My talent panel can be increased

Yes, these seemingly ordinary monsters are all boss-level! Every single one of them!

No wonder the emergency recruitment requires at least a Hero-level professional; even the minor monsters are boss-level, so Lord-level professionals would probably be completely useless.

"Wow!!"

A sharp, explosive sound rang out, and from the shadows of the broken rock wall in the distance, hundreds of swift, bird-like monsters with membranous wings and sharp bone spurs flew out.

They flew in flocks, like a moving dark cloud, swooping down with unparalleled power, their pure screams growing ever more piercing, as if to shatter the eardrums of their enemies.

Immediately afterwards, more and more corrupted monsters, like sharks smelling blood, burst forth from every corner and shadow of the withered land, transforming into a dark wave that rushed toward the figure at the heart of the battlefield.

Wow, that's a lot.

Wow, that's a lot!

Ye Mingqiu sighed inwardly, not feeling fear despite being surrounded by such a massive number of enemies. He even felt somewhat used to it, since he had always fought his way through.

He was besieged and killed on the battlefield during his first Spirit Realm Trial, besieged and killed by countless Crimson Hermits during his second World Exploration, and now it's the third time, being invaded by the black tide of corrupted monsters. He feels that he is gradually becoming familiar with this feeling.

Then, he slowly opened his mouth and used his left hand to remove the gas mask.

"Come and fight!!"

A terrifying sonic boom erupted—that was the War Tyrant's unique skill, [War Roar].

War Roar: When used, enemies within 200 meters are mentally stunned for 0.1-1 seconds and have their all attributes reduced by 3% for one minute, while allied teammates have their all attributes increased by 3%.

The massive roar erupted, its terrifying power stunning the corrupted monsters across the entire area. Flocks of bird monsters plummeted from the sky, and countless charging swamp aberrations tumbled and fell due to loss of strength. The ghostly monsters even let out mournful howls.

At that very moment, Ye Mingqiu, at the heart of the battlefield, once again donned his gas mask and, wielding his blood spear, relentlessly slaughtered one corrupted monster after another. With a strength attribute of 48 points, and enhanced by the three attributes of [Unparalleled Courage], [Crushing Violence], and [Basic Strength], his final strength reached a terrifying 93.8!

Lords of the same level die instantly upon contact! Killing them is easier than killing chickens!

One day later, temporary channel

Tianqing: @Everyone, the most dangerous place in this world is called "The Corruption Scar". It is the area where the remains of the ancient god fell and the area where its influence is most intense. Even breathing will cause you to be eroded and assimilated by the aura of the ancient god, turning you into a calamity monster. The embryo of the ancient god is most likely also in some place in "The Corruption Scar".

Clear Skies: Then, the less dangerous areas radiating outward from the Corruption Scars are known as the Withered Lands. The land is barren and crops wither. It also contains a high concentration of ancient god's corrosive power, but the intensity is not as severe as the Corruption Scars. It is full of all kinds of distorted and corrupted monsters.

Yin Yue: This world has been severely corrupted and eroded. The major powers have been destroyed. Currently, there are only two forces that still have some influence: the Holy Law Academy and the Throat of the End.

Yin Yue: The Holy Law Academy is the last resistance force of mankind, while the Throat of the End is a group of madmen who see devouring the ancient gods as salvation.

Yin Yue: The leader of the Throat of the End is "Oathbreaker" Kalidos, a former Child of the World. He collapsed in despair during endless battles and was abandoned by the will of the world.

He said he glimpsed the grandeur of the ancient gods and the insignificance of the world, believing that the awakening and devouring of the ancient gods was the ultimate truth of the universe and a merciful liberation. He also believed that voluntary sacrifice and embracing corruption could allow some of the chosen ones to be reborn within the ancient gods and become gods of the future new world.

Law: Hmm, mentally challenged.

Xingran: As expected of a mage, his words are indeed concise and to the point.

Law: The Child of the World has been found.

Law: [Photo]

Law: His position is [x, y, z]. He is currently being hunted by the people of the End's Throat. Anyone who is free can come and help him? @Everyone

Tianqing: I still have a mission here, maybe I can uncover more useful information.

Yin Yue: I can go.

Xingran: I've found a hero and I'm currently increasing his favorability. If I succeed, it will greatly help my next move.

Sunny Day: @God, are you still alive?

Yin Yue: His profile picture has been flashing all day, and I don't know why.

Law: They've been fighting all day? That seems unlikely.

Xingran: @Shenjun, say something, bro.

Did someone tag me?

Ye Mingqiu glanced at the channel, felt there were too many words and it was too troublesome to read, so he simply closed it, too lazy to read it.

What the hell is all that chatter?

I don't understand! I don't understand!

He sat on a small hill made up of the corpses of the corrupted to rest, occasionally moving his body to relieve muscle soreness and restore his strength and spirit.

On the battlefield, every minute and every second is incredibly precious and must be cherished. Next, he must continue to fight deeper into the battlefield, constantly undergoing the baptism of the Black Tide, and making his own contribution to saving the world.

By this time, he had fought his way deep into the withered land, where the stench of corruption was even stronger.

The earth was no longer cracked black soil, but covered with a thick, dark red fungal carpet that resembled semi-congealed pus and blood, making an unpleasant "plop" sound when stepped on.

The sweet, rotten smell in the air was almost solidified, making it even more unpleasant. Ye Mingqiu had unfortunately had his gas mask blown off once, and he felt like he was swallowing poisonous fog every time he breathed.

too disgusting!

Here, the twisted tree becomes even larger and more grotesque, its trunk covered with pulsating, blood vessel-like protrusions. Huge tumors expand and contract rhythmically like a heart, oozing dark yellow pus that is extremely corrosive.

Ye Mingqiu's heavy armor was also covered with a thick layer of filth—dried, blackened bloodstains, dark green corrosive slime, broken bone fragments, and dust.

Those things can't be washed off or cleaned properly, so just rub them on and keep fighting. But afterwards, the armor is probably ruined.

Ugh!

Chapter 90 A Monarch-Level Calamity!

Ye Mingqiu continued forward.

Ahead, countless enormous skeletons were piled up, forming a pale, circular valley.

The skeletons were all different, resembling the remains of countless ancient behemoths. The bones were covered with various corroded holes and deep claw marks, all indicating the fierce battles they had experienced in their lives.

In the center of the valley stood a colossal object.

Its main body is composed of countless huge, twisted skeletons, some even in different colors, making it look quite strange and awkward, and exuding an eerie aura.

This guy.

This is no ordinary boss-level monster!

It's a king-level boss!

Ye Mingqiu's eyes were solemn as he prepared for battle. Compared to the leader, the king-level monsters not only had stronger attributes, but also possessed more and stronger skills, as well as various active and passive abilities. Their strength was simply on a completely different level.

In the worldview of normal psionicists, the King level is the limit for psionicists. Only the strongest psionicists can challenge the King level, and there is a small chance of victory.

But I'm a legend!

"Boom!!"

Upon sensing the intruder, the skeletal behemoth stomped its thigh, composed of the leg bones of some kind of upright giant beast, causing the entire Bone Valley to tremble with its steps and emit a terrifying roar. The piled-up pale bone mountain shattered into fragments with a "rustling" sound.

"Roar!!"

The skeletal behemoth emitted a deep, thunderous roar from its chest. It was not a real sound; it had no flesh or blood, nor any vocal organs. The sound came from the thousands of tormented souls within its body—a roar originating from the very souls.

Suddenly, a notification sound rang in Ye Mingqiu's ears, followed by detailed information about the skeletal behemoth.

[Hint: The world's will is proactively providing you with detailed information about this objective.]

【Calamity Chimera (Level 1 Monarch)】

[Race: Ancient Disaster]

[Attributes: Strength: 32, Agility: 21, Constitution: 40, Spirit: 40]

[Abilities List: Soul Stealing, Bone Devouring. (Details omitted)]

Ye Mingqiu's eyes lit up. The information provided by the World Will was quite detailed, even better than the detection technique given by the Spirit Realm before. It could even tell what skills the other party had and what the skills did. It was very good.

This was the first time he had seen a King-level BOSS, and also the first time he had seen the complete skill panel of an enemy unit. The Skeleton Giant had 8 skills, including 4 passive skills and 4 active skills. Two of the active skills were to devour skeletons and souls to increase strength and increase basic attributes, and the other two were attack abilities.

The skeletal behemoth has extremely high stats, likely built up through devouring, but even at this level, its stats are still inferior to those of the overlord-level Li Jing in his normal state.

This is the absolute difference in levels!

Even so, it should be considered quite strong among the king-level monsters. Although Ye Mingqiu killed those monsters outside easily, their attributes were actually higher than those of normal boss-level monsters.

Perhaps this is the characteristic of ancient calamities, since they are all calamities born from ancient gods, not naturally occurring monsters.

"Whoo~"

The eerie green soul fire in the skeletal behemoth's empty eye sockets suddenly began to flicker wildly. The moment it saw Ye Mingqiu, it also suddenly went berserk, just like the other corrupted monsters, as if it had been stimulated by some kind of terrifying force.

It wildly swung its several ferocious bone arms, accompanied by a shrill whistling sound that tore through the air, and slammed them down on the ground, where Ye Mingqiu was watching it. The attack was almost completely chaotic, just a simple release of power, but even so, its super strong basic attributes were enough to easily crush most hero-level professionals.

But that's all there is to it.

Ye Mingqiu did not retreat or even block. He watched the skeletal behemoth attack indifferently, and as the bone fist rapidly enlarged in his field of vision, a relaxed and playful smile appeared on his face.

He took a step forward, casually placing the blood spear in his left hand, clenching his right fist, and assuming a posture of gathering power. A volcanic surge of power gathered within him, then erupted! Facing the giant fist of the skeletal monster!

"boom!!"

Their fists clashed head-on, creating a terrifying shockwave that surged in all directions, followed by a crisp sound—the sound of bones breaking—and the sound continued to grow louder.

"Crack!"

More and more cracks spread from the skeletal behemoth's fist, forming fissures that continued to widen, eventually spreading across the entire bony arm and shattering it completely.

But even though one of its bony arms was shattered, the skeletal behemoth still had other bony arms. As the other bony arms fell down, Ye Mingqiu casually stuck the blood spear into the ground and continued to punch with his left hand, smashing its other arm to pieces. Then he kept punching, one punch after another!

"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!"

A series of cracking sounds rang out as the skeletal behemoth's arms were smashed one by one. The skeletal behemoth, now without arms, retreated continuously, its soul fire flickering wildly in its eyes, and a terrified scream emanating from its chest.

"ended."

Ye Mingqiu picked up the blood spear, leaped up, and pierced the skeletal monster's chest with the spear, bursting its beating heart inside. Then he pulled out the blood spear and shook off the black liquid that clung to it.

The wailing of countless souls echoed across the land, bones scattered everywhere, and countless clumps of black, rotten mud lay on the ground.

The blood spear trembled slightly, sending a strange sound to Ye Mingqiu, roughly meaning that the blood from the monster's heart was nutritious and edible, but difficult to digest, and eating too much could easily cause indigestion.

"Then just exercise more. Exercising after meals can help with digestion," Ye Mingqiu said.

The blood spear trembled for a moment, as if its spirit had fallen into some kind of contemplation. Finally, it tilted slightly, as if it were indeed true and there was no problem.

"call out!"

The next moment, an extremely sharp whooshing sound suddenly rang out, shooting out from the shadows behind Ye Mingqiu without warning, its speed far exceeding that of the corrupted birds Ye Mingqiu had encountered before!

Ye Mingqiu did not dodge, but frowned. His combat instincts told him that the arrow would miss and was ineffective against him, so there was no need to dodge. He trusted his intuition and did not dodge.

really!

The next moment, the arrow grazed past Ye Mingqiu and landed on the open ground beside him, exploding.

There was no fire, no loud noise, only a thick, gelatinous, dark purple force field spreading out, completely enveloping Ye Mingqiu and the space within several meters around him.

[Note: Kalidos used "Painful Swamp" on you. The power check failed, and the effect was reduced by 50%. It will cause you to be slowed, suffer increased pain, and experience mental torment.]

[Note: Your control resistance and abnormal status resistance have passed the assessment; you are immune to the above effects.]

"Hmph, foolish human, how dare you presume to disturb the great ruler! Repent for your ignorance."

In the shadows, an old man slowly emerged, holding a withered black wooden staff, wearing a dark purple robe, his face wrinkled like a withered tree. His sunken eyes emitted a purple light as he laughed ugly and insanely.

Chapter 91 Golden Treasure Chest! Gold has been dispensed!

"what?"

Ye Mingqiu frowned, thinking to himself: There are other people here. Who is this guy?

The name Kalidos seems vaguely familiar, like I've seen it somewhere before. But where? I can't remember.

Forget it. Someone as capable as me couldn't possibly forget something important. If I can't remember it, it's not important. Anyone who's hostile and attacks first is an enemy. If they're an enemy, just kill them. This is a high-risk area; hesitation might lead to even greater danger.

【Kalidos (Tier 1 King)】

[Race: Human]

So Ye Mingqiu leaned down, his calm eyes fixed on Kalidos, and launched a furious pursuit, not intending to give the other party any chance.

"Hmph! I am the quagmire of suffering!"

"Bang!!"

The next moment, Ye Mingqiu punched Kalidos's head, sending blood mist flying. He casually flicked his hand and muttered to himself, "Hmm, what a weak king. Oh well, let's continue exploring."