Touching the ring-shaped object, Chu Tian's heart stirred: Found it!
He reverted to his human form, and in the water, a breath-countdown timer immediately appeared.
When the countdown reached zero, he would drown.
At this moment, he could afford to worry about nothing else.
He reached out, grabbed the ring, and pulled upwards with all his might.
Beneath the ring was a chain, which he slowly pulled up.
*Clank...*
The sound of a mechanism engaging echoed.
Upon hearing this, Chu Tian immediately reverted to his seal form, and the timer vanished.
In his seal form, he could breathe underwater again.
On the rock face to the side, a mechanical door over two meters high slowly opened.
A faint beam of light shone in, exceptionally noticeable in the pitch-black lakebed.
He swam towards the light beam above, the brightness growing more intense. With a splash, he broke the surface, finding himself in a tiny pool of water.
Looking around, a familiar scene greeted his eyes.
This was a beautiful canyon, with springs gushing forth, flowing gently through the ravines in the valley.
The forest was lush, and the emerald-green grass spread out like a carpet, adorned with various wild flowers, their faint fragrance drifting through the valley.
All around were steep mountain cliffs.
Even with a flying mount, one could not fly over the surrounding cliffs to reach this valley.
The only way to get here was through the underwater cave entrance.
After climbing ashore, Chu Tian walked towards the forest.
In this peculiar valley, the sky was actually a jade green, as if the sky here and the outside were not the same sky.
In the real world, this weather phenomenon was called the Aurora.
Green bands of light, ethereal and misty, floated across the entire sky.
He walked along a path in the woods for about ten minutes.
Chu Tian entered the deeper parts of the jungle, where the trees became thicker and more luxuriant, and the light grew somewhat dim. Da Feng Novel Network.
Dead leaves carpeted the ground, stretching as far as the eye could see.
He stepped on the dead leaves, his feet feeling as if he were treading on the sea.
Amidst the dense trees, a beam of light projected up from the ground, appearing even brighter and more dazzling in the darkness.
Arriving here, Chu Tian smiled.
Floating within the light column was a scroll.
This was his target: [Teleportation (God-Tier)]
He approached the light column but hesitated to reach for it.
In the information he had obtained in his previous life, it was only stated that the God-Tier talent Teleportation could be obtained here, but the detailed method of acquisition was not provided.
Could it be this simple to take it?
Chu Tian didn't think so. While the valley was indeed sealed,
a God-Tier talent was placed here; it was impossible to just take it.
Judging by the situation, there should be some guardian present. No one had revealed it in his previous life.
After a moment of hesitation, Chu Tian still extended his hand, slowly approaching the light column.
He remained vigilant, ready to react at any moment.
"Ding... Global Announcement: In the North American region, player 'Blast' of country M and their guild 'Angelempire' have become the world's first Level 6 guild.
The 'Heavenly Dao World' new expansion pack has launched: Town Conquest War.
Guilds of Level 4 and above are eligible for Town Conquest.
By stationing over a thousand people in any town, a timer can be activated. Once the occupation time reaches the standard, ownership will be obtained.
The ownership period is permanent. During this period, 5% of all shop revenues in the town will be allocated to the guild's income and stored in the guild bank.
After obtaining ownership, there will be a three-month immunity period. After the immunity period, other guilds can attack to seize town ownership."
Seeing the system prompt, Chu Tian's outstretched hand suddenly stopped.
There was already a Level 6 guild? After Chu Tian got the first kill, his guild points were enough to upgrade their base to Level 6, but he had not upgraded the guild, waiting for others to do it first.
The reward for the first Level 6 guild was not bad; in fact, it was quite good, offering excellent benefits to guild players.
However, the funds required to upgrade the guild were too high!
Upgrading from Level 4 to Level 5 guild required ten thousand gold coins, and the guild could accommodate thirty thousand members.
Upgrading from Level 5 to Level 6 guild required twenty thousand gold coins, and the guild could accommodate fifty thousand members.
After Level 6, each subsequent upgrade would require fifty thousand gold coins, with the guild member capacity increasing by fifty thousand each time.
Chu Tian currently only had over four thousand gold coins, not enough to upgrade the guild.
Chu Tian knew the player 'Blast' from country M.
He was backed by the largest consortium in country M, and he was also an extremely ambitious individual.
The 'Angelempire' guild was also the biggest threat to Dragon Country in his previous life.
It had led multiple national wars and provoked Dragon Country.
Chu Tian opened the chat system and sent a private message to Jian Zhi Cang Tian: "Drop everything you're doing. Tell all the brothers to return to the city, station themselves within towns, and capture as many towns as possible.
If any single guild has over a thousand members in the city battle, kill them..."
As Chu Tian uttered this sentence, the last word carried an ominous aura.
"Understood, but can people be killed in the city?" Jian Zhi Cang Tian asked.
"The Town Conquest War has begun. Once a guild has over 1,000 members in a town, they will automatically enter a declared war mode with another guild that has over 1,000 members stationed. Within this city, you can attack freely."
"Understood. Just now I received news that members of the Slaughter Guild are rapidly mobilizing. Some are heading to Nightfall Town, and others have already departed for various small towns."
Jian Zhi Cang Tian informed Chu Tian of the Slaughter Guild's movements.
Chu Tian smiled upon hearing this.
"They are truly greedy. It's impossible for them to occupy all the small towns. Investigate how many people from Slaughter are going to Nightfall Town. We will primarily focus on capturing Nightfall Town as well. It seems we'll have to clash with Slaughter again."
"Yes, I'll lead the men there now." Jian Zhi Cang Tian replied and then fell silent.
After giving these instructions, Chu Tian refocused his attention on the scroll in the light column.
"Whatever happens... I can't help it," he thought to himself.
He quickly reached out, grabbed the scroll, and put it directly into his backpack.
"Ding... System Announcement, obtained item [Talent Scroll: Teleportation (God-Tier)]."
Suddenly, the ground began to tremble violently, and cracks rapidly appeared, as if something were about to break free from beneath the earth.
Chu Tian turned, transformed into his Giant Deer form, and galloped back in the direction he came from.
With his extremely high movement speed, he soon reached the small pool.
Upon arriving, he stopped by the edge of the pool, stunned.
The entire pool was filled with many fallen giant rocks.
How could this happen?
How did the person who obtained the scroll in his previous life get out?
Could there be another exit?
As he pondered, an enraged roar and a system prompt sounded in his ears.