I can see experience bars after being transported to another world.

At the very moment when Rek reached the fifth rank, in reality, Lu Yuan continued to clash with the Crown of Kings.

The power that the Sea of ​​Knowledge could exert in his hands was extremely limited. Lu Yuan could not even control one-tenth of the power emanating from that enormous authority. He could only rely on the power emanating from the rift in the Sea of ​​Knowledge to continuously wash away the countless pieces of flesh.

As the Crown of Kings further merged with the starry flesh, that forbidden aura suddenly surged into the Tower of Learning. The inscriptions within the tower trembled continuously, emitting a cracking sound, and the thick fog seemed to be impacted, teetering on the verge of collapse.

The rubble on the tower walls fell in a flurry under the violent force. The oppressive aura surged and crashed across the top of the main tower of the Tower of Learning, causing Lu Yuan's robes to flutter wildly.

At this moment, Lu Yuan could sense that his vast ocean of knowledge was probably no longer able to contain the Crown of Kings.

However, just when he was about to reach his limit, Lu Yuan suddenly raised his head, because the gray and white characters suspended in mid-air finally started to move.

[Taboo Studies - Seeker of Knowledge: +1...100/100]

[Experience maxed out, currently advancing...]

Taboo studies have finally reached their maximum level at this crucial juncture.

Lu Yuan looked at the words that floated past him, his fingertips slightly curled, and immediately confirmed it.

With a low hum, a deep rumble came from the depths of Lu Yuan's consciousness, stirring his mind. The next moment, his senses seemed to be abruptly stripped away; the coldness of the rain, the howling of the wind, and the oppressive feeling brought by the forbidden aura all faded away in an instant, turning into a gray-white expanse.

When Lu Yuan regained consciousness, the ground beneath his feet had turned into cold, rough black stone bricks.

This is the Hall of Knowledge, the place he entered when he first embarked on the path to transcendence. However, the space here seems even more distorted than when he last visited.

A thick, viscous gray fog hung overhead, pressing down heavily on the buildings in the distance. There seemed to be some strange light source in the air, allowing Lu Yuan to barely see the roads around him.

High in the sky, several hidden, colossal palaces are now exhibiting strange dynamics.

The dark blue, damp tower that represented the deep sea route was now twisted into a spiral, with black water constantly dripping from its surface.

The Crimson Castle, representing the flesh and blood pathway, had swelled several times in size, with thick, sticky blood seeping from its walls, seemingly still expanding its territory.

Outside the hall representing the forest path, countless bluish-gray ancient tree roots swayed and took root wildly in the void, expanding their territory. The huge black withered tree also seemed to have been revitalized, with a few tender buds faintly sprouting on it.

Lu Yuan withdrew his gaze, passed through several dilapidated palaces in the void that he had not noticed before, and walked towards the black tower at the very center.

That was the towering building of scholars, standing alone in the very center, simple and desolate. The tower door remained ajar, revealing a cold, dark crack.

Lu Yuan arrived at the tower with some ease, pushed open the heavy stone door, and stepped into the spacious hall with light steps.

The hall remained the same as before, with countless blank books hanging overhead.

However, the blank pages above the hall were rather peculiar, as they were now interspersed with some booklets containing text.

Lu Yuan didn't see the constantly moving books clearly, because the moment he sensed their arrival, the floating books swayed slightly in mid-air, as if welcoming him.

Lu Yuan reached out and approached the book in front of him, but there were no gray or white text prompts in his vision. It did not contain any information or experience that could be extracted from it.

At the far end of the hall, the shadowy figure, sometimes bright and sometimes dim, gradually took shape.

The dark figure stood behind the long table and bowed slightly to Lu Yuan as he arrived, seemingly welcoming him.

When Lu Yuan first entered the hall of knowledge, it was this very figure who selected and unlocked the core research of forbidden studies for him.

The closer Lu Yuan got, the more solid the dim halo around the shadow standing in the Hall of Knowledge became, and it seemed to become much fuller.

The phantom slightly waved its right arm, and thousands of blank pages suspended in mid-air suddenly flipped and spun around Lu Yuan.

Lu Yuan was taken aback at first and subconsciously tried to dodge, but found that the pages did not show any signs of attacking; they were just silently circling around him.

At the same time, ink writing began to appear out of thin air on the blank pages. Lu Yuan glanced at it and realized that it seemed to be writing about his past.

Those seemed to be all the traces he had left since coming into this world; every alienation he had experienced and every strange source he had witnessed was clearly recorded on the pages.

More and more pages of the book flew in, surrounding Lu Yuan tightly at the center.

Lu Yuan stepped back slightly at this moment because he was worried that his gray and white writing might also be recorded on it.

But he was clearly overthinking it.

The writing was done at an extremely fast speed, especially when the four characters "Crown of Kings" appeared on the paper, the speed at which the pages were flipped reached its peak.

Lu Yuan discovered that for any content related to high-level taboos, a single page could only seem to hold one or two characters.

The pages were quickly filled, and images related to taboos unconsciously flashed through Lu Yuan's mind, making his vision momentarily blurry.

The dark figure in the distance remained frozen in place, its empty face staring at Lu Yuan for a long time without making any further moves.

Clearly, this figure hadn't expected that Lu Yuan, a forbidden scholar at this stage, could actually carry such a massive amount of information.

Most importantly, he encountered not just one taboo person, but several.

So how exactly did Lu Yuan survive? Could it be that someone is born a forbidden scholar?

Before the dark figure could figure anything out, the flying blank papers formed a huge vortex of paper above Lu Yuan's head.

The dark green writing spread wildly across the white paper, making a dense rustling sound.

The one with the largest handwriting contains the few remaining images.

The first one is the being that appeared in the deep sea that we saw in Grim Harbor;

Thirdly, there are even records of travelers passing through the fog;

Finally, there is the Crown of Kings right now.

Lu Yuan's memories, or rather, his memories related to the taboo, were gradually copied out.

More and more blank pages fluttered in this forbidden hall, the sound of the paper flying was particularly sharp, and what Lu Yuan saw and heard kept appearing on them.

The moment the four characters "Crown of Kings" were completely solidified, the air inside the entire Black Tower emitted a violent buzzing sound.

Because of the taboo involved, the writing on the white paper began to fade gradually, but was quickly locked away again.

As the paper was pulled and torn, faint blackening began to seep from the edges. Clearly, the forbidden was something that could not be recorded, and Lu Yuan's understanding of the Crown of Kings was very clear, even able to name it, which triggered the latent power of the forbidden.

However, these papers were not weak either; they were able to forcibly lock them shut.

Finally, a large number of sheets of paper, each with only two words of information about the Crown of Kings written on it, flew in, and the sheer volume of pages recorded all the information about the Crown of Kings that Lu Yuan knew.

Fragments about the Crown of Kings kept flashing through Lu Yuan's mind, but he did not feel any sense of oppression.

Lu Yuan had actually anticipated this; he seemed to have a certain resistance to the bizarre, or rather, forbidden, existences.

Meanwhile, the blurry black figure standing in the distance began to undulate violently with its smoky body.

Although his face had no features, Lu Yuan could clearly feel the gaze falling on him.

Just then, all the pages suddenly tightened in mid-air, accompanied by a dull thud as they glued together. Thousands of pages assembled in mid-air, forming a thick, hardcover book. The cover was a strange dark red, with no texture on its surface.

The books spontaneously flew towards the stone wall deep inside the hall, disappearing into a row of huge wooden bookshelves.

At the same time, as the hardcover book fell into the wooden shelf, the entire bookshelf emitted a heavy scraping sound, and then slowly slid open to both sides, revealing a hidden door.

Beyond the hidden door was a winding, downward spiral of stone steps, with cold air rushing up from below, carrying a musty, ancient scent.

The phantom floated through the air and landed half a step in front of Lu Yuan in the void. Its voice was deep and hollow.

"You are qualified to continue exploring this temple of taboo studies, and you are also qualified to seek the secrets at the bottom of your path."

"Deep within your soul lies the mark of the Sea of ​​Knowledge; this is a path you cannot choose. The eyes of the outside world still watch this place, so please be careful. At the end of the passage, the relics there will teach you how to master this power."

As the shadowy figure finished speaking, its body rapidly faded, eventually turning into a lifeless wisp, which then returned to stand behind the long table.

Lu Yuan felt utterly bewildered. What was going on? Why was his advancement so strange? And what was he talking about? What did he mean by "outside gaze"? Did he possess something else entirely?

Lu Yuan raised his hand and pressed his forehead, a strange sense of absurdity rising within him.

All those previous expectations have vanished at this moment. So how exactly do I advance?

Lu Yuan did not linger in the same spot, because the Crown of Ten Thousand Kings outside was still alive. If he waited any longer, his body might be eaten. Lu Yuan stepped over the long table and directly into the deep stone staircase passage.

Stepping down the hidden door, the stone steps were surprisingly wide; even dozens of people walking side by side might not be able to fill the passage.

As Lu Yuan descended, the ever-burning lamps on both sides of the passage spontaneously lit up, instantly illuminating the massive stone pillars on either side.

The corridors here are extremely high, and the walls are engraved with intricate and strange inscriptions, exuding a heavy sense of eeriness and religion.

Lu Yuan continued down the stairs, his boots landing on the stone steps with a hollow echo.

The stone walls on both sides of the passage looked very strange. Lu Yuan looked at the strange characters, but this time they were not translated and he could not understand them. Moreover, no gray or white characters appeared.

Only a faint breeze came from below, causing the lamplight to sway slightly in the cold wind.

As Lu Yuan continued forward, he saw seven statues, each with a unique design and conveying a sense of overwhelming weariness.