Full health is the kill threshold, no matter if you're a god or a demon!

Since the overall strategy has not yet been finalized, the Divine Dragon Guild has temporarily held back, awaiting unified command from the alliance.

Liu Nian and Wu Zhan returned to Dragon City, and the two decided to take advantage of this time to use up the [Ancestral Land Ascension] gem.

Dragon City is a vital foundation for the Divine Dragon Guild; managing it well is of utmost importance.

Since Liu Nian brought back the Heart of Terra from the floating city, the construction progress in Dragon City has been accelerated. Projects that used to take months to complete are now progressing at a visible speed thanks to the continuous energy flow from the Heart of Terra. The majestic and imposing magic-resistant rock gate of the town hall was finally fully repaired a few days ago.

The two pushed open the door and entered, greeting the players along the way as they went up to the second floor.

The layout of the town hall is actually somewhat similar to that of the Graystone Castle Lord's Mansion, with a crystal control panel also suspended in a secret room on the second floor. The difference is that the Lord's mark on the Graystone Castle crystal is a miniature relief of the city, while above the control panel in Dragon City is a Dragon City flag.

As the lord of Dragon City, Wu Zhan naturally presided over this ascension ceremony.

He held the eternal gem that radiated seven-colored light in one hand and gripped the flagpole of the banner with the other, choosing to use it.

[WARNING! "Ancestral Ascension Gem" detected being activated!]

This action will permanently raise the level cap for this region from 99 to 199. All resources, monsters, and dungeons will be upgraded simultaneously; this process is irreversible.

[Confirm?]

Wu Zhan did not hesitate and selected "Confirm".

The gem shattered instantly, with dazzling, multicolored light surging from each crack. Then, the entire gem transformed into countless tiny, luminous fragments that scattered in all directions.

Those fragments pierced through the walls of the city lord's mansion, through the walls of Dragon City, through the earth and the sky, spreading like a swarm of released fireflies to every corner of the entire competition area.

Liu Nian walked to the window and opened it.

Outside lies the ruins of Ascalon—the once glorious, now reduced to mere ruins, level eight main city.

At this moment, the entire space was trembling slightly. However, this was not the violent shaking of an earthquake, but a slow, rhythmic pulsation, like a heartbeat.

The ruins of Ascalon began to glow.

The most dazzling thing was that the "sky" on the dome, which was made of clusters of anti-magic rock crystals, suddenly shone brightly, instantly illuminating the entire Dragon City as if it were daytime.

The spirit of the last king, Hector, was also disturbed and flew out from the Tower of the Sky.

Liu Nian suddenly slapped his forehead: "Oh no!"

He immediately opened the regional channel, ready to call out to all players to return to town, stop farming monsters, and withdraw from the dungeon.

Because the region was suddenly upgraded, it's very possible that a player who was fighting a level 50 monster could suddenly find that the monster has become a level 150 monster... What the hell...

But before he could even shout, the system announcement had already sounded.

[Regional Announcement: Region Upgrade Initiated! Attention all players, the level cap in this region will be raised from 99 to 199 within 30 minutes. At that time, all resources, monsters, and dungeons will be upgraded simultaneously. All dungeon progress has been reset, and players will receive rewards based on their current progress. Players in the wilderness are urged to immediately return to safe zones to avoid unnecessary losses!]

The three consecutive announcements brought Liu Nian a sigh of relief.

Fortunately... the system is more reliable than him and Wu Zhan.

Otherwise, something really bad will happen!

The penalty for death within the region remains unchanged—level reset, talent reset, and everything starts from scratch. The cost is too high.

In the wilderness, a warrior who was grinding monsters was locked in combat with a pack of level 60 wasteland wolves.

He parried with his shield and countered with his longsword, fighting the wolf pack single-handedly.

Upon hearing the system announcement, he momentarily lost focus, and his movements slowed down slightly.

A steppe wolf seized the opportunity and bit the edge of his shield; he was about to break free and retaliate—

An invisible ripple swept across the sky.

All the Steppenwolves suddenly froze at the same time, as if a pause button had been pressed.

Then, their bodies began to tremble, their fur changed from grayish-brown to dark gold, their eyes changed from cloudy yellow to blood red, their fangs grew from fingers to half a foot long, and their level numbers started jumping wildly from sixty—

Sixty-one, sixty-five, seventy, eighty, ninety...

"Holy crap! Wasn't it supposed to be half an hour? How did it go by so fast?!"

The soldier turned and ran, taking the fastest strides he had ever taken in his life.

But behind him, a series of loud thuds suddenly rang out! Thud! Thud!

The soldier turned around curiously and discovered that a large number of wasteland wolves had exploded—flesh and blood flew everywhere and bones shattered.

Clearly, this was an evolutionary failure, but a few successfully evolved, their dark golden fur shimmering in the sunlight, their blood-red eyes fixed on the departing figures.

Similar scenes played out in every corner of the competition area.

From the sky, the entire land looks like a sleeping dragon stretching its limbs.

The mountains are rising, new peaks are emerging from the ground, and the rocks are emitting a deep rumble as they are squeezed together.

The river changed course, and clear water flowed back into the previously dry riverbed;

The forest is expanding, and the tree canopies are changing from green to gold, silver, and even some trees that have never been seen before, which are entirely purple.

The former beginner forest, the first place Liu Nian fought monsters after transmigrating to this cyber hell, has now completely changed.

The low shrubs have disappeared, replaced by giant trees that are tens of meters tall, with canopies that block out the sun in some places.

Unseen creatures appeared in the forest: giant butterflies that glowed, deer with crystal antlers, and some translucent ghostly beings.

The Xiushui Canyon is also undergoing a geological upheaval. The rock walls on both sides of the canyon have risen from tens of meters to hundreds of meters, and new mineral veins have appeared on the rock walls. These are not ordinary iron or copper mines, but rather You Shi minerals that gleam with a dark blue light. They are exposed in large patches under the sunlight, like blue veins.

The pigman territory, formerly the site of Ironjaw Fortress, is now completely covered by rampant thorny vines. Each of these vines, emerging from the ground, is as thick as an adult's arm.

Vines entwined the ruins, enveloping the entire wasteland in a green tomb. The phantom of a giant ancient war boar appeared, roared to the sky, and then slowly sank into it.

The city of Cloud Peak, in the Eagle Clan territory, is currently occupied by a group of flying creatures never seen before. These creatures resemble small pterosaurs, but their wings are translucent, with silver patterns flowing across their wing membranes. They circle above the ruins, emitting sharp shrieks, as if warning the intruders to stay away.

The goblin city of tainted gold is sinking into the ground at a visible rate, like a giant ship sinking. Buildings on the surface are disappearing one after another, replaced by a bottomless pit from which large amounts of dark green poisonous mist gush out.

The ratmen's lair was now completely submerged by groundwater, transforming into a vast underground lake. Glowing algae floated on the surface, and eerie green light emanated from cracks in the rock strata, dyeing the entire lake area an eerie, fluorescent green.

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