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After ending his conversation with Bloody, Lin Huang pondered for a while and decided to bring forward his intended hunting time.
âYour other materials can be put aside for now; you can look at them when youâve come back from the hunt. Today, memorize the monster guideâtomorrow weâre going hunting first thing in the morning!â
After sending this message to the newly formed chat group, Lin Huang tagged everyone.
âWhat happened? Why are we suddenly in such a hurry?â Mr. Fu was the first one to pop up and ask.
He had only achieved his breakthrough to true god-level not too long ago and was still adjusting to the novelty of coming to the great world. He had only just begun to relax and had not expected Lin Huang to bring the originally-scheduled hunting time forward.
âKylie has run into some problems on her end, so I need to upgrade my combat level to true god-level as soon as possible,â Lin Huang explained briefly.
âWhen you enter the battleground this time, you donât necessarily have to kill tons of abyssal monsters. Your main focus is on familiarizing yourselves with the environment.â In reality, Lin Huang could enter the battleground entirely on his own but he was a little uneasy about letting Lin Xin and the others charge into the battleground without his supervision. Therefore, after some deliberation, he still ended up choosing to bring forward the entire itinerary so he could take them in to explore first.
After chatting a bit more in the group, Lin Huang closed the chat group and went to the branch of the Mysterious Item Pavilion alone.
After buying a copy of detailed information about the Abyssal battleground nearby, Lin Huang immediately began going through it carefully.
This expanse of battleground where Demon Hunter Star Zone was located went by the name of the Battlefield of the Dragon Abyss. It was originally the main battleground where a Lord from the Dragon Tribe and a Lord from the Abyss engaged in combat. It was currently the off-peak season for battles, and entry to the battleground was restricted by the Lords of the Dragon Tribe and the Abyssâonly powerhouses below heavenly god-level could go in to hunt.
The reason for preserving this sort of battleground was mainly to train up new blood for various major organizations.
To prevent geniuses who had not yet grown into maturity from encountering more powerful enemies, the battleground was further subdivided into the outer, inner, and core layers.
Only Virtual Gods could enter the outer layer. The inner layer was the battleground for True Gods, while the core layer was where the topmost-tier True God powerhouses clashed.
The core and inner layers were connected, but the powerhouses in the core layer usually could not be bothered to enter the inner layer to battle with low to medium-rank True Gods.
On the other hand, the outer and inner layers were connected, but only one-way. Virtual Gods in the outer layer were able to enter the inner layer; conversely, however, True Gods from the inner layer were unable to enter the outer layer to hunt Virtual Gods.
As a result, in the Battlefield of the Dragon Abyss, some virtual god-level peak powerhouses would hunt along the border area between the outer and inner layers and occasionally fought against True Gods. If they were to find themselves in a situation, they could immediately escape to the outer layer to avoid being hunted down by True Gods.
âLooks like Iâll have to go around the inner layer first, hunt enough seventh and eighth-rank Divine Fires, then enter the core layer.â Lin Huangâs goal was very clear. âI just donât know whether thereâll be any True God peak powerhouses showing up in the core layer...â
After carefully reading over the information once, Lin Huang sent a copy of it to Lin Xin and the rest of the group.
âAll of you, take a look through this information. Thereâs no need to read it allâjust read the relevant information about the hunting area youâll be in, and that will do.â
After making these arrangements, Lin Huang closed his eyes right away and began cultivating Seamless, patiently awaiting the start of the hunt.
At eight oâclock the next morning, everyone met together at the agreed time.
âHas everyone done their pre-battle preparations?â Lin Huangâs gaze swept over everyone present. He could sense that, apart from Lin Xuan and Chan Dou, everyone else was more or less slightly nervous, including Mr. Fu.
Lin Xuan was not nervous, perhaps due to the last few years of hardship that had formed his unflappable character.
On the other hand, Chan Dou was not nervous because, as one of the five princes, he had almost never failed while growing up. This gave him massive confidence.
Mr. Fu being nervous was something Lin Huang could understand. After all, Mr. Fu had not utilized his full abilities in many years, much less hunt in ruins. Moreover, after coming to the great world this time, he had seen a large number of True Gods, which had made him more cautious on some levels.
As for Lin Xin and Xiao Mo, they had minimal combat experience, and both of them had never been to any ruins while growing up.
Huang Wuji was nervous because he had just elevated to virtual god-level and had yet to officially cross swords with other virtual god-level powerhouses.
âThereâs no need be nervousâthe main purpose of going in this time is to familiarize yourselves with the environment,â Lin Huang reassured them with a smile, âLet me brief you about the specifics of the arrangement now.
âMaster Chan and Xiao Mo, realistically there shouldnât be many Virtual Gods who have mastered Rule Bending Power in the outer layer area. So, my suggestion to both of you is not to use Rule Bending Power unless absolutely necessary, and try your best to find rank-3 and rank-4 Virtual Gods for combat practice, otherwise, the experiences wonât bring much in the way of results. Also, I did consider that Wuji is a Virtual God rank-1, so heâll find it more difficult to hunt alone. Heâll still need you both to accompany him, which is why I donât recommend delving deep into the outer layer area.â
After Lin Huang finished talking, he turned to look at Lin Xin, Lin Xuan, and Mr. Fu once again.
âXiao Xin, although youâre only a Virtual God rank-9, with your equipment, running into low-rank True Gods shouldnât be a huge problem. You can follow Teacher and Da Xuan into the inner area and be their reinforcement because both of them canât enter the outer area...â
Only after arranging the itineraries for both teams did Lin Huang set out with all six of them and enter the dimensional portal to the battleground area.
Once they stepped out of the portal, the seven of them appeared right away at the battleground entrance.
From afar, Lin Xin saw groups of men holding hands and walking through the entrance to the battleground.
âWhat are they doing?â Lin Xin looked astonished.
âThis is to allow teams to be teleported to the same coordinates. If they donât hold hands, everyone will be teleported to different locations.â
âAlright then...â Lin Xin nodded, but suddenly asked, âWe have both Virtual God and True God combat levels so, if we all hold hands, will we also be teleported to the same coordinates?â
âYes, weâll all be teleported to the inner layer.â Lin Huang nodded. âVirtual Gods can enter the inner layer area; itâs only True Gods who canât enter the outer layer area from the inner layer. If True Gods and Virtual Gods teleport together, they will all be teleported to the inner layer area.
âGirl, you definitely must not have read the materials carefully yesterday,â Lin Huang commented in some irritated.
âI did read them!â Lin Xinâs voice faltered, âItâs just that I didnât really look at the details...â
There were not many people lining up at the battleground entrance to register. In front of Lin Huang and the others, there were only three teams left, all of which consisted of only True Gods.
Seeing that there were several Virtual Gods on Lin Huangâs team, the other teams began discussing quietly amongst themselves.
A female member of the team in front looked at Huang Wuji and a few others before hesitating a moment and walking over regardless.
âThe danger level for this battleground is extremely high. The outer layer area is even more chaotic than the inner layer area. I would suggest that unless youâre a high-rank Virtual God, itâs probably best you donât enter.â After the woman finished, she intentionally eyed Lin Huang, who was a Virtual God rank-6, obviously insinuating, âYou shouldnât enter either.â
âThanks for the reminder; weâre just going in to have a look. If it doesnât work, weâll come back out,â Lin Huang replied with a smile, knowing that she meant well.
Upon seeing this, the woman merely frowned slightly but did not say anything further before turning around and going back to her team.
âWhy do you bother about them? Theyâre willing to dig their own graves...â A male member of the team grinned at the woman.
The man intentionally did not use voice transmission, so even the other two teams in front looked over as well.
Lin Huang and the others naturally heard him loud and clear but ignored him and continued to line up.
In less than two minutes, the three teams in front finished registering themselves and entered the battleground holding hands.
Registration for Lin Huangâs team was also completed very rapidly.
âTeam NF404...â The registrar watched as Lin Huang and the others split into two groups and held hands to go through the battleground entrance. His lips twitched in resignation, âAnother bunch of kids digging their own graves...â