Chapter 296 The So-called Ultimate
Chapter 296 The So-called Ultimate
Lu Li never expected the other party to react like this. The moment the fat dragon pressed down on him, the default protection mechanism of the End Space was triggered on him.
When the crackling sound rang out, it was the first time he saw the barrier of the End Space that protected the explorers in the space, and it was also the first time he saw the barrier shattered...
Just when he thought that he was going to be crushed by the fat dragon, the fat dragon paused again, and his fat body braked very flexibly, stretched out his dragon claws, and grabbed the black card from Lu Li's hand.
It put its claws together, clamped the card, then turned around, with a secretive look, and faced Lu Li with its fat butt.
Lu Li: ???
"What's the situation? How much is the price?"
Lu Li was completely confused and wondered if this surprise shop would work. The surprise was quite satisfying.
After a while, the fat dragon turned around and made a whine. The expression on the dragon's face was a little unnatural, meaning that this card was "not for sale".
Lu Li was amused. "Things that are already on the shelf, do they still make sense to take them back? Is this a surprise store?"
The Fat Dragon seemed a little embarrassed, as uneasy as an intern who made a mistake at work, and after a while it stretched out its paw and gestured, meaning that it was okay to exchange it, but you had to use all the remaining medals of honor to exchange it.
Lu Li was now in a dilemma. To be honest, he wanted to exchange this card more out of curiosity. Referring to the previous Fat Dragon Doll, his remaining medals of honor could be exchanged for at least three more dark gold items, and the S-level medal of honor could be exchanged for an epic full score.
This is no small number. If you exchange it directly for high-level items, you can effectively improve your combat effectiveness or survivability.
Letting him go for a mirror fight with an unknown strong man would cost him four medals, which was not cost-effective no matter how you looked at it.
But curiosity was like a claw scratching in his heart, and Lu Li himself was eager to compete with the strong in order to deduce and improve his own martial arts.
In addition, Fatty Dragon's attitude was also suspicious, which made Lu Li waver for a while.
He looked up at Fat Dragon's eyes and found that the other party turned his head away, but he held the black card tightly in his claws, looking a little guilty.
Could it be that... the value of this thing is actually much higher than he imagined? Did Fatty Dragon deliberately make things difficult for him because he didn't want to get it?
Considering how Pangpanglong almost violated the rules as a staff member and "attacked" him at the beginning, he felt that his guess might be correct.
After thinking about it, Lu Li gritted his teeth and said, "Change!"
The fat dragon raised his claws and covered his dragon face, "Ouch!"
It took out the black card very reluctantly and put it back into Lu Li's hand, with pity in its eyes, "Woo woo woo woo ..."
Lu Li felt a little unhappy after receiving the black card. The look in Fat Dragon's eyes and the "Dragon Language" seemed to be saying, "It's over, your heart is about to break."
As a martial arts master, he naturally wanted to see higher peaks to verify his own way. Now that he had obtained this card, he would definitely go and experience it.
As for the story of his heart breaking, he didn't believe it.
After the exchange was completed, the Fat Dragon waved his claws and put away all the display cases.
It's magical, the display cabinet looks semi-transparent and the things in it are virtual, but as long as he chooses something, it will become solid and he can take it out. I don't know the principle.
After closing the stall, Fat Dragon sat there like a child who was worried about being punished after doing something wrong. He waved his dragon claws to say goodbye to Lu Li with a sad face.
After spending all his money and without any medals of honor, Lu Li naturally did not linger. He had no intention of continuing to communicate with the weird fat dragon and simply left the room.
Interestingly, as soon as he left the room, his walls returned to their original state, as if the Fat Dragon's surprise shop had never appeared.
Lu Li asked the End Space about the details of this store, and the answer he got was that Fat Dragon's Surprise Store would only appear when the Pioneer held an S-level or above Medal of Honor, and it would be hidden at other times.
Lu Li was spinning this mysterious black card in his hand. It had the unique vine pattern of the End on it. It was exquisite and mysterious, making him eager to try it out immediately.
But his reason told him that he had just completed the strengthening and had not yet adapted. It would be best to experience it after adjusting his condition to the peak, otherwise he would waste the opportunity for the ultimate experience.
After some thought, Lu Li decided to pay to practice in the intermediate training ground for a few days to adapt to his existing abilities.
Before that, Lu Li had to go to the trading market and commercial street again.
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"Hey, you unlucky guy, do you want to order some custom equipment?"
The girl in the sailor uniform smiled and greeted Lu Li in front of her.
Lu Li turned around and left with a dark face.
Seeing this, the girl in the sailor uniform quickly stepped forward and blocked Lu Li's way. "Stop it, I'm kidding. I'm counting on you to open the store."
"I'm very lucky, don't talk nonsense."
Lu Li affirmed himself again, and after entering the store with the girl in the sailor uniform, he put forward his needs, "I want you to help me make an epic belt and leggings."
"I can understand the leotards, but the belt...are you so overfunded?"
The girl in the sailor uniform looked at Lu Li with some confusion. "The belt is considered an unconventional protective gear. It is an addition to the main protective gear. It can only add a few attributes and benefits."
"I already have equipment for other wearable locations, so I was thinking about whether to add this part. Do you have any good suggestions?"
Lu Li was ready to listen to the advice of the professional equipment maker.
He was wandering around the trading market in the morning and discovered that this type of equipment could be used, which gave him the idea.
It was just because he was used to customized ones, and he couldn't find the equipment he liked after searching the trading market for a long time, so he came down to find his personal blacksmith.
"Personally, as long as I can make money, it's fine. But I think you still have room for improvement in other areas. I remember that you have never customized pendants from me, right?"
The girl in the sailor suit said, "If your current one is not epic, I suggest you change it. The improvement will be greater than adding something like a belt."
After thinking about it, Lu Li felt that what the girl in the sailor uniform said made sense. The necklace he was using now was the Congxin Pendant that he got from Muzan's box. As a pendant of legendary quality, it had very good performance and could bring people excellent survival ability.
But honestly speaking, what Lu Li wanted was not "following his heart", but the offensive power of head-on confrontation. He still hoped that the accessories could further enhance his damage ability.
"Then I'll make a pendant and leggings. I hope the accessories can increase the attack multiplier. It would be even better if they can be made into growth equipment."
Lu Li affirmed the other party's plan.
The girl in the sailor uniform rolled her eyes. "Do you think growth equipment is common stuff? Can you make it just because you want to? It depends on luck and fate."
"Not force."
Lu Li nodded. He didn't hold much hope in the first place. "As for the leg guards, I hope you can help me add some special functions..."
After listening to Lu Li's description, the girl opened her mouth slightly, "Ah? Are you sure you won't kill yourself like this?" "Don't worry, I know what I want. This is what I want."
Lu Li affirmed.
"Okay then, let's do as you requested. Since you've just completed the customization of the entire house, I won't force you to buy a bed this time. I'll give you 500,000 End of the World Coins."
The girl in the sailor uniform skillfully took out a contract and asked Lu Li to confirm it.
After confirming that everything was correct, Lu Li signed the contract, paid half of the deposit, and habitually looked at the types of beds on the shelf.
What surprised him was that the beds on the Sailor Uniform Girl's shelf were the same as the last time he saw them, and there were no new products.
“Why haven’t you updated the goods?”
Lu Li asked curiously.
The girl in the sailor uniform yawned. "I'm busy making your equipment and customizing your room. How can I have time to make new models?"
She only told half the truth. Although she had the reason to help Lu Li make things, the main reason was that she took time out for further studies and did not make her favorite furniture.
"It's my fault."
Lu Li smiled and said, "But soon you will be able to immerse yourself in the joy of making furniture. I may not bother you for a while."
The girl in the sailor suit was stunned after hearing this, and then she understood what Lu Li meant. The man in front of her became stronger too fast, and he was the most outrageous "explorer" she had ever seen.
It's only been a few worlds and she already has a set of epic fully customized equipment. I'm afraid that after another world, Lu Li will have to start playing with dark gold equipment, and by then, her crafting skills will be a bit behind.
When she thought of this, she felt a little inexplicably sad. She didn't expect that she would be "unemployed" again so soon.
"Don't worry, I will still help you introduce business. After all, your craftsmanship is excellent and the bed is also good."
Lu Li waved his hand as he turned around and left the commercial street.
The girl in the sailor uniform looked at Lu Li's back and fell into deep thought. After a while, she muttered, "This won't do..."
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Seven days later, Lu Li's figure moving around in the training ground stopped.
He cast the spell manually, dispelling one shadow clone after another. The experience gained from training was transferred into his mind, which brought him great benefits.
He has been spending the past few days in the training ground, adapting to his new abilities and physical attributes. After high-intensity training, he has completely adapted to his current state and can fully exert his strength.
In addition to adapting his body and practicing some practical skills, Lu Li also picked up another practice that had been stagnant for a long time.
That is the resonance training with Zanpakutō. Previously, when Lu Li was in the world of Bleach, with the help of his roommate Sosuke, he got a glimpse into the depths of the soul world, achieved a preliminary resonance with Zanpakutō, and thus completed the Shikai.
But honestly speaking, his way and process of Shikai are very different from those of regular Shinigami. He named his Zanpakutō, and although it fits his style of martial arts thinking, strictly speaking it does not conform to the normal Zanpakutō Shikai process.
In other words, he named his Zanpakutō forcefully, not because he knew the real name of Zanpakutō, which led to him encountering strong resistance when he wanted to study Bankai.
Lu Li originally wanted to unite his mind and continue with the previous method to come up with a new name for Zanpakutō's Bankai, but he found that it was completely impossible. He thought things were too simple.
Not only was he unable to perform Bankai, he found that he could no longer resonate with his Zanpakutō. Since leaving the World of Death, he had not been able to enter the bottom of that abyss again.
He didn't know what was going on. He wondered if there was something special in his soul. He didn't have any psychological trauma like Sosuke said, so why did he end up like that?
After Lu Li improved in all aspects in the past few days, he couldn't help but try to resonate with his Zanpakutō. He practiced with the passive mode on every time he went to sleep, but still got nothing.
Lu Li was helpless and couldn't think of a good way to solve this problem for a while. He could only wait until he entered the world of death and ask his old friends for advice.
Today's warm-up was over. Lu Li adjusted his condition to the best and took out a black card from the storage space. He wanted to see what the mystery was about the thing that Fatty Dragon was reluctant to sell.
"Finally, I want to use the Ultimate Training Ground Experience Card."
He applied for the End Space.
[Received the request, now starting to make arrangements for the pioneers, please wait...]
After about a few minutes, the End Space gave another prompt.
[Before entering the ultimate training ground, the pioneers need to know the following rules:]
[1. The experience card can only automatically match the Pioneer with a strong mirror image that matches your combat style. The Pioneer cannot choose by himself.]
[2. Everything you see in the Ultimate Training Ground is top secret. Do not disclose the information about the strong people you encounter to anyone (including the Space Pioneers). Violators will be killed!]
[3. Explorers above level 85 are strictly prohibited from entering the ultimate training ground.]
Lu Li looked at these three rules and felt confused. He could understand the first one, thinking that it was the function of the trial card being castrated, but what did the last two mean?
A mirror image of a strong person with the same attributes as me, what's the point of keeping the information secret? Can't I even tell you?
Also, the concept of explorers above level 85 is too far away from me, right?
With the confusion and expectation of buying something new, Lu Li stepped into the dark door that opened in front of him in the End Space.
After entering this door, there was a heavy closing sound from behind, and then Lu Li found himself completely blocked in a dim space.
On the desolate land, there was a dark red blood moon hanging in the sky, and the atmosphere was very strange.
Just when Lu Li was about to ask Zhongyan where his opponent was, the crisis alarm in his brain started to sound wildly, and every cell in his body began to tremble.
Subconsciously, Lu Li slightly tilted his head and locked his eyes on the figure walking from the end of the dark earth.
Under the blood moon, the man in black clothes and holding a black knife walked slowly, but the ground was rapidly retreating under his feet.
It was clearly a being of the same nature as him, but that man seemed to be carrying an endless evil aura, engulfing the world like a tidal wave. An endless sense of oppression came over him, making it difficult for Lu Li to even breathe.
When the figure came closer, the light of the blood moon shone on him, but Lu Li's Mangekyō Sharingan could not see the other person's appearance clearly, or it seemed that he saw it, but forgot it the next moment.
He just instinctively judged from the body shape that this should be a man.
The other person held a pitch-black blade in his hand, and a translucent black shadow appeared behind the man like a snake, as if protecting the man.
As the man got closer to Lu Li, the heavy murderous aura almost solidified into substance, transforming into a scarlet tide that rushed towards Lu Li, causing his body to tremble instinctively.
The biological instinct made his body tremble with fear, and the warrior's instinct made him extremely excited. Under the double influence, he trembled with his hands and barely clenched the demon prisoner, with a fanatical fighting spirit in his eyes, wanting to test the gap between himself and the ultimate.
Thanks to Chafanrensheng for the 6000 points, thanks to Huangtunlianjia for the 500 points, thanks to Wasteland Walker for the 100 points, thanks to Shijiu0v0 for the 100 points, thanks to Yujuntongzai for the 100 points, thanks to Bie'anjun for the 100 points
(End of this chapter)