Chapter 169 – The Damaged Elemental Mystery Realm (1/2)
“Dead. 30 lives left. Trial starts in 8 minutes.”
“Dead. 20 lives left. Trial starts in 10 minutes.”
“Dead. 10 lives left. Trial starts in 19 minutes.”
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“Dead. 1 life left. Trial starts in 28 minutes.”
“Congratulations. You have passed the Elemental Trial, Metal Forest. You are rewarded Basic Elemental Mastery: Metal. Do you want to enter the next stage, Wood Forest?”
“No.”
Fatty staggered from the Metal Forest trial space and promptly chose “No” before logging off. Although Fatty hadn’t been in the Metal Forest too long, only several hours at most, he still felt completely exhausted. He was even more worn out than he was after a ton of heavy exercise.
Fatty knew the feeling was an indication that he’d been mentally drained and then some. Nothing, other than a lot of rest, would allow someone to recover from this sort of exhaustion.
After sleeping for nearly six hours, Fatty was finally recuperated. He found something to eat, then went online once again to prepare for the second stage: Wood Forest.
Fatty had straddled life and death the entirety of the first stage, Metal Forest, so his level had bounced up and down repeatedly. When he finally succeeded, his level stopped at 13.
Level 13, not a very lucky number.
While this was called a “trial,” it was more like a place to train the Movement Art. As for the Basic Metal Mastery reward, it increased the power of Metal attribute magic.
The experience gained from the first stage made the next four much easier for Fatty. After about three days, he finally passed the Wood Forest, Watery Deep, Fire Valley and Earth Mountain trials.
These four stages bore the same purpose as the Metal Forest and only differed in composition. The monsters were wood demons in Wood Forest, water beasts in Watery Deep, fire spirits in Fire Valley, and earth monsters on Earth Mountain. Fatty utilized the elemental Movement Arts accordingly to pass through each trial and gain the elemental mastery rewards. At the end of it all, the predecessor finally recognized Fatty as qualified.
“Congratulations, young successor of the Elementalist. You have passed the Elemental Trials. From now on, you are an official Elementalist Heir. Now, please accept the true legacy of the Elementalist.” The predecessor's timeworn voice slowly echoed. Unexpectedly, joy resounded in its typically indifferent voice.
Whoosh! A five-colored aurora fell from the sky and enveloped Fatty. The long absent Elemental skill book flew from Fatty’s body and hovered above his head.
A familiar, warm sensation ran through Fatty once more. The skill book’s pages fluttered rapidly overhead until, all at once, everything seemed to freeze—
Ding!
System Notification: Congratulations, you have obtained the true legacy of the Elementalist. +10 million exp. The Elemental Armor set has evolved to Silver. The Elemental Sword has evolved to Silver.
Along with the system notification, several golden lights flashed. The 10 million exp. reward sent Fatty’s level skyrocketing to 30. The evolution of the Elemental Armor and Elemental Sword required a share of Fatty’s exp. After feeding on a large chunk from Fatty’s exp gained, the equipment finally evolved to Silver tier. The Elemental Armor gained a new attribute and looked more brilliant as a five-colored light radiated from its surface. As for the sword, it also gained a reasonable additional property.
“Now, you are invited to enter the true Elemental Mystery Realm.”
As the predecessor spoke, the scenery before Fatty’s eyes changed completely. The original green prairie disappeared, and barren mountains and scorched earth sprouted in its place. The riverbeds were dry and cracked, and there was no sign of the animals bounding wild and free from earlier. The entire space was a deserted, lonely place filled with an air of death.
Startled, Fatty asked, “This is…?”
“As you can see, this is the damaged Elemental Mystery Realm,” explained the predecessor, pain and sorrow carried in his voice. “Many millennia ago, in order to steal the Demon-Sealing Stele and destroy its seal on the entrance to the Demon Realm, several rulers of the Demon Realm created an alliance. They intended to break out and ambush the previous Elementalist, Wu Junxiao. However, after a grand battle, Wu Junxiao expired, and the Demon-Sealing Stele was stolen. The result is the Elemental Mystery Realm that you see before you now.”
Elementalist Wu Junxiao? Fatty recalled the scene he’d witnessed when he first entered the Elemental Realm. That's the mysterious person who went against an entire army of demons by himself!
“Every hidden class heir must have their own realm in which to train. For instance, the Yin Yang Inquisitor has the Yin Yang Phantasm Realm,” the predecessor continued. “But, the Elemental Mystery Realm is heavily damaged and unable to provide the heir a training place. Young heir, will you accept a mission from me?”
“Let me have it,” replied Fatty shortly.
“Take back the Demon-Sealing Stele and restore the Elemental Mystery Realm,” the predecessor gravely declared.
“Definitely.” Fatty was resolute in his decision.
Ding!
System Notification: You have accepted the mission “Restoring the Elemental Mystery Realm”. Objective: After a grand battle, the mystery realm unique to the Elementalist was severely damaged. To ensure the Elementalist legacy unto eternity, this mystery realm must be restored.
Materials required: Demon-Sealing Stele, five elemental materials, user rank Legendary.
Time limit: none.