Before this, the strength of the Undead Legion was already enough to crush the highest-level level 50 undead monsters within the second layer.

  But with an F-grade Soul Shatter, dealing over 50,000 damage only took down a third of the opponent's health. It required several more regular attacks to finish the kill.

  It was somewhat tedious.

  Now, however, with an E-grade Soul Shatter combined with an F-grade Soul Slash, the two skills in a combo could easily kill a monster instantly!

  The subsequent monster-killing efficiency was beyond Lu Ming's expectations.

  The refresh rate of battle notifications doubled compared to before!

  Seeing this result, Lu Ming couldn't help but exclaim, "It seems the 4,000 points of soul power invested were well worth it!"

  And this wasn't even the peak state of the Undead Legion.

  Because there was still room for improvement on the summoning panel of the Undead Legion.

  Upgrading the Soul Slash skill from F-grade to E-grade required 3,000 soul power!

  The five-dimensional attributes could be enhanced by consuming soul power, and the current progress hadn't even started!

  Soon, Lu Ming would level up to 30!

  Once the three major talents undergo another comprehensive upgrade, the upper limit of the Undead Legion will become even higher.

  And all these improvements are inseparable from soul power!

  "It seems I need to work harder and accumulate more soul power!"

  With this in mind, Lu Ming joined the battle.

  By drawing his sword once every minute, he increased his skill proficiency.

  Except for the period from noon to one o'clock when he went offline to have lunch, he spent the rest of the time in the Shadow Nest.

  Accompanied by the charming Lin Youwei and Qin Churan, under the envious gazes of other players, a day of grinding didn't feel boring.

  Lu Ming checked his own status.

  Under the high-intensity monster grinding mode, crossing over 20 levels.

  His level rose from 25 at 13% to 27 at 36%!

  The total estimated value of copper coins and soul stones gained was around 310,000!

  A new daily income record!

  "Before reaching level 50, I should gather as much as I can in the Nether Ghost Tower. Paying off the mortgage shouldn't be a problem."

  Additionally, the soul power refined throughout the day reached 19,325 points!

  So, Lu Ming opened the Undead Legion summoning panel and first consumed 3,000 soul power to upgrade the [Soul Slash] skill from F-grade to E-grade.

  The skill's base damage increased from 130% to 170%!

  The base increase wasn't very high, not even matching the 180% damage coefficient of the same-grade E-grade Soul Shatter.

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  But if combined with [Soul Shatter], it could deal an additional 50% damage, equivalent to this skill dealing up to 255% attack power damage!

  An E-grade skill already had the damage effect of a D-grade skill!

  Currently, the two E-grade skills were already the upper limit for a tier 3 Death Lord. To continue improving skills, unlocking tier 4 undead was necessary.

  So, Lu Ming allocated the remaining 16,000+ soul power to the five-dimensional attribute bonuses.

  Consuming 10 soul power could permanently increase the strength, agility, endurance, constitution, or spirit of all undead by 1 point, with a maximum increase of 100% of the base value.

  Currently, the five-dimensional attributes of the Death Lord were only around 100 points each.

  Lu Ming consumed over 5,000 soul power in total to maximize the enhancements!

  "The current improvement of the Undead Legion has reached its limit. To break through and continue improving, I need to level up to 30 and unlock the three major talents at Lv4!"

  "Before that, I can gather another wave of soul power, and once I unlock tier 4 undead, the enhancement will be maxed out!"

  Just as Lu Ming was thinking this, Qin Churan couldn't help but exclaim to Lu Ming, "How did you level up so fast?"

  "Dummy, your leveling speed is too exaggerated! How can ordinary people who take ten days to half a month to level up once survive?"

  Lu Ming glanced at Qin Churan, who had leveled up from 34 to 35 in a day, and said, "You're not bad either."

  Qin Churan, knowing her own limits, stuck out her tongue and said, "Without you, I wouldn't level up to 35 in a week by myself."

  Watching Lu Ming and Qin Churan chatting and laughing, Lin Youwei, who couldn't join the conversation, felt a bit self-conscious.

  Lu Ming had already calculated the time.

  Seeing it was 5:40 in the afternoon, he said, "Let's head to the black market first."

  At this moment, Lin Youwei humbly said, "You guys go ahead, I'll log off to buy groceries and cook."

  "Nether brother, Sister Churan, what would you like for dinner?"

  "You have to go," Lu Ming said to Lin Youwei. "You're the main character. If you don't go, there's no point in us going to the black market."

  Because of Lu Ming's words, Lin Youwei's mood instantly turned around.

  Her eyes lit up, "Really?"

  So, the three of them set off for the black market.

  When they arrived at the black market, it was exactly six o'clock!

  They quickly passed the verification and entered the black market, encountering the goblin Avani who had just appeared there.

  Just like last night, Lu Ming had Lin Youwei talk to Avani.

  Avani responded to Lin Youwei.

  But to Lu Ming's surprise, Lin Youwei still couldn't receive the quest from Avani!

  Looking at the scroll Avani carried, it was still dim and dull.

  This indicated that the quest hadn't refreshed!

  "What's going on? Could it be that the person who received the quest wasn't among the people I killed this morning?"

  Lu Ming was puzzled.

  He had Qin Churan and Lin Youwei return to the city first.

  Lu Ming stayed alone in the black market until seven o'clock, but even after Avani disappeared, he didn't see the person he was waiting for.

  Lu Ming immediately went to the [Goblin Kingdom].

  Finally, he discovered some clues!

  Around the outskirts of the Goblin Kingdom's castle, there were corpses of [demons] everywhere.

  "According to the setting of the Sky Abyss world, monster corpses refresh after at most an hour. These demons couldn't have died more than an hour ago."

  So, Lu Ming summoned the Undead Legion and ordered them to search the entire Goblin Kingdom thoroughly!

  But still, he couldn't find a single person!

  Clearly, the person had already fled before Lu Ming arrived.

  At the same time, Lu Ming realized that killing those hundred Dragon Soul players here this morning had alerted the enemy!

  It seemed this guy had a strong sense of counter-surveillance!

  His cunning made Lu Ming involuntarily think of one person: Dragon Soul Guan Yu!

  However, it wasn't a big problem.

  "If I remember correctly, this quest should have a seven-day limit. To complete the quest, all the demons in the Goblin Kingdom must be killed within seven days, or the quest will fail and refresh."

  "As long as I keep guarding here, I don't believe you won't show up!"

  So, Lu Ming temporarily left the Goblin Kingdom.

  After all, he needed to eat to have the strength to fight a long battle with this guy!

  Just as Lu Ming left, a pair of eyes hidden in the shadows of the valley stared intently at him.

  "I wanted to let you live a few more days, but since you're so eager to die, then die you shall!"

  ...

  When Lu Ming logged off and came to the living room, he saw Lin Youwei and Qin Churan busy in the kitchen!

  Lin Youwei was the main chef, and Qin Churan assisted her.

  The two of them were chatting and laughing in the kitchen, enjoying themselves.

  "This pickled fish smells amazing! It looks even better than what the chefs at the restaurant make! Lin, I didn't know you were such a good cook!"

  "No, no, it's because Sister Churan, you prepared the ingredients so well..."

  "Is this much bok choy enough?"

  "It's enough. I'll make a bok choy meatball soup later, and then we can eat!"

  "Okay, I'll make the meatballs!"

  "Let me do it later. Sister Churan, you should go rest..."

  "It's fine, I'm not tired. Besides, how can I let you cook alone, Lin? You've worked hard all day too!"

  ...

  Such a warm scene surprised Lu Ming a bit.

  Because Lu Ming had been a little worried.

  Lin Youwei was ordinary and unremarkable, while Qin Churan was a lady from a prestigious family. With such different backgrounds and lifestyles, he thought they might not get along well.

  But now it was clear: Lu Ming's worries were completely unnecessary!

  The two of them got along like best friends!

  In fact, Lu Ming felt a bit like the odd one out!

  When Qin Churan served the dishes and Lin Youwei placed the rice in front of Lu Ming, he washed his hands and sat down to eat.

  He suddenly felt...

  "Damn, I feel like a useless person..."

  But to be fair.

  Lu Ming tasted the pickled fish and praised Lin Youwei, "Weiwei, your cooking is really good."

  Qin Churan also smiled, "Whoever marries Lin in the future will be very lucky!"

  Lin Youwei blushed.

  "Nether brother, Sister Churan, you're too kind..."

  Just as they were enjoying the delicious meal.

  Ding dong!

  Qin Churan's phone suddenly chimed with a WeChat message.

  She picked up her phone and, upon seeing the message, was delighted, "Li Hui said he's ready to transfer the money!"

  At the same time, Lu Ming also received a message from the trading house.

  [You have an unread message from the trading house!]

  Lu Ming opened the Sky Abyss trading app.

  [Anonymous Buyer]: "Buddy, I want those two gilded items. Shall we trade face-to-face online?"

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