74: Chapter 74 Accidentally Entering a Secret Realm

"You guys are something else, only realizing it now?" Peppa suddenly piped up.

It was obvious that it... definitely knew all along, it just didn't say anything!

"This place is indeed strange, but it shouldn't be enough to get us lost!" Chu Yaoyao had also been careless.

She was originally quite confident in her strength, but as it turned out... such a blunder had occurred.

In this situation... no matter how strong one was, it was simply useless!

"How about we fly out?" Although Gu Na had her own ideas, she still spoke up to ask about the situation.

Peppa answered decisively. "Of course not. If you don't believe me, you can try, but it'll just be a waste of effort!"

"Can't fly out... could it be a Talisman Array?" Chu Yaoyao didn't try; the first thing she thought of was a Talisman Array.

There are thousands of Talisman Arrays, large and small; clearly, the one before them was a large-scale one...

"It's good that you know. If you don't believe me, you can try." Peppa didn't explain much and just repeated what it had said.

"Let's just think of a way now! If it's a Talisman Array, then we just need to break it. The urgent priority is to find the array core," Bai Yi said impatiently.

Just as she said, now that it was confirmed they were in a Talisman Array, there was no point in trying to fly out.

Instead of wasting time on that, it was better to do something meaningful.

Gu Na expressed her helplessness. "Here's the problem: we're lost, so how are we supposed to find the array core? Besides, even if we find it, is any of us an array master? How to break this array is still an issue."

At this moment, she didn't know that Mu Cheng was the array master she spoke of...

"Well... instead of waiting around like this, we might as well start moving to find the array core first and then figure something out," Mu Cheng said, feeling quite awkward.

Firstly, he didn't know he was an array master; secondly, given the situation, they really couldn't just wait in place.

[Does this guy not know he's an array master? He can break Earth-grade Talisman Arrays with a wave of his hand, and this array is at most a Black-grade Mystic Talisman Array. He can't break it? What's he playing at?]

Hearing Chu Yaoyao's inner thoughts, Mu Cheng was shocked but also quite lacking in confidence.

"Am I really a Talisman Array master? It seems the levels of the Talisman Arrays in my inherited memories aren't low at all."

"Look at you all. It's just a Black-grade Mystic Talisman Array, isn't it? You can't handle this? You're way, way, way... too weak!" Peppa suddenly blurted out.

At these words, Gu Na retorted, "If you're so capable, then you do it. Try breaking this array and let us see what you've got."

Peppa didn't fall for it at all. "It's just a tiny Black-grade array; there's no need for me to step in. Just let that kid do it."

Just a tiny one? Chu Yaoyao asked speechlessly, "Alright, stop the nonsense. If you have a way, just say it."

"I like dealing with sensible people. It's not shameful to ask when you don't know something. Kid, learn from her in the future." Peppa lectured Mu Cheng first, then answered readily.

"It's simple. He just needs to release his Devouring Bloodline."

Huh? Release the Devouring Bloodline?

Mu Cheng clearly didn't react immediately. "Release the Black Vine? That doesn't seem like it would be of much use, does it?"

"Wait, I've got it." Before Peppa could speak, he already understood.

The Black Vine was merely a form of manifestation controlled within his Devouring Bloodline consciousness, whether it was that or any other bloodline.

They were all energy bodies...

"Too much talk. If you know, then release it already." Seeing Mu Cheng hesitating, Peppa naturally urged him to move faster.

"Stop rushing me, I'm doing it now!" Mu Cheng snapped back.

He quickly released his Devouring Bloodline, and after a short while, it indeed took effect, and at a visible speed...

The entire Talisman Array began to crack and was subsequently broken.

But then, something strange happened. What appeared before Mu Cheng was an area of black stones.

Moreover, everyone else was gone, leaving only Chu Yaoyao and Peppa on his shoulder.

"Where is this? Weren't we in the Botanical Garden? And where did the others go?" Mu Cheng looked at the endless black stones.

He couldn't process the situation for a long time.

"This is a secret realm. The others should be fine in the Botanical Garden," Chu Yaoyao said calmly.

A secret realm? Mu Cheng had never even heard of such a thing in his past life.

But right now, he couldn't be bothered with those questions. "What do we do now?"

"What else can we do? Look at the stones around you. These are all truly valuable black gold iron stones," Peppa suddenly interjected.

Chu Yaoyao reacted instantly, throwing a single punch at a nearby black stone.

Just as Peppa said, the surface of the black stone fell away, revealing its original appearance: a large piece of black gold iron stone.

"This... it really is black gold iron stone. Doesn't that mean there might be even more precious ones from millions or tens of millions of years ago?" Chu Yaoyao was shocked.

Hearing this, Mu Cheng was even more confused. "What millions or tens of millions of years? Do you think they're... energy sources?"

"Are you a pig-brain? Metals are naturally graded. Metals from millions or tens of millions of years ago are used to forge semi-divine artifacts and combat mecha." Peppa reached the end of its patience.

Its pig trotter slammed hard onto Mu Cheng's head.

semi-divine artifacts? combat mecha? Are you sure you're serious?

Mu Cheng didn't know much about semi-divine artifacts, but he was quite familiar with the concept of combat mecha.

"combat mecha... can actually be created? Why have I never heard of them? And what about these semi-divine artifacts?" Mu Cheng naturally wanted to clarify.

Peppa: ...

"Strictly speaking, a semi-divine artifact is a base. To become a divine artifact, it still needs to be fused with a sword spirit. As for combat mecha, there are many, many types... you can think of them like equipment in a game." Chu Yaoyao couldn't explain it all at once, so she gave a simple explanation.

"Pfft—what I'm asking is... if combat mecha can be created, then why fear zombies? If everyone piloted one, we could wipe out as many as came our way," Mu Cheng asked again.

Chu Yaoyao: "combat mecha is just a shorthand. Do you think they're like the mecha in sci-fi movies? Of course not. combat mecha are divided into many, many types. For instance, your black gold armor and flight backpack are also types of combat mecha."

"However, in theory, mecha like those in sci-fi movies could indeed be created, but the energy consumption is too high."

Peppa said quite seriously, "Have a little more faith, girl. Mecha can certainly be created... but as you said, the energy consumption is too high."

"Take a mecha with Rank Nine strength, for example! It would take over a dozen ten-million-year-grade energy sources just to exert less than ten percent of its power. To let it unleash its full strength, you'd need at least a hundred ten-million-year-grade energy sources."

Peppa was naturally very clear about this, but with the current level of human technology, even if they were produced...