effects, and the effects of these four totem statues are all extraordinary."

"From left to right, activating the first totem statue will summon eight special Corrosive Soul Beasts!"

"The second will summon Five Element attribute elemental monsters, which need to be dealt with according to the Five Elements counter-cycle method!"

"The third will trigger a totem fissure, which you need to destroy before the fissure devours you!"

"The fourth will trigger a defensive effect; you need to defend against three attacks!"

"I suggest you prepare thoroughly in advance before activating them one by one. This will greatly increase the success rate."

But Qin Yun waved his hand: "No need for such trouble! Just tell me how to activate them. I'm invincible at the same tier, and I'm equally invincible when transcending one tier!"

It took him a lot of time just to find the guide NPC. If he had to prepare thoroughly before starting the quest, it would take forever. Besides, he could sweep through everything without preparation!

...

Daphne rubbed her forehead. She was ready to cut Qin Yun some slack, but she didn't expect him to be so arrogant.

Fortunately, failing this prerequisite quest wouldn't affect the failure of the main quest, so she'd let this kid experience the difficulty of the quest. Then, he would surely obediently follow her arrangements.

"Here! This is the activation Beast Stone!"

Daphne moved her snake body, retreating to the side, watching how Qin Yun would be tormented!

Qin Yun's lips curled into a slight smile, and he immediately activated the first totem statue.

Buzz!

As the totem patterns on the totem statue were activated, eight soul-corroding monsters were summoned, all at Tier 7, with attributes comparable to a Tier 7 God-level BOSS!

...

Qin Yun was dumbfounded.

Did this Tier 8 advancement quest have a bug?

Right from the start, there were seven God-level BOSS-tier enemies?

This was much harder than the previous Death God Level difficulty!

After all, in the previous Death God Level advancement quest, only one God-level BOSS appeared at the very end!

"Dumbfounded, aren't you? I told you to prepare thoroughly in advance. They all use soul-attacking methods. You just need to hold on for half an hour, and you can actively give up this prerequisite quest. The Corrosive Soul Beasts will disappear, and you can continue this quest later!"

For the sake of her and her sister's future, Daphne had no choice but to remind Qin Yun within the allowed scope of the quest rules.

"No need for that, I was just distracted earlier."

Qin Yun chuckled.

"Still talking tough? Let's see how long you can keep that up, you ungrateful Human Beast Tamers!"

Daphne pouted.

Qin Yun directly merged with Golden Niu, and without even needing to use Infinite Devour, he brutally annihilated the eight Corrosive Soul Beasts.

"This!!!"

Daphne was stunned.

Although these eight Corrosive Soul Beasts were just ordinary God-level BOSSes, they shouldn't have been so fragile as to be instantly killed by Qin Yun!

This was a complete one-sidedRolling!

Before Daphne could finish her surprise, Qin Yun had already successively activated the other three totem statues.

Five Element elemental monsters?

Smashed!

Totem fissure?

Blasted!

Defending against three attacks was even simpler!

With Beast God Form activated and Golden Toad Sitting on Lotus deployed, it was like mere scratching!

"Done. What's the next quest?"

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