65: Receive the breakthrough mission and become a ray of light illuminating the world.

As for the other rewards...

2.5 million gold coins and +700 to all attributes weren't much to talk about.

For the experienced Su Yan, his expression didn't change as he happily accepted them.

Su Yan focused his attention on the rewarded skill [Damage Overload Lv.1].

[Damage Overload Lv.1] (SSS-Rank) — Passive Skill:

After learning this skill, damage dealt to a target will not disappear with their death. They will continue to take damage after reviving until the full amount of damage has been dealt.

"Based on this, can I understand it as... if I use a skill and insta-kill a target, they'll still owe me several more lives?"

Su Yan thought, stroking his chin.

If that's really the case, then this is incredibly powerful.

Right now,

after thinking for a moment, Su Yan no longer hesitated.

After all, it was an SSS-Rank passive skill, a top-tier item others could only dream of. Of course, he learned it immediately!

"Skill learned successfully!"

After learning [Damage Overload], all his skills gained the Damage Overload passive effect.

Next, Su Yan exited the dungeon.

Because of the world announcement just now, everyone in the Land of Divine Punishment knew that Demon Slayer was in the Desert Cave dungeon.

So, as soon as Su Yan stepped out, he was immediately caught by the players waiting at the dungeon entrance.

"Demon Slayer! Demon Slayer is out!"

"Big Boss Demon Slayer, is 0.78 seconds your limit? Can you go any faster?"

"Big Boss Demon Slayer, how long do you plan to stay in the Endless Desert?"

"Big Boss Demon Slayer, please save my great-grandfather..."

The players today seemed exceptionally enthusiastic,

perhaps because he had cleared the Desert Cave dungeon in 0.78 seconds.

The voices were crowded and noisy; Su Yan couldn't hear them clearly at all.

So he just gave a simple greeting,

and then, surrounded by the crowd of players, he walked toward a gathering spot of wild monsters near the dungeon.

He wanted to test if the effect of the passive [Damage Overload] was the same as he understood it.

The wild monsters here had all committed suicide earlier because of the Goddess of the Desert's Power Of Faith.

They had just respawned,

and were all rubbing their paws, ready to do something big.

Under the curious gazes of the surrounding players, Su Yan waved his staff, dragons fury, and threw a Flame Forbidden Curse into the monster group.

Boom!

Critical Hit!

-1,278,529,212!

Critical Hit!

-1,243,356,334!

In an instant,

a mushroom cloud rose from the monster group, and a searing wave of fire exploded, resembling a small-scale nuclear blast site.

Amidst the sea of fire, strings of 1.2 billion+ damage numbers popped up like bamboo shoots after rain.

Whether it was Lizard Elite Warriors, Serpentfolk Warriors, or Sandworm Leaders, they were all instantly turned to ash!

This damage...

All the players present were instantly dumbfounded, with gasps of cold air rising one after another.

However, just as all the players unanimously agreed that Demon Slayer was simply testing his skill damage,

a terrifying and supernatural scene occurred!

Within the annihilated monster group, a few minutes later, Serpentfolk Warriors began to respawn.

But having just revived, before they even had time to breathe a single breath of fresh air,

a terrifying damage number suddenly popped up above their heads, and they turned back into ash in an instant!

"Holy crap, how did this slippery snake die?"

"It's definitely faking death! Hurry and download the Anti-Fraud Center app! This kind of monster must be reported to death!"

The players exclaimed one after another.

Seeing this, Su Yan smiled slightly; he now had a clear idea.

It seemed there were no issues; Damage Overload worked exactly as he understood it!

So, if nothing went wrong, these monsters still owed him over 20,000 lives... even if their respawn time was 3 minutes,

they could respawn 20 times per hour, which was 480 times a day.

In other words,

for the next 40-odd days, these monsters would have to keep dying without eating or drinking to pay off his damage... "Hehe, thought being a monster meant you didn't have to pay back your loans? In your dreams!"

Su Yan was amused,

the utility of [Damage Overload] was already self-evident.

It was specifically designed to deal with enemies who had resurrection armor or special items; it would be extraordinarily effective!

As long as the damage is dealt, if you don't die, I lose!

Immediately, Su Yan stayed no longer. Using the Sky Riding Technique, his figure soared into the air with a bang.

In an instant, he flew up tens of thousands of feet into the sky.

Leaving only a crowd of players looking up in astonishment, watching him depart... At this moment,

exactly half an hour had passed since Su Yan entered the Endless Desert.

At this point in time,

other players might still be on their way to Sand Sea City.

Yet Su Yan was already about to leave this place and head to the next map.

The fastest map-switcher in history was born!

At the boundary wall of the Endless Desert.

By now, Su Yan had arrived at the edge of the boundary wall, and he smiled helplessly at the toxic mist permeating before him.

"Damn, looks like my luck isn't so good this time."

Obviously, he hadn't run into any players opening a star gate this time.

So the toxic mist was still there, tightly concealing the boundary wall.

Su Yan originally wanted to force his way in, but then he suddenly remembered.

He had just summoned the Goddess of Dawn and Misha, and both were now on cooldown.

He would have to wait two hours for the cooldowns to refresh before using them again.

"Fine then!"

Su Yan clicked his tongue.

There was nothing he could do; Summon God was currently only Rank 1.

The cooldown was relatively long, and the duration of the two goddesses, Dawn and Misha, was only 5 minutes.

"It seems I must find a way to level up Summon God."

However, Su Yan also knew in his heart that this was mainly because his map-switching speed was too fast.

Even when checking into a hotel, no one leaves after just half an hour.

"Forget it, I might as well use this time to do the Breakthrough quest. It might even save me some potions later."

Su Yan thought to himself.

Of course, the Breakthrough quest was just to dispel the toxic mist and make it easier for him to enter.

He still had to break through the wall!

So, no sooner said than done.

Su Yan immediately flew back to Sand Sea City, found the Breakthrough quest reception area, and took out the [no-level breakthrough voucher].

"Please note, you have accepted the Endless Desert Breakthrough quest!"

"Please proceed immediately to the Trial Grounds, the Ruins of the Desert, and clear the trial within twelve hours; otherwise, it will be treated as a failed Breakthrough!"

He had indeed successfully accepted the Breakthrough quest!

...And at the same time,

unexpectedly, a world announcement rang out once more in the sky of the Land of Divine Punishment:

"Player [Demon Slayer] has used an [no-level breakthrough voucher] and successfully accepted the Endless Desert Breakthrough quest! We wish [Demon Slayer] a smooth Breakthrough and an early arrival at the Holy Capital!"

...In just half an hour, three consecutive world announcements.

And they were all about Demon Slayer!

But this time, what followed was not the cheers of the Human Race Players, but a deep sense of frustration.

"Did I hear that right? Big Boss Demon Slayer actually accepted a Breakthrough quest?"

"Wuwuwu, is this the end?"

"It makes sense. No matter how strong Demon Slayer is, his abilities are limited. He must have done his best."

"Thank you, Demon Slayer. The beams of light you've emitted these past few days have illuminated my life and given me, a depression sufferer, the courage to live again..."

"It's over, everything is over! If even Demon Slayer can't blast open the Endless Desert's boundary wall, my great-grandfather is doomed!"

"Fine, I'll go pull my great-grandfather's oxygen tube right now so the old man doesn't have to suffer anymore..."

Jiang Xiaoli: "Don't pull it! Whatever you do, don't pull it! Please believe me, Demon Slayer's story is far from over!"