A Game for Everyone: God-Level Talent is Achieved Through Rolling In.

The eighteen interconnected mazes are nested within each other, and each maze's gatekeeper boss is of the "Exquisite" level, yet is the weakest among the "Exquisite" level bosses.

In the game, defeating a boss of a refined level grants one attribute point, one skill point, and 10 reputation points.

The consecutive first kills of the eighteen bosses earned Nie Wan the achievement of "working day and night" and the minor title of "famous throughout the world," increasing her reputation by 10 points in all human factions.

Even so, Nie Wan still felt a sense of regret.

She always felt that there might still be unfinished business in this story.

After defeating the final boss, she received the reward for clearing the dungeon—the boss's notes—and learned about the dungeon's backstory. However, there was a question in the story that she couldn't understand.

I had planned to explore the dungeon further to see if there were any hidden clues within the underground river or stone walls.

But then the guild war started, and Shao Wenjun messaged her privately, saying that someone was attacking the base and that she should hurry back to save the day. Nie Wan had no choice but to leave the instance and stabilize the guild war first.

Once you leave the instance, the quest is complete, and the instance disappears.

Returning to the underground river, all she saw were ordinary waterways and forks, the eerie feeling of the dungeon gone. Nie Wan felt then that she might have missed something forever.

The purpose of this dungeon run is not only to quickly accumulate reputation to meet General Luo Qingyang, obtain permission to enter the desert, and start my job change quest, but also to achieve the first kill of the Dark River boss, and then carefully search for clues in the dungeon to verify my guesses from my previous life.

When Nie Wan discovered the Dark River dungeon in her previous life, she was already level 34 with a set of excellent gear from the level 30 Ice and Fire Divine God dungeon. Dealing with these level 45 monsters was no problem for her.

Currently, she is only level 16. Although she has gained a lot of attributes thanks to numerous passive skills and the level 15 Ghost Serpent Forest exquisite set, it is still difficult for her to kill level 45 monsters on her own.

But at this moment, she also has an advantage that she didn't have in her previous life.

She has been to the Oni clan and possesses many Oni artifacts.

Even the ghostly trees that breed ghostly energy are afraid of what they bring back, let alone these pure ghost creatures.

In addition, the existence of the armored golem allowed Nie Wan to use its body to delve into the depths of the underground river and explore places she couldn't explore in her previous life.

Most importantly, there will never be a Shao Wenjun in this lifetime, and it's not time to start a guild war yet.

She is free from all burdens and can do whatever she really wants without being distracted by other responsibilities.

After traveling a hundred miles, the system notified that Xiaoyu had finished digesting the high-grade immortal spirit jade, her aptitude increased by 3.9, breaking through the 25 mark and advancing to the legendary level.

Nie Wan's pupils almost dilated in shock, and she hurriedly summoned Xiao Yu.

This time, Xiaoyu's appearance changed even more noticeably, vaguely resembling a human figure. Although she was still only the size of a palm, she no longer looked like a mindless fire, but more like some kind of spirit.

All attributes have increased tenfold, all skills have been upgraded from spirit treasures to magic treasures, and a new legendary skill called Heartfire Burns the Tower has been added.

[Heartfire Burns the Tower]

Skill Level: 1

[Skill Rank: Legendary]

[Skill Description: A dream takes me to the underworld, where my beloved will never return. The flames of resentment burn the tower and consume my body; the soul consumed by resentment is hard to extinguish.]

[Skill Description: Consumes all True Qi, transforming it into boundless flames of resentment, scorching all targets within a ten-mile radius. Deals damage equal to 300% of the pet's True Qi per second to each target, inflicting a dazed state (this state cannot be dispelled by skills below Legendary level) for 60 seconds. Cooldown: 365 minutes.]

As expected of a legendary skill, it already shows terrifying potential at level 1.

Xiaoyu's current true energy value is 9000, so three times the damage would be 27,000.

With 27,000 damage per second, let alone others, even Nie Wan herself couldn't withstand it.

Moreover, this skill also comes with hard crowd control.

Before the introduction of invincible techniques, this was a guaranteed kill in one move.

However, Nie Wan was more curious about the description of the skill than its power.

The skill names and descriptions made it hard for Nie Wan not to recall a story she had found in the Imperial Academy's library in her previous life.

The story is called "Heart Fire Burns the Tower," about a man who was obsessed with a princess and went to great lengths to see her. He sneaked into the Buddhist hall, hoping to catch a glimpse of the princess while she was worshipping. However, the Buddha disliked his behavior and caused him to fall asleep while the princess was worshipping, thus missing the opportunity.

When the man awoke, he realized he had missed the princess. Overwhelmed with grief, anger, and shame, flames erupted from his body, burning down the pagoda and killing him in the process.

This story was included in the section on minor characters, and the recorder treated it as just a strange tale. Nie Wan thought so too when she saw it.

But now, Xiaoyu has awakened a legendary skill related to that story.

Does this mean that the story is true?

Xiaoyu may have a close relationship with the protagonist in the story.

This isn't just speculation; it's based on experience gained from countless missions in a past life.

Nie Wan kept her doubts to herself, thinking that next time she went to the Nine Netherworld, in addition to looking for the Yin Soul Jade, she would also have to look for clues about the story of the Heart Fire Burning the Tower.

Right now, the important thing is to feed the Heavenly Water Essence to Xiaoyu.

This time, Xiaoyu didn't extend the fire line as tentacles. Instead, she opened her mouth and swallowed the blue, shimmering bead in one gulp.

The originally purplish-red flames changed instantly, turning towards a light blue, but ultimately did not turn into light blue, instead leaping and changing in a color between blue and purple.

Nie Wan didn't put it away again, letting it drift around. He headed north until he reached the entrance of the Dark River, where he summoned the armored golem, changed into the ordinary water boots and water clothes he had bought in the starting village earlier, and entered the dungeon.

The underground waterway was already pitch black, but after the boss occupied it, it became even darker.

As soon as Nie Wan entered the instance, she immediately felt the temperature drop, becoming unusually cold and eerie.

In the pitch black, only the river flowed gurglingly, spreading and receding beneath my feet.

The superior monster occupying the river is Bonefire, which is somewhat similar in appearance to Xiaoyu's initial form, except that its color is a cold, eerie green.

Drifting silently in the dark, dark river, it only flashes a light and reveals its true form when it sees someone approaching.

Nie Wan's water boots had soles covered in hooks, so she had to walk slowly and carefully in the water, making sure each step landed firmly on the ground.

However, there was no other way. Facing this underground river with countless reefs and whirlpools, not wearing water boots and water-resistant clothing would only make the current more obstructive, causing one to linger longer in this labyrinthine maze.

So, Nie Wan let the armored puppet scout ahead, while she clutched the ghost-controlling talisman she had brought back from the ghost clan.

These ghost-controlling talismans are actually used to capture ghost creatures and force them to recognize their master.

Just like hunters who, after learning the Subjugation skill, will often first use traps to ensnare their favorite monsters, slowly whittling down their health, and then force them to acknowledge them as their master during a long tug-of-war.

The exquisite-level Ghost-Controlling Talisman can weaken the attributes and spell trap 3 to 5 superior ghost creatures below level 50. When all three talismans work together, they can weaken one exquisite-level ghost creature for ten minutes.

Bone fire perfectly fits this condition.