The news of the complete annihilation of the Dragon Tiger Alliance's eighteen-way allied forces quickly spread through the chat channel. The once arrogant and aggressive Brother Long, who had declared war on Zhang Shi, lost his life in just one day. In an instant, Zhang Shi's fame soared, and there were almost no survivors in the entire Wilderness World who did not know Zhang Shi.
This indirectly led to a significant increase in the number of guests at the inn. Wang Wu's team was busy traveling back and forth between the source of guests and the island almost around the clock. Many survivors with connections even obtained the island's coordinates and sailed there on their own just to see Zhang Shi.
As a result, the island has seen a huge influx of visitors in the past few days, so Ge Dalong began to expand the post station and build shops next to it, specializing in selling high-grade resources. The daily turnover of gold coins is an astronomical figure.
Zhang Shi didn't pay much attention to this; he finished building the prison.
[Prison (Purple) x1: A functional building that, when placed, generates a rare-level prison, weakening all attributes of the prisoners held within.]
By keeping the prisoners here, he doesn't have to worry too much about anyone causing trouble.
After dealing with the prisoners of the Dragon Tiger Brotherhood, Zhang Shi began preparations for exploring the secret realm again. The strange secret realm was related to clues about the indigenous people, so he had to take it seriously.
Suddenly, Zhang Dazhuang rushed in in a great hurry.
"My lord, the shipment has been completed! The shipment has been completed!"
Zhang Shi looked towards the door with some surprise and saw two soldiers following outside, carrying a treasure chest that emitted a pink glow. Zhang Shi's expression brightened; he hadn't encountered a high-grade treasure chest in a long time. Usually, he only opened basic resources, wasting his VIP double experience.
Zhang Shi washed his hands thoroughly and took a deep breath before using his special privilege to open the treasure chest.
Ding! Successfully opened the Divine Treasure Chest (Pink), triggering VIP privileges. Items doubled. Obtained:
[Skill Card - Shadow Slash (Pink) x2: Releases a shadow sword aura forward, dealing 1000% damage to the enemy target and inflicting a curse effect.]
Ding! Two identical skill cards detected. Automatically combined to obtain:
[Skill Card - Shadow Slash (Orange) x1: Releases a shadow sword aura forward, dealing 1500% damage to the enemy target and inflicting a curse effect.]
With a thought, Zhang Shi realized that the title's upgrade effect had already been refreshed. The previous upgrades had been wasted on some infrastructure, so this skill card appeared at just the right time.
With a "whoosh," a golden light flashed, and the skill card was successfully upgraded, evolving into an epic-level skill.
[Skill Card - Shadow Slash (Gold) x1: Releases a shadow sword aura forward, dealing 2000% damage to the enemy target and inflicting a curse effect. Refreshes immediately upon killing the target.]
This was the first time Zhang Shi had ever seen an epic-level skill. After equipping the skill, he took out Old Duan and casually slashed at the Empress.
A flash of black light appeared on Old Duan's blade, and a dark light erupted from the edge, forming a jet-black sword aura that slashed towards the void in the sky, instantly tearing apart the clouds there and leaving a long black crack that lingered for a long time.
This astonishing scene shocked everyone present. Even Zhang Shi himself hadn't expected that this epic skill would have such terrifying power.
Is this the power of an epic skill?
Zhang Dazhuang was dumbfounded. He had followed Zhang Shi for a long time and had seen many rare treasures and witnessed Zhang Shi's various methods, but this scene still made him feel incredulous.
Zhang Shi smiled slightly, retracting Old Duan, secretly rejoicing. This Shadow Slash was not only incredibly powerful, but its added curse effect was also epic-level, significantly weakening the enemy's attributes and making it a formidable opponent. If used suddenly in battle, it would definitely catch the enemy off guard. More importantly, the skill's ability to immediately refresh upon a kill undoubtedly provided him with sustained combat power on the battlefield.
"My lord, your skill is truly amazing!" Zhang Dazhuang exclaimed sincerely.
Zhang Shi nodded slightly, his resolve to explore that strange and mysterious realm even stronger. Since such a precious skill card had appeared at this crucial juncture, Zhang Shi was determined to gain something from this trip.
"Zhang Dazhuang, go and prepare immediately. You'll be with us, and we'll set off early tomorrow morning to explore the secret realm again," Zhang Shi instructed.
This trip might very well encounter beings of the gold rank, so Zhang Shi didn't plan to bring too many people. Given the huge difference in level and rank, the advantage of numbers had become negligible; bringing more people in would simply be suicide.
"Yes, Lord!" Zhang Dazhuang responded and went to get busy.
As night fell, the lights on the island gradually went out, except for Zhang Shi's room, where the light remained on. The four-person team sat at the table, discussing their exploration plans for tomorrow, their hearts filled with anticipation and excitement.
The next morning, Zhang Dazhuang escorted Chen Beipan at the front, followed by Zhang Shi and the other three.
Chen Beipan was puzzled, unsure of where they were going. He was worried that Zhang Shi would discard him after using him, and find a place to get rid of him. The more he thought about it, the more frightened he became. By the time he reached the vicinity of the stone tablet, his legs were trembling.
With a flash of white light, Zhang Shi activated the portal, and the group appeared in that strange forest.
Chen Beipan stared wide-eyed, unable to believe what he was seeing. Although he had agreed to Zhang Shi's request to help explore the secret realm yesterday, he had assumed that the secret realm was a long way from the island and had long been submerged in the sea. Even if Zhang Shi was incredibly powerful, it would take him some time to find the entrance to the secret realm, and he could rest for a while longer. He never expected that there would be an entrance to the secret realm on the island.
Looking at Chen Beipan's bitter face, Zhang Shi could guess what he was thinking. He just smiled calmly and then spoke.
"Keep your promise and lead the way!"
Chen Bei nodded blankly, then looked around. After a moment, he took out a hand-drawn map from his wristwatch and pointed to the west of the forest, asserting.
"It's this direction."
Zhang Shi stared at the map in his hand with some curiosity. Yesterday, he had searched Chen Beipan's watch and confiscated all the valuables before returning it to him. He hadn't expected to have missed this map.
When Chen Beipan saw Zhang Shi looking over, he quickly presented the map with both hands, revealing a fawning smile.
"Master, this is a hand-drawn sketch I made from memory. There's nothing special about it. If you're interested, please take a look."
Zhang Shi glanced at it and found that the map was indeed hand-drawn, just as Chen Beipan had said. It was full of abstract graphic symbols, and no one but the person who drew it could understand it.
"You've used all your cleverness on this, haven't you?"
Zhang Shi snorted coldly, then ignored Chen Beipan and released Pipi to scout ahead.
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