Chapter 334: The Temple and the Trace of the Imperial Seal!

Thanks to the Ice Emperor sending scouts ahead of time, Zhang Yue avoided a lot of unnecessary trouble.

The next goal became clear:

Follow the rules to complete the Hell Ghost Clan's world quest while simultaneously expanding the search for the Imperial Seal.

Within the Ghost Capital, wandering souls floated everywhere.

There were also ghost soldiers patrolling the city.

Zhang Yue noticed a ghost soldier captain with a question mark above his head and approached him.

"Hello, as a member of the Hell Ghost Clan, is there anything I can contribute to the tribe?"

The ghost soldier captain, clad in black armor with cold light in his eyes, replied in a deep voice: "It's said that traces of the Imperial Seal were recently discovered in the temple south of the Ghost Capital. However, I've been busy training the guards and haven't had time to investigate. Go to the temple and check if the seal is really there!"

With this, Zhang Yue received a quest from the ghost soldier captain.

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[Trace the Imperial Seal] (Normal Quest)

[Difficulty: 2280]

[Description: The temple south of the Ghost Capital reportedly holds traces of the Imperial Seal. Represent the Hell Ghost Clan and investigate the situation...]

[Quest Progress: 0/3 (Stay in the temple for 3 hours to complete the mission; death results in failure)]

[Rewards: 180 million EXP, 300 gold coins, 12 million energy points, 1 random equipment, 80 contribution points]

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Anyone seeing this quest for the first time would jump with excitement.

They'd think: They'd just entered the World 15 and already got a quest related to the Imperial Seal. They might actually find it.

But Zhang Yue knew better: These fake leads had been popping up for years. The Imperial Seal was too important—if it were really in that temple, how could the ghost soldier captain not check it himself?

The Imperial Seal wasn't something so easily found; it was just a formality.

Anyway, completing ten missions was necessary in the World 15. Zhang Yue took the quest and left the Ghost Capital.

Following the map's guidance, he headed for the temple.

This time, Zhang Yue didn't ride his dragon but chose to walk—more convenient for searching for the seal.

However, the journey yielded nothing.

After about half an hour, he arrived at the level-86 map south of the Ghost Capital: the temple.

It was an enormous structure.

The mission required staying in the temple for 3 hours without dying.

It sounded simple, but it wasn't easy.

Inside the temple, Divine Guards frequently attacked anyone entering.

Even hiding wouldn't work—they could track by scent.

These Divine Guards were the personal guards of the Hell Dynasty's Monarch. When the Monarch fell and the Five Great Clans rebelled, they attacked the palace for the Imperial Seal. Not even the personal guards could withstand their onslaught and were eventually wiped out.

However, their souls didn't perish.

After death, they transformed into Undead Divine Guards, continuing to protect the Hell Dynasty's land on behalf of the Monarch.

To the Five Clans, these guards were mortal enemies.

Thus, whenever they saw anyone from the Five Clans, these Divine Guards would relentlessly pursue them until death.

At that moment, a group of Hell Demon Clan players had entered the temple.

It was clear they, too, had received a quest to trace the Imperial Seal.

As soon as they stepped inside, a few Divine Guards immediately attacked.

When Zhang Yue entered the temple, he was ready for battle.

Strangely, though, no Divine Guards came to attack him.

What was this about?

Was Zhang Yue immune somehow?

Whatever. If the guards wouldn't attack him, then he'd take the initiative.

After all, to complete the quest, he needed to stay in the temple for 3 hours. He couldn't waste that time.

While other players in the temple sought safe hiding spots to survive, Zhang Yue grabbed his staff, led his three "sons," and began slaughtering the Divine Guards.

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Meanwhile, just as Zhang Yue entered the temple…

In the main cities of the Hell Demon Clan, Hell God Clan, Hell Ghost Clan, and Hell Shadow Clan—Demon City, God City, Ghost City, and Shadow City—the jade stones stored in the lord's mansion suddenly emitted a strong red light.

These jade stones were special treasures used to sense the Imperial Seal. When the seal appeared, the stones would detect it and send out signals.

In past years, the signals were always faint.

This time, however, the signal was unusually strong.

Seeing the intense signal, the leaders of the Four Clans immediately led their armies to the location indicated by the jade stones...

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Back in the temple, Zhang Yue was busy killing Divine Guards.

The level-86 Undead Divine Guards were humanoid monsters clad in golden armor with angelic wings on their backs.

With 60,000 attack power, 30,000 defense, and 5 million HP, they were nothing to Zhang Yue.

Two Divine Guards approached from the front.

Upon seeing Zhang Yue, they stopped suddenly and tried to bypass him.

Zhang Yue immediately activated Glory: War God Physique and enchanted his weapon.

Then, he locked onto one of the guards and attacked.

Heavenly Fire Inferno!

Heavenless: God-Slaying Curse!

BOOM! BOOM!

With 2.05 million and 3.41 million damage from the two skills, the guard was instantly killed.

After the kill, the cooldown for Voidless: God-Slaying Curse immediately reset.

Zhang Yue followed up with Frozen Wasteland and another God-Slaying Curse, taMonarch out the second guard.

Basically, any random SS-tier single-target skill paired with the SSS-tier unique God-Slaying Curse could easily one-shot a Divine Guard.

Undead Divine Guards had one unique feature: A 90% chance of full revival at their original location 10 seconds after death.

For other players, this feature was torture.

After finally killing a guard, they'd revive moments later and team up with others for a pincer attack, ending the fight in defeat.

But for Zhang Yue?

"This is a gold mine."

Usually, after clearing an area of monsters, he'd have to find new targets elsewhere.

If he killed too quickly, he might accidentally overfarm the map, leaving no monsters left.

Now, though, with a 90% revival chance, Zhang Yue could endlessly re-farm the same guards.

Summoning his Armageddon Black Dragon and Phantom Predator, Zhang Yue wiped out groups of Divine Guards. Every time they revived, he killed them again and again.

The only downside? The 10-second revival delay was too long!

If they revived instantly, with a 100% success rate, it'd be the perfect perpetual farming machine.

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