Chapter 398 - The Best Leveling Spot

The path ahead was shrouded in darkness. As the party marched onward, the population of the Dark Elementals got denser.

The levels of the Dark Elementals hovered in between Level 50-80. More often than not, they appeared in packs of ten or so and it is especially true when they respawned. If they did not repel the monsters fast enough, they would easily be sandwiched from two sides.

Each Dark Elemental rewarded 5,000+ EXP points, and the elites would reward over 50,000.

The Hua siblings had joined the party as well. The overall strategy remained unchanged, whereby Pretty Good Mood and Pale Blue Elegance would rotate their Invincibility to draw aggro, while Li Yi and Hua Feiwu were responsible for dealing damage. While all of that was happening, Hua Feihua would dispel debuffs and heal at the backline.

While Li Yi was busy picking off Amber Sword Heart and the others, the Hua Siblings had seen everything from a hidden spot. Needless to say, they were also awestruck by his performance. When Li Yi turned to leave, the Hua Siblings stopped at nothing to reach him. After dying three times, they finally managed to catch up with Li Yi.

'There's strength in numbers. The presence of a healing class would make fighting these Dark Elementals a cinch.' After much deliberation, Li Yi agreed to enlist them into the party.

Hua Feiwu's attacking power far surpassed Pretty Good Mood and Jiaojiao. He had immediately taken the role as the secondary damage dealer of the party, whereas Hua Feihua was no slouch either. Her equipment was nothing to scoff at, and her presence had lightened the load of the party.

EXP points were soaring. Pale Blue Elegance gained a new level for every hour that passed whereas the others were gaining levels as well. This was especially true for Lady Jiao, who was oddly chipper as she eagerly swung her greatsword around while casting Double Curse and Infection to lower all of the monsters' base stats.

It was because she was about to level up.

No matter what one's level was previously, their level would immediately reset upon changing into a Dark Paladin. However, the Black Paladins had a silver lining in the sense that they gained 5% more EXP for killing monsters, which explains their quick rate of growth.

"Sigh, what a waste. If only I could obtain the EXP buff from the guild, I would be drowning in levels by now." Although she was already gaining EXP at an impressive rate, Jiaojiao was still unsatisfied.

Li Yi teased, "Well, there's an easy way to return. Just stand there and let me shoot you. Once you're dead, you could return back to the capital by losing three levels."

Jiaojiao glared at him, "I'll bite you to death!"

Li Yi's friend summoning tool only allowed him to pull people over, but not sending people away. There was still a way to return though, and that was by asking a Level 70 Wizard that had mastered the Epic-level Skill, Space Portal to send them back.

The Southern Continent Dark Wizard, Big Boy was one such person. However, at present, he was only able to open a portal to the Celestial Capital of the Southern Continent. The three other capitals were still locked for him.

The Southern Continent had one such person, but what about the Invincible Continent?

After going back and forth in thought, he finally thought of someone.

Fire Emperor, Lonely Semi City!

Lonely Semi City was currently at the top of Invincible Continent's level ranking board. He was already at Level 75, which was only two levels lower than Li Yi. Thus, it was evident that he was quite a powerhouse in his own right.

Li Yi applied to join the rankings, and in no time at all, he had taken over Lonely Semi City's rank.

This was Li Yi's first appearance in the ranking board.

The System's iconic red-text appeared once more!

[The Invincible Continent's Military Advisor, Dark Wing has registered for the Invincible Continent's ranking board. He is currently at first place. As such, he is rewarded with the title, 'Second to None'.]

"My god, what have you done this time?" Jiaojiao yelped in surprise.

"Guild Master, you're Level 77 now? Oh my god, how did you manage to do it?" Pretty Good Mood asked excitedly.

"Brother Dark Wing is so amazing." Hua Feiwu stared at Li Yi with eyes full of stars.

Unable to control himself, Hua Feiwu stated, "Sister, I think you're older than him." Hua Feihua glared murderously at him as she privately messaged, "Mind your own business! Speak another word and you're dead to me."

"You're at an even higher level than me?" Just as Li Yi had expected, Lonely Semi City instantly sent a message once the notification had appeared.

"Where did you gain the levels?"

"Wailing Grotto."

"Southern Continent?"

"Yeah, want to join us?"

"I'll join to check whether you're actually at a higher level than me." Lonely Semi City's tone was filled with disbelief.

"I can pull you over if you're interested in joining us. Before I do that, I need to ask. Do you know how to use Space Portal?"

"Yeah, but I can only open up the portal to my continent's Celestial Capital."

Overjoyed, Li Yi said, "Alright, I'll summon you right now. Oh, before that, make sure to claim the Guild's EXP buff."

"What now, Perverted Wing?" Jiaojiao's face was one of confusion.

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