Douluo Continent: Taking Tang San as a disciple, with a ten-thousand-fold return for teaching him.

These things sound simple, but they actually take quite a bit of time to implement.

In addition, Blue Tyrant Academy began renovations, and with sufficient funds, it was natural to want to make the academy even better.

In the past, Shrek Academy students would hold their own Soul Master competitions, whether it was a Soul Fighting Competition or anything else. The academy would never ask the students for a penny and would always provide full support, reimbursing all kinds of expenses.

This exchange competition is different. It is participated in on behalf of the college, and only a portion of the final rewards will be distributed to the students. The majority of the rewards will go to the college, and the students have no objection to this.

Having gained experience in rebuilding the academy, Flander was quite adept at handling the various tasks involved in creating Shrek Academy's branch campuses.

Despite Flander's seemingly hands-off approach at Shrek Academy, he still excels at managing these matters better than anyone else. Even the diligent Dean Zhao can't compare to Flander. In many things, talent is more important than hard work, and Flander clearly possesses a certain talent for management.

The reason Shrek Academy became like that before was simply because Flander was giving up.

After Shrek Academy was rebuilt, Flander actually made many of the important decisions.

Five days later.

Sunset Forest.

The shadows of the trees were dappled as the three members of the "Golden Trio" moved quickly forward.

"Boss Fu, you really handled all those complicated things?" Chen Luo asked in surprise.

Flanders nodded: "Actually, there aren't too many things to do. I'm just in charge of making the arrangements."

Chen Luo: "Awesome!"

Liu Erlong laughed and said, "We can always trust Boss Fu's abilities."

Flanders said, "Look at you two, singing in unison, it feels like we're back in the old days, it's so nice."

The three traveled together, occasionally mentioning the past, but the main topic of conversation was the development of the academy.

In the past few days, the handover of the college has been basically completed. The subsequent details will have to be handled slowly and gradually.

Most of the students and teachers who came to participate in the exchange competition have already returned home, leaving only the little monsters in the branch school, waiting for Tang San to return.

With Flander's consent, the second team that came to participate in the exchange competition has been incorporated into the Monster Teaching Building, and their strength is worthy of recognition.

The branch school will also set up a special monster training building, where monsters will be selected from ordinary students to join the training program.

The branch academy's original beliefs have not changed; it has always welcomed ordinary soul masters, making it an academy specifically designed for them.

In order to get the branch school on track more quickly, Shrek Academy will also arrange some teachers in charge of management to come and exchange work experience.

As for the student arrangements, there won't be any major changes for the time being. Although this branch is located in the incredibly prosperous Tiandou City, Shrek Academy is by no means inferior in terms of academy environment. There's no need to bring all the students here. There might be arrangements for exchange studies in the future, but those are things for later.

Chen Luo hadn't been idle these past few days, dealing with invitations from the Heaven Dou royal family. The tug-of-war between nobles and outstanding soul masters was all too common, and Chen Luo and his group were unwilling to get involved with those so-called nobles, so they politely declined all the invitations.

The only invitation Chen Luo accepted was from his nephew. The two of them had a meal together and strolled around Tiandou City. He really didn't expect that Yu Tianheng would care so much about his uncle.

Liu Erlong did not join them. She had not been in contact with the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex for a long time, and her relationship with Yu Tianheng could only be described as unfamiliar. Yu Tianheng probably did not even know that such an aunt existed.

After traveling for some time, Chen Luo and his two companions entered the central area of ​​Sunset Forest. They encountered some soul beasts along the way, but those were just minor incidents.

“It’s only been a few days since we last found Tang San. Isn’t it a bit too frequent for us to come and visit again now?” Flander said.

Liu Erlong: "Anyway, we're not afraid of Dugu Bo. As long as Xiao Gang wants, he can come once a day!"

Chen Luo said, "We didn't come here to see Tang San."

"Ok?"

Both Flander and Liu Erlong looked at Chen Luo with puzzled expressions.

Chen Luo said, "I only said I was coming to Sunset Forest, not that I was going to find Tang San. You're overthinking it."

Flander immediately asked, "Then why did we come to Sunset Forest?"

Chen Luo said, "Sanpao sensed a special aura. There must be some secret hidden in this Sunset Forest. Last time, there were too many things to deal with and it was too rushed, so I wanted to come and investigate today."

After Chen Luo finished speaking, Luo Sanpao, the Golden Cannon in front of him, let out two low growls in perfect coordination.

Flander said, "If I remember correctly, the road we are on is the one to find Tang San. Isn't the secret of Sunset Forest Dugu Bo?"

"of course not."

Chen Luo said that in just a few breaths, they had advanced nearly a hundred meters, when Chen Luo suddenly stopped.

"arrive."

"Roar!!!"

Chen Luo spoke, and Huang Jinluo Sanpao also let out two symbolic low growls.

It has to be said that Huang Jinluo Sanpao and Chen Luo have excellent chemistry, and the key point is that Chen Luo did not give Huang Jinluo Sanpao these orders.

"arrive?"

Flander and Liu Erlong looked around but found nothing unusual.

"Xiaogang, the environment here is very ordinary..."

Liu Erlong has a fiery temper, but she can perfectly control herself in front of Chen Luo. Although she is gradually becoming restless, she still speaks softly in front of Chen Luo. If Flander had done something like that, Liu Erlong would probably have started yelling.

Chen Luo said, "You'll find out soon enough."

As he spoke, Chen Luo walked forward a short distance, then squatted down, placed his hand on the ground, and golden light flashed...

At the same time, Chen Luo mentally shouted, "Dragon's Secret Realm, open!"

Chapter 119 The Underground World

The surrounding energy suddenly became turbulent, surging towards Chen Luo's palm. The next second, a golden magic circle spread out from under Chen Luo's palm, releasing an extremely profound aura.

Within a radius of a thousand meters, all the soul beasts lay prostrate on the ground, and even those further away could sense this extremely special aura.

"Get into the array quickly, we need to go in," Chen Luo said in a deep voice, silently returning the Dragon Key to the Dragon Space.

The golden light that just shone and caused a series of changes was from the Dragon Key; all the other unnecessary actions were arranged by Chen Luo himself.

Flander and Liu Erlong immediately came to Chen Luo's side. As soon as they arrived, the golden magic circle suddenly lit up, and then the golden light engulfed all three of them.

A moment later, the golden light disappeared, along with the figures of Chen Luo and the other two.

Not long after Chen Luo and the others disappeared, a tall, thin figure quietly appeared. He stroked his light green beard and pondered to himself, "This is the place, but why is there nothing here?"

"It shouldn't be my imagination; there's still a trace of that peculiar aura lingering here..."

……

A golden light suddenly flashed in the dark and dry cave, and then three figures quietly appeared: Chen Luo, Liu Erlong, and Flander.

They were all in darkness just now, and could not feel anything except the weightlessness of falling.

When people encounter the unknown, besides anticipation, they also feel a certain amount of fear, especially when the situation they just experienced far exceeds their understanding.

Now that they were on solid ground, they could finally relax.

“Where is this place?” Flanders asked.

Chen Luo said, "This is the secret place hidden beneath the Sunset Forest."

"underground?"

"should be."

"When did Sanpao's sense of smell become so sharp?"

Flander looked up and could only see darkness. Even when he used his soul power to sense it, there was an indestructible rock about a hundred meters above them. Their location seemed to be a great distance from the ground.

Chen Luo said, "It's not about smell, it's about perception. There's a special power down here that's summoning Sanpao."

"Isn't Three Cannons your Martial Soul?"

"Then you can also interpret it as my martial spirit being summoned, or as me being summoned."

"Is Sanpao about to evolve again?"

"Perhaps, but I estimate we'll have to go through this underground adventure."

Chen Luo was an expert at making things up, and Flander liked to fill in the blanks with his own imagination. The question and explanation section ended here.

Chen Luo originally planned to explore the secret realm alone, but his sudden disappearance is difficult to explain later.

The reason for saying "suddenly disappeared" is that no matter what Chen Luo does, Liu Erlong will definitely follow him, unless he runs away on his own.

He had just improved his relationship with Liu Erlong, and then suddenly ran away again. Wasn't that just courting death?

Furthermore, the Dragon's Secret Realm does not stipulate the number of explorers. Teaming up with Liu Erlong and Flander is obviously safer, at least the three of them can use the Martial Soul Fusion Skill to reach the strength of a Title Douluo for a certain period of time.

Teaming up is not only safer, but everyone can benefit from it. Perhaps after the expedition, both Flander and Liu Erlong can be upgraded to the Contra level.

As for why Chen Luo was in such a hurry to open the secret realm, besides wanting to improve his strength before returning to the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Clan for a special mission, the opening time of the secret realm was limited.

Once the Dragon Key sensed the existence of the secret realm, Chen Luo only had one month to enter it. If he missed it, he wouldn't know when he would be able to enter again.

"Let's go. This place is a bit eerie. Let's finish our exploration as soon as possible and leave."

Liu Erlong was an impatient person. After briefly understanding the situation through Flander and Chen Luo's conversation, he started walking forward.

Upon seeing this, Chen Luo and Flander immediately followed.

Chen Luo and the other two kept their Martial Souls activated, and the Soul Rings around them emitted a faint light. Golden Luo Sanpao in front of them also emitted a faint golden light, which was enough to provide some illumination in this unfamiliar and dark place.

With the help of the Dragon's Eye, Chen Luo was able to see farther.

He looked around and saw a large open area stretching far into the distance. The ground beneath their feet was made of a black rock of unknown material.

You have entered the Dragon's Lair—the Tomb of Ice and Fire!

[Difficulty Level: SSS]

[Secret Realm Mission 1: Survive for twelve hours.]

[Secret Realm Quest Two: Slay one hundred Earth Spirits.]

[Secret Realm Quest 3: Defeat 30 Fire Guardians.]

[Secret Realm Quest Four: Slay thirty Ice Guardians.]

[Attention Event 1: A host has been detected entering the secret realm as a team. The difficulty of the secret realm has been increased. If any teammate dies, the secret realm expedition will be considered a failure, and the host will be unable to enter the secret realm again.]

[Note Event 2: Completing any two Secret Realm quests allows you to use the Dragon Key to leave the Secret Realm again. Completing all quests will allow you to leave the Secret Realm automatically. Leaving the Secret Realm prematurely will result in the Secret Realm exploration being considered a failure, and you will be unable to enter the Secret Realm again.]

[Note: Event 3: The dungeon is extremely difficult and dangerous; you could lose your life at any moment.]