The scene in the second stage was a bit of an eyesore, as it was the scene of Lu Chen catching them in bed.
Before the three people in the scene could even begin their dialogue, Ye Lin controlled the Sword of Original Sin with his divine sense. With three swift whooshes, he took the lives of the three illusions in the scene.
His speed was so fast that it guaranteed Lu Chen, the young master of the Phoenix Clan, would not have a single thing to worry about.
【Ding! You have slain ordinary other-race illusions. You have obtained 200 years of other-race lifespan. You did not pick up any talents. You have accumulated one charge of the Power of Heaven's Punishment and one charge of the Power of Sin.】
【You have once again cleared the second stage in the shortest time possible. You will receive a rich reward upon completely clearing the dungeon. Preparing to enter the third stage, please get ready.】
Just as the three illusions dissipated, two consecutive game notifications rang in Ye Lin's ears.
To his absolute surprise, slaying the illusions of Lu Chen and Lu Yan'er again did not trigger any further rewards.
“It seems each monster in this dungeon can only be killed once.”
Pouting, Ye Lin was carried away to the third scene by a suddenly appearing teleportation light.
The art style of this third scene was completely different from the first two. There was no sign of Lu Yan'er here; instead, there was only a colossal phantom with the sun, moon, and stars floating behind it.
The phantom stood between heaven and earth, majestic and holy.
“To actually slay two of my illusions in a row, you human kid are quite bold.”
Just as Ye Lin appeared, the ten-thousand-zhang phantom ahead did not turn around, but sent a voice transmission to him in a tone devoid of joy or sorrow.
Hearing this, Ye Lin felt a bit awkward. Damn it, he had thought this dungeon was just a walk in the park to collect rewards.
After all, who knew how many years this dungeon had existed; the scenes within should have changed long ago with the passage of time.
But who would have thought there was a hidden third stage where he had to interact with the actual protagonist of the story?
“Though your approach was a bit peculiar, you are indeed far smarter than the other ants who entered the trial, and you have fulfilled my requirement.”
“If I had possessed even a tenth of your decisiveness back then, I wouldn't have been harmed by that wench later on, nearly falling.”
“Forget it, everything is in the past. Since you have fulfilled my requirement, this item is yours.”
“Since you are pleasing to my eyes, I shall give you a word of advice. The laws of the heaven and earth in this world of yours are rapidly decaying. I fear that in a few hundred years at most, it will usher in the Dharma Ending Age.”
Without waiting for Ye Lin to speak, the colossal phantom in front spoke once more.
With that, a star behind the phantom suddenly shot out a faint light, and both Ye Lin and the light vanished directly from the scene of the third stage.
Rumble!
When Ye Lin's figure reappeared, he was already in the sky outside Luofeng County.
He watched with his own eyes as the giant island where Luofeng County was located sank rapidly until it completely disappeared.
Fortunately, Luofeng County was merely a dungeon without other living beings. Otherwise, who knew how many people would have died.
Looking at the boundless sea below, Ye Lin's expression became slightly dazed.
The phantom of Lu Chen had said that the laws of the Heavenly Desolation Continent were rapidly decaying, and in a few hundred years at most, this world would enter the Dharma Ending Age.
“Whew, let's not worry. The general trend of heaven and earth cannot be stopped by human strength. All I can do is make every effort to raise my cultivation before the disaster arrives.”
Shaking his head, Ye Lin forcefully suppressed the many cluttered thoughts in his mind.
【Ding! You have completely cleared the special dungeon 'The Phoenix Young Master's Troubles' with a perfect evaluation.】
【Congratulations on obtaining one drop of Divine Phoenix Origin Essence Blood. Absorbing it will give you a chance to acquire the bloodline of the Phoenix Clan, with a random quality.】
【Due to your outstanding performance, congratulations on obtaining 1,000 jin of ordinary phoenix essence blood and a feather from a Phoenix Clan mighty figure. This feather can unleash three world-destroying attacks. Please use it with caution.】
At this moment, the game settlement notification suddenly rang in Ye Lin's ears.
Immediately after, two porcelain bottles and a blood-red feather appeared in his hands.
These were precisely the drop of Divine Phoenix Origin Essence Blood, the 1,000 jin of ordinary phoenix essence blood, and the feather of a Phoenix Clan mighty figure that could unleash three terrifying attacks.
Adding the over one hundred thousand years of other-race lifespan obtained from killing the illusions in the dungeon, the two quasi-immortal-grade talents, and the wisp of starlight Lu Chen gave him in the final third stage, his harvest from this trip was truly immense.
The reason why he had continuous opportunities and endless good luck was clearly his Son of Destiny-level luck working its magic in the shadows.
“It's a pity that all three tasks in my hands have been completed. Otherwise, as the strictest father of the other-race evil spirits, I would definitely continue to beat them to a pulp and shower them with more paternal love.”
Knowing that having so many gains was due to his luck working behind the scenes, Ye Lin also longed to kill more evil spirits and other races, then frantically increase his Luck Value.
But unfortunately, the three missions he had accepted from the Demon Suppressing Division's Mission Hall this time were already complete. Without the maps and specific information from the Demon Suppressing Division, the difficulty of finding evil spirits would increase too much.
However, there was no need to worry too much. When he killed the evil spirits in Zhenhai City and Lingyun City, those evil spirits had mentioned that the entire Tianyuan Dynasty had been traded to the evil spirit race by human mighty figures to be used as blood food.
If this was true, then in the near future, a terrifying demonic chaos would surely erupt in the Tianyuan Dynasty, turning it into a living hell. At that time, he would definitely be able to shower the evil spirit race with the strictest paternal love to his heart's content.
If it wasn't true, he could first go to the imperial capital to refine pills and make some money. After upgrading his physique and talents, he could simply return to the Demon Suppressing Division to accept other demonic chaos missions.
“But regardless of whether what those evil spirits said is true or false, as a Demon Suppressing Guard, I should report this news to Old Xiao and the other higher-ups of the Demon Suppressing Division.”
“As for whether they believe it or not, that's none of my business.”
After mapping out his subsequent cultivation plan in his mind, Ye Lin took out his flying vessel and began his return journey toward the imperial capital.
Meanwhile, in a demonic abyss filled with towering devilish qi within the Tianyuan Dynasty, a giant skull was standing tremblingly before two half-open bronze doors.
He was none other than Venerable Tianku, who had previously cooperated with the Second Prince, Nangong Yun, and had greedily demanded that Nangong Yun capture a hundred geniuses and bring him Ye Lin's head.
And bound by dozens of runic chains behind these bronze doors was the one whom the evil spirits like Ziqing had mentioned when Ye Lin killed them in Zhenhai City—True Monarch Queyue.
At very moment, the atmosphere between True Monarch Queyue and Venerable Tianku was incredibly heavy.
“Damn it, truly damn it! Our evil race has clearly established a covenant with the humans. How could those five useless trash like Ziqing be slain one after another in a single day?”
“Could it be that experts from other races of the Ten Thousand Races are secretly targeting our Blood Spirit Clan?” True Monarch Queyue was beside himself with rage.
He was a thousand-meter-long giant serpent covered in scales, and there were already two tiny bumps on his serpent head, clearly a precursor to transforming into a flood dragon.
The reason he was so angry was not out of pity for Ziqing and the other four evil Venerables, but because their deaths meant he had lost more than half of his capable beasts of burden who collected blood food of strong individuals for him.
In this way, who knew how much longer his release from the seal to see the light of day again would be delayed.
If the deployment of their evil race's Destiny was disrupted because of this, his end would definitely be miserable.
“Go tell that old fellow in the imperial family that this True Monarch has agreed to all of his demands from back then. Tell him he must prepare enough blood food within three months to help this True Monarch break the seal.”
After his anger subsided, True Monarch Queyue gave the order in a cold voice to Venerable Tianku outside the bronze doors.
“Please rest assured, True Monarch. This minor one will pass the message to the imperial family immediately.”
Hearing True Monarch Queyue's order, Venerable Tianku immediately left the Demon Abyss as if granted a great amnesty.
Once he had completely left the vicinity of the Demon Abyss, Venerable Tianku transformed into a charming, red-haired young man.
“Bah, damn old fellow. Having consumed so many of Lord of Destiny's resources, yet still stuck at the Nascent Soul Stage, he is simply a piece of trash.”
“A piece of trash like you is better off turning into this Venerable's breakthrough nourishment. Once I become a True Monarch, our lineage will surely receive even more appreciation from Lord of Destiny.”
After muttering coldly to himself for a few moments, the red-haired youth transformed into a streak of light and disappeared.
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