"By the way, did you meet Zhang Hong in the secret realm? He suddenly became different from before." Zhou Zhi frowned. The aura emanating from Zhang Hong before made Zhou Zhi feel a little frightened.

You know, Zhou Zhi's level is one level higher than Zhang Hong's. Theoretically, this situation should not occur.

"He has been possessed by an ancient will. The current Zhang Hong is no longer the ordinary person he was before!" Xu Feng said with a serious expression.

Zhou Zhi's expression changed: "Possessed by the ancient will?"

This kind of thing has happened before, and every time it happens it is a big trouble. Moreover, with the strength of Songtao City Defense Office, there is no way to deal with this matter, and it must be reported to the headquarters.

"He was possessed by an ancient will called the Desert Lord. In that secret world, the Desert Lord is one of the Nine Pillar Gods and should be considered the top existence in that world!" Xu Feng nodded.

"You mean, there are eight more people like him?" Zhou Zhi opened his eyes wide and an incredible look appeared on his face.

When Zhang Hong came out of the secret realm just now, although he was only at the peak of level two, he looked at all the people in their City Defense Office with obvious contempt in his eyes, as if he was looking at a group of ants.

Recalling that look, Zhou Zhi immediately believed what Xu Feng said. When he thought that there were eight more of this ancient consciousness, Zhou Zhi suddenly felt troubled.

"Don't worry, I have already eliminated the other eight..." Xu Feng smiled and said, "These ancient wills have been sealed for a long time, and without a host, their strength is not strong! Zhang Hong's body is just right for the Desert Lord's will to take over, and the world opposite is in a desert, which is completely the opponent's home court. I am no match for him!"

Zhou Zhi nodded and said, "I will report this matter to the headquarters and let them worry about it. When you go back, you will learn about the information about the Desert Lord and write a report!"

"Uncle Zhou, I want to explore this secret realm again and gain some Apostle Experience!" Xu Feng said in a low voice as he took a look at the secret realm door that had stabilized.

Zhou Zhi frowned slightly: "There is no suitable team member now, if it's just you..."

"Uncle Zhou, I have killed the top BOSSes inside, and the remaining one has also fled here. There is no creature in the secret realm that can threaten me!" Xu Feng laughed softly, "It's just a simple dungeon, and there are only so many level 2 dungeons in Songtao City. I want to upgrade to level 3 quickly so that I can go to the secret realm of the Dry Bone Temple with you guys to see it!"

"You kid..." Zhou Zhi shook his head helplessly. After weighing the pros and cons in his mind, he nodded and said, "Okay, be careful."

Previously, the secret realm had not been completely integrated with the real world, and no main quests were given after entering, so there was no way to gain apostle experience. Now that the door to the secret realm has been completely stabilized, it means that the real world has accepted the dependence of this secret world. When you enter again, you will be given the main quest. Xu Feng only has 50% of the apostle experience left to reach the peak of level 2, and he can gain maximum experience by entering two or three level 2 secret realms.

Just as Xu Feng was about to enter the secret realm again, the phone suddenly rang.

"Hello!" Xu Feng took a look and saw that it was the squad leader, so he picked up the phone immediately.

"Xu Feng, are you planning to participate in the qualifying round or not?" The squad leader's furious voice came from the other end of the line.

"Squad leader, isn't the next game in two days?" Xu Feng shrugged his shoulders and said helplessly.

"What, how come we are in the group finals? I am not..." Xu Feng's face changed, and suddenly an idea flashed in his mind. He seemed to have thought of something, and turned to look at Zhou Zhi.

Zhou Zhi raised the corners of his mouth slightly, nodded, and whispered: "Three days have passed since you entered the secret realm!"

Xu Feng's face changed and he thought to himself that he was careless.

The speed of time flow in the secret world is mostly different from that in the real world. Several days or even half a month may pass in the secret world, but only one or two hours may pass in the real world.

This is because the real world is the main world, and the secret world is equivalent to the subsidiary world. In a sense, time in the real world is more "precious", just like the currencies between countries, there is a certain "exchange rate"! However, this exchange rate will only appear after the secret world is completely attached to the main world. Before it is completely integrated, this phenomenon will not occur.

"Squad leader, I was on a mission before. Did I miss a group match?" Xu Feng asked after taking a deep breath.

"I missed it, but I didn't miss it either!" When the squad leader heard that Xu Feng was on a mission, his tone suddenly became much calmer, and he said, "You had a bye in the last game, so you automatically advanced! But if you don't come to the next group stage, it will be considered an automatic forfeit!"

"Okay, squad leader, I got it. I will be there tomorrow!" Xu Feng showed a look of surprise on his face. He didn't expect that his luck would be so good. He thought he had lost the qualification for the competition, but unexpectedly, he would get a bye.

"It seems that my four points of fortune are not low..." Xu Feng couldn't help but smile when he thought of the gains from entering the secret realm before and the bye this time.

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"Xiao Feng, if you want to compete for the saint qualification this year, you must take the college league seriously!" Zhou Zhi couldn't help but remind him. If Zhou Zhi had known that Xu Feng was participating in the college league qualification battle, he probably wouldn't have let Xu Feng enter this secret realm that hadn't been fully integrated!

"Don't worry, Uncle Zhou. With my current strength, let alone the college league, I won't necessarily lose even in the battle for the City Defense Office!" Xu Feng couldn't help but laugh.

Zhou Zhi smiled and shook his head without saying anything. He had participated in the City Defense Office qualification battle more than once, and was defeated in the headquarters' qualification battle every time.

You should know that the contestants from the City Defense Bureau are all elites from the City Defense Bureau of each city. Almost none of them are below level three, and most of them are at the peak of level three.

Moreover, given the nature of the work of the City Defense Bureau, almost all of the contestants are members of the combat teams who are usually on the front line. They are rich in combat experience and are definitely not comparable to those college students in the ivory tower who have just become apostles of the secret realm.

In Zhou Zhi's opinion, although Xu Feng has good potential, he may need to hone his skills for a few more years if he wants to stand out in the battle for the headquarters! "Okay, Uncle Zhou, I'll go drink some soup first. Maybe when I come out of the secret realm this time, I'll be at the peak of level 2!" Xu Feng greeted Zhou Zhi and walked towards the door to the secret realm.

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(End of this chapter)