Inside Zhong Yi's Illusion Realm.
Not long ago, Zhong Yi had boldly declared that he would advance the storyline, defeat all seven tower masters, and enter the World Tree to uncover its secrets. In the end, he failed to keep his promise.
Open-world games often went that way. Players would set out to do one thing, only to get distracted by something else along the way.
Zhong Yi's tower-clearing campaign ended as soon as he reached the Desert.
That was because he discovered a tiny, isolated island to its southeast.
The island also had a tower that seemed to soar into the clouds. At first, Zhong Yi thought it was another High Tower he needed to conquer.
Only after heading over did he discover that this place was called the Arena.
He soon became hooked on the Arena's new gameplay.
After Lu Ze's modifications, the Arena's PvP battles supported matches between players from different worlds.
Much like the Trainer battles in Pokémon from his previous life, this added a fresh layer of fun to the game.
Inside the Arena, players could not use Pal Spheres to summon and recall Pals to dodge damage. Instead, they had to select three of their five active Pals to fight their opponent.
First, they had to predict their opponent's lineup.
Second, they had to coordinate their own Pals, skills, and traits.
Third, the strength of their Pals' training would be put to the test.
Of course, in this world's Illusion Realm, the rapport between players and their Pals was another factor.
Overall, strategy played a fairly substantial role in Arena matches.
This instantly ignited Zhong Yi's interest. He spent several days straight researching how to build powerful lineups to counter his enemies' combinations.
The Arena's NPC opponents were generally very high-level, so players at