Su Bai thought he did something, but soon someone from the Su Family whispered something in his ear, and his eyes immediately widened.
He turned his gaze towards the Record Stele.
The record belonging to Wang's Trading Company was prominently displayed on it.
It's well-known that as long as the Record Stele remains unbroken, the record will stay on it indefinitely—this isn't just for show.
But it can provide substantial benefits to a power.
For families like the Jiang, Wang, and Su Families, their core members are indeed connected by bloodlines.
However, training teams, guilds, trading companies, and so on definitely require recruiting other people. Many strong Professionals or talented individuals will consider the strength of a power.
The sovereign chooses his ministers, and the ministers choose their sovereign!
Being listed on this Record Stele, everyone who sees it will recognize your power's name, which serves as a form of advertisement.
"Brother-in-law, carry me! This is just too outrageous..." Su Bai approached Shen Fei with a sly grin.
Indeed, a girl's judgment is high.
He had never witnessed anyone clear a dungeon in minutes alone, even with the best setup, it's practically impossible.
After all, there's a level cap, and you can't achieve an overwhelming setup.
Yet Shen Fei pulled it off anyway.
"Well, but the first clear reward is mine alone."
"Naturally. Business is business, and friendship is friendship." Su Bai nodded, yet still grinned slyly, "Brother-in-law, why don't you take me in? I want to learn the clearing strategy."
Wang Xun heard Su Bai's words and gave him a look with a peculiar expression.
Hmm...
A mix of overestimating oneself and enjoying the spectacle...
Is this something one can learn?
Russell was still reminiscing, recalling what he felt at the time. He only remembered a blinding white light enveloping his vision, feeling an increasing heat, and then the dungeon was cleared.
"Alright."
Su Bai hurriedly followed Shen Fei into the dungeon, while others from the Su Family quickly paid the fee since challenging the Nightmare Level required a higher cost.
Yang Yi, on the other hand, looked at the dungeon's energy reserve, wondering why it was depleting so fast?
Could the drop rates be that high?
It shouldn't be.
The essential experience, equipment, and items in the dungeon were transformed from special power through the Abyssal items used to create the dungeon.
But owing to this, the dungeon's drop rates were typically much lower than those of the same-level Abyssal Creatures.
After all, crafted ones and originals are a bit different.
But why is this rapidly diminishing now?
It must be the excessive equipment drops causing rapid energy depletion since experience wouldn't change.
"This Shen Fei... turns out to be a Silver Medal recipient... This is quite outrageous, yet it also indicates something extraordinary about him, making a few-minute dungeon clear seem normal."
Others didn't notice the medal on Shen Fei's chest, but Yang Yi, being from the Breaking Abyss Army, did.
He didn't realize the first time, but he saw it after Shen Fei exited the dungeon.
Compared to this dungeon record,
It's the Silver Medal that startled Yang Yi. Tasks involving the Silver Medal already are significant Tier Three or above Abyssal missions.
Within Shencheng City's defense line, only one task for earning a Silver Medal came to Yang Yi's mind.
That is to find the 'Pollution Core.'
"Young heroes indeed!"
...
Five minutes later.
Su Bai emerged from the dungeon utterly confused, and those who had been discussing how long it would take fell silent—it indeed took longer, but not by much.
The point is, this is the Nightmare Level!
On the Record Stele,
Nightmare Section: [Su Family, 5 minutes 11 seconds]
"Damn, that's ridiculously impressive! How on earth did Shen Fei clear it!"
"Hang on, are we now able to pay for record clears? Isn't this outrageously unfair, what's left for others to play?"
"Five minutes on Nightmare Level—it must be inhuman!"
...
The crowd around fell silent—forget Nightmare Level in five minutes—they hadn't even witnessed such speed on normal levels; it's beyond absurd.
"This time, thanks to Brother-in-law."
Su Bai didn't know how else to express—it was a blur inside as he only saw white light—all over, but being a Warlock, he had stronger perception compared to Russell.
He perceived himself moving at breakneck speed, noticing 'Five Elements Great Escape' buff on him.
But damn, this speed is unnatural!
He finally understood how Shen Fei compressed the record under 5 minutes—by sprinting with sheer speed, the beasts likely dispatched by his Summoned Beasts.
By the final moments he reached, the monsters on the path were already wiped out.
"We'll chat more later; off to the Hell Dungeon. It should be less straightforward." Shen Fei nodded. The Hell Dungeon distinctly sets itself apart from the other four difficulty levels.
After one Nightmare run, he still hadn't leveled from 14 to 15.
Post Level 10, even with an experience bonus, the difficulty ramped up significantly.
"Alright!"
Su Bai nodded, finding his Brother-in-law increasingly admirable and formidable.
Under everyone's gaze, Shen Fei entered the dungeon again.
...
As soon as he entered, Shen Fei sensed oddity; the heatwave was exceedingly extreme, even for his resistance, it felt terrifyingly hot.
He took a glance at his status panel,
Discovering the debuff wasn't Burning, but something else entirely.
[Flame Demon Abyss: While in Flame Demon Abyss environment, suffer flame scorching, stamina consumption increased by 60%, non-Fire Attribute energy attack damage reduced by 70%]
Shen Fei raised an eyebrow, feeling something amiss. The next moment, eight nearly six-meter Magma Giants appeared within his sight.
"Are these Abyssal Creatures?"
Upon seeing the details on the Magma Giants, Shen Fei realized something problematic.
[Magma Giant (Lv.20)]
[Quality: Rare]
[Skills: Flame Headbutt Lv.9 (Rare), Burning Aura Lv.9 (Rare), Flame Demon Bloodline Lv.2 (Lord)]
[Abyssal Blessing (Flame Demon): In a flame environment, all attributes increase by 20% and can transform into a flame state, physical damage reduction by 40%]
[Under Abyssal Shelter State: Received attack damage weakened by 20%]
"Physical reduction, damage weakening, combined with inherent debuffs… is this dungeon turning into the Abyss Edge? Otherwise, why the Abyssal Shelter State!"
"Little Ji, Little Cang, don't hold back!"
"Got it!"
"Yes!"
"Stabbing Immortal! Be ready whenever necessary!"
"Got it, Master!" A crisp response came from the Void.
Shen Fei said softly, he felt something off about this dungeon!
He could only try clearing it swiftly and better to exit early. All the while, flames emanated from Shen Fei while the Vast Heaven Venerable unlocked his form rushing toward those eight Magma Giants.
Flying alongside the Empress, Shen Fei activated both [Magic Power Link] and [Spirit Blood Shield].
Just to not get instantly killed.
"Give me some powerful golden terms!" Though the strength of these eight Magma Giants rose tremendously, Little Cang swiftly took them down instantly.
They didn't even get a chance to enter flame form.
Shen Fei utilized Five Elements Great Escape, encircled by golden terms in mid-air like a sea swirling around…