Chapter 350: The Void-Depositing Art and the Truth of the World

Jiang Li thought for a moment.

The higher the level, the harder certain special dungeons may become.

So right now, I'm also passing through the hidden class-change dungeon.

"Leveling up doesn't have to be rushed."

He extinguished the thought in his heart.

"Boss—how did you turn into this? You're so damn cool!"

Number One rushed over and hugged Jiang Li's thigh.

Jiang Li gave a faint, bitter smile.

But he guessed he couldn't even tell what expression he had on now.

"Do skeletons think the more colors, the cooler?"

"No—Boss, I feel you're harder, thicker—and stronger!"

The soul flame in Jiang Li's skull flickered.

This sounded so weird.

"Explain clearly!" Jiang Li said.

"Boss, your entire skeleton is clearly denser than ours, so your bones are harder, and after you came here, your bones grew thicker too—your strength is far superior to ours!" Number One said.

Jiang Li looked at his bony palm; his stats were still the same as when he was level ten.

But now he was only at level one.

And strictly speaking, he was indeed stronger than when he was level ten.

This strength wasn't just reflected in stats—it was felt in perception.

Jiang Li swung his arm and realized why.

The reason was that although he was now a skeleton, his speed was faster than when he had flesh, and his entire body's mass without flesh was heavier than when he had flesh—roughly estimated, his bones alone weighed over a thousand jin.

This filled him with joy.

He stood up straight and said: "Let's go see that warm magma again!"

He walked straight to the warm magma and suddenly realized—the magma, once so scorching that even approaching it would blister his skin, had truly become warm magma.

At least now, as a skeleton, he still had the full sensation of a human.

"Has my skeleton already become resistant to this temperature?"

There was nothing else to test with.

He couldn't risk putting the Ice Wheel into the warm magma.

"Do you think this warm magma is hot? Why are you all hiding so far away?"

"Boss, it's not about heat anymore—we feel like our bones will melt if we get even a little closer!" Number One said.

"If I had upgraded recklessly just now, my sensation wouldn't have been just 'warm'! This magma adjusts its temperature based on the trialist's strength—it's almost alive!"

After thinking for a long while, he still couldn't precisely test the temperature of the warm magma.

Jiang Li slowly approached the warm magma with his fingertip.

Just as his fingertip neared the warm magma.

"Wait!" Number One said.

Jiang Li looked at him: "Do you have a method?"

The soul flame in Number One's skull flickered constantly, but he said nothing.

Jiang Li said: "Can't you say it?"

"

I've always treated you as brothers—I never saw you as summoning creatures!

"

The golden skeletons looked at each other.

Number One, the golden skeleton, gritted his teeth: "Boss, you're our first summoning master—and the only master we recognize!"

"If you fully trust me, give us a thread of your soul flame—I have a way to perform a reverse summon at your most dangerous moment, pulling you directly into our world to escape disaster!" Number One said.

"Fine!"

Jiang Li didn't hesitate at all.

He immediately severed a thread of soul flame from his skull and threw it over.

Number One froze in place; the other skeletons grew quiet.

"Boss, do you know we could use this thread of your soul flame to break our contract?"

Jiang Li fell silent for a moment, then said: "Actually—you becoming my summoning creatures, and me becoming your summoner—it's mutual. I treat you as brothers; I've never doubted you. My original intention was simply to show you a different world—if you want to leave me, that's fine too."

The soul flame in Number One's skull burst violently from his eye sockets, his very soul dancing.

This was a sign of intense emotion.

The other golden skeletons were much the same.

"Boss, give me a moment!"

Number One didn't explain—he vanished instantly, his body phasing out without Jiang Li casting the Summoning Technique.

He waited a while.

Number One reappeared in reality and said: "I've entrusted your soul to our world."

"That way, no matter what danger you face, the worst that can happen—if you die in this world—is your body and soul will automatically enter our world—you won't be completely erased from existence!"

Jiang Li looked deeply at Number One: "You mean—when a person dies in reality, they vanish completely from the world?"

"No—they fall forever into the Lost Realm without even knowing it."

"Lost Domain? What does that mean?"

No. 1 spread his hands and said, "Boss, I only heard these rumors—I haven't confirmed them for sure. But Boss, you just need to know: don't risk your life lightly! Once you fall into the Lost Domain, you can't come back!"