2018

 Chapter 2018: Mysterious Star Secret Realm, Meteor Test

Lin Moyu accepted the task related to the Mysterious Star Secret Realm and stepped into the secret realm following the prompt from the Human Emperor Network.

**[Divine City Task: Explore the Mysterious Star Secret Realm.]**

**[Enter the Mysterious Star Secret Realm and obtain starlight.]**

**[Restriction: Only Divine Sovereigns can enter.]**

**[Completion Condition: Obtain one piece of starlight (no quality requirement).]**

**[Task Reward: 1000 Divine City merit points, no penalty for failure.]**

**[Note: In the secret realm, starlight will condense every ten days. The longer the time, the better the quality of the starlight.]**

**[Obtaining starlight is considered task completion. Starlight can be traded or sold independently. For those cultivating the Starlight Law, starlight is an excellent cultivation material.]**

**[In the Mysterious Star Secret Realm, you cannot leave within the first ten days. After ten days, you can leave at any time. For those cultivating the Starlight Law, the longer you persist, the more benefits you will gain.]**

**[The Mysterious Star Secret Realm is extremely dangerous. Enter with caution. The current death rate is 5%, and the severe injury rate is 25%. The highest realm of the deceased is the ninth rank of the Divine Sovereign.]**

As his vision cleared, Lin Moyu saw the situation inside the secret realm and finished reading the reminder from the Human Emperor Network.

Advanced secret realms were indeed different, with higher danger levels and an added injury and death rate statistic.

A 5% death rate might not seem high, but upon closer analysis, it was quite significant.

Apart from those Divine Sovereigns who did not cultivate the Starlight Law, like Lu Yuankui, who could benefit from the Mysterious Star Secret Realm, they would enter repeatedly, dozens or even hundreds of times.

As the number of entries increased, the 5% death rate became quite alarming.

The severe injury rate was even more shocking, reaching 25%.

For Divine Sovereigns, severe injuries were not just physical but also soul injuries.

Physical injuries, no matter how severe, could be quickly healed and were not considered severe injuries.

This alone was enough to prove that the Mysterious Star Secret Realm was very dangerous.

"Even a ninth-rank Divine Sovereign died inside. How did they die?"

"The second stage of the Mysterious Star Secret Realm has never been unlocked. Is it because it's too dangerous?"

"Based on the experience from the Treasure Ship Secret Realm, the Holy Symbol Celestial Lord entered this place after the ancient symbol warriors died and left something behind."

"He wouldn't let his inheritor come here to die; there should be a way to break through."

"But it's hard to say. These Celestial Lords have very peculiar temperaments, and who can really understand them?"

Lin Moyu observed the Mysterious Star Secret Realm. The ten-day countdown started the moment he entered the secret realm. The first hour was safe, with no danger appearing.

After one hour, the danger would begin.

"What kind of danger will I encounter?"

"From what the seniors said, although the dangers encountered later vary, the dangers in the first ten days are similar."

Lin Moyu observed the secret realm, which was dotted with stars, resembling a real starry sky.

There were streams of light jumping around, reminding Lin Moyu of the auroras on some planets.

These auroras, once they appeared, would fill the entire sky with colorful lights, creating a dreamy scene.

The scene before him was somewhat similar to auroras, with streams of light constantly flashing in the starry sky, covering a large area.

"One, two, three, three mysterious stars!"

"It seems the danger should be meteors!"

Above his head were three giant mysterious stars, slowly rotating and emitting light.

The light was not strong but was the source of illumination for the entire secret realm.

Lu Yuankui had analyzed that if one encountered three mysterious stars upon entering, there was a more than 90% chance that the danger would come from meteors.

Lin Moyu released the skeleton divine generals, who flew in all directions to explore the secret realm.

The Mysterious Star Secret Realm was unexpectedly small, and within half an hour, the entire secret realm had been explored.

The secret realm had a diameter of only one million kilometers, smaller than some primary secret realms.

The overall structure of the secret realm was like a sphere, with Lin Moyu at the center.

The outer layer of the secret realm was an incredibly sturdy transparent barrier. The skeleton divine generals tried to attack it but found it completely ineffective.

Lin Moyu, curious, took a step and arrived at the edge of the secret realm.

With a point of his finger, he summoned the Skeleton King.

The Skeleton King swung his sword at the barrier, but the bone sword was forcefully bounced back with a loud noise.

The barrier remained intact and unscathed.

Lin Moyu tried several more times, but the results were the same.

He tried to sense the barrier's vibrations with his soul, but the result surprised him.

His soul could not sense the barrier's vibration frequency at all.

Based on Lin Moyu's understanding, the secret realm was evolved from ancient symbols, and it should have a vibration frequency.

But now, he couldn't sense it.

"Is it the work of the Holy Symbol Celestial Lord?"

"Or is this ancient symbol special?"

"How strange. It seems my understanding of runes is still too shallow, and there are many things I don't understand."

Given the high danger of the Mysterious Star Secret Realm, it was unlikely to be a gentle rune.

The rune that evolved it was likely an attack-type rune.

As Lin Moyu pondered, an hour passed.

The three mysterious stars in the sky suddenly emitted a faint light.

First, the middle mysterious star began to glow and rotate faster.

Then, countless light spots lit up on the middle mysterious star, and meteors flew out from it, heading towards Lin Moyu.

"They're here!"

Lin Moyu calmly dodged the incoming meteors.

With just one step, he moved from one edge of the secret realm to the other.

The meteors missed him and hit the barrier, exploding on impact.

More meteors continued to fall, targeting Lin Moyu's position.

Lin Moyu dodged again and muttered to himself, "So these are the meteors!"

The meteors were exactly as their name suggested, small meteors thrown down by the mysterious stars.

Each small meteor was equivalent to a full-strength attack from a first-rank Divine Sovereign, quite powerful.

However, there were not many meteors at the moment, and anyone who wasn't a fool could dodge them.

But as time passed, the number of meteors would increase, becoming denser and harder to avoid.

Compared to the dangers that would come later, the dangers in the first ten days were just child's play.

Although Lu Yuankui didn't explicitly say it, he implied that if a Divine Sovereign couldn't survive the first ten days, they didn't deserve the title.

He clearly despised those who were unworthy of the title of Divine Sovereign.

He also mentioned that a high-rank Divine Sovereign couldn't last fifty days, completely unworthy of being a high-rank Divine Sovereign.

Not only him, but Chi Yuan, who was present at the time, also had a similar opinion.

In their eyes, the level of one's realm was not important; true combat power was paramount.

Chi Yuan subtly expressed that some high-rank Divine Sovereigns were not his match in a real fight.

In the Mysterious Star Secret Realm, one could verify true combat power. The longer one persisted, the stronger their true combat power.

Whether this was true or not, at least these Divine Sovereigns believed it.

Lin Moyu took step after step, each step taking him from one end of the secret realm to the other, making it impossible for the meteors to touch him.

Once the danger in the Mysterious Star Secret Realm appeared, it would not stop.

Meteors kept falling, and Lin Moyu kept dodging.

Lin Moyu didn't find it annoying; instead, he enjoyed it, using it as an opportunity to practice his control over the space law.

With each use, Lin Moyu's control over the space law improved rapidly.

By the third day in the secret realm, Lin Moyu could control his precision to within 1000 meters with each step.

However, this precision was still somewhat insufficient.

Lin Moyu had plenty of patience. If the precision was not enough, he would continue to practice and gradually improve.