173: The Cursed Worm dies, and the secret realm is successfully conquered.

“Now, can we have a good talk?”

Ye Xiao’s words shocked Boxi, but he had originally planned to use the star compass stone while the other party was unprepared.

Unexpectedly, his actions had already been seen by Ye Xiao, and his hands and feet were instantly bound by the other party, leaving him helpless.

Boxi took a deep breath and asked in a hoarse voice, “What do you want?”

Ye Xiao smiled lightly upon hearing this.

“Do you want to die or live?”

Boxi’s face changed drastically, but he quickly hid it, pretending to be calm as he looked at Ye Xiao.

“Don’t waste your efforts. I will never surrender to humans, and I will never tell you anything.”

Ye Xiao heard this, unfazed, and suddenly spoke a name.

“Remi, do you know him?”

“Hmm?”

Boxi was a little confused, not understanding why Ye Xiao brought up such an unfamiliar name.

Seeing this, Ye Xiao then said, “You are from Shadow Prison, right?”

Boxi, who was still in a state of confusion a moment ago, could no longer maintain his composure after hearing the words Shadow Prison, and he cried out in surprise.

“You know Shadow Prison? Who exactly are you?”

Ye Xiao had only intended to bluff the other party, and he hadn’t expected Boxi to actually be from the Shadow Prison organization.

First Remi, now this Boxi.

Could it be that there are also members of the Shadow Prison organization in other Unowned Secret Realms?

What exactly does this Shadow Prison organization want to do?

On the other side, Boxi grew anxious when Ye Xiao didn’t answer.

As a member of the organization, he was well aware of Shadow Prison’s rules: never easily reveal information to humans.

But this overly powerful human in front of him actually knew of their organization’s existence.

Could it be that he is one of us?

As soon as he thought of this, hope ignited in Boxi’s heart.

However, just as Boxi was lost in fantasy, Ye Xiao grabbed him and moved towards Zhou Wan and the other two.

“Wait! Since you know Shadow Prison, then you are one of us. It was all a misunderstanding before, quickly release me.”

Boxi didn’t know what Ye Xiao was going to do, but as soon as he thought that the other party was very likely one of them, he immediately spoke out.

However, Ye Xiao glanced at Boxi and ignored him.

Soon, the two returned to the place where they had fought earlier.

At this time, there were still three minutes until the Heaven Sealing Demon Banning barrier disappeared.

Ye Xiao ignored the curious and puzzled gazes of Zhou Wan and the other two, continuously unleashed hundreds of fireballs, and then directly dispelled the Heaven Sealing Demon Banning barrier.

The Curse Worm seemed to sense that the barrier restricting it had disappeared. Having been confined for a long time, it let out an angry roar, and then somewhat lost its mind, charging fiercely towards Ye Xiao.

Boxi, seeing the Curse Worm charging madly, his face changed again, and he was about to speak.

However, he heard Ye Xiao let out a soft snort, and then swung his staff at the Curse Worm.

As soon as the staff touched the Curse Worm, the latter’s enormous body trembled all over, and before it even had time to react, it shattered into remnants again.

“This…” Boxi watched this scene up close, involuntarily swallowing his saliva.

At this moment, he suddenly realized that the human in front of him hadn’t used his full strength in the previous battle.

Such a terrifying attack, even he in his peak state couldn’t withstand it.

Instantly, Boxi understood that this human wanted to capture him, which was why he had acted that way.

As soon as he thought of this, Boxi couldn’t help but smile bitterly inside.

Ye Xiao, on his side, didn’t care about Boxi’s thoughts.

After dealing with the Curse Worm, he turned his attention to his information panel.

Sure enough, this time after the Curse Worm died, the information panel finally showed the long-awaited prompt.

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【Ding! You killed the Curse Worm, gaining 2,038,823 experience points.】

【Ding, congratulations on obtaining the Key of the Secret Realm Guardian.】

【Ding! Congratulations on clearing the Forest of Curses, grading in progress...】

【Ding! Your rating is SSS-Grade, you have obtained Mythical Grade Treasure Chest * 1】

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Ye Xiao finally let out a big sigh of relief upon seeing this information.

After blowing up Boxi’s puppet just now, Ye Xiao had a guess: perhaps this Curse Worm was also a puppet created by Boxi?

After all, the way the Curse Worm died was somewhat similar to Boxi’s puppet.

However, was such a thing really possible?

No matter what, the Curse Worm was the boss of this Forest of Curses. The existence of such bosses has been a product of the rules of the Eternal World since ancient times, and it is simply not something that human power can create.

Shaking his head, Ye Xiao suppressed this ridiculous thought.

However, even if this Curse Worm was not Boxi’s puppet, the fact that the Curse Worm could continuously revive earlier clearly indicated that Boxi was manipulating it from behind.

This was beyond doubt.

Fortunately, the trouble was finally resolved.

After killing the Curse Worm, he gained over 2 million experience points.

However, with his current level, over 2 million experience points were not enough to make him level up.

As for the Key of the Secret Realm Guardian, he had already decided to let Zhou Wan inherit this Secret Realm, so Ye Xiao didn’t hesitate at all and directly handed the key to the still-dazed Zhou Wan.

As for the Secret Realm Token, Ye Xiao had already collected it while slaughtering small monsters earlier, and he also handed it to Zhou Wan.

“Don’t be in a daze, quickly become the Secret Realm Guardian of this Forest of Curses.”

After speaking, he ignored the stunned Zhou Wan and turned to look at the treasure chest lying in his inventory.

It’s another Mythical Grade Treasure Chest? That’s quite unexpected.

However, the most urgent matter at hand was the silent Boxi in front of him; this treasure chest could be opened later.

So, Ye Xiao refocused his gaze on Boxi, who clearly felt Ye Xiao’s gaze and unconsciously trembled.

Apparently, Ye Xiao’s brutal side just now made him feel a little scared.

And seeing this scene, Ye Xiao’s lips curved into a smile.

This was exactly the effect he wanted.

Then, he directly asked, “Were you controlling the Curse Worm?”

The startled Boxi was surprisingly honest, shaking his head and saying, “No, I don’t have the ability to control it.”