I created a safe zone in the nightmare world.

The members mostly discussed the Refining Stage trials, because there were still very few extraordinary experts.

However, by this time, many extraordinary experts had already begun their trials in the training grounds and suffered defeats.

"Good grief, I can only get past the first level."

A member of the Extraordinary Ones gasped for breath.

Although he had only been a transcendent for a short time, he had already mastered three rare-level spells, one of which was almost at the proficiency level. He also quickly became proficient in using his innate talent through the possession martial arts function of the training ground.

He considered himself no longer weak, yet he could only defeat one extraordinary and bizarre being in a one-on-one battle.

This is actually a mistake in thinking.

In reality, a newly awakened extraordinary powerhouse is simply incapable of killing an extraordinary being one-on-one; even a direct confrontation would be difficult.

Back then, Chen Jianghuai, at the peak of the early stage of the extraordinary realm, was unable to defeat an ordinary pseudo-extraordinary being.

In the safe zone recently, quite a few new extraordinary beings have been promoted, and many of them have not yet truly fought against extraordinary beings. Some underestimated themselves, while others were overconfident. After this battle, many have figured out their own position.

Shi An granted premium members more trial challenge attempts.

While the extraordinary beings were still challenging and fighting against each other in bizarre ways, Manager Shi was quietly observing.

"That was a good uppercut."

"Oh, this member has mastered the Phantom Step to an unparalleled level? Not bad, I vaguely remember this person."

Most of the extraordinary beings in the safe zone are newbie extraordinary beings.

Naturally, the vast majority of them stopped at the second level, unable to defeat the three Mantis Men, who were relatively weak among the extraordinary beings.

However, some extraordinary individuals also made rapid and unstoppable progress in their early stages.

Xuan Jian had already reached the fourth level. He was fighting against three mid-stage extraordinary beings with only the early stage of the extraordinary realm. Even though Shi An had chosen relatively mediocre extraordinary beings, the sheer number and level of them made Xuan Jian's defeat inevitable.

However, he also killed two mid-stage strange beings.

"Xuan Jian has already mastered two rare spells to the pinnacle. Especially the rare spell 'Rising Dragon Slash,' which he combined with his innate talent, allowing him to severely injure the mid-stage Transcendent Mantis-like being with a single strike!"

Shi An was somewhat surprised.

If it weren't for its extraordinary and bizarre vitality, which would require several or even a dozen more sword strikes to truly kill it, Xuanjian could definitely defeat three opponents at once.

Shi An looked in another direction.

At this moment, Xi Xue was also fighting against three mantis-men at the mid-stage of the Transcendent Realm.

Despite her disheveled appearance, she refused to retreat an inch. She traded blows, even suppressing her innate talent from automatically protecting herself, concentrating all her power on the right fist of the Snow Flame Demon's substitute. As the mantis's scythe pierced her abdomen, she unleashed another punch.

"Rare Spell: Exploding Flame Fist!"

She learned this spell after transcending the ordinary, and the Explosive Flame Fist was far more expensive than items like the Rising Dragon Sword or the Spell Power Armor. Xi Xue had barely managed to cultivate this spell to its peak, but…

Her combination of magic and talent is even more perfect!

The Stand's fiery body combined with the Explosive Flame Fist unleashed a terrifying pillar of fire in the arena, annihilating the entire extraordinary and bizarre being.

However, Xi Xue, who had suffered multiple injuries, was quickly defeated.

"They are not far from the mid-stage of the extraordinary realm, and they will see a significant improvement then."

"Peach, Li Wei, Little K, Boss Ye, Square Plum Blossom, and others, they can all reliably defeat mid-stage Transcendent Realm cultivators who are above their level."

"Wait a minute."

Shi An looked at one of the venues.

It was a figure completely encased in magical armor. His armor was exceptionally sturdy, firmly blocking the mantis-men's bizarre attacks. He then threw out one throwing knife after another, eventually wearing down the three mantis-men to death.

"It's Cheng Ping. This kid is indeed hiding his true abilities."

Shi An pondered to himself.

Cheng Ping hasn't broken through to the mid-stage of the extraordinary realm yet, but his mastery of the spell armor is extremely high, and his own spell power reserves are exceptionally abundant. It seems he has his own fortuitous encounter.

Shi An then looked at the other venues.

At this moment, Zhu Chenying also began his trial. He advanced with unstoppable momentum, instantly killing even the most bizarre beings below the late stage of the Transcendent Realm with a single sword strike. It should be noted that these were beings with incredibly terrifying vitality, capable of surviving being cut in half at the waist and continuing to fight.

"Is it because the masters of these mansions possess extraordinary talents, or perhaps they wield some higher power?"

Shi An saw that even when he reached the ninth level and faced nine extraordinary Great Perfection monsters, the swords of the various masters were still sharp. He only fell after killing seven Great Perfection monsters.

"Moreover, this defeat is more likely due to the fact that the master's magical power has been exhausted; otherwise, he might have had a chance to win."

"On the contrary, the City Lord of Burning Maple, who has drunk the stimulant and whose mental strength is likely above that of the other hall masters... well, he fought 1 against 9, but he couldn't even kill one of the Great Perfection Transcendent beings before he was defeated. However, being able to steadily kill three Great Perfection Transcendent beings, the City Lord of Burning Maple is probably no ordinary person in the half-step ascension stage."

Through the trial, Shi An gained a clear understanding of the level of these top human experts.

They are indeed formidable, especially Zhu Chenying.

If given more time to improve, or if he drinks a stimulant, he can definitely pass the ninth level.

"So, what about my weird employee?"

The pharmacist Tan did not come.

He was obsessed with alchemy and was only a mere early-stage Transcendent Realm cultivator.

The Undercloth didn't come either. It had been spending most of its time in the alchemy factory, but its obsession was making paper figures and paper cars. Although the paper figures and cars it produced were still quite weak, it was developing and creating them from scratch. Its talent in this area was extraordinary. Sharp Edge, Blood Handprint, and Turbid Zero were all currently challenging it.

Among them, Blood Handprint and Turbid Pu were only at the late stage of the Transcendent Realm, but their battle was exceptionally grand. Especially Turbid Zero.

Training Ground No. 003.

"boom!"

Towering waves surged, and waterspouts rose from behind the turbid water. It stood atop a flat surface formed by the waterspouts, looking down like a god or demon. "Holy crap!"

Shi An was somewhat surprised. Zhuo Pu hadn't made a move much during this time; its daily task was to improve itself, searching the wilderness for strange creatures and constantly transforming them.

At this moment, the power of the water waves stirred up by Zhuo Pu far exceeded the specifications of the extraordinary realm. If it weren't for the limitations of the training ground, Shi An suspected that Zhuo Pu's water waves could have submerged a small town.

"This is its third innate characteristic: it can use its own power to control corrupt and bizarre cursed forces!"

"I just didn't expect that Zhuo Pu would build his own army so quietly."

at this time,

Amidst the waves, dozens of terrifying, ferocious, and enormous figures appeared and disappeared.

These figures are all extraordinary and bizarre!

Although there were no extraordinary beings at the Great Perfection stage among them, there were a total of seventeen extraordinary beings at the late stage! These beings were surrounded by thick, corrupted black mist, indicating that they had been strengthened.

Zhuo Ling swept through the ninth level with overwhelming force.

Its completion speed is faster than Lifeng and Xiaoxue.

"This does not mean that Zhuo Ling is the strongest. It has an advantage in positional warfare and group combat, but in a 1v1 situation, it may not be able to withstand Li Feng's decapitation strike."

Even so, Shi An felt that Zhuo Ling could go toe-to-toe with Li Feng.

The Fallen Spring talent is still too overpowered.

The only drawback of the Turbidity talent is that it has a weakness called "Spring" within its water waves. However, the Spring can be moved.

All three villains were defeated in the tenth level.

Whether anyone can pass the tenth level—whether any extraordinary person other than him can—Shi Anzhen really couldn't say for sure.

"However, Zhuopu and Xiaoxue have not yet broken through, and even Lifeng is far from reaching his peak."

To put it simply, Li Feng hasn't even tried the energizing potion yet.

The two rare potions, Dragon Blood Potion and Divine Flame Potion, have not yet been released.

At this moment, Pharmacist Yan sent a message.

Shi An quickly arrived at the alchemy factory's laboratory—which had been extensively renovated, with a huge alchemy cauldron prominently displayed on one side. "Boss, the first batch of Awakening Potions has been refined: one ordinary and two premium ones. Also, I refined some Dragon Blood Potions and Divine Energy Potions to practice my skills."

Let's first look at the two rare potions.

Pharmacist Yan refined a considerable number of these two types of potions to perfection.

The perfect-grade Spirit-Burning Potion can increase mental strength by approximately 5-8 units upon first use. The ordinary Spirit-Burning Potion also provides a significant boost. With repeated use, the potion's effect gradually decreases, but at its maximum effect, it can still increase mental strength by 20-30 points, comparable to a Spirit-Awakening Potion. In Shi An's view, only this type of potion could be supplied in large quantities.

Even among those at the Transcendent Realm, only a very small number of people can enjoy the energizing potion.

"Awakening Potion (Excellent)"

"Quality: Premium"

"Note: It can significantly improve the user's mental strength. In addition, after using three ordinary-grade mental potions, one more premium-grade mental potion and two more perfect-grade mental potions can still be used."

Shi An: "!!!"

The premium and top-grade energizing potions do not appear to have enhanced effects, but they do raise the upper limit of their usability.

A superhuman can drink up to six doses of stimulant.

If the user's potential is high enough, drinking these six potions can increase their mental strength by a full three hundred points.

What does this mean?

The user's spiritual power will be four times that of other extraordinary Great Perfection cultivators!

"Perhaps it's not even worse than the Ascending Transformation Realm!"

After using up all the precious medicine, he can refine 15 doses of the Refreshing Potion in the safe zone.

If you sell one, you'll have 14 left.

This quantity is far from enough for him, the store manager, and a few employees. He still needs to take out a few more and put them on the redemption list to incentivize his members.

"However, this energizing potion is very precious, and selling it for only Dream Crystals and Contribution Points is still a bit cheap."

"Perhaps I could add some 'merit' settings to the contribution points system."

Only members who complete high-risk missions and make significant contributions can be awarded merit.

Only by consuming merit points can one be eligible to exchange for certain extremely precious treasures.

As for the problem of not having enough Thousand-Refined Awakening Grass?

Shi An's quest to find this main ingredient remains pending. Moreover, it's not necessarily necessary to find this material directly in the Nightmare World. He estimates that it only exists in the medium-danger area of ​​the Hundred Refining Awakening Grass, and there's a considerable chance of obtaining that excellent main ingredient after clearing it.

The plan is in place.

Thinking it over, Shi An picked up a bottle of ordinary-quality stimulant, twisted it open, and drank it directly.

boom!

His mental strength began to grow.

"This energizing potion didn't improve my strength enough, even though it increased my mental strength by a full 50 points."

Within the safe zone, he had perfect control over everything around him, and he knew exactly how much his mental strength had increased with a mere thought. 50 points—only a slight increase.

Because his foundation was too high, when he first entered the extraordinary realm, his spell power and mental power were already higher than the Great Perfection of the extraordinary realm.

He was just an ordinary, mediocre number-based shopkeeper.

"Let's supply Lifeng and the others first."

"As long as they are strong enough, even if I can't break through to the Ascension Realm in a short time, I can still test my skills against Ascension Realm monsters!"

Most importantly, of course, is to try to conquer the higher-level nightmares.

The earlier you complete the mission, the faster you can obtain high-level special buildings, and the more your safe zone can develop in a snowballing fashion.

Although, with their current combat strength, Lifeng and Zhuoling are still no match for the pseudo-human BOSS who was once fused with nightmares.

The appearance of the Martial Arts Arena - Trial Realm has sparked a battle frenzy in the safe zone.

Many strong players consider clearing levels an honor, and even members will shout this when looking for teammates:

"We need two more players to complete the Nightmare difficulty level 4. We need to reach at least the 'Refining Zone - Level 5'."

Many members, after experiencing several life-or-death battles—essentially dying once—have seen their bottlenecks loosen.

Inside a training ground.

"Aww! I get it!"

Xi Xue shouted, her eyes sparkling.

Behind her, the Snow Flame Demon Stand appeared, but as a beginner in the Transcendent Realm, she could only utilize the Snow Flame Demon's "Right Arm of Flame" ability. Her left arm was practically useless, and when in danger, the Stand could only protect the area of ​​one arm.

Now, the Snow Flame Demon's left arm glowed, and icy power surged forth.

The training room was half scorching hot and half freezing cold.

With the breakthrough, the magical power within Xi Xue's body also began to boil, bubbling out like a spring. In the blink of an eye, her magical power reserves increased significantly, and the density of her magical power also increased slightly.

Physical and mental strength also increased accordingly.

She has officially entered the mid-stage of the extraordinary realm.

"Once I've stabilized my realm, I'll try my luck in the Trial Realm again. This time, I'm determined to improve my ranking."

Members are constantly competing fiercely for ranking in the trials, each putting in their best effort to improve.

However, both advancement and cultivation require contribution points, so naturally, many members still accept missions and venture into the Nightmare Wilderness.

"Another camp has been built."

"It seems we're almost at the border of Tiannan City? Come to think of it, I have quite a few friends in Tiannan City. I wonder how they're doing now."

One member sighed.

It's still quite a distance from here to Tiannan City, but soon. Once their safe zone's base stations are officially deployed within Tiannan City's territory, it will be easy for him to visit Tiannan City if he wants.

Around the same time.

Tiannan City, the base of the Third Army Corps.

General Fu, the corps commander, received the message from the inner city.

"Is it related to the safe zone again?"

"Should I have my Third Army Corps assist the people in the safe zone by building one or two safe zone camps outside our Tiannan City defense perimeter?" "Also, keep an eye out for any shop-like entrances that might exist?"

"Fine, since that's what they require, I'll just pass on the task."

Choosing a site to build the camp was simple, as the surrounding area was under the control of Tiannan City.

As for finding the so-called shop-like entrance? Just look around randomly.

Most soldiers in the Third Army Corps didn't take the orders seriously.

Because they are all busy.

They might be on duty patrolling, or practicing and exchanging skills.

However, there were also well-informed individuals within the Third Army Corps.

Someone spoke up: "My older cousin works in the Countermeasures Bureau. He said that this safe zone was built based on a spatial wonder, and many cultivation sites have been constructed inside."

If the spatial wonders are truly as amazing as rumored, their cooperation with the safe zone might be for trade purposes.

Not to mention, the safe zone also possesses a massive mobile ark.

"Good luck to the leader of this safe zone!"

"However, we don't need to go to the cultivation treasures in the safe zone. We are official Dream Fallers of Tiannan City, and we don't need to compete with people from small towns and camps for these scarce resources."

An extraordinary commander spoke.

He was dressed in finely crafted magical armor and possessed three rare-level spells, one of which he had already mastered.

He entered the extraordinary realm in just two short months.

He also cultivated in the gravity chamber built in Tiannan City and visited the Wonder Waterfall a total of thirteen times.

He has also consumed four rare-grade potions that can permanently enhance his physique and mental strength.

There are also great figures who have reached the Great Perfection of the Extraordinary Realm or even the Half-Step Ascension Realm, who can occasionally provide them with guidance.

You can also spar with other extraordinary experts frequently.

These are extremely generous benefits that only the powerful officials of Tiannan City can enjoy.

Where else in smaller places can you find this?

They have no need to envy them.

At this moment, a subordinate came to report:

"Commander, we've discovered a strange commercial building!"