I draw cards infinitely in the world of anime.

The massive, two-half-corpse fell to the ground; the Skeleton General was thus dealt with.

Tsubaki's face was filled with disbelief, while Ais's face was filled with joy and excitement.

The stronger Kong Yang becomes, the more it proves that she was absolutely right back then, and that her partner will become the strongest being.

Even Ais herself didn't realize that her obsession had begun to change gradually during her interactions with Kong Yang.

She no longer pursues ultimate power.

Because she has found her place, found a home that belongs to her.

As a woman, after having a partner, her initial desire to reach the top has transformed into an expectation that her partner will become the star at the very top of the pyramid.

Having shed his demonic transformation, Kong Yang exhaled a breath of stale air.

Returning from the vortex of power brought about some changes in Kong Yang.

His first transformation into a demon god allowed him to experience the ultimate power and the power of darkness, which was incredibly exhilarating.

Moreover, while transforming into a demon god, Kong Yang also discovered that the original sin of lust within him resonated with the power of darkness.

Darkness and original sin are, in a sense, mutually exclusive.

It's like light and virtue—unnecessarily intertwined, yet complementary.

"If we can completely integrate the original sin of lust, we might be able to create power that surpasses the Demon King's commandments."

A glint of light flashed in Kong Yang's eyes, his face filled with excitement and anticipation.

The Commandments were originally created by the Demon King to quell the chaos in the Demon Realm. He divided half of his power into ten parts, each representing a curse.

Each commandment possesses immense power, yet the commandment itself is also a curse.

Moreover, each commandment is also a fragment of the Demon King's power and a vessel for his soul.

As long as the commandments exist, the Demon King will not die, and after absorbing all the commandments, he will be possessed by the Demon God, becoming the Demon King's new body.

Kong Yang, who possesses the original sin of lust, could absolutely create power that transcends the precepts if he could combine the original sin with darkness.

Moreover, if one could acquire the other seven deadly sins...

At that time, I might be able to create a new commandment of original sin based on the seven deadly sins.

However, all of this is still a long way off. Kong Yang hasn't even mastered the original sin of lust yet, let alone the other original sins.

Although he now possesses the original sin of lust, he can only use the power of lust in a preliminary way and absorb the lust in the world.

Kong Yang is still far from truly mastering original sin and completely integrating with the original sin of lust.

Each original sin is equivalent to a demon king of hell. After all, these are the seven primordial sins, so how could they be so easily controlled?

"Hey, are you alright?"

At that moment, Tsubaki and Ais walked over.

"I'm very good."

"You're a monster, kid. You've become so strong in just two months. I feel like I've wasted all these years."

"Don't compare yourself to me. I'm a genius, one in a million."

"You're getting all worked up just because I said you're fat."

Chun didn't want to talk to him anymore; he really was all smiles at the slightest bit of kindness.

On the other hand, Ais's gaze was fixed on Kong Yang, and she felt only joy and happiness at his strength.

Having defeated the Skeleton General, the three continued their journey.

Our destination is the thirty-seventh floor! Although we should be on the thirtieth floor now, the deeper we go, the more difficult it becomes.

The deeper you go, the wider the area of ​​each level becomes, and the number and quality of monsters gradually increase.

This is why most adventurers are active in the upper, middle, and lower levels. If you go to the deeper levels, you can't guarantee that you can go back without some strength.

I don't know if it's a matter of level, but ever since I entered the thirtieth floor, all the monsters have been undead.

Skeletons, zombies, banshees, and even some undead.

These monsters are generally between level 2 and level 3 in strength, and their only advantage is their large number.

To make up for the gap in quality with quantity.

'Swish~'

With a single sword strike, Chun killed the last monster, and she was already sweating.

"Ais, I remember there shouldn't be this many monsters below the thirtieth floor. Am I remembering wrong?"

"It didn't exist before, but it doesn't exist now~"

Suddenly, Chun's resentful gaze fell on Kong Yang, who was traveling with her.

Chun had lost count of how many times she wanted to complain about Kong Yang. What exactly do you do? Why are there so many monsters wherever you go?

Not only do you frequently encounter monster feasts and enhanced monster species, but the number of ordinary monsters has also increased because of you.

Kong Yang was at a loss for words. He didn't feel anything; he had always been this way from the beginning.

However, Kong Yang sometimes wondered what the dungeon was trying to do and why it was targeting him so much.

"Alright, let's take a break and have something to eat. We've been busy all day."

"Once all the monsters in this tier are cleared out," Kong Yang said.

This is the thirty-sixth floor, just one step away from the thirty-seventh floor, our destination.

However, the fighting along the way had taken a toll on all three of them, especially Ais, who was always the first to rush out whenever a battle broke out.

We're going to challenge the floor master on the 37th floor soon, so naturally we need to make sure she's in top condition.

He brought out a table and chairs, and then Kong Yang took out various dishes of food in large and small plates.

All of this was thanks to the abundant food that the hostess had ordered long ago; otherwise, relying solely on the dishes Kong Yang drew from the cards would have meant that the food would have been gone in no time.

Of course, Kong Yang wouldn't be stingy when it came to food; he would take it out whenever he felt like it.

And so, the three of them began their picnic deep within the dangerous underground city.

Chapter Ninety-Seven: Mining Time!

After everything was settled, the three of them were ready to set off.

After passing through the passage between the thirty-sixth and thirty-seventh floors, we finally arrived at the thirty-seventh floor, the floor of the floor master, Udeos.

The thirty-seventh level is a huge, empty cave, unlike the other levels which are spacious.

Kong Yang also had some doubts: could there really be a mithril mine here?

After taking out the map given to him by Gu Bo, Kong Yang began to search around inside.

Kong Yang searched for several rounds but still couldn't find it.

"Hey, still haven't found it?"

Chun said somewhat impatiently, "You clearly have a map, yet you still can't find it? Are you kidding me?"

"Then you do it."

"I'll do it, I'll do it!"

Without giving Kong Yang any chance, Chun took the map directly and began to study it carefully.

Ais, on the other hand, looked around and examined her surroundings. After all, her purpose in coming here was to meet the floor master, Udeos.

However, it seems that Udayus has not yet been reborn.

In the original story, Ais encountered Udeus after making contact with the strange woman Bingweis. On her way back, she happened to meet the reborn Udeus.

It seems that Udayus's rebirth is still some time away.

However, this is not a problem for Kong Yang. With water candles, Udeus can be reborn ahead of time. Moreover, Kong Yang has also tested it with Goliath and found that water candles are effective against floor masters.

"Here."

Meanwhile, in the distance, Chun laboriously chiseled open a large section of the rock wall.

And inside this place is none other than the mithril mine, which is exactly what Kong Yang and his group have come for this time.

"Goodness, this is really troublesome. It was buried by magic using rocks. If it weren't for the map, we really wouldn't be able to find it."

After all, no one could have imagined that there would be mithril ore in the floor master's room.

At this moment, Kong Yang and Ai Si also arrived.

Looking at this mithril mine, Kong Yang immediately smiled.

"Tsubaki, how are you?"

"We found it, but the vein isn't very big. Even if we dig it all out, it probably won't weigh much."

"After all, this was just a test; otherwise, why would they have told me about the mithril mine?"

"That's true."

Chun nodded. Once a vein of mithril is found, it is naturally left for her to mine. Whether she makes a lot or a little, it is all hers.

Reporting to one's family like Kong Yang did last time is extremely rare.

It's not that it doesn't happen, but a normal person wouldn't do that.

After all, a clan is a collection of interests. If you throw a piece of fat meat into it and get a piece of meat left over, that's already because of the information you brought back.

Even if Kong Yang takes the lead in cooperating with the Hephaestus Familia, if it weren't for the need for Kong Yang's abilities, there wouldn't be much that Kong Yang could actually gain.

"How long would it take if we mined it ourselves?"

"Yeah, it will take at least ten or twenty days, and that's if the three of us give it our all."

"This is too slow."

"Isn't that obvious? This is mining, not fighting monsters. Do you think it's that simple?"

Seeing that Kong Yang was still dissatisfied, Chun rolled her eyes.

In the underground city, the deeper you go, the more undeveloped resources you find.

The reason is simple: the weak cannot reach it, while the strong disdain to do such a thing.

Take mining veins for example. Any adventurer who can reach level 5 is basically an outstanding member of their clan, or even a clan leader.

You want them to mine minerals? Are you kidding me?

"This is too slow. Time is of the essence. Let's use some special methods."

On Kong Yang's forehead, the mark of the demon god appeared, and Kong Yang entered the demon god transformation.

This startled Chun and Aisi, who were standing to the side. This was the first time they had ever been in such close contact with Kong Yang, who had transformed into a demon.

Compared to watching from afar, the feeling of being so close made them even more terrified.

As darkness merged into the shadows, an enormous claw materialized.

'Boom~'

The next second, the Shadow Claw landed directly on the mine.

The entire rock wall was torn open, and a large chunk of mithril ore was ripped off along with the rock.

Chun was stunned by what she saw and couldn't understand it for a long time.

“You are the first person in history to use magic to do something like this.”

Chun gave Kong Yang a thumbs up, an unprecedented exception.

Most adventurers who can use magic, especially those who are slightly stronger, are the core of the team's firepower. They may not be arrogant, but they are certainly very proud.

Using magic to mine—in all the years of Orario, Kong Yang was the first to dare to do this.

Meanwhile, on this side, it wasn't over yet. Manipulating the Shadow Claw, like an excavator at work, the mithril ore inside the rock wall was being rapidly extracted.

However, nearly six or seven tenths of it consists of meaningless rocks.

"If we bring the furnace here, we can smelt it directly."

Chun sighed unconsciously, after all, she had experienced the power of the fully automated human furnace quite deeply in the past month.