Conjecture and support

“After they left, I planned to go there, but I was worried about potential dangers and didn’t act recklessly, so I patiently waited a few more days.”

“During this time, I saw several more Beast Kings enter that secret realm, and the Bloodthirsty Spider, which was originally a Level 6 Beast King, became a Level 7 Beast King after coming out.”

“The Earth Tyrant Bear and Flame Tiger improved even more significantly after going in. Seeing this, I realized I had found the right location; the secret realm was indeed here.”

“So, after the Silverback Bear King and the others left, I rushed over. But when I entered thatcrack, I realized I had fallen into a trap.”

“That wasn’t a secret realm entrance at all, but a compressed spatialblockade Great Formation.”

“By the time I wanted to get out, that spatialblockade Great Formation had already been fully activated.”

“The Silverback Bear King, Bloodthirsty Spider King, Flame Tiger King, and Earth Tyrant Bear King all appeared at that moment and attacked me.”

“They outnumbered me, and the Silverback Bear King was stronger than me. I immediately chose to use my instant movement ability to escape, but I found that I could no longer teleport out.”

“The rest was simple. They attacked me many times, but most of them I dodged. Even if I was injured, the wounds weren't very serious.”

“And then, Miss, you arrived.”

Yao Jinlei quickly recounted his experience, which also confirmed Ye Tian's earlier suspicions.

“Big Brother, on the way here, Ye Tian also suspected there might not be a secret realm. But if there’s no secret realm, where did the Silverback Bear King and the others get the resources to improve their cultivation?”

After listening to Yao Jinlei’s experience, Yao Tiejun raised the doubt in his heart.

Yao Jinlei looked at Ye Tian in surprise, not expecting Ye Tian to have guessed this point as well.

Yao Jinlei didn’t ask further, shaking his head and saying, “I’m not clear about that.”

Then Yao Jinlei also stated his own guess: “Although I don’t know where they got the resources to improve their cultivation, I can confirm that the few Beast Kings our Thunder Martial Hall is monitoring have never left the Red Maple Mountain Forest.”

“I encountered Li Cangjian and his group earlier and asked them; the Beast Kings they are monitoring have also always stayed in the Red Maple Mountain Forest. Even some important Beast Generals have never left the Red Maple Mountain Forest.”

“Furthermore, the resources that can allow these Beast Kings to break through their realms, and also allow three Beast Generals to break through to the Beast King Realm, are not insignificant. They simply cannot be found within a radius of several hundred kilometers.”

“Uncle, do you mean there’s a strong cultivator’s cave dwelling left behind in the Red Maple Mountain Forest?”

Ye Tian stroked his chin, drawing this conclusion based on the information Yao Jinlei provided.

Seeing that Ye Tian also had such a guess, Yao Jinlei nodded and said:

“Actually, at first, I didn’t think in that direction. Generally, cave dwellings are protected by formations. For example, when only one Martial General’s cave dwelling appeared in the Fallen Leaf Mountain Forest before, it became widely known.”

“If there’s a strong cultivator’s cave dwelling in the Red Maple Mountain Forest, and it has so many cultivation resources to improve cultivation realms, the level of this cave dwelling couldn’t be low. It’s impossible for our major powers not to know anything about it.”

“So, I didn’t think in that direction initially.”

“But after seeing the spatialblockade formation, I began to suspect that a strong cultivator’s cave dwelling, and one of no low level, really has appeared in the Red Leaf Mountain Forest.”

After summarizing the information they had, it was not difficult for the few of them to reach this conclusion, and all three speculated that it might be an Emperor Rank strong cultivator’s cave dwelling, or even a Martial Venerable strong cultivator’s cave dwelling.

The spatialblockade Great Formation obtained by the Silverback Bear King must have been acquired from that strong cultivator’s cave dwelling.

Since that strong cultivator’s cave dwelling has a spatialblockade Great Formation, it might also have other formations, such as formations that isolate aura and movement.

However, these were all just the three of them’s guesses. To confirm this, they would have to capture one of the opposing Beast Kings and ask.

It’s likely that low-level Beast Kings wouldn’t even know about this matter.

After the discussion, Ye Tian pondered for a moment, then he had an idea and decided to personally capture a Beast King to ask.

Even if it wasn't truly a strong cultivator’s cave dwelling, Ye Tian still wanted to know the source of the cultivation resources in the Silverback Bear King’s possession.

Perhaps he could get some too?

Ye Tian then told Yao Jinlei and Yao Tiejun about his idea.

The two were stunned when they heard this, then frowned and said:

“Ye Tian, these Beast Kings are all gathered together now, making them difficult to catch. Moreover, you’ve only just broken through to the Beast King Realm. It’s too difficult to capture a Beast King without anyone knowing. Let me handle this!”

“But before that, we must first go to the northwest to provide support, so that the Golden Crown Giant Serpent King doesn’t kill Li Cangjian and the others.”

Yao Jinlei didn't want Ye Tian to go alone, not only because he was worried Ye Tian would have difficulty succeeding, but also because he was concerned for his safety.

However, at this moment, Yao Jinlei was more worried about the safety of Li Cangjian, Fang Nantian, and the others.

He knew that if these people died in the Red Maple Mountain Forest, his Thunder Martial Hall alone would not be able to defend An City.

At that time, if the few Lords and Beast Kings from the Red Maple Mountain Forest descended upon An City, he would only be able to flee with his family.

Not to mention that Yao Jinlei had lived in An City for many years and had deep feelings for every blade of grass and tree there.

Just whether he could escape with his entire family was another matter.

Yao Jinlei naturally understood the principle of 'when the lips are gone, the teeth are cold'.

Ye Tian also nodded, knowing that he should go support Li Cangjian and the others.

He was not an opponent for the Silverback Bear King, let alone the Golden Crown Giant Serpent King, who had been a Level 10 Beast King for a long time.

However, Ye Tian still told Yao Jinlei that he wanted to capture a Beast King, but to reassure Yao Jinlei and Yao Tiejun.

Ye Tian also stated that he would act within his capabilities and not be reckless.

Seeing that Ye Tian had made up his mind, Yao Jinlei and Yao Tiejun had no choice but to agree, also instructing Ye Tian to prioritize his own safety and not to be careless, even with his excellent instant movement ability.

Ye Tian nodded, indicating he understood.

Whoosh!

Whoosh!

Whoosh!

Next, the three of them flew through the air, quickly heading towards the northwest.

At this moment, in a mountain range in the northwest.

A Five Elements Trapping Kill Array was set up here, covering an area of over twenty square kilometers.

Inside the formation, fire giants, ice giants, rock giants, wood spirit giants, and metal giants appeared from time to time, bombarding the three Martial Kings.

Among these three, two were middle-aged men, and one was an elder.

The strongest middle-aged man wore a Supreme-Grade King Rank golden battle armor, his robes fluttering, and held a five-foot-long Supreme-Grade King Rank sword. His entire body exuded the powerful cultivation aura of a Martial King Level 10.

His combat power was also astonishing, having reached the Half-step Martial Emperor level.

With every strike, sword light tens of feet long swept everything, blasting apart fire giants, wood spirit giants, metal giants, ice giants, and rock giants.

The sword light gleamed, its sharpness fully revealed.

This person was precisely Li Cangjian, the City Lord of An City.

There was also a middle-aged man wearing fiery red battle armor, with a large build and handsome features, and the sharp demeanor of a soldier in his brows.