Ripples radiated from the Source of Wicked People. Before Wang Linchi could react, he saw these ripples shatter like fragments. Dying Wicked People were forcibly dragged from the shards one by one and then melted into the body of the Wicked People King, as if they were some sort of glue. The Saint Master wanted to intervene, but the opponent was leveraging Spatial Ability. The Saint Master's attacks were directly blocked. A forced attack would require breaking through the spatial defense's durability, and he could also be injured by the shattered spatial ripples. Even the ranged attacks from the Dragon and Pig Talismans were either blocked or deflected upon entering the area. At the same time, Wang Linchi noticed the words 'Evolving...' appearing after the name 'Source of Wicked People' on the opponent's status. As the Source of Wicked People absorbed the Wicked People King, its own obese body didn't expand further but rather shrank.

Forced to watch the enemy's transformation sequence, like an unskippable cutscene, Wang Linchi felt disgusted. Spatial Ability was indeed powerful.

[BOSS · Abyssal Demon · Wicked People King LV30, ???]

"Ah? Something is wrong here. Why did your level drop?" Wang Linchi noticed that its level had decreased from 35 to 30, and its size had shrunk to that of a normal human.

Its appearance became mostly human, but it looked extremely sinister.

More importantly, its previous infantile mentality seemed to have disappeared.

"You seem very surprised?" the Wicked People King spoke calmly but immediately rushed towards Wang Linchi.

An attack aimed at Wang Linchi was intercepted by the Saint Master just before it could land.

The speed of their exchange was much faster than before. They were now engaged in a brutal fight, tearing at each other's flesh and bones. However, their quick recovery made the gruesome scene rather bizarre.

Unlike other bosses who always targeted the Saint Master, the Wicked People King had set its sights on Wang Linchi.

"You seem to have inherited the memories and spiritual intelligence of other Wicked People, making you mature in an instant," Wang Linchi said solemnly.

The most significant flaw of the Source of Wicked People wasn't its power, but its lack of spiritual intelligence. Yet, it had made the right choice to sacrifice a part of its strength to attain sufficient spiritual intelligence.

The Wicked People King didn't respond but bypassed the Saint Master to launch another attack at Wang Linchi. It was a multi-hit attack which, if it connected, could immediately kill Wang Linchi's game character.

The Auto-Assistant activated immediately, calculated the best evasion strategy, and narrowly avoided the attack.

The Saint Master quickly closed the distance, trying to segment the battlefield.

However, the more he did so, the more the Wicked People King became convinced that Wang Linchi was the real core.

Once it understood the Saint Master's strategy, it refused to be manipulated.

With the completion of its evolution, the Wicked People King had mastered various combat techniques and acquired some level of space-series power. Perhaps there were restrictions on its usage, or its functionality was limited, as it hadn't been utilized properly. Otherwise, a decapitation strike would have already taken place.

Sensing this, the Saint Master placed the green and red snakes near Wang Linchi for protection.

The three disposable minions who were temporarily enslaved had already died. With their limited attributes and sluggish operations, they were almost like paper dolls against the Wicked People King.

Their deaths were not in vain. They had blocked three attacks for the Saint Master, providing him opportunities to counterattack.

Seeing the tense situation, Wang Linchi's forehead furrowed. This was the most challenging enemy he had ever encountered in the 'God-given World'.

If a Level 30 is this difficult, wouldn't the upcoming instances be even tougher? Wang Linchi felt helpless.

Relying solely on the Saint Master to kill the opponent was impossible this time. Wang Linchi had to resort to his plug-in.

Activate the temporary passageway between the two worlds, Wang Linchi mentally instructed his Auto-Assistant.

This was his trump card, able to momentarily borrow the spiritual power of his physical body.

However, doing so would result in a net loss. According to his estimation, 10 points of spiritual power in reality equated to only 1 point of spiritual power here. Even this conversion rate was only achievable thanks to the Auto-Assistant's help.

Luckily, his recovery ability was strong, so he didn't have to worry about his spiritual power being permanently depleted after use.

The next moment, a Golden Core Illusion emerged.

The Wicked People King immediately noticed the Golden Core Illusion in Wang Linchi's hands. It didn't recognize what it was, but it could sense the threat it posed.

This Golden Core Illusion contained 111,111 points of spiritual power. If the Wicked People King were to appear in reality, the spiritual power in this Golden Core Illusion wouldn't be enough to harm it, even if it exploded.

However, this was the 'God-given World', where its strength had been suppressed to an extremely low level. If this Golden Core Illusion touched it, it would be completely obliterated.

After sensing the danger, instead of trying to eliminate the threat, the Wicked People King chose to flee.

The Wicked People King thought, Am I insane? Encountering something like this, I should definitely get away, not try to kill Wang Linchi to eliminate future problems. If I could have killed him, why would I have waited until now?

The Saint Master persisted, truly unbothered.

As a derivative being, he could revive even after death.

Without hesitation, the Saint Master tightly locked onto the Wicked People King.

"You're insane! Enslaved by humans, and yet you wish to perish together with me!" The Wicked People King had never expected the Saint Master to take such an action.

But the Saint Master remained expressionless, even dragging the Wicked People King twice to bring them closer to Wang Linchi.

The Wicked People King's struggles and attempts to restrain him left the Saint Master with no energy to resist the attacks coming from its clutches, causing his Health to drop even faster.

However, it was of no concern. Wang Linchi's Golden Core Illusion had been thrown. With the Saint Master's help, it easily hit the Wicked People King.

As the Golden Core Illusion entered its body, the Wicked People King's form expanded and burst, splattering copious amounts of flesh and bone.

The Saint Master remained unscathed; Wang Linchi had been quite precise with his strike.

[You have killed the Wicked People King using an unknown Skill. You have gained...]

[Warning, data error, rechecking...]

[Check failed, unable to trace Skill source. Entering review stage.]

[Review passed, no punishment for this cheating behavior. Please keep it up, Player.]

Wang Linchi took a look and found it utterly absurd. The Game System knew he was cheating, yet it approved the review directly. Not only was he not punished, but he was also encouraged to continue.

The primary reason was, of course, that Wang Linchi had killed the Wicked People King, an Abyssal Demon. If he had failed to kill this Abyssal Demon, the Game System would have promptly banned him.

The Game System judged based on results, not the process.

As a result, Wang Linchi's cheating hadn't harmed 'God-given World' but completed the task. So why should he be punished?

Naturally, a world announcement for successfully completing the Abyss Difficulty instance came next.

[Congratulations...]

Wang Linchi didn't pay heed to the thrice-broadcasted messages, but instead collected the Level 1 concentrated Abyss Crystal left behind by the Wicked People King.

"It's a bit low, but for a Level 30 boss, one hundred thousand Abyss Crystals is about normal."

"If I had killed the Level 35 Source of Wicked People previously, I might have received Level 2 concentrated Abyss Crystals."

Wang Linchi felt a tinge of regret, but killing the Source of Wicked People hadn't been easy either.

[Announcement: Abyss Difficulty instances have been cleared three times. Henceforth, clearing Abyss Difficulty instances will no longer trigger world announcements. The Abyss Leaderboard is now active.]

Wang Linchi glanced at the prompt. This time it wasn't a world announcement but a private one, yet everyone had been notified.

"A new leaderboard?" Wang Linchi hadn't expected such a thing. Luckily, he had braved his way through it; otherwise, he would have missed the rewards.

[Abyss Leaderboard]

[First Place: Calligraphy Linchi, Level: 3 stars]

[None]

This leaderboard appeared directly at the top, pushing the original Level Leaderboard to second place.

"Well, I'm famous now."

As long as one opened the leaderboard, they would definitely see Wang Linchi's game character name.

Unless others also used plug-ins, no one would be able to clear an Abyss Difficulty instance and get on the leaderboard anytime soon.

"This is simply great news." Wang Linchi looked at his Cycle Remnant Mark. After the Abyss Leaderboard parachuted to the top spot, the Cycle Remnant Mark began to charge, though its efficiency was a little low.

However, the advantage was its slow but steady nature; as long as he remained on the leaderboard for a day, the charging wouldn't stop.

If he became number one on all leaderboards, he might reach the terrifying charging speed he once had when relying on the temporary Protagonist's Aura in Sky Capital.

The idea was somewhat far-fetched; he knew his own limits. Without the help of the Protagonist's Aura, given his current situation, securing the top spot on all leaderboards would be incredibly challenging.

He couldn't compete with Ye Tian, who had already built a significant snowball effect. Wang Linchi had used a plug-in, true, but this wasn't something he could do openly; it had to be kept secret. The Game System, recognizing Wang Linchi's contribution, would offer covert support but wouldn't acknowledge it publicly.

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