[Ding! Congratulations to player Ding Ye for obtaining the item "Heavenly Dragon Demon Blood" x5!] [Ding! Congratulations to player Wen Ding Cang Sheng for obtaining the equipment Kun·Nine Yang Cave Immortal Robe!] [Ding! Congratulations to player Jiang Yuan for obtaining the item "Victory Stone x10!"] [Ding! Congratulations to player Hamster Pudding for obtaining the equipment Kun·Nine Heavens Plain Maiden Beads!] [Ding! Congratulations to player Chuang Shi Xiao Yun for obtaining the item "Three Sovereign Dao Body x5!"]
Soon, the light pillars on the ground slowly faded, and everyone finished picking up the loot dropped by Mo Li Shou through random selection.
"Brother Cang Sheng, boss, congratulations! You got equipment—looks pretty valuable! I want a cut!"
Hearing the notification sounds, Ding Ye looked at Wen Ding Cang Sheng and Hamster Pudding, clamoring for a share.
Ever since in-game items could be exchanged for real currency, an unwritten rule had emerged among players on the Dragon Kingdom server: if a rare piece of equipment or item dropped in a dungeon and was sold, the owner had to give a certain percentage of the proceeds to everyone in the party!
This was a way to achieve common prosperity, giving ordinary players a chance to grow stronger.
"Let me see how much this equipment is worth."
The item Wen Ding Cang Sheng got was a mage piece, but unfortunately, it was female-only! So, he opened the trading hall, listed the equipment, and waited for the system to set a price.
"This equipment is worth 200 immortal crystals, which converts to about one million Dragon Kingdom dollars. How about this: everyone gets a hundred thousand as a cut!"
Wen Ding Cang Sheng was quite generous, waving his hand and giving each person a tenth of the total!
That ratio was already very high; under normal circumstances, the cut was usually only around one percent.
With the boss defeated and everyone out of combat, Wen Ding Cang Sheng immediately sent trade requests to each person and distributed the hundred-thousand cut on the spot.
"Big shot Cang Sheng is awesome!" "Big shot Cang Sheng, V587!"
Instantly, cheers erupted within the Illusory Moon Cave!
"This equipment is for my own class, so I'll use it myself. How about I give everyone a fifty-thousand cut? What do you all think?"
Hamster Pudding had gotten a priest weapon, which she needed for herself, so she looked at the others apologetically and said.
"If you're using it yourself, then forget it!"
After Hamster Pudding spoke, Wen Ding Cang Sheng quickly waved his hand and said with a smile.
"Let's take it as a good omen! Hope our team can still get good stuff next!"
Although the others in the party agreed with Wen Ding Cang Sheng's suggestion, Hamster Pudding insisted on giving each person a fifty-thousand cut.
Getting a hundred-and-fifty-thousand cut from the first boss made everyone in the team very happy. They chatted and laughed as they continued toward the remaining nodes of the Eight Gates Golden Lock Formation.
Behind the Gate of Surprise stretched a long corridor connecting to the Gate of Injury, which was also a dangerous gate in the formation!
Soon, everyone encountered the second boss of the Illusory Moon Cave dungeon, Mo Li Hai.
Mo Li Hai, responsible for guarding the "Gate of Injury" node, was the third among the Four Mo Brothers. He was about the same height as the youngest, Mo Li Shou, but had dark skin and held an iron spear in his hand. What most caught Jiang Yuan and the others' attention was the huge pipa strapped to his back!
Unlike the pipa seen in the real world, Mo Li Hai's pipa had only four strings, each inscribed with tiny characters reading "Earth, Water, Wind, Fire," hinting at some mysterious power.
"You've made it here, meaning you've defeated the fourth brother. But getting past me won't be easy!"
Mo Li Hai coldly eyed Jiang Yuan and his group of five and said.
"Whether we can get past or not, we'll find out after a fight!"
Ding Ye twisted his neck, his bones cracking, and said to Mo Li Hai before launching an attack!
"Taunt!" "Earth Shield Spell!"
Ding Ye cast a defensive buff on himself, activated his taunt skill, and charged forward, sounding the horn of battle!
The second boss, Mo Li Hai, had the same stats as Mo Li Shou, differing only in skills.
Mo Li Hai's innate skill was called "Corrosive Demon Sound," which could inflict four different control effects on players: "Stun," "Burn," "Laceration," and "Bind," along with some skill damage.
After the team unleashed a round of attacks and reduced Mo Li Hai's health to eighty percent, he yanked the pipa off his back, cradled it in his arms, his spear vanishing as he plucked one of the strings hard with both hands!
"Twang!"
A sharp, piercing sound immediately reached everyone's ears, like tearing through metal and silk, making Jiang Yuan and the others' heads buzz!
[Ding! Affected by stun control effect, will be automatically解除 in five seconds!]
A notification sounded, and a damage number of 50,000 appeared above each party member's head before they all fell into a stunned state, unable to move!
Clang!
While everyone was controlled, Mo Li Hai held the pipa with one hand and, with the other, somehow grabbed the vanished spear, thrusting it into Wen Ding Cang Sheng.
Pfft! -120,000
Fortunately, Wen Ding Cang Sheng was also a warrior class. Though he didn't have as much health as Ding Ye, his Nascent Soul provided a 40% HP boost, giving him nearly 500,000 health, so he didn't die.
"Be careful, this guy's pipa is weird!"
After Hamster Pudding topped up Wen Ding Cang Sheng's health, the latter quickly warned.
Twang!
Just as everyone recovered from the stun, the annoying pipa sound rang out again!
This time, it seemed to pluck directly at their heartstrings. Suddenly, an inexplicable flame erupted on each of the five party members, visible and tangible, eerily strange!
[Ding! Affected by burn effect, losing 2% of own HP per second for five seconds.]
"Ah!" "Ugh!" "It hurts!" "Wahhh!"
All five in the party cried out in pain. They never expected that the burn effect Mo Li Hai inflicted on them was actually triggered by igniting the inner fire within their bodies!
The agony of a burning heart lasting five seconds made cold sweat break out on Jiang Yuan and the others' faces and foreheads. Chuang Shi Xiao Yun even couldn't hold back and cried out in pain!
A small comfort for Jiang Yuan and the others was that this piercing, bone-gnawing pain only lasted five seconds before slowly fading. Otherwise, if it had gone on any longer, without Mo Li Hai lifting a finger, they might have surrendered outright!
Having experienced the power of the pipa in Mo Li Hai's hands, Jiang Yuan and the others showed fearful expressions and quickly focused on dealing damage, dreading another round of such torment!