Chapter 159: Chapter 158: North Underworld, Overlord Blade!
[Record of the Sixth World in the Otherworld: Snow Maiden Noah is the direct granddaughter of Frost Phantom Norn and also the Lord of Frost City.]
[A hundred years ago, adventurers discovered a massive hidden opportunity in the Sixth World: resurrecting Snow Maiden Noah guaranteed at least an A-rank reward]
[Moreover, if one person resurrected the Snow Maiden ten times in a row, they would unlock a unique hidden quest. Completing this quest guaranteed an SSS-rank reward]
Until now, countless adventurers from all nations had attempted this quest, but all ultimately failed.
This was because the difficulty of the quest was so high that, for a hundred years, no one in the entire world had been able to complete it.
The first explorer of this opportunity was from the Dragon Kingdom, named Asura — none other than Zhang Yue in his previous life.
As one of the first adventurers to step into the Sixth World, Zhang Yue encountered Frost Phantom Norn when he first arrived in Frost City. Before Norn's passing, he told Zhang Yue about this opportunity.
Later, Zhang Yue tried this quest multiple times but could never complete it due to its extreme difficulty.
In the end, to avoid wasting too much development time in the Sixth World, Zhang Yue had no choice but to abandon the quest and proceed to the Seventh World.
After reaching a higher level, he could no longer re-access the quest.
To ensure that future generations of the Dragon Kingdom could obtain this SSS-rank reward and enhance the kingdom's status and prestige in the Otherworld, Zhang Yue publicly revealed the opportunity.
From then on, it gradually spread worldwide and became universally known.
Of course, the quest's difficulty wasn't the only challenge.
Even obtaining the quest wasn't easy.
"Resurrecting Snow Maiden Noah guarantees at least an A-rank reward, but the resurrection cost is ten times that of other NPCs — it takes ten Resurrection Stones to revive her once."
While browsing online guides, Ouyang Ling'er explained: "Someone calculated that the value of an A-rank reward is actually less than ten D-rank rewards combined. Plus, it's impossible for all ten revived NPCs to give only D-rank rewards."
At this point, everyone instinctively looked at Wu Haotian.
Feeling frustrated, Wu Haotian grumbled: "Why are you all looking at me? What's that supposed to mean? So what if I got three D-rank rewards? You don't think I'll keep getting D-rank rewards forever, do you?"
Ouyang Ling'er continued: "Besides, out of ten attempts, you'd surely get some C- or B-rank rewards, maybe even an A-rank reward with some luck."
"In that case, spending ten times the cost for one A-rank reward would be a huge loss."
Amid the discussion, Lin Tian interjected: "But if the goal is to revive the Snow Maiden ten times and trigger the unique hidden quest, that would be a different story."
Ouyang Ling'er was skeptical: "No one in the entire world has completed that quest in a hundred years."
"That only applies to ordinary people," Wu Haotian remarked. "Didn't our guild leader open that Hell Gate, sealed for a century, which no one else could?"
This time, Zhang Yue was determined to fulfill his past life's wish, complete this unique hidden quest, and claim the SSS-rank reward.
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[8:00 PM, Same Day]
After farming all day in the Nether Valley, Zhang Yue and his team logged off as fatigue set in.
Night fell, and the city lights glowed brightly.
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[Tianjing, Ling Family Villa]
From inside a bedroom came an angry shout: "Get out! All of you, get out!"
The next second, two maids carrying trays were pushed out of the room.
Then came a loud "BANG" as the door slammed shut.
Ling Ao approached the door and asked the maids, "Is she still refusing to eat anything?"
The two maids nodded nervously: "The young lady smashed all the food…"
Waving them off, Ling Ao signaled the maids to leave.
Just then, the old butler hurried over, saying: "Master, ever since the young lady returned from Zhenning last night, she's locked herself in her room, not eating or drinking for an entire day. If this continues, I fear something bad might happen…"
Ling Ao's face showed both pain and helplessness.
At the same time, an intense anger toward Zhang Yue burned within him.
"If it weren't for him, Ke'er would never have ended up like this."
"It seems the only way to untie Ke'er's emotional knot is to defeat that Zero and make him kneel before her to apologize."
The old butler, seemingly aware of some rumors, worriedly added: "But I heard that the person who upset the young lady is very powerful and even backed by the Tian family. Defeating him might not be easy."
Ling Ao's face darkened.
Even the legendary Swordsman Emperor, summoned from Hidden Dragon Mountain, was no match for Zhang Yue. Ling Ao couldn't think of anyone else capable of dealing with him.
Despite not being an adventurer, the old butler was well-informed: "Master, I have an idea."
"With all the commotion recently, I've paid attention to that 'Zero' online. As an emerging adventurer, his strength far surpasses his peers. Finding an equal opponent among new adventurers would be nearly impossible."
"To defeat him, suppression is the only way."
Ling Ao understood the butler's implication and said: "You mean hiring senior adventurers from the higher worlds to deal with him."
"But anyone below level 100 has system protection. Without that, I could easily kill him myself." Ling Ao clenched his fists, eyes full of killing intent.
The butler responded: "I recall that system protection only applies when the level difference exceeds 10."
"Due to the Sixth World's reward mechanism in the Death Realm, many veteran adventurers from years or even decades ago remained there for S-rank rewards. They're all level 45."
"Master, if you're willing to spend money, you could hire them to deal with Zero."
Ling Ao shook his head: "Do you really think a few level gaps are enough to suppress him? Old Li, you're underestimating Zero's strength."
"Our guild members are fully equipped in gold gear, yet none could survive more than a second against him."
The butler replied thoughtfully: "That's because their level is too low, limiting them to 3-4 star gear. Five-star gear below level 40 is virtually non-existent."
"But at level 45, five-star gear is everywhere, and with enough investment, even six-star gear is possible."
"If those veterans are equipped with six-star gold gear and have maxed-out S-rank skills, their combat power would far surpass our current guild members by several times."
Realizing this, Ling Ao's eyes lit up: "Why didn't I think of this sooner?"
The butler added: "In Tianjing, there's someone highly suitable. His skill level is said to rival the top-tier professionals of the Dragon Kingdom."
"If we hire him and equip him well, he could easily kill Zero."
Ling Ao immediately asked: "Who?"
"North Underworld, Overlord Blade."
Though Ling Ao had never heard of this person, the butler's confidence reassured him.
"Spare no expense. Recruit him into our Glory Guild. Old Li, I'm counting on you."
The butler nodded firmly: "Rest assured, Master. I've watched the young lady grow up and care for her like my own. I will not tolerate anyone bullying her."
"I'll head to the North Underworld right away and find Overlord Blade."
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