A hundred years slipped leisurely by.
Chen Lin spent hundreds of Seven-Color Nightmare Coins and used several treasures that enhanced comprehension before he finally mastered every book.
It took considerably less time than he had expected.
Most of the later books were reference materials, with little concerning cultivation or research, and they were nowhere near as profound as those dealing with the soul.
Of all cultivation systems, the soul was the most mysterious. Knowledge concerning it was rarely found in the Outer World. Though he was a soul cultivator, his understanding was shallow. Without the Soul Master Inheritance, the books on souls would have taken him even longer.
Even so.
Altogether, he had spent more than two hundred years here.
Chen Lin was deeply anxious.
He had no idea what the world outside had become. Perhaps the Bizarre Kingdom's Grand Court Worship had already ended, and the Ascension Trial was fast approaching.
And what about Grass, Sun Caiyi, and the others? Had anything happened to them?
So.
Once he finished comprehending the final book.
Chen Lin immediately rose to his feet.
He quickly searched the room first, then went to the door, grabbed the handle, and pushed hard.
"Hm?"
The door still did not budge.
Chen Lin frowned.
He had absorbed everything in all the books. By rights, he should have completed the scenario task. If he still could not leave, things would be troublesome.
"What is your name?"
Suddenly.
A low voice rang out.
Chen Lin's pupils contracted.
The Mystic Gold Spear instantly appeared in his hand, and he activated the Nine-Layered Armor to its fullest, warily scanning every corner of the room.
But he found nothing.
The room was small enough to take in at a glance. If anyone were there, he could not possibly fail to see