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Chapter 171 Old Dragon Cave

Wang Fei had been seriously considering how to educate Zhou Wen over the past few days. In the end, her final consideration was that Zhou Wen didn't need repeated practice. Instead, he needed a lamp to shine a path for him, allowing him to see far.

Hence, Wang Fei thought of someone, Counselor Wang Mingyuan.

Wang Mingyuan was an old counselor at Sunset College. He was about to retire, and at present, he was only doing some research work and no longer had class duties.

However, he still had a few students by his side. They were all outstanding talents in the school. Although they were not as famous as Wei Ge, they were not inferior to Wei Ge in their field of expertise and were perhaps even stronger.

Wang Mingyuan was Wang Fei's uncle; thus, she knew him very well. She knew that although his level wasn't too high-average amongst those at the Epic stage—the results of his research were enough to rank him at the top of the League.

In certain domains, Wang Mingyuan's theoretical knowledge was so strong that it could be said to be the best in the League.

If Wang Fei were to make the request, he would likely give Zhou Wen a chance. But now, she was afraid that Zhou Wen would be too proud and unwilling to learn from him.

Wang Mingyuan's theoretical knowledge was indeed very impressive, but he wasn't very strong. In terms of strength, Wang Mingyuan could only be considered as below average amongst the counselors at Sunset College.

A genius like Zhou Wen probably wouldn't like such a teacher. Typical geniuses enjoyed having people who could talk the talk and walk the walk.

Wang Fei couldn't think of any good solution, so she could only try to persuade him.

Zhou Wen was considering which counselor's class he should attend to study palm skills when Wang Fei summoned him to her office.

"Zhou Wen, I would like to introduce you to a counselor to learn more. I'll let you study with him for a month. Is there a problem with that?" Wang Fei thought of how she had to convince Zhou Wen later. She wanted to let him know that learning from Wang Mingyuan was a lot more promising than other powerful counselors.

"Does that counselor know palm skills?" Zhou Wen asked.

"Of course." Wang Fei nodded. She didn't know why Zhou Wen would ask such a question. However, Wang Mingyuan had indeed studied palm skills, albeit it wasn't his main research focus.

Even if he had never researched palm skills, which Epic expert hadn't practiced in one?

"Alright, I'll attend the class, " Zhou Wen said with a nod.

Zhou Wen's straightforward answer left Wang Fei in disbelief. She had thought of many solutions to save this gaming addict, but had failed. For him to agree so readily made her feel like she was dreaming.

"Ms. Wang, what's the counselor's name? How can I find him? When can I begin class?" Zhou Wen wasn't willing to waste any time. He needed to quickly make use of every minute to grasp the knowledge related to palm skills. He wanted to choose a palm skill that was suitable for himself before practicing it with Ashen Palm.

"The counselor I was referring to is Wang Mingyuan. He no longer has any classes and is only doing some research. I recommend you to be his assistant and learn from him at the same time. You can just visit him." Wang Fei sent a message to Zhou Wen using her phone. On it was Wang Mingyuan's laboratory address.

After some hesitation, Wang Fei asked, "Do you need me to take you there?"

"Thank you, Ms. Wang. I'll be fine." After thanking Wang Fei, Zhou Wen went out in search of the address.

He originally believed that Wang Mingyuan's laboratory was in one of the experimental buildings on campus, but he soon discovered that the lab was in a dimensional zone.

Old Dragon Cave! Zhou Wen wasn't unfamiliar with this place. It was one of the caves in Dragon Gate Grotto. Wang Lu had previously been there, claiming that there were dragon roars and treasure glow inside.

Zhou Wen had never encountered a dragon's roar or treasure glow before, but he had been to Cixiang Kiln to see the Dragon Gate Twenty Pieces.

Despite its name, Old Dragon Cave's interior was mostly occupied with Buddha statues. Zhou Wen had already been here once, so he was familiar with the area. However, he didn't venture deep the last time. After passing through one cave after another, he saw a stone cave that had a manually installed door.

Zhou Wen knocked on the door and a young male student opened it. He had long hair and looked rather delicate.

"Jiang Yan?" Zhou Wen was slightly surprised. He actually knew this student. He was the student councilor who had recognized Death City.

"Zhou Wen, right? Counsellor Mingyuan mentioned that you were coming. However, he's at Dragon's Well to carry out some inspection work. He won't be able to meet you for the time being, but you don't have to worry. He has left some work for you." Jiang Yan took Zhou Wen into the lab.

Although it was called a laboratory, it was actually just a cave that had a large door installed. There were some apparatus and machinery inside, and on the other side, there were also daily necessities. It looked extremely crude and hard to imagine.

"Hui Haifeng..." Zhou Wen saw two other students in the laboratory. One of them was Hui Haifeng.

When Hui Haifeng saw Zhou Wen, he said with a smile, "I never expected you to become Counselor Mingyuan's disciple. Great, we can be considered true fellow disciples."

"Actually, I just wanted to learn some palm skills," Zhou Wen said as he scratched his nose.

"It's alright, Teacher Mingyuan is understanding and reasonable. You can learn anything you want. He won't force you to learn things you aren't fond of, nor will he make you do things you aren't happy about." Hui Haifeng smiled and said, "But before that, you have to finish the job left behind by Counsellor Mingyuan. See that thing there? It's the work Counsellor Mingyuan left you before he left."

Zhou Wen looked in the direction of Hui Haifeng's finger and saw that in the corner of the cave, there was a hollow. It was pitch-black and deep like a well.

At the edge of the hollow, there was a chain that extended out. It was as thick as an arm and was pitch-black in color. It was made of some unknown metal.

"Your job is to pull that chain up and then you can rest," Hui Haifeng said with a smile.

Although Hui Haifeng looked good when he smiled, his smile made Zhou Wen feel like he was up to no good.

Jiang Yan, who was elsewhere, didn't say a word. He only handed a piece of paper to Zhou Wen. Zhou Wen saw that the note mentioned his arrival today and that work had been arranged for him. It was signed off by Wang Mingyuan.

Since it's work left behind by Mr. Wang, I'll just do it. Zhou Wen had no choice but to walk to the hollow and grab the chain.

The moment he placed his hands on it, they immediately retracted as if they had been electrocuted, causing Hui Haifeng to laugh out loud.

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Chapter 172 Dragon Fishing

Zhou Wen found the chain bone-chilling. It was colder than holding an ice block, as though the frost would drill into his bones.

Hui Haifeng laughed and said, "There's no need to be afraid. The coldness in the chains can't hurt your Legendary body."

"Why is this chain so cold?" Zhou Wen once again held the chain, feeling as though he had reached his hand into liquid nitrogen.

Of course, this was only Zhou Wen's feeling. He had never attempted to put his hand into the liquid nitrogen.

Hui Haifeng said, "This hollow's name is Dragon's Well, but there's no water underneath. Instead, there's a very thick white fog. The white fog is extremely cold, and there are some places where the temperature is even lower than liquid nitrogen. This chain extends all the way into it and is affected by the white fog, causing it to turn extremely cold. If an ordinary person were to hold the chain, they would probably freeze their fingers in no time. However, with the body at the Legendary stage, the effects won't be too severe."

"What's this chain for?" Zhou Wen asked as he pulled up the chain.

"Do you know how to fish?" Hui Haifeng asked without answering Zhou Wen's question.

"I tried when I was young. It was just for fun, nothing serious," Zhou Wen answered.

"Then you have to study hard. This chain is used to fish something, it's not fish, but a dragon," Hui Haifeng said sternly.

"Dragon fishing?" Zhou Wen looked at Hui Haifeng in surprise, hoping that he could make things clear.

Hui Haifeng explained, "This chain was created by Counselor Mingyuan in order to fish up the dragon in Dragon's Well."

"There's a dragon down there? What kind of dragon is it?" Zhou Wen was even more intrigued.

In this era, any kind of mythical creature could appear. However, dragons were a legend after all. It was probably something that only those at the Mythical stage could see. The average person had no chance of encountering one.

"I don't know. It's something Counselor Mingyuan deduced. We have never seen it before, but this Dragon's Well does emit a dragon's roar rather frequently. Occasionally, we can see a strange light shining out from Dragon's Well," Hui Haifeng said.

At that moment, a languid voice suddenly interjected, "No one has ever heard the voice of a dragon before, so how do you know that it's a dragon's roar? I think that even if there's anything down there, it's just a type of dimensional creature. It has nothing to do with dragons spoken in myths."

Apart from Zhou Wen, there were three students in the laboratory. The person who spoke was the third person other than Hui Haifeng and Jiang Yan.

He put his hands behind his head languidly and slumped back on a chair. His legs were casually placed on the table, in a desultory fashion.

"His name is Zhong Ziya, another student of Counsellor Wang," Hui Haifeng briefly introduced him.

Zhong Ziya leaned against the chair and casually greeted Zhou Wen. "Junior, you came at the right time. I've had to pull up that crappy chain in the past. Now that you're here, I'm finally free. I have to thank you for that."

"It's only right." Zhou Wen didn't think much of it as he continued pulling the chain upwards. It was unknown how long the chain was, but Zhou Wen didn't find its end despite pulling up more than ten meters.

Furthermore, the areas he gripped turned colder as the chain was pulled up. It was something that Zhou Wen was unable to withstand despite his potent body. All he could do was circulate his Lotus Flower Buddha Body Primordial Energy Skill to protect his hands to withstand the terrifying cold.

"Junior, you can't use any Primordial Energy Skills when you pull the chains. This is a rule set by Teacher," Zhong Ziya said languidly. Among the three of them, he was the only one who called Wang Mingyuan "teacher" instead of the usual "counselor."

"Is there such a rule?" Zhou Wen looked at Hui Haifeng and Jiang Yan.

Jiang Yan sat by the side reading quietly, as if he hadn't heard Zhou Wen's words. He felt oblivious to whatever was happening, only focused on reading.

Hui Haifeng, on the other hand, was using some equipment to train his body. As he trained, he said, "Counselor Mingyuan has indeed set this rule. We can't do anything about it. Just bear with it for a while. Thankfully, the cold really won't hurt you. It just makes you feel a little uncomfortable."

"What a strange counselor." Zhou Wen had no choice but to stop using his Lotus Flower Buddha Body. All he could do was rely on his flesh and blood to resist the coldness from the chain.

The more Zhou Wen pulled, the colder his hand became. His fingers were so numb that they couldn't even bend. However, Zhou Wen didn't seem to have any intention of stopping as he continued pulling the chain.

Hui Haifeng, Jiang Yan, and Zhong Ziya looked at Zhou Wen either intentionally or unintentionally as though they were watching something interesting.

He kept pulling until all ten fingers turned numb from the cold. With a slip of his hand, the metal chain that he had pulled up by nearly a hundred meters slid down again.

Hui Haifeng and company only watched. None of them said a word, nor did they have any intention of helping him.

Zhou Wen looked at the falling chain and didn't feel discouraged. He sat by the side and rested for a while. After the coldness in his hands dissipated and his fingers returned to normal, he got up to pull the chain again.

This time, Zhou Wen did better than the last time. When he reached a little more than a hundred meters, he couldn't stand the cold again, causing the chains to fall again.

Zhou Wen waited for his hands to recover before picking up the chain again. This time, he pulled out more than a hundred and ten meters, but he ultimately failed to withstand the coldness on the chains, causing it to slide down once more.

After repeatedly pulling for seven to eight hours, Zhou Wen still failed to pull out the entire chain.

Just as he was about to continue pulling the chain, he saw someone crawl out of Dragon's Well.

The man was wearing an arctic suit and had a helmet on his head. When he climbed up, he took off his helmet, revealing a mature man's gentle face. He looked rather young and had long hair. A few strands of white hair made him look more mature and masculine. He looked like a superstar in movies.

Zhou Wen originally thought it was a senior, but ended up hearing Hui Haifeng say, "Counselor, you're back?"

This is Wang Mingyuan? Zhou Wen looked at the man in front of him in surprise, momentarily unable to accept it.

He heard from Wang Fei that Wang Mingyuan was about to retire and thought that he was probably an old counselor with a head full of white hair. He never expected Wang Mingyuan to look like that.

"Are your hands alright?" Wang Mingyuan nodded at Hui Haifeng and company before naturally pulling Zhou Wen's hands over. A warm energy flowed into Zhou Wen's hands and instantly dispersed the coldness.

"Thank you, Counselor. I'm fine," Zhou Wen hurriedly thanked him.

Wang Mingyuan released Zhou Wen's hand and asked with a smile, "How many times did you pull the chain?"

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Chapter 173 Seven Distribution Palm

"I didn't count, probably dozens of times," Zhou Wen answered.

"Why didn't you think of other solutions after making so many failed attempts?" Wang Mingyuan asked Zhou Wen with interest.

"I just wanted to try pulling it up," Zhou Wen said.

When Wang Mingyuan heard this, he smiled and said, "You're quite interesting. The three of you, tell him how you pulled the chain for the first time."

Wang Mingyuan's words were obviously directed at Hui Haifeng and the rest.

Hui Haifeng was the first to speak, "When I pulled the chains, I felt that the chain was too cold, so I sped up, pulling it all the way up before my hands froze."

Seeing Wang Mingyuan's gaze on him, Jiang Yan held the book in his hand and said, "I also felt that the chain's bottom was too cold, so I slowed down my speed. Sometime after the chain leaves the frost, the temperature naturally gets higher. Slowly, I pulled the chain up."

Zhong Ziya pursed his lips but didn't say anything.

Wang Mingyuan said, "Ziya doesn't abide by the rules the most. When he couldn't pull it up, he used a Primordial Energy Skill to pull the chain up."

"Speaking of which, three of the five students who studied under me succeeded the first time when pulling the chain. Two of them failed to pull it up, but you are the first to fail despite making so many attempts." Wang Mingyuan smiled at Zhou Wen.

"Who was the other person who failed?" Zhou Wen asked curiously.

"One of your seniors who has already graduated," Wang Mingyuan said indifferently and didn't mention it again. He continued, "The rules are for rookies to pull the chain up before they are allowed to rest."

"Alright." Zhou Wen walked back to Dragon's Well and grabbed the chain before pulling it up again.

However, Zhou Wen didn't seem to learn from the lesson or use the experiences of his seniors. He continued pulling at the same pace as before, and eventually, he failed.

Wang Mingyuan only smiled and didn't bother him anymore. He took off his arctic suit and changed into casual clothes. He then put on an apron and took out some vegetables to begin cooking.

Not long after, the dishes were ready. There wasn't much variety and they were relatively light and plain. They were basically vegetarian dishes with the only non-vegan dish being hard-boiled eggs.

The few students gathered around the table to eat. Zhou Wen put down the chain and came over, ignoring the rules.

Wang Mingyuan didn't say a word as he similarly handed a set of cutlery to Zhou Wen. Everyone was given a bowl of porridge and an egg.

After the meal, Zhou Wen continued to pull the chain. Wang Mingyuan, Hui Haifeng, and company did their own things. Apart from having the necessary exchanges, none of them spoke much.

Zhou Wen had originally come here to study palm skills, but he ended up becoming the chain-puller. He ate and slept as usual, and only managed to pull up the nearly 200-meter-long chain at noon the next day.

When the end was pulled out, Zhou Wen was taken aback.

The end of the chain looked like a giant fish hook, but upon closer inspection, he realized that it wasn't a fish hook, but in the shape of a ship anchor.

Furthermore, Zhou Wen had seen such a ship-shaped anchor twice. The first time was at the Xiyuan Crystal shop, and the second time was on Gu Dian's pocket watch.

However, the anchor didn't have a woman's side profile, and the hook was polished sharp. It looked like it was used as a hook.

Zhou Wen reached out to the side of the ship's anchor and touched it. He couldn't help but frown when he realized that it had signs of being polished.

"Dragons are very greedy creatures, especially when it comes to food." As Wang Mingyuan spoke, he brought a bag of Companion Eggs over and used rope to secure them on the hook.

"Lower it. I hope there'll be something next time," Wang Mingyuan said as he looked at the bottomless Dragon's Well.

Zhou Wen lowered the chain back down. After finishing all his work, he came in front of Wang Mingyuan and asked, "Counselor, is there anything else you need me to do?"

"In the future, you will be in charge of pulling the chain. Everything else will depend on your own interests. I heard from Little Fei that you want to learn palm skills?" Wang Mingyuan said gently.

"Yes." Zhou Wen nodded.

"Most cultivators nowadays train in weapons. Even if it's physical training, there are many people who train their fists and legs. There are very few who train their palms and fingers. It's mainly because fistand leg-related skills are easy to learn but difficult to master. On the other hand, palmand finger-related skills are difficult to learn but easily mastered. There's no real difference between the two. It's the same when you practice either to the extreme. However, most people like to start with the simple. That's why fist- and leg-skills are popular these days. As for palm- and finger-skills, they are difficult to gain basic mastery, making them unpopular," Wang Mingyuan said with a sigh.

"If I wanted to train in palm skills, how should I gain a basic mastery?" Although Zhou Wen knew Ashen Palm, it was only a method of using strength and not a technique. Now, what Zhou Wen wanted to learn was technique.

"That depends on the type of palm skill you wish to cultivate in. Fists are external, while palms are internal. Ordinary fist skills go from the outside to the inside, while palm skills are the opposite. In the past, there was an old saying: Rather endure ten punches than a palm strike. It means that the palm strikes directly injure the organs, causing more serious damage to the body. However, it's very difficult to gain basic mastery of such palm skills that focus on the internal. It requires long periods of practice. If you only wish to practice palm techniques, I have a few good ones. Gaining basic mastery is relatively simple. There are my comments on it. You can follow your own ideas to practice in it," Wang Mingyuan said as he handed a diary to Zhou Wen.

Zhou Wen opened it and saw that it was filled with the content of the palm techniques. Furthermore, it was all handwritten. There were many parts that had detailed notes. They were crystal clear at a glance.

Wang Mingyuan's handwriting was beautiful and graceful, a truly rare one. Even though Zhou Wen wasn't a calligraphic expert, he found it extremely beautiful, leaving him comfortable just from looking at it.

"Thank you, Counselor. I'll take a look at these palm techniques first. I'll seek your advice on the rest later." Zhou Wen had come here for the palm techniques. To him, the diary was like a treasure he had obtained.

Wang Mingyuan didn't say anything else as he continued his research.

Zhou Wen stayed in the laboratory and had to pull the chain every day. Despite there being many Companion Eggs hanging on it when lowered, they were gone when he pulled them up. It was the same every time.

This left Zhou Wen somewhat curious. He wanted to use his cell phone to enter Dragon's Well to probe, but he had recently been studying Wang Mingyuan's palm techniques, so he didn't deliberately enter the game.

There were a total of seven palm techniques recorded in the diary. Although the moves were different, they were mostly similar. However, Wang Mingyuan managed to note down some of their ingenuity.

Each palm technique was recorded and there were a total of seven moves. These seven moves were called Seven Distribution Palm by Wang Mingyuan. Each move was ingenious and had a completely different style.

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Chapter 174 Dragon's Well

Zhou Wen felt that Wang Mingyuan as a counselor was rather interesting. When he had questions, Wang Mingyuan would answer every question he asked. Although he didn't speak much, he explained in detail.

Wang Mingyuan wouldn't take the initiative to teach Zhou Wen, Jiang Yan, and the others anything either. He would only explain when they asked.

Usually, he would do all sorts of research. Zhou Wen could understand some research projects, but he couldn't figure out the meaning behind them.

For example, if Wang Mingyuan allowed Jiang Yan to record the entire life process of an ant's day, Zhou Wen couldn't work out the meaning behind it. It was an ordinary ant, not a dimensional creature. It wasn't even considered a mutated creature from Earth.

What surprised Zhou Wen was that Jiang Yan actually stared at the artificial ant nest created by transparent materials for 24 hours without moving

Anyways, Zhou Wen found these people odd. Only Hui Haifeng looked a little more normal.

Although the Seven Distribution Palm had a few moves, it wasn't easy to learn them. One had to first master the seven palm techniques and understand their essence, so as to better understand and master the seven moves.

Zhou Wen was Zhou Wen after all. He trained with full focus, and in less than two days, he had learned the Seven Distribution Palm. All he lacked was proficiency and use in actual combat.

Wang Mingyuan didn't manage them, so Zhong Ziya would sleep on the table every day after he was done with his work. No one would bother about him.

After Zhou Wen pulled up the chain, he took out his mysterious phone and sat in a corner to open the Dragon Gate Grotto's dungeon and chose Old Dragon Cave.

The blood-colored avatar quickly found Dragon's Well which Wang Mingyuan and company had named. In the game, Dragon's Well was an underground hole with no signs of artificial excavation or the chain.

Zhou Wen knew that the bottom of Dragon's Well was deep and extremely cold. He summoned the silver wings and switched to the Small Perfection of Wisdom Sutra which strengthened his physique before descending Dragon's Well.

Dragon's Well's mouth was only about a meter wide in diameter, and the lower he went, the wider it became. However, when he was about fifty meters down, he saw white fog everywhere, making it difficult to see clearly.

What was even more terrifying was that the temperature in the white fog was strangely low. After Zhou Wen used the Lotus Flower Buddha Body, he still felt extremely cold when he came into contact with the white fog. The coldness drilled right into his bones and, shortly after using all his strength to descend amidst the white fog, the screen turned black as the blood-colored avatar froze to death.

Although Zhou Wen's body was fine, he shared the same feelings as the blood-colored avatar. The feeling of freezing to death was extremely uncomfortable.

Even the Small Perfection of Wisdom Sutra and the Lotus Flower Buddha Body can't withstand the white fog's coldness. How low is the temperature? Zhou Wen was alarmed, but he wasn't willing to give up.

After some thought, he revived the blood-colored avatar again. Zhou Wen switched the Primordial Energy Art to the Ancient Imperial Sutra before letting the blood-colored avatar descend into Dragon's Well.

Every time Zhou Wen circulated the Ancient Imperial Sutra, he felt as though a ball of fire was burning in his body. He wanted to try and see if the heat of the Ancient Imperial Sutra could withstand the cold.

The moment he entered Dragon's Well, Zhou Wen felt something was different. Back when he used the Small Perfection of Wisdom Sutra, although his resistance had increased, he could still sense the cold.

Now that he was using the Ancient Imperial Sutra, he only felt warmth throughout his body, without any cold at all.

When the blood-colored avatar entered the white fog, Zhou Wen only felt a slight chill. Soon, the heat in his body dissipated the cold.

Zhou Wen was delighted. The Ancient Imperial Sutra had a miraculous effect resisting the cold. While enduring the terrifying cold, Zhou Wen continued descending. The temperature dropped with distance, and after two hundred meters, even the Ancient Imperial Sutra's power appeared somewhat lacking. It left Zhou Wen feeling a chill, albeit a tiny bit. It wasn't enough to truly harm the blood-colored avatar's body.

How deep is this Dragon's Well? Zhou Wen's vision was blocked. Thankfully, the Truth Listener earring had given him a powerful sense of hearing, allowing him to use his sense of hearing to replace his sense of sight. He could see dozens of meters through the white fog, and if there were sufficiently large fluctuations in the distance, Zhou Wen could hear it from afar.

He still didn't reach the bottom after descending another hundred odd meters. However, Dragon's Well had already expanded to a gigantic underground space. Zhou Wen's hearing was no longer good enough to reach the surrounding stone walls.

By the time he reached a distance of nearly 500 meters, he felt like he couldn't hold on any longer. If he continued, he might just freeze to death like the first time.

I can't go any further down. Zhou Wen hesitated for a moment before getting the blood-colored avatar to summon a Golden Warrior Companion Beast.

This was an ordinary Golden Warrior whose attributes were pretty good. Zhou Wen had originally planned on using it for fusion when he incubated it.

The Golden Warrior didn't know how to fly. After being summoned, it immediately plummeted and disappeared into the white fog.

Thanks to the Golden Warrior's falling through the white fog and creating sound and material flux, Zhou Wen was able to use Truth Listener's hearing to see it and have an image form in his mind.

The Golden Warrior kept falling. The Golden Warrior with the Golden Body Life Providence was unable to resist the cold produced by the white fog. Frost grew on its jade-like skin as it rapidly spread throughout its body.

After falling a distance away, the Golden Warrior's body was frozen into an ice sculpture, emitting creaking sounds. Before long, it exploded, splintering into broken ice blocks that plummeted further.

As the fragments fell, they became smaller and smaller. Almost at the point of losing "sight" of them, Zhou Wen heard a terrifying scene.

As the tiny ice fragments streaked across the white fog, Zhou Wen heard them land on something before a scene formed in his mind.

It was a creature that resembled a winding mountain range. On a huge stone pillar that resembled a mountain peak, there was an oval-shaped object, looking like an offering.

When the ripples produced by the ice fragments touched the oval object, it made Zhou Wen clearly understand what it was. The surface of the object wasn't smooth, but rather, seemed to be wrapped by threads.

Is that a cocoon? The oval object in Ant City appeared in Zhou Wen's mind. It looked very similar to the cocoon in both shape and size.

Before Zhou Wen could think further, the terrifying creature that had been hit by the ice fragments suddenly opened its huge mouth and roared upwards.

It was an extremely strange sound that Zhou Wen found indescribable. It wasn't like a beast's roar, nor was it a bird's screech. It was like a long hum from a musical instrument.

Bam!

When the sound wave reached him, the blood-colored avatar's body immediately exploded and the game screen went black.

Is that thing down there really a dragon? Is the thing it's protecting the same as the cocoon protected by the Golden Flying Ant? Zhou Wen was filled with puzzlement.

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Chapter 175 Dr. Soul

Zhou Wen found it impossible to snatch the treasure from the terrifying dragon-like creature's proverbial jaws.

With just a casual roar, the fellow instantly killed the blood-colored avatar despite the two to three hundred meters. This was probably a top existence among Epic creatures, or even a Mythical creature.

In contrast, Zhou Wen felt that the Golden Flying Ant was much easier to deal with.

From the looks of it, I should think of a way to finish off the Golden Flying Ant and see what's inside the cocoon. Zhou Wen was extremely curious.

However, Zhou Wen was still lacking to date. Even if he continuously used the Grand Yin Wind, he was still no match for the Golden Flying Ant.

It's a little difficult to kill the Golden Flying Ant. Is there any way to obtain the cocoon without killing it? The more Zhou Wen thought about it, the more he found it feasible.

Before that, I need to have sufficient Speed. The Dragon Gate Fairy Skill nimbleness is sufficient, but its thrust and absolute speed aren't its strength. Zhou Wen frowned as he thought. He wondered what Primordial Energy Skill could make him faster.

"Zhou Wen, why are you frowning? Did you encounter some difficult problem?" Wang Mingyuan happened to walk over and asked when he saw Zhou Wen frowning in thought.

"Teacher," Zhou Wen subconsciously called out. He found it easier to address him as "teacher" like Zhong Ziya, so he began following Zhong Ziya.

"What problem did you encounter? Why don't you tell me?" Wang Mingyuan said with interest.

He didn't seem to have the airs of a teacher, evident from how he often cooked for Zhou Wen, Jiang Yan, and the rest whenever he had nothing to do. If one didn't know his identity as a counselor, one would completely treat him as an older brother next door.

"Teacher, I've learned the Dragon Gate Fairy Skill, but I feel that it isn't fast enough. Are there any faster Primordial Energy Skills that imbue alacrity at the Legendary stage?" Zhou Wen asked Wang Mingyuan the question that happened to be on his mind.

Wang Mingyuan thought for a moment and said, "The Dragon Gate Fairy Skill is considered one of the best alacrity-type Primordial Energy Skills at the Legendary stage. There are even faster Primordial Energy Skills and our Sunset College does have such a Primordial Energy Skill, but it's not easy to obtain it."

"What's that Primordial Energy Skill? Which zone has it?" Zhou Wen was delighted when he heard that.

"Outside Sunset City, there's a strange dimensional creature known as the Sun Chasing Bird. It has a type of Primordial Energy Skill called Sun Chasing, allowing people to possess a speed faster than Dragon Gate Fairy Skill. In addition, the speed-up isn't just twice as fast," said Wang Mingyuan.

Zhou Wen was taken aback when he heard that. The reason Sunset College had that name was largely due to Sunset City. No human had ever been able to enter the dimensional zone known as Sunset City; it was even more terrifying than Tiger Cage Pass.

To hunt dimensional creatures there—ones that could fly and with unparalleled speed-type Primordial Energy Skills—was extremely difficult for humans.

Although Sun Chasing Birds were only at the Legendary stage, Zhou Wen believed that the difficulty of killing one wasn't lower than killing a Golden Flying Ant. After all, it wasn't an easy task to catch up to it in the sky.

There's always a chance no matter what. I'll visit the exterior of Sunset City to take a look. If I can download Sunset City as a game dungeon, it's not like I have no chance of killing the Sun Chasing Birds. Zhou Wen applied for a leave of absence with Wang Mingyuan and planned on searching the area outside Sunset City for the tiny palm symbol

Since Wang Mingyuan didn't restrict their freedom and it wasn't the time to pull up the chain, he approved of Zhou Wen's departure.

Zhou Wen left Old Dragon Cave and, while walking up the steps of Dragon Gate Grotto, he began wondering how he could obtain the cocoon if he couldn't kill the Sun Chasing Birds.

Suddenly, Zhou Wen felt his heart palpitate as though something ominous was about to happen. It made his cold sweat flow down his back.

He was alarmed as he immediately observed the area ahead of him. He saw a man walking towards him on the same flight of stairs. He wasn't ugly, but he looked a little cold.

"Yan Zhen?" Zhou Wen recognized the person as the unease and palpitations in his heart intensified.

When he first met Yan Zhen, he felt that this person was a little sinister.

"We finally meet again. I've been waiting so long for you," Yan Zhen said as he walked over, staring at Zhou Wen. Clearly, he was here for him.

Zhou Wen turned around in a bid to leave, but he was dumbfounded when he turned around. He saw a figure wearing a white coat standing not far behind him, nearly sticking to his back Yet, he hadn't realized it.

The shadow looked like a human, but its feet didn't touch the ground. Instead, it was floating above the stone steps.

"That's my Life Soul. His name is Dr. Soul." Yan Zhen's voice came from behind.

Zhou Wen's expression changed as he summoned his wings, hoping to combine it with his Godfiend Life Providence to fly up.

However, Dr. Soul's left eye seemed to flash like a camera. The flash in his eye contained a strange red color. The moment he was illuminated by the red light. Zhou Wen's body, which was about to soar into the sky, instantly froze. He was unable to move an inch.

Zhou Wen felt his muscles stiffen and he couldn't move his body. He couldn't even summon his Companion Beasts.

Yan Zhen came in front of Zhou Wen and sized him up before saying with interest, "I've investigated all the students who entered Death City. Only three of them didn't touch the black tree you mentioned, including you. But why did you say that you touched that tree? Why did you lie?".

Zhou Wen was trapped by some kind of power and couldn't even speak.

Yan Zhen snapped his fingers as the red light in Dr. Soul's eye flashed. Zhou Wen immediately felt his mouth regain its function, but the rest of his body remained motionless.

"You are only a coroner, not a policeman. What right do you have to treat me like this?" Zhou Wen asked.

"It's fine if you don't wish to say it. I can speak for you. After you came to the morgue, Wang Lu and the other students came back from the dead. As for the other students who touched the black tree, they also experienced a temporary fainting spell, but quickly returned to normal. This is clearly very abnormal. Tell me, what did you do?" Yan Zhen asked as he stared at Zhou Wen.

"I don't understand what you're getting at. Release me immediately or I'll shout for help," Zhou Wen said with a frown.

"It's useless. Everyone's brain waves or souls will be affected or controlled within a certain range by Dr. Soul's powers. Unless permission is granted by me, no one can see us or hear our voices. Even if I were to kill you here, no one would have any reaction," Yan Zhen said indifferently.

Zhou Wen shouted out in disbelief a few times. Indeed, the cultivators that came and went in Dragon Gate Grotto nearby didn't seem to hear a thing or see them.

"Answer my question, or let me dissect your body and find the answer myself." Yan Zhen's eyes were burning with zeal. He was like a lunatic as he held a small and exquisite scalpel in his hand that emitted a chilling cold light.

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Chapter 176 Madman

"You are a coroner. Don't you know that this is against the law?" Zhou Wen kept using all sorts of powers at his disposal in an attempt to break the force that restrained him physically.

However, it was completely useless. With Dr. Soul staring at him from behind, with its left eye flashing with a sanguine light, he felt as though his soul had been sealed.

Zhou Wen was unable to use his Primordial Energy Skills, nor was he able to circulate the Primordial Energy Arts or summon a Companion Beast. Even the Lost Immortal Sutra that automatically circulated seemed to freeze.

However, this didn't throw Zhou Wen into despair. This was because, in such an extreme environment, there was a strange and familiar power growing within him.

"The law is created by Man. If I'm strong enough, then I can set the law. It's not a problem," Yan Zhen said calmly, but the fervor in his eyes grew stronger.

"But you aren't strong enough to ignore the law. If you kill me, do you think you can escape punishment from the law?" Zhou Wen asked.

"That's why I get Dr. Soul to do it. Otherwise, a Legendary student like you wouldn't need me to use my Life Soul." Yan Zhen approached Zhou Wen and used his fingers to open his eyelids. As he leaned in to carefully study Zhou Wen's eyes, he said, "Even if I dissected you here, no one would know that I was here, much less know that I dissected you here. Therefore, it's best you answer my question obediently. What did you do? How did you affect the souls of those students?"

"I told you, I have no idea what you're talking about. I could only sense the aura of the black tree on their bodies. I don't know anything else, nor did I do anything," Zhou Wen said.

"It's fine. It's fine if you don't wish to tell me. All I need is a tiny surgery to know everything about you," Yan Zhen said as he swished his scalpel above Zhou Wen's head with the scalpel. He said indifferently, "I'll cut open your skull and extract your brain to read the memories inside. This isn't difficult for Dr. Soul."

"Why are you doing this? What do you gain by doing it?" Zhou Wen asked through clenched teeth. He knew Yan Zhen wasn't joking.

"What do I gain?" Yan Zhen said slowly. "All this time, science and medicine have never been able to resolve the question of the origins of life. The so-called explanations are full of loopholes. Life is not a machine, and human consciousness is not purely an intelligent program. How did their consciousness come about? What kind of relationship does it have with the body? Can consciousness exist independently away from the body? All these questions are very interesting."

"Does that mean you can kill your own kind without a qualm just to figure out these questions?" Zhou Wen looked at Yan Zhen as though he was looking at a lunatic.

"Life is short, so it's only a matter of time before one dies. But my research is eternal. If my research succeeds, I can extract the consciousness of humans, or perhaps should I say the soul. Then, all humans will be able to gain eternal life. When that happens, I will be the savior of humans, and all humans will be grateful to me for I will be the one who made them gain eternal life. In this period of time, sacrifices are inevitable for research purposes. It's an undeniable outcome for human advancement." Yan Zhen seemed to be talking about something very ordinary.

"You really are mad." Zhou Wen was dumbfounded.

"Mad? That's right. This is an era of madness. Who in the past would believe that there are dimensional creatures in this world? Who would have imagined that there would be companion Beasts and magical powers? Who knows if true gods might exist in those dimensional zones? And what I'm doing now is to become a god of humanity, allowing human life to truly belong to themselves, without being controlled by any other power. Aging, ailment, death, and disability will all become history and no longer be a problem that troubles humanity."

The more Yan Zhen spoke, the more excited he became. "If my research succeeds, all humans can let their souls leave their weak bodies and enter high-level bodies at will. For example, you can use a tank as your body. You can also use powerful dimensional creatures as your body. As long as you are willing, you can have everything, and not have a weak, regrettable body as we have now."

Zhou Wen didn't know if he should call Yan Zhen a genius or a lunatic. All he knew was that he was truly crazy, and he wasn't willing to become the necessary sacrifice he mentioned

"Perhaps what you said makes sense, but unfortunately, there's nothing special about my body. I also have no idea about the matter you were talking about. Are you sure you want to dissect me?" Zhou Wen calmed down.

In his body, that familiar yet unfamiliar power was brewing, like an ancient beast hidden under the calm sea.

Zhou Wen knew that the power was his Life Providence. It was the Sigh of the King that was produced by the combination of the Lost Immortal Sutra and his talent.

Ever since he advanced to the Legendary stage, Zhou Wen had been able to sense the existence of the Sigh of the King. It was like a part of his body, as though he had an additional body organ, an existence that resembled limbs.

But before this, Zhou Wen had no idea how to use the new organ in his body. He could sense its existence and knew that it possessed immense power, but he was unable to use it.

Only moments ago did Zhou Wen finally sense the Sigh of the King and how he could use it when his body was restrained by Dr. Soul.

Humans were peculiar animals. Most of the time, they would only use the organs they needed. Many organs that they didn't need would degenerate due to prolonged periods of idleness, to the point of forgetting how to use them.

A typical human's Life Providence was a passive ability. There was no need for one to take the initiative to use it, but Zhou Wen's Sigh of the King was clearly different.

When he truly sensed that the Sigh of the King could be used by him, the force had already begun to spread within his body like an ancient beast occupying his body.

"Scientific research has many uncertain factors to begin with, so it's inevitable to take a wrong path. After all, this is a study for becoming a god. No matter how many failures there are, they can be forgiven." Yan Zhen's expression turned colder. The scalpel in his left hand had already reached Zhou Wen's forehead. His voice said without any emotion, "Don't worry. I won't let you suffer too much pain. I'll start with your skull and expose your pineal gland. Then it will be your left brain, followed by your right. When your brain is completely dissected, Dr. Soul will be able to use his powers to read the information within..."

As Yan Zhen spoke, the scalpel's blade shimmered with some crystalline light. Under his slender fingers, he was about to cut through Zhou Wen's skull.

Boom!

At the instant, Yan Zhen's fingers moved, the force which resembled an ancient beast within Zhou Wen's body erupted.

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Chapter 177 Terrifying Life Providence

The scalpel's blade was already clinging to the skin on Zhou Wen's head and was just about to cut in, but at that moment, Yan Zhen's pupils constricted.

The scalpel's light flickered, but it could no longer move an inch forward. It was as if it was being held by an invisible force. No matter how much strength Yan Zhen exerted, he couldn't move an inch.

"You do have secrets on you!" Yan Zhen was delighted instead of being alarmed. His eyes burned with frenzy as terrifying power erupted from his body, transforming into streams of light that gathered onto the scalpel, causing the light on it to become even more terrifying, one that was as resplendent as the sun.

Behind Zhou Wen, Dr. Soul also released terrifying power simultaneously. He also held a surgical blade condensed from a beam of light and slashed it at the back of Zhou Wen's head.

Even though Zhou Wen's body didn't move, Yan Zhen and Dr. Soul appeared to be grabbed by a huge, invisible hand. They suddenly lost their balance and floated in front of Zhou Wen.

Yan Zhen's face was filled with shock as he struggled with all his might. The blood-red glow in

the eyes of Dr. Soul's eyes kept flickering, but it was completely useless.

It was as if they were being controlled by an invisible hand, unable to move or make a sound. As the hand tightened, their bodies were being squeezed thinner and thinner.

Flesh deformed as bones warped and his eyes protruded out.

"No... Impossible... How can a student at the Legendary stage... have such great power..." Yan Zhen was overcome with fear. Despite using all his strength, he was unable to resist that terrifying power.

Bam!

With a violent roar, Yan Zhen and the Dr. Soul were crushed by that invisible force and ended up dying.

Zhou Wen watched as Yan Zhen was squashed, but he didn't have it any better.

The awakening of the Sigh of the King's brought unimaginable power. After Zhou Wen's body recovered thanks to the force, his bones emitted a creaking sound as though they would snap at any moment. His flesh and organs were under immense pressure.

All the blood vessels in his body protruded, and many of the more fragile fine capillaries had ruptured. His organs felt like they had been crushed to smithereens.

It wasn't only Yan Zhen who couldn't move, even Zhou Wen was unable to move thanks to the terrifying force. It was as though he was carrying a mountain on his back.

Unlike Yan Zhen, Zhou Wen could see a shadow appear over his body. It was this figure that had squeezed Yan Zhen and Dr. Soul to their deaths.

Bam!

Zhou Wen couldn't withstand the terrifying power from his body as he collapsed to the ground with one knee propping him up. Blood spewed out of his mouth as the power that descended on him became more terrifying. It exceeded the limits of what his body could withstand. His organs looked like they were about to split apart.

Just as Zhou Wen believed that he would be the first person in history to be crushed by his Life Providence, the force receded like the tide and shrank back into his body.

He suddenly relaxed as the pressure abruptly vanished and he felt his vision go dark as he fell to the ground and fainted.

Wd

When Zhou Wen woke up, he realized that he was actually lying in Wang Mingyuan's lab. He was sleeping on the only bed in the laboratory—Wang Mingyuan's resting spot. The students usually slept on the floor.

He couldn't see Wang Mingyuan, Hui Haifeng, or Zhong Ziya. Only Jiang Yan was reading quietly in front of the oil lamp.

"Why am I here?" Zhou Wen moved and felt his body ache terribly. He didn't have any strength and his body was as soft as a newborn.

"It's best you don't move around. Your bones are fractured and your organs are damaged. Although Counselor has already used his Life Soul to heal your body, you still need to recuperate for a period of time. Otherwise, those injuries will easily relapse," Jiang Yan said casually.

"How did I end up here?" Zhou Wen asked again in puzzlement.

Logically speaking, Yan Zhen had died on the spot and, being seriously injured, he had fallen unconscious by the side. Even if the police didn't believe that he had really killed Yan Zhen, they would still have taken him back to investigate. Therefore, it only made sense if he was in the police station's hospital right now.

"When Hui Haifeng went out to buy some stuff, he heard a scream. When he went over, he found you fainted on the ground with serious injuries, he immediately got Counselor over to treat your injuries and bring you back." Jiang Yan put down the book in his hand and looked at Zhou Wen. "You suffered such serious injuries in Dragon Gate Grotto? Who injured you?"

"I don't know who injured me. Was there anyone else nearby?" Zhou Wen was filled with puzzlement.

It was fine if Dr. Soul had been crushed. After all, it was only a pure energy body, so it didn't leave any traces. Yan Zhen was a living person, and Zhou Wen had watched him explode. Blood had splattered everywhere, so it was impossible for him not to leave a trace.

However, Jiang Yan's recount made it seem like no one had seen Yan Zhen's corpse.

"There were many people, but they were just bystanders. We didn't discover anyone who had injured you," Jiang Yan replied with certainty.

With that said, Jiang Yan got up and walked to the side. He picked up a bowl and walked in front of Zhou Wen. "This is the medicine prepared by Counselor before he left. He told me to feed you when you woke up. Not one drop can be left behind. This is one of my missions today."

With that said, Jiang Yan picked up a spoon and scooped a spoonful of medicine and moved it to Zhou Wen's mouth.

"I'll do it myself..." Zhou Wen struggled to sit up, but his body was aching so terribly that he felt limp and without any strength.

"Didn't I tell you just now that Counselor has just treated your injuries and your body needs to recover? Don't move around or hinder me from completing my mission." Jiang Yan said as he took the spoon to Zhou Wen's mouth.

Zhou Wen knew that his body couldn't muster any strength, so he could only open his mouth and drink the mouthful of medicine. He found it extremely bitter, and he had no idea what it tasted like.

"What medicine is this?" Zhou Wen couldn't help but frown.

"Medicine personally created by Counselor. It should be useful," Jiang Yan said indifferently.

Jiang Yan fed Zhou Wen spoonful by spoonful until the entire bowl of medicine was finished ten minutes later. The medicine was so bitter that it made Zhou Wen's mouth and intestines turn bitter. He almost couldn't sense any other flavor.

"Rest well, don't move around. Counselor said that you can only get off the bed in two days. If you don't want to be treated again, then lie down obediently," Jiang Yan said.

Although Zhou Wen was weak, he could still move his limbs, albeit lacking the strength for any strenuous activities.

When he pulled away the blanket to take a look, he realized that he was only wearing his underwear. He was shocked and was just about to ask Jiang Yan if he had seen his phone when he turned his head and saw that his clothes were neatly placed by the bed. There were two phones and some miscellaneous items on them. The bracelet was there too.

Zhou Wen immediately heaved a sigh of relief as he reached out for the mysterious phone.

There was no problem with turning it on. Zhou Wen unlocked the phone and was instantly taken aback. The other apps on the cell phone's home screen were normal, but there was an additional number, "1," on the Dead Man Tree icon.

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Chapter 178 Demonized General With Three Skills

Zhou Wen was puzzled as he clicked on the Dead Man Tree icon. Soon, the image of the Dead Man Tree appeared onscreen.

However, at that moment, the Dead Man Tree had already turned white. Between the white leaves, there was a white flower bud.

How did this happen? Zhou Wen was alarmed. He looked at it for quite some time but failed to notice anything. The flower bud was still young, so there was nothing special about it.

However, the bud's appearance made Zhou Wen recall Yan Zhen's corpse. Yan Zhen was indeed dead, but no one had discovered his corpse. Now that there was another flower bud on the dead tree, it was very difficult to not make any connections.

No way? Could it be that the Dead Man Tree in-game can suck dead people from reality? Zhou Wen couldn't help but frown when he thought of this.

If the Dead Man Tree in-game still had an influence on reality, wouldn't it be very dangerous for him to carry it with him all day?

No one knew how great the effects of the Dead Man Tree were. It would only spell greater trouble if the people around him ended up being affected by the dead tree.

Zhou Wen recalled his Life Providence and felt his head ache even more. He had never heard of anyone not being able to withstand their Life Providence's power.

In theory, this was an impossible situation. This was because the Life Providence had been born out of Zhou Wen's body. Therefore, its power couldn't exceed Zhou Wen's own limits; otherwise, it would be impossible for him to produce it. Yet, Zhou Wen's Life Providence had exceeded his own limits.

It nearly crushed my body with just one use of my Life Providence. I'm probably the only person in history. Zhou Wen mocked himself.

However, Zhou Wen had a nagging feeling that his Life Providence was abnormal. It was very likely related to the Lost Immortal Sutra. When he advanced to the Legendary stage, he had seen an illusion that vaguely looked like a woman. And the woman's voice was similar to the devil-like whispers he heard when suffering sleep paralysis.

When he used Sigh of the King, Zhou Wen felt the shadow around him seem to resemble a woman.

However, he wasn't sure because he had only seen a blurry shadow. Furthermore, he had only seen a portion of it. Without a mirror, he couldn't see his entire body, so he naturally couldn't see a complete shadow.

Jiang Yan fed him the medicine three times a day, making Zhou Wen grimace in pain, to the point of feeling like he had transformed into a bitter gourd. It was as if his flesh and blood were emitting a bitter taste.

Only in the evening did Wang Mingyuan and Zhong Ziya crawl out of Dragon's Well. He had no idea what they were studying down below.

Hui Haifeng left the laboratory for some matters and didn't return that day. Wang Mingyuan checked Zhou Wen's body again before saying, "Your injuries are no longer serious. You can get out of bed in two days, but you still can't do any vigorous exercise. It will take at least half a month before you can begin practicing your palm techniques again."

To Zhou Wen's surprise, Wang Mingyuan didn't ask him how he was injured. It made the excuse he had prepared useless.

As he couldn't get out of bed, Zhou Wen could only play games on the bed. Thankfully, his injuries didn't affect the blood-colored avatar, so it wasn't a problem to grind in-game.

"I say, Zhou Wen, I really couldn't tell. You look so quiet usually, but you were so ruthless when you fought." Zhong Ziyuan placed Wang Mingyuan's bowl of porridge on a chair beside Zhou Wen's bed. He grinned as he continued, "Tell me, who beat you up? As your senior, I'll avenge you."

"I really don't know who that person is. I was ambushed while walking. I fainted without seeing anyone." Zhou Wen felt weak all over and it was difficult for him to even sit up. So all he could do was roll around and lay on the bed to eat the porridge.

"Alright, there's no need to go through so much effort." Zhong Ziya picked up the congee again and fed Zhou Wen with a spoon. "You're really useless. You didn't even manage to see who your enemy was. It's embarrassing for us. Don't tell others that you are Teacher's disciple."

Knowing Zhong Ziya's personality, Zhou Wen knew he was only joking, so he didn't take it to heart. Instead, he changed the topic. "I heard that Teacher has another disciple. What's the senior's name? How is he now?"

"That senior, well... his name is Liu Yun. You should have heard of his name, right? Like you, he entered Sunset College from Guide High School," Zhong Ziya said with a strange expression.

"Senior Liu Yun?" Zhou Wen was slightly taken aback.

Zhou Wen had heard of this name. Before Zhou Wen, there had been a few geniuses produced by Guide High School. One of them was a student named Liu Yun. It was said that he had received similar treatment to Zhou Wen in the past. He was the pride of Guide High School, and he was also the top scholar in the city's college entrance examination.

However, Liu Yun was a few classes higher than Zhou Wen. Back when Zhou Wen was in high school, Liu Yun had long graduated, so they never met.

He never expected Liu Yun to be Wang Mingyuan's disciple. Unfortunately, Zhou Wen arrived too late and again, Liu Yun had graduated a year ago.

Zhong Ziya didn't seem willing to chat with Zhou Wen about Liu Yun. After feeding him, he yawned and returned to his bed.

Zhou Wen was rather bored lying there, so he could only continue gaming.

When he arrived at Tiger Cage Pass, he encountered a Paper Demonized General once again. He was no longer as excited when he saw Paper Demonized Generals. He had met many before, but none of them dropped a Companion Egg.

Zhou Wen originally imagined that he would end up with nothing, but after he killed the Paper Demonized General, he saw a Companion Egg mixed with red and black colors drop.

He found it unbelievable that a Paper Demonized General Companion Egg dropped. After a momentary pause, he got the blood-colored avatar to pick it up.

The attributes of the Paper Demonized General were similar to the two Demonized Generals from before and they had identical Life Providences. However, the only difference in skills was Astral Suction Palm.

After taking a look at the compatibility between the Paper Demonized General and the Mutated Demonized General, he realized that the compatibility wasn't as high as the previous two Demonized Generals. It was only about 54%, which was equivalent to a fifty-fifty chance.

The probability wasn't high, so Zhou Wen hesitated for a moment before choosing the fusion.

He had plenty of opportunities to have a Mutated Demonized General drop in the future. Even if he failed this time, he would still have a chance.

With Zhou Wen's choice, the Companion Egg transformed into a flash of light and infused itself into the mutated Demonized General's body. Then, the sparkling glow on the mutated Demonized General's body filled the entire image of the cell phone.

'Fusion successful. Obtained Mutated Demonized General.'

As the light dissipated, the Mutated Demonized General's figure appeared onscreen. It had a red horse and red armor, with a red crown on its head. It held a strange blood-colored spear, but its body emitted a strange black aura.

Mutated Demonized General: Legendary

Legendary Life Providence: Malignant General

Strength: 19

Speed: 19

Constitution: 19

Primordial Energy: 19

Talent Skill: Astral Slash Blade, Astral Fist, Astral Suction Palm, Demon Flame Spear, Demon Rider Summon

Having succeeded in fusing a Mutated Demonized General, the attributes were comparable to Rebellious Knight's. Furthermore, it had five skills that exceeded the limit. Amongst Legendaries, it was considered the strongest existence other than the mythical pets.

The reason Zhou Wen hadn't hatched the Rebellious Knight Companion Egg all this time was that he had some concerns.

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Chapter 179 Inauspicious Life Providence

With an excellent-grade Companion Egg like Rebellious Knight, one would typically choose to hatch it unless they were already at the Epic stage and not have any need for a Legendary Companion Egg.

John had been running around with the Rebellious Knight Companion Egg without hatching it. This left Zhou Wen somewhat puzzled.

Hence, after obtaining Rebellious Knight, Zhou Wen carefully studied all of its attributes, including his Life Providence.

Then, Zhou Wen realized the problem. Although Rebellious Knight's Life Providence being Knight of Destiny didn't seem to be a problem, the blurb introducing it was very intriguing.

Knight of Destiny: Knight favored by destiny, the eternal protagonist.

Despite being a Companion Beast, he had a Life Providence of a protagonist. This clearly wasn't a good thing. At the very least, John definitely thought so. Otherwise, there was no reason for him not to hatch Rebellious Knight.

After connecting the Rebellious Knight's history with the knights of the round table, Zhou Wen was even more certain about his guess. The reason John hatched Sacred Spear Knight and not Rebellious Knight was definitely because of the same misgivings Zhou Wen had.

That round table knight was once the strongest knight under King Arthur, and together with King Arthur, he had established a glorious era together.

But it was also because of him that the round table knights fell apart. King Arthur's death also drew the curtains on a legend.

No matter how great the legends and novels described this knight, it couldn't erase his betrayal and selfishness. Like the famous Lu Bu in the East District, they had ended an era because of a woman.

Although humans could contract with Rebellious Knight, and not be afraid of his betrayal, it was ultimately not a good thing to have such an ominous Companion Beast by his side.

The main problem lay in him and his Life Providence. If I can remove the useless and jinxed Knight of Destiny Life Providence, there shouldn't be too much of a problem, Zhou Wen thought.

Although John couldn't resolve the problem, it wasn't a problem that Zhou Wen was helpless against.

The mysterious phone had the ability to fuse Companion Beasts. As long as Rebellious Knight fused with other Companion Beasts, he could resolve the Life Providence's problem.

Without a doubt, the best choice was to fuse him with the Mutated Demonized General. Both were Companion Beasts with mounts, so the chances of successfully fusing would be higher.

However, Zhou Wen had previously seen the Mutated Demonized General's compatibility with Rebellious Knight. It was only 23%. Even Zhou Wen didn't dare to risk with such a low probability. There was almost no chance of success.

Now that the Mutated Demonized General had undergone another fusion, Zhou Wen once again looked at his compatibility with Rebellious Knight. His compatibility score was even lower—11%.

From the looks of it, once a pet fuses, the compatibility score will drastically decrease. After repeated fusions, the compatibility score will drop even further. Zhou Wen naturally didn't choose to have Rebellious Knight fuse with Mutated Demonized General. Therefore, up to now, Zhou Wen still hadn't hatched it.

While recuperating, he gamed and killed monsters. To Zhou Wen, it didn't matter. When he was grinding the Three-Eyed Golden Warriors, he obtained a 19-valued Constitution Crystal, allowing his Constitution to advance to 19 points.

Zhou Wen had previously heard from the Wu siblings that after gathering the three Primordial Energy Skills like the Astral Suction Palm, Astral Fist, and Astral Slash Blade, one would be able to destroy the arrow shot out from the gate.

However, the Mutated Demonized General already possessed three abilities and was still unable to dodge the might of the arrow. Therefore, Zhou Wen was skeptical about what he had heard previously.

Zhou Wen still went to Tiger Cage Pass every time, hoping to have the Astral Fist Primordial Energy Skill Crystal drop. Even if he countered that arrow, Astral Fist was still an extremely powerful Primordial Energy Skill.

Ding!

He had casually cleaved a soldier to death when a Companion Egg dropped. It left Zhou Wen alarmed.

However, that was only an ordinary Mortal-stage soldier. It was useless even if its Companion Egg dropped.

However, Zhou Wen was surprised when he saw the system's notification. The Mortal Companion Egg's attributes were very ordinary, but it had a 97% compatibility with Rebellious Knight.

That can't be, right? How can this Companion Egg have such a high affinity with Rebellious Knight? Zhou Wen carefully observed the soldier's stats.

Saber Shield Soldier: Mortal stage.

Strength: 8

Speed: 6

Constitution: 7

Primordial Energy: 3

Talent Skill: None

Companion Form: None

It was basically a useless Mortal Companion Beast with average stats. It didn't even have a talent skill or a companion form. It could be said that it was trash at the Mortal stage.

However, such a trash Companion Beast had such a high affinity with Rebellious Knight. This left Zhou Wen very surprised.

With a thought, Zhou Wen got the blood-colored avatar to hatch the Saber Shield Soldier. His attributes were identical to what he had seen before incubation-trash.

Then, Zhou Wen made an extremely bold decision. He used the Rebellious Knight's Companion Egg as a supplement to fuse with the Saber Shield Soldier.

The main reason was that Zhou Wen wasn't willing to make a pact with Rebellious Knight who had a problematic Life Providence, so it was useless keeping it. But since there was such a high success rate, he could try fusing it.

Zhou Wen didn't have much hope in the first place, but after the pet's fusion was completed, the attributes gave him a fright.

Saber Shield Knight: Legendary stage

Life Providence: Offense and Defense

Strength: 19

Speed: 19

Constitution: 19

Primordial Energy: 19

Talent Skill: Cross Sword, Everlasting Shield, Holy Steed Summoning, Holy Steed Battle Aura

Companion Form: None

The current Saber Shield Knight was completely different from the previous Saber Shield Soldier. He was wearing iron armor and riding on a black horse with a saber in one hand and a shield in the other. He looked extremely majestic and mighty.

The crux of the matter was that he had inherited the four talent skills of Rebellious Knight. The abilities were not much weaker than Mutated Demonized General with three main skills.

Zhou Wen was exhilarated. This fusion not only resolved the problem of the Life Providence, it also allowed him to possess yet another powerful Legendary warrior.

Now that I have Mutated Demonized General and Saber Shield Knight, I might be able to form a cavalry team in the future if I get a few more. Zhou Wen glanced at the compatibility score of Saber Shield Knight and Mutated Demonized General. It actually reached 49%.

After some hesitation, Zhou Wen gave up on the fusion, unwilling to take the risk.

During the few days of recuperation, Zhou Wen lived rather comfortably. But on the seventh day, the white flower on the Dead Man Tree completely bloomed, and its petals began withering.

After the flower wilted, a white fruit grew out which Zhou Wen could faintly see a blob of light within. It looked familiar, but also unfamiliar.

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Chapter 180 Fruit

Zhou Wen was puzzled as he stared at the fruit for quite some time, but he failed to crack the puzzle.

With the passage of time, the fruit grew bigger and bigger. The originally crystalline shell also gradually became thicker and harder. It looked like an eggshell.

The fruit formed on the Dead Man Tree can't be a Companion Egg, right? After two days, the more Zhou Wen looked at the fruit, the more it looked like a white Companion Egg. He had no idea how to describe his feelings.

If the Dead Man Tree can really produce a Companion Egg, then what's the Companion Beast inside it? Yan Zhen? Or is it his Life Soul, Dr. Soul? Zhou Wen could only make such a guess.

Zhou Wen didn't know when the fruit would mature. All he could do was slowly watch its growth. He spent the rest of the time grinding as usual.

It was unknown how many times he had died at the hands of the Golden Flying Ant, but Zhou Wen failed to touch the white cocoon it was protecting. This left him somewhat depressed.

From the looks of it, I have to think of a way to obtain the Sun Chasing movement technique. With absolute speed, I should have a chance of circling around the Golden Flying Ant and touch that cocoon. Zhou Wen was already able to get off the bed, so he decided to make another trip to Sunset City to check on the situation outside.

Although Yan Zhen wasn't part of the military, he was still a coroner. He had disappeared without a trace and had a deep relationship with the military. It was impossible that no one would investigate this matter.

"Your body hasn't recovered yet. Any more injuries will be very troublesome. Let Ziya accompany you." Wang Mingyuan instructed Zhong Ziya to accompany Zhou Wen to Sunset City.

Zhong Ziya was originally unhappy, but because Zhou Wen was injured, he had no choice but to pull the chain. Now, he had to accompany Zhou Wen to Sunset City. This naturally displeased him greatly.

It was unknown what Wang Mingyuan had said to Zhong Ziya before he agreed to accompany Zhou Wen.

However, Zhou Wen didn't even consider hunting the Sun Chasing Bird the moment he saw it.

What Zhou Wen could see with his naked eye was a black dot that streaked across the sky. At that height and flying speed, it was impossible for him to catch up, even with the power of his Godfiend Life Providence.

Furthermore, the Sun Chasing Bird never landed. It was a dimensional creature that would forever fly in the sky.

This was the first time Zhou Wen had seen Sunset City. It was like an ancient city floating between a mirage and clouds. It seemed to be extremely close, but it also seemed impossible to touch.

Zhong Ziya looked at Sunset City between the clouds and said, "Because it can only be seen when the glow of sunset appears, it's why this city is named after the sunset. The 'sunset' in Sunset College also points to Sunset City. The additional meanings behind 'sunset' were added by future generations."

"Has anyone entered Sunset City yet?" Zhou Wen asked curiously.

"How do we get in?" Zhong Ziya curled his lips and said, "Did you see those Sun Chasing Birds? They have been chasing after Sunset City all their lives, never landing on the ground. However, none of them have been able to fly in. Who do you think will be able to enter Sunset City?"

"By the way, why do you want to kill a Sun Chasing Bird? The difficulty of killing one is probably even harder than killing the typical Epic creature because you might not be able to catch up to it," Zhong Ziya added.

"I need a movement technique that's faster than Dragon Gate Fairy Skill. That's why I want to kill a Sun Chasing Bird," Zhou Wen said.

"If that's the case, there's no need for you to kill the Sun Chasing Bird. Do you know the Lotus Flower Cave in Dragon Gate Grotto? There's an Epic dimensional creature known as the Fairy there. If you kill a Fairy, you might be able to have the Dragon Gate Flying Immortal Skill. It's the upgraded version of the Dragon Gate Fairy Skill. It's faster, more potent, and more agile. It's much faster than the pure speed that Sun Chasing Skill provides," Zhong Ziya said.

Zhou Wen said with a bitter smile, "I do want to do so, but I'm no match for Fairies. I'm only capable of killing a Fairy Monkey."

Zhou Wen was speaking the truth. Back when he went to the Lotus Flower Cave, he had encountered a Fairy and ended up being instantly killed. Although he was much stronger now, it wasn't easy to kill a Fairy.

Upon hearing Zhou Wen's words, Zhong Ziya immediately laughed. "Isn't there a simple solution? As long as you are sincere enough, get Hui Haifeng and Jiang Yan. With the three of us helping you, there's no need to worry about not being able to kill a Fairy."

"It won't be nice troubling everyone, right?" Zhou Wen asked hesitantly.

"There's no trouble at all. I believe that those two fellows are bored staying in the lab all day. They'll definitely be willing to accompany you to Lotus Flower Cave." Zhong Ziya thought for a moment before saying, "But that Fairy is an Epic creature after all. We'll have to plan before taking action. We'll discuss it later when we get back."

Zhong Ziya continued speaking, blatantly ignoring if Zhou Wen was really asking for his help. They then rode an electric scooter back to the lab.

After meeting Hui Haifeng and Jiang Yan, Zhong Ziya told them about helping Zhou Wen hunt a Fairy. Hui Haifeng and Jiang Yan agreed readily without any conditions.

"That's settled then. I'll first head to the Lotus Flower Cave to test the strength of Fairies. Once Zhou Wen recovers from his injuries, we'll kill her together," Zhong Ziya said as he left the lab, giving Zhou Wen no chance to stop him.

"Will it be dangerous for him to go?" Zhou Wen asked worriedly.

He was a person who didn't like to owe others favors. If Zhong Ziya were to die in Lotus Flower Cave, Zhou Wen really didn't know how he should repay the favor.

To his surprise, Hui Haifeng pursed his lips and said, "Don't worry, even a more powerful Epic creature wouldn't be able to kill that fellow, much less a Fairy. He will at most suffer a little pain."

Zhou Wen was somewhat puzzled, unsure why Hui Haifeng was so certain.

Jiang Yan said, "Zhong Ziya is a tough cookie. He has nine lives like a cat. He won't die."

Seeing how confident they were, Zhou Wen didn't say anything else, but he was still a little worried.

When it was night time, Zhong Ziya returned. His clothes were tattered and torn, and he looked like he had been through a fierce battle. However, there was no blood on his body at all. Beneath his tattered clothes was flawless skin.

Zhong Ziya slept the moment he returned, without saying a word. This prevented Zhou Wen from asking him what had happened.

When Zhou Wen woke up every morning, Zhong Ziya was nowhere to be seen. At night, he would see Zhong Ziya return in tattered clothes. This continued for several days until Zhong Ziya returned with his clothes intact on the fourth day.

"Alright. After Zhou Wen recovers from his injuries, we'll go hunt a Fairy," Zhong Ziya said languidly after returning instead of collapsing in bed.

Zhou Wen originally thought they were just joking, but he never expected them to be that bold. In a few days, when Zhou Wen's injuries were more or less healed, they actually dragged him to Lotus Flower Cave.

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Chapter 181 Fairy

"Are you confident in killing a Fairy?" Zhou Wen followed behind the group as they walked towards Lotus Flower Cave.

"No," Hui Haifeng answered.

Although Jiang Yan and Zhong Ziya didn't answer, their faces implied that they weren't confident either.

"Aren't you taking too much of a risk when you don't have the confidence in killing a Fairy?" Zhou Wen looked at the trio speechlessly.

Hui Haifeng smiled and said, "If it's something that can definitely be done, what's the fun in doing so? It's only interesting if you aren't confident."

"What theory is that?" Zhou Wen was rendered even more speechless. He didn't agree that risking one's life for fun was something interesting.

Zhong Ziya pursed his lips and said, "Hui Haifeng might not be entirely right, but there's nothing wrong with it. If it's something others can do, why should we do it?"

"What about you?" Zhou Wen looked at Jiang Yan.

"Counselor got me to watch you all. Since all of you are going, I can only follow," Jiang Yan said indifferently.

Zhou Wen looked at the trio and was momentarily at a loss for words. He increasingly felt that none of Wang Mingyuan's students were normal.

He had originally found Hui Haifeng was rather normal, but from what he saw today, he was wrong. Apart from Zhou Wen, no one else was in any way normal.

Why would a gentle person like Teacher, teach such a bunch of strange and eccentric fellows? Zhou Wen originally wanted to say that he wasn't going, but the trio had already gone far.

"Whatever." Zhou Wen sighed and shook his head before following.

Zhou Wen wasn't completely lacking in confidence. He wasn't a Fairy's match in the past, but he was much stronger now. Although he wasn't enough to fight an Epic Fairy, he still had some confidence in staying alive.

When he grinded in Lotus Flower Cave, he would occasionally encounter a Fairy. It wasn't difficult for him to escape.

Soon, the four arrived at Lotus Flower Cave. Not long after they entered the cave, they met a Fairy Monkey.

Before Jiang Yan and Zhong Ziya could make a move, Hui Haifeng nudged Zhou Wen forward. "You've been recuperating for so long, let's warm up your muscles first so that you won't have a cramp when you encounter a Fairy."

I'll be the last one cramping between the two of us, Zhou Wen cursed inwardly, but he had no choice but to approach the Fairy Monkey.

He had lost count of the number of Fairy Monkeys he had killed in-game, but he knew every action of theirs. When he saw the Fairy Monkey flap its wings and fly down, its claws shimmering with a terrifying light, he unhurriedly took a huge step forward and leaped up, causing the Fairy Monkey to barely miss him.

Bam!

Zhou Wen struck the back of the Fairy Monkey's head with his palm. The Fairy Monkey didn't even have the chance to scream as it fell from the sky. It convulsed twice without any sound.

"Beautiful!" Hui Haifeng couldn't help but praise.

Jiang Yan was also slightly surprised, but Zhong Ziya pursed his lips and said, "Passable. All that training in palm techniques didn't go to waste after all. You didn't embarrass Teacher."

They encountered several Fairy Monkeys in a row, but no one was willing to take action. Zhou Wen had no choice but to head up and hunt them, treating it as an opportunity to practice his Seven Distribution Palm.

Zhong Ziya led the way, passing through more than ten caves when they suddenly saw a fairy-like creature rushing towards them with its clothes fluttering.

Zhou Wen recognized it at a glance. It was a Fairy-an Epic dimensional creature inside Lotus Flower Cave.

But upon careful inspection, Zhou Wen's expression changed drastically. He had seen quite a number of Fairies, but they were all dressed in colorful clothes with ribbons wrapped around their bodies.

However, this Fairy was different. She was dressed in black and the ribbons fluttering in her body were pure white in color. She was very different from the Fairies that Zhou Wen had previously seen.

"Oh no, it's a Mutated Fairy." Zhong Ziya was also surprised, but he had no intention of retreating. He took out a gun and aimed it at the Fairy, shooting three consecutive shots.

The bullets instantly appeared in front of the Fairy, but she didn't move at all. The pure white ribbons danced around her body as though they had a life of their own, repelling the three bullets.

The bullets made of Primordial Gold failed to deal any damage.

"Run!" Seeing that the three bullets were useless, Zhong Ziya immediately turned around and ran. His actions were swift and without any hesitation.

Zhou Wen had just started when he saw Jiang Yan and Hui Haifeng running, each faster than the other. They had run virtually at the same moment with Zhong Ziya, and Zhou Wen was the slowest.

However, even Zhong Ziya, who was running right ahead, was unable to rush out of the cave. Just as he was about to enter the neighboring cave, he saw the surroundings suddenly turn pitch black. He could no longer see anything

Zhong Ziya leaped up in a bid to rush out of the cave in the darkness.

However, with that jump, he slammed into what appeared like a steel plate. With a loud bang, Zhong Ziya's face was flattened from the impact. He fell back as his nose bled.

Zhou Wen didn't know if Hui Haifeng and Jiang Yan could see, but he could see everything clearly with Truth Listener's powers.

As for the Fairy in the air, a black sun suddenly appeared behind her. It emitted black light which enveloped the entire cave, forming a dark space.

Is that the Life Soul of a Fairy? Zhou Wen had also seen a few Fairies, but he had never seen them use their Life Souls. It was unknown if the typical Fairy's Life Soul was the same as a Mutated Fairy's.

Zhou Wen was just about to warn Jiang Yan and Hui Haifeng to be careful when the ribbon on the Mutated Fairy flew over like a jade wyrm tearing through the air. It was targeting Zhou Wen.

Just as he was about to fight, he saw Jiang Yan's figure flash and help him block. A slender sword had appeared in his hand in the process.

The sword's width was at most one finger wide, even thinner than paper, so thin that it was almost transparent.

The sword in Jiang Yan's hand drew out a purple beam and accurately hit the ribbon. It failed to slice through it but instead wrapped around the sword.

With a tug of the Fairy's milky-white hand, the pure white ribbon tightened and the sword in Jiang Yan's hand snapped loudly into several pieces.

Jiang Yan retreated in time, avoiding being sliced by the ribbon.

Zhong Ziya leaped up from the ground, a gun in each hand. He fired ceaselessly at the Mutated Fairy, but unfortunately, all the bullets were blocked by the spinning ribbons. The Fairy wasn't injured at all.

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Why are we so unlucky? Zhou Wen knew that if he didn't kill this Mutated Fairy, they would probably die. Without any hesitation, he took the opportunity to summon the Great Yin Fan while the Fairy was blocking the bullets. He leaped into the air and charged at the Mutated Fairy.

Meanwhile, Hui Haifeng and Jiang Yan seemed to act as though their minds were connected by telepathy. They charged at the Mutated Fairy, clearly having the same thoughts.

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Chapter 182 Battling Fairy

With a strong swish of the banana fan at the Mutated Fairy, the Grand Yin Wind swept out immediately.

The Mutated Fairy's body fluttered like the wind, and the Grand Yin Wind seemed to aid her. However, a thin layer of frost appeared over her body. It was just that the cold wasn't enough to freeze her. It merely affected her agility.

Zhou Wen knew that this was because the Banana Fairy's level was too low. If the Banana Fairy was also at the Epic stage, this single flap would probably have frozen the Mutated Fairy in midair. It would be useless even if she had the ability to ride the wind.

However, as the Mutated Fairy was flying with the wind's momentum while suffering from diminished agility, it made her trajectory easier to predict. Jiang Yan held a semi-translucent whip that was neither gold nor jade. It looked like a weapon made out of a biological creature's tendons. Lashing it out at the Mutated Fairy, the translucent whip wrapped around its ankle as though it had predicted her trajectory.

Jiang Yan pulled the whip with all his might, but the strength of the Mutated Fairy was so strong that it lifted him up.

Jiang Yan didn't let go of the whip and continued to clasp onto it tightly. It was like a weight that greatly slowed down the Mutated Fairy's speed.

The ribbons on the mutated Fairy's body fluttered like a wyrm as they swept towards Jiang Yan. If he was caught by the ribbons, his body would probably be broken into several pieces.

Hui Haifeng had already rushed in front of the Mutated Fairy. An arm wrapped in a metal bracer erupted like a volcano, emitting powerful streams of light as it blasted at the Mutated Fairy.

Due to the freezing and Jiang Yan, the Mutated Fairy's movement was greatly affected. She could no longer dodge the punch, but she wasn't flustered. She waved her hand gently, blocking Hui Haifeng's punch.

Bam!

Hui Haifeng felt as if he had been struck by a hammer as his body flew backward. He slammed into the stone wall and spat out a mouthful of blood.

Seeing that the ribbon was about to sweep him up, Jiang Yan held the whip with both hands and shook his body, avoiding the entanglement of the ribbons several times. However, that was all he managed. It didn't stop the ribbons from eventually being on the cusp of wrapping around his body.

There was a sword flash hit the ribbon, a result of Zhong Ziya holding a sword at some point in time. It was unusually sharp and, although the sword beam shattered immediately upon contact with the ribbon and Zhong Ziya was sent flying, the change in the ribbon's trajectory gave Jiang Yan a chance to dodge it.

Jiang Yan continued to hold on to the whip, dodging the ribbon twice before the threat of having the ribbon wrap around him happened again.

At this point, Zhou Wen noticed something. Jiang Yan's whip seemed to have some special use which was why Jiang Yan refused to let go.

Without any hesitation, he leaped up into the sky and once again flapped the banana fan at the Mutated Fairy. It blew the Mutated Fairy's body to the side and changed her ribbon's trajectory.

However, this time, the mutated Fairy seemed to be prepared. While she used the wind to escape, she tapped gently with her milky-white finger, sending a beam in the direction of Zhou Wen's heart.

Zhou Wen immediately felt his heart turn cold. The beam was too fast, one that he couldn't dodge with his Speed. All he could do was summon the Three-Eyed Golden Warrior to put it in between him and the beam.

Crack!

The white beam penetrated the Three-Eyed Golden Warrior's Golden Body without stopping. Neither did its power dissipate as it continued forward, stabbing into Zhou Wen's flesh.

Blood immediately spewed out from the wound on his shoulder. Thankfully, the Three-Eyed Golden Warrior was able to ward off most of its might. Furthermore, Zhou Wen had also used that opening to adjust his position without being hit in any vital spots.

Hui Haifeng's mouth was covered in blood as he delivered another punch at the Mutated Fairy. Then, Zhou Wen saw that he had once again been sent flying upon contact with her palm.

The diabolical longsword in Zhong Ziya's hand flickered, but his eyes appeared even more diabolical than the sword's glint. It presented a strange blood-red color as it slashed out blood-colored sword beams in a frenzy, sweeping right at the Mutated Fairy like a tornado.

The Mutated Fairy's ribbons spun as they shattered all the sword beams. Despite fighting against four, she still held an absolute advantage.

However, Zhou Wen didn't know if it was an illusion, but he felt that the Mutated Fairy's speed had slowed down. It wasn't as fast as before, especially her hands. They weren't as light and elegant as before, as though there was something heavy on them that prevented her from moving them as she wanted.

It's a result of Hui Haifeng's punches? Zhou Wen saw a strange mark appear on the Mutated Fairy's palm. He immediately thought of the two punches Hui Haifeng had delivered.

Without time to think deeper, Zhou Wen stirred up the Grand Yin Wind once again. This time, it wasn't directed at the Mutated Fairy, but rather, it was aimed at her ribbon. He was forcibly changing the trajectory of the ribbon that was targeting Jiang Yan.

Even so, Jiang Yan's face was still sliced by a ribbon. His cheekbones tore open and a trickle of blood immediately flowed out.

Following that, another beam of light shot towards Jiang Yan's head. He had no room to dodge unless he was willing to release the whip in his hand.

"Hold her back." Jiang Yan grabbed the whip and screamed.

"How? I can't even if I were to throw my life at her." Zhong Ziya held his sword with both hands as he unleashed several sword beams at the light beams that the Mutated Fairy produced

When the diabolical blood-colored sword beams came into contact with the beams, they immediately burst like blood-colored fireworks.

Zhong Ziya was also sent flying by the force of the blow. His hands holding the sword were covered in blood, but the beam still shot towards Jiang Yan.

Just as the beam was about to shoot through Jiang Yan's head, an invisible force suddenly pulled his body to the side, allowing him to barely dodge the attack.

Zhou Wen had yanked Jiang Yan with his Astral Suction Palm, saving his life in a timely fashion.

Despite the four of them engaging the Mutated Fairy in combat, he was covered in injuries. This was the first time Zhou Wen had risked his life so crazily. In the past, he had only been gaming. Although he shared the same feelings in-game, it was a game after all. Zhou Wen knew that he couldn't die; therefore, the feeling now was completely different.

Under the true threat of death, Zhou Wen felt his entire being in a state of nervousness and oppression.

In such a state, a normal person's body would become uneasy and cause their actions to change. Perhaps one wouldn't even be able to perform at seventy to eighty percent of their original strength.

However, the more pressure Zhou Wen felt, the faster his body and mind were.

The ribbons sliced past his muscles, producing a sound of lacerating flesh and bones that left him trembling. The horror pressured him, but it made his body even more excited.

As he licked the blood from his mouth, he saw the Fairy's hands hang down. Having just exerted her strength, she could only rely on the ribbons to protect her. Zhou Wen flew in the air like a bat, narrowly passing through the gaps between the ribbons. He swept over the Fairy and simultaneously struck the top of her head.

This palm was formless and silent, but when it struck the top of the Fairy's head, it caused her to scream in pain. Subconsciously, it shot ten beams at Zhou Wen with her fingers.

Zhou Wen switched his Primordial Energy Art to Godfiend Era and using the Life Providence's ability to levitate, he pushed the Dragon Gate Fairy Skill to its limits. Twisting his body, he dodged the terrifying beams.

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Chapter 183 Stat Requirements

It wasn't solely because of Zhou Wen's speed and agility that he managed to dodge the beams. It had to do with the Mutated Fairy's fingers drastically slowing down. The mark that Hui Haifeng's strike left on her hand continued to do its magic, slowing down her hands with time.

Furthermore, Zhou Wen didn't know if he was mistaken, but he felt that the Mutated Fairy's strength had weakened significantly. The intensity of the beam had clearly decreased.

By the time the Mutated Fairy attacked Zhou Wen, she was in a panic. Hui Haifeng took the opportunity to leap up and strike her back, bombarding her with his two fists. This produced about four marks on her back.

The Mutated Fairy turned around in an attempt to kill him, but her body suddenly stopped in midair. Jiang Yan had already landed on the ground at some point in time. He held onto the long whip with both hands and forcefully pulled back the Mutated Fairy's body, preventing her from continuing her flight.

Zhou Wen saw Jiang Yan's body sparkling with purple light like a demonic spirit. The whip was also glowing with purple light, as though it was a blood-sucking demon that was constantly trembling and swallowing.

"Die!" Zhong Ziya repeatedly slashed with his sword, both hands gripped tightly on it. Streaks of blood-red sword beams slashed at the Mutated Fairy that Jiang Yan had put to a halt. They actually split apart her robe, leaving behind streaks of blood.

Although the sword marks weren't deep, it was the first time Zhou Wen and company had truly injured the Mutated Fairy.

The Mutated Fairy was clearly a spent force. Her movements became slower and slower, as though she had a mountain suppressing her. Furthermore, her strength was weakening, and Jiang Yan was becoming stronger.

Bam!

Like a demon god, Jiang Yan pulled the whip in his hand, forcefully throwing the mutated Fairy's figure out and slamming her into the stone wall. This left a huge hole in the wall as the Mutated Fairy's mouth was covered in blood.

Zhong Ziya slashed down with his sword as well. The blood-red sword beam slashed at the head of the mutated Fairy, and the sword plunged into the skull.

A fierce glint flashed in the Mutated Fairy's eyes as she abruptly stood up and hugged Zhong Ziya. A terrifying power erupted from her body.

"No good... She's going to self-destruct..." Hui Haifeng shouted loudly.

Zhong Ziya struggled with all his might, but he was unable to break free. Despite Jiang Yan yanking his long whip, he could only pull the Mutated Fairy and Zhong Ziya over. He couldn't separate them.

Zhou Wen wasn't far from Zhong Ziya as he was right behind him. A thought suddenly came to his mind as he charged at Zhong Ziya and struck him on the back.

Zhou Wen used all his strength to slam his Ashen Palm at Zhong Ziya's back.

Bam!

Zhong Ziya's body was fine, but the Mutated Fairy in front of him seemed to suffer a heavy blow to her chest. Blood spurted out of her mouth as her embracing of Zhong Ziya weakened significantly.

Zhong Ziya struggled with all his might, got out of her embrace, and kicked her hard.

Bam!

As she flew in the air, the Mutated Fairy's body exploded. A terrifying black aura sent Zhou Wen, Zhong Ziya, Hui Haifeng, and Jiang Yan flying. Instantly, the entire cave trembled and the ground quaked. Dust rose up as gravel flew.

"Are all of you alright?" Hui Haifeng crawled out of the rubble, his body covered in blood and dust. He wore an ashen look as though he had just crawled out of a tomb.

"I'm fine." Jiang Yan also stood up from his spot elsewhere. Apart from his body being a little dirty, he was fine.

"I'm not." Zhong Ziya was slumped at the feet of a stone statue. His back was covered in bloody flesh, and his injuries were indeed serious.

Zhou Wen's injuries weren't light either, he was about as injured as Hui Haifeng.

"Not being dead is good," Jiang Yan said with a smile after checking Zhong Ziya's injuries.

Clearly, Zhong Ziya's life was not in danger, but his injuries were more serious.

"Is that how a person speaks?" Zhong Ziya said weakly, "Don't talk so much. Hurry up and look around and see if anything dropped from the Mutated Fairy. If nothing dropped, our injuries will have been for nothing."

Jiang Yan's condition was the best. He rummaged through the rubble and soon, they heard him say happily, "There's something. It's a Primordial Energy Skill Crystal. I wonder if it's the Flying Immortal Skill."

"As long as there's something. It doesn't matter what it is," Zhong Ziya said.

Jiang Yan threw a crystal at Zhou Wen. "I don't know if it's the Flying Immortal Skill. Go back and give it a try. However, be careful. Taking in an Epic Primordial Energy Skill at the Legendary stage is extremely dangerous. If you aren't confident, it's best you consult Counselor."

"Give me your accounts. I'll transfer your shares to you later," Zhou Wen said without standing on ceremony as he grabbed the Primordial Energy Skill Crystal.

"There's no need for money. You will be part of my team when I wish to kill some dimensional creature in the future," Hui Haifeng said.

"Can we talk about money later? Can you take me back to Teacher to treat my injuries first?" Zhong Ziya groaned.

Jiang Yan carried Zhong Ziya on his back while Zhou Wen and Hui Haifeng helped each other out of Lotus Flower Cave. Soon, they returned to the laboratory in Old Dragon Cave.

When Wang Mingyuan saw the four of them, Zhou Wen and company were like old, weak soldiers who had just been defeated. They were all covered in dirt and blood.

However, Wang Mingyuan didn't ask about their escapades. He only summoned his soul and used the power of his Life Soul to treat their wounds.

This was the first time Zhou Wen had seen Wang Mingyuan's Life Soul. He had been unconscious back when Wang Mingyuan treated his wounds.

Wang Mingyuan's Life Soul was a bottle with a thin neck. Although it wasn't gorgeous, it had some beauty. A stream of light flowed out of the bottle like water and when it touched a wound, Zhou Wen immediately felt a refreshing feeling as the pain of the wound was alleviated.

As the aqueous light flowed into the wound, the wounds healed at a discernible pace. Even his bones recovered rapidly.

After treating the quartet's injuries, Wang Mingyuan smiled and said to them, "It's rare that the four of you were injured together. Let's have a feast to celebrate tonight."

Zhou Wen recovered very quickly. Even without Wang Mingyuan's treatment, as long as he switched to the Small Perfection of Wisdom Sutra, his recuperation ability would be much better than the average person's.

Hence, while Zhong Ziya and Hui Haifeng were still lying in the bed, Zhou Wen and Jiang Yan joined Wang Mingyuan for a celebratory feast.

While resting in the evening, Zhou Wen took out the Mutated Fairy's crystal. It was about the size of a chicken egg. It was crystalline, and inside it was a Mutated Fairy's shadow.

Using the phone's camera function to check the crystal's attributes, Zhou Wen couldn't help but be dumbfounded.

'Mutated Fairy Crystal: Epic stage. Merging requires a Speed of more than 21 points and a Buddha-elemental Primordial Energy Art.'

This was the first time Zhou Wen had seen a Primordial Energy Skill that had a stat requirement other than Primordial Energy points. Furthermore, there were requirements on the Primordial Energy Art. This was something he had never learned in school.

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Chapter 184 Doctor Darkness

Zhou Wen's current Speed was only 18—quite a distance from 21 points, so the final three points were extremely difficult for him to raise. Apart from grinding monsters to have high-valued crystals drop, Zhou Wen didn't have any other good methods.

I can only give it a try and see if I can use the mysterious phone to obtain the Skill Crystals in-game. Perhaps I can refine them and absorb them there. Zhou Wen hid under his blanket and used the mysterious phone's camera function to try snapping a picture of the Mutated Fairy Crystal.

A system notification popped up on the phone: 'Yet to reach the stat requirements for the skill crystal; thus, it cannot be refined and absorbed. Do you want to continue?'

Zhou Wen hurriedly chose no. Since he couldn't refine and absorb it, nor was there any way to store items in an inventory in-game, the crystal might end up being erased if the blood-colored avatar died after he brought it in-game. He might as well leave it in the real world.

I can't refine and absorb it in-game if I can't meet the stat requirements? Zhou Wen felt a little depressed.

It was nearly impossible for a 21-valued Speed Crystal to drop from a Legendary creature. Unless Zhou Wen killed an Epic creature, it was very difficult to get his hands on one.

The experience of killing the Fairy today made Zhou Wen fully realize how terrifying an Epic creature was. If any of the four of them had made a mistake today, they might have perished there and then.

And the combat power of Fairy was considered lowly among the Epic creatures.

With Zhou Wen's strength alone, it would probably be difficult for him to succeed even with the help of a Companion Beast.

As for the Buddha-elemental Primordial Energy Art requirement, it wasn't difficult for Zhou Wen. All he needed to do was switch his Primordial Energy Art to the Small Perfection of Wisdom Sutra, and he was likely to satisfy the condition.

He took a look at his blood-colored avatar's unchanged stats again. Only Ashen Palm had changed from the Mortal stage to the Legendary stage. Furthermore, it was still at Rank 10.

Zhou Wen didn't find it strange that his Ashen Palm had advanced from the Mortal stage to the Legendary stage. He had already sensed it during the battle; otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to deliver the palm strike that saved Zhong Ziya.

However, he never expected Ashen Palm to remain at Rank 10 after advancing to the Legendary stage.

After some thought, Zhou Wen realized how difficult it was to obtain a Speed Crystal of 21 points from a Legendary creature. He might as well kill an Epic creature.

However, with Zhou Wen's strength alone, it was impossible for him to kill an Epic creature in-game.

Today's battle with Jiang Yan and company made Zhou Wen understand one thing. He was alone in-game, and that limited him. However, in the real world, there were many powerful humans like Jiang Yan, Zhong Ziya, and Hui Haifeng. As long as they had good teamwork, they could do things that he couldn't do in-game.

Zhou Wen planned on killing an Epic creature in reality, but before that, he needed to find some powerful helpers.

People like Li Xuan, Wang Lu, and Feng Qiuyan were extremely powerful Legendaries. If he could obtain their help, they had a chance of killing low-level Epic creatureshigh-level Epic creatures were definitely impossible.

Of course, Zhou Wen wouldn't risk his life, nor would he risk Li Xuan and company's lives. Therefore, he began crazily challenging the instance dungeons.

The grinding this time was different from before. This time, Zhou Wen had especially sought out dungeons found in the college. Furthermore, he targeted dungeons with Epic creatures.

The most common destination was Dragon Gate Grotto. In some of the caves, there were Epic creatures that existed. Zhou Wen tried hunting them one by one.

This resulted in him naturally dying time and time again. When he encountered some powerful Epic creatures, the blood-colored avatar would be instantly killed.

If he encountered a weaker Epic creature, he was able to last a little longer, but that was all. There was no way he could kill those Epic creatures.

The most powerful thing about an Epic creature was that they possessed a Life Soul that had all sorts of powers. Those powers didn't have the limitations on Primordial Energy, so they could be constantly activated. A stronger Life Soul could instantly kill the blood-colored avatar and a group of his pets. Weaker Life Souls all had their own unique characteristics and possessed all sorts of magical powers.

Zhou Wen repeatedly tested in order to find an Epic creature that could possibly be killed by him. Then, he came up with a perfect plan, hoping to find a few capable helpers to kill an Epic creature without taking any risk.

Time passed as the blood-colored avatar constantly died. As he repeatedly probed things way beyond his level, he ended dying instantly most of the time. Having dripped too much blood, Zhou Wen felt that he was beginning to suffer from anemia again.

Yan Zhen's disappearance didn't seem to cause too much of a stir. Although the police came to the school to investigate, it was only part of their routine procedures. No one suspected that Yan Zhen had died on campus.

This made Zhou Wen heave a long sigh of relief. However, on second thought, he understood why no one suspected that Yan Zhen had died on campus.

This was because no one knew that he had come to school. Yan Zhen had come to Zhou Wen and wanted to dissect him. This was something clandestine to begin with, so he had definitely made preparations beforehand. He wouldn't let anyone know that he had come to the school, nor would anyone know that he was here to find Zhou Wen.

Upon thinking of Yan Zhen, Zhou Wen glanced at the fruit on the Dead Man Tree. The fruit was already the size of a papaya, and its exterior was white and shiny. It looked like an egg no matter how he looked at it.

On the seventh day of the fruit's growth, it automatically fell off the tree. Zhou Wen got the blood-colored avatar to pick it up. Indeed, it was a Companion Egg.

Doctor Darkness: Epic

Life Providence: Golden Left Hand

Life Soul: Dr. Soul

Strength: 21

Speed: 37

Constitution: 26

Primordial Energy: 38

Talent Skill: Scalpel, Fight Poison With Poison, Light of Penetration

Companion Form: None

Upon seeing the information on the Companion Egg, Zhou Wen couldn't help but feel odd. The Doctor Darkness was clearly a replica of Yan Zhen.

Could it be that the power of the Dead Man Tree is to make a dead person a Companion Beast? Then, does Doctor Darkness have Yan Zhen's memory? Zhou Wen was momentarily hesitant, unsure of how to handle the Companion Egg

Hatching an Epic Companion Egg required too much Primordial Energy. According to Zhou Wen's previous experience, he was likely able to incubate an Epic Companion Egg using a bug in the game. However, there was a high chance that the Doctor Darkness would suffer a drop in level or be incomplete.

However, if he didn't hatch it, Zhou Wen was afraid that it would disappear on his next refresh of the game.

Also, if the Doctor Darkness had Yan Zhen's memories, would he rebel? This was something no one could guarantee.

After some thought, Zhou Wen chose to incubate Doctor Darkness. He gritted his teeth and infused his Primordial Energy into the Companion Egg.

At the moment the Companion Egg was activated, Zhou Wen felt his Primordial Energy surge like a flood that flowed out of a dam. In a blink of an eye, all his Primordial Energy was drained.

The blood-colored avatar exploded to its death in-game. Due to the lack of Primordial Energy, the Companion Egg drained the blood-colored avatar's vitality.

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Chapter 185 Rejection

The blood-colored avatar exploded to death as the game screen turned black.

Zhou Wen dripped another drop of blood and was reborn. When he entered the game again, he saw a Doctor Darkness appear in his Companion Beast window.

He realized that Doctor Darkness had already fallen to the Legendary stage when he took a look at his stats.

Doctor Darkness: Legendary (Youngling)

Life Providence: Golden Left Hand

Speed: 18

Strength: 12

Constitution: 13

Primordial Energy: 18

Talent Skill: Scalpel, Fight Poison With

Companion Form: None

He was considered quite a good Companion Beast at the Legendary stage, but that was all. After he evolved into a mature form, he might be able to return to the Epic stage. However, it required a large amount of time to feed him.

Zhou Wen glanced at Doctor Darkness's image in-game and thought he looked very similar to Yan Zhen, but he realized that Doctor Darkness wasn't Yan Zhen.

Doctor Darkness was wearing a white doctor's robe, but he wasn't a person, but a human-shaped puppet. He wasn't of real flesh and blood.

Zhou Wen heaved a sigh of relief. He really couldn't accept it if Doctor Darkness really had looked like Yan Zhen.

After testing the Doctor Darkness's skills in-game, he realized that he was actually a support-type pet. He was rather formidable when it came to tasks related to surgery, but his true combat power was not even comparable to the Three-Eyed Golden Warrior of the same level.

However, if he was used for surgery, Doctor Darkness was definitely a top-notch Companion Beast. If a doctor had him as a Companion Beast, it was very likely that he could become a famous doctor.

The Scalpel technique allowed precise incisions with an error as small as three decimal places.

Fight Poison With Poison was to use poison to stimulate one's body, allowing one's vitality to erupt, to tide through the most dangerous point in surgery. It could even suppress some viruses.

Light of Penetration could be used to see through a patient's body, far better than X-ray or MRI.

However, Zhou Wen didn't know medicine. It was a waste giving him such an impressive medical Companion Beast. He didn't know how to use it at all.

Don't tell me I need to study medicine now? Zhou Wen was somewhat depressed, but on second thought, it wasn't completely useless.

If he had to deal with some external injuries on the battlefield urgently, Doctor Darkness was still useful. When he returned to the Epic stage in the future, his Dr. Soul Life Soul would be of great help to him in battles.

If I can make the Doctor Darkness return to the Epic stage, it would be much easier for me to kill an Epic creature. However, I wonder how long it will take before I can do this. Zhou Wen kept a happy-go-lucky attitude as he went to Ant City to obtain a few Companion Eggs to feed Doctor Darkness.

Days passed and Ouyang Lan got Ah Sheng to pick him up once again. She said that she had something important to discuss with Zhou Wen.

"Little Wen, have you thought it through? Do you want to participate in the competition for the special physiques?" Ouyang Lan paused before saying, "The competition is about to begin. If you want to participate, you can head to the League's Holy Land over the next two days."

"Sis Lan, I don't wish to go. Can you give the spot to someone else?" Zhou Wen didn't wish to vie for a special physique. With the Lost Immortal Sutra, even if he didn't have a special physique, he could still master the Primordial Energy Art of various styles.

"There's only one chance to change every nomination. I had already used up this opportunity when I changed the nomination to you. There's no way to change it now. If you don't go, this nomination would be considered null and void. Little Jing wouldn't be able to go either," Ouyang Lan explained as though she had seen through Zhou Wen's thoughts.

"Sis Lan, I'm really not interested in that nomination. You should think of some other solution if it's possible." Zhou Wen felt that going to the Holy Land to vie for those special physiques was a waste of time for him.

Ouyang Lan sighed and said, "Since you don't wish to go, I won't force you either. Let's forget about this matter. It's fine if the nomination is voided. Since it's useless to us, we'll just leave it voided."

Although Zhou Wen felt somewhat embarrassed, the nomination wasn't what he wanted in the first place. It wasn't his fault for having it voided because of his rejection.

Ouyang Lan didn't mention the matter again. She ordered a few dishes and the two chatted about family matters and school. After the meal, she got Ah Sheng to take Zhou Wen back.

Ah Sheng wasn't a conversationalist. He didn't say anything the entire journey until he got Zhou Wen to the entrance of the school. Just as Zhou Wen was about to alight, Ah Sheng suddenly said, "Why didn't you accept that nomination? Having that nomination isn't a bad thing for you. Many members of the League's large families yearn for this spot."

"I just want to live peacefully. I have no interest in special physiques," Zhou Wen said.

Ah Sheng shook his head and said, "Young Master Wen, perhaps you still don't know that the League isn't as peaceful as it seems. In fact, many of the other dimensional zones in the League have had cases of break-outs. Powerful dimensional creatures have rushed out of the dimensional zones and entered the human cities, creating terrifying massacres. Many people have died."

After a pause, Ah Sheng continued, "Perhaps in a few years, all the dimensional zones will vanish. When that happens, large numbers of dimensional creatures would rush into the human cities. If one doesn't have the necessary strength, they might not even be family."

"Is the situation very bad?" Zhou Wen knew that Ah Sheng wasn't lying. In his dorm, there was a dimensional creature that had broken out and refused to leave. It ate like a lord every day.

"It's worse than most people can imagine. Not long ago, a military base at Chess Mountain was wiped out, including an Epic-stage commander. Now, Chess Mountain is only temporarily suppressed, and the creatures inside can rush out at any time. When that happens, the dimensional creatures that come out might be even more powerful. Once the military is unable to stop those break-out creatures, the human world will immediately plunge into a disaster."

Ah Sheng looked into Zhou Wen's eyes through the rearview mirror and said, "It's not for anyone. It's only for your survival in this chaotic world. You should also make a trip to the Holy Land. The things that can be given to you there might allow you to survive in a world of chaos that isn't too far away."

"Thank you for telling me this. However, I really do not wish to have anything to do with the An family or take anything from them," Zhou Wen spoke the heartfelt truth.

affinity that made Zhou Wen believe that he could say what he couldn't tell others.

Ah Sheng fell silent. After a long while, he sighed and said, "Madam is right. Although your surname isn't An and you don't have any blood relations with Overseer An, your temperaments are too similar."

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Chapter 186 Zhou Wen's Plans

When Zhou Wen returned to his dorm, his heart felt heavy.

The reality was worse than he imagined. Even an Epic military officer had died in battle outside a dimensional zone, with large numbers of break-out creatures rushing into the cities. Zhou Wen couldn't imagine how many humans would survive when that happened.

Although he knew that danger wasn't far away, there was little he could do now. The only thing he could do was to raise his strength as much as possible.

If that day really came, perhaps he could use his own strength to save the people he wanted to save.

He glanced at the antelope sleeping on the couch. This fellow did nothing but eat and sleep all day. Ever since it left Mount Laojun, it hadn't done anything else.

If only the dimensional creatures in the dimensional zones are the same as you. It would be great if they could just be dealt with by giving them something to eat. Zhou Wen was just musing, knowing that it was impossible.

Even if dimensional creatures didn't cause trouble for humans, the greedy nature of humans would still plunder their treasures.

Sometimes, as a human, Zhou Wen felt that humans didn't deserve pity.

Zhou Wen controlled the blood-colored avatar and constantly launched suicidal attacks against various Epic creatures, hoping to find a pushover among them.

His efforts were not in vain. Through the experience gained through death, Zhou Wen saw a sliver of hope.

It was an Epic creature in Dragon Gate Grotto. However, it wasn't a Fairy, but a tiger in the Binyang Cave. It looked ordinary, so every time Zhou Wen saw it, he wrote it off as an ordinary tiger. It was at best a Mortal-stage creature.

However, when the tiger really began moving, Zhou Wen realized how ridiculously wrong he was. He didn't put up much of a fight before he was swallowed by the tiger.

Although he had suffered a terrible defeat the first time, Zhou Wen had no choice but to make attempts on the few weaker Epic creatures. Since he had suffered an even worse defeat by other Epic creatures, this was a safer option for now.

He gradually discovered some of the tiger's habitual weaknesses and after fighting the tiger several times, he was able to last longer.

After countless deaths and repeated experiments, Zhou Wen was certain that it wouldn't be difficult to kill the tiger if he had two or three powerful helpers.

He already had a detailed plan. As long as he followed the plan, it wouldn't be difficult to kill the tiger. The problem now was where to find a few powerful helpers.

Zhou Wen's three senior brothers were very strong, but they had already helped him once, and they hadn't received any benefits from him. He had yet to return the favor he owed, so it wasn't appropriate for him to seek their help again.

After some thought, Zhou Wen made a phone call to Li Xuan and told him that he wanted his help in killing an Epic creature.

"F*ck, Old Zhou, nice one. You are often silent, but once you make a sound, it's shocking. You've actually decided to directly aim your sights at an Epic creature? Whatever, count me in." Li Xuan agreed without any hesitation. This trust was not something average people had.

Zhou Wen didn't say anything else as he got Li Xuan to meet him the next day. There was no point in saying certain things. It was better to let actions speak for themselves to not disappoint him.

After some thought, Zhou Wen made another phone call to Feng Qiuyan. Feng Qiuyan's saber techniques were sufficiently powerful, comparable to Zhong Ziya's sword techniques. He was also a powerful aide.

After explaining his thoughts on killing an Epic creature and telling Feng Qiuyan that he only wanted the Speed Crystals, and wouldn't claim anything no matter what dropped, Feng Qiuyan didn't hesitate either. Those other items could be split among themselves.

He directly said, "To be able to fight with Coach is a very good learning opportunity. I don't need to split the spoils. Just let me participate in the battle."

Zhou Wen felt like crying when he heard that. What a good classmate and such a kind child. If there were more people like Feng Qiuyan in this world, would there still be things like war?

According to Zhou Wen's plan, it should be enough to kill the Epic-stage tiger with Li Xuan and Feng Qiuyan's help.

However, taking in the old adages "expect the unexpected" and "man proposes god disposes," Zhou Wen decided to buy some "insurance" for his first attempt at killing an Epic creature.

Hence, Zhou Wen made another call to Huang Ji and repeated what Feng Qiuyan had said to him. He also told Huang Ji that, other than the Speed Crystal, anything that dropped would be his.

Zhou Wen knew that Huang Ji was also in need of money. As long as Huang Ji believed him, he definitely wouldn't reject the opportunity to earn money. After all, anything dropped by an Epic creature could sell at a decent price.

"If you had said so earlier, I would definitely have joined you. However, I'm already at the airport and am about to board the plane. I definitely won't be able to join you," Huang Ji said.

"Board the plane? Where are you going?" Zhou Wen asked in puzzlement.

"I have some matters to attend to at the League's Holy Land. I'm afraid I won't be able to return anytime soon. If you're not in a hurry, wait about ten days for me," said Huang Ji.

"Let's talk when you come back." Zhou Wen hung up the phone and thought for a moment before calling Wang Lu to ask if she was interested in hunting an Epic creature.

"Of course I'm interested. How can such an interesting thing happen without me?" Wang Lu said with a smile. It looked like she had recovered pretty well.

Zhou Wen thought to himself, If Wang Lu were to turn into a Companion Egg by the Dead Man Tree, I wonder what kind of form it would be.

After gathering a number of people, Zhou Wen called them over the next morning to give them a detailed explanation of his plans and things to take note of.

"Old Zhou, what kind of Epic creature do you want to kill? Fairies in Lotus Flower Cave or the Golden creatures deep in the Myriad Buddha Cave?" Li Xuan asked with a grin.

"Those Epic creatures are too powerful and too dangerous. I want to kill this Epic creature—an epic tiger in Binyang Cave," Zhou Wen said.

Li Xuan's expression turned odd when he heard that. "The tiger you mentioned can't be the one with white fur, black stripes, and a strange cross pattern on its forehead, right?"

"That's right." Zhou Wen looked at Li Xuan in puzzlement. From Li Xuan's tone, there seemed to be a problem.

Li Xuan said with a bitter smile, "That tiger is indeed one of the weakest Epics, but the items it drops aren't bad. They are even very rare and useful. Therefore, the tigers in the Binyang Cave are protected animals. You have to obtain permission to kill it."

"What rare items can such a weak tiger drop?" Zhou Wen found it unbelievable.

Li Xuan rolled his eyes at him and said, "Have you heard of the story of Buddha cutting his flesh to feed a tiger? It's said that the tiger in the Binyang Cave is the descendant of that tiger. They aren't strong, but their Life Providences are one of a kind. They are of immense use and everyone wants them."

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Chapter 187 Baby Tiger of Luck

"What Life Providence does that tiger have?" Zhou Wen asked.

"Its Life Providence is called the Baby Tiger of Luck. Think about it. A baby tiger that was just about to be eaten by his mother actually encountered Buddha and had Buddha sacrifice his body to feed his mother. Don't you think it's lucky?" Li Xuan said.

"Indeed, it's lucky, very lucky." Wang Lu nodded.

"Therefore, that baby tiger's Life Providence is one that comes with an extremely rare luck attribute. If one can obtain a baby tiger Companion Beast and use it to kill dimensional creatures, one will not only have the chances of dimensional crystals and Companion Eggs drop, but also be boosted by several percentage points, the dimensional crystal's value and the Companion Egg's attributes will be better than usual. Do you think this item is worth anything?" Li Xuan said.

"It will be worth a lot. It's so valuable. Even an excellent-grade Epic Companion Beast might not be worth as much as it," said Wang Lu firmly.

"Therefore, there are too many people who want the baby tiger. Let's not talk about us, even those bigwigs will want this baby tiger with them. It's also because of this that the tiger in Binyang Cave has become an endangered dimensional creature. There have been a few clashes in Binyang Cave in the past. Eventually, the military was deployed to resolve the matter. Later on, they took over the area. You can enter to kill the tiger, but you have to obtain permission from the military. My family has some say in Luoyang, but it's impossible to get in through the back door. Old Zhou, I think you need to change your plan," Li Xuan said.

Zhou Wen never expected the tiger he had chosen would be so famous. He couldn't help but frown as he asked, "Then what should we do to obtain the right to kill the tiger?".

Although Zhou Wen was very interested in a tiger with a lucky Life Providence, it wasn't his main goal. All he needed to do was obtain the Speed Crystal.

If he had to formulate a new plan, firstly, it wasn't easy finding weak Epic creatures and secondly, Zhou Wen and company might not be able to beat them.

"All the bigwigs in Luoyang City grit their teeth in anger when this topic is raised. In the beginning, everyone wanted to get connections to obtain the right to kill the tiger, but think about it. There are so many bigwigs in Luoyang City, so it's not good for the military to permit and reject people. It might be because they were forced to do so, but I don't know who came up with the idea. They set up a huge wheel of fortune. They claimed that whether you can get the lucky baby tiger will be decided by luck. Spinning the wheel each time costs 10,000. If you hit it, you are permitted to enter for 24 hours," Li Xuan said knowingly.

"10,000 a spin isn't considered expensive. Those bigwigs have plenty of money. Just spend some money. What's there to be angry about?" Wang Lu asked in puzzlement.

"If only it were that simple. The wheel of fortune the military set up is electronically controlled. Just pressing a button will automatically spin it. Furthermore, with the military's dedicated personnel watching over it, there's no way to interfere with it. The chances of success are what you call low. There was once a bigwig who led his men to spin the wheel of fortune. After a few hundred turns, they failed to hit it at all. In the beginning, the military earned quite a bit of money. It was practically a scam, but there was nothing that could be done about it. Blame it on the bigwigs wanting the baby tiger. It ranges from one to two hundred spins or a few hundred spins to hit it. But even if you hit it, the tiger might not drop a Companion Egg, right?" Li Xuan droned on.

"Isn't this a scam?" Zhou Wen frowned. He had completely given up on killing the tiger. With so much money, why was he going through all the trouble? He could just buy Speed Crystals?

"It is a scam, but what can you do if you want the baby tiger? However, there are plenty of rich people and bigwigs who don't care about money to spin that thing. I also wanted to try it in the past, but thinking about how I can't spin too many times with my allowance, I gave up on this plan," Li Xuan said as he spread out his hands.

"In that case, it looks like I can only give up on this plan. I'll do more research when I get back. I'll find another Epic creature as a target," Zhou Wen said.

"There's no need to give up. Follow me. I have a way to enter the Binyang Cave," said Wang Lu with certainty.

"What solutions do you have?" Li Xuan asked Wang Lu in disbelief.

Although Wang Lu had a powerful background, she wasn't a Luoyang native. Li Xuan refused to believe that she had more say than the Li family that could only enter through the back door.

"Just follow me. You will know when the time comes." Wang Lu looked confident.

Zhou Wen, Li Xuan, and Feng Qiuyan had no choice but to follow Wang Lu to the Binyang Cave. Zhou Wen didn't explain his plan and planned on seeing if Wang Lu could obtain permission to enter the Binyang Cave to kill the tiger. If she couldn't obtain it, there was no point in explaining it.

Soon, the four of them arrived outside the Binyang Cave. It was not completely sealed off. Only the cave where the baby tiger appeared had the military managing it.

Not long after Li Xuan had brought Zhou Wen and company into the Binyang Cave, they saw a soldier guarding a cave entrance. Beside the cave's entrance was a wheel of fortune.

The white wheel of fortune was very eye-catching, but there was a thin red line that looked like a strand of hair. The needle had to hit the red line precisely before the system could automatically determine a jackpot.

Ignoring the fact that it was an electronic wheel of fortune, even if it was manually spun, it would not be easy to hit it.

There was only a red button on the entire wheel. It had pressure sensors that allowed for longer and faster spinning by pressing the button forcefully and a slower and short spin with a gentle press. The only thing that could be controlled was this button.

Zhou Wen wanted to use Truth Listener's hearing to hear the internal structure of the wheel, but he couldn't hear anything. He didn't know what device was installed in it.

"How long would it take to kill that tiger?" Wang Lu asked Zhou Wen.

"If it's only to kill, it should be fast. If nothing goes wrong, it's at most half an hour." Zhou Wen thought for a moment. He could have the tiger repeatedly appear in-game, but he didn't know how long it would take for these tigers to burrow through a spatial rift.

Li Xuan said, "I heard that a tiger will appear every two to three days. Furthermore, there is usually only one tiger in the cave at a time. There won't be multiple tigers appearing together. We have no idea if a tiger has been killed."

"Alright, I got it." As Wang Lu spoke, she walked towards the wheel of fortune and said to the guard, "I'm going to spin three times. How do I pay?"

"Card, QR code, or bank transfer." The soldier smiled.

"Wang Lu, don't tell me your method is to throw money at it? Then why don't you just give the money to Zhou Wen so that he can buy a Speed Crystal?" Li Xuan said with widened eyes.

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Chapter 188 The Spinning Wheel

"Just watch." As Wang Lu said that, she scanned the QR code to make payment and walked to the wheel of fortune. After being checked by the military, she pressed a red button.

The wheel started spinning, stopping only after a while.

Tick! Tick! Tick! Tick!

When the wheel stopped moving, Zhou Wen, Li Xuan, and Feng Qiuyan's eyes widened as they looked incredulously at the wheel of fortune.

He saw that the needle had stopped at the red line that was as thin as a hair strand. The light on the wheel of fortune lit up, accompanied by a jackpot sound.

"D*mn, what kind of dog sh*t luck did you get? You actually hit it in one shot!" Li Xuan's eyes widened.

An officer walked over but did not congratulate Wang Lu for winning the prize. Instead, he carefully checked the wheel of fortune and tried spinning it a few more times. After confirming that everything was normal, he said to Wang Lu, "Miss, you are really lucky. Congratulations on obtaining twenty-four hours. You may enter now."

"Hold on, I still have two more chances," Wang Lu said as she pressed her palm on the red button again, making the wheel spin again.

When the wheel stopped, Li Xuan, Zhou Xuan, and Feng Qiuyan widened their mouths as they looked at Wang Lu and the wheel as though they were watching an alien.

All that could be seen was flashing lights and music fanfare playing. Wang Lu had hit the jackpot again.

The officer's expression changed and he quickly checked the machine again. In the end, everything was still normal. He tried many times but failed to get it. Clearly, there was no problem with the wheel of fortune.

"Miss, congratulations on obtaining another 24 hours. There's still one more chance. Are you still spinning?" The officer stared at Wang Lu and asked. Clearly, he suspected that there was something wrong with Wang Lu.

"Why not? I did spend the money," Wang Lu said as she pressed her palm onto the red button.

This time, the officer stared intently at Wang Lu the entire time. He wanted to know if she had used any powers to interfere with the wheel of fortune. He was in charge of this area and had special abilities. If powers affected the wheel, it would be impossible for him not to notice.

However, despite staring at Wang Lu from beginning to end, he realized that she hadn't used any powers to cheat, but when the needle stopped, the wheel of fortune's light lit up again.

A cold sweat broke out on the officer's forehead. He didn't believe that a Legendary student could cheat in front of him. However, surely it was impossible for her to hit the jackpot three times in a row. It was virtually impossible. The wheel's program didn't allow for such a high probability of hitting the jackpot.

"72 hours. That should be enough, right?" Wang Lu returned to Zhou Wen and company.

"Enough... Enough..." Li Xuan and company subconsciously nodded in response.

The officer and soldiers looked at her as though she was a monster as the four entered the cave together.

"Wang Lu, how did you do it? I'm willing to pay to buy your method." When they arrived at an uninhabited spot, Li Xuan hurriedly asked Wang Lu. He believed that Wang Lu had definitely cheated, but they just couldn't tell.

Wang Lu smiled and said, "There's no method. I just pressed the button a few times and hit the jackpot."

"Tch, forget it if you don't want to say." Li Xuan naturally refused to believe it.

Seeing that he didn't believe her, Wang Lu added, "I don't have anything that stands out, but my luck is a little better than the average person's. I heard from my dad that before I learned how to walk, he took me out for a stroll. I climbed out of the pram myself and picked up a piece of paper on the grass. Who knew that it was actually a lottery ticket. It even won the first prize that day. It was only seven or eight million. I can't remember. When I was in kindergarten, I bought a second-hand hair clip for three bucks, but to my surprise, there was a high-valued crystal embedded in it. When I was in middle school..."

"Are you kidding me?" Li Xuan refused to believe that such a lucky person existed in this world. After all, he had never won the lottery before, much less picked a winning ticket from the ground. What Wang Lu said was basically spinning tales.

"Do you have any coins on you?" Wang Lu said with a smile.

"Yes, you want to do a coin flip?" Li Xuan said as he took out a coin.

"I'll buy ten heads. Flip it," said Wang Lu.

"Tch, I really don't believe it." Li Xuan threw his coin into the air, but when it landed, it was really heads.

After ten consecutive flips, Li Xuan looked at Wang Lu as though he had seen a ghost.

"Sister Lu, can I call you sister? You are the humanoid version of the lucky baby tiger. Are you free tomorrow? The two of us can make a trip to the rich..." When Li Xuan jolted to his senses, he nearly pounced forward to hug Wang Lu's thigh.

"I'm not free." Wang Lu mercilessly rejected Li Xuan.

"Alright, stop fooling around. I'll discuss the detailed plan first. In a while, you must listen to my instructions and not make any mistakes. Although that tiger isn't a very strong Epic creature, it's still at the Epic stage. Any tiny mistake could kill us." Zhou Wen repeatedly exhorted them not to be careless.

The tiger was just relatively weak compared to an Epic stage powerhouse. When compared to Legendaries like them, it was undoubtedly a super big boss to them.

"Don't worry. We aren't fools. We know that it's very dangerous. But Old Zhou, you haven't killed a tiger before. Where did this strategy come from?" Li Xuan asked.

"I watched videos on the Internet," Zhou Wen said.

"Damn, can you be any more reliable? Those videos are experts at the Epic stage fighting. We are far inferior to them," Li Xuan said.

"If you don't make a mistake, it will be very reliable." Zhou Wen was very certain that his plan wasn't problematic. He had already tried it countless times, but he was lacking in strength, so he couldn't put his plan into action.

He explained the detailed plan to the three of them, especially their positioning and cooperation. Zhou Wen had them practice it several times and only after seeing that they were familiar with the positioning did he confirm that there was no problem. He then led them deep into the cave.

"Zhou Wen, can you change this plan? Let Wang Lu deliver the final blow to the tiger?" Li Xuan asked Zhou Wen.

"Sure," Zhou Wen agreed readily.

Based on Wang Lu's nearly sick luck, killing the tiger would definitely result in something dropping.

Tigers were so rare. If it didn't drop anything, they would have to wait a few more days before they could try their luck again.

However, to their surprise, Wang Lu shook her head and said, "I don't like killing. It's best you do it yourselves."

After passing through a few caves, they suddenly saw a tiger covered in white fur and black stripes lying on a boulder in front of them. The tiger also noticed Zhou Wen and company. With a roar, it pounced down from the rock and attacked them.

"Xuan, left; Feng, right; Lu, back." In order to reduce the troubles while giving commands, Zhou Wen only said one word in their names.

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Chapter 189 You Owe Me

"Is this really an Epic creature?" Twenty minutes later, Li Xuan looked in disbelief at the tiger lying in a pool of blood. He found it unbelievable that it was an Epic creature.

In just twenty minutes, they killed the tiger without any injuries. It was so simple that it was unbelievable.

"Is there another tiger beside it?" Zhou Wen asked.

"I know it's weak, but I never expected it to be so weak. It was like one of the weakest Epic creatures," Li Xuan said.

However, Feng Qiuyan said in a serious tone, "No, it's not that the tiger is weak, it's that Coach's plan is so targeted. The tiger didn't have the ability to utilize its potential and was suppressed by us. If it wasn't for Coach's plan, it would be questionable if we could have killed it."

"Old Feng, you really don't have any sense of humor." Li Xuan curled his lips and said, "Forget it. Old Feng, go take a look and see if there's anything good in the tiger's body. It's best if it can release Speed Crystals, lest we accompany Zhou Wen again next time."

Feng Qiuyan didn't say a word. He walked straight to the tiger's corpse and dissected it. Soon, he dug out a crystalline white Companion Egg.

"F*ck, Lucky Baby Tiger!" Li Xuan widened his eyes. Their luck was just too good. They had killed a tiger and ended up having a Companion Egg drop. It was unknown how those bigwigs who had killed countless tigers without having a Companion Egg drop would feel.

"How do we split the Companion Egg?" asked Wang Lu.

"I've said it before. All I want are Speed Crystals. Whatever else dropped will be yours." Zhou Wen was the first to excuse himself. He had already said it before coming, so he naturally wouldn't go back on his word just because of a Companion Egg.

Although the tiger was precious, and it was difficult for others to obtain it, Zhou Wen could kill it in-game. It wouldn't be difficult to obtain it in the future.

"I came just to help Zhou Wen. I also said that I wouldn't take anything," Li Xuan said.

"I don't want it." Feng Qiuyan was even more straightforward.

"I really want it, but it's too valuable. It's not appropriate for me to take it myself. Let's do it this way. I'll accept the Companion Egg. Your share will be converted into money or something," said Wang Lu.

"Are we people who lack money? Rather than money, why don't you help us enter a few more times in the future? Firstly, we can help Zhou Wen get the Speed Crystals he wants. Secondly, we can also try to see if we can get a few more tigers to drop. When the time comes, we can each bring one out to enjoy the breeze," Li Xuan said.

"No problem. I'll be there as you wish." Wang Lu also knew that it was indeed difficult to calculate something like a lucky tiger using money. To take it away, she had to owe them favors.

There would only be a second tiger in three days. The four of them had no choice but to head back now and come back three days later.

Zhou Wen felt a little depressed. He had read from a thread that the tiger easily dropped Speed Crystals. Maybe Wang Lu's luck was so good that it affected the tiger's drop-rate, resulting in a Companion Egg being dropped.

It's still three days before we can kill the tiger. It's too long. I'd better do more research and see if there are any other Epic creatures that can be killed. Just as Zhou Wen was about to begin gaming, he suddenly heard a knock on the door.

When he opened the door, he saw that it was actually An Jing.

"Is there a reason you are looking for me?" Zhou Wen asked curiously.

"Can we talk inside?" An Jing appeared rather calm this time. Her expression did not change at all.

"Sure." Zhou Wen let An Jing in and poured her a cup of tea.

An Jing didn't touch the teacup as she looked at Zhou Wen and asked, "Why did you refuse to participate in the competition for special physiques?"

"Isn't that what you wanted?" Zhou Wen asked casually.

An Jing looked at Zhou Wen and continued, "Is that why you refused to participate in the competition?"

"It's part of the reason. Since this is your spot, I'm not interested or have any desires in having it," Zhou Wen said.

"You should know that there's no way to change the nomination. I can't go even if you don't," said An Jing.

"I know, but your things are yours. I can't take your things away just because you don't need them," Zhou Wen said.

"I understand." An Jing nodded slightly as she pondered for a moment before looking up at Zhou Wen. "Do you still remember that you agreed to owe me a condition when I brought you into the military camp?"

"Of course I do. You can raise conditions at any time, but it has to be within my abilities, I won't do anything that harms others." Zhou Wen naturally wouldn't forget the favor he owed.

"It's fine as long as you recognize the debt. Then prepare yourselves. Ah Sheng will take you to the Holy Land tomorrow," said An Jing.

"What do you mean?" Zhou Wen was taken aback.

"My condition is for you to represent me in the competition for special physiques. Is that clear enough? Do you understand?" she said indifferently.

"Why do you want me to go? Haven't you always wanted to prevent me from getting that spot?" Zhou Wen frowned as he looked at An Jing, unsure of her thoughts.

Previously, An Jing had tried her best to stop him. She had even transferred to Guide High School to fight him, but now she was the one forcing him to go.

"On Uncle Feng's account, it's not appropriate for me to personally teach you a lesson. However, there are many geniuses in the Holy Land. It would be appropriate to get them to teach you a lesson and help me vent my anger. It will also let my mother and grandfather know that the person they have high hopes for is useless. Only I can help the An family obtain a special physique." With that said, An Jing turned to leave Zhou Wen's dorm. When she reached his door, she stopped and said without turning her head, "Remember, Ah Sheng will pick you up at ten tomorrow. You owe me this."

Zhou Wen was momentarily at a loss for words as he watched An Jing leave in a daze.

Should I go or not? Zhou Wen was somewhat hesitant.

He didn't want to have anything to do with the An siblings, so he would rather have An Jing's nomination be voided than go.

However, for some reason, An Jing had used the condition in exchange, forcing him to go to the Holy Land. Zhou Wen didn't know why An Jing would do that, so he was somewhat hesitant.

After some thought, Zhou Wen took out his ordinary phone and called Ouyang Lan.

"Little Wen, what's the matter?" Ouyang Lan remained as cordial as ever. Even though Zhou Wen had rejected her the last time, her attitude towards Zhou Wen didn't change.

"Sis Lan, can't we switch it to having An Jing head to the Holy Land?" Zhou Wen asked.

"It really can't be done. If it were any other family, it might still be possible. However, the League has always been wary of the An family. They can't wait to wipe away the An family's nomination, so how could they give the An family another chance?" Ouyang Lan paused for a moment before continuing, "You don't need to feel burdened. If you don't want to go, so be it. Speaking of which, I was a little selfish. As it's too dangerous there, I wasn't willing to let my daughter take the risk. Instead, I pushed you to the forefront. It was my bad."

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Chapter 190 Crystal Purchase

"Sis Lan, can you give me the information about the Holy Land?" Zhou Wen thought for a moment. Since he didn't wish to owe the An family any favors, he was prepared to make a trip to the Holy Land regardless of An Jing's motives as payment.

"You really don't have to force yourself. It's fine if you don't go," Ouyang Lan said.

"I wish to take a look," Zhou Wen said.

"Alright then. I'll send you the information on the Holy Land." Ouyang Lan paused before continuing, "Look through the information first. If you aren't confident, don't go. If anything happens to you, I won't be able to answer Lingfeng."

"Alright, Sis Lan, send me the information first," Zhou Wen said vaguely.

Ouyang Lan sent the information of the Holy Land to Zhou Wen. Only after seeing it did he realize that the Holy Land was actually a large dimensional zone.

Unlike ordinary dimensional zones, there were extremely powerful creatures in it. These creatures were actually willing to give human special bloodlines to change their physiques.

However, powerful creatures would not casually bestow human bloodlines. They had to pass their tests to obtain their bloodlines.

Currently, the known bloodlines were those of the six heroes. Previously, John's Holy Emperor Body was one of them. However, the bloodline John had inherited naturally couldn't be compared to the first generation's Holy Emperor Body.

Zhou Wen had seen the Holy Emperor Body before. The other five types of physiques were all unique. The most detailed description was a body known as the Sun God Body. It was an extremely masculine type that needed one to cultivate an extreme Yang-elemental Primordial Energy Art to pass the test.

Without a doubt, the Sun Strafe Art was prepared for the Sun God Body, but unfortunately, Zhou Wen didn't cultivate the Sun Strafe Art. It was hard to tell if he could obtain the Sun God Body when the time came.

"Sis Lan, I've already thought about it. I want to go to the Holy Land." Zhou Wen felt that there was no harm in making a trip there. He could return the favor he owed An Jing and also attempt to download the Holy Land into his phone.

If possible, he might be able to use the Lost Immortal Sutra to obtain many special physiques in the Holy Land.

"I thought about it carefully and felt that it was best if you don't go," Ouyang Lan suddenly said.

"Why?" Zhou Wen asked in puzzlement.

Ouyang Lan said with a wry smile, "Back when Tianzuo was young, he went once. However, no one received any special physiques during the trip."

"Why?" Zhou Wen was even more puzzled.

"Ahem. When he went there, there was some unhappiness between him and the other youths who went. It devolved into an armed melee. That's why the other contestants from other families were rather unfriendly to our An family. If you represent the An family, they will target you. It will be very troublesome when the time comes, so it's best you don't go," Ouyang Lan said.

"Those that can enter the Holy Land are at most at the Legendary stage, right?" Zhou Wen asked after some thought.

"Yes, the Holy Land has restrictions. One cannot enter if they surpass the Legendary stage," Ouyang Lan said.

"I'll go," Zhou Wen said through gritted teeth. Perhaps it was as An Jing had said. There would be many elites waiting to teach him a lesson, but since he had agreed to return the favor, there was no reason for him to shrink back now.

Ouyang Lan added some things to take note of and got Zhou Wen to be careful. Having a chance to obtain a special physique was the best, but it didn't matter if he didn't get it. Safety was the priority.

Why are the mother's and daughter's temperament so different? If it wasn't for the fact that An Jing had a unique appearance like Ouyang Lan, Zhou Wen really would suspect that An Jing wasn't Ouyang Lan's biological daughter.

Although Zhou Wen had decided on heading to the Holy Land, he had to raise his speed to 21 points first. He could head there after refining the Mutated Fairy Primordial Energy Skill Crystal.

It's definitely too late to kill the tiger now. Ignoring the fact that there aren't any tigers in Binyang Cave, even if there are, killing it might not necessarily result in a Speed Crystal. After some thought, Zhou Wen realized that there was only one path he could take. He had to buy a 21-valued Speed Crystal from a crystal shop.

Epic grade crystals weren't cheap. Fortunately, a 21-valued Speed Crystal was considered one of the lowest grade crystals at the Epic stage, so the price wasn't too ridiculous.

However, even so, the price wasn't something an ordinary person could accept. If it wasn't for the urgency of the matter, Zhou Wen wouldn't have chosen to spend money to buy it. After all, he lacked money.

Zhou Wen requested Ah Sheng's help to settle the administrative procedures for his suspension at school. Since he was going to the Holy Land tomorrow, he definitely wouldn't be able to return in half a month. A day or two didn't matter.

He got Ah Sheng to drive him to the Xiyuan Crystal Shop. This time, there were many customers there, unlike the last time, when it was only Zhou Wen and Ouyang Lan.

When he passed by the code lockers, Zhou Wen took another look and couldn't help but recall the numbers on the name card.

Unfortunately, Zhou Wen didn't know what those numbers meant and wasn't sure if it was the passcode for a locker.

"Young Master Wen, what kind of stat crystal do you want to buy?" Ah Sheng asked when he saw Zhou Wen walk to the crystal cabinet.

"I want to buy an Epic Speed Crystal. Just 21 points would do," Zhou Wen said.

"Young Master Wen, you haven't advanced to the Epic stage yet. It's too dangerous to absorb an Epic stage crystal right now. If you need higher valued Legendary crystals, I can prepare them for you," Ah Sheng said.

"There's no need." Zhou Wen shook his head in rejection. The crystals Ah Sheng had brought were naturally given to him by the An family.

"Ah Sheng, what brings you here today?" Zhou Wen was looking at the crystal when he suddenly heard an elder's voice. He turned his head and saw that the person speaking was an old man with a sickly look.

"Old Master Qin, I'm here to accompany Young Master Wen to buy crystals," Ah Wen replied respectfully.

Only then did Zhou Wen realize that the sickly old man in front of him was likely the owner of Xiyuan Crystal Shop, Qin Xiyuan.

Qin Xiyuan appeared somewhat surprised as he looked at Zhou Wen and said, "Lad, you're Zhou Wen?"

"Old Master Qin, you know me?" Zhou Wen was somewhat surprised.

Qin Xiyuan said with a smile, "Of course I know. There's probably no one in Luoyang City who doesn't know about Little Lan's marriage with your father."

With that said, Qin Xiyuan pulled Zhou Wen's hand and walked him deeper into the store. As he walked, he said, "The things outside are just to fool ordinary people. You are one of Little Lan's. Come to my treasury and take a look."

"Old Master, I just want to buy an Epic Speed Crystal. Just an ordinary one would do," Zhou Wen said.

"It doesn't matter if you are buying. Take a look first," Qin Xiyuan said with a chuckle as he pulled Zhou Wen into the elevator.

Qin Xiyuan led him straight to the fourth floor. After exiting the elevator, he said to Ah Sheng, "Ah Sheng, stay here and watch. Don't let anyone disturb us."

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Chapter 191 Qin Xiyuan

"This Companion Beast's name is the Skygod Crane. It was sent here by an Epic expert, Lu Jiuyun. This Skygod Crane's speed is extremely fast. Furthermore, its Life Providence and Life Soul are pretty good..." Qin Xiyuan held Zhou Wen's hand as he warmly introduced the Companion Beasts in basement four.

Zhou Wen felt odd. He was clearly here to buy a Speed Crystal, so why did Qin Xiyuan introduce these Companion Beasts to him?

Zhou Wen had tried to emphasize the purpose of his visit several times, but he couldn't find a chance to interject.

In fact, when Ouyang Lan brought Zhou Wen here, she had already told him everything. However, with Qin Xiyuan's enthusiasm, Zhou Wen could only patiently listen.

Without realizing it, the two came to the room with the chained silver-haired Companion Beast. After entering the room, Qin Xiyuan suddenly said to Zhou Wen, "Zhou Wen, do you know that you are in danger?"

"Old Master Qin, what do you mean?" Zhou Wen looked at Qin Xiyuan in confusion.

Qin Xiyuan looked outside and saw that Ah Sheng was still guarding the fourth level entrance. He whispered to Zhou Wen, "Everyone in Luoyang City knows that Little Lan married another man, but they don't know much about that man. At most, they know his surname is Zhou, much less know that he has a son named Zhou Wen."

"Then how did you know about me?" Zhou Wen asked Qin Xiyuan.

"It was Ouyang who told me. He said that he thinks highly of you and you are outstanding. If possible, he hopes that you can take over his job in the future," said Qin Xiyuan.

"What job?" Zhou Wen looked at Qin Xiyuan in confusion.

Qin Xiyuan smiled bitterly and said, "Ouyang is still as cautious as ever. He thought highly of you but didn't tell you anything?"

"The former principal has indeed praised me for my talent, but that was just a casual remark. Don't treat it seriously." Zhou Wen paused and looked at Qin Xiyuan. "Old Master Qin, doesn't the former principal study history? I'm not familiar with this area and am not very interested in it. You must have heard wrongly that the former principal asked me to take over his job, right?"

"It can't be wrong. Ouyang gave you the passcode, right? Did you see the metal slab over there? Enter the code. The items inside were all left by Ouyang. They should be of some help to you," Qin Xiyuan said as he pointed behind the silver-haired Companion Beast.

What he was referring to was the metal slab with the ship's anchor emblem engraved on it. The last time Zhou Wen came, he had seen the keypad on it. He guessed that it might be a password lock, but he never expected it to be true.

Despite having those thoughts, Zhou Wen's expression remained stoic as he feigned surprise. "Old Master Qin, what password are you talking about?"

"Didn't Ouyang give you the passcode? That's bad. It's all the things he left for you. You can't open without the passcode, so you can only wait for him to return," Qin Xiyuan said as he stared at Zhou Wen.

"The former principal left something for me? He even wants me to take over his job. Why haven't I heard him mention it before? I'll have to ask him when he returns," Zhou Wen said.

"Did Ouyang really not tell you anything?" Qin Xiyuan asked in surprise.

"Back when the former principal was still in Guide High School, he often chatted with me, but he didn't leave anything for me. Also, what was the danger that you mentioned?" Zhou Wen asked Qin Xiyuan.

"The things Ouyang left for you are very important. If others know that you have the items, it will definitely be disadvantageous to you. So you must hide them well and not let anyone see them." Qin Xiyuan said sternly.

"What are the things?" The puzzlement on Zhou Wen's face wasn't faked. He really didn't know what the former principal had left him.

"Since you don't know anything, that can be considered a good thing. Forget it. Since Ouyang didn't tell you the details, let's wait until he comes back." Qin Xiyuan saw that Zhou Wen didn't seem to be faking it, so he didn't say anything else and left the room with the silver-haired Companion Beast.

When Qin Xiyuan closed the door, Zhou Wen glanced at the silver-haired Companion Beast. Just like the last time he came, the Companion Beast was still sitting there with his head lowered. His long silver hair covered his face, masking his appearance.

However, Zhou Wen had a nagging feeling that a pair of eyes were staring at him behind the waterfall-like silver hair. Furthermore, they were smiling at him.

After leaving basement four, Qin Xiyuan got someone to give him the Speed Crystal which Zhou Wen needed. He gave him a very high discount, and eventually, Zhou Wen paid 138,000 for the 21-valued Speed Crystal.

On the way back, Zhou Wen's mind wasn't on the Speed Crystal.

Is the number on the name card really from the former principal? Is that string of numbers really used to open the metal slab? Zhou Wen was extremely puzzled as he felt that something was amiss.

Therefore, when Qin Xiyuan said those words, Zhou Wen only pretended not to understand anything. In fact, he really didn't quite understand.

Sir, what's going on? Zhou Wen was filled with doubt.

After Zhou Wen left his store, Qin Xiyuan sat on a chair in his office. He was using the mouse to click on the video and repeatedly replayed the entire conversation he had with Zhou Wen.

After watching for a while, Qin Xiyuan muttered to himself, It looks like I'm overthinking things. This kid really doesn't know. Who did that old fool Ouyang pass the passcode to? He didn't even tell his own daughter. Could that old fool have wanted that thing to die together with him?

After returning to his dorm, Zhou Wen took out the 21-valued Speed Crystal and attempted to snap a picture to put it inside the game.

It was very dangerous to directly absorb stat crystals that exceeded one's level. Although Zhou Wen's body was powerful, he wasn't willing to take the risk.

Furthermore, Zhou Wen was somewhat worried. A Legendary stage definitely had its limits, but he didn't know what the limit was. A person's limit was 18. His was clearly higher than the average person's, but he had no confidence in reaching 21 points.

The Speed Crystal successfully entered the game, the moment the blood-colored avatar touched it, it immediately transformed into a stream of light that fused into the blood-colored avatar's body. It made Zhou Wen feel as though a force had fused into his muscles, strengthening them.

The blood-colored avatar's speed quickly increased by one point and became 19. Soon, it increased by another point and became 20.

However, when the Speed Crystal was completely absorbed by the blood-colored avatar, his Speed stat stopped increasing.

Zhou Wen's heart skipped a beat. He knew what he was most worried about had happened. His Legendary stats hit the limit at 20 points, so he was unable to increase his Speed to 21 points. Unless he advanced to the Epic stage, he wouldn't be able to learn the Dragon Gate Flying Immortal Skill.

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Chapter 192 Hope of Breaking Through

At the Mortal stage, the Lost Immortal Sutra simulated four types of Primordial Energy Arts to boost my stats to 11 points. But now, those Primordial Energy Arts have already reached the Legendary stage, but it hasn't increased my stats. How do I have my stats break through to 21 points? Zhou Wen frowned in thought.

"Zhou Wen, I heard you are representing the An family and will be heading to the Holy Land?" Li Xuan ran over and sized up Zhou Wen.

"Yes, I just decided to go yesterday. How did you know?" Zhou Wen asked.

"It's almost time to enter the Holy Land, so the League has already released the list with your name on it. The An family sure treats you well. They actually gave you this spot." Li Xuan was very surprised. He never expected the An family to give the spot to Zhou Wen.

If I didn't have to go, I really wouldn't have gone, Zhou Wen thought to himself, but there was no point in saying that now. Therefore, Zhou Wen only asked, "Does that mean you are going too?"

Li Xuan curled his lips and said, "If Brother were to talk to me nicely, I might have even given it to him. However, with what he has done, I'll definitely not let him get his wish."

"By the way, how are you getting to the Holy Land? Let's go together? We can join forces and forge a path of blood together. Each of us will obtain a special physique and return. Later, we will then have a mythical pet." Li Xuan rattled on. "Have you thought about which type of physique you will be vying for? Different physiques have different Primordial Energy Art requirements. You have to cultivate the corresponding Primordial Energy Art to have a possibility of passing."

Just as Zhou Wen was about to answer, his eyes suddenly lit up as he thought to himself, That's right. Why didn't I think of it? Although the Lost Immortal Sutra has the power to confuse Immortals and Buddhas, making those Immortals and Buddhas think that I have a special physique, I actually do not have one. Could the special physiques in the Holy Land allow my body to exceed the limits of the Legendary stage?

With this in mind, Zhou Wen suddenly felt that his trip wasn't necessarily a bad thing.

"Hey, what are you doing? I'm asking you a question," Li Xuan said as he waved his hand at Zhou Wen when he saw him looking down in a daze.

"Ah Sheng will be taking me there." Zhou Wen snapped out of his daze and explained.

"Then tell Ah Sheng to take one more person. I'll go with you for company," Li Xuan said.

"It shouldn't be a problem. I'll inform him later, but there will be trouble plaguing me. If you come with me, I'm afraid it won't be too peaceful," Zhou Wen said.

"People live in this world to resolve all kinds of trouble. There's no point fearing it. Alright, I'll head back to pack up." Li Xuan bade farewell and left.

Zhou Wen called Ah Sheng, but he never expected Ah Sheng to say, "Young Master Wen, it's best if you don't go with Li Xuan."

"Why?" Zhou Wen asked in puzzlement.

"There are some internal problems with the Li family. I'm afraid that it won't be safe on our trip." Ah Sheng wasn't too direct, but Zhou Wen knew that the problem he was referring to was probably Li Xuan's second brother, Li Mobai.

"I'm also in trouble. Li Xuan isn't afraid of trouble, so what's there for me to be afraid of?" Zhou Wen said with a smile.

After hanging up, Zhou Wen went to Old Dragon Cave. Ah Sheng could help him apply for a leave of absence, but Zhou Wen still wanted to inform Wang Mingyuan and company before he left.

When Zhou Wen arrived at the laboratory, he saw the rare sight of Zhong Ziya, Hui Haifeng, and Jiang Yan there. Furthermore, Zhong Ziya wasn't sleeping and Jiang Yan wasn't reading. The three of them were playing cards.

Not seeing Wang Mingyuan, Zhou Wen asked, "Where's Teacher?"

"He's down Dragon's Well. He should be back soon," Hui Haifeng answered.

Zhou Wen couldn't help but worry when he heard that Wang Mingyuan had gone into Dragon's Well again.

Hui Haifeng and company had never seen the dragon at the bottom of Dragon's Well, but Zhou Wen had experienced it deeply. Although Wang Mingyuan was at the Epic stage, he might not be a match for the dragon.

Sitting by the side and watching the trio play cards, he felt that something was amiss.

Zhou Wen couldn't figure out how the trio was playing, despite watching for quite some time.

Zhong Ziya had thrown a 7, and Hui Haifeng had thrown an 8, but Jiang Guan threw a 5. No matter how he thought about it, 5 wasn't bigger than 8.

"What kind of game are you playing?" Zhou Wen asked in puzzlement.

"Just a random game," Hui Haifeng said with a smile.

Zhong Ziya continued, "There's no point in playing a proper game of cards. This is called Reverse. We'll select one person to play cards in reverse while the other two play normally."

This was the first time Zhou Wen saw that cards could be played this way.

He found it more interesting as he watched. A clearly big card was used as a small card in Jiang Yan's hand, while his smallest 3 to 5s all became the biggest cards.

However, playing cards in such a way made it prone to confusion, especially for an ordinary person. However, the three of them played with relish and never made any mistakes.

After waiting for more than an hour, Wang Mingyuan came out of Dragon's Well. Zhou Wen recounted how he was going to the Holy Land.

"I didn't expect the An family to give you the nomination. If you really want to go, you have to be careful." Hui Haifeng spoke up first.

Seeing Zhou Wen's puzzled expression, Hui Haifeng said with a smile, "Back when An Tianzuo was about the same age as us, he went to the Holy Land. He didn't obtain any special physiques, but he beat the descendants of the six heroes who went to the Holy Land one after another. He caused all the descendants of the six heroes to fall out and none of them obtained any special physiques. This resulted in a great feud. As a representative of the An family, you will likely be targeted."

Zhou Wen was dumbfounded when he heard that. Only then did he know that the trouble Ouyang Lan mentioned was really troublesome.

"Why did An Tianzuo do that?" Zhou Wen asked.

"Rumor has it that An Tianzuo was too arrogant. He said that it was meaningless for the descendants of the Six Hero families to get the special physiques every time, so he beat them to a pulp and made them have to quit. But this is just a rumor. Only the real people involved know the truth," Hui Haifeng said.

"If you don't have to go, it's best you don't go. A special physique might not necessarily be good," Zhong Ziya said with a twitch of his lips.

"I've already promised the An family," Zhou Wen said.

"You'll have to go if you have promised, but after you get there, you must take note of someone called Lance," said Jiang Yan.

"What's so special about that person?" Zhou Wen asked.

"Lance is also a descendant of the six heroes. Although his fame isn't as great as John's, he's thousands of times more terrifying than John. With your abilities and Companion Beasts, it won't be difficult for you to deal with the descendants of the other six heroes, but if you encounter this person, you have to be careful." Jiang Yan said very seriously without any intention of joking.

"Lance, I'll remember him." Zhou Wen repeated the name Jiang Yan mentioned and silently memorized it.

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Chapter 193 Qin Mountain

When Zhou Wen left, there was a necklace around his neck. Although it was a necklace, it was actually a red string with a bead carved from ivory.

This was given to him by Wang Mingyuan who claimed to have made it personally. He originally planned on giving each of them one after making all four. Since Zhou Wen was leaving for some time, he wanted to give him the completed one first.

The next morning, Ah Sheng came to fetch Zhou Wen and Li Xuan, and Ouyang Lan came over. Before leaving, she specially exhorted Zhou Wen, "Little Wen, I'm not worried about your strength, but I'm afraid that you might be careless. After you reach the Holy Land, you have to be careful of the descendants of the six heroes. The grudge from back then between Tianzuo and the six heroes is so deep, they will definitely target you. Remember, safety first. It's nice to obtain a special physique, but it doesn't matter if you don't."

"Sis Lan, I understand." Zhou Wen nodded slightly.

If this were in the past, Zhou Wen wouldn't have taken the special physique to heart, but in order to break through, Zhou Wen had to vie for it.

Zhou Wen originally imagined that they were taking a plane to the Holy City, but to his surprise, Ah Sheng drove them out of Luoyang city without heading to the airport.

"Brother Sheng, isn't it too slow by car?" Li Xuan didn't dare call him Ah Sheng, so he called him Brother Sheng.

Previously, Li Xuan had told Zhou Wen that although An Sheng was only picked up by An Tianzuo and was not a true member of the An family, An Tianzuo treated him like a brother.

In the An family, he was Ah Sheng, but outside, An Sheng's name was frightening.

"This was ordered by Madam. There are many routes to choose from so the roads are safer. Furthermore, there are a few dimensional zones. I want you to visit them before heading to the Holy Land," answered Ah Sheng.

"Which dimensional zones?" Li Xuan was intrigued.

"The nearest place is in Qin Mountain. I don't know what the name is," Ah Sheng answered simply.

However, Li Xuan's expression changed when he heard the name. "Brother Sheng, don't tell me you are really letting us enter the dimensional zone at Qin Mountain? I heard that the dimensional zones there are really terrifying. Without being at the Epic stage, entry means death."

"It's not that exaggerated. About 90% die," Ah Sheng said.

Is there a difference? Li Xuan cursed inwardly.

Zhou Wen didn't know much about this, so he asked, "Is Qin Mountain terrifying?"

"Is it terrifying? Remove that questioning tone and that's more like it. That's where the great horror lies. Have you heard of the legendary Kunlun?" Li Xuan said with a twitch of his lips.

"Didn't Ah Sheng say he was going to Qin Mountain? What has it got to do with Kunlun?" Zhou Wen was somewhat puzzled.

"The legendary Kunlun of ancient myths refers to Qin Mountain. It doesn't point to the present-day Kunlun Mountain Range. Qin Mountain is also a dragon vein of East District, basically the best geographical location. The dimensional zones there are extremely terrifying, and there are countless powerful dimensional creatures inside. Humans are nothing there. Even top human experts have to tread carefully inside like they are treading on thin ice. If they aren't careful, they might perish, much less us Legendaries." Li Xuan asked another question after he was done, "Brother Sheng, are you really taking us to the dimensional zone in Qin Mountain?"

"Yes," Ah Sheng answered simply.

Li Xuan suddenly realized that coming with Zhou Wen was a wrong decision.

It didn't mean that he was afraid of going to the ruins. No matter how dangerous that place was, Ah Sheng wouldn't bring them to their deaths.

However, along the way, Ah Sheng drove without saying a word, while Zhou Wen gamed on his phone, leaving him bored out of his wits.

"Is that stupid game really that fun? You've been grinding ants the entire journey. How many ants have you killed? Did the ants provoke you? If you really hate it so much, just find a real ant and kill it. Why do you have to seek revenge on it?" Li Xuan said gloomily.

"Yeah," Zhou Wen replied before continuing grinding

Li Xuan was instantly rendered speechless. He had no way of communicating with Zhou Wen, so all he could do was lean back into his seat and sleep.

Zhou Wen had been trying to kill the Golden Flying Ant or break the white cocoon it was protecting. Unfortunately, the Golden Flying Ant was too fast, so he could do neither.

However, grinding for some Companion Eggs to feed his pets was not a bad choice. He could try his luck at Companion Beast fusion.

The success rate of a fusion was really low. The success rate for the first fusion was the highest. After every fusion, the success rate plummeted. As for how much it decreased, it depended on the pet's species.

Due to the existence of the Grand Yin Wind skill, Zhou Wen could quickly grind ants. Many ant eggs dropped, so Zhou Wen began to wonder if he could come up with an ant that could both fly and provide defense.

It would have high speed and high defense.

Therefore, Zhou Wen had been using Companion Eggs of the black-winged flying ants and the red-armored ants all this time. He had succeeded quite a few times, but none of them could satisfy Zhou Wen with their stats and skills.

Red-armored, yellow-armored, blue-armored ants each have a defensive Primordial Energy Skill. I'll first do fusion until I get an ant with three skills, then I'll combine it with a black-winged flying ant, allowing it to have the ability to fly. That way, I'll need at least three fusions. The success rate is just too low. Zhou Wen tried many times. Skills were either lost after the fusion or the fusions failed.

It was especially so for the third fusion. The chances of success were too low. There was only a little more than an 11% chance of success. He had lost count of the number of times he had attempted fusion, but they all failed.

Thankfully, there were many ant eggs. Zhou Wen didn't have anything else to do on the way, so he slowly fused them.

When the car entered the mountainous region, it was very rare to see people and cars.

In this era, due to the appearance of the dimensional zones, many roads were blocked. Traveling between cities was actually a very difficult matter.

If an ordinary person were to accidentally enter a dimensional zone, the probability of surviving was extremely low.

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Currently, there weren't many civilian operations for the transportation of goods. The main reason was that the League's military was doing it. Even so, there were still many accidents every year.

Most of the time, people along with their vehicles would disappear. Search and rescue teams didn't even have a clue where to begin.

As the car drove along the mountain road, Zhou Wen, who was gaming, suddenly felt his eardrums hurt. The window shattered at the same time as the tires burst. Accompanied by an explosive sound, he heard a strange shriek.

The car lost control and swerved into the railing of the mountain road as it began to spin off the road.

Ah Sheng suddenly wound down the car window, and with one foot on the mountain road, he forcefully stopped the car. It was as if the car had been nailed to the ground, leaving it less than a meter away from the cliff.

Zhou Wen and Li Xuan were given a fright as they subconsciously looked out onto the mountain road. They saw a golden glow dancing in the middle of the mountain range.

On a closer look, it was a giant bird that was as golden as a phoenix. It was dancing through the mountain like a golden sun. The bird's cry from before came from it.

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Chapter 194 Car Flying Through The Empty Sky

"F*ck, is that a phoenix?" Li Xuan asked in surprise.

"Don't speak, don't move, don't make any sound," Ah Sheng said in a low voice.

Zhou Wen and Li Xuan felt a baffling sense of pressure when they saw Ah Sheng being so cautious. They sat in the car without daring to move, but their eyes were focused on the dancing giant bird in the mountains.

The giant bird flew very leisurely, like a golden cloud floating in the middle of a mountain. It leisurely bobbed up and down in the sky, like an elder taking a stroll.

After flying for a while, the giant bird approached Zhou Wen and company. Only then did Zhou Wen and Li Xuan see that behind the giant bird was a row of chicks.

The giant bird was like a golden cloud, but the chicks were about the size of a quail. Although their feathers were also golden, their color was lighter, and they didn't have such a strong luster. Apparently, their feathers hadn't fully grown.

Zhou Wen counted and found a total of six chicks followed behind the giant bird. They flapped their wings and tried their best to maintain their flying postures, but it was extremely strenuous. They flew in all directions, as though they could drop at any moment.

The giant bird ignored them and continued flying in front. The six chicks tried their best to follow the giant bird up and down as they flapped their wings with all their might.

This is the true descendant of a dimensional creature! This was the first time Zhou Wen had seen a dimensional creature's descendant. A Companion Egg wasn't a real egg, but a form of life crystal.

As they watched, the giant bird flew over with the chicks. When it was a few hundred meters away from the mountain path, Zhou Wen and Li Xuan felt a strong heat blast, as though a scorching wind was hitting them.

The sweat from their bodies intermediately oozed out. In a blink of an eye, their clothes were drenched.

Because of Ah Sheng's reminder, neither of them dared make a sound. They sat in the car, as though they were in a sauna.

They were still somewhat worried, unsure if the giant bird was coming for them. Zhou Wen even wondered if their firm muscles had caught the fancy of the giant bird, making it decide to feed them to the chicks.

Li Xuan and Zhou Wen looked at Ah Sheng, hoping to ask him what ideas he had. They were no match for such a monstrous creature. If they didn't flee now, it would be too late.

Ah Sheng sat there without any reaction. He looked at the giant bird without a word, evidently having no intention of escaping.

The two of them could only bite the bullet and sit still. After a while, the giant bird flew past the top of the mountain with the six chicks and ignored them. Clearly, they were only out practicing flying and weren't intentionally targeting them.

Zhou Wen and Li Xuan secretly heaved a sigh of relief when they saw that the giant bird was about to fly over them.

However, it was at this moment that something unexpected happened.

An exhausted chick fell from the sky. Although it tried its best to flap its wings and control its body, it was unable to muster the required strength. It fell faster and faster.

And coincidentally, the chick fell in the direction of their car.

"What do we do?" Li Xuan and Zhou Wen looked at Ah Sheng.

Ah Sheng obviously hadn't expected this to happen and the look on his face changed as well. However, he still sat motionlessly in the driver's seat and even gestured for their silence.

The chick fell too quickly and just as Zhou Wen saw that Ah Sheng wasn't moving, the chick had already fallen on the roof of the car. With a loud thud, a huge dent was produced on the roof.

Furthermore, a tiny hole had smashed through the roof. The chick's head and neck drooped down from the tiny hole as it shook in front of Zhou Wen and Li Xuan.

Instantly, the air in the car seemed to freeze. Li Xuan robotically turned his head and exchanged a glance with Zhou Wen, seeing their worry in each other's eyes.

This chick won't die here, right? Zhou Wen was very worried. If the chick really died here, would the giant bird vent its anger on them?

Dimension creatures weren't humans, so they wouldn't reason with them. They could thank their lucky heavens if they weren't eaten by them, much less think about being given compensation for the car damage.

Just as Zhou Wen was considering whether he should immediately jump out of the car to flee, he saw the chick's neck twitch before opening its eyes. It then looked at Zhou Wen and Li Xuan for a few seconds.

Following that, they heard thumping sounds. The car's roof which was made of special steel alloy had been warped and dented. There were a few more holes, as sharp objects pierced through the steel plate, allowing Zhou Wen and company to see tiny sharp hook-like talons.

Precisely six sounds! Zhou Wen kept count as he listened to the thumping and knew that six chicks had landed on their roof.

In the next second, before the sound could form an image in Zhou Wen's mind, the car trembled violently. Outside the shattered car window, a gigantic golden bird claw appeared.

Then, Zhou Wen and company felt the car rapidly rise as it instantly rose into the sky.

How can I be so unlucky... Zhou Wen felt that he never had a smooth trip when he went out. This time, he was ridiculously unlucky.

Li Xuan could no longer hold his tongue, but Ah Sheng made a gesture a step ahead of him, indicating for him to remain silent and continue sitting

Soon, Zhou Wen and Li Xuan could already look down on the mountain. The entire car had been hoisted into the sky by the giant bird's claw.

The chick exchanged looks with the humans for a few seconds before struggling a few times to pull its head out.

But soon, Zhou Wen heard the piercing sound of steel being torn through. The roof of the car was quickly ripped off by a tiny talon, forming a bigger hole. The chick jumped in

Seeing the chick about to land on him, Zhou Wen thought of the tiny, tender talon that could easily tear apart special steel plates. This gave him the urge to rush from the vehicle to flee.

Ah Sheng, who was in front, gestured for him to hold back. Clearly, he didn't want Zhou Wen to make any sudden movements.

Zhou Wen hesitated for a moment before the chick landed on his leg. Unlike what he imagined, the chick was very light and was at most half a pound in weight. It didn't have any strength in its claws.

Before Zhou Wen could decide on how to deal with the chick, a few more chicks had jumped down from the hole and landed on Zhou Wen and Li Xuan, or into the back row of seats.

Another chick landed on Li Xuan's head and stood perched there, as though it had no intention of moving.

Li Xuan and Zhou Wen were equally depressed, but they didn't dare move. They had the urge to cry.

The six chicks jumped around Zhou Wen and company and pecked them from time to time. However, they didn't really exert any strength, as though they were just curious.

It's over, it's over. If this giant bird were to bring us back, we would definitely become their meal. Li Xuan lamented inwardly about his bad luck.

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Chapter 195 Tree Halfway Up the Mountain

The six chicks happily bounced around in the car. They pecked here and there, looking around with curiosity.

Zhou Wen and Li Xuan clearly weren't as relaxed as they were. They sat there motionless, afraid that they would anger them and incur the giant bird's wrath.

At the same time, they were afraid that these chicks would suddenly think of trying to test the hardness of their beaks.

"Bam!" Just as they were in thought, a chick suddenly threw a tantrum and pecked heavily at the car door.

The car was bulletproof. A normal bomb couldn't even blast open the door, but the chick easily bore through a hole.

Zhou Wen and Li Xuan's cold sweat instantly poured, mixing with the warm sweat that they were already soaked in. It was quite an indescribable feeling.

Thankfully, the chicks didn't try their beaks on them. Zhou Wen was fine, but Li Xuan was a little unlucky. The chick that was standing above him actually pooped. Although it wasn't much, it made Li Xuan feel like dying.

With another loud crash, the car shook violently. The golden bird's giant claw had vanished, and the car had apparently landed on the ground.

However, when Zhou Wen looked outside, he immediately realized that he was wrong. They hadn't landed on the ground at all. This was a mountain halfway up the mountain. The car had landed on a stone platform on the mountainside. It was neither up nor down. Unless their car could fly, it was impossible to drive away.

Being able to drive away was secondary. Most importantly, it was whether they could return alive.

Zhou Wen was considering how to survive when Li Xuan furtively tugged at the corner of his shirt and pointed outside the window.

Zhou Wen looked in the direction he was pointing and was immediately alarmed.

They were on the mountainside of a lone mountain peak, at least 700 to 800 meters off the ground. However, from Li Xuan's side, he could see the crown of a tree.

A tree crown can be seen here? How tall is that tree? Zhou Wen found it unimaginable. Although there were many mutated plants in this era, Zhou Wen had never seen a tree that was 700-800 meters tall.

If the height was converted into a building, it would be about 200 to 300 stories tall.

The phoenix-like bird landed on the crown of the tree and let out a bird's cry. It made Zhou Wen feel like his ears were numb, buzzing so much that he couldn't hear anything.

When the six chicks heard the giant bird's cry, they bounced out of the window and approached the giant bird on the tree crown.

Only then did Zhou Wen realize that the huge bird didn't live on the mountain peak. Its nest was on the large tree.

On the mountain's stone platform, besides their car, there were also several other cars. There were SUVs and trucks too, and many things were scattered around them.

There was a box of beverages, as well as some timber from a vehicle. All sorts of things were scattered on the platform, but no one could be seen.

From the looks of it, it's not the first time that the giant bird has brought cars up here, but why isn't there anyone around? Where did the people in those cars go? Did they escape or have they already found themselves in the giant bird's stomach? Zhou Wen guessed.

While Zhou Wen was contemplating, the giant bird had already led the six chicks into a tree hole. At that moment, Ah Sheng lowered his voice and said, "That giant bird is too terrifying. We are no match for it, so make sure not to anger it."

"Brother Sheng, there are Epic creatures you can't deal with?" Li Xuan asked with a sliver of hope.

"I may have means to deal with an Epic creature, but it's hard to tell whether that's an Epic creature or not," Ah Sheng said calmly.

Li Xuan was immediately alarmed when he heard that. "That can't be? Could it really be the mythical phoenix?"

"I don't know if it's a phoenix, but that tree should be the legendary parasol tree," Ah Sheng said as he looked at the giant tree outside.

"The tree outside is the parasol tree? There's the saying that a phoenix nests in a parasol tree. Does that mean that the giant bird is really a phoenix?" Li Xuan was even more alarmed.

"That's not necessarily the case. I once fought in the dimensional zones with the Overseer and have previously seen parasol trees slightly smaller than this one elsewhere. It was an Azure Luan which was just half a step short of being a Mythical creature. We suffered heavy losses in that battle and even the Overseer suffered serious injuries. That's why we killed the Azure Luan and chopped down the parasol tree," Ah Sheng said.

"Brother Sheng, what should we do now? Why don't we sneak down the mountain and escape at night?" Upon hearing Ah Sheng's words, Li Xuan felt even more afraid.

"Forget about these terrifying dimensional creatures. Even ordinary birds have better eyesight than humans. Daytime or nighttime doesn't make a difference to them." Ah Sheng scanned his surroundings and saw the cars and the things strewn on the ground.

"You guys wait here. I'll go out and take a look." Ah Sheng then quietly got out of the car. He crawled forward like a snake, so quiet that he didn't even make a sound.

In a short while, Ah Sheng returned with many things tucked under his arms.

"These drinks still have half a year of shelf life. From the looks of it, their owners weren't brought here too long ago. Now, there's no one here. If they haven't escaped, they are most likely in the giant bird's stomach." Ah Sheng handed the cans in his hand to Zhou Wen and Li Xuan. "Only after eating will we have the strength to flee. We don't have much time left. There are still a few dimensional zones to go. We also need to arrive in the Holy Land on time. We can't delay any further."

Considering how the giant bird wasn't likely to exit the tree hole moments after returning, they decided to leave immediately.

After drinking some of the beverages and eating some snacks to fill their stomachs, the three of them immediately got up and quietly headed for the edge of the cliff to take a look.

ot only was the mountain steep, but the stone wall was also as smooth as a mirror. There was almost no place to rest one's feet.

"It's too steep here. If I don't use my flying pets, I'm afraid I won't be able to get down," Li Xuan said with a sullen expression.

"You can't use Companion Beasts. Dimension creatures are very territorial. If you use a Companion Beast, you will be making an enemy out of the giant bird, infuriating it in the process.

"Young Master Wen, can you go down by yourself?" Ah Sheng asked Zhou Wen.

"Yes." It wasn't difficult for Zhou Wen to head down.

"Alright, then I'll carry Li Xuan. Let's head down together." After Ah Sheng said that, he crouched down and waited for Li Xuan to get on his back.

"Brother Sheng, there's no need. There's really no need. I should be able to give it a try myself. There won't be much of a problem." Li Xuan hurriedly rejected Ah Sheng's good intentions.

The three of them climbed down together. Their ascension of the mountain was abrupt, but their descent was dangerous. With Dragon Gate Fairy Skill, Zhou Wen was barely able to maintain his balance while descending

Zhou Wen crawled for a while and saw Li Xuan sweating profusely. However, it seemed as though he could still hang on.

He subconsciously turned his head to look in the direction of the tree hole. What he saw left Zhou Wen in a state of shock. He had no idea that the giant bird was standing at the tree hole's entrance. Its eyes were coldly staring at him.

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Chapter 196 Four Gentlemen Blades

Ah Sheng and Li Xuan had clearly noticed it as well. They lay on the mountain wall, not daring to move.

The giant bird spread its wings before violently flapping them once. An ominous foreboding rose in their minds when they felt a hurricane rise up and sweep their bodies up.

Bam! Bam! Bam!

The three of them fell back onto the stone platform and saw stars. It took them a while before they could stand up.

However, when they turned back to look at the tree hole in the towering tree, there was no sign of the giant bird. Looking everywhere, there was no trace of it. It was as though it had gone back inside.

"From the looks of it, it knew we were here long ago. Since it didn't kill us, why did it leave us here? Could it be that it treats us as a food stockpile and plans to keep us here for the new year?" Li Xuan was still in the mood to joke.

"I don't know if it's keeping us for the new year, but it must have deliberately left us here," Zhou Wen said.

"Since it didn't kill us, we still have a chance. Let's think of other ways." Ah Sheng said as he looked around the platform.

Since the giant bird had already targeted them, it was useless no matter how careful they were. Zhou Wen also circled the platform, hoping to find something useful.

"This item isn't bad." Li Xuan found a playboy magazine in a cargo truck's compartment.

Zhou Wen picked up a beverage bottle and saw that there was still more than a month left before it expired. He opened it to drink it and, as he did so, he arrived in front of an off-road vehicle. The off-road vehicle looked very old and had all its windows shattered. The frame was also severely deformed.

The vehicle's body was covered in mud, and it was about the same inside. It looked like it had suffered the elements and had been here for quite some time.

Zhou Wen looked inside and saw a plush doll covered in mud sitting in the back seat. He thought, The owner of this vehicle likely had a child on board. I wonder how they ended up. I hope they're alright.

There was too much mud in the vehicle, so it didn't seem to have anything of use. Just as Zhou Wen was about to turn around and leave, he suddenly caught sight of a pole-like item caked in mud.

Zhou Wen extended his hand and pulled the item out.

It's really a saber. Zhou Wen wiped the mud away and revealed the true appearance of the object. It was a sheathed saber.

The saber was straight, so its scabbard was also straight. Together with the hilt, it looked like a four-foot-long stick.

After wiping it clean, he realized that the entire saber's design was like a piece of bamboo-segmented. The top segment was the hilt, and the bottom four segments were the scabbard. If one looked closely, one would think that it was a bamboo stick.

In fact, the hilt and scabbard were made of metal, and it weighed heavily in the hand.

Zhou Wen attempted to draw the blade but failed to pull it out.

"Zhou Wen, what are you doing?" Li Xuan ran over and stared at the bamboo blade in Zhou Wen's hand.

"I found a saber, but I can't pull it out." Zhou Wen tried several times but failed to pull it out. He couldn't help but be surprised.

He was very strong and could easily break steel bars. He was rather surprised that he couldn't pull out the bamboo blade.

"It looks like a bamboo stick no matter how you look at it. How is it a blade?" Li Xuan commented as he looked at the bamboo blade in Zhou Wen's hand.

"No, that's a saber. Its name is Bamboo Blade." Ah Sheng heard their conversation and walked over, only to see it. He asked in surprise, "Where did you find this Bamboo Blade?"

"It was inside this car." Zhou Wen pointed at the off-road vehicle and said, "I wonder if it's stuck from rust. I can't pull out the blade."

As Ah Sheng got into the off-road vehicle, he searched and said, "The Bamboo Blade is made of Primordial Gold. Even the scabbard doesn't rust, much less the blade. This blade has a special design. You need to spin it counterclockwise to pull the blade out."

Zhou Wen followed Ah Sheng's instructions and turned the handle. Although it was very heavy, it could really be rotated. When he exerted his force outwards, a portion of the blade immediately came out of the scabbard.

The blade was like a deep pool of water that emitted a coldness. It was only two fingers wide and the back of the blade was slightly wider. Its sharp edge was extremely thin, making it feel like it could easily slice through anything.

Zhou Wen pulled the blade out and swung it around. When the blade brushed past the car window to his side, it was sliced apart cleanly. Zhou Wen didn't sense any resistance from the blade's edge, showcasing its shocking sharpness.

"This blade is so sharp! Furthermore, it's made of Primordial Gold. Are there any left? Find one for me too." Li Xuan was also shocked by the sharpness of the Bamboo Blade.

"There's only one Bamboo Blade in the entire League. Where are you going to find another one?" Ah Sheng crawled out from the off-road vehicle empty-handed. Clearly, he hadn't found anything.

"Are you serious? The An family has plenty of Primordial Gold ores. Isn't it easy to make one?" Li Xuan said in disbelief.

"Primordial Gold ores are restricted items. Every gram has a record. The League is very strict regarding this, so it's impossible for the An family to use them as they wish. Besides, this blade wasn't forged by the An family," Ah Sheng said as he looked at the Bamboo Blade in Zhou Wen's hand.

Zhou Wen handed the Bamboo Blade to Ah Sheng and, after he took a careful look at the blade, Ah Sheng said, "The blade is like a pool of water over an abyss. Deep beneath is nothing but blood. This is indeed the Bamboo Blade of the Four Gentlemen Blades. I never expected that the Bamboo Blade that has been missing for so many years would actually be here."

"What are the Four Gentlemen Blades? Why haven't I ever heard of them before?" Li Xuan asked.

Ah Sheng didn't answer Li Xuan. He gently swiped the blade across his palm and immediately sliced open a bloody gash. Blood trickled down the blade, forming a line that remained coagulated without dripping.

"Brother Sheng, what are you doing?" Li Xuan and Zhou Wen looked at Ah Sheng in a daze.

"A gentleman doesn't fight, but if there's a need to fight, blood will definitely splatter. Hence, when the Four Gentlemen Blades are unsheathed, blood must be seen. Otherwise, it will deal harm to their masters." As Ah Sheng spoke, he swung the blade and threw blood on the blade out. The blade was spotless, like a pool of limpid water.

After sheathing the blade, Ah Sheng returned it to Zhou Wen. "Young Master Wen, although this blade is sharp, it's very inauspicious. It's best you don't use it if possible."

Zhou Wen nodded and took the Bamboo Blade. He asked, "Who's the owner of this blade? Will someone come looking for me in the future?"

Ah Sheng shook his head and said, "The person who used the blade has been dead for years. The four original owners of the Plum, Orchid, Bamboo, and Chrysanthemum Blades all died tragically. Later on, when these four blades found themselves outside in the world, they gradually vanished. Their subsequent masters probably didn't have a good ending."

"What era are we in now? Why do we still believe in such superstitions? Aren't you a fool to not use such a good blade?" Li Xuan said disapprovingly.

Ah Sheng didn't argue with him and said, "The Overseer's father, Old Master An, was once the owner of the Plum Blade."

Upon hearing that, Li Xuan immediately fell silent. An Tianzuo's father, Ouyang Lan's ex-husband, was once the head of the An family with a promising future. Despite his bright future, he died early due to an accident. It was regretful and was known by all the rich and powerful in Luoyang. Li Xuan naturally knew.

If this was really the inauspiciousness brought about by the Four Gentlemen Blades, it was really terrifying.

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Chapter 197 Trainer

"The owner of this blade might be like uscaught and brought here by the giant bird. There's a high chance that they were eaten by that giant bird. From the looks of it, this blade is truly inauspicious. Zhou Wen, it's best you throw it away," Li Xuan said.

However, Ah Sheng said, "Once the blade is in hand, you're its owner. It's too late to throw it away now. You should bring it along."

Zhou Wen nodded without a word. He wasn't superstitious to begin with, so he naturally didn't mind.

The trio searched the platform for a while longer before finding two Companion Eggs in the trunk of a car. However, they were only at the Legendary stage and didn't look like they were worth much.

Realizing that the giant bird hadn't appeared the entire time, the trio decided to secretly escape from another side, but before they could go far, they felt a hot gust of wind assault them. They were once again swept back onto the platform. This time, they didn't even see the giant bird.

After that, they made a few more attempts and even tried to escape by jumping down the mountain. However, the result was the same. The hot gust of wind blew them back onto the platform.

The next morning, before the sun rose above the horizon, the giant bird brought six chicks out of the tree hole and led them to the mountaintop.

Zhou Wen and company originally imagined that they would fly away like before, but to their surprise, the giant bird only brought the six chicks to the mountaintop. Then, they formed a line before jumping off the mountain peak like diving athletes. As they learned how to fly, they charged towards the platform.

Zhou Wen saw a chick charging towards him and was about to dodge to the side when he felt a force overwhelming him. It impelled him to meet the chick and catch it.

Soon, Zhou Wen and company knew the intentions of the giant bird. It had actually treated Zhou Wen and company as workers. They were to catch its six children while they practiced flying swoops.

A day ago, Zhou Wen never imagined that he would be a nanny and trainer of six chicks.

What left Zhou Wen even more depressed was that the birds seemed to always target him and fly towards him. They seldom flew towards Ah Sheng and Li Xuan.

Li Xuan gloated by the side and said, "Old Zhou, it looks like you have quite good social relations, no-maybe I should say you have better twitter relations! Those chicks love you. If you were this good with women, you would have long been in a relationship."

The chicks practiced flying the entire day. These fellows had extremely strong physiques and talent, but as they had just been born, they were unable to perfectly control their bodies. That was why they appeared rather clumsy.

However, they improved extremely quickly. With just a day's practice, their body control had increased tremendously. In the morning, they were still staggering in flight. Not only did they not land on Zhou Wen, they even missed and flew past the stone platform.

By the evening, the chicks could accurately land on Zhou Wen's head.

When the sun set, the giant bird returned to the tree hole with the chicks. Zhou Wen believed that he could finally relax, but to his surprise, the giant bird flapped its wing, stirring up a gust of wind that pulled him into the tree hole.

Ah Sheng's reaction was extremely fast as he grabbed Zhou Wen, but with his strength, he couldn't hold him back. His feet drew two long ditches on the stone platform and he was almost thrown off the stone platform.

"This bird sure is sinister. It made us nannies in the day, and food at night." Li Xuan also pounced forward to grab Zhou Wen.

However, it was useless. The giant bird's wings flapped once again as the three of them were sent flying into the hole.

"It's over, it's over. We'll definitely be food for the birds this time!" Li Xuan cried out tragically.

The tree hole was very deep. When Zhou Wen and company landed on the ground, they felt the force retract, preventing them from slamming heavily to the ground.

"Stop shouting. These birds don't eat meat," Ah Sheng looked around and said.

"How do you know they don't eat meat?" Li Xuan refused to believe it.

"There's no smell of blood here, nor are there any bones or anything like that. Instead, there are a lot of fruits here." Ah Sheng pointed to a corner of the tree hole. There were indeed many fruits piled there.

"So they don't eat meat. That's good, that's good." Li Xuan heaved a long sigh of relief.

However, Zhou Wen didn't look at the fruits. He raised his head and looked up with a strange expression.

The tree hole was nearly a hundred meters tall, like a huge warehouse. In the sky of the tree hole, floated a golden oval object.

If one looked closely, one would realize that it was a cocoon made of silk.

Zhou Wen had seen two similar cocoons, but they were white while this one above him was golden.

That can't be. There's actually a cocoon here? Zhou Wen carefully looked at the golden cocoon. The more he looked at it, the more it looked like the two cocoons he had seen apart from the different color.

Could it be that these dimensional creatures are actually born out of cocoons? Zhou Wen found it odd. Why did these different dimensional creatures have a cocoon in their nests?

Up to this point, only Golden Flying Ant was the weakest of dimensional creatures with cocoons. The other two were ridiculously strong.

There was no need to mention the dragon-shaped creature wrapped around the stone pillar in Dragon's Well. It was unimaginable. Likewise for this giant bird. Ah Sheng was also one of the top experts in the Epic stage; yet, he did not seem to have much ability to resist the giant bird.

Of course, it was also possible that Ah Sheng wasn't planning on giving his all unless death was certain.

Li Xuan and Ah Sheng followed Zhou Wen's gaze and saw the golden cocoon. Li Xuan exclaimed in surprise, "Strange, why is there a cocoon here?"

No one could answer him as the giant bird landed with six chicks. This sight made Li Xuan's heart tighten, and he was in no mood to care what the cocoon was.

The giant bird landed on a charred piece of wood and squawked at Zhou Wen and company, causing their eardrums to ring.

The trio didn't understand bird language, nor did they have telepathic abilities. They didn't know what the giant bird meant, but just as they were hesitating, they saw that each of the six chicks had something in their mouths. They flapped their wings and flew diagonally to Zhou Wen, placing the things in their mouths at his feet.

Zhou Wen originally believed that these chicks were afraid that their trainer would starve to death, so they brought him fruits to eat. But upon closer inspection, he realized that the six chicks didn't bring fruit, but instead, they were shards that resembled jade.

The six shards were all different shapes, but the material looked about the same. It was a translucent jade that was close to beige in color.

Why are you giving me this? I'm not a Western dragon or a woman. I don't like shiny things. I'd rather receive fruits, Zhou Wen thought.

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Chapter 198 Shard Choice

"These look like eggshell shards." Ah Sheng carefully examined the shards and said after a moment of thought.

"Eggshell shards?" Zhou Wen carefully inspected the six shards and indeed, they looked like irregular shapes after an eggshell cracked.

Furthermore, the shards all had some curvature, making Zhou Wen even more certain that Ah Sheng was right. These shards were likely the eggshells of the six chicks.

But why are they bringing me their eggshells? Can it be that they want to treat me to eggshells? I can eat bird eggs, but I can't eat eggshells. Zhou Wen felt depressed. Ignoring the fact that they couldn't understand him, he coughed lightly and said to them, "Thank you for your kind intentions. I don't eat eggshells. You should put them away."

It was unknown if they didn't understand him or if there were other reasons. The six chicks stood in front of Zhou Wen in a line as they stared at him with widened eyes, as though they hadn't heard him.

When Zhou Wen saw that they weren't moving, he knew that he couldn't continue the standstill. Hence, he picked up an eggshell and said, "I just need one piece. I'll take it back and slowly eat it."

Zhou Wen pinched the eggshell and found it smooth and supple. It was warm to the touch and resembled legendary warm jade. If he hadn't seen these chicks before, no one would have expected it to be an eggshell shard.

As Zhou Wen spoke, he placed the shard in his pocket, hoping that he would be able to bluff his way through.

He never expected things to work out. Upon seeing Zhou Wen grab a shard, the other five chicks ran back with their respective shards in their mouths. Only the chick that Zhou Wen had taken a shard from stood in its original spot as it stared blankly at Zhou Wen.

Zhou Wen finally heaved a sigh of relief. If the chicks were determined to make him eat the eggshell, Zhou Wen would have to make a last stand in battle despite knowing that he was no match for them. He really couldn't swallow something like that.

I wonder what other tricks these chicks have up their sleeves? Just as Zhou Wen was pondering over the matter, he saw the giant bird perched on a piece of charred wood. It spread its wings and, immediately, a hot wind swept the three of them up like a tornado, throwing them out of the tree hole.

The trio felt as though they were riding on floating clouds, and their vision was filled with distorted golden light. When the terrifying power disappeared, they fell to the ground and realized that there was no parasol tree in front of them. Instead, they were on a mountain path. There were also collision signs along the mountain railings-it was where they had stopped their car earlier.

Li Xuan looked around but did not see any sign of the giant bird. He could not help but exclaim in pleasant surprise, "We have returned to our original spot. Did that giant bird actually released us?"

Zhou Wen was also delighted, but when he suddenly heard a bird's cry, he couldn't help but feel his heart turn cold. He imagined that the giant bird was here again, but on careful thought, he felt that something was amiss. The bird's cry was clearly very tender and lacked a terrifying might. It wasn't the giant bird's cry, but more like a chick's.

Zhou Wen looked down and saw a chick standing by his feet in a daze. It was looking at him with its head cocked.

Why was this chick swept away with us? Zhou Wen was alarmed, but on second thought, he felt that this might not be a mistake made by the giant bird.

Zhou Wen had already found it odd that the six chicks had brought him shards. Back then, he hadn't thought too much about it, but he had a lot more thoughts once he saw the chick had also been sent away with him.

Don't tell me I was choosing these chicks back when I took the shard? The chick I chose will leave with me? If that's the case, what would happen if I had taken all six of them? Zhou Wen reached out to pick up the chick which didn't resist. It allowed Zhou Wen to hold it in his hand as it cocked its head and stared at Zhou Wen with its round eyes.

"Old Zhou, did the giant bird give this chick to you? That's not fair. We did the work together, so why is it that only you received a present, while Brother Sheng and I have nothing?" Li Xuan also noticed the crux of the problem.

"I still don't know if it's a blessing or a calamity." Zhou Wen shook his head slightly and shouted towards the mountain range with the chick in hand, "Divine bird, are you letting me take it away?"

After shouting three times without receiving any response, Zhou Wen had no choice but to take the chick along with him.

Without a car, the trio could only walk on foot. Although they could run as fast as cars, a human wasn't a machine. With limited stamina, they would be drained of their strength if they ran for a long time.

And in the wilderness of the mountainous region, with them near Qin Mountain, they would be in for a bad time if they encountered dimensional creatures while lacking strength.

The trio didn't dare to run too fast either. They alternated between walking and running

Originally, Ah Sheng had planned on taking them to a dimensional zone near Qin Mountain, but because of a lack of vehicle and no phone signal here, he had no choice but to abandon his previous plans and rush to the next city as quickly as possible.

Ah Sheng told Zhou Wen that if they didn't arrive at the next city in time, the An family would send a search and rescue team to seek them out. Therefore, they had to come into contact with the An family as soon as possible.

Qin Mountain was just too mysterious. Although they were only close to it and had yet to really enter it, they had already seen many mysterious objects.

That night, Zhou Wen and company heard the sound of immortal music coming from Qin Mountain. It sounded like fairies were playing music and dancing inside.

Although Zhou Wen wished to take a look, he knew that he couldn't take the risk.

Along the way, he saw many plants that he had never seen before—mushrooms that were taller than buildings, grass that resembled humans. There were all sorts of strange things happening. And this was only the periphery of Qin Mountain.

Although they encountered many strange incidents along the way, nothing serious happened after encountering the giant bird. The three of them finally traversed Qin Mountain and arrived at a small city.

Ah Sheng contacted the An family and gave them a timely update of the situation, stopping the search and rescue team that the An family had already prepared to send.

"Our original plan was to let you first head to a few dimensional zones to train, but it's too late now. We've already chartered a plane, and it will be taking us to the Holy Land in a while," Ah Sheng said to Zhou Wen and Li Xuan after the call ended.

Zhou Wen and Li Xuan felt that it was better to head directly to the Holy Land, to prevent themselves from encountering further troubles. After realizing the terror of the giant bird, they didn't dare to casually wander about in the wilderness.

After resting for half a day, an armed helicopter came to pick them up and took them to a large city with an airport. Then, they flew to the Holy City.

As many regions in the sky were enveloped by dimensional zones, planes couldn't fly randomly. Most of the air routes they had used in the past were no longer usable. Very few regions allowed passage. Now, the airports had been taken over by the League government, and the members of the aircrew were military officers.

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Chapter 199 Holy City

Holy City was the highest administrative center of the League. It was also the world center that humanity had built after the dimensional storms.

The reason it was named Holy City was that the Six League Heroes had obtained their powerful physiques in Holy Land. With immense power, they had been able to suppress the generation of those times and establish a fixed political system, reducing the suffering that war and disaster brought to humanity.

The trio arrived at Holy City, a new city that was only built after the dimensional storms. The architectural style was different from the old cities like Guide City and Luoyang. It looked modern and there were statues of six heroes everywhere on the streets.

As heroes who saved humanity from the chaos and disaster, they had received the highest honor in the League. All the citizens of the League remembered their names forever.

However, this wasn't a good thing for Zhou Wen because the descendants of the six heroes were likely to go against him.

Ignoring the grudges between An Tianzuo and the six hero families, just the grudge between Zhou Wen and the Capim family was unlikely to be resolved so easily.

Ah Sheng had booked a room for Zhou Wen and Li Xuan to stay in. After he settled them in, he began handling the administrative matters needed for entering the Holy Land.

As they had been delayed at Qin Mountain for a few days, most of the youths participating in the competition had already arrived. Zhou Wen and Li Xuan were considered the last two.

"Minister, Zhou Wen has arrived in Holy City and has checked into Goth Hotel." Liz's eyes shimmered as she clenched her fists tightly.

Liz could still endure having her Primordial Energy Sea crippled, but John's humiliation made her wish she could immediately charge over and kill Zhou Wen.

"I already know. With An Sheng by his side, and with them being the League's invitees at the Holy Land, it's not appropriate for us to take Zhou Wen into custody so brazenly. Just as we said, contact the youths from the other families who will be participating in the competition and get them to take care of Zhou Wen inside the Holy Land," Qiao Siyuan said.

"Don't worry, Minister. Even if I don't do it, the other families won't let Zhou Wen off easily. Back then, An Tianzuo crippled six hero families' generation of youths, and now with Zhou Wen representing the An family, everyone is rubbing their hands in glee. They want to cripple him just like what An Tianzuo did back then," Liz said.

"Zhou Wen isn't a simple person. He was able to defeat John despite him using Light of Judgment. With such strength, not many people, including those from the six hero families, would be able to do it. Besides, the An family naturally has some confidence if they dare send him here. It's best you contact the other families to ensure that nothing goes wrong with this plan." Qiao Siyuan wasn't as optimistic as Liz.

"Don't worry. I've already contacted a few people who are closer to my family to take action with John. There won't be any problems," Liz said confidently. "This is the Holy Land, not the An family's Luoyang. Zhou Wen won't be able to escape this time."

Qiao Siyuan tilted his head and paused before asking, "Have you contacted Lance?"

"No, he has been missing recently. I don't know where he's gone. I'm afraid he will not return until the day the Holy Land opens," Liz said.

"Try your best to contact him. If Lance were to take action, everything would be fine," Qiao Siyuan said.

With this being his first time in Holy City, Li Xuan went out shopping. He said that he wanted to see how different Holy City was from Luoyang. However, Zhou Wen wasn't interested and chose to game in his room.

Zhou Wen had used his phone's camera function to look at the Bamboo Blade and the eggshell shard, but he had failed to discover anything special. Since he couldn't lock onto the two items, he naturally couldn't bring them in-game.

Zhou Wen had no choice but to place them in the Chaos Bead's space. Zhou Wen had originally planned on using the power of the Chaos Bead to raise the First Order of Chaos to the Legendary stage to see what Life Providence he would obtain.

However, the Chaos Bead did not produce any light or text. Zhou Wen had no way of advancing himself.

The chick kept hopping on the table. Zhou Wen had bought some fruits for it, but it didn't eat much.

Over the past few days, the chick didn't eat much nor did it drink much water. However, it still looked energetic without showing any signs of frailty.

Zhou Wen originally planned on grinding a few instance dungeons to see if he could raise all his stats to 20, but the chick didn't sit still. It jumped onto him and kept peeping noisily.

When he ignored it, it jumped onto his head and pecked him on the head with its beak.

"What are you trying to do?" Zhou Wen removed the chick from his head and questioned it gloomily.

Initially, he thought that it was pointless speaking to it since it wouldn't be able to understand him. To his surprise, the chick actually understood him and jumped onto the table. Using its mouth, it flipped open a magazine to one of the pages, pressing its claw onto it.

Zhou Wen looked curiously and saw that the chick's claw was pressing down on an advertisement. The advertisement's content was actually the auctioning of a Companion Egg.

"You want to eat this?" Zhou Wen asked the chick in shock.

The chick understood his words and immediately nodded.

"I don't have that, but I do have a Legendary Companion Egg. Make do with it." Zhou Wen took out a Legendary Companion Egg and placed it in front of the chick. It was something he had discovered in a damaged car on the stone platform.

Seeing the chick's look of contempt, Zhou Wen added, "That is a rare Epic Companion Egg. I don't have the money to buy it for you. Don't even think about it. Just make do with this one. If you don't eat it, you won't even have one."

Seeing the number of zeros on the starting bid, Zhou Wen lost all interest. Even he didn't need such a good Companion Beast, so it was a little too much to let the chick eat it.

The chick glared at Zhou Wen before eventually lowering its head in resignation and pecked at the Companion Egg. It sporadically pecked at it, as though it was very unwilling to eat.

Zhou Wen had no choice. To feed it with a Legendary Companion Egg already pained his heart. It was impossible for him to obtain an Epic stage Companion Egg.

After resting for two days, Ah Sheng took them to the entrance of the Holy Land for registration. When they arrived, many young people had already finished registering.

When Zhou Wen went to register, the official in charge of confirming the candidate read out 'Luoyang An family'. This drew the gazes of all the youths present. A few of them even began cracking their knuckles.

Standing in the crowd, John stared coldly at Zhou Wen as the killing intent flickered in his eyes.

"Old Zhou, it looks like we are very popular." Li Xuan also noticed that something was amiss, but he deliberately retorted.

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Chapter 200 Thundergod General

"Indeed. I'm just afraid that their passion will be unbearable when the time comes," Zhou Wen said indifferently.

"The An family actually didn't send An Jing. What's the meaning behind sending an outsider? Are they afraid?" a stern-looking youth in black asked.

"The An family is smart. They didn't send one of their own out of fear and got an outsider to let us vent our anger." Another handsome young man with blonde hair wore a look of disdain.

"It looks like apart from An Tianzuo, there aren't many talents in the An family. They actually found an outsider to enter the Holy Land. I feel sorry for the An family."

Zhou Wen could tell from the number of youths speaking that he was in trouble this time.

"Young Master Wen, if you don't wish to participate, it's still not too late for you to quit. Madam has said that you should act according to the circumstances and don't force it," Ah Sheng whispered to Zhou Wen

"Since I've agreed to come, I can only take the challenge even if there's a sea of fire ahead of me. There's no reason for me to return now." Although Zhou Wen spoke beautifully, he really didn't wish to get involved if not for his attempt to see if the special physiques could enhance his physical stats.

Of course, he had to return the favor he owed. No matter what, he had to enter the Holy Land to take a look.

Ignoring the mockery and sarcasm of those people, Zhou Wen's gaze constantly observed the so-called Holy Land, hoping to find the tiny palm symbol.

The so-called Holy Land was different from what Zhou Wen imagined. It didn't have any magnificent ancient buildings or immortal-like paradises.

In a desolate desert, there was an ancient and worn-out stone platform. The stone platform was hexagonal and every edge had a stone pillar.

The six stone pillars had different symbols engraved on them. Even the carving techniques and styles were different, as though they were made by six different kinds of craftsmen.

Unfortunately, Zhou Wen failed to see any tiny palm symbol despite using Truth Listener to observe his surroundings for quite a while.

"Shut up. This isn't a wet market. Whoever spouts any more nonsense will be disqualified." The official coldly stopped everyone and continued, "Before coming here, your family has already informed you of the rules of the Holy Land. However, I still have to repeat them one more time. Everyone who enters the Holy Land does so voluntarily. If any mishaps happen in the Holy Land, it has nothing to do with the organizers of this trial. In other words, even if you die inside, no one will be responsible for it."

With that said, the official looked at Zhou Wen and continued, "If anyone wishes to quit now, they can immediately make the request to not enter the Holy Land. However, once anyone enters the Holy Land, they need to be responsible for their actions. Good luck to them."

Everyone knew very well that the official's words were directed at Zhou Wen. With so many people targeting him, Zhou Wen probably wouldn't have a good time after entering the Holy Land. The chances of death were much higher than the others.

Seeing that Zhou Wen had no intention of backing out, the official continued, "Since no one plans on quitting, this year's Holy Battle will officially begin. In a while, the Companion Egg Market will begin business. If anyone needs a Companion Egg, you can purchase it. For the next twenty-four hours, you can enter the Holy Land at any time. As for whether you can leave the Holy Land alive, it will depend on your fate."

After the official spoke, the trading market opened for business. Many merchants had set up stalls. On the stalls were various Companion Eggs. They were basically at the Legendary stage.

Zhou Wen saw a few brands he was familiar with. They were all famous Companion Eggs retailers in the League.

"Young Master Wen, feel free to choose any Companion Egg you need. Madam has already prepared sufficient funds. It should be enough to buy all the Companion Eggs you need. Therefore, you don't have to worry about money," said Ah Sheng.

"There's no need. I'll just use my Companion Beasts," Zhou Wen said.

Although the Companion Beasts that a person could obtain were unlimited, having a large number of them would be difficult to command in battle. It would be fine if a Companion Beast had high intelligence, but most Companion Beasts had low intelligence. If they were left to attack on their own, they would be a bunch of disorderly mobsters. They might not be able to use their powers and might even hinder each other.

Therefore, most people focused on training a few Companion Beasts, ones that they could use with the greatest ease.

Zhou Wen was already very adept at using his Companion Beasts. Furthermore, they were considered top-notch existences at the Legendary stage. It was enough.

"Madam was right. Indeed, you aren't willing to buy Companion Eggs." As Ah Sheng spoke, he took out a box and handed it to Zhou Wen. At the same time, he solemnly said, "Before I left, I was specifically instructed to hand it to you. Madam said that you can choose not to have any other Companion Egg, but this one was personally obtained by her in a dimensional zone. She said that you have to accept it no matter what. Otherwise, she will make you accompany her for meals daily when you return. Miss Jing will also join the meals."

"Sis Lan sure is thoughtful." Zhou Wen didn't reject the offer and took the box.

He didn't like the An siblings, but he wasn't averse to Ouyang Lan. Since Ouyang Lan had said so, Zhou Wen didn't reject the item.

When he opened it, he saw a black Companion Egg the size of a fist inside. It looked like metal, but it also had the luster of jade.

"What kind of Companion Egg is this?" Zhou Wen looked inside the box, but there was no information card.

"Madam didn't tell me. She only said that you would know after you hatch it," Ah Sheng said.

Zhou Wen nodded but didn't immediately incubate it. He stored it away in his backpack and said to Ah Sheng, "I'll accept the Companion Egg. I'll find an opportunity to hatch it in the future. Don't worry."

Zhou Wen had a Dao Body and his Primordial Energy recovery speed was extremely fast. He could incubate Legendary Companion Eggs at any time, so he didn't have to worry about the danger of expending too much of his Primordial Energy.

"Alright, now that your matters have been resolved, and since you aren't buying Companion Eggs, why don't you accompany me to take a look. I don't have as many excellent-grade Companion Eggs as you do. This is a good opportunity for me. Who knows, I might be able to obtain a few." Li Xuan pulled Zhou Wen towards the market.

Li Xuan's words weren't wild fantasy. In fact, as long as he had enough money, he could buy Legendary Companion Beasts that were usually rarely seen.

In order to leave an impression on these young people who could lead a future generation, many of the excellent-grade Companion Eggs were put on sale here.

Zhou Wen couldn't help but be astonished when he followed Li Xuan around. He had never heard of many of the Companion Eggs here, but from their introductions, many of them had very useful abilities. They were in no way inferior to the Mutated Demonized General before it underwent a fusion.

The Companion Eggs here were basically at that level. The prices were also astronomical and were at least twice the price of a typical Companion Egg shop.

Even so, many young people who were prepared to enter the Holy Land spent a huge sum of money to buy Companion Eggs. Their expressions remained stoic as though what they were spending wasn't money.

"Thundergod General... There's actually a Thundergod General here..." Suddenly, a voice sounded, attracting the attention of many.

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Chapter 201 Gold-Armored Beast

The words "Thundergod General" seemed to contain infinite attraction. Many young people were attracted.

Zhou Wen and company went over to take a look as well. After all, Thundergod General was a very famous Companion Beast. He had the reputation of being the best offensive pet, with potent offensive abilities. Be it his companion form or his pet form, he had extremely powerful attacks.

The most famous aspect of Thundergod General was his Primordial Energy Skill, Thundergod Augmentation. It could augment a person with lightning from the void, giving a person infinite power to battle an enemy. Every strike had terrifying lightning power accompanying it. It struck extreme fear into the hearts of people.

Furthermore, even in his companion form, Thundergod Sword, Thundergod Augmentation could still be used. Even someone who had never cultivated a lightning-elemental Primordial Energy Skill would be able to use the Thundergod Sword that came with sword beams imbued with lightning

The reputation of Thundergod General as the number one Legendary offensive pet was definitely not unfounded. However, that was if one had the Thundergod Augmentation. However, Thundergod had a total of four skills, so even if one hatched him, he might not have Thundergod Augmentation.

Without the Thundergod Augmentation, Thundergod General was an ordinary Legendary Companion Beast. It was nothing compared to the best Legendary offensive pet.

Therefore, whether Thundergod General was worth anything depended on whether he had the Thundergod Augmentation skill.

Unfortunately, the items sold here were all Companion Eggs. Even with X-ray vision, it was impossible to tell the stats or skills available to the Companion Beasts.

Hence, there were many onlookers, but none of them were willing to pay for it.

The price of a Thundergod General Companion Egg was two million. This was definitely not too much to buy the best Legendary offensive pet. However, if Thundergod General didn't have Thundergod Augmentation when he was hatched, he would be worth at most a hundred thousand or so. Spending two million to buy it was no doubt a waste.

Therefore, many people just watched. It was very nicely priced. It made those who wanted to buy it still feel the pinch. Yet, they would find it unacceptable giving it up. After all, Thundergod General Companion Egg was extremely rare.

Zhou Wen pretended to take a picture with his phone and glanced at Thundergod General Companion Egg's stats. He discovered that it was Thundergod General with two skills, and one of the skills was the Thundergod Augmentation.

"If it's a Thundergod General with Thundergod Augmentation, two million would be worth it. I'm just afraid it doesn't have it. Spending two million for trash would be a terrible loss." Li Xuan was also tempted.

"If you know that it has the Thundergod Augmentation skill, would you even have a chance of making a comment? It would long have been sold." A blonde youth said disdainfully.

"That's odd. Why are there dogs barking randomly in Holy City?" Li Xuan asked Zhou Wen in surprise.

"Perhaps someone's dog wasn't tied up and ended up running out," Zhou Wen added.

The blonde youth's expression instantly darkened, but he didn't turn hostile. He only said coldly, "Are the people from East District so uncultured?"

"For us from East District, that's only reserved for the cultured," Li Xuan said, unwilling to be outdone.

"Very good. I won't argue with you. After we enter the Holy Land, we'll settle the scores," the blonde youth said without any expression.

"I'll be your guest." After Li Xuan said that, he ignored him. He looked at Thundergod General Companion Egg before asking Zhou Wen, "Unfortunately, Wang Lu isn't here. With her luck, she would definitely be able to help me get one that has Thundergod Augmentation."

"It's only two million. That shouldn't be a huge sum to you. It's good to bet. If you score one and obtain the best Legendary offensive pet, it will be worth a lot more than two million." Zhou Wen secretly nudged Li Xuan in the direction, hoping that he would buy the Thundergod General.

He already had Banana Fan and had recently picked up Bamboo Blade. He didn't lack any weapons. As for offensive pets, his Mutated Demonized General was in no way inferior to the Thundergod General. There was no need to buy another one.

"Alright, I'll take that bet." Li Xuan gritted his teeth and bought the Thundergod General Companion Egg under everyone's gaze.

"Two million to buy a Thundergod General Companion Egg. There are so many vulgarians in rural cities," someone mocked Li Xuan.

Although Thundergod General Companion Eggs were rare, they were only worth four to five hundred thousand on the market due to the low probability of possessing Thundergod Augmentation. Buying it for two million was indeed expensive. This was also why nobody had bought it despite the huge crowd.

However, Li Xuan didn't mind. He went shopping with Zhou Wen and Ah Sheng at other stalls. He had plenty of wealth and wasn't stingy with his money. He bought several Legendary Companion Eggs consecutively.

"Will you have the time to incubate so many Companion Eggs?" Zhou Wen said with a frown.

"Since I can't incubate it outside, I'll take it into the Holy Land. After all, we need to stay in the Holy Land for at least ten days. There will be time." Li Xuan seemed to be full of confidence, but he changed the topic and said, "However, I want to incubate Thundergod General before entering the Holy Land. I'm just too curious. I wonder if he has Thundergod Augmentation."

There were rooms prepared by the League government. Li Xuan and company each requested a room while the former began incubating the Thundergod General Companion Egg

Zhou Wen already knew what the outcome would be, so he wasn't too concerned. He sat down on the sofa in the living room and took out the Companion Egg Ouyang Lan had prepared for him. He glanced at it with his mysterious phone.

Gold-Armored Beast: Legendary.

Life Providence: Steel Protection

Strength: 19

Speed: 11

Constitution: 20

Primordial Energy: 12

Talent Skill: Tempered Steel.

Companion Form: Armor

Just by looking at the attributes, he knew that the Companion Beast was definitely an excellent-grade Legendary Companion Beast. Furthermore, it was one with an extremely high defense. It was very likely to be on par with the Three-Eyed Golden Warrior.

The most critical thing was that the Gold-Armored beast's companion form was armor. It was obviously given to him by Ouyang Lan to save his life.

Li Xuan ran out from his room with a broadsword wrapped in lightning bolts as he shouted excitedly, "Jackpot... Jackpot... I never expected that I'd have such a day... Old Zhou... My Thundergod General has two skills... One of them is Thundergod Augmentation..."

"Don't tell me you want the entire world to know that you have a true Thundergod General?" Zhou Wen was speechless.

"What's the harm?" Although as Li Xuan said that, he quickly stowed Thundergod General away. With no one knowing, Thundergod General would make an excellent trump card.

They did some preparatory work before bidding Ah Sheng farewell, in preparation to head for the Holy Land's entrance.

"Go in later. Head in when the twenty-four hours are almost up. That way, you can avoid meeting most people. They won't wait that long since they will be vying for the qualifications," Ah Sheng said.

"Alright." Zhou Wen was very patient, so there was no rush.

Although Li Xuan didn't think so, he patiently waited for Zhou Wen to head in with him.

Zhou Wen had previously asked if Li Xuan wanted to head in himself to prevent him from being marked by the youths of the six hero families. However, Li Xuan didn't mind at all. Since they came together, he believed that it was natural for them to enter together.

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Chapter 202 Sky Battle

The way he entered the Holy Land made Zhou Wen question life. He and Li Xuan stood on a stone pillar, and the stone pillar descended like an elevator.

Zhou Wen originally believed that the Holy Land was underground, but after the stone pillar's long descent, he suddenly felt the ground beneath him give way. Then, he realized that he was in the air, surrounded by floating clouds with mountains beneath his feet.

How is this possible? We were clearly descending, so how did we end up in the sky? Zhou Wen was alarmed as he sized up the ground beneath him. Soon, he realized that the area below wasn't Holy City's territory.

There were no mountains near Holy City, but there were endless mountain ranges below.

Li Xuan didn't have the Godfiend Life Providence, so he didn't have the ability to levitate, preventing him from examining his surroundings as Zhou Wen did. Instead, he summoned a huge eagle pet and landed on its back. At the same time, he flew towards Zhou Wen and pulled him onto the back of the giant eagle.

"How magical. This is the Holy Land, a sacred place. No one knows where the Holy Land is, but It's definitely not underground anyway," Li Xuan said, as he looked at the surrounding mountains and rivers.

"Which Holy Temple are you going to?" Zhou Wen asked.

"I cultivate in the Invincible Connate Divine Art. This Primordial Energy Art corresponds to the Connate Infinite physique, so I'll be going to the Connate Holy Temple." Li Xuan replied, "It's highly likely that the An family made you cultivate the Sun Strafe Art, right? In that case, you should go to the Sun Divine Temple. However, from the looks of it, your Primordial Energy doesn't look like it's of the Sun Strafe Art pedigree."

"I've never cultivated the Sun Strafe Art, so it doesn't matter where I go. Since you are going to the Connate Holy Temple, I'll go somewhere else to try my luck." Zhou Wen naturally wasn't willing to compete with Li Xuan.

Every physique only chose one person. If Zhou Wen snatched it away, Li Xuan would definitely not have one.

"Alright, where shall we meet later?" Li Xuan asked.

"I haven't decided where to go for the time being. If there's nothing special, let's meet up after we exit this place." If Zhou Wen wanted to vie for the special physique, he probably had to fight the youths from the six heroes' families. He was unwilling to involve Li Xuan.

"In that case, I'll accompany you to find a suitable Holy Temple. After all, the test lasts ten days. It doesn't matter when one visits it. I'm not in a rush either," Li Xuan said with a smile.

Seeing how Li Xuan insisted on accompanying him, Zhou Wen could only say, "If that's the case, let's head to the Connate Holy Temple first."

"Alright." Li Xuan didn't stand on ceremony as he let the giant eagle fly east.

Shortly after they flew off, they saw more than ten people riding on flying mounts. Leading them was someone Zhou Wen still remembered. It was none other than Saint John from the Cape family.

"Zhou Wen, do you think you can escape trouble just by entering late?" John said coldly, as he rode on a flying lion.

As they spoke, the group had already surrounded Zhou Wen and Li Xuan in all directions. Unable to charge out of the encirclement, the giant eagle could only spiral around in the middle.

"John, if you wish to have another battle, I'll take up your challenge any time." Zhou Wen shot Li Xuan a glance. Li Xuan immediately understood and controlled the giant eagle to land on the ground.

"Trying to run? Aren't you an overly naive one." John sneered as he gave the order. More than ten people together with their Companion Beasts attacked simultaneously.

Without a word, Zhou Wen summoned the banana fan and sent a gust of Grand Yin Wind at John.

"I wasn't prepared the last time, allowing you to successfully sneak an attack on me with your Companion Beast. This time, you won't have another chance." John clearly came prepared. Upon seeing Zhou Wen's Grand Yin Wind approach, he didn't fluster or show any intention of dodging.

When the Grand Yin wind reached John, it was as if it had encountered an invisible barrier that splashed sideways. No damage was dealt to John nor the lion beast that he was sitting on.

Zhou Wen was slightly surprised and he found it odd. However, time didn't permit him to ponder over the reason. The attacks of the other ten plus Companion Beasts had already circled him, nearly sealing off all routes of retreat for him and Li Xuan.

Just as Zhou Wen was about to go all out, he suddenly heard a young bird's tender chirping. It was the yellow-feathered chick.

This fellow had been following Zhou Wen all this time. As it stood on Zhou Wen's shoulder, a mere chirp was enough to make the dozen or so flying pets suddenly lose control and be thrown into disarray like a kite with a broken string.

Zhou Wen took a careful look and knew that it was all thanks to the yellow-feathered chick. The flying Companion Beasts who were randomly flying about were all birds. Only a minority, like John's flying lion, wasn't affected.

With the opponent's lineup in chaos, there was a weakness to exploit despite the attacks of the ones remaining. Li Xuan controlled the giant eagle to rush out of the encirclement and quickly landed on a nearby mountain.

"Chase after him." John gritted his teeth and chased after him. The dozen or so disciples of the six hero families also joined in the chase.

"John, are you really going to fight me to the death?" Zhou Wen stood on the back of the giant eagle as he stared at the chasing John.

"You don't have to die. We are very fair. Back then, An Tianzuo injured our family members. Now, since you are here on behalf of the An family, we will also be very fair. All we need to do is cripple your Primordial Energy sea and maim you," John said coldly.

"An Tianzuo had crippled your family members once. Don't force me to do the same thing," Zhou Wen said as he looked at the approaching John.

"Haha, do you really think you're An Tianzuo? You're just representing the An family. Your name isn't An Tianzuo. The pets you rely on are completely useless against me. Who are you to act so arrogantly in front of me?" John held his sword as he began to condense Light of Judgment. He was prepared to finish Zhou Wen and company in midair, preventing them from having a chance to escape back to the ground.

Zhou Wen didn't say anything else as he took out the Bamboo Blade. With one hand holding the scabbard and the other holding the hilt, he said to Li Xuan, "You leave first." Then, he leaped up and flew towards John who was charging at him.

"Old Zhou, what are you doing?" Li Xuan was alarmed. He wanted to stop Zhou Wen, but it was too late.

"So you have a death wish." John knew that when fighting in the sky, the death sentence was practically given to those without a flying mount. Without any hesitation, he slashed out with his sword, transforming into a gigantic sword beam that tore towards Zhou Wen.

The few youths behind him who weren't using avian mounts also used their own Primordial Energy Skills. Together with John, they surrounded Zhou Wen. Several beams of light instantly intersected with each other, nearly sealing off all possible routes of retreat for Zhou Wen.

This was difficult to avoid even on land, much less when in the air.

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