The third floor was completely different from the two lower floors. This floor was situated above the clouds and filled with light, with many light spirits playing amidst the clouds.
At the same time, Han Wu’s gaze took in the numerous adventurers scattered across this floor. He was fairly certain that the presence of so many adventurers here indicated the boss of the third floor, the Light Palace Lord, had yet to be defeated.
Oh, thank goodness! I still have a chance to kill it myself! he thought, a wave of gleeful excitement washing over him.
He stepped on the fluffy clouds and jumped. Suddenly, two Gold adventurers with the Gull emblem engraved on their armor blocked his path.
“The third floor has been reserved by the Gull Guild,” one of them sternly informed him. “We ask that you kindly withdraw and return to explore here at another time.”
Han Wu paid them no mind, continuing his ascent. Suddenly, one of the Gold adventurers attacked with a massive fireball. Han Wu narrowly dodged the fiery projectile, causing him to lose momentum and fall back to his original position.
“Are you deaf?” the second Gold adventurer roared. “Turn back if you value your life. If you continue to push our limits, do not blame us for the consequences.”
“Show some respect and head back now,” growled the one who had fired the fireball. “The consequences of ignoring our warning aren’t something a mere Silver adventurer like you can handle.”
The implicit threat within their words was barely veiled. However, Han Wu merely scoffed, completely disregarding the two figures he considered mere weaklings. Seizing his greatsword, he challenged them with a sneer, “Oh? Just what kind of consequences are you referring to?”
“You brat! We’ve been courteous enough,” the Gold adventurer hissed, his voice laced with menace. “Don’t blame us for what happens next!”
With a roar, he activated his title, transforming into a towering blue bear. The beast immediately swung a massive paw at Han Wu.
Han Wu didn’t dodge the attack; instead, he swung his sword and struck the incoming paw. Without any warning, the adventurer’s paw was severed from his body. A gush of blue blood sprayed out from the stump as the adventurer roared in pain, reverting from his bear form into that of a human.
Keeping a watchful eye on Han Wu, the other adventurer carefully assessed the situation. Convinced that Han Wu’s strength lay in close-quarters combat, the adventurer unleashed a colossal fireball, launching it directly at Han Wu with the clear intention of incinerating him.
In a swift motion, Han Wu swung his greatsword, cleanly cleaving the incoming fireball in half before leaping past the dissipating energy. Leveraging his speed, he quickly closed the distance and cut down the adventurer before the latter could summon a second fireball. The adventurer was instantly bisected, dying on the spot. The other, visibly shaking and overcome by fear, scrambled to make an escape.
Han Wu had no intention of allowing the adventurer to flee, however. With a swift leap, he landed directly in the adventurer’s path, cutting off any hope of escape.
The adventurer pleaded desperately, “Please don’t kill me! My brother is—”
However, before he could complete his statement, Han Wu swung his greatsword, severing the man’s head in a single strike. The head plummeted from the cloud, vanishing into the depths below, its final resting place unknown.
With the demise of the two Gold adventurers, Han Wu felt a surge of strength coursing through his body, a clear indication of just how powerful his Platinum Genocider title truly was.
As Han Wu continued to admire the power of his title, he recalled a crucial detail: Diamond titles linked to hunting specific races could either grant him additional skills or reinforce the already powerful abilities of his Genocider title. He swiftly retrieved the Diamond Noble Soul Liberator title and had Genocider absorb it.
Just as Han Wu had anticipated, the Platinum Genocider title grew more powerful after absorbing the Noble Soul Liberator title. However, it still didn’t quite manage to breach the threshold required to ascend to the Diamond rank. Despite this, its new effects were quite appealing. Its current ability, Genocider Weapon, gained a new passive bonus that granted him an additional 5% spiritual damage.
In short, any attack he made with the weapon would now come with a dual effect: the standard 100% physical damage, plus an extra 5% spiritual damage. Though it wasn’t much, it was still a rare and unique asset against spirits and spirit entities.
Very few skills could attack the spirit directly; even a 5% increase was considered rare. This was largely due to the fact that most life forms possessed virtually no innate protection against spiritual attacks.
There’s a lot of potential in this. I must nurture it more, he thought, admiring the ability even more now.
Han Wu also possessed one more Diamond title: Half-Dragon’s Hope. However, despite its potential, he chose not to offer it to Genocider because this particular title was instrumental in enabling him to activate his Black Dragon King Transformation.
Rather than dwelling on his title, he focused instead on the light spirits gracefully prancing amidst the clouds around him. It didn’t take long for the light spirits to notice his presence, as he was radiating an aura of darkness, which coincidentally happened to be their bane.
After a moment of hesitation, the light spirits shot numerous light lasers at him. Though his physical strength prevented any actual injury, each laser strike pushed him back slightly, making his progress incredibly frustrating.
“Do you think you’re the only ones with ranged attacks? I’ve got one too!” Han Wu morphed his Genocider greatsword into a gatling gun. Since Genocider Weapon could turn into any weapon he wished, he could naturally turn it into a gatling gun as well.
A wild sense of freedom roared in Han Wu's heart as he gripped the gatling gun. “Light spirits,” he exclaimed, a note of sheer delight in his voice, “let me show you the true power of suppressive fire!”
With that, he squeezed the trigger, unleashing a barrage of bullets that rained down mercilessly upon the light spirits. Many of them were struck by the bullets, but as spirits, they were capable of ignoring all physical damage, including the impact of the bullets themselves. However, the 5% spiritual damage inflicted by each bullet was an entirely different story. The light spirits were unable to withstand even a few such hits before violently shattering into fragments.
Han Wu mowed down the light spirits with his gatling gun before pausing to retrieve the fallen materials. Each light spirit dropped a material called a Light Crystal, which also served as their cores. These crystals possessed the remarkable ability to absorb large amounts of light energy which, in turn, could be used to enhance one’s strength, making it an exceptionally rare and valuable light-attribute material.
At the same time, as the light spirits fell, Han Wu received a new Platinum title: Light Spirit Reaper. The title came with two effects: it now imbued his weapon with light attribute damage, and it set the default affinity of all light spirits towards him to Hatred.
Han Wu had finally obtained another title he could upgrade into the Diamond rank.