88: Chapter 88 Misunderstanding Cleared Up

It was evening.

The sunset glow filtered through the hotel's floor-to-ceiling windows, bathing the room in a warm orange-red hue.

On the hotel bed, Hua Xingtong's long eyelashes fluttered a few times, and she slowly opened her eyes.

Her eyes still held a trace of post-waking confusion.

"Xing Tong! You're awake! Thank goodness—"

A beautiful face, filled with the relief of having recovered something lost, instantly filled her field of vision.

Hua Yuetong could no longer hold back; she lunged forward and hugged her sister tightly.

"Sister?"

Hua Xingtong was a bit dazed. "I... what happened? I feel... so tired."

Hua Yuetong quickly let her go, wiped away her own tears, and then gently used her fingertips to wipe the damp traces from her sister's face.

She took a deep breath and, in as calm a tone as possible, told her sister exactly what had happened.

At the same time, she emphasized that Chen Yi had stopped the awakening in time to prevent more serious consequences, as well as the solution he had proposed.

Hua Xingtong listened quietly. Her originally dazed little face was gradually replaced by surprise, then realization, and finally, a hint of bitter self-mockery.

She subconsciously raised her hand, her fingertips gently rubbing the smooth, delicate skin on the inside of her wrist.

There, the pale golden cracks had already faded away without a trace.

But a powerful torrent of spiritual energy was clearly branded in her perception, completely unable to merge into her limbs and bones.

So that was it...

The problem that had been plaguing her, that bloodline power she could never successfully manifest... the root cause was actually here!

Her gaze, filled with complex emotions, crossed her sister's shoulder and landed on Chen Yi not far away.

Thinking of the hatred she felt deep down before she lost consciousness because of Chen Yi's failed guidance, and thinking of her sister's fierce accusations against Chen Yi in her desperation...

And then comparing that to this man before her, who not only didn't hold it against them, but instead accurately pointed out their terminal condition and provided the solution...

A sense of guilt instantly overwhelmed her.

"I... I'm sorry, Mr. Chen Yi..."

Hua Xingtong struggled to sit up but was carefully supported by Hua Yuetong.

She looked at Chen Yi, her beautiful eyes filled with tears.

"Thank you... for saving me, and... for being willing to think of a way for us... Before... we misunderstood you... My sister... she was just too worried about me..."

Upon hearing this, Chen Yi nodded slightly. "No need to apologize! You have just escaped danger and are severely weakened; the most important thing now is to rest and recover! You don't need to worry too much about the Five Elements Secret Realm; I have my own arrangements!"

"Okay! We... will listen to you!"

"Get some good rest!"

[Ding! Hua Xingtong's favorability +40 points!]

[Current favorability: 30 points!]

Seeing that the misunderstanding was resolved, Hua Xingtong had no major issues other than some physical weakness.

A weight lifted from Chen Yi's heart, and he let out a long sigh of relief.

A Secret Realm, as the name suggests, is a land forgotten by the world, independent of reality.

It is an alternate dimension that descended upon this world along with the Dimensional Rift when the magic beasts first appeared, existing independently of reality.

Just like Dimensional Rift, a large number of magic beasts are born there every day.

Unlike the low-level magic beasts in the wild, which are mostly weak at first and need to devour each other to grow slowly, the magic beasts born inside the Secret Realm might start at the third or fourth rank!

Or even higher!

What's more fatal is that inside the Secret Realm, all modern means of communication completely fail, becoming useless junk.

This means that once you go deep inside, you are truly completely cut off from the outside world.

Unless you have special communication treasures, don't even think about contacting the outside!

And according to the information Chen Yi found on the Beast Tamer forum, the Five Elements Secret Realm is not a kind place.

Its internal environment is extreme, the Five Elements energy is extremely violent and chaotic, and it is full of all kinds of extreme weather.

It could practically be called a hodgepodge of various disasters!

Although intelligence indicates that the average level of magic beasts born in the Five Elements Secret Realm is around the third or fourth rank, Lin Mengxue and the others can completely handle it with their current strength!

But the most terrifying thing about a Secret Realm is—it doesn't have regular clearing operations!

The Dragon Kingdom's military forces are mainly deployed at Dimensional Rift and beginner training areas in the wild.

Magic beasts in the Secret Realm cannot leave, so dealing with them relies more on spontaneous exploration by adventurers.

No one knows what kind of magic beasts will be born in the Secret Realm.

What's even worse is the geographical location—the Five Elements Secret Realm happens to be located at the border between the Dragon Kingdom's southwest and India!

Not only do they have to face the violent natural environment and ferocious magic beasts, they also have to be on guard against—humans!

In the wild of the Dragon Kingdom, incidents of killing for treasure and double-crossing happen from time to time, let alone inside a Secret Realm?

India is notorious in the Beast Tamer circle as a disaster area for abusing spirit beasts.

The attitude of its domestic Beast Tamers toward spirit beasts is simply outrageous.

In their eyes, spirit beasts are basically pure toys, slaves, or even worse existences.

Thousands of vicious incidents against spirit beasts occur every day, and it has long been infamous!

What's even more terrifying is that the fetishes of some Indian Beast Tamers even extend to magic beasts in pure animal form...

In the poll for [Most Disgusting and Least Desired Nationality of Beast Tamers to Encounter] on the international anonymous Beast Tamer forum, Indian Beast Tamers have topped the list for years; their reputation is evident.

Of course, the reason Chen Yi is heading to such a dangerous Five Elements Secret Realm is not just to save The Hua Sisters.

When the system previously loaded information about spiritual power collapse into Chen Yi's mind, he accidentally discovered something.

The Five Elements Formation Array can cure spiritual power collapse, fundamentally, by using powerful force to forcibly break through obstacles in the spiritual power circuits, while simultaneously using restorative power to repair the spiritual power circuits in the body.

If that's the case, working backward, people like them who don't have spiritual power collapse can completely use the power of the Five Elements Formation Array to impact their meridians, achieving the effect of 'body tempering' seen in martial arts novels.

Anyway, once the Five Elements Formation Array is activated, it's not like only one person can use it.

If everyone tempers themselves together, it might even lead to a huge improvement!

But before heading to the Five Elements Secret Realm, he still needs to improve his strength first!

"Are you... sure these can be swallowed directly? Don't they all need to be ground into powder and mixed with water to drink?"

"Little Brother Chen Yi, what... what are you doing?"

Yan Jiuyue and Su Taotao looked completely bewildered.

Who swallows magic beast crystal cores raw like this?

What shocked Yan Jiuyue even more was Chen Yi's request—everyone, do it at the same time!

A near-absurd thought flashed through her mind.

Multiple Guidance, S-rank talent; only Beast Tamers who have awakened this talent can simultaneously guide multiple spirit beasts to absorb spiritual power.

But wasn't Chen Yi's talent previously shown as Bloodline Awakening and Multiple Contract?

Could it be... he has a third talent?

And it's also an S-rank Multiple Guidance?

This... what kind of monster-level talent combination is this?

Although that's what she thought, they all followed suit.

The result was, naturally, that they were shocked by Chen Yi's methods.

100% refinement!

Perfect guidance for multiple targets!

Is it really that outrageous?

[Ding! Yan Jiuyue's favorability +5 points!]

[Current favorability: 65 points!]

[Ding! Su Taotao's favorability +1 point!]

[Current favorability: 89 points!]