Everyone was shocked, especially the mutant beings from the Beast Race, who found it hard to believe.

Perfected Xiao smiled, "These pieces of information are beyond our reach, but the existence of the Fifth Realm might be discerned from this Giant Finger, perhaps giving us a glimpse into the secrets of the True Realm."

The secrets of the True Realm!

Everyone was stunned and dumbfounded again.

The news was too astonishing. After all, even the Human Emperor, who held the greatest power in the world, was merely at the Peak of the Mortal Realm.

The Giant Finger contained information about the True Realm!

Of course, with their current strength, they had no qualification to pry into the True Realm, but they couldn't help being shocked.

To them, the True Realm was too far away.

"In that case," Xie Wei said excitedly, "not only will we not be punished, we might even be rewarded?"

Perfected Xiao's face beamed, "Isn't that obvious? Even if we aren't strong enough to understand the information about the True Realm, the Giant Finger is priceless to the higher-ups."

"So, the reward is a sure thing; let's wait patiently. It might arrive soon."

"Haha!"

The Mutant Beings of the Beast Race were overjoyed. Fortune had fallen from the sky unexpectedly.

However, Xiao Mu's face turned a bit ugly.

He discovered the Giant Finger and brought it back to the Alliance. But at the moment, it seemed like he hadn't done anything.

"Perfected Xiao,"

Unable to watch it anymore, Stone Soul suddenly spoke, "The Giant Finger was discovered by Mr. Xiao. Haven't you mentioned Mr. Xiao's name?"

Perfected Xiao turned his head and stated matter-of-factly, "Although Xiao Mu did discover the Giant Finger, he is after all a member of my team. Thus, the merit for the Giant Finger should be credited to the entire team. Stone Soul, when the merit is distributed, you will also get a share."

Stone Soul felt disgusted. It was clear that Perfected Xiao wanted to claim all the credit for himself, robbing it from Xiao Mu.

He shook his head and said, "Perfected Xiao, did you consult Mr. Xiao when you made this decision?"

Perfected Xiao waved his hand dismissively, "As the team leader, I see no need to ask. Any achievement made by a team member belongs to the team. Besides, he will receive his share. Does he dare to object?"

He glared at Xiao Mu after speaking, the threat in his gaze quite evident.

Xiao Mu sneered.

He discovered the Giant Finger alone and brought it to the Broken Truth Mountain alone, too.

All Perfected Xiao did was break the seal on the Giant Finger and cause damage. He didn't contribute anything.

Yet now, he wanted to snatch the merit from him.

If it was just about sharing the merit, Xiao Mu wouldn't object much. As Perfected Xiao said, contributing to the team as a team member was reasonable. But the prerequisite was letting him have the lion's share of the merit.

But at the moment, Perfected Xiao obviously intended to steal the merit, taking away the credit for discovering the Giant Finger and leaving him with only the leftovers.

How could Xiao Mu tolerate that?

"I'm sorry, but I disagree! I discovered the Giant Finger and brought it to the mountain. The merit should be mine alone."

Xiao Mu firmly cut off Perfected Xiao's words in cold tones.

"What?"

Perfected Xiao abruptly turned his head, his face full of anger.

It was apparent that he didn't expect Xiao Mu to have such an attitude, openly rejecting his decision.

In the next moment, he openly threatened him, "Xiao Mu, do you realize what you're doing? With your behavior, you clearly don't consider yourself a member of the team!"

"A member of the team?"

Xiao Mu sneered disdainfully.

Ever since he entered the hall and met Perfected Xiao, the Beast Race members of the team had been excluding him constantly. Now, they even tried to snatch the merit from him.

And yet Perfected Xiao accused him of not seeing himself as a part of the team. How ironic!

"If it's a team that only snatches away others' merits, I'd rather not join!"

Perfected Xiao's face turned gloomy, "You dare to say that. Fine, I'll report this immediately and have you removed from my team."

Stone Soul frowned, "Perfected Xiao, the reward for discovering the Giant Finger is about to come. Your attempt to kick Xiao Mu out of the team now is clearly to cut him off from the reward. Isn't that going a little too far?"

"So what?"

Perfected Xiao sneered, "He wanted to leave the team himself. I, as the team leader, am just granting his wish."

"After all, the Giant Finger was discovered by Mr. Xiao. Perfected Xiao, don't push your luck."

Wood Spirit couldn't help but speak up, trying to mediate.

Perfected Xiao said: "So what if I'm being excessive? I am the team leader, directly responsible to the higher-ups. How things pan out, isn't it ultimately up to me?"

Wood Spirit shook her head.

Perfected Xiao was too dominant. After all, given that the majority of the team were of the Beast Race, plus Perfected Xiao being the team leader, her and Stone Soul's decision would hardly affect the grand scheme of things.

Stone Soul sighed helplessly.

Indeed, like Perfected Xiao said, as the team leader, the higher-ups would only look into his perspective. Hence, regarding the discovery process of the Giant Finger, didn't it ultimately boil down to his word?

Perfected Xiao displayed a smug smile. As the team leader, he indeed had such an advantage.

Just now, the Envoy Qinglin had asked him who discovered the Giant Finger, and he told him that it was him, without mentioning Xiao Mu in the slightest.

However, as the team leader, with such authority in his own right, he did not believe a human newcomer to the Alliance could challenge him.

Just then, the Envoy Qinglin reappeared, "Perfected Xiao, you are worthy of praise for the discovery of the Giant Finger. Commander Yan wishes to reward you and also has some questions for you. Please come with me."

"Envoy Qinglin."

Xiao Mu, unwilling to back down, was trying to stop the Envoy Qinglin and tell him that he was the one who discovered the Giant Finger.

"If you've anything to say, speak with your team leader."

Envoy Qinglin, clearly in a rush to leave, didn't give Xiao Mu a chance to speak.

Perfected Xiao sneered maliciously at Xiao Mu on the spot.

He blatantly snatched the merit that rightfully belonged to Xiao Mu, leaving the latter powerless against it and reveling in his own triumph.

"Heh! How foolish, trying to compete with Boss Xiao, way out of your league!"

Xie Wei mocked disdainfully.

"A mere human just joined the Alliance, not knowing how to hold his tail and behave, being so high-profile won't get him far."

Shi Weiyuan's sarcastic comments were full of insinuations.

"Please let it go, Mr. Xiao."

Stone Soul sighed helplessly.

The hierarchy of the Alliance was clear, a newbie like Xiao Mu still lacked what it took to communicate directly with the higher-ups.

Xiao Mu frowned, unwilling to accept it just like that.

How could he just let others take credit for his effort?

Stone Soul's words caused Shi Weiyuan and the Beast Race Mutant Beings to be even more arrogant as they sensed weakness in his words, smirking at Xiao Mu with mockery.

However, just then, Envoy Qinglin returned, his face turned sullen.

Perfected Xiao followed behind Envoy Qinglin, his head hung low, his previous triumph completely gone.

"Who discovered the Giant Finger?"

Envoy Qinglin asked solemnly.

"It was him, Mr. Xiao here."

Stone Soul immediately brought Xiao Mu up front to the Envoy Qinglin.

"Was it you?"

Envoy Qinglin looked surprised. He remembered when he was about to leave earlier, Xiao Mu tried to speak to him, but he had not had the patience to listen.

Xiao Mu nodded, "It was me."

Envoy Qinglin, taken aback, said: "Come with me. Commander Yan wants to know where you discovered the Giant Finger. There are also a few other questions he wants to ask you."

The faces of Shi Weiyuan and the other Beast Races changed. They didn't expect Envoy Qinglin to specifically return to inquire Xiao Mu. Such a question was one Perfected Xiao couldn't answer.

How were they to snatch the credit now?

Stone Soul, however, looked relieved, he patted Xiao Mu's shoulders, "Mr. Xiao, you should go!"

"Please, follow me!"

Envoy Qinglin waved, and proceeded towards the direction of the rear mountain.

Stretching out before them was a range of mountains with numerous cave mansions carved out.

The exterior of the cave mansions was covered with all sorts of strange flowers and plants. Xiao Mu even saw Energy Fruit Trees and Special Ability Fruit Trees. It left him astonished and envious.

Those powerful enough to be in the Fifth Realm had the privilege to own their dedicated cave mansion at the Alliance headquarters.

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