The Yunmeng Mountains lay in the northern Southern District, bordering the Central and Eastern Districts. They were the Southern District's largest mountain range inhabited by mutant beasts.
The mountains stretched for hundreds of miles like a sleeping colossus. Their slopes were steep, their trees towered overhead, and their dense canopies shut out most of the sunlight, shrouding the entire range in a gray gloom all year round.
The air carried the scent of damp earth, mixed with a faint trace of blood-the remnants of mutant beasts tearing into their prey.
The mutant beasts here were especially rampant. They occupied the sprawling mountains, all but turning the range into a forbidden zone where humans dared not set foot.
Normally, only Espers from a few nearby cities, who knew the area well, dared to hunt around the outskirts and search for rare natural treasures.
Even among them, few dared venture deep into the Yunmeng Mountains.
After all, they knew just how terrifying it was in there. It was no place for ordinary people.
Over the past few days, however, things had changed.
Figures had begun appearing around the outskirts of the Yunmeng Mountains in a steady stream. Some scouted the perimeter, while others headed straight into the mountains.
There were outsiders and locals alike.
This place, which people normally avoided even mentioning, had suddenly become a hive of activity.
Countless people flocked to it.
And they all shared the same goal-the Chaos Secret Realm deep within the Yunmeng Mountains!
A single Chaos Secret Realm had drawn countless people to this deadly place.
"Old Li, you came too?"
"Of course! It's a Chaos Secret Realm. If there's anything good inside, one trip could make me rich."
"I heard this one's a fourth-tier secret realm, with a fourth-tier, five-star Beast King inside. You're only