The Water-Controlling Flood Dragon wasn’t large—nowhere near the massive size of creatures like the Hydra Serpent or the Pseudo-Chimera Hybrid Beast.
In terms of size, it was even smaller than A Yuan.
Yet, it was a true transcendent creature.
Its entire body was pitch black—no one knew how it even had anything to do with water.
At least A Yuan had water-blue patterns on its body; in terms of appearance, it completely outclassed this thing.
After reading its stats, Bai Qiu simply shook his head.
That’s it? He thought it would be much tougher.
At this moment, the lake beneath him was about 15 meters deep.
That meant it could only effectively use three of its abilities at the start.
As long as he didn’t drag things into a prolonged battle, it wouldn’t be able to unleash its true transcendent power.
So he didn’t bother testing it further.
He directly took out his spear and began chanting his treasure skill.
[Gather all life and will…]
The Flood Dragon, which had been looking at Bai Qiu with disdain, suddenly showed a trace of panic in its eyes and immediately dove into the water, swimming rapidly!
But no matter how it moved, that locked-on sensation couldn’t be shaken.
In the end, it steeled itself—circling once before activating its skill, preparing to clash head-on with Bai Qiu.
The Rising Flow Projectile used its body as a medium, launching water high into the air before smashing it down.
But Bai Qiu was standing hundreds of meters above the surface—the attack could only reach about 300 meters above the water level, so it couldn’t hit him…
Thus, the only skill it could use at this moment was Water Scales.
As the Flood Dragon swam rapidly through the water, the water level dropped at a visible rate—nearly 3 meters per second.
At the same time, a layer of water-blue scales gradually covered its body.
As the lake nearly dried up, the Water Scales skill was fully activated, and its attributes changed:
- Strength: C++
- Endurance: C++
- Agility: C++
It regained a bit of confidence and looked up at Bai Qiu—only to see the human already diving down from the sky, spear in hand, carrying unmatched power within that weapon.
“BOOM!!”
It struck the Flood Dragon’s head.
Its water-blue scales shattered instantly—followed by its entire body.
Moments later, only a small section of its tail remained before slowly dissolving into particles of light…
Thinking about it, it made sense. If players were faced with a Monarch-tier transcendent monster at full strength from the start, the difficulty gap between the 49th and 50th floors would be more than tenfold.
These environment-dependent transcendent creatures grew stronger over time.
This design gave players some reaction time while still increasing difficulty—a fairly good balance.
Bai Qiu’s condition was fully restored, and his skill cooldowns refreshed.
As he looked toward the passage to the next floor, hesitating between choosing materials or equipment, a beam of light descended at the stage.
This time, there was no choice presented.
Instead, an altar appeared, with a water-blue orb placed on top.
Water Control Orb (Quality B-)
Description: Contains dense water-element energy. Consuming it grants the transcendent trait: Water Manipulation.
Holding the orb in one hand, Bai Qiu felt its smooth, cool surface.
It weighed around 100 kilograms—its material unknown—but the surging energy within was unmistakable.
As for what to do with it, Bai Qiu had already made up his mind.
He could use it himself, but the thing weighed nearly 100 kilograms and was about the size of a pomelo.
He couldn’t exactly carry it around like the Flame Orb.
As for swallowing it… maybe if it were the size of an egg, he’d consider it.
But at the size of a pomelo? Forget it.
After storing it in his spatial bracelet, Bai Qiu stepped onto the stairs leading to the 51st floor.
Floors 51 to 54 featured similar monsters to the Flood Dragon.
Their strength was roughly on the same level, some even having worse growth potential.
But before they could grow stronger through their environments, Bai Qiu quickly killed them using his Noble Phantasm skill.
One thing worth noting: starting from the 50th floor, rewards were no longer presented as choices or random drops.
Instead, they became fixed drops tied directly to the monsters of each floor.
However, although their quality ratings were similar to the Water Control Orb, most of them were just biological materials—even flesh and blood…
Their value was far inferior to the orb.
It seemed that even beyond the 50th floor, the rule still held—every five floors would grant a promotion reward.
….
“Holy crap! Boss Bai Qiu is actually unbeatable! Since the 46th floor, he’s been clearing every stage within a minute—and now he’s already reached the 55th floor!”
Zhang Shiyao looked at the number one spot on the ranking with admiration.
She knew just how massive the difficulty spike was starting from the 45th floor, yet Bai Qiu could still push through with ease.
That meant he had grown even stronger compared to before the tide!
At this moment, it wasn’t just Zone 2233—people from other safe zones had also gathered around their ranking boards, watching the constantly rising floor count of the Tower of Heaven in amazement.
“I thought Zhang Shiyao from Zone 2233 reaching the 46th floor was already unbeatable. Didn’t expect someone even fiercer than her—whose big boss is this guy?”
“You don’t even need to think to know who it is, right?”
…
Black-Gold Mutated Rock Turtle (Level 31, Monarch-tier Boss)
- Strength: B
- Magic: C
- Endurance: C
- Agility: D
Skills:
- Hardening: Increases skin defense by 100%, reduces movement speed by 90%. As long as it remains in contact with the earth, the duration is unlimited.
- Rock Body: After being injured, it can consume rocks to recover from damage.
- Earth Wall: Summons and strengthens earthen walls to completely encase itself, blocking all incoming damage. As long as it remains in contact with the earth, this skill can be strengthened without limit. (Can block up to a B-rank attack at maximum.)
- Rock Armor: Summons rock armor to cover its entire body, resisting all external damage. This skill absorbs a large amount of energy from the earth, and after use, it cannot draw energy from the earth for a short period of time.
- Super Hardening: Consumes all its mana. In exchange for being unable to move or use skills, it increases its defense by 1000% for three hours.
“Damn…” Even Bai Qiu was shocked by this outrageous skill set.
What kind of absurd, ultimate survival kit was this?
Just looking at the skill panel made him reluctant to fight it…
The Black-Gold Mutated Rock Turtle’s shell was entirely pitch black, its body layered with thick, dark keratin-like armor.
Its form was smooth and rounded, without spikes—even its claws resembled blunt, rounded elephant hooves.
It was chewing on a chunk of rock.
After swallowing it, it glanced at Bai Qiu, who had just appeared, then went back to scraping at the ground, lowering its head and biting into another rock.
Crunch… crunch…
Bai Qiu’s magic surged as he thrust his spear toward the black turtle.
“Bang!” A dull sound echoed—the spear left a two-centimeter-deep mark on the armor of its head.
He could break its defense—but dealing meaningful damage was still far from enough!
“Roar!” The Black-Gold Mutated Rock Turtle growled angrily and pushed Bai Qiu with its forelimb.
Bai Qiu wanted to test its strength, so he didn’t dodge.
Crossing his arms, he released magic to form a protective barrier, preparing to take the hit head-on.
“Bang!” The barrier shattered instantly.
Bai Qiu’s expression changed drastically as an overwhelming force blasted him back over a hundred meters!
He continued sliding backward across the ground for more than two hundred meters before finally stopping.
The force was so fierce that even with both his magic and the protection of the Heavenly Battle Armor, his arms were left numb from the impact.
Through the dust-filled air, Bai Qiu activated his Golden Shard Eyes and looked toward the Black-Gold Mutated Rock Turtle.
After kicking him away, the creature didn’t even bother paying him any further attention.
Instead, it continued scraping at the rocks on the ground, eating them with great relish.
The black keratin layer on its head, which Bai Qiu had pierced earlier, had already fully recovered.
It was simply gluttonous—yet unintentionally, it had completely healed the damage on its body…
Bai Qiu looked at the Black-Gold Mutated Rock Turtle and pondered for a long time, hesitating over whether to chew through this “hard bone.”
It didn’t seem to be guarding against his attacks at all—just endlessly eating.
In other words, if he used his Noble Phantasm right away, there was a chance he could instantly kill it.
Of course, if he failed, it would turn into a prolonged battle…
“Damn it, let’s do this. It’s just a system-made boss—I refuse to believe it!” Bai Qiu gritted his teeth, took a deep breath, and began mobilizing his magic power, adjusting his condition.
One minute later, at peak condition, Bai Qiu looked at the Black-Gold Mutated Rock Turtle 300 meters away, took out his spear, and began chanting his incantation.
As Bai Qiu chanted, the turtle stopped eating and cast a wary glance at him.
“Roar!” It let out a roar, and its body seemed to undergo some kind of change.
Its already pitch-black shell and keratin layers became even darker and smoother in an instant—so sleek they even reflected light.
Not only that, it stomped the ground, causing nearby rocks to shatter.
Four earthen walls extended upward from underground, rising from four directions and completely enclosing it.
Only the turtle shell remained exposed—but it didn’t stop there.
The earthen walls suddenly collapsed inward, burying both the turtle and its shell beneath them.
The whole structure looked like the clay kilns rural children used to build outdoors in the past—and it had hidden itself inside that “kiln.”
These chunks of earth were filled with dense energy.
Judging by how concentrated that energy was, their defensive power was far greater than they appeared.
Moreover, as the golden glow emitted from the soil grew stronger, their defensive capability continued to rise…
[Noble Phantasm — Spear of Converging Mana Thrust!]
Bai Qiu’s skill had finished charging.
He thrust it straight toward the Black-Gold Mutated Rock Turtle, which had activated both Hardening and Earth Wall.
“Rumble—!” Dust filled the sky, mixed with splashes of faint golden blood.
The turtle let out a painful roar as its body lit up, and a semi-transparent golden armor covered it completely.
Bai Qiu unleashed the full damage of Spear of Converging Mana Thrust—piercing through the earthen walls, breaking through the keratin defenses, and directly stabbing one of its eyes blind.
But… that was all.
Its armor was simply too thick.
Even though Spear of Converging Mana Thrust had an auto-targeting weak-point effect, against this fully defensive Black-Gold Mutated Rock Turtle, the actual damage dealt was still very limited.
Crack… crack… crack…
After that strike, the C-rank spear in Bai Qiu’s hand began to form cracks.
As the floors got higher, each monster became tougher than the last—
And his spear was becoming less and less durable.
— The end of the Chapter–
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