CHAPTER 503: CHAPTER 395: LEARNING THE TRUTH

The desolate mountain behind Fox Charm City.

The Fox Clan Grand Elder looked contentedly at the data feedback from his clan members.

"Great Elder, the thirty maps I sent out have all been fully converted."

"Great Elder, the fifty invitations I sent out have all been converted into passes."

"Great Elder, of the one hundred invitations I sent out, apart from two where no life was found nearby, the others have all found their targets."

...

Listening to the reports from his subordinates, the Grand Elder smiled with satisfaction.

Calculating secretly in his mind, within such a short time, there were already a thousand Martial Artists, Star Soldiers, and exotic beasts who had accepted the invitations or passes. In the next three days, many more people would certainly join in.

However, with so many invitations sent out, it was inevitable that some would be discarded.

But when they initially sent out as many as ten thousand, even if only ordinary people came, it would be enough for the Fox Clan Deity to descend into this world.

"Good, you all did well."

"Keep up the effort, once the deity descends, you will all be credited as meritorious figures of the Fox Clan."

...

Two days later, Lu Lin leisurely arrived outside Fox Charm City.

During these two days, the federation had also discovered this situation. Although many went straight towards Fox Charm City, there were those who felt their abilities were too weak to handle such a test and handed over their passes or invitations to investigators from the Exotic Beast Department and the Foreign Region Department. Upon learning of this, many strong figures of the federation also sent people to the vicinity of Fox Charm City.

They discovered that the once-normal Fox Charm City had somehow turned into a ghost town.

Everything in the city still maintained the original lifestyle of the Fox Clan, yet it was empty inside.

For a moment, many strong figures of the Human Federation were thrilled.

They believed this was a great opportunity for the rise of the Human Race. The name Dragon Sky God Venerable sounded grandiose, comparable to the Wild Blade Heavenly Emperor mentioned by Lu Lin previously.

With more than five hundred Titled Kings among the human race now, after some discussion, since nothing major was happening lately on the Exotic Battlefield, they decided to head to Fox Charm City together.

The location of Fox Charm City was not far from the federation’s Ten Thousand Poisons City, where King of Ten Thousand Poisons Xiong Tu, one of the few poison system talented Awakeners of the federation, was naturally given charge of the mission to conquer Fox Charm City and the Dragon Heaven Secret Realm.

Upon receiving this news, Xiong Tu initially considered involving some excellent college students of the federation in this chance contest; such opportunities did not present themselves frequently.

With the Federation University Student Games about to be held, Xiong Tu even suggested directly sending participating students to Fox Charm City to see who could secure the opportunity to enter the Dragon Heaven Secret Realm and emerge as the first place in the competition.

However, this proposal was scolded back by Zhang Nutao.

Federation’s college students generally only had the strength of Level 4 Martial Artists; to make them compete against the different regions’ alien races and exotic beasts would be to court death, as if the Human Federation had too much future power that needed thinning out.

He even directly pointed at Xiong Tu’s nose, accusing him of being a spy sent by the alien races to sever the new generation of the federation and drain its future potential.

After a round of persuasion, Xiong Tu gave up the idea, realizing that this selection was a major event involving the entire Exotic Battlefield.

The Human Federation dispatched more than five hundred Titled Kings, but what about the other races?

By then, a group of strong people would be fighting a chaotic battle there, who would have time to take care of students with merely Level 4 power?

The idea was thus discarded, and after some preparations, Xiong Tu led the group of more than five hundred people, heading grandly towards Fox Charm City.

Seeing this scene from Small Wasteland Mountain, the Fox Clan Grand Elder felt both excited and worried.

Excited because if so many strong human figures participated, and if the Fox God could capture them all when he descended, his power would reach its peak.

Worried because such a large number of human strong figures arriving could increase the chance of something going wrong.

If they were not careful and let the humans discover something, all their efforts could be for naught.

The tense Fox Clan Grand Elder had to cautiously enter the city while everyone was outside, inspecting the formation layouts to ensure nothing was discovered and no issues occurred at the time.

After multiple confirmations, the Fox Clan Grand Elder waved his hand to activate the formation.

Outside Fox Charm City, a tall figure appeared out of thin air.

It was sunset, and under the sunlight, the silhouette of the tall gray-bearded Elder seemed somewhat obscure, adding a touch of mystery and majesty.

"Young people, this old man never expected so many young talents to participate in this selection."

"This places me in a difficult position."

"However, since all of you have already come here, you are the young heroes I have chosen, and I will not let you go back empty-handed."

"In the city behind me, I have prepared thirty tokens; everyone can look for them inside before dawn."

"Once the first sunlight hits, whoever holds the token will be chosen by me to enter the Dragon Heaven Secret Realm and face my final test, and the successful ones will obtain my legacy."

"Are you all ready?"

"Ready."

"Senior, please start."

"The elder’s successor must be me."

"Hmph, the token will be mine."

"Whoever dares to compete with me, I will beat them to death."

After the gray-bearded Elder finished speaking, many strong alien figures underground stirred noisily, while numerous gigantic exotic beasts howled at the sky.

In contrast, the human Martial Artists appeared quieter.

The human Martial Artists present were mostly of the Titled King realm, with less than three hundred of them being of Seventh Level or above. They were seasoned Pioneering Team members mingling in the Exotic Battlefield, as well as senior-level figures from freedom fighters and Martial Arts Halls, among others.

Compared to those alien races and exotic beasts still burning with youthful fervor, the average age of the human strong figures was 100 years, naturally making them less prone to losing composure from excitement.

"Alright, please enter now."

"Remember, there’s only one rule: at dawn, the thirty individuals holding tokens will be the ones I have chosen."

Repeating the rule, the gray-bearded Elder vanished from sight.

As he disappeared, the city gates around Fox Charm City suddenly opened.

Countless martial artists, exotic beasts, Star Soldiers, and Star Generals rushed toward the city at their maximum speed.

They couldn’t fly or teleport, as if there was a pressure from Dragon Sky God Venerable around Fox Charm City.

Xiong Tu led the others in a swift charge forward, and compared to those ordinary Star Soldiers and exotic beasts, their team composed entirely of Titled Kings quickly reached the city gates.

"Everyone, split into teams, fifty people per group, prioritize finding the tokens."

"If you can’t find the tokens, then just start killing."

Xiong Tu shouted his orders; this was the policy they had decided on before coming.

They wanted the final spots, and they also needed to kill alien races and exotic beasts.

Simply put, as long as there were fewer opponents, even if they didn’t meet the Dragon Sky God Venerable’s requirements, their chances of being selected would be higher. At worst, even if no one from the Human Federation was chosen, they couldn’t let the aliens and exotic beasts be chosen.

Recently, Lu Lin’s sudden rise had left many strong individuals in the Human Federation envious, as they too wanted to become saviors of the federation like Lu Lin.

This time, the selection in the Dragon Heaven Secret Realm was their opportunity.

To prove to the Human Federation and countless human experts that the federation wasn’t just about one Lu Lin.

On Small Wasteland Mountain.

Almost upon seeing the human experts occupying the various city gates, the Fox Clan Grand Elder’s expression turned grim.

He had planned for these experts to enter Fox Charm City before starting the slaughter.

By then, the lives lost, the flesh, Star Power, and spirits would all become offerings to the Fox God.

But human experts, at this moment, intended to use their powerful strength to monopolize everything.

If this was truly a Secret Realm, then the Human Federation’s behavior was akin to a private takeover.

Only their kind could enter, others were not allowed, and if they wanted to enter, they’d have to fight a Titled King.

Among the aliens and exotic beasts present, only a hidden few could reach that level, but they wouldn’t confront the human experts for others.

Find the tokens and wait for daylight.

If this was truly a selection, then naturally there would be no problem, but the Fox Clan Grand Elder knew this was not a selection at all.

His aim was to collect more flesh and power in preparation for the arrival of the Fox God.

After pondering for a long time in place, the Fox Clan Grand Elder thought of a plan.

"Go, everyone leave Small Wasteland Mountain and rush the barrier formed by the humans with me."

"With so many people, I don’t believe they dare to kill us all."

"Even if they dare, by then the Human Federation will become a common target for the aliens and exotic beasts."

"Yes."

Upon receiving the Fox Clan Grand Elder’s order, the strongmen of the Fox Clan rushed down the mountain one by one.

The Fox Clan had been biding their time over the years, and even the Black Shark God Master might not know how much power they had concealed.

With a whistle.

A total of thirty Fox Clan Star Generals charged down, along with over a hundred Level 9 Star Soldiers.

They didn’t disperse, instead charging toward a city gate with an unstoppable momentum.

Aliens and exotic beasts who saw the opportunity followed the strong Fox Clan members.

At this moment, the human experts found it naturally hard to resist.

After all, they had only recently been promoted to Titled King, and although their strength surpassed Level 9, it was still limited.

At this time, those Star Soldiers from aliens and exotic beasts followed the strong Fox Clan members all the way into Fox Charm City.

Lu Lin didn’t expect that these people would so quickly find a solution.

However...

He glanced at the group of Fox Clan strongmen who had just rushed into the city, seeing them quickly hide and then cautiously retreat back out of the city.

This... doesn’t make sense.

This so-called selection by Dragon Sky God Venerable, although flawed, who in the Exotic Battlefield wouldn’t consider themselves a uniquely talented genius? Having gotten in here with great difficulty, why would they sneak out?

Something is off.

Realizing this, Lu Lin stepped forward and directly blocked the first Fox Clan strongman who exited the city.

"Human boy, hurry and go in. You humans are truly too powerful; we better go in later."

The other party said regretfully upon seeing Lu Lin approach.

"Oh?"

Lu Lin smiled, grabbing the other party’s throat and crushing it. The Innate Qi entered Lu Lin’s body, and the spirit was collected into his Star Power Domain.

Lu Lin didn’t waste time talking and directly dealt with it. Searching the memories, a smile appeared on his face.

This was actually a Fox Clan-organized evil god sacrificial ritual aimed at restoring the Fox Clan’s former glory?

The Fox Clan’s former glory?

Lu Lin recalled the various stories of alien races on the Tianyuan Continent from his mind; it seemed that ever since the Fox Clan appeared, there hadn’t been any glory to speak of.

However, Lu Lin was somewhat interested in the evil god that was about to be summoned.

The Tianyuan Continent had been so isolated. In tens of thousands of years, only the Saint had once brought in the Hundreds of Gods, and then a thousand years ago with Ji Gu Ming Jin.

For a moment, Lu Lin stood at the city gate, waiting for those with Fox Clan to throw themselves into the net.