Chapter 131 : Chapter 131

At the border between the Lionheart Kingdom and the Freedom Empire, upon the empty wasteland that had been a battlefield only moments earlier, the portal to the second Myth-grade Secret Realm suddenly opened.

Ye Ze, who had been about to continue the pursuit, stopped in his tracks at once.

And it was not just him. Aside from Wan Feipeng and the others who had already chased after the enemy, as well as the members of the Demon Suppression Army who had gone to hunt down the Freedom Empire’s surviving remnants, everyone else came to a halt as well.

For most people, this was essentially their first time seeing a Myth-grade Secret Realm.

Beside him, Wu Ming took off his gold-rimmed glasses and rubbed his eyes.

“The second Myth-grade Secret Realm actually appeared here?”

“I thought I was just too excited after crushing Freedom and Lionheart and started hallucinating!”

At the same time, he directed the Demon Suppression Army to seal off the area at once. No one was allowed to approach, and they especially had to prevent the routed troops of the Lionheart Kingdom and the Freedom Empire from causing any disruption.

Within the Demon Suppression Army’s blockade, Ye Ze and Wu Ming stepped forward first to inspect it...Ordinarily, when a Secret Realm opened, there would be prompt notices stating the entry limit, the upper strength limit, how long the Secret Realm would remain open, and other such restrictions.

That had been the case with the first Myth-grade Secret Realm.

This time, however, Ye Ze discovered that there were no restriction notices at all!

“In other words, this Secret Realm has no limit on the number of entrants, no limit on strength, and might even exist permanently!?”

The moment Wu Ming realized this, shock filled his face, and he hurriedly sent a message to headquarters...The value of a Secret Realm that could exist forever was simply impossible to estimate!

At headquarters, the moment Wei Zheng received the news, he understood the significance at once. Twenty minutes later, he arrived with reinforcements.

“There is actually no limit on the number of entrants... This Secret Realm is probably anything but simple!”

“Reconnaissance Battalion Team One, take your Escape Talismans and prepare to carry out the mission.”

Ye Ze looked at the squads Wei Zheng had brought with him. They were all veterans from the Demon Suppression Army’s Reconnaissance Battalion, and their mission was obvious.

Scouting the way!

Since there was no limit on how many people could enter, sending in a squad ahead of time to scout the Secret Realm...would let them avoid some unknown danger right at the entrance and prevent the main force from suffering grievous losses.

It was the same principle as Ye Ze sending large numbers of squirrel shadow clones ahead to scout every time he entered a Secret Realm dungeon.

While the various leaders stood around observing the Myth-grade Secret Realm, Wan Feipeng returned with several sixth-ranks, blood aura surging all over his body.

“That was satisfying! Killing those lackeys of the Fiends was genuinely satisfying!”

Although the Freedom Empire had basically collapsed after Arthur’s death, there were still quite a few surviving remnants among its army and its sixth-rank fighters. Wan Feipeng had all but wiped them out in this sweep!

“The only pity is that two sixth-ranks took the chance to escape into the Abyss Plane. There was no way to keep chasing them.”

“Heh. Do they really think they can survive just because they escaped into the Abyss Plane?” Wu Ming could not help letting out a sneer when he heard that.

Wan Feipeng was smiling all over his face as well. “From now on, the Lionheart Kingdom and the Freedom Empire can be renamed the Lionheart Region and the Freedom Region, right?”

“Together with Central China, East China, North China, and the other five major regions, they will form China’s Seven Great Regions under unified administration!”

A new era of Blue Star’s unification was almost at hand!

Wei Zheng, however, was not nearly so pleased. “Do not forget that most of the territory of the Freedom Empire and the Lionheart Kingdom has fallen. It has all become Contaminated Land!”

“The pressure on us will only grow greater in the future!”

Contaminated Land could not be cleansed, and it would continue polluting Blue Star’s environment for a long time.

Moreover, the more Contaminated Land there was, the greater the number of Fiends and the greater the threat they posed.

“In any case, let us first transfer the North China Army and the West China Army to garrison the Contaminated Land on both sides, so they can guard against the Fiends in time.”

As Wei Zheng spoke, he issued the troop redeployment orders.

About three minutes passed...The Reconnaissance Battalion squad that had gone in walked back out through the teleport gate!

Ye Ze caught one detail keenly:they had not used their Escape Talismans. They had simply walked out of the Secret Realm directly.

This was a Secret Realm that allowed free entry and exit!

Under everyone’s expectant gaze, the captain of the scouting squad hurriedly reported, “Commander, it is a Second World!”

“Inside the Secret Realm is a permanently existing Second World!”

The Second World!!!

The moment those words were spoken, everyone present was stunned.

Even Ye Ze was deeply curious...All along, all sorts of documents and transcendent records had mentioned that there was more than one world beyond Blue Star.

That included the Myriad Spirit World where the World Tree had once existed, the Demon Realm that was the homeland of the magic dragons, and many more besides...Every world had its own unique charm and opportunities.

But Ye Ze, and indeed all the people of China, had never left Blue Star or come into contact with another world.

In his previous life, exploring the moon or other planets had been nothing more than a distant and insubstantial dream to Ye Ze.

After arriving on Blue Star, the only place he might have had a chance to reach was probably the Abyss Plane.

But that place was no different from walking into certain death.

The Fiends would probably be delighted if humans came in groups to explore the Abyss.

But now, there was truly a chance to take the first step into exploring another world!

Whether for the nation or for the individual, the value of a Second World was simply too great!

On the smaller scale, it meant new equipment resources, dungeons, and fresh opportunities. On the greater scale, it meant a new living environment, or even a possible path of retreat for humanity’s future...For a time, everyone present wore excited expressions, and exclamations of amazement rose one after another.

Wei Zheng, Wu Ming, and the other leaders exchanged glances... Should they begin exploring the Second World immediately?

Of course they should!

Even setting aside the value and rewards of a new world, with such a completely new world before them, who would not want to go and see it?

But Blue Star was currently in a disastrous state, and they had to think carefully about whom they could spare to explore the new world.

“Everyone, calm down first.”

Wei Zheng raised a hand to steady the crowd’s emotions. “Tong Mo, Azure-Robed King, take your teams and suppress the Fiends in the Freedom Region first.”

“Old Wan, the front line at Linyuan City still needs you to hold it...”

As the overall commander, Wei Zheng first arranged his forces with Blue Star’s safety in mind.

Only then did he continue, “Other than that, who is willing to lead the vanguard force into the Second World and explore it?”

His gaze swept across all the sixth-ranks present, as well as Ye Ze.

To explore an unknown Second World, both courage and strength were indispensable.

After all, a new world would certainly contain opportunity and danger side by side.

More than that, it would require a large number of Class Users to head there. If possible, then in the Second World...they would establish China’s front line in another world!

It might even be tied to China’s future prospects.

Before the other sixth-ranks could say anything, Ye Ze was almost the first to state his position.

“I am definitely going.”

Because since it was a Myth-grade Secret Realm, then Myth-grade items were bound to exist within it!

In the last Secret Realm, there had been the Samadhi True Fire and the Purple-Flame Serpent-Spear Fire-Tipped Lance, both of them astonishingly powerful.

Others might not understand those two and only refer to them as a divine flame or a divine spear...but Ye Ze knew that they might be connected to the mythological legends of his previous life.

If that was the case, then he had even less reason to let this third Myth-grade item slip away!

“I knew it. You would definitely be the first to speak!” Wei Zheng said with a chuckle.

However, after tonight’s battle, none of the leaders and higher-ups present dared to doubt Ye Ze any longer.

He had not even reached the third rank, yet in terms of true combat power, which sixth-rank would dare claim that they could withstand him?

Ye Ze said with a pleased smile, “But I will not bring a force with me. I will go alone and scout out the new world for the main army first.”

“After all, I used to be an excellent scout.”

Wei Zheng could not help nodding. If it had been anyone else, he would not have been at ease letting them go alone.

But judging from Ye Ze’s record, he had far too many abilities and methods at his disposal, utterly beyond comparison with anyone else!

If there was one person who should go first on behalf of China, it was probably Ye Ze.

After he said that, the sixth-rank powerhouses and the leaders present all looked at Ye Ze with emotion.

It was as though they were looking at another rising star of the human race.

Wei Zheng nodded. “Good!”

“Within two hours, more than ten thousand Class Users will enter the Secret Realm one after another and follow in your footsteps into the new world!”

Ye Ze nodded.

Then, under everyone’s gaze, he turned and stepped into the crimson Secret Realm portal.

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[You have entered the conquest-type Secret Realm world - Star Spirit World!]