84: As expected

Lin Yan's vision flickered, and a familiar bloodthirsty, gloomy environment assaulted him.

He withdrew his gaze from the 5% increase in charge value from the System, casually glanced around, and stepped forward.

To be honest.

Compared to gaining charge value through various actions, he still preferred Secret Realms.

Not only was it simple and brutal, but he could also obtain various resources.

However, Secret Realms also had a fatal limitation.

That is, no matter the Rank, if one wanted to enter alone, it was best to choose a stage where one's cultivation was capped.

For example, for a Yellow-Tier Secret Realm, it was best to enter with third-stage cultivation; for an earth extreme, sixth-stage, and so on.

Therefore, his rapid cultivation advancement made Secret Realms seem somewhat dispensable, which in turn made the conflicts on Blue Star seem to be solely between people.

He could only say that.

This idea was completely wrong.

Blue Star's greatest enemies would always be the exotic beasts, the oceanic exotic beasts that had been calm for many years, and the ultimate foundation of the Dark Cultists.

It was just that the different era gave the current Blue Star inhabitants an absolute illusion of security.

"Roar!"

A deafening beast roar suddenly erupted, exploding in the air like a clap of thunder.

Lin Yan, who had just reached the fork in the corridor, suddenly paused. His previously calm gaze instantly sharpened, like an eagle's, extremely keen.

He suddenly swung his arm, and his right fist, like a cannonball fired from its barrel, struck forward with overwhelming force.

With a "bang," an enormous black shadow exploded in the air, transforming into a crimson blood mist that permeated the surroundings.

This strike was like a sharp sword piercing the sky, or a giant rock falling into a calm lake, stirring up a thousand waves.

In an instant.

In the somewhat dim and gloomy environment, chilling flashes of sharp claws suddenly flickered, and several ghostly black shadows, carrying fierce gusts of wind, swiftly approached from all directions.

Shadow Hunting Wolves.

This was a Shadow Hunting Wolf exotic beast Secret Realm.

"Perfect timing!"

The young man roared, his robes fluttering and rustling. He clenched his fists tightly and fiercely struck both sides.

Two dull thuds were heard, and two crimson blood mists suddenly exploded, as dazzling as blood-colored fireworks blooming in the night sky.

Having successfully landed a blow, he flashed, sweeping his leg forward like lightning.

"Roar!"

A mournful roar exploded.

Again, streaks of blood mist drifted down through the air.

"Hahaha!"

The young man laughed heartily, striding forward a few steps, then suddenly spread his arms, instantly locking onto the necks of two Shadow Hunting Wolves like a hungry tiger pouncing on its prey.

Immediately, an incredibly shocking scene unfolded.

A slightly slender young man actually used his seemingly weak arms to firmly grasp two ferocious exotic beasts and forcefully charged forward, dragging them in an almost barbaric manner.

Wherever he passed, beast roars permeated the air, exploding continuously.

In the blink of an eye, he completely disappeared at the fork, leaving behind only scattered remains and lingering blood mist, bearing witness to the massacre that had just occurred... "Has Shengjie responded?"

In the middle of dozens of speeding hover cars, a middle-aged man's face was grim.

Soon, a reply came from beside him.

"Family Head, no."

"Since Young Master sent a distress signal a few minutes ago, there has been no news until now."

"Furthermore, there's no news from Wanjing and Wannan either."

"Any other news?"

"Family Head, none."

"None of the forces in Qing Prefecture that dared to make a move against us have shown any activity."

Kang Wencheng's eyes narrowed slightly.

He suddenly had a bad premonition.

Just then.

"Ding-dong."

A message notification sounded from his wristband.

He immediately looked at it, and his expression drastically changed.

"Stop!!"

...Bang—!

A dull thud.

The final exotic beast of the sixth-stage, ninth-level Secret Realm collapsed to the ground.

[Host has forcefully cleared an earth extreme exotic beast Secret Realm, domineering index one star, charge value 20%]

Oh?

Lin Yan, who had just tossed a fifth-grade Spirit Medicine into his backpack, raised an eyebrow.

Yellow-Tier half a star, 10%; earth extreme one star, 20%.

He seemed to have grasped some patterns regarding Secret Realms. The profound extreme Secret Realm should be one and a half stars, 30%.

This value was quite good, he'd say.

After all, the higher the Rank of the Secret Realm, the fewer there were.

He just wondered what it would be like to challenge the oceanic exotic beasts when he became stronger.

His thoughts settled.

He again scanned the bloody surroundings and walked towards the condensed exit.

His vision flickered, and before he could experience the familiar sense of reality.

"Adjudicator!"

"The Kang Family ran away!!"

Ke Mo's anxious voice came.

"Ran away?" Lin Yan showed no signs of urgency, his tone calm, "Be more specific."

"Adjudicator, after you entered the Secret Realm, the Kang Family motorcade, which was originally heading this way, suddenly stopped after receiving some unknown message," Ke Mo said rapidly. "Then they instantly changed direction, and by the time we arrived at the Kang Family to intercept them, the place was already empty."

At this point, he suddenly paused.

"We suspect someone tipped them off!"

"Big Sister and Mo Fan Ge have already gone to the Qing Prefecture Security Bureau. They told me to wait for you here."

Hearing this, Lin Yan said nothing.

He first scanned the extremely empty surroundings, then his gaze returned to Ke Mo in front of him.

Facing these extremely calm eyes, Ke Mo's expression changed slightly, appearing extremely angry.

"You suspect me?!"

"Adjudicator!"

"Every Black Ice member is..."

A smile appeared on Lin Yan's lips.

"I just suddenly found you a bit cute."

"There isn't even a car, are you telling us to run there?"

Ke Mo's face stiffened, and he awkwardly scratched his head.

"I was so anxious that I forgot about that."

"I'll arrange it immediately."

"By the way, Adjudicator, why aren't you anxious at all after hearing the news?"

"We finally got a handle on the Kang Family."

A calm reply softly sounded.

"Why do you think your Chuan Prefecture has only caught small fries for so many years, while those highly suspicious individuals couldn't be caught at all?"

Ke Mo paused, then suddenly looked up.

"You suspected a mole early on?"

"That's why you chose to find Kang Shengjie first instead of going straight to the Kang Family?"

Lin Yan glanced at him indifferently.

"What do you think?"

"Killing one Kang Family is just one Kang Family."

"Catch the biggest rat, and no matter how many Kang Families there are, they will all die."

Ke Mo's lips parted slightly.

Just because of a suspicion, he let a second-tier Family escape! He was truly too bold!

He muttered softly.

"It's not like we haven't thought about this before; we've investigated moles countless times."

"But it's not that simple."

"These people are deeply hidden personnel who haven't injected exotic beast Bloodline."

A faint voice came.

"That's because you're too weak."

"If you're weak, then learn more, observe more."

"Also, do you think the Kang Family can escape?"