In the valley, Lina landed on the ground, riding the horned eagle.

  Andre and the middle-aged man were already a bit impatient waiting. When they saw her coming down, they immediately asked eagerly, "Lina, how was it?"

  The charming woman showed a relaxed smile and said, "Don't worry. There's only one person."

  "Only one person?" Andre's expression suddenly changed, and he asked in pursuit, "Is it a man or a woman?"

  Looking at him strangely, Lina still replied, "It's a man, and he doesn't look very old."

  Hearing her answer, Andre visibly relaxed and murmured, "Fortunately, it's not that woman."

  With a flip of his palm, Lina took out the memory crystal and handed it to the two men.

  Since what was recorded was the scene after Lina shared the vision of the horned eagle, it looked extremely clear. Andre and the middle-aged man also quieted down and watched the constantly flashing pictures in the memory crystal.

  Most of the time, Chen Yue had his back to Lina. Therefore, the only frontal picture was the moment when he turned his head and took a glance.

  "Stop."

  Looking at Chen Yue's calm eyes in the memory crystal, Andre frowned and said suspiciously, "Lina, you weren't discovered by him, were you? Why does it seem like he's looking at you?"

  "Of course not. Without the help of any props or the abilities of familiars, how could he possibly see the scene hundreds of meters away? Moreover, I was in the high sky," Lina said with absolute certainty.

  Andre nodded upon hearing this. It was originally just a not-so-firm speculation, and at this time, he just suspected that he was being overly suspicious.

  The picture finally froze with Chen Yue heading towards the direction of the Trial City.

  Andre fell into deep thought with a solemn expression. Lina and the middle-aged man looked at him somewhat nervously. After all, he was the backbone of the trio, and the many successful incidents of killing and robbing in the past had also proved his unique and ruthless vision.

  "We should be cautious about this," Andre didn't make a decision immediately and said slowly, "I need more information."

  After a while, the three of them stood beside the corpse of the third-grade Prime Beast.

  The moment they clearly saw the third-grade Prime Beast, they were stunned again.

  "It's actually a Giant-toothed Leopard. This kind of Prime Beast is a high-level existence even among third-grade Prime Beasts," The middle-aged man rubbed his eyes and exclaimed in disbelief.

  "Moreover," The charming woman's voice also became extremely dry, "This Giant-toothed Leopard has two heads and is twice as powerful as an ordinary one. Good heavens, how is this possible?"

  The three of them looked at each other, and they could all see extreme shock in each other's eyes.

  If the shock brought by the corpses of the previous thousands of second-grade Prime Beasts was still understandable, then at this moment, it was beyond imagination. If they had encountered this two-headed Giant-toothed Leopard, being wiped out would be their only outcome. Unexpectedly, that man had killed it.

  "I think it's better not to target him," The middle-aged man swallowed hard and flinched.

  Although Lina didn't express her stance immediately, the intense fear in her eyes reflected her inner thoughts.

  "Really?" Contrary to their performance, after the initial shock, instead of feeling fear, Andre showed a calm and confident expression and said casually, "My view is exactly the opposite of yours."

  ...

  In the residence on the seventeenth floor of the hotel in the Trial City.

  Chen Yue took a simple rest in the room and calculated his recent gains and losses.

  The harvest was undoubtedly huge. However, the losses were not small either. The Frozen Rabbit had consumed too much energy in the battle with the two-headed Giant-toothed Leopard and couldn't contribute any more in a short time. It needed at least seven days of rest to recover its vitality.

  With the lack of his main helper, the previous hunting method had to be changed.

  Of course, this didn't matter much. What really gave Chen Yue a headache was the several covetous people lurking in the dark. In a few days, Kaxiu would enter the Trial Ground. At that time, the real test would begin.

  Even though Chen Yue had a high opinion of himself and his strength had increased a lot after the breakthrough, he didn't think that he could spare the energy to deal with potential assassinations when facing the threat from Kaxiu.

  Therefore, before Kaxiu came in, this threat had to be eliminated. These people had to die.

  Clenching his fist tightly, a cold murderous intent flashed in Chen Yue's eyes.

  ...

  After making up his mind, Chen Yue planned to go downstairs to fill his stomach first.

  Before going out, Meteorite Crystal, who was feeling a bit bored, suddenly asked, "Chen Yue, why do you always wear this thing? I don't think many people outside are wearing it."

  She was referring to the second-level apostle badge on Chen Yue's chest.

  "Maybe others don't wear it because they don't want others to see their strength at a glance," Chen Yue replied somewhat uncertainly.

  After all, it was the chaotic Trial Ground, and sometimes it would be safer if others misjudged one's strength.

  "Oh." Her big eyes rolled around a few times, and Meteorite Crystal said slyly, "In that case, you should follow others' example. You're always in battles. It would be troublesome if this thing fell off. Why don't I keep it for you? I can also study it by the way..."

  Before Chen Yue could answer, Meteorite Crystal grabbed the apostle badge and slipped back into the subspace.

  "Studying it is your real purpose..." Chen Yue was speechless.

  He didn't know what the little guy was up to. During this period of time when she was in the subspace, she was studying his light brain, and now she had her eye on the apostle badge.

  Shaking his head, Chen Yue put his doubts aside. At the moment of going out, a figure flashed by the corner of his eye, giving him a somewhat familiar feeling.

  "It seems a bit familiar," Chen Yue blinked.

  ...

  In the hall on the first floor of the hotel, quite a number of apostles were sitting in twos and threes.

  A slender figure hurriedly walked down from the upper floor, quickly walked to a corner of the hall, and then sat down on a chair, looking much more relaxed.

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  "Lina, how was the investigation? Did you find out which floor he's staying on?" The one who spoke was the middle-aged man with a somewhat gloomy face.

  This figure was none other than Lina.

  Besides them, Andre was also sitting there, with a calm and serene expression.

  After Chen Yue returned to the city, the three of them also followed soon after, only an hour slower than him.

  "Seventeen," After spitting out these two words, the charming woman looked at Andre eagerly and asked, "Andre, what's your opinion?"

  "That goes without saying. This kid is a second-level apostle, so he can only stay below the thirtieth floor," The middle-aged man said disdainfully.

  "Then how do you explain that he could kill the two-headed Giant-toothed Leopard?" Lina glared at him.

  The middle-aged man was at a loss for words and couldn't say anything.

  Andre smiled without saying a word, but his gaze swept towards the staircase entrance from time to time.

  After a while, Chen Yue also came down from there. He swept his eyes across the hall. When his gaze met Andre's, both of them calmly shifted their gazes away as if they hadn't noticed anything.

  After pausing for a moment, Chen Yue walked towards the table he had his eye on.

  "Hehe, basically, I can be sure now," Andre calmly withdrew his gaze and smiled, "Lina, you've been discovered by him."

  "What?" Lina was shocked when she heard this and couldn't believe it, "How is that possible?"

  "This also shows his value," Andre said casually, "But don't worry, Lina. Although he knows of our existence, he doesn't know who we are specifically. So, we still have the advantage of being in the dark."

  "I don't understand. How do you know this, Andre?" Lina still didn't quite believe it.

  Andre smiled slightly and said, "Look at his chest. The apostle badge is gone."

  "Uh." The two of them turned around to look. Sure enough, Chen Yue wasn't wearing anything on his chest. Trying hard to recall the pictures in the memory crystal, they suddenly remembered that Chen Yue was wearing the apostle badge at that time.

  "For no reason at all. Why did he take it off?" The middle-aged man muttered.

  Andre's gaze suddenly became sharp, "Because he's feeling guilty."

  "Feeling guilty?" Both of them were full of questions.

  "Exactly. He does live on the seventeenth floor, but that doesn't mean much. Maybe he's hiding his strength. In the Trial Ground, doing so isn't too much," Andre said casually, "However, when he knew someone was spying on him, he panicked and took off the badge, hoping that we would misestimate his strength. But instead, he inadvertently revealed his lack of confidence. Subconscious actions are the most genuine, and this is the biggest flaw he's shown.

  You should know that if he was really as powerful as he appeared, the smartest way would be to continue wearing the second-level apostle badge. Then we would misjudge his strength, which would be beneficial to him."

  "He didn't do that, which means his strength isn't as powerful as it appears," Andre talked eloquently, "If it were someone else, they might fall for it and think that his strength was indeed that powerful. In that case, most likely, they wouldn't take action. After all, few people would have the confidence to plot against a strong person who could kill the two-headed Giant-toothed Leopard."

  "However, I won't," Andre said proudly, "Such a petty trick wants to deceive me?"

  Lina and the middle-aged man both showed admiration.

  "After saying so much, do you think his real strength isn't as powerful as we thought?" Lina had a flash of inspiration in her mind and asked, "Then how did he kill the two-headed Giant-toothed Leopard?"

  "Props, extremely powerful props," Andre said firmly.

  "At most, a three-star familiar doesn't have such powerful abilities. Since he could kill thousands of Stone Spirit Beasts and the two-headed Giant-toothed Leopard, the only explanation is that he has powerful props. This is also the point he's trying desperately to hide."

  "There's one thing you may not know. I've inquired about it. He was the first to arrive at the Trial City, and it only took him a day and a half. What this represents, I'm sure you understand very well," Seeing the shocked expressions on the two's faces, Andre said with satisfaction, "After confirming that his real strength is only at the second level, then only powerful props could have helped him arrive so quickly."

  As he spoke, a strong greed appeared in Andre's eyes, "The two-headed Giant-toothed Leopard, even I, an apostle at the peak of the third level, and you two third-level apostles couldn't fight against it, but he killed it. Perhaps the props in his hands are super-powerful props that can only be exchanged by elders."

  "Elder level..." Lina and the middle-aged man both took a deep breath. It had to be said that this term was too tempting for them.

  The huge gains of more than a dozen pieces of third-grade Life Essence and the elder-level props were enough to make anyone lose their senses due to greed.

  After all, props were inanimate objects. Unlike familiars, they couldn't give warnings or kill enemies in critical moments. If the plan was proper, the user could be eliminated before they could use the props.

  As for whether the person holding the elder-level props had a powerful background, in the Trial Ground, it didn't matter at all. Who knew if he died at the hands of a fifth-grade Prime Beast?

  The three of them looked at each other, and they could all see their intentions in each other's eyes.

  "Kill him and seize the props," Andre finally made the decision.

  ...

  While Chen Yue was tasting the food, the light in front of him suddenly dimmed as West suddenly sat down beside him.

  As a partner, Chen Yue hadn't shown up for several days, so West was naturally extremely worried, fearing that he might be killed accidentally by someone.

  "West, do me a favor," Chen Yue said before he could start complaining.

  "What?"

  "Help me identify a few people," Chen Yue raised his chin and pointed towards Andre and the others. At this time, the three of them had already left their seats and were walking outside.

  "Oh, the man in the middle is called Andre. He's an apostle at the peak of the third level and one of the people participating in the disciple trial. However, the trial he's participating in is just an ordinary disciple trial. As for the other two, they're quite close to Andre and should both be third-level apostles," West naturally knew the people participating in the disciple trial very well. Halfway through speaking, he suddenly became alert and said, "Chen Yue, why are you asking about them? You haven't gotten into any trouble, have you? I'm telling you, before dealing with Kaxiu, you mustn't provoke these tough guys..."

  "Thanks. I owe you one," Chen Yue was a bit surprised that West actually knew them. After thanking him casually, he got up and left.

  "Peak of the third level, and two more third-level apostles. What a trouble,"

  Turning his back, Chen Yue immediately frowned. He didn't expect that these people were so powerful. Although he had completed a transformation and broken through to the third level during this period of time and his strength had increased a lot, he wasn't sure if he could fight against an apostle at the peak of the third level without being at a disadvantage, let alone there were two more third-level apostles.

  With his current strength, it was unrealistic to quickly get rid of them. If things went wrong, he would be in big trouble.

  "It seems that I should enhance my strength,"

  Chen Yue's eyes flickered, and he made a decision in his heart. Without further delay, he directly returned to his room. After asking Meteorite Crystal and the Blade Beast to be on guard, Chen Yue concentrated his mind extremely.

  After the familiar feeling of ascending and descending, he came to the Spirit Realm for the second time.