566: Preparations before revealing the secret realm

When Number Two asked him for a rootless fruit before, Gu Qinghan had looked at the rootless fruit and fallen into a brief contemplation.

At that time, he had actually remembered something.

When interrogating Number Twenty-Two's soul, Gu Qinghan also obtained a piece of information he had almost overlooked.

That was, Number One had once given Number Twenty-Two a fruit for her to eat.

From Number Twenty-Two's description, that fruit was indeed the rootless fruit.

Moreover, Gu Qinghan would not forget that this guy had been continuously creating Clerics, seemingly waiting for the arrival of a new era.

At the same time, this Number One seemed to harbor a strange hatred for Gu Qinghan.

Gu Qinghan would not allow such an enemy to continue growing, so he decided to proactively initiate this auction.

Before the opponent was fully prepared, Gu Qinghan had to obtain enough information, or even directly unmask him!

However, Gu Qinghan could not recall who he had made an enemy of.

Those he had grudges with should have been killed by him at that time.

Could it be that friends or relatives of those he killed at the time did not come forward and harbored this hatred all along?

Seeing that Gu Qinghan seemed to have a plan, Chu Tian stretched his shoulders and said,

“Since you’ve already planned it, then we’ll go back and quickly improve our strength.”

Gu Qinghan raised an eyebrow at him: “Improve strength? Have you forgotten the secret realm I’m going to make public?”

“Are you going to make it public now? But if we enter the secret realm now and can’t return within a short time, and the dragons attack again...” Chu Tian was a little worried.

Gu Qinghan had, of course, already considered this point. He said in a deep voice:

“Without entering the secret realm, how will you level up now?

Are you relying on the monsters from the gate of calamity that no longer provide much experience?

We don’t know when the dragons will attack next, and I estimate the offensive will be even more ferocious than this time.

We must seize every moment to become stronger, otherwise, this tragedy will only repeat itself.”

Although Shangjing Base killed two dragons with Gu Qinghan’s help this time, the cost was also enormous.

The same was true for Whale Fall City; if they couldn't quickly become stronger, the next dragon attack would only drench this place in blood once more.

Chu Tian fell silent; he understood that Gu Qinghan was telling the truth.

“Then how many secret realms are you planning to open?”

“All of them, open them simultaneously!”

Gu Qinghan’s voice reached everyone’s ears, and even the powerhouses of Whale Fall City were somewhat shocked by his idea.

Gu Qinghan had long anticipated everyone’s reaction and said with a smile:

“Although it sounds a bit alarming, we are much stronger now than the last time we entered an immortal grade secret realm, aren’t we?

Leaving aside the increase in levels, everyone’s Holy Class has basically been upgraded to advanced, right?

And before entering the secret realm, I will also help everyone further enhance their strength.”

Saying that, Gu Qinghan revealed a medal pieced together from two parts.

“I can open the Giant Kingdom dungeon for everyone to enter and improve their strength. I’ve already studied it last night, and this secret realm has three difficulty levels.

Before challenging the dungeon, you need to select a skill first. The reward for clearing the dungeon is to permanently gain an Enlargement effect for that skill.

The three difficulty levels correspond to Enlargement multiples of 1.5x, 2x, and 3x, but each person only has one chance to challenge.

Whether successful or failed, you cannot enter this dungeon again.

Therefore, I recommend that everyone assess their own capabilities and choose the corresponding difficulty.

Since this dungeon can only allow a maximum of ten people to enter simultaneously, I have decided to prioritize those with stronger abilities.”

After Gu Qinghan finished speaking, he looked back at the crowd, waiting for their reactions.

A few seconds later, Chu Tian was the first to speak:

“Alright, then I’ll go first and see what the highest difficulty is like for everyone.”

Gu Qinghan looked at him but gently shook his head:

“Everyone, enter the dungeon first to improve your strength; this method is faster, and the challenge will be over in about half an hour at most.

As for you, I have other arrangements.”

“Arrangements?”

“Mm.”

Gu Qinghan opened the dungeon gate in the open space, letting Piao Jun be responsible for deciding the order of those who entered.

He himself pulled Chu Tian aside, while also releasing Gu Qingyuan.

“What, are you going to secretly give me some of that dew?”

Chu Tian smiled; Gu Qinghan had previously given him some dew privately, and it had indeed helped him a lot in battle.

Gu Qinghan shook his head and suddenly said,

“I’ll give you a skill, do you want it?”

“Give me a skill?”

“It’s a skill stripped from a Fire Elemental Dragon, capable of temporarily lowering your level to recover from injuries.”

Gu Qinghan looked pointedly at Chu Tian’s chest, where the faintly glowing golden light was already hard to hide.

Chu Tian opened his mouth, then quickly waved his hand, saying,

“No, no, such a precious skill is better given to someone else; giving it to me would be a bit of a waste.”

Even if Gu Qinghan didn't say it, he knew this skill was absolutely rare.

He felt he was half a cripple, and if he suddenly died one day, this skill would be directly wasted.

“I know what you’re thinking, but this skill is most suitable for you.

Because I need to collect professional characteristics from a non-Cleric to teach my Death Knights new skills.

Among non-Clerics, the strongest person I can think of is only you.”

“But...” Chu Tian was still hesitating.

“No buts. This is a notification, not a discussion.”

Gu Qinghan smiled, and the next moment, Gu Qingyuan suddenly emitted a faint red glow that connected to Chu Tian.

Chu Tian only felt a warmth throughout his body, and then a powerful force surged into him.

This feeling lasted for several minutes, and when the red glow dissipated, he had gained a new skill.

“How is it?” Gu Qinghan asked.

“A power has been added to my body, merging with my own professional characteristics to form a new skill.”

Chu Tian paused, seemingly checking the newly appeared skill.

A few seconds later, he said with some hesitation,

“This new skill is called Re-seal...”

“Hmm?”

“That’s the name, but the effect is similar to what you said, which is to lower strength to recover from injuries.”

Hearing Chu Tian’s words, Gu Qinghan turned to look at Gu Qingyuan.

Gu Qingyuan spread his hands, indicating that he hadn't expected it to be like this either:

“Actually, it’s quite reasonable. After all, if a human using this skill suddenly had a large amount of lava appear around them, it would probably be suicide.”

Gu Qinghan nodded, then quickly urged Chu Tian:

“Quick, use your skill! You’ve already received your pay, do you still want to slack off?”

Chu Tian was stunned, then found it a bit amusing: “Right here?”

“Yes, right here. Everyone here is trustworthy.”

Hearing Gu Qinghan say this, Chu Tian no longer hesitated.

He took a deep breath and activated the skill he had just acquired.