225: Chapter 226 The Shock of the Demon Sisters

Xu Ruohan did not appear impatient.

She turned, her gaze falling on the giant dragons not far away, which resembled small mountains even while lying down, her eyes revealing a deep sense of curiosity and inquiry.

These legendary creatures were extremely rare to see in the flesh, even in the Xia Kingdom, let alone staying so close and appearing so docile.

"Wait a while?" Upon hearing this, a trace of imperceptible surprise flashed in Marianne's beautiful purple eyes.

She maintained a calm exterior, but inwardly she thought dismissively: "A while? Does Team Leader Xu have some misunderstanding about this 'while'?"

That was the level 98 epic-level secret realm "Blood Prison Corridor"!

Even with the terrifying combat power displayed by the Master, clearing it was by no means easy.

The interior of the secret realm was complex and bizarre, with high-level monsters possessing strong attributes, and more troublesome, most had various tricky special abilities, Aura effects, or held the geographical advantage, so it often couldn't be cleared quickly by brute force alone.

In her view, even for Lin Muyang, bringing along a few young ladies who didn't seem high-level, especially those two level 1 demon newcomers, would take at least several hours or even longer to clear this secret realm.

A few minutes? They probably hadn't even finished clearing the monsters in the first area, right?

Xu Ruohan seemed to see Marianne's doubt, but she just smiled slightly without explaining much.

She walked over to the nearest forest dragon, which was covered in cyan scales and relatively petite, carefully examining its emerald-like scales, sturdy limbs, and the large dragon wings folded behind its back, and couldn't help but exclaim: "So this is a real dragon... I had only heard of Hansa Bami's great name before, but I never expected to see his dragons with my own eyes in such a situation.

The ways of the world are truly unpredictable."

She was referring to these war beasts that originally belonged to Hansa Bami, a top powerhouse of the Jia Mei Empire, and made countless enemies tremble, but had now become temporary mounts and pets for the young ladies under Lin Muyang's command?

This shift in status was truly dramatic.

When Marianne heard Xu Ruohan mention Hansa Bami, her eyes dimmed slightly, but she quickly returned to normal.

She stepped forward, standing side by side with Xu Ruohan, looking at the few dragons that appeared listless, and raised a very practical question: "Team Leader Xu, there is something that might require your assistance.

These big guys have quite an appetite; although they can enter a dormant state to reduce consumption, they cannot go without food for long.

I am unfamiliar with the Xia Kingdom, and it is not very convenient for me to purchase and transport large quantities of meat..."

This was indeed a practical problem.

These dragons were at least ten meters long, with astonishing tonnage, and the meat they needed to consume daily was measured in tons.

Let them hunt on their own? In the environment of modern Blue Star society, not to mention whether it would cause panic, if they were unruly and rushed into human cities or farms, that would be a huge disaster.

Directly let Hansa Bami send them back to their original dragon habitat?

That was a method, but Lin Muyang hadn't given the order, and Marianne didn't dare to make the decision on her own.

Moreover, in the long run, these dragons were a considerable combat force, and it was clearly better to keep them by their side for ready use.

Hearing this, Xu Ruohan looked directly at Su Zongming beside her without hesitation.

Such logistical support matters were exactly what Su Zongming was good at.

Su Zongming understood, immediately took out an encrypted communicator, walked to the side, and gave a few instructions in a low voice.

After hanging up the call, he walked back and said to Marianne: "Ms. Marianne, it has been arranged.

Starting tomorrow, two trucks of processed fresh meat will be delivered here every day.

If there are any special requirements for the type and quantity, you can communicate with me to adjust at any time."

His tone was calm, as if he hadn't arranged for enough meat to feed several dragons, but just a routine daily purchase.

Marianne was slightly stunned, not expecting the other party to agree so readily and with such high efficiency.

She nodded, her tone becoming more sincere: "Thank you.

These trivial matters shouldn't have troubled the two of you."

"You are welcome." Xu Ruohan waved her hand and smiled: "Lin Muyang's affairs are our most important matters now.

Since these dragons are following him, taking good care of them is our duty.

Besides, Lin Muyang might not pay much attention to these trivial matters, so if we can help handle some of them, it will allow him to focus more on important things."

She spoke tactfully, but Marianne and Su Zongming both understood the subtext: With Lin Muyang's personality of avoiding trouble and his current status and strength, he probably couldn't be bothered to worry about the food expenses for a few dragons, and would most likely throw them to Hansa Bami or just let them fend for themselves.

Now that the officials had stepped in to resolve it, it undoubtedly saved a lot of trouble.

This also indirectly showed the degree of importance the Xia Kingdom placed on Lin Muyang; it really had reached the point of being "meticulous" and thinking ahead.

Marianne noted this in her heart, gaining a more intuitive understanding of Lin Muyang's status and influence in the Xia Kingdom.

Even the food for such pets was specially allocated and transported at the national level; this treatment was probably higher than that of the heads of many small countries.

Just as Xu Ruohan, Su Zongming, and Marianne were having a brief conversation about the dragons' food, and Su Zongming had even started contacting relevant departments to plan for long-term stable meat supply channels and possible cold storage solutions—

A sudden change occurred!

Just about five or six minutes later, the epic-level secret realm light that shrouded the entire waterfall plain and dyed everything a dark red, without warning, dissipated and retracted rapidly like a receding tide!

The huge blood-colored transmission vortex that was originally rotating stably and emitting heart-palpitating fluctuations also disappeared into the air with a soft "pop" sound, just like a bubble, at the same time the light dissipated.

The epic-grade pressure that filled the world a second ago was gone the next second, leaving only the roar of the waterfall and the wind in the mountains, as if the terrifying secret realm entrance had never appeared.

"This...?" The calm on Marianne's face was instantly broken, and her purple eyes were filled with disbelief.

She suddenly looked up at the location where the secret realm entrance had originally been, and then quickly looked down at an exquisite magic timer on her wrist—that's right, from the time Lin Muyang and the others entered the secret realm until now, all told, it absolutely did not exceed six minutes!

Six minutes?

Clearing a level 98 epic-level secret realm?

How is this possible?!

Even the top-tier pioneer teams with everyone over level 200, when facing a brand-new epic-level secret realm, would need several hours or even longer just to explore the map, test the mechanisms, and formulate tactics!

Could it be that Lin Muyang and his group... steamrolled their way through?

But even if they steamrolled, there were so many mobs, elites, and level bosses; they would still need time to clear them and travel, right?

Just when Marianne suspected whether she had been hit by an illusion or if her sense of time had gone wrong, the space twisted slightly, and Lin Muyang's figure stepped out first.

He looked relaxed, his clothes were spotless, and even his hairstyle wasn't messy, as if he hadn't just come out of a crisis-ridden epic-level secret realm, but had gone for a walk in the park next door.

Immediately after, young ladies like Lilia, Elabess, Seraphina, Gui Wanwan, Ao Qingyan, Chiba Ruri, Elena, and Su Daji also filed out one after another, each with a relaxed and easygoing expression on their faces, even chatting and laughing, discussing which monster in the secret realm had a uglier design, or which area had more peculiar scenery.

And the last to come out were the newly summoned demon sisters, Mo Mingxue and Mo Yingmei.

Unlike their caution and nervousness when they went in, the sisters at this moment had identical expressions of dullness, their eyes filled with shock, confusion, and a trance-like state, as if they had just woken from a dream.

There was even a hint of a blush on their faces from excitement and disbelief.

They followed Lin Muyang step by step, their footsteps somewhat floating, as if walking on clouds.

Mo Mingxue's ruby eyes, which were originally as sharp as knives and filled with scrutiny and laziness, were now somewhat out of focus, staring blankly at Lin Muyang's back, and then looking down at her own hands, as if confirming something.

Mo Yingmei was even more exaggerated; her small mouth was slightly open, one hand was unconsciously pulling at her own short red hair, and the other hand was tightly clutching the mythic grade leg armor [Treading Wind and Chasing Moon] that Lin Muyang had given her earlier, as if holding onto a lifeline.

In those few short minutes just now, they had experienced an unprecedented shock.

Upon entering the "Blood Prison Corridor" epic-level secret realm, a sickeningly thick scent of blood rushed forward, accompanied by terrifying roars from all directions that made the soul tremble.

Just standing near the entrance and feeling the Aura emitted by those monsters made the two sisters, who were only level 1, stand with their hair on end and their muscles tensed; it was an instinctive fear brought about by the absolute suppression of life levels.

In their original world, any one of these monsters would be enough to become the overlord of a region, a terrifying existence that they would need to carefully avoid and would never dare to provoke easily.

However, everything that happened next completely overturned their understanding.

Facing the hordes of hideous and terrifying monsters that were roaring and pouncing, Lin Muyang didn't even need to make a move himself.

He just casually activated a few Auras—when the light of those Auras shone, Mo Mingxue and her sister felt as if they were soaking in a warm spring.

An indescribable power, originating from the source of life, poured into their bodies from all directions, instantly filling their limbs, which had been stiff with fear, with strength, making their perception exceptionally keen, and even their thinking much clearer.

Then, they witnessed a scene they would never forget for the rest of their lives.

That gentle and cute Elf Maiden Lilia gently raised her hand, and countless emerald green vines sprang from the ground like living things, instantly entangling, strangling, and absorbing dozens of monsters...

The enchanting and seductive Succubus Maiden Elabess covered her lips and chuckled, casually drawing a black vortex.

The terrifying suction swallowed all the monsters in the fan-shaped area in front, along with the rocks on the ground, grinding them into powder...

There was also the Dragon Maiden controlling flying swords, the Fox Maiden Su Daji summoning lightning, the Yama Maiden Gui Wanwan wielding a scythe...

Every young lady's attack was a skill of earth-shattering power that they couldn't comprehend; often, one area-of-effect skill would clear out a whole patch of monsters.

The efficiency was frighteningly high.

They almost didn't need any coordination, and rarely needed to attack at the same time; they often just took turns releasing skills to easily resolve wave after wave of monster tides.

Those terrifying monsters that made the two sisters' legs go weak just by feeling their Aura were, in front of these young ladies under Lin Muyang's command, simply like paper, vulnerable to a single blow.

And what shocked Mo Mingxue and Mo Yingmei to the point of numbness was that as these monsters were killed, they could clearly feel streams of pure and massive energy continuously pouring into their bodies.

Their levels skyrocketed like a rocket! Level 1, level 5, level 10, level 20, level 30... It was soaring almost every minute and every second!

Accompanying the level increase was an all-around strengthening of their physical attributes, and the awakening and activation of certain long-dormant powers deep within their bloodlines!

Talent skills derived from their mixed bloodline of Flame Demon and Shadow Demon appeared automatically in their consciousness like brands.

【Flame Demon's Wrath】, 【Shadow Dash】, 【Flame Shield】, 【Weakness Insight】... These combat and survival skills, which were considered top-tier in the Demon race's heritage, had actually awakened just like that!

Not only that, they could feel that the effects of the Auras emitted by Lin Muyang had boosted their attributes to a terrifying degree!

All attributes, attack power, defense, speed, health regeneration... Every item had received shocking bonuses under the influence of the Auras!

A rough estimate was that their overall strength now was dozens of times stronger than before entering the secret realm?

It would be no exaggeration to say they had been reborn and were completely different people!

You must know that in their original world, because the Demon race's heritage was cut off, they could only practice some shallow and widely circulated martial arts and breathing techniques; their strength grew slowly, and they lacked core high-level skills.

Most of the time they were hiding, occasionally hunting some low-level magical beasts to exchange for daily supplies, and rarely had direct conflicts with people.

Because once their Demon identity was exposed, they would face endless pursuit.

Their strength in that world could only be considered lower-middle class, barely enough to protect themselves.

But now?

Mo Mingxue felt that if she were to return to her original world and face those so-called powerhouses she once had to look up to and carefully avoid, she could probably kill them with one punch!

Mo Yingmei was also convinced that with one arrow shot now, both the power and accuracy were far beyond a hundred times what they used to be!

They finally understood what power meant!

This earth-shaking change happened in just that short five or six-minute trip to the secret realm.

The speed and magnitude of this strength surge completely shattered their long-held understanding of power accumulation, and also made them develop an indescribable sense of awe and... belonging toward Lin Muyang and this strange world.

"Mas... Master... This is too incredible..." Mo Mingxue's voice carried an imperceptible tremor.

That "Master" was called more sincerely than any time before, full of shock and submission.

She raised her head, her ruby-like eyes looking at Lin Muyang, no longer containing the initial scrutiny and alienation, but replaced by deep admiration, gratitude, and a trace of lingering bewilderment.

She had never thought that becoming stronger could be so simple, so easy.

On the side, the red-haired Mo Yingmei was even more excited, her little face flushed red.

She was not as eloquent as her sister, so she just bowed deeply to Lin Muyang, the angle so large she almost folded herself in two.

When she raised her head, her eyes were covered with a thin layer of mist; that was the uncontrollable excitement after finding a glimmer of hope and meeting a wise master.

She pursed her lips tightly, seemingly wanting to say something, but finally just nodded heavily, everything left unsaid.

Lin Muyang looked at the two sisters' excited appearance and smiled gently.

He could understand their feelings; anyone whose strength skyrocketed dozens of times in a short period would probably be like this.

He reached out and first rubbed Mo Yingmei's head; the soft red hair felt quite good: "I already said that family doesn't need to be so polite.

How do you feel? Is there any discomfort in your body?"

Mo Yingmei's body stiffened slightly as Lin Muyang rubbed her head, but she quickly relaxed, even subconsciously rubbing against Lin Muyang's palm like a little cat, then shook her head vigorously to indicate that she was very good, very good.

Lin Muyang looked at Mo Mingxue again.

This mature woman with long fiery red hair and a proud figure was also looking at him with those beautiful eyes that seemed to be burning with flames, the emotions in them complex and passionate.

Lin Muyang also rubbed her head, smiling and saying: "Looks like the harvest is not bad.

Later I will have people start building a castle; do you sisters want to live together or separately? You can choose for yourselves."

Mo Mingxue felt the warm touch on her head, her body trembled slightly, and then a bright, even slightly seductive smile bloomed on her face.

Not only did she not dodge, but she tilted her head slightly, letting her soft long hair fit closer to Lin Muyang's palm, and then said in a tone mixed with respect, closeness, and even a hint of coquettishness: "We two sisters grew up together and are used to taking care of each other, so living together is fine.

Or Master, you can arrange it, we will listen to Master."

Her words and demeanor were already like a different person from the original Demon warrior who had been lazy and distant, faintly protecting her sister behind her.

The meaning in those eyes could not be more obvious.

Lin Muyang looked at her with some surprise; this mature woman's transformation was quite fast.

However, he just smiled and didn't pick up on that topic, instead saying: "Don't rush, level and strength are the foundation.

Although your attributes have increased a lot, you are still far behind Lilia and the others, and even more so compared to me.

So, next, I still need to take you to grind more experience to catch up on your levels as soon as possible."

What he said was also the truth.

Although Mo Mingxue and her sister's strength had skyrocketed dozens of times, their base levels and attributes were there, and compared to Lilia and Elabess, who were already hundreds of levels high and had undergone multiple talent evolutions and attribute enhancements, the gap was still huge.

As for comparing with Lin Muyang himself, that was even more of a world of difference.

To truly become competent warriors under his command, they still had a long way to go.

Upon hearing this, the excitement in Mo Mingxue and Mo Yingmei's eyes calmed down slightly, replaced by determination and fighting spirit.

They nodded vigorously and said in unison: "Yes, Master! We will definitely work hard!"

Having witnessed the god-like leveling speed and felt their own earth-shaking changes, now, let alone asking them to grind secret realms, even if they were asked to slay dragons, they would rush up without hesitation.

Lin Muyang nodded with satisfaction, and only then did he cast his gaze toward the three people, Xu Ruohan, Su Zongming, and Marianne, who had been waiting not far away.

Seeing the calmness on Xu Ruohan and Su Zongming's faces, as well as Marianne's dull expression as if she had seen a ghost, he couldn't help but find it a bit funny.

He waved at the three, signaling them to come over.