Chapter 530 – Situation, World Secret Realm

Mu Yuan contemplated the current arrangements for various Legendary Realm powerhouses.

Thirty-eight Legendary Realm experts were indeed insufficient for the present Tianyuan Territory.

The Tianyuan Merchant Guild required at least several Legendary experts to maintain operations—barely enough to support one or two merchant convoy formations. When traversing through particularly dangerous regions, the guild still needed to request assistance from top-tier powerhouses like Xiliu and Seventeen for additional protection.

Outposts established by Tianyuan Territory in major cities similarly required Legendary Realm guardians.

Without Legendary presence, many operations became inconvenient to conduct.

For instance, the Tianyuan City outpost in Boulder City required its supervisor to frequently travel between the city and the Star Gate coordinate point outside the city walls.

Traveling extensively without Legendary Realm protection would be extremely unsafe.

Mu Yuan’s plan was to station Legendary Realm guardians at all major city outposts. However, his territory still fell far short in Legendary numbers, currently only deploying Legendary personnel to guard areas containing Star Gate coordinates.

Within the territory, mineral vein management, environmental transformation, and daily patrols also required multiple Legendary guardians.

Tianyuan City had grown to considerable size.

The city gate registration office needed two Legendary Realm guardians operating on 72-hour shift rotations.

Each of the other three city walls required one Legendary guardian.

Outside the city, several key defensive zones in Wolfhead Mountain Fortress also needed Legendary experts stationed.

These were Mu Yuan’s ideal arrangements, though reality still differed significantly from his plans. Tianyuan City lacked sufficient “available” Legendary experts for rotation.

Non-combat personnel like Great Master Li, Chef Ding, and Dean Ailin wouldn’t set foot on battlefields unless the territory faced genuine crisis.

Commerce guild leaders like Daisy weren’t counted among combat personnel either.

Because she lacked combat prowess.

After these calculations, the number of Legendary experts he could flexibly deploy became extremely limited.

If not for Tianyuan City’s current complete defensive posture—eliminating the need to guard distant mining sites—his Legendary Realm forces would have been insufficient long ago.

But complete defensive consolidation also had disadvantages.

Currently, apart from periodically sending Legendary experts to clear the southern route through Twilight Great Domain, the eastern, western, and northern regions… indeed most areas throughout Ten Directions Island Region remained obscured as if shrouded in hazy war fog.

The observation base previously established at the foot of Black Colossus Mountain had long been abandoned.

Battle Armor General had returned with his troops to report completion of duties.

The alert base stations within the facility were taken over by Tianyuan City. Isloria dismantled them and reassembled them within Tianyuan Territory.

Great Master Xie Yi assisted in modifying the alert base stations, using his “Mechanical Evolution” ability to enhance their capabilities.

The detection effectiveness didn’t decline despite losing geographical advantages—instead it improved considerably. However, this approach had flaws: such base stations required Xie Yi’s maintenance every half month, otherwise the mechanical evolution effects would gradually fade.

Mu Yuan had reason to believe that numerous Legendary Realm monsters had already infiltrated and lurked within Ten Directions Island Region.

Undercurrents surged violently, waiting only to erupt into massive waves.

He temporarily lacked sufficient personnel to address this. These Legendary monsters were like cockroaches in darkness—impossible to completely eradicate.Eliminating these scattered monster legends is too time-consuming and offers too low a return on investment.

It would be better to wait for them to gather.

His current bottom line is to prevent the enemy from constructing a Foul Core like the Filth Nexus, which could allow the Land of Red Mist to spread.

“The Lu Liu Squad is returning and will pass through the star gate in the Boulder City region to return to Tianyuan City.”

“As for whether to arrange for replacements…”

Mu Yuan took a look.

Currently, the T1-level fighters in the territory who can be deployed are only Seventeen, Sario, and Xiliu.

Sario is too massive and not yet suitable for hunting missions.

Sending other Legendary Realm fighters to carry out Sky Patrol Warzone tasks would leave them somewhat underpowered.

“Emergency missions in the Sky Patrol Warzone have also decreased significantly. Many monsters are either lying low or fleeing, so there’s no immediate need to send reinforcements for now.”

Since the situation in Taixuan Territory is no longer as urgent, Mu Yuan shifted his focus to the more pressing needs of Tianyuan City at the moment.

Specifically, materials for Legendary Realm breakthroughs.

Moreover, what he most hopes for is to cultivate more Wind King’s Wings at the Legendary Realm.

At Epic Two-Star and Legendary Realm, the Wind King’s Wings’ flight speed is unparalleled in the world. Unless ambushed or at extremely close range, they can even escape from the sight of Law Realm beings.

They are exceptional support teammates and perfect flying mounts.

Within the Wind King’s Wings team, eight powerful birds have already undergone the evolution baptism and attained the Epic Two-Star rank.

Unfortunately, they haven’t been very diligent.

Mu Yuan pondered where he could obtain more breakthrough materials and higher-level cultivation and breakthrough sites.

…

While Tianyuan City was thriving, the neighboring Shenluo Great Domain was somewhat oppressive.

A crimson, sky-rending tentacle hung eternally high;

Crimson Mist drifted, and monster tides surged.

One city after another, town after town, collapsed in the disaster.

Inside Gemstone City.

The Gem Grand Duke, the Golden Grand Duke, and four other dukes standing at the pinnacle of power in this region had gathered. Their expressions were exceptionally grave.

“The number of monsters pouring into our territory has increased again, and among them are many at the Legendary Realm. None of us know whether we might suddenly encounter a Legendary attack in the wild or on the road.”

“Not only that, but in our Silvermoon Lake region, someone has spotted an enormous serpent with one large eye and one small eye. Clearly, that is the Fallen God Attendant ‘Great Serpent,’ and given its size… it must be the true form of this Great Serpent.”

True form!

Fallen God Attendant!

This is a terrifying enemy on the same level as the Hunting Grand Duke, the Shadow Grand Duke, and the Hive Queen. The Great Serpent represents the will of the legendary ‘Serpent God.’

Let alone the Serpent God—that is beyond their imagination—but even just the Great Serpent itself… none of the dukes present had the confidence to confront it.

To be more precise, even if they gathered all the strong fighters of their territory, they probably wouldn’t last long against the true form of the Great Serpent.

“After decades of management, our Silvermoon City is as solid as a rock, so we’re not afraid of the Serpent Attendant. But we can’t just hide inside the city forever.”

The Silvermoon Duke spoke solemnly.

She said this only to avoid appearing too disadvantaged. Their Silvermoon City did have many high-level city defense weapons and structures, but if the Great Serpent attacked repeatedly, they couldn’t hold out every time.In no more than two or three attempts, the entire Silvermoon City would collapse—such was the immense disparity in power.

The other Grand Dukes were well aware that Silver Moon Grand Duchess was putting up a tough front, yet they also understood this was not merely the stance of her duchy alone.

Though their duchies seemed distant from one another, for beings like the Serpent Attendant, such distances offered no sense of security whatsoever.

It was entirely possible that the Great Serpent might appear outside Gemstone City the very next moment.

“What has the Star Luo Holy Temple said?” one Grand Duke inquired.

Another shook their head. “The Star Luo Holy Temple has only agreed to intercept enemies at the frontline warzone and dispatch experts to guard Celestial Star City. The Temple claims that with the tense situation, they cannot spare any additional forces and have told us to find our own solutions.”

Of course, the more critical reason was…

These duchies were, to put it bluntly, merely ‘peripheral members’ or ‘affiliated forces’ of the Star Luo Holy Temple.

They belonged to the Star Luo Holy Temple but were not part of its core lineage.

The Temple had already provided them with sufficient protection; by all reasoning, they should not ask for more.

Yet everyone wanted to survive, to endure.

“In our region, only Celestial Star City, as a core force of the Temple, possesses ample strength. However, the esteemed individual guarding Celestial Star City has declared that no matter how dire the situation, they will not leave the city. We cannot enlist that person’s aid.”

That individual was one who had earned the title of ‘Divine Punishment Knight.’

Divine Punishment Knight Starfall was a figure of such stature that they could dance on the world stage, wielding extraordinary authority even within the vast Star Luo Holy Temple.

In bygone eras, someone of their caliber might even have proclaimed, “With a mortal body, rival the divine.”

“Aside from Starfall, Celestial Star City hosts other powerful figures, but without exception, they are all unyielding. No matter how high a price we offer, they refuse to step beyond the city walls. These stubborn ascetics!”

“Given the circumstances, our only recourse is to seek reinforcements from elsewhere.”

But where could reinforcements be found?

The Heavenly Rift disaster was a global catastrophe. If even their suzerain, the Star Luo Holy Temple, could not spare manpower, who else could?

Gem Grand Duke suddenly spoke up, “What if we seek aid from neighboring Tianyuan City?”

The more he thought about it, the more feasible it seemed. “Tianyuan City’s strength is considerable and growing rapidly; I’ve heard they now hold significant influence within the Taixuan Alliance. Most importantly, Tianyuan City is very close to us, extremely close!”

Their six duchies were still far from the Temple’s headquarters, but Tianyuan City? It was right next door.

This made seeking their aid a viable option.

Golden Grand Duke agreed, “It is worth attempting.”

Another Grand Duke pondered, “But is Tianyuan City’s power sufficient to contend with the Serpent Attendant?”

Silver Moon Grand Duchess declared, “Regardless, we must try!”

They had run out of options.

“So our current problem is: how do we persuade the Tianyuan City Lord to intervene?”

Within Gemstone City, the Grand Dukes plunged into another round of fervent discussion.

…

“Firewing Grand Duke, Dark Fang has failed. Not only did he fail to hunt down Tianyuan City’s Giant Spirit God Lu Liu, but he also lost his own life and is currently in the process of resurrection.”

After hearing this, Firewing Grand Duke fell into deep thought.

He was both surprised and not entirely so.

If he could bestow conceptual artifacts upon Dark Fang, then the generals of Tianyuan City might possess similar tools.He merely found it troublesome; the entire Tianyuan City, both inside and out, was as impenetrable as an iron barrel without any flaws.

Was this reasonable?

“However, while there’s no opportunity under normal circumstances, one might arise soon.”

Firewing Grand Duke gazed into the distance.

Above the vast Crimson Mist, within this region, a massive crimson tentacle pierced through the sky.

Beneath the tentacle, high in the heavens, space had cracked open without healing.

Within the fractured spatial gap, gray mist drifted and golden light flickered.

This appeared to be a Secret Realm Gate.

A Secret Realm Gate forced into existence.

Crimson Mist was pouring into it.

……

Taixuan Liangyi Headquarters.

Mount Luofu Master’s divine sense incarnation materialized and descended here.

“Lu Liu, a general under Tianyuan, slew the Hunting Grand Duke ‘Dark Fang’ in the Boulder City region? Excellent, excellent!”

To an existence like him, Hunting Grand Duke Dark Fang was insignificant.

What delighted him was that Taixuan had birthed another young powerhouse.

A world-class powerhouse!

Tianyuan, who had stepped into the Eternal World for less than two years, had already nurtured at least two world-class powerhouses. Given more time, perhaps a third, fourth, or fifth would emerge.

He could certainly guess that this was due to Tianyuan’s uniquely advantageous evolutionary cultivation talent.

But talent alone was far from enough to nurture so many peerless divine generals.

Mount Luofu Master had witnessed far too many heaven-defying talents.

Some Lords could continuously raise their Rank by slaying monsters;

Some Lords could reverse curse powers into positive enhancements even when afflicted;

Some Lords possessed eyes that could penetrate all things, obtaining the truest information;

Some Lords……

Exaggerated talents were plentiful, but talent was only one part of a Lord’s capabilities.

For Tianyuan to repeatedly crush monster tides and nurture or recruit one peerless fierce general after another in less than two short years, it must have required hardships and efforts beyond outsiders’ imagination.

Hardships, efforts, a touch of talent, and indispensable fortune—all these combined to create the current Tianyuan Miracle.

Mount Luofu Master hoped this miracle would continue at its miraculous pace.

“However, the opportunity to venture into the Holy Griffin Empire for that chance is approaching soon. To reap sufficient benefits there, one must at least be at the Law Realm.”

Even being newly entered into the Law Realm might not be enough.

For Tianyuan, time was ultimately still too tight.

Suddenly, an adjutant rushed over and reported:

“Master, we’ve detected several special Secret Realms appearing within our territory. These Secret Realms seem to possess fluctuations similar to the world’s origin, and their stature is immense. We’ve temporarily named them—World Secret Realms.”

Soon, intelligence about the World Secret Realms gathered one by one.

Beyond the Taixuan Territory, and even in many regions across the world, entrances to this World Secret Realm had appeared.

However,

“Currently, this Secret Realm can only accommodate those at the Fourth Order limit. We’ve already dispatched official advance teams to explore inside.”

“According to the Secret Realm Exploration Department’s analysis, this Secret Realm’s capacity limit is gradually increasing. Perhaps soon, even those in the Legendary Realm will be able to enter.”

“Inside the Secret Realm, there seem to be many Treasures, though they’re difficult to obtain for now. We’ll have to wait until Legendary Realm experts enter to decide. But there’s also bad news: within this World Secret Realm, the advance team has discovered traces of intelligent monsters.”

……In Tianyuan City, after casting another wave of evolutionary radiance, Mu Yuan lazily slumped over his office desk.

The documents were processed, he didn’t feel like cultivating for the moment, and this world didn’t even have short videos to kill time…

For a while, Lord Mu actually felt somewhat bored?

He couldn’t possibly develop an addiction to work, could he!

“Lord…” Moli knocked on the door and entered, “Visitors have arrived from the neighboring Shenluo Great Domain – the Golden Grand Duke and Silver Moon Grand Duchess. They say they have important matters to discuss.”

(End of Chapter)