Urban God-level Youth

Qin Hao also saw it. At this moment, he was fighting a magic creature at the Early Stage of Peak Realm.

Seeing the colorful light that seemed like a heavenly pillar, Qin Hao couldn't help but quicken his pace. A few minutes later, having dealt with the beast, Qin Hao found Xian Yin and the others and flew towards the center of the secret realm.

Ye Lingyi spoke, "Mr. Qin, could it be that another secret treasure has appeared?"

Qin Hao replied calmly, "It should be, though I'm not sure. This colorful light appearing is definitely to attract everyone to it."

They were not very close to the source of the colorful light. After flying for more than half an hour, they finally approached.

Qin Hao did not come closer; instead, he observed from the periphery. What he saw was a flat expanse of grassland, with no ancient trees or mountains.

There was only an altar, standing silently there.

Many people had already gathered around at this point, none of them approaching, just watching from afar like Qin Hao.

Within an hour, almost everyone in the secret realm had been drawn in.

Qin Hao glanced around; there were tens of thousands of people present, surely some were still hiding in the dark, and others hadn't come.

Currently, there were about a hundred thousand people left in the secret realm, most of them elites. Those who had survived until now possessed unique qualities.

Unfortunately, Heaven and Earth Academy only admits three thousand new students, so a more brutal elimination round is needed.

At this moment, the colorful light above the altar vanished, revealing three items to everyone's sight.

A bottle of pills, with the words "Peak Ascending Elixir" written on it. Many people's expressions faltered upon seeing it, their breathing becoming a bit heavy.

"Peak Ascending Elixir, it's actually the Peak Ascending Elixir, a pill that can help break through to the Peak Realm."

"Six Peak Ascending Elixirs, there are actually six elixirs in this bottle, isn't that too many??"

The Peak Ascending Elixir was extremely tempting to cultivators currently at the Heavenly Human Realm Peak, and also very tempting to those at the Late Stage of Heavenly Human Realm.

Many people's eyes became fixed, staring at that bottle of Peak Ascending Elixir.

Besides the Peak Ascending Elixir, there were two more items, a rope next to the elixir.

But this wasn't an ordinary rope; it was a silvery-white rope with the words "Binding Immortal Rope" written below.

Beside the Binding Immortal Rope was a pitch-black stone, with two words scribbled below: Thunder Stone!

Many people's gazes were fixed on the Binding Immortal Rope in the center, and everyone outside held their breath, including Zhou Wantong.

These three items were not placed there by him; they appeared on their own within the secret realm.

As to where these items came from, nobody knew, not even Zhou Wantong was entirely sure.

But there was one thing he knew very well, the Binding Immortal Rope should be a legendary divine artifact, capable of binding and eradicating immortals.

Unfortunately, the secret realm had restrictions; otherwise, he would've already entered to retrieve the Binding Immortal Rope.

People from the major sects and empires also held their breath; they, too, had heard some secrets and were aware of the legend of the Binding Immortal Rope.

That was a legendary divine artifact, after all.

All the major powers had sent elite disciples to participate in the Heaven and Earth Academy selection, primarily to seek the secret treasures within the secret realm.

The Binding Immortal Rope was indeed a legendary divine artifact, but would anyone gain its recognition today??

In previous Heaven and Earth Academy selections, it had appeared, but unfortunately, no one had ever been recognized by the Binding Immortal Rope, and in the end, no one obtained it. Only that bottle of Peak Ascending Elixir was snatched away.

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Inside the secret realm, most people's eyes were on the Binding Immortal Rope and Peak Ascending Elixir.

These people were elite disciples from various powers, and they knew a bit about the legend of the Binding Immortal Rope, a legendary divine artifact.

Dong Mengqi was somewhat shocked and said, "Binding Immortal Rope??"

Qin Hao and the others turned to look at her: "Binding Immortal Rope? What is it?"

Dong Mengqi was momentarily stunned: "You don't know? There's a legend of divine artifacts on Hidden Dragon Continent, and the Binding Immortal Rope is one of them. It is said that this rope can bind immortals, sealing their powers, turning them into ordinary people, and it can even directly crush immortals."

"Immortals? Divine artifact??" Qin Hao was momentarily stunned.

Xian Yin curiously asked, "What is an immortal? And what is a divine artifact?"

Dong Mengqi thought for a moment and explained, "Immortals have reached a very powerful level, achieving eternal life, coexisting with the world, and a divine artifact is a powerful weapon, far surpassing any supreme spiritual artifact."

With such a straightforward explanation, everyone more or less understood; it's basically something very powerful.

Dong Mengqi's explanation was roughly what Qin Hao imagined, as there had also been legends of deities on Earth.

Qin Hao was not particularly interested in the Peak Ascending Elixir and Binding Immortal Rope, but he had his eyes on that Thunder Stone.

From the first moment he saw it, he felt an inexplicable excitement and resonance deep within.

This Thunder Stone would be useful to him.

As Qin Hao was pondering, suddenly a voice resounded in his mind: "Mr. Qin."

This voice was Nangong Yuya's. Qin Hao glanced at her, then used Divine Sense to transmit a message back: "Princess Yuya, what do you need from me?"

"Let's join forces. After obtaining the Peak Ascending Elixir, we will split it evenly." Nangong Yuya suggested.

"I'm not interested in that stuff," Qin Hao replied.

Nangong Yuya was slightly surprised: "Mr. Qin is interested in the Binding Immortal Rope?"

If that were true, it wouldn't be good news for her since her target was also the Binding Immortal Rope this time.

Nangong Yuya had witnessed Qin Hao's power before; his strength at the Peak of Grandmaster Realm was already terrifying, and now he had reached the Heavenly Human Realm, one could only imagine how much his combat power had increased.

Just at that moment, the restrictions on the altar disappeared.

Quite a few people could not hold themselves back and directly flew toward the altar. However, before getting close, their figures radiated a light in the air and vanished from the secret realm.

Everyone was shocked: "What... what happened?"

"Where did those people go? Were they eliminated?"

Someone snorted, "There is intense pressure within a hundred meters of the altar. Without the protection of a Jade Talisman, they would have exploded and died."

The crowd shuddered upon hearing this. A hundred meters with intense pressure? No wonder those people were instantly eliminated.

At this point, many people stepped forward towards the altar. Just stepping within the hundred-meter range, they felt as if a mountain were pressing down on them.

Many people's backs instantly bent down, while others gritted their teeth to proceed, but after taking seven or eight steps, they couldn't move any further, standing still with trembling legs.

Light flickered, and in an instant, a dozen figures vanished from the secret realm, having been eliminated.

Those with somewhat stronger strength quickly retreated, standing outside with lingering fear observing the scene.

They retreated because they knew with their power they couldn't delve deeper, let alone snatch at the treasures. Forcefully doing so would only lead to their own elimination, which would be a loss.