117: sandstone giant

Starfall City, Li Family construction site.

Buildings rose from the ground, now taking initial shape.

In the underground secret chamber, the family head, Li Xuance, looked at rows of “containers” with a gloomy expression.

Ever since Li Hongqian went missing, he had no choice but to use clan members as “containers”.

Due to the lack of suitable candidates, he could only “win by quantity”.

However, it consistently failed to achieve the desired effect.

Not only did it consume a large amount of resources, but it also resulted in the loss of many clan members.

The continuous drain made him very irritable.

To sustain the “blood replacement plan”, he even began to sell off properties in Starfall City.

Recently, things had been going wrong.

The Pioneering Team sent to the new Secret Realm last time was hoped to seize some resources to help the Li Family recover.

But what was the result?

The entire Pioneering Team vanished without a trace, and there had been no contact since.

Now the Secret Realm had disappeared, and the Pioneering Team still hadn't appeared, indicating they were likely wiped out.

One blow after another left him with no choice.

He could only go all-in, placing all his hopes on the “blood replacement plan”.

Thinking of this, he gritted his teeth and shouted, “Men! Bring another batch of containers!”

...At the entrance of Secret Realm No. 3688.

Lin Xingyu and his group arrived here, preparing to kill monsters and level up.

“It's so quiet here!”

Looking at the sparse crowd at the entrance, Wang Chiyao felt a bit unaccustomed.

The Secret Realms she had visited recently had crowded, bustling entrances.

None were as deserted as this one.

“It's normal. This is an old Secret Realm; its resources have long been mostly developed.”

Wang Ledian explained.

Compared to the previous new Secret Realm, this place was indeed much quieter.

Years of development had depleted the resources within the Secret Realm.

Most people who came here were for huntingMythical Beasts and acquiring Materials.

They were all Rank 3 Evolvers and couldn't enter Secret Realm No. 4399, otherwise, there would be even fewer people here.

Recently, Secret Realm No. 4399 had become exceptionally popular, attracting a large number of Rank 2 and below Evolvers.

All to search for the legendary dragon egg.

It was said that Secret Realm No. 4399 was now overcrowded.

Various forces continuously sent more personnel, almost turning the Secret Realm inside out, yet still found no trace of the dragon egg.

But this did not diminish everyone's enthusiasm; even with a glimmer of hope, people still flocked to it.

“Let's go, we're going in!”

Lin Xingyu didn't care about these things and led everyone into the Secret Realm.

Their purpose for this trip was to kill monsters to level up and search for the “secret realm core”.

Fewer people in the Secret Realm would be more advantageous for them… North of Starfall City, Dark Ruins Black Market.

Inside a secret room, the Square-faced Man in charge was in a state of agitation.

Some time ago, Wei Xuan, the centerpiece item of the auction, went missing and had not been found since.

Headquarters had called multiple times, urging him to find him within a deadline.

A Slave with an SS-Rank Talent was worth a fortune.

If he couldn't find him, he would definitely be in deep trouble.

What was worse, he had just received news that the new Secret Realm had disappeared.

This meant that the clues to Wei Xuan were completely cut off.

“Damn it! These useless fools!”

The Square-faced Man cursed, and just as he was about to smash something to vent his anger, a subordinate rushed in to report:

“Sir, we received news that the Three-Eyed Clan's Genius Group has entered Secret Realm No. 3688!”

“What?”

The Square-faced Man suddenly stood up, his eyes flashing with sharp light.

As a black market, their intelligence was always very well-informed.

Some time ago, he received a piece of news:

“A Genius selected by the Three-Eyed Clan's Genius Battle was killed by Marquis Lie Hu after entering the Blue Star World.”

After that, the Three-Eyed Clan held another Genius Battle.

From then on, he ordered his subordinates to closely monitor the movements of the World Purifying Society.

Sure enough, a new batch of the Three-Eyed Clan's Genius Group appeared again at the World Purifying Society's base outside Starfall City.

Those were all SS-Rank Talents!

If they could capture them, it would not only compensate for the loss of Wei Xuan but also earn a huge reward!

Previously, the Genius Group was protected by a Marquis-level Expert, making it impossible for them to act.

But now, these Geniuses had entered Secret Realm No. 3688, where only Rank 3 was allowed.

This was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!

Thinking of this, the Square-faced Man immediately issued an order:

“Notify everyone, all Rank 3 members are to enter Secret Realm No. 3688 and fully commit to capturing the Three-Eyed Clan's Genius Group!”

“Yes, Sir!”

His subordinate acknowledged the order and left… Secret Realm No. 3688, above a desolate desert.

Lin Xingyu and his group were searching forward.

Unlike the vibrant new Secret Realm, this place appeared much more desolate.

“Brother Yu, there's nothing here!”

Wang Le complained.

They had been searching this sand sea for half a day, and hadn't even seen the shadow of a singleMythical Beasts.

“Keep going forward, see if there's an oasis!”

Lin Xingyu was also helpless and could only choose a direction to continue deeper.

“Look, there are many big rocks over there!”

Wang Chiyao pointed in a direction and shouted.

Everyone looked in the direction she indicated, only to see dozens of huge rocks standing in the sand sea a few miles away.

Like sleeping giants.

“Let's go take a look!”

The group immediately changed direction and flew towards the giant rocks.

Soon they arrived above the giant rocks.

Lin Xingyu's gaze fell on the giant rocks, and an information box popped up before his eyes.

【Sandstone Giant】

【Rank: Rank 3 Six-Star】

...“Everyone, prepare for battle! These are Sandstone Giants!”

Lin Xingyu's eyes lit up, and he shouted a reminder.

“Haha, finally a fight!”

Wang Chiyao was the most excited.

She waved her hand, and swarms of Explosion Bees were summoned, directly rushing towards the Sandstone Giants.

“Boom boom boom—”

Explosions rang out one after another.

The sleeping Sandstone Giants slowly rose, swinging their massive arms to swat at the Explosion Bees.

The two sides instantly collided, causing violent explosions.

After the explosions, the Sandstone Giants' arms were riddled with craters.

“Roar—”

It roared, and yellow light flickered on its body.

The surrounding sand quickly gathered, filling the wounds on its arms, and in a blink of an eye, it recovered as before.

“Chi Yao, tell the Explosion Bees to retreat!”

Seeing that the Explosion Bees were ineffective, Lin Xingyu immediately stopped this meaningless consumption.

“Old Dian, apply buffs!”

“Alright!”

Wang Ledian quickly acted, casting “Curse of Misfortune” on the Sandstone Giant, and simultaneously applying “Lucky Blessing” to his teammates.

With the buffs applied, Lin Xingyu maneuvered the star ray shuttle, aiming directly for the Sandstone Giant's head.

“Chii chii chii—”

The star ray shuttle impacted at high speed, blasting countless holes in the giant's head.

However, these wounds vanished in an instant, and the Sandstone Giant was almost unaffected.

“Attack the chest!”

Seeing that attacking the head was ineffective, Lin Xingyu immediately maneuvered the star ray shuttle to change direction, heading straight for the giant's chest.

He had seen information about this type of creature on forums.

This creature seemed powerful but had a fatal weakness.

They usually had a core.

As long as the core was shattered, it could be killed.

Indeed, when the star ray shuttle pierced the Sandstone Giant's left chest, the giant's movements suddenly froze.

Immediately after, it collapsed with a roar.

Amidst the swirling dust, countless grains of sand fell, mixed with fragments of a cyan crystal.