Chapter 132 : Chapter 132
“A conquest-type Secret Realm?”
The moment he stepped into the Secret Realm, a flash of red light filled his vision, and the scene changed abruptly.
This was a land blanketed beneath a star-filled night.
From the fragrant emerald grass beneath his feet, the landscape stretched into a strange forest rich with spiritual energy, bursting with life.
But farther away, everything was completely shrouded in white mist.
He looked up...There was no moon in the night sky, only countless stars. Yet most of them were dim and lifeless. Only a scattered few flickered faintly, like dying candle flames.
“This world is called the Star Spirit World, so why are the stars the only things that feel dead?”
Ye Ze was a little curious.
Still, taking in everything before him, so new and unfamiliar, filled him with excitement.
“This environment... only Blue Star before it entered the Industrial Age could probably compare to it.”
As for the current Blue Star in the Transcendent Era, it did have some spirit flowers and spirit herbs, but an environment this full of life was truly rare. This was a new world!
As Ye Ze was thinking, he was just about to walk forward when something strange suddenly came from his backpack.
The 【Curio - World Tree’s Crown】 woven from golden willow leaves was actually giving off a red glow.
That immediately piqued Ye Ze’s interest.
【Curio - World Tree’s Crown】
Effect — 【1】: Experience gained +100%
【2】: Not yet unlocked (can potentially be activated).
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Back in the Ancient Battlefield, this item the World Tree had given him had proven extraordinarily effective.
Without its first effect, that 100% experience bonus, Ye Ze would be at least five or six levels lower than he was now.
And now, this Curio’s second effect...seemed to have found a chance to activate?
“So the activation condition is actually a new world!”
Ye Ze’s heart surged with excitement, and he immediately advanced without the slightest hesitation.
First, of course, came the good habit he had long since cultivated: sending out a hundred squirrel shadow clones to scout the way.
For the squirrels now, creating a hundred shadow clones only consumed a quarter of their mana, making it much easier than before.
The squirrel shadow clones spread out in a sweeping carpet.
Yet in less than half a minute, one of them sent back news of its death.
“A monster’s aura?”
Ye Ze moved forward while summoning the Fox Immortal, Panda, and the magic dragon, all ready for battle.
The mantis hid itself within the Void, while Zero had long since transformed into a ring and rested on Ye Ze’s hand at all times.
Where everyone’s gaze converged, there was only a hazy mass of mist materialized like some monstrous apparition within the concealed forest.
It stood roughly three meters tall, with a strangely gaunt body, elongated limbs, and fingers like blades ending in black hooks.
Ye Ze frowned, golden light flaring in his eyes.
Eye of Insight, activate!
【Soul-Rending Wraith】
Level: 40
Quality: Epic
Attributes: Strength 350, Constitution 350, Agility 550, Spirit 550
Skills: Passive - Corruption, Soul Rend, Gloom Devour.
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Fortunately, even in a new world, the Eye of Insight was still as useful as ever.
But this creature’s attributes and abilities were honestly outrageous!
It was hardly any weaker than a Fiend General of the same level, and it was more than twice as strong as a monster of the same level on Blue Star!
Still, after thinking about it for a moment, Ye Ze felt that it made sense...Blue Star’s Transcendent Era had only lasted about fifty years so far.
But this Star Spirit World was clearly a world with a much older transcendent civilization. It was only natural for it to be stronger than Blue Star.
“Hiss...”
The lanky Soul-Rending Wraith looked over at him, as if it had found prey, and a mocking look appeared on its face.
Then, in the next instant, the Soul-Rending Wraith drove its blade-like fingers straight into its own head!
“What the hell? Is it trying to kill itself so I don’t get the experience?”
“What a vicious scheme!”
Ye Ze was startled.
But in the very next moment, he saw the Soul-Rending Wraith’s “head” tear apart into clumps of mist, which then turned into six or seven new Soul-Rending Wraiths.
Only then did Ye Ze take a careful look at its skill.
“So Soul Rend means it tears apart its own soul?”
“Once it splits, each fragment of its soul turns into a new soul-rending wraith..."
“Damn! It actually ripped apart its soul just to send me more monsters to farm!”
“So it’s an ally after all. My mistake!”
Naturally, a fourth-rank Soul-Rending Wraith splitting into six or seven clones of equal strength multiplied the threat several times over.
For an ordinary pioneering team, the sight of that soul-splitting ability would probably make them frown.
But Ye Ze only felt delighted.
Now that is a true friend!
Too bad it did not seem capable of splitting a few more times...The several Soul-Rending Wraiths opposite him exhaled mist, and wave after wave of gloomy, corrupted energy rushed toward Ye Ze.
Seeing this, the Fox Immortal gave a soft laugh.
“A trifling thing.”
Pale blue spiritual power spread from the Fox Immortal’s hand, condensing in midair into a gigantic palm!
This was only the most casual use of spiritual power, simply gathering it and shaping it into an attack, but it was already more than enough.
The giant hand slammed down with a roar.
Amid fierce winds packed with force, it easily scattered the incoming Gloom Devour and continued sweeping forward with a howl.
The Soul-Rending Wraiths seemed to sense the danger. Terror appeared on their faces, but it was already too late to flee.
BOOM!
【Killed Soul-Rending Wraith. Experience gained +40000 (+100%)!】
【Killed Soul-Rending Wraith...】
All seven Soul-Rending Wraiths were struck and annihilated in an instant by the Fox Immortal’s spiritual power palm.
At the same time, the experience from all seven made Ye Ze’s experience bar rise another 14%, reaching 70%.
“What a true friend that Soul-Rending Wraith was.”
Ye Ze sighed with feeling, but he did not find anything the creatures had dropped.
It seemed that this Myth-grade Secret Realm was completely different from the first one. There were no dropped items that could be used for exchanges...He continued onward.
Perhaps because the disturbance from that battle had been too great, or perhaps because the kill had been too swift, there did not seem to be any other Soul-Rending Wraiths around.
Only in front of a stone monument did he spot a level 50 Soul-Rending Wraith.
As expected of such a good friend, it split into seven as well... seven times the experience!
Ten seconds later, his experience bar had risen to 85%!
This time, however, Ye Ze was more interested in the stone monument behind it.
A faint starlit radiance covered the monument’s surface, making it look dazzlingly brilliant.
When Ye Ze approached, a prompt sounded.
【Congratulations, you have activated the ‘Starrealm Stele’!】
【Your civilization world, ‘Blue Star,’ has become the fifth civilization world to activate the Starrealm Stele!】
【You have entered the Starrealm Rankings!】
【The higher your rank, the greater your chance of obtaining a Myth-grade item!】
“What does that mean?” Ye Ze froze. “The fifth!?”
Did that mean four other civilizations had arrived in the Star Spirit World before he had?
And that they were inside this Myth-grade Secret Realm as well!?
“What are the first four worlds?” Ye Ze asked at once.
But the Starrealm Stele did not answer at all, nor was there any way to view the rankings. It seemed that it would reveal nothing whatsoever between unknown worlds.
It really did have something of a dark forest feeling...Ye Ze could not help thinking that.
At that moment, the Starrealm Stele suddenly transformed into a palm-sized stone tablet item and fell into Ye Ze’s hand.
【You have unlocked Blue Star’s civilization mission: Find the Star Core!】
【Mission reward: Starrealm City.】
The reward was a city?
This was the first time Ye Ze had ever seen such an outrageous reward.
If it was prefaced with Blue Star’s civilization, then it probably meant a foothold for Blue Star within the Star Spirit World...However, before Ye Ze could finish examining the mission brought by the Starrealm Stele, the magic dragon suddenly raised its head. A fierce glint flashed through its dragon eyes.
“Master, I smell demons!”
“Demons!” Ye Ze’s expression changed. “One of the earlier civilizations came from the Demon Realm?”
Could it be that the magic dragon’s father was about to arrive?