Chapter 38 begins by revealing that Beast Cores are the most crucial resource for the Renu God Realm Insect.
Not only can they restore its depleted energy, but once it absorbs a sufficient number of Beast Cores, it will successfully break through to the First Level of Cultivation.
After learning this, Kim fell into deep thought.
"Should I kill these Emerald Fang Squirrel Beasts inside my Blind Space... or should I find a way to tame them instead?"
He carefully weighed his options.
"Their regenerative ability is practically limitless. The moment I cut them down, I don't even have enough time to catch my breath before they completely regenerate. If a beast with such an incredible ability became my companion, it would be an invaluable asset in the future."
However, after thinking for a while, Kim shook the idea from his mind.
"No... Right now, my highest priority is staying alive. If I can't survive today, then none of my plans for the future will matter."
The moment he made his decision, he acted without the slightest hesitation.
Using his Space Skip ability, Kim transported the remaining eighteen Emerald Fang Squirrel Beasts into the Blind Space inside his Inner Courtyard, one after another.
The instant they entered that terrifying place, the overwhelming Death Energy engulfed their bodies.
Before long, every one of the Emerald Fang Squirrel Beasts died inside the Blind Space.
Because of their deaths, Kim also received Affinity Points from the System for saving the other cultivators.
At the same time, he obtained all of the Beast Cores left behind by the Emerald Fang Squirrel Beasts—a priceless resource that was essential for restoring the Renu God Realm Insect's energy and helping it achieve its next breakthrough.
Afterward, the story shifts its focus to Guo Lian's group.
Most of the cultivators in this group did not belong to any sect.
They were all independent cultivators who cultivated on their own, owing allegiance to no organization or faction.
However, the Go Family's second genius, Guo Lian, had now joined their ranks.
With his superior strength and higher cultivation, he gradually began asserting his authority over the entire group.
Anyone who dared to oppose him would meet the same fate that had always awaited the weak in this world.
Because of this, Guo Lian eventually became the leader of the entire group.
Meanwhile, after eliminating every Emerald Fang Squirrel Beast, Kim quietly passed by the group and continued moving deeper into the Secret Realm.
He had no intention of stopping there.
Kim understood better than anyone that the real danger had not yet passed.
So far, the cultivators had encountered nothing more than a small squirrel-like Spiritual Beast.
Yet this very creature had appeared in the Secret Realm for the first time during this expedition.
None of the cultivators who had entered the Secret Realm in the past had ever returned with any information about this mysterious beast.
As a result, no one knew of its existence until now.
That was precisely why the true danger was far from over.
The squirrel-like Emerald Fang Squirrel Beast was an extraordinarily bizarre Spiritual Beast.
Even when its body was cut into pieces, it refused to die.
Instead, its regeneration ability was so astonishing that it could completely restore itself within only a few moments, as though it had never been injured at all.
The most terrifying ability of the Emerald Fang Squirrel Beast was its astonishing power of regeneration.
If its body was cut into two pieces, it would not die.
Instead, it would split into two separate Spiritual Beasts.
Even its Beast Core would divide into two smaller Beast Cores.
The only price it paid for this miraculous regeneration was a single drop in its cultivation level.
This was the secret that no cultivator who had ever entered the Secret Realm had managed to uncover.
And that was precisely why the Emerald Fang Squirrel Beast had become the first—and by far the strangest—danger lurking within the vast Bamboo Forest.
Meanwhile, countless paths stretched from the enormous Bamboo Forest toward its deeper regions.
Because of this, the disciples scattered across the Outer Layer gradually formed different groups according to their own strength and preferences, all making their way toward the same destination.
That destination was a vast open area located just beyond the Bamboo Forest.
It was the place where almost every cultivator who entered the Secret Realm eventually gathered.
As time passed, more and more disciples arrived.
Their numbers became so overwhelming that anyone observing from afar would have thought an endless army had assembled upon the land.
Wherever one looked, there were thousands of cultivators, stretching as far as the eye could see.
The cultivators referred to this place as the Entrance of the Bamboo Forest, for it marked the beginning of the journey into the forest's inner regions.
Before long, nearly every cultivator had gathered there.
However, the moment everyone assembled, an even more terrifying sight appeared in the distance.
Countless Emerald Fang Squirrel Beasts, each pursuing different disciples, slowly began converging toward the very same location.
As the approaching danger became increasingly clear, tension spread across the faces of every cultivator present.
With that, Chapter 38 comes to an end.
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Chapter 38 - End
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