[Dungeon cleared, you can teleport out at any time within one day.]
Lin Bai opened the panel and quickly checked the reward information.
The main quest reward was Polymorph, which, as the name suggests, is a malicious polymorph spell that can turn enemies into harmless sheep. It's a powerful control spell that can compensate for Lin Bai's lack of control skills.
50,000 experience points are evenly distributed, and both classes will level up twice. He only needs two more levels to reach level 40. The random purple armor is a heavy armor piece.
Lin Bai doesn't like equipment that affects his mobility, so he put away the heavy armor, planning to find an opportunity to replace it with equipment that suits him better.
Then there are the optional quest rewards. The first item is the Cloud Dream Cloak.
The silk cloak changes color in the sunlight, with shimmering starlight adorning its exterior.
It has two effects: lightness and immunity to conventional control. The former is not very useful to Lin Bai, but the latter is the most valuable effect of this purple equipment. Consuming mana allows him to maintain immunity to control indefinitely.
Lin Bai immediately switched to the new equipment, activating the immunity effect. He nodded; the energy consumption wasn't small, but it was still within his acceptable range. After all
, with the dual-class bonus, his attributes far surpassed those of his peers. "Next comes the important part: two gold rewards."
Lin Bai's only gold skill right now is Light and Dark Demon Body; his other class skills don't have quality distinctions, it all depends on how he develops and uses them.
First are Blade Storm and Psychic Storm. Judging from the names, they are attack skills. The former is a physical ultimate move, spinning the weapon for continuous strikes, causing terrifying damage.
The latter is a skill perfectly suited to a mentalist. After some thought, Lin Bai chose Psychic Storm as the reward.
"Light and Dark Demon Body refines the elements, ultimately strengthening melee capabilities, and Psychic Storm perfectly fills that gap."
The last reward
is Astral Leap, an ultra-long-range teleportation skill. Once mastered, it allows travel through space, enabling one to leap across a star system at once.
Lin Bai's first thought was how much energy would be needed to cross a star system. He estimated that even draining himself ten times wouldn't be enough, and his current strength was far from sufficient for adventuring in space.
"Then there's only one choice left."
Lin Bai looked at the last legendary item, the Source of Stars, also known as the Star Core. After a Titan fails to hatch, the core of the planet it inhabits becomes the Star Core. Its growth potential is weakened, but it is a natural energy converter.
The Source of Stars can purify the radiating starlight in the universe, outputting a continuous stream of pure energy, making it the most suitable energy core for building a super-large floating city.
"It seems the mission about the Titans is of a very high level, and the rewards are also very high. The legacy from the previous universe in the dungeon is more than I expected. In the future, Douluo Star might set foot in the starry sky, but that's still an unknown. Astral leaps can be replaced by spatial abilities, but the Source of Stars, which is practically an infinite energy source, can't."
"Moreover, my small world also needs to grow, and the infinite energy has come at just the right time."
Lin Bai selected the reward, and a notification sounded in his ear.
[Backpack space cannot hold the reward. Please expand your backpack space or select a location to store the reward.] Lin
Bai was taken aback, but then he realized that since it was the core of a star, it must be very large. He waved his hand, opened the entrance to the small world, selected a location, and had the dungeon release the rewards.
Rumble!
A spherical meteorite, 300 meters in diameter, fell, and the small world immediately reacted with an instinctive urge to devour and merge with it.
Lin Bai's heart stirred; he inexplicably learned that the small world would gain an accelerated rate of converting void energy by devouring the Star Source, and could also use him as an anchor point to devour and convert stellar power.
During this process, his body would be strengthened, even evolving into a cosmic life form.
As a price, the Star Source would be completely integrated into the small world, losing its function as an infinite energy source; the energy converted by the small world would only be used by Lin Bai and the creatures within it.
"Is there such a good thing?"
Lin Bai chuckled. "Even the most precious treasures can be stolen or taken away, but the small world is perfectly integrated with my consciousness and will not leave me, so let's devour it."
He released the restrictions, and the soil within the small world automatically separated, revealing a crack in the ground, like the gaping maw of an abyss, slowly swallowing the star core.
As the small world absorbed the star core, Lin Bai raised his hand, fingers spread, facing the fiery sun. He could feel the sunlight's energy continuously merging into his body, making him feel as if he had transformed into a black hole, even distorting light and devouring everything around him.
Only after reaching a balance did the light around Lin Bai return to normal, though still dimmer than the surrounding area.
Most of the energy had entered the small world, which, being located in the phase space, absorbed the most starlight. Lin Bai could feel his body being stimulated as the energy flowed through it; given time, he would definitely benefit greatly.
"Legend has it that the Dragon God was born by absorbing starlight energy in chaos. If I continue like this, it seems I can hope to surpass the Dragon God."
Lin Bai thought of Gu Yuena in the academy, confirming that the Silver Dragon King did not possess the ability to absorb starlight, at least not on Douluo Star. Choosing the Star Source as a reward was indeed the right decision.
Lin Bai waited for the small world to completely fuse with the star core, then released Flander from the small world, not intending to wake him.
Lin Bai took out a piece of paper, wrote down his method for clearing the level, and had him spread the method to prevent others from guessing that he was the first to clear it.
Lin Bai placed the note in Flander's hand, draped a coat over him, activated his Time-Space Divine Spark, and used a small amount of energy to leave a Time-Space Imprint on the spot, indicating he would return in the future.
"Teleport."
[The Beast Calamity dungeon has been cleared. Adventurers, please continue your efforts.]
The notification sound reverberated in the ears of all adventurers in the dungeon, delivering a devastating blow to their spirits.
As dawn approached, some of the orcs who had fallen into madness were nearing their waking state. Now, having fully regained their sanity, the adventurers exclaimed in disbelief after confirming they hadn't misheard.
"No! How long has it been? How could someone have cleared it!"
"Damn it, who stole my clear reward! I'll kill him!"
Ning Fengzhi frowned, his deer head covered in scabs. His base attributes weren't low, but he had also been injured in the night's battle. Fortunately, his Sword Douluo had broken through to level 98, stacking his class attributes, and his mental will was close to that of a Limit Douluo, preventing him from completely losing his mind. With his protection, no one from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School died; otherwise, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School would have been in dire straits.
Meanwhile, Lin Bai arrived outside the dungeon. He changed his clothes and mingled with the crowd who had heard about the dungeon. He saw Tang San and Yu Xiaogang, but didn't greet them. Instead, he concealed his face and silently walked to the teleportation array, leaving the thirty-eighth floor.