Chapter 1263: Return
The third door was opened in the same way, except that the Shadowstone had been taken from Bubtni before.
This time, it wasn't a wall that was waiting for him in the passageway, but an ocean of energy.
Seeing the blue energy, Marvin stopped laughing and quickly approached the passageway.
— Have you already awakened the Ruler of Azure Shadows? Marvin asked in a serious tone.
— Full awakening is still a long way off. Right now, this skill is only thirty-six percent awakened.
— Already? Ah, you have a patron... "After thinking for a moment, Marvin continued —" You... It won't hurt too much.
— … — Su Xiao chose to remain silent. It was thanks to Marvin that he could ignore the pain without moving an eyebrow.
— To be honest, I'm surprised, I never would have thought that Akc can be so generous. If you're not afraid to die, then come in. The Hall of Shadows will test your potential. If you can hold out, you'll get something really good, and I'm not exaggerating.
Su Xiao immediately went ahead.
Immersed in this ocean of energy, he didn't feel the sharp pain he expected to feel. On the contrary, he felt as if he had entered a hot spring, as his entire body began to relax.
After being submerged in this ocean of energy, Su Xiao stopped walking. This ocean was so comfortable to be in that he began to feel sleepy, but at the same time, a ball the size of rice began to grow near his heart. This "seed" was actually the Ruler of the Azure Shadows. Su Xiao had discovered it a long time ago, and as the extent of the Azure Shadow Ruler's awakening increased, this 'seed' became larger and larger.
Due to the influence of this energy, the seed began to grow rapidly. It absorbed this energy endlessly, and without any stops. Su Xiao had never seen such energy before. It was like life energy, with just a little bit of each element added to it.
After sitting in the ocean for a few seconds, Su Xiao began to feel sluggish. Being in the hot spring was really nice and comfortable.
But after ten seconds, Su Xiao frowned as the temperature of this hot spring started to gradually increase.
A minute later, Su Xiao's face was dripping with hot sweat. Now he didn't want to be in this ocean at all. He felt as if he was sitting in a huge iron cauldron right now, and more wood was being thrown under the cauldron by the second.
Recalling the look on Marvin's face when he talked about this hall, Su Xiao knew that he was a real crook.
Just when Su Xiao thought that it was about to be cooked, the temperature suddenly dropped to zero, and it was as if countless sharp needles were piercing through his body.
A minute later, Su Xiao felt like a piece of meat. It was first boiled in water, then deep-fried, then dipped in cold water, and finally tapped with a cold hammer...
Ten minutes later, a roar came from the ocean. The seed near Su Xiao's heart grew in size and wanted to burst out.
Su Xiao's eyes were bloodshot. It was no longer a question of staying strong. If he stayed in this ocean for a few more minutes, he would probably die.
After realizing this, Su Xiao immediately wanted to leave the ocean, but found that his body was completely numb and he couldn't even move his fingers.
He couldn't even call out for help.
The situation seemed critical, but Bubtney near the passageway seemed to sense something and immediately began pulling on the thread.
After a few seconds, Su Xiao was pulled out of the ocean of energy, and the first thing he did was to carefully look at Marvin.
— Not a bad experience, right?
— … — Su Xiao didn't say anything, not because he didn't want to talk, but because he just couldn't talk.
Although the sensation wasn't pleasant, the seed near Su Xiao's heart seemed to have reached its peak, and soon its surface was covered with cracks.
Looking at the awakening level, he saw that his progress had stopped at 90%. It wasn't energy that was needed to fully awaken the Ruler of Azure Shadows, but a suitable occasion.
As for when exactly this skill would awaken, it was unknown.
— At this point, nothing else remains in the ruins. As for the undead outside the ruins, you'll have to deal with them with your own hands, " Marvin Waltz said and snapped his fingers.
Behind him, the space immediately cracked and split apart, and he immediately dived into the opening and disappeared.
Su Xiao lay on the ground for a few minutes. He didn't know if it was a coincidence or something, but every time he met Marvin Waltz, he almost died due to various reasons, and this time was no exception.
Now, every time he heard Marvin's unprincipled and loud laughter, he would definitely remember all that pain...
After recovering, Su Xiao got to his feet. This time, he gained a lot. Not only had he improved his swordsmanship, but he had almost awakened the Ruler of Azure Shadows.
And in addition to this, he also left three stones with him, which could be combined into one very useful stone..
He got everything he could out of this world. The only thing left to do is to survive to the last stage. Under normal circumstances, it would have been very difficult to do so, but Su Xiao didn't feel any threat at all.
Leaning against the wall, he took out a cigarette and lit it.
Out of nothing to do, Su Xiao ended up wandering around the palace, wanting to familiarize himself with the surviving tablets under the sculptures, but as soon as he found the surviving tablet, a notification appeared in front of him.
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Notification: You have reached the nightmare stage. This is the final stage.
Only, this notification was blood-red, and with the appearance of this notification, Su Xiao began to sense danger.
— And how long will it last? Su Xiao muttered. He was curious to know how long he needed to stay in the ruins until the end of this stage, and by doing so, he would be able to find out how dangerous the rejection of the world was.
After thinking for a while, he took out all the ancient undead essence he had. In total, he had 16 of them. After putting three back in his inventory, he decided to sell the remaining 13 to Raya for the Source of Peace.
Right now, he needed to upgrade his stats more than he needed coins.
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You have obtained 39% of the World Source and have a total of 69.9% of the World Source.
Seeing the final number, Su Xiao smiled.
A rumble suddenly rang out right above his head, followed by a loud explosion.
The smile disappeared from Su Xiao's face.
Looking up through the hole in the roof, he saw something approaching him very quickly.
*Boom!*
A loud explosion rang out above the palace.
A huge fireball was falling at a high speed right on top of the palace.
— Su Xiao of course knew that rejecting the world was a very dangerous matter, but he didn't expect it to turn out to be such a dangerous matter, the last stage lasted less than a minute, and a meteorite was already falling on him…
Fortunately, this palace was clearly quite solid, or else he wouldn't have been able to survive to this point.
*BOOM!*
The ground began to shake.
Outside the palace, the undead began to quickly retreat in different directions, dropping their armor along with their weapons.
If they didn't leave, they would be destroyed by the shockwave.
Su Xiao was waiting in the palace. He wasn't going to leave this world just because of a single meteorite, as the longer he stayed in this world, the better his guild's score would be.
But in the next moment, Su Xiao decided to go back to Heaven.
Immediately after the first meteorite, a dozen similar stones began to fall on the palace… It was a real meteor shower.
This stage is not called nightmarish for nothing. Every second of this stage made you feel like you were having a real nightmare.
The space around Su Xiao distorted and he immediately disappeared.
At the same time, Amu, who was calmly eating the vines, suddenly disappeared.
The vines a hundred meters around him were eaten away, and in the water nearby, a giant crocodile was hiding and trembling.
He was originally the ruler of this place until he encountered one bull...
Volume 17.1 Beyond the Derived World
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