Deep into the Secret Realm!

As the demons passed through that spatial barrier, the world instantly turned upside down.

The moment his feet touched the ground, the Lord Rat's small eyes narrowed into slits.

The sky was a grayish-blue, devoid of sun, moon, and stars, with only a few pale streaks of light drifting high above, emitting a faint halo.

The air was filled with an ancient, Decay smell; after countless years of wear and tear, this secret realm was already on the verge of collapse.

The Lord Rat habitually extends its Divine Sense to explore its surroundings.

But then a sudden thought struck my mind.

His Divine Sense had barely left his body by a hundred feet when it was blocked by the surrounding mist, making it impossible for him to advance even an inch further. He tried to leap up, but a heavy pressure suddenly arose in the void, forcibly pressing him back to the ground.

"No air movement, plus a divine-locking restriction."

The Lord Rat transmitted its voice to the demons behind it. "Keep your eyes peeled. Divine Sense can't reach far; rely entirely on your eyes and ears."

"Be careful, everyone. Don't jump around recklessly, and don't trigger the formation here."

All the demons nodded slightly. The ten great Demonization ten gray shadows and, using the rocks and withered trees as cover, cautiously advanced forward.

This secret realm is not large.

It was surrounded by a ring of towering black mountains, steep and barren, with a huge, sunken basin at the center of the mountain range.

In the center of the basin, there is a cluster of palaces.

Over the years, most of the palaces have collapsed into ruins, their blue bricks and tiles covered in dust.

Two miles ahead, the cultivator surnamed Wang and his Junior Sister Lin were cautiously approaching the outer gate of the hall.

"Senior Brother Wang, why is this place so eerily quiet, with not a single living creature in sight?" Junior Sister Lin, holding a light blue flying sword, looked around warily.

"The cave abode of an High Antiquity cultivator, after tens of thousands of years, has long since become extinct."

"Furthermore, the Spiritual Qi here is scarce. This secret realm is probably on the verge of collapse. We need to speed things up."

The cultivator surnamed Wang held the bronze array plate in one hand and several high-level talismans in the other, occasionally offering reminders:

"Junior sister, please be careful. The remaining map indicates that the outer palaces are guarded by puppets."

"Junior sister, you'll have to be careful later."

Before they finished speaking, the bluestone slab beneath their feet suddenly sank.

Behind the crumbling stone pillars on both sides, the clattering of mechanisms echoed, and twelve bronze warriors, each over ten feet tall, burst forth from the ground, wielding long spears, their eye sockets glowing with eerie green light.

These puppets, weathered by time and covered in rust, still move with remarkable speed.

The long spear was brandished, slicing through the air with a piercing sound, aimed directly at the two men's vitals.

"They're just some low-grade second-tier inanimate objects, Junior Sister, don't panic." The cultivator surnamed Wang sneered, and the array plate in his hand shone brightly, transforming into a green light shield in front of him.

With a sharp cry, Junior Sister Lin's azure flying sword transformed into a water python, tightly coiling around the two bronze-armored warriors, attempting to strangle them.

The Sword Qi surged and slashed at the armored warrior's joints, sending sparks flying.

On the high slope behind, the Lord Rat lay behind a boulder, watching the spectacle with great interest.

"These Human Race brats have a good foundation," Shi Pan commented in a low voice.

"It's just that the Law Artifact is good."

Lei Bao scoffed. "If I went up there, I could smash them all with a single slap. Why bother with all this trouble? Lord Rat, when are we going to make our move?"

What's the rush?

The Lord Rat tugged at his whiskers. "This palace in the basin is just an appetizer."

"The Wind Dao Heaven and Earth Qi would never be placed in such an obvious place. Let them clear the way ahead, and we can save our energy."

The battle within the basin lasted for half an hour.

The cultivator surnamed Wang used a variety of methods, and although the bronze armor was sturdy, it was ultimately no match for the power of the Law Treasure, and the warriors were successively dismantled into scrap metal.

The two advanced, breaking through three broken killing formations, and finally entered the core hall.

The main hall was empty except for a jade coffin placed in the very center.

The cultivator surnamed Wang stepped forward and pushed open the coffin lid. Inside, there were no corpses, only three dusty magical Law Artifact and a few Jade Slip.

Overjoyed, he put everything into his Storage Bag.

"Senior brother, that's all?"

Junior Sister Lin was somewhat disappointed, "What happened to the promised Wind Dao Heaven and Earth Qi?"

"The remaining icon indicates that the vital Heaven and Earth Qi resides in the ' Gale Gorge ' in the southern part of the secret realm."

The cultivator surnamed Wang put away the array plate and pointed to the gap in the black mountain range to the south. "That's the core of this secret realm."

"Let's go, while the spiritual energy of the array plate hasn't dissipated, let's press on with it."

After a brief moment of rest and consuming several pills to restore their Law Power, the two set off south without stopping.

"Keep up." The Lord Rat waved its paw.

The ten powerful demons followed closely, maintaining a distance of about two miles at all times, slowly trailing behind...

The further south you go, the stronger the wind blows.

At first, it was just a gentle breeze, but as we approached the gap in the mountain range, the wind became extremely violent, with gales surging.

The pebbles on the ground were swept into the air, colliding with each other and making a teeth-grinding scraping sound.

At the entrance to the canyon stands a broken stone tablet with the words "Gale" written on it.

The cultivator surnamed Wang erected a spiritual energy shield to keep the sandstorm out, and Junior Sister Lin followed closely behind, the two of them stepping into the canyon one after the other.

Inside the canyon, the light was even dimmer.

The rock walls on both sides were riddled with holes and covered with ravines of varying depths, cut by the wind blades.

"There's something strange about this wind."

The cultivator surnamed Wang stopped in his tracks, his expression grave. The wind blades striking the spiritual energy shield contained a sinister, corrosive power, and the shield's light was dimming at a visible speed.

Just then, a piercing shriek came from the depths of the canyon.

The sound was neither that of birds nor beasts, extremely sharp, and pierced straight through the eardrums.

"What is that?" Junior Sister Lin's expression changed, her light blue flying sword hovering above her head, constantly alerting her surroundings...

In the dim, windswept sand, pairs of scarlet eyes shone brightly.

Dozens of dark figures, propelled by the wind, pounced out from the holes in the rock wall.

The cultivator surnamed Wang took a closer look and gasped.

Those monsters had bat-like heads with protruding fangs, but their bodies were as strong as apes, with wings on their backs and scythe-like claws at the ends of their arms.

Half-human, Half-Demon, utterly malevolent!

"It's Hurricane Demon!" the cultivator surnamed Wang exclaimed in horror. "This secret realm has been sealed for ten thousand years, how could it have given birth to such an evil creature!"

The Hurricane Demon moved with astonishing speed, riding the wind. The monster at the very front flapped its wings and appeared in front of Junior Sister Lin, its sharp claws slashing down fiercely.

"Clang!" The flying sword was met with an attack, but was deflected by the monster's claw.

Junior Sister Lin staggered backward, her face deathly pale.

"Junior sister, step back!"

The cultivator surnamed Wang roared and threw out four array flags to protect the two people in the center.

The Hurricane Demon did not retreat; instead, they gathered in greater numbers. Over a hundred monsters circled outside the formation, shrieking and tearing at the formation's light barrier with their sharp claws.

rear.

The Lord Rat stopped in its tracks, its small eyes gleaming.

"The opportunity has arrived." He licked his lips. "There are quite a few of these bat monsters; those Human Race won't last long."

"Lord Rat, how do we fight?" Lei Nu clenched his fists, his knuckles cracking.

"The usual."

The Lord Rat pointed ahead. "Shi Mo, Shi Pan, you two are tough and resilient, go and hold off those Hurricane Demon."

"Lei Nu, Lei Zhen, the four leaders of your Lightning Bear Line, take advantage of the moment the formation breaks and kill that man."

"As for that woman..."

The Lord Rat looked at Shuang Yu: "I'm leaving it to you. Don't make too much of a commotion."

The demons obeyed and silently dispersed.

Like a giant net, it encircles the depths of the canyon.