Treasure Darling?

"Enough? Do you think the human race is anything?" the figure atop the giant beast sneered.

"Your strength is still far from enough! Whether you want to drive the humans out or ensure your kin survive... you must continue to devour!"

"Opportunities like this do not come often. If you miss this one, the Blood Beast race will forever remain nothing but livestock raised by the humans!" His tone was filled with temptation and fanaticism.

The giant beast shook its head frantically once more, letting out a low growl.

"The one you just ate was merely sent by the human race to secretly protect these cubs!"

"Even a character like that was far more powerful than your original strength!"

"Do you think that after you slaughter all these human cubs, what kind of human experts will come to retaliate against the Blood Beast race?"

The giant beast fell silent; it knew the other party was right.

The human who had come to investigate just moments ago—the one the figure called a Fifth Realm martial artist—had possessed the power to crush it effortlessly!

What about the humans outside the Secret Realm? Just how many more powerhouses were there?

It vaguely felt that perhaps resistance was not the correct choice.

But as the King of the Blood Beast race, it could no longer endure its kin being kept as livestock, harvested periodically...

"Roar~!"

Chu Yuan stopped in his tracks, vaguely hearing a roar that seemed to come from a very distant direction.

Not far away, several Blood Beasts were sprinting wildly, one of them carrying a corpse dressed in a school uniform in its jaws...

He felt that something unusual was likely about to happen in Secret Realm No. 7.

Wind Cutter left its sheath, easily reaping the lives of those Blood Beasts.

He then struck the ground, blasting open a large pit.

Chu Yuan channeled his spiritual energy to bury the corpse in the school uniform before continuing on his way.

A Secret Realm is called a Secret Realm because its area is limited.

Otherwise, it would not be a Secret Realm, but... a world!

The true area of Secret Realm No. 7 was only about half the size of Yunan Prefecture.

For a martial artist in the Blood-Qi Realm, this range could be considered vast.

But for a martial artist in the Internal Breath Realm, a few days would be enough to explore it entirely.

And since Chu Yuan was already at the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage, stronger than an Internal Breath Realm martial artist, his speed was naturally faster!

As he traveled further down, he could see even more Blood Beasts.

They seemed to ignore Chu Yuan's existence, focused only on their frantic sprint, unwilling to spare even a moment to launch an attack.

However, Chu Yuan was not willing to leave them be; wasting a little time did not matter, as these were all points...

Wind Cutter hovered at his side, never returning to its sheath.

As time passed, batches of Blood Beasts became souls under his sword; he had lost count of how many there were.

But the points recorded on his terminal were... 10319!

Bursting out from a dense forest, the view suddenly opened up to reveal a vast wilderness.

Chu Yuan paused for a moment, then stepped onto Wind Cutter and soared into the air, scanning downward.

He saw Blood Beasts rushing in from all directions, some so exhausted they were coughing up blood.

As they approached the plain, they slowed down in unison, as if making a pilgrimage!

Then, one by one, they jumped into the center of the plain, into a massive hole that resembled a Sky Pit...

Beyond the sound of the wind, the breathing of some giant creature seemed to echo.

Each inhalation and exhalation carried the stench of blood...

Chu Yuan's heart tightened; he unleashed his divine sense without hesitation and then continued to urge his Flying Sword toward the Sky Pit!

A streak of light trailed behind him, arriving above the pit in an instant.

The moment his divine sense swept inside, the hair on Chu Yuan's arms stood on end, and he immediately steered his Flying Sword to turn and flee!

"Swift!"

As spiritual energy was consumed, the speed of the Flying Sword surged once more!

He had seen a giant beast with blood-qi like an ocean, and... a strangely shaped martial artist atop the beast, toying with a medal!

Either one of them gave him a feeling of extreme danger, an irresistible force!

Run!

The points were already enough anyway; with his efficiency in killing, Internal Breath Realm martial artists couldn't hope to catch up...

But just then, a heaven-shaking roar suddenly erupted, echoing across the world.

The sound waves condensed into something almost tangible, violently vibrating Chu Yuan's eardrums!

A violent headache struck, as if someone were taking a small iron hammer and pounding it against his skull with all their might...

His Flying Sword grew unstable, wobbling as it plummeted toward the ground below.

He happened to land right in the middle of a pack of Blood Beasts!

However, this group of Blood Beasts had no intention of paying him any mind; they trampled heavily over his body as they stampeded toward the Sky Pit...

Chu Yuan stood up from the ground and glanced toward the location of the Sky Pit, his heart still racing with lingering fear;

That was merely a roar, not even a proper attack... yet he hadn't been able to withstand it!

If it had truly struck out at him, he feared he wouldn't have been able to block even a single move.

As for being kicked a few times by the passing Blood Beasts, Chu Yuan didn't care in the slightest;

He had killed so many of their kin, so what did a few kicks matter? His clothes were just a little dirty, that was all...

He fled back the way he came, but unexpectedly, there was no further movement from behind him?

"This human carries the blood of my kin! Why did you not let me kill him!"

At the bottom of the Sky Pit, a giant beast growled low;

It could sense that Chu Yuan carried the weight of countless lives from the Blood Beast clan!

But just as it moved to kill Chu Yuan, the figure above had intervened to stop it...

The man seemed not to notice the resentment in the giant beast's tone, looking up at the sky with an inscrutable expression: "A high schooler in the Air-Traversing Realm? To think there's such a precious gem in this trial...

Could it be that Great Qin isn't actually fishing this time?"

He found it somewhat difficult to comprehend;

Although Chu Yuan was flying while standing on a long sword, to him, that was merely an eccentricity;

Since this kid wearing a "Chenyang No. 1 High School" uniform was undeniably flying, he must be in the Air-Traversing Realm!

What did an Air-Traversing Realm cultivator at this age signify?

It meant he was guaranteed to become a Seventh-Realm martial artist! There was even a high probability he would ascend to the Eighth Realm!

Great Qin had already made a massive investment by sending the scions of martial arts families in as bait, but a precious gem like Chu Yuan... was Great Qin truly not afraid of something happening to him?

The figure grew somewhat excited; Chu Yuan's value was immense!

Whether used for his own purposes or as a bargaining chip with Great Qin... it was a win-win situation!

How could he be killed by a giant beast so carelessly?

"Even if it is fishing... I'll swallow this bait!" If he weren't currently protecting the giant beast, he would have rushed off to capture Chu Yuan right now!

But it didn't really matter; the boy couldn't escape anyway...

"So what if he's in the Air-Traversing Realm! Why won't you let me kill him!" The angry voice reverberated through the underground space;

"Too noisy." The figure seemed impatient, casually slapping his palm downward;

The next moment, the giant beast's skin and fur rippled like waves! Blood spilled from its mouth and nose...

The giant beast fell silent, its eyes burning blood-red; humans... all of them deserved to die!