Chapter 241 - 240: Huge Gains, The Passage Opens

Around six in the morning, the Heavenly King Group’s fleet returned along the eastern coast of Jianghai North City.

The receiving personnel of Jianghai Management Bureau were already waiting on the coast. The Bureau’s Director, Jiang Yini herself was present in person.

Standing along the coastline and gazing at the approaching fleet, Jiang Yini’s expression was complicated.

The news of the Heavenly King Group’s fleet firing on the Daohe Fleet, had been transmitted back to Jianghai on the night of the incident.

To be precise, it was transmitted to the Management Bureau Headquarters.

The first-hand information was relayed to the Jianghai Branch by the Headquarters.

When Jiang Yini initially received the news, she almost exploded on the spot.

The fleet hadn’t been gone for even a night and Li Jing had already led the team to bombard the Daohe Fleet. How could she not explode?

At best, she was the top leader of the Jianghai Management Bureau.

Less generously, she was the biggest scapegoat.

She had no way to shrug off any trouble caused by anyone under the jurisdiction of the Jianghai Management Bureau.

Li Jing, this action advisor, was privately appointed by she herself without any report.

Strictly speaking.

Li Jing couldn’t even be considered as part of the Management Bureau...

Liu Sisi, who was actually stationed in the Management Bureau, was a formal "employee".

Someone led Heavenly King Group towards the Great Secret Realm, and without even seeing the Secret Realm Passage, immediately committed the act of bombarding the Daohe Fleet.

If a problem arose from this, Jiang Yini could not bear the blame.

Due to the unclear on-site situation, when she received the news, the Heavenly King Group was also "fighting fiercely" with Daohe Fleet, she barely suppressed her temper and did not rashly contact Li Jing.

As the saying goes.

Do not suspect someone you trust, do not trust someone you suspect.

She believed that Li Jing would not act recklessly.

There must be a reason for firing the shots.

First, observe through satellite images, and wait for Li Jing to finish and report to her.

Then through the satellite images, she discovered that the Daohe Fleet was easily taken down by the Heavenly King Group...

If the two powers went to war, such an easy victory would be truly exhilarating.

But Jiang Yini just couldn’t feel happy.

She certainly wouldn’t want the Heavenly King Group to lose, but the problem was, winning was also a huge trouble!

After taking down one of the Daohe Alliance’s fleets, how would they handle it?

What to do afterwards?

Later, Jiang Yini captured images through the satellite of Daohe’s fleet members taking things out, and the Heavenly King group boarding and receiving the image.

Jiang Yini almost couldn’t hold herself back.

Although it was unclear through the satellite images what exactly the Daohe Fleet members took out, it’s clear that Li Jing led the Heavenly King Group to rob the Daohe Fleet.

This Li Jing...

He truly dared to do so.

Not only did they beat up another’s fleet, but they also robbed them?

This matter is not good!

They are the Management Bureau, not bandits.

If such actions were to be spread out, that would be terrible!

Next, she captured images through the satellite of Research Institute personnel boarding and dismantling the Daohe Fleet.

That image left Jiang Yini stunned for quite some time.

It was only after receiving a communication from the Management Bureau Headquarters in the capital, did she recover.

The initial attitude of the Management Bureau Headquarters when relaying the message was quite bad.

The implication was that Jiang Yini had to bear full responsibility for this mess.

Jiang Liao, who was the director of the Management Bureau Headquarters and her biological father, was more than thrilled with the situation.

Jiang Yini had barely returned to her roots for two days before she ran away, which Jiang Liao was extremely dissatisfied with.

Even though it involved Li Jing, a promising young genius who had learned a forbidden skill, Jiang Yini’s excuse for leaving was sufficient, but which father wouldn’t want his daughter to stay by his side?

If Jiang Yini was married, that would be another story.

But the problem was she wasn’t married!

The Jianghai Management Bureau is in a big mess now. Isn’t this an opportunity to suppress it and get my rebellious daughter to return home obediently?

When the satellite image captured members of Heavenly King Group from the Research Institute beginning to dismantle the Daohe Fleet, even reducing the entire fleet to empty shells, the capital’s attitudes changed drastically.

Jiang Liao was having a tough time.

This move by the Heavenly King Group may have caused quite a stir, but they also achieved an "outstanding merit" that could not be ignored!

He had no choice but to send warm greetings to Jiang Yini, give her a pay raise, and award her a substantial amount of merit.

It was indeed a hard pill to swallow.

But for the Management Bureau, it was undoubtedly a great pleasure.

The Daohe Alliance has been jumping across the face of the Management Bureau for hundreds of years. If A didn’t go to their side, the Management Bureau would have done away with it long ago.

This move by the Heavenly King Group not only suppressed Daohe’s pride but also got their core fleet technology. It was incredibly comfortable.

The Daohe Alliance was composed of over a dozen island countries. Their land-based technology was limited, but their maritime technology was quite sophisticated, surpassing the Management Bureau in many areas.

Once the Daohe’s battleships were dismantled and their assets were taken, they might never bounce back...

With such remarkable achievements, Jiang Liao had no choice but to send Jiang Yini warm condolences.

Upon receiving her condolences, the scapegoat Jiang Yini, without hesitation, chose to argue with her dad, haggling and squeezing the General Bureau harshly.

Other bureau directors might hesitate about confronting the General Bureau, but she was undeterred.

As father and daughter, there was no need to be so calculating, right?

Wasn’t Jiang Liao hopping around happily before?

Now, it was her turn.

Do you want the battleship parts?

Do you?

Give out some merit and allocate the budget!

Otherwise, you can’t even take away a screw cap!

After a "friendly" negotiation with her "dear dad" overnight, Jiang Yini felt hedonic with many thoughts in her mind.

She thought she was going to be condemned by Lee Jing, but he ended up robbing the Daohe fleet...

This guy, he really had guts!

But that’s not the point.

The point is,

He robbed, and they gave...

How did he accomplish that?

The people of Daohe, from ancient times to the present, liked to play the ’Jade Shattered’ game.

’Jade Shattered’ means giving the enemy nothing, and choosing death instead.

Even if the times had changed, it was unusual for someone to easily give up when being openly robbed, right?

Even the staff of the Management Bureau would rather choose ’Jade Shattered’ than surrender.

This was not only a principle but also for national interest.

Jiang Yini couldn’t comprehend.

Later, when she learned from Li Jing’s communication that he had completely cleaned out the storage space of everyone in the Daohe fleet, which resulted in the Heavenly King’s overflowing storage space unable to proceed with exploring the Secret Realm, she found it even more unbelievable.

She didn’t know that Li Jing had brought two six-realm fox demons with him.

One of them could easily deprive people of even the chance to seek death under the oppression of its cultivation level.

Looking at the Heavenly King Group’s fleet docked in the far-off deep sea, and watching the scene of ten thousand swords skyrocketing to the shore, Jiang Yini felt a surge of excitement.

Soon, more than ten thousand members of the Heavenly Kings descended from their swords along the coastline.

Seeing Li Jing landing in front of her, Jiang Yini showed a bright smile.

Just as she wanted to speak, Li Jing smiled.

"Director Jiang, how much merit can I get for my return this time?"

Jiang Yini was about to deliver a warm greeting to the meritorious individual, but the words were stuck in her mouth. She bit her lip and said,

"If you want to talk about merit, let me see first what exactly you’ve brought back."

"Sure."

Li Jing nodded, instructing his entire team through the communication earpiece to take out their loot.

Upon receiving the command, all members of the Heavenly King Group immediately began to act, taking out all their gains.

In an instant, the entire beach was piled high with various types of ammunition, supplies, and equipment.

Sixteen battleships, nearly 17,000 living people from the Daohe Fleet, this is not an ordinary fortune.

Just the ammunition resupply and other items were calculated in tens of thousands of tons.

This pile quickly filled the entire beach and formed a series of messy small hills.

Looking at these mountainous piles of various supplies, even Jiang Yini, who had seen plenty of upheavals, felt a little weak in the knees.

They really looted everything back!

All kinds of secret realm exploration equipment were among them.

The Heavenly King Group had just finished clearing out their stuff when the members of the Research Institute, who were trailing behind, arrived by sky control and took things like the main battleship guns.

Seeing this, Jiang Yini was so delighted that she silently gave Li Jing a big thumbs up, saying,

"These, I will temporarily reward you with 500,000 merits, and each member of the Heavenly King Group will get 5,000. After the valuation, if the estimated value exceeds this, additional merits will be issued."

Li Jing raised his eyebrows at these words.

500,000 merits!

Measured in money, it’s equivalent to five billion.

This is a bloody fortune!

The Management Bureau’s supplies are all from the national treasury.

They are all clearly priced, there is no element of the merchants needing to make profits like in the spirit market.

This 500,000 merit can be exchanged for high-quality nourishing spirit materials at least twice its actual value!

Satisfied, Li Jing nodded and said,

"Director Jiang, you take care of the loot, I’ll take my people back first."

"Alright."

Jiang Yini responded.

Although she had many questions to ask, Li Jing was still undertaking the mission of exploring the secret realm on behalf of Jianghai Management Bureau. The secret realm could open at any time within this week, so they should not delay for too long.

...

Under Li Jing’s order, all members of the Heavenly King Group and the Research Institute returned to the fleet and embarked on another journey.

A few hours later, the fleet returned to the outer area of the sea where the spatial fluctuations were located.

This time, no one dared to question why they had stopped on the outskirts of the sea area.

The Daohe Alliance Fleet, in particular, deliberately kept as far away as possible from the direction of the Heavenly King Group.

The return voyage of the Heavenly King Group fleet took about eight hours.

Ruan Wenting’s and Imai Xiang’s fleets had long been towed back to the alliance by two Daohe fleets. The terrifying and despairing might of the Heavenly King Group’s fleet was now well-known inside Daohe.

Who would dare mess with that?

The fleet stopped sailing, and Li Jing, seeing the other force’s fleets keeping very quiet, felt a bit lonely.

A single Daohe fleet had netted him 500,000 merits.

The wave of merits that were akin to a gift, was very sweet.

It would be great if someone could come and give him another wave...

Li Jing stood on the deck of his flagship, gazing at the faraway direction, and the crew on the ship looked at him as though he were a god.

Li Jing, a hands-off manager, was very thorough about it.

Many people in the Heavenly King Group had not even seen him before this expedition...

It’s quite hopeless to meet this kind of leader in the Management Bureau.

Although Liu Sisi helped with the management, she was not the real person in charge of the Heavenly King Group but just someone handling daily tasks.

If there were any assignments from the Management Bureau, she couldn’t compete with other departments, and they would be the first ones to get the assignments.

If they don’t have any assignments, they can’t earn merits.

If they can’t earn merits, what are they doing in the Management Bureau?

However, not only did Li Jing give them a chance to participate in this exploration of the big secret realm, but he also made a big fortune before even entering the secret realm.

Before they returned, Jiang Yini had personally promised them 5,000 merits each, which had been credited to their accounts in the Management Bureau.

They haven’t even entered the secret realm yet and already earned merits worth an estimated 50 million in money!

Isn’t this sweet?

Compared to Li Jing’s 500,000 merits, this is just a drop in the ocean.

But after all, he’s the leader, and others might not even dare to order to open fire, let alone plunder.

All they did was fire a few shots according to the instructions, then got on board and unloaded the loot.

Earning merits worth fifty million in a blink of an eye, isn’t this sweeter than risking your life looking for gains in the secret realm?

Look back.

Their loot this time, is not just the five thousand merits promised by Jiang Yini.

Aside from the personal belongings of the people on the Daohe Fleet’s flagship, the personal belongings of nearly sixteen thousand people on the remaining fifteen warships are also in their hands.

Under Li Jing’s guidance, what they returned after the voyage were supplies and equipment that were not suitable for individuals to keep and needed to be handed over, and the rest were all kept in their own pockets.

These things, Li Jing let each group leader, team leader lead the distribution to everyone.

Before they returned on the way, these things had actually been distributed already.

Each member of the Heavenly King Group gained nearly fifty million.

If you include the five thousand merits given by Jiang Yini, each person gained one hundred million!

Gaining one hundred million without much effort, what could they be dissatisfied with Li Jing for?

You have to know.

Most of the twelve thousand members of the Heavenly King Group are only at the Three Realm cultivation level, and Four Realm is basically group leaders, team leaders.

Many people’s entire fortune is only a few tens of millions.

Even for group leaders and team leaders like Dong Gaojie and Jiang Wenqian, one hundred million is a substantial income...

At this moment, every member of the Heavenly King Group really wants to worship Li Jing as their benefactor.

They haven’t even entered the secret realm yet, and each person has already earned a billion.

If this had happened before, who would dare to dream about it?

But apart from this.

When Li Jing led the team this time, he also invited two Six Realm Great Demons to protect us...

The Heavenly King Group has a promising future!

By Li Jing’s side, Chen Yuran is also in a great mood while facing the sea breeze.

The combined value of the materials from the more than a thousand people on the flagship of the Daohe Fleet is close to thirty billion.

Since Yulian did the "hard work", Li Jing instructed her to take more, and she ended up taking about one hundred and fifty billion.

The remaining one hundred and fifty billion were shared by Chen Yuran and Jiu Li, each with seventy-five billion.

The two of them didn’t do anything on the flagship, they just laid back and fished out seventy-five billion, who wouldn’t be in a good mood?

Chen Yuran’s family is wealthy and she doesn’t lack money.

But seventy-five billion is not a small amount.

If you let her own father take out seventy-five billion in one breath, Chen Jing might not be able to take it out.

Of course.

Including Chen Yuran and the three others, all the gains of the Heavenly King Group are materials.

These items, they definitely get their money’s worth by keeping them, but if they want to exchange them for money they will undoubtedly have to take a big discount.

There are all sorts of weird things inside, many of which they probably won’t be able to use, it depends on their own connections to deal with.

Chen Yuran looked at Li Jing, who was by her side with an easy-going air, and smiled at the corner of her mouth.

"Coming out with you really is a wise decision, I probably understand why Yulian and Jiu Li are willing to listen to you, there are many benefits to hanging around with you."

Hearing this, Li Jing smiled.

"The benefits have to be there in the first place for you to get them."

As he spoke, he continued lightly.

"This time we were just lucky, that the Daohe Fleet came to ’deliver’ themselves. You know me, my original intention was just to stop outside and wait for the Great Secret Realm Channel to open, not to cause trouble."

"That’s true."

Chen Yuran could not deny it.

Just as she was about to say something, Li Jing said.

"The things you and Yulian got, you probably won’t be able to use them, they are all stuff for people in the Three Realm. When you go back, you should find Xia Ai and throw the things into the black market and exchange them for some funds to buy what you need."

"Understood."

Chen Yuran nodded with a light smile.

While the two of them were talking, Jiu Li suddenly came out from somewhere and suddenly hugged Li Jing’s arm.

"Brother Jing, it’s so boring on the ship, why don’t we rob another fleet?"

Hearing the sudden call of "Brother Jing", Li Jing tugged at the corner of his mouth and turned his head to ask.

"How come you have time to come out? Aren’t you drawing drafts?"

"What’s more profitable than robbery? Sketching?"

Jiu Li retorted loudly.

"..."

Li Jing fell silent, rolled his eyes, and decided not to bother with her.

Jiu Li looked frustrated when ignored.

This job had truly paid off.

Had she not signed a contract with Yulian and made such a huge profit, she would have felt like retiring on the spot.

This payout was enough for her retirement...

She could settle down, depend on Li Jing, and wouldn’t even have to worry about making ends meet.

Chen Yuran looked at Jiu Li, clinging onto Li Jing and making strange noises, and gave the former a surprised look.

The intentions of Jiu Li were clear to Li Jing.

But she was oblivious.

Only at this moment did she discover...

That this Six Realm fox demon, who seemed quite decent, didn’t seem decent at all?

Just as she was puzzled, there was a sudden "boom" in the sea area where the spatial fluctuations were coming from.

At the abrupt noise, not only did Li Jing and the others on the flagship deck jerk, but everyone in the Heavenly King Group fleet was taken aback.

They looked into the distance.

The water surface of the distant sea, which used to be calm, now had raging waves.

Above the sea area, the wind and clouds churned as if brewing a storm.

A pitch-black rift silently appeared under the clouds.

Seeing the rift, Jiu Li immediately stopped pestering Li Jing.

"Is this... a secret realm passage? Why is it causing such a disturbance?"

"From the looks of it, it does seem to be a big secret realm."

Chen Yuran spoke up, squinting and staring intently.

"A big secret realm is different from a small one; the opening of the passage often goes hand in hand with some sky and earth phenomenon, it can’t be a small event."

As she spoke, she pressed the communicator in her ear, acknowledged the message, and turned to look at the others.

"Li Jing, the Research Institute just reported the confirmation of the opening of the secret realm passage. The entrance is still unstable, and they are testing the spatial data to estimate when it will stabilize. Should our fleet move closer now or...?"

After hearing this, Li Jing pondered for a moment and said,

"No need to rush, let’s wait for the passage to stabilize. The storm out there is too strong; it doesn’t make sense for us to head out and be tossed around. Staying on the outskirts is just fine."

Hardly had he finished his sentence when Yulian came up to the deck.

Seeing the rift in the distant sky that looked like a space torn open, she paused momentarily, and then quickly walked over.

"Has the secret realm opened?"

"Yes, but we have to wait for the passage to stabilize before going in."

Li Jing responded, pressing his communicator again.

"The Secret Realm Passage has opened but is still unstable. The entire fleet, stay alert and on the first level of combat readiness. Gunners, take your positions; aim all cannons in the direction of the Secret Realm Passage."

As the command was issued, all the members of the Heavenly King Group, who were startled by the opening of the passage and came to the deck, immediately got into action to adjust the direction of the main cannons.

When it comes to dealing with the secret realms, the Management Bureau are the professionals.

No one knows better than them.

The Secret Realm Passage is not only a means for them to get in.

The things inside it can also get out.

Every single thing that has ever escaped from a secret realm is not to be trifled with.

Necessary precautions must be taken.

Not only did the Heavenly King Group’s fleet anchored at the outskirts of the sea area make preparations, but also the fleets of various factions in the sea area under the Secret Realm Passage took action with their battleships’ main cannons all aiming at the spatial rift.

....

Time gradually passed by.

About half an hour later, the Research Institute sent in new information.

It was estimated that the spatial passage would stabilize within six hours.

Upon receiving this information, Li Jing issued a directive for the entire fleet to maintain its combat readiness. He then called together all the team leaders, squad leaders, and the person in charge from the Research Institute for a meeting.

Within a short while, everyone gathered on the flagship deck.

Once everyone was present, Li Jing began speaking immediately.

"According to what we know now, there is no doubt that this is a big secret realm. The environment inside the secret realm is completely unknown. Most of the teams from various factions are primarily sent to probe the area. We also need to send a team. Any volunteers?"

Upon hearing this, everyone started looking at each other. A handsome young man stepped forward and said,

"I’ll go."

"Good."

Li Jing nodded and examined the young man, asking,

"I remember you’re the squad leader of Falcon Squad; what’s... your name?"

"..."

The young man said nothing.

"..."

Nor did anyone else in the room.

Chen Yuran, Yulian, and Jiu Li all stood to the side with twitching corners of their mouths, feigning ignorance of this person.

They had properly identified the leaders and squad leader-level figures of the Heavenly Kings Group before setting off.

This young man, named Mu Yun, was the leader of the Falcon Squad from the four elite small teams of the Heavenly King Group, and he possessed a late Four Realm cultivation level.

Not only was he in a high position, but his cultivation level was also among the top in the Heavenly King Group.

Li Jing remembered his position, but didn’t know his name...

Is this guy dependable?

There, after some effort, Mu Yun finally managed to keep a straight face.

He quietly reassured himself that nobody’s perfect. Having a leader who could make money and explore secret realms was good enough, and he couldn’t expect too much. Mu Yun then replied,

"Counselor Lee, I am Mu Yun."

"Okay, I’ll remember your name."

Li Jing responded without blinking an eye.

"The situation in the initial exploration of the secret realm can’t be predicted. Since you volunteered, I will remember this as a merit for you. Once the Secret Realm Passage stabilizes, you will lead a team of twelve from the Falcon Squad into it."

As he spoke, Li Jing continued,

"Your mission does not require you to venture too far into the secret realm. You just need to examine the entrance environment and then pull out. No matter what you encounter in the secret realm, do not tangle with it; prioritize your safety and that of your team members. As long as your small team safely returns, each member will earn ten thousand merits, and I will apply for this on your behalf."

Ten thousand merits?

All the members of the Management Bureau present gasped.

Li Jing’s requirement...

Simply to enter the secret realm and glance around, exploring the entrance environment.

And the reward is a billion in earnings?

Isn’t that a bit too much?

Mu Yun was also taken aback.

Typically, the initial exploration of a secret realm is handled by an elite small team.

It was natural for him and his Falcon Squad to be chosen.

Li Jing’s requirement was absurdly low.

Typical initial explorations require a complete circuit outside the secret realm, but he only asked for an exploration at the entrance.

Without thinking too much, Mu Yun nodded and said,

"Understood."

The initial exploration of a secret realm is fraught with unknown dangers, and there’s a high chance that he and his teammates might not return.

Li Jing made the risk much smaller with his demands.

If someone was willing to offer ten thousand merits, he and his teammates had no reason to refuse.

Isn’t that what they risked their lives for in the Management Bureau, for merits?

Upon getting Mu Yun’s response, Li Jing commanded,

"Remember, return immediately after confirming the entrance environment, and don’t do anything unnecessary."

As he finished, he surveyed the crowd.

"This Big Secret Realm’s exploration is exceptional, involving forces beyond just the Hua Country Administration Bureau. The first one to eat the crab often gains the most, being one step slower might mean we reap less. Without digressing further, I want our Heavenly King Group to be the first team to officially enter the Secret Realm. Once Mu Yun and his squad confirm the status of the entrance, we will immediately move into the Secret Realm."

The crowd hearing this frowned.

Li Jing’s approach was like cutting through tangled hemp, somewhat haphazard.

There is truth in saying that the first person to eat the crab often has the advantage.

But the rush for profit at this critical juncture might not necessarily be a good thing.

If not handled well, there’s a possibility that the entire Heavenly King Group could be wiped out.

Letting Mu Yun and his team peek into the Secret Realm and then retreat could only be considered the most basic risk avoidance.

In a completely unknown Secret Realm, who can ensure what kind of perils lurk within without exploring?

However, you can’t deny.

Looking at Li Jing standing there, and the pair of great demons from the Six Realm, Yulian and Jiu Li next to him, everyone was filled with confidence.

Without saying a word, the crowd nodded silently in agreement.

Seeing this, Li Jing smiled slightly and said,

"Excellent, since a decision has been made, the meeting will end here. The fleet will set off in four hours and enter the target sea area before the spatial passage stabilizes."

Seeing someone conclude the meeting with only such light arrangements, a young man in the room raised a question.

"Counselor Li, should we discuss the exploration plan for after we enter the Secret Realm in advance? And should we set up a camp at the entrance to the Secret Realm...?"

"The Secret Realm is completely unknown, so making plans is meaningless."

Li Jing shook his head and said,

"As for the camp, it’s unnecessary. The initial exploration mission of this time will involve the Administration Bureaus of 25 cities acting separately. Our Heavenly King Group, which consists merely of 12,000 people, is unsuitable for dispersal. As for this, I have considered it. Once we enter the Secret Realm, just follow my instructions."

Everyone agreed that the Heavenly King Group should not act separately.

But when Li Jing said he had considered it, not many people believed him truthfully.

It is hopeless.

This leader is genuinely unreliable in some aspects...

But since he had already said so, they could only wait and see after entering the Secret Realm.

In the crowd, the young man who had proposed earlier hesitated as Li Jing was examining him, and finally introduced himself.

"I am Gu Chuhong, the leader of the Green Dragon Squad."

Hearing this, Li Jing didn’t stare any longer and waved his hand,

"Alright, dispersal. Inform your squads, and rest well to recuperate your spirits. Once we enter the Secret Realm, there will be no time for you to recuperate."

The members took their orders and left.

Chen Yuran, seeing everyone else had departed, could not help but ask,

"So, do you really have a plan in place for when we enter the Secret Realm?"

"Of course."

Li Jing responded, with a laugh,

"You will find out when the time comes. My plan won’t disappoint you."

Having said this, he turned to look at Yulian and Jiu Li.

"Yulian, Brother Jiu, you both should prepare as well. You might not need to take action once we enter the Secret Realm, but I will definitely need to utilize your keen perception as monsters."

On hearing this, Yulian and Jiu Li nodded in succession, signalling their understanding.

While the other members of the Heavenly King Group viewed them as powerhouses, they were well aware.

The real powerhouse, was the man before them.

Li Jing inviting the two of them to join wasn’t for them to act as his fighters.

...

Time passed quickly.

In a blink of an eye, four hours had passed and no objects from the Secret Realm had appeared yet.

The Heavenly King Group’s fleet set sail on time, heading to the target sea area.

In just over twenty minutes, the fleet reached right below the Secret Realm entrance.

Thanks to the cautionary tale of Ruan Wenting and Imai Xiang, every time the Heavenly King Group passed by, the other forces would actively avoid them.

The joke, at the expense of Daohe was worth the spectacle.

But no one wanted to become the joke themselves...

As for the leader of the Heavenly King Group, he was rather unpredictable.

No one could figure out what was going on.

Apart from the Daohe Alliance personnel, no one knew how he managed to loot an entire Daohe fleet, down to almost stripping them of their underpants.

After the incident occurred, all kinds of factions, including twenty-four city management bureaus in Hua Country, tried to investigate Li Jing.

In the end, they discovered that he was not a registered strategist within the Hua Country Administration Bureau. Instead, he was a current inspector in the North City Patrol Bureau’s Serious Case Group.

This confused them even more when it came to Li Jing...

How did a current inspector suddenly become the leader of tens of thousands of people in the Management Bureau?

Putting that aside doesn’t count.

Li Jing, a young man in his early twenties, obviously had no experience in leading a team.

How did he lead a team as an initial exploration team to explore the Great Secret Realm?

Did the Jianghai Administration Bureau run out of people?

They had to find an inspector with no experience leading exploration teams to take on such a heavy responsibility?

...

Another hour passed, and the spatial channel finally stabilized.

As soon as the message from the Research Institute arrived, multiple factions immediately sent teams on sword-controlling missions, rushing towards the rift channel.

On the Heavenly King Group’s side, Mu Yun and the Falcon Squad made of the carefully selected twelve people did not delay either. They immediately took to the skies upon receiving the message, rushing towards the rift channel.

Li Jing looked up at the squad, consisting of thirteen people entering the secret realm, and narrowed his eyes.

It is clearly impossible to expect this Great Secret Realm to be full of strange creatures, like the 107th Small Secret Realm.

In the Great Secret Realm, it would not be an entire field of deathly silence.

However, he had high expectations for this Great Secret Realm.

It wasn’t long before Mu Yun and the Falcons exited the crack channel.

The personnel from various faction fleets were on tenterhooks, waiting for information from their initial explorers.

As soon as they saw that the members of the Heavenly King Group had entered and exited within two minutes, everyone was confused.

What...

What’s going on?

This team from the Heavenly King Group went into the Secret Realm and came right back out?

Could it be there’s a problem with the entrance of the Secret Realm?

So...

Where are our people?

Did they die inside?

Before anyone could make sense of the situation, Mu Yun led the Falcon Squad back onto the Heavenly King Group’s flagship and landed in front of Li Jing.

"Counselor Li, there are no abnormalities at the entrance of the Secret Realm. The environment within is mainly oasis. My squad members and I took a quick look. There are many creatures that do not exist in the current world. We cannot determine whether they are native monsters of the Secret Realm or alien species," Mu Yun reported.

At this report, Li Jing nodded.

"Well done."

As he said this, he put his hand to his communication headset.

"All members of the Heavenly King Group, gather at the entrance of the Secret Realm. Retrieve your ships and enter the Secret Realm!"

As soon as the order was given, every member of the Heavenly King Group, including those accompanying from the Research Institute, took to the skies.

Twelve battleships and two research ships were retrieved by the individuals controlling them.

Then, led by Li Jing, the nearly 14,000-strong team majestically surged into the crack channel in waves.

Every faction was flabbergasted, not to mention the fleet of the Twenty-Four City Administration Bureau.

Just now, they were wondering if there was a problem with the entrance to the Secret Realm. Now, the Heavenly King Group turned their heads and entered the Secret Realm, without even leaving their battleships behind.

What on earth...

What on earth are they doing?

Aside from the confusion, they were also filled with unspoken anxiety.

While the entire Heavenly King Group "charged" into the Secret Realm, not even one of their initial exploring teams had returned.

Should they follow them or...?

They genuinely wanted to rush in and take advantage of the situation.

But they lacked the courage to blindly rush into the Great Secret Realm...

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