Quadruple split.

Chapter 2846 Purification

Game time: 11:05 AM
[Secret Realm Code: Thunderous Clear Sky], in front of the Central Restricted Area

"Awaken the Dragon—"

Hanmei, beaming with joy, rushed over to the tall figure standing with his hands behind his back in front of the thunderstorm. She excitedly exclaimed, "You heard? Divine Song is up! Eighth place! Eighth place on the individual rankings! The whole outside is buzzing! He didn't change his appearance in the [Innocent Realm], and now people are digging up everything about him before his retirement! We're going to be super famous this time! He's so cool!"

"Ah."

Xinglong nodded slightly, revealing a somewhat complicated smile, and said softly, "I have already seen the relevant information, and I have also learned some details about the specific procedures from Xue Ran and Xiao Fei, so I have a general idea."

"Uh……"

Hanmei looked at Xinglong with some puzzlement, whose reaction was completely different from what she had expected, and whose calmness was somewhat eerie. She hesitated and said, "You kid, are you feeling threatened? Do you think that Shenqu's 'return' will take your place or something? Let me tell you, you've never been this kind of person. Logically speaking, knowing how strong he is, you should be happier than anyone else, both personally and in the club, right? That's Shenqu, the one you've always wanted to compete against, but you missed his peak!"

“I wasn’t worried about those things.”

Xinglong shook his head and said calmly, "It's just... thinking about some things that happened before, I had a bad feeling. Although I hope it's just needless worry, but..."

Hanmei paused for a moment, then immediately became serious and asked, "What is it? If something can make you so worried in this situation, it must be something serious, right? Tell me and I'll help you analyze it."

"It's not the right time yet. On the one hand, I'm not sure myself, and on the other hand, I don't want to add unnecessary burdens to you."

Xinglong shook his head and said apologetically, "So I'm sorry, let's talk about this later."

Clearly, Xinglong, who had just had tea with Jiawen this morning, had realized some 'truths'. He was now eight or even nine out of ten sure that the reason why that senior who had been languishing for years suddenly revealed his fangs was most likely related to that Miss Bai. It was precisely because of this that his unease grew stronger.

After all, Jiawen had said before that because of Shenqu, even if Xinglong left [Red Constellation] and joined her boss's team as some kind of [Fist], the club would definitely not have any problems. On the contrary, because Shenqu would not be hampered by all sorts of trivial matters like herself, setting aside promotional and popularity-oriented content might be a better thing for the club.

In esports, the strong are respected. In other words, as long as Shenqu can demonstrate the same domineering strength as before, he will soon be able to secure his position as captain of the [Red Constellation]. Coupled with the strong aura of the 'veteran's return' story, even if 'Xinglong' is not forgotten by people in a short time, 'Shenqu' will still forcefully enter people's field of vision and become the darling of fans and traffic.

However, Xinglong refused Jiawen's invitation and chose to follow his instincts and selfishness, staying in the [Red Constellation] to continue fighting alongside his companions.

In this case, the other possibility also applies.

Assuming both of them have strong feelings for the club, since Shen Qu's existence allows Xing Long to leave without any worries, would Xing Long's resolute decision to stay also allow Shen Qu to leave with peace of mind?
This was a matter of great importance. After much deliberation, Xinglong ultimately decided not to share it with Hanmei. This was not out of personal motives; it was simply because, as the club's absolute core player for the foreseeable future, he chose to bear the unsettling information alone to avoid unnecessary trouble.

However, this can't go on forever.

Xinglong took a deep breath and murmured softly, "Although I've always been just a little short before, if it's now..."

"Ok?"

Hanmei looked at him curiously and asked, "What did you say? What's going on now?"

"Now is a good opportunity to bring everyone's attention to our [Red Constellation]."

Xinglong gave a bright and cheerful smile, then turned to look at the seemingly endless thunderstorm in front of him and said calmly, "It's about time. I'll go ahead and meet that lord."

"it is good."

Hanmei immediately nodded and smiled, "Then I'll go contact everyone right away. The main force is almost ready. [Green Apple] provided a lot of items with high lightning resistance yesterday. If nothing unexpected happens, the probing force should be assembled within fifteen minutes. If we can find out the lord's strength soon, we might be able to take down this secret realm within this week."

"Do not."

Xinglong shook his head, gently pressing his wrist as he said calmly, "I said 'I'm going to meet that lord up ahead.' You can gather everyone to watch the battle, but don't disturb me before I give the instructions."

"Oh? Oh, that works too."

Because many of the central restricted areas of secret realms were indeed explored by top experts first, in order to increase their understanding of the BOSS's mechanics and behavior patterns while minimizing unnecessary sacrifices, Hanmei didn't think much of it and said directly, "In that case, I'll have the main force that might come later follow you to break through into the restricted area and watch your exploration process from a distance to ensure that we can avoid detours in the subsequent strategy."

Xinglong didn't say anything, but after taking a deep breath, he nodded slightly and said, "Okay."

……

Time flies, time flies
Fifteen minutes later

[Secret Realm Code: Thunderous Clear Sky], Core Area, Inside the Central Restricted Zone
"Stop, everyone."

Seeing that Xinglong slightly raised his right hand not far away, Hanmei, Xiaocilang, Losbel, Fulijing, and Youming immediately gave instructions to the elite players who were participating in the secret realm raid behind them to stop and wait for Xinglong's performance.

After stopping their march, despite their discipline, the group, which had been relatively relaxed before the battle, began chatting casually, including the leaders.

Congratulations again to Sister Hanmei.

Little Thorn Wolf, ranked fifth among the Four Heavenly Kings of Tokiwa, walked up to Hanmei and said cheerfully, "To be honest, you guys really surprised everyone this time. You jumped directly from around 200th to 8th place. If we didn't know that there's absolutely no way to get in through back channels in this game, we would really think that some senior player opened a door for us."

Hanmei chuckled and said arrogantly, "If it's not open, it's closed. Hehe, now you know what it means to be an old fox, right? Did I scare you little devils?"

"It really gave me a fright."

Losbell from the Fishing King Club smiled and obligingly echoed, "I remember that senior was already incredibly skilled before I entered the industry, but I was too young at the time and didn't really grasp the meaning of 'skill.' Today, I'm fortunate enough to witness this incredible feat."

"Eighth place..."

The cool Youming stood with his hands in his pockets and said casually, "You probably haven't broken through to the Epic level yet, have you?"

Does reaching the epic level matter?

Hanmei snorted lightly and said sarcastically, "It seems your alchemist has been directly knocked down by one rank. Are you scared yet?"

"The one who laughs last laughs best."

Although he didn't say much, every word he uttered was incredibly sharp. Youming smiled slightly and said, "You still have a long way to go."

Hanmei: "You son of a bitch..."

"Alright, alright, don't forget that we're allies now, and we'll probably be allies for a very, very long time to come."

The guild leader of the [Yingyingyan] club, Fulijing, quickly ran up to smooth things over, laughing and saying, "Healthy competition is a good thing, but don't go overboard with the comparisons. Think about those native NPCs. Although they're not as rampant with cheats as we are, their legends are more numerous than our epics."

"No."

Little Thorn Wolf nodded in deep agreement and sighed, "It's not pleasant to live with your tail between your legs. Putting aside everything else, you have to smooth things over with various forces to gather materials in many places. The sense of disparity is really quite great."

Youming shrugged and said noncommittally, "It's valuable because it's real, I think it's good." "Your club must be more comfortable than us studios in this regard, sigh."

Little Thorn Wolf sighed again, then turned to look at Awakening Dragon, who was slowly walking towards the center of the distant thunderstorm, and said quietly, "I hope we can break through these secret realms soon. If everyone guesses correctly, we will have our own territory afterward. At that time, at least it will be easier to stick together."

Fuli grinned and said happily, "Don't worry, we're already quite familiar with this. I think after Brother Xinglong probes the situation a bit, we can study the plan based on the BOSS's mechanics and launch a few probing attacks. We might be able to break through this level in as little as two days."

"That's too idealistic."

Youming shook his head and said seriously, "The mechanics of each lord here are not quite the same. If it takes two days, unless the awakened dragon can force out 60% of the BOSS's mechanics before retreating, and assuming there are three phases, we will only have a chance if it shows two of the phases."

"Ah……"

Just then, accompanied by a burst of laughter, Old Wang of Holy Light, who hadn't brought the elite of [Card Master] into the arena but had come alone to join the fun, strolled over to the group and said with a grin, "Then we'll have to see if our Brother Xinglong can pull it off. How about we all make a bet? I'm betting on him to pull it off."

"Great job!"

Hanmei chose to believe Xinglong without hesitation.

"Great job!"

Furi shrugged and made the same judgment.

"That's awesome!"

After thinking for a moment, Little Thorn Wolf made the same choice.

And Youming surprisingly replied without hesitation, "Awesome!"

"No."

Holy Light Old King blinked the soul fire in his eyes and said helplessly, "Are you kidding me? If everyone bets on a winning hand, what's the point of gambling?"

Hanmei: "I trust Xinglong. If you're not happy, go ahead and kill yourself." (Old Wang: "Why should I die?")
Fuli Jing: "Meimei and I think the same way. Brother Wang, if you think it's inappropriate, then go and die." (Old Wang: "Why do you want me to die too?")
Little Thorn Wolf: "Well, since Brother Xinglong is quite powerful, why don't you come along to fight the lord, Brother Wang? Maybe heal him or something?" (Old Wang: "I get it, you want me dead too, but you're too embarrassed to say it.")
Youming: "Go to hell, I can't bet with the card dealers." (Old Wang: "So you're not even pretending anymore, huh?")
"all in all."

Hanmei smiled proudly, looked at the gradually turbulent thunderstorm, and said seriously, "With Xinglong here, two days should be enough!"

"alright."

Holy Light Old King shook his head and said helplessly, "Then I'll bet for one day, anyone want to bet?"

Hanmei/Youming/Little Thorn Wolf/Furi Spirit: "...?"

"Let's bet small, how about 10,000 gold coins?"

"What are you doing...?"

"Just consider it as me giving you money."

"Uh……"

"Or are you saying that even if you say that, you're still unwilling to bet with the [Card Masters]?"

"..."

……

[Lead a team to clear this dungeon in one day?]

Xinglong, who was standing twenty meters away from the thunderstorm, glanced at his friend's message, a faint smile appearing on his lips. He then replied to Hanmei succinctly with "Follow me" before closing the friend list and turning his gaze to the enormous, faintly visible figure deep within the thunderclouds.

Then--

Xinglong took a deep breath.

【Imperial Azure Dragon Intent】

【Defense - The Wrathful Battle of the White Tiger】

[Yu·Xuanli Zhuqueyan]

【Yu·Mingyin Xuanwu】

As crimson wings unfurled behind it, the dragon slowly rose until it was level with the thunderclouds.

"bring it on."

Xinglong opened his arms and stared into those vertical pupils surging with lightning: "Come on."

Roar! ! ! !

With a screech that could shatter eardrums, a massive sub-dragon covered in purple scales appeared before the awakened dragon in an instant, accompanied by countless bolts of lightning. Its speed was even slightly faster than that of the hamster lord from the [Secret Realm Code: Eye of the Storm].

Is there such a possibility...?

However, Xinglong merely smiled slightly, and appeared directly beneath the dragon lord amidst a dim light, saying softly, "I've already suffered from a lack of speed before?"

【Netherworld Shadow - Instant Step】

"My turn."

Calmly watching the missed lightning strike, Xinglong slowly raised his right fist: "First, a quarter."

[Expanding the Domain - The Meaning of the Dragon's Flight]

【Crimson Dragon Devours the Heavens - Ascension】

——! ! !
The next instant, accompanied by a crimson dragon soaring into the sky, the sub-dragon species enveloped in lightning didn't even have time to let out a roar before it was completely devoured by the blazing and violent battle aura, leaving only a purple rhombus-shaped crystal silently falling from mid-air.

[Secret Realm Code: Thunderous Clear Sky], walkthrough complete.

NO.4 [War Madness]: Awakening Dragon - Lawful Neutral - Martial Lord
Chapter 2837: The End