28: Exquisite acting skills, damaged magical artifact

A sharp glint flashed in Su Yun's eyes after he heard An Yuyao's voice.

The Opportunity had come!

He had been waiting for the chance for everyone to leave the Secret Realm.

Only then could he stay behind alone to find the treasure the System mentioned.

It seemed his performance was about to begin; he hoped Wang Shiyan and An Yuyao wouldn't see through any flaws.

"No, I'll stay behind to cover the retreat!"

"Wang Shiyan, hurry up and pull Senior Sister Yuyao away."

"If we all try to leave together, no one will make it!"

"Hurry up!"

"I can't hold on much longer!"

After saying that, Su Yun acted as if he were struggling more and more.

He, who was originally able to fight the Fire Hawk with ease, gradually fell into a disadvantage.

An Yuyao watched Su Yun's current state and heard his response.

Her originally excited little face turned frantic as she hurriedly said:

"Junior Brother Su Yun, it's too dangerous! Come with us quickly!"

"Have you forgotten what you promised me just now?"

"I haven't forgotten. I guarantee that as soon as you two are out, I'll be right behind you!"

"Wang Shiyan, hurry!"

Hearing Su Yun's words, a look of worry flashed across Wang Shiyan's face.

But she quickly steeled her resolve.

She trusted her own judgment.

Su Yun was not someone who did things without being certain of himself.

The fact that he could say this meant he was capable of retreating safely after staying behind.

Thus, Wang Shiyan's figure blurred as she arrived beside An Yuyao and pulled her up.

"Stupid Su Yun, you must come out safely!"

"I'll wait for you outside!"

"Don't you dare stand me up!"

"Fine!"

After hearing Su Yun's reply,

Wang Shiyan pulled An Yuyao into the light gate.

An Yuyao struggled to say something, but Wang Shiyan directly covered her mouth.

Being heavily injured, she could not resist Wang Shiyan.

She could only watch helplessly as Su Yun grew further and further away from her.

Out of the corner of his eye, Su Yun saw that everyone had left the Secret Realm and immediately relaxed.

He gazed at the Fire Hawk in front of him, a smile playing at the corners of his mouth.

"It seems my acting isn't half bad!"

"Now, the real battle begins!"

Su Yun falling into a disadvantage earlier was naturally an act.

Now that everyone was gone, he could use his full strength.

The Spiritual Qi accumulated within Su Yun's body gushed out.

He immediately circulated the Spirit Stacking Art, and his Spiritual Qi intensity increased twofold.

Glazed Sacred Fire coiled around the White Flame Sword, and the surrounding Spiritual Qi became distorted from the heat.

The Fire Hawk seemed to sense a crisis.

Flames erupted from the wounds on its body, and the injuries healed quickly.

However, its aura was much weaker than before.

The Fire Hawk once again transformed into a massive ball of fire and charged straight at Su Yun.

"Perfect timing, let's settle this in one move!"

Holding the White Flame Sword, Su Yun circulated the White Flame Sword Art, and all the red and white sword shadows gathered together.

They transformed into a massive beam of red and white sword light.

The sword light, carrying a vast amount of Glazed Sacred Fire, collided with the giant fireball.

An explosion even more intense than before occurred.

The Fire Hawk let out a scream and then vanished without a trace.

Su Yun deployed multiple Glazed Sacred Fire barriers, consuming a lot of Spiritual Qi before he finally blocked the shockwave.

"System, search for the location of that Magic Treasure."

[Ding! Searching requires 10,000 Luck Points. Does the Host wish to proceed?]

"Yes, System, search thoroughly for me."

[Ding! 10,000 Luck Points spent on the search. Remaining Luck Points: 50,000.]

[Ding! The location of the treasure has been marked. Please follow the instructions to search, Host.]

As the System's notification faded,

a familiar arrow appeared before Su Yun's eyes.

The arrow pointed directly behind the palace.

Su Yun left the devastated palace.

Following the arrow, he walked all the way to the back of the palace.

Finally, the arrow pointed to an empty patch of ground behind the palace.

Su Yun looked at the spot where the arrow finally pointed.

He found that there was nothing there.

Could it be underground?

Su Yun circulated his Spiritual Qi and delivered a fierce slash with the White Flame Sword.

A red and white sword light pierced through the ground.

A powerful aura emanated from beneath the earth.

Su Yun increased his Spiritual Qi output again and continued to attack that spot.

This aura definitely belonged to that treasure!

Before long, dense formation patterns appeared on the ground.

In the center of the formation patterns was a seven-colored bead emitting a powerful aura.

Su Yun attacked the Formation again, but the Formation suffered no damage from the attack.

"System, break this Formation. Deduct as many Luck Points as you want!"

[Ding! 40,000 Luck Points spent to deactivate the Formation. Remaining Luck Points: 10,000.]

[Ding! Host, please note: once the core Formation is deactivated, please leave the Secret Realm promptly. The Secret Realm will collapse in a few days.]

"How long can this Secret Realm last without the Formation?"

[Ding! It can still last for three days.]

Su Yun nodded in satisfaction after hearing the System's answer.

It was good that it wouldn't collapse immediately. If it collapsed the moment he stepped out,

wouldn't the people from the An and Wang families suspect I caused some kind of destruction?

It would be troublesome if they asked for compensation then.

However, this Secret Realm wasn't built by them anyway.

They had just claimed it as their own after discovering it.

Thinking of this, Su Yun picked up the bead left behind after the Formation was broken.

At this moment, the color of the bead was dim, unlike the seven-colored light it had emitted earlier.

Su Yun tried to inject Spiritual Qi, but there was no reaction at all.

"System, is this bead the treasure you were talking about? It doesn't look like much."

[Ding! System detection confirms this item is the heavily damaged Immortal Artifact: Heavenly Illusion Immortal Pearl.

This pearl contains a space within it, which is like a Small World.

Although it isn't large, life can survive inside, and the Laws within are complete.

Furthermore, the most important function of this Immortal Artifact is its illusion ability, which can turn the illusory into reality.

Just like the monsters the Host encountered, it can transform dead objects into living ones.

However, because this Immortal Artifact is heavily damaged, its transformation ability has weakened.

An Immortal Artifact that originally required a small amount of Immortal Qi to activate now requires a massive amount of Spiritual Qi to function.

This Xuanling Secret Realm was built upon a massive Spiritual Vein.]

[Ding! Detected that the Host has successfully plundered the Opportunity of ???, gaining 500,000 Luck Points.]

Hearing the System's notification, Su Yun opened his personal panel in disbelief to check.

He rubbed his eyes; the panel still displayed 510,000 Luck Points.

He'd hit the jackpot; he was rich now.

[Ding! Host, do not celebrate too early. If this Immortal Artifact does not recognize a master, it is just an ordinary bead.

The current Host does not meet the requirements for it to recognize a master. Forcing it to recognize a master will cost 500,000 Luck Points.]

"System, did you just pull that number out of thin air?"

"These Luck Points haven't even warmed up in my hands, and they're about to be spent again!"

[Ding! All costs of this System are strictly in accordance with the program and will never be changed at will.]

[Ding! So, does the Host want this Immortal Artifact to recognize a master or not?]

"Yes, I definitely do!"

Su Yun said through gritted teeth.

Even though it was a damaged Immortal Artifact, it was still an Immortal Artifact, and it even had a portable space.

Anyone who didn't want it would be a fool.