53: Exclusive secret realm, mind space (reset).

You have entered the Summoning Battlefield.

Current Stage: Contaminated Demihuman Outpost.

Stage Objective: Eliminate all Undead units. Failure to complete within 6 hours will result in elimination.

Stage Monsters: Ghoul Orc Axeman (Lv.15), Ghoul Orc Headhunter (Lv.15), Orc Shaman (Lv.18), Ghoul Orc Centurion (Lv.20).

Stage Restrictions: Holy Light Spells are forbidden. Experience gain is reduced to 20%.

Stage Enhancement: Summoning attribute increased by 20%.

Matching Rules: Random Matchmaking (5 to 20 players).

Rewards: Skill Awakening Scroll (1st to 10th place), Elite Breakthrough Gem (11th to 100th place), Elementary Attribute Fruit * 5 (101st to 200th place).

Do you wish to match with teammates?

"No."

Inside a simple yet elegant wooden house, Qin Yang silently thought.

As a composite Challenge Space, each stage of the Summoning Battlefield has different rules and gameplay.

Before starting a stage, Professionals can choose to team up or solo based on the rules.

Random matchmaking means the Heavenly Dao will assign teammates.

Once matched, a team will be teleported together.

Qin Yang needed to complete Qin Chuan's task, so teaming up was naturally out of the question.

After refusing the team-up prompt, he pushed open the door and walked out of the wooden house.

Before him lay a desolate forest.

Death and decay enveloped every inch of the land.

Trees were twisted, and withered leaves covered the ground.

Ghouls with empty eyes shambled about.

Carrying the stench of decay and death, they roamed everywhere.

"An Undead-type stage, and Holy Light is forbidden?"

Qin Yang stood on high ground, overlooking the entire area.

The stage objective was to eliminate all Undead units.

But judging by the size of the forest, this was no small task.

It was estimated that there were at least 800 Ghouls in the forest, if not a thousand, including Bosses.

For Professionals below Rank 20, soloing this stage was almost impossible.

However, Qin Yang was not alone.

His Mental Energy attribute had accumulated to 643 points.

Coupled with a 40% reduction in consumption, he could summon 107 Imperial City Guards at once.

The total attributes of the Imperial Guards had already reached 2700 points.

With the stage enhancement, it was close to 3000 points, equivalent to a 4-star potential monster.

With 100 Imperial Guards deployed, let alone Undead, they would even strip the forest bare!

However, before clearing these Undead, Qin Yang still had to complete Qin Chuan's task.

He needed to summon and contract an Undead in this stage, and open a special Secret Realm with a Rank limit below 18.

"Let's complete the old man's task first. Hopefully, it won't be too much trouble."

Qin Yang thought to himself, taking out the Forbidden Soul Stone from his backpack.

Item: Forbidden Soul Stone.

Quality: Purple Grade.

Description: Can Seal any Soul below a god. Crushing it will release the phantom.

In this era, Necromancers were very powerful, and Soul Stones were quite common.

But the Forbidden Soul Stone was illegal; this item could Seal human Souls, preventing them from finding peace even after death.

The Forbidden Soul Stone glowed with a black-purple light.

Within it, a phantom slowly floated, looking quite extraordinary.

"A one-time purple-grade item, who could be Sealed inside?"

Qin Yang pondered.

Such a valuable item wouldn't be used to Seal a minor character.

The so-called "Demihuman Scout" was definitely a special existence.

Although Qin Chuan hadn't mentioned any danger, to be safe, Qin Yang still needed to make some preparations.

"Long live my Emperor."

The Imperial Guard knelt and saluted.

Qin Yang, dressed in emperor yangs sinful dragon robe, gazed at the Imperial Guard and said, "I intend to sacrifice your Physical Body."

"This subject is immensely honored."

The Imperial Guard did not hesitate for a moment.

Qin Yang nodded in satisfaction.

Most intelligent summoned beings had loyalty.

But his summoned beings had a thought imprint.

They were absolutely loyal to the Supreme Emperor, even if it meant having their Physical Body stripped away.

Roar!

Sinful Dragon Sacrifice!

As the equipment's skill was activated, an evil and mournful Dragon roar echoed through Heaven and Earth.

The blood-red Dragon Robe fluttered without wind, and the six pupils in the Dragon's eye on his chest slowly rotated.

At the same time, the Imperial Guard's tall body rapidly disintegrated into a mass of blood-red mist, which was absorbed into the six-pupiled Dragon's eye.

"Imperial Guard" has been sacrificed.

50% of the target's Physique has been converted into a shield.

Current Shield Value: 1000.

As the prompt appeared, a crimson mist also emanated around Qin Yang.

Like rivers of blood, it slowly flowed around him.

"1000 points of shield value, who can break this?"

Qin Yang felt completely secure.

Immediately, he summoned the Imperial Guard again.

Hmm, the sense of security doubled again.

After ensuring everything was foolproof,

Qin Yang then crushed the Forbidden Soul Stone.

Immediately, a mournful wail rang out, as if a lament from Hell.

Following that, a phantom slowly appeared.

The phantom emitted a faint blue light and was semi-transparent.

But it was still clearly discernible that this was a girl of sixteen or seventeen.

She wore light armor, clearly indicating she was an agile, bow-wielding Professional.

The gems and magic patterns on her armor suggested her identity was not ordinary.

In addition, she had a pair of delicate antlers on either side of her forehead, like branching twigs.

Name: Demihuman Scout (Ghost).

Race: Deer-kin Demihuman.

Rank: 18.

Strength: 0.

Agility: 0.

Mental Energy: 203.

Physique: 0.

Description: She was once a noble of the Demihuman Empire. Due to her special abilities, she became a scout for delivering confidential intelligence. For a hundred years, she has guarded a secret, finding no peace and enduring torment for it.

"Deer-kin Demihuman, truly rare."

Looking at the Ghost before him, Qin Yang felt curious.

Demihumans were a broad racial category.

Among them were fox-kin, cat-kin, and dog-kin.

Aside from human appearance, they all possessed characteristics of their own race.

Such as fox tails, cat ears, and so on.

The Ghost before him, however, had a pair of small antlers.

Just as Qin Yang was curious, the Ghost spoke.

"Human, why did you summon me? Is it for the map of the Demihuman ruins?"

The Ghost's voice was crisp, and her eyes, looking at Qin Yang, held a hint of wariness.

"Does it possess intelligence?"

Qin Yang thought.

Such summoned beings usually have a certain backstory.

But Qin Yang was not interested in her story and directly activated the "Oath Ring" on his hand.

As the equipment's skill was activated, a prompt immediately appeared before him.

Contract Target: Yun Yao.

Contract Success Rate: 10%.

"So your name is Yun Yao."

"Only 10%?"

A sharp glint flashed in Qin Yang's eyes.

The lower the Mental Energy of the contract target, the higher the success rate.

In this situation, it was still necessary for the Imperial Guards to put some pressure on this Ghost.

Otherwise, she might not cooperate with him.

Just as Qin Yang was about to summon the Imperial Guards.

The Ghost named "Yun Yao" spoke first.

"Summoner, I know what you want."

"I can take you to the map, but you need to help me with one thing."

Qin Yang curled his lips into a sneer and said, "You are not in a position to bargain with me."

As soon as he finished speaking, a figure in a flying fish robe and a flying saucer helmet appeared behind him.

Qin Yang continued, "Either be obediently contracted, or be forcibly contracted under 'Agonizing Torment'."

"Agonizing Torment!?"

Yun Yao's pupils contracted sharply; she clearly recognized it.

Agonizing Torment was a notorious Skill.

In the Human World, some do-gooders even called for the prohibition of this Skill.

She seemed to recall unpleasant memories, shaking her head desperately, "Enough! Demihuman civilization has already perished, and I have been dead for over a hundred years. I don't want to suffer for this secret anymore!"

"That's right."

Qin Yang's lips curved into a smile, and he directly initiated the contract.

With a hum, a prompt appeared before his eyes.

Yun Yao (Ghost) has been contracted.

With the contract complete, Qin Yang proceeded to the next step.

He said to Yun Yao, "You should be able to open a special Secret Realm for me. Don't just stand there; get moving. I'm in a hurry."

At this point, Yun Yao had resigned herself to her fate.

She nodded with a complex expression, then closed her eyes slightly.

Immediately, a vortex unfolded before Qin Yang.

Exclusive Secret Realm: Yun Yao's Domain of Intent.

Rank: Below Rank 18.

Monsters: Unknown.

Description: The Domain of Intent is a talent ability that allows one to materialize an exclusive space within their mind. Time is suspended within this space, and living beings are permitted to enter.

Note: Living beings entering the Domain of Intent must not exceed Yun Yao's Rank.

"This ability is quite good!"

Seeing the Secret Realm's attributes, Qin Yang's eyes lit up.

He realized that the old man Qin Chuan had given him another great gift!