Multiverse Skill System

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A month later, the platform and the stone tablet had disappeared. Yi Shuihan had already begun to refine the Chaos Spiritual Treasure and could now nurture it within his body.

"It will probably take several hundred years to fully refine this Hengmie Stele. For now, it's better to look for opportunities in the secret realm. You only have one year to activate this secret technique, so don't waste it!"

After several days, Yi Shuihan, who had resumed his treasure hunt, finally encountered a living being—the first living being he had seen in the secret realm.

They were a flock of lambs that were entirely black, but their horns were very sharp and their eyes were purple, making them look unusual.

When Yi Shuihan saw these black sheep, they were lazily circling a large tree, eating black grass that had fallen from the tree.

That's right, the leaves on this big tree are grass, black grass, which is very strange.

Yi Shuihan's arrival caught the attention of the flock of black sheep, but most of them only glanced at him a few times before looking away, seemingly completely indifferent to him.

Yi Shuihan was curious about the black sheep, the black grass, and the big tree, so he slowly walked up to the flock of black sheep.

When they were about 10 meters away from the flock of black sheep, all the black sheep that were grazing turned their heads, their purple eyes glowing, and stared straight at Yi Shuihan.

As Yi Shuihan approached within 10 meters, a black sheep suddenly charged at him, letting out a strange roar that sounded like a tiger, leopard, or jackal—definitely not the bleating of a sheep.

Black Sheep is very fast; at least Yi Shuihan doesn't think he's much faster than Black Sheep right now.

As the black sheep ran, black flames ignited beneath its hooves, leaving trails of black sparks on the ground as it ran.

Yi Shuihan grabbed the ram's horns with both hands, but Yi Shuihan was also forced to retreat dozens of meters as a result, which shows how strong the black ram was. An ordinary True Saint probably couldn't withstand it.

Yi Shuihan wasn't facing just one black sheep, but a whole flock. He had only managed to grab one, but the other black sheep went berserk when they saw Yi Shuihan holding off a single one. Instantly, a group of monsters cloaked in black sheep skins charged madly towards Yi Shuihan.

"I go!"

Yi Shuihan was startled by the sight and tried to retreat, but it was too late. He could only let the black ram horns crash into him.

Even with Yi Shuihan's chaotic body, he was still injured by the ram's horns. Although they were only superficial wounds, like scratches, they showed how powerful the ram's horns were. You should know that even a True Saint with the strength of the sixth level of the Tower of Babel could not leave a mark on Yi Shuihan; only the seventh level could.

The black sheep could injure Yi Shuihan, but they could not defeat him. After some effort, the entire flock of black sheep was brought to the ground.

"I want to see what kind of grass has nurtured such fierce sheep."

Without the black sheep interfering, Yi Shuihan easily obtained the black grass.

The black grass felt very soft and smooth to the touch, almost like cotton. It also emitted an indescribable fragrance that made Yi Shuihan want to swallow it whole.

"Just a tiny bit, just to taste it."

Muttering to himself, he slowly moved the hand holding the black grass toward his mouth.

"Hmm, not bad, it's soft and a little sweet, just like a marshmallow."

This is the sensation on the tongue after the black grass enters the mouth, followed by a strong tingling sensation throughout the body.

Slightly startled, Yi Shuihan discovered that his Chaotic Body had become slightly stronger, though only by a tiny bit, less than one in a billion.

"This is top-notch! Just one bite has such an enhancement. With long-term consumption, it can completely elevate the physical body of a True Saint to the Chaos Body. A treasure, an absolute treasure."

Yi Shuihan's gaze towards the tree completely changed. This tree was not of much use to Yi Shuihan himself, but its value was no less than that of a Chaos Spiritual Treasure, and even more precious than the Hengmie Stele that Yi Shuihan had obtained before. With it, he could continuously cultivate the Chaos Body and easily build up a force.

Yi Shuihan believed that if the effects of the Black Grass were made public, countless people in the school would want to buy it, and selling it for several thousand Boundary Points would be easy, and even tens of thousands would not be impossible. After all, this thing was not a one-time use item, but could be used for a long-term, steady supply. With it, a race could be guaranteed to prosper for a long time, and at least it could cultivate True Saints with Chaotic Bodies.

Without a doubt, we absolutely must take this tree with us.

"How should I take it with me? I'll transplant it into my portable world, and then I'll have to provide it with a suitable growing environment."

Without hesitation, Yi Shuihan walked up to the tree and, instead of forcibly attacking it, began to communicate with it.

The tree still had its own consciousness; though it was hazy, it could understand Yi Shuihan's meaning.

After Yi Shuihan expressed his desire to change its living environment, the tree quickly responded, but did not immediately agree; a branch drifted down.

"I see. You want to see what the new environment is like? Let me take this branch in. Of course, that's no problem."

Yi Shuihan had a lot of information about his personal world, so he naturally wouldn't refuse the tree's suggestion. If even a branch could cause trouble in his personal world, Yi Shuihan could give up the idea of ​​transplanting the tree.

The tree branch entered his personal world. At first, Yi Shuihan wanted to take it to the place he thought was most suitable for the growth of a large tree, but the tree branch resisted, so Yi Shuihan let it move.

To Yi Shuihan's astonishment, the tree branch eventually went to the underworld and took root in the netherworld.

"Looking at it this way, the environment of the Underworld is indeed somewhat similar to what we see here."

Yi Shuihan seemed to be deep in thought. The moment the branches took root, the big tree outside also expressed its willingness to move. It also made a request: to take the black sheep that was not dead with it, as the black sheep would promote its growth.

Yi Shuihan naturally fulfilled all the requirements for the tree, and the transplantation of the tree went very smoothly.

Chapter 1264, Treasure Hunt in the Desert

"It's supposed to be an online game, but it feels like a single-player game."

Ten months have passed since Yi Shuihan entered the secret realm, and he still hasn't encountered any other newcomers. His luck seems to have run out after encountering the Hengmie Stele and the Black Grass Tree, and he hasn't found anything good since.

At this moment, Yi Shuihan was in a desert. He had been walking in the desert for two months and still hadn't reached the end.

The desert is incredibly hot during the day, hot enough to melt even steel, but at night it is utterly cold, like stepping into the Ice Age.

Such harsh weather is not suitable for ordinary creatures to survive. Yi Shuihan witnessed the birth of special creatures in this desert.

One type appears only during the day, with a semi-transparent body, resembling a lizard; the other appears only at night, with an icy white body, resembling a serpent.

There is another kind of creature that only lives for one day. It is born during the day and dies at night. A short day and night is its entire life. Life is so short, yet Yi Shuihan can feel its completeness and fulfillment.

"Even if you only have one day to live, you can still live happily. Our lives are so long, how can we not often feel grateful?"

As he traveled through the desert, waves of enlightenment washed over him, and Yi Shuihan found himself in a state akin to semi-enlightenment, making astonishing progress in his understanding of life.

Anyone observing Yi Shuihan's condition would discover that he exudes an astonishing life force. If an ordinary person could stay by Yi Shuihan's side and breathe in this life force, it wouldn't be impossible for them to extend their lifespan by ten thousand years. The current Yi Shuihan is even more powerful than ginseng fruit and peaches of immortality.

"Hurry up, we must break this thing before dark, otherwise it will recover at night and all our efforts will be in vain."

Here in the middle of the desert, a group of freshmen from the Multiverse United University are gathered outside a strange building, with a layer of crystal-white light blocking their way.

A barrage of attacks bombarded the light shield, causing ripples in its wake.

If this weren't a secret realm, the light barrier would have been too strong for these newcomers to withstand. However, it has now become a significant problem.

Initially, two freshmen discovered this place at the same time, but they were unable to break the light shield because the light shield was very strange. If it could not be broken during the day, it would be restored at night.

Later, the two freshmen kept finding freshmen to help, and now there are more than 2 freshmen here, which is one-tenth of all freshmen.

The bombardment of three hundred new students, including dozens of True Saints, would probably terrify a large number of people if this scene were set in the prehistoric world.

"Damn it! Still not working?"

As darkness approached, the light shield teetered on the brink of collapse, yet remained intact. This scene left the freshmen extremely frustrated. If there were no hope at all, that would be one thing, but hope was right in front of them, seemingly within reach with just a little more effort, yet they could never achieve their goal. This feeling of being suffocated was incredibly unpleasant.

"It was just a little bit short. If only there had been one more freshman."

"I said with some regret," a freshman said.

"Huh? That looks like a freshman over there!"

"Not bad, he's a human. Quickly call him over."

"I go."

Yi Shuihan snapped out of his reverie and looked at the person in front of him with some surprise. At the same time, he also saw the hundreds of freshmen not far away and was quite astonished.

When you don't encounter them, you encounter them one by one; when you do encounter them, it's a whole bunch of them.

"There's no time to explain. This is part of my memory. See for yourself!"

A wisp of fluorescence floated from his fingertip toward Yi Shuihan. Yi Shuihan hesitated slightly, but finally reached out and touched the fluorescence. Instantly, images flashed through his mind like a documentary.

After a few breaths, Yi Shuihan finally understood the cause and effect, and also knew why the person in front of him was in such a hurry.

"Well! I think you wouldn't mind doing your part! Once we're inside, we'll each leave the rest to fate."

"It's impossible."

With Yi Shuihan's help, the light barrier finally broke before nightfall.

Of course, apart from Yi Shuihan, what the other freshmen didn't know was that although the light shield looked like it would break if any freshman joined, it was actually quite tough. It took Yi Shuihan 6% of his strength to break the light shield.

What does Yi Shuihan's 6 points of strength mean? It would probably take the combined strength of a hundred freshmen to achieve that.

After the light shield shattered, the freshmen seized the opportunity to rush towards the building. At this moment, they were completely different from their previous united efforts. If they hadn't yet seen the real treasure, they probably would have started fighting each other.

Yi Shuihan was one of the few freshmen who wasn't in a hurry. He walked towards the building at a leisurely pace.

"Those who go first may indeed be the first to benefit, but more likely they will be used as cannon fodder to scout ahead. And even if they get the items, they need to have the strength to protect them. The students here are not easy to talk to."

Unless it's a treasure that takes effect immediately, there's not much difference between going first and going later.

When Yi Shuihan arrived inside the building, he saw several corpses lying on the ground, one of whom was human, and several others of other races.

"Is this a treasure vault?"

What came into view was a pile of treasures, radiating an amazing light. Unfortunately, these treasures were still surrounded by a layer of crystal-white light shield, which seemed to originate from the same source as the outermost large light shield.

A group of freshmen are now staring longingly at the treasure inside the light shield, frantically attacking it, but unfortunately it seems that it won't be effective in a short time.

No one suggested breaking the light barrier together because it would be difficult to divide the treasures. Although there were many treasures here, there weren't enough for every new student to have one, and everyone was too unwilling to share.

Yi Shuihan arrived in front of a light barrier. He took a liking to the treasure inside, which was an ancient compass-shaped object with two beads, one black and one white, embedded in it. Although the light barrier blocked his aura, Yi Shuihan still felt that it must be extraordinary.

"My brothers and I have our eye on this. You can go somewhere else!"

Just then, three freshmen blocked Yi Shuihan's way, and the one in the lead spoke coldly.

Chapter 1265, Crisis! Terrifying Green Gas

The three freshmen standing in front of Yi Shuihan were True Saints, which was a very powerful team among the freshmen present. Otherwise, they would not have dared to confront Yi Shuihan, a True Saint.

Yi Shuihan originally wanted to retort, but then he suddenly remembered something and obediently walked to the side.

"Tsk, coward."

One of the freshmen looked at Yi Shuihan with disdain, while the other two, though silent, gave her a similar look.

Yi Shuihan did not go far, but simply watched the three people's actions from the side.

"It doesn't mean that the treasure you get is yours; you still need to have the strength to protect it."

The reason Yi Shuihan stepped aside was not out of fear, but because he wanted to rob them afterwards. Doing so would not only save him the effort of breaking the light barrier, but also make the freshmen even more disgusted.

Don't say Yi Shuihan is insidious. In fact, the fact that Yi Shuihan didn't kill these three freshmen directly is already a sign of his mercy. Perhaps after this lesson, these three freshmen will be more restrained in the future, and he might even save their lives if they encounter a similar situation again.

To be so arrogant without knowing Yi Shuihan's strength is really not the level a student from the Multiverse United University should have.

The three freshmen didn't seem to take Yi Shuihan seriously. They immediately began attacking the light shield, attacking simultaneously without even taking any precautions against Yi Shuihan, which made Yi Shuihan shake his head inwardly.

Several minutes passed, and Yi Shuihan was getting impatient. The light shield remained motionless. By this time, many light shields around them had been blasted apart, resulting in several battles for time and the deaths of several more freshmen.

"We made a mistake. We underestimated the light shield, or perhaps we overestimated the strength of these idiots."

The strength of the light shield depends on the treasures inside it, a fact that Yi Shuihan has already observed. And the treasures that even Yi Shuihan finds interesting are naturally extraordinary, so it's normal that these three freshmen can't break through them in a short time.

"Give them another half hour. If that doesn't work, I'll have to do it myself."

After making this decision, Yi Shuihan turned his attention to other treasures, hoping to find a second treasure that would capture his attention.

Another ten minutes passed. Just as Yi Shuihan was watching with great interest the battle for the treasures not far away, a slight sound reached his ears. The sound was similar to the sound of a mechanism being activated.

The next moment, a green aura surged out from all directions, and anyone who wasn't a fool knew that something was wrong.

The green gas spreads extremely quickly, and even though most freshmen try to avoid it, some still get contaminated.

"Ah! My arm."

"No, save me, save me."

"It's poisonous, everyone evacuate quickly!"

Every newborn creature that comes into contact with the gas inevitably begins to wither rapidly, just like a flower, turning into skin and bones and losing its life in the blink of an eye.

Not a single new life was touched; under this green gas, all newborns became rats fleeing in panic.

No matter what methods these new students have, at this moment, without Zhou Yong, magic weapons, secret techniques, or even innate supernatural abilities, they are all useless.

Despair spread to my heart in a very short time; the fall from heaven to hell happened in the blink of an eye.

Even Yi Shuihan was somewhat frightened, especially when he saw that even a newcomer at the True Saint level could only last a few seconds before dying.

"I have to leave, but before I do..."

It must be said that Yi Shuihan was very bold. He ran to the compass he had previously set his sights on, unleashed his full power, and shattered the light barrier with a single punch. Then he snatched the compass and turned to run away. As for the three freshmen who had been arrogant in front of them, they were just stunned. By the time Yi Shuihan left, they had just been touched by the green energy and all of them screamed and died.

The green aura has already enveloped the area. To leave, one must come into contact with it. The longer the time drags on, the larger the green aura will become, and the more difficult it will be to leave.

Without hesitation, Yi Shuihan plunged into the green mist and ran wildly toward the exit he remembered.

When the green energy came into contact with his chaotic body, a violent reaction occurred immediately. Just like an ordinary person encountering fire, Yi Shuihan could feel a severe burning pain on his skin.