"Cloud Secret Realm!"

Han Xing blurted out.

Encountering a Cloud Secret Realm here can be considered quite lucky.

Han Xing maneuvered the Sky Island to gradually approach this Cloud Secret Realm.

As he got closer, he saw a star appear above the vortex.

This represents the difficulty of the Secret Realm.

"A one-star Secret Realm?"

Han Xing manipulated the Sky Island to hover near the edge of the vortex, and at this moment, a system prompt appeared.

[One-Star Cloud Secret Realm: Lost Palace]

[Difficulty: Medium, Players Allowed: 1~2, Suggested Level: 6~10.]

[Enter?]

"Lost Palace. Should I enter?" Han Xing hesitated for a moment.

Although it's just a one-star Secret Realm, it still has its difficulties.

The suggestion indicates 1~2 players. With a companion, the risk would be significantly reduced.

At this time, Han Xing suddenly wondered if he should turn back and find Chu Yu to form a team.

However, he quickly shook his head.

He had many special items on him, like the Space Backpack, the S+ Growth Level Coal Ball, and the legendary quality Purple Armor.

Any of these items would be enough to make other survivors envious.

If he teamed up with others, it would inevitably expose him.

If it were someone he knew, it would be fine, but if it were an unfamiliar person who spread the word about what he had, he would attract a lot of unwanted attention.

Before setting up territorial defenses, Han Xing decided not to take the risk.

At this moment, Han Xing suddenly thought of something and, rubbing his chin, pondered, "Does the system's suggestion of 1~2 include pets?"

"At the current stage, besides me, there shouldn't be any other survivors with a pet. So, Coal Ball's combat power shouldn't be counted."

"If that's the case, my actual combat power is equivalent to two people right now."

"Moreover, Coal Ball's strength is far superior to most survivors. With its assistance, the performance would be much better than teaming up with others!"

Han Xing's eyes lit up, sensing a chance.

After a comprehensive consideration, he realized he could challenge this Secret Realm alone!

So, Han Xing summoned Coal Ball to his side and clicked confirm.

The next moment, the vortex suddenly emitted a faint light, and the Teleportation Gate opened.

Then, he entered the vortex with Coal Ball.

...

At the moment of stepping into the vortex, Han Xing felt the world around him shake, and the scene spun wildly.

When his vision returned to normal, the scenery before him changed completely.

Han Xing found himself on a field of architectural ruins.

This place seemed to have been a palace once, surrounded by collapsed bricks and stones, and columns...

The entire area of the palace was massive, at least five to six thousand square meters.

The ground was paved with slabs, covered in a thick layer of dust.

The palace seemed to be situated in a valley, shrouded by thick cloud layers on all sides, rendering no view beyond the palace itself.

When Han Xing attempted to walk toward the cloud layer region, a system prompt appeared.

[You have reached the edge of the map, please return the way you came.]

Han Xing pondered, "So the cloud-covered areas are impassable, meaning my activity is confined within these palace ruins?"

Another system prompt appeared at this moment.

[Cloud Secret Realm: Lost Palace Stage One Challenge Task Activated. Survivors, please prepare for battle.]

Once the prompt ended, Han Xing suddenly felt a mild tremor on the ground.

"What! The battle begins immediately?" Han Xing exclaimed in surprise.

"This Secret Realm challenge is way too direct!"

Simultaneously, a massive hand suddenly shot out from the ruins.

Han Xing immediately became alert.

Rumble~

With the sound of bricks falling, a gigantic yellow humanoid monster sat up from the ruins.

Just the upper half of its body was exposed, and it was already over two meters tall, with the rest still buried beneath the ruins, hinting at its enormity!

In the next moment, this sleeping giant slowly propped itself up to stand.

Only now could Han Xing see the monster's full appearance clearly.

Its height exceeded four meters. Its whole body appeared to be molded from earth, yet it was made of a special material resembling brass, but even harder, comparable to refined iron!

The Earth Giant's body surface faintly bore white patterns like human veins, with energy subtly flowing within.

These were actually energy circuits made of mithril.

A human-sized special device on its chest emitted a brilliant green light, continuously supplying it with energy for movement.

In Han Xing's view, the monster's attributes appeared.

[Spiritual Puppet (One-Star Special Creature)]

[Level: lv7]

[Power: 48, Agility: 37, Spirit: 35, Constitution: 55]

[Spiritual Core Remaining Spiritual Energy: 30]

[Spiritual Core Remaining Defense Value: 100]

[Skills: Energy Shot, Rock Body (Passive Skill, reduces physical attack damage by 30%).]

"Spiritual Puppet? What kind of thing is this?"

Seeing its attributes, Han Xing exclaimed, "Its constitution is monstrously high at 55 points! And with that passive ability reducing physical damage by 30%, normal survivors wouldn't even scratch its defense."

Evidently, Han Xing was also a physical profession, and the Spiritual Puppet's passive affected him as well.

However, fortunately, his Attack Power greatly exceeded those at the same tier, allowing him to inflict substantial damage even with some reduction.

Meanwhile, the Spiritual Puppet developed a strong aggression towards Han Xing, opening its flat mouth and emitting a mechanical synthesized voice.

"Intruder, die!"

The energy core on the Spiritual Puppet's chest began to emit intense green light. Concurrently, a cluster of energy gathered in its palm, seemingly charging up.

Buzz!

The Spiritual Puppet's attack finished charging, and a burst of energy shot out from the energy circuit in its palm!

Han Xing sensed an overwhelming crisis from this strike.

Getting hit would likely result in serious injury or worse.

Han Xing executed a swift roll, evading the attack.

Before rolling, he had already released the arrow that had been held ready in his hand.

Swoosh!

The Fine Iron Arrow, powered by the Moon Crown Longbow's formidable attack bonus, struck the left side of the Spiritual Puppet's face directly.

However, in the next moment, Han Xing noticed that this arrow did not cause any damage to it.

The arrow hit its target but penetrated less than ten centimeters, as if hitting a stone head-on.

For the Spiritual Puppet, this wound felt like a mere scratch.

"Damn, that's all the damage it dealt?" Han Xing was a bit flabbergasted.

The attack seemed to have enraged the Spiritual Puppet.

It began to move its giant steps, charging toward Han Xing.

"For... Lord Kaelon!"

Thud! Thud thud!

Every step of the Spiritual Puppet slammed into the ground like a boulder, producing a dull sound.

Even before it approached, a powerful sense of oppression overwhelmed Han Xing!

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