Chu Chen did not walk at the front but stayed at the back of the crowd with Zhang Yuyan, following the stream of people into the secret realm.

The familiar dizziness hit him again. Having experienced it once before, he was mentally prepared this time and did not appear as disheveled as last time upon landing.

However, the moment he landed, he immediately summoned Lei Yao and looked around. Seeing no danger, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

This time, he was lucky and did not encounter an attack from star beasts.

After the crisis was resolved, Chu Chen began to carefully observe the situation of the secret realm. It was still in the forest, but the vegetation was relatively low, about half as tall as it was outside, and the gravity here was about thirty percent higher than the outside world.

This was not good news for Chu Chen. Although the increased gravity was not enough to greatly affect the strength of guardian beasts, the vast area of the secret realm posed a considerable test of endurance for the beasts.

He waved his hand again and summoned Nirvana. The secret realm was fraught with danger, leaving him with no room to hold back.

Chu Chen took out the Yin Yang Fish Jade Pendant from his neck, sensing slightly, and found that the pendant's strongest pull was directly in front, meaning he could find Zhang Yuyan by heading straight.

Having determined the direction, Chu Chen jumped onto Nirvana's back and hurried forward.

At Chu Chen's command, Nirvana did not move quickly, ensuring that with the support of his Wind of Recovery talent, both beasts could maintain peak condition.

Shortly after moving forward, Chu Chen had Nirvana stop. He jumped off its back and crouched in front of a patch of grass to inspect it closely.

The grass was bent, indicating that a star beast had passed through, but he did not find obvious footprints or markings like droppings.

Such situations usually have two possibilities: the first is the offspring of a star beast, and the second is a smaller star beast.

However, Chu Chen leaned towards the latter, as star beast offspring are usually protected by mature star beasts, and there was no trace left by adult star beasts here.

Chu Chen did not dwell on it much. Since the direction was consistent, he decided it would be more straightforward to go ahead and take a closer look.

Chu Chen followed the direction the grass was bent but soon realized that the degree and area of bent grass had increased severalfold, indicating that there was likely a small group.

But with his current strength, he had little concern. He patted Nirvana's back and said quietly, "Continue forward."

Nirvana flicked its slender antennae in response to its master.

At this moment, Lei Yao watching this scene snorted discontentedly, looked at his shoulders, and shook his head helplessly.

After traveling forward for a moment, the two beasts stopped again.

Chu Chen stared into the distance, his eye twitch involuntarily. In front of him appeared several star beasts resembling centipedes, but their legs were longer and more densely packed than those of a centipede.

Its body length was about two meters, draped in brown-yellow insect armor, with fine and dense insect legs, making it appear quite agile.

Chu Chen had never seen this kind of star beast before, so he immediately summoned the Slaughter Atlas to check the beast's information.

Star Beast Name: Earth Centipede

Life Level: Mature Stage

Star Beast Quality: Elite Level Middle Grade

Star Beast Talent: Thick Armor

Star Beast Level: Eighth Rank War General Level

Power Talent: D-level

Defense Talent: D+ Level

Agility Talent: E-level

Physical Talent: E-level

Soul Power Talent: E-level

Star Power Talent: D-level

Star Beast Attribute: Earth Element

Star Beast Skills: Tearing Bite (Ordinary Level, Minor Achievement Realm), Earth Spike (Elite Level, Mastery Realm), Earth Armor (Elite Level, Mastery Realm)

Seeing this, Chu Chen shook his head. The strength of the Earth Centipedes was merely the bottom tier within the secret realm, offering no challenge. But they could make a decent warm-up for his two beasts.

Chu Chen jumped off Nirvana's back and said softly, "Go on, but don't expend too much energy."

Lei Yao let out a low growl and charged out first.

Nirvana did not hurry, crawling slowly outward.

The number of Earth Centipedes wasn't large, just over a dozen, and they had no strength to resist the attacks from the two beasts.

In just a moment, Lei Yao had already killed two of them.

Nirvana charged straight into the cluster of centipedes, its giant pincers swinging wildly, knocking all nearby centipedes away. They were instantly scattered, unable to establish combat strength.

Lei Yao demonstrated the Rolling Stone Fist, each punch ending the life of a centipede, delivering true power and might.

As the two beasts reveled in their killing spree, the surrounding grass suddenly began to shake, with a mass of Earth Centipedes emerging from the grass.

Seeing this, Chu Chen frowned; evidently, these Earth Centipedes were baiting him. It seems he had been too careless.

With the combat power of the Earth Centipedes, they would have been annihilated long ago without enough numbers.

Chu Chen scanned around and found the number of Earth Centipedes had risen to over a hundred.

The terrain here was quite open, making a two-against-hundred struggle unrealistic unless Chu Chen resorts to using his trump cards.

"Retreat," Chu Chen decided promptly.

Lei Yao and Nirvana, who were engrossed in their killing spree, suddenly realized so many Earth Centipedes had appeared, acknowledging they had fallen into a trap.

After receiving Chu Chen's command, they immediately retreated.

The Earth Centipedes gave chase momentarily but soon realized the speed difference was too great, grudgingly retreating.

Seeing this, Chu Chen promptly halted. The gravity here was thirty percent higher than outside, demanding considerable physical consumption. It was wise to conserve every bit of energy.

After a brief rest, Chu Chen rose, gazing at the distant grassland with a glint of cold in his eyes.

Always hunting the geese without expecting to be pecked by them today; how could he willingly accept this? Moreover, these hundred-plus Earth Centipedes could provide him with nearly two thousand Slaughter Value points, which naturally he wanted to acquire.

However, due to the terrain, he could only employ guerrilla tactics.

In the previous life, he bore in mind the sixteen-character guerrilla strategy.

When the enemy advances, we retreat; when the enemy halts, we harass; when the enemy tires, we attack; and when the enemy retreats, we pursue.

Chu Chen summoned the two beasts to his side, structuring his tactics according to the sixteen-character strategy.

The two beasts listened to their master's strategy, nodding repeatedly and gazing towards the Earth Centipedes' position with eyes glowing brightly.

"Go, fight according to the strategy," he commanded.

With the order given, the two beasts eagerly dashed forward.

The two beasts didn't travel together but split into two paths to flank from the left and right.

They soon arrived at the Earth Centipedes' lurking spot, with Lei Yao taking the first move, gathering thunder elements to release a Thunder Blade Slash, instantly dispatching several Earth Centipedes.

Such a dramatic move naturally drew the attention of the other Earth Centipedes.

They rushed out from the grass and chased after Lei Yao.

Upon seeing this, Lei Yao did not hesitate, immediately retreating on four limbs.

At this moment, Nirvana silently approached the rear side of the Earth Centipedes, quickly charging forward, sweeping with its pincers to topple several Earth Centipedes, then raising its pincers to slam down, decisively eliminating all the Earth Centipedes.

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