194: Chapter 194 Rewards from the Beastmaster Association

Red Snake, standing to the side, couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.

They naturally had moles within the Beast Tamer Association, but the information regarding Yi Chen was very special; several important figures had specifically emphasized not to reveal Yi Chen's identity for the time being.

That was why the moles had not dared to act rashly.

At first, she had speculated whether it was some newly awakened SSS-Rank Beast Tamer who needed to be trained in secret, and that participating in the Sequence Competition was merely for tempering, which was why they didn't intend to reveal their identity.

However, she never expected that this person was actually Chen Yi!

It seemed that the secrets of this Chen Yi were far more numerous than she had imagined!

Chen Yi was also somewhat caught off guard by this sudden official recognition and public award ceremony, scratching his head in embarrassment.

However, when he heard about the rare resource gift packages and the purchasing rights for various heaven and earth spiritual treasures, his eyes lit up.

Although the system was powerful, it couldn't obtain heaven and earth spiritual treasures of the Light Attribute and Dark Attribute, especially the rare ones!

The only frustrating thing was that, judging by the meaning of Vice President Fang Xiao's words, it seemed these rewards were not given for free but required high-priced purchases, merely providing an extra channel to acquire them...

Thinking of this, Chen Yi said with composed indifference, "There's such a good thing? Then I am truly grateful for the kindness of President Fang and the Association! May I ask when I can collect these rewards?"

Seeing Chen Yi's attitude, Fang Xiao nodded secretly, finding that this young man had remarkable character, and smiled, "The medal and resources are already prepared. Young Friend Chen can follow my assistant to the headquarters office to collect them at any time."

"Alright! Then let's go get them now!"

"Follow me!"

This scene seemed to freeze in time.

The Vice President personally offered congratulations, and the genius youth accepted it calmly—this scene was instantly spread across the entire internet through countless lenses.

[Chen Yi is Yi Chen!]

[Beast Taming Contest champion locked in early?]

[Sequence Competition historical record broken!]

[...]

One hot search after another once again dropped onto the top of the charts!

Although it was late at night, the liveliness online was not inferior to the daytime!

Yun Zhiyao stood quietly in the crowd, her gaze fixed on Chen Yi, who was being personally congratulated by Vice President Fang Xiao and surrounded by the worshipful gazes of the crowd.

Despite being in the midst of the clamor, he remained calm and unhurried, even revealing a hint of laziness.

Yun Zhiyao's frozen heart stirred with ripples at this moment.

A faint, imperceptible blush quietly appeared on her fair and beautiful cheeks, and her heartbeat involuntarily accelerated.

She had never imagined that Chen Yi would be infinitely more outstanding and powerful than she had imagined!

At this moment, she was absolutely certain in her heart that Chen Yi was the man she had been searching for so bitterly!

The previous hesitation and probing now seemed extremely foolish—no matter what, she had to seize this opportunity!

She must form a contract with Chen Yi!

However, at this moment, a trace of small sorrow suddenly welled up in her heart.

She only possessed S-Rank bloodline; perhaps her only advantages were her family background and appearance. Would Chen Yi like her?

[...]

That night, all major forums and social media platforms were completely boiling!

All previous speculation and analysis posts about Yi Chen were dug up, and the comment sections were filled with worship for the great god!

However, in stark contrast to the excitement of the onlookers.

Inside several VIP rooms of the Beast Tamer Association, the atmosphere appeared unusually heavy.

Leng Wuhen silently puffed on his cigar without saying much, his eyes constantly scanning the news about Chen Yi, his expression becoming increasingly serious;

Luo Yuqing clenched her fists tightly, her face full of disbelief; she truly couldn't imagine that this Chen Yi was so heaven-defying;

Gao Wenyu and Qi Lianmeng couldn't help but sigh, bitter smiles appearing on their faces. They never expected that they would encounter such a powerful opponent—

The geniuses from all over the country were now all a bit flustered because of this sudden dark horse, Chen Yi.

First Bai Song, then Chen Yi—the situation this year was truly inconceivable!

Where exactly did so many unheard-of geniuses suddenly pop up from?

Could it be that they all knew about that matter?

In fact, this year's Beast Taming Contest, besides being able to obtain various rare resources based on ranking as in previous years, had an even more important factor.

That was determining the list of explorers to head to Antarctica!

Ten years ago, a small meteorite fell from a dimensional rift and eventually landed on this uninhabited land of Antarctica.

Antarctica's environment was extremely harsh; monsters devoured each other on this land, and no Beast Tamer came to clear them out. Their average level had almost reached above the Eighth Rank, and they were all Beast King-class existences.

There were even dozens of Demon Emperors lurking within, which was why it was hailed by people of various countries as the Cave of Ten Thousand Demons!

The exploration of Antarctica had always been slow and full of difficulties!

However, according to investigations by instruments from multiple countries, the small meteorite that fell ten years ago contained extremely special spatial energy, which was likely intricately linked to the appearance of the monsters.

It might even be related to whether the dimensional rift could be closed.

Precisely because of this, despite knowing that Antarctica was filled with endless danger, various countries continued to dispatch exploration teams to Antarctica to conduct exploration work.

Hoping to bring back some meteorite samples and uncover the secrets hidden within!

After more than nine years of arduous effort, the exploration teams from various countries finally worked together and successfully opened up a safe zone leading to the meteorite's crash site.

At the same time, they cleared out the monsters within hundreds of kilometers, ensuring the safety of the area.

However, the subsequent situation left everyone at a loss.

After the meteorite fell, it left almost no residue.

After three full months of careful investigation, no remnants of meteorite fragments were found.

The only trace was the entrance to a secret realm formed by the powerful spiritual energy fluctuations generated when the meteorite fell, which tore through space and gathered spiritual energy.

Anyone with a discerning eye could see that inside this secret realm, countless unknown secrets were likely hidden.

However, the problem was that this secret realm seemed to be restricted by some special rule, only allowing Beast Tamers and spirit beasts below the Sixth Rank to enter.

Once they exceeded the Sixth Rank, they would be forcibly expelled by the power of the rules of the secret realm and could not enter at all!

Of course, if a person's strength was powerful enough, reaching the Tenth Rank or above, perhaps they could forcibly enter this secret realm!

However, the consequence of doing so would be a high probability of causing the collapse of the secret realm, with all secrets turning into nothingness and disappearing without a trace.

This was undoubtedly a very thorny problem!