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Chapter 531
chapter 386 part 2
"For now, I can only put this on hold."
Tang Zheng naturally couldn't waste his limited time here. He turned his head to look at the hill, then suddenly raised his hand.
"Buddha Light Wave!"
This was a second-tier magic spell that had a certain suppressive effect on the undead. It was a skill he had acquired from a Monk-type job.
After spending so long with no reward, Tang Zheng wanted to unleash some magic to attack this hill. Besides the thought of venting his frustration, there was probably a sliver of expectation in his heart.
*Boom!*
A golden wave of magic power was released, surging into the air before him and spreading out like faint ripples on a water's surface.
Normally, when this magic was cast, it would cause a certain amount of damage to the ground in front of it, though its power was weaker than a standard second-tier attack spell.
However—
The energy attack produced by the Buddha Light Wave didn't cause any destruction. Instead, like a pebble dropped into a lake, the energy vanished completely within a few breaths.
Tang Zheng's gaze suddenly tightened, his expression changing slightly. "This is..."
"Buddha Light Wave!"
He cast the magic again.
The golden ripples spread out and then dissolved into the air, disappearing from sight.
"I felt it!"
Tang Zheng's eyes narrowed like blades. A faint excitement stirred in his heart; the sensation from the second cast was much clearer.
The [Buddha Light Wave]'s attack had been devoured by something special.
"Buddha Light Wave!"
"Buddha Light Wave!"
Tang Zheng began to cast the magic repeatedly. As the spell was continuously devoured, he sensed a specific location and strode towards it.
After about ten minutes, Tang Zheng had arrived at the center of Ritual Hill.
This place was completely empty, without even a single tree or tuft of weeds. There were only numerous broken stones scattered about.
"Buddha Light Wave!"
Tang Zheng released a wave of golden energy.
In a blink, the energy instantly drilled into the air in this area and vanished.
"This is the spot."
Tang Zheng's eyes lit up. He studied the empty air before him but still discovered nothing. Yet it was precisely because of this that it was all the more extraordinary.
With the perceptual ability of a [Dragon Race Transcendent] and the magic power sense of a [Magic Transcendent], even he couldn't find the problem. This was enough to illustrate how special the situation was.
An irrepressible excitement appeared on Tang Zheng's face. He continued to cast [Buddha Light Wave]. He had already experimented; apart from [Buddha Light Wave], no other magic could be absorbed. With the passive buff, a second-tier magic spell only required a tiny bit of magic power.
After continuously casting [Buddha Light Wave] more than fifty times...
*Om—*
In the previously unremarkable mid-air, faint golden ripples gradually appeared, spreading out like waves on water to form a translucent, golden halo that resembled a doorway.
Seeing this sight, Tang Zheng's heart jolted. As his eyes filled with excitement, a look of vigilance also emerged. Not only did he not approach, but he quickly retreated, putting some distance between them.
*Om!*
The air trembled again.
From the golden halo, a massive number of golden, thread-like rays of light suddenly shot out. These rays of light twisted and combined in the air, eventually forming a string of text that floated in mid-air.
Seeing the text formed by these golden threads, Tang Zheng's pupils couldn't help but contract, the shock on his face gradually turning to one of strangeness and astonishment.
"——Condition met, game dungeon opens."
"——Meet one of the following to enter."
"——① Justice Value of 300 (Extremely Good) or higher. ② Possess a [Monk]-type class structure and have a spellcasting level of 70 from other systems."
This was definitely not a script that should exist in this otherworld, because it was Japanese. Tang Zheng had seen enough study materials to recognize it. The people of this world probably wouldn't recognize these words. Only a magic caster who had mastered a functional spell like [Decipher Magic] might be able to translate the meaning, though their understanding might be slightly different.
Looking at the scene before him, Tang Zheng grit his teeth. "Holy sanctuary? Dungeon? This has really turned into a game!"
He suppressed the excited impulse to enter immediately, grumbling to himself as he took another step back.
If nothing unexpected happened, this was clearly the legendary "holy sanctuary," the place where the World-Class Item [Mandala of Two Realms] was located.
However…
The scene before him was completely different from what he had originally guessed. It wasn't a matter of finding the "holy sanctuary" and easily obtaining the [Mandala of Two Realms]. He actually had to run a dungeon?
What kind of joke was this? This was a real otherworld, yet something like this was happening!
The corner of Tang Zheng's eye twitched a few times. This strange sense of incongruity made him want to confirm if this world was even real.
Running a dungeon in a game was normal. But running a dungeon in a real otherworld—would it be dangerous? This point could not be ignored.
Looking at the golden text floating in mid-air, Tang Zheng's expression grew increasingly solemn.
"The two conditions to enter the dungeon are vastly different. One only requires a Justice Value of 300 or more, while the other is extremely demanding and much more specific. This kind of disparity in conditions is clearly not normal."
Tang Zheng fell into deep thought, also guessing how the Bone King had obtained this World-Class Item.
Meeting the first condition wasn't difficult. Justice Value can be changed, though some special races have a fixed alignment. For example, the undead belong to the evil alignment, a fact that is difficult to alter. Yet, it could still be faked using special means, or temporarily altered with [Super-Tier Magic].
With the Bone King's abilities, it wouldn't be hard to temporarily change his Justice Value, enter the dungeon, achieve victory, and obtain ownership of the World-Class Item. The process was likely just that simple.
But Tang Zheng was not the Bone King.
His current overall level was only 60, and the information in the second condition indirectly indicated that this was a dungeon for Level 70 or higher.
"There's too little information. I can only analyze based on this limited text." Tang Zheng half-closed his eyes, looking at the golden script suspended in the air.
A dungeon for Level 70 or higher. The [Monk]-type class structure was also a crucial piece of information.
"The characteristics of the [Monk]-type classes are probably similar to classes like [Druid]. They not only have spellcasting abilities but also a certain level of physical attack power."
Tang Zheng quickly synthesized this limited information, contemplating it and murmuring in a low voice, "With two such obviously different conditions, it suggests that entering the dungeon isn't the hard part. The real difficulty must be the conditions for victory. Perhaps having a [Monk]-type class structure provides some kind of bonus, lowering the dungeon's difficulty. However, the fact that the Bone King was able to obtain the World-Class Item also suggests that it can be brute-forced with raw strength."
Tang Zheng took a deep breath. This was all the information he had. He looked up again at the golden, ring-like doorway.
He was going to give it a try.
A World-Class Item was right in front of him. Caution was one thing, but being timid and hesitant was not in his character.
(end of chapter)
"For now, I can only put this on hold."
Tang Zheng naturally couldn't waste his limited time here. He turned his head to look at the hill, then suddenly raised his hand.
"Buddha Light Wave!"
This was a second-tier magic spell that had a certain suppressive effect on the undead. It was a skill he had acquired from a Monk-type job.
After spending so long with no reward, Tang Zheng wanted to unleash some magic to attack this hill. Besides the thought of venting his frustration, there was probably a sliver of expectation in his heart.
*Boom!*
A golden wave of magic power was released, surging into the air before him and spreading out like faint ripples on a water's surface.
Normally, when this magic was cast, it would cause a certain amount of damage to the ground in front of it, though its power was weaker than a standard second-tier attack spell.
However—
The energy attack produced by the Buddha Light Wave didn't cause any destruction. Instead, like a pebble dropped into a lake, the energy vanished completely within a few breaths.
Tang Zheng's gaze suddenly tightened, his expression changing slightly. "This is..."
"Buddha Light Wave!"
He cast the magic again.
The golden ripples spread out and then dissolved into the air, disappearing from sight.
"I felt it!"
Tang Zheng's eyes narrowed like blades. A faint excitement stirred in his heart; the sensation from the second cast was much clearer.
The [Buddha Light Wave]'s attack had been devoured by something special.
"Buddha Light Wave!"
"Buddha Light Wave!"
Tang Zheng began to cast the magic repeatedly. As the spell was continuously devoured, he sensed a specific location and strode towards it.
After about ten minutes, Tang Zheng had arrived at the center of Ritual Hill.
This place was completely empty, without even a single tree or tuft of weeds. There were only numerous broken stones scattered about.
"Buddha Light Wave!"
Tang Zheng released a wave of golden energy.
In a blink, the energy instantly drilled into the air in this area and vanished.
"This is the spot."
Tang Zheng's eyes lit up. He studied the empty air before him but still discovered nothing. Yet it was precisely because of this that it was all the more extraordinary.
With the perceptual ability of a [Dragon Race Transcendent] and the magic power sense of a [Magic Transcendent], even he couldn't find the problem. This was enough to illustrate how special the situation was.
An irrepressible excitement appeared on Tang Zheng's face. He continued to cast [Buddha Light Wave]. He had already experimented; apart from [Buddha Light Wave], no other magic could be absorbed. With the passive buff, a second-tier magic spell only required a tiny bit of magic power.
After continuously casting [Buddha Light Wave] more than fifty times...
*Om—*
In the previously unremarkable mid-air, faint golden ripples gradually appeared, spreading out like waves on water to form a translucent, golden halo that resembled a doorway.
Seeing this sight, Tang Zheng's heart jolted. As his eyes filled with excitement, a look of vigilance also emerged. Not only did he not approach, but he quickly retreated, putting some distance between them.
*Om!*
The air trembled again.
From the golden halo, a massive number of golden, thread-like rays of light suddenly shot out. These rays of light twisted and combined in the air, eventually forming a string of text that floated in mid-air.
Seeing the text formed by these golden threads, Tang Zheng's pupils couldn't help but contract, the shock on his face gradually turning to one of strangeness and astonishment.
"——Condition met, game dungeon opens."
"——Meet one of the following to enter."
"——① Justice Value of 300 (Extremely Good) or higher. ② Possess a [Monk]-type class structure and have a spellcasting level of 70 from other systems."
This was definitely not a script that should exist in this otherworld, because it was Japanese. Tang Zheng had seen enough study materials to recognize it. The people of this world probably wouldn't recognize these words. Only a magic caster who had mastered a functional spell like [Decipher Magic] might be able to translate the meaning, though their understanding might be slightly different.
Looking at the scene before him, Tang Zheng grit his teeth. "Holy sanctuary? Dungeon? This has really turned into a game!"
He suppressed the excited impulse to enter immediately, grumbling to himself as he took another step back.
If nothing unexpected happened, this was clearly the legendary "holy sanctuary," the place where the World-Class Item [Mandala of Two Realms] was located.
However…
The scene before him was completely different from what he had originally guessed. It wasn't a matter of finding the "holy sanctuary" and easily obtaining the [Mandala of Two Realms]. He actually had to run a dungeon?
What kind of joke was this? This was a real otherworld, yet something like this was happening!
The corner of Tang Zheng's eye twitched a few times. This strange sense of incongruity made him want to confirm if this world was even real.
Running a dungeon in a game was normal. But running a dungeon in a real otherworld—would it be dangerous? This point could not be ignored.
Looking at the golden text floating in mid-air, Tang Zheng's expression grew increasingly solemn.
"The two conditions to enter the dungeon are vastly different. One only requires a Justice Value of 300 or more, while the other is extremely demanding and much more specific. This kind of disparity in conditions is clearly not normal."
Tang Zheng fell into deep thought, also guessing how the Bone King had obtained this World-Class Item.
Meeting the first condition wasn't difficult. Justice Value can be changed, though some special races have a fixed alignment. For example, the undead belong to the evil alignment, a fact that is difficult to alter. Yet, it could still be faked using special means, or temporarily altered with [Super-Tier Magic].
With the Bone King's abilities, it wouldn't be hard to temporarily change his Justice Value, enter the dungeon, achieve victory, and obtain ownership of the World-Class Item. The process was likely just that simple.
But Tang Zheng was not the Bone King.
His current overall level was only 60, and the information in the second condition indirectly indicated that this was a dungeon for Level 70 or higher.
"There's too little information. I can only analyze based on this limited text." Tang Zheng half-closed his eyes, looking at the golden script suspended in the air.
A dungeon for Level 70 or higher. The [Monk]-type class structure was also a crucial piece of information.
"The characteristics of the [Monk]-type classes are probably similar to classes like [Druid]. They not only have spellcasting abilities but also a certain level of physical attack power."
Tang Zheng quickly synthesized this limited information, contemplating it and murmuring in a low voice, "With two such obviously different conditions, it suggests that entering the dungeon isn't the hard part. The real difficulty must be the conditions for victory. Perhaps having a [Monk]-type class structure provides some kind of bonus, lowering the dungeon's difficulty. However, the fact that the Bone King was able to obtain the World-Class Item also suggests that it can be brute-forced with raw strength."
Tang Zheng took a deep breath. This was all the information he had. He looked up again at the golden, ring-like doorway.
He was going to give it a try.
A World-Class Item was right in front of him. Caution was one thing, but being timid and hesitant was not in his character.
(end of chapter)
