Eternal Tower, Third Floor.
[Eye of Insight is continuously navigating for you...]
[Wind Slash ahead, just enjoy the thrill!]
[Asura wielding two watermelon knives, slashing through the third floor, killing without blinking... You ask if my eyes are dry?!]
[Dry!]
"Whoo—"
Ye Bai let out a long breath, sitting on a rock, sweat dripping from his forehead, clearly exhausted.
"These monsters become much stronger in level and attributes after going berserk.
One-on-one is manageable, but a mine has at least a dozen, sometimes even dozens!"
To resolve the battle as quickly as possible, Ye Bai must kill with extreme efficiency, or he won't complete it within the time limit.
In such high-intensity battles, some people become flustered, overwhelmed, and the more panicked they are, the slower they become.
Not everyone can handle high-pressure environments.
Yet some people thrive, entering a state of extreme focus, where the higher the external pressure, the more concentrated they become, performing supernaturally, known as the "Pressure Cooker Personality."
Ye Bai is clearly the latter.
Born with a big heart, made for the grand stage.
In the midst of relentless slaughter and endless battles,
Ye Bai's combat skills are improving at a terrifying speed!
Utilizing every bit of MP to the fullest, perfectly linking wind, fire, and thunder skills, with well-timed Wind Slashes and normal attacks to supplement damage while moving at high speed.
Every detail is polished to perfection, combat skills refined, evolved, even becoming an art!
Initially, it took Ye Bai 1.5 to 2 minutes to clear a mine of monsters.
As proficiency increased, the killing efficiency approached perfection, and the time was continuously shortened.
Now,
Ye Bai can easily clear a mine in less than 40 seconds!
"Killed Lamba, MP restored by 15%, experience +2596!"
"Leveled up to 28, attributes increased, free attributes allocated as preset..."
"Leveled up to 31, attributes increased...."
"Leveled up to 42...."
Throughout the slaughter, Ye Bai's level kept rising, all attributes soaring, yet the difficulty of the battles did not decrease at all!
[The monsters in the mines will grow with the intruder's level!]
"Just as I wanted, it's fun to crush weaklings, but without experience, it's a waste of time!"
Ye Bai hasn't forgotten that everything he's doing is to become stronger!
Tearing open a healing scroll, he raised his health to a safe level, while his mana also returned to 80%.
[Uncleared pits: 135]
[Remaining time: 1 hour 49 minutes]
"Let's keep fighting!"
The Nature's Force felt heavy in his hand, Ye Bai propped open his eyelids and headed to the next mine.
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Such high-intensity combat had been going on for three hours, with over a hundred pits still uncleared.
In this situation, anyone would feel fatigued, it's just a matter of time.
That Ye Bai could hold on until now was already quite remarkable.
...
Blue Planet.
Time: 4:11 AM.
Tonight, people experienced what it means to be caught between ice and fire.
In the first half of the night, major media platforms were in a frenzy.
Asura broke record after record at a speed beyond comprehension!
But from 1 AM onwards, there was no news from Asura.
Good news: Asura hasn't cleared the level yet!
Bad news: Asura hasn't cleared the level yet!
As long as there was no news of clearing the level, it was an acceptable situation for humanity.
After all, it still held a sliver of hope!
However, more people began to waver.
"Three Supreme Beings couldn't do it, can Asura really?"
"When Traceless rose to power, we waited all night too, and in the end... sigh."
"Let's lend our energy to Asura!"
"Let's lend our energy to the third floor of the Eternal Tower, thank you!"
"....."
People were still waiting, but as time passed, more and more began to waver, to fall silent, the light in their eyes slowly dimming.
Waiting.
Waiting to witness a miracle.
This was Asura's promise, and so far, Asura had never disappointed.
In terms of disappointing people, Asura's performance had always been disappointing.
...
Eternal Tower, Third Floor.
Grid, 1.
Time: 5:50 AM.
[Back to the starting point, dazed...]
Ye Bai rolled his eyes,
"Change the song, something more powerful."
[I'm standing right in front of you, how much do I look like before!]
How is that powerful?
Anyway, after nearly 5 hours, Ye Bai had fought his way back from grid 100, cutting through like slicing vegetables!
To be honest, his eyes were a bit dry.
"Only one last BOSS left."
Ye Bai looked at the pile of stones ahead.
With 10 minutes left, Ye Bai could still spare some time to change clothes.
"Let's stack some buffs first."
[Ready to Go 30 layers, preparation complete]
[BGM, preparation complete]
[Prelude to the Knife Society, start!]
With the accompaniment of the Prelude to the Knife Society, Ye Bai lightly tapped forward, and the stone pile began to crumble.
"Hiss—why does this sound like Monkey Sun's birth, and I'm the villain?"
As the stone pile crumbled,
A woman's voice came through.
"Kind person, did you bring back my husband?"
"Sorry, I brought back bad news about death."
The woman started sobbing again, "You mean, he's... he's dead?"
"Wrong guess, you can try again."
In the mist, a snake monster with nine heads, baring its fangs and claws, gradually revealed itself.
Ye Bai didn't rush to attack.
The Eye of Insight indicated that the opponent was currently in an invincible state.
Just like a BOSS in an RPG game, still in the cutscene phase.
As the mist cleared, Medusa's ugly face appeared before Ye Bai.
If an example was needed to describe such ugliness—none would suffice.
Nine snake heads glinted with dangerous cold light, staring at Ye Bai from all angles.
[Prepare to attack!]
[Countdown: 3, 2, 1!]
"Heavenly Thunder!"
"Petrifying Gaze!"
Both cunning foes seemed to time it perfectly, simultaneously unleashing their most powerful skills, aiming for a one-hit kill!
Medusa's nine snake heads lunged forward, sacrificing three of them to wither forever for this strike!
The result....
"Why! Why haven't you turned to stone?!"
Seeing Ye Bai unscathed, Medusa lost her mind, frantically twisting her body, slamming into the stone walls, knocking down countless rocks.
Ye Bai smiled without speaking, he didn't have the bad habit of explaining to enemies.
Surprised, aren't you? I have the Anti-Magic Disc!
In terms of survival, Ye Bai was always cautious.
Even if the Anti-Magic Disc failed, Ye Bai could rely on the Undying Ember to sustain his life, and he was also cloaked in the Guardian Angel.
Three lives, how can you fight me?
Do you have the capital to fight me!
Under the Petrifying Gaze, Ye Bai did feel his speed slow down.
However, this didn't affect Ye Bai's spellcasting outcome at all.
Terrifying red lightning gathered slowly, its overwhelming power enough to make anyone tremble with just a glance.
Medusa clearly foresaw a tragic end, her strongest attack had no effect on the enemy, and the skill the opponent was about to unleash was enough to kill her instantly.
0.1 seconds later, her eyes reddened, and she began to cry,
"Please have mercy, I was also forced..."
"Fall!"
Boom—
Heavenly Thunder descended, engulfing the Medusa snake monster, along with the words she wanted to say next.
"If you want to repent, do it in hell."
Looking at the Medusa snake monster turned to ash, Ye Bai felt no pity.
Couldn't accept this aesthetic, goodbye.
One more look, and I'd end up in the men's hospital, becoming a VIP user, enjoying no queue time, 12% off medication, 24-hour consultation services.
At the moment Ye Bai killed Medusa,
The entire mine tunnel began to shake violently, countless petrified creatures came back to life!
A familiar notification sounded in Ye Bai's ear.
"Calculating clearance score..."
....
Blue Planet.
Time: 5:57 AM.
Just as people were dozing off, preparing to take a nap and welcome a new day of work.
Only a very few were still waiting, waiting for the elusive miracle, like waiting for an author to update more chapters.
They believed that if it were Asura, he would definitely not disappoint!
"Next, it's time to witness a miracle!"
"That's what you said, Asura!"
"If Asura creates a miracle, I won't lead for a year!"
"If Asura creates a miracle, I'll fight in the Abyssal Plane for three more years!"
"....."
Only three minutes left.
No matter how much they believed in Asura, at this moment, they couldn't help but waver a bit.
Maybe, there really wouldn't be a miracle.
Not every call gets a response.
Just like not every request for more chapters gets fulfilled.
But this time, it was different.
Blue Planet, Imperial Capital time 5:57:48 AM.
A message, like a depth charge, was thrown into the drowsy world, sweeping everything at lightning speed, stirring up a storm!
"Congratulations to player [Asura] for clearing the third floor of the Eternal Tower with an SSSS Rank score!"
"Congratulations to player [Asura] for clearing the fourth floor of the Eternal Tower with an SSSS Rank score!"
"...."
Three!
Four!
Five!
Six!
Four floors, four SSSS Rank clearances, Asura, at the last moment, flooded everyone's screens!
Simultaneously bombarding all social media, becoming the only topic discussed on Blue Planet.
...
In the Wolf's Den.
Countless people raised their glasses in cheers, with piles of fine wine in front of everyone.
"Tonight's expenses are all on Asura, Young Master Zhao is paying!!!"
"Cheers!!"
Everyone raised their glasses together, cheering loudly.
"To Asura!"
"To the Era of Supremacy!"
"To the future of humanity!!"
...
Imperial Capital, Rock Garden Attraction.
The black coffin bobbed up and down, as if dancing.
While others danced on graves, the old man inside the black coffin was drifting in his coffin!
Finally, the old man left a sentence,
"Wake me up when Asura breaks through the heavens!"
"How much life does this old man have left to let him mess around!"
With that, the black coffin sank to the deepest part, sealing itself tightly.
...
As the eastern light illuminated the land, the sun was surprised to find that these people were partying even earlier than he started work!
Sun: "Don't you have work?"
All media platforms had the same headline:
[The Moment to Witness a Miracle!]
Because,
A miracle had truly happened!
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