A Stinky Victory and Stacking Gems

"That Little Slob has gotten too bold! Isn't he afraid of Chongxing the wrath of the Great God Chongxing? Amitabha, may he have good fortune!"

"Great Master Chongxing wouldn't concern himself with such matters!"

"You've underestimated the magnanimity of a master."

"The first place winner gets an extra Experience Pill, and the higher the level, the better the effect. Who wouldn't be envious? What if a top player gets annoyed and wipes out their entire team?"

"That's true... Little Slob is in trouble this time."

At this moment, "Little Slob," far away in another sea area, was also feeling very uneasy, fearing that the great god would appear before him at any moment.

"Should we go somewhere else? What if they really come looking for us...?"

"Relax, I've met Chongxing, he's not the kind of person who's petty... I don't think so." Dawn Breeze, Waning Moon said this, but the image of that great god with a cold face and unapproachable demeanor appeared in her mind, and she was not sure in her heart.

After all, people change.

Who could believe that Zhu Yuanzhang, once a loving elder brother, could transform into a ruthless butcher?

This is the alienation of power.

"Little Slob" is a master at fishing in the Wind and Cloud Guild, and Dawn Breeze, Waning Moon, as the guild leader, naturally teamed up with him.

They originally only wanted to break into the top ten, but Little Slob's luck was ridiculously good today, advancing all the way, which put them in a dilemma.

"It's alright, if they really come, I'll just apologize."

"No matter how big the conflict, a simple 'I'm sorry' can always resolve it; if not, just say it again," Dawn Breeze, Waning Moon said half-jokingly.

In reality, Zhang Mingzhen wasn't as concerned as they imagined.

It would be great to get first place, but if he wasn't as skilled as others, he wouldn't go to such lengths for such a small reward.

After all, this is fishing, and it has nothing to do with combat power.

He remained calm, but another person in the group was already furious.

"Little Slob brat, you dare to challenge your grandpa? Just you wait! I'll show you what a secret weapon really is!"

"Never Nourish the Stomach" seemed like a huge insult to him, as he muttered to himself while rummaging through his bag.

Before long, an indescribable pungent odor suddenly rushed into Zhang Mingzhen's nostrils, making his vision go black.

He immediately covered his mouth and nose, his brow furrowed. "What smells so bad? Are you trying to suffocate me?"

He had never smelled such a bizarre odor before, like an old, unwashed foot binding cloth, or something rotten for days; it was practically a biological weapon.

He was so choked by the fumes that he could barely open his eyes.

He seemed oblivious to the "Never Nourish the Stomach" claim, holding the indescribable object with an air of confidence, as if it were a priceless treasure.

"Don't worry, master! Once I reveal this treasure, let's see how arrogant they can be! First place will definitely be ours!"

"This is bait with cheat codes!"

He usually wouldn't use this thing, but to show the Little Slob who the real king is, it's time to reveal it!

Zhang Mingzhen tried to hold back for a long time, but in the end, she turned her face away.

"What is this? It stinks! Take it away!"

If it weren't for needing his help, I'd love to throw him and everything else into the sea.

Seeing "Chongxing" staring at him with disgust, as if he was about to kick him out of the team, "Never Nourish the Stomach" quickly explained, "Don't mind the strong taste, it's definitely worth every penny!"

"With this, the outcome is already decided. Just you wait and see!"

"Just like people, the stronger the flavor of a fish, the more likely it is to attract repeat customers."

Having said that, he hooked the object onto his fishing hook, flicked his wrist, and cast it into the deep sea, then waited for a response.

Zhang Mingzhen wasn't sure if it was just his imagination, but he felt that after that thing entered the water, all the creatures in the entire sea seemed to vanish instantly...

This skepticism reached its peak after three minutes of waiting without a bite—previously they were averaging one fish per minute.

"... If it doesn't work, then forget it. Just take that thing back."

He felt that the entire sea area was polluted. Looking up, he saw that the players on other ships around him also seemed to have gained nothing. Could it be that they had been implicated?

Two more minutes passed, and just as Zhang Mingzhen's patience was about to run out, the fishing rod finally made a move!

"They're here! Hurry!"

"Get ready, big guy! It's huge! It's absolutely huge!"

"It's like people who eat stinky tofu; although many people don't eat it, those who do are very loyal!"

"Never Nourish the Stomach!" he shouted excitedly as he cast his line.

As he reeled in the line, it seemed as if some enormous creature was surging up from beneath the sea.

"Step back!"

The emaciated, half-human, half-fish monster suddenly emerged from the deep sea, its teeth gripping the indescribable object tightly, and lunged at the two with a contorted face.

Zhang Mingzhen scrutinized this creature, which was neither fish nor monster, and couldn't help but wonder—how many points could this thing be exchanged for?

Although I didn't have high hopes, it still took some effort to catch it.

He deftly dragged the strange fish into the fish basket, and the system immediately notified him that the team's score had increased by 300 points.

You can't judge a book by its cover; I never expected it to be worth this much.

The announcement rang out. "Congratulations to the 'Never Nourish the Stomach' and 'Chongxing' teams for successfully catching the Abaisu Demon Fish! Your points have increased by 300!"

So this is a magic fish?

If it's worth 300 points, waiting a little longer is fine.

It seems that the foul-smelling substance did indeed have some use.

"Continue."

"Good!"

He's absolutely confident Never Nourish the Stomach.

His bait consists of juvenile Warcraft beasts with hallucinogenic effects, which he then personally cultivates, making them fatally attractive to high-level fish.

Their ranking jumped to the top again, and Little Slob and the others breathed a sigh of relief.

"Great, 'Never Nourish the Stomach' is really reliable this time." As a competitor, he actually had to cheer for the other party surpassing him.

It is clear that Zhang Mingzhen's reputation was not very good.

Gao Linzhi didn't care about this.

After all, it's just a pawn.

"How did we catch that demon fish? Everyone's fishing level is the same."

Dawn Breeze, Waning Moon shook his head and said, "Perhaps a special method was used."

"But that's fine too, then you don't have to worry about Chongxing attacking you."

Since "Never Nourish the Stomach" made its move, the team's points have been far ahead.

At the end of the sixty-minute event, they were firmly in first place with 2,140 points.

The points were split equally between the two, while Zhang Mingzhen used all of his 1,000+ points to exchange for 10 million experience points.

He plans to acquire the remaining nearly nine thousand points redemption rights in the mall from around the world.

World Channel:

"Chongxing: Buying fish. One fish worth one point can be exchanged for 10,000 Gold Coins. Those who wish to sell, please mail directly!"

"Chongxing so generous! One fish is worth 10,000 Gold Coins, this is a huge profit! I have fish worth 100 points here!"

"I was originally determined to gain experience, why are you trying to sway me with Gold Coins, expert?"

"Selling half is fine too."

Other guilds are also buying, but none are as generous as this top player.

"Hurry up if you have any fish, or you'll miss your chance once the experts have collected them all!"

The next second, Chongxing shouted to the world again, "All mail has been received. Please do not send any more. Subsequent mail will be returned via the original mailing address."

"So fast? Your hand speed is amazing? If you're so skilled, why don't you become Swordsmen?"

Some people immediately regretted it.

They had originally intended to wait for a higher price.

Zhang Mingzhen directly converted all his points into 100 million experience points, instantly leveling up to level 94.

He also discovered that not only could killing monsters teach him skills, but gaining experience through other means also had a chance to increase skill levels.

His "Chasing Wind" skill suddenly advanced.

"Chasing Wind +11: Releases a tracking Wind Blade in a designated direction, which spins and deals fifteen hits of damage (automatically turns to the next enemy after the target dies), with an attack range of fifty meters and a two-second cooldown."

He realized that after level ten, the effect of each subsequent skill upgrade multiplied, making it far more cost-effective than before.

Of course, other players have also accumulated some experience, and three of them have even broken through to level 90.

Before long, all players on Blue Star will reach level 90.

"Qin Xiao, you haven't done the Demon-Suppressing Tower this week, have you? Raphael, Steel Bone, and Imperial Dynasty Defies Heaven have all leveled up, how about we team up and go? None of us have been there yet."

Berserker has already Chongxing the Barbarian God Hall this week, but has not yet ventured into the Demon-Suppressing Tower.

Of the team members, only Qin Xiao knew a little bit about it.

"Qin Xiaowuhui" embodies this meaning.

With the help of teammates, the first level shouldn't be as difficult as last time.

"Alright, let's take a short break and get ready to go."

When the group arrived at the Demon-Suppressing Tower, Qin Xiaowuhui, as the Captain, explained his previous experience to everyone in detail.

"So you barely made it through the first level last time using props?"

"Do you think soloing a raid is easy? Do you think I'm Chongxing? I even used up a lot of high-level items last time."

"Let me make this clear beforehand, I don't know the leader of the second level either."

"I failed after completing the first level and selecting the second stage."

Dragon Diagram Frenzy asked curiously, "There's a second stage? No wonder Chongxing's score is so much higher than yours."

"So, in that case, we can only get to the fifth floor at most?"

"Dreaming? Today's goal is to get past the second level."

"We don't even have all the level 90 gear, how dare we challenge the higher-ups?"

"I heard that level 90 equipment has set effects? Qin Xiao, you guys fought in the Barbarian God Hall with Chongxing, you should have seen level 90 equipment, right?"

The group from "Century Imperial City" kept a close eye on the Starlight Merchant Guild's auction activities, hoping that Chongxing could provide equipment that met their professional needs.

Although the "Imperial Dynasty Little Princess" is dead, they still have to live on.

Sadness will eventually pass.

It is precisely because people die that they must pursue greater strength.

Nobody wants to repeat the same mistake.

This top player used to always hand over any surplus equipment he obtained from dungeons to the Starlight Merchant Guild for auction.

"Recently, it seems that Chongxing has been particularly lucky, as he hasn't encountered any professional equipment that he can't use."

"We've been keeping an eye on the auction house's updates every day."

Raphael acquired much of his equipment from Chongxing, but the expert seemed to have produced little more in the past few weeks.

Qin Xiaowuhui about showing off the unique level 90 equipment she was wearing to her teammates. "Look, this golden equipment I'm wearing was a drop from when I challenged the Front Hall with Kuangzhan."

"Obviously, the rewards for the first clear of a dungeon are always of significantly higher quality."

"Moonshadow Hat (Gold): Constitution +1200, Agility +600, Physical Defense +2000, Magic Defense +2000"

"Fortune: Has a chance to grant immunity to control effects; cooldown: 60 seconds."

Equipment Requirements: All classes must be level 90.

"Tsk tsk, your equipment even has a Fortune attribute, that's really good."

"Yeah, it's a pity your equipment only has one extra stat. It feels like something's missing, a bit of a shame," a teammate commented.

Qin Xiaowuhui also felt a little regretful. "Indeed, if we had just one more attribute, it would almost be considered endgame gear."

"But that's alright, it's perfectly sufficient for the temporary transition."

Upon hearing this, the people around cast speechless glances—that tone was certainly "modest."

"Dragon Diagram Frenzy" standing to the side looked utterly frustrated. "If you were really dissatisfied in the first place, why did you fight me so fiercely for it? I don't mind that it has fewer entries."

He was furious when he recalled how no matter how they tried to negotiate, the other party refused to give in, and in the end they had to decide who got it by rolling dice.

"Ahem, it's just transitional equipment; something is better than nothing."

"Your luck isn't as good as mine, but you can't blame anyone else for that."

Qin Xiao cleared her throat and changed the subject, "Alright, let's get ready to go into the tower."

"Everyone should prepare 10,000 Gold Coins, and don't skimp on Buff Potions. We're all well-off, so let's avoid any mishaps in this area at crucial moments."

"Set off!"

Not long after.

Inside the instance.

"War Sky, you've fallen for this trick again! This dungeon is different from other places; you can't revive and start over after you die."

"You need to be careful of the leader's area-of-effect attacks, and dodge his skills!" Dragon Diagram Frenzy was almost going crazy.

Their team consisted entirely of damage dealers, with no Priests present, and Qin Xiao was the only one who knew a little about healing.

The remaining members are either melee fighters or fragile classes, with an extremely low margin for error.

But Hero War Sky has already made several mistakes in a row.

The team's five members are composed of the following classes. "One Shield Guard, one Swordsman, two Tian Ce (Heavenly Strategy Masters), and one Mage."

Fortunately, Raphael is a ranged mage, and the main damage output relies on him.

The main responsibility of the others is to hold off the enemy and contribute as much damage as possible while ensuring their own survival.

As a result, Zhan Tian used up his precious life recovery potion right from the start.

It's important to know that each type of medicine has a different cooldown period, especially medicines that replenish qi and blood, which have a much longer cooldown period.

"My mistake, I'll be more careful next time."

"I got a little greedy with my damage output just now, and I got impatient," War Sky said sheepishly.

Fortunately, we made it through the first level without any major incidents.

War Sky, somewhat embarrassed, assured his teammates that he would proceed with a steady and methodical approach.

Instead of continuing into the later stages of the current level, they decided to directly challenge the leader of the second level—the "Wine Immortal".

The leader of the second level is significantly stronger.

Fortunately, the team members were all elites among high-level combatants, and they managed to pass the level even without the support of Priest.

However, their progress stopped there.

Of course, they cannot challenge the second phase.

After all, they didn't use cheats.

As soon as the leader of the third floor appeared, Raphael was caught in the area-of-effect attack and died on the spot.

With the team's main damage dealers reduced and lacking healers, the remaining members had no choice but to give up and stop there.

"Things should be better next week, right? By then, some Priests should have reached level 90?"

"I'm afraid it won't be that fast."

"Currently, among the Priests, excluding Chongxing, the top-ranked Xuanyuan Yi only level 87. It's uncertain whether he'll be able to level up next week."

Hero War Sky had originally hoped to advance a few more floors today, but now he couldn't help but sigh, "Alas, it really is impossible without Priest."

"If we're talking about the most reliable Priest in the God's Domain, it has to be Chongxing."

"If only we could get him to take charge of the treatment."

Upon hearing this, the others fell silent.

If Chongxing were truly present, why would they need to worry about dealing damage? He could probably end the battle in the blink of an eye all by himself.

What on earth is this guy fantasizing about?

How could they possibly help them for free?