An eagle-eyed Classer screamed with a trembling voice.

"Level... at least above Level 50!"

As soon as those words were spoken, the army's morale, which had just stabilized, instantly collapsed!

Even Old Kong and Old Qin's expressions turned extremely ugly!

A Hell-grade BOSS!

That was an existence far beyond their tier.

Furthermore, it was a Dragon renowned for its destructive power!

"Roar!"

That red Dragon seemed to have lost its patience as well; it hovered in the air for a moment, then abruptly opened its massive mouth, which was large enough to swallow an entire mountain!

Without the slightest warning!

A crimson torrent, like a breached heavenly river, gushed forth fiercely from its mouth!

That was a terrifying Dragon Breath capable of melting gold and iron!

"Not good!"

Old Kong and Old Qin's expressions changed drastically, and without a second thought, they simultaneously unleashed their strongest defensive skills!

"Black Tortoise Barrier!"

"Wind God Barrier!"

A heavy tortoise shell condensed from earth-yellow energy and a massive barrier composed of cyan gales instantly appeared above everyone's heads!

However, in front of that world-destroying Dragon Breath,

these two defenses, which were enough to withstand thousands of troops, appeared so fragile!

Boom—!

The Dragon Breath fiercely slammed into the tortoise shell!

It only lasted for less than three seconds!

That heavy tortoise shell became covered in spiderweb-like cracks and shattered with a loud crash!

Immediately after, the Wind God Barrier was also instantly evaporated under that terrifying high temperature!

"Ah—!!!"

Painful screams rose one after another.

Several Classer standing on the outer periphery didn't even have time to react before they were instantly swallowed by the terrifying Dragon Breath, turning into charred skeletons one by one!

However, just as everyone had fallen into despair, struggling desperately against this terrifying Dragon,

no one noticed.

A figure was quietly slipping away from that chaotic battlefield.

Only Zhou Huai, lurking in the shadows of the stone pillars, took all of this in.

His gaze was locked tightly onto that figure.

Zhou Feng!

Watching Zhou Feng's unhurried back, an unspeakable sense of unfamiliarity surged within Zhou Huai's heart.

Was this still the "father" who acted submissively in front of Liu Yuru and didn't even dare to breathe heavily?

Was this still the man who, in order to curry favor with the Liu Family, ignored his own biological son?

Zhou Huai had originally thought that the Zhou Family was merely a dog raised by the Liu Family.

That could be seen from Liu Ziang's bossy and arrogant attitude towards Zhou Feng.

But now it seemed...

this dog seemed ready to turn around and bite its master.

The desperate situation currently faced by the Liu Family's elite team was obviously entirely orchestrated by Zhou Feng!

But Zhou Huai couldn't figure it out.

Why would Zhou Feng know that putting on that crown would trigger the mechanism here?

Why did none of the exotic beasts rushing out from the stone pillars attack him?

Even more, it was as if they couldn't see him at all!

Just moments ago...

when everyone else was plunged into a frantic slaughter with the stone beasts,

Zhou Feng had swaggered through that chaotic swarm of beasts as leisurely as taking a stroll in a courtyard.

His expression was composed, and he didn't even glance back at the Liu Family members.

It was as though everything was within his plan.

Just like that, he slowly walked behind the throne.

Zhou Huai's gaze locked tightly onto Zhou Feng.

His face, which usually overflowed with humility and flattery, unexpectedly exuded a calm composure of holding everything in the palm of his hand at this moment.

It created a strong contrast with his usual demeanor.

For the first time, a strong sense of interest towards this so-called "father" arose in Zhou Huai's heart.

Zhou Feng's shrewdness was far deeper than he had imagined.

His familiarity with this Secret Realm had even reached an unimaginable degree.

Come to think of it...

Just when did the Zhou Family discover this ruin?

And through what channels did they learn that such an earth-shattering secret was buried a thousand meters beneath the ground of Donghai City?

After all, that was a thousand meters underground.

You must know that prior to this, even the military hadn't detected the existence of a ruin beneath Donghai City.

But how did the Zhou Family discover it?

At this moment, the Zhou Family became increasingly mysterious in Zhou Huai's heart.

Even though he was once a person of the Zhou Family.

Looking at Zhou Feng's figure right now,

Zhou Huai could only smile.

"Let me see what you guys in the Zhou Family actually want to do."

Zhou Feng walked behind the towering throne, reached out, and began feeling around on the cold metal surface.

His fingers seemed to carry a certain rhythm, gently tapping on several inconspicuous positions.

After a moment, his actions stopped at a relief sculpture carved with a Dragon's head.

A trace of irrepressible excitement finally surfaced on Zhou Feng's face.

He reached his finger into the Dragon's mouth and carefully pried outward.

Click.

With a soft sound,

the Dragon-head relief sculpture was actually removed by him completely, revealing a pitch-black keyhole.

Zhou Huai's pupils shrank slightly.

"Here it comes."

Under Zhou Huai's silent gaze, Zhou Feng took out an item from his bosom.

That was a small, completely golden key—precisely the thing he had quietly acquired earlier from the armored skeleton.

Zhou Feng steadily inserted the key into the keyhole.

With a gentle twist—

Rumble...

Amidst the chaotic shouts of killing and the roars of the Dragon, no one noticed that

the huge throne was actually slowly shifting sideways, revealing a bottomless downward staircase.

Immediately after, on the walls on both sides of the tunnel, archaic torches automatically ignited without warning, and the orange-yellow firelight instantly illuminated the path below, as if welcoming the master they had waited for through the ages.

Looking at the tunnel leading to the unknown, the radiance in Zhou Feng's eyes grew increasingly fervent.

He could no longer hide the excitement in his heart; his lips trembled slightly as he muttered in a voice only he could hear:

"Waiting for so many years... My Zhou Family has finally waited for this moment!"

Finished speaking, he no longer had the slightest hesitation, tidying up his robes as he cautiously stepped onto the staircase step by step.

However, he did not realize that

the moment he stepped into the tunnel, a trace of shadow that almost merged with the darkness, like a maggot on a rotting bone, silently merged into the shadow beneath his feet, entering this brand-new unknown Domain along with him.