Chapter 1 Undead Domain

What Nie Yan didn't know was that during the time he was outfitting himself in the Dark Death Domain, countless players had flooded into the area. Several groups of twenty players had entered the Dark Death Domain in the early stages, only to be quickly surrounded by endless undead creatures and then wiped out.

They realized then what kind of map the Dark Death Domain truly was, where the number of monsters could only be described as endless.

However, many were still unwilling to give up. They began to form groups of a thousand players. After about a dozen such groups entered the Dark Death Domain, they finally stabilized the situation. They cleared out a safe zone, and then used it as a bridgehead, grinding monsters within. Asskickers United sent about thirty such groups, and with so many players flooding into the Dark Death Domain, a grand leveling event began.

The Dark Death Domain was a special map with two entrances, one in the Light Faction and the other in the Dark Faction. The Blade of the Death God was the key to opening the Gate of the Dead. If the Light Faction opened the Dark Death Domain, then only members of the Light Faction could enter the map, and the same went for the Dark Faction. Fortunately, the Blade of the Death God had been obtained by Nie Yan, thus benefiting the entire Light Faction.

The area was filled with shouts and calls for team-ups. Nie Yan was all too familiar with this kind of scene. In his past life, he would often pay attention to these team-up messages, because joining these teams yielded far greater rewards than solo leveling.

Nie Yan smiled softly, brushed past the Archangel Tyrael, and entered the Dark Death Domain. The Archangel Tyrael was extremely busy, with as many as fifty or sixty team leaders accepting quests. Their mission was to go in and collect undead items, which they could hand over to the Archangel Tyrael to receive generous experience and gold rewards. After accumulating a certain amount, they could even obtain some high-level items.

Nie Yan had no interest in doing these quests. The rewards they offered were of no use to him. He didn't plan to keep doing quests here. With a flash of light, he appeared inside the Dark Death Domain.

Some players were stunned to see Nie Yan coming alone. Was this guy crazy? Daring to venture into the Dark Death Domain all by himself!

Seeing the puzzled looks on the faces of the surrounding players, Nie Yan understood what they were thinking. Ignoring them, he flew forward, like a rainbow streak passing by.

The players exclaimed in surprise. Such speed! This guy was incredibly fast.

But what happened next shocked them even more.

The temperature around Nie Yan suddenly dropped drastically, and the moisture in the air even turned into tiny ice crystals that fell from the sky. As he flew forward, all the skeletons within a thirty-yard radius of him were frozen into ice, then exploded into puffs of icy mist with loud popping sounds.

Nie Yan sped forward, and as any undead creature approached within thirty yards of him, it would immediately explode. The scene was incredibly spectacular.

In just a moment, Nie Yan had flown several thousand yards, leaving behind a trail of icy mist that stretched out endlessly.

"Damn, what kind of ice magic is that? So terrifying!"

"Incredible! If he ran a lap around the Dark Death Domain like that, how many levels would he gain!"

That someone would level up in such a way was unimaginable to them before this. Watching Nie Yan's figure disappear into the distance, the players couldn't help but feel envious. How fast could he level up!

They didn't know that the Frost Aura Nie Yan was using wasn't ice magic at all. Although it killed a lot of undead creatures along the way, and the speed of monster farming was not bad, it was nothing compared to the Light and Dark Sacred Dragon. Nie Yan didn't care about this bit of experience at all.

After running for more than ten minutes, Nie Yan looked back and saw that the players were getting farther and farther away. The speed at which these players were exploring the Dark Death Domain was slower than he had imagined. Now he could safely deal with the Shadow Demon Lords.

After running for nearly an hour, Nie Yan finally arrived at the place where the Shadow Demon Lords spawned. Although this place had become a ruin, the Level 300 Lord had been taken care of by Kelo, the God of War. His corpse had probably been refreshed, leaving only the remains of that magnificent building. Large numbers of Shadow Demon Lords still gathered here, unwilling to leave.

Nearly two hundred Shadow Demon Lords gathered together made this place a death zone for ordinary players, but in Nie Yan's eyes, they were all pure experience. If he killed them all, he estimated that he would have no problem leveling up to Level 200! The experience from just one Level 210 Demonified Lord was equivalent to millions of Level 180 undead creatures!

Watching the hordes of Shadow Demon Lords wandering through the ruins in the distance, Nie Yan pondered for a moment, then summoned the Light and Dark Sacred Dragon. He decided not to use the Doppelganger skill just yet. He hid on a high slope a thousand yards away from the Shadow Demon Lords and began to cast a forbidden spell to scatter them. He would then use a crossbow to lure a few of them over and deal with them!

With that in mind, Nie Yan immediately took action. The Light and Dark Sacred Dragon began to chant, uttering Dragon Tongue.

After a while, a large amount of light magic elements gathered in the sky.

Boom, boom, boom. The light magic bombarded the ruins in front of them, creating a chaotic scene.

The Shadow Demon Lords scattered in all directions.

Nie Yan swept past, wandering outside, and seizing an opportunity, he lifted the Headless Horseman Doro's Mounted Crossbow, and shot out a series of arrows. The arrows hit a Shadow Demon Lord. Although the Headless Horseman Doro's Mounted Crossbow was not of a high level and its attack was not strong, after Nie Yan's own attack bonuses, it became very impressive, dealing five hits of over 10,000 damage.

The Shadow Demon Lord noticed Nie Yan, who was shooting cold arrows at it, roared to the sky, and charged towards Nie Yan.

Nie Yan flew away, his movement speed now much faster than that of the Shadow Demon Lord. He deliberately slowed down, allowing the Shadow Demon Lord to catch up bit by bit.

He was in luck. Only one Shadow Demon Lord was chasing after him.

After running five or six hundred yards, Nie Yan stopped.

When the Shadow Demon Lord reached about thirty yards away from Nie Yan, its movement speed slowed down, and a thin layer of frost quickly covered its body. Nie Yan's Frost Aura had already had a slowing effect on it!

The Shadow Demon Lord roared angrily, and swung its axe down.

Nie Yan used Gale Step, appearing behind the Shadow Demon Lord like lightning, and shouted, "Backstab!"

Nie Yan's dagger stabbed into the back of the Shadow Demon Lord, followed by a muffled sound, and a Frost Explosion burst open on the Shadow Demon Lord's body, and an astonishing damage value floated above its head.

The God-Tier Frost Explosion was no small matter!

The Shadow Demon Lord roared in pain. It wanted to swing its axe to attack Nie Yan, but its movement speed had become very slow, like slow motion. By the time it turned around, Nie Yan had already circled behind it, and with a bang, another Frost Explosion.

Each of Nie Yan's attacks came with a Frost Explosion, and its lethality was particularly terrifying. The attack damage of Frost Explosion varied, but it was basically more than ten times Nie Yan's usual damage.

Bang, bang, bang, a series of explosions, like the sound of war drums shattering, heavy, but with a unique rhythm.

This was Nie Yan's rhythm of attack!

At this rate, it would take about half an hour to kill a Shadow Demon Lord!

This was already an amazing speed. If Duo Duo, Tang Yao, Brilliant Knife Edge and others knew that Nie Yan at Level 196 could solo a Level 210 Demonified Lord and finish it in half an hour, they would be very surprised.

Just as Nie Yan was attacking this Shadow Demon Lord, two more Shadow Demon Lords surrounded him from afar.

Damn it, Nie Yan couldn't help but curse in frustration. It was a bit troublesome to face three Shadow Demon Lords at the same time.

After thinking about it, Nie Yan lured the three Shadow Demon Lords away for about three thousand yards before he felt relieved. This time, he shouldn't attract any other Shadow Demon Lords.

When the other two Shadow Demon Lords came near Nie Yan, they were also affected by the Frost Aura, and their speed dropped as well. The speed at which they swung their axes was more than 30% slower than usual.

Nie Yan dodged an axe, and with a counterattack, there was a bang, and another Frost Explosion.

In Nie Yan's opinion, the attack speed and movement speed of these Shadow Demon Lords was simply too slow. He could dodge them with ease. The Shadow Demon Lord who suffered the Frost Explosion had its speed reduced by 60% on top of the original 30% reduction.

The three Shadow Demon Lords were like slow motion in a movie, their movements were slow, while Nie Yan was like a butterfly flitting between the three Shadow Demon Lords, attacking one after another. Whichever Shadow Demon Lord lost its Frost Explosion effect, he would immediately replenish it with an attack.

If he were to output damage by himself, he didn't know how long it would take to kill them. Nie Yan had the Light and Dark Sacred Dragon use Doppelganger and Fury from afar, and summoned the other two Earth Dragon pets. The seven Earth Dragons used ranged attacks at the same time, and dense single-target forbidden spells bombarded one of the Shadow Demon Lords. A series of damage values immediately floated above the Shadow Demon Lord's head, and its health began to drop significantly.

The damage output was quite good, and Nie Yan was very satisfied.

After being attacked by the Earth Dragons, the aggro of that Shadow Demon Lord shifted, and it tried to chase the Light and Dark Sacred Dragon, but its movement speed was very slow. It ran forward a distance in slow motion, and then, with a bang, a Frost Explosion. It continued to run a few steps forward, and with another bang, another Frost Explosion.

At this rate, the Shadow Demon Lord wouldn't be able to catch up with the Light and Dark Sacred Dragon even if it died!

About fifteen minutes later, the Shadow Demon Lord let out a long, tragic roar, and fell heavily to the ground. A white light landed on Nie Yan's body. Nie Yan's eyes lit up, and he leveled up again. A Level 210 Demonified Lord had so much experience!