Chapter 18  Perfecting the Details of the ‘Nine Dragons Pulling the Coffin’

Now the visual effects were already top-notch. But it still lacked the senses of smell, hearing, touch, and taste.

“System, create the real aura of a five-clawed black dragon’s corpse!”

Ling Chen silently commanded in his heart.

“Creation successful. 6,000 Shock Points consumed.”

The system’s prompt sounded emotionless, like a wave of a sleeve as it swept away Ling Chen’s 6,000 Shock Points.

“So expensive.”

Ling Chen felt a pang of pain, but he had no regrets. Because this expenditure of Shock Points was absolutely worth it!

In the secret realm space, the nine five-clawed black dragon corpses still lay across the void just like before. However, now their bodies emitted an incredibly terrifying and tragic aura. This was dragon might, the pinnacle of power!

Even though Ling Chen stood far away, he still felt a suffocating pressure bearing down on him. At the level of pure-blooded five-clawed black dragons, even a single drop of their blood could boil seas and burn mountains, and a mere glance could annihilate all life within a million miles. Their aura alone was unimaginably fearsome.

Fortunately, Ling Chen wasn’t of the demon race. If he were, he would’ve been instantly crushed by this dragon might, his very soul shattered.

The demon race values bloodlines, and among them, the dragon reigns supreme. When a dragon’s might is unleashed, all other demons submit!

“System, give me a few more dragon roars.”

With the sense of smell perfected, it was time to enhance the auditory experience.

“Creation successful. 8,000 Shock Points consumed.”

As the system notification fell, the previously motionless corpse of the five-clawed black dragon in the void suddenly stirred. Its enormous maw slowly opened, and the surrounding spiritual energy was drawn in by a terrifying suction force, forming storms of spiritual power.

“ROAR—!”

After absorbing vast amounts of spiritual energy, the nine pure-blooded five-clawed black dragon corpses roared in unison. In that instant, the skies and winds shifted. The entire secret realm trembled as if it couldn’t withstand the sheer force and was on the verge of collapsing.

Perfect!

Ling Chen’s heart surged with excitement.

This was a genuine dragon’s roar—it could cause a powerful shock to a person’s spirit. Dragons were the supreme beings of heaven and earth. If these were living pure-blooded five-clawed black dragons, a single roar would be the legendary Dragon’s Breath.

It could spew black divine flames, incinerating mountains and lands. Its power was even capable of melting the very firmament. Ling Chen was very satisfied with the effect and began to consider how to simulate the sense of touch next.

First of all, he couldn’t let anyone physically touch the five-clawed black dragon corpses—Because they were all illusions. If someone touched them, the illusion would immediately be exposed.

However, although the five-clawed black dragon’s bones couldn’t be touched, other things could still be interacted with—such as the dust that had fallen from the bronze giant coffin. This inspiration came from Xiao Yueying.

Previously, in the Golden Crow Secret Realm, Xiao Yueying picked up a stone from the ground, and she and Yan Fei ended up providing several waves of “shock points” in succession.

Ling Chen was certain that the stone in the Golden Crow Secret Realm had no special properties. So, there was only one possible explanation for their shock—the age of the weathered powder on the stone’s surface!

In this world, all traces of the Mythical Era have already disappeared. This was something universally acknowledged and beyond doubt. Precisely because of this, even the slightest trace from the Mythical Era would trigger an enormous reaction!

Creating ordinary gravel with an ancient origin was quite easy. Ling Chen spent just 2,000 shock points to cover the surface of the bronze giant coffin with this kind of black gravel.

These gravel pieces were compacted dust formed from various complex climatic changes.

They had no actual practical use. Their only value was their extremely ancient age, which could be traced back to the Mythical Era.

This, in turn, indirectly proved that the Nine Dragons Pulling the Coffin originated from the Mythical Era. A bronze giant coffin from the Mythical Era, pulled by nine pure-blood five-clawed black dragon skeletons, suddenly appearing—one could almost imagine how immense the shock would be!

Visuals, smell, sound, and touch—all were fully crafted.

All reached perfection!

As for the final sense—taste—Ling Chen decided to give up on it. After all, he couldn’t really get a piece of pure-blood five-clawed black dragon meat for others to eat.

“After the Golden Crow Secret Realm, I’ll call you the Black Dragon Secret Realm.”

Ling Chen gave a name to the second secret realm he had created. With the secret realm completed, the next step was choosing the location to deploy it. Ling Chen had already thought about this.

He decided to deploy the Black Dragon Secret Realm above the main street of Blackstone City.

This was the most densely populated area in Blackstone County. Several major markets were located here.

Seven days later, there would be the monthly grand gathering, when most adventurers from the Cangmang Mountains would return to sell various materials.

As for the entrance to the secret realm—Ling Chen didn’t plan on setting one. He intended to make this secret realm fully open—transparent in all directions: up, down, left, right, front, and back. This way, the scene of the Nine Dragons Pulling the Coffin would instantly appear in full view of everyone, causing the greatest shock.

After setting the deployment location, Ling Chen scheduled the secret realm to activate at noon, seven days later. That would be the peak of the marketplace gatherings in all the major districts.

At that moment, the secret realm would instantly turn transparent and appear in everyone’s field of vision. Then, the Nine Dragons Pulling the Coffin would follow the pre-set steps and slowly move from one end of the secret realm to the other. Then, the secret realm closed.

To bystanders, it appeared as though a massive bronze coffin suddenly emerged in the sky, pulled slowly forward by nine pure-blood five-clawed black dragons, before vanishing without a trace. It was full of mystery.

Name: Black Dragon Secret Realm

Grade: C-Level

Location: Above the main street of Blackstone City

Opening Time: Noon, seven days later

Closing Time: Ten breaths after the secret realm opens

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Ling Chen finalized all the settings, let out a yawn, and headed straight back to the inn for a good sleep. He firmly believed that things would get very lively in seven days.