Spending too long in the Tongtian Tower had made facing outdoor bosses feel somewhat novel to Lin Feng.
However, after just a few strikes, he found it rather dull. The Tongtian Tower had a full 27 Epic-tier Quasi-Saints on each level, all of whom he had dealt with. Now, there were only two, along with some lesser foes. It was far too easy to handle them. He felt he hadn't even properly unleashed his full power before they were all lying on the ground.
When no one else remained.
"Ding, defeated Quasi-Saint Boss (Excellent Grade). You have obtained 4,750,000 Immortal Power (10x Refinement)."
"You have obtained 14,250,000 Immortal Crystals."
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"Ding, defeated Quasi-Saint Boss (Legendary Grade). You have obtained 9,500,000 Immortal Power (10x Refinement)."
"You have obtained 28,500,000 Immortal Crystals."
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"Ding, defeated Quasi-Saint Boss (Epic Grade). You have obtained 950,000 Chaos Immortal Power."
"You have obtained 28,500,000 Immortal Crystals."
It wasn't until Lin Feng had slain all the bosses and collected the dropped treasure chests that he heard:
"You have completed the unique special quest [Varuna's Pursuit]."
"You have exceeded the completion time of 8 hours, eliminating all pursuers, with a completion rating of: sssss."
"You have greatly shocked the Quasi-Saint Bosses of the Curry Country, significantly influencing the decisions of Saint-tier bosses, earning you 50,000 Legend Points."
"You can directly claim your quest reward, and this quest will conclude, or you can extend this quest to receive higher-tier cumulative rewards upon completion."
Lin Feng was taken aback. It could be extended? Could it be asking him to hunt down Saints? That was impossible for now.
Just as he thought this, the system provided a prompt:
"[Varuna's Pursuit] Rewards: 2,000,000 Chaos Immortal Power, 10,000 Law Points, 100,000,000 Immortal Crystals, 1 Congenital Spirit Treasure of your choice."
"New Quest [Slaughtering Immortals]: Six of the Ten Great Immortals of the Curry Country server have already fallen by your hand. The remaining four are in hiding. Find and eliminate them, and you will become the nightmare of the Curry Country's immortal realm, second only to Saints."
"[Slaughtering Immortals] Rewards: 10 portions of Primordial Violet Qi."
Lin Feng chose the new quest without hesitation. While the rewards for the original quest were good, he could obtain similar rewards elsewhere. The rewards for this extended quest, though he didn't know their purpose, sounded incredibly powerful just by their name. They couldn't be too bad.
Lin Feng wandered around aimlessly. To his surprise, he didn't encounter a single boss. He was a bit perplexed. It seemed this quest had some depth to it. Were they truly hiding?
He smiled slightly. What a coincidence. He happened to have an item he obtained earlier. It could randomly teleport him next to the boss with the highest combat power on the current map. Moreover, it would not exceed his own combat power. While his current combat power far surpassed Epic and even Mythical Quasi-Saints, it should still be somewhat less than that of true Saints. For the sake of safety, he even took off all his powerful treasures before clicking to use the item.
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In a Sumeru Mountain so dark that the scenery was almost indistinguishable, a terrifying monster was in the process of being born. If anyone could see through the darkness, they would discover that this monster was a grotesque amalgamation of several individuals. Its body contained both male and female forms, with multiple arms flailing and several legs of varying thickness, some planted on the ground, others suspended in mid-air. Beneath them, a monster with a human face and a sheep's body wailed in agony, "This fusion is too painful, perhaps we should just give up."
"Silence!" a stern male voice from within the body roared. "We finally made the decision to abandon our dignity and merge into one. Are we going to give up all our efforts and face that terrifying outsider?"
The rest fell silent. They recalled the image transmitted by the Heavenly Emperor Indra's consciousness: the other six Great Immortals, their peers, had joined forces to hunt down an outsider and were annihilated. Furthermore, according to the Heavenly Emperor, that outsider was coming to trouble the remaining four of them.
They weren't afraid of death. Even if they died once, at their current level, they would be resurrected in the Heavenly Emperor's Sumeru Mountain within seven days at most. They would be good as new! However, according to the laws of heaven, any death would forever prevent them from advancing further. This meant that regardless of whether they were Legendary, Epic, or even Mythical, one death would forever extinguish their hope of ascending to Sainthood. This kind of life with no foreseeable end was unacceptable to them.
Therefore, at the suggestion of the stern man, the God of Fire Agni, they chose to use a forbidden fusion technique, merging their bodies with Agni's mount, the Death Demonic Sheep. This would not only instantly elevate their strength to that of a Mythical Quasi-Saint but also grant them the innate ability to refine Chaos Immortal Power into Primordial Violet Qi. As long as they refined even a portion of Primordial Violet Qi, no matter how powerful that outsider was, they were destined for a swift demise!
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When Lin Feng teleported over, he was greeted by a sight so hideous it made his eyes water. Several men and women were intertwined, riding on an ugly mountain goat. What the hell! Lin Feng was instantly petrified.
At that very moment, the other party reacted swiftly. The four individuals simultaneously formed hand seals, and the mountain goat instantly grew many times larger, opening its monstrous maw. Lin Feng, caught off guard, was swallowed whole.
At this point, the God of Fire Agni finally breathed a sigh of relief. He had finally managed to subdue this outsider. The others also smiled. "Now, this outsider is finished." "This innate divine ability of devouring heaven and earth is truly powerful. I believe it will digest this outsider soon." The God of Fire Agni was also in high spirits. "After we digest this outsider, we will push towards the Saint realm with all our might!"
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Lin Feng looked at the dark expanse before him, feeling somewhat bewildered. What was going on? How had he ended up here after just one encounter? He attempted to unleash a sword strike.
Miss!
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"You have been subjected to the melting attack of the Mythical Quasi-Saint Boss [Devouring Heaven and Earth], taking 100 billion points of damage per second."
"Due to the suppression of Primordial Violet Qi, you cannot use recovery items, and your automatic health regeneration effect is also invalidated."
This time, Lin Feng felt it was troublesome. His normal attacks were ineffective. His base attack of several hundred million and his Immortal Power suppression had no effect. Only the true damage amplified by Chaos Immortal Power was effective, dealing over 100 billion damage. Furthermore, 20% of it was absorbed. It seemed the issue wasn't the opponent's high defense, but rather that this Primordial Violet Qi was rather sinister. His current Chaos Immortal Power-enhanced bonus HP was only over 60 trillion. At this rate, he would be killed by this melting attack in about 10 minutes.
However, Lin Feng did not panic. In an instant, he realized. Since normal attacks were ineffective, he would have to stack true damage. He replaced his Chixiao Divine Sword with the Zhuxian Sword and attempted to swing it.
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A massive number floated up. It was the 20 trillion true damage attached to the Zhuxian Sword. Combined with the attribute boost from the Zhuxian Sword and the amplified Chaos Immortal Power, it reached over 800 trillion. In reality, having converted hundreds of thousands of spiritual essences, Lin Feng's intelligence had significantly increased. With just a glance, he saw that the absorbed damage percentage had changed. It had increased from 20% to 22%.
Lin Feng's eyes lit up. There was hope! However, he also saw the opponent's HP through his Heavenly Eye. It was a staggering 50,000 trillion! If he only wielded the Zhuxian Sword like this, even with the attached true damage on every strike, it would take 250 blows to defeat them. He was confident he could unleash 250 strikes within 10 minutes. But doing so would be too arduous. Besides, this damage absorption seemed to be influenced by some divine ability or law, or perhaps it was related to this Primordial Violet Qi. If it continued to increase, Lin Feng truly wouldn't be very confident.
With this thought, he gritted his teeth and decided to reinforce the Zhuxian Sword!