I created a safe zone in the nightmare world.

Xi Xue chose to be promoted within the safe zone.

Very few people knew that she was making a breakthrough. Only a handful of people, such as Ms. Luo and Peach in the Wizarding House, were aware of it. Even Yan Xiangtian and others from the Countermeasures Bureau were not aware of it for the time being.

Now that you've advanced to the Transcendent Realm and reached the peak of the Third Refinement Realm, there's absolutely no need for a major undertaking.

"Quickly experience what kind of innate talent you've awakened after advancing to the extraordinary realm!"

As soon as Xi Xue finished her transformation, Tao Zi came over, eager to ask.

at this time,

Although Xi Xue had just gone through the "Ritual Life-or-Death Battle" and the "Transformation Trial," she showed no signs of fatigue, because she had easily passed the extraordinary ritual. While this was certainly due to the convenience of the safe zone instance, being able to pass it without taking damage was also a testament to her talent.

The group arrived at the training ground.

Ms. Luo and Taozi, who are close to her, are very concerned.

"Innate talent is related to future potential and combat power."

"However, Xi Xue has fused with top-tier cursed artifacts, so her innate talent must be quite remarkable."

Her three cursed items are her long silver hair, her fiery hand, and her snow-blowing flute.

The third item can be considered the top-tier cursed item among rare items.

but,

The awakening of extraordinary talent also involves a bit of luck. It could be that the power of each of the three cursed objects is taken and fused together, or it could be that it is based on just one of the cursed objects.

Xi Xue has three main abilities: hair, fire, and snow. Regardless of which one is the core, they all seem to be quite powerful.

100 meters away.

Xi Xue was dressed in a witch's outfit, but her hair color had faded from white back to black.

She closed her eyes and, in the darkness, received a name.

"My extraordinary talent is..."

"Snow Flame Demon!"

As soon as she finished speaking, she suddenly opened her eyes, and an invisible curse spread out, stirring up ripples of wind.

Behind her, numerous white lines intertwined, outlining a figure about two or three meters tall!

The central part of this bizarre giant shadow is snow-white, slender and delicate, with a human-shaped upper body but a ghostly lower body. On either side of the giant shadow are two crimson arms.

These two arms, engulfed in raging flames, were enormous; their forearms were thicker than Xi Xue's waist. The giant shadow's left hand was empty, clenched into a fist; its right hand gripped a three-meter-long, golden-red spear tightly, looking incredibly imposing.

at this time,

Xi Xue's whole body tensed up, her right fist clenched, and she twisted her waist to exert force.

She threw a punch.

The spear in Xueyan Demon's hand disappeared, and he clenched his right fist and suddenly swung it.

"boom!"

Xi Xue's punch was not powerful, only producing a whistling sound, while Xue Yan Mo, who was punching in sync behind her, unleashed a powerful and terrifying punch, with rings of flames spreading out afterward.

A strong wind and a heat wave hit us.

"hiss"

Peach gasped.

She wasn't ignorant; on the contrary, she had a considerable understanding of the extraordinary and immediately recognized the power of Xi Xue's punch.

This is clearly not the whole story of Xi Xue's innate talent.

Even before that golden-red spear had been unleashed, the "Snow" in Snow Flame Demon's name must have been extraordinary.

She was a little envious, both worried that her best friend would suffer a loss and also afraid that her best friend would take advantage of her.

Is it possible for me to awaken such a powerful ability?

The Snow Flame Demon does indeed possess the abilities of winter snow, but at this stage, it mainly relies on fire and "melee combat".

Unlike elemental abilities, this ability cannot transform injured parts into elements when attacked.

but,

When a deadly crisis occurs, even if the Snow Flame Demon is unable to react in time, it will appear on its own and do its best to protect its master.

"This is a very rare Stand-type talent."

Ms. Luo said, "Moreover, judging from the power displayed by the Snow Flame Magic Watch, Xue'er's current strength is not much weaker than that of a mid-stage Transcendent." This is the advantage of a top genius.

The previously solid foundation has now been transformed into combat power, which is fully demonstrated.

Of course, the difference between the early and middle stages of the extraordinary realm is still relatively small.

The difference is greater in the mid-to-late game;

There is an even greater gap between the later stages and the Great Perfection; even a genius cannot defy the odds and achieve victory.

Even so, if two extraordinary experts are both at the Great Perfection realm, and one possesses top-tier talent, then the other will have an overwhelming advantage.

Ms. Luo was very satisfied.

Now, Xi Xue is no longer a genius, but a pillar-level powerhouse who can shoulder the responsibility of the Wizarding Family and even the entire Baijiang.

She can now spend more time seeking personal breakthroughs.

Jiyi Martial Arts School.

Xuanjian proved his innate talent.

"Armed Talent: Sword of the Heart"

At first glance, this is just a fairly common type of weapon-based talent.

Armed, elemental, and physical talents are the three types that are easiest to awaken.

Common does not mean weak, but the Heart Sword is unique among weapon types.

"When I summon the Sword of the Heart, my strength, speed, and spirit will all increase."

"Furthermore, this sword of the heart can not only slash at the body, but also at the spirit!"

in other words,

If he were to engage in a life-or-death battle with other extraordinary experts, his extraordinary innate talent could protect his physical body, but it could not protect him from the "true wounds" that directly target his soul.

If dealing with the supernatural, it can also overcome the supernatural's incredibly powerful life force, even reaching its spirit and soul.

Thinking of this, even Xuan Jian, who was usually quite calm and expressionless, couldn't help but smile.

Zhu Chenying repeatedly praised, "Excellent! Excellent! Excellent!"

The senior students of Jiyi Martial Arts School offered their congratulations one after another.

Congratulations, junior brother.

"Junior brother is amazing."

"But aren't we senior brothers a bit lagging behind? It seems we need to hurry up and break through to the extraordinary realm."

In the period that followed, new extraordinary beings were born one after another.

For example, Long Niu, the former deputy captain of the Sixth Detachment of Baijiang, has now been transferred to the newly established Thirteenth Detachment as captain and was recently promoted to the Extraordinary level.

These are powerful elders.

The new generation...

Two employees from the safe zone, Yang Linna and Lin Xiao, have broken through to the next level. However, the most senior member, Fa Gui, is still studying and practicing incantations to improve his combat power, because he is not yet confident in passing the extraordinary ritual.

Compared to the other two, Fa Guitianzi is indeed somewhat mediocre, but he still has great potential.

Among the veteran members, the bearded old Wang and Li Wei, whose teams are growing in size, have not yet broken through, while the lone wolf Cheng Ping has quietly broken through to the extraordinary level.

Few people truly know about Cheng Ping's breakthrough.

Only Yang Linna, Luo Susu, and Fa Gui, who had handled the venue application, had some guesses.

The breakthroughs of Yang Linna, Lin Xiao, and the others spread within a small circle, and Shi An even gave them a raise.

The two organizations did not conceal the fact that Xuanjian and Xixue had both advanced to the extraordinary level; they simply delayed the announcement for a few days before making it public.

The two also held a small-scale extraordinary advancement banquet within their respective organizations and the safe zone.

"If it were a few months ago, when a new transcendent was born, this advancement banquet would definitely have been a grand affair, with many high-level Dream Fallers from all over Baijiang coming. But now..."

The speaker was a senior member of the wizarding family.

He attended the promotion banquet for the Dragon Boat Team, which was indeed a lively and extraordinary event.

Firstly, the path to transcendence is extremely difficult, with a near-certain death rate, and those who successfully break through deserve the most enthusiastic celebration. Secondly, each additional transcendent being strengthens Baijiang City's top combat power, and announcing the birth of a transcendent being can significantly boost the confidence of those who have fallen into the dream realm.

After all, the high-level Dream Fallers all know that Baijiang City has already fallen, and many people are pessimistic. Opportunities to boost their confidence are rare.

But times have changed now.

"Now, even though our Baijiang City is still in a nightmare, few people are pessimistic."

"Yes, the last calamity was indeed dangerous, but now more and more extraordinary experts are being born in our Baijiang City. After accumulating more power, we will be able to handle a city-wide disaster with the strength of Baijiang City alone."

Therefore, the promotion banquet was not very lively.

Xuanjian, Xixue, and the others didn't want things to get too lively.

because,

"The extraordinary is just the beginning."

"A powerful member of the patrol team next door has broken through to the extraordinary realm, and I've heard that more and more extraordinary experts will be born in the safe zone in the future." It was Fang Kuai who spoke, and he exclaimed in amazement.

All four siblings are extraordinary. It may seem like they're just doing it in bulk, but their abilities are a miracle that cannot be replicated.

What about the extraordinary aspects of the safe zone? They can be replicated.

"It's said that the real wave of extraordinary advancement hasn't arrived yet, but surely extraordinary advancement can't be described as a 'wave,' right?"

Red Peach was still somewhat incredulous.

Spade said, "The probability of someone breaking through to the Transcendent Realm is definitely small, but even if only one out of ten people breaks through, that's still a significant number. Don't forget, there are quite a few members in the Safe Zone at the Third Refinement Realm."

"In fact, given time, any one of these members could steadily cultivate to the peak of the Third Refinement Realm in the future."

It's been smooth and steady.

And all.

They had been to many places, but none had ever created as many miracles as the Safe Zone.

The four of them had been in the safe zone for more than ten days, but due to their "zero welfare" treatment, they had not been able to use those special facilities. However, what they had heard and seen firsthand gave them a much deeper understanding of the safe zone than before.

Spade said, "So now you understand why I chose to be the first one and stay in the safe zone to work for free, right?"

"Brother, we understand."

The three of them did have some complaints at first, but after living in the safe zone for a while, they realized what a terrible life they had been living. If they had chosen to leave then and been permanently blacklisted by the safe zone, they would never have been able to come to this magical place again.

"But..." Square looked longingly at the training ground in the distance, "When can we use these special areas? It's frustrating to just watch others use them now. At the very least, let us go and run a dungeon."

Spade spoke up: "After all, we are prisoners of war, and the shopkeeper has not treated us badly in terms of living conditions, which is already quite good."

"and……"

Spade continued, "The manager once said that if we perform well, we'll get some preferential treatment. Given the manager's position, he certainly has no reason to lie to us." However…

They are now considered members of the security department, but there are hardly any incidents happening in the safe zone, so they don't seem to have many opportunities to make a name for themselves.

Urgent!

On the other side, Shi An was cultivating.

"The advancement to the Transcendent Realm, the development of spell power and innate talent, are mutually reinforcing. The speed of cultivation depends on the weakness."

For example, Chen Jianghuai's talent hadn't been able to develop a second branch of characteristics, so he was stuck at the peak of the early stage of the extraordinary realm.

What about Shi An himself?

He is still far from his initial peak, but because his spell power increases steadily and slowly, his development of his innate talent is frequently limited.

"Fine, my combat strength is sufficient. Since things have come to this, let's see how Lifeng and the others are progressing."

Just as he was thinking this, a "ding" notification sounded in his ear.

"Hint: Contract employee Lifeng has broken through to the mid-stage of the Extraordinary Realm and developed the second branch trait 'Heavy'."

Li Feng awakened a weapon-type talent, which allows him to transform magical power into armor and weapons.

Its first branch is sharpness; no one can stop it wherever its blade passes, and its sharpness can also sever strange and tenacious life force.

"I originally thought that Lifeng's second characteristic would be developed in the direction of defense, just like Lao Chen's two characteristics are one offensive and one defensive. I didn't expect that Lifeng would put all his talent points into output."

Within two days, Xiao Xue and Zhuo Pu also entered the mid-stage of the extraordinary realm.

The progress on the Surplice is slower, as its innate talent is more complicated to develop.

From the time they broke through to the extraordinary until now, it has been less than two months, and they have already made a significant breakthrough.

That will happen very quickly.

People like Yan Xiangtian and Ms. Luo, all veterans with over two years of experience, are still only at the mid-stage of the extraordinary realm. But Shi An still thinks it's too slow.

"At this rate, when will the four strange employees be able to cultivate to the Great Perfection of the Extraordinary Realm? Eight months? A year? Or more? There are still the Ascension Realm and even higher realms to come."

Shi An frowned.

Within the safe zone, places like training grounds and spell libraries are indeed beneficial for extraordinary cultivation and can effectively enhance the combat power of extraordinary experts; however, the assistance is still not significant enough.

It doesn't have much effect on achieving extraordinary cultivation speed.

"I need more training buildings, and that requires conquering higher-level Nightmare areas to have a chance of obtaining them."

During this period, Shi An has obtained several dozen architectural drawings.

Among them were rare blueprints, but unfortunately, he was not satisfied with the building after it was completed, so he demolished it.

We still need to use high-level maps.

"Throughout Baijiang City's history, there have been very few high-level areas that have been conquered. Those few times, it was out of necessity."

"But now, with the increasing number of extraordinary members in my safe zone and ample combat power, devising a strategy for a high-level nightmare is not out of the question." "Yes, so the first step is to choose a suitable area for the strategy."

It needs to be evaluated from multiple dimensions.

risk.

environment.

income.

Based on past experience, the more unique the area, the more special the loot you will get after conquering it.

It's not about randomly picking any area; it's about finding a place with extraordinary and mysterious guardians.

With that in mind, Shi An moved his fingers and began editing and publishing several related tasks.