Fate Reignites: My Rampage in a World Where Time Stops

The real world.

Qin Chuan woke up promptly at the sound of the alarm clock.

Sitting up, he casually opened the Dream Realm Forum, and the news of both him and Yue Li’s promotion to Hall Level Players had become the hot topic of discussion throughout the entire forum.

Although the attention of the world had already been focused on the two of them as their Contracted Spiritual Beasts successively made breakthroughs to Hall Rank, and a breakthrough to Hall Level had been anticipated early on,

the fact that they achieved it the night before Blue Star’s update held an unusual significance, causing the discussions to be wider and even more heated.

However, they were not the most talked-about thing on the Dream Realm Forum today.

While the strength of top players was certainly of interest, what was more compelling was something that affected every player personally.

Blue Star was due for another update today.

This was more important than anything else at the moment.

The previous three update announcements were released at 8:30 am Beijing time.

Based on everyone’s estimates, this time was expected to be the same.

A mere half hour felt exceptionally long amidst the tension and anticipation of countless people across Blue Star.

Finally, as the minute hand on the clock hanging on the wall of the rental apartment moved from "29" to "30," rows of text appeared before Qin Chuan’s eyes.

Before he had a chance to read it carefully, this update announcement gave Qin Chuan the impression of a massive amount of information because it was several times longer than previous ones.

[Blue Star 2.3 Version Update Completed. As players’ strengths gradually increase, Dream World can no longer fully withstand the players’ powers, and a large number of Time-Space Rifts have appeared, hiding more powerful creatures. This represents new opportunities as well as new challenges.]

[New [Secret Realm] added. Entrances to the Secret Realm appear randomly in Dream World. The Time-Space Rifts have special rule restrictions. Upon entering the Secret Realm, Player Talents will be inoperative. Defeat the powerful creatures within the Secret Realm, and upon conquering it, rich rewards can be obtained.]

[Stronger players are no longer confined to one area. Higher-level challenges are destined to require the powerful collaboration of strong players to complete.]

[New [Guild] added. Players can create Guilds themselves. Once created, all players within Dream World can see it and apply to join. By conquering Secret Realms as a Guild, you can earn Guild Points, and high rankings in Guild Points will bring rich rewards.]

[New changes bring new demands. To optimize the player experience and make the process of communication between players more convenient, new [Friends] and [Channel] functions have been added.]

[As the connection between Dream World and the real world strengthens over time, Transcendent powers have already planted extraordinary seeds in the real world. The newly born Seeds of the World will inevitably attract higher-dimensional coveting, and for this, initial probes have been made. Fortunately, such probes require the connection of time and space, and hence are influenced by Dream World.]

[New [Dungeon] added. Players in the real world need to teleport into the Dungeon within 72 hours of its emergence to complete it; otherwise, the Dungeon will descend upon the real world where powerful high-dimensional creatures will rampage unchecked. If no one stops them, they will attempt to seize the Seeds of the World, causing the world’s roots to wither completely.]

[Within the Dungeon, Player Talent will change to [Dungeon Talent]. Utilize this power properly to conquer Dungeons, defeat Dungeon bosses, and players will receive rich rewards.]

[Next Blue Star update time: The moment the first player is promoted to Mythical Level.]

The Secret Realm, if nothing else, is the way to continue getting stronger and obtaining various resources after reaching Hall Rank, as can be inferred from the rewards of the Hall Rank Spiritual Beast List.

Secret Realm Stones and Secret Realm Keys are all related to the Secret Realm.

What Qin Chuan didn’t expect was that this update significantly increased player interactivity.

The new Friends and Channel features allow players from different areas to communicate with each other, no longer limited to dealing with matters encountered in Dream World the next day in the real world.

At the same time, the emergence of Guilds makes it easier for players of similar strength to form teams to defeat town Spiritual Beasts or conquer Secret Realms to earn Guild Points, and, as introduced in the update, high Guild Points will lead to rich rewards.

This was also worth looking forward to.

Updates concerning Dream World seemed to be moving towards better and higher grounds.

But when Qin Chuan read about the updates to the real world, everything changed.

Blue Star’s power has attracted higher-dimensional coveting?

Dungeons appearing in the real world if not conquered within 72 hours, with powerful enemies from the Dungeons entering reality?

Qin Chuan, in silence, opened his own panel.

[Current Extraordinary Value: 114,800]

[Dungeons: 174/178][Today’s Conquerable Attempts: 1]

[Item Equipment Bar: 0/20][View]

[Current Passive Skills: Star·Water Master, Star·Frost Cold, Star·Dark Flame]

[Current Active Skills: Star·Frost Breaking Slash, Star·Seek Frost Trace, Star·Frost Snow Gauze, Star·Residual Frost Domain]

[Item Carrying: 0/1][View]

[Resonance 4: Skills Star·Frost Cold, Star·Frost Breaking Slash, Star·Seek Frost Trace, Star·Frost Snow Gauze, and Star·Residual Frost Domain receive a 20% enhancement, unlocking Spirit Descent: Frost Battle Spirit]

[Activate Spirit Descent]

To test the effect of Resonance 4, Qin Chuan chose four active skills associated with the same Spiritual Beast this time. Although Silver Horn was strong, its consumption was too great to sustain, and Ice Cream balanced strength with sustained combat.

Just right, the skill Star·Residual Frost Domain which Qin Chuan obtained had not been properly executed in reality yet.

Looking at the instance that could now be viewed, Qin Chuan casually clicked to open it.

Quickly, a list of instances appeared.

[Instance: Akyar Eagle Valley (A)][Assailable]

[Recommended Player Level: Hall Level]

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[Player Number Limit: 3]

[Horizontal Difficulty Rating: ★★★]

[Instance Remaining Challenge Time: 71:56:22]

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[Instance: Screaming Demon Lake (A)][Assailable]

[Recommended Player Level: Hall Level]

[Player Number Limit: 1]

[Horizontal Difficulty Rating: ★★]

[Instance Remaining Challenge Time: 71:56:22]

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[Instance: Kleik Giant Peak Mountain (B)][Assailable]

[Recommended Player Level: Elite Level]

[Player Number Limit: 6]

[Horizontal Difficulty Rating: ★★★★★]

[Instance Remaining Challenge Time: 71:56:22]

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[Instance: ...]

Qin Chuan scrolled down through the list of instances and quickly realized the current situation.

174/178, indicating that 178 instances had been refreshed at this moment, with 4 instances already chosen by players for an assault. Whether successful or failed, other players cannot choose to assault the same instance until it is completed.

In the brief time he was checking, the number of instances already being assaulted had broken into double digits.

The lowest instance rating was a D, corresponding to Apprentice Level, and the highest currently was A, corresponding to Hall Level.

Once the instance challenge time ended, what awaited Blue Star would be the descent of the instance creatures.

Low-level instances probably wouldn’t pose too much of a threat, but the higher the instance level, the more dangerous it could get, possibly even leading to the completely desolate state of the world’s foundation as mentioned in the update notice.

So, which instance should he choose...

Qin Chuan revealed a thoughtful expression.