Luo’an gently pushed open the door, and dust billowed up, revealing the scene within.
Inside the door was a small dark room, empty except for a closed window through which the bustling city night view could be seen.
"Come in, the pattern drawn on the ground is the teleportation circle," said Luo’an, walking in with the oil lamp in his hand.
Huang Yi walked in and saw, indeed, a circle drawn on the ground with a pentagram inside it, each point having a round socket.
Luo’an bent down, placed the oil lamp on the ground, and then took out five fist-sized circular stones from his storage ring. The stones emitted a deep blue glow, filled with a rich magic aura.
He then embedded each of the five stones into the sockets at the points of the pentagram on the teleportation circle’s ground.
"Click!" As the last stone was set in place, the entire magic circle suddenly burst into brilliant light, emitting an extremely dazzling blue glow so bright it made it hard to keep one’s eyes open. Huang Yi instinctively raised his hand to shield his face.
This dazzling blue light not only illuminated the entire room but also shot through the glass window out towards Thornbush City.
At that moment, many players who were wandering the night market in Thornbush City saw the dazzling blue light and turned their heads to gaze toward the Warrior Hall. Suddenly, they all saw the small room on the fifth floor of the Warrior Hall!
Then, everyone stood stunned in place!
The fifth floor of the Warrior Hall! This was none other than the legendary place where Rare Class Holders learned skills. No one in Thornbush City had ever gone up to learn skills before. The fifth floor had always been dark, never lit up by any light—it had nearly been forgotten!
But now, such a dazzling blue light came from there, clearly indicating one thing—someone was learning skills inside!
The next moment, Thornbush City erupted!
"No way! The fifth floor of the Warrior Hall has lit up! This is unprecedented!"
"There’s actually a Rare Class Holder in Thornbush City? I’ve lived here for so long and this is the first time I’ve come across such an event!"
"Who exactly is learning skills inside? Let’s go check out the Warrior Hall."
Soon, thousands of players and resident NPCs alike were drawn by the blue light of the Warrior Hall, emerging from various streets and alleys, leaving the decrepit slums, the noble’s gardens, and all corners of the city, all converging toward one place—The Warrior Hall!
Rare Class Holders are absolute celebrities in The Second World, wherever they go, they cause a sensation!
At this time, Huang Yi was unaware of all this. He looked at Luo’an, nodded to him, and then stepped into the teleportation circle!
The next moment, his body flashed and disappeared from the room!
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Huang Yi felt his consciousness flicker, followed by a wave of dizziness. Then his vision changed as he found himself in an entirely new place.
[System Prompt]: You have discovered Pantheon’s Mystic Realms・Tombstone Forest, Experience Points +3000.
Upon hearing the system prompt, Huang Yi was slightly surprised; this place was actually a secret realm! Secret realms are somewhat similar to instances, with rules different from the outside world. The biggest difference lies in the death and resurrection penalties. Dying in a secret realm doesn’t result in a loss of levels or reincarnation, with no penalties at all, as one can respawn at any Respawn Point within the realm.
Death was no longer a threat, and Huang Yi’s heart relaxed somewhat, no longer so vigilant. He turned his head and carefully observed this Pantheon’s Mystic Realm.
The Mystic Realm wasn’t very large; it was a small cemetery with dozens of dilapidated tombstones. On top of each tombstone was an ashes urn, surrounded by overgrown weeds. The sky was overcast, creating an eerie and terrifying atmosphere.
At the very outskirts of the cemetery stood a tall stele with three blood-red characters carved into it—Tombstone Forest.
Huang Yi focused his attention on those ashes urns atop the tombstones. As the Mystic Realm was only so big, the most unique things in it were undoubtedly these ashes urns.
Huang Yi decided to take down an ashes urn to have a look. He stepped forward and walked into the cemetery!
"Whoosh!" Just as Huang Yi had stepped into the cemetery, the tombstones suddenly began to move, and one happened to be right beside him. In an instant, it collided with him!
Huang Yi’s vision went dark; he was actually killed on the spot.
The next moment, Huang Yi chose to resurrect and reappeared at the cemetery entrance, with the tombstones still moving around. Now, he basically understood the process here.
The ashes urns were likely a kind of item for learning skills, but it was a bit difficult to get them. The tombstones would move quickly, and contact meant death.
This was actually a test of agility, similar to the challenge of grabbing those keys in the Heroes’ Prison. One needed to have sufficient agility to get them.
However, the movement speed of the tombstones wasn’t very fast, and there seemed to be a pattern to their movements. For Huang Yi, it wasn’t too difficult; once he figured out the movement trajectory, it would be easy to dodge.
Huang Yi stood at the entrance of the cemetery, observing the movement trajectory of the tombstones. At that moment, his gaze happened to catch some densely packed small characters engraved on the stele beside the cemetery entrance.
The stele originally had the three blood-red characters "Tombstone Forest," but upon closer examination, one would discover that the blank area next to it had been inscribed with densely packed small characters—
"Charge in for 3 meters, pause for half a second, then continue charging to the left for 5 meters. As long as you can complete this within one second, you’ll be able to get an ashes urn. —Dao Feng"
"Brother Dao Feng’s method is safer but a bit troublesome. I have an even more convenient way. Friends with high agility can try it out, charge in for two meters, then jump up, reach down, and you’ll be able to grab an ashes urn. —Lin Yiqin"
"The two above are great experts. I’ve struggled so long and still haven’t got one, feeling so pitiful. —Wu Daoli"
"Actually, there’s no need to avoid the steles. I just smashed them with a few whacks and got the ashes urn all the same. —Old Tao"
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These small characters were actually messages left by Rare Class players! It seemed this was a community Mystic Realm, accessible to any Rare Class player. Some, after getting an ashes urn, kindly carved their method onto the stele to guide others through this challenge.
Huang Yi suddenly felt a sense of kinship. It was the kinship between kindred spirits, as they were the most esteemed Rare Class Holders, standing at the very pinnacle of the social hierarchy—a small subset of people, many with a certain pride, on a completely different level than ordinary players. Only fellow Rare Class players could communicate on equal terms.
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Thanks to Yun Sihai, Dong Huang, shengchenyi, Little Riddler, for their generous rewards!
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