78: Chapter 78 To hell with the master! Why is the car going faster and faster?

After exiting the dungeon, Yan Han looked at the points on the leaderboard, his expression filled with excitement.

He immediately sent a message to his father.

"Dad, hurry up and send me the recipe you prepared!"

"Regarding the [guardian badge], Dad, I've truly met a god. A dungeon of this level cleared on Nightmare difficulty in just over an hour—your son has a shot at the top ten of Galaxy Academy! The time to bring honor to our ancestors has arrived!"

Demon City.

Yan Tieshan had just stepped off his private airship and, without bothering to rest, rushed to the city center, travel-worn and weary.

Today, he had an appointment with a renowned equipment crafting Great Master.

It was said that this person had once crafted exclusive Epic-grade equipment for many Third-Turn Venerables and even Sages.

He had to pull strings through several people just to make contact with the other party.

He was prepared to pay a high price to hire the other party to craft a set of [travelers oath] for his son, and it would be even better if he could ensure one or two pieces were exclusive.

After the guard announced him, he was led into a reception room.

"The Great Master is currently entertaining guests; you may wait here," the guard said.

Yan Tieshan sat down, feeling anxious.

He waited for nearly an hour.

Seeing there was no movement from the other party, he cautiously checked his personal terminal.

His son seemed to have sent him a message earlier, saying he wanted the set recipe.

This silly child, he didn't understand his father's well-intentioned efforts at all.

But as soon as he lowered his head and glanced at the message, his expression turned to shock, and he stood up abruptly.

He read it over several times before bursting into loud laughter.

"Hahaha, my son actually has such a Heaven-Defying opportunity."

"He's already much stronger than his old man!"

He immediately tucked the recipe away solemnly, told the messenger, and hurried away.

A few minutes later, an arrogant-looking old man strolled over.

"Where is the person who wanted to ask me to craft equipment earlier?"

A young, beautiful girl looked at his expression and cautiously replied, "He said he couldn't wait any longer and has already left!"

The old man was instantly furious.

"Insolent!"

"I was merely testing his patience; to think he is so ill-bred!"

"Pass the word down: from now on, reject any crafting requests from this person!"

...

After Wei Donglai and Yan Han finished sending their messages, they hurried back to the team.

At this moment, Zhang Jian had just finished recovering and stood up to ask, "How is it? Have you decided? Continue or quit?"

Wei Donglai looked at Zhang Jian with feigned shock.

"Brother Jian, I've already paid the deposit. You can't abandon me; the [dew essence] must be provided in sufficient quantity!"

Yan Han also grabbed Wang Fei's arm with a grievance.

"Brother Fei, my admiration for Brother Jian is like the surging river, endless and continuous, and also like..."

"Stop!" Zhang Jian quickly put an end to the performance of these two drama queens.

"As long as you've decided, that's fine. Time is precious; we must race against the clock!"

The four of them arrived at the Star Gate and entered the dungeon again.

A few minutes later, a tall, beautiful red-haired girl and a short, cute blue-haired girl appeared together.

The two of them impatiently looked at the leaderboard, their expressions filled with anticipation.

But after seeing the rankings and scores above, they revealed expressions of surprise.

Their points had already surpassed Yue Linyuan and were not far from Zhu Jiuxiao, which was about what they had imagined.

But where did this Zhang Jian at the top of the rankings pop out from?

And this Wang Fei, who was also hot on their heels?

The two looked at each other, feeling an urgent pressure.

We are all the strongest of our peers in our respective countries. Coming here is not just for our own glory, but we also carry the expectations of our entire nation. We must get into the Star Core!

...

After the four entered the dungeon again, Wang Fei, as the Support, had already begun to inspect his own equipment and organize the necessary potions in his backpack.

But after taking just two glances, he said in surprise.

"Brother Jian, the progress of our growth-type equipment is increasing so fast! It's enough to level up several times directly!"

"Should we upgrade now and use the higher-level equipment?"

Zhang Jian shook his head.

"Staying at Rank 9 gives a points bonus for over-leveling, so let's not upgrade yet."

Wang Fei nodded and began to buff Zhang Jian with various skills.

Zhang Jian's heart stirred.

Wang Fei couldn't upgrade without leveling up, but he could force an upgrade.

He looked at his equipment bar; the previous dungeon run had brought in over 17,000 kill counts.

Not to mention the experience points, of which he still had plenty stored up that he hadn't used.

Even if he forcibly upgraded the equipment, and the experience cost increased to five times the original, he still wouldn't run out!

He immediately began to upgrade.

"You consumed 2,000 kill counts and 50,000 experience points; [abyssal ring] has been upgraded to Rank 10."

"You consumed 4,000 kill counts and 100,000 experience points; [abyssal ring] has been upgraded to Rank 11."

He had a total of four growth-type equipment pieces on him.

The weapon [endless devourer] had already reached the current limit for forced upgrades.

Upgrading the [guardian badge] required not only experience and kill counts but also dungeon clear counts.

Forced upgrading required double the requirements, just like the kill count.

He had only cleared it once, which was not enough.

Adhering to the principle of balanced improvement, Zhang Jian took out both rings and upgraded each by two Ranks.

[abyssal ring] (Exclusive)

Quality: Legendary

Rank Requirement: 11

Attack Power + 130 (+ 195)

Strength + 65 (+ 97)

Health Points + 19.5% (+ 19.5%)

Critical Damage + 39% (+ 39%)

[Advanced Eternity]: Increases the duration of self-received buff effects by an additional 100%

Growth Progress: 7002 / 3000 kills, 11053528 / 10000 experience

(Can increase attributes by 30%)

[Zhang Jian Exclusive]

[abyssal ring] (Exclusive)

Quality: Legendary

Rank Requirement: 11

Attack Power + 104 (+ 156)

Attack Power + 78 (+ 117)

Critical Damage + 39% (+ 39%)

Attack Speed + 19.5% (+ 19.5%)

[Primary Eagle Eye]: Normal vision increased by 20%, night vision increased by 10%

Growth Progress: 7002 / 3000 kills, 11053528 / 10000 experience

(Can increase attributes by 30%)

[Zhang Jian] Exclusive

Looking at the two brand-new rings, Zhang Jian couldn't help but swallow his saliva.

He looked at the attack power on his panel again. 4076!

Adding the furnace BUFF and Wang Fei's skill buffs, this number reached a terrifying 5910 points!

Zhang Jian intended to test the damage.

After the first wave of monsters came out, he didn't rush forward.

Instead, he let the Thugs clamor and charge forward one by one.

Only when they entered his attack range did he fiercely make his move.

- 8232!

- 8232!

- 29223! (Critical Hit)

With just a flash of sword light, the Thugs in the front row fell one after another.

Wang Fei didn't pay much attention; in his view, this was Zhang Jian's standard operation.

However, Wei Donglai and Yan Han, who had been paying attention to the situation on the field, widened their eyes.

This damage, it's not right!

Brother Jian seems to have become stronger again?

The following few waves confirmed their guess.

In the 6th wave, after the elite [Night Butcher] appeared, Zhang Jian didn't even use [Sword Qi Slash].

Simply relying on the area of effect of [Whirlwind Sword Slash] to hit the opponent, he luckily triggered a critical hit effect and directly insta-killed the elite monster.

The whole process was shockingly fast!

Wei Donglai and Yan Han were left dumbfounded.

Why is this speed increasing more and more?