The Final Link in the Quest Chain

"This is Zijin, the Spirit Sparrow I met at the Myriad Phenomena Tower."

Xiao Fan explained.

"Hmph! I am the Spirit Sparrow! You ignorant human!" Zijin snorted and arrogantly turned her head away.

Blade Shadow exclaimed in amazement, "The Myriad Phenomena Tower is truly amazing! It even has a talking... Spirit Sparrow! No wonder those people from Zone 1 wanted to take our spots!"

After discussing the reward, Blade Shadow and his companions left.

Today, Qin Muyu, Fatty, and their group of six found four more veteran players to challenge the Level 10 Trial Secret Realm together.

The six of them obtained a considerable amount of Core Power from the Myriad Phenomena Tower, and they can continue to level up after passing the Level 10 Trial Secret Realm.

During the Myriad Phenomena Platform competition, seeing that the players in Zone 1 had already reached level 15, Qin Muyu and his group felt somewhat anxious.

Although they can't transfer gold, there are fewer people in Zone 18 and abundant leveling resources. As long as they work hard, their levels won't be much different.

"Brother Chen, please keep an eye on the messages. We're ready to ask for your help anytime," Fatty messaged again.

Although they had memorized the Level 10 Trial Secret Realm strategy by heart, the fat guy and the others were still somewhat unconfident without Xiao Fan around.

"OK! I'm watching."

Bored, Xiao Fan decided to go to the forest to plant some flowers again.

Every time he thinks he has enough mana, something terrifying appears, telling him he doesn't have enough.

Xiao Fan finally understood: once you start using this, there's no end to it!

Wow, it's so beautiful!

As soon as he left the Novice Village, Zijin roared with excitement.

She had been cooped up on the seventh floor of the Myriad Phenomena Tower for ten years, and now everything she saw made her happy.

Xiao Fan walked silently.

Previously, when Zijin asked him what place this was, Xiao Fan just kept chattering away. He also wanted to ask about the <Cloud Sea> world, but he just kept chattering away too.

Xiao Fan knew that the game had limitations, and he couldn't get anything from Zijin that wasn't part of the current game content.

While Zijin remained silent, Xiao Fan replanted the Seven-Colored Flower, and then took Zijin to the other side of the mountain range.

"It won't be long before we leave the Novice Zone. We'll explore the entire Zone 18 and leave the complete map for Blade Shadow and the others."

Xiao Fan had wanted to do this for a long time, but he hadn't had the time because of the skill book.

Now that he had decided to leave the Novice Village, and with Zijin by his side, Xiao Fan felt at ease traversing the mountains of the Zone 18.

He received a request for help from Qin Muyu and the others along the way, and responded promptly.

When Xiao Fan returned to the village in the evening, Fatty and the others had already cleared the secret realm and returned to the Novice Village.

"No wonder our country spent years Level 10 Trial Secret Realm in Zone 18. It's just too damn hard! We only managed to clear it with a guide and Brother Chen's help. We almost failed, you know? There were ten of us, each with three lives, and we used them all! This realm is just too difficult!"

The fat man spoke with a look of lingering fear, making the players who hadn't yet tackled the Level 10 Trial Secret Realm even more worried.

"You guys are doing pretty well, at least you know the mechanics of the secret realm. When we were exploring it, that was really tough. We were completely clueless, and we had to guess the mechanics! If it weren't for Brother Chen, we would never have been able to clear it in several lifetimes." Blade Shadow recalled the scene of exploring the Level 10 Secret Realm with Xiao Fan and the others, and he was also full of emotion.

"If you guys are all so powerful, and you still have such a hard time clearing a secret realm, then aren't we even more doomed?"

Qi Guoguo, his face contorted with worry for his future, thought to himself that Qin Muyu and his group were already in the second tier of strength in Zone 18, yet they had almost been wiped out in a Trial Secret Realm. How could they possibly succeed?

If they can't pass the Level 10 Trial Secret Realm, their level will be stuck at level 10 forever—a hopeless situation!

"Don't worry, the difficulty of the Level 10 Trial Secret Realm will decrease as more and more people attempt it. After Jiu Chen and the others cleared it, the difficulty of the Trial Secret Realm, and after we cleared it, it decreased a bit more. When it's your turn, it won't be this difficult."

Qin Muyu, who understood the mechanism, spoke up.

To be honest, she was also quite shocked when she entered the secret realm today.

When I was reading the guides, I only thought this dungeon was complicated, but after actually playing it, I realized it was more than just complicated!

This is too difficult. No wonder so many factions couldn't clear it before. Qin Muyu had previously read a guide to the Level 10 Trial Secret Realm in Zone 1, and its difficulty was incomparable to that of Zone 18.

But the more this is the case, the more it demonstrates how terrifying Xiao Fan is.

He conquered a secret realm that took all the forces in the country several years to conquer, in just one attempt.

That's terrifying!

For the next week, Xiao Fan went out every day to plant flowers and explore the mountains, drawing the map of Zone 18.

Because of the presence of Zijin, there was no danger at all.

Don't underestimate Zijin; the Fierce Beast in the mountains tremble and cower on the ground when they see her, as if they've seen something terrifying.

According to Zijin, there is a strict class system among them, which involves bloodline and rank.

When Xiao Fan asked for details, Zijin could only make incoherent noises.

The system won't let me say -0-.

In short, none of the Fierce Beast in Zone 18 can compare to her in terms of bloodline or level, so they can only be suppressed.

Xiao Fan easily compiled the levels and types of Fierce Beast in all Zone 18 districts.

After doing all this, Xiao Fan felt that there was nothing more to do in Zone 18. Even Zijin was bored and asked Xiao Fan to take her somewhere else.

"I'll let everyone know tonight that we're leaving in a couple of days."

Even though the matter of obtaining the Evolution Fragment remained unresolved, Xiao Fan was still somewhat unwilling to give up.

However, Zone 18 is good, but he still has many more things to do.

That night, just as Xiao Fan was about to go to sleep, Jian Qingfeng sent him a message.

"I've completed the ninth stage of the upgrade quest chain; only one more is needed to reach level 100."

Upon receiving this message, Xiao Fan was taken aback.

If he remembers correctly, the first step in Jian Qingfeng's upgrade quest was to fuse an Evolution Fragment.

He's already reached the tenth ring, which means he's already fused with an Evolution Fragment? Does he know how to fuse Evolution Fragment?

Xiao Fan was excited and immediately replied, "Senior, you've completed your first task and fused with an Evolution Fragment?"

Jian Qingfeng: "It's fused."

Xiao Fan: "How did you fuse them?"

Jian Qingfeng: "I'll listen to you. I got an Evolution Fragment from the Special Secret Realm. Then the system prompted me that it had detected the Evolution Fragment and asked if I wanted to fuse it. I chose yes, and the fusion was successful."

Xiao Fan:!!

Will Evolution Fragment show a fusion pattern?

He hurriedly took out his only undead Evolution Fragment, but no matter what he did, it wouldn't let him fuse with it.

"There are requirements for fusing Evolution Fragment, right? What are those requirements? Is it reaching level 99? Or is there a quest required?"

Disappointed, Xiao Fan put down the Evolution Fragment and then replied to Jian Qingfeng.

"Senior, what changes occurred after you fused with the Evolution Fragment?"

Jian Qingfeng replied, "Nothing changed at the time."

"Not back then? So you mean now?" Xiao Fan's eyes lit up.

Jian Qingfeng: "I'll tell you about this later."

"All right."

Xiao Fan suddenly remembered that Jian Qingfeng had just told him that he only had one more quest left to reach level 100!

In other words...

His resurrection mission will soon be settled!

Xiao Fan's lips curled up; he was finally about to complete another task!

Only...

"Why is Senior Jian Qingfeng suddenly telling me this?" Xiao Fan asked, puzzled.

Just then, Jian Qingfeng sent another message.

"Shen Long has recently been focusing all of the Shen Sect's resources on his leveling up. According to our sources, his quest chain has reached the ninth level."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Fan's eyes widened in disbelief.

"Shen Long actually reached the tenth link of the Level 100 Quest Chain so quickly?"

Wow, that was fast! You have to understand that he was previously one level lower than Jian Qingfeng.

"Yes, the Shen Sect has poured all their resources into him. I reckon the other three major families have also put in a lot of effort behind the scenes," Jian Qingfeng replied.

Although the Shen Sect's power cannot compare to that of the nation, they are not isolated and helpless; at least the Four Great Families are essentially united.

Shen Long's ability to quickly reach level 99 and complete the first nine rounds of the Level 100 Quest Chain suggests he has the support of the other three major families.

After careful consideration, Xiao Fan realized that <Cloud Sea> held a different significance for the people of Blue Star. The first level 100 player could gain more reputation in the game, which was exactly what the Four Great Families wanted at this stage.

"If the National Team were to dominate, the Four Great Families' future development in the game would be severely limited. Helping Shen Sect is also helping themselves."

Xiao Fan quickly figured it out, but...

Why is Senior Jian Qingfeng telling me all this? Could it be...?

The next second, Jian Qingfeng's information confirmed Xiao Fan's guess.

"As you probably guessed, the final step of my quest is exactly the same as Shen Long's. Whoever completes it first will become the first player to reach level 100 in the game."

"Just as I thought," Xiao Fan thought to himself.

Both players are level 99 and are now in the final link of the Level 100 Quest Chain.

Whoever reaches level 100 first will determine who becomes the number one player in the Cloud Sea for some time to come.

Xiao Fan guessed that the final step of the task was not simple, Jian Qingfeng was probably looking for his help.

Whether Jian Qingfeng or Shen Long reaches level 100 first, Xiao Fan can still complete the quest to revive ten.

But can they be the same?

He had long been enemies with the Shen Family.

Xiao Fan didn't mind doing more things that would cause trouble for the Shen Family.

"May I ask, senior, what is the final step in your mission?"