Across several mountain peaks in the distance,

Suddenly, a dazzling light streaked through the night sky.

The dark yellow halo, like the break of dawn before sunrise, illuminated the entire sky as if it were daytime.

Chen Xing’s phone rang urgently at this moment,

Breaking the tranquility of the night.

“The Secret Realm has opened, hurry to the entrance,” the voice on the other end of the phone was cool and familiar,

Instantly conjuring an image in Chen Xing’s mind.

“Ji Xiaoyu?” he asked tentatively.

“It’s me, Xiao Yu managed to secure a spot for you. I’m at the entrance of the Secret Realm now, hurry over,” came the reply.

Chen Xing suddenly realized, of course, it was her—

Ji Xiaoyu, the senior sister who worked at the Exotic Region Civilization Research Institute.

He’d seen her once before when his mentor met with him for the second time in the car.

He hurriedly responded, “Sister Ji, I’ll be there immediately.”

He guessed that the opening of the Secret Realm this time

might be related to some research on civilizations from the Exotic Region in the Dungeon King’s Labyrinth.

After all, the presence of an expert like Ji Xiaoyu herself surely had deep significance.

The entrance to the Secret Realm wasn’t far from the farm,

Sìxiàng swiftly carried Chen Xing, and they arrived at the destination in no time.

Before leaving, he asked Dong Jun to stay behind at the farm.

Chen Xing took a brand-new, crystal-clear glass jar from inside the house,

and solemnly handed it to Dong Jun.

Dong Jun’s plump body was sitting on the ground, showing no sense of duty to guard the farm. Instead, its claws held on tightly to the glass jar, as if the whole world was enclosed inside it.

“Make sure to guard the home, and don’t wander off,” Chen Xing repeatedly cautioned.

Dong Jun nodded and uttered two cries in response. (I’ll protect everyone)

However, Chen Xing was still somewhat uneasy.

Dong Jun was still a bit naive, and it would be easy to be deceived by the cunningly crafty.

After pondering for a moment, he decided to make a phone call to his sister.

“Hello?” The gentle voice of his sister came through the phone.

“Sis, I have something urgent and need to step out. Can you check on the farm for me?” he asked anxiously.

“Send me the location,” his sister responded succinctly.

“Thank you, big sis!” Chen Xing felt warmth in his heart.

With his sister also coming over, he felt reassured.

Based on previous experience, law enforcement from the Tactical Bureau and the guard department would soon arrive to maintain order nearby.

Of course, the area’s security was limited to the city zone, and little regulation was enforced in the first month after the Secret Realm’s arrival.

After a period of feeding on mid-level carnivorous pet food, Dong Jun’s Energy Level had reached 43.

However, its size hadn’t grown much; judging by its mother, the Lüli Saint Light Dragon, which was only about ten meters tall, Dong Jun was not one of those giant Behemoths by nature.

In Beast Taming, it could only be considered an ordinary medium-to-large size.

And among the Dragon Clan monsters, the Lüli Saint Light Dragon race was even smaller, falling into the “loli” category, with the male Great Sunlight Silver Dragon reportedly reaching about fifty meters in length…

So Chen Xing thought Dong Jun could still grow a bit larger.

Inheriting its father’s genes, reaching a body length limit of fifty meters seemed quite normal.

Once in the Exotic Region, he planned to purchase some steaks to further increase Dong Jun’s size.

For instance, the Flame-Patterned Giant Dragon he had seen in the Illusion Realm had a body length of around fifty meters, and its wingspan was nearly a hundred meters.

After making arrangements for Dong Jun, Chen Xing left the farm with the Beast Taming.

By the time Chen Xing reached the entrance of the Secret Realm, a huge fissure entrance was forming.

This was the first time Chen Xing had witnessed the arrival process of the Secret Realm.

A massive fissure was slowly forming as if it were a scar between heaven and earth. This was the intersection of two spaces, colliding and merging with each other at this moment, yet also repulsing and shattering each other.

When space twisted and shattered, the pitch-black depths of the void shimmered with colorful, glazed hues.

It was like a kaleidoscope of black.

Many police cars were parked beside the fissure.

Chen Xing was stopped on the outside when he arrived.

“He’s the one I called for,” Ji Xiaoyu spoke indifferently from among the crowd.

“Quick, let him in,” You Jinghong instructed the people beside him to move aside.

Chen Xing squeezed through the crowd and saw Ji Xiaoyu at the very center.

Today, Ji Xiaoyu was dressed in a black suit, wearing gold-rimmed glasses on her nose, her left hand carrying a black briefcase.

After roughly half an hour, vehicles started to arrive one after another, and a large number of Beast Tamers from the new district approached the vicinity.

Many people formed an orderly line outside of their own accord.

“The Secret Realm is about to stabilize,” Ji Xiaoyu had just finished speaking when the space before them gradually solidified into shape.

It took on the same appearance that Chen Xing had seen the first time he encountered the Ze City Secret Realm.

“Let’s go, we’re going in.”

Ji Xiaoyu gestured, followed by six solemn-looking security personnel.

As Chen Xing and the others entered, a horde of civilian Beast Tamers rushed in after them.

Having come to the Dungeon King’s underground labyrinth for the second time, Chen Xing felt surprisingly at ease, unlike before.

With the current strength of Taotie and Sìxiàng, they could practically break through this Secret Realm—as long as nothing unexpected happened.

But unlike Chen Xing and his group, the civilian Beast Tamers who followed were in an uproar.

The Energy Levels of the monsters inside the Secret Realm were a bit too high.

For most of the civilian Beast Tamers with Energy Levels only between thirty to forty-five, the bull monsters in the Secret Realm were not something they could handle alone. They could only hope to overcome them by teaming up in groups.

But some people noticed that Chen Xing and his team were advancing quickly, and after exchanging glances, they stealthily followed.

Ji Xiaoyu seemed completely unconcerned with these people following behind her.

“Ji Sister…” “Call me Sister Yu.”

“Sister Yu, what aspect of the ancient civilizations in the Exotic Region does your research focus on? Are you studying the architectural styles of the Exotic Region?”

After Chen Xing asked this question, chuckles could be heard around him.

Chen Xing turned his head and saw that Ji Xiaoyu had a serious expression on her face.

“Why would we study architectural styles? To research the kind of floor tiles the Dungeon King prefers for constructing labyrinths?”

“What you said isn’t entirely off the mark, and there are indeed some who specialize in the study of art and culture of the Exotic Region, but that’s not what I research,” Ji Xiaoyu said.

“We study the history of ancient gods of the Exotic Region, as well as a deep exploration and excavation of the power systems of divinity there.”

Chen Xing felt the name was too long, “It sounds very profound.”

Ji Xiaoyu spoke indifferently, “It’s supposed to sound complicated, the more complex the name, the easier it is to get funding.”

Seeing Chen Xing’s surprised expression, a hint of a smile flashed in Ji Xiaoyu’s eyes, “Just kidding, we actually study anything valuable in the Exotic Region, including things related to the Path of Ascension. Anything related is considered valuable.

Art only has value in peaceful times, but it is precisely in times of chaos that the most stunning works of art are born.

Doesn’t that seem like a paradox? According to our investigations, in every major era of upheaval in the Exotic Region, there would be beings ascending to godhood, while in relatively peaceful times, the ancient gods would not manifest.”

As she reached this point, Ji Xiaoyu looked at Chen Xing, “Actually, there’s another use for the Ancient Spirit Gold you collected. Next time you have some, you can sell it to me for a price overset by 300,000 per piece.”

“What’s the use of Ancient Spirit Gold?” Chen Xing was curious.

“Ancient Spirit Gold is related to the gods behind the Melting Furnace Megacity and the Golden Metropolis,

legend has it that it was the currency crafted by the gods behind these entities during the God Era.

It has been circulated in the Exotic Region for a very long period.

Therefore, Ancient Spirit Gold bears a special historical aura, and since the Melting Furnace Megacity and the Golden Metropolis are buying back this currency, with the guarantee of these two giant cities, the limited supply of Ancient Spirit Gold naturally increases in value.”

As Ji Xiaoyu came to this point, she paused, “I digress. Actually, I came here to observe how the Dungeon King set up treasures deep within the labyrinth.”

“This ability to create life is very rare, and we suspect that the Dungeon King’s power may have touched another level. Of course, it’s also possible that he created these treasure chest creatures with the power of other artifacts.”

“I heard from Xiao Yu that you’re planning to go to the Exotic Region; getting a chance to see the cruel side of the world sooner is pretty good.

This world is like a gigantic dining table. If you’re not sitting at the table, then you end up on the menu. The few who get to eat are always just a handful of people.”

The few security personnel following Ji Xiaoyu, aside from one female security agent who stayed closely by her side, summoned their Beast Tamings.

They proceeded to sweep through everything in their path.

The group advanced quickly.

Ahead was a fork in the road.

Rumble~

A cow monster that just turned the corner was bisected by a humanoid Beast Taming clad in armor and wielding a sword and shield.

When some of the civilian Beast Tamers following them also ran past the corner, they were blocked by a behemoth toy bear of Energy Level one hundred, which sat down and blocked the passage with its rear.

The group of civilian Beast Tamers looked at each other.

After a while, when Chen Xing and his group had gone quite far, the toy bear slowly stood up and followed ahead.

A group of Beast Tamers hurried after them, hoping to snag an easy prize.

But just a short distance away, the puppet bear suddenly scooped up a bull monster from a side road on the left and placed it behind itself.

Then it swaggered away, leaving behind only the bull monster and the civilian Beast Tamers staring at each other in mutual astonishment.

The bull monster looked totally bewildered, and once it came to its senses, the creature, which was aggressive towards the weak but cowardly in the face of the strong, glared viciously at the group before it.

I can’t beat them, but can’t I beat you?

“Alright, just leave a few monsters behind,” Ji Xiaoyu said. “When we leave later, catch a couple of treasure chest monsters to take back for research, and see what kind of Skill Orbs we can extract,” Ji Xiaoyu said.

Extract Skill Orbs?

Chen Xing was inwardly curious.

He truly did not know how Skill Orbs were extracted.

“You might not know how to extract Skill Orbs,—in fact, the method for extracting Skill Orbs is a new path researched in the Exotic Region within the past century, which is inextricably linked to the Melting Furnace Megacity.

They researched a Primal Spirit Great Furnace, and you just need to insert the corpse of a monster into it, then it can pulverize the monster’s body and extract random Skill Orbs that the monster originally mastered from its remains,” they explained.

Chen Xing followed behind, and it sounded a bit complicated to him.

Chen Xing and the others had entered early, so most of the areas behind in the city hadn’t had the chance to enter yet.

At this moment, the vast dungeon labyrinth was empty.

Aside from them, there were only the monsters wandering inside the maze.

The group continued toward the deeper parts of the maze.

The monsters they encountered along the way were slain one after another.

After close to an hour, Chen Xing finally saw the gray statues situated in the depths of the maze.

A thirty-meter-tall Giant Dragon statue.

This Giant Dragon statue lay on the ground, its back scales rising up like a mountain range, forming miniature undulating mountain ranges.

It looked incredibly lifelike.

In the belly of the Giant Dragon was a gaping, ferocious mouth, its edges lined with fearsome teeth.

“This is the Dungeon King’s statue, though its actual body is much larger than this statue. It is said when the Dungeon King lies upon the plains, it’s as if a mountain range has been erected,” someone commented.

“Let’s collect the treasure fragments first,” Ji Xiaoyu ordered.

All the surrounding Beast Tamers went to collect the treasure chest fragments, and Chen Xing noticed that all their tamed beasts were at a hundred Energy Level.

Truly lavish.

In this Dungeon King maze, they basically wouldn’t face any problems.

“First, I’ll open the Third Layer treasure for you. Once these mazes entered our world, they have all disconnected from the Exotic Region, so naturally, the treasures inside won’t be replenished, and the amount is limited. The earlier you open it, the greater the chances of getting something good,” they said.

Before long, including the treasure chest fragments collected on the way in, they quickly gathered enough treasure chest fragments to open the Third Layer treasure.

All the treasure chest fragments were placed into the gaping maw of the stone statue’s belly.

From within the Giant Dragon statue’s mouth, a purple halo slowly emanated and settled before them.

When the purple glow dissipated, in front of them appeared a deep purple egg about one meter tall.

The surface of the egg was also covered in many silver specks, and from a distance, it resembled a scene of the starry sky.

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