In the Star Shifting, the group opened their eyes and found themselves in a secret realm of another time and space.
"Hmm? The gravity in this secret realm is immense, reaching 12,000 times that of Earth."
The group quickly activated the Miniature Planet within their bodies to maintain a slow descent.
" Junbao, my Spiritual Force is severely limited. This layer of mist around me has the effect of blocking Spiritual Force. I can only detect a distance of about 500 meters in radius, which is less than one-thousandth of what it would be on Earth," Luo Feng said with a serious expression.
Spiritual Force detection is an important safety guarantee for them during their cosmic adventures. Spirit Reader can emit Spiritual Force to detect dangers in advance. However, now, a detection distance of only 500 meters is just a short distance away for Star Level powerhouse.
It's not even a safe distance for training or adventure, let alone for combat.
"We've been falling for over ten minutes and can't detect where the land is in this world at all. The fog is also blocking my Spiritual Force, so I can only detect things up to about a kilometer away. Everyone, stay alert," Zhang Junbao said. He was trying to probe what was behind the fog, but the fog in this secret realm was special; even with Star Level eyesight, the visibility was only about a hundred meters.
"My detector was taken from the Yunmo Star Ship, and it leaves no stone unturned within a 20,000-meter diameter range! Even World Lord cannot escape its detection, let alone a foolish beast. Although there is mist here, it cannot escape my detection!" Babata said proudly.
Although the effects of his Spiritual Force were limited, the technological products he possessed were surprisingly effective.
"The people from the Virtual Universe Company who guided us in said that this secret realm has become Lost Secret Realm, which proves that there are definitely a lot of dangerous factors here that could mislead our judgment, and this fog should be one of them."
"There's a real danger of being attacked from the fog, so we'll each take a turn and keep an eye on each other!" Hong said, the fog making him uneasy.
The four individuals have different levels of mental cultivation, but that's not necessarily a bad thing. By assessing their different levels of understanding of the surrounding environment, they can estimate the degree of danger.
His current unease proves that what's in the fog poses a threat to him, while Zhang Junbao's lack of awareness of the danger indicates that it's not yet a threat.
"Something's coming, about 15 kilometers away, and it's moving very fast!"
While the four were still in mid-air, Babata suddenly detected something amiss and issued a warning.
While Babata can issue timely warnings over a range of several kilometers, for Star Level object, it takes more than a few seconds.
" Junbao, be careful! A ferocious beast is less than 10,000 meters away!" Babata suddenly exclaimed.
The distance of ten thousand meters was covered in an instant. A silent attack came from the mist. Zhang Junbao blocked it with his sword, only to see a huge sharp horn, like a giant cannon, blasting towards Zhang Junbao.
In the ensuing close combat, Zhang Junbao finally saw the creature that had ambushed him clearly. It was a ferocious beast with six pairs of semi-transparent wings and six pairs of legs, resembling a giant insect.
It used the giant horn on that ferocious head to attack Zhang Junbao, which resembled a sharp sword piercing the sky.
Seeing that its attack had been blocked by Zhang Junbao, the ferocious beast immediately retreated and disappeared into the mist once more.
"It touches and then leaves; this ferocious beast is extremely cunning, and its attack is equivalent to about the Stellar Level Six! Babata, do you recognize this beast?" Zhang Junbao asked.
"This is a rare Biduoli Mosquito. It usually coexists with some special plant life, utilizing the environment created by the plant life and surviving by sucking the bodily fluids of living organisms," Babata's voice echoed in the minds of the four.
"Damn it, this Biduoli Mosquito has evolved a special camouflage structure to avoid being detected. We almost got fooled." Babata had just said he was in charge of guarding the area, and he almost got proven wrong in the blink of an eye.
"That thing is a mosquito, a mosquito that's over ten meters long!" Thunder God exclaimed.
"This is a cosmic beast. Don't underestimate it. It has mouthparts hidden under its sharp horn. Its attack speed is extremely fast. Even the defensive power of the Star Level beast, the Single-Horned Iron Rhino, cannot stop its mouthparts."
More importantly, these ferocious beasts live in groups! Babata exclaimed.
"What, living in groups?"
Although a single Biduoli Mosquito cannot harm them, if hundreds of thousands of ferocious beasts attack in swarms, Star Level Ninth Stage would have to run away.
After all, the number of creatures associated with mosquitoes is terrifying.
"Hurry up, get down there! That was probably just a scout; the main force is behind us!" Zhang Junbao said.
Even he felt a sense of danger creeping into his heart.
The four stopped controlling their speed and plummeted downwards. However, the surrounding mist restricted their vision, preventing them from reaching their maximum speed, and the distance Biduoli Mosquito was slowly shrinking.
Boom boom boom boom
The four landed on a huge tree trunk, and then they heard a huge roar behind them, like a bomber attacking.
"They're here!"
Zhang Junbao issued a warning, and at the same time, he took out the curved Arc Blade Disc, Arc Blade Disc quickly disintegrated into 36 Half Moon- shaped blades that surrounded his body.
Luo Feng also unleashed his Sky-Escaping Shuttle, sending countless golden fish, brimming with murderous intent, hurtling towards the Biduoli Mosquito behind him.
Hong and Thunder God, armed with weapons, dealt with the remaining fugitives.
They won a lot of money in the Decisive Battle Space battle in the Killing Field, and with the Giant Axe Warrior reward they received in advance, they upgraded all their equipment.
At this moment, both of them were wearing Tier 3 Force Battle Suit, and the weapons in their hands had also been changed to Third Order.
As for the more powerful Fourth Order weapons, although they could afford them, with their current strength, Third Order weapons were more than enough. Fourth Order weapons couldn't be driven, and their effects were actually inferior to Third Order weapons.
Weapons are not necessarily better the stronger they are. Their current strength is simply not enough to wield weapons that are too powerful. Fighting based solely on the form of the weapon itself is like using a sword as a fire poker.
Biduoli Mosquito swarmed in, Zhang Junbao finally figured out their numbers.
"There are 13,059 of these Biduoli Mosquito. Kill them and leave quickly. The dangers in the fog are unknown, and fighting may bring more dangers. We must finish this quickly!" Zhang Junbao shouted and took the lead in charging forward.
The ferocious Biduoli Mosquito swarmed around, attempting to overwhelm Zhang Junbao and his companions with their sheer numbers—a tactic they frequently employed. Even a beast as Single-Horned Iron Rhino, renowned for its defensive prowess, could only helplessly succumb to their combined attack.
Unfortunately, they are now facing four geniuses who have emerged from the Giant Axe Arena, completely miscalculating their strategy.
Whether it's Zhang Junbao or Luo Feng, as Spirit Reader, they are least afraid of this kind of group battle.
Hong and Thunder God, possessing their own domains, were equally unafraid of threats. A group of ferocious beasts, comparable in strength to sixth or seventh-tier Star Level beasts, were swiftly annihilated by the four even more ferocious individuals, as if they were cutting melons and vegetables.
Biduoli Mosquito are equivalent to more than 10,000 Star Level powerhouses, but all four of them are powerhouses who have fought their way out of the Killing Field and the Giant Axe Arena. Even when facing opponents ten thousand times their size, they are not afraid at all.
With their combined domains expanded, everything was under their control.
Those below the Star Level Ninth Stage cannot pose a threat to them.
"Pfft!"
The Arc Blade Disc shot out from the last Biduoli Mosquito, splitting it in two, and the swarm of ferocious beasts was finally wiped out.
Countless corpses piled up, severed limbs and broken arms stacked like mountains; for the other ferocious beasts in this secret realm, this was a delicious dinner.
"Let's get out of here!"
The four were not flying, but walking along the huge tree trunk.
Not long after they left, they saw a group of tiny, unidentified ferocious beasts with huge wedge-shaped mouthparts on their heads. Although each one was only the size of a small dog, their terrifying number definitely exceeded 100,000, and in an instant they surrounded all the corpses of the Biduoli Mosquito.
"What kind of ferocious beast is that? It's terrifying! A Biduoli Mosquito was devoured, bone and all, in just a few seconds." Thunder God glanced back and was immediately terrified, his feet moving even faster as he fled for his life.
"Those are Universe Giant Mandible Ant, similar to army ants on Earth, but even more terrifying. Each of them is only around the Planetary Level Fifth Stage, but when they sweep through in swarms, even ferocious beasts at the Star Level Ninth Stage have to give way."
Legend has it that on some inhabited planets, there have been tragic incidents of Universe Giant Mandible Ant devouring entire planets, turning them into deserts, leaving almost nothing growing where they go.
"There must be ferocious beasts in this secret realm that can restrain them, otherwise it wouldn't be so intact," Babata explained.
They had only been in the Lost Secret Realm for a dozen minutes when they encountered two terrifying cosmic beasts.
In such a secret realm, even an ordinary Star Level expert would likely not survive more than a few minutes.
"No wonder Virtual Universe Company uses this place as a secret training ground for life-or-death trials. Not to mention that Universe Level Illusion Demon Tree that's nowhere to be found, even these ferocious beasts alone are enough to kill many trainees."
Hong sighed.
"The dangers of the universe are indeed far greater than those of Earth. We should hurry and find the Illusion Demon Tree; perhaps the mist here is released by it?" Zhang Junbao said.
"It's very possible that the Illusion Demon Tree is an extremely rare plant life form in the universe, but unlike the Cloud-Touching Vine which can follow its master wherever it goes, once the Illusion Demon Tree takes root, it rarely leaves its growing place," Babata said.
Babata had followed Hu Yanbo through thousands of epochs of adventures in the universe, and his experience was naturally far beyond what Zhang Junbao and the others could match.
With its guidance, they are able to quickly identify the dangerous factors in the secret realm.
"However, as far as I know, the Illusion Demon Tree is enormous, likely covering the entire secret realm. Finding its true form within this mist will not be easy."
Babata said.
"Covering the entire secret realm? Could it be that the giant tree trunk beneath our feet is the trunk of the Illusion Demon Tree?" Luo Feng asked in surprise.
Even the Universe Level Golden Horned Beast is only a few thousand meters tall, yet the Illusion Demon Tree can cover the entire secret realm, which is truly astonishing.
" The Illusion Demon Tree will spread out numerous branches, forming a maze that disorients those who walk within it. Moreover, it can create incredibly realistic illusions within the maze, combining the real and the illusory to completely ensnare other powerful individuals."
If it were merely an illusion, the Illusion Demon Tree, though Universe Level, wouldn't be sufficient to create a secret realm. Its most terrifying aspect is its ability to unearth life's deepest desires and fears, then recreate them within the illusion, making it impossible to distinguish reality from illusion!
Babata's explanation made Zhang Junbao and his companions even more cautious. They knew that the Illusion Demon Tree, which combined the real and the illusory, was a deadly presence for martial artists with low mental cultivation.
In battles between the strongest beings in the universe, it's not simply a matter of who has the stronger attack or defense. Life forms in the universe are diverse, and all sorts of bizarre and unpredictable methods are constantly emerging.