Call me trash? I can instantly kill an S-level talent with just one yuan!

"Alright, you can go in now. However, I can only maintain this spatial coordinate for seven days. Once the time is up, you must come out! Otherwise, you will be trapped inside forever. Unless someone else opens it, you will never be able to get out. Do you understand?"

The elderly man with white hair spoke to everyone with great seriousness.

Hongwu was the first to nod.

"Understood, thank you for your hard work, Elder Wu."

Everyone joined in expressing their gratitude, "Thank you, Elder Wu."

The elderly man, referred to as Old Wu, waved his hand.

"Move quickly and be careful inside."

"yes!"

Hongwu responded.

He then exchanged a glance with the others and was the first to rush in.

Lin Yao and his two companions followed closely behind.

Ye Chen, Jiang Cha, and Bai Jinhan exchanged glances and followed.

The instant you pass through the portal.

Ye Chen's vision went black.

When their vision returned, they found themselves standing amidst ruins.

This time, in a different secret realm trial, the eight of them were not separated, but instead all gathered in this ruin.

"It seems that the master of the secret realm intentionally separated everyone during the trial."

Ye Chen thought to himself.

At this moment, Hongwu stepped forward and looked around at everyone.

"Everyone, I have only one goal for this trip: the Star Crystal!"

"When you received my invitation, you probably guessed what I was thinking. Yes, I need your help."

"This shattered secret realm is restricted by its rules, allowing only those below the Martial Artist realm to enter. However, according to intelligence gathering, the guardian of the Star Crystal is a Starlight Beast at around the third level of the Martial Artist realm!"

"If you all help me obtain that Star Crystal, I don't want any of the other resources; you can divide them equally, how about it?"

"No problem! I'll definitely get it for Young Master Hong."

Zhao Qing was the first to express her opinion.

Ye Chen pursed his lips.

He clearly saw a "foolish adoration" in Zhao Qing's eyes.

That's a third-level martial artist!

Someone six or seven minor realms higher than him, is he so easy to defeat?!

Someone like Zhao Qing, who's only at the first level of the Qi and Blood Realm, would probably be wiped out as soon as she goes in.

However, there were still some sensible people in the audience.

A boy stepped forward, looked at Hongwu, and slowly spoke:

"Helping is fine, but I won't do it to my death. If you don't have something to keep it in check, I can leave right now."

The others nodded in agreement.

That's what they wanted to say.

Hongwu slowly took out a black crystal ball from his pocket.

It contains wisps of black energy that constantly twist and turn as if it were alive.

"Mo Yuan?!" Jiang Cha exclaimed in surprise.

"good."

Hongwu slowly began, "The Starlight Beast's greatest ability is its ability to draw energy from the stars without limit, making it a perpetual motion machine—it's invincible, its injuries heal instantly, and its stamina has an infinite cycle. But if we completely block its energy-drawing pathways, it's like a fish out of water; we'll eventually wear it down!"

"Even so, it's still a warrior-level behemoth. If we go up, we'll likely be seriously injured with just one contact. How can we wear it down to death?" Bai Jinhan slowly asked again.

Upon hearing this, Hongwu smiled.

Then he slowly turned his head and fixed his gaze on Ye Chen.

Why are you looking at me like that?

Ye Chen couldn't help but take a step back.

Hongwu smiled.

"Brother Ye, your talent is the Qilin Body, which is said to be invincible in recovery, and your cultivation level is already as high as the seventh level of the Qi and Blood Realm. The task of tanking damage is entrusted to you. Is that alright?"

"There's a problem!"

Ye Chen immediately retorted loudly, "There's a serious problem! I'm only at the seventh level of the Qi and Blood Realm, while that guy is at the third level of the Martial Artist Realm! I'll get hammered to death by it! Let whoever wants to do this job do it, I'm not..."

"One hundred million."

"Dry!"

"The job is all about taking damage!"

"Okay, everyone's all set, right? Let's go!"

Hongwu took the lead, with Ye Chen close behind.

The remaining six people were speechless.

They could only follow the two enthusiastic individuals as they charged forward.

soon.

They arrived at an area covered with purple crystal ore.

Wow, so many purple crystals!

"If we could take this back, we could make so many pieces of jewelry!"

The three girls' eyes sparkled.

The five boys had absolutely no interest in these "good-looking but useless" things.

Hongwu pointed his spear forward.

"About three kilometers ahead, there is a canyon, which is the nest of the Starlight Beasts."

"Walk!"

Ye Chen's expression changed.

The eight slowed down, minimizing their aura fluctuations to avoid alerting the Starlight Beast.

The effect was also very significant.

They didn't find any trace of the Starlight Beasts even after they reached the edge of the canyon.

Everyone turned to look at Hongwu.

The latter pointed downwards and opened his mouth silently, saying:

"Down below."

Left with no other choice, the group began searching for a way forward.

Fortunately, luck was on their side, and they soon found a tough, dry vine.

Following the vines, everyone successfully reached the bottom of the valley.

The bottom of the canyon is entirely made of purple crystal, with huge crystals as tall as a person exposed on the surface.

It's hard to imagine how vast a mineral vein lies hidden beneath this ground.

The intense aura of light energy permeated the air, making all six members of the team feel somewhat uncomfortable.

Only Hongwu and Ye Chen, one who can absorb all energy and the other who can transform all matter, were not only unaffected but also quite fond of it.

"Hongwu, where is the Starlight Beast?"

Hongwu looked around and slowly said, "It should be hidden somewhere here."

"This place is so big, how are we supposed to find it?"

"Wow~ Look, this amethyst is so beautiful, so round and perfectly formed! It even has circular patterns inside. Yue'er, look, doesn't it look like a natural gemstone? It's so big... It's really rare, it seems even a little bigger than me."

Zhao Qing ran excitedly to a crystal embedded in the wall and began to compare her size with the crystal.

Everyone looked in the direction of the sound.

I wanted to see what a natural gemstone crystal, bigger than a person, looked like.

But the next second, he stopped breathing.

Ye Chen stood rooted to the spot, not daring to move an inch, large beads of sweat sliding down his head.

My heartbeat automatically slowed down by half a beat.

A tremendous fear gripped everyone's hearts.

What the hell is that natural gemstone?!

That's clearly an eye!!!

"Zhao Qing, Zhao Qing."

Zhuge Yue's face was filled with fear, and her legs began to tremble uncontrollably, but she still whispered Zhao Qing's name, trying to call her back.

But Zhao Qing was so engrossed in admiring the beauty of the "gem" that she didn't hear the whispered shout at all.

It wasn't until she turned around and saw everyone staring at her with extreme fear that she finally realized something was wrong.

"What...what's wrong with you?"

"Come back! Come back!"

Zhuge Yue called out anxiously in a low voice, only daring to make tiny movements with her hands.

A tremendous fear surged within Zhao Qing. She swallowed hard, her head involuntarily turning slowly to look at the "gem."

But she had only turned her head halfway...

"BOOM!!!"

Suddenly, a head as big as a truck emerged from the wall and swallowed Zhao Qing whole.

Then he bit down hard.

Click!

Blood instantly splattered all over everyone.

The corpse, now only its lower half remaining, crashed to the ground with a "bang".

"Zhao Qing!"

Zhuge Yue, who was closest to her, turned pale with fright.

She didn't know how to explain it to the Zhao family.

Looking at the Starlight Beast with a head bigger than a car, he had no idea how he could possibly survive.

In that instant.

A profound sense of despair washed over everyone.

Just then.

"A giant dragon!!!"

A loud shout suddenly rang in everyone's ears.