Myna bird's eyes lit up at Fang Chen's words. "Fang Chen, I'd almost forgotten about that! Time passes more slowly in here. If we hide here for eight or ten years before going out, hundreds or thousands of years will have passed outside. Wouldn't that mean our lives have been extended?"
Fang Chen froze for a moment, then replied in his mind, That does seem right!
But Fang Chen immediately sensed something was wrong. "Senior, is the Time Flow Rate in here slower than outside?"
"No," the Realm Master said. "The Time Flow Rate here is the same as in the outside world!"
"The same? Then why did it feel like we spent only an hour here during our last trial, but ten years had passed outside when we left?"
Fang Chen told him what he and Myna bird had experienced last time.
The Realm Master smiled. "You only felt as though little time had passed in this Secret Realm. That doesn't mean the Time Flow Rate here is slower. You still lost ten years of your Lifespan!"
"Is that so?"
Fang Chen's gaze sharpened, disappointment showing on his face. He had thought the Time Flow Rate in the Ninth Secret Realm was slower, and that hiding here would let them escape the erosion of the years. He had not expected their Lifespan to be consumed at the same rate as it was outside.
The Realm Master nodded to Fang Chen. "Yes."
Fang Chen bowed slightly. "Thank you, Senior!"
The Realm Master waved a hand. "It's a small matter. No need to thank me!"
"Senior, we'd like to challenge the second stage now," Fang Chen said.
"All right!"
The Realm Master nodded and waved his hand. More than a dozen figures appeared before Fang Chen. There were members of the