293: Chapter 293 The Lord of the Crystal Palace

"Splash!" "Splash!" "Splash!"

Several splashing sounds rang out as a few Spirit Beast Girls who weren't good at flying or were a bit slow to react fell directly into the seawater.

Gu Fan also fell directly into the seawater.

Looking at the endless ocean before him and the spatial rift that was the entrance to the Crystal Palace, he was completely stunned!

"What happened?"

"How did we get out?"

"Where is the Crystal Palace?"

"Could it be that we accidentally stumbled into some teleportation portal?"

The Spirit Beast Girls also flocked to his side, their faces filled with confusion and panic.

Just then, a rule-based consciousness echoed in their minds.

It informed them that Chen Yi had become the Master of the Crystal Palace, and they had been expelled from the secret realm by the Master of the Crystal Palace, losing the qualification to enter forever!

After understanding what had happened, Gu Fan and his group were so angry they nearly exploded!

"Chen Yi! You bastard! You shameless villain!"

Gu Fan could no longer maintain his graceful demeanor as a genius. Veins bulged on his forehead in anger, and he roared frantically at the empty sea surface, "How dare you throw this young master out? Who the hell do you think you are!"

"Exactly! That's too much! We're all from the Dragon Kingdom, how could he do this?"

"He must have used some underhanded methods!"

"He stole control of the Crystal Palace!"

"He's not a human! Simply not a human!"

His Spirit Beast Girls also chimed in, indignantly denouncing Chen Yi's shameless behavior.

As if they were the ones who had suffered a great injustice.

Gu Fan, a person with no depth of character who was accustomed to smooth sailing, was so angry right now that he was practically foaming at the mouth!

What kind of existence was Gu Fan?

One of the only two SSS-Rank Beast Tamer geniuses in the Dragon Kingdom!

A person who was the center of attention, had resources poured into him, and was destined to stand at the peak of the world in the future!

Yet at this moment, he was like a stray dog casually locked outside, unable to even enter the door!

How could his arrogant self-esteem accept this?

He felt he had suffered unprecedented humiliation!

"Chen Yi! We are sworn enemies!"

Gu Fan's roar echoed across the empty sea.

Just then, the calmer Juno Lan seemed to realize something. She quickly grabbed the still-enraged Gu Fan and whispered, "Master, be careful what you say! Since Chen Yi has already mastered the Crystal Palace, I'm afraid he can hear everything we're discussing here!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the angry curses from Gu Fan and the other Spirit Beast Girls came to an abrupt halt, and a trace of fear flashed across their faces.

They had seen Chen Yi's strength with their own eyes; it was unfathomable.

Although Black Rose was powerful and could keep Chen Yi in check, the problem was that Black Rose had not communicated with them at all!

Juno Lan's previous speculation was, after all, just speculation; no one knew what Black Rose was actually thinking!

What if Black Rose didn't even know that Gu Fan was the insurance policy arranged by the organization to play the trump card, and only knew he was a member of the organization, without knowing his specific mission?

Out of consideration for her own mission, Black Rose might not have intervened when Chen Yi took action to expel them!

Furthermore, the organization explicitly required Chen Yi to be captured alive, which was extremely disadvantageous for Gu Fan, who at this moment wished he could tear Chen Yi to shreds; it was almost like having his hands and feet tied.

Thinking of this, the anger in the hearts of the Contracted Girls was gradually replaced by reason and worry, and they stepped forward to advise him.

"Master, this place is not suitable for a long stay. Since Chen Yi has mastered the secret realm, I'm afraid we won't gain anything here."

"That's right, why don't we leave first and plan carefully."

"The mission is important; there's no need to clash head-on with him here."

Gu Fan's face was livid, and his chest heaved violently.

"Hmph! Do you think I'm afraid of a mere Chen Yi?"

He was still tough with his words, but in his heart, he understood this principle better than anyone.

However, the sense of superiority from being hailed as a peerless genius for so long made him simply unwilling to admit that he was inferior to Chen Yi!

Especially in this humiliating situation of being swept out the door!

He could even say that the moment he realized he had been teleported out, he had already started planning to slip away.

It was just that he couldn't bring himself to do it immediately.

Anyway, once the plan on Black Rose's side succeeded, Chen Yi and all the treasures on him, including this Crystal Palace, would eventually be his!

There was no need to get hung up on a moment of anger here!

At worst, he would just go to the last few layers of the secret realm to take a look; who knows, he might even find treasures better than the Crystal Palace!

Just as Gu Fan was comforting himself and preparing to take The girls and slink away from this place of trouble, spatial fluctuations came from ahead.

Immediately after, under the gaze of Gu Fan and his group, who looked as if they had seen a ghost.

Chen Yi stepped out from that spatial portal.

Behind him, ten stunning beauties with graceful postures and distinct temperaments walked out one after another.

Chen Yi sneered, his gaze falling on the stiff-faced Gu Fan.

"Yo, isn't this Young Master Gu? Didn't you leave a long time ago? Why did you turn back? Did you get lost and can't find the way out? Do you need me to point you in the right direction?"

Hearing these mocking words from Chen Yi.

Especially feeling the playful and disdainful gazes of the group of The girls behind him.

Gu Fan was so scared on the spot that he took half a step back, his face turning red and then white.

However, he ultimately forced a smile that looked worse than crying and argued, "Bro---Brother Chen Yi, you misunderstood me! It's not like that!"

"I---After we left, we felt truly guilty and uneasy. We felt that abandoning you to face danger alone was truly beneath the demeanor of a senior and the responsibility of a Dragon Kingdom genius!"

"So---So after thinking it over, we decided to turn back to see if we could help with anything---"

His Contracted Girls also reacted immediately, chiming in one after another, desperately trying to shirk responsibility.

Attempting to prettify their desertion as searching for reinforcements or a strategic withdrawal.

"Yes, yes, yes! We were looking for reinforcements!"

"We didn't expect you, Brother Chen Yi, to resolve it so quickly---"

"That's---That's really great!"

Watching their clumsy performance, Chen Yi really couldn't be bothered to waste any more breath.

He felt that saying one more word to such people was a waste of life.

"Alright, I don't have time to blabber with you."

Chen Yi waved his hand impatiently, too lazy to expose them, "That's it! Take care of yourselves!"

Immediately, under the horrified gaze of Gu Fan and the others.

Chen Yi slowly raised his right hand, and in his palm, the sea calming pearl shone brightly!

The next second, a scene occurred that Gu Fan and his group would never forget for the rest of their lives.

Before them, the Crystal Palace, which had originally been hidden in the depths of the ocean, along with the faint phantoms of the palaces inside, began to twist and shrink violently!

The seawater backflowed, and heaven and earth trembled!

In just a few breaths, the massive Crystal Palace secret realm, comparable to a country, disappeared right before their eyes!

As if it had never existed at all!