Chapter 283

"Father!" He rushed over, "You've finally come! That damned Shen Xing caused the annihilation of our Daoton Family!"

"You help me kill him, and I'll make him pay a terrible price!"

The middle-aged man glanced sideways at the blue-haired youth at his feet, his eyes lowered, and kicked out.

"Boom!"

Lachlan was thrown hundreds of meters backward as if hit head-on by a train, crashing heavily into a pillar of the base.

The entire hall shook a few times.

Seeing this, the others lowered their heads, not daring to make a sound.

"Father... Father... Pfft!!"

Lachlan fell to the ground, and just as he was about to get up, his face turned pale, and he suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood.

The middle-aged man stared at him coldly. "At the slightest setback, you lose your mind like a wild beast."

"With this mindset, how can one compete with other heirs in the family?"

"When I fused the 'Pride' talent with you, it wasn't so that you would be influenced by the talent, but so that you could master this power."

But what have you given me in return?

"Irritable, easily agitated, and lacking in independent judgment."

"This time in the Lotus Pond Secret Realm, you didn't even make it to the fourth level, and you even dragged our entire branch down to its knees, without bringing out a single drop of 'Rain and Dew Essence'."

Do you know how disappointed those elders in the family are in you right now?

The middle-aged man asked coldly, each word making Lachlan's face turn even paler.

A moment later, Lachlan got up from the ground, knelt down in front of the middle-aged man, and said, "Father, I know I was wrong."

"I assure you that I will definitely correct my mistakes and seriously reflect on my actions in the future."

Please give me another chance!

The middle-aged man looked at his son kneeling before him, remained silent for a long time, and finally sighed.

He extended his right hand and handed over a bright red crystal. "Take this Lord's Heart and break through to the Tier Three as soon as possible."

"We have confirmed that in half a month, the Heavenly Star Nation will take a group of top newcomers to the Spiral Labyrinth, including this Shen Xing."

"During this time, go to the 'Tower of Phantoms' to hone your mental strength and break through to the second level, 'Control,' as soon as possible."

"Then you can wash away this shame with your own hands."

Lachlan accepted the crystal with both hands, his eyes regaining their light. "Yes, thank you, Father!"

This time, I won't let you down again!

Meanwhile, in the rooftop conference room in downtown Jiangcheng.

Several powerful figures sat in chairs, eyes closed, the Flower of Mist on their arms slowly rotating.

A moment later, they all opened their eyes at the same time.

"Waaah..." Jiang Rong's heartbroken sobs echoed in the conference room, "I was just 3 points short, otherwise I would have made it into the top ten..."

"Elder Wang... I'm so useless..."

"It's alright, I didn't even go into the fourth level," Elder Wang said with a chuckle. "Alas, I'm getting old after all, I can't keep up with these young people."

"Waaah..." Jiang Rong cried even louder, "Neither of us made it to the fourth level, so we didn't have enough 'Rain and Dew Essence' for you to recover..."

"Don't worry."

Zhang Yu opened his eyes and said in a deep voice, "Deputy Director Liu, Zhou Zheng, and I have all entered the fourth level. We are guaranteed at least 3 drops of 'Rain and Dew Essence'."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Rong stopped crying and simply looked at him with her tearful eyes.

"Getting even 3 drops would be good," Deputy Director Liu chimed in. "It's a pity we can only let Elder Wang hold on for another ten years or so; there's no way to fully recover him."

"If we could get a few more drops of 'Rain and Dew Essence' to restore more of his energy and blood, he could try to break through to the Master."

"At that time, not only will his combat power increase dramatically, but his lifespan will also increase significantly."

The people in the conference room also felt somewhat disappointed.

At this moment, Zhou Zheng suddenly said, "I saw on the forum that Shen Xing and several of his companions have entered the fourth level."

"How about... we buy some from them?"

Upon hearing this suggestion, a strange look appeared in everyone's eyes.

Meanwhile, Shen Xing and his companions had all entered the fourth level of the secret realm.

I opened my eyes, and my vision gradually returned.

Looking out, there is still a vast Lotus Pond, covered with huge lotus leaves.

On the pitch-black lake, the massive stone pillars resembled ancient trees, scattered across the surface.

In addition, several submerged stone bridges can be seen, with more of their structures revealed as the waves rise and fall.

[Lotus Pond Secret Realm - Fourth Floor (All Attributes -20%, Movement Speed -20%)]

[First Place: Dolores Jones, Current Points: 0]

[Second Place: Qin Lang, Current Points: 0]

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[17th Place: Asada Hitomi, Current Points: 0]

[...]

[56th Place: Yu Feifei, Current Points: 0]

[...]

"Wow, so many familiar faces here, even Yu Feifei is here?"

Shen Xing was somewhat surprised.

After all, those who can enter the fourth level are among the world's top Tier Two lords.

Dolores and Asada Hitomi are understandable, after all, they are both top-tier players who rank in the top three of the Newbie Leaderboard.

Even if they break through to the Transcendent, with their own strength and a little bit of financial resources, their territory's foundation can quickly catch up.

Furthermore, there's the recent "Rain God Statue" event, so it's not difficult to quickly accumulate several Tier Three.

While Yu Feifei is a genius lord in Jiangcheng, she is not considered outstanding on a global scale.

She had only recently broken through to the Tier Two, yet she was able to reach the fourth level, which greatly surprised Shen Xing.

"Buzzing..."

My phone vibrated in my pocket.

Shen Xing saw several unread messages on the Green Bubble.

He first replied in the discussion group, telling Qin Lang and Xu Jiayi to go find Xia Wanyin and meet up.

Then I opened Yu Feifei's message.

She and Her Cat: "Want me to play with you?"

"You've already made it to the fourth floor, do you still need me to guide you?" Shen Xing replied, "By the way, how did you get in? Did you latch onto a powerful figure?"

"Heh, who do you think you are?" Yu Feifei sent a few speechless emojis. "This young lady fought her way up with her own strength."

"Really?" Shen Xing, somewhat doubtful.

"Of course... it's not true."

Yu Feifei sent a sighing emoji, "Sigh... Actually, I managed to get into the fourth level by exploiting a loophole in the rules thanks to a special ability."

"You exploited a loophole in the rules?" Shen Xing asked curiously. "What loophole? Can you tell me?"

After all, he's been frequently exploiting loopholes in the system lately and is quite interested in that area.

There was a moment of silence on the other end, as if they were hesitating.

Just as Shen Xing was about to reply, Yu Feifei replied, "Never mind, it won't hurt to tell you."

"Not long ago, I switched to a hidden class: Jungle Messenger. This class has a skill called 'Summon Animal Companion,' which allows me to summon wild beasts from my territory to my side to assist in battle."

"I tried it in the secret realm, and it worked..."

Shen Xing was stunned for a moment, then seemed to realize something and said incredulously, "This is outrageous?"

After all, according to the system rules, each lord can only lead a maximum of 5 troop types.

Yu Feifei, on the other hand, can summon troops from her territory, giving her a significant advantage over others.

No wonder she was able to make it to the fourth floor.

"Yes," Yu Feifei said, "I overwhelmed those Water Elemental Boss by having more troops than others."

"Unfortunately, this skill can only summon a maximum of 50 Tier Two beasts, and a beast that has died once cannot be summoned a second time."

"The first three levels almost wiped out all my troops, now only a few of my main beasts are left."

Shen Xing nodded in realization, inwardly marveling at how lucky this woman was to have awakened such a hidden profession.

This further illustrates that the world is full of unexpected encounters, and everyone can find a development path that suits them.

As for the loopholes in the rules she mentioned, that's probably not the case.

Otherwise, the system wouldn't limit her to summoning 50 beasts; she should be able to summon an unlimited number.

If you really have to put it that way, is this a loophole left in the rules?

"Want to team up?" Yu Feifei messaged. "I probably won't make it to the fifth floor anyway, so let's see if I can help you get into the top ten. You can treat me to dinner if you do."

Shen Xing hesitated for a moment, then replied, "I already have teammates here. You can come if you don't mind."

"I saw your two teammates' names on the leaderboard a while ago," Yu Feifei said nonchalantly. "You're really something, bringing them both to the fourth floor."

She had met Qin Lang and Xu Jiayi before and knew that with their own strength, they definitely couldn't reach the fourth level.

Therefore, she concluded that Shen Xing was definitely behind it all.

"Okay, then you can do it."

After discussing it with Yu Feifei, Shen Xing turned off his phone and logged back into the Land of Mist.

Then, carrying Leina and Hellscream, they moved swiftly across the lotus leaves.

The reunion went smoothly, and there were no unexpected incidents along the way.