"What the hell is this thing?" Long Wu's eyes widened as he slashed at the shield with his longsword, only creating ripples without leaving a scratch.
"This thing is harder than my grandfather's tortoise shell!"
Chu Yao's slender fingers danced in the air, lines of code flowing around her as she attempted to analyze the composition of the shield.
“The energy intensity is extremely high, and my computing power… is struggling a bit…” She frowned slightly, a rare hint of uncertainty in her voice.
This thing is really troublesome!
Lin Yi frowned. The energy fluctuations of this shield were strange and unpredictable, like a tangled mess, leaving him at a loss.
He held Su Qing's hand tightly, feeling the warmth of her palm, and his heart calmed down a little.
This shield is difficult to deal with, but it's not entirely unsolvable.
"Power of spacetime, break!" Lin Yi shouted, and a surge of spacetime power erupted, attempting to tear apart the shield, but it was like a mud ox sinking into the sea, leaving no ripples.
The air seemed to freeze, and the oppressive atmosphere was suffocating.
Lin Yi and the others exchanged bewildered glances. This shield was like an insurmountable chasm, completely separating them from the crystal ball.
Su Qing suddenly gasped, "Lin Yi, look..." She pointed to a tiny pattern on the shield, her voice trembling, "This...this isn't..."
Before he could finish speaking, Lin Yi took a step back and accidentally stepped on an inconspicuous bump on the floor of the secret room.
A soft click broke the suffocating silence.
"What the hell?" Long Wu instinctively drew his sword and looked around warily.
Chu Yao also stopped calculating, a hint of doubt flashing in her beautiful eyes.
The walls of the secret room slowly cracked open, revealing a hidden door.
Behind the hidden door, instead of the expected traps and mechanisms, lay a small stone platform with an ancient book lying quietly on it.
The ancient book exudes a faint golden light, and an ancient and mysterious aura wafts over you, as if telling a story of a long-forgotten history.
Lin Yi's heart skipped a beat, and an inexplicable attraction drove him toward the stone platform.
He picked up the ancient book, gently brushed away the dust, revealing its simple and unadorned cover.
"Ancient cultivation insights?" Lin Yi read the words on the cover in a low voice, a surge of excitement welling up inside him.
Could this be the key to breaking the deadlock?
He eagerly opened the ancient book, and a vast energy fluctuation instantly swept through the entire secret room.
The characters in the ancient book seemed to come alive, each one pulsating and radiating a dazzling light.
Lin Yi studied the text with great eagerness, each line flowing into his mind like a gentle stream, nourishing his soul.
He felt as if he were in a wondrous space-time, engaging in a dialogue across time with ancient powerful beings.
As he gained a deeper understanding of his insights, his knowledge of the mysteries of time and space deepened, and the originally vague concepts gradually became clear.
He felt he had gained more and more control over the power of spacetime, as if this power had become a part of his body.
When Night Owl saw Lin Yi studying ancient books, a sense of unease immediately arose in his heart.
He sensed that Lin Yi's aura was getting stronger and stronger, which made him feel threatened.
"Stop him!" Night Owl roared, his figure flashing as he pounced on Lin Yi.
"Want to mess with the boss? You'll have to get past me first!" Long Wu sneered, brandishing his long sword and blocking Night Owl's path.
Chu Yao joined the battle without hesitation, her slender fingers flying through the air, each line of code transforming into a sharp blade, striking at the Night Owl.
Lin Yi was completely immersed in cultivation, oblivious to the battle outside.
He felt as if he were in an ethereal realm, where everything around him seemed ethereal and indistinct.
Time passed second by second, and Lin Yi's aura grew stronger and stronger. An invisible pressure spread out, making Night Owl and the others feel suffocated.
Finally, Lin Yi slowly opened his eyes, his eyes gleaming with a sharp light.
He exhaled a long breath, feeling his whole body filled with strength.
He closed the ancient book, stood up, and walked toward Night Owl's shield.
"It's over," Lin Yi said calmly, his tone full of confidence.
With a gentle wave of his hand, the power of spacetime crashed against the shield like a surging wave.
This time, the shield did not remain motionless as before, but instead began to tremble violently, emitting mournful cries.
Click!
With a crisp sound, a crack appeared on the shield, which then quickly spread out, covering the entire shield like a spider web.
With a deafening roar, the shield shattered, turning into starlight that vanished into thin air.
Lin Yi walked to the crystal ball, stretched out his hand, and gripped it tightly in his palm as if grasping the pulse of fate.
Buzz—!
The crystal ball suddenly burst out with a blinding light, and Lin Yi felt as if he had been sucked into a huge vortex, with countless fragments of information exploding in his mind.
I see!
This broken crystal ball holds such a huge secret!
He saw countless planets scattered throughout the universe like glass marbles, and saw advanced civilizations controlling the Civilization Trial Grounds like children playing with an anthill... Damn it!
This truth is absolutely shocking!
Stimulate!
Cool!
Lin Yi couldn't help but exclaim that this feeling was even more exciting than winning five million in the lottery!
He felt as if he had touched the essence of the world and the mysteries of the universe. This feeling was both unsettling and irresistible.
Suddenly, a chill ran from the soles of his feet to the top of his head, and a familiar voice whispered in his ear: "You... saw something you shouldn't have seen..." That voice... was Xuan Mingzi!
Lin Yi suddenly opened his eyes. The light of the crystal ball had dissipated, and what he was holding in his hand was just an ordinary glass ball.
Wait, that sound... could it be...?
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