Chapter 815

Not only did the powerful figures from Daxia arrive in Maple Nation, but powerful figures from other nations had also already arrived.

When Xu Jingming and others attended the banquet, in another luxurious hotel in Toronto, the powerful figures of America gathered together as well.

"Everyone, the Temple is our primary target.

After entering the secret realm, one-third of you will assemble at location 14, Hundred Blossom Valley.

All of those one-third will follow Ryan's command and conduct a search.

The rest will proceed normally, collecting rare flowers and exotic herbs."

In the vast hotel lobby,

a white man clad in a sacred robe, exuding an air of elegance, spoke in English.

Cain Glen, Upper-Grade Ninth-Rank Divine Saint.

He is the Chief High Priest of the Holy Church and the leader tasked with guiding America's Eighth-Rank experts into the Ye Er Secret Realm.

"Yes!"

In the hotel lobby, thirty white Eighth-Rank Grand Masters nodded in unison.

"Ryan, this is the key to open the Temple, and the device to detect anomalous spatial fluctuations—take them first."

Cain flipped his right hand.

An ancient yet exquisitely crafted key, and a palm-sized black device appeared in his hand.

He then handed both items to the man standing at the front of the hall.

The man stood nearly two meters tall, with golden hair like a lion's mane.

He was strikingly handsome—if one ignored his obvious masculine features.

With a little styling, he could easily pass for a breathtakingly beautiful woman.

But unfortunately, that was impossible, especially with those resolute eyes of his.

He radiated an overwhelming sense of pride and confidence, like a lion.

Ryan Hepburn.

High Priest of the Holy Church, possessing a S-Class Enhancement-type Divine Beast ability, Upper-Grade Eighth Rank.

By blood, he is Catherine's cousin.

He is also the strongest Eighth-Rank Grand Master among those America assigned to enter the Ye Er Secret Realm.

"Yes."

Ryan extended his hands eagerly, storing both items into his space ring.

The Ye Er Secret Realm had been opened over forty years ago.

In that time, it had opened nearly ten times!

Logically, it should have been thoroughly explored by now.

Yet a year ago, they discovered records from an ancient civilization's ruins.

Learning that the Ye Er Secret Realm still contained a palace!

More crucially, in subsequent searches, they found the key to open that palace!

The Ye Er Secret Realm was left behind by an ancient supreme being; the value of its palace goes without saying.

Unfortunately, this palace was hidden within a concealed space within the Ye Er Secret Realm.

No one knew where it was—otherwise, the palace would have been discovered long ago.

Thus, besides the key to open the palace, they had specially crafted a device capable of detecting anomalous spatial fluctuations.

"The supreme being's palace is extremely hidden, Ryan. Prepare to spend the entire month on this search."

Cain warned.

"Understood."

Compared to the palace of the supreme being, rare flowers and exotic herbs could be set aside.

Ryan was well aware of this, but after a pause, he asked again:

"Chief, Xu Jingming will also enter the Ye Er Secret Realm—should we act to kill him?"

"No need to target him specifically."

Cain shook his head. "Daxia values Xu Jingming greatly—I suspect he carries special protective equipment.

You don't need to waste time hunting him down. If you encounter him, try—but you'll likely fail to kill him."

Xu Jingming!

The number one prodigy of Blue Star!

To say America isn't worried about Xu Jingming's growth is impossible.

But this time, Daxia will surely send a heavyweight leader into the Ye Er Secret Realm.

If Xu Jingming truly comes to harm, they might instantly turn hostile—even possibly triggering a war between nations.

"Understood."

Ryan gave a slight nod.

Compared to the palace left by the supreme being, Xu Jingming simply wasn't worth much...

After the banquet ended, Xu Jingming returned to the villa and tested the defense of his Yuan Armor.

According to the experimental data recorded by Eva, it was flawless.

Too bad there was only one piece—otherwise, he'd have gotten one for Ling Shuang too.

But with Ling Shuang's Spatial ability, in a Ye Er Secret Realm without Ninth-Rank experts, no one could touch her.

Whether she had the armor or not made no difference.

For the next two days, there was no news about the secret realm opening.

Xu Jingming and Ling Shuang relaxed slightly, aside from their daily training.

They went shopping in downtown Toronto.

It was true—shopping streets in different countries had their own unique flavor.

Sometimes, Zhou Yu, Director of the Magic Capital Public Security Bureau, joined them.

Over time, Xu Jingming grew familiar with Zhou Yu.

At 3 a. . on the third day of their arrival in Toronto, in the pitch-black bedroom of the villa,

suddenly a blinding white light flared, accompanied by Eva's urgent alert:

"S-Class alert: Ye Er Secret Realm appears to be stirring.

Blood Sword orders everyone to assemble immediately at the villa compound gate."

Whoosh—

Xu Jingming, lying on the soft bed, snapped his eyes open and threw off the covers.

He leapt up, revealing a strong, well-proportioned physique.

On the bed, Ling Shuang, equally naked, with a lush, graceful body, awoke from sleep.

Quickly, she and Xu Jingming donned their gear and combat suits.

"Ling Teacher, let's go."

"Mm."

Ling Shuang, her fair face still faintly flushed, nodded lightly.

Instantly, spatial energy enveloped Xu Jingming, and the two teleported away.

Fortunately, knowing they'd soon enter the secret realm, they'd restrained themselves these past two days.

Otherwise, given their previous intensity, she'd likely still be in a state of mental blankness, not yet recovered...

Daxia's experts clearly understood the importance of the Ye Er Secret Realm.

So, as soon as the alert arrived,

within less than a minute, all thirty Daxia experts had assembled at the villa compound gate.

The Ninth-Rank Upper-Grade Blood Sword had already been waiting there.

Unlike when they met at the banquet, he was now clad entirely in a blood-red light armor,

revealing only a pair of bloodthirsty, icy eyes.

"Depart!"

A low, powerful voice emerged from his helmet, unleashing the overwhelming aura of a Ninth-Rank Upper-Grade Martial Saint.

Crimson blood qi surged from his body, coalescing into a cloud of blood!

It lifted all thirty present, and with him leading, flew toward the Ye Er Base.

The blood cloud flew at nearly the speed of sound.

In just half a minute, they were nearly at their destination.

Beneath the dark night sky, a modern base lay sprawled like a colossal beast.

Around its buildings, numerous modern machine guns were stationed, and squads of psychic warriors patrolled continuously.

"Welcome, Daxia delegation, to our Ye Er Base."

At the base entrance, Western white psychic warriors in combat suits stood in respectful greeting.

As the blood cloud descended and Xu Jingming and the others landed, staff guided them into the Ye Er Base.