John Doe's Exclusive Room.
Lu Ran stood there and sighed.
He sighed again. Now he was certain Infinite City was deliberately messing with him.
It had been the same last time.
He hadn't even known whether his master, the Church Leader, had finished enhancing his soul before he was whisked back.
This time was no different.
A level 90 Quasi-Legendary Dragon of Time! Given even another hour, Lu Ran was confident he could have plucked a few dragon hairs.
Instead, the Secret Realm had simply ended like that, leaving Lu Ran deeply hurt and miserable.
"Historical projections can't arise from nothing. The resources in the Secret Realm must also involve the power to turn the illusory into reality. Infinite City has to expend something to create all of this. We can assume that if Trial Takers follow the steps and complete the trial missions Infinite City gives them, that counts as normal expenditure."
"But if Trial Takers explore the world, encounter powerful figures, come into contact with top-tier resources and Legendary beings, Infinite City's expenditure will keep increasing."
Could it be deliberately holding me back because it doesn't want the enormous hassle of recreating a projection of a Legendary being? Lu Ran muttered inwardly.
If it didn't want to, fine. He could understand that. But why let the Millennium Dragon appear at the very end? Was it deliberately teasing him? Wasn't he supposed to be its secret love child?!
"Whatever. At least I'm finally back!"
Lu Ran collapsed on the spot, lying on the rug and staring at the ceiling. A month had passed. He wondered how things were going on Blue Star.
Some of the First Generation must have already undergone their second-stage evolutions.
He sprang up and left his Exclusive Room. Rather than rushing back to the real