Monster Pet Evolution

by Stayrr

Three years ago, the animals and plants on Earth underwent crazy and unexplainable changes that included transformations, reversions, and the addition of otherworldly species. And it was the start of a brand-new type of profession in the new generation of humanity – Monster Trainers, people who specialized in taming monsters. On his 18th birthday, the protagonist of the story, Gao

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Chapter 681: The Giant Beast of Time

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

"I would understand if it was the Chief of the Douwen Sect, but why does it have to be you! The court has treated you well; why did you betray it?" A giant blood dragon was nestled in the sky. With two horns on its head and a red and white pair of wings, it perched on a blood-red cloud with its dragon claws hidden under its belly.

A dragon with wings was a flying dragon, but a dragon nonetheless. It was a Blood Sea Dragon, a potent beast!

The Poisonous Killer Star Beast quietly looked at the Blood Sea Dragon and smiled sadly. "What does this have to do with you? You should have just stuck to being a general. Now, you'll have to die. Next year today will be the anniversary of your death."

After speaking, the Poisonous Killer Star Beast's wings shook, and its blade-arms released a ray of light. The field wasn't completely released but settled on the surface of its body. The poison field transformed into a dark green armor that fully covered the surface of its body, except for its arms.

Kill! The Blood Sea Dragon glared. Its tail smashed forward from behind it, like a pillar collapsing from heaven.

The space trembled, and shadows fell. Even a mountain could have been detonated by this swipe.

The Poisonous Killer Star Beast lowered its wings and abruptly dropped more than 30 feet in the space to avoid the sweep of the dragon's tail, which was dangerously cutting through the vanity space in a beautiful arc.

The Poisonous Killer Star Beast had a glint in its eye. It suddenly drew out a power shadow play from its two wings and dashed towards the Blood Sea Dragon.

The Blood Sea Dragon lifted his head, red light shooting from its eyes. Red light burst forth, two lines of blood streamed downwards.

The Poisonous Killer Star Beast's body twisted and slid past, avoiding the lines of blood. Unexpectedly, the Blood Sea Dragon turned its head, and the lines of blood continued like two long swords stabbing down. In an instant, the Poisonous Killer Star Beast's wings were torn by the line of blood!

"Ow—" The Poisonous Killer Star Beast let out a horrifying cry, but at the same time, rushed in front of the Blood Sea Dragon and released poisonous gas from its bloated abdomen. It was blown directly in Blood Sea Dragon's face.

The Blood Sea Dragon was shocked to the core. Although it closed its mouth and nose, not breathing, all the poisonous gas in the space seeped into its skull through the scales on its face. The Blood Sea Dragon immediately had several hallucinations and saw stars. It was as though it had been whacked by a stick.

Aside from multi-colored lights, the dragon could see nothing else. Its ears buzzed, and it could vaguely hear some sounds, but the sounds were like a dream, sounding far away. Although its six senses weren't completely lost, they were almost gone.

The general's heart was in a crazed state. This creature was a high-explosive assassin. He had managed to lure it closer with great difficulty and had thought it would be a close battle between both monsters, but he hadn't expected a slew of poison in their first encounter! Even though the Blood Sea Dragon had been to hundreds of fights, it had been blindsided.

The Poisonous Killer Star Beast now had a fierce glint in its eyes; the time had come. Even though close combat wasn't its forte, it had chosen to deify its blade-arms when it became a Quasi God, so the sharpness of the arms could definitely cut off this dragon's head.

The knife sparkled, then the dragon was beheaded. Blood poured out like a waterfall from its chopped neck, the flood of blood landing in the city. Some familiars weren't able to escape in time and were sprayed, and they were immediately melted by the blood that landed on them.

"Killed?" The Lightning Marquis of the Ominous Thunder Tribe was shocked. He had thought the fight would fight last for a while, but it was over in a flash.

"It's not dead." Gao Peng looked out of the window. Although the Blood Sea Dragon had its head cut off and was seriously injured, it wasn't dead.

After seriously injuring the Blood Sea Dragon, the Poisonous Killer Star Beast wanted to completely take down its target and dashed towards the fallen head of the Blood Sea Dragon to annihilate it.

"The audacity." Suddenly, there was a brilliant flash of light in the sky.

On the horizon, there were fast approaching silver stars. "Time Pivot." Everyone's vision was blurred. The next moment, a very sharp needle-like atmosphere descended, and everyone felt as though they were being pricked painfully.

Bam!! Ten seconds later, the shadow of a long white flash of lightning lingered over the sky. The crowd turned and saw the Poisonous Killer Star Beast nailed to the city wall with a platinum spear. Its head was pierced with the spear, and the end of the spear was quivering.

Green blood dripped from its wound to the foot of the city wall, corroding a large pit in the ground.

This change of events stunned everyone. One moment, the Blood Sea Dragon had been beheaded, and the next moment, the Poisonous Killer Star Beast was nailed to the wall with a spear.

A platinum shadow appeared above Rock City. It was a large, burly beast with a stout body and thick wings on its back. It seemed like a block of giant granite, but its skin was pure white and made of white jade.

Damn… Why did I suddenly use so much time power? The Grand Jade Heavenly Beast gasped for breath. Though the Time Pivot required a large amount of time power, it was never in such horrifying amounts.

This feeling… could only be felt when the Grand Jade Heavenly Beast used it in the presence of its father. In fact, the principle of Time Pivot was very simple; it could instantaneously freeze time in a large area, with itself as the center.

In the frozen time field, it could move freely, and all the damage and actions caused during this period would be established at the end of the Time Pivot, but this move also consumed a lot of time power! And in the vicinity of the suspended time, the higher the precept and amount energy, the more time power would be consumed.

It was like walking in air, in water, in a cement field, or in stone. Each consumed a very different amount of energy. Walking in the air was the easiest. This was the effect when all the familiars within the vicinity of the Time Pivot could be suppressed with ease. It was like a father beating his son. But if one walked in a stone… one may find his or herself forced to stop by the stone. The Poisonous Killer Star Beast, though fierce, wasn't at a level that required this amount of effort, unless there were other, stronger things in the area!

The Grand Jade Heavenly Beast clenched its fist, vigilantly scanned all directions, stretched out its right arm, seized a platinum spear, and shook fiercely. The Poisonous Killer Star Beast's body split in an instant.

"We have trouble. This is a Time-attribute familiar, and the weapon in this fellow's hand is also a divine artifact," Fatty Big Sea warned solemnly from within Gao Peng's heart.

"Got it," Gao Peng replied. He had seen the attributes of the platinum spear, a golden artifact with a gold precept rule of 6.7 percent.

"And it should be aware of our existence," Fatty Big Sea revealed the bad news. "It likely used its time ability just now. You may not know this, but over 90 percent of all time abilities are affected by the environment. I have three artifacts, and I'm a Quasi God, so its chest may feel a bit tight right now…"

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Chapter 682: Grand Jade Heavenly Beast

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"That is to say, its time ability is affected by the presence of strong entities around it, so are they like some powerful magnetic field?" Gao Peng seemed to have thought of something.

"Magnetic field? What's that?" Fatty Big Sea had never heard of a magnetic field, but what Gao Peng said made sense. "It should be just as you said."

Gao Peng was deep in thought over whether that was truly the case. A Time-attribute familiar that was prone to bullying the weak and fearing the strong?! When facing someone weaker than it, it was like a father, but in the face of a creature stronger than itself, it wilted.

Yu Chao Sheng looked around and finally fixed his sights on the city's moat. If the powerful opponent chose not to show itself, he couldn't take it out in the dark. For now, he couldn't tell if these were his friends or enemies, whether they were left behind by the Douwen Sect or strong opponents eyeing the Douwen Sect's treasure.

Considering the situation, they were unlikely to be in the surrounding mountains or forests. It was more likely for them to be within the Rock City at his feet. At this point, Yu Chao Sheng had also recovered a lot of energy, and he quietly recited in his head, "Time Pivot." The time freeze enveloped the entire Rock City.

Yu Chao Sheng took a short step forward. People who didn't know about this ability would think that it was a spatial attribute.

Sure enough, the people were in the city… But they hadn't made any moves, which was best. After all, there was a seriously injured fellow there. Yu Chao Sheng glanced at the decapitated Blood Sea Dragon and remained on guard as he placed its head and body together. Soon, the head and body were reconnected.

Sitting by the window on the first floor of the inn, Gao Peng raised his head and could see the Grand Jade Heavenly Beast floating in the sky. It was flying high, with no fear of the cold.

Gao Peng bent his head and added more food to his plate, enjoying his meal.

[Monster Name: Grand Jade Heavenly Beast

[Monster Level: Level 97 (Quasi God)

[Monster Grade: Legendary/Legendary

[Monster Attributes: Time

[Monster Territory: Time Suspension Field

[Deification Part: Limbs and Torso

[Monster Ability: Body of Time Level 10, Organic Divine Force Level 8, All Element Resistance Level 7, Gravitational Manipulation Level 8

[Special Characteristic: Stone Arm (Deified right arm that gives it indestructible power and a magical right hand.

Passive Effect 1: Right-Hand Power Level 1

Passive Effect 2: Increased Right Hand Explosive Strength

Active Effect 3: Effectiveness: the deified right arm is lethal and has a strong defensive force. When the active effect is activated, the defensive power of the right arm's exterior will greatly increase.

Gravitational Manipulation (A special gift that belongs exclusively to the Heavenly Beast family, allowing them to manipulate natural gravitational force.

Passive Effect 1: The Grand Jade Heavenly Beast can freely manipulate gravity and apply gravitational force to any object.

Tips: The Grand Jade Heavenly Beast has gravity manipulation ability relative to its own level. In this case, the current level is 8.)

[Monster Description: A special creature that also has the power of borrowed time after absorbing the traces of sun and moon essence over a long period, in the eyes of some, they are the spokesmen that represented the great power of time in this world. They have strong power and extremely long lives.

[Advancement Route to Mythical Grade: 1. Blood Evolution (Grand Jade Heavenly Beast) 2. Dark Evolution (Inferno Heavenly Beast)

This creature was very capable. It was not only at a good grade but also had a divine artifact.

It was fine if he was still alone, as he had six additional burdens. Gao Peng made up his mind to not stand out. With this thought, Gao Peng hid directly in the familiar space with Fatty Big Sea.

Yu Chao Sheng searched for a while, then tried to use his ability. At that moment, the obstacle that made him feel like he was trying to move through a marsh had disappeared. Taking a deep breath, even though he wasn't certain if the opponent had left or was keeping the beast away, it at least looked like there was no ill intent…

At night, some of the people who had escaped through the secret passage in the city's main mansion were captured alive in military barracks outside the city. Two days later, the troops stationed outside the Rock City withdrew. The ruins of the city's main mansion had also been searched many times by various people, both secretly and not so secretly.

At night, the atmosphere in Rock City was unsettling. On the streets, pedestrians were rushing about. Traces of the previous war had filled the city with scars. The collapsed houses and caved-in roads were reminders that lingered. Pain and sadness were the new sounds of Rock City.

"Woo, woo, woo!" Clang, clang. The streets and alleys were full of mourning armies. Some also wore white scarves on their heads, held high white flags, and carried an object that resembled a coffin behind them. At the front, a mourner was playing the flute while sorrowful wails echoed sharply in the night sky.

In the air, patches of colorful round paper floated down from the sky like snowflakes; although this was a different world, there were similarities between the customs of Earth and other realms.

Gao Peng stood quietly by the second-floor window and looked at everything. He didn't know why, but he felt like the air was a little chilly. Looking up at the sky, it was still June, so even the nights shouldn't have been that cold.

On the road, several staggering figures in the procession were pushed out. Gao Peng's eyes stared at the people who were kneeling in the street. They all had black hair, brown eyes, and jaundiced, thin faces.

The mutated wouldn't appear yellow-skinned even if they were suffering from a famine—they merely became greenish-brown like dead people. The wrinkles on their faces would overlap like ravines, causing them to resemble old zombies.

"Prepare to be sacrificed to the netherworld," someone said loudly.

"The sacrifice begins now!"

"Start!"

Gao Peng's face changed slightly, but he didn't rush out. How can there be human beings here? Were they exposed? No, if they were exposed, word wouldn't have spread so quickly. He hadn't received any information in Rock City, but it looked as though these people weren't surprised by the existence of these terrestrial human beings. Rather, it seemed that they were used to it.

Ding, ding, ding. The bell struck, and the mourning procession gathered at the crossroads.

Coffins were laid on the street. Each family offered two or three living people as a sacrifice who were then tied up and placed in the middle of the intersection. Gao Peng continued to observe these developments.

Ding, ding. The bell rang again.

The coffins trembled slightly and quietened. After a long time, quiet was restored save for the wind. Above the crossroads, a gloomy black light appeared in space, like a thick fog.

Gao Peng sniffed and got a whiff of a rotten and decaying stench. The smell was familiar. Where had he smelled it before? After thinking for a moment, Gao Peng suddenly stopped tapping his fingers on the edge of the window.

It was the stench of the Ten Mahayana Netherworld!

A rotten, bubbling corpse-like giant hand reached out of the dark fog and grabbed at the intersection. Bang! The giant hand grabbed nothing, but the dozen people trapped in crossroads had disappeared from where they were.

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Chapter 683: Hades

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The giant white hand caught air, its palm hitting the ground. Rocks jabbed out of the earth irregularly while the ground cracked and split. Its five fingers twitched slightly.

With a splitting noise, a crack appeared on the back of the hand, giving way to a jet-black eyeball. Why is our food gone?

Everyone's expressions changed.

"Where's the sacrifice?"

"This is bad. The sacrifice is gone."

"I beg Your Grace's forgiveness." Everyone prayed for the forgiveness of the one behind the black fog.

The giant white hand wiped itself on the floor carelessly. Dust flew, but the uneven ground was smoothed out with a single brush. Only cracks remained in the now-smooth floor. With two fingers, the hand gestured to the crowd at the side.

A pale, beardless young man with a hint of blue on his ears crouched on the ground. He narrowed his eyes and inspected his surroundings. Suddenly, he saw two giant fingers come down like columns, then an angry voice rang out. "Don't take my father!"

"Qiu Chou!!"

Moo— The enormous, long-haired, black bulls with curved horns from the send-off parade puffed out two wisps of white smoke from their nostrils. This mist congealed into a translucent knife that slashed down with a rumble, cutting the two fingers. The person the fingers had picked up also fell onto the ground.

Having lost two fingers, the giant hand was furious. It waved around madly in the air, the three remaining fingers tearing down the walls.

"Fang Yan, what did you do?!" The tribe elder was appalled. "Do you know what crime you've committed?"

The boy named Fang Yan struggled to push himself off the ground, but his legs were numb from kneeling for too long. "You're frightened of this trash?" Fang Yan mocked. "I think you've been kneeling for so long that you think everything's above you. How pathetic."

Gao Peng couldn't help but give a thumbs up. This guy had guts. A dozen or so people trembled behind Gao Peng. They stood in a group, secretly eying Gao Peng from behind. He was their savior, but they didn't know the fate that awaited them.

Gao Peng turned to glance at these people and asked, "Where are you from?"

They hadn't expected that question from Gao Peng, so they hesitated for quite a while, looking at each other. Finally, one person said softly, "Your Grace, I'm from the Huo Tang Tribe."

"What the hell are you saying?!" The person next to them tugged his arm, their voice full of anxiety. These Mutated Tribe people were rotten! Who knew if this was a scheme to deceive them and find out their tribe's location, then capture them all in one move. It wasn't like that had never happened before.

The Huo Tang Tribe… Gao Peng fell deep into thought. He was certain that the Huo Tang Tribe didn't exist in the list of ancient tribes. If he wasn't lying, then the people from the Huo Tang Tribe aren't on our side. They're natives of Jiutian Shidi, too. They had a common ancestor with the ancient tribes and Earth Star.

Looking at these people's conditions, it seemed like their circumstances weren't good. They might not even have the freedom to do as they will… In a stringent world like this, it was impossible to move a single step without power. One couldn't even make it out of the streets.

On the other side, Fang Yan's familiar, Qiu Chou, struck the white hand nonstop. The hand looked fierce, but fell back under Qiu Chou's attacks. Soon, the hand withdrew itself.

"Wah—" A baby's cry came from behind the black mist. The area enveloped by the black mist suddenly increased as lightning struck within the fog. Everyone around knelt down, praying for Hades' forgiveness.

The tribe elder suddenly became confident after he saw Hades and loudly yelled at Fang Yan, "Fang Yan, you've disappointed us. The one who came out today was Hades' beloved son, not the great Hades himself. Now, you've angered him. How are you going to beg for his forgiveness? You're putting everyone else in danger!"

A large black and red door slowly appeared within the mist. On the door were two massive eyeballs. They rolled downwards, bloodshot with wrath and hostility. "How dare you hurt His Grace's only son! You'll pay for it with your life!"

Then the enormous door opened. From the pitch-black gap came a vast amount of black mist. The black mist covered the sky, and a dark wind roared. The entire Rock City was like hell.

A large hand reached out from the door. The hand was extremely big, wearing a red robe. Evil spirits, demons, ghost soldiers, and hell judges were embroidered on the robe's sleeves. The hand's fingers were blue, its nails black as ink.

Gao Peng was puzzled. Why was this Hades' aura so faint? It was a Saint-tier specter. He had thought it would at least be a God, but this guy's aura was only at the peak of the Saint tier. However, glancing at everyone else in the city, they had even weaker auras, not even Saint-tier. What a bunch of wimps.

The hand that stuck out of the door first inspected its surroundings cautiously. Then, after finding it had no formidable opponents, it gave a sigh of relief.

Rumble! The realm spread out from its palm, turning the area around the crossroads into a living hell. All of the houses and pots disappeared, leaving only a barren field. Only some Skeletal Hand Trees were growing here and there.

"I'm Hades of Rock City. How dare you offend God's envoy? You ought to be—" The voice halted abruptly, and the realm shattered. Shrill cries came from behind the black and red door.

"I'm sorry, spare me, ahh…" The voice was very familiar; it was Hades's voice. Everyone looked at one another, unsure of what to do. A while later, the giant door shattered. A silhouette that floated in the air dove into the sky and disappeared in the horizon, leaving behind only the battered door.

Gao Peng took a deep breath, then turned and walked out of the room. "Let's go, we're leaving the city."

Bai Hai Xuan came in bringing a bunch of new clothes, head covers, and bamboo hats to distribute. Gao Peng said, "Follow me if you want to leave the city."

Half an hour later, a group of people left Rock City. They stood on a hill against a cool wind, looking at the dark mountains in the distance. Someone's eyes reddened as they said, "Thank you."

"Thank you."

"Thank you, boss."

They all knelt down. Whether sincere or not, at least at this moment, they showed their good intentions.

"What do you plan to do? You have no familiars, and your identities are problematic. Even if the people from the city don't come after you, you won't make it out of this forest," Gao Peng said coldly. It was harsh, but it was the truth.

They looked at Gao Peng. They weren't smart, but they weren't stupid either. If Gao Peng was saying this, he had to have a solution.

"Take me to your tribe." Gao Peng smiled. "I'll protect you."

The crowd buzzed. Gao Peng saw that they weren't convinced and nodded. "If I wanted to kill you, I would've done it earlier. I have no malicious intentions towards your tribe."

"Take him there," someone suddenly said.

The others stirred, turning around to look at the person who had spoken. It was a dark-skinned elder with white hair. He was old but in good spirits and seemed to be of high standing. Everyone else gave their tacit approval.

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Chapter 684: Encirclement

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Crunch, crunch. The sound of wilted leaves being stepped on could be heard in the distance. A tall skeleton walked over with long strides, its body covered by an ink green robe. Eerie orbs flickered around it.

"Master, we didn't fail you." Dumby knelt with one knee on the ground, its right hand on its chest.

"You did well." Gao Peng nodded. Gao Peng didn't inquire further about what had happened to that Saint-tier specter, but if Dumby was there unscathed, it had probably been completely absorbed by Dumby in order to strengthen its territory.

The people were stirred by the strong tension brought by the familiar. Right then, they were defenseless and without familiars. Naturally, they were scared when they saw other monsters and familiars.

Upon seeing Gao Peng glance his way, the elder bowed and made to kneel, but Gao Peng raised him up. "You don't need to do that."

"I believe you're a good person and have no malicious intentions toward us. Our Li Tribe always remembers our friends and enemies. We certainly won't return your kindness with ingratitude." The elder was overcome with emotion.

Gao Peng took out a map of the entire Empyrean area. Of course, it was only a crude sketch. Much of the map only had rough regions marked out, such as the Northern Lands, Southern Desert, Land of Ruins, and so on.

What was worth noting was that Mingyu Country took up a fifth of the territory on the map, while the neighboring Withered Country took up a sixth of the territory. On this map, Mingyu Country was the center of the world. For people who had never traveled outside their country or had only traveled to neighboring countries, this map was the entire world.

The elder studied the map for a bit with his cloudy eyes, then pointed in a direction with his gnarled finger. "It's around here."

At night, Gao Peng's group slept. On the other side of the woods, the ground was swept clean. Dead leaves and branches were swept to the side, and people squatted together, discussing something. They were very quiet, sometimes not even talking, but writing on the ground with their fingers. On the branches overhead, an invisible Dragon Ant silently watched the scenes below, reading every character they wrote.

"Master, that was the entire contents of their conversation." Dragon Ant crouched to the side, its voice resounding in Gao Peng's mind.

Gao Peng leaned on the trunk behind him and looked into the distance with narrowed eyes as if in a daze, when in fact, he was quietly listening to everything the Dragon Ant said.

Those people's writings were similar to the Oracle Bone Script, mixed with characters from the Mutated Tribe script. Gao Peng knew some Oracle Bone Script and was fluent in the Mutated Tribe's language, so with a bit of guessing, he understood what they were discussing.

Over the past few days, the tribe people followed Gao Peng by day, then rested at night. Gao Peng's crew didn't need sleep, but the normal people with them needed to rest.

After listening to the Dragon Ant recite what they had talked about that night, Gao Peng digested the information. He had thought that only Mutated Tribe people remained in Jiutian Shidi. He hadn't expected to see… his own tribe.

He simply considered them the same tribe, with the same black hair, the same red blood. If it wasn't for this reason, Gao Peng wouldn't have secretly rescued them. Through their conversations in these past few days, Gao Peng learned they still had tribes in the south.

Although he didn't know how strong these tribes were, from what Gao Peng had seen in the past few days, the Mutated Tribe's people fought amongst themselves so recklessly that they probably weren't threatened by any outside dangers. These tribes were likely not strong; they just had the advantage of location. Otherwise, they wouldn't have been oppressed like this.

While Gao Peng pondered, aggressive auras rose around him and blocked Gao Peng from the front and back.

"They're colluding with the Red-Blooded Slaves."

"They even saved the Red-Blooded Slaves in Rock City. Maybe these people are Red-Blooded Slaves in disguise."

Gao Peng paused his steps, looking around.

"See if you recognize them." A shadow was tossed out, crashing to the ground. It was missing a hand, its cheeks and clothes stained with blood. Gao Peng's heart skipped a beat when he saw this person.

It was one of the people in the ten, Pi Di. He had left the team to move on his own at Fallen Star City. Pi Di raised his head on the ground. Dead leaves stuck to the wet blood on his cheeks. Shame, guilt, pain, resolution—layers of emotions filled his eyes.

He quickly lowered his head again, repressing his voice. "I recognize them… They're from my tribe. I've told you everything, and you agreed to spare my life."

"Hmph, as expected from you lowly Red Bloods. Instead of behaving in that barren Southern Desert, you come to my Mingyu Country to wreak havoc," said a prideful voice.

Three silhouettes surrounded Gao Peng's crew in a triangular formation. No matter which way they tried to run, they'd be stopped from two directions, then attacked from behind. The three powerful auras were all above Saint-tier. Quasi God!

The overbearing aura made it hard for everyone besides Gao Peng to move, as if a mountain was on their heads.

This is bad… Gao Peng hadn't expected his identity to be exposed so soon, but it was meaningless to blame anyone at this point. The priority now was to find a way to escape. They were within the Mingyu Country borders. If he fought for too long, he could attract the attention of more entities.

Moreover, Gao Peng wanted to find out if the God-tier monster trainer from Mingyu Country had appeared. He wasn't very concerned by the three Quasi God-tier trainers, as they didn't threaten him, but Gao Peng had never fought against a God-tier familiar before. According to Fatty Big Sea, it was extremely horrifying.

A great fog rose in the air. The thick white fog covered the sky, enveloping everything within a 600-mile radius.

"Hmph, where do you think you're going?" With an angry roar, rays of golden light radiated from a golden territory, splitting through the fog.

In the blink of an eye, the fog was split open. Everyone besides Gao Peng was gone. Floating beside Gao Peng was a little glowing silver jellyfish, as well as a bighead carp on the left.

"Those people have been taken by the jellyfish into its space."

"He's trying to run."

The three people deducted Gao Peng's plan from the lingering Power of Space in the air and Gao Peng's actions. Pi Di was a little far from Gao Peng, so he continued to lie on the floor. Squish. A giant blue palm fell to crush him into a paste.

On the left was a lion-headed deer-bodied familiar with blue scales on its skin. The giant palm that had just fallen was its left foreleg.

The thick aura of the water element flowed on its skin—it was a Water-type Quasi God. On its right was a Shadow-type spider Quasi God that was black all over its body except for its red eyes.

Gao Peng could feel, like pins on his back, that the creature behind him was the most dangerous. It was the Tim- type Mingyu Celestial Beast he had seen a few days ago. It held a Metal-type divine artifact spear in its right arm and was glaring at Gao Peng with hostility.

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Chapter 685: Let's End This

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Gao Peng suddenly startled awake, strong danger signals going off in his body. Instantly, he had a thought. Merge, choose a subject. Gao Peng's body turned into a shadow and disappeared in place. The next moment, a sharp spear pierced through what remained of Gao Peng's shadow, leaving a big hole where his head had been.

Fatty Big Sea's eyes turned, a hint of wrath flashing across its expression like a vexed dog. It bared its teeth. Silly was also put into the Familiar Space by Gao Peng at the same time.

A shaft whipped Fatty Big Sea's side with a crack like thunder. Bang! As if hit by an explosion, the side of Fatty Big Sea's face was flayed open, flesh flying outwards. Its fins burst at the moment of contact. Ow, that hurt!

Gao Peng merged with his familiar, so naturally, he felt the same pain. At that moment, Gao Peng felt as if his left cheek had been smashed by a thick, heavy bat. For a moment, he blacked out from the pain, but Fatty Big Sea didn't.

It flew like a rubber ball from the force of the whip and landed right in front of the Shadow-type Quasi God spider.

The Shadow spider reacted quickly, its four legs stabbed in a frenzy like pikes, its attacks a blur. The space beneath it somehow became a Shadow Swamp. Black spikes shot out madly from the shadow, the four raised legs falling down like spears. "Shadow Forest of Thorns."

Fatty Big Sea, who was shaped like a ball, was stabbed into a bloody mess by the shadow. Countless gory holes appeared in its body. It tried its best to control the water elements in the air to form an armor to protect itself, but faced with this kind of attack from a creature the same tier, it couldn't help turning into a spiked gourd.

The Water-type Quasi God didn't come at them, but it opened its mouth, and unleashed an extremely concentrated water blade that rotated at lightning speed and was harder than metal. The temperature of the cold water element was extremely low, capable of turning the enemy into an ice block with a single touch. The rotating water blade that followed could turn the frozen enemy to dust.

It was accumulating power, waiting to kill Fatty Big Sea in a single shot the moment it showed any weakness. Fatty Big Sea, who was being kicked around like a ball, narrowed its eyes and went with the current, allowing the countless Shadow Spikes to pierce it, only tumbling to avoid the Shadow Quasi God spider's legs.

It seemed a little too weak.

The Mingyu Celestial Beast's eyes showed a hint of caution and was about to warn its comrades—

When Fatty Big Sea rolled under the Shadow Quasi God and suddenly attacked!

"Roar!!!" A black darker than the shadow was going to engulf everything. Sand and rocks flew, trees were twisted and snapped by the suction, and stones on the ground flew into the dark gaping mouth. Just because a tiger was placid didn't mean it was sick!

The Water-type Quasi God was sent flying by Fatty Big Sea's tail, breaking bones in the process. It eventually smashed into a mountain in the distance. The mountain peak quaked, and dust flew up from halfway down the mountain. A crack extended from the middle of the mountain upwards until it split the entire thing in half.

From the perspective of the Shadow spider, the bigheaded carp before it suddenly grew fierce. Its mouth turned into a black hole and came down like a storm. The Shadow spider was frightened out of its wits.

The spider felt the aura of a precept. This guy has a Divine Artifact!

The soil on the ground was broken up into blocks, shooting into the enormous mouth above. Even the Shadow spider was caught off guard and swallowed in a bite.

"Die!" yelled the Mingyu Celestial Beast behind them, building up its strength for two seconds before its right arm flung out a platinum arch.

At this moment, Gao Peng and Fatty Big Sea both felt the threat of death, like a person who was kneeling on the ground watching a madman come at them with a butcher's knife.

Thump, thump, thump, thump, thump. Fatty Big Sea's heart rate multiplied, and it began to secrete hormones, activating its full potential. Its back was turned, but its fish eyes allowed it to catch a glimpse of brilliant platinum light.

Hurry, hurry, hurry, hurry up and turn around!! Fatty Big Sea growled like mad, but its body's speed could not keep up with its mind.

In the blink of an eye, the platinum spear was only 30 feet from Fatty Big Sea's head. Its sharp point pierced the air, leaving a thin black line in its wake. Fatty Big Sea's bloody left cheek was pierced by this air, and a small hole entered into its mouth.

The wound that had just healed was torn open again, blood about to spurt out. Its flesh looked like a blooming flower. The entire world slowed down at this moment, everything in slow motion.

The pain roused Fatty Big Sea. Its body couldn't stand up against a Divine Artifact right then. The only thing that could was another Divine Artifact—the Endless Reincarnation Labyrinth.

Clang! Platinum hit against gold, and the terrible impact lifted Fatty Big Sea.

Fatty Big Sea, whose body had expanded to be 330 feet wide, was sent flying by the force of impact.

Crack. The platinum spear stabbed into the Endless Reincarnation Labyrinth. The two Divine Artifacts set together strangely, making it look like a long platinum-handled golden-headed hammer.

Rumble… Dust flew. Fatty Big Sea crashed through countless trees and hills. It's not dead? The Mingyu Celestial Beast was surprised for a millisecond. If it's not dead from one strike, then let's give it another.

"Time Pivot." Time paused, and the Mingyu Celestial Beast looked at the frozen world before it with familiarity.

Dead leaves floated in the air, mud splashed up from the ground. The wind in the air, the clouds in the sky, the snapped trees, the cracks in the earth, the noisy smoke and dust—all of this was paused by this miraculous power. Even though it wasn't its first time seeing this, the Mingyu Celestial Beast gasped in admiration at this power.

But the time was limited; each minute, each second, changing everything within the time pause exhausted its power, so it needed to finish the battle in the shortest amount of time.

Carefully avoiding all obstacles, it jogged to the platinum spear in a straight line and grabbed it. It saw the end of the spear stabbed into the Endless Reincarnation Labyrinth. The Mingyu Celestial Beast was somewhat surprised: it was a Divine Artifact. No wonder it had withstood that attack.

The platinum spear seemed to be melded to this irregular golden cubic artifact. The Mingyu Celestial Beast held the two Divine Artifacts, its strength quickly drained. Its expression shifted. Its power was going too quickly, and it couldn't hold up for much longer. It was only a Quasi God, and touching Divine Artifacts with precepts exhausted it too much.

Bang. The two artifacts were separated. It hesitated for a moment, the Mingyu Celestial Beast scared to be in contact with the Divine Artifacts for too long.

Putting the Endless Reincarnation Labyrinth on the ground, it dashed toward Fatty Big Sea. Staring at the sore wound on its left cheek, it raised the spear in its hand—

And stabbed down with force! Squelch. Flesh was squeezed apart, blood seeming to want to run out. But in this paused world, blood was only pushed to the side by force. It still clung to the wound.

After piercing the flesh, a small pause. Something hard made its hand sink. This had to be its skull. It didn't know how many skulls it had pierced in these countless years, but this skull's hardness was definitely within the top three. But even then, this was it.

Let's end this.

Chapter 686: But I'm a God

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Crack. It was the sound of a shattering skull. The Mingyu Celestial Beast seemed to have heard this familiar sound, its eyes feverish. How many Quasi Gods had died at its hands?

In front of the Divine Artifact spear, the skull this creature took pride in wasn't much different from tofu. Time was the strongest attribute in this world!

The Mingyu Celestial Beast suddenly saw the Quasi God move before it. Is it my imagination? This is the power of time; who can break the Time Territory under this power?

It pushed harder with its right hand, but the platinum spear seemed to have hit something rigid and was unable to go any further.

"Hasn't your mother ever warned you, beware of male fish with gold teeth?" Fatty Big Sea's deep voice suddenly rang out.

What? The Mingyu Celestial Beast was blank for a moment. Wait, how can it speak? The Mingyu Celestial Beast snapped awake. It felt goosebumps break out on its back.

This guy… this guy, it had broken through the Time Territory!

Fatty Big Sea swung around fiercely and glared at the Mingyu Celestial Beast. Its mouth was open. Shimmering golden teeth were inside it.

"How dare you stab me? You're dead meat. I'm going to devour you."

"Plunging Waterfall Kill."

A blue pillar of water from far away disrupted Fatty Big Sea's pompous show, splashing its face. The point of the sharp water pillar wasn't smooth, but an irregular spiked shape. The spike that had traveled at super-speed let out a shrill noise, very destructive, but this water became gentle the moment it touched Fatty Big Sea's scales, its damage weakening tenfold. Of course, Fatty Big Sea's body was totally submerged in the water pillar.

The Mingyu Celestial Beast wanted to continue using Time Pivot, but the moment it activated it, it was knocked out of its condition. It felt dizzy and almost knelt to the ground. Its body couldn't withstand the powerful pressure at this point. It raised its head and gazed with astonishment at the creature submerged in the water pillar that was only growing more frightening.

With a rumble, dark clouds gathered in the sky. The water pillar became bigger and bigger, then began to flood over its invisible boundaries. Water droplets formed continuously in the air, creating a heavy downpour. Groundwater was also drawn out, flooding the earth, while water from distant rivers felt an invisible pull. It was drawn into the air as if by gravity. The downpour blurred everyone's sight, crashing waves swallowing the mountains.

The Mingyu Celestial Beast raised its left hand, its stone palm aiming at the blank space, then pressed down.

Boom! Vanity Distortion. An invisible force ripped apart the water, baring the empty river underneath. Gone? It had been there just a moment ago.

Rumble— Huge waves rose from the water in the distance. In the murky waves, a jet-black sea beast tumbled, its tail sweeping to the sky. In its mouth, it held a Quasi God familiar.

The dozens of dense rows of sharp teeth in Fatty Big Sea's mouth rotated like tiny meat grinders. If it had been any other type of monster, even a Fire-type, Fatty Big Sea wouldn't have had such an easy time beating it. But since it was a Water-type monster…

Fatty Big Sea could only grin, show its rows of packed teeth, and smile creepily. "But I am the God of the Ocean."

Squeezing inwards violently, the flesh in its mouth spurted. The wound on Fatty Big Sea's cheek also healed quickly. Turning around, its eight eyes glared at the Mingyu Celestial Beast with hostility.

The Mingyu Celestial Best looked at the blood running out of this monster's mouth; it wasn't stupid enough to think it was this monster's blood.

Whiz— In a flash, the Mingyu Celestial Beast vanished. The next moment, it appeared 300 miles away. It turned and looked at the swamp behind it but didn't dare to hesitate. It used anti-gravity on itself and instantly became a rocket that disappeared.

"Big Sea, are you all right?" Gao Peng's somewhat raspy voice rang in Fatty Big Sea's mind. He could tell something was off about the fish.

"I'm fine," Fatty Big Sea answered simply. "We have to leave quickly, otherwise it'll be troublesome if those people up there come after us."

The waves before Fatty Big Sea rolled, and it swallowed the Endless Reincarnation Labyrinth in one bite. With a flip, it shot up into the sky and flew into the distance.

Gao Peng didn't know how long Fatty Big Sea flew. In the sky, its body had returned to the original six-foot-long size. Then, with a splat, it dropped into the river and fell unconscious.

Although Gao Peng was still conscious, Fatty Big Sea's body was very strange, very unhealthy, and in terrible condition. Moving Fatty Big Sea's body by force would only worsen it. Breaking out of merging mode, Gao Peng appeared in the bottom of the lake and swallowed a big gulp of water.

A Thistle Snapping Turtle that had seen Fatty Big Sea fall into the river stealthily tried to approach it, but when it saw Gao Peng appear out of nowhere, its eyes widened, its mouth opened like that of a person, and it pulled itself into its shell with a zip.

The Thistle Snapping Turtle behind it that was only half of its size paddled towards Gao Peng excitedly but was lashed at by the big Snapping Turtle that swam in front. The little turtle crashed to the bottom of the river, its head buried in the mud on the river floor.

Gao Peng was a little anxious. He didn't know if those people would come after them, so he guessed it was better to run farther.

Therefore, he took Fatty Big Sea into the Familiar Space, where everything was static, including Fatty Big Sea's injuries. He then summoned the Dragon Ant to merge with. The Dragon Ant switched into Stealthy Flight mode and flew southwards for three days and nights. Only then did Gao Peng stop and find an obscure cave to rest in.

He summoned a glittering Silly. Silly hugged Gao Peng's neck the moment it appeared.

"Gao Peng, Silly was so scared." The little guy was still shuddering in retrospect. Three super tough guys had been staring at it; it had been scared out of its wits. The wimpy little thing loosened its tentacles after a long while and took out a bottle of juice from its Space with a tremble, but it couldn't open the cap.

"Don't be scared, Big Sea fought them off," Gao Peng said with a smile.

"I'm not scared!" Silly retorted stubbornly, but its tentacles that trembled faster than fan blades gave it away.

Silly opened the Space to release the people. Ever since promoting to the Overlord tier, Silly's Spatial Ability had been able to temporarily store living things. It was temporary because the air in the Space was limited, and there was no sunlight in there. Also, the Space was rather unstable, but they hadn't had a choice back then.

Fatty Big Sea woke once from its coma and said, "Put me in water," then fell back asleep. Gao Peng had complicated feelings when he looked at Fatty Big Sea, who was lying in the creek like a bighead carp one would find at the market. Flop.

Goldie came out of nowhere to stand behind Gao Peng. It placed its left hand on Gao Peng's shoulder and said in a deep and magnetic voice, "Gao Peng, I'm sorry for your loss."

Fatty Big Sea jumped off of its back, glared its beady little eyes at Goldie, and yelled, "What the heck do you mean you're sorry? I'm not dead!" Then it laid back in the creek with another flop. You couldn't really tell whether it was dead or alive…

Goldie wore a blank expression. It rubbed its bald head and smiled heartily. "Then you should've told us."

Fatty Big Sea didn't move in the creek and certainly didn't respond to the stupid duck.

Looking at Fatty Big Sea's dead fish impression, Goldie's smile disappeared. "Gao Peng, once I break through to Quasi God, let me go against that guy. I'm gonna beat it to a pulp!"

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Chapter 687: Three-Headed Dog

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"If you can't do it, then don't call yourself my bird." Flamy's unique hopping steps came from behind. A crowd of familiars looked at Fatty Big Sea, who was lying in the creek, each with complicated feelings.

As their master's familiars, in the past, they had always been the ones who went up against danger, but ever since Fatty Big Sea had joined… Every time Master was in a dangerous situation, he left it to Fatty Big Sea.

Of course, Fatty Big Sea was the only one who could handle those guys. This was an indisputable fact, but that was also why they felt so helpless. When the opponent was Saint-tier, they left it up to Fatty Big Sea. But after they had broken through Saint-tier, Master's opponents became Quasi God, so it was still left to Fatty Big Sea. And now Fatty Big Sea had become a paralyzed fish to save Master, so they were feeling pretty sorry about it.

"Thank you for the hard work, but from now on, you won't be fighting alone anymore."

"Your daughter barely has any feathers, I guess I'll take care of her for you… Aiyo, why are you pecking me, Bi Yuan?"

"I'll definitely avenge you."

"Now I believe you used to be a god."

"Cheep, cheep, I'll give you another bottle of juice." A miserly jellyfish poured a bottle of juice on Fatty Big Sea with heartache. Then it hid up a tree, sobbing, and licked the bottle cap. As it licked, it became happy again like an idiot…

"Will they catch up to us?" Bai Hai Xuan asked with concern.

"Don't worry, they won't catch up." Gao Peng gave him confidence. As for whether they would actually catch up… To be blunt, Gao Peng didn't even know where he was at that moment. Besides, the Dragon Ant had hidden its tracks the entire time. Unless the opponent had a Divine Artifact or God-tier familiar that excelled at tracking, they wouldn't be found.

"Okay then."

"You guys go rest. Don't burn an open fire outside, just light something small in the cave," Gao Peng said softly.

"Gao Peng, I'll catch something to eat," Goldie said excitedly.

"…You stay right where you are. Bi Yuan, ah no… Flamy, you watch Goldie." Gao Peng said to Flamy.

Flamy's feathers exploded in anger. Its fluffy feathers stood up straight, turning it into a feather ball. "Gao Peng, I thought you weren't like them. I can't believe you're as wretched as they are." Flamy was so mad it was spurting fire all over.

"Honey, calm down, calm down." Goldie went up to console Flamy, petting the feathers on its back. It's fine if you get mad at anyone else, but Gao Peng's the big boss. We can't afford to offend him.

Flamy's expression was tight, its whole body trembling. Its fluffy feathers poofed into a ball. Although it was trying its best to calm itself, its taut muscles still made its feathers stand on end.

Flowing Light had been hanging out with Moneymaker recently. Ever since the seven little ants merged, their consciousnesses hadn't disappeared—they were just sharing one body. They could go to the Dragon Ant if they wanted to communicate with each other, but Flowing Light hadn't been hanging out with Moneymaker as frequently.

You said we'd always be together, but you got taller on your own. Flowing Light felt the world's malice. It had found Moneymaker to be pretty down-to-earth.

Moneymaker and Flowing Light walked deep into the forest, shoulder to shoulder. "We'll go find something to eat." They gave Gao Peng a notice, then went off. They were active, so Gao Peng didn't stop them.

Dumby, Flamy, and Da Zi were all squatting somewhere to meditate, soaking up the free elements in the air. Because of this incident, they didn't have the heart to waste time. They wanted to put every minute and second into training.

Ever since swallowing the God's Mummy, all the familiars had made great progress; almost all of them broke through a major tier. Flamy, Goldie, Desolion, Stripey, Da Zi, the Dragon Ant, Flowing Light, and Xiao Cao all broke through to the Saint tier.

The rest, including White Paper, Moneymaker, and Silly, also reached the peak of the Overlord tier and weren't far off from the Saint tier.

Dumby was at Level 90, only one step away from Quasi God.

Deep in the forest, an eerie black fog oozed out of a dark cave. Six crimson lights glowed in the cave. Accompanied by shuffling footsteps, the six crimson lights were particularly bright in the night.

"Is this Empyrean? Oooh."

"This must be the Empyrean that Mother talked about. Even the air smells different."

"Let's eat, let's eat! Woof, woof, woof."

Flowing Light stopped its steps, looking into the distance. It sensed an odd aura.

"There's a treasure," Moneymaker whispered after sniffing the air.

Passing through the dense forest, a spacious clearing appeared in front of them. The plants in the middle of the clearing were infected and withered. A six-foot-tall, three-headed dog with luscious fur was chewing its food. The three heads fought with each other for the food, sometimes even swindling each other.

The left-most head glared at the two heads on its right. The three-headed dog's heads each had their own thoughts. They could be considered separate minds.

Although there wasn't ever a situation in which one mind tried to overtake the other two, they often schemed against each other to fight for control over the body and to make the other two its subordinates. The three scheming dog heads often bit one another's ears while the others weren't looking. Although this didn't accomplish much, they seemed to enjoy it.

The left head was pure black, like a black shepherd. Its long, narrow eyes looked violent and sinister. Its two ears were tall and pointy. Sharp fangs peeked out of the corners of its mouth.

The right dog head was pure white, kind of like a chow chow. It was prideful and fierce. It was the head that was raised the tallest out of the three.

The middle dog head was black and white. It was also the one with the most expressions. Its brow bone was raised, and its blue and red eyeballs looked rather extraordinary.

"What is this?" Flowing Light had never seen this monster before. A three-headed dog—it looked kind of tasty.

"This is a three-headed dog." Unlike Flowing Light, Moneymaker believed in the merit of rich academic knowledge as a qualified treasure-hunting familiar. It had consulted with the well-read Master Dumby about many subjects and had learned Chinese characters, plus read many books.

"How do you know?" Flowing Light was doubtful.

"You should read more. I saw it in a book," Moneymaker advised Flowing Light. It thought Flowing Light looked at it in a different way than other familiars, so it had an indescribable attitude towards it.

It was only a defenseless treasure-hunting mouse. It had to get on good terms with these combat masters.

"It took so much effort for us to come to Empyrean. Should we wander around a little more?" asked the pure black dog head.

"I don't know… Mother will be very mad if she finds out," the pure white dog head said with hesitation.

"Mother loves us so much. The worst she'll do is shut us in a dark cabin for a couple of days. Don't you smell the aroma of food in the air?" The black dog head grinned.

"Woof, woof, woof, woof, woof—" Without waiting for the white dog head to speak, the middle black-and-white dog head's eyes lit up when it heard the word "food."

The creature howled excitedly and dashed forwards in ecstasy.

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Chapter 688: Three-Headed Hellhound

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Rumble, clash, rustle. There were loud noises in the forest, the sounds spreading out like straight arrows. They attracted the attention of many monsters in the forest.

Of course, this might also have been a good thing for the three-headed dog, because the monsters in this forest didn't have very high ranks… Of course, this was excluding Gao Peng's familiars.

The three-headed dog excitedly tore into the prey in front of it, all three of its mouths red with blood.

"It's too noisy. It's not good to startle those people." Floating Light found itself an excuse to hide its self-preservation.

Looking to the left, the excited biggest head, Big Fool, was gnawing on the food, Second Fool was silently tearing out the internal organs, and the White Good Looker sighed, "I guess we should head back. Mother will be really angry if we don't return. I can feel the hidden danger. We should leave quickly."

"Third Fool, you're still so timid." The Big Fool glanced at it.

"My name is White Good Looker! Don't call me Third Fool!" White Third Fool burst out angrily. "I'm different from you two fools—I was born smarter than you. Don't insult me with such a horrid name."

"Woof, woof, woof." Second Fool, who was in the middle, excitedly licked and salivated all over Big Fool and White Good Looker. It then dashed forward, barking, and interrupted the dispute between the two heads.

Just ahead, a black beetle was squatting dejectedly on a blue stone. In the eyes of the three-headed dog, Floating Light was just a big beetle. Although the beetle looked slightly strange, there were plenty of strange looking things around.

"Even after sensing our aura, this guy still dares to blatantly stand before us. This guy cannot be underesti—" the black hound on the left said in a deep voice.

"Whoever finds it, gets to eat it first," Second Fool excitedly interrupted the black hound head.

At this stage, Second Fool had dominant control of the body of the three-headed dog. It had veto power. So long as it made up its mind, it could control the body's behavior.

"Foolish recklessness." Floating Light coldly looked at the three-headed dog. In its eyes, this dirty hell creature had a total of 37 bloodlines, and each bloodline could easily be ripped apart. In its eyes, everything in the world had bloodlines, so there was nothing that couldn't be cut off!

The sickle, which glowed in the darkness, was lightly touched, and at the last moment, 90 percent of its force was retracted. The remaining force spread in the air and landed onto the three-headed dog.

Haha. If other creatures were able to view the bloodline through Floating Light's eye, they would have clearly seen the flesh and blood flying around along with the fur torn in a straight line along the wound in the bloodline.

It spread from the three dogs' throat to their abdomen and finally stopped between their legs. The three-headed dog stopped; two strands of cold sweat appeared on each of their foreheads. They took a step and a huge wound tore upward from their abdomen. If they took two more steps, all their internal organs would fall out.

"Tonight's dinner is on the table: dog meat roll. A dog's private area is immensely nutritious, so Moneymaker should like it very much." An imperceptible smile appeared on Floating Light's face.

"I don't need nutrition!" Moneymaker fiercely retorted. When it came to this aspect, most male creatures were very stubborn and immensely confident.

"Damn you, Second Fool, I told you to go back, but you insisted on going forward. Now, great, we were kidnapped by two beetles!" White Good Looker, also referred to as Third Fool, complained. "Sometimes, I really wish someone would bite off your hairy head, so I wouldn't have to worry about you eventually causing my death."

"Oh, who's to blame? If you hadn't lost your brains, Second Fool would never have become our main lead."

The three-headed dogs were quarreling the entire time.

"Master, we brought back food." Gao Peng was sitting on the ground when he heard Floating Light through the Blood Contract.

Gao Peng got up and left the room. When he went out, he saw a three-headed dog despondently walking from the woods in front of him. Floating Light and Moneymaker sat on it.

[Monster Name: Three-Headed Hellhound

[Monster Level: Level 71 (Emperor-tier)

[Monster Attributes: Soul/Fire/Dark

[Monster Grade: Epic/Epic

[Monster Skills: Soul Devour Level 6, Poisonous Flames Level 5, Dark Power Control Level 5, Sharp Claws and Teeth Level 5

[Monster Weakness: Every time a skull is destroyed, some of its power will be weakened, but the destroyed head will re-grow after a certain period. However, the newly formed head will be particularly weak at first.

[Special Characteristics: Guardians (The Three-Headed Hellhound, the gatekeeper of Hell, does not have the authentic purpose of guarding hell, but this is their heritage.

Passive Effect 1: Allow the Three-Headed Hellhound to guard a certain entrance or door. When the three-headed hellhound is guarding, all its powers will be increased to some extent.

Active Effect 2: Subject to the condition that the Three-Headed Hellhound is guarding a certain place, after activation, its speed can be greatly increased.)

[Monster Description: An amazing canine dog bred in Shidi. They have three heads, each with independent consciousness, but the one that controls the body is the head in the middle.

The role of the other two heads, aside from assisting in attacking, is to serve as spares. If the main head is destroyed or seriously injured, the other two heads will compete for the position of leader, so this is a dog monster that is filled with internal fights.

"That's enough, stop quarreling. You've been quarreling all the way. Fight any more and I'll smash your heads." Floating Light impatiently knocked the head in the middle. The head in the middle immediately chickened out. The corners of its mouth opened and it let its tongue out, puffing warm air, just like a domestic pet.

The dog on the left sneered, "Smash our heads if you dare. I don't believe you could."

The dog head on the right squinted its eyes and challenged, "I don't believe it either. Smash one and show me?"

The dog in the middle heard the other double-headed creatures trying to sell it out, frowned, and was stoic for two seconds. "Woof, woof, woof!!!"

A guard dog? Gao Peng thought it was interesting. The more monsters one knew of, the more amazed one was at the wondrous work of the Creator. There were all kinds of strange monsters, from Eastern mythology, new age mythology, and others with unknown names. Now, even the Three-Headed Hellhounds from Western mythology had appeared.

Floating Light fell at Gao Peng's feet, and Moneymaker also wiggled into Gao Peng's chest. Looking at this scene, the Three-Headed Hellhound realized that this average-looking man was the real leader.

Suddenly, an eager smile appeared on its face, and the tail behind its butt wagged delightfully.

"Whoop!"

"Whoop!"

"Woof woof woof—"

Three heads rubbed against Gao Peng's pants. Looking at the three huge dog heads, Gao Peng looked at them for a while, then his face shifted to a strange expression. Why did these three dog heads look so familiar…?

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Chapter 689: Sahara

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The Three Stooges? They were like a combination of the Three Stooges, but for now, it seemed that the middle one was the dumbest, because as it was licking, it went askew and was licked the bottom of Gao Peng's feet directly.

The mud beneath Gao Peng's feet was cleaned off. The barbs on its tongue scraped the floor, and a lot of mud made it into its mouth.

It resembled a husky… Oh no, the whiskers on the side of Second Fool's mouth lifted up, its black and white cheeks were bulging, and some mud residue was dangling on its whiskers. Gao Peng watched it wolf down everything.

"Idiot, what are you doing?" Big Fool angrily said. "Don't put strange things into my stomach."

Although there were three heads, three souls and three brains, they only had one shared stomach.

Third Fool was very calm and nipped Second Fool's ears. Triggered, its head looked skyward, and it stopped moving.

Gao Peng looked at it for a moment and said ruthlessly, "Just eat it."

"Howl?"

"Woof, Woof, Woof."

"Howl."

The three heads were startled. They barked insanely while rolling on the ground, acting cute.

"Does this really work? What a disgrace."

"It must be effective. I once secretly saw Mother doing this in front of another big fellow."

Goldie came over emotionlessly and rubbed Second Fool's head with its right hand, which had a golden glow. The black and white hair on the top of its head became bald instantly.

"Gao Peng, let it be my ride!" said Goldie excitedly. "It's been changed by me."

Big Fool and Third Fool stiffened, the expression on their faces extremely odd. Their eyes shifted to stare at Second Fool's bare head, and they felt a sense of despair rise from the bottom of their hearts.

Gao Peng kept silent for a moment and thought of the Mossy Derp Husky. Maybe this is what God has sent to compensate me. "Then take care of it. If it causes trouble, I'll look for you."

"Rest assured." Goldie slapped its chest with assurance. It then sat its butt on the back of the Three-Headed Hellhound and said, "From this day on, you are the personal mount of the merciful almighty king duck. Do no evil, or otherwise, Grandpa Goldie will take your life."

"Yes."

"Noted." Big Fool and Third Fool were hypocritically flattering him, all the while thinking about a retreat, ready to find opportunities to escape.

"Give me a cool name!" Second Fool happily said.

Big Fool and Third Fool were stunned at its stupidity. They turned to look at Second Fool, this traitor, in disbelief.

Goldie murmured to itself, then slowly said, "I see you're a little like some of the exotic animals I've seen before, so I'll call you Sahara."

"Sahara." Second Fool thought about the name over and over again, and the more it heard it, the cooler it felt. It was so pleased that it ran around in the open air with Goldie on its back.

Big Fool and Third Fool were still shocked. This is the enemy! They wanted to kill us right after they caught us. How did you reach a consensus with the enemy?!

"Sir, judging from the stars, to reach our tribe, we'll need to head in that direction," the oldest old man said to Gao Peng. After the recent battle, these people's trust in Gao Peng had increased by leaps and bounds, and they looked at him with more affection.

Gao Peng nodded, then gave orders to go in the direction the old man had pointed.

"Your excellency, are you really a Quasi God monster trainer?" A weak voice was heard from the side.

Gao Peng looked down and saw a tuft of fluffy hair and two pearly black eyes. The eyes were filled with anticipation, curiosity, and hope.

"How old are you?" Seemingly moved by this gaze, Gao Peng touched the little girl's head.

"I'm eighteen years old," the little girl said, gently pouting her lips.

Gao Peng carefully looked at the little girl, who seemed very young and skeletal. It seemed like she had been malnourished for a long time. Her flesh was wrapped around bones, her cheekbones were obvious, and there was no color in her cheeks. It was a small face.

"Already eighteen, then do you have your own familiar?" Gao Peng smiled kindly.

The little girl shook her head in a hurry and thought Gao Peng was going to scold her. "No, I dare not." With that, the little girl burst into tears.

Gao Peng wore a look of confusion. Others looked around and thought Gao Peng was bullying her. It was merely Gao Peng's authority that kept them from saying much.

At times like this, I wish I was back at the tribe. Nothing else matters.

"Make more noise and I'll feed you to the dog," Goldie shouted. The little girl who had been sobbing in a low voice held her breath until her throat was sore.

"Woof, woof, woof." Sahara ran up and barked loudly, playing up its role as a fierce dog.

Originally, Gao Peng had wanted to do something nice like help her catch a familiar, but he became frustrated by her crying.

After half a month of heading south, Gao Peng hadn't seen signs of their pursuers catching up. He was relieved. Since they hadn't caught up after such a long time, chances were that they were no longer coming.

During this period, Gao Peng had grown in familiarity with these people. At the same time, another problem had emerged. The effect of the pill they had taken was approaching the deadline.

If they didn't continue taking the pills, they would be in the same state again. They now faced a choice between continuing to take the pill to maintain their mutated identities or not taking the pill to restore their original appearance. After all, for now, they were in the wilderness and didn't have contact with mutated beings, so there was no worry about exposure. More importantly, contact with the tribes under a mutated identity could lead them to more trouble, so Gao Peng and the others finally decided not to continue taking the pills for the time being.

In the dark of the night, upon waking up, Gao Peng, along with the rest of the group, had a change of appearance. Their greenish skin tone had disappeared completely, and now good-looking facial features and upright body postures had replaced it. Gao Peng and the others looked pretty good, the pride of Earth Star.

When Gao Peng showed his true appearance, the others were somewhat surprised. The oldest old man was trembling and said, "Are we really the same race?"

"Yes," Gao Peng assured the old man with certainty.

The old man was in tears. Others were more relaxed about Gao Peng. After all, there was a fellowship among people of the same race.

In this way, Gao Peng encountered many dangers. The Empyrean wilderness was fraught with danger. Even a God-level monster trainer would have their life threatened. Despite having Gao Peng's protection, a total of three people died on the journey.

These are people who were inadvertently killed by various poisonous insects and monsters with great killing power in the Empyrean. These monsters appeared so frequently that ordinary people without animal protection would have been killed instantly.

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Chapter 690: Cloud Dream Swamp

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A man spoke. "After cutting through the Cloud Dream Swamp, we'll reach the Li Tribe."

Gao Peng squinted at the vast expanse of swamp ahead. The edge of the swamp was covered with dense bubbles filled with black and gray silky strands, like tumors growing on a human body. They grew over time and burst open upon reaching the maximum size to emit a gray fog.

The gray fog dissipated into the air, and the entire swamp had a large amount of fog hovering over it. The fog obscured one's view and limited vision in the area.

"Flamy, can you see clearly?" As a mystical bird, its vision was naturally very good, but now, it couldn't see too far.

Da Zi snuck through the Blood Contract and said within Gao Peng's brain, "Gao Peng, there's a lot of anger in it." Da Zi observed the surroundings secretly as it spoke.

Gao Peng nodded. "I know." The master and servant were equally prudent.

"Are those emotions powerful?" Gao Peng asked Da Zi quietly. The more powerful the soul, the stronger the emotional fluctuations it had.

"Strong!" Da Zi nodded fiercely, and the feathers on its neck exploded.

"Can we go around it?" Gao Peng changed the topic.

"As far as I know, there's no other way. You can't fly in Cloud Dream Swamp without inviting disaster," said the old man hesitantly.

Gao Peng was very puzzled. "Disaster? Is it a curse?"

"No, I just heard the elders mention that you can't fly in Cloud Dream Swamp because there's a terrible existence in the fog."

"Can you elaborate on that?"

The old man shook his head in pity. "I'm sorry, but I only know so much. When I was captured, I was only 17 years old. I overheard many things from the adults in the tribe."

Seventeen? Gao Peng's body shook. He looked at the old man's face carefully, then hesitated and asked, "What's your age now?"

The old man seemed to know what Gao Peng wanted to say. "I'm 32 this year. I just look old."

Dark green trunks grew defiantly through the mud, and several dark-colored beetles resided on nearby branches. From time to time, the wings on their backs spread out, and a caution-worthy gas gushed from the tips of their butts. Every so often, croaks could be heard in the muddy swamp. In the shadows behind them, the parasites were well-nourished, skipping and cheering in the soil. Dead branches were half sunk into the ground, and mosquitos were gathered around rotten leaves. When someone passed, they would flock and dance in the air. The fog was swirling, and the swamp was very quiet. There were no large movements except for the sound of mosquitoes' wings and the fluttering of small creatures.

The terrain of the swamp wasn't a single form. There were flatlands, ponds, mud lands. and even lakes and hills.

"If we're lucky enough to meet the hunting warriors from the tribe, we might be able to go straight back in," someone whispered.

"Of course, that would be best," Gao Peng responded with a smile and a nod. Everyone moved very quickly, probably because Gao Peng's familiars were of high levels.

Because the levels of the beasts were high, there was a natural strength released. The average monster knew how to avoid a threat and, naturally, wouldn't look for trouble.

"Groan…" The sound of the tremors of the mountains was growing softer. The monsters hidden in the darkness seemed to notice that Gao Peng wasn't easy to deal with and had chosen to retreat.

"Hurry through its territory so that it won't chase us later," Gao Peng urged.

The monster hidden in the dark had to be a Saint-tier, which would, after all, make it the dominator of the Cloud Dream Swamp. Although there was no need to fear the monster, Gao Peng didn't want to get entangled with it and draw the attention of other monsters.

A large lake in front of them stopped Gao Peng from passing through the rotting marshland. At first glance, one couldn't see the end of it, be it to the left or the right. All views were covered by the lake before them.

Gao Peng said with a smile, "Have we left Cloud Dream Swamp?"

"I'm afraid… not." Fatty Big Sea stared at the fog on the lake. "The fog is a characteristic unique to the Cloud Dream Swamp. I can sense the big guy in the lake and the area of the lake. I'm afraid it's not small."

"Then let's go around it," Gao Peng said.

"No need to be so troublesome. You can put other people into Dumby's space, then merge with me. We'll just sneak away in the water," explained Fatty Big Sea. "As long as it isn't a god-level existence, with or without intent, they won't be able to find me in the water."

In the beginning, whenever Gao Peng merged with Fatty Big Sea, the monster was like a grumbling housewife, now, its tone was light-hearted. What a significant change.

Gao Peng put the other people away, merged with Fatty Big Sea, and quietly went into the water.

In the middle of the lake, deep at the bottom, a giant black iron shell lay at the bottom of the lake. It had to have been there for a long, long time. It was covered with moss and coral reefs on its back shell. Even mud and lush seaweed grew from the soil.

Its silhouette could only be seen looking straight down at the lake from above, calmly waiting like a behemoth hidden in the abyss. The bottom of the lake was the quietest and most peaceful part. There were no monsters to kill and no battles. Only this giant shell stood alone in its original place.

Monsters who reached a certain level of intelligence could detect the danger here. Aside from regular fish swimming through the seaweed, there were no creatures.

"No wonder there's no danger in the lake. The real danger is here," Fatty Big Sea, watching this place from afar, said to Gao Peng through the Blood Contract.

"Is that a shell?"

"That's a clam, and it has been cultivated to a very high level." Fatty Big Sea peered and said, "Gao Peng, do you want to do something big?"

"What do you want to do?"

"That nutritious clam is so big that if I eat its core crystal and meat, I can increase at least two levels." Fat Big Sea greedily stuck its tongue out from the corner of its mouth.

"You're too passive. In the past, in everything that you did, you passively accepted it, and that isn't right." Fatty Big Sea started educating Gao Peng. "You must learn to take the initiative to fight, to grab, to win! Either you die or I die, it's a fight to the end. You're just not aggressive enough."

"No monster in this world is innocent. Wolves eat sheep, the sheep graze, the grass plunders the earth. The sheep aren't innocent, and the grass isn't innocent." Fatty Big Sea grinned evilly.

"That thought isn't good. It's no wonder you landed in this state. According to you, you aren't innocent either." Gao Peng lost his smile.

"I never regretted it!" Fatty Big Sea said. "I lost because I wasn't as skilled. These years, have you heard me mention the guy who knocked down my god-level status? I only pray that he doesn't die so I can eat him myself," Fatty Big Sea said arrogantly in a clear voice.

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Chapter 691: Super-Duper Mountain Crush

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"Fine, you have your ideas, and I have mine. Do what you think is right, but don't impose your ideas on me," Gao Peng said blandly. "I have my considerations, but this is your body. I can't stop you from doing what you want to do."

Fatty Big Sea snorted. "Hypocrite."

Gao Peng shut his mouth and stopped talking. Fatty Big Sea flicked its tail and disappeared into the water.

From the bottom of the lake, a huge monster quietly rose with the aura of a Saint-level monster. After a short hesitation, the Saint-tier anaconda viciously attacked the giant clam. With a flick of its tail, the undercurrent surged. "Roar, roar, die!"

Gao Peng watched as the Saint-tier anaconda struck the ground with its tail. The earth trembled, lake water surged, the ground split, and water spilled into the cracks. The anaconda landed all its attacks on the clear ground.

Fatty Big Sea watched for a long time and smiled slyly. "It's an illusion."

This Saint-level anaconda had been driven here by Fatty Big Sea. Indeed, when Fatty Big Sea went into hunting mode, the fish's personality changed dramatically. It became calculative, cold-blooded, brutal, and patient, with all the qualities that a good hunter should have.

"The old clam isn't fully awake. The illusion is an ability that it automatically forms around its body." Fatty Big Sea appeared to be talking to itself, but was, in fact, explaining to Gao Peng.

"People who don't know would think that it's awake and not dare to continue to attack it," Fatty Big Sea said. "This guy is highly alert and will wake up quickly when there's a real threat, but a good swimmer is more likely to drown. I'll use its carelessness against it.

"Speaking of which, the Mingyu Celestial Beast left a deep impression on me. If it was here now, with its ability and the divine artifact, it would surely be able to take advantage of the old clam in its meditative state and kill it."

Gao Peng nodded since the ability of the Mingyu Celestial Beast was indeed unfathomable. As long as a creature's strength or defenses weren't much greater than its own, using the attack of its divine spear, it won nine out ten battles.

"Although I don't have gold divine artifacts, I have other artifacts with other attributes," Fatty Big Sea quipped. "Deliberate or not, Gao Peng, let me show you the greatest instantaneous power I can create."

With some reluctance, it took out the Endless Reincarnation Labyrinth. There was a gap in the side, a conical-shaped hole due to it being pierced previously. "Thankfully, these two treasures saved my life last time, otherwise I would've died." Fatty Big Sea's expression darkened. It wasn't only the Endless Reincarnation Labyrinth; even the Sea King Devouring Teeth had two cracks after being hit.

But the Sea King Devouring Teeth was under the rule of devouring. During this period, devouring many "nutritious" foods had helped Fatty Big Sea heal the cracks thoroughly. Although this Endless Reincarnation Labyrinth could absorb the energy of heaven and earth to heal naturally, without external restoration efforts, it was a relatively long process.

The Endless Reincarnation Labyrinth was flowing with strong light, and all the powers inside were trapped in the maze, imprisoned and unable to be released. Even though the labyrinth had been damaged, fortunately, that didn't seem to affect its use.

At the same time, Fatty Big Sea took out the Divine Well of Darkness from the Endless Reincarnation Labyrinth. Like droplets of sticky silk thread, the Holy Water of Darkness floated from the jar into the air. Under Fatty Big Sea's control, they coagulated into an arrow. The arrow shimmered with the frosty glow from the powers of a divine artifact. Rays of white light rose from the Divine Well of Darkness and fused with the arrow.

"What's that?"

"Artifact blessing, otherwise it would just be ordinary Holy Water of Darkness," Fatty Big Sea explained, doing two things at once. Fatty Big Sea opened its mouth to release a reverse version of the power of devouring!

Since it was able to release the power of devouring, Fatty Big Sea was naturally able to release the anti-power of devouring. However, this is no longer inclusion, but exclusion.

Of course, for certain reasons, the actual exclusion rule was better than the ability to release. But if this was likened to the exclusion rule, then it meant that Fatty Big Sea had control over the exclusion rule. Even so, Fatty Big Sea's ability in this move had reached a high level.

A repulsive force was compressed in a small area of the Endless Reincarnation Labyrinth, while regular force was constantly being applied. The power grew stronger and stronger, and at some point, the repulsive force finally reached its peak. Because of the Endless Reincarnation Labyrinth's blockage, the old clam didn't notice anything for the time being.

The power suppressed by Fatty Big Sea was beyond its control. Finally, it couldn't help it. A tiny ice-blue cold light appeared in the air, and the next moment, it turned into a shadow and disappeared from its original position.

The sleeping clam suddenly noticed the danger and woke up. Bam! The frosty blue arrows shot into the old clam.

Time stood still. One… then two seconds passed. A dreadful chill was released all around.

The undercurrent was frozen, leaving clear marks on the bottom of the lake. Blue light expanded rapidly and everything it touched became frozen. The anaconda was also captured in motion, frozen in icicles. From the outside, it looked like a small cold light had appeared in the center of the lake and then rippled outward.

The lake was frozen, causing frost to form on its surroundings. Eventually, only a large area of frozen ice remained in the center of the lake.

Similar to a cone, the area at the top was the smallest and the area at the bottom was the largest. The old clam was also frozen in the ice-capped column.

The cold current covered the lake. An unknown number of fish and shrimp monsters had probably frozen to death.

Fatty Big Sea sprang up, its body swelled to several times its original size. Gao Peng finally saw the full size of Fatty Big Sea's body, which was even bigger than the giant old clam at the bottom of the lake.

It was dark like a little hill. This wasn't an exaggerated description, but an accurate one. The size of the Fatty Big Sea's body was now comparable to a small mountain. Like an indescribable super-mammal born from the deep sea, its black-iron scales glistened with a faint cold light.

"Super-duper mountain crush!" Fatty Big Sea gave a low roar.

Eight eyes glowed with yellow light. The air exploded, and a terrifying oppressive power descended from above.

Bam! The body of the hill slammed into the center of the frozen lake. The ice was torn apart by the impact of this huge force; at the same time, everything frozen in the iceberg broke into icy shards.

Without any chance to make a sound, the Saint-level anaconda was shattered into a pile of powdery-white snow.

Even though the old clam didn't break apart, it was cracked open by the sudden multitude of powerful shocks. Ka-cha. Ka-cha.

Under the impact of the lake water, the shell disintegrated to pieces, and its snow-white flesh was exposed among the debris.

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Chapter 692: Unlimited

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After the sudden heavy blow, the old clam's surface glittered with light. A shapeless multicolored light spread in all directions.

Boom. The view in front of Gao Peng changed. The whole world suddenly changed. He could smell nature, the scent of flowers from all seasons, plus he heard the roar of airplanes and the whizzing sound of cars.

Cars? Gao Peng became alert. I must be in a dream.

With Gao Peng's realization, all the sounds and visions around his ears disappeared, and Gao Peng reappeared in the cold lake. Suddenly, the sky darkened overhead. Time seemed to be solidified and static.

When Gao Peng regained alertness, he found his chest had been pierced by a platinum spear. What the… Gao Peng felt weak all over, and his strength was seeping away.

Blood gushed out from the wound while Gao Peng lowered his head. There was a wound that was bleeding heavily where the platinum spear pierced.

Gao Peng summoned Xiao Cao to help him heal, but when Xiao Cao's milky white light shone on the wounds, there was no effect. When Saint-level healing was used on wounds caused by the Metal rule, it usually didn't have much effect. It required at least a Quasi God-level ability to have any effect.

Is this my end?

Gao Peng closed his eyes and despondently sat at the bottom of the sea, waiting for the end of his life. He felt very tired, closed his eyes, and went to sleep.

Muddleheaded, in a daze, and not knowing how long he had slept, Gao Peng suddenly woke up with an additional memory in his consciousness.

I'm Gao Peng? No, no, aren't I dead?

Voices by his ear started chattering increasingly loudly. Gao Peng opened his eyes and several nurses looked at him kindly. "It's a boy."

One of the older nurses with a fierce look came up, looking around at the attitudes of the other nurses. Her position didn't seem low. She could have been the head nurse or something of the like.

The head nurse grabbed Gao Peng's tiny hand, took a test tube from the side, and dripped a purple medicine on the back of Gao Peng's hand. Gao Peng felt a burst of pain on the back of his hand. Several nurses around him popped their heads over to look.

"Ah."

"Oh?"

"What a pity."

"Well, this is bad."

Several nurses chattered.

The voices gradually became smaller, and Gao Peng was rather tired, so he closed his eyes. Young bodies always needed more rest.

Am I traversing or reincarnating after death? Gao Peng wanted to think, but every time he deepened his thoughts, other ideas would suddenly appear and interfere with his thinking process. Slowly, Gao Peng seemed to give up his deep thinking to just live and let live.

As time went by, Gao Peng grew to understand why the nurses had shown such expressions and said those words. This was a cruel world, but also a world with distinct classes. From birth, everyone generated a number. This number represented a person's talent and status.

From birth, talent determined his life.

The numbers were 0 through 9, with 0 being the weakest, akin to mentally retarded, 3 an ordinary person, and 9 the greatest genius.

Unfortunately, Gao Peng's talent was 0. When Gao Peng first learned of the news, it was like a bolt from the blue. Fortunately, though Gao Peng had little talent, his family background was very good. His father was a senior official of the government, and his mother was also from a political family, so he had a respectable background. This saved Gao Peng from many setbacks. Of course, there were unavoidable rumors in the process.

The adults' attitudes allowed Gao Peng to ignore the naysayers and made him tougher. But he could sense his anomalies.

According to logic, a person with 0 in talent should have been the most incompetent in everything they learned, yet Gao Peng found himself learning things very quickly. He could understand lot of things just by him looking at them.

Had he been labelled as an alternative kind of failure? Gao Peng sometimes thought about it, but always laughed it off in the end.

On one dark rainy day, his father didn't return home from work as usual. Gao Peng sat on the windowsill of their villa. The sky outside the window had darkened. The rainstorm became a curtain of water that hindered one's view so only a hazy fog was visible. Lights penetrated the rainstorm, and a black car stopped in the driveway in front of the villa.

A figure with a black umbrella hurried inside. When the door of the villa opened, a tall, thin woman with long wavy yellow hair came into Gao Peng's room. Her black clothes were wet, clinging to her body like spandex and outlining all her curves.

"I was entrusted by your father to take you away. He was caught for corruption, had offended many, and has many enemies. You'll be in danger if you stay here, so I'm here to pick you up."

Gao Peng was silent and didn't really believe her. The woman who claimed to be entrusted by Gao Peng's father seemed to have anticipated this. She took out a series of identity cards from her bag, photographs of Gao Peng's father being arrested, and a certificate of custody and transfer signed by his father.

Gao Peng stared at the photograph for ten minutes. Thirteen years after he came into this world, Gao Peng had established some tacit understanding with the man.

Perhaps he couldn't be onsidered a qualified father, since he hardly spent time with Gao Peng, and they only shared a few memories, but ever since the death of his mother after childbirth, the two men depended on each other. He had never mentioned finding a stepmother for Gao Peng. He had never brought a woman back from outside. It was hard to say how outsiders judged him, but it could be said that he was, at least, trying to be a father.

Gao Peng finally believed her and left with the woman. He said goodbye to the place he had lived in.

The woman with Gao Peng roamed around with him, and he grew to truly appreciate the pain and harshness of the world. The number of talented people didn't have much impact on the upper class, because even a paralysed person could be well cared for under such power, but for the bottom and middle classes, talent was really what determined fate.

Gao Peng had originally had a private teacher. After losing his original identity, Gao Peng could only go to public or private schools, but because of Gao Peng's talent level, even private schools wouldn't accept him. Although they wanted to make money, they wouldn't spoil their reputations for a meager amount of money.

Time flew by. In a blink of an eye, ten years had passed. In the past decade, Gao Peng and the woman had left their home country to keep their identities hidden and hid in neighboring countries.

Of course, it may have been because Gao Peng's talent was at 0, but the former political enemies of his father didn't look for him.

"Ah Tang, bring the boiled water down," the woman shouted towards the canopy behind her. The woman had tied up her hair, no longer with big wavy hair. Her black shoulder-length short hair was easier to brush.

"Here you go." A young man with a stubbled beard wearing flip-flops and a tattered singlet came out of the house holding a big pot.

One could vaguely tell Gao Peng's original appearance. To survive, he had changed his name to Ah Tang. Without a degree, he couldn't do most work. They could only make food in the slums and become hawkers for a living.

Fortunately, she and Gao Peng were diligent. They woke up at 3:30 in the morning every day to prepare food and roll noodles. The stall opened at 4:30 and sold from noon to 1:00 in the afternoon, then they would go to the market to purchase ingredients and return home to marinate them.

Every day was repetitive, and though boring, she and Gao Peng were used to this kind of life. Although they weren't legally husband and wife, both of them lived as a couple.

As a talent level of 0 made for a useless person, the government forbade these people from marrying. They didn't want this gene that didn't help society to continue and spread.

Since she and Gao Peng couldn't go to the Civil Affairs Bureau to get a certificate, they simply continued to live together in this manner. They would probably live their entire lives like this.

She was nine months pregnant. With a big stomach, she sat on a stool and looked blissfully at Gao Peng, although he had repeatedly emphasized that she should have a good rest. She was used to her biological clock and continued to wake up at the usual time. To watch her husband work for their family was an enjoyable thing.

If she's by my side, even in the event of an accident, I can easily take care of her, Gao Peng thought.

Drunken shouts came from the corner of the street on the other side.

"Brothers for a lifetime."

"Anything for my brother."

Several wobbly drunkards staggered over, their faces red as blood, gazes unsteady and dressed in floral outfits. Alcohol brought out the lust in people.

One of the drunkards saw the woman sitting by the street, and while laughing, he blurted out obscenities and vulgarities. Gao Peng saw that he was drunk and didn't want to cause trouble. He just waved his hand to shoo the drunkard and told the woman to return to the back room.

To his surprise, the five drunkards suddenly swarmed over. Gao Peng's face changed slightly. He took out a sharp glistening knife from the basket. The knife was so well polished that he could open one's stomach with one swipe.

A normal person would have been frightened off, but the cold sheen of a sharp knife triggered the five drunkards, and they wouldn't stop even if a ghost appeared in front of them. Instantly, a fight broke out. As the screams of passers-by were heard, six people lay on the ground, which was seeped in blood.

As the five drunkards laid in a pool of blood, the woman suffered a scare and was in great pain. She fell on the rugged gravel road in the slums. An ambulance hurried over, accompanied by a police car.

Gao Peng went to jail. Fortunately, the ambulance arrived in time. Stuck between choosing to save the mother or the child, Gao Peng chose the mother, so the woman was saved, but the child was gone.

Before Gao Peng even had time to grieve, he was sentenced to life imprisonment for malicious injury and illegal reproduction. In prison, Gao Peng was a recluse and didn't get along with the other inmates. Twenty years later, Gao Peng was released early for good behavior.

The woman had also waited for Gao Peng outside the prison for twenty years. With wrinkled eyes, she held a bag of apples and waited outside the prison door for his release, smiling. Because of the injury, the woman was no longer able to have children.

Gao Peng accepted fate and no longer entangled himself in worldly matters. With the women, he found a quiet little city and worked day and night to earned a small sum of money, then opened a small shop. Days went by. Years went by.

The woman was now very old. Due to her injuries when she was young, her sickly body had completely collapsed at the age of seventy-two. Before she passed away, she happily laid in Gao Peng's arms with her eyes closed.

That night, Gao Peng shut down the small shop that had little business. One by one, he slowly placed the coins in the cash cabinet, then wrote down a note for a donation. When he got home, he closed the doors and windows and went to sleep with the woman in his arms.

The woman's face had a faint smile as if she had just fallen asleep. Closing his eyes, Gao Peng recalled his life. From his birth to the scenes in his later life, Gao Peng sighed. There were many regrets.

In the deep darkness, Gao Peng's memory faded slowly. All the memory fragments were like old photos, lost little by little with time.

Gao Peng opened his eyes, and a few nurses gathered around him, looking at him kindly.

"It's a boy." An older nurse with a fierce look came over and dripped some medicine on him.

Gao Peng felt a burst of pain on the back of his hand, as though he had been pricked by a needle.

"Ah."

"Oh?"

"This is bad."

This felt familiar. Gao Peng had a sense of déjà vu. He tried to recall but couldn't. After all, a child's brain wasn't made to think too much.

"Oh, I remember; this is my second life. I went back to the day I was born, and she was there." Gao Peng had a sudden awakening, but he felt as if he had forgotten something important. He squinted his eyes, thinking and thinking, then fell asleep.

Five years later, beside the window, a fair little boy sat by the bed and looked at the sky in a daze. After a while, he looked down at the white paper on the table in front of him.

On the white paper was written "familiars,""Grandpa," and "Da Zi." Only when he came into contact with these words would Gao Peng remember some things.

"I'm almost forgetting them…" After rebirth, Gao Peng felt that his memory had been reduced quite significantly. If there was another life, maybe he would just forget all about it.

The little boy's face was filled with helplessness, but soon, his eyes regained some certainty. No matter what, I will never forget it.

Gao Peng's life this time was much more successful than the first one, because he knew in advanced the timing of some major events. Therefore, his father wasn't caught, but did better and better, and Gao Peng also found "her," the one from his previous life.

Everything was perfect, with not much difference from a realistic dream. Gao Peng lived for 103 years. When he died, his descendants came to his room.

A little boy looked around curiously. He found Grandpa's temperament odd. The room was full of paintings, all of which were lifelike paintings of a terrifying centipede.

On top of the bed was calligraphy of two words—Da Zi! Of course, in the eyes of some of the younger generation, the old man must have written the wrong word. The old man must have wanted to write Da Zhi, which was the Chinese character for wisdom. Still, to follow this, Gao's family motto was wisdom.

In his third life, Gao Peng opened his eyes.

There were fewer memories in his mind. Every time, at least 99% of them had been erased. Gao Peng had no other choice but to strengthen his memory and force himself to remember as much as possible about his previous life in this life so that he could retain more things in the next life.

However, Gao Peng knew that if such reincarnation continued from one life to another, he would be lost in it eventually. He let out a long sigh. Gao Peng didn't know how long he could hold on.

"Hey, you have woken up?" He heard a sound by his ear.

Gao Peng suddenly felt that something was wrong, because he remembered that as long as he didn't create a butterfly effect, most things wouldn't change. How could the sound be different from the memories of his previous two lives?

Gao Peng turned his head and saw a big fat fish head on the nurse's neck. It looked at Gao Peng carefully with a tilted head.

Gao Peng shouted, "Monster!"

Crash. The scene in front of him exploded instantly, like broken glass. Memories flooded Gao Peng's mind, and in a daze, Gao Peng finally remembered everything.

"I've eaten the old clam. It just released power and dragged us all into dreams." Fatty Big Sea explained with a big round stomach as it smacked its tongue.

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Chapter 693: The Big Dream World

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When Gao Peng turned his head, he saw a pile of bits and pieces of black mussel shells at the bottom of the lake. Fatty Big Sea's tongue rolled out and spat out a white pearl as big as a coconut. Compared to the size of the old clam, the size of the pearl was very small, but the pearl was stunning in color.

The sparkling and crystal-clear white pearl had a small mirage of a clam within it. There was a thin colorful glow on the surface.

"This is…" Gao Peng took it. When the White Pearl was shaking, the space in front of him was glowing with gorgeous colors, and various mirages came into view around it.

[Item Name: Clam Mirage Pearl

[Item Description: A precious pearl that contains a great amount of Mirage Essence from the clam. The pearl, wherever it is, can naturally generate different mirages to affect its surrounding environment. If someone who isn't resilient enough sees through it, he or she will be dragged into the mirage and reincarnated…

Upon seeing that, Gao Peng calmly dropped the Clam Mirage Pearl on the ground and stepped on it with his foot. Not resilient enough, haha. It seems that there are times when this ability goes wrong. Gao Peng was cool and calm.

Xiao Cao let down several of its tendrils, picked up the Clam Mirage Pearl, and shook it gently. The surroundings of the Clam Mirage Pearl blossomed into grand brilliance in an instant, and Gao Peng saw a beautiful mirage.

Within the mirage were traffic and buildings, a primitive behemoth roaring at the sky, and hell's evil spirits walking in the dwelling place of the dead. However, it was all just an image.

Xiao Cao's tendrils wanted to break into the Clam Mirage Pearl, but each time they touched the surface, its tendrils would be repelled. After a while, Xiao Cao was bored with it and simply put it casually on top of its head, like a headdress.

"This old clam was gifted in the Illusion and Water-types. I've already consumed the essence of the Water-type, leaving only the skill of illusion." Fatty Big Sea took a look at the Clam Mirage Pearl.

"For any Illusion-type monsters, this Clam Mirage Pearl is a treasure enough to make them insane, but for monsters of other attributes, the effects of the Clam Mirage Pearl aren't clear. But this Clam Mirage Pearl is very good for training a person's mentality. I remember that some gods used Illusion-type treasures to train the mentality of their juniors."

Gao Peng continued to look at the attributes, which he hadn't finished reading, behind the Clam Mirage Pearl.

[Item Description: …sunk into reincarnation. The Clam Mirage Pearl was a pearl that was gathered and condensed from all of the Mirage Power essence in its body when the clam was in a desperate situation. It not only contained more than 90 percent of the Mirage Power essence of the Clam Mirage Pearl, but it also contained the essence from the clam. A completely new clam can be hatched from the Clam Mirage Pearl.

Gao Peng was stunned for a second. It's not just an elixir, it's like a Tamagochi. I wonder if anyone else knows about this effect.

"Fatty Big Sea, make a guess; does this pearl look like an egg?"

Fatty Big Sea frowned, sized up Gao Peng with its two eyes, then took a couple of glimpses at the Clam Mirage Pearl. Over the years, Fatty Big Sea had come to understand a portion of Gao Peng's personality. It nodded slowly. "Of course, I know that it not only looks like an egg, but it can also hatch a new clam. I know."

At the end of its reply, Fatty Big Sea walked slowly ahead, raising his head up proudly.

Gao Peng opened his mouth, what he wanted to say stuck in his throat. Then, Gao Peng summoned Goldie and released Three-Headed Dog from Silly's space. "I have a good job for you. Come over here," he said to the dog.

Goldie ran over to him without a care in the world. The Three-Headed Dog knew that its master's owner held a lofty status, thus they followed suit. Goldie walked ahead, its duck legs sneakily kicking towards its rear. The Three-Headed Dog was accidentally kicked and knocked to the ground.

Goldie picked up a stone and threw it into the distance. It had caught the attention of the Three-Headed Dog, which immediately chased after the rock.

Goldie took the opportunity to jump over to Gao Peng's feet. "Gao Peng, what's the deal?"

Gao Peng took the pearl down from Xiao Cao's head and threw it to Goldie. "Hatch it."

Xiao Cao was dissatisfied as it swayed its vines. It was clearly my toy, yet you threw it away after I picked it up.

Gao Peng pacified Xiao Cao. All right, isn't it just a piece of stone? He picked up a pebble from the ground and put it on Xiao Cao's head.

Xiao Cao raised its vine, gently poked it, and the pebble instantly broke into bits and pieces. Ordinary objects really couldn't stand the Xiao Cao's tormenting.

It seemed that Gao Peng's action had attracted Xiao Cao's attention. Xiao Cao started to stretch out its vines and picked up many pebbles on the ground, one by one, to put them on the top of its head just for fun.

Goldie didn't even blink its eyes, only raised its right hand to grab the Clam Mirage Pearl in an instant. Its actions were nimble and agile. "It must be the right choice to give it to me." Just as it stopped speaking, a drop of thick, milky white liquid flowed out through the gaps of Goldie's fist…

Gao Peng was stunned into silence.

Goldie panicked and was silent for two seconds. It scratched its buttocks and commented, "It looks like it's broken."

"I know it's broken. I'm not blind. I can see it crystal clear."

"You know what's going on, don't you…" Goldie felt a little guilty.

"You exerted too much strength," Gao Peng calmly replied.

Goldie felt even guiltier when it saw Gao Peng's expression. "I didn't know it'd be that fragile."

"Have you heard of Peking roast duck, beer duck, salted duck, and braised duck?"

Goldie stared back with its round eyes. "Gao Peng, which ducks are you talking about? Who are they? Are they my relatives? Gao Peng, when can I see my distant relatives?"

Gao Peng couldn't help laughing when he saw Goldie pretend not to know what he had implied.

"Uh." Goldie suddenly raised its right hand; in the palm of its hand was a mass of sticky paste. It was a mixture of viscous milky white and yellow liquid. In the center of its palm was a delicate milky white shell. A gust of wind blew and the shell opened and closed slightly.

[Monster Name: White Clam

[Monster Level: Level 1

[Monster Grade: Legendary Grade

[Monster Attribute: Illusion-Type

[Monster Weakness: 1. Unable to move on its own 2. Without an ability to attack

[Monster Characteristic: Big Dream World (Carries a dream world with it. After it has chosen a target, it can drag the target to the Dream World for Dream Purification. The target will be in a state of chaos when perceiving the outside world during the process of purification.

Active Effect 1: Currently only one target can be forcefully dragged into the Dream World.

Passive Effect 2: There is reincarnation in the Dream World. Each reincarnation will cause the target to lose part of its memory for a short time. When all of the target's memories vanish, the target will be entirely absorbed into the Dream World and become a nutrient for the Dream World in an effort to strengthen it.)

Psychic Sanctuary (The strength of the Psychic World is equivalent to the strength of the White Clam's physical body.

Passive Effect 1: The hardness of the shell is affected by Psychic Strength. The hardness of the shell will increase along with psychic power.

Tip: Though the trauma on the physical body can be reflected onto the psyche, this is a double-edged sword.)

[Monster Description: This is a monster that is extremely weak and fragile, a newborn white clam. Its perception of the outside world is hazy. Perhaps it will regard the first existence it sees as its… father?

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"Father." A weak Spiritual Wave was transmitted into Goldie's mind.

Goldie's expression became stiff. Why do these unfortunate things happen to me every single time?

"Father?" The little shell was a bit confused, its consciousness not strong, and some of its sensitivity to certain emotions was very weak. Strictly speaking, it was simply a newborn that acted according to instinct.

It didn't have any subjective consciousness. Otherwise, it wouldn't have regarded the first person it saw as its father. Now, it was acting entirely by instinct.

"I'm not your daddy." Goldie sighed helplessly. I'm still an innocent little yellow duck. How could I have a shell daughter? I don't envy that fellow Fatty Big Sea.

"Both of us are hairless! You must be my father—" said the little White Clam in its baby voice.

Goldie gasped in surprise. 'Hairless,' isn't that my nickname? How can this little clam know my nickname? Can this really be fate?

Gao Peng, with his bushy eyebrows and big eyes, said aloud, "Goldie, don't be afraid. I know you're not its father. I'll testify for you."

Goldie looked at Gao Peng gratefully. With Gao Peng to testify for me, even if Flamy will still be angry, it certainly won't— A figure with black feathers and red marks was summoned.

Goldie's voice was stuck in its throat; it was overly nervous and unable to speak all of a sudden. It could only make a strange cawing sound from its throat.

"Flamy, you must remember that Goldie isn't the father of this little White Clam. Don't misunderstand," Gao Peng added.

Flamy, who had just been summoned, wasn't very flexible. Its wings rubbed its round belly out of reflex. Flamy tilted its head and looked at its unreliable master and Goldie, the duck that wore a sneaky look. Flamy's suspicious little eyes were full of its unique feminine vigilance. What are they up to now?

"Father?" The little White Clam called out in a timely manner.

Goldie knew it was bad timing. "You have to listen to my explanation—"

Bang! And a blazing fire beam drowned Goldie.

Standing 1,600 feet away, Gao Peng wiped the sweat off of his forehead. Flamy's flames are increasingly dreadful.

During this time, Flamy had absorbed various kinds of flames every day to strengthen its Wooden Heart Flame. The power of Flamy's Wooden Heart Flame grew increasingly stronger through time, since Flamy's fire was originally very strong; after all, its grade wasn't low. Hence, it was hard to tell what level the power of its flame were.

But Gao Peng soon figured out a good way to tell—use of his Burnt Duck Detector. According to the burning degree of Goldie's skin, he could judge whether the power of Flamy's fire was a grade higher or not.

Ten minutes later, Goldie stared at the sky dully; it felt like its life was ill-fated. In front of Goldie, a delicate little shell laid flatly on top of Flamy's wings. Flamy observed it carefully for a while before nodding earnestly. "It's lovely." A crane and a small shell; they formed a beautiful picture.

Gao Peng patted Goldie who wore a depressed expression, on the back and comforted it. "Just now, it was really careless of me. My hand slipped, and I accidentally let Flamy out."

Goldie gritted its teeth as it touched its burnt wings, which were a scorching red, but under the exaggerated and agonized appearance were Goldie's innermost feelings. It must be that he already knew I secretly sought out his snotty cousin to sell fish. He was using this chance to get revenge. No, I have to hold it in. I can't expose myself.

The quality and grade of the little shell weren't low. It had the familiar's attributes that Gao Peng lacked at present. The one he had previously acquired had a very low monster tier, at only grade one. Gao Peng didn't hesitate much and signed a Blood Contract with the little White Clam.

The abilities of the White Clam were very special. It had inherited the attributes of its predecessor. Gao Peng didn't know whether it was the reincarnation of the former old clam or simply the old clam's descendant, but the abilities of the White Clam were very similar to those of the old clam.

The old clam also had two special abilities: the Big Dream World and the Psychic Sanctuary. Fortunately, Fatty Big Sea had secretly made a great effort to send an attack that heavily damaged the clam's body, then the old clam transferred the damage from its body to its psyche, thus the ability of the Big Dream World was weakened.

Finally, the old clam was dragged into the reincarnation of the Big Dream World, which was also the old clam's desperate counterattack before it died. Fortunately, Gao Peng had a portion of Soul Power from his familiars that he received as Feedback. Otherwise, he would have been assimilated by the strange Big Dream World the moment he was dragged into it.

Gao Peng was shaking with terror. There was lingering fear at the thought of all of the experiences he'd had before. The Big Dream World wasn't simply and crudely about swallowing consciousness; it would only arouse the resistance of the soul, and become a competition of pure psychic abilities.

Soul and consciousness were two different things. Described in a simple way, consciousness manipulated the soul, while the soul was the carrier of consciousness. The relationship between them was similar to that between soul and body.

Consciousness could manipulate the soul with an idea and use the soul to control the body. Of course, in most cases, it wasn't a problem to categorize consciousness and soul as one. When the comparison didn't involve such abilities, they were practically a single entity. The power of consciousness was equivalent to the power of the psyche, so it was often said that how strong a person's psyche was could also partially affect the soul.

The Big Dream World was an ability that targeted the psyche and consciousness. Such an ability was harder to guard against than an ability that targeted the soul. It wouldn't forcibly devour a person's soul; instead, it would only drag the soul of the target into the Big Dream World, then let the target reincarnate in the Big Dream World infinitely!

The development of the reincarnated world was influenced by the subconscious, and the subconscious would allow the development of the reincarnated world to become more and more realistic.

From his recollection, when he had been pierced by that Platinum Spear through his chest, he was actually being dragged into a dream. He thought he had only experienced three generations, when in fact, he had experienced four. Moreover, that Mingyu Celestial Beast hadn't caught up with him at all.

Back in the past, he had also been influenced by the Big Dream World, so his thought process was blinded and tricked. Luckily, he had the ability to transfer his injury. If the Platinum Spear had really pierced through his chest, Fatty Big Sea beside him would surely have helped him bear part of the damage, only the unbearable damage would be transferred back to him in the end.

But then, Fatty Big Sea was standing beside him in excellent condition. In fact, the process of him being killed was actually the first dream. After being killed, he had begun reincarnation. Then he fell deeper and deeper into the mire of the Big Dream World. If Fatty Big Sea hadn't woken him up, he might have assimilated completely to the Big Dream World. He would have lived without any aim in the Big Dream World and eventually become a shell of a real person.

But now he had subdued the White Clam and that weird ability had become his ace.

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Chapter 695: Li Tribe

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In the rotten swamp, several lotuses' leaves grew on emerald ground, and between the gaps of the lotuses' leaves were pink and white lotus flowers. At a closer look, one would realize that the emerald "ground" was actually made up of numerous dense small green particles, like the green rubber on the running track of a stadium.

Several silent silhouettes brushed the bushes aside and wandered slowly through the swamp. There were four identical familiars. They each had a flat head like a frog and two humongous eyes. Their heads were exposed out of the water, while the rest of their bodies were submerged and hidden underneath it. They moved agilely and flexibly as if they were four ghosts in the swamp.

The familiar at the very front stopped, its palms stretched out of the water, three pale blue transparent claws spreading out and translucent webbed membranes connecting its fingers. It opened its mouth, and its croak vibrated at incredibly low frequencies. "There's someone in front."

The other three familiars at the back, who were slightly smaller in size, revealed a hint of vigilance in their gazes. With tacit understanding, they scattered in a fan-shape.

At the same time, on the other side, Gao Peng, whose palm was spread out, was rubbing and playing with the shell. He stopped in his tracks. On his palm, the small palm-sized shell opened up, and glittering droplets condensed on the surface of the White Clam. The White Clam was glossy and shiny from all the rubbing.

Fatty Big Sea opened its eyes and, too lazy to even lift a finger, casually said, "Give it to Goldie."

Goldie, who was sitting on the back of the Three-Headed Dog, rubbed its own shiny bald head. It looked at Gao Peng and then stole a glance at Fatty Big Sea. It jumped off of the Three-Headed Dog's back and kicked it its butt. "That's your job now."

The first and third head were in pain from the kick and they couldn't help but murmur.

"Woof—"

"Woof—"

"Woof—"

The second head not only didn't feel the pain, but grew increasingly excited. It wagged its tongue, its eyes glistening, and it loosened up its limbs and darted forward. It wasn't aware of how much mud it splashed.

Da Zi followed slowly behind them and took in a deep breath from time to time—it was swallowing the electric element in the air. The excessive electric element moved at high speeds in a short time, forming a faint electric current near Da Zi's mouth.

Da Zi squinted while it sucked in all the electric element. Such a method of absorbing it was too slow, but it was better than nothing. "It's coming, be careful!"

In the swamp in front of them, they could hear a series of rapid footsteps. The eyes of the four familiars revealed vigilance. Whoever dared to walk swaggering into the Cloud Dream Swamp had to be either brainless or a pro.

The looming barking of wolves or dogs was approaching, making it extremely noisy. It sounded like a large group of beasts roaring, but only one figure could clearly be felt on their Perception Radar. The creature's shadow appeared at the edge of the horizon. It was splashing mud on both sides, like a mad bull with its tail set on fire.

In their front on the left, a familiar's eyes squinted into two lines. Its dark purple tongue slowly unfurled. At the tip of its tongue, there was a tiny hole like a pin. The tip of the tongue was emitting something.

A subtle unfathomable air current set off a storm. Sahara, the galloping dog, was hit by an arrow all of a sudden and fell into the mud with a loud crash. It landed with its head on the ground and all fours facing the sky. Then it spun 720 degrees, and at last, fell into the mud and lost consciousness on the spot.

"Gotcha." In the sky, the Dragon Ant that had stealthily and secretly followed lowered its head and spread out its left and right hands. Switch properties, Power King Kong Ant! Smoke Dragon Ant!

"Change!" The body of the Hundred Faces Dragon Ant manifested in the air.

Bam! Hands formed by two clouds of smog condensed and appeared in the space from scratch. Two transparent ripples burst out and bolted down in the next moment. It was like an eagle catching a chicken. The huge claws set off a torrent of air currents, and the mud beneath their feet turned into concave pits because of the tension and pressure.

Most of the familiars that were hiding in the swamp revealed their entire bodies. They were familiars similar to frogmen. They had sharp spines on their backs, slender tails, and smooth and greasy surfaces; they looked like they would be very flexible in water.

One of the familiars was reluctant to be captured. With its right hand on its waist, it suddenly pulled out a long thorn. Its soft boneless muscles tightened inward, and the long thorn shot out like a spring. "Thorn Piercing Air Slash."

The long thorn was made from an unknown monster's bone. It was extremely tough and sharp after being polished. There were several layers of hemp rope wound around the handle. The long thorn split into seventy-nine thorns in an instant. Because its speed was too fast, it gave off a bitter and forlorn shriek. The huge hands of smog were pierced and completely smashed.

"Fancy." The Hundred Faces Dragon Ant flashed a scornful smile. The big palms of smog that had been completely demolished were instantly restored to their original state. One divided into two, then the two palms transformed into four palms in the sky.

As if it was picking up four chickens, it picked up four familiars just like that. It felt as though it was walking on clouds as it left that place, leaving four gigantic mud pits in its wake.

Bam, bam, bam, bam. The four figures were thrown on the ground one after another.

Goldie's tough duck webs stepped on the ground. It looked down and sized up the four familiars. "Are all of you ducks too?" Without waiting for their answers, Goldie answered itself, "Although all of you are hairless, your eyes are pretty big too. But you don't have any wings, so you're… wingless ducks."

"All right." Gao Peng walked over from behind and grabbed the nonsensical, nagging Goldie in one attempt. "All of you are pretty smart. Let me ask you; do you know the location of the nearby tribe?" Gao Peng only knew that they were getting closer and closer to the tribe. According to the old man, as long as they crossed the Cloud Dream Swamp, they could reach the Li Tribe. They had been walking for pretty long, but they didn't know when they would cross over the Cloud Dream Swamp.

The four familiars moved in an orderly manner, and they knew how to surround their enemies. Their Spiritual Awareness shouldn't have been too low that they couldn't answer some questions.

The four familiars looked at Gao Peng, who had yellow skin with black hair, and the group of people following Gao Peng. One familiar's gaze revealed a tinge of surprise that was pretty human-like.

Suddenly, one of the familiars took a step forward and a figure inside its body shed its skin. Inside was a young man wearing a red and yellow top and long brown pants. "Senior, please tell me where you're from."

"Huaxia Tribe, Gao Peng." Gao Peng calmly replied.

"Are you Ma He?" Someone who was standing behind Gao Peng suddenly spoke. He was surprised and couldn't believe what he was seeing.

Ma He, a rough-skinned man with wrinkles and folds on his yellow-black cheeks, was stunned for a second and looked behind Gao Peng. The man who had spoken looked familiar… Suddenly, an unfamiliar name appeared in his memory. "Zhou Hui! Didn't you-didn't you go missing?! Where have you been for more than ten years?" Ma He cried out.

Zhou Hui had been his childhood playmate. They had often played together on the same street when they were young. But he heard that Zhou Hui had disappeared when he was out more than ten years ago. Later, he heard from the elders in his tribe that Zhou Hui might have been caught and eaten by monsters near the tribe. He'd even had a hard time for almost two days.

"I'm not dead." Zhou Hui, who was old enough to be Ma He's uncle, shook his head. "I was captured by the mutated and rescued by this man."

Ma He nodded and looked at Gao Peng. He loosened the hesitation in his eyes. "Mister, wait a minute. I'll inform the elders of the tribe to come over. Senior, we welcome you to visit our Li Tribe. Zhou Hui, your father would be very happy if he knew you hadn't died."

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Chapter 696: The Voice from the Swamp

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Zhou Hui had mixed feelings as he clenched his fist. In the past, it was because of his playful nature that he had been caught and captured by the slave trade. He had his own willfulness to blame.

Zhou Hui imagined that his father must have been severely heartbroken when he learned of his disappearance. At the thought of that, Zhou Hui couldn't help but close his eyes, his body quivering with regret.

"By the way, that familiar was poisoned and needs to be detoxified as soon as possible," Ma He said hastily. Previously, Ma He had thought they were enemies so he had sent a fatal attack. He hadn't expected them to be friends or even someone from the same tribe. Ma He was ashamed. "I'm really sorry for what I did before, but I also ask for your understanding. If you want to enter the tribal territory, I must inform the tribe in advance, and somebody else will come later."

"Understand." Gao Peng was amiable and nodded to agree.

Ma He nodded gratefully. His right hand opened up, and a silver-colored Dragon Crystal Dragonfly appeared suspended on his palm. The size of the Dragon Crystal Dragonfly wasn't huge, yet its wings were even and smooth, and there were silvery lightning patterns on its transparent wings.

After giving out his instructions in a low voice, the body of the Dragon Crystal Dragonfly shook slightly. It pressed down its tail, transformed into a shadow, and disappeared from its original spot. It left a trace of silvery broken lightning fragments in the air.

Goldie yawned, swayed forward, and walked for a long distance. It yanked a stiff dog out from the mud. "Dead?" Goldie was uncertain and it shook Sahara several times.

Two mouthfuls of foam came out the edges of the dog's mouth. and there were some blue bloodstains. Goldie's face was gloomy; its dog had been poisoned to death! It strode back and threw Sahara in front of Ma He. "The dog is dead."

"Ah." A trace of guilt rose from Ma He's heart. He looked sadly at the Three-Headed Dog on the ground with all six eyes tightly closed.

This must be Hell's Three-Headed Dog. It was said that Hell's Three-Headed Dog was a rare familiar in the Ten Mahayana's Cultivation Stages, and its monster grade was generally not low. Ma He felt even guiltier for poisoning such a high-grade familiar.

"Compensate me for it." Goldie stretched out its left hand.

Ma He nodded out of habit. "I shouldn't have poisoned your familiar. I should compensate you, but I don't have any money with me now. Can I give it to you once we're back at the tribe?"

Goldie squinted and sized up Ma He. Why is he so honest? He agreed to compensate when I asked for it? Goldie shook its head in a serious manner. "All right, we can put it on credit it first. Eleven percent monthly compound interest, and the principal is $600 for now."

"Eleven percent monthly compound interest?" Ma He had never heard of such a thing. He scratched his head in doubt, then lowered his head and instantly saw the Three-Headed Dog lying on the ground. On the heads of the Three-Headed Dog, there were several wet mud marks of a duck's feet.

Ma He looked at those footprints and became lost in his thoughts. Did I really poison it to death?

The sound of wings fluttering from afar could be heard. Gao Peng raised his head and saw a pair of red wings in the distance that was covering the sun's brightness and setting off fierce gusts of wind.

The creature had a dark red body and a dinosaur-like head, but the gigantic dragon had three tails that were close to the swamp. It was approaching them at a very fast speed.

[Monster Name: Red-Winged Evil Dragon

[Monster Grade: Epic/Legendary

[Monster Level: Level 86 (Saint-tier)

The familiar was hovering, then landed steadily on the ground. The Red-Winged Evil Dragon sized up Gao Peng and the rest with a tinge of human quality. Then it nodded. "Follow me."

Immediately after, its dragon's mouth lowered and grabbed Zhou He. It drew in its wings and flew at a lower altitude.

Gao Peng looked up at the gloomy gray clouds over his head. He nodded to signal for everyone to ride on Da Zi's back, while Da Zi followed the Red-Winged Evil Dragon. Gao Peng rode on top of Da Zi's head, holding onto the dragon's horn on the top of Da Zi's head with both hands. While he was in a daze, Gao Peng seemed to have heard something.

Gao Peng squinted and scrutinized his surroundings. The voice was still lingering faintly in Gao Peng's ear. "Don't go…

"Newcomer, don't follow them… danger."

Gao Peng frowned, secretly notifying Da Zi. "Pay attention to your surroundings. See if there's anything hidden in the dark." Da Zi nodded, and the little eyes that were deeply embedded within its heart were activated. A small hole that seemed like an air tunnel, on its heart seeped out several wisps of strange energy.

A more powerful penetrating force than infrasound penetrated the muddy ground underfoot. It went deeper and deeper, though the mud seemed to be boundless. The depth of the Cloud Dream Swamp under their feet was terribly dreadful.

It continued through the rumbling mud when Da Zi suddenly saw a purple eye. The eye was massive, and Da Zi could feel the grief, pain, and despair within. Da Zi's speed slowed down unconsciously. While Da Zi collected itself, the eye suddenly disappeared in its spot. All that was left was the bubbling dark and rotten mud.

Gao Peng followed Ma He and the rest and kept flying forward. After flying about 300 miles, Gao Peng finally flew out of the Cloud Dream Swamp. Behind them, the Cloud Dream Swamp was deathly still, and gray fog shrouded it in despair. It was like a desperate beast that creeped in the shadows, peeping at them.

Zhou Hui crawled onto Da Zi's back, afraid of being blown away by the wind. He grabbed tightly onto Da Zi's mane with his face blown out of shape by the wind.

After a very long ride, several buildings, hundreds of feet high, appeared in front of them. They resembled a white-colored mausoleum that was slender, like the tail of a bone dragon.

Gao Peng squinted and size up the mausoleum. This is the Li Tribe?

From time to time, people from the tribe rushed to and fro, busily shuttling through various buildings. Gao Peng felt that the place was a little odd, but he couldn't pin-point what was weird about it. Suddenly, after seeing so many people with yellow skin and black hair from the same tribe, Gao Peng became happy.

"Please wait outside the tribe for a moment while I report to those inside." There was a shadow that jumped off of the Red-Winged Evil Dragon. He was wearing a green robe and purple eye shadow with his red hair. He nodded at Gao Peng and strode through the main entrance of the tribe, then disappeared under the cover of the buildings.

That's pretty non-mainstream. Gao Peng's good eyesight allowed him to see that the man's new hair at his roots was black; his red hair was obviously dyed.

Zhou Hui stood behind Gao Peng. He stamped his feet with elation, his body trembling all over with excitement. There was both hope and fear on his face. From time to time, he stretched his neck and popped his head out from behind Gao Peng to look into the tribe.

After a while, three figures emerged. The foremost one was the monster trainer at the Saint tier who had hopped off of the Red-Winged Evil Dragon's brows. Behind him were two elders with stiff faces, rickety backs, and cloudy eyes.

"Father, Mother," Zhou Hui shouted excitedly. His appearance was similar to the two elders, though it seemed a bit strange to address them that way.

When they heard Zhou Hui shouting at them, the two elders raised their heads and showed gray faces wearing gentle smiles. Their expressions were incredibly stiff.

"He's our baby boy. He's back!"

"Your mother has cooked delicious food as she waited for your return. Go home and have a meal. Ask your benefactor to come with us too."

Zhou Hui ran over excitedly. Gao Peng was ready to follow, too, when Fatty Big Sea's voice suddenly said, "Gao Peng, wait, this tribe… is suspicious."

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Chapter 697: The Desolation of Grudge

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Gao Peng knew that Fatty Big Sea wouldn't harm itself. He slowed down and secretly communicated with Fatty Big Sea. "What's the problem?"

Da Zi also tilted its head and said, "Gao Peng, I felt it too. These people seem to have no emotions."

No emotions? How was it possible that a living human didn't have any emotions? Even plants had four basic emotions—happiness, anger, sadness, and joy.

Gao Peng's expression remained unchanged. He summoned the Hundred Faces Dragon Ant, switched out the Diurnal Pupil, then borrowed the Sixth Sense Vision from the Hundred Faces Dragon Ant.

In Gao Peng's eyes, the appearance of the enormous tribe in front of him drastically changed. The clear blue sky became bleak and gloomy, as if an invisible dark cloud was blocking the sunshine.

Above the dark clouds and at heaven's door, a massive and extraordinary body that was partly hidden revealed a small fraction of itself. There was a howling gale, blowing the dark clouds aside. A small corner of what was behind the dark clouds was revealed. Behind the dark clouds was a dark green face and a slender finger seemingly made from dead wood that was pinching a long, thin white silk thread.

There was a low, deep roar resonating in the wind, and there was an indistinctive sobbing sound coming from nowhere.

Numerous silk threads fell from the dark clouds and extended into the villages. Numerous silk threads, dense and crammed, fell on top of everyone's heads. They went through their spines, connected to their joints, elbows, and knees. They were like puppets, like toys. The expressions on their faces were stiff and rigid. Every step they took was measured, just like a robot.

Gao Peng finally found out what was peculiar about this place. Those people walked the same distance every step, without any variation. Their faces were lifeless and desolated. Their ashy cheeks were cold and stiff, and even their smiles were eerie and spooky.

"This… this is." Gao Peng raised his head, his stare fixed on the dark clouds.

Dark clouds were tumbling. Something was sticking close behind the dark clouds, but suddenly, a face emerged. It was staring at Gao Peng, hostile.

Cobweb-like lines intersected and spread across that face in all its confusion. Its eyes were simply two hollow voids, and thick black mist was spilling over the corners of its eyes.

"Unexpectedly, you've discovered me." The face opened and closed silently, and a shrieking voice resonated from the depths of Gao Peng's heart.

[Monster Name: Puppeteer Suture Devil Spirit—The Desolation of Grudge

[Monster Level: Level 100 (Quasi God of the Great Perfection)

[Monster Grade: Legendary/Legendary

[Monster Attributes: Psychic Puppet Level 10, Soul Power Level 9, The Body of Grudge Level 9, Vitality Absorption Level 9

[Monster Territory: Devil Spirit's Puppet Territory

[Monster's Deification Part: No exact location, but there is a Deification Percentile of 99 percent.

[Monster's Special Characteristic: Soul Silk Threads (Special ability that is able to weave souls into threads.

Passive Effect 1: The target can be controlled by the Soul Silk Threads, and the vitality of the target's body can be extracted at the same time.

Passive Effect 2: Soul Silk Threads can touch the soul, and they are extremely tough, so much so that they could truss up and harm the soul.)

The Desolation of Hell (The final destination of desolation is a frigid hell.

Active Effect 1: After activation, The Desolation of Grudge can immeasurably rob all the vitality within the area and absorb the vitality according to a certain proportion to strengthen itself. After the activation of the ability, there is a period of impotence before the next use.

Passive Effect 2: The area where The Desolation of Grudge absorbed the vitality with The Desolation of Hell can be transformed into another Desolation of Hell. In that new area, souls can't reincarnate, and all kinds of abnormalities arise. After a substantial period of time, The Desolation of Hell will be completely absorbed by The Desolation of Grudge, thus it will grow stronger.

Active Effect 3: After activation, The Desolation of Grudge can release all of The Desolation of Hell, and all its abilities are greatly enhanced in The Desolation of Hell.)

[Monster Weakness: Soul's Abyss Jade can effectively absorb the Soul Silk Threads from The Desolation of Grudge.

[Monster Description: The Devil Spirit Monster was formed from extreme resentment. Over a long period of time, the Devil Spirit Monster gradually absorbed all kinds of extreme resentment in the world to become stronger. Eventually, after enough opportunities, it grew into a very powerful Devil Spirit Monster of resentment, close to having the power of a god.

"Then… you shall be my puppet." Several Soul Silk Threads manoeuvred out from the dark clouds. Like snakes, they moved out with fierce and vicious momentum to attack Gao Peng from all angles. Each Soul Silk Thread targeted Gao Peng's vital parts directly—his eyes, between his brows, and his heart.

Da Zi opened its mouth angrily, and its thunder turned into a purple dragon that bolted out. When the Soul Silk Threads crashed into the lightning, it was as if wood met fire. If the wood was big, the lightning might not have ignited it, but if the wood was small, it would be engulfed up by the fierce flames in an instant.

The Soul Silk Threads were annihilated by the lightning. When Da Zi saw the sight, it became arrogant. Da Zi's fierce and malicious appearance was unlike its usual lazy look.

Da Zi's tail pointed up, unleashing infinite lightning all over its body, and an inexhaustible thunder transformed into a sky of thunder, imprisoning its opponent, then shooting towards The Desolation of Grudge.

Dark clouds were pierced by the thunder, and the Soul Silk Threads were sliced. As the Soul Silk Threads was broken, the puppets connected below the Soul Silk Threads fell to the ground with a snap. The last bit of their vitality quickly vanished, their skin turned black, rigor mortis set in on their faces, and a stench filled the air.

Zhou Hui, who had just walked towards his parents, watched them fall to the ground and turn into two cold dead bodies. He was momentarily stunned, as if a basin of cold water had been poured over his head.

He looked at the rigor mortis and wondered if they had died a long time ago. He had been talking to their dead bodies earlier. He dropped to his knees and laid beside the corpses, weeping bitterly. So what if they're just corpses.

He wasn't a fool. He had noticed the anomalies just before, but he had purposely ignored all of the anomalies after not returning to his tribe for so long. In truth, he had just wanted to go home. He just wanted to lie in his bed and have a chat with his parents, just like it was in his distant memory.

He had just wanted to relive one day of the life he'd had in the past. Why… why couldn't such a simple request be fulfilled? "Why!" Zhou Hui raged and roared at the sky. Dense streaks of blood filled his eyes, and his angry face was hideous and warped because he was so ferocious.

Psssh. A Soul Silk Thread was hanging down from the dark clouds. A hole was pierced through Zhou Hui's head. The Soul Silk Thread penetrated his spine, his skeleton, and his soul. From his knees, heart, shoulders, and elbows, several threads of silk emerged that were neatly weaved and sent back into the dark clouds over his head.

His entire body appeared to lack strength and was floating lightly as he stood up. His foot touched the ground as if he was tiptoeing, his shoulders drooped down, and his head hung over his shoulders; he was like a puppet being lifted up.

The patterns on the face behind the dark clouds shook violently. It hid behind the dark clouds and stared at Gao Peng bitterly and viciously. "The Desolation of Hell!"

The earth dried up and quickly turned dreadfully pale and desolated. The roof on a thatched hut was sucked of its vitality and became as light as dry wood. A mere gust of wind scattered it away.

The desolated ground was turned into sand, which might have been the reason why that tactic was called "The Desolation of Hell." The vitality of any living things would be drained, including the vitality of the soil which became the desolated sand.

Gao Peng's pupils were contracting. Why is it so ferocious, using its supreme skill right from the start?

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Chapter 698: The Land of Desolation

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There was a saying that everything in the world, when all its energy and existence was devoured, would either be transformed into pure white or pure black. After the world turned into a pale and desolate one, even the walls became snow-white.

The puppets straightened their backs, their eyes fixated on the sky over their heads. Their mouths were open and their arms stretched out to embrace the sky.

Behind the mountain, there was an increasingly loud growl. It was like ten thousand horses galloping, and the earth was shaking. Accompanied by a shriek, hundreds of familiars ran out from behind the mountain, each of them in the King tier. The vast energy colored the pale sky a red flush.

At the same time, a screech as sharp as fingernails against glass suddenly echoed in everyone's ears. Gao Peng instantly opened his eyes, while the expression on his face became odd. That sound went straight through his ears and pierced his eardrums. A stabbing pain made Gao Peng shut his eyes out of reflex. With a muffled hum, Gao Peng merged with Fatty Big Sea.

Bam! Bam! The crowd behind Gao Peng instantly turned into a bloody mess as they had zero chance of resisting; they exploded. The bloody mist was sucked into the dark clouds over their heads. Instantly, there was a crimson radiance radiated within the dark clouds.

"It's Vitality Absorption. This fellow is spooky," Fatty Big Sea said solemnly. It could feel that the fellow was merely a Quasi God that hadn't achieved a breakthrough to become a God. Otherwise, they wouldn't have survived until then.

They had no time to feel any sorrow for the death of the six people, as thousands of familiars were charging towards them, and these familiars were out to kill. Every familiar had a hollow gaze. The more powerful the familiar was, the more Soul Silk Threads it had on its body. The Desolation of Grudge in the sky was like a delicate puppeteer. Under its control, numerous puppets charged towards Gao Peng without a moment of rest.

"I'll handle this." A snow-white figure came out from behind Gao Peng. The little snow-white lion was wearing a serious expression and it gave out a majestic roar from its throat. "Ten Thousand Miles of Frost!"

Its right claw slammed down, and cold air was discharged. Ten thousand icebergs rose from the ground and froze everything on earth. The ice condensed into numerous Circular Shock Waves and flew in all directions.

The first familiar among the many was hit and froze in an instant, and the dancing hair on its body was also frozen in place. It still looked as natural as if it was living.

Glaciers tore the ground apart, and the infinite cold was devouring the Land of Desolation, but this infuriated the Land of Desolation, which rebounded instantly. A strong suction came from the depths of the Land of Desolation.

The Desolate Frost Lion was almost sucked in, and the next moment, it saw all the glaciers that crossed the Land of Desolation torn apart and ground into fine powder by an inexplicable force, while another huge force pounded on them from above their heads. The pupils of the Desolate Frost Lion contracted, and the deadly threat made it retreat hastily.

The Fatty Big Sea squinted, its fins waving, and a surge of waves protected the Desolate Frost Lion. Only a few wisps of the attacks brushed against the Desolate Frost Lion. These wisps brushed across both sides of the Desolate Frost Lion's neck. The white hair on its neck quickly grew gray, and the lion wore a serious expression. It raised its paws and rubbed its neck—huge chunks of hair fell to the ground.

"This fellow…" For the first time, the Desolate Frost Lion had met such an enemy, one that devoured others' vitality senselessly.

"It's a bit like the Spirit Reaping Beast, but it's a lot stronger than that. The number of opponents against it is meaningless," Fatty Big Sea said. "This area has been condensed into its territory. It won't be easy to deal with it here. We have to leave this place."

They made a strategic withdrawal. Gao Peng ordered all of the other unnecessary familiars to be kept in the familiar space, but Sahara wasn't Gao Peng's familiar, so there was no way for it to be kept in the familiar space. It could only spit out its tongues and run behind Fatty Big Sea.

Sahara had previously been poisoned and gone into a coma. After a few hours, when Sahara regained consciousness, it was alive and kicking. It jumped around, full of vitality.

A massive amount of Soul Silk Threads entangled as it darted over to them, but when Sahara looked back and saw the Soul Silk Threads inched closer to it, a tinge of fear flashed in its eyes. The dog gritted its teeth and roared, "Woof, woof, woof!!"

Fatty Big Sea's tail swept away some of the Soul Silk Threads. It was afraid to make direct contact with the Soul Silk Threads, thus it slammed them from far away by activating its water element. Sahara took advantage of that opportunity and quickly increased its pace to escape the attack range.

The massive dark clouds at their backs made Gao Peng and the rest hide in the Cloud Dream Swamp again. The swamp wasn't a territory of The Desolation of Grudge, plus it seemed that there was something that The Desolation of Grudge was afraid of. The Soul Silk Threads were far away and hovering. At last, it condensed into a giant palm with an empty interior.

There was another evil force encompassed within the huge palm. That same evil force had combined with the Soul Silk Threads. Eventually, even Da Zi's thunder attack could no longer cause effective damage to the Soul Silk Threads. The giant hand lingered in the sky for a while before it finally retreated.

The pale and desolated soil was marked by ugly scars, like a rotten sore that had grown on the earth.

Goldie was puzzled, thus it asked, "Fatty Big Sea, why didn't you kill that fellow? You could certainly kill it with your divine artifact."

Fatty Big Sea shook its head, scrutinized its surroundings, and then spat out a small bubble that enveloped everyone. "There's more than one of them lurking in the dark. I suspect that the Li Tribe has been annihilated, and this place has become a den for monsters," Fatty Big Sea said solemnly. "I'm quite sure I can kill it, but I don't know if it has any other trump cards. Moreover, there must be other fellows secretly casting greedy eyes on us, so we shouldn't fight this battle."

Goldie was a bit restless, since it hated matters that forced it to use its brain. Goldie rubbed its bald head and said in a low and muffled voice, "We can just boorishly run over."

Gao Peng shook his head and said, "Goldie, you should stop being so reckless. We should learn to use our intelligence."

Fatty Big Sea pondered for a moment and looked at Goldie, Da Zi, Dumby, and the rest. If they could achieve a breakthrough into the Quasi God tier, they wouldn't need to be so cautious. There was some truth in Goldie's words; if they were Quasi Gods, they could have boorishly run over just then.

"As long as there's a large supply of Quasi God Meat Essence, it won't be difficult to achieve a breakthrough into Quasi God," Fatty Big Sea said.

"But where can we find the Quasi God Meat Essence?" Gao Peng looked at Fatty Big Sea. During that period, Fatty Big Sea was ferocious. With three divine artifacts in hand, it had swallowed more than one Quasi God.

"I have some leftovers here. Do you want it…?" Fatty Big Sea spoke as it opened its mouth and pulled out a small piece of meat from it. It looked like a spider's broken leg. When the meat appeared in the air, it returned to its original size.

They looked at the smelly saliva and the foreign turbid mucus on the broken leg. Goldie, Da Zi, and the rest fell into silence.

"It's okay. It's okay. You can eat it yourself," Goldie simply and honestly replied.

"I'll get my own food. Da Zi is diligent. I should work it out myself!" Da Zi was full of positive energy. "And Stripey is a spider. This is its kin, so I can't sink my teeth into this."

"I'm about to achieve my breakthrough, so let's not waste it." Dumby shook its head slowly.

"I've been on a diet recently!" Flamy looked at the sky.

The Desolate Frost Lion just stared blankly. You've all snatched my lines. What should I say now?

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Chapter 699: God

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Desolion's delicate little face was full of seriousness as it fixed its gaze at the small bottle in front of it. "Come here… All of you, come over here…"

There was a series of intermittent voices coming from deep inside the swamp. Desolion felt a sense of relief. As a proud little lion, it was really hard for it to eat things that had been spat out from another's mouth.

"Gao Peng, someone seems to be calling us. Let's go and take a look," Desolion said quickly.

Gao Peng didn't expose the proud little lion. He smiled, and the group of familiars explored the depths as they followed the direction to the source of the voice. After walking for about 20 miles, the voice grew increasingly distinctive and clear.

Finally, Gao Peng saw a white tree. A lonely tree grew in the middle of the swamp, its branches as white as jade, neat and symmetrical. A purple furry thing stood at the top of the tree.

It seemed to have heard the footsteps coming from behind it, as the head of the little monster standing atop the branch rotated 180 degrees around its neck. It fixed its gaze on Gao Peng and the rest. Its face, which looked like a human's, was smiling spookily. "Everyone is here at last."

At the side, Da Zi was in doubt. Then it suddenly came to a realization. "I remember! You're the big eyeball!"

It was a purple owl that was standing on the tree. Its entire body was purple, including its eyes. When it heard the lovely little centipede making a fuss, the owl chuckled. "Don't be nervous. In fact, I've been displaying my good intentions all this time. I've been warning all of you to be careful of that fellow for a while."

Gao Peng wasn't deceived by the appearance of the owl. He glued his eyes onto the fellow, which was no less dangerous than The Desolation of Grudge. This only heightened Gao Peng's vigilance.

When Gao Peng was checking out its attributes, he opened his eyes widely, but all he could see was an obscured mass of numbers and characters.

[Monster Name: Purple Star—The Eye of Fear

[Monster Level: ???

#%@%… It was a mess!

Gao Peng's expression changed drastically. This only happened when he met a monster far beyond the present level of ability of any other monsters. He hadn't encountered such a situation in a long time.

He had immediately seen through the attributes of The Desolation of Grudge at Level 100 earlier. The only explanation for not being able to see through the attributes of the current creature was that its monster level was higher than The Desolation of Grudge. This is a living god!

"I don't have any evil intentions. Don't worry. In fact, I'm not threatening at all." After that, the monster before their eyes took a step towards Gao Peng and the rest along with the tree under it. Swoosh! The trunk in the middle of the tree moved forward entirely, and hideous cracks successively spread all over it.

Gao Peng realized something—there was a trace of shock in his eyes. What was below the monster wasn't a tree, but a supersized skeleton without flesh or internal organs.

"Let me introduce myself. My name is Purple Star, but I prefer to be called the Eye of Fear." The dreadful white skeleton moved two steps forward to stand closer to Gao Peng and the rest.

"I'm the god of the Li Tribe." The Purple Star bent down, and the hairy owl was just a body part above its neck and head. "You're not from the Li Tribe, but the dude with you just now had the presence of our tribe."

Gao Peng suddenly thought of Zhou Hui, who had already been made into a puppet by The Desolation of Grudge. The expression on Gao Peng's face was a little strange.

"This is its fate." Purple Star looked up at the dark clouds and murmured, "The Li Tribe began 39,546 years ago and finally ended ten years ago."

After a short pause, it continued, "It's also the fate of our tribe. You don't have to worry that I'll vent my anger on someone who's not to blame." Purple Star spoke slowly. "There's no eternal tribe and no eternal god; reincarnation is the fate of all in existence.

"You're the descendants of the same tribe who were relocated from Jiutian Shidi." Purple Star looked at Gao Peng. "I can feel the presence of your fellow people from your blood."

"What happened ten years ago?" Gao Peng questioned.

"Ten years ago, there was a catastrophe. After we were defeated in the war against the Mutated Tribe, some members of the tribe withdrew from Jiutian Shidi. However, the Mutated Tribe was eager to exterminate us, so we had to leave some of us behind." Purple Star revealed the mystery hidden in the history.

"That year, elites were selected from various tribes to function as the last force, but in the battle, we were continuously defeated. The casualties were heavy for monster trainers above the God tier, and some even surrendered to the Mutated Tribe in order to survive…" Purple Star explained tirelessly.

"In fact, after the defeat of the war that year, the Mutated Tribe, which was fighting over the spoils of war, had already expended most of their energy, and it was only the minority from the Hawk Sect who were hunting us down.

"At last, under the intervention of The Four Divinities, the Mutated Tribe finally retreated, and we lived in seclusion in the Southern Desert from generation to generation. It's just that the war had heavily wounded three old fellows, including me, and we could only linger on with our last breath for so many years," Purple Star explained with a mixed expression.

"The Four Divinities, I'm aware of them," Fatty Big Sea communicated through the Blood Contract in Gao Peng's consciousness. "The Four Divinities were four gods which that were very famous in Jiutian Shidi. They were at least above the level of Top-Tier Divine Power."

"The remaining people of the tribe then settled down in this Southern Desert and established the present Li Tribe," Purple Star explained slowly.

"Were you sent over from there? Is the tribe returning?" Purple Star sighed. "How many monster trainers at God-tier do you have there? If there are no more than one hundred God-tier monster trainers, it's advisable not to break out in war with the Mutated Tribe. Otherwise, the odds of winning won't be significant."

A hundred… Gao Peng wasn't even aware of whether the Top Three Tribes had any hidden monster trainers at the God tier or not. Even if they did, it might still have been too far away from a hundred.

"The Desolation of Grudge is only a Quasi God, so how did it manage to expel a god like you?" Gao Peng revealed his doubts.

Purple Star was silent for a long time. Following this, it turned around; the tall and rugged trunk looked like a shaky and unsteady mountain of bones. The purple pupils stared at Gao Peng for a long time, then it replied, "I've been waiting for the tribe to return.

"Over the years, I've been extremely discreet and wary; I can't even have a moment of proper rest. I'm afraid that I won't wake up if I fall asleep one day. I have to survive. I have to save the last drop of blood for the heroes of the past. I'm not living for myself. I live for the whole tribe. Do you understand the amount of torment I'm going through? The Desolation of Grudge is very powerful, close to being a god. If I kill it, I won't live for long."

Gao Peng thought for a long time and finally picked out three words from Purple Star's speech—"I fear death."

Purple Star fixed its gaze at Gao Peng's face and scrutinized his expression. "Do you think I did the right thing?"

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Chapter 700: Mountain of Bones

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Gao Peng couldn't simply approve and accept its decision and behavior. After all, its identity was the patron saint of the Li Tribe. Everyone respected it, but its betrayal and selling them out behind their backs made Gao Peng disrespect it. A man had to be credible; that was Gao Peng's bottom line.

Purple Star was aware of Gao Peng's attitude, but it merely laughed and wasn't angry with him. Anyway, it just needed the help of that man to return to its tribe. It wasn't hoping to regain a sense of existence from other people's approval. It had a self-centered personality. It only believed in itself, never others.

"I know of a place where a battle between gods took place. Although the divine artifacts and valuable things inside have been taken away, there are still some parts of the god's corpse and other debris left on the battlefield. Let me take you there." Purple Star turned and went deep into the swamp.

That direction it went wasn't the direction that Gao Peng had come from. Gao Peng hadn't responded, yet Fatty Big Sea was already very excited. "Gao Peng, let's go there quickly."

"Master."

"Handsome man."

"Tall and charming!"

The eyes of the group of familiars lit up when they heard of the god's corpse.

Da Zi was about to drool. Its claws patted its small belly, which was harder than steel and ringing. "Gao Peng, I want to eat. After that, I'll teach you how to part your hair in the middle."

"If the Meat Essence of the god's corpse is decomposed by Dark Child, it'll definitely be very nourishing." Desolion's eyes were sparkling. So long as it could eat a bit of Meat Essence from the god's corpse, its ability would certainly make rapid progress. Although it hadn't ever tasted a god's corpse, it thought it had to be delicious.

All of the familiars were thrilled. Their excitement was captured by Purple Star, all within its expectations.

A god's things… it must be very attractive for these little familiars, just like how fresh flesh and blood can drive hungry wolves crazy.

The reason why Purple Star hadn't eaten the god's corpse was simple; it was suffering from a fatal injury. The flesh and blood of the god's corpse had no effect on its body. Moreover, all of the flesh and blood of the god's corpse had been corroded, so all that was left was the god's head.

In addition, there was a poisonous and deep-rooted force that had invaded its inner body. That force prevented it from healing and was the cause of Purple Star's inability to recover even after consuming a god's flesh and blood. Only a handful of natural treasures or treatment from Healing-type monsters of God-tier and above could heal it.

Even gods needed to abide by the Energy Conservation Law. Healing wouldn't occur out of thin air. Even monsters with amazing self-healing abilities needed a lot of energy to heal their wounds. It was economical to exchange unnecessary things for the familiars' favorable impression.

It didn't know that Gao Peng had a Great Altar Cutter, otherwise, it would never have readily revealed that place. Although the flesh and blood of the god's corpse was useless in its healing, it could still absorb the Meat Essence of the god's corpse after special treatment.

After walking for five hours northward along the swamp, the sky darkened. Gao Peng estimated that with their leg strength, they should have walked a very long distance. Purple Star in front of them stopped, and Gao Peng, who stood in the back, saw a group of lakes that were pretty vast when combined.

The large lakes were tens of thousands of yards in diameter, while the small ones were only a couple hundred feet in diameter. Various lakes were scattered in the open space ahead, which was full of bumps and hollows.

Even the gray smog above their heads was thinner. The crooked moon was in sight.

"You can fly over here. This is the only place in the Cloud Dream Swamp that isn't covered by gray fog," Purple Star explained.

"Are the ruins of the battlefield in these lakes?" Gao Peng asked while he pointed at the lakes in front of him.

"They're inside," Purple Star replied. "But don't dream about divine artifacts and godhood. They were taken away long ago. There are only dead bodies left inside."

Gao Peng nodded and thanked Purple Star. He promised to bring it along to meet the other tribal people after they had explored the lakes. Purple Star left satisfied. "You can call my name in the swamp when you need to find me."

Gao Peng summoned Moneymaker, and in the instant Moneymaker emerged, he grabbed its chest swiftly. After two seconds, Moneymaker was rather baffled as it turned around. What is Master doing?

Gao Peng and Moneymaker looked at each other for three seconds. Then he loosened his right hand and brushed Moneymaker's head. "Take a look at the lake ahead and bring me the most valuable treasures."

Moneymaker nodded smartly and turned to look at the lake. It activated its abilities, and its eyes lit up like a portable charger. It looked up to scrutinize its surroundings, then it fixed its gaze at a part of the lake. Its tail swayed excitedly. Its silvery body, which looked like mercury, was transforming—it began to convert from a mouse to a swordfish.

Gao Peng had just discovered this ability in Moneymaker, since it wasn't included on the ability list. It was just a natural endowment. Just like a person that had two legs and two hands, it was something that didn't require special attention or remarks.

A group of familiars ran along the gap between lakes of different sizes. Suddenly, the seventh foot on Da Zi's right side crashed the ground underneath it. While it was staggering, Da Zi fluttered its wings continuously and swept several other familiars around it into the water.

Swoosh! Da Zi had really made a clean sweep. Its wings were like a broom that swept all the other unprepared familiars into the water. There was only Da Zi, who had soared up into the sky, left. While it was in the sky, Da Zi stared at the surroundings and said, "Uh? Where are the others?"

"There's a monster!" Goldie hollered. Several violent crashes resonated from the bottom of the water. Soon, tranquility resumed.

"Are you all right, Goldie?" Gao Peng probed.

"Just killed a big fish, Gao Peng. You have to give me 5,000 dollars." Goldie said triumphantly. It felt that it had mastered the essence of demanding an exorbitant price, so it doubled the price ten times in a flash. I'm really an evil duck.

Gao Peng was relieved to hear Goldie's familiar voice. "Of course not. You're asking for too much. I can only give you 4,900 dollars," Gao Peng said casually.

Goldie didn't know how to bargain and 4,900 dollars had already exceeded its expectations, thus it was already laughing in a silly manner.

After entering the water, Gao Peng found that the different lakes were connected. There were caves, and the space was pretty massive. It was large enough for them to move at ease between the different lakes.

Goldie swam up with the body of the monster. It was similar to a python, but its neck was as swollen as if it had thyroid issues. It threw the corpse of the monster into Silly's space. The other familiars followed Moneymaker and swam to the other side.

The light under the water was very dim. It was very deep, at least a few miles. Fatty Big Sea loved this kind of environment very much, for it was a terrain that it was skillful in.

"I thought there were no monsters here. Since there are monsters, don't tell me the god's corpse has been eaten up," Gao Peng said anxiously.

Fatty Big Sea comforted Gao Peng, "You can rest assured that it's impossible for an existence under Quasi God to swallow a god's corpse directly. They can't bite or digest them."

Within the dark and deep underwater, a dark shadow floated in front of Gao Peng. When he finally had a good look, he saw it was a Mountain of Bones; countless ribs and spines were piled up in a heap like garbage. At the top of the Mountain of Bones was a head. Perhaps it was because it had been in the water for a long time, but the head was well-preserved.

The moment he saw the head, Gao Peng's heart was in his mouth. There was an intense fear growing in his heart, but it soon dissipated like the tide.

A fish swam towards the head as if it had been possessed. As the fish approached, the blood and flesh on its body disintegrated. At last, only a set of bones was swimming along with the force of inertia. After struggling for more than a dozen yards, it eventually became an insignificant skeleton and integrated into the Mountain of Bones below.

The head on the top of the Mountain of Bones was radiating a bizarre and crimson brilliance from its eyes.

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[Item Name: The Head of the Fire Phoenix and Hell Tigon

[Item Description: The head of the Fire Phoenix and Hell Tigon in the God-tier was torn down by an extremely powerful force while alive. Its godhood was destroyed, the head decapitated and discarded in the Cloud Dream Swamp after its God's Soul was annihilated.

When he saw the head, Gao Peng remembered the head of the Fat Golem Lord he had once met, both of which were gods. However, the head of the Fat Golem Lord had Spiritual Awareness grown out of it and had transformed into a monster, while the head of the Fire Phoenix and Hell Tigon was just an item.

Gao Peng pondered for a moment. His eyes squinted and something else came to his mind. Perhaps the fact that the head didn't produce Spiritual Awareness was the biggest difference between a monster and an item.

The Mountain of Bones beneath it was only the corpses of other monsters that were attracted by the head in the God tier. Over time, a Mountain of Bones had formed, but that couldn't explain why other monsters were killed by the head… Could it be that the god's head could kill other monsters even when it was dead?

"You're right." The voice of Fatty Big Sea said in Gao Peng's mind. "Even a drop of the blood from a god is poisonous to many monsters."

Moneymaker took a glance at that head, not interested in it as it continued to swim deeper.

Gao Peng took out the Great Altar Cutter from Silly's space. When the Great Altar Cutter saw the head, it couldn't stop its excitement. It was humming excitedly when it saw the head, and its buzz echoed in the water. A cloud of black fog was gathering at the edge of the Great Altar Cutter, and Dark Child sat at it. It was clapping its hands in excitement, "A god's head? I haven't dissolved this thing in a long time. Give me more god's corpses to decompose and you can unlock more of my functions!"

Following this, Dark Child flew to the head of the Fire Phoenix and Hell Tigon with the altar. Halfway through the journey, two red glows were radiating in the eyes of the head. An inexplicable force spread out from the head. It was seemingly aware of the imminent danger and wanted to stop it out of instinct.

The Great Altar Cutter paused slightly, and the invisible ripple was smashed. It landed straight on the head of the Fire Phoenix and Hell Tigon from the sky. Bam!

Flames shot down from the altar and engulfed the head in an instant. The head became smaller and smaller until it settled steadily in the middle of the altar. The flame melted the head, sparkling with a tiny bit of golden radiance.

"Divine Substance." Fatty Big Sea licked its tongue, its eyes full of greed. Then it thought of something and spat the Sea King Devouring Teeth out of its mouth. A pair of Divine Retainers suspended above the Great Altar Cutter. The black hole swallowed up all the overflowing energy and presence. It was essentially concealing its presence.

Not only Fatty Big Sea, but all of the other familiars stopped what they were doing. Their breathing turned rapid, and their blood was boiling deep inside their bodies. Instinctively, they wanted to gobble up the Divine Substance.

Moneymaker was swimming in the front, and all of a sudden, it was as if it had been struck by something. Its tail swayed and made a 180 degrees body rotation. It swung its tail excitedly as it swam in the opposite direction.

The head was melting like wax, and useless impurities were transformed into thick black smoke that diffused away. All that was left behind was the essence. The essence, instead of fusing as one, was separated, incompatible like water and oil. There were three masses.

On the far left was a crystal as white as jade, quite similar to the oil of a merman and exuding a fragrance. In the middle was a mass of blood-red crystals, the Meat Essence that all of the familiars were aware of, but the quality was of the highest God-tier that they had ever seen.

On the right was a smaller mass of golden liquid that was emitting an intangible sweet smell. Every cell in the familiars' bodies was roaring in a frenzy, and they were unbelievably thirsty for the golden liquid. If it hadn't been for the good relationship between the familiars and Gao Peng being there, they would have impatiently rushed forward.

Da Zi's eyeballs rolled here and there, as it quietly stretched out its right claw and touched Gao Peng's shoulder, then fell straight onto the ground. Its claws moved up and down carelessly and randomly.

"Ouch, Gao Peng, I was knocked down by you. I fractured a bone!"

The corners of Gao Peng's eyes twitched when he turned his head over to look at Da Zi without any expression. Da Zi moved its gaze away with a guilty conscience. It had wanted to scream vigorously to complete its act.

Gao Peng snorted coldly and summoned Stripey in the water. "I'll show Stripey your ugly shape now."

Boom! The water level rose sharply. Stripey appeared at the bottom of the water, its buttock crushing countless monsters. As soon as Stripey came out, it greeted all the familiars happily. "Long time no see. Ah, Da Zi, what's wrong with you? Having a cramp?"

Da Zi stayed silent. After seeing through Da Zi's unnatural acting, Gao Peng looked at the two new materials that had emerged. They were the God Spirit Essence and the Divine Essence. The former could enhance the strength of a familiar's skeleton, hardening the bones of. It was a great nourishing item. The latter enabled the familiar to acquire divinity ahead of time. In short, it could speed up the deification of a familiar's body!

The ascension to the Quasi God Realm depended on the deification of the body. The Divine Essence could speed up the monster tier and breakthrough to the Quasi God Realm.

Fatty Big Sea swallowed its saliva, finally suppressing the greed in its heart, and at the same time, it was angry. It questioned whether its personality had changed. Before, it would absolutely have snatched all of the good stuff first. It would never modestly give in to others.

Backing down? That's impossible. Fatty Big Sea was increasingly angry the more it thought about it. At last, it flicked its tail, turned its head, and closed its eyes. Out of sight, out of mind!

Gao Peng comforted Fatty Big Sea, "It was an ancient battlefield. There must be more than one corpse. How could there only be one corpse on a battlefield? Rest assured that you'll get your Divine Essence."

Although Gao Peng wanted to improve Da Zi's strength as soon as possible, he would never play favorites with any familiars in terms of resources. As long as the attributes were suitable for usage, they would be equally distributed to all familiars.

It was because Gao Peng had always believed that since they were willing to become his familiars, they had a form of trust for him. Since he was their monster trainer, he had to live up to their trust.

Fatty Big Sea shook its head. "No, I'm a Quasi God now. You should distribute it to them, so that they can be promoted to Quasi God. This Divine Essence can't help me break through to the God tier. I have divine artifacts. The various advances within the Quasi God tier are of little significance to me.

"Besides… after they've achieved a breakthrough to Quasi God, they'll be less of a hindrance for me." Fatty Big Sea snorted proudly and raised its fat neck.

Gao Peng collected the Divine Essence, not giving it to the others, then he went to the next destination with the Divine Essence.

The Divine Essence was stored inside Silly's space. While he was putting it into the space, that little fellow was grinning from ear to ear the whole time. It was extremely joyous, mistakenly thinking that Gao Peng was giving it everything.

Gao Peng rubbed Silly's soft bald head. "Don't steal it. If I find out that you dared to eat it, you won't get a single bottle of juice in the future."

"Uh?" Silly was terrified. There was nothing more terrible than that punishment.

Moneymaker felt it was a pity for the Divine Essence to be kept elsewhere. In fact, Master can store all his treasures with me. I'll never eat them.

At most… at most, I'll just lick it.

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Chapter 702: Share the Booty

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Gao Peng ignored Moneymaker's suggestion. Why would I store the treasures with you? Although Moneymaker looked like a fish now, Gao Peng hadn't forgotten that Moneymaker was still a mouse.

If it had been other treasure, he wouldn't have minded leaving it with Moneymaker, but the Divine Essence was of great importance and couldn't be placed casually. Gao Peng also knew that Silly placed a greater value on fruit juice than anything else, thus he placed the Divine Essence inside Silly's space.

"You'll get your share, but not now," Gao Peng consoled Moneymaker.

Moneymaker sniffled. Its eyes were full of regret, but its owner promised it of its share, and it was certain that he wasn't lying! The little mouse became energetic again. It looked like it was fully charged and full of energy. The tip of its tail was swinging excitedly.

From time to time, the remains of the gods could be seen at the bottom of the lake, but Gao Peng looked at their introductions and found out that they had all been torn down by some kind of brute force.

"This is dreadful." Gao Peng clicked his tongue and was amazed that someone could tear the gods apart as casually as a toy. He wasn't aware of what kind of existence could achieve that.

These corpses were decomposed one by one, and more and more Divine Essence piled up in a Silly's space. Gao Peng noticed that the remains of the gods were mainly contributed by three kind-hearted gods, namely the Fire Phoenix and Hell Tigon, the Crown of Mountains, and the Happy Maiden.

Among them, the Crown of Mountains, judging from its corpse, was a kind of monster similar to a Stone Man. It was enormous, and the corpse piled up like a little hill at the bottom of the lake.

The Happy Maiden had a slim and graceful body, its skin similar to the human race. Gao Peng almost thought it was a beautiful girl with wheat skin when he first saw its body. I'm so sorry. Even though the corpse had been dead for many years, Gao Peng felt that the corpse exuded a unique enchantment when he first saw it.

Da Zi was ashamed of him and despised Gao Peng very much. "Gao Peng, I didn't expect you to be such a vulgar man."

Gao Peng brushed Moneymaker's head and asked, "Moneymaker, are there any other treasures?"

Moneymaker sniffed and shook its head. "Nope, no more."

Gao Peng smiled and said, "The next time you lie, could your heart not beat that fast? Moreover, the first thing you saw just now was the god's corpse, but you went past it and darted somewhere deeper. Obviously, there are other things besides the god's corpse. Am I right?"

Moneymaker blinked, sweat all over its forehead. "I just took a brief sniff. It seems that there's something tiny below." Moneymaker swam in front and searched through the muddy water. The water underneath grew murkier after being stirred.

Suddenly, Moneymaker turned around and said, "Gao Peng, can I keep this thing with me? You know that if you put the treasure with me, it'll increase my speed," Moneymaker asked carefully. "When I'm stronger, I can find more treasures for you."

Silly swam slowly towards them from the side, although the mighty Mr. Silly didn't care about the little things. Although I don't care about it at all, although I don't like it at all, although I don't… Damn you! All of a sudden, Silly punched Moneymaker.

"Why did you hit me? I didn't snatch your juice." Moneymaker was befuddled.

In order to avoid Moneymaker's revenge, Silly quickly swam away. It looked calm on the surface, but it was panicking on the inside.

"Da Zi." Silly sat on top of Da Zi's head, hiding in the mane around Da Zi's neck and refusing to come out. Gao Peng was able to guess Silly's intentions, but he didn't expose them. Silly was like a little child—it expressed its joy, anger, and sorrow on its face.

Psssh! There was something in Moneymaker's mouth. It was shaking its tail violently.

Plop-plop-plop-plop— It seemed like it was pulling a radish as it dragged something out of the mud. A silver fragment was inside Moneymaker's mouth. The fragment cut the corner of Moneymaker's mouth, and mercury-like blood diffused everywhere.

Gao Peng took the metal. It was a fragment of a divine artifact made of an unknown metal. There were a lot of complex patterns on the surface. It was very odd, with a slight curve on the surface. It wasn't like a divine artifact under the weapon category, but its texture was metallic.

Gao Peng rubbed his finger on it and felt different textures when his fingertips scratched across the pattern. Perhaps because the divine artifact fragment was too small, there was no elemental rule on it.

Apart from being as compact as a divine artifact, it had no other attributes of a divine artifact. It looked like a piece of scrap metal. Maybe that was why the fragment had been left unattended for so long.

Fatty Big Sea had two and a half divine artifacts. It wasn't bothered about a fragment that wasn't even half the size of a divine artifact.

Goldie rubbed its bald head. A real masculine duck never resorted to external help!

Moneymaker swallowed the fragment of the divine artifact and closed its eyes for a long time before opening them. Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! In the water, it transformed into a shadow.

"Its speed has doubled." Flowing Light squinted and instantly closed its eyes. But it's still too slow.

When he emerged from the water, Gao Peng scanned around and found a relatively quiet place. He summoned the Dragon Ant to create a white fog. The white fog merged with the dark fog overhead, making the visibility in the fog less than three feet. He couldn't see his hand even when it was in front of him.

Then Gao Peng retrieved the Meat Essence from the Silly's space. The Meat Essence, which was the size of a watermelon, was sparkling.

"Wow." Silly looked like it hadn't seen much in its life. "What is this?" It sneakily stretched out its hand.

Pat. Gao Peng hit its tentacle.

"Ouch." Silly retracted its tentacle with tears in its eyes. That was painful.

"A piece each. It'll be equally divided, so everyone has a share." Gao Peng waved his hand in a generous manner.

"Mighty Master."

"Gao Peng, you're so handsome."

The familiars cheered and rejoiced.

"Let me divide it," Flowing Light initiated.

"All right," Gao Peng approved.

In a flash, Flowing Light had divided the Meat Essence into numerous parts. "This is yours, Da Zi. You've been very obedient lately." Gao Peng handed Da Zi the first one and patted Da Zi's head to encourage it.

"This is for Goldie. Goldie, you're getting increasingly stronger, though I thought you'd be getting increasingly flaccid." Gao Peng teased Goldie and handed it a piece. Goldie laughed and touched its bald head.

Flamy clicked its tongue and glared at its indecent master in anger. "You have a share too, Flamy. Nourish your body." Gao Peng threw a piece to Flamy.

"Flowing Light, please grow taller in your next evolution." Gao Peng squinted, smiled, and brushed Flowing Light's little head.

Flowing Light was five feet tall. The expressionless Flowing Light was just tall enough to reach Gao Peng's chest. It raised its head, opened its mouth, and swallowed the Meat Essence Gao Peng fed it.

"Stripey, you're too tall. Bend down a little." Gao Peng tiptoed and found that he couldn't even reach Stripey's instep.

"Yes, yes, this is it. Bend a little bit more… uh, wait, don't come down!"

Bam! The Cloud Dream Swamp trembled. The violent tremble startled countless birds in the distance.

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Chapter 703: The New Quasi God

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With the exception of Dumby, each familiar had received a share of their divine Meat Essence, although Dumby didn't receive the Meat Essence, it received another treasure—God Spirit Essence. None of the familiars wanted to snatch the God Spirit Essence from Dumby.

The honest Dumby was slightly embarrassed as it hugged onto the backpack-sized God Spirit Essence and asked, "Why don't I share half of this with the rest of you?"

"No, the God Spirit Essence can improve the hardening of the bones, but it can't provide an essential improvement for them." Gao Peng shook his head and said, "You only have skeletons, and there's no treasure that suits you better than this."

"Dumby, I don't need it. You can have it." Da Zi laughed.

"Yes, you can have it. We're not taking it," added Fatty Big Sea.

The other familiars expressed their views one by one, too. Dumby decided not to refuse everyone's goodwill.

Goldie swallowed the divine Meat Essence, and Goldie had started its advancement.

"Woof, woof, woof." There was a strange voice coming from little Goldie's throat. Sahara, whose saliva was dripping like a waterfall, stared with its six dog eyes wide open upon hearing the voice of its master.

Don't tell me my master isn't a duck but also a dog? At this thought, Sahara sneakily went forward and hugged Goldie's thighs. It brushed against Goldie's thighs continuously.

Bang! Sahara was kicked by a foot and flew far away. Goldie roared, its grumpy muscles wildly raging. The granite-like muscles were increasingly hideous as if there were countless giant snakes moving underneath the skin.

Bang! The ground was shattered by a single stamp of Goldie's. Bang! Goldie lost its balance, and half of its leg sunk into the soil. Tens of thousands of yards of ground, with Goldie as the center, collapsed and lowered.

On the left, Flamy's wings were fluttering wildly, and the scorching heat spread around with it as the center, though there was no flame. The extreme heat produced had caused a massive fume of white smoke diffusing out from the soil under its feet.

"I can't keep them going on like this. I have to separate them." Gao Peng hadn't expected the divine Meat Essence to bring forward such a big reaction. "All of you, don't eat at first. Let's do it one by one." Gao Peng told the remaining familiars not to mess around.

Fatty Big Sea activated its water element and condensed into a big hand that grabbed Goldie and the earth under Goldie and threw everything into the far distance.

Goldie roared. Its forehead protruded, and its looks became much more prominent.

Along with Goldie's roar, the presence from its body grew gradually stronger, its level was also rapidly rising, and the effect of the divine Meat Essence was better than imagined.

From Level 86 to Level 87 to Level 88 to Level 89 to Level 90, Goldie was rapidly advancing.

Although Goldie only had a share of the divine Meat Essence, that divine Meat Essence was one that could only have been condensed from a god that was tens of thousands of times larger in size. After reaching Level 90, Goldie started to slow down in its advancement.

Fatty Big Sea was decisive. "Gao Peng, give Goldie another share of divine Meat Essence."

Gao Peng tore off a chestnut-sized piece of divine Meat Essence and threw it over to Goldie.

Goldie, whose back was facing Gao Peng, held up its arms to grab the divine Meat Essence. When it came into contact with Goldie's palm, it melted like a butter on a hot pan. Goldie let out a muffled sound.

The sound of Fatty Big Sea resonated in Goldie's ear. "Quickly, choose your first deification part, preferably an organ that can directly improve your fighting power."

Goldie squinted and without hesitation chose its double fists!

Bam! Two golden flames rose from its small yellow fists and each punch cut through space.

"The romance of the male duck was a double punch!" Goldie snorted. "I'm going to crush all the voices of those who speak against me with my fists!"

Almost immediately after, Flamy was squealing. The green flame bolted up, and when the gray fog in the sky came into contact with the green flame, it burned red. The gray fog actually dissipated quite a lot, but the blazing fire swept through the surroundings.

After Flamy swallowed the divine Meat Essence Gao Peng had given it, Flamy hesitated for a moment. The next second, it chose its first deification part—the throat. A Bi Fang's cry could deter spirits and evil bodies! The deified throat was further strengthened, and its power of damage to the soul continued to increase.

After advancing to Quasi God, Gao Peng found that the word "sub-blood" under the description before Bi Fang's name had finally faded away. Perhaps with the breakthrough, it had further enhanced its internal pedigree.

With the Bi Fang's cry, the dark clouds over their heads dispersed. The endless gray mists seemed to be made up of the souls of the dead. They were horrified and flew in all directions, and some gray mist was blown away accompanied by the sound of shrieks when they were slower to escape.

Flamy and Goldie had advanced into the Quasi God tier. At the same time, the scattered gray mist quietly gathered above them. The gray fog was growing increasingly thicker, while the wind was blowing towards them in the distance. The sun was obscured, and shadows devoured the sunlight.

In the swamp in the distance, Purple Star opened its eyes and looked in the direction of Gao Peng. It sensed another presence, an unfamiliar Quasi God, in addition to that monster above the swamp.

They were in danger.

Purple Star was hesitant for a moment, but it closed its eyes and pretended that it didn't sense anything. I didn't see anything… It couldn't endure another fight, and a battle between Quasi Gods might force its heavily scarred body to collapse; there was no doubt that when it killed the enemy, it would do a greater deal of harm to itself.

I'm not afraid of death; I just don't want to die in such a place for an unknown cause. Purple Star sat on the stone in a daze, its skeleton sitting alone in the middle of the swamp. There was only a little purple head hanging over its shoulder.

Compared to its huge body, its head was extremely tiny. Its white feet sunk in the mud, the swamp gradually devouring the back of its legs, and the bubbles burst.

The bursting bubbles were like a recollection of its memory. It saw the villagers weeping in the midst of a disaster. It saw the people of its tribe who had fallen to the ground in a massacre. It saw its comrade thumped his right fist on his chest, then dart out without hesitation in a righteous manner.

One year, two years, three years… Phew… It heaved a sorrowful sigh.

Purple Star stood up, but then sat down again. Maybe they can deal with it themselves; maybe they don't need my help… Purple Star comforted itself like this.

"Are you unwilling to concede defeat after my daughter-in-law let out a cry?" Goldie raised its head and stared at the sky with the gray mist, its eyes full of provocation.

It stuck out its right hand to put up its middle finger, then wiggled the finger. "Do you need your grandpa Goldie to test you out?"

Flamy let out a low cry, waved its wings, and stood beside Goldie. The duck and crane stood side by side at the same time as they looked at the sky. They could feel a certain consciousness in the gray mist above their heads that was wandering back and forth and constantly scanning them.

Flamy wasn't afraid of it, as its innate talent enabled it to naturally restrain ghosts and evil spirits, and the duck's fighting ability was still doable.

The presence of the gray mist lingered for a quarter of a second, then finally receded. The gray mist in the sky in that area dissipated, revealing a clear sky.

Their attitude was incredibly apparent—they wanted Gao Peng and the rest to leave as soon as possible, and they didn't want them to continue creating a mess in the Cloud Dream Swamp.

Gao Peng waved his hand, allowing Da Zi and the rest to continue their breakthrough there. As long as it wasn't a god who was coming over to mess with them, they wouldn't pay attention to any other existences.

As for existence at God-tier and below… their appearances would be just a good chance for them to practice their new power.

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Chapter 704: The True Form of the Desolation of Grudge

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Dumby took in a deep breath and applied the God Spirit Essence onto the surface of its body; it looked as if it was smudging some kind of crystal-clear ointment on itself. The dark golden bones continued to absorb the God Spirit Essence, but there was no exaggerated change in its body. It was a subtle ascent.

The God Spirit Essence was constantly absorbed by Dumby while it sat cross-legged on the ground. Two of Desolion's paws were smeared with God Spirit Essence, and it constantly smeared it onto Dumby's body. At that moment, Desolion looked like a skilled technician.

The God Spirit Essence was perfectly absorbed by Dumby's body, and the glow of its bones grew increasingly brighter. The bright moonlight shined on them, looking as holy as the Buddha, or as evil as the devil.

Dumby was without joy or sadness, its head hung low. The shadow was blocking its face so that nobody could see its expression.

A wisp of moonlight transformed into a silver thread and covered its shoulders, but only Dumby could perceive its own changes. Countless cells in its bones collided and surged, and the God Spirit Essence penetrated from the outer layer of the bone into the inner layer. It allowed Dumby's bone texture to become increasingly crystal clear, and it continuously strengthened its bone marrow.

The mesh-like white silky thread was connected to the bones like the steel frame of a tall building. Perhaps compared to the whole building, the steel bar didn't account for much of the total volume, but its importance was indisputable.

"I'm about to break through." Fatty Big Sea had been paying close attention to Dumby, whom it had always regarded as its competitor. Although Dumby's grade had been behind Fatty Big Sea's, both Dumby's personality and talent were top-notch, while Fatty Big Sea had a set of its own talent and skills.

There was a golden glow radiating from its dark golden bones that was growing increasingly intense. The golden halo consciously spread to its head under Dumby's command. Dumby had chosen its head as its deification part. The only weakness of its whole body was its skull, but as long as its head wasn't destroyed, even if its body was destroyed, it wouldn't be a big problem either.

Dumby, who was already at its peak, didn't borrow the power of the Divine Essence, but let the power in its body build up to the extreme and then achieved a breakthrough naturally. Of course, that method of breaking through was no different from a breakthrough from consuming Divine Essence.

Just as an affluent son who had made five million dollars using ten million dollars given to him by his father, one couldn't say that the five million dollars was fake money, but it was a lot less impressive than five million dollars earned through struggling grassroots movements.

Of course, Dumby, who could produce Divine Substance through its own effort, would need its power to be more established in order to achieve Quasi God. It didn't need to waste time learning how to take control of its own power. There was no leakage of forces to the external throughout the process of breaking through; it was the embodiment of perfect control on Dumby's part.

After Dumby achieved its breakthrough, Da Zi, Desolion, Stripey, Dragon Ant, and Flowing Light followed closely and achieved their breakthroughs to Quasi God. In the end, the essence of the decomposition of the incomplete god remains had created eight Quasi Gods.

Fatty Big Sea also broke through to Level 2, and its deification part had extended from its teeth to its entire mouth and throat. The most obvious effect was that Fatty Big Sea's bite had become much bigger.

Gao Peng nodded with satisfaction as he looked at a group of his familiars that had achieved breakthroughs and couldn't help rubbing his hands together. He was ready to give it a try.

Including Fatty Big Sea, Gao Peng had nine familiars at the Quasi God level, since suddenly, the strength of his familiars had skyrocketed. Gao Peng was a little proud; he felt that even a god could be beaten up by his familiars.

"It's not too late for a gentleman to get revenge." Goldie sneered and rubbed its palms together.

"I want to see if it can continue to block my frost." Desolion licked its paws as it squinted, like an emotionless killer licking the dagger in its hand.

"Just now, Gao Peng was scared stiffed and nearly peed his pants. I must get revenge for Gao Peng!" Da Zi cried with delight.

"Uh?" A pretty loud nasal voice could be heard.

The smile on Da Zi's face froze as it shook its tentacles. I've said something wrong…

"I think we can fight this battle," Flamy commented.

"In the battle later, do we fight altogether or one by one?" Goldie asked impatiently. Of course, it hoped it could fight one on one, since it wanted to show off in front of Flamy. It wanted to let Flamy see how strong it was.

"All of us should be involved in the battle. Why are we talking about rules with that demon?" Desolion said lightly.

Gao Peng saw Goldie, who was standing by his side, making a weird expression. He knew what Goldie was up to, but he pondered for a moment. "Desolion is right, but since Goldie wanted to show its prowess, then Goldie will be the first to go up. If you can't defeat it, then the rest will join the battle."

"I'll definitely be able to defeat it." Goldie was incomparably confident, but Gao Peng wasn't optimistic. If the Desolation of Grudge was a monster with physical or element attributes, that would be good, but the Desolation of Grudge was a Level-100 monster that focused mostly on the soul.

The arrogant Goldie would suffer a bit. That's all right; it's better to let Goldie taste failure now than deal with greater defeats in the future.

A group of familiars went straight from the swamp in the direction of the Li Tribe. They rested for a night, and the next day, they had finally arrived outside of the Li Tribe. Inside, there were dark clouds everywhere, and the people of the tribe seemed to be living as usual.

Gao Peng even saw someone who looked familiar. Zhou Hui was wearing a beast's robe, he looked tired and pale, and he was expressionless. He was hunch-backed as he took one step at a time, mixed in the middle of the crowd. Zhou Hui was merely following blindly along with the crowd, like a tiny, insignificant worker ant in a colony. He didn't look at Gao Peng, but Gao Peng saw him.

The Desolation of Grudge sensed Gao Peng's presence, too. It was the presence of a pitiful worm that it hated.

"You're back?" The Desolation of Grudge was a little surprised, and it wondered if there were any traps. It had examined countless times, back and forth, the many potential hiding places, and finally concluded that there were no traps. The Desolation of Grudge locked its gaze onto Gao Peng.

"Let me see who gave you the courage to come back." The Desolation of Grudge stared at Gao Peng, and transparent Soul Silk Threads fell from the sky like blooming poppies that surrounded Gao Peng from top to bottom.

"You're so longwinded!" Gao Peng yelled. Bam! Before his words were finished, a big fist bolted to the sky from Gao Peng's side. A line of sparks was produced from the friction against the air.

The exuberant energy and blood transformed and created an air shield that blocked all the Soul Silk Threads.

"Ugly thing, show Grandpa Goldie your true appearance," Goldie said in a tyrannical manner. Its two fists waved back and forth and transformed into a golden radiance that zoomed into the dark clouds.

The dark clouds were torn, and if one looked up at the sky from the ground, it looked as if it were the Grand Canyon. Behind the dark clouds, a shadow that was half and illusion, a hundred yards long, bent its spine and stared at Goldie with a vicious stare.

Its six arms were thin and ghostly white. Its face was covered with a mask like it was wearing a large white robe over its face, and there was gray mist in a cone shape behind its tailbone. On each of its fingers, there were countless Soul Silk Threads that floated into the sky as if they had lives of their own.

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Chapter 705: The Blade Ghost

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"The Curse of Grudge," the Desolation of Grudge viciously muttered, and the air was sucked out in an instant. A huge storm of souls struck and swept through Goldie. In the midst of the storm of souls, there was a large number of tentacles.

The countless tentacles were pricking in the directions of Goldie's eyes, ears, nostrils, heart, and underarms. Goldie didn't blink. Its eyes, which were supposed to be the most vulnerable part, weren't damaged. Instead, under the high frequency of the attack, Goldie was constantly flashing with a purple radiance. At that specific moment when the flashing of that purple radiance was so rich and dense, Goldie looked very much like a purple light since its bald head reflected the purple light.

The Desolation of Grudge was blinded by the reflection of light from Goldie's head, giving Goldie a chance to give another punch. The next punch was many more times powerful than its previous punches.

The moment the attack was launched, the Desolation of Grudge was suddenly human-like widened its eyes. It roared, and its body was blurred, but in the next moment, it turned into smoke and disappeared from its spot.

At almost the same time, the fierce fist tore through the sky and condensed into a crazy tornado that bolted up into the sky. Wind was twisted along with the fist while the clouds dissipated; the entire sky of dark clouds was twisted by that fist. The ferocious punch stimulated a scorching storm, and its enormous energy hastened the wind.

Choo! Choo!

The fist had been punched out for a long time, but the sky was still resonating with the long-standing sound, which sounded like a train's whistling as it gradually drove far away.

"Its body is basically immune to physical attacks," Gao Peng said. Flamy was worried and nervous, concerned that Goldie would be hurt as a result. Gao Peng reassured, "Don't worry, Goldie won't get hurt. This damn duck will have a long life."

"Strong flesh, become my puppet!" The Desolation of Grudge appeared out of nowhere and came out from Goldie's back. Its eyes were radiating with a peculiar brilliance, its six arms raising high up in the air and crushing down. It seemed to think that the yellow hairless monster would become its puppet!

"Gotcha!" Goldie turned its head. Its beak was slightly raised as if it was mocking the other monster.

Whoosh! A numbing sensation hit the Desolation of Grudge's lower left arm, and the next moment, intense pain was transmitted to its sensory organs. It was horrified to find that its lower left arm had been brutally torn away from its body! When it turned its head again, the figure of the duck in front of it was gradually blurred, just a shadow.

How fast can this guy be? The Desolation of Grudge moved at the thought. Its body had to turn into an element and transform into a gray fog to escape.

"You're still a little slower." A gentle, mellow, and slightly husky duck voice was echoing in its ears. The Desolation of Grudge's heart sank.

Bam!

The crowd below saw a white flower bloom in the sky from the left side of the Desolation of Grudge's head. A stout arm ran through its head and broke out from the back of it.

"Ouch…" The Desolation of Grudge covered its broken head and turned into a gray mist that gradually vanished in its spot.

"It's not dead!" The Dragon Ant's eyes were sparkling with white light and looked at somewhere in space. It calmly spoke as it looked at Gao Peng.

Gao Peng nodded, acquiescing to the Dragon Ant's decision decision to join the battle.

When it received its master's order, the Dragon Ant turned its head, its pupils flashing into two white auroras. The auroras rotated nine times, and in the next moment, they suddenly bloomed!

A white brilliance flashed, and there was a cry from afar. The shadow of the Desolation of Grudge was seen from afar, burnt by the Diurnal Pupil.

Goldie lowered its head and looked at its fist. It was somewhat surprised that its punch hadn't actually killed it. Damn it, my prowess isn't fully being displayed in front of Flamy.

"Where are you going?" The Desolation of Grudge looked up and heard another voice, but when it turned its head, it didn't see the creature who had been talking at first glance.

"…I'm here." It wasn't until the second time Flowing Light spoke that the Desolation of Grudge noticed the tiny little dot in front of it. Upon seeing this, Flowing Light's dark face became darker. "You're dead."

In Flowing Light's eyes, the Desolation of Grudge was merely a floating gray mist, but in the gray mist, there was a translucent red line.

That red line was translucent and constantly changing, plus the position and shape changed from time to time. It also meant that the weaknesses of the Desolation of Grudge were constantly changing.

The Desolation of Grudge noticed that the strange hairless duck behind it was catching up, so it knew it had to leave. That duck was extremely strange, and its soul tentacles had no effect on the duck; the duck's vitality was top-notch. In addition, its speed was very fast, so much so that the Desolation of Grudge couldn't even capture its figure.

"Get lost." The Desolation of Grudge flicked Flowing Light away roughly.

Flowing Light was fixated on the underarm of its right hand, where a red line had just moved. Whoosh! The wings behind Flowing Light stretched 45 degrees open, as light as willow branches, and floated over the Desolation of Grudge's shoulder.

Although the Desolation of Grudge was injured, its vigilance didn't dissipate. In fact, it became increasingly alert. "Ah!" Do you really think I'm such an easy opponent?!

The gray mist within the Desolation of Grudge's dark pupils was spinning as if they were two whirlpools.

A strong suction came from the Desolation of Grudge—Vitality Absorption!

Flowing Light couldn't avoid it in time and was sucked in by it. That attack didn't need to target anything, nor was it a direct attack, but all enemies that were enveloped in the scope would be hurt by its attack.

Flowing Light's body swayed, the energy from its body sapped. Flowing Light lost its balance and nearly dropped to the ground, but with its attack, it had also made time for the others. There was a group of familiars behind them that had gathered around and unceremoniously released their presence. They had formed an octagon around the Desolation of Grudge.

Psssh! The Desolation of Grudge's chest and shoulder suddenly burst out with a crack. Although it was in fog form, its chest was cut and there was a huge opening. The impressive attack from a knife constantly tore the wound, which was unable to heal.

"This wound…" The Desolation of Grudge looked down at the wound and remembered an event of the past. "Hasn't this healed?"

"Roar!" The Desolation of Grudge growled, and a long white mark of light on its chest looked increasingly brighter, penetrating its left and right ribs. A knife made of white light cut a hole through its body, the brilliance increasingly intense. It was forlorn and bitter, the knife in white crazily rotating and tearing up the body of the Desolation of Grudge.

In a daze, they saw someone holding onto a long knife. He seemed to be a short and strong man wearing pure black armor. He was fearlessly brandishing a long knife while he leaped and gave his all in his attack.

"Is this a new awakening of an ability from Flowing Light?" Gao Peng wondered. I didn't see the introduction for this ability.

Flowing Light was confused, too. I slashed at random onto that red line. How could it caused such a big commotion? Did my ability advance? Flowing Light was in self-doubt.

"The Blade Ghost." Fatty Big Sea squinted.

Gao Peng suspected that he had heard wrong and laughed. "Blade Ghost? Why don't you just say it's the spirit of the knife?"

"I'll explain to you later, but this Blade Ghost should be inside another monster that had fought with the Desolation of Grudge previously and was left in its body. That monster must have died." Fatty Big Sea's eyes sparkled. "Let Flowing Light subdue that Blade Ghost, and it'll be of good use."

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Chapter 706: Nine-Headed Hades

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The Desolation of Grudge scanned its surroundings. One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, and nine. It had never imagined that it would be beaten by nine Quasi Gods in one day.

Who was the last Quasi God with such a privilege…? The Desolation of Grudge fell into contemplation. It suddenly felt that its fate was a miserable one.

"It's not a wrongful death." The Desolation of Grudge raised its head, and the hollow eyes revealed a tinge of inexplicable charm. "From the day I was born, I've been ready for death. In fact, death is a kind of… relief for me."

Its voice faded. The Desolation of Grudge's body quivered as it began to collapse. Hidden in the depths of its soul, bits and pieces of its memory were broken into fragments and that dissipated into tiny spots of light in the sky. The softness which was hidden in its depths was exposed to the air.

I'm Gloria. I'm a puppeteer. My teacher told me that he picked me up on a snowy day, in our town. Gloria meant winter. My master was the most famous puppeteer in the whole city; he made puppets almost as beautiful and exquisite as real people. Those who looked for him to custom-make their puppets were endless. In that environment, I also began to learn how to make puppets.

I've learned for 13 years, but my teacher always commented that my puppets were without souls. Then, I fell in love with a boy in our town.

He was very cheerful, warm and he was just like the sun above. We met and dated secretly once, then a second and third time. Finally, we were bumped into by our teacher during a secret date. The angry teacher said that if he tried to harass me again, he would let others break his leg and put him in jail.

He escaped out of fear from the back door and never appeared again.

Since then, teacher's attitude towards me changed. After that night, my teacher was drunk and strayed into my room… The next day, teacher gave me three days off to give me a good rest. I made a decision to pack my bags and leave the city that night. I didn't know where I was going, but I got on a ferry to other cities.

I had no other abilities; I only knew how to create puppets, so I opened a small shop, and my days were simple. After that incident, I focused on puppet making, and from that day onward, I realized that my puppets seemed to have something different from usual. Every puppet I made was the same as the one before, but their eyes had become more… vivid.

One night, I got up in the middle of the night and went to the toilet, and I found something else moving in the shop downstairs. A thief? I picked up the scissors from the table and snuck downstairs, and by the moonlight outside the window, I saw a man sitting on the floor. His back was facing me, and he was crying.

Those clothes were familiar. I'd definitely seen them somewhere… I had a sudden realization, and the scissors in my hand fell to the ground. The crying stopped, and the shoulders stopped shaking.

Then I saw it stand up, creep up to the wall, and hang itself up. Wind was blowing through the windows, and the puppets on the wall swayed with the wind. The next day, after a night of sleep, I woke up and took all the puppets in the shop to the suburbs and burned them all.

The flame devoured the puppets, which danced in the orange fire that lit up my cheeks. Looking at the dolls in the flames that were screaming and shrieking, I suddenly felt a strange pleasure. It turned out that those puppets had souls… Do they all have souls too, and do they hurt?

From that day on, I would make a bunch of puppets every day and burn them. I listened to their silent wails and poignant cries, and I was always extremely happy. Gradually, a simple puppet made from wood was unable to let me derive more satisfaction.

I had set my sights on stray animals. After killing the animals, they were made into specimens and given lives like beautiful dolls. Then I would burn them to death. There was a day when I suddenly wondered: since animals can be made into living dolls, what about a man?

Hence, I made half a year of preparations, then spent a week working. When the last wire pierced my joints, I thought maybe… the next day I'd be a puppet.

Sweet and bitter memories. There was longing, there was sadness, there was madness, all kinds of memories were eventually dissipated. They had transformed into a gray-white cloud that dissipated into the world.

As the Desolation of Grudge died, the Soul Silk Threads connected to it broke off.

The tribe's familiars and the people who were connected to the Soul Silk Threads were cut off. With a loud thud, everyone dropped to the ground. They didn't know who was alive or dead, but traces of life were born and condensed from their bodies.

"They're returning to life." Flamy looked at the scene with an indescribable feeling.

There was a wind howling sound from behind; Purple Star came from the Cloud Dream Swamp behind. Gao Peng sensed the movement behind him and turned his head to see Purple Star stand motionlessly outside the tribe watching the fall of the people and a group of familiars from the Li Tribe.

Purple Star was silent for a moment, then walked to Gao Peng, tall as it looked down at him. It paused for a moment, then crouched down and said, "Thank you."

After saying that, between Purple Star's brows there was a purple glow. A person's shadow slowly floated out from its eyebrows and finally landed steadily on the ground. The white-haired old man with sharp teeth and a hunchback said, "The old man here is very grateful to you. Thanks for avenging for the people of our tribe and doing what I've been afraid to do." The old man mocked himself, then coughed with his right hand over his mouth.

Gao Peng was a little surprised to see that the old man's right hand had been completely turned into white bones. It looked extremely frightening.

As the old man saw the look in Gao Peng's eyes, he rolled up his right sleeve, showing him there were only bones on his wrist, too, not even a trace of muscle. "I've been trying to live a little longer," the old man said calmly. "The longer a man lives, the more afraid he is of death.

"I met a man who fought with the Mutated Tribe. He was called the Heavenly Kingdom of the Dead by the Mutated Tribe."

"The Heavenly Kingdom of the Dead." Gao Peng repeated it, then asked Fatty Big Sea if it had heard of that name.

However, Fatty Big Sea hadn't heard of it. "He must have been born after I died."

"If one day you run into him, be careful of his familiar. All his familiars are have Ghoul attributes, and the scariest one of all ghouls is the Nine-Headed Hades! It's a super powerful mutant familiar," the old man recollected. He sighed. "Even if the battle of that year came again, I wouldn't have confidence in defeating it.

"Over the years, instead of making progress, I've been losing my power, and he should be even stronger now."

Gao Peng coughed. "What's the Nine-Headed Hades' ability?"

"It can reverse life and death and rule the dead." The old man lifted up his clothes, and Gao Peng couldn't help but gasp in disbelief when he saw what was underneath. That's scary!

Six symmetrical pairs of ribs were visible side by side, and even the spine behind them could be seen through the gaps between the ribs. Gao Peng had seen more disgusting monsters than this, but it was the first time he had seen a human like this.

"It turns all living forms into the undead. The year I was hit by its attack, my familiar took the attack on my behalf, so both of us became the way we are now," the old man said calmly.

Standing behind the old man, Purple Star silently held its hand on the old man's shoulder, the owl-like head grunting as if it to comfort the old man.

It hasn't healed in so many years…

Although Purple Star, who stood behind the old man, had a very weak presence, it seemed harmless. However, a thin camel was stronger than a horse; at its peak, it was likely a powerful God-level familiar. If it did risk its life in the battle, the power of a god could definitely launch an earth-shaking attack.

In other words, the mighty power of the Nine-Headed Hades was unimaginable. It had turned such a powerful God-level familiar into the present creature that had been undead for thousands of years.

"Dumby, the Nine-Headed Hades has your Ghoul attribute." Goldie bumped Dumby with its shoulders, squeezing its eyebrows. "What are your thoughts?"

With its hands in the pockets on both sides of the black robe, the dark golden chin was exposed under the eaves of the hat. There was silence for two seconds.

"Master's viewpoint is my viewpoint."

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Chapter 707: The New King

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"Tsk—" Goldie pouted. What's this? That answer isn't masculine at all, no fun.

"Goldie, what are you doing?" Flamy's sharp beak bit into Goldie's neck, which showed its fate of being captured by Flamy.

"The Heavenly Kingdom of the Dead and the Nine-Headed Hades." Gao Peng repeated the names. When he remembered the names in his heart, then he could inquire about them.

"Of course, it'd be best if you could defeat it." The old man smiled kindly. His gaze shifted to Dumby, who was standing behind Gao Peng, as he said, "This familiar with Ghoul attributes may be restrained by the Nine-Headed Hades. Since it can control ghouls of a lower ranking, in wartime, don't use familiars with Ghoul attributes, otherwise your familiar is likely to turn against you."

Gao Peng didn't quite believe him, as Dumby also had the ability to control the undead. If Dumby also ascended to the God tier, be it the Skeleton Dominator or the Nine-Headed Hades, who would have better control over the undead…? Gao Peng was looking forward to the outcome.

"The Desolation of Grudge merely transformed these people and familiars into puppets. It didn't deprive them of their souls, only sealed their souls in their bodies," Fatty Big Sea said to Gao Peng in his mind.

"I didn't expect that the Desolation of Grudge hadn't devoured their souls." The old man was very emotional.

"Then why didn't you say that earlier?" Gao Peng replied to Fatty Big Sea in his mind. It was belated advice.

"I didn't know before." Fatty Big Sea gave a very honest reply. "I figured out the process after seeing the results."

Gao Peng nodded, glad that he hadn't annihilated all puppets in the Li Tribe, otherwise he would have felt extremely guilty and upset after learning the truth.

"What are you going to do next?" the old man asked Gao Peng.

Gao Peng scratched his head. What does this have to do with me? "These are the clansmen of your old tribe. It's certainly a good thing for them to be safe."

"No, this has nothing to do with me. I left the tribe and didn't fight to my death to defend them at the most crucial moment. Even if they forgive me, I wouldn't forgive myself." The old man looked back at Cloud Dream Swamp behind him. It was enveloped in clouds, and Purple Star, who was standing behind the old man, squatted, its stout bones and arms like two walls that gently hugged the old man.

Its actions were extremely careful and delicate. The scene was similar to his first meeting with the old man. "But there are some things that I need to face after all. It's not right to avoid it. I'll continue to protect them, but I'll never appear in front of them," declared the old man with no regrets and no bitterness.

"You can be the king of the Li Tribe." The old man turned his head and looked directly into Gao Peng's eyes.

"Me?" Gao Peng was a little surprised. That responsibility was too great, and he was afraid that he would be exhausted by the responsibility. "Forget it. I'm not suitable to be a king, I'm only suitable to be a—"

"Salted fish," Da Zi finished his sentence.

Goldie broke free from the capture over his neck, jumped out and shouted aloud, "A real man!"

"Lone traveler," Gao Peng said with a smile.

"I can feel that you're different from other young people. You're courageous and full of wisdom, which is your unique advantage, but also your potential to become a new king… You can lead the tribe… and bring them towards glory."

"Are you a professional liar who says this to all new kings of the tribe?" Gao Peng was amused.

The old man's expression remained the same. "Well, it's because you're the strongest. In previous battles, the only surviving Quasi God familiars in the tribe were killed, leaving only the old, the sick, and the disabled."

The old, the sick, and the disabled? Gao Peng had sensed the presence of more than ten Saint-tier familiars in the tribe. Perhaps all the Saint-tier familiars that belonged to White Dragon weren't as many as the Saint-tier familiars over there. If those were the old, the sick, and the disabled then what was the White Dragon tribe, an about-to-die team?

The old man thought Gao Peng was looking down on them, as they were weaker. "But they're all good men with enthusiasm. If they weren't, they wouldn't have been killed and there wouldn't be so few of them left," the old man mocked himself. "Just give them time and they'll surprise you."

"Let me think about it." Gao Peng didn't immediately agree.

Four hours passed, and someone finally regained consciousness. The first batch who had regained consciousness had the best physique, they were also the monster trainers with the highest level familiars.

"I'll go first." The old man waved his hand, turned, and hid in Cloud Dream Swamp.

Behind them came the sound of footsteps.

"Brother, thank you for saving us."

"Thank you for saving us."

Those who had just woken up were extremely pale, so Gao Peng hurried and urged them to rest. They shook their heads, gathered around Gao Peng, and continuously thanked him, their tones sincere. Gao Peng looked at the data frame and realized that 70 percent of the people were sincerely thankful for him, while the remaining 30 percent had no bad feelings.

Deep in the swamp, the old man had merged with Purple Star, and the two strolled through the swamp. Along the way, some monsters smelled them, were frightened, and hid in the mud.

"Master, why did you tell him the location of the ruins battlefield and give him a piece of the divine artifact you treasured?" Purple Star was a little puzzled.

The old man shook his head and smiled. "You, if you could figure this out, then you wouldn't be my familiar."

"Hehe." Purple Star giggled.

"How could he defeat the Desolation of Grudge without telling him about the ruins of the battlefield? But this young man's luck is very good. He took such a short time to break through to where he is now. He really exceeded my expectations, but that's good. If such a person becomes the king of our Li Tribe, our men will have an opportunity to fulfill themselves." The old man was relieved. "It's been ten years since we've been here; let's continue on our own path."

"Yes!"

"Sir, please become the king of our tribe."

"Please be the king of our tribe!"

In the white stone house stood all the Saint-tier monster trainers of the Li Tribe, and everyone was looking at Gao Peng eagerly.

"We swore before our downfall that if anyone could save us, as long as he was our fellow, our tribe would regard him as our king!"

"Sir, please don't reject us. This is the opinion of our entire tribe," someone said passionately.

Gao Peng sat in his chair and observed the expressions of these people. All he needed to do was nod his head, and he could receive a super tribe that wasn't any weaker than the top three tribes.

Although it wasn't comparable to the Mutated Tribe, the tribe's potential was very strong. According to what had just been reported, they had more than five Quasi Gods at their peak, as well as more than a hundred Saint-tier monster trainers.

Coupled with Purple Star as a support, their complete outbreak could even threaten a smaller country. Because of their geographical isolation and fighting with the Mutated, they were able to survive and continue in the Southern Desert.

"Five Quasi Gods were defeated by the Desolation of Grudge alone?" Gao Peng felt disbelief.

"No, it was a premeditated siege. Ten years ago, eight Quasi Gods suddenly attacked us, and our five lords fought to the death to kill seven Quasi Gods. At last, only the Desolation of Grudge was left. However, the Saint-tier monster trainers weren't able to defeat…" A Saint-tier monster trainer was ashamed as he lowered his head.

"Lord Purple Star escaped, and if it had launched its attack, it would never have happened like this," another Saint-tier monster trainer said promptly.

"The lord isn't that kind of person. Perhaps he had a reason," one person spoke up for him.

"What's there to say about that traitor!"

"Shut up!" someone hollered.

Standing at the front was the one who was mainly responsible for communicating with Gao Peng, a man who had the highest position among the crowd. He turned his head and yelled, "No matter what the lord does, you can't deny that he was protecting the Li Tribe for thousands of years! We don't have the right to judge him!" The room was dead silent at the end of his sentence.

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Chapter 708: The Fickleness of Human Nature

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Upon hearing that sentence, everyone was in silence as they looked at each other, at a loss for words. Although some of them didn't want to admit it, they had to admit that he was right.

"I'm not a person from your tribe, and I'm definitely not a suitable person to manage the tribe. It's not good for an outsider to get involved in the management of your group." Gao Peng waved his hand and refused.

Who knew that the Saint-tier monster trainers of Li Tribe would be furious. "Your Excellency, what do you think of the Li Tribe? How would we do such a thing against our oath or return kindness with ingratitude? If there's such a heartless man, we'll definitely discipline him!"

"I don't have the ability, and if I were the king of your tribe, the future of these millions of people would be in my hands. I would be in a state of panic." Gao Peng sighed. "Forget it; all of you better look for another king who has the ability and talent."

After a moment of hesitation and a quiet discussion, someone stood up and said to Gao Peng, "We can re-establish the council of elders and establish a council of elders under the patriarch, and all the elders of the council of elders will be under the lead of the patriarch.

"The management of the tribe is the responsibility of the council of elders… This is the old tradition of the tribe from 3,000 years ago. It's the system that the ancestors used."

"Well, all of you have a point, but I think that I'm simply too weak." Gao Peng shook his head. "I only have only a few familiars in the Quasi God tier, and I'm not even a God-tier monster trainer, so I'm not strong enough to serve the public."

Everyone looked at each other at a loss for words. They suddenly realized one of his greatest strengths—he was pretentious.

"Sir, in fact, not every one of our Quasi God monster trainers has more than two Quasi God familiars. You're already very strong." This was a reminder.

"Oh?" Gao Peng kept his cool, but his slow breaths still reflected that he was in a very good mood. "In that case, I'll just accept your kind offer." Gao Peng sighed, his hands making a fist and palm salute as he turned his head.

Everyone was speechless.

The six little ones were also saved. Previously, they had been transformed into puppets by the Desolation of Grudge's Soul Silk Threads, but now they were freed from its control. The six were delighted.

During that period of time, the six little ones stayed in the tribe and acted together with Gao Peng every day, but they found that the area where Gao Peng lived was heavily guarded. Each entrance and exit needed to be informed in advance, and they had to go through several layers of defenses before they could see Gao Peng.

They even thought that Gao Peng was under house arrest by the tribe's people. They whispered to Gao Peng to discuss whether they need to escape together. After seeing how honest the six little ones were, Gao Peng couldn't help but tell them the truth.

The six little ones were befuddled.

Out of the six, Bai Haixuan, You Zijin, and Qing Qing couldn't believe what they had heard. They came from the three top tribes, and the reason for being sent over was because they were valued as talents in their clans, so they knew some matters better than any outsiders. They knew their own advantages and what it meant to own a tribe with the size and hierarchy of the Li Tribe.

It wasn't an exaggeration to say that with Gao Peng's current power, the strength of the Li Tribe was no longer weaker than any of the three top tribes. In fact, they were even a bit stronger, and because of their "clean" identities, they could live there for nine days. They lived in an environment that wasn't comparable to the barren Squared World.

"You… Lord…" Bai Haixuan was stuttering as he changed the way he addressed Gao Peng.

"I knew that all of you might have found it difficult to accept, so I didn't tell you," Gao Peng said.

After that incident, the attitude of the six little ones towards Gao Peng changed. They sounded more respectful, and they weren't as close as before. Gao Peng captured all that change in his eyes, he had the intention to change that situation, but the result was counterproductive, after a period of time, Gao Peng didn't want to force it.

The elders of the council of elders were promoted by Gao Peng, and he chose those who were friendliest to him. There were handfuls of Saint-tier monster trainers, a total of 76 of them, but there were only ten elder seats.

Competence was the second factor. Two heads were better than one, not to mention there would be ten of them, and a tribe that could be passed on for so many years had to have complete laws and rules.

Gao Peng didn't need reformers; he only needed managers who could get the job done. Although Gao Peng hadn't been in the lead, his family's Southern Sky Group was also a super-large corporation that managed hundreds of thousands of people. Even though he hadn't led anyone directly, he had seen others leading, so Gao Peng was aware of the basic qualities and conditions to manage a group.

After the tribe was on track, Gao Peng contemplated his departure.

Human nature was the most complex. A tribe's long-term prosperity and the stable position of the leader wasn't dependent on a life-saving grace. That was far from enough.

One day, one month, even a year wasn't a problem, but ten years, a hundred years later, there would always be a different voice. Even those whom Gao Peng had personally appointed as elders would be transformed from gracious to a less friendly attitude—that was the fickleness of human nature.

Gao Peng remembered a documentary he had seen about a group of people on a deserted island. There were no signals or rescues. It brought them back to primitive society. All the good and evil hidden in everyone's nature was revealed and exposed in the wilderness.

Gao Peng had always believed that the use of a general statement to describe the human nature of everyone was ridiculous. Even a thousand stones were different, not to mention a thousand humans. There was both clean and dirty in chaos, and people were divided into good and evil. Gao Peng could see the sincerity of the people in the present, but he couldn't see the core of a person.

Three months later, the Li Tribe was on track.

"Flowing Light, how's your grasp on that Blade Ghost?" Gao Peng put down the cup in his hand and asked Flowing Light, who had just come in from the yard outside.

Flowing Light put its arms on both sides of its body and replied coolly, "It's ready to fight."

Of course, the look was mocked by Goldie. In the words of Goldie, it was like a child wearing adult clothes—this was neither right nor wrong. Flowing Light chased Goldie for 2,000 miles because of what it had commented.

Flowing Light lifted both of its arms, and two white halos flowed on the left and right sides of its body; it had transformed into the shape of a blade. That was Flowing Light's newly obtained ability, the Blade Ghost Level 8. Additional damage power could be added to the blade every time it attacked an enemy with its blade arm.

The Blade Ghost was a special energy formed from a combination of will and certain unknown elements in the air. It had the great power to damage and had powerful effects when attacking the physical form of an enemy or attacking an enemy of the same element. After testing, the damage to the spiritual enemy seemed to be more obvious, probably because the will was a composition of the blade.

"All of you will go back with Zhou Tieshan. All of you have the maps, and with your strength, it won't be dangerous as long as none of you encounter a creature above Quasi God. I've told him the matters about cooperation." After saying that, Gao Peng's right thumb squeezed out a snow-white grain. The White Clam couldn't wait and swallowed it down, its pink tongue reaching out from the shell and licking Gao Peng's thumb.

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Chapter 709: The Different Eras

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Gao Peng felt a little itchy from all the licking, so he knocked gently on the shell of the White Clam. Little White Clam closed its shell and become a well-behaved clam once again.

Standing on the top of the mountain, he looked at the shadows of the six little ones. Gao Peng put Little White Clam in his pocket, then turned and headed back to the tribe. Before Purple Star had left, he had told Gao Peng some news, thus during that period of time, Gao Peng read through all the books in the Li Tribe.

The place where the Li Tribe held and stored all their knowledge was a white slender tower, one of the tallest white buildings that Gao Peng had seen when he first came to the Li Tribe.

There were many bookshelves on the walls of each floor, and the black bookshelves exuded the ancient smell of history. Numerous thick books were neatly placed on each row of shelves. The pages were made of a material like paper, but it was thicker and more delicate than normal paper. It had the delicateness of a baby's skin, and he heard that it was water-resistant and moisture-proof.

The books on the first floor recorded content about the history of the tribe and some other cultural records, while the second to the 30th floor recorded data of a variety of monsters and spiritual animals. Collections were classified according to different attributes and types.

In addition to the 30 floors, there was a basement under the tower, but to reach the basement, one had to go through a trapdoor from the top floor, and then go down 30 floors to the basement. The books in the basement weren't the same as those outside, as each book in the basement was unique. Some were engraved in stone, some were carved on wood, and others were written on the skin of beasts or on the surface of animal bones.

In the collections of precious books in the basement, Gao Peng found some extremely precious books; they were each the only copies that existed. One book recorded the history of Jiutian Shidi, as well as the information of many gods and the major events that had taken place.

Long ago, there had been no such saying as "God-tier monster trainer," and the human tribes and mutated tribes had lived peaceful lives in the Empyrean. But the human and mutated tribes only lived in small and isolated tribes, so they relied on the worship of gods to obtain the protection to survive and breed.

For humans, these monsters were the existence of terror. Everyone, from birth to death, never went more than a hundred miles away from the tribe.

That period was known as the Era of Obscurity, when people's life expectancies were pretty short. The vast majority of people's lives were basically to eat, sleep, plant, and grow their grains and fruits. They bred super weak chicken monsters as meat and gave birth to children continuously.

There wasn't much record about that period, because it hadn't been easy to survive in since everyone was very busy. There was no mood and no effort to think about intangible things. Only a very small number of poems and articles had been passed on to later generations, and it could be seen from their writings… the person who had written the article was thinking about their next meal every day.

This continued until one day, a wise man invented Blood Contracts. From that day on, the development of mankind was on the fast track. That period was known as the Era of Bloodlines. People in that era tried to sign Blood Contracts with various monsters like a bunch of kids who had new toys. As they gradually moved away from living their lives solely for survival, their minds began to be liberated.

Of course, Gao Peng recognized the writer's mocking tone from that record.

Many sages signed a Blood Contract to choose their familiars, from the original ferocious beast monster to Plant-type monsters and Ghoul monsters. Human beings were constantly pushing the limits… In the Era of Bloodlines, humans discovered the entire Jiutian Shidi.

That period was very long, and eventually, a family system was formed. Every tribe was a family, and the names of the people in the tribe were identical.

Gao Peng recalled the ancient tribes. They were similar to what was mentioned in the records, for each tribe's last name was exactly the same. There were many records of the Era of Bloodlines, and perhaps that had something to do with the Li Tribe, which was a very large tribe formed by different elites from many tribes.

The contents of the book involved information about everything in the world, including ancient secrets.

At the end of the Era of Bloodlines, an unprecedented war broke out. The rationale of the war was unknown, but the humans and the mutated suddenly engaged in a battle. From some smeared text, the original human and the mutated didn't hold extreme hatred for each other; there was even proof of interracial marriages.

But for some magical reason, humans and the mutated couldn't give birth to children. Even if they had descendants, their descendants would lose the ability to reproduce. This situation was labeled as a curse of blood by some.

After the end of the Era of Bloodlines, the formation of the Li Tribe to the present day was known as the Era of Hope. From each enthusiastic writing, their positive expectations for the future were obvious. Even in that desperate situation, they hadn't given up, and they still harbored hope.

They had always believed that there would be a great hero who would save them so that the glory of mankind would reappear in the land of Empyrean. Although up to this point, they hadn't found one…

Gao Peng put down the books in his hands, walked to the iron table, and added some oil to the lamp. He stretched his body. He had read all the books in two months. After reading them, Gao Peng had a deeper understanding of the world.

"Mechanic Wild City." There were several books in front of Gao Peng, all of which mentioned the Mechanic Wild City, and the authors of these books had lived through the Era of Bloodlines to the current Era of Hope.

Throughout the two eras, over tens of thousands of years, that Mechanic Wild City always existed and had a very long history. The most recent book had been written 30 years ago by a Quasi God trainer of the Li Tribe.

"…I saw a magnificent city, its walls taller than the mountains. It floated in the sky, surrounded by several steel dragons, the presence of each one extremely strong. I took a look from a far distance, then hurriedly turned away.

"…I saw it again, the steel giant city that I've seen before, but it was completely different from the last time I saw it. The walls of the steel giant city were covered with mottled marks, and it stood among the mountains as if it had just experienced an epic battle.

"Outside the building was a hovering steel dragon. It was the only one left, and it stood alone on the city's defense wall. Its body was bruised, and it was blind in one eye.

"Maybe it needed a little help? It looked pathetic, so I walked over.

"I was swept away by its tail.

"Well, that's a savage guy.

"Such a rough guy. The owner of this giant city must be just as ill-tempered.

"I remember the place. I'm going to take a look at it again since it's been a while, and maybe it really needed my help."

The last paragraph was a location's name; next to it was a small and scaled-down map. That was the end of the records.

The Quasi God monster trainer could no longer write the following content. He might have been killed in the war ten years earlier.

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Chapter 710: The Meet-Up

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As the author of the book mentioned, maybe the owner of the giant city needed a little help? After all, there aren't many people like us who love to do philanthropic work. Gao Peng felt that he had always been a caring person… If not, how else could he explain his many familiars?

Just like a famous quote on the internet on Earth Star before its disaster—"My only wish is to make a big fortune. Other than that, I have no other wishes." Gao Peng only had one idea in his head, which was to exhaust all means to enhance his own strength.

Jiutian Shidi was really too dangerous. From the various records, there were many wild gods in the Empyrean, which was also the Jiutian in Jiutian Shidi. It was only the Empyrean, excluding other areas in Jiutian Shidi and other outside domains.

Maybe one day when they were on the road, they would suddenly break into the territory of a wild god. According to various records, Mechanic Wild City was at least a building built above the God tier, and the huge city couldn't have belonged to any weak gods. Weak gods wouldn't be bothered to build a grand city. Most weak gods wouldn't waste time building buildings that weren't very useful, although they were a spectacle and good for showing off.

Weak gods who liked fancy things were the quickest to die.

"Isn't that right, Fatty Big Sea? I heard that you have two undersea palaces."

Fatty Big Sea had a blank face when it looked up, its small eyes filled with confusion. "What?"

Gao Peng copied the map and left the white tower with it. "Two months and all of you have had a good rest. Each of you is fat and strong. It's a good time to do a little bit of activity to train your bodies," said Gao Peng.

"Gao Peng, I think I've heard of Mechanic Wild City." Fatty Big Sea frowned. The number of gods in Jiutian Shidi was quite substantial, but those whose names were known to the Surface Sea weren't easy targets.

Of course, there were occasional and extremely rare cases, such as when some gods did something peculiar and it was made known to many worlds… That was a rare exception, but Fatty Big Sea was sure that the Mechanic Wild City was definitely not an exception.

"So do you remember anything?"

"No." Fatty Big Sea shook its fish head.

The place that the Quasi God recorded was south of the Li Tribe, half a year away. It was because it was so far away that the Quasi God hadn't made up his mind to continue the journey.

In fact, many of the countries belonging to the mutated occupied only a small part of the Empyrean. In the remaining areas, there were many dangerous monsters, including the wild gods.

Gao Peng dealt with the affairs that he had to account for, then he set off at dawn with his dragon and headed south. At the same time, the six little ones and Zhou Tieshan finally passed through the canyon and went back to Earth Star.

Eleven people went out and only seven came back, one of whom was a stranger.

"Madam, Madam, the expedition team is back." There were several lofts on the other side of the snowy mountain. The attic room was open, and a fat little boy broke into the study room.

"Bei Xiaoji, how many times have I said not to be so restless?" said Bei Qingyan's calm and composed voice.

"Oh." The boy named Bei Xiaoji retracted his neck. "But Madam, I heard them say that Senior Gao Peng didn't return."

The brush snapped and broke into two. "Bei Xiaoji, if it wasn't for your grandpa who had sent you over, I would never have let you, such a restless and mischievous kid, stay with me."

Ah? Why is she mentioning this again? Bei Xiaoji's fat face wrinkled into a sneer. He didn't want to be there either. There was nothing there, so it wasn't fun at all, but his grandfather had wanted him to come over and told him to take care of Madam. She was clearly just like an older sister to him.

"I'm not a bear cub, I'm a human child." Bei Xiaoji quietly retreated.

Suddenly, his back hit a hard object, and he looked up and saw an expressionless Frozen Asura Knight that he locked gazes with for two seconds."Wah, wah, wah—" The mischievous boy escaped.

Before he could make it far, he was caught by a big hand on his collar and held up like a small bear.

"Is your sister, Bei Xiaomi, back?" Bei Qingyan asked.

"She's back, but she was asked out by the others when she got back." The mischievous boy was aggrieved.

"Master." The Frozen Asura Knight had a pure blue body; there wasn't a hint of cold leakage, which showed a very high degree of power control.

There was two seconds of silence before Bei Qingyan sighed. "You shall accompany me back to the tribe."

An unexpected person had come to the Huaxia Tribe. Their body was shrouded in a black hooded cloak, and everyone along the way seemed to have not seen them. After entering the Huaxia Tribe, the person went directly to the Southern Sky Group; it was as if it was a place where no one put up any resistance.

After entering the Southern Sky Group, the person went straight to the new Southern Sky Tower walking step by step from the stairs to the top floor.

Then, at the top of the 87th floor, the person looked at the thick wall in front of them and sunk into thought. The highest level, the 88th floor, was only accessible through an exclusive elevator. On the 88th floor of the new Southern Sky Tower, the panoramic full height glass windows on the left and right allowed the sun to shine on the floor.

The desk made from expensive wood was placed in the center against the wall, and grandfather Ji Hanwu leaned against the soft leather chair as he closed his eyes and rested. There were some documents on the table.

Suddenly, Ji Hanwu opened his eyes and looked down at his feet. The person in a hooded cloak who was separated by a wall was aware of Ji Hanwu and thus looked up. They saw each other across the wall.

There was a moment of silence before Ji Hanwu called his secretary and asked him to pick up the person downstairs.

The elevator door opened, but the secretary stayed in the elevator and returned to the 87th floor, accompanying the person in the cloak out of the elevator.

"Now that you're here, why are you wearing a cloak?" Ji Hanwu calmly asked.

"Indeed, it's you." He sighed. The person in cloak lifted the cloak and exposed a head that was old and gray-haired. "I haven't seen you in a long time, teacher."

"I'm not your teacher. He was already dead then. I'm Ji Hanwu," Ji Hanwu said calmly.

"But you remember me," the elder said slowly.

"It's just one of the memories from my past life that has awakened." Ji Hanwu smiled. "But you can rest assured that it was only my last life, and it has nothing to do with this one."

"Teacher, do you hate me—" The old woman raised her right hand, and a Black Dragon swarmed out of her cuff. With the emergence of the Black Dragon, the whole room was enveloped in a terrible atmosphere.

Bam! A thunderbolt exploded in the sky, ripples were seen in space, a transparent giant cobweb covered the entire City of Hope, and the new Southern Sky Tower was also shrouded in the new cobwebs. A large and dark figure was sitting on the topmost layer of the giant cobweb.

Its eight legs were like eight Compliant Golden-Hooped Rods that blocked various corners of the room. "Don't be nervous; I'm just reminiscing about the past with my teacher," mumbled the high priest of the White Dragon Tribe. "And besides…Teacher, you have such a good grandson that I would never anger you."

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Chapter 711: The Mechanic Chunky City

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Ji Hanwu kept his composure. It seemed that his grandson created trouble outside. No wonder when he woke up that morning, he had heard a magpie's chirping outside the window.

"Teacher, in the past, I…" The high priest was hesitant as she spoke; she hadn't apologized to anyone in a long time.

"I can feel his emotions. He didn't blame you, even at the moment of his death," Ji Hanwu said calmly.

"Teacher?" The high priest's voice trembled slightly. Her eyes were hollow as if she was calling for someone or talking to herself. "I…"

Composed, Ji Hanwu said, "He was relieved before his death, because you learned to make a choice, which is an asset that a qualified high priest should have."

The high priest stood rooted in the same position as if she was a sculpture, startled.

Ji Hanwu poured a cup of tea on the table. "Since you're here, stay behind for dinner, and we can discuss our cooperation. I believe you should be very interested in my last life."

The high priest nodded. "All right."

Gao Peng and Dragon Ant chose to merge, as the first three babies were too tired, and now, the Fourth Baby was manipulating the body.

They calculated half a year's journey based on the speed of that Quasi God. That wasn't to say that it was necessary to take half a year to travel from the Li Tribe to the destination; it was simply an estimation of that Quasi God that it would take half a year for the journey. If it was changed to someone who was weaker than a Quasi God, such as a monster trainer, it would definitely take longer.

"The Dragon Ant should be able to reduce this time significantly." The longer the Dragon Ant moved in a straight line in a fixed direction, the faster it would be.

A month later, the speed of the Dragon Ant was ten times faster than its initial speed. When they passed by a lake, there was an eye that was opened in the lake, then a huge wave surged up. A swordtail with a fine golden print transformed into a thunderous sword and bolted towards Dragon Ant in the sky.

The thunder and lightning lingered in the sky for a long time. The shadow of the Dragon Ant was torn to pieces by the lightning.

Thirty miles south, the Dragon Ant had gradually made it far away, and all was left was a monster in the lake who doubted its own ability. Am I that weak?

"Was that a god just now?" Gao Peng's heart was in his mouth. Even if he was so far away, he had felt the horrible temperature exploding from the golden thunder, like a sun that had exploded behind them.

Fatty Big Sea was silent for two seconds. "It's a wild god."

"It should be a god who's doubtful of its life now." Fatty Big Sea was amused. "It has seen food that runs faster than a hunter, and it may never have seen a Quasi God moving that fast."

That was only one small episode while they were on the road, but Gao Peng remembered the location of the lake in his head.

Three days later, a fuzzy black shadow on their right brushed by, Gao Peng quickly shouted for them to stop moving. The Dragon Ant stopped in an instant, but its inertia caused it to dart a few hundred miles farther.

Looking back from 250 miles away, a neat and black mountain on the horizon stood between the other mountains. Through Second Baby's Diurnal Pupil, Gao Peng saw something different compared to his normal field of vision. A lot of black fog was floating in the originally blue sky. The fog was like a smoke signal that was bolting into the clouds; it had formed a vortex of dark clouds above them.

The sun in the sky was devoured, and the shadows fell to the earth. The mountains on the ground were like abandoned devils, baring their fangs and brandishing their claws as they devoured the fog. Under the cold giant city, the devils were worshiping the throne.

Gao Peng's heart was palpitating.

"Shall we go or not?" Gao Peng solicited the advice of Fatty Big Sea. Although Fatty Big Sea was sometimes unreliable, most of the time, it was trustworthy. After all, Fatty Big Sea was a fish with a fat head, a creature of courage, and also one who would run away in the face of danger.

Fatty Big Sea thought and gave its answer. "Go! Why are we not going? We've already come all the way here, and we can't be discouraged. Anyway, after so many years I figured out a truth: there's no absolutely safe place. There are only large or small profits and perks. You should fight for it if you want to succeed."

Gao Peng was silent. He nodded as he tidied up and moved forward. His back facing Fatty Big Sea, his voice came from the front. "You've read too much 'Chicken Soup for the Soul' recently. I would recommend you to read some 'Poisonous Chicken Soup for the Soul.'"

"Chicken soup?" Fatty Big Sea pondered. "I didn't read any recipe. Poisonous chicken soup… Gao Peng is asking me to poison him?"

Three hundred miles from the center of the giant city was very polluted, and the air was filled with the scent of rusty metal and engine oil.

The soil under their foot was soft and soaked in some kind of grease. There would be a footprint when one took a step, but the soil would suck the soles of the shoes down.

"These trees…" The trees that grew on the mountain were incredibly strange. There weren't leaves growing out on the tall and dense trees, but gears growing out instead. Numerous silver, black, gold, and green gears grew on different trees, each gear with a different color and shape.

Gao Peng plucked off a leaf… or should it be called a gear. The gear on his palm felt a bit like plastic, while those trees with older and larger leaf had a layer of metal like a hard shell.

Chomp, chomp. Goldie took a handful and threw them into its mouth, then ate with relish. "Gao Peng, this silver one is durian flavored. Let me taste this green one."

Gao Peng couldn't stop Goldie in time as it grabbed a green gear and threw it into its mouth. "Bah! This one is raw!"

Rustle. There was a series of rustling sounds coming from the top of the hill. There was something hidden in the dark observing them. It was as if it was hidden in the shadows, hidden in the dark, everywhere, and it was in disguise… "Fancy stuff!" Goldie's toe slammed on the ground, with a bang!

The soil splattered, and Goldie turned into a shadow that darted up to the top of the mountain. Two milliseconds seconds after, there was a massive bang. It was as if a missile had exploded at the top of the mountain, and the mountain was shaking.

Goldie wiped the black bloodstain on its right hand and walked down from the top of the mountain. "Gao Peng, I killed it all by accident. I used too much strength."

After saying that, Goldie brushed its bald head and added a layer of oil to its head. After that accident, all the monsters hiding in the dark retreated. Stay out of trouble. Stay out of trouble.

Ten minutes later, Gao Peng finally saw a monster that hadn't been able to escape in time, a monster that looked a bit like a pig. It had a large and plump body, half of its nostrils and cheeks rotting. Its rotting cheeks had a chain of gears, and the corner of its rotting mouth was gleaming with a metallic luster. It was trying to escape backward but had lost its flexibility because it was too fat. It was hard for it to hide behind a large rock, but its buttocks were exposed.

[Monster Name: Chunky Mountain Swine (Mechanically Infected)

[Monster Level: Level 56

[Monster Grade: Excellent/Excellent

[Monster Attributes: Metal/Earth

[Monster Skills: Energy Amplification Level 3, Physique Enhancement Level 2, Mechanical Poison Level 3

[Monster Weakness: Wood-type

[Monster Description: A Chunky Mountain Swine that has been living in a contaminated mechanical environment. It is mechanically infected. It likes to eat waste metal and hates clean water because it would clean off the beautiful oil stains on it.

Gao Peng read its attributes and pondered for two seconds. "Fatty Big Sea, give it a bath."

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Chapter 712: Mechanic Epic Giant Dragon

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Fatty Big Sea sneezed. Water vapor shrouded the Chunky Mountain Swine, and the grease and black gasoline of its body were cleaned off. The Chunky Mountain Swine was a bit dazed at first and a little uncomfortable. It felt as if there was a lot of sand in the shoes on the soles of its feet. Hence, the Chunky Mountain Swine tilted its head, lifted its hoof, twisted left and right, and shook its butt.

Pffttt. The Chunky Mountain Swine wailed, its beautiful black clothes gone. It jumped violently. Its buttock shook, and it hit the stone with its head.

Bam! Bam! Bam! The stone that was banged onto echoed a large noise. The sound was very loud and clear, causing the stone to be crushed.

The Chunky Mountain Swine wasn't satisfied yet. It hummed, laid down, and rolled in the soil rich with mud. In just a flash of light, it was covered with a thick layer of sludge again.

"Big Sea is bullying a pig again." Da Zi sighed. It sounded like an old father who was worried about his disobedient boy.

"Oh?" Gao Peng didn't reveal his intentions. Da Zi was a little proud these days. "Da Zi, go to the front and explore the route."

"Me?" Da Zi raised its paws and pointed at itself. "I'm just a little centipede. Why do you want me to do such a dangerous thing?"

"Because you're my favorite." Gao Peng was rueful. "Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown."

Da Zi was confused but went ahead to explore the route. There was no danger, or at least none before they entered the Mechanic Megacity.

The mountains in that area were polluted, and both plants and animals had transformed into peculiar mechanical lives. It was worth noting that as mechanical life, they weren't infectious. The only thing that was contagious was the soil under their feet and the contaminated water source.

In a creek in the mountains, Gao Peng used the ability of the Dragon Ant to see the countless tiny microbes in the stream, each of which was only the size of a dust microbe. After enlarging them, they presented in the shape of a gear. There were a bunch of gears floating in the water.

In Gao Peng's field of vision, these gears were without a grade, since they couldn't even reach the lowest level, but they could infect the Lord, King, and even the Emperor tiers. It was a high-level life form.

They crossed the mountain, stood on the top of the mountain, and commanded a view of the giant city in front of them. The city was magnificent when they stood at the top of the mountain. They realized that they could see the entire city within their sight.

The surface of the cold city was covered with mottled marks of battle. There were no gates and no wall tiles on the huge walls, as if the front walls were made of a whole block of steel. It was just that the huge wall was now full of dense marks. Other areas had been distorted from burning.

There was nothing over the city and no steel dragon that the Quasi God saw. Where is the steel dragon…? Gao Peng was puzzled.

Just as Gao Peng was wondering, there was the sound of dull and heavy footsteps coming from the defense wall, and a huge creature was coming from the far distance. The walls trembled violently, and a huge steel behemoth slowly walked over from the corner of the walls.

The steel city was huge, and the steel behemoth that stood on top of the defense wall didn't look small at all.

"At least a 600 miles long." Gao Peng squinted and looked at the steel dragon. The giant dragon's appearance was somewhat similar to that of a western dragon, but it was stouter, like a tyrannosaur coming out of the wilderness with iron bones.

Its tail was very long, and when it was dragged on the ground, it was like a solid steel whip, and sparks were splattering when it rubbed against the ground. One of the dragon's wings had traces of being damaged, but it could still use it.

There was a hole between its brows. The hole spread in a circular shape, and chain gears or something like them could be seen around the hole.

[Monster Name: Mechanic Epic Giant Dragon (Lightly Injured)

[Monster Level: Level 98 (Quasi God-tier)

[Monster Grade: Epic/Epic

[Monster Attributes: Metal/Mechanic

[Deification Part: Head, Limbs, Mechanic Torso

[Monster Territory: Mechanic Berserk Territory

[Monster Weakness: Destroying the core life of its body can be a major blow to mechanical creatures.

[Monster Skills: Active Metals Level 9, Hardness Intensification Level 8, Toughness Intensification Level 8, Swallowing Metal Level 8

[Special Characteristic: Perfect Sun (It is very difficult for a monster of the Mechanic type to break through to a high grade, because they had an easier upgrade than other types. They just had to replace some advanced materials, but it took a lot of perseverance and immense luck to improve their quality in the same grade.

Passive Effect 1: The life core of each Mechanic Epic Giant Dragon is derived from the Energy Sun in its body. The Perfect Sun is a rare mutant energy source that could provide a mechanical life with explosive power and a sustainable life.

Active Effect 2: The end of the sun can let the world sink into the dark era, and activation of the Mechanic Epic Giant Dragon can detonate the body's Perfect Sun in its core, causing terrible damage to enemies in a certain range.

Tip: The Mechanic Epic Giant Dragon will fall into a deep sleep after using the active activation—provided that it wasn't destroyed by the explosion of the Perfect Sun.)

[Monster Description: A mechanical life that was created, it is rigid, only following the commands of its creator. Of course, it is dull when it thinks about problems, and it is another manifestation when it comes to fighting.

The Mechanic Epic Giant Dragon took a heavy step to the city, then looked at Gao Peng and the familiars behind him from above. "Protect, Master, all of you, leave."

Gao Peng revealed a smile that was in line with the core values of socialism. "I have no bad intentions. I'm a good person who's here to help you."

The Mechanic Epic Giant Dragon was rigid and inflexible but retained a small IQ. "I, don't believe. You don't look like a good man."

Gao Peng was lost. Why did he say I'm not a good person? Your dragon eyes must be broken, too.

"Pffft." Da Zi let out a silly laugh, delighted.

"Da Zi, you settle it." Gao Peng didn't reveal his true intentions.

Da Zi knew something was amiss. "Gao Peng, you're abusing your power to retaliate against a personal enemy."

"Silly child, how would I do that? You're the Thunder type, while the dragon is a Metal type, so your attribute can restraint it," Gao Peng said bitterly.

"Da Zi, why are you wasting time? If you're so scared, then I'll do it." Goldie was impatient. A real male duck would have the courage to battle with the steel dragon. Goldie felt that it was getting increasingly manlier. In the future, it might be able to produce a book for all the ducks in the world to see. It would encourage them to bravely challenge a giant dragon.

"Who's scared!" Da Zi retaliated. "Bald, hairless, disgusting, muscle monster…" Da Zi was muttering as it flew up into the sky, its twenty-four pairs of wings spread.

Bam! The lightning was like a waterfall, a full eight different colors of lightning interweaved and transforming into a hell made of electricity.

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Chapter 713: Killing The Dragon

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The Mechanic Epic Giant Dragon was under attack. The first command in its head was a choice to counterattack. It took a step, but the next moment, there was a sharp cracking sound from its joints. The Mechanic Epic Giant Dragon seemed to have fallen into the mud, and its movements became extremely slow. The lightning engulfed it, and countless fine strands of electricity turned into a silk-like thread that wrapped around it.

As its entire body was made of metal, it was exceptionally weak in the face of lightning attacks. Crack, Crack. Tears started to appear on the surface of its body. Micro-gears appeared from the open wound. These micro-gears excreted a large amount of black liquid.

When the liquid from the wound landed on the ground, some of the stones that touched the black liquid came to life. They became mechanical stones with huge gears that rotated slowly.

Da Zi was surprised, as it hadn't expected its attack to have such a strong impact. This encouraged Da Zi to release more lightning.

A lightning bolt transformed into a chain, lashing and capturing the Mechanic Epic Giant Dragon. This huge dragon didn't seem to have other means of attack but simply used its body to fight. This was extremely rare.

It was rare to find a Quasi God with only one ability. For this reason, Gao Peng felt that this Mechanic Epic Giant Dragon must have been 'created.'

'Created' monsters might have been as strong as naturally evolved Quasi Gods in battle effectiveness, but there was usually a gap in their singular ability and coordination, especially when they faced enemies who could restrain them.

An airwave squirted out from the back of the Mechanic Epic Giant Dragon's tail, activating its Mechanic Berserk Territory! Under the yellow air, several statues on the wall were suddenly revived. Two long rainbows appeared in their eyes that were made of stone.

Gao Peng noticed that all metal and mechanical life in the field had become active, and some of the things that were originally dead had been revived.

Gao Peng's eyes narrowed. At every interval along the city road, there was a huge sculpture. He had thought they were for decorative purposes, but now he thought there was more to it.

"Roar!" Da Zi didn't escape in time. It was swiped by the Mechanic Epic Giant Dragon's claw, the shell on its back almost lifting off, and the wounded part was exposed to a horrible virus. Da Zi felt incredibly itchy, as if countless feathers were tickling the wound. Some of his flesh mutated and formed agglomerated granules.

The next moment, these granules broke open, and tiny red gear wheels grew from inside. The gears were like a meat grinder devouring the surrounding flesh and blood.

Wheeze— An electric arc swept through the wound. Da Zi had a strong resistance to lightning, so the mutated flesh had also taken on this characteristic. Bearing with the pain, Da Zi fought back with one claw, leaving three claw marks on the Mechanic Epic Giant Dragon's skin, attempting to force it back. However, the dragon didn't retreat. The area with the claw mark made by Da Zi wiggled rapidly and soon healed itself.

In a moment, the skin was intact and had recovered to its original state. At the same time, a huge mechanical sculpture that had been revived dashed forward with uplifted arms, as though it wanted to smash a mountain.

The powerful blow seemed to be aimed at Da Zi's chest.

Bang! There was a yellow flash. Goldie, with its hand behind it, slowly looked at the big hand that had landed on its bald head.

Its face was mildly surprised. "You attacked me? You sneakily attacked an innocent duck. You're so done for." Goldie's face sank as it grabbed the large hand and broke it off!

Boom, boom, boom. There was a series of melodious booms.

"Da Zi, return," Gao Peng ordered.

Da Zi eagerly ran back and screaming, "Ouch, I'm dying of pain. Help me heal the wound. I'm dying of pain."

It wasn't until thirty minutes later that the fight finally ended. Goldie had initially been losing, but with extraordinary endurance and strength, it finally defeated the steel dragon.

Da Zi rolled into a circle. Xiao Cao had healed its shell, but it was still hiding behind Gao Peng's butt and refused to go out. It left this monster to its classmate Goldie, but Goldie didn't mind.

The Mechanic Epic Giant Dragon was subdued and held down on the top of the city wall. The two wings behind it fell powerlessly onto the ground, and the light in the eyes became more and more intense.

Goldie squatted on its neck and grabbed it with both hands, stopping it from using its power. Keeping it alive was necessary to get more information out of it. Unexpectedly, the Mechanic Epic Giant Dragon would rather die than comply, but nonetheless, the light in its eyes grew more and more intense.

Gao Peng noticed this scene and was reminded of something. "Forget it, just kill it."

Goldie nodded and twisted its arms without hesitation. The Mechanic Epic Giant Dragon's neck twisted 720 degrees with a click. The dangerous aura within the dead Mechanic Epic Giant Dragon disappeared instantly.

Gao Peng also breathed a sigh of relief. This monster wouldn't explode upon dying, would it?

The dead Mechanic Epic Giant Dragon was like a small mountain lying in its original position. The undulating mountain-like shape that formed its spine looked to be of good quality steel.

Gao Peng asked Silly to put the dead body into its space; such excellent materials couldn't be wasted.

After killing the Mechanic Epic Giant Dragon, it seemed that the relationship between the Chunky City and himself was irreconcilable. Having different thoughts, Gao Peng and the group of familiars stood on the city wall, the spacious platform as wide as a court, the length dozens of miles.

The steel ground below their feet was filled with potholes, some places twisted and broken. The area in front of them was sunken and had collapsed as if it had been twisted with some kind of brute force. The steel had a cylindered dent. It looked like it had been punctured by a giant's finger…

Gao Peng made a comparison. If it had truly been a finger, the finger of this mysterious guy couldn't be much smaller than that of the Mechanic Epic Giant Dragon.

Reaching the inner edge of the city wall, there was a long inclined ladder that led to the city below. The city was in a similar state. A large number of buildings had collapsed, and everywhere was a mess.

But there were two things that Gao Peng felt very odd about.

First, the city was very quiet. Even though there was such a high-intensity battle on the tower just now, no monsters appeared in the steel city.

Second, Gao Peng found that there were no corpses in the city below. Neither the bodies of those invaded nor the bodies of other mechanical monsters could be seen. It shouldn't have been so. It was obvious that there had been a very fierce battle, of a great scale. The traces of the battlefield were the best evidence.

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Chapter 714: King of Robotics Mountain

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In the cold city ruins, there were broken steel bars, damaged iron balls, and collapsed walls. Moneymaker was very interested in the surrounding environment and often headed into the ruins searching for items. Its adaptable body could easily transform and slip into gaps like it was made of liquid.

After a while, Moneymaker came back empty-mouthed.

"What's the matter?" Gao Peng touched his head, laughing.

"Squeak." Moneymaker shook its head. Obviously, it felt that there were good items around it, but it just couldn't find them. This feeling made it very uncomfortable.

"We all make mistakes," Gao Peng poked fun at it.

"It has nothing to do with me. I can feel that it's there, but… it runs!" Moneymaker said stealthily with a sly look. When it said this, its tail formed an S-shape.

"Well, could be a treasure with feet."

"Yes, yes! It must have feet." Moneymaker nodded.

Talking and laughing, Gao Peng continued to lead the other familiars forward.

"Gao Peng, there are no monsters in this city." Flamy stooped down to look at the debris, trying to find some insects under the rubbage to satisfy its greed, but aside from screws and little broken nails, there was nothing.

Moneymaker was still trying to chase the treasure on foot, dashing around in the ruins. Anyway, it was fast, so Gao Peng didn't have to worry about whether it would encounter danger.

Clang. The sound of metal colliding came from the ruins in the distance. Gao Peng turned his head in the direction of the sound. As if it was a prelude, the sound became more and more intense. A symphony was heard from the city. In the ruins before Gap Peng, an iron frame was lifted. A pair of heavy steel pliers laid below it.

They were supposed to be a machine. The crossbar on the bed was disassembled into two mechanical arms with strong explosive force.

There was a faint sign over its head.

[Monster Name: Mechanic Machine Tool (Life)

It didn't have a specific level, just a strange light on the surface of its body. Aside from that, most of the items made of iron were active and alive. A living mechanical head was walking on the ground, kicking up the debris and flattening bricks. With an expressionless face, it strode toward Gao Peng and his team.

Dong!

"Squeak—" From afar, Moneymaker flew and fell in front of Gao Peng, then rolled around a few times.

In the air in the distance, a steel ball with a diameter of 100 feet floated in the air. There were some cracks and depressions on the surface of the ball, but at this point, these injuries were continuously being treated recovered.

A circle of electricity curled around the surface of the steel ball.

[Monster Name: Giant Mechanical Lightning Protection Ball

[Monster Skills: Healing Lightning Level 7

Thunder and lightning exploded, and electrical light shone in all directions. The previous damage on the surface of the living mechanical objects near the light started healing automatically.

Da Zi looked on curiously, then opened its mouth and took a deep breath. It swallowed a ray of the healing lightning. The pair of wings behind it shimmered slightly, and eventually, a layer of complex circular patterns of lightning was printed on the top of both its wings. At a glance, it looked like the healing lightning.

Da Zi could consume different lightning and convert it into its own power. Although there were many monsters with lightning power, there were only a few that Da Zi appreciated. Including this healing lightning, it now held nine different kinds of lightning.

"Gao Peng, do you want me to melt them all into liquid steel?" Flamy asked while holding its big stomach.

"Don't. I don't know if they mean any harm." Gao Peng didn't want to make any rash movements. Of course, the most important reason was that the ability of these mechanical lives wasn't much of a threat.

Rumbling, the ground below trembled. A crack opened in front of them and continued to expand on both sides. From the bottom of the crack, a long steel ladder rose, leading to the bottom of an abyss.

All the surrounding mechanical life swarmed close, surrounding Gao Peng in a large circle, then knelt to worship him.

What is going on? Gao Peng couldn't figure out why they'd knelt for no reason. Unless my ruler aura has taken effect? Do these monsters view me as their new king?

As the mechanical life surrounded them, Gao Peng was stuck in the middle. The only way out was the strange passage under his feet.

From among the surrounding mechanical creatures, a small, at merely five inches tall, creature came out. It had a pen-like appearance, but its bottom split into two legs. It walked out, bowed to Gao Peng a few times, then bounced towards the passage.

It paused at the entrance of the passage, looked back at Gao Peng, then jumped in the same position a few times. It seemed like it was asking Gao Peng to enter with it.

"Master." A group of familiars looked at Gao Peng. Gao Peng squinted and tried to focus his eyes, then chose to merge with the Dragon Ant. The abilities of the Dragon Ant were more diverse and could cope with emergencies.

Gao Peng felt his vision improve after merging with the Dragon Ant. After warming up, he allowed Goldie and Fatty Big Sea to head down with him. He then commanded the other familiars to guard the exit and be ready to take over at any time.

As he walked down the cold ladder, footsteps echoed in the passage. Sunlight fell through the cracks from the top, since the passage wasn't too long. After three hundred steps, he reached the end. A wide and spacious underground hall was in front of him.

Above the hall, on the ceiling, dense thick smoke floated, isolating all movements and hiding it from external detection. In the middle of the hall laid a huge steel giant.

At a quick glance, the body was nearly 350 feet long. Every inch of it was artistically contoured, with crooked barbs, sharp spears, and dense scales. Though it was lying on the ground, the vibe that emanated naturally from the body was disconcerting.

The pen creature stood in front of the steel giant and bounced in Gao Peng's direction.

[Monster Name: King of Robotics Mountain

[Monster Condition: Heavy injury (energy shortage, severe damage to core drive, joint damage)

[Monster Level: Level 108 (Elementary God)

[Control of Rule: Iron precept 7.8% Space precept 2.1%

[Special Characteristic: ?

[Monster Weakness: ?

[Monster Description: One of the four great mechanic gods, it has taken heavy damage. It is in urgent need of recovery.

A living god.

Of course, this was Gao Peng's second encounter with a god. He had met more than one god in the wild before, but at that time, they had all been viewed from afar. It was the first time that he was observing one from a distance of fewer than 600 feet.

The Dragon Ant took 23 steps back quietly. The status bar didn't show that it was unconscious, which meant that this guy was still alive; it was just pretending to be asleep.

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Chapter 715: Birth Of A King

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The King of Robotics Mountain that had been lying in its original place quietly opened its eyes. Its sharp gaze shot through Gao Peng's heart. Although besides looking at Gao Peng, the King of Robotics Mountain hadn't done anything, Gao Peng was still on guard.

"Fatty Big Sea, if we killed this mechanical god, could we use its godhood?" Gao Peng's eyes changed as he spoke to Fatty Big Seas through their Blood Contract. One had to forgive Gao Peng for such a thought. After all, this was the first time he had seen such a weak god.

With his soul strength, Gao Peng couldn't sign a Blood Contract with the King of Robotics.

The only result was a bursting head and an overloaded feeling that left him crackling and burnt to a pile of ash.

"It can be used, but it's unnecessary, because there are no familiars of this type," Fatty Big Sea replied lazily. "Even if you had it, you couldn't digest it. You could only exchange it for other gods or change your pathway."

Gao Peng nodded slowly in acknowledgment. Mechanical-type monsters were very rare. It was only now that Gao Peng had seen any, but it was the space attribute that tempted him the most. "Are there any specifics about this precept? For example, can a god have more than one precept?"

"It can have more than one."

"If it has other precepts of other attributes… and we have a familiar that's ready, it should be absorbable."

Fatty Big Sea pondered for a moment. "It's hard to say, but it depends on the proportion. Most of the precepts would be wasted since the godhood can only be absorbed once. No matter how much is absorbed, it'll eventually disappear."

"Let's work together," said the King of Robotics suddenly while lying on the ground. "We can sign a contract. You can help me, and I can help you."

"How would we help each other?" Gao Peng said with a smile.

"I need a lot of energy, then I'll help you kill your enemies."

Having a God-level fighter sounded rather good, but Gao Peng still had some doubts.

"How can I help you? If you're just cheating me into helping you treat your injury free of charge, I'll lose." Gao Peng shook his head repeatedly. "You're a scheming robot. You just want to trick me into helping you heal for free."

"I can help you kill your enemy," the King of Robotics repeated.

"No, no, no, I'll lose! You're wounded. What combat effectiveness can a patient have? Rather than you killing an enemy for me, it's going to be me protecting you." Gao Peng gave it an astounded look at the proposition.

The King of Robotics stalled. "I…"

On the other side, Gao Peng thought from the bottom of his heart. Which one was more valuable—a god figure or a fighter that can wound a god?

As the saying went, it was safest to rely on one's own strength, but this was a divine fighter…

Gao Peng checked with Fatty Big Sea. Even if he killed the King of Robotics, based on the over two percent precept, it would be unrealistic to expect Silly to break through to the god's level.

Moreover, it was a monster with mechanical attributes, and most of its body was made of metal. Gao Peng suspected that it would be difficult to draw out the essence of its flesh. It was likely to decompose into a metal essence or something along those lines.

However, he could make good use of a God-level hitman. Gao Peng frowned and sighed. "I don't know where my current enemy is. If I recklessly treat your wound, I would gain the ire of another god. You can't help me all the time."

The King of Robotics was silent.

Gao Peng watched this scene calmly. The game is on!

"Well, what about I help you heal your wounds, then you fight for me from the time I fully heal your wounds, protecting me and killing my enemies for 100 years?"

The King of Robotics became very angry. "That's impossible, human. You are too greedy. One hundred years is impossible."

In fact, 100 years wasn't a very long time for a creature with the lifespan of the King of Robotics, which was immortal. One hundred years was a long time for ordinary people, but for the gods, it was just a small part of their life journey.

"Then how many years do you think is appropriate?" Since he was willing to bargain, Gao Peng was reassured. If one was willing to bargain, one had a desire to conclude a deal. Otherwise, wasting time negotiating would be useless.

"I think… Ten years is a good time," the King of Robotics said slowly.

Gao Peng blinked. It was driving a hard bargain. "Ninety-nine years," he replied.

"No way!" The King of Robotics was suffocating. Your counteroffer doesn't conform to the basic rules.

The King of Robotics hesitated and said, "Twenty years."

"Ninety-nine years." Gao Peng was determined not to let this go.

After lengthy bargaining, the King of Robotics finally agreed to 70 years of protection with Gao Peng.

In fact, Gao Peng's bottom line was 30 years, so to negotiate for 70 years had exceeded his expectations. Moreover, 70 years referred to the 70 years after the wound was healed. As for when he would let the King of Robotics heal completely, it depended on Gao Peng's mood.

"By the way, I haven't asked you this, but what materials do you need to heal the injury?"

"Rare ore, high-energy crystals, and monster's meat can be used, although the effect of a monster's meat would be the worst. It would take a lot of energy to convert it. It's not very cost-effective," said the King of Robotics, shaking its head.

"High energy metals…" Gao Peng thought of something. There were many rare ores in Jiutian Shidi, and most of them contained various rich and rare energies, but few could be used.

First, these ores were unstable and prone to explosions. Some of them had very high melting points and couldn't be melted or forged into weapons by ordinary tools. Those able to melt weren't hard enough to be ores, so these ones had little use and were largely used to build houses. In the Li Tribe's inventory, there were many ores that were covered in dust.

The earth trembled. After the King of Robotics and Gao Peng reached an agreement, they slowly stood up from the ground. Because they were taller than the ceiling, they were both hunched over.

Leaving for the exit, the entrance passage also widened. Under the echo of strong tremors, the 330-foot-tall metal giant walked out of the deep earth. With each step, it was covered in flames. As it took the last step, there was a long roar, and the whole mountain shifted under its aura.

"Rein your aura in. You're an injured patient. What are you doing making such a scene? Are you afraid that other gods won't know you're out?" Gao Peng reprimanded in a low voice.

The King of Robotics lowered its head and stared at Gao Peng for a while, then absorbed its aura so it only oppressed creatures within 330 feet.

"That makes sense…"

Chapter 716: World Ring

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"Hey, you're not the guys with the green blood, right?" the King of Robotics suddenly said.

Gao Peng stopped and frowned. "What's the matter?"

"I just recalled that thousands, or maybe tens of thousands of years ago, there was a major war that some red-blooded guys lost. A group of green-blooded guys was left behind," the King of Robotics said. "What I meant was, if you want to improve your strength quickly, I know a place."

"Why are you helping me?" Gao Peng was on high alert. Typically, these high and mighty gods wouldn't interfere in such matters.

"Because the place where I can recover quickly is the same place where you can improve your strength quickly."

Gao Peng reluctantly believed it, as it was a fair answer. "Where is that place?"

"Outside the World Circle, at the World Vortex Battlefield."

"You don't want to go to the battlefield!" Fatty Big Sea said to Gao Peng through their contract. "It's very dangerous. It's the god's arena. It's like a meat grinder!"

The King of Robotics seems to have noticed something. It looked at Fatty Big Sea and said with a smile, "Our World Vortex Battlefield in Jiutian Shidi is different from the sea-facing one. The sea-facing vortex battlefield was dealing with war and uses low-level monsters as cannon fodder, whereas the vortex battlefield in Jiutian Shidi is to cultivate true soldiers."

Fatty Big Sea stared with an angry look, as though it had been accused of adultery. "What's the difference?! The battlefields of the World Vortex Battlefield would still send cannon fodder to fight the invaders of the Abyss World, so it's the same."

"It's true for the sea-facing one. In the initial stages of Jiutian Shidi, we used to be like that. However, thirty thousand years ago, the Aurogon Ancestor evolved the Sun and Moon, by dividing the vortex battlefield into two realms: Yin and Yang. The Yang realm was the main battlefield—the God-level battlefield—and the Yin realm was the sub-battlefield. Anyone above a God-tier cannot affect the sub-battlefield, but with your strength, you should be able to gain a lot of benefits in the Yin Field.

"There are some metals that are very useful to me in the field of Jiewo," said the King of Robotics philosophically. "These ores can be found in both the Yin and Yang realms."

"Then tell me how to get there," Gao Peng requested.

"Gods have the ability to lead someone to the World Vortex Battlefield. It's in the world ring, but I can't take you right now," the King of Robotics said helplessly.

It's not that Gao Peng couldn't be brought there; it was that it didn't dare bring Gao Peng there. Its condition didn't allow it!

Gao Peng expressed his understanding. To reach its level, it had to have many enemies, and those friends from before could take advantage of it. No wonder it was being so careful.

"Let's go back first, then try to find a way to go to the world ring." Gao Peng nodded.

"In addition to gods leading you, there are several ways to enter the World Vortex Battlefield that will still get you there." The King of Robotics told Gao Peng these methods in detail.

"These monsters are all your subordinates. There are too many of them. It'd be inconvenient to take them away. It's too far." Gao Peng pointed to the many mechanical monsters activated in the city.

"They aren't my subordinates; they're just dead things that were activated by my mechanical field. If they leave my field, they'll revert to cold dead things again." After he spoke, the King of Robotics lifted its right hand. Its palm drew out strong white light, and the field in the air was retracted.

Bam, bam, bam. All the mechanical creatures in the city fell to the ground and lost their life.

"You're too tall." Gao Peng looked at the King of Robotics once more. Being over three hundred feet tall, even hiding from the dark would be difficult.

The King of Robotics fell silent. It took a step forward, and its body shrank, eventually by a million times. Its height was reduced from 300 feet to three feet.

Flowing Light had a different glow in its eyes. It took two steps to the left, twisted its butt, and touched the King of Robotics.

The King of Robotics was confused, saying in a mechanical voice, "Is there something wrong?"

"It's nothing. I just think you're handsome." Flowing Light wore a smile that couldn't be suppressed, but it felt that it wasn't appropriate, so it raised its two claws to cover its mouth, then turned its back and walked off with raised shoulders.

They went back to the original route. After some time, they finally returned to the tribe. When Gao Peng returned to the tribe, a monster trainer on a red-tailed familiar jumped off the back of the monster. "King, Elder Zhou Tieshan and the rest are back, and they brought some guests."

Gao Peng called for Zhou Tieshan.

After a while, Zhou Tieshan ran in from afar. Gao Peng felt that this Saint-level monster trainer in his prime had great potential to be groomed, but he wasn't ambitious, more a martial art fanatic. After Gao Peng showed his ability to cultivate a familiar, Zhou Tieshan willingly surrendered to him.

It was different from the older people. The old had richer experiences and were naturally more polished. While he could use these polished people, he couldn't groom them into a person and cultivate them into a close friend.

"How are the discussions about the alliance going?" asked Gao Peng.

"Very smoothly, since they agreed to cooperate with us and have sent all the first monster trainers." Zhou Tieshan was very excited. After all, he had contributed to this event. Moreover, the king had promised that if he completed the task perfectly, he would improve the quality of his familiars.

"Mmm." Gao Peng indicated that he was aware.

"Then… King, are you going to see them?"

Gao Peng thought for a moment, then thought it would be better to go and meet them personally. It would also make them feel better. "Make arrangements for me to see them tomorrow."

After all, they had traveled so far to a strange place. The key agreement between Gao Peng and the tribes was that they secretly "smuggled" monster trainers to the Li Tribe, because the entire Jiutian Shidi knew that there was a group of red-blooded people living in the Li Tribe and living in the remote southern wasteland.

As long as the Li Tribe didn't show any strength that could threaten them, express their ambition, and were content farming in the Southern Desert, there shouldn't be any Mutated Tribesmen bothered enough to fight against them.

But if there was a new group of people emerging from a different place, there would be a different reaction. The former represented control, while the latter represented unknown threats. However, as long as the people on the other side of Earth Star could quietly come to the Li Tribe through another channel, they could legally become immigrants.

Gao Peng had promised not to annex their tribe when they came and allowed them to establish their original tribes near the Li Tribe, but they would band together in the face of danger.

Among them was the Huaxia Tribe. Gao Peng was going to let the Li Tribe's people secretly look after the Chinese tribes. Because Gao Peng had initiated the alliance and was the king of the Li Tribe, the cooperating Huaxia Tribe could also receive certain benefits.

"Come with me." After dealing with the matters there, Gao Peng looked at Zhou Tieshan, took his cloak from the coat hanger, and draped it on. He lifted the curtain and walked in front of Zhou Tieshan.

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Chapter 717: Divine Evolution

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"Your familiar is a floral attribute monster. The way to improve its quality is different from other animal familiars," Gao Peng said to himself while explaining to Zhou Tieshan.

"Yes," said Zhou Tieshan. "I leave everything to your command."

"I've collected the materials for you. Come with me. Where's your familiar?"

Zhou Tieshan's face brightened when he called out for his familiar, a White Skeleton Demon Fir.

The White Skeleton Demon Fir was at the Perfect grade. In Gao Peng's eyes, it was at Level 83, which was considered a newbie Saint-level.

"I have holy evolution, nightmare evolution, and dark evolution here. What kind of evolution do you want?" Gao Peng, with his hands behind him, asked softly while standing at a high spot.

Zhou Tieshan was stunned. Were there so many ways to improve quality? But every form of evolution sounded pretty good… Zhou Tieshan was uncertain. "King, which evolution is the most powerful?"

Gao Peng closed his eyelids slightly and shook his head. "There's no most powerful familiar, only most suitable. Each form of evolution is the same, and they have almost the same strength, so it depends on which one you like."

"I… I don't quite understand," Zhou Tieshan stammered.

"Ah," Gao Peng sighed. "It simply means that you can choose your favorite evolutionary route."

"A stronger one…" Zhou Tieshan said weakly.

Gao Peng was silent. If I knew which evolution route was the most powerful, I would certainly tell you.

Since only the materials for a holy evolution had been collected, in this case…"Holy evolution suits you best," Gao Peng said slowly with his eyes narrowed.

"Okay!" Zhou Tieshan's face turned red with excitement. "Thank you, king."

The White Skeleton Demon Fir wasn't tall, only about 12 feet, an embarrassment amongst fir trees. Even so, this White Skeleton Demon Fir held its head and chest high, as proud as a little general.

"So baldness is an issue among trees, too," Goldie said with emotion.

The White Skeleton Demon Fir's entire body was leafless, with only a bare white trunk and branches. There were many small holes in the trunk, which gray fog came in and out of. Naturally, Gao Peng was familiar with the fog, since Dumby was quite involved with it.

They were similar to Yin and Soul energy. In places where there was a large amount of fog, it was easy to breed evil Yin energy.

Gao Peng placed the white blood jade around the White Skeleton Demon Fir and formed it into the strange shape of ancient characters. This wasn't a character that Gao Peng recognized. When the blood jade was placed according to the pattern, it emitted a strange wave.

Gao Peng then sprinkled the ground black powder on the White Skeleton Demon Fir. Once the powder was sprinkled on the White Skeleton Demon Fir, it quickly dissipated. The body of the tree exuded a mellow smell.

Goldie took a sniff. It didn't like the smell of it.

"Woof, woof, woof!" Sahara smelled it from afar. It was so excited that it dashed over like a husky just before Goldie's right hand reached out to grab the back of the dog's neck.

"If you disturb the master's ceremony, you'll be made into dog stew."

"Woof." Sahara's intelligence quotient wasn't that low. It knew that Gao Peng was its master's master, able to be used as a blackmail card. He was more terrifying than the bald owner, the noblest in the familiar world and the least antagonizable being.

'You know what dog stew is?" Goldie laughed. Thinking of dog stew, it felt slightly hungry.

Drip, drip… Urine leaked onto the back of Goldie's foot; Sahara was terrified and had peed. Goldie's face darkened as it walked away with Sahara.

Gao Peng continued to smear all kinds of spices… materials on the body of the White Skeleton Demon Fir, which became more and more fragrant. All the dog monsters in the tribe were barking wildly and rushing out from every corner of the village.

"Woof, woof, woof!"

"Howl!"

"Woof!"

Zhou Tieshan saw this scene for the first time and wiped the sweat on his forehead. The White Skeleton Demon Fir became more flustered, its branches trembling.

"Don't be nervous. What are you afraid of?" Gao Peng patted the trunk of the White Skeleton Demon Fir.

"I'm not afraid. It's just windy," stuttered the White Skeleton Demon Fir.

"Dumby, don't let those dogs create any trouble." Gao Peng continued to apply oil without looking back.

"Yes," Dumby replied. Rotating 180 degrees, it lifted the corners of its outfit, raised its right hand, and spread open its palms. Closing up, the earth trembled. A thick bone stabbed out of the ground and formed a wall that protected the people in the center.

Each bone spur was over two miles tall, and at a glance, looked as though it was almost poking the clouds. The dog monsters hit the bone wall with a bang and saw stars.

"There's one last step." Twelve different kinds of powders and liquids had been applied on the White Skeleton Demon Fir's surface. Now, the surface of the White Skeleton Demon Fir was as smooth and shiny as if it had been waxed.

Zhou Tieshan opened his eyes wide.

Goldie lifted its neck.

Flamy's head was facing Goldie, but it seamlessly shifted its eyes.

Dumby took a cigarette out of its pocket, put it into its mouth, and snapped its fingers to light the cigarette. It took a deep breath and slowly exhaled it.

Sahara's ears were up, its mouth watering.

Gao Peng took a cube-like object out of his inner pocket.

The flame in Dumby's eyes solidified for just a moment.

"What a strange treasure this is. But somehow, I feel like I've seen it somewhere." Zhou Tieshan frowned.

Crack. Flames came out of the fire hole. The flame ignited the grease on the surface of the White Skeleton Demon Fir, like a torch that instantly grew bigger and bigger!

Boom! The White Skeleton Demon Fir turned into a blazing torch. Gao Peng still held his Southern Sky brand lighter.

The flame rising from the body of the White Skeleton Demon Fir was very strange and divided into seven different colors, with different colors on the top and bottom.

"Wonderful," Gao Peng praised.

It wasn't the coolest evolution he'd ever seen, but it was definitely one of the most interesting. The fire grew higher and higher, and the White Skeleton Demon Fir gave a happy cry.

At first, Zhou Tieshan was worried, but through the Blood Contract, he felt a steady stream of pleasant emotions from the White Skeleton Demon Fir. This reassured him.

The flame cracked the bark, more like a smooth and white shell, on the surface of the Demon Fir.

Pop, pop, pop, pop, pop, pop— The surface of the White Skeleton Demon Fir made non-stop burning and crackling sounds. The sound was getting faster, like firecrackers were being set off. It was accompanied by a moan of relief and comfort, then the bark on the surface of the White Skeleton Demon Fir suddenly burst!

In its place was a ten-foot-tall monster with a tree-like shape formed by white light. A pure and holy aura could be felt from this monster.

A row of data was refreshed within Gao Peng's eyes.

[Monster Name: Holy Aurora Fir

[Monster Level: Level 83

[Monster Grade: Epic/Epic

[Monster Territory: Aurora field

[Monster Ability: Holy Ring of Aura Level 7, Light Element Mastery Level 7, Elemental Body Level 6

[Special Characteristic: Holy ablation (Pure light element gives it an extremely powerful cleansing power.

Active Effect 1: After activation, all non-element entities that come in contact with its body will go through a process of evaluation and burned then purified by extremely strong light elements. Entities unable to resist purification will melt into its body and enhance its strength.

Passive Effect 2: Where there are light elements, it can quickly absorb them to restore its body.

Passive Effect 3: The light element resistance of the unit will increase significantly.)

[Monster Description: The Holy Aurora Fir grows on the peak of the aurora. They are the torches of the night that light it up.

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Chapter 718: Radiance Mountain's Mythical Familiar Clan

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Dumby reached out its right hand and pressed down, then the fence of white bones vanished. The fissures that had opened in the ground closed up as well.

"Thank you, king, thank you, king." Zhou Tieshan was thrilled. He felt deeper respect for Gao Peng too, almost seeing him as a deity. Once he returned, Zhou Tie Shang shared the day's events with his friends. Word of Gao Peng's ability spread quickly, as if carried by the wind.

Advancing a familiar's grade was a very difficult task. If it weren't for this, priests wouldn't have had such high standings in each tribe. It was because they held the key to a familiar's grade promotion.

Nowadays, people in the tribe could see a white light that looked like a street lamp illuminating the peak of the mountain beside their tribe nearly every night. It became a beautiful addition to the nightscape. The peak was well-lit, whether by the sun during the day or by the moon at night.

It was possible to advance the Holy Aurora Fir's grade through engulfing soil and trees, as well, but this took way too long. The energy provided by soil, rocks, and trees was miniscule to a Saint-tier creature. It wasn't nearly as efficient as soaking up sunlight and moonlight.

With the Holy Aurora Fir as a living example, endless streams of people paid visits to Gao Peng to help them promote their familiars' grades. At first, Gao Peng agreed, but after helping a dozen of them promote their grades, Gao Peng felt this wasn't sustainable. How could he help every one of the hundreds of people in the tribe? That would be impossible even if he had three heads and six arms. So Gao Peng simply put up a sign; only monster trainers who had made extraordinary contributions to the tribe were worthy of the king's reward.

The tribal priests didn't have Gao Peng's ability. They couldn't directly promote a familiar's grade, so they relied on techniques passed down from generation to generation, like an occupational legacy, and they promoted these familiars' grades through trial and error with the knowledge they learned.

If they succeeded, they recorded these cases and passed them to future priests. These records included stats about monster species, attributes, body-size, the amount of materials used, and so on. Due to individual differences between each monster and the amounts of materials used, the results were often distinct.

The next day, Gao Peng greeted people from the Huaxia Tribe and the White Dragon Tribe and spotted some familiar faces among the crowd. Gao Peng talked to them at length, then stayed a couple more days in the tribe, and finally set off again on his journey.

"You mentioned previously that there was a Radiance Mountain in Jiutian; at its summit is a portal to the World Vortex Battlefield. The portal on Radiance Mountain is open to any race, not only humans. Some mythical familiars and gods also send their offspring to the World Vortex Battlefield," Gao Peng was told.

In Jiutian Shidi, there was another unique population besides gods—mythical familiars. Since many gods evolved from mythical familiars, they made up a large percentage of God-tier familiars. For example, the Bi Fang Clan, the Zhu Yan Clan, the Di Ting Clan, the Bashe Clan, the Phoenix Clan, and more were all considered mythical familiars.

Mythical familiars weren't great in number, but they weren't few either. They became Overlord-tier or even Saint-tier upon entering adulthood. Some especially talented premium mythical familiars clans could even reach Quasi God-tier when they came of age.

Their naturally high tiers allowed them to reach God-tier more easily than normal monsters. In fact, these mythical familiars were all born with very high grades, most of them Epic-grade at birth. That was also the fundamental difference between mythical familiars and normal monsters.

So far, there had been no Mutated Tribes able to tame a mythical familiar clan. Generally, it was the few top monster trainers who have managed to master individual mythical familiars.

"These mythical familiars stick together, especially those from the same clan," the King of Robotics said on the way. "There's a mythical familiar clan that lives on Radiance Mountain. While we're there, I'll pretend to be your familiar and stay behind you."

"What mythical familiar clan is on Radiance Mountain?" Gao Peng asked curiously.

"Holy Unicorns. Each Holy Unicorn only reaches Overlord-tier upon maturity, so they rank very low among the mythical familiar clans. But they're not to be underestimated; some of the older Holy Unicorns are very strong." The King of Robotics's expression showed signs of concern.

"Why would you go if those antiques exist? Maybe we should go somewhere else."

"No, every portal to the World Vortex Battlefield has a strong guarding entity. These kinds of portals that only have one tribe in guard are actually the easiest to enter," the King of Robotics said solemnly. "The scariest ones are those guarded by individual monsters. Sometimes they're antique beings who have nothing better to do, so they find an idle position to pass the time…

"For example, 30,000 years ago, when the Abyss World infiltrated Jiutian, the master of the 777th dungeon, the Thistle Glutton Demon God, descended upon World Vortex Battlefield and raised a bloody war, forcing the Aurogon Ancestor to strike. Before that happened, I had no idea such a powerful entity even existed in the Aurogon Clan."

"Aren't you worried the Holy Unicorn Clan might also have an ancient creature like that?" Gao Peng jested.

After a moment of silence, the King of Robotics shook his head decidedly. "That's impossible. The Holy Unicorn Clan has never had an impressive reputation, and I've never of any strong creatures among them."

After a long and arduous journey, Gao Peng finally reached the foot of Radiance Mountain. The entire Radiance Mountain was an ashy white with very few plants growing on its peak.

The steep mountainsides were like heavy swords diagonally stacked on top of each other. A stately, holy aura diffused from the summit. One couldn't tell the exact height of the mountain since half of it was enshrouded in an ocean of clouds. The clouds there were particularly white, and the azure sky was especially clear.

"Let's go. We should head up." The King of Robotics saw Gao Peng was in a daze, so he waved his hand in front of Gao Peng's face.

Gao Peng blinked, lowering his stiff neck to gaze at the solid ground beneath his feet. "You sure we have to go up there?"

The King of Robotics heard something off in Gao Peng's tone, so he paused and asked, "Is there a problem…?"

"Well…I suppose?" Gao Peng replied dubiously.

The King of Robotics was dumbfounded by this.

Gao Peng rubbed his eyes. In his vision, the mountain before him wasn't a mountain. On its surface was a line of stats.

[Divine Artifact Name: Cleansing Colossal Radiance Conch

[Precept Content: Purifying Rule 45%, Light Rule 30%

A 45 percent rule! This was the first divine artifact Gao Peng had seen with such a high precept content percentage.

"Fatty Big Sea, what class is a being that's mastered 45 percent of a rule?"

Fatty Big Sea gave it some thought and answered honestly, "It could kill us with one slap."

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Chapter 719: Valley of the God of Fire

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

The Purifying Colossal Radiance Conch was a rather long name. Perhaps the person who named this divine artifact had thought a longer name would sound more impressive. In Gao Peng's opinion, it really did. This was the longest divine artifact name since the Endless Reincarnation Labyrinth.

In Gao Peng's experience, when he thought of a conch, he was reminded of the little conch horn, and how it honked when it was blown. Like a palm-sized conch one found on the beach, it was exquisite, refined. It was a piece of art, worthy of collection. That impression was entirely overthrown when Gao Peng saw this Purifying Colossal Radiance Conch that's bulkier than Mount Everest.

Gao Peng fell into deep thought. According to the King of Robotics, this Radiance Mountain had existed for god knew how many years, at least tens of thousands. Yet in all this time, there had been no mishaps. If no one knew this mountain was the manifestation of a divine artifact, then that had to mean… everyone who found out was already dead.

"Let's leave." Gao Peng turned and headed off.

The King of Robotics raised his head and gazed at the spatial portal well within their reach, then glanced at Gao Peng, who was setting off. He fell silent for a moment, then followed.

Gao Peng walked for another two weeks, from Radiance Mountain all the way to the Valley of the God of Fire, which was many times hotter than average regions. All the plants here were black or gray shriveled things with very thin branches. They lurked on the ground in a distorted manner, forming rings upon rings.

Flamy bent down with its belly out and pecked a couple, gobbling them up in two bites. "Yummy." Flamy was enjoying itself. "How are they so yummy?" Hopping around on one leg, it wagged its head, looking around every now and then.

Once they approached the valley, Gao Peng heard the chirps of many birds. He'd heard the King of Robotics mention that the Valley of the God of Fire was also guarded by a mythical familiar clan, but he was unsure of which one exactly. Stepping into the valley, some orbs of red light appeared in the depths of the valley, then grew brighter and closer.

Goldie wiped the sweat on its forehead. Desolion was already into the Familiar Space because its Ice attribute was incompatible with the environment.

A red cloud descended, and an enormous bird enshrouded in a red mist landed in front of Gao Peng. The bird was massive in size, with spooky green flames flaring around it.

The bird was awfully large, standing at 30 feet tall. It bent its neck to look down upon Gao Peng. Its most distinct characteristic was the single leg under its body.

It was a mythical familiar—Bi Fang.

"Oh my, it's Flamy's relative!" Goldie remarked.

"That's not my relative," said Flamy without expression. "You baldy, if you spout any more nonsense, I'm going to marinate you for the grill."

The Bi Fang, who stood closest to Gao Peng, opened its eyes. It inspected Flamy from head to toe, then nodded and shook its head repeatedly.

"Little blue bird, what species are you? You look a bit like us Bi Fangs," said the Bi Fang kindly.

Flamy's expression stiffened. It wanted to ask the Bi Fang if it was blind, but it figured it shouldn't be so bold, at least for the sake of its master's reputation, so it replied, "…Take a guess."

"One-footed Round Blue Bird?" The big Bi Fang asked tentatively. Flamy was still expressionless and gave a cold chuckle.

The two mountainsides on either side of the Valley of the God of Fire were overrun with towering mulberry trees. A Bi Fang stood on each mulberry tree. They all varied in age. The older ones were dozens of yards tall, while the younger ones, were only a couple yards high.

"All right, this beautiful little Bi Fang is a member of our clan, too." A hoarse voice resounded from the depths of the valley. This silenced the Bi Fangs gossiping about Flamy, who then began to study Flamy incredulously.

"You're so plump, can you even fly?"

"How can a Bi Fang look like this?"

Some Bi Fangs were astonished.

Flamy's face fell, and Gao Peng knitted his brows too. Flamy may have been a little chubby, and he and Goldie sometimes poked fun at it, too, but an outside clan shouldn't have been discussing it in this manner.

The hoarse voice from the depths of the Valley of the God of Fire continued, "All right. They come from afar, so they're considered guests. Stop commenting."

"Human, what are you doing in the Valley of the God of Fire?" A Bi Fang hovered in the sky, the same one who had led Gao Peng into the Valley.

"I want to go to the World Vortex Battlefield," Gao Peng said politely.

"No wonder…" The big Bi Fang nodded. So it had been mistaken. It had assumed this human came here for some other important matter.

"Hm?" A dazzling red light flared in the depths of the Valley of the God of Fire.

The next second, a red glow flushed the sky, and a thick wave of heat hit their faces.

An extremely large blue bird emerged from the depths of the valley. Smoke rose from the ground where the hot wind stirred up by his 100-foot-wide wings had scorched it. Gao Peng bound his Blood Contract Damage Transfer to Flamy; that was how he withstood the sweltering heat there.

"Your flames?" The Bi Fang that flew out of the valley landed in front of Flamy, its eyes glued to the flames peeking out from Flamy's wings. Taking a deep breath, the flames became sparks that it inhaled into its lungs.

Before this old Bi Fang, Fatty Big Sea and the King of Robotics both stood very still. Gao Peng looked at it and could only see a blurry string of question marks. Only the name Bi Fang shone with brilliance.

"Your flame has dozens of different scents. Your Wooden Heart Flame has engulfed that many different flames?" The old Bi Fang's tone was filled with confusion and a hint of surprise.

Flamy thought to itself, What a lunatic! It can even tell that my flame has engulfed dozens of different flames. I guess I can't fool it. "Yeah," it could only admit honestly.

"Good, good, good." The old Bi Fang said three goods in a row, growing more delighted the more it looked at Flamy. "From now on, you're my goddaughter. I'll guide you in your training."

"Sir, there are so many Bi Fangs in your Valley of the God of Fire. Why do you insist on Flamy? Flamy is my familiar, but more importantly, my companion."

The old Bi Fang turned to look at Flamy. "Because it walks the path of usurpation. It's the sixth Bi Fang I've seen taking the path of usurpation in all these years."

Through his Blood Contract, Gao Peng could sense that Flamy wasn't really willing to go with the old Bi Fang to train, so he summoned up his courage and said, "What about the other five?"

A moment of silence. "It's the only one still alive," the old Bi Fang said softly.

This gave Gao Peng the chills. "Thank you for your kind offer, but we won't be troubling you."

"You think this path is child's play? If you don't kill them, they'll kill you first! They'd never give up the chance to eliminate another competitor," the old Bi Fang said coldly. "Of course, I have selfish motives, too. I want the champion of this generation to be from our Bi Fang clan. If a Phoenix and Three-Legged Crow can do it, then a Bi Fang can too!"

Was that so. Gao Peng secretly communicated Flamy, continuing to ask for its opinion.

Flamy started panicking after hearing about the fierce competition, but Gao Peng's steady personality forced it to remain calm through their connection. "Then, Gao Peng, you decide for me."

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Chapter 720: World Vortex Battlefield

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Flamy's eyes looked at its feet when it said this. It folded its wings and tried its best to suck in its stomach. A line appeared in the middle of its belly, round on the sides, indented in the center.

"Stop sucking in your stomach. You look like a big peanut," said Goldie.

Gao Peng restrained his expressions, then turned and looked at the old Bi Fang. "Then we'll have to trouble you." Gao Peng turned and looked at the Bi Yuan. "Go meet your new godfather."

"Gao Peng, you're abandoning me?" Flamy was suddenly anxious.

"I'm not abandoning you, just leaving you here temporarily to advance your grade. Everyone in this valley is part of your clan. I might even need your help in the future," said Gao Peng as he smiled and patted Flamy's belly.

Flamy grew silent. It took a few glances at Gao Peng, then some at the old Bi Fang, before nodding in agreement. "Okay."

Goldie was nervous, too. "Gao Peng, maybe I should stay and keep Flamy company."

"Sir, we came here to access the portal. We want to go to the World Vortex Battlefield," Gao Peng said modestly.

"It's your familiar, so your conditions are linked. If something happens to you, it'll be bad for it, too." The old Bi Fang's eyes glimmered. "Are you willing to end the Blood Contract?"

"No way! I only want to bond with Gao Peng!" Flamy burst out. "Gao Peng is my master. I don't want to be your godchild anymore." Flamy flew to Gao Peng stubbornly.

A ball of flame grabbed Flamy's neck and dragged it back. "Fine."

The old Bi Fang was defeated. "It was just a suggestion. If you don't want to, it's fine." The old Bi Fang turned around and plucked a tail feather from its behind and tossed it at Gao Peng's feet.

This feather was wide as a palm, a foot in length. It was a light blue color, and its shaft was navy. Its fine hairs were like carved glass, cold and rigid to the touch, with a smooth and spotless surface. The name shown in Gao Peng's eyes was a "Bi Fang's feather."

Is this a token? Legend has it when you suffer a critical attack, a token can summon a powerful replica and suppress the opponent. Gao Peng's eyes glowed. "Thank you, sir."

"Not a problem," the old Bi Fang waved his hand and said coolly.

Gao Peng was thrilled. He hesitated but asked, "Sir, does this token's usage have a time lag?"

"Nope, it's activated instantly." The old Bi Fang chuckled.

Gao Peng played with the feather with interest, then carefully put it in his pocket. He didn't put it in Silly's space. Gao Peng was afraid it would be useless if, by any chance, it lost effect.

Gao Peng raised his head and asked, "Sir, what class enemy can your replica deal with?"

"What replica?" the old Bi Fang asked strangely.

Gao Peng's eyes narrowed while asking stealthily, "Could it be a conscience projection? Or it summons the original?"

The old Bi Fang blinked at Gao Peng, and said assuredly, "Oh, you mean this feather. It can memorize the scent of the enemy who kills you and send it to me. I'll definitely avenge you afterwards."

Gao Peng was stunned into silence. His fists clenched and opened, opened and clenched. His chest rose and fell, taking in deep breaths. "Flamy, you stay here and train. Hopefully, you'll become a god soon," Gao Peng said at last to Flamy.

"Honey, don't you forget me! If anyone starves you, write it down in a little journal, and I'll avenge you!" Goldie said with determination.

Vast, boundless chaos gave birth to one magnificent world after another in this endless sea of disorder. Each world differed from the next. They were hidden by the boundless chaos, concealed. In the chaos, one couldn't tell another's position. Sometimes, they were divided by a mere "wall." As long as that wall was whole, everything was in harmony. But when that thin wall was pierced—

The cruel Dark Forest Rule sent the two different worlds into violent slaughter, using all their might to engulf the other's civilization and hence… strengthen them.

This was the World Vortex Battlefield. Fifty thousand years earlier, the vanity space had shattered. A path to another world had appeared in Jiutian Shidi's sky.

On the opposite end of that portal was a wondrous world called the Abyss World that had a stairlike arrangement. Endless dungeons existed there, each one housing a plethora of abyss monsters. No one knew how many dungeons were in the Abyss World. It wasn't the entire Abyss World that waged war against Jiutian Shidi, only a number of its dungeon masters.

According to what was known, the Abyss World was at war with Jiutian Shidi and Surface Sea… at the same time. War had erupted for as long as the spatial portals had existed.

Gao Peng suddenly remembered, from a book, that the Era of Bloodlines had begun 50,000 years ago. This thought only flashed in Gao Peng's mind for a moment before he regained his composure.

Gao Peng passed through the spatial portal, stepping on solid tiles. When he turned his head, he saw an oval nebula portal spinning slowly. The brilliant stars in the portal sprawled out like tassels.

There was a square. Every now and then, one could see a monster trainer. These were all Mutant Tribe monster trainers, but they didn't make up the majority of the square. Rather, it was individual monsters that populated the space. High-tier monsters were no less intelligent than humans. Normally, when these monsters met in Jiutian Shidi, war would break out. But in this moment, they had gathered peacefully.

Bleak. That was Gao Peng's first impression of this place. The monsters in the square were sparsely distributed throughout the square, most of them looking serious.

"Hey bro, what country are you from?" A monster trainer near Gao Peng approached him, grinning.

Gao Peng had taken a pill before he entered the portal. Right then, he was disguised as a Mutant Tribe member. "Mingyu Country," Gao Peng said cooly.

"Mingyu Country…" That person went blank for a bit and took a moment to recall what country that was. In reality, most of the people who came there were from big nations. Very few of them come from small nations like Mingyu Country.

It was like when someone asked another person where they were from at a provincial entrepreneurial conference out of boredom, and the other person replied with a remote name like Big King Town or Small King Village.

It always required a search through one's memory.

That person didn't underestimate Gao Peng simply because Mingyu Country was small. In fact, anyone who could go there was very capable. The same achievement, given different starting points, relied even more on talent.

"That's awesome bro, did you just get here? You probably don't know your way around yet, Let me show you—"

"No, thank you." Gao Peng headed straight out with Dumby following closely.

In Dumby's eyes, the sky outside the square was dark. The murky air of death clouded the sky and blocked out the sun. The air of death and bloodlust was even stronger there than in hell.

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