Chapter 319: Skeleton King Evolution, Purgatory Skeleton King!

After receiving news from Ouyang Ling'er about the secret of the World 15, the Ice Emperor, Moon Mark, and Seraph immediately used their authority and status as the three strongest figures in the Dragon Kingdom to contact the professionals from the World 15, instructing them to explore this secret.

On the other hand, Zhang Yue returned to the Thirteenth World: Endless Abyss.

He planned to complete the Abyss Set tonight by clearing the sixth and seventh layers of the Abyss.

[Ding~ Welcome to the Sixth Layer of the Endless Abyss. The challenge is about to begin. Countdown: Three hours]

HOWL—

In the endless dark abyss, numerous Abyssal Demon Wolves at level 78 with glowing green eyes surrounded Zhang Yue, watching him like predators stalking their prey.

The Abyssal Demon Wolves' attribute strength was utterly negligible for Zhang Yue.

However, their strong point lay in their 100% damage amplification and 50% damage reduction effects.

The damage amplification wasn't much of a concern, but the damage reduction was the real challenge.

This meant that Zhang Yue's output would be reduced by half.

However, this wasn't a big problem for Zhang Yue.

Kill!

As always, he unleashed his full power.

He summoned the Phantom Predator and the Armageddon Black Dragon.

This time, he slightly adjusted his tactics.

Previously, when dealing with monsters in the lower layers of the Abyss that had lower damage reduction, the Armageddon Black Dragon could easily wipe them out on its own, and the Predator could do the same.

But now, against the Demon Wolves with 50% damage reduction, neither the Armageddon Black Dragon nor the Phantom Predator could instantly kill them as before.

Thus, the Armageddon Black Dragon unleashed its AOE attacks to heavily damage a large number of Demon Wolves in one go.

The Phantom Predator, along with its shadow army, followed up to finish off the weakened Demon Wolves.

With the coordinated efforts of his two "sons," the surrounding Abyssal Demon Wolves didn't even have a chance to react before they were successively slain.

Before equipping the Abyss Set, the Hell Skeleton King's main role was still scavenging for loot.

Zhang Yue casually followed behind his "sons," taking it easy.

The Beastmaster profession really became more satisfying as one progressed into the later stages.

Just as Zhang Yue was working with his "sons" to kill monsters, a voice suddenly came from the treasure [Demon Contract] he was wearing:"Master, was it really you who destroyed the Hell Spirit Clan?"

Zhang Yue froze for a moment, realizing that the casual remark he had made to Ouyang Ling'er earlier had been remembered by Cherry, who resided within the Demon Contract.

How should he put this... The Hell Spirit Clan was indeed destroyed by Zhang Yue in his previous life.

However, at the time, Zhang Yue had no choice...

Zhang Yue didn't want to hide the truth from Cherry. After all, her consciousness was at the level of an immortal-grade boss, with intelligence far exceeding that of most humans. Eventually, she would discover the truth.

Zhang Yue simply asked, "If it was me, would you hate me?"

Cherry was silent for a moment before replying, "Cherry's life was granted by you, Master. Without you, there would be no Cherry. No matter what happens, Cherry will never hate you."

Zhang Yue felt a bit guilty. "I'm sorry…"

"When I return to the Hell Dynasty, I'll find a way to make up for some of the mistakes I made back then."

The destruction of the Hell Spirit Clan in his previous life had always been a lingering regret in Zhang Yue's heart.

At that time, if not for the Hell Spirit Clan, Asura might have been stopped in the World 15...

He hoped that this time, while restoring Cherry, he could erase this regret.

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The difficulty of conquering the sixth layer of the Abyss was significantly higher.

However, Zhang Yue still managed to clear it within two hours, one hour ahead of the three-hour limit. He annihilated all the Demon Wolves on the sixth layer, achieving a perfect score of 100 and completing the challenge.

He earned the highest-level experience points, energy, gold rewards, and a 12-star Abyss Set Equipment Box.

At midnight, he advanced to the seventh layer.

The Abyss Lizards on the seventh layer, at level 79, had a damage reduction rate of 60%.

The difficulty had increased once again.

As a result, this time, Zhang Yue spent two and a half hours.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

Under the power of an SS-grade Thunderstorm that had undergone triple lightning amplification, dozens of Abyss Lizards in the final area were completely obliterated.

At this moment, it felt as if the entire world had fallen silent.

When Zhang Yue cleared the seventh layer, the massive rewards he earned also pushed his level up to 78.

At the same time, he obtained the seventh Abyss Equipment Box, finally completing a full set of the Abyss Set.

In addition to this, there was another noteworthy achievement.

Through extensive monster-killing, the effects of [Necromantic Harvest] were triggered. The harvested pets had fused and upgraded, meeting the requirements for the Skeleton King's evolution.

This meant that the Skeleton King would not only receive the complete 12-star Abyss Set but also evolve from Epic-grade to Legendary-grade.

Tonight would be the pinnacle moment for the Skeleton King.

[Ding~ Your pet [Hell Skeleton King] (Epic-grade) has devoured [Abyssal Demon Scorpion] (Epic-grade). Evolution value +1]

[Ding~ Your pet [Hell Skeleton King] has devoured [Extinction Locust] (Epic-grade). Evolution value +1]

[Ding…]

After consecutively devouring ten Epic-grade pets:

[Ding~ Congratulations! Your pet [Hell Skeleton King] (Epic-grade) has upgraded to [Purgatory Skeleton King] (Legendary-grade). Devour ten Legendary-grade pets to evolve to Mythic-grade]

[Ding~ Your pet [Purgatory Skeleton King]'s attribute growth has been enhanced, and it has learned a new unique effect: [Damage Reduction] (Lv5). All unique effects have been upgraded to Lv5]

The newly-evolved Legendary-grade Purgatory Skeleton King now radiated a dark red glow like the fires of hell, exuding an aura of unparalleled dominance.

The five Lv5 unique effects were incredibly powerful:

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Unique Effect 1: Divine Might (Lv4 → Lv5): Attack power increased by 50% → 100%, defense increased by 40% → 100%.

Unique Effect 2: Constitution (Lv4 → Lv5): HP increased by 50% → 120%.

Unique Effect 3: Overlord Body (Lv4 → Lv5): Armor penetration resistance increased by 60% → 120%, and penetration resistance increased by 60% → 120%.

Unique Effect 4: Heavy Life (Lv4 → Lv5): Upon death, the Purgatory Skeleton King will resurrect instantly and gain a 50% → 80% all-stat boost for 60 → 120 seconds. This effect can only trigger once every 12 hours.

Unique Effect 5: Damage Reduction: Reduces 100% incoming damage. (This effect counters opponents' damage amplification. When there's no amplification, the maximum damage reduction is capped at 70%.)

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These five unique effects significantly enhanced the Skeleton King's survivability.

Especially with the upgraded Heavy Life, the Skeleton King's ability to scavenge for loot would be even more pronounced in the future.

Even if it got killed, it could resurrect and continue scavenging.

Simply amazing!

At this moment, Zhang Yue took out seven Abyss Equipment Boxes and selected pieces for the seven slots of a warrior's set.

Then, after spending approximately 1.2 billion energy, he refined the entire Abyss Set to gold in one go.

This newly-forged 12-star Abyss Set, far superior to Zhang Yue's current 11-star Transcendent Set, was now ready.

The set's attributes and skills were a perfect match for the Skeleton King:

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1-Piece Bonus: HP +150%.

2-Piece Bonus: Defense +100%.

3-Piece Bonus: Armor Penetration Resistance +100%.

4-Piece Bonus: Penetration Resistance +100%.

5-Piece Bonus: Critical Resistance +100%.

6-Piece Bonus: Damage Reduction +100%.

7-Piece Bonus: Armor Penetration +80%, Damage +100%.

Set Skill: Abyss Aura (Passive): The Abyss Aura constantly surrounds the wearer, increasing damage by 2% for every 1% of maximum HP lost.

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While the set skill didn't mean much for the Skeleton King, Zhang Yue himself absolutely loved it.

Once his Transcendent Set was upgraded to 12 stars and unlocked its third skill slot, Zhang Yue was determined to transfer Abyss Aura over to himself.

With the Skeleton King evolving to Legendary-grade and equipped with this Abyss Set, Zhang Yue checked its stats:

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Physical Attack: 28,900

Physical Defense: 35,986

Magic Defense: 34,825

HP: 859,600

MP: 79,380

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Capable of dealing damage, tanking, and scavenging—who wouldn't love such a Skeleton King?

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