Godly Revival System: I Buy My Killer's Stats-Chapter 652: Azure Dragon Hall’s First Appearnace (2)
At the entrance of the Azure Serpent Realm,
The three Supreme Elders of the Greenfire Sect split into three teams, with each one of them leading a team before heading deeper into the Azure Serpent Realm from different routes.
Each team had around 100 Core Disciples.
Among these 100, 15 were Nascent Soul Realm cultivators, whereas the remaining all had a cultivation of Level 4 Golden Core Realm and above.
"Huh? Why are there no Azure Serpents here?"
After travelling more than 25 kilometers deep into the Azure Serpent Realm, everyone noticed something.
Generally, the moment a cultivator is a few kilometers away from the entrance, they would encounter Azure Serpents.
Except for the three Supreme Elders, almost every one of the Core Disciples had entered the Azure Serpent Realm back when they were still in the Foundation Establishment Realm.
So, they were very clear about the environment of the Azure Serpent Realm.
However, even after travelling deeper into the realm, forget about other Azure Beasts, they didn’t even encounter the most common Azure Serpents, which made them frown.
Nevertheless, they still continued moving deeper into the realm, but with full alert.
"Did you notice the Azure Essence? It is much denser than what I remember from the past."
As they walked, a few core disciples noticed the dense Azure Essence in the realm.
"Of course, it will be denser now as it is no longer a gradeless secret realm but a Grade 1 Secret Realm."
Nevertheless, some of them already guessed the reason for the denser azure essence in the realm.
"Right!"
Hearing that, everyone nodded in understanding.
’Huh?’
Just as that thought crossed their minds—
"Everyone, avoid contact with the ground!"
The Supreme Elder leading the team suddenly shouted, his expression changing drastically.
As someone with vast experience exploring Secret Realms, the moment he sensed the faint yet abnormal vibrations spreading through the earth beneath their feet, he reacted without hesitation.
"Yes, Elder!"
The core disciples were already on high alert. The instant the warning was given, they didn’t dare to hesitate.
’Swiish!’
’Swiish!’
One after another, figures shot into the sky, spiritual energy surging as they forcefully lifted themselves off the ground.
Almost at the same moment—
’Rumble—!’
’Kacha!’
The ground below exploded into chaos.
Violent tremors shook the land as massive cracks spread like spiderwebs across the earth.
From within those seams, dark-red flames burst out violently, carrying scorching heat that distorted the air itself.
"T-this... what the hell?!"
"How can there be underground fire in the Azure Serpent Realm?!"
From above, the cultivators stared down in shock as the raging flames devoured everything on the surface.
Trees were instantly reduced to ashes, stones melted, and the land itself turned black and charred.
According to all the information the Greenfire Sect possessed, the Azure Serpent Realm had no underground fire terrain—except possibly in the deepest regions that no one had ever explored.
Yet right now, they were still far from those depths.
And still... a deadly fire trap had appeared.
’Is this because of its grade?’
The Supreme Elder frowned, relating the danger to the realm’s upgrade.
’Swursh’
Soon, the flames subsided, leaving behind cracked, scorched earth that still radiated terrifying heat.
"Everyone, stay sharp," the Supreme Elder said coldly as he realised something.
"This isn’t a naturally formed terrain."
He continued, "It’s artificial. Someone is deliberately trying to stop us from advancing deeper."
"What?"
All the core disciples were shocked as the atmosphere instantly turned heavy.
"Supreme Elder, what....."
’Putong!’
’Thump!’
Just as the core disciples were about to respond, their bodies began falling from the sky.
Like birds with broken wings.
At first, it was only Golden Core Realm disciples.
One after another, their faces turned pale as their spiritual energy suddenly lost cohesion.
Their bodies stiffened mid-air before plummeting downward.
"Catch them!"
The Nascent Soul Realm cultivators reacted instantly, flying downward and grabbing the falling Golden Core disciples before they could smash into the ground below.
’Putong!’
’Thump!’
But before they could even breathe a sigh of relief, even the Nascent Soul Realm disciples started falling.
He had just barely reacted to the underground fire trap, and now something even more terrifying had unfolded right before their eyes.
"What’s happening?!"
"Why are even Nascent Soul Realm cultivators losing control?!"
The Supreme Elder’s expression changed drastically.
It was not just this team of core disciples that fell to the ground; a similar thing happened to the other two teams that were moving towards the depths of the Azure Serpent Realm.
Except for the Supreme Elders, the core disciples following them all collapsed and lay unconscious on the ground.
"Hiss~ How dare you invade the realm owned by Azure Dragon Hall?"
Just as the Supreme Elders were trying to understand their current situations, a loud hissing sound resounded throughout the entire realm.
"Azure Dragon Hall?"
The Supreme Elders frowned only for a moment before shouting out loud,
"We are the Supreme Elders of the Greenfire Sect. We are here to re-negotiate the terms with the Azure Serpent Leaders."
Even though the reason they entered the realm was to kill the Azure Serpent Leaders and take the treasure in it, the Supreme Elders claimed a different reason for entering the secret realm.
’Hiss~’
’Hiss~’
What answered them were countless furious hisses.
They came from all directions.
From the trees.
From beneath the scorched ground.
From the mist-filled valleys far beyond their vision.
The hissing overlapped, layered upon one another, forming an invisible pressure that pressed down on the souls of the three Supreme Elders.
’Damn it...’
One of the Supreme Elders clenched his fists tightly.
’How did these lazy Azure Serpent Leaders become so cunning?’
They weren’t showing themselves.
They weren’t attacking directly.
Yet just the sound of their hisses alone made his scalp tingle and his body shiver uncontrollably.
Even as Supreme Elders, standing at the High-level Nascent Soul Realm, they felt as if they were being stared at by countless cold-blooded predators lurking in the dark.
Despite being located in completely different regions of the Azure Serpent Realm, the three Supreme Elders quickly activated a special communication artifact.
Their voices echoed within the sealed spiritual channel.
"This realm is definitely being controlled."
"Yes... and not just controlled. Someone is orchestrating everything."
"These Azure Serpent Leaders... they are not intelligent enough to come up with such moves."
With how things turned out so far, the Supreme Elders were sure about someone being controlling the Azure Serpent Leaders... no, not just them but the entire Azure Serpent Realm.
The underground fire terrain was just a fake trap to make them fly into the air, where some kind of invisible mist was spread.
That mist made everyone unconscious.
Next, without appearing in front of the enemy and using the countless hisses from all directions to intimidate the enemy.
"Do you have any plan to get out of this situation?"
Silence followed.
They had explored countless Wild Secret Realms over the years, and they had encountered ancient beasts, spatial distortions, natural disasters, and even remnants of fallen powerhouses.
But this was different.
The Azure Serpent Realm was no longer behaving like a Wild or Ownerless Secret Realm.
It was acting like a domain owned by some cunning person.
The thing is, once a World Secret Realm has an owner, they would have some special powers, like closing the gate whenever they want.
Only the selected persons can enter or leave it.
So, they knew that they could not escape without using the life-saving artifacts they had in their possession.
However, they were not in a hurry to use them yet.
"I... don’t have a solution," one of them finally admitted unwillingly.
"Neither do I," another replied bitterly.
At that moment—
"Since you are here to re-negotiate..."
A calm, young male voice suddenly echoed throughout the entire realm.
"...then let’s negotiate."
The three Supreme Elders’ pupils shrank.
They hurriedly scanned their surroundings, releasing their divine senses to the limit—but no matter how hard they tried, they couldn’t pinpoint the source of the voice.
It was everywhere.
And nowhere.
It was another one of the powers that the realm owner had inside his realm.
Still, hearing those words, a flicker of hope ignited in their hearts.
"Of course!" one of the Supreme Elders shouted immediately.
"We are more than willing to negotiate!"
He suppressed the unease in his heart and continued loudly,
"May I ask you to come forward so that we can speak face to face?"
At this point, they had already completely given up on the forceful invasion.
After witnessing how hundreds of Core Disciples were subdued without even revealing a single figure, they knew very clearly—
If the other party truly wanted them dead, they wouldn’t survive long.
"I will only negotiate with someone stronger and with higher authority than you."
The young male voice replied indifferently.
The Supreme Elders’ hearts sank.
"Which is..."
After a brief pause, the voice continued,
"...the Grand Elder of the Greenfire Sect."
"What?!"
Before they could react, the voice continued calmly, yet its words carried terrifying pressure.
"I will allow one of you to leave the realm and bring the Grand Elder here as soon as possible."
"Otherwise..."
The temperature of the realm seemed to drop.
"...you can kiss goodbye to the lives of these young and talented disciples."
"T-this..."
The three Supreme Elders subconsciously turned around, looking at the unconscious core disciples lying all around them—faces pale, breaths weak.
They didn’t hesitate any longer.
After a brief exchange through their communication artifact, they quickly made a decision.
"One of us will go. If we delay any longer, these disciples won’t last."
Soon, they selected one Supreme Elder.
He clenched his teeth, and soon, he left the realm.
"Until the Grand Elder arrives,"
Just before he disappeared, the young male voice echoed once more, calm yet cold,
"I’ll take care of some annoying flies."
The voice faded.
"Annoying... flies?"
The remaining Supreme Elders frowned deeply. But the next instant, realisation struck them like lightning.
Their expressions changed drastically.
’The Eternal Shadow Guild’s assassins... they really followed us after acting nonchalant.’
