The Zijin Beast

The crystal-clear and magnificent giant glass plaza extends infinitely in all directions. The smooth, ice-crystal-like ground overlaps with the surrounding mirrors, creating layers upon layers of dazzling reflections everywhere.

Whoosh--

Two cold, sharp sword lights, like shooting stars piercing the night sky, swept across the center of the plaza and struck the enormous beast in the center. The beast's purple body trembled violently, and its already low health bar finally reached zero.

"Bang--"

A deafening explosion suddenly erupted.

The beast's heavy, mountain-like body crashed onto the glass floor, causing countless mirrors to hum softly. The subtle vibrations traveled along the smooth glass lines, spreading throughout the entire plaza and reflecting the beast's dramatic fall.

"Call..."

Xiao Fan's arm, which was gripping the sword, felt slightly sore. His back, which had been tense for so long, finally relaxed. He exhaled a long breath, and the cold sweat that had seeped from his forehead slowly slid down his chin.

"Damn! Finally dead, but it's a shame the two Puppets I just got are gone too!"

Xiao Fan straightened up and couldn't help but mutter a complaint.

"Fortunately, the boss of the Secret Realm Second Layer is finally dead."

With a flick of his finger, Xiao Fan steadily sheathed the longsword that gleamed with purple light. His gaze fell heavily on the massive corpse of the Amethyst Beast not far away, his eyes filled with the relief of surviving a calamity.

"The boss on the Secret Realm Second Layer is too difficult."

That's right, this Amethyst Beast is the boss guarding the Secret Realm Second Layer. Compared to the boss guarding the first level, its strength has increased significantly.

Although the boss on the Secret Realm Layer One has some strange methods, it at least has a weakness. As long as you find the boss's weakness and accurately hit its vital point, the subsequent battle will be no challenge at all.

However, the Amethyst Beast on the second level is completely different; it possesses an extremely powerful skill— Mirror Transformation.

Once the boss, the Amethyst Beast, drops below 50% health, the "Mirror Transformation" effect will be triggered instantly.

The moment the skill is activated, the BOSS's true form will merge into the mirror world, becoming one with the countless reflections in the sky.

The time allotted to players is extremely limited; they must identify the BOSS's true form from among countless phantoms within a fixed timeframe.

If the boss's true form is not found before the time limit expires, the Amethyst Beast's lost health will be fully restored in an instant, returning it to its peak condition.

The most challenging part of this level is that the second level itself is a world constructed of glass and mirrors.

Surrounded on all sides, above and below, countless mirrors are arranged in an interlaced pattern, instantly reflecting hundreds or even thousands of identical Amethyst Beast shadows.

Not only the BOSS's reflection, but even Xiao Fan's own figure would be replicated by countless mirrors, mixed in with the vast illusory image.

Finding the true form of the BOSS amidst a sea of shadows, where it's impossible to distinguish the real from the fake, is ridiculously difficult!

You should know that in the mirror, all the reflections are exactly the same in appearance, movement, and aura as the original.

Even if there were subtle differences, under the pressure of the countdown, distinguishing them from hundreds or thousands of shadows would be virtually impossible.

I can't find it, I really can't find it!

What made Xiao Fan even more upset was that there were no shops on the Secret Realm Second Layer, unlike the Secret Realm First Layer where you could buy items to fight the BOSS. Beast Cores could only be used to strengthen himself and the Puppets he obtained.