Ye Si trudged through the mist, walking in the shallow stream, as he walked, dark red lotus flowers appeared in the stream, flowing forward as if the path extended all the way to the Yellow Springs.
Yan Qing recalled Xi Zifeng and Gai Louxian’s descriptions of the Demon Gathering Land.
A never-ending gigantic wheel, crushing the corpses of all beings; Demon Dragons flying and roaring in the air, spewing flas and hunting the earth; and what seems like ordinary flat land, but once you step on it you’ll be bounced into the sky and fall with a deadly impact... Of course, the most terrifying are the thousands of demons inside, from First Rank to Third Rank, from humanoid to beast form, omnipresent and diverse, and it’s said there are even Foundation Establishnt Great Demons above the third rank. Even if they don’t proactively attack, their re existence is enough to prove the perilousness of this Secret Realm.
It seems unlike a Secret Realm like the Mansu Forest Land, which is more focused on entertainnt, the Demon Gathering Land should be sowhat challenging.
It seed he hadn’t walked far, but Ye Si felt as if he had left the mortal world and arrived at a mysterious place secluded from the world. The mist gradually dissipated, and Yan Qing began to feel tense, after all, this would be the place he’d spend the next five days, hoping there was a nice villa inside, ideally full of novels and comics, and it would be even better if he could fish.
As the mist cleared, Ye Si appeared before a gate. The four gates of the Demon Gathering Land, nad ’Demon Mouths’ by Gai Louxian, indeed were like that. The gate fra was densely packed with sharp teeth, the ledge above them spewed icy air, and a giant eyeball above the nose was staring at Ye Si, just like a demon waiting for food to enter its mouth.
Though seen from outside there were no barriers to the ruins, the interior of the Demon Gathering Land was inside a gigantic cavern, where the fiery Demon Dragons roared overhead, lighting up the entire space like dark red suns. In the distance were gigantic rotating White Bone Wheels, and other structures were as Yan Qing had heard—primarily in grotesque and sinister styles.
Yet Yan Qing’s expression turned peculiar.
Why were the Demon Dragons flying in a Z-shaped trajectory, sotis even circling?
The rotating prison far away, why did it look sowhat like a rry-go-round?
And that giant White Bone Wheel vividly described by countless people... wasn’t it a Ferris wheel!?
Although Yan Qing had long known that locals’ descriptions of Secret Realms often vastly differed from the actual realms, he didn’t imagine the discrepancy was this huge, almost as significant as the disparity between Kaspersky and Pakistan in their relations!
Where was the Demon Gathering Land, this was evidently the Demon Gathering Land-thed park! It looked sowhat like the Gold Saucer amusent park from "FF14", where rewards are secondary and the Secret Realm itself was an amusent park!
Though it looked a bit sinister and evil, with white bone monsters everywhere, Yan Qing too was young once and knew well that this dark and deep aesthetic precisely aligned with teenagers who love singing "The Lone Brave".
If Yan Qing were a middle schooler, he would certainly want to ride the Ferris wheel of White Bone Wheels, overlooking the masses below like garbage; ride atop Demon Dragons to experience roller coasters, commanding Demon Dragons to destroy everything; and finally sit in the carousel-like prison, imagining himself wrongly accused and trapped, waiting for the day of cosmic upheaval, using his demonic blood to dye the sky blue!
As expected of a 6 level "ssenger", even coveting the middle schooler market!
Just as Ye Si stepped through the gate, Yan Qing saw an announcent pop up on the lower left corner of the chat channel:
"Blood Demon Sect announcent: Trial Takers entering the Demon Gathering Land, please wear the Flesh Prison Bracelet."
As this announcent appeared, the dried tree beside the gate glowed with blood light. Strings of strange dried at were hung on the tree, resembling tongues that Yan Qing rembered Xi Zifeng had ntioned, it’s the ’Tongue-Entwining Tree’. You must never touch it, once touched, the tongues will ensnare you, unable to be removed unless you exit the Secret Realm.
Flesh Prison Bracelet?
Ye Si boldly went over to touch the dried at, and imdiately it coiled around Ye Si’s right wrist like a snake. At that mont, three options popped up on the screen:
"Please choose your Flesh Mutation—"
"Flesh Ascension: Designate one allied Flesh Puppet to ascend; can only be used once per ga."
"Revival from Death: Designate one allied Flesh Puppet, it will die imdiately upon entering combat and then resurrect fully every day."
"Perfect Copy: Designate one allied Flesh Puppet, replicate an identical puppet; can only be used once per ga."
"Note: After choosing a mutation, all characters on the sa account will gain the sa mutation, but usage counts are calculated separately."
"Note: You must choose a mutation to acquire a Flesh Puppet, otherwise defaulting to no mutation."
Yan Qing blinked, vaguely catching the truth.
Evidently, just like the Mansu Forest Land, only real players could activate the activities within the Demon Gathering Land.
If not a player, even with the Flesh Prison Bracelet, there were no chances to choose among the three Flesh Mutations, defaulting to no mutation.
But the problem was, Yan Qing completely lacked understanding of the specific gaplay of the Demon Gathering Land, nor which of the three mutations was better, how to choose? If in the previous life, a casual search on BiliBili or the forums would yield abundant strategies, but now... local Muggles’ exploration of this Secret Realm paled even in comparison to his!
Delaying was aningless because he must select a mutation to officially play, leaving Yan Qing relying solely on his single-player Brahma-like analytical skills to judge the pros and cons of the three mutations.
"Flesh Ascension" and "Perfect Copy" both could only be used once per ga mutation, indicating their extrely potent effects that could tip the balance in a single use. Although unknown what Flesh Puppets were, they certainly had various types, so these two mutations only showed maximum value when used on the most crucial Flesh Puppets.
But how would Yan Qing know which Flesh Puppets were the most critical?
Even if Yan Qing was very confident in himself, playing so days would roughly understand the ga, recognize the most crucial Flesh Puppets, but it ant these two mutations couldn’t function early, essentially like blank cards.
If there were other players competing, then the endga would be the decisive ti. Unfortunately, within the Demon Gathering Land there was only one player, he was destined to be the sole victor, eliminating the need for the endga. More necessary was rapid early developnt of combat strength to maximize scores, ensuring the steady acquisition of the Foundation Establishnt Pill!
Though "Revival from Death" seed odd, killing the puppet to resurrect it, seeming to gain nothing from the process, Yan Qing vaguely guessed the chanism that Flesh Puppets might unfold, firmly believing it was the mutation to bolster early-stage strength.
It’s you, "Revival from Death"!
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