Chapter 277 [Secret Realm of the Furnace]

The familiar feeling of weightlessness came as expected.

Xia En's consciousness kept falling and falling again...

However, the feeling of this deep dive is different from previous dives.

The surrounding chaotic darkness was obviously more solid and viscous than usual, giving it a strong sense of envelopment.

Moreover, during the fall, Xia En clearly felt that he had passed through an indescribable barrier.

At first, Shane encountered some resistance.

But soon, as his [Secret Power of the Void] seeped out, this barrier was like a coded door with the correct password, allowing Xia En to enter and exit.

It's obvious.

This is exactly the [World Barrier] that Xia En has seen during the promotion ritual.

Thinking of this, Xia En couldn't help but feel a little scared.

If he tried to use the [Anchor Point] to dive into the [Secret Sea] before reaching the fifth level, he might be blocked by this barrier, and he might even suffer unforeseen injuries.

However, Xia En thought of the strange sea water under the cabin of the [Diamond Star].

Why can you directly reach the [Secret Sea] by diving into that seawater?

Could it be that, as Xia En had guessed before, this [Diamond Star] is the projection of its body in the [Secret Sea], and that is why it has such a close connection with the [Secret Sea]?

Many complicated thoughts flashed through Xia En's mind.

Then, when the weightlessness disappeared, he opened his eyes.

What comes into view is a deep, dark sea, so vast that its depth cannot be measured.

Countless obscure lights and shadows flowed rapidly in it.

Some of the rays of light from the stars are scattered, and some are gathered together like a river.

Against this dark background, it looked as bright as a galaxy.

No matter how many times you see this scene, you will be shocked.

Xia En whispered in his heart: "[Secret Sea], I'm back again."

If you really want to count, this is actually the third time that Xia En has dived into the depths of the [Secret Sea].

The first time was during the first-level promotion ritual, when I accidentally performed a [submersible].

As a result, he directly ran into a giant thing in the [Secret Sea], and after hurriedly breaking into a world of light bubbles, he was driven out.

The second time, during the fourth-level promotion ritual, the [Submarine Anchor Point] was left in the [Secret Sea].

Before he could take a second look, he was crushed by another huge will.

However, the two [submersible] times were extremely short, and there was no valuable harvest. They could only be regarded as trials.

Right now, it’s Xia En’s first official exploration of the [Secret Sea]!

Xia En's eyes swept across the chaotic light and shadow in front of him.

Soon, his eyes were attracted by one of the nearest light spots, and a strange light flashed in his eyes.

[Eye of Peeping Secrets] activates!

[Name of secret realm: unknown]

[Whether there are traces of intelligent creatures: unknown]

[Characteristics: Unknown]

[Possible loot: unknown]

[Relationship with "Seven Seas World": extremely low]

[Danger level: extremely high]

There are a lot of unknowns in the information that emerges in front of you.

Obviously, this is because this [Secret Realm] has a low correlation with the [Seven Seas World], and Xia En's use of the [Peeping Eye of Secrets] ability has yet to be developed.

So the information I see is relatively limited.

But even so, the information is far from worthless.

Just seeing the column [Danger Level: Extremely High], Xia En decisively gave up exploring this [Secret Realm] and turned to look at other light spots.

However, maybe Shane was just unlucky.

He looked at four or five light spots in succession, all of which were [secret realms] with extremely low correlation and extremely high danger.

On second thought, so too.

The [Secret Sea] is so big, and the [Secret Realms] in it are more like countless stars.

Searching like this one by one, you will definitely encounter [secret realms] that have nothing to do with [Seven Seas World].

If we continue to investigate like this, we don’t know when we will find it.

"Maybe I'm looking for it in the wrong way."

Xia En said to himself, and then a sudden thought occurred.

"Perhaps, I can directly observe myself with the [Peeping Eye of Secrets], and use this to locate those [Secret Realms] that are highly related to the [Seven Seas World]?"

Shane thought of it and did it.

He quickly calmed down and observed his [Projection Body].

Soon, Xia En saw that from the [Projection Body], there were many dry and dark things spreading like branches, faintly connected to several light spots in the star sea.

"It really works!"

Xia En was in an uplifted mood and had some enlightenment.

These black branches, which are as complex as thorn bushes, are most likely the connection between him and these [secret realms].

In the parlance of Xianxia novels, it is something like "karma" and "fetters".

In the Seven Seas, some mystics may use the word "thread of fate" to describe this wonderful connection.

After all, Xia En's body comes from the [Seven Seas World], and the [Secret Realm] related to it should have a high degree of correlation with the [Seven Seas World].

It didn't take long.

Xia En found a light spot with more black branches and the closest distance.

[Secret Realm Name: Furnace]

[Are there traces of intelligent creatures: Yes]

[Characteristics: "Hot", "Underground claustrophobia", "Shared language", "Trade possible"]

[Possible trophies: lava mine; forging equipment; fire seeds...]

[Relationship with "Seven Seas World": High]

[Danger Level: High]

"......Hmm?"

Xia En raised his eyebrows. The information displayed by this [Furnace Secret Realm] is quite comprehensive and rich.

It immediately gave him a general understanding of the [Furnace Secret Realm].

Judging from various information, the [Furnace Secret Realm] seems to be a good place to explore.

The only drawback is that it is quite dangerous.

Xia En turned his head and looked into the distance. Another light spot covered with many black branches was still quite a distance away.

It would obviously take a lot of time to get there.

In the process of searching for the highly correlated [Secret Realm] before, Xia En had already wasted part of the power of the ship soul.

Besides, no one can guarantee that the next [Secret Realm] encountered will be better than the [Furnace Secret Realm].

According to Xia En's observation, the locations of different [Secret Realms] in the [Secret Sea] are actually changing all the time.

Those flowing starlights are the trajectories of the [Secret Realm].

It seems to contain some special rules, but Xia En cannot study it thoroughly now.

The current situation is...

If we arrive near the next [Secret Realm], but that [Secret Realm] is more dangerous, and we miss the [Furnace Secret Realm] right now, wouldn't it be a waste of time?

After thinking for a moment, Xia En decided not to hesitate and went directly to the light spot of the [Furnace Secret Realm].

As he approached, the light spot gradually turned into a huge light bubble, and its surface emitted a hazy and misty light, which looked magnificent.

Upon closer inspection, the surface of the light bubble was still slightly red, but it was not very obvious.

Then, Xia En did not hesitate and rushed directly to the light bubble.

At this moment, a huge pulling force came, and he felt as if his soul was flying up and being pulled into a certain existence in the [Secret Realm].

Rather than saying "pulling", it was more like "squeezing."

Xia En's soul was forced to enter the body of this existence under the influence of some external force.

The next moment.

The heavy touch from the real world came from his limbs, and there were also several strange perceptions.

Hot and dry.

The smell of blood and the stench of some kind of corpse lingering in the nose.

Although Shane's [projected body] already has various senses, it always seems to be separated by a thin film and is different from the main body.

But the senses at the moment seem extremely real and clear, as if Shane's real body has descended.

"What's going on?"

Shane moved his fingers with difficulty, only to feel that his body was abnormally dull and numb.

Even the simple action of opening his eyes seemed extremely difficult.

This uncomfortable feeling lasted for more than ten seconds, and the unspeakable numbness and dullness all over his body finally gradually faded away.

Shane felt as if he had awakened from a long hibernation and regained the ability to move little by little.

Finally, Shane opened his eyes and saw the surrounding scene clearly.

He saw a drowsy space around him, like an underground cave.

Not far away on the ground, there was a strange-looking "kerosene lamp", and the swaying flames in it reflected the scene inside the cave.

A three-meter-tall, six- to seven-meter-long strange animal corpse was lying in front of Shane.

Its head looked like it had been hit by some kind of blunt object, and it was unrecognizable.

Shane could only barely tell that it was probably some kind of lizard-like monster.

It was red all over, and there were red tumors on its back and crown, like organs storing energy.

Fine scales were all over its body, and its four claws were very sharp.

And on the surface of the lizard monster, there were scars from being beaten by blunt objects, and many places were directly hit and sunken.

Dark red blood accumulated under its body, and the water evaporated under the high temperature, leaving only coagulated blood clots.

Combined with the pits on the ground and walls around it, it is not difficult to see that a fierce battle had taken place in this cave.

One side of the battle was dead, so where was the other side at this time?

Suddenly, Shane felt something was wrong.

Perspective!

His perspective was much shorter than usual!

Just now, Shane's attention was focused on the surrounding environment, and he hadn't noticed anything wrong, but when he looked up at the height of the lizard and the cave, he suddenly woke up.

Shane quickly looked down at his right hand, and what he saw was a completely unfamiliar palm.

This palm looked short and thick, and there was a layer of calluses.

On the arm, he wore a unique style of arm armor, the craftsmanship was very complex and exquisite.

Shane looked at other parts of his body again and found that not only his palm, but his entire body became unusually short and thick.

It was like... the dwarf he had seen before!

Obviously, this was definitely not his own body!

Shane was shocked and murmured: "What's going on?"

He took two deep breaths, forced himself to calm down, and carefully sensed his own state.

Soon, Shane found that, just like in the past [Submerged], he could still sense the existence of his original body and could cancel the [Submerged] state at any time.

In other words, the essence of his body was still [Projected Body].

However, when entering the [Furnace Secret Realm], some special changes occurred, causing the [Projection Body] to drill into a strange body.

After a careful analysis, Xia En immediately had a guess in his mind.

The "squeezing" force he felt earlier might have come from the repulsive force of the [Furnace Secret Realm].

After all, to this world, Shane is a veritable "smuggler."

This is different from the situation in [Blood Moon Secret Realm] and [Rhine Secret Realm].

[Blood Moon Secret Realm] itself is a secret realm based on [Seven Seas World], and [Secret Realm] has always regarded the secret pathers of [Seven Seas World] as its own people.

And Shane has [Empty Beast Heart Seal], which is equivalent to being recognized by [Rhine Secret Realm], and is even regarded as [Lord of Rhine].

So, he can decide to let outsiders enter [Rhine Secret Realm] without being rejected by the will of [Secret Realm].

But to [Furnace Secret Realm], Shane is like a thief who breaks into this place, and it is inevitable that he will be hostile.

In this case, [Projection Body] was forced to drill into the body of an aboriginal in [Furnace Secret Realm] to avoid the pressure of the will of [Secret Realm].

However, doing so is obviously not without influence.

Shaen glanced at the panel.

[Projector's name: Bronzebeard·Warhammer]

[Race: Dwarf]

[Current comprehensive quality: 3.5! ]

His current comprehensive quality is only about one-third of that in normal state.

Considering that he needs to adapt to the unfamiliar body, the combat power that Shane can exert will only be lower.

Of course, Shane also realized that he could actually let the [Projected Body] temporarily leave this body to fight, so as to burst out all the combat power.

However, doing so may cause the rejection of the will of the [Secret Realm], resulting in the premature end of [Submergence].

It is a killer move when it is forced.

After roughly sorting out the current situation, Shane forced himself to stand up.

Only then did he see that next to the giant lizard corpse, there was a huge warhammer lying.

A rough estimate shows that it seems to be longer than the height of Shane's body.

Obviously, this is the weapon of this "Bronzebeard·Warhammer".

Shane picked up the warhammer and felt warm and hard in his hand, and inexplicably felt like he was driving it with his arm.

That was probably the muscle memory left in this body, which could be transformed into some kind of good fighting skills.

"This hammer..."

Xia En looked at the war hammer carefully and was surprised.

The whole hammer was made of some unknown material, and it seemed to have adopted some special forging process. The quality and hardness were very good.

Moreover, there was a special quenching pattern on the surface of the war hammer, which looked a bit like flames and a bit like thorns.

Strangely, this pattern gave Xia En a sense of familiarity.

As if he had seen it somewhere.

"Quenching... Forging..."

Xia En suddenly realized: "Yes, it's Xiange!"

When the bronze dragon Xiange used [Forging Fire Technique], it seemed that similar patterns were generated.

And at this moment.

In the cave not far away, there was a sound of footsteps.