122: Chapter 122 This is way too pay-to-win!

"Feel it yourself, don't ask."

The seven icy words nailed themselves into Moonfall Base's heart.

Every single word was filled with unquestionable arrogance and a sense of entitlement.

Moonfall Base opened his mouth, but couldn't utter a single syllable.

Feel it? Feel what?

Feel despair?

The three Elf scouts behind him forgot to even breathe, simply staring blankly at the back of the figure who had sheathed his sword and stood still.

The starlight flowing across his moyuan star river robe was, in their eyes, more dazzling than the sun's halo.

Chen You didn't spare them another glance.

Ding.

A crisp system notification sounded beside Moonfall Base's ear.

[Player 'Chen You' has left the dungeon.]

[Player 'Chen You' has exited the party.]

He left? He's leaving just like that?!

Moonfall Base snapped back to reality, staring at the empty great hall, his mind completely blank.

"Cap... Captain, he..."

A teammate stammered, his voice filled with disbelief.

"Shut up!"

Moonfall Base barked, but his eyes were fiercely locked onto the spot where Chen You had vanished, his brain operating at an unprecedented speed.

He replayed, dismantled, and analyzed every moment that had just occurred in his mind.

There were too many doubts!

First, the collective prostration of those undead creatures.

This was definitely not some form of mind control skill.

As a top scout, his perception of magical energy fluctuations was extremely acute.

From beginning to end, he had not sensed any sign of spellcasting from Chen You.

Therefore, after eliminating all impossibilities, whatever remained, no matter how unbelievable, must be the truth.

Racial Talent!

It must be some extremely rare, perhaps even never-before-seen hidden racial talent in the Source Realm!

This man named 'Chen You,' and the civilization they represented, possessed a racial bloodline that could suppress the monsters of the Source Realm!

Just like how the Elf God Clan was naturally close to nature, and the Titan God Clan possessed infinite strength.

No, it probably wasn't all Source Realm monsters.

Based on the intelligence they had previously gathered, not all monsters behaved that way when they saw Chen You.

This meant it might only be effective against undead monsters?

The more Moonfall Base thought, the brighter his eyes became; he felt he had grasped the key!

Secondly, there was the terrifying damage output.

Sixteen seconds, standing still and using only basic attacks, he directly wiped out a Level 25 Elite Lord.

This seemed simple and brutal, but it actually concealed even more terrifying information.

The damage from a 'basic attack' was based on the character's most fundamental attack attribute.

This meant that the man, without any skill enhancement, possessed a basic attack power that reached an unbelievably high level!

Moonfall Base refused to believe anyone could stack their base attributes to this extent; it did not align with his understanding of the Source Realm.

Therefore, that attack, which appeared to be a 'basic attack,' must be a skill!

A continuous burst skill that unleashed all its energy instantaneously, masquerading as a normal attack!

The cost of such a skill must be immense, and its duration absolutely short!

He just happened to end the fight while the skill was still active!

Thinking of this, Moonfall Base let out a long breath, and his tense body relaxed slightly.

So that's how it was.

Everything could be explained.

A mysterious powerhouse possessing a 'Undead Deterrence' racial talent while mastering a powerful burst skill.

Although still overwhelmingly powerful, at least... he was no longer an incomprehensible 'God.'

"Captain, we..."

"Return," Moonfall Base interrupted his subordinate, his tone regaining its former calmness and decisiveness.

"Report everything you saw today, exactly as it happened, to the Guild Master."

He paused, a hint of fanaticism and awe flashing in his eyes.

"Remember, everything you saw today, do not speak a single word of it to anyone outside!"

"Yes!"

The three teammates responded in unison, their gazes toward each other filled with an ineffable sense of relief and excitement.

...

Outside the Tomb of Thousand Lights dungeon.

Chen You's figure materialized out of thin air.

He could already imagine how the analysts of Moon Gods Radiance would rack their brains trying to deduce his abilities.

And then arrive at a conclusion that was absurd yet self-justifying.

That was enough.

As for himself? He was tired of acting; it was time to get down to real business.

He ignored the awestruck gazes cast by the surrounding players and walked straight back into the dungeon.

This time, he chose [Destruction Mode].

A flash of blood-red light, and Chen You's figure vanished from the spot again.

The chilling aura permeating the air seemed ready to freeze one's very soul.

On the walls, countless malicious eyes lurked in the darkness.

"Jie—!"

A piercing shriek echoed from ahead.

Chen You's face remained impassive.

With a thought.

Clang! Clang!

Two clear sword chimes rang out.

Two exquisitely crafted, radiant immortal swords appeared out of thin air, hovering on either side of his body.

They were the growth-type Innate Spirit Treasures—the jade brilliance!

"Go."

Chen You uttered a single word.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

The black and white twin swords transformed into two bolts of lightning, instantly crossing and striking out!

Sword Technique: Chaotic Stars!

In an instant, dense golden sword qi erupted violently in the narrow passage, resembling a magnificent meteor shower!

In just one second.

The sword rain dissipated.

There were no monsters ahead, only a pile of dust remained.

Instant kill.

This was his true strength.

Chen You stood with his hands clasped behind his back, perfectly composed, and continued walking deeper.

The twin swords circled around him, slaying every undead creature that appeared in their path.

Three minutes later.

The main hall.

The enhanced Skeleton General, Meng Hun, had just risen from the throne.

It sensed the intruder's presence and was preparing to let out a roar to assert its lordly majesty.

However, what it saw was a brilliant river of stars.

Chen You didn't even give it a chance to speak its lines.

Endless sword light, like a bursting heavenly river, instantly engulfed the Skeleton General's massive body completely.

Finally, it exploded into a pile of loot glittering with blue and purple light.

Chen You stepped forward, his gaze pausing briefly on a shattered piece of stone.

[Shattered Core of the Tomb of Thousand Lights]

"Huh, is the drop rate for this thing really this high?"

He muttered, tucking it into his backpack.

Just then, a string of system notifications frantically sounded in his ears.

[Ding! Congratulations, you have successfully cleared the dungeon [Tomb of Thousand Lights (Destruction Mode)]!]

[Gained Experience: 250000]

[Gained Thousand Light City Reputation: 2000]

[Ding! Your level has increased to LV.20!]

...

Golden light flashed, and Chen You's level finally broke through the Level 20 barrier!

However, it wasn't over yet.

The next second, a grand and majestic system announcement echoed in his mind!

[Ding! Congratulations on successfully reaching Level 20, unlocking the brand new combat system—[war soul]!]

"war soul?"

Chen You hurriedly opened the system interface and found that a [war soul] icon had indeed been added.

With a thought, he clicked on it directly.

A brand new interface unfolded before his eyes.

There was no attribute list as he had imagined, nor was there a complex skill tree.

What met his gaze was a dazzling, flowing star-filled sky.

The interface was designed to be extremely gorgeous, full of an Eastern Xuanhuan aesthetic.

Countless stars slowly revolved in the background, and in the center, a giant summoning array composed of golden dragon patterns and auspicious clouds was slowly spinning.

The entire interface, rather than seeming like a system function, felt more like... a gacha screen from a Pay-to-Win mobile game.

And directly above the array, a line of gilded characters domineeringly occupied Chen You's entire field of vision.

[Limited Time Prayer - Mythical Descent]

[SSR war soul - Erlang Shen, the True Lord Manifested as Saint - Yang Jian — Acquisition Probability UP!]