Chapter 1088: Chapter 1088

Du You’s actions on his side were becoming increasingly smooth, and the rewards he reaped grew more abundant. Gradually, the number of blue crystal coins in his possession had reached a substantial sum. If he wanted to break through to level 44 from level 43 now, there would be no problem.

However, Du You didn’t rush to enhance his strength. On one hand, he wanted to take advantage of his relatively low level to accumulate a large number of blue crystal coins as well as stockpile a batch of equipment. On the other hand, Du You also wanted to take some time to settle down.

Improving one’s strength too rapidly could easily lead to inadequate control over one’s own power.

Moreover, he hadn’t yet undergone the Skill Hall’s concentration and strengthening. If he increased his level too much, not only would he require more time for strengthening, but it would also lead to problems in controlling his power. Resolving this issue would take even longer and there was no guarantee that it could be completely fixed.

For the future, Du You thought it was better to suppress his power for now.

In any case, he had always been suppressing his power to strengthen his foundation and heritage as he advanced.

Days passed uncounted, and the skeletons under Du You’s command blanketed the mountains, too numerous to count. Du You even harbored the notion that this vast skeleton army might stand a chance against sixth-tier enemies.

Of course, this was merely an illusion; Du You knew that he was far inferior to a sixth-tier entity. If he truly sought trouble with a sixth-tier foe, the other party could obliterate him into nothingness. However, if it came to dealing with an existence close to the sixth tier, perhaps this massive sea of skeletons could actually prevail, provided that the enemy didn’t flee.

The Mother Nests of this world were impossible to escape from since the larger they were, the more cumbersome it was to move.

Yet before Du You could put any of these thoughts into action, his panel suddenly lit up; the academy had contacted all its enrollees directly.

"What’s going on? To use such intense method of communication and to inform everyone... What, a seventh-tier Mother Nest is mobilizing and clearing out Professionals? The academy is instructing us to hide immediately and not be spotted?"

"Master, but if we leave now, what about these skeletons? Are we just going to abandon them? Without our control, we’ll lose a lot of them," said Lin Yushi, feeling reluctant.

At present, there were far more Demonic Flame Skeletons than her Demon Extermination Spirits, and Lin Yushi felt a pang of loss on Du You’s behalf.

Du You’s expression grew tense, "We can’t worry about that now. We don’t know the capabilities of a seventh-tier, we must avoid detection immediately. If they haven’t found us, even if there are losses, they won’t be too severe. Let’s go, quickly."

Du You didn’t concern himself with the besieged City of the Dead anymore. He issued a final command for the skeletons to assault with full force before leaving with the two sisters. In fact, to prevent being discovered, they even moved a significant distance away from their own troops.

In a hidden depression within a small hill, Lin Yucha activated an invisibility cloak and expertly concealed everyone.

"Will this really work?" Lin Yucha was somewhat uncertain of her own abilities.

"It should be fine, after all, we’re only fifth-tier, and just barely pseudo fifth-tier at that. A seventh-tier powerhouse wouldn’t concern themselves with us," Du You muttered, also feeling a sense of amazement. A seventh-tier Mother Nest – had it stopped being a nest and become mobile? Weren’t Mother Nests supposed to grow larger with higher tiers?

By nature, fifth-tier entities could fly, but fifth-tier Mother Nests were too massive – forget flying, they could barely move.

"It’s almost been an hour now. Is there really a seventh-tier Mother Nest, or could the academy have made a mistake?" Lin Yushi gazed into the distance, thinking of the continuously dwindling number of skeletons, her heart sinking.

"They’re probably not wrong. The academy has dealt with such matters more than once or twice," said Du You.

Just as he finished speaking, a powerful pressure descended from the sky as if a huge stone was pressing against one’s chest, making it hard to breathe. Du You realized it was the intimidation of a high-level entity.

Looking up at the sky, one could barely make out a tiny black dot, though it was unclear what it actually was. Read complete versıon only at 𝔫𝔬𝔳𝔢𝔩~𝔣𝔦𝔯𝔢~𝔫𝔢𝔱

But the next moment, a black stream descended from the sky. Du You felt a surge of terror at the immense pressure contained within that force, which must have been the Law.

A seventh-tier was considered godlike precisely because of the presence of this Law power.

All was burning; the world turned dark. Du You didn’t know where he was, or even what the outcome was. When the oppressive force dissipated, he took deep breaths as if much time had passed.

"Such a strong pressure. Merely the distant pressure made it so hard for us to resist. The gap between the sixth and seventh tier is just too vast," Lin Yucha finally managed to speak clearly.

"Indeed, the gap between each tier grows larger as we progress. The seventh tier represents a qualitative change," noted Du You.

At Du You’s current level, he had come to understand some matters – there were no seventh-tier beings on Earth, or even if there were, they wouldn’t act. This was an agreement among high-level entities; those above the seventh tier were not allowed to intervene on Earth.

Their strength was too tremendous, and even the enlarged Earth couldn’t bear it.

It was said that once, a seventh-tier mighty being acted on Earth and damaged the planet, subsequently facing the punishment of the Earth’s will, dying a horrendous death. Because of this, seventh-tier Professionals and above usually didn’t stay on Earth. They either lived permanently in the Other World or settled on other planets.

"Look there, all our skeletons are gone," Lin Yushi suddenly exclaimed.

Du You looked up and witnessed a terrifying scene. The once verdant forest had vanished, replaced by a black wasteland, desolate and resembling the Netherworld he had envisioned.

All the Demonic Flame Skeletons were completely gone, as well as the Demon Extermination Spirits. Even that Undead City had been leveled. Not a single Undead Creature remained on the ground—they had all perished.

The shocking environmental transformation wasn’t very far from where they were. If the previous attack had deviated slightly in their direction, they might have fallen within the horrifying attack range as well.

Such a terrifying existence was unstoppable by anyone now, and there was no telling how great the academy’s losses would be.

"Who could it be that provoked such a formidable entity?"

"Who knows? All I know is that right now, we better not make any moves and wait for the academy’s next set of instructions." In such a perilous situation, Du You dared not roam around and decided to wait here and see what the academy would say.

The two sisters nodded in agreement, fully in accord with Du You’s opinion. The world was no longer safe.