"Perhaps it involves two Ranks evolving once?"
After learning the circumstances from Qin Chuan, Yue Li began to speculate, "From the Juvenile Stage to the Growth Rank, one only needs to Advance; from the Growth Rank to the Elite Rank, one needs not only to Advance but also to Evolve; and from the Elite Rank to the Hall Rank, one only needs to Advance; it is possible that going beyond the Hall Rank might require another Evolution."
"That might be the case," Qin Chuan nodded, but his face inadvertently revealed a thoughtful expression.
What exactly was the Rank after the Hall Rank?
On the very first day the Dream World arrived, the Special Affairs Group had integrated intelligence and discovered a Spiritual Beast of Hall Rank Lv37, speculating that there were even higher Ranks.
But until now, there had been no discovery of higher Ranks worldwide.
In the Dream World where player strength was rapidly increasing and the range of exploration expanding, this was highly unusual.
Therefore, many began to doubt whether there was a higher Rank after the Hall Rank.
Is it possible that the Hall Rank is the end of everything?
"Don't think too much, let's first look at the requirents for Advancing to the Hall Rank," Yue Li said, noticing Qin Chuan lost in thought. She gently pushed his shoulder with her hand, "Although it's just Advancing, I feel the difficulty will definitely not be low."
"Let see..." Qin Chuan clicked on the Advancent page and imdiately his eyes widened in shock.
"...It seems like you were right."
There were only five different slots in the Advanced Array before him.
But the introductions to the resources corresponding to those five slots completely baffled Qin Chuan.
[Rigid Snow Essence: Advanced Resource obtained by defeating the Winter Snow Demon (Hall Rank Lv38) in sector 6125; key material for the Elite Rank Frost Battle Spirit's Advancent]
[Rapid Freeze Cold Crystal: Advanced Resource obtained by defeating the Great Rapid Freeze Bird (Hall Rank Lv36) in sector 3273; key material for the Elite Rank Frost Battle Spirit's Advancent]
[Icebound Dreamspeak: Advanced Resource obtained by defeating the Frost Snow Verb Spirit (Hall Rank Lv39) in sector 2814; key material for the Elite Rank Frost Battle Spirit's Advancent]
[Permafrost Tear: Advanced Resource obtained by defeating the Ice Sea rmaid (Hall Rank Lv37) in sector 9454; key material for the Elite Rank Frost Battle Spirit's Advancent]
[Hall Crystal: An ultra-rare Advanced Resource that can only exist one at a ti within the Dream World; key material for all Elite Rank Spiritual Beasts' Advancent]
[Note 1: Town Sector Spiritual Beasts are extrely powerful, please challenge with caution]
[Note 2: Hall Crystal cannot be carried to Blue Star and can only be refreshed after being used; if a player holds it for more than 30 days without using it, a server-wide announcent will na the current holder]
As Yue Li said, the requirents to Advance from Elite Rank to Hall Rank were high, far more difficult than the combined challenges of Advancing and Evolving from Growth Rank to Elite Rank.
Previously, the Special Affairs Group had shared information that in every gaming zone of the Dream World, traces of Hall Rank Spiritual Beasts could be found, but only one per zone, evenly distributed.
Now, the Advancent information had precisely defined those Hall Rank Spiritual Beasts—Town Sector Spiritual Beasts.
As the na suggested, one Spiritual Beast presided over one ga zone.
Each piece of Advanced Resource required defeating a Town Sector Spiritual Beast or could be obtained through selecting Advanced Resources.
If one only opted for the latter, waiting for the weekly settlent to accumulate Fragnts to complete the requirents for the Spiritual Beast's Advancent was safe, but it would take a very long ti.
But as the Dream World had warned to tackle these challenges with caution, one could imagine the difficulty of the forr thod.
Four pieces of ordinary Advanced Resources were one thing,
but the existence of the final resource, the Hall Crystal, significantly heightened the demands of advancing a Hall Rank Spiritual Beast to the utmost.
Its description was not "key material for the Elite Rank Frost Battle Spirit's Advancent," but rather "key material for the Advancent of all Elite Rank Spiritual Beasts," implying that every Elite Rank Spiritual Beast needed a Hall Crystal for their Breakthrough.
And this resource, according to the introduction and note 2, was unique across the entire Dream World: only after the current one was consud would a new one appear.
Qin Chuan's brows grew increasingly furrowed, and his expression turned somber.
"Advancent conditions... Are they that tough?" Yue Li, observing the changes in Qin Chuan's deanor, felt a "thump" in her heart and cautiously inquired.
"Indeed, they are tough," Qin Chuan exhaled softly and shared what he had seen with Yue Li.
"Isn't that a good thing, though?" After listening to Qin Chuan's recount, Yue Li pondered for a mont, "The requirents to Advance to the Hall Rank are higher than we imagined, but for you, this is a huge advantage."
"With the Third Talent of the Sun Needle, you'll definitely find the Hall Crystal—even prevent other players from finding and using it before you, by holding it in advance," Yue Li looked at Qin Chuan, her eyes filled with confusion, "Why do you seem unhappy?"
"Because, for the first ti, I have begun to doubt whether there is a new Rank after the Hall Rank," Qin Chuan spoke with a tinge of regret, "During the Juvenile Stage, three Low-level Resources already posed significant difficulty for , but looking back now, Low-level Resources aren't really that rare."
"During the Growth Rank, the rarity of Interdiate Resources and Starshine Equipnt Material was a step up from Low-level Resources, and although rare, you could still find at least one piece in each ga zone."
"But reaching the Elite Rank..." Qin Chuan paused slightly, "The Achievent Store doesn't refresh Advanced Resources, removing a key way to obtain them, leaving only the Ranking List and defeating Town Sector Spiritual Beasts as possibilities."
"The scarcity of Advanced Resources has shifted from being able to be gathered within one zone to requiring cross-zone collection across the entire Map."
"Furthermore, the range for searching for the Hall Crystal also encompasses the entire Map."
"I cannot imagine what kind of resources would be required for a new Rank beyond the Hall Rank, and where to search for them—perhaps even scouring the entire Dream World might not yield a single piece, right?"
Qin Chuan found it difficult to explain the origin of that sense of loss within him.
Perhaps the future that he could easily perceive was causing him to feel sowhat disillusioned.
"It seems like, you've forgotten sothing."
Yue Li's voice was soft, yet it acted like a hand pulling Qin Chuan back from his sinking emotions, "In 38 days, Blue Star will update once more."
She gently placed her hand on Qin Chuan's hand, raising her head to look at him with certainty in her eyes, "Each update on Blue Star takes longer, and each ti it brings larger impacts."
"Last ti, the interval was ten days."
"And the next ti, it will be two months."
"I haven't played many gas, but I know that before a ga releases new content, there will surely be skillful players who have mastered the current content."
Yue Li's gentle voice brightened Qin Chuan's eyes.
"Luo, you will be that skillful player in the days to co."
"But this is just the beginning, not the end."
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