Wang Zong was dead.
But the trial on the second level had not ended.
Nameless chopped off Wang Zong's head to make sure he was thoroughly dead. Then a large amount of black mist rose from Wang Zong's body. After thinking for a moment, Nameless lightly touched the black mist with his hand. In the next instant, all of it surged into his arm.
Starting from his arm, black markings continuously spread until they reached his waist and stopped.
"My strength has increased quite a bit, and my physical capabilities have improved as well."
Nameless clenched his fist and quickly assessed his current level of strength. Dragging Wang Zong's corpse to a large pit, he tossed the body inside, then turned back to pick up Wang Zong's head and threw it into the pit as well.
The pit was already filled with dry leaves. Nameless used a firestarter to light them and watched Wang Zong's corpse slowly burn to ashes before burying the pit with dirt.
"Next, I need to find the key and the Gate of Seclusion!"
Nameless slowly descended the mountain. Without Wang Zong's threat hanging over him, he felt utterly relaxed.
However, he still could not truly let his guard down. After returning to the village to gather various resources, he strapped his blade to his back and left for the city.
The old village chief had a very crude beast-hide map in his home, marked with the surrounding mountains, rivers, and towns.
Nameless planned to visit a town called Prosperity City and see whether he could find any clues about the key or the Gate of Seclusion.
Judging from the crude map, Prosperity City was already the largest city in the area. Its symbol was the biggest on the map, while the other towns and villages