After leaving the team, the adventurer ladies regretted it deeply

"Magic Heart Slash."

Facing the thick-skinned Black Armored Demon Rhino, Lin Da resolutely used his highest-damage Rare Technique.

The Magic Circuit released a deep black light, a wave of weakness swept over him from the inside out, comparable to a full sprint of three minutes.

With a light flick of the Serpent Shadow Patterned Sword, a ten-meter-long black sword light flew towards the Demon Rhino.

Without the protection of "Armor," the Demon Rhino was as vulnerable as a Succubus Lady wearing just a layer of black gauze, easily penetrated by the Magic Heart Slash.

A torrent of blood rose to the sky and vanished like dust, the Black Armored Demon Rhino became like an image erased from a painting, its figure gradually fading into nothingness.

Immediately, golden dots of light converged, forming a sphere containing astonishing power.

[System Prompt: Calculating for a Perfect Clear...

Killed all the Plague Bats +3 stars

Killed the Black Armored Demon Rhino, with Battle Qi causing over 90% of the damage, +3 stars

Less than ten people cleared +3 stars

Having at least one earth system adventurer in the team +1 star

Evaluation: Perfect Clear!

Received BUFF: Rare item appearance rate +100%, Gold Coin quantity +100%, Goddess's Trial experience reward increased by 100%]

In full view, the Black Armored Demon Rhino disappeared, condensing into a light sphere the size of a bucket.

As more and more objectives were met, more stars floated around the light sphere as if attracted by a magnet.

After a blink of an eye, its volume doubled, emitting a dazzling golden light that was mesmerizing.

Under the glow, Lin Da felt an itch in his Magic Circuit, with a feeling of "breaking through."

Whoosh whoosh whoosh!

The sphere of light divided into six parts, flying into everyone's bodies!

"Hmm~!"

Lin Da's mind buzzed, emitting a comfortable hum.

In his spiritual world's starry sky, the 42nd star rose slowly!

The depleted Magic Power replenished rapidly. After being chased for miles in South Rock City and then drained by his teammates, his body felt as if a dry sponge had soaked up seawater, becoming rejuvenated.

Ahhh, it feels too good!

This wonderful sense of becoming stronger was far more thrilling than leveling up in a game!

Since becoming an adventurer, Lin Da felt he had lost much interest in beautiful girls.

And this upgrade was as he expected.

It had been seven days since he returned from South Rock City. In the previous days, Lin Da had cleared magical creatures outdoors, accumulating quite many Mystical Points, which he converted into Experience Points.

With the added experience from the Perfect Clear, he broke through directly from level 41 to level 42!

Though still far from the Light Rank, he had nevertheless taken another step closer.

[System Prompt: Perfect Clear, received Goddess' Blessing, Experience Points +1,000,000.

You killed a level 42 Epic Four-Star Monster, the Black Armored Demon Rhino. Due to the low damage ratio, received 100,000 Diamonds!

Your level has increased, from 41 to 42

Hit Points +1500, Strength +500, Magic Power +500, Defense +100, Magic Defense +130, Agility +55, Skill Points +1]

Seeing the system prompt, Lin Da raised an eyebrow, thinking to himself that the amount of Attribute Points added per level after the Moon Rank was too much; one level added 1500 Hit Points and 500 Dual Attack, while at level 20, only Orange Equipment could add these amounts.

Besides the visible increase in Attribute Points, the total amount of Magic Power that could be stored in the Magic Circuit also increased significantly.

Having more usable Magic Power brings specific advantages, for example: A level 10 adventurer, relying on powerful equipment and having the same Attribute Points as a level 20 adventurer, but the latter's damage output is higher than the former's.

The amplification of Magic Power with Attribute Points is what determines the final damage, not just a mere comparison of numbers.

This was also the reason why, during his fistfight with Volgan, the latter only using thirty percent of his power, matched him evenly.

Volgan's total Magic Power output was much higher than his, and this hidden level difference couldn't be compensated for by equipment.

Glancing at the Experience Points bar on his personal panel, currently at level 42, 0/3,000,000.

The daunting bar of Experience Points wasn't something small fry could fill.

Lin Da helplessly thought that he indeed needed to enter the 20 floors of Great Mystery Continent and kill Demon Bosses.

Killing the same monsters would lead to a decrease in experience points; this forced him to challenge different types of powerful magical creatures.

And Ten Thousand Mountains perfectly met this requirement.

Each mountain peak harbored a Demon Boss.

By killing them, one could, depending on the effort, receive rewards from the World Tree Goddess.

Closing the system panel, Lin Da smiled at his teammates, "How is everyone doing?"

"Master, I am now level 43."

"I'm 42."

"This grandmaster is also 42!"

"Captain, Monica is also 42."

"Hehe, I'm 43, you know."

Hearing this, everyone looked at Anna in surprise.

A week ago, Anna was the lowest level.

"It's due to my abilities. I'm only temporarily ahead, but it will slow down later," Anna said with a smile.

Looking at the black-dress girl who always wore a mysterious smile, Lin Da's gaze became a bit unusual.

Not to mention Anna's true purpose for joining Phoenix Tail Flower, being constantly peeped at turned Lin Da a shade of green.

He was intent on teaching Anna a lesson; joining the Phoenix Tail Flower team didn't mean one could leave intact!

It wasn't because Lin Da harbored perverted intentions, but once a character's trust reached 90, they would find various ways to like their captain. Coincidentally, he also liked his own teammates, so there was no reason at all for the team's benefits to flow to outsiders.

Publicly and privately, he had to win over Anna.

The problem was, this guy was way too green.

Anna must be the last one to make an Oath with him, and before then, she wasn't allowed to touch even a bit.

Lin Da was really bothered by this.

He thought to himself that in the future, he would have to install electric nets on the doors and walls of his room, even if Anna was his Provisional Swearer, being peeped at was uncomfortable.

At this moment, Lulu clenched her fist and asked, "I'm feeling good; do we continue challenging the next layer?"