This Secret Realm is Not Right!

Lin Xia did not know Zhu Tingyu's father.

But looking at the amiable smile on the man's face, he could sense there was no malice.

"I do."

Lin Xia nodded, his answer brief.

Hearing this, Zhu Tingyu's father patted Lin Xia on the shoulder as if he understood perfectly, then walked up to Xie Feng and whispered something.

The latter showed an expression of surprise and unease upon hearing this, but in the end, he seemed to compromise, nodding helplessly.

"Fine, since you both drew the same number, I cannot break the school's rules that have stood for so many years..."

Xie Feng let out a long sigh, his tone filled with the powerlessness of being forced to compromise: "...After entering the Secret Realm, you two must cooperate with each other; you must not fight amongst yourselves."

Hearing this, Meng Bo was also stunned.

He did not understand how Director Xie Feng, who had been firmly refusing just a second ago, had suddenly agreed.

Lin Xia was equally surprised.

He was not surprised by the contrast in Director Xie Feng's attitude.

Rather, he was shocked that the man in the suit, who had just whispered a few words into Xie Feng's ear, had caused this seemingly tough teacher to change his stance in an instant.

"Good luck."

Zhu Tingyu's father took the initiative to step forward and extend his hand, the micro-expressions on his face seeming to say, 'I have paved the way for you, now it depends on whether you have the ability to finish the walk; after all, Meng Bo is an S-rank Awakened, his strength should not be underestimated!'

"My god, Zhu Ledong is actually shaking hands with Lin Xia!"

The seniors outside the field exclaimed; they naturally recognized this man, the ninth-ranked billionaire on the Great Xia Empire's rich list!

That was why they found it unbelievable that Zhu Ledong would lower his status to take the initiative to shake hands.

"Tch, how shameless!"

A middle-aged man in a custom-made suit cast a look of disdain; he and the people beside him could naturally see that Zhu Ledong was sucking up to Lin Xia!

At this moment, Lin Xia and Meng Bo on the other side had already arrived in front of the Secret Realm entrance.

"Szzzz--!"

As the black vortex emitted a strange noise, their figures gradually blurred, and before long, they vanished from the spot.

Because Zhu Tingyu and Liu Yucheng had already entered the Secret Realm with their respective partners.

They did not witness everything that had just happened.

And although Wu Ziyang clearly knew the reason for the matter, he chose not to help Lin Xia.

Because he knew Lin Xia's strength very well; this small fry named Meng Bo could not possibly defeat him.

However, what made Wu Ziyang curious was how exactly Lin Xia would deal with this provocative rich kid?

Would he kill him?

Or just give him a simple lesson?

Wu Ziyang felt that Lin Xia would not kill Meng Bo.

Because if he killed Meng Bo, Lin Xia would definitely be hunted down by the Meng Family!

If he added the Zhang Family to that, he would have made enemies of two major powers...

"What are you daydreaming about? It's your turn to draw a ticket!"

Xie Feng's voice pulled Wu Ziyang's thoughts back to reality.

"Coming, coming."

Wu Ziyang smiled and pulled his hand out of his trouser pocket.

But just as he was about to draw a slip of paper from the box, his attention was drawn by the sound of hurried footsteps.

"Huff, huff, huff..." A staff member held his knees with both hands, his expression terrified as he panted: "Director, something... something has happened!"

At the same time.

Within the crowd, a man wearing a baseball cap that obscured half his face pressed his Bluetooth headset and said softly:

"Lin Xia has entered the Secret Realm."

"Rustle, rustle..."

Branches rattled in the wind, and the air was damp and cool.

Lin Xia opened his eyes.

He instinctively looked up and saw tall trees interlaced with one another, allowing sunlight to shine through the gaps in the leaves, forming a canopy of fragmented light.

"Whoosh!"

A squirrel holding a pinecone fled the area at high speed.

A few small birds perched on the branches, chirping incessantly at the human who had suddenly appeared.

"How could this be?"

Lin Xia frowned, not understanding why he was in a forest.

Logically, the Black Iron Secret Realm should be a desert.

And... Lin Xia looked around again, his brow furrowing even tighter. He had the feeling he was being watched.

"What the hell?"

Meng Bo also looked confused, but then a cold smile played on his lips. "It doesn't matter. It's all the same to me where I kill you!"

"Don't be so stupid!"

Lin Xia turned around with a cold face, pointing to the side, and said to Meng Bo, "Don't you think this place is strange? We've appeared somewhere we shouldn't be!"

If, when Lin Xia opened his eyes, the surroundings had been a desert.

He would have attacked Meng Bo immediately, without giving him a chance to speak.

But when Lin Xia found himself in a dense forest, he realized something was wrong.

After a quick thought, he decided to spare Meng Bo's life for now. If something happened later, he'd at least have a helper.

Of course, this was assuming Meng Bo had the brains not to fight him at a time like this.

"I don't care if this place is strange or not!"

Meng Bo pulled out a card and crushed it.

The next second, a red light spread from his palm to his entire body.

"Screech, screech, screech..."

With the sound of clothes tearing and muscles expanding, under Lin Xia's gaze, Meng Bo's body grew, transforming into a red-skinned demon over two meters tall.

The red-skinned demon was muscular, with a broad-shouldered, narrow-waisted inverted triangle physique. Twisted, horn-like protrusions grew from the sides of its forehead.

"You bastard, you harassed Zhu Tingyu and embarrassed me in front of my father..."

Meng Bo's voice became incredibly rough, sounding as if it had been dubbed. "I will kill you!"

"Strong limbs, weak mind... Don't be so foolish, alright?"

Lin Xia wanted to persuade him again, trying to get Meng Bo to see the current situation.

This was because, although he was confident he could deal with Meng Bo, it would definitely leave him severely weakened. If a crisis occurred then, Lin Xia would have trouble dealing with it... he might even perish here!

"You're the foolish one! You're about to die, and you're not kneeling to beg for mercy!"

But Meng Bo didn't listen at all. He swung his fist and leaped towards Lin Xia!

"Sigh."

Lin Xia sighed, indicating that stupidity was incurable.

He easily dodged Meng Bo's attack by sidestepping.

After all, this guy was a strength-type awakened one. His attack and defense were high, but his speed was very clumsy.

But Lin Xia's stats were very balanced.

Therefore, facing Meng Bo's next punch, Lin Xia chose to extend his fist and meet it head-on.

"Thump!"

The two fists collided, creating a powerful shockwave that sent leaves falling all around.

"What?!"

Lin Xia and Meng Bo exclaimed simultaneously.

Meng Bo hadn't expected Lin Xia's attack power to be so formidable. He was a strength-type awakened one, and Lin Xia could actually withstand his full-power punch!

Lin Xia, on the other hand, hadn't expected Meng Bo's full-power strike to be on par with his own.

This made him realize that the stamina he would expend to deal with this guy might be far higher than anticipated.

If Buou hadn't self-destructed last time, putting his card into cooldown and making it impossible to summon.

Otherwise, Lin Xia wouldn't have to worry about these things.

At this moment, a line of text popped up before their eyes:

[You have alerted the Lion Pride, please prepare.]

[Current Secret Realm Level: LV5.]