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Chapter 235 Setting Up a Stall

When the blood-colored avatar arrived in Ant City again, it no longer acted as cowardly as before. Zhou Wen's pets could easily resolve the ant horde without him needing to do anything

After clearing all the ordinary ants, Zhou Wen took his pet to the ant nest at the apex.

The Golden Flying Ant charged straight out. Its speed was extremely fast, even faster than the Ghost King when not using Ghost Steps. Its feet shot out a terrifying golden beam like a blade.

Zhou Wen had allowed the Saber Shield Knight to lead the charge, using his shield to block the golden beam. However, he could only block once. Although he had used a shield Primordial Energy Skill, the shield cracked from the strikes. If another blow landed, the shield would definitely be destroyed.

The Silver-Winged Flying Ant attacked from the side but was instantly killed by the beam shot from the Golden Flying Ant's eyes. Its wings and body were penetrated.

Truth Listener attacked from the flank but was taken down by the golden beam. Immediately, it retreated with a tragic cry.

Its stats couldn't resist the Golden Flying Ant's strength. It was not as powerful as when it faced the Ghost King. Even its fur revealed a wound.

However, this was already considered very strong. Ordinary Legendary creatures would have been killed instantly.

With the banana fan in hand, Zhou Wen fanned at the Golden Flying Ant and instantly sent it flying backward.

Taking this opportunity, Zhou Wen used the Dragon Gate Fairy Skill and charged towards the white cocoon. It was still difficult for him to kill the Golden Flying Ant alone, so he decided to first see what was inside the cocoon.

The Golden Flying Ant's speed was extremely fast as it instantly charged back. A golden beam shot out of its eyes, trying to kill Zhou Wen on the spot.

Zhou Wen stepped on the nest's wall and suddenly vanished, leaving the Golden Flying Ant stunned.

By the time Zhou Wen appeared again, he was already in front of the white cocoon. His palm struck the white cocoon in a bid to blast it apart.

However, the strike that was powered by Golden Palm made Zhou Wen feel as though his palm had struck a spring. After the cocoon slightly caved in, it immediately bounced up, sending Zhou Wen flying.

The Golden Flying Ant flashed over to him and the blood-colored avatar that was sent flying back was instantly killed by the golden beam. The game screen turned black.

My full-strength strike failed to deal any damage to the white cocoon? Zhou Wen was slightly surprised as his curiosity towards the white cocoon increased.

Unfortunately, there's no way to bring the Bamboo Blade in-game. Otherwise, it would be much easier to use Bamboo Blade in-game to split open the cocoon. Zhou Wen wanted to try it again, but the antelope was displeased. It ran over and bit Zhou Wen's clothes as it pulled him out.

"Alright, I got it." Zhou Wen helplessly put away his cell phone and took the antelope out to eat.

During the period Zhou Wen wasn't around, he had requested Wang Lu to take care of the antelope. Zhou Wen had originally planned on getting Wang Lu to give it some fresh vegetables.

However, who knew that after Zhou Wen returned, this fellow insisted on heading to the school's cafeteria to eat steak every day.

You are an antelope. You eat grass, alright? Zhou Wen cursed inwardly as he felt a little depressed. He could have just fed it some vegetables without spending much money like in the beginning, but after Wang Lu's feeding for a few days, the fellow insisted on eating steak daily. If it wasn't for Zhou Wen's robbery of many Companion Eggs on his trip and his plans on selling them for a good price, it was unlikely that he could afford to rear it.

It's true that one is marked by the company one keeps. I definitely can't let my pets have anything to do with Wang Lu in the future. Zhou Wen subconsciously touched the chick on his shoulder.

After the meal, Zhou Wen planned on selling all the Companion Eggs he had on hand. The money he obtained could be invested in Huang Ji's game. It wasn't likely to be a problem to sell so many Companion Eggs for one or two million. He definitely would have some money for the investment.

There was a trading market in the school, so students could purchase or sell the Companion Eggs they obtained there. Zhou Wen scanned the Companion Eggs he had obtained with his mysterious phone and after seeing their types and attributes, he labeled them. Each Companion Egg was labeled with its species and price and nothing else. Zhou Wen began setting up a stall for the first time.

When he arrived at the market, the place was bleak. There was almost no one there, other than two people.

As most of the students were at the Mortal stage, they were unable to use Legendary Companion Eggs. Furthermore, Mortal Companion Eggs were extremely rare. Therefore, typical students would never come here. Those who came were basically the top students of the school.

Typically, students who could advance to the Legendary stage by now were students with good family backgrounds. They didn't usually lack Companion Eggs, so they wouldn't go through the trouble of selling the Companion Eggs they obtained.

Therefore, Zhou Wen looked at the empty market and began suspecting if his Companion Eggs could be sold.

"Isn't this Zhou Wen? Are you here to buy a Companion Egg? Come and see my Companion Eggs. They are all excellent-grade..." After the only two stall owners in the market saw Zhou Wen, one of them, a senior named Li Yu, immediately had his eyes light up as though he was a wolf seeing its prey. He nearly pounced at him.

The other person who had set up a stall was actually Huang Ji.

"Senior, why are you setting up a stall here?" Zhou Wen asked Huang Ji.

"My lack of money. What else can it be?" Huang Ji said embarrassedly.

"By the way, Senior, didn't you say you were going to the Holy Land? Why didn't I see you?" Zhou Wen recalled how Huang Ji had mentioned that he was going to the Holy Land, but when Zhou Wen was there, he didn't manage to see Huang Ji, despite especially looking out for him.

"You didn't see me, but I saw you. You were impressive." Huang Ji gave a thumbs up.

"I was compelled. Did you obtain anything from your trip to the Holy Land?" Zhou Wen asked again.

"I did gain something. I obtained a God Power Crystal, but that item can't be exchanged for money, so I'm still short of cash," Huang Ji said as he sized up Zhou Wen and said with a smile, "You seem to have obtained quite a number of Companion Eggs in the Holy Land. You should be able to sell them for quite a bit, right? Do you plan on investing in my game?"

"Once I sell them for money, I'll immediately invest in your game," Zhou Wen said with certainty.

However, he was somewhat puzzled. Huang Ji had actually said that he had obtained a God Power Crystal and knew that Zhou Wen had robbed many Companion Eggs. That meant that he had likely gone to the Holy Land, but Zhou Wen was puzzled why he hadn't seen him.

"Then what are you waiting for? Hurry up and set up the stall." Huang Ji's eyes lit up.

Zhou Wen set up the stall beside Huang Ji, but other than the three of them sitting in a row, there was no one to be seen.

The trio looked at each other without saying a word.

Having nothing to do, Li Yu was given a fright when he saw the four Companion Eggs Zhou Wen had placed out for sale. "Zhou Wen, isn't your label fake? Isn't a Companion Beast like the Broken-Winged Angel something only found in the West district? Also, this Cyclops Behemoth is unique to the West District, isn't it? This Ice Frost Bear is something from the North district, right? We don't typically get to see any of this over here."

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Chapter 236 Selling on Behalf

The Companion Eggs Zhou Wen had snatched were Legendary Companion Eggs which were specially prepared for sale by the various major merchants. Most of them were unique to certain regions and were very few in number. They were considered rather rare types that were scattered all across the globe.

Even if one went to a large Companion Egg store in Holy City, it would be very difficult to see so many different types from so many different regions.

"You'll know if it's true if you buy one," Zhou Wen said.

"That's fine, but isn't your price too high?" Li Yu glanced at Zhou Wen's bid. The Broken-Winged Angel was worth 188,000. Typical Legendary Companion Eggs could be bought at 10–20,000. The rare ones went for about 70-80,000. Only excellent-grade Eggs could exceed 100,000.

"I referenced the price on the Internet. It's non-negotiable," Zhou Wen said.

He had checked the prices on the Internet, but due to the frequent appearance of dimensional zones across the world, traffic was greatly obstructed. The supply chain had become slow and unsafe, and there were often severe losses of goods. Therefore, the scale of Internet transactions was gradually shrinking

If he couldn't sell it in the college, Zhou Wen could only try his luck at Luoyang's market. If he still couldn't get a buyer, he could only sell it to merchants. If that happened, the price would be very low.

Li Yu smacked his lips. "Zhou Wen, I don't have the money to buy such things. However, if you try here, I'm afraid you won't be able to sell it either. Why don't we do it this way? Why don't you hand over your Companion Eggs to me for selling. I'll take a ten percent commission for my hard work?"

"Why will you be able to sell it if I can't sell it here?" Zhou Wen looked at Li Yu with interest.

Li Yu handed a business card to Zhou Wen. "To be honest, I've already been accepted by the Royal Pet Store. Although I haven't graduated yet, I'm already an official employee there. As you can see, there's no one here. I'm only setting up a stall here due to the company's requirements. If your Companion Eggs are real, I can help you sell them through the company's channels. The prices will definitely be high, on the premise that these Companion Eggs are definitely real."

Unfortunately, most people didn't know of the battle in the Holy Land, nor did they know what Zhou Wen had done in Holy City. Otherwise, Li Yu wouldn't have suspected the authenticity of these Companion Eggs.

"There's no need. I'll just sell them by myself. After all, I have nothing to do." Zhou Wen knew that Li Yu was planning on doing a lossless business. The risk was all Zhou Wen's, but the profits had to be shared with Li Yu. Furthermore, Zhou Wen didn't know how much Li Yu would sell them for.

However, Zhou Wen knew that the fellow wasn't reliable based on the name of the Royal Pet Store. Together with three other pet stores, it was known as one of the top four scammers in the League. They were well-known to purchase at low prices and sell at high prices, and they liked to play cheap tricks.

Zhou Wen wasn't too busy himself. He could game while running a stall, so there was no rush.

"Let's do this. Since it's not easy to sell these Companion Eggs, why don't you sell them to me as a package deal? As long as you can guarantee their authenticity, I'll give you 80,000 each. Four of them makes it 320,000. Let's round it off to 300,000. How about that?" Li Yu added.

"Non-negotiable," Zhou Wen said as he gamed.

"This Ice Frost Bear is clearly too expensive. An ordinary Ice Frost Bear Companion Egg is only 70-80,000. Why are you pricing it at nearly 200,000?" Li Yu pointed at the Frost Bear Companion Egg.

"It's worth every penny." Zhou Wen's Ice Frost Bear was indeed priced very high, but that was because he had seen its stats and knew that it was worth the price.

"If you do business like this, you won't even be able to sell it in the Luoyang market, much less here." Li Yu had never seen Zhou Wen's sales tactics before. He decided to wait and see; he believed he could buy Zhou Wen's Companion Eggs at low prices after Zhou Wen realized the cruel reality of the world.

There were very few people in the market. Occasionally, students would come for Li Yu. From the looks of it, his identity as a Royal Pet Store employee wasn't fake. Occasionally, the student council would entrust him to sell the Companion Eggs they obtained from the dimensional zone.

Although he didn't offer a high price, the benefit was that money could be directly received without going through the trouble of selling it themselves.

However, the ones that were sold to Li Yu were mostly common Companion Eggs that were nothing spectacular.

"How about it? Did you see that? The students acknowledge me. The price is fair and honest. The price I gave you isn't low." Li Yu took another Companion Egg and flaunted it at Zhou Wen.

Zhou Wen ignored him as he continued gaming. By the side, Huang Ji was also doing something on his laptop. His fingers were rapidly tapping on the keyboard, having no time to chat with Zhou Wen.

Seeing that Zhou Wen was ignoring him, Li Yu couldn't help but mumble, "That's not the way to do business. You definitely won't make any sales."

As he spoke, another person walked over. When Li Yu saw that person, his eyes lit up.

"Gu Dian, you got another Companion Egg?" Li Yu hurriedly went forward to welcome him warmly.

When Zhou Wen heard Gu Dian's name, he looked up and indeed saw the devilish-looking man walk in.

"How much can these Companion Eggs be exchanged for?" Gu Dian threw a bag in front of Li Yu.

Li Yu hurriedly opened the bag and was overjoyed when he saw more than ten Companion Eggs inside. As he appraised them, he said in delight, "This should be a Golden Warrior Companion Egg. Others will pay at most 5,000 to buy them out. On account of us being old friends, I'll give you 5,500 for it..."

Zhou Wen looked at the Companion Eggs with his cell phone and couldn't help but be astonished. Li Yu was indeed quite capable. His appraisal of the Companion Egg's species was right on the money.

However, the price he offered was nothing but a scam. It was basically less than a third of the market price.

A Golden Warrior Companion Egg might only be an ordinary Legendary, but it was an excellent pet for tanking. They were sold for rather high prices on the market. However, the price Li Yu offered was much lower than that of a typical Legendary Companion Egg. He was truly unscrupulous.

"Gu Dian, are you selling these Companion Eggs?" Zhou Wen asked Gu Dian.

Gu Dian was ultimately a member of the Xuanwen Club despite only being recruited to make up the numbers. Zhou Wen didn't wish for him to be cheated right under his nose.

A person like Gu Dian spent all day in the dimensional zones without even having a friend. He definitely wouldn't know the market prices, so Zhou Wen reckoned that he had been scammed by Li Yu in the past.

"Yes," replied Gu Dian.

"Since I'm also selling Companion Eggs, I'll sell it for you if you trust me," Zhou Wen said.

"Alright." Gu Dian grabbed his bag and placed it in front of Zhou Wen before turning to leave without a word.

Li Yu was somewhat infuriated as he said to Zhou Wen with a cold expression, "Zhou Wen, that's quite an a*hole thing to do. Don't you know the rules of doing business?"

"I don't know much about business, but Gu Dian is a member of our club. I'm not breaking the rules by helping him sell them, right?" Zhou Wen said.

"Alright, let me watch you sell them here." Li Yu was in no hurry. He had to sell the Companion Eggs through the Royal Pet Store's channels. It was practically impossible to sell them here.

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Chapter 237 Rich

Zhou Wen ignored Li Yu and wrote the name and price on Gu Dian's Companion Eggs before sitting behind his stall to continue gaming.

Li Yu glanced at Zhou Wen's prices, one of the eggs was extremely expensive.

How dare you price a Gatekeeper Lion Companion Egg at 100,000? It's ridiculously high even for a retail price. It will be a miracle if you can sell it, thought Li Yu.

Just as he was thinking about it, another person came to the market. This time, it was a young student who looked extremely handsome, like a movie star.

When Li Yu saw this person, his eyes lit up as he went forward again. "Brother Luo Xuan, are you here to buy Companion Eggs? I recently obtained quite a number of good items..."

Luo Xuan went over to Li Yu's stall to take a look at the Companion Eggs, but when he saw Zhou Wen's stall, he couldn't help but take a look. He was immediately interested.

"I'll take all four of them," Luo Xuan said as he pointed at the four Companion Eggs Zhou Wen had placed for sale.

"Brother Luo, don't just look at the name. How high are the chances of us obtaining a Companion Egg like the Broken-Winged Angel or the Ice Frost Bear?" Although Li Yu didn't say that Zhou Wen's Companion Eggs were fake, it was obvious from his tone.

Luo Xuan smiled and said, "A person like Zhou Wen wouldn't lie on such matters."

"Even if they're not fake, aren't they too expensive? If you really want them, I'll get the company to transfer some over for you in a few days. The Ice Frost Bear is at most 100,000." Zhou Wen had ruined his business plans, so Li Yu didn't want Zhou Wen to have an easy life.

Luo Xuan smiled at Zhou Wen and said, "Zhou Wen, can your Companion Eggs be cheaper?"

"No, they're worth every penny. You can buy them for 100,000 elsewhere, but that's the price for mine," Zhou Wen said without looking up.

"Brother Luo, look at his attitude. He's clearly trying to scam you," Li Yu said.

Luo Xuan thought nothing of it as he directly transferred the money to Zhou Wen. "Alright, I'll take all four of them. Help me wrap them up."

"Sorry, I forgot to bring any bags. You'll have to hold them yourself." After receiving the payment, Zhou Wen realized that he didn't even have a plastic bag.

Li Yu's face turned livid as he watched from the side. He thought to himself, Luo Xuan sure is silly and rich. He's buying those things just like that? This is really letting Zhou Wen luck out.

Luo Xuan didn't mind. He opened his backpack and stuffed the four Companion Eggs inside. Then, he looked at the Companion Eggs placed on Zhou Wen's counter and asked in surprise, "Why is this Gatekeeper Lion Companion Egg so expensive? The market price should be around 20,000, right?"

"This is a Mutated Gatekeeper Lion egg. It's no ordinary Gatekeeper Lion," Zhou Wen said.

"Mutated Gatekeeper Lion?" Li Yu was slightly taken aback as he carefully looked at the Companion Egg, but he failed to notice anything amiss. It was identical to an ordinary Gatekeeper Lion egg. He couldn't help but sneer inwardly. It's true that Zhou Wen is very talented, and I admit that I'm inferior to you, but when it comes to the appraisal of Companion Eggs, it's my specialty. What I studied for three years wasn't for nothing. Even I can't tell the difference, but you can? What a joke.

"This is the first time I've heard of a Mutated Gatekeeper Lion. What difference does it have from ordinary ones?" Luo Xuan's interest was piqued.

Zhou Wen said, "Mutated Gatekeeper Lions are quite rare. It's normal that you haven't heard of them. They have higher stats than the typical Gatekeeper Lion, and they have an additional Lion Roar as a skill. It's a relatively rare sonar wave attack. Just having this technique alone makes it worth more than 100,000."

"I never knew that. I'll buy it." Luo Xuan said extravagantly as he waved his hand, wanting to transfer the money.

"Brother Luo, I've heard of Mutated Gatekeeper Lions, but they are very rarely produced. None of us have seen them before. However, I've heard that not every Mutated Gatekeeper Lion has Lion Roar so it's still probabilistic. Without the ability of a Lion Roar, there's almost no difference between a Mutated Gatekeeper Lion and a normal one. No one knows if it's really mutated." Li Yu was speaking the truth, but he was also suspecting that Zhou Wen was selling an ordinary Gatekeeper Lion as a Mutated Gatekeeper Lion.

Luo Xuan looked at Zhou Wen who said indifferently, "I can only guarantee that this is a Mutated Gatekeeper Lion egg. I can't guarantee anything else."

When Li Yu heard Zhou Wen say that, he immediately beamed with joy. Only a fool would buy something like that with you saying that.

"I'll buy it." However, Luo Xuan waved his hand, causing Li Yu to be dumbfounded. His mouth was agape for a long time.

He knew that Luo Xuan was rich, but he never expected him to be so rich. He was secretly depressed. If I had known that Luo Xuan was such a fool, I would have asked for higher prices in the past.

Seeing that Luo Xuan no longer had any interest in the other Companion Eggs on Zhou Wen's counter, Li Yu hurriedly took out the few valuable Companion Eggs he had. Although they couldn't compare to Zhou Wen's Ice Frost Bear and the rest, they were rare ones produced at the college.

"Brother Luo, this is a rare White-Winged Red-Tail Crane. Its skill is extremely rare and it is very rarely produced. I was lucky to acquire one. I spent 98,000 on it. For you, I'll charge you 110,000." After witnessing Luo Xuan's wealth, Li Yu automatically increased the price to a whole new level.

"Yes, not bad." Luo Xuan nodded slightly.

"It's good that you like it, Brother. Do you want to pay by card or bank transfer?" Li Yu was secretly delighted.

"I only brought so much money today. It's all spent. Perhaps next time," said Luo Xuan with a smile.

Li Yu was somewhat dumbfounded. He felt depressed. D*mn it, you can just swipe your card and not use your wallet. What do you mean by not bringing that much money today?

Luo Xuan ignored Li Yu and took out the Mutated Gatekeeper Lion egg. He directly injected his Primordial Energy and hatched it.

When Li Yu saw Luo Xuan doing so, he couldn't help but nod inwardly. From the looks of it, Luo Xuan isn't really silly. By hatching the Gatekeeper Lion on the spot, he will definitely settle scores with Zhou Wen once he discovers that he has been fooled. Zhou Wen can't deny it even if he wants to.

Li Yu folded his arms and waited for the development to play out. Gu Dian was the one who had brought the Gatekeeper Lion egg here. Even Gu Dian himself didn't mention anything about a Mutated Gatekeeper Lion and Li Yu couldn't tell; therefore, he refused to believe that Zhou Wen would be able to recognize a Mutated Gatekeeper Lion. He believed that Zhou Wen was likely deliberately scamming Luo Xuan in a bid to earn more.

Soon, Luo Xuan hatched the Gatekeeper Lion. A majestic stone lion appeared in front of him. Li Yu took a look and saw that it looked identical to an ordinary Gatekeeper Lion. It looked nothing like a Mutated Gatekeeper Lion.

Just as he was waiting to see Luo Xuan and Zhou Wen fall out, he suddenly heard Luo Xuan say, "It's indeed a Mutated Gatekeeper Lion. Apart from its Speed, all its attributes are no less than 17. Lion Roar is indeed excellent. Zhou Wen, if you have such good stuff in the future, contact me directly."

Li Yu felt as if he was dreaming as he watched with his mouth agape as Luo Xuan and Zhou Wen added each other as friends.

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Chapter 238 Ever-Victorious

"To be honest, my family owns a pet store, but it naturally can't compare to a chain store like Royal Pet Store that covers the entire League. Our store is a small shop in Luoyang. In the future, if a Companion Egg is sold or if you want to buy a Companion Egg, you can look for me directly." Luo Xuan sent Zhou Wen a message.

"I still have some rare Legendary Companion Eggs that are about the same as those four rare ones. What kind of prices would you pay for them?" Zhou Wen replied to Luo Xuan.

The two exchanged a few words with information and after confirming the price, Zhou Wen immediately packed up and prepared to leave.

The price Luo Xuan offered was rather fair and was close to the true value; therefore, Zhou Wen didn't wish to waste time here. He planned on selling Gu Dian's and his Companion Eggs to Luo Xuan.

"Zhou Wen." Just as Zhou Wen was about to pack up and leave, Li Yu called out to him.

He turned to look at Li Yu. Li Yu hesitated for a moment before saying, "How could you tell that it was a Mutated Gatekeeper Lion?"

"Is that very difficult?" Zhou Wen asked in return before bidding farewell to Huang Ji. He carried the bag half-filled with Companion Eggs and left the market.

Li Yu was stunned for a while before he came back to his senses. He couldn't help but smile bitterly and say, "If that isn't considered difficult, then what's the point of me studying for three years?"

Zhou Wen arrived at the spot he had agreed on with Luo Xuan and gave Gu Dian and his Companion Eggs to him. And without any bargaining, Luo Xuan transferred the money to Zhou Wen at the agreed price.

Ignoring Gu Dian's portion, Zhou Wen had obtained more than two million. This was the first time he had received so much money. He felt like a nouveau riche.

"Are you interested in becoming an appraiser at my pet store after graduation? I can give you some shares," said Luo Xuan.

"I'm not interested in the appraising business." Zhou Wen thought for a moment before asking, "Do you have any Legendary weapon-type Companion Beasts? The ones with extremely powerful destructive power, it's best if their destructive power can reach the Epic stage."

"If someone were to ask that, I would definitely say no. In fact, I would even look down on him. However, since that's what you asked, I'll tell you that they exist, but they are very expensive," said Luo Xuan.

"How expensive?" Zhou Wen was in desperate need of a weapon that could break through the white cocoon.

The power of the banana fan was the wind. If it evolved to its limits, it could blow an entire mountain away.

However, its power was not concentrated enough and its destructive power wasn't potent enough. This was incomparable to a single-target skill. If one wanted to destroy something, heavy weapons were more practical. At the very least, they needed to be weapons like swords and sabers.

Luo Xuan muttered to himself, "I wonder if you have heard of a Companion Beast like Overlord Snake? It's a very rare Companion Beast and it has immense strength. It can be considered a top Strength-type Companion Beast at the Legendary stage. Its companion form is a spear, and we give it a nicknameOverlord Spear."

After pausing for a moment, Luo Xuan continued, "The Overlord Spear is considered top-notch among Legendary weapons. However, if it's compared to an Epic-stage weapon, it's definitely far inferior. However, there are always exceptions. Just like the best offensive pet, Thundergod General, if it possesses the ability of Thundergod Augmentation, the lightning power it produces will be able to stand head and shoulders above its peers. It's the same with Overlord Snake. The typical Overlord Snake isn't strong, but if you have a Mutated Overlord Snake, there is a possibility of it having the talent skill—Ever-Victorious. With this skill, Overlord Spear will be able to penetrate most objects. Even the typical Epic creature can't withstand its sharpness.

"It's a pity that Mutated Overlord Snakes are very rare, and the Mutated Overlord Snakes with Ever-Victorious are even rarer. Our family had hired people to grind in the Snake Cavern for six months before we obtained an Overlord Snake with Ever-Victorious. And that's under the circumstances of having excellent luck. Now, that Mutated Overlord Snake is one of our store's crown jewels. It's not for sale, but if you want it, I can make the decision to sell it to you. But I must warn you, it's very expensive."

"How much is it?" Zhou Wen asked.

"10 million." Luo Xuan named the price.

"It's indeed very expensive. I can't afford it." Zhou Wen shook his head.

"There's nothing we can do about it. An Overlord Snake's level isn't considered high, but it's very rare for it to have Ever-Victorious. Furthermore, we got someone to specially incubate it. If you want it, the person needs to sacrifice his own cultivation level and damage his body to transfer Overlord Snake. That will require a huge sum of money as well," said Luo Xuan.

Zhou Wen nodded. Everyone wanted the good stuff. Although their levels were about the same, the high price was understandable.

Zhou Wen couldn't afford Overlord Snake, but Luo Xuan's words reminded him that even though he couldn't afford it, he could try to grind one at Snake Cavern.

Snake Cavern was near Old Dragon Cave. Zhou Wen had heard Zhong Ziya mention it before, but he hadn't paid much attention to it back then. Besides, Zhong Ziya didn't know that Mutated Overlord Snake had the Ever-Victorious skill.

After separating from Luo Xuan, Zhou Wen transferred Gu Dian's money to him. Zhou Wen had already added him as a friend when he entered the Xuanwen Club.

After Gu Dian received the money, he only replied with two words: "Got it."

Zhou Wen contacted Huang Ji again and confirmed some matters regarding the game. In the end, he confirmed his investment of 1.5 million. This investment was split into two tranches. The initial investment was 500,000. After Huang Ji completed a demo, he would fund him with the remaining 1,000,000 investment.

After returning to his dorm, Zhou Wen took out his mysterious phone and went to Snake Cavern. There were python-like snakes everywhere. Legendary Overlord Snakes had peerless strength and were considered top-notch Legendary creatures. Furthermore, they lived in groups with numerous numbers. Typical Legendary students wouldn't dare enter Snake Cavern.

Zhou Wen naturally didn't have any qualms. He summoned his group of Companion Beasts and wreaked havoc in Snake Cavern.

Soon, Zhou Wen understood why Overlord Snakes were so expensive. He had killed nearly a hundred of them, but not a single Overlord Snake egg dropped, much less a mutated one.

In the next few days, other than studying at Wang Mingyuan's place, Zhou Wen spent the rest of his time grinding the Overlord Snakes. However, he had nothing to show for. Over the past few days, he had only obtained an ordinary Overlord Snake egg. He managed to encounter a Mutated Overlord Snake, but nothing dropped.

It's no wonder Luo Xuan said that they were extremely lucky to have a Mutated Overlord Snake egg drop after six months. Zhou Wen thought of the matter of luck and thought of Wang Lu.

With Wang Lu's luck, if she were to be taken to the Snake Cavern, she might be able to have a Mutated Overlord Snake egg drop. However, Zhou Wen had no intention of seeking help, so all he could do was continue grinding. After repeatedly grinding, Zhou Wen nearly vomited when he saw the snake.

Ding! Zhou Wen killed another Mutated Overlord Snake. Suddenly, he heard a crisp sound as a black snake egg dropped and landed on the ground.

Mutated Overlord Snake egg! Zhou Wen was delighted as he hurriedly got the blood-colored avatar to pick it up. Then, he prayed inwardly, Please let it have the Ever-Victorious skill. If I keep grinding, I'll go hissterical!

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Chapter 239 Sky Spider

Mutated Overlord Snake: Legendary

Life Providence: Born Overlord

Strength: 19

Speed: 16

Constitution: 18

Primordial Energy: 15

Talent Skill: Death Coil

Companion Form: Spear

It doesn't have Ever-Victorious! Zhou Wen was very disappointed. Although the Mutated Overlord Snake's stats were not bad, it was useless without the Ever-Victorious skill.

After putting away the Mutated Overlord Snake, Zhou Wen had no choice but to continue grinding at Snake Cavern. He had to get the Mutated Overlord Snake with Ever-Victorious to drop no matter what.

Boom! As Zhou Wen was grinding the Overlord Snake, he suddenly felt his house shake violently as though an earthquake was happening

Zhou Wen hurriedly exited the game and rushed out of the building to see what was happening

By the time he rushed out, An Jing and Wang Lu were already standing in the yard. Furthermore, the two of them were looking up into the sky as though they were looking at something

Wasn't it an earthquake? Why are they looking up at the sky? Zhou Wen also looked up at the sky and was alarmed by what he saw.

Up above, there were crystalline silk criss-crossed like a huge net that covered the entire sky. Perhaps not just Sunset College, but all of Luoyang.

And on the net, there was a spider with eight eyes that resembled jade. It kept spewing out spiderwebs.

A break-out creature? Zhou Wen was alarmed.

The spider was so huge that the web it spewed out nearly covered the whole of Luoyang. Just its aura alone meant that its level was definitely not low.

At this moment, an attack aircraft appeared in the sky and launched an assault on the spider and spiderweb. However, the web moved and wrapped around the attack aircraft. The attack aircraft immediately stuck to the web and exploded very quickly.

The flames created by the explosion failed to destroy the spider's web.

The bullets and shells fired by the plane were also stuck to the spiderweb, making them seem completely useless.

The spider in the sky let out a silent roar, but Truth Listener's ability allowed Zhou Wen to hear the strange shriek.

Then, many ventilation holes in the spider's abdomen opened up. When they opened and closed, white spheres were spat out which landed in various locations.

Two of them landed in the direction of Sunset College. Zhou Wen focused his gaze and only when the sphere was close did he realize that it wasn't a sphere. Instead, there were countless white spiders entangled together, making them look like a sphere.

Just as they were about to land on the ground, the sphere exploded, causing a sea of spiders to land everywhere in Sunset College. Instantly, the entire school was filled with spiders.

"All teachers and students, may I have your attention. Please eradicate the invading spiders. This is not a drill... I repeat, this is not a drill..." The school's announcement system urgently sounded.

Epic-stage counselors had already streaked across the air, killing many spiders that had yet to land.

However, there were too many spiders and there were still many that landed throughout the school.

Quite a number of spiders had fallen into Four Seasons Garden. There was one not far from Zhou Wen and company, the spider was snow-white in color and its hair was white. Its claws looked like translucent jade, and it was bigger than a human, but it didn't look terrifying. Instead, it looked like a furry toy.

An Jing and Wang Lu were still sizing up the spider out of curiosity when Zhou Wen summoned the Overlord Snake and thrust forward with Penetrating Pierce.

After the battle in the Yin Yang world, Zhou Wen was instinctively wary of dimensional creatures. Regardless of their looks, he had to first ensure that he wasn't being threatened.

Zhou Wen's Penetrating Pierce only managed to cover half the distance when the spider spat out a strand of web that wrapped around the Overlord Spear. Then, with a flick of its head, Zhou Wen felt a powerful force surge towards him, making him feel like he couldn't hold the spear.

He hurriedly tightened his grip on his spear as the man and spider were locked in a stalemate. Zhou Wen was momentarily unable to pull the spider over.

INTO

An Jing quietly summoned a long sword that dazzled with divine light. She then slashed at the spider.

The spider spat out another strand of silk. When the sharp sword beam touched the silk, it ended up stuck as well. It left the three of them shocked.

To have a power that allowed a spiderweb silk to cling to a sword beam was somewhat terrifying

The crux of the matter was that Zhou Wen and company didn't know if the spider was a dimensional creature or a puppet summoned by the spider in the sky. They felt a headache coming on.

The spider's mouth kept spewing webs, trying to immobilize the trio. Soon, the webs covered a large area.

Wang Lu summoned a whip, but just as she lashed it out, it was stuck in the spider's web. She couldn't pull it back no matter how hard she tried.

In the sky, an Epic expert had already flown over on a flying bird. He slashed a stunning sword beam at the spider, but despite having the power to slice through a mountain, it ended up stuck to the spider's web the moment it made contact with it. It was unable to move forward, and vanished without a trace moments later.

After the spider's silk bound the flying bird, it strangled the bird into two like blade-like steel silk.

There were already five Epic experts from the military, but despite using all sorts of abilities, they were unable to do anything to the huge spider in the sky.

From time to time, it would spit out spider spheres that scattered across the city, causing the entire city to fall into a panic.

Wang Lu and An Jing were also attempting to fight the spider but to no avail. Their attacks were blocked by spiderwebs, making it impossible to pose a threat to the spider.

Zhou Wen snapped a picture of the spider with his phone, hoping to see if he could obtain its information so as to find a way to kill it.

However, the information he obtained left him somewhat disappointed. The information only mentioned that it was a Sky Spider puppet, so it didn't look like a dimensional creature, but a puppet formed from the spider's powers.

Zhou Wen summoned the banana fan and fanned a Grand Yin Wind at the spider. The cold wind tore through the spiderweb and swept it over the spider's body. Instantly, the spider flew up and slammed into a tiny building in front, causing the walls to crack.

An icy glint flashed in An Jing's eyes as she grabbed the opportunity to pierce the spider's body with her sword beam.

Boom!

The spider's body exploded and it immediately perished.

"Zhou Wen, your fan is very useful. Let's quickly finish off the other spiders to prevent the other students from being harmed," Wang Lu said to Zhou Wen, overjoyed.

However, Zhou Wen wasn't as optimistic as Wang Lu. The number of spiders that came raining down was just too many. It was already difficult for them to deal with them, so how would ordinary citizens cope? It was likely that Luoyang City was already facing an apocalyptic scene.

Before the trio could rush out of Four Seasons Garden, they saw other special admissions students battling the spiders. They weren't much different from Zhou Wen and company. The attacks were of little use against the spider puppets, so it was extremely difficult to fight them.

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Chapter 240 Chaos of the Sky Spider

None of the special admissions students of Sunset College were weak. Although they were unable to kill the spider, they still used various methods and abilities to deal with the spider. They were not in danger at all.

However, with the increasing number of spiderwebs surrounding them, the amount of space they and their Companion Beasts could move in became restricted. The battle became somewhat difficult.

Four or five spiders spewed out spider silk in Four Seasons Garden. Bright, crystalline spiderwebs could be seen everywhere. A Companion Beast had already been stuck to one, preventing it from struggling.

Having already discovered the spider's weakness from her previous battle, An Jing stabbed forward like a bolt of lightning, instantly pinning a spider to the ground.

This was the first time Zhou Wen had seen An Jing fight seriously. Her swordplay was extremely intense, and each strike carried a dazzling glow, as though the void had been penetrated as well.

Zhou Wen immediately recognized the Primordial Energy Art that An Jing used. It was no doubt the Sun Strafe Art. Her sword techniques were somewhat extraordinary and although they looked simple, each strike made them look extremely gorgeous. The sword flashes were like dazzling divine beams.

She was so powerful that she looked as good as Lance. It was just that she and Lance used two completely different styles.

Lance's technique was unparalleled, but An Jing's every strike was like a bolt of lightning. If she could kill her opponent with one strike, she definitely wouldn't require a second attack.

I deserved losing back then. With An Jing's strength, Zhou Wen was indeed no match for her back then.

Seeing that An Jing could deal with the spiders in Four Seasons Garden, Zhou Wen immediately rushed out and saw that there were indeed spiders spewing out spider silk outside. A student was stuck to the spiderweb as the spider crawled towards him.

Zhou Wen raised his left hand and chopped down with Astral Slash Blade. The blade aura transformed into thin threads that sliced through the spiderweb. The remnant forces continued on and sliced the spider into two.

The schoolmate was still in shock. Before he could thank him, Zhou Wen had already rushed elsewhere.

There were many experts on campus. Besides the Epic counselors, there were also quite a number of students who could kill the spiders. The spiders in the school were quickly subdued.

"All students, may I have your attention... All students who have the ability to kill spiders... please enter the city immediately to aid the military... This is not a drill... I repeat, this is not a drill... All students who participate in the hunting of spiders will be rewarded with credits..." The broadcast rang again.

In fact, Zhou Wen had already run to the school's entrance and ridden the Mutated Lotus Flower Ant out of the school.

The situation in the city was indeed much worse than the school. From afar, Zhou Wen could see the intertwined spiderwebs in the middle of buildings. The city looked like a spider forest with webs everywhere.

Many citizens had already been stuck to the spiderwebs. Quite a number of people had already been killed. The military were firing with their assault rifles in all directions. However, the effects looked limited. It was only possible for them to kill a spider after several consecutive shots hit the target.

Moreover, the spiders moved very agilely and they were protected by the webs. When a bullet hit the web, it was stuck and had its effects limited.

A mother carrying a child was bound by a spiderweb and was left hanging in the air, suspended in the middle of the building. They were just seconds from having the spider pounce at them.

The eyes of the soldiers below were bloodshot, but they didn't dare fire. It was too close to the mother and son. If they shot, they might accidentally hit the innocent.

Just as the spider was about to bite the mother and son, a figure flashed across the sky. The spiderweb and the spider were split into two. The duo who fell were grabbed by the figure before landing safely on the ground.

The soldiers came over to rescue the mother and son, leading them to seek refuge. A soldier asked Zhou Wen, "Are you a student at Sunset College?"

"Yes." Zhou Wen nodded slightly.

"Please provide assistance to the Duke of Zhou Temple. That area has become a spider disaster zone and is spreading outwards," the soldier said to Zhou Wen.

"Alright," Zhou Wen replied before riding the Mutated Lotus Flower Ant towards the Duke of Zhou Temple.

The person that worshiped at Duke of Zhou Temple was Ji Dan. He was King Wu of Zhou's younger brother, had been regent twice, and helped King Wu of Zhou in clinching victory at the Battle of Muye. He was also involved in the establishment of rites and the creation of music, earning him a consecration from future descendants.

Zhou Wen stormed through and killed several spiders on the way and rescued some citizens.

However, along the way, many citizens had already turned into corpses. They looked as if they had been sucked dry as they hung on a spider web attached to skyscrapers.

Just one break-out creature can cause such a disaster. If the various dimensional zones are unable to trap those dimensional creatures, what will the world become? Zhou Wen felt that his strength was minute.

The battle in the sky continued as a few Epic stage experts rushed over. In the sky, they were fighting the Sky Spider, but the situation didn't look good. No one could pose a threat to the Sky Spiders. Instead, their Companion Beasts were stuck to the spiderwebs. No matter how much they struggled, they were unable to escape.

"Zhou Wen, are you going to the Duke of Zhou Temple as well?" Zhong Ziya charged over from another direction and happened to meet Zhou Wen.

The thin sword in his hand was unbelievably fast. Wherever the sword passed, the spiders would have their foreheads instantly penetrated by a sword beam, leaving only a wound that resembled a needle hole, accentuating their deaths.

"There was a soldier who said that it needs reinforcements," Zhou Wen said as he tore open the spider webs.

"Me too. Let's go together." Zhong Ziya rushed over with his sword in hand.

Zhou Wen followed. Soon, he met a few other students who had been invited by the military to reinforce the Duke of Zhou Temple.

The military's Epic powerhouses were rushing into the sky to fight the Sky Spider. If they didn't get rid of the Sky Spider as quickly as possible, the spiders that it spat out would be endless. All they could do was leave the spiders below to ordinary soldiers and some Legendary military officers.

Zhou Wen and the other students from Sunset College would become officers if they chose to join the army after graduation. There was no need for them to start off as enlistees.

Usually, when the students were together, it was difficult to tell who was truly strong, but when it came to real battles, everything became obvious. Zhou Wen had never seen some of the powerful students in the school rankings before.

A person like Zhong Ziya was definitely not weaker than Wei Ge, the president of the student council. He could even be stronger; however, he didn't have a ranking.

The pair of siblings from the Wu family were terrifying as well. Zhou Wen couldn't help but marvel at how many hidden dragons and crouching tigers there were at Sunset College.

Just as they were about to arrive at Duke of Zhou Temple, Zhou Wen saw Hui Haifeng leading a group of people in a battle with the spiders. The surrounding soldiers were also watching the front lines as they fired crazily.

They had yet to see the Duke of Zhou Temple, but the number of spiders ahead of them was uncountable. It was unknown how many of them were crawling out.

"This city has become a spider's nest," Zhong Ziya said.

"Cut the crap. Hurry up and provide reinforcements. We can't hold out any longer!" Hui Haifeng shouted.

Zhou Wen, Zhong Ziya, and the rest of the students rushed forward and blocked the swarm of spiders. It was a chaotic scene where they killed countless spiders. Yet, the number of spiders that charged out from the Duke of Zhou Temple remained constant.

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Chapter 241 Entering the Temple

Zhou Wen rushed in front of a military officer and asked, "How long have you been here? How many spider balls have landed here?"

"We've been here for nearly an hour. We saw a total of three spider balls landing near the Duke of Zhou Temple," the officer answered.

"The three spider balls can't have that many spiders. Have you sent someone to charge in to take a look?" Zhou Wen asked again.

As the officer fired, he shouted, "We also suspect that there's something wrong inside, but there are too many spiders. We can't charge in. We've tried, but suffered heavy casualties."

"There's no point in this endless killing. Zhou Wen and Ziya, charge in with me to take a look," Hui Haifeng said as he charged towards the group of spiders with his shield.

His charge was extremely ferocious, but he was quickly stuck by a spiderweb and could no longer break through.

Zhou Wen and Zhong Ziya charged over and sliced the spiderweb in front of them with their saber and sword.

There were a few students standing behind them. They huddled into a group as they charged in, fighting ceaselessly against the tidal wave of spiders.

A few drops of blood landed on Zhou Wen's face. They were from Hui Haifeng. A strand of spider silk had swept across his face, leaving a bloody mark.

The temple was in front of them, but they couldn't see the main body of the temple at all. It was completely covered by the spiderwebs as if it was covered in snow.

Zhou Wen and company could see large numbers of spiders crawling out of the spiderwebs without stopping.

"There must be something wrong with the temple. Otherwise, how can there be so many spiders crawling out from such a tiny place?" Zhong Ziya said.

"The webs have sealed off the area. If we head in, just making contact with a few spiderwebs will trap us. When that happens, we won't even have a chance to hide," a student said.

"Let us rush in and take a look. Help us watch our backs." Two military officers rushed into the temple.

Zhou Wen and company tried their best to block the surrounding spiders as the two officers entered one after another. Not long after they entered, they heard a scream as another officer flew out.

"What happened?" Zhou Wen caught the officer and asked anxiously.

"There are too many webs in there. There's no room for movement at all. You'll get stuck with any slight movement. The third platoon commander..." The officer's eyes were red and he couldn't continue speaking. He got up and wanted to rush towards the temple again.

"Don't go, it's useless even if you go. The spiderwebs are like a lair. Anyone who goes in will die unless it's an Epic expert who forcefully tears through those webs." Zhong Ziya held the officer down and prevented him from entering

"If we don't resolve the problem here, the spiders will rush out like a tidal wave. There's no way we can defend our ground. When the time comes, the entire Luoyang City will be finished." The red-eyed officer struggled out of Zhong Ziya's grasp as he tried to charge inside.

Everyone fell silent. They naturally knew that it was impossible for such a small group of people to fend off so many spiders unless an Epic expert came.

But right now, the Epic experts were attacking the Sky Spider, so how could they come here to support them?

"I hate these fellows who risk their lives for no good reason. It's as if everything can be resolved as long as they are willing to risk their lives." Zhong Ziya pursed his lips disdainfully and continued, "Please help me watch the area outside. I'll go in and take a look."

As he spoke, Zhong Ziya raised his sword and leaped over the officer, before entering the opening. "Ziya, I'll go in with you." Hui Haifeng pushed away the spider in front of him and entered the lair-like temple.

"Stay outside for now. Before we come out, you must hold the ground no matter what. Don't let the spider swarm spread out," Zhou Wen said to the officer as he rushed into the temple.

The spiderweb wrapped around the doors and walls like yarn. Mere contact would cause the spider silk to cling onto them like death's grip. When the time came, they wouldn't be able to break free, making dodging the spiders' attack extremely difficult. They would then be like a fly caught in a spider's web.

When Zhou Wen rushed in, he saw that the ground was covered in spiderwebs and that if his feet were to touch the ground, he would likely be stuck to it.

However, he wasn't flustered. He circulated the Ancient Sovereign Sutra and slashed out with his Primordial Energy. Immediately, he tore open the spiderweb in front of him and his legs landed on the ground. The moment his feet touched the spider silk, it immediately melted like snow meeting embers. It failed to stick to Zhou Wen's body.

When Zhou Wen was outside, he had already tried all sorts of Primordial Energy Arts and discovered that the Ancient Sovereign Sutra was highly effective against spider silk. When they encountered the Ancient Sovereign Sutra's Primordial Energy, they would immediately melt. This was why he dared to barge in.

He hadn't gone far before he saw Hui Haifeng's body covered with spiderwebs. He resembled a dumpling wrapped in white silk. However, he could still charge forward. The nearby spiders who had crawled out failed to hurt him due to the spider silk that formed a protective net.

Zhou Wen scrutinized Hui Haifeng and realized that the spider silk on him had clearly been put on by him. It wasn't connected to the spider silk outside. Although he looked terrifying, he was still able to move freely.

"That's a good move. How did you think of that?" Zhou Wen charged over and rendezvoused with Hui Haifeng, killing all the incoming spiders.

Hui Haifeng said, "These spider silk threads look scary, but if you take a closer look, you'll see that there are actually two types. One is a sticky kind of spider silk, the other is a type that doesn't stick. Those spiders are also walking on the non-sticky spider silk, so I used those as a form of protection. The non-stick spider silk helps against the other kind of spider silk, so it prevents me from being stuck."

With that said, Hui Haifeng sized up Zhou Wen from head to toe. "Dude, how did you get in? You weren't stuck by the spider webs?"

"My strength perfectly counters these spider silk threads. They can't stick to me." Zhou Wen asked again, "Where's Ziya?"

"He rushed to the front. He's too fast and I can't catch up with him. I reckon he should already be in the main hall of the Temple by now," Hui Haifeng said.

"Then take your time. I'll head in and take a look as well." As Zhou Wen spoke, he used his Bamboo Blade to storm open a bloody path and charged into the Duke of Zhou Temple.

"Wait for me." Hui Haifeng rushed in with Zhou Wen. However, because he was covered in spider webs that made him look like a snowman, his actions appeared somewhat clumsy.

The Bamboo Blade was extremely sharp, and with Zhou Wen's Ancient Sovereign Sutra's Primordial Energy, it was the nemesis of the spiders. Wherever the blade passed, the spiderwebs and spiders were sliced apart.

The two of them charged forward and killed countless spiders.

An intense battle sounded in front of him as Zhou Wen hurriedly called out to Ziya. He immediately heard Zhong Ziya's voice: "I'm here. Quick, help me. This fellow is a tough one."

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Chapter 242 The Team for Putting Out Fires

Zhou Wen heard the sound coming from the backyard, but it was already covered in beads of silk, like a snow cave.

Truth Listener's ability allowed Zhou Wen to see what was happening inside. Zhong Ziya was fighting a group of spiders, and in the yard, there was something like a well. Spiders were pouring out of it and, clearly, that was the problem.

"I'll be right there." As Zhou Wen spoke, he circled around to the backyard. Indeed, he saw Zhong Ziya embroiled in a battle with a horde of spiders.

He didn't have any spiderwebs on him, and his powers were clearly unable to restrain the spider silk like Zhou Wen's. However, his movement technique was extremely odd. He was like a boneless snake as he swam through the silk, preventing it from sticking to him.

Zhou Wen took a closer look and realized that when Zhong Ziya's body touched a strand of silk, he would land on the non-sticky spider silk. The spiders could do nothing about him.

However, Zhong Ziya wasn't in the best of conditions. Although normal spiders couldn't do anything to him, there was a very strange spider that left him in peril.

The spider was also snow-white in color, but on its back was a unique blood-red pattern. The pattern looked like a human face, making it stand out among a group of snow-white spiders.

The blood-patterned spider kept darting through the horde of spiders to avoid being attacked by Zhong Ziya. Zhong Ziya had been pursuing it the entire time, but there was something that left Zhou Wen somewhat puzzled.

When the blood-patterned spider burrowed into the pile of spiders, Zhong Ziya would lose his target. When he saw it again, he failed to recognize it immediately.

"Ziya, what's the situation now?" Hui Haifeng noticed something amiss as well and hurriedly asked.

"That spider is the problem. Quickly kill it," Zhong Ziya said.

"I see, but why does it look like you don't want to kill it?" Hui Haifeng said as he rushed over.

"If I could recognize it, I would have killed it long ago. It's very cunning. It's always burrowing into the spider horde and mixing with other spiders. It takes me a while to determine which one it is," Zhong Ziya said.

"It can't be, can't you see the blood-colored patterns on its back?" Hui Haifeng asked, puzzled.

"I'm colorblind, and particularly can't identify red." Zhong Ziya's answer nearly caused Zhou Wen and Hui Haifeng's jaws to drop to the ground. If it weren't for this critical moment, they would never have believed that such a strange illness existed in this world.

Hui Haifeng charged forward and punched the blood-patterned spider. It moved at rapid speed, allowing it to easily dodge Hui Haifeng's attack. Speed wasn't Hui Haifeng's forte to begin with, so now that he was wrapped in spider silk, he became even clumsier. He ultimately failed to catch up to the blood-patterned spider, but he did kill several ordinary spiders.

Without another word, Zhou Wen used Ghost Steps and charged forward as though he had teleported. The Bamboo Blade cleaved the blood-patterned spider into two.

Unlike the other spiders, once the blood-patterned spider died, it didn't reduce to dust. It was actually a true body of flesh and blood.

What's going on? Zhou Wen was somewhat surprised. He thought that all the spiders were puppets, but this one was clearly not.

The moment the blood-patterned spider died, the underground well exploded and large amounts of white liquid spewed out. After that, no spiders crawled out.

When Zhou Wen and company had slaughtered all the spiders, he walked to the well and saw that it was only a few meters deep. It resembled a huge pot, so he couldn't work out how that many spiders managed to crawl out of it.

The military was firing wildly outside and killing the spiders that crawled out earlier. However, the effects were getting worse. Quite a number of soldiers were hung up by the spider silk and some of them even had their bodies snapped into two by it.

Despite almost failing to hold the defensive line, the significant drop in spiders that crawled out of the temple allowed them to gradually stabilize the situation.

"They succeeded!" The officer in charge was surprised and delighted. He ordered the soldiers to increase their firepower and quickly eliminate all the spiders.

By the time Zhou Wen and company came out, most of the spiders outside had already been killed by the troops and other students who had rushed over to reinforce them.

"Students, thank you for everything you've done..." The officer was about to say something when he suddenly received an urgent notification. There was another spot in the city where another spider horde had gathered. The troops there were asking for reinforcements.

"Students, if it's possible, can I ask you to come with us?" the officer said in embarrassment.

"How troublesome. Where is it?" Zhong Ziya asked.

Hence, Zhou Wen and company became an emergency team that was made to put out fires. They constantly shuttled through the city, in charge of clearing locations that constantly produced spiders.

There were more than ten places like this in Luoyang City. And these were the discovered ones. It was unknown how many in the suburbs had yet to be discovered.

The three of them should have split up and gone to different locations, but Hui Haifeng couldn't catch up with the blood-patterned spider and Zhong Ziya was colorblind, so they had no choice but to rush over together.

Thankfully, with the two of them opening up a path, all Zhou Wen needed to do was focus on killing the blood-patterned spider. The effects had increased significantly.

After killing a few blood-patterned spiders, Zhou Wen discovered a Companion Egg inside a blood-patterned spider's body. Zhou Wen glanced at it with his mysterious phone.

Sky Spider Larva: Legendary (Youngling)

Life Providence: Son of the Sky

Strength: 19

Speed: 20

Constitution: 17

Primordial Energy: 20

Talent Skill: Sky Spider Silk, Sky Spider Sanguine Venom.

Companion Form: Sky Spider Glove

Zhou Wen knew what was going on when he saw the annotation of a youngling. Typical Companion Beasts didn't have any room for growth. Legendaries were Legendaries; impossible for them to further evolve.

However, with the youngling annotation, it meant that there was still room for growth. As for the level of advancement after becoming an adult, that depended on its bloodline.

Since it was a youngling of a Sky Spider, it would probably grow into existence like the Sky Spider in the sky.

The three of them continuously moved to help the military kill the Sky Spider younglings. Many officers recognized them, but they didn't know their names.

Zhou Wen and company had killed another Sky Spider youngling and were rushing to the next location when they suddenly saw the sky light up.

It was daytime with the blazing sun high in the sky, but the radiance was even more dazzling than the sun.

The trio couldn't help but look up. They saw a brilliant sword flash sweep across the sky, as though it had swept across the entire horizon. The gigantic Sky Spider was instantly killed.

The Sky Spider had been sliced in half and fell from the sky. It was unknown where it landed, but it caused the entire city to experience tremors for a moment like an earthquake.

Zhou Wen looked up into the sky. At the spot where the sword beam disappeared, a man in an officer's uniform and trench coat stood in midair like a god of war.

An Tianzuo? Although he couldn't see An Tianzuo's face due to the distance, the latter's figure immediately made him recall An Tianzuo.

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Chapter 243 Deserving of a Commendation

The calamity of the Sky Spider was finally over. The damaged city could be repaired, but the dead would never come back to life.

"Bury our brothers who died properly. Arrange to disburse the bereavement money as quickly as possible. Make sure that not a single cent goes astray. Also, if they have any problems at home, do your best to take care of them. We can't let their family cry while our brothers are bleeding." An Tianzuo sat behind his desk as he looked at the list of casualties An Sheng had brought over. His expression wasn't the best.

He had said that he wanted to protect Luoyang, but today, Luoyang City nearly became a ruin.

"Everything has been arranged. Do you want to attend their funeral personally?" An Sheng asked.

"Yes." An Tianzuo nodded with a heavy expression.

"Also, this is the list of those who contributed from below. Most of them are fine, but since many students from Sunset College had participated in the battle, our subordinates have also submitted their names. Three of them were personally added by Deputy Governor Qin, but..." An Sheng paused for a moment.

"But what?" An Tianzuo asked.

"Those three students didn't report to the military headquarters for registration, so they don't know their names. Deputy Governor Qin only mentioned three students, but didn't write their names," An Sheng said.

"Since they didn't head for the military headquarters, it means that they don't care about the rewards. They likely come from the big and powerful families. It's fine if they didn't register, but why would Uncle Qin especially highlight them? There should be some reason for this, right?" An Tianzuo said thoughtfully.

"Overseer, you're wise. These three students helped our troops destroy sixteen spider wells, significantly reducing our casualties. The officers below wish to report their names, but they don't know them. Deputy Governor Qin especially highlighted them after learning of the matter. I believe he hopes we can find out who they are and give them the commendations that they deserve," An Sheng said.

"There aren't many youths these days who are so responsible. Such acts are indeed worthy of commendation. Find them and hold a commendation ceremony at Sunset College. I want to personally award them a reward and set them as a classic example." An Tianzuo nodded slightly when he heard that.

"Yes, Overseer," An Sheng replied. He took note of this matter and went to settle it after he was done with his other more pressing issues.

The two clearly didn't realize that Zhou Wen was one of the three. This was because, from their understanding of him, Zhou Wen was clearly not someone who was willing to take risks.

To be able to do such a thing as venturing deep into the spider's lair was definitely an action a hot-blooded youth would take. And Zhou Wen's character was clearly not one.

When Zhou Wen returned to his dorm, the shocking sword beam from An Tianzuo still appeared in his mind from time to time.

From the looks of it, I'm still very far from An Tianzuo. It's no wonder Lance said that he wants to advance to the peak of the Epic stage before challenging An Tianzuo. That does make sense. Zhou Wen also hoped that he could reach that level one day.

Of course, thinking about it was useless. Therefore, Zhou Wen took out his mysterious phone and planned on continuing to enter the game to hunt monsters so that he could quickly increase his strength.

Before Zhou Wen could enter the instance dungeon, the antelope came over to tug at his clothes. Zhou Wen knew that it wanted to eat again, so he took out the soy sauce beef he had placed in the chaos space.

When he picked up the soy sauce beef, Zhou Wen saw a necklace beside it. Only then did he recall that he had snatched the necklace from John.

John was immune to the Grand Yin Wind from Banana Fairy because he was wearing the necklace. Although it was because the level of the Banana Fairy was still low, it was undeniable that the power of the necklace gave him a strong resistance against the wind element.

However, Luoyang basically didn't have any wind-elemental dimensional creatures. It hadn't come in handy after Zhou Wen had received the necklace.

He took it out and saw that the gems embedded in it seemed to have a swirling vortex within. It was rather magical.

Banana Fairy, who was flying around on a banana leaf, flew over when she saw the Goddess of Wind's protection. She landed on Zhou Wen's hand that was holding the necklace. She looked pitifully at Zhou Wen with her large eyes, her mouth producing a voice that Zhou Wen couldn't understand. It was unknown what she wanted to say.

"You want this necklace?" Zhou Wen asked Banana Fairy.

Banana Fairy hurriedly nodded as she looked at Zhou Wen with anticipation.

"What do you want it for? You can't wear such a huge necklace. You can't treat it like a snack, right?" Zhou Wen casually asked.

However, just as Zhou Wen finished his sentence, Banana Fairy grabbed the gem on the necklace and bit down. The stone that seemed to have wind flowing within was devoured by her.

"Hey, hey... I was just making a remark... Why did you really eat it..." Zhou Wen's heart ached. This item was a treasure that could make him immune to wind-based attacks. Zhou Wen was prepared to take it to Sky City.

Sky City was mostly filled with wind-elemental creatures. With this necklace, Zhou Wen could kill dimensional creatures there without any worries.

Now that Banana Fairy had swallowed the gem, he didn't know if the necklace had any effect.

However, the Banana Fairy looked at Zhou Wen with a puzzled expression. She didn't quite understand why Zhou Wen was acting so sad even though he was the one who had asked her to eat it.

However, this expression didn't last long. After swallowing the gem, wisps of wind gushed out from Banana Fairy's body. The wind turned into something visible to the naked eye as it spun around Banana Fairy and the banana leaf. Furthermore, the wind was getting stronger and stronger as it gradually formed a storm.

The tables and chairs in the room were all swept up. If this continued, the entire building would probably be swept up by her.

Zhou Wen hurriedly stowed away Banana Fairy into the chaos space as he wondered in surprise, Could it be that Banana Fairy is going to evolve? She's already at the Legendary stage. If she continues to evolve, wouldn't she be at the Epic stage?

The hurricane in the chaos space continued as Zhou Wen's consciousness entered. All he saw was a heavenly pillar-like hurricane swirling, preventing him from seeing Banana Fairy's figure.

The storm was getting more intense, and it didn't seem like it would stop anytime soon.

Seeing the mess in the room, Zhou Wen couldn't help but shake his head slightly. He began packing up the items on the ground and just as he was done packing, he heard his cell phone ring.

"Little Wen, let me ask you something. Did my father ever give you anything special?" Ouyang Lan's voice came through the phone.

"I used to eat at the former principal's place often, but it seems like he never gave me anything. Sis Lan, has something happened?" Zhou Wen noticed that Ouyang Lan's tone was somewhat odd.

"We've established contact with the expedition team and they said that they lost contact with my father. I plan on making a trip to Zhuolu myself to figure out the situation. During my absence, you have to take good care of yourself. If there's anything you need, find An Sheng. He will help you," Ouyang Lan said a few simple words and hung up before Zhou Wen could ask about the situation.

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Chapter 244 Movement Technique

Zhou Wen hurriedly called back, wanting to meet Ouyang Lan and tell her about the name card and number. However, it wasn't convenient to call her over the phone. It could be troublesome if the call was monitored.

However, when Zhou Wen called, he heard the notification that the person he had just called had switched off their phone.

He thought for a moment before calling An Sheng. Thankfully, An Sheng's call went through successfully.

"An Sheng, I called Sis Lan just now. Why is her phone switched off?" Zhou Wen asked.

"Madam has already set off. She left in a hurry, so she didn't take any detours. She's flying straight to Zhuolu County. On the way, she will pass through many areas with abnormal magnetic fields. It'll probably be very difficult to contact her on her phone," An Sheng said.

What happened? Why did Sis Lan leave in such a hurry? Zhou Wen frowned slightly.

"We aren't sure of the actual situation. All we know now is that one of the people who went to the dimensional zone for research with Mr. Ouyang has returned. He said that some accidents happened in the dimensional zones. They were separated from Mr. Ouyang, and many of them died. Only he escaped alive. Later, they sent a few more groups of people in, but the outcome was terriblemany people died. Madam was really worried, so she went alone. Overseer couldn't stop her, so he rushed people over. You don't have to be worried."

"An Sheng, can you take me along? I also want to go to Zhuolu," Zhou Wen asked after some thought.

There weren't many people in this world who didn't ask for anything in return. The former principal was one of them. Although Zhou Wen was a rather cold and aloof person, he wished to do something for the former principal.

Zhou Wen knew that he was lacking, so it was useless entering the dimensional zone. However, he had the mysterious phone. If he could find the tiny palm symbol there, he could explore the dimensional zone in the game's instance dungeon and learn of the dangers ahead of time. It might be of help to the former principal.

"That ancient battlefield is extremely terrifying. Previously, those who entered with the principal were all experts at the Epic stage. Even so, only one of them survived. It's useless for the average person to go. Don't worry, we will do our best to save Old Mr Ouyang," An Sheng said.

"I don't feel at ease staying here either. I wish to wait at Zhuolu so that I can immediately learn the latest news about the former principal and Sis Lan," Zhou Wen said.

An Sheng hesitated for a moment before saying, "The first group of people has already set off for Zhuolur. I'm afraid we won't be able to catch up. Wait another two days first. The people that Overseer has hired will arrive then. When the time comes, you can follow them."

"Alright." Zhou Wen had no other choice but to agree.

This world is changing too quickly, but my growth in strength is just too slow. Zhou Wen recently had an increasing feeling that his improvement was too slow.

However, he didn't realize that typical college students who advanced to the Legendary stage before they graduated from university were considered fast growers. He had already advanced to the Legendary stage in his first year of university, so he was indeed a little too impatient at wanting to advance to the Epic stage.

Even with a background like the six families, with virtually unlimited resources supporting them, it would be difficult for students to advance to the Epic stage in just a few years.

I wish to slowly advance too, but this world isn't waiting for anyone. Zhou Wen sighed inwardly.

He went to the Golden Flying Ant once again. This time, Zhou Wen used Ghost Bride, hoping to use her ability to be immune to physical attacks. He wanted to see if she could pass through the white cocoon to see what was inside them.

When he arrived, Ghost Bride was actually able to ignore the Golden Flying Ant's attack. This delighted Zhou Wen greatly, but just as she was about to pass through the white cocoon, she was repelled by the cocoon.

Is it still impossible? Zhou Wen was somewhat disappointed. All he could do was continue grinding Overlord Snakes, hoping that he could get one with Overlord Spear as soon as possible.

"Zhou Wen, can you do me a favor?" Hui Haifeng suddenly asked while he was studying at Wang Mingyuan's place.

"What is it?" Zhou Wen asked in surprise.

"Can you practice movement techniques with me? In the past, I've been too focused on strength and techniques, but I neglected my movement techniques. When we went to kill the spider, Ziya and you showed me the importance of movement techniques. I want to practice them, but it's not an ordinary technique. I developed a technique that's most suitable for me, so I need someone to help me," Hui Haifeng said.

"I can do it in the next two days. However, I might have something to attend to in two days and have to leave the school," Zhou Wen said.

"It should be done in two days. I don't have any clue, so I need to find a direction in actual combat. It shouldn't take too long," Hui Haifeng said.

"Alright, let's begin now," Zhou Wen agreed.

When he got to the training field with Hui Haifeng, Hui Haifeng had Zhou Wen attack him with all his might, but all he did was block or dodge.

Hui Haifeng was rather well-rounded. He was a person with a relatively balanced development, but in terms of movement techniques, he was weaker than Zhou Wen.

Zhou Wen pushed Dragon Gate Fairy Skill to its limits and constantly attacked Hui Haifeng.

Hui Haifeng seemed to have learned a few movement techniques that constantly swapped. Yet, he was still constantly struck by Zhou Wen.

However, Hui Haifeng had improved very quickly. After familiarizing himself with Zhou Wen's movement techniques, the number of times he was hit began to decrease.

The progress was extremely smooth, but after reaching a certain level, Hui Haifeng could no longer dodge Zhou Wen's attacks. No matter how hard he tried, there was no progress.

"The pressure on me isn't enough. Faster," Hui Haifeng said.

"Alright." Zhou Wen switched to Godfiend Era and used his levitation ability to push his Dragon Gate Fairy Skill to an even higher level. He flew across the sky and attacked Hui Haifeng from all directions, making it even harder for Hui Haifeng to dodge. The number of times he was hit increased.

Hui Haifeng gritted his teeth as he constantly changed his movement techniques. The number of palm imprints on his body increased, but he had no intention of giving up. He continued to persist, hoping to find a path that was most suitable for him to break through while under heavy pressure.

It's useless... It's still useless... My speed isn't as fast as Zhou Wen's... Nor do I have such powerful aerial combat capabilities as Zhou Wen... What can I do? Hui Haifeng didn't feel vexed over his flaws. Instead, he was searching for a chance to resolve the problem with his own abilities.

Under Zhou Wen's relentless assault, Hui Haifeng gradually found a path that belonged to him.

Suddenly, Hui Haifeng seemed to come to a realization. His movement technique changed drastically, one completely different from the movement technique he had used earlier. It was quite a bizarre change.

Rather than saying that it was a movement technique, it was more accurate to say that it was a variation in the footwork in a fist technique. Hui Haifeng's movements were very tiny, but such tiny movements were very fast like an explosive impulse.

This kind of movement couldn't be maintained at high speeds, but the continuous impulse movement caused Hui Haifeng's trajectory to become unpredictable.

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Chapter 245 Movement Technique (2)

"Haha, I've finally found a suitable movement technique for myself. No matter how fast I am, I can't compare to you and Ziya. I can't maintain a high speed like the two of you, but I can use my explosive impulse to accelerate myself to a speed faster than the two of you for a moment. And I have good endurance and can sustain such continuous impulses. This is the most suitable movement technique for me." Hui Haifeng laughed heartily.

"It's indeed a pretty good movement technique," Zhou Wen praised.

Hui Haifeng wrapped his arm around Zhou Wen's shoulder and said, "This movement technique was completed with your help. Half the credit goes to you. I'll give you half of the naming rights. You and I can think of one word and we'll use it as the name of this movement technique. In the future, when it becomes famous, your name will definitely be recorded in history."

"There's no need. I'm just a sparring partner," Zhou Wen said with a shrug.

"It's different. My movement technique was inspired by your movement technique. Half its name has to come from you. Come, quickly think of a name for it. I can't wait to perfect it." Hui Haifeng took out a piece of paper and a pen and handed them to Zhou Wen. He asked him to have a think before he wrote a single word.

Although Zhou Wen found Hui Haifeng's method of naming rather ridiculous, he thought for a moment under Hui Haifeng's insistence and wrote the word "True" on the piece of paper.

After the two of them finished writing, they unfolded the pieces of paper together and saw that there was also the word "True" on Hui Haifeng's paper. When they saw the words on the paper, they couldn't help but be slightly stunned.

Hui Haifeng laughed. "It looks like we're both like-minded and thought of the same thing. Let's do it this way. It won't be interesting to write another name. This movement technique shall be called Double True."

"Double True... Double True... True Double... This name sounds a little..." Zhou Wen repeated it a few times before he realized[1] that something was amiss.

After Hui Haifeng said it out loud, he clearly realized this problem. However, he didn't mind it and said with a smile, "Double True movement technique doesn't sound nice, but since it's decided by fate, let's call it Double True."

With that said, Hui Haifeng ran off. He couldn't wait to head back and continue researching and perfecting the Double True movement technique.

Zhou Wen shook his head and said, "Wang Mingyuan's disciples are all talented geniuses, but their personalities are weird. I originally thought Hui Haifeng was a normal person, but from the looks of it, he isn't very normal."

An Sheng needed to do a lot of work. Not only was he An Tianzuo's adjutant, but he was also the An family's butler. He had to handle the matters of the military and the An family. Therefore, An Sheng had to organize people to handle many matters.

When he received a name list, his expression turned extremely odd.

There were three names written on the listone of them was Zhou Wen. These three names were specially written by Qin Wufu. An Tianzuo had also mentioned that he wanted to personally reward the three.

None of that was a problem, but one of the three names was Zhou Wen.

"Are you sure this list is correct?" An Sheng looked at the intelligence officer in front of him and asked. He had to be sure of this matter, or else there would be a huge problem.

"Yes, many officers have seen the three of them before. We have also checked the surveillance footage of some shops nearby and compared them to the school's database. We have confirmed that it's the three of them. Furthermore, we have also brought a photo to show those officers. It's confirmed without a doubt that it's the three of them," the intelligence officer said with certainty.

"Very good. You did well. Go ahead and busy yourself." An Sheng looked at the name on the list and a strange smile appeared on his lips. He took some documents and got up to head to An Tianzuo's office.

"Come in." An Tianzuo was handling some documents, clearly in a bad mood.

He already had a headache over the various break-out creatures from the dimensional zones. Now that Ouyang Lan had gone to such a dangerous place, he was very worried.

If it wasn't because there were too many problems in Luoyang and he couldn't split himself, he yearned to fly to Zhuolu immediately and get Ouyang Lan back.

However, he knew Ouyang Lan's temper very well. Even if he went, it would be impossible for her to return because his temper was inherited from her. He knew very well that no one could stop her once she made up her mind.

"Overseer, the list of students who have rendered meritorious services has been compiled. The three students who helped us destroy the spider wells have also been found. The commendation ceremony has already been prepared. Should we start as planned?" An Sheng walked over and handed the document to An Tianzuo.

"Act according to the plan. Go ahead and do it." An Tianzuo didn't look at the documents. Usually, such matters were handled by An Sheng. He didn't think there would be any problems with such trivial matters.

"Yes." An Sheng took back the document and left An Tianzuo's office.

Zhou Wen was constantly grinding at Snake Cavern, but he hadn't had a Mutated Overlord Snake drop with Ever-Victorious. Therefore, he planned on inviting Wang Lu to try it out at Snake Cavern.

Wang Lu was listening to music in the living room when she heard the doorbell ring. When she opened the door, she couldn't help but be surprised that Zhou Wen had actually knocked on her door. It was unbelievable.

"Wang Lu, how much money do I need to hire you to accompany me to the Snake Cavern to hunt dimensional creatures?" Zhou Wen asked Wang Lu.

"You want to hire me?" Wang Lu was stunned before looking at Zhou Wen with interest.

"Yes, if it's possible, we can head to the Snake Cavern now." Zhou Wen nodded with certainty.

"You should know that I don't lack money, right?" Wang Lu said with a smile.

Zhou Wen was slightly disappointed. "Sorry for disturbing you."

With that said, Zhou Wen prepared to leave when Wang Lu hurriedly said, "Hold on. It's not impossible for you to hire me, but I don't want money. I have one condition."

"What condition?" Zhou Wen asked.

"I want to go shopping tonight. Be my lackey and help me carry things," Wang Lu said.

"No problem, I'm going to the Snake Cavern to kill the Mutated Overlord Snakes. I wish to use your luck to have a Mutated Overlord Snake egg drop." Zhou Wen shared his motives.

"It shouldn't be a big problem, as long as there's a Mutated Overlord Snake there," said Wang Lu with a smile.

Zhou Wen and Wang Lu headed to Dragon Gate Grotto where Snake Cavern was. Zhou Wen was already very familiar with the place, so killing Overlord Snakes was very simple for him. He only wished to meet a Mutated Overlord Snake. After all, it wasn't something that could be found at any time. If there wasn't a Mutated Overlord Snake, it wouldn't matter how lucky Wang Lu was.

However, Zhou Wen had clearly underestimated Wang Lu's luck. Not long after they entered Snake Cavern, they saw an Overlord Snake that resembled black jade. It was a Mutated Overlord Snake.

[1] Double in Chinese lingo can mean clueless/idiot. So flipping the name becomes True Idiot.

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Chapter 246 Cracking the Cocoon

Zhou Wen was delighted when he saw the Mutated Overlord Snake as he ordered the Saber Shield Knight to charge forward.

The Saber Shield Knight had a Life Providence of Offense and Defense. Furthermore, his shield skills, saber skills, and battle aura skills were very powerful, making him the best at restraining Overlord Snakes.

The Mutated Overlord Snake charged over as the Saber Shield Knight activated the Everlasting Shield. The cross symbol on his shield immediately lit up with a holy radiance, as though it was a holy light that enveloped his entire body and his mount.

He used the shield technique to block the Mutated Overlord Snake's attack before chopping down with the saber in his right hand with Cross Sword's sword beam to kill it. This was what the Saber Shield Knight had always done.

However, this time, the Mutated Overlord Snake slammed into the shield, tearing it apart. It opened its mouth and bit down on the Saber Shield Knight's head.

Zhou Wen hurriedly got the Demonized General to charge forward as he struck out with Astral Fist, sending the Mutated Overlord Snake's body flying out.

The Demonized General and the Saber Shield Knight attacked the Overlord Snake together, but they were still at a tiny disadvantage. When its tail swept, whatever was in its way, directly shattered.

Could it be that this is the Ever-Victorious skill? Zhou Wen was delighted instead of shocked. The Mutated Overlord Snakes he had encountered in the game weren't that powerful.

"Baby Tiger, attack, bite it." Wang Lu let her Lucky Baby Tiger help.

The abilities of Lucky Baby Tiger were considered inferior amongst the Epic stage, but it was naturally much stronger than the Legendary stage. It was very agile as it dodged the attack from the Overlord Snake. It pounced forward and bit down on the Overlord Snake's neck, splitting it into two pieces.

Zhou Wen allowed his pet to withstand the attacks of the other Overlord Snakes while he took Bamboo Blade and peeled off the Overlord Snake's head. Immediately, he saw two crystals inside.

One crystal was obviously a stats crystal, while the other was a black metal egg. It was none other than the Mutated Overlord Snake egg.

"Mission accomplished. Remember to be my lackey tonight," said Wang Lu with a cheeky smile.

"Alright, I'll definitely be there on time." Zhou Wen put away his Companion Egg and rushed out of Snake Cavern with Wang Lu.

After returning to his dorm, Zhou Wen hurriedly used his cell phone to snap the Mutated Overlord Snake Companion Egg.

Mutated Overlord Snake: Legendary

Life Providence: Born Overlord

Strength: 20

Speed: 19

Constitution: 20

Primordial Energy: 16

Talent Skill: Death Wrap, Devourer, Ever-Victorious.

Companion Form: Spear

Zhou Wen was delighted to see this. Indeed, it was an excellent-grade Mutated Overlord Snake. Not only did it possess the Ever-Victorious skill, but it also had another skill, Devourer. It was much better than the one which dropped for him previously.

Luck is indeed useful. From the looks of it, I have to think of a way to have a Lucky Baby Tiger drop. Zhou Wen already had the urge to head to the Binyang Cave to grind for one.

He now had the two Epic skills—Ghost Steps and Transcendent Flying Immortal. He also had the Overlord Spear with Ever-Victorious. There was likely a chance for him to kill the weakest Epic tiger alone.

However, what was most pressing for Zhou Wen was still the white cocoon protected by the Golden Flying Ant; therefore, he headed to Ant City to try it out first.

After hatching the Mutated Overlord Snake, it didn't take long for a black metal spear that was about twelve feet long to appear in Zhou Wen's hand. Its entire body was made of black metal and the two blades on the spear emitted a cold glow that sent shivers down one's spine.

Zhou Wen had never practiced with spears before, but he had a Legendary Primordial Energy Skill-Penetrating Pierce. It possessed decent armor-piercing strength which suited Zhou Wen's current use.

He waved his Overlord Spear a few times to familiarize himself with its weight and center of mass before putting it away and opening the Ant Nest instance dungeon.

After storming all the way to Ant City, Zhou Wen couldn't be bothered clearing the ordinary flying ants and armored ants. He allowed his pets to battle the ant horde before taking Truth Listener and Ghost Bride to the Golden Flying Ant's nest at the top.

The Golden Flying Ant lunged forward at an astonishing speed. Zhou Wen used Ghost Bride to lure the Golden Flying Ant, while he used Ghost Steps to instantly charge to the side of the white cocoon.

With the Golden Flying Ant being led to the other side by Ghost Bride and how Zhou Wen's Ghost Steps were ridiculously fast, making him no way slower than the Golden Flying Ant, it was already too late for it to rush back.

Zhou Wen held the Overlord Spear and used Penetrating Pierce. At the same time, he unleashed all his strength and stabbed the white cocoon.

The spear's blade chafed against the white cocoon, making metal-grinding sounds. It was harsh to the ears.

Zhou Wen was alarmed. The Overlord Spear's tip had only stabbed a few inches in, failing to completely penetrate the cocoon.

The Golden Flying Ant had already flashed over. It released golden beams at the blood-colored avatar furiously.

The silver wings on the back of the blood-colored avatar flapped as Zhou Wen used Ghost Steps again and charged out of the nest. At the same time, he ordered Ghost Bride to attack the white cocoon to attract the Golden Flying Ant's attention.

The Golden Flying Ant was fooled as expected. It stopped chasing after Zhou Wen and charged at Ghost Bride. Golden beams of light shot through Ghost Bride's body, but they didn't injure her.

Zhou Wen couldn't help but sigh. The strength of a dimensional creature isn't absolute. If one's attributes and skills are restrained, even an inferior Companion Beast might not necessarily be useless.

Using Dao Body to keep replenishing his Primordial Energy, Zhou Wen charged into the nest and stabbed the same spot again. However, he failed to completely pierce through the white cocoon and only broke a portion of it.

Zhou Wen's attack was augmented by Ever-Victorious and the armor-piercing strength of Penetrating Pierce, making the destructive power extremely terrifying. Yet, the cocoon remained resilient in a shocking manner.

After exiting the nest once again, Zhou Wen used the same trick to constantly entice the Golden Flying Ant and repeatedly attack the white cocoon. He repeated it dozens of times until Zhou Wen struck the same spot on the white cocoon again and felt the tip of the spear lighten as though he had penetrated half the spear into it.

It penetrated! Zhou Wen was delighted as he hurriedly pulled out his spear.

When Zhou Wen pulled out the Overlord Spear, he saw a beam shoot out from the hole. It was orange-red in color and looked extremely bizarre, but it didn't seem to have any lethal force. It was like the light of an electric lamp.

Zhou Wen glanced at the white cocoon's hole and saw that it was entirely orange inside. And the source of the orange-red light was actually a curled creature.

The creature looked a little like a human. Its body was curled up and its hands hugged its legs as it curled into a ball. Its orange long hair covered most of its body.

On his head, there was a pair of strange feelers and on his back, there was a layer of translucent thin wings. The thin wings were very soft and looked like they hadn't fully matured.

Inside the white cocoon is indeed a dimensional creature, but it doesn't look anything like an ant. Zhou Wen dodged the Golden Flying Ant's angry attack as he thought to himself.

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Chapter 247 Taboo

Zhou Wen timed his opportunity and once again charged to the side of the white cocoon. He thrust the spear in again, but this time, he stabbed straight at the strange creature inside the cocoon.

Ding!

Zhou Wen heard a crisp sound like the sound of jade colliding. The spear tip failed to stab into the supple-looking skin. Instead, it felt like it had collided with a metal wall.

So hard? Zhou Wen was alarmed as he began to suspect the level of the dimensional creature within the white cocoon.

However, at this point, it was impossible for Zhou Wen to give up. All he could do was try, again and again, hoping to use repeated attacks to tear through the creature's skin.

Unfortunately, it was clearly futile. The continuous attacks failed to break through the creature's skin, it was as if it was an indestructible piece of rock.

At this point, how could Zhou Wen be willing to give up? He gritted his teeth and activated the power of Sigh of the King.

The strength, Primordial Energy Skills, Primordial Energy Art of a Life Providence was different. To the typical person, it was a different kind of strength mode. However, to Zhou Wen, be it in-game or in reality, using the Sigh of the King was a very dangerous matter.

Once Life Providence was activated, not only would the blood-colored avatar in the game be affected, he would even be affected by the power of the Sigh of the King in reality.

If it wasn't used properly, Zhou Wen would end up exploding to his death.

Therefore, Zhou Wen wasn't willing to use the Sigh of the King if he didn't have a reason to do so. Even if he could stop in time, he needed to lie in bed for a few days before his body and bones would slowly heal. The pain and itchiness he ended up suffering was unimaginable to others.

Having used the Sigh of the King twice, Zhou Wen already had a taste of the feeling. If it was possible, he was unwilling to attempt it a third time.

But now, he had no choice but to use it again. With Overlord Spear with Ever-Victorious unable to injure the creature within the white cocoon, it was unknown when he would have the ability to kill the creature inside.

A terrifying force instantly descended upon Zhou Wen, causing the blood-colored avatar's strength to surge.

He didn't dare to delay at all. With Ghost Steps and Transcendent Flying Immortal, the Overlord Spear in his hand brought with it the terrifying power that tore through space. Instantly, it stabbed into the white cocoon once again.

When the spear beam struck the creature's skin, it shattered and scattered like glass shards. When the spear tip stabbed into the skin, it finally broke through its fair skin and stabbed a little deeper.

However, it was just a little. It was probably less than a centimeter from the tip of the spear. This left Zhou Wen alarmed.

Although the Sigh of the King's power had only just been activated, it was enough to kill an existence like the Ghost King back in the Yin Yang world.

And with such strength, coupled with the fact that he had attacked with Overlord Spear's Ever-Victorious, he had only barely torn open the creature's flesh. This made Zhou Wen suspect that the dimensional creature in the cocoon might very well be at the true Mythical stage as spoken of in legends.

Although Banana Fairy and Truth Listener were also at the Mythical stage, they were only considered half-Mythicals. They might be able to advance to the Mythical stage in the future, but that was not the case now.

At the instant the tip of the spear stabbed into the flesh, the life form in the cocoon twitched. His head slowly turned, revealing part of his side profile. He looked flawless like a figure that had walked out of a painting. An orange-red eye also revealed itself as it stared at the blood-colored avatar through the hole bored through by the spear.

The eye exuded an indescribable diabolical feeling. Its pupil was like an orange gem, without any impurities. However, with that gaze, even Zhou Wen, who was outside the game, had goosebumps.

Bam!

Almost at the same time, a force blasted out of the cocoon, instantly sending the Overlord Spear and the blood-colored avatar flying.

The blood-colored avatar flew right across Ant City's sky like a cannonball before slamming into a stone wall.

Although the blood-colored avatar didn't die immediately, Zhou Wen could sense that all the bones in its body had broken. The pain inundated Zhou Wen's nerves, but this time, the bones weren't broken by Sigh of the King, but by the terrifying force.

That must be a Mythical creature! A mere glance without any physical activity was enough to quake the blood-colored avatar that had activated the Sigh of the King to the brink of death. Such power was just too terrifying

Clang!

Nas

The Overlord Spear that had been snapped into several pieces slammed into the stone wall. The outcome of the Overlord Spear was worse than Zhou Wen's. After it snapped, it immediately vanished and dissipated like ash. It left Zhou Wen heartbroken.

It hadn't been easy for him to obtain the Overlord Spear with Ever-Victorious, but it was destroyed just like that.

Although this was a game where a Companion Beast could be revived, Zhou Wen's first reaction when he saw the Overlord Spear destroyed was a heartache.

But as the Overlord Spear disappeared, a drop of sparkling orange blood dripped down from the tip of the spear. It was a gem the size of a grain of rice. It just remained suspended in midair.

'Discovered Mythical Blood Essence. Absorb it?'

With the notification popping in-game, Zhou Wen didn't hesitate and hurriedly chose to absorb it.

The blood-colored avatar stretched out its hand with great difficulty. The Sigh of the King had already been deactivated, and the blood-colored avatar's bones were almost completely fractured. Both his arms and fingers were bent as he stretched out with great difficulty to touch that drop of blood. At the same time, the game screen suddenly turned black.

Zhou Wen immediately had the urge to curse. The blood-colored avatar had failed to hold on and died right at that moment. If the blood was gone from the respawn, Zhou Wen's efforts and hard work would have all been in vain.

Just as Zhou Wen was about to drip his blood and revive the blood-colored avatar, he suddenly felt a strange power flow out of the mysterious phone, instantly filling his entire body.

Due to the heavy burden of using the Sigh of the King, he had already shown signs of internal bleeding in several spots. Under the nourishment of the strange energy, he gradually snapped to his senses and recovered at an extremely fast speed.

In just a few seconds, Zhou Wen's damaged body returned to normal. As for the strange power, it remained fused into his body, giving him an indescribable sense of comfort. He felt as though all his cells had been revived, as though he had been given a new lease of life.

After a long while, this feeling gradually disappeared.

After everything returned to normal, Zhou Wen hurriedly dripped a drop of blood onto the mysterious phone, allowing the blood-colored avatar to revive as he carefully read the blood-colored avatar's information.

With this look, Zhou Wen immediately realized that his Primordial Energy stat had reached 21 points.

Just like before, there was an additional word behind his Primordial Energy value.

Taboo. Zhou Wen looked at the word, but he didn't understand what it meant. He thought to himself, Strength has the postfix of Sun because it absorbed the God Power Crystal of the Sun God. Speed has Trajectory as its postfix because it absorbed the God Power Crystal of the God of Trajectory. Could it be that there's also a god in the cocoon? Is his name the God of Taboos?

Zhou Wen could only make this guess, but he was unable to confirm it.

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Chapter 248 The Hope of Advancing to Epic

The blood he obtained from the cocoon allowed Zhou Wen to see the hope of advancing to the Epic stage, he was just short of his Constitution reaching 21 points.

Now, Zhou Wen was aware of two locations where white cocoons could be found. One of them was at the nest of the chick's mother. Zhou Wen didn't dare go there. Even Ah Sheng didn't dare put up any resistance. Even if he were to activate Sigh of the King, he would probably only be courting death.

Besides, now that the chick was with Zhou Wen and had helped him before, Zhou Wen couldn't bring himself to touch the white cocoon that the giant bird was protecting.

Then the only one left is the white cocoon that's protected by the wyrm under the Old Dragon Cave. Zhou Wen felt a headache coming on when he thought of the wyrm.

The wyrm was obviously much more powerful than the Golden Flying Ant. Perhaps the wyrm itself was a Mythical creature to begin with. If he wanted to tear through the cocoon and obtain the blood of the living creature within, he might as well have a fight with the wyrm and die a faster death.

Although he knew that there was no chance, Zhou Wen was bent on trying. As expected, before he even reached the stone pillar, the wyrm was jolted awake as it opened its mouth and roared, instantly killing the blood-colored avatar.

Even Ghost Bride's soul body wasn't spared. Her soul was shattered by the dragon's roar.

How can this be obtained? It's impossible. Unless my body can withstand the power of the Sigh of the King and allow its full powers to manifest, only then might there still be a sliver of a chance. Zhou Wen put down his phone, having no intention of trying it a second time. It was useless even if he tried. They were not at the same level. In front of absolute strength, everything was in vain.

"Zhou Wen, where are you? I've been waiting for you all day." Wang Lu called, her voice sounding rather angry.

"Sorry, I'll be there soon." Only then did Zhou Wen recall that he still needed to be Wang Lu's lackey that evening. He hurriedly washed his face and left the building.

"What's wrong with you? You're a man, and you're late. You are in no way a gentleman," Wang Lu said angrily.

"I'm sorry. My bad." Zhou Wen felt that there was no way of explaining himself because he had indeed done something wrong. All he could do was lower his head and admit his mistake.

"Since it's your fault, you have to accept punishment. Do you have any objections?" Wang Lu said.

"No." Zhou Wen shook his head.

"That's what you said. You are not to go back on your word." Wang Lu narrowed her eyes.

"Apart from committing murder, arson, and immoral acts, you can punish me for anything." Zhou Wen could only accept it.

"It's not that serious. Follow me." Wang Lu beamed even more, happy as she led Zhou Wen out of the school.

Zhou Wen originally believed that randomly leaving Sunset College was a privilege of people like An Sheng. Even Li Xuan couldn't casually leave the school, but Wang Lu had easily led Zhou Wen out.

It's still good to be privileged. Zhou Wen sighed inwardly.

There was already a car waiting outside the school. Wang Lu led Zhou Wen to the car and they headed for the biggest commercial street in Luoyang. Qin Xiyuan's Xiyuan Crystal Shop was also on the street.

Wang Lu did not go to the crystal shop. She went to a store selling all kinds of cosmetics and clothes.

Zhou Wen couldn't understand why Wang Lu was buying these things.

Sunset College was a partially militaristic school. Back on campus, students were only allowed to wear uniforms. The school uniforms were basically simple military uniforms.

Moreover, the college didn't allow students to put on makeup. It was alright to secretly put on some light makeup, but if it was a little more obvious, the student council would find out and carry out disciplinary action.

Although Wang Lu was one of the elites of the college, Zhou Wen hadn't seen her wear make-up when he saw her in school. He really didn't know what those things were bought for.

However, Wang Lu was very happy as she flitted through the various shops. Soon, Zhou Wen became a humanoid rack with various bags hanging over his body. They were all things Wang Lu had bought.

"Does it look good?" Wang Lu walked out of the fitting room and walked around Zhou Wen in a lovely dress. She posed in a beautiful way as she asked Zhou Wen.

"Such clothes aren't suitable for practice or battle, right?" Zhou Wen said as he looked at the various cloth decorations hanging from the clothes.

Wang Lu glared at Zhou Wen fiercely. "I'm happy and it's all out of my own free will. This, this, and this. Give me one of the same

color."

Hence, Zhou Wen had a lot more bags on him. Although with his physique, it wasn't a problem for him to carry more, he just couldn't understand the point of buying them. The clothes looked identical, just in different colors.

After shopping for nearly four hours, and having two sumptuous meals in the middle, Wang Lu was finally satisfied. She went back to school with bags of all shapes and sizes.

Zhou Wen took the items into Wang Lu's building and was about to leave when Wang Lu stopped him.

"Are you leaving just like that?" Wang Lu asked Zhou Wen.

"Didn't I already fulfill my promise?" Zhou Wen looked at Wang Lu in puzzlement.

"The promise is fulfilled, but the punishment for being late hasn't been done yet. Don't tell me you want to go back on your word?" Wang Lu's eyes were filled with doubt about Zhou Wen's character.

"Of course not. Tell me how you would like to punish me," Zhou Wen said as he spread out his hands.

"Actually, it's very simple. I only bought the cosmetics looking at the color palette. I can't see the real effects. Help me try them," Wang Lu said with a cheeky smile as she took out a lipstick.

"You... want me to try this?" Zhou Wen immediately widened his eyes.

"You want to go back on your word?" Wang Lu's questioning eyes became more obvious.

"No." Zhou Wen gritted his teeth as the word seemed to be squeezed out through his teeth.

"That's good. Sit tight. Don't move." Wang Lu was immediately delighted as she took out all the new cosmetics she had bought and swept them across Zhou Wen's face.

Zhou Wen sat there motionless, feeling as though he was sitting on pins and needles.

Always angering me? Today, I'll let you know what happens when you anger me. A devilish tail seemed to grow behind Wang Lu.

When it was almost midnight, An Jing returned from the device room. When she passed by Zhou Wen's building, she subconsciously took a glance and saw that it wasn't lit.

Just as she was about to return to her own building, she heard the door open to the building beside hers. A figure walked out.

An Jing originally thought nothing of it, imagining it was Wang Lu, but to her surprise, the figure walked to Zhou Wen's building and entered the yard's door.

Zhou Wen? An Jing couldn't help but be taken aback when she saw that it was Zhou Wen.

Zhou Wen also saw An Jing, but his relationship with her was never that great. He nodded slightly as a form of greeting before opening the door and entering his building

Just a few results to show for and he's already so brazen. Not only does he game every day, but he's also fooling around in the dorm of a girl in the middle of the night. I really wonder what Grandpa and Mom see in him. An Jing felt extremely unhappy as her good mood instantly vanished.

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Chapter 249 Assembly

After returning to his dorm, Zhou Wen entered Dragon Gate Grotto's instance dungeon and prepared to grind for the lucky tiger.

Wang Lu had allowed Zhou Wen to realize the magic of the Luck stat. Therefore, he wished to grind for a Lucky Baby Tiger to increase his Luck stat. It would be easier to take the Lucky Baby Tiger along with him if he wanted any Companion Egg to drop in the future.

The only problem now was that Zhou Wen needed to hatch an Epic Companion Egg at the Legendary stage. It would be somewhat difficult.

Zhou Wen didn't know how Wang Lu had managed it. He planned on trying to use the Dao Body's rapid recovery of Primordial Energy. The tiger was relatively weak to begin with, so the amount of Primordial Energy he needed probably would be reduced. Perhaps, he could give it a try

In reality, the tiger was in high demand, but there was no one in-game to vie for it besides Zhou Wen. After Zhou Wen arrived at Binyang Cave, he quickly found the tiger.

Without another word, he summoned his Overlord Spear and circled to the back of the tiger with Ghost Steps and stabbed it in the rectum.

The tiger's reaction wasn't slow. With a flying pounce, it dodged the fate of having its rectum torn through. In return, its tail lashed out like a steel whip.

Zhou Wen had already studied it thoroughly. As he dodged sideways, he thrust out again, stabbing the tiger's thin waist.

The Overlord Spear finally stabbed into the tiger's waist. With Ever-Victorious showing its effect, the tiger let out a tragic cry when the spear stabbed through its skin. A blood hole opened up and its pelvis was damaged. With its movements greatly restricted, Zhou Wen quickly finished it off.

This was the first time he had killed an Epic creature alone in-game. Although it was the weakest Epic, it gave Zhou Wen a sense of accomplishment. However, it was very unlikely that the tiger would drop a Companion Egg

Zhou Wen didn't expect to have the Lucky Baby Tiger drop on his first try, he could only try in passing. It wasn't something he could keep respawning.

This was because there was only one tiger in-game every time, just like reality. After Zhou Wen killed it, he had to drip his blood to respawn, allowing the game's instance dungeon to be refreshed before he could kill the tiger again. It would be such a waste.

Zhou Wen would kill the baby tiger every time he dripped his blood for respawning. Then, he would go elsewhere to grind for Companion Eggs or explore new instance dungeons. He waited until he died before respawning to have a chance of killing the baby tiger again.

I wonder if there are any other Companion Beasts that can add to my Luck stat? When Zhou Wen was free, he went online to search for more information. He discovered that Luck stat was indeed rare. Although other Companion Beasts had similar effects, just like Little Tiger, they were targets that were vied for by many. It was difficult to obtain them.

Besides the baby tiger, the other known Companion Beasts with a Luck stat were extremely powerful Epic creatures. Their combat strength was many times stronger than the Lucky Baby Tiger's.

While checking on the information, Zhou Wen also saw another Companion Beast with the opposite Luck stat. It was born with bad luck or, in other words, filled with misfortune.

One of the most famous ones in the East district was Tai Sui. If one had this Companion Beast, not only would it be the case of not having any luck with drops, but even buying a packet of instant noodles would come without any seasoning packets. Entering a dimensional zone would definitely result in trouble. It was an essential pet if one wanted to have a death wish.

The last Epic expert who had obtained Tai Sui originally believed that he had obtained a powerful Companion Beast. He had even shared the information he gained on his WeChat Moments to flaunt it, but he ended up dying in a dimensional zone the next day.

Who the hell would hatch such a Companion Beast? Zhou Wen carefully read the description of Tai Sui and remembered its appearance. It would be truly troublesome if he were to accidentally hatch it in the future.

Just as they were about to continue grinding instance dungeons, the school sent a notice to all the students, requesting that they gather at the field. It was unknown what had happened.

When he arrived at the field, he saw Wang Fei and his classmates already lined up. Li Xuan was waving at him.

Zhou Wen hurriedly walked over and stood behind Li Xuan as he asked, "Li Xuan, what happened at the school? Why are all the students suddenly gathered?"

Such situations were rare in Sunset College. It focused more on pragmatic education, so it was rare for it to organize any student assemblies.

"I have no idea. I was sleeping soundly when I was awoken by a message. I don't know what happened either," Li Xuan said as he spread out his hands.

Soon, all the teachers and students gathered. Zhou Wen found it odd that there were even rows of soldiers on the field.

Although there were troops stationed on campus, they only guarded the school's entrance or special places like the dimensional zones' entrances. They rarely interacted with students.

Yet, the soldiers were participating in the student assembly held by the college. Moreover, the soldiers' uniforms seemed different from those of the ordinary soldiers. It seemed like they were not the usual soldiers in the college.

After the managing vice-chancellor went on stage to say a few words, Zhou Wen and the rest of the students realized that the student assembly was to commend the students who had contributed when the Sky Spider wreaked havoc.

Zhou Wen didn't pay much attention to this because he, Hui Haifeng, and Zhong Ziya hadn't reported their names. The school didn't include them, so even the rewards had nothing to do with them.

It wasn't that Zhou Wen and company weren't willing to accept the rewards, but that they originally believed that the credits given weren't much. The trio weren't people who lacked credits, so they were too lazy to report it. When the time came, the military would have to verify it and it would be extremely troublesome.

Since Zhong Ziya and Hui Haifeng found it troublesome, and Zhou Wen didn't have any strong desire for credits, the three of them hadn't bothered reporting.

If he had known that there would be actual material rewards, Zhou Wen would have reported his name no matter what. But now, it was too late for regrets.

As Zhou Wen was thinking about this, he saw a few military officers arrive in the field. They were being escorted by soldiers. The managing vice-chancellor and the school's upper management hurriedly stood up to welcome them, inviting the leading officer to the main seat.

"Wow, it's Overseer An. He's so handsome!"

"I've been in school for three years, but this is the first time I've seen the Overseer in person. He's even more valiant and imposing than the legends."

"It's nothing to get excited about. We Luoyang locals often get to see him."

Instantly, there was a commotion among the students. An Tianzuo was like a god of war in Luoyang. Many of the students believed that he was a target and an idol to aim for in cultivation.

In fact, a large part of the reason many outstanding students chose Sunset College was because it was the An family's school and An Tianzuo had also graduated here

Zhou Wen didn't feel anything special when he saw An Tianzuo. He treated him like a passerby.

An Tianzuo had acute senses. Even among the thousands of students, he immediately sensed Zhou Wen's spot. However, he didn't even look at him, as though Zhou Wen didn't exist in his books.

An Sheng nodded at Zhou Wen with a smile, but the smile seemed to carry a deeper meaning.

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Chapter 250 We Are Honored By Them

The process of the assembly was very simple. There weren't many bigwigs speaking. Only An Tianzuo spoke a few words. Although he didn't say a lot, his oomph left many students boiling with excitement. They wished they could join the army and fight to protect their homeland.

Many girls even had the urge to follow An Tianzuo to battle on the battlefield, even if they died for him.

Even Zhou Wen had to admit that An Tianzuo was the kind of person who was born with the charisma of a leader. If someone else were to say the same words, it would only appear awkward and pretentious.

However, An Tianzuo's delivery was infectious. He had a convincing charm, but Zhou Wen found it odd regardless.

Following that, it was the award ceremony for the students who had helped the army. All of them were named and invited on stage to receive their awards and military honors. Zhou Wen listened for quite a while but didn't hear his name. It wasn't unexpected.

An Tianzuo was in a rather good mood today. Although he had had many troubles to deal with recently, he was in a better mood after seeing so many outstanding students at Sunset College. These people would imbue the army with fresh blood in the future.

An Tianzuo was waiting for the three most outstanding students' turn and was prepared to personally decorate them with the medals.

"Overseer, the rewards for the other students have been distributed. Only the three students with outstanding contributions are left. Do you want to personally announce them?" An Sheng came to An Tianzuo's side and handed a script to him.

"Alright." An Tianzuo received the script and stood up from his chair before walking to the stage.

This was a very good opportunity to promote the military. An Tianzuo hoped that more students would be inclined to join the military in the future. This was one of the reasons why he had personally come to hand out the awards.

"I'm very relieved that there are so many outstanding students in my alma mater. While the students from other colleges are still studying hard, you have already grown to become a cornerstone of the League. On the battlefield, you poured your blood, using your bodies to create a steel wall for our siblings, parents, and elders. You have not let down the name of Sunset College." An Tianzuo read the script written by An Sheng and found it somewhat odd. It didn't seem to be his normal style.

This fellow has been lazing off again. He must have gotten a subordinate to pen it. With this thought in mind, An Tianzuo took a glance at the script before continuing.

He had a photographic memory. Just one glance was enough for him to memorize the entire contents of the piece of paper in his head. There was no need for him to continue reading from the script.

"Among excellent students like you, three of you have made me proud. They aren't afraid of death, nor are they afraid of danger. They went deep into the spiders' nest and destroyed the source of the disaster, saving the lives of countless citizens. They used actions to prove their excellence and, as a man, I'm glad that Sunset College has such students. I'm also proud that there are such men among humanity. Seeing them makes me see the League's future. It's a bright and glorious future..." An Tianzuo was almost done reading the contents of the first page, so he flipped to the second page and took another look.

The content on the second page was very simple. There were only three names.

An Tianzuo continued, "Let me invite these three outstanding students up on stage. I want to personally decorate them with a medal. Everyone, please remember their names. All of us should be proud of them. These three students are: Hui Haifeng... Zhong Ziya... Zhou... Wen..."

When he said the last name, An Tianzuo's eyes glared at An Sheng as if he was shooting daggers at him with an extremely fierce killing intent.

If looks could kill, An Sheng would have been torn apart.

However, An Sheng lowered his head as if he had not seen anything as he concentrated on taking notes.

When Zhou Wen heard his name, he was slightly taken aback before his expression turned extremely odd. The words that had just been said left him feeling a little odd. Furthermore, it came from An Tianzuo's mouth, making him find it even stranger.

An Jing was stunned when she heard Zhou Wen's name. She couldn't believe that An Tianzuo would use such words to describe Zhou Wen, much less believe that he was one of the three.

"Was the person that the Overseer mentioned really Zhou Wen? Could it be someone sharing the same name?" It wasn't only An Jing who didn't believe it, even Wang Fei found it unbelievable. She had no way of connecting the selfish and indifferent Zhou Wen, who was engrossed in games, with the outstanding student An Tianzuo mentioned.

However, Wang Fei soon realized that the school only had one student named Zhou Wen, so it was impossible for it to be someone else who shared the same name.

"Why are you still standing there in a daze? Hurry up and go onstage to accept the medal. This is a medal, not something meaningless like a commendation certificate. Furthermore, it's personally given out by Overseer An. I'm so envious. If I were to obtain such an honor, I could brag about it for three years..." Li Xuan said as he nudged the dazed Zhou Wen.

Zhou Wen hesitated for a moment. He didn't wish to have any interaction with An Tianzuo. Furthermore, with their past, it made him feel uncomfortable standing in front of An Tianzuo and letting him decorate him with a medal.

"What are you waiting for?" Wang Fei came over and gave Zhou Wen a nudge.

She felt gratified that she had taken Zhou Wen to Wang Mingyuan. Not long after, Zhou Wen had become so responsible and reliable.

Although she found it a little unreal, this was her initial wish for Zhou Wen-to go onstage to receive a medal. It was also a form of affirmation of her educational methods. It left her feeling honored.

Seeing that Hui Haifeng and Zhong Ziya were already onstage and how everyone was looking at him, Zhou Wen had no choice but to walk up to the podium.

An Sheng walked over with a tray in hand. An Tianzuo expressionlessly helped Hui Haifeng and Zhong Ziya wear the medals before rewarding each of them with a Companion Egg

When it was Zhou Wen's turn, An Tianzuo walked over with a deadpan expression. His eyes met Zhou Wen's for a second before they repelled like magnets of the same polarity. Their eyes subconsciously darted to the side.

An Tianzuo instantly returned to normal as he expressionlessly put on Zhou Wen's medal. However, his actions were clearly much faster than when he decorated Hui Haifeng and Zhong Ziya.

"Let us applaud Hui Haifeng, Zhong Ziya, and Zhou Wen for their sheer fervor, bravery, and responsibility," An Sheng said.

The applause below the stage boomed like thunder. Zhou Wen and An Tianzuo felt uncomfortable standing together, and their expressions were extremely stiff.

An Sheng took a photo of the two of them and recorded this moment.

After Zhou Wen left the venue, he immediately took off the medal and threw it into the chaos space. Then, he felt discomfort in his chest as he patted it, as though he was swatting away something.

An Tianzuo got into the car and took off his white gloves, throwing them at An Sheng. With a cold expression, he said, "Drive."

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Chapter 251 All Three Skills

Zhou Wen waited for An Sheng's notice as he made preparations for heading to Zhuolu.

Although Zhou Wen didn't plan on truly entering the dimensional zone and only wanted to search for the tiny palm symbol, there was nowhere that was safe and peaceful now. Even Luoyang City had been attacked by a break-out creature. No one knew what would happen in uninhabited places.

The Gold-Armored Beast that Ouyang Lan had given him had been hatched. The Three-Eyed Golden Warrior was also on him at all times. Once he left Luoyang, Zhou Wen planned on transforming the two Companion Beasts into their companion forms and wearing them—Golden Silk Soft Armor within and the full-body armor on the outside as double protection.

The Companion Beast reward at the assembly was a Legendary Bronze Figurine. It was a Legendary-grade Companion Beast without a companion form, but its combat strength was one of the best among Legendaries. It had a Life Providence of Undying Soldier, which greatly enhanced the Bronze Figurine's survivability. It was very suitable for being a scout and vanguard.

This was what Zhou Wen deserved. He wouldn't reject it just because of his relationship with An Tianzuo, so he also hatched it.

However, all of these were just support. The Companion Beasts that Zhou Wen could truly rely on were Truth Listener and Banana Fairy. There was naturally no need to elaborate on Truth Listener's support abilities. It supported him in all kinds of situations.

Banana Fairy was currently undergoing evolution. If it succeeded in evolving to the Epic stage, it would definitely be a tremendous boon for Zhou Wen.

The effects of Ghost Bride couldn't be neglected. Instead, the Silver-Winged Flying Ant and Mutated Lotus Flower Ant that Zhou Wen had used often in the past, now appeared somewhat useless.

The Silver-Winged Flying Ant's flight ability was dispensable to the present Zhou Wen. The Mutated Lotus Flower Ant's combat strength was only considered average.

Zhou Wen wished to fuse the two together, but despite both being ants, their compatibility was astonishingly low, making it impossible for a fusion to succeed.

After sorting out his pets, he did another careful look. He was surprised to find that the Sky Spider youngling he had obtained recently was surprisingly compatible with the Silver-Winged Flying Ant. It had a compatibility of more than 80%.

Without any hesitation, Zhou Wen chose to fuse the two together.

The fusion compatibility of that number didn't disappoint him. The fusion was successful and, because both of them had been hatched, there was no distinction between main and supplement. The outcome of the fusion left Zhou Wen slightly stunned though.

After the fusion, the Companion Beast looked like it was mainly a Sky Spider. It still maintained the snow-white spider body, but it had four silver wings on its back. At the end of its tail, there was a stinger like a bee's. It looked beautiful, and its silver-colored appearance made it look like a silvery-white plush toy.

Silver-Winged Sky Spider Youngling: Legendary (Youngling)

Life Providence: King of the Sky

Strength: 19

Speed: 20

Constitution: 19

Primordial Energy: 20

Talent Skill: Silver Wing Flash, Magical Needle, Sky Spider Silk, Sky Spider Sanguine Venom.

Companion Form: Sky Spider Silver-Silk Glove

Zhou Wen was slightly surprised. This fusion could be said to have been unprecedentedly successful. Not only had its stats increased, but it had also inherited all of the talent skills of the Silver-Winged Flying Ant and Sky Spider youngling. Furthermore, its Life Providence had also changed.

Previously, the Sky Spider Child was the Son of the Sky, while the Silver-Winged Flying Ant was a King of Low Altitudes. Now that the two had fused, it became the King of the Sky. Zhou Wen took a look and realized that the Life Providence had increased its flying abilities. It wasn't like it had been in the past where it could only fly at low altitudes.

What was even more valuable was that the Silver-Winged Sky Spider was still a youngling. There was still room for future growth, so it would definitely be able to advance to the Epic stage in the future. However, it was unknown how long it had to be fed before it could advance to the Epic stage.

Summoning the Silver-Winged Sky Spider in its companion form, a translucent silver-silked glove immediately appeared on Zhou Wen's left hand. The glove clung tightly to his skin as though it was weightless. It was difficult to sense its existence as though it was a layer of skin.

Zhou Wen tested the glove's ability and found that it was rather interesting. Apart from its excellent defensive powers, the Sky Spider Silver-Silk Glove also possessed a type of stickiness. As long as Zhou Wen was willing, the Sky Spider Silver-Silk Glove could stick to anything. Furthermore, if Zhou Wen didn't deliberately separate, it would be difficult to pull him away from the adhered surface.

It's an interesting companion form gear. If I use it well, it might be of great use in the future. Zhou Wen retracted the Sky Spider glove.

After organizing his gear, Zhou Wen refreshed the instance dungeon once again. To his pleasant surprise, he finally gathered the three Mutated Demonized Generals' abilities and had Astral Fist, which he had always wanted, drop.

He directly learned Astral Fist and focused all three Demonized Generals' skills on him, but Zhou Wen didn't feel any qualitative changes in his strength. The might of the three Demonized General techniques was no different from the typical Demonized General.

From the looks of it, what the Wu siblings said was a lie. Nothing impressive happens when all three Demonized General skills are gathered. How is it possible to catch the arrow shot out from Tiger Cage Pass? Although he had already obtained confirmation by using his Mutated Demonized General, he was still somewhat disappointed.

However, with this in mind, Zhou Wen suddenly had a thought. Would there be any changes if I were to use three Demonic General techniques at the same time?

But I only have two hands. I can use the Astral Slash Blade with one hand and the other with the Astral Suction Palm. What other free hand do I have to use Astral Fist? Zhou Wen carefully sensed the information regarding Astral Fist, only to have his expression turn odd.

Although the Astral Fist was called a fist, it was a Primordial Energy Skill that condensed all of one's strength. When using the Astral Fist, one's body would produce an effect similar to a Dominance Body. It wasn't really necessary to deliver an actual punch.

In that case, I can try using all three skills at once. Zhou Wen tried once in the game and used the three demonized skills at the same time, but he encountered difficulties again.

The three demonized skills were all unranked Primordial Energy Skills. When used, the amount of Primordial Energy allocated determined their might. Basically, Zhou Wen had to use all his Primordial Energy at once to produce the greatest strength of Astral Slash Blade.

Now that the three skills were used together, it was impossible for him to use his Primordial Energy in such a manner. All he could do was distribute his Primordial Energy equally among the three Primordial Energy Skills.

When Zhou Wen's three Primordial Energy Skills were activated, his body experienced a strange change.

The three Primordial Energy Skills resonated with one another, attracting and repelling each other. They formed a very subtle balance that caused the blood-colored avatar's body to emit a strange sanguine glow. It was as though it was enveloped by a sanguine light.

If one looked closely, they would discover that the sanguine light was rapidly revolving around the blood-colored avatar's body. Zhou Wen had no idea how to use this force, so all he could do was attempt to strike forward.

Immediately, a blood-colored wheel of light flew out of his body, striking the battlefield in front of him. It immediately minced an ancient war chariot into pieces.

That's right, it wasn't cleaving, but mincing. It was as though the chariot had been stuffed into a meat grinder and had instantly been minced into pieces.

What terrifying strength! Zhou Wen couldn't help but be alarmed as he looked at his palm.

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Chapter 252 Demonic Astral Wheel

'Acquired Comb Skill: Demonic Astral Wheel'

A notification appeared on his cell phone screen. Then, Zhou Wen saw that in the blood-colored avatar's skill column, there was indeed an additional Demonic Astral Wheel. And the three Demonized General techniques from before had vanished.

Soon, Zhou Wen came to a realization that the Demonic Astral Wheel combined the effects of all three Demonized General skills. It combined offense and defense into one system, making it far more powerful than any of the original skills individually.

Why am I able to acquire the Demonic Astral Wheel while the Mutated Demonized General who has all three skills is not able to obtain the Demonic Astral Wheel? Do I need him to use all three skills simultaneously to acquire it? Zhou Wen summoned the Mutated Demonized General and attempted to command it to use all three skills simultaneously.

However, the Mutated Demonized General's control over Primordial Energy was clearly not as strong as Zhou Wen's. It was very difficult to achieve that intricate balance of using the three Primordial Energy Skills at the same time.

From the looks of it, it's not an easy task to make the Demonized General acquire the Demonic Astral Wheel. Zhou Wen gave up temporarily and left for a future endeavor.

Now, all Zhou Wen wanted to do was give it a try to see if the Demonic Astral Wheel could catch the arrow shot from Tiger Cage Pass.

In fact, even if Zhou Wen didn't use the Demonic Astral Wheel, he could still dodge the arrow by relying on Ghost Steps. He just hadn't attempted to rush into Tiger Cage Pass.

The blood-colored avatar came in front of Tiger Cage Pass and directly stepped over the threshold. Indeed, just like before, an arrow tore through the air and instantly traversed the battlefield, shooting right at the blood-colored avatar.

Zhou Wen didn't make the blood-colored avatar retreat. Instead, he used the Demonic Astral Wheel. The spinning wheel like sanguine light slammed into the arrow's tip.

Zhou Wen immediately saw a strange scene. The revolving Demonic Astral Wheel spun together with the arrow. However, the direction of their spin was different.

The Demonic Astral Wheel spun forward like a car wheel, while the arrow spun like an electric drill. The moment the two collided, the arrow changed direction and landed on the ground in front of the blood-colored avatar. Furthermore, the strength left in the Demonic Astral Wheel wasn't significantly expended.

Zhou Wen immediately understood why the Wu siblings said that the fusion of the three skills allowed one to counter the arrow. The arrow's power mode was very similar to the fusion of the three skills. When both powers were simultaneously in effect, the arrow would automatically deviate from its trajectory; thus, not causing any damage to Zhou Wen.

Zhou Wen's heart stirred. He no longer produced Demonic Astral Wheel, but instead allowed it to continue spinning like a shield as he walked towards Tiger Cage Pass.

Another arrow shot out from Tiger Cage Pass. However, the moment the arrow touched the Demonic Astral Wheel, it was automatically diverted to the ground, blasting a huge crater into the ground.

Zhou Wen was delighted. With the Demonic Astral Wheel's protection, he quickly charged into Tiger Cage Pass.

Boom!

Tens of thousands of arrows shot out from Tiger Cage Pass and rained down like a heavy storm.

However, the arrows that landed on Zhou Wen's body deviated from their trajectories due to the Demonic Astral Wheel. They shot into Zhou Wen's side without even damaging his clothes.

Just as Zhou Wen was feeling smug, he saw the Demonic Astral Wheel suddenly vanish. In the next second, the blood-colored avatar was pierced by thousands of arrows and shot to death on the spot. The phone's screen turned black.

I forgot that this Demonic Astral Wheel expends plenty of Primordial Energy. Even with Dao Body activated, there's no way for me to sustain it for long. Zhou Wen wasn't discouraged. The Demonic Astral Wheel was already strong enough and what he lacked was only Primordial Energy. In the future, when he advanced to the Epic stage, his Primordial Energy would increase and the Demonic Astral Wheel would only grow stronger.

However, storming past Tiger Cage Pass sure is a little troublesome. I wonder what kind of figures are inside. The legendary Tiger Cage Pass in Romance of the Three Kingdoms does have a very famous general. Could the person shooting arrows at the city gate be him? Zhou Wen thought to himself.

He really wanted to see who the person inside Tiger Cage Pass was. Zhou Wen dripped his blood to respawn and entered the game once again. However, he first went to Binyang Cave to kill the tiger before heading to other spots to grind. Only after all of that was done, did he come to Tiger Cage Pass.

He switched his Primordial Energy Art to Dao Body, the Primordial Energy Art that Zhou Wen used the most frequently. Quickly recovering his Primordial Energy was just so useful. Zhou Wen only found it regretful that it wasn't fast enough; otherwise, he could use all sorts of Primordial Energy Skills indefinitely.

If I were to advance to the Epic stage, I wonder if Dao Body would be able to produce a Life Soul. If Dao Body also had a Life Soul, I might really be able to recover Primordial Energy without end. Zhou Wen was only secretly fantasizing.

The Three-Eyed Golden Warrior transformed into Golden Silk Soft Armor while the Gold-Armored Beast transformed into armor that covered the former. Then, Zhou Wen sent the blood-colored avatar rushing towards Tiger Cage Pass.

As the arrow flew like the wind, the blood-colored avatar directly activated the Demonic Astral Wheel and fended off the arrow. The Demonic Astral Wheel was only activated in momentary bursts, to conserve Primordial Energy to its fullest extent.

Just like before, after the blood-colored avatar closed in, the rain of arrows once again launched a dense attack.

However, these arrows were not as terrifying as the previous arrows. Most of the arrows' strength was only at the ordinary Legendary stage. Only one of the arrows could instantly kill a Legendary.

However, with so many Legendary arrows, it was impossible for ordinary Legendary creatures to withstand them. Zhou Wen didn't wish to use his body to experiment. At the instant the arrows rained down, the blood-colored avatar's figure vanished. When it appeared again, it had already left the volley of arrows behind as it continued heading for Tiger Cage Pass.

As he approached the city walls of Tiger Cage Pass, Zhou Wen could roughly see that there were many guards on it.

Unlike the bedraggled soldiers before reaching the threshold of Tiger Cage Pass, these soldiers were all dressed in bright armor and looked majestic. They looked extraordinary at a glance.

On the steps of the city gate was a powerful and domineering general dressed in black armor. There was wine on the table in front of him, and beside him was a halberd. He was also holding a longbow in his hands, and the person who shot the arrows was undoubtedly him.

Seeing that Zhou Wen had already rushed to the gates of Tiger Cage Pass and was about to leap up to the city gates, the black-armored general threw the wine glass in his hand and suddenly rose up. He grabbed the nearby halberd and thrust it at the blood-colored avatar that came whooshing through the sky.

The black-armored general's aura seemed to transform into a black ferocious beast's shadow. The shadow was like a tiger or lion, but it had three heads, like a three-headed hell hound.

In the next second, terrifying power erupted from the halberd. It shattered the Demonic Astral Wheel and two layers of armor on the blood-colored avatar and killed it on the spot as it exploded into a bloody mist.

Epic stage! Zhou Wen wasn't surprised. He didn't choose to dodge with Ghost Steps, but instead forcefully received the strike. He wanted to know how powerful the black-armored general was, and as expected, it was a top-ranked Epic creature who wasn't any weaker than the Golden Flying Ant. He might even be stronger.

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Chapter 253 Introspection Silence

"Overseer, the people you invited have arrived. Would you like them to immediately head to Zhuolu County?" An Sheng came to An Tianzuo's office and asked.

"Let them rest at the villa first. After I'm done with my work, I'll head to Zhuolu with them," said An Tianzuo.

"Overseer, are you really heading to Zhuolu personally?" An Sheng asked.

"My mom is there. If I don't go, how can I feel at ease?" An Tianzuo said.

"Overseer, please consider it carefully. Even if you were to go, Madam won't change her mind because of your request. When that happens, it will be hard to deal with the situation on both ends. Neither will Madam be invited back, nor will Chess Mountain have you around. There will be no way to resolve problems that happen. When the time comes, the An family's business and the Luoyang City that you swore to protect will be destroyed. If that happens, Miss Luo won't be happy if she learns of it," An Sheng said.

Upon hearing the words "Miss Luo," An Tianzuo's eyes revealed a strange look. However, he said coldly, "Don't mention it to Little Luo. It won't work this time. Filial piety is most important of all the virtues. My mom is in such a dangerous place with her life possibly at risk at any moment; how can I sit at home?"

"Then let me ask you. Will Madam return if you go?" An Sheng asked.

"No, but I can accompany her to the ancient battlefield," said An Tianzuo.

"You can indeed do that, but what about Luoyang? It can't run without someone watching it for even a single day. This place needs you. Besides, even if you accompany Madam to the ancient battlefield, won't she still be in danger? You can't guarantee that she will be safe and sound," An Sheng said.

"If I don't go, she will be in even greater danger." An Tianzuo was adamant.

"The safest way is to persuade Madam back. Actually, there's a way to get her back," An Sheng said with narrowed eyes.

"And what do you plan on doing? How are you going to persuade her?" An Tianzuo curled his lips. He knew Ouyang Lan's character very well. Since she had decided to go, no one could persuade her to return.

"I'm definitely not capable of doing so, but there's someone who can," An Sheng said.

"Who? Uncle Feng? I'm afraid he can't do it either. If he could, my mother wouldn't have gone to Zhuolu." An Tianzuo shook his head slightly. Ouyang Lan wouldn't give up on her thoughts and principles for Zhou Lingfeng.

The reason she chose Zhou Lingfeng was partly because he was a man who knew how to respect her.

"Uncle Feng naturally can't, but there's someone who can," An Sheng said confidently.

"Who else?" An Tianzuo frowned slightly, but he couldn't figure out who An Sheng was referring to.

"Overseer, how could you forget that there's still Zhou Wen? Madam wanted Zhou Wen to take the risk in the Holy Land in An Jing's stead. Although Zhou Wen returned safely and even benefited from it, he has offended the six families because of this. With Madam's personality, she definitely feels that she owes him. With Zhou Wen's relationship with the former principal, if Zhou Wen were willing to persuade her, Madam might have a change of heart. No offense, but letting Zhou Wen go will be more effective than both you and Miss Jing," An Sheng said.

"No way. There's no need for an outsider like him to interfere with the An family's matters. Besides, he's only a Legendary student. Going to a place like Zhuolu would only add trouble to the mix. Who knows what trouble he will cause." An Tianzuo immediately objected.

"I'm afraid that to Old Mr. Ouyang, you are an outsider. He treats Zhou Wen better than he treats you. This time, Zhou Wen has taken the initiative to request to go to Zhuolu, so we can get him to persuade Madam. I think it's rather suitable. It's more useful than you going," said An Sheng.

An Tianzuo frowned and thought for a moment before saying, "Watch him well. Don't let him cause any trouble. Also, if he wants to go, it has nothing to do with our An family. He can't blame others even if he dies there."

"Overseer, don't worry. I will watch over him and not let him cause any trouble," said An Sheng hurriedly.

Zhou Wen received An Sheng's notification that he would be setting off for Zhuolu tomorrow. Therefore, he had no choice but to head to Wang Mingyuan's place at night to bid farewell.

"You are going to Zhuolu?" Wang Mingyuan frowned slightly when he heard Zhou Wen say that.

"Yes, the former principal treated me like family. If I don't go, I will never be able to feel at peace," Zhou Wen said.

"Zhuolu is an inauspicious land. It's fine if you don't enter, but if you enter, it will be very difficult for you to escape unscathed," said Wang Mingyuan after some thought.

"I know my strength is limited, so I'll only wait outside. I won't enter the dimensional zone," Zhou Wen said.

When Wang Mingyuan heard that, he only smiled and patted Zhou Wen on the head. "Although you haven't been with me for long, I know your personality quite well. If you don't wish to do something, why would you travel so far?"

Zhou Wen opened his mouth to explain, but Wang Mingyuan waved his hand, gesturing for him to not say any more.

"Wait a moment," Wang Mingyuan said. He walked to his desk, took a piece of paper and pen, and wrote a few words. Then, he folded the paper into a small square and placed it into a metal box the size of a matchbox.

"Take this. If you really find yourself trapped in that inauspicious land, open the box and read the words on it. It might be beneficial to your situation." As Wang Mingyuan spoke, he stuffed the tiny metal box into Zhou Wen's hand.

"Thank you, Teacher." Although Zhou Wen felt that it was useless, he respectfully received it with both hands and bowed in thanks.

"How many times have I told you that there's no need for all these proprietaries with me? Look, when did Ziya ever say 'thanks' when he took something from me?" Wang Mingyuan smiled.

"I'm different from him, but I respect you the same way." Zhou Wen shook his head and said. He really couldn't be like Zhong Ziya.

However, Zhou Wen had an indescribable sense of familiarity towards Wang Mingyuan. It was as though his fate with him was like the former principal. With his cold personality, he couldn't help but get close to him.

Wang Mingyuan thought nothing of it. He took a book from his desk and handed it to Zhou Wen. "You should have plenty of free time on your way there. You can't forget your homework. Take this book and tell me your understanding and thoughts when you're back."

Zhou Wen took the book and agreed. Wang Mingyuan didn't keep him any longer and told him to return to do some packing. After Zhou Wen exchanged a few more words with the reading Jiang Yan, he saw that Zhong Ziya and Hui Haifeng weren't around. Since it was late, they probably wouldn't be coming, so he bade everyone farewell and left.

After informing Li Xuan and company, he asked Wang Lu to take care of the antelope. Zhou Wen went to the supermarket again and bought large quantities of food and water, placing them in the chaos space to prepare for emergencies.

The tiny metal box that Wang Mingyuan had given him had also been placed into the chaos space. He had no intention of entering the dimensional zone, so it definitely had no use.

He picked up the book that Wang Mingyuan had given him and flipped through it. He realized that it wasn't about palm techniques, but was a book named "Introspection Silence." It was filled with Wang Mingyuan's experience and insights. However, it wasn't about his experience in experimenting, but his experience in cultivating the various realms.

Although the book didn't have any cultivation methods or techniques, Zhou Wen read with relish as though he had obtained a treasure.

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Chapter 254 Bells

An Sheng came to pick Zhou Wen up and set off with more than ten people. However, other than Zhou Wen, they were basically experts at the Epic stage.

Although most of them were older than An Sheng, they were still respectful towards him. None of them dared to put on any airs with him.

However, most of those people didn't look like soldiers. There were men and women, old and young. They looked very strange, a mystery where they had come from.

They weren't interested in Zhou Wen, but Zhou Wen wasn't interested in them either. Therefore, he was happy to be at peace and game in the vehicle.

With the black-armored general guarding Tiger Cage Pass, Zhou Wen wasn't able to make any progress. However, he recalled what the Wu siblings had said. There was apparently a secret passage that allowed one to enter Tiger Cage City. However, despite repeatedly searching in-game, he failed to find the secret passage.

Could it be that there's no secret passage in the game? Or could there be some mechanism to the secret passage? Zhou Wen was momentarily unable to guess.

"Lad, is the game fun?" asked a man sitting opposite Zhou Wen. He had graying hair, but he looked like a middle-aged man.

They were on a military-sized truck. It had very powerful cross-terrain capabilities, but it was a little shaky. It was not too crowded even with more than ten people sitting in it.

"It's fun," Zhou Wen answered casually.

"It's very rare to see young people enjoy gaming like you these days. Back when I was your age, everyone played games and there were all sorts of gaming competitions. After the dimensional storms, not many people play anymore. How nostalgic," the man said.

"You experienced the dimensional storms?" Zhou Wen looked at the man in surprise. He didn't look old.

Before the man could say anything, a middle-aged man beside him pursed his lips and said, "You don't even know the name Lord Alcohol? Young man, you still have a lot to learn. Take your time to learn."

However, Lord Alcohol laughed and said, "I was originally the ninth child in the family and people used to call me Old Nine. However, with age, I began to enjoy alcohol. Gradually, I became Lord Alcohol. It's just a nickname. How should I address you, young man?"

"My name is Zhou Wen," Zhou Wen answered. Clearly, these people didn't know of his background and only knew that he was brought here by An Sheng.

"Zhou Wen." Lord Alcohol repeated it twice as though he was recalling information related to the name. Unfortunately, he didn't find anything. Hence, he added, "Are you going to the ancient battlefield in Zhuolu?"

"I'm still a student. How can I have the guts to go to such a place?" Zhou Wen said.

"Oh, then why are you going to Zhuolu?" pressed the middle-aged man.

"To study and broaden my horizons," Zhou Wen answered. He wasn't familiar with these people, so he was perfunctory with his answers.

"Reading ten thousand books isn't as good as walking ten thousand miles; even more so in this era. It's not bad for young people to come out and broaden their horizons," said Lord Alcohol with a smile.

"What's terrible if he dies before he learns anything," a woman in her thirties suddenly said.

"That's right. A place like Zhuolu isn't a place you can visit at a whim. Even the League's scouts get trapped inside. It's practically a land of death. Lord Alcohol, how confident are you in our trip?" The middle-aged man wasn't interested in Zhou Wen. After saying a few words, he directed his words at Lord Alcohol.

"It's hard to say. The situation in the ancient battlefield is unclear. Just based on the information we have now, it's hard to tell. I can only assess the place after I get there," said Lord Alcohol calmly.

As they were talking, the truck suddenly came to a halt.

"What happened?" Lord Alcohol looked at the driver's seat and asked.

"There's something blocking the way." An Sheng, who was sitting in the front passenger seat, had already opened the door and jumped out.

The group of people came out from the back of the truck and saw that the road ahead was, indeed, blocked by something. However, it wasn't anything like a rock. Instead, vines had grown on the road, circling the trees on both sides of the road and blockading the road.

Everyone could tell that the vines were somewhat strange-purple vines, dark green leaves, and a few fruits on them.

However, the purple fruits were a little strange as they were not circular. Instead, they looked like miniature, copper bells. When the wind blew, the purple copper bells shook on the vines and produced metallic tinkling.

But everyone could clearly see that the bell was clearly grown on the vines. How could it be metal?

"Adjutant An, let me lead the way," said a muscular middle-aged man as he walked out.

"Be careful." An Sheng nodded slightly.

The middle-aged man responded and summoned a dimensional creature that looked like an elephant. He immediately made the elephant charge towards the vines. Flames began to burn from the elephant's body, making it appear like a hurtling meteor that targeted the vines.

With the Flaming Elephant's mass and speed, it should have been easy to smash through the vines. What's more, there were terrifying flames on its body.

But when the Flaming Elephant slammed into the vines, it seemed to fall into a quagmire. It was trapped by the vines and was unable to make any progress.

It released all its strength, hoping to use its flames to burn through the vines that had entangled its body. The flames spread over the vines, and soon, the entire vine began to burn.

However, the vine wasn't damaged. Instead, the Flaming Elephant's body rapidly dried up, as if it had been sucked dry by a vampire.

Bam!

In just a short time, the Flaming Elephant's body was reduced to ash.

Everyone wore a heavy expression as the stout man was perturbed. Although the Flaming Elephant was only a Legendary Companion Beast which he used to scout, for it to be so easily killed by the vines meant that they were probably not so simple.

The flames on the vines gradually extinguished. The muscular man was just about to make another move when he saw the bells suddenly shake violently.

In the next second, a few purple copper bells spewed out large amounts of flames as they swept towards the group.

The cold woman summoned a white fox. The fox opened its mouth and spat out a cold white mist that shot towards the flames. Immediately, the flames were extinguished as the white mist continued floating towards the vines.

Soon, the cold mist enveloped the vines, causing frost to appear on them as if they had been frozen.

"Snow Fox lives up to its name," praised the muscular man.

But just as he said that the frost on the vines rapidly melted. The purple copper bells shook a few times, and they also spat out a large amount of white mist that swept towards the crowd.

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Chapter 255 Three Flying Sabers

Everyone's faces changed.

It was fine if the Legendary Flaming Elephant was sucked dry by the vines, but the Snow Fox was an Epic creature. The frost mist it spewed out could freeze an Epic creature.

Ignoring the fact that the vines weren't affected, it could even spew out frost snow mist. Furthermore, the frost snow mist it spewed out was even greater in quantity than the amount Snow Fox had spat out. This was quite frightening.

The woman frowned slightly, causing the Snow Fox to spit out another mouthful of frost. It mixed with the white mist that spewed out of the bells before both sides dispersed simultaneously. Neither side had the upper hand.

The woman wanted to continue but heard Lord Alcohol say, "Director Lu, don't be in a hurry to make a move. Let me take a look first."

Lu Ning nodded slightly. She unsummoned the Snow Fox and retreated to the side.

The muscular man looked at him and asked, "Lord Alcohol, do you know what it is?"

Everyone looked at Lord Alcohol. They, too, wanted to know what the vines were.

Lord Alcohol sized up the vines and said, "I've seen a similar vine in Changbai Mountain before. It wasn't growing bells, but three flying sabers. Back then, the people I went with wanted to cut the vines, but they were killed by the saber flashes. Many ideas were proposed until the flying sabers were plucked from the vines."

At this point, Lord Alcohol paused as he swept his gaze across everyone's faces before continuing, "To everyone's surprise, the flying sabers were a fascinating Companion Beast. Whoever plucked the flying sabers would be automatically recognized as their masters and belong to them. Back then, three people were delighted to obtain the flying sabers. The flying sabers were extremely powerful, and they were considered top-notch at the Epic stage. And it was true they were extraordinary. From what I'm seeing, these vines are somewhat similar to the one at Changbai Mountain. But it's not completely the same. Perhaps they share some similarities."

When everyone heard what Lord Alcohol said, their desire for the bell heated up-it was evident from their eyes.

They had already seen the might of the bell. If they could obtain one as their Companion Beast, it would undoubtedly be a powerful aid.

"Lord Alcohol, how did you pluck the flying sabers back then?" the muscular man, Zhao Xin, hurriedly asked.

Lord Alcohol recalled and said, "Back then, that vine was the same as this one. It was invulnerable and had the saber flashes of the flying sabers protecting it. It was really tricky."

Everyone looked at Lord Alcohol, hoping that he could quickly tell them the solution, so that they could try it on the bells.

However, Lord Alcohol shook his head and said, "I don't know how they managed to pluck the flying sabers in the end."

"Lord Alcohol, are you kidding us? Weren't you at the scene? How could you not know?" Zhao Xin said in disbelief.

Lord Alcohol gave a bitter smile and said, "I was indeed present at that time and saw how they plucked the flying sabers. However, despite watching with my own eyes, I still can't fathom how they did it."

"What? Who were the people who plucked the flying sabers?" Lu Ning was curious and couldn't help but ask.

Zhou Wen was also very curious. The places he had visited were limited and his knowledge was limited. To be able to hear such a secret would probably aid him in the future.

Lord Alcohol said, "You must all have heard the names of the three people who plucked the flying sabers. Even if you haven't met them, you definitely know them. One of them is called Jing Daoxian."

"That devil, Jing Daoxian?" Everyone trembled when they heard that.

Jing Daoxian's name had made the League tremble for decades. Few people who knew of his deeds were unafraid of him.

Lord Alcohol continued, "I really have no idea how Jing Daoxian managed to pluck the flying sabers. When the others approached the vines, they were slain by the saber flash. However, Jing Daoxian actually walked in front of the vines and reached out to pluck one of the flying sabers. The flying sabers didn't react at all. I opened my eyes wide and watched him pluck them, but to this day, I have no idea how he managed to do it."

Although what Lord Alcohol said sounded like a fantasy, no one found it amiss. It was as though no matter how bizarre it was, it was not surprising when it involved Jing Daoxian.

"Lord Alcohol, who were the other two people who plucked the flying sabers?" An Sheng seemed interested as he looked at Lord Alcohol and asked.

"The other two people were Zhang Daotian and Wan Yiqi." When Lord Alcohol said these two names, everyone except Zhou Wen gaped.

"Impossible... How could the strongest of the six heroes, Zhang Daotian, and his wife, Wan Yiqi, be together with that devil, Jing Daoxian? Aren't they arch-enemies? Why would they go to Changbai Mountain together and pluck the flying sabers together?" Zhao Xin immediately voiced the puzzlement in his heart. This was also a question on everyone else's minds.

Only then did Zhou Wen recall that the strongest of the six heroes was Zhang Daotian. In closed circles, people even gave him the title of Hero King. However, the Zhang family didn't send anyone to participate in the battle at the Holy Land. It wasn't because they had declined, but because the Zhang family didn't believe in vying for such qualifications.

The discussion forum that Zhou Wen had posted his strategy was under the Zhang family. The other five families found it difficult to obtain information about the Zhang family. Even most of the League's currency system was in the hands of the Zhang family. Although the Zhang family didn't have military power, its influence on the Senate and the League could be said to be the strongest among the six families.

Zhou Wen had also heard some of Zhang Daotian's stories. Basically, it was known to all in the League.

Back then, Jing Daoxian had stormed into the League government office and slaughtered countless League experts. He was almost unstoppable. In the end, Zhang Daoxian had defeated him. Only then did Jing Daoxian escape with injuries, failing to wipe out the upper echelons.

"Back then, they were still young. Jing Daoxian wasn't yet the legendary devil. Zhang Daotian wasn't a Hero King and Wan Yiqi hadn't married Zhang Daotian either," said Lord Alcohol with a smile.

"I see. Then how did Zhang Daotian and Wan Yiqi pluck the flying sabers?" Lu Ning asked curiously.

Lord Alcohol chuckled. "Zhang Daotian and Jing Daoxian both walked over and plucked the flying sabers. They didn't suffer any attacks from the flying sabers. As for Wan Yiqi, you might not believe her method of plucking the flying saber."

"Don't tell me she bit it off with her mouth?" Zhao Xin joked.

Lord Alcohol glanced at Zhao Xin and said indifferently, "If you were to let Jing Daoxian hear that, you would probably be dead."

Zhao Xin's heart chilled as he forced a smile. "Even if there's any anger, it should be from Zhang Daotian. It has nothing to do with Jing Daoxian, right?"

Lord Alcohol ignored Zhao Xin and continued, "Wan Yiqi had the title of a Beauty across the Seven Continents. She was definitely the most beautiful back then. Even the flying sabers were mesmerized by her. Before she even reached the flying saber, it automatically dropped and fell into her hands."

Everyone found it unbelievable when they heard that. They felt that Lord Alcohol was bullsh*tting. No matter how beautiful a woman was, it was impossible for her to affect dimensional creatures. Furthermore, it was a flying saber, so how could it understand the aesthetic preferences of humans?

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Chapter 256 Plucking Bells

Although Lord Alcohol's story sounded interesting, they still had no clue how to pluck the purple copper bells from the vines.

To follow what Lord Alcohol had said and walk over directly to pluck it? Not only did Zhou Wen find it unreliable, but Zhao Xin, Lu Ning, and company also found it unreliable. The stories that Lord Alcohol told could be treated as a fairytale, but it was impossible for them to act on it. No one would use their lives to verify the authenticity of the story.

Seeing that Lord Alcohol couldn't come up with any ideas, Zhao Xin summoned a long saber and slashed out a saber beam, hoping to slice through the vines.

However, when the saber beam struck the vines, the vines remained intact as the saber beam shattered.

The few bells shook as they sucked in the broken saber flashes. Soon, they spat them out again. However, when they spat out again, the saber beams poured out like a torrential storm. Everyone quickly used their own abilities to block the saber beams that filled the sky.

An Sheng stood in front of Zhou Wen as he brandished his dagger a few times, shattering the incoming saber beams.

Although no one was injured, everyone's hearts were shrouded in gloom. The vines and bells were so bizarre that not only could they devour all kinds of powers, the strength of the objects they spat out was even stronger than before. It was truly terrifying.

Instantly, no one dared to attack the vines again. They still had stronger powers up their sleeves, but if the power was absorbed by the vines and spewed back, they were not confident that they could withstand it.

Zhou Wen sized up the vines from behind as he took a picture of it with his cell phone. Although a living dimensional creature couldn't be acquired through the phone, he wanted to see if he could see its information.

The phone's screen locked onto the vines. There was actually some information on the vines.

Yin-Yang Purple Air Bell Companion Egg: Epic

Life Providence: Mountain River Absorption

Life Soul: Purple Light Bell

Strength: 38

Speed: 0

Constitution: 39

Primordial Energy: 40

Talent Skill: Yin and Yang Reversal

Companion Form: None

Zhou Wen was slightly taken aback when he saw it. This was clearly the stats of one of the Purple Air Bells. He looked at the other bells and realized that other than the four fundamentals, the rest were the same. There was basically no difference between the four bells.

It's really a Companion Egg. However, will plucking them really be considered as incubating them? Zhou Wen wasn't certain. He took out his cell phone to take a picture of the purple vines, but he couldn't see its stats.

The mysterious phone seemed to only be able to snap Companion Eggs and not dimensional creatures, so there was nothing Zhou Wen could do about it.

After studying the four bells' Life Providence, Life Soul, and talent skill, Zhou Wen gained something unexpected.

Mountain River Absorption allowed the Purple Air Bells to be unafraid of Primordial Energy Skills. No matter how powerful a Primordial Energy Skill was, it would be useless if it landed on it. Instead, it would be absorbed.

As for Yin-Yang Reversal, it could release whatever Primordial Energy it absorbed multifold. Apart from not being able to move, the Yin-Yang Purple Air Bell was indeed an extremely powerful Companion Beast.

However, plant-type Companion Beasts were somewhat odd. Even without hatching them, they could still release their powers. Furthermore, as long as they were plucked, one didn't need to use their Primordial Energy to especially hatch them even if they had already been incubated.

However, the Yin-Yang Purple Air Bell also had its weakness. It was not afraid of Primordial Energy Skills, but it was afraid of physical attacks. It was completely opposite from the characteristics of Ghost Bride.

Furthermore, it didn't have any destructive power. It needed to absorb energy from the outside world to produce a backlash. It was a very passive Companion Beast.

In that case, as long as I walk over and don't use any Primordial Energy Skills to attack it, I should be able to pluck it? Zhou Wen felt that it was feasible, but his only concern was the Purple Vine.

The bells themselves didn't have any offensive properties, but it wasn't necessarily the case for the purple vine. It had easily squeezed the Flaming Elephant to death.

Lord Alcohol and the others were still discussing. It wasn't that they were lacking in intelligence, but that they had never seen the Yin-Yang Purple Air Bell before. They didn't know what abilities this thing had. It was akin to an ancient person who had just come into contact with a smartphone. No one taught them nor was there any manual, so it was impossible for him to immediately know how to use it.

However, Zhou Wen was different. He had the Purple Air Bell's manual and knew how to restrain it.

It was a rare opportunity. These four Purple Air Bells would be of great use in the future, but Zhou Wen didn't want to risk it himself. Hence, after some thought, he said to An Sheng, "Ah Sheng, I've thought of a way to pluck the bells. When you pluck all four of them, how about giving me two?"

Zhou Wen spoke very softly, but Lord Alcohol and the others were Epic experts. They had sharp senses and heard Zhou Wen's words.

Zhao Xin looked at Zhou Wen and said, "This isn't a game. Don't harm Adjutant An with your speculations."

Lord Alcohol added, "Zhou Wen, tell us what method you have and let us study it. If it's really valuable, we naturally won't hold back what you deserve after plucking the bells."

Some people felt that Zhou Wen was young and naive, while others wished that Zhou Wen could share his thoughts.

"Young Master Wen, tell me what needs to be done. I'll do as you say and pluck the bells. We'll split them two-two." An Sheng seemed to believe in Zhou Wen without any hint of doubt.

Zhou Wen hesitated for a moment, unsure if he should reveal his thoughts in front of Lord Alcohol and company.

"Young Master Wen, please speak your mind. Even if someone else uses your method, they will still have to give you the bell after plucking it. No one can take that bell," An Sheng said with a smile.

Zhou Wen nodded and handed his Bamboo Blade to An Sheng. "Just walk over and chop off the bells. However, you have to be careful. Don't be entangled by the vines or use Primordial Energy Skills. Just slice off the bells with the blade."

Zhou Wen had seen An Sheng's capabilities and knew that his movement techniques were extremely strange. Even Ghost King's movement technique wasn't as strange as his. With his ability and reaction, it was difficult for an Epic creature to injure him.

"I thought you had some good ideas. Aren't you asking Adjutant An to send himself to his death?" Zhao Xin turned to look at An Sheng and said, "Adjutant An, don't listen to the young man's nonsense. Let's quickly discuss something else and remove these vines."

When An Sheng pushed the Bamboo Blade back, Zhou Wen imagined that he hadn't believed him. Just as he was about to explain, An Sheng pulled out his dagger and walked towards the vines.

"Adjutant An, are you really going?" Zhao Xin and the others were shocked.

An Sheng said calmly, "If Young Master Wen says it will work, then it will definitely work."

With that said, An Sheng had already approached the vines. Indeed, the purple vines moved, wanting to bind him. However, An Sheng was just too fast. He easily avoided the vines' entanglement and came in front of the bells. With a swift slash, his dagger sliced at the roots of a bell.

The previously imposing Purple Air Bells remained motionless. An Sheng's dagger had directly cut off a bell.

An Sheng reached out to catch the bell. The moment the bell touched his skin, it transformed into a purple gas and melted into a tattoo that resembled a morning glory flower.

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Chapter 257 Blood Storm

Without any hesitation, An Sheng dodged the purple vines' attacks while cutting off another Purple Air Bell. However, An Sheng didn't take it for himself this time. Instead, he used his dagger to lift the Purple Air Bell.

The Purple Air Bell flew straight at Zhou Wen. He reached out to receive it, and the Purple Air Bell turned into a purple gas that seeped into his skin. Without needing to expend any energy to incubate it, it had already become a tattoo that resembled a morning glory flower. It left Zhou Wen overjoyed.

It was difficult for Zhou Wen to incubate ordinary Epic stage Companion Eggs, but the Purple Air Bell was unique. There was no need for any incubation, allowing him to obtain an Epic Companion Beast.

Soon, An Sheng picked another bell and Zhou Wen caught it once again. He obtained another Epic Companion Beast.

The last bell was caught by An Sheng after he sliced it off. He also had two Purple Air Bells.

With all four Purple Air Bells cut off, the purple vine suddenly seemed to have lost its soul as it froze.

A gust of wind blew and the purple vines dissipated into dust. The perfectly fine purple vine was gone.

Zhao Xin and company looked at Zhou Wen oddly. An Sheng got everyone to return to the vehicle and they continued on their journey.

"Pal, how did you know that those bells fear physical attacks?" Lord Alcohol asked once they were on board.

The others also looked at Zhou Wen. To be able to tell the crux of the problem in such a short period of time wasn't an easy task.

"I only gained inspiration from listening to your story," Zhou Wen said. "My story?" Lord Alcohol was a little stunned.

Zhou Wen continued, "That's right, your story. Didn't you say that those flying sabers didn't harm the three of them? I was wondering why they didn't harm Jing Daoxian and company. Although I couldn't think of the reason, I thought of the problems with these bells. They only counterattacked when we attacked, and they didn't have the consciousness to take the initiative to attack. Furthermore, their counterattacks were using our powers. I then wondered if it was the same reason as those flying sabers not causing any harm. Hence, I thought about it and surmised that since they do not have any offensive abilities, I could get Adjutant An to give it a try. I never expected him to succeed."

"As expected of a young man. They are so quick to think. It's no wonder Adjutant An thinks highly of you. I'm really getting old. Even if I made the connection, I wouldn't have dared to try it," praised Lord Alcohol.

"Even a broken clock is right twice a day. He made Adjutant An take a risk on a mere guess. He was right this time, but if he was wrong, wouldn't he have harmed Adjutant An?" Zhao Xin said with a twitch of his lips. Clearly, he was against Zhou Wen's actions.

Zhou Wen didn't refute Zhao Xian and Lord Alcohol because they weren't wrong. If it was only a guess, Zhou Wen would have been extremely irresponsible to have An Sheng take such a risk.

However, Zhou Wen wasn't making a guess. He had crucial information and knew that Ansheng would be fine. That was why he had sent him over. However, there was no need for Zhou Wen to explain to others.

On the way, they encountered many problems. However, these people were experts at the Epic stage. They each had their own unique traits, so they resolved the problems without needing Zhou Wen to do anything.

Zhou Wen kept playing games. After respawning the tiger a few times, he still failed to have a Companion Egg drop.

When can I be like Wang Lu and run around with the baby tiger to have Companion Eggs rain? Zhou Wen yearned for a Lucky Baby Tiger, but he just couldn't get one to drop.

Originally, driving from Luoyang to Zhuolu didn't take more than a day. However, there were many dimensional zones everywhere in this day and age. They were unable to proceed in a straight line, and highways didn't allow easy passage. They also encountered problems along the way, so it took them until the evening of the fourth day before they finally arrived at Zhuolu County.

There weren't many ordinary people in Zhuolu County anymore. Most of the humans had already fled to larger cities, leaving only a small number of independent hunters and some military organizations behind.

An Sheng drove straight into a yard that looked like some unit. There were many soldiers inside.

"Adjutant An." An officer immediately came forward to greet An Sheng.

"How's the situation over here? Where's Madam?" Ansheng asked.

"Madam has already entered the ancient battlefield with the rest." The officer smiled bitterly.

"What happened? Didn't I tell you to calm Madam down first and let her wait two days before entering?" An Sheng's expression changed immediately.

Although he was not a biological son of the An family, An Tianzuo and Ouyang Lan treated him like family. An Sheng had long treated them like family too.

"We did what you instructed. Madam had already agreed to it, but two days ago, an anomaly happened in the ancient battlefield. Madam couldn't wait any longer, so she led people inside," the officer said.

"What anomaly?" An Sheng's expression turned even nastier. If there was an anomaly, it meant that it was even more dangerous.

"It began raining on the ancient battlefield. It was very heavy rain and the color of the rain was red. Anyone who came into contact with that blood-like rain would act up like a rabid dog. They would bite any living thing they saw. When the blood started to rain, a few soldiers didn't notice it and were drenched by the blood rain. In the end, when we saw those soldiers, they had already ripped each other up into an unrecognizable mess." The officer couldn't help but shiver at the mere recall.

"Young Master Wen, stay at the base and wait for me. I'll go to the battlefield to take a look." As An Sheng spoke, he prepared to lead his men to the ancient battlefield.

"Ah Sheng, take me along. I'll just stay outside the battlefield to watch. I won't cause you any trouble," Zhou Wen said.

"Alright. However, you have to promise me that you will definitely not enter." An Sheng knew that Zhou Wen's personality was too similar to the An family's members. Even if he didn't allow Zhou Wen to go, he would definitely do so by himself. Therefore, he might as well take him along and watch over him.

"I won't enter as said. Don't worry. I know that my powers are limited, so I won't cause you any trouble." Zhou Wen was telling the truth. He had no intention of entering since it wasn't a place he could step into.

An Sheng got someone to bring over the latest information. He then gave Lord Alcohol and the rest a copy each and let them take a look while they were on the way.

Zhou Wen also received a copy. After getting into the vehicle, he carefully read through it.

The situation at the battlefield was indeed terrible. When the expedition team first arrived, the dimensional zones there weren't that strange, without much danger inside. Having only found some ancient ruins, they invited many experts to conduct some studies. Among them was an authority in the field of history, Ouyang Ting—the former principal.

However, with the passage of time, the ancient battlefield grew stranger and stranger. More than a month ago, the old principal, a group of experts, and the people protecting them were trapped in there and were nowhere to be found. Only one soldier in charge of watching over the equipment escaped.

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Chapter 258 Ancient Battlefield

The League had already sent a few groups of people in to search for their whereabouts. However, the changes in the ancient battlefield were too intense. Many people died there, but no one was found. In the end, the League basically gave up.

When Ouyang Lan came, the League's army was only guarding the ancient battlefield and was no longer sending anyone in.

Ouyang Lan had originally wanted to wait for An Sheng to come, but after the sudden blood storm in the ancient battlefield, Ouyang Lan was afraid that her father wouldn't be able to hold on any longer. Without having the luxury of time to wait, she decided to lead her men into the ancient battlefield.

Based on the current information, as long as the blood rain didn't hit the skin, there shouldn't be too much of a problem. However, the strangeness of the ancient battlefield was far from that.

The old principal and the others were stationed in some ancient ruins as their research targets. However, when the soldiers of the military rushed over, many of them ended up dying in the ruins. Even the cause of death remained unknown.

If Ouyang Lan wanted to find her father, she would definitely head there first. An Sheng was afraid that Ouyang Lan would die there, a result that he had no way of telling An Tianzuo and An Jing when he returned.

The vehicle quickly arrived at the entrance of the ancient battlefield. The scene in front of them made Lord Alcohol and the others wear even graver looks.

A river surged down. On their side of the river there was blue sky, and opposite the river was a storm cloud blanketing the river with blood rain. The two banks of the river were like two completely different worlds.

The river was as red as blood. It roared as it flowed downwards; its ultimate destination unknown.

"There wasn't such a river in the past, right?" An Sheng took out the map in the documents and said.

"This was formed after the blood storm. The blood storm was especially violent previously, so it's already considered a lot smaller now," the officer from before said.

"Prepare to cross the river and enter the ancient battlefield." An Sheng instructed his men to distribute the rainproof equipment to Lord Alcohol and the others.

As Lord Alcohol wore a custom raincoat, he looked at the boundless torrential rain and muttered to himself, "Legend has it that during ancient times when the Yellow Emperor fought Chiyou, Chiyou summoned the Count of the Wind and the Lord of the Rain to aid him in battle when he realized he was no match for Yellow Emperor. This caused a storm to sweep through the enemy, causing the Yellow Emperor to drop his armor and flee. This rain is blood-red and is an ominous omen."

Zhou Wen also knew that this was an ancient battlefield. However, that was a time from eons ago. He had only heard some legends and didn't know exactly what had happened.

However, he had heard of the Lord of the Rain before. Some said that the Lord of the Rain was an orthodox god sealed by the Heavens and Earth, while others said that the Lord of the Rain was actually a manifestation of a crimson dragon. Anyway, there were many legends, and nothing to be treated seriously. It couldn't be treated seriously.

"Young Master Wen, I will bring Madam back. Before that, you cannot enter the ancient battlefield no matter what." Before An Sheng left with the rest, he had especially told Zhou Wen not to enter.

"Don't worry. I'll wait for you to bring Sis Lan back." Zhou Wen was in a rush to find the tiny palm symbol. There were no city gates or stone monuments here, so he was afraid that he wouldn't be able to find the tiny palm symbol.

"Battalion Commander Lu, protect Young Master Wen well. No matter what happens, Young Master Wen has to live. Also, don't let him cross the river," An Sheng said to the officer.

"I guarantee that I will complete the mission." Lu Yun gave a military salute and loudly promised.

Only then did An Sheng cross the blood river with the others. Soon, they disappeared into the blood rain. The group appeared so puny in under the wrath of heaven and earth.

Zhou Wen didn't have the time to be in a daze. He turned around and walked along the river of blood. He needed to find the tiny palm symbol so that he could provide a little help.

"Principal, Sis Lan, please don't let anything happen to you." Zhou Wen quickly walked along the river.

"Young Master Wen, where are you going?" Battalion Commander Lu Yunxian rushed forward to stop Zhou Wen.

From his point of view, Zhou Wen shouldn't have come to such a place. For a student to come here, other than causing trouble and wasting manpower, he really didn't know what else he could do.

"I want to tour the vicinity," Zhou Wen said.

"No, I'm afraid not. Adjutant An told me to protect you. Nothing must happen to you. Please return to the encampment with me immediately," Lu Yunxian said.

"Adjutant An told you to ensure my safety and not restrict my freedom. If you can't do it, you can get someone else to do it," Zhou Wen said as he circled around Lu Yunxian and followed the blood river upstream.

Lu Yunxian frowned slightly, but he still followed him with his guards. Although he disliked Zhou Wen very much, he had to abide by An Sheng's orders no matter what.

Zhou Wen walked in front while Lu Yunxian led his guards to a spot not far from him. Zhou Wen stopped walking to take photos with his cell phone, as though he was here on a tour.

As such, not only did Lu Yunxian dislike Zhou Wen, even the guards couldn't hold back their displeasure. If An Sheng hadn't ordered them to protect a person like him, they wouldn't have wanted to.

"Things have already come to this stage and everyone is working hard. But what is he doing? He has the mood to come here to have fun and take pictures," a guard said unhappily.

Another guard added, "If I had known this would happen, I'd rather have followed Adjutant An across the river to the ancient battlefield and try my best to save lives. I wouldn't have to suffer this bullsh*t."

"Cut it out." Lu Yunxian stopped them.

Although he couldn't stand Zhou Wen, he was a soldier after all. His profession required obeying orders.

Zhou Wen naturally heard the discussions of the soldiers, but he couldn't explain it.

He walked along the river and walked for more than five kilometers, but he didn't find any sign of the tiny palm print, nor did his phone respond.

They had arrived in an area that was mountainous up ahead. According to the information provided, the mountainous region was also within the dimensional zone Furthermore, there were the dark clouds of the blood rain blanketing it. Zhou Wen couldn't find the palm symbol, so he could only head back downstream.

Lu Yunxian and company originally believed that this scion was finally returning, but to their surprise, Zhou Wen continued walking downstream without any intention of returning to his origin.

"Young Master Wen, it's getting late. The sky is about to turn dark. We should go back. If you are interested, you can come back in the day tomorrow," said Lu Yunxian.

"The sky isn't dark yet. Let's continue walking." Zhou Wen didn't wish to wait another day. If he found the tiny palm symbol earlier, he could help the efforts. Perhaps this would lead to a greater chance of rescuing the former principal.

Lu Yunxian couldn't help but frown, but since Zhou Wen had already begun walking away, he had no choice but to follow him. However, his expression didn't look too good as he remained silent with a cold expression.

Zhou Wen knew that Lu Yunxian and the rest were unhappy, but he could only feign ignorance. He continued searching along the river and couldn't help but pray inwardly. Please let there be the tiny palm symbol!

However, with the passage of time, Zhou Wen's heart grew heavier. The sun had already set, but he had still failed to find the tiny palm symbol.

Just as Zhou Wen was wondering if there even was a tiny palm symbol here, his phone suddenly vibrated. Zhou Wen was immediately delighted as he hurriedly took it out and scanned his surroundings.

There it is! When Zhou Wen saw the tiny palm symbol on an ancient monument, he nearly teared up with excitement.

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Chapter 259 First Battle With An Ancient Creature

Zhou Wen hurriedly scanned the tiny palm symbol. He finally relaxed when the phone showed that it was downloading.

I hope I'm not too late. Zhou Wen looked at the blood rain that covered the opposite side of the river like a fog. He wondered how the former principal, Ouyang Lan, and An Sheng were doing.

Just as Zhou Wen scanned the tiny palm symbol on the stone monument, a shadow suddenly appeared behind it—a huge blood frog. It spat out a mouthful of bloody liquid at Zhou Wen.

Lu Yunxian rushed to Zhou Wen's side and grabbed his shoulder with one hand, throwing him to the back. At the same time, he raised a shield with his other hand to block the bloody liquid.

The metal shield was corroded, leaving pockmarks. It had nearly melted through.

Lu Yunxian held a saber in his other hand and slashed with a blade beam, splitting the blood frog into two.

"Young Master Wen, can we return now?" Lu Yunxian turned to Zhou Wen and asked.

"Alright." Zhou Wen stood up and patted the dust off his body.

He then followed Lu Yunxian back to the garrison. The game had finished downloading. On the cell phone's home screen, there was an icon of a Boundary Stone. On it was the word, Zhuolu.

He clicked and entered the Zhuolu instance dungeon and soon, the blood-colored avatar appeared on the ancient battlefield that was covered in blood rain. However, before Zhou Wen could control it, he saw the blood-colored avatar charge out maniacally and fall into the river of blood. Then, the screen went black.

Zhou Wen felt a little depressed. He had died the moment he spawned. This was clearly not a good sign.

How do I defend against the blood rain? Zhou Wen lowered his head in thought. In reality, he could use custom raincoats. Not only were they waterproof, but they had pretty good defensive capabilities.

However, there were no raincoats in-game. All Zhou Wen could do was attempt to wear the soft armor manifested by the Three-Eyed Golden Warrior and the armor from the Gold-Armored Beast. However, neither of them could completely cover his body, so it was unknown if it would work.

The results proved that it was useless. As long as his skin was stained with the bloody rain-even a drop of it-he would lose control of his blood-colored avatar as it ran like it had rabies, eventually dying tragically in the blood rain.

Zhou Wen attempted to activate the Lotus Flower Buddha Body to see if he could withstand the corrosive effects of the blood rain. Only by doing so did he survive in the ancient battlefield.

However, the Lotus Flower Buddha Body constantly expended his Primordial Energy. Zhou Wen had to switch his Primordial Energy Art to a Dao Body to sustain the continuous expenditure of the Lotus Flower Buddha Body.

As he proceeded through the blood storm, his vision was seriously hampered. The visibility was reduced to less than three meters, but thankfully, Zhou Wen had the Truth Listener earring. It allowed him to possess senses similar to radar.

Trudging through the muddy land, Zhou Wen proceeded towards the location indicated by the military map. The place he was heading to was the ruins that the former principal and the others had researched. It was also where they had vanished. It was definitely the place where Ouyang Lan and An Sheng were headed for.

After a short walk, Zhou Wen heard a figure walking towards him.

It was a creature that looked like a human. Its hair reached to the ground and covered its face. Its limbs were long and slender, and its entire body was drenched in blood. Its movements were very strange, like a zombie.

Zhou Wen didn't dare lower his guard. He summoned the Saber Shield Knight and Demonized General and got them to charge forward first. No matter what it was, it was a creature inside the ancient battlefield. It was definitely not to be underestimated.

However, the Saber Shield Knight and Demonized General were unable to withstand the blood rain's poison. They lost control of themselves and began killing each other.

Does the blood rain have the same effect on a Companion Beast? Zhou Wen's mood worsened. Without being able to use a Companion Beast and having to constantly activate Lotus Flower Buddha Body to expend his Primordial Energy, this greatly reduced his combat strength.

Crack!

The strange creature suddenly moved at an incredible speed in the rain. Instantly, it appeared in front of the crazy Demonized General. It grabbed his head with both hands and twisted it off. Then, it casually threw the head to the ground and ripped off the Saber Shield Knight's head.

This is indeed not a place for people. Zhou Wen could tell from his opponent's speed that it was definitely an existence at the Epic stage.

He had encountered an Epic creature the moment he entered the ancient battlefield. It was even more terrifying than Zhou Wen imagined

Initially, he thought that even if it was the battlefield found in myths, there should be some lesser soldiers and generals. It was impossible for them to all be high-level creatures. But now, it seemed as if his wishes had been too ideal.

Zhou Wen decided to summon all his Companion Beasts to see if they could withstand the blood rain, so as to gauge how much combat strength he had left.

Ghost Bride was unafraid of the blood rain as she floated beside Zhou Wen.

The Mutated Overlord Snake in the Overlord Spear form wasn't affected either. It could be used in the blood rain.

The Three-Eyed Golden Warrior and the Golden-Armored Beasts were unaffected in their companion form. However, the Silver-Winged Sky Spider was unable to withstand the power of the blood rain, as it went into a frenzy.

The Mutated Lotus Flower Ant was fine and even Doctor Darkness wasn't affected. Truth Listener and the Yin-Yang Purple Air Bell could also be used.

The number of pets that Zhou Wen could use in the blood rain was much better than he had expected.

As he watched the monster charge at him, Zhou Wen tightened his grip on the Overlord Spear. At the instant the monster reached him, he used Ghost Steps and circled behind the monster. Augmented by Ever-Victorious, the Overlord Spear pierced through the monster's back.

Ever-Victorious was indeed useful. The tip of the spear pierced straight through the monster's body and stabbed into its back and out of its chest.

Zhou Wen was delighted, but he suddenly saw the monster's body explode like a water ball, splattering black liquid all over the blood-colored avatar.

The black liquid quickly flowed through the blood rain, as if it had a life of its own. It gathered together again, distorting into the monster's appearance.

What is this fellow? Zhou Wen was secretly alarmed. Just as he was about to launch another attack, he saw the screen turn black. The blood-colored avatar had died again.

Zhou Wen couldn't help but frown. After some thought, he understood how the blood-colored avatar had died.

It must be because the black liquid came into contact with my body. From the looks of it, that monster has a toxicity that's stronger than the bloody liquid. Zhou Wen was at a loss.

Although he knew that the monster possessed such power, he still couldn't find a way to resolve it.

The monsters appeared to be water-elemental, so Overlord Spear's attack with Ever-Victorious didn't have much effect on it. Furthermore, he possessed a powerful corruptive ability, one that Lotus Flower Buddha Body was unable to withstand. An Epic stage dimensional creature was just too strong. Before Zhou Wen advanced to the Epic stage, he would always find it difficult to fight any Epic creature.

I have to find a way to counter it. Zhou Wen knew very well that experience was the best teacher. He entered the game once again and continued to seek out the monster's weakness in battle.

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Chapter 260 Finding Weakness

Lu Yunxian was extremely displeased with Zhou Wen. He just couldn't understand why An Sheng would bring him to such a place.

Ignoring the reckless touring of the area, he spent all his time gaming after he returned to the garrison. He truly was an eyesore.

However, Lu Yunxian was relieved that Zhou Wen didn't cause any trouble for them.

It wasn't their fault they were irritated by Zhou Wen. The way he acted was just detestable. If Zhou Wen were in Lu Yunxian's shoes, he probably wouldn't have liked such a person either.

However, Zhou Wen had his reasons. Even though he knew it incurred the displeasure of others, he could only continue doing so.

Through repeated battles and repeated deaths, Zhou Wen's physical condition and blood regeneration abilities began to find it difficult to keep up with the expenditure, despite it only being one drop of blood each time.

Usually when gaming, Zhou Wen would switch to the Small Perfection of Wisdom Sutra, significantly improving his ability to recover. However, when he died too frequently, he would still suffer from anemia. He didn't know if it would cause any latent risks to his body.

Zhou Wen had also thought of getting a blood transfusion to make up for the loss. Although the blood transfusion required some troublesome paperwork, he should be able to obtain it if he thought of a way.

Zhou Wen ultimately gave up on the idea of a blood transfusion. He didn't know if the blood that was transfused into his body would count as his or the other person when dripped onto the mysterious phone.

He took out the blood supplements he had brought from the chaos space. Although he didn't know if they were of any use, it was better than nothing. Even a placebo was useful.

As he had earned a huge sum of money from selling Companion Eggs the last time, the supplementary medicine Zhou Wen had bought was clearly a lot more high-end. There was also good stuff like American ginseng and donkey-hide gelatin.

However, Zhou Wen searched everywhere, but he didn't find any ingredients like an electric pot. He didn't even have a hot water flask, so he could only call Lu Yunxian.

Lu Yunxian was discussing the latest intelligence with his colleagues. The changes in the ancient battlefield were getting more and more serious. Besides the blood river, dimensional creatures would occasionally appear.

Now, the garrison troops of the League were constantly clearing the monsters and, although they came under the jurisdiction of Luoyang's An family, the situation was so terrible that An Sheng and company would definitely be affected while inside.

Suddenly, Lu Yunxian heard his phone ring. He took a look and realized it was Zhou Wen. He frowned and answered the call.

"Zhou Wen, what's the matter?" Lu Yunxian asked.

"Is there anything like a rice cooker or an electric kettle? I need to cook something," Zhou Wen said as he gamed.

"This is a military encampment, not a college dormitory. There are no such things," Lu Yunxian said.

"Then, is there any way to boil stuff here?" Zhou Wen asked again.

"I'll send someone over. If there's anything you need, tell her. I'm currently in a meeting." Lu Yunxian said before hanging up.

Zhou Wen didn't take it to heart. He was only asking and it was fine if he couldn't boil the supplement. He planned on buying the utensils needed to boil the blood replenishing supplement the next time before coming out and placing them into the chaos space.

In-game, Zhou Wen was fighting a monster. So many deaths weren't without any rewards. He had mostly figured out the monster.

The monster was like a water ghost. It possessed water-elemental strength and ordinary physical attacks were useless against it. Furthermore, its body had a powerful virus. Any contact with its body would result in infection, even if it were a drop of water.

If one was physically resistant enough, they could still last for a period of time. Otherwise, an instant death was possible.

Zhou Wen was only at the Legendary stage. Relatively speaking, his physical qualities were relatively weak. He could use the Small Perfection of Wisdom Sutra to withstand the virus for a little while longer, but it wasn't of much use.

What was even more frightening was that the monster could mix its poison into the blood rain. It was completely impossible to defend against, and if one weren't careful, one would succumb to it.

When Zhou Wen used the Ancient Sovereign Sutra, it had a certain effect that restrained it, allowing him to injure its body. However, to kill it, just the augmentation of Primordial Energy was clearly insufficient.

If I could advance to the Epic stage, I could blast it apart with a punch with the augmentation of the Ancient Sovereign Sutra. Unfortunately, I'm still a Legendary. Zhou Wen sighed slightly as he continued sacrificing the blood-colored avatar's life to study his opponent and think of means to kill it.

Zhou Wen had also thought of circling around it, but after doing so, he ended up encountering another one. Clearly, there were more than one or two such monsters on the battlefield. If he couldn't think of a way to kill them now, he would definitely be unable to inch his way through the ancient battlefield.

While he was fighting the monster, there was a knock on the door.

"Come in," Zhou Wen said without looking up as he gamed.

Xu Wen walked in and frowned when she saw Zhou Wen gaming on his phone. However, she still said, "I'm Xu Wen from the medical corp. Battalion Commander Lu wanted me to come over to see if you need anything. If you need anything in the future, just let me know."

"Please cook the bag of medicine on the table for me." Zhou Wen was fighting the monster, so he was unable to divert his attention to speak to Xu Wen.

"You're injured?" Xu Wen asked with a frown.

Lu Yunxian wanted her to take good care of Zhou Wen. If Zhou Wen was injured, she had to do something immediately.

"No, it's just some supplements for blood replenishment. If it's convenient, can you boil it? If it's not convenient, just leave it there," Zhou Wen said.

Upon hearing Zhou Wen's words, Xu Wen bit her lip and left Zhou Wen's room without a word.

For Zhou Wen, who had been gaming all day in the dorm and doing nothing, to still drink such supplementary tonics left Xu Wen stupefied.

I really don't know why Adjutant An brought such a good-for-nothing wastrel here. Although Xu Wen was displeased, she still found a female soldier from the medical corp to boil the medicine for Zhou Wen.

Xu Wen glanced at the medicine—they were all rather good supplementary tonics, and she couldn't help but curse him for being such a wastrel.

When She took the medicine over, Zhou Wen was still gaming. She wasn't in the mood to bother with him, so she just left the medicine and returned to take care of the injured.

Recently, a large number of dimensional creatures had appeared beyond the blood river and many soldiers had been injured in battle. Xu Wen felt that it was a waste for Zhou Wen to be drinking such tonics. She believed that it should be given to the injured soldiers.

Zhou Wen naturally didn't know what Xu Wen was thinking. As he drank the medicine and gamed, he was once again tragically killed in the ancient battlefield.

I wonder when Banana Fairy will finish evolving? Zhou Wen glanced at the hurricane in the chaos space. It was still spinning without any signs of stopping.

Once again, he dripped his blood and entered the ancient battlefield. When he met the monster again, he took a deep breath and charged forward once more.

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Chapter 261 Fight Poison With Poison

When Zhou Wen stabbed the monster, it burst into a mass of black liquid once again. Zhou Wen hurriedly summoned his pet to block it. With most of his other pets killed in action, Zhou Wen summoned the weak Doctor Darkness to block the black liquid.

Zhou Wen originally imagined that Doctor Darkness would be killed instantly, but to his surprise, Doctor Darkness's body turned black due to the virus but didn't immediately die.

Doctor Darkness used a certain technique and a syringe appeared in one hand. He aimed the syringe at his arm and stabbed it in.

Zhou Wen only saw the liquid in the syringe being pushed into his body before he lost the luxury of time to look further. The monster had taken form and attacked again.

After dealing with him for a while, Zhou Wen was gradually left at the disadvantage. At that moment, he realized that the Doctor Darkness had rushed over to help him in combat. The scalpel in his hand shimmered with a thin blade beam. Although it was useless, it left Zhou Wen somewhat astonished.

Even the Three-Eyed Golden Warrior and the Golden-Armored Beast couldn't withstand the terrifying poison after they made contact with the black liquid. Even if they turned into armor, they would still be corroded.

Doctor Darkness's body wasn't as strong as the Golden Warrior and Gold-Armored Beast; yet, he still survived after making contact with the black liquid. Furthermore, after a short period of time, he became energetic and lively. It was as if he had never been injured.

Zhou Wen wasn't a match for the monster, so he was quickly forced to block the black liquid that splattered out from the monster's body. This time, Zhou Wen summoned Doctor Darkness to help him block it. To his surprise, Doctor Darkness became even stronger this time. His body was stained with the black liquid, only to turn black from contact and then quickly recover their rosy colors.

Apart from the corrosion of his flesh, he didn't suffer any damage from the virus.

This left Zhou Wen very surprised. Although the black liquid on the monster's body was highly corrosive, it wasn't lethal enough. Zhou Wen still had a way to deal with it.

However, the virus in the black liquid was something Zhou Wen was unable to defend against. He was basically killed by the virus every time.

Yet, Doctor Darkness was immune to it and seemed to have adequate resistance against the corrosive forces of the black liquid.

As Zhou Wen was so surprised, that moment of distraction allowed one drop of the monster's black liquid to splatter onto him.

Black gas immediately arose from the blood-colored avatar's body as it rapidly expanded. Zhou Wen knew something was amiss as he suddenly recalled the scene of Doctor Darkness stabbing himself with a syringe. He immediately thought of something

"Doctor Darkness, use Fight Poison With Poison." Zhou Wen gave the order. Without any hesitation, Doctor Darkness carried out Zhou Wen's order. A syringe appeared in his hand and stabbed the blood-colored avatar's body, injecting the poison into the blood-colored avatar's body.

Zhou Wen immediately felt a spasming pain spread throughout his body, but the pain slowed the spreading speed of the monster's virus, preventing him from dying as quickly as before.

It actually works! Zhou Wen was only giving it a try, he never expected it to be that effective. Although the pain was intense, he didn't die.

However, the poison could only temporarily withstand the virus and prevent the virus from spreading within his body. It had not been eliminated.

From the looks of it, Doctor Darkness isn't afraid of the virus solely because of Fight Poison With Poison. It has a lot to do with his own physique and Life Providence. Zhou Wen persisted for a while longer before being sprayed by the black liquid once again. The virus in his body exceeded the poison that Doctor Darkness had injected into him, and the virus began to spread again.

Zhou Wen hurriedly got Doctor Darkness to inject him with more poison using Fight Poison With Poison.

After injecting two batches of poison, the virus in Zhou Wen's body was stabilized again. However, the poison that Doctor Darkness had injected was extremely stimulating for his body. It made Zhou Wen feel pain as if he was being pricked by needles and he nearly stumbled to the ground.

The blood-colored avatar was ultimately killed. It was not that the monster had ripped off his head, but that he had made contact with some more of the black liquid. After injecting the poison again, the blood-colored avatar could no longer take it physically.

From the looks of it, Fight Poison With Poison cannot be used constantly. After injecting more than a certain amount of poison, it will cause tremendous damage to the body. Zhou Wen was somewhat disappointed as he originally imagined that he had found a way to deal with the monster. From the looks of it, it was only temporary.

On the other hand, Doctor Darkness's resistance to the virus was getting higher and higher. He could actually ignore the virus of the blood rain and the monster.

Unfortunately, he was still at the Legendary stage and had few combat skills. The monster could easily rip its head off. Otherwise, with his abilities, he would have perfectly countered such monsters.

Doctor Darkness was an Epic in the first place. It was only because Zhou Wen had insufficient Primordial Energy in his incubation that he had fallen to the Legendary stage. When he evolved into a mature body, he might be able to restrain that monster.

Although he had such thoughts, Zhou Wen knew that it was impossible for Doctor Darkness to evolve into his mature form in such a short period of time.

The abilities of Doctor Darkness allowed Zhou Wen to gain the ability to circle around the monster a little more. However, Fight Poison With Poison was just too painful. His organs felt like they were being pricked by needles, something ordinary people would find difficult to tolerate.

After injecting the poison a few times, Zhou Wen discovered something strange. Doctor Darkness's Fight Poison With Poison seemed to have more resistant traits against the virus.

In the beginning, Zhou Wen had needed an injection after making contact with one or two drops of black liquid. However, after a few times, Zhou Wen discovered that Doctor Darkness needed very little poison to put the virus at bay. Furthermore, its restraining effects were improving.

He's growing? The virus here has made Doctor Darkness rapidly grow? Zhou Wen immediately understood what was happening.

When Zhou Wen realized this, he consciously allowed Doctor Darkness to come into contact with even more poison. The blood rain which was everywhere and the black liquid on the monster's body were all candidates to be his nutrients.

As the poison that Doctor Darkness came into contact with increased, his resistance towards the virus increased. Apart from his physical traits being inferior to the monster, he eventually became immune to the monster's virus.

Furthermore, his usage of Fight Poison With Poison became more and more effective. As a result, one injection from Doctor Darkness after the blood-colored avatar made contact with a few drops of black liquid ended up being an overdose, causing the blood-colored avatar to be poisoned to death.

Zhou Wen once again came in front of the monster. When Doctor Darkness helped him block the black liquid, the system suddenly produced a notification: 'Doctor Darkness has reached the growth requirement and evolved into a mature body.'

Following the system's notification, a strange change occurred to Doctor Darkness's body. White streams of light emitted from his body. The white doctor robe flared up with the streams of light as a terrifying aura erupted from him.

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Chapter 262 Returning to the Epic Stage

Light arose from Doctor Darkness's body, forming a shadow projection of a doctor over his head. It was none other than the Dr. Soul Life Soul which Zhou Wen had seen before.

Seeing the monster charge at him again, Doctor Darkness raised the scalpel in his hand while Dr. Soul moved as well. He held the scalpel formed from light and stabbed it into the monster.

The monster's originally running body seemed to be nailed to the ground as it stopped moving.

Zhou Wen was delighted. He knew that Doctor Darkness had returned to the Epic stage. He finally had a powerful fighter who could be used.

Bam!

However, the monster's body turned into black liquid and exploded. Dr. Soul pinning him down with the scalpel shadow had instantly lost its effect.

However, the black liquid of the monster was useless against Doctor Darkness. It once again condensed into a monster and in an instant, it was behind Doctor Darkness. It wanted to twist Doctor Darkness's head off with its advantage of speed.

But now, Doctor Darkness had evolved to the Epic stage and he could keep up. With a slight flash of his body, he managed to dodge its hands. At the same time, the scalpel in his left hand flashed rapidly, slicing across the monster's body continuously.

In the blink of an eye, the scalpel diced the monster's body into several pieces.

However, the monster's body was not affected at all. It quickly merged into one and pounced towards Doctor Darkness once again.

Zhou Wen became a bystander in the battle between the two Epic creatures. Taking this opportunity, he glanced at the information of Doctor Darkness after his evolution.

Doctor Darkness: Epic

Life Providence: Golden Left Hand

Life Soul: Dr. Soul

Strength: 27

Speed: 40

Constitution: 29

Primordial Energy: 39

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

Companion Form: Soul

It was somewhat different from the original Epic Doctor Darkness's attributes. The four basic stats had increased, but they were still mainly concentrated on Speed and Primordial Energy. This was not much of a change.

The biggest transformation was his companion form. Doctor Darkness didn't have a companion form previously, but he did now. Zhou Wen didn't quite understand what a soul companion form was.

While Zhou Wen was thinking about this, he suddenly saw a strange light shoot out from Doctor Darkness's eyes. Dr. Soul's eyes lit up as well. With that, four beams shone on the monster's body, overlapping each other like a spotlight, illuminating the monster's body.

The beam of light didn't have any lethality. Zhou Wen knew that it was likely the Light of Penetration skill of Doctor Darkness, but he didn't know how effective it was.

In the next second, Doctor Darkness moved. He held the scalpel in his left hand and disappeared like a magic trick. He was incredibly fast as he moved the scalpel with almost indiscernible trajectories.

The monster that flew towards him was stabbed in the waist.

This time, the monster didn't explode into black liquid. Zhou Wen thought he heard something shatter inside its body. In the next second, the monster took a few steps back and exploded, turning into a pool of black liquid. However, this time, he wasn't reborn again. Instead, he slowly merged into the mud, leaving only a crystal behind.

A notification popped up in the game: 'Killed Epic creature, Wangliang. Discovered Dimensional Crystal.'

However, Zhou Wen couldn't help but be taken aback when he saw the crystal's name clearly. The dimensional crystal was different from what he had seen before.

The small black crystal's size wasn't obvious in-game. He estimated it to be about the size of a quail egg, but its name was a little odd.

Poison Crystal: 7

Zhou Wen got the blood-colored avatar to pick up the virus crystal, and the game system immediately asked if he wanted to absorb it.

Zhou Wen chose to absorb it and soon, a strange force fused into his body. Then, he looked at the blood-colored avatar's attributes and realized that its stats had changed from four different types to five. The new attribute was Poison, and its value was seven.

Zhou Wen didn't know much about Epic matters, he didn't know what the Poison stat was for either.

However, he soon discovered that he had obtained quite a lot of benefits after obtaining a seven-valued Poison stat. This was because he could directly withstand the blood rain and not be reduced to a lunatic by the poison.

From the looks of it, the Poison stat gives me quite a good viral immunity. However, I still need to further test how strong this resistance is. Zhou Wen was in a good mood as he continued walking forward with Doctor Darkness.

He had already wasted too much time here. He had to rush to the ruins as soon as possible.

After walking for more than half a kilometer, a monster appeared in front of him. Zhou Wen originally imagined that it was a Wangliang, but upon careful inspection, something was amiss.

The monster that appeared wasn't a Wangliang, but rather, a very strange creature. The creature's head looked like a wyrm with no horns on its head. Its body was like a lion's, its tail like a crocodile's. Its body was also covered in crocodile-like skin.

Zhou Wen's heart stirred. The one I killed previously was a Wangliang. Could this be the Chi from ChiMeiWangliang?

It was common to use the term ChiMeiWangliang to describe monsters of the mountains and rivers in the East District. Even if one didn't recognize the word, most people in the East District could guess that this phrase was used to describe all kinds of bad people. And with these four words all having the "ghost" radical in their characters, it meant a kind of ghost or monster.

Based on what Zhou Wen knew, the term "ChiMeiWangliang" represented three types of monsters. Wangliang referred to the ghost of plagues according to legend. There were also tales that he was one of the legendary Five Emperors of ancient times—Zhuan Xu's third son that had drowned to death.

Although it was a tale and couldn't be taken seriously, since a Wangliang had appeared, such a strange creature in front of him might just be the Chi of ChiMeiWangliang

This was because the legendary Mei, or succubus, was a ghost found in mountains and forests. It was a wood spirit that didn't match the monster's image in front of him. On the other hand, it was a beast-like ghost. There were also tales that it was one of the nine sons of the dragon. It did resemble the monster in front of him.

However, these were tales. They might not be the same as the dimensional creature in front of him.

Seeing the monster rushing over, Zhou Wen ordered Doctor Darkness to charge forward. Dr. Soul also condensed a scalpel made of light as he stabbed the glimmering weapon at the monster.

"Roar!" The monster let out a roar as black flames burst out from its body, transforming it into a Life Soul that was in the form of a black dragon. Without waiting for Dr. Soul to react, it swallowed him in one bite.

"Ah!" Doctor Darkness cried out in pain. A powerhouse's pain of having a Life Soul devoured was an excruciating pain that was akin to having his heart dug out.

While Doctor Darkness was in pain, the monster pounced on him and swallowed him.

Zhou Wen controlled the blood-colored avatar and circled to the back of the monster with Ghost Steps, stabbing its soft waist with his Overlord Spear.

However, before Overlord Spear could stab into the monster's waist, the black dragon-resembling Life Soul spewed out black smoke at the blood-colored avatar. This resembled a volcanic eruption as it enveloped the blood-colored avatar's body.

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Chapter 263 Battlefield Ruins

Without a word, Zhou Wen summoned his Yin-Yang Purple Air Bell and aimed it at the black smoke.

The black smoke seemed to be sucked away as it surged into the Yin-Yang Purple Air Bell. In the blink of an eye, it was sucked clean.

The monster seemed somewhat puzzled as it stared at the Yin-Yang Purple Air Bell with its strange eyes. Zhou Wen held the bell and shook it at the monster.

Black smoke immediately gushed out from the bell, enveloping the monster's body. When the black smoke touched its scales, it immediately seeped in. The monster's eyes rolled back as it collapsed to the ground.

Holy sh*t, is this black smoke that powerful? It even poisoned the monster to death? Zhou Wen was alarmed but upon closer inspection, he realized that the monster hadn't died. It had only fallen asleep.

The monster had fallen asleep and its Life Soul seemed to lose control. It floated above its head motionlessly.

How could Zhou Wen miss such a good opportunity? He charged forward with the Overlord Spear in hand and stabbed the monster in the abdomen.

Ever-Victorious showed its effects as the tip of the spear stabbed into the monster's abdomen. A hole was torn open in the monster's abdomen and black blood immediately flowed out.

It was unknown what the black smoke's strength was, but after having such a huge hole stabbed through, the monster didn't react at all despite bleeding excessively. It continued sleeping soundly, leaving Zhou Wen astonished.

Zhou Wen naturally wasn't going to be merciful with it. He stabbed it again and again, stabbing at it for a total of 18 times before the monster was finally dead. The black dragon-like Life Soul also shattered.

A notification popped up in-game: 'Killed the Epic creature, Chi. Discovered Dimensional Crystal.'

Zhou Wen saw that the dimensional crystal that dropped was a Strength Crystal with 32 points. Although its value was very high to him, Zhou Wen's limit was at 21. It was useless no matter how good it was.

After absorbing the 32-valued Strength Crystal, Zhou Wen felt that he was brimming with strength. His earlier fatigue was wiped clean, but his Strength stat didn't increase. It remained at 21 points.

Since the Wangliang and Chi have appeared, there should be a Mei. I wonder what kind of creature the Mei is. Zhou Wen was filled with curiosity.

However, he was not that bored to the point of deliberately searching for the Mei. He headed for the ruins through the blood rain before he encountered another Wangliang.

With a Dark Doctor to restrain it, it was rather easy to kill it. However, it didn't drop any Poison Crystals and only dropped an ordinary Speed crystal. It was useless for Zhou Wen now.

As he charged towards the ruins, he encountered several Wangliang and Chi. However, he didn't see the Mei, nor did anything useful drop.

After battling the entire night, Zhou Wen finally arrived at the spot where the map marked the ruins.

He wasn't in a rush to get the blood-colored avatar to walk over when he saw the broken stone pillars and the stone walls that stood in the middle of the blood rain not far away. Instead, he took the information An Sheng had handed out before leaving and carefully read it again. According to the information, the League had sent a few more groups of people to the ruins to find Ouyang Ting and the others.

However, when they entered the ruins, they died for no explicable reason. Even Epic experts were no exception. Until now, they had not found the reason.

It was also because of this that they felt that the former principal and the others were already dead inside. Hence, they didn't send any more search and rescue teams. Help came only when the An family received the news.

Zhou Wen observed the ruins from afar, hoping to find any clues no matter how minute. However, there were ancient symbols on them that he couldn't decipher. No matter how he looked at them, he couldn't tell anything

I'll still have to risk my life to scout the way. Zhou Wen summoned Doctor Darkness and Ghost Bride. Together with Three-Eyed Golden Warrior and Gold-Armored Beast, they entered the ruins as the blood-colored avatar remained outside.

Golden Warrior and Gold-Armored Beast were pets with powerful bodies, while Ghost Bride had the body of a ghost. Doctor Darkness was an Epic pet, so Zhou Wen wanted to see who would die among them. Through this, he could determine how terrifying the powers were inside.

The four pets carefully walked into the ruins and slowly explored.

After walking for a short distance, a cracking sound was heard as the Golden Warrior's head flew up from his neck as he died instantly.

Just like what was written in the information. Dying from a beheading. Zhou Wen frowned slightly. Although he had read it very carefully, he didn't see any creatures appear. Nor did he notice any power fluctuations. It was as though an invisible executioner had cleaved off the Golden Warrior's head.

Crack!

As Zhou Wen was pondering over the matter, Doctor Darkness's head fell to the ground and he died on the spot. He didn't put up any resistance just because he was an Epic creature. His death was equally clean.

Zhou Wen still couldn't see what was in the ruin. He couldn't even tell how Doctor Darkness died.

Not long later, Gold-Armored Beast suffered the same fate. Similarly, it had no chance to react. It died quickly, and in less than thirty minutes, Zhou Wen's three Companion Beasts, including the Epic Doctor Darkness, had been killed silently. Only Ghost Bride remained floating forward.

Ghost Bride continued forward for a while, but her head wasn't chopped off. This delighted Zhou Wen. It looks like that power is ineffective against ghosts.

Zhou Wen didn't dare enter, but with Ghost Bride around, she could scout the path for him.

Zhou Wen didn't hesitate any further as he sped her up. He began his carpet search of the ruins, hoping to discover something.

Perhaps it was because the power in the ruins was too terrifying that even ChiMeiWangliang didn't appear. There was only a dead silence. Apart from the blood rain outside, all that was left were those decrepit ancient buildings.

Zhou Wen controlled Ghost Bride to get her to search for clues in all sorts of rundown buildings.

This was a game, so he definitely couldn't find the former principal and company here. However, it was impossible for them to vanish into thin air. They must have gone somewhere. All Zhou Wen wanted to do was find the place.

At the encampment, the soldiers guarding the door suddenly saw someone in front of them rushing over like madmen. They hurriedly raised their rifles.

"Halt. Don't move any further, or else we'll shoot." A soldier hurriedly warned when he saw that the person was charging over.

However, that person didn't stop and continued running like a madman.

Just as the soldier was about to deliver a warning shot, he suddenly realized that the person was wearing the same military uniform as them. However, because he was covered in blood, most of the parts of his military uniform had turned dark red.

"It's Liu Chengzhi... Didn't he follow Madam Lan to the ancient battlefield? Why is he running back alone? Where's Madam Lan and the rest?" One of the soldiers took a closer look and instantly recognized who that person was. He was shocked and quickly went forward to welcome him.

Liu Chengzhi, who was covered in blood, pounced over when he saw the two of them. The two soldiers quickly held him up.

"Quick... Quick, tell Adjutant An... Madam is in danger... Save her immediately... If there's any delay, it'll be too late..." Liu Chengzhi said anxiously as he coughed out blood.

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Chapter 264 Tunnel Ruins

"Liu Chengzhi, what happened?" Lu Yunxian asked as he looked at Liu Chengzhi, who was being treated on a sickbed.

Liu Chengzhi's injuries were horrifying. Under the treatment of a Companion Beast with healing abilities, his life was saved. However, his injuries still required a longer period of treatment.

"Commander, quickly tell Adjutant An that Madam Lan is trapped in the ruins. Quickly send someone to help her. It will be too late if we delay any longer," Liu Chengzhi said anxiously.

"Adjutant An entered the ancient ruins two days ago. Didn't you encounter them?" Xu Wen asked.

Liu Chengzhi was stunned when he heard that. He shook his head and said, "Adjutant An has already entered the ruins? Why didn't I see them? I escaped from the ruins and rushed back with all my might, but I didn't see anyone."

"That's strange. Tell me clearly what happened to Madam Lan," Lu Yun asked first.

Liu Chengzhi hurriedly said, "We entered the ancient battlefield with Madam Lan and encountered many strange things. However, under Madam Lan's lead, we managed to arrive at the ruins where Old Mr. Ouyang and the rest studied without any mishaps. That place had already become extremely bizarre. Many of our Companion Beasts were beheaded there. Finally, Madam Lan came up with a way to safely enter the ruins."

Due to the excessive loss of blood, Liu Chengzhi felt a little thirsty as he swallowed his saliva before continuing, "In the ruins, we found an entrance that leads underground. There was also a mark left behind by Old Mr. Ouyang. In the beginning, we used many of our Companion Beasts to scout the area, but nothing happened. However, when Madam Lan led the group down, the entrance to the passageway was sealed. The few of us who stayed outside did all we could to open the stone door."

"And then?" Xu Wen pressed.

Liu Chengzhi panted a few times before continuing, "Three hours later, the stone door at the entrance opened automatically and Old Qiu rushed out. By then, old Qiu was covered in blood and I almost couldn't see the color of his military uniform. He rushed over and directly handed me a strange stone artifact. In a very urgent tone, he told me to pass the stone artifact to Adjutant An and get Adjutant An to lead men into the ruins to save Madam Lan or it would be too late. He was in such a hurry that he spoke in a delirious manner. He said that the stone artifact is a key that opens some doors. The stone artifact needs to be returned before the door can be opened to save Madam Lan. We have to be fast, or it will be too late. He kept repeating himself, and the few people we left guarding the spot couldn't say a word. Just as they were about to ask questions, Old Qiu suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood and passed away."

"What about the stone artifact?" Lu Yunxian asked.

Liu Chengzhi wore a look of guilt. "Even people like Madam Lan and Old Qiu were unable to deal with the situation in the stone passageway, so it would be impossible for us to do so. After our discussion, we planned on returning with the stone artifact and report the situation. However, the ancient battlefield is simply too terrifying. A few of our brothers died while I barely survived. The stone artifact was swallowed by a dimensional creature with a wyrm's head and a lion's body along the way. It's all my fault for not being able to hold onto it..."

"Do you still remember where that dimensional creature is?" Lu Yunxian asked after some thought.

"I roughly know the location, but I wonder if the dimensional creature is still there," Liu Chengzhi said.

"Alright, Xu Wen, do your best to treat Liu Chengzhi's injuries. Everyone else, prepare to be on standby. Prepare to set off anytime," Lu Yunxian said.

"Commander Lu, since Adjutant An has already gone, it probably won't be of much use for us to enter, right?" a middle-aged officer asked.

Lu Yunxian said, "When Liu Chengzhi and company returned, they didn't encounter Adjutant An. Therefore, even if Adjutant An reached the ruins, he wouldn't know of the stone artifact's existence, much less know that it has been swallowed by a dimensional creature. We have to deliver it to him."

"We can't do much, but killing a dimensional creature shouldn't be difficult. Furthermore, Liu Chengzhi is still familiar with the situation. There shouldn't be any major problems. Go and prepare," said Lu Yunxian in a tone that didn't allow for doubts.

Right now, Lu Yunxian was the highest-ranking officer. Since he had already decided, no one doubted him. They went back to prepare to enter the ancient battlefield.

Xu Wen also wanted to go, but Lu Yunxian rejected her request. Lu Yunxian wanted her to stay behind to take care of Zhou Wen, to ensure that nothing happened to him.

"Commander, just let me go. My healing abilities can reduce the number of casualties. Zhou Wen can just be taken off by the female soldiers at the medical corp," Xu Wen requested once again.

"Stay behind to take care of Zhou Wen. That's an order. If anything happens to him, you will be court-martialed. There's absolutely no room for negotiation," Lu Yunxian said firmly.

He had said it in a relaxed manner earlier, but he knew that the ancient battlefield was very dangerous. They would be placed in grave danger by heading in, and he didn't want Xu Wen to take the risk.

Xu Wen opened her mouth but was at a loss for words. She was a soldier, so she could only obey Lu Yunxian's orders. However, she felt extremely indignant.

Zhou Wen was gaming in his room, but he wore the Truth Listener earring at all times, so he could clearly hear the sounds nearby.

When Liu Chengzhi returned, the place was a little far from where Zhou Wen bunked. Zhou Wen didn't hear it, but when Lu Yunxian and the others prepared to set off, he heard the commotion.

When he came out to take a look, Lu Yunxian and the rest had already boarded their vehicles and set off. Two jeeps and a huge truck were driving out of the camp.

Zhou Wen realized what had happened. Seeing Xu Wen standing at the entrance of the camp, he walked over and asked, "Head Nurse Xu, what happened? Where are Commander Lu and the rest going?"

"Why are you asking so much? Do you dare to go to the ancient battlefield to rescue lives? Go back and play your game," Xu Wen snapped.

Xu Wen believed that if it wasn't for Zhou Wen, she wouldn't have been left behind.

"Rescue lives in the ancient battlefield? Who are they going to rescue? Ouyang Lan or An Sheng?" Zhou Wen was alarmed as he hurriedly asked.

"It's none of your business who's being rescued." Xu Wen didn't wish to say much to Zhou Wen.

Zhou Wen frowned slightly. He knew how dangerous the ancient battlefield was, which was why the An family had invited so many Epic experts from outside. However, if Commander Lu and those low-ranking officers were to enter the ancient battlefield, it was basically equivalent to sending themselves to their deaths.

"Head Nurse Xu, I believe you still don't know that Ouyang Lan is actually my mother, right? I hope you can understand my feelings and tell me what happened," Zhou Wen said when he saw that Xu Wen wasn't willing to tell him what had happened.

"Who are you lying to? Madam Lan only has two children-Overseer and Miss An Jing. Do you think you're the Overseer? Or Miss An Jing?" Xu Wen said with a pout.

"You should know about Ouyang Lan's remarriage, right? I'm her new husband's son. Who do you think I am to her?" Zhou Wen asked.

Xu Wen looked at Zhou Wen in disbelief.

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Chapter 265 Heading to the Ruins

"If it wasn't for my identity, why do you think An Sheng wants all of you to take care of me?" Seeing Xu Wen's hesitation, Zhou Wen went against his conscience and said, "My relationship with Ouyang Lan is very good, just like a biological mother and son. My concern for her is definitely no less than the An siblings. Can you tell me what happened?"

Xu Wen hesitated for a moment. Believing that it wasn't much of a secret, she recounted the entire incident to Zhou Wen.

After Zhou Wen heard that, he turned and walked out of the camp.

Although Lu Yunxian was an Epic expert, he didn't have many capable people under him. The low-level officers he had taken were basically at the Legendary stage. With their abilities, it was too difficult to deal with the dimensional creatures on the ancient battlefield.

Their survival had nothing to do with Zhou Wen, but if they couldn't retrieve the stone artifact, Ouyang Lan might very well die. It might even be possible that the former principal was also in the underground stone passageway, so Zhou Wen had no choice but to retrieve it.

"Hey, where are you going?" Xu Wen hurriedly chased after Zhou Wen when she saw him heading outside the camp.

"I'll help Commander Lu and the rest retrieve the stone artifact," Zhou Wen said.

"Stop fooling around. You're just a student. Why are you messing around?" Xu Wen hurriedly stopped Zhou Wen. Lu Yunxian wanted her to watch over Zhou Wen, so she couldn't let him do anything rash.

"Head Nurse Xu, you are the highest commander of the medical corp and also the best doctor. Why didn't you participate in this operation?" Zhou Wen asked Xu Wen.

Xu Wen snorted and said, "It's all because of you. If it wasn't for the fact that I had to stay and take care of you, I would have definitely gone. So you should stay here obediently and stop causing trouble."

"Then are you really not going? The ancient battlefield is fraught with danger. As the best medical personnel here, how can you stay behind and watch helplessly as your comrades die without doing anything? Comrades who can clearly live but will have to die because you weren't there. Can you really be at ease?" Zhou Wen stared at Xu Wen as he clearly enunciated each word.

Xu Wen's expression changed slightly, but she still said, "Whatever you say is useless. We must stay in the camp and not go anywhere. Otherwise, I won't be able to answer to Commander Lu, Adjutant An, and Madam Lan."

"Commander Lu got you to protect me, right?" Zhou Wen said after some thought.

"That's right." Xu Wen nodded.

"He didn't say that I can't leave the military camp, right?" Zhou Wen asked again.

"Well..." Xu Wen hesitated.

"Since he didn't say that I'm not allowed to go, and he wants you to protect me, that means that you will be going wherever I go, right?" Zhou Wen added.

Xu Wen was slightly taken aback.

"Then, do you want to go or not?" Zhou Wen stared at Xu Wen with a burning gaze.

"No, I can't let you take the risk..." Xu Wen struggled internally.

"Let's go to the blood river to take a look. We won't cross it. Waiting here is just too torturous. You wish to wait somewhere nearby, right?" Zhou Wen said with a sincere look.

"Well..." Xu Wen was still very hesitant.

"Anyway, I have to take a look. It's up to you to decide if you want to go." Zhou Wen walked around Xu Wen and walked towards the camp's entrance.

Xu Wen gritted her teeth but didn't stop Zhou Wen as she chased him out of the camp.

Xu Wen felt that a spoiled fellow like Zhou Wen, who stayed cooped up inside the encampment and ate supplementary tonics, definitely didn't have the guts to enter the ancient battlefield.

The main reason she agreed was that she was also feeling anxious. If she were to continue waiting in the encampment, she would feel too uneasy. In fact, she wanted to go more than Zhou Wen. His words had already shaken her resolve.

"How long do you think walking will take? Come on up." Xu Wen summoned a white lion. It was extremely majestic and was even taller than a horse.

Zhou Wen originally wanted to summon his mount, but his mount wasn't very fast. It wasn't as fast as he ran, so it was useless.

Seeing Xu Wen's white lion running quite quickly, Zhou Wen jumped up and sat behind her.

Xu Wen ordered the white lion to run at full speed and chased in the direction that Commander Lu and the rest had gone.

"Don't go too fast," Zhou Wen suddenly said to Xu Wen.

Xu Wen was slightly taken aback before she understood what Zhou Wen meant. If they ran too quickly and ended up catching up with Commander Lu and company, they would definitely be chased back.

Xu Wen grunted. When she saw the troops from afar, she slowed down a little.

Xu Wen steered the white lion in front while Zhou Wen continued gaming. Ghost Bride had found the tunnel and stone steps in the ruins.

However, there seemed to be some terrifying power inside that made Ghost Bride hesitate.

Zhou Wen knew that Ghost Bride must have sensed something, but unfortunately, she couldn't express it. Zhou Wen could only vaguely sense that she was afraid of something and didn't dare enter the passageway.

Since Ghost Bride didn't dare enter, Zhou Wen had no choice but to think of a way to enter. Ouyang Lan and the former principal might be trapped inside. Even if he didn't enter in the future, he knew that An Sheng would definitely enter. If he could find out ahead of time what danger was inside, he could warn An Sheng so reducing their sacrifices and giving them a greater chance of rescuing Ouyang Lan and the former principal.

What kind of power does the beheading in the ruins? Zhou Wen had already restarted the game a few times and had thought of many methods, but he still couldn't figure out what kind of power it was.

Even Doctor Darkness's Light of Penetration couldn't detect any problems in the ruins.

Zhou Wen hesitated for a moment before turning Doctor Darkness into his companion form. He saw that Doctor Darkness's body transformed into a beam of light that clung onto the blood-colored avatar like an illusion.

Zhou Wen was slightly taken aback as he realized that in the blood-colored avatar's skill column, there were skills—Scalpel, Fight Poison With Poison, and Light of Penetration.

Doctor Darkness's soul state actually imbued his powers on the master, allowing the master to use them.

Zhou Wen was delighted as he controlled the blood-colored avatar to head to the ruins again. Soon, he encountered a Wangliang.

Zhou Wen knew how Doctor Darkness killed Wangliangs, so he activated Light of Penetration and shot a beam at it.

Under the Light of Penetration, the Wangliang' body seemed to turn transparent

-all the meridians and organs within could be seen clearly. Zhou Wen immediately saw a tiny black bead rapidly flowing within the Wangliang. The bead was only the size of a rice grain and was extremely inconspicuous. It moved at an extremely fast speed, like a cardiograph. Furthermore, it didn't have any pattern, making it difficult to capture its trajectory.

Zhou Wen immediately understood how to kill the Wangliang.

With the Ghost Steps activated, Zhou Wen instantly appeared behind the Wangliang. With Scalpel, a white beam of light condensed into a scalpel and instantly pierced through the Wangliang's body and struck the beating bead.

Bam!

As soon as the bead broke apart, the Wangliang's body collapsed into a pool of black liquid that sprayed onto the ground. The game also gave the notification that he had killed an Epic Wangliang.

As long as I can understand the abilities and weaknesses of an Epic creature, it's not impossible for me to kill them with my present strength. Zhou Wen increasingly felt the importance of knowing himself as well as the enemy.

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Chapter 266 Are You Nuts?

Both banks of the blood river were two completely different worlds. On one side, the weather was perfect while on the other side, there was a bloody storm that stretched for thousands of kilometers. Mountains and rivers were dyed with blood, as though they were in hell.

When Zhou Wen and Xu Wen arrived at the blood riverbank, Lu Yunxian had already led the officers across the river.

"Head Nurse Xu, why are you here?" A low-ranking officer who was staying behind quickly greeted Xu Wen when he saw her.

"It's a little unsettling to stay in the garrison. Let's just wait here for Commander Lu and the rest to return," Xu Wen said as she sized up the interior of the vehicle.

Although she felt that she shouldn't cross the river and had to obey orders and take care of Zhou Wen, she couldn't help but look inside the car, hoping to find the remaining custom raincoats.

Without the custom raincoat, one wasn't able to move an inch in the blood rain. Upon contact with the raindrops, they would become lunatics. Entering would be suicide.

Unfortunately, the number of custom raincoats was limited. Ouyang Lan and An Sheng had taken two batches away one after another. There weren't many left after that. Lu Yunxian and the others had only obtained about ten sets, so only about ten people had crossed the river. The others could only wait here to receive them.

Without any custom raincoat left, Xu Wen felt extremely disappointed. It was impossible for her to even think about crossing the river now.

Zhou Wen stood by the blood river and looked at the blood rain with mixed emotions. Before he came to Zhuolu, he believed that he definitely wouldn't enter the ancient battlefield. All he needed to do was game outside and provide some help.

But now, he had to cross the river and enter that terrifying place personally.

I hope there's no need to use the words left behind by Teacher. Zhou Wen didn't think it would be too dangerous. He had already gained a better understanding of the ancient battlefield in-game. As long as he didn't enter the ruins, there wouldn't be too much danger.

"Do you have any more raincoats left?" Zhou Wen asked the officer.

Xu Wen said, "The number of raincoats we have is too limited. There wasn't enough for Commander Lu and the rest, so how can there be any left? Don't think too much. Just wait here for Commander Lu and the rest to return. With Commander Lu and Adjutant An's abilities, they will definitely be able to save Madam Lan and Old Mr. Ouyang and return safely with them."

Zhou Wen stood by the blood river and looked at the other side of the river before saying slowly, "You're right. Ah Sheng and company are both excellent. Perhaps they can return safely."

With that said, Zhou Wen paused for a moment as the luster in his eyes gradually turned sharp. Then, he said, "Unfortunately, I'm a person who doesn't like gambling. I can't sit here and wait for the needle of a wheel of fortune to stop. I can't watch the needle waver between luckiness and unluckiness. I want to control the needle and wheel and make them stop at the position I want."

The more Xu Wen processed what he said, the more she felt that something was amiss. Just as her expression changed slightly and she was about to say something, she saw Zhou Wen run towards the blood river, his body wrapped in black armor. In a few steps, he reached the edge of the river bank and leaped up, flitting across the river.

Xu Wen and company were shocked. Without any hesitation, Xu Wen reached out and grabbed an umbrella beside her. At the same time, she summoned a strange bird that was shimmering with lightning. The strange lightning bird transformed into a pair of wings and landed behind her.

Although Zhou Wen was wearing armor, the armor couldn't protect his entire body, so there would still be blood rain touching him. To Xu Wen, Zhou Wen's actions were akin to having a death wish.

The lightning wings on Xu Wen's back flapped as she instantly streaked across the sky like a bolt of lightning. She caught up with Zhou Wen who was about to enter the blood rain. She grabbed his shoulder and opened the umbrella to block the falling rain.

"Are you nuts?" Zhou Wen looked at Xu Wen in puzzlement.

It was impossible for the umbrella to block all the blood rain. Furthermore, Xu Wen was mainly using the umbrella to cover Zhou Wen's body, so many blood rain droplets splattered onto her body.

Although she had already summoned her armor-type Companion Beast to protect her, she was unable to envelop her entire body with it. A few raindrops of blood splattered onto her cheeks.

Zhou Wen couldn't understand why Xu Wen would do that. She had nothing to do with him, and she didn't even seem to like him. Yet, she had risked her life to rush over. This was something Zhou Wen couldn't understand.

"You are the one who's nuts. Go back with me." Xu Wen grabbed Zhou Wen and exerted her strength with her wings, trying to fly back to the other side.

However, she still underestimated the blood rain's infectious ability. In an instant, her eyes turned red, as though they were about to drip blood. Her consciousness suddenly blurred as she nearly caused Xu Wen to fall into the blood river.

With just a tiny bit of rationality left, Xu Wen threw Zhou Wen across the river as she landed by the side of the river of blood. She stood motionless in the rain with an umbrella in hand, knowing that she couldn't return.

"Just wait patiently for Commander Lu and the rest to come back. You're not a child anymore. Don't always give others trouble. No one can keep protecting you." Xu Wen's voice gradually turned hoarse, and her eyes gradually turned ferocious. Blood had already begun to flow out of them.

"B*stard... You b*stard..." When the officer on the other side saw this scene, he felt like tearing Zhou Wen apart as he roared angrily.

Zhou Wen was in the air as he looked at Xu Wen with an odd expression. He was an emotionally indifferent person, so he couldn't understand why Xu Wen would do such a thing for a stranger she didn't like. But at that moment, he didn't want her to die.

As though stepping on empty space, his body circled around like a bird. In midair, he charged towards the opposite bank like an arrow, shooting towards Xu Wen, who was holding an umbrella.

When Xu Wen saw Zhou Wen returning in midair again, she wanted to say something, but her consciousness turned blurry as violent emotions filled her mind.

Kill! Kill! Kill!

Xu Wen only wanted to kill and see blood. Any living thing in her eyes appeared filthy to her. It was as if only killing and blood could make her feel comfortable.

Boom!

She threw the umbrella in her hand and allowed it to fall to the ground. Pressing her palms together as the pair of wings behind her crackled with lightning, she struck out with both her hands as though she was enveloped by lightning. A lightning beam then shot towards Zhou Wen.

The officers on the other side watched as this scene unfolded, but they could not do anything. The distress drove them nuts.

From their point of view, Zhou Wen was definitely doomed facing such an attack from Xu Wen in midair. Even if he was lucky to not die from the attack, he would end up like Xu Wen the moment he landed in the blood river.

The azure lightning snaked at Zhou Wen as if it was about to swallow him.

However, in everyone's line of sight, Zhou Wen's figure suddenly blurred as he vanished into thin air, leaving the officers stunned.

By the time they saw Zhou Wen again, they realized that he was already standing on the other side of the river. He was standing behind Xu Wen, emitting a faint white light. He held onto the umbrella that was about to fall to the ground with one hand and holding something in his other hand. He then stabbed Xu Wen directly in the neck.

The red-eyed Xu Wen immediately turned limp as Zhou Wen held an umbrella in one hand and held Xu Wen in the other. He leaped into the air and returned to the opposite shore like a hawk.

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