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What is that?
"Little sword, come back here! Help me to go up to the stone pedestal!" Duan Li called out as he continued to observe that peculiar object within the stone pedestal.
The sword came back as it wrapped up Duan Li with its Qi and they slowly went up the towering stone pedestal. "Young master, did you find something?" asked the sword.
"En! It seems that there was something under this thing!" replied Duan Li as they arrived at the top. Activating his Tetra Unsealing ability, he tried to focus on what the object was before a mechanical voice spoke out within him.
[Unable to identify. Object needs to be seen physically by the host]
"Hmm.. it seems that this ability is not as omnipotent as I thought... How do I get the object under this stone pedestal..." Duan Li fiddled around the stone pedestal before he saw a runic inscription behind it.
[Identifying complete. The runic inscription is of Mirealithian origin and is responsible to activate a lot of hidden mechanism.]
[According to the database, this runic inscription will require blood to activate it.]
Blood?
Duan Li cupped his chin as he contemplated for awhile. He then used his index finger to slid at his b.l.o.o.d.y uniform and pressed it onto the runic inscription.
Woonggg!!
The runic inscription lit up with bright red colour as if using Duan Li"s blood as a sort of catalyst.
Tink! Tink! Tink!
A series of metal chain sounds grinding against each other could be heard as the stone pedestal slowly opened up like a blossoming flower to unravel the object within it.
Wooonggg!!
When Duan Li saw this object, he couldn"t help but to be mesmerized.
This was because this object was a golden longbow with an intricate design as well as many character in a mysterious language written on it!
"A longbow? This thing seems to be quite familiar! Where have I seen it..." commented the sword as it tried to recall something from his memories.
[Identifying complete. This bow is of the Mirealithian origin, used by the first Ancestor, Auriel. It is therefore called the Auriel"s Legacy Bow and was pa.s.sed down between chieftains of the Mirealithian race as a national tradition.]
[The Auriel"s Legacy Bow has the distinctive homing ability and uses spiritual Qi of its host to summon the projectiles. Its total combative ability depended on the battle prowess of its host.]
Eh? Its an item used in a traditional culture of the Mirealithians?
"My identifying ability told me that this bow is called the Auriel"s Legacy bow. It appears to have quite a decent ability too..." said Duan Li.
Hearing the name, the sword seemed to have come into a realization. "The Auriel"s Legacy bow? Now I remember! But why was it here? Isn"t this supposed to be a guarded national treasure of the Mirealithians?" the sword commented as it found this situation to be weird.
Could something might have happened to the Mirealithians for them to leave their most sacred national treasure in this Eternal maze?
Before they could contemplate any further, the mechanical voice of the Mirealithians echoed throughout the chamber.
[The puzzle has been unraveled and completed. Prepare to be teleported out in 10 breaths of time.]
Hearing this notification, Duan Li quickly willed for the javellin spears, shields and armours laying on the ground to return back to their cubic states to be absorbed into his spatial ring along with the little cub. The sword also shrunk back to become an earring on his right earlobe, dangling freely with the shape of a small sword.
[3... 2... 1... Teleport!]
Wooonggg!!
...
Outside the Eternal maze, the red temple gate was vibrating before a series of runic symbols flashed on it.
Woonggg!!
"Oh? It seems that Duan Li is finally back. Let us see how he fares." said the Princ.i.p.al as he chuckled out with his hands clasped behind his back.
They had been frequently going to the entrance several times now every few hours, and didn"t expect for Duan Li to finish last instead of Xiahou Yu.
In their opinion, since Duan Li was so overpowered for someone of his realm, the maze would naturally be a cakewalk for him.
However, after Duan Li was materialized, their eyes couldn"t be anymore wider and mouth agaped as the shock ran through their brains, horrified.
This was because Duan Li had came out with his body riddled with blood and his face pale!
As he had finally escaped the maze, the feeling of being relieved causes his adrenaline level to decline significantly. Thus, the amount of pain that was suppressed in his body before, was let out in full at this moment!
Urghhh!
Spatting out a mouthful of blood, Duan Li found his consciousness to be fading as he collapsed on the floor.
Thud!
w.a.n.g Guozhi, Ling Yu and the Princ.i.p.al rushed forward to get him. With their soul sense, it didn"t took them long to found out how grievous his injuries were.
"d.a.m.n it boy! What happened in there for you to be in this wretched state?!" exclaimed w.a.n.g Guozhi as his face turned grim.
"We needed to treat his injuries quickly! Let"s move him to the infirmary!" Ling Yu said with haste.
Since the situation was dire, the Princ.i.p.al nodded as he quickly activated the teleportation ability to return to the surface of the academy.
Wooongg!
...
Inside the infirmary...
"Urghhh!"
Duan Li slowly opened his eyes as he tried to move his limbs.
"Eh? I can"t move?" when he felt this, he turned panic as he thought something was wrong before a voice called out to him.
"Duan Li, you are finally awake!" this tender voice was no stranger to him, as it belonged to Ling Yu.
"Sister Ling Yu? Where.. where am I? What happened?" said Duan Li slowly. His mind was still messed up and he can"t recall things properly.
"You were seriously injured when you exitted the Eternal maze! Thus, we brought you in to the infirmary of the academy to treat you." replied Ling Yu slowly as she sighed in relief.
"It has been two days since you were unconscious and we were getting worried. Thankfully you have awakened now." she continued.
Two days? I have been out for that long?
"I see... what happened to Xiahou Yu? Has she exitted the Eternal maze yet?" asked Duan Li as he remembered that Xiahou Yu had also entered the maze before him.
Ling Yu nodded as she replied, "She is fine and had exitted before you. Although she was injured, its quite superficial. You on the other hand, just what happened for your injuries to be like that?" Ling Yu questioned him back with a frown.
Duan Li smiled awkwardly as he started to explain his adventure in the Eternal maze from the beginning until the end.
Hearing his stories, Ling Yu"s expression contorted numerous times as she listened.
You chased some Ankylosauruses and cut off their tails for their monster cores?
You met with a little cub of the wolf species called Daelius and saved it from a pack of Velociraptors?
You met with an extremely beautiful white wolf called Milvia which is the mother of the cub and found out that they were part of the Fenrir species?
An old man at the immortal ascension realm which was the Guardian of the first region came out to reprimanded you?
You tempered your physical body at the One Hundred Thousand Graveyard lake and broke through to the Foundation establishment realm in one go?
You obtained a legendary sword, hunt a pack of Unenlagias at their nesting grounds, defeated the Earthly golem, confiscated the whole treasury, fought with a giant Komodo and then made friends with it, defeated a Salamander at the Core formation realm, got an ability similar to the soul sense and finally obtained a legendary longbow of the Mirealithians?
What an adventure!
Ling Yu was clenching her fist tight in agitation as she listened to the whole stories. Imagining each scene, she couldn"t help but to let out a few gasps every now and then as it was full of actions and encounters that could only be described as heaven-defying!
"These! I needed to report these to the Princ.i.p.al! These are definitely some fruitful adventures and discoveries, especially that old man whom stood at the peak of the cultivation world of the immortal realm!" she exclaimed as a rush of excitement flowed throughout her whole body.
She then dashed out of the room leaving Duan Li alone.
...
"She... she just left?" Duan Li"s mouth was agaped as he didn"t expect for Ling Yu to suddenly disappear like a ghost.
When he looked at his body, he found out that he was fully wrapped with white bandanges like a mummy! In addition, about a dozen of thin needles were poking at several locations of his acupoints.
However, the strange thing was, there wasn"t any sort of restraining belts on his limbs or whatever to hold him down. Thus, why can"t he move his body?
Feeling perplexed, he activated the identifying ability and focused onto his own body.
[Identifying complete. This is the body of the host. Currently, the host is at 70 percent recovery.]
[Internal injuries detected. Meridians and pathways hemorhagging. Host overall battle prowess are reduced by 60 percent.]
[Spatial locking ability detected. Host"s body is currently being suppressed with spatial magic. Impossible to break through with brute strength.]
Listening to this, Duan Li came into a realization.
"No wonder... the spatial magic must have been casted by the Princ.i.p.al." said Duan Li to himself as he sighed. He felt like he was treated like a prisoner somehow.
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