Huang Yi had something to eat, then went to sleep.
Time seemed to stand still, and in this cell of the Rose Prison, there lay only the sleeping young man, his face as peaceful as a wooden window facing the sun, just like the most ordinary boy in this world, waiting for a beautiful girl to lull him to sleep.
But this was the Rose Prison, a place devoid of love, where he could only sleep alone, accompanied by the walls shedding their plaster.
A man of faith is destined to be lonely, and when he chose to become a warrior, to fight for the freedom of this world, it was fated that he would lose his own freedom and become a solitary criminal.
But now, he had a hope, The Second World was like a window, through which he could fly out, soar into a courtyard filled with sunlight and the fragrance of flowers, into a free and unrestrained tomorrow.
When Huang Yi woke up, it was deep into the night, pitch black all around, the lights in other cells were extinguished, and the entirety of Rose Prison was silent.
Huang Yi got up, washed his face, and walked to the window to look at the outside world.
The night sky was scattered with stars, and the bright moon quietly illuminated the secluded island. Huang Yi stood by the window, gazing up at the starry sky, a lonely silhouette, and his mind drifted to days past.
Back then, Number 3 and Number 8 were still alive...
Back then, Number 9 was always following behind him...
Back then, the world was so beautiful...
All that had become nothing but a fleeting cloud!
Huang Yi sighed, lay down on the bed again, and entered The Second World, appearing in the Teleportation Field of Thornbush City.
"Qiang Zi, have you heard? The world record for the 10th floor was broken by Instakill! It happened during the day!"
"Is Instakill deliberately opposing Heavenly Dao? Before, when Heavenly Dao killed the Level 157 boss, it was also Instakill who broke his record. Now the record of the 10th floor set by Heavenly Dao has been broken again by Instakill."
"Instakill’s time is 47 minutes, how did he do that? My fastest time is still 68 minutes! That’s even after I’ve taken a lot of magic potions!"
"I guess Instakill must have really good gear! At the very least, a Level 25 Purple Gear, then using the top-level magic items again, greatly reducing the travel time, otherwise, there’s no way to break the world record."
...
The square was crowded with players of the Tower of Pantheons; many were discussing Huang Yi’s feat of breaking the world record on the 10th floor. Since Heavenly Dao set the record, it had stood unchallenged for a very long time. But now, Huang Yi had shaved over five minutes off the record in one fell swoop—an utterly shocking improvement! Many were speculating how Huang Yi had managed to achieve such a result.
Huang Yi left the square and went straight to the auction house. After dealing with the batch of gear in his storage ring, especially the Wolf Fang Club and Bone Blade, those two Blue Weapons were very popular gems at the auction house right now.
After dealing with that batch of equipment, Huang Yi suddenly obtained over 2600 Gold Coins. Next, he went to the Magic Shop to replenish a batch of magic items. Yesterday, he truly experienced the benefits of magic items, so keeping some in his pack meant he had more options when facing special situations.
After all that, Huang Yi returned to the Teleportation Field and teleported to the 10th floor again!
He wanted to break the world record one more time!
Last time, he didn’t use any magic items and there was still much room to improve his clear time.
This time he was prepared. He immediately drank a Gale Potion that increased his Movement Speed by 10% for 10 minutes, and like a whirlwind, he rushed toward the first BOSS point...
With his increased Movement Speed, Huang Yi naturally took less time to travel between points, and this time, he cleared the 10th floor in just 39 minutes and 54 seconds, breaking the world record once again. This time, the system rewarded him with a silver Treasure Chest.
The items in the silver Treasure Chest were much inferior compared to last time. It seems the system also judges that if the same person continuously breaks the world record, the rewards will diminish.
This time, there was again a light orb that increased Experience by 50%, another was an E-grade Energy Stone that added 300 Energy Points, and a pair of Blue Gear boots - the rewards had significantly shrunk. If Huang Yi were to break the world record for this floor again, he would probably only receive Green Gear as a reward.
After absorbing the light orb of Experience Points, Huang Yi advanced to Level 26, at this level, there was no more clear record for the 10th floor.
Returning to the Teleportation Field, Huang Yi teleported once more to the Tower of Pantheons, but this time, he went to the 20th floor!
This was precisely the floor he had been grinding the night before!
By now, he had the first two bosses on this floor completely mastered. Now that he had leveled up and equipped the Level 30 Ziwu Barbarian Hammer, it was much easier to fight here. This place was like a treasure vault, ready for him to plunder at will.
This time, Huang Yi had a much easier time. The process of clearing the minor monsters was greatly shortened. With the Ziwu Barbarian Hammer, he simply needed to charge into a group of monsters and release the Judgment Spin, which could kill a swarm of monsters within seconds, greatly speeding up his level grinding.
In two hours, Huang Yi killed the first two bosses, dropping two pieces of Blue Gear and one Purple Gear. With the Overlord’s Pact Storage Ring, his drop rate had doubled, and since the monsters on the 20th floor ranged from Levels 20 to 30, with his own Level 26, the base drop rate was already high. Coupled with the additional bonus, even Purple Gear dropped!
Next, Huang Yi tried the third boss and, after dying five times, he relied on the Barbaric Hammer’s powerful Attack Power and a bunch of attribute bonuses from magic items to successfully kill the third boss, dropping another piece of Blue Gear.
However, he was helpless against the fourth boss. His level was still too low, and apart from his weapon, the rest of his gear was low level, making it very difficult to kill the fourth boss.
Of course, he could last a little longer using the Eye of Time, but the help was limited. Sometimes the actions of a boss can only be predicted, not prevented. For instance, the Status Reversal skill used by the Undead Mage, the second boss; even if Huang Yi could predict a few seconds in advance that it was about to cast this skill, there was nothing he could do about it because he couldn’t stop it! Unless he had Control Skills like Silence, which could nix the boss’s skill in the cradle.
The Eye of Time is very powerful, but it doesn’t mean it’s omnipotent, just like Heroes’ Prison, it can only be most effective in certain situations. Timing is critical, otherwise, it’s just a waste of Energy Value.
Huang Yi exited the secret realm and chose to teleport to the 20th floor again, still aiming to kill the first three bosses...
And so, Huang Yi repeatedly farmed the first three bosses of the 20th floor, running it four times in a row, dropping over a dozen pieces of Blue Gear, including three pieces of Purple Gear. His Level had also risen to 27, the speed of his leveling was simply astounding!