Lei Yao stood atop the carcass of the Soul-devouring Beetle, panting heavily, a faint hint of blood-red flashing in his eyes.

Seeing this, Chu Chen felt a chill in his heart. He quickly walked to Lei Yao's side and gently comforted, "Take a deep breath, don't let negative emotions take over your consciousness."

Hearing this, Lei Yao's expression changed suddenly, and he hurriedly sat down to adjust his breathing.

With the death of the Soul-devouring Beetle, the Undead Army also collapsed, turning into piles of corpses.

A moment later, the blood-red glow in Lei Yao's eyes quietly faded away.

Seeing this, Chu Chen finally breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that the hidden danger from the Blood Ancestor Essence Blood wasn't completely resolved, but with the Slaughter Atlas, he didn't need to worry too much. As long as he paid attention in the future, it should not cause any big problems.

At this time, Chu Chen began to examine the item last spat out by the Soul-devouring Beetle.

Suppressing his nausea, he picked up the mucus-covered orb and scrutinized it.

The orb felt cold and eerie, containing a strong Power of the Undead within.

"This item seems familiar—could it be the Undead Crystal?" Chu Chen murmured, staring at the orb in his hand.

The last time the Undead Crystal appeared was during the city defense battle. After the Dark Demon Snake swallowed the Undead Crystal, it transformed into an undead form, breaking through to the King Level and nearly breaching Celestial Star City.

Chu Chen rinsed the Undead Crystal with some water, then carefully stored it in the Spatial Ring.

At this moment, Wang Cheng and others also gathered around, looking at the corpse of the Soul-devouring Beetle with complex expressions.

Their expressions were such because they feared being implicated.

Seeing this, Chu Chen didn't say much but led Lei Yao and other beasts towards the Secret Realm's exit.

Suddenly, Lei Yao let out a low growl, then pointed in a distant direction.

Seeing this, Chu Chen laughed out loud, jumped onto Lei Yao's shoulder, and said with a smile, "A gift? I am quite looking forward to it. Take me to see it."

Upon hearing this, Lei Yao looked joyful, exerted his legs, and sprinted towards the distance.

"Captain, should we follow them?"

Wang Cheng sighed at this and said, "Follow, of course, we must follow. Our lives are practically in their hands." With that, he urged his Guardian Beast to follow.

Half an hour later, Lei Yao stopped in front of a cave, pointing at it and gesturing at Chu Chen.

Seeing this, Chu Chen patted Lei Yao's head and scolded jokingly, "You've learned how to be cryptic." Then he led the way into the cave.

The cave wasn't very large, only a few hundred square meters, just a temporary dwelling for Lei Yao.

However, he quickly sensed something unusual in the cave with extremely chaotic and enormous fluctuations of Star Power.

Without hesitation, Chu Chen headed in the direction of the Star Power fluctuations.

"Is this a Star Core?"

Chu Chen looked at the Star Core, as large as a small hill, and said uncertainly.

At this moment, Lei Yao let out an excited growl, grabbing a big handful of Star Cores and offering them to Chu Chen, like presenting a treasure.

Seeing this, Chu Chen laughed and said, "I accept your generous gift. It seems you've listened to my teachings."

Chu Chen roughly estimated the number of Star Cores, finding there were as many as thirty or forty thousand, most of which were of Commander Level, with a total value of billions.

Although Chu Chen wasn't lacking money now, Lei Yao's gesture still made him very happy.

Chu Chen happily gathered the Star Cores, which made Wang Cheng and others envious, but they dared not take any and could only wait obediently on the side.

Seeing this, Chu Chen directly took out a bank card and tossed it to Wang Cheng.

"There are a hundred million here, take it and share it among yourselves as your reward for your help this time."

Chu Chen could have given some of the Star Cores to Wang Cheng and others, but the Star Cores were a gift Lei Yao prepared for him, and he didn't want to give them to others, lest he disappoint Lei Yao.

Wang Cheng hesitated for a moment, ultimately unable to resist the lure of money. He quickly put away the bank card and said respectfully, "Thank you, Lord Chu."

Chu Chen nodded at this, then led everyone towards the exit of the Secret Realm.

At this moment, at the entrance to the Secret Realm, Duan Yanyang and Liu Hong were bowing to a middle-aged man.

"Greetings, Director."

This middle-aged man was Long Batian, who had hurried over.

"Hmm, how is the situation?"

"I have deployed all stationed Daoist Soldiers inside, but there is no response yet," Duan Yanyang replied somewhat apprehensively.

Hearing this, Long Batian didn't respond but kept his eyes fixed on the Secret Realm exit, looking worried.

Seeing this, Liu Hong hurriedly whispered, "Director, this is my oversight, I am willing to accept punishment."

Hearing this, Long Batian shook his head and said, "This has nothing to do with you. Who would have thought this kid would break through to the Great Soul Master Realm so quickly? It seems the Blood God Sect incident had a great impact on him."

Just then, the entrance to the Secret Realm fluctuated, and a giant crimson-gold ape emerged.

Seeing this, Long Batian's expression suddenly changed. He suddenly appeared in front of the crimson-gold giant ape.

Just as he was about to make a move to control the giant ape, a familiar voice came from the giant ape's shoulder.

"Disciple greets Teacher."

Long Batian looked in the direction of the voice and found it was Chu Chen speaking.

The usually composed Lei Yao seemed uncertain and asked, "Lei Yao has recovered?"

Upon hearing this, Chu Chen quickly jumped off Lei Yao's shoulder and respectfully replied to Long Batian, "Thanks to you, he has fully recovered."

Hearing this, Long Batian carefully examined Lei Yao, then burst into laughter, "Good, good, good! I didn't expect you to give me such a big surprise; you truly turned misfortune into a blessing."

Hearing this, Chu Chen scratched his head and said, "Just lucky."

Long Batian had no intention of probing further but gave Chu Chen a deep look.

Chu Chen felt the gaze, but his expression remained calm without any discomfort.

Seeing this, Long Batian finally retracted his gaze, patted Chu Chen's shoulder with his right hand, and said with a smile, "You just broke through to the Great Soul Master, and I am very pleased. As a reward, I can grant you one request, as long as it's not too excessive."

Upon hearing this, Chu Chen didn't decline but said somewhat awkwardly, "Teacher, I won't be polite then."

Upon hearing this, Long Batian confidently said, "No need to be polite, just speak up."

Chu Chen pointed to the Secret Realm and quietly said, "Teacher, over ninety percent of the Star Beasts in the Secret Realm have been slain by Lei Yao, and the Soul-devouring Beetle was also killed by him. Do you think we can just let this matter pass?"

Hearing this, Long Batian's expression changed as he pointed at Lei Yao and said, "What, it did all that? This is a Fourth-Level Secret Realm..."

At this moment, Liu Hong suddenly let out a light cough.

Hearing the cough, Long Batian realized his lapse, took a deep breath, and waved his hand, "Alright, let's just drop the matter."

It's not that Long Batian is stingy, but because this Fourth-Level Secret Realm is extremely valuable, with its Star Core and Star Beast output, and the Beast Taming Egg from the Soul-devouring Beetle being extremely precious.

Chu Chen quickly bowed to Long Batian and said, "Thank you, Teacher."

"Hmm, you all return now. And remember, do not let outsiders know about Lei Yao's recovery, or the Blood God Sect will come after you," Long Batian reminded sternly.

Hearing this, Chu Chen nodded gravely. The Blood Ancestor Essence Blood was extremely domineering, a temptation hard for Blood God Sect members to resist. It was only the terrifying side effects that held them back from attempting.

Should the Blood God Sect learn of Lei Yao's recovery, they would spare no means to obtain the method of recovery.

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