Reve smiled. "The portal is open. You can sense the aura from the other side here."

"Which one of you is willing to step up, activate your hunter's senses, and try to feel it?"

As soon as Reve finished speaking, a leader from one of the associations stood up.

He was a middle-aged man, clad in heavy armor, with a somewhat overweight build. He stroked his beard and said, "I'm Kuroiwa, the leader of the Blackstone Association, a Silver-tier Hunter of the lower rank."

"I can give it a try and use my hunter's senses to test it!"

The female sorcerer made a gesture inviting him to proceed, and Kuroiwa leapt forward, immediately flashing from his seat to the portal several meters away.

Many of the spectators were eagerly watching, amazed by the scene.

Despite his large frame, Kuroiwa moved with surprising agility, a testament to his rank as a Silver-tier Hunter!

Once Kuroiwa reached the portal, he extended one hand to hover over it.

Then, with a low grunt, he activated his hunter's senses!

In an instant, a visible purple light erupted from Kuroiwa's eyes.

His perception traveled through the portal, extending all the way to the center of the Nightmare Wasteland!

Meanwhile, Ed and his team were completely unaware, not sensing the abnormality coming from the recording stone behind them.

Everyone was watching Kuroiwa intently, waiting for the results of his test.

Jason, the commentator, was equally curious, wondering if this would prove Reve's information wrong.

After a moment of intense concentration, Kuroiwa's expression suddenly changed dramatically. His lips trembled.

"What's going on? How could this happen?!"

The other association leaders were surprised by Kuroiwa's reaction and quickly asked,

"Kuroiwa, what's going on?"

"What did you find?"

Kuroiwa looked inwardly conflicted, then, with a slight gesture of his hand, he revealed the aura he had sensed. In an instant, several auras became visible to the naked eye, emanating from the portal!

The first and most prominent was an incredibly dense aura!

It was, of course, the same killing intent that Ed and his team had sensed. But now, thanks to the portal, the audience in the viewing arena could see it too!

The entire arena erupted in shock!

The leaders of the associations were all taken aback.

Because the black aura was just too thick!

"Hiss, this is incredibly intense! It really is the killing intent of a ghost spirit!"

"The killing intent is terrifying! This means there's definitely a ghost spirit inside!"

"So, Reve was right!?"

Reve gave a smug smile, standing up with his hands clasped behind his back.

"Well, how about now? With the entire audience as witnesses, did I speak nonsense? Are you all convinced now?"

In an instant, the other association leaders who had previously doubted were left speechless.

Now, they had no choice but to apologize to the Moon Eclipse Demon Hunter Association on behalf of their associations.

What they had hoped would be a moment to prove Reve wrong had instead turned into a moment where they were left looking foolish. The group of leaders felt quite disheartened.

At the same time, they found Ed's actions utterly baffling!

One of them frowned.

"Wait a minute. If the black aura is so dense through the portal, how could they not sense it on-site?"

"But if they knew, how could they have dared to walk into the wooden house?"

"How did they even survive after going in?"

These questions piled on top of each other, making it nearly impossible to understand.

It was no wonder the association leaders had dared to challenge Reve earlier.

Reve sneered and sat back down. "I don't care about that. In the end, the facts prove that my Moon Eclipse Demon Hunter Association won!"

Just when it seemed like this little episode would come to a close, Kuroiwa, standing by the portal, didn't leave.

Instead, he spoke again. "Everyone, before we talk about anything else, I have to say that after activating my hunter's senses, I realized there's more than just the ghost spirit aura here!"

With that, Kuroiwa focused his thoughts.

Then, the crowd saw something incredible. Along with the black aura, a faint golden light emerged from the portal!

Immediately, a group of experienced and knowledgeable bigwigs in the VIP section exclaimed in unison:

"An advanced spiritual treasure! This golden light can only come from an advanced spiritual treasure!"

"There's actually an advanced spiritual treasure in that wooden house!"

An advanced spiritual treasure is an extremely rare and valuable item. Some are man-made, while others are naturally occurring in the world.

To put it simply, spiritual treasures include things like the armor, weapons, magic potions used by Hunters, or even magical items created by sorcerers. All of these could be considered spiritual treasures!

However, these are considered low-tier spiritual treasures.

Advanced spiritual treasures, on the other hand, are far superior to the rest. Whenever one appears, it's enough to spark fierce competition!

Among the audience, some didn't quite understand what an advanced spiritual treasure was.

Iris looked up and asked, "Dad, what's that?"

Even Uncle Du wasn't fully familiar with such things, though he had heard of them in passing. His expression grew serious as he spoke.

"Just know that it's definitely something valuable! Even someone as high-ranking as the leader of the Moon Eclipse Demon Hunter Association wouldn't necessarily have one!"

"I'd bet that the entire Dorey City doesn't have an advanced spiritual treasure! Only large cities like the imperial capital might have them. I can't believe one would appear in the Nightmare Wasteland!"

Upon hearing Uncle Du's explanation, Iris's mouth dropped open in shock, amazed at how valuable an advanced spiritual treasure was!

Viktor, standing nearby, asked in surprise, "If it's that precious, doesn't that mean it's worth tens of thousands of gold coins?"

Uncle Du sneered, "Gold coins? If someone were to buy it, they might have to pay tens of millions of gold coins, and there would still be people willing to pay that price!"

"But the problem is, this kind of treasure can't be measured by money. Even if someone offered money, no one would sell it!"

The leaders of the associations, too, were now completely shaken by the golden light.

Any one of their associations, if they were to acquire an advanced spiritual treasure, would see their status rise dramatically.

Because of this, they were now starting to understand Ed's behavior.

"I think I now understand the logic behind Ed's actions. The reason they went inside, even knowing there was a ghost spirit, was because of the advanced spiritual treasure!"

The leaders of the associations quickly connected the dots, and one of them added:

"I just thought of another possibility, and it seems highly likely! When Ed walked out of the wooden house unscathed, it was clear he hadn't encountered the ghost spirit."

"Could it be that the reason he didn't encounter the ghost spirit is that it wasn't in the wooden house?"

These words sent a shock through everyone!

Ghost spirits are afraid of sunlight, and under normal circumstances, they don't wander around; they usually stay in the place where they were born.

But on rare occasions, a ghost spirit can leave its birthplace and travel elsewhere!

However, the chances of that happening are extremely low!

But this was nearly the only explanation that could account for Ed's series of actions.

In an instant, even Reve started to feel uneasy.

Because if that were the case, it meant Ed had found an incredible treasure!

"How could it be such a coincidence? No way," Reve muttered to himself.

The reason he was feeling unsettled was that discovering an advanced spiritual treasure could also be a good thing for him. After all, the strongest association in this competition was his own Moon Eclipse Demon Hunter Association!

If the Moon Eclipse Demon Hunter Association made it here and found the advanced spiritual treasure, then it would, of course, belong to them!

"Damn it, the one-eyed leader is so cautious. I bet he won't approach the center area!"

"I've missed out on a huge opportunity!"

Reve felt a pang of regret!

The leaders of the other associations were equally heartbroken!

Who could have imagined that the most valuable treasure in this competition would end up being casually picked up by an individual Hunter?

Suddenly, the portal fluctuated again, and new auras appeared!

Two vague human-like figures suddenly materialized in front of everyone, revealed through Kuroiwa's hunter's senses!

The association leaders immediately widened their eyes.

"This aura... it's human! Two people are approaching!"

"They must be other contestants—could they be from one of the associations?"

"Could it be from our association? If they can discover this place, that would be amazing!"

For a moment, the leaders, who had been feeling heartbroken, were suddenly filled with renewed energy, all hoping that the newcomers were from their own association!

The audience's nerves were also on edge.

Is there more to this?

As the figures continued to draw nearer, the next moment, everyone in the arena saw that the two people had arrived beneath the Moonshadow Stone!

When they saw who it was, everyone was stunned!

It was Brown and Brian!

Two young men in armor. One of them had a clearly visible sword scar on his face, the same one left during the recent challenge.

It was undoubtedly them!

Instantly, the other association leaders, who had been excited just moments ago, were left utterly shocked, almost choking on their frustration.

"It's Moon Eclipse Demon Hunter Association that found it first!"

"Damn! If they're here, does that mean the advanced spiritual treasure belongs to them?!"

"Now Ed is in trouble. What should have been their lucky find is now going to belong to Moon Eclipse Demon Hunter Association!"

A chorus of sighs echoed through the room.

But Reve, on the other hand, became excited and sat up straight.

"This is great! It's my people!"

...

In the video, Brown and Brian were slowly approaching the wooden house from another direction.

The two had actually decided on a whim to come here. They had been hunting prey a few hundred meters away.

Suddenly, they noticed the outline of a village not far off!

Realizing they had reached the center of the Nightmare Wasteland, they decided to satisfy their curiosity and take a look.

Brian, holding a special black stone in his hand, lowered his voice and said, "Brown, be careful. Let's check this place out and see if there's any valuable prey. If we find something too strong, we'll pull back immediately."

Brown nodded. Just then, his expression suddenly changed.

"Wait a minute, I sense there are other people here!"

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