Chapter 1 Depths of Doom Canyon

Deep within Doom Canyon.

The Chaotic Guardian had probably spawned three days ago, but no one had been able to take it down yet.

In fact, a level 190 demonized lord wasn't particularly difficult to deal with, but very few top players would come here to mess with the Chaotic Guardian. There were many reasons for this. First, Doom Canyon was the most intense battleground for players of the two major factions, with a high volume of players from both sides. Regardless of which faction's players came to deal with the Chaotic Guardian, the other faction would definitely come to steal the loot. Second, the Chaotic Guardian didn't have anything particularly attractive on it. The items it dropped weren't very good, and high-level players generally didn't care about them.

Despite this, the area around the Chaotic Guardian often became a battlefield for players of the two major factions, with frequent clashes.

After darting through the jungle for a while, Nie Yan finally saw the towering Boss ahead. Seeing the level 190 demonized lord Chaotic Guardian again, Nie Yan had a completely new feeling, his mindset completely changed.

The formerly unattainable Chaotic Guardian was now like trash, he could kill it however he wanted!

Below the Chaotic Guardian, heads bobbed, and players from the two major factions were frequently exchanging fire. Because the Chaotic Guardian was fueling the flames, occasionally killing some players, equipment would drop on the ground from time to time, triggering fights between the two sides.

Kill the Chaotic Guardian, take the Inheritance Gem, and leave. Nie Yan didn't want to stay in this chaotic scene for long.

Looking at the legendary skills in his skill bar, Nie Yan had an idea. Why not use this Chaotic Guardian to test how strong the legendary skills really were.

Nie Yan didn't plan to summon his pet. He accelerated and darted forward.

The wind whistled in his ears, and the scenery on both sides blurred past him, even faster than before. This was the legendary limit speed, meaning Nie Yan's speed had reached its maximum and couldn't be increased any further.

There were about fifty or sixty players from the Ni Ren (Cattlemen) Tribe on the field. One of them, a fire mage named Lei Yan, was considered a first-tier member of the Ni Ren Tribe.

"Old Six, Old Eight, come with me and kill that undead thief over there. That guy has already injured three of our brothers! He's out of skills!" Lei Yan said furiously, directing two Ni Ren Tribe warriors to attack the undead thief from both sides.

Charge, charge!

The two warriors accelerated towards the undead thief.

Just as the undead thief had nowhere to escape, they saw a figure flash past him, like a ghost. A sword swept across the undead thief's body, and before he could react, a damage number of over 70,000 floated above his head, and he fell to the ground, dead.

Lei Yan paused slightly, opened his mouth, and looked at the figure. In that instant, the figure had already darted fifty or sixty yards away. What amazing speed!

Lei Yan was considered to have seen a lot, and had also had contact with Xiao Rong Bu Shi Wei Wo (Smile Not For Me), Sun, and others, but even Xiao Rong and Sun's speed was hard to match. Who exactly was this person!

Suddenly, Lei Yan remembered the flash of fire that appeared when that person killed the undead thief. His heart suddenly contracted. It was the Sword of Zennarde! A fiery light flashed in his eyes. It was Guild Leader Nie Yan!

Guild Leader Nie Yan already had such terrifying strength! He had only returned to the game three or four months ago!

Lei Yan looked into the distance and saw Nie Yan running towards the Chaotic Guardian. He immediately shouted in the guild channel, "All Ni Ren Tribe brothers in Doom Canyon, gather at coordinates 356.271.278!"

Upon receiving Lei Yan's message, the Ni Ren Tribe players in Doom Canyon were slightly taken aback. However, Lei Yan had a fairly high status in the Ni Ren Tribe. Everyone thought something had happened, so they rushed over from all directions.

"Lei Yan, what happened?"

"Lei Yan, what's going on?"

Many players asked in the group chat, puzzled.

"Clear the area within 500 yards of that coordinate! Kill all the Dark Faction players, and ask the Light Faction players to leave!"

Nie Yan's target was the Chaotic Guardian, and Lei Yan's move was to escort Nie Yan. When Nie Yan was killing the Chaotic Guardian, it was inevitable that people from the Dark Faction would come to harass him. Thinking of this, Lei Yan led more than twenty Ni Ren Tribe brothers to rush over there.

Nie Yan didn't know what Lei Yan and the others were doing. He had already arrived below the Chaotic Guardian. Looking up, the Chaotic Guardian's ferocious face appeared in his vision. Some mages' spells flew over from time to time, landing on the Chaotic Guardian and exploding with a boom.

Looking at the Chaotic Guardian's health, which was still at 73%, Nie Yan jumped up and slashed at the Chaotic Guardian with his sword. With a bang, a damage number of 130,000 floated above the Chaotic Guardian's head.

The players next to the Chaotic Guardian paused slightly, their faces filled with unbelievable shock, almost forgetting to attack.

"Damn, what's that damage, 130,000..."

"This is a level 190 demonized lord! This guy actually slashed 130,000 damage with one sword, is that a tenfold critical hit?"

Nie Yan slashed out another attack. This time it was a real critical hit, and a damage number of 360,000 floated above the Chaotic Guardian's head.

The players' minds went blank in an instant, and they were in a state of shock.

Even a top mage like Tang Yao, could only deal damage of over 100,000 with a single spell, which was already amazing. This guy could actually deal 130,000 damage with a normal attack, and 360,000 with a critical hit, oh my god!

What they didn't know was that this wasn't Nie Yan's highest damage.

Nie Yan had the Sword of Zennarde in his left hand and the Reaper's Edge in his right, his attack and critical hit rates had reached an astonishing level. Even level 200+ mages only had this kind of attack.

These were two divine weapons. Even Tang Yao and the others didn't have weapons of this level!

Even a level 190 demonized lord like the Chaotic Guardian was extremely fragile in front of Nie Yan.

After Nie Yan made two attacks, the Chaotic Guardian's aggro instantly focused on Nie Yan alone. It roared angrily, and swung its huge fists, smashing down one punch after another, as if it wouldn't stop until it killed Nie Yan.

Boom, boom, boom, the Chaotic Guardian attacked furiously, its aura imposing. The players of the two major factions around it retreated to the surroundings when they saw the Chaotic Guardian berserking.

Figures flashed around the Chaotic Guardian, like elusive phantoms. No matter how berserk the Chaotic Guardian was, it couldn't even touch the corner of that figure's clothes.

"Damn, who is that guy?"

"Probably some big shot from the Ni Ren Tribe, awesome!"

They couldn't have imagined that this person was Nie Yan. Nie Yan restrained the light of his weapons when attacking, and mostly attacked with the Reaper's Edge. Not many people had seen the Reaper's Edge, so no one recognized him for a while.

The players couldn't imagine that this person was Nie Yan, because with the strength Nie Yan was currently displaying, he was no less than Sun, Wang Zhe Tian Xia (King of the World), and others, the top players in the Ni Ren Tribe!

Nie Yan didn't care what the players outside thought. Seeing that the Chaotic Guardian was berserking because of him, and the surrounding players were all retreating to the surroundings, he smiled slightly. This way, he could safely deal with the Chaotic Guardian.

Nie Yan was amazed by the legendary skill Phantasmal Image of Farnes. After using the Phantasmal Image of Farnes, his evasion was so high that the Chaotic Guardian couldn't even touch him. He could calmly deplete the Chaotic Guardian's health slowly.

This terrifying legendary skill was almost unsolvable, unless the other party also had a similar legendary skill!

The Chaotic Guardian slammed down with a fist, and Nie Yan used another legendary skill, Counter.

The Reaper's Edge spat out a cold light, hitting the Chaotic Guardian's waist and crippling it.

Boom, boom, boom, terrifying damage numbers floated above the Chaotic Guardian's head.

Just as Nie Yan was focusing on dealing with the Chaotic Guardian, Lei Yan and the others had already begun a full-scale clearing of the area. The surrounding area was in chaos, and the intense battle prevented the players outside from paying attention to Nie Yan in the middle.

After only five minutes, the Chaotic Guardian's health was depleted. It roared towards the sky, and its heavy body began to fall.

"The Chaotic Guardian is dead, grab the loot!"

Several Dark Faction players shouted, trying to rush in, but were blocked by Lei Yan and the others.

With a bang, the Chaotic Guardian fell heavily to the ground, and the ground trembled violently.

Nie Yan's gaze locked onto a light blue gemstone, and his figure quickly swept over. The gemstone was in his hand in an instant. He looked at the Ni Ren Tribe brothers gathered outside, and smiled wryly. These Ni Ren Tribe brothers probably already knew it was him, but if it weren't for them, he didn't know how many people would be fighting for the Chaotic Guardian's loot.

He looked at his inventory, and it was indeed the Life Inheritance Gem.

With the item in hand, Nie Yan activated Gale Step and disappeared in a flash, vanishing from everyone's sight.

Lei Yan, who was working hard to stop the Dark Faction players, looked deeply in the direction where Nie Yan disappeared.

"Lei Yan, who was that person? His back looks a little familiar." A Ni Ren Tribe player next to him asked. Lei Yan had gathered so many people to clear the area, but didn't let anyone disturb the thief from killing the Chaotic Guardian, so there must be a deep meaning. Moreover, everyone had seen the thief's strength, and he was on the same level as Sun, Wang Zhe Tian Xia, and the others, perhaps even more so. However, many of them couldn't associate him with Nie Yan.

"You'll know in the future." Lei Yan said mysteriously with a smile. Since Nie Yan didn't want to reveal himself, there must be a deep meaning. Looking at the fallen Chaotic Guardian, the shock in his heart was indescribable. He was excited. The once famous Guild Leader Nie Yan was back!