Having the genes of a demon king, I never intended to be a kept man.

"Shua——!!"

With a swift and decisive sword strike, Mu Jiannan killed the rotting beast.

"Roar..." As the rotting beast's body rapidly disintegrated and collapsed, turning into black mud and blood, a piece of demon bone appeared among its remains.

Mu Jiannan walked over, picked up the demon bone, wiped off the poison on its surface, and then put it into his inventory.

Unlike Ye Ge, who was familiar with the Bone Swamp, she could only rely on her years of experience adventuring and cultivating across the map of all races to deal with the dangers of this secret realm instance.

She doesn't know which areas or monsters are likely to drop the demon bones needed to clear the game; so far, she has only collected one demon bone.

Mu Jiannan wasn't in a hurry. She knew that the worst thing to do when facing a secret realm that she was entering for the first time and that was fraught with danger was to be anxious!

One wrong step could lead to an abyss!

So Mu Jiannan wasn't in a hurry to clear the level. Instead, he slowly moved forward, picking and collecting rare and precious materials along the way.

She came to this secret realm of the Corpse Swamp to obtain something from the depths of the realm, which she wanted to give to her junior brother.

However, since we encountered some rare materials along the way, we decided to pick them as well.

"The Wisteria of the Spirit Ruins... I never imagined it would grow in a place like this..."

"The Three Tribulations Vermilion Fruit?"

"This stuff has miraculous effects on cultivators; I'll take it back and give it to my junior brother..."

"Flaming Sun Dragon Blood Ginseng..."

"This stuff, if given to men, can greatly enhance their abilities in a certain area... Junior brother should find it useful too..."

Mu Jiannan's face flushed slightly.

But if my junior brother sees this, he shouldn't misunderstand anything, right?

Never mind...

Anyway, with so many gifts mixed in, my junior brother probably won't notice, right?

This was the first time Mu Jiannan had ever wanted to give something to a boy, and he was indeed thinking about it a lot.

Mu Jiannan shook his head, clearing his mind of distractions, stood up, and continued forward.

At that moment, she heard some sounds.

It sounds like someone is fighting.

Mu Jiannan moved forward stealthily, her toes touching the exposed tree root knots, the moss-covered decaying wood perfectly concealing the moon-white sword tassel.

The source of the sound was quickly discovered.

They were those people from all races whom we encountered at the entrance of the secret realm!

"what......!"

"Ah ah ah..."

With several screams, Thranduth and his two servants brutally killed several other members of the myriad races, their blood staining a pool of blood.

The sergeant's flail was covered in bits of flesh, its barbs dangling half an ear. The swamp water had been stained a wine-reddish-purple, and as the bubbles burst, wisps of grayish-white brain matter floated to the surface.

Serantis bent down and picked up a piece of demon bone, saying coldly, "If you had been smart enough to hand over the demon bone sooner, none of this would have happened."

A Shadow Clan member sat trembling on the ground, staring at him in terror: "Your Highness...you...didn't you say that this secret realm is extremely dangerous, and we shouldn't fight each other...we should unite, team up, and help each other...?"

The scales on the man's neck flared with fear, and his tailbone extended into a ball. In the mud behind him, half of a swollen face was slowly sinking.

“Yes.” A smile gradually appeared on Serantis’s face: “You helped me find the traps and collect the demon bones to pass the level. In return, I’m sending you to your early deaths and liberation. Isn’t that helping each other?”

The Shadow Clan members stared in astonishment.

"The drop rate of these demon bones is too low. I've killed more than a dozen rotting demon beasts, and I still haven't seen a single one."

Serantis looked at the demon bone in his hand: "Luckily you were here. Stealing your demon bones saved me a lot of trouble."

Seeing this, the Shadow Clan member forgot about clearing the level and hurriedly offered his demon bone with trembling hands: "Then...then I don't need my demon bone, please spare me, Your Highness!"

Serantis smirked: "Alright..."

"Pfft——!"

However, Serantis still pierced his heart with his sword.

Blood slowly trickled from the Shadow Clan member's mouth as he stared at him in disbelief, his eyes wide: "You...!"

“You have seen what I have done. If you were alive, it would be very bad for my reputation.” Serantis shook his head and drew his longsword.

The Shadow Clan member's body stiffened and slowly fell into the swamp. Even after death, his eyes remained wide open like fish bubbles, his death unfulfilled!

Mu Jiannan frowned.

This Serantis has always had a good reputation among all races. He is a well-known young talent among the Holy Elves. I never expected him to be so ruthless!

However, Mu Jiannan was used to it.

Over the years, she has traveled across the map of all races, encountering all sorts of people.

It is said that the dark races are vicious.

But in reality, even among the Light-based races, there are quite a few hypocrites!

"How many pieces have you collected?" Serantis asked, glancing at his two servants.

One of the servants said, "After killing these people, there will be six pieces in total."

Serantis thought that, according to the tavern owner, Tyrannosaurus Willba, at least nine level-clearing demon bones would be needed for the three of them to enter the Bloodstained Demon Pool.

"I didn't expect these people to be so inefficient. They've only collected six demon bones in half a day," Serantis said. "Forget it, let's go find some monsters and kill some ourselves to collect the remaining three demon bones as soon as possible."

The two attendants replied, "Yes."

Suddenly, Serantis's eyes sharpened, and he turned his gaze in one direction.

Then a smile appeared on his lips as he said with amusement, "Miss Mu Jiannan, stop hiding and come out."

Mu Jiannan frowned, not expecting that he had been discovered.

Since that was the case, she stopped hiding and came out directly.

"It seems you've seen everything," Serantis smiled. "Hand over the demon bones you possess, and perhaps I'll spare your life because of your good looks. How about it?"

Mu Jiannan glanced at the demon bones in his and the two holy elf knights' hands and said calmly, "It seems I'm in luck; I don't need to risk my life killing monsters anymore."

"Hmm?" Serantis felt that something was off about what he was saying.

Shouldn't that be one of his lines?

"Zheng——!"

With a sharp sword cry, Mu Jiannan's longsword was drawn from its sheath, instantly creating a sky full of sword shadows!

"Eighth-tier sword skill - Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Origin!"

Countless illusory swords swept towards Serantis and his companions like a storm!

Serantis's eyes widened. He hadn't expected that Mu Jiannan would dare to beat him to it before he could even make a move!