We Yan Kingdom people are no worse than those from the Lighthouse Nation!

"We can only say that people's physiques vary, and especially under circumstances like those just now, perhaps Xu Fan's latent potential was brought out to the fullest."

Warrior King Chen spoke slowly, offering an explanation for Xu Fan's astonishing performance.

But even he didn't believe what he was saying.

No matter how much people's physiques differed,

there were still limits to those differences.

The human body had its limits.

But when it came to Xu Fan—

Limits?

What were those?

"Exactly. We can only say that Xu Fan was on the verge of death just now, and that's why he unleashed strength he normally couldn't have."

Brother Qiang agreed with Warrior King Chen's audience.

After a brief pause, he even offered an example.

"There's the ancient example of burning one's boats and fighting with one's back to the river."

"Thousands of soldiers defeated an army of tens of thousands in a desperate situation, turning the tide of battle."

"Brother Qiang's right." Host Xiao Ying took the opportunity to join the conversation.

"When I was in school, I read about General Huo."

"He once led a thousand soldiers and routed a force of a hundred thousand Xiongnu."

"And there was General Wen Yang from the Three Kingdoms period. They say he defeated tens of thousands of men all by himself."

However...

Wen Yang's achievements existed only in written records.

There was no actual evidence.

Xu Fan, on the other hand, had done it before countless watching eyes.

He had wiped out an entire swarm!

The Nugel Worm King alone had been ten meters long.

Its skin had looked incredibly tough.

And yet...

Xu Fan had killed it in a single strike!

That was what truly shocked everyone!

But no matter how Warrior King Chen, Brother Qiang, or host Xiao Ying tried to explain it,

plenty of people still believed that Xu Fan wasn't human.

They thought he was some high-tech product, like an android or a Terminator,

who had cheated his way into the Forbidden Land.

However...

While the audience was hotly discussing how Xu Fan had wiped out an entire swarm,

the governments of various countries had turned their attention to the Wolf Ancestor's remains.

This wasn't the first resource Blue Star had obtained, but it was an exceptionally rare and special one.

After all, when Xu Fan and the other contestants killed ferocious beasts in the Forbidden Land, their remains hadn't appeared in the real world.

And besides...

This mysterious Forbidden Land

didn't exist on Blue Star.

Not a single satellite orbiting in space had captured any footage of it.

In a sense,

the mysterious Forbidden Land was an extraterrestrial civilization.

So there was nothing strange about classifying the Wolf Ancestor's remains as an extraterrestrial life-form.

Who knew? They might make a major discovery from those enormous remains!

For a time...

Not only did the Yan Kingdom military mobilize to search for the Wolf Ancestor's remains,

other countries also tried every means to infiltrate the Yan Kingdom.

Even if they couldn't get permission to study the remains, they wanted to cut off a small piece and take it back for research.

However...

The Wolf Ancestor's remains were enormous, but only from a biological perspective.

In terms of area, they were smaller than the patch of woodland Xu Fan had found—

even the stream Koichiro Mori had found was bigger.

They could easily be located by satellite.

There was another problem...

The Yan Kingdom's territory wasn't as compact as the Neon Nation's.

Finding a fish in a freshwater lake was naturally nothing like finding one in the open ocean.

The difficulty was incomparable.

That was one of the drawbacks of being a great power...

The territory was simply too vast.

Searching for things could be a real hassle.

If the Wolf Ancestor's remains had appeared in a city, things would have been easier.

But they hadn't...

So the Yan Kingdom authorities had no choice but to mobilize satellites, drones, and troops to conduct a comprehensive search.

Not only that, the authorities even posted a reward notice online: anyone who provided an important lead would receive

three million yuan in cash!

The Yan Kingdom was in an uproar!

Many people even left their homes to search for clues about the Wolf Ancestor's remains.

And what was worth mentioning was...

The three-million-yuan reward was certainly substantial.

But most people didn't care about the money at all.

Or rather, they didn't care that much.

They were taking action simply because they wanted to do their part for this beautiful country.

The Forbidden Land Live Stream Room.

"So it looks like we underestimated Xu Fan from the very beginning, huh?" Host Xiao Ying said with heartfelt emotion.

When she'd first seen contestant Xu Fan, she'd been genuinely worried.

She'd thought Xu Fan wouldn't last long in the Forbidden Land.

She just hadn't dared to say so because she was the host.

Now that she'd seen Xu Fan's performance,

her face felt like it was burning.

"I really feel like I've been proven wrong," Xiao Ying said with a smile.

And even though she'd been proven wrong, she couldn't have been happier!

She hoped it would happen a few more times.

The more, the better!

"Exactly." Brother Qiang nodded. "Thinking about it, Xu Fan was perfectly calm when he encountered the Snow Wolf King yesterday, too."

"Back then, we thought Xu Fan had escaped by sheer luck. Now it looks like we just underestimated him."

Just then...

Yuan Yuan, who had only just managed to calm down, suddenly changed the subject.

"Speaking of which, the beast bones they found earlier have appeared in the real world, right?"

"I wonder what they'll be useful for."

Yuan Yuan couldn't help asking. After all, she was just a writer.

She didn't know much about scientific research.

"Mm, definitely. For one thing, we can study and compare them to uncover the secrets of the Forbidden Land's creatures." Director Zhang, who rarely spoke, began to explain.

"And I don't think we should judge what the remains are good for based on what we know about Blue Star."

"Perhaps the remains of creatures from the Forbidden Land can be used to make high-strength materials for all sorts of applications."

"Of course, we'll need to wait for the researchers to study them before we can reach any conclusions."

As he spoke, Director Zhang's voice grew excited.

He was already in his seventies or eighties.

He'd witnessed his country go from a time when it had plenty of firepower but little funding for research to where it was now.

With breakthroughs blossoming across every field.

And now...

They were far ahead in exploring the Forbidden Land, too.

It moved him deeply, as an elderly man.

The Yan Kingdom was no longer a country that others could push around at will!

"But if we're talking about research, shouldn't we cooperate with other countries? The Lighthouse Nation, for example. Everyone knows they're the strongest in scientific research." Yuan Yuan spoke up again, unable to resist her habit of singing the praises of foreign countries.

Her words poured cold water all over Director Zhang.

He even looked at Yuan Yuan as if he wanted to hit her.

Those people from the Lighthouse Nation never shared anything good they had. They kept it all under wraps and occasionally did everything they could to suppress the Yan Kingdom.

Now that they'd finally obtained resources from the Forbidden Land and had a chance to study them first,

they were supposed to hand them over to someone else?

What a joke!

"Our researchers are excellent, too. They've just kept their heads down and devoted themselves to their work for all these years, which is why they aren't as famous as those foreign scientists."

"I believe it won't be long before our researchers make progress."

Director Zhang declared firmly, "We Yan Kingdom people are no worse than those from the Lighthouse Nation."