Chapter 1642: 1642 **Chapter 1642: Bathing in Golden Rain, Protected by Golden Armor** [Exploring the Black Rain Secret Realm, the first stage task has been completed. Lin] [You can choose to continue exploring and complete the second stage task to earn more rewards.] [Rewards will vary based on the level of exploration. Please note that the danger level of the second stage will increase significantly.] [If you encounter danger, you can use the escape talisman to leave. The first stage reward will still be valid.] [Please make your choice within 1 minute!] The same prompt appeared. If you don’t understand it, you might think the Human Emperor Network is just going through the motions. If you understand it, you can see that there is a certain meaning behind it. The second stage still allows the use of the escape talisman, indicating that the Human Emperor Network’s power has already penetrated the second stage area. It also means that someone has already entered the second stage, possibly more than one person. If the Human Emperor Network had reminded that the escape talisman could not be used in the second stage, it would mean that no one had entered the second stage. This was the case in the Golden Radiance Secret Realm. Lin Moyu was the first to enter the second stage and clear it. This time, Lin Moyu did not ask the Human Emperor Network any questions and directly made his choice. He turned and flew into the vortex, disappearing instantly. Black water roared around him as Lin Moyu flew through the vortex for a long time until it became bright in front of him. Lin Moyu looked around at the second stage world. Compared to the first stage, this place was more suitable to be called a water world. As far as the eye could see, there was endless water, pitch-black water. The waves roared, constantly surging, making a crashing sound. In the distance, you could see lightning flashing and huge waves rising. The lightning was golden, a very peculiar color. The sky was filled with golden clouds. Boom! Not far away, a bolt of lightning struck the pitch-black water, causing huge waves. Then it started to rain, golden rain, just like in the Poison Bee Secret Realm. The range of the golden rain was rapidly expanding, from less than a kilometer in radius to tens of thousands of kilometers in just a few seconds. Lin Moyu had to retreat to avoid the golden rain. The golden rain had the same effect as in the Poison Bee Secret Realm. Once drenched, it would quickly be eroded by the power of rules, fundamentally changing its nature. Even a skeletal god general, a minor deity, could not resist it. As he retreated, Lin Moyu recalled the strategy group’s information. Over the years, a total of five people had entered the second stage of this secret realm. They entered but could not find a way to clear the second stage. In the second stage, the known dangers came from three sources. First, the lightning. You must not be struck by the golden lightning, which contains extremely strong rule power that only deities can withstand. A minor deity was once struck by lightning. If not for a deity-level treasure, he would have died on the spot. Second, the golden rain, which only deities can withstand. Third, the black sea. For any reason, you must not enter the black sea. Once you do, your soul will be eroded, and you will die. The black sea’s damage to the soul is several times that of the black water in the first stage. These are the known dangers. As for the method to clear the second stage, no one has found it yet. However, some have speculated that the method to clear it is likely in the black sea. Someone once saw a giant rune beast in the black sea, covered in golden light, wandering in the black sea. It occasionally surfaced. Perhaps killing it would allow you to enter the third stage or clear the secret realm. Others say the method to clear it should be above the clouds because they also saw a giant rune beast above the clouds. Some even suspect that the occasional lightning is related to this rune beast. "Time to use my brain again." In the first stage, thanks to the strategy group’s information, I didn’t have to think much and cleared it directly. The second stage won’t be so easy. The golden rain disappeared after a few minutes, as suddenly as it came. Crack! Another bolt of lightning struck nearby, golden electric snakes dancing in the air, causing huge waves in the black sea. Lin Moyu’s body suddenly paused. A huge force from the black sea tried to pull him down. The force did not act on his body but directly on his soul world. The golden rain followed the lightning, expanding thousands of times in just a few seconds. This time, while avoiding the golden rain, Lin Moyu summoned a skeletal god general into the rain. The skeletal god general appeared with golden armor, blocking the golden rain. The skeletal god general did not change its nature as before. Protected by the golden armor rune, it was unharmed. Using runes to block runes was very effective. Lin Moyu smiled, "Just as I thought." When creating the golden armor rune, he had considered this. The golden armor rune not only enhances defense but, because it is also composed of runes, has strong resistance to other runes. Just like the runes in the secret realm weaken their own rune power. They counteract each other. Now it seems to be exactly as I thought. The skeletal god general stood motionless in the rain. The golden rain lasted for two minutes, during which the golden armor rune shone brightly. It seemed unharmed, but Lin Moyu could feel the golden armor rune gradually weakening. After two minutes, the golden rain abruptly stopped. At this point, the golden armor rune had weakened by about sixty to seventy percent. By this calculation, another minute in the golden rain would have extinguished the golden armor rune. "Three minutes. The golden armor rune can last three minutes in the golden rain." "The root cause is the rule power in the golden rain, which suppresses the golden armor rune, greatly increasing its consumption." The skeletal god general’s soul fire continuously provided energy to the golden armor rune, allowing it to recover. It was the same while standing in the golden rain, but the skeletal god general’s energy supply couldn’t keep up with the consumption. This was unavoidable. The skeletal god general is a warrior, and providing energy to the golden armor rune is just an instinct, not something that should affect its combat power. Lin Moyu had a clear understanding and scanned the area, "Next, I need to tackle both the sea and the sky. Whether it’s the rune beast in the sea or the one in the sky, I need to find them!" The strategy group’s information suggested two possibilities. One was the rune beast in the sky, and the other was the rune beast in the sea. Both possibilities involved rune beasts, and it was hard to determine which was correct. Lin Moyu decided to tackle both, not missing any possibilities. Tens of thousands of skeletal god generals, clad in golden armor, flew in all directions. With the golden armor, the skeletal god generals could ignore the golden rain and move freely. Even if struck by lightning, it only consumed half of the golden armor rune’s power and didn’t shatter it. With the protection of the golden armor rune, the skeletal god generals’ safety in the secret realm greatly increased. Similarly, their efficiency also increased significantly. The secret realm’s environment was quickly mapped out, and a map formed in Lin Moyu’s mind. The second stage was a true water world, spanning millions of miles with no trace of land. The sea’s depth was unknown. The sky was thick with clouds and dancing electric snakes, their thickness also unknown. Lightning fell aimlessly, and deadly golden rain followed one after another. The sky was high, the sea was deep, and the secret realm was dangerous and oppressive.