Third Time: The Erudite Advancement Quest (Continued)

The Limit Trial had now reached 950/1000!

Adrian had never imagined he would be stuck on his level 80 advancement quest for nearly a year!

With a quest this difficult, he wondered how much stronger he would become once he completed it.

After all, level 80 was the clearest dividing line between the strong and the weak!

To advance the Limit Trial, Adrian had to keep challenging powerful opponents.

After a moment's thought, he came up with the perfect opponent.

That's right!

The Queen of Totto Land, Charlotte Linlin!

Eat, sleep, beat up Big Mom.

Life was just that dull.

"The last time I fought Charlotte Linlin was near the end of Sea Circle Calendar 1499. It's been almost a year."

Adrian thought back in silence.

I wonder if a year is enough for an S-rank trial quest to reset.

Otherwise, the challenge rewards will keep shrinking. The experience isn't the real problem—the ability draws keep getting worse too! That's what really stings.

Come to think of it, hasn't it been almost a year since I last farmed Cute Kaido?

I'll head to Totto Land first and give the Charlotte Family some trouble!

I killed Charlotte Daifuku and Charlotte Oven not long ago, too. I wonder how they took it!

With his final trial opponent decided,

Adrian wasted no time. He called Lumi over and had him open the Nether Abyss's resin storage chamber.

Thick resin secreted by the Yarukiman Mangroves seeped from every corner of the Nether Abyss, slowly forming a tough bubble coating over the hull.

Lumi guided the ship down into the sea.

Before heading to the New World, Adrian would clean up some trash on Fish-Man Island!

Just under half a month later,

the Ox Bell rang sixteen times.

With preparations complete, the Nether Abyss set