Pui Pui! What a Scumbag

At that moment, a dozen or so guardians still stood meticulously at attention before the colorful vortex.

The sight of the thirty newly arrived guardians immediately brought relief to their faces.

"Cao, you're here to relieve us!"

"Hurry up! We're exhausted and need to head back to town for a proper feast!"

They smiled at the hundreds of youthful faces behind them.

"This year's Martial Trial really is a bit cruel! Who knows how many of them will die in there?"

As they talked, a hideous, enormous head suddenly emerged from the swirling colors!

It resembled a lion, but had fangs several meters long.

Everyone jumped at this sudden turn of events.

But they soon realized it was only a false alarm.

The enormous head looked nearly a meter wide. They could only imagine how massive its entire body was!

Then the head hit the ground with a thud, spilling blood everywhere.

Another dozen or so guardians walked out of the swirling colors.

Clearly, this had been their prey.

"Not bad, Boss Hong! You actually hunted down another Level Three Demon Beast!"

The guardian at their head took out a Kunai and sliced the giant beast's head open with force.

A sparkling blue crystal the size of a baby's fist appeared before everyone's eyes.

The lead guardian smiled. "Level Three Demon Beasts really are something else. The Chakra Crystals they yield can fetch a good price. Haha!"

The students gazed enviously at the Chakra Crystal in the guardian's hand.

"One that big must have a market price of at least five million!"

"What an opportunity! I'm definitely going into this Secret Realm Space!"

Some students were still panting, but the sight of the Chakra Crystal immediately lifted their spirits.

After exchanging a few instructions, the guardians left.

Although this place was not particularly dangerous for the guardians, they still rotated shifts every forty-eight hours.

Seeing that the students had more or less recovered, Cao Yang suddenly bellowed, "Everyone, on your feet!"

His voice boomed like thunder as his aura spread outward.

His intimidating presence swept over them, making everyone scramble to their feet.

"Listen up, rookies! The D-Rank Secret Realm is about the size of a small county town."

"There are at least ten thousand Demon Beasts inside!"

Everyone's expression changed at that.

Just the appearance of a Demon Beast's enormous head had already terrified them.

Some immediately began to regret coming.

But the guardians had formed an encirclement, clearly unwilling to let them leave easily.

"However, most of the Demon Beasts inside are Level One. Only a tiny minority of you will encounter Level Three Demon Beasts!"

"Now that you've rested, stop dawdling and get inside."

"Unless there are special circumstances, we guardians won't help you. You'll have to rely entirely on yourselves!"

"Keep track of your time. If you haven't come out after three days, I'll consider you dead!"

Cao Yang waved his hand, and the other guardians spread out around the students.

Suddenly, a student asked loudly, "Sir Guardian, you must have a map of the Secret Realm Space, right?"

Unlike the Planetary Space, this Secret Realm Space had fixed terrain.

And it had already been several days since this Secret Realm Space was discovered. Surely the guardians had made some preparations.

Cao Yang gave a teasing smile and produced a scroll from somewhere.

"I don't have a detailed map, but I've got plenty of rough ones."

"They mark the territories of most of the Level Three Demon Beasts, so you can minimize the danger once you're inside."

Everyone was delighted and stared eagerly at Cao Yang!

But he simply held out his hand. "Fixed price: two hundred thousand!"

Everyone froze, then burst into curses!

"Two hundred thousand for a lousy map?"

"Have you gone money-crazy?"

Xu Ying and the others, however, said nothing. Two hundred thousand for a map of a Secret Realm Space was definitely a bargain!

Cao Yang's face darkened, and he roared, "Two hundred thousand is a bargain! Our brothers risked their lives for these maps!"

"If you don't want one, get inside. The Guardian Warden has ordered that no one may desert!"

"Deserters will be executed on the spot!"

Everyone immediately fell silent.

They were all talented students who had emerged from the Planetary Space. Even if their families had been poor before, their schools would award them generous scholarships.

They could still afford two hundred thousand.

The hundreds of students trickled into the swirling colors.

Most reluctantly bought the maps drawn by the guardians.

They had no choice. Who would gamble with their own life?

Qi Yuan naturally had no need for these things, and he did not have two hundred thousand anyway.

He was completely broke, with nothing left but a handsome face.

Geng PePe Waccabrada seemed to notice his predicament and planned to buy two maps.

"Remember to stick close to me. If we get separated, this map will help you avoid plenty of dangerous places."

But Cao Yang smiled at Qi Yuan. "Brother Qi, this map is on me. Hope you get off to a victorious start!"

He was one of the few who knew that Qi Yuan had emerged completely unscathed from a grandmaster's strike.

He could not have done that himself.

Qi Yuan returned his friendly smile, then plunged straight into the Secret Realm Space.

To keep them from getting separated, Geng PePe Waccabrada grabbed Qi Yuan's arm.

Qi Yuan felt rather helpless. This girl really was kindhearted.

Inside the D-Rank Secret Realm.

Lush greenery stretched everywhere, resembling a primeval forest.

Qi Yuan narrowed his eyes slightly, constantly surveying his surroundings!

Enormous roars rang out from time to time, while giant birds circled and cried overhead.

"Holy shit, it's this dangerous right from the start?"

"This seems to be a Level Three Demon Beast's territory!"

"According to this map, there's a Level Three Demon Beast several kilometers east of here!"

Everyone who entered paled.

They took out their maps, glanced at them, then each chose a direction and hurried away!

But someone immediately shouted, "Those with Superior Kekkei Genkai, stay! Let's work together!"

Geng PePe Waccabrada paid no attention. Before Qi Yuan could react, she pulled him away in another direction.

Her eldest brother was also a guardian and dealt with these Demon Beasts frequently.

So she knew a few things about them.

Geng PePe Waccabrada thought she should start with Level One Demon Beasts and cautiously build up her strength.

And now that she had Qi Yuan weighing her down, she needed to be even more careful.

But a dozen or so people remained where they were.

They all possessed Level Three strength, and they seemed to have plans of their own as they gathered together.

"How about we join forces and take down that big fellow?"

"Join forces? All of us splitting just one Level Three Demon Beast?"

Xu Ying looked at them with a sneer.

"A bunch of idiots. You really think having the strength of a Level Three Ninja means you can stand up to a Level Three Demon Beast?"

"Never mind the differences between Level Three Demon Beasts. Can people like you, with no actual combat experience, beat one?"

In a sense, Ninja were indeed lethal weapons.

But unless they specialized in Taijutsu, low-level Ninja actually remained rather physically frail.

These inexperienced brats really had no idea of their own limits!

Xu Ying ignored them and looked in the direction Qi Yuan had gone, her lips curling slightly.

"Teaming up with another girl? Pui Pui! What a scumbag!"