Mystery Descends: My Exchanges Are Not Equal

Meanwhile, in another part of the Sunset Forest.

After assigning tasks, Wang Teng entered the trading channel.

After some operations, flashes of white light appeared before him, all of which were the purple rare-level weapons he had previously put on the shelf.

Among them, he carefully selected ten long swords, all gleaming with a cold light, to be used as materials for the World Matrix.

Of course, there was also an even more terrifying long sword — the Dragon Spring Sword.

This was the loot from killing the Demonized Duan Yu, hanging in the trading channel with no suitable trade items.

At this moment, it was just the right time to use it as the array core of the World Matrix.

After doing this, Wang Teng set off again, heading towards Heaven-Reaching Lake.

In less than a quarter of an hour, Wang Teng could reach the vicinity of Heaven-Reaching Lake.

And the Ancient Divine Hall was right beside Heaven-Reaching Lake.

As he got closer, Wang Teng felt increasingly excited, yet also somewhat nervous.

At this time, Zhou Qing sent a private message, reminding him that all the materials for building the World Matrix had been gathered.

Wang Teng opened the Gui Cang Divine Pavilion and indeed found it to be true.

He was overjoyed; once the World Matrix was complete, he could upgrade the Celestial Court to Level 2.

Immediately, Wang Teng quickly started exchanging for materials to build the World Matrix.

100 units of stone, 100 units of wood, 20 units of iron ore.

This round of exchange cost him a considerable amount of Contribution Value.

However, all of this was worth it.

The World Matrix was a public building.

By constructing the World Matrix, the Realm Master could receive rewards, completely justifying the Contribution Value spent.

It was definitely worth more than its cost.

"I wonder if the attribute bonuses given by the World Matrix are as much as those from the Teleportation Array!"

Wang Teng murmured to himself.

He was both hopeful and nervous.

Then, he issued the construction command.

Upon this announcement, everyone in the Celestial Court chat channel had been anxiously waiting.

Zhou Qing: "Brothers, I've already informed Boss Wang Teng, and he said he will soon start building the World Matrix."

"That's great~!"

"Hmm?! Everyone, there seems to be some movement in the Celestial Court World!"

"I feel it too!"

At that moment, all corners of the Celestial Court flashed with white light.

Great altars over ten yards in diameter rose slowly from the ground.

Simultaneously, light beams over thirty yards high shot towards the sky.

"Boom~rumble~!"

"Boom~rumble~!"

The ground trembled!

The world quivered!

All members looked up and marveled at the pillars of light shooting into the sky.

Thus, it lasted for a whole minute before all the trembling gradually subsided.

In the center of the Celestial Court World, a super altar was formed.

It was engraved with various mystical symbols.

The altar emitted a hazy glow, a dragon-shaped long sword suspended above it.

It was exactly the Orange Legendary Level Sword — Dragon Spring Sword.

And at the border of the Celestial Court, ten pillars of light were scattered.

Inside each beam of light, a Purple Epic Longsword floated.

"Buzz~!" "Buzz~!" "Buzz~!"

Then, each great altar vibrated simultaneously, and the Primordial Qi between heaven and earth erupted.

"Buzz~!"

Subsequently, mysterious symbols burst through the light pillars, a giant protective light shield formed, encompassing the entire Celestial Court World!

The World Matrix was completed!

The protective light shield took shape!

Cold mechanical voices sounded in succession.

[Celestial Court Announce: Realm Master Wang Teng has successfully built the 'World Matrix'!]

[Notice: The Celestial Court World has reached the upgrade standard, the Realm Master can choose to upgrade in the operation interface!]

"Boom~!"

This prompt sparked a huge cheer from the audience.

At the same time, Wang Teng also received the mechanical prompt.

[Notice: You have successfully built the 'World Matrix'! Congratulations on receiving the blessing of the world, granting you +500 points of Free Attribute Value!]

Great! Great!

500 points of free attribute reward!

The reward is more than twice that of building the Teleportation Array.

At that moment, a milky white beam of light descended from the sky, falling on Wang Teng's body.

In an instant, his Free Attribute Value surged by 500 points.

Wang Teng was inwardly delighted.

But all of this is just the beginning.

Immediately, he focused his thoughts and chose to upgrade the Celestial Court.

[Celestial Court Announce: Realm Master Wang Teng is upgrading the world...]

"Boom~rumble~!"

In the next second, the Celestial Court Headquarters was earth-shatteringly transformed.

The entire Celestial Court World was slowly expanding.

The members were both shocked and delighted.

In just a moment, the boundaries of the Celestial Court World expanded outward by a hundred miles.

One majestic mountain after another pierced deep into the clouds, while rivers stretched wider into their courses.

Dense primordial Qi of Heaven and Earth rose from the mountains, rivers, and lakes.

At this moment, the cold mechanical voice reverberated once again with a prompt.

[Celestial Court Announcement: World upgrade successful! The Celestial Court has upgraded from a Level 1 World to a Level 2 World!]

[Celestial Court Announcement: Congratulations to all members; you shall receive the world's blessing, gaining +200 Free Attribute Value!]

[Celestial Court Announcement: Congratulations to Realm Master Wang Teng; you shall receive the world's blessing, gaining +400 Free Attribute Value!]

As soon as these messages were announced, earth-shattering cheers erupted throughout every corner of the Celestial Court.

In the Angel Tribe, the deafening sounds of celebration echoed as well.

Then, the sky began to ripple.

Above the Celestial Court World, milky white pillars of light descended from the sky, piercing the skies and landing on all members.

The members of the Celestial Court saw their Attribute Values skyrocket, reaching 200 points in an instant.

At the same time, above the Angel Tribe, milky white pillars of light also descended upon the Qian Race.

Their Free Attribute Values surged as well, instantly reaching 200 points in Attributes.

At the same moment, somewhere above Sunset Forest.

A milky white pillar of light descended from the sky onto Wang Teng.

"Boom~!" "Boom~!" "Boom~!"

An earth-shattering phenomenon ensued.

His Free Attribute Points soared to 400 points.

Right then, the familiar mechanical voice delivered a series of alerts.

[Prompt: Your servant Qian Ling Shang's Combat Power has reached 2000 points; you gain 10 Attribute Value as a reward!]

[Prompt: Your servant Sun Jie's Combat Power has reached 2000 points; you gain 10 Attribute Value as a reward!]

[Prompt: Your servant Chu Xiao's Combat Power has reached 2000 points; you gain 10 Attribute Value as a reward!]

...

"Swish~!" "Swish~!" "Swish~!"

In this manner, one reward message after another ceaselessly appeared.

This went on for nearly three minutes, totaling 120 alerts with an accumulation of 1200 Free Attribute Points rewarded.

Wang Teng was secretly overjoyed.

He had anticipated this, everything was within his expectations.

This time, after the Celestial Court upgraded, most members Level 10 and above had broken through 2000 Combat Power.

He was extremely satisfied with this outcome.

At that moment, the familiar mechanical voice delivered a message.

[The Celestial Court World upgrade is successful; Realm Master has unlocked Level 4 Home upgrade permission.]

[The Celestial Court World upgrade is successful; members have unlocked Level 3 Home upgrade permission.]

[The Celestial Court World upgrade is successful; the maximum number of Teleportation Arrays increased to five.]

[The Celestial Court World upgrade is successful; the maximum number of members increased to 5000.]

[The Celestial Court World upgrade is successful; Gui Cang Divine Pavilion Source Stone exchange price halved.]

[The Celestial Court World upgrade is successful; all major life professions are unlocked.]

[Prompt: Currently opening life profession permissions are Swordsmith, Armor Maker, and Alchemist.]

"Boom~!"

With these announcements, earth-shattering cheers erupted once more across all corners of the Celestial Court World.

The Angel Tribe was equally jubilant.

Wang Teng's eyes gleamed with surprise and he quickly accessed the creation platform to review the conditions for upgrading to a Level 4 Home.

Once his home reached Level 4, he could gain a large number of rewards.

...

Meanwhile, in the distant Yin Yang Shrine World Dungeon.

Ji Yi and his servant Oda emerged joyfully.

Sopping wet, they crawled out of the sea; they had a fruitful harvest this time, gaining over twenty Beiming Crystal Stones.

At this moment, Oda flattered, "Master Ji Yi, currently, our Yin Yang Shrine Level 1 Homes have reached 170 units, and Level 2 Homes have reached 39 units. We'll soon meet the standards for a Level 2 World upgrade."

Master Ji Yi nodded in satisfaction: "Yōshi~! That's a very good outcome. By the way, have we reached the required number of Level 10 samurai?"

Oda quickly replied, "Master Ji Yi, there are already 23, exceeding the standard by 3, which required 20 people."

Master Ji Yi joyfully said, "Sō desu ne~! Excellent, Mr. Oda, I estimate that in three to four hours, we can upgrade the Yin Yang Shrine to Level 2."

Oda also exclaimed happily, "Master Ji Yi, this time, our Yin Yang Shrine will certainly be the first to reach Level 2 among the World Dungeons."

Master Ji Yi smiled and nodded, "Last time, we were slower and only got second place. This time, we've put in ten times the effort of last time, surely we can surpass that World Dungeon."

No sooner had these words been spoken than a cold mechanical voice spread throughout all Major Regions of the Fertile Continent…

[World Upgrade Competition Prompt: The first Level 2 World Dungeon has appeared.]

"Boom~!"

In that moment, all the World Dungeons were once again astounded!

By the cold seawater, Master Ji Yi was utterly dumbfounded.

Nani?!

The first Level 2 World Dungeon has appeared?!

Beside him, Oda was equally bewildered.

No way? No way!

Since the last competition failure, Master Ji Yi has been using an iron fist, urging everyone to exhaust all efforts and accelerate the upgrade of the Yin Yang Shrine.

Everyone has put in ten times the effort and sweat compared to before, but still hasn't caught up with that World Dungeon?

No!

It should be said that their gap is widening!

Last time, they were only one or two hours behind reaching Level 1 Yin Yang Shrine.

This time, they are going to be at least four hours late.

A sea breeze blew by, causing the two to shiver involuntarily.

Master Ji Yi and Oda stood dumbly in place, speechless for a long time.

They did not know the difficulty of upgrading the Celestial Court World this time had doubled.

The real gap between them wasn't merely four hours...