"Oh?" Luo Wanwan's eyes, clear as spring water, flickered slightly at his words. "Why do you say that, Your Highness Xuanyuan?"
The people around them turned their gazes over as well. Luo Wanwan's fairy-like figure drew attention with her every movement. It seemed that even one more glance at her was a pleasure.
"The inheritance of the secret realm chooses its own master." Ning Xuanyuan smiled, a trace of roguishness in his grin. "And I am the one it has chosen. So if I enter the secret realm, it will close, and the fairy naturally won't have a chance."
Many people's eyes flickered. This Asura Blood Scion was truly arrogant, daring to claim he was the one chosen by the inheritance. Although the strength he had displayed earlier was astonishing, the Asura Secret Realm had existed for countless years, and no one had ever succeeded in obtaining its inheritance. What gave him the confidence to be so sure?
Never mind the others—even Qin Lang and the others beside Ning Xuanyuan grew solemn, though none of them spoke.
"Your Highness Xuanyuan is so confident?" A faint smile appeared on Luo Wanwan's face, and her voice was as pleasant as pearls falling onto a jade platter. Together with her peerless beauty, it stirred the hearts of those who heard it.
Ning Xuanyuan raised an eyebrow and shrugged.
"In that case, I'll go on ahead and wait for Your Highness inside." Luo Wanwan nodded lightly, then moved with graceful, lotus-like steps toward the sealed area.
Numerous gazes followed her, and in the next instant, an uproar erupted.
Dazzling radiance like immortal light flowed from Luo Wanwan's delicate body, brilliant to behold. High above the nine heavens, it seemed that pleasing immortal music rang out. In that instant, this space seemed to transform into an immortal paradise on earth, and even the eerie chill emanating from the demon god's figure dissipated considerably.
Immediately afterward, black runes materialized one after another at incredible speed.
One, two, three... ten, twenty, thirty!
The demon god's will and the laws of the demonic path seemed utterly incapable of suppressing Luo Wanwan in the slightest. Every step she took was incomparably light, and beneath her feet, azure lotuses bloomed in the air, a breathtaking sight.
Not only that, but a vast immortal might also rippled outward from Luo Wanwan.
"No way!"
The sight drew cries of astonishment from countless people present. Of the few who had entered before her, the strongest, Su Ting, had only condensed twenty-three runes. But the number floating around Luo Wanwan's delicate body had already reached thirty-eight!
Such terrifying aptitude had utterly surpassed Su Ting, Jian Wuya, and the other heavenly geniuses.
By the time Luo Wan'er reached the spatial rift, the number of runes condensed around her body had reached a staggering forty-nine!
Upon reaching the spatial rift, Luo Wanwan stopped and turned her head slightly, looking at Ning Xuanyuan in the distance. The corners of her lips seemed to curve ever so slightly, and then she turned and entered the secret realm.
Was I just being flirted with? Ning Xuanyuan blinked, then said to Qin Lang and the others beside him, "You lot, go on ahead."
"Your Highness?" Qin Lang and the others were startled, then hurriedly said, "Your Highness, after entering the secret realm, we'll be randomly transported to different places. We all have spirit marks on us. Your Highness only needs to wait a while, and we'll come to meet up with you as soon as possible."
"No need. Once you're inside, act on your own and look for opportunities. I'll notify you when I leave the secret realm." Ning Xuanyuan waved a hand. He had already guessed some of the secrets of the Thousand Mysteries Secret Realm. Having too many people around would be inconvenient, and there were things he did not want Qin Lang and the others to know.
"Yes." Qin Lang and the others answered, then set off one after another, walking into the sealed area in turn.
As young kings of the five great blood clans, Qin Lang and the others naturally had unquestionable aptitude. Moreover, because they had obtained a trace of Heavenly Dao fortune, the number of marks each of them condensed exceeded twenty-five! Qin Lang, in particular, reached thirty marks!
The sight left countless people dumbfounded, but an even more shocking scene followed.
After Ning Xuanyuan entered the sealed area, the will of the demonic path descended. But then a terrifying radiance appeared on his body, like the demonic splendor of an ancient path, dazzling beyond compare.
"What terrifying power!"
Everyone stared at Ning Xuanyuan, their expressions changing.
"Roar!"
The figure of the demon god standing within the seal suddenly let out an earth-shaking roar, and currents of demonic Qi surged outward. It seemed as though some wondrous connection had formed between it and Ning Xuanyuan.
"What's going on?"
The experts around them were shaken by the sight. Throughout the ages, the Thousand Mysteries Secret Realm had opened countless times, but such a phenomenon had never occurred.
How could they know that Ning Xuanyuan's physical body had already reached the Indestructible Golden Body Realm? Never mind those at the same level—even Life Palace Realm experts a whole realm above him could not compare. That suppressive force posed no threat to him at all.
Moreover, Ning Xuanyuan possessed the Chaos Origin and could instantly comprehend rules and laws of all attributes.
The great Daos of heaven and earth and the endless origins all came from chaos, and the laws of the demonic path were naturally no exception. That was why Ning Xuanyuan had said that if he entered the secret realm first, the others would have no chance at all.
Black runes began to condense rapidly around Ning Xuanyuan's body, several times faster than they had around Luo Wanwan!
Their number, moreover, reached a terrifying ninety-nine!
Nine was the ultimate number, and ninety-nine runes were already the limit. The towering figure of the demon god had now become almost solid. Waves of demonic howls shook the heavens, and the wind and clouds changed color.
Standing at the entrance to the secret realm, Ning Xuanyuan stopped and glanced at the demon god's figure. Then he raised his hand and closed it around empty air.
At once, a scene appeared that filled everyone with horror. The demon god's figure, which had been howling fiercely at the sky, suddenly shattered. It then turned into a streak of light and plunged straight into Ning Xuanyuan's palm.
At the same time, the ninety-nine runes also surged into Ning Xuanyuan's palm. Behind him, a terrifying light bloomed, and in the next instant, a pair of enormous wings shone into view, like the wings of a demon god!
The enormous demon god wings beat gently, and Ning Xuanyuan's body flew straight into the spatial rift. Then the huge spatial rift actually closed!
Everyone stared in disbelief, their expressions changing drastically as Ning Xuanyuan's words echoed in their minds.
I am the one chosen by the inheritance. So if I enter the secret realm, it will close, and no one else will have another chance!
He had not been joking!