In the ravaged dungeon, Gu Yuena remained noncommittal to Lin Bai's arrogant words. She gave him one last look; she was determined to obtain the divine spark. If she couldn't get it herself, Gu Yuena wouldn't hesitate to call upon ferocious beasts for help.
"I hope you'll carefully consider my offer and act accordingly."
Gu Yuena's delicate ears twitched slightly. The sound of voices carried by the wind carried her voice from afar. She took a step forward, instantly teleporting away across space.
Lin Bai showed surprise, then sensed the approaching figure. Judging from the fluctuations in soul power, the person was quite strong. He couldn't help but grumble inwardly, "You ran away without even warning me!" With
a wave of his hand, he retrieved Ying Tian, hovering in the air, and quickly flew to the nearest teleportation array, choosing to teleport to the thirty-second floor.
This was the deepest floor Lin Bai had explored alone. Adventurers didn't have any bottlenecks, at least Lin Bai hadn't felt any. With his strength, killing high-level monsters was the best way to level up quickly.
Nine months have passed. Whether as a Dragon Knight or a Spirit Master, Lin Bai has reached around level 34. The combined attributes of his two professions make him comparable to a six-ring Soul Emperor, making him well-suited for dealing with monsters on the 30th floor.
With his strength, he could continue exploring deeper into the dungeon, but the deeper he goes, the greater the probability of encountering high-level Soul Masters. For the sake of caution, Lin Bai hasn't explored excessively.
As for Zhu Zhuqing, because of the vast difference in strength between her and Lin Bai, she is always favored by him when exploring the dungeon. She chooses to explore with the retainers assigned to her by the Zhu family. Occasionally, when Gu Yuena is absent, she will bring Xiao Wu along to level up.
Just as he emerged from the teleportation array, a cold glint flashed before Lin Bai's eyes, and sharp claws attacked.
"It's you rats again, you deserve to die."
Lin Bai's calm and composed demeanor made the attacker's heart skip a beat, inexplicably feeling uneasy. However, Lin Bai's overly youthful face emboldened the attacker, who instead advanced, his face contorted with rage, grabbing at Lin Bai's throat.
With a clang, metal clashed. The shrunken Ruyi Qiankun Spear met the attacker's metal claws head-on. The equipment from the dungeon should have been incredibly sturdy, but the sharp golden needles pierced through the claw-shaped weapon instantly.
The Ruyi Qiankun Spear continued its momentum, its power almost undiminished, piercing the attacker's hand, arm, and heart.
"You… heh heh…"
The attacker collapsed to the ground, lifeless.
Lin Bai calmly withdrew his martial soul; its brilliant golden form was clean and unblemished.
Using his telekinesis, he lifted the attacker's corpse, rummaged through it, and found five pieces of equipment.
"Not bad, not like those poor wretches before."
Lin Bai put away the equipment, then went back to find someone to sell it.
Among soul masters, there are evil soul masters who rely on killing other soul masters to increase their cultivation; among adventurers, there are also fallen adventurers who want to take shortcuts. They choose to stay in dungeons weaker than themselves, waiting near teleportation arrays. If someone teleports in and doesn't seem strong, they become the fallen adventurer's treasure chest.
The attacker Lin Bai killed possessed overall strength comparable to a Soul Emperor. His sneak attack, combined with the element of surprise, would have been difficult even for a Soul Saint with only one specialization to defend against. However, the attacker was also playing dumb; none of the adventurers on the surrounding levels could harm him.
Just as the thought crossed his mind, an extremely powerful surge of soul power erupted in the distance. Lin Bai sensed it closely and was surprised. The soul power fluctuation was only at the Soul Emperor level, but its power was definitely no less than that of an ordinary Soul Douluo.
"Such strength and I couldn't defeat him in one go? A BOSS has spawned on this level!"
Lin Bai chuckled, marveling at his good luck. Aside from the first time a BOSS spawned, encountering one after that was truly a matter of luck.
"Let's go."
Lin Bai summoned Ying Tian and rode it towards the direction from which the soul power fluctuations originated.
Not only him, but all the adventurers in the vicinity of the thirty-second floor were gathering there. The boss's drops were mostly rare items, excellent quality even among equipment of the same level; no one would miss such an opportunity.
Even Lin Bai, who farmed monsters in the dungeon every day and had obtained level 30 equipment, found that the stat increases were still less than what he got from killing the Ice and Fire Demon Wolf boss. Even
after all this time, a pair of Ice and Fire Armguards remained Lin Bai's go-to equipment.
Of course, this was also related to the rarity of armguard equipment.
Rushing along, Lin Bai arrived at the boss's location. A dozen or so adventurers had already gathered nearby, each exuding an aura of menace, displaying their strength and warning weaker individuals not to get involved, lest they be attacked by the entire group if they tried to take advantage of the situation.
Ying Tian, now over eight meters long, possessed an astonishing aura. Under its dragon might, everyone present felt a heavy weight on their hearts, secretly trembling, watching Ying Tian and Lin Bai warily.
With their strength sufficient, no one resisted Lin Bai's arrival. Although it meant one more person to share the spoils, it was better than a pre-battle battle that ended with nothing.
One adventurer, the only Soul Saint present, glanced at Lin Bai before stepping forward and shouting, "Friends in front, you can't handle the BOSS alone! Don't try to fight it head-on. If you agree, we can take it down together, and you can choose the spoils first!"
Two hundred meters away, the six-winged light figure, wielding a longsword, ignored the shouts and continued attacking the six-armed serpent demon BOSS below. The sword, coated with blazing solar fire, struck the serpent demon, causing it to scream in agony.
Seeing the familiar six wings and the dense aura of light, Lin Bai's brow furrowed. He guessed the person before him was Qian Renxue, who was impersonating Xue Qinghe.
Only she could unleash the strength of an eight-ring Soul Douluo at the level of a six-ring Soul Emperor without external assistance.
The Soul Saint who had shouted didn't... He was annoyed to receive Qian Renxue's response, but he didn't rush out recklessly.
The Soul Master world had changed drastically; judging a Soul Master's strength now required considering not only their Soul Power level but also their Adventurer level. Some Soul Masters had weak Soul Power, but their Adventurer class was perfectly suited to them, allowing them to unleash extraordinary power.
The Soul Saint believed Qian Renxue was such a person.
As for her angel-like Martial Soul form, the Soul Saint didn't pay much attention, because most people only knew about the Qian family's Angel Martial Soul, and few knew about the higher-level Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul.
"Everyone, that friend is unwilling to share the BOSS with us. The BOSS's level will continue to increase. If it increases ten levels, our strength will be insufficient against it. At this point, we all have no choice but to attack together." "
The Soul Saint deliberately omitted the possibility of Qian Renxue killing the BOSS alone, but the behavior of adventurers stealing monsters is very common, and the others don't have any moral fastidiousness. Soon, someone was tempted.
"Count me in! The BOSS is for the lucky one. There are so many loot; he can't eat them all by himself. But how should the loot be distributed?"
Lin Bai was too lazy to discuss it with them. He rode Yingtian forward and left a sentence: "Whoever grabs it gets it."
Damn it!
The Soul Saint cursed inwardly. The others' expressions changed. Not wanting to fall behind, they stopped discussing and bypassed the Soul Saint who was vaguely blocking their way from all directions, launching a charge towards the BOSS.
(End of this chapter)