For the next ten days, everyone has been wandering around the area. Forbidden Phantom Valley is indeed vast. Even after spending so much time, they still haven’t seen any boundaries, as if it were an infinite space inside.
During these ten days, they encountered many fierce beasts, which provided Casey and the others with ample opportunities to practice their sword skills. Among them were many high-ranked divine beasts, with the strongest reaching the ninth rank.
However, for Billy now, ninth-rank divine beasts posed no threat to him. Dealing with them was basically a piece of cake.
Naturally, Stout was the happiest among them all. The two large bags he found in the city were filled again, containing nothing but spirit fruits and beast cores, all of them high-grade treasures. Other common items, like spirit stones, were immediately refined on the spot by everyone.
Over the course of more than ten days, with the help of a large number of natural treasures and beast cores, everyone’s cultivation progressed smoothly. Most of them had already glimpsed the dawn of the next level, and with Stout collecting so many treasures, it wouldn’t be long before they broke through again.
On this day, after resting for an hour or two in a valley, everyone prepared to return.
“Why haven’t we found any higher-ranked sacred beasts inside Forbidden Phantom Valley? It would be great if we could get our hands on beast cores of that level!” Stout muttered after eating two spirit fruits to satisfy his hunger.
According to the classification of ferocious beasts, above divine beasts are sacred beasts!
Judge and Soul Chaser couldn’t help but cough.
“Stout, maybe you shouldn’t speak so recklessly,” Judge said, shaking his head at him.
“If there were truly sacred beasts here, do you think we could still leave?”
“Hehe, that’s true!” Stout grinned.
“There probably aren’t any sacred beasts here!” Harleen added.
“Otherwise, the array at the entrance wouldn’t stop strong cultivators above the ninth-rank Divine Realm from entering.”
“That makes sense!” Stout nodded.
“It’s about time to leave,” Billy said, looking at everyone and standing up.
“Boss, if things go as planned, those old bastards from Crimson Flame Empire and Sheardal Empire must be waiting for us at the exit,” Bob spoke up.
“Don’t be afraid of them. If they want to start a fight, we’ll finish it!” Soul Chaser retorted.
“Don’t underestimate those old guys!” Night Orchid’s face showed a hint of seriousness.
“If my guess is correct, those old guys are at least above the ninth-rank Divine Realm.”
“Especially the leaders, their cultivation is definitely above the ninth-rank Divine Realm. Without surprises, they are probably already at the half-step Sacred Realm!”
Above Divine Realm lies the Sacred Realm!
Both are from the first to the ninth rank!
The difference between the Sacred Realm and the Divine Realm, with just one word apart, is like a chasm, far greater than the difference between the Divine Realm and the Saint Realm!
“Night Orchid, don’t scare us. They shouldn’t be that strong, right?” Judge spoke.
“Didn’t Mr Thompson say last time that there aren’t many true Sacred Realm experts in the entire Forbidden Ruins Space?”
“There may not be many experts in the Sacred Realm, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t a few in the half-step Sacred Realm!” Casey replied on behalf of Night Orchid. “There are plenty of half-step Sacred Realm experts in imperial palaces of the four empires.”
“And Mr Thompson also emphasized that what he knows is only the surface information.”
“As for the depth of the various empires’ heritage, he doesn’t know much!”
“Alright then,” Judge shrugged.
“Let’s go, we’ll see the situation when we get out,” Billy said, leading everyone towards the direction of the exit.
The journey back was much smoother than the one coming in. Although they still encountered attacks from ferocious beasts from time to time, it was much fewer than before, and for the current group, ordinary divine beasts posed no threat anymore.
And they hadn’t encountered any extreme weather like tornadoes lately.
Everyone took their time, and after three or four days, they arrived below the entrance to the lake-bottom cave.
At this point, it had been about twenty-six or twenty-seven days since they entered Forbidden Phantom Valley.
After resting in place for two hours, Billy led everyone towards the cave entrance, flying through the air.
Ten minutes later, their figures appeared at the entrance beneath the lake surface.
Upon seeing their figures, there was a commotion from the shore.
Billy and the others looked and saw that the shore was crowded with two or three hundred people from three different camps.
Not only were there members of Crimson Flame Empire and Sheardal Empire, but also some from Rainbow Moon Empire.
From the aura emanating from these people, it was clear they were all skilled.
“It looks like the situation is worse than we estimated!” Night Orchid said, her face serious after scanning the surroundings.
“Are they planning to attack us here?” Black Tortoise looked around.
“Most likely!” Azure Dragon replied.
“Didn’t the princess from Ice Cloud Empire say that within Forbidden Phantom Valley, life and death are a matter of fate, and empires shouldn’t fight over it?” Alex Long frowned slightly.
“That’s under normal circumstances!” Ivy also frowned.
“Ivy, what do you mean?” Felicia asked.
“We entered Forbidden Phantom Valley as representatives of Rainbow Moon Empire. But if Rainbow Moon Empire doesn’t acknowledge our identity now, it changes things!” Ivy explained through Harleen.
“Huh?” Upon hearing this, Felicia and the others were taken aback.
Then they realized that if Rainbow Moon Empire didn’t acknowledge them, it meant they didn’t belong to any empire and were not bound by the rules agreed upon by the four major empires!
“It seems Nelson Morris really set us up!” White Tiger angrily exclaimed.
“He was never a good person!” Ian Blade responded.
“Looks like there’s going to be a fierce battle today!” Vermilion Bird furrowed his brows.
“Boss, can you find out the strength of those old guys?” White Tiger asked Billy.
“The strongest person from each empire is at the half-step Sacred Realm!” Billy’s tone was grave.
“Really?” White Tiger furrowed his brow.
“Yes,” Billy nodded.
“Be cautious, don’t get into unnecessary fights. If there’s a chance, leave this place first!”
He hadn’t expected this situation!
Initially, he thought it was just those old guys waiting for them, which he could handle.
But unexpectedly, so many people were waiting for them, with nearly half of them at the Divine Realm.
If it was just him, it wouldn’t be a problem to escape with his current strength.
But with so many brothers and sisters around him, any mishap was unacceptable.
Today’s challenge was indeed tough!
“You finally showed up!”
At this moment, the red-haired elder from Crimson Flame Empire, leading the group, spoke with a cold tone.