60: Talent upgrade, 80x rebound!

——【Cold Abyss Burst】!

As Bai Tian charged into the group of Hairy Zombies, he took the lead by releasing a skill, accurately smashing it into the center.

The first Hairy Zombie took -58,666 damage and was instantly frozen; this triggered a group ice explosion, enveloping all the hundreds of nearby Hairy Zombies.

The collective damage reached a staggering -117,331!

In an instant, over a hundred Hairy Zombies were insta-killed.

With a 640% amplification, Bai Tian slaughtered the Level 25 demon rank monsters as easily as bullying weaklings.

Of course, this was mainly due to the Extreme Amplification effect; otherwise, dealing with these demon rank monsters wouldn't be so easy.

Immediately, a massive amount of experience points poured into the party like a waterfall, split equally between Bai Tian and Flowers in Full Bloom.

Just as Bai Tian prepared to attack again, the remaining Hairy Zombies swarmed forward, letting out hair-raising Corpse Howls.

—— "(Ding-dong!)"

"You have been affected by the Hairy Zombie's skill [Corpse Howl], your aggro has been forcibly locked..."

Corpse Howl turned out to be a control skill, similar to a taunt, forcibly pulling aggro toward oneself?

Bai Tian was startled and immediately cast his Second Transfer skill, [Nebula Spirit Refining Art].

This was a group support skill; not only did Bai Tian himself benefit from a cleanse and a 20-second immunity to control effects, but Flowers in Full Bloom and the mount, the Ancestral Return Strange Horse, also received partial effects.

However, teammates only received the cleanse and 10 seconds of control immunity.

The moment Bai Tian broke the control, a dozen Hairy Zombies were the first to pounce on him, yet their attacks were as ineffective as a light scratch.

The damage displayed as: -0, -0, -0, -0... Under the 640% amplification, Bai Tian's dual defenses were now as high as over 4,000 points; the Hairy Zombies' attacks couldn't break his defense at all.

However, just as Bai Tian felt speechless and was about to take off a few pieces of defensive equipment, his face suddenly turned pale green, and his health bar began to change.

"[You have been affected by Corpse Poison, Health Loss: -100 points, duration 10 seconds.]"

Although the Hairy Zombies' attacks couldn't break Bai Tian's defense, their passive skill, Corpse Poison, brought substantial damage.

It seemed that while Nebula Spirit Refining Art could cleanse control effects, it was powerless against poison.

One Hairy Zombie could make Bai Tian lose 100 HP per second for ten seconds, which meant a loss of one thousand HP.

When this loss was rebounded forty-fold, it became 40,000 Rebound damage.

While this number seemed impressive, in Bai Tian's eyes, the efficiency still felt stretched thin.

At this time, Flowers in Full Bloom was already exerting her strength from the rear; her attack, defense, attack speed, and movement speed had become incredibly powerful under the 320% amplification.

The blade of slaughter in her hand delivered critical hits with every strike, like a thunderbolt; a full-health Hairy Zombie would fall in just five seconds.

Even more impressive was that Flowers in Full Bloom also possessed a skill that could insta-kill a group with a splash effect.

She was seen skillfully pulling a circle of Hairy Zombies together, releasing her skill at the critical moment, insta-killing over a hundred Hairy Zombies in an instant.

Her mechanics and monster-killing efficiency were truly breathtaking.

Seeing Flowers in Full Bloom's outstanding performance, Bai Tian refused to be outdone.

He decisively unequipped several pieces of defensive gear, causing his own defense to drop significantly.

This strategy allowed the Hairy Zombies' attacks to successfully break through his defense.

Each attack dealt over five hundred damage to Bai Tian, and the forty-fold Rebound damage was twenty thousand.

However, such efficiency still failed to meet Bai Tian's requirements.

Thus, he decisively ordered: "Horse, you can make your move!"

The Ancestral Return Strange Horse, which had long been unable to restrain its desire to show off its skills, immediately neighed loudly upon hearing this and released [Frost Breath] from the rear toward the Hairy Zombies surrounding Bai Tian.

The Ancestral Return Strange Horse's base attack power was already ten percent higher than Bai Tian's; after the 320% amplification, its actual magic attack had reached a staggering 11,414.

As this skill was released, the extreme cold energy of the frost instantly swept through hundreds of Hairy Zombies, causing a collective 34,243 damage.

Of course, this was mainly because Bai Tian was tightly surrounded by countless Hairy Zombies, making their distribution exceptionally dense, which allowed the Strange Horse's attack to hit so many targets.

[Frost Breath] not only brought high damage but also came with a freeze effect.

Hundreds of Hairy Zombies were frozen by this chill at the same time they took damage.

To demonstrate its strength, the Ancestral Return Strange Horse used its ultimate move—[Extreme Cold Storm].

The Extreme Cold Storm, woven from wind and water vapor, was like a rotating azure dragon circling around Bai Tian, instantly strangling hundreds more Hairy Zombies.

These Hairy Zombies, whose health was already unhealthy, were harvested—over six hundred of them in a flash.

A large amount of game coins and other items were scattered on the ground.

Over a thousand Hairy Zombies were quickly dealt with through the tacit cooperation of Bai Tian and the Ancestral Return Strange Horse.

Bai Tian's mana also surged by over fifteen hundred points because of this.

Moreover, because he possessed the [Wealthy and Influential] title, his experience gain and drop rates were both given an additional twenty percent boost.

However, this grinding speed was still not enough.

Bai Tian suggested to Flowers in Full Bloom: "Brocade, this is still too slow. Why don't you ride my mount to pull mobs? Pull as many as you can."

In the battle just now, Flowers in Full Bloom had successfully defeated over six hundred Hairy Zombies, which was already considered super impressive.

Hearing Bai Tian's words, she nodded without hesitation in agreement.

The Ancestral Return Strange Horse galloped away at its master's command; Flowers in Full Bloom vaulted onto the horse and quickly charged into the depths of the second floor of the Longevity Palace, beginning the mob-pulling operation.

During this time, Bai Tian quickly took out the intermediate qiankun bag and began collecting the loot on the ground.

This intermediate qiankun bag was truly a miraculous treasure; although Bai Tian couldn't yet take out items from the second or third layers, using it to collect loot was both time-saving and effortless.

In less than five seconds, the items covering the ground were gathered into the first layer of the intermediate qiankun bag.

If it were before, with so many things, just cleaning up would have taken Bai Tian over two minutes.

A rough calculation showed a harvest of 61 gold coins, 3 pieces of Black gear, 1 piece of Green gear, and three cards.

The cards caught Bai Tian's special attention—[Undead Pet Sealing Card].

——【Undead Pet Sealing Card!】

Durability: 10/10!

(Can be used on Level 1 undead monsters, with a 35% chance to capture, converting it into a pet egg.)

Bai Tian was secretly delighted; this was definitely a good item!

When they were on the first floor of the Longevity Palace before, they had also farmed a similar card; at that time, Bai Tian guessed there must be Level 1 capturable pets inside.

Now it seemed that this possibility was even greater.

Maybe there were capturable undead monsters on the second floor.

Just then, a "thump-thump-thump" sound came from the depths of the second floor of the Longevity Palace.

Following that, a graceful figure on a white horse came galloping out; behind her was a dense, black army of Hairy Zombies, numbering at least two to three thousand.

It must be said, cooperating with Flowers in Full Bloom was truly satisfying; she had actually pulled two to three thousand Hairy Zombies for him at once.

In such a short time, even if Bai Tian went to pull the mobs himself, he might not have achieved this feat.

Flowers in Full Bloom's pair of jade-white beautiful legs gripped the horse's back, looking very striking; she gracefully dismounted and jumped to Bai Tian's side.

"At least two thousand eight hundred Hairy Zombies, can you tank them?"

Bai Tian gave a confident smile: "No problem, just leave it to me."

"You and my mount can just assist in the harvest from the side in a moment."

As the Hairy Zombie army approached, Bai Tian led with an amplified Cold Abyss Burst and then charged into them.

With Bai Tian's current attributes, plus the Rebound Talent and his own super impressive healing amount.

He had no problem tanking over two thousand Hairy Zombies, and that was even with several pieces of defensive gear removed.

Seeing Bai Tian being so capable, Flowers in Full Bloom refused to fall behind and quickly joined the harvest.

The Ancestral Return Strange Horse also assisted from the side; its magic damage was very impressive, and if not for the slightly long skill cooldowns, its efficiency in harvesting Hairy Zombies might even exceed that of Flowers in Full Bloom.

This massive group of Hairy Zombies took the two people and the horse over ten minutes to completely finish off.

After Bai Tian and Flowers in Full Bloom recovered their status, the latter, being very efficient, immediately remounted the Ancestral Return Strange Horse to pull more mobs.

Bai Tian again used the intermediate qiankun bag to clean up the battlefield.

This time, the harvest was 101 gold coins, 11 pieces of Black gear, two pieces of Green gear, and 4 sealing cards.

The experience was also a bumper harvest!

This efficient way of grinding was too great!

Before long, an even louder commotion approached from afar.

Knowing how much Bai Tian could tank, this time Flowers in Full Bloom directly pulled over 4,000 Hairy Zombies.

Bai Tian gave Flowers in Full Bloom an appreciative glance; her efficiency had never disappointed him.

Cooperating with such a fixed teammate, who was also a great beauty with looks and temperament rated above 9.6, was simply a fortunate event that pleased both body and mind.

Bai Tian once again added a geometrically multiplied Cold Abyss Blessing, then charged into the new wave of Hairy Zombies and activated [Tiger Roar Shakes Mountains and Rivers], which had finished its cooldown.

Since the monsters in the Longevity Palace didn't have high intelligence, their aggro was mainly concentrated on the attacker; immediately, the aggro of all the Hairy Zombies was drawn to Bai Tian.

Just as a quarter of this massive batch of Hairy Zombies had been cleared, Bai Tian suddenly received an exciting system notification!

—— "(Ding-dong!)"

"(Your soul talent has upgraded, [Rebound] has been promoted to Grade B.)"

The soul talent upgraded again?!

Bai Tian excitedly checked it immediately.

——【Rebound】!

(Ultra S-Grade Soul Talent)

Current Level: B

(11/200,000) Upgradable!

Effect: After suffering any damage, it can be rebounded 80 times back to the opponent.

Awesome!

The Rebound damage became 80 times; it was simply a qualitative leap.

The only fly in the ointment was that to upgrade to the next level, he needed to kill 200,000 monsters not lower than his own level through rebounding.

At this moment, going from a 40-fold Rebound to 80-fold caused the subsequent grinding efficiency to improve by a huge margin.

In less than 3 hours, the 10,000 Hairy Zombies required for the quest were completed ahead of schedule by Bai Tian and Flowers in Full Bloom.

—— "(Ding-dong!)"

"(Congratulations on completing the first stage of the Grade B hidden quest. Each person is rewarded with: Experience +2 million, Reputation +200, one [Purple Equipment Blind Box].)"

The quest rewards were very impressive.

Flowers in Full Bloom directly leveled up, reaching Level 23.

Bai Tian's experience for Level 26 also reached 89%; if he worked a bit harder, he would definitely level up again by pulling an all-nighter tonight.

—— "(Ding-dong!)"

"(The next stage of the hidden quest is triggered, difficulty increased to Grade A.)"

"(Please defeat the ultimate boss of the Longevity Palace's second floor, the [Yin-Yang Corpse King].)"

"(Quest completion reward: one [Orange Equipment Blind Box] each. Quest failure: Cannot enter the Longevity Palace for 7 days.)"

Just as Bai Tian and Flowers in Full Bloom were about to open their Purple Equipment Blind Boxes, they heard the system prompt and shared a tacit look.

Their eyes were filled with endless surprise and excitement, without a hint of fear.

A Boss!

That was a living treasure trove.

"Don't activate the quest yet; let's talk after we open the blind boxes."

Flowers in Full Bloom was very calm as she reminded Bai Tian.

Bai Tian nodded, and both he and Flowers in Full Bloom simultaneously opened the Purple Equipment Blind Boxes from the quest reward.