MTLNOVEL Chapter 289 - Massive Gains, Demon Lord's Descent
“You’re absolutely insane,” Fist Sage groaned, clinging to Jiang Cheng’s back. He’d just snagged a Superior Health Potion off the ground, ready to chug it down.
Blazing through 300 meters in ten seconds, dropping a Blood Hell Blade Guard every tick – even he hadn’t dreamed up such a crazy strategy before diving into the Blood Hell Forbidden Land.
“Without a dash of madness, how can we pull off miracles?”
Jiang Cheng hurled Fist Sage at an oncoming Blood Hell Blade Guard, while he used his chain scythe to zip behind the boss. As Fist Sage’s two punches connected, Jiang Cheng seamlessly chained into Fist Sage’s shattering punch.
*Bam, bam, bam!*
Forced blade retraction, sword fell, Divine Wind Silhouette triggered.
Eight Step Shattering Fist, complete.
Another one-shot kill!
As the Blood Hell Blade Guard bit the dust, Jiang Cheng was already rocketing towards the next boss.
His Eight Step Shattering Fist now hinged on triggering Afterimage, Divine Wind Silhouette, or Seven Slaughters. Without these, he could only squeeze in seven attacks per second, not enough to proc the skill.
They’d had some close shaves on the way, with Fist Sage nearly getting one-shotted a few times.
But their teamwork was tight. Even when luck wasn’t on their side, Jiang Cheng could seize the chance to nail another Eight Step Shattering Fist with Fist Sage.
The second attempt usually did the trick.
With their perfect sync, man and skeleton left nothing but carnage in their wake.
But this strat didn’t just test their teamwork and battle rhythm – it was a massive drain on stamina and mental juice.
Constantly crunching landing spots, seizing split-second chances, pushing their minds to the brink – it was like a taut string, bound to snap eventually.
Fist Sage dubbed Jiang Cheng insane because this intense boss-slaying spree had left him utterly drained, both physically and mentally.
He wasn’t sure if Jiang Cheng felt the same, but he figured Jiang Cheng must be nearing his limit too, since he was doing the heaviest lifting.
“Remember back in Japan? You’d hit up hostess clubs at ungodly hours. Are you really that beat?”
Jiang Cheng teased, noticing his fatigue.
“Let’s not dredge up ancient history. Life’s been rough enough,” Fist Sage sighed, downing a Superior Health Potion. “I’m getting old.”
“Yeah, 32 – the golden age for a martial arts master.”
Fist Sage: “…”
“So, any luck finding me a sister-in-law these past six months?”
Jiang Cheng fired four arrows skyward, rapidly closing in on a Blood Hell Demon Guard.
“There was someone.”
Fist Sage’s eyes narrowed. Despite his slightly trembling fists, he steeled himself against the exhaustion, ready to be thrown.
But oddly, this time Jiang Cheng didn’t toss him. Instead, he set Fist Sage down and faced the Blood Hell Demon Guard himself.
“What are you doing?”
Fist Sage slumped on the ground, confused.
“That’s enough. I’ll cover the rest of the way and take down the bosses for you.”
*Clang!*
Black Flame Ice Seal Slash!
Twelve ice pillars formed under the Blood Hell Demon Guard’s feet, exploding into countless frost shards.
“-197566!”
“-197566!”
“-197566!”
“-197566!”
“-197566!”
“-197566!”
…
Twelve ice pillars detonated, stripping 2.36 million HP from the Blood Hell Demon Guard.
Next, Jiang Cheng used forced blade retraction, unleashing three slashes that took another 600,000+ HP.
Then, in one second, Jiang Cheng landed four more slashes. Each strike triggered multiple traits. Though some traits overlapped, they all dealt damage.
In just two seconds, Jiang Cheng instantly killed the Blood Hell Demon Guard!
“That damage… Little Chengzi, are you cheating?”
Fist Sage smirked, utterly dumbfounded.
Jiang Cheng waved his hand bones, offering no explanation. He just gave a gesture:
“Honestly, carrying you is exhausting. You should lose some weight.”
After this gesture, Jiang Cheng dashed off, vanishing into a sea of blood.
Thirteen seconds later, a boss’s death wail echoed from afar.
Jiang Cheng wasn’t cheating – the Blood Hell Forbidden Land’s unique environment offered special effects.
In the Blood Hell Forbidden Land, each boss kill released Blood Hell Qi, which flowed to the player who dealt the most damage.
Blood Hell Qi could temporarily boost HP, MP, Attack, Strength, Spirit, Agility, Spell Attack, Defense, and Spell Cooldown.
Basically, it gave players a choice of enhancement buffs.
The enhancement buffs had 10 tiers. Each upgrade consumed more Blood Hell Qi but provided stronger effects.
Tier 1 Attack buff: +100 Attack, costs 100,000 Blood Hell Qi.
Tier 2: +300 Attack, costs 300,000 Blood Hell Qi.
Tier 3: +900 Attack, costs 900,000.
Tier 4: +2000 Attack, costs 2 million.
Tier 5: +4000 Attack, costs 4 million.
Tier 6: +8000 Attack, costs 8 million.
He’d killed 170 bosses, accumulating 17 million Blood Hell Qi!
Jiang Cheng used 15.5 million Blood Hell Qi to upgrade to Tier 6 Attack buff, gaining 15,500 Attack!
Added to his previous Attack, he reached 19,630!
Jiang Cheng doubted he could reach Tier 7 this time, so he planned to reduce spell cooldowns next.
With the terrifying 19,630 Attack, once his passive effects with inherent Attack bonuses triggered, the damage would be explosive.
Now, the Blood Hell Forbidden Land posed little challenge to him.
Reaching Blood Void City was just a matter of time.
As long as… the Blood Hell Demon Lord didn’t notice him.
He actually found this place quite suitable for him.
Though the buffs would vanish upon leaving the Blood Hell Forbidden Land.
But in just half an hour, Jiang Cheng had earned 16 million XP, leveling up to 39!
Four levels in half an hour!
Forget about drop rates – this leveling speed rivaled dungeons!
It was absolutely insane!
Leveling up increased his HP and MP by 400, reaching 5,830 HP.
Attack increased by 40, Defense by 20.
Of course, these gains were minimal.
The real prize was the Evolution and Enhancement Points!
Evolution Points increased by 16 million, totaling over 38 million with what he had before.
Enhancement Points hit an all-time high of 765,000!
He’d never had so many Enhancement Points before!
With these, he could go on a spending spree, maxing out all his skills!
He could enhance his bones again, possibly unlocking special talents.
Of course, after killing so many bosses, he’d also plundered a Blood Hell Guard skill: Demon Lord’s Descent!
【Demon Lord’s Descent】
Type: Active
Level: 1
Quality: Legendary
Description: Consume 1000 MP. Upon use, gain 1 second of immunity to all magic. Cooldown: 30 minutes.