120: Surrender

Most of the treants have now been promoted to Tier 4 and cannot enter Secret Realm No. 3688.

There are also some younger treants who, at the time, had not reached the Peak of Tier 3 Nine Stars, and thus did not participate in that advancement.

They just happened to be useful this time.

Lin Xingyu moved quickly around the periphery of the valley, placing a treant every so often.

Treants move very slowly and need to rely on this method to complete their defensive deployment.

As he continuously moved, a large number of treants were teleported over, surrounding the entire valley.

Immediately after, the treant army slowly advanced inward, gradually tightening the encirclement.

Their massive bodies created a 'rumbling' sound with every movement.

"Holy crap, are these treants?"

"Didn't the new Secret Realm disappear? How did they appear here?"

The sudden change threw the people of Dark Ruins into chaos.

If one were to look down from high above, they would see three concentric rings on the scene.

The innermost layer was the World Purifying Society, the middle was Dark Ruins, and the outermost was Lin Xingyu's side.

"Everyone, don't panic, form a Formation for defense!"

Black Profound's voice came from the crowd.

He was in a very bad mood right now.

Just a moment ago, they had surrounded the World Purifying Society, holding an absolute advantage.

In the blink of an eye, they found themselves surrounded by others.

This reversal came too suddenly, making it difficult for him to adapt for a while... Seeing this scene, the World Purifying Society was also very surprised.

"Boss, are these our reinforcements?"

A subordinate approached Chen Jiu and asked in confusion.

"I'm not sure, let's wait and see!"

Chen Jiu shook his head and said in a deep voice.

The spirit net signal here was jammed, so his distress message didn't get sent out at all.

Judging from the reactions of both sides, this newly appeared force was not allied with Dark Ruins.

Now, he could only hope they would start fighting so he could escape in the chaos... Just then, Lin Xingyu's side stopped.

"Old Dian, go up and demand their surrender!"

"Haha, leave it to me!"

Wang Ledian was overjoyed when he heard Lin Xingyu give him this chance to show off.

He rummaged through his Inner World for a long time and finally found a spiritual energy amplifier.

"Listen up, you inside, you are surrounded! Lay down your weapons..."

Wang Le Dian swaggered to the front of the Formation and began to shout.

"Brother, we are from Dark Ruins..."

Hearing the shout, Black Profound stepped forward.

"Old Ape, smash this guy to death!"

Seeing the other party bring up Dark Ruins, Lin Xingyu's expression darkened.

He wanted the World Purifying Society; the people from Dark Ruins were worthless to him, and he had no time to waste on them.

Li Hongyang heard this and, without a word, rushed forward, striking Black Profound with a staff.

To be safe, he directly used the power of "Star Shatter."

"Not good!"

Black Profound's face changed drastically, and he frantically blocked.

However, the power of "Star Shatter" was not something he could withstand.

"Boom—"

With a loud bang, Black Profound was instantly annihilated.

A huge pit was left where he stood... A few minutes later, corpses littered the ground.

All Dark Ruins members who resisted to the end were killed.

Under the example of killing the chicken to scare the monkeys, the rest threw down their weapons and surrendered.

Then, Lin Xingyu turned his gaze to the World Purifying Society.

"We surrender!"

Seeing this scene, Chen Jiu did not hesitate and directly threw away his weapon.

With the example of Dark Ruins, he dared not delay.

Didn't Black Profound get smashed to death after only saying half a sentence?

He didn't want to joke with his own life.

Seeing their boss surrender, the people of the World Purifying Society also threw away their weapons.

"Hand over all your equipment, including communication wristbands!"

Seeing the other party surrender, Lin Xingyu gave the order.

He kept those who could set up Formations.

The rest were taken into his Inner World, guarded by treants.

In his Inner World, without his permission, these people could not escape at all.

As for how to deal with these captives, that would be considered later.

The most important thing now was to advance!

Lin Xingyu gathered the Formation personnel and asked about the Formation.

According to them, this was a Formation called the "Void Shattering Formation."

They were only responsible for the outer Formation layout; the core part was all on the Formation Plate.

These Formation Plates were made by the Three-Eyed Clan, and they knew nothing about their internal structure.

Lin Xingyu felt slightly disappointed.

After a brief thought, he teleported Wei Xuan over.

"Boss, I've awakened an SSS-Rank Spirit Seed!"

The excitement on Wei Xuan's face had not yet faded.

Just now, after consuming countless spirit shaping fruits, he finally awakened an SSS-Rank Spirit Seed!

The [Myriad Manifestation Eye] also possessed the ability to analyze Formations, and it was even more powerful than before.

"Very good, very good!"

Lin Xingyu was very satisfied when he saw Wei Xuan's information.

He had Wei Xuan communicate with the Formation personnel and participate in the entire Formation layout.

Wei Xuan was a Formation Master, so he might be able to analyze the Formation.

Lin Xingyu was very envious of this Formation.

This represented the "secret realm core," and its importance was self-evident.

If he could analyze it, his strength would see a rapid improvement.

Thinking of this, Lin Xingyu contacted Hidden Shadow, who was in the Three-Eyed Clan World.

He told him to pay attention to information in this regard.

If there was an opportunity, he wouldn't mind leading an army into the Three-Eyed Clan World to plunder... Setting up the Formation would still take some time.

Lin Xingyu ordered the army to set up camp and establish layers of defense outside the valley to prevent interference.

Having nothing to do, he took out a lounge chair, sat down, and began to browse the forum.

The forum was still bustling, with various information constantly being refreshed.

[New Secret Realm Disappears, Suspected to Be Refined by Someone!]

[This New Secret Realm Expedition, Various Factions Suffered Heavy Losses, Multiple Pioneering Teams Annihilated!]

[The Li Family Begins Selling Assets in Starfall City!]

[A Large space stone ore vein Appears in Secret Realm No. 2500, Triggering Fierce Competition Among Multiple Factions!]

[Star Pavilion Dispatches a Large Army to Enter Secret Realm No. 2500 to Aid the Gu Family of Vast Sea City!]

[The Missing Imperial Son of the Three-Eyed Clan Appears Again, Launching Retaliation Against the Cangming Clan!]

[Another Marquis-level Expert Battle Occurs Outside Starfall City, Outcome Unknown!]

[Following Secret Realm No. 9527, Secret Realm No. 3699 Disappears Again, a Connection May Exist Between the Two!]

[Demon Lord Duan Yue of the Four-Armed Clan Successfully Breaks Through to God Rank, the Clan Holds a Grand Celebration Ceremony!]

[As the Three-Eyed Clan and Four-Armed Clan Each Produce God Ranks, the Human Race's Situation Becomes Increasingly Difficult!]

[The Federal Army's Search for a dragon egg in Secret Realm No. 4399 Yields No Results, Deciding to Withdraw Most Personnel, Leaving Only One Battle Group!]

[The Blood Wolf Gang and Blazing Lion Adventurer Group Clash, Resulting in the Blood Wolf Gang's Crushing Defeat!]

[Changes Occur in the Three-Eyed Clan World, Various Factions Urgently Dispatch Investigation Forces!]

[The Dark Ruins Auction Is Temporarily Canceled, Further Arrangements to Be Announced Separately!]

...Lin Xingyu found a piece of information that greatly interested him:

"A large space stone ore vein has been discovered in Secret Realm No. 2500 outside Vast Sea City."