18: Thanks from a level 1000 player

In front of the stone wall,

the Warrior was completely stunned.

A Ling, she... she actually broke through!

At this moment, he was as ecstatic as a 375-month-old child, even happier than when he obtained his own Class Advancement opportunity.

Remembering something, the Warrior quickly checked A Ling's Rank.

[Wind Chime—Rank 1000]

Gulp!

The sound of swallowing saliva echoed in the valley. The Warrior didn't know how to express his feelings, only laughing wildly as a release.

Until his jaw dislocated from laughing, he slapped it back into place, and the laughter finally stopped.

"Great, A Ling, your Rank that was stuck for 15 years has finally broken through! This is great, truly great!"

The Warrior danced with joy, showing none of the solemnity of a Human Race big shot.

Having suddenly obtained a Breakthrough, A Ling felt like she was in a dream, looking a bit dazed, in a state of being half-awake.

After a while, she narrowed her eyes and smiled gently: "Yes, brother."

That one word, "brother."

The Warrior froze, mist rising in his eyes, "A Ling, you're finally willing to call me brother again."

Turning around, he quickly wiped his eyes, then looked at the sword seal on the stone wall, praising in amazement:

"Demon Slayer's sword seal is actually this powerful. If A Ling hadn't insisted on coming in, I would have almost missed the greatest opportunity of my life!"

"I must say, as expected of Demon Slayer who possesses an SSS-Rank Talent.

It's one thing to rise strongly on his own, but to even give benefits to the entire Human Race. This is absolutely unprecedented in the history of Human Emperors!"

A Ling nodded in agreement.

Her eyes were fixed on the sword seal, who knows what she was thinking.

The Warrior said excitedly: "Right, A Ling, let's quickly spread this news so all Human Race Players can enter the dungeon to observe the sword seal."

"I think with this sword seal, the overall strength of the Human Race will definitely increase by a huge margin!"

"Mm!"

...At this time, 2 minutes had passed since the sword seal announcement.

The world channel was still in a state of explosion.

"Has anyone observed the sword seal yet? What were the rewards? If the rewards are good, I'll immediately buy a Teleportation Scroll and fly straight to the Novice Map!"

"Don't know, our team is still fighting mobs... Oh crap, I'm dead!"

"Rank 5 beautiful Knight looking for a carry in the Wolf King Valley Dungeon, rewards don't matter, as long as I can observe the sword seal~"

"Lady Knight, what's your Talent?"

"It's Rank E."

"Rank E won't do, too trashy, it has to be at least Rank C to barely enter my Dharma Eye."

"But my cup size is also E (✿◡‿◡)."

"Holy crap, me, me, me!!"

Just then.

In the scrolling world channel, a sentence suddenly appeared.

Wind Chime: "Thank you, Demon Slayer. Your sword seal gave me a Rebirth. I will be grateful to you for a lifetime."

This sentence was quickly noticed by some keen players, who guessed it must be from someone who had already observed the sword seal.

Immediately, a Rank 99 player asked:

"This Wind Chime sister, can you speak more clearly? What kind of Rebirth? Just say it!"

But after checking Wind Chime's Rank, he was instantly scared witless:

"Holy crap, Rank 1000! Great-grandmother Wind Chime, I was wrong! This grandson won't dare do it again!"

The world channel was in a boil, everyone envious that it was actually a Rank 1000 big shot, no wonder she finished observing the sword seal so quickly.

So more and more people started asking.

Everyone was desperate to know the details of Wind Chime's Rebirth and what effects Demon Slayer's sword seal actually had.

However, Wind Chime did not answer.

This made the players pace around in anxiety, but they had no other choice but to wait for other big shots to clear the dungeon and provide answers.

Sword Break: "Let me explain simply.

Here's the situation: A Ling had been stuck at Rank 999 for 15 years, and just now, by observing Demon Slayer's sword seal, she successfully broke through to Rank 1000.

And after I observed it, I also obtained a Class Advancement opportunity.

So it's certain that Demon Slayer's sword seal is extremely powerful. I hope everyone hurries to observe it. Also, when you drink water, don't forget who dug the well—remember to thank Demon Slayer!"

Boom!

The Warrior Sword Break's words instantly ignited the entire world channel.

Then it was the entire China, the entire Human Race Alliance, the entire Blue Star!

All Human Race Players scrambled to flood into the Novice Map.

For a time, Teleportation Scrolls became the hottest item in the Auction House.

2 minutes later.

Someone in the world channel said in surprise: "Holy crap, what Sword Break said is true! I observed the sword seal and got a Second Talent Awakening opportunity! Thank you, Demon Slayer!"

"Brothers, I also got a Class Advancement opportunity! Demon Slayer is awesome!"

"...Thank you, Demon Slayer!"

"...Thank you, Demon Slayer!"

"...Thank you, Demon Slayer!"

More and more people received rewards from observing the sword seal, and in their excitement and ecstasy, they were all thanking Demon Slayer.

On the forums, the Silver Wolf King BOSS dominated the 24-hour kill list!

This day was a nightmare for the Silver Wolf King... "Achoo! Achoo!"

Inside the Wolf King Valley Dungeon, Su Yan, who had just insta-killed the Silver Wolf King BOSS, sneezed several times in a row.

After leaving the sword seal earlier, he had non-stop ground the dungeon again.

Seeing the world channel filled with thanks to Demon Slayer, a smile spread across Su Yan's face. To be honest, he felt quite a sense of accomplishment.

Especially a Rank 1000 expert with the ID Wind Chime, who actually said she would be grateful to him for a lifetime.

He didn't know if it was true or not.

And on the experience bar, notifications were jumping wildly:

EXP +1

EXP +1

EXP +1

...Su Yan didn't think much of it, but when he opened it for a casual glance, his eyes went wide.

Holy crap, what's going on with this experience bar!

He clearly remembered that just now the experience was only over 6 million, how did it become over 56 million now!

"In other words, in just these few minutes, 50 million players have observed the sword seal??"

Thinking of this, Su Yan took a sharp breath of cold air.

Sorry, he had been too shallow!

This dungeon sword seal is simply the most perfect masterpiece in human history. Please, by all means, let him do this a few more times in the future!

Isn't this faster than grinding dungeons?

It's simple and easy; he can earn experience just by lying down.

Right now.

Su Yan didn't lose himself in the repeated "Thank you, Demon Slayer."

His mind was very clear; he still had to grind the dungeon when he needed to.

After all, he still needed to stack Health.

So, Su Yan ignored the outside revelry and buried himself in the great task of grinding the dungeon.

Already so outstanding, yet he worked harder than everyone else.

He ground for the whole afternoon until he was almost about to vomit.

Before logging off after school, Su Yan finally stacked his Health to 100,000!

100,000 Health at Rank 1!

His HP was approaching that of top-tier Rank 200 players!

With Divine Domain active, a single Sanction could deal 1.5M+ damage!

"This damage is already enough to insta-kill a Rank 200 BOSS."

Su Yan pondered, his eyes filled with burning light.

Changing maps was now inevitable.

With his current damage, continuing to grind the Rank 50 dungeons in the Novice Map...

...would be a waste since the damage overflow was too much.

"But the problem is, according to the Divine Punishment mechanics, to leave the Novice Map, one must reach Rank 50 and then Breakthrough. How do I solve the problem of not being able to level up?"

After logging out from the Land of Divine Punishment and sitting in the back row of the classroom, Su Yan sighed.

His desk mate, Tang Xia, also sighed.

Su Yan turned his head, "Why the hell are you sighing?"

Tang Xia played with her twin-tail hair with both hands, saying enviously:

"Isn't it because of that sword seal Demon Slayer left in the dungeon? I really want to go see it, but my Rank is too low. I was schooled by wild monsters as soon as I left the Novice Village."

School had just let out, and the classroom was bustling.

Students were all discussing the dungeon sword seal, lamenting that their Ranks were too low to go observe it.

Su Yan grinned gloatingly, "What Rank are you that you want to see the sword seal? You're just looking for death."

Tang Xia immediately got upset and made a move to kick him.

Unexpectedly, she almost exposed a large area of skin under her short skirt. She quickly pressed down her hem with both hands and retreated, her face flushed.

"Hmph, your daddy is Rank 12. What Rank are you?" Tang Xia glared.

Su Yan pretended not to see anything and sneered, "Your grandpa is Rank 50 and leaving the Novice Map tomorrow. You convinced?"

"Convinced my foot!"

After bickering with Tang Xia for a bit.

Su Yan slung his backpack over his shoulder, done with her, and walked home with one hand in his pocket... Half an hour later, he arrived home on time.

"I'm back."

Su Yan called out a greeting toward the living room out of habit as he changed his shoes and entered.

But as soon as he entered, his gaze was drawn to a brilliant, dazzling crystal on the coffee table.

"A link crystal?!"