Chapter 3641: Boundless Ghost Labyrinth

"There's a group of strange monster beasts over there!" Bà Tiān and the Demon King both pointed in a direction, leading the others to go check.

Ye Liuyun had already seen those surrounding monster beasts before, and knew they were blood Kui from the Nether Realm.

These underworld monster beasts called blood Kui have only one eye on their heads, a body like a sable wolf, and can walk upright.

Their eyes can see a person's Soul, and can attack a person's Soul. If they bite or claw you, not only is the Physical Body wounded, the Soul is also damaged.

Moreover, what he just saw was not only this kind of underworld monster beast; there were also three‑eyed spirit beasts, a type that can directly launch Spiritual Soul Attacks, and beasts such as Mingshe, Nether Wolf and others gathered in packs. There were even many Yin Souls and zombies.

"But these monster beasts are now rare even in the Nether Realm; how come there are so many here?"

Ye Liuyun, while introducing the characteristics of these monster beasts to the group, was puzzled in his mind.

"It seems that after we return, we really should discuss the origins of this Secret Realm with Chen Haisheng."

Before Ye Liuyun arrived, he had no specific knowledge of the situation inside this Secret Realm, just like the other participants, unaware of the Secret Realm's conditions.

He knew even less than some princely heirs about this place. Many major forces that had learned the Secret Realm's situation in advance had already made targeted arrangements.

Chen Haisheng also knew he didn't care about the dangers inside the Secret Realm, so he didn't specifically warn him about them, believing Ye Liuyun could handle everything.

Meanwhile, inside the Grand Hall of the Royal Mansion, many representatives of powerful factions from the Western Region were seated on either side of a massive crystal sphere, watching everything that unfolded in the Secret Realm.

These were some marquises and Leaders that Chen Haisheng had invited to watch the contest, intending to provoke them with Ye Liuyun's actions so they would move against him.

But these people were all haughtily proud, believing their own disciples were elites, each accompanied by the strongest guards, and taking a princess in marriage was a given.

Chen Yueying ignored their arguments entirely; after finding Ye Liuyun's group, her gaze never left them.

Chen Haisheng surveyed the whole situation, assessing each team's strength. He occasionally checked Ye Liuyun's side, wanting to gauge Ye Liuyun's true power.

At this moment, what they saw was that teams from all directions had already teleported into the Secret Realm, and many had already engaged the surrounding monster beasts.

Ye Liuyun's party was no exception, but that pack of blood Kui was not scared away by the aura of the Underworld Lord that Ye Liuyun emitted because there were some newborn cubs in their group, and they were too close to Ye Liuyun for escape to help.

But now that terrifying pressure vanished, they naturally reverted to their monster beast nature; when they saw Ye Liuyun's party approaching, the entire clan's combat forces rushed out to surround and slaughter Ye Liuyun's people.

This is the peripheral zone of the Secret Realm, so the monster beasts here are not strong, and many are of lower realms than Ye Liuyun.

"You all should act quickly! The farther you go, the higher the monster beasts' realms become, and you'll have fewer chances to strike later!"

Ye Liuyun also reminded the few Monster Beasts beside him to act quickly. Those Kuailei were only responsible for scouting and ensuring the Monster Beasts' safety.

As for Ye Liuyun, he pretended to draw his Demon Slaying Sword to spar with the monster beasts. Relying on his Fifth‑Tier Peak realm, he astonishingly challenged a blood Kui of the Eighth Realm with a single strike.

First he suppressed its blood line, then used Spatial Power to close in on the blood Kui, and with sword intent merged with Heaven and Earth Power to cleave—one slash instantly slayed a blood Kui on the spot.

When a Ninth Realm blood Kui charged, he unleashed two demon swords to fight alongside him, sealing that blood Kui and preventing it from approaching his Physical Body.

He hasn't yet used Battle God armor for protection, and a blood Kui that injures a person also wounds the Soul, so it's best to keep them away from the Physical Body.

The Monster Beasts also all take

weapon melee, never using any treasures to cheat. They all know that if they don't have a satisfying fight now, their chances to act on strength later will be few.

But soon, Lei Ming, Long Nv, and the Nine‑Head Demon Dragon each let out cries of anguish in succession. Their Physical Bodies withstood the blood Kui's attacks, but their Souls were injured.

The injuries weren't severe, just more painful. This made the Monster Beasts fight much more cautiously than before. Previously in close‑quarters melee, many attacks relied on the Physical Body's robust defense.

Now facing blood Kui, the situation changed; they couldn't adapt instantly, and even if the blood Kui couldn't wound their Physical Bodies, it could still harm their Souls.

Only two Black Tortoise Monster Beasts seized the opportunity to capture many blood Kui Souls as cultivation resources. For blood Kui with weak Divine Soul Power, the two of them simply killed them outright, too lazy to harvest their Souls.

This group of blood Kui lacked strength; there were only three Ninth Realm blood Kui, so they were wiped out cleanly after a short time.

The Monster Beasts also rushed into their lair, exterminating the blood Kui cubs completely, and uncovered some herbs bearing Nether Realm properties.

The blood Kui's core pills were dug out as cultivation resources, while the Physical Bodies were claimed by the Nine‑Head Demon Dragon. Lei Ming, Long Nv and others found the blood Kui too ugly to eat, but the Nine‑Head Demon Dragon had no aversion and kept them as food reserves.

Each of their Tokens displayed a point total, calculated according to the grade of monster beasts they had slain.

"Master, a team of Martial Cultivators is approaching!" At this moment, the Demon King and Bà Tiān also noticed that their battle aura had attracted a team of Martial Cultivators.

"Ignore them; we'll keep going our way! Anyone daring to scheme against us should be killed outright!"

Ye Liuyun gave them a command, and immediately led the group onward.

"Stop!" At this moment, the team of Martial Cultivators rushed over and halted Ye Liuyun's party.

The leader, a young man dressed lavishly with a proud expression, glanced at Ye Liuyun's group's realms and then looked somewhat disdainful.

"Such low realms! Fine, let them earn me points; it's a use for waste!" he muttered, saying nothing to Ye Liuyun's group, and turned to rest aside.

A guard beside him, still in military uniform, swaggered over and said, "Which of you is the Team Leader? Come forward, sign a contract with me, earn us points, and we won't kill you!"

Ye Liuyun's people stared at the Martial Cultivators as if looking at idiots.

"You don't know who we are?" Lei Ming, hand on his waist, asked.

The teams that came here for the contest, whose members don't know Ye Liuyun's identity, must be some princely heirs from the Western Region. Ye Liuyun also didn't want to strike directly, fearing he might kill the wrong people and slay Chen Haisheng's men. Recently the code conversion has been severe, giving us more motivation, faster updates; please take a moment to exit reading mode. Thank you.