59: The chosen one, once again taking the top spot.

Located in the very center of the Lost City, the familiar Four Divine Beasts stone pillars appeared once again.

"This is the formation to leave the Lost City."

Lin Yue was all too familiar with the formation before him.

"After I leave, how do I come back?"

Lin Yue asked.

Zhuge Liang smiled slightly. "This is a one-way teleportation formation. If you wish to return, you only need to silently chant 'Lost City' in your heart, and the mysterious key will naturally guide you back."

Zhuge Liang pointed at the space between Lin Yue's brows, and the mysterious key, which he thought had disappeared, appeared before Lin Yue's eyes once more.

"It seems you've got me all figured out, haven't you?"

Lin Yue had to admit he was impressed; the people of the Lost City had thought of everything.

"All choices are yours to make; I am merely a guide..."

The Four Divine Beasts roared towards the heavens, and Lin Yue was enveloped in light, vanishing from sight.

After Lin Yue left, Zhuge Liang's expression turned serious. He walked and paused along the way, finally stopping at a thatched hut within the Lost City.

"Kongming has returned. How did that Person of Destiny choose?"

At the entrance of the thatched hut, a middle-aged man with large ears and a stout face was weaving straw sandals.

"My Lord, he has not yet agreed."

Zhuge Liang bowed submissively, his face filled with worry.

"It matters not. Laojun told me today that he has deduced the heavenly secrets. Our side will not live in this narrow crevice forever; the path to breaking the deadlock is that Person of Destiny."

"This subject understands."

..."Ding, you have entered Xuanwu City."

Stepping out of the teleportation array, unlike the Lost City, Xuanwu City was bustling with activity.

Countless heads bobbed in the crowd; those running about everywhere were all players.

"White Emperor Boss?"

Just as he stepped out of the teleportation array, Lin Yue saw a familiar face.

Feng Yun, Young Master Leng.

Feng Yun, Young Master Leng eagerly greeted the White Emperor; having not seen him for a long time, he missed him dearly.

"How disgusting, get lost."

Pushing away Feng Yun, Young Master Leng's embrace, Lin Yue kicked him in the backside.

Not having seen him for a few days, why was Feng Yun, Young Master Leng just like Fatty Qin, hugging everyone he met?

"I just missed you, White Emperor Boss."

Having been kicked, Feng Yun, Young Master Leng didn't get angry, but instead greeted him enthusiastically.

"You've really made Xuanwu City your base; your guild has quite a lot of people."

Along the way, Lin Yue saw many players from the Feng Yun Guild; their scale in Xuanwu City was not small.

"Although we don't have as many people as the Overlord Guild, we still have you, White Emperor. I've made a little profit following you."

Feng Yun, Young Master Leng narrowed his eyes, the smile on his face never fading.

"It looks like you've invested at least five hundred million into this."

Lin Yue looked at Feng Yun, Young Master Leng with a smile; knowing his personality, a 'little profit' definitely meant a lot.

Feng Yun, Young Master Leng was stunned, then took a deep breath. "Uh... Boss, you guessed correctly."

"Everything is going according to plan. In the future, this Xuanwu City will be the domain of your Feng Yun Guild."

Lin Yue nodded. Feng Yun, Young Master Leng was in the same boat as him now; only if the other party made some money would they have the confidence to take on the Ba Tian Group together.

After a brief chat and handing over some unused equipment to Feng Yun, Young Master Leng, Lin Yue left Xuanwu City and headed to the wilderness leveling spots.

The level 15 leveling spots were overcrowded, and even the level 20 monster areas had many players from pioneering teams.

Now that players' equipment and Rank have increased, it's quite normal to farm monsters a few levels higher.

Ignoring everyone along the way, with Lin Yue's strength, he directly found the spawn point for level 40 monsters.

This was the Black Water Pond, and surrounding the Black Water Pond were level 40 monsters called Bloodthirsty Crocodiles.

These things blended into the environment like tree trunks; if one didn't observe closely, it was easy to fall into their trap.

These were not tree trunks, but camouflaged Bloodthirsty Crocodiles waiting for prey to come to them.

Bloodthirsty Crocodile (Common): Rank 40.

health: 25,000/25,000

Attack Power: 999

Skills: Death Roll, Bloodlust.

Level 40 common monsters were actually about as strong as level 10+ elite monsters; their attributes were average, and their only advantage was their sheer numbers.

These monsters were all 'red-named' monsters; as long as one entered their territory, they would actively attack players.

Due to such massive numbers and their aggressive nature, no players had come here to level up at this stage.

Boom!

Chain Fireballs smashed down; just one Fireball Spell plus three Explosive Flames could insta-kill a common crocodile. Simultaneously, Lightning Spell and Chain Lightning Spell triggered, hitting over a dozen crocodiles in the vicinity.

Rumble!

The combination of fire and lightning was incredibly powerful; almost every fireball Lin Yue launched could kill a small area of crocodiles.

However, farming these common Bloodthirsty Crocodiles was not Lin Yue's original intention.

What he was waiting for were the elite monsters in the Black Water Pond.

Ten minutes passed, and thousands of Bloodthirsty Crocodiles were wiped out by Lin Yue.

"Roar!"

As if sensing a great threat to their kind, pairs of eyes indifferent to death emerged from the Black Water Pond.

Bloodthirsty Giant Crocodile (elite): Rank 40.

health: 870,000/870,000

Attack Power: 1,588

Skills: Death Roll, Bloodlust, Bite, Tail Swipe.

Compared to the common Bloodthirsty Crocodiles, the attributes of the Bloodthirsty Giant Crocodiles were much stronger, already comparable to a level 10 field BOSS.

With dozens of them surging onto the land from the Black Water Pond at once, it was equivalent to Lin Yue facing dozens of level 10 BOSSes simultaneously.

Death Roll!

An eight-meter-long Bloodthirsty Giant Crocodile unleashed its skill as soon as it reached the shore, but Lin Yue was equipped with swift boots; his movement speed of twenty-eight points allowed him to leave afterimages in the air.

Let alone biting him, the Bloodthirsty Giant Crocodile couldn't even touch Lin Yue's body.

Even surrounded by dozens of elite monsters, Lin Yue was still at ease. He had so much confidence that he could take them head-on even if he stood still.

Rumble!

Under the multiple outputs of Chain Fireball and Chain Lightning Spell, a Bloodthirsty Giant Crocodile with nearly 900,000 health only lasted ten seconds before being blasted to death by Spells.

"Ding, your Rank has increased to 12. free attribute points +5."

"Ding, your Rank has increased to 13. free attribute points +5."

Under such high-intensity monster farming, Lin Yue's lagging Rank quickly caught up.

In less than ten minutes, dozens of Bloodthirsty Giant Crocodiles fell once more, turned into charcoal.

After Rank 10, the experience required for each level increases by 200,000 points. For example, moving from Rank 10 to 11 requires 100,000 experience, while moving from Rank 11 to 12 requires 300,000.

And so on. After Rank 20, the experience increment will increase even more.

In short, the further one progresses, the more experience is needed to level up.

This is why, after two days, the highest-ranking player is only Rank 15.

However, that's for other players. Lin Yue is different; with high output, massive health, and a permanent 10% reduction in experience required to level up.

No matter what, Lin Yue's leveling speed is far beyond what other players can hope to achieve.

Unknowingly, several hours flashed by.

Because the monster respawn time at the Black Water Pond was relatively long, Lin Yue had only killed fewer than 100,000 monsters.

Even so, Lin Yue reached Rank 16, once again taking the first place on the leaderboard.