MMO: Pierce Heaven Til’ It Breaks

In a blink of an eye, a month had come and gone…

During this time, the World of Pantheon was very peaceful. Despite small quarrels popping up from time to time, it was relatively stable as there were no major camps launching large-scale wars.

Night Moon of Reigning the World had requested another Throne-claiming War, and this time, unwilling to back down, the Windcloud Clan applied as well. Thus, began Reigning the World and Windcloud Clan’s battle for the Western Continent’s Throne.

As for the Southern Continent, Arthur’s Empire was still in shambles. Their forces were spread thin, and they were currently unable to challenge the Celestial Capital.

During this period, the flashiest organization, the Iron Alliance was also abnormally low-key.

Aside from the compulsory 5-man Instance Dungeons, Iron Alliance had never once touched Light Conference and were fully dedicated to leveling up.

The players from the Iron Alliance had claimed the Giant Ant Plain and the Sea God’s Palace as their own as they rushed their levels there day in and day out. After a month of leveling, the levels of the players had drastically increased, turning the Iron Alliance into the uncontested highest-level organization within the game.

All their players were at least Level 75, and core guild members like Chen Yang and Nirvana Inaction were all above Level 80. Better yet was Li Yi and his gang that utilized the bug to level up at Naga Altar.

Jiaojiao was now at Level 93, Little Elf from the Magical Realm was at Level 95, the Xu Sisters were at Level 89, Fire Ice was at Level 87, and Li Yi was at Level 99!

They did nothing else throughout each day, and in return, they earned tons of EXP. It was only natural for them to gain levels at unprecedented rates.

There were currently 300 or so guilds that had reached the final boss of Light Conference, and the guild with the fastest progress had already reduced the boss’ HP to 10%, nearly achieving victory.

Pretty Good Mood nagged Li Yi regarding the Instance Dungeon nearly every day, but Li Yi remained unperturbed. He had already steeled his resolve to level up, and his will was akin to Lonely Semi City’s.

Due to Li Yi’s decision, discord erupted within the Iron Alliance, and there was a portion of players who had gone as far as to threaten Li Yi with leaving the alliance, all for the sake of attempting Light Conference.

Li Yi had voiced his opinions regarding the matter, and he neither allowed nor prohibited them from farming it. However, the strongest Elite Party were all against farming Light Conference privately.

However, the dissent within the Iron Alliance only grew at his words, as they did not understand why he chose to level up when others were farming the dungeon. After all, the players only needed to be at Level 60 to beat the monsters within Light Conference.

They saw no point in leveling up at this crucial moment and felt that it was a waste of time.

Many had left due to that reasoning, and only the veteran Elites remained as they believed in Li Yi’s words.

As the waves wash over the sands, only gold remains. Li Yi had never disappointed them, and naturally, he would not disappoint this time!

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Various incidents, both big and small had befallen the Invincible Continent as of late. The second head of the Huashan Guild, Scumbag Wang had been persecuted. Half of it was from the orders of the Not Gray Wolf couple that mobilized 3,000 men from the Western Continent’s Unbeatable Legends to hunt down Scumbag Wang.

The other half was from the Legendary Summoner Alex, who had abandoned leveling up to patrol the skies of the Invincible Continent on his Thunder Hawk. All of it just to mete out his wrath on Scumbag Wang.

Both parties shared a common goal, and that was to grind Scumbag Wang’s level until it reached zero.

However, they had severely underestimated the strength of the Invincible Continent, along with Scumbag Wang. It was to be expected as Huashan Guild had little members, and they were only 1,000 strong. To further solidify their misconception, a majority were still equipping Cotton Clothes, and aside from the one player who was above Level 70, the others were all at Level 50.

They had played into the palm of his hand.

Since the one and only player who was above Level 70 within the Huashan Guild was the renowned heroine who had betrayed the Western Continent, Bloody Rose.

Now that Bloody Rose and Defiant Mountain Gun had tied the knot, she spent much less time within the game. Unless something major occurred, she would not log in.

Bloody Rose cared little about Scumbag Wang being slaughtered, but she could not stand the wicked Not Gray Wolf couple brutally murdering her beloved Defiant Mountain Gun.

“Karma is a vengeful b*tch, the heavens dictate your reincarnation. Look up if you think that a kitsch can escape its observation.”

Although she was hunted down several times by Li Yi, the heroine was still as formidable as ever. She effortlessly disposed of the Not Gray Wolf couple and poisoned the Southern Continent Summoner within Little Pinewood. Following that, Alex was spawn camped by Scumbag Wang and a bunch of other people once more.

The more they wanted revenge, the angrier they got. Scumbag Wang constantly remained within the Invincible Continent, and though he was scum, no guild in their right mind would allow outsiders to enter their continent.

Not Gray Wolf and his army constantly got wiped, whereas Alex could not even cross the borders. Furthermore, Scumbag Wang had gotten more brazen, and constantly added fuel to the fire, disrupting their nights with restless sleep…

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Another two days had come and gone. It was the beginning of a new week, and after claiming a 15-hour EXP buff, Li Yi hurriedly made his way into Naga Altar to power level.

The Xu Sisters and Fire Ice were absent this time around, and the party consisted of only Jiaojiao, Little Elf from the Magical Realm, and Li Yi. After a month’s worth of practice, their coordination had visibly improved.

With increased levels came Skill Points and Attribute Points. Jiaojiao had maxed out Undead Army, and with a swing of her greatsword, a hundred ghouls would pop out. They were not to be underestimated even though their HP was low, as their presence was more undeniable than both Li Yi and Jiaojiao combined.

Since the ghouls were Undead, they did not need to breathe. Due to this, they were able to exert their full strength both underwater and on land.

Every time the female Naga respawned, Jiaojiao would surge forward and draw aggro by dealing a few blows. Then, she would unleash her horde of ghouls to pulverize the female Naga within ten seconds.

Now that Jiaojiao’s Undead Army was at Level 20, Li Yi and Little Elf were no longer needed in battle. After summoning Ghost Crab over, Li Yi left everything else to Jiaojiao.

“Keep it up Clan Master Jiao!”

“You’re so amazing Jiaojiao!”

“Is Momo doing well recently? Has she asked for the Grass Mud Horse?”

“Hey! Can you not mention those three words? They’re pretty horrible to listen to.”

“Which three?”

“The… three words at the end of your sentence.”

“I don’t get it, which three words are you speaking of?”

“I-Its about the horse behind the mud and grass.”

“Oh, you meant Momo’s favorite plaything. To be frank, I like those words a lot.”

“Bah! What a brute!”

Li Yi and Little Elf from the Magical Realm were chatting animatedly in a corner of the room while enjoying Jiaojiao’s sword dance…

“Clan Master Jiao!”

Noticing that Jiaojiao was drenched in sweat, Li Yi tossed her a Skill Tome.

“What’s this? Dark Command Skill Tome, effect: Ignores enemy’s aggro and forces them to attack the user for 5 seconds. Skill cooldown: 8 seconds.”

After reading through the Skill Tome’s description, she fumed with anger.

“The Skill Tome could be mastered at Level 80, for you to give it now, I-I UWAAAHHHH WAHHH….” Jiaojiao stomped off in fury, flailing her greatsword around daily had taken its toll on her.

Li Yi retorted, “Did you think that I did it intentionally? I’ve kept it for a half a year, so just take it and learn it.”

With a clap of her hands, she learned Dark Command.

Dark Command was a powerful skill, and though it was useless against players, it worked wonders against monsters.

For instance, even if there was a main tank firmly controlling the aggro of a monster, once Dark Command was cast, its attention would immediately be diverted. It was both effortless and time-saving and was considered a fake taunt skill.

Now that Jiaojiao had learned Dark Command, pulling aggro was much easier. As soon as the female Naga respawned, she would immediately cast Dark Command and will her ghouls to attack the Naga. During this time, all of the Naga’s aggro would be directed at Jiaojiao and when her Dark Command’s effects had worn off, the female Naga would be at the brink of death.

“I wouldn’t be this tired if I had learned it earlier.”

Jiaojiao ran over delightedly to Li Yi’s side and clung onto his arm as she sat there. After their interactions this past month, they had gotten closer to one another.

At that instant, the female Naga respawned again, only for Jiaojiao to cast Dark Command and have her ghouls to finish her off. Just like that, the 3-man party had gained easy EXP.

Before long, the female Naga’s corpses had started to pile up. Since each of them was lazier than the next, they did not loot the corpses, and instead continued chatting until the corpses disappeared…

“I don’t mind Director Yang not looting corpses as her business’ booming, but why have you gotten lazy Clan Master Jiao?”

“You’re not much different, hmph.” Jiaojiao tossed Li Yi’ hand aside and went over to chat with Little Elf from the Magical Realm.

The Elite female Naga dropped both good and trash items, and the best ones were of Gold-colored equipment. She would occasionally drop a few rare items as well, but the odds of it were pretty low and most of the time, she would drop Blue or Green-colored ones.

The three of them continued to farm, and before long, Fire Ice had come online. Li Yi brought out his friend summoning tool and pulled her over.

Jiaojiao and Little Elf from the Magical Realm had an aversion to looting corpses, but the same could not be said of Fire Ice. She spent her days thriftily and would plan out the millions of guild funds up till the last detail. This had gotten Yang Rong’s attention, and she had tried numerous times to bring Fire Ice to her side.

Alas, Fire Ice had set her heart on Li Yi, and no matter what price Director Yang had offered her, she would show no interest…

While Fire Ice looted the corpses, the lazy trio continued chatting…

After another four hours, Li Yi took a look at his EXP points and handed over the leader role to Little Elf from the Magical Realm. Then, he left the party.

“What’s up?”

“I’m going to reach Level 100 soon. I’ll stop here and wait for you guys.”

Li Yi took out the EXP Pearl and handed it to Jiaojiao, as he had no further use for it.

“Why’d you stop?”

“You’ll know within the next few days.” Li Yi gave a mysterious smirk and offered no further explanation.

The 15 hour EXP buff, coupled with Li Yi’s departure, enabled the three girls to gain EXP at a prodigious rate. When the 15 hours had passed, the three girls’ levels had risen once more.

Jiaojiao was now at Level 96, Little Elf from the Magical Realm was at Level 97, Fire Ice was at Level 91, and Li Yi was at Level 99!

Li Yi took a look at the guild members who were leveling up at the Giant Ant Plain and gave a faint smile as he nodded in approval.

Utilizing the EXP buff to level up, the members farming at the Giant Ant Plain had also gained levels after the 15 hours.

“Do you guys know why I’ve been focusing on leveling? Let me show you the reason.”

Li Yi returned to the party and shot a barrage of arrows. The female Naga collapsed on the ground, and a golden glow enveloped his body. He had risen to Level 100!

The System Notification blared throughout each channel…

[Player Dark Wing is the first to enter the Level Cap Board. He has been awarded 20 Skill Points and has been granted the title ‘The Best in the Continent’, along with privileges such as no level drops when PK-ing and no equipment drops when dying within Instance Dungeons. The feat has been recorded within the Pantheon Hall of Fame!]

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