Hunter: I became stronger even after I died.

Chapter 190 It’s done!

The Demon Realm and the Secret Realm are both unique existences in this world.

The Demon Realm is a forbidden area that is difficult for humans to set foot in. It is home to powerful creatures called magical beasts that possess intelligence and special abilities.

Unlike the elusive fantasy beasts, demon beasts are relatively common in the Demon Realm.

However, most of the demon realms are under human control, including the magical beasts living in them.

The secret realm is even more mysterious.

Each secret realm is like a mind space materialized by a mind user, and usually possesses at least one unique special ability.

Their existence is little known and they are extremely difficult to access, synonymous with the unknown and dangerous.

Kangzai is a professional treasure hunter who roams in primeval forests, mountain canyons, and even caves and ruins all year round.

This way of exploration is the fundamental reason why he was able to discover the secret realm.

Although Kangzai is accustomed to calling the secret realm a "secret base", considering the mystery and uniqueness of the secret realm, this name is obviously far from enough to describe its true value.

Let's imagine--

A territory with rich ecology and the entrance of which only he knows, the value contained in it is beyond words.

So when Kangzai shared a place like this with Moreau, it was a priceless gift.

A week later, Kangzai brought Moro and Kurt to the bottom of a sinkhole.

This tiankeng is located in the Demon Realm in the south of the Eurubian Continent and is known as the Eye of Death of Petrus.

The name comes from the fact that the cenote is full of a plant called "Petrus paniculata".

The fruit of this plant resembles grapes, so it is also called grapevine.

They are extremely aggressive and will wrap their vines around their prey, then use the serrated suction mouthparts on the vines to eat away the prey bit by bit.

The prey they devour will eventually turn into bunches of grape-like fruits hanging under the vines.

These fruits are a favorite of a bird called the broad-spotted stork.

They raid the fruit in droves and spread the vine's seeds to new locations, such as canyons or sinkholes, through their excrement.

Normally, these terrains are home to the sharp-spotted broad-spotted blackbird, but with the rapid expansion of grapevines, the birds are often forced to migrate.

Although they love the fruit of grapevines, they cannot reproduce where grapevines grow because the vines pose a threat to their young.

Similarly, humans are also one of the targets of grapevines.

After reaching the bottom of the tiankeng, Kangzai pulled out a cigarette stick made of bird droppings with wide black spots from his arms.

He lit the cigarette stick, and as the smoke slowly rose, the surrounding vines that had already revealed their predatory postures seemed to be stimulated by something, and suddenly shrank back and dispersed, revealing a hidden hole in the rock wall.

"The droppings of the black-spotted bird, after weathering and grinding into powder, can be burned to effectively repel grape vines. Isn't it interesting?"

Kang Jae held up his cigarette stick and glanced at the vines that were retreating like the tide.

Although they could easily resist the attacks of the vines with their mental protection, there were too many vines at the bottom of the sinkhole. In comparison, the smoke stick was a more practical method.

Most of the time, when users of Nen are dealing with a nature full of unknowns, the existence of Nen can usually only improve their bottom line.

Only with professional knowledge can we deal with the cruel side of nature more effectively.

"Follow."

Kangzai held up the cigarette stick and walked into the cave first.

Moreau and Curt followed closely behind.

As they walked along, the narrow passage gradually widened, and finally it became clear and they came to a spacious cave.

Traces of human life can be vaguely seen in the cave.

There are a small amount of porcelain fragments scattered on the ground, tables and chairs carved from rocks, and lifelike murals on the walls of the cave.

Standing in the cave and listening carefully, you can hear the sound of flowing water coming from the depths, as if there is an underground river connected here.

Kang Jae walked straight to a mural.

The mural depicts an island shaped like a spinning top, suspended in the air.

The edge of the island is outlined with fine white lines in a water-like pattern. The water pours down from the edge but is cut off in mid-air and continues to flow down from the top of the island.

In the center of the island, a forest and animals were outlined with simple strokes, and in the central area stood a rocky mountain with a long pointed end.

"This is the entrance to the secret realm."

Kang Jae looks at the mural.

When Kurt heard this, a look of confusion appeared in his big eyes.

Moro subconsciously used Concentration, and his eyes suddenly lit up like torches.

He quickly glanced at the mural and soon discovered that the spinning top-shaped island pattern was covered with fine threads of thought.

These thoughts converge like threads onto the long, pointed rock in the center.

Kang Zai looked back at Moro, and seeing the concentration of mind in his eyes, he explained:
"You can think of these 'thoughts' as a kind of space transfer type release ability. You don't need to actively activate your telekinesis. As long as you touch the center point of these 'thoughts', you can directly enter the secret realm."

"So, ordinary people can also enter the secret realm?"

Moreau gazed at the spiral threads of thought on the rock and mountain patterns, his heart filled with wonder.

Speaking of the Demon Realm, there are some descriptions of it in the original work.

But there is only one name for the secret realm.

Now that I have seen this so-called secret realm with my own eyes, although it is not as stunning as I imagined, I can intuitively feel its magical aspects that are closely related to the mind system.

"Yes."

Kang Zai nodded and said, "Secret realms are rare to begin with, and they cannot be explained by common sense. In fact, there have been cases of ordinary people mistakenly entering secret realms, but they usually don't end well."

“Is the secret realm dangerous?”

Morrow asked.

Kang Zai thought for a moment and replied, "If we look at the difficulty of survival, for ordinary people, it is undoubtedly A-level difficulty, but for Nen users, it is probably only D-level difficulty. Of course, the specific difficulty depends on the type of secret realm."

At this point, Kang Jae grinned and added:

"But this secret place I discovered is a bit special. There is basically no risk. Even if an ordinary person accidentally enters it, as long as they have a little knowledge of wilderness survival skills, there will be basically no problem. You can even treat it as a paradise."

"That's very good."

Morrow said softly.

All he needs is a place where he can practice in peace. If he has to worry about survival, it would lose its meaning.

Kang Zai looked at the two of them and said, "I'll go in first, and you guys follow."

After saying this, he reached out his hand without hesitation and pressed on the thread of thought in the center of the mural.

The moment he touched it, a telekinetic force seeped out from the mural and quickly enveloped his body.

next moment.

This mental power carried his body and quickly merged into the mural.

Seeing this, Moro also followed Kangzai's example and placed his hand on the thread of the thought.

Suddenly, he felt the absorption power of the annual rings.

This means that as long as he wants, he can absorb all the thoughts on the mural into the tree ring tattoo.

Of course Morrow wouldn't do that.

Just as he was surprised, his eyes were suddenly filled with a soft white light.

He didn't feel anything strange in his body, and when the white light faded away, he was already on the top of a mountain.

Looking up, there is a lush forest below, and rivers crisscross like a spider web, winding through the forest and spreading to the edge of the forest. Above the sky, streams of water pour down, forming waterfalls that fall straight down, landing on the crisscrossing rivers in the forest.

This is exactly what is depicted in the murals:

In other words, this is the world in the mural.

Seeing that Moro was attracted by the scenery in the secret realm, Kang Zai did not disturb him. Instead, he walked to a stone house he had built himself not far away, picked up some simple cleaning tools, and started cleaning.

Only he knew about this secret place, but he rarely came here since a few years ago.

So the simple stone house, both inside and outside, was covered with thick dust.

Fortunately, there are no flying creatures in the secret realm, otherwise, given the location of the stone house, it would have been ruined beyond recognition.

Kurt then entered the secret realm and was shocked by the strange scene before him.

Although I had seen this scene on a mural before coming in, it was ultimately just a simple composition and was far less amazing than seeing it with my own eyes.

"I only prepared some food and water. If you want to stay here longer, you have to be self-sufficient."

"The resources here are very rich. You can eat all the fruits and prey such as animals you can find."

"In addition, apart from this mountain, other areas will be affected by 'silence' and will not make any sound."

"Although the creatures here are generally not very aggressive, you'd better not take it lightly in an environment where the sound is blocked."

Soon, the stone house was cleaned up. Kangzai gave a few simple instructions before leaving.

Moro walked to the edge of the mountain top, looked up at the waterfall falling from the sky, and suddenly said, "Kangzai, if you want to go on vacation, isn't this a good place?"

"what?"

Kang Jae shook his head and retorted, "What's so good about this place? Apart from the natural scenery, it's boring as hell."

He stayed here for several months.

It was novel and interesting at first, but then I got bored.

After all, the area of this secret realm is not large, and you can see the end at a glance.

After that, he seldom came here and treated this secret place as a secret base that belonged to him alone.

After settling Moro and Kurt, Kangzai left in a swift and decisive manner.

After Kangzai left, Moro did not start practicing immediately, but asked Kurt to leave the secret realm and try to locate his position using his search ability.

A moment later, a flash of white light appeared on the top of the mountain.

When the light faded, Kurt's figure reappeared.

"No, I can't locate you."

Kurt said softly.

"It seems that this secret realm is similar to the mind space and can isolate mind abilities to a certain extent."

Moreau was thoughtful.

When the annual rings suggested that he could absorb the spiritual energy of the murals, he realized that the essence of the secret realm was actually the spiritual space left over by the spiritual system.

However, judging from the thoughts expressed on the murals, they are not thoughts about the afterlife that are carried by strong emotions, but more like the pure and ingenious thoughts about objects.

Moro did not delve into this issue. After verifying the secret realm's ability to block the ability to locate people, he quickly began to practice.

There was nothing special about his training method. He just consumed his mental energy in a normal way and repeatedly used various mental techniques.

You will keep practicing until your potential energy is exhausted and your body is exhausted, then you will stop to rest.

After the condition is restored, the training will be repeated again.

There is no shortcut to this training method, but with the rich experience he had accumulated before, Moro's training efficiency far exceeds that of Kurt, even reaching several times or even dozens of times.

Moreover, the secret realm is indeed very suitable for meditation and cultivation, which can improve the efficiency of cultivation without distractions.

Time passed quietly.

During this period, Moro and Kurt spent most of their time practicing and consolidating advanced Nen techniques, and occasionally conducted actual combat training.

At first, when simply competing in advanced Nen techniques, Kurt's performance was even more proficient than Moro's.

Especially in the use of "Zhou"——

This is Kurt's strong point, and it is obvious that he has undergone long-term systematic training.

Perhaps in order to fit the tactical system, among all the advanced mind skills, Kurt only devoted more time and energy to the "Zhou" skills.

Although this level is not enough to crush Moro, his proficiency is indeed much higher than Moro.

But this gap was soon caught up by Moreau.

It only took him one month to reach a level of proficiency in the use of "Zhou" that surpassed Kurt's level after at least a year of practice.

This was also the first time that Kurt doubted his life after coming to the secret realm for hard training.

On the forty-fifth day.

Moro's level of application of various advanced mind techniques has completely crushed Kurt.

This was the second time Kurt doubted his life.

With the help of a large amount of experience, Moro's practice speed is astonishingly fast.

Kurt didn't know about these "experiences" and could only see that Morrow was making rapid progress...

Of course he knew that Moreau was very powerful, but this speed of progress was still too exaggerated, even inhumane.

It was the seventieth day.

After practicing day and night without eating or sleeping, Moro finally "digested" all the experience accumulated in the space of consciousness.

"Shh-"

The crystal red blade cut through the air, bringing out a fleeting blade light.

Moro looked down at the red jade bird knife in his hand, and the blade was wrapped with condensed and smooth mental energy.

"The speed of the flow of mental energy can finally keep up with the thoughts."

After more than two months of practice, Moro could clearly feel the changes in his control over telepathic techniques.

Whether it is "Circulation" or "Flow", his use of it has become more natural, the flow of mental energy is almost synchronized with his thoughts, and there is no longer any sense of lag.

Kurt practiced hard with Moreau for more than two months. Although he made some progress, it was far from as rapid as Moreau's.

And it is ultimately thanks to that crazy woman that Moreau was able to achieve such remarkable results.

Countless fights in the consciousness space——

This kind of experience is not easy to come by.

But more importantly, you also need a highly cooperative humanoid "wooden stake".

Fortunately, that crazy woman was strong enough, which allowed him to accumulate enough experience.

"I feel like I can almost deal with the death node..."

Moro put away the Red Jade Bird Knife and glanced at the level characters on the back of his hand:

Lv.50.

For seventy days, he repeated the process of exhausting his potential energy and using his manifested energy immediately after recovery day and night, but he only gained one level.

Considering the mechanism that the higher the level, the more difficult it is to upgrade, if you continue to practice in this step-by-step manner, it will probably take two or three years to reach level 60.

"I thought level 50 was a watershed, but I didn't feel anything special after the breakthrough. Could it be that I have to reach level 51 to see a change...?"

Moreau pondered to himself.

(End of this chapter)