1574

**Chapter 1574: Continue Exploring, Is It Beneficial to You?**

After the giant poison bees died, they did not turn into light spots like the ordinary poison bees. Instead, a dazzling beam of light shot out from their corpses. The beam of light was filled with countless rune fragments. However, the beam lasted only two seconds and happened so suddenly that Lin Moyu couldn't seize the opportunity.

From the initial rune fragments in the light spots after the poison bees died, to the dense rune fragments on the bee eggs, and now the rune fragments in the beam of light after the giant poison bees died, everything in the secret realm was telling Lin Moyu that everything here was constructed from runes.

After eliminating the bee eggs and the giant poison bees, the poison gas in the cave quickly dissipated, posing no further threat. Lin Moyu continued deeper into the cave, following the direction from which the giant poison bees had come, and finally reached the deepest part of the cave.

Here, Lin Moyu saw the Mother of Poison Bees. The Mother of Poison Bees was even larger than the giant poison bees. It lay on the ground, and behind it was a huge beehive. The beehive was enormous, shaped like a large sphere with a diameter exceeding ten meters. Countless poison bees were crawling on it. The cave was merely a living space for the poison bees, but this place was where they were nurtured.

Around the Mother of Poison Bees were four bee eggs, each guarded by a giant poison bee. It seemed they were protecting the bee eggs.

"No Poison Bee King!"

Lin Moyu felt a bit disappointed. He had found the Mother of Poison Bees but had not encountered the Poison Bee King. The task had warned that if one encountered the Poison Bee King, they should turn and flee without hesitation. However, it was also clear that the chances of encountering the Poison Bee King were very low. Lin Moyu even speculated that encountering the giant poison bees was not guaranteed every time.

The appearance of the Mother of Poison Bees reminded Lin Moyu of a dungeon he had experienced before, the Tyrant Desert. There was a boss-level monster in it called the Ant Queen. The structure of the entire ant colony seemed somewhat similar to the poison bees in front of him. This inexplicable sense of familiarity surprised Lin Moyu.

"Perhaps it's just a coincidence."

With a thought, the skeletal god generals charged in to attack. The Mother of Poison Bees let out a sharp scream, sending out sound waves that pushed the skeletal god generals back several steps. The Mother of Poison Bees was only at the eighth level of the God King realm, the same level as the giant poison bees. However, its scream could push back the skeletal god generals, who were at the small God Sovereign realm, which was quite surprising. But it only pushed them back and did not cause any harm.

After pushing back the skeletal god generals, the Mother of Poison Bees' scream became even higher. The beehive behind it also began to hum and vibrate, and a large number of poison bees flew out. The poison bees swarmed out, instantly exceeding a thousand. They charged like an army, led by the four giant poison bees.

If it were other cultivators, facing such an attack, they would likely retreat first, using the terrain and treasures to counterattack. After all, without the poison, cultivators could fight boldly and freely. As long as their strength and experience were not lacking, eliminating the poison bees would not be too difficult.

For Lin Moyu, it was even simpler. With a light touch of his finger, the Bone Hell instantly expanded, enveloping the entire cave. The slaves in the Bone Hell immediately took action, and the wondrous spirits exerted their squeezing force, while the three-tribe coalition launched a simultaneous attack. A large number of poison bees were quickly killed, turning into light spots.

Lin Moyu discovered that the light spots formed after the poison bees died could not escape the Bone Hell, nor could they return to the secret realm. The Bone Hell acted like another dimension, trapping the light spots. The rune fragments contained in the light spots were also trapped in the Bone Hell.

"It can be done like this!"

Lin Moyu was slightly surprised, not expecting the Bone Hell to have such a function. The light spots formed after the poison bees died flew around in the Bone Hell. They carried the power of the rune fragments, crashing around in the Bone Hell, seemingly trying to return but to no avail.

Lin Moyu's eyes lit up, "In this way, I can trap them all inside and study them slowly."

"I might even be able to use the Bone Hell to piece together the runes completely."

"Although I can't understand them now, I can at least see what the ancient runes look like."

Unfortunately, things did not go as planned. After flying around for a while, the light spots burst like bubbles and completely disappeared.

"No, it won't work!"

His idea fell through, leaving him slightly disappointed. But this was expected. If it were so easy to obtain, the rune fragments would be too worthless. The disappearance of the rune fragments was normal.

Facing the slaughter in the Bone Hell, the poison bee swarm and the giant poison bees couldn't last even a minute. Soon, only the Mother of Poison Bees was left in the cave. The poison bees and similar creatures would turn into light and disappear after death. The task required obtaining the corpse of the Mother of Poison Bees, indicating that it was special and would at least leave a corpse after death.

With all its subordinates killed, the Mother of Poison Bees seemed a bit confused, as if it hadn't reacted yet. It screamed frantically, but it was futile. The beehive behind it was still wriggling, but it couldn't produce more poison bees in a short time. It seemed to sense the approach of death. Without wisdom, it didn't know what fear was. It just twisted frantically and uneasily out of instinct.

Sword energy burst forth, illuminating the cave in a white world. The scream stopped abruptly, and the Mother of Poison Bees fell. A beam of light shot out from its body, also containing a large number of rune fragments. Its corpse shrank in the beam of light but did not completely disappear. Finally, the corpse of the Mother of Poison Bees became the size of a fist, looking like a specimen.

Lin Moyu walked over and picked up the corpse of the Mother of Poison Bees.

Boom!

The cave shook violently, and the rock wall in front collapsed, revealing a brand-new passage.

"Is the task not over yet?"

"Or is this the exit?"

As Lin Moyu was thinking, a pitch-black vortex appeared beside him. The vortex emitted the aura of the great world, and the power of the Human Emperor Network could be felt from it. This was the real exit. He had completed the task and could leave the secret realm and return to the Divine City star region through the exit.

The 10 points of Divine City merits were already in hand. But what was the new passage in front of him?

At this moment, Lin Moyu suddenly received a prompt from the Human Emperor Network.

**[The first stage of exploring the Poison Bee Secret Realm has been completed.]**

**[You can choose to continue exploring and complete the second stage of the task to obtain more rewards.]**

**[The rewards will vary based on the degree of exploration. Please note that the danger of the second stage of exploration will increase significantly.]**

**[If there is danger, you can use the escape talisman to leave, and the first stage reward will still be valid.]**

**[Please make your choice within one minute!]**

Lin Moyu didn't expect to receive a message from the Human Emperor Network in the secret realm. He carefully recalled his experiences in the secret realm. He realized that the power of the Human Emperor Network had already penetrated the secret realm. However, this penetration was still superficial and couldn't truly interfere with the operation of the secret realm. In the words of the Other Shore realm, it couldn't change the rules of the secret realm.

But the Human Emperor Network was still very powerful. Its power could already interfere with the secret realm to some extent. For example, it could segment tasks and create an exit using the task item as a coordinate after completing the first stage of the task.

As for the second stage...

Lin Moyu speculated that the secret realm itself didn't have any tasks. These tasks were all set by the Human Emperor Network. The Human Emperor Network must have its own true purpose. The fact that he had to make a choice within one minute indicated that the Human Emperor Network's interference with the secret realm could only be maintained for one minute. Lin Moyu tried to communicate with the Human Emperor Network, "If I continue exploring, will it benefit you?"

He believed the Human Emperor Network could understand, or at least the people behind it could. After half a minute, the Human Emperor Network responded with one word: Yes.