CHAPTER 35: CHAPTER 35: LEVEL SOARING!

Han Xing was very satisfied with Coal Ball’s amazing growth.

At this moment, Coal Ball also seemed to sense its owner’s inner joy. It flickered and appeared beside the corpse of the Mud Slime, then flickered again, reappearing at Han Xing’s feet.

Han Xing could see that it held a few Spirit Cores in its mouth, seemingly seeking its owner’s permission.

He squatted down, patted Coal Ball’s head, and said, "Eat them, it’s your reward."

Coal Ball happily started jumping in place.

After merging the Mud Slime’s territory, Han Xing continued to explore other Sky Islands.

At this time, Han Xing found that Coal Ball, having reached Level 2, was like an energetic little boss.

With the monster attributes unable to suppress it, Coal Ball moved like it owned the place!

In every fight, Coal Ball charged forward as if on adrenaline, fearlessly leading the charge against powerful monsters.

Then, Han Xing only saw a flash of black light, and before he could catch sight of Coal Ball, it had already ended the fight.

Sometimes, Han Xing would seize the opportunity with his own powerful Attack Power to instantly kill the enemy while Coal Ball was engaged with them.

But soon, Han Xing found that dealing with ordinary monsters seemed to no longer be his concern.

He only needed to follow Coal Ball to gain experience.

Because of its Body of Nothingness with a 50% evasion trait, combined with Coal Ball’s terrifying speed, very few monsters could touch it.

One after another, the monsters fell at their feet.

Han Xing stood with his arms crossed, delightedly watching Coal Ball charge and break through the front lines.

[You have killed Granite Rabbit lv4*3, gained 120 Experience Value, and your pet ’Coal Ball’ gained 84 Experience Value]

[You have killed Yellow-skinned Deer lv5, gained 50 Experience Value, and your pet ’Coal Ball’ gained 40 Experience Value]

[You have killed...]

An hour later.

Han Xing suddenly noticed a white light rising from both himself and ’Coal Ball,’ and a system prompt appeared.

[Your Level has increased, current Level lv4]

[Your pet ’Coal Ball’ Level has increased, current Level lv3]

"Leveled up again?"

Han Xing couldn’t recall how many times he’d exclaimed that today.

Coal Ball had just reached Level 2 less than an hour ago, and now it had already reached Level 3.

Even for himself, going from Level 2 to Level 3 took an entire day.

This little one’s leveling speed was really like rocketing upward.

Han Xing patted Coal Ball’s head.

At Level 3, Coal Ball had completely surpassed him in the Panel Attributes.

With 21 points in agility, plus the 200% speed boost from the skill ’Void Flashes,’ even Elite Monsters at Level 5 probably couldn’t keep up with it.

At this moment, Han Xing realized that handling those ordinary monsters was no longer his affair.

On top of that, the speed at which Coal Ball resolved battles was increasing.

A string of system prompts appeared.

His experience bar was rapidly skyrocketing at an unprecedented rate.

In just an hour, he reached 50% of Level 4, and in another hour, he could directly break through to Level 5!

More importantly, Han Xing’s territory size was expanding at an overwhelming pace.

456...

478...

512...

At this moment, Han Xing’s territory points reached 584!

In just over two hours, it increased by more than a hundred points, equivalent to an area of more than a hundred squares!

On the territory points leaderboard, Han Xing had also climbed back into the top twenty.

However, his rate of growth didn’t attract much attention.

Because at this time on the territory points leaderboard.

The first place Whisperer’s points had already broken past the 900 mark, reaching 912 points, just 88 points away from securing the top spot!

The second place Black Eagle and third place Papaya Star Spirit were similarly in close contention, one with 874 and the other with 852.

In the chat channel, people were hotly debating the rankings.

"I think this time the first place will undoubtedly belong to our ’Divine Whisper’ leader, Whisperer, right?"

"Not necessarily; our Plane Boy Group leader Papaya Star Spirit isn’t to be underestimated. The gap isn’t large, and he could catch up soon!"

"Keep dreaming, Papaya Star Spirit is a Warrior profession and can’t even catch Stalker profession’s Black Eagle, let alone the Mage Whisperer."

"You’re talking nonsense! Papaya Star Spirit will definitely not lose, the Plane Boy Group will definitely take first place!"

"Haha..."

While they argued endlessly.

The three on the leaderboard were nonetheless tense.

At this stage, none of them dared to relax even a bit.

Even though their mental state had reached its limits, and their eyelids felt as heavy as lead, they bit down hard, determined to keep exploring.

On the Sky Island Territory.

At this moment, Whisperer’s eyes were nearly bloodshot, his complexion sallow and thin, looking as if he’d lost over ten pounds.

Yet he still clenched his jaw, continually encouraging himself.

"Persist! Must persist!"

"Victory is just one step away, I must take first place!"

Clinging to his last breath, Whisperer kept fighting the monster in front of him, and even though his movements with the Bronze Staff were numbed, he continued to cast Fireball Technique to destroy the monster before him.

Black Eagle and Papaya Star Spirit were in the same mode.

Among them, the Stalker Black Eagle.

Before arriving in this world, he seemed to be a member of some special organization, possessing incredible combat awareness.

Upon acquiring Extraordinary Power in this world, he adapted seamlessly.

At this moment, Black Eagle silently appeared behind a Dark Elf Warrior, a flash of cold light slicing the Bronze Dagger across the Dark Elf’s throat.

The strike was so smooth, so unpretentious, yet visually satisfying.

It seemed as if he had practiced it thousands of times.

Blood splattered.

The next second, the Dark Elf Warrior’s body limply fell to the ground.

Lying about were five or six Dark Elf corpses, in disarray on the ground.

It was evident these Dark Elves had caused Black Eagle quite a bit of trouble.

He bore several new wounds, the most serious being a deep cut on his back slashed by the Dark Elf Warrior, continuously oozing blood.

At this point, a trace of bloodthirsty intent appeared on Black Eagle’s always serious face.

It was the aura only those emerged from a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood could possess.

In the Dusk Mercenaries discussion group, someone asked: "Captain, are you alright?"

Black Eagle’s expression returned to coldness, he quietly said: "Not bad."

"Though it’s exhausting and painful, this nerve-wracking feeling, where one misstep spells doom, reminds me of the battlefield..."

A moment later, Black Eagle suddenly noticed a gathering of black energy forming in front of the treasure chest guarded by the Dark Elves.

The energy grew denser, eventually shaping into a humanoid silhouette.

"Soul of Vengeance, a Level 5 Elite Monster..."

Black Eagle closed the discussion group, his eyes narrowed, as his heart kept ringing warning bells.

The next moment, the black shadow vanished, attacking Black Eagle at terrifying speed.

Black Eagle barely had time to react before the black shadow materialized before him.

"So fast..."

This was his last thought before Black Eagle’s figure flew backward.

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