After settling his chaotic thoughts, Wang Zhifan pondered quietly for about ten seconds before making his final reward selection.

He then quickly placed the treasure chest that had long appeared before him into his personal space, decisively leaving this increasingly cold dungeon world.

In the blink of an eye, the otherworldly trance in his mind quickly dissipated, along with the fatigue, cold, and pain that had just permeated his entire body.

"Finally survived…"

At this moment, looking at his cramped and simple rental room, Wang Zhifan didn't feel any disdain, but instead felt a deep sense of joy, even more so than when he recently discovered an epic reward in the reward list.

After all, upon returning to reality from the dungeon, all negative states on his body were completely cleared, and his body had returned to a perfect state.

"Let's take a look at the rewards first."

Without any unnecessary movements, Wang Zhifan then took an unremarkable rectangular wooden box from his personal space and placed it on the cement floor of the rental room in front of him, proceeding to open the box lid.

Upon lifting the wooden box lid, three items were revealed inside: a diamond-shaped eight-sided faintly colored crystal about the size of a child's pinky, mysteriously suspended in the box, a miniature yet noticeably lengthy dark purple-aged dragon blade with a wild design, and a bright golden scroll about the width of an adult's palm.

Wang Zhifan then reached out with his right hand to grasp the faintly colored diamond-shaped crystal floating in mid-air, immediately feeling a weighty sensation. At the same time, upon contact, it gave him an indescribably contradictory feeling, as if it was a chaotic blend of heat and cold, paralysis, and sharpness.

"How does one fuse this… consume it directly?"

The peculiar crystal Wang Zhifan now held was the most important find he obtained from the recent dungeon, an epic tier Dragon Essence. The item's description suggested that fusing it would grant the power equivalent to an ancient dragon, but it didn't explain how exactly to fuse it.

Just as Wang Zhifan stared at the peculiar crystal in his hand for a few seconds, ready to swallow it whole, he suddenly noticed a magical change in the crystal: it seemed to fall like raindrops onto dry land, rapidly soaking into the Fury Gloves he wore and seeping into the skin of his palm, disappearing in the blink of an eye.

"This must be the fusion…"

Wang Zhifan wasn't overly surprised by this, as he waited quietly, relying on personal experience.

Sure enough, about two seconds later, he felt a slightly dizzy sensation suddenly occur in his head, with the tendency growing increasingly stronger, soon leading him into a state akin to being half-dream and half-awake.

In this state, he felt as if he had left the narrow rental room, arriving at a frigid frozen plateau.

The wind howled, and all around was a desolate white void of vitality.

Dense hail fell from the dark sky, striking heavily on the frozen lake surface, yet unable to leave any trace.

Enormous and ferocious powerful creatures were frozen into grand statues, maintaining their final pre-death postures, silently standing throughout the plateau, only to be slowly buried by accumulating snow…

"I've awakened the source power of the Ice Ancient Dragon… this power is indeed worthy of being called magnificent."

As the visions in his mind quickly dissipated, the now-awake Wang Zhifan immediately realized that he had completed the fusion of the epic Dragon Essence and also knew he had awakened an ice source power equivalent to the Ice Ancient Dragon tier.

This ice element power was extremely formidable, far surpassing all the powers Wang Zhifan had possessed before, a greatness truly deserving of the word 'magnificent.'

"With such powerful strength… I suddenly feel like the previous Dragon Peak trial was somewhat too easy…"

Wang Zhifan was instantly astounded by the overwhelming power he had newly acquired, not expecting that the epic reward would be so potent, making his strength surge to an indescribable level, utterly incomparable to rewards of lower tiers.

"With this kind of power, I feel invincible… Nope, can't get arrogant! Epic level is not the highest tier of rewards; there absolutely must be better things and stronger bosses ahead!"

The sudden surge in strength almost made Wang Zhifan lose himself, but he quickly regained his normal mindset by relying on rationality. After all, he was well aware of the principle of 'there's always a mountain higher,' not to mention the dungeon constantly targeting him; the stronger he became, the harder the dungeons he encountered. As long as he did not transcend the dungeons, he would not find true peace.

Having completed the fusion with the Dragon Essence and awakened a new power, Wang Zhifan eschewed the usual ritual of experiments; instead, he proceeded to inspect his next gain.

The reason he didn't experiment was that he clearly understood the intensity of the new power he gained, which was not suitable for experimenting in such a cramped space like a rental room. It's not that he couldn't do it, but there was no need.

Every moment, he could feel the veritable, magnificent power under his control, like a dazzling sun high up in the sky, an indisputable fact. Engaging in experimentation would almost feel like a desecration of the power he possessed.

He then took out the ancient dragon blade with a dark purple color from the chest before him, unexpectedly lighter than it appeared.

As he grasped the hilt, he immediately sensed the violent thunderclap energy contained within this exceptional-grade weapon.

Undoubtedly, the weapon Wang Zhifan chose was the Thunder Dragon Fury. The primary reason for choosing it was his need to update his melee weapon, and this weapon, which combined area damage, area control, and speed burst, suited him well.

Of course, in the elements of ice, fire, thunder, and poison, Wang Zhifan most admired the unbridled and free thunder, which was also why he ultimately chose this weapon.

"This Thunder Dragon Fury can't be simply wielded carelessly either; I'll wait for the right opportunity to use it, or else I might end up slashing this room apart with a single swing."

High-grade weapons often wield immense power, and to avoid potential risks, Wang Zhifan just casually swung the Thunder Dragon Fury in the air a few times for amusement, then placed it back into his personal space.

Lastly, he reached out and took the only remaining bright golden scroll from the box before him.

This is an exceptional-grade Full Skill Upgrade Scroll, which enhances all the user's skills by four levels, up to a maximum of level eight.

Originally, Wang Zhifan could have given it up to choose a Young Dragon Summoned Beast or a piece of exceptional-grade armor, but after consideration, he opted to choose the scroll.

The reason being, choosing a summoned beast didn't align with his current combat style, and selecting one just for fun wasn't quite appropriate. Meanwhile, although an exceptional-grade armor would indeed be useful, considering the excellent defensive capabilities of the Biological Force Field, it didn't seem that important. Comparatively, the scroll, which resolved skill level issues, held the most value.

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