244: Chapter 244 Super-Large Secret Realm

"An ownerless Secret Realm?"

Chen Moxuan's eyes lit up.

To obtain the world heart, he only had two methods: find a Martial Artist who possessed a Secret Realm to trade with, or become the controller of an ownerless Secret Realm.

He never expected to unintentionally learn news of the latter here.

Regarding the formation of Secret Realms, the Martial Dao world had always held various opinions.

Some believed that Secret Realms were remnants of worlds that had not fully fused during the Otherworld Torrent phenomenon.

Others believed that Secret Realms were scraps left over from gods creating worlds.

There was another hypothesis: continents swept into spatial rifts, pushed by the Otherworld Torrent, fused with other continents to form new, independent Small Worlds.

All three theories could find corresponding evidence, and no one had a definitive conclusion.

Therefore, a recently emerged theory combined the views of all three, suggesting that the birth of Secret Realms was a multifaceted process.

"Do you know what grade of Secret Realm this is?" Chen Moxuan asked next.

"That territory swept into the spatial rift was already vast in scale, and after thousands of years of evolution, it should have become a Super-Large Secret Realm."

The scale of Secret Realms had four Ranks.

Super-Large, Large, Medium, and Small.

Large and below had clear boundaries, but anything exceeding five times the average size of a Large Secret Realm was called Super-Large.

The Spirit Gathering Secret Realm back then was classified as a Large Secret Realm.

In other words, this ownerless Secret Realm was at least as big as five Spirit Gathering Secret Realms.

Once a Secret Realm of this scale opened, the commotion it caused would be immense.

No wonder the Demon Race was willing to go to such lengths to occupy Jiangnan Province, to avoid others interfering.

"Tell me the coordinates of the Secret Realm entrance, and all of your combat deployment for this plan."

This was an ownerless Secret Realm that no one had set foot in for thousands of years.

The number of native alien races and exotic beasts within the Secret Realm was vast; to explore it, at least an army-scale fighting force was needed.

Coupled with the heavy responsibility of reviving the Devil King, the personnel the Demon Race dispatched could definitely not be just Musa.

"The first phase of the plan is the responsibility of our Shadow Demon Race. We are skilled in infiltration and will act as the vanguard to clear the way for others."

"And I am mainly responsible for cultivating the Zerg Queen, clearing obstacles, and simultaneously contacting companions lurking in various other places."

Musa's Soul body answered truthfully,

"Gathering in one place makes us easy to expose, so we dispersed and lurked in different cities. Once the Zerg Queen is fully cultivated, I will send a signal to summon other clansmen to gather, accelerating the occupation of Jiangnan Province."

"Afterward, we will prepare a long-distance teleportation Magic Array to transport other combat-skilled Demon Race companions from our territory to Jiangnan Province."

"According to the original plan, we would dispatch approximately three Commander-Rank, thirty-three General-Rank, and four hundred and sixty Captain-Rank [members]..."

The more Chen Moxuan listened, the more alarmed he felt.

Converted to the Martial Dao system, Demon Race Commanders corresponded to Martial Saints of the Tongxuan Realm, Demon Race Generals corresponded to Martial Arts Grandmasters of the Spirit Ascension Realm, and Demon Race Captains corresponded to Martial Artists of the Tiangang Realm.

This was already a force at the level of a racial war.

Secretly cultivating the Zerg Queen, rapidly occupying Jiangnan Province, and using the Demon Race army to quickly explore the Secret Realm.

And after the Devil King's strength was restored, the next step might be to use the occupied Jiangnan Province as a base to launch a war against the Human Race.

Chen Moxuan continued to question, discovering that their plan for this time was extremely meticulous.

Cultivating the Zerg Queen was just the most efficient method.

Even if Musa failed, the Shadow Demon Race lurking in other cities would initiate other contingency plans, the ultimate goal still being to occupy Jiangnan Province and monopolize the Secret Realm.

The Human Race leadership, lacking intelligence, would only focus single-mindedly on taking back Jiangnan Province, believing this to be an operation planned by the Demon Race to suppress the Human Race.

They would never imagine that the Demon Race's goal was an ownerless Secret Realm located in Jiangnan Province, and that they would even mobilize an army at the level of a racial war.

If their plan proceeded smoothly, by the time the Demon Race army returned to Jiangnan Province from the Secret Realm with the Devil King's half-body, the unprepared Human Race army would inevitably suffer a devastating blow.

According to Musa's account, since the Devil King awakened twenty years ago, it had begun laying out this plan.

It not only utilized the Silver Moon Blood Clan it had taken in, but the subordinates dispatched to lurk were also loyal individuals who would never leak intelligence.

If not for encountering Chen Moxuan.

There was no helping it; the living Musa would never have imagined that humans would possess such a method to kill the opponent and still control their Soul.

It was truly too sinister.

Chen Moxuan gathered Musa's Soul into his palm via [Fist of Judgment].

With Musa's Soul strength, under the effect of the Special Ability, it could be maintained for half a month without dissipating.

However, during this period, the Soul would become increasingly weak.

Therefore, Andre usually converted the absorbed Soul immediately into Soul power for his own use.

But Chen Moxuan felt there were still places where Musa could be useful later.

"Never expected it to involve such a big matter... a Super-Large Secret Realm, and Demon Race members lurking everywhere; it's no longer something I can handle alone."

"I must report this."

Previously, the intelligence Chen Moxuan learned from the residual memories within the Spirit-Eroding Blood Curse also connected with this event.

At this point, he already had a complete intelligence chain.

Furthermore, his status in the eyes of the Martial Dao leadership was no longer what it used to be.

Now he only needed a contact who could help him reach the Martial Dao leadership.

Chen Moxuan's gaze drifted leisurely toward the horizon.

There, a figure was continuously approaching through the air.

Since Musa perished under the Heaven-grade Martial Technique unleashed by Chen Moxuan, the magic Musa had previously cast on Captain Lei of the Punishment Army had been dispelled.

Captain Lei sensed the commotion here and rushed over immediately.

His gaze swept over, and he quickly noticed the charred corpse, its long, pointed ear features still clearly discernible.

"Demon Race..."

Captain Lei's eyes instantly became grave. As the magic Restriction hindering cognition was lifted, he immediately sensed the magic fluctuations still remaining within his body.

Seeing the Demon Race corpse lying before him now, he did not appear overly shocked or dismayed.

During the time he was under the magic, a major event he hadn't noticed must have occurred.

And clearly, the young man standing beside the Demon Race corpse had already quietly resolved everything without making a scene.

"There really were Demon Race members lurking... Thank you, Your Excellency, for intervening. My negligence almost caused a grave mistake."

Captain Lei took the lead in sincerely expressing his gratitude, then changed the subject, asking with a hint of confusion,

"But I do not know who Your Excellency is..."

Chen Moxuan directly took out the token Lei Wanjun had given him from his storage space, interrupting Captain Lei's question.

The moment Captain Lei saw the token clearly, his pupils constricted sharply, his face full of shock:

"Elder Token! You... you are Chen Moxuan? That newly promoted Proud Sun Grade Genius?"

"You recognize me?"

Chen Moxuan was stunned, somewhat puzzled.

He took out the token just to get straight to the point and facilitate declaring his relationship with Lei Wanjun later.

But he didn't expect that just by showing the token, the other party would know his identity.

"Of course I recognize it. Every Elder Token of the Lei Family has a unique design."

"The one in your hand is obviously the token of the Wind-Thunder Mystic Saint, Elder Lei Wanjun."

"I also only received news from the Family last night that the long-silent Wind-Thunder Mystic Saint has taken on the role of Dao Guardian for a high school senior Martial Dao student."

"That Martial Dao student is named Chen Moxuan, and he is also in Dongchang City, telling me to keep an eye out."

"But why would Elder Lei Wanjun give the Elder Token to you? This is not something that can be casually given to others."

Chen Moxuan realized upon hearing this.

It seems the speed at which news about him spread within some major Families was faster than he imagined.

But since that was the case, it saved even more trouble.

His words would carry more weight, which could save a lot of time on unnecessary explanations.

Chen Moxuan pondered for a moment, filtered out the parts of the intelligence he possessed that were difficult to explain in a short time, and informed Captain Lei briefly and clearly.

This series of highly shocking information left Captain Lei stunned.