CHAPTER 330: CHAPTER 119 LEVEL 5, JUST THE BEGINNING (ADDED FOR 400 MONTHLY TICKETS)_1

"Ding! Welcome to the Advancement Challenge Space."

The familiar sensation of dizziness and the equally familiar spatial environment gave Wen Yu a sense of nostalgia.

He looked around at the space he was so accustomed to, listening to the prompt in his ear.

"Ding! Detecting that during the host’s progression from Early Stage Level 4 to Peak Level 4 (including Soul Beasts), the host killed 865 Level 5 creatures and 14,589 Level 4 creatures. Creatures below Third-level are not included in this calculation. Beginning to match advancement challenge difficulty..."

"Ding! The host’s kill count of Demon Fiends during the progression from Early Stage Level 4 to Peak Level 4 far exceeds the requirement for advancement. Therefore, the advancement difficulty is reduced by ninety-nine percent. The advancement challenge will begin in 30 seconds. Please be prepared."

"Tsk tsk..." Wen Yu clicked his tongue, looking at the entire Challenge Space with mixed feelings.

The Dominator even knows how many Demon Fiends I’ve killed. This monitoring system is indeed pervasive.

Perhaps the Dominator has set up some sort of backdoor in the Exchange Stone Pillar—this was evident from the Battlefield of Two Realms—or perhaps the Dominator made the calculation based on my points. But these details weren’t important.

The most important thing is that I’m now under the Dominator’s control; that’s certain. Or, to put it another way, all professionists are under the Dominator’s control!

However, looking at it from another perspective, humans couldn’t survive without the Dominator’s Exchange System...

This is the most troubling part. Even to me, it’s clear the Dominator must have some scheme. Whether the professionist system is ultimately good or bad is still unknown, but no one can break out of this inescapable loop... at least not for now!

After mulling over a chaotic mess of thoughts without reaching any useful conclusions, Wen Yu casually activated the Soul Realm space, releasing Star and Cyclops to silently await the start of the challenge.

「...」

The 30 seconds flew by. The space in front of Wen Yu fluctuated, and then a thin Soot Skin Demon Fiend burrowed out from the space before him.

It was not even one meter tall, its aura more akin to a Third-level Demon Fiend than a Level 5.

Just as Wen Yu was feeling puzzled, the Soot Skin Demon Fiend charged forward, baring its teeth and claws, only to be slapped on the head by Wen Yu.

Immediately, brains and gore splattered everywhere; the Soot Skin Demon Fiend had actually been killed by Wen Yu’s single slap.

Is it really Third-level?

Wen Yu raised his eyebrows in confusion. He only understood what had happened when the prompt announcing the end of the advancement trial sounded.

It seems the so-called ’reduced difficulty’ really means it was lowered to an extremely low level...

In mid-air, a golden pillar of light enveloped Wen Yu and the small Soul Beast. Simultaneously, a prompt sounded.

"Ding! Congratulations to the Challenger for successfully completing the challenge. Advancement begins."

Under the golden light, Wen Yu felt warmth spread throughout his body, and a comfortable feeling arose spontaneously.

Before Wen Yu could fully appreciate the changes in his body, a "CREAK! CREAK!" sound emanated from the small Soul Beast beside him.

Wen Yu turned his head to look. The previously spherical little Soul Beast was being squashed and molded by some unknown force. Yet, it didn’t emit any painful Spiritual Fluctuations; instead, it conveyed a sense of comfort.

After a short while, Wen Yu’s physical transformation was complete, while the little Soul Beast remained bathed in the golden light.

Wen Yu silently waited for the Soul Beast’s advancement, listening to the prompts in his mind.

"Ding! Congratulations to the Challenger on successfully completing the challenge. You have advanced to become a Level 5 professionist."

"The physique of a Level 5 professionist can only be strengthened using Level 5 magic crystals. The physique limit is 2,000 points. The channel for exchanging low-level magic crystals for high-level magic crystals is now closed. Additionally, the Exchange Stone Pillar will now offer the exchange of Attributed Magic Crystals for same-level Special Attribute Magic Crystals at a 10:1 ratio."

"Ding! Due to the special nature of the Soul Master profession, the Challenger has not acquired any new skills."

"Ding! Congratulations on the Challenger’s Soul Beast advancing to Level 5. Its physique limit has increased to 2,000 points, and it has acquired its fifth skill."

"Pitch-dark Absorption (S-class, Active Ability): The host can cast Pitch-dark Absorption on target units within a 200-meter radius. This ability creates a mark on the target unit, taking immediate effect and applying negative statuses such as slowness, weakness, etc. It will continuously drain the target’s stamina and Blood and Flesh Essence to restore the host’s health and stamina. Pitch-dark Absorption can be broken by S-class or higher dispel-type or special-type skills. The effect automatically deactivates if the target moves more than 10,000 meters away from the host. Only one instance of Pitch-dark Absorption can be active at a time!"

"Ding! The host’s 5th Soul Realm has been unlocked, allowing you to contract a fifth soul pet. Please note: the success rate of forcibly contracting a soul pet depends on the power difference between both parties. Soul pets actively seeking a contract have a 100% success rate. However, you cannot contract a soul pet exceeding your current level!"

"Ding! If a contract attempt fails, you cannot use the contract ability again for three days."

"Ding! When a contracted Soul Beast dies, the host will suffer a severe Soul Impact, and the corresponding Soul Realm will enter a collapsed state. High-quality magic crystals can be used to nourish the Soul Realm. Only after this nourishment is complete can you contract a new soul pet for that Soul Realm."

"Ding! Congratulations to the host for reaching Level 5. Level 5 professionists are the backbone of the resistance against the Demon Tribe. Please strive to improve your strength and continue to aim for greater heights!"

"Ding! Important reminder: The format of the next advancement trial will change. Its specific form and difficulty are unknown. Please prepare accordingly."

"Ding! The Level Lock has been activated!"

"Level Lock: A protective measure jointly established by the Dominator and Earth’s Will to prevent excessively high-level members of the Demon Tribe from emerging from the Demon Realm’s Gate. Its protection covers the entire Earth battlefield. When the first Demon Realm’s Gate opens, the level limit will be Level 5! Consequently, no creatures above Level 5 will appear on Earth. When the Demon Tribe breaks the Level Lock, all Peak Level 5 professionists will receive advancement notifications."

"Ding! Detected: Host is Human Race Sequence Number 2. This identity grants privileges during advancement trials and increased authority in treasure lands. The extent of this authority varies depending on the specific treasure land. Please investigate within the treasure lands themselves."

"Ding! Your Sequence identity now grants access to an increased variety of items for exchange in the Exchange Stone Pillar. Please check the Exchange Stone Pillar for newly available items."

"Solemn Reminder: Level 5 is only the beginning! Do not forget your original purpose. Fight for your home planet!"

Seeing the long list of prompts, Wen Yu remained silent for a long time.