Swallowing the Stars: Starting from the Endless Dungeon

Chapter 74 Time Limits

[Dungeon complete. Dungeon drops: Water Affinity, Earth Affinity, Lightning Affinity, Light Domain Insights...]

In the Realm Lord's World, inside an underground cave, if there were any light, you could see Su Jingzheng looking angry with a dark expression. This dungeon was not beyond his capabilities at all. None of the star-level monsters inside could resist him. He was full of confidence that he could complete the first clear on his first try. But even under such circumstances, he still failed to complete it on his first try. What was the reason?

The entire Realm Lord World is too vast! This means there are always enemies missed, or enemies hiding in unknown places. The Eternal Star-level dungeon has a one-month stay period, and he didn't stop for a single month, constantly searching for enemies. You can tell just by looking at the loot from this dungeon; apart from the first-clear reward, everything else dropped. The result was that he didn't achieve the first clear because there were still scattered enemies in the Realm Lord World that he hadn't killed. The system, being so rigid, required that all enemies be killed to count as a first clear; even a slight deficiency wouldn't count. This is why he didn't successfully clear the dungeon for the first time this time.

This is similar to the situation in the Radiant Realm, but the difference is that the Radiant Realm has a small terrain and a dense concentration of ferocious beasts. Moreover, the Radiant Realm is a universe-level dungeon, where you can stay for a year, which is enough time. However, in this dungeon, you only have one month. You have to kill all the enemies in the entire World Lord's World in one month. Su Jing was somewhat silent. He had previously overlooked this issue, only thinking that the enemies in the dungeon were at most at the Constant Star level, and not his opponents. However, he did not expect that the time he could stay at the Constant Star level would, in turn, restrict his first clear.

However, achieving the first clear isn't impossible. The first method is to increase his speed and cultivate the "Thunder Flash" technique to perfection, unleashing nine illusory bodies simultaneously. That speed would be much faster than now, saving a lot of time. Moreover, he wasted a lot of time the first time he entered because he ignored the one-month time limit. After increasing his speed, he should be able to complete it around that point. The second method is to roughly memorize the enemy's location, figuring out where the enemies are at what time. This can be figured out by trial and error, but it would require wasting several exploration dungeon sessions. Su Jing chooses to do both: first, improve his secret technique, and then record his progress while killing enemies. He should be able to complete the first clear around that time.

After coming up with a solution, Su Jing's dark expression disappeared. After all, he had overlooked the crucial issue of effectiveness this time, and even if he remembered it later, it was too late; there wasn't enough time.

Looking at the system rewards, which included Law Affinity, Talent, a large number of Gale Stones and Wind Beast Ears, Su Jing wondered if he could leave now. He'd only been in there for less than five minutes—

After thinking it over, Su Jing decided to give up on this tempting idea. After all, it usually takes one or two years for people to take the test, and his five minutes was too astonishing. It couldn't be explained by luck. In case it attracted unnecessary attention, he wasn't in a hurry to leave. He could stay for a few days, which would at least not be so shocking. He could leave later.

However, with so many materials on hand, and more and more to come, they can only gather dust in the system's warehouse. He doesn't dare to resell these things, as the Cosmic Mercenary Alliance is constantly monitoring them. If they could be resold, there would be no point in the assessment, so they can only sit there gathering dust.

What remained were the things he needed most. Without hesitation, Su Jing used them one by one to enhance his affinity with the Water Law, the Earth Law, and the Fire Law—

Having already obtained the quest item, Su Jing naturally didn't need to take risks here like the others. He focused on seclusion to improve his strength and paid no attention to any commotion outside. As long as there was no natural disaster befalling him, nothing else would bother him.

A day later, Su Jing opened his eyes. If anyone were here now, they could see the cosmos and starry sky reflected in Su Jing's eyes.

With a raised hand, a gentle breeze swirled around Su Jing's hand. With a thought, a ray of light appeared in the air, and then, as Su Jing's hand moved, earth, fire, water, metal, and wood all manifested in Su Jing's hand.

A smile involuntarily appeared on Su Jing's face. Apart from the Law of Lightning, he had comprehended one level of the domain for each of the other laws. Although it was only one level, it could still represent something. Now, his affinity for each law had increased. Of course, if we were to talk about the highest affinity, it would still be the Law of Lightning. After all, it was increased through the first-clear reward. Moreover, the drops from this dungeon also included affinity for the Law of Lightning. However, there was not much difference between using it and not using it. Just like the affinity for the Law of Light he obtained from the Slave Dungeon, its effect on him was negligible.

However, these dungeons still have other uses. After all, the passage of time within them alone can save him a lot of time. Otherwise, if he were to comprehend the secret techniques in reality, his current secret techniques would not be able to reach that level at all.

A day had passed, and all the dungeons had been refreshed. Without hesitation, Su Jing chose to enter the Hidden Spying dungeon to improve his secret techniques. Since he was currently lacking in speed, he could improve his secret techniques.

For a year, without a moment's rest, Su Jing practiced his movement techniques in the dungeon, pushing them to the eighth level. He also managed to create seven lightning phantoms. However, he was still somewhat dissatisfied. After leaving the dungeon, he immediately entered the Radiant Dungeon to improve his secret techniques in actual combat with Hector. After being killed by Hector, Su Jing chose the Dark Currents Dungeon again, where he practiced his secret techniques for another year. Finally, he raised "Thunder Flash" to the ninth level, and now Su Jing can create up to nine phantoms!

Emerging from the dungeon, Su Jing felt somewhat dizzy. He had spent two consecutive years in dungeons comprehending secret techniques. However, his face was full of smiles. He had reached the ninth level of "Thunder Flash," and his movement technique had now reached its limit. Higher-level secret techniques might allow him to improve further, but the requirements for higher-level secret techniques were also more demanding. For him, he had already achieved his goal!

After all, higher-level secret techniques are not easy to obtain. He owes his current "Thunder Flash" to Noah, the treasure-giving boy. It's a pity that he didn't get the Thunder Fruit in today's dungeon, otherwise he could have improved his lightning law by a lot. But he's not in a hurry. He'll get it again sooner or later, and then he can improve it naturally.