With the deaths of countless monsters, Bai Ze instantly leveled up, advancing to level two!
A warm current surged through his body, and he felt his muscles tense up before relaxing again!
[You have leveled up!]
[Name: Bai Ze]
[Level: lv2]
[Profession: Divine Artisan of Tian-Gong]
[Overall Combat Power: 20]
[Professional Skill: Soul-Engraving Life-Summoning]
[Skills: None]
[Equipment & Items: None]
[Special: None]
"Not bad, it boosted me from 5 combat power up to 20. I wonder how the Great Sage's stats have changed?"
A thought stirred in Bai Ze's mind, and he mentally pulled up the Great Sage's status panel:
[Great Sage Equal to Heaven — Sun Wukong]
[Level: lv2]
[Overall Combat Power: 2158~]
[Talents: Fiery Eyes of Truth, Immortality, Poison and Disease Resistance]
[Skills: Seventy-Two Transformations, Body Outside the Body, Lawful Tianxiang, Peak Martial Arts, Bronze Head and Iron Arms, Summon Wind and Rain, Earth Shrinking Technique...]
[Weapon: Dark Iron Longstaff]
[Items: None for now]
"No way, it jumped up by this much all at once?"
Bai Ze swallowed hard. Just by leveling up by a single level, the Great Sage's combat power increased by over 200 points?
As for the 20,000 and change at the end, that was his combat power after activating Lawful Tianxiang...
"Level up, I have to level up!" Bai Ze clenched his fists and said.
Right after that, Sun Tai brought over all the dropped equipment and items for Brother Monkey to inspect.
Brother Monkey waved a hand and said, "The kid can't see. Read out their effects or whatever, and see what he wants."
Sun Tai nodded weakly, then read out the effects and descriptions of the items and equipment.
[Cursed Finger "Black Iron-grade item"]
[Description: Upon use, slightly reduces a target's fortune]
[Decayed Dagger "Plastic-grade equipment"]
[Description: Increases combat power by about 3 points, with a slight tetanus effect]
[Five Senses Gem "Black Iron-grade item"]
[Description: Enhances the user's five senses]
After a brief hesitation, Bai Ze chose the Five Senses Gem and equipped it first.
Since his senses had already been enhanced once by Brother Monkey, putting on this gem made them even sharper.
The blurry image in his mind instantly became a bit clearer!
Bai Ze could now perceive the surrounding scenery!
"Alright, then let's keep going. Drag the boss out, and kill it..."
Brother Monkey rolled his neck, then led the two of them straight into the center of the Peach Blossom Grudge village, coming to a stone well.
The entire well looked deep and cold, giving off a spine-chilling aura.
Brother Monkey didn't care about any of that. His arm suddenly stretched to an incredible length, just like a rubber man's, reaching straight down into the well and grabbing a Kappa right out of it!
[Kappa — Elite Monster]
[lv4]
[Overall Combat Power: 86]
[Skills: Underwater Stealth, Water Ball]
"Ptoo!"
The Kappa spat a mouthful of water straight onto the Great Sage's face!
The Great Sage was losing his temper, so he slammed the Kappa fiercely against the ground, killing it instantly...
"Where's the biggest monster?" Brother Monkey asked impatiently.
Sun Tai hurried forward, took out his phone to check the guide, and said:
"Big Brother, there are a total of two Kappas in this well. Once both of them are killed, a loach monster will crawl out from inside. That loach monster is the boss!"
"Fine!"
The Great Sage didn't say anything more. He extended his arm again, fished around for a long time until he hauled out the second Kappa, and smashed it to death as well!
This sight made Sun Tai's eyelids twitch wildly...
If it were him, he probably would've had to fight the Kappa for a while. To think the guy just hauled the monster out barehanded and smashed it to death—what kind of monstrous strength was that?
Just as he was thinking this, a roar suddenly echoed from the well, and a giant loach as massive as a Flood Dragon crawled out!
The loach's aura was unimaginably majestic, truly ferocious and fierce!
[Peach Blossom Spring Guardian Beast "BOSS"]
[lv5]
[Overall Combat Power: 120]
[Skills: Thick Skin, Earth Dragon]
Brother Monkey's gaze flashed, and he said, "No intelligence, just following programmed routines..."
He shook his head, then waved a large hand, shooting out a majestic beam of golden light!
"Boom—"
The golden light flashed past, and the giant loach was instantly severed into head and body!
At the same time, the clearance broadcast rang out:
[You have cleared the Peach Blossom Grudge Abyss (Normal difficulty), and obtained rewards: {Peach Blossom Treasure Chest (Normal difficulty)}, {Professionist EXP +310}]
To be honest, Sun Tai hadn't registered what happened at all; that loach seemed to have died the very instant it lunged out...
Was this exclusive profession Great Sage really this absurd? He couldn't even see the guy's blade!
Bai Ze seemed to sense the Great Sage's doubt, so he spoke up:
"Brother Monkey, Abyss monsters below Purgatory-level lack intelligence. Only Purgatory-level Abyss monsters possess it."
"However, Purgatory-level Abyss is extremely difficult."
Hearing this, Brother Monkey nodded and said, "Then we'll try the Purgatory-level. Since we're already here anyway."
Chatting as they went, the two of them completed the clearance and walked out of the Abyss back into the hall.
However, the moment they stepped out through the Abyss gates, Bai Ze immediately sensed the tall man standing ahead!
"Lord Bai's strength is truly formidable! A level-five Abyss cleared in just an hour. He is truly a role model for our generation!!"
"Yeah, this is just too overpowered! Can I get an autograph, Lord Bai?"
Yet Lord Bai completely ignored these people. Right now, he was walking slowly toward Bai Ze, every step carrying immense pressure and deterrence!
Lord Bai's aura was like a dragon's, silver light flashed within his shifting eyes, and his silver hair fluttered without wind, revealing boundless arrogance!
As he approached, Bai Ze suddenly felt a sensation in his empty eye sockets like a venomous snake licking him...
He stopped right in front of Bai Ze, the distance between them precisely three paces, allowing everyone to clearly see the pitying expression on his face.
Lord Bai spoke softly: "Congratulations on actually managing to clear the Abyss." The tail end of his voice turned abruptly cold. "Even if you're being led around on a leash like a dog."
"Let me reintroduce myself: I am your Third Uncle, Bai Haodong!"
"In addition, I want to remind you of one thing:
Stay in Tianshui City for the rest of your life. Do not step foot into the Capital City, or the consequences will be extremely severe."
With that, Bai Haodong turned to leave, but unexpectedly, Bai Ze suddenly spoke up: "Why?"
"You aren't qualified to ask me. Just do as I say."
"Snap!"
Bai Haodong deliberately dropped an old, shattered pocket watch. When the watch popped open, it revealed a woman's photograph inside...
Brother Monkey's eyes flickered slightly. He saw that the woman's face bore a striking resemblance to Bai Ze.
"Crack!" Bai Haodong fiercely stomped on the pocket watch, cracking the ground beneath in a pattern that formed the character for "worm"!
At the same time, Bai Ze suddenly felt an excruciating pain in his hollow eye sockets! It felt just as if he had taken a heavy blow!
"Your cousin asked me to bring you a message—" Bai Haodong flicked imaginary dust off his cuff and smiled:
"He said your breathing is very noisy..."
Finished speaking, he walked out of the Abyss Hall in full view of everyone and soared directly up into the sky, flying far away.
Meanwhile, countless eyes stared at Bai Ze.
How could such an ordinary blind man be connected to the Bai Family of the Capital City?
Their relationship didn't seem very friendly, though...
The people in the hall chattered endlessly, occasional mocking voices slipping out:
"No wonder the Bai Family doesn't acknowledge him. They probably thought having a blind guy was too embarrassing, right?"
"Must be. But if I were him, I'd definitely talk nicely to this Third Uncle. Maybe he could even get back into the Bai Family!"
"That's right! The Bai Family is a millennium-old clan, established two whole years before the Shrine even appeared. Their foundation is no joke!"
Faced with the clamor of the crowd, Brother Monkey frowned and quietly picked up the pocket watch, saying softly:
"This guy carries the aura of your eyes, but whoever is actually using your eyes should be someone else. I'm guessing..."
Bai Ze waved a hand to interrupt, his expression ice-cold:
"So what if I lack Double Pupils? I am the Divine Artisan of Tian-Gong. Give me three years, and I will carve ten thousand gods and shatter the Bai Family to its core!"
Brother Monkey gave a thumbs-up and laughed: "I reckon I can shatter the Bai Family all by myself. Carving ten thousand gods is way too much work for you."