Chapter 226: Secret Realm, Soul-Devouring Worm Mother
The loot was abundant. When Lin Moyu saw the properties of the Soul-Devouring Ring, he couldn’t help but feel a hint of joy. The attribute reducing skill consumption by 20% was perfect for him.
"No pain, no gain!"
The Soul-Devouring Ring was a platinum-level equipment, usable only at level 40. The skills attached to the Soul-Devouring Dagger were quite good, suitable for Ning Yiyi.
The Soul-Devouring Longsword was also excellent, with accompanying skills, making it a top-notch longsword for knights.
Luck was on his side; the weapons he obtained all came with good additional skills.
Finally, there were Soul Crystals.
Permanently increase 1000 points of spiritual power, with no usage restrictions.
Although not as good as intermediate magical potions, for Lin Moyu, it was very practical.
What Lin Moyu lacked the most was spiritual power.
Even if all his spiritual power was used up now, it would only be enough to summon a Wraith General.
And to fully replenish the skeleton army, who knows how long it would take.
Unless he could obtain the Desert Fruit.
Thinking of the Desert Fruit, Lin Moyu couldn’t help but feel nauseous again.
That shadow was too profound.
Instead of immediately using the Soul Crystals, he looked towards the nearby hundred-meter hill.
That was the lair of the Soul-Devouring Worm King.
At the moment the Soul-Devouring Worm King died, Lin Moyu clearly felt the hundred-meter hill tremble violently.
Then, a strange aura accompanied by a gentle breeze blew over.
"Secret Realm!"
This "710" aura was very special, something Lin Moyu had felt before.
It was the aura of a secret realm!
Lin Moyu put away the Undead Legion, leaving only two close-range skeletons, and quickly ran towards the front.
The sound of cracking echoed in his ears, giving Lin Moyu a sense of relief.
This time, the harvest was extremely rich.
14000 military merits allowed him to reach the rank of Five-Star Second Lieutenant, just one step away from Six-Star Second Lieutenant.
A large number of Soul-Devouring Worms also brought plenty of absolute values.
At this point, his experience had reached 35%.
He had been in the Ancient Battlefield for two days, and this was the most experience he had gained.
After level 30, the leveling speed slowed down significantly.
To gain so much experience at once was extremely rare.
This speed couldn’t be compared to repeatedly clearing dungeons.
After all, it was the Ancient Battlefield, which was already considered good.
Arriving at the hundred-meter hill, he saw a twisted space, as if leading to another world.
Secret Realm!
Sure enough, it was a secret realm!
The lair of the Soul-Devouring Worm King turned out to be a secret realm.
While the Soul-Devouring Worm King was alive, this secret realm remained closed.
It was only when the Soul-Devouring Worm King died that the secret realm revealed itself.
Lin Moyu understood; the Soul-Devouring Worm King wanted to escape into the secret realm, seeking a lifeline.
Once the Soul-Devouring Worm King entered the secret realm, there would be nothing he could do.
Under the closed state of the secret realm, he couldn’t enter.
Entrance to the secret realm, space distortion.
Lin Moyu didn’t enter directly; after the recent battle, his spiritual power had been depleted by almost half.
He began to meditate in front of the secret realm.
The skeleton warrior stood by, guarding Lin Moyu.
The nearby monsters, professionals, and abyss demons had all fled upon hearing the Soul-Devouring Worm King’s screams.
Lin Moyu quietly enjoyed a moment of meditation.
Two hours later, his spiritual power had recovered considerably.
Taking a deep breath, Lin Moyu patted the Advanced Dungeon Escape Talisman in his pocket and walked into the secret realm.
The Advanced Dungeon Escape Talisman could not only be used to escape dungeons but also worked for secret realms.
He hadn’t considered this before; the ones he had bought at the Exchange were just ordinary dungeon escape talismans, ineffective for secret realms.
Fortunately, Bai Yiyuan had thought it through.
After Lin Moyu entered the secret realm, some professionals approached.
It was a team of Dragon Race professionals, totaling twelve people.
Such a team was also referred to as a Hell Difficulty Raid Team by professionals.
They specialized in challenging dungeons at Hell Difficulty.
With many people, good equipment, complete skills, and tacit cooperation, they were relatively safe in places like the Ancient Battlefield, filled with unknown dangers.
They saw the completely collapsed land, their eyes filled with astonishment.
The Soul-Devouring Worms were still there, but there weren’t many left, posing no threat.
These hills were actually the nests of the Soul-Devouring Worms.
This place was also known as the Soul-Devouring Worm Territory.
Normally, they wouldn’t dare to step in here.
Otherwise, it would be really troublesome to provoke the Soul-Devouring Worms.
"Who did this? The entire Soul-Devouring Worm Territory has been destroyed. All the Soul-Devouring Worm nests have been blown up."
"No, there’s one left."
They looked into the distance, where the hundred-meter-high Soul-Devouring Worm King’s nest was still standing.
"Who won this battle in the end?"
"I don’t know, the Soul-Devouring Worms aren’t all dead yet, so it’s hard to say."
"Should we go and see?"
They couldn’t determine the final outcome of this battle.
The battlefield was somewhat tragic.
If the Soul-Devouring Worm King was still alive, it would be dangerous for them to rush over.
But they couldn’t bear not to take a look.
"How about we just take a look from a distance?"
"If things get bad, we can run away quickly."
"I guess even if the Soul-Devouring Worm King is still alive, it must be seriously injured, so..."
If things went wrong, they might still gain some benefits.
They discussed for a while and plucked up the courage to walk towards the Soul-Devouring Worm King’s nest.
After they left, another group of people arrived.
Also a team of twelve.
Wearing the unique attire of the Xiajing Academy.
It had the logo of the Genesis Academy on it.
The members of this group were not low-level; they were all above level 48, and the knight leading them had reached level 50.
After discussing for a while, they made the same decision as the Dragon Race team and headed towards the Soul-Devouring Worm nest.
The entire secret realm was covered in a faint blue hue.
The secret realm was filled with a strange energy.
The energy of souls.
"What a pure energy aura!"
Unlike the chaotic soul fragments in the Ancient Battlefield.
The soul energy here was extremely pure.
Without any impurities.
The soul flames burned fiercely, but did not destroy any fragments.
There were no fragments of soul energy in the secret realm.
At the same time, Lin Moyu also sensed the aura of the Soul-Devouring Worm King.
Indeed, this was the lair of the Soul-Devouring Worm King.
Its aura was everywhere in the secret realm.
One could imagine that it usually hid in the secret realm.
As Lin Moyu slowly moved forward in the secret realm, after a few minutes, he saw several bulging mounds of earth.
The appearance of these mounds of earth was very similar to the hills outside, except they were smaller in size, almost identical in shape.
He cast a detection spell.
[Soul-Devouring Worm Nest Larva: Nests that incubate Soul-Devouring Worms.]
There was only a name and explanation, no level, no attributes.
Lin Moyu understood at a glance; once matured, these things could hatch a large number of Soul-Devouring Worms.
The hills outside were their mature forms.
He hadn’t expected Soul-Devouring Worms to be born like this.
But where did these larval nests come from?
Could it be born from the Soul-Devouring Worm King?
Could it be...
A thought arose in Lin Moyu’s mind, and he quickly walked towards the depths of the secret realm.
The secret realm was not large, and he quickly reached its depths.
"As expected!"
He saw the Soul-Devouring Worms, four slightly smaller than the Soul-Devouring Worm King, lying here.
Among them, there was a Soul-Devouring Worm the size of a small mountain...
It was just lying there, towering over 20 meters tall.
It emitted a powerful oppressive aura.
Around it, there were small mounds resembling Soul-Devouring Worm nests, freshly born.
Upon seeing this Soul-Devouring Worm, Lin Moyu thought of a certain creature.
The Queen Ant!
They were too similar!
Lin Moyu realized that the Soul-Devouring Worm King was not the true big boss of the Soul-Devouring Worm tribe.
The real big boss was the one in front of him.
[Soul-Devouring Worm Mother (World-class Boss)]
[Level: 56]
[Strength: 0]
[Agility: 0]
[Spirit: 200,000]
[Constitution: 200,000]
[Skills: Soul Devour, Soul Explosion, Soul Frost, Super Incubation]
[Characteristics: Physical damage reduced by 30%, elemental damage reduced by 30%, soul damage reduced by 30%]
A world-class boss, only one level higher than the Soul-Devouring Worm King, but its total attributes were 100,000 higher, totaling 400,000.
Just one level of difference, yet the total attributes were so vastly different.
Beyond Lin Moyu’s imagination.
The difference in rank between Lord-level bosses and World-class bosses was evident.
Just one level difference meant a world of difference in attributes.
The Soul-Devouring Worm Mother had no physical attack power or mobility.
Its spirit and constitution were as high as 200,000, the highest Lin Moyu had ever seen.
Combined with its skills, it was a mage-type boss.
The strength of mage-type bosses depended entirely on their skills.
The four guarding Soul-Devouring Worms screeched sharply at Lin Moyu, their voices like knives cutting through the air.
Strangely, they didn’t launch an attack towards Lin Moyu.
Lin Moyu also found it strange; in the past, they would have charged forward already.
When in doubt, he used Detection.
[Soul-Devouring Worm Guardian (Boss-level Monster)]
[Level: 50]
[Strength: 0]
[Agility: 0]
[Spirit: 200,000]
[Constitution: 50,000]
[Skills: Spiritual Shield]
[Characteristics: Physical damage reduced by 70%, elemental damage reduced by 70%, souls of the same kind united.]
No wonder they hadn’t attacked; they didn’t have any attack power to begin with.
This thing had low constitution but an absurdly high spirit.
With a total of 480,000 spirit among the four, Lin Moyu instantly understood their role.
The Wraith General appeared with the Undead Legion.
Skeleton mages occupied a large space.
The skeletons rushed forward with a crackling sound, while the skeleton mages cast spells simultaneously.
The Wraith General instantly gained a status boost, and the skeletons radiated a brilliant aura, illuminating half of the secret realm.
The whole sequence of actions was smooth and pleasing to the eye.
With a swish, a piece of flesh fell from the Soul-Devouring Worm Mother’s body, turning into a small mound upon hitting the ground.
So, this was how the Soul-Devouring Worm Nest Larva came to be.
Splitting off larval nests, growing them, and then hatching new Soul-Devouring Worms on their own.
This was how the Soul-Devouring Worm tribe grew so large.
After the Soul-Devouring Worm Mother split off the larva, it suddenly let out a sharp scream, a terrifying sound wave that repelled the skeletons.
At the same time, the four Soul-Devouring Worm Guardians emitted a dense blue light, and the spiritual shields unfolded.
The spiritual shields of the four Soul-Devouring Worm Guardians connected to each other, merging into one.
They enveloped themselves and the Soul-Devouring Worm Mother within.
To kill them, one had to break the shield first.
With four Soul-Devouring Worm Guardians gathering together, they had a total of 800,000 spiritual power, indicating how sturdy this shield was.
It would be quite a challenge to break it.
Hmm!!!
A wailing sound rang out, as if crying, and all the skeletons felt as if they had been heavily struck.
The soul fires flickered intensely, collectively damaged!