The sequence is too involutional, luckily I am too.

Chapter 99 Golden Sword Pierces Armor, One Punch Enters a Dream

Outside the entrance to the secret realm.

More than twenty puppeteers looked tense, staring intently at the entrance passage.

The entrance has been extremely unstable since just now, which clearly indicates that there is a problem inside.

Although they have the numerical advantage, their opponents are ultimately primordial monsters, and they must be wary.

But what they didn't realize was that a deadly crisis was approaching right beneath their feet in the shadows.

A shadow silently emerged from the shadows behind the outermost puppeteer, quietly slicing across the puppeteer's neck before covering his mouth and dragging him into the darkness.

The entire process was conducted without making a sound, and not even the slightest hint of murderous intent was released.

【Special Feature: Ink Attack: You can perfectly conceal your killing intent when attacking!】

Shadow Arbiter is Lu Yan's skill, and can therefore share the effects of this characteristic.

Next, the Shadow Arbiter completely transformed into a deadly reaper, silently reaping the lives of the puppeteers.

It wasn't until five puppeteers died that the rest of the group realized something was wrong and issued a warning.

But what followed was an even more ferocious attack from the Shadow Arbiter.

The Shadow Arbiter, wielding the Moon Shadow, split into three figures and attacked the three Sequence 7 Puppet Masters simultaneously.

The three men's eyes sharpened, and each summoned a puppet to intercept them, but their attacks passed right through the Shadow Arbiter and the Moonlight clone.

"phantom?"

The three looked at each other, instinctively trying to find the manipulator hiding behind the scenes.

But at that moment, the Shadow Arbitrator suddenly vanished from the spot.

"They are followers of the Shadow Serpent!"

The Sequence 7 puppeteer immediately warned him, but before he could dodge, the Shadow Arbiter emerged from behind him and pierced his heart.

"That one is real; both of them are clones!"

The remaining two launched an attack on the Shadow Arbitrator with perfect coordination. One controlled a puppet to intercept, while the other flung out puppet threads that pierced the Shadow Arbitrator like steel needles.

The shadows only grant immunity to physical damage; you will still be harmed by the puppet threads that contain their spiritual power.

As expected, the Shadow Arbiter was unable to dodge in time and was riddled with holes by the puppet threads.

Before the two could relax, the Shadow Arbitrator suddenly twisted and turned into two shadow blades, which were held in the hands of the Moonflower clone.

The next instant, the Moonlight clone transformed into two crescent moons, directly passing over the puppeteer's body.

"These two—are real too."

The two were instantly cut in half at the waist, their eyes filled with confusion and resentment, and they could only watch helplessly as the Shadow Arbiter led the Moonlight clone to slaughter the remaining puppeteers.

After all the puppeteers were killed by the Shadow Arbiter, Lu Yan finally arrived late with Yao Qing.

[Executioner Promotion Condition Two: Execute ten Sequence 7 Extraordinary Individuals (6/10) using different methods]

"Three Sequence 7s, seven Sequence 8s, a dozen or so Sequence 9s, and if you include the ones in the Mechanical Fortress and the Secret Realm, that's almost a hundred."

Lu Yan seemed to be deep in thought. This scale was enough to rob Shelter 056. Were the followers of the Ghost God really this rampant?

Moreover, the locations where these people appeared were too coincidental, as was the situation in the secret realm.

But to say it was a conspiracy against him seems a bit of an exaggeration.

"Perhaps I'm not the only one being targeted."

Lu Yan understood and was about to enter the secret realm to help when he discovered that the entrance was fluctuating violently, as if it was about to collapse.

Is this secret realm about to collapse?

Lu Yan's eyes narrowed, and he quietly took out the [Planetary Planeswalker] and activated it.

Suddenly, the collapse of the entrance was delayed for a moment, and then he saw three figures emerge from it, which were Xiao Yiren and her two companions.

Before the three of them could even stand firmly, the entrance behind them completely collapsed, sending a surge of energy turbulence sweeping outwards.

Lu Yan immediately put away the Planeswalker skill, took a few steps back with Yao Qing, and at the same time unleashed his blood energy to block the impact.

Xiao Yiren also sang hymns, releasing dazzling sunlight and blocking the impact of the turbulent currents.

Once the turbulence subsided, Xiao Yiren finally let go of the sunlight, her golden eyes scanning her surroundings with some surprise.

"Phew~ I almost thought I was going to die in the spatial turbulence."

Yin Shuo looked shaken. If Xiao Yiren hadn't blocked the first wave of impact and the entrance hadn't inexplicably stabilized for a moment, they really wouldn't have been able to get it out.

However, he soon noticed something unusual about his surroundings.

Although many were blown away by the turbulent currents, the puppeteers' corpses could still be seen.

Standing beside the corpse were Lu Yan and Yao Qing.

"Goodness, you didn't come all the way from the travelers, did you?"

Yin Shuo clicked his tongue in amazement, and his eyes turned cold after learning that the Traveler's Fortress had also been targeted.

"Those bastards, they actually dared to scheme against me? Ning Ran, when we get back, you take me to beat them up!"

Ning Ran remained silent, but a subtle, almost imperceptible, tyranny flashed across her face.

"It seems that even the original shelter wasn't entirely peaceful."

Lu Yan looked at Xiao Yiren and said.

"That's true, which is why my teacher wanted to make a change."

Xiao Yiren readily acknowledged Lu Yan's assessment, yet she still exuded a strong sense of self-confidence.

"Change leads to progress, and progress leads to longevity. Only through continuous change can humanity go further."

As she spoke, Xiao Yiren's tone changed, and she said seriously, "If you are willing to join this revolution, your teacher will be very happy."

Lu Yan shrugged and did not respond, while Yao Qing suddenly became a little worried.

My maternal grandfather and mother have always lived in a place like this; it must be very dangerous, right?

"By the way, Lu Yan, did you see a Primal Card fly out when you arrived?"

At this moment, Yin Shuo suddenly spoke up, his eyes full of hope.

"I just got here too. The entrance exploded after I dealt with these puppet followers."

Lu Yan shook his head, while Yin Shuo slumped down again.

He didn't suspect Lu Yan, after all, Lu Yan wasn't even present when the Primal Card disappeared.

As for being lucky enough to find it—

Even a single extraordinary being in the Gate Sequence couldn't get the card's approval, how could Lu Yan possibly do it!

"We shouldn't stay here any longer. Let's get back to the fortress as soon as possible," Xiao Yiren said.

The group had no objections and quickly returned to the mechanical fortress.

Upon seeing the corpses scattered throughout the mechanical fortress, Yin Shuo and his companions were also deeply moved.

"Hey, Ning Ran, why do I get the feeling this kid's bloodlust is even stronger than yours?"

Yin Shuo quietly approached Ning Ran, but was met with a huge fist in response.

"That's just how it is—"

Yin Shuo looked completely innocent, but Ning Ran ignored him and kept her dead fish eyes fixed on Lu Yan.

To be able to control one's inner killing intent so easily —

How enviable!

The group climbed onto the fortress, looked at the devastation on the ground, and remained silent. After cleaning up a bit, they set off again.

After the recent commotion, the mechanical fortress's advance speed has noticeably increased, as it is eager to reach the Primal Sanctuary as soon as possible.

Lu Yan, on the other hand, went straight back to his room to continue his cultivation.

"Does this guy have anything else on his mind besides cultivation?"

Yin Shuo launched into a tirade, which Yao Qing found deeply agreeable.

Since being attacked by the mutants, Lu Yan seems to have been cultivating.

When I occasionally go out, I'm either in battle or on my way to one.

Calling someone a cultivation fanatic is actually quite restrained.

"As my teacher said, only by focusing on one thing can one go far."

Xiao Yiren blinked her big eyes, looking in the direction Lu Yan had left, seemingly lost in thought.

Upon seeing Xiao Yiren's appearance, Yao Qing felt a strong sense of crisis.

"I need to cultivate! Otherwise, how can I possibly beat this guy!"

Yao Qing's fighting spirit surged instantly, and she hurriedly ran towards her room.

Seeing this, Xiao Yiren stopped and turned back into the house.

"Wait, why are they all rolled up?"

Yin Shuo was speechless. He wanted to seek comfort from Ning Ran, but found that Ning Ran had already left sometime earlier.

Yin Shuo completely lost his temper and roared, "You bunch of exam kings, believe me or not, I'll lie flat on my back and show you in a minute!"

Involution is impossible; we'll be involution our whole lives.

Isn't it better to just lie down and wait to die?

On the other side, Lu Yan had just returned to his room when he eagerly opened the control panel.

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[Master of Weapons Forging Successfully, Obtained the Rare Item - Armor Piercing!]

【Golden Rare Item - Armor Penetration (6-067): Infused with Qi and Blood, it can activate the power of Sharp Metal, greatly increasing the armor penetration attribute】

"It's actually a gold-grade rare item!"

Lu Yan's face lit up with joy. As expected of a Sequence 6 drop, it had actually turned into a golden artifact.

The Master of Weapons has successfully forged a golden artifact, and is in high spirits; progress has increased by 10%.

[Master of All Weapons: 52%]

Lu Yan nodded slightly, examined the sword for a moment, and then put it back into its case.

Upon first bearing the golden artifact, the sword box showed no signs of overloading; on the contrary, it resonated with it smoothly.

Lu Yan could sense that the sword box was absorbing the sword energy of the four swords, slowly enhancing itself.

Perhaps when I have collected all ten flying swords, it will be the time for the sword box to transform.

After putting away the sword box, Lu Yan went to look at another message.

[After naturally giving birth to spirituality, its quality has been upgraded to the Gold level!]

Gold, a marvel, and the protection of nature.

[Special Feature: Protection: When attacked, it automatically transforms into armor for defense. Touching it has a certain probability of pulling you into the Emerald Dream, where wounds can be slowly healed.]

[Skill - Enter Dream: After activating this skill, you can transform into gauntlets to attack, and the attacked person will definitely be pulled into the Emerald Dream (Cooldown: 3 hours).]

"After gaining spirituality, it directly advanced to the Gold level, and even developed specific characteristics and skills?"

Lu Yan was surprised. The descriptions of strange objects had always been very general, but the upgraded Natural Protection was completely different.

Both offense and defense have been completely revamped, and their effects are even more powerful.

The new skill of entering dreams, in particular, made Lu Yan extremely satisfied.

"If it's guaranteed to pull you into the Emerald Dream, wouldn't that mean a single punch will send you straight into the dream?"

Lu Yan rubbed his chin. This skill was ineffective against opponents weaker than him, since he could kill them with a single punch.

But if he were to face someone stronger than him, it might have a surprising effect!

It can physically penetrate armor and mentally enter dreams; it's practically flawless.

Just then, another subtitle popped up.

[The path to becoming a Master of All Weapons has been discovered!]

[Promotion Requirement 1 for Grandmaster of Weapons: Master the three Silver Breathing Techniques (1/3)]

[Second requirement for advancing to Grandmaster of Weapons: Personally craft three spiritually imbued golden artifacts (1/3)]

[Third condition for advancing to Grandmaster of Weapons: Personally defeat a Sequence 6 Transcendent in the physical realm (0/1)]

Lu Yan nodded slightly. There was less need for technique, but more requirement to create spiritual artifacts.

In Lu Yan's view, the difficulty of condition two is much greater than that of sequence 6.

But in any case, at least a path to general improvement has been found.

"We're still missing Dr. Alchemy; I wonder what kind of surprise he'll bring."