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Just as Jiang Yan led Hong, Thor, Luo Feng, and his two subordinates toward the core castle of the Realm within the Realm—
Elsewhere inside the same inner world.
Brolin's Fury
Beneath a jagged mountain range laced with lightning veins, Brolin, Ninth Prince of the Black Dragon Mountain Empire, stood with his hands clasped behind his back.
Dozens of elite subordinates worked tirelessly, excavating cosmic crystals buried deep beneath the ground.
Suddenly—
"Your Highness—bad news!"
A figure shot through the air and landed before him, face pale with shock.
Brolin frowned.
"What happened?"
The subordinate swallowed hard.
"Your Highness… the teams stationed at the entrance of the Realm within the Realm—those from the Two Holy Lands, the Four Major Organizations, and the Sixteen Great Families—"
"They're all dead."
"What?!"
Brolin's pupils constricted violently.
"You said… dead?" His voice rose sharply. "Who killed them?! Who dares?!"
His expression darkened almost instantly.
"Those nine were all ninth-order star-level warriors, each holding a C2-grade laser gun! Are those weapons decorations? Are they toys?!"
Five of those laser guns had been provided by him personally.
The remaining four came from the Ice Sea Holy Land.
Nine C2-grade laser guns.
In Brolin's understanding—
That lineup was invincible within the Thunder World.
A C2-grade laser gun could kill a second-order universe-level expert.
And the Thunder World only allowed star-level participants.
In his eyes, a ninth-order star-level warrior holding such a weapon was a walking executioner.
And yet—
They were all dead.
What angered him even more was something else.
With the guards gone, no one was blocking the entrance anymore.
That meant—
Every unaffiliated assessment team had poured into the Realm within the Realm.
The treasures he considered his were now being looted by ants.
This was unforgivable.
Brolin's voice dropped to ice.
"There must be someone who broke the rules. A universe-level expert. Or a Domain Lord."
"Otherwise, no assessment team could wipe out all nine."
He turned sharply.
"Say it. Who did it?"
The subordinate hesitated—then forced himself to speak.
"Your Highness… it wasn't a universe-level expert."
"Nor a Domain Lord."
"It was—"
He inhaled deeply.
"The Thunder Emperor."
Silence.
Brolin froze.
"…Who?"
"The Thunder Emperor," the subordinate repeated, voice trembling. "He killed all nine."
For a moment, Brolin thought he had misheard.
"The Thunder Emperor?" he said slowly.
"A stellar?"
Yes, Jiang Yan had earned the title of Giant Axe Warrior.
Yes, his fame shook the empire.
But he was still—
A star-level warrior.
Against nine ninth-order stars holding C2-grade laser guns?
Impossible.
The subordinate clenched his fists.
"Your Highness, I've confirmed it. Multiple eyewitnesses. It was him."
Brolin's face twisted.
Then—
He laughed.
A cold, furious laugh.
"Good. Very good."
"So it's him."
"Daring to ruin our plan. Daring to openly oppose the Two Holy Lands, the Four Major Organizations, and the Sixteen Great Families."
His eyes gleamed with killing intent.
"He doesn't intend to leave this Realm within the Realm alive."
Brolin turned sharply.
"Pass down my order."
"Any team from the Two Holy Lands, the Four Major Organizations, or the Sixteen Families—"
"If you encounter the Thunder Emperor—kill him on sight."
"No mercy."
"Yes, Your Highness!" the subordinate replied immediately.
Another person asked cautiously,
"And those unaffiliated teams? There are tens of thousands of them now…"
Brolin sneered.
"Hmph."
"They're already dead."
"Our reinforcements are on their way to Canglan Star."
"When they arrive, this Realm within the Realm will become a slaughterhouse."
The Ambush
Meanwhile—
On the road leading toward the core castle, Jiang Yan's group was intercepted.
A dozen figures blocked their path.
The leader was a burly man clad in a black battle suit, a heavy battle axe resting on his shoulder. His eyes shone with excitement.
"Hahaha!"
"Looking everywhere only to find you without effort!"
"You're the first team that entered the Realm within the Realm, aren't you?"
He grinned greedily.
"Introduce yourselves properly."
"Hand over all your cosmic crystals…"
"Or else—"
"Or else what?"
Thor stepped forward, sneering, the battle saber in his hand humming softly.
After being injured by an ambush earlier, his anger had yet to subside.
Now someone wanted to rob them?
Perfect.
"What if we don't?" Thor asked coldly.
Behind him, Hong and Luo Feng's gazes turned sharp.
Jiang Yan stood quietly at the back of the team, hands behind his back.
"Otherwise," the burly man laughed savagely, lifting his axe,
"you'll leave this Realm within the Realm—horizontally."
Behind him stood eleven others.
The weakest among them was stellar rank five.
"Boss, why waste words?" one sneered.
"Two stellar ninth-orders, a few mid-tiers—what's there to fear?"
"Kill them and the crystals are ours."
They laughed.
Thor turned his head slightly and grinned.
"Third Brother."
"They want to kill us."
"What do you think?"
At that moment, the opposing group finally noticed the man standing behind Hong and Luo Feng.
Their scanners showed nothing.
His equipment completely blocked detection.
When they saw his face clearly—
Their expressions changed.
"Thunder Emperor?!"
Shock flashed through their eyes—then twisted into greed.
"Hahaha!"
"So it is you!"
"We were just looking for you!"
"Thunder Emperor, you really have a death wish—killing people from the Two Holy Lands and the Sixteen Families!"
"In the Black Dragon Mountain Empire, a mere star-level daring to oppose so many major forces…"
"You're the first."
As they spoke, several of them quietly sent messages, reporting Jiang Yan's location.
Hong, Luo Feng, and Thor's expressions darkened.
How many forces had Jiang Yan offended already?
Jiang Yan remained calm.
His gaze was steady.
"Which force are you from?" he asked casually.
The burly man laughed viciously.
"Remember this."
"The ones killing you are from the Black Cloud Society."
"Pay attention in your next life—don't provoke people you shouldn't."
He raised his axe.
"Brothers—kill him!"
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