Chapter 368: Easily passing through the Tunnel

Even though he had already seen the new stats in his interface window, he still couldn't believe his new strength.

It was exactly how they said, a carp jumping out of the river in order to become a dragon. And the truth wasn't that far from those words.

After all, the reason for his new strength was precisely due to that drop of Dragon blood he received after his first evolution.

And looking at the remaining lustrous egg inside his Conscience Sea it seemed like that drop of blood wasn't everything he would get provided with.

If only one drop of blood was able to make such a change in his body and his physical strength, then just what would happen when he assimilated the full egg-like thing.

At that moment, he felt that even his imagination and fantasy had just received a powerful hit, as he was unable to make sense of it or even make divination of it.

Left with no other choice, he could only throw these thoughts at the back of his head and concentrate on the situation in front of him.

After 10 minutes of destroying these puppets, he felt like it was just impossible for these things to be his opponents, and he was bored of dealing with them.

So, he could only mark them quickly, make them join the other puppets, and walk deeper inside the tunnel, he couldn't help but get anxious about what was waiting for him.

Once again, the whole tunnel got more spacious, but the range of this level seemed to be the same as of those prior, it was just 100 meters once again.

In fact, since the last time, there were 100 Puppets, he was expecting that this time there would be 1000 or so, which made his blood boil thinking of fighting all of them.

But unfortunately, he was disappointed, as he found only 50 puppets at this level. Certainly, their level was higher as they were between level 110 and level 130.

Still, Eric couldn't help but show a little face of dissatisfaction, he had thought that this place would give him more and more challenges, and benefits.

Now that he had reached level 157 and had a physical constitution that was able to rival people above Realms, he certainly felt that this was a disappointment.

Since he had already passed the level 100 mark, there was a new term used by his Legacy System to display his strength, Realm.

Every 100 levels made up a Realm, which meant that at the moment Eric was just a Realm 1 according to the System.

All these puppets were the same as well, they were each a Realm 1 puppet, but this distinction wasn't only for puppets, and cultivation, but for all other fields of life.

Alchemy, Weapons, Pills, Elixirs, Beasts, and everything else could be described in the same breath. Clearly, the higher the realm, the rarer something was, and the better it was.

Until now, no one had taken Eric seriously because he hadn't even achieved Rank 1 as a cultivator, or as a human being, so it was more than understandable for them to think of him as inferior.

While there was the rumor of his roots and background, but without the necessary strength to back that up then wasn't he just an imaginative liar?

As for the formulae and everything he took out, while they made his matters a bit more believable, it could also be a struck of luck, a lucky encounter.

So as long as he didn't have the necessary strength, those guys were more than willing to let him do as he pleased.

Thinking about them, and the situation up to now, Eric felt a wave of burning anger and rage inside himself, as he thought that he was a true idiot.

He wasn't able to understand how he had managed to create that small empire of his in his previous life, with his feeble strength, and stupid thoughts.

Most probably he was just a super lucky idiot or some kind of useful tool. But certainly, it hadn't been due to his strength and his prospects.

This time though everything was different, this time he was going to be the Ruler, the Emperor that could cause storms, and peace with a thought of himself.

Thinking like that, he felt a wave of incomparable energy suddenly surge from his body, as he sent another strong punch towards the newly approaching puppets.

This time the scene wasn't as shocking as on the previous level, but he still managed to push back the 5 leaders of this group.

As he had succeeded in pushing them back, he felt extremely satisfied inside, as that was his physical strength only, without using inner energy.

But he didn't have much time to contemplate his happiness, as the rest of the puppets jumped towards him with the intention to kill him.

So, he had no other choice but to get serious as well, as he started mixing his energy with his punches, and in a short amount of time, the 50 puppets became sandbags for him.

Now he had a much better understanding of his newly acquired strength and its limits, but it was still far from enough.

Easily marking the new additions, he walked forward without any doubt in his steps and soon arrived at the next level.

This time there were 10 puppets, but their levels were between 130 and 160 making them much stronger than the ones in front.

But even these 10 puppets weren't a match for him, as he easily swept them clean, and marked them before moving forward.

By now the crowd behind him had grown quite a bit, and he looked like a commander of a strong puppet army.

The next level was a bit more dangerous as there were 5 puppets inside, with strength between 160 and 190, making them the strongest opponents that Eric had ever faced.

Instead of being afraid of their scary strength though, Eric felt his blood boil in excitement at the sight of them, as he thought that he could finally fight a stronger sandbag.

Even though these puppets were in higher levels than him, and their metallic composition gave them the upper hand facing him, Eric still managed to take them down in less than 10 minutes.

And once he managed to bring them down once, then they started falling consecutively like flowers being plucked from a garden.

What made Eric quite a bit surprised during this time though was the fact that these puppets were fighting in formation together.

They seemed able to communicate with each other and coordinate their attacks which made it extremely difficult to deal with.

Still, they were no trouble for Eric who easily destroyed them a few times and then marked them to walk further ahead.

The next level Eric was faced by 2 puppets, but different from the rest until now, one of them was level 193, while the other was level 199, just a small level to reach the 2nd Realm.

Eric's strength was overwhelming for those of the same Realm as him, in fact, he could be called undefeated in his Realm despite being so far from level 200.

But against other Realms!

There was a great disparity among realms precisely for the fact that the fighter would have undergone the second evolution.

It didn't take much brain to understand that with each evolution, not only did the internal strength increase, but also the physical characteristics of the body.

Let's say that the first evolution multiplied the physical characteristics with a number between 1 and 2, then the second evolution was at least between 4 and 8.

But the evolution didn't increase only the physical characteristics but also energy, its quality, purity, and quantity.

The Dragon blood drop was extremely powerful as it managed to give him that miraculous effect in only his first evolution, but the change was only on his physical characteristics.

His energy was quite lacking at that moment, so while he had the physical strength to face a 2nd Realm powerhouse, he didn't have the energy to believe he could win.

Fortunately, none of these puppets had reached Realm 2 but he had a feeling that this wasn't the end. At the next level, he would most probably face a Realm 2 puppet.

But that didn't make him frightened, instead, it made him excited but apprehensive. Where would he find a better chance than this to test his actual skills and battle prowess.

With those thoughts in mind, he decided to not waste much time on this level, as he tried to wrap up the whole thing quickly, marked the puppets, and then walked forward.

This time, the tunnel seemed to have ended, as he had appeared atop of a big and round arena, and a stone city behind it.

There were no sun, sky, or clouds, but the whole place was alighted by the beautiful fluorescent lights attached to the ceiling, as he could feel a breath of ancient aura coming from the stone city.

It was extremely majestic, and it gave a strong vibe, making Eric unable to control himself from the pleasure of exploring every nook and cranny.

But before he could do that, there was a small problem in front of him, as there lied a black metallic puppet, almost the same height as him, exceeding a pressure that clearly surpassed his.

Just like he had previously thought, this puppet was a Realm 2 puppet, as according to his Legacy System this thing was level 201.

The difference with the puppet of the previous fight was only 2 small levels, but the difference in strength between the two was much more complicated than 4 times that…