9: Chapter 9 continues to level up! The final boss appears at the end of the dungeon!

A series of prompts left Zhang Jian feeling a bit overwhelmed.

The progress of several major affixes had increased significantly!

Two pieces of equipment and one skill dropped!

He was grinning from ear to ear and started by checking the equipment.

[Swift Claw Boots] Quality: Rare. Rank Requirement: None. Defense +7. Movement Speed +10%.

[Frenzied Blue-Eyed Necklace] Quality: Rare. Rank Requirement: None. Attack +9. Critical Hit Rate +2%.

Both pieces of equipment were very practical.

Especially the necklace, which could be considered a top-tier item at this stage.

Zhang Jian equipped them immediately.

[Swift Run] (Rare). Consumes 80 Mana, increases movement speed by 20%, and increases Attack by 10% on the next attack. Duration: 30 seconds. Cooldown: 5 minutes.

This Rare-grade skill was not bad either.

Especially the percentage-based effect, which could be considered a stock with potential.

After Zhang Jian learned it, it automatically converted into the corresponding affix.

[Sprinting Sword] (Rare). After running at full speed with a sword for 5 seconds, the next attack launched will deal 20% increased final damage.

(Upgrade affix effect requires: Launch 0/1 attack using this affix).

(Upgrade affix quality requires: 1 Excellent-grade attack/support skill book).

The converted affix was much stronger than the original skill.

It no longer consumed Mana.

Zhang Jian couldn't wait to test it.

Looking around, there was a Rank 4 monster not far away.

He immediately moved his feet and rushed towards it.

Once the affix lit up, indicating a successful trigger, Zhang Jian immediately struck with his sword.

-60!

-158!

-158!

-158!

-274! (Critical Hit)

-158!

Ah!

The monster shrieked, and its head tilted to the side.

After a critical hit occurred, Zhang Jian instantly killed it.

He also noticed that the damage increase in this affix actually included the five Sword Qi [Sword Qi Slash] carried, which was a pleasant surprise.

After killing it, another prompt popped up.

"You easily one-shot a monster not lower than your own Rank, [King of Affixes] triggered, you obtained the special affix [whats there to say about getting one-shot]."

[whats there to say about getting one-shot] (Excellent). After you one-shot a monster not lower than your own Rank, you will automatically recover 1% of your current Qi and Blood limit.

(Upgrade affix effect requires: One-shot: 0/1 monster).

(Upgrade affix quality requires: 1 special affix of the same quality).

These two newly acquired affixes had low upgrade requirements.

After killing a few monsters, Zhang Jian upgraded each of them twice.

[Sprinting Sword] (Rare) (+2). LV0/2 (0/1000). After running at full speed with a sword for 5 seconds, the next attack launched will deal 60% increased final damage.

(Upgrade affix effect requires: Launch 0/100 attacks using this affix).

(Upgrade affix quality requires: 1 Excellent-grade attack/support skill book).

[whats there to say about getting one-shot] (Excellent) (+2). After you one-shot a monster not lower than your own Rank, you will automatically recover 3% of your Qi and Blood limit.

(Upgrade affix effect requires: One-shot: 0/100 monsters).

(Upgrade affix quality requires: 1 special affix of the same quality).

These two affixes significantly improved his offensive and survival capabilities.

In the Rank 4 monster area, Zhang Jian went in and out slaughtering them.

Until a golden light flashed again, he subconsciously stopped his footsteps.

"You have leveled up to Rank 3."

"All your attributes +1, you have gained 5 free attribute points."

"[Class Growth Mastery] effect active, you gained 0.5% Critical Hit Rate, 1% Critical Hit Damage."

Zhang Jian felt excited.

"Even a 10x experience requirement for leveling up couldn't stop me!"

Continuing to add attribute points to Strength, Zhang Jian continued to sweep the dungeon.

Although the level-up bonus for Rank 4 monsters was smaller, once he stepped into the Rank 5 monster area, his efficiency returned.

"You gained 60 (+48) experience."

"You successfully killed a normal monster 2 Ranks higher than yourself using [Sword Qi Slash], your kill progress increased by 4 points!"

With the effect of [Sprinting Sword] from time to time, Rank 5 monsters still couldn't avoid the fate of being one-shot.

The progress of the corresponding affixes was also slowly increasing.

Another half an hour passed.

When the Rank 5 monster area was cleared by Zhang Jian, the two affixes were upgraded again.

The effect of [Sprinting Sword] increased from 60% to 80%.

The other affix, [whats there to say about getting one-shot], increased the proportion of Qi and Blood recovery after one-shotting a monster to 4%.

Being in a pile of monsters, he didn't even need to drink potions.

Zhang Jian went all out, eyes red, and slaughtered his way through the dungeon.

Rank 6 Gray Wolves, one-shot without fail!

A Rank 6 Mad Demon Wolf Elite? It was just a matter of spending a little more time, waiting for the Critical Hit affix to accumulate, and dealing with it in a few sword strikes.

Until the surrounding monsters decreased, and he arrived at the depths of the dungeon.

In a beam of golden light, Zhang Jian stopped his footsteps.

"You have leveled up to Rank 4."

"All your attributes +1, you have gained 5 free attribute points."

"[Class Growth Mastery] effect active, you gained 0.5% Critical Hit Rate, 1% Critical Hit Damage."

Adding attributes to Strength as usual, he looked at his panel.

[Zhang Jian]

Rank: 4 (16/20000)

Class: Swordsman

Talents: [King of Affixes] [Mythical], [Endless Progress] [Mythical], [Sword Heart Twin Radiance] [Epic], [My Heart is the Sword] [Legendary]

Rank Affixes: [Class Growth Mastery] [Legendary]

Achievement Affixes: [So You Call Yourself a Boss] [Legendary], [So Youre the So-Called Elite] [Legendary], [I Only Hit the Elite] [Excellent], [Experience Abundance] [Rare]

Special Affixes: [The More Crits the Merrier] [Excellent], [whats there to say about getting one-shot] [Excellent] (+2)

Skill Affixes: [Sword Qi Slash] [Excellent] (+4), [Sword Qi Body Protection] [Excellent] (+2), [Sprinting Sword] [Rare] (+2)

Strength: 29 (+20)

Agility: 9 (+4)

Stamina: 9

Vitality: 9

Spirit: 9

Qi and Blood: 250

Mana: 90

Attack: 58 (+53)

Physical Defense: 9 (+18)

Magic Defense: 9

Critical Hit Rate: 5%

Critical Hit Damage: 169%

Evasion Rate: 1%

Equipment: [Frenzied Blue-Eyed Necklace] [Rare], [Swift Claw Boots] [Rare], Wolf Tooth Sword [Rare], Wolf Tooth Hat [Rare], Yellow Duck Soft Armor [Rare], [screaming ring] [Excellent], [screaming ring] [Excellent]

A full hundred points of Attack!

Zhang Jian took a deep breath and looked to the opposite side.

There, a Vicious Beast was watching him covetously.

[Silver Moon Demon Wolf] (Excellent-grade BOSS)

Rank: 6

Qi and Blood: 12000

Damage: 146

Defense: 68

Skills: Moon Shadow Combo, Claw Pounce, Crescent Moon Frenzy

Trait: Excellent Power

This was a giant wolf king nearly 3 meters tall, silver-gray fur flowing with a faint light, and the left claw was wrapped in a layer of mysterious energy.

Zhang Jian tentatively took a step forward.

The wolf king waved its sharp claws, and the whistling wind rushed towards him.

-129!

With just one claw, half of Zhang Jian's Qi and Blood was gone.

The next moment, several streaks of Sword Qi rose from the ground, surrounding him tightly.

Sword Qi Body Protection, activate!