At this moment, in a stretch of forest, countless temporary wooden huts had been built all around.
Elite soldiers of the Black Wood Clan, Rock Giant Clan, Metal Machine Clan, Drought Demon Clan, Slime Clan, and the other Great Races had all gathered here, packed together in a dense mass numbering over ten thousand.
Behind this temporary encampment stood a wooden hut that had been turned into a makeshift prison. Many humans were locked inside, their hands and feet bound by sturdy iron chains.
These chains were extraordinarily strong. They were made of volcanic iron, born deep within volcanoes after being tempered by magma over a thousand years. Even Grandmasters could not shatter such volcanic iron.
Once locked in chains like these, escape was practically impossible.
By now, these humans had also been viciously dealt with by the soldiers of the Five Great Races. They had been beaten until their noses were swollen and their faces bruised beyond recognition; some could no longer even be recognized as their former selves.
One could only imagine just how brutal their treatment had been.
Among them were Wu Quan, Lv Shan, Ren Haodan, and the others. Nearly all the humans who had entered this secret realm for the trial had been captured. Those who had not been caught had been killed while resisting.
"Listen up, you lowly humans. You'd better behave yourselves."
A Black Wood Tribe squad captain looked down at Wu Quan's group and glared at them viciously. "If you weren't still of some use, I would've slaughtered you human scourges long ago."
"You actually dared to kill so many brothers of my Black Wood Tribe. Even if you died ten thousand times, it still wouldn't atone for this sin."
A savage glint flashed in its eyes, and killing intent billowed from