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Chapter 1554: Chapter 1555: The Replica Chapter 1554: Chapter 1555: The Replica Basford was unaware that Song Jian had seen through everything he was doing, still tirelessly probing the altar with his divine power.

Although Demi-God Level powerhouses could transform divine power, both their conversion speed and efficiency were very low. Many Demi-God Level fighters only used divine power as a trump card, for desperate fights or escapes.

At this moment, a continuous stream of flame divine power flowed from Basford’s hands into the altar, and before long, the semi-circular top of the altar began to emit a faint green glow.

Encouraged by this sight, Basford became even more vigorous in his efforts.

“This is it, this is the spot, the entrance to the ruins, hahaha, I’m going to become a God-level fighter!” Basford was drenched in sweat, visibly exhausted yet utterly exhilarated.

Hum~
A soft buzz sounded as a semi-circular archway appeared on top of the altar, with ripples constantly undulating across the curtain of light, making it look like a doorway made of water.

In Song Jian’s eyes, a sixty-second countdown appeared above the semi-circular arch, which looked almost identical to a regular instance dungeon countdown.

With much effort, Basford struggled to his feet, swayed slightly, steadied himself, took a deep breath and walked towards the semi-circular archway. Soon, his figure vanished into the arch.

After Basford entered the curtain of light, a figure shot up to the altar like an arrow, touched the semi-circular archway, and quickly, information about the dungeon appeared in front of Song Jian.

System: You have discovered the level 5 dungeon “Divine Fall Land,” designed for forty players, with level requirement of 120;
System: Entering “Divine Fall Land” requires a “Divine Power Crystal,” defeating divine monsters gives a chance to drop Divine Power Crystals;
System: This dungeon has been activated, please enter within 34/60 seconds, after which the dungeon will close. To reopen, a Divine Power Crystal is required;
34…33…32…
Song Jian felt slightly disappointed. He had thought that the Goddess of Harvest’s Divine Fall Land would be within the City of Hope. Instead, it turned out to be located in a valley more than a dozen kilometers away from the City of Hope, which meant it would be difficult for the City of Hope to keep control of this dungeon.

“Let’s go in and see,” Song Jian thought to himself.

Song Jian was no stranger to dungeons designed for forty players. With his current strength, he was fully capable of clearing a forty-player dungeon, even at the True Difficulty Level.

However, the difficulty level of the dungeon Song Jian had entered was not Easy, Normal, but Pioneering. Sometimes, the Pioneering Difficulty Level could even be higher than the True Difficulty Level, but the quality of loot would also be higher. Chances of Unique quality equipment dropping could even be higher than at the True Difficulty Level, which was why players were so eager to discover and pioneer new dungeons.

Song Jian stood quietly on the altar, watching the countdown tick by until the very last second when he stepped into the dungeon.

After he entered, the watery gate of the dungeon disappeared suddenly, reverting back to its previous ruined appearance.

Song Jian’s vision blurred, and when he opened his eyes again, he was greeted by a waterfall over ten meters wide. The sound of water crashing down was deafening, endlessly creating a mist of white spray.

Basford’s figure had disappeared. The reason why Song Jian entered the dungeon at the very last second was to avoid running into Basford and avoid any awkwardness. Moreover, Song Jian intended to let Basford scout ahead. In a pioneering-level dungeon, the strength of the monsters inside was at least of the Elite Level. Even with Basford’s Demi-God Level strength, a moment of carelessness could lead to his downfall here.

Song Jian first examined the area around the waterfall. He found nothing unusual, and no trace of any monsters in the pool below the waterfall. However, the water was crystal clear, giving off a hint of a cold sensation. Song Jian couldn’t help but scoop some to drink and, to his delight, discovered a “Vitality Points Recovery Speed +10%” buff appearing in his status bar.

“Better than nothing,” Song Jian smiled, stood up, and continued to walk up the hill alongside a narrow path by the waterfall.

He had only taken a few steps when he saw two monster corpses. These two creatures looked a bit like bears but had a single horn on their heads and thick fur covering their bodies.

“Owl Beasts? Level 110 Elite monsters with a Vitality of ten million?” Song Jian couldn’t help but exclaim. The Vitality Points of these two Elite monsters were substantial. Even a forty-person team would struggle to take them down if their equipment was average.

The Owl Beasts’ bodies were covered with the marks of fire scorching. Their fur was almost completely burned away, leaving only a small part remaining. The bodies looked charred, and the smell of burnt flesh was unpleasant.

“He took down these two monsters in just half a minute after my arrival. It seems like Basford is indeed formidable,” Song Jian thought to himself.

However, these monsters hadn’t reached the Legendary Realm. To a Demi-God Level being, they were no more than ants. Song Jian believed that he, too, could take down the two monsters in less than a minute.

Following the path upward, Song Jian saw more and more monster carcasses until, finally, he stood before the first boss.

It was a treant over ten meters tall that bore some resemblance to the bloody ghostly poison tree in the City Lord Mansion, only this treant’s body had been mostly burnt to a crisp.

“Legendary Realm…” Song Jian touched the treant’s corpse and silently mused as he stood before it.

This treant was level 130, seemingly the mid-level of the Legendary Realm. If an ordinary forty-person pioneering team didn’t have at least ten members of the Legendary Realm, they would find it very difficult to kill it.

Around the treant’s corpse lay seven or eight objects of various colors. Among them was a fist-sized, emerald green crystal with a shimmer of pale golden light on its surface.

This was an item of gold quality, carelessly discarded as if it were rubbish, clearly not catching Basford’s interest at all.

In dungeons, if items are not picked up in time, they will disappear once the dungeon resets, even if those items are of unique quality. Song Jian smiled slightly and collected all the items. The gold-quality emerald crystal was actually a tree heart, which could be used to concoct life potions and also allow wood-element pets to consume it for attribute enhancement. In the auction house, it would definitely be a highly sought-after treasure.

Just as Song Jian finished picking up all the items and turned his gaze back to the treant’s corpse, a roar suddenly came from a distance, followed by an explosion. A battle seemed to be unfolding ahead.

Song Jian’s movements paused. He looked up, saw a red light in the distance, as if something was burning fiercely. Not wanting to waste any time, Song Jian quickly used the Five Elements Escape Skill and rushed in the direction of the explosion.

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