The enormous black crow was shot by the pure white arrow before it could dodge.

The arrow exploded within the black crow's body, transforming into an endless white light.

This white light, like a razor, sliced great chunks of flesh from the massive black crow.

The black crow writhed in agony. Its cavernous mouth gaped open, and even the depths of its spiral-lined, sawtooth-ringed throat erupted with white light.

One after another, the nine hundred and ninety-nine eyeballs on its head also burst...

In just a few breaths, the black crow, once a world-ending catastrophe, had become utterly wretched under the pure white arrow's assault.

Countless feathers on its body snapped and fluttered down.

One of them, descending from the void, drifted slowly until it landed on the soil of Ancient Brent, now transformed into a kingdom of the Netherworld...

SWOOSH—

In the quiet room, Lu Yuan silently opened his eyes.

He saw a pale blue ceiling and a circular strip of light emitting a soft, white glow.

A hospital? A treatment room?

Lu Yuan noticed he was wearing blue and white striped hospital garments and lying on an oversized three-by-three-meter bed. Various metallic patches covered his chest and arms. Medical equipment he didn't recognize flanked both sides of the bed.

It seemed the Golde Bear ID Card he'd thrown before passing out had been useful after all.

Lu Yuan was awake but didn't move, not wanting to immediately attract the medical staff.

He lay on the hospital bed, completely relaxed, continuing to ponder the memory of the "black crow."

So, the feather I obtained was actually just an ordinary feather from the black crow that annihilated the Ancient Brent civilization?

Subconsciously, Lu Yuan used his Spiritual Power to probe his body.

He discovered the feather was peacefully suspended within his chest.

Strangely, Lu Yuan could "see" it and sense its presence.

He attempted to touch it with his Spiritual Power... but the feedback was only emptiness.

It came into existence only to complete a certain mission. From birth to maturity, it took merely ten days and nights to annihilate a once-brilliant ancient civilization. A single feather shed from its body was enough to shape a powerful existence like Jokrus, the monarch of Ancient Brent... So... just how powerful is this black crow with a head full of eyeballs? Its power is terrifyingly abnormal!

Yet this monstrous Netherworld creature was gravely wounded by a small, pure white arrow shot from an unknown distance... Who knows if it ultimately survived. The one who fired that arrow... *that* being is the truly terrifying one.

No surprise, the one who shot down the black crow must have been the Holy Light Goddess of the Holy Light Sect. If my own followers were slaughtered and plundered so thoroughly, I'd be furious too...

This time, Lu Yuan had truly witnessed the might of beings and gods he once thought existed only in myths and legends.

Although the entire experience felt like watching a movie.

Undeniably, Lu Yuan's understanding of this world's power hierarchy had been elevated by several orders of magnitude.

The most powerful individual he had encountered so far was Yu Wentong.

In the Imaginary Enemy space, mere Consciousness Inhabitation would be melted by his power. Before the Holy Light Goddess... no, perhaps even before the black crow, he would be no more than an ant. And as for myself, he wasn't even an ant; he was merely a speck of dust, the kind that would vanish with a single puff of breath.

The road ahead is long indeed...

Lu Yuan sighed self-deprecatingly, then his thoughts began to churn once more.

Before Jokrus disintegrated, he said this feather was deliberately left for me. Who is 'He'? That black crow with a head full of eyeballs? Or the woman in the black dress I saw in the Crow Dreamscape, who seemed to be Lamashtu, the Crow God of the Crow God Sect?

Why would He pay special attention to me? Hadn't the Ancient Brent civilization been extinct for countless years? How did He know I would appear in the Lament Ruins, eventually unravel the mystery, and obtain this Nether Crow feather?

Or perhaps He wasn't waiting for me specifically; I just happened to be the first to pass Jokrus's trial? Then how to explain the calling voices that kept appearing in my mind? And what exactly is the origin of the Secret Realms?

Too many questions surfaced in Lu Yuan's mind. He felt that the closer he got to the truth, the further away the *actual* truth became.

Forget it. There's no need to dwell on these useless things. Even if I understood everything now, I'm still just a speck of dust, unable to change anything...

Lu Yuan pushed the chaotic thoughts aside, summoned his class panel, and checked his gains.

The first notification on the panel gave him a stunning surprise.

[Congratulations on obtaining the Legendary Level material—Feather of the Hundred-Eyed Dark Crow!]

Legendary Level?! Feather of the Hundred-Eyed Dark Crow! So the crow with a head full of eyeballs is called the Hundred-Eyed Dark Crow! A single feather is Legendary Level?!

Lu Yuan's mind reeled for a moment, then he continued to check.

[Do you choose to advance your class?]

[Prerequisites not met. Advancement failed.]

[Do you choose to merge class panels?]

[Prerequisites not met. Merge failed.]

Lu Yuan ignored this long list of notifications until he saw a particular one further down—

[Legendary Level Class unlock conditions not met. Current progress: Legendary Level Material (1/3)]

Unlock Legendary Level Class!

Lu Yuan's pupils contracted sharply.

Legendary Level Class.

He now understood why the [Death Teller], [Spear Holder], and [Elephant God, Walking Stance] class panels all had an (Extraordinary) tag.

So, above the Extraordinary Class, there's the Legendary Class! As long as I gather three types of Legendary Level Materials, I can unlock a Legendary Class.

Lu Yuan's heart pounded wildly, and he could hear his breathing grow heavy.

At this moment, he felt as if an unprecedented, gleaming golden gate was beckoning to him.

A line of dialogue slowly echoed in his mind: "At this moment, the gears of destiny begin to creak and turn..."

HUFF—

Lu Yuan took several deep breaths before finally calming himself.

The path for his next endeavor was clear: find the other two Legendary Level materials and unlock his first Legendary Class!

Secret Realms! I must enter more Secret Realms! The higher the rank of an Evil God's Secret Realm, the greater the chance of obtaining a Legendary Level material like the Feather of the Hundred-Eyed Dark Crow...

Lu Yuan's eyes glinted with determination.

The first thing that came to mind was the Elephant God's curse on his right chest.

He wondered if taking down that mysterious, three-headed, six-armed figure standing atop the Demon Mountain could yield a second Legendary Level material.

After mulling over these chaotic thoughts for a good while, Lu Yuan calmed his spirit and continued to examine the changes on his class panel.

[Strength: 22 (Break the Limit 1)]

[Agility: 22 (Break the Limit 1)]

[Constitution: 22 (Break the Limit 1)]

[Intelligence...

Everything on the attribute panel seemed normal until he reached Intelligence.

His original 24 points of Intelligence had soared to 28!

That was a whopping 4-point increase, equivalent to 8 attribute points! Absorbing all those memory fragments and gaining 4 Intelligence points... seems reasonable.

Lu Yuan tested his current Spiritual Power detection range.

WHOOSH—

His misty Spiritual Power suddenly spread out, shooting several kilometers in an instant. It disrupted an unknown number of instruments along its path, triggering a cacophony of piercing alarms.

Unnerved, Lu Yuan quickly retracted his Spiritual Power.

The maximum detection range is nearly three and a half kilometers, comparable to a small radar... If this is reflected in my True Intention, I wonder how much it will expand?

Lu Yuan cautiously tried to condense his True Intention. Immediately, invisible, tiny whirlpools appeared in the air around him.

The air in the room abruptly swirled... He quickly stopped, not daring to test further.

He continued to scroll down.

[Class: Death Teller (Extraordinary) Lv. 11 (10,034/102,400)

Basic Professional Skills: Crow Language Lv. 6 (10/3,200)

Death Omen Eye Lv. 5 (1,508/1,600)

Circulation of Death Qi Lv. 12 (245/204,800)

Junior Professional Skills: Netherworld Clothing Lv. 7 (124/6,400)

To be unlocked, To be unlocked

Core Professional Skills: Panic Boiling Lv. 1]

Lu Yuan blinked. [Death Teller (Extraordinary)] had risen from Lv. 9 to Lv. 11.

[Crow Language] had risen three levels, [Death Omen Eye] two levels, [Netherworld Clothing] three levels, and [Circulation of Death Qi] one level.

The upgrades to the first few skills were within his expectations. However, he was surprised that [Circulation of Death Qi] had only risen by one level.

He remembered that before he passed out, almost all the Death Qi from the Lament Ruins had converged on him, gushing powerfully into his body.

With so much Death Qi absorbed, how could [Circulation of Death Qi] only increase by one level? That doesn't make sense. Could it have all been devoured by *it*?

Lu Yuan subconsciously touched his chest, referring to the Feather of the Hundred-Eyed Dark Crow within.

That seemed to be the only explanation.

Although slightly regrettable, the overall improvement was still significant.

Especially since [Netherworld Clothing] had jumped to Lv. 7 in one go.

Lu Yuan had high hopes for this skill and had already begun to fantasize about how impressively stylish the Death Qi armor generated by a Lv. 7 [Netherworld Clothing] would be.

Furthermore, two Junior Professional Skills of the same tier as [Netherworld Clothing] had also branched out, waiting for him to unlock them one by one.

Setting that aside for now, Lu Yuan turned to his [Fighter] panel.

A single glance made him let out a soft gasp of surprise.

[Class: Fighter Lv. 12 (Max Level)]

Max level?

[Fighter] reached its maximum level at Lv. 12.

Is this the limit for non-Extraordinary classes?

Lu Yuan's eyes twinkled.

He scanned the [Fighter] panel. It was filled with illuminated skills, and all three Core Skills were maxed out.

He had even comprehended two Super Kills.

The only unlit area on the entire panel was a small black section above Super Kill.

Reaching max level... seemed logical.

Now, I need to consider class advancement. If I can break through to Grandmaster, the [Fighter] panel might be able to advance...

Lu Yuan suddenly realized that, unknowingly, he had already reached this stage.

With my Intelligence boosted to 28 points, my True Intention must be at least several hundred meters tall... It seems the difficulty of my breakthrough to Grandmaster has inadvertently increased quite a bit...

Lu Yuan didn't know whether to be pleased or troubled. He shook his head and continued examining his panels.

Finally, there was the fusion progress of the [Student] and [Ancient Language Expert] class panels.

Lu Yuan glanced at it.

The fusion progress for these two classes was currently at 45%.

He estimated that another exploratory scenario like the Lament Ruins would be enough to complete the fusion.

The fusion process didn't affect the use of skills from either panel, so Lu Yuan wasn't in a rush. He figured it could complete whenever; he wasn't in a hurry.

Scrolling to the very bottom of the panel, Lu Yuan saw he currently had 3 disposable attribute points and 3 skill points.

He was contemplating how to allocate them.

Suddenly, the sound of footsteps approached from outside the room. Lu Yuan decided to pause for now and continued to lie quietly on the bed.

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