[Yama Hall]
Although the Third Hall, Sixth Hall, and Tenth Hall were the core sections and the most difficult bottlenecks, the difficulty of the other supporting halls was not to be underestimated either.
Following the Sixth Hall, the Hall of King Biancheng, came the Seventh Hall, the Hall of King Taishan.
The monster Snow Monkey's level was defined as the average level of the top 100,000 players on Inferno City's Level Ranking +11: Level 65.
[King Taishan Aura: Increases the attack power of all monsters in the Hall of King Taishan by 50%.]
[The Eighth Hall: Hall of King Dushi]
[Monster: Two-Faced Fire Ghost. Level defined as the average level of the top 100,000 players on Inferno City's Level Ranking +12: Level 66]
[King Dushi Aura: Increases the defense of all monsters in the Hall of King Dushi by 50%.]
[The Ninth Hall: Hall of King Pingdeng]
[Monster: Headless Corpse. Level defined as the average level of the top 100,000 players on Inferno City's Level Ranking +13: Level 67]
[King Pingdeng Aura: Increases the maximum HP of all monsters in the Hall of King Pingdeng by 100%]
As the monster levels continued to rise in each hall, and the aura effects kept stacking, the difficulty increased step by step as well.
But, not only did this fail to weaken Lin Mo and Ning Xi's confidence, it made them more determined to keep fighting.
Because the higher the difficulty, the more it proved that the final reward of the Tenth Hall was worth even more.
For the sake of a reward that might let Lin Mo become a god in a single leap, they charged ahead.
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[At the Same Time, Offline]
[Luoyang, Zhongzhou]
[Inside a Cafe]
Chen Jun sat in a corner using his phone to search for information.
Ever since last night's battle at Dragon Ruins, when all one thousand members of Storm Guild under his command were killed back to Level 0 and the guild was disbanded and destroyed, Chen Jun no longer had any interest in logging into Oracle.
He also knew that there was no longer any chance of dealing with Rulebound online. Not only was Lin Mo unmatched in strength, he was also protected by the massive Divine Kingdom Guild.
So he shifted his revenge plan to the real world.
After all, in Chen Jun's eyes, no matter how powerful Rulebound was in Oracle, he was still just an ordinary person in reality.
"As long as I can find Rulebound's real-world location, I'll go there and kill him."
A sharp look appeared in Chen Jun's eyes.
Just as he was trying to find clues about Lin Mo's real-life identity through the internet, Zhang Long suddenly sent him a video from Oracle through WeChat.
Chen Jun opened the video and found that it was footage from last night's battle at Dragon Ruins, where Lin Mo had slaughtered players from their five guilds.
Seeing Lin Mo covered in golden light, holding Illusion World · Wrath of Thunder and cutting through crowds of players without anyone able to stop him, veins immediately bulged across Chen Jun's face.
The anger he had finally suppressed flared up again.
BANG!
His fist crashed down, punching straight through the wooden round table and drawing the attention of many people in the cafe.
At that moment, Zhang Long sent another message.
["Brother Jun, don't get angry yet. Check the comments."]
Chen Jun knew Zhang Long hadn't sent the video just to humiliate himself.
He forced down his anger and opened the comments.
But the top comments with the most likes were all praise and admiration for Lin Mo.
Four Jin of Kelp in One Bite: ["Such a huge cheater, and the officials don't care? Whatever. If they don't care, I don't care either."]
Warm Wine Slays Hua Xiong: ["Whose general is this? So fierce! He's actually evenly matched with me!"]
Please Call Me Princess: ["So amazing! So handsome! Does anyone know this Rulebound? Can somebody give me his WeChat? My friend wants to get to know him!"]
Just as Chen Jun was reaching the point where he couldn't keep reading and was almost ready to crush his phone with his bare hands, one comment further down caught his attention.
It's Sisi: ["I've seen this Rulebound in real life! He's super handsome! Even better-looking than in the video! I almost went over to ask for his WeChat, but unfortunately he already had a girlfriend. And his girlfriend was so pretty. I felt a little inferior and didn't dare go over. Sigh."]
At the same time, Zhang Long sent another message.
["I checked the profile of this 'It's Sisi.' Her IP location is Ning'an, Jiang Province. Judging from some of her daily life videos, she seems to work at a Haidilao hotpot restaurant inside Wanda Plaza."]
["I checked. There's only one Wanda Plaza in Ning'an City. It's located in the city center, directly across from a residential complex called Tianyuan Residence."]
As if he had discovered a new continent, a cold light flashed through Chen Jun's eyes.
"Jiang Province. Ning'an. Wanda Plaza."
Smack!
Chen Jun pulled out a stack of one-hundred-yuan bills from his wallet and slapped them onto the table he had destroyed.
Then he stood up and left the cafe.
———
The scene shifted.
Chen Jun appeared at the ticket window of Luoyang Railway Station.
"Give me the earliest ticket to Ning'an, Jiang Province."
"Certainly, sir."
———
[Divine Oracle, Online]
[Inferno City, Yama Hall]
When you can't beat a boss or clear a quest in a game, it doesn't mean the game is getting harder.
It means your gear isn't good enough and it's time to spend money.
Once your gear becomes strong enough, you'll realize how easy the game actually is.
For Lin Mo, it was the same.
The complete Tier 5 gold Illusion World · Thunder Set that Ling Xue had spent 150 million yuan to build for him had almost completely turned things around.
Seventh Hall, cleared!
Eighth Hall, cleared!
Ninth Hall, cleared!
In just one day, Lin Mo and Ning Xi reached the final stage, the Tenth Hall, the Hall of King Zhuanlun.
[Ding~ System Notice! Players, please note: Every player only has one chance in their lifetime to enter the Tenth Hall of the Yama Hall. Please make good use of this opportunity.]
As the teleportation array leading to the Tenth Hall opened, the sudden system notification only made Lin Mo more excited.
After all, the Tenth Hall was already the most valuable hall in the entire Yama Hall.
And the fact that players could only enter it once in their lives further proved how priceless it was.
Clearing it would definitely grant a reward worth far more than an SS-rank magic scroll or an SS-rank skill book.
And after being enhanced by Ning Xi's talent, the reward would become ten times greater.
Would it be an SSS-rank magic scroll?
An SSS-rank skill book?
An SSS-rank divine artifact?
Or perhaps an SSS-rank hidden class advancement certificate?
It had to be said, any one of those rewards would be enough to make someone overjoyed.
Before entering the Tenth Hall, Lin Mo asked Ning Xi, "How much reputation do you have now?"
Ning Xi opened her status panel, checked it, and replied, "1.5 million."
Enhancing an SS-rank reward required around 300,000 reputation.
If the Tenth Hall really gave an SSS-rank reward, then around one million reputation should be enough for the enhancement.
So Lin Mo said, "Let's go! Into the Tenth Hall and claim the ultimate prize."
"Okay!", Ning Xi was clearly looking forward to it as well.
As they spoke, the two stepped into the glowing teleportation array together.
[Ding~ Welcome to the Tenth Hall of the Yama Hall, the Hall of King Zhuanlun!]
As the system notification ended, the scenery changed.
The moment Lin Mo opened his eyes, before he could even see what was in front of him, a burst of blood-red light swept toward him head-on.
The next second, everything went dark before his eyes, and he instantly lost consciousness.
In the blink of an eye, Lin Mo found himself standing at Inferno City's resurrection spring.
[Ding~ Unfortunately, you were hit by the aura attack of the Tenth Hall, the Hall of King Zhuanlun, in the Yama Hall map. You lost 75,340 HP and have died!]