96: Are you crazy?

Seeing Ye Ze enter the Secret Realm first, everyone grew anxious.

“Damn it! How did he get in first?!”

Especially the Lionheart Kingdom and the Free Empire, they were particularly regretful.

On the other side, the rest of the Blue Star participants in the Secret Realm, while marveling at Ye Ze’s decisive entry, immediately said:

“Let’s go in too!”

But no sooner had the words fallen than the pale-faced, sixth-tier Blood King from the Lionheart Kingdom leaped in front of the Blue Star team!

With a “boom,” the ground trembled.

The Blue Star crowd, who had just wanted to approach the Secret Realm entrance, had to retreat a few steps...

At once, the Blue Star powerhouses stepped forward, and Wu Ming roared, “Dracula! What do you want?!”

Blood King Dracula revealed a ghastly smile:

“Nothing, I just suddenly really want to spar with the Gun King...”

Spar?

With the God grade secret realm just opened, for him to act now and block the Blue Star pioneer team, claiming he wants to spar—his true intentions are already obvious!

At the same time, seven sixth-tier powerhouses from Lionheart and Freedom advanced simultaneously!

“Knight Arthur wishes to seek guidance from the Great Sun King!”

“Qing Yi King, get out...”

All four sixth-tier powerhouses from Blue Star were challenged by opponents from the two countries.

And their chosen battlefield was right in front of the Secret Realm entrance!

On one hand, it blocked Blue Star’s pioneer team; on the other, it allowed more spots for their own countries’ pioneer teams!

Wu Ming sneered, “I didn’t expect your two countries to ever join forces.”

Previously, the Lionheart Kingdom and the Free Empire often had friction due to their close territories, frequently disliking or even despising each other.

But at this moment, they reached an agreement on the goal of obstructing Blue Star.

The reason was naturally obvious... the God grade secret realm!

Whether it was the first God-level item that might appear within, or the possibility of the world’s first breakthrough to the seventh tier, both were captivating to the point of near madness.

And within the Secret Realm, there were only 40 spots in total.

The more people a country sent in, the greater the probability of obtaining treasures, naturally...

But Blue Star occupied 20 spots, instantly gaining a huge advantage, which naturally worried the other two countries!

Because among the three major countries on Blue Star, Blue Star already showed faint signs of being the leading power; if it also gained control of the world’s first seventh-tier powerhouse, what then!?

Blood King Dracula’s smile was sinister, “Blue Star has an ancient saying...”

“Man dies for wealth, birds die for food. I think it’s very well said!”

Their plan to intercept Blue Star’s pioneer team had been prepared long ago.

The only surprise was that they had intended to act immediately after Wu Ming opened the Secret Realm, but Ye Ze entered with such decisiveness that he snatched the lead.

At this moment, it was four versus seven among the sixth-tier powerhouses.

But Wu Ming’s expression remained calm, and he sneered,

“Do you think we wouldn’t see through your tricks?”

As soon as these words were spoken, four more powerful sixth-tier auras erupted from the Blue Star farewell party!

Aside from Wan Feipeng and another sixth-tier powerhouse guarding the Abyss, all eight other sixth-tier powerhouses had arrived!

In an instant, their momentum suppressed the two countries!

Among the three major countries on Blue Star, unlike the Free Empire’s endless exploitation of the lower classes, Blue Star was the country most willing to accept and cultivate talent, making it easier for high-tier powerhouses to emerge.

Regarding the number of sixth-tier professional practitioners, the Lionheart Kingdom and the Free Empire each had seven.

And Blue Star alone had ten, precisely the ten who had been crowned kings!

One must know that being able to occupy half of the Secret Realm spots wasn’t just about having keys!

Wu Ming waved his hand at the crowd before him, “Get lost.”

The professional practitioners from Lionheart and Freedom frowned deeply.

Only Blood King Dracula, a high-ranking official of the Lionheart Kingdom, had a ferocious expression: “It seems our preparations weren’t in vain after all.”

With that, more and more powerhouses from Lionheart and Freedom appeared!

Bringing the total number of sixth-tier powerhouses from the other two countries to 14!

All the sixth-tier powerhouses had come!

“Are you insane?!”

Wu Ming, the person in charge whose expression had always been calm, couldn’t help but look shocked now, “Are you not guarding the Abyss anymore?!”

Wu Ming had anticipated that the other side would pull some tricks, but he never expected them to be almost insane!

Because the Abyss was located in the middle of the three major countries on Blue Star, and after years of accumulated warfare, it was eventually divided into three battlefields directly leading to each country.

Once there were no sixth-tier powerhouses guarding it, the N/A would gush out like uncapped soda!

In this way, the first to suffer would not be others...

But their own country’s border cities!

The Lionheart Kingdom and the Free Empire withdrawing all their sixth-tier powerhouses would cause the N/A to massacre the humans in the border regions!

By then, the death toll in the Lionheart Kingdom and the Free Empire would be far more than millions, tens of millions!

If it were Blue Star, it would be the entire Lin Yuan City, and even several nearby cities, all turning into a living hell!

It was precisely for this reason that Blue Star always ensured there were sixth-tier powerhouses guarding the Abyss.

However, Knight King Arthur of the Free Empire, scoffed indifferently:

“They’re just worthless commoners; what does it matter if tens of millions die?”

Blood King Dracula: “As long as we obtain the God-level item or break through to the seventh tier, it will be worth it!”

“The deaths of those commoners will have value!”

Looking at Dracula’s excited expression, and the dozens of pioneer team members from the Lionheart Kingdom and the Free Empire continuously entering the Secret Realm.

“The border citizens of your countries truly have the worst luck!”

Wu Ming sighed deeply, “Do it!”

As these words were spoken, the eight sixth-tier powerhouses from Blue Star engaged in a fierce battle with the fourteen sixth-tier powerhouses from the two opposing countries!

This was also the first time on Blue Star that such a large-scale battle involving so many sixth-tier professional practitioners had occurred!

The confrontation of over twenty sixth-tier powerhouses shook the heavens and the earth.

If not for the extraordinary level of the God grade secret realm, it might have been directly destroyed.

But once the battle began, it became difficult for Blue Star’s pioneer team to break through the battle line and enter the Secret Realm portal!

Wu Ming said in a deep voice, “Liu Anran, can you lead people across the battle line and teleport to the Secret Realm entrance?”

The emergence of the world’s first God-level item, coupled with the opportunity for the first breakthrough to the seventh tier, made everyone in Blue Star reluctant to give up.

If no country could enter, then so be it.

But now, if they were to yield to the Lionheart Kingdom and the Free Empire, allowing these two countries to gain power, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Given their current level of madness, after becoming stronger, they might not even think of repelling the N/A first; they would probably first think of plundering Blue Star!

So at present, there was no other way; they could only place their hopes on the few pioneer team members who had entered the Secret Realm!

Liu Anran immediately nodded, “I can teleport four people!”

Upon hearing this, Wu Ming wasted no time and immediately selected the four strongest individuals, “I entrust this to you all!”

Liu Anran used spatial teleportation, sending the four people simultaneously into the Secret Realm entrance.

By then, only six people from Blue Star had entered the Secret Realm.

Wu Ming stood in place, his heart filled with sorrow... The original forty spots first became twenty, and now only six.

If Ye Ze hadn’t entered early, there would probably only be five.

But facing the insane actions of the other two countries, there was no other way now.

The battle did not last too long.

The powerhouses on both sides pulled back, their auras similarly surging around them.

And on the ground, a corpse was left behind.

It belonged to the Free Empire.

Indeed, on one hand, Blue Star’s battle intent surged due to the Secret Realm spots being stolen, causing the sixth-tier King-level powerhouses to fight with heightened fury.

On the other hand, the two opposing countries were not entirely united, and during the battle, each wanted the other to take the brunt of the attacks...

The result was that, even while outnumbered, they managed to directly kill a sixth-tier professional practitioner from the Free Empire on the spot!

But Blood King Dracula felt no pain about this, “The Secret Realm is already closed! There’s no point in fighting anymore!”

Saying this, he revealed a smug, triumphant smile.

All forty people in the Secret Realm had entered...

Among them, the pioneer teams of the Lionheart Kingdom and the Free Empire totaled thirty-four people!

Blue Star had only six people enter the Secret Realm.

Even though one sixth-tier powerhouse died, their two countries’ objectives had been achieved.

Thirty-four people besieging six people! It would be effortless!

Whether it was the God-level item or the opportunity to advance to the seventh tier, it would belong to their alliance of two countries!

“Damn it, these people are truly despicable!” a Blue Star sixth-tier powerhouse cursed angrily.

To abandon their defenses and sacrifice tens of millions of civilian lives to intercept Blue Star’s pioneer team—no one had anticipated that!

Wu Ming’s heart was filled with rage, but he had to remain calm on the surface, saying composedly, “Stop fighting for now.”

He looked at the Secret Realm entrance and sighed heavily, “Now, we can only rely on them.”

“I hope they can still create a miracle...”

And so, the eight sixth-tier powerhouses from Blue Star, and the dozen or so sixth-tier powerhouses from the other side, all stood still here.

In the middle of the two sides lay the corpse of that sixth-tier powerhouse from the Free Empire...

...

Meanwhile, inside the God grade secret realm.

Ye Ze arrived at a beautiful mountain peak, where the spiritual energy was exceptionally abundant, giving him a sense of clarity just by being there.

Green mountains stretched endlessly, shrouded in mist, giving it a feeling of a fairy land.

Even the white clouds in the sky seemed to be but a stone’s throw away.

【You have entered the trial-type Secret Realm - “???”!】

【Affected by Secret Realm rules, all items and objects in your current backpack are unusable!】

Hearing this prompt, Ye Ze quickly checked his backpack...

Indeed, almost everything had turned gray; the escape talisman, Hui Tian Grass, and so on, were all unusable.

Including all healing potions, this made sustained combat in the Secret Realm a major challenge!

However, Ye Ze noticed that the three origin fragments were completely unaffected!

“That puts my mind at ease.”

Ye Ze took out the evil ghost mask, “Modify—items in my backpack can be used normally.”

【To make yourself immune to Secret Realm disable rules, 50 Source Power will be consumed. Confirm?】

“That’s not too much, confirm.”

【Modification complete. You can ignore Secret Realm disable rules. Remaining Source Power: 1200!】

As the Source Power was used, the evil ghost mask seemed to let out a fierce roar, suddenly emitting purple light, instantly eroding a certain spiritual energy rule on Ye Ze’s body.

The modification prompt popped up.

Ye Ze found that all items in his backpack had changed from a gray, disabled state to normal.

“Not bad...”