Chapter 398: Picking and Choosing

"Little friend, your emotions are fluctuating greatly. Does this Deer Demon have a deep grudge against you?" the Secret Realm master asked with some curiosity.

Meng Yifan felt a start in his heart, knowing he had become a bit carried away. If the Secret Realm master discovered a flaw and stopped helping him kill monsters, that would be disastrous.

Meng Yifan hurriedly composed his mind, calmed his spirit, and said, "This Deer Demon is very wicked. It once led a group of demons to seal our village with fog, wanting to eat everyone in the village. My aunt was eaten by it. My aunt died so miserably."

The reason Meng Yifan fabricated was to pin the evil deeds originally committed by the Tiger Demon onto the Deer Demon. In any case, they both belonged to the Demon Race, so it wasn't exactly a wrongful accusation.

The Secret Realm master was indifferent. Demon Beasts eating humans, humans eating Demon Beasts—this was all survival of the fittest and the cycle of Heaven; nothing could be more normal. What was there to resent?

To be eaten only meant that you were too weak.

"Little friend, now that your deep grudge is avenged, I wonder if you could clear up my confusion? I am extremely curious about your fortuitous encounter," the Secret Realm master asked.

"Senior, within the Secret Realm World, I still have many enemies. If I don't finish them all off, my heart will not be at peace, my hatred will not be extinguished, and I won't be content even in death. I would rather die than tell you about my fortuitous encounter," Meng Yifan said with great determination, which made the Secret Realm master somewhat impatient.

The Secret Realm master had also considered using their own Spiritual Power to forcibly rush into Meng Yifan's Mud Pill Palace to perform a soul search, seize his spirit, read Meng Yifan's memories, and find his fortuitous encounter.

However, the Secret Realm master was, after all, only a remnant spirit reborn, and their strength was far from what it used to be. Although they could suppress Meng Yifan's Spiritual Power, it was somewhat difficult to perform a soul search and seize his spirit.

If they were to force it, it was very likely that Meng Yifan's soul would be scattered, and then the secret hidden deep within his Spirit Core would disappear completely. This was a result the Secret Realm master did not want to see.

"Fine, let us agree: as long as we are within this Secret Realm World, I can help you eliminate any of your enemies. But after it is done, you must tell me about your fortuitous encounter. Otherwise, I will use Nine Nether Underworld Fire to calcine your Divine Soul, leaving you unable to live and unable to die."

The Secret Realm master threatened him, and then once again helped Meng Yifan scout for enemies within the world.

"This one is my enemy, and this one, and this one." In the time that followed, Meng Yifan began a "point-and-kill" mode, and any Demon Beast or human he pointed at would be easily finished off by the Secret Realm master.

"Ding! Congratulations to the host for hunting a Fifth Grade Lower Tier Bear Demon, gaining 4000 points of Experience Value."

"Ding! Congratulations to the host for hunting a Fourth Grade High Rank Dog Demon, gaining 2000 points of Experience Value."

"Ding! Congratulations to the host for hunting a Fifth Grade Middle Tier Dog Demon, gaining 7000 points of Experience Value."

The sound of Experience Value being credited rang out continuously, which made Meng Yifan ecstatic. He wanted to laugh out loud, but he didn't dare to show it, so he could only force himself to hold back and pretend to be calm and indifferent.

Suddenly, Meng Yifan saw the figure of Lang Badi and said, "This Wolf Demon is my servant. Please, Senior, take action and bring it to my side."

The Secret Realm master nodded. With a thought, five vines as thick as thighs shot out from the ground and, with lightning speed, bound Lang Badi.

Lang Badi struggled desperately, but with its Fifth Grade Middle Tier strength, how could it possibly shake these vines condensed from World Power?

"Awoo... which Tree Demon is catching me?" Lang Badi was terrified. The two sides were not even on the same level of magnitude. Could this be a Sixth Grade Tree Demon taking action? Damn, how could there be such a terrifying Tree Demon in the Secret Realm World?

Not long after, Lang Badi was dragged like a dead pig into the Valley where Meng Yifan was located.

Lang Badi was anxious and uneasy, not knowing what fate awaited it. Suddenly, it saw an old locust tree with a human face in the valley. Judging from the energy fluctuations emanating from it, this was a Fifth Grade High Tier demon plant.

"It shouldn't be the one that caught me." Lang Badi looked around the environment with suspicion. Soon, it saw a Fifth Grade High Tier man-eating flower. Both of these demon plants were very powerful, but not enough to leave Lang Badi completely unable to fight back.

When Lang Badi continued to look deeper into the valley, it was surprised to see its older brother, Lang Batian, also inside.

"Little brother, you've come too?" Seeing each other, Lang Batian greeted him warmly.

"Big brother, what is the situation? Were you also caught? Which great expert took action? Why did they catch us?"

Lang Badi was full of questions. Looking at Lang Batian, it seemed he hadn't been tortured. Could it be that the mysterious great expert didn't want to make things difficult for them? But then why catch them?

"Haha, sense the master's Soul Imprint, and you will understand," Lang Batian laughed.

"The master's Soul Imprint?" Lang Batian was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly steadied his mind to sense the imprint Meng Yifan had left on his Spirit Core. He was surprised to find that the master's imprint had become much stronger, though it seemed somewhat unstable, occasionally emitting strange green light.

From Meng Yifan's Soul Imprint, Lang Badi sensed that Meng Yifan was deep in the valley.

Could it be that the master caught it? That's impossible, right? How could the master have advanced to the Sixth Grade World Master Realm so quickly? And the person who took action had immense strength, not just someone who had just entered the Sixth Grade Lower Tier.

"Don't ask too much, just stay honestly by my side," Lang Batian transmitted via Divine Sense, warning his younger brother.

In truth, Lang Batian was also filled with doubt and confusion. He even speculated that the master was merging with an old demon lord, but regardless of whether his guess was correct, he could not act rashly now.

That demon lord's strength was unfathomable; with a wave of a hand or a lift of a foot, he could wipe out both brothers. Therefore, it was better to remain still than to move; wait for the final result of the master's fusion.

If the final result of the fusion was that Meng Yifan held the initiative, then his strength would surely advance by leaps and bounds, and the two brothers following such a powerful master would also benefit.

If the final result of the fusion was that the demon lord held the initiative, then the two brothers would simply have changed masters. To them, that was nothing—just changing masters and continuing to serve as servants.

Lang Badi nodded, suppressed the doubts in its heart, and together with Lang Batian, waited quietly for the unknown result.

Meng Yifan didn't care what the two brothers were thinking; he continued to filter enemies through the screen.

"I haven't seen this Fourth Grade Middle Tier human before. It seems he entered the Secret Realm World later. Forget it, he hasn't offended me, so I won't kill him."

"This Pig Demon is only Third Grade Middle Tier and dares to enter the Secret Realm World? Truly tired of living. Heh heh, I'll grant your wish; you can go die."

Meng Yifan picked and chose. Any Demon Race member he discovered, even a small demon at the Third Grade realm, he finished them all off. Even a fly's leg is still meat.