Chapter 549: Who truly got the better deal is hard to say.

Antares began by proposing the price for three transactions, but was rejected by Lin Moyu.

Afterward, the price kept dropping as they engaged in a 'friendly and cordial' negotiation.

Finally, a final price was reached with the deposit for the next transaction.

Antares provided the Soul Fusion Array and Soul Fusion Potion, receiving the deposit for Lin Moyu's next transaction.

Lin Moyu promised Antares that after his Third Awakening, he would go to the Dragon King Hall Dungeon and retrieve the Dragon Pearl located inside for him.

In reality, Lin Moyu was just paying lip service; he had only offered a promise without giving anything else, obtaining what he wanted for nothing.

It was only after Lin Moyu had left that Antares realized it seemed to have gotten nothing in return.

After realizing this, it muttered, "This guy is truly shrewd."

"But I didn't lose out either. The Soul Fusion Array was something I intended to give him anyway. I didn't expect the Soul-Devouring Beast to actually emerge."

"This world is really about to produce a Super God. I'm almost free as well."

A glimmer of light flashed in Antares's eyes.

If Lin Moyu had seen this, he definitely would have suspected that he was the one who lost out.

Perhaps even this promise was superfluous.

The Great Swamp Secret Realm is one of the training secret realms belonging to Jiangning Academy.

The monsters in the secret realm are all below level 20; it is a low-level secret realm used for the training of level 29 novices.

This secret realm is very safe; nothing has happened there for over a hundred years.

But ever since the incident with Gao Yang, this secret realm has been sealed off.

It wasn't until a few hours ago, when Meng Anwen and his group arrived, that the secret realm welcomed new guests again.

Meng Anwen did not alert anyone at Jiangning Academy; he used his own methods to bring the group directly into the secret realm.

Shenxia Tower possesses many miraculous abilities, and Meng Anwen had only utilized a small fraction of them.

Breaking into a mere secret realm was not a difficult task for him.

Gao Yang had recovered by this time. Medicine God Shu had found a God-level Healer, and after a few top-tier Healing Spells, Gao Yang's limbs had rapidly regrown.

At this moment, apart from his strength not having fully recovered, his mobility was no different from a normal person.

The group was moving rapidly through the Dungeon.

Meng Anwen pointed his finger, and balls of light lit up on Gao Yang and Shu Han, after which both gained the ability to fly.

"Lead the way!" Meng Anwen said in a low voice.

"Understood!" Without another word, Gao Yang flew directly forward.

The secret realm was not large, and they soon arrived at the place where Gao Yang's incident occurred.

Gao Yang pointed to the small swamp beneath him, "It's right here."

Looking at it with the naked eye, there was nothing unusual.

Meng Anwen pointed his finger, and Shenxia Tower appeared in the air.

A beam of light descended, and all the mud and rocks in the swamp flew away.

The swamp was only a little over a meter deep; as a secret realm for novice training, it was extremely safe.

Even if one fell entirely into the swamp, there would be no danger to life.

The greatest purpose of the secret realm was to cultivate the ability of students to cooperate with one another.

The swamp quickly reached its bottom, and nothing was found.

Meng Anwen pondered for a moment, gave a soft hum, and cast a few hand seals.

Shenxia Tower suddenly grew larger, and a massive suction force erupted, clearing away all the mud and rocks from the nearby swamps.

The bottoms of dozens of large and small swamps were exposed.

This time, Meng Anwen was more thorough, digging up the bottom several times and removing a large amount of mud and rock.

At this point, everyone noticed something was wrong.

Shu Han said softly, "The bottom of this swamp seems to have another space."

The bottom of the swamp was not mud and rock; there were a few spots that looked like mirrors, appearing translucent.

Through these areas, it was clearly visible that there was still space underneath.

Medicine God Shu took out a bottle of potion, pointed his finger, and a few drops of liquid flew out of the potion and landed on everyone's eyelids.

Everyone's vision instantly sharpened, as if they could see through objects, allowing them to see what was at the bottom.

Shu Han let out an exclamation, "I see it; there are quite a few Soul-Devouring Beasts down there."

Gao Yang saw it too, "So it was this thing all along."

His eyes revealed fear, as well as deep hatred.

For more than half a year, he had lived a life worse than death.

Later, he found out that he had been parasitized by a monster called a Soul-Devouring Beast.

Meng Anwen said, "That day, Gao Yang must have broken a hole in the bottom of the swamp, which caused the Soul-Devouring Beasts to escape."

"Do not touch them for now. I will have this secret realm completely sealed off later; no one is allowed to enter."

"Let's search first. According to records, the item to deal with Soul-Devouring Beasts should be nearby."

Medicine God Shu said in a low voice, "Everything in heaven and earth has its nemesis. Near poisonous things, there will grow items that restrain them. I suspect these Soul-Devouring Beasts are no exception."

Shenxia Tower let out a hum, and all the mud and rocks returned to their original places, as if they had never been moved.

The four began to search all around, all of them flying in the air without keeping to the ground.

This secret realm had existed for countless years. After Jiangning Academy designated it as a training secret realm for new students, several batches of students would come in every year.

Before entering, Gao Yang had repeatedly reviewed the information on the secret realm and knew everything about it like the back of his hand.

But he never imagined that the bottom of the swamp was actually the nest of the Soul-Devouring Beasts.

After searching for a long time, it seemed there were no discoveries.

Suddenly, Shu Han called out, "This thing seems a bit unusual!"

The group flew over and saw the unusual thing Shu Han was talking about.

On a protruding rock grew some pink, shell-like things.

This was not the seaside, so for shells to grow on a rock was extremely unusual.

Medicine God Shu removed some shells from a distance and began conducting an experiment on the spot.

He immediately took out an experimental bench, which was filled with various bottles and jars.

Shu Han quietly retreated more than ten meters away and also signaled Gao Yang to retreat.

Gao Yang was confused, "What's wrong?"

Shu Han said, "When my grandfather does experiments, you have to stay far away; it can be dangerous."

"Dangerous?" Gao Yang didn't understand.

Shu Han pointed at Meng Anwen.

It wasn't just them; Meng Anwen had also retreated quite far, even further than them.

Boom!

The explosion came suddenly, and the sky was filled with smoke and dust from the exploded potions.

Shu Han quickly covered her nose, "Don't breathe, retreat further."

Gao Yang immediately followed suit and retreated far away.

Immediately after, explosions occurred one after another.

The power wasn't very great, but every time it exploded, it created a sky full of smoke and dust.

Gao Yang saw with his own eyes that when the smoke and dust fell to the ground, many flowers and plants on the ground withered and died.

Shu Han explained, "When Grandfather conducts pharmaceutical experiments, he often concocts some toxic drugs. It's also possible that the preparation fails, causing an explosion."

"For safety, we shouldn't get close."

Gao Yang already understood this logic. Not only flowers and plants, but he also saw monsters in the secret realm collapse and die after twitching a few times within five seconds of touching the smoke and dust.

This wasn't a God of Medicine; he was practically a God of Poison.

Besides curing illnesses and saving people, the God of Medicine could naturally also poison enemies to death.

Whether it is medicine or poison, it all depends on their whim.

Gao Yang muttered, "What powerful poison."

Shu Han said softly, "Grandfather's poisons are very powerful too."

Gao Yang nodded repeatedly; it was indeed very powerful.

After a long while, Medicine God Shu finally stopped the experiment and put away the experimental bench.

"I've tested it; these shell-like things should be a type of ore."

"These substances have a special component that can affect the soul."

A glimmer of joy flashed in Meng Anwen's eyes, "Then that's correct; this must be the item."

Medicine God Shu said, "Although it can affect the soul, it is still far from being able to kill the Soul-Devouring Beasts."

Meng Anwen said, "Then that will depend on you to concoct the potion."

A gleam flashed in Medicine God Shu's eyes, "It has been a long time since I encountered such an interesting matter. Leave this to me; I will definitely concoct the corresponding potion."

At this moment, Meng Anwen's communicator vibrated. Meng Anwen took a look and revealed a hint of joy, "It's Lin Moyu who has returned."

Shenxia Tower wove together a teleportation array, and the next moment, Lin Moyu appeared in the secret realm.

Chapter 550: The era has changed, and human hearts have changed.

Meng Anwen asked, "How did it go? What did that person say?"

"It gave me an array, saying that this array can resolve the Soul-Devouring Beasts."

Lin Moyu took out an array diagram and handed it to Meng Anwen.

This was given by Antares, who said that a God-level Array Master would be able to understand it.

Regardless, it was full of gibberish, and Lin Moyu couldn't understand it at all.

An array?

Meng Anwen took the array diagram; it was extremely ancient and exuded an aura of vastness.

As a God-level Array Master, Meng Anwen moved his spiritual power and connected with the array diagram.

In an instant, the array diagram burst into brilliant light, shining brightly.

A large number of complex and obscure runes flew out; some fell into Meng Anwen's spiritual world, while others appeared in the air.

The runes connected and intertwined with each other, revealing a magnificent array.

Meng Anwen was dumbfounded for a moment, and it took a long time before he finished absorbing the information about the array.

As for the others, they couldn't understand it at all.

They only felt that this array was extraordinary; once activated, it would likely be earth-shaking.

After a long while, the light on the array diagram faded, and Meng Anwen came to his senses, letting out a long sigh, "What a powerful array."

Lin Moyu asked, "Teacher, can you set it up?"

Meng Anwen nodded, "It should be possible, but I still need to study it carefully."

Medicine God Shu said, "I also need to study the medication carefully. It just so happens that we can work in tandem, and we will definitely be able to resolve the issue of the Soul-Devouring Beasts."