161: Soul Search, Secret Realm Collapse

The Dark Angel was completely insane.

He curled up on the ground.

His mouth rambled incoherently, repeating only one phrase over and over.

“Impossible… Absolutely impossible…”

“How can there be Cultivators in this world…?”

He seemed to be in a trance, completely lost in his own world.

Lu Yuchen’s eyes were indifferent.

He stepped forward slowly, pointed a finger, and it landed precisely on the Dark Angel’s glabella.

Soul Search!

The vast Divine Sense of a Nascent Soul Fourth Stage, like an indestructible sharp blade, instantly pierced into the Dark Angel’s already chaotic Sea of Consciousness!

Countless fragmented memory scenes flashed rapidly through Lu Yuchen’s mind like a revolving lantern.

A moment later, Lu Yuchen withdrew his finger, his brows slightly furrowed.

The result was much as he had expected.

This Dark Angel came from a Xuanhuan world of magic called “Divine Grace Continent.”

That was a bizarre world, with Dragons soaring through the sky, mages chanting forbidden spells, and even angels wielding divine arts.

And this Secret Realm was a space he had forcibly opened, using his own Divine Power as a guide, after a thousand years of painstaking effort.

Thousands of years ago, his own clan—the Dark Angel clan—had sent him to this world at an unimaginably huge cost.

The purpose was invasion!

However, information about Cultivators was scarce.

He had only seen scattered records in some ancient texts.

They spoke of a time in the incredibly distant past when the Divine Grace Continent was invaded and enslaved by a group of terrifying beings who called themselves “Cultivators.”

But that was too far away, long since becoming an unverified myth and legend.

He himself had never seen a true Cultivator.

“So that’s how it is.”

Lu Yuchen understood in his heart.

It seemed that the world he was in and the Divine Grace Continent were not in contact for the first time.

Just then, the Dark Angel’s body emitted a series of “crackling” sounds, unable to withstand the domineering power of the Soul Search any longer, his body began to collapse, turning into specks of light and dissipating between heaven and earth.

“Burp~”

Nanny let out a satisfied burp, a look of contentment on her small face.

She had just swallowed all the energy that had dispersed after the Dark Angel’s death.

Boom!

Purple Mansion Second Stage!

Purple Mansion Third Stage!

Purple Mansion Fourth Stage!

[Ding! Detected that the Host’s Disciple, Lu Nuannuan, successfully devoured the Dark Angel, and her cultivation broke through to Purple Mansion Fourth Stage!]

[Triggering Hundredfold Return!]

[Congratulations to the Host for obtaining: Massive Cultivation! Successfully broke through to Nascent Soul Fourth Stage!]

And at this very moment.

The entire Secret Realm began to tremble violently.

In the sky, black cracks appeared one after another.

The earth collapsed and sank, revealing terrifying, bottomless abysses.

This world, supported by the Dark Angel’s Divine Power, was heading towards destruction.

“Go!”

Lu Yuchen no longer hesitated, he waved his large sleeve, sweeping up Lin Fan and the other five.

“Roar—!”

A high-pitched Dragon roar echoed through the clouds!

The Overturning Sea Flood Dragon, whose size was indescribably massive, extended its ferocious head from the Void Realm, respectfully prostrating itself at Lu Yuchen’s feet.

Lu Yuchen led everyone onto the Dragon’s head.

The Overturning Sea Flood Dragon flicked its long tail, tearing through the Void Realm, and instantly vanished into the soon-to-be-collapsed Secret Realm.

…

Above Lake Mingbo, space twisted.

The massive figure of the Overturning Sea Flood Dragon emerged from the Void Realm, hovering steadily above the lake.

Lin Fan and the others looked at the awe-inspiring Yao Beast beneath their feet, radiating a terrifying aura capable of changing the very color of heaven and earth, and they were all dumbfounded.

The three Martial Emperors were already as obedient as good children.

“Ma… Master.” Lin Fan swallowed with difficulty, “This… This is…?”

“Oh, I forgot to introduce him to you,” Lu Yuchen patted the Flood Dragon’s head, which was larger than a palace, and said casually, “This fellow is the Tai Xuan Immortal Sect’s Guardian Divine Beast; he likes to wander around outside when he’s bored.”

“Be polite when you see him in the future.”

Guardian Divine Beast?!

Lin Fan and the others were once again shocked to their cores!

Such a legendary and terrifying existence was… was merely the Sect’s Guardian Divine Beast?!

Lin Fan once again gained a new, and even more absurd, understanding of his Sect’s strength.

The three Martial Emperors, on the other hand, were shocked by the power of Lin Fan’s Master’s Sect.

“Alright, with things settled, I should go too.”

Lu Yuchen sent everyone to the shore and spoke indifferently to Lin Fan and Nanny.

“As you all gain experience outside, remember, always act within your capabilities.”

“Yes, Master!” The two bowed in unison.

Lu Yuchen nodded and vanished from the spot.

The Overturning Sea Flood Dragon also let out a Dragon roar, tearing through the Void Realm once more, and followed after him.

By the lake, only Lin Fan and the others remained, still immersed in the immense shock, unable to recover for a long time.

Just then.

A voice, slightly weary yet filled with surprise, came from behind them.

“Brother Lin! Nanny!”

Everyone turned their heads to see Yang Yi running towards them with an excited expression.

Beside him was a slightly slender young girl.

The girl had delicate features, but her eyes held a wisdom and alertness that belied her age; she was precisely the girl who had left a deep impression on Lin Fan in the dungeon earlier.

“Brother Yang, you…?”

“Ah, don’t even mention it.” Yang Yi waved his hand, a look of despair on his face, “After you left, I was worried about you, so I waited by the lake. Who would have thought that this wait would last a day and a night.”

He pointed to the girl beside him and continued, “As for her, she found her way here herself.”

The girl stepped forward and bowed gracefully to Lin Fan and the others.

“This humble one, Su Yue, greets my benefactors.”