55: A scoundrel?

Seeing the bone dragon covered in purple flames and its outrageous stats, Li Wen immediately felt that there was nothing unreasonable about it.

Moreover, Su Chen had also contracted the purple Flower Spirit, and with the powerful boost from its Skills, the Nether Bone Dragon's Energy Value could even climb further.

Thinking of this, Li Wen actually had a question.

"Since you are clearly stronger than me, why were you so afraid of me just now?"

Hearing this question, Su Chen was stunned for a moment, then replied, "Mainly because I felt that you had a strong bandit-like aura about you."

Li Wen: What?

However, knowing these things would not help in cracking the secret realm. What Li Wen was more concerned about now was the partial historical truth Su Chen had obtained.

"Let's not talk about that. What's the deal with your part of the historical truth?"

At the mention of this, Su Chen's eyes began to look a bit unnatural.

"That's a long story..."

Li Wen: "Then make it short."

It turned out that even after passing the fourth stage, he still couldn't know the historical truth. However, just as he was about to withdraw from the secret realm, his talent, 'Traces of Time and Space', suddenly reacted.

Rather than saying 'Traces of Time and Space' was a talent, it was more like a trait of his 'Su Chen Beast'. The problem was that this talent could not be activated actively; historical scenes could only be extracted when the talent reacted.

So, he recklessly activated his talent, and then he saw a super-sized Little Green Worm, feeling hungry, preparing to find a good place to eat.

The subsequent scene was exactly as Li Wen had recounted to him.

It arrived at a barren land, tilled the soil, watered it, provided sunlight... until the final harvest. With each use of an attribute's ability, its appearance would change.

Even after it had eaten its fill, many Gui Guo (Osmanthus Fruit) remained on the trees.

This was simply because its Skill range was too vast; whether it was tilling the soil or watering, every action transformed the local landscape.

After the baptism of its Skills, the appearance of that barren land began to resemble the current Guifeng Village.

After it was full, the local tribes began to discover the wonderful uses of osmanthus flowers and Gui Guo (Osmanthus Fruit), and also found that the transformed land was originally suitable for cultivation. Thus, the tribe began to worship it.

After it woke up, it found that the locals would prepare food for it, so it simply stayed there.

Through Su Chen's gradual description, Lu Chen and Li Wen also understood.

This was a story born simply because a very high-level pet beast was hungry.

Li Wen finally understood what he had missed: the purpose of the secret realm.

The purpose of the secret realm was not to train new people, but to select "Divine Beast Keepers."

And the correct way to pass was not to defeat the Fruit Ape, but to feed the Fruit Ape, and the sapling next to the initial position was the target for Catalysis.

This secret realm required a special genius with a special ripening talent, like those in the "Third Game," not a combat genius.

However, if someone could truly break through with force, there would still be a reward, for which group would dislike having too many geniuses?

Looking at Yuan Wang, he secretly thought, "He just fits the first path to clear the stage. Perhaps he can learn more about Qing Yan."

"I'm going to challenge it again. Do either of you have anything to say to me?"

Su Chen: "What on earth are you thinking? Didn't I tell you it's impossible to pass right now? At the very least, come back in a few months. There's no need to rush."

"I have other ideas. I want to try them out."

Su Chen: "The key is, aren't you afraid there's a Saint Rank pet beast in the secret realm? The scale of the Skills I saw in the scene is not something an Overlord-level pet beast can achieve."

Li Wen: ...Speaking of which, Li Wen was indeed a little scared.

Lu Chen suddenly placed a hand on Li Wen's shoulder. Li Wen thought he was going to say some encouraging words, but as soon as he turned his head, he heard, "My condolences~"

However, it concerned Qing Yan's future evolution path, so Li Wen had an irresistible reason to go.

"Wait for my good news!"

He was not in the mood to joke with these two, and with that, he entered the spatial entrance.

"What do you think?"

"Hmm... how should I put it, I also think it's impossible, but having known him for a long time, I'm a bit unsure now."

"What do you mean?"

"He always has very unique ways of solving problems, so much so that I feel he doesn't belong to this world."

...On his second visit, Li Wen was already intimately familiar with the Fruit Ape's spawn location. He had Bud Treasure wait nearby in advance, ready to restrain it as soon as it appeared.

He, along with Yuan Wang, then proceeded to Catalysis the sapling. Compared to plant pet beasts, it was much simpler for ordinary plants or even plant materials.

Before long, the sapling had grown to human height, and the variety of fruits on it was so rich that even Li Wen, a student of agriculture, was amazed.

Although the variety was rich, the number of ripe fruits was very few, and Bud Treasure had held on long enough, so there was no choice but to feed these fruits to the Fruit Ape to see what would happen.

Qing Yan directly threw these fruits into the Fruit Ape's mouth using Insect Silk. The Fruit Ape also noticed the things in its mouth and began to chew.

As it chewed, its crimson eyes began to clear, and the movements of its hands gradually slowed down.

"Bud~"

"Finally done."

Bud Treasure was a bit displeased with Li Wen and their efficiency but didn't complain too much.

"Reward: one Rejuvenation Flower."

"Second stage, commence."

As Li Wen had guessed, feeding the Fruit Ape was indeed a viable way to pass, and even the rewards for the two methods were different.

The Rejuvenation Flower was a tonic material that Beastmasters could also use; it was clearly prepared for Beastmasters.

It turned out that the Fruit Ape from the first stage hadn't disappeared; a new Fruit Ape had simply appeared, as if some chain reaction had been triggered.

After a few simple exchanges, the new Fruit Ape obediently waited for Li Wen to feed it.

The second and third stages passed just as simply.

The fourth stage, however, had a slight problem: the Commander-level "Great Fruit Ape" wanted to cut in line, but there were so many Fruit Apes that it eventually backed down.

Just as Li Wen thought he could smoothly pass all five stages.

"Fifth stage, commence."

Li Wen was instantly teleported to another place, looking at the oversized Qing Yan in front of him, and glanced at its panel.

"Damn it, what a cheat."

Hundred Transformations Worm (Awakening)

attribute: Psychic / Saint

Species: ???

growth level: ???

Energy Value: ???

trait: Myriad Transformations: The Hundred Transformations Worm is born with the ability to change forms, capable of freely altering its shape, color, and appearance, and acquiring all Skills of that appearance.

Skill ①: Form Transformation

Skill Level: Super-tier Skill

Skill Description: In battle, the Hundred Transformations Worm can quickly transform into any form as needed to adapt to different combat environments, maximizing its effectiveness in both offense and defense.

Skill ④: Clone Technique

Skill Level: Super-tier Skill

Skill Description: When the Hundred Transformations Worm reaches specific conditions, it can split into multiple clones. These clones possess the same abilities and traits as the main body and can attack multiple enemies simultaneously.