After a period of enhancement, Chu Tian found himself as the second to last in terms of attack power.
The absolute last place was naturally the shield warrior 'Jian Zhi Cang Tian'.
Chu Tian's journey to the Underworld had taken too long, and apart from his level, which was still temporarily ahead, his equipment could no longer keep up with everyone else.
After all, when they logged in, they went to level up and farm for loot.
His equipment was still from the新手村 (newbie village).
When their weapons were enhanced to the same level as his, his attack power was directly pulled down.
If it weren't for the support of his God-Tier talent, he might have become a mere hanger-on in this team.
Because the talent points and growth coefficient provided by his God-Tier talent still allowed him to have a role, which was tanking monsters.
As for Jian Zhi Cang Tian, he was naturally relegated to being a spectator and a utility player, tasked with miscellaneous jobs.
The main need was his interrupt skill: Punch.
Along the way, they encountered several Flaming Dragonmen blocking their path. This time, everyone dealt with them with ease, taking less than a minute.
At this pace, they could level up very quickly by farming Dragonmen here.
However, Chu Tian still led them, continuing to walk north.
Gradually, they approached the base of the 'Black Iron Mountain Range'.
From a distance, they could see a rotating bridge forged from molten iron.
The rotating bridge led directly into the enormous iron gate within.
The massive double iron gates were as tall as half of Black Iron Mountain, majestic in appearance, with an ancient and unique style.
Chu Tian informed them that this was their destination, where the monsters inside started from level forty.
He then explained the formation of Black Iron Mountain.
Ten thousand years ago, after the collision between Blue Star and Ai Star, the terrain here underwent earth-shattering changes.
Mountains shook, and vegetation withered.
Flames raged, and cries of agony echoed everywhere.
All life, plant and animal, turned to ash under the inferno.
An angrily roaring volcano erupted from the ground,
forming a dormant volcano – the Black Iron Mountain Range – connecting to the Blazing Canyon in the north and the Blazing Plains in the south.
And what they saw before them was the crater of the Black Iron Mountain Range.
This Black Iron Mountain gate was forged by the Dwarves.
The entire Black Iron Mountain Range was occupied by Dwarves who migrated from Ai Star, hollowing out almost the entire mountain.
Beneath it, they had established a massive Dwarven base.
However, over ten thousand years, the Dwarves gradually lost their dominance here.
The reason was their own recklessness. Like mice, the Dwarves dug aimlessly underground, unexpectedly breaking through a passage to another realm.
Countless evil races poured out, and another great war erupted. Finally, with the cooperation of the survivors of Ai Star and the native inhabitants of Blue Star, these evil races were driven back.
The Dwarves also realized their mistake, so they voluntarily took on the duty of guarding the passages connecting to other realms within Black Iron Mountain.
"The Winter Queen also participated in that war; she was the original owner of your bow and pet," Chu Tian said to Luo Luo.
"How did you know this?" Luo Luo asked curiously.
"You forgot, I told you before that I am..." Chu Tian stopped himself here, knowing that Luo Luo would understand.
The others were engrossed in Chu Tian's story and did not ask any questions for the moment.
"Let's go, we're going in!" Chu Tian waved to everyone.
They followed the rotating iron bridge to the base of the gate.
Upon reaching it, they discovered that the Black Iron gate was not actually closed.
Instead, it was ajar, but from a distance, due to the visual disparity, it appeared to be closed.
Entering the interior of Black Iron Mountain through the gap, a scorching heat immediately washed over them.
It was evident that the entire interior of Black Iron Mountain had been hollowed out.
Along the mountain walls, paths forged from solidified molten iron spiraled upwards, layer upon layer, crisscrossing within the mountain.
The group reached the edge and looked down. Thousands of meters below, everything was a fiery red, with scorching magma bubbling and steaming.
Looking up, they could see the sky, as vast as a well opening, and the path beneath their feet rotated downwards or upwards.
In the middle of the magma, there was a floating platform, connected to it by seven or eight massive chains.
It was unclear whether the platform floated naturally or was suspended there by the chains.
The platform's area covered a staggering ten thousand square meters.
Chu Tian pointed there and said, "We need to go up there!"
"How do we get across?" Jian Zhi Cang Tian asked.
"We can walk on those chains!" Chu Tian led them to the nearest chain.
It was then that everyone noticed the sheer size of the chain, with an estimated diameter of at least twenty meters.
With such thick chains, it was more than enough for everyone to walk on.
Upon reaching the platform, everyone looked around in awe. The craftsmanship of the Dwarves' underground constructions was truly remarkable.
"How is such a large floating platform suspended here? How much labor would that have required?" Jian Zhi Cang Tian exclaimed.
"This is nothing. When you reach a higher level and go to Central Capital City, that's where the real spectacle is," Chu Tian said.
"How is it spectacular?"
"You'll know when you get there," Chu Tian teased.
"Boss, aren't you an internal staff member of Tiandao! You seem very familiar with Tiandao," asked a Meatball curiously.
"Uh..." Chu Tian was momentarily stunned. He had been leading the way.
Jian Zhi Cang Tian, walking behind him, was looking around and didn't notice Chu Tian stopping, bumping into him.
"What's up, Boss? Have we arrived?" Jian Zhi Cang Tian asked.
"No, I'm just confirming the direction!" Chu Tian pretended to look around before continuing forward. By then, he had identified the voice in his ear as that of Dao Tian, the old scoundrel.