From level 14 to 17, Gu Chen's god-level talent hadn't been activated. Now was the perfect time.
He picked up the summoning skill book and began studying.
[You have successfully signed a contract with the Spiked Turtle]
[Summoned Beast: Spiked Turtle]
[Qualification: Rare]
[Level: 17]
[HP: 11220]
[Attributes: Strength 235, Agility 200, Constitution 230, Spirit 195]
[Talent: Spiked Heavy Armor LV.20 [Rare]]
[Skill: Spiked Charge LV.20 [Rare]]
A muffled roar echoed from the summoning space, and a massive turtle covered in spiked heavy armor appeared out of thin air.
Gu Chen didn't bother examining the summoned beast's attributes; after all, he still needed to advance the Dark Bloodline.
Activating his talent, he gained four Dark Bloodlines in quick succession.
[You have obtained Dark Bloodline·First Generation]
[You have obtained Dark Bloodline·Descendant]
[You have obtained Dark Bloodline·First Generation]
[You have obtained Dark Bloodline·First Generation]
Gu Chen didn't know if it was an illusion, but he felt that the Descendant bloodline appeared less and less frequently as his level increased.
Before level 10, it appeared almost every two levels, but this time, it only appeared once after four levels.
It was a pity that the King Bloodline didn't appear.
Next, Gu Chen gave the First Generation bloodline to the Spiked Turtle, then used the Descendant bloodline to awaken the bloodline, and then used another First Generation bloodline to upgrade the star.
[Dark Bloodline·First Generation Fusion Successful]
[Summoned Beast Advancement]
[Spiked Violent Turtle [Rare] → Dark Hunter Dragon Turtle [Epic]]
[Summoned Beast Bloodline Awakened Successfully]
[Summoned Beast Star Upgraded Successfully]
[Dark Hunter Dragon Turtle [Epic] → Dark Hunter Dragon Turtle [Epic★]]
[Level: LV.17]
[HP: 76220]
[Attributes: Strength 380, Agility 350, Constitution 360, Spirit 320]
[Talents: End of War Sorrow [Epic], Backlash Thorn Armor [Epic]]
[Skill I: Shattering Impact LV.20 [Epic]]
[Skill II: Roaring Taunt LV.20 [Epic]]
[Skill III: Boiling Dragon Blood LV.20 [Epic]]
Boom!
With a muffled sound, the originally dark brown turtle was reborn, its body suddenly expanded, and it looked like a tall hill.
Its shell was hard and rough, its edges serrated and sharp as knives. Its surface was covered with irregular spikes, like a thick armor of thorns, gleaming metallically in the light.
Its eyes were like two brilliant sapphires, its jaws brimming with sharp fangs, and its body, covered in tough, keratinous scales, gleamed like a dagger.
Its claws were like hooks forged from fine steel, razor-sharp. Its sturdy limbs resembled massive stone pillars, with bony spurs jutting out from its joints. From head to toe, it resembled a beast born for slaughter.
Compared to the previous Spiked Tortoise, the Dark Hunting Dragon Turtle possessed an even more formidable aura, radiating a bloodlust and a ferocious killing intent.
[Sorrow of Ending War: Each time the Dark Hunter Dragon Turtle takes damage, it gains a 10% damage bonus, which lasts until it exits combat.]
[Backlash: When taking melee damage, 50% of the damage dealt is returned to the target as true damage. Every 20 points of Constitution increases the damage returned by 1%.]
[Crushing Impact: Launches forward, dealing heavy damage and slowing targets in its path. Targets at the end of its path are knocked back.]
[Roaring Taunt: Taunts targets in a certain area, forcing them to attack. Each time it takes damage, it gains a 1% attack speed bonus.]
[Boiling Dragon Blood: When health drops below 30%, defense increases by 300%, and health regeneration increases by 300%.]
With 76,000 health points, anti-armor, damage bonus, and taunt.
With damage output, defense, taunt, and crowd control, it's a true hexagonal warrior.
Capable of both carrying and fighting!
A natural-born killing machine!
Simply invincible!
This is the role Gu Chen has always lacked.
Only with the Dark Hunter Dragon Turtle holding them back could the Blood Lord and Nightmare Overlord deal higher damage.
With that, the basic outline of the summoned beast lineup had taken shape.
The afternoon passed quickly, and the news of Gu Chen joining Wancheng became a hot topic in both Lincheng and Wancheng.
It wasn't just those two cities; several nearby cities also attracted significant attention.
At 4 p.m., another piece of hot news broke from Wancheng.
[Breaking News! Gu Chen has led a team of professionals into the Boneyard Dungeon [Hell Level]]
All major media platforms rushed to report on the news, generating unprecedented buzz and propelling Gu Chen's movements to the top of the trending topics.
"Gu Chen is so confused! He just cleared the Nightmare Abyss this morning, and in the afternoon he entered the Hell Abyss. Who does he think he is?"
"Exactly! He really thinks the Abyss belongs to his family! I think he's completely lost."
"If I were Gu Chen, I'd at least set aside a day to rest and recuperate, otherwise I wouldn't be in the right state to clear it."
"Disappointed! So disappointed! I thought City Lord Liang Yi had given us Wancheng a ray of hope, but now it seems it was all for nothing."
"I was counting on Gu Chen to get the Abyss achievement in the Boneyard Dungeon, and that's it? He's just going to get killed, right?"
"I say, you're going too far! Gu Chen is a genius hired by City Lord Liang Yi, and you losers who can't even clear a normal Abyss, you dare to tell him what to do?"
News of Gu Chen's entry into the Hell Abyss spread like wildfire on short video platforms, especially in Wancheng and Lincheng, where it practically exploded.
In Lincheng, the vast majority of professionals didn't want to see Gu Chen continue clearing the Hell Abyss. After all, from their perspective, Gu Chen had betrayed the city.
On the other side of Wancheng, there were those who were jealous, those who were there to watch the fun, and those who hoped that Gu Chen would become famous with his Hell-level Abyss battle.
Almost all the hot topics in both cities began to revolve around Gu Chen.
However, these topics did not last long.
Just after 8 pm, the Abyss Square in the Bone Burial Dungeon announced that Gu Chen had cleared the Hell level.
[Congratulations to the professional team for successfully breaking the record for clearing the Bone Burial Dungeon [Hell Level]]
[Clearance time: 4 hours, 2 minutes, 56 seconds]
[Clearance team information:]
[Captain: Gu Chen [Summoner]]
[Team Members: Lin Yuan [Swordsman], Lin Qingqing [Warrior], Su Ran [Assassin], Xu Xia [No Class]]
[Clearance Rating: SSS]
For a time, countless topics flooded major media platforms, expressing intense shock and confusion over Gu Chen's clearance of the Hell-level Abyss.
Immediately, professionals began to discuss the matter heatedly.
Did Gu Chen's record for the Hell-level Bone Dungeon, breaking it again, mean that this record for the Abyss would cease to exist?
If so, Gu Chen had merely broken the Hell-level Abyss record, falling short of the expectations of Liang Yi and the people of Wancheng.
After all, countless people in Wancheng were hoping Gu Chen would achieve the Abyss achievement for the Bone Dungeon, which would lower the difficulty level.
If, despite his best efforts, he still couldn't achieve it, wouldn't Liang Yi's generous contributions of resources have been in vain?
Soon, amidst the heated discussion, a video account quietly released a message.
"4 hours and 2 minutes isn't the maximum clear time for the Boneyard Dungeon Hell level. If it weren't for the Abyss achievement, we should have been able to clear it half an hour earlier."
The video account's certification column has only one simple line of text:
First-level Abyss Achievement Winner - Gu Chen