Zhang Yue understood: to kill a Emperor-class BOSS, he had to obtain greater power.
And it had to be gained while keeping his level as low as possible.
Because if his strength increased simply by raising levels, that wouldn't be true strength.
The Ten Ferocious Beasts, or more precisely, now nine Ferocious Beasts, were all aiming at Zhang Yue.
Wherever Zhang Yue went, they would follow.
However, in order to be able to kill Zhang Yue inside the Death territory, they would choose to keep their levels consistent with his; otherwise they would be limited by the Death territory and could not easily enter it.
So the higher Zhang Yue's level, the higher his opponents' levels would be.
He had to increase his power without raising his level as much as possible.
Just like before in World 42's Eternal Empire, Zhang Yue unlocked the armory in the palace and used equipment that could be drawn infinitely from the armory to raise his Transcendent set by more than ten star levels at once.
That kind of boost was what Zhang Yue needed.
If Zhang Yue had to find such a place himself, he might not know where to start.
But Ouyang Linger had never let Zhang Yue down.
Sure enough, this time she didn't disappoint either.
["There's a lot of variety between worlds. Places like the Eternal Empire that let you rapidly increase strength do exist, quite a few, actually. As long as your inner quality, or rather your own baseline strength, has already reached a certain level, you can seize the opportunity and gain much greater power."]
Ouyang Linger sent Zhang Yue a message, ["President, I've targeted options based on your situation and picked two locations most suited for your development. I'll tell you, you choose."]
Zhang Yue: ["Alright, tell me."]
Ouyang Linger: ["First, World 57, the Realm of the Gods."]
["Second, World 69, the Abyss of Ultimate Evil."]
["57,"] Zhang Yue decided immediately.
He had only just advanced to World 47. If he picked 69, that would be waiting forever.
Naturally, the closer world was better.
So Ouyang Linger said, ["Okay, I'll make a tailored strategy for the Realm of the Gods in World 57. I'll send the guide to you when you're about to arrive there."]
["No problem,"] Zhang Yue replied, ["Thanks for the trouble."]
Ouyang Linger sent a playful emoji, ["Working for the boss is not a hardship!"]
———
[World 47]
Zhang Yue murmured, "Looks like we'll have to hold on a bit longer."
"Until then, focus on the national territories; avoid entering the Death territory for now," Zhang Yue seemed to think of something and said to Chen Zijin, "It shouldn't affect you much, they're after me."
"You can still develop in the Death territory as usual, just be careful about everything."
After all, the Death territory's resources are broad and very beneficial for completing world missions.
Every time Zhang Yue entered a Death territory to execute world missions within a world's national territory, his efficiency was doubled.
At this moment, Chen Zijin said, "Wherever you are, I'll be there."
"I'm not going."
After a pause, Chen Zijin seemed to think of a problem, "Wait! If we have to wait until World 57 to start developing, won't there be a big problem?"
"What problem?", Zhang Yue asked.
Chen Zijin, thinking it through, analyzed, "By then, the enemies you face won't be just the Emperor."
She opened a status panel, checking the information, and said, "Death, Ash, Gluttony, Black Angel, Firmament, Shadow, the current positions of these six Ferocious Beasts are all distributed between Worlds 47 and 57. Add the Emperor and that makes seven."
Chen Zijin looked up at Zhang Yue, shock flashing across her eyes, "That means, if we wait until World 57 to fight them, we'll have to face seven Emperor-class BOSSes at once."
Chen Zijin's analysis made sense.
For now, the high-level worlds' beasts can't return to the Death territories of the lower worlds to target Zhang Yue.
So if Zhang Yue enters the Death territory to face them now, he would only have to confront one opponent at a time, the Emperor.
Once they act in World 57, those beasts from the lower worlds would surely follow Zhang Yue and enter 57 together.
Thus, as Chen Zijin feared: Zhang Yue would have to face seven Ferocious Beasts simultaneously.
Seven Emperor-class BOSSes.
Saying he wasn't worried would be false.
After all, with Zhang Yue's current strength, even soloing one Emperor-class BOSS was a huge problem.
For him to take on seven at the same time, unless his power truly exploded by then, the boosts he gains in World 57 might still not be enough to handle seven Emperor-class BOSSes.
Harboring this worry, Zhang Yue messaged Ouyang Linger again, ["Is there a definite estimate of how much strength I can gain in World 57? About what range?"]
Ouyang Linger replied instantly, ["Let me take another look and analyze it for you!"]
Soon after, she messaged back, ["It mainly depends on your strength when you enter World 57. To increase strength there, you'll need to complete a series of high-difficulty challenges, the challenges are divided into 100 levels. Right now, the highest challenge level any professional worldwide has reached is just level 11. Do you understand the weight of that 100-level system?"]
["In other words, the higher you climb, the faster your strength increases."]
Zhang Yue: ["Say it simply."]
Ouyang Linger: ["Alright! As a floor guarantee, you can increase your current strength by 2–3 times. At maximum, it can exceed a tenfold boost."]
'Tenfold?'
Hearing that number, Zhang Yue's heart jolted.
He had hoped for a one- or twofold improvement, enough to solo the Emperor.
If, as Ouyang Linger said, he could get up to a tenfold boost, then by that time, not only one Emperor but ten Emperors, Zhang Yue could flatten them all.
At that point, seven Emperor-class BOSSes would be nothing; Zhang Yue could slaughter them at will.
So Zhang Yue confirmed again, ["Is that estimate accurate?"]
Ouyang Linger: ["Don't worry, President. I guarantee it with Wu Haotian's head, if you don't reach that level of increase, I'll chop off Wu Haotian's head and use it as a ball for you to kick!"]
With such a confident reply from Ouyang Linger, Zhang Yue was reassured.
'No need to worry about insufficient strength then.'
'So, World 57 it is.'
'Charge!'