5: Break time is over, Bronze World, here we come!

The rest time decreased day by day, and the platinum-grade Spirit gathering Cultivate array never stopped running.

Lin Chen and Lin Qingxue's Rank soared like a rocket, and their attributes also increased steadily with their Rank.

[Remaining rest time: 0 hours 30 minutes]

Lin Chen's attribute panel had updated:

[Name: Lin Chen]

[Race: Perfect Ancient God (Tier 2)]

[Rank: 35]

[Attributes: Strength 200,100, Agility 200,100, Physique 200,100, Spirit 200,175]

[Skills: Ancient Gods Body (Enhanced), Ancient Gods Pressure (Enhanced), Ancient Gods Divine Sense (Range expanded to 80 kilometers)]

[Talent: Sublimation (Unique-grade, Conceptual-grade)]

[Storage Space: 100 cubic meters (bronze-grade)]

[heavenly dao coins: 120,000]

Lin Qingxue's panel was equally impressive:

[Pet Name: Lin Qingxue]

[Race: Ice and Snow Nine-Tailed White Fox (mythical-grade)]

[Rank: 30]

[Attributes: Strength 150, Agility 253, Physique 130, Spirit 352]

[Skills: Ice and Snow Control (Enhanced), Nine-Tails Power, Charm, Shapeshifting, Ice Arrow (Enhanced)]

[Loyalty: 100 (Death-defying)]

In just a few days, Lin Chen had added all his free attribute points into Spirit, expanding the range of his Ancient Gods Divine Sense once again, his detection ability even better than before. Lin Qingxue, on the other hand, balanced her Agility and Spirit, and the power of her ice magic grew stronger and stronger.

"Brother Lin Chen, we are going to the next world in half an hour." Lin Qingxue sat on the gold-grade sofa, swinging her nine snow-white fox tails, her tone filled with a hint of anticipation.

"Hmm, are you ready?" Lin Chen checked his Storage Space, which contained not only a large amount of sublimated Materials and medicine, but also the platinum-grade Spirit gathering Cultivate array.

He thought for a moment, then cast his gaze on a black iron-grade long blade in the corner—he had bought it on a whim earlier, intending to use it to test his hand.

[black iron-grade long blade]

[Quality: Normal]

[Effect: Increases attack power by 10 points]

"Since I'm idle, I might as well perform a Sublimation."

Lin Chen used his first Sublimation on the long blade.

[Ding—black iron-grade long blade Sublimation successful, advanced to silver-grade long blade]

The long blade glowed with a silvery light, and the blade edge became sharper.

[silver-grade long blade]

[Quality: Normal]

[Effect: Increases attack power by 30 points]

Immediately after, he performed a second Sublimation.

[Ding—silver-grade long blade Sublimation successful, advanced to gold-grade long blade]

The long blade turned golden, with faint patterns engraved on the blade, radiating a sharp Aura.

[gold-grade long blade]

[Quality: Normal]

[Effect: Increases attack power by 60 points, comes with a weak Armor-Piercing effect]

"Not bad, I might be able to use it later." Lin Chen put the gold-grade long blade into his Storage Space.

At this moment, the System notification sound rang out:

[Ding—rest time is about to end, preparing to teleport to the next mission world.]

[Current mission world Rank: bronze-grade]

[Teleportation countdown: 10, 9, 8...]

"As expected, a bronze-grade world." Lin Chen was not surprised; it was inevitable that the world Ranks would increase sequentially.

He picked up Lin Qingxue and said softly, "Hold on tight, Clear Snow."

"Mm!" Lin Qingxue hugged Lin Chen's neck tightly, her sapphire-like eyes filled with no fear at all, only excitement.

[3, 2, 1, teleportation starting!]

A familiar feeling of dizziness washed over him, and the scene before his eyes twisted and blurred once again.

What would the bronze-grade world look like? Would it be an ancient battlefield or a magical forest?

Lin Chen was filled with anticipation.

No matter what kind of world it was, he had the confidence to handle it.

His Perfect Ancient God Tier 2 body, his Rank 35 level, and his [Sublimation] talent were enough to let him walk sideways in a bronze-grade world.

Not to mention, he had Lin Qingxue, the mythical-grade Ice and Snow Nine-Tailed White Fox, by his side.

The light faded, and the figures of Lin Chen and Lin Qingxue appeared on a desolate plain.

The sky was grey, the air was filled with a faint smell of blood, and in the distance, one could see broken walls and ruins, as if it had experienced a tragic war.

[Ding—successfully teleported to the bronze-grade mission world: Shattered Battlefield]

[Heavenly Dao mission issued: Survive in the Shattered Battlefield for 168 hours (7 days), and during this time, kill at least 50 bronze-grade normal monsters, or 10 bronze-grade elite monsters, or 1 bronze-grade boss monster.]

[Mission reward: 5,000 experience points, basic attribute points × 20, bronze treasure chest × 1, heavenly dao coins × 500.]

[Failure penalty: Immediate erasure.]

After landing, Lin Chen immediately released his Ancient Gods Divine Sense.

The scene within an 80-kilometer radius instantly appeared in his mind.

The plain was scattered with many bones, some human, some from various monsters. In the distance, several huge creatures were wandering around, covered in bronze-colored scales, looking exceptionally fierce.

[Monster Name: Bronze Scale Beast]

[Rank: 1 (bronze)]

[Quality: Normal]

[Attributes: Strength 80, Agility 40, Physique 100, Spirit 10]

[Skills: Charge, Bite]

[experience points: 20 points (The experience of a level 1 bronze normal monster is black iron normal monster level 1 × 2)]

"bronze-grade normal monster, 20 experience points." Lin Chen understood, "Clear Snow, our mission has arrived."

Lin Qingxue poked her head out from his arms, and seeing the Bronze Scale Beast in the distance, her little face showed an eager expression: "Brother Lin Chen, these monsters look so powerful, can I try?"

"Of course, be careful." Lin Chen nodded with a smile.

Lin Qingxue immediately jumped down from Lin Chen's arms. With a light flick of her nine fox tails, her snow-white figure instantly turned into a stream of light, charging towards the nearest Bronze Scale Beast.

"Ice and Snow Control!" Her crisp voice rang out. Pushing her hands forward, countless ice spears appeared out of thin air, shooting towards the Bronze Scale Beast with a sharp whistling sound.

Pfft, pfft, pfft! The ice spears slammed hard onto the scales of the Bronze Scale Beast. Although they didn't pierce through, it still felt the pain, letting out an angry roar and turning to charge towards Lin Qingxue.

"Ice Arrow!" Lin Qingxue's eyes narrowed. An arrow condensed with dense ice and snow power shot out, accurately striking the eye of the Bronze Scale Beast.

Roar! The Bronze Scale Beast let out a shrill scream, its huge body staggering for a moment.

Taking advantage of its injury, Lin Qingxue's figure flashed, circling behind it, and she formed a hand seal: "Ice Seal!"

A large amount of ice spread instantly, freezing the limbs of the Bronze Scale Beast, rendering it unable to move.

"Brother Lin Chen, I'll leave the rest to you!" Lin Qingxue shouted.

Lin Chen smiled slightly, his figure instantly appearing in front of the Bronze Scale Beast, and he threw a punch.

A seemingly casual punch, yet it contained terrifying power.

Bang! The hard head of the Bronze Scale Beast was smashed like a watermelon, and green blood splattered everywhere.

[Ding—killed level 1 bronze normal monster · Bronze Scale Beast × 1, gained 10 experience points (20 ÷ 2 = 10)]

[Ding—pet Lin Qingxue gained 10 experience points]

"Clear Snow's strength is getting stronger and stronger." Lin Chen praised.

Lin Qingxue ran back, threw herself into Lin Chen's arms, and triumphantly swung her tails: "Because Clear Snow has been leveling up properly!"

Lin Chen smiled, looking towards more Bronze Scale Beasts in the distance, as well as some other monsters hidden within the ruins.

"Let's go, let's complete the mission."

"Mm!"

One person and one fox, their figures moved quickly across the Shattered Battlefield.

For them now, the monsters of the bronze-grade world were equally vulnerable.

Lin Chen couldn't even be bothered to make a move; most of the time he was watching Lin Qingxue practice her skills on the side, occasionally stepping in to finish off some slightly stronger monsters.

His Divine Thought scanned a ruin and discovered a unique Bronze Scale Beast—it was a size larger than the ordinary Bronze Scale Beast, and its scales were dark gold.

[Monster Name: Bronze Scale Beast]

[Rank: 1 (bronze)]

[Quality: Elite]

[Attributes: Strength 160, Agility 80, Physique 200, Spirit 20]

[Skills: Furious Charge, Armor-Piercing Bite]

[experience points: 40 points (Elite monster experience is normal monster × 2)]

"An elite monster, perfect for testing Sublimation." Lin Chen's heart stirred, and he used his first Sublimation on this bronze elite Bronze Scale Beast.

[Ding—bronze-grade elite monster · Bronze Scale Beast (level 1) Sublimation successful, advanced to silver-grade elite monster · Bronze Scale Beast (level 1)]

The scales of the Bronze Scale Beast turned silver-white, and its Aura surged.

[Monster Name: Bronze Scale Beast]

[Rank: 1 (silver)]

[Quality: Elite]

[Attributes: Strength 320, Agility 160, Physique 400, Spirit 40]

[Skills: Furious Charge (Enhanced), Armor-Piercing Bite (Enhanced)]

[experience points: 80 points]

Immediately after, he performed a second Sublimation.

[Ding—silver-grade elite monster · Bronze Scale Beast (level 1) Sublimation successful, advanced to gold-grade elite monster · Bronze Scale Beast (level 1)]

The scales of the scale beast turned golden, its size increased again, and it radiated terrifying Divine Might.

[Monster Name: Bronze Scale Beast]

[Rank: 1 (gold)]

[Quality: Elite]

[Attributes: Strength 640, Agility 320, Physique 800, Spirit 80]

[Skills: Furious Charge (Potent), Armor-Piercing Bite (Potent), Golden Scale Armor (Passive)]

[experience points: 160 points]

"gold-grade elite monster, 160 experience points." Lin Chen's eyes lit up, "Clear Snow, how about I leave this one for you to practice on?"

Lin Qingxue looked at the golden scale beast. Although she felt the pressure, she still nodded firmly: "Mm! Clear Snow can do it!"

She took a deep breath, the ice and snow power in her body surging, her nine fox tails fully unfurled, and her Aura rose to the extreme.

"Ice and Snow Control · Ice Seal of a Thousand Miles!" This time, it wasn't sporadic ice spears, but a large expanse of ice that spread instantly, completely freezing the area where the golden scale beast was!

The golden scale beast let out a roar, its Golden Scale Armor erupting with golden light as it tried to break free from the Ice Seal, but Lin Qingxue's strength was no longer what it used to be. A level 30 mythical-grade pet, combined with enhanced skills, was enough to trap it for a while.

"Ice Arrow · Rapid Fire!" Countless Ice Arrows shot towards the golden scale beast like a rainstorm. Although most were blocked by the Golden Scale Armor, some struck its weak points such as its eyes, mouth, and nose.

Taking advantage of it being restrained, Lin Qingxue's figure flashed, appearing above its head, and she condensed a huge ice spear with both hands. "Ice and Snow Spear!"

The ice spear, carrying a sharp whistling sound, fiercely stabbed towards the head of the golden scale beast! Pfft! The ice spear pierced through the head of the golden scale beast, pinning it to the ground.

[Ding—killed level 1 gold elite monster · Bronze Scale Beast × 1, gained 80 experience points (160 ÷ 2 = 80)]

[Ding—pet Lin Qingxue gained 80 experience points]

"Clear Snow, you were amazing!" Lin Chen couldn't help but applaud.

Lin Qingxue landed back in Lin Chen's arms, her little face slightly red, feeling a bit embarrassed: "Hehe, it's because Brother Lin Chen taught me well."

Lin Chen smiled and ruffled her hair, looking towards the further distance of the battlefield.

The Shattered Battlefield was huge, and there were many monsters, enough for them to complete the mission.

Moreover, there seemed to be some unknown secrets hidden here, for example, those broken walls and ruins seemed to have unusual energy fluctuations.

"Next, let's complete the mission while exploring this world." Lin Chen carried Lin Qingxue and walked towards the depths of the battlefield.

The bronze-grade world had just begun.