Hurricane Secret Realm

Xia Zhiqiu felt absolutely no guilt about clinging to Su Ye's coattails.

At this moment, this guy had already Proficient moved closer to Su Ye, tilted his shoulder, and started to act silly while hunching over.

"Boss Su Ye, Brother Su, Su Ye... Look, I'm entrusting my Lower God body to you! Please take good care of me!"

Su Ye's face twitched slightly when he called him "Su Ye".

"... Shut your mouth first."

Xia Zhiqiu chuckled, not only not shutting up, but getting even more excited.

"Grandpa, Grandpa, Grandpa~~~"

However, despite the laughter and jokes, the Desperate Old Man timely poured cold water on the situation.

Don't be too happy yet.

His tone turned serious.

"The One-Star Blood Bounty Examination is extremely dangerous. The mortality and elimination rates are very high."

"Have you... thought this through?"

The moment those words were spoken, the relaxed atmosphere in the private room instantly vanished.

All eyes turned to Su Ye without prior arrangement.

Su Ye did not answer immediately.

He lowered his eyes, calculating in his mind.

He himself will definitely participate in the Blood Bounty Examination.

To thrive in the Divine Realm, money is absolutely essential, so it's crucial to obtain the account given to him by the Po Jun God King.

Moreover... Su Ye believed that the Po Jun God King's decision to send him to participate in the Blood Bounty Examination was definitely not to harm him.

Moreover... that One-Star Blood Bounty privilege is quite tempting, and Su Ye naturally wouldn't let it go.

But he couldn't ignore his friends.

Especially...

Xiao Qiyue.

Su Ye slowly turned his head to look at the girl beside him.

Xiao Qiyue was also looking at him.

At this moment, Xiao Qiyue's long, smooth silver hair swayed slightly in the breeze outside the window, with a few strands brushing against her fair cheek.

Her golden eyes quietly reflected his image, like two lakes where stars had been submerged.

Gentle.

Yet it also carried a strong sense of determination.

Su Ye reached out and took her hand.

Their fingers were intertwined.

Xiao Qiyue didn't dodge; instead, she gripped his hand even tighter in return.

"I'll go with you, Su Ye. Wherever you go, I'll go."

Looking at her, Su Ye's last bit of hesitation completely vanished.

At this moment, Zhang Xuan chuckled and spoke up as well.

"Cultivation is never a simple matter."

"If you want to climb higher, you have to take risks. Those who stay in their comfort zones will never amount to anything."

Instead of hiding, why not... go and take the plunge with everyone?

As he spoke, he raised his head, his gaze sweeping over everyone before finally settling on Su Ye.

"I'd rather take risks with everyone. If I'm going to die, I want to die knowing why."

"Haha, I love hearing that!"

Xia Zhiqiu slapped her thigh and laughed heartily.

"Life and Death lightly, if you're not convinced, then fight! Just do it!"

"What's there to be afraid of? At worst, we'll just lie down together! We won't be alone on the Yellow Springs Road!"

Xiao Qiyue didn't speak, but quietly held Su Ye's hand, which was her way of expressing her stance.

Shen Mo, who had been silent all along, stopped twirling the Dagger in his hand.

He raised his eyes, and a rare glimmer of light appeared in those eyes that were usually too lazy to look at people.

"I'd really like to see... just how powerful the Prodigy of the Divine Realm are."

One sentence reignited the anger that had been building up in everyone's hearts.

We're all geniuses, so who's afraid of who?

They don't believe they're inferior to others.

Su Ye looked at the group of guys in front of him and smiled.

"Good."

"Then let's go together."

"Let's see just how powerful these Prodigy of the Divine Realm really are."

Laughter filled the private room.

But Su Ye already had a plan in mind.

If he encounters any major problems during the Examination that he can't solve, he will send all his companions into the Taixu Space.

That place forms its own Heaven and Earth, temporarily isolating them from Outside World dangers and protecting them.

This was his greatest source of confidence in leading Lower God to attempt the One-Star Blood Bounty Examination.

However... this life-saving plan has one prerequisite.

He himself must not die.

If Su Ye dies, his companions in the Taixu Space will also die with him.

We all prosper together, and we all suffer together.

So...

Su Ye closed his eyes briefly, and when he opened them again, his eyes were filled with a calm, cold light.

For Xiao Qiyue.

For these few guys who fought their way up from Blue Star with him.

This...

Su Ye, stay calm, you can definitely win!

After deciding to participate in the Star-Ranked Blood Bounty Examination, everyone immediately began to take action.

Soon after, Zhang Xuan returned with the news.

"There's a Star-Ranked Blood Bounty Examination coming up soon."

Zhang Xuan shared the information he had gathered, his tone revealing a rare hint of excitement.

"We're really lucky. The intervals between Star-Ranked Blood Bounty Examination are usually quite long, and we just happened to be able to catch one. If we had missed this one, who knows when we would have had to wait."

"Then what are we waiting for?"

Xia Zhiqiu was the first to jump up.

"Let's go! While it's still fresh, the sooner the better!"

Su Ye didn't waste any more words. After getting ready, the group headed straight for the Blood Bounty Pavilion's branch in the Azure Mansion.

When they arrived, it wasn't even dark yet, and the entrance to the branch headquarters was already packed with people.

A dense mass of people stretched from the gate to the end of the street, with cultivators from various races jostling shoulder to shoulder. There were towering Giant Beast Race, Mysterious Figure shrouded in black robes whose faces were obscured, and a few Human Race cultivators with kind faces huddled together whispering amongst themselves.

The crowds were immense, and the atmosphere was electric; it was even more extravagant than the most popular job fair on Blue Star.

"My Goodie!"

Xia Zhiqiu stood on tiptoe to look inside, craning her neck.

"With so many people, how competitive is the Examination?"

"Star-Ranked Blood Bounty are inherently like a thousand troops crossing a single-plank bridge."

Zhang Xuan lowered his voice, his gaze sweeping over the surrounding figures whose auras were heavy and composed.

"Look at those few, they're all tough guys among the Middle God."

A monk in the queue nearby overheard this and couldn't help but strike up a conversation.

"That's right. This time it's the Hurricane Secret Realm, a very dangerous place that can even skin a High God alive. But dangerous as it may be, there are also many opportunities inside. Who wouldn't want to take a chance?"

"Hurricane Secret Realm?"

Su Ye's brow twitched slightly, and she memorized the name.

The crowd first squeezed to the registration desk to complete the most basic procedures...

Register for ordinary Blood Bounty.

The process wasn't complicated: registering the Divine Soul imprint, recording the identity Jade Token, and receiving an ordinary Blood Bounty Emblem —it all took no more than the time it takes to drink a cup of tea.

Xia Zhiqiu held the Emblem, somewhat incredulous.

"So this becomes Blood Bounty?"

The staff member said with a laugh.

"This is just a regular Blood Bounty. To advance to a higher star level, you need to Examination the assessment over there. Only after passing that assessment will you be considered a star."

The group then made their way to the Examination Registration Office for the assessment.

This area was even busier than the registration desk.

The hall was packed with people, a cacophony of noise, haggling, and whispers. Su Ye and his companions waited in line, listening to the chatter around them.

"Have you heard? Several veteran Peak Middle God are participating in this Hurricane Secret Realm expedition."

"Not only that, I heard the Bloody-Handed Butcher is here too."

"The Bloody-Handed Butcher? That bloodthirsty guy, he's also trying to steal this One-Star Blood Bounty?"

"Shh, keep your voice down, don't let anyone hear..."