Xu Lang and the others were lounging at home, but Li Shuwen and his group were practically dying from anxiety.

Xu Lang had once promised them they would go pioneering within three days, but now there wasn't a single bit of news.

In the cafeteria, floor leaders and core members like Wu Huihui, Zheng Kai, and Li Shuwen had gathered, with even Pandora in attendance.

Previously, Pandora disdained associating with the original floor leaders, but now she felt the Mad King Building had something going for it and she needed to integrate into the big family.

Otherwise, she felt insecure.

After one round of the game, Pandora had become much more subdued.

All the equipment and items Dorm 200 obtained in the last game round had been listed on the Trading Network. After players purchased them, the overall strength of the group had surged significantly.

The current situation was that there were so many pieces of equipment above level ten that they couldn't even use them all, while equipment below level ten wasn't even worth a dog's attention.

"Huihui, why don't you ask Wang Yazhi again what exactly Xu Lang is planning," Zheng Kai looked at Wu Huihui and spoke up.

Wu Huihui shook her head, "I already asked earlier, Yazhi didn't reply... maybe they're all asleep."

"How could they be asleep in broad daylight!" Pandora sat on a high-backed chair, her long-socked legs in platform shoes swinging back and forth, showing a hint of agitation.

Nie Xiaozhu stole a glance at Pandora's swaying legs, marvelling inwardly.

What was this ninth-floor leader's actual height?

"Maybe they're busy, cultivating or something," Zhai Ren pondered deeply.

The group was like simps, trying to decipher the meaning behind a message from their goddess.

In reality, she hadn't even replied to the message at all.

The room fell into silence for a moment.

They had been on standby for so long. Even without Xu Lang taking the lead, they would definitely have to go pioneering later, but that would mean changing the plans again.

"The Coliseum opened again today, have you all seen..." Li Shuwen didn't want the atmosphere to turn cold and tried to change the subject. Right then, someone nearby, clad entirely in steel battle armor, exclaimed.

"Xu Lang replied! He wants us to gather at the Ginkgo Avenue entrance in two hours!"

...

【Malignance Demon Box (Subdued)】

【Type: Tale Curio】

【Level: EX】 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢

【Rarity: EX】

【Tale Content: A King-level Tale possessing top-tier contagiousness. All living beings who glimpse the demon box will ultimately be devoured by it, merging to become part of the box, including other Tales. Currently perfectly subdued by player "Xu Lang"... Enter my body, face me, become me. Those who turn away from me shall perish, those who face me shall become gods!】

【Introduction: An extremely rare hybrid-type Tale with the potential to become a top-tier Tale.】

Perfect subdual means the player can perfectly wield the Tale's power. The Tale is part of the player, and the player is part of the Tale.

Within the Taleblade Building, players who perfectly subdue a Tale all have the makings of a floor leader, a very, very rare occurrence.

At this moment, Xu Lang held the Malignance Demon Box, a smug, triumphant smile on his face.

"Tales are truly marvelous. It's said to exist within my body, but it's more like it exists within my consciousness... Does this mean if I throw it into the Blood Mist World and then summon it back, it will contain many new creatures inside?" He kept making the Tale demon box disappear and reappear, occasionally opening it to check.

Inside the Tale demon box, black mist swirled, containing a small world.

All those infected would eventually enter this small world inside.

This was the power of rules, nearly impossible to resist.

And now that Xu Lang could perfectly use the Tale demon box's power, this meant that, if he wished, all players in the Mad King Building could enter this little box!

The effect was too domineering, capable of destroying an entire civilization!

"Even if this thing were placed in the Blood Mist World, its grade shouldn't be low," Xu Lang laughed.

"Does its growth require consuming more living beings?" Tong Qi asked curiously.

"Yes, but the best nourishment is still other Tales," Xu Lang felt a surge of excitement. "If it could devour all the Tales in the Taleblade Building, that would be amazing!"

Han Zhixiu's eyes lit up, "Taleblade Building players can also transform into Tales, right? So it would be best to devour all the Taleblade Building players. That's even more brutal."

"Devouring the dormitory building wouldn't be bad either," Xu Xiaomeng also began to fantasize.

This was the first time Xu Lang had mastered such a rule-level weapon of mass destruction. He could barely keep the corners of his mouth from curling up.

It was worth all the simulations he had run, time and again.

All his Nightmare Essence was gone, he couldn't even simulate going out to pioneer.

However, Xu Lang hadn't planned to use Nightmare Essence to simulate pioneering anyway.

Ever since his Nightmare Lord Sequence was promoted, the error margin in simulating dreams had decreased. Trying to simulate events within the Blood Mist World now cost an astronomical amount, completely unaffordable.

"You can start your trials now. Remember what I told you," Xu Lang looked at the four women: Cao Yaxuan, Wang Yazhi, Sherry, and Xu Ruyan.

"Alright, wait for my good news!" Cao Yaxuan said with full confidence.

She was clad in a mage's robe, fully armed.

Although equipment was ineffective in the attribute limit break trial, wasn't there still pioneering to do afterward? She was going to dominate!

"Goodbye, Sister Yaxuan. Sister Yazhi, be careful too, and Sister Ruyan as well," Tong Qi got along well with all the women, greeting them one by one. Finally, she said to Sherry, "Teacher Sherry, you don't have much combat experience, but you're undergoing the spirit attribute limit break trial. Just focus on your spiritual core."

Sherry nodded, slightly nervous.

Under everyone's watchful eyes, the four women began their attribute limit break trials together.

...

Xu Lang took out the Gluttony Table Knife and the Malignance Demon Box.

Before that raging hunger could consume him, Xu Lang stuffed the Gluttony Table Knife into the demon box.

He didn't dare attempt fusion for now, lest it spawn some new monsters or demons, causing trouble later.

He had never properly subdued a Tale before and didn't know how powerful a Tale was at its peak. After personally subduing the Malignance Demon Box this time, he finally understood just how terrifying Tales truly were.

This thing couldn't be killed.

Moreover, once you were cursed by it, the curse would follow you persistently. Even resurrection after death might not remove it!

If "terror" needed a spokesperson, Tales would absolutely qualify for a spot.

"Xu Lang, what are you doing?" Han Zhixiu asked curiously.

"Raising gu," Xu Lang smiled.

Thump! Thump! Thump!

The Malignance Demon Box began to vibrate, and soon, a knife mark appeared on its surface.

The Gluttony Table Knife was putting up a strong fight.

Xu Lang was also very curious about which Tale would ultimately win.

At first, the Gluttony Table Knife was fiercer, slashing several knife marks onto the Malignance Demon Box's surface, but later it fell into a decline.

This was roughly what Xu Lang had expected.

The Gluttony Table Knife had entered the Malignance Demon Box's home turf; there was no reason for it to win.

But as it turned out, Xu Lang had still underestimated the Gluttony Table Knife!

After lying dormant for a short while, the Gluttony Table Knife erupted again!

This damned thing had devoured the Red-Haired Grandma and the others!

This was also a master that evolved by devouring others!

Seeing this, Xu Lang stopped observing and actively exerted his power.

...

The interior of the Malignance Demon Box was identical to the scene of the Mad King Building's Safe Zone.

This was the materialization of the imagery in Xu Lang's heart.

"Exhilarating! Absolutely exhilarating!"

The Gluttony Demon, wielding the table knife, was dominating all directions, chewing on the Red-Haired Grandma with great relish.

Suddenly, he was locked onto by a bone-chilling coldness all too familiar to him.

In an instant, he felt as if he were standing on the edge of a blade-filled abyss. A sensation of being sliced apart emanated from every limb and bone in his body, as if he could be torn apart at any moment.

He panicked, looking around in all directions, but saw nothing.

Then, he looked up and saw a waterfall of swords covering the entire sky!

The Yin-Yang Corpse Immortal stood at the center of the sword waterfall, looking down.

As the master of the Malignance Demon Box, Xu Lang could materialize his peak form within the box, and this form was unkillable.

If necessary, he could also have his true self arrive within the Malignance Demon Box.

This was like the Gluttony Demon fighting its way down to the ninety-ninth level of hell and meeting the final boss.

At the deepest part of the Malignance Demon Box, meeting Xu Lang!