Under the shimmering sky, as the jellyfish gradually drifted away, the entire space began to darken.

Qin Xiao looked at the sea above his head. "Has the wind and waves gotten bigger now?"

Ilya and Slovich both looked up.

At this moment, the once calm sea began to surge, with waves rolling back and forth.

"Perhaps it's the tide?"

Qin Xiao was a little curious. Could it be that there were celestial bodies behind this ocean that were attracting this secret realm to move?

Although he wanted to cross the ocean to see it, Qin Xiao suppressed this dangerous idea.

We know far too little about this ocean; that's not right.

"Forget it, let's find a place to rest. It looks like we won't be able to find an exit today."

Tomorrow I'll try following the jellyfish; maybe it'll be easier in areas with light.

As Qin Xiao spoke, he descended towards a rugged, rocky mountain.

Although the mountaintop is not large, it is still manageable to provide a foothold, and it is also far enough from the sea.

Using local materials, they built a stone house where Qin Xiao and the others began to rest.

Meanwhile, on the other side of this world, a wave was growing ever stronger.

Countless strange beasts surged beneath the waves, pushing them ever higher!

Later, massive waves hundreds or even thousands of meters high leaped out of the sea, and a large number of strange beasts walked on the waves.

Wherever the wave passed, everything in its path was attacked. Faced with this terrifying disaster, even the contestants who had entered could only flee in panic.

Because in addition to the giant waves that are thousands of meters high, there are also hundreds of thousands, even millions of bloodthirsty beasts mixed in with them!

Like a steel brush sweeping the world from top to bottom, it washes away dirt as it hits the water.

Beasts attack living creatures, and they are also killing each other.

Biting, tearing, devouring, crimson blood stains the waves, but more and more strange beasts join in, and even stronger beasts are born.

The crimson tide engulfed everything.

This is the tide of blood!

Behind this tide, a large amount of blood-red factors began to be extracted by an unknown force and drifted towards the altar in the starry sky.

However, these crimson factors seemed to be of insufficient quality, and the spike-like crimson crystal did not undergo much change.

It's as if these blood-red factors are food that's long been eaten to excess, and has lost its deliciousness.

On a vast wasteland, Qin Wendao dropped the stone in his hand, stood up, and looked at the distant waves.

"Oh my, this is truly an extraordinary method. Is this a selection and cleansing of the weak?"

Although he was surprised, he was not flustered at all. He looked at the tide, then sat back down and finished the food he had baked.

It threw down the last bit of bone and then headed away into the distance, disappearing in a moment.

Unlike spatial abilities, it simply vanished into thin air.

Under this expanse of water and sky, more and more contestants noticed the anomaly. After all, they were all elites of humanity, and even if they were weak, it was only relative.

Such a commotion is hard to miss.

Some were calm, some were desperate, some were excited...

Qin Xiao was fast asleep in the stone house, while the beasts on the roof took turns guarding him.

Looking at the commotion in the distance, Jingjing looked up, while Ilya shook her head.

"Don't worry, we'll talk about it after Master wakes up."

Jingjing nodded, then snuggled back into Ilya's chest, lazily lying on top of her.

A few hours later, Qin Xiao opened his eyes, still somewhat unsatisfied.

Outside, the sky was still pitch black, with only a few scattered, unknown lights illuminating the world.

Qin Xiao didn't know how long it would take for the Water Gate Sun to complete one cycle, and he was too lazy to pay attention to day or night. He figured he'd just get up when he'd had enough sleep.

Slovich entered the room. "Master, you're awake."

Qin Xiao nodded. "Is there anything wrong?"

Slovic shook his head, then nodded.

"There is no information related to us at the moment, but a major event has occurred in the secret realm."

There's a strange tidal phenomenon, carrying a large number of strange beasts that are surging towards this area.

Qin Xiao frowned. "What caused this? Can they catch up with us?"

Slovic shook his head. "I don't know the reason yet, but if we proceed normally, they shouldn't be able to catch up with us in a short time."

Qin Xiao pursed his lips, "Forget it then, let's ignore it for now and continue with the plan to find an exit, while also hunting down other contestants."

This world is so big, I don't know when I'll be able to find it. I've only encountered one contestant since yesterday, this is so troublesome.

Qin Xiao's plan was crude: since there was no intelligence, he would do the thing that could never go wrong.

Regardless of anything else, all you need to do is secure the exit and then eliminate your competitors.

To survive and win the championship, these two things are absolutely essential.

As for Bu Feifei, Qin Xiao had no hope for her. There had been no news of her since, and who knew if she was dead or had some other plans.

Having made up their minds, Qin Xiao and his group quickly packed up and headed off in the opposite direction of the tide.

As it swam, it occasionally let out a hiss.

The scene was incredibly fantastical: there was no moon high in the sky, only a vast ocean, and a giant whale was swimming in the air, not in the sea.

Another half day passed, and a faint light began to appear in the distance, making it seem as if the jellyfish had circled around and returned.

Below, on the ground, Qin Xiao watched with great interest.

It was covered with patches of pale blue solid ice, with protruding ice spikes and jagged, bony surfaces.

Amidst the icy snow, Mu Yueming and Qin Xiao gazed at each other from afar.

Beneath the other's feet, a frozen, mangled human body was dissipating.

Droplets of blood-red light separated and transformed into specks of light that plunged into the sea.

Qin Xiao looked on thoughtfully, his curiosity about Haide growing stronger.

However, the immediate priority is to resolve the problem at hand, as the enemy has already charged forward.

"Yoyo, it's all yours now!"

Yoyo is the master of ice-type attacks, so it's more appropriate for her to deal with it and also to check the other party's quality.

Pale blue and dark blue ice continuously formed, fought against, broke down, and dissipated.

Above the other person's head, two ice butterflies, resembling hairpins, kept fluttering their wings.

Qin Xiao sat on Jingjing's head and asked, "So, what was your reason for attacking me?"

Mu Yueming spoke, his voice cold and clear.

"Clear all targets! Better to kill the innocent than let the guilty go free!"

Qin Xiao scratched his head, somewhat embarrassed, as he couldn't determine the other party's stance.

Tsk, forget it, just kill him.

Anyway, as Brother Li Yu said, these people all have their own ulterior motives.

This statement makes a lot of sense: better to kill the innocent than let the guilty go free.

"Hey, stop playing around, kill her!"

Mu Yueming's eyes narrowed, and she retreated warily, generating a strong storm around her to protect herself.

With a long cry, the single horn on its forehead emitted a dark black light!

As the light spread, everything around them came to a standstill.

The power of the Ice Soul Profound Netherworld—an invisible, slightly dark ice—freezes everything, even space itself...

Mu Yueming was somewhat shocked. The storm around her slowly resisted, but no matter how much she increased the output of her beast taming, it was still a threat.

The ice storm gradually stopped spinning until it came to a complete stop.

Her fingers, arms, feet, body, all the way down to her brain.

Beneath the slightly black ice, everything came to a standstill.

Click!

Within a radius of dozens of miles, everything that had been still shattered instantly into dust...