Water World Beast Taming: My Pets Can Evolve Infinitely

Chapter 194 The Spirit of the Secret Realm [4000 words]

Under the blood moon, beside the ruins of a shattered ancient city.

Jiang Chen lay on the eaves of a house to rest, taking out a Sea Spirit Pearl to meditate and replenish his spiritual energy.

Although Jiang Chen was supposedly meditating with his eyes closed, he was keenly aware that gazes were falling on him from all directions.

For the first time, Jiang Chen experienced what it meant to be the center of attention...

However, the gaze was so intense that it made him feel slightly embarrassed.

This is the effect of Jiang Chen's statement that he would give the fallen martyrs three spoils of war.

Apart from Jiang Chen, everyone present was a level four beast tamer.

Therefore, every single word Jiang Chen said was heard by the soldiers around him.

Jiang Chen looked into their eyes, and although they didn't speak, he immediately sensed a variety of emotions.

Surprise, gratitude, appreciation, emotion, recognition, kindred spirit...

Just as Jiang Chen felt like he wanted to crawl into a hole, a burly figure walked over and sat down beside him; it was Lei San.

Lei San looked at Jiang Chen with a look of amazement, his huge bear face showing surprise and shock: "You little rascal, you're usually so stingy, always looking for money, but I never expected you to be so generous when it matters!"

Jiang Chen straightened his back: "Senior Brother Lei, don't make baseless accusations! I, Jiang Chen, have always been a generous and magnanimous person!"

"Then you'll give me your share of the spoils?"

"roll!"

When everyone had rested again, the blood moon above their heads immediately dimmed again, and then the entire sky went dark, and a radiant ball of light rose into the sky.

The secrets of Qingyu Ancient City have turned into daytime again!

Everyone instinctively looked towards the gap in the magic array behind them, but after waiting for a while, nothing happened.

The magic circle entrance that had been shattered by the crowd did not automatically recover this time.

"Strange, why hasn't the gap in the magic circle closed up again?"

"Yes, that's really strange!"

The crowd was buzzing with discussion, wondering what had happened.

Jiang Chen couldn't help but ask Lei San, "Could it be because we wiped out the Ghostly Army that the gap in the magic array no longer automatically heals, even though it's now daytime?"

"I don't know, but there should be a connection." Lei San frowned, clearly also confused about the situation.

"Senior Brother Lei, could it be that the purpose of this so-called 'array within an array' is to trap the ghosts and demons inside?" Jiang Chen asked, his heart stirred.

The biggest difference in this formation within a formation is that all the demons hiding here have been eliminated.

Now that the demons are gone, there is indeed no need to restore this array within an array to imprison them.

"But is the secret realm really that intelligent?" Following his initial guess, Jiang Chen immediately had another question: "Does the secret realm possess autonomous consciousness and the ability to independently determine whether the demons within the array have been eliminated?"

"I have heard some secrets about this from the principal!" Lei San said slowly.

"Secret? What secret?" Jiang Chen was taken aback and quickly asked curiously.

"It is said that in some secret realms, the masters of these realms spend enormous sums to create [Spirits of the Realm]!"

Lei San slowly said, "The spirit of the secret realm can control some mechanisms and magic arrays within the secret realm, and possesses considerable wisdom."

"If you're asking how this secret realm determines whether the demons have been eliminated, the most likely explanation is the presence of a [Secret Realm Spirit] within it!"

"The other side realized that the demons had all been eliminated, so they stopped repairing the magic array."

"However, if there truly is a spirit within this secret realm, then there's a huge contradiction here!"

"What contradiction?"

Lei San frowned and said, "The [Spirit of the Secret Realm] is equivalent to the ruler of the secret realm, capable of controlling everything within it."

"In the secret realm, it is king, it is everything!"

"The ghosts are in the secret realm, which means they are in the territory of the [Spirit of the Secret Realm]. They can be eliminated directly without needing to set up a magic array to trap them."

Jiang Chen suddenly realized.

Now, the two of them had found themselves in a dead end again.

"Don't dwell on things you can't figure out for now," Lei San said after a moment of silence, shaking his head. "This secret realm has been full of mysteries and strangeness ever since we entered it."

"We currently have too little information to draw the correct conclusions."

"But I have a feeling that if we keep moving forward until we reach the end, we should be able to unravel all the mysteries!"

Jiang Chen nodded emphatically; he had the same feeling.

The entire Qingyu Ancient City Secret Realm is now a huge circle, and the group is arranged into four teams, constantly moving towards the center of the ancient city.

"Help me!"

"Please, please save me!!!"

Just as Jiang Chen nodded, the woman's cry for help rang in his ears once again!

Jiang Chen was shocked and suddenly stood up from the ground!

"Senior Brother Lei, do you think... that woman who keeps calling out to me for help, could she be the [Spirit of the Secret Realm] of this secret realm?"

"Well……"

"I think that's very unlikely..." Lei San said hesitantly, "Didn't I just say that the [Spirit of the Secret Realm] is essentially the ruler of the entire secret realm!"

"Within the secret realm, the authority of the [Spirit of the Secret Realm] is incredibly powerful."

"Under such conditions, how could the [Spirit of the Mystic Realm] possibly be trapped? The possibility is extremely low."

Jiang Chen was also confused!

If the one that kept calling out to him for help wasn't the spirit of the secret realm, then who was it?

……

After resting for a while, the group set off again, heading towards the center of the ancient city.

"Jiang Chen, how are the other teams doing?" Long Shijie swam up to Jiang Chen and patted him on the shoulder affectionately.

At this moment, Jiang Chen deeply felt that he had truly become a member of this team.

"Captain Long, the progress of the Azure Water Asura and the Dragon Head Eel is a little slow. They have already withdrawn from the formation within the formation, and we should be able to completely eliminate the Ghost Demon tonight."

"The King Kong Fish and Red Skull Devil Fang Fish at the East Gate have completely eliminated the formation within the formation, just like us, and their progress is the same," Jiang Chen replied.

"That's good!" Long Shijie nodded in satisfaction.

After Jiang Chen finished reporting to Long Shijie, he frowned slightly as he processed the information that Xiao Jiu had just retrieved using her water clone.

First: The situation at the East Gate is the same as that at the South Gate.

After the demons were completely wiped out, the inner formation was not repaired.

However, the other two sea tribes at the West Gate and North Gate immediately restored their inner formations once the secret realm turned to daytime!

Therefore, we can conclude that his previous deduction may be correct!

The formation within a formation exists because of the Oni-Xiao; once the Oni-Xiao army dies, the formation within a formation immediately loses its meaning!

As for what this means?

Is it really just to trap the demon, or is there another reason?

Jiang Chen has no way of knowing for the time being!

Second: While we were resting just now, Jiang Chen had Xiao Jiu send out a large number of water clones to explore the surroundings.

Because there were so many mysteries in this secret realm, Jiang Chen, driven by intense curiosity, not only sent Xiao Jiu to investigate the situation of the other four teams, but also sent out a large number of water clones to explore and search for unusual places.

The more clones you summon, the longer they last, and the more intense their activity, the more spiritual energy you consume.

Therefore, unless absolutely necessary, Jiang Chen was unwilling to let Xiao Jiu expend too much spiritual energy, since they were still in a perilous secret realm.

However, having just wiped out an army of demons, and with the world within the formation still completely unfamiliar, Jiang Chen couldn't resist any longer!

And through this exploration, he did indeed discover something!

They were at the South Gate, which is the ancient city area just inside the entrance.

Jiang Chen discovered that all the doors they had opened at the beginning had now closed automatically!

Some buildings that were violently demolished have also been restored to their original condition!

This shocked Jiang Chen greatly!

Jiang Chen exclaimed in shock, "His guess was probably right!"

Within this eerie ancient city and its hidden realm, there may truly exist some kind of [Spirit of the Realm], or some powerful enemy lurking in the shadows!

Otherwise, why would the windows and doors automatically close themselves when there's no one there?

This was truly unbelievable to Jiang Chen!

This immediately led to another problem!

Why?

What is the other party's purpose in doing this?

What's the point of closing those open doors and windows?

What's the point of rebuilding those destroyed buildings?

The numerous problems that have arisen are giving Jiang Chen a real headache!

At the same time, Jiang Chen's water clone, which had been sent out to continue exploring, finally sent back news!

An hour later, the group followed the water clones to a huge magic array.

Yes, after the group continued forward for another hour along the center of the ancient city, they immediately arrived at a huge magic array, which was also the result of Xiao Jiu Shui's avatar's investigation!

"My goodness, why does the creator of this secret realm like setting up magic arrays so much?" The petite Yu Ning stood in front of the golden magic array, speechless!

They had just passed through the array within an array when another array appeared before them.

It's like a nesting doll, one after another.

Lei San raised his fist and tried to punch the magic circle in front of him, but the second magic circle did not move at all, except for ripples!

"This second magic array is even more robust than the first one!"

Lei San said with a grim expression.

The first magic array was a level six magic array, while the one in front of us was already very close to a level seven magic array!

"Damn it!"

The crowd couldn't help but utter phrases from traditional Chinese culture.

This secret realm can only allow level 4 beast tamers and commander-level sea beasts to enter, but the level of enemies and magic arrays inside is extremely high!

This is a very unfriendly signal!

This means I don't welcome you!

"Everyone rest, let's see how it goes tonight!" After several unsuccessful attacks, Long Shijie had no choice but to give the order.

However, to prevent a situation similar to the first magic array, where a large number of ghosts rushed out after the array was broken, the group still set up a lot of protective measures.

Jiang Chen sat cross-legged on a rooftop, examining the golden magic array in front of him, while the woman's cry for help rang in his ears once again!

"Help me!"

"Please, please save me!"

The closer they got to the center of the ancient city, the more frequent and intense the woman's cries for help became.

Moreover, the voice became increasingly expressive, making people feel as if they were experiencing the same thing, and creating an urge to save the other person as soon as possible!

However, after hearing it so many times, I gradually became numb to it.

Nonsense! Ever since he entered this secret realm, this woman's cries for help have been ringing out non-stop for two or three days!

It would be strange if you weren't numb!

and……

Jiang Chen began to wonder if the other party's device was actually a phonograph!

What woman could keep shouting for help for two days and two nights straight without sleep?

And couldn't the other party have used a different word?

Every time it rings out, it's those two lines: "Help me, please save me quickly!"

Jiang Chen was speechless. What else could you do besides yelling for help?

Can't you come up with something else?

Tell me about your current situation, where you are being held, and how you are doing.

Otherwise, a little moaning or panting could lighten the mood!

It's always the same two sentences, I'm so tired of hearing them!

After listening for two days and two nights, Jiang Chen became increasingly suspicious that this cry for help might be a sting operation.

It's just too similar!

The outermost part of the ancient city is protected by a large defensive formation, and after the skeleton army is destroyed, there is another large formation.

After annihilating the demon army, yet another massive formation appeared.

Jiang Chen wouldn't be surprised if another great formation appeared after they passed this one!

With so many magic arrays, it's as if something is being heavily sealed inside.

This hidden gem of Qingyu Ancient City is so unsettling that the more you explore it, the more uneasy you feel...

With twelve long hours to go before the blood moon descended at night, everyone took turns getting a good night's sleep while setting up various magic arrays and traps.

Before they knew it, twelve hours had passed, the dazzling orb of light overhead disappeared, and the blood moon descended once more!

The entire ancient city of Qingyu was once again shrouded in a sinister crimson hue.

However, after eliminating the army of demons and eradicating a large amount of undead aura, the surroundings were still somewhat eerie, but much better!

As soon as darkness fell, Lei San, Long Shijie, Yu Sheng, Yu Ning, and the others arrived at the second magic array.

After carefully observing the second magic array, everyone breathed a sigh of relief: "Although it's extremely close to a level six magic array, thankfully it's still a level five array. We can break it!"

"Yes!" Everyone nodded.

"Captain Long, cooperate with me!" Lei San said.

"good!"

Lei San took two steps back, releasing a powerful aura of pressure, and the phantom of the Thunder Snowstorm Bear quickly enveloped his entire body.

A violent current of electricity was released from Lei San's body, and then it all gathered on his right bear claw!

Lei San roared and slammed his claw into the golden magic circle in front of him!

"boom!!!"

The thunderous claws collided with the golden magic array, creating huge ripples. Thunder roared, the seawater boiled, and crackling sounds filled the air!

"Captain Dragon!"

"They're here!"

Long Shijie had already rushed to the front of the magic circle, his right hand transforming into a giant shark head, and punched the crack in the golden magic circle!

"Crack crack crack... Boom!"

The golden magic circle could no longer hold on. Like glass that had been smashed, huge cracks appeared first, and then it exploded with a loud bang the next second!

"It's done!"

Everyone was overjoyed!

The second golden magic array immediately collapsed rapidly inward, slowly revealing the scene inside!

As the magic circle slowly shattered, behind it... was a huge black vortex!

"this!!!"

Just as everyone could see clearly, an immense suction force immediately arose within the black vortex!

The suction force was incredibly terrifying; the forty-two people present didn't even have a chance to react before they were all absorbed into the black vortex!

The black vortex slowly undulated, eventually returning to its golden magic circle form.

Ancient buildings stood quietly all around, as if nothing had happened except for the ripples that had just spread.

Soon, as the ripples gradually dissipated, not a trace was left behind...

The entire Qingyu Underwater Ancient City was brightly lit, yet deathly silent.

Thank you to "Happy Bookworm" for the 11000 Qidian coins! Thank you, boss!

(End of this chapter)