144: Chapter 144 Day One! Breaking the Limits Astounds the World! (Part 2)

Before entering the Dungeon, Wang Fei and the others didn't quite understand why Zhang Jian looked so confident.

But once the battle started, they understood.

A casual basic attack dealt over 200,000 damage, instantly killing any normal monster.

And the critical hits that appeared frequently were enough to instantly kill even elite monsters and excellence-grade BOSSes.

Even the troublesome legendary rank BOSSes.

Under the terrifying true damage of [Sword Qi Slash], they could only withstand one strike per phase.

The battle ended before even the skills that caused headaches for everyone—the ones that reduced weapon durability—could be released.

"You have killed the Level 25 epic-grade BOSS [Steel Tyrant: King of Scrap], and you have completed the Hell difficulty clearance of [Protect the Abandoned Factory]."

"Team member... evaluation increased."

"Clearance time is under 15 minutes; additional evaluation has been raised to the Peak."

"Upon exiting, you will receive an SSS+++ Rank evaluation and can choose three drops as additional rewards."

"Your team has met the Peak-level clearance conditions for this Dungeon; all drop rates for this Dungeon are permanently increased by 100%."

"Limit broken, reborn, Professional Rank cap increased."

"You have obtained a Heavenly Dao-Grade attribute: Critical Hit Rate +1%, Evasion Rate +1%. This attribute cannot be immune to, resisted by, or canceled by any anti-critical strike attributes; it will always take effect."

"As the first Professional to activate this attribute, the effect is doubled."

Success!

The four of them hugged in excitement.

They had challenged this Dungeon many times, and several times it had been a close call.

Now, finally, relying on Zhang Jian's powerful output, they had pushed through all the way and reached the Peak!

The prompts in the evaluation left them speechless.

It actually took under 15 minutes to raise the additional evaluation to the Peak.

Without Zhang Jian, they really couldn't imagine anyone being able to complete it.

Perhaps a team of five Level 25 Divine-Grade Professionals could have such high-efficiency burst damage.

But without the evaluation boost for being 10 levels below the BOSS, it was hard to say if they could reach the Peak level.

As for the Heavenly Dao-Grade attribute, everyone was learning about this concept for the first time.

According to the prompt's explanation, the priority of this attribute was above all other effects.

Even mythical level skill traits could not be immune to it!

Although it was only 2% after being doubled.

But one had to know, this was only the first Peak-level Heavenly Dao Dungeon they had cleared.

What if it were two, three, or even more?

By then...

Wouldn't every attack they made be a guaranteed critical hit?

The four of them were breathing rapidly.

After fantasizing for a while, they began to choose their additional rewards under the Dungeon exit prompt.

Among the BOSS drops, Zhang Jian chose two epic-grade skills and one [Varied Weapon Manufacturing Recipe].

In the end, they harvested four epic-grade skills and two recipes.

As well as dozens of legendary rank weapons and equipment, and 18 [Scrap King Fragments] Materials.

This battle could be called a bumper harvest!

Stepping out of the Dungeon, Zhang Jian noticed the atmosphere around was a bit off.

Ye Xun and the others were staring blankly at the sky.

Countless colorful lights hung above, like a rainbow paradise.

The air was filled with a refreshing fragrance.

From time to time, one could hear exclamations from people.

"I just received some Heavenly Dao prompt saying the Water Blue Planet Rank cap has been broken, the whole world is celebrating, and experience gain is increased by 20% and drops by 10% for 24 hours. Am I hallucinating?"

"I received it too. I thought it was a prank by some mental-type Professional."

"So it's real! Damn, hurry up and go out to level up!"

People kept confirming, discovering that a Heavenly Dao BUFF targeting all Professionals had actually appeared.

The wilderness began to get bustling.

Professionals began to appear continuously in front of all Dungeons.

When Zhang Jian and his group rested and prepared to make a push at the Hell difficulty of [Wild Grassland] in one go, they found the Professionals Association was packed with people.

They were basically Professionals between Level 20 and 30, chatting lively, communicating with each other, and looking for suitable teams.

Zhang Jian and the others couldn't squeeze in at all.

They had to find President Li Husheng and have him personally accompany them with a few staff members to clear a path.

During this time, some people raised objections.

"Why are there people cutting the line? We were here queuing first."

"Exactly, isn't it said that the President doesn't do this kind of thing? It's really shocking!"

This forced President Li Husheng to come out.

"This is the Peerless Prodigy who cleared the Hell difficulty Dungeon with a Peak-level evaluation—the first in our Ta City, nay, all of China, and even the entire Water Blue Planet!"

"Without their hard work, where would your world-celebrating Heavenly Dao blessing BUFF come from?"

"Everyone, make way!"

"Maybe if they achieve a Peak-level evaluation for this Dungeon too, your BUFFs could become even stronger."

The scene went quiet for a moment.

Looking at Zhang Jian and his group, their expressions became extremely respectful, and they consciously cleared a path, allowing Zhang Jian and his group to successfully enter the Dungeon.

In the crowd, a few Professionals' eyes flickered, and they quietly exited the Professionals Association.

They walked in a hurry and soon arrived at a secluded residence nearby. After nervously entering the house, they immediately spoke to their personal terminals.

"Young Lord, it's bad! Someone has cleared a Dungeon and achieved a Peak-level evaluation!"

Deep in Galaxy Academy, several Professionals who had been silent for a long time suddenly woke up.

Feeling the information transmitted by the Will of the Heavenly Dao, they were ecstatic.

"After so many years, a True Dragon has finally appeared!"

"The Rank cap has been broken! We can continue to improve our strength; the time to rush out of the Water Blue Planet and enter the Universe is not far off!"

As streaks of purple light fell from the sky, their bodies gradually became heavy.

One by one, they entered their own secret rooms and began to close their eyes and absorb it.

In Kyoto, in Magic City.

In Japan, in the Beautiful Country.

Although there weren't many Professionals who had reached the 99th level of the third transition within a single academy or faction.

Only a few top factions had such powerful existences.

But throughout the entire Water Blue Planet, this number was not small.

With the breaking of the Rank cap, purple energy descended from the sky to reshape their bodies.

These top experts standing at the Peak of the Water Blue Planet all fell into an inexplicable state.

Similar to meditation, similar to sleep.

The whole world was undergoing earth-shaking changes.

The Dean of Galaxy Academy, as one of these experts, had once left a trace of aura on Zhang Jian by creating the galaxy badge.

When the Heavenly Dao blessing fell, he naturally learned the source of all this.

Overjoyed, he passed down a message before entering that mysterious and profound state.

After receiving the news, the Reception Envoy was also inexplicably shocked.

The new student who was learning related knowledge from him just two days ago had actually accomplished such a feat so quickly.

He dared not be negligent and immediately sent two senior instructors, ordering them to head to Ta City to serve Zhang Jian specifically.

Other factions in China were still guessing one by one who had become the first person in this century to break the Professional Rank cap.

Only Professor Hai Dawei had an answer in his heart.

Beside himself with excitement, he made a prompt decision, called a close friend, and boarded an airship to Ta City together.

While Professionals across the entire Water Blue Planet were caught in confusion, shock, surprise, and even while many began to level up in the wild and grind Dungeons in full swing.

Ming Kong, however, felt a deep sense of crisis.

He never expected that on his first day on this planet, he would encounter such an unexpected situation.

This was simply not a coincidence; it was like a declaration of war against him.

The protagonist who caused the incident was Zhang Jian, who had escaped from the ambush plan they designed just one day ago.

This made the alarm bells ring loudly in his heart.

Only a day had passed, and the other party's strength had improved again.

If he let it continue to develop, he was afraid that by the time his clan's main force arrived, this planet would have developed into a completely different appearance.

They wanted to absorb and refine the Water Blue Planet for their own use, not face a powerful opponent with strength similar to theirs.

After thinking for a while, Ming Kong finally came up with a solution.