"Celestial Blood Mist."

"Lord of Heaven and Night."

"Celestial Dark Crow."

"To think we could spawn three Nation Destruction Level Demons at once."

Chi Cheng stood atop the corpse of one of the Demons, his Giant Sword resting on his shoulder. Even lying down, the body was about twenty meters tall.

"Kid, that trick of yours is seriously amazing!"

"I’ve never seen three Nation Destruction Level Demons appear in the same Dungeon before."

Oh~

’Chi Cheng shouldn’t be short on money, really. Especially after just clearing a Tier Seven Dungeon. Although Iz and the others never mentioned money, putting myself in their shoes, I can guess they’re probably wealthy enough to buy a kingdom.’

But the Chi Cheng before him was clearly thrilled.

"This Celestial Blood Mist is probably worth 300,000."

"This Celestial Dark Crow, hmm... 100,000, I guess. It really doesn’t have anything good on it."

"And this one, the Lord of Heaven and Night, 250,000."

’That valuable? A single one is worth 300,000? And that’s without a Harvest Moon?’

Lu Cang froze for a moment, his vision seemingly clouded by money.

’Who would ever complain about having too much money?’

Especially after being scammed by that Divination Master. A few words had cost him 55,000, which made Lu Cang keenly aware of how quickly 210,000 could disappear.

And now, in a single run, he had made 320,000.

Lu Cang instantly felt... like he’d struck it rich.

Before this, Lu Cang and Chi Cheng hadn’t interacted much.

Even though half a month had passed, he still felt like a stranger to him.

’Maybe it’s because Mages and Warriors don’t have much to talk about? Or maybe it’s hard to talk to an idiot... No, Chi Cheng is still a senior member of the team. I probably shouldn’t just label him an idiot. Of course, it could also be because he always one-sidedly decides that I’m treating him.’

In any case, they really had nothing to talk about. Chi Cheng would always be the one to start a conversation, and he would just respond.

Their relationship seemed to stop there.

But now.

After just two Dungeons, Lu Cang was already slinging his arm around Chi Cheng’s shoulders.

"Next one, next one!"

Chi Cheng was as excited as a gamer who had just discovered a money-farming bug.

Before, he’d spend all day exhausting himself just looking for Dungeons outside.

Being strong did make earning money easier.

But... once your strength reached a certain level, the speed at which you could earn money didn’t necessarily increase by much.

Take Dungeons, for example. Grinding these outdoor Tier Three and Tier Four Dungeons from dawn till dusk, you could never be sure how much you’d make.

On a good run, a King Level Demon might spawn, and you could earn a few thousand.

If your luck was bad and you only got Lord Level ones all day, you might only earn a few hundred Gold Coins from sunrise to sunset.

"It’s a shame there aren’t any Tier Five Dungeons around here, or we could grind one of those."

Lu Cang asked, "Wouldn’t that be a problem?"

"What problem? Soloing a Tier Five Dungeon is like a walk in the park for me."

Dungeons of Tier Five and above were exceptionally rare.

For Tier Three and Tier Four Dungeons, you could say the Dungeons were waiting for Adventurers to explore them.

But from Tier Five onward, it was basically the Adventurers who had to search for the Dungeons.

Iz and the others had also spent their journey searching everywhere for High Tier Dungeons to explore.

There were only a few famous Tier Six Dungeons on the entire Ruelun Continent, and all of them were under a Seal. One of them was the Cave of Desperate Wails, which Iz and the others were preparing to visit soon.

As for Tier Seven Dungeons, only one had appeared in the last hundred years—the very one Iz’s group had just cleared a while ago.

Chi Cheng and Lu Cang emerged from the Dungeon and hurried to the next one.

Chi Cheng recalled, "I actually encountered a Dungeon mutated by a Death Priest once."

"But that Dungeon was nowhere near as dangerous as the one you created."

"It was probably not long after I hit Level 2. A Tier Three Dungeon appeared near my town, and it wiped out personnel from two Adventurer’s Guilds without being cleared."

"Later, people from the Judgement Hall came, found traces of Heretics, and realized a Death Priest had tampered with the Dungeon."

"After that, I joined a team and cleared that Dungeon, but the strongest enemy inside was just a single Tier Three King Level Demon."

Chi Cheng glanced back in the direction of the Dungeon they had just left.

"It was nothing like the Dungeon you mutated."

Chi Cheng’s expression turned a little serious.

’Lu Cang’s ability, to be honest, is a bit terrifying... He can just pick a random Tier Four Dungeon and create three Nation Destruction Level Demons. Could an ordinary Level 5 Adventurer’s Guild even handle a threat like that? Three of them appearing at once isn’t the same as fighting three of them one-on-one. The Demons coordinate and cooperate with each other. Killing three at the same time is probably harder than killing ten of them separately. Compared to Lu Cang’s Magic... this power Lu Cang has demonstrated is far more dangerous.’

Chi Cheng glanced at Lu Cang, a great many thoughts running through his mind.

But he quickly tossed those thoughts to the back of his mind.

’What does it matter...? Power itself depends on the person who wields it. If we’re really talking about danger, that guy Iz is way more dangerous. If he didn’t hold back, no one could stop him from turning this whole continent upside down. If power had to be restricted just because it’s dangerous, what would be the point of leveling up?’

"Looks like your Talent for being a Death Priest is pretty strong, too. If you ask me, you should really try being a Warrior. The Warrior Profession is awesome—you get to fight, and it feels great!"

Lu Cang took those words to heart.

’A Tier Three King Level... I wonder how many souls they Sacrificed, and what level of Spirituality those souls had. All I know is that the Quality of my own soul is even higher than an infant’s. But I don’t know exactly how much higher. There’s no point of comparison, after all. And it’s not like I can just go kill someone to find out.’

"Haha, if I get the chance, I’d like to try changing my Profession to Warrior too."

Lu Cang wasn’t just humoring him; he was being sincere.

「Not long after.」

The two of them arrived at the next Dungeon, another Tier Three one.

This time, Lu Cang Sacrificed 5,000 souls.

The Dungeon’s glow shifted from pale blue to orange-red.

"Brother Chi Cheng."

"Let me handle the Demons this time."

Chi Cheng shrugged. "That’s fine with me."

Lu Cang stepped inside.

Before him was a blood-red plain. As far as the eye could see, there were thirty-three King Level Demons.

And surrounding these King Level Demons were dense hordes of Demon Beasts.

’It seems Sacrificing to a Dungeon won’t raise the Tier of the Demons inside beyond the Dungeon’s own Tier. And second... it won’t cause a qualitative change in the King Level Demons. There’s no such thing as a Tier Three Nation Destruction Level. It looks like King Level really is the upper limit for Tier Three Demons. But last time, Sacrificing 1,000 souls spawned ten King Level Demons. This time, Sacrificing 5,000 souls only spawned thirty-three King Level ones. Although, there are over a hundred Lord Level ones... This Dungeon looks like it’s experiencing a small-scale Beast Tide.’

Lu Cang’s thoughts raced.

At the same time, the Magic Staff in his hand was already glowing.

A kaleidoscope of elemental colors flared, and over a hundred multi-colored Earth Spikes erupted from the ground!

They instantly pierced through the soft underbellies of four or five King Level Demons.

BOOM!

Simultaneously, hundreds of ranged, multi-colored Light Blades and impacts exploded in front of Lu Cang.

But Shields of every element—Light, Dark, Wind, Water, Ice, Stone, Fire, Thunder...—already enveloped Lu Cang, protecting him within a turbid sphere of mixed colors.