Choosing wings, running the dungeon again

"Elf's Rainbow Wings: Radiating a seven-colored rainbow, dazzling and shimmering, its wings are covered with fine scales that refract light to create magnificent colors."

This is suitable for firing mixed-power artillery, taking into account both sides.

Zhang Mingzhen hesitated slightly—all three forms were too flamboyant.

Putting aside the Holy Type, the Ice Butterfly and Elf types are perhaps too delicate and feminine, and are likely to be more popular with female players.

It always feels awkward for a man to wear butterfly wings or colorful feathers.

Of course, those gay men will be very happy.

In comparison, the Holy Type is simply brighter in color, which is still within an acceptable range.

Without further hesitation, he chose the holy form.

The original Flying Wings underwent an immediate transformation in appearance and tier.

Of course, he doesn't like sesame seeds, since the sesame flavor is too strong, as everyone knows.

Then the wings began to change.

"Holy Wings (Tier 2): Flight speed of 25 meters per second, capable of carrying passengers."

Manned?

How to download?

It's just a pair of wings, not a Pegasus pet.

Does he expect someone to ride on his back and fly?

Isn't that ridiculous?

The mere thought of it made him frown; he would never allow himself to be taken along by anyone else in this lifetime.

The player "Blind Man" standing to the side was completely stunned.

In the blink of an eye, the great god was equipped with brand new wings, and what shocked him even more was that these wings were completely different from any he had ever seen before!

Although he himself had never had wings, he had seen many high-level players soaring through the air, but he had never witnessed such a form with four wings!

It's still pure white!

Like an angel descended to earth from legend!

As expected, this is another game exclusive to players who spend money on in-game purchases.

It's now exclusively for Cheater.

Zhang Mingzhen tried attaching it to his body and indeed felt his body becoming lighter and more agile.

Flying is not currently possible within the instance; we will verify this after we leave.

Finally, there's the scroll-like item that came out of the third treasure chest.

Upon closer inspection, it was indeed another skill manual—but one specifically for spirit pets.

"Powerful: Pet skill. After learning this skill, the pet gains the 'Powerful' trait, increasing its attack power by 10%."

So it turns out spirit pets can directly learn skills... If I had known this earlier, I wouldn't have had to go through so much trouble with that foolish dragon.

Among the endless player base of the God's Domain, spirit pets that can rely on their own awakened skills are extremely rare.

The vast majority of pets still lack that unique luck and destiny.

Clearly, the game rules also include a means of compensation—to prevent excessive imbalance.

Those pet manuals that record skills open a door for pet companions who cannot learn skills on their own to acquire them.

That put his mind at ease.

In the future, pay close attention to the pet manuals circulating in the market and Secret Realms, and be sure to find the most suitable inheritance for your "Nine Yin Candle Dragon".

He glanced at the Blind Man beside him, who was full of curiosity, but he had no intention of revealing the secret at this moment.

Once their cultivation reaches level ninety, they will naturally be qualified to enter this forbidden area called the "Barbarian God Hall".

He still has his exploration Secret Realm for this week, so he's taking this opportunity to try it out first.

"You can go back now."

"While you're at it, deliver this Barbarian God Fragment to your guild's deacon and have them negotiate with the Orc Race as agreed."

"You... you wouldn't keep it for yourself, would you?"

Upon hearing this, the Blind Man quickly shook his head and waved his hands, looking terrified. "Great master, your words are too kind!"

"I wouldn't dare! Then... would you like me to leave this hang glider as a spare?"

He quickly tried to appease her.

"No need. If I'm not mistaken, Teleportation Array will appear in the vicinity after you leave this place."

"Oh, I see!"

"Well then, esteemed sir, I shall take my leave now."

After handing the fragment containing the power of the primordial gods to the Blind Man, Zhang Mingzhen no longer worried about the matter.

Now that the Orc Race have reached an agreement with those officially recognized adventurers, he has no intention of getting involved.

Although he was somewhat curious about the bargaining chips used by both parties in the transaction—if it was merely Honor Jade, it seemed unlikely that the authorities would be so generous as to give away such a rare and unique item—this was ultimately irrelevant to him.

Zhang Mingzhen then confirmed once again that he had entered the Barbarian God Hall Secret Realm.

Unlike previous challenges in various Secret Realms, this time there are no difficulty options presented beforehand.

With a thought, his body was transferred into the instance by the power of the rules.

Fortunately, the system still displayed the message as usual. "Does the player wish to enter the Barbarian God Hall - Front Hall? Remaining entry attempts: 1/1."

Recommended number of participants: 5.

It was still the same magnificent hall that the Blind Man and I had entered before, but the instance information clearly indicated that this was the "Barbarian God Hall · Front Hall".

Perhaps, a deeper palace is hidden behind it?

With this guess in mind, he walked towards the center of the main hall once more.

Just like last time, a colossal warrior clad in dazzling golden armor descended with a thunderous roar, and this time, the system finally revealed its name: "Golden Barbarian Beast."

Good heavens, a mighty orc warrior.

This was their second encounter, and he chose to remain where he was and launch an attack directly.

Firstly, it provides sufficient protection to withstand the leader's ordinary attacks, and secondly, it allows for easier maneuvering when facing the rain of swords later.

Slightly different from his previous experience, this time he carefully looked around but found no trace of any treasure chest.

It seems that the three treasure chests from before, along with the Barbarian God Fragment, were unique rewards exclusive to the preliminary trials and could not be obtained again.

You can only take it once.

Since there were no more rewards to be gained, he didn't delay any longer and directly unleashed his strongest killing move.

Before long, the Golden Barbarian Beast's health was completely reduced to zero, and the pass was successfully obtained!

The system displayed another notification: "Congratulations to the player for successfully clearing the 'Barbarian God Hall - Front Hall' Secret Realm for the first time. You have obtained 5 Honor Jade, 1 Moonshadow Necklace (Platinum Grade), and 1 Middle Hall Challenge Token."

Server-wide announcement: "Congratulations to player 'Chongxing' for conquering the 'Barbarian God Hall - Front Hall' for the first time!"

Achievement Points increased by 1000.

Another "Moonshadow Series" accessory has been acquired, bringing me one step closer to completing the full set of Moonshadow equipment.

He looked down to examine the attributes of the newly acquired necklace:

"Moonshadow Necklace (Platinum Quality): Intelligence +1500, Spirit +800, Critical Hit +300, Combo +300."

"Special Effect - Critical Hit Boost: Increases the chance to deal critical hit damage by an additional 5%."

"Special Effect - Weak Healing: Attacks have a chance to inflict the 'Weak Healing' effect, reducing the target's healing received by 30%. This effect can be Dispel. Cooldown: 60 seconds."

Equipment Requirements: Mage or Priest class, level 90 or above.

Adding another piece would make it arguably the best equipment currently available.

In particular, it mainly adds attributes that Priests urgently need, without any unnecessary waste.

There's also the valuable bonus of critical hit chance.

In addition, there was the "Middle Hall Challenge Token".

That's normal; there will naturally be Middle Hall after the Front Hall.

That's more like it.

If a single Secret Realm expedition only yields one piece of equipment, the progress is far too slow.

And those five Honor Jades —after leaving this place, I'll test how much cultivation experience they can convert.

Although Xiong Yi once said that this item had limited value to him, it wouldn't hurt to experience it for himself.

This Middle Hall Challenge Token is also a token, but its shape is slightly different from the one the Blind Man showed earlier.

It appears to be carved entirely from warm, lustrous jade, with the two characters "Middle Hall") clearly engraved on it.

Zhang Mingzhen's mind stirred slightly, and he chose to use the token.

He saw the jade token in his palm gradually turn into specks of light and dissipate. At the same time, in the central open space of the Front Hall, a Teleportation Array with spatial fluctuations quietly appeared.

When Zhang Mingzhen opened his eyes again, he found himself in a brand new, magnificent palace.

The markers on the system map confirm that this is indeed the Middle Hall of the Barbarian God Hall.

At this moment, a colossal beast was crouching in the center of the hall.

Its appearance is similar to that of the Tiger Clan, with a patchwork of fur, a huge long tail with ferocious bone spurs trailing on the ground, and fangs protruding from its mouth that gleam with a cold light.

Even though the behemoth lay still, a chillingly heavy pressure permeated the entire space.

"Holy Tiger Barbarian Beast"—the system revealed its name.

The names are so carelessly chosen; they're all either "beast" or "barbarian."

This must be a powerful being belonging to the savage god race.

In stark contrast to the magnificent splendor of the Front Hall, this place resembled a purgatory of churning lava.

Apart from the wide stone platform in the center where the giant beasts coiled, all around was a sea of scorching red lava.

It's easy to imagine that if a player slips and falls, they will inevitably suffer the terrifying pain of being burned alive, and whether they can escape this scalding death trap alive is unknown.

We can't exactly send the Priest down to resurrect the dead, can we?

Zhang Mingzhen did not rush forward, but instead stood at the edge.

His gaze swept calmly across the layout of the entire hall, mentally simulating various potential crises and devising general countermeasures before he slowly walked towards the central platform.

The moment the toes touched the stone platform, the savage beast, which had seemed to be dozing, suddenly awoke, its single, scarlet eye snapping open.

It immediately let out a deafening roar, and its massive body, accompanied by a foul stench, charged straight at you.

Without warning, sharp claws tore through the air and descended upon him. As Zhang Mingzhen dodged to the side, a layer of shimmering light shield enveloped his entire body.

Surrounded by lava in this desolate place, he must always ensure that he is in the most complete defensive posture.

Even before the battle began, he had taken several Rare Tier potions to boost his physical and magical resistance, increase his movement speed, and even gain temporary immunity to control effects.

In terms of potion reserves, no other player can currently rival them.

After all, under his pressure, "Golden Toad" devoted almost all his energy to developing new formulas.

Zhang Mingzhen himself would certainly not reject using external aids to enhance his survival and combat capabilities.

This is where players surpass NPCs, which is a natural progression.

The three essentials of gamers: consuming medicine, spending money, and grinding.

Only with thorough preparation can we be in a fully prepared state to face a powerful enemy.

Therefore, despite the beast's incredibly fierce physical attacks, they remained within his defensive threshold.

Unexpectedly, just as the giant beast lunged forward again, it suddenly opened its blood-red maw, and a torrent of blazing flames erupted forth.

This sudden area-of-effect attack truly startled Zhang Mingzhen.

The original plan to engage in close combat was immediately thwarted; it seemed that maintaining a safe distance was the safest course of action.

He immediately changed the rhythm of the battle, beginning to maneuver within the limited space while waiting for an opportunity to launch a ranged attack.

While this mobile combat method may not be as exhilarating as stationary attacks, it is undoubtedly more "safe."

Unable to break through after a prolonged assault, the savage beast seemed to be thoroughly enraged. Suddenly, it stood upright, its two front paws slamming down with immense force onto the stone platform beneath its feet.

With a deafening roar, the intact platform was crushed and shattered into countless fragments of varying sizes, which floated scattered on the surface of the lava.

This forced Zhang Mingzhen to try jumping on different pebbles.

He tentatively dipped his toes into the edge of the lava, and his health immediately began to plummet; clearly, those rubble rocks were not a place to linger.

The deadly lava had no effect on the boss; it charged forward on the rolling crimson waves, its momentum even greater than before.

This beast is quite intelligent; it knows how to use the environment to suppress its opponent.

While Zhang Mingzhen parried its fiery breath attacks from a distance, he also precisely countered with his skills, always keeping the distance between them more than ten meters apart.

He was completely focused on this precise distance, controlling his movements, but unexpectedly his body suddenly froze, as if bound by some skill, instantly frozen for 0.1 seconds.

The next moment, the boss seemed to tear through space, crashing into his location with Frenzy kinetic energy!

The impact itself didn't cause much damage, but it had a powerful, forced knockback effect.

Zhang Mingzhen was suddenly thrown out of control, and even his attempt to activate his Super Armor skill had no effect.

He could only watch helplessly as he arced through the air, plummeting straight towards the boiling lava pool at the edge of the main hall!

"Thump!"

A searing pain instantly swept through my body, and my life bar rapidly evaporated.

He had no time to think about anything else; he immediately used his healing skills and leaped towards the nearest rock with all his might.

As expected, the savage beast ignored the lava and chased after them, attempting to repeat its previous tactics.

Zhang Mingzhen preemptively granted himself a Super Armor state, and then used his speed-up skill to create distance again.

That was close!

I almost fell for its trick just now.

It seems that the Protection of this Middle Hall is indeed much more troublesome than the one in the Front Hall who only knew how to fight head-on. At least he can no longer stand there and attack comfortably like before.

Having learned his lesson, Zhang Mingzhen became extra vigilant after each time he created distance, keeping a close eye on every move.

This is actually just something he's used to dominating.

You'll suffer if you encounter a situation you can't overcome.

Other players, on the other hand, are constantly walking a tightrope, so they don't make such mistakes.

This is the way of fortune and misfortune.

Zhang Mingzhen fought cautiously. Once he noticed that the creature was about to crouch down and gather its strength, he would immediately use his Super Armor technique to prevent being knocked into the lava again.

However, the beast's charging frequency was extremely high, and the cooldown time of the Super Armor skill gradually became difficult to keep up with the pace, so he was still hit several times.

Fortunately, thanks to the "Fortune" attribute stacked on him, most of the impacts were subtly avoided or weakened.

Ultimately, it was only once that the lava was actually knocked down.

This made him realize once again how precious the attribute of "Fortune" is, especially for someone like him who believes he is destined to be unlucky. Accumulating Fortune points is a matter of life and death.

You need to understand that the effects may not be apparent in normal times, but they become crucial in the final battle.

Finally, with a deafening roar filled with resentment and rage, the Holy Tiger Barbarian Beast's health was reduced to zero.