Starting Unlimited Evolution from Grinding

Chapter 368: Spacetime Turbulence, A Former Spatial Secret Realm?

Soon, Lena and Sherfilia finished preparing dinner. Under Lin Mo's repeated insistence, Lily sat at the table, somewhat nervous and uneasy, to eat together.

Perhaps because everyone was very friendly, the tension in her heart gradually faded quite a bit. Later on, she even started chatting with Finnie.

The two mostly talked about matters related to the church.

Finnie was also a devout young priest, so after learning about the death of the deity, her feelings were somewhat complicated.

If this had been a few months ago, she would have been greatly shaken... actually, it was still the same now, but with Lin Mo and everyone by her side, such a blow wouldn't have too much of an impact on her.

Especially after learning that the person she liked was the successor designated by the deity.

Even so, she still had many things she wanted to say and many things she wanted to know, so she proactively pulled Lily into a conversation.

Lily also slowly relaxed during her chat with Finnie. It could be said that everyone was happy.

Looking at this heartwarming scene, a faint smile played on the corner of Lin Mo's lips.

However, such a relaxed scene wouldn't last too long, because next, it was time for him to go to work.After advancing to the Transcendent Level, although the main improvement was in attribute amplification, Lin Mo's base attributes still had a certain increase compared to a few days ago. And this meant that the [Dual Cultivation] skill once again had a use.

Plus, having just finished eating, as the saying goes, with warmth and full stomachs...

In short, gradually, the atmosphere in the living room became... off. Even more off were the looks Ellie and the others were giving him.

The corner of Lin Mo's mouth twitched, feeling somewhat helpless.

What else could he do... the path he chose himself, could he regret it now? Just work diligently...

Soon, everyone returned to their respective rooms. Lin Mo also arranged a room for Lily. However, because she arrived relatively late, the rooms that were closer were already taken. Her room was somewhat far from Lin Mo's room.

But Lily obviously didn't mind this too much... at least not right now.

Time came to the next day.

Early in the morning, everyone gathered in the living room, eating breakfast while making preparations before departure.

Although the night had been comfortable, they were still out on a mission right now, not on vacation. So, they still needed to maintain the proper attitude towards adventuring.

After a simple breakfast, everyone left the Portable Space and headed towards the nearby teleportation node.

The deeper the layer, the more Gold Coins required for teleportation. Although this amount of money was nothing to Lin Mo, having to pay out money always gave a feeling of loss.

When could he learn a teleportation skill and teleport himself...

Nasadok Dungeon, Layer 26.

Unlike the rather special Layer 22, Layer 26 of the Nasadok Dungeon had a more standard "dungeon" style design.

Narrow, long corridors, mechanical traps, monster rooms... it was like a level-based game.

Of course, there was also the treasure chest reward after victory.

Although Layer 26 of the dungeon was still very large, the number of Magical Creatures on this layer wasn't that high.

Similarly, the number of adventurer teams capable of coming to this layer to carry out missions was also few and far between.

The vast majority of Gold-level adventuring teams operated within the first 25 layers.

Those active in layers 26-30 were all top-ranked teams on the [Gold List], typically within the top 40 or even top 30. Such teams had at least three Gold-level adventurers, and the team leader had to be a Veteran-level Transcendent Professional, with a level at least 1 higher than the Magical Creatures, reaching Level 27.

Otherwise, rashly entering Layer 26 for adventure would definitely result in heavy losses.

The Silver Radiance Team was possibly the first Silver-level adventuring team to enter here.

Yes, that's right. Although Lin Mo had already advanced to the Transcendent Level and his record was sufficient, he hadn't returned to the Association for the upgrade and to change the team insignia yet. So, they were still a Silver-level adventuring team.

And if we disregard team level and talk about Professional levels, they were also unbelievably low.

Lin Mo had just reached Level 21. Ellie and the others were only Levels 19 and 20. The highest level was Lily, who had just joined the team, but she was only Level 25, still 2 levels short of the theoretically recommended level.

Yet now, walking through Layer 26, they all looked relaxed, not treating this as any kind of challenge at all.

Thus, when the members of the Domineering Tiger Team saw these young people, they couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.

The number of adventurers in Nasadok Town was huge, and the number of adventuring teams was also huge. Even Gold-level adventuring teams numbered in the hundreds.

But the number of top-tier, front-line teams capable of entering the top ranks of the [Gold List] was limited. They basically all knew each other.

When the captain of the Domineering Tiger Team noticed an adventuring team ahead, he was still wondering which old acquaintance he had run into. But as he got closer, it turned out to be a bunch of... well, to put it bluntly, a bunch of green, wet-behind-the-ears youngsters.

However, the knight wearing golden armor nearby quickly caught his attention.

The aura emanating from the other party was clearly not weak, and that set of armor...

He immediately realized that this was most likely a "second-generation" team, and the people in it probably had extraordinary backgrounds, especially that guy in the golden armor.

So, he dismissed the thought of "greeting" them in the adventurer way. He just nodded and led his team to leave, sticking close to the wall on the other side.

"Oh, right..."

He suddenly remembered something. After walking a distance, he turned back and reminded them, "If you've come to Zones 015-024 on this layer for a mission, I suggest you give up for now."

"Why?"

Lin Mo turned his head and asked, somewhat puzzled.

The mission they had previously accepted was indeed in Zone 018 of this layer, right within the range the other party mentioned.

So, why couldn't they go there... Could there be another hidden Secret Realm?

"Spacetime turbulence."

The other party uttered these four words with a grave tone. "That area has developed spacetime turbulence. It's suspected to be connected to an unknown, different space. The specific situation is still unclear. It needs to be reported to the Association for investigation. Before that, it's best not to approach lightly... No one knows what place lies on the other side of the spacetime turbulence."

After saying that, he turned and left.

They didn't know each other anyway. He just guessed these young people had unusual backgrounds and wanted to establish a friendly connection. But that was the extent of it; he had no obligation to say more.

"So, what's the plan?"

After the other party left with his team members, Lin Mo looked at the people before him and inquired.

"I'll listen to Lin Mo."

Ellie was the first to state her position, clearly not having much independent thought on the matter, choosing to trust Lin Mo completely.

"Me too..."

Finnie immediately raised her hand, saying in a soft voice, "Mr. Lin Mo can decide."

Flora, however, frowned in thought for a moment, then said, "Spacetime turbulence indeed carries great uncertainty and danger. So, I think rashly entering it is inadvisable. But leaving just like that seems a bit too cautious. We can go take a look at the specific situation first."

After all, although it didn't seem likely, they still had to consider the possibility that the other party was deceiving them.

Sherfilia and Eve didn't speak, nor did they seem like the type to offer opinions.

So Lin Mo looked at the final member of the team.

"Lily, what do you think?"

Lily hesitated for a moment before responding, "I think Miss Flora is right. Of course, the final decision rests with your will."

"Then let's go take a look first."

Lin Mo also felt that leaving just like that was a bit too hasty. No matter what, they should first witness the so-called spacetime turbulence with their own eyes. The adventuring team they just encountered didn't have any particularly strong magic-type personnel, yet they were able to easily leave after witnessing the existence of the spacetime turbulence. This proved that the spacetime turbulence in that place was relatively stable. As long as they didn't enter it themselves, there wouldn't be any danger.

So, everyone continued according to the original plan, heading towards Zone 018 where their mission was located.

But just as the adventurer they had met earlier said, even before reaching Zone 018, they encountered the spacetime turbulence in Zone 016.

It was extremely obvious. Even a pure warrior-type Professional like Eve could clearly perceive the strangeness of that area. Magic-type Professionals with higher Spirit attributes, who were relatively more sensitive to such situations, could even more clearly perceive the strange spacetime disorder in a large area ahead.

Lin Mo, who had mastered Space Magic, perceived this with particular clarity. He could even "see" the overlapping of spaces. Indeed, a different space was superimposed onto the large area before them.

Interesting...

No one knew what was inside the overlapping space, so rashly entering it would definitely be extremely dangerous. Lin Mo wasn't planning to do that either.

But for this situation, he also had a way to handle it.

The [Shadow Split] skill was about to prove its worth.

The first thing to do was to figure out whether the other overlapping space would block the passage connecting to the main space.

This was easy to determine. If Lin Mo's clone lost connection immediately after entering the different space, then that would prove the situation was as such. Lin Mo would also not hesitate to abandon the mission directly, leaving it for the Association's people to investigate.

Conversely, if the space wasn't blocked but interconnected, then he could use the clone to investigate the situation within that space.

The plan was already quite clear and definite. Lin Mo didn't hesitate any longer. He directly used the [Shadow Split] skill, created a clone, and had it walk forward.

Soon, through the shared senses transmitted by the clone, he clearly perceived the spatial fluctuations and distortions.

Continuing forward, his clone suddenly disappeared.

Lin Mo immediately concentrated, focusing entirely on sensing the connection with his clone.

After a brief moment of disorientation, the clone's senses clearly returned.

Excellent!

This at least meant they didn't need to worry about spacetime blockage.

"Lin Mo" then began to investigate the surroundings.

"This is..."

The path before him was about twenty to thirty meters wide, which was relatively open.

The surrounding walls were incredibly tall. Looking up, he couldn't see the edge.

Lin Mo touched the wall with his hand. The texture was rough, looking like ordinary stone material used for building city walls.

This feeling... why did it seem somewhat familiar?

"Lin Mo" was stunned for a moment, then suddenly threw a punch at the wall before him.

Even though he had clearly touched the wall just moments ago, this time, his attack was blocked by an invisible barrier.

A trigger-type Magic Array!

Lin Mo suddenly remembered the source of this sense of familiarity... not long ago, he had also entered a space almost identical to this one and obtained two divine skills - [Space Slash] and [Spatial Creation]!

He controlled the clone to continue walking forward. There were no torches or Mana Lamps on the surrounding walls, but the path was very bright. This point was also exactly the same as before...

Too many "coincidences" might not be coincidences after all.

Could it be that this was that Secret Realm?

Lin Mo's eyes immediately lit up. Back then, because his strength was insufficient, he hadn't been able to reach the end within that Secret Realm. Thinking about it carefully, it was still quite a pity. During this period, they had also thought about going back to finish exploring that Secret Realm. It was just that the distance was far, and they had other things to do at the moment, so they hadn't found the time yet.

Now, great. The Secret Realm had come right to their doorstep. Shouldn't they go in and finish exploring this Secret Realm?

Lin Mo remembered very clearly that the rewards in this Secret Realm were quite generous, and the more important rewards were related to Space Magic.

The power of Space Magic was undeniable. Lin Mo currently had three Space Magic spells: Flash, Space Slash, and Spatial Creation. Each one was very useful.

But so far, his Space Magic was actually more functional in direction. He didn't have any very powerful attack-type magic. The only attack-type magic, Space Slash, was just a blue Exceptional-Grade skill. Although its power far exceeded other blue Exceptional-Grade skills, it still had some gap compared to Epic-Level skills.

If he could get an Epic-Level attack-type Space Magic this time...

Lin Mo grew even more expectant.

However, he soon took a deep breath to calm himself down.

So far, he hadn't confirmed that the Secret Realm before him was the one he and Eve had entered before. After all, the characteristics he had learned about so far were far from being 100% proof. It was also very normal for different Secret Realms to have similar structures.

So, to be safe, it was best to investigate this Secret Realm in more detail.

It's just... the clone's duration was somewhat insufficient.

There was no helping it. Although the [Shadow Split] skill was very useful, first, the time limitation was relatively large, and second, the clone couldn't use skills. These limitations capped the skill's upper potential.

However, because this skill was obtained relatively early, even though Lin Mo hadn't used it frequently recently, it wasn't far from leveling up and evolving.

Including the battle on Layer 22 earlier, the clone had also helped deal with quite a few Goblins, gaining a certain amount of proficiency.

Now, this skill's proficiency progress had reached Lv8 (1138/2000).

It was only a few hundred points of proficiency away from evolving.

After this skill evolved, would its duration become longer?