"Spendthrift Strike."
[System Notification: 10,000 gold coins consumed.]
As the skill activated, Lu Fang's account balance instantly decreased by ten thousand.
The next moment, the previously dim, blood-red sky suddenly lit up with an incredibly brilliant golden light.
A gigantic, fully materialized coin phantom rapidly formed in the air.
This coin was as large as a millstone, devoid of any complex patterns, exuding only the purest essence of money.
With an overwhelming force, as if Mount Tai was crashing down, it smashed directly towards the Hell Demon General!
"Boom!!!"
A deafening explosion echoed.
The Hell Demon General's indestructible dark red armor crumpled like paper under the coin's impact, instantly caving in.
-1,000,000 (True Damage)!
A massive, exaggerated white damage number floated up from the BOSS's head.
"Roar!!!"
The Hell Demon General let out an extremely shrill scream, and its two-million-long health bar evaporated by half in an instant!
Defense, armor—these were jokes in the face of "True Damage."
Lu Fang remained expressionless, not even blinking.
One hit wasn't enough, so he went for another.
He raised his hand again, as casually as if he were feeding fish.
"Go."
Another ten thousand gold coins were instantly deducted.
In the air, another gigantic coin phantom formed, crashing heavily onto the Hell Demon General.
Boom!
-1,000,000 (True Damage)!
Under such terrifying true damage, this Level 50 Final Boss couldn't even unleash a single skill before its massive body collapsed with a thunderous crash.
Bang!
The enormous body exploded into countless light particles upon hitting the ground, leaving only a massive crater.
[Defeated Level 50 BOSS Hell Demon General, gained 80,000 experience!]
A golden light of leveling up shone on Lu Fang once again.
The huge 80,000 experience points directly maxed out his experience bar.
[Congratulations on reaching Level 8!]
[Congratulations on reaching Level 9!]
[...]
[Congratulations on reaching Level 13!]
[Strength: 2200]
[Agility: 2200]
[Spirit: 2200]
[Constitution: 2200]
Meanwhile, several glowing orbs emitting brilliant light appeared on the ground.
These were the spoils dropped by the BOSS.
Lu Fang walked over, picked them up, and took a glance.
[Demon General's Heavy Armor (Black Iron-grade, Warrior Exclusive)]
[Flame Staff (Bronze-grade, Mage Exclusive)]
[Skill Book: Sea of Hellfire (Mage)]
[Skill Book: Berserk Charge (Warrior)]
All good stuff.
In an auction house outside, each of these items could fetch a high price.
But Lu Fang merely glanced at them and lost interest.
"All class-restricted, can't use them."
He shook his head regretfully and casually tossed these items into the backpack that came with his Awakened Class.
At that moment, the blood-red battlefield around him began to collapse, and the system settlement panel popped up out of thin air, with gigantic golden letters almost filling Lu Fang's entire field of vision.
[Clearance Rating: SSS]
[System Notification: Due to successfully clearing the hidden stage "Asura Purgatory," your rewards have received a special bonus!]
[Base Rewards: 100,000 gold coins, 1 free skill point, 1 Gold-grade class equipment blind box]
[Hidden Stage Bonus: Rewards doubled!]
[Final Rewards: 200,000 gold coins, 2 free skill points, 1 Diamond-grade exclusive equipment blind box!]
Lu Fang's gaze skipped over the gold coins and skill points, locking firmly onto the final reward.
"Diamond-grade... exclusive equipment blind box?"
Lu Fang's breathing became slightly rapid.
In this world, equipment grades are extremely hierarchical, ranging from low to high: Black Iron, Bronze, Silver, Gold, Diamond, Epic, Legendary, Saint-tier, Demigod Artifact, Divine Artifact.
For ordinary beginners, even those from wealthy families, getting a full set of Bronze equipment at this stage is considered good; Silver-grade is a comfortable level, and Gold-grade is hard to come by, often owned only by second-generation elites like himself.
But Diamond-grade...
That's a high-end realm typically accessible only to Level 100 and above 2nd Advancement powerhouses!
Now, thanks to the hidden stage's doubling mechanism, what was originally just a Gold-grade reward was forcibly elevated by a whole tier to Diamond-grade!
Lu Fang took a deep breath and retrieved the blind box emitting dazzling diamond light from the system space.
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Click.
The box opened, and a gentle light flashed.
[Acquired Equipment: Diamond-grade Moneylord's Boots]
A pair of exquisitely designed boots, their surface seemingly flowing with golden sand, appeared in Lu Fang's hand.
He immediately checked the attributes.
[Moneylord's Boots (Diamond-grade)]
[Defense: 0]
[Special Skill: Escape Comes First (Passive)]
[Effect: Movement Speed +200%]
[Description: As a wealthy person, running away when you can't win is no shame; running fast is the key.]
Looking at these straightforward attributes, Lu Fang was directly stunned.
No attribute bonuses whatsoever.
But this single attribute: Movement Speed +200%, is simply a divine skill!
At low levels, when everyone is still running on two legs, having three times the speed of ordinary people is an absolute artifact, whether for escaping or chasing down enemies.
"Good stuff."
Lu Fang immediately put on the Moneylord's Boots.
As soon as he slipped them on, he felt as light as a feather, as if he could soar into the sky with just a gentle toe tap.
Equipped, Lu Fang turned his attention to the two precious free skill points.
These were also part of the doubled rewards.
"First, upgrade the skills."
Lu Fang opened the skill panel and tried adding a skill point to [Spendthrift Strike].
[Skill "Spendthrift Strike" upgraded successfully!]
[Spendthrift Strike (Level 2): Consumes gold coins to deal 150 times the gold coins in true damage to the target, maximum gold coin consumption: 10,000]
The damage multiplier increased from 100 times to 150 times.
Simple, brutal.
Lu Fang was very satisfied.
He wanted to invest more points into this skill but found the upgrade button grayed out.
[Notification: Insufficient level to continue upgrading this skill.]
"Seems there's a level cap."
Lu Fang didn't dwell on it and allocated the remaining skill point to another core skill, [Money Makes the Millstone Turn].
A flash of light.
[Skill "Money Makes the Millstone Turn" upgraded successfully!]
[Money Makes the Millstone Turn (Level 2): Consumes 10,000 gold coins to summon a Money Wraith, inheriting 150% of the host's attributes, current summonable Money Wraiths (0)]