Chapter 1 Under the Hazy Sky

Under the hazy sky, amidst the volcanic ash, Jiang Xiao stood tall, a horizontal blade in his hand, leaving behind a ground littered with Lava Ghoul corpses.

A cyan glow covered his feet as he kicked the newly promoted gold-level Lava Ghoul Witch into the Shadow of Calamity.

Jiang Xiao turned to look at Er Wei, who wasn't riding her horse.

Because... her pet mount had been locked in the Shadow of Calamity a day ago.

Just yesterday, while Jiang Xiao was running with his head down, he suddenly had a wonderful idea.

Rewind to a day ago...

Jiang Xiao ran with his head down, secretly lamenting that the sacred ground here couldn't allow him to recklessly infuse star beads. In fact, sacred grounds with special terrain like the Snow Plains of Jiannan Village were rare, which troubled Jiang Xiao.

Er Wei sat on the back of Bai Shan Xue Yu (White Mountain Snow Feather), yawning boredly. Although Jiang Xiao was running, he didn't intend to return to the entrance. He kept wandering around the areas with relatively dense monsters.

The reason Er Wei could doze off was because Xiao Xiao had taken over her role.

Xiao Xiao was extremely intelligent. After a simple exchange and several experiments, it also understood when to deliver a fatal blow to the Lava Ghoul Witches.

"Er Wei!" Jiang Xiao suddenly stopped and looked up at the flying horse.

Er Wei opened her sleepy eyes and looked down at Jiang Xiao.

Being able to sleep soundly in such a dangerous other-dimensional space, she was truly bold and skilled.

Er Wei: "What?"

Jiang Xiao said, "Unless we can find a suitable sacred ground, our plan to infuse star beads will be shelved. Even if this place is close to a sacred ground and the monster population is dense, at this rate, we won't be able to complete our ultimate goal before the New Year."

Er Wei controlled Xiao Xiao to fly down and stop in front of Jiang Xiao, saying, "You want to go to the Armory."

Jiang Xiao shook his head and said, "Going out from here and taking a car to the Armory will waste too much time on the road. There are only a few days left until the New Year, and I plan to stay here for two or three days and then go straight back to Jiangbin City."

Er Wei nodded.

Jiang Xiao continued, "I have a bold idea."

Er Wei raised her eyebrows.

Jiang Xiao thought for a moment and said, "You also said that the gold level for other-dimensional creatures is like the Star River stage for humans, requiring accumulation and a good foundation to achieve a qualitative leap."

Er Wei: "Mm."

Jiang Xiao said with a hint of excitement, "You're pessimistic about the Bronze-level White Ghoul Witch rising two levels to gold. But what about the Lava Ghoul Witches?

Almost every time we infuse them with star power, they cross the highest threshold, complete the qualitative change, and reach the gold level. This means their physical fitness has fully met the standard."

Er Wei nodded, "That's true."

Jiang Xiao guessed, "Since they have crossed the threshold and have no obstacles, can we continue to cultivate them to the platinum level?"

Er Wei was obviously stunned.

Jiang Xiao's thinking was very clear. Since this group of silver creatures had crossed the most difficult threshold and reached gold, as long as they were given enough time and training, they should be able to leap to platinum quality.

Er Wei: "You want to..."

Jiang Xiao said, "Following the current method is really time-consuming and laborious. I want to collect a few more Lava Ghoul Witches and throw them all into the Shadow of Calamity."

Er Wei didn't immediately reject Jiang Xiao's whimsical idea, but fell silent, thinking about the feasibility of this plan.

Jiang Xiao continued to analyze, "Lava Ghoul Witches are different from other creatures. They are medical-type creatures, so even if they fight fiercely inside, they lack the ability to kill with one blow. So..."

Er Wei's hoarse voice came out, "So they will continue to fight, continue to heal, and fight a battle that will never end."

Jiang Xiao nodded quickly, "In this battle that is difficult to determine the outcome, they are constantly exercising their bodies. As long as the time is right, we can go in and irrigate them with a lot of star power, and it is possible to turn them into platinum creatures."

Er Wei nodded secretly, quietly pondering.

Jiang Xiao: "Platinum-level Lava Ghoul Witch star beads will be of great help to me."

After speaking, Jiang Xiao looked at Er Wei nervously. This plan had to be approved by Er Wei.

On the one hand, only Er Wei had the strength to infuse platinum-quality star beads. On the other hand, Er Wei could help Jiang Xiao kill the platinum-level Lava Ghoul Witches.

Er Wei slowly opened her mouth, but improved Jiang Xiao's plan, saying, "Throw Xiao Xiao in and let it control the field."

Jiang Xiao was shocked: "This..."

It's over!

He's tricking the horse!

The violent Lava Ghoul Witches in the Shadow of Calamity will definitely fight until the world is dark and there is no end.

Because they are all medical-type, this battle is destined to be a long war of attrition. If Xiao Xiao is thrown in to control the field, it will almost be in a state of "no rest throughout the year."

Er Wei: "It's too comfortable."

"Lu... lu..." Xiao Xiao snorted, its deep sea blue eyes looking at Jiang Xiao faintly.

Jiang Xiao's heart was breaking.

Er Wei said, "Let's go, catch some Lava Ghoul Witches, and we'll go back."

...

Time returns to the present.

Jiang Xiao kicked the Lava Ghoul Witch into the Shadow of Calamity and turned to look at Er Wei.

Er Wei said, "Seventh one. Catch a few more, and we'll return. Your Shadow of Calamity can't hold too many creatures."

At this time, in the Shadow of Calamity, pieces of Zhong Ling (clock spirit) shimmered. The gold-level Lava Ghoul Witches flew and burrowed, fighting without the demeanor of experts.

They had disheveled hair, spinning and jumping...

In a corner, Xiao Xiao lay on the ground, boredly watching the little guys fighting.

Although for Jiang Xiao, the gold-level Lava Ghoul Witches could use him as a sandbag to be ravaged.

But for Xiao Xiao, they could only be considered little guys.

Suddenly, the door opened, and another gold-level Lava Ghoul Witch was kicked in.

Like the previous Lava Ghoul Witches, it enjoyed the feeling of crossing the threshold. Streams of star power washed over it, giving it a feeling of being the only one worthy.

Overbearing!

Arrogant!

Omnipotent!

However, when this huge Lava Ghoul Witch saw the other six Lava Ghoul Witches who were exactly the same height and strong, exuding the same aura of kings, the new Lava Ghoul Witch was immediately dumbfounded.

What's going on?

I just got promoted to king!

Shouldn't the king be invincible?

But... why are there so many invincible ones here?

If everyone is invincible? That means no one is invincible?

Outside, I am the supreme being who can summon wind and rain, but here, how have I become a common creature on the street?

The Lava Ghoul Witch keenly realized that something was wrong. Ignoring the pure white Zhong Ling healing network, it turned its head and saw a creature it had never seen before.

Of course, the king was unhappy and roared at Bai Shan Xue Yu!

Lava Ghoul Witch: I am king!

Xiao Xiao leaned against the corner of the air wall, lying on the ground, slowly turning its head to look over, its deep sea blue eyes staring faintly at the new Lava Ghoul Witch, and a Blizzard roared in the very center of the Shadow of Calamity.

There used to be a stone pillar there, um, there used to be.

The new Lava Ghoul Witch was taken aback. It felt the pressure, the immense pressure!

The kind of pressure that could destroy its body and crush it into meat paste!

Then, Xiao Xiao's deep sea blue eyes looked over, and the Lava Ghoul Witch immediately took a step back.

The violent killing gene flowing in the blood was calmed down a lot by this Blizzard.

But this Blizzard not only shocked it, but also caused a brief pause in the battle in the distance.

The six Lava Ghoul Witches who were fighting fiercely stopped their movements and looked over, but saw a new face?

The six veterans seemed to have developed feelings for each other, and when they saw the newcomers, they shouted and rushed forward.

In many fields of society, there are unwritten rules about old birds bullying newbies.

At this time, this new Lava Ghoul Witch was a newcomer.

It watched helplessly as six disheveled guys swarmed over. It hurriedly wanted to turn around and leave, but the door of the Shadow of Calamity was already closed, and it slammed into the air wall.

The new Lava Ghoul Witch turned its head and listened to the familiar "ga ga ga" laughter.

And on the ugly demon faces of the six veterans,

There were eight large characters engraved: Welcome to the Shadow of Calamity!

Thump! Bang! Dong! Ping!

"Ah..."

"Hiss... Roar!!!"

Listening to the tinkling sound, Xiao Xiao lowered its head again, lying on the ground, its huge blue eyes looking at the beef jerky packaging paper in front of it.

A day ago, it had eaten all the snacks here, dried fish, sour plums, raisins, shrimp sticks, jelly, potato chips, chocolate, beef jerky...

After trying so many, it still liked beef jerky the most.

This packaging paper was also what Jiang Xiao had it spit out. He taught it to only eat the food inside.

Xiao Xiao looked at the packaging paper, smelled the remaining beef jerky flavor, and slowly closed its huge eyes.

I wonder,

Will you bring delicious snacks in to feed me again?