Ahead, at the center of the Secret Realm, there was a giant round blood-colored altar. The altar was inscribed with various unusual symbols which were shining and formed a peculiar Great Array.

Above the altar was a row of Blood Coffins, as many as a hundred.

The lids of the Blood Coffins were open, and inside each coffin, a Mutated Being was held captive.

Each Mutated Being had a strength almost reaching the Fourth Realm but was invariably in the late stages of the Third Realm.

However, these Mutant Beings had evidently been controlled by some special method, losing complete consciousness as a result.

Beneath the Altar a demon at the late-stage of the Fourth Realm was bowing and kowtowing towards the altar.

The altar was radiant as strands of power were extracted from the bodies of the Mutant Beings in the Blood Coffins, being directed towards the alter, as if a certain ritual was being carried out.

In the void above the altar, a mini Space Gate was emerging, a horrifying evil aura was leaking from it, releasing a strong Killing Intent, which brought heavy pressure to the beholders.

Without a doubt, the pressure Xiao Mu and his companions felt was from this mini Space Gate.

Upon witnessing this scene, everyone's faces turned grim.

"This demon...what...what is it doing?"

Stone Soul's voice trembled.

The aura emanating from the Space Gate triggered a sense of despair in him.

"It seems like some kind of summoning ritual."

A look of terror surfaced in the face of Wood Spirit God.

Xiao Mu remained silent, his expression stern, as he unblinkingly stared at the Space Gate.

His guess was indeed correct, a strong being was certainly present in the Secret Realm, and the late-stage Fourth Realm demon was summoning it, but for now, this powerful being had not yet appeared.

"We should take the opportunity to retreat."

Xiao Mu suggested again.

Looking at the current situation, the summoning ritual was presumably about to be completed, if they didn't retreat now, they would inevitably suffer great losses, and possibly even casualties.

"No, we should take this opportunity to destroy it!""

The Perfected sneered at Xiao Mu's words and had no inclination to retreat.

"The summoning is not yet complete, this is the best time to destroy it."

Xiao Mu slowly shook his head, "It's not that simple. The demon dared to perform a summoning here without any help, which indicates it must be extremely well protected and wouldn't be easy to destroy. To act rashly would only waste time and cause unnecessary casualties."

"You're making it sound as if you have a lot of experience."

The Perfected sneered at Xiao Mu, and dismissed his words.

Xiao Mu said, "It's a logical inference."

"Haha!"

The Perfected sneered again, "In the end, it's just a guess."

Then he laughed confidently, "Moreover, even if what you say is true, as the group leader, I have the confidence to break the demon's defense."

Xiao Mu was taken aback.

Did the Perfected have a hidden trump card?

However, others didn't believe that the Perfected had any hidden abilities. For instance, Shi Weiyuan was visibly alarmed, "Leader, I think we should retreat."

"Yeah, Leader, there's no need to clash with the tough, powerful object that the demon is summoning. We could go back and inform the Alliance to let someone more formidable deal with it."

Xie Wei quickly followed up with his persuasion.

"No, if we let the Alliance send heavyweights, where would our merit be? Since the demon's summoning is not yet complete, this is the best opportunity to kill it."

"I've made my decision, no one is allowed to persuade me otherwise. Kill it swiftly!"

The Perfected was absolutely intransigent.

"Leader!"

Shi Weiyuan tried to persuade him again.

"Hmm!"

The Perfected revealed a look of anger, giving Shi Weiyuan a fierce glare, "Shi Weiyuan, are you openly opposing my decision?"

"No...I wouldn't dare!"

Shi Weiyuan hurriedly bowed his head.

He would never dare to oppose the Perfected.

"In that case, we should all attack together, quickly kill it!"

The Perfected decisively issued the command.

Sigh!

Xiao Mu silently sighed.

The demon daring to summon in this place must have taken precautions, thus it wouldn't be easy to kill. As time dragged on, the summoning ritual might complete.

However, since the Perfected had made a decision, he could not openly oppose it.

He hoped that the Perfected's so-called hidden ability was strong enough to kill the demon before the completion of the ritual, otherwise, things would get troublesome.

Despite this, Xiao Mu didn't put all his hope on the Perfected, and was always ready to flee.

He reminded Stone Soul and Wood Spirit once again that the moment they perceived any danger, they should escape immediately. They didn't need to escape swiftly, just faster than the Mutated Beings of the Beast Race.

Stone Soul and Wood Spirit agreed solemnly.

"Xiao Mu, as the group leader, I command you to attack the demon first."

The Perfected ordered Xiao Mu.

"..."

Xiao Mu hesitated for a moment.

It seemed the Perfected was still against him.

Seeing Xiao Mu hesitation, the Perfected's face darkened in anger, "What's the matter, Xiao Mu? Are you considering defying your group leader's command?"

"I didn't plan on doing that, you don't need to scare me. If I need to act first, then so be it."

Xiao Mu calmly responded, totally unfazed by the Perfected.

The Perfected coldly said, "It's better this way!"

"You better keep up. If when I attack first, you take the opportunity to retreat or stand by, don't blame me if I immediately withdraw."

While controlling the Fire Dragon Vehicle to move forward, Xiao Mu issued a warning.

"You're overthinking it. Do you think we're like you?"

The Perfected's face darkened, clearly displeased with Xiao Mu's words. He released his Flying Sword on the spot to express his determination.

"It's better this way!"

Unmoved, Xiao Mu returned the Perfected's words back at him.

Next, he directly urged the Fire Dragon Vehicle to rush towards the direction of the altar.

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