Chapter 22 Time Stop Again! Unlock Achievements!

He had no time for astonishment; Qin Chuan dropped the Water Flower and ran to the secret weapon first. Casually, he lifted the hemp cover and green grasses from its surface, exposing its true form.

It was a row of tightly bound wooden spikes supported by a simple yet sturdy stand, designed to withstand head-on impacts.

Each of these wooden spikes was embedded with finely honed Stone Spearheads, and they were smeared with brightly colored and highly toxic juices, leaving no doubt that any flesh-and-blood creature that collided at full speed would instantly meet its demise.

With no time to admire his own creation, Qin Chuan ate a fruit to quickly recover his stamina and carried the secret weapon, modeled after caltrops, to confront the Shadow Leopard.

In this brief period, Water Flower had already used Rapid Stream Break seven or eight times, leaving a series of bloody wounds on the Shadow Leopard's head.

These wounds alone were enough to give the Shadow Leopard a tough time.

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Seeing the Time Stop about to end, Qin Chuan cautiously added a second, then gasping for air, placed the hefty caltrops down and pushed them forward to press the sharp Stone Spearheads against the body of the Shadow Leopard.

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[Dream World entrance closed]

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"It should solve it, right..."

Inside the classroom, Qin Chuan couldn't help but mutter under his breath.

He had done all he could.

The moment he entered the Dream World next, the Shadow Leopard would crash into the poison-laced caltrops at its original terrifying speed.

Its head was already battered by several unresisted Rapid Stream Breaks, causing at the least a concussion, so it couldn't possibly react in any way.

Based on the current analysis of a Growth Rank Spiritual Beast's strength on the Dream Realm Forum, the Shadow Leopard was certain to die.

But since it was his first real use of Time Stop, he still felt a bit uncertain in his heart.

"What are you going to resolve?" asked Xiao Pang curiously, turning his head.

"Nothing," Qin Chuan shook his head, glanced at Xiao Pang's phone, "Looking at the forum?"

"Yeah," Xiao Pang chuckled, "You know, tomorrow's the next update for Blue Star. Everyone on the forum is guessing what the next update will include."

"I see," Qin Chuan nodded knowingly and opened the forum himself.

When the Blue Star 2.0 update was announced, not many noticed the next update date because the information was overwhelming and the update interval was short.

More importantly, everyone greatly underestimated the disruptive nature of subsequent updates.

With the Blue Star 2.1 update announcement and the Extraordinary Descent into the real world, amidst panic and chaos, people began to realize the importance of the updates.

Each update could bring a new order.

Thus, the Special Affairs Group was thoroughly prepared for this update.

Many preparatory measures had to be taken, and they would commence after this update.

This way, no matter what the update entailed, adjustments could be made timely.

The complete preparation by the Special Affairs Group also served as a strong reassurance to the public.

This was evident from the trend of comments on the Dream Realm Forum.

There were few who expressed worries about the next update; most showed anticipation.

After all, the Extraordinary had descended into reality, and only by swiftly adjusting their mindset to proactively adapt could they go further.

Among the many speculations about the update on the Dream Realm Forum, those guessing it would be a resource type update received the most likes.

Because many players were stuck exactly there.

As time passed and with the selfless sharing of information by the Special Affairs Group, the number of players whose Contracted Spiritual Beast reached Lv10 also increased.

However, not a single Spiritual Beast had advanced from Juvenile Stage to Growth Rank.

All players were stuck at the step of collecting resources for advancement.

Resource gathering had become the most pressing need.

Just as Qin Chuan finished browsing the forum discussions, the subject teacher walked up to the podium.

The cultural courses continued and, with the confirmation of the addition of the Extraordinary course, those students who had previously skipped class had now dutifully returned to the classroom.

Within the symphony of book voices, a day passed in the blink of an eye.

The sky gradually darkened, and Qin Chuan, sitting on his bed, scrolled through the forum with his mind already drifting into the Dream World.

Finally, Qin Chuan gave up struggling, picked up the melatonin from his bedside table, swallowed a pill, dropped his phone, and immediately fell asleep.

This sleep aid indeed helped many players who couldn't sleep to enter the Dream World on time.

In the quiet room, the hour, minute, and second hands once again converged on "12."

A flash of light streaked by, and the entrance to the Dream World opened.

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"Pfft~"

As soon as his consciousness cleared, Qin Chuan heard a strange noise.

Immediately after, a stinking and scalding liquid drenched him from head to toe.

With everything before his eyes dyed in blood red, Qin Chuan only glanced once at the miserable state of the Shadow Leopard on the crash barrier before he couldn't help but crouch down and retch continuously.

He had never seen such a bloody scene before.

So much so that Qin Chuan had already begun to reflect, wondering if he was overreacting.

Surely just a stone spear would have been enough...

[Congratulations to Player for achieving the Hidden Achievement[Exceeding Rank Kill I], Achievement Points +500, Experience Gem +50]

[Congratulations to Player for achieving your first Hidden Achievement, unlocking the hidden module: Achievement Wall]

Qin Chuan stiffened up, staring at the suddenly emerging text in front of him, even forgetting about vomiting for a moment.

A hidden achievement?

What is that?!

Water Flower, standing nearby with her mouth agape, staring at the tragically dead Shadow Leopard, finally came to her senses and hurriedly used water currents to help Qin Chuan wash off the bloodstains.

Qin Chuan walked to the side, letting Water Flower help him clean up while he opened his panel.

[Player Name: Luo]

[Player Level: Apprentice Level]

[Achievement Wall: 1/1000][View]

[Contract Slot: 1/1][View]

[Item Equipment Bar: 8/10][View]

[Skill Carrying] (not set)

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The Achievement Wall! That's it!

Qin Chuan quickly clicked into it and soon saw a wall adorned with numerous gray, locked achievements, with the only one lit up being the newly obtained [Exceeding Rank Kill I].

It looked like a colorful billboard hanging on the wall, quite cool-looking.

Below the name of the achievement was the method of achieving it.

[Exceeding Rank Kill I: Use a Juvenile Stage Spiritual Beast to kill a Growth Rank Spiritual Beast in a 1v1]

In the Dream World, players themselves don't possess Extraordinary Power, so naturally, the player's strength isn't considered.

Below the method of achievement, there was a "500," displaying the Achievement Points corresponding to this achievement.

As for what the Achievement Points meant, Qin Chuan hadn't figured that out yet.

After researching for a while, he exited the Achievement Wall and entered his own Equipment Item Bar.

Inside the Equipment Item Bar, an extra slot appeared.

That was 50 Experience Gems which, according to the corresponding introduction, each could be used to gain 10 Spiritual Beast Level experience.

With them, Water Flower could now be leveled up to Lv10.