182: Immortal clay body, let me see if you are really immortal!

As Song Ming approached the city wall entrance, a guard stepped forward to stop him.

"Please show your token!"

Hearing this, Song Ming handed the demon hunting token hanging from his waist to the guard.

After confirming his identity, the guard couldn't help but size Song Ming up, down.

He said with some surprise: "A student from Divine Xia Academy, a Rank 100 Myriad Laws Celestial Master."

"You know that the lowest Rank of Professionals entering the Black Land is at least Rank 110."

"You, a Rank 100 fellow, wouldn't you just be seeking death by going in?"

"It's the Black Land in there, one of the most dangerous places in the country."

Song Ming's expression remained unchanged upon hearing this.

He had heard others' doubts many times and didn't take them to heart at all.

What's more, this person didn't have any ill intentions either.

So he said indifferently: "I'm just going in to collect some Materials; I won't go too deep."

Seeing Song Ming's firm attitude, the guard didn't try to persuade him further.

After all, quite a few people die in the Black Land every year.

He felt he had done his duty by informing him of the risks involved.

The guard then opened the city gate, allowing Song Ming to enter the Black Land.

Another guard immediately leaned over and whispered: "Hey, this kid looks really young, isn't he still a student?"

"From Divine Xia Academy, being able to reach Rank 100 at this age definitely makes him a Genius," the guard replied as he closed the city gate.

"Heh heh, what if he's a Genius? Haven't enough Academy Geniuses died in the Black Land?"

"Alright, they're all pillars of the nation, can't you wish them well!" the guard said grumpily.

The other guard chuckled and said nothing more.

Genius always thinks too highly of themselves; they will only wake up when they hit a wall and suffer, but by then it might be too late.

Upon entering the Black Land.

The oppressive feeling Song Ming experienced became several times heavier, the sky grew even gloomier, and the ground constantly emitted a nauseating aura.

That was the aura of the Abyss.

He detested this aura from the bottom of his heart.

Song Ming looked up, and all he saw were vast expanses of dark brown land.

It was incredibly vast.

He couldn't see the end of it with a single glance.

The area of this Black Land was dozens of times larger than the Contaminated Land he had entered before.

Even the degree of contamination was the same.

Song Ming did not act rashly, but instead extended his Mental Energy into the demon hunting token.

He brought up a partial map of this area.

Every Professional who has processed a demon hunting token can receive a free map of the Black Land.

Though not complete.

It's only a portion of the area near the city wall's edge.

But it's enough for these Professionals to use.

Only by increasing the Rank of the demon hunting token can one obtain more maps of this place.

After all, strength is a factor.

Even if you were given the entire map of the Black Land, you wouldn't be able to go there.

Song Ming checked the map and found that the closest dungeon to the city gate was in the northwest direction.

In addition, this part of the map also marked a gathering place for a Demonkin Tribe and a mountain range where Demonic Beasts resided.

Most of the rest were some special Materials within the Black Land.

Such as magic crystal ore and herbs.

They were of no use to Song Ming.

He wouldn't waste time mining either; that would be meaningless.

Since he had arrived in the Black Land.

Song Ming's primary goal was naturally to complete his five-turn mission.

To destroy five Abyss Gates.

He had experience in this area and knew what to do.

So, he unhesitatingly walked towards the northwest.

Destroying Abyss Gates could fulfill his mission objective, allow him to gain experience, and finally earn merit points and Academy performance points.

The sense of accomplishment was directly maximized.

Through God Yi's narration.

The demons of the Abyss are very skilled at using curses.

And this is a place with a very strong Abyss aura.

It's possible that some monsters might also release curse-like skills.

So after entering the Black Land, Song Ming immediately cast a layer of Guardian Divine Light on himself.

It could not only immunity all negative statuses, including curses.

It could also perfectly defend against damage from all directions.

Simply invincible.

Song Ming walked slowly on the road, not hiding his presence at all.

Although the map indicated which path had the lowest danger.

But he deliberately went the opposite way.

Having not killed any monsters for several hours, he was already itching for a fight.

It did not disappoint him; after walking for less than ten minutes and gradually moving away from the city wall.

A Black Mud Monster suddenly appeared in front of Song Ming.

As if it had emerged directly from the ground.

Its entire body was made of slippery, viscous black mud, and a pair of blood-red eyes flickered.

The moment the Black Mud Monster appeared.

A huge, gaping black maw suddenly opened below its red eyes.

At the same time, a long, crimson tongue covered in barbs shot out like a cannonball, reaching Song Ming's front in the blink of an eye.

However, upon contact with the golden light shield on Song Ming's body.

The Black Mud Monster immediately let out a scream, and its size suddenly shrank by several points.

Song Ming chuckled, and the Eye of Insight also sent back detailed information about this monster.

[Black Mud Monster]

[Health: 9800000 / 10200000]

[Rank: 110]

[Strength: 13000]

[Agility: 13000]

[Mental Energy: 10000]

[Physique: 12000]

[Defense: 12000]

[Skill: Undying Mud Body]

A Rank 110 Black Mud Monster.

Its attributes were already not weaker than those of a boss-level monster in a large dungeon.

This was only the first monster Song Ming encountered.

It was enough to illustrate the danger of the Black Land.

However, that was for others.

After all, this monster's ambush not only failed to harm him but also caused itself considerable damage!

"Undying Mud Body, let me see if you're truly undying!"

Song Ming smiled, and a purple flame appeared out of thin air.

And instantly enveloped the Black Mud Monster.

The Purple Celestial Flame, which he had sublimated into a Forbidden Spell, its power was naturally not to be underestimated.

Almost in an instant, it was about to burn the Black Mud Monster to ashes.

However, this monster also decisively activated its own skill.

A raging fire burned, and the surrounding air constantly twisted.

But the Black Mud Monster, caught in the inferno.

Still resisted tenaciously.

It continuously peeled off layers of charred, carbonized outer shell from its body.

Attempting to escape the burning flames.

But it had no effect whatsoever.

Even the Undying Mud Body seemed to lose its undying ability in the face of absolute true damage.

The Black Mud Monster only managed to hold on for an extra second before being completely incinerated into a pile of ashes.

At the same time, a notification promptly appeared before Song Ming's eyes.

[Killed Rank 110 Black Mud Monster, gained Experience + 1061200]

[Obtained a small pinch of Abyss Black Mud]

[Abyss Black Mud: Can be used to cultivate undead-type summoned creatures, enhancing their attribute values and accelerating their growth]

He glanced at the harvest, his expression unchanged.

However, he had not heard of Abyss Black Mud before.

It was probably a local specialty.

It could enhance the strength of undead-type summoned creatures, but Song Ming was not an undead-type Professional, so this black mud was of little use to him.