1533

**Chapter 1533: Projection Closed, New Rules for the Second Layer**

For a moment, the entire Human Race Star Domain was full of questions, wanting to know what had happened. Lin Moyu wondered why the competition projection had suddenly disappeared.

Soon, the Human Emperor Network provided an answer to everyone.

**[Due to the involvement of human race secrets in the upcoming battles, the projection will be temporarily closed.]**

**[The projection will resume once the next stage of the competition begins.]**

No one expected such a turn of events.

However, the human race is very united and tolerant. No one doubted the explanation given by the Human Emperor Network. Almost everyone stood by the Human Emperor Network, supporting its decision.

"Indeed, with so many guests from other races, some secrets cannot be revealed to them," someone commented.

"Not just that, there are many spies within the human race itself. Some secrets cannot be disclosed," another added.

"I support the Human Emperor Network's decision. Anyway, we can see it again in the next stage. No rush," someone else said.

"I can only silently wish all the contestants the best, hoping they perform at their best," another person added.

On the competition field, the four domain lords were still there. They could still see the entire competition process, which was their privilege. Apart from them, other observing gods could not see the specific situation of the competition at this moment.

The voice of the Xu family ancestor, majestic and deep, rang out, "You four, keep your mouths shut."

The four domain lords felt a chill in their hearts, knowing that the upcoming competition might indeed involve human race secrets, not just empty words.

Although they were domain lords, the real secrets of the human race were not in the four star domains but in the Divine City. Some things were unknown even to them.

The four opened their eyes, intending to see what secrets were involved.

Ye Qingxuan's previous frustration disappeared, replaced by curiosity.

After Hu Tian finally entered the second layer, the thirteen people in the second layer simultaneously received a message from the Human Emperor Network.

**[Attention all contestants.]**

**[The projection has been paused. Anything you do next will not be known to anyone.]**

**[You can fully unleash your strength without worrying about your information being leaked.]**

**[Below are the new rules for the second layer. Please listen carefully.]**

**[A powerful enemy leader will appear in the center of the second layer.]**

**[The one who kills the enemy leader can directly enter the first layer and obtain a very powerful magical treasure.]**

**[This powerful magical treasure can play a significant role in the next stage of the competition.]**

**[There is only one enemy leader, and it is very powerful. Please be cautious.]**

**[In the second layer, if you die or lose the ability to continue fighting for any reason, you will be directly eliminated.]**

Everyone listened to the new rules, feeling a chill in their hearts.

There was now another way to advance to the next layer.

Not only could they advance to the next layer, but they could also obtain a powerful magical treasure.

This rule became very attractive, making defeating the enemy leader in the center a priority for many.

The rules stated that the enemy leader would appear in the center of the second layer, but where exactly was the center?

They were in the second layer and couldn't determine the exact direction.

Almost no one knew whether they were near the edge or the center.

Obviously, the first person to reach the center would have an advantage.

Dongfang Ze looked around, unable to discern the direction, and cursed, "What a lousy rule. This rule favors Lin Moyu again."

Wei Bowen also thought to himself, "Why do I feel that the Human Emperor Network is biased towards Lin Moyu?"

However, he could only think this and didn't dare to say it out loud.

Qing Fei took out a bird-shaped jade magical treasure. With a thought, she commanded, "Go!"

The jade magical treasure shattered, turning into thousands of bird shadows flying in all directions. Shui Zilan touched the red little spirit on her shoulder, "Little Red, help me find the center, okay?" Little Red chirped twice, then flew into the air and disappeared in a flash, its speed comparable to a god.

Zhuang Bi and Chu Xiong were lucky this time, quickly meeting up as they were close to each other.

Zhuang Bi took out a jade eye magical treasure, placed it on his forehead, and scanned the area, determining the direction. Chu Xiong asked, "Old Zhuang, are we going to kill the enemy leader?"

Zhuang Bi shook his head, "No, we'll just find the stone tablets and tokens."

He knew his strength. Although not weak, compared to Dongfang Ze and Qing Fei, he was still lacking. Competing to kill the enemy leader was not their forte. Instead, while others were looking for the enemy leader, they could find the tokens and stone tablets to enter the first layer as soon as possible.

Lin Moyu had already sent out skeleton warriors to scout, and the initial feedback indicated that the number and density of simulated enemies here far exceeded those in the third layer.

Moreover, their combat power had also increased, with the strength of the simulated enemies reaching the eighth stage of the god-king level.

Another difference was that they had built small cities and formed armies.

Lin Moyu even felt that they would use battle formations.

Ordinary skeleton warriors were already difficult to deal with, so Lin Moyu had to send out a large number of skeleton generals for the attack.

The Human Emperor Network had explained that the projection had ended, and anything they did here would not be seen by the outside world. With this assurance, Lin Moyu had no scruples.

Thousands of skeleton generals were dispatched, sweeping through and destroying everything in their path, killing and demolishing cities.

Tokens, stone tablets, enemy leaders—Lin Moyu planned to take them all.

This layer would see more eliminations.

"The rules state that the one who kills the enemy leader can directly enter the next layer and obtain a powerful magical treasure."

"But how is it determined who kills the enemy leader?"

"What level is the enemy leader? Is it at the peak of the minor god level or a true god?"

Lin Moyu pondered the rules.

If five people attacked the enemy leader together, who would get the credit?

Would it be the first person to attack, the last person to land the killing blow, or the one who dealt the most damage?

The rules didn't specify, so all possibilities existed.

To be safe, Lin Moyu thought of a foolproof method: not letting anyone else touch the enemy leader.

He would handle it alone, eliminating any ambiguity.

Additionally, the right to enter the next layer—whether it took effect immediately or could be controlled—made a big difference.

He wanted to eliminate a few more people in this layer.

To do that, he needed to get more tokens.

He also thought of Zhuang Bi and Chu Xiong. If he left, they might be in trouble.

After some thought, Lin Moyu decided to pursue both goals.

He would fight for the tokens and the enemy leader.

As for Zhuang Bi and Chu Xiong, it would depend on their luck.

He would help if he could, but if not, there was nothing he could do.

After all, this was just a competition, not a life-and-death battle.

A small city was captured by the skeleton generals, and all the enemies inside were killed.

However, there was no stone tablet inside.

This was another change. Unlike the third layer, where the presence of a stone tablet could be seen from outside the tribe, now they had to capture the city to determine if a stone tablet was present.

Moreover, the density of cities had greatly increased, making it much harder to find the stone tablets.

The third layer took just over a day, but the second layer, though smaller in scope, would take much longer, at least three to four days.