Chapter 3070: Sense of Danger

That Black Panther was sizable, at Guiyi Fifth Layer, Ye Liuyun took the chance to test his combat power with it and to gauge the strength of the ferocious beasts here.

But when the clone unleashed Yi Dao, the Black Panther sensed the blade intent, let out a wail, turned to flee, yet it wasn't as fast as the clone's Yi Dao.

The clone employed Spatial Power, and the Yi Dao materialized directly in front of the Black Panther, cleaving the beast's shoulder and back in half.

"So easy!" Neither Ye Liuyun nor the clone had expected the beasts here to be so easy to defeat.

They gained a deeper understanding of their own strength. Even with the suppression here, the power they can exert after advancing their realm is far greater than before.

At that moment, Ye Liuyun suddenly sensed that someone was probing him. Having undergone ample assassin training, such covert probing cannot be detected with Divine Sense; it can only be felt through pure intuition.

"It's appeared; it must be the manager of this Secret Realm!" the clone immediately warned Ye Liuyun, urging him to return to the Space World and prepare to flee at any moment.

Ye Liuyun hadn't felt this kind of scrutiny by a superior in a long time. It wasn't the danger of being attacked, but the constant sensation of being watched, much like his own monitoring of the Space World.

Ye Liuyun didn't hesitate and instantly slipped back, fearing the Secret Realm might suddenly lock him in.

The clone stayed outside to continue exploring, while beckoning He Lingwu to join him. The Secret Realm's manager did not immediately attack them; its intent was unclear, but keeping a He family disciple nearby would make it safer.

Soon after, the clone changed direction toward another He family disciple that Divine Sense had detected. Along the way, he encountered a guard and killed him outright.

He wanted to test the Secret Realm's attitude toward him. After waiting a while, the Secret Realm gave no response, so Ye Liuyun continued to pursue that He family disciple; upon catching up, he killed him outright. Yet the Secret Realm still showed no reaction.

"Perhaps this Secret Realm isn't controlled by a He family strongman?" the clone thought, noting that the realm hadn't reacted to the killing of the He family disciple, making it unlikely to be under a He family strongman's control.

"Kill more and see!" Ye Liuyun didn't immediately judge, merely telling him to kill more as a test.

Thus the clone roamed, searching and slaying any incoming He family disciples and guards, while also having He Lingwu, on his way here, kill anyone he could encounter outright.

He Lingwu was deeply displeased, feeling that he had just entered and not yet found any valuable resources, yet was being turned on by his own people. Ye Liuyun had no choice but to use Slave Seal to fully control him, bring him to the clone, and then have the clone cleave him with Yi Dao.

At the moment the clone slashed He Lingwu, the clone suddenly felt the suppression from within the Secret Realm intensify; then a dark cloud gathered above him, and the Thunder and Lightning Power began to rapidly converge.

"It's reacting!" Ye Liuyun and the clone finally confirmed that the Secret Realm intended to protect the He family disciple.

After a rumbling boom, a bucket‑thick purple thunder cracked down with a "ka" sound, striking directly at Ye Liuyun.

The clone had already prepared to return to the Space World, but found the Thunder and Lightning Power not very strong, so he halted, stood firm as the heavenly thunder struck him, and simultaneously absorbed the Thunder and Lightning Power within the purple thunder.

After that bolt of heaven struck, it was thought Ye Liuyun would be killed, and the dark clouds in the sky began to disperse. Yet suddenly the clone was unharmed, reassembled instantly, and struck two more times.

In the void at the center of the Secret Realm, a Grand Hall was hidden.

A short elderly man squinted and grinned, watching the thunder strike the clone with delight.

"Eh?"

But seeing that Ye Liuyun was unharmed, he was surprised and immediately wielded Thunder and Lightning Power to continue bombarding Ye Liuyun.

The clone could easily withstand this level of thunder strike, and took the chance to absorb a lot of Thunder and Lightning Power. He even hoped the heavenly thunder would strike him a few more times.

Soon after, the dark clouds gathered even more, and the subsequent thunder bolts turned blood‑red.

"It seems he wants to kill you with thunder! We can be sure the attacker is the manager of this Secret Realm, but he doesn't yet seem able to use the realm's power directly against us."

Ye Liuyun and the clone analyzed that if the attacker could fully control this Secret Realm, they should be able to lock them up completely, even sealing their True Essence.

But for now the suppression is merely intensified, using heavenly thunder as punishment; clearly the person's control over the Secret Realm is still insufficient.

The clone's current strength has been suppressed to about seventy percent, a significant impact, yet his absorption of Thunder and Lightning Power remains unaffected. So he easily withstood three Blood Thunder attacks.

Seeing that the dark clouds in the sky had not yet dispersed and were still gathering Thunder and Lightning Power, he actually looked forward to it.

The heavenly thunder strikes also attracted nearby He family disciples and guards. This celestial anomaly made them think a priceless treasure had appeared here.

Seeing many people gathered nearby, the clone didn't hold back and immediately acted again, especially to kill He family disciples. He wanted to see whether this Secret Realm could actually control him, or directly seize him.

"Boom—!"

The clone sprinted toward a He family disciple when a condensed black thunder from the dark clouds struck down at him. This time, the clone clearly felt his body freeze, as if locked by space.

But that locked feeling lasted only an instant before vanishing.

Then the black thunder struck the clone, causing him to erupt in smoke. In reality, the damage was minor; it only burned his clothes to ash, leaving the clone unhurt. He merely felt a tingling all over and absorbed a great deal of condensed thunder source.

"It seems the controller of this Secret Realm is warning us. He has the ability to lock us down but chooses not to use it. You'd better stop killing He family disciples, lest you provoke him into striking you heavily."

After analyzing, Ye Liuyun and the clone immediately ceased. Then the clone headed away from the He family disciples.

Later, the black thunder struck the clone twice more; the dark clouds lingered above him for a while before gradually dispersing.

At this moment, the short elderly man in the Grand Hall let out a sigh of relief. He hadn't expected that such a level of thunder wouldn't kill the clone, but instead would amplify his own Thunder and Lightning Power.

He does possess a stronger Five‑Color Thunder Source, but he is reluctant to use it, and it might still not slay the clone, especially with Ye Liuyun present. If he employed the Five‑Color Thunder Source, Ye Liuyun and the clone would alternately block and absorb, which would only strengthen their own thunder sources.

(End of Chapter)