Chapter 168 - 137: Server-Wide Announcement, Perfect First Clear of [Giant Demon Valley]!

Chapter 168: Chapter 137: Server-Wide Announcement, Perfect First Clear of [Giant Demon Valley]!

[HP -1,500,000]

As its health bar instantly emptied, the hidden boss rapidly turned into a dry skeleton. The gray air currents shattered inch by inch, and the resulting blast swept across the piles of white bones, emitting a haunting WOOOSH. It sounded like the relieved sobs of hundreds of thousands of the dead.

"Thank you," a deep voice sounded behind Yu Zhun.

It was the Great Sage, who had already restored his human form. He turned to look at the white bones, his eyes full of sorrow. "At least, we managed to wait for a true miracle."

Yu Zhun said nothing, simply retreating to the side in silence.

Unlike in the Holy City, killing the hidden boss did not destroy the altar here. The Curse still had not dissipated. The Great Sage was able to recover relying on the power of the necklace, and to lift the Curse on the other Giant Demons, that same power would be needed. The necklace, formed from thirty-six gemstones, transformed into a Long Sword brimming with life energy in the Great Sage’s hands. He slashed it heavily onto the altar.

Accompanied by a crisp and melodious SHATTER, the Curse that had cast a shadow over this world quietly dissipated in this moment.

Those struggling bitterly in the mire of humanity, desperately waiting for a miracle, were not only the people reduced to livestock inside the Human Circle but also those who had transformed into Giant Demons outside of it. Everything would eventually be set right once the Great Sage walked out of the tunnel. Meanwhile, the notification ending the Dungeon run had already revealed to Yu Zhun and the others the best ending for this world, one they hadn’t yet seen with their own eyes.

[Congratulations on showing great might in the Giant Demon Valley and defeating the boss, Ash-Eroded Human King (Lv. 45). Level Experience +1,000,000!]

[The Dungeon boss Ash-Eroded Human King left a surprise for you upon death. Dropped Items: Personal Divine Demon Medals x5.]

[The Dungeon boss Ash-Eroded Human King left...]

[Congratulations on meeting the conditions to obtain the title: Demon Hunter.]

[Demon Hunter (Golden): Physical Attack and Magic Attack increased by 100%. Damage dealt to Demonized Creatures increased by 100%.]

[Congratulations on perfectly clearing the Giant Demon Valley Dungeon. Perfect Clear Rewards: Level Experience +3,000,000, Personal Divine Demon Medals x10, World God-Demon Medals x10.]

[Congratulations! Your level has increased to Lv. 37!]

[Congratulations on becoming the first player in the entire server to perfectly clear the Giant Demon Valley Dungeon. Perfect First Clear Rewards: Legendary Fragments x20, Personal Divine Demon Medals x20, World God-Demon Medals x20.]

[You will enter the Divine Demon Store in 10 seconds.]

A perfect first clear! The crowd couldn’t help but let out joyous cheers. All their hardships over the past few days were rewarded in this moment. Zhou Yunhao even brought out the weapons of his two deceased teammates, letting them witness the glory belonging to everyone in place of those who had passed away.

Yu Zhun looked at everyone with a smile. He quickly finished distributing the rewards and then began to tally his current harvest. The last time he left the Divine Demon Store, he only had forty-six Divine Demon Medals left. However, after leaving the Nether Abyss, Zhu Xiuming had given him the 132 medals he had earned for Blue Star. In this Dungeon run, Yu Zhun had killed a total of seventeen players, bringing his Red Name Value to twenty-four points and earning him thirty-four Divine Demon Medals. The personal reward for killing a First Turn player had increased from one to two medals.

Aside from that, his largest single gain was undeniably the Divine Demon Medals obtained from killing Mith. He had to admit that a Divine Descendant was incredibly wealthy; it was one thing to carry a Life Substitution Stone around, but Mith had also been carrying over two hundred Divine Demon Medals. Adding the medals from killing the other players and his share of the Dungeon clear rewards, the number of Divine Demon Medals in Yu Zhun’s possession broke past five hundred for the first time, reaching a total of 514. He had struck it incredibly rich yet again.

As for Legendary Fragments, the amount was a bit smaller. During the First Turn trial, his good buddy, the intervening Deep Red Demon Lord, had generously gifted him a wave of benefits. Combined with those he had gathered from successive kills in the Giant Demon Valley and his portion of the perfect first clear rewards, he now had a total of seventy-three Legendary Fragments.

However, he needed to use the Legendary Fragments sparingly. It was only after obtaining Legendary Equipment that Yu Zhun realized they were not just for exchanging for Legendary Equipment; upgrading and reforging Legendary Equipment also required them as a crucial material. Although he didn’t need to do so temporarily, Yu Zhun roughly estimated that upgrading the Nether Five-piece Set from Lv. 35 to Lv. 40 in the future, plus a full round of reforging, would require no fewer than one hundred Legendary Fragments. Compared to the cost of subsequent maintenance and upgrades, the initial purchase price of Legendary Equipment actually seemed somewhat cheap.

Aside from that, the most important of the remaining loot was probably Mith’s +25 set of Legendary Equipment and Tagel’s +20 set of Legendary Equipment. He wondered if the Divine Demon Store supported second-hand recycling.

"Guild Leader, we’ll see you in the Dungeon Hall!" Ji Xiaoyu waved at Yu Zhun with a look of excitement. The other members of the Godslayer guild were no less eager. Unlike Yu Zhun, this was their first time entering the Divine Demon Store. Some had even received financial backing from their elders to buy more good items.

Yu Zhun nodded to them. In the next moment, his vision spun, and he entered the familiar and sacred hall.

There was the same black and gold mask, but this time, the God receiving him was dressed in a Golden Robe. The faint curves visible beneath the loose robe indicated that she was a woman.

"How should I address you?" he asked.

"God 7823," her cold voice rang out.

"God?" Yu Zhun slightly furrowed his brows. He wondered if her codename started with ’God’ because she was wearing a Golden Robe. However, he decided to forget about it; this wasn’t something he could investigate for the time being. "I need a piece of Legendary Equipment, specifically a weapon from the Nether Series," he stated, naming his first required item.