Global Composite Master: Compositing an Undead Army from the Start Chapter 881 - 428: Time Secret Region! (Double Chapter)_2

"Are you suggesting the monsters within this place will continue to grow stronger?"

"Precisely. The more you vanquish, the more formidable the remaining creatures become. Thus, even with the temporary power boosts available in the secret realm, the monsters' strength escalates with each defeat.

Consequently, I must enlist capable individuals. After all, our ultimate objective is to overcome the Secret Realm Master to encounter the Time Elder; failure to do so renders all the accumulated temporary survival time from the outset null and void.

The Master of Time will only manifest once we have eliminated at least half of the source beasts within the secret realm. You can only imagine the potency of its attributes by that point."

"I understand," Chen Mo acknowledged, nodding. "Where shall we commence then?"

"I conducted some preliminary research. The source beasts in the eastern territories possess superior regenerative abilities, excel at debuffing, and generally exhibit greater speed. Those in the southern region boast the most ferocious burst damage. The western region's beasts are paragons of defense, proving exceptionally resilient. Meanwhile, the northern region's source beasts are masters of control effects and sustained damage.

Considering the escalating difficulty as we proceed, the most challenging opponents should be the high-burst damage beasts of the south and the control-specialists of the north.

While the eastern and western beasts become tougher to defeat as we progress, they don't pose the same level of immediate threat as those from the south and north."

Upon hearing Sun Wu's assessment, Chen Mo concurred, stating, "That aligns with my thoughts. Let us prioritize the south and the north."

"Very well, given your superior attributes, you shall tackle the south. It will be safer for me to manage the north," Sun Wu replied with a grin.

"No issues here, especially with both of us present to assist," Chen Mo responded with a chuckle.

With their battle zones designated, the pair immediately departed in opposing directions.

The moment Chen Mo entered the southern expanse, an intense wave of heat assaulted him.

One should not underestimate the scorching temperatures of this area; for Chen Mo, whose cultivation was currently substantial, the sun's heat was negligible. Yet, the ambient temperature here was terrifyingly beyond that of the sun itself.

Only a being of Cosmic Lord status could enter and perceive the environment as normal.

Any entity from a lower realm unfortunate enough to be exposed to these conditions would be incinerated instantly.

Chen Mo, however, felt only a slight warmth upon his arrival.

He paid it no mind and immediately commenced his endeavors alongside Zhui Yi.

Surrounding them were countless flame-elemental source beasts, predominantly of the ordinary variety.

However, this was the Time Secret Region, distinct from the outside world; defeating ordinary source beasts yielded no contribution to survival time. At the very least, elite-level beasts needed to be vanquished.

Yet, within the Time Secret Region, even ordinary source beasts provided a measure of temporary survival time upon defeat.

Although all source beasts here were capped at Level 10, Chen Mo's attributes were far from low. Augmented by his secret treasures and possessing growth values comparable to a king-grade source beast, his current stats rivaled those of a Level 10 emperor-grade source beast.

Dispatching ordinary Level 10 source beasts was akin to using a siege weapon against a mere ant.

A single strike would effortlessly obliterate an entire contingent.

Chen Mo and Zhui Yi, activating the Heaven Shaking ability of the Emperor Bell, charged directly into the midst of the source beast horde.

The thunderous resonance of the Emperor Bell unleashed waves of terrifying shock that swept across a vast number of surrounding flame source beasts.

Each reverberating shockwave signified the demise of another cluster of flame source beasts.

The Heavenly Path's Hint continuously chimed in Chen Mo's ear.

[The Heavenly Path's Hint: You have successfully vanquished an ordinary level source beast. As you are currently within the Time Secret Region, defeating this creature grants you 10 minutes of temporary survival time and 10 experience points. Due to the presence of two individuals in your party, each member receives an average of 5 minutes of temporary survival time and 5 experience points.

As you are presently under the effect of the "Double Earnings Card," the rewards are not subject to party division. You have consequently received an additional 10 minutes of temporary survival time and 10 experience points.]

[The Heavenly Path's Hint: You have successfully vanquished an ordinary level source beast...]

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"So effective? An ordinary level source beast grants merely 10 minutes of temporary survival time?"

However, Chen Mo quickly performed a revised calculation; 100 minutes of temporary survival time could only be converted into 1 minute of standard survival time. This implied that he would need to defeat 10 ordinary level source beasts to equal the contribution of vanquishing a single elite level source beast in the outside world.

Not the most profitable endeavor, it must be said.

Yet, with the Double Earnings Card currently in use, the swift accumulation of benefits makes the yield quite substantial.

After all, the enhanced gains from the Double Earnings Card don't necessitate sharing with fellow adventurers.

This particular card effectively doubles the original rewards obtained from vanquishing monsters.

This represents a truly optimal application of the card's power.

Chen Mo came to realize he had previously underestimated the card's full potential.

This item is an absolute boon for those just starting out.

When combined with the assistance of a seasoned expert, the card's effects become truly remarkable.

However, Chen Mo is his own expert and requires no external aid.

As he plunged into a relentless cycle of monster farming, he swiftly surpassed the mark of 100 ordinary source beasts defeated.

He garnered 1500 points of temporary survival duration and an equivalent 1500 points of experience.

Sun Wu, fighting alongside him, also saw some progress. His monster dispatch rate was not sluggish; his Ruyi Stick, capable of altering its size at will, enabled him to clear vast areas with each swing.

Recall that when Chen Mo first encountered him in the lower realms, Sun Wu’s single sweeping attack had annihilated Chen Mo's sizable ghost phalanx.

Therefore, one should not dismiss Sun Wu's effectiveness simply because he fights alone; his capacity for eliminating monsters is considerable.

Nevertheless, when contrasted with the monster farming efficiency of Chen Mo and Zhui Yi, he undeniably struggles to keep pace.

This disparity arises because Chen Mo and Zhui Yi also employ wide-ranging, rapid elimination techniques, whereas Sun Wu still relies on the manual sweeping motion of his staff, while Chen Mo and Zhui Yi activate their Emperor Bell, steamrolling through their foes.

The Emperor Bell's expansive sonic wave assault proves exceptionally efficacious.

As their frenzied annihilation continued, the monsters' inherent attributes began a gradual increase.

Naturally, the current degree of enhancement did not substantially impede Chen Mo and Sun Wu's rate of elimination.

Chen Mo performed a quick calculation: defeating a single ordinary source beast only boosts the attributes of other source beasts by a single point, and this boost is not applied uniformly across all stats.

Instead, it is allocated randomly among their various attributes.

For instance, subsequent to defeating one ordinary source beast, other beasts might randomly gain a single point of Cosmic Source Force, or perhaps an Attack Amplification, or a Defensive Amplification, or even ten points of Origin Life Force, or likewise ten points of Cosmic Origin Energy.

These attributes are augmented randomly from a predetermined pool.

The increment is marginal; even after Chen Mo and Sun Wu collectively felled approximately 150 beasts, the enhancement to the monsters' statistics remained relatively minor.

The random distribution of 150 points meant that any single attribute's gain constituted an insignificant enhancement, unlikely to markedly affect a monster.

They were still destined to be obliterated in an instant.

Disregarding the monsters' minor attribute improvements, Chen Mo, Zhui Yi, and Sun Wu persisted in their surrounding frenzy of instant eliminations.

However, amidst this phase of monster eradication, Chen Mo unexpectedly observed several luminous clusters.

Reaching out with curiosity to interact with them, he discovered these glowing clusters to be the very Attribute Enhancement items that Sun Wu had spoken of prior to their entry into the secret realm, items capable of augmenting their attribute values while within its confines.

The instant Chen Mo’s hand made contact with the light cluster before him, a Heavenly Path's Hint message immediately resonated.

[Heavenly Path's Hint: You have acquired an Attribute Amplification Light Ball, permanently enhancing your current attribute values by 10%. This enhancement is exclusively applicable within the current time-bound secret region. Upon exiting this secret region, the enhancement effect will cease immediately, so please take note!]

Following the conclusion of the Heavenly Path's Hint, Chen Mo experienced a surge of invigorating power coursing through his body, elevating all his attributes by a significant 10%.

Meanwhile, Zhui Yi, positioned elsewhere, dispatched another wave of monsters, accumulating a considerable amount of experience.

This influx allowed Chen Mo’s accumulated experience points to cross the threshold required for him to advance to Level 10.

Upon attaining Level 10, the Heavenly Path's Hint sounded once more in his hearing.