"Spend a Thousand Gold in One Throw."
[System notification: 10,000 gold coins consumed.]
As the skill activated, the gold coins in Lu Fang's account instantly decreased by ten thousand.
The next second, a dazzling golden light suddenly lit up the dim, blood-red sky.
An enormous phantom gold coin, fully solidified, rapidly formed in the air.
The coin was as large as a millstone, with no elaborate patterns on its surface, only the purest aura of money.
With world-destroying momentum, it crashed down on the Hell Demon General's head like a crushing mountain!
"Boom!!!"
A deafening blast rang out.
The Hell Demon General's indestructible dark-red armor crumpled instantly before the gold coin as though it were made of paper.
-1,000,000 (true damage)!
An almost absurdly large white damage number floated above the boss's head.
"Aooow!!!"
The Hell Demon General let out an utterly agonized scream as half of its two-million-point health bar evaporated instantly!
Defense and armor were nothing but a joke before the words "true damage."
Lu Fang remained expressionless, not even blinking.
If one shot didn't kill it, he would fire another.
He raised his hand again, as casually as if he were feeding fish.
"Go."
Another ten thousand gold coins were instantly deducted.
Another enormous phantom gold coin formed in the air and slammed into the Hell Demon General.
Boom!
-1,000,000 (true damage)!
Under this terrifying assault of true damage, the level-50 final boss's enormous body crashed to the ground without it managing to unleash even a single skill.
Thud!
The instant its massive body hit the ground, it exploded into specks of light that filled the air, leaving only an enormous crater.
[Level-50 boss Hell Demon General slain. Gained 80,000 EXP!]
The golden light of leveling up shone around Lu Fang again.
The massive haul of eighty thousand EXP sent his experience bar overflowing once more.
[Congratulations, you have reached level 8!] [Congratulations, you have reached level 9!] [...] [Congratulations, you have reached level 13!] [Current level: 13] [Strength: 2,200] [Agility: 2,200] [Spirit: 2,200] [Constitution: 2,200]
Meanwhile, several orbs of dazzling light dropped onto the ground.
They were the loot dropped by the boss.
Lu Fang walked over, picked them up, and took a look.
[Demon General's Heavy Armor (Black iron · Warriors only)] [Flame Staff (Bronze · Mages only)] [Skill book: Hellfire Sea (Mage)] [Skill book: Berserk Charge (Warrior)]
They were all good items.
Every one of them could fetch a high price at an auction house outside.
But Lu Fang lost interest after a single glance.
"They're all class-restricted. I can't use them."
He shook his head with some regret and casually tossed the items into the inventory that came with his awakened class.
Just then, the blood-red battlefield around him began to collapse, and a system results panel appeared out of thin air, its enormous golden lettering almost filling Lu Fang's entire field of vision.
[Clear rating: SSS] [System notification: Since you successfully cleared the hidden stage "Asura Purgatory," your clear rewards have received a special bonus!] [Base rewards: 100,000 gold coins, 1 free skill point, 1 gold-grade class equipment mystery box] [Hidden stage bonus: Rewards doubled!] [Final rewards: 200,000 gold coins, 2 free skill points, 1 diamond-grade exclusive equipment mystery box!]
Lu Fang's gaze passed over the gold coins and skill points listed first and locked firmly onto the final reward.
"A diamond-grade... exclusive equipment mystery box?"
Lu Fang's breathing grew slightly faster.
In this world, equipment had an extremely strict grading hierarchy, ascending from black iron, bronze, silver, gold, diamond, epic, legendary, sacred, demigod, to divine.
For ordinary beginners, even those from wealthy families, obtaining a full set of bronze equipment at this stage was already quite good. Silver-grade gear meant being comfortably well-off, while gold-grade gear was hard to obtain even with a fortune and was usually available only to rich heirs like himself.
And diamond-grade...
That was a high-end realm usually accessible only to second-advancement experts above level one hundred!
Now, thanks to the hidden stage's doubling mechanic, a reward that had originally been merely gold-grade had been forcibly raised an entire major grade to diamond!
Lu Fang took a deep breath and retrieved the mystery box, which shone with dazzling diamond light, from the system storage.
"Open."
Click.
The box opened, and a soft light flashed.
[Equipment obtained: Diamond-grade · Rich Man's Boots]
A pair of exquisitely crafted boots appeared in Lu Fang's hands, their surface seemingly flowing with golden sand.
He immediately checked their stats.
[Rich Man's Boots (Diamond)] [Defense: 0] [Special skill: Running Away Comes First (Passive)] [Effect: Movement speed +200%] [Description: As a rich man, there is no shame in running when you cannot win. Running fast is what really matters.]
Lu Fang was stunned by these straightforward, overpowering stats.
There were no attribute bonuses.
But that single stat, movement speed +200%, was practically a divine skill!
At low levels, while everyone was still getting around on their own two legs, having three times a normal person's speed made these an absolute divine item, whether for fleeing to save his life or chasing down enemies.
"Good stuff."
Lu Fang immediately put on the Rich Man's Boots.
The moment he slipped them on, his body felt as light as a feather, as though he could ride the wind with just a gentle push of his toes.
With his equipment on, Lu Fang turned his attention to the two precious free skill points.
These, too, were a benefit of the doubled rewards.
"I'll upgrade my skills first."
Lu Fang opened his skill panel and tried putting one skill point into [Spend a Thousand Gold in One Throw].
[Skill "Spend a Thousand Gold in One Throw" successfully upgraded!] [Spend a Thousand Gold in One Throw (Level 2): Consume gold coins to deal true damage equal to 150 times the gold coins spent to the target. Maximum gold coin expenditure: 10,000]
The damage multiplier had risen from 100 to 150.
Simple and brutal.
Lu Fang was very satisfied.
He wanted to invest another point in this skill, only to discover that its upgrade button had turned gray.
[Notice: Insufficient level. This skill cannot be upgraded further.]
"Looks like there's a level restriction."
Lu Fang did not dwell on it and put his remaining skill point into his other core skill, [Money Can Make Ghosts Turn the Millstone].
A light flashed.
[Skill "Money Can Make Ghosts Turn the Millstone" successfully upgraded!] [Money Can Make Ghosts Turn the Millstone (Level 2): Consume 10,000 gold coins to summon one Money Ghost. All of the Money Ghost's attributes inherit 150% of the summoner's corresponding attributes. Current number of Money Ghosts available to summon (0)]