From all directions, a large group of Soul Devourers suddenly appeared.
Moreover, unlike ordinary Soul Devourers, they were all level 106–110, with 16–18 star BOSS ranks.
Except for the exclusive dungeon "Aura Continent" encountered in the World 14 super-god-level hidden quest [Resurrection of the Monarch], Zhang Yue had never seen a dungeon where all the monsters were BOSS-level.
If it were an average person, they'd probably be scared stiff by now.
However, the only thing left in Zhang Yue's heart was excitement.
From the World 14 to the World 19, it had been five entire worlds.
Finally, Zhang Yue had discovered another treasure-like dungeon similar to the Aura Continent.
Seeing the surrounding BOSSes approaching in an overwhelming momentum, under Zhang Yue's command, the thirty-six-winged Armageddon Black Dragon spread its enormous wings and soared into the sky.
ROAR!
Accompanied by a deafening, violent roar, the Armageddon Black Dragon spewed scorching dragon flames from its mouth, engulfing all the monsters in a large area of the land ahead.
A large area AOE damage of over 10 million per hit appeared above the heads of those BOSS-level Soul Devourers.
Unfortunately, these Soul Devourers were all BOSSes, so they weren't that easy to deal with.
The Armageddon Black Dragon's group attack damage was more than enough to kill level 106–110 ordinary mobs.
But such damage against 16–18 star BOSSes with 500 million to 1 billion HP was barely a scratch.
At this moment, the Phantom Predator summoned the Shadow Army, charging forward with a group of shadows.
Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish!
Every blade crit, over 15 million single-target burst damage per hit, still couldn't pose a lethal threat to these Soul-Devouring BOSSes.
The Infernal Skeleton King guarded Zhang Yue and Cherry, slaying Soul Devourers that tried to approach.
The core of the battle power still lay with Zhang Yue and Cherry.
Cherry waved her jade-like slender hand with her staff, casting one SS-level single-target skill after another on a target.
With damage ranging from 30 to 40 million, she proceeded to eliminate targets one by one.
Because only after killing a target could Cherry trigger her exclusive effect [World-Shining · Undying Immortal Body], instantly refreshing all skill cooldowns.
Up until now, she hadn't had a chance to unleash her forbidden spell skills, because she hadn't encountered enemies worthy of using them on.
At this moment, Zhang Yue was also not stingy.
He directly activated the SSSSS-level forbidden spell skill, [Ultimate Art · Thunder Summoning Technique].
RUMBLE! RUMBLE!
The moment the forbidden spell was activated, the world changed abruptly, storm clouds gathered, and lightning roared.
Endless lightning surged around Zhang Yue.
The next second, Zhang Yue launched his attack.
Thunder Grip x1!
Thunder Grip x2!
Thunder Grip x3!
BOOM!
After stacking three layers of Thunder Spirit Grip buffs, an SS-level "Thunder Wrath Strike" slammed into a level 106 17-star Soul-Devouring BOSS, instantly triggering a massive damage number above its head—
-106.25 million!
Over 100 million in damage.
Immediately afterward, he stacked another three layers of Thunder Spirit Grip and launched "Shattered Thunder".
Thunder Spirit Grip x3, Thunder Dance of Thunder Spirits!
Thunder Spirit Grip x3, Voidless · Godslaying Curse!
-11.85 million! -11.85 million! -11.85 million...
-139.86 million!
-203.59 million critical hit...
In an instant, a level 106, 17-star Soul-Devouring BOSS was instantly killed by Zhang Yue.
The main damage potential of the skill [Ultimate Art · Thunder Summoning Technique] came from its passive:
When held, all lightning-element final damage received -50%, and all lightning-element skill cooldown -50%, lightning skill effects +50%, lightning skill costs -50%.
While the skill is active, within 60 seconds, this passive effect doubles.
Skill cooldown reduction 100%.
Skill cost reduction 100%.
Which means all lightning skills can be cast without cooldown or cost, unlimited release.
In this state, every lightning skill Zhang Yue cast could instantly stack three layers of Thunder Spirit Grip buff before release, maximizing damage.
In the face of damage exceeding 100 million, these BOSSes had no resistance at all and died one after another under Zhang Yue's extraordinary staff.
In Zhang Yue's ears, pleasant combat prompts echoed continuously.
["Ding~ You killed level 106, 16-star BOSS Soul Devourer Emperor. EXP +2.55 billion (including extra 70% from Tier 7 Soul Hunter), Energy +170 billion (including 70% bonus)!"]
["Ding~ You killed level 107, 17-star BOSS Soul Devourer Commander. EXP +5.1 billion, Energy +510 billion!"]
["Ding~ You killed..."]
The generous EXP from each BOSS made Zhang Yue's experience bar soar rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye.
At the same time, the loot on the ground had already piled up like a mountain.
There was no time to pick it all up. He could only let it pile up more and more.
Zhang Yue then allocated all the EXP he had gained, including that absorbed by the Demon Contract, to Cherry.
Watching Cherry's level rise from 100 to 101, 102, 103…
In just one minute, over forty BOSSes were slaughtered.
At an absurdly fast rate, Cherry gained five levels in one minute, reaching level 105.
One minute, five levels.
Could there be a more outrageous leveling speed?
And for Cherry, level 105 would be a major turning point in her power leap.
Because in Zhang Yue's storage space, the 105-level 17-star Soul Hunter set rewarded from the hidden quest [Crusade Against the Soul Emperor] had been waiting for Cherry for a long time.
It had been unusable until now because of level restrictions.
Now, Cherry finally reached level 105 as she had wished.
So, Zhang Yue immediately equipped her with the Soul Hunter set that had already evolved to Goldflow tier.
Replacing the old level 90, 15-star Thunder Set with the level 105, 17-star Soul Hunter Set.
An increase of 15 levels + 2 stars instantly made Cherry's stats feel like a complete upgrade from musket to cannon.
Just then, the 60-second duration of Ultimate Art · Thunder Summoning Technique ended.
Zhang Yue's performance, for now, was over.
Now, it was Cherry's show time.
Cherry waved her staff.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
One powerful spell after another blasted the surrounding Soul-Devouring BOSSes.
Her damage, which used to be around 30–40 million, had now surged to 60–80 million.
Cherry's current damage could now rival her master, Zhang Yue.
Of course, this was under the condition that Zhang Yue wasn't using the forbidden spell skill "Ultimate Art · Thunder Summoning Technique".
With Thunder Summoning's boost, Zhang Yue was still superior.
In fact, the boost from the Soul Hunter Set alone wasn't this huge—
Mainly, Cherry's "Boundless Mana" (+500% attack) and "Immortal Body" (+300% all stats) effects meant that the attack bonus brought by her gear was multiplied eightfold!
Other stats were tripled.
So, under Cherry's magic bombardment, one Soul Devourer after another was blasted to death by massive damage.
The current Cherry was already a well-deserved magic turret.
Cooperating with Cherry, Zhang Yue quickly wiped out more than a hundred Soul-Devouring BOSSes.
At that moment, from within the corpses of the Soul Devourers lying in all directions, strands of white aura began to float out, gathering toward the darkness...
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