A wise man knew when to adapt, another advancement in life level

Although he also longed for an upgrade and new wings, he was far from being obsessed.

Moreover, these girls were hardly qualified teammates; he was the sole source of damage throughout the entire battle.

After a full day of fighting in the wild, Longyin finally understood why Imperial Dynasty Defies Heaven was unwilling to lead them—such exertion was simply exhausting.

"Next time, you should hire a professional boosting team. I'll cover the cost and I'll definitely connect you with the top-tier team."

This time, helping them cost him tens of millions of experience points, and he simply couldn't continue wasting time with them.

Despite some people's disdain for these appearance enthusiasts, they'll eventually bring about their own downfall.

At the same time, very few players truly believe they can surpass the top players on the leaderboard.

In most people's eyes, these guys who only care about their looks have no chance of winning in the end.

Zhang Mingzhen also noticed that those people's levels had been increasing rapidly in the past few days, obviously due to the extensive use of Honor Jade.

The leaders of the major guilds, in particular, have invested a great deal of money, leveling up almost every two or three days. At this rate, they will soon be able to break through the level 90 mark.

"Berserker, it's your turn to lead the team! I've led the team five times in a row!" War Sky said with dissatisfaction.

"So soon it's a rotation? Fine then." Dragon Diagram Frenzy had no choice but to resign himself to his fate, summoning his mount to carry the other four teammates, and beginning a new round of exploration.

This squad was formed through consultation among various guilds and shares the resources allocated by the Honor Jade.

Although experience points are shared, each guild uses gems within its own quota to ensure that every member receives a considerable benefit.

This is an efficient solution they came up with after repeated discussions, which can ensure that everyone's experience is balanced in the end, and can save energy to the greatest extent.

While traveling on the back of their Summoned Beasts, the group can also handle some simple tasks, killing two birds with one stone.

"It seems your Legion Guild has more tricks up its sleeve now; you must have gained quite a few Honor Jade, right?"

"Otherwise, Qin Xiao, how could your level have risen so quickly? I can hardly keep up with you." War Sky looked at the words "Qin Xiao Youhui" at level 88 on the leaderboard, a hint of envy flashing in his eyes.

He said somewhat sarcastically, "In the end, being a member of a guild is still the best thing. Even if the apocalypse is coming, there will still be a lot of people who want to join Legion Guild, since they can recruit members for free."

"Unlike us, we all have to work hard and be responsible for our own profits and losses."

Regardless of the conditions offered by other guilds, Legion Guild always adheres to its bottom line, maintaining a fixed quota of five tokens for each guild.

He tried every possible means but could only purchase ten more, guessing that the situation was probably similar for other guilds.

"The Legion Guild allocates the same share to each member, and we don't keep much for ourselves. We only got some extra by completing a transaction with Chongxing," Qin Xiao said helplessly.

At this point, Shiya De, who was standing to the side, also showed a look of curiosity:

"Speaking of which, we've recommended quite a few Skill Books to Chongxing, but he wasn't very satisfied with any of them."

"Your Legion Guild has a rich collection; which Skill Book caught his eye?"

"I'm not clear on the specific details; this matter is not under my jurisdiction," Qin Xiao said, shaking his head.

"You don't need to be so tight-lipped, it's not a secret... How could you not know?" Shiyad didn't believe it.

Given Qin Xiao's current combat strength, his position within the Legion Guild is at least that of a deputy; how could he not be aware of internal transactions?

He was just being wary of outsiders—even though he really wanted to know the answer.

He naturally didn't know that the status of the Legion Guild wasn't determined by your strength, but by your connections, background, stance, beliefs, and whether you had a sense of the big picture and your level of awareness.

Can you flatter Director Ling? Can you always put Director Ling first?

If they let you do it, you can; if they don't, get lost. There are plenty of other people who can...

Of course, when they realize they can't live without you, they'll quickly issue a notice to force you to come back.

Zhang Mingzhen reviewed the Pet Skill Book descriptions submitted by various guilds and finally selected three Skill Books: "Void Seal" from the Legion Guild, "Protection" from the Starlight Merchant Guild, and "Soul-Hooking Blade" from the Red Rose Guild.

When choosing Skill Books, he prefers those related to control and support.

Because his output was sufficient.

Due to the nature of the Priest class, he currently only possesses one control skill, "Vines," and his methods for breaking free from control are relatively limited.

The Nine Yin Candle Dragon's damage output is already quite formidable; what it lacks is more crowd control skills.

For example, the first skill, "Void Seal," has a certain probability of immobilizing the target upon activation, preventing them from using any skills.

"The seal duration is affected by the enemy's combat power, level, and attribute values; the cooldown time is 180 seconds."

He tested Nine Yin Candle Dragon's ability to seal monsters of the same level with this skill, and the success rate was consistently above 90%, lasting for about ten seconds.

That's good enough.

He believes this is due to the fact that the Nine Yin Candle Dragon's attributes far surpass those of monsters of the same level, thus achieving such an effect.

When attempting to seal the leader of the Training Tower, there is about a 50% chance of trapping him for about three seconds at the same level, which is a considerable result.

He did not expect to use it to control the enemy for a long time in a sudden crisis; it would be enough to gain a moment's respite.

The second Protection skill is a common defensive support skill, which transfers the damage taken by the user.

"Protection: Passive skill, increases the pet's physical and magical defense by 15%;"

"This skill will automatically activate when the master receives a critical hit exceeding half of their maximum health, with the Summoned Beast taking 50% of the damage."

Zhang Mingzhen wasn't entirely satisfied with this Protection skill.

After all, he has too much health, while his pet doesn't.

If a boss deals damage that reduces your health to slightly more than half, it won't kill you, but it will kill your pet.

However, among the known defensive tomes, this is currently the most suitable choice.

Moreover, the price demanded by the Starlight Merchant Guild was not high; it was merely a certain dosage of the Ninefold Resurrection Medicine.

The final "Soul-Hooking Blade" is also a control skill, but it differs from the previous "Void Seal" in that it has a shorter cooldown and is more practical.

"Soul-Hooking Blade: Active skill. Unleashes a scythe to hook and lock onto enemies, with a chance to drag them to your front and apply a stun effect, preventing the target from moving during the duration. Cooldown: 60 seconds."

This skill can not only forcefully control the opponent and close the distance, but its cooldown time is also acceptable; when combined with "Void Seal" and "Vine Entanglement", his ability to control the field has been greatly enhanced.

As for the previous Lethal Strike skill, it was abandoned because its trigger probability was too low and it relied too much on luck, making it unsuitable for conventional tactics.

A strong person like him needs certainty, not luck.

Only poor players rely on luck to defeat bosses.

However, this last "Soul-Hooking Blade" Skill Book was provided by the Red Rose Guild, and the terms they proposed in the trade were quite tricky.

Unlike the Starlight Merchant Guild's request for Ninefold Resurrection Medicine or the intelligence desired by a certain Legion, the Red Rose Guild was only willing to exchange for "wing" materials.

They insisted on exchanging their materials for the kind of four-winged, holy wings he had on his back, which, frankly, he had no idea where to find them.

The treasure chests obtained in the previous Secret Realm are no longer available.

Of course, this doesn't stop him from getting his hands on the Skill Books in advance, making appointments with them, and giving them priority when he finds similar ones.

As for appearance items, he still had mounts and clothes he had purchased from the in-game store and obtained from dungeons in his inventory; if all else failed, he could add a few more items to offset the price.

Of course, these women probably wouldn't want them.

Zhang Mingzhen also found it boring.

As long as the wings can fly, isn't that enough?

Do you want all kinds of beautiful things?

It's ridiculous! The end of the world is coming, and you're still worried about this?

He used to think that the various female characters in movies who acted recklessly, insisting on going even when others said they shouldn't, were just the screenwriter's arrangement or the director's deliberate setup to provoke the audience.

Now I understand, this is reality; art comes from reality.

The director wasn't entirely talking nonsense.

Female gamers are really just acting on emotion; what do benefits or safety matter compared to their immediate feelings?

This reaffirmed Zhang Mingzhen's belief that female players could only be tools, not friends.

Although he didn't have many friends to begin with.

Fortunately, Zhang Mingzhen was clear-headed; otherwise, he would have become a turtle man, a laborer, or a fool...

This is actually a major reason why Gao Linzhi didn't replace Zhang Mingzhen: if the other party dared to show his true colors as a treacherous person, Gao Linzhi would replace him immediately.

Even those observing from behind the scenes don't want to see their pawns feeling frustrated every day.

That's not watching a show, that's seeking torture.

Gao Linzhi himself didn't enjoy reading cuckoldry novels; those ancient self-torture stories were best left to whoever wanted to read them...

Zhang Mingzhen thought that perhaps he should visit some special NPCs in the Orc City and inquire about the whereabouts of the Feather of Flight.

We need to resolve this issue quickly for those emotional female gamers to prevent potential problems.

Just as he was preparing to set off for the Orc City, a system message suddenly arrived.

System notification: "Congratulations, your Life Level has successfully advanced to the second tier! All attributes have undergone a second sublimation."

Server-wide announcement: "Congratulations to player 'Chongxing' for breaking through the maximum health limit again and advancing to Level Two Lifeform!"

"All attributes have undergone their second sublimation! A cause for universal celebration, hereby announced!"

Unbeknownst to him, his Life Level had finally broken through once again!

From this moment on, he truly stepped into the realm of Level Two Lifeform, standing alongside the orcs on the Life Level!

At the same time, human players all over the world witnessed this historic moment.

This Cheater is not only the first human to break through to the first level, but also the first human to reach the second level of life realm!

As for the others, they didn't even know how to break through to the first level.

In that instant, all the players realized with Chongxing was about to become even more powerful.

"Damn, those who cheat are just too strong."

"The masters always leave us miles behind without saying a word."

"You can't just think of yourself! Quickly share the strategy with everyone, otherwise how can you save the day by yourself?"

"That's right, this Cheater is too selfish. Wasn't he born of a mother? Wasn't his mother raised by an earthling?"

"Really, they have absolutely no spirit of sharing..."

A group of people started making sarcastic remarks and bullying others.

Even if Zhang Mingzhen the world's number one player, he'll still bully you!

If you're afraid to bully someone just because they're strong, then aren't you just a coward?

"Does anyone really know how much an all-attribute upgrade actually increases? Chongxing is already this strong, what more does he want? He's probably invincible by now!"

"Don't just focus on helping one person improve; please help others too. The top performer is already amazing enough."

"Pleading is useless. This is the kind of people Dragon Han has produced—every single one of them is selfish. Why is that? It's so strange."

"Why do we keep claiming to share with the collective, but end up with so many selfish people?"

"Speaking of which, I personally witnessed an old lady from an enlightened era frantically smashing the glass of a bus stop's advertising board, just to get the newspapers inside to sell for money. It was utterly ridiculous."

For every person who speaks sarcastically, there's someone who flatters them.

"Has anyone noticed the power rankings? The top player's power has suddenly increased by tens of thousands!"

"!! That's terrifying! I just checked the power rankings, and there's definitely a huge gap between them and the second-ranked ' Qin Xiao Youhui'— almost an entire digit!"

"Not to mention me, I'm practically a piece of trash..."

The second attribute enhancement, combined with his previous level 92 advancement, caused his attributes to surge again, and his combat power broke through the 200,000 mark.

"Chongxing (Priest) Level 92"

"Constitution..."

Those numbers are already an order of magnitude higher than those of the Ordinary Player.

Previously, when he jumped from level zero to level one, all his basic attributes had already doubled.

This is equivalent to evolving the basic attributes from Constitution 10, Strength 4, Agility 6, Intelligence 6, and Spirit 12 to Constitution 20, Strength 8, Agility 12, Intelligence 12, and Spirit 24.

And most importantly, the growth points are doubled for each level.

This means that even if his talent "Yin Yang Messenger" is sealed, the difference in attributes and level alone is enough to leave Ordinary Players far behind.

At this moment, he roughly estimated in his mind that his basic abilities had increased by 50% compared to before.

Although it wasn't as earth-shattering as the initial breakthrough to the first rank, it was still a crossing of an invisible barrier.

This 50% increase has completely transformed the original constitution (20), strength (8), agility (12), intelligence (12), and spirit (24) into constitution (30), strength (12), agility (24), intelligence (24), and spirit (36).

This means that with each subsequent promotion, his physical strength will increase from "ten times three times" to "thirty times three times", and the other attributes will follow the same leap pattern.

Because he also has the growth bonus from the talent "Yin Yang Messenger".

The seal only disables the Yin Yang Messenger's active skills; passive growth still applies.

The system is probably too lazy to reprocess the data.

After all, the upgraded attribute data is already fixed.

If each upgrade is accompanied by such a significant sublimation of life, he would have to re-examine his previous assessments of the various races of the heavens and even humanity on Earth.

Given such a vast inherent disparity, what will humanity rely on to win the ultimate victory in the struggle among all races and claim that land for survival?

This sounds like a pipe dream.

Since that's the case, he might as well quickly find a powerful ally and side with the strong clan in advance.

The saying goes, "Those who understand the times are the wise ones."