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Chapter 779: The Determined Heart of 60 Seconds!
"The first stage took about 30 seconds..."
"This non-specialist still has a chance to break the record!"
"Mainly because his magical means are too exaggerated. I've never seen anyone instantly cast hundreds of Fireballs at once!"
"Actually, casting hundreds of them instantly is fine. Those prodigies known as magic machine guns can do that. What's baffling is that every single Fireball of his has terrifying power!"
As for Ling Zhan's performance in the first stage, all the Professionals on land felt very excited.
Because what Ling Zhan was doing now was actually to overthrow the Deep Sea Tribe's rule over Blue Sea City.
The beneficiaries were these ordinary land-based Professionals!
There was no reason not to support Ling Zhan.
"Enough! You useless trash, don't get too happy too early!"
"Atlantis has four stages in total. This brat just passed the warm-up stage, and you're already popping champagne?"
"Let me tell you, with your attitude, the coming days will be miserable for you!"
Naturally, the Sixth Prince of the Merfolk couldn't stand seeing these land creatures feeling triumphant.
He didn't even need any excuse or reason and outright made it clear they wouldn't have it easy.
"You..."
The crowd could only feel anger but dared not speak up.
"Sixth Prince, why bother arguing with this trash?"
"That kid has just entered the second layer. Let's see what tricks he has up his sleeve to pass it!"
The Turtle Grand Steward spoke calmly.
......
Buzz!!
Stepping through the Light Gate, Ling Zhan was immediately transported to a vast prison within the ancient city of Atlantis.
Looking around, it was pitch black, with countless specks of dust drifting through the dark undercurrents of seawater.
In his view was a wide prison hall.
And... it was filled with Octopus Monsters glowing in various colors.
"Hiss..."
Ling Zhan's appearance instantly caused all the monsters here to open their scarlet eyes.
But years of deep-sea habitat had long degraded their vision.
By sensing aura, blood temperature, and magical fluctuations, these Octopus Monsters quickly and precisely locked onto Ling Zhan's presence.
A rough scan by Ling Zhan revealed that the prison was densely packed with Octopus Monsters.
Moreover, this underwater prison clearly had countless interconnected passages, with shadows flickering within them.
As for the numbers...
There were tens of thousands!!
The key was that the data panels of these Octopus Monsters were even higher than the battle robots from the first stage!
[Monster: Bloodthirsty Octopus Monster.]
[Level: 140.]
[Tier: Leader (Purple Name).]
[Strength: 10 million; Intelligence: 10 million; Constitution: 10 million; Agility: 10 million.]
[Skills: Eight-Claw Bind (A), Poisonous Ink Spray (S), Eight-Claw Kill (S)...]
[Notes: Former octopus criminals once imprisoned here. After the magical city of Atlantis was buried under the sea, they mutated under the influence of magical aura...]
......
[Monster: Steel Octopus Monster.]
[Level: 141.]
[Tier: Leader (Purple Name).]
[Strength: 11 million; Intelligence: 11 million; Constitution: 11 million; Agility: 11 million.]
[Skills: Iron-Bone Physique (S), Destructive Arm (S), Death Charge (S)...]
[Notes: Former octopus criminals once imprisoned here. After the magical city of Atlantis was buried under the sea, they mutated under the influence of magical aura...]
......
In Ling Zhan's vision.
The Octopus Monsters varied in color.
Red, blue, purple, green... different colors represented different species, each possessing unique skills.
Their numbers were vast, and they clearly had high intelligence. After locking onto Ling Zhan's aura, none recklessly rushed forward. Instead, tens of thousands of them formed a formation, linking 'claw to claw,' creating a 'heavenly net.'
Only then did they cautiously advance toward Ling Zhan.
Strong, smart, cautious, and not underestimating their opponent—plus their sheer numbers.
These were the challenges of the second stage.
Some agile Octopus Monsters had already concealed their aura and crept behind Ling Zhan, like assassins ready to strike with deadly precision the moment they saw an opening.
The Merfolk Emperor had used his racial advantages to pass this stage.
As the once-in-a-millennium prodigy of the Merfolk, he possessed the SS-grade talent "Lord of the Deep."
This talent was countless tiers above "Child of the Deep."
Only Merfolk with kingly potential could possess this talent.
With this talent, the Merfolk Emperor had only needed 15 seconds to pass this challenging stage.
All the Octopus Monsters had bowed before his deep-sea authority, willingly accepting death.
So...
How would Ling Zhan clear this underwater prison?
Clang!!
The next second, Ling Zhan showed the audience his answer with his dual swords!
In his hands were already two katanas!
One black, one white, resembling yin and yang!
"Baka! That's my Yin-Yang Blades!"
A Sword Saint from Fusang immediately started barking!
Yin-Yang Blades.
A Semi-Holy Weapon.
It was a pair of dual katanas.
Many believed the Sword Saint only used long swords.
But that wasn't true.
The Sword Saint class had many styles.
Most Sword Saints from Fusang preferred the katana style.
As long as it had any connection to swords, the Sword Saint could wield it.
Now...
When Ling Zhan drew the dual katanas, everyone's eyes focused.
Even Liu Chuan frowned.
Because, according to the records, Ling Zhan had never used dual katanas before!
A closer look at Ling Zhan's past battles showed:
Long swords, war spears, halberds, dual pistols, shotguns, sniper rifles, staffs, greatswords, shields, crossbows, bows...
He had used all of them.
But dual katanas... this was the first time!
As everyone was in shock...
Inside the dungeon.
Ling Zhan had already begun his assault!
"Ha..."
Ling Zhan exhaled a breath of turbid air.
With the talent "Tide Riding" combined with Almighty underwater skills like "Turtle Breathing Technique," Ling Zhan could breathe freely and ignore water pressure without any equipment.
His body turned blazing red-hot within a second, as if a searing flame was burning inside him.
Blood Sacrifice!
A skill that originally had only 20 seconds of glory had now been extended to 60 seconds, with all attributes amplified to a monstrous level!
A 10,000% boost to all attributes!
A hundredfold increase!
The most critical part was...
As this berserker's self-harming skill leveled up, its backlash also increased!
After 60 seconds, all attributes would drop by 100%! Maximum health reduced to 1! Maximum mana reduced to 1!
Meaning, after 60 seconds, Ling Zhan would be completely crippled!
But...
It also showcased Ling Zhan's determined heart!
60 seconds!
He was determined to clear this mythical-level dungeon in one go!!