Ten hours have passed since I've been practicing The Elements Mastery. Of course, he doesn't forget

to continuously use Fire Palm and other skills too.

The amount of water that he can release has increased to about two buckets of water from a droplet of water.

The amount of wind that he can summon is enough to dry up clothes if it was used for ten minutes continuously.

The amount of fire that he can summon is enough for him to kill a goblin.

Lastly, Earth Mastery is a bit special. If he tries to summon he could create a boulder as big as him but the amount of time of channeling is about two minutes. For this reason, he wanted to find a way to shorten the time.

Since the ground is also earth he tried to control the earth from the ground instead of creating them. Though it's a bit difficult at first, after a few hours of training he successfully creates a block of rock from the ground. It actually saves him 50% of mana consumption than before.

More importantly, it only took him three seconds to create a block that was as big as the boulder that took two minutes to create.

With this, Instead of creating harmless earth block, He could create Earth Spikes, sharp enough to pierce the goblin.

The spikes he created will actually remain for thirty minutes before returning to the ground. If he creates something on his own whether it's water, fire or earth. they will disappear after a minute.

[Fire Palm] (Level 5)

Active Skill, Allow Player to attacks with a palm of fire.

(The strength of the palm depend on Player's STR stats and Fire's power will depend on Player's QI stats.)

Cooldown: 25 seconds

Fire Palm Mastery: 9%

[Shadow Clone] (Level 3)

Active Skill, Allow Player to summon a shadow clone with exact appearance to the player.

(Shadow Clone has 30% of the player's capabilities.)

Duration: 1 minute

Cooldown: 4 minute

Shadow Clone Mastery: 12%

[Fire Element Mastery] (Level 4)

A Passive Skill, Allow Player to create Fire Element.

Progress: 80%

[Earth Element Mastery] (Level 5)

A Passive Skill, Allow Player to create Earth Element.

Progress: 12%

[Water Element Mastery] (Level 4)

A Passive Skill, Allow Player to create Water Element.

Progress: 76%

[Wind Element Mastery] (Level 4)

A Passive Skill, Allow Player to create Wind Element.

Progress: 76%

During the training, he also managed to level up one time and completed the quest that was given to him.

'This place is too weak, I should go to next floor.'

After finished sorting everything out Zhen Lun directly ascends to next the floors. His clone has ascended to the fifth floors. With the location of the stairs already located by his clone. He easily got to the second floor.

Arriving on the second floor, the room was almost the same. It was two times bigger than the first floor. The goblins...

[Goblin] (Level 7)

HP: 500/500 MP:180/180

'...They're still the same.'

[400 Experience Points gained!]

[20 Gold Coins received!]

The difference was that they have higher health and mana. The goblins still mindlessly charge against him and their attack didn't do anything to him yet.

Zhen Lun ascended the floors again. He quickly got to the fifth floor since the third and fourth are mostly the same. Only on the fifth floor, the goblins were much stronger than before.

On this floor, it seems they possess new weapons and they divided themselves between range and melee.

[Warrior Goblin] (Level 10)

HP: 1040/1040 MP:340/340

[Archer Goblin] (Level 10)

HP: 820/820 MP:420/420

Though they possess new weapons they still don't pose any threats to him. He could still kill the easily.

[1000 Experience Points gained!]

[100 Gold Coins received!]

'The experience they give is suprisingly high!' Seeing the experience it gives he wanted to ascend the floor again. The higher he ascends the stronger the goblins plus the experience it gives will also be more.

After thirty minutes of exploring the place and killing the goblins that attacked him, Zhen Lun finally found the stairs. It took him that long because of the floor expanded as they got higher.

At the Sixth Floor, He spotted a new goblin.

[Spear Goblin] (Level 13)

HP: 1320/1220 MP:620/620

'There's swordsman, bowman goblin now there's also spearman goblin.' Zhen Lun dashed toward it to test the water.

The spear goblin has somewhat fast reactions. He managed to point his spear at him before he gets killed.

'Fire Palm!'

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'...They're still weak.'

[1500 Experience Points gained!]

[150 Gold Coins received!]

The Fire from Fire Palm finished the spear goblin with the damage it dealt every second.

Again he went and search for the stairs so that he can ascend to the next floor.

In a mere twenty minutes, he found it, He luckily found the stairs that lead to the seventh floor.

At the seventh floor, there are no new goblins at all but on this floor, the goblins are wearing armor. The Warrior Goblin is now harder to deal with. Other than that, they also possess new skills.

'What an interesting skill!'

Zhen Lun finds that their techniques are worth to observe. The warrior cast two slashes even though he only swings his sword once. The movement of the goblin is slow. So, Zhen Lun doubts that he was wrong, they are using a skill like his 'Fire Palm'.

There are also the archer goblins that turned normal arrows into fire arrows the moment it was shot.

Lastly, The spear goblins could use a skill to enhance its speed and precision of its spear.

'These monsters are all intriguing.'

Zhen Lun decided to observe and hoping that he can learn their weird technique too, especially the double slash. Such a technique if it was executed by Zhen Lun it will be very lethal.

He decided to stay on this floor to grind experiences and skills.

[2500 Experience Points gained!]

[250 Gold Coins received!]

[2500 Experience Points gained!]

[250 Gold Coins received!]

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[2500 Experience Points gained!]

[250 Gold Coins received!]

After observing them for a long time he has no clues how did the warrior goblin do it.

'I'll just go to the next floor.' While he observing he employed his clone to search for the stairs so that he doesn't need to waste his time finding stairs.

Zhen Lun rushed toward those stairs and reached the eighth floor.

The goblins on this floor are equipped with gauntlets, armor, and helmet. They are much tougher and smarter than before.

Two hours have passed, Zhen Lun finally found the stairs, the area is getting bigger each time you ascend the floor. Therefore, it takes a lot of time finding the stairs itself.

Zhen Lun went up to the next floor. In the ninth floor, he found the goblins have changed drastically. They are fully equipped with weapons and armor.

'They look dangerous.'

[Berserker Goblin] (Level 20)

HP:7260/7260 MP:720/720

[Hunter Goblin] (Level 20)

HP: 4320/4320 MP:1080/680

[Knight Goblin] (Level 20)

HP: 6230/6230 MP: 820/820

'Their HP and MP are ridiculously high compared to goblins on the eighth floor.'

He felt that he shouldn't approach them carelessly. Judging from their name they seem to have receives an upgrade.

Zhen Lun carefully attracted one of their attention, he manages to get a Berserker Goblin to target him. With it following him, Zhen Lun led it to a quiet place in order to not attracts other goblin's attention.

'This place should be fine.' There are no goblins in the surrounding area.

He then started to attack the berserker. Using Mana Sword Zhen Lun tried to slices his arm but it only makes it bleeds and did not take his arm.

The Berserker Goblin roared. "Kuruek!" Green and bluish aura surrounded its body.

Zhen Lun who listened to the goblin's roar fell into trance.

[You are affected by 'Taunt']

His mind was disrupted by the roar. He was enraged as though the goblin has taken something precious from him.

He mindlessly charged forward, attacking the goblin berserker but didn't manage to deal damage to it as the skins got tougher than before.

The berserker didn't let him calm his mind. Using its giant broadsword on his hand, he swings it at Zhen Lun.

'Shit! This is bad!'

While he was enraged he can still activate a skill. Zhen Lun activated Mana Shield to protect himself from the attack.

Unfortunately, the strength that the berserker possess managed to break down the Mana Shield.

Zhen Lun was sent flying to the wall behind him by the tremendous force of the broadsword.

Ack!

Lying on the ground, His ribs were shattered by the attack, right now he doesn't even have the strength to stand.

'What kind of skill is that?' Zhen Lun was shocked by the tremendous change of the goblin between the eighth floor and ninth floor.

As he was out of the goblin berserker range, it didn't pursue Zhen Lun, he went back to where he belongs ignoring Zhen Lun that was lying on the ground.

Cough*

Zhen Lun coughed out blood from his mouth. Right now, he was using his Qi to restores his broken bones and healing his internal injuries.

'I should go back to the eighth floor to level up as much as I can.'

After half an hour most of his injuries have been restored. He can now walk properly without a problem. Zhen Lun went back to the eighth floor to level up.

He's only at Level 13, He will come back to ninth floor once he is strong enough.

[3000 Experience Gained!]

[300 Gold received!]

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[3000 Experience Gained!]

[300 Gold received!]

After an unknown period of time has passed. Even Zhen Lun has lost track of the time. He has been staying for too long, hunting these goblins over and over again.

[Leveled Up!]

[Leveled Up!]

[Skill points received!]

Seeing that he received Skill Points his eyebrows immediately shot up. He thought he has to get to level twenty before he receives another skill points.

With the skill points, he can unlock Shop Menu and he can use the golds coins that he has been gathering. He wondered what system is selling, he hopes that it sells technique skill or spirit stone. That way he can get stronger easily.

Zhen Lun quickly opened the skill menu and unhesitantly used the skill points on unlocking the shop menu.

[Shop Menu has been unlocked!]

With it being unlocked Zhen Lun was able to see a new icon popped out on System. He opened it up and the menu with a list of items that were being sorted into a few different categories.

'...Weapons, Armors, Potions, Accessories? There are no books at all!?' Zhen Lun was depressed.

Though there are more categories that were not yet unlocked. It didn't say what categories type is it.

Sigh*

He has to level up to unlock them.

'Small Health Potion restores 500 HP it costs 100 gold for one bottle. There are also Small Mana Potion that restores 300 MP, it costs 100 gold for one bottle.

Just like the categories to unlock better potions I need to level up too.

This time Zhen Lun examined the Weapons categories. There are many types of weapons being sold.

[Normal-Rank Sword] [Steel Sword, One-Handed Sword]

Level 5

Attack 35-40

[Normal-Rank Spear] [Iron Spear]

Level 5

Attack 30-40

[Normal-Rank Sword] [Steel Sword, One-Handed Sword]

Level 10

Attack 150-160

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'There are Sword, Spear, Bow, Axe, Staff, and Dagger.'

Zhen Lun settled on the mediocre sword, A Level-10 Bronze-Rank Sword. It cost him 8000 Gold Coins. Since he had over a hundred thousand of gold there's no harm to try.

[Bronze-Rank, Shining Steel Sword, One-Handed Sword]

Level Required: Level 10

Attack Power: 220-250

After Zhen Lun clicked 'Buy' the item was sent to his inventory, from there he can get the sword.

Holding the sword on Zhen Lun's hand, he can feel that it is indeed extraordinary but it was obviously not as good as his Mana Sword. probably due to that it's a level-10 sword and He's currently Level-15 and he was facing Level-17 goblins.

'Well, I should keep it, I can still sell the sword to others.'

Next one is Armors. There is Heavy Armor which is for melee, Light Armor for range and Robe for magic. Zhen Lun only looked at the Heavy Armor section.

He bought a helmet for an experiment.

[Normal-Rank, Steel Helmet]

Level Required: Level 10

Equipment Requirement: 40 STR

Defense Power: 20-30

[Would you like to equip it?] Yes/No

'Weird, Why would it ask this question?' He clicked 'yes'.

In next few seconds waiting for the helmet to appear on his head but nothing happened.

He checked his inventory but he can't see the helmet anymore.

'Maybe...'

Zhen Lun opened his Character Menu, Just like he expected the Helmet was there!

'System never fail to surprise me.'

The character menu displayed that there was a helmet being worn. He can wear armor without really wearing it!

'I should wait when I was Level 20 then I'll buy a set of equipment.'

If he buys them right now, he will eventually have to replace them. Even though golds is not that precious, he never knows when will he need them. Moreover, at this moment he doesn't need armor to defeat the goblins on the eighth floor. They are not strong enough to kill him.