CHAPTER 231: CHAPTER 231: CLASS ADVANCEMENT, NALORIN·SYLVIA

To control this Mechanical City, you don’t need to comprehend the laws of machinery; splitting off your consciousness is enough.

But you can only split your consciousness once—if you control the Mechanical City, you can’t control a Domain body.

Crysic hesitated a little and said, "Johnnie, I want to go with you to rescue Cecilia."

"No way." Johnnie refused immediately. "You guys need to stay in the Montemar Empire."

Once you enter the Land of Confusion, you can’t log off, and there could be all kinds of unknown dangers.

Now that the suppression on the Universe Continent has lifted and Domains are descending, Johnnie’s power has increased a lot, but he’s still not confident he can protect all the women.

"Alright." Seeing Johnnie refuse, Crysic didn’t argue. With his help, she refined and took control of the Mechanical City.

Phoenix and the other three also succeeded in splitting their consciousness, each controlling a Divine powerhouse.

With six mechanical Domain bodies and the advanced weapons built by the Mechanical City, defending the Chinese City was no longer a problem.

Johnnie talked to Dylan—the military had also tried to manufacture modern weapons in the game world, but in the end, all attempts failed.

The laws of the Universe Continent are completely different from the real world; it seems only the Mechanical Race can actually make such weapons.

Johnnie has mastered the law of machinery and can control these mechanical weapons, but he still can’t manufacture them himself.

He found Dylan, gave him a few instructions, and then left the city for Twin Cranes City.

Before entering the Land of Confusion, he wanted to complete his Sword Immortal advancement and reach Sword Immortal stage 6.

Now that Universe Continent’s suppression had vanished, Domains were everywhere, and monster strength had also gotten a big boost.

Plus, every enemy he ran into was at least stage 6 or higher.

Reaching stage 6 would also activate the passive ability of the Cosmic Eclipse Blade.

Johnnie arrived at Solaris City and took the teleportation array straight to Twin Cranes City.

This place was even more prosperous, with even more players—and a ton of Universe Continent natives.

With the suppression gone and Domains descending, Twin Cranes City had come under the control of the Nalorin Family.

That Nalorin Family’s Saintly Lady was a powerhouse named Nalorin·Sylvia.

When the Montemar Empire was founded, Johnnie had fought her—her strength was overwhelming. She was a Lesser God, but could easily crush Maiev.

With Universe Continent’s suppression gone, several great families had appeared.

Twin Cranes City was one of the cities under Nalorin Family’s control.

Johnnie’s arrival didn’t attract much attention. He didn’t linger in the city, but flew with his sword straight to the cliff where the Secret Realm of the Sword Tomb was hidden.

The advancement quest for Sword Immortal stage 6 required 500 Sword Immortals of at least stage 3, 1,000 Sword Immortals of at least stage 2, and passing the Secret Realm of the Sword Tomb trial.

He already fulfilled the requirement for Sword Immortal numbers; all that was left was to pass the Sword Tomb trial.

Johnnie’s strength had soared—passing the Secret Realm of the Sword Tomb trial would be a piece of cake.

Soon, he reached the cliff where the Secret Realm of the Sword Tomb was located.

"Huh, someone’s here!" His expression changed slightly as he hovered silently in the air, looking at a figure by the cliff.

She wore a purple gown and a translucent veil—Nalorin Family’s Saintly Lady, Nalorin·Sylvia.

What was this woman doing here?

Johnnie frowned, ready to summon the Dark Golden Golem at any moment.

He was no match for a Domain in a direct fight, but as long as he had the Dark Golden Golem, he was confident he could kill Nalorin·Sylvia.

Nalorin·Sylvia also noticed him, looked up, arched her brows, and said calmly, "Johnnie, can we talk?"

Johnnie hesitated, put away his Void Sword, landed on the ground, and asked warily, "What are you doing here?"

"Relax, I mean no harm." Nalorin·Sylvia gave him a kind look and said, "I want to enter the Secret Realm of the Sword Tomb. Could you help me?"

So, this woman had discovered the Secret Realm of the Sword Tomb.

Before Johnnie could answer, Nalorin·Sylvia continued, "Of course, I won’t go in for free. How about ten Fossils of Creation?"

Ten Fossils of Creation!

Johnnie was a little tempted. Fossils of Creation could fuse attributes, and for Divine powerhouses, they could even strengthen the Divine Soul.

He already had over forty Fossils of Creation, which was enough for now, but these things were even more precious than Spiritual Stones—the more, the better.

"Not enough." He shook his head, staring straight at Nalorin·Sylvia.

This woman was a Divine powerhouse, backed by the powerful Nalorin Family—she definitely had more good stuff on her.

Nalorin·Sylvia furrowed her brows slightly and went on, "I’ll add one more thing—a piece of information that’s very important to you."

"Oh? And what kind of information is that?" Johnnie asked, curious.

"I’ll tell you after you let me into the Secret Realm of the Sword Tomb." As she spoke, she took out ten Fossils of Creation and said, "Here’s your deposit."

Johnnie accepted the Fossils of Creation, hesitated for a moment, then nodded his agreement.

The Secret Realm of the Sword Tomb was powerful, but it only housed the Sword Immortal class inheritance—there were no real treasures inside.

He made up his mind, opened the Secret Realm of the Sword Tomb, and stepped in.

Nalorin·Sylvia followed right behind him.

"So? What’s the news?" Johnnie looked at her and asked.

Nalorin·Sylvia glanced curiously around, then turned her attention back and said, "It’s about the Dragon Pulse. The Dragon Pulse is about to appear, right in the Land of Confusion. Whoever gets it can ensure their empire will prosper for generations."

Dragon Pulse?

Johnnie frowned. In his previous life, he’d never heard a thing about the Dragon Pulse.

But anything that could make an empire last forever had to be something amazing.

He asked, "Do you know exactly where the Dragon Pulse is?"

Nalorin·Sylvia shook her head and replied, "That, I can’t say. But as long as you enter the Land of Confusion, you’ll definitely hear about it."

"That’s it? That’s all you’ve got?" Johnnie said coldly. He’d already planned to enter the Land of Confusion after advancing his Sword Immortal class anyway.

Nalorin·Sylvia’s news was basically worthless to him.

"I’ve given you all I have." Nalorin·Sylvia shrugged, looking pretty unconcerned. After all, she was already inside the Secret Realm of the Sword Tomb—her goal was achieved.

"Heh, looks like you weren’t all that sincere." Johnnie sneered. With a thought, the Dark Golden Golem appeared, and the Secret Realm of the Sword Tomb immediately sealed shut.

If they were outside, maybe Nalorin·Sylvia would have a shot at escaping. But in here, she was as good as dead!

"Mechanical Domain!"

Nalorin·Sylvia’s face changed when the Dark Golden Golem suddenly appeared. She took a step back, startled. "Aren’t you an Earth human? How can you control a Mechanical Golem?"

"You know about Earth? Who the hell are you?" Johnnie was suspicious—a gut feeling told him this woman was anything but ordinary.

And that Nalorin surname—it sounded Chinese, not like a native Universe Continent name at all.

Nalorin·Sylvia eyed the Dark Golden Golem warily and said, "What if I told you I was also from China, from Earth—would you believe me?"

"So we’re from the same hometown, huh?" Johnnie sneered. She was probably telling the truth, but so what?

People from your own hometown stab you in the back all the time.

"Yeah, that’s right," Nalorin·Sylvia nodded quickly. She could feel the Dark Golden Golem’s power and would much rather avoid a fight.

"Cut the crap." Johnnie cut her off coldly. "Let me guess—you want to enter the Secret Realm of the Sword Tomb to comprehend the Way of the Sword, but what you’ve brought just isn’t enough."

She spread her hands helplessly. "Johnnie, I told you, that’s all I’ve got."

"Is that so? Then I guess I’ll have to take matters into my own hands." Johnnie couldn’t be bothered to argue. Without another word from him, the Dark Golden Golem attacked.

"Johnnie, don’t push your luck. If I wanted to kill you, it’d be a piece of cake." Nalorin·Sylvia threatened coldly, a long sword suddenly appearing in her hand, a flash of cold light easily forcing the Dark Golden Golem back.

Clang! Clang!

Her sword slashed against the Dark Golden Golem’s body, sending sparks flying, but causing no real damage.

Johnnie didn’t hesitate and attacked as well. Seven Swords whistled through the air, seven icy sword auras striking in a flash.

Slash!

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A damage number of over five hundred thousand floated above Nalorin·Sylvia’s head.

"That’s some crazy damage!" Her expression changed slightly.

This level of damage wasn’t enough to threaten her, but for some reason, the seven flashing, whistling longswords gave her a vague sense of dread, as if they could kill her at any moment.

Those were powerful weapons enhanced by special laws!

The most troublesome thing was still the Dark Golden Golem. Every time she tried to rush Johnnie, the Golem blocked her path.

Buzz!

The Seven Swords flickered, and Nalorin·Sylvia’s unease grew even stronger, as if the next strike might be the end of her.

The feeling was just too weird—she couldn’t defend against it at all.

"Stop!" Nalorin·Sylvia was genuinely frightened now, and quickly stopped Johnnie, saying, "I really don’t have anything good on me. How about I help you search for the Dragon Pulse instead?"

"You’re going to help me?" Johnnie asked, skeptical.

If what Nalorin·Sylvia said was true, and the Dragon Pulse really could ensure an empire’s endless prosperity, he couldn’t believe she wouldn’t want it for herself.

"You don’t need to doubt my intentions." Nalorin·Sylvia breathed a sigh of relief and explained, "The Dragon Pulse isn’t that useful to the Nalorin Family. Our family already has our own fortune artifact—we don’t need it."

"Oh? Mind telling me what it is?" Johnnie asked, curious.

Nalorin·Sylvia shot him a wary look and replied, "Aren’t we supposed to be talking about the Dragon Pulse? Johnnie, I’m a Divine powerhouse, and I could definitely help you. All I want is one chance to enter the Comprehension of the Way of the Sword space."

Johnnie paused to consider. You could only stay in the Comprehension of the Way of the Sword space for two hours at most in one visit.

As for searching for the Dragon Pulse, he actually didn’t care that much.

He was heading into the Land of Confusion to rescue Cecilia anyway.

If he could get the Dragon Pulse along the way, all the better.

And having a genuine Universe Continent Divine powerhouse like Nalorin·Sylvia with him would save a ton of trouble.

"Alright, deal!" Johnnie nodded in agreement.

You could only stay in the Comprehension of the Way of the Sword space for two hours max. He didn’t believe this woman could get some heaven-defying benefit in that short a time.

"Thank you!" Nalorin·Sylvia thanked him, afraid he’d change his mind, and immediately started the trial.

To enter the Comprehension of the Way of the Sword space, you first had to pass the initial puppet trial.

Nalorin·Sylvia’s figure vanished, but Johnnie didn’t care. He started his own class advancement trial as well.