Translated by: Novellise
"Philosopher's Stone?"
"Wait! How did my main quest progress get reset to zero?"
Luyuan furrowed his brow, sensing something was wrong.
Next moment.
The voice of the Heavenly Will resounded again.
"Warning!
[Darkness is spreading rapidly, the will of the magical world is weakening, the world is on the brink of destruction, time is running out for you.].
[The simulation difficulty for this round has been temporarily set to End Level!].
[All simulation participants' main quest progress has been reset to zero, now you must kill the undead Emon and save the magical world!].
[Completion of the quest will bring unimaginable rewards!].
Upon hearing this news.
Luyuan turned cold, as if a bucket of cold water had been poured over his head, and all his joy vanished!
Not just him.
Zheng Xiaonan and all the surviving participants were frozen in fear, a chill running down their spines.
End level? Temporary quest change?
What exactly was the will of Heaven?
"We're finished, we're finished, we're doomed."
Wang Peng turned pale, a wave of despair washing over him.
Zheng Xiaonan bit her lip, her body almost buckling, almost falling to the ground.
At this moment.
Whether it was the elven princess or the talented young animal race, they all felt hopeless, devoid of any fighting spirit.
For in the world of simulation participants, the End Level is also known as the inevitable Death End.
No one had ever succeeded!
They had always thought that the difficulty of the End Level only existed in legends.
Who knew that this time they would encounter it!
...
"What is the will of heaven thinking?
"Emon is the founding ancestor of the Holy Light Empire, an undead who has lived for nearly two thousand years."
"He commands over a million Holy Light Knights and tens of millions of ordinary troops, ruling over more than 2 billion people and half the magical world by himself."
"With only a few of us simulation participants, trying to face him is tantamount to suicide!"
The blood-coloured flames danced fiercely in Luyuan's hollow eyes, clearly showing his turbulent emotions.
But at this point, he knew that no matter how angry he was, it was useless.
He could only try to calm down and find a way to survive the inevitable situation.
"Now that the undead Emon poses a serious threat to the will of the magical world, why doesn't the will of the magical world and the heavenly will take action themselves?"
"Is there something about Emon that makes them hesitate, forcing them to rely on the strength of the simulation participants to kill him?"
"If the will of the magical world is willing but unable to deal with Emon, it's understandable."
"But the Heavenly Will controls billions of levels, why would they fear a mere mortal?"
Luyuan became even more confused. There seemed to be many mysteries behind this.
The waters of the magic world were too deep.
One small misstep and he could drown!
"As the Lord of the Abyss, the Fear Demon must know a lot of information, maybe I can get something out of him."
"But first and foremost, I need to improve my strength."
Luyuan made a decision in his mind.
First, he ordered Norton and the others to take the Fear Demon and Zheng Xiaonan to a safe and hidden place.
Without his orders, the Fear Demon and the others were strictly forbidden to wander around!
Next.
Luyuan summoned some dark alchemists and had them construct a large magic array in the Blood Castle.
When all the magic circuits were set up.
Luyuan removed a crystal the size of a goose egg from the simulation mark.
The crystal was pure and transparent, without any impurities, like the most perfect creation in the world.
Occasionally, a mysterious light would shimmer on the surface of the crystal, tempting one to get lost in it!
When Luyuan held it in his hand, an uncontrollable desire surged from the depths of his heart.
His bones, even his soul, trembled and roared, longing to possess this crystal!
This was the reward of the will of the heavens.
The Philosopher's Stone!
Luyuan suppressed his desire and placed the crystal in the centre of the magic field.
Buzz!
As the runes gradually lit up, the magical array began to activate.
A powerful spiritual wave, like a storm, instantly swept through the entire chamber!
Guided by the magical array.
A tangible spiritual element merged into Luyuan's body and was instantly absorbed by him!
He felt warm all over, an indescribable comfort washed over him.
It was like a barren field finally receiving some nourishing rain!
"I was right to guess that the Philosopher's Stone is actually a highly concentrated form of spiritual element with immense benefits for increasing soul power!"
Luyuan felt elated.
Although the Philosopher's Stone appeared to be as small as a goose egg, the spiritual elements it contained seemed endless.
Inexhaustible, infinite!
No matter how much Luyuan activated the magic array, there was no sign of exhaustion.
With the continuous absorption of spiritual elements, Luyuan's soul was growing at an incredible rate!
With each passing second, his soul was becoming more powerful.
In particular, within the Philosopher's Stone, there was a mysterious substance with incredible effects.
It seemed to transform when touched, turning decay into magic.
Luyuan's bones and soul underwent an unprecedented transformation!
"Could this be the Light Force Megan mentioned earlier?"
"No! Perhaps it would be more appropriate to call it the Source of the World."
As Luyuan was overjoyed, a hint of worry crept into his mind.
If the Light Force was indeed related to the Source of the World.
How powerful would the over one million Empire Knights who had been purified by the Light Force be?
What would it mean for over a million knights to be imbued with the Source of the World?
Even the demonic evils from the Abyss planes would probably be wiped out without a trace!
Just the thought of such a scene made Luyuan feel suffocated.
"How can the undead Emon steal the Fountain of the World? How did he manage it? I hope the situation isn't as bad as I imagine."
Shaking his head to clear his mind, Luyuan concentrated on increasing his soul power.
As Luyuan's strength grew.
In a valley of the Bone Wasteland.
A nondescript grey wolf cub, sniffing its way, finally found the hidden location of Zheng Xiaonan and Wang Peng by following their scent.
When it saw the captured Fear Demon, its eyes turned red.
As if it had found a mortal enemy.
It leapt forward and charged at him as if to attack him!
(End of Chapter)