Star Sky Professional
Chapter 180 - 157: Secret Realm (Make-up Update 5)_2

Chapter 180: Chapter 157: Secret Realm (Make-up Update 5)_2

Two figures emerged.

"Eh?"

Fang Xing noticed that this time, they were both acquaintances.

Although Huyan Qiushui and Dark Star were not his friends, he had seen them on the Virtual Space Battle Platform many times.

"Senior Sister!"

He approached and saw that the expressions on Huyan Qiushui and Dark Star’s faces were very solemn and carried a hint of sadness.

"It’s the top three squad... Did one of them actually die?!"

"Someone was wounded?"

"Oh no, it was our school’s Luo Kai; he was once the top student..."

...

The field was in utter chaos.

"Sorry, junior brother, I have many things to handle."

Huyan Qiushui offered Fang Xing an apologetic smile, then hurriedly left with Dark Star to seek medical treatment and answer queries.

After all, Luo Kai was a standout from Holy Armor University, and his death here warranted an investigation.

’This is the battlefield... Anyone could die.’

Seeing this scene, Fang Xing couldn’t help but reflect inwardly.

Had he known that the top three squad had seriously discussed inviting him, he would have felt even more sorrowful.

It was at this moment that another glaring alarm appeared.

[Grade C alert, please register within five seconds!]

"Grade C, just right for me."

With a thought, Fang Xing immediately registered, the all-knowing brain even issued a warning: [Please confirm, solo missions have no reinforcements, and the risk is very high... should you fail, not only will you die, but you will also increase the difficulty of the second line interception force’s task.]

"Confirmed!"

He was naturally unafraid.

[Ding, you have accepted the mission. Please proceed to Space Warehouse III within 5 seconds. Weapons store access has been granted, feel free to choose any weapon...]

The message from the ’all-knowing brain’ came instantaneously.

’Indeed, this all-knowing brain is quite intelligent and seemingly infallible... does it know that I’m good at one-on-one combat, the first on the battle ranks, and that there’s a high success rate for me to take on missions?’

’And so, it chose me out of the many applicants?’

Fang Xing chuckled internally but did not go to the weapons store.

Even if he did, he’d at most take an Alloy War Saber, which wasn’t as handy as his Ghost Head Saber.

Space Warehouse III.

Fang Xing, with his Ghost Head Saber on his back, walked in alone.

"Another lone wolf!"

Some older students couldn’t help but glance over, their eyes showing either admiration or the sense that they were looking at a madman.

Clang!

The metal door thundered shut.

In the now vacant hall, only Fang Xing stood alone and silent, exuding an unusual aura.

"Is it finally coming? The Secret Realm Battlefield..."

"What I needed to know, I’ve learned from high school until now..."

"What needed to be reviewed, even John drilled into me for a month."

"Now, it’s time for actual combat!"

Fang Xing’s eyes were resolute.

A flash of silver, and his figure suddenly vanished.

...

A forest.

Tall, dark trees bore a twisted appearance, like emaciated arms reaching towards the sky.

Crack!

Fang Xing set foot into this forest, the soles of his feet snapping a dry branch with a crisp sound.

With a draw of his right hand, the Ghost Head Saber appeared in his grip, the Horror Sword Qi billowing forth.

"So this is... the Secret Realm?"

Fang Xing sighed. Although he had previously traveled through several times, those were the Federation’s artificial Space Bubbles, which differed from traversing the Secret Realm.

The biggest difference was that while he was passing through, he indeed felt the world’s resistance!

If he hadn’t timely utilized his Martial Arts Will to contend, he might have ended up without even his underwear...

He took another look at himself and discovered that some high-tech equipment, including his mobile phone, had been left in the Space Warehouse; he’d have to wait until he got back to retrieve them.

"But there is a sense of liberation, like escaping a cage."

"After all, this is the domain of an Outer Realm Evil God, beyond the Federation’s surveillance... that means I can stir up trouble freely?"

Fang Xing touched his brow, "The connection to the Gate of All Heavens remains... signifying that I can traverse at any moment, or summon my Cultivation Avatar as a surprise force..."

"In any case, having a secure retreat is always a good thing for me."

With a tap of his toe, he turned into a whiff of breeze and arrived at the top of the bizarre and pitch-black trees.

Looking from afar, the Secret Realm Battlefield was extensive, seemingly including this forest and a faintly discernible village in the outer world.

Looking further beyond, all one could see was swathes of pitch-black fog.

"Generally speaking, the stronger the Clan is, the larger their Secret Realm..."

"Sometimes, the Secret Realm that houses a ’Divine Son’ feels like an actual small world, complete with an entire civilization..."

"Based on real-world tests and subsequent predictions, the Alien Star civilizations carried by Secret Realms may be the nourishment and food for the Divine Sons’ growth..."

"Of course, such Secret Realms are luxurious, and only top-tier Clans can possess them..."

"Later, the Federation speculated... these Secret Realms might be fragments of space severed from reality by the Outer Realm Evil Gods..."

Fang Xing recalled his textbook knowledge carefully, then moved quickly towards the misty village.

The village was built with huge stones; door frames stood over three meters high, in a unique style reminiscent of dwellings for small giants.

At this moment, the entire village was engulfed in an eerie silence, as if there was not a single living creature in the vast settlement!

"Is anyone there? If not, I’m coming in."

With a flash of his Ghost Head Saber, Fang Xing hewed a huge stone door in front of him open.

Inside the house, the decor was sparse, with bows, axes... and a few unidentified animal hides, appearing to be a hunter’s hut.

Fang Xing scanned the room with his eyes and saw, on a stone table that looked like a desk, a large, oddly-shaped metal syringe.

Despite the unknown length of time it had been there, there wasn’t a single sign of rust on the syringe, especially the needle, which gleamed with a hint of cold light.

"It feels entirely out of place... barbarism and technology..."

"Yet those civilizations that worship Evil Gods seem to embody such contradictions... can you believe they continue to live primitively while mastering the technology to traverse the cosmos?"

With the tip of his saber, Fang Xing nudged the syringe, then entered the next stone house.

This one was even larger, the furnishings similarly crude, but it contained two syringes.

He even spotted an object resembling a gigantic stethoscope.

"Hm?"

His Domain Power spread out, and he quickly made a discovery.

With a flash of his saber, a wall collapsed, revealing a notebook with a pitch-black cover amidst the rubble.

The notebook was large, almost impossible to grasp with one hand for a normal person. The exterior was pitch-black, while the pages within carried a disturbing shade of crimson.

A breeze stirred at Fang Xing’s will, flipping the pages open.

He saw rows of bizarre characters, resembling marks from various wild beasts’ claws, exuding a sense of madness and primitivity.

"Clan script from an Outer Realm Evil God... I haven’t learned this, it needs translating."

"Bringing back items from an Evil God requires scrutiny... it’s a cumbersome process."

This was also for the protection of students and soldiers.

As for reading it directly here?

That was nearly impossible, setting aside the language barrier; even if Fang Xing could comprehend these peculiar characters, fully translating an Evil God’s Scripture would require a considerable amount of time.

One page of this notebook could carry innumerable content.

What’s more crucial is that it can’t be copied, and one must rely solely on their spiritual power to slowly comprehend...

"Perhaps... the secret to why this village is deserted lies within."

Something stirred in Fang Xing’s mind, planning to later cast this Secret Scripture into the Cultivation World.

He had always been quite interested in the Outer Realm Evil Gods, especially after being entangled by the Great Sun Tathagata Mantra, that mesmerizing minx—there was no avoiding it now.

’Maybe it contains knowledge about the Gate of Nothingness...’

Just as Fang Xing was preparing to search further, he perked his ears, and under the Dancing Sky Steps, his figure vanished in an instant.

Boom!

Dust rose in plumes as a massive claw descended from the sky, reducing the original building to rubble!

Fang Xing stood mid-air, staring at the ’monster’ that had ambushed him!

Its form was grotesque and terrifying, like a massive ball of flesh, with a huge human-like outline on top of the flesh ball, as if made from a conglomeration of giants, extending strange feet and claws!

Just the first glimpse brought the horror of spiritual contamination!