Chapter 153: The Legendary Being’s Friends Circle
Waterfall Lake Wonderland!
Gong Lianyue had thought she had been pulled back into the Soul Prison Trial, but she had actually entered the Waterfall Lake Wonderland.
The Waterfall Lake Wonderland was a spirit world secret realm controlled by the legendary spirit beast, the Jade Concubine of the Waterfall Lake, a training ground for combat-type spirit beasts!
Although smaller in scale than the legendary Soul Prison Trial, the Waterfall Lake Wonderland had also produced several… unbelievable success stories.
For example, a low-rank spirit beast, through rigorous training, evolving all the way to high-rank!
And a Saint-rank spirit beast, grasping the true meaning of martial arts, mutating and evolving into a legendary being, marrying the Jade Concubine, achieving peak spirit beast-hood!
Countless legends and rumors, all suggesting that for a spirit beast with exceptional combat talent, anything was possible.
As mentioned before, even among spirit beasts of the same species, rank, and type, their potential varied greatly…
Within a vast, empty, white space, the beautiful, blue-haired, teardrop-eyed girl calmly surveyed her surroundings, her gaze settling on a frost-covered counter in the center.
It seemed to be sealing some kind of treasure.
Gong Lianyue cautiously approached, releasing a wave of water spirit energy that struck the counter.
Crack—
Triggered by the spirit energy, the frost on the counter melted away.
At the same time, several options appeared:
[Stats]
[Trial]
[Mission]
[Instructions]
[Exit]
[Exchange]
“What’s with this… browser game vibe…?”
Gong Lianyue blinked, slightly taken aback.
She hadn’t expected a legendary being to have such… modern capabilities, creating a game-like system.
She had underestimated the power of legendary beings, assuming they were simply powerful, territorial deities.
However, especially those with titles, their power was beyond human comprehension.
The White Moon Lord, a single leap spanning dozens of realms.
The Snow Monarch, a single breath freezing an entire region.
The Dark Night Concubine, her passage dimming the world.
The Weaver of the Sun, her presence heralding sunset.
Even Sun and Moon Realm human Spirit Masters couldn’t even scratch a legendary being…
There was only one way to defeat a legendary being: become a Lord Attendant!
Only a legendary could defeat a legendary!
Composing herself, Gong Lianyue first checked the [Stats] section, then the others.
[Stats]
[?Tyrant Demon Seed?]
[Bloodline Talent: Closed Moon]
[Spirit Beast Battle Techniques: Enhanced Leap – Moon Collapse – Hundred Refinements – War Mantle – ∞]
[Trial]
[Choose any level from 1 to 100. Clearing level 100 allows you to leave the Waterfall Lake Wonderland.]
[Mission]
[Automatically searching for events in the trial participant’s connected regions…]
[Mission 1: Obtain the legendary Shadowlurking Blade, Night’s Executioner. Reward: 500 million exchange points.]
[Mission 2: Discover the true identity of the mysterious Water Element. Reward: 100 million exchange points.]
[…]
[Mission 99: Investigate the anomaly at the Sea Region’s Penetrating You Pool. Reward: 100 exchange points.]
“Waterfall Lake Wonderland, truly omniscient…”
After reading the mission list, Gong Lianyue was stunned.
This Waterfall Lake Wonderland could detect events happening in any region. Legendary spirit beasts truly were like gods.
It even knew about the Water Element stealing the Shadowlurking Blade, though it hadn’t discovered the Water Element’s true identity.
But wasn’t the Penetrating You Pool already destroyed by the Snow Monarch? Had something else happened while she was away?
After a moment of thought, Gong Lianyue continued scrolling.
She found it strange that [Exchange] was placed after [Exit]. The Jade Concubine’s thought process was a bit… unusual. The important [Exchange] option should be at the top!
What if someone accidentally clicked [Exit] and, without a confirmation prompt, left and couldn’t return?
[Instructions]
[Cultivation level is irrelevant within the Waterfall Lake Wonderland. All spirit beasts that emerge from here can fight and defeat opponents of higher ranks. Those levels are merely superficial limitations imposed by Spirit Masters.]
[Therefore, all spirit beasts’ ranks will be suppressed to the Illumination Stage during trials, simulating battles against opponents of the same level.]
[Click “Exit” to leave, focus your mind to enter the trial. One entry per day, time limit: 2 hours.]
Having read the instructions, she now understood the basic rules of the Waterfall Lake Wonderland. Next was the most important part: the exchange.
If the items available for exchange were useless, then this entire Waterfall Lake Wonderland was pointless.
Even a low-rank spirit beast with perfect technique couldn’t defeat a high-rank one.
Therefore, there had to be some game-changing items here!
[Exchange]
[One opportunity for the Dark Night Concubine, a friend of the Jade Concubine, to act. Cost: 200 million exchange points.]
[One opportunity for the Jade Concubine to act. Cost: 100 million exchange points.]
[One opportunity for the Cold Nether Phoenix Spirit, a friend of the Jade Concubine, to act. Cost: 80 million exchange points.]
[Legendary Battle Technique Book (random). Cost: 50 million exchange points.]
[One guidance session from the Jade Concubine. Cost: 20 million exchange points.]
[Young Saint-rank spirit beast (type and attribute selectable, species random). Cost: 20 million exchange points.]
[Saint-Breaking Pill. Cost: 10 million exchange points.]
[Saint-rank Battle Technique Book (random). Cost: 100,000 exchange points.]
[Dual Soul Pill. Cost: 1000 exchange points.]
[Ethereal Spirit Pill. Cost: 1000 exchange points.]
[Heavenly Lotus Pill. Cost: 1000 exchange points.]
[Blazing Soul Grass. Cost: 1 exchange point.]
Hundreds of pages of items, a dazzling array, some incredibly powerful.
An opportunity for the Jade Concubine to act? An opportunity for the titled legendary being, the Dark Night Concubine, to act?
Ah, this… did legendary beings have friends circles too…?
Having them act meant that even if your enemy was the leader of a realm, they would be instantly annihilated.
And the Saint-Breaking Pill… wasn’t that something that could make a high-rank spirit beast break through to Saint-rank?!
The sheer number of treasures made Gong Lianyue’s heart race, but she quickly calmed down. Tens of millions, even hundreds of millions of exchange points… how long would it take to accumulate that much? She might not even live long enough…
Chapter 154: The Rabbit’s Death
–Waterfall Lake Wonderland
The dazzling array of treasures made Gong Lianyue’s heart race, but she quickly calmed down. Tens of millions, even hundreds of millions of exchange points… how long would it take to accumulate that much? She might not even live long enough…
Although there was a glimmer of hope of interacting with a legendary being, it was a distant dream, unattainable for most Spirit Masters, even after a lifetime of effort.
Gong Lianyue abandoned this unrealistic fantasy. It was more practical to focus on strengthening her own spirit beasts.
She would aim to earn points first. Even just 1000 points to exchange for another Dual Soul Pill would be good!
“The ways to earn points in the Waterfall Lake Wonderland are through missions and trials.”
“There are too many missions to choose from, so I’ll try the trial option first…”
Although some missions offered incredible rewards, Gong Lianyue instinctively felt that the trials were the main focus of the Waterfall Lake Wonderland, while the missions were merely side quests.
Therefore, she decided to prioritize the trials.
There were one hundred levels to choose from, each selectable by the Spirit Master.
As mentioned before, all spirit beasts within the Waterfall Lake Wonderland were equal in terms of rank. The difference in levels likely represented their combat prowess.
However, there was only one attempt per day. Failure resulted in a 24-hour cooldown, so she had to choose carefully.
“The Tyrant Demon Seed is a Saint-rank spirit beast. I should start at a higher level. Let’s try level 10,” Gong Lianyue thought for a moment, then selected the tenth level.
[Trial – Level 10]
[Opponent – Mid-rank Black Devouring Rabbit, Combat Talent: Ordinary]
Swish!
With a flash of white light, the Tyrant Demon Seed and a black rabbit appeared in a separate space.
A dreamlike battlefield, formed from a beautiful sea of stars, surrounded by a hazy mist.
Although not physically present, Gong Lianyue could sense everything within this space, as if she were examining her own storage bracelet.
The alluring, silver-haired rabbit woman looked around curiously, seemingly unconcerned with the black rabbit before her.
After all, it was just a pitiful, weak, mid-rank Black Devouring Rabbit, its fur as dark as coal, ugly and grotesque.
In the outside world, the Tyrant Demon Seed’s mere presence would scare it to death!
However, at this moment, the black rabbit’s movements and expression were stiff and mechanical, yet its eyes showed no fear.
Creatures instinctively feared stronger members of their own kind. A mid-rank rabbit, facing a Saint-rank rabbit, should be terrified. She wondered where the Jade Concubine had found this rabbit, completely devoid of fear.
[Battle Begin]
Crack—
Boom!!!
Almost the instant the command was given, a powerful, white foot slammed into the Black Devouring Rabbit’s neck, a sickening crunch echoing.
Even suppressed to the Illumination Stage, the Tyrant Demon Seed’s movements were still incredibly fast, crossing more than ten meters in an instant, a swift and brutal kick, its power undeniable.
Struck by the Saint-rank’s attack, the black rabbit’s eyes bulged, its neck twisting grotesquely, its entire body spinning.
Whirl, whirl, whirl—
The Black Devouring Rabbit spun like a top, then suddenly reversed its momentum, kicking the Tyrant Demon Seed in the abdomen.
Although the Tyrant Demon Seed loved creating muscular rabbits with billions of abs, its true form was that of a delicate woman, without a single ab. Caught off guard, it was struck, the black rabbit’s foot sinking deep into its… internal organs.
A burst of air, and the rabbit woman’s slender body bent like a drawn bow.
Bang! The next second, the Tyrant Demon Seed’s white body exploded, turning into a bloody mess.
In its final moments, it felt as if its own terrifying power had been reflected back at it…
After the Tyrant Demon Seed’s death, the spinning Black Devouring Rabbit also collapsed, its neck barely attached, clearly beyond saving.
[Failure]
[Battle Evaluation: Blindly pursuing physical strength and high cultivation is meaningless. With a combat-type spirit beast’s small and frail body, its raw power cannot compare to a biological offensive behemoth, nor can its destructive potential match an elemental offensive disaster. Do not fight a losing battle. Consider other methods of improvement.]
The Tyrant Demon Seed had lost to a Black Devouring Rabbit two ranks lower, their physical difference vast, at the same cultivation level.
Having witnessed the entire battle, Gong Lianyue’s face was pale with shock, her emotions complex. She remained silent for a long time.
Was the Tyrant Demon Seed weak?
Impossible!
It possessed the combat experience of a Sun and Moon Realm being, a once invincible demon god of the Wind Realm. And yet, it had lost to a mere mid-rank Black Devouring Rabbit, defeated by its martial arts skill!
A chilling realization washed over Gong Lianyue. She finally understood the true nature of the Waterfall Lake Wonderland.
Not just this Black Devouring Rabbit, but all one hundred trial opponents must have been personally trained by the Jade Concubine.
This meant that before a legendary being, whether a Sun and Moon Realm Emperor or a peak Saint-rank spirit beast, they were all equal, no different from low and mid-rank creatures…
“Waterfall Lake Wonderland, truly a sacred ground for martial arts!” Gong Lianyue couldn’t help but sigh.
The Waterfall Lake Wonderland had shown her just how vast and boundless the spirit world was, filled with countless powerful beings. She had only just begun her journey.
Although she had three Saint-rank spirit beasts, her current strength was still far from sufficient. She wasn’t even qualified to understand the Water Element’s actions.
Meanwhile, within the Waterfall Lake Wonderland, the revived, white rabbit with floppy ears was running around frantically.
Its face contorted in anger, stomping its feet, clearly frustrated by its victory.
As the rabbit ran past her feet, Gong Lianyue scooped it up and gently stroked its soft, white fur.
“It’s okay, don’t be angry. We’ll win next time.”
“You can become stronger…”
“Poo, poo, poo~~” The rabbit drooped its ears, tears welling up in its eyes.
Gong Lianyue and the Tyrant Demon Seed’s first Waterfall Lake Wonderland trial ended in failure.
Unlike the Soul Prison Trial, where a single loss meant disqualification, losing in the Waterfall Lake Wonderland wasn’t a big deal. They could try again every day, without any penalty.
To clear all one hundred levels, they had to learn from their failures, grow, become stronger, and evolve.
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