In the heart of Donghai City, the deathly white Death Giant Tower stood tall amidst the wind and snow.
Outside the colossal structure, silent skeletons, under the influence of deathly power, found no rest, transforming into undead spirits that cursed all living beings.
And atop this tower, where death's power converged, a pair of eyes, burning with black flames, suddenly extinguished.
The next moment,
BOOM!!!
From an unknown void, an immensely vast black power began to permeate, directly engulfing the entire deathly white giant tower.
Under this dark power, the monsters within the deathly white giant tower started a frenzied increase in strength.
And outside the tower, those wandering abominations of flesh, the death grubs beneath the earth, and countless nameless skeletal soldiers, under the residual waves of black power, also began to grow stronger!
Atop the tower, within the extinguished eye sockets, specks of ash-grey fire gradually ignited, and a mental fluctuation slowly transmitted:
"Power..."
"Soon..."
"I shall ascend... above Purgatory!"
Chen Luo, who was sitting cross-legged on the balcony, seemed to sense something as well. After activating his Eagle Eye technique, he looked up towards the city center.
At an extremely vast distance, even Chen Luo could not see through it at this moment.
But vaguely, he could feel a power entirely above his own, continuously taking shape.
That power made Chen Luo, after a long absence, feel the oppressive pressure from a superior, and a premonition of death.
As the black light completely enveloped the deathly white giant tower, the system's prompts began to refresh frantically!
[Warning! Due to the player's greedy choice! The unlucky you have drawn a challenge difficulty beyond your capabilities!]
[Warning! Due to some unknown reason, the undead forces within Donghai City are upgrading!]
[Congratulations to the player for unlocking the Abyss-level Advancement Challenge!!!]
[Abyss-level Advancement Challenge]
[Content]:
Donghai City, in ancient human civilization, was known as the Eastern Pearl of Great Yan.
And at this moment, at the very center of this pearl, the power of death was continuously expanding.
As the only lord-class player within Donghai City, and as a challenger for the advancement mission.
You and your territory will directly face the attack from the undead!
The undead within Donghai City, having their strength upgraded, have a constant hatred towards you, fixed as "Eternal Blood Feud"!
Donghai City has been completely sealed off, and this blockade will not be opened until a result is reached between the player and the undead of Donghai City!
[Mode Reward]: Determined by the number and quality of undead killed by the player.
[Mode Penalty]: Unknown!
[Special Tip]: Human, pray to the gods, or your death is imminent!
The instant the system prompts concluded, an invisible force completely enveloped Donghai City.
Under the effect of this special power, the ten-day-long wind and snow, caused by the Frost Dragon's breath, finally lost its source of power.
Visibly, the snowflakes, as large as goose feathers falling from the lead-grey clouds, began to gradually decrease.
This was the power of the system sealing the entire Donghai City.
Chen Luo sensed the weakening of the wind and snow power in the sky and understood.
From this moment on, the entire Donghai City had transformed into a battlefield.
...
The black power enveloping the Death Giant Tower began to continuously strengthen. Under this power,
the high-ranking undead within the tower underwent metamorphosis.
And as the high-ranking undead transformed, under the residual influence of the black power,
outside the Death Giant Tower, the already chilling and terrifying undead monsters became even more sinister.
In the City Lord's Mansion of Starfire City,
Chen Luo, sitting at the edge of the balcony and sensing the increasingly powerful evil force, slowly closed his eyes.
In fact, according to the system's judgment, Chen Luo, who had not yet reached his limit in Tier 1 Purgatory, would absolutely be unable to complete the Abyss-level challenge mission.
Although the infusion of power would still take several days to complete, and truly Abyss-level monsters could not yet be truly born.
However, the undead commanders who had just received the power transmission were already monsters that Chen Luo found difficult to contend with.
And when the power infusion was complete, and the truly decisive existence arrived.
This city, and even this country, would completely fall under the control of the undead.
Chen Luo seemed to have reached a desperate situation.
But at this moment, as Chen Luo closed his eyes, what appeared in his mind was that streak of golden dragon eyes shining in the distant sky.
That figure that blotted out the sun, that terrifying existence that froze a thousand miles, and could change the weather simply by existing.
Chen Luo, with his eyes closed on the balcony, suddenly spoke:
"Too weak!"
"Whether it's me now, or the monsters in the central area strengthened by the system, compared to that dragon, they are all too weak!"
Chen Luo's tightly closed eyes suddenly opened, and within his golden pupils, flames like countless stars flickered.
His gaze, burning with flames, seemed to pierce through myriad obstacles, seeing the Death Giant Tower shrouded in black light:
"I will kill you at your strongest, and then reclaim our human city."
"You will eventually become a stepping stone on my path to slaying dragons!"
The monsters in the central area were constantly growing stronger under the system's power, and the system's special tip undoubtedly sentenced Chen Luo to death.
But Chen Luo felt no fear at all.
The solution to monsters growing stronger was simple.
As long as his own speed of growth was faster than theirs!
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The light of dawn broke through the darkness of night,
And this time, it was no longer the hazy weather shrouded by lead-grey clouds.
After the system's sealing power cut off the source of the clouds' strength,
the heavy snowfall of the night completely exhausted the remaining frost power of the clouds.
The sun's rays, after many days, once again shone upon the earth.
Those who were awakened by the system's settlement prompts opened their eyes to see the sun, which they had not seen for many days.
Dong! Dong! Dong!
The assembly bells rang in Starfire Plaza,
Warriors clad in crimson armor, facing the rare sunlight, excitedly gathered in the plaza.
In the center of the plaza, a stone platform had been erected at some point.
Chen Luo stood on the high platform, looking at the ten thousand crimson-armored warriors rapidly assembling, a sense of indescribable heroism surging within him.
The acknowledgment of each warrior was one component of the Lord of Armies' strength.
As an Archmage, Chen Luo was a powerful Purgatory-level mage.
And as the Lord of Armies, under the chain of skills and talents, the depth of his power was something even the system could not truly fathom.
Chen Luo, wearing black leather armor, looked at the warriors below with fervent gazes and said loudly:
"Everyone, prepare for battle."
"I will lead you to kill all the damned enemies."
"To take back our city!"
"Let those invading monsters tremble under the power of the legion!"