There's a skeleton dungeon connected to my basement.

Chapter 290, Bloodthirsty Slaughter Suit

In the gray, gloomy world, Xiao Yang returned once again.

Xiao Yang entrusted the heart of the white dragon to Redbeard.

Another heavy drinking session is likely to follow soon.

The Dragon Slayer Armor and the Rusty Great Axe have successfully awakened their killing power.

This forging was a great success.

The rusted giant axe has a new name.

The Deep Slaughterer

Quality: Legend

Limited to: Player 33214 on th dimension

Damage: 200

Effect: Armor penetration of 200

Deep: Attacks inflict an equal amount of Dark Corruption.
Slaughterer: Each successful attack increases the damage of the next attack by 50 and armor penetration by 50.

Attached entry: Deep Slayer

Description: Stripped of its rust and etched with a new name, this weapon's purpose is simple: to kill.

[Deep Slayer: While in Slaughter mode, for each enemy defeated, there is a chance to increase damage by 1 and armor penetration by 1]

Xiao Yang was very satisfied with the transformation of the rusted giant axe, or rather, the now-dark slaughterer.

The appearance remained almost unchanged, except that the mottled rust had faded, and the Taotie gemstone inlaid at the end of the axe was completely stained black.

It was an ordinary-looking giant axe, except that its material and axe surface were covered with a trace of scarlet that could never be erased.

The transformed Deep Slayer didn't introduce many new features; it was mostly an enhancement to the original Rusty Great Axe, with higher damage, greater armor penetration, and an even more exaggerated boost to continuous attacks.

In addition, there is an attribute that can continuously improve the equipment's attributes.

But that's exactly what Xiao Yang wanted.

These are the effects he needs.

Then there's the Dragon Slayer Armor.

Crimson Slayer Set

Quality: Legend

Limited to: Player 33214 on th dimension

Effect: Increases all base attributes by 50, and increases damage saving percentage by 20.
Entry: Despicable Dragon Hunter

Entry: Scarlet Slaughterer

Introduction: Born of baseness, raised amidst the most brutal slaughter, I wanted revenge, but fear, terror, ultimately led me to submit.

[Despicable Dragon Slayer: Attacks from behind deal double damage]

【Crimson Slayer: Creates an additional killing field during combat】

[Killing Domain: This domain continuously oppresses both enemies and users; those who cower in fear will have their power suppressed.]

The appearance is a set of terrifying armor with sharp, angular lines. The dragon element is no longer prominent, and instead, three sharp, towering horns grow from the top of the helmet.

Its appearance is no longer so ferocious, but it is even colder and more cruel.

A muted red, like dried blood, forms the overall tone of what was once the Dragon Hunter armor and is now the Slayer suit.

Aside from the improved overall base stats and additional damage immunity, the most striking part of the Crimson Slayer set bonus is the newly added affixes.

Donning the Slayer suit, the crimson eyes were preserved. Trying to utilize the power within the armor, a small crimson domain was created.

A 20-meter radius around oneself.

It wasn't a very large area, but it satisfied Xiao Yang.

His little horse can't yet carry the weight of his title, but in normal combat, especially in battles against beings of the same rank, the nascent domain brought about by the title is a very important thing, and its absence is a very troublesome matter.

Now, this lack has a temporary substitute.

Even though the field led by this entry is not very large and its operation is not very smooth and free, it is not a big problem. All he needs is a transition.

The situation of a small horse pulling a large cart will be alleviated sooner or later. When his rank is higher, if an epic title can't pull a mythical title, then how could a legendary title not be able to pull it?

This problem will be solved sooner or later; now, the arrival of this killing field is very timely.

At the main gate tower of Bell Tower City, Xiao Yang arrived once again. This time, he came to deal with the unresolved problem from before.

Arriving at a small door in the middle of the tower, Xiao Yang could faintly hear painful swallowing sounds behind the door.

With equipment updates and iterations, especially with changes to the Crimson Slayer Set's enhancements.

Xiao Yang's attributes have reached this point.

[Life: 10770
Power: 217
Defense: 267
Agility: 270
Spirit: 170
Constitution: 28
Remaining talent points: 0]

Unfortunately, the mental attribute is not considered a regular attribute and therefore did not receive any buffs.

Xiao Yang invested all his remaining talent points into his physique.

The guy behind the small door was the rotten commander who once made Xiao Yang run away with his head in his hands.

Now he has come here once again.

Without much hesitation, I pushed open the small door and stepped out.

In the dimly lit space, a bloodstained self-portrait hangs high. The man in the self-portrait is meticulously groomed, while below the portrait, piles of rotting corpses exude an indescribable stench. A monster is seen lurking among the corpses, devouring something.

Xiao Yang was very satisfied with the various attributes and effects of the two pieces of equipment that had undergone transformation, but there was one thing that gave him a headache.

Both its appearance and its name are becoming increasingly evil.

He is an undeniably upright person. "Yes, that's it!"

He was quite certain about this.

The old lantern hanging at his waist had become one of the few pieces of equipment on Xiao Yang that emitted a faint light.

The gentle light stimulated the rotting commander who was lying prostrate on the ground. He raised his head and stared intently at Xiao Yang, who was walking from behind him, with his cloudy, white eyes.

The faint light of the lantern seemed to slightly agitate the former commander of the Clock Tower City defenses, and a moment of disorientation appeared on his face.

However, this dazed state lasted until he saw the pile of rotting corpses in front of him and his own blood-soaked hands.

Clutching his head and screaming madly, his remaining rationality shattered and vanished completely, and the silver rapier was pulled out.

The battle begins.

Xiao Yang let the rotting commander in front of him attack first.

The silver rapier flashed and appeared before him, almost touching Xiao Yang's body in a daze.

At this point, Xiao Yang finally managed to expand his killing domain, albeit with some difficulty.

Xiao Yang was not very familiar with epic-level combat, and he was also unfamiliar with the Slaughter Domain, which he had just advanced to. This situation, coupled with the fact that the Slaughter Domain came from equipment attributes, brought a slight sense of incompleteness and sluggishness.

All of this made Xiao Yang's response extremely awkward, like a baby who has just learned to climb and is babbling.

He couldn't dodge the sword.

However, at the last moment, Xiao Yang managed to shift his head a few inches. This slight deviation prevented the sword from piercing his brow, instead striking the edge of his head.

With a crisp sound, the rapier grazed Xiao Yang's head.

Despite the dangerous situation, Xiao Yang remained calm, and his eyes gradually brightened.

Ultimately, the sluggish killing field still gave him room to react.

Another sword strike came, and this time Xiao Yang didn't dodge. The rapier pierced straight into Xiao Yang's forehead, and with a cracking sound, Xiao Yang's head tilted back dramatically.

An exaggerated 90-degree angle appeared.

The problem was still not significant. Xiao Yang's eyes grew brighter as he grasped the senses of that domain. He felt he was about to seize control of the rotten commander with extraordinary speed.

If we say that anything below epic level is more about the clash of pure power and the use of extraordinary elements, then...

Then, epics and beyond involve something even more mysterious.

Soul and will.

Souls and wills manifest in stories and titles, and serve as the cornerstone of the realm in battle.

Xiao Yang understood; he finally figured out what these things were.

The Rotten Commander launched another sword attack, aimed at Xiao Yang, whose neck was bent backward at a ninety-degree angle.

This time, however, Xiao Yang's reaction was no longer a hindsight assessment. His reaction speed was at least a third faster than the previous two times, and he managed to block the incoming sword strike.

Not only that, after parrying the sword, he took a step forward and brute forcefully rammed his body into the rotting commander in front of him.

With the rotten commander forced to retreat, Xiao Yang was finally able to free his hands to snap his head back.

With a snapping sound, Xiao Yang's gaze met once again with that of the rotting commander in front of him.

Understanding all this did not seem to give Xiao Yang a greater advantage in the battle; his movements were still a third slower than the rotting commander in front of him.

This is a fatal lag.

But Xiao Yang was not flustered at all.

Only by understanding exactly what kind of power you are using can you make better use of it.

If the soul and will are the foundation and the main body, then weapons are also needed to fully unleash their power.

No, something's missing!
And then there are those things that carry the soul and will, and only then come the weapons.

Soul and will are the foundation, stories and legends—no, they are the anchors! The anchors derived from stories and legends are the core framework of a field, and only when the two are combined can a true field exist.

A single domain is not enough; the world is dangerous, filled with souls and wills, legends and titles, and ultimately, authority and rules.

Power and rules as weapons!
Okay, everything is completely working now.

Xiao Yang naturally had no shortage of soul and will; he borrowed the domain name of the Crimson Slayer for anchoring and framing. He was still missing one last thing.

Rules and authority.

Does Xiao Yang possess rules and authority?

Of course, he does; this thing can also be given a different name.

"Entry."

Now, Xiao Yang understands the purpose of these things.

Another sword strike from the Rotting Commander has arrived.

At this moment, he incorporated the phrase "graceful as a startled swan, lithe as a swimming dragon" into the realm of slaughter.

In an instant, Xiao Yang seemed to see a lady standing on a lonely platform, dancing gracefully.

Her movements were light and graceful, each gesture as swift as a fleeting glimpse of a startled swan.

Following this feeling, he wielded the rusty giant axe in his hand, light and graceful, like a startled dragon soaring through the sky.

Xiao Yang finally managed to fully realize the effect of his entry.

The battle with the white dragon, though quick, was probably less than a tenth as effective as this one.

His speed overwhelmed the rotten commander at that moment.

He arrived faster than it.

(End of this chapter)