Chapter 43: 43-Into the Infinite Slaughter Dungeon.
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At the Silver rank, once a single attribute breaks 1,000, you can comprehend your own domain.
Successfully grasping a domain allows you to ascend to Gold-rank, where all attributes multiply tenfold.
That's why Gold-ranks can boast stats in the tens of thousands.
Of course, not everyone can reach this step.
For ordinary professions, even hitting Level 59, a single attribute won't break 1,000.
High-tier professions have a shot at it—getting one attribute past 1,000—but comprehending a domain is still a monumental challenge.
And it has to align with your profession and attributes to be fully realized.
Even if all of Su Mo's stats hit 1,000, he couldn't comprehend a domain right away.
To do that, two conditions must be met: one attribute over 1,000, and reaching Silver rank.
Normally, people hit Silver first, then scramble to pile up attribute points to break 1,000.
Su Mo, though, flipped the script. At Level 8, his strength attribute had already surpassed 1,000.
As for his defense, even he didn't know its exact value.
The Silver-rank requirement, though? He couldn't meet that yet—he was only Level 9.
Part of that was Old Man Wang's insistence on not breaking past Level 10.
But even if he kept grinding dungeons nonstop these past days, he probably wouldn't have been able to hit Level 20 Bronze anyway.
Today, Old Man Wang ditched the flashy getups of the last two days, opting for a stern look.
Standing on the platform, he tossed out a few casual words of encouragement before sitting down.
He knew most of these students only got a shot at the national exam because of Su Mo.
He held no real hope for their scores.
The key was Su Mo—just him becoming this year's top scorer would do.
And he had full faith in Su Mo, so no need for extra pep talks.
[National Exam Begins]
A white light shot skyward from the north, instantly spreading to envelop all of Great Xia.
At every school's plaza, golden lights flared up in dazzling bursts.
In the next moment, all the examinees vanished from the squares.
[Exam Task: Eliminate the Three-Eye Clan]
[Kill Level 1-10 Three-Eye Beasts: 1 point each]
[Kill Level 10-20 Three-Eye Clan: 5 points each]
[Kill Level 20-30… 10 points each]
[Kill Level 30-40… 50 points each]
…
Seeing this, Su Mo knew exactly where he'd landed.
The Three-Eye Clan's world. Sixty years ago, they invaded Earth. Countless humans, caught in the gaze of their third eye, turned into living dead—puppets under their control.
In just three days, they overran 16 nations. Even Great Xia lost over 20 cities, with human casualties beyond counting.
Then humanity's God-rank powerhouses returned from the stars. Led by Bai War God, over 20 of them wiped out the invaders and stormed their world.
Every Three-Eye above Level 50 was slaughtered. Two God-rank formation masters sealed the place, turning it into a God-tier dungeon.
Great Xia controls eight such dungeons, and each year's national exam picks one for students to fight in.
Each is guarded by at least two God-rank powerhouses.
The Three-Eye Clan once had advanced intelligence, culture, and tech.
But after humanity turned their world into a dungeon, they'd been reduced to basic wild monsters with low-tier smarts.
Whenever Su Mo recalled this history, his blood surged with awe, longing to one day reach that level himself.
Dare to harm invade our world? Wipe out their race, erase their kind, and forge their world into a tool!
He believed that day wasn't far off!
With that, Su Mo gripped his Zhanmadao tighter, eyeing the meter-tall Three-Eye Clan in the distant forest, and charged.
One slash—a three-eyed head, along with a meter-thick tree beside it, cleaved clean through.
One free attribute point gained!
Feeling the point settle in, Su Mo glanced at the shadowy figures in the forest and licked his lips.
"Looks like this'll be a big haul!"
[Mountain Collapse, Earth Shatter!]
[Mountain Collapse, Earth Shatter!]
[Mountain Collapse, Earth Shatter!]
Like a madman, Su Mo laughed wildly, spamming his skill like it was free.
Fan-shaped waves of destruction radiated outward.
The ground shattered, boulders turned to dust, trees toppled—smoke and debris swirled like a demolition zone.
Where Su Mo passed, forget Three-Eye corpses—the earth itself didn't have an inch left intact.
Their attacks on him? Sorry, Su Mo never cared about anyone hitting him.
Half an hour in, his free attribute points hit 400.
What about his physique stat not keeping up with so many skill casts?
Did he earn those free points to eat snacks or something?
Chopping and killing as he went, he piled on the attributes!
An hour later, his physique broke 1,000!
But even with 1,000 physique, he couldn't sustain blasting over 10 skills a minute.
And these Three-Eyes weren't low-level scrubs either—each was a Level 17 or 18 elite.
After slaughtering so many, he hit a serious snag.
His experience bar was nearly full!
Old Man Wang had said breaking past Level 10 after becoming top scorer would bring huge benefits.
Now what?!
Leaning against one of the few trees he hadn't felled, Su Mo frowned, mulling it over.
It was also a chance to rest—spamming skills like that had worn him out.
Plus, he'd wiped out every Three-Eye in this area.
In the vast forest, only the tree he leaned on remained.
"Little guy, you actually know how to get tired? If you didn't stop to rest, I'd have thought those old geezers tossed some freak in here."
The voice snapped Su Mo alert. He gripped his saber tight, scanning around.
"Who's there?!"
As his words fell, a middle-aged man in a red robe appeared beside him.
Not just his clothes—his hair, eyebrows, and beard were all blood-red too.
The instant Su Mo saw him, a name flashed in his mind, blurted out: "Blood Slaughter God, Tu Hongwu!"
The man stroked his crimson beard and said:
"Not bad! Didn't think after all these years, someone'd still remember my name. You're a good kid!
Peak Level 9! Not a noble heir, huh? Planning to hit Level 10 after becoming top scorer, I bet!
You've got big ambitions, kid. How about this—
Be my disciple. I can seal your experience bar, storing all the XP you earn.
You can keep slaughtering monsters, racking up points to your heart's content. What do you say?"
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