147: Wu Youzhan

At this moment, outside a secret room in the Wu Family, Wu Ke, covered in blood and with a look of horror, arrived there, then knelt on both knees and heavily kowtowed.

“The Family is in trouble. I beg the Family Head to act and help the Family overcome this calamity.”

A moment later, the metal door opened, and a well-built, black-haired, cold-faced, and naturally imposing middle-aged man walked out, coming to Wu Ke’s side.

“Get up first, no matter what it is. Don’t panic.”

Wu Youzhan helped Wu Ke up and said softly.

His tone was gentle, making anyone who heard it feel relaxed.

Wu Ke’s mood slowly calmed down, and then he quickly cleared his thoughts, explaining everything that had just happened, as well as the causes and consequences.

“You mean, someone attacked our subordinate medium and small forces, and you asked Wu You to deduce the identity of the opponent, and the result was an explosion?”

Wu Youzhan was full of doubts, his eyes filled with confusion.

What kind of investigation would lead to an Eighth-Tier being directly killed?

After the Sixth-Tier, the combat power span of each tier is very large, even like a chasm.

An Eighth-Tier powerhouse is already the strongest combat force for most forces.

Now, merely a deduction could lead to the opponent’s death. It seems something extraordinary was deduced.

The only thing he could think of was certain special Ninth-Tiers.

“Yes, I can guarantee it with my life; there is absolutely no falsehood.”

Seeing Wu Youzhan’s confusion, Wu Ke immediately said.

“Regarding you, I trust you; otherwise, I wouldn’t have given you the position of acting Grand Elder.”

Wu Youzhan patted Wu Ke’s shoulder and said earnestly.

Then he changed the subject, his tone cold and serious.

“However, this matter is perplexing, and it is very likely to involve a Ninth-Tier powerhouse. Do not continue to handle it. Just pretend that none of this ever happened, and do not mention it to anyone, absolutely no one.”

“Yes.”

Seeing this, Wu Ke nodded frantically, not daring to hesitate for a moment.

“Alright, you go down first. Rest for a few days, take a vacation. Once you’ve recovered, you can continue working.”

“Thank you for your kindness, Family Head, but if I suddenly rest now, it might lead to suspicions, so please allow me to continue working.”

“This... alright.”

Wu Youzhan looked at Wu Ke helplessly, and finally could only sigh helplessly, agreeing to his request.

After Wu Ke left, Wu Youzhan also began to ponder the mastermind behind this incident.

Which Ninth-Tier would be so bored as to mess with the Secret Realms of medium-sized forces? The opponent is very likely to have ulterior motives, possibly targeting the Wu Family. It seems we must be on guard.

Thinking of this, a glint appeared in Wu Youzhan’s eyes, and he immediately had an idea.

However, there’s no rush yet; he can wait and see.

If the mastermind reveals a flaw, it won’t be too late for him to act. If no weakness is found, then he will use this method... In the blink of an eye, half a month passed.

The number of exotic beasts in Lu Qianyuan’s hands continued to increase, and his own strength also grew steadily.

Seven tenths of all the exotic beasts on the entire grassland died at Lu Qianyuan’s hands.

The death of a large number of exotic beasts also led to an increase in Lu Qianyuan’s strength.

However, this improvement was too slight; he only advanced one level. He is currently only a Fifth-Tier, Seventh-Level, still some distance from the Sixth-Tier.

But as long as he continues to accumulate steadily, he will eventually Breakthrough.

Lu Qianyuan concentrated his mind, continuing to control the exotic beasts to slaughter other exotic beasts.

Time slowly flowed, and in a blink of an eye, another five days passed.

Under Lu Qianyuan’s frenzied assault, the remaining exotic beasts also completely disappeared from the grassland; they either left or died at Lu Qianyuan’s hands.

At the same time, Lu Qianyuan was also searching through the memories of the exotic beasts for various Materials, and incidentally, having them bring him any Materials they discovered.

These Materials were like freebies to him; there was no reason not to take them, and using them could even increase his strength.

Currently, he already had hundreds of Fourth-Tier Materials and dozens of Fifth-Tier Materials, but unfortunately, no Sixth-Tier Materials.

Such a bountiful harvest was undoubtedly gratifying.

At this moment, only a few exotic beasts remained in the grassland, and the strongest among them was Lu Qianyuan’s target, the Blood Bone Demonic Bull.

Lu Qianyuan tallied the exotic beasts he currently controlled.

Seven hundred-plus Fourth-Tier, twenty-one Fifth-Tier.

Exotic beasts of this quantity and quality could already walk sideways in the middle circle.

District 50 divides the distribution of exotic beasts into five levels: shallow circle, middle circle, high circle, deep circle, and core circle.

The deeper one goes, the denser the exotic beasts, and the stronger their strength.

The shallow circle is the circle surrounding District 50, which has basically been fully explored by District 50. There are no exotic beasts threatening District 50, and the exotic beasts are all from First-Tier to Third-Tier, with Fourth-Tier being extremely rare.

The middle circle is the area where Lu Qianyuan is located. Most of the targets Ye Yan told him about are within it, and most of the exotic beasts there are Sixth-Tier, with only a few exceptions.

The remaining high circle, deep circle, and core circle are rarely visited due to their distance from District 50, so they were only briefly mentioned and not precisely demarcated.

If one had to demarcate them, it would be based on strength: Seventh-Tier corresponds to the high circle, Eighth-Tier to the deep circle, and Ninth-Tier to the core area.

It is said that the alien race’s main base is in the core circle.

Being able to rampage unchecked in the middle circle was already enough for Lu Qianyuan.

Before reaching the Sixth-Tier, he would absolutely not enter the high circle.

As for the remaining deep circle and core circle, he wouldn’t even think about them without breaking through to the Seventh-Tier.

If he was unlucky enough to encounter a Seventh-Tier or even Eighth-Tier exotic beast upon entering, he would be in big trouble.

The exotic beasts have been collected almost completely; it’s time to harvest the last target.

The exotic beasts here are almost all gone, and continuing to harvest here would be too slow and not very profitable. It’s better to resolve his target early, then go wreak havoc elsewhere—no, that’s not right—to explore other areas.

Lu Qianyuan rode a Fifth-Tier Profound Feather Black Eagle, with a large number of Fourth-Tier and Fifth-Tier exotic beasts below him.

Then, with a thought, he took the lead and headed towards the location of the Blood Bone Demonic Bull.

Having been here for so long, he had long since figured out the exact location of the Blood Bone Demonic Bull. Now, he just needed to deal with it.

Before long, he arrived at a lush green grassland. In the grass, which was over three meters high, a huge figure lay prone.

It had black skin, dark horns, a tail as thick as a utility pole, and a body like a small mountain.

Just lying there, it exuded an invisible sense of oppression.

This was Lu Qianyuan’s first target, a Sixth-Tier exotic beast, the Blood Bone Demonic Bull.

Within its body, there was a crystal-clear bone, like a red crystal.

This was Lu Qianyuan’s goal, the blood jade bone.

He encountered it directly on his first try; it seems the information Ye Yan provided was somewhat credible.

And now, it was time to slaughter the opponent.