In the tribal nation of Re-Estize.
An annual collective event is held among the 12 tribes, a fact known to everyone.
Initially, Tang Zheng focused only on more special and little-known phenomena and events, overlooking the common sense peculiarities for these demi-humans.
—The Ritual Hill!
This is a slightly elevated small hilly area located in the southern part of the great plains.
Every spring, the chieftains of the 12 tribes head to this place to hold meetings or activities to showcase the strength of their respective tribes.
Various local specialties and trades, such as the Val Tribe's salt and the Seventh Tribe's grapes, are also unified for exchange and discussion at this time!
This area.
is also the only permanent neutral zone on this grassland!
On the vast green horizon, a conspicuous arc suddenly rises, and the entire hill quickly appears as the field of vision approaches.
Weeds grow upwards along the slope.
On the soft, uneven surface, a few rare, lush large trees appear. The ground is pale brown, and green grass is actually rare.
Whoosh~
A hot wind blows.
Tang Zheng hovers in mid-air, looking down at the entire Ritual Hill from a high-altitude perspective.
"It's really desolate."
"And as a safe neutral zone, there are surprisingly few demi-humans."
Tang Zheng activated "Ninjutsu: Detection" to scan this not-so-large hill. Apart from scattered wild beasts, there were no demi-humans.
This is probably related to the fact that there are only two demi-human races, Lionfolk and Jackalfolk, on the entire grassland, so the meaning of "neutral zone" is not significant.
A thought crossed his mind.
Whoosh!
Tang Zheng descended rapidly from the air, stepping onto the loose brown soil. The moment he landed, a gust of wind stirred, kicking up surrounding dust.
He surveyed the environment.
Through his investigations during this period, the Ritual Hill was the only location discovered so far that was worth paying attention to.
Tang Zheng had asked a Lionfolk Priest why the 12 tribes held their meetings here every spring, but the Priest didn't know much.
It was probably a rule established since the founding of the tribal nation of Re-Estize, passed down from the first King.
For the 12 tribes, it was more like an annual festival.
"I can only investigate more thoroughly." Tang Zheng sighed inwardly, his gaze gradually sharpening.
This location was the only place he had found so far that was related to a fallen kingdom.
It concerned a World-Class Item!
He naturally wouldn't give up easily.
"The name "Two Worlds Mandala" is related to Buddhism. The information from "Abyss Body" also seems to involve information about the "Buddha Domain" or "Buddha God"."
Tang Zheng's pupils flickered slightly as he summoned his Attribute Panel and looked at his basic class information.
If he remembered correctly.
The basic class "Genius" included two related basic classes: "Monk" and "Buddha God Follower."
Tang Zheng looked at these two basic classes, frowning almost imperceptibly. "According to the information in the side stories."
"The "Two Worlds Mandala" is located in a Sanctuary. The problem is, how did the Undead King and Iville Ai, both Undead, obtain it?"
After all, neither of them clearly had classes like Monk.
"In any case, let's experiment first."
Tang Zheng suppressed his doubts and, with a thought, changed his basic class.
[Genius] → [Buddha God Follower]
After completing this step.
Tang Zheng began to observe and explore the entire hill step by step. The area of this hill was not large, and the surroundings were mostly empty with few cover objects.
His current action.
was to see if he could trigger anything by using the "Buddha God Follower" class.
In the game "YGGDRASIL," the methods of obtaining World-Class Items were not fixed.
For example, the strongest "Twenty" was designed as a one-time World-Class Item; after use, it would disappear and randomly appear somewhere in the world, waiting for the next player to discover it.
Nazarick's "Throne of Kings" was obtained by being the first in the entire server to clear a dungeon with a difficulty level of 80 or higher.
Another example is the "Rivers and Mountains Painting," which can create over 100 different spatial environments. As long as the opponent can escape from the spatial environment, the ownership of that World-Class Item will be transferred.
Tang Zheng didn't know how the Undead King managed it. Compared to the vast amount of game information the other party possessed, he could only resort to a more brute-force method.
Time passed little by little.
Tang Zheng walked through the entire hill, but nothing happened. Facing this situation, he calmly said, "Job Change!"
[Buddha God Follower] → [Monk]
At this moment.
Night fell, and the scorching daytime temperature quickly turned cool as a crescent of cold white moonlight rose.
It cast Tang Zheng's shadow long across the hill.
"Continue."
Tang Zheng took a deep breath and, following the previous method, began a more detailed investigation of the entire hill.
The sounds of beasts and insects occasionally echoed from the hill, along with the rustling of leaves blown by the night wind, which prevented it from feeling desolate.
However, the detailed work was indeed a bit tedious.
The cold moon gradually set in the west.
A sliver of dawn appeared on the eastern horizon, and the fiery sun rose, dyeing the distant grasslands a golden red.
Tang Zheng stood expressionlessly at the edge of a hill, his brows furrowed tightly, and sighed again.
"A full day and night have passed, and still no results."
A hint of disappointment appeared on Tang Zheng's face. "Did I guess wrong? Or is this still not the location of the 'Sanctuary'?"
Looking at the vast grasslands in the distance.
"The entire 'Re-Estize' tribal nation is so large, and besides this location right here, there's nothing else noteworthy."
Tang Zheng felt a headache coming on. "If I had to search the entire great grassland... the time required would be unimaginable."
Having spent so much energy and time.
Tang Zheng felt a surge of frustration. If he couldn't find the [Two Worlds Mandala], he would have to set his sights on the Slane Theocracy's [Nation and City Incinerating].
"For now, I can only put this on hold."
Tang Zheng naturally couldn't waste his limited time here. He turned to look at the hill and suddenly raised his hand:
"Buddha Light Wave!"
This was a second-tier magic, with a certain restraining effect on the undead, and it was a skill he had obtained from the monk class.
After spending so long with no results.
Tang Zheng wanted to cast a spell to attack the hill. Besides venting his frustration, he probably had a sliver of hope in his heart.
Boom!
A golden mana fluctuation was released, surging into the air ahead, spreading out like faint ripples on the surface of water.
A normal magic release would cause some damage to the ground ahead, and its power was slightly weaker than a normal second-tier offensive spell.
However—
The energy attack produced by the Buddha Light Wave caused no damage at all. Instead, it was like a stone dropped into a lake, with the energy disappearing completely within a few breaths.
Tang Zheng's gaze suddenly sharpened, his expression changing slightly. "This is..."
"Buddha Light Wave!"
He cast the magic again.
The golden ripples spread out, then dissolved into the air and disappeared.
"I've detected it!"
Tang Zheng's eyes narrowed like blades, and he felt a hint of excitement in his heart. The second cast of the magic was perceived even more clearly.
The attack of "Buddha Light Wave" was being devoured by something special.
"Buddha Light Wave!"
"Buddha Light Wave!"
Tang Zheng began to cast magic continuously. As the magic was continuously devoured, he sensed a specific direction and strode towards it.
In about 10 minutes.
Tang Zheng had arrived at the center of Ritual Hill.
It was extremely spacious, with not even a few trees or weeds. There were only many scattered stones placed around.
"Buddha Light Wave!"
Tang Zheng released a wave of golden energy.
In an instant!
This energy instantly drilled into the air of this area and disappeared.
"It's this spot."
Tang Zheng's eyes lit up. He looked at the empty air in front of him, still finding nothing. But it was precisely because of this.
This is even more unusual!
With the perceptive abilities of a [Dragon Race Transcender] and the mana sensing of a [Magic Transcendenter], even he couldn't find any issues.
This is enough to explain the peculiarity of the current situation!
An irrepressible excitement appeared on Tang Zheng's face. He continued to cast [Buddha Light Wave]; he had already experimented with it.
Besides [Buddha Light Wave], no other magic could be absorbed. A second-tier magic, with passive enhancements, only required a small amount of mana.
After continuously casting [Buddha Light Wave] more than 50 times!
Hum—
The previously unremarkable mid-air gradually showed faint golden ripples, spreading like ripples on water, forming a semi-transparent golden halo that resembled a doorway.
Seeing this sight, Tang Zheng's heart trembled. While his eyes showed excitement, a look of vigilance also appeared. He didn't approach at all; instead, he quickly retreated, creating a certain distance.
Hum!
The air vibrated again.
From the golden halo, a large number of golden thread-like lights suddenly flew out. These lights twisted and combined in the air.
Ultimately, they formed a string of text, floating in mid-air!
Seeing the text formed by these golden threads, Tang Zheng's pupils couldn't help but contract. The astonishment on his face gradually turned into a strange sense of surprise.
"——If the conditions are met, the game instance will be activated."
"——Access conditions met."
"——① Justice Points must be 300 (Extremely Good) or above. ② Possess a [Monk]-type class structure, and the spellcasting level of other classes must reach Lv 70."
This was definitely not the writing of this different world. It was Japanese, and Tang Zheng, no matter how you put it, had seen enough study materials to recognize it.
The people of this different world probably wouldn't recognize these characters.
Only magic casters who mastered functionally oriented magic like [Decipher Magic] could translate the meaning of these words.
Though the understanding might differ slightly.
And the translated content was:
"——If conditions are met, the game instance will open."
"——Satisfy one to enter."
"——① Justice Points must be 300 (Extremely Good) or above. ② Possess a [Monk]-type class structure, and the spellcasting level of other classes must reach Lv 70."
Looking at the scene before him, "Sanctuary? Instance?"
"It's really become like playing a game!"
Tang Zheng gritted his teeth, suppressing the urge to enter immediately, and muttered. He took another step back.
If nothing unexpected happened, this was clearly the legendary "Sanctuary," and the location where the World-Class Item [Two Worlds Mandala] existed.
However...
The scene before him was completely different from what he had originally guessed. Instead of easily obtaining the [Two Worlds Mandala] after finding the "Sanctuary," he actually had to clear an instance?
What a joke.
This was a real different world, and such a thing existed!
Tang Zheng's eyes twitched a few times. This inexplicable sense of incongruity made him want to confirm if this world was real.
Clearing instances in games was normal.
But in a real different world, was there danger in clearing an instance?
This point could not be ignored!
Looking at the golden text floating in mid-air, Tang Zheng's gaze became increasingly solemn.
"The two conditions for entering the instance have a vast difference."
"One only requires Justice Points of 300 or above, while the other has extremely high requirements, even more specific."
"This difference in conditions is clearly abnormal."
Tang Zheng fell into deep thought. At the same time, he guessed how the Undead King had obtained this World-Class Item.
Meeting the first condition was not difficult.
Justice Points could be changed. However, some special races had clear alignments. For example, Undead were considered evil, and this situation was difficult to change.
Yet, it could still be disguised through special means, or temporarily altered using [Super-Tier Magic].
With the Undead King's abilities, temporarily changing his Justice Points wouldn't be difficult. Entering the instance and achieving victory, obtaining ownership of the World-Class Item, the process was nothing more than this.
It's just that Tang Zheng was not the Undead King.
His comprehensive level was only 60, while the second condition's information all pointed towards a dungeon with a level of at least 70.
"Too little information."
"I can only analyze from these limited words." Tang Zheng narrowed his eyes, looking at the golden text floating in the air.
A dungeon of level 70 or higher.
This was also an important piece of information for the [Monk] class build.
"The characteristics of the [Monk] class system are probably similar to class systems like [Druid]; they not only possess spellcasting abilities but also have a certain level of physical attack."
Tang Zheng quickly synthesized this limited information for consideration, murmuring in a low voice:
"The fact that these two conditions are so clearly different suggests that entering the dungeon won't be difficult, but the difficulty should lie in the conditions for winning within the dungeon."
"Perhaps the [Monk] class build has some bonuses, which would lower the dungeon's difficulty somewhat."
"However, the fact that the Undead King could obtain a World-Class Item also suggests that victory can be achieved through sheer brute force."
Tang Zheng took a deep breath. This was all the information he had. He looked up again at the golden, circular gate before him.
He decided to give it a try!
A World-Class Item was right before his eyes. While he was cautious, being timid wasn't his nature.
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