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Chapter 33: Undistracted

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Li Xuan found it boring as he closed his eyes to circulate his Primordial Energy to begin cultivating his Invincible Connate Divine Art.

As for Zhou Wen, he controlled his blood-colored avatar and stormed towards the Silver-Winged Flying Ant.

Although he had the experience gleaned from killing the Skeleton General—a Legendary stage creature—he found his ability falling short when facing the Silver-Winged Flying Ant. He was killed after a few clashes.

This Silver-Winged Flying Ant seems more difficult to deal with than the Skeleton General. It's faster and it has the ability of flight. It's unrestricted due to the lack of the skeleton horse. Zhou Wen frowned slightly. He originally thought that he had improved significantly over the recent period of time, but after a clash with the Silver-Winged Flying Ant, he realized how small the improvement was.

If I can incubate the Skeleton General's Companion Egg, I should be able to kill the Silver-Winged Flying Ant using the Skeleton General's strength to fight it. Unfortunately, as I don't have the Invincible Connate Divine Art, it's almost impossible for me to incubate a Legendary stage Companion Egg at the Mortal stage. As Zhou Wen thought over the matter, he went back to his original thoughts of combining Inch Punch and Vigor Divine Fist.

However, he didn't have the means to practice while in the car. Having reached a bottleneck in-game and unable to make any progress, he felt that it was pointless continuing for it was a waste of his blood.

Seeing Li Xuan enter a cultivation state and with the driver not taking a look back at the situation, Zhou Wen took out the Lost Immortal Sutra and planned on reading the contents within.

The Lost Immortal Sutra had the ability to perplex the mind. Even a terrifying expert like Jing Daoxian was unable to focus fully to finish reading the text.

However, Zhou Wen was different. As the former principal of Guide High School had mentioned, Zhou Wen could be absolutely focused on anything if he so wished. This was the main reason for his excellent studies and fast cultivation.

Now, with Zhou Wen's mind completely settled, he read the Lost Immortal Sutra without any distractions. The power of the text that could perplex the human mind failed to distract Zhou Wen at all.

The focused Zhou Wen just wanted to finish reading the contents; his brain didn't have any capacity for second thoughts. So even though the textual power of the Lost Immortal Sutra was extremely bewitching, the thoughts failed to distract him.

No one had ever been able to read Lost Immortal Sutra from cover to cover; yet, Zhou Wen managed to do so without any incidents occurring. Zhou Wen was completely engrossed as he finished reading it.

Humans had a plethora of emotions that could cause them to be enticed by various things. Even Buddha found it difficult to remain unmoved. So although it wasn't the case that there wasn't anyone who could finish reading the Lost Immortal Sutra, there was only a handful.

People like Zhou Wen, who could dedicate himself once they made up their mind to be truly focused, were an extremely small minority in the League. Even Epic stage bigwigs whose strength far exceeded Zhou Wen couldn't achieve this focused state of mind.

Even the immortals of heaven would be lost to the enticement, giving Lost Immortal Sutra its name.

Zhou Wen managed to read it from cover to cover without being perplexed by the textual power. The Lost Immortal Sutra which had never been read by others finally appeared in Zhou Wen's eyes in their entirety.

When Zhou Wen had finished reading the final word of Lost Immortal Sutra, he suddenly felt his body quake. Primordial Energy in his body began automatically flowing at some point in time.

In the past, Zhou Wen had cultivated years of Ascetic Meditation, so once his Primordial Energy did a circulation, it would circulate in the Ascetic Meditation's trajectory. However, this time, the Primordial Energy's trajectory followed a strange path that Zhou Wen had never seen before. It nearly coursed through his entire body in constant circulation.

Based on what Zhou Wen knew, any kind of Primordial Energy Art had a beginning and an end.

For example, Ascetic Meditation's beginning point was in the dantian's sea of energy. When the Primordial Energy flowed out of it, it would follow his meridians and ultimately return to the sea of energy after completing one circulation. The sea of energy was the reservoir of Primordial Energy.

Most Primordial Energy Arts were the same. Certain special Primordial Energy Arts would forge an extremely special sea of energy in particular regions, or multiple ones. However, they were ultimately meant as a reservoir for Primordial Energy.

Now, Zhou Wen's physical situation was a little odd. The Primordial Energy in his body kept flowing repeatedly without stopping. There wasn't anywhere he could store his Primordial Energy or for it to stop. It was like a perpetually moving train on a circular track.

Zhou Wen was somewhat alarmed as he attempted to circulate Ascetic Meditation to redirect the out-of-control Primordial Energy back to a proper trajectory. However, he quickly realized that the Ascetic Meditation he had been cultivating for years was helpless. The Primordial Energy didn't listen to his instructions.

He didn't panic as a result. He carefully sensed the trajectory of his Primordial Energy circulation and quickly discovered that the trajectory followed the Lost Immortal Sutra's circulation trajectory.

Eh, I actually still remember the Lost Immortal Sutra? Zhou Wen was somewhat taken aback when he thought of the Lost Immortal Sutra. After all, he had been thinking about other things, but at this moment, he still remembered it clearly. He could recall each and every word of the entire Lost Immortal Sutra. There weren't any signs of forgetting them as he had previously.

If the narrow-minded Jing Daoxian were to know that Zhou Wen hadn't died from reading the Lost Immortal Sutra in its entirety, to the point of gaining a basic mastery of it, he would probably throw up blood in anger.

Unable to stop his Primordial Energy from circulating, Zhou Wen could only take the risk to cultivate in the Lost Immortal Sutra. Once he tried, he felt his Primordial Energy immediately course in delight, answering to the call of the Lost Immortal Sutra.

He originally intended to read the Lost Immortal Sutra's content once, but to his surprise, he actually ended up mastering it after he had finished reading. He had no idea if it was a boon or bane for him.

Zhou Wen entered a cultivation state without realizing that the thirteen violet metal sheets had gradually turned to dust and vanished when he began cultivating the Lost Immortal Sutra.

After cultivating it, he found several points of interest. It really didn't have a concept of a sea of energy. His Primordial Energy would constantly circulate around his body unceasingly, like the blood that coursed through his veins.

Zhou Wen's circulation of the Lost Immortal Sutra allowed him to control the speed of the Primordial Energy flow, but he wasn't able to completely stop it.

Even if he didn't circulate the Lost Immortal Sutra, his Primordial Energy would continue circulating slowly, following the Lost Immortal Sutra's pathways.

With the circulation of the Lost Immortal Sutra, Zhou Wen felt his entire body abruptly become light. It felt as though his body had its shackles unlocked, giving him an indescribable sense of freedom and comfort.

But other than that, there was nothing special. He hadn't advanced to the Legendary stage and it was still slowly circulating.

Zhou Wen realized that he didn't need to deliberately cultivate in the Lost Immortal Sutra. When he opened his eyes to move about, he found that the Primordial Energy would continue to circulate automatically. His actions didn't influence it at all.

I have to cultivate even if I don't wish to. Zhou Wen sighed secretly.

Without needing to deliberately cultivate Lost Immortal Sutra and with nothing else to do, Zhou Wen picked up the mysterious phone and used the hidden needle in his ring to stab his finger, dripping a drop of blood onto the phone's screen.

This time, Zhou Wen wasn't in a rush to enter the game dungeons. He first took a look at his stats in-game.

Zhou Wen

Age: 16 years

Lifeform level: Mortal

Strength: 10

Speed: 10

Constitution: 10

Primordial Energy: 10

Primordial Energy Art: Lost Immortal Sutra

Primordial Energy Skill: Vigor Divine Fist, Skeleton Palm

Companion Beast: Mutated Vigor Ant (Mortal)

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Chapter 34: Murmuring

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Zhou Wen was slightly surprised. He hadn't advanced to the Legendary stage, but all his stats had risen by 1 point, from 9 to 10.

This increment of one point left Zhou Wen somewhat amazed. This was because 9 seemed to be the limits of the Mortal stage. If one didn't advance to the Legendary stage, absorbing dimensional crystals with values of 10 or more was useless.

This had already been proven when he absorbed the 13-valued Speed Crystal. However, the appearance of the Lost Immortal Sutra had broken that limitation.

What kind of Primordial Energy Art is Lost Immortal Sutra? The moment he thought of it, he realized that the thirteen violet metallic sheets had vanished at some point in time.

Beside him, Li Xuan was still in cultivation while the driver ahead was isolated from them by a transparent bullet-proof glass. It was impossible for them to have taken the Lost Immortal Sutra away.

Zhou Wen searched everywhere for the Lost Immortal Sutra's violet metallic sheets to no avail.

How odd. Zhou Wen frowned slightly, unsure if the loss of the Lost Immortal Sutra was a good or bad thing.

But since he couldn't find it, Zhou Wen didn't force it. Seeing Li Xuan still cultivating his Invincible Connate Divine Art, he raised his phone and began gaming. However, killing ordinary Vigor Ants and Mutated Vigor Ants were of little meaning. He quit the game after playing for a while, leaning into his seat and sleeping.

If the typical person wanted to sleep, it wasn't something that could happen at will. However, Zhou Wen was different. If he wished to sleep, he could quickly fall asleep anytime, anywhere. Even if perilous situations were all around him, he could still fall asleep.

This was a type of talent that not everyone was capable of.

The reason Zhou Wen decided to sleep now was to figure out if he would still suffer from sleep paralysis after mastering Lost Immortal Sutra.

Badump! Badump!

Shortly after he fell asleep, Zhou Wen felt his heart race again. He felt stifled in the chest as though something was pressing down on him.

Damn it, here it comes again! Zhou Wen was stumped. He had already cultivated the Lost Immortal Sutra, but the anomaly of sleep paralysis remained.

Not only had it not been removed, but it had appeared to have worsened. Zhou Wen could vaguely hear strange murmurings by his ears. They didn't sound like they came from the mortal world, appearing in an oxymoronic manner of being extremely far and extremely near. He couldn't figure out what was being said as they sounded like the ravings of devils in hell.

In this turbid half-sleep state, Zhou Wen snapped awake from the abnormal state of sleep paralysis only when Li Xuan nudged him awake.

However, unlike the last two instances of sleep paralysis, Zhou Wen didn't have the discomfort of having the urge to vomit. He had only broken out into a cold sweat. He felt refreshed when the wind blew on him, giving him a better state of mind.

"Sunset College follows the management model of a partially-restricted state. After we matriculate, we will have to stay in dorms. Even I'm no exception. Before that, why don't you stay at my place?" Li Xuan got out of the car and took Zhou Wen to a villa.

After the dimensional storms, due to Luoyang being rich in pan-dimensional resources, it quickly became a first-tier city of the League's East District. This area was also the most flourishing area in the city, so every spot was worth its weight in gold. People who could live in such villas were both rich and noble.

Zhou Wen wasn't surprised that Li Xuan could live in a place like this. What left him surprised that apart from Li Xuan's driver, this massive villa didn't have a single servant.

"Don't tell me you clean such a huge place alone?" Zhou Wen asked while sitting on the sofa.

"There were a few servants in the past, but I managed to get rid of them. After all, I don't want outsiders to know of certain matters." Li Xuan took out a beverage can from the refrigerator and threw it at Zhou Wen. He then continued with a smile, "Besides, I seldom return here. As a profligate scion, I naturally have to spend my nights out. That matches my persona. As for you, feel free to stay here. After school begins, I'll think of a way to get the school to assign us the same dorm."

"Aren't there any single-person dorms in school?" Zhou Wen frowned slightly. He had been used to living alone from a young age. Besides, he needed to game, so it would be better if he lived alone.

"No. The League has always been thinking up means to nurture our teamwork. Be it in the combat test of having four people a team or the team assignments during university, it's all built on this premise. It's especially so for Sunset College which has a military background. The management style is also partially militaristic. It's impossible to get a single room. Even An Jing has to live in a group dorm," Li Xuan said.

"An Jing has also entered Sunset College?" Zhou Wen was slightly taken aback.

"Definitely. Her elder brother is Overseer An Tianzuo, one of the military brass. She definitely will attend Sunset College which has a militaristic background."

Having said that, Li Xuan looked at Zhou Wen with a cheeky smile. "Bro, tell me. How the hell did you offend An Jing? She even especially transferred to Guide High School to beat you up. An Jing would never have done something like that in the past."

Zhou Wen thought and asked Li Xuan, "Do you know Ouyang Lan?"

"Of course, if one doesn't know Ouyang Lan in a place like Luoyang, they would have lived here for nothing," Li Xuan said with a smile. "Don't tell me you offended Ouyang Lan? Then you are truly unlucky. It's no wonder An Jing came over to beat you up."

Zhou Wen shook his head. "I didn't offend Ouyang Lan."

"Then why did you mention her?" Li Xuan looked at Zhou Wen, baffled.

Zhou Wen asked again, "Has something happened to Ouyang Lan recently?"

"Yes. Who in Luoyang City doesn't know that Ouyang Lan has remarried? However, there wasn't any grand wedding. Only a few close relatives and friends were invited for a gathering. Outsiders don't even know what kind of man Ouyang Lan has married. I heard it's a translator with the surname Zhou…" Having said that, Li Xuan's eyes widened. He looked at Zhou Wen and asked, "Your surname is Zhou as well… Don't tell me that there's some relationship between the two of you?"

Zhou Wen shook his head without a word. Li Xuan felt his curiosity itching at him but was helpless with Zhou Wen refusing to speak.

After Zhou Wen took up residence in Li Xuan's place, he went to his room and immediately called Zhou Lingfeng.

Zhou Lingfeng was his father, not his son. It wasn't his prerogative to question Zhou Lingfeng's decisions. Therefore, Zhou Wen had never delved deep into his thoughts before.

In fact, Zhou Lingfeng had never overturned Zhou Wen's decisions. He hadn't even participated or given his advice on something as major as attending university. This had seemingly become something tacit between the father-son duo.

Zhou Wen called Zhou Lingfeng to inform him that he was in Luoyang and would be attending school at Sunset College.

"Son, you're done with the college entrance exam? How did you do?" Zhou Lingfeng's voice sounded over the phone, sounding lethargic.

"Not bad. I applied for Sunset College. If nothing surprising crops up, I'll be attending school at Sunset College in the future," Zhou Wen said.

"Sunset College? Isn't that in Luoyang? Come over and live with me then," Zhou Lingfeng said.

"There's no need to. I'll be staying at a friend's place for the time being. I'll be living on-campus once I matriculate." Zhou Wen didn't wish to have any ties with the An family.

Zhou Lingfeng didn't force him. "Alright then. If there's anything, just tell me. I'll make sure to help you. You are already in college, so you aren't young anymore. I'll give you a bit more living allowance in the future."

Zhou Wen didn't reject it but asked, "Dad, where do you obtain the Sun Strafe Art from?"

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"What Sun Strafe Art?" Zhou Lingfeng asked in surprise.

"Didn't you get An Jing to send me the Sun Strafe Art?" Zhou Wen was also taken aback.

"It's not like you don't know that I have zero interest in cultivation. I don't know much about such matters," Zhou Lingfeng said.

Zhou Wen fell silent in thought. If the Sun Strafe Art wasn't given to him by Zhou Lingfeng, then why did An Jing claim that it was given by Zhou Lingfeng? Matters had seemed to become somewhat complicated.

What is An Jing up to? Is the Sun Strafe Art real or fake? Zhou Wen was momentarily unable to figure things out.

Zhou Wen had no means to figure out the authenticity of the Sun Strafe Art. The average person had no means of coming into contact with the Sun Strafe Art, so it was even more impossible to determine its authenticity.

Meanwhile, Zhou Lingfeng continued, "If it was given by Little Jing, it might be some well-meant. Just keep it for now. I'll ask her when I meet her again."

"Alright." Zhou Wen didn't continue. Zhou Lingfeng's impression of the An family siblings seemed pretty good, so it was pointless to say anything else until he figured out the truth.

Everyone had their independent thought processes. It was impossible to force someone to view things from your own point of view, even the person closest to you. Only reality had convincing power. Zhou Wen had understood this reason from a young age.

After hanging up, Zhou Wen composed himself. He didn't game but instead began practicing his palm techniques.

He had tried many times but had failed to use the force-exerting principles of Inch Punch on Vigor Divine Fist. Therefore, he went for second best in a bid to fuse Skeleton Palm and Inch Punch together as a reference.

With complete focus, he used the techniques of Inch Punch when delivering Skeleton Palm.

Skeleton Palm's uniqueness was indeed compatible with Inch Punch. This process was a lot smoother than Zhou Wen imagined. The first few palm strikes were somewhat rough as he failed to fuse the two together correctly.

However, it didn't take long for Zhou Wen to grasp the trick. The fusion of the two attacks became increasingly better.

After striking out about ten times, Zhou Wen's Primordial Energy was completely drained. All he could do was go in-game to grind on Vigor Ants to use the Primordial Energy Crystals that appeared to replenish his Primordial Energy for further practice.

Shortly after he entered the game, Zhou Wen was astonished to discover that his Primordial Energy had already recovered a little before a Primordial Energy Crystal dropped.

Back when he cultivated Ascetic Meditation, it would take him about an hour to recover one Primordial Energy point. Now, only a few minutes had passed for him to recover one point of Primordial Energy. The speed at which the recovery far exceeded his imagination.

Is this the outcome of Lost Immortal Sutra? Zhou Wen felt the Primordial Energy slowly coursing through his body as he felt some delight.

To achieve such Primordial Energy recovery speeds at the Mortal stage was unprecedented according to what Zhou Wen knew.

Ignoring whether the Lost Immortal Sutra had any other uses or not, just this one trait alone was sufficiently shocking.

While grinding in-game with the blood-colored avatar, the mysterious phone was purely controlled by a touch-screen. However, the control of the blood-colored avatar didn't require any contact with the screen. Most of the time, just thinking was enough to control it. There was some psychic connection between the two.

Thoughts and feelings were synchronized, so all the battle experience the blood-colored avatar received in-game was shared with Zhou Wen.

Upon seeing a Mutated Vigor Ant crawl over, Zhou Wen controlled his phone's angle and used his thoughts to control the blood-colored avatar. He wanted to attempt to see if he could fuse Skeleton Palm and Inch Punch together.

When the blood-colored avatar struck the Mutated Vigor Ant on the head with its palm, the carapace on the Mutated Vigor Ant's head remained undamaged. However, after lunging forward a few steps, the Mutated Vigor Ant staggered before collapsing onto the ground.

On the left corner of the phone's screen: Killed Mortal Mutated Vigor Ant.

The first line wasn't of anything to take note of since Zhou Wen had seen it countless times. Besides, this Mutated Vigor Ant hadn't dropped anything.

It was the second line that left Zhou Wen somewhat surprised.

"Acquired Skeleton Palm's high-level skill. Skeleton Palm has evolved into Ashen Palm."

Zhou Wen glanced at the blood-colored avatar's stats and found that the Skeleton Palm in the Primordial Energy Skill row had vanished. Replacing it was a Primordial Energy Skill known as Ashen Palm.

Primordial Energy Skill: Vigor Divine Fist (Rank 9)

Primordial Energy Skill: Ashen Palm (Rank 10)

Rank 10? Wasn't Skeleton Palm a Rank 1 Primordial Energy Skill? How did it become Rank 10 after it evolved into Ashen Palm? Zhou Wen was somewhat puzzled.

Ashen Palm at Rank 10 required expending 5 Primordial Energy points with each use. Its cost was the same as the Rank 9 Vigor Divine Fist.

From the Primordial Energy cost, a Rank 10 Ashen Palm likely has the same potency as a Rank 9 Vigor Divine Fist. Zhou Wen had the intention to test the potency of Ashen Palm, but ordinary Vigor Ants and Mutated Vigor Ants were unable to withstand this single strike. It didn't matter if it was Rank 1 or Rank 9.

After some thought, Zhou Wen decided to leave the Ant Nest dungeon and switch to entering the Ancient Imperial City dungeon.

As long as the blood-colored avatar didn't die, leaving a dungeon and re-entering or switching dungeons didn't require him to waste blood.

However, if the blood-colored avatar didn't die, the game dungeons wouldn't refresh, so the creatures in the dungeons wouldn't be refreshed either.

The blood-colored avatar had previously died in the Ant Nest, so after entering Ancient Imperial City, the dimensional creatures in Ancient Imperial City had already reappeared. The blood-colored avatar rode the Mutated Vigor Ant as it stormed ahead and soon found the newly spawned Skeleton General.

Like previously, he made the blood-colored avatar jump off the Mutated Vigor Ant and charge at the Skeleton General.

Using his positioning techniques to circle around the skeleton horse, it took him less than twenty minutes to find an opportunity. He got the blood-colored avatar to leap up and ride on the skeleton horse's back, sitting right behind the Skeleton General.

However, this time, Zhou Wen didn't get the blood-colored avatar to strike the Skeleton General's weakness—the eye sockets. Instead, he directly struck at the back of the Skeleton General's skull with his palm.

This palm didn't injure the Skeleton General's head at all. However, the blood-colored flames in the skull seemed to splatter out like a crushed watermelon.

Due to the momentum of the strike, the Skeleton General lunged forward on the skeleton horse before his bones scattered, turning into a pile on the ground.

"Killed Legendary Skeleton General. Discovered Skeleton General dimensional crystal."

Zhou Wen looked at the dimensional crystal that had dropped in-game, feeling a pleasant surprise.

Ashen Palm could destroy the Skeleton General even without striking its weakness. Its potency was clearly above the Rank 9 Vigor Divine Fist.

A Rank 10 Primordial Energy Skill is indeed powerful. I wonder if Ashen Palm has a chance of killing the Silver-Winged Flying Ant. Zhou Wen had the urge to immediately storm to the Silver-Winged Flying Ant to give it a try.

Vigor Divine Fist was too slow when it came to throwing a punch, preventing him from touching the Silver-Winged Flying Ant. However, Ashen Palm didn't have such a weakness. It was extremely fast when delivering a palm strike

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Chapter 36: Making up the Numbers

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The blood-colored avatar picked up the Skeleton General's crystal and immediately, a potent Primordial Energy surged into Zhou Wen's body like a boring drill that opened up a brand new path.

After this force slowly disappeared, a notification popped up on the game screen: Absorbed Skeleton General Crystal. Learned Legendary Primordial Energy Skill—Penetrating Pierce.

Zhou Wen had already been prepared to suffer damage, but he was surprised that everything had happened rather smoothly.

With a Mortal stage body, one could only fuse with Mortal Primordial Energy Skill Crystals under normal circumstances. If one forcefully fused a Legendary Primordial Energy Skill, their bodies would suffer an immense impact. The consequences ranged from damaged meridians to instant death.

Zhou Wen had relied on his body being far stronger than the typical Mortal stage, and with no fear of death in-game, this gave him the courage to absorb the Skeleton General Crystal. Everything went smoothly and other than the pain of having a Primordial Energy passageway open up in him, there wasn't any damage dealt to him.

"Is this the case when played in-game or is this an effect of Lost Immortal Sutra?" Zhou Wen couldn't be sure of the reason, but ultimately, it was a boon for him.

After glancing at the provided information in-game, Penetrating Pierce was a Rank 1 Legendary Primordial Energy Skill. However, Penetrating Pierce was a Primordial Energy Skill that required a spear-type weapon to deliver maximum force.

"Li Xuan, come out here!" Zhou Wen was planning on switching dungeons to try his chances at killing the Silver-Winged Flying Ant in Ant Nest when he heard a woman's voice sound at the villa's entrance. At the same time, the doorbell kept ringing.

Li Xuan probably wasn't home and he was the only one inside.

Although Zhou Wen heard the doorbell, the visitor had come for Li Xuan. Since the latter wasn't home, he didn't have any intention of opening the door. He continued gaming while sitting on the sofa.

"Li Xuan, I know you're home. If you don't come on out, don't blame me!" After pressing the doorbell for quite some time, the woman still refused to give up.

Zhou Wen completely ignored her and pretended not to hear her shouts. The doorbell's ringing didn't disturb him in any way, so he continued gaming.

Zhou Wen imagined that the woman would leave quickly, but to his surprise, the woman stopped after yelling for a while. Then, two seconds later, there was a loud bang followed by two thuds. The door had been kicked open!

The woman dashed into the villa and saw no one in the living room, so she headed straight upstairs.

She appeared to be very familiar with the place, rushing straight for Li Xuan's room. Without knocking, she kicked the door open.

"Li Xuan, there's no hiding today!" Seeing the room empty, the woman headed down the corridor and kicked open one room after another.

When she reached the second room, she saw Zhou Wen gaming while leaning on the bedhead.

Seeing a person, the woman was delighted. However, she immediately wore a look of disappointment when she realized that it wasn't Li Xuan. She glared at Zhou Wen and asked, "What's wrong with you? Didn't you hear me screaming?"

"I did," Zhou Wen answered as he gamed, not even looking up at the woman.

"Why didn't you answer when you heard me?" the woman said, peeved.

"You were looking for Li Xuan, not me. What should I say?" Zhou Wen answered in passing.

The woman was instantly at a loss for a rejoinder. She glared at Zhou Wen fiercely and asked, "Where's Li Xuan?"

"He's out."

"I know that he's out. I'm asking you where he is." The woman didn't feel that there was any need to be polite in front of this fellow.

"I've no idea," Zhou Wen answered very succinctly because he really had no idea.

Just as the woman was about to say something, her phone rang. She picked up the call, said a few words, and prepared to turn to leave as though there was something pressing.

But after taking a few steps, the woman seemed to think of something. She rushed back in front of Zhou Wen and yanked him up by the arm. "Follow me. Count it as helping me. At the very least, you can make up the numbers."

"Who are you? I don't know you." Zhou Wen frowned slightly, wishing to free himself from the woman's grasp.

"For you to stay here, you must be one of Li Xuan's trashy friends. How can you not even know his elder sister? You enjoy life with Li Xuan all thanks to him. Is there a problem helping his sister with something?" The woman seemed anxious, pulling Zhou Wen as she walked out.

Zhou Wen was immediately rendered speechless. He wasn't a trashy friend as she described, but it was true that he was living at Li Xuan's place at his expense.

"Let me go. I can walk on my own. What help do you need from me?" Zhou Wen thought about it and felt that if it wasn't anything serious, he could always help as payment for rent.

The woman didn't loosen her grip upon hearing that. She continued speaking as she walked. "Don't worry. I'm only getting you to make up the numbers. I don't have any hopes of you doing anything. Just don't screw things up."

Without even knowing the name of Li Xuan's sister, he was pulled out of the villa.

A motorbike was parked at the villa's entrance. After throwing the helmet that hung on the handle to Zhou Wen, she got on and said, "Come on up."

When he saw her tall figure in a pair of short boots, t-shirt, and jeans, with black curly hair freely cascading down, he found a heroic vibe to her. She was very different from the women Zhou Wen had previously met.

However, Zhou Wen didn't have any other thoughts about it. After putting on the helmet, he sat behind Li Xuan's sister.

"Sit tight." As there was only one helmet, the woman naturally didn't have one to wear after giving it to Zhou Wen. When the engine roared to life, her curly hair began flailing in the wind, sweeping across Zhou Wen from time to time.

On the streets of Luoyang, one could occasionally see experts riding all kinds of dimensional creatures. In contrast, this was rarely seen in Guide City.

Vehicles and Companion Beasts followed their own paths looking somewhat bizarre and harmonious.

Companion Beasts were taking on an increasingly important role in the League. Work that many humans and machines were unable to complete required the help of Companion Beasts.

With powerful Companion Beasts, not only did it strengthen oneself, but it could also provide service to all of humanity.

The woman drove extremely fast, swerving through traffic in a harrowing manner. However, she was surprisingly stable, without showing any signs of emergency braking.

Zhou Wen sat behind her, with his hands still on his phone gaming. The journey didn't affect his ability to game.

After riding for quite a while, Li Xuan's sister—Li Weiyang—impression of Zhou Wen improved after not feeling any hands placed around her waist.

She had never had a good impression of Li Xuan's bad company. If she wasn't in a rush to get Zhou Wen to make up the numbers, she wouldn't have brought him along. She originally had imagined that Zhou Wen would hug her waist to take advantage of her while riding on the bike, but none of that happened. Even his body hadn't made any contact with her, as though he was deliberately keeping a distance.

I never expected Li Xuan's friends to show some manners, Li Weiyang thought as she subconsciously looked back at Zhou Wen. It would have been fine if she hadn't looked back, but with that one look, all her favorable impression was gone.

She originally imagined that Zhou Wen was being a gentleman, but when she looked back, she realized that Zhou Wen was still gaming on his phone, having the time of his life. From the way he was engrossed in it, it looked as though he wished to be in the game itself.

From the looks of it, I was overthinking things. How could any of Li Xuan's friends be a gentleman? Li Weiyang thought to herself in a self-deprecating manner.

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Chapter 37: Vying for the Companion Egg

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Li Weiyang stopped inside a Companion Beast Arena with Zhou Wen. A few girls who had been waiting outside rushed over and began breaking out into a cacophony.

After listening for a while, Zhou Wen had a rough idea of what was happening.

Li Weiyang and the few girls were students of Sunset College. They were his future seniors.

These girls and another girl had entered a dimensional zone to slay dimensional creatures and were lucky enough to have a Mortal Companion Egg drop.

It was an Ancient War Steed Companion Egg. Furthermore, it had apparently dropped from a Mutated Ancient War Steed.

Mortal Companion Eggs were rare to begin with, so to have one drop was a really lucky event. Furthermore, it had dropped from a Mutated Ancient War Steed. This meant that its stats would be extremely high, making it priceless.

Companion Beasts of the same level varied drastically in terms of stats. Mortal Companion Beasts' four main basic stats typically varied between 1–9. As for Legendary Companion Beasts, their basic stats varied between 10–18.

The importance of basic stats was obvious. The higher the stats, the more powerful their innate abilities were. After becoming a Companion Beast, the augmentation they provided their owners was boosted as well.

Mutated Ancient War Steeds were top-notch when it came to Strength and Speed at the Mortal stage; therefore, they definitely weren't inferior in Companion Beast form. To be able to drop such a Companion Egg was definitely a great thing to happen.

However, the owner of the Companion Egg became the reason for the strife.

As a team, they should have split the spoils of war equally, but the girl who had obtained the Mutated Ancient War Steed Companion Egg claimed that she was the one responsible for killing the Mutated Ancient War Steed and digging out the Companion Egg. Therefore, she should have sole possession of it.

The other girls naturally disagreed. However, the girl, Su Mei, forcefully snatched the Companion Egg thanks to her boyfriend being quite a force to be reckoned with in school. She didn't even intend to provide any compensation.

The girls were infuriated and as one of them had a close relationship with Li Weiyang, she got her to stand up for them.

After Li Weiyang had heard of the ins and outs, she originally intended to mediate the situation and get both parties to compromise. Su Mei could take the Companion Egg, but she needed to compensate the rest.

But to her surprise, Su Mei wouldn't compromise at all thanks to her boyfriend's standing. The situation became worse as both sides decided to battle at the Companion Beast Arena. The winner would then be able to take the Mutated Ancient War Steed away.

Su Mei's boyfriend was a senior student at Sunset College named Gao Yang. Li Weiyang also knew him and how strong he was. Therefore, she wanted Li Xuan here and have him bring more people to stand by them in the event Gao Yang went back on his word after losing.

But to her dismay, she wasn't able to get Li Xuan on the phone. Unable to find him at home, all she could do was bring Zhou Wen along.

"Sis Weiyang, what do we do without Li Xuan being here?" The girls wore a look of worry.

Although Li Xuan had just been admitted into Sunset College, his infamy as a prodigal son of the Li family was well known in all of Luoyang. The girls were no exception.

Furthermore, they had often seen Li Xuan visiting Li Weiyang.

"What's there to be afraid of? I'm around?" Li Weiyang said.

"But Su Mei's boyfriend, Gao Yang, is a fourth-year senior. I heard that he's very…" a girl said, trembling.

"So what if he's a fourth-year? He's still at the Mortal stage. I have confidence in beating him and getting back the Companion Egg," Li Weiyang said.

Zhou Wen found it odd. Since Li Weiyang was Li Xuan's sister, it meant that she was the eldest daughter of the Li family. Why wasn't she able to settle such a trivial matter, to the point of having to settle it with a battle at the Companion Beast Arena?

He was automatically ignored by the girls because although he had a good build, he looked pale due to his loss of blood. He looked sickly and looked incapable of fighting.

After entering the arena, they came to a ring. From afar, there was a group of young men and women. Not only were their numbers far greater than Li Weiyang's side, but they were also mostly stoutly men.

Leading them was a tall and handsome man who was hugging a girl's waist by the side of the spectator stand. Upon seeing Li Weiyang walk over, he said with a laugh, "Li Weiyang, you actually have the guts to come?"

"Why not? Defeating you won't be difficult. I'll definitely get back the Companion Egg," Li Weiyang said.

"I've heard of your capability, but you are no way my match. Besides, I'm a fourth-year senior. It's really not nice bullying a junior like you," Gao Yang said with narrowed eyes.

"Gao Yang, what are you getting at?" Li Weiyang had an ominous feeling.

"I never bully others, so I've deliberately found a second-year junior like the rest of you. As long as anyone of you can defeat him, I'll return the Companion Egg on a golden plate. Of course, it needs to be a student at Sunset College. Outsiders don't count," Gao Yang said as he clapped his hands.

On a seat on the spectator stand behind Gao Yang, a figure stood up.

"Gu Dian!" When Li Weiyang and the other girls saw the figure, the color in their faces drained. The more timid one nearly burst into tears out of fear.

Zhou Wen was also alarmed as he stood by the side and sized up the man.

He had never seen a person look this fierce all his life.

Ugly and fierce-looking were two completely different concepts. This person didn't look ugly, but he exuded vibes like a devil that left one shuddering. Timid people would probably be frightened to death if they met him in the middle of the night.

Zhou Wen never believed that looks alone could frighten someone to death. However, Gu Dian really left chills running through one's heart, making one not dare look at him straight.

"Gao Yang, how despicable of you. You actually got Gu Dian to represent you. How much of a sore loser are you?" Li Weiyang said with an ugly expression.

Although she was very confident in her strength, Gu Dian was no ordinary student.

Gu Dian was nicknamed The Devil at school. Not only was it because of his muscular body, that stood more than two meters tall, or his fierce, devilish looks, but that he had unfathomable strength. His abnormal strength made him nearly invincible among those at the Mortal stage.

Gu Dian was probably the first and only person to beat up a senior on the first day he was admitted into Sunset College.

Although Li Weiyang had never fought Gu Dian, the latter had once pummeled a fourth-year senior whose strength almost equaled her with a few punches. Li Weiyang knew that her chances of victory against Gu Dian weren't high.

Su Mei, who remained leaning on Gao Yang, mocked, "Li Weiyang, there's something wrong with what you say. Gao Yang got a second-year because he just doesn't want to bully a junior like you. So how can you say something like that? Besides, didn't we already agree that the battle shouldn't involve any outsiders? Only students from our school can participate in the battle. Isn't Gu Dian a student of our Sunset College? If you think your strength is lacking, you are free to get help. We aren't stopping you."

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Chapter 38: Are We Continuing?

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Li Weiyang was rendered speechless. It wasn't that there weren't any students that were stronger than Gu Dian in Sunset College. Those that ranked in the top twenty in the school's internal examinations were basically at the Legendary stage. They were naturally stronger than Gu Dian.

However, Li Weiyang didn't have any close ties with those seniors. They weren't necessarily going to provide their help without any reason if she recruited them. Furthermore, with the battle about to begin, it was too late.

Gao Yang and Su Mei had never mentioned letting Gu Dian fight. Clearly, by letting him step forward now, it was to prevent Li Weiyang and company from having the time to find more reinforcements.

"Sis Weiyang, what do we do now?" A girl looked at Li Weiyang worriedly.

Li Weiyang clenched her teeth. "At this juncture, I can only try my best."

"Sis Weiyang, perhaps we should just forget it. We don't want the Companion Egg. Gu Dian is so terrifying. It won't be good if he flares up and injures you," a girl said.

Although the girls were somewhat unwilling, they persuaded her to relent.

"We can't let those two f*ckers, Gao Yang and Su Mei, walk off with all the benefits." Li Weiyang just couldn't let it go seeing Gao Yang's and Su Mei's smug looks.

After taking off her denim jacket and throwing it to a girl, Li Weiyang walked over to the ring with a heavy expression.

The fighting ring of the Companion Beast Arena was actually meant for Companion Beasts. This was because combat had many indeterminable factors and was extremely dangerous. Therefore, the League didn't promote private battles.

However, battles between Companion Beasts were greatly encouraged. Every city had numerous Companion Beast Arenas—facilities that allowed human experts with Companion Beasts to use their companions for battle.

Companion Beast competitions had already become a huge industry in the League. Many humans with powerful Companion Beasts had become celebrities with an influence that far exceeded those entertainment celebrities of yesteryear.

After all, having strong companions meant powerful strength for themselves. They were genuinely the best among humanity.

Although Zhou Wen didn't pay too much attention to Companion Beast competitions, he also knew several Companion Beast celebrities due to the advertisements that were everywhere.

For example, the number one Companion Beast in the world was the Epic stage Verbis Diablo Holy Angel that was known by all. The person who owned her had naturally become a top celebrity.

Of course, this ranking of first place only included those who participated in Companion Beast competitions. There were definitely powerful Companion Beasts who had never participated.

Zhou Wen heard that when Legendary experts went on expeditions in the dimensional zones, they would mostly fight with their Companion Beasts. Unless necessary, no one wished to engage the battle in person. After all, they only had one life. The death of a Companion Beast wasn't the end, but it wasn't the same for humans.

Furthermore, a person could control multiple Companion Beasts. This made them far stronger than fighting alone.

Li Weiyang got into the fighting ring and stood opposite Gu Dian. Although Li Weiyang stood at 1.7 meters, making her rather tall among girls, she appeared petite in front of Gu Dian.

"Gu Dian, can you not intervene?" Li Weiyang glared at Gu Dian and asked.

"No," Gu Dian answered very directly without any hesitation.

Li Weiyang wasn't one to drag things out. Without a word, her long legs produced terrifying strength, appearing in front of Gu Dian in a few steps. She leaped up and exerted immense strength with a twist of her waist, throwing out a kick. It struck out like a bolt of lightning, hitting Gu Dian in the neck.

Zhou Wen nodded secretly. Li Weiyang was indeed pretty good, far stronger than Xu Miantu. Furthermore, her kick was clearly a Primordial Energy Skill. That strike alone was enough to snap a human-sized tree.

However, Gu Dian didn't react, despite being hit by such a kick, allowing Li Weiyang to cleave down at his neck with her long blade-like leg.

Bam!

There was a loud thud and everyone was alarmed. Gu Dian remained standing there, having received Li Weiyang's strike. Yet, his neck didn't even move.

Although Gao Yang and Su Mei knew that Gu Dian was strong, they never expected him to be this terrifyingly strong. Faced with Li Weiyang's Primordial Energy Skill kick, he had taken on the blow without dodging. His body hadn't even trembled once.

Li Weiyang was equally shocked, but she didn't hesitate. Clenching her teeth, she turned her body and did a back kick, throwing out four kicks from her long, but strong, legs like a butterfly.

Gu Dian stood there like a tower, taking Li Weiyang's four kicks without defending or dodging. From beginning to end, he stood there motionless without Li Weiyang injuring him at all.

When Li Weiyang was about to kick the fifth time, Gu Dian finally moved. His hand shot out like lightning and grabbed her leg in midair.

The next moment, Gu Dian held up Li Weiyang's leg and, like throwing a sandbag, smashed Li Weiyang onto the ground.

With a loud thud, Li Weiyang's body bounced half a foot in the air after hitting the ring and then fell.

Although the ring's surface was covered with a special rubber material that provided powerful dampening force, it still didn't stop Li Weiyang from spewing out a mouthful of blood. She didn't manage to get up immediately.

"Gu Dian, you really don't know how to go easy on girls. How can you treat such a beauty in this way?" Su Mei said gloatingly.

Gu Dian ignored her and asked Li Weiyang, who was struggling to get up, "Are we continuing?"

"Yes. Why not? I haven't lost." Li Weiyang struggled to her feet, the corners of her mouth stained with blood. Her arm had been dislocated from the throw, but she continued speaking stubbornly.

"Sis Weiyang, stop it. We don't want the Companion Egg…" A girl was on the brink of tears.

However, Gu Dian didn't care. Just as Li Weiyang made it clear that she could continue, he dashed towards her like a tank. Grabbing her by the head, he pressed her down onto the ring.

Bang!

Li Weiyang's face hit the ground and although the rubber surface provided some dampening, Gu Dian was just too strong. By exerting some force, he made her nose bridge and brow ridge crack. Blood began flowing everywhere.

"Are we continuing?" Gu Dian looked at Li Weiyang and continued asking.

Li Weiyang's face was covered with blood. She propped herself up with one hand on the ground, making several bids to exert strength to stand up, the look in her eyes tenacious.

A timid girl was about to cry. Zhou Wen could tell that Li Weiyang would continue based on the look in her eyes.

Why is this woman so stubborn? Zhou Wen frowned slightly.

He hadn't had any intention of bothering with this matter, but he couldn't bring himself to watch Li Xuan's sister being brutally tortured having received free board and lodging from him.

"Wait a moment," Zhou Wen said before Li Weiyang could even reply.

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Everyone was reeling with anxiety. Even Gao Yang and Su Mei were shocked.

Although they had gotten Gu Dian, none of them expected him to be this ruthless. If Li Weiyang were to really suffer any serious injuries, it would only escalate the matter.

Although she was an illegitimate daughter of the Li family and was never allowed inside the Li family's house, she ultimately had the Li family's blood coursing through her veins. It would be impossible for them to ignore it if something really happened to her.

When Zhou Wen's voice sounded, it immediately provided a vent for everyone's tense feelings. Even Li Weiyang and Gu Dian looked over at him.

"Schoolmate, did you say that we can enter the ring as long as we are students of Sunset College?" Zhou Wen asked Su Mei.

"That's right. What do you wish to say?" Su Mei didn't know what Zhou Wen was getting at.

"I've just been admitted into Sunset College, but I haven't matriculated. Am I allowed to enter the ring?" Zhou Wen asked.

He imagined that if Su Mei said no, he could use this opportunity to pull Li Weiyang from the ring and return home early to game.

Upon hearing that, Su Mei guffawed. "So you are our Sunset College's junior. I can't tell that you are a man who knows how to cherish women. But as your senior, I'm giving you the chance to be the hero to rescue the damsel in distress. Go on up if you wish to, but don't blame me for not warning you if you get injured. University and high school aren't the same."

Gao Yang and company jeered. Anyone that could be admitted into Sunset College was an elite. There were plenty that came first or second in their own cities.

But so what? After stepping into the college, won't they all schooled? High school geniuses only lined the bottom at Sunset College. The ones who could really stand out were few and far between. Most ended up drowning in a sea of talent.

It was especially so for the top students in small cities. Most of them gradually became mediocre once they arrived at Sunset College. It wasn't that they weren't outstanding, but there were just too many people who were more outstanding than them.

Gu Dian happened to be one who stood out from his peers. For a rookie who hadn't even been matriculated to actually dare challenge Gu Dian because of Li Weiyang was, in their opinion, blinded and driven by lust.

Gao Yang said with a cheeky smile, "Junior, you do resemble me from a few years ago. It's fine. Go on up if you want to. As your senior, I'll give you a chance to show off in front of the beauties."

As he said that, he thought to himself, Gu Dian doesn't know how to hold back. It's definitely not good to injure Li Weiyang. So it's good that she can be swapped.

The girls on Li Weiyang's side looked at Zhou Wen worriedly. They were afraid that his sickly body would just die from a single punch from Gu Dian.

"Senior Weiyang, let me," Zhou Wen said as he flipped himself into the ring.

"Don't mess around. Go down." Li Weiyang had only pulled him here to add to the numbers. She had zero intention of getting him to fight.

Furthermore, Gu Dian was just too strong and he didn't hold back. based on Zhou Wen's sickly look, it was really possible that he could die from a single punch. As students, they might not be able to extricate themselves from his death, nor could Li Weiyang bear the responsibility.

Zhou Wen couldn't be bothered to speak further. He just wished to settle this matter so that he could game in peace.

Without waiting for Li Weiyang to speak again, he reached out and lifted Li Weiyang up.

Li Weiyang's arm was dislocated and she was heavily injured. Unable to put up any resistance, she was lifted up by Zhou Wen.

"What are you doing? Let me go!" Li Weiyang was embarrassed and enraged.

Zhou Wen ignored her and directly leaped out of the ring with her. After handing her to the girls, he returned to the ring.

"We are students of the same school, not some archenemies. There's no need for us to fight to the death. No one can shoulder the responsibility if an accident happens. Why don't we change the criteria for victory?" Zhou Wen sized up Gu Dian and said.

"How so?" Gu Dian spoke very succinctly. His voice didn't sound like a college student. It was low, gruff, and forceful—akin to a man in his thirties or forties.

Matched with his fierce looks, Zhou Wen really couldn't believe that he was a college sophomore if it wasn't for the Sunset College uniform he was wearing.

"You let me punch you once. If you take less than three steps back, count me as the loser. Otherwise, I win. What do you think of my suggestion?" Zhou Wen had only said it randomly. Clearly, this disadvantaged Gu Dian.

However, finding a Strength-measuring device was just too much of a waste of time. Therefore, Zhou Wen had given the suggestion.

To everyone's surprise, Gu Dian said coldly without any thought, "Sure."

Somewhat surprised, Zhou Wen said with a smile, "Then let's begin."

Gao Yang curled his lips and said, "This rookie even thinks that he has taken the advantage. If he knows what Primordial Energy Skill and Primordial Energy Art Gu Dian cultivates in, he might be crying, much less laugh."

"Brother Yang, what Primordial Energy Skill and Primordial Energy Art does Gu Dian cultivate?" Someone beside him was intrigued.

"It's not my place to mention what Primordial Energy Art he cultivates in. However, I'm sure all of you have heard his Primordial Energy Skill before." Gao Yang deliberately acted mystifying.

"So what Primordial Energy Skill is it?" Su Mei couldn't hold back her curiosity as she wheedled and nudged Gao Yang's arm.

Gao Yang chuckled. "Have you heard of dimensional creatures known as Needle Porcupines?"

"Brother Yang, are you kidding me? We've obviously heard of Needle Porcupines. Although they are at the Mortal stage, they are especially thorny. Not only are their carapace tough, but they are also covered with quills. Unless it's those Legendary stage seniors, we have to circle around them," a male schoolmate said.

"Gu Dian's Primordial Energy Skill came from a Porcupine Skill from a Needle Porcupine Crystal. If he were to use it, not only will his body be as hard as steel, he will also have the ability to deal thorns1 damage," Gao Yang said.

"No way. I heard that Needle Porcupines very rarely drop Primordial Energy Skills, and even if it drops, with the powers of a Needle Porcupine, it will be a Rank 1 or 2 Primordial Energy Skill. How strong can it be?" Su Mei said in disbelief.

"That's why people call Gu Dian terrifying. Not only did he have exceedingly good luck to have the Porcupine Skill drop, he even managed to cultivate a Rank 1 Porcupine Skill all the way to Rank 9. Furthermore, he didn't rely on Primordial Energy Skill Crystals to increase his rank. Isn't that sick or what?" Gao Yang paused before sneering. "When it comes to Rank 9 Porcupine Skill, I've once seen a fourth-year use a Primordial Energy Skill strike Gu Dian, only to have his palm riddled with countless bloody holes as though he had been stabbed by countless steel needles. His hand was almost crippled. It'll be fine if that rookie doesn't use any Primordial Energy Skills, but if he does, he's in for a bad time."

Su Mei was delighted when she heard that. She naturally didn't want Zhou Wen to win, much less hand over the Mutated Ancient War Steed Companion Egg.

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Chapter 40: Strength Clash

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"Sis Weiyang, is he ok?" The few girls asked worriedly, as they helped Li Weiyang up.

Li Weiyang obviously had no idea. However, since Zhou Wen was Li Xuan's friend and based on the kind of company the latter mixed with, the former was definitely not someone they could rely on.

However, Li Weiyang couldn't say it out loud. All she could do was say something assuring. "Since he dares to enter the ring, he should be somewhat capable."

Instead of saying that to assure her companions, it was more to assure herself.

Zhou Wen stood in front of Gu Dian. He wasn't short among men, but in front of Gu Dian, he was a head shorter.

Gu Dian's body was extremely brawny. Not only was he tall, but his muscles were taut, exuding vibes that he had explosive strength within. There was nothing clumsy about him.

During Gu Dian's battle with Li Weiyang, Zhou Wen had already noticed that the former cultivated in a high-level defensive-type Primordial Energy Skill. Otherwise, it would have been impossible for him to withstand the strike from a Primordial Energy Skill no matter how strong his physical body was.

Gu Dian glared at Zhou Wen with his cold eyes like the devil. In a chilly manner, he said, "Come. Don't waste any more time."

"You have to be careful. This punch of mine has great Strength," Zhou Wen warned him before slowly raising his fist.

Su Mei was amused when she heard Zhou Wen. She said in mockery, "It's great if you have great Strength. Gu Dian loves that. Use more of your strength, lest you disappoint him."

Su Mei's words sounded like a joke, but they hid extreme wickedness. Gu Dian's Porcupine Skill possessed terrifying thorns damage, so the more Strength Zhou Wen used, the greater the damage he would suffer.

Although Gao Yang didn't say a word, he waited to watch the spectacle.

Sunset College had many powerful students, but at the Mortal stage, no one was Gu Dian's match.

"If you aren't afraid of death, feel free to strike." Gu Dian's expression remained unperturbed, but it was already extremely terrifying.

Zhou Wen didn't speak further as he threw out his right fist, producing immense strength with Vigor Divine Fist. It caused his fist to swell up to a whole new size as though it was a hammer.

Gu Dian's eyes narrowed as he stood firmly on the ground. An abnormal redness flushed through his body as though he was lit aflame.

Knowing that this was a trait of Porcupine Skill, Gao Yang's smile became more obvious.

When Li Weiyang saw the anomaly on Gu Dian's body, she immediately recalled something. Ignoring her injuries, she hurriedly yelled at Zhou Wen, "Don't throw out that punch! It's Porcupine Skill! It will rebound…"

Bang!

Unfortunately, Zhou Wen's fist had struck Gu Dian's abdomen before she could finish her sentence.

This was a spot Zhou Wen had deliberately chosen—it was an area that could resist relatively more impact; thus, reducing the chances of death.

When the hard-as-steel fist struck at firm muscles, there was a loud thud with the slightest hint of a metallic clash.

Zhou Wen's and Gu Dian's eyes narrowed simultaneously as Gao Yang and Su Mei watched in disbelief. Gu Dian's gargantuan body curled slightly like a shrimp as his feet slid across the ice, stopping only after he retreated nearly four meters.

Two nearly four-meter-long black marks appeared on the rubber surface like skid marks left by a car's emergency braking.

Li Weiyang stared at Zhou Wen with a blank look, finding his strength unbelievable. He had managed to send Gu Dian retreating about four meters despite the latter using Porcupine Skill.

The other girls had already broken out into cheers. This wasn't just three steps, but three to four meters! It was probably as many as eight steps!

"Gao Yang, can I take your word?" Zhou Wen retracted his trembling fist and asked.

He had sent Gu Dian retreating with one punch, but he wasn't too good either. His fist was trembling uncontrollably.

Gao Yang didn't say a word as he looked at Gu Dian who said coldly, "I've lost."

Gao Yang nodded as he looked at Su Mei. "Give the Companion Egg to them."

Su Mei immediately stood up and yelled, "What right do they have? The agreement was between them. I didn't agree that a loss would be counted if Gu Dian retreated three steps. It's completely unreasonable. Besides, Gu Dian's feet didn't even more. It can only be considered one step. Let him fight Gu Dian. If he can trounce Gu Dian, I'll count it as his win. Besides, he isn't a student of Sunset College yet…"

Smack! Before Su Mei could finish her drivel, Gao Yang slapped her in the face, leaving her stunned.

"Do I need to say it a second time? A loss is a loss. I, Gao Yang, never go back on my word. Do you think that a Companion Egg of yours is more important than a promise of mine?" Gao Yang glared coldly at Su Mei.

Su Mei was much aggrieved, but she didn't dare say another word. Unwillingly, she took out the Companion Egg from her bag and handed it to Gao Yang with gritted teeth. Then, she turned around in anger.

Gao Yang ignored Su Mei and walked to Zhou Wen with the Companion Egg in hand. Throwing it to the latter, he stared at him. "What's your name?"

"Zhou Wen," Zhou Wen replied calmly.

"Zhou Wen? I'll remember you. Since you will be a student of Sunset College in the future, we'll have plenty of time to spend together soon," Gao Yang said coldly before he turned around and left with the group of students.

Gu Dian glanced at Zhou Wen, but didn't say a word. He then left, following behind Gao Yang and company.

"Zhou Wen, I sure couldn't tell that you had such Strength when you look like such a pretty boy," Li Weiyang walked over and said as she sized him up.

"Zhou Wen, are you really our junior?"

"Are high-schoolers these days so strong?"

"Junior, you used a Primordial Energy Skill, right? How impressive. What is its name?"

The few girls circled around Zhou Wen as they asked him all kinds of questions. Their interest in him seemed to exceed the interest in the Companion Egg he had snatched back.

"My victory was all thanks to luck. That devil-like fellow was truly terrifying. If we had really engaged in battle, it would be hard to tell who would have won." Zhou Wen handed the Companion Egg to Li Weiyang before raising his injured fist. There were dense, needle-like holes on the back of his hand which were beginning to ooze a tiny bit of blood.

"Are you injured?" Li Weiyang was alarmed when she saw the wound on Zhou Wen.

Without waiting for his reply, Li Weiyang handed the Companion Egg to the girls and got them to leave. Then, she pulled Zhou Wen outside. "Let's go. You need to check on your injuries."

"There's no need. It's just some superficial wounds. It didn't injure my bones," Zhou Wen hurriedly said.

"You need to have a check-up, otherwise it will be a problem if it leaves some side effects." Li Weiyang dragged Zhou Wen to the medical room without listening to his protests.

The Companion Beast Arena had dedicated medical facilities. By the time they arrived, Zhou Wen's wounds had already healed and produced scabs that were fine after some treatment. Instead, Li Weiyang was the heavily injured one. She had dislocated her arm and the wound on her face needed treatment. It was Zhou Wen who had to run around to do all kinds of medical paperwork for her.

Li Weiyang lay in bed, looking at Zhou Wen and his staid, gentle face as he ran around. With mixed feelings, she thought, I never expected Li Xuan to have such a friend.

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Chapter 41: Companion Beast Fusion

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It was quite an ordeal for Zhou Wen to finally return home and be able to game in peace. But just as he sat on the sofa and launched the game dungeon, Li Xuan rushed home.

"Your door was kicked down by a woman who claimed to be your sister. Her name is Li Weiyang," Zhou Wen immediately made things clear, afraid that Li Xuan would blame him for damaging his villa.

However, Li Xuan didn't heed that at all. In excitement, he asked Zhou Wen in a mysterious manner, "Are you interested in visiting the dimensional zone I previously mentioned?"

"Are you talking about the dimensional zone that produces organ-type Companion Beasts?" Zhou Wen asked.

"Bingo. Are you interested?"

"But we haven't matriculated! Can we enter now?" Zhou Wen looked at Li Xuan suspiciously.

"The average person obviously can't, but I'm no average person," Li Xuan said as he languidly slapped his chest.

"Alright, let's head over." Zhou Wen was quite intrigued, but it wasn't that he wanted to enter a dimensional zone. Instead, he wanted to know if the dimensional zone could be installed on his phone just like Guide Ancient City.

"Bro, can you show me some excitement? I really can't feel a sense of achievement with that face of yours," Li Xuan said gloomily.

"Wow! You're awesome!" Zhou Wen cried out in a very perfunctory manner as he continued gaming on his phone without looking up.

"Forget it." Li Xuan became even more depressed. However, he cheered up almost immediately. Pulling Zhou Wen out, he said, "Pal, I'll be broadening your horizon today."

When they arrived in the yard, Zhou Wen saw a white tiger sprawled outside the villa. It was even bigger and muscular than an ox.

"Legendary Jade-Eyed White Tiger. How cool is that? I incubated it just today. It was such a harrowing experience…" Li Xuan bragged as his saliva splattered about.

"With such flaunting, you have no plans on acting any further, right?" Zhou Wen asked curiously.

Li Xuan's face sank. "In the past, I wished that things wouldn't turn nasty among the family, so I didn't compete with him. Since he doesn't even want to spare my life, there's no need for me to stand on ceremony with him. From now on, I'll become the Li family's genius, Li Xuan. What should be mine will be mine, nothing less."

Zhou Wen gave Li Xuan the thumbs up. Indeed, a genius like Li Xuan didn't deserve to be hidden. However, he was curious. Li Xuan cultivated in the Invincible Connate Divine Art, so was he to stay a virgin his entire life if he continued cultivating in it?

"Let's not touch on such matters. Come on up. Let's go a joyride. This Jade-Eyed White Tiger is extraordinary. If I use enough resources on it, it has a chance of advancing to an Epic King of White Tigers. That would make it truly terrifying," Li Xuan said as he jumped onto its back.

Zhou Wen knew that certain Companion Beasts could evolve, but they were in the minority. Furthermore, evolution required special dimensional materials and very strict criteria.

Currently, the League was doing research in this respect. There were less than four hundred on the official list of evolvable Companion Beasts. The rest were still being studied.

Riding on a Companion Beast didn't feel good in any way. The trembling was intense due to the lack of a suspension. Zhou Wen would rather ride in a comfortable sedan car.

However, Li Xuan was thrilled. He dashed down the road riding the Jade-Eyed White Tiger, whistling and waving to beauties he passed on the street.

This fellow's foppish character sure doesn't appear to be an act. Zhou Wen suddenly thought of a problem. He whispered into the Legendary stage's ear, "Li Xuan, what are the criteria needed to incubate a Legendary Companion Egg for those at the Mortal stage?"

Li Xuan said, "You wish to incubate that Skeleton General, right? I'm warning you not to mess around. Don't try it just because it seems it's easy for me to incubate one. Let me tell you seriously that people with such thoughts mostly end up either crippled or dead."

After a pause, Li Xuan said smugly, "To incubate a Companion Egg, the most important criteria is to have sufficient Primordial Energy. A typical Legendary Companion Egg needs more than ten Primordial Energy to incubate it. The typical human at the Mortal stage doesn't have that much Primordial Energy. After being sucked dry of their Primordial Energy, one's vitality and essence would be drawn in place of Primordial Energy. When that happens, it's either death or disability. The reason I can incubate a Legendary Companion Egg is because my Invincible Connate Divine Art has cultivated to 9 points of Primordial Energy. Furthermore, I have plenty of vitality and essence that I'm not afraid of being drained. Even so, I had to specially select Legendary Companion Eggs that require relatively fewer Primordial Energy points. Only then can I succeed and survive. It's almost impossible for others to succeed, unless you aren't afraid of death.

"Give up, man. I'm unique," Li Xuan added smugly.

What Li Xuan had said served as a warning for Zhou Wen. The latter was obviously afraid of death, but the blood-colored avatar in-game wasn't. Perhaps he could use the blood-colored avatar to incubate a Legendary Companion Beast.

Unfortunately, I have no way of taking the Companion Egg into the game. To make an attempt, I can only wait until a Companion Egg drops in-game. With this in mind, he was quite tempted.

The phone's camera feature is able to download dimensional zones. I wonder if it can be used on Companion Eggs? When Zhou Wen thought of this, he took out the Companion Egg and phone from his pocket.

He was sitting behind Li Xuan and, with him in the way, no one else could see what he was doing. Zhou Wen then attempted to open the mysterious phone's camera function and aimed it at the Skeleton General Companion Egg.

Beep!

To Zhou Wen's surprise, the camera function was usable. When the camera was pointed at the Skeleton General Companion Egg, a green box appeared on the screen, and with a beep, it focused on the Companion Egg. At the same time, many text and numbers appeared.

Skeleton General Companion Egg: Legendary

Life Providence: Oath of City Defense

Strength: 15

Speed: 13

Constitution: 16

Primordial Energy: 18

Primordial Energy Skill: Penetrating Pierce (Rank 3)

Companion Form: General Bone Armor

Zhou Wen looked at the Skeleton General's stats in surprise. It wasn't because the stats were surprising, but that no one was able to run tests before a Companion Egg was incubated; thus, making it impossible to know how good a Companion Beast would be before incubation.

With just a snap, the phone could list down detailed numbers. It was amazing.

The same Companion Beast type all had different stats. The higher they were, the better they were naturally. It was especially so with Primordial Energy Skills. The higher the Rank, the more valuable the Companion Beast was.

Beep!

While Zhou Wen was looking at the Skeleton General's stats, his phone beeped again. At the same time, a notification popped up on the screen.

"Skeleton General and Mutated Vigor Ant have a compatibility score of 47%. Fusion has a success rate of 47%. Proceed with fusion?"

A 'yes' and 'no' option popped up on the screen. Without any hesitation, he chose 'yes.' Then there was a clicking sound—the sound of a camera's shutter.

The phone snapped a picture of the Skeleton General, simultaneously making the Skeleton General Companion Egg in Zhou Wen's hand vanish into thin air.

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Chapter 42: Underground Buddha City

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As the phone screen presented the Skeleton General Companion Egg, Zhou Wen's Mutated Vigor Ant appeared beside it.

A notification popped up on the screen again: 'As the Mutated Vigor Ant has already finished incubating, the Skeleton General Companion Egg will be used as supplementary material. Proceed with fusion?'

Zhou Wen chose 'yes.' Since he was unable to incubate the Skeleton General Companion Egg and there were chances for him to obtain Mutated Vigor Ants again in the future, there was no harm trying.

With Zhou Wen making the choice, the Skeleton General Companion Egg flew towards the Mutated Vigor Ant. After infusing into the Mutated Vigor Ant, the screen immediately turned into a spiraling chaos.

Ding!

After a while, the game screen finally returned to normal. At the same time, there was a notification sound as the following line appeared: 'Fusion successful. Mortal Mutated Vigor Ant has evolved into Mortal Mutated Skeleton Ant.'

Zhou Wen was somewhat depressed when he heard that. The outcome was still a Mortal Companion Beast after fusing with a Legendary Skeleton General. It felt like a terrible loss.

When he carefully studied the Skeleton Ant after the successful fusion, he saw that its originally red carapace had turned dark red. Furthermore, the carapace's texture had changed. It now seemed like bone that had been dyed red. Even its feelers and claws had the same texture.

Furthermore, its claws had turned sharp, covered with razor-like barbed bones. It looked ferocious and terrifying, especially its two front claws. They looked like two strange sickles.

Although it had evolved to something rather strong, it was still at the Mortal stage. No matter how much it evolved, it had no way of competing with a Companion Beast at the Legendary stage.

Tapping on the Mutated Skeleton Ant's stats to take a look, Zhou Wen was immediately taken aback. Compared to the Mutated Vigor Ant, its stats had changed tremendously.

Mutated Skeleton Ant: Mortal

Strength: 10

Speed: 9

Constitution: 10

Primordial Energy: 9

Talent Skill: Skeleton Pierce (Rank 10)

Companion Form: Bracer

Strength and Companion Beast has increased to 10. Same for the talent skill… Zhou Wen was alarmed. He had never heard of Companion Beasts having Rank 10 talent skills.

In fact, Zhou Wen always believed that Rank 9 was the limit to Primordial Energy Skills. Only when his Ashen Palm reached Rank 10 did he realize that there was such a thing.

Zhou Wen had the urge to summon the Mutated Skeleton Ant to see what it looked like. After all, it was drawn in a cartoon style in-game. There were bound to be differences in real life.

Unfortunately, he was sitting on Li Xuan's Jade-Eyed White Tiger. This wasn't the best time to summon it.

Despite his arrogance, Li Xuan put away his Companion Beast at the entrance to Sunset College. He then walked in with Zhou Wen without the pompous attitude.

Sunset College was a new college that was established after the dimensional storms. It was very close to the Dragon Gate Grotto—the biggest dimensional zone in Luoyang to date. To this day, humanity had not finished exploring it in its entirety. It was even said that humans had only managed to explore a very tiny area.

Apart from the Dragon Gate Grotto, there were several dimensional zones found inside Sunset College. It could be said that Sunset College took most of the dimensional zone resources in Luoyang.

Due to it being a partially-restricted school, the students still had to wear uniforms despite being university students. It was a little like military wear.

It was still the holidays, but there were plenty of students on campus. Li Xuan and Zhou Wen were stopped by the guards at the door.

The guards of Sunset College weren't security guards but real soldiers. In fact, the dimensional zones in Sunset College were guarded by real military troops.

Li Xuan took out two special passes before being permitted to enter.

As Li Xuan led Zhou Wen in, he explained, "Luoyang was home to thirteen Chinese dynasties., Ancient cities had been built on this piece of land for millennia, but for all kinds of reasons, these ancient cities had been destroyed and lost to the rivers of time. It could be said that the ground that Luoyang sits on is piled up from multiple ancient cities. Ever since the dimensional storms, many dimensional zones were formed underground. The deeper one goes, the more terrifying the zone becomes.

"People from Luoyang are accustomed to calling the underground dimensional zones dungeons. At present, the explored dungeon has four levels. There's definitely more, but no human expert can get any lower. This time, an entrance to a new dungeon was discovered at Ancient Inlet, and new dimensional creatures and organ-type Companion Beasts were found inside…"

Zhou Wen listened attentively to Li Xuan's explanation. Sunset College was just too huge. After walking for nearly an hour, they finally arrived at Ancient Inlet which Li Xuan had mentioned.

Ancient Inlet was, in fact, a marshland. Rumor was that it was once a river mouth of the ancient Yellow River which once brought disaster to this area by drowning the ancient cities. Later, the Yellow River moved and stopped flowing over this region.

In this former riverbed, a new dimensional zone was discovered. When Zhou Wen looked at a stele inside the marshland, his eyes lit up.

The stele stood in the middle of the marsh at a height of over ten meters tall. There was a sitting Buddha engraved on it with fairies circling him.

Amongst the various engraved symbols, Zhou Wen found a tiny palm symbol. It was rather inconspicuous amongst the fairies and Buddha palm symbols, but to Zhou Wen, it was extremely familiar.

On the city gates of Guide Ancient City, Zhou Wen had seen a similar symbol. Furthermore, he had focused his mysterious phone on it to download the Guide Ancient City game dungeon.

However, this tiny palm symbol was a little different from the one he had seen at Guide Ancient City.

The palm in the Guide Ancient City's symbol carried something akin to an onion or garlic. But here, engraved in the middle of the tiny palm symbol was a blooming lotus flower.

I'll try to download this game dungeon now. Zhou Wen took out his phone and turned on the camera before aiming it at the tiny palm symbol.

Beep!

A green box appeared on the screen as it focused on the tiny palm symbol. After the light beep, the familiar 'Installing' word appeared.

It really works. Zhou Wen was pleasantly surprised.

Imagining that Zhou Wen was snapping photos, Li Xuan said, "This stele looks to be in the style of the Northern Wei dynasty. Back then, Buddhism thrived…"

Zhou Wen wasn't listening to what Li Xuan had to say. The phone had finished installing as a lotus icon appeared on his phone's home screen. Beneath it were three words: 'Underground Buddha City.'

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Chapter 43: Buddha Heart Lotus

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The bottom of the stele was the entrance to the dimensional zone where military troops were standing guard. Li Xuan took out two entrance passes before they entered.

Going down the blue-tiled stairs beneath the stele, they ventured deep underground. Zhou Wen finally knew why the people of Luoyang described dimensional zones as dungeons.

In an underground space tens of meters deep, a dilapidated ancient city connected as one with the underground world. All sorts of blue-tiled ancient architecture made it appear like a maze.

At fixed distances, oil lanterns hung on the blue-tiled walls for lighting purposes. The dim yellow light made the already dark and humid ancient dungeon appear even older.

Zhou Wen and Li Xuan were on a street. The buildings that stood on either side were engraved with several symbols related to Buddhism. Even the blue-tiled roofs were engraved with flying fairies.

"Trading 8-valued Strength Crystals for 8-valued Speed Crystals. Grab it if you want it!"

"One Buddha Heart Lotus Crystal. Only trading, no selling…"

"The most complete and detailed Buddha City map. With one map in hand, Buddha City is your oyster…"

There were several youths dressed in school uniforms setting up stalls along both sides of the street. Clearly, they were seniors of Sunset College.

Zhou Wen had wanted to buy a map but was stopped by Li Xuan.

"Buddha City was only recently discovered. The students here can only explore the vicinity. What value can their maps have? I have here the latest map released by the military. It's much more useful than theirs. Let's head over to the Lotus Pond to try our luck. Let's see if we can find the Buddha Heart Lotus," Li Xuan said as he walked with a map in hand.

"What's a Buddha Heart Lotus?" Zhou Wen asked.

"It's a kind of plant-type dimensional creature. Didn't I mention that organ-type Companion Beasts were found here? Buddha Heart Lotus is one of them. Buddha Heart Lotus in Companion Beast form is the heart," Li Xuan explained.

Li Xuan held the map and navigated the dark dungeon with Zhou Wen in tow. Perhaps a result of the dimensional creatures having been wiped clean, they didn't encounter a single one.

After walking for nearly an hour, the scene before them opened up. They saw a large swath of green lotus leaves appear in their sights. They were as green as jadeite and they shimmered with a green glow.

This huge underground lotus pond was several acres in size. The glimmering green light dyed the entire underground world with a green hue and at spots relatively far from the bank, one could see huge white lotus flowers blooming.

"Is that the Buddha Heart Lotus?" Zhou Wen stared at the huge white lotus and asked.

"That's right. That's the Buddha Heart Lotus, a plant-type dimensional creature. However, those Buddha Heart Lotuses are too far from the bank. Unless one can fly, there's no way of getting near them," Li Xuan said.

"Can't you swim over?" Zhou Wen looked at the water in the pond. It was a transparent green and resembled crystals.

"Definitely not. The water here can even melt steel beams. Humans will be reduced to nothing instantly," Li Xuan hurriedly said.

"If that's the case, what's the point of coming?" Zhou Wen frowned slightly.

"That's why I said we are trying our luck. If a Buddha Heart Lotus happens to bloom near the bank, we have a chance." Li Xuan rubbed his nose and said, "But it seems we aren't having much luck. There isn't a Buddha Heart Lotus blooming by the bank."

Just as he said that they heard galloping sounds coming from behind them. They turned their heads and saw a white horse bolt over with a cold-eyed man sitting on it.

The white horse was extremely fast, allowing him to arrive in front of the lotus pond almost instantaneously. However, the man had no intention of reining his horse in and it didn't drop in speed at all. It rushed straight into the lotus pond.

In the next second, Zhou Wen was astonished to find a pair of snow-white wings grow out from the white horse's sides. It leaped into the air and flew above the lotus pond.

"White-Winged Flying Horse at the Mortal stage. A very rare Companion Beast. That's presently the only one in Sunset College. Its owner is Sunset College's sophomore, Luo Xuan. He's been called one of the four most handsome hunks of Sunset College. I don't like him; he's very arrogant," Li Xuan said as he looked at the White-Winged Flying Horse in envy.

His Jade-Eyed White Tiger was far faster than the White-Winged Flying Horse, but it couldn't fly. Naturally, he wasn't able to ride on a white horse and leap across the lotus pond as coolly as Luo Xuan.

Luo Xuan rode on his white horse and approached a Buddha Heart Lotus. When he was about ten meters away from it, he suddenly saw the petals of a Buddha Heart Lotus close up on itself, turning into an oval. When the petals suddenly spread open, a green lotus seed was shot out, seemingly blasting Luo Xuan with a cannonball.

With a stoic expression, a flash appeared at Luo Xuan's waist, halving the green lotus seed. Only then did others notice a sword in his hand.

"What a fast move!" Zhou Wen was somewhat astonished.

"The Luo family are swordsmen. The Azure Star Sword Anthology is a rather famous sword art. It's not surprising that he's fast with his sword,' Li Xuan said, feeling sour grapes.

It wasn't that he was jealous of Luo Xuan's sword techniques. It was just that the White-Winged Flying Horse drew too much attention. Although it was at the Mortal stage, it was cooler than his Jade-Eyed White Tiger.

Zhou Wen was envious as well. Although the Mutated Skeleton Ant was strong, it had a frightening look. In terms of looks, the White-Winged Flying Horse was on a completely different level.

Of course, Zhou Wen didn't care about looks. It was simply that the White-Winged Flying Horse's ability of flight made it extremely useful.

The White-Winged Flying Horse swept across the white lotus pond as Luo Xuan swept his sword, slicing off the huge white Buddha Heart Lotuses.

Li Xuan and Zhou Wen could only watch in envy as the Buddha Heart Lotuses were harvested by Luo Xuan.

"If I had known, I would have tried to obtain a Companion Beast that can fly," Li Xuan said through gritted teeth.

"Forget it. Let's head elsewhere to take a look. There should be other dimensional creatures apart from Buddha Heart Lotuses, right?" Zhou Wen asked.

"The area ahead has dimensional creatures, but it's a little odd there. When the military explored the area, many people died for no reason. It wasn't an exception even with Legendary experts. It has already been labeled a restricted zone. Ordinary students cannot approach the area," Li Xuan said as he looked at his map.

Intrigued, Zhou Wen asked Li Xuan, "How did those people die?"

"If the cause of death was known, it wouldn't be called odd. They just died while walking. No dimensional creature was sighted, nor were there any wounds. Even when the corpses were taken back for an autopsy, it was discovered that their organs had failed and they had shriveled terribly," Li Xuan said.

"Other than these two places, is there nowhere else in Buddha City with dimensional creatures?" Zhou Wen frowned slightly.

"There's definitely more in the deeper areas of Buddha City. However, even the military hasn't explored the area, so how would the typical student dare to venture in? It would only be courting death. We can't risk our lives for adventure, right?"

After a pause, Li Xuan added, "In fact, the military has offered a reward. If anyone can crack the mystery of the deaths, the military will reward them with a Legendary Companion Egg. Furthermore, they will be awarded perpetual rights to entering Buddha City."

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Chapter 44: Blood-Patterned Buddha Heart Lotus

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Zhou Wen had wanted to say something when he heard a splash. It was as though a bomb had exploded in the water.

The duo turned their heads and saw a wave rise up from the lotus pond like an erupting undersea volcano. Amidst the wave, a gigantic lotus flower with a diameter exceeded ten meters emerged.

The lotus flower was different from the normal Buddha Heart Lotus. Ordinary Buddha Heart Lotus had petals that were pure white, but this Buddha Heart Lotus had blood vessel-like patterns on their white petals. The patterns were faint, outlining a sitting Buddha's silhouette. It appeared as though a blood-colored Buddha was sitting on each petal.

Luo Xuan rode on his White-Winged Flying Horse as he dodged the splashes in midair, but some still managed to splattered onto his steed.

The White-Winged Flying Horse neighed in pain as its snow-white hide began corroding away, turning into a bloody, gaping hole. It looked extremely terrifying.

Luo Xuan wore an ugly expression as he struggled to steer the White-Winged Flying Horse towards the bank. If they were to fall into the water, they were doomed.

Real life wasn't a game. Be it a human or a Companion Beast, death meant death. There were no second chances. It wasn't like Zhou Wen's game, which could be repeated after dying.

Luo Xuan wished to escape, but the strange Buddha Heart Lotus had no intention of sparing him. It shot out a lotus seed the size of a basketball that tore through the sky and headed for the White-Winged Flying Horse and Luo Xuan.

Typically, lotus seeds shot out by Buddha Heart Lotuses were green in color, but this lotus seed was like crystal blood. It appeared instantly in front of Luo Xuan.

The White-Winged Flying Horse could no longer dodge in time. Luo Xuan drew his sword and cleaved, sending a beam that sliced through the blood-colored lotus seed. However, before his sword could fully slice through the blood-colored lotus seed, his expression changed.

Almost instantly, Luo Xuan retracted his sword as he tapped his toes on the White-Winged Flying Horse's back, jumping nearly three meters back like a hawk.

Bang!

At the same time, the blood-colored lotus seed exploded, turning into bloody rain that enveloped the White-Winged Flying Horse.

Following that, Zhou Wen and Li Xuan saw a horrifying scene. The blood landed on the White-Winged Flying Horse like red-hot metal hitting snow. It instantly melted away the White-Winged Flying Horse's flesh.

In just seconds, the White-Winged Flying Horse's flesh was completely gone, revealing its white bones. All it could do was let out a tragic neigh before plummeting into the lotus pond. There was zero hope for it.

"Little White…" Luo Xuan yelled out in anger and sadness but to no avail. He was still in danger.

He was at least five hundred meters away from the bank. With the White-Winged Flying Horse dead, he had no means of flying. The lotus pond was no different from the rivers of hell.

Zhou Wen and Li Xuan wanted to help, but they were helpless. They didn't have any Companion Beasts capable of flight, nor did they have invulnerable bodies. All they could do was stand at the side and watch, unable to do a thing.

As the duo believed that Luo Xuan was doomed, they saw him tap a toe on a lotus leaf, soaring back up as though he was weightless as he stepped towards the next leaf.

"Hey, this pretty boy has quite some skills. He even has a Primordial Energy Skill that imbues alacrity," Li Xuan exclaimed.

When Zhou Wen saw Luo Xuan leap up from the lotus leaf, he was delighted to see the frail lotus leaf tremble slightly instead of being crushed by him.

"In the dimensional zones in Sunset College, are there places that drop Primordial Energy Skill that imbues alacrity?" Zhou Wen asked Li Xuan.

"Obviously. The most famous one is Dragon Gate Grotto."

Zhou Wen began planning to visit Dragon Gate Grotto when he had the chance. If he could download the game dungeon at Dragon Gate Grotto, he could grind for one without any worries. Such a Primordial Energy Skill would be extremely useful. Even if he was no match for his enemies, he could always use it to escape.

Boom! Boom!

Luo Xuan used the lotus leaves to leap into the sky, but before he got far, two salvos were heard. More than ten blood-colored lotus seeds enveloped the area, sealing off all of Luo Xuan's exits, leaving no room for him to dodge.

Although he still had half a sword left, it was useless against the blood-colored lotus seeds. After slicing them apart, their explosive might would only grow stronger.

Gritting his teeth, the clothes on Luo Xuan tore apart, revealing a blue ox tattoo. The next second, it tore out of his body, taking on the form of a blue ox Companion Beast. It appeared in front of Luo Xuan and blocked the blood-colored lotus seeds.

With the blue ox as a shield, Luo Xuan finally found a chance of survival. At that split second, he rushed out of the lotus seed bombardment.

However, his blue ox Companion Beast had taken the hit. Once the seeds exploded, splattering the blood within them onto it, its flesh and blood began corroding. It then plummeted into the pond with a tragic cry.

"That pretty boy, Luo Xuan, sure has plenty of expensive stuff up his sleeves. He actually has two Mortal Companion Beasts. Unfortunately, it still won't be easy for him to survive. He's just too far from the bank," Li Xuan said with a shake of his head.

Zhou Wen ignored Li Xuan as he stared at the lotus pond.

The White-Winged Flying Horse and the blue ox had their flesh corroded, reducing them to a pile of bones as they fell into the pond.

This terrifying scene made Zhou Wen recall his Mutated Skeleton Ant.

The lotus pond and the Buddha Heart Lotus's bloody liquid seemed to be only capable of corroding flesh. Bones weren't corroded, so was it possible for the Mutated Skeleton Ant who was already reduced to bone to survive in the lotus pond?

At this thought, Zhou Wen summoned his Mutated Skeleton Ant and commanded it to approach the lotus pond. Then, it extended one of its claw tips into the water.

When the Mutated Skeleton Ant flew out of the back of his hand, it seemed to be made out of blood-stained bones. Its body was filled with bone spikes and it was much bigger than before its evolution. It looked like a skeleton tank, much more ferocious and terrifying than in-game.

"Holy sh*t. What Companion Beast is that?" By the side, Li Xuan jumped in fright from the appearance of the Mutated Skeleton Ant. Then, he realized that it was Zhou Wen's Companion Beast.

"Skeleton ant," Zhou Wen answered without much thought as he made the skeleton ant extend one claw into the lotus pond.

"What are you doing?" Li Xuan jumped in fright.

Soon, Li Xuan realized that the skeleton ant was completely fine, despite extending its claw into the water. It hadn't been corroded by the lotus pond's water.

Only then did Zhou Wen confirm that his theory was right. The Mutated Skeleton Ant, which was all bone, wasn't afraid of the lotus pond's water.

With a command from him, the Mutated Skeleton Ant slowly entered the lotus pond. Nothing happened despite its body being soaked in the water. Clearly, the pond water had zero effect on it.

Zhou Wen was originally worried that the Mutated Skeleton Ant couldn't swim, but he was immediately relieved when he saw it paddling its claws on the surface of the water and the lotus leaves like a water spider. It crawled at a rapid speed, in no way different than it was on land.

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Chapter 45: Elites Gathering at the Lotus Pond

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When Li Xuan saw the Mutated Skeleton Ant crawling across the water at a rapid speed, he turned agape.

Luo Xuan hopped across the lotus leaves with great speed, but the Buddha Heart Lotus shot its second round of lotus seed bombardment. He had nowhere to hide.

Furthermore, even if he could dodge the second salvo, his Primordial Energy could hardly support his continuous use of his Primordial Energy Skill with alacrity traits. He would still die if he were to land in the lotus pond.

Suddenly, he heard a voice from the bank. "Luo Xuan, jump on that ant's back!"

Luo Xuan had no idea who was speaking, nor could he process it. He tried his best to avoid a large portion of the blood-colored lotus seeds, but there was one he couldn't dodge completely. All he could do was grit his teeth and block it with his sword.

Although he knew that this action was meaningless—the blood-colored lotus seed would explode once it struck his incomplete sword, reducing him to a pool of blood—he still chose to do so due to his survival instinct.

Before his sword hit the blood-colored lotus seed, Luo Xuan suddenly saw a blood-colored figure flash above him. A huge, ghastly ant had leaped over him, slamming into the lotus seed.

The blood-colored lotus seed exploded on the ant's head, splattering it all over with its contents. However, the ferocious-looking ant seemed unfazed by it. It landed on the water surface as it began moving its six claws rapidly, turning to crawl towards Luo Xuan.

Luo Xuan was alarmed, imagining that the ant was about to attack him. However, upon recalling the voice and how the ant had blocked the seed, he immediately understood what was happening. He exerted strength on the lotus leaf and jumped onto the Mutated Skeleton Ant's back.

The Mutated Skeleton Ant crawled swiftly across the water surface, much faster than Luo Xuan's hopping about. By the time the Buddha Heart Lotus produced its third salvo, the ant had already escaped beyond its reach.

The Mutated Skeleton Ant rushed onto the bank and stopped in front of Zhou Wen.

Luo Xuan jumped off the ant's back. Even if he were dumb, he could tell that the Mutated Skeleton Ant was Zhou Wen's Companion Beast. The one who had shouted was likely Zhou Wen.

"My name is Luo Xuan. I'll definitely repay you for saving my life. May I know your name?" Luo Xuan said.

"I'm Zhou Wen. He's Li Xuan. We are fellow schoolmates. It's nothing, so don't take it to heart," Zhou Wen said casually.

"Zhou Wen. I'll remember you." Luo Xuan sized up Zhou Wen's looks before turning around to leave.

"That fellow is already in such a pathetic state, but he still wears that cocky look. He pisses me off," Li Xuan couldn't stand Luo Xuan.

But moments later, Li Xuan was happy again. He chuckled. "Without the White-Winged Flying Horse, let's see how he can act cool in school in the future."

Zhou Wen ignored him as he sized up the gigantic Buddha Heart Lotus in the middle of the lotus pond. He guessed that it was a Legendary stage dimensional creature.

"Zhou Wen, this skeleton ant is quite impressive. It seems to be the Buddha Heart Lotus's nemesis. Why don't you send it over and try eliminating that Buddha Heart Lotus? If you succeed, you might even get something good," Li Xuan said as he looked at it.

"Forget it. That Buddha Heart Lotus is odd. I only have this Companion Beast. It's best I don't take risks." Zhou Wen planned on returning to grind the Underground Buddha City dungeon. In-game, his Companion Beast could be revived unlike in real life. There was no need for him to take such huge risks here.

"You are good at everything except that you lack the spirit and fervor of a young man. What's there to be afraid of? It's only a Companion Beast. You can get another one in the future. If you can kill that strange Buddha Heart Lotus now, who knows if a special Companion Beast will drop. Wouldn't you make a killing that way?" Li Xuan commented in dejection.

"I don't like betting." Zhou Wen shook his head as he turned around and headed back.

Li Xuan could only helplessly follow Zhou Wen to head back. It wasn't easy for him to get two entry passes, and now they were returning without even killing a single dimensional creature after coming to Underground Buddha City.

"Why don't we visit that bizarre place where everyone dies mysteriously?" Li Xuan suggested as he was unwilling to leave empty-handed.

"You have a Legendary Companion Beast to protect you. I don't. Besides, I don't wish to bet my life." Zhou Wen walked off without even turning back.

"You have zero spirit of adventure." Li Xuan shrugged before leaving Underground Buddha City with Zhou Wen.

Li Xuan grumbled the entire way about how timid Zhou Wen was, but the latter completely ignored him. After returning to Li Xuan's place, he went straight to his room and launched the Underground Buddha City dungeon.

When the blood-colored avatar entered, it looked identical to what Zhou Wen had seen of Underground Buddha City. He then used the map from Li Xuan and used it to find the lotus pond in-game.

Unlike reality, where the Buddha Heart Lotuses near the bank had been sliced clean by students, leaving only Buddha Heart Lotuses deep inside the lotus pond, the game was filled with Buddha Heart Lotuses everywhere across the pond. However, there wasn't a gargantuan Buddha Heart Lotus.

To prevent the blood-colored avatar from dying, Zhou Wen didn't let it enter the lotus pond. He summoned the Mutated Skeleton Ant and got it to rush towards a Buddha Heart Lotus situated near the bank.

The Mutated Skeleton Ant's sharp front claws sliced through the green lotus seeds that shot out as it didn't hesitate to slice through the Buddha Heart Lotus.

"Killed Mortal dimensional creature, Buddha Heart Lotus."

The system's notification appeared, but nothing dropped.

Zhou Wen ordered the Mutated Skeleton Ant to storm into the lotus pond, slicing any Buddha Heart Lotuses he saw. After killing more than thirty Buddha Heart Lotuses, a dimensional crystal finally dropped.

However, Zhou Wen realized that it was a Constitution Crystal with a value of 2. All it could be used for was replenish some of his expended Primordial Energy.

While Zhou Wen was mindlessly killing Buddha Heart Lotuses, the news of the gargantuan Buddha Heart Lotus's appearance had spread across Sunset College.

Many students who hadn't left campus during the school break rushed to the lotus pond when they heard. There was no lack of powerful Legendary stage students.

Everyone wanted to slay the gargantuan Buddha Heart Lotus. When a Legendary stage student released a Legendary Golden-Eyed Condor Companion Beast in a bid to slay the Buddha Heart Lotus from the air; to everyone's surprise, it was struck down. It nearly fell into the pond and almost all its feathers dropped off.

Thankfully, the Golden-Eyed Condor's owner was quick to react and made it return early. However, it barely escaped with its life. To make it receive a full recovery was not easy.

Many Legendary stage students tried various methods but failed to make much progress. After all, Companion Beasts capable of flight were relatively rare. And with a place like the lotus pond, humans didn't even dare do the deed themselves, relegating it to their Companion Beasts.

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Chapter 46: Small Buddha Temple

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Ding!

In the Underground Buddha City dungeon of the game, Zhou Wen slew countless Buddha Heart Lotuses before a Buddha Heart Lotus Crystal dropped.

He was somewhat disappointed. After spending the entire night grinding—with the dawn approaching—not a single Buddha Heart Lotus Companion Egg had dropped. The dimensional crystals he obtained were useless, with only the Buddha Heart Lotus Crystal being of some use.

Li Xuan hadn't informed Zhou Wen what Primordial Energy Skill the Buddha Heart Lotus had. However, from the lotus seeds it shot out, it was likely a projectile-type Primordial Energy Skill.

Mortal stage Primordial Energy Skills basically didn't have the ability to project their Primordial Energy outwards. This was limited to a small number even at the Legendary stage.

Even for a projectile-type Primordial Energy Skill, only the use of a physical projectile could be used at the Mortal stage. There was no way to condense the Primordial Energy into a projectile.

Zhou Wen directly absorbed the Buddha Heart Lotus Crystal and quickly a strange force traveled from his phone into his body.

The force of the Buddha Heart Lotus Crystal was different from the crystals he had previously absorbed. Its force was extremely mild like a spring's warm water infusing his body. It slowly flowed through his body before gushing into his heart. It strengthened his heart, making it beat with greater strength.

'Absorbed Buddha Heart Lotus Crystal. Attained Primordial Energy Crystal Heart Meditation (Rank 7).'

Zhou Wen tried using Heart Meditation and found a warm stream flow out of his heart into every corner of his body. Other than giving him a warm and fuzzy feeling, there was nothing else.

No wonder Li Xuan only said that Buddha Heart Lotus Companion Beasts are awesome, but he didn't mention the Buddha Heart Lotus's Primordial Energy Skill. It's really useless. Zhou Wen didn't mind as he continued ordering the Mutated Skeleton Ant to slay the Buddha Heart Lotuses.

As he was having a great time killing them, he suddenly heard a boom. The pond water nearby spewed hundreds of feet high as a gargantuan Buddha Heart Lotus with petals having a sitting Buddha tore out of the water.

Before the Mutated Skeleton Ant could react, the blood-colored Buddha Heart Lotus had shot out more than ten blood-colored lotus seeds at it.

Knowing that the Mutated Skeleton Ant wasn't afraid of the corrosion, Zhou Wen ordered it to rush forward against the torrent of seeds.

When they struck the Mutated Skeleton Ant, they blasted open, releasing the blood within. They flowed everywhere across its body but failed to deal any damage.

The Mutated Skeleton Ant dashed towards the blood-colored Buddha Heart Lotus and when it was about six meters away, it leaped up, inward slashing its razor-sharp claws at the flower bud.

Based on Zhou Wen's observations, the Buddha Heart Lotus itself wasn't very powerful. Even if it was a Legendary stage creature, the Mutated Skeleton Ant had a chance of cleaving off its bud based on the Strength and talent skill it had.

With the Mutated Skeleton Ant right in front of the Buddha Heart Lotus, the Buddha Heart Lotus suddenly spread its petals open like a bizarre mouth and devoured its aggressor. The petals then contracted, turning into a closed bud.

Almost at the same time, Zhou Wen saw the system's notification of the Mutated Skeleton Ant's death.

Indeed, when the petals spread open again, the Mutated Skeleton Ant was nowhere to be seen. There weren't any remnants of its bones.

What a terrifying Buddha Heart Lotus. Zhou Wen couldn't help but sigh.

Without the Mutated Skeleton Ant, Zhou Wen lacked the ability to enter the lotus pond to attempt killing the Buddha Heart Lotus. Although his Companion Beast could be revived in-game, it could only be revived together with the blood-colored avatar. This also meant that when Zhou Wen revived the blood-colored avatar with a drop of blood, his Companion Beast would also revive.

But as the blood-colored avatar was still alive, sending it to its death for nothing would be quite a waste.

Looking at the map Li Xuan had given him, he controlled the blood-colored avatar and sent it to the restricted zone carved out by the military. Since death was required, he might as well visit to figure out the mystery.

In the ancient, dark, and moist Underground Buddha City, there were crumbling walls everywhere. There was also plenty of sand and gravel that tumbled across the ground.

Zhou Wen saw a stone bridge when he approached the restricted zone on the map.

Typical stone bridges had flowers, grass, birds, or beasts patterned on the bridge railings. But this bridge had several colored, flying fairies.

They were in the form of young women as their clothes fluttered in the sky while they danced. It was a staggeringly beautiful sight.

Comparing it to the map, Zhou Wen quickly confirmed that the restricted zone was just after the bridge. The soldiers had died mysteriously on the other side of the bridge.

Zhou Wen was only gaming, so he naturally didn't have many apprehensions. He controlled the blood-colored avatar to step onto the bridge.

He didn't discover anything abnormal, it seemed an extremely normal stone bridge. The blood-colored avatar easily crossed and arrived at the other side.

Across the bridge, it's original appearance could no longer be identified. Boulders filled both sides, leaving a narrow path among the rock that was enough for a single person's passage.

There was a faint flickering of flames at the end of the rocky path. It was likely an illumination object such as a fire torch or oil lamp.

Zhou Wen carefully observed the path but didn't discover anything abnormal. He then controlled the blood-colored avatar to walk in and head toward the light.

The passage gradually headed up and it was then that Zhou Wen realized that there were stone steps at his feet. However, due to the mud and rubble, the steps had been hidden.

After walking for a while, he saw the stone steps exposed outside.

He didn't encounter any danger despite walking hundreds of meters. However, he didn't let down his guard as he kept observing the stone walls and the steps beneath him.

But nothing happened at all. Instead, the flaming light gradually turned clear. With it, he could barely make out a grandiose entrance.

The entrance had a plaque that was rather old and damaged. The red paint had mostly faded and the text was already very blurry. At this distance, it was impossible to see what the words were.

Zhou Wen controlled the blood-colored avatar to approach the entrance. Shortly after, he finally saw the words: 'Small Buddha Temple.'

What's Small Buddha Temple? Zhou Wen was somewhat surprised. He had heard of Grand Buddha Temple, but he had never heard of Small Buddha Temple.

While he was in thought, he suddenly saw the game screen turn black—clearly, the blood-colored avatar had died.

How did it die? He couldn't help but frown. He had been staring at the blood-colored avatar the entire time, but he didn't see how it had died.

After dripping his blood to revive, he sent the blood-colored avatar to the Underground Buddha City. He made the first stop at the lotus pond and spawned the blood-colored Buddha Heart Lotus, only to have the Mutated Skeleton Ant killed again.

The blood-colored avatar then headed to Small Buddha Temple, but it once again died mysteriously at the stone steps in front of the entrance. Zhou Wen had watched very carefully with widened eyes, but he failed to see how the blood-colored avatar had died under his nose.

However, Zhou Wen shared the same feeling when the blood-colored avatar died. At that instant, he felt all his organs suddenly contract.

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Chapter 47: Reunion Meal

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Of course, this was the feeling the blood-colored avatar had given Zhou Wen. None of his organs really contracted.

Strange. I didn't see any dimensional creatures appear. There wasn't even a strand of grass in the stone rifts. What could have caused the blood-colored avatar to die? It's no wonder the military are helpless. This place is indeed quite odd. Zhou Wen was thinking of trying another round at the lotus pond and Small Buddha Temple when he heard knocking on the door.

"Zhou Wen, are you up?" Li Xuan's voice sounded.

Only then did Zhou Wen realize that the sky had already lit up. He had unknowingly gamed for the entire night. Time passed way too quickly.

"It's unlocked," Zhou Wen said.

Li Xuan pushed the door open and saw Zhou Wen gaming. Furthermore, he had dark circles under his eyes and his hair was disheveled. He couldn't help but exclaim, "Don't tell me you gamed the entire night."

"Tell me if there's something interesting. Otherwise don't disturb my sleep," Zhou Wen said as he put down his phone.

He still planned on having a short nap. Sleep was a form of repose for him in the past, but now, he found sleep torture.

The feeling of sleep paralysis was terrible. Furthermore, he often heard devil-like murmurs that went on throughout the entire night.

It was only because Zhou Wen was capable of completely focusing that he could ignore these soul-crushing murmurs and withstand the pressure. If any other person were to suffer such torture daily, they would probably have gone mad.

Subconsciously, Zhou Wen didn't wish to sleep. It was also why he gamed with such obsession without realizing it.

"Sunset College's matriculation day is earlier than the average university. School will officially begin in a few days. If nothing surprising happens, we might have a chance to watch a good show play out after we matriculate," Li Xuan said with a chuckle.

"What good show?" Zhou Wen asked.

Li Xuan said mysteriously, "I heard that many Legendary stage students ranked in the top twenty of Sunset College have gone to the lotus pond, hoping to slay that gargantuan Buddha Heart Lotus, but not only have they failed, but some have even lost their Legendary Companion Beasts. Now, they are all actively purchasing Companion Beasts capable of flight. We should be in time to watch a grand battle play out."

"Sunset College and the military have Epic stage experts. Why don't they just mobilize them to vanquish that Buddha Heart Lotus?" Zhou Wen asked, perplexed.

"If every problem is resolved, how are they to nurture the younger generation? The League has rules that reserve these resources for us, the future seedlings. Unless it's something special, the military or school will not interfere."

Pausing, Li Xuan continued, "I was planning on having breakfast with you, but looking at your present state, you probably want to have some more sleep. I'll have breakfast alone."

After Li Xuan walked out, Zhou Wen slept. As always, he quickly fell asleep. The sleep paralysis happened once again as the devil-like murmurs kept sounding in his ears like a fly that he couldn't chase away.

Zhou Wen ignored the discomfort and noise as he focused his mind on sleeping. However, he was unable to sleep as soundly as he used to.

After about five hours of sleep, he was woken up by his phone ringing. He felt his mind a lot clearer.

"Fang Ruoxi?" Zhou Wen saw the caller's number and was surprised that it was Fang Ruoxi.

"Zhou Wen, long time no see. I heard you applied to Sunset College. Is that true?"

"Yes."

"Great." Fang Ruoxi seemed to exhale in relief.

"What do you mean?" Zhou Wen didn't know what Fang Ruoxi was getting at.

"It's nothing. I still have something else to do. Bye." Fang Ruoxi's voice sounded a lot happier and she hung up after saying goodbye.

She's crazy! Zhou Wen looked at his phone, having been rendered speechless.

Just as he put his phone down, it rang again. This time, it was Zhou Lingfeng.

"Dad." Zhou Wen picked up the call.

"Son, are you in Luoyang now?"

"Yes. What's up?" Zhou Wen had an ominous feeling.

"Little Lan wishes to treat you to a meal. Let's have a reunion," Zhou Lingfeng said with a smile.

"I'm having it pretty good over here. It's probably good over on your side, so there's no need to force a meeting, right?" Zhou Wen said with a frown.

"No matter what you say, we will be a family in the future. It's only right to get to know one another. Besides, Little Lan really wishes to meet you. Come have a meal on account of your dad." Zhou Lingfeng didn't show any intentions of giving up.

Zhou Wen thought for a moment before saying, "Alright then. What's the time and place?"

"It's not easy to find the place. Where are you? I'll get someone to pick you up."

Zhou Wen gave an address. he didn't mention that it was Li Xuan's place and only said a nearby street's name.

"Alright. Wait there. I'll get someone to pick you up." Zhou Lingfeng hung up once that was said.

Zhou Wen didn't know when his ride would come. So all he could do was get out of bed, wash up, and head out. He got to the designated street and, when he saw no one, he crouched by the side of the road to game.

This time, Zhou Wen didn't continue grinding at Underground Buddha City. Instead, he chose the Ant Nest. He wanted to see if he now had a chance of killing the Silver-Winged Flying Ant.

Before he found it, he heard the sound of a vehicle stopping beside him. It was a jeep.

Zhou Wen saw a long snow-white leg extend out of the car when he looked up. Then, he saw a familiar face.

"An Jing?" Not expecting Zhou Lingfeng to get An Jing to pick him up, he was somewhat taken aback.

An Jing looked at Zhou Wen's phone and couldn't help but frown when she saw the game running on the screen. She then sized him up and coldly said, "You didn't cultivate the Sun Strafe Art?"

"I was about to ask you. I asked my dad and he said he didn't give me the Sun Strafe Art," Zhou Wen said to An Jing as he controlled the blood-colored avatar to a safe corner before quitting the game.

"I gave you the Sun Strafe Art to harm you," An Jing said with a cold expression before getting into the car. Without looking back, she asked, "Aren't you getting in?"

Zhou Wen never expected An Jing to be so direct. He was momentarily unsure if she was speaking the truth.

However, since she was here and he had agreed to meet, there was naturally no reason for him to turn back. Zhou Wen pulled open the car door and sat at the passenger's seat.

"I'm returning this to you." Zhou Wen handed over the USB disk with the Sun Strafe Art.

After cultivating the Lost Immortal Sutra, no other Primordial Energy Art could work in his body. Regardless of its authenticity, it was already meaningless to him.

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Chapter 48: Stepmother?

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Driving forward without turning her head, An Jing said, "I never take back things I give away. If you don't want it, you can delete it and throw it away."

Zhou Wen placed the USB disk deeper into his pocket. It wasn't worth much, so there wasn't any need to return to An Jing. Although he didn't know the veracity of the Sun Strafe Art inside, it was just as An Jing said; he could just delete it.

The entire journey was silent, and soon, they had reached their destination.

Zhou Wen had found Li Xuan's villa extremely luxurious, but when he saw his destination, he realized what luxurious meant. It was like a garden itself.

An Jing drove the car passed an elegant and beautiful garden. There was no lack of modern style buildings, but they fused perfectly with the surrounding gardens. The contrast was perfectly balanced, clearly the work of a meticulous designer.

In front of a three-story building, An Jing stopped the car and took Zhou Wen straight into the building by the main door.

As he entered the foyer, he saw a mature, elegant woman sitting on the couch with Zhou Lingfeng.

He sized up the woman and found her resembling the photo that Zhou Lingfeng had sent him. She was likely Ouyang Lan, but she looked more beautiful with a greater disposition in real life. She looked as though she was only in her thirties.

"Hello, Auntie," Zhou Wen greeted. Firstly, he didn't wish to put Zhou Lingfeng in a difficult position. Secondly, he wanted to make it clear that he didn't treat her as his mother.

"Little Wen, you're here. You look more handsome than your photographs. Your complexion just doesn't seem too good. We happen to have cooked some ginseng soup. You should have some later. It helps." Ouyang Lan stood up and pulled Zhou Wen's hand, bringing him to the couch.

"Thank you, Auntie." Although Zhou Wen had low EQ, he wasn't foolish enough to reject Ouyang Lan's well-meant intentions. He just needed to prevent making it awkward for everyone. All he wanted to do was to finish this meal before returning to game. He wanted to see if he could kill that Silver-Winged Flying Ant.

Ouyang Lan clearly was a person with very high EQ. Even though it was their first meeting, she made him very comfortable as though they had known each other for ages.

Zhou Wen originally imagined that Zhou Lingfeng was someone who had the gift of the gab, but when with Ouyang Lan, his father appeared somewhat wooden. It surprised Zhou Wen.

"These are some fresh persimmons that were delivered earlier. Little Jing, you like them the most, so try them. They're sweet." When Ouyang Lan seemed to realize that she had given An Jing the cold shoulder, she personally offered An Jing a succulent, enticing persimmon.

An Jing took it, peeled it open and took a bite. It was really sweet.

"Here, have another one." Seeing An Jing finish eating it, Ouyang Lan offered her another one.

An Jing took the persimmon and deliberately shot a glance at Zhou Wen. Although she didn't say a word, he could read her mind.

That's what you call a real mother. An Jing seemed to say because Ouyang Lan hadn't offered any persimmons to Zhou Wen who sat beside her.

Zhou Wen didn't mind. Ouyang Lan was An Jing's mother to begin with. Doting on her was only normal, so there was no reason for him to be jealous. Furthermore, he had no plans on becoming a part of the family, so there was even less reason for him to mind.

While Ouyang Lan and Zhou Wen were chatting, a butler came over and informed her, "Madam, the meal is ready."

"We've waited for so long. You must be hungry. Make sure you have plenty." Ouyang Lan pulled Zhou Wen into the dining room, making him sit beside her. An Jing could only sit somewhere farther away.

Upon seeing the table of dishes that were impeccable in smell and appearance, he realized that he had never seen some of the dishes. However, he was able to identify the huge lobster among them.

Ever since the dimensional storms, most of the sea had turned into dimensional zones. The creatures in them mutated, so seafood had become much rarer.

Lobsters were things that Zhou Wen had only read about in history books, biological textbooks, and on the Internet. He had never seen one in person before, much less eaten one. It was especially so in Guide City which was landlocked. There was almost no chance of eating seafood, not to mention such a huge lobster.

"This lobster was delivered by air this morning. I prepared it myself. Little Jing loves such lobsters the most," Ouyang Lan said.

As there was only one lobster, Zhou Wen imagined that Ouyang Lan had said so as a hint that he shouldn't fight An Jing for the lobster.

When An Jing heard that, she felt touched. Her icy look finally produced a smile as she looked provocatively at Zhou Wen again.

However, the next second, Ouyang Lan said with a wistful look, "However, seafood like lobster cannot be eaten with persimmons or it will cause diarrhea. In serious cases, it might even cause food poisoning. An Jing has just had persimmons, so Little Wen, you should have the lobster. Have a taste of my culinary skills."

With that said, Ouyang Lan served the lobster to Zhou Wen.

Instantly, An Jing, who was prepared to take the lobster for herself, became petrified. Zhou Wen also wore a look of shock.

It was deliberate, definitely deliberate… Zhou Wen was convinced that Ouyang Lan had deliberately made An Jing eat persimmons. It was clearly a trap.

It was no wonder Zhou Wen found it weird. With Ouyang Lan having such high EQ and there being so many persimmons on the plate, there was no way An Jing could finish them alone, so why wouldn't the former offer him one?

Is she really An Jing's mother? As Zhou Wen looked at the elegant Ouyang Lan with her beautiful features, his mind filled with questions.

Regardless, Ouyang Lan treated him very well. If one didn't know them, one would imagine that Ouyang Lan was Zhou Wen's real mother while An Jing was the stepdaughter from her husband's previous marriage.

An Jing's expression fell, but it was obvious that she had been brought up well. No matter how aggrieved she was, she didn't stomp off in a fit. She waited until the end of the meal.

However, her mood was rather terrible, leading her to have a poor appetite.

Today, Zhou Wen acutely experienced what it meant to feel at home as a guest and the feeling of returning home.

Even though he was slow and distant when it came to social relations, he had to accept that it was difficult to feel irked by Ouyang Lan. He even felt willing to deepen his relationship with her.

"Little Wen, I heard that you've been admitted into Sunset College. It must have been tough, right? It's not easy for foreign students to be admitted into Sunset College. I have nothing much I can offer you, so treat this as a meeting gift." After the meal, when Zhou Wen was preparing to bid farewell, Ouyang Lan handed a card to Zhou Wen.

He originally imagined that it was a credit card or something similar. Just as he was about to decline it, he heard Ouyang Lan say, "This is a dormitory room card for Sunset College—the single room kind. I heard from Lingfeng that you enjoy some peace and quiet, so I got the principal to prepare one for you. After you matriculate, head to the dormitory according to the card number. You have to accept this tiny gift of mine. Don't make me feel that I didn't put too much thought into this present, alright?"

"Thank you, Auntie. I like this gift a lot." Zhou Wen thought about it and accepted the gift. Since it was Ouyang Lan's gesture of goodwill, he wasn't willing to be antagonistic about it. A dormitory card wasn't much and a single room was indeed very useful for Zhou Wen.

Ouyang Lan's gift increased Zhou Wen's impression and favorability of her. Even her gift left him feeling good. She was truly a thoughtful person.

"By the way, don't call me 'auntie' in the future. Am I that old? Just call me Sis Lan in the future," Ouyang Lan said with a faint smile.

Zhou Wen could sense that she had enunciated the word 'auntie' rather clearly, making it clear that she minded such an address.

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Chapter 49: Silver-Winged Flying Ant

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After leaving the An family, a chauffeur took Zhou Wen home. He didn't see An Jing again.

Why would Ouyang Lan deliberately try to win my favor? With the An family's power, there's no need for her to do so. Zhou Wen saw that the An family's compound had proper soldiers guarding it. This was a treatment few families in Luoyang enjoyed.

He wasn't convinced that Ouyang Lan was simply trying to build better ties with him just because of Zhou Lingfeng.

After all, Zhou Lingfeng left him to his own devices, so there was no need for her to do something as troublesome as this.

Completely perplexed at this development, Zhou Wen decided not to vex over the matter. After all, he was just a poor kid and Ouyang Lan likely couldn't benefit much from him no matter how she schemed.

After returning to Li Xuan's villa, he found it empty. Over the past few days, he seldom saw Li Xuan at home.

Zhou Wen sat on the sofa and took out his phone to launch the Ant Nest dungeon once more. As he had only quit the game and the blood-colored avatar remained alive, there was no need for him to waste a drop of blood to enter the game.

The blood-colored avatar appeared at the spot he had quit where there were a number of Vigor Ants crawling around him. Zhou Wen summoned the Mutated Vigor Ant and got the blood-colored avatar to ride on it before storming off.

The Mutated Vigor Ant was just too powerful. Not even Vigor Ants posed a threat, even Mutated Vigor Ants could be cleaved apart with one swipe.

After leaving a wake of destruction and slaying a Mutated Vigor Ant, Zhou Wen heard a notification sound. Originally imagining that a dimensional crystal had dropped, through observation he realized it was only a Mutated Vigor Ant Egg.

"Discovered Mutated Vigor Ant. It has a compatibility score of 73% with the Mutated Skeleton Ant. Proceed with fusion?"

Zhou Wen chose no because the last fusion hadn't brought about any excellent effects. He had no idea if a fusion might end up making the Mutated Skeleton Ant weaker; therefore, he chose not to.

After choosing 'no,' the Mutated Vigor Ant Egg automatically entered an incubation mode. In turn, Zhou Wen felt his Primordial Energy flow towards the Companion Egg.

This time, the incubation was very successful without having his Primordial Energy drained. He took a look at his stats in-game and realized that he still had two Primordial Energy left.

After the Mutated Vigor Ant had finished incubating, it turned into an ant tattoo that appeared on the back of his right hand. Perhaps due to the Mutated Skeleton Ant on his left hand, this new Companion Beast had chosen the right.

Mutated Vigor Ant: Mortal

Strength: 7

Speed: 4

Constitution: 7

Primordial Energy: 2

Talent Skill: Vigor Divine Fist (Rank 2)

Companion Form: Boxing Glove

This Mutated Vigor Ant's stats are far worse than the first one. It's not of much use to me. Unfortunately, I can't take out things that drop in-game. Otherwise, I could sell them for money. Zhou Wen felt a little depressed.

Despite so, he was still happy that something had dropped. After all, this was rare to begin with.

Due to having his Primordial Energy expended, Zhou Wen didn't head straight for the Silver-Winged Flying Ant. He first circled the region and killed large numbers of Vigor Ants, using the Primordial Energy Crystals that dropped to replenish his Primordial Energy.

After refilling his Primordial Energy to 10, Zhou Wen headed for the spot where the Silver-Winged Flying Ant was.

When he saw the Silver-Winged Flying Ant from far away, it flapped its wings and flew over, its speed so fast that it left behind after-images on the screen.

Without hesitation, Zhou Wen summoned the Mutated Vigor Ant and made it deal with the nearby ordinary ant horde. As for the Mutated Skeleton Ant, he had summoned it out as his Companion Form.

Blood-red bones appeared on his left arm as though he had an exoskeleton. It enveloped his entire left arm, including his hand, turning into a fearsome bracer.

The bracer could not only serve as protection, it even had quite a number of bone spikes that made it even more terrifying.

Almost at the instant the bracer took form, he felt a force pump into his left arm, condensing its Strength and making it more robust. He had the feeling that his single punch could blow through a mountain.

The Silver-Winged Flying Ant arrived at the next instant. Its silver transparent wings rapidly flapped, streaking a curve across the air like a silver bolt of lightning. Its claw stabbed towards the blood-colored avatar's chest.

Zhou Wen had fought the Silver-Winged Flying Ant multiple times, so he knew it very well. Upon seeing its actions, he knew where it was attacking. Without waiting for it to complete the attack, he took a sidestep and turned his body, using his left hand, which was protected by the bracer, to deliver an Ashen Palm strike.

At this close distance, with Ashen Palm's explosive speed, Zhou Wen imagined that it was in the bag. To his surprise, silver streams of light shot out from above the Silver-Winged Flying Ant's four transparent wings.

The Silver-Winged Flying Ant, which was already exceedingly fast, had its speed increase significantly. At such close proximity, Zhou Wen's Ashen Palm failed to keep up with his opponent's speed. He was just a sliver short of hitting its body.

Instead, the Silver-Winged Flying Ant's claw directly stabbed into the blood-colored avatar's chest in that fluid motion. There was no chance for the latter to even struggle as it died on the spot.

"A flying-type Primordial Energy Skill?" Looking at the blackened screen, Zhou Wen was excited instead of being sad.

The Silver-Winged Flying Ant had never used Primordial Energy Skills before. However, he had managed to force it to use it, meaning that Zhou Wen felt that he had a chance of defeating it.

After all, Primordial Energy Skills required Primordial Energy. The Silver-Winged Flying Ant couldn't keep using it. As long as he figured out a way to stall for time, it wouldn't be impossible for him to slay it.

Furthermore, since the Silver-Winged Flying Ant had a flight-type Primordial Energy Skill, this was undoubtedly good news for him. They were relatively rare and were very useful.

With something to look forward to, Zhou Wen worked even harder. He used a syringe to draw some blood and dripped it on his screen, reviving the blood-colored avatar and immediately sending it do battle.

When he came in front of the Silver-Winged Flying Ant again, Zhou Wen lasted an additional three seconds. The third time he fought it, he used positioning and Ashen Palm that threatened the Silver-Winged Flying Ant, successfully dodging its use of the Primordial Energy Skill twice.

Zhou Wen exchanged the repeated deaths for combat experience as he slowly approached his goal of killing the Silver-Winged Flying Ant.

Finally, he confirmed that the Silver-Winged Flying Ant could only use its Primordial Energy Skill twice. This was its limit. As long as Zhou Wen could dodge the greatest threat twice, he would have the chance of defeating it.

During his seventh encounter with the Silver-Winged Flying Ant, he successfully dodged the two critical instances and found an opportunity to deliver Ashen Palm, striking at the thin waist of the Silver-Winged Flying Ant.

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Chapter 50: Incubation Failure

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The Silver-Winged Flying Ant's thin waist didn't snap. It didn't even show signs of being injured. However, after it flew several meters away, its waist suddenly seemed to bend. Its upper body drooped down as though it lacked the strength to prop it up. After staggering for a while, it collapsed to the ground due to a lack of balance.

Zhou Wen was delighted to see this. He immediately controlled the blood-colored avatar to rush over to deliver another Ashen Palm strike, hitting the Silver-Winged Flying Ant's head.

After this strike, Zhou Wen's Primordial Energy was completely drained. He was unable to use Primordial Energy Skills again, but the effects of this strike were very evident. With the augmentation of the skeleton bracer and Ashen Palm's cold, explosive might, it blasted apart the Silver-Winged Flying Ant's head. Immediately, it began going in circles as it flapped its wings.

Seeing it still alive, Zhou Wen threw a few more punches. However, without any Primordial Energy left, he was unable to use Primordial Energy Skills. He relied only on his Strength and the augmentation of the skeleton bracer. However, he only managed to leave the Silver-Winged Flying Ant tumbling around without dealing any serious injuries to it.

However, the two Ashen Palm at full might were lethal. After the Silver-Winged Flying Ant slammed around randomly, it slowly stopped moving.

"Killed Legendary creature, Silver-Winged Flying Ant. Discovered Silver-Winged Flying Ant Companion Egg."

Zhou Wen was taken aback, having never expected a Companion Egg to drop. Although the chances of a Companion Egg dropping were significantly higher for Legendary creatures, it was still a relatively low probability.

To have a Companion Egg drop on his first kill of a Silver-Winged Flying Ant was sheer good luck.

However, with this happening, Zhou Wen could only make a bet. A Legendary Companion Egg required plenty of Primordial Energy during incubation. He wasn't necessarily capable of incubating the egg successfully.

Zhou Wen's only advantage was to use the game character to incubate. Even if he failed, it only led to the game character's death and nothing to do with him. However, he didn't know if the Companion Egg would still exist in such circumstances.

Can't this darn game have a backpack? Let me store the Companion Eggs or dimensional crystals that I pick up in an inventory instead of having to use them immediately. Zhou Wen's grumblings were in vain. He still got the blood-colored avatar to pick up the Companion Egg. Otherwise, the Companion Egg would no longer be there once the dungeon refreshed if his in-game character were to die.

However, he didn't pick it up immediately. He did some grinding on the Vigor Ants and used the dropped Primordial Energy Crystals to replenish his Primordial Energy. Only then did he pick up the Silver-Winged Flying Ant Companion Egg.

'Silver-Winged Flying Ant and Mutated Skeleton Ant have a compatibility score of 21%. Silver-Winged Flying Ant and Mutated Vigor Ant have a compatibility score of 11.1%. Proceed with fusion?'

They are all ants, so why is the compatibility so low? The system's notification left Zhou Wen speechless.

Without having the intention to change his mind, Zhou Wen chose 'no' before letting the Companion Egg enter the incubation mode.

Hum!

Zhou Wen felt all his meridians tremble vigorously as his Primordial Energy was instantly drained, leaving not one bit behind. He felt as though he was about to die.

He felt a burning pain that seemed to come from an explosion across his back and couldn't help but spew out a mouthful of blood.

Boom!

Without any surprises, the blood-colored avatar in-game exploded to its death, turning the screen black.

Indeed, even with a 10-valued Primordial Energy limit as a Mortal, using that to incubate a Legendary Companion Beast is still too demanding. Besides, the Silver-Winged Flying Ant isn't an ordinary Legendary. Zhou Wen felt a little stifled. He had long steeled himself for the worst possible outcome, so he wasn't too disappointed.

When he dripped a drop of blood and relaunched the game, he couldn't help but widen his eyes when he looked at the stats of the blood-colored avatar.

The other stats hadn't changed, but in the Companion Beast entry, there was an additional "Silver-Winged Flying Ant."

It actually managed to be incubated… Zhou Wen was overjoyed. He hadn't held any hope, so he was surprised to see the Silver-Winged Flying Ant appear in his Companion Beast entry.

He hurriedly checked on the Silver-Winged Flying Ant's stats. He was rather expectant of it. Other than having a slightly weaker Constitution, it was unlikely to have any other weakness.

More importantly, the Silver-Winged Flying Ant's body shape could perhaps be used as a mount.

Also, with the Silver-Winged Flying Ant as a Legendary Companion Beast capable of flight, he could now attempt to kill the blood-colored Buddha Heart Lotus.

However, when Zhou Wen saw its stats, he was taken aback. He took quite some time to recover.

Silver-Winged Flying Ant: Legendary (Larva State)

Legendary Life Providence: King of Low Altitudes

Talent Skill: Silver Wing Flash

Companion Form: Wings

Strength: 12

Speed: 14

Constitution: 10

Primordial Energy: 11

Ignoring everything else, its stats were clearly too weak. Among Legendary Companion Beasts, it was the weakest kind. It was even inferior to the Skeleton General and could even be said to be much worse.

The Silver-Winged Flying Ant shouldn't be this weak. Could it be because it couldn't finish the incubation? Does this Larva State mean that it still has room for growth? Zhou Wen thought about it as he summoned the Silver-Winged Flying Ant.

A silver glow appeared on the back of the blood-colored avatar before a silver flying ant flew out. The moment it appeared, Zhou Wen saw how different it was.

This Silver-Winged Flying Ant he had incubated was at least half the size of the Silver-Winged Flying Ant he had killed.

The Silver-Winged Flying Ant was bigger than a Vigor Ant to begin with and about the size of a Mutated Vigor Ant. But now, it was only about half the size of a Vigor Ant.

This size was definitely unsuitable for riding as it was just too small.

Zhou Wen tried turning the Silver-Winged Flying Ant into its Companion Form and saw a silver light flash. Four silver transparent wings appeared on the back of the blood-colored avatar.

However, the wings looked a little too small, extremely disproportionate to the blood-colored avatar's size. It left Zhou Wen wondering whether such small wings could lift the blood-colored avatar.

He made an attempt and the four silver wings actually managed to allow the blood-colored avatar to fly. The speed was not bad and allowed for nimble maneuvering. However, the wings didn't allow him to fly high. Its maximum height didn't surpass twenty meters.

Zhou Wen then had a serious look at the Silver-Winged Flying Ant's Life Providence's and Talent Skill's introduction.

King of Low Altitudes: Has tremendous air superiority, but can only fly at low heights. A king when it comes to low-altitude flight.

Silver Wing Flash: Significantly boosts flying speed for a short period of time.

Silver Wing Flash was as Zhou Wen expected. However, the Legendary Life Providence title of King of Low Altitudes left him depressed. This creature couldn't fly high.

From the looks of it, I can only count on the Silver-Winged Flying Ant maturing. Otherwise, with such stats, it's unlikely to hold much of an advantage over any Legendary creature. I shouldn't even pin my hopes on it to kill the blood-colored Buddha Heart Lotus. I'm just curious what needs to be done to allow the Silver-Winged Flying Ant to mature, Zhou Wen thought.

While Zhou Wen was pondering over the matter, the Silver-Winged Flying Ant's Companion Beast interface produced a system notification: Silver-Winged Flying Ant is currently in a hungry state. Proceed with feeding?

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Chapter 51: Companion Beast's Food

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Zhou Wen chose 'yes' out of curiosity. He had no idea how feeding was done, nor did he know what Companion Beasts ate.

Although people would use dimensional crystals to strengthen their Companion Beasts in real life to expedite their evolution, the situation with the Silver-Winged Flying Ant was somewhat different. It wasn't evolving but growing up.

'Two foods available: Mutated Vigor Ant and Mutated Skeleton Ant. Please select the food for feeding.'

The food is actually Companion Beasts? Zhou Wen found it extravagant. The price of any Companion Beast could feed an ordinary person for half a year; yet, this fellow was actually eating them.

Thankfully, Zhou Wen had no way to sell the Companion Beasts that dropped in-game. For instance, the Mutated Vigor Ant was no longer of much use, so using it as food wasn't something to be sad about.

He didn't hesitate as he chose the Mutated Vigor Ant as food and fed it to the Silver-Winged Flying Ant.

The Mutated Vigor Ant which had been selected transformed into a swirl of light that flew towards the Silver-Winged Flying Ant. There was nothing apart from a silver flash after it had infused the Silver-Winged Flying Ant. It allowed the latter's hungry state to disappear.

Having killed the Silver-Winged Flying Ant, the ordinary Vigor Ants and Mutated Vigor Ants couldn't stop the blood-colored avatar and the skeleton ant. Zhou Wen stormed forward, hoping to see what hid deeper in the Ant Nest.

The Mutated Skeleton Ant was like a tank. It left a wake of destruction through the ant swarm, but the swarm was like a terrifying tidal wave. Despite spending half an hour, he only advanced a few hundred meters.

Zhou Wen's heart stirred when he saw the underground area widen significantly. He summoned the Silver-Winged Flying Ant and four transparent wings appeared behind the blood-colored avatar, allowing the blood-colored avatar to fly up.

Although it could only fly about ten meters high, it was sufficient to prevent the Vigor Ants from touching him. Besides, they were underground, so there wasn't that much space for him to fly.

In fact, even if he flew higher, it wouldn't help as there were ants crawling on the ceiling. Zhou Wen didn't allow the blood-colored avatar to get too close.

The Silver-Winged Flying Ant's Life Providence as King of Low Altitudes made things easier. It flew very agilely at low altitudes and even if Vigor Ants were to pounce off the ceiling towards him, he was able to easily dodge them.

Zhou Wen had hopes of encountering other Silver-Winged Flying Ants as he flew or other higher-level dimensional creatures since he was no longer satisfied killing ordinary Vigor Ants.

The cave became wider as he ventured deeper. Before long, the game screen suddenly opened up. An underground cavern appeared; huge beyond imagination.

And in that underground cavern, there were ant nests stringed together like a gigantic underground city.

However, these ant nests were different from human buildings. They looked like stone spheres of varying sizes with huge stone strips in between them, covering nearly half the underground space.

Around the ant nests' periphery, there was a swarm of black-winged flying ants circling the area. Zhou Wen could only see the center where there was a huge spherical ant nest. Furthermore, there was a strange golden glow emitting from it.

The next second, Zhou Wen saw a swarm of black-winged flying ants charge at him. The blood-colored avatar didn't even manage to put up a struggle before being overrun and dying.

Upon seeing the black screen, Zhou Wen quit the game. He believed that he had no means of exploring the ant city for quite some time.

"At the very least, I'll have to wait until the Silver-Winged Flying Ant grows up before I have a chance of exploring the ant city. I wonder what that golden glow in the middle of the ant nest is. It doesn't look like an ant." Zhou Wen hadn't had much time to observe it and since it was too far, he hadn't managed to take a good look.

He happened to be hungry, so he headed to the kitchen to look for some food. He realized that Li Xuan's fridge was empty. The only thing there was leftover pizza—moldy pizza.

Isn't it a waste to have this huge refrigerator switched on all the time with nothing inside? Zhou Wen decided to buy some food. They were still a few days away from the first day of school, and he needed food for those days.

Inside a hotel suite in Luoyang City, Qiao Siyuan was carefully reading through a document.

A blonde, green-eyed woman, Liz, reported as she held a tablet in hand, "That youth's information is all in here. His name is Zhou Wen, a student of Guide High School. He graduated this year and scored pretty highly. He came in second in the city for the combat test. He has already been admitted into Sunset College. His father is Zhou Lingfeng, a translator. He doesn't have any background worth mentioning, but interestingly, Zhou Lingfeng recently remarried and his new wife is the An family's widow, Ouyang Lan."

"An Tianzuo's mother, Ouyang Lan?" Qiao Siyuan was taken aback when he heard that as he looked up at Liz.

Liz smiled with a nod. "Yes, Overseer An's mother. According to the intel, An Jing had once specially transferred to Guide High School to beat up Zhou Wen."

Qiao Siyuan fell into deep thought after hearing that. He glared at Liz and asked, "Does Zhou Lingfeng really not have any background?"

"I've already had his background investigated. For three generations, their family has been poor. Zhou Lingfeng's father was a carpenter. He didn't enjoy physical labor from a young age, and due to his aptitude in language, he chose to be a translator," Liz said as she took a look at her summary.

"Could it be possible that Zhou Lingfeng had made contact with people overseas?" Qiao Siyuan asked.

"Unlikely. Although Zhou Lingfeng has some aptitude in language, he's quite a frivolous person. He's gluttonous and lazy and quite lustful, often spending his time in bars. His cultivation is terrible and he only barely entered the Legendary stage a few years ago. I doubt such a person will catch the fancy of those fellows overseas, right?" Liz replied.

"That's strange. Why would a woman like Ouyang Lan like such a man?" Qiao Siyuan frowned.

"Women like a bad boy. Perhaps Ouyang Lan likes a pretty boy like Zhou Lingfeng?" Liz suggested.

Qiao Siyuan firmly shook his head. "Ouyang Lan definitely isn't such a woman. The An family went into turmoil following An Datong's death. An Tianzuo was only fourteen when he inherited the An family's business. Countless important figures in the League crave what the An family has. Even members of the An family have their sights on these things, a classic case of domestic trouble and foreign invasion. For An Tianzuo to keep the family business secure to this day at such a young age, who do you think was responsible for it? With a woman as powerful as Ouyang Lan, even if she's remarrying, why would she randomly choose such a useless man?"

"But we've already checked very carefully. The Zhou family really doesn't have any background. Zhou Lingfeng is clean, so it's unlikely he has any relationships with those overseas," Liz said.

"Don't underestimate those people overseas." Qiao Siyuan thought and said, "Is Zhou Wen living at the Ans presently?"

"No. As he had teamed up with Li Xuan for the college entrance exams, they seemed to build up quite a good relationship. Therefore, he has been living at his place since he arrived in Luoyang. We failed to find him in Guide City previously because Li Xuan had brought him to Luoyang early," Liz said.

"Bring Zhou Wen here. Remember not to alert anyone, especially the Ans," Qiao Siyuan said in a deep voice.

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Chapter 52: Liz's Plan

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Zhou Wen left Li Xuan's place and walked along the road. It was a really nice neighborhood, but there weren't any large-sized supermarkets. Zhou Wen navigated using his phone and discovered that the nearest supermarket was about a kilometer away.

Everything around here is nice except the distance needed to buy stuff. Zhou Wen wasn't averse to walking, but he didn't wish to waste time on walking.

He believed that wasting time was no different from wasting life, so he took out the mysterious phone and gamed while walking.

Liz, who had received Qiao Siyuan's orders to bring Zhou Wen back, had already dispatched men to watch Li Xuan's place.

Upon seeing Zhou Wen leave the house, a subordinate whispered, "Director Liz, shall we head over and take him away?"

Liz rolled her eyes. "Zhou Wen enjoys a special status. We mustn't allow others to discover that he was taken by us. And there are cameras everywhere in that upscale neighborhood. We'd be exposed if were to directly take him away?"

"Then what should we do?"

Liz impatiently waved her hand. "Head back now. Leave this to me."

After chasing away all her subordinates, Liz combed her wavy blonde hair and thought, With my charm, won't it be a piece of cake dealing with his kid?

Liz wasn't in a hurry. She waited until Zhou Wen left the upscale neighborhood before she started her red convertible sports car. When she saw a stretch of road without any cameras, she drove over.

She deliberately stopped her car beside Zhou Wen, and flicked her blonde hair, exposing the snow-white, supple skin of her shoulder. She then shot Zhou Wen a glance with an expectant and alluring look.

That kid will be groveling at my feet seeing a sports car matched with a beauty like me. Having this thought, Liz's look and posture became even more seductive as she wore a faint mesmerizing smile.

But soon, her smile froze. Zhou Wen walked as he gamed on his phone, his head lowered. He didn't even look at her and walked past the car, wasting all of her efforts to present her beauty.

Darn loser! Liz fumed with anger, but she still maintained her mesmerizing pose. She then shouted with a voice that could make any man swoon, "Handsome, mind giving me a hand?"

As she spoke, Liz blinked her eyes, preparing to send his heart into a flutter. As long as Zhou Wen looked at her, she planned to sweep him head over heels.

Liz maintained her coquettish pose while waiting for Zhou Wen to turn around. However, he didn't even hear her. He continued walking forward without any intention of turning back.

"Handsome… Handsome…" Liz resisted the urge to pull Zhou Wen back and beat him up. She deliberately shouted charmingly a few times.

However, Zhou Wen was completely engrossed in his game, ignoring Liz completely. He didn't know that Liz was shouting at him since he hadn't heard his name.

Liz finally realized that her strategy had failed when she saw Zhou Wen extending the gap between them.

This loser… Liz gritted her teeth, adamant about not giving up. She floored the accelerator, taking the sports car in front of Zhou Wen again.

This time, Liz didn't make the same mistake. She got out of the car, stood in Zhou Wen's way, putting one hand on the car. Her other hand twirled her hair as she posed in a most charming and alluring manner, accentuating her exquisite curves to the fullest.

Zhou Wen had no choice but to move his gaze from the phone when he realized that something was in his way. He saw Liz when he looked up.

"Handsome, can you help me?" Liz asked, blinking her eyes.

Yes, take it in and appreciate my charm. You'll pay in a while. Liz thought hatefully, having already prepared her lines. Once Zhou Wen answered her, she would invite him to get into the car and take him back with her.

"No." However, Zhou Wen's single-word answer instantly left Liz's words stuck in her throat.

After speaking, he bowed his head and stared intently at his screen. Then he circled around Liz and walked past her.

The corners of Liz's eyes twitched as flames nearly spewed out of her eyes. Plumes of fiery anger nearly tore out of her busty chest.

Darn loser… He actually dared ignore my charm… You're dead… Liz thought hatefully as she turned around slowly and sat back in her car.

Hum!

The sports car's engine roared like the rage in her heart. The red sports car was like an unbridled mare on the plains as it drove straight for Zhou Wen who was by the side of the road.

Since soft tactics didn't work, Liz decided to switch tactics. She planned on taking Zhou Wen back with her by creating an accident.

Controlling the strength and spot to hit with a car was nothing for a peak-Legendary like Liz. If she wanted his left leg broken, there was no way his right leg would be broken.

I planned on having you comfortably return with me, but you just insisted on doing it the hard way. Liz floored the accelerator pedal as strange patterns surfaced over her skin. Faint swirls of light extended from her body and enveloped the car.

Her eyes flickered with excitement. She didn't believe that she would miss; given the close distance, the car's speed, her maneuvering, and Zhou Wen's engrossment in his game.

Zhou Wen didn't seem to notice. He remained gaming, even when the sports car was very close to him. However, when the car ramped up the curb, Zhou Wen finally reacted and saw the sports car slamming towards him.

It's too late to notice it now. Liz floored the accelerator in hate as she slammed over with the car.

Just as she was about to succeed, Zhou Wen's back suddenly grew four transparent silver wings and a silver stream of light flashed over the silver wings. Zhou Wen's figure instantly retreated in violation of the ordinary laws of physics, dodging the sports car.

Bang!

The sports car missed Zhou Wen and collided with an electricity pole by the side of the road. While the pole snapped, the car's head was dented. Components were left flying everywhere.

"Hello? Is this the traffic police? There's an accident here…" Zhou Wen took out his ordinary phone and called the police hotline.

Liz glared at Zhou Wen viciously and reversed the car onto the road. Then, she sped off in a blink of an eye.

What's the brand of that car? The quality is so good. How can it still be driven after such a collision? Zhou Wen watched in astonishment as the sports car vanished from his sight, leaving a gloomy look in his eyes.

Clearly, the sports car was targeting him instead of just having an accident. Furthermore, he had already recognized the female driver. On the night he had met Jing Daoxian, she was one of those pursuing the latter.

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Chapter 53: Early Matriculation

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Who are these people? Since they were pursuing Jing Daoxian, it makes them either League civil servants or soldiers. But why would they drive a car to knock over an ordinary League citizen?

Zhou Wen secretly frowned as he thought, I didn't have any relationship with Jing Daoxian. Could it be that those people know that Jing Daoxian gave me the Lost Immortal Sutra and have treated me as his accomplice?

The more he thought about the matter, the more he found it serious. From the actions the woman had taken, those people wouldn't stop at anything.

Without managing to buy his items, Zhou Wen directly turned back and gave Li Xuan a call.

"Zhou Wen, how rare it is for you to call me," Li Xuan teased. The phone call was affected by the noisy din—a result of loud music and shouting.

"Find somewhere quiet. I have something to say to you," Zhou Wen said.

"Wait a moment. Don't hang up." After a while, the phone turned silent. Li Xuan's voice then sounded. "You can tell me what's up now."

"Is there a way for me to be matriculated now?" After racking his brains, Zhou Wen believed that matriculating was the only viable solution.

After the dimensional storms, the institute was different from the universities of the past. It was especially so with Sunset College. It had close ties and history with the military and was considered a ministry department. In a law-by-law situation, it was impossible for one to enter Sunset College to apprehend someone.

Sunset College was a partially-restricted school. As long as he didn't leave campus, outsiders were unable to drive into him like today.

Furthermore, with the other party being so fearless, he believed that there was a chance of implicating Li Xuan if he continued to stay at his place.

"No problem. I'll settle it immediately. Can you tell me what happened? Just pretend I didn't ask if you can't."

Zhou Wen had no intention of hiding the matter as he explained all that had happened, apart from his conversation with Jing Daoxian and how the Lost Immortal Sutra had been forced on him.

"Holy sh*t, you actually met Jing Daoxian?" Li Xuan exclaimed.

"I wish I had never met him. I've attracted so much trouble simply from meeting him once," Zhou Wen said with a bitter smile.

Li Xuan pondered for a moment before saying solemnly, "Wait at home for me. I'll head back immediately. It's best we don't talk about certain topics over the phone."

After hanging up, Zhou Wen returned to Li Xuan's place and waited for him to return.

"If my guess isn't wrong, the woman who was pursuing Jing Daoxian, and attempted to run you over in the car, likely comes from the Special Inspector Bureau."

"What department is the Special Inspector Bureau? Does it come under the military or the police?" Zhou Wen had never heard of such a department.

"Neither," Li Xuan said with a shake of his head. "This department specializes in special cases. It has great authority and autonomy, so they often carry out operations that do not come under the legal process. It can almost be described as unscrupulous. It does many sordid things that get covered up. There's a lot of disagreement regarding the existence of this department in the League with many people hating it. They call the people in the department hyenas."

Zhou Wen wore a heavy look. From the name 'hyenas,' he knew what kind of people this department comprised of.

Hyenas were the most scheming, filthy, dirty animals in the natural world. To achieve their goal, they did anything, not releasing their grip once they bit down hard. Furthermore, they always appeared in packs.

"It's a good idea to matriculate early. Although the Special Inspector Bureau has great authority, they are unable to flout the law openly. They can only covertly do certain deeds. It won't be easy for them to deal with you when you stay on campus. However, there's a need to resolve this matter ultimately. Otherwise, they will keep biting down on you and something bad will ultimately come out of it."

Li Xuan thought before continuing, "Stay on campus now. I'll discuss it with my father. He should be able to find people from the Special Inspector Bureau to figure out why they are targeting you. If it's nothing too serious, we can try to think of means to resolve this matter once and for all."

Zhou Wen didn't reject Li Xuan's offer for help, but he didn't place all his hopes on him.

Strength. I need greater strength. If I was as powerful as Jing Daoxian, would I be afraid of a mere Special Inspector Bureau? A cold glint flashed in Zhou Wen's eyes.

He could sense that the woman didn't want his life. However, the outrageous attempt to run him over was something he wouldn't forgive even if the Special Inspector Bureau were to close the case.

Li Xuan quickly finished the matriculation procedure. He claimed that since he had nothing better to do at home, he decided to matriculate early with Zhou Wen.

However, Li Xuan wore an odd expression when he told Zhou Wen about the matter. "I originally wanted to pull strings so that we could get allocated to the same dorm. But the school's side said that your dorm has already been assigned—Four Seasons Garden."

"Is there something wrong with Four Seasons Garden?" Zhou Wen had guessed that it was the dorm that Ouyang Lan was referring to. However, he had no idea why Li Xuan wore such an odd expression.

"Four Seasons Garden is a place where special admissions students live. They are quite different from the typical student. You were admitted just like me and not a special admit, so why were you allocated Four Seasons Garden?" Li Xuan chuckled. "From the looks of it, you have quite an extraordinary relationship with the An family. Can you help me get one at Four Seasons Garden?"

"If you wish to live there, can't you just live with me? But, how are you certain that it has to do with the An family?" Zhou Wen asked in puzzlement.

"Don't tell me you aren't aware? Sunset College was originally spearheaded and established by the An family. Although it's a public school in name, the An family has greater say than the League President inside Sunset College."

"Really?" Zhou Wen never expected that Sunset College had such a connection with the An family.

"You actually weren't aware? Then what relationship do you have with the Ans?" Li Xuan looked at Zhou Wen with a suspicious look. If Zhou Wen really had a close relationship with them, how was it that he didn't know about it?

Feeling that there was no point in hiding this matter from Li Xuan, Zhou Wen said, "Zhou Lingfeng is my father."

Pfft! Li Xuan spewed out all the water that he had just drunk as he widened his eyes and looked at Zhou Wen. "You are Zhou Lingfeng's son? That makes Overseer An your stepmother. An Jing and An Tianzuo are your step-siblings? Holy sh*t, you have a huge backer with the An family or Overseer An. Why are you afraid of the Special Inspector Bureau? Once you live with the An family, even if the minister of the Special Inspector Bureau were to come, he wouldn't even dare touch you."

"That's them. I'm me. My surname isn't An, so we aren't considered family. I only wish to coexist with them peacefully. It's best if we each mind our own business."

"You're too stubborn. If I were you, I'd wheedle my way into Ouyang Lan's good books. When that happens, I'd have whatever I want," Li Xuan joked.

"However, Four Seasons Garden is nice too. It will be difficult for the Special Inspector Bureau to deal with you if you were to live there," Li Xuan said, feeling relaxed.

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Chapter 54: Raise it High

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"I ordered you to bring back Zhou Wen secretly without alerting anyone. But what did you do? You tried to run him over with a car! Have I been too lax on all of you recently that you've forgotten how to abide by the rules?" Qiao Siyuan said calmly, but his eyes were rather cold.

Liz trembled as she quickly stood up and bowed. "Sir, I was derelict in my duty. It was thankfully not detected by the Ans. Please give me another chance. I'll definitely bring Zhou Wen back."

"Not detected?" Qiao Siyuan placed a document dossier on the desk and said calmly, "Take a look at this."

"This is?" Liz opened the dossier in puzzlement and was alarmed when she read its contents. "How is this possible? It's impossible, right? Sir, is the information in here real?"

Qiao Siyuan shot a look at Liz and said slowly, "I had a feeling that Ouyang Lan's marriage with Zhou Lingfeng was odd. I felt that it might be connected to that matter, so I deliberately requested my teacher to help me investigate the An family's candidate. This was the outcome my teacher gave me. Do you think it could be wrong?"

"Naturally not!" The alarmed look on Liz's face became more pronounced. "But isn't the An family's candidate An Jing? Why did it turn into Zhou Wen? He has zero blood relations with the An family and isn't even half a son. Why would the An family give such a huge opportunity to an outsider?"

"That I do not know, but I can be sure that after Zhou Wen was admitted into Sunset College, the An family indeed changed their candidate's name from An Jing to Zhou Wen. And based on the regulations, the An family only has one chance of changing their candidate. Even if Zhou Wen were to die, it would be impossible to change it to anyone else."

Having said that, Qiao Siyuan glared at Liz with a burning gaze. "Do you still believe that the An family is completely unaware of your little accident with Zhou Wen?"

Liz broke out into a cold sweat as she bowed her head. "Sir, I'm aware of my mistakes. I'm fully prepared for any punishment."

She knew very well how important Zhou Wen now was to the An family. It was impossible for them not to know of such a person being hit by a car in Luoyang. If they really were so oblivious to such developments, they would have long been cleanly devoured by others.

"Considering how you were only recently transferred to the Special Inspector Bureau and aren't aware of how we run things here, I'll let this pass. Don't repeat this a second time," Qiao Siyuan said.

"Sir, please give me an opportunity to make up for my mistakes," Liz requested.

"Not now. Zhou Wen has already headed for Sunset College early. If there's no reasonable excuse, it won't be that easy to invite him over. I have other arrangements, so stay out of this matter," Qiao Siyuan said with a wave of his hand.

Liz said with an odd expression, "I really find it unbelievable that the Ans would switch their candidate to Zhou Wen. Even if Ouyang Lan were blinded by love and couldn't be bothered about the opportunity for her daughter, how could they be agreeable to giving this opportunity to Zhou Wen? How is it possible for An Tianzuo to agree? This opportunity should belong to the Ans!"

"There's no need to waste your efforts trying to understand something you don't. Just do what you're supposed to do. You are dismissed." Qiao Siyuan waved his hand, an indication that Liz should leave. He then picked up the dossier and muttered to himself while reading it, "What's the An family up to? How's it possible for them to give such a huge opportunity to an outsider? Could it be that Ouyang Lan gave away this opportunity because she doesn't want her daughter to take the risk? But with An Jing's talent, the chances of her succeeding is rather high. It wouldn't be considered risky. Is Jing Daoxian's encounter with Zhou Wen, and the way he abnormally remained in the vicinity, purely coincidental?"

After Zhou Wen and Li Xuan had completed the matriculation paperwork, the latter chose not to stay in Four Seasons Garden with Zhou Wen. Therefore, Zhou Wen headed to the specially designed region like a park, alone, with the dormitory card Ouyang Lan had given him.

There were rows of two-storied buildings which weren't too big. They were minimalistic and simple and each building came with a tiny yard.

The yard didn't have any walls. They were just surrounded by a white wooden fence that was half an adult's height, allowing people to clearly see into their neighbors compound.

702. It should be this one. Zhou Wen stood in front of a small building by following the dormitory card. He looked around and realized that this was the last row in Four Seasons Garden. There were three buildings in this row, and his building was in the middle. The building on the left seemed uninhabited and the right building's yard had some plants grown with the soil still moist. It was likely inhabited by someone.

Zhou Wen thought of pushing the door open to enter when he heard the door open on the building to his right. Then, he saw a figure walk out.

An Jing? Zhou Wen was taken aback when he identified the figure.

An Jing was equally taken aback, clearly not expecting to meet Zhou Wen here.

However, she instantly understood what was happening. Biting her lip, she ignored Zhou Wen and left her yard.

Since An Jing had ignored him, Zhou Wen didn't plan on being chummy with her. Without a word, the two pretended as though they hadn't seen the other.

After entering the building with his dormitory card, Zhou Wen found the place excellent. Although the layout and renovations were simple, they were very suitable for cultivation. It even came equipped with Strength-measuring devices and other useful tools.

A new beginning. Seems pretty good. After Zhou Wen surveyed the entire building, he planned on buying some necessities first.

Although the building was furnished, it didn't come with blankets or other personal belongings. It still required Zhou Wen to buy them himself.

Previously, Li Xuan had taken him to the entrance of Four Seasons Garden. However, attempting to walk out himself, he realized how ridiculously huge Sunset College was. Although it wasn't big to the point of getting lost, Zhou Wen still took several detours due to the inaccurate navigation on his phone.

Furthermore, he wasn't aware of where he could buy daily necessities on campus.

As he walked, he found himself in an increasingly remote and isolated area. Just as he was about to ask around for directions, he realized that he was surrounded by old, dilapidated buildings—likely old teaching buildings that had been abandoned.

How is the GPS tracking so ridiculously wrong? Zhou Wen looked at the map on his phone in exasperation.

Just as he was about to turn back, he heard voices from a bend ahead.

I should ask for directions. Zhou Wen took a few steps forward, planning to ask the talking person about the location of the on-campus supermarket.

"Little Mei, you have to be good. Work hard in the future." Zhou Wen heard a man's voice around the bend and found it somewhat familiar. However, he wasn't able to immediately put the voice to a face.

As he was thinking, Zhou Wen turned the corner and saw in the corner of a dilapidated building nearby, a towering figure. He had his hands raised high, raising a petite and adorable kitten. His eyes wore a warm look as he suffused a smile. However, that face still looked as ferocious as a devil despite smiling. It left anyone who laid their eyes on him afraid.

Gu Dian? Zhou Wen was momentarily left rooted to the ground. He couldn't put Gu Dian with this man who was warmly smiling and raising a kitten high up.

Likewise, Gu Dian noticed Zhou Wen. When his eyes locked with Zhou Wen with him raising the kitten, the atmosphere between them immediately became odd.

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Chapter 55: Heart Meditation's Use

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Only when Gu Dian put the kitten aside did Zhou Wen see another three cats on the grass patch to the side. Two of them were kittens and one of them was an adult. Clearly, this group of four was a family. The mother cat was sunbathing in the sun with her three kittens.

By the side of the grass patch were two bowls. One of them had water in it and the other had cat food. It was obvious that they had been prepared by Gu Dian.

After putting down the kitten, the look in Gu Dian's eyes turned extremely cold. He glared at Zhou Wen like a devil and coldly said, "You're dead if I hear any rumors spreading."

His devil-like looks and bone-chilling voice would probably frighten Zhou Wen at any other time. However, the scene of Gu Dian raising the kitten high kept flashing across his eyes. Zhou Wen just couldn't bring himself to feel any fear.

"Don't worry. I'm not a gossipy person."

"That better be the case," Gu Dian said coldly. Ignoring Zhou Wen, he bent down and picked up the two bowls. After taking another glance at the four cats who were frolicking on the grass, he turned and left.

After taking a few steps, Gu Dian stopped and said without turning his head. "Also, don't you attempt to harm them; otherwise, you're dead."

After saying that, Gu Dian took huge strides and left.

Li Xuan said that not only does Gu Dian look fierce, but that he's extremely bad. It's said that he's willing to do anything awful as long as he's paid. Now from the looks of it, he might not be as bad as the rumors say. To be so close to cats which are naturally wary of others, to the point of letting him get so close to the kittens, he's probably not as evil as the rumors say. Zhou Wen glanced at the four cats and thought to himself.

In present times, animals like dogs and cats were no longer as cherished as in the past. After all, they were only for aesthetics. In contrast, Companion Beasts had magical powers. People were more willing to spend money on them.

In the past, all kinds of valuable pet cats and dogs had mostly turned into strays. They were no longer doted on by humans.

With the time changing, many things changed as well. In the past, figures who could fly or have tremendous strength were extolled for being capable of becoming Legendaries. Their tales were spread to this day because few humans in the past had such powers.

But in this day and age, it wasn't difficult to have tremendous strength if one could advance to the Legendary stage. Now, almost everyone could become as legendary as those people from the past since the Legendary stage was no longer rare. As long as one cultivated hard, they would definitely advance to the Legendary stage as long as they weren't without any aptitude.

However, to advance from the Legendary stage to the Epic stage wasn't simple. This required talent, Primordial Energy Arts, resources, and the combination of all kinds of factors. It wasn't achievable simply through hard work.

After all, those people who had their names put into the annals of history to be extolled in poems and songs were basically close to mythical existences.

Back when Zhou Wen cultivated Ascetic Meditation, he had planned on advancing to the Legendary stage during college. Such a speed made him a genius among humans.

However, his Ascetic Meditation had already been replaced by the Legendary stage. To advance to the Legendary stage with the Lost Immortal Sutra wasn't a simple endeavor to begin with.

Zhou Wen had been repeatedly studying Lost Immortal Sutra recently and he discovered that it was very different from the typical Primordial Energy Art.

In typical Primordial Energy Arts like Ascetic Meditation, advancement was in fact breaking one's shackles. Humans had the limits of their Strength, Speed, Constitution, and Primordial Energy shackled, so consuming no amount of supplements was of any use. The stats just wouldn't continue rising.

Only after breaking those shackles would a human's upper limits be unlocked. While being able to continue raising one's stats, one would also obtain a Life Providence that was related to one's aptitude. It was commonly known as Legendary Life Providence.

However, after Zhou Wen's repeated studies of the Lost Immortal Sutra, he didn't see any descriptions regarding the breaking of those shackles.

Therefore, Zhou Wen still hadn't figured out how he could use the Lost Immortal Sutra to advance to the Legendary stage.

After going through quite a hassle to find the on-campus supermarket and buying the daily necessities he needed, he returned to his dorm to unpack it. Once he was done with all of that, he then began grinding.

Since it was unlikely for him to have any progress with Ant Nest any time soon, Zhou Wen chose to enter the Underground Buddha City.

He spent some time grinding the Buddha Heart Lotuses at the lotus pond, but not a single Companion Beast dropped. Instead, his Mutated Skeleton Ant was devoured by the gargantuan blood-colored Buddha Heart Lotus.

Zhou Wen then controlled the blood-colored avatar to Small Buddha Temple. Before climbing up the stone steps, Zhou Wen got the blood-colored avatar to activate his Primordial Energy Skill—Heart Meditation.

The stretch of road in front of Small Buddha Temple was extremely bizarre. Death seemed to be the only outcome no matter how he traversed it. He still hadn't found the reason why that was the case.

Using Heart Meditation was a last-ditch effort. He felt that since Heart Meditation came from the Buddha Heart Lotus, it was possible that using it worked.

To Zhou Wen's surprise, the blood-colored avatar, which would usually die once it arrived at a spot where it could see the Small Buddha Temple's signboard, didn't die this time. It could still move higher and progress forward.

Does Heart Meditation really work? Even Zhou Wen was surprised.

He made the blood-colored avatar proceed forward and indeed, nothing happened the entire way. However, Heart Meditation was a Primordial Energy Skill which expended Primordial Energy while it was in use, at a rate of two points a minute.

By climbing up the stone steps in such a way, there was still quite a distance from Small Buddha Temple before his Primordial Energy was completely drained.

The moment Heart Meditation wasn't in effect, the blood-colored avatar collapsed to the ground and the game's screen went black.

Since he knew that Heart Meditation worked, Zhou Wen eagerly revived the blood-colored avatar and made it come in front of the Small Buddha Temple's stone passageway.

Zhou Wen activated Heart Meditation and made the blood-colored avatar run towards the Small Buddha Temple at full speed. However, it died once again when its Primordial Energy was drained about ten meters away from its destination.

With my present speed, the time Heart Meditation can be in effect isn't enough for me to rush into Small Buddha Temple. Do I have to wait until I've advanced to the Legendary stage and have plenty of Primordial Energy before I can rush in with Heart Meditation? But I've no idea how long it will take before I advance to the Legendary stage…

Primordial Energy Skills like Heart Meditation that continuously expend Primordial Energy expend less Primordial Energy at higher ranks. I wonder if it's the same with Heart Meditation? Currently, Heart Meditation is at Rank 7. If I can grind a Rank 8 or Rank 9 Heart Meditation, perhaps I might have a chance of entering Small Buddha Temple.

Since he had nothing else to do, Zhou Wen continued grinding Buddha Heart Lotuses with a try-and-see attitude, hoping to receive something.

After repeated grinding, Zhou Wen realized a pattern. The blood-colored Buddha Heart Lotus was always submerged underwater in the beginning. Only after Zhou Wen cleaved some of the Buddha Heart Lotuses around the middle of the lotus pond would the blood-colored Buddha Heart Lotus rise above the water surface in rage.

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Chapter 56: Silver-Eyed Golden-Feathered Hawk

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With the Silver-Winged Flying Ant's wings, Zhou Wen flew directly above the lotus pond to battle the blood-colored Buddha Heart Lotus. Although he died plenty of times, it wasn't without return.

Zhou Wen was rather familiar with the few moves available to the blood-colored Buddha Heart Lotus—knowledge he had gained from repeated deaths. Although he was temporarily unable to slay it, he knew of a way to kill it. He just wasn't powerful enough; thus, preventing him from actualizing his strategies.

"Zhou Wen, quickly get up. It's great that we matriculated early. Otherwise, we would have missed a great show." Li Xuan called him on the phone early in the morning.

"What great show?" Zhou Wen put down the phone and stretched before asking.

"Didn't I mention that the Legendary stage students are purchasing powerful Companion Beasts capable of flight? They plan on slaying the blood-colored Buddha Heart Lotus today. Let's head over to take a look," Li Xuan suggested.

"Alright." Zhou Wen was also interested in watching battles at the Legendary stage.

He got out of bed, washed up, and headed out, meeting Li Xuan at the entrance of the Four Seasons Garden.

Li Xuan had clearly been waiting for a while, pulling him to head for Ancient Inlet the moment he saw Zhou Wen come out. As they ran, he said, "Quick! We'll miss the show if we are late."

Zhou Wen learned from Li Xuan that the person who planned on killing the blood-colored Buddha Heart Lotus was a famous third-year senior in Sunset College, Yang Lie. He was a mighty figure who had advanced to the Legendary stage.

Apparently, he had spent a large sum of money buying Legendary Companion Eggs and had tried means to speed up the incubation in order to slay the blood-colored Buddha Heart Lotus. As soon as that was done, he rushed for the lotus pond.

After the two entered Underground Buddha City, they rushed to the lotus pond, where there were many students surrounding the pond. They had clearly heard the news and were here to watch Yang Lie battle the blood-patterned Buddha Heart Lotus.

Just as the duo arrived, a man ran over.

"Brother Xuan, Brother Wen!"

"Xu Miantu, you also applied for Sunset College?" Zhou Wen recognized the person.

Xu Miantu scratched his head in embarrassment, seemingly unable to verbalize his reasons. By the side, Li Xuan scolded him in a bemused state, "Dude, just say it. It's not like it's something disgraceful. In fact, Xu Miantu should have been matriculated last year. However, to help me in the examination, he deferred his application to Sunset College by one year."

Xu Miantu chuckled and said, "A genius like Brother Xuan didn't even need my help. I was just ignorant."

Just as the trio began having a conversation, they heard an uproar.

"An Jing's here."

"An Jing from the An family?"

"Who else could it be? Tsk, she indeed lives up to the rumors. She's really a beauty."

"I heard that she advanced to the Legendary stage at the age of thirteen. She's extremely talented and she comes from a formidable family. She has the money, the talent, and the looks. It's like the Creator favored her when creating her."

Zhou Wen traced the students' gaze and looked over. Indeed, he saw An Jing arriving on a white horse. However, it didn't have any wings, so it wasn't a White-Winged Flying Horse.

Yang Lie, who had been surrounded by people, walked over to An Jing.

This gave Zhou Wen a chance to see him. He stood at more than 1.80 meters. His sword-like brows and starry eyes made him look sharp. Beside him was a black leopard with one eye, making it look extremely odd.

"An Jing, you came just in time. Regardless of what drops today when I slay the blood-patterned Buddha Heart Lotus, I'll be giving it to you as a matriculation gift," Yang Lie said with a spirited look.

Many students revealed a teasing smile when they heard him. It was obvious that Yang Lie was expressing his interest in An Jing.

However, Li Xuan said in contempt, "Although the Yang family is rather famous in Luoyang, it's not of the upper class. Besides, they have many businesses that rely on the An family's power in Luoyang. This punk is probably up to no good by expressing his interest in An Jing. However, it's probably in vain. No matter how blind the An family is, they wouldn't fancy the Yang family."

"Brother Xuan, I believe you are the only one qualified to be with An Jing in all of Luoyang," Xu Miantu said with a chuckle.

Li Xuan spat at that thought and said, "An Jing is an arrogant woman. She also has a bad temper. That cold demeanor of hers isn't fun at all, so it's useless no matter how beautiful she is. Only an idiot will marry a woman like her."

With that said, Li Xuan glanced at Zhou Wen and said with a mysterious, furtive smile, "Besides, I understand the rationale of not hitting on a friend's sister."

Zhou Wen couldn't be bothered to refute and he pretended not to hear it.

Xu Miantu had no idea of Zhou Wen's relationship with the An family, so he failed to understand what Li Xuan meant. Puzzled, he looked at them blankly.

An Jing sat on the white horse with no intention of getting off. She said in a calm tone, "I don't need any gifts. Besides, you won't be able to slay the blood-patterned Buddha Heart Lotus either."

Yang Lie wasn't angry when he heard that. Instead, he guffawed and said, "Then let's have a bet. Why don't you accept my present if I succeed in slaying the blood-patterned Buddha Heart Lotus?"

"No," An Jing replied without any hesitation.

"You're afraid of losing?" Yang Lie said provocatively.

"You won't be able to slay the blood-patterned Buddha Heart Lotus, so the bet can't even be established. There's no need for it." After An Jing said that, she rode the white horse to the side of the lotus pond.

Yang Lie felt embarrassed, but due to her extremely special identity, he didn't dare flare up at her.

"Alright, I'll show you that I'm capable of slaying the blood-patterned Buddha Heart Lotus," Yang Lie said. He spread his arms and two Companion Beasts were summoned out by him.

They were two Silver-Eyed Golden-Feathered Hawks, but they were much larger than the typical hawk. Their wingspans reached more than ten meters and with a flap, they shot out like a golden beam of light. They then spiraled above the lotus pond like two golden clouds.

A Silver-Eyed Golden-Feathered Hawk swooped down and extended its claws like a phantom, instantly grabbing a Buddha Heart Lotus.

"Silver-Eyed Golden-Feathered Hawk. And there's two of them. This fellow sure is willing to make the investment," Li Xuan curled his lips and said.

Silver-Eyed Golden-Feathered Hawks were rare Legendary Companion Beasts. They were only found in the dimensional zones of the Heavenly Lake of the Heavenly Mountain. However, there were many dimensional zones in the Heavenly Mountain's vicinity, so it wasn't easy to reach the Heavenly Lake itself. Furthermore, Silver-Eyed Golden-Feathered Hawks were rare in number. They also lived on cliffs, making it difficult to kill them and have a Companion Egg drop.

If one's luck wasn't good, even experts at the Epic stage would return empty-handed.

Seeing the students look at his pair of Silver-Eyed Golden-Feathered Hawks in envy, Yang Lie felt slightly pleased with himself. Without any hesitation, he ordered the hawks to attack the blood-patterned Buddha Heart Lotus.

When they rushed at the blood-patterned Buddha Heart Lotus from the flanks, the latter sensed the threat and shot out twenty to thirty blood-colored lotus seeds that hurtled towards the two hawks.

As the blood-colored lotus seeds were about to hit the hawks, they showed no intention of dodging. They continued flying forward and released a golden glow over their feathers as though they were emitting light themselves.

Boom! Boom!

When the blood-colored lotus seeds exploded on the golden feathers and splattered into bloody water, they rolled off as if the golden feathers were nonstick. The hawks weren't damaged at all.

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Chapter 57 Quarrel

"As expected of Silver-Eyed Golden-Feathered Hawks. They are truly extraordinary. It appears this blood-patterned Buddha Heart Lotus will likely be slain by Yang Lie," Li Xuan said.

Zhou Wen shook his head and whispered, "Not necessarily. The blood-patterned Buddha Heart Lotus can't be slain by just two Silver-Eyed Golden-Feathered Hawks."

Zhou Wen's research on the blood-patterned Buddha Heart Lotus was nothing these students could compare with. He was acutely aware of how powerful the blood-patterned Buddha Heart Lotus was. It was impossible to slay it with just two Legendary Companion Beasts capable of flight.

Perhaps intentionally or unintentionally, An Jing happened to shoot Zhou Wen a look when he said those words.

Li Xuan was just about to ask why when the lotus pond experienced an anomaly. One of the Silver-Eyed Golden-Feathered Hawk rushed right in front of the blood-patterned Buddha Heart Lotus and was swallowed by the latter's petals that opened like a gaping mouth.

Just as the other Silver-Eyed Golden-Feathered Hawk was about touch the petals with its talons that were glimmering in gold light, the blood patterns on the petals-a sitting Buddha-shot out beams of sanguine light. What seemed like a fragile petal remained undamaged after clashing with the hawk's talons.

When the blood-patterned Buddha Heart Lotus opened its petals again, the Silver-Eyed Golden-Feathered Hawk which had been devoured was reduced to bone. Furthermore, the bones were rapidly melting.

The students watching this battle gasped. It was shocking that the blood-patterned Buddha Heart Lotus could devour the Legendary Silver-Eyed Golden-Feathered Hawk and instantly corrode its bones.

It even managed to resist the Golden Halo Talons of the Silver-Eyed Golden-Feathered Hawk, a Primordial Energy Skill. It was quite shocking.

Flower-type dimensional creatures typically were rather weak in Constitution. Amongst dimensional creatures of the same stage, their Constitution usually lined the bottom.

However, the fact that this blood-patterned Buddha Heart Lotus was able to withstand a powerful Legendary Primordial Energy Skill like Golden Halo Talons made it terrifying. It overturned the average person's understanding of flower-type creatures.

Yang Lie's expression was livid. He didn't dare order his Silver-Eyed Golden-Feathered Hawk to continue attacking as he summoned the surviving one back.

All the students looked at the blood-patterned Buddha Heart Lotus with fear and greed. It clearly had more than one Primordial Energy Skill. If it dropped as a Companion Beast, they could possess a Companion Beast with more than one Primordial Energy Skill.

However, the chances of Companion Beasts dropping were low to begin with. Furthermore, with Yang Lie's two Silver-Eyed Golden-Feathered Hawks suffering a defeat, it meant that no student could currently kill it.

"How did you know that the two Hawks weren't a match for the blood-patterned Buddha Heart Lotus?" Only then did Li Xuan have the chance to ask the question that was eating at him.

"It was obvious to the eye." Zhou Wen shrugged, preparing to leave the area. It was unlikely that the students could kill the blood-patterned Buddha Heart Lotus anytime soon. This lotus flower was probably a top existence among Legendary creatures. Unless one had even more powerful Companion Beasts or was capable of targeting its weak points, even a siege against it wouldn't be of much use.

"Brother Wen, since you were able to tell that the Hawks weren't the blood-patterned Buddha Heart Lotus's match, doesn't that mean that you have the means to kill it?" Xu Miantu's eyes lit up as he asked Zhou Wen.

Xu Miantu wasn't much to speak of. He wasn't a bad man either, but he was someone who shot his mouth off. He hadn't suppressed his voice, allowing people around them to hear him.

Yang Lie was already in a bad mood, so when he heard Xu Miantu, he turned his head and saw that it was Li Xuan, Xu Miantu, and an unfamiliar youth, he immediately felt even more infuriated.

Li Xuan was well known to be a foppish person in Luoyang. Together with an adopted son of the Li family, Xu Miantu, Yang Lie naturally knew how much they amounted to. It could even be said that he viewed them with contempt.

Yang Lie often imagined that if he were Li Xuan and had all the resources of the Li family, he would be able to achieve so much more.

Xu Miantu's unintentional question sounded like a mockery to Yang Lie.

"To be able to tell at a glance that the hawks aren't the blood-patterned Buddha Heart Lotus's match. Not a bad eye. Might I know how you should be addressed?" Yang Lie held back his anger and asked Zhou Wen as he sized him up.

Although he was angry, he wasn't willing to offend students with significant backing. After all, the students of Sunset College were the elites of East District. Many of them had strong backers.

Zhou Wen didn't say a word, but Xu Miantu drummed up support for him. "Zhou Wen got second in the combat test of Guide City. He's the number one genius of Guide High School. He's Brother Xuan's buddy!"

Xu Miantu didn't brag emptily but was trying to use this opportunity to make Zhou Wen known to all, making students of Sunset College know of his existence.

This brought about plenty of benefits. In the future, when they formed teams to enter dimensional zones to complete the missions handed out by the school, other strong students would be willing to team up with Zhou Wen.

Otherwise, if Zhou Wen was unknown to everyone, how would those strong students be willing to team up with him? It was already a very common way of societal thinking for the strong to ally together.

However, those who heard Xu Miantu looked at him and Zhou Wen with a look of mockery. It wasn't only Yang Lie, but all the other students as well.

Many students in Sunset College had the accolades of being the number one genius of so-and-so high school or first in the combat test of so-and-so city. Furthermore, Zhou Wen had only gotten second place. Others weren't even interested in who got first place, much less second place.

If it were first place in places like Beijing, people might have paid some attention. However, a tiny city like Guide City wasn't worth paying any attention to.

When Yang Lie heard that Zhou Wen had come in second at the Guide City's combat test, he knew that Zhou Wen likely didn't have much of a background. Otherwise, he would have obtained first place. Only those who obtained the first place of a city could receive certain privileges and resources from the Sunset College. This was also one of the reasons why Li Xuan needed to get first.

"Second place. That's pretty impressive," Yang Lie quipped. "In that case, I would like to know what amazing strategy you have to kill that blood-patterned Buddha Heart Lotus."

The other students could naturally tell that Yang Lie was being sarcastic. They were freshmen and only at the Mortal stage. They weren't even close to the Legendary stage, so it was obvious that they didn't have the qualifications to kill top Legendary creatures like the blood-patterned Buddha Heart Lotus.

Xu Miantu couldn't tolerate the treatment as he curled his lips and said in disdain, "Are you a fool or do you think of us as fools? Why should we tell you the strategy we've come up with?"

Ever since the battle at Guide Ancient City, Xu Miantu was truly impressed with Zhou Wen. He strongly believed that Zhou Wen had the means to kill the blood-patterned Buddha Heart Lotus. Since it was a given, he naturally wouldn't tell others of the strategy.

But his words only amused Yang Lie. "Alright. There's no need to tell me. Don't you have the strategy? Isn't being second in Guide City impressive? Fine then, slay the blood-patterned Buddha Heart Lotus. Please broaden our horizons."

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Chapter 58 The Opportunity to Slay the Blood-Patterned Buddha Heart Lotus

Xu Miantu didn't dare make the decision as he cast his gaze at Zhou Wen. There was a fervent look of encouragement in it.

Zhou Wen could only smile wryly in secret. Xu Miantu had thought too highly of him. He didn't have the strength to kill the blood-patterned Buddha Heart Lotus at present. All he could do was slightly shake his head at Xu Miantu.

However, Xu Miantu had full confidence in him. Believing that Zhou Wen was only being humble, he continued encouraging him. "Brother Wen, there's no need to be overly humble in a place like Sunset College. You have to showcase your absolute strength. This will give you the opportunity to obtain more resources."

Zhou Wen felt a little depressed. He did wish to slay the blood-patterned Buddha Heart Lotus, but he really wasn't capable of doing so at present.

Seeing Zhou Wen show a stumped look, Yang Lie sneered and said, "One needs to have the strength to actually showcase it. Otherwise, they will only be a joke."

After saying that, Yang Lie ignored Xu Miantu and turned to walk to An Jing.

From Yang Lie's point of view, he would only disgrace himself if he continued embroiling himself with Xu Miantu, Li Xuan, and Zhou Wen.

Although Xu Miantu didn't wish to let it go, he was helpless when he saw Zhou Wen remain silent. All he could do was watch the supercilious look Yang Lie had while turning around.

Yang Lie came in front of An Jing and said in a very gentlemanly manner, "I lost the bet. If you have anything you need me to do, I'll definitely give my all. However, I'm curious why you knew that the Silver-Eyed Golden-Feathered Hawks weren't the blood-patterned Buddha Heart Lotus's match? Could it be that you've already fought it before?"

"First, I'd said that the bet was completely meaningless. Neither do I have anything I need you to do. I am equally capable of doing what you are capable of. If I can't do it, it only makes it impossible for you to do it. Second, those who are truly in the know do not need to engage in a fight to know who's stronger." An Jing wore a calm look, but every word she said was biting.

Zhou Wen suspected that with her vicious tongue, she might have been beaten up by many if she hadn't been born into the An family.

Indeed, Yang Lie wore a rather embarrassed look. His face oscillated between blue and white. He was a student who wasn't even twenty years old, so he wasn't thick-skinned enough.

"Well said." Xu Miantu took this opportunity and cheered. This only made Yang Lie glare at him hatefully.

An Jing ignored him and rode her white horse, brushing past Yang Lie's shoulder. She headed for Zhou Wen.

"Your sister is coming over," Li Xuan whispered as he nudged Zhou Wen with his elbow.

Zhou Wen shook his head, gesturing to Li Xuan to cut the nonsense. However, before he could say a thing, An Jing had already arrived in front of him.

When Yang Lie and the other students saw An Jing standing in front of Zhou Wen, all of them cast their gazes over, curious as to what she wanted.

An Jing stared into Zhou Wen's eyes and asked, "Do you have the confidence in slaying the blood-patterned Buddha Heart Lotus?"

"It definitely won't be a problem. An Jing, let's work together to slay this blood-patterned Buddha Heart Lotus. Brother Wen will definitely not let you down." Xu Miantu didn't know the relationship between An Jing and Zhou Wen. Imagining that An Jing was interested in Zhou Wen, he believed that Zhou Wen might be able to sweep her off her feet if he did well.

Furthermore, this beauty's family was extraordinary. She was the daughter of Luoyang's An family. She was practically a princess in Luoyang.

"Is that right? Brother Wen?" Xu Miantu nudged Zhou Wen as he winked at him while his back was facing An Jing. His meaning was clear-he wanted Zhou Wen to do a good job.

Although Zhou Wen knew that Xu Miantu had good intentions, he really couldn't do it. All he wanted was to game in peace and he had no intention of stealing the limelight here. Involving himself with An Jing was the last thing he wished to do.

"You really have wild ideas. If An Jing really wants to kill the blood-patterned Buddha Heart Lotus, would you have even have a chance?" Yang Lie already detested Xu Miantu, so he couldn't help but shoot off a snide remark. He vented all the pent up anger he had thanks to An Jing on Xu Miantu. "A dog is a dog. It only knows how to threaten others thanks to its master. However, you have to at least take a good look. Is that really your master?"

When Yang Lie said that, not only did the expression on Xu Miantu's face change, even Li Xuan and Zhou Wen were no exception.

Li Xuan coldly said, "Yang Lie, who did you say was the dog? I dare you to say it again."

Yang Lie sneered and said, "Who in Luoyang City doesn't know that your patriarch enjoys adopting sons. To put it nicely, it's an adopted son, but at the core of the matter, it's just a lapdog reared by your Li family. This is known by all, so what did I say wrong?"

The look in Li Xuan's chilled. Just as he was about to flare up, he was held back by Xu Miantu. Surprisingly, Xu Miantu wasn't angry. He grinned at Yang Lie and said, "That's right. I'm a dog of the Li family. I even feel proud and honored being the Li family's dog. The Li family is my benefactor and I've benefited from them. It's not like someone who yearns to be the dog of the An family, but they can't even be bothered to spare him a glance. Something that's worse than a dog isn't worth mentioning."

Xu Miantu's words hit Yang Lie where it hurt. It was true that the Yang family was trying to cozy up with the An family, but the An family's attitude was rather vague. It had never truly accepted the Yang family.

Therefore, Yang Lie's expression changed drastically once he heard that. His face was extremely livid. His eyes stared viciously at Xu Miantu as a look of killing intent flashed through them.

"Does a dog of the Li family only know how to bark? If you're as impressive as you say you are, slay the blood-patterned Buddha Heart Lotus; otherwise, quit the barking," Yang Lie said with a cold look. If they weren't in public, he would have immediately taken action and slaughtered Xu Miantu.

Xu Miantu was about to snap back when he felt a hand on his shoulder. Then, he heard Zhou Wen whisper, "If you wish to kill the blood-patterned Buddha Heart Lotus, we can do it together."

"Brother Wen, really?" Xu Miantu was delighted as he hurriedly asked.

Zhou Wen nodded slightly and said seriously, "As long as you aren't afraid of sacrificing your Companion Beast."

Xu Miantu had started the conflict because of Zhou Wen and Yang Lie, so naturally, he couldn't sit idly as Xu Miantu was being ridiculed by Yang Lie. However, his claim of being able to kill the blood-patterned Buddha Heart Lotus wasn't just a spur of the moment.

Zhou Wen really couldn't kill the blood-patterned Buddha Heart Lotus in-game, but this wasn't the game. He didn't need to face it alone and he still had Xu Miantu and Li Xuan to help him.

Zhou Wen had carefully run through the Companion Beasts they possessed. If they controlled them well and no mistakes happened, he believed he could slay the blood-patterned Buddha Heart Lotus based on his understanding of it.

"There's nothing to be afraid of. Let's do it," Xu Miantu turned to say to Yang Lie. "Heard that, Yang? We'll be slaying it right now. Open your eyes and watch it well. Don't blame us for not teaching you."

"I'm looking forward to it," Yang Lie said with a sneer.

From his point of view, it was fool's talk that the trio could kill the blood-patterned Buddha Heart Lotus. Even two Silver-Eyed Golden-Feathered Hawks weren't a match for it, so it would be ridiculous if three freshmen at the Mortal stage could slay it.

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Chapter 59 Besieging the Buddha Heart Lotus

Li Xuan and Zhou Wen were amongst the first group of people who had discovered the blood-patterned Buddha Heart Lotus. Zhou Wen had been thinking up a strategy to slay it in-game. Likewise, Li Xuan hadn't been slacking off either. He had also tried all kinds of means to obtain Legendary Companion Beasts capable of flight, hoping to slay the blood-patterned Buddha Heart Lotus.

However, Legendary Companion Beasts capable of flight were rare. Those with considerable strength weren't easily acquired. Furthermore, Li Xuan was only at the Mortal stage, so the Legendary Companion Beasts he incubated needed more time and effort than those at the Legendary stage.

At this point in time, Li Xuan had only incubated a Legendary Sky Conch.

Xu Miantu was also at the Mortal stage. He didn't have the Invincible Connate Divine Art, so he wasn't capable of incubating a Legendary Companion Beast. However, he had always been Li Xuan's right-hand man. He had also contributed when Jiang Hao betrayed Li Xuan.

Therefore, Li Xuan had gotten a Mortal Dragon-Scaled Turtle Companion Egg and given it to him. Although it was only at the Mortal stage, it lived in Black Dragon Pool, so it had extremely high resistance against corrosive liquids.

Li Xuan had prepared a Dragon-Scaled Turtle to kill the blood-patterned Buddha Heart Lotus, so it was perfect to have Xu Miantu control it.

Zhou Wen knew of this, so after taking into account all the Companion Beasts they had, he had the confidence that the three of them combined could kill it.

"To kill the blood-patterned Buddha Heart Lotus, apart from letting our Companion Beasts engage in battle, we will need to enter the lotus pond as well. Only then will we have a hundred percent chance of killing it. Are you certain that you want to enter?" Zhou Wen looked at Xu Miantu and Li Xuan, confirming with them with great solemnity.

"Buddha needs incense, and a man needs self-respect. I'm bent on killing that blood-patterned Buddha Heart Lotus," Xu Miantu said loudly.

"Zhou Wen, how confident are you?" Li Xuan asked Zhou Wen with a serious look.

"Follow my instructions, 100%. However, there mustn't be any mistakes in our cooperation or it will be very dangerous. It's especially so for Miantu who has to control the Dragon-Scaled Turtle. You mustn't make any mistakes or both you and I will be in grave danger," Zhou Wen said as he looked at Xu Miantu.

"Don't worry. I'll make sure nothing happens to you even if I were to die," Xu Miantu said as he slapped his chest.

"Alright. Let's do it," Li Xuan locked eyes with Zhou Wen and said with a nod.

"Then let's begin. Listen to my every command. Miantu, release your Dragon-Scaled Turtle…" Zhou Wen softly informed the other two of his plan.

The trio made their own preparations. Xu Miantu released the Dragon-Scaled Turtle and a turtle the size of a tiny boat appeared on the lotus pond. Not only did it have a turtle shell, but it also had black scales on its shell, making it look very odd.

The average Companion Beast would immediately be reduced to bone upon contact with the lotus pond's water. Yet, this Dragon-Scaled Turtle was completely fine. It floated in the lotus pond like a tiny black boat.

Xu Miantu and Li Xuan jumped onto the turtle's back. Zhou Wen was about to jump onto it when he suddenly heard a cold, clear voice. "Good intentions might not result in good outcomes. At times, good intentions might even kill."

Zhou Wen turned his head and looked over to see An Jing sitting on her white horse with a cold expression. She had been the one who had said that sentence.

Zhou Wen shot a look at her and smiled before jumping on the turtle's back.

The Dragon-Scaled Turtle waded through the lake and the green lotus leaves, rapidly approaching the blood-patterned Buddha Heart Lotus. When it was nearly twenty meters from the blood-patterned Buddha Heart Lotus, Zhou Wen got Xu Miantu to stop the Dragon-Scaled Turtle.

"Miantu, stay here to wait for us. Make sure to constantly take note of Li Xuan's landing points. Follow the plan. Make sure nothing goes wrong," Zhou Wen told Xu Miantu again.

"Brother Wen, don't worry. As long as I'm not dead, I guarantee you that nothing bad will happen to the two of you," Xu Miantu guaranteed with a slap of his chest.

"Okay." Zhou Wen nodded and looked at Li Xuan. "Act according to plan."

After uttering a confirmation, Li Xuan summoned his Legendary Companion Beast, the Sky Conch.

The Sky Conch resembled a conch that was found in the sea, but it had a pair of wings. Its body was about the size of a Volkswagen Beetle. It was extremely stable while flying in midair. Although it flew very slowly, it was good at being able to glide in the sky for long periods of time without needing to land on the ground to continue its flight.

"Legendary Sky Conch? How is it possible? Isn't Li Xuan at the Mortal stage? How is it possible for him to incubate a Sky Conch?" One of the students on the bank immediately recognized the Sky Conch and couldn't help but exclaim.

"Aren't you making too much of a fuss?" Li Xuan chuckled as he summoned Black Knight and Jade-Eyed White Tiger.

Black Knight transformed into an armor that encased Li Xuan's body. As for the Jade-Eyed White Tiger, it turned into a Tiger Soul Saber. Its cold glimmers stirred one's soul. Embedded in the saber's handle was a gem resembling a tiger's eye.

"Black Knight and Jade-Eyed White Tiger. They are both Legendary Companion Beasts… Heavens… Isn't Li Xuan at the Mortal stage? What's going on? Is this fellow really that prodigal son of the Li family?" The students widened their eyes as they looked at him in disbelief.

Li Xuan felt a little pleased with himself. Wearing the black armor and holding the Tiger Soul Saber while riding a Sky Conch, he flew towards the blood-patterned Buddha Heart Lotus with tremendous pomp.

Zhou Wen seemed to pale in comparison. He summoned the Mutated Skeleton Ant and stood on its back without any weapons or armor. The Mutated Skeleton Ant waded across the water surface to another side of the blood-patterned Buddha Heart Lotus.

"Miantu, pay attention to Li Xuan more. Make sure he doesn't fall into the water," Zhou Wen looked at Xu Miantu urging him again.

"Don't worry, Brother Wen," Xu Miantu said with a slap on his chest.

Zhou Wen didn't speak further. The Mutated Skeleton Ant and Sky Conch closed in on the blood-patterned Buddha Heart Lotus from both sides. With Li Xuan's speed faster than Zhou Wen's, the latter had apparently deliberately stayed a little behind.

Boom! Boom!

More than ten blood-colored lotus seeds shot at Li Xuan, instantly blanketing him and the Sky Conch, sealing off all routes of retreat.

With a loud roar, Li Xuan slashed the Tiger Soul Saber at the blood-colored lotus seeds. The saber was so fast that the seeds didn't explode when they were halved.

The seed only exploded when both halves had flown out further than a meter.

"Is that really the Li family's foppish Third Young Master Li Xuan?" Yang Lie watched in astonishment as Li Xuan showed his prowess. He sliced through all the blood-colored lotus seeds and charged at the blood-patterned Buddha Heart Lotus.

And while Li Xuan was handling the blood-patterned Buddha Heart Lotus's attacks, Zhou Wen took the chance to order the Mutated Skeleton Ant to rush towards the blood-patterned Buddha Heart Lotus at full speed.

When he was less than three meters from the blood-patterned Buddha Heart Lotus, Zhou Wen ordered the Mutated Skeleton Ant to jump. And it was at this moment that the blood-patterned Buddha Heart Lotus spread open its petals in a bid to devour the Mutated Skeleton Ant. If the latter had been one bit slower, Zhou Wen and the Mutated Skeleton Ant would have been devoured.

"Right now!" Zhou Wen roared.

Li Xuan didn't hesitate to jump from the Sky Conch, slashing down at the blood-patterned Buddha Heart Lotus with two hands clasping the saber.

A blinding-white saber beam blasted out of the Tiger Soul Saber, instantly cleaving the blood-patterned Buddha Heart Lotus's petals. The petals shot out a red luster that attempted to resist the Tiger Soul Saber's strike.

However, the saber beam was just too sharp. Combined with Li Xuan's saber-type Primordial Energy Skill, the Tiger Soul Saber sliced through the petals.

The petal was cleaved open, revealing the black lotus receptacle. Crouching on it was a pitch-black toad covered in black venomous warts. It opened its mouth and spat a mouthful of venom at Li Xuan.

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Chapter 60 Atonement

Li Xuan's strength was used up by the time his cleave tore through the Buddha-patterned flower petals. Furthermore, he wasn't able to dodge in midair. The Sky Conch was too slow at flying, making it unable to keep up with Li Xuan. It was still gliding at a relatively high altitude and the direction in which it was heading wasn't towards Li Xuan.

Suddenly a fist appeared beneath Li Xuan's feet, striking his soles. Zhou Wen had come flying over!

Li Xuan exerted Strength in his feet as he stepped onto Zhou Wen's fists and used this as an impetus to soar high into the sky. Zhou Wen ended up plummeting rapidly, allowing them to dodge the toad's venomous shot.

Li Xuan used his momentum to leap onto the lotus receptacle and cleaved down at the venomous toad's head. After the saber beam flashed by, Li Xuan flew back in retreat, jumping out of the lotus receptacle.

Bang!

The venomous toad exploded like a bomb, splattering venomous liquid in every direction like flying arrows, covering a massive region.

Li Xuan was already unable to dodge the attack while in midair, but the Sky Conch which had been constantly in the sky arrived in the nick of time, putting its body in between Li Xuan and the venomous liquid.

Zhou Wen also landed on the Mutated Skeleton Ant before leaping up once again, jumping back tens of feet to dodge the range of the venom's splash.

The venom was extremely terrifying. The Sky Conch's body was immediately corroded like snow touching ember. With a tragic cry, it fell straight into the pond.

When Zhou Wen landed, the Mutated Skeleton Ant had already stopped beneath his feet. On the contrary, Li Xuan was plummeting straight into the pond without having any place to land his feet.

The Dragon-Scaled Turtle, which was meant to catch Li Xuan, was still a distance from Li Xuan under Xu Miantu's flustered commandeering. It was apparent that he wasn't going to arrive in time.

Zhou Wen had just landed on the Mutated Skeleton Ant and it was already too late for him to command it to rush over when he saw this scene. He stomped on the Mutated Skeleton Ant and flew across the pond for Li Xuan, pulling him up just as his back was about to touch the water.

However, Zhou Wen's leap was ultimately limited. He soon began falling.

"Miantu, what are you waiting for? Quick catch us!" Li Xuan, who had been pulled up by Zhou Wen, shouted at the nearby Xu Miantu.

Xu Miantu watched Zhou Wen and Li Xuan fall from about three to four meters away. He was likely to able to reach the two of them if he extended his arms while getting the Dragon-Scaled Turtle to speed up.

However, he stood there motionless. He clenched his teeth in silence as his forehead's veins throbbed. Ultimately, he chose not to do a thing

"Xu Miantu, why!?" Li Xuan wore a grimace. At this stage, it was already obvious to him that Xu Miantu had deliberately thrown him and Zhou Wen into a trap.

From the initial provoking of Yang Lie to turning a blind eye to their peril, everything was a deliberate ruse by Xu Miantu.

The only person who was capable of doing this had to win the trust of Li Xuan and to know everything about him-Xu Miantu.

However, Li Xuan could do nothing. All he could do was stare intently at Xu Miantu as the duo were on the brink of falling into the pond.

There were exclamations on the bank. After all, they were still students. Even if they didn't like Zhou Wen or Li Xuan, none of them wished them dead.

With Li Xuan and Zhou Wen about to fall into the pond, Xu Miantu's face read, I had no choice. Don't blame me.

Am I really such a failure as a friend? Li Xuan, who had been staring at him, could read his lips. He couldn't help but feel a dreary sadness. The people he thought were his friends-Jiang Hao and Xu Miantu—had both betrayed him. It left him downhearted.

Just as Zhou Wen and Li Xuan were about to fall into the water, a white and silver beam shimmered above the lotus pond.

Silver light swirled behind Zhou Wen as four transparent wings appeared behind him. They were rapidly flapping as they pulled him and Li Xuan up, allowing them to escape certain doom.

Impossible… How do you have a Companion Beast capable of flight? Xu Miantu looked at the flying Zhou Wen, feeling alarmed and afraid. His expression was distorted beyond description.

With Li Xuan in tow, Zhou Wen landed on the Dragon-Scaled Turtle's back. He looked at Xu Miantu and said, "I kept giving you an opportunity, but unfortunately, you still did

it."

"Have you always suspected me? So you deliberately hid the fact that you own a Companion Beast capable of flight?" Xu Miantu stared at Zhou Wen in alarm and

anger.

"If it weren't the case, how would I be able to test if you really treat me as a friend?" Zhou Wen said indifferently. "I'm cool-natured and do not know how to be nice to others, so when others are nice to me, I suspect if they have any ulterior motives. Although I also wish that you really had treated me as a friend, the facts have unfortunately proven that this world is as cruel as I imagined."

Having said that, Zhou Wen glanced to the side of the lotus pond. He saw a beautiful girl floating in the sky with a pair of pure-white wings. This beautiful and holy beast was shockingly the legendary angel Companion Beast.

This angel Companion Beast had flown over and across the lotus pond almost at the same time that Zhou Wen had summoned the Silver-Winged Flying Ant.

"Thank you." Zhou Wen looked at An Jing riding the white horse's back. Zhou Wen had understood An Jing's warning; he had just feigned ignorance to test Xu Miantu.

At the instant the angel Companion Beast appeared, even if Zhou Wen didn't like An Jing as a person, he felt that he needed to thank her.

"I was afraid you wouldn't die and wanted to make your death a clean one. From the looks of it, I don't have an opportunity," An Jing said with a deadpan expression as she reached out her hand to withdraw her angel Companion Beast. She then rode the white horse away.

"Xu Miantu, give me a reason to let you live," Li Xuan said to him with a cold glare.

"Brother Xuan, I'm sorry. I was really forced. I was forced by your brother… Please, spare me…" Xu Miantu plopped to his knees as he hugged Li Xuan's legs to beg for mercy.

"You've once risked your life for me. I can choose not to take your life, but you tried not only to harm me but Zhou Wen as well. Your life isn't enough to atone two lives." Li Xuan kicked Xu Miantu away and turned around. With his back facing Xu Miantu, he said, "Scram. If you can leave Luoyang alive, I'll spare your life."

Xu Miantu wore a livid expression. He was from the Li family and knew what it was capable of. As long as Li Xuan was unwilling to spare him, there was no way he could live Luoyang alive.

In his despair, a look of hatred flashed in Xu Miantu's eyes. He pounced at Li Xuan with all his might, roaring with a ferocious look. "Then let's die together!"

Just as Xu Miantu was about to pounce on Li Xuan, the latter took a sidestep to dodge him as though he had eyes on his back.

Unable to stop himself, Xu Miantu fell into the lotus pond.

"Ah!" Xu Miantu struggled and cried in the water. His flesh was corroded as bloody bubbles emerged. It looked extremely tragic and horrifying.

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Chapter 61 Qualifications

Due to Xu Miantu's death, Zhou Wen and Li Xuan were investigated by the school, but they were quickly released.

"What kind of person is your brother?" In the dorm, Zhou Wen leaned against a chair and asked Li Xuan.

Li Xuan casually sat on the floor, holding a can of beer and downing it slowly. Then, he said, "My family has three brothers. My eldest brother was a genius. He was good at everything, believed to be a super genius on par with An Tianzuo in Luoyang City. He was the most talented of our Li family. Unfortunately, he died young."

Downing another mouthful of beer, Li Xuan continued, "My second brother, Li Xiubai, was promising at a young age. Although he wasn't as illustrious as An Tianzuo. He's a Li family genius known to all and he has a very good reputation outside. At home, he's a figure who can discuss the Li family matters with the other uncles. He's a lot stronger than a foppish scion like me. Most of my old man's adopted sons look up to him as their leader.

"But you can see that my childhood friends, Jiang Hao and Xu Miantu, people who had the strongest relationships with me in the Li family betrayed me one after the other. They spent no effort to help my brother kill me. It was especially so for Xu Miantu. I'm certain that he wasn't working for my brother before he returned to Luoyang. But in a few short days, he turned his back on me. You should be able to guess what kind of character and means my brother has." Li Xuan crushed the beer can upon saying that.

"Why? Aren you vying for the Li family's business? Just to be safe, he's willing to do this to his younger brother? Doesn't your father care?" Zhou Wen found it somewhat unbelievable.

"No, it's not because of the Li family's business. If it was only that, we wouldn't have reached this point," Li Xuan said with a shake of his head.

"Then what's the reason?" Seeing Li Xuan silent, Zhou Wen said, "Forget it if you can't

say."

Li Xuan shook his head slightly and sighed after a long period of time. "The higher the levels of dimensional creatures, the greater the difference in strength. Just like Legendary creatures are almost no match for Epic creatures, with the gap between the Epic stage and the Mythical stage even larger, it can be said that even a hundred humans at the Epic stage might not be able to kill a Mythical creature. It might even lead to their complete wipeout."

"I've learned that from the textbooks." Zhou Wen felt that Li Xuan was saying the obvious.

Li Xuan continued, "Then have you thought about how humans were able to kill the first Mythical creature considering the huge difference in strength?"

"Legend has it that the few founders of the League combined forces to kill it. It's also the Six League Heroes as taught in the textbooks." Zhou Wen knew that Li Xuan definitely had more to tell

"Then do you know how they killed the Mythical creature?" Li Xuan asked with a smile.

"The books say that they had a difficult battle that lasted three full days…" Before Zhou Wen finished his sentence, Li Xuan interrupted him.

"Don't believe in the books' nonsense. If they were really only at the Epic stage, even sixty people wouldn't be able to kill a Mythical creature, much less six," Li Xuan said in disdain.

"Then how is one killed?" Zhou Wen asked out of curiosity.

"It's because they had Mythical Companion Beasts," Li Xuan said.

"Isn't what you say contradictory? Without killing the first Mythical creature, how will one have a Mythical Companion Beast? This doesn't adhere to logic."

Li Xuan laughed in reply, "Of course it doesn't adhere to logic. It's because their Companion Beasts weren't obtained by killing Mythical creatures. Instead, someone gave them to them. Although they can't be considered real Mythical creatures and can only be called larva of Mythical creatures, it's already enviable."

"This still doesn't adhere to logic. If someone gave them Mythical Companion Beasts, then the person who gave them must have killed Mythical creatures before," Zhou Wen said with a frown.

"No one can answer this question. At the very least, not me. I only know that there's such a department in the top brass of the League that does such matters. Some humans can obtain the qualifications just like the Six League Heroes. And my Li family has such a qualification. Then, the person who might be able to obtain a Mythical Companion Beast might be me. Only with me dead will this opportunity have a chance of landing on my brother. It's because I was appointed by my old man," Li Xuan said in a teasing tone.

"So that's the reason. In that case, isn't your old man going to rein in and do something about your brother?" Zhou Wen asked, puzzled.

If it were him, he definitely wouldn't kill his younger brother over such matters. However, everyone was different. Zhou Wen didn't believe that his thoughts represented everyone. In fact, he always felt that his character and thoughts were in the minority.

"Rein in? How? Beat him to death? Or get me to give up the Mythical Companion Beast qualifications? At this point in time, I can only compete with my brother," Li Xuan said with a glint in his eyes. He didn't seem afraid and was even excited.

"You have to be careful." Although Zhou Wen had never met Li Xiubai, he had a deep impression of him after what had happened to Jiang Hao and Xu Miantu.

"I will soon advance to the Legendary stage, then I'll have nothing to fear. Instead, it's you that should be careful. You have foiled my brother's plans twice. With my understanding of him, he will definitely not spare you," Li Xuan said very solemnly.

Zhou Wen nodded slightly. He didn't believe that Li Xuan was being an alarmist. It was something very possible.

Although the campus didn't permit private fighting, even Xu Miantu dared to take action in a dimensional zone under Li Xiubai's scheme. It was difficult to guarantee that a second or third Xu Miantu wouldn't appear on campus.

"Thankfully you live alone in Four Seasons Garden. The situation there isn't as complicated as the ordinary dorms. It makes it a lot safer. Speaking of which, I recall that the An family also has the qualifications to obtain a Mythical Companion Beast. Unfortunately, you aren't born into the An family; otherwise, you might have a chance to vie for it from An Jing," Li Xuan joked.

"Why would it be with An Jing? Didn't you said that An Tianzuo was the genius? Shouldn't the An family's Mythical Companion Beast qualification be his?" Zhou Wen asked with a frown.

"That I'm not sure. While my old man was telling me about the Mythical Companion Beasts, he had mentioned in passing that the An family had likely chosen An Jing. In Luoyang City, only my Li family and the An family has the qualifications," Li Xuan said with great certainty.

Li Xuan was in a bad mood, so he drank plenty. In his drunken stupor, he vomited and collapsed in Zhou Wen's bed.

Zhou Wen had no choice but to sit on the chair to game since he had no intention of sleeping.

Although the Li family's matters had nothing to do with him, it was as Li Xuan said; Li Xiubai-in his displeasure-might even want him out of the way, so he needed to be wary.

But no matter what he did, nothing was as effective as being strong himself.

After today's experience and the battle with the blood-patterned Buddha Heart Lotus, Zhou Wen was quite inspired. He wanted to see if he could kill the blood-patterned Buddha Heart Lotus alone. Although this was a crazy idea, Zhou Wen could already see its viability.

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Chapter 62 The Storm Approaches

Shortly after Zhou Wen entered the game, he saw a notification before he arrived at the lotus pond: Silver-Winged Flying Ant is currently in a hungry state.

The notification quickly disappeared, but Zhou Wen took no notice of it. He continued forward, only to receive automatic notifications from the system every ten minutes.

This fellow feeds on Companion Beasts, but Companion Eggs aren't easily produced. Zhou Wen felt a little depressed and could only ignore the notification.

If Zhou Wen were rich, he could purchase Companion Eggs to feed the Silver-Winged Flying Ant, but he wasn't rich. The living allowance Zhou Lingfeng gave him was only enough for his usual expenses, leaving nothing left for him to buy Companion Eggs.

It's best I am self-sufficient. I should grind more. Zhou Wen controlled the blood-colored avatar as he stormed into the lotus pond.

At this moment, a video remained at the top of the school's Intranet trending searches-a video of Zhou Wen and Li Xuan combining forces to strike at the blood-patterned Buddha Heart Lotus.

It was unknown which student on the bank had recorded the video. From a bystander's angle, the entire process had been recorded in high definition.

However, the video had clearly been edited. The entire video only reached the point when Zhou Wen summoned his silver wings and flew up with Li Xuan in tow.

"What the f*k. Isn't Li Xuan that prodigal of the Li family? How is he this strong? He summoned three Legendary Companion Beasts at the Mortal stage and even slew the blood-patterned Buddha Heart Lotus that many Legendary seniors at school couldn't?"

"Li Xuan is too cool!"

"The other freshman isn't bad either. Although he's slightly weaker, he also has two Companion Beasts. They're just quite unfamiliar ones. I've never seen them in the past. Are they at the Mortal stage or Legendary stage?"

Li Xuan went completely viral. Due to him hogging the spotlight, Zhou Wen wasn't noticed by many.

This video also appeared on the desktop computer of Qiao Siyuan. He sat in front of his computer watching it several times with his arms crossed.

"Noticed anything?" Qiao Siyuan asked Liz.

"Li Xuan is very strong. This fellow is rather interesting. He really acted the part well in the past. All three brothers of the Li family are real pieces of work. It's only because the eldest brother died early that the An family's standing in Luoyang has not been shaken." Liz watched a few times, but with Qiao Siyuan silent, she was already growing impatient.

Qiao Siyuan shook his head gently. "I'm not talking about that. Did you notice Zhou Wen?"

"Naturally. Although Li Xuan is very strong, the one giving instructions was Zhou Wen," Liz said.

Qiao Siyuan stared at the computer screen as his eyes glowed. "No, I'm not talking about that. Look carefully. Zhou Wen did three consecutive jumps at full strength. Such a jump would probably be difficult even for you to accomplish without special Primordial Energy Skills or Primordial Energy Arts to support you."

Liz was taken aback as she watched again carefully. A look of surprise emerged as she said, "Indeed. Without a Primordial Energy Skill or Primordial Energy Art to support that, the human body can hardly complete three consecutive jumps under gravity. He clearly didn't use any Primordial Energy Skills. That must mean that his Primordial Energy Art is extraordinary…"

"Wasn't it written in his dossier? He cultivates in Ascetic Meditation and has cultivated it for years," Qiao Siyuan said.

"But Ascetic Meditation is a Primordial Energy Art that's good for Strength and Constitution. It doesn't equip one with the characteristic of such repeated bursts. From the looks of it, Zhou Wen has hidden his cards well. He likely doesn't cultivate in Ascetic Meditation," Liz said.

Yet, Qiao Siyuan said with great certainty, "No, I'm very certain that Zhou Wen cultivated in Ascetic Meditation. At the very least, he was definitely cultivating in it before we met him in Guide City."

"Why?" Liz was confounded.

"Didn't you size him up carefully when you encountered the youth that appeared out of the blue? Back then, his skin was slightly yellow and there was a dark gold luster at the bottom of his eyes. That's the characteristic of long-term cultivation of Ascetic Meditation. Back then, he must have cultivated it for years, but now, I don't see those traits.

"But it's only been days since our meeting with him in Guide City. Even if he were to switch Primordial Energy Arts in such a short period of time, he wouldn't be able to completely replace Ascetic Meditation which he cultivated for years, right? At the very least, there should be signs of retrogression of those traits. It shouldn't vanish in such a short period of time.

"That's where the problem lies. Zhou Wen encountered Jing Daoxian and shortly after that, the Ascetic Meditation he cultivated for years was replaced by another Primordial Energy Art. And shortly after that, the An family changed the nomination from An Jing to Zhou Wen. Is there some connection in this matter?" Qiao Siyuan rapped his fingers on the table and said slowly.

Liz trembled. "Sir, do you mean that the An family and that devil, Jing Daoxian, have some kind of relationship?"

"No, I didn't say that. However, there's indeed something abnormal about Zhou Wen. Perhaps something happened between him and Jing Daoxian. Only a handful of people in the League can change the Primordial Energy Art that they have been cultivating for several years in such a short timespan, and Jing Daoxian happens to be one of them," Qiao Siyuan said.

"If that's the case, doesn't it mean that Zhou Wen is in cahoots with Jing Daoxian? We should do our best to bring him back for questioning as soon as possible." Liz's eyes lit

up.

"There's indeed such a necessity, but we are in Luoyang, not at our headquarters in the capital," Qiao Siyuan said with a sigh.

"We can request the higher-ups for an arrest warrant. The Sunset College wouldn't dare stop us from arresting someone," Liz said.

"Sunset College might not, but one person would," Qiao Siyuan said indifferently

"An Tianzuo? No way, right? Would he dare openly defy the League's laws?" Liz asked with a frown.

"Yes, he will," Qiao Siyuan said with great certainty.

After some thought, Qiao Siyuan added, "However, it will depend on An Jing's and An Tianzuo's attitudes. They are likely displeased that Zhou Wen took away the nomination that originally belonged to An Jing. Otherwise, would the great Overseer An deliberately criticize an ordinary high-schooler during his inspection of Guide City? An Jing wouldn't have specially transferred to Guide High School to beat Zhou Wen up."

"Sir, what are you getting at?" Liz probed.

"Immediately apply for an arrest warrant, then bring back Zhou Wen as quickly as possible. You have to be fast. When that happens, even if the An family receives the news and tries to rescue him, we should have already asked everything we would like to know. Besides, An Tianzuo might not necessarily want to save him," Qiao Siyuan said lightly.

"Yes, sir. I'll apply for an arrest warrant as soon as possible. Once he's brought back, I'll definitely interrogate him personally." Liz's eyes flashed a burning flame.

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Chapter 63 I'll Give You Three Months

The weather was pretty good today. Zhou Wen brought a chair over and rested in the courtyard, suntanning while gaming.

As school hadn't officially started, there weren't any training or missions assigned yet. Zhou Wen led a rather pleasant life.

He had been constantly trying to slay the blood-patterned Buddha Heart Lotus alone, but he had failed.

Thankfully, all his efforts had not been in vain. He managed to have an ordinary Buddha Heart Lotus Companion Egg drop, but it was quickly fed to the Silver-Winged Flying Ant.

The typical Companion Beast only needed to depend on its master, absorbing the Primordial Energy that emitted from its master's body for survival. It could also slowly recover from its injuries without needing to eat anything. At best, it would absorb some Primordial Energy Crystals, allowing it to quickly recover Primordial Energy.

However, the Silver-Winged Flying Ant needed to swallow Companion Eggs or Companion Beasts or the game would constantly notify him that it was in a hungry state. In the beginning, Zhou Wen ignored it, but later, the game indicated that the Silver-Winged Flying Ant would vanish in twenty-four hours if it remained in a prolonged hungry state.

Therefore, Zhou Wen had no choice but to feed it the Buddha Heart Lotus Companion Egg to alleviate the pressing matter at hand.

Zhou Wen gamed in the yard, half leaning back. His neighbor, An Jing, had finished morning cultivation and had walked out of the cultivation room to the balcony on the second floor. Hoping to look far into the distance to relieve stress before continuing her cultivation, her gaze subconsciously swept towards the courtyard beside hers. Immediately she saw Zhou Wen gaming in the courtyard while sunbathing. Immediately, her mood turned foul.

Even if it's as Mom said, that his talent is better than mine, so what? A person's talent cannot decide his achievements. What right does a person who has engrossed himself in games to avoid reality-even after suffering a tiny setback-have to fight me for the Mythical Companion Beast? Besides, his talent might not be better than mine. An Jing watched for a while before heading downstairs, muttering to herself, "Mom, watch and see. I'll prove that I'm better than Zhou Wen. I totally have the ability to fight for the right to possess a Mythical Companion Beast by myself. There's no need for Zhou Wen."

"Zhou Wen." Zhou Wen was having a great time grinding when he suddenly heard his name. He turned around and saw that someone was standing quietly in the other courtyard by the fence, staring at him.

"What's the matter?" Zhou Wen gave An Jing a look before lowering his head to continue staring at his game screen.

"That Sun Strafe Art is real. You can cultivate it." An Jing paused for a moment before saying, "If you don't believe me, give a call to Uncle Feng. He will help you verify its authenticity."

Zhou Wen was unconcerned about the authenticity of the Sun Strafe Art as he could no longer cultivate it anyway.

"Why did you give it to me?" Zhou Wen asked as he gamed.

An Jing looked at Zhou Wen and said, "You must feel indignant about losing to me last time, right?"

"Not at all. You beat me fair and square," Zhou Wen said in passing. He really didn't want to have any connection with An Jing. It was best if they could be like strangers.

The words An Jing had originally prepared were swallowed. Feeling a little uncomfortable holding it, she bit her lip and said, "I'll give you three months to cultivate the Sun Strafe Art and advance to the Legendary stage. With your foundation, three months should be enough. We will then fight another match. If you still haven't advanced to the Legendary stage within three months, I won't show any mercy."

After pausing for a moment, she added, "Don't say that I'm bullying you. I'll get someone to deliver you Primordial Energy Crystals and other cultivation necessities. Whatever Primordial Energy Skills you need can be given to me as a list. I'll try to get them for you. Remember, you only have three months."

Zhou Wen felt that An Jing was being unreasonable. He frowned and said, "I admit defeat. You win. There's no need to go through so much trouble."

He neither wanted to take advantage of the An family nor did he want to waste time competing with An Jing again. It was meaningless to him and defeating her brought him no benefits.

"You have to fight. Remember, I'm only giving you three months. I definitely won't show you any mercy when the time comes." After saying that coldly, An Jing turned around and left. She was afraid that she wouldn't be able to hold herself back from beating Zhou Wen with how detestable he looked.

"Why must you fight with me?" Zhou Wen felt puzzled. If An Jing hated him because of Ouyang Lan's remarriage, she could have beaten him right there and then without going through all that trouble.

"I want to prove that I'm better than you." After finishing her sentence, she walked into her dormitory without looking back.

Zhou Wen was somewhat baffled. When it came to who was better, Zhou Wen only had a little fame in Guide City. However, An Jing was publicly known as a genius in Luoyang. She had advanced to the Legendary stage at the age of thirteen and Zhou Wen still hadn't advanced. The difference between the two was almost unbridgeable.

Do all people from noble families have such odd tempers? Li Xiubai can scheme to kill his younger brother for a qualification. An Jing is likewise ridiculous. Zhou Wen shook his head slightly.

He had no intention of fighting An Jing, much less cultivate the Sun Strafe Art. As for advancing to the Legendary stage in three months, he was still working hard towards that. Of course, he wished to advance to the Legendary stage within three months, but the Lost Immortal Sutra was somewhat weird, making it difficult to make any prior estimates.

An Jing returned to her small building and couldn't help but head for the balcony on the second floor. She secretly shot a glance at Zhou Wen and saw that he was still sunbathing and gaming. He didn't seem to feel any sense of urgency after what she had said or any intention to work hard. She couldn't help but bite her lip.

After An Jing finally left, Zhou Wen didn't manage to game for long before someone came to his door. Furthermore, there was not one but four people.

Zhou Wen looked up and saw four people, three of which he didn't know. One of them was Gao Yang who had a grudge against him because of Li Weiyang.

Zhou Wen originally imagined that Gao Yang and company were here for revenge, but to his surprise, Gao Yang greeted him with a smile when he saw Zhou Wen sitting in the yard. "Zhou Wen, still remember me? I'm your fourth-year senior, Gao Yang."

"Why are you looking for me?" Zhou Wen continued gaming, having no intention of inviting them in.

Gao Yang didn't get angry as he continued chuckling. "You really don't become close unless you fight. What happened wasn't a big deal. If I had done anything wrong, I'd apologize to you today. Let's ignore who was right or wrong and just bury the hatchet, alright?"

Gao Yang naturally wouldn't make up with Zhou Wen for no good reason. The typical student who watched the video of Li Xuan and Zhou Wen battling the blood-patterned Buddha Heart Lotus would feel that Li Xuan was formidable; thus, overshadowing Zhou Wen.

However, those who were truly keen knew that Zhou Wen's role in the battle far exceeded Li Xuan's.

Li Xuan was indeed strong, but there were still other students at Sunset College that were as strong as him. After all, Li Xuan hadn't advanced to the Legendary stage and there were many students at the Legendary stage. They could replace Li Xuan's role in the battle.

As for Zhou Wen, no other student could replace him.

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Chapter 64 Invitation

"Okay," Zhou Wen said with a nod.

Since he hadn't suffered any losses the last time, as they were borne by Gao Yang and Su Mei, there was naturally nothing that was irreconcilable.

Gao Yang was very happy when he heard that. He pushed the door open and entered the yard, speaking as he walked. "I came here today for one other matter. Let me do the introduction. These three are students at our school. They are also your seniors. This is Hui Haifeng. You just matriculated, so you might not have heard his name. However, you'll definitely learn of his name once you familiarize yourself with the campus."

"Zhou Wen, hello there." Hui Haifeng reached out his palm in a friendly manner.

"Hello. I'm gaming, so just get straight to the point." Zhou Wen was controlling the blood-colored avatar to battle in the Ant Nest. There were Vigor Ants everywhere swarming around him. He couldn't divert his attention to shake hands with Hui Haifeng, so it wasn't because of any disrespect.

Gao Yang and the other two showed their displeasure, but Hui Haifeng thought nothing of it. He said with a smile, "I've watched the video of you and Li Xuan fighting the blood-patterned Buddha Heart Lotus. It was truly impressive, your judgment and commanding left me surprised. It's like you could predict the future. The only thing that's a pity was that one of your teammates was problematic, preventing you from slaying the blood-patterned Buddha Heart Lotus."

With Zhou Wen not having the intention to answer him, Hui Haifeng continued, "I came here hoping to invite you to our team to kill the blood-patterned Buddha Heart Lotus."

"Not interested." Zhou Wen was already rather familiar with the blood-patterned Buddha Heart Lotus. He believed that it wouldn't take long for him to slay the blood-patterned Buddha Heart Lotus in-game, so there was no need for him to take any risks.

Gao Yang tried persuading him. "Zhou Wen, consider it. Hui Haifeng is a lot stronger than Li Xuan. These two are Legendary experts that rank in the top twenty in school. Killing the blood-patterned Buddha Heart Lotus with them is almost guaranteed. There won't be many risks and it can be said that there are only benefits to it."

"Sorry, I'm really not interested." Zhou Wen shook his head again.

He was doing his best grinding the Ant Nest dungeon, hoping to drop Companion Eggs to feed the Silver-Winged Flying Ant. For this reason, he wasn't even visiting the lotus pond and chose to head to the Ant Nest where there were more dimensional creatures. He didn't have the time to kill the blood-patterned Buddha Heart Lotus with Hui Haifeng.

However, on second thought, Zhou Wen felt that what Xu Miantu said previously was right. In a place like Sunset College, showcasing one's strength allowed one to gain more opportunities.

However, Zhou Wen didn't need the opportunities as they would affect his gaming and become a distraction.

Gao Yang was slightly displeased. He thought differently of Zhou Wen only because Hui Haifeng appreciated Zhou Wen. He himself didn't think Zhou Wen was that strong.

Hui Haifeng patted Gao Yang on the back, indicating him to swallow his words back. Then, he said to Zhou Wen, "Let's do this. I'll hire you to help us slay the blood-patterned Buddha Heart Lotus. If you have any requests, raise it."

Zhou Wen was just about to reject him and send them off so that he could game in peace when a thought flashed in his mind. He looked up and asked Hui Haifeng, "Any condition?"

"That will depend on whether it's worth it," Hui Haifeng said with a smile.

"You can hire me. But I want a Legendary Companion Egg." Zhou Wen gave his condition immediately.

He had grinded an entire day at Ant Nest, killing countless Vigor Ants and only with good luck could a Companion Egg drop. Otherwise, nothing would drop, making it difficult for him to rear a Silver-Winged Flying Ant.

If he used a Legendary Companion Egg to feed the Silver-Winged Flying Ant, perhaps it could grow faster and no longer suffer from hunger that quickly.

Gao Yang wasn't willing when he heard that. "Zhou Wen, aren't you being exorbitant? We are killing a blood-patterned Buddha Heart Lotus, so the chances of a Companion Egg dropping isn't high. By wanting a Legendary Companion Egg, aren't you being difficult?"

"That's my price. If you want it cheaper, you are free to hire others," Zhou Wen continued gaming as he said without looking up.

Gao Yang wasn't done, but Hui Haifeng cut him off. "A Legendary Companion Egg, no problem. What kind do you want?"

"Any kind will do." Since Zhou Wen was only using it as food, he didn't have any special requests.

"Alright. I can give it to you tonight. Shall we head to the lotus pond tomorrow?" Hui Haifeng said without hesitation.

Zhou Wen finally looked up at Hui Haifeng and said, "Sure, I still have another request."

"Zhou Wen, don't push it," Gao Yang said unhappily.

"No worries. Go ahead." However, Hui Haifeng was unperturbed as though he didn't care about it.

"If I am to go, everyone has to follow my commands. Before taking action, I also need to understand all the Companion Beasts you will use in detail. If you are also participating in the battle, I'll also need to know your combat standards and Primordial Energy Skills"

"No problem," Hui Haifeng replied immediately.

"Also, I will not join the battle myself like the last time. I'm only in charge of giving commands," Zhou Wen added.

"It's your commanding ability that caught my eye. I don't need you to take risks," Hui Haifeng said with a smile.

"Deal. When will you send my Legendary Companion Egg to me?" Zhou Wen lowered his head and continued gaming.

Hui Haifeng thought for a moment before giving a time. "Eight in the evening."

After discussing the specifics, Hui Haifeng and Gao Yang left. On the way, Gao Yang said unhappily, "Haifeng, I really can't tell how Zhou Wen is as important as you describe him to be? I've watched the video of his battle with the blood-patterned Buddha Heart Lotus numerous times. We are already very clear about what needs to be done. With our strength, we should be able to kill it by ourselves. Why must we spend so much to hire him?"

Hui Haifeng shook his head slightly. "Seeing and doing are two completely different matters. Besides, we only saw a portion. We still have no idea what other capabilities the blood-patterned Buddha Heart Lotus has."

"We might not know, but neither will Zhou Wen. What use is he?" Gao Yang still couldn't get his mind around it.

"I have a nagging feeling that Zhou Wen is somewhat different. Just treat it as buying some insurance," Hui Haifeng said with a smile.

At eight that evening, someone sent a Legendary Companion Egg over. At the same time, a contract was included. Zhou Wen read through it and signed it after checking that it was fine. He then accepted the Legendary Companion Egg

Closing the door and returning to his cultivation room, Zhou Wen took out the Legendary Companion Egg from the box. At the same time, he summoned the Silver-Winged Flying Ant, hoping to see how it would eat a Companion Egg in real life.

Once the Silver-Winged Flying Ant saw the Companion Egg, it flew over and opened its huge mouth, biting onto the Egg and sucking at it. Soon, all that was left of the Companion Egg was its outer skin.

The next second, Zhou Wen saw a silver swirl around the Silver-Winged Flying Ant's body with a red hue within.

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