Chu Nan noticed that the Huo family members ignored his suggestion, so he decided to stop saying more and directly retreated with Zhi Qingge and Huo Nianfang.

Seeing this, Huo Xian and Huo Yang both showed disdainful expressions.

Huo Wan ignored them even more, striding towards the gateway guarded by the Bronze Lions.

He was a Cloud Sea Realm expert with abundant experience in exploring Secret Realms, completely treating Chu Nan's words as irrelevant.

Huo Xian and the other two looked at Huo Wan, waiting for him to defeat the Bronze Lions and lead them deeper into the Secret Realm.

"Just a few puppets, what can they do to me?" Huo Wan showed a hint of disdain at the corner of his mouth as he landed in front of the Bronze Lion, his Spiritual Power surging in his body, ready to unleash a thunderbolt strike.

The Bronze Lion sensed Huo Wan's arrival, and its large eyes burst with dazzling red light as it awoke, a terrifying aura beginning to spread all around.

Seeing this, Chu Nan exchanged a glance with Zhi Qingge and then pulled Huo Nianfang to retreat to the back of the group.

"A Cloud Sea Realm puppet, quite rare." Huo Wan's face showed disdain when he sensed the Bronze Lion exude a Cloud Sea Realm aura.

He was at the fifth level of the Cloud Sea Realm, not weak, so he naturally looked down on mere Cloud Sea Realm puppets.

But as time went by, Huo Wan's disdainful expression gradually froze on his face.

He realized that after the Bronze Lion's aura reached the Cloud Sea Realm, it was still surging, with a momentum so overwhelming that he felt like trembling.

"Howl!"

The two Bronze Lions let out earth-shattering roars, causing the surroundings to shake as if an earthquake had occurred.

Their sharp claws lifted high, casting a gigantic shadow over Huo Wan.

Feeling the terrifying killing intent emanating from above, Huo Wan quickly turned back and yelled, "Run, run quickly!"

Bang!

With a thunderous crash, Huo Wan's body was sent flying like a balloon, bouncing everywhere, blood splattering in a grisly manner.

"Cloud Sea Realm... seventh level puppet!" Huo Wan spoke with difficulty, disbelief in his eyes.

Who could have imagined that a gatekeeping puppet would possess the cultivation of the seventh level of the Cloud Sea Realm? What exactly is hidden within this Secret Realm?

Upon seeing Huo Wan being slapped away, Huo Xian was terrified out of his wits: "Oh no, Elder Huo Wan is critically injured!"

Huo Yang trembled all over; if even Huo Wan couldn't defeat the Bronze Lions, how could they pass the entrance?

Meanwhile, Huo Zhen turned to look at Chu Nan and the others, only to find that they had already stepped into the entrance behind them, ready to escape.

"Quickly go in, the entrance behind is the real one!" Huo Zhen immediately judged that the Secret Realm couldn't be a dead end, not possibly setting such a terrifying test.

Reflecting on what Chu Nan had said earlier, Huo Zhen quickly realized that he was right.

After making this judgment, Huo Zhen was the first to follow Chu Nan and the others, causing Huo Xian and Huo Yang to grit their teeth and follow as well.

Although they were still unconvinced, in such a situation, there was no other way but to trust Chu Nan.

After all, choosing between losing opportunities and losing their lives is obvious.

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"Wang Fei, what you said was actually right, the entrance was really behind us." Huo Nianfang followed Chu Nan through the dark entrance, and their vision suddenly opened up.

This was not the outside world but the next test of the Heaven-Shaking Secret Realm.

Chu Nan looked around, an unusual light in his eyes; this was an endless plain, making it difficult to discern direction.

There were also endless demon beast roars, revealing intense killing intent.

Zhi Qingge furrowed her brows slightly, a thoughtful look in her eyes as she recalled the method to pass this perilous area.

Just then, Huo Zhen and the others rushed in, front and back. Seeing that this was indeed deeper in the Secret Realm, they all showed incredulous expressions.

"Thank goodness, I almost thought I would be killed by that puppet." Huo Xian said with lingering fear.

Huo Yang's face was very unsightly; he was shocked that Chu Nan was right, and he had relied on Chu Nan to escape danger, feeling his Imperial Capital Martial Artist dignity was bruised.

Huo Zhen, however, said worriedly, "Those two Bronze Lions both have the seventh level of Cloud Sea Realm cultivation; can Elder Huo Wan escape?"

"If Elder Huo Wan dies, what will we do in this Heaven-Shaking Secret Realm?"

At these words, Huo Yang and Huo Xian both fell silent.

The Heaven-Shaking Secret Realm is fraught with dangers, as just seen.

Without Huo Wan's protection, they not only had to face the dangers from the Secret Realm alone but also guard against the attacks from other forces.

Once targeted by a Cloud Sea Realm expert, it would be hard for them to escape easily.

While the three were worried, a bloodily Huo Wan staggered through the entrance.

"Elder!" Seeing Huo Wan successfully escape, Huo Zhen and the others were overjoyed, even Huo Nianfang sighed in relief.

Huo Wan said nothing, immediately sitting cross-legged to heal.

Only Chu Nan and Zhi Qingge ignored him, communicating secretly with Spiritual Sense.

Just then, four figures slowly approached from the distant plains, and Chu Nan's expression slightly shifted.

The four were all Zhou Family Martial Artists, but their aura was unstable, looking somewhat battered, clearly having faced obstacles.

The Zhou Family, like the Huo Family, was led by a fifth-level Cloud Sea Realm elder, along with three direct descendants.

Originally there were five, but two were killed by Chu Nan, so only three remained now.

All three were Divine Illumination Realm Martial Artists, two at the seventh level and one, like Huo Zhen, at the eighth level.

Chu Nan was secretly wary; he was not afraid of Divine Illumination Realm Martial Artists, but Cloud Sea Realm ones were not so easy to handle.

If his identity were exposed, he would be in an extremely unfavorable situation.

As Chu Nan scrutinized the Zhou family members, they also noticed the group from the Huo family.

The Huo and Zhou families were both strong races of the Imperial Capital, rivals yet sometimes capable of cooperation.

"Huo Wan, were you also seriously wounded by the demon beasts in this plain?" said Zhou Baiyan, the Zhou family's Cloud Sea Realm elder.

Huo Wan, after calming his breath, rose slowly, "Why, can't the Zhou family handle the dangers here either?"

He didn't mention being seriously injured by the Bronze Lion but seized the opportunity to inquire about this test.

Zhou Baiyan said, "I encountered the Howling Wind Wolf Pack, and even I find it hard to deal with the Wolf King; our Zhou family struggles to cope."

"If our two families cooperate, we might be able to get through."

Huo Wan's eyes lit up, and he immediately began discussing how to join forces with Zhou Bai to pass through the plain.

Through Spiritual Sense communication with Zhi Qingge, Chu Nan already knew about the plain's information.

This plain inhabited many demon beasts, some of which belonged to Cloud Sea Realm-level groups, with formidable strength.

These beast groups constantly patrolled the plain, blocking any Martial Artists trying to pass.

The most direct way through was to forcefully break through with overwhelming strength. Given the Huo and Zhou families' strength, their cooperation indeed alleviated the pressure to pass.

The Zhi family, having controlled the Heaven-Shaking Secret Realm for years, accumulated much experience. Zhi Qingge recalled a route where no powerful beasts roamed, ensuring everyone could pass safely.

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