"Little Black, forget about that guy for now. Help me deal with this one first!" Although the Rou Yao's damage wasn't high, its skills were incredibly insidious, healing itself and causing Ye Yun to continuously lose health. Most importantly, the pain was deep-seated and difficult to bear.
Little Black's health was only a little over 20,000 after killing a King-level monster. Under Ye Yun's command, it charged towards the Rou Yao while enduring the Rat Demon's attacks, dealing 6980 damage to it.
"Well done."
Ye Yun, looking at Little Black's damage, offered rare praise.
Together, their output exceeded 17,000 damage. In less than twenty seconds, the Rou Yao's health bar was depleted.
The Rou Yao collapsed on the ground, and the stone chair beneath it turned to rubble as it fell.
With eyes full of hatred, it watched as Ye Yun and the nearly depleted Black Ant finished off the last female demon. It slowly began to laugh, its voice growing louder and more unhinged.
"System prompt: Player has killed monster Shu Kui, gaining 800,000 experience points."
"What? Are you unwilling to die, or too happy?" Ye Yun asked mockingly as he collected loot, looking at the Rou Yao's uproarious laughter.
"Hmph, brat, the Lost Land is a territory that my demon race peeled from your human Divine City. I was stationed here by order to guard this place and prevent humans from setting foot here!"
"Now, this Lost Land has fallen into your hands and returned to human control. It will gradually be integrated into Fengle Village's territory. At that time, our great demon lords, and those monks from the Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss, will all know! That will be the time of your clan's annihilation!"
As the Rou Yao finished speaking, its entire body suddenly exploded, and simultaneously, a message echoed across the world!
"System Announcement: Congratulations to Huaguo player: **The first to successfully kill a Level 20 Emperor-grade boss, receiving a reward of 100 attribute points!**"
...
Three consecutive system announcements left countless players who were busy leveling up completely bewildered.
"Damn it, I'm still agonizing over Level 3 wild wolves, and someone's already killed a Level 20 boss? Is there any justice?"
"Emperor-grade boss? Was it killed by that Emperor-grade talent holder? If so, that's terrifying."
"Bah, to be able to stand and fight these Level 7 wild monsters, I even sold my chick-magnet Lamborghini. If I'd known, why did I even bother playing this game!"
"Someone in the early morning upgraded their talent to Emperor-grade. I've confirmed it, that person is an idiot. Wouldn't it be better to enjoy that money? They could even establish a small country in reality with that kind of wealth."
"What the hell is an Emperor-grade boss? Can someone enlighten me?"
The announcement of Ye Yun killing the Level 20 Emperor-grade boss was like a typhoon, causing a frenzy among the onlookers.
Meanwhile, Ye Yun remained unfazed by the system announcement. Killing a gold boss yielded no rewards, while killing a red boss uniformly granted 100 attribute points. While it didn't seem like much, considering its value of 10 million gold coins, his mood instantly brightened.
On the ground, besides scattered gold coins, there were only three items. Ye Yun eagerly rushed forward and collected them one by one.
"System prompt: Player has killed Emperor-grade boss Rou Yao, gaining 2,400,000 experience points. Obtained 6580 gold coins, Sky-Opening Secret Key *1, Equipment - Heavenly Cloud Scepter (Legendary), Equipment - Heavenly Cloud Dragon Ring."
Equipment - Heavenly Cloud Scepter (Legendary - Heavenly Cloud Set Series)
Magic Attack: 1350-1480
Required Level: 20
Class Restriction: Priest, Warlock, Mage.
Attributes: Magic Attack +5%, grants 5% life steal, Healing Effect +10%.
"Awesome, awesome, too awesome!" Ye Yun was utterly captivated by the equipment. Compared to the legendary battle saber dropped by Moon Shadow, its attack power and attributes were far superior, and it even had a life steal effect. Most importantly, it was part of a set.
Equipment - Heavenly Cloud Dragon Ring (Legendary - Heavenly Cloud Set Series)
Required Level: 20
Class Restriction: Priest, Warlock, Mage.
Attributes: +5% Life Steal, Healing Effect +5%.
Heavenly Cloud Set Attributes:
1. Two-piece Set Bonus: Magic Attack +500.
2. Three-piece Set Bonus: Life Steal Effect +5%.
3. Five-piece Set Bonus: All Attributes +10%.
The ring's attributes were relatively simpler. Accessory-type items usually provided buffs, and accessories were quite rare in the game, let alone ones with life steal effects.
The two pieces of equipment combined provided a 10% life steal effect and a 20% healing effect. This was practically tailor-made for Ye Yun, and he met the class requirements for the equipment.
He would never sell this equipment, he decided. If he could complete the set, his power would be unimaginable.
Damn it, the required level is 20!
Ye Yun stared at his 33% experience bar, speechless for a long time. Advancing from Level 11 to Level 12 required 16 million experience points.
While Ye Yun was examining the equipment, major consortiums worldwide and high-ranking officials from special departments of various countries were holding emergency meetings.
Ye Yun's act of killing a Level 20 Emperor-grade boss had made the core members of those major consortiums and national teams restless.
Especially countries with not-so-good relations with Huaguo, they increased their investment in the game.
This was because the amount of in-game currency purchased by global players with real money for attributes and other in-game items had officially exceeded 35 trillion! This was already the world's largest economic entity, and this was in less than three days!
The Heavenly Dao was now a colossal cake, and everyone, every country, wanted a slice. This was even more true for impoverished nations.