[Challenger Notice: The group quest "Purify the Gloomy Cave" has been completed. Rewards have been distributed according to battle contribution as follows:] Contribution Rankings: First Place: Game Brick Mover Party (Body Tempering Level +3) Second Place: Divine Wings (Body Tempering Level +2) Third Place: Xiao Ban-Iron Hammer (Body Tempering Level +1) ...
The game notification sounded, and all players who had participated in the battle received their rewards.
At the same time, the Corrupted Core, shattered by the players working together, turned into sparkling black motes and dissipated. Qi Sheng's Di Zhao's Power once again enveloped the Domain Node crystal.
The crystal, once covered in black spots, eventually became a clear, pure crimson.
The cave shook violently, and an invisible force enveloped the land.
Seen from high above, a massive black vortex formed around the Gloomy Cave and rapidly expanded until it swallowed the entire land.
The terrain twisted, then finally healed, forming a flat stretch of black soil.
After the Gloomy Cave disappeared, Emperor's Tomb Village shook, its area expanding and spreading at a visible rate.
In the southern part of Emperor's Tomb Village, near the edge of the black mist, a gigantic beast's head rose from the ground, as if roaring up at the sky. It was the entrance to the Gloomy Cave.
A Challenger Notice then sounded in the minds of all players:
[Challenger Notice: Emperor's Tomb Village has expanded. A new special area, "Gloomy Cave," has been added. Players can enter the Gloomy Cave directly through the entrance in the southern part of Emperor's Tomb Village to mine spirit ore resources.]
As the notice appeared, a wealth of information from the Guidance feedback surfaced in Qi Sheng's mind.
Gloomy Cave:
Territory Type: Resource
Territory Trait: Spiritual Proliferation (Spiritually transforms spirit ore over