Chapter 115: The Red Mist That Severs Perception

“What’s going on? Just moments ago, there was a beast tide surging through that red mist area. Why is there now not a single sound?”

“This place is strange. We should observe for a while first, wait for other teams to go in and scout.”

“Being so cautious, what if there’s treasure and we fall behind?”

“Then you go ahead if you’re so brave. I’m not going, anyway.”

A four-person team argued over the eerie red mist, all hesitating about whether to venture in for exploration.

The red mist blotted out the sky and sun, cutting off all light and life from the outside world. The beast tide that had just charged in had vanished without a trace in an instant. Such an anomaly made many Martial Artists hesitate.

Danger often coexists with opportunity. Knowing full well that immense uncertainty lay ahead, did they have the confidence to take the gamble?

“Let’s wait a bit longer. More and more Martial Artists are gathering around. We’ll wait a little more first.”

Clearly, this group valued their lives exceptionally highly. Without certainty of whether there was opportunity within the red mist, none dared to advance rashly.

Several kilometers outside the red mist, Cheng Wu had just finished a decisive battle with a fourth-tier Fierce Beast. Looking up, he saw the overwhelming red mist spreading ahead. Recalling the direction of the earlier beast tide fluctuations, he began to feel torn.

“Such an unusual disturbance is bound to attract many Martial Artists. With my strength…”

“Forget it.” Cheng Wu gritted his teeth. “Bro Jiang might have gone there too. I’ll go meet up with him first.”

Cheng Wu was well aware of his inadequate strength, unable to compete with those senior students. He thought to himself that as long as he could pick up some scraps in the Secret Realm, the trip wouldn’t be in vain.

But… knowing that opportunity lay ahead, who could resist the temptation?

“I’ll just go take a look. Surely nothing dangerous will happen if I only look?”

Similarly, most low-grade Martial Artists with insufficient strength harbored such thoughts as they hurried toward the red mist area.

As for those senior students, it went without saying. With my strong abilities, why shouldn’t I compete for the opportunity?

Moreover, the Senluo Secret Realm had opened more than once before. Why hadn’t there been any reports of red mist appearing during the previous openings?

Why had this red mist emerged?

Did mysteries lie beneath it, hiding yet undiscovered opportunities?

Students from both academies had almost all gathered in this area.

Finally, someone grew impatient and stepped forward.

That person wore the Silver Radiance Academy uniform, stood tall and broad-shouldered, with a height of 1.9 meters. His handsome face showed no trace of fear.

He smiled and said, “Since none of you dare take the first step, let me, Huang Fu, go investigate.”

Huang Fu announced himself, immediately drawing the attention of all present Martial Artists. People were all too familiar with the name “Huang Fu.”

“It’s actually Huang Fu, the strongest student of this year’s Silver Radiance Academy! A Martial Artist with nine Apertures and Spirit Platform Perfection, just one step away from reaching the legendary True Intent realm—a super Prodigy who reached the ninety-first floor in the Myriad Stars Tower!”

“With him leading the way, we don’t need to worry about whether this red mist is dangerous.”

“Exactly, that’s nine Apertures and Spirit Platform Perfection. He’s practically invincible in this Secret Realm, right?”

People chattered excitedly, holding great favor for this person who dared to be the first to step forward.

Though the Crimson Mist Crisis was fraught with danger, having a nine-Aperture Spirit Platform Perfection expert take the lead made the Martial Artists feel less afraid.

Everyone cheered loudly, while also mocking the students of the Golden Radiance Academy.

“Tsk tsk, the strongest from our Silver Radiance Academy dares to step forward and take the lead, while your Golden Radiance Academy sure has a clever plan, wanting to hide behind and reap the benefits?”

“What nonsense are you talking about! Our strongest senior from Golden Radiance Academy just hasn’t noticed this red mist yet. If he saw it, he’d definitely come!”

“Haha, with such a big commotion here and he still hasn’t noticed, your senior must be really thick-skinned, hahaha.”

“Exactly, I think Golden Radiance Academy is just a bunch of cowards hiding in their shells.”

A war of words broke out among the crowd, a situation that had become all too common for members of both academies.

This time, Huang Fu from Silver Radiance Academy stepped forward first, putting Golden Radiance Academy at a disadvantage and making their students look quite embarrassed.

“No need to use such clumsy provocation to draw me out. As the representative of Golden Radiance Academy, I will naturally protect all my juniors.”

At that moment, a man in Golden Radiance uniform stepped forward.

With dyed golden hair, a handsome and elegant face, and a tall, well-proportioned figure, he was much slimmer than the burly Huang Fu.

He looked at the Golden Radiance students and gave a warm smile: “Everyone can follow me into the red mist to explore. As your senior, I will naturally ensure your safety.”

“Wow! Senior Chen Fei is so handsome!”

“Senior is really too kind, hahaha. I wonder if Silver Radiance Academy will dare say anything more now.”

“Senior Chen Fei is also a nine-aperture Spirit Platform perfection expert. Facing this little red mist should be a breeze, right?”

“Let’s go, let’s go, hurry up and get inside!”

With two Spirit Platform perfection experts leading the way, everyone’s tension completely vanished, and they all crowded to enter the red mist.

Cheng Wu was also mixed in with the Silver Radiance Academy group. He scanned around but couldn’t find Jiang Yan anywhere.

“Huh? Where did Bro Jiang go? Could he have already entered? Or… did he not notice this place?”

He continued investigating his surroundings and did spot Sun He and Pei Qin.

Cheng Wu ignored Sun He—their relationship wasn’t good anyway—but called out Pei Qin’s name loudly.

Pei Qin clearly heard Cheng Wu’s call, but he didn’t respond. He just gave Cheng Wu a cold glance before quickly following the crowd into the red mist.

“What’s with him? Wasn’t he quite polite before? Why does he seem like a different person now?”

Cheng Wu scratched his head, then suddenly heard urging from behind.

“Hurry up in front! If we’re late, all the opportunities will be snatched up!”

Cheng Wu was pushed into the red mist. Thinking that Bro Jiang must have already entered, he stopped hesitating.

…

“How dare you come here? What if you run into Jiang Yan?” Behind Pei Qin, a vertical pupil quietly appeared, asking him uneasily.

“It’s fine. This red mist can block all perception. He won’t detect us.”

“And… he’s not here, which is actually a good thing.”

“I can use the Yin Demon’s senses to avoid Jiang Yan, then eat everyone here one by one. Hehehe, then we won’t have to fear him anymore.”

The eyeball became extremely excited, rolling waves of purple-black aura showing its agitation. A sinister voice came from the void.

“Great! Great! Let’s go feast!”

…

“Be careful! This red mist seems to block perception. Everyone must not wander off on your own. Quickly gather together!”

“Not good, where did the guy beside me go? I just saw him a moment ago!”

The voice melted into the mist, becoming extremely faint.

Pei Qin, relying on the Yin Demon’s senses, navigated freely through the Red Mist. In a short while, his entire lips turned a vivid crimson, droplets of blood falling to the ground.

And besides this, within the Red Mist, pairs of eyes quietly opened.