What a haul!

An unbelievable haul!

Looking at the messages in the log, Aiden almost thought he was seeing things.

4 billion EXP!

If he used the Apprentice’s Heart, he could massively boost all four of his core attributes, as well as his soul strength.

"And I already completed my Class Change quest. Once I return to Earth, the Apprentice’s Heart will improve too. When that happens, its effect will definitely be even stronger!" Aiden’s heart started racing, and his mouth went dry.

Even his breathing became fast and uneven.

It was fair to say that this was one of the rare moments when he felt this excited.

And it was not just the huge amount of EXP.

Ethan had also contributed a Mythic-Rank piece of equipment, a Mythic-Rank item, and a Mythic-Rank Skill Book that Aiden actually needed.

And of course, there were also three Mythic-Rank Skill Enhancement Stones!

"Calm down. I need to calm down."

"This was only a level 90 Demon Duke. If that idea really works, then I might be able to kill a lower Demon God." Aiden took several deep breaths before he finally calmed down a little.

He then remembered that after killing Miko Blaine before, there was still a Mythic-Rank Skill Book he had not checked yet.

And that had not even been long ago, yet now he had gotten so many more good things.

Right now, the more important matter was the Bane of All Races quest.

...

[Quest Name: Bane of All Races 2 • Genius Nightmare (Completed)]

[Quest Rewards: Aura Reading (claimed), revival item (unclaimed), Mythic-Rank staff (unclaimed), 1 Abyss Ancient Battlefield Teleportation Scroll (unclaimed)]

...

After confirming that he had completed the Bane of All Races 2 • Genius Nightmare quest, Aiden, who had only just managed to calm down a little, became excited again.

A Mythic-Rank staff!

A revival item!

And a Teleportation Scroll that could take him to the Ancient Battlefield of the Abyss!

Any one of these items would be something other Reclassers could only dream of. Some of them were things that even divine powerhouses did not have.

Just as Aiden was about to carefully check his loot and claim the quest rewards, he suddenly remembered that Damian was still beside him.

At that moment, Damian gave Aiden a strange look. He had noticed that Aiden had just used some kind of skill, but he did not pay much attention to it.

Compared to Her Majesty the Queen, whatever Aiden was doing was not that important.

The only one Damian truly cared about was the Queen.

Still, one thing did puzzle him—Aiden looked a little too excited.

"How strange... why is he so excited?" Damian wondered to himself.

...

Red Dwarves Undercity, inside a room.

Aiden adjusted his breathing, closed his eyes for a moment, and then slowly opened them again.

He looked at the loot in his storage space.

First was the Mythic-Rank Skill Book he had gotten from killing Blaine.

[Frozen Domain: Mythic Rank, special skill, can only be learned by Miko.]

Aiden frowned at once. Frozen Domain was actually a pretty good skill. If his Divine Golden Sunflame had not perfectly countered it, it definitely would have caused him some trouble.

"What a waste. Only Miko can learn this skill... maybe I should just give it to Rainn?" Aiden thought for a moment.

Because of Faye, he now had the support of the Earth Dragon clan, so his hopes for Rainn and Cheryl were no longer as strong as before.

There were also two other Primordial Miko in the Miko clan. So even if Rainn became a true Primordial Miko, it would still be hard for her to take control of the entire Miko race.

Still, instead of leaving this Skill Book in storage, it would be better to let Rainn learn it. At least then it would not go to waste.

Aiden then turned his attention to the rest of the loot.

[Nocturnal Boots: Mythic Rank. Equipment dropped after the death of Demon Duke Ethan. After equipping, movement speed increases by 50%, all-element magic resistance +50%, health recovery speed +30%, mana recovery speed +30%.

Special Effect — Nightstride Shadow: Greatly improves the user’s ability to dodge and reduces the user’s body weight. The Nocturnal Boots can also sense nearby attacks on their own. Even if the user does not notice the danger, the boots will automatically dodge for them. If dark energy is present nearby, this effect becomes even stronger. This effect does not consume mana and can trigger continuously.

Special Effect — Extreme Speed: By consuming a large amount of mana, the user can activate the Extreme Speed effect of the Nocturnal Boots. The boots will create a special force field around the user’s body, greatly increasing speed for 30 seconds. Note: inside the Divine Domains of some divine powerhouses or Demon Gods, this effect may be suppressed.]

"Doesn’t seem that strong?" Aiden felt a little disappointed. Even though the Nocturnal Boots were Mythic-Rank equipment, just like the Ring of Bane of All Races, their effects were clearly nowhere near as good.

And on top of that, the Nocturnal Boots could not be bound to an owner.

Of course, that was only Aiden’s first impression after reading the item description.

He took a deep breath and put the Nocturnal Boots on right away.

At once, Aiden felt his body become much lighter, as if he could run across the surface of water whenever he wanted.

"Not that useful. I can already fly, so why would I need to run on water?" Aiden frowned.

The most important part of Nightstride Shadow was still its automatic dodge effect.

However, Aiden already had the skill Killing Intent Detection, so in many situations he could avoid enemy sneak attacks.

The main thing he still had to watch out for was accidental friendly fire, or special situations where danger appeared in an instant.

In those cases, Nightstride Shadow was still very useful.

"Let’s test the Extreme Speed effect." Aiden took a deep breath and directly spent a large amount of mana.

A warm current instantly spread through his body, but aside from that, nothing else seemed to change.

But very soon, Aiden realized just how powerful Extreme Speed really was.

It was not that the world around him had changed.It was him that had changed in an unbelievable way.

To his eyes, the whole world seemed to have frozen.More accurately, his own speed had become far too fast.

Near the window of the room, a flying insect was beating its wings in extremely slow motion.

On the leaves of a green plant in the room, a drop of water was falling little by little.

Aiden slowly reached out his hand and placed it under the drop. After waiting for a while, the water finally landed in his palm.

"Isn’t this basically a superpower from a superhero comic?" Aiden’s eyes widened.

After thinking for a moment, he left the room and started running wildly through the Undercity.

The reason he did not use his Smoky Black Wings to fly was because he realized that the special force field mentioned in the Extreme Speed description only covered his body, not his equipment.

Even so, his speed had reached an unbelievable level.

He casually picked up a rock, then let it fall from his hand.

By the time the rock hit the ground, he had already run one full lap around the entire Undercity.

"Aiden?"

Suddenly, Damian’s voice rang out right beside his ear.

Aiden looked up and saw Damian in the air, staring at him with wide eyes.

"How did your speed suddenly become so fast?" Damian asked in disbelief.

The excitement in Aiden’s heart vanished at once. Extreme Speed was powerful, but compared to a true Demon God, it was still not enough.

"I changed my equipment. My speed went up quite a bit." Aiden said with a sigh.

The ordinary Red Dwarves around them were still moving as slowly as snails, yet Damian had been able to spot him right away.

So the Nocturnal Boots should be more than enough against enemies below Demon God rank.

Aiden directly canceled the Extreme Speed effect.

In an instant, everything around him returned to normal.

A few Red Dwarves were so startled by Aiden suddenly appearing that they almost fell on the ground.

"Sorry." Aiden said out of habit, then quickly left the area.

Damian followed after him.

"The speed you just showed had almost reached the limit! Was that really only because you changed equipment?" Damian asked again.

The limit?

Aiden stopped and looked at Damian with a confused expression.

"That’s right. You didn’t know?" Damian said. "Before becoming a divine powerhouse, whether it’s a Reclasser or an Abyss creature, there is a limit to the Strength, speed, and other attributes they can control."

"In a way, that’s also why the Force of Laws is so important. It helps us break past those limits."

"The speed you just showed was already very close to that limit." Damian explained quickly, taking a deep breath.

Back when he had used Vital Loam World, he had already noticed that Aiden’s four main attributes were absurdly high, but they still had not reached the limit.

What truly shocked him was Aiden’s speed just now.

"So that’s how it works." Aiden finally understood. "Looks like I need to find a chance to seriously study the Speed Force of Laws too."

Maybe once his natural speed improved again, using Extreme Speed would make him even faster.

"I’m heading back first. I still have some important things to do." Aiden said, waving his hand as he quickly left.

Damian watched Aiden’s back as he walked away and muttered to himself, "This guy is definitely hiding quite a few secrets."

"The speed he showed just now was probably something he only got recently."

"Forget it. He’s Her Majesty’s master. The stronger he is, the better."

Damian took a deep breath, looked up at the sky above, and said in a low voice,

"Returning to Dragon Island is only the beginning."

"Can the method our ancestors mentioned really stand against the Heavenly Demon? Sigh..."

Damian let out a long sigh. It was not only Her Majesty who carried a fate she could not escape. As the chief of the Earth Dragon clan, he also had an ending that seemed already set for him.

...

After returning to his room, Aiden looked at the two scrolls in his storage space, each with a different design.

One was a Mythic-Rank Summoning Scroll, and the other was a Teleportation Scroll that led to the Ancient Battlefield.

Aiden took out the Summoning Scroll first.