Nine Princes Struggle for the Throne: The Mad Prince

Chapter 484 Secret Realm: Passage 2

One day later.

All those who were sent out have returned.

"Your Majesty, we've found it. It's on the right, about half a day's journey from there, and you'll see the path to the second level."

The First Commander reported the results of their investigation to Qin Wu.

"Then let's go!"

After Qin Wu finished speaking, he went directly to the right.

He ignored the others.

Seeing this, the other forces knew that Qin Wu and his group had found the way to the second level.

They quickly followed, not wanting to fall behind.

While on their journey, the First Commander continued to report to Qin Wu on the situation at the Second Pass.

The path to this second level is not absolutely safe either; it also has its own rules.

After the First Commander finished explaining the rules, Qin Wu fell silent.

Start thinking about these rules.

This time, not everyone can enter the path to the second level.

He has his own restrictions; only those who have comprehended at least five laws can enter.

Second: One needs to reach the mid-stage of the Immortal Emperor realm.

Third: You must kill at least 100 Emperor-level ferocious beasts.

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There are dozens of rules in total.

However, Qin Wu was not worried about these things.

All the people they brought this time met the entry requirements.

You can proceed directly to the second level.

As for the other people, they have nothing to do with him.

Along the way, Qin Wu was also thinking about the next arrangements: whether to let everyone enter the second level, or to leave some people in the first level.

If all the treasures from the first level are used to advance to the second level, it means that all the treasures from the first level must be abandoned.

Those treasures couldn't be better than those in the second level, but they were still good items.

It would be a shame to give up on them all.

"Qin Wu, what's wrong?"

Seeing Qin Wu struggling with his dilemma, the Qin clan chief finally spoke up to ask him a question.

"Now we face two choices: either all of us go to the second stage, or we leave some of us to go to the first stage."

"If we all make it to the second level, we'll have to give up all the treasures from the first level, which is a bit of a shame."

"If some people are left behind at the first checkpoint, their safety will become another issue."

Qin Wu then shared his thoughts.

The first level is not absolutely safe; there are not only ferocious beasts here, but also countless formations.

If one is not careful, even a powerful expert in the late stage of Immortal Emperor will perish.

Along the way, if it weren't for the protection of several peak Immortal Emperors, they wouldn't have been able to remain unharmed and even obtain a lot of treasures.

"This is indeed a problem. If people are left at the first checkpoint, without anyone to protect them, they may encounter danger."

"It seems a bit of a pity to give up."

The Qin clan chief also felt that this was indeed a difficult choice, and he did not want his people to take risks.

However, giving up would indeed be too much of a pity.

Upon hearing this question, both of them fell into deep thought.

They need to make a decision before they arrive.

"Clan Chief, Qin Wu, my opinion is to abandon the first trial."

An elder at the peak of the Immortal Emperor realm, who had remained silent until now, finally spoke up.

This is one of the three ancestors who came with us this time, and also the tenth ancestor of the Qin clan.

He had been at the peak of the Immortal Emperor realm for over two eras, making him a veteran peak expert. In recent years, he had been in seclusion, hoping to break through to the Immortal Emperor realm and reach an even higher level.

However, breaking through to the Immortal Emperor level is extremely difficult; otherwise, it's impossible that no one has been able to break through for so many epochs.

"Oh? Tenth Ancestor, you mean to abandon all the resources from the first level?"

Qin Wu looked at the tenth patriarch.

He wanted to hear his thoughts.

"Yes, what I mean is, let our subordinate second- or third-rate forces stay behind and not enter the second level. Let them be responsible for seizing the resources of the first level, while we focus all our efforts on seizing the resources in the later levels."

"After all, we don't know how many more challenges lie ahead. If we spread our resources too thin, things will get very difficult for us later on."

"As for second- and third-rate forces, even if they enter the second level, they won't be of much use. They'll just distract us from protecting them. It's better to leave them behind."

The tenth patriarch shared his thoughts.

Although they will receive far fewer resources in this way, if they can obtain more resources later, then this loss will be insignificant to them.

There's no need to waste their efforts on such a small amount of resources.

"Yes, indeed, there's no need to waste our energy here. However, I'm going to send a message to those outside, telling them that once they break through to the late stage of the Immortal Emperor realm, they should enter the first stage to compete for resources."

"This doesn't mean we've completely given up."

"The first level is so large and full of dangers that it cannot be explored in a short time."

After pondering for a moment, Qin Wu made a decision.

Fortunately, he still had quite a few people outside, and more people would be arriving later.

This is also in order to seize more resources after the secret realm ends.

"If this method works, then we can do it this way too."

After listening to Qin Wu's words, the Tenth Ancestor felt that Qin Wu's method was indeed good.

That doesn't mean we've truly given up on the first hurdle.

"Then it's decided."

The Qin clan chief also thought this was a good idea and immediately agreed.

In less than an hour, they arrived at the entrance to the second level.

Qin Wu arrived in front of the flying boat and looked at the bridge that was suspended in the void.

However, the bridge is not safe, as lightning, fire, ice arrows and other attacks constantly fall from the endless void.

It landed on the pontoon bridge, but left no trace on it.

However, Qin Wu did not believe that these attacks were truly powerless.

The power of these attacks may be far beyond their imagination.

Furthermore, Qin Wu didn't believe that these were the only dangers; there might be other dangers he was unaware of.

"It seems we need to be more careful from now on; the road to the second level won't be easy to pass."

Qin Wu said indifferently.

He wasn't worried about himself; he was absolutely confident he could pass the test before entering the second stage.

He believed that with him around, his people wouldn't be a big problem.

"Yes, those attacks were not as simple as usual."

"That thunder is...."

The Qin clan chief recognized what those attacks were and understood what they meant.

Each of those attacks was absolutely at the level of an Immortal Emperor. As for just how strong they were, we'd have to try them to find out.

"It seems we should send someone to give it a try first."

The tenth patriarch also spoke up.

"Well, wait a minute."

After Qin Wu finished speaking, he disappeared from the spot.

He also agreed with the Tenth Ancestor's suggestion that it would be safer to send someone to try it.

Qin Wu returned not long after he left, but he did not return alone; this time he had captured several ferocious beasts.

Without hesitation, he threw one of them directly into the passage of the second level.