As soon as the voice rang out, the teammates instantly returned to Xu Ran's side, their senses alert and collecting the sounds coming from all directions.

"There's movement..."

"Indeed, something's stirring, and whoever it is, they're not friendly..."

Tiger Girl and the others whispered among themselves, making preparations for battle.

Xu Ran just gave a faint smile, stood with his hands behind his back.

Just a few half-human, half-pig shaped monsters, each with a Qi Blood Value of no more than 8 million, posed no threat to him.

He could casually dispatch them in an instant.

However.

The half-human, half-pig monsters didn't think the same. With eyes looking down on them, they spoke with hostility, "Who are you? Where do you come from? Why are you here?"

The leading wild boar coldly questioned.

Tiger Girl frowned.

In the depths of Xu Ran's eyes, a hint of killing intent flickered.

Before Xu Ran could answer, the wild boar leader waved it off: "It doesn't matter where you're from, leave this Secret Realm that belongs to us immediately."

"We are the masters of this Secret Realm!"

"It would be wise if you recognized that. If you don't know what's good for you, and don't leave immediately, then don't blame us for being rude. Buried under the Divine Trees, your Cultivator corpses will surely make the trees thrive..."

Their words carried a stench, with a sense of tyrannical dominance that looked down on everyone. As if they were the strongest.

Xu Ran was slightly stunned.

This Secret Realm is theirs?

Ha ha...

The little girl in blue appeared, "This Secret Realm was left by the ancestors of Huaxia. You beasts are merely the caretakers of the Secret Realm, no different from Tomb Guardians. Do you plan to usurp it?"

Tiger Girl sneered, "Did you hear that? This is the treasure left by our ancestors."

Wild boar leader: "You're talking nonsense!"

It seemed to have heard the greatest joke of all, "Their ancestors were extinct long ago, and we've been living in the Secret Realm for millions of years. We are the real owners here!"

"This is already our Secret Realm!"

Then, in front of the wild boars, several runes appeared.

"Huh?"

Xu Ran was puzzled.

These runes, he had seen them before. They were the runes to awaken the slumbering place of the Flower of the Earth Veins.

To think the wild boars would possess the same runes, meaning there is also a Flower of the Earth Veins within the Secret Realm!

At the same time, seeing these runes, the blue-clothed girl's face was full of disbelief.

"How is it possible that the Beast Race could control the Flower of the Earth Veins?"

Without waiting for an answer, around them, strands of blue mist emanated from the ground.

This was the power of the Flower of the Earth Veins, but it wasn't pure; it carried a strong sense of malice and corruption.

The little girl in blue was startled, "Companion! How could you be driven by the Beast Race?"

The girl's words did not awaken that corrupt power. One by one, thick vines surged towards them.

Seeing this, Xu Ran waved his hand, releasing an [Annihilation Tribulation Light].

In just an instant, the vine tendrils of the attacking Flower of the Earth Veins turned to ash.

The Beast Race controlling the Flower of the Earth Veins was shocked upon witnessing this: "How could it be, how could anyone withstand the might of the Earth Veins?"

"You despicable human, how dare you resist the attack of the Flower of the Earth Veins! You will be hunted endlessly by the Beast Race."

"Humans, even if you leave this Secret Realm, we Beast Race will hunt you down to the end."

The wild boars blustered...

Xu Ran smiled warmly, "What a joke, all of you must die!"

As he spoke.

Xu Ran flicked his arm, and fifty Paperman Divine Generals appeared out of thin air.

"Thinking a few papermen can stop the Beast Race's pursuit is wishful thinking!"

The wild boar leader wasn't knowledgeable; its confidence swelled, unleashing an 8 million Qi Blood Value pressure, sharp spikes emerging from its body as it charged straight at the papermen.

The young wild boar followers watched their fierce leader charge, faces filled with joy.

"Big brother's spikes are the hardest materials in the Secret Realm, and they are venomous. The moment they touch you, you're poisoned to death."

"Big brother's action will drive these humans out and restore peace to the Secret Realm."

"I heard humans are the best blood food; I must try them."

Just as the young followers discussed, the wild boar had reached the papermen.

"Whoosh—"

A sharp sound echoed, and the charging wild boar monster was cleaved in two by a Mo Blade.

The young followers were stunned, seeing their leader split in half.

Their leader, who was dominant in the Secret Realm, was killed by a single strike of an inconspicuous paperman?

Although hard to believe, the wild boars accepted this reality.

"It's getting tricky, run!"

"Run!"

In an instant, the wild boars scattered and fled.

With the papermen's strength, catching them would be in the blink of an eye, but Xu Ran ordered the papermen to stay put.

Tiger Girl, seeing this, asked, "Brother, why not let the papermen pursue?"

Xu Ran laughed, "Let them flee back to the Beast Race's gathering place; we'll catch them all in one go to eliminate future threats!"

"Soon, Cultivators will come to train here. These beasts can control the Flower of the Earth Veins, easily slaying Cultivators of the same level. If we kill them all, then even if the Flower of the Earth Veins has issues, there's no one left to harness it."

...

Soon, the wild boars escaped back to the Beast Race's gathering place.

Their flustered state quickly drew the attention of the other beasts.

"What happened?"

"A few humans came, and big brother was killed by them."

"Humans?"

"Weren't humans extinct long ago? How could there still be humans?"

"Could it be humans who came from outside the Secret Realm?"

The returning wild boars interrupted their doubts.

"The humans that came in are incredibly powerful; their summoned creature killed our leader with a single blow."

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