With 27 Maitreya Rock Dolls at his command, Jiang Yun felt an overwhelming sense of "the world is in my hands."
From then on, he barely needed to lift a finger, simply guiding the 27 Maitreya Rock Dolls from the rear, advancing like a mighty column sweeping away fallen leaves.
Even the elite monsters — the Clay Cavalry — couldn't withstand this powerful force.
Jiang Yun casually controlled them to unleash a series of endless "Earthshaking Ghost Hands," keeping the Clay Cavalry suspended in mid-air until they were completely subdued.
As for the ordinary Underground Palace Clay Soldiers, they were as easy to deal with as slicing through vegetables, utterly defenseless.
Jiang Yun leisurely followed behind the team, comfortably reaping the experience points.
Of course, he didn't forget to occasionally use "Myriad Reset" on a monster's corpse to refresh and obtain more loot.
In just seven minutes, a thrilling system notification rang in Jiang Yun's ears: "[You have killed over 400 Underground Palace Clay Soldiers and more than 10 elite Clay Cavalry, achieving an excellent clearance score.]"
A smug smile appeared on Jiang Yun's lips, signifying he had successfully completed the first transformation trial, and he could choose to leave the instance at any moment.
However, Jiang Yun wasn't satisfied with just that.
Onward!
In the blink of an eye, another seven minutes passed, and Jiang Yun's Summon Maitreya Rock Doll skill had already cooled down.
Yet, he suddenly realized that not a single one of his 27 Maitreya Rock Dolls was missing!
How could this be?
Normally, the first two summoned Maitreya Rock Dolls should have disappeared by now.
Curious, Jiang Yun checked the two Maitreya Rock Dolls with about half their health left, only to find their remaining time displayed as: 07:57!
These two Maitreya Rock Dolls, summoned due to Good Fortune, had their existence time doubled, lasting a full 20 minutes!
And the other 25 Maitreya Rock Dolls summoned by Heavenly Fortune, wouldn't they last for 250 minutes?
Jiang Yun was overjoyed and quickly checked, finding it to be true!
His eyes curved into crescents, and he couldn't help but laugh out loud, filled with an indescribable sense of satisfaction.
With this, Jiang Yun gained a deeper understanding of the talent "Myriad Reset."
Currently, "Myriad Reset" was still at Level 1. When refreshing, if Average Luck appeared, it generally only increased by 1%; if Good Fortune, it increased by 100%; Fortune Turns increased by 500%; Lucky Stars Shine by 1000%; and Heavenly Fortune by a staggering 2500%!
This was simply incredible!
Jiang Yun marveled inwardly.
And this was just Level 1 of "Myriad Reset"!
Once this talent leveled up to Level 2 or even higher, the increase in fortune could continue to skyrocket, reaching an extreme level!
Currently, Jiang Yun had used the "Myriad Reset" talent 317 times, with an upgrade progress of 317/1000.
This meant he only needed to use the talent 683 more times for "Myriad Reset" to level up.
It seemed he needed to work even harder!
Jiang Yun controlled the 27 Maitreya Rock Dolls, effortlessly sweeping through another wave of monsters, then unhesitatingly used the Summon Maitreya Rock Doll skill again.
Afterward, he immediately activated "Talent Refresh"!
"[Myriad Reset successful! Fortune Turns triggered, your Summon Maitreya Rock Doll skill count: +5!]"
Instantly, five perfectly healthy Maitreya Rock Dolls emerged from the formation, joining Jiang Yun's Maitreya Rock Doll army, bringing the total to an astounding 32!
And, as Jiang Yun expected, the Maitreya Rock Dolls summoned with Fortune Turns had a duration of a full 50 minutes!
With a confident smile, Jiang Yun led this massive Maitreya Rock Doll army deeper into the Qin Emperor's Underground Palace.
Thirty minutes flew by, and the number of Maitreya Rock Dolls under Jiang Yun's command had surged to 43, densely packed along the road ahead.
At this moment, Jiang Yun's experience bar had soared to 56%, just under halfway to reaching Level 11.
And then, the first BOSS finally appeared in the Qin Emperor's Underground Palace!
"Boom!"
With a deafening roar, a Clay General standing 5 meters tall, wielding a massive blade several meters long, charged out from the front.
Behind that door likely lay the final BOSS, the Qin Emperor's Corpse.
As long as he could enter that door, Jiang Yun would perfectly complete the first transformation trial, with no reduction in rewards.
"Who dares to desecrate the tomb of our emperor!"
The Clay General roared, swinging its blade to unleash a terrifying blade aura, like a Mount Hua Cleave, sending five of Jiang Yun's Maitreya Rock Dolls flying.
Jiang Yun, from the rear, activated Level 1 Ghost Eye Insight to check the attributes of this Clay General.
The attribute panel displayed:
—[Clay General - Meng Tian's Avatar]!
(Normal BOSS)
[Level]: 13
[Health]: 35,000
[Mana]: 600
[Attack]: 655
[Defense]: 150
[Speed]: 7.6
[Skills]: Mount Hua Cleave, General's Might Shield, Whirlwind Slash!
[Weakness]: Groin; lightning and fire attacks deal double damage.
[Drop Rate]: 10.09% chance for Mundane Grade weapons and special items; 19.19% chance for Mundane Grade jewelry and equipment; 35.15% chance for Mundane Grade skill books; 100% chance for Basic equipment; 100% chance for more than 10 Ghost Silver Coins.
Damn!
Truly worthy of being a BOSS!
These attribute values are quite fierce!
Jiang Yun marveled inwardly.
And this was just a gatekeeping BOSS, not the final Qin Emperor's Corpse.
It seemed this abyss-level instance was indeed extraordinary!
Jiang Yun's five Maitreya Rock Dolls had just taken a hit from the BOSS's Mount Hua Cleave, collectively losing 1,175 health points.
Fortunately, they all had the passive skill "Stone Skin," reducing physical damage by 20%, or else that strike would have dealt at least 1,470 points of terrifying damage!
He couldn't let this BOSS get close to him!
Otherwise, even without using skills, a single normal strike from this BOSS could end Jiang Yun's life!
However, Jiang Yun wasn't panicked.
Currently, he still had 43 Maitreya Rock Dolls in hand!
And two-thirds of them were still at full health!
"Go!"
With a flicker of his eyes, Jiang Yun immediately took action.
He controlled three full-health Maitreya Rock Dolls to charge at the BOSS.
"Soldiers! Clear these scoundrels for the Qin Emperor!"
The BOSS roared, then swung its massive blade, leading 18 Clay Cavalry in a fierce attack.
However, Jiang Yun had already devised a plan.
He first had three Maitreya Rock Dolls hold off the BOSS while controlling another five to unleash "Earthshaking Ghost Hand" towards the front.
The five "Earthshaking Ghost Hands" simultaneously launched, instantly sending the frontmost Clay Cavalry flying and stunning them for two seconds.
Although the BOSS was exceptionally fierce, without using skills, its sharp blade only dealt 587 damage to the Maitreya Rock Dolls.
A full-health Maitreya Rock Doll had 4,000 health points, enough to withstand several strikes from the BOSS.
Moreover, with Jiang Yun actively controlling the battle, he was incredibly agile.
Whenever a Maitreya Rock Doll's health dropped below half, he quickly swapped it out for another full-health one, repeating the cycle.
Jiang Yun's combat strategy was clear: first eliminate the 18 elite Clay Cavalry, then focus fire on the BOSS.
With Jiang Yun's active control, combined with his occasional use of long-range Ghost-Piercing Nail and Falling Rock Spell, or a Basic Attack.
In less than two minutes, the 18 Clay Cavalry fell one by one, turning into abundant experience points, and even dropping Basic equipment, a decent haul.
Of course, Jiang Yun wasn't without losses, as four Maitreya Rock Dolls had fallen.
But he still had 39 Maitreya Rock Dolls, more than enough to handle the current situation.
The BOSS, though extremely fierce, had already severely damaged over a dozen of Jiang Yun's Maitreya Rock Dolls, but those with low health cleverly retreated to the rear under Jiang Yun's control, replaced by others in better condition to continue tanking damage.
"Damn you!"
The BOSS roared, "You damned scoundrels, I will take your lives!"
With all its subordinates dead, leaving the BOSS alone, it furiously swung its blade, unleashing a fierce whirlwind blade aura, dealing over 3,000 damage, severely injuring seven of Jiang Yun's Maitreya Rock Dolls.
Jiang Yun couldn't help but marvel: this BOSS was insanely powerful!
Fortunately, he didn't have to endure this terrifying damage himself, or even with the Gravity Shield, he might not escape death.
However, the BOSS was already at its wit's end, clearly lacking strength after using its ultimate move.
Although the BOSS had high resistance, almost unaffected by control effects, and Earthshaking Ghost Hand couldn't control it, even a tiger couldn't withstand the pack of wolves' assault!
Jiang Yun skillfully controlled the Maitreya Rock Dolls to continuously attack, while he occasionally sniped from the rear.
Jiang Yun might be fragile, but his damage output was high!
A Basic Attack could deal about 340 damage to the BOSS, the Ghost-Piercing Nail every 11 seconds could deal over 940 magic damage, and even the Falling Rock Spell could inflict over 650 damage.
Moreover, the Maitreya Rock Dolls weren't ineffective against the BOSS, each hit could take away over 190 health.
With the Maitreya Rock Dolls tanking and dealing damage, and the BOSS unable to touch Jiang Yun, the BOSS with 35,000 health finally reached its end after seven or eight minutes of grinding.
With Jiang Yun's final Ghost-Piercing Nail spell, he successfully depleted the BOSS's last bit of health.
"Emperor Qin, I... I wish to kill the enemy, but I am powerless to turn the tide, unable to serve you any longer..."
After uttering its final, tragic line, the BOSS collapsed on the spot, its earth-formed body crumbling to the ground.
"[Congratulations on defeating the Normal BOSS Clay General Meng Tian, reward: Experience: +7,000, Ghost Silver Coin: +5, Reputation: +5!]"
"[As the first player in the Underworld Server to kill a BOSS, you have triggered a server-wide announcement and additional rewards.]"
Immediately, a golden announcement echoed throughout the Underworld Server: "[Congratulations to player Grandpa Ghost for defeating a BOSS-level monster, as the first player in the Underworld Server to defeat a BOSS-level monster, additional rewards: Attribute Point: +20, Ghost Silver Coin: +50, Merit Point: +3!]"
It seemed that in this so-called Underworld Server, he was the only player, enjoying the resources of an entire server alone, truly delightful!
Jiang Yun laughed so hard he couldn't close his mouth, ignoring the system announcement, and quickly ran to the BOSS's corpse to activate Talent Refresh.
Although the BOSS had already dropped two pieces of equipment and a lot of in-game currency, Jiang Yun wouldn't be easily satisfied.
Who wouldn't use a bug if they had one?
"[Myriad Reset successful! Average Luck triggered, reward: Experience: +7,070, Ghost Silver Coin: +5, Reputation: +5, confirm?]"
Of course not!
Jiang Yun waited 20 seconds, then refreshed again.
Finally, at 4 minutes and 40 seconds, upon refreshing again, he received a delightful notification: "[Myriad Reset successful! Lucky Stars Shine triggered, reward: Experience: +70,000, Ghost Silver Coin: +50, Reputation: +50, confirm?]"
Moreover, the items dropped under the BOSS's corpse were refreshed, directly yielding five pieces of equipment, two skill books, and several gem-like special items.
With Lucky Stars Shine, the drop rate and experience increased tenfold, truly exhilarating!
Jiang Yun quickly clicked confirm, afraid this good fortune would slip away.