78: The people outside were shocked! Ning Xiwei racked up points, while Lu Chen narrowly escaped death.

Just as Lu Chen and the others began to flee into the rift...

...Chu Jian and the others, who were watching the Heaven Ranking outside...

...couldn't help but be shocked.

It was because Ning Xiwei was gaining points far too rapidly.

"This is truly shocking. Is this little girl actually this powerful?"

"I didn't expect a score of over ten thousand points to be achieved just like that."

"It seems Ning Xiwei has given us far too many surprises."

"Don't overthink it; at least Ning Xiwei is still one of ours for now."

Chu Jian, the Woman in the Black Mist, the Female Demon Swordsman, and even Jie Dao were all stunned by Ning Xiwei's score.

As for Sun Feifei, her situation was completely different.

She suddenly jumped up in excitement.

"Hahaha! I knew it! My Xiwei is doing me proud!"

Sun Feifei jumped quite high.

Her joy was beyond words.

She looked exactly like someone who had just received candy.

It seemed her Best Friend's rapid scoring was the best reward she could get.

It was like the most delicious candy.

"Oh yeah!"

"Go, go, go, Xiwei! You have to leave them all in the dust!"

"You must crush them and let them know how formidable you are!"

"Hahaha! Did you see that? My Xiwei is much better than all of you!"

"Hmph, she definitely won't be in last place!"

As more and more names turned black...

...those who wanted to keep struggling inside began to withdraw one after another.

The people still remaining inside were from the various major magic academies of the East and West.

These were the Disciples of the world's primary magic academies.

Only they had the ability to become the cream of the crop.

After all, only academies with resources could cultivate more experts.

At this moment, Jie Dao also received a piece of news that surprised him greatly.

People from the Magic Council had actually arrived.

They wanted to get involved in this as well.

More importantly, a plan began to form in the depths of Jie Dao's heart!

People from other places and other factions had infiltrated the Secret Realm.

They were even attacking the academy Disciples.

The more chaotic the world became, the better the situation was.

Jie Dao informed Chu Jian of the latest situation, and Chu Jian remained silent for a while.

He intended to wait and see how things developed.

For Chu Jian, the more chaos there was, the better.

Seeing Sun Feifei's joyful expression—looking as if her Best Friend was invincible in the world—Chu Jian and the others looked a bit sour, but they didn't argue.

After all, the fact that they couldn't refute it was the reality.

More importantly, even if it seemed absurd how Ning Xiwei could achieve this...

...the facts were right before their eyes, and they had no choice but to believe them.

These so-called Geniuses...

...seemed quite foolish in front of such a little girl.

It felt like life was becoming unbearable.

Clearly, Sun Feifei had no intention of letting such a face-gaining opportunity pass.

At this moment, she was happily and mockingly looking at those Rank 5 and Rank 6 experts who had previously looked down on them.

With her hands behind her back, revealing her cute little canine teeth, she said with a smile, "Now do you know what regret feels like? You all failed to recognize greatness. There's more to be surprised about later; you have no idea how powerful my Xiwei is, do you understand?"

"From now on, just watch my Xiwei's performance!"

Countless people looked over, their faces filled with jealousy and resentment.

But it seemed they couldn't do anything about it.

Because this Little Girl's Best Friend was indeed powerful.

This was fundamentally not the strength of a Rank 3.

Some who were unhappy and narrow-minded cursed inwardly: 'I hope you all die in there. What's so amazing about a mere Rank 3? Trash!'

Such was the situation outside.

Meanwhile, inside the Secret Realm...

Lu Chen, who had survived the disaster...

...led his team and Ning Xiwei's group to a safe area.

At this point, Lu Chen was certain that the effects brought by the changes in this Secret Realm...

...were not just due to magic distortion.

It was also because more experts had entered.

This caused the power of the Laws here to begin increasing significantly.

The intensity of the Secret Realm had even reached a Rank 7 starting level.

It was truly terrifying to the extreme.

Spatial turbulence tore at everyone's consciousness.

The moment Lu Chen wrapped Ning Xiwei in his Dark Gold Cloak, Morning Dew suddenly grabbed his arm bone, and Shelley tightly gripped Morning Dew's belt.

The four were like stars swept into a galaxy, falling into a thick darkness.

When Lu Chen relit his Soul Fire, what met his eyes was an inverted starry sky.

Ning Xiwei was sleeping with her head pillowed on his thigh bone, her silver hair spread across his shattered chest plate.

Morning Dew was curled up in the crook of his left arm, tear stains still on her cheeks;

Shelley was leaning against his spine, her ice crystal hair accessory half-broken.

"Is this... the spirit Sea?" Lu Chen gently brushed aside the stray hairs on Ning Xiwei's forehead and noticed her eyelashes trembling.

Lu Chen was certain they had entered the next area of the Secret Realm.

He finally let out a long sigh of relief; they were safe.

The young girl suddenly opened her eyes, the tip of her staff pressing against his jawbone.

"Did Zhao Si sacrifice himself?" Lu Chen asked with some emotion.

"I don't know, but his name isn't Zhao Si... Don't you think that's not a name a person should have?" Shelley spoke up. "He's from the Western Knight Academy, here to study and exchange in Huaxia just like us. As for who he really is, we don't actually know!"

Hearing Shelley's explanation, Lu Chen was slightly stunned for a moment.

This team seemed like an arrangement of fate.

Unfortunately, one had died!

"The color of your Soul Fire has changed." The golden blood on Ning Xiwei's earlobe solidified into a crescent-shaped pendant. "It went from dark red to gilded gold."

When Morning Dew woke up and bumped into Lu Chen's ribs, her moonstone pendant suddenly hummed.

She blushed and tried to break free from his embrace, only to find her healing magic was automatically repairing the skeleton's cracks: "Why does the Holy Light Spell work on an undead creature..."

"Don't move." Lu Chen pressed down on the priestess's trembling wrist. "Your healing energy is suppressing the violent aura in my Soul Fire."

Dark gold patterns flowed back from the girl's fingertips; Morning Dew let out a soft moan as pale gold veins appeared on her fair neck.

Shelley silently tidied her broken ice crystal hair accessory and suddenly tossed something to Lu Chen: "Your spoils."

It was half a blood-stained Dragon scale, with Ig's Family crest engraved on the surface.

The starry sky suddenly twisted into a vortex.

Ning Xiwei's school uniform fluttered without wind, and Seal chain tattoos climbed up her collarbone: "Something is reading our memories."

"As expected, there are other powerhouses behind this Secret Realm."

Lu Chen immediately used his undead perception to block the sensing that was reading their memories.

This was a form of protection.

This thing was like a tracker.

Naturally, it had to be blocked.

"Where to go next?"

Lu Chen looked at the endless area of the Secret Realm ahead.

He was somewhat unsure of how to proceed.