136: Advance to the third level

It really was him!

At this moment, Ye Xiao's heart uncontrollably thumped twice.

An indescribable joy instantly filled Ye Xiao's entire being.

Now, his advancement mission had hope.

Meanwhile, the shadowy figure, seeing that Ye Xiao had actually come here, was filled with anger.

"Damn Human Job Holders! This is not a place you can tread!!!"

By now, Ye Xiao no longer remained silent; instead, he chuckled softly.

"You seem very afraid of me coming here?"

Although blocked by black energy, Ye Xiao still keenly noticed that after he spoke those words, the shadowy figure's movements became somewhat unnatural.

But the next moment, Village Chief of Linhai Village, who was once the Village Chief of Linhai Village, quickly calmed down and said in a cold voice:

"Human Job Holders, don't overestimate yourselves. I admit you've surprised me a bit; a normal person would never be able to withstand the devouring power of this energy."

"However, even if you can come here, it doesn't mean anything. If it weren't for this critical final moment where I cannot act, with your strength, how could you be my opponent?"

"But even so, you won't be able to harm me."

Upon hearing this, Ye Xiao raised his hand and cast a Fireball.

However, just as Greluo said, after the Fireball flew halfway, it was swallowed by the surrounding energy.

"Hahahaha! Don't waste your efforts. I have another barrier set up here. Even if you destroy all the altars outside now, you won't be able to harm me in the slightest. Just wait obediently to become nourishment for my divine artifact."

Listening to Greluo's words, Ye Xiao couldn't help but show a half-smile.

A barrier?

Before, perhaps this would have given Ye Xiao a lot of headaches.

But now...

At the same time, Xiaojin's voice rang out in Ye Xiao's mind.

"This is just a barrier similar to damage nullification; it's nothing extraordinary. Just walk right through it."

Hearing Xiaojin's words, Ye Xiao understood and immediately walked inside.

Seeing this, Greluo sneered, "Foolish, my barrier can not only block any attack but also keep all living beings out... This, how could you..."

At this moment, Ye Xiao had already passed through Greluo's proud barrier and slowly walked in front of him, under Greluo's shocked gaze.

"How could you possibly break my barrier so easily? This is impossible."

Ye Xiao didn't speak. At this moment, he finally saw the true face of the Village Chief of Linhai Village.

However, what surprised Ye Xiao a little was that the Greluo in front of him was less a human and more a skeleton wearing human skin.

If it weren't for the expressions on his face, Ye Xiao would have thought this guy was already dead.

And then, after a brief moment of surprise, Greluo suddenly burst into unrestrained laughter.

"I have to admit, you truly surprise me. You are the most special person I have ever seen among all Human Job Holders."

"I'm not afraid to tell you, the current me is indeed not your opponent. All my energy has already been injected into that ring of resentful souls. You only need to raise your hand to easily obliterate me."

After a pause, Greluo's tone suddenly shifted.

"Unfortunately, do you dare to kill me?"

"If you kill me, I'm afraid you'll never be able to complete your three-turn advancement in this lifetime."

Listening to Greluo's words, Ye Xiao's heart sank slightly.

This was also his biggest concern.

Although he hadn't stated his purpose for coming here.

But over the years, Professionals who came here were almost all for this one purpose.

This had already been verified by Greluo on Qi Fei and others.

So, even if Ye Xiao wanted to hide it, it was impossible.

At this moment, Ye Xiao felt somewhat troubled.

His three-turn advancement mission was to clear the Oceanic Monsters invading Linhai Village.

He had already completed this prerequisite mission, and the mission content had changed to submitting the mission to the Village Chief of Linhai Village.

But the problem now was, how should he submit it?

The Greluo in front of him was full of hostility towards him. If he spoke first, the other party would probably not agree.

He might even use this to threaten him and stall for time.

But Ye Xiao couldn't wait until the other party successfully refined the ring of resentful souls.

Wang the Blacksmith's strange ability had caused Ye Xiao no small amount of trouble earlier.

The Village Chief of Linhai Village's strength was even above Wang the Blacksmith's.

Especially after witnessing him so easily devour Wang the Blacksmith.

It was imaginable how terrifying his combat power would be once he refined the ring of resentful souls.

Whether he could survive at that time was still an unknown.

Let alone completing the mission.

Seemingly noticing Ye Xiao's dilemma, Greluo laughed even more wildly.

"Kid, just stay put obediently. Perhaps after I finish refining the divine artifact, in a good mood, I might help you complete the mission. This is good for both you and me, how about it?"

Ye Xiao looked at Greluo in front of him, his mind racing.

He naturally wouldn't believe Greluo's clumsy lie.

If things proved impossible, then he could only choose to kill the other party.

After all, compared to completing the advancement mission, his own survival was the most important thing.

However, just as he was about to make a move.

Xiaojin's voice suddenly rang out.

"Good person, don't you know that your Professionals' missions are all controlled by rules and can be submitted without the other party's consent?"

"Hmm?"

Xiaojin's sudden words made Ye Xiao freeze.

"What do you mean?"

Xiaojin looked at Ye Xiao with a hopeless expression.

"This is a rule set by the Main God. Any interaction between you Human Job Holders and Meiya People, once it occurs, both parties must execute it unconditionally. Meiya People cannot violate it."

Upon hearing this, Ye Xiao was overjoyed.

So there was such a rule; thankfully, Xiaojin was here.

Otherwise, he would have almost ruined his future.

At this moment, Greluo evidently still didn't know the situation and continued to arrogantly shout, "How about it, have you thought it over?"

Ye Xiao smiled slightly upon hearing this, "I've thought it over."

Then, he took two steps forward, came before Greluo, took a deep breath, and then slowly spoke.

"Respected Village Chief, I have already helped Linhai Village clear out the invading Ocean Magic Frogs. I am now here to submit the mission to you."

Greluo's face instantly changed upon hearing these words.

"You..."

However, the next moment, his body began to tremble violently, uncontrollably.

He tried to struggle, but unfortunately, an irresistible will seemed to descend from the heavens, causing his expression to stiffen, and he unconsciously blurted out, "Respected adventurer, your courage and strength are truly astonishing. As the Village Chief of Linhai Village, I thank you for your efforts. To show my gratitude, I will give you this ring of resentful souls. It symbolizes courage."

Ding! Congratulations on completing the mission to save the fallen Linhai Village.

Ding! Congratulations on completing the advancement mission, successfully advancing to three-turn, gaining Constitution +20, Intelligence +60...

Ding! Now, for every level you gain, all attributes increase by 4 points, and free attribute points increase by 20 points.