With the assistance of Wolong, Yinlong, Xuanlan, Ice Emperor, Moon Scar, and Seraph, the six most powerful Tier 9 professionals of the Dragon Nation, Zhang Yue cleared Worlds 49, 50, and 51 in a single night.
After logging off to rest that night, he logged back into the Otherworld the next morning, and went straight for World 52.
By choosing to grow within the national territories, he would no longer face the threat of the Eight Ferocious Beasts.
And with the close protection of Wolong and the others, plus the fact that Ashes had already fallen in battle, the remaining eight beasts no longer dared recklessly enter the national territories to target Zhang Yue.
Thus, during the day, Zhang Yue successively cleared Worlds 52, 53, and 54
At top speed, he advanced into World 55, the Ocean World.
And in this world, Zhang Yue would soon face a new mission.
Not just simply clearing the world this time.
With the aid of six Tier 9 powerhouses, Zhang Yue completed both missions of World 55 in record time, but he didn't immediately activate the World BOSS Challenge.
Seeing this, Wolong could already guess Zhang Yue's thoughts and intentions.
He spoke in a low voice, "Master… you're really going?"
"I am," Zhang Yue said, his eyes firm as he gazed toward the direction of World 55's Death Territory, "And I must go."
Hearing that, Yinlong finally realized what was happening, "Master, you're going to the Death Territory?"
"What for? We can't even enter! The Eight Ferocious Beasts are all waiting for you inside! By then, no one will be able to protect you!"
"It's only two worlds away from World 57," Ice Emperor said, looking at Zhang Yue, "Didn't your original goal already involve reaching World 57 to gain power and then confront the Eight Ferocious Beasts?"
"My advice is, before that, don't get distracted doing anything else. The priority is to reach World 57 as quickly as possible."
As he spoke, Xuanlan suddenly grabbed Zhang Yue's hand, her tone deep and earnest, "Little Yue, you don't have to go."
Clearly, the one who understood Zhang Yue best, or rather, the one who understood the Asura best, was Xuanlan.
She knew Zhang Yue's true reason for wanting to go to World 55's Death Territory.
Zhang Yue looked at her and smiled, "Yeah, I don't have to go. But can I really not?"
"In World 55, no one else can stop him," Zhang Yue said, "I have to stop him, otherwise, we'll repeat the tragedy of World 44."
Yinlong was confused, "Stop who? Why do you all sound so cryptic? I don't get it at all!"
"The Demon Emperor Yu," Seraph said coldly, "The Demon Emperor broke the Gate of Immortality in World 44's Death Territory, seizing ten Resurrection Godstones and using them to awaken the Ten Ferocious Beasts."
"Since then, the Demon Emperor vanished without a trace. He must have been gathering strength in secret, planning to do the same again, to enter the Gate of Immortality in World 55's Death Territory and dig out more Resurrection Godstones."
"If he succeeds in obtaining more, it would mean the birth of even more, and stronger, Emperor-class BOSSes in the Otherworld!"
Picking up from Seraph's words, Moon Scar spoke solemnly, "Those first ten Godstones were all used to revive lower-level beasts. If he now uses Godstones to revive one, or even ten, level-500 Emperor-class BOSSes, humanity will be facing a new apocalypse."
"At equal level," he continued, "even Demon Swordsman Elfa and Frost King Kwon Jihyun may not be a match for a Emperor-class BOSS."
Ice Emperor nodded, "If we categorize by strength, myth-class human professionals are roughly on par with quasi-king-class BOSSes. But Emperor-class BOSSes already surpass the myth level. Without level suppression, even a level-500 myth-class professional wouldn't have more than a 30% chance of beating a level-500 Emperor-class BOSS."
Wolong said grimly, "That's why we must stop the Demon Emperor from entering the Gate of Immortality in World 55, and from seizing any Resurrection Godstones."
As soon as the group finished speaking, Yinlong was still completely lost, "What the hell! So you're all locals, and I'm the only foreigner here?"
"How come you all know this stuff?"
Wolong gave him a disdainful look, "If you talked less, maybe you wouldn't seem so ignorant."
Yinlong: "…"
As they spoke, Ice Emperor opened a data panel, studying the information as he said, "Currently, the exploration progress of World 55's Gate of Immortality is only 1.3%. No Resurrection Godstones have been excavated yet, meaning it's still in an untouched state."
"The Gate of Immortality also has a rule, anyone who's entered it once cannot re-enter for seven days."
"There are two possibilities," Ice Emperor said, "Either the Demon Emperor hasn't arrived in World 55 yet… or he's already there, waiting for the seven-day cooldown to end so he can enter again."
Zhang Yue said firmly, "Either way, we cannot let him get even one Resurrection Godstone."
"But," Ice Emperor countered, "the Eight Ferocious Beasts are watching you like hawks. The moment you step into the Death Territory, they'll attack. You might not even get the chance to reach the Gate of Immortality."
"And even if you do enter, they'll try to stop you. At that point, you'll have no energy left to break through the Gate itself."
As Moon Scar finished speaking, the group fell into silence.
Just as everyone was at a loss, Chen Zijin suddenly spoke up, "I have an idea!"
At once, everyone's eyes turned to her, "You do? What plan?"
Just as all eyes filled with expectation were fixed on her, Chen Zijin looked at the time and said, "It's lunchtime. Everyone log off and eat."
Everyone's faces went dark.
Yinlong stared at her, "Girl, could you not mess around? We're in the middle of something serious here!"
"I'm not messing around," Chen Zijin said seriously, "Isn't it lunchtime? Aren't you all hungry? The biggest thing under heaven is food! Haven't you heard, 'if you don't eat, you've got problems in your head!'"
Yinlong: "F**—"
"Don't say that," Xuanlan told Yinlong, "She's not just some little girl. By seniority, you should be calling her Master's wife."
Hearing that, Chen Zijin nearly burst out laughing.
Yinlong turned to look at Chen Zijin with utter disbelief, then looked at Zhang Yue like his worldview had just collapsed.
After a long silence, he spat out one word: "F**k!"
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