At this mont, Lu Yu was lining up to register under the watchful eyes of nurous Alliance Battle Corps soldiers.
Most of these soldiers were from Battle Corps stationed in the Borderlands, so they exuded a heavy, iron-and-blood aura.
However, their gazes towards Lu Yu were quite friendly.
After all, he was upstanding and of a good background, naturally earning him the favor of the officials.
While his tactical style was controversial in orthodox battles, in the Borderlands, any tactic that ensured survival was the best tactic.
Using any ans necessary to ensure more comrades survived—in the eyes of the old veterans, he was the perfect teammate.
An old veteran even took the initiative to invite him, "After graduation, why don't you join our Cang Ling Giant Battle Corps? We're ranked in the top 100 in the Borderlands, and our leader is a Moonlight Rank Beast Tar. With your style, university would only hold you back.
Co to the battlefield, experience the camaraderie of war. I can guarantee you'll be cultivated as part of the Tinder Sequence the mont you join."
The Tinder Sequence ant being a seed player, alluding to the spark that started the prairie fire during the initial rise of the Human Race.
It roughly ant being directly cultivated as a future core mber.
The others were envious upon hearing this.
Even if they wanted to join a top-100 Battle Corps after graduation, they would have to go through layers of assessnts and start from the bottom. Yet, all Lu Yu had to do was nod to beco a mber of the future decision-making echelon.
It was truly ascending to heaven in a single step.
Afterward, by fully utilizing the Battle Corps' resources, his chances of becoming a Morning Star Rank Beast Tar would increase significantly.
Although Lu Yu was a bit surprised by the man trying to recruit him on the spot, he expressed his gratitude, "Thank you. If I have the chance, I will definitely co to the Borderlands to witness the divine might of the Cang Ling Giant Battle Corps."
After all, he hadn't decided whether to go to the Borderlands or Imperial Capital University.
But even if he went to the Borderlands, he had the bonus from being the 【Master of the Gate】 and could grow rapidly without relying on a Battle Corps. Joining would only tie his hands and might even expose his secrets.
In comparison, Lu Yu was more inclined to build his own pet beast team with no weaknesses, integrating tanking, healing, control, and DPS, and walk towards the stars together.
The old veteran wasn't angry after being rejected and laughed heartily:
"Haha, you must tell when you co. I'll give you a tour of our corps and let you experience the Shattered High Mountains, the feeling of wiping out a large monster lair."
"Hahaha, stop bragging! Our Fire Crow Battle Corps is just as good!"
"No doubt, we're all from top-tier battle corps.
You can co check us out too…"
The other old veterans also laughed, inviting Lu Yu to visit their respective battle corps in the future, hoping to recruit a tactical genius.
Afterward, thanks to the old veterans' care, Lu Yu was the first to finish registering.
He stood aside and observed the others, roughly dividing them into three factions, and thus, the people were split into three groups.
The first group consisted of internal personnel from the Alliance, led by a young man in a white coat and glasses nad Qi Yun, a researcher for the Alliance.
The rest were elites from the two city-level Alliances, mostly around twenty-five or twenty-six, with visible world-weariness on their faces, lacking the clear stupidity in the eyes of the young.
They had basically all reached Peak Elite, rubbing their hands together, ready to show off their skills.
The second group was the Free Adventurers. Most of them were in pairs or were lone wolves, who had obtained these spots through hard power or special talents.
Therefore, they didn't trust each other and were more inclined to act independently for their own benefit.
The first trial was well-suited for them.
The advantage of forming a group would only beco apparent if they had to face a demonic beast assault in the second or third round of the mystic realm.
The third group was led by Lu Yu himself.
Because of the strength he had previously displayed, the students from both teorfall City High School and Great Abyss City High School followed him closely.
For so reason, he had beco the Big Brother Leader!
That title wasn't a good thing…
After everyone had finished registering, the person in charge from the teorfall City Alliance, Ma Yan, made sure no one from the Evil God Cult had snuck in before announcing loudly:
"Proceed!"
As a large number of armored vehicles started moving, the Battle Corps soldiers lined up on both sides, clearing a narrow path that led to a mountain cliff.
Unlike what they had imagined, the Mystic Realm was not ancient ruins but a Gate of Light, a special, separate space. It had not yet fully integrated into the world, with most of it still existing in another small plane.
Most spatial mystic realms rely on the barriers of the real world; otherwise, they are easily annihilated by Void Turbulence. Legend has it that powerful beings can forcefully place a mystic realm within the Supre Mother River, where it can form its own world, grow continuously, and even beco comparable to a Great World.
The crowd entered one after another. Only after the last person went in did the few Beast Tars breathe a sigh of relief.
Everything had gone smoothly.
Ma Yan sighed to another female Alliance Beast Tar, Zhang Li:
"I wonder how many people will pass the first round this ti?"
After all, since the Alliance was able to release the spots, they had naturally sent people to try it.
But only 2 out of 5 people passed, and all of them fell in the second trial.
If they weren't at least High-tier Elite, they would have likely been severely injured, if not killed.
Zhang Li gave a conservative estimate, "It's hard to say. A third of them passing the first round shouldn't be a problem."
Luo Zisong said with a smile, "Isn't ten a bit too few? I have a lot of confidence in our school.
I'll venture a guess of five people!"
"Get real. Your school only has seven people going in, and you're saying five? Why don't you just plaster your face on the Borderlands' walls and stop the demonic beasts from breaking through."
The principal of teorfall City High School, Guan Xiangping, couldn't help but make a snarky remark.
Then, looking at the smiling Luo Zisong, he grew afraid that the guy would launch a sneak attack, lacking martial virtue, so he pulled back a bit and continued:
"Don't get cocky just because you have Lu Yu. The first round is a test of luck.
No matter how strong he is, can he withstand the siege of twenty Crimson Flood Dragon Snakes?"
As he spoke, he took a defensive stance, ready for an enraged Luo Zisong at any mont.
Unexpectedly, however, Luo Zisong wasn't angry.
Instead, he said leisurely, "Then why don't we make a bet on which layer Lu Yu can reach? The mystic realm was estimated to have four layers, so I'll bet on the third layer!"
He wasn't even angry.
Sothing's not right!
Although Guan Xiangping suspected a trap, he couldn't resist Luo Zisong's goading, who said that if he was scared, they didn't have to bet a physical item; he just had to call him "Big Brother."
This enraged Guan Xiangping, who said in a deep voice, "Who's afraid of whom? I'll bet a piece of Morning Star Rank Material!"
"It's a deal!" Luo Zisong revealed an old fox's smile, making Guan Xiangping vaguely uneasy.
After all, it was too late for regrets, and besides, he didn't believe Lu Yu could easily pass through an unknown mystic realm.
Ma Yan and Zhang Li watched the two old n bicker, shook their heads, and didn't get involved.
Morning Star Rank Material—that required killing at least an Overlord-rank demonic beast, and it had to be a crushing victory. Otherwise, the harvest would likely be a tattered corpse from which no valuable material could be extracted.
To use such a precious material in a childish squabble was truly too extravagant.
Besides, weren't the two principals afraid of being reported for publicly gambling?
You wouldn't want to lose your positions as principals, would you…
"Alright, stop fooling around. Let's watch the scene inside."
Ma Yan waved his hand, summoning a giant chanical eyeball.
A red light flickered, and it projected a screen showing a dozen split screens, the images still piecing together intermittently.
Luo Zisong, who was still bickering, was also surprised when he saw this:
"Not bad, Old Ma.
Your chanical Eye can already broadcast from a mystic realm across planes?"
"Across planes… You overestimate . It's just because the Dragon Mystic Realm has started to connect with reality, plus I spent a fortune a while back to go to the Machine King Domain to upgrade so special sa-frequency abilities and install so subsidiary robots as scouts.
It nearly bankrupted …"
Ma Yan shook his head with a bitter smile and continued, "But even so, there's a delay in transmitting the images between the two spaces. Just wait a bit and make do."
"You got it!"
Naturally, no one was going to complain.
The others also gathered around to wait, curious to see who would stand out in the mystic realm this ti.
anwhile, on the first layer of the Dragon Mystic Realm.
The mont everyone entered the mystic realm, a huge lake ca into view. Along its shore were wooden fishing platforms, spaced ten ters apart, lining the entire bank.
A faint red mist floated over the water's surface, giving off a deep, mysterious aura.
"What is that!?"
A girl from teorfall City High School couldn't help but exclaim.
Everyone looked over and soon saw strange-looking… fish floating on the water's surface.
The reason it was called a fish was because its body was a bloated fish-like form, appearing irregularly lumpy.
Even its golden scales were squeezed open, making it look excessively fat.
Moreover, its neck wasn't a head, but a tentacle-like body connecting to a dragon-like head, looking like the human-faced snakes from so legends.
Except the human face was replaced with a dragon's face on a fish's body, which looked quite bizarre.
Lu Yu silently activated his Eye of Truth, a thoughtful look on his face.
Just as the crowd was in a shocked uproar, a voice ca from within:
"This is a Dragon-faced Carp."
The one who spoke was the researcher, Qi Yun.
He began to take pictures and record the creature before him. The girl who had spoken earlier couldn't help but ask:
"I've seen a Dragon-faced Carp before, but it didn't look like this…"
"Because powerful lifeforms radiate and transform lower-level pet beasts.
Every creature in a mystic realm will have its appearance or attributes influenced by the Ecosystem Lord, causing them to develop different regional forms. It's okay if you don't understand, because I won't explain it either…"
Qi Yun directly cut her off and continued:
"And although this mystic realm is dragon attribute, the difference between dragons can be huge.
So dragons are so bizarrely-shaped that if they didn't have the dragon attribute, you couldn't even tell they were dragons. Similarly, it's not strange for these Dragon-faced Carp to be affected.
I just don't know what the dragon of this mystic realm looks like…"
There was one more thing that neither he nor Lu Yu said out loud.
The changes to these Dragon-faced Carp were not just superficial; it was a mutation at the genetic level.
To achieve this, one had to be at least at the Ecosystem Lord level.
In other words, a powerful lifeform above Luminous Moon!
But… isn't this the ancient ruins of a Morning Star Rank Beast Tar?
Or did he obtain so kind of Secret Treasure that enhances spiritual energy radiation?
Qi Yun pondered this internally, then walked straight to a fishing rod and inspected it and the line.
Although they were a bit crude, their durability was acceptable.
Although the rules prohibited the use of spiritual power, they didn't forbid using slightly better bait.
However, for the sake of fairness, everyone had two packs of special Dragon-type Bait provided by the Alliance.
The quality was good.
As for how many they could actually catch, that depended on their own abilities.
And to pass the first trial, one had to catch at least ten Dragon-faced Carp within five hours.
The more one caught, the higher the score, which would affect the subsequent mystic realm inheritance.
There had even been cases where soone perford so exceptionally in the first trial of a mystic realm that the subsequent trials were skipped, and the inheritance was given directly.
Therefore, one had to give their all in every trial.
Thump!
Qi Yun put the bait on the hook and then swung it forcefully, casting it directly into the water.
It didn't sink too deep but floated near the surface.
Pitter-patter.
The current was swift. Dragon-faced Carp began to gather, tentatively approaching.
One of them couldn't resist stretching its head out, preparing to gently bite the bait off and eat it. It was exceptionally cunning.
"Too naive!"
Qi Yun sneered at the sight, yanked the line hard, and the iron hook retracted, catching the Dragon-faced Carp right in the mouth. It tore through flesh and blood, forcibly dragging it ashore, where it could only flop and struggle on the ground.
Scientific fishing, based on light refraction!
A Dragon-faced Carp had the strength to drag a creature underwater to its death, but on land, it was powerless and at anyone's rcy.
First Dragon-faced Carp, done!
The ground where the Dragon-faced Carp lay cracked open and swallowed it.
Then, a faint, blood-red mist appeared above Qi Yun's fishing platform, coalescing into the Mysticism character "1".
In terms of Mysticism's nurical symbols, there wasn't much difference between ancient and modern tis.
"Ti to hurry up!"
The others also felt a sense of urgency. After all, no matter how creepy the Dragon-faced Carp looked, could it compare to the actual benefits in the mystic realm?
So, everyone began to show off their unique skills.
The fishing process couldn't involve supernatural powers, but that didn't an you couldn't use them before fishing.
Thus, the siblings Xu Qingye and Xu Le, relying on the younger sister's divination for the best fishing spot, had abundant catches.
They were skunked a few tis, but their hook rate was clearly higher than the average person's.
Qi Wei also found a small corner, originally wanting to show his skills, but after being skunked repeatedly, he started doubting life.
In the end, by directly groundbaiting and then using the fishing rod as a club to hit the fish, he actually managed to catch one and continued with this thod.
Fu Feng and the others, following the divination's advice, chose a fishing spot near Lu Yu.
Although they were often skunked, they had so success after two hours.
During this ti, an adventurer refused to believe it and tried to secretly use spiritual energy, only to have his entire fishing platform swallowed in one bite by a massive, flood dragon-like Crimson Flood Dragon Snake.
The resulting splash crashed onto the shore, drenching several nearby fishing platforms, and a few Beast Tars were soaked to the bone.
Fortunately, that adventurer ran in ti, or he might have lost his life.
But he was still disqualified from the challenge and teleported out.
Just then, after a two-hour delay, the connection to the outside world was finally established.
From now on, they could do a live broadcast, and they witnessed what had just happened.
Ma Yan glanced at the screen, nodded, and said, "Fu Feng is doing well.
Four fish already. Getting to the next round won't be a problem."
Guan Xiangping stroked his stubble and said with a smile, "Qi Yun is not bad either.
As expected of the genius from our teorfall City Research Institute. Eleven fish in two hours.
As long as he keeps it steady, he has a shot at first place."
Zhang Li looked at the group from Great Abyss City.
Although a few had only caught one, Qi Wei and so of the senior students were doing well, having already caught five. Overall, it was acceptable.
As for the adventurer who was courting death, they just sneered and didn't pay much attention.
If you want to cheat, you have to bear the corresponding price.
However, when Zhang Li saw one of the split screens, she was stunned. The others saw it too and showed expressions of surprise.
Because this split screen's perspective was…
Lu Yu!
At this mont, Lu Yu stood on the fishing platform, looking relaxed, holding his fishing rod with an air of "the willing will be hooked". Although his posture was impressive, no red mist appeared above his platform, which ant…
Zero?
"His luck is just too bad…" Zhang Li couldn't help but sigh.
After all, even Fu Feng at the next platform was catching fish, which ant Lu Yu's luck was just exceptionally poor.
Without using supernatural powers, fishing was indeed a ga where luck was the biggest factor.
It was truly frustrating for a strength-based genius like him.
Luo Zisong looked bewildered and couldn't help but start doubting life.
What's going on… Doesn't Lu Yu have a Nature Affinity talent?
Even others without this talent had a guaranteed one or two. How could Lu Yu have none after two hours?
At this rate, with only three hours left, would he really make it in ti?
Guan Xiangping saw Luo Zisong's stunned expression and laughed,
"Old Luo, looks like I'll be collecting this bet.
You probably don't understand since you don't fish. Fishing enthusiasts aren't categorized by genius; luck is number one, hahahaha…"
The others also saw this and shook their heads, not expecting this dark horse to be eliminated due to bad luck.
Fate truly plays tricks on people!
Luo Zisong ignored the smug old fool, staring intently at the screen. But the longer he watched, the more solemn his expression beca.
After another hour, Lu Yu still had nothing.
At this mont, his heart sank completely.
Lu Yu's fishing ability was truly diocre, and his luck was unbelievably bad. It was highly likely he would be eliminated in the first round with zero Dragon-faced Carp.
"I guess my expectations were too high…"
Luo Zisong sighed, feeling a bit upset. The rules this ti had indeed restricted Lu Yu; it wasn't his fault.
At the sa ti, his own expectations had been too high.
"That's right.
Lu Yu is human, not a god. How could he be omnipotent…"
He'd just have to consider the lost Morning Star Material as a lesson learned.
Thinking about it, he was old enough to know better. How could he have such blind faith in soone else…
Just as he was sighing, Ma Yan suddenly spoke:
"What is he doing?"
Everyone quickly looked over and saw that Lu Yu had thrown away his fishing rod and then scattered all his fodder at once.
A large number of Dragon-faced Carp instantly gathered, swarming in a spectacular scene.
However, in the eyes of others, this action was equivalent to slow suicide.
Setting aside whether these Dragon-faced Carp would even take the bait after being full, how was Lu Yu supposed to fish without any fodder left?
Was he planning to fish with his own flesh and blood?
If he failed, wouldn't he turn into a skeleton first!
"This is… simply outrageous!"
Guan Xiangping frowned. Although he wanted to win the bet, he had secretly admired the young man who had single-handedly suppressed two cities.
He had ten tis the style he'd had in his youth!
But he never expected that such a small setback would make Lu Yu give up on himself. It was truly outrageous.
Ma Yan frowned slightly and said in a flat tone, "The gap must be too big for him. He has talent, but his ntality needs to be honed."
Zhang Li nodded in agreent, "He's still too young.
He gets worked up over a small setback. If he doesn't change, it'll be hard for him to beco a true powerhouse."
They didn't know Lu Yu, they had only seen videos and thought he was a genius, but now it seed his reputation was undeserved.
Low chuckles ca from the accompanying crowd, a silent mockery.
Chiyue ng's gaze was calm, without a single ripple.
She stood silently by his side, unwavering.
"His willpower is a bit weak."
The old veterans in the Battle Corps also frowned at this scene.
However, they didn't regret the invitation. Instead, they prepared to give Lu Yu a good drilling when he arrived.
They had to correct all these bad habits and turn him into an excellent warrior.
"What on earth is going on?"
As Lu Yu's principal, Luo Zisong naturally blushed a little upon hearing these words, but his heart was filled with more confusion.
The Lu Yu he knew wasn't soone who would give up so easily, was he?
But the scene before him couldn't be faked. Had he just not understood him deeply enough before…
"Sigh…"
Luo Zisong was utterly disappointed.
Just as he was about to look away, he caught a glimpse of Lu Yu's next move, which left him dumbfounded.
Or rather…
The entire group was dumbfounded.
They stared blankly at the screen, only a single thought remaining in their minds:
"Is this guy cheating!?"
In the mystic realm, more than three hours had passed. The first round of the mystic realm trial was about to end.
"That's the eighth!"
Fu Feng looked at the eighth Dragon-faced Carp on his hook, his expression excited. This ant he only needed to catch two more to pass the first trial.
In comparison…
He looked at Lu Yu not far away. There was still no mist gathering above his fishing platform, aning he was still at zero.
Although he was a top-tier genius in tactics and combat, after being restricted by the mystic realm and unable to use his pet beasts, Lu Yu couldn't display any of his abilities and had fallen behind.
Especially Lu Yu's act of throwing away his fishing rod and scattering a large amount of bait made him think Lu Yu had completely lost his temper.
"Looks like this guy got pissed off…"
Fu Feng's gaze hardened, and he finally felt at ease. Although it wasn't a glorious victory, he couldn't help but get excited.
It was a good thing he didn't give up; he'd actually waited for a chance to overtake on the curve.
Many people, while fishing, were also paying attention to this side.
After seeing Lu Yu's actions, they couldn't help but feel a bit of schadenfreude at having eliminated a powerful opponent so easily.
This way, their chances of obtaining the mystic realm's inheritance increased significantly.
"Lu Yu is still at 0?"
Qi Wei was also dumbfounded when he saw this. Even reminding Lu Yu to copy his fish-clubbing thod was useless because all the bait had been scattered.
As for Qi Wei, he only had one pack of bait left, which wouldn't be enough even if he gave it to him.
Unless… he gave up his own fishing platform, Lu Yu was dood to be eliminated.
Thinking of this, Qi Wei hesitated. After all, Lu Yu advancing was indeed more valuable than him…
Most importantly, he could finally get one up on him!
Thinking of this, Qi Wei got a little excited, planning to make a heroic entrance in the last half hour.
It would surely move him to tears, maybe even make him call him "Brother Wei"!
"What is this guy trying to do?"
Qi Yun saw Lu Yu's actions and pushed up his glasses. Although it looked like he was giving up, he didn't see a single trace of impatience in Lu Yu.
On the contrary, he was terrifyingly calm.
As if… everything was under control.
"How is that possible… He's just a Silver Rank Beast Tar. Even if that mysterious ant-type pet beast of his gave its all, it's impossible for it to interfere with the operation of a Morning Star Rank mystic realm.
In that case, he just can't let go of his pride…"
Qi Yun pondered this internally and glanced above his head. 19 Dragon-faced Carp.
He was far ahead. It should be a sure win…
However, just as he was about to continue fishing and look away, he suddenly froze.
His pupils constricted to pinpoints as he witnessed a shocking scene.
Lu Yu stood on the fishing platform, his gaze calm, looking down at the large number of Dragon-faced Carp squeezed together in the water.
If one were to describe the quantity, it would be sothing like…
Water grew in the fish.
The next mont…
Whoosh!
A huge white net with fine sh suddenly rose from all directions, catching all the Dragon-faced Carp in that large area in one fell swoop.
The one who had acted was none other than the Little Spider on his shoulder.
This guy…
Actually used the power of a pet beast!
"Is this guy crazy?"
"Holy crap, has he lost his mind?"
"Lunatic! That guy just now almost got eaten for trying to use supernatural powers to speed things up."
"This guy is too impatient.
To put himself in such a dangerous situation just for the sake of face."
"…"
A group of people shook their heads and sighed.
Qi Wei was even more stunned, feeling like he couldn't keep up with Lu Yu's train of thought.
Was this guy planning to just steamroll the ruins?
"Damn it! Run!"
Fu Feng and Ying Ping were scared stiff.
Then they reacted, terror on their faces, and turned to run.
Run!
They had to run as far away as possible!
This kind of courting death behavior would definitely attract a frenzied attack from the Crimson Flood Dragon Snakes!
Staying behind ant certain death with no place for burial!
So the two of them took off running.
However, they didn't get far before they stopped, noticing sothing was wrong.
Because Lu Yu's location… was still calm and peaceful.
The dozen or so crimson figures at the bottom of the lake seed not to have noticed the commotion over here, continuing to wander quietly.
"What the hell is going on!?"
The group was completely baffled, unable to understand what was happening.
Had the rules of the ruins broken?
"Damn it, I'm still six short. If a greenhorn like him dares, why can't I?"
Among the Free Adventurers, a big, bushy-bearded man's eyes turned red with envy after seeing this scene.
He was still too far from passing. Seeing Lu Yu's precedent, coupled with his desire for the dragon beast inheritance, his greed erupted.
He couldn't care less and directly summoned a Treant.
"Use Root Entanglent on the Dragon-faced Carp in the water."
The Treant responded with a low rumble and then manipulated a large number of roots to spread into the water, preparing to snatch a few nearby Dragon-faced Carp.
Crack!
However, the mont the roots touched the water, they were instantly torn apart. A large number of roots shattered, and at the sa ti, a high-pressure water jet shot up from the bottom of the lake, instantly sending the Treant flying, easily tearing half of its body to shreds, which scattered as sawdust.
The remaining body was caught in the aftershock, sent flying backward, and landed in the distance, its status unknown.
"What's going on!?"
The bushy-bearded man turned around in panic, only to be t by six emotionless, crimson vertical pupils.
Three giant Crimson Flood Dragon Snakes had appeared on the shore at so point. Water flowed over their bodies as they exuded a terrifying pressure, staring calmly at the bushy-bearded man as if looking at a dead thing.
"How… could… this be…"
Feeling this terrifying gaze, the bushy-bearded man felt as if he saw the Grim Reaper grinning while raising its scythe. Death was imminent, and he couldn't stop trembling.
Fortunately, the Crimson Flood Dragon Snakes seed to still be following the mystic realm's rules. They didn't co ashore and soon turned back to the lake.
Even so, the bushy-bearded man was scared into collapsing on the ground, his body still twitching from fear.
At this mont, his arrogance was gone, and he had completely lost the courage to explore the mystic realm.
"Ahhhhhhhhhh…"
He scread like a madman, taking his barely-alive Treant and fleeing the mystic realm, never wanting to return to this nightmare land.
And this outco instantly extinguished the flas of ambition that had been ignited in the others after seeing Lu Yu's actions, chilling them to the bone.
What on earth was going on?
Why could Lu Yu casually net hundreds of Dragon-faced Carp without being attacked, while they were t with a rciless slaughter the mont they summoned a pet beast to touch the water?
Did these ruins practice appearance-based discrimination?
Qi Wei stared blankly at this scene, unable to stop himself from roaring in his heart:
"This guy, just how many show-off routines does he have!"
Every ti he saw Lu Yu, he felt that the guy had beco much more terrifying than before. His eyes seed to see through everything, and his feet always walked on the right path.
Is this guy really human?
Are you sure he's not the mortal incarnation of so ancient taboo?
Gulp!
Seeing this from a distance, Xu Le couldn't help but swallow, the shock in his heart indescribable. However, when he looked at his younger sister, he was terrified.
At this mont, Xu Qingye was squatting on the ground, her eyes lifeless, as if she'd been broken. Her eyes had lost their light, and she kept muttering:
"Gibberish…"
Xu Le's eyes were filled with horror as he whispered, "Are you saying our future fate is already completely dark and very dangerous? Is it because we're exploring with this guy Lu Yu, and he'll target us and want to kill us all?"
The first part was Xu Qingye's divination result, the second was Xu Le's guess.
Other than that, he couldn't think of any other source of danger.
"Gibberish…"
Xu Qingye didn't answer.
She just squatted on the ground, swaying back and forth like a pendulum, her expression dazed. She had clearly suffered a great shock.
If this continued, she might have a ntal breakdown.
Xu Le's heart ached, and he quickly made a decision.
Flee!
Although the Dragon Mystic Realm was precious, giving it up was still within an acceptable range for them. Most importantly, with Lu Yu around, they wouldn't get anything by staying.
On the contrary, if sothing happened to his sister, even if he brought ho a pure-blood dragon egg, he would definitely be flayed alive by his father, mother, and grandfather!
So, Xu Le ignored the two fishing platforms that were about to et the quota and chose to leave the mystic realm with his sister.
No matter how good the treasure, you had to be alive to take it!
Because everyone's attention was currently focused on Lu Yu, no one noticed their departure.
"How is this possible…"
Qi Yun looked at the man in the distance in disbelief. His expression was still calm and unruffled, as if he had anticipated all of this.
He couldn't help but suspect that Lu Yu had already grasped the core rules of the ruins and was manipulating them.
Otherwise, there was no way to explain why the Crimson Flood Dragon Snakes didn't attack Lu Yu.
It couldn't be that they were all captivated by his charm, right?
Was he even human?
He was practically a Myriad Races Social Butterfly!
But if he had analyzed the rules, that was even more terrifying.
Because as a researcher for the Alliance, he knew that the first trial, the fishing test, had only been discovered a short while ago and hadn't been publicly announced outside of internal Alliance personnel.
In other words, Lu Yu, with absolutely no prior knowledge of the mystic realm, had spent just a few hours fishing and had directly analyzed the ruins' rules, and was confident enough to exploit them.
Most importantly… he succeeded!
"This is like a story of a Legendary Investigator coming to life!"
Qi Yun roared in his heart, feeling a sense of defeat.
If this guess was true, then Lu Yu's intellect was far more terrifying than his current strength.
A mortal facing him was like a piece on a chessboard, completely at his rcy, with no power to resist whatsoever.
"As I thought."
In contrast to everyone's shock, the corners of Lu Yu's mouth lifted into a smile, making him appear even more inscrutable in their eyes.
Of course, he wasn't as terrifyingly intelligent as they imagined. He had simply used enough information to exploit a bug in the inheritance mystic realm, that was all.
Although an inheritance mystic realm operates according to rules, it's not a person, so it can be rigid.
Previously, Lu Yu had appeared to be fishing, but he had secretly had Little Mouse transform into a Dragon-faced Carp and enter the water.
After careful exploration, it discovered a huge secret: mysterious inscriptions were branded beneath every fishing platform at the bottom of the lake.
According to the feedback from the Eye of Truth, they could detect life and spiritual energy near the combat platform.
Once fluctuations of spiritual power were used, they would be instantly triggered, transmitted to the Crimson Flood Dragon Snakes via water ripples, causing an instantaneous reaction. Their strength would surge with the acceleration from these inscriptions, creating the crushing effect that appeared almost instantly in everyone's eyes, generating a near-despairing sense of oppression.
However, Lu Yu quickly thought of a problem. The inheritance mystic realm had existed for who knows how many ages.
If it chose the Crimson Flood Dragon Snakes, wasn't it afraid they would die out or escape control over the long years?
Intelligent life is the most loyal, and also the most unreliable.
If they lost control, the entire mystic realm would be useless from the very first trial, let alone leaving an inheritance.
Anyone with a normal IQ would consider this, not to ntion a Morning Star Beast Tar.
However, this loophole, while seemingly large, could be solved very simply.
The thod was…
Let them die!
Just make them into a pile of puppets to guard this place. As long as they were provided with energy, they could operate for hundreds of years.
If there were enough puppets, a batch might even remain after a millennium.
As for the energy source, that was even simpler… it was naturally the Dragon-faced Carp that hadn't overrun the place in all these years!
This creature with its extrely strong procreation ability would be nearly impossible to exterminate unless it encountered a major disaster; it would even breed in large numbers.
However, this was the intention of the Master of the Mystic Realm. As long as the number of Dragon-faced Carp exceeded the original carrying capacity, and without the space expanding, their range of activity would shrink, causing them to frequently trigger the inscriptions at the bottom of the lake, thus attracting the Crimson Flood Dragon Snakes to devour them.
This way, it not only prevented them from overpopulating but also provided a continuous source of energy for the puppets.
It had to be said, it was a demonic stroke of genius.
If not for the inscriptions gradually wearing down over ti, this would be almost a pseudo-perpetual motion machine.
Once the main guess that the "Crimson Flood Dragon Snakes are puppets" was verified, then the entire first trial of the mystic realm, in Lu Yu's eyes, beca like a computer program full of loopholes, where he could casually open a backdoor and sneak in.
Although he couldn't control it, he could make himself a whitelist, immune to attack, and thus corrode the entire computer.
To be on the safe side, Lu Yu had originally planned to have Little Mouse swim over to confirm, but unexpectedly…
Before the bushy-bearded man, an adventurer had courted death first, causing the entire platform to be shattered.
It was this opportunity that allowed Lu Yu to get a close look at a Crimson Flood Dragon Snake and see the relevant information.
【Crimson Flood Dragon Snake (Puppet)】
【Strength: Mid-stage Commander】
"The ti is right!"
The appearance of this information made Lu Yu wait no longer.
He directly had Little Mouse block the runes on the platform beneath him and then spread a Shadowy Sky Canopy over this area of water, blocking all spiritual energy fluctuations, thus forming a perfect signal-blocking zone.
And the red mist over the lake was actually a thod of surveillance to prevent anyone from discovering the spirit runes and cheating.
But unfortunately… with Lu Yu's own Fate's Protection, as long as he didn't want to be found, the ruins' operating chanism couldn't detect him.
It was equivalent to directly splitting this area off from the ruins, and he was the only king within it.
Everything inside was his property. Even wanton slaughter would not attract any punishnt.
Even the creator of the mystic realm probably never imagined that among the Elite Rank little fellows who ca to participate in his inheritance, there would be soone with a Legendary-tier skill and the Eye of Truth that could see through all things.
It was simply a dinsionality reduction strike.
The despicable outsider had successfully exploited a bug on the very first day in the mystic realm!
"It's ti to pull in the net…"
Lu Yu mused, letting Little Spider slowly pull up the net. But the mont the Dragon-faced Carp left the water, they began to struggle frantically.
Although they were just a group of High-tier Servant demonic beasts, when their numbers reached a certain level, their combined strength was beyond imagination.
If he forcefully dragged them, it was very likely the entire spider web would be torn, and this startled school of Dragon-faced Carp would scatter to all corners of the lake and not appear again.
Although getting the ten needed to pass wasn't hard, the plan to farm points would be a complete failure.
Lu Yu looked at these creatures before him.
Although they were evil and ugly, and they ate people and enjoyed torturing life by drowning it, upon careful thought, were they not also living beings?
Was what he was doing really right?
Thinking of this, Lu Yu couldn't help but sigh and wave his hand:
"Little Spider, release life… forget the ginger, this thing is too ugly to eat. Heaven has the virtue of cherishing life, so let's just release a thousand degrees of electricity into them.
Just a little sothing!"
"Ying!"
Little Spider nodded. Spiritual energy began to gather, instantly compressing and erupting, transforming into a massive electric current that surged into the water.
Its 【Electric Pattern】 skill also happened to break through to Expert-level at this mont, instantly making this area of water boil.
Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle!
The electric current rapidly traveled through the water, causing the large number of Dragon-faced Carp to twitch uncontrollably before finally fainting, floating densely on the water's surface with their eyes rolled back.
Even so fish that weren't caught in the net were electrocuted to death.
Release a hundred degrees of electricity, and the Buddha imdiately rewards with a lake full of fish!
Imasurable rit!
"Th-th-this…"
Everyone present was dumbfounded when they saw this scene.
Netting fish is one thing, but you're also electro-fishing!?
Is there no justice in this world?
Crimson Flood Dragon Snakes, aren't you going to do sothing about this?
They couldn't help but look at the distant Crimson Flood Dragon Snakes, only to find that they still turned a blind eye. Even one that got too close and was electrocuted black by the conducted current didn't make a move.
Isn't this treatnt too different?
Is this guy a descendant of the Master of the Ruins? Or is he the reincarnation of the original Master of the Ruins?
As Lu Yu hauled a large number of fish ashore, even the ground near the fishing platform couldn't consu them all and nearly collapsed from the overload.
In the end, Lu Yu forcibly stuffed them in, and it finally consud them.
A vast expanse of red mist gathered around Lu Yu, almost covering half the lake. It then began to condense continuously, finally turning into a number made of cloud and mist as thick as blood above his head, glaringly red:
【3684】
And the second place, Qi Yun, had a lonely 19.
Lu Yu had practically blown the trial wide open!
At the sa ti, outside the mystic realm, the few Morning Star Beast Tars and the group of Battle Corps veterans who saw this were already completely stupefied…
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