Chapter 1 Back to the Martial World

Nie Yan looked at the forums. There was no news about his return to the martial world. It seemed those players hadn't told anyone else about his appearance. He figured, five players over level 180 couldn't kill him, a level 156 player. They probably didn't have the face to tell anyone.

He wasn't ready to return to the Ni Ren Guild yet. Unless absolutely necessary, he didn't want the Ni Ren Guild players to know. The day he returned to the Ni Ren Guild would be the day Mad Rogue Nie Yan returned to his peak.

Nie Yan stayed in the Black Demon Space for a few more days, leveling the Light-Dark Sacred Dragon to level 156.

He gradually discovered a problem. Although the system had weakened the role of pets, the experience points required for each level up were greatly shortened. Leveling up was much faster than before. For example, the Golden Earth Dragon had actually reached level 172. Generally, if a pet exceeded the player's level by five or six levels, it was best not to summon it unless there were special circumstances, because pets had a certain probability of betraying their masters. But Nie Yan didn't have to worry, because Nie Yan's Dragon King Divine Power effect could prevent this from happening.

The level 172 Golden Earth Dragon's monster-killing speed was also quite considerable, but compared to the Light-Dark Sacred Dragon, it was nothing.

The level 156 Light-Dark Sacred Dragon could try to break the record in the Black Demon Space.

Aurora Spell!

The Light-Dark Sacred Dragon spat out an aurora, and the brilliant magic illuminated the entire Black Demon Space. The Black Demon people in a line of seven or eight hundred yards were all cleared away by the Aurora Spell.

Nie Yan led a group of pets and ran wildly forward, pushing all the way forward. Seeing a large wave of Black Demon people rushing over, he let the Light-Dark Sacred Dragon use a Dark Penetration, and the five or six hundred yards in front were instantly cleared again.

Continuing to advance, in just five or six minutes, they advanced a distance of a thousand yards. This was an unimaginable speed for ordinary players.

The Golden Earth Dragon, Purple-Eyed Earth Dragon, and Shadow Demon Wolf charged fiercely forward. Countless Black Demon people were squeezed together on the bridge and pushed off. Nie Yan continued to advance at this speed for about a minute, allowing all the Black Demon people to crowd onto the narrow bridge, unable to move forward. The Light-Dark Sacred Dragon opened its mouth and spewed out two auras, one black and one white, towards the Black Demon people, eventually colliding together.

With a loud bang, like a high explosive detonation, a black and white fire soared into the sky. The entire bridge trembled violently, as if it was about to collapse. Nie Yan's expression changed slightly. Was this bridge really going to collapse?

After a while, the explosion subsided. The bridge was still intact, and all the Black Demon people within a hundred yards in front were blown to ashes.

The Light-Dark Sacred Dragon used almost all of its powerful magic, and the Golden Earth Dragon and Purple-Eyed Earth Dragon were also sweeping wildly in front. As for the Shadow Demon Wolf, it didn't need any attack, just rushed forward. Every time it rushed forward, countless Black Demon people would be squeezed off the bridge.

After about two hours, Nie Yan noticed that the Black Demon Beacon Tower was already looming in the distance.

There was still about a thousand yards to go. Add oil! He would be there soon.

Nie Yan let the Shadow Demon Wolf take the lead, and all the pets launched a charge. He jumped onto the Shadow Demon Wolf's back and unleashed a Shattering Blow, and with a loud bang, another fifty or sixty yards were cleared in front.

Rushing forward for more than three minutes, Nie Yan jumped over a distance of twenty or thirty yards, stretched out his left hand, and shot out a spider silk, pulling him to the Black Demon Beacon Tower. After landing, he ran his right hand over the crystal ball.

A dazzling light flashed, leaving Nie Yan's record on it.

Two hours and fifteen minutes, Nie Yan smiled slightly. Not bad.

System: You have arrived at the Black Demon Beacon Tower, recording a time of 2 hours and 15 minutes. The previous best record was 5 hours and 21 minutes.

System: You broke the record set by player Feng Ming. You are the first player to complete it within 3 hours. You have received the quest reward, Invitation of the Artisan God.

Invitation of the Artisan God: You can ask the Artisan God Bronnick of Hadrock Valley to transform one of your equipment into Chaos Armor.

Seeing this system prompt, Nie Yan was slightly surprised. Artisan God Bronnick? He had never heard of such an NPC in his previous life. It seemed that he had only appeared in the last three years. Transform a piece of equipment into Chaos Armor?

According to the information seen on the official website, the equipment inside the Atlantean continent was a self-contained system. The highest level was the artifact level of the Death God's Blade, followed by the divine item level equipment like the Zennard Sword, and the Chaos Armor was a brand new system inserted later. They came from the distant void, equipment made of void metal, equivalent to the divine item level, and the best of them were even equivalent to artifacts.

This was one of the reasons why Nie Yan was behind!

Nie Yan glanced at his equipment bar. He wondered if the Zennard Sword could be transformed into Chaos Armor.

If it could, would the upgraded Zennard Sword reach the artifact level?

Just as Nie Yan was pondering, a system announcement rang out.

System Announcement: Player Nie Yan has refreshed the best record in the Black Demon Space, recording a time of 2 hours and 15 minutes, becoming the first player to pass through the Black Demon Space within three hours. Warriors, welcome to challenge the Black Demon Space.

This system announcement was issued to players of both the Light and Dark camps, causing a great sensation.

Nie Yan smiled wryly when he saw this system announcement. He was in stealth mode, and even his friends didn't know he was online, but when something like this happened, the system would still broadcast it.

He didn't expect that just breaking the record in the Black Demon Space would cause such a big reaction. Nie Yan scratched his head in frustration.

What Nie Yan didn't know was that when the Black Demon Space was first opened, as many as seven or eight hundred thousand people came to Doom Canyon to grind in the Black Demon Space every day. No matter who broke the record, the system would broadcast it, and countless players thought of various ways to pass through quickly, constantly trying to break the record, until Feng Ming created that five-hour record, which had continued until now.

The group of people who used to grind in the Black Demon Space had basically all rushed to level 180 and then went to other places. At least fifty or sixty thousand people came here to grind every day in Doom Canyon, but no one could break Feng Ming's record anymore.

The number one mage of the Saturn Empire was still very strong.

However, the system announcement just now caused the brains of players all over the server to freeze a little. Mad Rogue Nie Yan had returned to the martial world?

Ni Ren Guild's group chat.

"Everyone, look at the system announcement!" A mage shouted excitedly.

"We all saw it. Boss Nie Yan is back? Why doesn't he come back to the guild?"

The news of Nie Yan's reappearance swept through the entire Ni Ren Guild like a hurricane.

"I knew it. Boss Nie Yan would definitely come back! He won't forget us!" Several old guild members teared up. In an instant, their thoughts drifted back to three years ago, when Nie Yan led them to start a business with great difficulty, and finally established such a huge empire.

"Why didn't Boss Nie Yan come to the guild?"

"Boss Nie Yan, come back!"

"No matter what, you are our boss. All the brothers of the Ni Ren Guild are waiting for you to come home!"

The guild group chat scrolled page after page. Looking at the lines of text in the guild group chat, Nie Yan seemed to see excited faces and eager eyes, and his eyes turned slightly red.

Did he really want to go back? As the president of the Ni Ren Guild, he didn't want to go back like this. Level 160, a set of outdated equipment, it was really embarrassing. It was a bit of a gray feeling, and he didn't know how much discussion there would be, especially those who harbored ill intentions outside, who would probably make a big deal out of it.

Before long, Nie Yan received messages.

Brilliant Knife Light: "Damn, you came back and didn't say a word. You'll be fined three cups at the next gathering!"

Water Color Smoker: "It's good that you're back. Everyone is waiting for you to come back."

Undying Scoundrel: "Boss Nie Yan, come back, the brothers miss you so much."

Tang Yao: "Honeymoon trip back? Do you want to level up with us? Everyone is soulless without you."

.......

Nie Yan's private chat was filled with at least hundreds of messages. He didn't accept voice invitations in stealth mode, so they could only use text messages. However, from these text messages, Nie Yan still felt their sincere affection, and his nose couldn't help but feel a little sore. It was good to be alive.

It's been a long time, I wonder how they are.

Nie Yan replied to each of them, explaining the current situation, and that he would not return to the Ni Ren Guild for the time being.

Guo Huai, Brilliant Knife Light, and others comforted the guild members in the group chat, saying that Boss Nie Yan would come back, but not now.

Nie Yan took a deep breath. Looking at the greetings sent by his brothers, he had an urge to cry. If he returned to the Ni Ren Guild, he didn't know what to do, and wondered if he would cry uncontrollably. Being close to home made him feel timid, perhaps this was the feeling.

The guild group chat was filled with joy. Boss Nie Yan was back. Although he was only level 156, they didn't know that Nie Yan had already leveled up to level 160 in a short period of time, but they firmly believed that one day, Boss Nie Yan would return to his peak. The moment Boss Nie Yan returned to his peak would be the moment he returned!

How exciting would that be!

"Boss Nie Yan broke the record in the Black Demon Space as soon as he came back. It only took two hours and fifteen minutes, which is amazing. Feng Ming's best time is five hours!"

"At this speed, it won't take Boss Nie Yan long to break through level 180!"

"This time, Duo Duo of Fallen Angel will feel the pressure!"

"I wonder when Boss Nie Yan will be able to collect the other Chapters of Order and become Pope. That would be awesome!"

The Ni Ren Guild players discussed excitedly. Only a few relatively rational and sober players understood that the three-year time difference would not be easy to catch up with.

~~Thank you karlking for becoming the forty-third leader of Thief Reborn, karlking is mighty!!!