224: Chapter 224 Entering the secret realm!

Tens of thousands of Prodigies transformed into streams of light of various colors, soaring into the sky and stepping onto the white jade bridge.

Gu Changsheng stepped onto the bridge.

As soon as he stepped onto the bridge deck, a wave of Spiritual Qi, so concentrated it was nearly liquefied, rushed toward him.

This Spiritual Qi was as dense as lead; the Divine Sense of an ordinary Cultivator could not penetrate more than three feet.

Passing through layers of thick fog, everyone finally walked off the bridge and stepped onto a solid black ground.

The scene before them made everyone gasp.

At the entrance of the Secret Realm stood a towering ancient tree, ten thousand zhang tall.

The tree trunk seemed to be cast from pure glazed glass, and every leaf shimmered with natural, complex Dao patterns.

Around the trunk, there were even faint fluctuations of a Divine Soul.

"It is about to gain sentience..." Gu Changsheng looked up at the ancient tree, a rare ripple of emotion stirring in his heart.

A tree had actually lived to become a quasi-emperor.

Among the three Holy Lands of the Middle Heaven, on the surface, the strongest was Qingxiao Holy Mountain.

But Yaochi Holy Land was the most mysterious, and its foundation was truly profound.

"Hum!"

The earth trembled violently.

Pure white mist suddenly surged all around.

Gu Changsheng felt the ground beneath him vanish, and the weightlessness of space teleportation instantly washed over him.

In the final moment before the white mist dissipated, Gu Changsheng saw that one hundred zhang to his left, the Holy Son of Qingxiao, Xuanyuan Che, was also being enveloped by white light.

Their gazes collided in the Void Realm.

Xuanyuan Che smiled slightly, while Gu Changsheng remained expressionless.

The next instant, the light flared, and everyone was randomly teleported to various corners of the Secret Realm.

Gu Changsheng opened his eyes.

Before him lay a dark red, primeval ancient forest.

The ancient trees towered into the sky, and massive vines coiled like Coiled Dragons.

Looking up, three blood moons hung in the sky, and an oppressive aura filled every inch of space.

"An independent Small World." Gu Changsheng released his Divine Sense, but could not detect any boundaries.

Mu Shuangyue was not by his side.

However, there were quite a few familiar faces around him.

Seven or eight Prodigies from various regions, whom he had just seen in the plaza, were now cautiously observing their surroundings.

When they saw Gu Changsheng in his white robes, the expressions of these usually arrogant Prodigies changed instantly.

"It is the Holy Son of Daoxuan..."

"Retreat! Stay away from him!"

The Prodigies exchanged glances quickly and, with great tacit understanding, simultaneously retreated a hundred zhang, creating an absolutely safe distance.

Outside, they were peers, but in here, whoever obtained the Yao Crystal would be the winner.

If they encountered this god of slaughter and truly angered him, never mind the Yao Crystal, they might get knocked out right at the start by the life-saving mirror light teleportation, losing all face.

Gu Changsheng could not be bothered with these birds startled by the mere twang of a bow.

He identified his direction, preparing to first figure out where the "Yao Crystal" was.

"Roar!!!"

Suddenly, a wild roar that shattered the clouds erupted from the depths of the dense forest to his left.

A monster, dozens of zhang long, covered in purple-black scales and resembling an ancient Tyrannosaurus Rex but with three tails, smashed through rocks and charged directly into the forest clearing!

Its speed was incredibly fast, and its scarlet eyes were locked firmly onto a Loose Cultivator Prodigy at the Late Stage of the Celestial Phenomenon Realm.

"You Vicious Beast, you seek death!" The Prodigy also had a fiery temper; he brandished a top-grade Dao Artifact spear, unleashing ten thousand spear shadows to strike directly at the monster's eyes.

"Clang!"

Sparks flew everywhere.

The spear tip pierced the monster's eyelid, but did not even leave a white mark.

The monster roared, and its barbed tail whipped out like a steel lash, instantly shattering the air.

"Bang!"

The Prodigy's Protective Aura, which he was so proud of, shattered like paper; he coughed up blood, flew backward, and his sternum completely caved in.

With just one strike, he suffered fatal injuries.

In mid-air, a white light descended from the Void Realm, precisely enveloping him and teleporting him directly out of the Secret Realm.

Eliminated!

Dying before achieving success—all the Prodigies' hearts trembled violently.

"What kind of monster is this? Its Physical Body is so tough!" A youth carrying dual sabers shouted sharply.

"Don't hold back! Attack together!"

The remaining six Prodigies did not hesitate anymore and all unleashed their trump card Divine Abilities and Magic Treasures.

Thunder, flames, Saber Intent, and Dharma seals rained down on the monster, covering the sky.

The violent energy storm leveled the surrounding few hundred zhang to the ground.

The monster shook its head, and a circle of strange, pale golden sludge runes appeared on its body surface.

All the attacks smashed into the runes like a clay ox entering the sea, causing no substantial damage.

"Rune defense! This is a Vicious Beast raised by Yaochi Holy Land for the Secret Realm trial!" A knowledgeable Prodigy recognized its origin, and his expression changed.

"This kind of Vicious Beast has high physical and Spell immunity; we must use Divine Sense attacks to erase its intelligence!"

Everyone suddenly realized.

"Divine Sense Magic Treasure! Quick!"

The Prodigies acted quickly, each taking out their trump cards containing Divine Soul attacks.

Invisible sound waves and Divine Sense transformed into sharp spikes, stabbing fiercely into the monster's Sea of Consciousness.

The monster let out a painful wail and rolled around frantically.

The six Prodigies exhausted several one-time-use Divine Sense Magic Treasures bestowed upon them by their Sects, and drained most of their spiritual energy, before they could barely manage to shatter the monster's Sea of Consciousness.

The massive corpse collapsed to the ground with a boom.

Everyone panted heavily, soaked in cold sweat.

"This is too strong... A single wild monster almost cost us our lives..."

Before the words had even faded.

From deep within the forest, another series of heavy and rapid footsteps could be heard.

The earth trembled.

A dark golden, two-headed demonic ape, a size larger than the previous one, leaped out while climbing the ancient trees.

Its eyes were crimson, staring intently at the scene.

"There's more?!" The six Prodigies, who had exhausted themselves, fell into despair.

Now that they didn't even have enough spiritual energy, what could they use to fight?

However, the two-headed demonic ape did not look at them; instead, it turned its head and locked its violent gaze onto Gu Changsheng, who was standing on the edge with his hands behind his back, watching the show.

It roared at the sky, bringing with it a foul wind, and like a crazed small mountain, it charged directly toward Gu Changsheng to crush him.

Everyone was shocked at first, and then overjoyed.

"Good opportunity! It's going after Gu Changsheng!"

"While he is holding it off in front, let's retreat quickly!" The few immediately turned around, preparing to slip away.

Gu Changsheng watched the two-headed demonic ape charging toward him like a bulldozer, without even frowning.

"Physical and Spell immunity?" He curled the corner of his mouth into a mocking smile.

Just at the moment when the demonic ape's giant palm, capable of shattering mountains, was about to descend upon his head.

Gu Changsheng slowly raised his right hand, fingers pressed together like a blade, wrapped in grayish Taixu True Qi.

He swung it forward with extreme casualness.

"Ssh..."

A simple, unadorned gray line flashed across the Void Realm.

The two-headed demonic ape that had charged to his front maintained its pouncing posture, abruptly freezing in place.

The next instant.

"Clatter."

From the center of its brow to its crotch, the demonic ape's massive body, thirty zhang tall and claimed to be indestructible, along with the layer of sludge runes on its surface.

Split very smoothly into left and right halves, collapsing to the sides.

Instakill.

The six Prodigies, who had just turned around and run a few steps, heard the commotion and looked back.

Their eyeballs almost popped out of their sockets collectively.

The six of them had exhausted their magic power and used all their trump cards just to barely grind one to death.

The Holy Son of Daoxuan... he didn't even move a step, and with a casual strike, he cleaved an even stronger one into two halves?

The Prodigies looked at the youth in white in horror, finally truly realizing the gap between them and a top-tier Prodigy.