141: Secret Realm Fusion, Return to the Professional Association

Inside the dilapidated shrine, the little girl's arms were tightly wrapped around Lin Feng's neck. Her small head nestled affectionately in the crook of his shoulder as she called out 'Daddy' in a clear, crisp voice, filled with boundless attachment. She called out more joyfully and sweetly than before, as if trying to etch this address into her very bones.

Lin Feng gently patted her tiny back, feeling that unreserved trust and dependence, his heart a mix of complex emotions.

The Alien Queen stood quietly to the side, her cold compound eyes fixed on the little girl. On her face, which was usually as cold as eternal ice, an expression appeared—a rare sight. However, it wasn't joy, but an unmistakable, deeply-rooted disgust she couldn't conceal.

The life aura emanating from this little girl was far too potent. Although the Alien Queen herself had mastered multiple types of Power of Rule, and as her professional rank increased, she was constantly evolving and developing various emotions herself,

her inborn instinct for slaughter still prevented her from feeling any goodwill towards a creature brimming with such life energy.

Seeing Lin Feng approach her while holding the little girl, the Alien Queen instinctively took a few steps back.

This left Lin Feng somewhat speechless.

Leading Ya Ya and the Alien Queen, he stepped out of the spatial passage that served as the entrance to the 'Secluded Valley Abyss' secret realm. The sunlight outside felt somewhat glaring.

Almost simultaneously, several previously hidden auras instantly became clear and sharp. Immediately after, over a dozen figures flickered into view like phantoms from behind the surrounding rocks and tree shadows.

These people wore uniform, close-fitting attire, with badges symbolizing the Professional Association pinned to their chests. They were precisely the elite squad dispatched by the Association to monitor the entrance of the 'Secluded Valley Abyss'.

The leader was a stern-faced middle-aged man with a steady aura, clearly a powerhouse at the pseudo-Transcendent-level.

The squad members' gazes were first drawn to Lin Feng and the fearsome-looking Alien Queen behind him. Their wariness and scrutiny were evident.

But when their eyes fell upon the exquisitely beautiful little girl in Lin Feng's arms—who was curiously sizing them up with a pair of clear, innocent, large eyes—all their vigilance transformed into astonishment and disbelief.

'Lin... Lin Feng?'

The leading middle-aged man recognized him, his tone filled with strong confusion.

'You... what you're holding is...?'

They had all watched Lin Feng enter the 'Secluded Valley Abyss' alone. In just two days, he already had a child?!

This completely exceeded the scope of their understanding.

Before Lin Feng could explain, a sudden change occurred!

The space behind him, the area that was originally the entrance to the 'Secluded Valley Abyss', began to tremble violently without any warning.

The air seemed to turn into a viscous liquid, emitting a grating hum and sounds of tearing.

Visible black spatial cracks spread out like a spiderweb. Fierce spatial turbulence leaked from them, causing everyone's clothes to flap wildly. Those with slightly weaker strength even struggled to keep their footing.

'Not good! The space is about to collapse!'

The middle-aged man's expression changed drastically as he shouted sharply.

'Everyone, fall back! Now!'

The Professional Association team members reacted as if facing a formidable enemy, retreating one after another, their eyes fixed nervously on the continuously distorting and deforming space ahead.

Lin Feng also rapidly retreated while holding the little girl. The Alien Queen stepped forward, placing herself protectively in front of Lin Feng.

However, the anticipated massive spatial explosion did not occur.

Under the horrified and stupefied gazes of everyone present, the vast, perilous 'Secluded Valley Abyss' secret realm, which had existed for who knew how many years, actually behaved like a fragment being peeled off a canvas by an invisible giant hand!

It violently contracted and collapsed, the spatial barrier groaning under unbearable stress.

In just a few breaths, the distorted and deformed space was forcibly compressed into a fist-sized, peculiar orb of light, shimmering with a crystalline emerald green!

In the next second, the light orb transformed into a streak of light, shooting directly towards the little girl in Lin Feng's arms!

'Watch out!'

Several exclamations rang out simultaneously; some even instinctively wanted to intervene and block it.

But the speed of the light orb was too fast!

It passed unhindered into the little girl's chest and vanished.

The little girl merely felt a slight warmth in her chest. She looked down curiously and touched the spot, then looked up at Lin Feng and gave him a sweet smile, as if what had just happened was a trivial matter.

'Daddy? What was that ball just now? Ya Ya feels so comfortable.'

She blinked her large eyes, her face full of curiosity, her fair, tender little hand patting her chest.

No one spoke. Everyone was looking at her with utter disbelief.

The Professional Association team members, including the experienced captain, all seemed to have been turned to stone. They stood rigidly in place, pupils dilated, mouths slightly agape, their faces etched with extreme shock, bewilderment, and fear.

They had just witnessed with their own eyes an S-class secret realm being stripped from this world!

And then... it entered the body of a little girl who looked only three or four years old?!

This... had completely exceeded the limits of their understanding, even overturning all their knowledge about space, secret realms, and power!

Only Lin Feng and the captain, after the initial shock, had a flicker of comprehension and complex emotion flash in their eyes.

'Captain... this... this...'

A young team member pointed at the little girl, his voice trembling, unable to form a complete sentence.

The middle-aged captain took several deep breaths before barely suppressing the storm of shock in his heart. The look he gave Lin Feng was filled with unprecedented gravity and reverence.

This was no longer just a matter of monitoring a secret realm. This was a shocking event enough to shake the entire Professional Association, potentially even overturning the existing power structure!

The 'Secluded Valley Abyss' secret realm, which had existed for centuries in the Dragon Origin Mountains, had actually been absorbed into the body of a little girl. In such a situation, there could only be one explanation!

That was, the ultimate secret deep within the secret realm, which the Association had been exploring for centuries, had been unlocked. And it was very likely connected to this little girl in Lin Feng's arms!

He had to report to headquarters immediately and, at all costs, ensure Lin Feng and the little girl returned to Dragon Capital!

'We must immediately, right now, escort you and this... young... lady, safely to the headquarters in Dragon Capital! This matter... is far too significant!'

His voice was hoarse, carrying an unquestionable resolve.

Without any delay, under the highly tense, battle-ready escort of this elite Professional Association squad, Lin Feng—holding the still oblivious little girl who clung tightly to him—got into a car. They sped all the way, directly arriving at the heart of the Longxia Kingdom's Professional Association: the Dragon Capital headquarters.

Not long after the car had just left the Dragon Origin Mountains, a cluster of terrifying auras erupted within the mountains. Clearly, the Transcendent-level magical beasts hidden in the Dragon Origin Mountains had also detected the bizarre disappearance of the 'Secluded Valley Abyss' secret realm!

There was no Cumbersome process, no superfluous questioning.

Lin Feng and the little girl were taken directly to the deepest part of the headquarters, into a chamber covered in ancient Runes, isolated from all prying eyes.

Waiting for them was the highest authority of the Longxia Kingdom's Professional Association—the President, Zhang Xianzong.

Zhang Xianzong's eyes were as deep as an abyss, seemingly capable of seeing through everything.

He sat quietly in a large chair, his gaze immediately falling upon the little girl in Lin Feng's arms. His sharp eyes seemed as if they wanted to see right through her.

The little girl seemed to sense the pressure and shrank further into Lin Feng's embrace.

'Sit.'

Zhang Xianzong's voice was low and resonant, carrying the authority of one long accustomed to a position of power.

Lin Feng complied and sat down, placing the little girl on his lap and gently soothing her.

'The Secluded Valley Abyss... has disappeared?'

Zhang Xianzong got straight to the point, his tone betraying no emotion.

'Yes.'

Lin Feng nodded, keeping his answer concise.

'It was stripped away, compressed, and then... merged into her body.'

He looked down at the little girl in his arms, who had started playing with the corner of his clothes again.

'I see.'

A glint flashed in Zhang Xianzong's eyes. He didn't seem surprised by this explanation. On the contrary, upon hearing this news, Zhang Xianzong appeared visibly... excited.