70: Arrival in Ancient Huangzhou

The feeling of entering the Spatial Tunnel was very unique; the surroundings were filled with howling Spatial Storms.

Only a path formed by Primal Energy led forward.

Within the black Void Realm, some wreckage that had accidentally fallen in was drifting.

Threads of silver-white Spatial Fragments drifted around, slicing everything they touched into two halves.

If one accidentally fell into them, death was virtually certain!

This was different from Jiang Hao's usual small-scale instantaneous movement using Boundary of the Realm: Limitless.

Inside the Spatial Tunnel, it took a few seconds to reach the other end.

What greeted his eyes were the teammates who had departed earlier.

As well as the distinctive ancient-style architecture of Guhuang State.

Jiang Hao clicked his tongue in amazement, looking at the streets and houses that seemed to only appear in film and television works.

"Hello, Student Jiang Hao. I am one of the people in charge of this Secret Realm operation, Gu Hongwu."

A man slightly over two meters tall, wearing a vest, whose bulging muscles stretched his clothes tight.

The man, whose clothes looked ready to burst at any moment, extended his hand in greeting.

"Hello!"

Jiang Hao shook his hand.

Gu Siyuan watched this scene from the side, his eyes narrowed:

"Third Uncle? Why are you here?"

Gu Hongwu was still secretly glancing at Jiang Hao's exaggerated physique and spirit from time to time.

"He's already Fifth-Tier! It seems the update frequency of that ranking list is still too slow!"

"And he's a promising talent for the Weapon Combat Style, just a bit too thin—he can't even burst his clothes!"

Only upon hearing his nephew's question did he completely shift his gaze away from Jiang Hao.

Seeing this, Jiang Hao quickly moved closer to Vice Dean Zhou.

He was frightened by that Saint Rank big shot whose eyes were glowing while staring at his body.

"Sicheng entered that Secret Realm three days ago and hasn't come out yet. So the Family asked me to oversee the reception work for the various Martial Schools."

"Oh, right, Siyuan, you have to stay behind later and cannot enter the Secret Realm. This is what your old man requested!"

Gu Siyuan's narrowed eyes suddenly snapped open, and he said defiantly:

"Why can't I go? He has no right to dictate my actions!"

Jiang Hao and his few companions were watching the drama unfold on the side.

Because the other Martial Schools had not yet arrived completely, and it was still early.

Most of the senior students had already gone to take photos, check in, and post them on Moments.

The two Vice Deans did not stop them either.

After all, they still needed to carefully discuss how to crack the Secret Realm and what compensation would be offered!

It was impossible for Shenzhou Martial Arts School to bring people over just to work for others for free, right?

If a student died inside the Secret Realm, that would be a huge loss!

A Fifth-Tier Martial Artist at age 20 was already a first-rate Prodigy!

Maybe some of these graduating students could advance to Sixth Rank!

Wouldn't it be great to go to the Otherworld front lines and rack up Military Merits then?

"There's no why, Siyuan, you know me, I'm just responsible for relaying the message."

Gu Hongwu shrugged helplessly.

"Sicheng has already reached Fifth-Tier and hasn't come out. Your dad is worried about you too."

Gu Siyuan argued:

"Huh? Can my cousin, a Weapon Combat Style guy who plays with a hammer, compare to me? I am a Support Stream Martial Artist who can handle all sorts of situations!"

Gu Hongwu's face darkened; both he and his son used hammers!

What's wrong with the Weapon Combat Style?

Yu Xiyao, bored, said while eating the Crispy Corners slipped onto her fingers:

"Blind Man, don't you have Precognition? Can't you see what kind of situation we'll encounter after entering?"

"If that's really impossible, you should at least know whether the Martial Artists who went in are dead or not!"

Everyone looked at Gu Siyuan with sudden realization.

That's right! Although this guy often missed crucial information, he was still a rare Martial Artist with the talent for Precognition!

Gu Siyuan's open eyes slowly closed, leaving only a thin slit visible.

He said somewhat awkwardly:

"Sorry, I can't see anything this time"

To prevent misunderstanding, he added: "Everything related to the Secret Realm is unpredictable, including us who haven't entered yet!"

"It's as if the fate of everything involving or about to involve the Secret Realm has been concealed by someone!"

Jiang Hao shook his head speechlessly. They said Prophecy Stream Martial Artists knew everything, right?

How come you can't do anything?

Yu Xiyao was even more direct:

"Blind Man, you're too useless! Every time we need you to predict something, you fail. And you still want to participate in this Secret Realm?"

"It's alright, at least Student Siyuan, you can cheer us on from outside."

"Plus, since you're a local, you can conveniently go home and rest for a few days."

Xing Yingyue kindly smoothed things over.

Gu Siyuan felt a little embarrassed.

What? If he couldn't predict, he couldn't provide support?

Looking at the two girls, he said, "Who are you looking down on? I, Gu Siyuan, am not afraid of death!"

"Third Uncle! Tell that guy! I am definitely entering this Secret Realm today!"

Feng Qiluo glanced over and silently moved away from the two who had finished 'inciting' trouble... In the afternoon, the reinforcements from the Ten Great Martial Arts Schools finally arrived.

Except for Jinsha Martial School, which only sent two Fourth Rank Peak Martial Artists, the remaining Martial Schools all had several Fifth-Tier Martial Artists leading the teams.

However, those big shots were still arguing over the distribution of resources inside the Secret Realm after it was conquered.

Although they were all high-ranking influential figures, they argued fiercely over a tiny percentage of resource allocation.

Participation in this Secret Realm operation was entirely voluntary, as there were indeed risks.

However, more than half of the students chose to participate.

High risk, high reward!

Jiang Hao and his seven 'attachments' were already waiting at the Secret Realm entrance.

In this operation, Jiang Hao was responsible for slaughtering everything wildly.

The others were only responsible for identifying the items inside.

This was also agreed upon by the two Vice Deans.

"This is the Secret Realm entrance? It's completely different from what the books described!"

Jiang Hao complained, looking at the entrance floating mid-air like a Black Hole.

There was another sentence he didn't say: why does this thing feel a little familiar?

Suddenly!

The Black Hole-like object instantly expanded, engulfing all the more than one hundred students present.

The incident happened too suddenly, and everyone failed to react in time!

However... "What's going on? Where are my teammates?"

Jiang Hao stood rooted to the spot, his face full of question marks.

Just now, Jiang Hao felt a suction force pulling him toward the Secret Realm.

As a result, Jiang Hao subconsciously used the Chaos Law to augment Boundary of the Realm: Limitless.

He immediately entered an Untargetable State and broke free from the strange pull.

"Swoosh!"

Over twenty figures appeared.

The big shots who had just been 'fighting fiercely' watched the entrance, which had shrunk to the size of a basketball, with grave expressions.

"The Secret Realm has changed! It's only the fourth day, this is too fast!"

A Ninth Rank Martial Artist from Xingluo Martial School said in shock.

Gu Hongwu reached out towards the sphere, then shook his head:

"No! I still can't open a Spatial Tunnel connecting to the inside of the Secret Realm!"

A Saint Rank individual belonging to the Military oddly glanced at Jiang Hao, whose strength was Heaven-Defying.

"Should we go and ask the Councilor for instructions?"

Gu Hongwu shook his head. His Family's Councilor was still guarding the Other Realm.

The other Councilors wouldn't be easy to invite, especially since the danger level of this Secret Realm hadn't met the standard yet.

"Um, how about I go in and take a look again?" Jiang Hao raised his hand to speak.

Vice Dean Zhou quickly grabbed Jiang Hao: "You were just rejected by the Secret Realm, how can you go in?"

You might not believe it, but I was the one who rejected the Secret Realm... "I felt the attraction before, but I broke free with all my strength!"

"This time, I'll let nature take its course and won't resist the Secret Realm's attraction. After all, how can a captain 'flee the battlefield'!"

Gu Hongwu and the Saint Rank Military member nodded. Given Jiang Hao's strength, it was indeed possible to forcibly break free... though it had never happened before.

"Be safe, and be careful of everything!"

Seeing that the big shots no longer objected, Jiang Hao drew his 'Hidden Soul', took a deep breath, and stepped forward to touch the Black Sphere.

"Wait for my good news!"

After speaking, Jiang Hao instantly vanished from the spot.