Otherworldly Skeleton Evolution

Three hundred li!

One li is 500 meters, meaning there are 300 bosses along the way!

This…

The group exchanged glances, seeing despair and the urge to retreat in each other’s eyes.

No one believed this mission could succeed anymore.

“Talk about rotten luck. A journey of three hundred li would take hours even if we just ran!”

In reality, even as martial arts experts, covering 40 li in an hour would be insanely impressive.

Though this was a game where running fast only drained hunger and thirst values, and there were skills to boost movement speed, still no one thought any player could cover three hundred li in an hour, let alone while bashing bosses.

“What’s the point? Master, let’s just kill two bosses and bail. We’ll come back tomorrow.”

“Yeah, Master. This is way too tough. We don’t stand a chance.”

Hearing their words, Fist Sage’s expression darkened.

Getting the Guild Establishment Token a day late would seriously water down its impact.

Why did almost all players know about Cutie Shakes the World now?

Because they beat the Temple to the punch and established the first guild.

It was like slapping the Temple in the face.

They’d witnessed the sensation it caused firsthand.

Every conversation, more or less, included “Cutie Shakes the World”.

On the entire guild ranking board, there was only that lonely name.

Most players’ first move upon logging in was to check if Cutie Shakes the World had hit level 2, itching to join ASAP.

Even if Cutie Shakes the World set a 100 gold entry fee, players would likely still flood in!

The value this brought was crystal clear to everyone.

If Fist Dominates Mountains and Rivers could snag second place, their guild’s status would skyrocket beyond compare!

But he also knew that mowing down 300 bosses in an hour, fighting all the way to Blood Void City, would be nearly impossible even if they were level 50, 60, or 80 with full legendary gear.

“Forget it, we’ll come back tomorrow.” Fist Sage nodded regretfully, ready to kill one boss before bouncing.

Another pain in the ass about the Blood Hell Forbidden Land was the lack of NPCs or gates for returning. You either waited for time to run out and auto-teleport, offed yourself, or prayed for a Blood Hell Forbidden Land-exclusive return scroll to drop from a boss.

“Hold up, Skeleton Big Brother has something to say,” A Silly Cutie suddenly piped up.

“He says covering three hundred li in an hour isn’t impossible. It just needs Fist Sage to play along nicely.”

“What?!”

The group froze, utterly dumbfounded.

“Look, you don’t need to stick your neck out for me. Three hundred li in an hour? No way in hell. Just the travel time would be too long. I know your attack power’s insane, but even then, a boss would still take at least five minutes to drop, right?”

Fist Sage waved dismissively.

The others agreed, thinking Jiang Cheng was cracking a ridiculous joke.

“I get it, you’re thinking of ignoring the bosses and blazing straight through, but they’re everywhere. We can’t dodge ’em all, and time’s not on our side.”

“Let’s come back tomorrow and pray for a closer spawn.”

“No need.”

Jiang Cheng raised his hand to cut him off.

He activated Gale Phantom Break and Sky Assault Armor.

Then, to everyone’s shock:

*Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!*

Four black ice arrows zipped out.

*Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding!*

The arrows struck the stone ground at 30, 60, 90, and 120 meters, sinking over three inches deep with a buzzing sound.

The arrows kept vibrating in the ground.

This was the perk of high strength – arrows that could pierce the earth!

“Normal tactics won’t cut it. We’ve gotta pull out some tricks.”

“This time, we’re burning through the good stuff.”

“Little Cutie, don’t forget to hit him up for reimbursement later.”

Jiang Cheng then whipped out five differently colored potions and chugged them down.

Basic Powerful Potion: +200 Strength for 30 minutes.

Basic Attack Potion: +200 Attack for 30 minutes.

Basic Dark Attribute Enhancement Potion: +200 Dark Attribute Attack for 30 minutes.

Basic Divine Power Potion: +20% All Attack Damage for 30 minutes.

Basic Focused Power Potion: +20% Physical Attack Power for 30 minutes.

Jiang Cheng had slaughtered so many bosses, almost all first kills, so he’d definitely scored some basic divine potions.

He’d been hoarding them, planning to use them for city sieges.

But given the current mess, he had no choice but to burn them early.

After downing the five potions, Jiang Cheng’s attack power hit a mind-blowing 4130 points, with boosted dark attribute attack to amp up Dark Intimidation.

Factor in Fist Sage’s dark attribute gauntlets.

If the Eight Step Shattering Fist came into play, the damage would be off the charts!

*Clink!*

A black chain materialized on the arrow 30 meters away, gripped in Jiang Cheng’s hand. He yanked hard.

*Whoosh!*

In a blink, Jiang Cheng’s figure, to everyone’s disbelief, crossed 30 meters instantly!

Even crazier, he’d snagged Fist Sage along for the ride…

“Hang on tight.”

*Ding!*

Another swing, and Jiang Cheng, lugging Fist Sage, was already 60 meters away.

*Ding!*

After three swings, they were 90 meters out!

On the fourth chain swing, as they hit the last arrow’s spot, Jiang Cheng had already fired four more arrows mid-air.

The next instant, he’d carried Fist Sage 30 meters beyond.

In just 5 seconds, they’d covered 150 meters!

A level 30 Blood Hell Blade Guard Boss had already clocked them, swinging its blade earthward.

*Boom!*

Blood Hell Blade Slash!

A unique skill of Blood Hell Forbidden Land bosses, it morphed a normal attack into 120 blood-colored blade lights, becoming an AOE skill spanning 300*300 meters.

The blade lights fanned out from the Blood Hell Blade Guard like ripples in water.

They blossomed like a flower suddenly bursting open.

*Clang!*

“-672!”

“-31!”

Two damage numbers popped up above Fist Sage and Jiang Cheng.

672 was Fist Sage’s, naturally.

31 was Jiang Cheng’s.

Though Blood Hell Forbidden Land bosses could tap the Blood Hell Demon Lord’s power for Blood Hell Blade Slash, turning normal attacks AOE, it only packed a 50% attack power bonus.

For most players with their paper-thin defense, even a god-tier player like Fist Sage would crumble.

But for Jiang Cheng with his 320+ defense? It was a love tap.

Now, the Blood Hell Blade Guard was winding up for round two.

Blood Hell Blade Slash’s second weakness showed – despite being a normal attack, it had a 2-second cooldown.

Jiang Cheng and Fist Sage were now just 60 meters from the Blood Hell Blade Guard.

“Two-second window. It’s go time.”

Jiang Cheng’s eyes narrowed.

The instant they landed, he used the momentum to grab Fist Sage’s hand and hurled him at the Blood Hell Blade Guard’s head!

Just as the boss was about to bring its blade down.

*Bam!*

Fist Sage’s iron fist smashed into the Blood Hell Blade Guard’s temple!

A dull thud rang out.

*Bam!*

Forced blade retraction, golden-tier off-hand weapon switch, nailing the Blood Hell Blade Guard’s neck!

“-731!”

“-731!”

Two punches landed, but no heavy injury proc!

And that was all he could manage – two punches!

The rest was up to Jiang Cheng, or rather, lady luck.

“Is Master trying to pull off the Eight Step Shattering Fist with Skeleton Bro? No way in hell!” Yun Long gaped.

“The Eight Step Shattering Fist needs eight consecutive punches in one second – head, neck, shoulder, back, hand, tail, knee, and foot – to trigger a 3-second absolute heavy injury stack!”

“These spots can shift based on the target’s build, each hit ramping up the pain.”

“But Master’s attack speed’s not there. He can only use forced blade retraction for three punches in a second.”

“But… he can’t actually throw three, ’cause once he does, a second’s gone, and the effect’s a no-go.”

Yun Long said, exasperated, “Master can only use forced blade retraction for two punches in 0.2 seconds. Skeleton Bro’s gotta handle the other six himself!”

“But six punches in 0.8 seconds? That’s straight-up impossible!”