Landlord World - Start with SSS talent-Chapter 337: The Grand Hall of Light

In midair, countless points of refraction caused the beam Noan fired to bounce repeatedly, forming a bizarre symbol.

"That’s... it’s exactly like the symbol on the dragon’s skull," Noan murmured.

Indeed, the symbol was like a circle formed from countless straight lines, three arrows cutting the circle into three equal parts, all pointing toward the center.

🔔 [Seal of ’Almighty Fusion’ detected. Do you wish to use your talent to break this seal?]

At that moment, a System notification appeared before him, surprising Noan.

He frowned, considered for a moment, then raised his hand—a fireball shot out, striking a massive bone ahead.

BAM!

The fireball exploded, but instead of burning the bone, it left a strange mark.

Once finished, Noan took a deep breath and commanded, "Accept!"

🔔 [Beginning to break the Seal.]

Immediately, an energy wave radiated from Noan, linking to the magical symbol hovering in midair.

BAM!!! 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞

A tremendous blast rang out, like compressed air bursting loose, forming a red shockwave that rippled outward and disappeared in seconds.

Crack! Crack! Crack!

A strange sound echoed, like giant gears grinding after countless years of slumber.

The circle in the sky began to spin, the three arrows dividing it into thirds also drifting apart.

At the center of the circle, as the arrows separated, another space emerged before Noan.

That space was pure chaos, nothing inside—just white and black swirling together, like a watercolor painting.

🔔 [Gate to the Grand Hall of Light has opened.]

🔔 [Hidden quest activated: Enter the Grand Hall of Light and search for information about the Goddess of Light.

Reward: Unknown.]

🔔 [Hidden quest activated: Eliminate the Shadow of the Insect King.

Reward: Unknown.]

Noan saw the three System notifications flash before his eyes, feeling both confused and a little excited.

"At last, the System is giving me a mission," Noan murmured.

That’s right—since entering this world, he had never seen a single notification or quest issued by the system.

Noan had thought he would have to figure everything out himself, or maybe even end up trapped here forever.

"I just hope I don’t get stuck here," Noan muttered. "But if there’s a quest, that means there’s a way to leave."

He glanced at the mark he’d left on the bone of a monster he couldn’t name, feeling a bit more reassured.

Then, controlling his wings, he slowly rose up and entered that strange new space.

As his body vanished into the swirling void, the magic symbol also faded, leaving the realm cloaked in a chilling, oppressive silence.

At that moment, black smoke filled with negative energy and murderous intent began to gather, forming a massive dark cloud that hovered in the air.

Crack! Crack!

The sound of fracturing echoed as, in the heart of the smoke, two enormous eyes slowly opened—filled with the resentment of every soul that had perished in this place.

They fixed on the bone marked with Noan’s magical symbol.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

The black smoke parted, revealing a vortex in its center like a black hole, with shrieking winds tearing apart the heavy silence.

The bone slowly floated upward... then was twisted and shattered by the vortex, crumbling into countless tiny particles and vanishing within.

Strangely, though, the magical symbol Noan had left remained untouched—even glowing with an eerie red light.

The smoke stared at the symbol, then enveloped it completely.

After a while, the smoke merged into the symbol and disappeared, leaving the space eerily still once more.

...

Noan had no idea what was happening in the strange space he had just left.

Right now, he was floating in a different bizarre realm, surrounded by endless swirls of black and white like a giant canvas painted in only two colors.

Noan frowned, glancing around, and soon spotted a dazzling light in the distance.

"That’s..." He sensed that, though the light was brilliant and divine, there was also a familiar energy coming from it.

"Vylyss?!" Noan immediately recognized it as Vylyss’s energy.

"Wait for me. I will definitely save you." Noan gritted his teeth, summoned his wings, and flew at full speed toward the distant light.

He had already lost Maya; he refused to lose Vylyss as well.

Whoosh!

The wind howled as Noan flew so fast he left a streak of light in the sky, racing toward the blinding radiance ahead.

The closer he got, the more clearly he saw: it was a colossal castle floating in midair, radiating a holy aura.

The castle was so massive that Noan couldn’t see its full shape—parts of it were obscured by swirling black-and-white veils, leaving only a single stone gate exposed, over twenty meters tall and more than ten meters wide.

Standing before this castle, Noan felt almost suffocated by its magnificence and divine aura.

Especially the intricate carvings on the gate.

There, three arrows pierced toward each other, and in the center was a symbol of wings—like bat wings—on the verge of being pierced through by the arrows.

"That’s... is that the symbol of Almighty Fusion? But what does the bat-wing symbol in the middle mean?"

Noan frowned, puzzled. "System, can I use the ’Almighty Fusion’ talent to open this door?"

No response came—no answer from the System, no notification, which only deepened his confusion.

"Strange, what do I have to do to open it?" Noan wondered aloud, flying around the gate to look for any way to open it.

But the gate seemed to be carved from a single massive stone slab, without a single opening or mechanism.

It bore only the ’Almighty Fusion’ sigil and a mysterious pair of bat wings.

Noan reached out and decided to try touching the door.

WOONG!

Suddenly, a piercing, bell-like sound rang out as his hand made contact.

Memories of Vylyss flooded his mind: from the moment he summoned her to his side, to the instant she vanished before his eyes.

Each image was vivid, as if it had happened just moments ago.

"What is this?"

Noan gritted his teeth as pain like a hammer pounded his head, his face twisting in agony.

He tried to pull his hand away, but couldn’t—his palm seemed fused with the door, unable to break free.

"Damn it!" Noan struggled with all his might, but he couldn’t break loose. Instead, his body was sucked into the door, vanishing completely.

"Ha!" Noan gasped, snapping awake to find himself standing in a strange, unfamiliar place.

🔔 [Congratulations! You have found the Grand Hall of Light. Please search for information about the Goddess of Light to complete your quest.]

Noan saw the notification, then looked around.

This truly was a massive hall, more than ten meters high, its ceiling covered by a swirling black-and-white tapestry, giving it an extremely strange appearance.

On both sides of the hall stood statues of humans, each in a different pose, wielding all kinds of weapons.

Noan took a deep breath as the Abyss Cube instantly transformed into a sword in his grip.

He advanced cautiously, each step echoing sharply off the stone floor.

The sound reverberated through the space, breaking the eerie silence.

He reached a rather peculiar spot, his expression puzzled: "This place is... somewhere I’ve been before."

The hall was circular and vast, its boundaries wrapped by a black-and-white veil, sealing the place—nothing could get in or out.

It was impossibly huge, but what mattered most was the familiar figure he now saw.

A breathtakingly beautiful woman, black-haired, was bound by countless strands of light and suspended in midair.

"Vylyss?!"