52: Chapter 52 Encounter with the Man in Black Robes

"Boom!"

After the loud noise, the screen of the positioning bracelet on her wrist flickered a few times and then went completely black.

Li Xuewei was in a cave, Cultivating. The moment she saw the bracelet go dark, she stood up abruptly.

"It's here!"

Without any hesitation, she grabbed her short blade and rushed out of the cave.

She had run less than a hundred meters when a scream came from behind her.

Looking back, she saw a student wearing a No. 3 High School uniform lying in a pool of blood, with a masked black-robed figure standing beside him, holding a blood-dripping blade.

Li Xuewei's face turned pale. Daring not to stay, she unleashed her Wind Shadow Step at full power, her figure weaving through the forest.

The member of the Blood Demon Alliance seemed to have noticed her; he chased for a few steps but then gave up. Li Xuewei was not on the list of the top twenty he held in his hand.

After running for a full half-hour, Li Xuewei found a hidden rock crevice and squeezed inside.

She used the ability of her Mystic Ice Spirit Body to seal the cave entrance with a thin layer of ice, blending in with the surrounding environment.

In another part of the Secret Realm, Gong Shuting also reacted the moment her positioning bracelet failed.

She destroyed all the Cultivation Techniques and Martial Skills that Han Ming had given her, then picked up her longsword and rushed out of the cave.

As soon as she exited the cave, she heard screams coming from the distance.

Daring not to stop, she executed her Perfection-level Water Shadow Step and left quickly.

"Master was right; the Blood Demon Alliance has truly made their move..."

Gong Shuting gritted her teeth and increased her speed even more.

She found a waterfall, ducked into the cave behind the water curtain, and used her sword to carve out several large stones to block the entrance.

Then, she sat cross-legged, suppressed all her aura, and placed her longsword across her knees, ready to fight at any moment.

Lin Fan also sensed the abnormality immediately.

"The Blood Demon Alliance..."

A cold glint flashed in his eyes.

In his past life, these scumbags had killed countless human Geniuses.

In this life, he would make them pay the price.

But he was not impulsive.

His strength as a 6-Star Martial Master might be very strong in the Secret Realm, but the people sent by the Blood Demon Alliance were at least at the Martial Master level.

The leader might even be a Great Martial Master.

Lin Fan quickly left his original position, found a hidden valley, and hid behind a large boulder.

He pushed his Qi Concealment Art to the limit, suppressing his aura to the lowest possible level, while vigilantly observing his surroundings.

Many smart students realized something had gone wrong when their positioning bracelets lost function, and they all scrambled to find places to hide.

Outside the Secret Realm, on the plaza.

Teacher Xue Muhan opened her eyes abruptly, and a terrifying chill erupted from her body, instantly freezing the surrounding air into frost.

"The Blood Demon Alliance!"

Her voice was bone-chillingly cold.

President Zhou Zhenghe and Zhao Zhennan's expressions changed drastically simultaneously. Just as they were about to speak, a heaven-shaking beast roar suddenly came from outside the city!

"Roar!"

The roar was like a thunderclap, and the entire Jiangbei Base City trembled.

Teacher Xue Muhan's expression changed, and with a flash, she soared into the high sky.

In the wilderness outside the city, a giant beast with a body like a mountain was slowly approaching.

Its entire body was covered in dark golden scales, and with every step it took, the ground trembled.

Behind it, over a dozen giant beasts with terrifying auras followed closely, a dark mass that blotted out the sky.

A Tier 9 Beast Emperor! A Rank 8 Beast King! Tier 7 exotic beasts!

"They've gone mad!"

Zhao Zhennan's face turned pale. "A beast tide! This is a beast tide!"

Teacher Xue Muhan took a deep breath and turned to look at President Zhou Zhenghe. "The students in the Secret Realm are in your hands. Send strong experts in to rescue them, and be quick!"

"Yes!"

President Zhou Zhenghe nodded through gritted teeth.

Teacher Xue Muhan said no more, her figure transforming into a streak of white light as she dashed toward the outside of the city.

Five Martial Kings followed closely behind, heading towards the terrifying beast tide.

President Zhou Zhenghe quickly mobilized his personnel. "All Martial Artists at the Martial Ancestor and Great Martial Master level, follow me into the Secret Realm!"

Inside the Secret Realm, the slaughter had already begun.

Over a dozen members of the Blood Demon Alliance were scattered throughout the Secret Realm, speeding toward the coordinates of the top twenty.

They had precise coordinates in their hands and knew the last known location of every target.

Along the way, any other examinees they encountered, no matter who they were, were executed without exception.

"Ah!"

Screams rang out all over the Secret Realm.

A female student from No. 2 High School had run less than a hundred meters before she was caught up to and pierced through the heart with a blade.

A male student from No. 1 High School was hiding in a large tree when he was discovered and his head was smashed with a single palm strike.

A student from No. 3 High School pressed the distress button, only to find that the bracelet had long since broken.

He closed his eyes in despair, waiting for death to descend.

In just a few short minutes, over thirty examinees had been brutally murdered.

Fresh blood stained the soil of the Secret Realm.

Han Ming stood at the top of a large tree, overlooking the dense forest below.

The moment his bracelet screen went black, he knew the people from the Blood Demon Alliance had begun their operation.

"Zhang Beiwang, I hope you don't die at the hands of the Blood Demon Alliance so quickly."

Han Ming looked in one direction and muttered to himself.

That was precisely the direction where Zhang Beiwang was.

After making several inquiries, he had already confirmed Zhang Beiwang's location.

Han Ming leaped down and executed his Perfection-level Water Shadow Step, speeding rapidly toward Zhang Beiwang's direction.

"Boom!"

"Ah... help!"

He had only sped less than a hundred meters when Han Ming heard a series of roaring sounds ahead, mixed with a few cries for help.

Han Ming immediately stopped. Through the thick shadows of the trees, he saw a black-robed figure not far away slaughtering a dozen students from No. 1 High School.

They screamed and fled in terror, but how could a group of students, not even Martial Artists, escape from a black-robed figure who was at least a Great Martial Master?

In the moment Han Ming was stunned, they were all killed one by one.

Han Ming dared not stay longer; who knew if this black-robed figure had accomplices nearby?

He executed his Wind Shadow Step, intending to leave from another direction.

"Oh? There's still a fish that slipped through the net. Do you think you can escape?"

At this moment, the black-robed figure happened to look toward Han Ming's direction and said mockingly.

As soon as the words fell, his figure transformed into a streak of black light and charged toward Han Ming.

"Damn it..."

Han Ming cursed inwardly, tapped his feet repeatedly, and retreated violently.

The black-robed figure's speed was extremely fast, and in the blink of an eye, he had closed the distance to within ten zhang.

Han Ming could clearly feel the aura emanating from him, carrying the cold, violent nature peculiar to exotic beasts.

A 1-Star Great Martial Master.

The same Realm as Han Ming.

"Damn it, since you're looking for death, I'll grant your wish."

Han Ming stopped in his tracks and turned around.

Seeing him stop, the black-robed figure also slowed down and approached slowly.

He wore a half-mask, and the exposed lower half of his face was covered in fine scales, with his mouth split to his ears, revealing a row of sharp teeth.

"Run, why aren't you running anymore?"

His voice sounded like metal scraping, harsh and unpleasant.

Han Ming didn't waste words, directly activating his Perfection-level Wind-Thunder Palm, his 1-Star Great Martial Master Protective Aura erupting with full force.

He tapped his feet with Wind Shadow Step, and his entire body instantly appeared before the black-robed figure, slamming a palm toward his chest.

The black-robed figure immediately felt a deadly danger approaching. Too shocked to react, he activated his footwork to retreat rapidly while hastily meeting the palm strike with one of his own.

"Boom..."

The two palms collided, emitting a massive explosion. The wind from the Wind-Thunder Palm howled, with faint flashes of lightning flickering within it.

The trees within a ten-zhang radius were instantly blasted into splinters, scattering everywhere.

The moment the black-robed figure's palm collided with Han Ming's, he felt a mountain-toppling, sea-draining force surge toward him.

His body flew backward like a cannonball, snapping several large trees before he finally stopped and crashed heavily onto the ground.

With a "pfft" sound, he spat out a mouthful of blood, and his face turned instantly pale.

"Ho... how is this possible? You... you are actually a Great Martial Master?"

The black-robed figure struggled to lean against a large tree, looking at Han Ming with a face full of horror.

He wore an expression of disbelief.

His heart was in turmoil.

A nineteen-year-old Great Martial Master?

Has the world gone mad, or have I gone mad?

But feeling the pain in his body, he knew he wasn't dreaming; all of this was real.

"There is nothing impossible. You thing that is neither human nor ghost, I didn't want to bother with you initially, but since you're looking for death, I'll send you on your way now."

Han Ming looked at the black-clothed figure, whose mask had fallen off, revealing an ugly face, and said coldly.

As soon as the words fell, before the terrified eyes of the figure, the Perfection-level Star-Shattering Finger directly pierced through his forehead.