100: Secret Realm Open

Above the Wentian Platform, the mocking and sneering expressions on the faces of the Genius Disciples from the other six great Sects had long vanished.

In their place was an unprecedented solemnity and… astonishment!

They couldn't understand why this team, which in their eyes should have been like lambs to the slaughter, utterly vulnerable, had undergone such a profound transformation in just one night?!

That soaring, resolute Battle Intent, charging forward without hesitation, was so pure, and so… fervent!

It was as if, standing before them, was no longer a panicked mob of disorganized people.

But rather a disciplined, fearless… elite force of seasoned warriors!

“A bit interesting…” In the Heavenly Sword Manor’s camp, Sword Without Dust’s eyes, which had always been tightly shut, slowly opened a sliver, and for the first time, his cold voice carried a hint of emotion.

Only Lin Ye stood quietly at the very front of the team, his handsome face calm and unperturbed.

He knew this was far from enough.

True metamorphosis required… blood to forge!

… “The hour has come!”

At the peak of the Wentian Platform, the Monarch of Tiannan’s voice, filled with supreme majesty, rang out like a final judgment!

“The Secret Realm… opens!”

He suddenly waved his Dragon sleeve, and the ancient bronze altar instantly burst into brilliant light!

At the center of the altar, the colorful “Linglong Secret Realm” pearl emitted a violent hum, projecting a ten-zhang-tall, continuously rotating, colorful light gate filled with endless spatial power!

“May your martial Dao flourish!”

“Xuanhuo Sect Disciples, enter!”

Yan Lie, having regained some color in his face, turned back and cast a deep look at Lin Ye, his eyes filled with endless malice and killing intent.

Immediately, he led the Xuanhuo Sect team, the first to step into the mysterious light gate without hesitation!

“Heavenly Sword Manor Disciples, enter!”

“Beast Taming Sect Disciples, enter!”

…One team after another, under the gaze of tens of thousands of spectators, sequentially stepped into that new battlefield, filled with endless killing intent and… Opportunity!

Finally, it was Qingyun Sect’s turn.

“Junior Brother Lin,” Su Qingyue’s cool voice proactively sounded in Lin Ye’s ear, “Stay close to me.”

Lin Ye looked up, met her serious eyes, and calmly nodded.

He turned around, looking at his fellow Disciples behind him, who, despite their high Battle Intent, still harbored a trace of unease deep in their eyes; a flicker of determination flashed in his dark eyes.

“Let’s go.”

He spoke slowly.

“The hunt… has begun.”

After speaking, he no longer lingered, being the first to calmly step into the colorful light gate filled with endless spatial power!

…A dizzying whirl!

When Lin Ye’s feet finally touched solid ground, an ancient aura filled with primal, vast, and endless vitality suddenly rushed over him!

He slowly opened his eyes.

What met his gaze was a boundless… primeval forest!

Towering ancient trees, a hundred zhang tall, stood like silent giants, obscuring the sky and sun! Thick vines, like coiled pythons, intertwined throughout the forest! The ground was covered with a thick layer of rotting leaves, accumulated for who knows how many tens of thousands of years, soft and… dangerous to step on!

The air was filled with a rich, damp scent, a mixture of grass, wood, and earthy fragrance. But beneath this tranquility, lethal, endless killing intent lay hidden!

In the distance, terrifying roars of unknown Yao Beasts, filled with violent aura, occasionally echoed!

And behind them, the colorful light gate had long vanished without a trace.

They were completely trapped in this… isolated hunting ground!

“This… is this the Linglong Secret Realm?”

“So… so dense with Spiritual Qi! It’s several times purer than even our inner Sect!”

After a brief moment of daze, the Qingyun Sect Disciples were completely awestruck by the magnificent yet dangerous scene before them!

However, just at this moment!

“Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!”

Dozens of colorful streaks of light, like a disturbed swarm of bees, frantically scattered in all directions from the sky not far from them!

They were Disciples from other Sects!

They were clearly more experienced than the Qingyun Sect Disciples!

They knew very well that in this chaotic opening, the most important thing was to… seize the initiative!

Either find advantageous terrain and set traps!

Or form groups of three to five to hunt down lone, weaker “prey”!

“Hahahaha! Qingyun Sect’s trash, your doomsday has arrived!”

A thunderous roar, filled with endless arrogance and malice, echoed from the eastern horizon!

It was the dozens of Xuanhuo Sect Disciples, who, instead of dispersing, had gathered like molten iron, forming a crimson torrent, and were… charging straight towards Qingyun Sect’s location!

Their objective, from the very beginning, was crystal clear!

They wanted… revenge!

They wanted to crush this team, which in their eyes was the weakest and most detestable, completely… at the first Opportunity!

“Oh no! It’s the Xuanhuo Sect people!”

“They… they’re coming for us!”

The Qingyun Sect Disciples, whose Battle Intent had just been ignited by Lin Ye, saw the crimson torrent filled with endless killing intent and destructive aura, and the color drained from their faces in an instant!

The Battle Intent they had painstakingly gathered almost collapsed on the spot!

However, at this critical moment!

A calm voice, devoid of any emotion, yet clear as a stabilizing needle, resonated in everyone’s heart!

“What are you panicking for?!”

It was Lin Ye!

He stood quietly, his handsome face showing no trace of panic, only a bottomless calm!

“Form up!”

He roared!

The Qingyun Sect Disciples, already enveloped by fear, clung to him like a drowning person grasping at a last straw. Instinctively, they swiftly moved, following the muscle memory of countless drills from yesterday!

“Fatty Wang! Senior Brother Li! Senior Sister Chen! The Three Powers Array, guard the center!”

“The rest! The Five Elements Array, line up in four directions!”

“Senior Sister Su! You, move on the periphery, ready to… provide support at any time!”

Clear, concise, and undeniable commands rapidly issued from his mouth!

In just a few breaths!

The team, which had been like startled birds on the verge of collapse, miraculously transformed into an outer-round, inner-square, offensive and defensive… steel fortress!

Fatty Wang and the others, like the strongest shields, firmly protected the very center!

The other Disciples, with their sword tips angled, aimed remotely at the approaching crimson torrent!

And Su Qingyue, like a true Fairy under the moon, silently merged into the shadows of the deadly forest, transforming into a peerless divine sword, ready to be drawn at any moment!

After completing all this, Lin Ye slowly raised his head.

His dark eyes pierced through the layers of ancient trees, calmly meeting the crimson torrent filled with endless malice and killing intent.

He was waiting, waiting for that group of “hunters,” blinded by rage, to willingly step into the trap he had already prepared for them!

“Basic Reconnaissance Technique, activate!”

“Nine Heavens Star Array, prepare!”

He looked at the dense forest not far away, with its complex terrain and countless natural traps, and a cold arc formed on his calm face.

“The hunt…”

He murmured softly.

“Now, it truly begins.”