Chapter 198: Dark Moon Secret Realm, Fire Cannot Be Used

"All contestants, sit on the ground, circulate your Spirit Power, and respond to the Secret Realm's call once it opens. Disciples of different realms will enter different Secret Realms."

"After entering the Secret Realm, your starting positions will be entirely random. There is only one rule: those who find the Secret Realm exit and leave within one day will advance to the next stage. For Golden Core, the top thirty are limited; for Nascent Soul, the top twenty; for Spirit Severing and Void Refinement, there are no limits."

"Once inside the Secret Realm, you may attack anyone you encounter. Your realm, techniques, Spirit Power intensity, Storage Ring, and weapons will be exactly the same as they are in the outside world. Weapons themselves will not be affected if destroyed. Once defeated, your soul will return to your original body, and you may simply leave."

"Disciples outside can view the situation inside through the viewing mirrors. Very well, begin."

The Sound Dao Lord explained the rules to everyone, then spoke.

The other eight Dao Masters all nodded, then began to circulate their Spirit Power.

Seeing this, the disciples also began to circulate their Spirit Power.

The nine pillars began to emit strange light, and then a layer of illusion began to appear above the disciples of different realms.

At the same time, viewing mirrors appeared before all the disciples; they were four huge transparent mirrors, and within them were the scenes from inside the Secret Realms.

As the disciples responded to the Secret Realm's call, soul after soul entered the Secret Realms.

Jiang Xun also circulated his Spirit Power to respond to the Secret Realm's summons, and his ice-blue soul entered the illusion above his head.

When Jiang Xun slowly opened his eyes to look around, he found himself in the middle of the night. Above his head, he could see a half-moon behind thick fog, which provided a sliver of brightness under the moonlight.

"This is the Dark Moon Secret Realm. The entire Secret Realm is pitch black; the only light is the moon. Moreover, all lighting Dharma Artifacts cannot be used, including fire-type techniques. Does Junior Brother's Ice Flame count as a flame..."

Seeing the copy Jiang Xun was in, Cang Xingyan could not help but worry.

Hearing this, Gufang Ninglin clenched her hands. If even one's own techniques could not be used, wouldn't the situation be too dire?

On the Dao Master pillars, Dao Master Yan and Dao Master Xia exchanged a smile; this was indeed done by them on purpose.

If you can't even use techniques, let's see how you, brat, can turn things around! I will definitely make sure you die without a burial place.

He Luyun could not help but frown when she saw the Secret Realm Jiang Xun was in. She had not expected Dao Master Yan and Dao Master Xia to target him so obviously.

At this moment, Jiang Xun in the Secret Realm also reached out to use fire to illuminate the path because he could not see clearly, only to discover that his Ice Flame could not be used.

"Oh." Jiang Xun was stunned when he saw this: "Is it possible that fire cannot be used in this Secret Realm?"

As Jiang Xun spoke, he took out a Dharma Artifact for illumination, but it could not be used either.

"It seems that items for illumination cannot be used. Although your Ice Flame is a flame with extremely low temperature, it is still fire at the end of the day, so it can't be used. You're in trouble now."

Si Yuyan said when she saw this.

She felt that if Jiang Xun wanted to walk out of this Secret Realm alive, he could only use the Heavenly Net Soul-Urging. But if a Demon Art like the Heavenly Net Soul-Urging were used on Tianwai Island, Jiang Xun would not have an easy time after getting out.

"Wanna bet?" Jiang Xun lowered his hand and smiled.

"Bet on what? That you'll knock them all down?" Si Yuyan asked.

"Yes." Jiang Xun nodded.

"Bet! You can't even use your Ice Flame, and your other Spirit Roots have been washed away. I want to see how you're going to knock them down." Si Yuyan was very decisive: "If you don't knock them down, give me a Soul Returning Pill immediately!"

"What if I win?"

"I will also... with Gufang Ninglin and He Luyun..."

Halfway through her sentence, she realized she didn't have that thing.

"If you can win this bet, I'll let you do whatever you want with me!" Si Yuyan said.

For the sake of resurrection, go for it!

This time, I will definitely survive.

"Fine! You've got guts! If I lose the bet, not only will I resurrect you, but I'll also give you all my Sacred Artifacts, as well as all my Soul Returning Pills."

Jiang Xun suddenly felt an itch in his heart; Si Yuyan's wager was truly too tempting!

"That's what you said, hurry up and swear an oath!" Si Yuyan's eyes lit up when she heard this.

Afterwards, the two of them swore an oath together. This time, Jiang Xun listened very clearly; there was absolutely no chance for Si Yuyan to leave any loopholes.

It was just that Si Yuyan was quite ruthless this time, making Jiang Xun swear that if he broke the agreement, he would be impotent for life.

After all, she also knew that Jiang Xun had so many Soul Returning Pills that he couldn't die.

"Why isn't he moving?" Outside, the screen switched to Jiang Xun. After all, Tian Zeyan was one of the focuses of this Top Ranking Challenge, yet everyone discovered that Jiang Xun had not made a move.

He Muyun was also a bit anxious watching from the outside.

"I'm afraid it's because techniques cannot be used, and he doesn't know how to act for a moment. Perhaps he is considering withdrawing."

Cang Xingyan sighed.

"Being able to come out safe and sound is also a good thing; there will be opportunities next year."

He Muyun nodded and smiled.

There was another person who was equally anxious.

Ling Shangtian.

He had originally planned to break through to Void Refinement in this Secret Realm, find an opportunity to wipe everyone out in one go, and win the top spot in a single round.

But it just had to be the Dark Moon Secret Realm.

Lightning Tribulation is also light! If it cannot illuminate, it means the Lightning Tribulation cannot enter this Secret Realm, and he would be unable to break through to the Void Refinement Realm.

Taking a Void-Breaking Pill now would only mean the Lightning Tribulation would arrive after leaving the Secret Realm.

At that time, his soul and Spirit Power would definitely be heavily depleted in the Secret Realm, and he would be unable to withstand the Lightning Tribulation at all, making it highly likely he would be struck to death directly.

"Damn it..." Ling Shangtian cursed under his breath and gave up the idea of breaking through. Now he could only take it one step at a time; finding the exit first was the real priority.

Thinking of this, Ling Shangtian began to move.

In the Void Refinement Realm Secret Realm, Tang Zhirou had also begun to move. The Secret Realm on her side was a desert, which was not as infuriating as the Secret Realms of Jiang Xun and Ling Shangtian. Moreover, Tang Zhirou, at the Void Refining Great Perfection, was also the number one enemy of the other disciples in this Top Ranking Challenge.

"He moved." Gufang Ninglin felt her heart tremble when she saw Jiang Xun move, and she could not help but think: 'Techniques can't be used, what do you plan to do!'

Jiang Xun began to move after setting the bet with Si Yuyan. First, he still needed to understand this Secret Realm.

Some Secret Realms not only contain Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasure, but may also have Demonic Beasts, and the realms of the Demonic Beasts are not necessarily fixed.

If there really were Demonic Beasts, Jiang Xun planned to catch one and beat it into submission; perhaps the Demonic Beast would know the route to get out.

"Someone is coming toward your side," Si Yuyan said to Jiang Xun with a smile, hoping in her heart that the other party would arrive quickly; the sooner they arrived, the sooner she could be resurrected!

"Before I even came in, someone had already locked onto my soul with their Qi, and I figured that as soon as I moved, they would follow," Jiang Xun said while flying at a low altitude through the forest.

Although he could not use the Crimson Wings, Jiang Xun's flight speed was still quite fast at this moment, covering over a hundred miles in the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, all the while observing his surroundings without discovering the presence of any Demonic Beast.

Instead, those people tracking Jiang Xun had already gradually gathered together.

"Prince Tianyu, a pleasure to meet you."

A quarter of an hour later, a man at the Spirit Transformation Late Stage holding a long-handled blade appeared, blocking Jiang Xun's path.