Outside the secret realm, the scene in the sky showed Charles quickly moving in a certain direction with Zara, heading towards a part of the maze.

This moment instantly excited the Beast Masters of the Abyssal Depths.

In their eyes, Charles had likely realized that the direction he initially took was wrong, and now he was turning around and heading towards the right path.

Although the Beast Masters from the Abyssal Depths understood that Charles was far behind the other talented Beast Masters from the Haunted Marsh, they knew that no matter how much he tried to catch up, it would be impossible to overcome the gap.

Still, they felt happy for Charles. At this moment, Charles had become the most prominent Beast Master from the Abyssal Depths entering the secret realm.

Compared to Charles, the situation of the other Beast Masters from the Abyssal Depths was terrible. Not far from Charles and Zara, two level-six Beast Masters from the Abyssal Depths had grim expressions.

In front of them stood three level-six Beast Masters from the Haunted Marsh, their faces full of arrogance.

The two groups faced off, the atmosphere tense, and a battle seemed imminent!

One of the level-six Beast Masters from the Haunted Marsh sneered and said, “I’ll give you two a chance. You two fight each other and leave the secret realm!”

“Otherwise, when we make our move, it won’t just be a light injury. You might lose an arm or a leg and become crippled!”

The two Beast Masters from the Abyssal Depths, threatened by these words, one of them subconsciously glanced at his companion and whispered:

“Nate, what should we do?”

Nate, the Beast Master from the Abyssal Depths, clenched his fists tightly, gritted his teeth, and responded:

“These Beast Masters from the Haunted Marsh are really going too far. We have no conflict with them, yet they leave the maze and come over to make trouble for us!”

Though he was speaking to his companion, the words were overheard by the Beast Masters from the Haunted Marsh.

The Beast Master from the Haunted Marsh who had spoken first immediately burst into laughter, a condescending expression on his face. His eyes were filled with disdain as he looked at Nate and his companion.

He said with immense pride, “Explore the maze? Hmph, we have true genius experts who are already close to finding the correct path.”

“But before we leave the maze, there’s one more thing we need to do, and that’s to completely eliminate you pests!”

Being called pests was more than Nate could bear. He immediately shouted in anger:

“Let’s do this! Even if I die, I’ll take a piece of flesh from you arrogant Abyssal Depths geniuses!”

“Infighting? It’s impossible. We still have Charles. He will…”

The talented level-six Beast Master from the Haunted Marsh immediately sneered disdainfully, interrupting Nate’s words.

He said, “Charles? Just trash. He’s lucky he didn’t run into us, or he would’ve been on his knees begging for mercy by now!”

As soon as he finished speaking, a cold voice slowly emerged.

“Oh? Is that so? Why don’t you come and try now?”

The three talented Beast Masters from the Haunted Marsh immediately changed their expressions, quickly turning toward the source of the voice. They saw Charles walking toward them slowly, with Zara by his side.

Charles’ cold, indifferent gaze was fixed on them, as if he were looking at garbage.

This made the talented Beast Masters from the Haunted Marsh shift from unease to frustration and anger.

A level-five Beast Master dared to look at them like that?

Did he want to die?

One of the smarter level-six Beast Masters from the Haunted Marsh noticed that the Abyssal Depths had four Beast Masters now, while they only had three.

This sudden realization caused the situation to flip. If a fight broke out, the advantage would go to the Beast Masters from the Abyssal Depths!

One of them whispered, “Victor Wang, maybe we should retreat for now. They have more people on their side.”

However, the level-six Beast Master from the Haunted Marsh, Victor Wang, ignored his companion’s advice.

So what if the Abyssal Depths now had Charles with them? With a slight movement, he would make Charles kneel and beg for mercy.

If a level-six Beast Master from the Haunted Marsh couldn’t defeat a level-five Beast Master from the Abyssal Depths, it would be utterly shameful. It would mean they were nothing but useless!

Without hesitation, Victor Wang drew out his supreme spear, summoned his six mystical beasts, and locked his gaze on Charles with eyes filled with The Will to Fight.

He laughed maniacally, “I’ve always thought your luck was good, that you didn’t run into us. But now, your luck has run out. I’ll teach you a good lesson!”

In the next moment, the supreme spear and mystical beasts launched an attack toward Charles.

The two level-six Beast Masters from the Abyssal Depths were immediately thrown into confusion. Nate, without hesitation, summoned his own mystical beasts, attempting to stop Victor Wang.

The situation erupted in an instant. Victor Wang made his move, Nate tried to intervene, and the other two level-six Beast Masters from the Haunted Marsh also summoned their mystical beasts.

Amid the astonished gazes of everyone, Charles waved his hand toward Zara, signaling for her to stay out of it.

Zara, having seen Charles’ strength before, knew that this level-six Beast Master from the Haunted Marsh wouldn’t be a match for Charles.

But Nate didn’t know this. He shouted to Zara, “Help! Quickly help Charles, help…”

Before he could finish speaking, [The Affliction of Mutated Beast Mastery] appeared around Charles.

Victor Wang, who was attacking, froze for a moment, not realizing the danger.

It was just a level-five Beast Master. Even if he had comprehended [The Affliction of Mutated Beast Mastery] and gained a boost in strength, he was still just a level-five Beast Master!

Not something to be feared at all!

But the moment the [black gold long knife] collided with his supreme spear, Victor Wang’s face instantly turned ugly.

He realized that the force coming from the supreme spear was far too great, so much so that it surpassed even his own strength as a level-six Beast Master from the Haunted Marsh!

As a result, Victor Wang’s attack was halted, and his body was forced back.

Charles seized the opportunity. The four elemental [black gold knife glows] erupted instantly, slashing across the supreme spear that Victor Wang had crossed in front of his chest.

The immense burst of power sent Victor Wang flying backward, crashing into the nearby white wall, creating a large crater!

This scene instantly shocked the two remaining level-six Beast Masters from the Haunted Marsh, as well as Nate and his companion from the Abyssal Depths.

Seeing the shock on their faces, Zara smiled and said, “You were just saying I shouldn’t intervene. Did you see that? It was the first time I’ve seen something like that, and I’m pretty shocked too.”

Nate froze. First time?

Was this the first time Charles had made a move on the Beast Masters from the Haunted Marsh?

Nate opened his mouth, intending to say something, then recalled the earlier disdain the Beast Masters from the Haunted Marsh had shown toward those from the Abyssal Depths.

And considering the dangerous situation earlier, Charles had only appeared for a brief moment and had already turned the tide!

Nate watched as Charles slowly sheathed his [black gold long knife], muttering to himself, “So strong… Is this Charles’ true strength?”

The remaining two level-six Beast Masters from the Haunted Marsh quickly helped Victor Wang to his feet. One of them whispered urgently:

“We were wrong, all of us were wrong. Charles is really strong!”

“Let’s go! If we don’t leave now, it will be too late!”

Charles wasn’t about to let these three talented Beast Masters from the Haunted Marsh, who had actively sought trouble, go so easily. His figure vanished in an instant.

Nate reacted the fastest and immediately followed Charles, while his companion quickly entered battle mode.

A few minutes later, the three talented Beast Masters from the Haunted Marsh, their eyes filled with unwillingness, resentment, and deep shock and disbelief, were wrapped in light beams and sent flying into the air.

Victor Wang shouted loudly, “Charles! What does it matter if you’re strong? We already have someone who’s close to finding the right path!”

“You Abyssal Depths Beast Masters are trash! You can’t compare to us from the Haunted Marsh!”

Upon hearing Victor Wang’s words, Charles remained expressionless, showing no reaction whatsoever.

However, Nate’s eyes burned with anger. He clenched his fists, wanting to say something, but chose to remain silent.

He sighed deeply and said in a low voice, “Sigh… I have to admit, their speed is impressive.”

The Beast Master from the Haunted Marsh intended to completely eliminate the Beast Masters from the Abyssal Depths before leaving the maze.

He and his companions had been lucky enough to encounter Charles, otherwise, they would have surely been severely injured and lost their chance to continue exploring.

When Charles heard Nate’s words, a faint smile appeared on his lips as he said, “Oh? Their speed is so fast, have they already found the correct path?”

Nate replied, “That group just said they were close to finding it.”

Charles sheathed his [black gold long knife] and said, “Then it’s no problem. They aren’t faster than us.”

Upon hearing this, Nate and his companion’s eyes widened in disbelief.

Outside the secret realm, the three unlucky Beast Masters from the Haunted Marsh appeared in front of everyone, heavily injured.

They had expected to be scolded by the higher-level Beast Masters from the Haunted Marsh, called worthless.

But to their surprise, no one said anything of the sort.

It wasn’t until they saw Flynn, who was equally badly injured, that the three of them realized what had happened.

Up until now, four of the Haunted Marsh’s talented Beast Masters had lost their qualification to continue exploring the secret realm, all because of Charles.

All the Beast Masters from the Abyssal Depths puffed out their chests and looked at the other Beast Masters from the Haunted Marsh, saying faintly:

“That’s four now. You guys don’t seem to be doing so well.”

The Beast Masters from the Haunted Marsh were furious. Now, all they could do was try to counter by comparing the speed at which Charles found the correct path in the maze.

They emphasized that the battles within the maze didn’t matter; what truly mattered was who could leave the maze the fastest and find the hidden Divine Beast!

That was the key, everything else was unimportant.

This argument made the Beast Masters from the Abyssal Depths lower their proud chests just slightly.

They could only lift their heads, watching the scene unfold in the sky, hoping that Charles would make progress.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Charles led his group to a fork in the road. Without hesitation, he walked toward the left path.