My talent is 1.

After dismantling the crystal at the border fortress of the Holy Dragon Empire, Zhong Wuyai immediately wiped out the Holy Dragon Empire's army.

They arrived at the center of the chaotic battlefield.

"Tell Han Tong to prepare to take over those cities that have been captured."

The Great Yan Dynasty can attack cities conquered by the Holy Dragon Empire and the Flame Dragon Empire, but it cannot attack other neutral cities.

Once you attack, you won't be able to communicate with other neutral city teleportation portals.

Furthermore, players of the Great Yan Dynasty can no longer go to neutral cities.

Therefore, Zhong Wuyai initially let the three empires fight each other, so that it would be much easier for the Great Yan Dynasty to fight back and take over.

However, the armies of the three great empires fought quite quickly.

After all, neutral cities only have city defense troops; the Demon Dragon Empire's army and imperial guards were all wiped out by Zhong Wuyai.

The Demon Dragon Empire was gone before it even refreshed.

This also led to the rapid expansion of the territories of the three great empires.

If things continue like this, before Han Tong and his group can even level up, the three great empires will have already divided up all the territory.

Zhong Wuyai could only stop the other two great empires in this way.

Receiving is much easier.

By the time the three empires attacked, the players had already fled.

The exiles don't have any resurrection chances, so there's no way to fight them.

The cities that have been captured now only have NPCs.

Zhong Wuyai acted without restraint, simply annihilating the army.

While Zhong Wuyai was conquering city after city, the army of the Azure Dragon Empire was also fighting.

What frustrated Zhong Wuyai the most was that after encountering the army of the Azure Dragon Empire, the NPC army entered the city as soon as Zhong Wuyai had conquered it.

His main role is that of a marshal of the Azure Dragon Empire, who can directly command troops on the battlefield.

[Ding! Due to your outstanding military achievements, Grand Marshal Vincent Chawell of the Azure Dragon Empire appoints you as the frontline commander, with troops below the rank of marshal at your disposal.]

"Wonderful mother~..."

Damn it... Zhong Wuyai almost wanted to kill this Imperial Marshal.

But it's not the right time yet. The Great Yan Dynasty isn't even up and running yet, so fighting now wouldn't make much sense.

Zhong Wuyai had no choice but to back down...

"Where's Chen Wenyu? Have him come over."

Zhong Wuyai planned to have Chen Wenyu switch sides to the Great Yan Dynasty. Without a master to oversee things, even if Han Tong had a full set of equipment with amazing attributes, it would still be low-level equipment.

Encountering these level 80 or 90 NPCs only leads to getting beaten up.

The warriors who returned after being granted amnesty could at best become martial kings.

There's only one... how can we contend with the three great empires?

Therefore, Chen Wenyu, with his SSS-level talent, became the first choice.

After telling Chen Wenyu her thoughts, Chen Wenyu didn't refuse...

"Boss, it's not that I can't go there, it's just that I can barely manage to fight level 80 monsters, but level 90 monsters are really hopeless. I struggle to even fight level 90 mobs in Coldwind Prefecture, let alone NPCs, especially those at the level of Grand General or Marshal..."

"So I'm having you level up with me first!"

"Where to? High mountains and snow-capped peaks?"

"Wait a minute..."

Zhong Wuyai did indeed want to take Chen Wenyu to the high mountains and snowy peaks, but he thought of Wengerlier, a lower-level god.

Perhaps he knows a better place to level up.

The moment the communication stone was used… Wengerlier’s impatient voice came through…

"You can't even stand still for a day?"

"This needs an upgrade, right? There aren't any suitable monster-farming areas. You should know a lot about that, shouldn't you..."

"Leveling up?... There are plenty of places to grind monsters. What kind of leveling spot are you looking for?"

"The monsters are densely packed, high-level, and have no rules; ideally, they should all be level 98 monsters without any rules."

"You've got quite the appetite, aren't you? You're not even interested in level 80 characters..."

"Level 80 experience is too little and too scattered. It's best to fight monsters between level 95 and 99. If there's no pattern, I can basically take them down."

"You're amazing!"

"Absolutely!"

Wengerlier didn't think much of it, after all, he had also experienced the mysterious power on Zhong Wuyai.

He had seen it more than once on Brightlight Island; it could even shatter the divine power of the creator god, so killing level 99 monsters was nothing new to him.

"Above level 90, there aren't any densely populated monster zones. Above level 95, everyone's starting to learn about the laws. But..."

"But what?"

"There is a place that is very dangerous, but at the same time, the rewards are also terrifying."

"Where?"

"Endless Purgatory!"

"The Endless Purgatory? What kind of place is that?"

"You must first enter the Endless Trial Arena. Once you pass the tests of the Endless Trial Arena, you can enter the Endless Purgatory Arena."

"I'm curious, what's in this place?... Your tone has changed."

"No one who goes in does not regret it, and likewise, no one who comes out ever thinks about not going in."

Tell me about it!

"No one knows exactly how many monsters are inside, but in the Endless Trial Arena, there are no loot drops and no supplies; it's just an endless stream of monsters for you to kill."

"That's good?...Aren't there any rules?"

"All monsters are matched to your level. If you have laws, the monsters have laws; if you don't have laws, the monsters don't have laws either. I don't know anything else. I've only been there once. After passing the test of the Endless Trial Arena, I didn't enter the Endless Purgatory Arena."

"Why?... Besides, you haven't even been inside, how would you know what the Endless Purgatory is like?"

"This... the Endless Purgatory is a special existence. To be precise, it's more like an unclaimed divine kingdom, but no one knows which god it belonged to. It seems to have fallen, but the laws within it have never changed, as if they were left behind by the creator god."

"Be more specific!"

"The trial mission in the Endless Trial Arena is to kill. Once you kill 10,000 monsters, you can enter the Endless Purgatory Arena. However, the first stage of the Endless Purgatory Arena requires 100,000 kills. If you don't kill 100,000, you can't get out. Even if you die, you will be resurrected in the Endless Purgatory Arena."

"Holy crap...this is terrifying...a monster of a hundred thousand?"

"Therefore, my suggestion is to just complete the Endless Trial Arena trial missions. There's no need to go into the Purgatory Arena. The monsters there are only stronger, not weaker, and dying and reviving is also a problem. No matter how many times you revive, it won't help."

"Can we team up?"

"In the training grounds, a team would face a 20,000-kill mission. Can you handle that?"

"So you can team up?"

"Wait a minute... judging by your appearance... you're about to enter the purgatory..."

"Of course, we definitely want to go in and take a look."

"Are you crazy... I'm not even sure I'll come out alive, and you want to bring someone else in..."

"What, is that not allowed?"

"A mission to kill 200,000 people—even 200,000 pigs would make your hands numb from chopping them all down. Besides, there's no rest or supplies inside."

Zhong Wuyai ignored all that; all he knew was that there were no rules...

That's enough. I'm immune to physical damage, magic damage, and true damage... I can just stand there and let the monsters hit me without any problem.

A mission to kill 200,000 people is not so bad, except for being a bit tiring.

"I have my own way!"

"Fine, I can't dissuade you. Here's a suggestion: learn a wide-area skill, the bigger the better, and also some control skills... The monster density in the training grounds alone is beyond your imagination!"

"Where is the place?"

"South of Wolf Fang Island, there's an unnamed island with a pool of water that connects to the Endless Sea. Dive directly into the deepest part of that pool, and you'll enter a special place: the Endless Abyss!"

"and then?"

"Entering the endless abyss, you've received a hint!"

Thanks!

After thinking it over, Zhong Wuyai decided to take Wengerlier's advice and learn a skill with a very wide range of applications.

After all, the range of the blazing airwave is a straight line, while the range of the fire rain spell is too small.

With numerous passive buffs, the combined damage from the extremely wide-range skills and various passive bonuses is more than sufficient.

The only problem is Chen Wenyu. I don't care about getting hurt, as long as he doesn't die inside.

However, since we can't learn skills right now, we can only check the auction house for area-of-effect skill books...

I actually found one... but it's a skill book for the hidden class Earth Mage, and it's listed for 100,000 gold coins.

Actually, 30,000 gold coins would be enough, but this is a skill book for a hidden class, and it's very hard to get. It should be the first skill book to appear, so it's normal that it's more expensive.

After taking a picture of the skill book, Zhong Wuyai immediately learned it.

"Come on, let me change your gear first. You might not survive going in with this."

"Boss...where are you going?...My current stats...can't handle it?"

Chen Wenyu seemed to have thought of something...

"Boss, you're not planning to attack the temple, are you?!"

"Attack a temple isn't that complicated... you might end up attacking a divine kingdom!"

"A divine kingdom?"...

Chen Wenyu's mind went blank... What the hell is this new term?

A divine kingdom? ...No...you just conquered this empire a few days ago, and you're already going to attack a divine kingdom?

Chen Wenyu also put away his contempt, but felt a little uneasy...

He had fought alongside Zhong Wuyai with temple guards, especially those on the high-altitude snow-capped mountains; he had witnessed the terror of those guys.

When Zhong Wuyai wasn't around, he even had trouble dealing with a level 90 monster. He could kill it, but he would also lose half his health.

As for the temple guards, forget about it; even if you could kill one, it would be a mutual destruction.

Inside the temple, I dare not even imagine what it's like... The divine kingdom... Is this something a human can even touch?

They even want to break in...

Chen Wenyu felt a tightness in his chest... Couldn't he go somewhere else?

Zhong Wuyai didn't care about any of that. He made three pieces of damage-reducing equipment and didn't even bother with the tempering. The blank Lv.10 tempering didn't matter to him.

This was meant to save Chen Wenyu's life in a critical moment. If Chen Wenyu dared to betray him, Zhong Wuyai wouldn't care about anything else. He needed to reach level 99 quickly, master the laws, and deal with Chen Wenyu first…

"Okay... Come on... come with me somewhere."

Zhong Wuyai bought several pet collars, got Chen Wenyu a flying mount called the Flame Eagle, and even caught a crab for Chen Wenyu to ride on the beach.

Before Chen Wenyu could even take a closer look, Zhong Wuyai urged him to head to Wolf Fang Island...

Langya Island is located in the sea south of Qianfeng Mountain and is easily identifiable.

After all, Langya Island is not small in size.

Flying further south, Zhong Wuyai saw some other islands.

However, they all have names. The nameless island is nearby. Following the coordinates given by Wengerlier, Zhong Wuyai found an island only half the size of Chang'an City, more like a reef.

A small hill rises up, surrounded by sandy beaches, and that's it.

Zhong Wuyai arrived at the center of the hill and actually found a pool of water.

"This is it, come down with me!"

"ah?……"

Zhong Wuyai jumped down on Jiali and continued to descend.

Chen Wenyu had no choice but to sit on the crab's back and follow it down...

After a long while... both of them received a notification...

[Ding! Endless Abyss detected. Enter now?]

"Enter!"

Upon hearing the words "Endless Abyss," Chen Wenyu's eyelids twitched...

The name of this place doesn't sound like a good place at all.

The boss didn't even know where he found out about this place; even the way he got in was so peculiar.

Actually, there is another way to enter the Endless Trial Arena, which is through a special dungeon scroll. Of course, the entry conditions are very strict, and Zhong Wuyai's level no longer allows him to enter in that way.

As soon as they entered, Zhong Wuyai and Chen Wenyu were immediately blinded and could see nothing, even with the vision boost from their mounts.

"Holy crap... Boss, why can't I see anything?"

"Me too!"

"What do we do? I can't even see you! Is this mount's vision boost fake?!"

"No, this place is just like this. You think the word 'Abyss' is just for show?"

"So what do we do next?"

"Keep moving forward and follow the instructions!"

"hint?"

There was no hint whatsoever. Chen Wenyu carefully walked forward step by step. It was too dark, and there was nothing there.

The innate human fear of darkness was vividly displayed at this moment.

Moreover, there is absolutely no light here... not to mention people, you can't even see equipment if you take it out.

Zhong Wuyai even activated his Wings of Light... but it was all for naught... It was pitch black... He might as well just wander around aimlessly...

10 seconds later...

[Ding! Endless Abyss loading complete. Player Zhong Wuyai, enter the Endless Trial Arena?]

Chen Wenyu also heard the same notification sound.

"Boss, shall we go in?"

"Of course we're in. What are we doing here?"

"But I don't want to go in, I'm afraid of the dark!"

"If you don't go in, you'll stay here forever!"

Upon hearing this, Chen Wenyu immediately panicked... No... I'll go in, I'll go in, okay?

Actually, clicking "no" would have exited the game and taken him back to the island, but Chen Wenyu didn't know that.

In an instant, the two arrived at a wide-open area.

In the center of the Endless Trial Arena, the two stood on a platform of about ten square meters.

There are four passages in four directions, and at the end of each passage is a building that looks like a teleportation portal.

[Ding! The Endless Trials have begun!]

[Ding, current player count: 2, kill target: 20000]

"Boss, I can finally see you! That was terrifying! I couldn't see anything, not even my own hands! It was so scary!"

Chen Wenyu suddenly hugged Zhong Wuyai, making Zhong Wuyai feel a chill... He kicked Chen Wenyu away...

"Get out of my way! Monsters are spawning soon, prepare for battle!"...

Soon, monsters appeared in four different locations.

"Boss, what are all these things?... This design... is so cool!"

"It's either hell or the abyss!"

"Holy crap...you said this might be a divine realm?...Then...could the boss be a demon god or the Grim Reaper?!"

"Possibly, but you're unlikely to encounter it. Just focus on fighting monsters."

Zhong Wuyai was alright; level 64 monsters posed no challenge for him.

One Frost Spear is enough to kill him instantly.

But Chen Wenyu felt uncomfortable.

"Boss, didn't you say you were going to give me new gear?... I want it now!"

"What's wrong with you?"

"This is a level 64 monster! I'm only level 55 with all this gear, and it's so hard for me to fight it!"

Zhong Wuyai found Chen Wenyu somewhat amusing.

Basically, you'll be stunned for a second after being hit twice.

The initial monster doesn't have any other skills, but it does have a heavy attack that has a 30% chance to stun and increase damage...

I don't really feel anything since I'm immune to control and damage, and besides, monsters can't even get close to me.

But Chen Wenyu is different... This is... I've never felt this frustrated even when fighting a level 80 bronze boss...

"Boss, just give me the equipment, I'm getting wrecked by a bunch of mobs!"

"It's useless for you to hold it; that's passive control!"

"Boss, I'm not fighting anymore, you take over, just kill him instantly."

Zhong Wuyai thought about it and agreed. At first, he just wanted to test the abilities of these monsters so he could make a judgment.

But now it seems that, let alone Chen Wenyu, anyone brought along would be a burden, and this passive control is a problem.

The key is that if you get surrounded by monsters, you might faint and die if you're unlucky.

If I don't have immunity to crowd control... and get stunned by a bunch of monsters... then I might... starve to death...

Zhong Wuyai couldn't help but shiver...

Luckily, I had thought things through beforehand; otherwise, coming in so rashly might have really gotten me into trouble.

"Come here!"

Zhong Wuyai immediately cast two Fire Rain spells at his feet, and then unleashed blazing waves of energy at each of the four passages.

A series of notifications started ringing...

The experience gained from these level 64 monsters is not high. Even with the bonus from both of them having intermediate experience scrolls and experience auras, each monster only gives 327000 experience.

Without the bonus for leveling up beyond one's level, Zhong Wuyai experienced the difficulty of leveling up for the first time.

"Boss, what's in this place? Weren't we here to upgrade?"

Indeed, Zhong Wuyai was also somewhat speechless...

This godforsaken place is worse than the high mountains and snowy peaks where you can gain experience faster...

What a fucking idiot... to believe Wengerl's nonsense...

But since we're already here, we'll just have to finish the fight first. Hopefully, the Endless Purgatory will have something we need...

The number of monsters in the Four Directions Passage is increasing, and Zhong Wuyai is clearing them faster and faster.

Although they were instantly killed as soon as they appeared, the number of monsters increased each time.

Two minutes later...

"Boss, this place, although we lack experience, has an unbeatable quantity of talent!"

"Of course..." Zhong Wuyai also sensed it.

Each wave of flames will kill at least 100 monsters.

Soon, Zhong Wuyai's killing missions reached 20,000.

However, the monsters kept spawning, and Zhong Wuyai showed no sign of stopping, continuing to unleash waves of fiery energy...

"Boss, what is the Endless Purgatory Arena? Should we go in?"

"No rush, let's do a couple more rounds!"

When he reached approximately 30,000, Zhong Wuyai stopped.

"Alright, let's enter the Endless Purgatory!"

"Are you really going in?"

"Nonsense, hurry up!"

Upon entering, Zhong Wuyai and Chen Wenyu were stunned for a moment...

This is just an empty, fenced-off area, nothing there. Is this what hell is? ...Are you kidding me?...

[Ding! Welcome to the Endless Purgatory!]

[Ding, current player count is 2, Infernal Slaughter Mission: 200000]

[Ding! You cannot leave the Endless Purgatory Arena, nor can you use any teleportation or return-to-town methods. You will respawn on the spot after death. If you run out of respawn attempts, your lifespan will be reset.]

[Ding, you can exit the Endless Purgatory Arena after completing the killing mission]

"Holy crap!...Holy crap...Boss, we...we can't get out."

"I freaking know that!"

[Ding! Endless Purgatory will begin in one minute. Please prepare!]

"Boss, what do we do?"

"Why are you talking so much? I brought you here to level up, instead of babbling on and on like a damn woman. Wearing these two pieces of equipment, at least you won't die!"

Chen Wenyu took a look at the equipment and was immediately dumbfounded...

"This... Boss... 111% physical damage reduction and 111% magic damage reduction... Does that mean you're actually incurring damage when you get hit?"

"You try dying again, then give me the equipment!"

"No... I'll shut up, I'll shut up!"

With these two pieces of equipment, Chen Wenyu immediately raised his head...

We're invincible now!

Zhong Wuyai smiled at Chen Wenyu, hoping he wouldn't burst into tears later...

Soon, the first wave of monsters appeared, but...

"How... how the hell did this appear out of thin air?"

Zhong Wuyai was also a bit confused. This way of killing monsters was really something else. They appeared right behind him. If it weren't for Miss above his head, he wouldn't have known that he was being attacked by monsters.

One hundred monsters appeared randomly on the open ground, with no fixed location.

Zhong Wuyai cast a Fire Rain spell at his feet, and the blazing waves of energy pushed away the monsters around him.

Those nearby were instantly wiped out by a barrage of fireballs...

"I freaking... have no experience?"

That's right, you don't gain experience from killing monsters... it only shows how many you've killed and the current progress of the Infernal Slaughter quest...

Damn it... Wengerlier, you screwed me over...

Zhong Wuyai was furious. He had no experience; how could he possibly succeed?

But since we're already inside, we have to complete the killing mission before we can leave...

Zhong Wuyai summoned Delis and immediately had her unleash the Rainstorm spell...

The Rainstorm spell has a very large range; if it weren't for the law barriers surrounding the Endless Purgatory Arena, the Rainstorm spell could have covered even the outside.

Soon, the first wave of the tsunami arrived...

"Aaaaaah~... Boss! Glug glug... Help... Glug glug glug... My life... Glug glug glug..."

The seawater swept Chen Wenyu away in an instant.

Tsunamis don't discriminate between friend and foe. Zhong Wuyai was only able to resist being controlled, which prevented him from being swept away by the sea like Chen Wenyu.

The crucial point is that the seawater encountered the barrier of the laws and returned, and Chen Wenyu has drifted away again...

But it's alright... 111% magic immunity... it's just a matter of swallowing a few mouthfuls of seawater...

The first tsunami had barely ended, and Chen Wenyu hadn't even recovered yet, just as he got up... the second tsunami hit...

"Boss, what was that just now... Hey hey hey hey~!... Holy crap... gurgling... it's happening again~..."

Two waves of tsunami cleared the area, and Delis also stopped.

"Big sister...Grandma...please...please don't use your skills...seriously, we're teammates...teammates...how can you still attack me?!"