Mad King Building.

Iron Blood Colosseum.

The black mist in front of Dorm 200 had already dispersed, but Xu Lang and the others weren't inside the dorm. Instead, they had all come to the Iron Blood Colosseum.

It was also a coincidence; they had just returned when they encountered the new building unsealing the Iron Blood Colosseum.

This new building was called the "Finality Building," and right now, players from the Finality Building were fighting.

Some people had come from the Mad King Building, the Sacrifice Building, the Vast Sky Building, and the Taleblade Building.

Not long after, two Finality Building players determined a winner.

Then, a Sacrifice Building player and a Finality Building player started a new duel.

Everyone perked up a bit.

These two players had never been in the coliseum before, meaning it was a complete matchup of newcomers versus newcomers.

In the end, the Sacrifice Building player emerged victorious.

After all, the Finality Building players were new and didn't understand the rules. Rashly accepting challenges from other players, their death was only natural.

A grudge was thus formed between the two buildings.

Xu Lang used his Nightmare Eye to take a look; the Finality Building players had very strong cohesion.

Seeing no new matches, Xu Lang took Cao Yaxuan and the others and left.

...

"Xu Lang, what do you think of that Finality Building? Although I've never heard of this building's reputation before, the fact that their building has the qualification to unseal the coliseum means their potential shouldn't be ordinary." Once out of the coliseum, Han Zhixiu looked at Xu Lang.

She came from the Grandmaster Building and was very interested in duels.

"I don't really have any opinion on the Finality Building players. However, I'm a bit curious about the Iron Blood Colosseum... Didn't you notice? The supplies in the Iron Blood Colosseum have become more abundant, which means it's growing!" Xu Lang replied with a chuckle.

Han Zhixiu's eyes lit up, and she flexed her wrist. "Maybe there will be new match rules in the future? To be honest, I think the life-or-death rule is still too cruel. If not for this rule, the coliseum should be very lively, with matches to watch every day."

"Possibly." Xu Lang wasn't very sure either.

While the group was walking, they happened to run into Wu Huihui and a group of players from the tenth floor.

After exchanging greetings, Cao Yaxuan smiled and said, "Huihui, are you going to watch the match? It's already over."

"Ah, it's already over?" Wu Huihui, who loved displaying her equipment, had a face weathered by experience, giving her a more solid and weighty feeling. Paired with a domineering set of heavy armor that radiated power, her aura was completely different from before.

As her experiences increased, the hesitation and sentimentality in Wu Huihui's eyes had vanished, replaced by a cold light and decisiveness.

"How is the quality of the Finality Building players? Do they have any special methods?" Wang Tingting asked.

She wore a punk-style makeup, with torn black stockings. While speaking, her gaze kept darting towards Xu Lang, still thinking about the wonderful prospect of moving into Dorm 200.

"Not bad, I guess. They only fought those two matches, hard to tell much." Wang Yazhi replied with a light smile.

Hearing this, Wu Huihui nodded and said, "Thank you. Then we won't go over either."

Watching Xu Lang's group head towards the Mad King Building, Wu Huihui's eyes flickered.

"Huihui, I heard Brother Lang's dorm had black mist appear before." Nie Xiaozhu whispered.

"It's not appropriate to ask. If he needs help, he'll naturally give the order." Wu Huihui shook her head, then sighed. "After all, our statuses are different now. Some matters aren't for us to inquire about."

...

As the game start approached, the two buildings had quite a few things to prepare and arrange. As the leaders of the Platinum Luxury Apartment, Xu Lang and the others should, in theory, be too busy to rest.

However, the reality was that after watching the match, Xu Lang and the others went straight back to the dorm.

With the Nightmare Eye, personnel selection was too simple.

After seeing those with management aptitude and who were controllable, Xu Lang wouldn't give any reason. He'd directly pour resources into them, gaining loyalty while also truly establishing the "Mad King Community Committee."

So now, it was those with real talent managing things for Xu Lang. He, Cao Yaxuan, and the others only needed to give instructions via private messages, rarely going out.

Many new players in the two major dormitory buildings felt the Platinum Luxury Apartment residents were mysterious and unfathomable.

This time, hearing the news that Xu Lang and all the tenants were making an appearance, many people were observing from the shadows.

"Is that Xu Lang? He has an emperor-like bearing, so domineering."

"Hiss~ The outfits Cao Yaxuan and the others are wearing look so high-end. Could the quality be Legendary?"

"So beautiful, really so beautiful..."

Some players, seeing the imposing manner of Xu Lang's group, immediately felt inferior, unable to muster any thought of challenging them.

Back home, Cao Yaxuan stretched her body. "I'll go open the windows. Compared to the Netherworld, the air in the Mad King Building feels much more comfortable!"

The Platinum Luxury Apartment had an air purification system, but Cao Yaxuan actually missed the original, unadulterated air of the Mad King Building.

Xu Lang took out seven pots of Night-Blooming Cereus and said, "Then, while you're at it, go to the second floor and graft these Night-Blooming Cereus."

"Graft? How do I graft these?" Cao Yaxuan widened her eyes.

"Don't know. Ask in the chat room. Someone should have gardening-type skills." Xu Lang said casually.

"Alright, alright." Cao Yaxuan opened the chat room.

Not long after, the door opened, and Yan Xiaoli, Jiang Xiaowen, and Kui Zi, the three women, arrived.

The person with gardening skills was precisely Yan Xiaoli.

She glanced around the living room, didn't see Xu Lang, and a hint of disappointment flashed in her eyes.

Kui Zi's eyes flickered, sensing Xu Lang was probably on the Nightmare Bed at this time.

During this period, she hadn't chatted much with Xu Lang.

After the Nightmare Bed couldn't fit everyone to sleep, she had been excluded.

But she wasn't discouraged. On the contrary, her fighting spirit was high.

The next round's game content matched her growth system; perhaps there was a chance.

Before, she had also wanted to move into Dorm 200. After the seventh round of the game, such thoughts might completely disappear!

...

On the Nightmare Bed, Xu Lang sat cross-legged, with Purgatory March resting between his knees.

After a long while, he let out a breath and murmured, "Still not enough. The War God skill, level fifteen is a hurdle."

His progress speed was already fast enough, but thinking about the battle with Naraku gave him a sense of crisis.

After some thought, he took out the Netherworld Origin Essence.

"Not considering Nightmare Coins, I actually still have two paths to quickly become stronger right now: refining and promoting the Sequence."

The Netherworld Origin Essence was slowly refined and absorbed into his body.

Three minutes later, the Netherworld Origin Essence was completely digested, and a system prompt arrived.

[Congratulations on obtaining the Mythical-tier beneficial status "Ghostly Deity's Bearing"]

[Ghostly Deity's Bearing: Life potential increased, affinity with ghost-type entities increased by 30%, spiritual perception increased by 10%, agility increased by 10%, explosive power increased by 10%, self-healing ability increased by 10%. Upon death, the soul can enter the Netherworld and be reborn in the form of a Ghostly Deity]

"Tsk, it really is a first-rate good thing. If it weren't for the massive amount of Nightmare Coins needed for the upgrade, I'd really want to try."

Xu Lang sighed inwardly.

Since that experience of going out to upgrade the Taleblade Demon Box, even without data prompts, he could roughly estimate where the "qualitative change threshold" was.

To cause a qualitative change in the Netherworld Origin Essence, it would require at least five hundred thousand Nightmare Coins to start!

This thing looked unimpressive, but its rank was actually quite high.

"I used to undervalue the Saint Embryo's refining ability too much, always treating it as just a recovery skill."

Xu Lang pondered for a moment, then took out a tram battery.

This battery was quickly refined, causing his essence, energy, and spirit to overflow.

He didn't stop, continuously taking out other energy-type items, including but not limited to batteries, soul crystals, and similar things.

The items were varied, spanning both mystical and technological fields.

Roughly half an hour later, Xu Lang checked his personal attributes.