Netherworld Retrograde

58: Chapter 27: Promotion, the 2nd Awakening!_3 58: Chapter 27: Promotion, the 2nd Awakening!_3 These extraordinary creatures lived in the Catastrophe Forbidden Zone·Doomsday Forest, where they were the native species.

Although a lone scythe mantis might be at the lower end of the food chain, when their numbers swelled into the thousands, the scythe mantis swarm could rotate their blades simultaneously and even hunt down Catastrophe Giant Beasts.

The Melting Furnace Captain had obtained the ability to mimic these creatures at that time.

His limbs could transform into weapons at any time, greatly enhancing his melee prowess.

He didn’t even need to prepare Spiritual Ability Equipment anymore.

After some contemplation, Li Yelai nodded, “I understand, but in the end, it still comes down to luck.

What should I do now?”

“Sit quietly, meditate, and when you feel you can pass through, go through the Soul Well.

Once your consciousness reaches the Void Realm, you’ve succeeded.

Be very careful during the process!” Yang Chen led Li Yelai and the others into a small room within the division, filled with observation windows.

The room was small but was filled with various instruments that Li Yelai could not recognize.

Most of these instruments were designed to stabilize the user’s condition.

They also allowed the outside world to accurately ascertain Li Yelai’s physical state.

“We’ll stay outside to protect and support you,” Yang Chen said after seating Li Yelai among the instruments, before stepping out of the room.

They then appeared in the monitoring room outside the house.

“How long does the advancement take?” Li Yelai asked from the lounge chair in the center, addressing them.

“It varies,” Yang Chen’s voice came through the communicator on the wall of the room: “Some finish within two minutes, others may take several days.

Throughout this period, we will be continuously guarding you.”

“Don’t be nervous, don’t respond to those calls, don’t be fooled by illusions,” Cheese reminded him again.

At this moment, Cheese noticed a frog Doll that had somehow also appeared in the observation room.

It was holding a sign in its hands.

[Cheer up, don’t be nervous, I’m here for you ψ(*｀ー´)ψ]

‘Did the Doll come to stand guard for him too?

When did this kid become familiar with the Doll?’

Cheese thought to herself without paying much attention, continuing to watch over Li Yelai in case anything went awry.

Meanwhile, inside the room, Li Yelai closed his eyes and began to meditate.

Soon, his consciousness came upon his own Soul Well.

It was a passageway that projected a dazzling starry sky, and his consciousness was situated in a fog-filled space beneath the passageway.

By crossing this well, he would reach the starry space below and thus accomplish his ascension.

Li Yelai thought to himself as he tried to cross the passage.

As soon as he entered the passage, a cacophony of voices rang in his ears.

Then, one scene after another emerged before his eyes.

Li Yelai saw himself sitting on a glittering throne with countless figures bowing down to him.

It seemed that at his command, he could exercise supreme power.

‘What nonsense.

I wouldn’t dream of such a scene even in my wildest dreams,’ Li Yelai scoffed inwardly.

Next came endless treasures of gold and silver that seemed to offer all desires upon vocal request.

‘Wow, that’s too fake!’ Li Yelai remarked to himself inwardly and continued forward.

After that, he saw various beautiful girls, scantily clad and giving him seductive smiles.

It seemed that with a simple beckoning, they would undress for him.

Among them, Li Yelai even saw Cheese and the Doll, the Heavy Knight and Shadow Stream, and many other girls he had only seen once.

‘That’s really not holding back.

I haven’t even experienced severe torture, and now it’s a beauty trap?’ Li Yelai continued to move forward.

Soon after, all the images disappeared, but he heard a voice.

“Your father cruelly abandoned you, leading to your mother’s death from illness, and you and your sister were left to depend on one another.

Don’t you want to know where he is now, what has become of him?” The voice was deep and graceful: “Just turn around, and you can see the answer.”

Li Yelai hesitated for a moment; he really felt a strong impulse to turn around and see where that bastard was now.

But his rationality stopped the impulse, and he kept moving forward.

He was now close to the exit of the Soul Well.

As he passed through the Soul Well and saw the sky full of stars, a powerful force poured into his body.

He also saw the joyous and excited faces of Yang Chen, Cheese, the Doll, and the others.

Li Yelai smiled slightly, then suddenly made a hand gesture.

‘Going out to eat?’

The crowd was puzzled, and words appeared on the Doll’s sign, [What’s the matter, what do you mean [・_・?]]

They all looked at Li Yelai with puzzled faces.

But with a sigh, Li Yelai said, “That’s really sneaky, doing this!”

He knew that before the Doll learned to type with the signboard, it had known sign language.

The fact that this Doll didn’t understand sign language meant that it was fake.

All of this was fake!

Thus, Li Yelai took another step forward.

In a daze, he heard Mr.

Shadow’s laughter.

Then, the illusions in front of him all vanished, replaced by the true Virtual Realm Starry Sky.

A force swiftly flooded into his body, making both his flesh and Spiritual Energy increasingly powerful.

Li Yelai had succeeded in his advancement.

His Second Awakening!