Chapter 201: A Piece of Northern Wasteland

The two Dao Masters did not speak upon hearing this.

Watching the disciples running around for Jiang Xun in the Secret Realm to find Demonic Beasts, they felt like they could eat shit.

"Brother Yun, do you have any leads on the exit?"

After those people left, Jiang Xun sat on a rock and asked, looking at Yun Ruling.

"There is only one way to pass the Dark Moon Secret Realm, and that is to finish off everyone else."

Yun Ruling shook his head.

"How so?" Jiang Xun could not help but ask.

"Because to this day, no one has ever found the exit to the Dark Moon Secret Realm. Every disciple who enters the Dark Moon Secret Realm has only one method before time runs out: finish off everyone else and directly pass the Top Ranking Challenge."

"Because this round of the Secret Realm challenge only has a time limit and no limit on the number of people, only one person can definitely be chosen."

"I see, with your strength, the biggest problem for you is your fellow sect brother Ling Shangtian. You might feel embarrassed to make a move, and he cannot undergo Tribulation Transcendence here to break through, so I will deal with him."

"After that, you will be able to achieve victory."

Jiang Xun looked at Yun Ruling and smiled upon hearing this: "You didn't think about winning?"

"Sigh, actually, when you came in, I didn't think about winning anymore. Last time, you truly beat me into submission; I'm not flattering you." Yun Ruling waved his hand and smiled.

"Actually, I came in for a stroll; I never thought about taking the top spot. I didn't expect this bunch of good-for-nothings to be so fragile." Jiang Xun shrugged and smiled.

At this moment, he was also using Yun Ruling to build his persona.

When the time came to claim the reward, he could still feign hesitation.

"..." Yun Ruling was helpless upon hearing this. Big Brother, it's not that they are weak, it's that you are ridiculously strong.

Completely reflecting all of a person's attacks—this kind of thing is simply unheard of, alright...

The two then began to chat about daily life.

Others passed by in the vicinity, but upon seeing Yun Ruling there, they turned and ran, which showed that Yun Ruling was still quite formidable to them.

After about two-thirds of an incense stick of time had passed, the Blade Dao Disciples who went out to catch Demonic Beasts returned one after another.

Each person carried a three-to-five-meter-long Demonic Beast, tied up tightly and beaten to within an inch of their lives, throwing them in front of Jiang Xun and Yun Ruling.

"Good, you may leave." Jiang Xun looked at the Demonic Beasts and nodded with satisfaction.

Upon hearing this, the few people felt as if they had been granted amnesty and hurriedly turned to leave.

"Hey." Jiang Xun spoke again.

The few people hurriedly stopped and turned back to look at Jiang Xun.

"I meant, you can surrender and return to your bodies."

Jiang Xun looked at them and smiled.

"This..."

Hearing this, some hesitated.

Others, as expected, sighed, then called out their surrender and left.

The remaining few struggled internally for a moment, looked at Jiang Xun a few more times, and then helplessly sighed and withdrew.

If they didn't leave now, they were afraid they would get hit by a couple of sword strikes.

After they had all left, Jiang Xun stood up and walked toward one of the leopard-type Demonic Beasts, stepping on its face: "Do you know where the exit to this Secret Realm is?"

"Roar!" Although the Demonic Beast had been beaten to within an inch of its life, it still used all its strength to roar at Jiang Xun.

Seeing this, Jiang Xun directly stepped on its head until it exploded.

"I think you don't need to go to the trouble; these Demonic Beasts aren't afraid of death. Moreover, for us, the Dark Moon Secret Realm is our spirits entering a piece of land in the Northern Wasteland. For them, this is the local Northern Wasteland; they don't have the concept of an exit."

Yun Ruling said.

"So we are currently in the Northern Wasteland?"

Jiang Xun really didn't know about this.

"Yes." Yun Ruling nodded: "A certain area within the Northern Wasteland was sealed off to serve as the space for the Secret Realm, which is why there are Demonic Beasts in this Secret Realm."

"So that's how it is." Jiang Xun nodded.

"I was wondering what you were catching Demonic Beasts for; it turns out it was to ask the Demonic Beasts about the exit." Yun Ruling smiled.

"A waste of effort, and I let them live for an extra incense stick of time." Jiang Xun smiled helplessly, then killed all the Demonic Beasts.

Little did he know, the few people who had just left the Secret Realm had expressions as if they had eaten shit upon hearing Jiang Xun say this; this time, they had truly lost face...

"Northern Wasteland..."

Jiang Xun repeated these two words in his mouth and looked up at his surroundings; this was his first time standing on the land of the Northern Wasteland.

When he first entered the Secret Realm, Jiang Xun felt the smell of rot and feces everywhere, which made him feel a bit nauseous. Jiang Xun hurriedly blocked his sense of smell and taste to prevent himself from vomiting.

"Brother Yun, why don't we search for the exit separately." Jiang Xun then looked at Yun Ruling and said.

"Alright." Yun Ruling stood up and nodded: "I will contact you immediately after finding the exit."

As he spoke, Yun Ruling tossed a golden Communication Jade Tube to Jiang Xun.

The implication was that if you really find the exit, remember to call me.

"Same here." Jiang Xun caught the Communication Jade Tube and nodded.

Then he watched Yun Ruling leave.

Jiang Xun actually had no intention of looking for the exit after hearing Yun Ruling say there wasn't one. When it was close to the end, someone would definitely start clearing out the others, and he could just join in the fray then.

Jiang Xun's current goal was to shake off Yun Ruling and then properly explore this piece of Northern Wasteland land he had never seen before.

"Do you have any impression of this place?" Jiang Xun asked Si Yuyan in his divine sense.

"How could I possibly have one... The Northern Wasteland is super huge; it is the largest piece of land in the entire world. Its scope is so vast that even the locals of the Northern Wasteland haven't walked through the entire Northern Wasteland, let alone that I am not Jun Tianling; I haven't been to the Northern Wasteland!"

Si Yuyan said.

"That's true."

Jiang Xun nodded; it would be good if Jun Tianling were here right now.

Thinking of this, Jiang Xun then thought of Soul Suppressor.

Since his own divine soul could enter Jun Tianling's body, could Jun Tianling's divine soul also enter his own body?

It was worth a try.

But the sword Soul Suppressor was truly too conspicuous, especially on Tianwai Island where many people recognized it; knowing that the outside world would be broadcasting the footage, Jiang Xun did not dare to take out Soul Suppressor directly.

"Sigh, I can only look around by myself." Jiang Xun sighed helplessly, then began to wander aimlessly in the surroundings.

At the same time, the other Transformation God Realm contestants who knew this was the Dark Moon Secret Realm were engaged in fierce combat; they all knew there was no exit to the Dark Moon Secret Realm and that they had to eliminate everyone else.

Rather than having a chaotic free-for-all at the end and wasting unnecessary Spirit Power, it was better to team up and pick off lone targets now; every one they could eliminate early counted.

Ling Shangtian was also searching everywhere for people to fight, crushing them with his formidable strength while simultaneously doing his best to manage his own consumption.

If it truly came down to a situation where his Spirit Power was insufficient and the opponent was relatively strong, such as an opponent like Yun Ruling, he would have no choice but to swallow a Void-Breaking Pill to reach the Half-Step Void Refining realm to fight.