As time passed, all the forces present knew that if they continued in this dull stalemate, there would be no good results.

If it attracts more forces and they all want to get a piece of the pie, then the gain will outweigh the loss.

So, several human kingdoms secretly contacted each other, and after some discussion, they said to the elves, "How about this? Do you think it's feasible? This secret realm is now within the territory of the Kingdom of Charlemagne."

"Let's each take a step back. Each faction will only send one person into the secret realm. Once inside, everything will depend on their own abilities. Elf Elder, what do you think of this proposal?"

After hearing this, the elf elder fell into deep thought.

He knew that if the stalemate continued, the uncertainty would be too great, and no one could predict what would happen next. After much deliberation, he finally agreed to the proposal.

Afterwards, both sides began to intensively select candidates to enter the secret realm.

After both parties finished their selection, the elf elder took out an ancient stone tablet, gathered magic power in his hands, slowly injected it into it, and then threw it hard towards the entrance of the secret realm.

The moment the stone tablet fell to the ground, complex magic circles appeared out of thin air, emitting a mysterious and brilliant light.

Immediately afterwards, a door emitting a soft glow appeared before everyone. Without hesitation, the chosen ones stepped straight through the door.

Eric and Shuang Ning were still hidden above the clouds, watching the people below enter the secret realm without hesitation. They thought to themselves, "They're not afraid of the dangers lurking inside, yet they just go straight in."

However, while secretly complaining, Eric brought Frost Condensation and prepared to enter after covering the two people's figures with the power of the knight.

Although Frost Ning's current strength is only that of a sky mage, in the form of a dragon knight, with the blessing of Eric's power, he is able to fight against the two legendary knights, and can even be evenly matched.

Immediately afterwards, Eric and Shuang Ning flashed and entered the secret realm in an instant under the astonished gazes of all the forces.

This sudden action made everyone present look at each other in confusion, and they were all a little at a loss for a moment.

At this moment, the elven elder was the first to break the silence, frowning and asking, "Who was that legendary knight just now? Does anyone here know him?"

Everyone looked at each other, all with confused expressions, and no one could give an answer.

After all, Eric had obviously used the power of the knight to cleverly conceal his figure, and those who did not possess legendary strength could not see the face of the person who came at all.

After entering the secret realm, Eric, relying on his keen perception, led Frost Condensation straight to the place where the magic fluctuations were the strongest. The magic in this small secret realm was astonishingly rich, several times higher than that of the magic capital in the middle realm, which was famous for its magic.

Eric thought about it and decided to use the space crack to teleport directly there to save time. He quickly cast a space magic, and a dark space crack opened in front of him.

However, when he carefully explored it, he found that the space inside the crack was extremely unstable, as if it would collapse at any time.

If Eric were alone, he might be able to get in with his own strong strength.

But at this moment he still had Shuang Ning with him... After weighing the pros and cons, he had no choice but to give up the idea and continue his journey in the secret realm with Shuang Ning.

An hour later, Eric and Shuang Ning stood side by side in front of a towering palace.

The entire building glows with a soft, white sheen. Exquisite reliefs of elves appear lifelike on the columns and eaves. They stretch out their transparent wings as thin as cicada wings, and a mysterious and elegant aura flows between their eyebrows, as if silently telling of the glory and nobility of the past.

The moment he entered the hall, a chill, tinged with a stale atmosphere, washed over him. Eric took out his magic lamp and slowly walked forward. In the flickering flames, dozens of stone statues suddenly came into view.

These stone statues have different postures. Some are holding pens to write, some are leaning over to check documents, and there are even elves who keep their hands raised to signal.

The elves' lifelike faces are frozen with expressions of astonishment, confusion or concentration, as if time suddenly stopped at a certain moment, permanently sealing the entire busy office scene.

An eerie silence filled the air, with only the sound of their footsteps echoing in the empty hall.

The moment they stepped into the hall, the magic and knight power around Eric and Shuang Ning suddenly began to operate - that was an instinctive reaction when encountering a powerful creature.

Following their instincts, they passed through the gray corridor, pushed open the rusty carved iron gate, and a dreamlike garden suddenly unfolded.

Under the crystal archway wrapped with vines, the silver moon flowers sway gently in the night breeze, their petals reflecting the faint blue light, shrouding the entire garden in a mysterious halo.

Beside the white jade fountain in the center of the garden stood a woman dressed in elaborate and gorgeous clothes.

Dark vine patterns embroidered with gold threads cling to the deep purple robe studded with star diamonds - this is the standard dress worn by the royal family of the Elf Empire thousands of years ago, and every wrinkle carries the weight of time.

Eric's pupils suddenly contracted. The magic power flowing from her body was like a surging undercurrent, carrying an ancient and majestic aura, which made his sword-holding hand tremble slightly.

"A petrified body can still release such tremendous magical power..."

Shuang Ning lowered her voice, her fingertips unconsciously rubbing, "In her prime, she could probably make the entire continent tremble."

Eric stared at the woman's frozen profile. The moonlight outlined the diamond-shaped royal mark between her eyebrows, and the dark blue magic patterns on the surface of the stone statue flickered rhythmically.

Eric was filled with fear. He couldn't imagine what kind of terrifying power could turn this powerful elven royal into a stone statue in an instant.

He carefully walked around the stone statue, and then continued to explore deeper into the secret realm with Frost Condensation.

As the doors of room after room were slowly opened, the dazzling array of items inside appeared before Eric and Shuang Ning one by one.

Eric remembered Martin's previous instructions and took out the high-level space ring without hesitation. He put everything he could see and that could be moved into the ring.

Wherever they passed, it was like a swarm of locusts, leaving nothing behind. It was even so exaggerated that they almost pried off the floor tiles and took them away.

After filling ten high-level space rings in succession, Eric and Shuang Ning looked around carefully and confirmed that there were no more valuable items before turning around and leaving.

When they passed the garden again, suddenly, a clear yet majestic voice sounded in Eric's ears without warning.