Extracting all things: My attributes grow infinitely.

Jiang Chuan was unaware that shortly after he entered the secret realm, several flying boats arrived from the sky, and hundreds of soldiers landed, clearing out the surrounding area.

A middle-aged man arrived first. He was dressed in a purple robe and had a noble demeanor, exuding an air of authority without anger.

He was the city lord of Tianyuan City.

Lu Qingshan.

It is said that he had already reached the seventh level, but due to a lack of important resources, he was unable to reach the eighth level. Otherwise, he would have already become a member of the Heavenly Pavilion.

Then, several powerful figures shot over: a voluptuous woman, a young man wearing glasses, and a gaunt old man.

Lu Qingshan glanced at everyone, his expression grave, and said, "How could a perfectly good secret realm suddenly change like this? Has this ever happened before?"

"I don't know."

The young man shook his head slightly: "But one thing is certain: this is definitely not a good thing."

A woman whose face was veiled by a light gauze asked curiously, "Lord Zhou, why do you say that? Doesn't a higher difficulty level in a secret realm mean a greater abundance of resources? Isn't that a good thing?"

talking.

Her gaze drifted to the gaunt old man beside her.

The old man's name was Chen Duhu, the commander-in-chief of the Dark Moon Battle Legion, which controlled the only master-level secret realm in Tianyuan City.

Silver Wolf's Secret Realm.

That was a treasure that even she, the owner of the Craftsmen's Pavilion who claimed to control half the city's wealth, coveted.

Zhou Yuan shook his head slightly: "Sect Master Yuan, you are unaware of this."

He explained in detail: "The secret realm is a projection of other worlds onto the source realm. The projection is illusory, so it will be reset after it is broken, that is, after you clear the level. The monsters inside will not be able to really get out."

"If it's just a difficult or master-level dungeon, then of course it's a good item."

"But the difficulty level is different in nightmares!"

"Nightmare difficulty will open a portal to the real world, where monsters from the other world could invade at any time!"

Upon hearing this, Yuan Ziyi immediately realized the seriousness of the matter, and her expression changed slightly.

The myriad races of the Origin Realm.

Any slightly stronger race could easily wipe out humanity!

If this secret realm becomes a passage connecting to another world, then the entire Tianyuan City will likely face annihilation!

Chen Duhu said in a deep voice, "The Nightmare Realm has not appeared in the country for decades. Its appearance this time may be a sign of the beginning of some kind of disaster."

Lu Qingshan was taken aback, then said, "Could it be related to the appearance of that powerful figure from the 'Summit of All Races'?"

Even now, many unsuspecting beings in the Origin Realm still believe that the achievement of "Summit of All Races" is due to the emergence of a tenth-tier supreme expert.

Of course, it's understandable that they're making wild guesses.

after all.

This title is incredibly misleading.

Chen Duhu sighed, "I don't know if this is a blessing or a curse for our human race."

Yuan Ziyi asked, "So what should we do now?"

Zhou Yuan calmly pushed up his glasses: "Sect Master Yuan, don't panic. Fortunately, this secret realm was discovered in time. As long as it is completely closed, we can prevent the nightmare from appearing in the world."

How could Yuan Ziyi not panic? All her family's assets were in Tianyuan City. If Tianyuan City became the gateway for alien invasion, her entire family's foundation would be destroyed.

She said, "Then what are we waiting for? Let's shut down the secret realm!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Yuan looked at Lu Qingshan and said, "This secret realm is, after all, the property of Tianyuan City. Whether it is closed or not depends on City Lord Lu's decision."

Lu Qingshan pondered for a moment, then asked, "The anomaly in the secret realm happened so suddenly; there must still be many people who haven't escaped. If we completely seal off this secret realm, will they never be able to return?"

Zhou Yuan nodded: "That's right."

The secret realm is a passage.

The channel is closed.

Those who haven't had a chance to leave can only remain in that world.

As for whether they live or die, that depends on their own fate. They can only pray that the people living in the other world are a peace-loving race.

Chen Duhu said, "The Tree Mystic Realm is only a first-tier mystic realm. Even if it's closed, the loss will only be a group of first-tier professionals. This matter concerns the safety of the entire Tianyuan City. What is there for City Lord Lu to hesitate about?"

Lu Qingshan, however, thought differently. "First-tier professionals are also citizens of Tianyuan City. As the city lord, how can I abandon my people?"

"How about this?"

"Give them another half hour!"

"In half an hour, they will witness the horrors of the Nightmare Realm. If they don't come out soon, they're asking for death and have no one else to blame!"

Zhou Yuan nodded approvingly: "Lord Lu is wholeheartedly devoted to the people, which is truly a blessing for Tianyuan."

……

Bathed in the glow of blood, Jiang Chuan floated amidst a scene resembling a sea of ​​blood.

After a long wait.

Only then did I finally feel grounded.

He opened his eyes.

He was immediately stunned.

The scene before me was completely different from the normal difficulty level of the dungeon.

The Tree Mystic Realm on Normal difficulty is a dark forest with dense, towering trees that block out the sun. Although it is eerie, it at least has a sense of life.

The world before us, though called the realm of trees, is more like a giant tomb.

Everywhere there were withered giant trees.

The bare branches stretched towards the sky like withered arms.

The ground was black and felt soft and spongy underfoot, like stepping on a rotting corpse.

A strong, putrid odor filled the air; the smell entered the nose and mouth, stuck in the throat, and made one feel nauseous.

But what truly shocked Jiang Chuan was not these things.

It's in the distance.

Deep within the forest, the silhouette of a massive structure can be faintly seen.

Like a mountain range, gray lines meander across the horizon, stretching for countless kilometers, casting the entire Nightmare Tree Sea in its shadow.

Jiang Chuan squinted and stared at it for a long time before he could barely make out what it was.

That was a tree.

An incredibly large ancient tree.

It was dead; its trunk was covered with cracks and holes, like a hollowed-out mountain, looking particularly desolate in the hazy light of the sky!

"The Nightmare difficulty dungeons are definitely different."

Jiang Chuan murmured.

At that moment, he was unaware that he had stepped into an unknown world.

He took a deep breath and strode forward.

Nightmare difficulty monsters appeared quickly.

A monster twice the size of a normal tree spirit rushed out from behind the dead tree.

Its trunk was covered with jagged cracks, from which flowed dark red sap, like blood. On that distorted human face, two eyes emitted a ghostly red light.

[Nightmare Treant: LV5, HP 3000, Attack 250, Defense 120]

Jiang Chuan raised an eyebrow.

With 3,000 HP, 250 attack power, and 120 defense, the level 5 Treant on normal difficulty only has 1,000 HP, while the Nightmare difficulty version has three times that, and its attributes are also comprehensively enhanced.

For ordinary players, this kind of monster is a nightmare; even fighting just one is a struggle.

But for Jiang Chuan, it was simply a matter of turning one arrow into three.

He drew his longbow and shot an arrow into the face of the Nightmare Treant.

-956!

The tree spirit let out a mournful roar, and one of its crimson eyes went out instantly, but it did not fall down. Instead, it frantically swung its branches and pounced on Jiang Chuan.

Jiang Chuan dodged to the side and fired another arrow.

-887!

Another arrow.

-942!

Three arrows.

The Nightmare Treant's health immediately dropped to zero.

Its body exploded from the inside, scattering fragments of trunk and branches everywhere, dying a far more gruesome death than that of an ordinary tree spirit.