Chapter 196: The Light of Heritage
Chapter 196: The Light of Heritage
Within the Mystic Realm.
On a leader-level altar, a goblin from the Old Lin family was battling a one-star Gorgon.
The fight was intense, but the outcome was foreseeable.
On one side was a Gorgon driven solely by instinct.
On the other, an experienced goblin, guided by Lin Jianying's commands, ensured victory was only a matter of time.
As expected, in less than a few minutes, the goblin secured an absolute victory.
Seeing the goblin's triumph, Li Wu heaved a sigh of relief.
In truth, Li Wu had been concerned about Lin Jianying ever since they entered the Mystic Realm.
Ever since that morning, when the strange individual from Squad 003 encountered Lin Jianying, her condition had seemed off.
This led Li Wu to suspect that there was a story between Old Lin and this odd character named Kong Yi, and he feared the latter might harm Lin Jianying.
This was the reason for his urgency in wanting to send Lin Jianying away.
However, with her not yet having left, Li Wu couldn't fully relax.
He immediately offered the sacrificial item prepared for the goblin to the already-activated altar, but at that moment, a problem arose.
The altar, which had been in the process of activation, suddenly dimmed.
"What's happening?"
Li Wu was shocked and immediately turned to the altar.
He found that the altar's status had changed to 'Malfunction'.
"Can an altar malfunction? Do you think you're a machine?"
Li Wu sensed something amiss and, with Lin Jianying, quickly located another elite-level altar nearby.
The goblin stepped forward and effortlessly defeated the summoned beast.
The altar reactivated, but in less than three seconds, it dimmed again, displaying the word 'Malfunction' once more.
This time, Li Wu was certain!
It wasn't an issue with the altar; with a probability of over ninety-nine percent, someone from Squad 003 had tampered with it.
Realizing this, Li Wu's face darkened.
"Damn it! It seems they're really targeting us."
At the same time, on the other side of the Mystic Realm, where Squad 003 was located, the strange individual smirked.
"Don't be in such a hurry to leave. There's a huge reward waiting for you. Why rush off? I'm almost done; I'll send the reward over right away!"
As he spoke, the strange individual led Squad 003 deeper into the Mystic Realm.
Soon, they reached the heart of the Mystic Realm and stopped before an altar that looked utterly ordinary.
"This should be it!"
The strange individual, or Kong Yi, examined the altar from the outside, then strode towards it.
Indeed, he walked onto the altar.
As he stepped onto it, the summoned beast on the altar immediately attacked, but before it could get close, its body was sliced open.
Kong Yi didn't even glance at the beast; instead, he pulled out a broken, foot-long finger from his pocket.
It was unclear how he had managed to fit such a long and thick finger into his pocket, but that wasn't the focus.
The crucial point was that when he took out this finger, the entire sky of the Mystic Realm seemed to dim, and a faint, eerie wind began to blow.
The seemingly ordinary altar beneath him started operating at that very moment.
However, unlike other altars, this one was different.
Other altars emitted white light upon activation, but this one glowed with a blood-red radiance.
Other altars produced beams of light when activated, but this altar revealed a mysterious gateway, entangled in golden chains.
As the portal appeared, Kong Yi's finger, which he had just pulled out, began to tremble.
The trembling was incessant, and it was unclear if it was from excitement or fear.
Kong Yi took hold of his finger and pointed it at the golden chain.
Instantly, the chain glowed with a brilliant light.
The chain seemed to come alive, emitting a sacred aura.
However, as the golden chain illuminated, the altar beneath Kong Yi once again burst with a blood-red radiance.
In that moment, the finger in Kong Yi's hand and the golden chain on the portal simultaneously vanished, and the enigmatic portal opened briefly before swiftly closing and disappearing.
This fleeting moment was precisely what Kong Yi had been waiting for.
During the portal's brief opening, he had obtained the answer he sought.
But this answer seemed to leave him dissatisfied.
"It's actually located there, which makes things tricky."
At this moment, Kong Yi's eyebrows furrowed.
Simultaneously, in the center of the Heritage Ground, a golden beam of light shot into the sky.
In a 16-9 book, you can see it without error!
The golden beam of light, which had dimmed due to Kong Yi's finger and the activated altar, now brightened the sky of the Heritage Ground.
Kong Yi's thoughts, which had been focused on the information beyond the portal, were pulled back to reality.
His eyes fixed on the golden beam.
If it were Li Wu, he might not have known what this golden beam represented.
But Kong Yi understood.
He knew precisely what the appearance of this golden beam signified.
"As I thought, this Heritage Ground has been altered due to the presence of that object.
Now that I've unlocked it, the Heritage Ground has returned to its original state.
With this, the others' opportunity has arrived, and the true trial of the legacy is about to begin."
"However, a regular trial is not interesting. For a trial, it's more fun to have a life-or-death challenge!"
As Kong Yi spoke, he took out an item and threw it into the golden beam.
As the object was tossed, the golden beam took on a tinge of blood.
Meanwhile, on Li Wu's side.
As the golden beam shot into the sky.
Li Wu, with his keen senses, noticed that the altar before them was changing.
...
Name: Mysterious Altar
Level: 1
Function: Trial Teleportation
Description: It locks onto nearby individuals and transports them into the Heritage Tower.
PS: The Heritage Tower is under unknown influence, and the trial difficulty has sharply increased. Failure in the trial may result in death.
...
Li Wu's expression changed as he read the altar's attributes.
Just as he was about to warn Dudu to be cautious, the altar before them lit up.
A golden light with a hint of blood enveloped Li Wu and the others.
It was evident they had been locked onto.
Li Wu's mind raced.
The changes in the Heritage Ground were undoubtedly due to Squad 003, and the eccentric member of Squad 003 had a particular affinity for Lin Jianying. Therefore, the most immediate danger was clearly Lin Jianying.
With this realization, Li Wu clenched his teeth and quickly removed the ring from his finger.
Then, with unwavering determination, he handed the ring to Dudu!
...
(End of Chapter)
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