Secret Realm Information (Please Keep Reading!)

Chen Wei only felt a fragrant breeze sweep over him before he realized Yu Xiumin had already taken a seat beside him.

"I knew I'd run into you here."

A smug smile appeared on Yu Xiumin's delicate face as she said with a grin, "Long time no see! I knew you definitely wouldn't miss the Secret Realm opportunity automatically awarded after achieving ten consecutive arena champion victories."

"I didn't expect to run into you here. Are you here for the Heavenly Mountain Snow Pool too?" Chen Wei subconsciously turned to look at Yu Xiumin.

"Yeah. You know that juvenile pets can't use external items to increase their strength while awakening their own powers."

"Apart from a few exceptionally rare pills that can increase a pet's potential, only naturally formed treasure lands like Secret Realms can enhance a pet's potential—or even allow it to evolve!"

Yu Xiumin's eyes brightened slightly as she casually explained.

"It's just that this Secret Realm's rank is a little too low this time. At most, our pets can only improve their aptitude a little." There was a trace of regret in Yu Xiumin's tone.

Chen Wei raised his brows and asked curiously, "Didn't President Meng say that the Snow Pool had a tiny chance of allowing pets to undergo species evolution? Why can our pets only increase their potential?"

Yu Xiumin looked at Chen Wei twice in surprise, her expression turning slightly strange.

If low-level Beast Master resources could have such significant effects on high-level pets, this Secret Realm would never have fallen into the hands of novice Beast Masters like them.

"President Meng didn't tell you that this Heaven-Blessed Secret Realm is only Rank Three?"

"What does Rank Three mean? Does it represent the resource grade?" Chen Wei frowned slightly and scratched his cheek in confusion.

"That's right. A Rank Three Secret Realm won't contain Level Four Beast Master resources. Of course, there are a very few exceptions."

"Like Abyssal Secret Realms, Heaven-Blessed Secret Realms are divided into Ranks One through Nine. Secret Realms above Rank Three are named after the four grades: Universe, Cosmos, Vastness, and Desolation."

"At present, Universe-rank Secret Realms have never appeared on Blue Star. Cosmos-rank corresponds to legendary exotic beasts, while Vastness and Desolation respectively correspond to Secret Realms inhabited by epic overlords and top-tier elites."

"I heard that the magical beast disaster in Water Mountain City twelve years ago was caused by a newly born Desolation-rank Abyssal Secret Realm. That suddenly appearing Secret Realm contained no fewer than four King-level magical beasts."

Chen Wei's expression darkened slightly at those words.

He knew that unlike harmless Heaven-Blessed Secret Realms, every appearance of an Abyssal Secret Realm within Donghua Kingdom would inevitably bring forth a massive tide of corrupted beasts, without exception.

Fortunately, every beast tide had been promptly suppressed by the Beast Master Association. Even though Water Mountain City had ultimately quelled the beast tide back then, it had still paid a considerable price.

"The Southshore Mountain Secret Realm is only a low-level Secret Realm. The Beast Master resources within it don't exceed Level Three, and they have fairly good effects on most high-grade extraordinary pets."

"But after the Association's careful exploration, the resources deliberately left behind are at most only Level Two."

Yu Xiumin did not notice the change in Chen Wei's mood and continued explaining seriously.

"Although the Heavenly Mountain Snow Pool is the core treasure land of this low-level Secret Realm, it is still only a Level Three Beast Master resource. This Snow Pool can't allow a pet to advance to top-tier elite level. However, a mid-grade anomalous pet has a fairly high chance of evolving into a high-grade extraordinary one."

"!!!"

Chen Wei slapped his thigh hard upon hearing that. Why hadn't he asked President Meng for more details back then?

Among the Titanium Crystal Ragdolls he had recently appraised was a ragdoll kitten with 40% Crystal affinity and 50% Fire affinity.

Unfortunately, its species rank was only mid-grade anomalous, so Chen Wei had painfully chosen to give up on contracting it.

If he had contracted it and then let it soak in the Heavenly Mountain Snow Pool, wouldn't he have had a good chance of obtaining a Titanium Crystal Ragdoll even better than Sister Mu Ning's Crystal?

Yu Xiumin's mouth twitched at the sight. How had Chen Wei suddenly become so emotional in the middle of their conversation?

Even when she discovered that Chen Wei's initial pet was the Cold Jade Snake she had failed to contract back then, she had not been this excited!

Sensing Yu Xiumin's astonished gaze beside him, Chen Wei came back to his senses and smiled awkwardly.

"No, I just remembered that I still haven't contracted my second pet. It's a pity to have missed this opportunity!"

"It's fine. Every Beast Master only gets one chance to enter the Snow Pool, and giving it to the Cold Jade Snake is quite good too." Yu Xiumin immediately covered her mouth and laughed.

"The Heavenly Mountain Snow Pool is supervised and protected by high-level Beast Masters specifically dispatched by the Association. Whether it's the Beast Master or the pet, only one of the two may enter."

"And I heard that the Snow Pool's effect on Beast Masters condensing their Source Stars is rather average. It's more worthwhile to use it to improve your pet's strength and potential. It might even increase the success rate of your pet's future evolution."

Since none of this was particularly secret information, Yu Xiumin pondered briefly before speaking with a smile.

After witnessing the strength of Chen Wei's Cold Jade Snake, she truly wanted to become friends with him. Perhaps they could exchange insights on pet cultivation in the future.

"I see. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have known pet evolution had so many intricacies." Chen Wei smiled and thanked her.

There was nothing he could do now that he had missed it. After all, even if he had contracted the Titanium Crystal Ragdoll, it might not necessarily have evolved.

If the Snow Pool could increase Color Spirit's chances of successfully evolving in the future, that would be quite good as well.

"Want to team up and explore the Secret Realm together?" Yu Xiumin generously invited Chen Wei beside her.

"We can form teams? Don't Beast Masters entering the Secret Realm appear randomly in different locations?"

Chen Wei hurriedly asked. He actually did not particularly want to explore the Secret Realm with others.

"The Beast Master Association has control over this Secret Realm's core and can freely control how people enter it. Those people with their twisted sense of humor could clearly fix the Secret Realm entrance at a set location, yet they deliberately chose random teleportation instead. They're probably trying to test our individual wilderness survival abilities."

Yu Xiumin calmly exposed the intentions of the Association's higher-ups.

"After entering the Secret Realm, as long as you set off this signal flare, my Blue Frost Ice Falcon will be able to spot your location while soaring high in the sky, then quickly find you."

Chen Wei watched Yu Xiumin take an exquisite signal flare from her Star Ring and hand it to him. He immediately felt somewhat helpless. It seemed she had planned this for quite some time!

"The Secret Realm exploration period is only three days. Gathering up before acting would waste some time. Our ultimate goal is the Heavenly Mountain Snow Pool anyway. How about we meet at the peak of Heavenly Mountain first, then decide?"

Chen Wei tactfully declined.

Color Spirit had recently been showing signs of advancement. If Color Spirit successfully advanced within the Secret Realm, many of the resources Chen Wei had prepared long ago would come in handy. He could not let anyone else be present.

Yu Xiumin paused slightly, seemingly not expecting Chen Wei to refuse.

"It's fine. If you prefer exploring the Secret Realm alone, that's okay too. I can understand."

She first puffed out her cheeks, then gave him a sweet smile.