While Qin Xiao was destroying the underground city of Japan, tens of thousands of kilometers away, in a strange stronghold...

William Crowell, who had attacked Qin Xiao earlier, was walking around.

Inside the enormous cave, numerous isolation formations were set up, along with some strange and unusual decorations.

"Miss Lily, is this the place where the Pale Lady descended?"

Crowell looked serious; in a place like this, they had no right to joke or relax.

Liliaris had a pair of jet-black wings fluttering behind her, and a dark red halo above her head.

"I don't know, there are too many outposts, we still need to investigate."

Her three-colored, tight-fitting uniform gave her a seductive air, but the halo and wings added a touch of divine solemnity.

"These cultists are impossible to kill completely; my hands are starting to hurt."

A clear, childlike voice rang out, accompanied by a woman dressed in a Lolita dress and covered in dense thorns.

These thorns roam the body, burrowing into flesh and growing back.

"Hey, blondie, didn't you go ambush that Qin guy? How did it go?"

As she spoke, Isalia Bush turned her head, crossed her arms, and looked at Crowell with curiosity.

Crowell's blond hair swayed slightly as he remained silent, then smiled faintly.

"Your Excellency Qin is a very formidable opponent. If possible, I would rather not encounter him again."

Bu Xing's eyes widened.

"Huh? You're scared?"

William's expression was somewhat unpleasant, and his smile was a little stiff. "Humility is an excellent quality of a knight."

Bu Xing rolled his eyes. "Fear is fear, but bravery is also a quality of a knight, little golden retriever."

Bu Xing clasped his hands together, the knuckles striking each other with a loud thud.

"Bu Xing really wants to fight him. I'm going to use my treasure to strangle him and then drain every drop of his blood!"

As he spoke, Bu Xing licked his lips, his expression excited.

William glanced at her, shook his head, offering neither dissuasion nor encouragement.

Lily, who was walking ahead, didn't turn around, but simply said softly, "Don't forget our purpose. Fighting is secondary; the Pope's mission is the most important!"

"Sister Lily, I will definitely complete the Pope's mission! I will help you become the next Pope!"

Bu Xing stepped forward and said in a somewhat ingratiating tone.

Lily smiled contentedly, preparing to reach out and pat the other's head, but seeing the dense thorns, she silently withdrew her hand.

"I trust Buxing! Let's speed things up, clean it up, and get to the next outpost."

"We don't know how long our intelligence network will last. Our outposts are losing contact one after another; they'll be discovered soon."

...

In the secret realm, a mere few hundred people represent the demands of the entire world; nominally, everyone is there for the championship.

In reality, some simply wanted to win the championship, some wanted to become famous by stepping on others, and some had ulterior motives.

But they all ultimately had only one goal: to either wipe out everyone else or hide and survive until the very end.

On Qin Xiao and Mu Yueming's side, a lifelike ice sculpture stood before them.

"Which country is this person a competitor from?"

Qin Xiao asked curiously, not because the other party was too strong, but rather because they were too weak, so weak that even the person was curious.

Mu Yueming glanced at it and said, "It should be that small country. A diamond-level youth is probably the only one in the country."

Qin Xiao shook his head. "People die for money, birds die for food."

This World Youth Championship is a complete conspiracy.

This continuously undermines the potential, future, and hopes of small and medium-sized countries, while major powers vie for interests with their own hidden agendas.

In some countries, there are only a handful of young diamond-level talents, and then every four years they have to pick three to be sent to their deaths...

Qin Xiao returned to Youyou's back, no longer paying attention to the ice sculpture below.

Once you're here, be prepared to die; no one is innocent.

"Seriously, this secret realm is huge! We've been wandering around for ages and only found one person."

Qin Xiao was somewhat helpless. At this rate, it would take forever to kill all three hundred-plus people.

Moreover, the further you go, the fewer people there will be, making them even harder to find and kill.

"Don't worry, we're anxious, but there are people even more anxious than us. Have you forgotten about the Pale Church and the Crimson Mist?"

Mu Yueming, however, was not worried at all.

After all, these two cult factions are definitely going to take over the secret realm. The other side is going to summon an evil god, and it's uncertain how long the Pale Lady's veil can last.

There will definitely be measures and actions to be taken.

Actually, Qin Xiao and the others could simply hide and wait until most of the others were dead before attacking the boss.

The reason Qin Xiao is in such a hurry is simply because he wants to speed things up; he doesn't feel at ease just sitting around waiting.

"Let's hope so... I hope they don't come after us from the start."

Bu Feifei sat down beside him. "It's hard to say, Master."

Qin Xiao was taken aback. "What do you mean?"

Bu Feifei was also somewhat speechless, "These Crimson Mist operatives are from the Blood Spirit Society; this time, they've mobilized their entire force..."

Well, a single sentence is worth a thousand words, and Qin Xiao immediately understood what Bu Feifei meant.

The Blood Spirit Society has a very deep-seated feud with the other side.

Ilya stood to the side, her expression indifferent, with even electric snakes emerging from her body.

She will never forget those three words.

The blood feud with the tribe weighed heavily on Ilya's mind; she would never be able to let go of it until the Blood Spirit Society was destroyed.

Are all these people in the secret realm right now?

Bu Feifei nodded. "As far as I know, that's how it is. I came in before, but I forgot about it when I left. Now I've remembered it again."

"Do you still remember where the base is?"

Bu Feifei shook her head. "I can't find it. It's covered by a divine artifact. My task is to harvest the contestants. The strongholds and rituals are not my responsibility."

"Forget it, let's take our time looking. When they come knocking on our door, we'll settle things once and for all."

As Qin Xiao spoke, he climbed onto Ilya's back and touched her cheeks and ears.

“Baby, I haven’t forgotten your grudge. Let’s work together to destroy this damn Blood Spirit Society.”

Ilya tilted her head and held Qin Xiao's hand between her fingers, her expression softening slightly.

She didn't have any complaints about Qin Xiao, after all, he wasn't strong enough before, and he couldn't find the Blood Spirit Society's headquarters.

But now that the other party has come forward, let's settle things once and for all, just as the master said.

Youyou's patrol continued, and it even arrogantly let out cries from time to time, which could be heard far away.

Throughout the entire secret realm, among all the forces, perhaps only Qin Xiao and his group are this arrogant.

While they were searching for their target, another group was also looking for them.

A group of over a hundred people, divided into three teams, supported each other from all sides, and continued to advance forward.

The leader sat atop a giant wolf-shaped beast, surrounded by hundreds of wolves howling in a vast, orderly procession.

He wore heavy red eyeshadow, and his eyes were blood red as well.

He was biting his finger as if he was thinking about something.

Boom!

Lost in thought, he bit off a section of his finger and swallowed it.

The severed finger bled profusely, but a new finger quickly grew back.