The young master of Black Night City stared at the vanished Wang Ming, his face contorted in pain.

"No one has ever been able to escape from me, never!"

"You are the first and the last. I, Ye Xingchen, swear that I will grind you to dust!"

"Ah~!"

"Quickly, everyone rush to the black portal; that's our way out."

Seeing Wang Ming escape through the black portal, Juyi Changfeng immediately ordered the Juyi Pavilion members to rush towards the center of the mine.

"You are delusional!" Ye Xingchen saw the Juyi Pavilion members rushing towards the black portal, his figure flashing as he killed those who rushed up.

Sold out instantly!

Absolutely a knockout!

Wherever Ye Xingchen's longsword passed, no one could withstand the second strike.

This improved Ye Xingchen's mood somewhat.

However, the number of people attacking Juyi Pavilion at the same time was too large, and they were rushing towards the center of the mine from all directions.

Even though Ye Xingchen attacked Wushuang, some still managed to slip through the net.

Juyi Changfeng is one of them.

Juyi Changfeng rushed into the black portal, thinking he could escape this calamity, but the system's notification shattered his illusions.

"System notification: Your level is below 35, and you cannot enter the second level of the Obsidian Mine."

"Damn it, why is this happening? Why are you doing this to me?"

"Hmph, I'll send you on your way."

With a swift movement of his sword, Ye Xingchen killed the desperate Juyi Changfeng.

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"System notification: You have entered the second level of the Obsidian Mine. Please proceed with caution."

"Hahaha, I bet right. The portal from the first level of the mine to the second level is not affected by the Ancient Sealing Lamp."

"I escaped!" Wang Ming looked at his remaining few thousand health points, still shaken.

Wang Ming entered the portal, but the teleportation wasn't instantaneous; it took time.

Meanwhile, Ye Xingchen's sword shadows followed closely behind.

One.

Second.

Two sword shadows struck Wang Ming in succession, instantly causing him to lose more than 30,000 health points.

Fortunately, the teleportation was completed just as the third sword shadow struck.

Wang Ming also successfully teleported to the second level of the mine, escaping unscathed.

Wang Ming took out the Return Scroll and tried to use it, but the Return Scroll still couldn't be used.

Wang Ming then tried to quit the game, but that didn't work either.

"Phew, I've already entered the second level of the mine, and I'm still affected by that ancient sealing lamp."

"I can't go back to town now, and I can't log off. If that Night Star catches up to level 2, I'll still get killed."

"Strength! Still not enough strength."

"In that case, I will increase my strength until I am able to kill Ye Xingchen!"

After consuming a high-grade blood-clotting pill to fully replenish his health, Wang Ming began to observe the second layer of the mine.

This obsidian deposit has two different layers than the first.

The first floor is dimly lit, with a network of interconnected mine shafts forming a grid-like map.

The second floor, however, is a large, circular mine. An unknown light source on the ceiling illuminates the entire mine, making the monsters inside easily visible.

Wang Ming stepped forward and used the skill Insight to check the attributes of these monsters.

Black Crystal Rat

Level: 40

Realm: Foundation Establishment Level 10

life:

Attack: 890

Defense: 534

Skill: Claw Strike

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Mutant Black Crystal Rat (Elite)

Level: 40

Realm: Foundation Establishment Level 10

life:

Attack: 1335

Defense: 801

Skill: Claw Strike

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Black Crystal Rat King (boss)

Rank: Yellow

Level: 40

Realm: Foundation Establishment Level 10

life:

Attack: 2001

Defense: 1401

Skill: Claw Strike

Skill: Bite

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These black crystal rats vary in size.

Ordinary Black Crystal Demon Rats are about the size of a house cat, while the mutated ones are slightly larger. The Yellow-Rank Boss-level Black Crystal Demon Rats are about the size of an adult Tibetan Mastiff.

Their eyes all glowed red, and they all had a pair of sharp claws on their forelimbs.

Its claws are about 50 centimeters long and are as black as ink.

They are currently using the sharp claws of their forelimbs to continuously cut through the obsidian ore on the ground.

The hard obsidian ore was easily shredded like tofu under their sharp claws, and then these black crystal rats swallowed the shredded obsidian ore.

"Level 40 monsters are much stronger than the demonized bats on the first floor. The normal level ones also come with their own skills, just like the demonized bats."

"It's just a pity that you can't fly. To me, you're not even as good as the demonized bats on the first floor."

Wang Ming looked at the black crystal demon rat in front of him, but instead of rushing to attack, he opened his class attribute list.

"I currently have over 800 skill points, but time is of the essence. I need to improve my kill speed first in order to acquire more attribute points."

"Then let's upgrade Split Fist first." Wang Ming then used 500 skill points to upgrade the level of Split Fist.

"System notification: Your special talent skill Split Fist has been successfully upgraded, and its grade has been raised to the highest level."

Extreme Split Fist (Passive) (Cannot be upgraded)

Grade: Extreme

Description: When attacking in melee, deal 80% split physical damage to all enemies within a 120° cone radius centered on the target. The split damage ignores defense, damage reduction, and skill immunity.

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"The range has increased from 15 meters to 20 meters, and the damage has also increased by 10%!"

"Just what I wanted, next up are the basic skills."

"System notification: You have consumed 10 skill points and upgraded Piercing Fist to the minor mastery level."

"System notification: You have consumed 20 skill points and upgraded Piercing Fist to the Great Mastery level."

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"System notification: You have consumed 50 skill points and upgraded the Penetrating Fist skill to its highest level. Your Penetrating Fist skill has reached the maximum level."

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"System notification: You have consumed 50 skill points, and Phantom Fist has reached its ultimate level. Your skill Phantom Fist has reached the highest level."

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"System notification: You have consumed 50 skill points and upgraded the Sky-Piercing Fist to the extreme level. Your skill Sky-Piercing Fist has reached the highest level."

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Piercing Fist (Active Skill) (Max Level)

Grade: B

Level: Extreme

Proficiency: \/

Description: Attacks enemies in a straight line in front of you (maximum distance 20 meters), and deals additional physical damage equal to 350% of your attack power to up to 20 enemies in this line.

Cooldown time: 12 seconds

Mana cost: 600

Required Class: Chaos Fist Master

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Phantom Fist (Active Skill) (Max Level)

Grade: B

Level: Extreme

Proficiency: \/

Description: When you swing your fist to launch a punch, a fist shadow will appear in a 120° cone-shaped area in front of you, attacking all enemies within the area and dealing additional physical damage equal to 300% of your attack power.

Cooldown time: 12 seconds

Mana cost: 600

Required Class: Chaos Fist Master

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Sky-Piercing Fist (Active Skill) (Max Level)

Grade: B

Level: Extreme

Proficiency: \/

Description: Locks onto any enemy within a 20-meter radius in front and unleashes a Sky-Piercing Punch. After activation, the character will move quickly in a straight line to the enemy, dealing additional physical damage equal to 300% of the character's attack power. Enemies encountered along the straight line will take half damage.

Cooldown time: 12 seconds

Mana cost: 600

Required Class: Chaos Fist Master

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