NOVPUBChapter 351 -347: What Exactly is the Holy Land of Green Shadow
Members of the exploration team were engulfed in a blinding whiteness that filled their vision.
It wasn’t harsh, but many were unclear about what had happened.
The brilliant white light lasted only a moment before it quickly faded and disappeared.
In the midst of the battle at the foothills, members of exploration teams from various regions were stunned, their eyes wide open.
The spiritual bodies that had surrounded them, inside and out, melted away rapidly as if they had encountered the blazing sun.
“Are… are they all gone?”
“What was that white light just now? Do we really have such powerful teammates that we could simply walk back and forth across the Mirage Mountain Range in a matter of minutes?”
Awakeners from major Sanctuaries like Kun City and Rainbow City were excited.
They speculated about the identity of the extraordinary expert who had appeared, craning their necks looking around.
“An unequaled master? Don’t make me laugh. Even the strongest ability user in Jing City couldn’t launch an attack like that,” someone said, “It must be a Secret Treasure, but to annihilate thousands of spiritual body monsters in an instant, it’s considered quite strong even among Secret Treasures.”
“What Secret Treasure?” The leader from Kun City asked with a darkened face, but still pressed for an answer.
An awakener from the Ye Clan in Jing City spoke up:
“Many have surely heard of the Secret Realm; it’s practically synonymous with a treasure trove. But not every Secret Realm contains high-value items. Some, even if known to be special, heh, don’t necessarily yield their worth easily.”
“For example, this axe in my hand.” He showed off the axe over two meters long as he spoke, “This is an advanced rune weapon, with bleeding and cutting effects. If it weren’t so ineffective against spiritual bodies, armed with this axe, I could take on three demonized beasts of the same level on my own!”
“I found this axe in a Secret Realm; it’s far superior to rune equipment we produce ourselves… Oh, I forgot to mention, Jing City has mastered nearly ten types of runes, capable of producing low-level rune equipment for all parts. Even though they are low-level, compared to equipment made by ordinary means they can also be considered Divine weapons.”
Some awakeners within the exploration team looked down at their own weapons with a hint of embarrassment.
The Ye Clan expert continued, “Mid-to-high-level rune equipment is very rare, only likely to come out of Secret Realms. But above advanced rune equipment, there are items with extraordinary power or very special effects, which we in Jing City collectively refer to as Secret Treasures.”
“Only by setting a unified standard can equipment circulate and be traded more effectively… Of course, at the level of Secret Treasures, few are willing to sell, and even if they are for sale, they can’t be measured in Source Crystals, even for our Ye Clan…”
He sighed and turned to look around, “The column of light seemed to have burst from a warhammer; who exactly used the Secret—?”
The eyes of the Ye Clan expert landed on a distant figure wearing a red and black combat uniform, both hands tightly gripping a silver warhammer, still held aloft.
Several people within the exploration team noticed it too; their eyes flickered, and they stepped forward.
…
Around the War Alliance Commander, Zhou Jianhong, were several awakeners registered with Green Shadow as adventurers.
Zhou Jianhong and the others also had their mouths slightly open, looking up at Lin Qingtian’s relatively small silver warhammer.
“Is this a B1 level weapon? It’s incredibly powerful, invincible!”
“Was that move just now a skill that comes with the weapon? It makes me want to buy a weapon with its own skills.”
“Snap out of it, the weapons we can exchange for are at most C1 or C2 level. The adventurer guild has indeed posted a couple of bounties for B1 level exchange vouchers, but if they were that easy to complete, those bounties wouldn’t still be hanging there.”
Lin Qingtian’s face was a bit pale as he slowly lowered his hand.
He hung the warhammer on his waist and picked up the shield that had been tossed to the side, slung it on his back, and a rare smile appeared on his usually serious face. “It’s just the warhammer’s skill that happens to counter these spiritual bodies. Coupled with the good fit between this warhammer and my abilities, it allowed for such a powerful burst…”
“So, it’s a custom-made weapon. I’ve heard that custom weapons cost three times as much as standard weapons and that only B-level weapons can be customized. You really are a big shot, Qingtian.”
“Yes, Qingtian is also the only one among us who has reached the 60th floor of the Trial Tower; truly a big shot.”
“Paying my respects to the boss,”
After a round of sincere flattery,
the Ye Clan expert who had approached to inquire about the “Warhammer” Secret Treasure, along with other Awakeners from Jing City, was utterly baffled.
A B1-grade weapon? Shouldn’t it be called a Secret Treasure?
And there’s C1, C2, C3—seemingly a complete, detailed grading system for equipment? Above B-grade, there must be A-grade, right?
Custom weapons? How could a Secret Treasure be customized! Could someone have mastered the method to create a B1-grade weapon? That’s impossible!
And what is this “Trial Tower”?
At that moment, the hearts of the Ye Clan expert and others were on the verge of collapse.
Can’t you talk about something we understand!
… 𝚗𝚘v𝚙𝚞b.𝚌𝚘m
After a round of exposition about the world, the Awakeners from Jing City… along with those from other regions, ah and oh in sudden realization, nodding their heads.
The Black-faced Leader from Kun City even disdainfully glanced at the Awakeners from Jing City… who just a moment ago seemed so high and mighty, yet now are just as confused as us, on the same level, with similarly baffled faces, but still pretending to understand.
“You’re saying all these rune equipment are produced by a Sanctuary called Green Shadow? That one can become stronger there, just by having a Source Crystal?”
“Selling rune equipment, and even teaching Combat Skills… wait, are Combat Skills those things that make weapons swirl with a blood-light?”
“What exactly is the ‘Trial Tower’? I still don’t get it.”
Many of the Awakeners from Jing City wanted to express their disbelief, but the reality before them told a different story. These adventurers from Lindong… oh, according to them, registered adventurers from Green Shadow, had slain a Spiritual Body with a single strike, a feat witnessed by numerous Awakeners.
Including the previous passage through the Black Swamp, what they hadn’t understood, they now seemed to grasp a bit—it was related to that “Trial Tower”… Also, the overly sharp weapons of the adventurers from Green Shadow couldn’t be faked…
With this thought, many Awakeners from Jing City felt disheartened.
On the other hand, Awakeners from places like Kun City inexplicably cheered up, acting as if they themselves possessed a Secret Treasure.
…
Lin Qingtian unleashed a big move, swiftly dealing with the Spiritual Body. There weren’t many Awakeners who truly died in this battle.
Apart from a few who sustained severe damage and died like the tattooed man, others who had collapsed from the mental shock began regaining consciousness after a few minutes—dazed, they got up and rubbed their throbbing heads.
The Exploration Team took a temporary rest, setting up some defensive measures around.
“Come over here and look; his condition seems off.”
Gu Le squatted beside a comatose Awakener, frowning.
Unlike other unconscious Awakeners, although this person’s breath was still present, his life seemed as tenuous as a candle in the wind, liable to extinguish at any moment. With his complexion turning a peculiar shade of cyanotic black, it was an odd sight.
The Eyebrow-Raising Commander approached and, after concentrating to sense for a while, said, “There is some kind of strange power within his body, eroding his vitality.”
“Commander… can he be saved?”
The Eyebrow-Raising Commander lowered his head and sighed, “I can disperse that force inside him, but he’s too weak; removing this power will inevitably cause damage, and with his current vitality… he won’t survive it.”
Gu Le watched his fallen, unconscious brother whose life was slipping away, his fists clenched tightly and eyes slightly reddened. Suddenly, he shouted, “If anyone has the power to save him, I’m willing to pay whatever it takes!”
His gaze, filled with earnest pleading, turned towards Lin Qingtian and the others.
