Reaching the Prison

Wen Ran could feel his head spin rapidly as the mysterious force slammed into him. In that instant, a system screen popped up before his eyes, revealing a new line that had not been there before, appearing next to the status window.

[Upgrading...]

His face betrayed his surprise, but from the side, nobody could notice anything suspicious. They all assumed his expression was a natural reaction to the stone tablet breaking.

What does "upgrading" mean? Wen Ran's mind raced, but no matter how hard he tried, the system was still unfamiliar to him. All he knew was that he had made a mistake.

Suddenly, the air around Wen Ran's body seemed to solidify, or at least that's how it felt. No matter how much he tried to struggle, he couldn't move a single muscle. Even breathing became difficult.