Demon Cultivator in Abyssal Era

Chapter 172: Chapter 131: 40,000 Cause and Effect Points

”This time, the Core Anchor Point, if there are no surprises, should be mine.”

In the Awakening Space, Ye Junlin quietly awaited the final settlement, unable to hide the smile on his face.

At the same time, he silently calculated in his heart.

”The strategy against the Corpse King is divided into two stages, the preliminary sweep preparation and the final official assault.”

”During the sweep stage, my Contribution Points were undoubtedly the highest. Out of five Fierce Tiers, four were directly killed by me. Plus, with the Steel Witch’s Wings, I could swiftly locate the Corpse Demon’s tracks, and for those below Fierce Tier, I killed no less than anyone else!”

”As for the strategy phase, even if someone had a stroke of luck and killed many Corpse Demons controlled by the Corpse King, in the final direct confrontation, the others didn’t even achieve a fraction of my damage output!”

With the support of the Overlimit Liquid and Floating Heavy Cannon, Ye Junlin was confident that no one could match his output capabilities.

The only concern was Lin Wanyue, but for some reason, she didn’t appear at the end. Not sure what she was up to.

And if his biggest competitor was gone, naturally, no one else could catch up.

”All good.”

Ye Junlin thought gleefully.

Surviving by a hair’s breadth was enough to make him secretly rejoice, and now the Core Anchor Point was in his hands. How could that not make him ecstatic?

No one understands the value of the Core Anchor Point better than him.

The so-called ”Anchor Point” is a tool for positioning within the Awakening Space.

The top thirty receive an Ordinary ”Positioning Anchor Point,” allowing an Awakened from another world to enter through a ”Directed Deep Dive Scroll” and permanently mark the world where the anchor is located.

Therefore, the value of a ”Positioning Anchor Point” is determined by the marked world’s value. Worlds with poor resources and harsh living conditions might not be wanted even for free, especially considering the cost of a ”Directed Deep Dive Scroll.”

But in the Corpse Demon World, firstly, the world level is as high as Level 7. Secondly, it’s a modern world and has connections with ancient Gods, offering immense exploration potential. The base price for a ”Positioning” Anchor Point is at least a billion! Achieving two billion, or even three billion, is not impossible!

This is just the value of one quota. The ”Advanced Anchor Points” received by the top ten can be used three times, equivalent to three ”Positioning Anchor Points”!

As for the anchor points received by the top three, not only do they have more uses, but they also automatically regenerate over time!

The third and second place anchor points can be used five and ten times, respectively, and can increase by one quota each year!

As for the Core Anchor Point, although it can only be used ten times, it gains one additional quota every quarter, meaning its growth rate in anchor points is more than double that of the other two combined!

This is why the holder of a Core Anchor Point is referred to as the ”Lord” of that world. If the anchor quotas are only given to one’s ”inner circle,” over time, the holder’s control over the world becomes stronger.

”Even without considering subsequent development profits, merely holding this anchor point can bring me a fortune every year!”

Thinking this, Ye Junlin couldn’t help but smile.

This money, even for his family, is no small amount.

Just as he was happily imagining future developments, a prompt sounded in his ear right on time.

{”World task strategy ended, calculating Contribution Points...”}

Ye Junlin’s eyes lit up immediately! He looked forward eagerly.

Then, a line of prompts appeared.

{”Calculation complete: Your Contribution Points are 3.1%”}

{”Contribution Points ranked third”}

Ye Junlin: ”?”

He rubbed his eyes, staring at the data in disbelief.

How much?

3.1%???

Are you sure it’s not 31%???

No matter how he looked, even if he stared until his eyes popped out, the numbers in front of him hadn’t changed at all.

It’s 3.1%!

”This absolutely must be wrong?!”

”Lin Wanyue? Even if she somehow amassed a lot of Contribution Points, who else is there???”

Ye Junlin clutched his head in frustration, unable to fathom who else could be ahead of him!

”Could it be that my luck was terrible and some lucky guy sneaked in?”

Thinking this, Ye Junlin’s complexion turned sour.

In past strategies, such instances had occurred where a lucky person discovered a sub-task related to the world task and gained a large number of Contribution Points upon completion.

”But even so, this doesn’t seem right; my Contribution Points are only 3.1%!”

”Is there really someone whose Contribution Points are dozens of times mine?!”

Ye Junlin couldn’t believe it at all.

Dazed, he returned to Blue Star.

As soon as he landed on the square, he was surrounded by his little followers.

”Ye Bro, congratulations.”

”Ye Bro, show us what the Core Anchor Point looks like! Let’s broaden our horizons!”

”I want to take a picture and show off on social media!”

Meanwhile, a bunch of reporters impatiently crowded around.

”Young Master Ye, congratulations on completing the world task. Can you tell us how you did it?”

”Young Master Ye, did you obtain the Core Anchor Point?”

”Young Master Ye...”

Listening to the chatter of his followers and the crowd of reporters around him, Ye Junlin’s face turned even darker. He shoved them aside and walked out in silence.

His reaction left everyone stunned. Wei Shan was the first to respond, cautiously saying, ”Brother Ye, did that girl from the Lin Family snatch it?”

Ye Junlin’s expression was grim as he snorted, ”Let’s go and ask.”

He was unwilling to let it go and wanted to know exactly what method Lin Wanyue had used!

When he said this, his followers were immediately dumbfounded as well. They quickly blocked the reporters, preventing them from further ruining the boss’s mood, while also scouting around for information on Lin Wanyue.

However, after a round of inquiries, the information they received left Ye Junlin staring in disbelief.

”What did you say??? Lin Wanyue was killed by Extreme Dao?”

”Then... who else could it be!”

This left Ye Junlin completely dumbfounded.

Not only him, but his followers were also stupefied. Who else could it have been?

The group started privately messaging representatives of other forces who might have surpassed Ye Junlin.

But the answers they received were disappointing; these people, let alone surpassing Ye Junlin, had contribution points so low it was absurd; most hadn’t even reached one percent!

Fortunately, after ten minutes, they finally got part of the answer.

The second-ranked was Zhang Qingshan.

It turned out that after Ye Junlin and the others were teleported away, the remaining people discovered that as the Sea of Blood receded, many Corpse King offspring rushed up. After killing them all, they gained a lot of contribution points.

This left Ye Junlin extremely vexed. Of course, he realized that these creatures could be farmed for contribution points, but at the time, he only wanted to escape as quickly as possible, to get as far away from that terrifying Dark Night Monarch as possible, afraid the other might suddenly launch an attack.

Unexpectedly, he missed such an opportunity.

However, he wasn’t particularly bothered.

Because the speed of anchor point allocation between the second and third place is the same, with just five more initial anchor points; there’s no fundamental difference.

What he really cared about was who had taken the Core Anchor Point!

”Zhang Qingshan’s contribution point, according to him, is only 3.3%, just a little higher than mine.”

”Where did the rest go???”

Ye Junlin couldn’t figure it out, and his followers were scratching their heads as well.

While everyone was lost in thought, Anya timidly said, ”Isn’t it possible... that the Dark Night Monarch is actually an Awakened?”

Her words plunged the scene into dead silence, with everyone looking at each other, frozen on the spot.

The Dark Night Monarch is an Awakened?

This could explain it, but...

After a long silence, a few awkward chuckles broke the quiet atmosphere.

”How could that be? There’s no such powerful Awakened,” Wei Shan said, forcing a laugh.

The others glanced at Ye Junlin’s expression and hurriedly agreed.

Ye Junlin stood in place, his expression changing uncertainly for a long while before he said with a reluctant look, ”It shouldn’t be. I’ve reviewed some data on top-tier Awakened, and even SSS-level Awakened aren’t that abnormal.”

After a pause, as if convincing himself, he added firmly: ”Certainly not!”

Then he shook his head and laughed, ”Alright, let’s not think about it. Anyway, once the government officials summarize the intelligence, we’ll know who it is.”

”As for the Dark Night Monarch, it’s nothing to worry about. With the anchor point, we can invite other Awakened into the Level 7 Corpse Demon World; I imagine many Fierce Tier and even General Tier Awakened will be interested.”

”No matter how strong the Dark Night Monarch is, it’s just a boss from a native world in the end.”

Everyone quickly agreed, wisely choosing not to bring up the topic again.

They headed to the assembly building, where everyone would report the situation and results during the mission, and then they would naturally know who this mysterious person who stole the Core Anchor Point was.

Meanwhile, in the Awakening Space,

Chu Xiu was looking at the panel displayed in front of him, unable to hide the smile on his face.

[World task strategy completed, calculating contribution points...]

[Calculation complete: Your contribution points are 82.2%]

[Settling rewards...]

[Settlement complete]

[Obtained Artifact: Cause and Effect Points*41100]

[Obtained Artifact: Perfect Level Hand of Deprivation*4]

[Obtained Artifact: Directed Deep Dive Scroll*4]

[Your contribution ranking is first, obtained Artifact: Core Anchor Point]

[Your contribution points exceed 50%, obtained extra Artifact reward: Proof of the Old Days (Taboo)]

[You have received a gift from the Endless Blood Pool.]

[Obtained Artifact: Heaven-Reaching Blood Vine Roots (Myth)]