Although Zhang Yue had previously speculated about this.
Otherwise, logically speaking, with Asura's return, Wolong would have immediately informed Hidden Dragon. As Asura's disciple, even if Hidden Dragon were on Mars, he would have taken a rocket back to see Zhang Yue.
Yet so much time had passed, and there was no news of Hidden Dragon.
So, Zhang Yue had suspected that something might have happened to Long Two.
But when Zhang Yue personally saw Long Two's tombstone at this moment, he still found it hard to believe.
After a long time, he finally asked, "When did this happen?"
Hearing Wolong's response, Zhang Yue's heart trembled sharply. As if realizing something, he immediately asked, "Did he also enter the Gate of Eternity in the 88th realm?"
Wolong let out a deep sigh and said, "To be precise, it was Senior Sister Xuan, Long Two, and I who entered the Gate of Eternity together."
"But in the end, I was the only one who came out..."
Wolong's aged face carried endless sorrow.
It was also after that incident that Wolong left the Otherworld and secluded himself in the mountains.
But every time he thought of this matter, his heart ached like a knife was twisting in it. He hated himself for not dying with Xuan Lan and Hidden Dragon in the Gate of Eternity.
Oftentimes, those who survive suffer the most.
Zhang Yue became even more puzzled. "Why did you all enter the Gate of Eternity in the first place?"
Wolong was silent for a moment and was about to answer.
Zhang Yue suddenly interrupted, "Forget it, don't say it."
"When I reach the 11th realm, I'll go in myself to find the answer."
Because Zhang Yue suddenly realized: anyone who had exited the Gate of Eternity would die if they revealed its secret.
Wolong's next words, laden with deep meaning, made Zhang Yue's heart tremble again: "Master, since you've already returned alive, I think there's no need for you to enter the Gate of Eternity again."
"Entering the Gate of Eternity is a one-in-ten chance of survival. Don't go in anymore. Just let it be."
Wolong's words only strengthened Zhang Yue's resolve: 'I must enter the Gate of Eternity.'
Master and disciple parted ways.
Zhang Yue returned online.
From then on, Zhang Yue had a clear goal:
To clear the 10th realm as quickly as possible and enter the 11th realm.
The main purpose was to explore the Gate of Eternity in the 11th realm and uncover the secrets of Xuan Lan and Long Two's disappearance.
Secondly, the level cap in the 11th realm reached Level 70.
At Level 70, after the third class change, all skills could reach SS grade.
The Demon Contract could be upgraded to Legendary grade.
The epic treasure evolution scroll obtained in the hidden dungeon of the 6th realm, Snow King's Palace, could evolve the third-tier Extinction Black Dragon from Legendary to Mythical grade.
It seemed Li Li was busy dealing with family matters, as Zhang Yue didn't see her in the afternoon.
So, he went solo and spent the afternoon farming parasites.
Using the energy shards he collected, Zhang Yue effortlessly upgraded his wings from blue to purple.
Normally, it would take an average player two to three months to achieve this. Zhang Yue did it in a single day.
He used the three pairs of wings he had purchased from Li Li earlier on himself, the Shadow Predator, and the Extinction Black Dragon.
The newly upgraded purple wings were reserved for the Skeleton King.
But it was only then that he realized he had forgotten to resurrect the Skeleton King, who had died on the morning of the seventh day.
At dinnertime, Zhang Yue returned to town and resurrected the Skeleton King at the spring.
After dinner, when he logged back in, Li Li appeared with a group of players. They said they were there to thank Zhang Yue for helping their family return to the Li Clan and offered to assist him in collecting energy shards.
Zhang Yue gladly accepted.
However, the players Li Li brought were weaker than even the Skeleton King.
They couldn't be much help in combat, so Zhang Yue had them pick up loot instead...
With so many people gathering trash, Zhang Yue indeed had it much easier.
He left the monster hunting to the Extinction Black Dragon and the Shadow Predator.
From then on, Zhang Yue only focused on upgrading his wings.
By 10 p.m., the upgrade progress of his wings had reached 50%.
It was estimated that he'd need just three more days and one morning to upgrade to orange wings.
That evening, Li Li's family warmly hosted Zhang Yue and the entire Heavens Hall for a late-night feast.
It was a harmonious and joyful night.
The next morning, news of the Global Players Championship finals for the 10th realm's newcomers swept across the internet.
It turned out that the finals for the newcomers' tournament were scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. in three days.
All participants were required to head to the Divine Domain the night before to prepare for the competition.
However, Zhang Yue wasn't paying much attention to the tournament.
For him, this was a fight he could win with his eyes closed.
Once online, Zhang Yue continued hunting parasites to collect energy shards.
His goal wasn't just to upgrade to orange wings.
Because when a player breaks through the 10th realm, they can fuse wings into their body by consuming Energy, permanently gaining their attributes.
A person can only fuse one pair of wings in their lifetime.
Naturally, Zhang Yue aimed for the highest-level golden wings as his fusion target.
After less than a morning's work, nearing 11 a.m., Zhang Yue finally accumulated 2,000/2,000 experience for his purple wings.
He consumed 10 million points of energy.
[Ding~ Congratulations! You've upgraded to orange wings.]
Upgrading to red wings required 5,000 experience points and an additional 50 million energy for the breakthrough.
Essentially, orange wings were already the limit for 99.999% of players.
It wasn't an issue of experience; with enough time, anyone could collect sufficient energy shards.
The problem lay in the enormous energy required for higher-tier wings.
Most people could barely gather enough Energy for their usual gear upgrades and skill levels, let alone spare so much for wings.
By now, Zhang Yue had slain tens of thousands of parasites, including over ten elite variants. Both the realm quests of "Kill 10 Elite Monsters" and "Upgrade to Orange Wings" were complete.
From entering the 10th realm until now, just two days had passed.
This was Zhang Yue's fastest clearance of a realm yet.
However, Zhang Yue didn't immediately challenge the realm boss.
Because once the boss was defeated and the 10th realm cleared, he wouldn't be able to continue upgrading his wings or fusing higher-tier ones.
Manually farming also allowed him to complete the elite monster quest along the way.
Now that the quest was done, his only goal was to upgrade to golden wings.
To speed up the process, Zhang Yue spent 1,000 gold coins to post a realm-wide announcement.
Immediately, every player in the 10th realm saw a forced notification on their screen—
[Realm Announcement] (10th realm, issued by Zero):
[Offering 10 gold per energy shard, unlimited purchases]
The announcement caused a massive uproar throughout the 10th realm...
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