196: The level soared, and the Zhi family regretted it

A high-pitched, majestic roar erupted.

In an instant, cracks burst forth from the ground.

At the same time, the viscous air seemed to be greatly shaken, swirling wildly.

A giant Void Phantom rose behind Ye Xiao; it was a proud Black Dragon bearing ancient marks.

The dragon's roar shot straight into the sky, instantly dispersing.

In that fleeting moment, the thousands of people who had just appeared around them had no time to react.

Almost simultaneously, they were directly deafened by the torrent-like dragon's roar.

Countless onlookers, at this moment, witnessed what was probably the most shocking scene of their lives.

Centered around Ye Xiao, a string of terrifying numbers suddenly popped up above the heads of everyone within a two-hundred-meter radius.

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- 289522

- 304851

- 338741

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Scanning across the entire battlefield, at least tens of thousands of damage figures floated out.

The vivid damage values were too eye-catching, too heart-stopping.

If this were a game, the entire player's screen would be filled with these numbers.

However, the Eternal World has never been a game; high damage often signifies slaughter.

In less than a second, countless people watched with their own eyes as the thousands of individuals, who had originally been full of momentum, fell one after another like dominoes.

These fallen individuals didn't even understand what had happened, nor did they have time to make any defensive moves.

They simply lost consciousness silently.

In an instant, besides Ye Xiao, there was no one left standing on the battlefield.

At the same time, the outer perimeter of the City Lord's Mansion was also within the attack range of Black Dragon's Wrath, so even with the protection of the defensive array, many of the Zhi Family members on the city walls could not escape.

Aside from Zhi Boqing and a few other high-level Professionals who reacted extremely quickly, sensing a strong crisis the moment Ye Xiao appeared and retreating first, almost everyone else who reacted a beat slower perished at the same time as the thousands outside.

And as these thousands fell, Ye Xiao stopped Black Dragon's Wrath.

For a time, the previously boisterous and explosive battlefield suddenly fell silent.

Outside the entire City Lord's Mansion, an incredibly eerie silence descended.

Everyone, whether they came to watch the excitement or had other motives, after witnessing this scene, no one could remain calm.

Some of the more timid ones were even scared stiff, their faces pale, clearly terrified out of their wits.

Yet, at this moment, no one mocked them.

Everyone's gaze was fixed on the slender figure in the center of the field.

For a moment, they seemed to see an incredibly terrifying demon god.

One roar, thousands annihilated!

What a shocking ability this was.

At this moment, those Professionals who had initially mocked Ye Xiao for overestimating himself, while cold sweat streamed down their faces, suddenly realized the truth.

It turned out that the foolish ones had always been themselves, not the Night Shadow before them.

As for Zhi Boqing, who had narrowly escaped inside the City Lord's Mansion, he no longer possessed his previous calm and composed demeanor, as if everything was within his grasp.

He and the group of Zhi Family members who had miraculously survived behind him now wore a rich array of expressions.

Fear, confusion, incomprehension, and a hint of unease and trembling.

All sorts of negative emotions converged at the core of their hearts at this moment, lingering and refusing to dissipate.

Zhi Boqing looked at Ye Xiao in the field with horrified eyes.

He had originally thought that as the ruler of Liyue City, he had the ability to control everything.

Even after learning about Night Shadow from some Zhou Family members, he began to lay out his plans; he had never underestimated a Rookie who had once caused the Zhao Family so much trouble.

Therefore, he was very cautious, directly mobilizing thousands of people to activate the Lock Wilderness Array simultaneously.

He believed that in front of a Lock Wilderness Array activated by thousands of people, not even a Nine Revolution Expert could escape.

However, just as Ye Xiao had said at the end.

Zhi Boqing still underestimated Ye Xiao.

No!

Perhaps it should be said that no one had ever truly understood the real strength of this Rookie.

Zhi Boqing never expected that from the moment Ye Xiao appeared at the City Lord's Mansion, he had never once thought of escaping.

The Lock Wilderness Array of these thousands of people was a huge joke in his eyes.

For a moment, he felt as if their Zhi Family had provoked an irresistible beast.

At this moment, a strong sense of regret suddenly surged within him.

Perhaps, they shouldn't continue to be enemies with the young man before them?

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Outside the City Lord's Mansion.

Ye Xiao's heart remained calm as he watched the enemies within range die.

With the help of this large-scale Black Dragon's Wrath slaughter.

Ye Xiao watched the continuous panel information floating up, a slight smile playing on his lips.

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【Ding! You killed...】

...【Ding! Congratulations, you have leveled up to 95.】

...【Ding! Congratulations, you have leveled up to 96.】

...【Ding! Congratulations, you have leveled up to 120.】

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Thousands of kill messages floated up in quick succession, directly boosting Ye Xiao's level to 120.

He had reached the threshold for Fourth Revolution advancement.

Indeed, killing is the fastest way to level up.

When he told Zhi Boqing earlier that he was also waiting for someone, he wasn't putting on airs or trying to fool the other party.

He was genuinely waiting, but not for the Zhou Family that Zhi Boqing mentioned; from the moment he arrived here, he had never factored in the Zhou Family's power.

Entrusting one's safety to uncontrollable external forces is an extremely foolish act.

Just like today, even though he had temporarily decided to catch the Zhi Family off guard, the Zhi Family was, after all, one of the Eight Great Families, and their reaction was quite swift.

Ye Xiao also didn't expect that in such a short time, Zhi Boqing would so decisively act against the Zhou Family. Now, seeing that all the Professionals in Liyue City had gathered here, and he still hadn't seen any sign of Zhou Yi and the others.

It seems that the Zhou Family suffered a significant blow this time, and it's not impossible that they were completely uprooted.

However, Ye Xiao wasn't too concerned about the Zhou Family's fate, only feeling a slight pity.

What Ye Xiao was truly waiting for was naturally the same as the people Zhi Boqing was waiting for.

That was the Zhi Family's reinforcements.

Ye Xiao originally thought that the Zhi Family would at most send two or three hundred people, which would be enough to give him face. However, he never expected that Zhi Boqing would think so highly of him, actually gathering thousands of people just to capture him.

Just now, the moment he saw so many people appear, if he hadn't forced himself not to get too carried away, Ye Xiao's mouth might have split all the way to his back molars.

This scale, this audacity, truly worthy of the Zhi Family's spokesperson in the beginner area.

Ye Xiao was also quite surprised that he reached level 120 so quickly.

For a moment, Ye Xiao even considered whether to spare Zhi Boqing's life.

However, this thought hadn't fully formed before he completely extinguished it.

Letting him go was impossible; at most, he would act quickly later, so Zhi Boqing wouldn't feel pain, which could be considered repayment for his grand gift.

Ignoring the onlookers who were still in shock, as well as Zhi Boqing and the others.

Ye Xiao casually opened his panel and allocated all his attribute points.

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【ID: Night Shadow】

【Level: 120】

【Profession: Fusion Mage】

【Free Attribute Points: 0】

【Attributes: Strength 45836; Constitution 8172; Agility 23657; Intelligence 27389】

【Health: 53721649 / 53721649; Mana: 480771 / 480771】

【Skills: Fireball, Mana Spring, Experience Surge... Expand】

【Abilities: Lava Blade, Smelting Furnace, Death Domain, Dark Rebirth, Storm Rush, Blessing of Wind... Expand】

A single Black Dragon's Wrath just now caused his level to skyrocket by 26, and at the same time, his four-dimensional attributes increased by a total of 6617 points.

Calculated, the current Ye Xiao can gain an average of 255 attribute points per level.

It should be noted that a Nine-Cycle Professional at level 270 in the later stages only gets an increase of 96 attribute points per level.

Yet, Ye Xiao is only a Third Revolution, but he is already more than 2.5 times stronger than a Nine Revolution Experts.

One level up for him is equivalent to two and a half levels for a Nine Revolution Experts.

And as Ye Xiao advances later, this gap will gradually widen.

Even if others have similar fortuitous encounters, they can only look up to him.

In terms of attribute points alone, the current Ye Xiao is already enough to crush all Professionals.

As for his health, although it also increased by tens of thousands, Ye Xiao didn't feel anything at all.

This can't be blamed on Ye Xiao; after all, with over 50 million health points, no one would feel anything.

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Here, Ye Xiao was busy allocating points and recording his attributes.

The sea of people two hundred meters away from him, after a long period of silence, finally, after an irrepressible choked gasp, instantly ignited the entire Liyue City.

A tumultuous roar, like a mountain and a tsunami, instantly broke through the silence.

Everyone at this moment could not suppress the surging excitement, shock, and madness in their hearts.

"This is simply magical! A single dragon's roar instantly kills a thousand people. Only a Nine Revolution Experts personally present could do that, right?"

"No! Did you forget the fleeting glimpse of the damage value just now? Even if a Nine Revolution Experts eliminated thousands of people in one breath, their damage might not be able to reach that level just now."

"That's right, I noticed just now that the damage values were almost less than a second apart. I estimate it was only a half-second interval, and each time the damage popped up, the lowest was nearly 300,000."

"Oh my god! 300,000 in half a second, 600,000 in a second? Such terrifying damage, even a tank class wouldn't be able to withstand it!"

At this moment, someone swallowed hard, his voice trembling slightly.

"I'm afraid, it's not that simple. That dragon's roar just now lasted for at least three seconds. Not to mention how long Night Shadow's skill can actually last, even if it was three seconds, based on the damage just now, it could deal at least 1.8 million damage."

As soon as these words came out, someone next to him immediately added, "Don't forget, that skill just now wasn't a single-target skill, but an area-of-effect skill. That's where the true terror of this skill lies."

"Aren't you wondering how this Night Shadow could be so strong? Didn't he just win Rookie King a little over a month ago? The fastest Fourth Revolution record in Eternal World seems to be around that time."

"What's the point of researching what revolution he is now? Whether he's a Fourth Revolution or a Fifth Revolution, this kind of damage simply cannot be dealt by any Professional in the beginner area."

"Yes! This Night Shadow seems to be a Mage, right? Could this skill be a forbidden spell he accidentally obtained? After all, it is rumored that Mages unleashing forbidden spells can destroy the world."

"When you put it that way, it does sound a bit like that situation. However, the cost of casting a forbidden spell is extremely high, at the very least, it will instantly cause the caster to lose combat effectiveness."

"If that's the case, if someone from the City Lord's Mansion makes a move now, then Night Shadow will surely die."

As these words came out, tens of thousands of gazes simultaneously focused on Ye Xiao.

If Ye Xiao had truly cast a forbidden spell just now, then the Zhi Family would definitely make a move next. At this moment, everyone held their breath in unison, fearing they would miss any of the upcoming scenes.

Even the ordinary Professionals observing could guess what was happening, so it was impossible for the Zhi Family, one of the Eight Great Families, the strongest in the alliance, not to make such a guess.

Just before the crowd reacted, the few remaining survivors in the City Lord's Mansion had, at some unknown point, decreased by four people.

At this moment, outside the City Lord's Mansion.

Ye Xiao had already closed his attribute panel, and then refocused his gaze on the defensive array above the City Lord's Mansion.

Previously, Black Dragon's Wrath had not actually broken through this defensive array.

However, because Black Dragon's Wrath was a special type of damage, this defensive array did not provide any defense.

It was precisely for this reason that the elites within the City Lord's Mansion were caught off guard by the dragon's roar and instantly killed.

However, as Ye Xiao observed the defensive array again, he keenly noticed that its energy seemed to have weakened significantly.

He speculated whether it was because the dragon's might had killed the array controllers and energy providers inside.

However, no matter the reason, it was not important to Ye Xiao.

The most important thing right now was not to let anyone inside escape.

This was Ye Xiao's goal today.

Just then, four cold auras, full of killing intent, simultaneously locked onto Ye Xiao.

Almost at the same time these auras emerged, four figures, with incredibly fast speed, instantly surrounded Ye Xiao.

Immediately after, four sharp cold lights flashed, directly blocking all of Ye Xiao's escape routes.

Ambush!

A thought flashed through Ye Xiao's mind.

He didn't expect the Zhi Family to be so brave. Did they think he had lost his combat power after using Black Dragon's Wrath just now?

A faint smile flickered in Ye Xiao's eyes, and he understood the Zhi Family's decision.

If it were him, he probably would have thought the same.

What a pity.

This was destined to be in vain.

Although Ye Xiao could activate Void Phantom.

But that was a life-saving skill after all, and unless he encountered an irreversible desperate situation, Ye Xiao had no intention of using it on a few minor characters.

Watching the four figures appear in front, behind, to his left, and to his right.

Ye Xiao did not dodge or evade, letting their daggers stab him.

"Swish swish swish!"

-4743

-4372

-3835

-5447

Four damage values floated up.

At the same time, four indifferent faces appeared.

However, this indifference lasted for less than 1 second.

Upon seeing the four red numbers floating above Ye Xiao's head, the four people's expressions changed drastically as if by agreement.

And Zhi Boqing, hiding in the dark, upon seeing this scene, could no longer maintain his composure and exclaimed in shock.

"How is this possible!!!"

The ones sent out just now were the top enforcers of the Zhi Family's assassination squad.

Don't let Zhi He, who was killed by Ye Xiao earlier, fool you with his formidable reputation in Liyue City.

But when it came to assassination and instant burst damage, Zhi He was only outside the top ten in their assassination squad.

This shows how terrifying the strength of the assassins in the Zhi Family's assassination squad was.

However, such a presence, which Zhi Boqing had strong confidence in, and made countless Professionals in Liyue City tremble in fear,

could only cause a few thousand points of damage to a rookie? What kind of defense does this Night Shadow have?

And that wasn't all.

That Ye Xiao was clearly a squishy Mage, and his level couldn't be that high. Logically speaking, even the strongest Mage at this level would at most barely break ten thousand health.

But the combined assassination of their four people just now dealt 16,000 damage.

Why was this damned rookie still standing there?

For a moment, Zhi Boqing's expression became much more ferocious.

However, what came next was an even more despairing scene for him.

The four assassins, seeing that one burst of attacks couldn't kill Ye Xiao, were surprised but immediately swung their daggers again.

But the next moment, they completely broke down.

The opponent made no attempt to dodge; all their attacks landed.

Yet, Night Shadow still stood there steadily.

The impact brought by this scene was no less than Ye Xiao's Black Dragon's Wrath earlier.

In an instant, these assassins, who had long walked the line between life and death, were greatly alarmed. Their keen senses told them they could not linger.

So, without even making eye contact, the four of them almost simultaneously dispersed in four different directions.

Just then, Ye Xiao finally moved.

The surrounding air was once again replaced by scorching heat.

Fireballs filled the sky once more.

"Since you've come, then stay."