Chapter 1608: Ding! The Society

Made the decision, no turning back—Su Han immediately used the quest reward on the Darkfruit.

At the very moment the Darkfruit completed its upgrade, Su Han's body suddenly stiffened.

A mysterious force surged abruptly from deep within Su Han's body, and every part of him emitted crisp, crackling sounds.

As if undergoing a transformation.

Su Han's expression subtly changed.

His current sensation was somewhat similar to when he once used the Little Holy Grail to wish for an enhancement of his physical essence.

"...... Brother Yi, my lord."

Luo Cuilian opened her eyes, scanning Su Han up and down—she immediately sensed something amiss, her face darkening, "Is there anything I can help you with?"

"...... No, my current condition is quite good,"

Su Han paused slightly, then added, "Never felt better."

Though still worried, Luo Cuilian said nothing further upon hearing Su Han's words, only watched him with uneasy eyes.

When the warm flow gradually faded, Su Han closed his eyes and entered the Time Chamber to test it—this trial revealed a significant boost in his physical attributes... not just strength and speed, but endurance as well.

"...... But what exactly is going on?"

Su Han had vaguely sensed his physical essence had evolved, yet he couldn't understand why—"Could it be that earlier use of resurrection crystals or similar items had subtly strengthened my origin, merely accumulating over time... and the Darkfruit's enhancement was the final straw, directly shattering my limits?"

Though still puzzled, Su Han didn't insist on digging deeper—gaining stronger power was a good thing.

"...... Wait...! If my essence has achieved a breakthrough enhancement."

Su Han suddenly realized something, his expression shifting, then pulled from the Society warehouse a gem emitting a faint glow.

It was the last Infinity Gem—the Mind Gem.

After a brief test, Su Han discovered he could now fuse the Mind Gem—he immediately showed delight, without hesitation spending 100,000 points to integrate the fifth Infinity Gem into his body.

At that very moment, Su Han sensed a change.

The five gems formed a delicate cycle within his body, mutually reinforcing each other, significantly amplifying the power of each gem.

"...... Incredible!"

Su Han murmured, sensing the power within him, "In other words... I'm only missing one more gem—the Time Gem."

The Time Gem is in the hands of Master Wong.

It exists as the core treasure of Kamar-Taj.

Su Han's relationship with Tony and Master Wong was quite good; inwardly, he had no desire to seize the Time Gem.

After a moment of thought, Su Han quietly asked inwardly, "! Do you know any way to rapidly boost my power in a short time—or, without obtaining the Time Gem, to complete my comprehension of... the Time Law?"

After a brief silence, a cold voice suddenly sounded, "You may accept the Dimensional Cycle's Autonomous Protection Quest! Then claim the quest reward."

"Dimensional Cycle's Autonomous Protection Quest? What the hell is that?"

Su Han looked utterly baffled.

He'd never heard of this feature before—"This feature activates when the Society reaches fifty members!"

The Society System's voice remained as cold as ever.

Su Han: "......"

Damn it! A new feature's been added—no, it's been added for a long time already! "System, why didn't you ever tell me about this?"

Su Han's brows knotted tightly, "And every time my Society gained five members, I specifically checked the Society—never saw any special features added."

"Some features are in hidden mode! They activate only when you meet certain specific conditions—or when you have a particular need."

The Society System remained as indifferent as always, "Features unlock under two conditions: one is reaching a member count; the other is fulfilling a specific condition."

"Previously, features activated upon reaching member thresholds—that was a beginner's perk."

Su Han: "......"

So what's the difference between saying nothing and this? Su Han's cheek twitched.

He opened his mouth, then closed it again.

Because he realized cursing the System served no purpose.

"Alright then, System! Explain to me what this Dimensional Cycle's Autonomous Protection Quest actually is."

Su Han's consciousness was guided into the Main Quest menu.

As Su Han puzzled over it, he noticed the Main Quest menu split into two sections—beyond the Main Quest, a new category appeared: World Protection Quest.

"World Protection Quest: Aims to elevate the world's foundation, perfecting its core structure."

"It fundamentally prevents invasion by Reincarnators and transmigrators!"

"There are two types of world elevation: First, a massive advancement in the world's overall power system, greatly increasing the number of powerhouses who break through limits."

"Society members who break limits are excluded from this count."

"The second method is to fuse two worlds with similar natures."

"And select the Society's original members from these two worlds to become World Consciousness Representatives."

"They assist the world's continuous advancement; as the world grows stronger, so do they."

Su Han's expression froze; after a long while, he swallowed hard.

His scalp prickled.

"Holy shit, this is going to be earth-shattering... this feature!"

Su Han had long considered eliminating Reincarnators' and transmigrators' invasions entirely—because the Society had always been on the defensive, always clearing enemies.

But this approach was ultimately desperate... because no matter what, they couldn't defend forever.

The most fundamental solution: make it impossible for enemies to invade any world at all.

And now... this solution had appeared.

Su Han took a screenshot, then dumped the entire image into the Society chat room.

After a brief silence, the guild erupted in uproar.

【: Updated 8 chapters... I'm going to sleep! Those waiting, don't wait anymore.

I thought my last cold had cleared up.

Turns out I thought too simply.

After pushing myself a little, my condition collapsed again—now my throat hurts, my head aches, I'm lethargic... all sorts of problems have surfaced.

I'm resting up lately—my dog life matters, I truly can't stay up late anymore... temporarily reducing updates, deeply sorry.】