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It swung its giant axe in a wide arc and brought it down with tremendous force on Yuan Qing's head!

Yuan Qing quickly jumped back to dodge the opponent's attack, and then unleashed several sword energies in mid-air.

HP-240!

HP-330!

HP-310!

[Burn triggered! HP -250 (0.5% of maximum health)!]

Before he could even feel helpless about his scraping, Yuan Qing suddenly noticed that a golden light was emanating from the spot where the opponent's giant axe had struck and where the floor had collapsed.

His pupils dilated, and he immediately held the Dark Blade in front of his chest!

"boom!!"

The next second, a terrifying shockwave, visible to the naked eye, emanated from the giant axe and spread out like ripples!

It was extremely fast and covered a very wide area, almost encompassing most of the hall!

Just as Yuan Qing raised his sword, a violent shockwave slammed into him like a giant hammer!

“Clang!!”

The luster of the "stone skin" covering his body suddenly shattered. Yuan Qing felt a tremendous force pass through the stone skin and the sword blade. His chest tightened, and he was thrown backward by the shock!

After landing, he slid backward for dozens of meters until his back hit a thick stone pillar, finally stopping him!

He looked ahead and saw that even the floor in front of him had been dug out by his feet, leaving two visible furrows!

HP-1100!

The red injury numbers popped up, causing Yuan Qing to let out a sneer.

Damn, this guy even has a full-screen AOE skill.

Luckily, I reacted quickly enough.

However, this full-screen skill is a real headache. The coverage area is too wide, and you can be shocked even in mid-air, making it impossible to dodge.

If I take a few more hits, I'll be crippled.

Although you can use potions to increase your health, potions cost a lot of gold coins, so you should save them if you can.

There might be even tougher boss battles to come.

"Boom, boom!"

In an instant, two more bolts of lightning struck the other side.

The stone statue seemed to be annoyed by the lightning strike. It suddenly turned around, and the huge rock axe spun wildly above its head!

“Hoo! Hoo—!”

The axe blade tore through the air with a chilling shriek, creating a violent whirlwind!

The guard's massive body began to spin rapidly like a top!

Wherever it passed, the ground cracked, and rubble was thrown up. The terrifying aura of destruction formed a death storm that rushed straight toward Yuan Qing in the distance!

Yuan Qing's eyes widened upon seeing this.

Holy crap, the big brother's started his journey! The big brother's packed his bags!

This thing is spinning around like a madman; there's no way to hide on the ground.

Fortunately, Yuan Qing reacted quickly. Just as the storm was about to hit him, he jumped up and landed on the ceiling of his floor.

Immediately afterwards, he used the momentum to plunge the blade into the ceiling, grabbed the hilt, and hung above like a monkey, thus avoiding the storm below.

The stone statues raged through the hall like an out-of-control meat grinder, carving deep furrows into the hard stone walls!

Yuan Qing stared intently at the guards at the center of the storm, his mind racing.

We can't fight them head-on. These high-defense monsters definitely have weaknesses. We have to wait for the right opportunity.

His gaze was sharp as lightning as he stared intently at the stone statue guard, trying to discern its weaknesses.

Once you concentrate, everything around you seems to slow down.

In Yuan Qing's eyes, the guard's movements began to slow down, and every part of his body, every detail, was magnified countless times by his pupils.

Through the stone armor, the magic that drives the statue and moves within it begins to become clear.

Arms, legs, head...

The magic that drives the stone statues flows to the back of the neck after the heads meet.

I see!

It's the back of the neck!

If the judgment is correct, that place is the energy core guarded by the stone statue.

If you destroy it, you can completely destroy this thing!

Just as the guards slowed down and prepared to change their tactics, Yuan Qing made his move!

Facing the still-raging whirlwind, he suddenly swooped down, his body flying towards his opponent like an arrow released from a bow.

The guard seemed to sense the threat and slammed his massive rock axe into the ground, sending a shower of rocks hurtling towards Yuan Qing!

The latter swung his sword repeatedly, splitting the pile of rubble. However, just as he was only thirty meters away from his opponent, a huge rock slammed right into his face!

I rely on!

Yuan Qing's pupils contracted sharply. He was in mid-air with nowhere to grab onto, so he quickly raised his sword to slash, trying to reduce the size of the boulder as much as possible.

Fortunately, he reacted very quickly and had good luck, triggering an evasion and successfully dodging the boulder attack, landing on the stone statue guard's shoulder!

After regaining his footing, he immediately leaped to the back of the opponent's neck and struck with his sword at the weak point he had identified!

"Crack!"

The stone armor cracked open, and fragments immediately flew everywhere.

【HP-400】

A string of damage numbers popped up, which was somewhat humorous.

Just as Yuan Qing was feeling speechless, he wondered if Lady Luck was on his side.

In the last second before the Thunder Domain dissipated, an incredibly thick bolt of lightning, like a silver dragon, descended from the sky and struck him squarely in front of where he was standing!

"Crack!"

HP-1200!

A sickening cracking sound rang out, and a huge crack was cleaved open at the back of the stone statue's neck by this thunderbolt!

Yuan Qing was overjoyed and quickly seized this golden opportunity, clenching his fist and punching it!

"Bang! Bang! Bang!!"

His fists, as big as sandbags, were like iron hammers, constantly pounding on the opponent's last thin layer of stone armor!

"Click, click!"

The cracks on the stone armor spread wildly like a spider web in an instant!

With a crisp "poof", the precarious stone armor finally shattered completely, turning into dust and revealing the dark red stone heart beneath, brimming with magical power and pounding violently like a heart!

This is it!

Yuan Qing's eyes flashed with cold light. He gripped the Dark Night Blade, which had been retrieved again, and with all his might, he stabbed it down fiercely!

"boom!!"

The blade pierced through without any resistance!

The next second, the Heart of Stone shattered, and a huge damage number of [HP-99999] suddenly popped up!

Almost instantly, the stone statue guardian let out a mournful wail, collapsed with a crash, and shattered into a pile of charred stones emitting blue smoke on the cold ground.

[The stone statue guard has been defeated, and 10 experience points have been gained!]

[Obtained: Guardian Plate Armor Blueprint (Rare) *1]

[Materials Obtained: 1 Dim Heart of the Statue Guardian, 3 Statue Fragments of the Guardian]

[Gained 2000 Gold Coins, Gained 1000 Souls]

[Level increased to 35!]

As the upgrade notification popped up, a feeling of complete transformation quickly swept over my entire body.

Yuan Qing let out a long sigh of relief, revealing a relieved smile.

Great, you've reached level 35!

Unexpectedly, in just 7 floors, I went from level 30 to level 35.

In the future, when encountering monsters that are too difficult to defeat, leveling up will be many times faster.

The only problem is that the experience required to level up is increasing.

With a thought, Yuan Qing opened his attribute panel:

Level: 35, Experience: 21200/198000

[HP: 7154/7154 (+300)]

[MP: 3325/3325 (+400)]

Strength: 327 (+43)

[Stamina: 240 (+55)]

[Reaction: 140 (+30)]

[Insight: 151 (+30)]

Spirit: 299 (+83)

【Lucky: 35】

Previously, the experience required to advance to the next level was only a few thousand or ten thousand more than the previous level.

After reaching level 35, the value skyrocketed to nearly 20, an increase of almost 10 in one go.

It seems that once you pass level 35, it'll be a new hurdle...

Never mind, I'll stop thinking about this for now.

Yuan Qing shook his head, banishing these chaotic thoughts from his mind.

Now he only cares about one thing: the staircase that will be revealed after the fog gate dissipates.

What exactly is hidden on the 10th floor behind?

That really piques my curiosity!

He took a deep breath, gripped the Dark Blade tightly, and stepped onto the stairs leading to the tenth floor.

As he passed through the fog door that had blocked the way between floors, the scene before him suddenly opened up—

What comes into view is a magnificent and grand circular lobby!

Its scale is so vast that it far surpasses any of the previous floors!

The dome soared into the clouds, and clusters of firelight, seemingly from nowhere, illuminated the hall as if it were daytime.

Dozens of enormous stone pillars, each requiring several people to encircle, soared into the sky, seemingly supporting the entire heavens.

The stone pillar is carved entirely from a kind of warm, jade-like white stone, and is covered with intricate reliefs.

The surrounding circular walls are adorned with magnificent murals depicting the movement of stars, soaring dragons, heroic battles, and the descent of deities...

It's as if it's telling a series of lost epic stories!

Although many are damaged and faded, one can still imagine the magnificent scene of sunlight shining through and casting thousands of rays of light.

The entire hall was spacious and solemn, filled with an ancient sense of vicissitude that seemed to have traveled through endless time, as well as a sacredness that inspired awe in everyone!

After a brief moment of reflection, Yuan Qing's gaze was immediately drawn to the warm and bright bonfire in the center of the hall.

That's... the spiral sword in the entrance hall?