NOVEL NEXT C35
Chapter 35: Secret Realm
The dual cultivation with Ying Luo continued until after 9 PM, feeling relaxed and smooth.
Since Ying Luo had to return home before 10, she reluctantly called a taxi to go back.
Yuyin noticed that after cultivating with Ying Luo, her source energy value had decreased by 5 points, but she felt that the flow of source energy within her seemed to contain a hint of swifter fluctuations, as if some secret power had been bestowed.
Yuyin was still a bit worried about the decrease in source energy, but at that moment, the value displayed in her consciousness was golden with a few strands of blue flickering.
“This is the consumption of source energy and does not affect your cultivation or the upper limit of your source energy. Rest, sleep, or using pills, or absorbing fruits picked by the white ape can all restore it,” the female voice explained as Yuyin was puzzled.
“In fact, your source energy also consumes during battles in the underground martial arts arena; you just didn’t pay attention at the time.”
So that was it. Since it was normal consumption and didn’t affect her cultivation or upper limit, Yuyin felt relieved.
The next morning, she indeed recovered, and her source energy upper limit had increased to 119 points, already surpassing the previous year’s score line for female students at 289. However, Yuyin’s current goal was singular: the Zero Capital Academy.
In the following days, Yuyin participated in underground martial arts on weekends to earn money and soul charm points, while during the week, she focused on reviewing, exercising, and cultivating source energy. She set aside one day a week for dual cultivation with Ying Luo and another day for rest and relaxation.
…
The underground martial arts arena was bustling with noise.
Clang!
Yuyin’s gleaming long sword sliced through the air, sending a hefty 80-pound copper hammer flying from a burly man from Beimon.
The big man was furious and ran towards Yuyin, his oily body shaking. He cornered her and swung a copper hammer, but Yuyin dashed straight towards the barbed wire, leaping onto it.
The Northern Mongolian giant missed with his swing.
The sound of metal reverberated…
Yuyin’s body soared through the air, stepping on the barbed wire and performing a series of flips, soaring over the giant’s head.
The silver bodysuit outlined her perfect, athletic figure, her long, beautiful legs swinging gracefully as she flipped, resembling a crescent moon.
Boom!
The ancient temple’s leg technique.
This heavy kick struck the giant’s nape, sending the massive figure crashing down.
Meanwhile, Yuyin landed lightly.
The crowd erupted in cheers, with some even hoarsely shouting, “I love you, Goddess Qingyu!”
“Yuyin, many spectators find your footwork incredibly stylish, earning you 10 Soul Charm…”
Yuyin had already achieved three consecutive victories; that was not a problem. The issue was that she discovered it wasn’t just unexpected moves that shocked the audience and earned Soul Charm points. Particularly striking and beautiful actions that garnered loud applause from the crowd could also earn Soul Charm.
“Yuyin, from Madame Butterfly, praises your bodysuit, earning you 1 Soul Charm.”
“……”
What does this 1 Soul Charm even mean? Yuyin didn’t know and didn’t want to analyze it. Hmph, this bodysuit was indeed a gift from Madame Butterfly last time. It was not revealing at all, tightly hugging her body, but aside from the color and texture, it showed off her figure as if she were wearing nothing! For this reason, Yuyin had to wear seamless underwear and breast pads underneath…
Feeling the familiar yet still somewhat uncomfortable noise of the crowd and the spotlight, Yuyin gently flicked her long hair.
With only half a month left until the college entrance examination, after this time of dual cultivation with the God-Eating Chess, Yuyin’s source energy value had reached 139. Breaking through 150 within two weeks was not a problem. Even considering that this year’s cutoff score would likely increase, Yuyin was quite confident. After all, she hadn’t taken any pills yet. Now she had over 60,000 spirit pills in hand, and if necessary, she could exchange one for a pill with Sister Dai, which would ensure her success. Zero Capital Academy.
However, if her source energy value was sufficient by then, Yuyin didn’t want to spend that money. After all, the enhancement from such pills was temporary and would diminish afterward, plus they had a slight harmful effect on the body.
Yuyin took a taxi back home, and the weather had become even more oppressive. Her bodysuit clung to her body due to sweat, and it took quite a bit of effort to take it off, filling the entire room with a feminine aura.
Yuyin also bought a washing machine and tossed the bodysuit in to wash while she went to take a shower.
Wrapping herself in a towel as she came out, she didn’t like wearing pajamas. When alone, she preferred to wear just her underwear. No wonder, her body radiated heat, making it cool and breathable, and it was also convenient for practicing her moves.
“Let’s go check on the God-Eating Chess.”
Yuyin’s consciousness entered the God-Eating Chess space.
As soon as she entered, a female voice reached her.
“A secret realm has been discovered. Would you like to check it out?”
A secret realm?
Yuyin was unsure what that was, so she directed her consciousness to the sensed location. There, several little ghosts and two-star bull demons were present, seemingly the ones who discovered the secret realm.
It was a cave, and within the shadows of the cave, flowing ghostly light and mist could be seen. Yuyin wanted to look into the mist but could see nothing.
“Would you like to spend 5 Soul Charm to open the secret realm? Once opened, the pieces can enter the secret realm to explore, and there may be unexpected rewards.”
“5 Soul Charm?” Yuyin still had over 50 Soul Charm, so she wasn’t short on this.
“Reminder, this is a level one secret realm, very dangerous. The total soul value of the pieces is less than 100, and entry is not recommended. Once the secret realm is opened, if the pieces that enter die, they cannot re-enter. Unless all pieces in the secret realm are eliminated, you can spend 10 Soul Charm to reopen the secret realm after a week, allowing the pieces another chance to enter.”
So that’s how it is…
In other words, if they entered without sufficient strength and couldn’t win, there would be almost no way to break through the secret realm again unless they spent double the Soul Charm for another chance.
“What does total soul value refer to?”
“Total soul value refers to the total amount of Soul Charm spent to purchase the pieces that enter. Note that the value will increase after the pieces level up.”
“What is my current soul value?”
As Yuyin thought this, a number appeared: 129, which was the total soul value of all her star-level pieces.
This total soul value was just a reference. Excluding the white ape and others with little combat power, the ones that could actually fight were probably around 115.
It met the requirement, but the advantage wasn’t significant.
“Got it.”
Yuyin decided to give it a try.
She instructed Little Yuan to gather the scattered army.
Now, Yuyin’s monster army could be described as a hundred ghosts marching at night.
Among them, her first three-star piece was not a little ghost but a carp.
The three-star big carp looked just like the ship-sized humanoid with a snake tail and golden winged fins she had seen when she first arrived in this world.
This carp looked very strong in combat. At three stars, it could fly instead of just staying in the water.
After the monster army was assembled, Yuyin focused her thoughts.
“Open the secret realm.”
Under Yuyin’s command, Little Yuan, like a little princess in black surrounded by a hundred ghosts, led the army into the secret realm.
However, Yuyin found that her consciousness could not pass through the mist at the cave entrance and could not follow them in.
“It seems I can only rely on Little Yuan.”
This was all Yuyin’s assets; success or failure depended on this battle.
Thanks to Little Yuan being able to convey Yuyin’s will, otherwise, even if the secret realm was opened, waiting for these monsters to randomly bump in would be no different from sending them to their doom. There would be no hope of breaking through the secret realm.
“Go for it, Little Yuan!”
The female voice noticed Yuyin was still at the entrance and reminded her, “The interior of the level one secret realm is already very vast and complex. Exploring the secret realm may take a long time. It is recommended to rest first; any significant news will be communicated to you immediately.”
At this moment, Little Yuan must have already led the army of pieces into battle within the secret realm, but Yuyin had no way of knowing the situation inside.
Since she couldn’t see or intervene, waiting here was pointless.
Yuyin lingered for a moment, then returned her consciousness to the outside world, practiced the source energy breathing technique for a while, and then went to sleep.
That night, Yuyin seemed to see Little Yuan and her pieces, exploring the cave secret realm with vigilance and courage, displaying various forms of combat…
As the night deepened, she listened to the wind and rain, dreaming of iron horses and icy rivers.
…
The next morning, the female voice directly awakened Yuyin.
“Important news, the secret realm has been successfully breached!”
Breach?
Yuyin’s consciousness immediately entered the God-Eating Chess.
But she only saw a vast sky, golden light shining, and dozens of streams of spiritual source light flying towards her.
In an instant, Yuyin was surrounded by the dazzling golden light, a brilliant and hazy scene before her eyes, as pure spiritual source energy was absorbed into her body.
As her body felt as if it were flying, a sense of comfort and joy washed over her, and her source energy value began to soar in the lower left corner.
“139, 140, 142… 150, 151, 153…”
The source energy value effortlessly broke through 150 and continued to rise…
“161, 162, 163…”
Finally, Yuyin’s source energy value settled at 167.