127: Do you know who Xia Qi is?

【You have slain a Low-level demons, gaining 2,000,000 experience points.】

【You have obtained a Gold-Rank weapon: Demon Shield.】

【You have obtained Gold-Rank armor: Demon Armor.】

【You have obtained a Gold-Rank weapon: Demon Energy Gun.】

【You have obtained a fallen sword (Materials).】

【Demon Shield: Gold-Rank weapon, Strength +200, Physique +300, Defense-type skills amplified by 25%, can be used after Rank 30.】

【Demon Armor: Gold-Rank armor, Physique +500, Defense-type skills amplified by 25%, can be used after Rank 30.】

【Demon Energy Gun: Gold-Rank weapon, Strength +500, Gunner-type skills amplified by 25%, can be used after Rank 30 and second class advancement.】

【fallen sword: A special sword embryo, can be used to craft sword-type weapons.】

Besides these, there were many notifications for Materials, but Xia Qi was too lazy to check them one by one.

Phew!

Letting out a long sigh of relief, Xia Qi sheathed his spider king longsword, finally having completed the dungeon.

This was the most difficult boss he had ever fought.

World bosses were indeed ridiculously strong.

At this moment, he felt the impact of the Rank gap.

Under normal circumstances, an elite team clearing the Fallen Land would have members at least Rank 30, and they would need to have completed their second class advancement.

But he was currently... only Rank 26.

No, to be precise, he was only Rank 25 before killing the boss; he had just reached Rank 26.

He instinctively checked his attributes; all four core stats had increased by fifty points, reaching one thousand three hundred points.

“When I entered the dungeon, I was Rank 24. Now I’m Rank 26, an increase of more than one and a half Ranks.”

“The key is that after Rank 25, the experience points required increase again, so gaining one Rank now is equivalent to three Ranks before.”

“It just took a bit long, but after familiarizing myself with the terrain, I should be able to shorten the clear time even more.”

While Xia Qi was contemplating, the Home of Dungeons outside had already erupted into a frenzy.

An ancient bell chime resonated throughout the entire Home of Dungeons.

This time, the bell rang a full six times before stopping.

Under normal circumstances, three chimes indicated a new clear record for a normal dungeon.

Six chimes, however, signified a new clear record for a large or super-large dungeon.

At this moment, the crowd outside the Home of Dungeons had vanished, with hundreds of people all packed inside the Home of Dungeons.

Nearly a thousand pairs of eyes frantically searched the information stele, finally all settling on the large dungeon, Fallen Land.

“Oh my goodness, a large dungeon’s clear record has actually been broken. Who on earth did it?”

“Hey, hey, hey, I know! Ten hours ago, West Wind Academy’s elite team went in. It must be them.”

“That’s amazing! How long has it been? Not even eleven hours, right?”

“I never thought West Wind Academy’s strength was so formidable. They actually broke the new record and shortened it by over five hours. It’s likely that West Wind Academy will become completely famous among all the academies from now on.”

“Absolutely! Just by breaking the record for the Fallen Land, their prestige will definitely surpass War God Academy, making them the top academy below Godslayer Academy.”

The crowd discussed fiercely, mostly believing that the new record was set by West Wind Academy’s elite team.

However, there were also dissenting voices among the crowd, coming from some ordinary students.

“Wait, did you forget that Senior Xia Qi also went in?”

“That’s right, that’s right! Senior Xia Qi went in even before West Wind Academy. Why aren’t you mentioning Xia Qi?!”

“Tch, what a joke! This is the Fallen Land, a Rank 30 large dungeon. Don’t tell me Xia Qi can solo it and even break the record?”

“Yeah, we know Xia Qi is awesome, but the Fallen Land isn’t a normal dungeon. You ordinary students, don’t try to stir up trouble here.”

“What’s wrong with being an ordinary student? I believe in Xia Qi. Maybe he’s the one who created the new record.”

“Damn it, are you just blindly praising him? Forget Xia Qi, Shengjing has been established for hundreds of years, and I’ve never heard of anyone soloing a large dungeon, let alone breaking a record. Are your brains all broken?”

“Exactly! You’re even praising a National Champion who hasn’t fully grown yet. Why don’t you say he can solo a super-large dungeon?”

“Heh heh, you just can’t stand to see ordinary students do well!”

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The ordinary students and the academy faction students started bickering again, engaging in a war of words, back and forth.

Just as it seemed they were about to come to blows again, an arrogant voice resounded from behind the crowd.

“Who’s Xia Qi? Never heard of him. Where did this kid come from, and what makes him dare to solo a large dungeon?”

Everyone subconsciously looked behind them.

A group of people were dressed in uniform, with the West Wind Academy emblem embroidered on their clothing.

The leader held his head high, looking incredibly arrogant.

“It’s West Wind Academy’s strongest student, Sikong.”

“Is he Sikong, the grandson of West Wind Academy’s Dean Situ Lei?”

Sikong was one of the top second-generation elites in the academy. With his Dean grandfather in Shengjing, he was usually full of arrogance, almost never putting other students in his eyes, except for those from Godslayer Academy.

In modern terms, he was as cocky as could be.

Such a person was disliked by both ordinary students and students from the academy faction.

If it weren't for his Dean grandfather, no normal person would give him a good look.

At this moment, someone with a grim expression said, “Xia Qi soloed and broke the record for two normal dungeons. The Fallen Land’s record might also have been broken by him.”

“Soloing normal dungeons? Hahahahaha!”

Sikong suddenly burst into maniacal laughter, then his expression turned ferocious.

“Are you f*cking kidding me?”

“Can normal dungeons be compared to large dungeons?”

“Someone like that must have used some tricky method to achieve it. Do you dare to say he can solo a large dungeon?”

Sikong gritted his teeth and roared each word, as if he would resort to violence at the slightest disagreement.

The person who spoke was clearly startled, but to save face, he bravely continued, “Everything I said is true. Many people saw Xia Qi go in alone.”

“Yes, Xia Qi went in alone.”

“You say Xia Qi used tricky methods, do you have proof?”

“Exactly! I think you academy faction people just can’t admit that others are excellent.”

For a moment, many students began to chime in. With so many of them, no matter how arrogant Sikong was, he couldn’t possibly beat them all, right?

Looking at the many people who seemed indignant, Sikong was also puzzled.

What was going on? Were these ordinary students usually this united?

Sikong frowned and asked the person beside him, “Do you know who Xia Qi is?”

The person beside him’s expression changed; he had just happened to hear about him.

“Brother Kong, Xia Qi is that person from War God Academy who got first place on Fairy Island.”

“It’s said that he’s very close to War God Hu Jun. It’s possible they’re relatives or something.”

Relatives?

Sikong showed a strange expression.

In this Shengjing, could there be someone with a stronger background than him?

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