Yun Guo looked at Chen Tian before him and made a decisive choice. In his current state, his weapon would not be effective in breaking through the opponent's defenses unless it was his original golden weapon.
Chen Tian, seeing Yun Guo's caution, charged at him without hesitation. His terrifying speed erupted, and nine-colored dragon claws appeared, lashing out at Yun Guo.
Yun Guo dared not show weakness. With dual guns in hand, he moved them back and forth, stepping forward. The two collided.
Chen Tian's dragon claws were like the hand of the heavens, creating an irresistible force. Dazzling nine-colored light flashed continuously, and the colossal dragon claws, carrying immense power, shot towards Yun Guo's long spears.
On Yun Guo's spears, blue and red clashed. Simultaneously, the tip of one spear emitted blue light, while the other emitted red light. His fists struck out together, like an ice and fire dichotomy.
The instant they collided, Yun Guo was flung across the arena, leaving a massive crater. His health bar dropped by a full 55%.
Chen Tian looked at his dragon claws. The attack had triggered the dragon's abilities of armor penetration and double critical damage, hence the significant chunk of Yun Guo's health being lost in a single blow.
Yun Guo looked at Chen Tian, then terrifying red and blue light emanated from his eyes. Scarlet flames erupted from his dual guns, followed by azure water currents. The spears were enveloped and entwined with raging fire and flowing water.
Simultaneously, Yun Guo leaped into the air. With his hands gripping his dual spears tightly, he straightened his arms and shot them forward. A blue beam of light and a red beam of light descended like lasers from the heavens.
The two lights continuously intertwined and merged into a massive beam that shot towards Chen Tian. Chen Tian's dragon claws then glowed with a faint blue-purple luminescence.
He drew his bowstring with his right hand, and a blue-purple energy arrow was instantly loosed. With a *whoosh*, it collided with the red and blue beam.
The clash of their skills instantly created an explosion. Both long spears flew into the air. Yun Guo swiftly moved to his spears, grabbed them, and straightened his arms. He then began to spin rapidly in place. The terrifying rotational speed unleashed, and Yun Guo's body, combined with the red and blue light rings of his spears, resembled a spinning top. The light rings became its attacking circumference. He then propelled himself towards Chen Tian. Chen Tian also began to spin at high speed, extending his dragon claws and spinning in place. Countless whirlwinds were drawn into his body, forming a nine-colored tornado.
The red and blue spinning top collided with the nine-colored tornado, and the friction between them generated terrifying shockwaves. The entire arena slowly disintegrated into countless fragments, and the surrounding void began to collapse.
With a *bang*, an explosion erupted, and both combatants were forced back. Chen Tian retreated a step, while Yun Guo retreated half a step.
Chen Tian shook his head in resignation. In the end, it was a difference in levels. A forty-level gap meant a significant disparity in strength. Even with his "fighting stronger as he fights" buff, his current attributes and abilities were only comparable to a level forty player.
To match a level seventy Yun Guo, he didn't know how much time it would take. Chen Tian didn't want to waste time here.
Then, his claws slowly returned to their normal form. A magic circle appeared on the back of his hands. Chen Tian raised his left hand high and spoke, "Ancient and vast River of Stars! Reveal your immense form! Ancient, unyielding time and space, display your power once more! For my master, I, in your name, heed the call of time and space!"
"Kong Ling heeds the summons, paying respects to my Lord!"
A colossal magic circle appeared in the air, and a middle-aged man slowly materialized before Chen Tian. This was Kong Ling.
This was a scene PK mode, so Chen Tian could summon creatures. Kong Ling was currently one of the most powerful among his summoned beings, so he naturally chose to summon Kong Ling.
"Kong Ling, kill him!"
Chen Tian looked at Yun Guo coldly. Yun Guo, however, was stunned, staring at Chen Tian. A Summoner, what was happening? This profession didn't exist three days ago!
"No!"
Yun Guo looked at the powerful Kong Ling before him and a look of despair crossed his face. He didn't even have the will to resist. A White-Rank summon, and he was only level seventy. How could he possibly resist? White-Rank was a level above one hundred.
"Humph!"
Kong Ling merely glanced at Yun Guo. Then, Yun Guo's body turned into countless specks of starlight, drifting into the air.
Ding! Congratulations to player for defeating an elite boss, gaining thirty-five million experience.
Ding! Congratulations to player for obtaining a golden quality weapon: Icefire Dual Spears.
Ding! Congratulations to player for obtaining the ability: Dual Mind!
Ding! Congratulations to player for obtaining ninety million Epoch Coins.
Ding! Congratulations to player for completing the mission. However, the mission has been updated. No mission rewards are available. Please complete the updated mission to claim your reward.
Chen Tian listened to the electronic voice in his mind. He then waved his hand dismissively, and Kong Ling returned to the magic circle. The magic circle dissipated, and Chen Tian's profession changed from Summoner to Dual-Speed Assassin.
The scene then returned to the shop in the first layer, the same shop that had triggered the conversation between Xiyazi and Chen Tian previously.
Chen Tian checked the time and then spoke, "The first layer hasn't been fully explored yet. Perhaps Qing Ling can go and level up her skills alone while I finish exploring the first layer before heading to the second. "
After careful consideration, Chen Tian decided to finish exploring the first layer first. He wouldn't be suppressed by the first layer's world as he hadn't broken through level thirty yet.
Chen Tian then opened his map and began to examine it. There were still six places he hadn't explored. However, Chen Tian wasn't interested in areas below level thirty. Only three remaining areas piqued his interest, as these three areas were marked with skull symbols on the map.
These were dangerous, death-level maps. If a player wasn't strong enough, they would only find death within them.
Chen Tian set his sights on a place called "Hand of Death" and then said, "Let's go take a look. A level thirty map should have some usable items, shouldn't it?"
"However, I should probably organize the items I obtained in the second layer first. There's too much. If my inventory hadn't been sealed, I wouldn't be checking information now."
Chen Tian said with a sigh. He had killed too many bosses in the second layer, and the rewards were numerous. But due to the inventory seal and lack of time to sort through them, they had piled up. Chen Tian needed to organize them.
"Hey! Brother, are you interested in going to the Hand of Death together?"
A voice appeared behind Chen Tian. Chen Tian turned to look and saw a player whose name above his head displayed "lv:30 Yeger".
Chen Tian turned around casually and appraised the other player. Chen Tian asked, "Do we know each other?"
"Ah! My apologies, I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Yeger, you can call me Pigeon. I'm friends with Shu Zi and Wu Que Nan. They told me to come and ask for your help. It's a pleasure to meet you, Chen Tian!"
Yeger said calmly, with a simple and honest demeanor. Chen Tian didn't suspect him. Only Shu Zi and Wu Que Nan knew his name. If he was a friend of Shu Zi and Wu Que Nan, then he believed in his character.
Then, Chen Tian extended his hand. Yeger clasped hands with Chen Tian.
Chen Tian said faintly, "What do you need my help with? Pigeon!"
"Well, my situation is a bit special and I need help. Wu Que Nan and Shu Zi said that asking you would significantly increase our chances of success, so I specifically came to the first layer to wait for you. I didn't expect to actually find you."
Yeger said, looking quite happy, then a hint of worry appeared.
Chen Tian rubbed his forehead. However, refusing a friend of Wu Que Nan and Shu Zi seemed wrong.
"Alright! I was going to the Hand of Death anyway. Let's go! We can talk as we walk."
Chen Tian said with a helpless tone, feeling like he was just a tool for helping others. Sigh! But since he was a friend of Wu Que Nan and Shu Zi, he couldn't refuse.
He then sent a message to Wu Que Nan and Shu Zi about the situation here. The two left the city side by side.
In the thirty-fifth layer of the world, Shu Zi looked at the incoming message and said joyfully, "Wu Que Nan, don't worry about Pigeon's matter. Hurry up and finish your mission and go find them."
"Alright, I know, I want to too, but we can't beat the last mission boss. We've both reached level fifty, and we still can't beat it. It's exhausting."
"Sigh! Be content. If it weren't for the special nature of the mission, neither of us would be in the thirty-fifth layer. There's a time limit. Hurry up and find a solution!"
Shu Zi said urgently. The last mission had a time limit, and they had to find a way to resolve it.
"Should we ask Chen Tian for help again, or..."
Wu Que Nan said helplessly. The two of them truly couldn't defeat the boss; they had tried several times.