CHAPTER 99: CHAPTER 99: LEAVING THE SECRET REALM

Chu Chen fastened the Space Belt around his waist, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, his expression full of excitement.

The value of the Space Belt goes without saying. The Star Treasure and Star Core within the Space Belt alone are worth millions, truly making it a golden treasure from murder and arson.

At this moment, Lei Yao also dragged back the corpse of the Blood Tiger Beast.

Chu Chen quickly came to Lei Yao’s side, then took out the Monkey Wine and fed it to him.

"Let’s go, let’s check out the lair of the Two-headed Poison Wolf." Having said that, Chu Chen impatiently walked over.

Upon seeing this, Lei Yao quickly followed. At this moment, he was quite exhausted, as the Beast Soul Power and Secret Technique had already been lifted. However, he forcibly maintained his Frenzy state, and with the support of Monkey Wine, he could barely hold on for a while longer.

Lei Yao was the first to slip into the lair of the Two-headed Poison Wolf. After confirming it was safe inside, Chu Chen then entered.

The space inside the lair was large, reaching up to a thousand square meters, with the Key embedded in the wall near the entrance of the lair.

The Key was shaped like a blue crystal the size of a baby’s fist. The crystal was sky-blue, emitting intense Star Power, mixed with spatial fluctuations.

Chu Chen quickly took the Key down. It felt ice-cold to the touch and had no weight when held.

After putting the Key into the Space Necklace, he walked straight into the depths of the lair.

Soon, Chu Chen sensed an extremely intense Thunder Element fluctuation, and without hesitation, he quickly walked over.

Before long, a small tree about a meter tall appeared in front of his eyes.

It was rooted on the rock wall, entirely light blue, emitting a faint blue glow, with a fruit the size of a longan growing at the top.

The fruit was elliptical, with a dark blue skin adorned with white lightning patterns.

Chu Chen recognized at a glance that this was the Thunder Fruit which Zhou Ying yearned for.

He quickly stepped forward to carefully pick the Thunder Fruit and, after putting it into the Space Necklace, he turned his attention to the Thunder Juice Fruit Tree.

However, he only now realized that the location where the fruit tree grew was somewhat peculiar.

Ordinarily, the growth environments of Star Treasures and Heavenly and Earthly Treasures are places rich in Star Power and Elemental Power.

The Star Power inside the lair of the Two-headed Poison Wolf was extremely abundant, fulfilling the first condition, but the Thunder Element was not abundant inside the lair, which was why Chu Chen found it strange.

After pondering for a moment, Chu Chen stopped thinking about it and quickly took out tools to dig up the small tree.

After digging up the small tree, Chu Chen sensed a rich Thunder Element emanating from the rock wall.

He hurriedly cleared the rock wall, discovering light blue rocks had appeared beneath it.

Chu Chen painstakingly chipped off a piece of rock and examined it closely, discovering that this piece of light blue rock was actually a rare Thunder Stone Ore, equivalent to a Second-Grade Star Treasure per pound.

This ore contained extremely concentrated Thunder Element, explaining why the Thunder Juice Fruit Tree grew on the rock wall.

After storing the fruit tree safely, Chu Chen decisively left.

The extraction of Thunder Stone Ore was extremely difficult, and he didn’t have suitable tools, so staying longer would not yield much more.

Moreover, the exit of the Secret Realm was about to open, and he needed to hurry to meet up with the others, otherwise, with Lei Yao’s current state, it would be tough for him to exit the Secret Realm.

When Chu Chen exited the lair, a cry suddenly came from the sky.

Chu Chen looked up, discovering that the cry came from the Wind Snow Falcon.

At this time, an astonishing Star Power fluctuation emanated from his Space Necklace, and the Key automatically flew out.

The Key flew to mid-air, releasing an incredibly dense Power of Space.

Centered around the Key, a pitch-black crack appeared before Chu Chen’s eyes, followed by an astonishing suction force emanating from the crack, with a large amount of Star Power continuously pouring into it.

As the Star Power surged in, the crack gradually expanded until it reached about ten feet in size, at which point the suction force slowly subsided.

At this moment, the Key, as if its energy was exhausted, slowly descended toward the ground.

Seeing this, Chu Chen hurriedly grabbed the Key and once again put it back into the Space Necklace.

"Chu Chen, it’s so good that you’re okay." A sweet voice came from not far away.

Chu Chen looked in the direction of the voice, discovering that the speaker was Ji Mingyue, with others following closely behind her, heading towards him.

"Chu Chen, you’re really strong, you actually killed that Blood Beast." Mu Chengxue said excitedly.

"I was just lucky. If it were to happen again, I’d probably be the one dead."

After saying that, Chu Chen put on a look of lingering fear.

It wasn’t that Chu Chen deliberately deceived her, but the second Talent was too terrifying, and he didn’t want to die young.

"Let’s go, the exit will only stay open for half an hour, let’s bring these two corpses with us." Chu Chen said with a smile.

At this moment Zhao Peng stepped out from the crowd and said in a deep voice: "Wait, we also contributed a lot in dealing with the wolf pack and the Blood Demon Sect, the benefits can’t all go to him."

Upon hearing this, everyone turned their gaze towards Chu Chen.

Clearly, many people agreed with Zhao Peng’s statement.

Before Chu Chen could speak, Ji Mingyue spoke first: "Zhao Peng, have you no shame? If it weren’t for Chu Chen stepping in, you’d probably be a corpse now."

"Hmph, if it weren’t for us buying time, how would he have had the opportunity to kill that Blood Beast? Chu Chen, hand over the Key, or you won’t leave the Secret Realm."

"Yes, hand over the Key."

"The credit isn’t just yours."

Hearing this, Chu Chen’s expression did not change in the slightest. He stared coldly at the five people led by Zhao Peng with a sneer: "If you want the Key, it depends on your abilities."

Zhao Peng was taken aback by these words and was about to make a move to seize it, but recalling Chu Chen’s terrifying achievements, he immediately dismissed the idea.

Actually, he didn’t care much about the Key; his aim was to suppress Chu Chen.

Since he had already offended the other party, he naturally had to suppress him with all his might; if the other party grew, Zhao Peng would have to face the consequences.

"Don’t try to scare me. The Thunder Ape is weak after using Frenzy. Just hand over the Key, and we’ll assure you we won’t trouble you."

Chu Chen responded with a cold smile: "If you have the skills, come and get it; otherwise, back off." Having said that, his demeanor suddenly changed, and a murderous aura erupted in his eyes.

Lei Yao, sensing his master’s anger, let out a furious roar, and an even more terrifying killing intent pressed toward Zhao Peng.

Intimidated by the dual murderous auras, Zhao Peng’s face instantly turned pale, and he involuntarily took a few steps back.

Seeing this, Chu Chen said coldly: "Just a bunch of backstabbers, try stopping me again, and I’ll kill you. I now have reason to suspect you’re an undercover member of the Blood God Sect. Otherwise, why else would you start trouble right after I killed a member of the Blood God Sect? The intention is too obvious."

Hearing this, everyone was stunned, and even those who had been siding with Zhao Peng promptly distanced themselves from him, as if avoiding the plague.

Zhao Peng shouted loudly: "Chu Chen, stop slandering me, do you really think you can scare me, Zhao Peng?"

Chu Chen didn’t respond, leading Ji Mingyue and others towards the exit of the Secret Realm.

Zhao Peng clenched his teeth but didn’t stop them, he just coldly watched Chu Chen.

Nobody dared to accept the label of being from the Blood God Sect.