97: Chapter 97, Floor 1600

Inside the octagonal Demon Slaughter Arena, Wen Xiaoyou huddled in a corner far from the combat zone. Her small body was slightly on tiptoe, her two fair, tender little fists clenched tightly against her chest. Her round, big eyes stared unblinkingly at Lin Yan in the arena, her little mouth continuously whispering encouragement, her soft, sweet voice echoing gently in the empty corridor.

"Go, go! You're just a little bit away from finishing them all!"

"This monster is so fierce, but you can definitely beat it!"

"Just a few more chops, and it won't be able to move anymore!"

From time to time, she would gently bounce in place, her hair tips swaying along with her. She looked ignorant and soft, unbearably cute.

Since the fourth wave of monsters spawned, a strange phenomenon had persisted throughout.

All the Void monsters in the arena locked their gaze, attacks, and charges firmly onto Lin Yan. Even when Wen Xiaoyou wandered just a few steps away, or occasionally curiously edged closer, those ferocious monsters turned a blind eye, never once diverting their aggro to attack her.

It was unclear whether the monsters simply gave up because they couldn't hit her, viewing Lin Yan as their sole target, or if the heaven-defying good luck surrounding Wen Xiaoyou naturally avoided all murderous intent.

Countless vicious monsters attacked Lin Yan one after another; from beginning to end, not a single claw or skill landed on the young girl.

Lin Yan had long since grown accustomed to this sight. He didn't need to divide his attention or focus to protect Wen Xiaoyou, putting all his energy into the slaughter and kiting.

The last Void Rending Claw Beast of the fifth wave collapsed with a boom, turning into scattered black mist and vanishing without a trace.

As the fierce battle concluded, he caught his breath, and the real-time stat panel of his Hex talent automatically appeared in his mind.

[Physical-Magic Dual Cultivation: 1600 Layers, Increased Spell Attack Power: 80000]

[Magic to Physical Conversion passive active, converted Physical Attack Power: 92000 points]

With tens of thousands of extra physical attack points stacked onto his base stats, his damage output was now worlds apart from the start of the battle; the ordinary monsters of the first five waves couldn't even withstand a single axe swing from him.

The brief calm did not last long. The scarlet formation patterns across the entire arena suddenly flashed violently, and the heavy, cold Dungeon system prompt rang out in all directions once again.

[Sixth wave of Samsara monsters spawning! This round is a Samsara BOSS trial!]

The ground trembled slightly. In the center of the field, Void black mist frantically gathered, rolling and bulging. Stones and Void fragments intertwined and fused as a giant monster, several dozen meters tall and built entirely of pitch-black Void bones and hard rocks, slowly stood up.

Dark Void energy flowed from its hideous, hollow eye sockets. Its mountain-like, heavy body made the entire octagonal arena tremble slightly, and the system panel simultaneously displayed its complete attributes and skills.

[Monster: Samsara · Void Rock Skeleton · Special BOSS]

[Level: 25]

[HP: 800000]

[Physical Attack Power: 20000]

[Spell Attack Power: 20000]

[Physical Defense: 40000]

[Spell Defense: 40000]

[Type: Special Monster, possesses skills: 1. Void Ground Rend Strike — Stomps the ground to Rend the underground Void fissures. Enemies within a 12-meter range take high magical shock damage. Those hit have their movement speed and attack speed reduced by 45% for 7 seconds. The fissures continuously emit Void energy; stepping into a fissure causes a loss of 3000 HP per second. 2. Void Rock Meteor — Mobilizes surrounding Void rocks to form a giant meteorite, crashing into a designated area. Deals massive physical damage within a 10-meter range. Upon landing, it generates a large-area Void spike zone lasting 8 seconds. Targets within the zone have their defense reduced by 40% and take piercing damage every second; if the target is standing on a fissure left by Void Ground Rend Strike, the Rock Meteor damage is increased by an additional 35%. 3. Samsara Bone Armor — The body is covered in 4 layers of Void Bone Armor. Each layer provides 20% total damage reduction. When all armor is broken, it releases a Void shockwave to knock back surrounding enemies and triggers Samsara Reconstruction, granting invincibility and damage immunity for 4 seconds. Upon completion of reconstruction, it restores 80% of maximum HP and generates 4 new layers of bone armor.]

With 40,000 points of dual defense, a massive 800,000 HP, and three terrifying offensive and defensive skills, the strength of this Void Rock Skeleton far exceeded the sum of all the Void Rending Claw Beasts from the first five waves.

Wen Xiaoyou looked at the mountain-like giant BOSS before her, subconsciously shrinking back, yet she still didn't forget to raise her voice to cheer: "What a big stone monster! You can definitely defeat it!"

Black light surged in the Void Rock Skeleton's hollow eye sockets, and its heavy foot slammed into the ground!

Boom—!

Void Ground Rend Strike triggered instantly. Countless pitch-black fissures spread crazily along the ground, and the shockwave swept across a 12-meter range.

Lin Yan's eyes narrowed. He immediately exerted force under his feet and sidestepped, barely avoiding the area covered by the fissures. However, the shockwave's aftereffects still grazed his body, and debuff notifications suddenly popped up around him; both his attack speed and movement speed plummeted by nearly half.

The fissures beneath his feet constantly overflowed with corrosive energy. Stepping on them caused continuous HP loss, greatly restricting his movement space.

Before the shock effect could fade, the Void Rock Skeleton raised its hand and waved it. Countless rocks in the air gathered into a giant meteorite the size of a washbasin, crashing fiercely toward the spot where Lin Yan had just dodged, accompanied by a whistling sound that tore through the air.

Void Rock Meteor!

The meteorite crashed to the ground, and sharp rock spikes shot out crazily from the ground. A large area carried a 40% defense reduction debuff. If one were to carelessly step into a fissure and stack double damage, even the Tyrant Armor wouldn't be able to withstand the continuous output.

Lin Yan constantly kited, avoiding the ground fissures and rock spike areas while wielding his battle axe to continuously chop at the thick bone surface of the Void Rock Skeleton.

Every time the battle axe fell, it triggered the stacking effect of Physical-Magic Dual Cultivation.

[Physical damage hit! Spell Attack Power + 50, duration 10 seconds!]

Although his attack speed was weakened by the Ground Rend Strike, he never stopped attacking. As long as his attacks were not interrupted, the stack count would continue to refresh and would not be cleared. The Void Rock Skeleton had thick HP, high armor, and high fault tolerance, which provided him with an excellent opportunity to stack attributes infinitely.

Layer upon layer, the values continued to accumulate, and the additional spell attack continued to rise. Through the Magic to Physical Conversion passive, his physical output rose along with it.

The four layers of Samsara Bone Armor on the Void Rock Skeleton's body offset the damage layer by layer, with each layer reducing damage by 20%. The battle axe chopping at the surface only caused fine gravel to explode. When all four layers of bone armor were shattered by the continuously stacking, terrifying output, a Void shockwave exploded outward with a boom, forcibly knocking Lin Yan back several meters.

Immediately following that, Samsara Reconstruction activated!

The BOSS was shrouded in a lightless barrier, entering a full four-second invincibility and damage immunity state. Its body repaired rapidly, its HP instantly recovered by 40%, and four brand-new layers of Void Bone Armor covered its entire body again.

Lin Yan's gaze was steady; there was not a hint of panic.

The invincibility time was perfect for adjusting his positioning and avoiding the dense Void fissures on the ground. Once the reconstruction invincibility dissipated, he immediately rushed forward again to swing his axe in a flurry of strikes.

In the center of the arena, meteorites fell, ground fissures spread, and Void shockwaves exploded continuously; the earth-shattering commotion was incessant.

Wen Xiaoyou in the corner was not at all worried about being caught in the crossfire, clapping her little hands and shouting incessantly, her soft, sweet cheering cutting through the roaring sounds of battle.

"Go! Just a few more chops, and its shell is about to break again!"

One round, two rounds, three rounds—Lin Yan repeatedly shattered the Void Rock Skeleton's bone armor, forcibly tanking several combined offensives of Rock Meteor and Ground Rend, maintaining high-frequency output without interruption throughout. The stacks of Physical-Magic Dual Cultivation skyrocketed.

1650 layers, 1700 layers, 1750 layers...

The converted additional physical attack power had long since broken through the 100,000 mark, and the destructive power of his axe chops multiplied exponentially.