104: Fourteenth entry: Refining essence into energy!
With Liu Anran's teleportation, Ye Ze and the others quickly reached the exchange point.
The exchange point looked like a small wooden cabin nestled in the forest, not large, with only one door and one window.
Ye Ze had originally intended for Fox Fairy to unleash a heavenly lightning strike, obliterating both the people and the cabin, but he didn't expect the cabin to have some kind of protective mechanism, making it difficult to cause damage inside.
Although no damage was caused, it certainly startled the four people inside.
"What happened!?"
"It's the Huaxia people! Are they crazy? They actually dare to fight back!"
"Don't go out! Didn't you feel the damage from that lightning bolt!"
Among the four-person team from the Free Empire, Captain Bell quickly shouted, preventing anyone from opening the door.
The exchange point door could only be controlled by its opener; as long as they didn't open the door and stayed inside the exchange point, they would receive its perfect protection!
In fact, he had completely overreacted.
After witnessing the terror of that heavenly lightning, no one dared to step out of the cabin...
"These Huaxia people in the secret realm are actually so strong, it's a good thing only six of them came in!"
"No big deal, they can't do anything to us!"
"As long as we stay in the exchange point and wait for the main force to arrive, they'll be dead for sure!"
Bell said, opening the map, full of confidence.
In the secret realm, once an exchange point was activated, a large cursor would appear on the secret realm map.
And their Free Empire had a cooperation agreement with the Lionheart Kingdom; once a marked point appeared on the map, they would immediately head there to quickly form a numerical advantage!
Then they would surround and kill the Huaxia, not giving Huaxia any chance to turn the tables!
"Don't worry, as long as we guard this place, someone will come to support us soon!"
Bell was confident, "Once the prohibition on exchanges passes, we'll even be able to be the first to advance to the fifth tier!"
However, outside the exchange point.
After Ye Ze received the prompt, "The exchange point door can only be opened or closed by its opener."
Without another word, he immediately activated the evil ghost mask!
"Modify—The exchange point door can be freely opened and closed by me."
"'Obtain control of the exchange point door' requires 200 points of Source Power. Are you sure?"
This level of rule modification clearly consumed more.
Although Ye Ze still had 1100 Source Power remaining, he couldn't help but hesitate.
Then he changed his words: "Immediately open the exchange point door."
"'Immediately open the exchange point door' requires 50 points of Source Power. Are you sure?"
Confirm!
This kind of one-time rule modification achieved the same effect for Ye Ze, but consumed significantly less.
With a 'click' sound.
Just as the four Free Empire professionals inside the cabin were full of confidence.
The exchange point door, which was meant to protect them, opened.
"What the f—!?"
Captain Bell's eyes almost popped out... Why could they get in!
Why didn't the other party follow the secret realm rules at all!
As soon as his voice fell, Martial Saint Panda swept past like a raging wind, its massive fist smashing into Captain Bell's face.
A sound of breaking bones rang out.
Captain Bell, the strongest, highest-leveled, and best-equipped, was sent flying with a single blow, collapsing heavily to the ground.
"Boss Bell—!" The other three were greatly shaken.
They had thought Ye Ze would be strong, but they hadn't expected their boss, who was incredibly powerful in their hearts, to be instantly taken down in one encounter!
Liu Anran, Sword Saint Yi Xing, and Zhou Qi, who followed closely behind Ye Ze, seemed to have already gotten used to it...
After witnessing Ye Ze change the secret realm rules with a single sentence, they had already labeled Ye Ze as a 'monster' in their hearts.
There was no need to compare themselves to such a person... Understanding this, Liu Anran, Yi Xing, and Zhou Qi felt much more at ease.
However, after seeing the Panda's move, Sword Saint Yi Xing was still a little shocked... This Panda seemed to be on par with that Fox Fairy!
An ordinary Summoner would almost have to go bankrupt to cultivate a summoned beast with the strength of that Fox Fairy, and it might not even succeed.
Yet Ye Ze, could actually raise two!
Terrifying!
Yi Xing's hand, which was drawing his sword, hesitated slightly, wondering if he still needed to help...
It turned out that not interfering and not stealing Ye Ze's experience was the best help.
The three remaining enemies in the exchange point turned pale with fright, subconsciously wanting to flee from the Panda's vicinity.
But Ye Ze was blocking the exchange point door.
Under the threat of life and death, the three Free Empire professionals roared and charged, "Get out of the way if you don't want to die!"
They had to escape; only by escaping the exchange point did they have hope of survival!
However, Fox Fairy displeasedly flicked out a cold mist, "Presumptuous!"
With a wave of her small hand, a chilling aura spread, and the three were frozen into ice crystals without any resistance... declaring their escape a failure!
Sword Saint Yi Xing couldn't help but sigh; these fourth-tier powerhouses, who were highly regarded in the Free Empire, were instantly killed like chickens and dogs.
But this was definitely not because the opponents were too weak... it was because this Fox Fairy's strength was too terrifying!
As a hidden profession 'Sword Saint', Yi Xing had extraordinary eyesight; with just one iceseal up, he could see that the mental power gap between the two sides was simply too immense!
Moreover, this kind of heaven-defying spell effect was actually instant cast!
How could they withstand it?
If it were him, this one blow would probably take more than half of his life!
Perhaps, only a lack of mana was this Fox Fairy's weakness... Yi Xing looked over and saw that the magical energy flowing around Fox Fairy was gradually weakening.
Ye Ze handed Fox Fairy another bottle of high-grade mana potion, discovering that after only two uses of her immortal magic, her mana value was again two-thirds empty!
Just then, Bell, who was lying on the ground, struggled desperately... "Wait, don't kill me!"
"Our main force will arrive soon. If you let me go, I can let you explore the secret realm peacefully with us!"
Peaceful exploration of the secret realm?
Ye Ze couldn't help but find it amusing, "After I kill all of you, I'll see true peace."
With that, the Panda delivered another kick, knocking him unconscious.
Immediately after, the equipment looting began... Seeing this, Yi Xing couldn't help but say, "However, he was right about one thing."
"The exchange point is displayed on the map, and their main force will definitely be back very soon! We need to leave quickly!"
And Ye Ze had just finished looting the equipment, then sent the four to their demise.
"Killed four fourth-tier professionals, gained 64000 experience (+100%)!"
"Ding! Your level has increased to: Level 23!"
"Infinite Gold Entry — You have gained one draw attempt!"
Counting the few he had killed before, he finally leveled up!
He also found 50 lotus petals on the four of them.
And at the same time, Yi Xing handed over 30 petals, "Brother Ye, let's give you ours too!"
He was directly treating Ye Ze as the captain.
Since becoming a Sword Saint, it was the first time Yi Xing had wholeheartedly recommended someone else.
Ye Ze hesitated for a moment, then directly accepted, "Alright."
The number of lotus petals in his hand now reached 133.
Ye Ze looked at the exchange interface inside the cabin:
Fifth-tier promotion pills, self-selected legendary equipment, secret realm escape talismans... all required 50 to exchange.
But for Ye Ze, there wasn't anything he particularly needed at the moment.
It seemed none of them were useful.
Furthermore, this was only the reward for the first floor; the second and third floors would definitely be better, perhaps offering seventh-tier promotions or mythical-grade items!
Ye Ze decisively chose to save the lotus petals, planning to exchange them later.
Seizing this opportunity, Ye Ze began to draw new entries... The scene of drawing entries was not visible to outsiders, so for the other three, Ye Ze was just agonizing over what to exchange.
And before Ye Ze, he was already surrounded by a golden sea of entries.
The twenty-third entry... "You have drawn the golden legendary entry: Refine Essence into Qi!"
"Refine Essence into Qi: An essential immortal path method. It refines the mana required for casting into more powerful spiritual energy. Casting with spiritual energy yields stronger effects and consumes less."