Yin Tiger's face didn't look good at the moment, because according to the system's detection, there was extremely chaotic frenzy energy inside.

According to feedback from participants who had come out, the volcano inside suddenly erupted massively, with orange-red magma flowing all over the mountains.

They had nowhere to even set foot and could only end the assessment prematurely.

Some assessors with flying mounts also couldn't withstand such extreme heat and jumped into the magma to be transported out.

The Secret Realm was currently in a state of fragmentation, and the surrounding space stability had become very poor.

This meant that it might affect the stability of the Space Rune.

At any moment, fragments of the Secret Realm could explode outward, piercing through the outside world.

As for Ye Bai, Yin Tiger was quite familiar with him too; he had learned from Chen Long about the process where Ye Bai revived the Cold Ice Glaze Dragon.

A mere Pet Beast Master dared to treat the Cold Ice Glaze Dragon; that was simply audaciously courageous.

Plus, Ye Bai was a disciple of Master Jiang, which made Yin Tiger rather apprehensive.

After all, Master Jiang was a great national healer, and everyone faces life and death someday.

Moreover, Ye Bai's mentors were Su Qingxian and Zhang Dashan, and he had a mentor-student relationship with the genius girl Zhang Lingxue.

Yin Tiger found it somewhat tricky upon thinking about it; this guy was blatantly well-connected.

Ye Bai's significance was no small matter; if he were to perish here, it would be difficult to explain to that stubborn old man Zhang Dashan.

Ten Thousand Changes Silkworm, in a whirlwind of pursuit, gradually learned how to analyze, and finally stopped.

It was then that Ye Bai discovered that the originally flowing magma had instantly solidified into a black shiny volcanic rock.

In the distance, more and more magma began to quiet down.

He instantly broke into a meaningful smile because he could sense the Little Charcoal Dog, or rather, the Nether Wolf, rapidly approaching.

The Nether Wolf leaped out from the magma.

Ye Bai and the Nether Wolf gazed at each other across space.

"You've become stronger, Nether Wolf; I can hardly recognize you."

Ye Bai shouted to the Nether Wolf.

[Name: Nether Wolf]

[Gender: Male]

[Personality: Resolute]

[Attributes: Fire/Dark]

[Trait: Netherworld Shuttling: Allows arbitrary traversing in the Netherworld.]

[Rank: Tier Five Peak]

[Skills: Flaming Radiation (Mastery): Sprays countless fire snakes to attack enemies, burning them to charcoal.

Corrosive Black Mist (Skilled): Releases a large amount of corrosive black mist to confuse the enemy's vision. Combined with any Fire Skills, it can form an air explosion with astonishing power. Meanwhile, if the enemy inhales this mist, it will corrode the lungs.

Magma Claw (Skilled): Attacks enemies using claws formed by condensed magma, with added burning damage.

Fire Escape (Mastery): Allows arbitrary traversal using fire as a medium.

Barking (Beginner): Being able to instill fear in opponents through loud roars, with a chance to intimidate them.

Bursting Fireball (Beginner): Spits out three scorching fireballs from its mouth to attack enemies, causing a violent explosion upon impact.]

[Evolutionary Path 1: Evolutionary path will be open only after encountering the evolution material.]

At this moment, the Lava Lord chased up.

Two Tier Five Peak pet beasts were gazing at each other across space; a terrifying aura was emanating from their bodies, causing the surrounding magma to churn wildly.

The Nether Wolf was only at Tier Five Peak, constrained by Ye Bai to display only the power of Tier Five Peak.

The Lava Lord, on the other hand, had only Tier Five Peak power, only able to ascend to Tier Six after obtaining the Heart of Magma.

The Lava Lord's eyes were fixed on the Nether Wolf with murderous intent, feeling the awe-inspiring aura in the Nether Wolf's eyes.

This made the Lava Lord a little apprehensive, but more so enraged.

It was the Lava Lord of this Secret Realm; once it broke through to Tier Six as an Exotic Beast, it could control the entire Secret Realm.

The Lava Lord couldn't believe that this Exotic Beast the size of its thumb could pose a major threat to it.

It moved; the Lava Lord swung both arms heavily towards the Nether Wolf's direction.

Numerous magma droplets fell like raindrops from the sky.

The Nether Wolf opened its mouth wide, and countless sparks fell into it.

After the magma was deprived of its heat, it turned into black shiny rocks falling to the ground.

Even one of the Lava Lord's arms was quickly drained of fire by the Nether Wolf.

Huge rock arms fell from the sky, smashing heavily onto the ground, stirring up a large amount of magma.

The Lava Lord was shocked to discover that its arm seemed to have disappeared forever.

Nether Wolf had somehow also claimed a portion of its soul.

Enraged, the Lava Lord, with eyes as large as millstones, stared fiercely at the Nether Wolf.

It seemed to want to see this Exotic Beast, like a bug, clearly and distinctly.

Unfortunately, its other arm was also swallowed by the Nether Wolf, and the black shiny rock arm dropped straight onto the magma.

The tumultuous magma was sweeping across the entire Secret Realm.

"Nether Wolf, devour the soul of the Lava Lord."

Nether Wolf quickly jumped onto the Lava Lord's body.

Wherever it passed, the Lava Lord's body transformed into black shiny volcanic rock.

Just as the Nether Wolf was about to reach the Lava Lord's heart, the ground beneath its feet suddenly turned to sludge.

The Nether Wolf was engulfed in lava and submerged into the Lava Lord's body.

Gaga gaga, gaga gaga.

The Lava Lord's body emitted crazy laughter, like a loudspeaker.

"Damn human, it's finally your turn. Hand it over."

The Lava Lord gradually charged towards Ye Bai.

Endless flames formed a firestorm, directly trapping Ye Bai.

A wall of fire hundreds of meters high sealed the surroundings, and under the control of the Lava Lord, the flames gradually contracted.

Just as the blaze was about to spread over Ye Bai, the Lava Lord suddenly stopped.

It clutched its chest tightly as if something was trying to burst out from within.

The Lava Lord fell to one knee on the ground.

It struggled violently on the ground, causing the surrounding magma to churn.

The sea of magma formed a terrifying wave.

The heatwave rolled backward.

Soon, the Lava Lord stopped moving.

Ye Bai saw the body of the Lava Lord gradually turn into black volcanic rock.

With a series of cracking sounds, the Lava Lord's body shattered.

The Nether Wolf emerged from the scattered rocks, holding a red crystal core larger than its head in its mouth.

It looked at Ye Bai with flattery, gently placing the red crystal core within Ye Bai's reach.

"Well done, Nether Wolf, you've grown up."

"Return to the Pet Beast Space to rest for now."

"Paper Puppet, I want to teleport out early."

"This place has already become a sea of magma."

Countless papermen emerged from the void, forming the shape of Paper Puppet in midair.

The Paper Puppet extended a delicate finger, pressing heavily on Ye Bai's forehead.

The Space Rune bound to Ye Bai was instantly activated.

He was directly teleported out.

"I'm out, finally out."

"If he didn't come out soon, I would have rushed in to save him."

The committee members showed a hint of joy on their faces.

After all, that Secret Realm had become extremely dangerous, surrounded by scorching magma with average temperatures of at least seventy to eighty degrees.

If a person doesn't do proper protection, entering that Secret Realm is simply a death wish.

"Ye Bai, according to the rules of this competition, I need you to hand over the treasures you've collected."

"These treasures will be converted into equivalent points."

"These points can be exchanged for treasures, and if you are lucky enough to become a member of Imperial University, these points can be converted into Imperial University points at a ten-to-one ratio."

Ye Bai opened his Pet Beast Space, and a vast amount of supplies poured out.

"Wow, am I seeing this right? That's a crystal core from a Tier Four Exotic Beast."

"My God, how did this guy dig up so many minerals, did he strip the Secret Realm bare?"

Seeing Ye Bai successfully escape the Secret Realm and bring back so many treasures, Fang Yu watched coldly.

At this moment, he truly regretted not teaming up with others to take down Ye Bai as soon as Ye Bai entered the Secret Realm.

Not giving Ye Bai time to develop.

But now regretting it was too late.

At this moment, Fang Yu sneered, "Fine, I'll settle my own scores, that way it'll be more interesting."

After tallying all the resources, the committee members found that Ye Bai's points exceeded the second place by tens of thousands.

In other words, Ye Bai's score was truly well-deserved.

"Alright, I believe everyone now knows the result."

"The first place in this joint Phoenix Cup and Young Qilin Cup competition is Ye Bai."

"Congratulations to Ye Bai for winning the championship of this joint competition."

"He will be awarded the Phoenix Qilin Medal, an honor previously only given to those who won both the Phoenix Cup and Young Qilin Cup."

"The top ten participants in this competition will receive admission to Imperial University."

"They can choose to enter the Imperial Capital Research Institute for in-depth research or study at the Pet Beast Battle Academy."

A large screen displayed the top ten rankings.

First place: Ye Bai, total score 158996

Second place: Fang Yu, total score 125640

Third place: Yun Luo, total score 87894

....

Tenth place: Ye Jia, total score 32321.

These top ten will be admitted to Imperial University without examination.

Imperial University, being the highest academy in Flame Country, possesses extremely abundant resources.

Meanwhile, the Imperial Capital Research Institute is a holy place longed for by all researchers.

Countless researchers have tried to join the Imperial Capital Research Institute without success.

"Ye Bai, there's an award ceremony later, remember to attend."

The committee chairman shouted loudly to Ye Bai.

No one expected Ye Bai to wave his hand, thinking he had taken all he needed, why wait any longer.

He still needed to conduct Sword Spirit Bug research, which was his perfect stepping stone into Imperial University.

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