Ten minutes later, Lu Yuan, having completed his medical check-up, sat on a bench in a small garden.

He had changed out of his patient's uniform. This was a top-tier recovery hospital in the No.8 Yellow Bear Base of Sum State.

It was now four in the afternoon, but the sunlight, filtered through the dome, was still warm and pleasant.

The garden was surrounded by lush and fragrant flora, bearing no signs of the late autumn season.

"Han Xun..." Lu Yuan muttered the name under his breath.

The medical staff had informed him that the person who had brought him back was named Han Xun, a top-ranking Flying Bear General of the Four-winged Bear Level.

His access level was not high enough, so Lu Yuan could not find any information about this name within the Yellow Bear's internal network. Instead, he discovered a friend request from Han Xun in his notifications.

After accepting the friend request, Lu Yuan sent a "Thank You" message, to which he received a "You're Welcome" reply after half a minute.

Neither of them was the talkative type. After exchanging pleasantries briefly, they mutually ended the conversation, marking a small achievement in enlarging their social circles.

All of Lu Yuan's acquisitions from the Lament Ruins were set quietly beside him as personal items.

Counting, he noted that none of his jumbled "junk" was missing; even the count of the black pearls that had exploded off the Death Qi Monsters was accurate.

I suppose I should handle these items first... With the load of items piled beside him, Lu Yuan felt somewhat overwhelmed.

He sifted through them briefly, deciding to keep the black pearls and submit all the remaining items as exploration evidence in exchange for Merit.

The "summary report" was an essential aspect of Secret Realm exploration.

Strictly speaking, Lu Yuan hadn't yet completed the exploration of the Lament Ruins because he hadn't written his report.

Drawing upon the information he had gathered in the Lament Ruins and his collected "junk", Lu Yuan employed his skills as a good student to elaborate on the process of how Ancient Brent civilization had become the current Lament Ruins.

He did not intend to conceal any of this information.

He was also curious about how much the Yellow Bear knew about the various Secret Realms of the Evil Gods.

Consider the origins of the Evil God Secret Realms and the genuine intent behind exploring them. After his first journey into a Secret Realm, Lu Yuan felt that for those who followed the paths of technological advancement and modification, the value of these realms was not significant. Thus, the purpose behind the Yellow Bear's establishment of the Secret God Group and their daily exploration of the Secret Realms seemed all the more intriguing. They undoubtedly concealed things that he did not know.

Of course, Lu Yuan would definitely not mention anything about the "Feather of Hundred-Eyed Dark Crow".

The item was of significant importance, and it seemed to have merged into his body. Even if he wanted to remove it, he couldn't. Revealing it would only result in unnecessary trouble.

Five minutes later, a vivid and moving "Epic of Ancient Brent Kingdom" was composed by Lu Yuan.

After admiring his work, he was convinced that based on the quality of his report, he could easily win a national award for emerging young writers. Thus, he chose to submit it directly.

A message immediately popped up on the screen in front of him—"Exploration score evaluation in progress."

Subsequently, a drone dispatched by the Secret Realm Management Center arrived to collect his pile of "junk".

The review process would take some time. Not wanting to wait around, Lu Yuan used the time to unlock both two pending skills on the "Death Teller (Extraordinary)" panel.

Then he closed his eyes and entered the "Imaginary Enemy" Consciousness Space to test his current combat strength.

「 」

"Song, do you think Mr. Han was telling us the truth?"

A deep blue Fly Shuttle came to a halt, and two figures emerged from the hatch.

Standing at the entrance of the hospital with a pile of fruit and health products in his arms, Su Zhaohui couldn't help but ask Song Cong again for the nth time.

Song Cong, hands empty, wore a complicated expression.

Had this been before, if Su Zhaohui dared to question a top-ranking Four-winged Flying Bear General's words, Song Cong would have dismissed him with a cold laugh, "What do you think?"

"Daring to question the word of a Four-winged Bear Level big shot, you sure have guts, Su Zhaohui!"

But now, Song Cong was also confused.

"I don't know," he shook his head.

In theory, a person like Mr. Han Xun would not lie, let alone to two insignificant S-rank Gold Bears.

But the problem was the information within his statement was simply too astounding.

No, not astounding—it was terrifying!

An unprecedented SSS-rank surge of Evil Energy had even alarmed top-ranked figures at the Four-winged Bear Level.

Excluding them, the rest of the rescue team consisted entirely of Flying Bear Generals with strengths exceeding SS-rank.

And the outcome? A "novice" had suppressed and quelled this surge! This novice was on his first adventure into a Secret Realm and had joined the Yellow Bear organization less than six months prior!

Who would believe this tale? We, the "parties involved," could hardly believe it ourselves!

"Lu Yuan only took part in the New Blood trial a few months ago, and even then, his strength barely qualified him for S-rank. Even if he had made significant strides in these past few months under the guidance of Lord Tong, the notion that he could quell an SSS-rank surge of Evil Energy single-handedly was far too exaggerated," Song Cong analyzed in a low tone. "My guess is, Lu Yuan might have played a crucial role in this surge, and Mr. Han casually mentioned that he had been the one to quell it..."

"Your analysis makes sense," Su Zhaohui agreed, nodding. "Mr. Han truly wouldn't need to boast before us two small fry."

After their analysis, the two of them felt slightly more settled and prepared to enter the recovery hospital to visit.

Song Cong had just taken two steps forward when he realized Su Zhaohui had not followed suit.

Turning his head, he saw Su Zhaohui standing still in a daze, looking at something.

"What's wrong?" Song Cong asked, frowning.

Without looking at him, Su Zhaohui stuttered, "S...Song... take a look at the pinned post on the Secret God Group forum..."

Confused, Song Cong opened the forum that Su Zhaohui had mentioned.

Upon entering, a post with a red title immediately came into view—[Shocking! The first S-rank Secret Realm to be conquered—The Lament Ruins! Exploration Degree reaches 98%!]

The exploration degree of the Lament Ruins has been pushed to 98%?!

Song Cong was startled to see the change, but considering the SSS-rank Evil Energy eruption inside it had already been quelled, the forbidden area no longer existed, and such an exploration rate seemed normal.

He continued to click open the post, but the detailed content made his pupils contract sharply.

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[Lament Ruins Exploration Contribution Ranking:

First place—Lu Yuan, Gold Bear Level, codename "Divine Blood", Contribution to Exploration: 47%

Exploration Composition: 1. Eradication Exploration—Single-handedly killed SSS-level Crow God spokesperson*1 (suspected), single-handedly killed SS-level Crow God Walker*5, single-handedly killed S-level...]

Song Cong stared blankly at the post for a moment.

Then he suddenly reacted, quickly opened the Secret Realm information published by the official platform, and found the Lament Ruins....

"Exploration rate 98%!"

After confirming that the news was accurate, Song Cong suddenly deflated like a punctured balloon.

For a moment, all sorts of data about Lu Yuan's battle records from the post he had just read filled his mind.

Whether the incident of single-handedly subduing the SSS-rank Evil Energy eruption was true or not, he pushed it aside for now.

The subsequent records of Lu Yuan single-handedly killing SS-level Crow God Walkers were indeed confirmed.

Song Cong mumbled to himself, "SS-level Crow God Walkers... five of them..." his eyes full of shock and bewilderment. He inadvertently made eye contact with Su Zhaohui.

Then he heard Su Zhaohui's choked voice.

"Damn it, Song... compared to this kid... I feel like I've wasted most of my life in Yellow Bear.... This kid, Lu Yuan, is really a monster!"

「 」

"I can't get through to Xie's number!"

"Same here, for those two as well."

At the entrance of a Yellow Bear Base, two men in Gold Bear uniforms, but with rather weak auras, walked out with gloomy faces.

If Lu Yuan were present, he would recognize these two as members of Xie Jun's five-person team he had met once.

They had suffered a gruesome death at the hands of Crow God Walkers in the Lament Ruins Secret Realm. Afterwards, their consciousnesses were downloaded, and they used clone bodies to "resurrect," just completing their first round of basic body enhancement modifications.

Mission failure and death were already brutal enough. What made it even worse for the two of them was that... they couldn't contact any of their other three teammates.

"I checked; Xie Jun and the others exited the Lament Ruins a few days ago...."

"Could they be healing?"

"Even so, they wouldn't ignore our calls."

One of the Gold Bears, who had a round face, spoke with a gloomy expression, "I suspect these three guys saw us 'die' once and our strength greatly reduced, and now they want to swallow the benefits that should have belonged to us."

The other one's expression shifted slightly, and he shook his head, "Xie... doesn't seem like that kind of person."

"One can know a person's face, but not their heart!"

The round-faced Gold Bear scoffed, a scowl on his face as he tried to contact Xie Jun and the others again.

But he had barely started when he heard his companion utter a hasty whisper.

The round-faced Gold Bear hastily turned his head. "Did you get through to them?"

The latter slowly shook his head, not saying a word.

His eyes were bulging, and his mouth slightly agape, with an expression of shock and disbelief, as if he had been suddenly hit hard in the heart.

"What's wrong?" the round-faced Gold Bear asked with a frown.

The other man slowly turned his head, gave him a look he failed to understand, then silently forwarded a message to him.

The round-faced Gold Bear opened it with a look of puzzled anticipation.

Half a minute later, a similar sound of shock escaped his mouth.

Now, both of them looked as if they had been punched, their exaggerated expressions and rigid bodies attracting a crowd at the base entrance.

No one knew how long it had been.

Finally, a shaky voice broke the silence.

"That young man, the one we once disparaged... contributed 47% to the exploration... killed five Walker Level Crowmen... and is even suspected of killing an SSS-level spokesperson of the Crow God?"

"Is this news... certain?"

No one answered.

But in that instant, the two somehow understood... why they couldn't contact Xie Jun and the others.

「 」

Similar scenes were playing out in many places.

Due to the sudden SSS-rank Evil Energy eruption, the Lament Ruins Secret Realm had already been quite popular in the small circle of Yellow Bear's Secret God Group.

Now that someone had released detailed information about the clearing of the Lament Ruins and the exploration contribution ranking, it caused seismic effects in a small area.

Countless people were shocked by the exaggerated, almost surreal data.

"Divine Blood" Lu Yuan's name entered many people's view for the first time.

With this name as a starting point, further investigation yielded even more shocking results.

Seventeen years old... hadn't even been a part of Yellow Bear for half a year....

Beyond this, there was no more related information!

For a while, Lu Yuan's name became a hot topic in the small circle of the Secret God Group, among those at Gold Bear Level or above, and numerous posts related to Lu Yuan were constantly bumped to the top....

Of course, Lu Yuan himself knew nothing about this.

「Consciousness Space.」

Lu Yuan stood facing a humanoid shadow beneath his feet. He had four wide black wings on his back and wore exquisite full-body armor made of black crystal, appearing as mysterious and regal as the Night Monarch. He opened his slender fingers, wrapped in Nether Clothing, and lowly uttered a command, "Night Feast!"

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