"The joy of Wind Slash is something a mage could never imagine."

Ye Bai moved swiftly with Wind Slash, leaving behind a trail of monster corpses.

These corpses were decent materials, but Ye Bai didn't have the time to dissect them piece by piece, as it would be a waste of time.

The Bull Demon Battle General was still waiting for Ye Bai!

"How many layers of Ready to Go have stacked?"

Ye Bai glanced at the status bar.

30 layers?

Had it been almost 10 minutes since he entered the Eternal Tower?

"When I killed the Hellhound earlier, I didn't notice. Is the stacking limit of Ready to Go 30?"

30 layers, 2 to the power of 30, was more than enough for Ye Bai.

One trick to rule them all.

But that was obviously unrealistic.

The Demon Gods knew that Asura was a mage, so they equipped their generals with Anti-Magic Discs, special items to counter Asura.

Only by being versatile could one avoid being targeted by the enemy!

Besides Ready to Go, Ye Bai needed other means to continually enrich his arsenal.

Relying too much on a single skill might allow Ye Bai to dominate at the Warrior and Battle General levels.

But once he engaged in higher-level battles, he would quickly be countered, restrained, or even killed!

30 layers would suffice for now.

Ye Bai looked at the Nature's Force Staff in his hand.

Nature's Force could advance 12 times, with a very high upper limit. The condition for the first advancement was to deal a million lightning element damage!

"Let's deal with the Bull Demon Battle General first!"

Fighting the Bull Demon Battle General, advancing Nature's Force, and achieving 100% exploration of the first floor of the Eternal Tower—these three tasks were closely linked.

Whoosh—

A fierce wind swept through, sending countless plants flying into the sky, obscuring Ye Bai's figure as he continued deeper into Wind Thunder Valley!

...

Just ten miles behind Ye Bai, two people were struggling through the valley, covered in branches and leaves, looking quite disheveled.

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They were Zhao Lin and Liu Xueqi.

Worried that Ye Bai had ventured into Wind Thunder Valley, they wanted to find him there.

Zhao Lin panted heavily, leaning against a tree to catch his breath.

"Liu Xueqi, your summoned beast is truly amazing!"

The little beast on Liu Xueqi's shoulder had chosen a path for them that avoided all living creatures!

Though they encountered many monster corpses.

The environment in Wind Thunder Valley was far harsher than they had imagined.

Even without any battles along the way, every step forward felt as difficult as climbing a mountain.

Liu Xueqi crouched beside a monster corpse, examining it closely.

"Strange."

"What's strange?"

Zhao Lin's heart tightened, fearing something unusual. They were here to save Ye Bai, not to get themselves killed.

"These monsters, judging by the wounds, seem to have been killed by Wind Slash."

Liu Xueqi analyzed seriously.

"So, there's a genius warrior not far ahead of us!"

"That's great! We can catch up to him and ask if he's seen Ye Bai."

Zhao Lin's spirits lifted, and he looked ahead with enthusiasm.

"If he hasn't seen Ye Bai, it means Ye Bai isn't in Wind Thunder Valley. With Ye Bai's strength alone, he couldn't have come this far!"

"Not necessarily..."

Liu Xueqi still frowned, as if something was particularly troubling her.

In her heart, Liu Xueqi thought, "All the monsters have only one wound, meaning the attacker killed them instantly!"

"Below level 10, being able to instantly kill monsters in Wind Thunder Valley, including elite monsters, how strong is this person's talent?!"

"S Rank, or even SS Rank?"

Liu Xueqi was startled by her own speculation, constantly reminding herself.

There are always stronger people out there.

The warrior ahead using Wind Slash, just casually showing his strength, far surpassed Jiang Yun, and even Liu Xueqi with her S Rank talent might not be a match!

"Let's go, and be more careful on the way!"

Liu Xueqi and Zhao Lin braved the fierce wind, moving forward again, eager to catch up with the mysterious warrior ahead.

...

Deep within Wind Thunder Valley, a thunderous roar suddenly erupted!

The entire valley began to shake, a terrifying fissure opened in the ground, swallowing countless trees and soil, as if an apocalyptic disaster had descended.

The group slowly advancing through Wind Thunder Valley immediately halted, warily observing their surroundings.

Everyone was wounded, even more battered than Liu Xueqi and her group.

After all, Liu Xueqi had avoided battles, while the geniuses of the Wind Thunder Valley group had to fight countless monsters with every step forward.

Noticing the commotion deep in Wind Thunder Valley, someone immediately shouted.

"Sky Eye, what's happening?"

"Ah!"

The young man called Sky Eye clutched his left eye in pain, howling in agony as black blood oozed from between his fingers, looking particularly horrifying.

"My eye!"

His scream was hair-raising, clearly indicating his eye had suffered severe damage.

"Where's the doctor, the trained doctor?"

A priest immediately stepped forward, their staff emitting a gentle white light, then bandaged half of Sky Eye's head, temporarily stabilizing his condition and barely keeping him alive.

"Sky Eye, what did you see?"

Everyone gathered around him, anxiously awaiting an answer.

With the sudden change in Wind Thunder Valley, if they didn't figure out the situation, advancing recklessly could lead to total annihilation!

"Whoosh—"

Sky Eye gasped for breath, still shaken, and stammered, "I... I saw... the BOSS was... awakened."

"What!"

"Someone got here before us, was it the second group?!"

"Damn it, they beat us to it!"

"....."

The morale of the first group took a significant hit.

Clearly, they weren't the only ones summoned; other BOSS groups were advancing from different directions.

Since the others had awakened the BOSS before them, it meant their overall strength was greater, and they had a higher chance of ultimately taking down the BOSS!

At this moment, Jiang Yun stepped forward, speaking firmly,

"Don't be discouraged! The first to awaken the BOSS will face greater pressure. The one who lands the final blow on the BOSS will receive the richest rewards!"

With just a few words, the geniuses of the first group were lifted from their slump.

That's right!

Being first doesn't mean winning; awakening the BOSS doesn't matter if they end up wiped out by it.

Besides!

Anyone who's played games and killed BOSSes knows that the first 99.99% of health is just a setup.

The real BOSS kill comes with the final blow!

Snatching victory from the jaws of defeat isn't impossible!

"Well said, let's advance faster and seize the chance to take down the BOSS!"

"Sky Eye, are your injuries serious? Can you keep up?"

Blood continued to seep through the bandage on Sky Eye's head, and his health points were still dropping.

He had been severely injured just by glancing at the BOSS from afar!

"No, that's not right...."

Before he could finish, Sky Eye turned into a white light and vanished from the spot.

His life points hit zero, and he died.

Sky Eye returned to Eternal Core City.

The Wind Thunder Valley group wasn't disheartened by Sky Eye's death; instead, their morale soared as they pushed deeper!

In Eternal Core City, a flash of white light, and the pale-faced Sky Eye appeared on the street, still shaken.

He shouted the words he hadn't finished,

"No, it wasn't a group that awakened the BOSS!"

"That man, he awakened the BOSS alone, he's going to solo the BOSS!"

Unfortunately, Sky Eye couldn't contact his teammates or convey this information.

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