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Chapter 299 Missing

Zhou Wen didn't know if kneeling down was of any use in real life, but it proved useless in-game. Don't ask Zhou Wen how he knew. It would only bring him to tears.

After a few days of grinding in the camp, he had failed to obtain the Dragon Pearl. He did manage to kill plenty of poisonous bats and he managed to raise his Poison stat to 15. A few poisonous bat Companion Eggs dropped, but their stats were far inferior to the White Shadow of Poison. They were all fed to his pets as food.

On the fourth day, An Sheng brought Ouyang Lan and a few others back. Zhou Wen had an ominous feeling when he saw that the former principal wasn't among them.

"Sis Lan." Zhou Wen went forward to ask about the former principal.

Ouyang Lan looked a little tired as she forced a smile and said, "Little Wen, An Sheng told me of the tremendous help you provided him. However, don't take such risks again. This is beyond your abilities. Luck won't stand on your side forever."

"Got it, Sis Lan. Where's the former principal?" Zhou Wen hurriedly asked.

Ouyang Lan's expression fell. "I couldn't find him. We found some things that belonged to my father and the other experts in the temple, but we couldn't find any traces of them."

Upon hearing that the former principal hadn't been found, Zhou Wen's mood improved ironically-not finding them meant that there was still hope. Hence, Zhou Wen asked, "Could they be trapped somewhere else?"

"I don't think so. It's easy to enter the temple but it's hard to get out. The people inside can't come out without someone opening it from the outside. My dad and the rest have clearly ventured deep inside the temple. It's unlikely they can come out without any rescue," Ouyang Lan said as she shook her head.

Zhou Wen was stunned when he heard that. He was about to ask something when An Sheng said, "Madam didn't manage to rest while inside. Let her rest."

Zhou Wen had no choice but to swallow the words he was about to say. He planned on asking An Sheng later.

Everyone returned to the encampment. Without waiting for Zhou Wen to visit him, An Sheng went to Zhou Wen's tent and explained the situation inside.

Ouyang Lan and An Sheng had followed the markings left by the former principal and found the temple. They did not find any markings left behind by the former principal elsewhere. They could confirm that he had been inside the temple but they could not find him, despite searching the entire area for him.

The former principal's last marking was on an altar. It meant that something had happened after they arrived. However, it was already the inner sanctum of the temple and there was no other way out, nor did they find any mechanism that made people disappear. The former principal and the others appeared to have disappeared into thin air.

After Zhou Wen heard that, he frowned and didn't say a word. There must be a problem with the temple, but it wouldn't be of any use even if he were to go, considering how An Sheng and Ouyang Lan had failed to find any clues, despite being such knowledgeable people.

"Don't worry, we've already explored a portion of the battlefield ruin's interior. With the chariot, it's safe when heading to the temple. We'll get professionals to investigate and seek out every possibility." An Sheng paused and added, "But based on the present circumstances, trying to find Old Mister Ouyang won't take a day or two. Madam wants you to return to school and stop wasting time here."

"Alright, I'll head back. But before I leave, can you take me to the temple? I want to take a look too." Although he knew that there was no point in going, Zhou Wen refused to give up unless he managed to see it with his own eyes.

An Sheng seemed to have guessed that Zhou Wen would have such a request, so he nodded in agreement.

The route to the temple was indeed very safe. The chariot was a direct route to the temple, and it would automatically stop when it reached it. It would only be sent to the entrance if someone activated it.

An Sheng led Zhou Wen into the temple. Since he had already figured out the dangers inside, Zhou Wen didn't sense any danger when An Sheng took him in, until he arrived at the innermost sanctum of the temple.

An Sheng showed him the former principal's markings. Zhou Wen looked around the temple for a long time but didn't find any clues.

Although he couldn't accept this result, Zhou Wen had no choice but to return. There was no point in staying there. He could use his phone to continue exploring the temple when he returned. Perhaps he could find some clues.

However, the chariot didn't exist in the game, so if Zhou Wen wanted to reach the temple, he had to pass through the underground sea first. This was also a problem.

Zhou Wen guessed that the chariot in-game was most likely parked in front of the temple. As no one had activated it, it didn't appear at the entrance.

It was obvious that the chariot's purpose was to send people out and not bring them in.

An Sheng sent someone to take Zhou Wen back to Luoyang. After Zhou Wen returned to school, he felt a sense of familiarity. He hadn't left for many days, but he felt uncomfortable. Perhaps the great contrast between the safe days at school and the dangerous days in the Zhuolu battlefield had gotten to him.

The most pressing matter at hand is to quickly advance to the Epic stage. Otherwise, if something were to happen, it would be difficult to handle it with my lack of strength. Zhou Wen thought about how he could obtain the Dragon Pearl.

Aerial movement techniques like Dragon Gate Fairy Skill were less effective underwater. The water resistance also weakened Ghost Steps. Therefore, the fact that the Dragon Pearl was underwater left Zhou Wen vexed.

Unable to think of a good solution, Zhou Wen went to Wang Mingyuan's place. Since he knew that Wang Mingyuan loved drinking tea, he even got An Sheng to buy him some high-quality tea that he obviously paid for himself.

"Teacher, this piece of paper was a life-saver. But I tried it again and it doesn't work anymore, why is that so?" Zhou Wen took out the paper slip and respectfully returned it to Wang Mingyuan.

He later tested it a few more times and discovered that ever since the slip of paper had been used on Lord Alcohol, it had no effect on other dimensional creatures. It was just like an ordinary piece of paper.

"Have you ever seen a bowl of rice that can't be finished no matter what?" Wang Mingyuan asked with a smile as he took back the note.

Zhou Wen immediately understood that the power on the note had been exhausted.

"Teacher, how did you know that my Life Providence would react if I knelt down to beg for mercy?" Zhou Wen voiced out his doubts again. He had never told Wang Mingyuan what his Life Providence was.

Wang Mingyuan smiled and said, "My research includes the reading of people, and you can say I have some success in it. Therefore, I was able to figure out something about your Life Providence. There's some pride in your Life Providence, something I've never seen before. I knew it was extraordinary, and it wouldn't tolerate such humiliation, so it might have been of some use. That's why I got you to test it out to see if it worked. From the looks of it, it really did."

"Test it out..." Zhou Wen was instantly rendered speechless.

"Then can I still use this move in the future?" Zhou Wen hurriedly asked. Since this move was so useful, and there was no real need for him to kneel, it was a waste not to use it.

"Have you ever heard of the saying that one would rather die than be humiliated? A single instance might make your Life Providence erupt due to anger, but I'm afraid a repeat of that will cause that anger to be vented on you. I'm not sure if you can withstand that. If it's possible, you can test it out," Wang Mingyuan said with a smile.

Zhou Wen couldn't help but shudder when he thought of Lord Alcohol's outcome. He quickly replied in all seriousness, "A man should have dignity and not kneel. I've never considered it and was just asking."

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Chapter 300 Poison Wyrm

Zhou Wen took back the antelope and chick that he had entrusted with Wang Lu. It wasn't good to trouble Wang Lu, and this debt had to be returned. It would be even more troublesome when the time came.

The chick had clearly gained a lot of weight from eating. Although it looked like it had grown up a little, Zhou Wen felt that it had merely gained weight, not because it had grown up.

The antelope was still as lifeless as ever. It slept lazily on the sofa all day. Apart from its interest in food, it didn't move much.

After consulting Wang Mingyuan, Zhou Wen learned that the campus had a dimensional zone known as Poison Wyrm Pool, which had a type of Epic creature known as Poison Wyrm. The Poison Wyrm had an opportunity to drop a Primordial Energy Skill known as Dragon Transformation Art. It was a movement technique that allowed movement in water, greatly enhancing one's Speed while in water.

Zhou Wen's current goal was the Dragon Transformation Art, but the Poison Wyrm occasionally appeared in Poison Wyrm Pool. Once one was discovered, it would be finished by the military quickly. And the Poison Wyrm Pool dimensional zone was under the military's jurisdiction. Students who wanted to enter had to request permission from the military.

Even if Zhou Wen had a phone that could download instance dungeons, he had to enter the dimensional zone and find the tiny palm symbol.

It was definitely possible to gain permission through An Sheng, but going through him was equivalent to using the An family. Zhou Wen didn't want to do that.

Therefore, Zhou Wen called Li Xuan to see if he had any means to obtain an entry pass.

Li Xuan didn't know much about such matters but said that he would ask around using his connections. If he could get it, he could give Zhou Wen a price to see if he found it acceptable.

Finally, Zhou Wen spent 30,000 for the pass. It was a one-time pass, and he couldn't stay inside for more than 48 hours.

"Old Zhou, why are you going to the underground Pool City? Although there are many rare dimensional creatures there, they are all Epic creatures. It'll be difficult to kill them now, and it's unsafe. Typically only tutors will request permission to enter when they need some special Companion Beast," Li Xuan said as he handed the entry pass to Zhou Wen.

"I wish to pay Poison Wyrm Pool a visit. I heard that there's a Poison Wyrm there that drops an underwater movement technique. I'm very interested in that," Zhou Wen said.

When Li Xuan heard that, he immediately waved his hands. "When you mentioned the entry pass, I investigated the situation inside. The Poison Wyrm you just mention isn't something that Legendaries can kill. And even it can be done, you have no chance of that happening. Legend has it that snakes evolve into wyrms over a thousand years, and a wyrm evolves into a dragon after a thousand years. Although a Poison Wyrm hasn't evolved into a dragon, they are top-notch existences at the Epic stage. Furthermore, they are covered in poison. Even the Poison Wyrm Pool's water is lethally poisonous. The typical Epic can't even enter the Poison Wyrm Pool, much less kill a Poison Wyrm. Let alone us!"

"I'm just going to take a look. If it works, so be it. It doesn't matter if it doesn't. I'll just treat it as broadening my horizons." After sending Li Xuan off, Zhou Wen took his pass and headed to the underground Pool City.

When the soldiers guarding the underground Pool City saw that Zhou Wen was about to enter, they kindly reminded him, "Student, although there aren't many dimensional creatures in Pool City, they are all at the Epic stage and have unique traits. Unless necessary, it's best you don't enter."

"Thank you for the warning. I'm heading in to take a look and won't venture far." Zhou Wen thanked him.

After handing over the pass, Zhou Wen passed the checkpoint and arrived in front of the underground Pool City.

Pool City was submerged by water everywhere, but it wasn't deep. The deepest part measured about a meter. There were many plants growing in the water, especially reeds that looked like forests.

From afar, one could see an underground ancient city. The city walls were already mottled as if they had experienced the merciless destruction of time.

Zhou Wen heard that there were many water monsters in Pool City. Other than the Poison Wyrm, there were often other water-elemental dimensional creatures lurking in there. However, it was fine in the city's periphery. The most powerful dimensional creatures were inside the city.

People had built a cement bridge in the periphery that connected all the way to the entrance of Pool City. Just as Zhou Wen stepped onto the bridge, he heard someone else enter. He was slightly taken aback when he turned to take a look.

The person who was walking towards him was his tutor, Wang Fei.

Although Wang Fei had introduced Zhou Wen to study under Wang Mingyuan, Zhou Wen was still her student under the school's system.

Wang Fei was clearly surprised to see Zhou Wen. After settling the procedures, she walked to the bridge and asked Zhou Wen, "Why are you here? This place is too dangerous for students."

"Teacher Wang Mingyuan told me to visit this place as an observational practice. I'll just be wandering the periphery and not entering," Zhou Wen used Wang Mingyuan as an excuse, afraid that Wang Fei would speak further.

"Since it's an observational practice, come with me. After all, I'm your tutor. I can't just let Uncle Mingyuan be the one always teaching you. Just take it as me giving you the lesson today," Wang Fei said as she walked towards the city gates via the bridge.

I... I'm really just here to take a look at the gates... I don't want to go in... Zhou Wen was depressed, but he couldn't say it out loud. All he could do was follow behind Wang Fei.

As he walked, Zhou Wen sized up the city gate of Pool City, hoping to see if he could find the tiny palm symbol.

This time, Zhou Wen's luck was pretty good. He immediately saw a tiny palm symbol on the plaque above the city gate. Engraved in the middle of the palm was an ancient Chinese character for "water."

Zhou Wen hurriedly took out his phone to take a picture of the tiny palm symbol above the city gate. Upon seeing this, Wang Fei said, "Why are you taking pictures of the city gate? It's best to capture images later when we encounter dimensional creatures. It's best if they are video. You can slowly study them when you're back. Water-type dimensional creatures are subjects of study in the various universities in the League. It will be very helpful in future conquest battles at sea."

Zhou Wen also knew that the League had always wanted to conquer the seas. However, because the situation at sea was different from land, there weren't many people who could really go out to sea. However, experts had predicted that the era would soon arrive.

Due to this prediction, the price of Companion Eggs associated with water had increased greatly. Some of them had increased by more than ten times, but it had already been twenty to thirty years since the prediction, and there were still no signs of the so-called era of seafaring. It was still dangerous for normal people to head out to sea. Even Epic humans didn't dare do so easily.

After he downloaded Pool City's instance dungeon, Zhou Wen felt a lot more relaxed. He wasn't afraid of the Epic creatures, believing that it wasn't a bad thing to follow Wang Fei in to take a look. He could gain an understanding of how water-type dimensional creatures fought. It might help him too.

After entering Pool City, they discovered that the streets here were more flooded. Most of the houses were half-filled with water. It was a waterlogged city.

Splash!

The two of them had just Pool City when they saw a wave appear not far from them. Something in the water was rapidly approaching them.

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Chapter 301 Demonstrating

"There are two types of water-type dimensional creatures commonly found in Pool City. Take note of the waves. If the angle of the waves is around 30, you have to be careful. They are Epic Electric Eels. They have extremely powerful electric powers. Electricity easily conducts in water. The best way to deal with a Electric Eel is to stay out of the water. Having the ability to fly is the best. Otherwise, choose to jump onto a building. In short, make sure not to stay in the water unless you have the confidence of withstanding the electrocution at the Epic stage with your body. If the waves are at 50, it's an Epic Sword Fang Fish. Their offensive strength is extremely high, but they have low intelligence. To Epic experts, they are pretty much a bonus..." Wang Fei patiently explained to Zhou Wen.

She had already learned of Zhou Wen's actions in the Zhuolu battlefield from Ouyang Lan. Although Ouyang Lan was very worried about the former principal, she still mentioned Zhou Wen several times and urged her to take good care of him.

Wang Fei admitted that she didn't have the ability to teach a special genius like Zhou Wen, but teaching him some practical experience wasn't a problem. After all, Wang Fei had once been a soldier and participated in many battles.

"Dealing with the Sword Fang Fish is very simple. As it's quite brainless, only having high offensive strength, you just have to dodge its attack and then stab it." As Wang Fei spoke, the Razortooth Fish flew forward, arriving in front of her with astounding speed.

Wang Fei's figure flashed slightly before she drew her sword and slashed upwards. After crossing the Sword Fang Fish, waves of blood splashed out from behind her. Soon, a thin, two-meter-long strange fish floated with its white belly facing up. It was obviously dead.

It was the first time Zhou Wen had seen Wang Fei in combat. Her technique was swift, accurate, and elegant. It exuded the feeling of being fully composed while striding between life and death. She was truly an expert amongst those at the Epic stage.

Wang Fei sheathed her sword and turned to Zhou Wen. "However, if you do that, you have to wait until it's one meter away from you before dodging and attacking. You mustn't give it any time to react. If you lack the confidence to dodge at such close proximity, it's best you jump onto a wall and not face it directly in battle. Do you understand?"

"Got it." Zhou Wen nodded in response.

Wang Fei's experience was obtained from actual combat. Ordinary people had to earn these experiences with their lives.

Now that Zhou Wen had Banana Fairy, ordinary Epic creatures couldn't do anything to him. As long as he didn't have a death wish, there wasn't much danger in Pool City.

"Ms. Wang, where are you going?" Zhou Wen asked Wang Fei who was walking ahead. Although he had Banana Fairy, he didn't want to take too many risks.

"Don't worry. I'm just taking a stroll nearby. I heard that a Electric Eel was spotted here recently. I happen to want a Electric Eel Companion Beast, so I came to try my luck," said Wang Fei.

Only then did Zhou Wen relax. As long as she didn't go to places like the Poison Wyrm Pool, nothing would happen.

Wang Fei led Zhou Wen onto the roof of the buildings, but her gaze remained fixed on the water beneath as she searched for traces of the Electric Eel.

She didn't find the Electric Eel, but she found another Sword Fang Fish. Wang Fei looked at Zhou Wen and asked, "Do you want to give it a try? I heard you already have the ability to kill Epic creatures."

"There's no need. I'm not good at fighting in water." Zhou Wen shook his head. Although Wang Fei had already demonstrated the technique to slaying Sword Fang Fish, Zhou Wen still felt that there was no need to gain experience by risking his life. After all, he could do the same safely in-game.

Wang Fei didn't say anything when Zhou Wen declined the proposal. After all, she had heard about his escapades from Ouyang Lan. An Sheng had told her and he had heard it from Lu Yunxian; therefore, Wang Fei felt that there was likely some level of exaggeration. After all, Ouyang Lan thought highly of Zhou Wen to begin with. After the trip to the battlefield ruins, she thought even better of him. It was quite understandable that she had embellished it a little.

"It's right for you to choose not to try. Killing a Sword Fang Fish requires experience too. Watch from the side and I'll demonstrate again." As Wang Fei said that, she jumped into the water, but stood on the water surface without sinking. Apparently, she had quite good skills in alacrity.

Sensing the fluctuations in the water's surface, the ripples in the water immediately rushed towards Wang Fei. It looked extremely fast and potent, making it seem as if something was a little off.

Wang Fei frowned slightly as she seemed to notice something

Splash!

As the water splashed, a four-meter-long golden Sword Fang Fish leaped up from the water, stabbing at Wang Fei like a sharp sword.

On the golden Sword Fang Fish's body, there was a golden glow.

"It's a Mutated Sword Fang Fish?" Wang Fei's eyes focused as she drew her sword and slashed out a beam at the Mutated Sword Fang Fish.

Clang!

When the sword flashes clashed, several sword flashes appeared on the golden Sword Fang Fish's body. They split like gears, grinding Wang Fei's sword beams to pieces.

Wang Fei tapped the surface of the water with her toe and dodged the Sword Fang Fish's attack before engaging in battle with it.

Zhou Wen watched from the side and realized that the golden Sword Fang Fish was much stronger than the average Sword Fang Fish. Its sword flashes were able to grind all sorts of Primordial Energy Skills to pieces. Despite Wang Fei's sword techniques being highly ingenious, her sword flashes would shatter upon contact with the Sword Fang Fish's body. She couldn't injure it in any way.

However, Wang Fei's movement techniques were lithe and swift. Although the Sword Fang Fish's sword flashes were fast, they couldn't injure her. The situation was in a stalemate.

After watching for a while, Zhou Wen roughly knew the weakness of the golden Sword Fang Fish. Although Wang Fei wasn't weaker than it and had very high-quality Companion Beasts, she didn't have the ability to overwhelm the golden Sword Fang Fish.

However, Wang Fei's standard was clearly much better than the golden Sword Fang Fish. She was definitely able to slay it given enough time.

Seeing that she couldn't finish the battle anytime soon, Zhou Wen sat on the rooftop and took out his phone. As he gamed, he waited for Wang Fei to kill the golden Sword Fang Fish.

When Wang Fei noticed that Zhou Wen was sitting there playing games, it was a miracle that she wasn't angered to death by him. All she could do was vent her anger on the golden Sword Fang Fish. However, it was quite a handful, something she couldn't finish instantly.

Just as Wang Fei was feeling depressed, she suddenly saw a wave of water appear in the street a distance away. The angle of the wave was extremely small, and it was like an arrow that was approaching her.

"Electric Eel?" Wang Fei was immediately alarmed. She still had the energy to deal with a golden Sword Fang Fish, but adding on a Electric Eel made it a challenge.

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Chapter 302 Two Mutated Creatures

However, on second thought, Wang Fei felt that it was also a good opportunity to educate Zhou Wen. She wanted him to learn how to fight in a disadvantaged situation, and how to eventually win despite being outnumbered two to one.

Zhou Wen also saw the new wave. Based on the knowledge taught by Wang Fei, he recognized it as the Electric Eel and hurriedly got up to help.

However, he heard Wang Fei say loudly, "During actual combat in dimensional zones, we often encounter situations that can put us at a great disadvantage. This is especially so when we are attacked by a group of dimensional creatures. Learning how to deal with such a disadvantageous situation is very important when you explore dimensional zones in the future. Watch well. I'll now demonstrate to you how positioning and kiting can be used to deal with two or more dimensional creatures."

Hearing what Wang Fei said, Zhou Wen sat down again. He didn't game, but stared at the battle which Wang Fei was engaging in.

Child, let me, your tutor, blow you away with my performance. Wang Fei took a deep breath inwardly and tapped the water surface with her toe. Like a graceful fairy, she dodged the Sword Fang Fish's sword flash and slashed at the Electric Eel that was rushing towards her.

The Electric Eel leaped up from the water and revealed itself to be a five-meter-long eel. Its body shimmered with silver light as though silver electric bolts were dancing on its scales.

Wang Fei's heart skipped a beat when she saw this. Normal Electric Eels were blue in color, but this Electric Eel was silver. Furthermore, the electric bolts were also a strange silver color, not the common blue. It was obviously a mutated creature.

What's going on? Wang Fei felt something amiss.

It wasn't easy to find a mutated dimensional creature, but now there were two of them. It was way too odd. The key point was that Wang Fei had never encountered Mutated Electric Eels before. She didn't know much about them either. She had no idea if she could simultaneously deal with two Epic mutated

creatures.

Boom!

The silver lightning on the Mutated Electric Eel blasted out and clashed with Wang Fei's sword flash. The sword flash instantly shattered as she saw silver bolts of lightning smite down from the sky.

Zhou Wen watched as Wang Fei engaged in a battle with the two mutated creatures. He watched as she moved like a fairy, constantly dodging and ducking above the water surface, every instant in a harrowing manner. He couldn't help but marvel inwardly. As expected of a tutor. She's indeed extraordinary. These kinds of movement techniques are already better than my Dragon Gate Fairy Skill. It looks like I still need to work harder.

Zhou Wen had never seen the Electric Eel before, nor did he know that it was a Mutated Electric Eel. He thought that Wang Fei was deliberately showing him her movement techniques and ingenious positioning.

Wang Fei was in a dilemma, unable to voice her suffering. The Mutated Electric Eel was much harder to deal with than she had imagined. The silver electric bolts were extraordinary and could spread across large areas in the water. Coupled with its incredible speed, she was unable to catch up to the Mutated Electric Eel.

She could not kill one, nor catch up to the other. Although Wang Fei was capable, she was unable to use her abilities to their fullest. All she could do was dodge the attacks of large swaths of lightning and sword flashes, without being given any chance of retaliation.

Having had the intention of retreating temporarily, she recalled the words she had said to Zhou Wen. It was too embarrassing to retreat now.

Wang Fei originally wanted to rely on her own abilities to find a way to kill two mutated creatures, but she soon realized that it was almost impossible.

The Mutated Sword Fang Fish's sword flashes could be torn apart through repeated attacks, but the Mutated Electric Eel had an escape technique with dual water-electric traits. With the two combined, along with the environment of Pool City, it only took an instant to travel nearly a thousand meters. Wang Fei had no way to keep up with its speed.

She wanted to set up an array of sword flashes to stop the Electric Eel, but the Mutated Sword Fang Fish would rip apart whatever she set up. It couldn't be turned into something effective.

Instead, the Mutated Electric Eel's attack caused a lot of trouble for Wang Fei. Electric bolts flashed in the water, making it impossible for her to touch it. Lightning also struck down from the sky, making it difficult for her to dodge.

If she was on land, she could still summon a Companion Beast to help, but now, other than flying Companion Beasts, the other Companion Beasts would be electrocuted the moment they entered the water. It was useless to summon them.

For a moment, Wang Fei was in an extremely awkward situation. She was at a loss of whether to fight or retreat. This dilemma troubled her.

Although Zhou Wen didn't quite understand Wang Fei's complicated feelings, his talent in combat was still quite good. He quickly noticed that her situation wasn't looking good.

It could no longer be described as a disadvantageous situation. If this continued, Wang Fei's life would be in danger.

Without having second thoughts, he summoned the banana fan and timed it just as the Mutated Sword Fang Fish leaped out of the water before fanning it.

Wang Fei was just about to dodge when she saw the Mutated Sword Fang Fish charging at her with sword flashes that resembled glowing wheels when a strong gust of wind suddenly swept over.

The water's surface stirred up a wave several meters high. If it wasn't because all the water had been used, the waves might have been higher.

The wind swept the water wave onto the Mutated Sword Fang Fish's body, instantly sending it flying. It flew into the sky along with some of the water like a column that reached to the heavens.

What was even more amazing was that the water column had frozen into ice, freezing in midair. Even the Mutated Sword Fang Fish was frozen in the water column. It was a very strange sight.

Wang Fei was slightly taken aback as she turned to look in the direction where the cold wind came from. She saw Zhou Wen standing at the top with a green fan in his hand. When she looked over, Zhou Wen had just put the fan to his chest, looking somewhat refined.

Zhou Wen really has the ability to kill Epic creatures. Isn't this the power of this fanning way too ridiculous? Even among Epic creatures, there aren't many who can use such a level of attack. Wang Fei's expression looked confused.

However, Wang Fei was one who had been through a lot. After being startled for a moment, she immediately snapped out of her daze and dodged the Mutated Electric Eel's attack.

Without the Mutated Sword Fang Fish holding her back, Wang Fei felt much more relaxed dealing with the Mutated Electric Eel.

Zhou Wen didn't offer any more help, but Wang Fei had already lost the mood to demonstrate to him. All she wanted was to quickly finish this Mutated Electric Eel.

It wasn't that Zhou Wen didn't want to help, but the usage of Grand Yin Wind had already expended all his Primordial Energy. He needed some rest to use it a second time.

However, even if it was used a second time, it would probably be useless. The Mutated Electric Eel's dual water-electric escape technique was too fast. The Grand Yin Wind might not be able to catch up with it.

Wang Fei vented all her frustration on the Mutated Electric Eel as she slashed out one sword flash after another, forming afterimages in the air. Soon, Zhou Wen discovered that the afterimages were not real afterimages, but remnant sword flashes in the air.

The sword flashes had failed to stay in place due to the Mutated Sword Fang Fish's sword flashes destroying them, but now that there was no Mutated Sword Fang Fish left, the sword flashes formed a sword net in the air. When the Electric Eel slammed into it, it ended up being covered in blood.

Despite finishing off the Mutated Sword Fang Fish, Wang Fei just didn't feel happy about it.

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Chapter 303 One-on-One

"Ms. Wang, your movement technique and swordplay are truly exquisite. Can I learn from you?" Zhou Wen asked Wang Fei sincerely.

Wang Fei frowned at Zhou Wen, unsure if he was mocking her.

Although Zhou Wen's EQ wasn't high, he could tell that there was something wrong with the way she was looking at him. He hurriedly explained, "I mainly focus on movement techniques, but I'm so inferior to you. I wonder if you can tell me the name of the movement technique you used, or which dimensional creatures drop it?".

Wang Fei didn't know whether to laugh or cry when she saw how sincere Zhou Wen was, a clear act that he wasn't being sarcastic.

She had thought of so many methods in the past, hoping that Zhou Wen would learn from her, but to no avail. To her surprise, Zhou Wen ended up wanting to learn from her because of the embarrassing circumstance.

"This movement technique is unique to my family, so it's hard for outsiders to learn it." When Wang Fei learned that Zhou Wen wanted to learn it from her, she was thrown into a difficult position.

This movement technique was a secret technique of the Wang family. It required the combination of three different movement technique-type Primordial Energy Skills to acquire mastery. Furthermore, the three Primordial Energy Skill Crystals were proprietary to the Wang family's dimensional zones. Outsiders could not obtain them.

"I see. Then I'll look at other movement techniques." Zhou Wen was slightly disappointed. Wang Fei's movement technique was indeed better than his Dragon Gate Fairy Technique, and it was more practical.

However, since it was the Wang family's secret technique, Zhou Wen had to give up.

Seeing Zhou Wen's disappointed expression, Wang Fei had mixed feelings. She previously wanted Zhou Wen to study under her, but now that he wanted to do so, she couldn't teach him.

"You're my student and also Uncle Mingyuan's disciple. You can't be considered an outsider. How about this? I'll go back and discuss it with my family elders. Perhaps there's a chance," Wang Fei said after some thought. She really didn't wish to miss an opportunity to teach Zhou Wen.

"Thank you, Ms. Wang. If it's too troublesome, forget it." Zhou Wen didn't really want to trouble Wang Fei.

"We'll talk about it when the time comes. I may not succeed." Wang Fei didn't say much because she really wasn't sure if she would succeed.

If it weren't for the fact that the person who wanted to learn it was Zhou Wen, Wang Fei wouldn't even attempt to win him an opportunity.

After hoisting up the Mutated Sword Fang Fish and Mutated Electric Eel, she discovered that they each had a Companion Egg inside their bodies. Two Companion Eggs had dropped at once.

"This is yours." Wang Fei handed Zhou Wen the Mutated Sword Fang Fish's Companion Egg and put away the Mutated Electric Eel Companion Egg.

Zhou Wen didn't stand on ceremony when he considered how he had indeed put in the effort. He put away the Mutated Sword Fang Fish Companion Egg and planned to hatch it when he returned. It might come in handy later when he went to slay the Poison Wyrm at Poison Wyrm Pool.

In Bright Prospects College's canteen, a man with short black hair was quietly eating his meal. A girl walked over and sat opposite him, speaking to him excitedly, "Ming Xiu, I got accepted to be an exchange student at Sunset College. I can head over to Sunset College with

you."

"Is it worth being so happy to go to Sunset College?" The boy looked up at the girl, confused.

"Of course, it's something worth celebrating. It's Sunset College! The best school in Luoyang! It's not even just Luoyang, there are many outstanding geniuses in the entire League who wish to study at Sunset College. Being able to attend school there is the dream of many students, right?"

Saying that, the girl blinked and said, "Of course, I'm so happy not because I can study at Sunset College, but it's that I can go to Sunset College with you. I want to see you defeat the high and mighty geniuses there. I want to let them know who the strongest genius is."

"There are many geniuses, but I've never been a genius," said Ming Xiu indifferently.

"I know; you relied on your own hard work, but it's undeniable that you're a true genius and the strongest genius in Bright Prospects College's history. If your father weren't the chancellor of Bright Prospects College, you wouldn't have attended this school. Famous schools like Sunset and Covenant Colleges are where you should've gone. You are not inferior to any of those students. You are even more outstanding." The girl looked at Ming Xiu, speaking with agitation.

"Outstanding?" Ming Xiu shook his head slightly and reached out to stroke the girl's head. "Compared to going to Sunset College, I prefer eating the lunch boxes you prepare for me in the sun.

"Got it, got it. You've said it many times. Wasn't I training hard recently to get a spot to go to Sunset College with you? I obviously didn't have the time to make lunch boxes for you. Now that I've already obtained the qualification, I'll make it for lunch tomorrow. You greedy cat," the girl said in exasperation.

At the same time, Sunset College was also discussing the exchange students between Bright Prospects College and Sunset College. The two colleges had a deep relationship, so there would be certain spots reserved for students from Bright Prospects College to study for one semester which lasted three months.

Although it was an exchange, it was to let them learn advanced knowledge and theory. The teachers from Sunset College would send their students to tutor them on a one-on-one basis.

"These are the nominations for the student tutors this year. Look and see if you have any objections," the vice-chancellor said as he pointed to the documents in front of the teachers.

Wang Fei picked up the name list and looked at it. She asked in surprise, "Why is Zhou Wen's name on it? Aren't the student tutors always third years and above? Zhou Wen is just a freshman. He shouldn't need to do this, right?"

The managing vice-chancellor smiled and said, "Zhou Wen is in the top ten of our school's comprehensive test, and he once defeated John and won honor for our school. If he doesn't qualify, few of our students qualify."

Wang Fei didn't want Zhou Wen to waste his time and energy on being a student tutor. She wanted to change the vice-chancellor's mind, but before she could say anything, the vice-chancellor waved his hand and said, "This matter is decided. There is no room for discussion."

Seeing how determined the chancellor was, Wang Fei had no choice but to swallow her words. After the meeting, before Wang Fei went to look for the managing vice-chancellor, he asked her to stay behind.

"Madam personally called to request this," the managing vice-chancellor said to Wang Fei.

"Sis Lan?" Wang Fei was slightly taken aback. However, since it was Ouyang Lan's request, she had nothing to say. She was only Zhou Wen's teacher, but Ouyang Lan was, in name, his mother.

Wang Fei picked up the name list again and glanced at the person Zhou Wen would be tutoring. On it were two words: Ming Xiu.

"Ming Xiu, could it be the one from the Ming family? What is Sis Lan trying to do?" Wang Fei looked at the name with an uncertain expression.

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Chapter 304 Poison Wyrm

In the underground Pool City instance dungeon, Zhou Wen controlled the blood-colored avatar and ran towards Poison Wyrm Pool.

There were few dimensional creatures in Pool City, so he only encountered two Sword Fang Fish along the way. However, they were only ordinary ones that he easily slew.

Using the characteristics of the Overlord Spear's Ever-Victorious, he was able to dish out death with one strike, but nothing dropped.

The Poison Wyrm Pool was originally a lake built in the city. After the city was flooded, the pool wasn't fully submerged due to its higher height. The square and stone columns by the side remained above the water surface.

With the blood-colored avatar standing in front of the stone column, Zhou Wen looked down and couldn't help but frown. The water in the Poison Wyrm Pool was black. Even if he jumped in, there was a chance that he wouldn't be able to see anything.

He first summoned an ordinary Golden Warrior, letting it enter the Poison Wyrm Pool to test things out. He wanted to see if he could lure the Poison Wyrm out.

The Golden Warrior fell into the water and sank with a bloop. After a while, there was no reaction from the pool. However, the game indicated that the Golden Warrior had died. The Poison Wyrm didn't appear.

Zhou Wen summoned a few more Companion Beasts and sent them into the water, but the results were all the same. They caused quite a commotion when they sank, but they soon fell silent. However, the Poison Wyrm just didn't appear.

With no other choice, Zhou Wen let Ghost Bride give it a try. She had a ghostly body and wasn't affected by the poisonous liquid. She floated straight into the lake.

Although Ghost Bride was unaffected, she couldn't see anything in the pitch-black pool and didn't know how deep the pool went. Despite diving several hundred meters, Ghost Bride still failed to reach the bottom, nor did she find the Poison Wyrm.

Ghost Bride kept diving for nearly a thousand meters before she finally reached the bottom. The bottom wasn't very spacious, and she didn't encounter the Poison Wyrm after circling the area.

Strange, where did the Poison Wyrm go? Has it not spawned? Zhou Wen was puzzled.

This was a game, and Zhou Wen was the only gamer. That made it quite impossible for there to be spawning problems. Zhou Wen made Ghost Bride make another circle of the area but ultimately didn't discover anything.

Strange! Zhou Wen had no choice but to go to the school's database.

There was quite a lot of information regarding the Poison Wyrm. After all, it was a dragon-like existence. Many tutors had attempted to obtain a Poison Wyrm Companion Beast.

However, there were very few people who could kill it. The Poison Wyrm was also known as a Diving Wyrm. It remained within the Poison Wyrm Pool, and wouldn't easily be tempted by external objects.

As for the Poison Wyrm Pool, it was extremely toxic. Not only humans, but even some of the venomous Companion Beasts also found it difficult to survive in it.

A tutor had specifically written a guide to lure the Poison Wyrm out. The most important point mentioned was that although the Poison Wyrm was an aquatic creature, it enjoyed eating birds, especially bird eggs.

As long as one applied some beaten eggs to the stone railings, one could lure the Poison Wyrm out. If one couldn't find any bird eggs, chicken eggs could be used too. However, the amount of chicken eggs required was around four kilograms.

Drawing out the Poison Wyrm was only the first step. This was because an ordinary Epic expert would not be able to withstand the toxicity of the Poison Wyrm. If they were to be sprayed with poisonous gas, they would most likely die on the spot.

Are there bird eggs in the game? I don't have any bird eggs, but I have one stone egg. I wonder how long it will take before Truth Listener evolves. Zhou Wen was somewhat depressed. Only objects like Companion Eggs could be brought from real life into the game. Ordinary objects couldn't enter.

If I were to go to the Poison Wyrm Pool in reality, I could take the chick over and tie it up as bait. But in this game, where can I find birds and eggs? As Zhou Wen was thinking about how to get eggs, he heard a commotion outside.

Originally, he didn't want to pay attention to what was happening outside, but when he heard Li Xuan call his name, he opened the door. He immediately saw Li Xuan standing outside the courtyard with many people surrounding him. Most of them were special admissions students that lived in the Four Seasons Garden. Even Wang Lu was amongst them.

They surrounded Li Xuan and said something, while Li Xuan had a smug look on his face. Beside him was a beautiful Companion Beast in a leafed robe with a wooden bow in hand. It had pointy ears and a pair of wings growing on its back.

"Zhou Wen, what do you think of my newly acquired Elf Companion Beast? It's an authentic Elf Archer from the West District's Life Forest. Although it's only at the Legendary stage, it's much more expensive than the typical Epic. Furthermore, due to their rarity, it's not something that can be bought with just money," Li Xuan flaunted.

The special admissions students by his side had looks of envy, as though they agreed with Li Xuan's words.

"What special abilities does she have?" Zhou Wen felt that ordinary Legendary Companion Beasts were useless to him unless they had special abilities.

"Such a pet doesn't need any ability. It just needs to stay by my side," Li Xuan said.

Many students beside him nodded in agreement, feeling that Li Xuan was right.

"If there's nothing else, I'll go back and play games." Zhou Wen didn't see the point of having such a Companion Beast tag along.

Li Xuan hurriedly followed Zhou Wen into the building.

"Old Zhou, this item is just a decoration. It's indeed useless. However, a batch of excellent-grade Companion Eggs has recently been sent to Luoyang. This Elf Archer is just one of them. Someone gave it to me as a gift. They invited my Li family to participate in the Companion Egg auction. Are you interested in joining me?"

"I don't have money anyway. What can I do if I go? I'll just play games at home," Zhou Wen said with a shake of his head."Come on man. Join me. Just treat it as broadening your knowledge. After all, it's rare seeing Companion Eggs from the West District. I heard there are dragons, angels, devils, and some other elemental Companion Beasts." Li Xuan added.

"I'm not going," Zhou Wen rejected.

"Don't be so heartless. At most, I'll pay you to attend." Li Xuan knew that Zhou Wen lacked money, so he tempted him.

However, that was in the past when Zhou Wen lacked money. He had invested enough money now, so his need wasn't that high.

"Why must you drag me along?" Zhou Wen asked.

Li Xuan chuckled in embarrassment. "The last time I bought the Thundergod General was when you were with me. You helped me make up my mind, resulting in my good luck. I will definitely get a few more Companion Beasts this time, so if you join me, I'll feel a lot more at ease."

"Do you think I'm some kind of lucky mascot? I don't have that ability. If you really want to get lucky, why don't you invite Wang Lu along?" Zhou Wen rolled his eyes at him.

Upon hearing Wang Lu's name, Li Xuan said depressingly, "Wang Lu will participate too, but she is buying a Companion Egg for herself. We will be competitors. Come with me. I won't let you do it for free." If any Companion Beast catches your fancy, I'll buy it for you as payment as long as it's not too expensive."

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Chapter 305 Poison Wyrm Crystal

Zhou Wen didn't accept the payment, but he still agreed to participate in the auction with Li Xuan. The venue of the Companion Egg auction happened to be at the Xiyuan Crystal Shop.

Qin Xiyuan's shop? When Zhou Wen recalled the store, he immediately thought of the mysterious numbers and the locked Companion Beast.

He thought that he could get the answer after saving the former principal, but to his dismay, he failed to find the former principal in the ruins.

The An family had sent many experts into the temple to search. An Sheng would occasionally inform him of the progress. The latest update from An Sheng was that there seemed to be a problem with the temple.

According to the analysis of an expert in ancient architecture, following the layout of the temple, they should have only arrived at the outer sanctum of the temple and there should be an inner sanctum further in. The former principal was probably trapped inside the inner sanctum.

However, they had yet to find a way to enter the inner sanctum. The research was still ongoing

Zhou Wen also wanted to enter the temple in-game. Unfortunately, he couldn't pass the underground sea, so he couldn't reach the temple.

I should focus on advancing to the Epic stage first. Zhou Wen couldn't find any bird eggs in-game-not even chicken eggs. He had no choice but to think of other solutions.

In the patch of reeds outside Pool City, there were some low-level avian dimensional creatures. Zhou Wen grabbed a few of them and hung them above the Poison Wyrm Pool's stone railing and drained their blood.

This actually worked. It didn't take long before bubbles popped out of the Poison Wyrm Pool. The few avian dimensional creatures trembled in extreme fear.

Splash!

The surface of the water suddenly exploded. A dimensional creature that looked a little like a snake or dragon extended half of its body from the toxic pool. It opened its mouth and sucked at the bleeding birds, sucking them into its mouth.

It didn't appear like a snake since it had claws, but it was not a dragon since it lacked horns. It looked very strange.

Zhou Wen wasn't in the mood to appreciate its appearance. He made Banana Fairy blow a gust of cold, raging Grand Yin Wind at the Poison Wyrm, sweeping it up along with large amounts of poison water before it was frozen in midair.

Bam!

Frozen in a block of ice, the Poison Wyrm landed on the square. Any ordinary Epic creature would have been frozen to death, but the Poison Wyrm didn't die. Thankfully, the freeze remained in effect as it lay motionless when it fell to the ground.

Zhou Wen held the Overlord Spear and thrust out several times, stabbing the Poison Wyrm to death.

It's not as powerful as the rumors say! Zhou Wen felt that those strategies were a little exaggerated. Killing a Poison Wyrm was quite easy.

However, it had eluded him that few people in the world possessed the Mythical Banana Fairy. Without her, how could he have so easily killed a Poison Wyrm?

Ding!

The Poison Wyrm's body exploded as a crystal dropped. Zhou Wen took a look and saw that it was a crystal with a Poison Wyrm's figure inside. It was obviously a skill crystal.

My luck is in here. Zhou Wen was overjoyed as he hurriedly got the blood-colored avatar to pick up the crystal.

'Poison Wyrm Crystal: Requires 21 Strength and 14 Poison stats to absorb.'

The system gave him a notification, and it was something that Zhou Wen's stats matched perfectly. He even had a slightly higher Poison stat; hence, he directly chose to absorb it.

The Poison Wyrm crystal transformed into wisps of black gas and fused into the blood-colored avatar's body. At the same time, Zhou Wen felt a numbing pain aura circulate in his body as he cried out in pain.

After a while, the feeling gradually disappeared as a new Primordial Energy circulation formed in his body.

'Absorbed Poison Wyrm Crystal. Attained Epic Primordial Energy Skill: Poison Dragon Finger.'

It's not the Dragon Transformation Art? Zhou Wen felt depressed. It wasn't what he needed. He hadn't heard of the Poison Dragon Finger before, and on second look, he realized it was just Rank 1.

Zhou Wen tested the Poison Dragon Finger and when he used it, his left middle finger turned black. Other than that, there didn't seem to be any other changes.

There weren't any strong finger beams or explosive powers. It looked ordinary and unremarkable. It was unbelievable that it was an Epic Primordial Energy Skill.

Isn't this too weak? Do I even have to touch my opponent with my finger? It's already an Epic Primordial Energy Skill, yet it's still so low-end? Zhou Wen pointed at the stone column and discovered that not only was it ordinary, nothing about its effects stood out. The augmentation in Strength was very lacking, making it not much stronger than the Mortal-stage Golden Finger. It really didn't live up to its status as an Epic skill.

Since the Poison Dragon Finger has the word "poison," it likely clinches victory using poison, right? I'll try testing it on a living creature later. Zhou Wen had no choice but to console himself and leave the Underground Pool City dungeon before switching to the Zhuolu battlefield.

Not long after, he encountered a Chi. This time, Zhou Wen specifically used the Poison Dragon Finger to deal with it. However, when he tapped at the Chi, it wasn't damaged at all. He only left a black dot the size of a fingertip on its body.

Zhou Wen originally hoped for the black dot to show its special effects such as directly rotting it and poisoning the Chi to death, so he kept staring at the Chi's black dot.

However, not long after, the black dot disappeared. With it disappearing without a trace, the Chi remained brimming with energy as though it was completely fine.

I actually believed this nonsense! Zhou Wen was rendered completely speechless. To call this Primordial Energy Skill an Epic was an insult to the word "Epic."

Without a solution, Zhou Wen first tried his luck at the baby tiger and once again tried the underground sea. After successfully killing himself, he headed for the underground Pool City to grind the Poison Wyrm. He refused to stop until he obtained the Dragon Transformation Art.

Now experienced, it was easier for him to lure the Poison Wyrm out and kill it. There were no absolutely invincible dimensional creatures in this world. Even a Companion Beast like Banana Fairy with a Mythical foundation could be resolved as long as he knew her characteristics.

The principle of mutual promotion and restraint was very useful in battles between Companion Beasts and dimensional creatures.

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It was unknown if Zhou Wen's luck had really changed for the better recently. After killing the Poison Wyrm once again, he had another Primordial Energy Skill Crystal drop. It left him in disbelief.

May the heavens bless me. It should be the Dragon Transformation Art this time, right? Zhou Wen hurriedly got the blood-colored avatar to pick up the Poison Wyrm Crystal.

The absorption conditions were the same as before-Strength and Poison stat requirements. After the blood-colored avatar absorbed the Poison Wyrm Crystal, the system gave another notification.

'Absorbed Poison Wyrm Crystal. Attained Poison Dragon Finger 2.'

D*mn, there's a sequel? Zhou Wen felt like he was about to explode. He actually had two weak Primordial Energy Skills drop in consecutive fashion. He didn't know if he was lucky or unlucky.

At this point, Zhou Wen didn't have a solution. He killed the baby tiger with nothing to speak of, before diving into the underground sea to steal the Dragon Pearl. After succeeding in dying, he returned to kill the Poison Wyrm.

Ding!

A crisp sound rang out as another Primordial Energy Skill Crystal dropped.

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Chapter 306 Stone Armor

'Absorbed Poison Wyrm Crystal. Attained Poison Dragon Finger 4.'

Zhou Wen felt a little uncomfortable when he saw the game notification pop out. The Poison Wyrm was simply exasperating; it just kept dropping Poison Dragon Finger.

What the hell is this? Zhou Wen had no choice but to treat the Poison Dragon Finger seriously.

To have the Poison Dragon Finger Primordial Energy skill drop three times in a row, Zhou Wen didn't think it was a mere coincidence. After studying the skill carefully, he realized that the Poison Dragon Finger's 1, 2, 4 weren't the same. They were three separate skills.

Zhou Wen believed that the first unlabeled Poison Dragon Finger was 1. When he used it, the middle finger on his left hand turned black, Using 2 and 4 turned his index finger and ring finger black.

Could it be that there are five types of Poison Dragon Finger that correspond to each of the five fingers? However, the effects of the Poison Dragon Fingers are so weak. Even if they're used at the same time, it wouldn't be of much use, right? Zhou Wen was rather intrigued. He wanted to know the might of the Poison Dragon Finger when he gathered all five.

After all, the Poison Dragon Finger in its present state didn't live up to being an Epic skill. Zhou Wen now felt that the Poison Dragon Finger wasn't that simple.

He checked the Poison Wyrm's information on the school's database mainly to see what it could drop. There was little information on such matters. Only the tutor who had previously written the method to lure the Poison Wyrm had mentioned that Poison Dragon Finger would drop. However, he claimed that it was very weak and weaker than the typical Legendary skill. It wasn't worth practicing

Zhou Wen didn't manage to find any information on the Dragon Transformation Art, so he could only continue grinding. However, after killing the Poison Wyrm three times, he only had a Strength Crystal drop. No other skill dropped, much less a Companion Egg

It's so difficult to have the Dragon Transformation Art drop. I wonder who's managed to have it drop in the past. Zhou Wen had no choice but to patiently grind the instance dungeons.

The bat cave dropped the most items, but few of them were useful. The best was naturally the White Shadow of Poison Companion Egg. Unfortunately, Zhou Wen only had one drop. The ones he subsequently killed didn't produce any Companion Eggs.

Next were the Primordial Energy Skill Crystals, followed by the Poison Crystals.

In addition, the bat cave had another special use-help Zhou Wen hatch Epic Companion Eggs.

Due to Zhou Wen's lack of Primordial Energy, he wasn't able to hatch Epic Companion Eggs. But thanks to the large number of bats, killing them all dropped at least seven Primordial Energy Crystals each time he cleared the bat cave. These were valued between 21 and 36.

With the help of these high-valued Primordial Energy Crystals and the Primordial Energy recovery of his Dao body, Zhou Wen could barely hatch an Epic Companion Egg.

Zhou Wen had used this method to hatch the Mutated Stone Chi. Now, the Mutated Stone Chi had transformed into a grayish-white stone armor that the blood-colored avatar wore.

The armor was unique. It was a full-body armor. The grayish-white stone covered the blood-colored avatar from head to toe. It was different from the crudeness that Zhou Wen imagined. The Mutated Stone Chi in its armor form was exquisite and refined. It was on par with exquisitely forged steel armor. It even had quite an artistic feel to it.

After the blood-colored avatar put on the stone armor, it looked like a stone statue. However, its face was covered with a ferocious beast helm. It looked extremely ferocious and ruthless.

On the back of the armor, there was a black dragon pattern. The dragon appeared more abstract, preventing anyone from seeing its full appearance. However, the dragon's domineering aura seemed to leap out of the armor as though it would come to life at any moment.

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After testing the defense of the Stone Chi's armor, it wasn't only strong, the armor had powerful self-healing abilities. It could instantly repair itself if it was not completely destroyed. The poisonous rays from ordinary Epic poisonous bats were unable to scuff the armor. Even the White Shadow of Poison's poisonous rays and poisonous claws only left a few marks that weren't too deep. They failed to penetrate the armor.

This is good stuff. Zhou Wen thought that, with such good armor, he might be able to withstand the black dragon's attack, but once he entered the underground sea, the stone armor and the blood-colored avatar were swallowed whole. It didn't mean anything to the black dragon. The only thing was that it was a little hard to chew.

It wasn't of much use to deal with those terrifying true dragons, but the armor was an excellent-grade defensive object at the Epic stage. Zhou Wen liked it a lot.

When the Mutated Stone Chi fought alone in battle, it was rather powerful. It had the strength similar to the Mutated Stone Chi which Zhou Wen had killed. It was an excellent-grade pet that was good both in the offensive and defensive.

After hatching the Mutated Stone Chi, Zhou Wen took out the Mutated Sword Fang Companion Egg and hatched it using the same method.

Mutated Sword Fang Fish: Epic

Life Providence: Fish of Sword Comprehension

Life Soul: Sword Flash Fish

Strength: 39

Speed: 37

Constitution: 38

Primordial Energy: 35

Talent Skill: Fangwheel Sword Flash

Companion Form: Sword

Although it only had one skill, the Mutated Sword Fang Fish's stats were excellent. It was all-rounded, with none of its stats lower than 35. It could be considered a pretty good excellent-grade Epic Companion Beast.

The only regret was that the Mutated Sword Fang Fish was an aquatic-type creature. It could only move freely in the water, so its mobility on land suffered greatly. It was basically useless.

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However, that didn't matter. Usually, Zhou Wen could just use it as a sword in a place without water. The sword formed by the Sword Fang Fish, along with its sword flashes, was much more convenient than the Overlord Spear. It was even mightier, it just lacked the Ever-Victorious trait.

He brought the Mutated Sword Fang Fish to the underground sea and wanted to use its speed to snatch the Dragon Pearl, but it was still swallowed by the black dragon. It failed to put up any resistance.

From the looks of it, I can't just rely on pets. I still have to increase my strength as soon as possible. Zhou Wen gritted his teeth and continued grinding the Poison Wyrm, hoping to have the Dragon Transformation Art drop.

When it was time to meet Li Xuan, Zhou Wen applied for leave and attended the auction with Li Xuan.

Zhou Wen was rather familiar with the Xiyuan Crystal Shop, but when he got there with Li Xuan today, there were more people here than the previous few times.

The people were mostly middle-aged. There were young people, but not many. Apart from Li Xuan, Zhou Wen didn't see any familiar faces. Wang Lu didn't seem to be there either.

"Brother, aren't you going to introduce me to your friend?" Just as the duo arrived at the venue, they saw a young man walk over.

Although Zhou Wen didn't recognize the young man, he could guess that he was Li Xuan's second brother, the man who had tried to kill him several times.

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Chapter 307 Tyrant Behemoth

When one wore clothing in the form of a western suit and white shirt, it made them feel formal. However, the young man wearing such attire in front of them looked natural and desultory, as if wearing those clothes was nothing but natural. He exuded a unique, indescribable charm.

Zhou Wen sized him up. He was a man in his twenties, with looks that made one jealous. His every move was filled with charm, enough to move any woman's heart.

Seeing that Li Xuan was merely looking at him coldly without any intention of introducing him, the man smiled and offered Zhou Wen his hand. "Hello, my name is Li Xiubai. My close friends call me Mobai. Since you are my brother's friend, call me Mobai as well."

"Zhou Wen, Li Xuan's friend." Zhou Wen extended his hand and shook it before answering tersely. Those few words directly told Li Xiubai that he was on the same side as Li Xuan, and there was no way he would be friends with him.

Li Xiubai didn't mind. He smiled and said, "Brother's friend is naturally my friend. If we have a chance to get to know each other in the future, you'll start to understand me. Don't rush to conclusions. I have friends over there, so pardon me."

Seeing Li Xiubai leave, Li Xuan pursed his lips and said, "He always looks like a gentleman when he's in front of others, but he uses all possible means behind their backs."

Zhou Wen glanced at Li Xiubai and felt that Li Xuan's second brother was rather terrifying. He had plotted to kill Li Xuan, but he was still able to show his good brother image in front of others without his expressions betraying him. If it wasn't because Zhou Wen knew the situation well, he would probably have believed that Li Xuan had a good relationship with his brother.

"Li Xiubai is really scary. It's no wonder you can't beat him," Zhou Wen said to Li Xuan.

"What do you mean I can't beat him? I just didn't want to compete with him in the past, but things are different now. He can forget about taking advantage of me in the future," Li Xuan said with a pout.

Zhou Wen shook his head slightly. Li Xuan's words had already exposed his weakness. Despite how Li Xiubai had treated him, all Li Xuan wanted was to prevent his brother from taking advantage of him.

Such a harmless personality might be Li Xuan's weakness, but it was precisely because of this personality that Zhou Wen was willing to get close to him and become friends.

There were many Companion Eggs placed in the glass cabinets on display in the exhibition hall. They were all to be auctioned, so anyone could take a careful look at them to better inform their decision on the bidding in the evening.

However, it was difficult to tell if Companion Eggs were good or bad. Furthermore, with the tempered glass shield in the way, it blocked the aura of the Companion Eggs, making it even harder to make informed decisions.

"Have you shortlisted your targets?" Zhou Wen asked Li Xuan.

"Yes, I'd like to bid for No. 47 Holy Sword Angel. What do you think of it?" Li Xuan brought Zhou Wen to the glass cabinet with the number 47 and pointed at a Companion Egg inside.

As Zhou Wen used his phone to take a picture of the Companion Egg, he asked, "What are the characteristics of Holy Sword Angel?"

Li Xuan described the details of Holy Sword Angel to Zhou Wen before asking, "How's two million? I plan on paying two million to buy this one during the auction. What do you think?"

"I don't think this one is too good. You should consider something else," Zhou Wen said after some thought.

He saw that the Holy Sword Angel's attributes were only average. Although they weren't bad, they weren't considered good. Its skills were also incomplete, so it was far from an excellent-grade Companion Beast.

"Then which one do you think is good? I want the kind that looks good. Can you help me choose one from those?" Li Xuan pointed at the few Companion Eggs in the catalog.

The few Companion Eggs in the catalog hatched angels, fairies, and demonesses. Furthermore, the prices were ridiculously high. Yet, their abilities were only average. It was unknown why Li Xuan was buying them.

However, since Li Xuan wanted one, Zhou Wen decided to help him take a look. There were indeed a few which had relatively good attributes, especially an Epic Companion Egg named Spirit Drawing Demoness. The four basic stats exceeded the limits listed on the catalog's range, and it had all four skills. It could be said to be an excellent-grade Companion Egg.

Zhou Wen secretly told Li Xuan that he should spend all his funds bidding for the Spirit Drawing Demoness.

Li Xuan trusted Zhou Wen greatly. Since Zhou Wen told him to buy the Spirit Drawing Demoness, he didn't look at the other Companion Eggs.

"Zhou Wen, we agreed that you could pick one for yourself. It'll be your payment for your help," Li Xuan said to Zhou Wen.

"Cut that out. Since what needs to be done has been done, I'll look around. Go around by yourself and take a look." Zhou Wen wanted to go to the fourth level and look at the locked Companion Beast. He felt that it likely had something to do with the passcode that the former principal had given him.

"What's your problem? Just choose one. You can walk around after picking one." Li Xuan forcefully pulled Zhou Wen back. As he walked, he said, "How's this Nightmare Succubus? Her figure is hot."

Zhou Wen had no idea what Li Xuan was thinking. He remembered that the Invincible Connate Divine Art Li Xuan cultivated prevented him from losing his virginity. Losing his virginity would only make him lose his cultivation. What was the point looking at these all day? Wasn't he afraid of losing his cultivation?

Since Li Xuan insisted on giving him one, Zhou Wen decided to choose a relatively cheaper one and be done with it. After flipping through the catalog, he realized that the cheapest cost at least 100,000. Furthermore, it was some boring Legendary Companion Egg, for example, goblins or swamp monsters.

These kinds of Legendary Companion Eggs, that could only be considered ordinary in the West District, sold for more than 100,000, alluding to the saying that what is rare is dear. After all, the East District didn't have any of these Companion Beasts.

He walked around and occasionally used his phone to take a look. As others were using phones to take photos, Zhou Wen's actions weren't too out of place.

As Zhou Wen was looking, he suddenly froze. He looked at the display cabinet beside him. Inside it was a Companion Egg with the name "Minotaur" written on the card. However, the phone's information was different.

Zhou Wen took a closer look at the information on the card. It wrote that it was a Legendary Minotaur which dropped from a dimensional zone called the Underground Maze in West District. It was good at using axes, having pretty good Constitution and Strength.

However, the information Zhou Wen saw on the phone was completely different from the card. This Companion Egg with the Minotaur label was listed as Tyrant Behemoth on the phone. Furthermore, it was only at the Mortal stage. However, behind those words the phrase "Evolvable."

That can't be? Could this be a Mythical Companion Beast that's comparable to Banana Fairy? That shouldn't be possible. Those who are in the Companion Egg business are experts, especially at such a large auction. They must have been appraised by many experts. Why would they make a mistake between a Minotaur and a Tyrant Behemoth? Zhou Wen found it unbelievable, but the phone's information was clear. This was a Tyrant Behemoth Companion Egg.

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Chapter 308 Exchange

The procedures were strict, so how could there be any room for mistakes? Mythical Companion Eggs were just too rare. Would anyone mistake it for other Companion Eggs after obtaining it?

Zhou Wen definitely wouldn't be mistaken.

Regardless of the reason for the screw-up, there's no reason not to get something this good. Zhou Wen pointed at the Companion Egg with the Minotaur label and said to Li Xuan, "I'll take this."

"Minotaur? I say, Old Zhou, you sure are a little hardcore! There are so many Companion Eggs to choose from, but you have to choose something this ugly. Even if you want to save me money, that's not how you do it, right? Let's do it this way. I'll decide, and I'll get you that Nightmare Succubus tonight. I guarantee you that you won't regret it," Li Xuan looked at the introduction on the card as he said.

"No, I want this. If you aren't going to bid for it, I'll do it myself," Zhou Wen said.

"You're really odd. There are so many beautiful Companion Beasts, but you want none of that. Instead, you insist on something so ugly. Forget it, it's fine as long as you like it," Li Xuan said helplessly. After all, Zhou Wen had been a weirdo from the beginning. He wasn't too surprised.

"Zhou Wen, Li Xuan, you two sure came early?" Wang Lu walked over and stood in front of them.

"Wang Lu, do you think Zhou Wen is odd? He doesn't want all these beautiful Companion Beasts and insists on having an ugly Minotaur," Li Xuan said with a smile.

"What Minotaur?" Wang Lu asked.

Li Xuan pointed at the display cabinet beside him. Wang Lu looked over and saw that the serial number was 107. She looked at Zhou Wen in surprise and asked, "You wish to buy this Companion Egg?"

"Yes." Zhou Wen's heart skipped a beat as he felt something amiss.

"What a coincidence." Wang Lu took out a note from her pocket and handed it to Zhou Wen.

"What's this?" Li Xuan craned his head to look at the note with great curiosity. He saw the number, "107," written on it.

Wang Lu said with a smile, "I originally didn't want to come, but the organizer of this auction is a good friend of my family's elders, and I'm the only one in Luoyang, so I had to attend. I never thought of buying any Companion Beasts, and couldn't be bothered perusing the catalog, so I randomly wrote a number. I planned on bidding for the Companion Beast with that number this evening as a way to please the auction organizer."

Li Xuan found it rather coincidental when he heard that, but Zhou Wen was alarmed. Wang Lu's luck was just too good. To be able to randomly select a Mythical Companion Beast made her a humanoid mascot.

"Don't tell me the two of you plan on bidding for this Minotaur?" Li Xuan looked at the two of them and asked.

Since the two of them had chosen the Minotaur, they would only benefit the seller if they got into a bidding war. Since they were all fellow students with a good relationship, there was no need for that.

Wang Lu looked at Zhou Wen and said, "I don't plan on giving up. What about you?"

"Same here," Zhou Wen said.

"I really don't understand you. There's no need to fight for a Minotaur. There are plenty of them in the West District. If you really want one, I'll get someone to get you a few. There's no need to strain your friendship," Li Xuan tried to mediate.

"My decision never changes once I've made up my mind, but what Li Xuan said is right. There's no need to strain our friendship for a Companion Egg. How about this, I'll bid for this Companion Egg, and you'll bid for another Companion Egg. After the auction is over, we can exchange them as a gift exchange. That way, I wouldn't have changed my mind, and you will obtain the Companion Egg you want. Isn't that fair?" Wang Lu said after some thought.

"Fair enough." Zhou Wen nodded in agreement. He felt that if he really engaged in a bidding war with Wang Lu, there was almost no way he could beat her. Her suggestion would be for the best.

Be it money or luck, Zhou Wen was no match for Wang Lu.

"I'm going to the organizer to say hello. I'll see you at the auction tonight." When an attendant came to invite Wang Lu over, she had no choice but to leave.

Zhou Wen continued surveying the Companion Eggs in the exhibition hall. Although Wang Lu had willingly made the exchange, Zhou Wen still felt a little uncomfortable. He couldn't give up on a Mythical Companion Beast, but he should try his best to find a good Companion Beast for Wang Lu.

In a private room on the top floor of Xiyuan's shop, a middle-aged man knocked on the door carefully. When the door opened a sliver, he immediately entered the room.

In the private room, an old man sat on the sofa, smoking as he asked, "Have you done what I told you to do?"

"Sir, it's done. I've already switched the Companion Egg. As long as you bid for the Companion Egg at the auction, you can take it away without anyone noticing. The Zhang family definitely won't be able to notice it in such a short amount of time," said the middle-aged man nervously.

"Well done. What's the serial number of the Companion Egg?" The old man put down the cigarette as his eyes shone with a fiery light.

"Sir, you promised me that as long as I settle this matter, you'll let me regain my freedom and send me back to the sea-my home," the middle-aged man said to the old man, his tone slightly anxious.

"I'll naturally do what I promised you," the old man said with a frown.

"I've worked for the Zhang family for so many years and finally managed to achieve my current position today. If what I did was discovered by them, there's no way I can survive. It's all because of your order, so you must keep your promise. Please send me home." The middle-aged man's eyes were bloodshot, his hands clenched tightly.

"I said that I will definitely fulfill my promise. Don't worry, what's the serial number of the Companion Egg?" The old man stared coldly at him and asked again.

"107... 107... That Companion Egg greatly resembles a Minotaur Companion Egg. I did something to the Companion Egg, so even expert appraisers wouldn't notice any problems ahead of time. Besides, no one will pay attention to a Minotaur Companion Egg..."

As soon as the middle-aged man finished speaking, a shadow that looked like a devil appeared behind the old man. The shadow spewed out smoke at the middle-aged man, engulfing him before he could react.

Very soon, the smoke swirled back. When it landed on the old man's fingers, it had transformed into a cigarette.

The old man struck a match and lit the cigarette. He sucked it deeply before exhaling a mouthful of smoke. He said calmly, "Don't worry, I'll scatter your cigarette ashes into the sea. It can be considered as returning home."

Zhou Wen walked around the exhibition hall for quite a while, but he couldn't find a satisfactory Companion Beast. They were either too expensive or too inferior. He couldn't afford the expensive ones, and he felt a little guilty buying the inferior ones.

He was almost done checking out all the Companion Eggs except for one. Zhou Wen took one final snap. However, he couldn't help but be taken aback when he saw the results.

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Chapter 309 Four-Leaf Clover

Four-Leaf Clover: Legendary

Life Providence: Lucky Grass.

Strength: 0

Speed: 0

Constitution: 3

Primordial Energy: 20

Talent Skill: Exorcism

Companion Form: Hair Clip.

This was the information that Zhou Wen saw, and the name on the card was a Three-Leaf Clover. It was said to be a plant-type companion pet that could soothe one's mind.

However, according to the information Zhou Wen saw on his phone, it was a Four-Leaf Clover. Its attributes were extremely weakvirtually trash among those at the Legendary stage-and Exorcism was a common skill in the West District. Furthermore, it was a passive skill, so it wasn't of much use.

The Four-Leaf Clover looked ordinary, with nothing noteworthy. However, its Lucky Grass Life Providence astonished Zhou Wen.

Lucky Grass Life Providence: Luck 3

It was a simple and direct introduction. Zhou Wen had seen this back when Wang Lu's Lucky Baby Tiger hadn't hatched. However, the Lucky Baby Tiger added 5 Luck, 2 points higher than Lucky Grass.

This was understandable. After all, the baby tiger was at the Epic stage while this Four-Leaf Clover was only at the Legendary stage.

Wang Lu's luck is amazing. This is the one. Zhou Wen decided to bid for the Four-Leaf Clover Companion Egg. Having a Luck stat was just too rare. Many people wanted it, and Zhou Wen was no exception. However, recognizing it as Wang Lu's luck, he believed Wang Lu deserved getting the Four-Leaf Clover since he was getting a Tyrant Behemoth. He couldn't have his cake and eat it.

Furthermore, Zhou Wen felt that wearing a hair clip didn't suit him.

There were many people who knew Li Xuan, so Li Xuan had to entertain them. Zhou Wen didn't like such socializing events, so he went to the fourth level to see the locked Companion Beast.

However, Zhou Wen soon discovered that other than the independent elevator he had taken before, there weren't any other ways to take him to basement four. And the elevator he had taken previously was closed, with no way to open it.

Zhou Wen was puzzled. With so many tycoons from Luoyang and the surrounding cities here, as well as wealthy foreigners especially coming to participate in the auction, shouldn't the shop open up basement four and sell the pets inside? Instead, it had been sealed. Qin Xiyuan's actions puzzled him.

After he made an inquiry, an attendant told him that basement four required the boss to escort someone down. Even they couldn't take Zhou Wen down there.

Zhou Wen had no choice but to give up the thought. After he visited the other floors of the store, he realized that the Xiyuan Crystal Shop was indeed a well-established shop in Luoyang. It had plenty of crystals and Companion Eggs. It had also launched several new products, testimony that the Xiyuan Crystal Shop had a very broad supply chain.

When the auction was about to begin, Li Xuan took Zhou Wen to a private room on the second floor. Wang Lu was already waiting inside.

"It's all thanks to Wang Lu this time. Otherwise, young people like us wouldn't be able to touch a private room at all." Li Xuan grinned and sat on the sofa.

Wang Lu smiled and said, "This room isn't prepared for me either. It's only because they are taking my family's elders into account. I'm just a representative."

The three of them chatted for a while before the auction began. The first auction was for Legendary Companion Eggs. They were considered desserts before the main courses. The final Epic-stage Companion Eggs were the main course.

Legendary Companion Beasts were sold with a starting bid of 100,000. Their quality was much lower than the batch Zhou Wen obtained last time. However, those who could participate in the auction didn't care about the chump change. All they did was buy something they liked. Every item had a bid, but most of them weren't high. The highest closed at 230,000.

Only then did Zhou Wen realize that serial numbers were sold in reverse order. The larger the number, the earlier they were auctioned. The thirteenth item was the Minotaur numbered 107, and it also had a starting bid of 100,000.

Wang Lu very calmly pressed the button to raise the bid to 110,000.

The room was sealed and isolated, equipped with one-way mirrors, so it was unlike the people in the hall below. They needed to use a bidding device instead of raising their hands; otherwise, the auctioneer wouldn't be aware of bids from the private rooms.

There were two people interested in the Minotaur. Soon, the bid raised to 160,000. Then, Wang Lu raised it to 170,000.

The two bidders on the first floor had already given up. Wang Lu originally thought that she could be the winning bidder, but someone else suddenly increased the bid to 200,000.

200,000 for a Minotaur was an astronomical price. It appeared that the other party was determined to win the Minotaur.

"Looks like someone wants to compete with you. You don't have any enemies in Luoyang, right?" Li Xuan said with a smile.

Wang Lu shook her head and raised the price to 210,000.

"Isn't it tiring adding 10,000 each time? Just raise it to 300,000 and see if he wants to carry on bidding," Li Xuan said like the rich man he was.

"Money still needs to be conserved. Every bit counts," Wang Lu said with a smile.

At that moment in another room, an old man who was smoking frowned. He originally believed that it wouldn't be a problem winning the Companion Egg with 200,000, he never expected someone to engage in a bidding war with him.

Could it be that the news was leaked? Or did that guy leave a backup plan? The old man pondered for a moment. He felt that both cases were possible, but it didn't seem like it.

Unable to figure out the reason instantaneously and seeing how no one was bidding, with the auctioneer already calling 210,000 once, the old man decided to bid. The money spent was trivial as long as he could get it.

He didn't wish to attract too much attention, so he planned to add 10,000 to test the other party's reaction.

However, when his finger pressed on the bidding device, there was no reaction. It seemed to have broken.

The old man was stunned. He quickly reached out his fingers and pressed it several times, but there was no reaction at all. It was as if it had really broken. Sweat seeped out from his forehead and he pressed continuously, but there was no reaction.

"Calling thrice... 210,000, sold!" The Minotaur was sold for 210,000. The auctioneer was satisfied with the number and had called out very quickly.

The old man in the room fumed with anger. He had considered everything, making all the necessary arrangements, only to fail because of a damaged bidding device. He could not help but be enraged.

He called the staff over and launched a tirade. However, when the staff checked the bidding device, they found that all the buttons were working normally. There were no problems at all during the subsequent attempts.

"Sir, were you too excited just now? Could it be a mishandling of the controls?" the staff member asked in an extremely polite manner.

The old man hated that he couldn't immediately turn the staff in front of him into smoke, but this was Luoyang. If he did that, he would definitely be targeted, and this wouldn't solve any problems.

"Who won 107?" the old man could only suppress his anger and ask.

"Sir, I'm sorry. Unless the client is willing to make it public, we need to keep our clients' information confidential," the staff member said as he bowed slightly.

The old man held back his anger and let the staff leave. His expression darkened.

He did not know if it was a coincidence or if he had already been targeted. If someone had targeted him, he would be in danger.

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Chapter 310

Tyrant Behemoth

Zhou Wen couldn't help but heave a sigh of relief when he saw that Wang Lu had succeeded in bidding for the Tyrant Behemoth. This kind of Companion Beast that had a chance to advance to the Mythical stage was just too precious. There was nowhere in-game he could grind for them like ordinary pets which he would eventually obtain given time. To have something fall into his lap just like this, he doubted that there would be a second opportunity.

Moments later, a staff member sent the item over. After letting Wang Lu confirm that the item was right, Wang Lu directly paid the bill with her card and obtained the Tyrant Behemoth Companion Egg.

Wang Lu turned to face Zhou Wen with the Companion Egg in hand. He extended his hand to receive it, only to have Wang Lu retract her hand and hug the Companion Egg. She smiled at Zhou Wen and asked, "Since it's a trade, where's your Companion Egg?"

"The Companion Egg I chose hasn't begun the auction," Zhou Wen said.

"Then I'll trade with you when you get it." Wang Lu hugged the Companion Egg and sat back on the sofa.

Zhou Wen wasn't in a rush as he waited for the auction to continue. After a few more auction items, he finally saw the Four-Leaf Clover being auctioned.

There weren't many people bidding for the Four-Leaf Clover since the card's information stated that it was a Three-Leaf Clover without any combat strength. It was basically a supplementary item that made one clear-headed. The effects were not much different from medication oil, so few people had any interest in it. Only one person started it off with the opening bid, allowing Zhou Wen to buy it for 130,000.

"Let's swap the goods at the same time." Wang Lu held the Companion Egg with one hand and extended her other hand in front of Zhou Wen.

"Alright." Zhou Wen placed the Four-Leaf Clover Companion Egg in Wang Lu's hand before taking the Tyrant Behemoth Companion Egg

I finally got it. Holding the Tyrant Behemoth Companion Egg, Zhou Wen felt extremely excited. This pet had the chance of advancing to the Mythical stage in the future.

Behemoths were a type of dimensional creature that was terrifying in Western mythology. Legend had it that it ate mountains on a daily basis, and due to its huge appetite, God, who had originally created a pair of Behemoths, was afraid that their descendants would end up devouring the entire world. Hence, He killed the female Behemoth, leaving behind only the male Behemoth.

It was ultimately a legend, but the attributes of Tyrant Behemoth made it clear that it was extraordinary

Tyrant Behemoth: Mortal (Evolvable)

Strength: 11

Speed: 11

Constitution: 11

Primordial Energy: 11

Talent Skill: Mountain Devouring

Companion Form: Boxing Glove

It was a classic four 11-pointer all-rounder. Like Banana Fairy, it only had one single skill. This disappointed Zhou Wen a little. The Companion Form was a boxing glove, something that he would figure out after hatching it.

The auction continued. In the end, Li Xuan managed to win the Epic Spirit Drawing Demoness for 3,200,000. It was much more expensive than the market price, making him feel the pinch.

However, he still insisted on winning it. Once the auction ended, he rushed back impatiently, planning to think of a way to incubate Spirit Drawing Demoness.

"I know there's a dessert shop nearby that has pretty good desserts. Want to try it before we head back to school?" Wang Lu asked Zhou Wen after leaving Xiyuan.

"I'll pass. I don't really eat sweet stuff." Zhou Wen was speaking the truth. Besides, he was in a rush to hatch the Tyrant Behemoth, so he wasn't in the mood to eat.

Waving his hand as a farewell, Zhou Wen summoned his Mutated Lotus Flower Ant and rode it back to school.

"He's really not gentlemanly at all. What a dimwit. Drive," Wang Lu said angrily and ordered her driver to drive her to the dessert shop.

After the car left, an old man walked out of a nearby alley. He looked in the direction of the car with a complicated gaze.

Someone from the Wang family won that Companion Egg? It looks like something happened. That guy probably leaked the news... The old man felt that he was in a very dangerous situation. He had to leave immediately. Otherwise, it was possible that the Wang family would silence him.

After all, it was the Zhang family's Mythical Companion Egg, and the Hero King's family was not to be trifled with. In order to not provoke the Zhang family, the Wang family might have very well eliminated all those who knew about this.

Damn the Wang family. Count it my loss this time. The old man didn't dare to stay any longer. He sneaked into the darkness and left. Highly nervous, he constantly observed his surroundings to prevent anyone from the Wang family from pursuing him.

After Zhou Wen returned to his dorm, he hatched the Tyrant Behemoth. After all, it was still at the Mortal stage. With the amount of Primordial Energy Zhou Wen currently had, it was rather easy to hatch it.

Before long, a tattoo that looked like a bull's head appeared on the back of Zhou Wen's hand. It was completely black, resembling the silhouette of a bull's head.

He summoned Tyrant Behemoth. He originally imagined that it would be massive like its namesake. After all, the Behemoth was the largest mythical creature, a terrifying existence that fed on mountains daily.

But the tyrant in front of him was only half the height of a human. It had a bull's head and a thick curved horn on it. Its body resembled an ape and its claws were sharp. The tail on its back curled up and its fur was black and luscious like black silk. It did look like a minotaur-a miniature one.

When Tyrant Behemoth turned into a boxing glove, a black boxing glove immediately appeared on Zhou Wen's right hand. Strangely, there were two horns at the front of the glove. If Zhou Wen wanted to punch someone, the horns would definitely be the first to make contact.

This fellow is still at the Mortal stage. No matter how strong he is, he can't be that strong. I wonder how long it will take to evolve to the level of Banana Fairy, Zhou Wen thought.

Zhou Wen soon discovered that Tyrant Behemoth did indeed live up the legends about it eating mountains. Banana Fairy and Truth Listener, together with the other Companion Beasts that needed to be fed, didn't eat as much combined.

Not long after he fed it, the phone would notify him that Tyrant Behemoth was in a hungry state. Furthermore, it wasn't picky. Be it Companion Eggs or Companion Beasts, it could swallow them whole. Thankfully, Zhou Wen now had the Epic poison bats that he could kill in mass numbers. After getting a few Epic poison bat Companion Eggs for it, the system's notifications silenced.

It can eat so much at such a young age. If it really evolves to the Epic stage, will I be able to raise it? Zhou Wen was already beginning to worry.

Apart from the time he spent studying at Wang Mingyuan's place, Zhou Wen kept grinding daily. What he wanted the most was Lucky Baby Tiger and the Poison Wyrm's Dragon Transformation Art, followed by that dragon pearl.

"Zhou Wen, come to my office." Wang Fei sent him a text.

Zhou Wen thought that the Wang Fei had finally convinced her family to allow him to learn the Wang family's movement techniques, but to his surprise, he learned that the school wanted him to be a student mentor. It had been arranged that he would take care of a student from Bright Prospects College. Zhou Wen would be responsible for his learning and day-to-day-living for the next three months at Sunset College.

"Isn't this the responsibility of a tutor?" Zhou Wen asked in puzzlement.

"Don't forget that you're a student at Sunset College. To the students of the other colleges, you have the right to be their mentor. That's why you are called a student mentor. Do a good job, and don't disgrace our Sunset College," Wang Fei said to Zhou Wen with a solemn expression.

Zhou Wen wanted to decline, but Wang Fei told him that this was the school management's decision. He couldn't decline it unless he dropped out of school.

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Dropping out of school was naturally just a joke. No one would drop out of school because of this. Furthermore, the school gave corresponding rewards for the student mentors, allowing them to obtain special permits to certain special dimensional zones.

Instead of calling it mentoring, it was actually being a guide to allow the students of Bright Prospects College to quickly integrate into Sunset College's curriculum and lifestyle.

After all, they were only here for three months, unlike Zhou Wen and company who could live here for four years and could take things slowly.

Bright Prospects students who were mentored on a one-on-one basis joined their mentors in the same class. Naturally, their homework missions were the same.

The only compulsory thing for student mentors was to team up with their mentees and guide them in completing their homework missions.

After Zhou Wen saw the responsibilities of a student mentor, he thought nothing much of it. After all, it was just taking another person along for his homework missions. It wasn't anything difficult since he had to do the homework missions too.

When Zhou Wen saw his mentee, he learned that his name was Ming Xiu, a handsome youth around his age. He didn't know why, but Ming Xiu looked rather lazy despite looking sunny and chipper, as though he wasn't interested in anything.

The school had already allocated Ming Xiu and company their dorms, but Zhou Wen was needed to take them there and help them familiarize themselves with the situation on campus.

These weren't too troublesome for Zhou Wen. Although the school was large, students usually only had a few places to go too. They would be able to familiarize themselves with the campus in half a day. Once that was finished, Zhou Wen was done with his responsibilities until homework missions were assigned. He just needed to take Ming Xiu along when that happened.

Although Zhou Wen was learning from Wang Mingyuan, his tutor was still Wang Fei in name, so Ming Xiu's tutor was also Wang Fei.

"Ming Xiu, this is your dorm key. Shall I take you to the dormitory first?" After the school management had delivered their speeches, Zhou Wen planned on taking Ming Xiu to his dorm to settle him in.

"Thank you, just give me the key. We're all adults. I can do such trivialities myself. There's no need to trouble you," Ming Xiu said politely.

"Sure, this is my phone number. Call me if you need anything." Zhou Wen handed over the dorm key and his phone number.

"Thanks. By the way, who was first in Sunset College's comprehensive test this year?" Ming Xiu asked after taking the key and paper slip.

"I believe first place went to Senior Wei Ge." Zhou Wen had a good memory, but that was on matters he wanted to memorize. If he wasn't interested, he often didn't pay much attention. He really didn't care who was first. He just knew that he was in the top ten.

"Wei Ge is the current president of the student council, right?" Ming Xiu nodded as if he had heard of this person before.

"Yes."

"Do you know where to find him?"

"I really don't know. You can go to the student council's activity room to take a look. Even if you can't find Senior Wei Ge, you can still find the key members of the student council there." Zhou Wen then told him where the student council was located.

"Thanks." After thanking Zhou Wen once again, Ming Xiu turned around and prepared to leave.

Zhou Wen didn't stop him. Seeing how independent the Bright Prospects student was, he felt gratified. Besides, Ming Xiu was right. They were already adults and didn't need others to watch over them. Many things could be figured out if one put in the effort. There was no need to have someone to seek advice from.

This was in line with Sunset College's education policy. It was best not to restrict a student's wishes and development. It only gave them guidance in particular directions and provided them with knowledge and the ability to learn. What they made out of that depended on the students themselves. Independence was what determined if a student could truly grow.

After Ming Xiu left, Zhou Wen turned around and returned to his dormitory. He hadn't managed to obtain the Dragon Transformation Art. He planned to continue grinding before heading to Wang Mingyuan's place for learning

Ming Xiu walked to a trash can and, without looking at Zhou Wen's paper slip, he threw the folded piece of paper into the recycle bin.

Ming Xiu had no intention of coming to Sunset College to learn anything, nor did he need the companionship of a student mentor.

Wei Ge had been in a rather good mood recently. He was originally worried that Zhou Wen would become the second Hui Haifeng and might even compete with him to be the next student council president. However, after some observation, he realized that Zhou Wen was not much different from the other weirdos in school. His lack of interest in such matters relieved Wei Ge.

Zhou Wen seldom appeared and he didn't participate in group activities. What was worse was that Zhou Wen often requested a leave of absence to leave campus.

Wei Ge automatically defined Zhou Wen as a rich and powerful scion. With Zhou Wen's personality, he probably wouldn't compete with him for the position of president of the student council.

Wei Ge was studying a dimensional zone guide when he heard the door being pushed open. He looked up at the person who had entered and couldn't help but frown.

His memory was very good, especially when it came to faces. However, he could not remember where he had seen this handsome boy before.

The exchange students from Bright Prospects College arrived today. This boy should be one of them, right? Wei Ge guessed Ming Xiu's background and thought to himself, Why is the new exchange student here at the student council instead of in his dorm?

"Hello there, I'm the president of the student council, Wei Ge. Is there anything I can help you with?" Wei Ge said to Ming Xiu in a friendly manner, like he was a political figure greeting the poor in the countryside.

In Wei Ge's heart, Bright Prospects College was a third-rate college. Therefore, their students weren't much different from the poor and needy. Permitting their entry into Sunset College was a form of charity.

Ming Xiu looked at Wei Ge and said, "You are the president of the student council, Wei Ge?"

"That's me." Wei Ge nodded with a smile. He looked extraordinary and secretly he felt smug. Even a Bright Prospect student knows of me. As expected, I'm already famous elsewhere.

"Can you spar with me in real combat? I want to know how strong the strongest student at Sunset College is." Ming Xiu directly explained his purpose for coming.

Wei Ge smiled and said to Ming Xiu, "Are you an exchange student from Bright Prospects College?"

Ming Xiu nodded slightly and continued, "You decide on the time and place."

Young kid from a third-rate school, eager to prove himself. What a pity that he's overly ambitious. He wants to challenge me, the president of the student council, the moment he's here. He's still too young. Wei Ge was experienced in handling such matters. While maintaining his smile, he took out a coin and placed it on the table. Then, he said to Ming Xiu, "Well, there's no need to go through all that trouble. See this coin? I'll do something to it. If you can do the same, you'll be the winner."

"Okay," Ming Xiu agreed without hesitation.

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Chapter 312 Disciple Accepts the Challenge

Wei Ge reached out his palm and casually pressed down on the coin on the table. Then, he removed his hand and smiled at Ming Xiu. "Saw that?"

Ming Xiu's gaze landed on the coin and saw a needle-like hole in the middle of the coin. He reached out and picked up the coin. The coin had been pierced, but the table below wasn't damaged at all.

"Condensing forces into a needle?" Ming Xiu said as he placed the coin on the table.

"You have quite a keen eye. You can give it a try as well." Wei Ge was very pleased with himself. His ability to condense forces in his palm into a needle was something he was most proud of. Furthermore, he could control this technique easily and freely. It was impossible for the average person even if they worked hard for more than a decade. It had nothing to do with one's strength because it was a manifestation of one's control of their strength.

Otherwise, no matter how powerful one's force was, even if it could smash a coin, it wouldn't just leave a hole the size of a needle.

With this technique, Wei Ge had made many challengers retreat without a fight. He was already used to it.

Ming Xiu didn't say anything. He only reached out his palm and pressed it on the coin. Then, he removed his palm and said to Wei Ge, "Now can you spar with me in real combat?"

Wei Ge looked at the coin and was shocked. He saw a hole on the coin that was smaller than the hole he had left behind.

Picking up the coin and seeing that there was no damage to the table, Wei Ge thought to himself, It's surprising that a third-rate school like Bright Prospects College would have such an expert at strength control. This guy looks like a handful. It's necessary I beat him, but there's no benefit to it. But if I were to lose, wouldn't my reputation be ruined?

With this thought in mind, Wei Ge suddenly had an idea. He smiled at Ming Xiu and asked, "How should I address you?"

"Ming Xiu," Ming Xiu answered.

"Ming Xiu, you obviously can challenge me, but I have to clarify one matter first. Are you trying to challenge me, the president of the student council, or the number one expert of our Sunset College?" Wei Ge asked.

"Is there a difference?" Ming Xiu asked.

"Of course there is. Although I'm the president of the student council, the publicly recognized number one expert in our school is someone else. If you want to challenge the number one expert, I'm afraid you have gotten the wrong person," Wei Ge said.

"Who's the strongest?" Ming Xiu asked.

"Our school's number one expert is Hui Haifeng who's known as the Invincible Fist." Wei Ge directly sold Hui Haifeng out. After all, he and Hui Haifeng were rivals. Getting Ming Xiu to cause trouble for Hui Haifeng was the best option.

"Where can I find him?" When Ming Xiu heard the impressive title of Invincible Fist, he didn't think that Wei Ge was lying. If he wasn't that strong, he wouldn't dare mention "invincible" in his title.

Furthermore, as the president of Sunset College's student council, it was unlikely Wei Ge would spout nonsense.

Wei Ge wasn't spouting nonsense. Hui Haifeng had such a nickname, but it was just one used in jest. Wei Ge used to hate Hui Haifeng's nickname, but it was a perfect opportunity to use it now.

"Wait a minute." Wei Ge made a phone call and quickly found Hui Haifeng's whereabouts. He then said to Ming Xiu with a smile, "He should be in Dragon Gate Grotto. It's not difficult to find the area. Just ask around on campus or use your phone's navigation."

"Thank you." Ming Xiu turned around and left.

After Ming Xiu left, Wei Ge looked at the coin again. The needle hole was not only small but also very round. It was much more intricate than Wei Ge's.

This guy is quite impressive. If I fought him, I might not be able to win. How did a third-rate school like Bright Prospects College produce such a freak? Wei Ge was puzzled. A student like him should have been able to enter a prestigious school.

However, thinking about how he had brought huge trouble to Hui Haifeng, Wei Ge felt happy again. If Ming Xiu really defeated Hui Haifeng, it would be amusing.

Zhou Wen went to Wang Mingyuan's place to study. Just as he arrived at Dragon Gate Grotto, he saw Ming Xiu standing at the intersection, looking down at his phone as though he was hesitating on which path to take.

"Stop looking. The GPS is useless here in Dragon Gate Grotto. Where do you want to go?" Zhou Wen walked to him and asked.

Seeing that it was Zhou Wen, Ming Xiu asked, "I'm looking for Hui Haifeng. I heard he's in Old Dragon Cave, right?"

"Why are you looking for Hui Haifeng?" Zhou Wen asked curiously.

"Wei Ge said he's the number one expert in Sunset College, so I wanted to see how strong the number one expert of Sunset College is," said Ming Xiu.

Zhou Wen was somewhat speechless when he heard that. He had sent Ming Xiu to Wei Ge, and Wei Ge ended up sending him to Hui Haifeng.

"You know Hui Haifeng?" Ming Xiu sized up Zhou Wen and asked.

"We're under the same tutor, so we're considered fellow disciples," Zhou Wen said as he considered how he could resolve the trouble that was Ming Xiu.

"Zhou Wen, what are you doing here?" Hui Haifeng asked as he walked out of Dragon Gate Grotto before Zhou Wen could think of a solution.

"This is Ming Xiu from Bright Prospects College. He wants to challenge you." Zhou Wen had no choice but to introduce Ming Xiu to Hui Haifeng.

"Ming Xiu, why do you want to challenge me?" Hui Haifeng didn't panic at all as he asked with a smile.

"Someone said that you are the number one expert at Sunset College. I want to know how strong Sunset College's number one expert is," said Ming Xiu.

"That's right. That person has a keen eye, but Ming Xiu, if anyone can challenge me as you do, as the number one expert of Sunset College, wouldn't I be busy all day? Just accepting challenges would tire me to death." Hui Haifeng then changed gears and pointed at Zhou Wen. "Let's do this. He's my junior and ranked the lowest among our tutor's four disciples. He's also the weakest. Try defeating him first before I consider accepting your challenge."

Zhou Wen nearly spat out the water he had just drunk. Hui Haifeng was too shameless.

Ming Xiu looked at Zhou Wen and gestured for him to launch an attack. "I'll be troubling you."

Zhou Wen was a little depressed. He didn't have the time to fight with Ming Xiu. He still had a few questions to ask Wang Mingyuan.

Just as Zhou Wen was thinking, Feng Qiuyan saw him and ran over, immediately asking, "Coach, I've already figured out what you taught me the last time. When is the next lesson?"

Zhou Wen pointed at Ming Xiu and said, "Ahem. Feng Qiuyan, let me introduce you. This is Bright Prospects College's Ming Xiu, an exchange student who's just come to our school. He's very strong. You can spar with him. It's a way to test you on your recent improvement in strength."

"Alright." Feng Qiuyan agreed immediately, his eyes filled with fighting spirit.

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Chapter 313 Ming Xiu's Decision

Ming Xiu revealed a look of displeasure. When he heard Feng Qiuyan call Zhou Wen "Coach," he thought that Feng Qiuyan was just a student trained by Zhou Wen. He felt that Zhou Wen was looking down on him asking him to spar with someone like that.

"Feng Qiuyan's strength is no weaker than mine. As long as you can beat him, you can directly challenge Senior Haifeng." Zhou Wen hurriedly directed the problem back at Hui Haifeng.

When Ming Xiu heard that, his expression softened and he looked at Feng Qiuyan.

This spectacular scene finally unfolded as they exchanged looks and immediately went to the arena.

Ming Xiu originally imagined that he could easily defeat Feng Qiuyan, who wasn't famous at all, but he failed to gain an advantage once the battle began.

Feng Qiuyan's saber techniques already had the inklings of a master's. He freely struck with verve, his spirit and courage becoming stronger as he fought. His saber landed like roiling heavenly rivers that prevented his opponent from catching his breath.

Ming Xiu could not help but become serious. He used his incredible Life Providence powers and fought with Feng Qiuyan with all his strength. But even so, it was only a draw. He found it difficult to clinch victory.

Ming Xiu's shock was indescribable. His Life Providence was Peerless Twins-he learned everything much faster than others. He took days to master something that others might need a year for.

He just needed one look at concepts that eluded others to quickly understand them. Among his peers, he had never experienced the feeling of having an opponent.

He originally believed that Sunset College was only a little more famous, and their students were nothing much. It was impossible for them to be stronger than him.

However, he never expected that he wouldn't be able to defeat Feng Qiuyan despite giving his all. And since Feng Qiuyan called Zhou Wen "Coach," it was obvious he had been trained by Zhou Wen. Furthermore, Hui Haifeng claimed that Zhou Wen was the weakest among the four students of their tutor.

Sunset College is really filled with hidden talents! Ming Xiu, who had originally thought that it would be boring being an exchange student at Sunset College, suddenly changed the glint in his eyes.

The two of them had been fighting in the arena for more than an hour, but there was no victor. Both ended up exhausted with no energy left.

"Is that Zhou Wen really your coach?" Ming Xiu didn't believe that a person who could fight him to a draw would be trained by someone their age.

"Yes," Feng Qiuyan answered honestly.

"Then, is it like what he said? Your strength is about the same as his?" Ming Xiu asked again.

"I don't know Coach's strength, but it's only because of his three pointers in the past two to three months that I have reached my current realm. Before this, I wouldn't have been your match. I would have been defeated within ten moves."

Feng Qiuyan believed that he was telling the truth, but even he himself didn't know that Zhou Wen hadn't given him any serious pointers—he had figured everything out himself.

However, those words sounded completely different in Ming Xiu's ears. It was unbelievable that a person who couldn't even withstand ten of his attacks previously could now tie him with just three pointers from Zhou Wen.

Feng Qiuyan looked like a rigid and focused person. He didn't look like someone who would lie.

"There's actually such a genius in this world. I had such a narrow view of the world before. It looks like I made the right choice to come to Sunset College." Ming Xiu suddenly laughed.

Life without an opponent and goal was too boring for him. Now with someone like Feng Qiuyan and Zhou Wen appearing, he felt as though he had come alive.

Tian Zhenzhen had arranged for the Bright Prospects students to gather at the canteen. She would occasionally glance at the canteen's entrance, but she didn't see that familiar figure.

"Zhenzhen, we've already asked around. Sunset College's top student for this year's comprehensive test is the president of the student council, Wei Ge, but he's not the most famous one. It's a freshman named Zhou Wen. He got into the top ten at the Mortal stage. Not long ago, he defeated John from Covenant College and helped the army defeat the Sky Spiders..." A Bright Prospects College student recounted Zhou Wen's antics in Sunset College with great familiarity.

"Although Zhou Wen is very strong and much stronger than us, he's definitely not Ming Xiu's match," Tian Zhenzhen said confidently.

"Of course. No matter how strong Zhou Wen is, he's only a slightly stronger student. How can he be comparable to Ming Xiu? He's our Bright Prospects' god," another Bright Prospects student said matter-of-factly.

The other students also agreed. Ming Xiu was too dominant in Bright Prospects College. He was a god in the hearts of all the students. Even the tutors believed that Ming Xiu could have a chance at being in the top ten of the entire League.

"Since Zhou Wen is so famous, let Ming Xiu challenge him first so that he can become famous in one battle. Let those arrogant fellows from Sunset College know what true geniuses are." Tian Zhen was brimming with confidence. She seemed to be able to foresee how all the students of Sunset College would be stunned when Ming Xiu defeated Zhou Wen.

While they were chatting, Ming Xiu walked over.

"Ming Xiu, why are you so late?" Tian Zhenzhen hurriedly invited Ming Xiu to sit beside her.

"Something cropped up," Ming Xiu said.

"Ming Xiu, we've already asked around. Now, Sunset College..." Before Tian Zhenzhen could finish her sentence, Ming Xiu interrupted her.

"Zhenzhen, before coming, my mom must have secretly given you quite a bit of money, right?" Ming Xiu looked at Tian Zhenzhen and asked.

"Auntie prepared it for you, just in case. It was in the event that you urgently required money," Tian Zhen said, embarrassed.

"Give me 20,000," said Ming Xiu.

"What do you want the money for?" Tian Zhenzhen asked as she transferred the money, puzzled.

"I want to hire Zhou Wen to be my personal coach. I would like him to give me some pointers and cultivation guidance," Ming Xiu said excitedly.

Having had a long chat with Feng Qiuyan, he increasingly found Zhou Wen unfathomable. It was truly worth it to be able to hire someone like Zhou Wen to teach him for twenty thousand.

Ming Xiu was a top genius who could learn anything quickly, but this also made him lose direction. He didn't know what he should learn. It felt like he could learn anything and everything, but he had the nagging feeling that he wasn't good at anything. This was a horrible feeling

Before today's battle, Ming Xiu still felt that it was just loneliness derived from invincibility, but after his battle with Feng Qiuyan, he realized that he had yet to find his own path.

After Feng Qiuyan's repeated recommendations, Ming Xiu decided to hire Zhou Wen to come up with a cultivation plan for him and to guide him out of his confusion. Feng Qiuyan had informed him that each class cost 20,000.

Tian Zhenzhen was dumbfounded when she heard that. She stared at Ming Xiu in a daze. Her mouth was agape for a long time. She didn't even realize that she had dropped the food she was eating.

They had just been discussing how Ming Xiu could defeat Zhou Wen and how he could become famous in Sunset College, but in the blink of an eye, the god in their eyes actually wanted to hire Zhou Wen as a coach. He even wanted him to guide him in his cultivation. Silence fell at the table with only Ming Xiu speaking in excitement.

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Chapter 314 Talent at Playing Cards

"Ming Xiu, do you have a fever?" Tian Zhenzhen touched Ming Xiu's head and asked curiously.

Ming Xiu pushed Tian Zhenzhen's hand away. "Of course not."

"Then why do you want to hire Zhou Wen to be your coach? Shouldn't you defeat him, thus becoming famous in Sunset College?" Tian Zhenzhen said.

"I've already fought with a student he trained," said Ming Xiu.

"Shouldn't your opponent be him? Why would you be fighting with his student? What happened in the end?" Tian Zhenzhen asked three questions in a row.

"It was a draw. I couldn't beat him even when I used all my strength. That person's saber technique is too powerful," said Ming Xiu excitedly.

Tian Zhenzhen and the students from Bright Prospects College were alarmed. Ming Xiu was such a strong person, yet, he only managed a draw with Zhou Wen's student. It was hard to believe how powerful Zhou Wen was.

Ming Xiu continued, "That student only attended three of Zhou Wen's private classes. According to him, he wouldn't have been strong enough to take ten strikes from me about three months ago."

"What?" Tian Zhenzhen and the rest felt that their brains were lacking.

The person could fight Ming Xiu to a draw with just three private classes. To them, this sounded like a fairytale.

"Ming Xiu, is what you said true?" Tian Zhen was in disbelief.

"It can't be wrong. A person like Feng Qiuyan wouldn't lie. Furthermore, Zhou Wen is only ranked last amongst his tutor's four students. He's the weakest."

"Is this the famous Sunset College? What kind of monsters are they!?" Tian Zhenzhen and company were dumbfounded.

To them, the invincible Ming Xiu didn't seem that outstanding in Sunset College.

However, Ming Xiu was very excited. "I thought that it would be a boring trip, but I didn't expect it to be the right choice. Sunset College lives up to its name. There are so many powerful students here. This feeling is great."

In Wang Mingyuan's laboratory, only Zhou Wen and Zhong Ziya were around. The two of them were playing cards facing each other, and there were several paper slips pasted on Zhou Wen's face.

Zhou Wen had originally come to ask Wang Mingyuan some cultivation questions, but Wang Mingyuan had yet to return from Dragon's Well. Zhong Ziya had suggested playing cards since they had nothing to do.

Zhou Wen refused at first since gaming was better than playing cards.

However, Zhong Ziya said that if Zhou Wen could defeat him at cards, he would give Zhou Wen an Epic movement technique crystal.

Although Zhou Wen wasn't good at playing cards, he believed that card games between two people depended on 30% skill, 70% luck. Even if his skills weren't good, he could win as long as his luck was good.

However, he never expected that Zhong Ziya would want to play Reverse with him. As soon as he made one mistake, he lost. The three pieces of paper on Zhou Wen's face were punishment for him throwing out the wrong card.

Zhou Wen had seen his three seniors play Reverse before, so he had an idea how to play it. However, watching was one thing, but playing it was a whole different matter. It was very easy to throw the wrong cards in this game.

Zhong Ziya threw out cards in the normal order while Zhou Wen threw out cards in the reverse order. For example, if Zhou Wen threw a 7, Zhong Ziya needed to throw an 8 or higher. However, Zhou Wen couldn't throw a 9. Instead, he had to throw a card smaller than 8 to be lower than Zhong Ziya's 8.

Such a form of playing was very special. It was Zhou Wen's first time playing it, and he had to play the cards in reverse. Zhong Ziya spoke to him while playing, making Zhou Wen throw out cards in the normal manner. That was how he lost all three matches. It had nothing to do with his bad cards.

As Zhong Ziya threw his cards, he smiled and said, "Junior, Reverse isn't that easy to play. When Jiang Yan taught me and Hui Haifeng, both of us had lots of paper slips on our faces. Just count it as tuition money."

"I already know what to do. Again," Zhou Wen said.

"You can play however many rounds you want," Zhong Ziya said with a grin.

It was not easy to change habitual thinking. Having lived for more than ten years and playing cards in the normal manner, to have someone play it in reverse order made it easy for one to throw the wrong cards.

When he started, Zhong Ziya had also spent quite a bit of time adapting to this kind of reverse thinking process. It definitely wouldn't be easy for Zhou Wen to get used to it immediately.

Furthermore, Zhong Ziya deliberately spoke to Zhou Wen, diverting his attention in the conversation. That made it easier for Zhou Wen to make mistakes.

Back when Zhong Ziya started playing Reverse, he didn't dare speak to Jiang Yan. He made mistakes the moment he was distracted.

Only after a long period of time was he able to play cards and chat with Jiang Yan and the company. Hui Haifeng's situation was similar to his. The only person who could play Reverse and chat with them without any mistakes was Wang Mingyuan.

Zhong Ziya didn't know if Wang Mingyuan had played Reverse before or if there was another reason. In short, he had never seen Wang Mingyuan make a mistake while playing Reverse.

Zhong Ziya had never seen Jiang Yan, who had suggested Reverse, make a mistake either. However, since Jiang Yan was the one who suggested it, he reckoned that she must have been experienced, so it wasn't strange.

Zhong Ziya originally thought that Zhou Wen would definitely need some time to get used to it, or that he wouldn't speak to him. He would focus on playing cards and slowly think to avoid mistakes.

However, Zhou Wen didn't do that. He continued chatting as he played. The speed at which he threw the cards was also normal—he didn't deliberately slow down to think.

From the fourth round, Zhou Wen stopped making any mistakes. Although he still lost in the end, it was because his cards weren't good as well as the lack of skill required in comparing thrown cards.

How did he get used to it so quickly? Zhong Ziya found it unbelievable and continued playing a few more rounds with Zhou Wen. He soon realized that Zhou Wen had really gotten accustomed. No matter how much he talked to Zhou Wen or how distracting his topics were, he couldn't make Zhou Wen commit mistakes.

This guy's talent in this aspect might be better than me and Hui Haifeng. Zhong Ziya was slightly surprised.

Seeing how Zhou Wen was no longer making mistakes and how his technique was improving, Zhong Ziya was really afraid that he might fail at this simple task. Hence, he said with a laugh to get himself out of it, "I'm not playing anymore. How boring."

"Let's play another two rounds. I won't take your crystal if you lose." Zhou Wen had just gotten the hang of it and found it interesting, so he naturally wouldn't let Zhong Ziya off.

Zhong Ziya had no choice but to agree to two more rounds.

By the time Wang Mingyuan came out of Dragon's Well, Zhong Ziya and Zhou Wen had a lot of paper slips on their faces. This surprised Wang Mingyuan slightly.

From what he knew, it was probably Zhou Wen's first time playing Reverse. Yet, he was able to play it well with Zhong Ziya-it seemed like he was quite talented in this area.

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Chapter 315 I Like Your Teaching Method

"Drop, my baby tiger." Zhou Wen had killed the tigers in Binyang Cave countless times in-game, but he was once again disappointed. There was still no Companion Egg.

Is it really that hard to get pets that add Luck? Zhou Wen was somewhat speechless. He remembered that Wang Lu had gotten a Lucky Baby Tiger the first time she came. Why was it so difficult for him?

He headed to Poison Wyrm Pool once again. Thankfully, it gave him a pleasant surprise as a Primordial Energy Skill Crystal dropped.

After Zhou Wen absorbed it, the system notified him that he had learned Poison Dragon Finger 5. Now, Zhou Wen had four types of Poison Dragon Finger-he was only lacking Poison Dragon Finger 3.

Actually, a few Poison Dragon Finger Crystals had dropped previously, but they were repeated. There were more than 1s, 4s, and 2s. 3s and 5s seemed especially rare, but he had finally managed to have a 5 drop today. Yet, there was still no sign of a 3.

He didn't have Dragon Transformation Art drop either. The drop rate was similarly low. Out of options, Zhou Wen could only grind slowly. After all, he had plenty of opportunities. It just took time.

"Ding dong!" Just as Zhou Wen was about to go to the underground sea to commit suicide, the doorbell suddenly rang. He opened the door and saw Ming Xiu.

"Why are you here? What's the matter?" Zhou Wen looked at Ming Xiu, puzzled. This fellow was rather independent. Even if something happened, he probably wouldn't look for his student mentor.

"Zhou Wen, I want you to be my personal coach. One private lesson costs 20,000, right? Give me your account details and I'll transfer it to you now," Ming Xiu said bluntly.

He had previously thrown away Zhou Wen's phone number and had no choice but to look for him himself. After asking around for a while, he finally found out where Zhou Wen lived.

"Don't listen to Feng Qiuyan's nonsense. I'm just a student like you. How can I be qualified to be your personal coach?" Zhou Wen immediately guessed what Feng Qiuyan had said when he heard the two keywords.

"Because I'm a Bright Prospects student?" Mingxiu misunderstood and thought that Zhou Wen didn't want to be his personal coach because he wasn't a student at Sunset College.

"No, that's not it. I really don't have the qualifications to teach you." Zhou Wen shook his head and explained.

Ming Xiu lowered his head and pondered for a moment. Just as Zhou Wen imagined that he was about to come to his senses, Ming Xiu looked up and said to Zhou Wen, "I remember you should be my student mentor, right? It's also your responsibility to tutor me, right?"

"This..." Zhou Wen was momentarily at a loss for words.

"What's your phone number? Add me as a friend. It'll be easier to contact you in the future," Ming Xiu asked Zhou Wen as he took out his phone.

"Let me make it clear. I really don't have anything to teach you. There's no need for the money. Let's study together." Zhou Wen helplessly took out his phone and added Ming Xiu.

"You don't have to be so humble. I heard about what you've done from Feng Qiuyan. Your way of teaching is really unique and leaves a deep impression. I hope you can use that method to teach me." After Ming Xiu added Zhou Wen as a friend, he immediately transferred 20,000 to him.

What did Feng Qiuyan say to him? Zhou Wen's forehead was covered in a cold sweat. Who knew what kind of inane teaching method he had? It was not something Zhou Wen knew anyway.

"You can do whatever you like.? I don't have time today. Tomorrow is the day Ms. Wang will assign homework missions. Let's complete the mission together when it's out." Zhou Wen didn't explain, nor did he bother to explain.

"Teaching through actual practice. You're just like Feng Qiuyan said." Ming Xiu nodded in satisfaction and ignored Zhou Wen's reaction before turning to leave.

Zhou Wen gaped at Ming Xiu's departing figure. After a long while, he muttered to himself, "Is he nuts?"

When he went back in, he saw an unread message on the phone. It was a message from An Sheng. They had made a new discovery in the ruins and found the inner sanctum's entrance. However, the inner sanctum's situation was terrible. A few groups of people had died with unknown causes. Not a single person had walked out alive to date.

An Sheng and the rest were thinking of various ways to study the secrets of the inner sanctum, hoping to find Old Mister Ouyang as soon as possible. He would inform Zhou Wen if there was any news.

Zhou Wen sent a text to An Sheng, but he didn't receive any reply. He didn't know if An Sheng had entered an area without a signal or if he was too busy to reply.

I have to quickly think of a way to pass the underground sea and reach the temple. It's better using the blood-colored avatar to explore the inner sanctum than letting those warriors sacrifice themselves for nothing. Zhou Wen was afraid that the former principal had already died in the inner sanctum. If that happened, whatever he did now would be meaningless.

The next morning, Zhou Wen received a message from the class group. It was the homework mission assigned by Wang Fei.

It's just killing a Golden Warrior? Zhou Wen heaved a sigh of relief when he saw how simple the homework mission was.

He needed plenty of time to grind. He didn't have the time or effort to spend time doing research on other matters. It was best if he could complete his homework mission easily.

"Coach, when are you going to do the homework missions?" Zhou Wen was just about to wash when he received a message from Ming Xiu.

The homework mission needed to be completed in ten days. Zhou Wen originally planned on going in a few days. But it would only be more troublesome if Ming Xiu messaged him daily.

Therefore, Zhou Wen thought about it and decided to do his homework mission today to prevent Ming Xiu from looking for him again.

They arranged to meet at the Myriad Buddha Cave, and when he arrived, he realized that Ming Xiu was already waiting for him there.

"Coach, what do you plan on teaching me today?" Ming Xiu asked.

"I've told you that I have nothing I can teach you. Today, we are just going to do the homework missions-kill a Golden Warrior," Zhou Wen said as he walked.

Kill a Golden Warrior? Mingxiu revealed a pensive expression as if he was thinking about something

Golden Warriors had very high defense and their drop rates were low. Therefore, few people came here. As for the other students who received the mission to kill a Golden Warrior, they were most likely still studying the materials pertaining to the Golden Warrior and would come in a day or two.

Therefore, when Zhou Wen and Ming Xiu entered the Myriad Buddha Cave, there was no one else there.

"Are you confident in killing the Golden Warrior?" Zhou Wen turned to ask Ming Xiu.

"Yes, I've already read up on the Golden Warrior. It's not difficult for me," answered Ming Xiu.

"Then you go first. I'll do the recording for you," Zhou Wen said to Ming Xiu.

Recording a video to hand it in to Wang Fei was the way of providing evidence that they had completed the homework mission. It couldn't be anything else, but when Ming Xiu heard it, there was a whole other meaning.

He wants to create a targeted cultivation plan only after understanding my abilities and traits? Ming Xiu decided to showcase his strength to let Zhou Wen understand his current situation.

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Chapter 316 Your Destiny

Zhou Wen watched Ming Xiu battling the Golden Warrior as his eyes constantly twitched.

Ming Xiu was indeed impressive. In terms of combat skills, he wasn't inferior to Zhou Wen. Furthermore, he was skilled and proficient in all sorts of techniques.

However, no matter how strong he was, what was the point in thrashing up a Golden Warrior? Ming Xiu had already spent more than an hour battling with it.

He could have easily killed a Golden Warrior, but he would always ruthlessly strike only to land it gently. It was unknown how many times the Golden Warrior had been hit by him. It was terribly beaten, but still short of being beaten to death.

Even Zhou Wen couldn't stand it any longer. Although it was a dimensional creature, he didn't have to torture it in such a way. If you want to kill, kill it. Otherwise, just leave. What's the point of torturing it for more than an hour? Are you a sadist?

Zhou Wen didn't have an imagination like Ming Xiu's. He believed that Ming Xiu was flaunting his skills and abilities.

Ming Xiu, on the other hand, was very excited. He displayed all the things he knew. However, Ming Xiu was simply too talented. The breadth of what he knew was just extensive. He showcased them one by one until he broke out into a sweat in exhaustion.

However, Ming Xiu felt that it was necessary. Otherwise, Zhou Wen wouldn't understand his situation well. How then was he to tailor a cultivation plan for him?

If this were in the past, Zhou Wen would be able to locate Ming Xiu without even looking thanks to Truth Listener. If not for the need to record him, Zhou Wen would have been gaming

Now that Truth Listener was still incubating, Zhou Wen wasn't able to record Ming Xiu accurately if his eyes remained peeled to the screen. Therefore, he could only patiently do the recording. However, he was already feeling a little impatient waiting. This was basically wasting his time.

He waited until Ming Xiu finally felt that he was done with his demonstration and killed the Golden Warrior. Even Zhou Wen felt aggrieved for it.

"It's your turn to record," Zhou Wen said to Ming Xiu, who was wiping his sweat.

"Alright." Ming Xiu nodded and pointed the phone at Zhou Wen before following behind him.

Zhou Wen was feeling anxious from all the waiting. He rushed forward the moment he saw a Golden Warrior. He took out his Bamboo Blade and diced up the Golden Warrior before glancing at Ming Xiu unhappily. He then turned around and walked out.

I can finally return to gaming, Zhou Wen thought to himself.

Ming Xiu looked thoughtful when he saw Zhou Wen slice up the Golden Warrior.

It's a clean and straightforward saber technique, but there's nothing special to it. It's just that the saber is so sharp. Hold on, it's definitely not that simple. Feng Qiuyan said that Zhou Wen loves to integrate what he wants to say in his actions. He must have been hinting at something when he looked at me with such a strange look in his eyes. There must be some secret hidden within the saber move. It's just that I haven't understood it yet, Ming Xiu thought.

"Let's end it for the day. I'll contact you again when the next homework mission is available," Zhou Wen said to Ming Xiu as he left Myriad Buddha Cave.

Hearing these words, Ming Xiu was even more certain of the secret behind Zhou Wen's saber move. Otherwise, there was no way Zhou Wen wouldn't tailor a plan for him and allowed him to leave after he paid the 20,000.

"Coach, don't worry. I'll definitely gain some insights before the next homework mission," Ming Xiu said to Zhou Wen.

Zhou Wen couldn't be bothered to waste his time with him and let Ming Xiu return by himself. Instead, he went to Wang Mingyuan's lab to listen to his especially interesting lectures. Wang Mingyuan always talked about random things that appeared useless, as though he was telling a story or a joke. However, when one encountered a particular situation, one would suddenly discover that one of those stories seemed applicable to the situation they were in. It made Zhou Wen feel that he could treat the situation from a third party's perspective, and not be limited by his biases.

Therefore, Zhou Wen was very willing to listen to Wang Mingyuan's random lectures. However, Wang Mingyuan didn't have much time. Occasionally, he would give the four of them lessons, but most of the time, he would assign them homework missions.

Zhou Wen's main job was still to pull the chain that had sunk into Dragon's Well. Although Zhou Wen's strength had improved significantly, it remained tedious pulling the chain. The coldness coming from the chain was just too overwhelming. It indirectly proved the White Dragon's terror.

After Ming Xiu returned to his dorm, he kept thinking about what Zhou Wen wanted to tell him, but no matter how he thought about it, he couldn't figure out what special meaning the ordinary saber strike had. This left Ming Xiu vexed.

After some thought, Ming Xiu began to suspect that Zhou Wen was just fooling him.

The time came for him to meet Feng Qiuyan for sparring, as they previously arranged. Afterward, Ming Xiu shared his doubts with Feng Qiuyan.

Feng Qiuyan frowned in thought when he heard that. Then, he said with a confirmatory tone, "Coach's saber move definitely has a deeper meaning. It's only because you're lost to your biases that you didn't understand."

"You understand what that strike means?" Ming Xiu's eyes lit up as he asked Feng Qiuyan.

"Of course, the more I think about it, the more I feel that Coach's strike is brilliant and exciting. Only a person like Coach can come up with such a brilliant idea to remind you," Feng Qiuyan said to Ming Xiu in all seriousness, almost slapping his thigh in amazement at his coach.

"Tell me, what exactly does he want to tell me with that strike?" Ming Xiu clearly didn't have as good an imagination as Feng Qiuyan, nor could he figure out any deeper meaning to the strike.

Feng Qiuyan looked at Ming Xiu and asked, "What do you think your biggest problem is right now?"

Ming Xiu thought for a moment and said, "I've learned too many things that I'm not sure what I'm truly good at. I'm puzzled about my future path."

"That's it." Feng Qiuyan nodded and said, "You are currently in a state of confusion over your future path. You feel that you are capable of everything and can do anything. However, you fail to really master anything. Therefore, Coach used the most ordinary saber strike to tell you that the most ordinary and direct attack that can hit a vital spot is most suitable for you."

"What is the most ordinary and direct attack?" Ming Xiu was still confused.

"Buddhists talk about the myriad interpretations in the world. A person's life and energy are limited after all. It's already a great blessing to be able to study one thing fully during one's entire life. Coach's strike is telling you not to be blinded by appearance. Use your own heart to feel what you need and don't care about what others think. Even if it's an ordinary path, that's your choice, a path that will allow you to reach greatness. You just need to keep advancing forward without end."

The more Feng Qiuyan spoke, the more agitated he became. "Ask yourself. You must have some most ordinary and most direct thought. Let's use women as an example. No matter how many women stand together, no matter how your heart feels, your eyes will automatically look at the one you think is the prettiest. It's the same with practicing martial arts. No matter how much you know, there must be one thing that you will be willing to learn first. That is your true intention. That's your destiny."

My true intention... My destiny... The first thing that I'm willing to learn... Ming Xiu felt his mind explode as he thought of what had happened when he was young. It was a past that he could never forget.

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Chapter 317 Metal War Wagon

When Ming Xiu was young, a break-out creature had attacked their residence. His father fought with his sword, risking his life to kill the creature and protected the young Ming Xiu.

In the young Ming Xiu's heart, his father was the greatest person in the world-his sword technique was also the strongest one in the world. He yearned to learn his father's sword technique when he grew up and become someone like his father.

However, when he finally grew up, many people told him that his father's sword technique was too ordinary, and there was no value in learning it. There was no chance for him to reach the pinnacle mastering it and it wasn't on par with a genius like him. They advised him to learn more powerful sword techniques.

Ming Xiu refused to believe the naysayers, so he continued learning his father's sword technique. However, the truth was just as those people had said. His father's sword technique was just something he considered very strong when he was young, but in reality, it was far inferior to the sword techniques that everyone knew. Ming Xiu was able to master his father's sword technique easily, and he found that it really wasn't that strong.

Although Ming Xiu knew that his father's sword technique wasn't strong, he had always had a soft spot for it. Even though it was far inferior to those of the world's best sword techniques, Ming Xiu still couldn't forget it. However, he subconsciously didn't use it. Deep in his heart, there was an indescribable emotion regarding this matter.

Today, Feng Qiuyan's words had awakened the deepest feelings Ming Xiu had. He felt as though his brain had been struck by lightning.

That's right, why did I give up? So what if my father's sword technique is ordinary? In my heart, that is the strongest sword technique in the world. If it's not strong enough, and the world doesn't agree with that, I'll try my best until it becomes the most powerful sword technique in the world, so that everyone will acknowledge it as the strongest sword technique... Ming Xiu's heart burned with passion.

"Feng Qiuyan, you're awesome. Thank you, I now understand." Ming Xiu hugged Feng Qiuyan tightly, almost as though he wanted to carry him to the heavens.

Feng Qiuyan said calmly, "Coach is the one that's amazing. I'm only telling you what Coach wants you to understand in words. I don't know if that's right or not. In fact, you should figure it out yourself."

"That's right. Coach is really amazing. He saw through my problems at a glance. He used such a method to remind me, but I actually failed to comprehend it. I'm really silly. I used to believe that I was a genius, but now I know that I'm a pig when compared to Coach." Having resolved the knot in his heart and feeling happy, Ming Xiu found beauty in everything and realized that Zhou Wen was just awesome.

If Zhou Wen were to hear their conversation, he might be able to stuff a duck egg into his agape mouth. Then, he would give Feng Qiuyan a thumbs up and say, "You're the one who's freaking awesome!"

Zhou Wen naturally didn't know of these matters. He was in his dorm grinding the Poison Wyrm Pool.

He had already lost count of how many times he grinded at Poison Wyrm Pool. Zhou Wen heard a chime when he slew the Poison Wyrm again. However, he was already numb to the sound. The Poison Wyrm often dropped Primordial Energy Skill Crystals, but they were always the Poison Dragon Fingers 1, 2, and 4.

However, when he looked at the crystal this time, he realized that there was something different about it. In the past, the Poison Wyrm inside the Poison Wyrm Crystal was black in color, but the one that dropped was red. It looked like the Poison Wyrm had been skinned, making it look extremely strange.

Zhou Wen hurriedly controlled the blood-colored avatar to pick it up before absorbing it.

A numbing and itchy force flowed out of the phone and rushed into Zhou Wen's body. It made him feel extremely itchy under his skin as though he was about to shed it.

Of course, this was just an illusion. Zhou Wen didn't shed his skin. After the feeling completely vanished, another notification popped up in the game.

'Absorbed Poison Dragon Crystal. Attained Epic Primordial Energy Skill: Dragon Transformation Art (Rank 7).'

Although he wasn't the strongest Rank 9, Rank 7 was already rather high. In fact, as long as he could have it drop, Zhou Wen would be rather satisfied. This thing had a very rare drop rate.

Finally, I have the Dragon Transformation Art. Zhou Wen was overjoyed as he took in the information that surged into his brain, digesting all it.

Since there was water everywhere in Pool City, Zhou Wen immediately sensed the difference after trying it in the water.

In the past, he used to feel that water was water. This meant needing to overcome the powerful resistance when moving in it, but now, Zhou Wen felt different when he entered the water. It was as though the water was propelling his body. When he swam underwater, he moved much easier and faster.

The Dragon Transformation Art is really good stuff! Zhou Wen realized that instead of calling it a movement technique, it was a skill that allows one to sense the water's flow characteristics. It allowed Zhou Wen to use the water's strength rather than resist it all the time.

With the Dragon Transformation Art, this was only the beginning. After obtaining it, Zhou Wen's speed in the water became much faster. However, he still needed to practice using the various movement techniques underwater for combat. Thanks to the Dragon Transformation Art, Zhou Wen's movement technique underwent modifications. He was no longer severely restricted in underwater battles.

After familiarizing himself with the benefits brought by the Dragon Transformation Art, Zhou Wen eagerly headed to the underground sea. He wanted to see if he could break through the black dragons' protection and obtain the dragon pearl.

When he reached the underground sea again, Zhou Wen acted according to his usual method. He first lured the nine dragons over from the air before using the White Shadow of Poison as bait to attract their attention. As for himself, he instantly charged into the sea with Ghost Steps.

The moment his body entered the sea, Zhou Wen felt a little different from before. It was as though the surrounding seawater was flowing merrily around him.

A light stroke was enough to send his body traveling a long distance. He swam faster than a fish as though he was a humanoid wyrm.

In fact, the Dragon Transformation Art was not a movement technique, but a transformation technique before a wyrm transformed into a dragon. And since wyrms were aquatic beasts, they became kings of the water after transforming into a dragon. Thus, the Dragon Transformation Art allowed one to sense the water element and receive its help. It could greatly increase one's speed underwater. It was not wrong to call it a water-elemental movement technique.

Zhou Wen was delighted as he swam in the direction of the metal war wagon at a speed many times faster than before, and he soon arrived in front of it.

At that moment, a dragon finally rushed over and opened its mouth to swallow Zhou Wen. It sucked a large amount of seawater into its mouth, forming a huge maelstrom.

If this were in the past, Zhou Wen would have been sucked in without any way to put up a fight. However, this time, Zhou Wen followed the vortex's forces and circled around it before rushing out of the vortex to head for the war wagon below.

The metal war wagon was already close to him. This was the first time Zhou Wen had got so close to the metallic war wagon, having previously died so many times.

However, he was beneath the metal war wagon, the dragon pearl was on the roof of the war wagon. Zhou Wen had clung close to the war wagon's bottom to avoid the black dragons' line of sight. He swam towards the rear of the war wagon, planning on climbing onto the roof from behind.

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Chapter 318 Movement Technique Enlightenment

The nine dragons had already returned to the sea and were swimming over from different directions, in an attempt to devour the blood-colored avatar below the war wagon.

Unfortunately, their bodies were chained together, restraining their every move. Otherwise, the blood-colored avatar would have long been devoured by them.

With the war wagon shielding him, Zhou Wen shuttled through the seaweed and coral bushes on it, dodging the attacks several times. Finally, he arrived at the back of the war wagon. With a flip, he tore towards the top of the war wagon and somersaulted over.

Zhou Wen remembered that the dragon pearl was placed nearer to the front. Seeing that the dragon pearl was now right in front of him-at a distance less than five meters away-he continued forward. The blood-colored avatar ended up being swallowed by a black dragon that rushed over from his side. The game screen immediately turned black.

Zhou Wen took it in his stride. In fact, he was delighted. He was now able to get close to the dragon pearl, proving that he had a chance of obtaining the dragon pearl. As long as he did everything better, he would definitely be able to obtain it.

However, he soon realized that he had counted his chickens. The black dragons were indeed true dragons. Although they were chained, inconveniencing their movement, they were still much faster than he was. Zhou Wen could somersault several times on the roof, but he ultimately failed to get close to the dragon pearl. He was always just short by a few meters.

Zhou Wen originally wanted to use the Demonic Astral Wheel to suck the dragon pearl over, but after a few attempts, all he managed to suck was seawater, seaweed, and coral. The dragon pearl remained motionless.

After some thought, Zhou Wen had no choice but to think of a way to dodge the black dragons' attacks to obtain the dragon pearl. He was already very close to it, but he lacked the final necessary sprint.

Hence, Zhou Wen deliberately observed the movements of the black dragons underwater, as well as their actions and modus operandi, hoping to find a way to break through them.

However, after staring for quite some time, Zhou Wen suddenly realized that the movement techniques of the black dragons were truly marvelous underwater. There was some kind of truth in it, one that Zhou Wen felt he could reference from.

It was naturally impossible for an ordinary person to mimic the black dragons' movement techniques, but Zhou Wen, who had mastered the Dragon Transformation Art, didn't find it that difficult.

After further study, Zhou Wen realized that the nine black dragons looked identical, but in fact, they were slightly different. Their stances were somewhat different as well. Every black dragon had its unique water stances. These stances allowed Zhou Wen, who had mastered the Dragon Transformation Art, to mimic them a little and became more agile in the water. He was like a fish in water.

The more Zhou Wen studied it, the more he felt that the black dragons' stance was marvelous. He listed down each of the nine black dragons' stances and felt that he could combine them into a movement technique.

The more he studied the black dragons' stances, the closer he got to the dragon pearl. There had been a few instances when Zhou Wen was only an arm's length away from it.

Zhou Wen had a feeling that he would soon be able to obtain the dragon pearl.

He was already extremely familiar with the stances of the nine dragons. His movement technique had also taken in all the traits of nine dragons' stances. It could be considered perfect.

However, Zhou Wen still felt that something was lacking. It was as though he hadn't really gotten the essence. Once he figured out the final conundrum, he could use the movement technique he gleaned from the nine dragons' stance to obtain the dragon pearl.

What exactly is the difference? Zhou Wen planned on heading to Wang Mingyuan's place to show him the movement technique he had figured out and get advice on what the movement technique lacked.

The number of times Wang Mingyuan descended into Dragon's Well had increased in recent times, and the time he spent inside grew longer. When Zhou Wen arrived at the laboratory again, he didn't see him. Jiang Yan was the only one there.

"Zhou Wen, do you remember that you still owe me a favor from when we killed the Mutated Fairy?" Jiang Yan said when he saw Zhou Wen walk over.

"I do. What help do you need?" Zhou Wen asked. He rarely saw Jiang Yan now, so he had no idea what he was doing.

"There's something I need your help with. If you have the time, accompany me to Cixiang Kiln," Jiang Yan said.

"Why are we going there? To see the Dragon Gate Twenty Pieces?" Zhou Wen asked in puzzlement.

Nineteen of the Dragon Gate Twenty Pieces were in Ancient Yang Cave. Only one was at Cixiang Kiln. Zhou Wen had previously gone to see it as well, but Jiang Yan was just going to look at the tablet text, there was no need for Zhou Wen to accompany him.

According to what Zhou Wen knew, Cixiang Kiln only had Legendary snake-type dimensional creatures. Although there were many of them, with Jiang Yan's strength, it would not be difficult for him to avoid them.

Jiang Yan said, "It's to see the Dragon Gate Twenty Pieces. I've already been a few times, but every time I looked at it, I was disturbed by those snakes, losing all my mood and feelings. This time, accompany me and help watch over me. Don't let those pesky snakes disturb me."

Zhou Wen looked at Jiang Yan with an odd expression. This fellow actually wanted someone to clear the area while he looked at the tablet text. He even used the favor Zhou Wen owed him. Zhou Wen really couldn't understand what he was thinking.

However, since Jiang Yan had suggested it, Zhou Wen naturally wouldn't reject it and accompanied him to Cixiang Kiln.

Cixiang Kiln had changed thanks to the dimensional zones. It was much bigger, and there were linked caves and stone caverns everywhere. Many snake-type dimensional creatures entered and exited here.

However, they were different from the Overlord Snakes in Snake Cavern. These snakes were poisonous snakes. If one was bitten by them, even Epic experts would be in trouble. Hence, not many people came here.

As there were so many venomous snakes, and they typically hid in stone grooves, it was impossible to kill them all even if one wanted. Jiang Yan ignored the venomous snakes and directly dodged their attacks, heading all the way to Dragon Gate Twenty Piece's tablet text.

"I'll be reading the text here. Help watch me. No matter what, don't let them disturb me," Jiang Yan said to Zhou Wen before standing there and focusing on the tablet text, completely ignoring everything behind him.

The venomous snakes in Cixiang Kiln were called "Dragon-Patterned Snake." However, they did not have any dragon patterns on their bodies. They only had some patterns similar to the tablet's inscriptions. Together with the Dragon Gate Twenty Pieces' tablet text here, this was how the snakes got their name.

The Dragon-Patterned Snake was very poisonous, and there were quite a number of them. Soon, several Dragon-Patterned Snakes swam towards them. Moreover, there were also quite a number of Dragon-Patterned Snakes that stuck their heads out of their nooks and crannies, ready to rush out at any moment.

Since I have nothing better to do, I'll just practice my movement techniques. Zhou Wen didn't use his Companion Beasts. He drew his Bamboo Blade and circled around the Dragon-Patterned Snakes with his movement technique while killing them.

He wasn't afraid of the venom of the Dragon-Patterned Snakes, so it didn't matter even if he was bitten. He himself had a decent Poison stat and with Doctor Darkness's Fight Poison With Poison, the Dragon-Patterned Snakes posed no threat to him.

The speed of the Dragon-Patterned Snakes was very fast, especially when they jumped up for the strike. It was like a wyrm leaving its hole, fast and accurate.

However, compared to Zhou Wen's new movement technique, they were naturally much weaker. It wasn't difficult for Zhou Wen to dodge their attacks, but after watching them attack, he suddenly had a strange feeling. The snake's stances seemed a little similar to his new movement technique.

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Chapter 319 Double Enlightenment

From Zhou Wen's careful observations, he found that the Dragon-Patterned Snakes were only acting on instinct. They were very different from the enlightenment he got from the stances of the dragons. However, for some reason, Zhou Wen found them somewhat similar.

As he killed the Dragon-Patterned Snake that approached Jiang Yan, he wondered why. Zhou Wen thought for a while before his eyes suddenly lit up as though he understood something.

A snake cultivates for a thousand years and transcends the tribulations to become a wyrm and a wyrm cultivates another thousand years to transcend the tribulations to become a dragon. The Dragon Transformation Art is about transforming a snake into a dragon. That means it's not a dragon, so it naturally still retains a snake-like nature. I had forcefully imitated a dragon's stance with Dragon Transformation Art, so it didn't succeed. I always felt that my movement technique was lacking something. So this is what is lacking. Zhou Wen suddenly understood the problem of his movement technique.

Since he knew where the problem was, he now had to resolve it. It was not like before when he had no clue where to start.

To truly remove the influence of a snake and become the stance of a true dragon, I can only touch on the fundamentals. I need to make Dragon Transformation Art shed its mortality until it reaches the Dragon Transformation realm. As Zhou Wen engaged in battle with the snakes, he constantly used Dragon Transformation Art and kept trying to figure out the truth behind it.

There were two ways to raise a Primordial Energy Skill's rank: One was to use Primordial Energy Skill Crystals to raise it. As long as the Primordial Energy Skill Crystal had a high rank, the absorption could directly raise the rank and reach Rank 9.

Another method was to increase one's familiarity and insight regarding the Primordial Energy Skill to raise the rank to a max of Rank 10. Doing so was very difficult and slow. Apart from a few people like Lance, who was extremely talented and could comprehend the truth behind a Primordial Energy Skill until it reached Rank 10, the average person needed a lot of time to study and gain insight into it. It was much slower than using Primordial Energy Skill Crystals.

Dragon Transformation Art had a very low drop rate. To hope for a Rank 9 Dragon Transformation Art to drop would take ages Zhou Wen didn't have the time to wait. Furthermore, what he needed wasn't only Rank 9, but an extraordinary Rank 10. Only by doing so could he truly match up to a dragon's stance, allowing him to take on the stance of a true dragon.

As Zhou Wen observed the Dragon-Patterned Snake's actions, stance, and habits, he recalled the stances of the nine black dragons and made comparisons. Gradually, he understood the differences between dragons and snakes.

Zhou Wen discovered that there were indeed many similarities between a dragon and a snake's movement. It was no wonder snakes were called baby dragons in the East District. However, even though they were so similar, when humans saw a dragon, they would never mistake them for snakes. Apart from the differences in size, the most important difference between the two was the sublimity.

Zhou Wen constantly felt the difference between the sublimity of a snake and a dragon. It was a feeling that was impossible to describe using words. It could only be sensed with the heart and soul.

With the insight Zhou Weng gleaned, the way he moved didn't change much. However, there was a slight difference in his movements. Every move seemed to have a flair to it.

Jiang Yan was focused on reading the tablet text, furrowing his eyebrows from time to time as if he was confused. Other times, he would reveal a look of enlightenment, appearing exhilarated.

However, not long after, Jiang Yan's eyebrows furrowed deeper and tighter until they finally relaxed.

As Jiang Yan read the tablet text, he muttered to himself, "The Dragon Gate Twenty Pieces is representative of Chinese calligraphy from the Northern Wei dynasty-a classic piece of work from the Wei dynasty. It is forceful with its vertical and horizontal strokes, sharp like the edge of a blade. However, it's not as squarish as a regular script. The words written on the top half and bottom half are in different scripts, and the sublimity in it is most difficult to grasp. Just changing the thickness of the stroke changes the script. To figure out something from the Dragon Gate Twenty Pieces and turn it into a technique is just too difficult. Just missing out part of the sublimity would make it lack greatly."

Jiang Yan thought about it but was unable to accurately grasp its sublimity.

Feeling a little impetuous, Jiang Yan knew that he couldn't continue. Otherwise, with this mentality, he couldn't reach a pure state of mind even if he had gained some insights.

Jiang Yan retracted his gaze and planned on resting for a while. He could read the tablet text again when his mind completely calmed down. If he couldn't calm down, there was no harm in coming some other day.

He turned around and sat on a rock beside him. He took out the tea set that he had brought along with him. There was even a small brass charcoal furnace.

When he lit the charcoal furnace and heated the water, he brewed two cups of tea. Just as he was about to get Zhou Wen to drink it with him, his gaze landed on Zhou Wen and he couldn't move his eyes away. He even forgot to take back his hand that was pouring tea. The tea in the teapot had overflowed the teacup, but Jiang Yan didn't notice anything and just watched Zhou Wen's fight with the Dragon-Patterned Snakes.

Instead of saying that Zhou Wen was fighting the Dragon-Patterned Snakes, it was more like a solo dance. His movement technique was vigorous and extraordinary with an indescribable sublimity to it.

Jiang Yan watched as he suddenly threw down the teapot in his hand, and ran to a stone wall. He reached out his finger and drew it across the stone wall.

His finger was like a blade as it tore through the wall. He wrote one word after another on it; the words looked like works from the Wei dynasty, but they were different.

Every stroke was like a knife's slice, but they didn't appear exceedingly sharp. They were straight and carefree.

"A thousand-year-long path for snakes, ten thousand years for a wyrm. The moment they show themselves, they would be flying dragons in the sky." When Jiang Yan finished writing the last word, Zhou Wen happened to let out a long cry as his body flew through the air, rising to the heavens like a dragon. His entire body seemed to have undergone a certain transformation.

The surrounding Dragon-Patterned Snakes retreated as though they were trembling. For a moment, no snake dared to attack Zhou Wen

again.

Although he didn't take a look at the in-game information, Zhou Wen was certain that his Dragon Transformation Art had already broken through and reached Rank 10. That feeling was indescribable.

"Junior, thanks to you, I managed to grasp something today," Jiang Yan said with a smile.

Zhou Wen turned his head and saw the words Jiang Yan had carved on the wall. Although he wasn't a connoisseur of calligraphy, he found them exuding a sense of familiarity. On careful thought, he understood that the words contained the insights of the movement technique he had just figured out.

"These words..." Zhou Wen asked with an odd expression as he looked at the words.

"This was what I wrote from observing your movement technique and the words on the Dragon Gate Twenty Pieces. It's rather interesting. In the future, I'll use it as my foundation and match it with the Dragon Gate Twenty Pieces to come up with a technique. Half the credit is yours. Why don't you give it a name?" said Jiang Yan.

"I'm not good with names. It's best you name it." Zhou Wen shook his head.

"There's the word 'dragon' in Dragon Gate Twenty Pieces. Your movement technique has the bearing of a dragon, so it's naturally necessary to have a dragon character. Together with our names, let's call it 'Dragon Wenyan." As Jiang Yan spoke, he reached out and wiped away the characters carved on the stone wall.

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Chapter 320 Door Opening

"What are you doing? Why are you wiping away perfectly fine words?" Zhou Wen thought it a pity and hurriedly grabbed Jiang Yan's hand.

"Although these are the best words I have written so far, their existence will restrict my past. I only seek the future and don't want to look back. Therefore, I won't keep them," said Jiang Yan.

"It's best not to wipe them away. I'd still want to take a look, so keep it for now." Zhou Wen felt that the concepts in the words were a little too similar to his insights, but also somewhat different. Therefore, he wanted to take the time to compare the differences.

"If you want it, I'll let it stay for now. However, after you're done, you should wipe it away. It's not a good thing to leave words on the same wall as the text the ancients left behind." Jiang Yan paused before saying, "When the Dragon Wenyan is perfected, I'll send you a copy. You can take a good look when the time comes."

"Alright." Zhou Wen looked at the words on the stone wall. The first two lines had been wiped away by Jiang Yan, leaving "the moment they show themselves, they would be flying dragons in the sky."

After leaving Old Dragon Cave, Zhou Wen returned to his dorm and eagerly switched on his phone before entering the Zhuolu instance dungeon.

This time, he was in no mood to pay attention to the dimensional creatures as he flew forward on White Shadow of Poison towards the underground sea. He wanted to see if he could obtain the dragon pearl with his new movement technique.

In the blood-colored avatar's information column, not only did Zhou Wen's Dragon Transformation Art advance to Rank 10, but its name had changed to Nine Dragons Art. Zhou Wen had clearly obtained the phone system's approval after fusing the nine dragons' stance and the Dragon Transformation Art into one.

I should be able to obtain the dragon pearl with a Rank 10 Nine Dragons Art, right? After much difficulty, Zhou Wen finally arrived at the underground sea.

Shortly after, the waves surged as black dragons tore out of the surface and extended their dragon heads to devour the White Shadow of Poison and Zhou Wen.

Zhou Wen leaped up and dived into the sea, instantly swimming hundreds of feet. It didn't feel like he was swimming, but like seawater was propelling him forward. His speed was much faster than before.

He somersaulted onto the war wagon in one fell swoop and, before the black dragons could stop him in a timely manner, Zhou Wen had already arrived at the roof of the strange war wagon. He didn't need to hide underneath it like before to avoid the attacks of the nine dragons.

The nine black dragons finally stormed over as they roared and attempted to devour Zhou Wen. However, Zhou Wen had an extremely special feeling today. It was as though he was connected to the nine dragons' mind. He could predict their every move in advance, allowing him to easily dodge them.

Zhou Wen knew that this wasn't really telepathy with the dragons. It was only because he had figured out the nine dragons' stance and knew how they moved like the back of his hand.

As he moved around, the seawater did not resist Zhou Wen, it even aided him. After dodging a series of attacks from the nine black dragons, he finally rushed in front of the dragon pearl and grabbed it with one hand.

Zhou Wen was excited. He finally had the dragon pearl in his hand. It felt very heavy, but before he could think further, the nine black dragons' second round of attacks came. He yanked it with a jerk, hoping to take the dragon pearl away.

It was true that the dragon pearl had been pulled up by the blood-colored avatar, but when it was about a meter away, it couldn't be pulled any further. To Zhou Wen's surprise, there was a thin thread beneath the dragon pearl. It was like a strand of hair that was translucent. There was no way to notice it underwater without careful inspection.

Zhou Wen's expression changed slightly as he suddenly realized that something was amiss. He pulled a few more times, but the thread was extremely resilient. He was unable to break it with the blood-colored avatar's strength.

Crack!

At that moment, he suddenly heard a strange sound coming from the war wagon. It was as if a sealed gear had started to spin again. Due to the lack of lubricant, the sound of metal grinding could be heard.

What was even more bizarre was that the nine black dragons, who had been desperately attacking Zhou Wen, didn't lunge forward again. They landed on the seabed, trembling while they prostrated onto the ground.

Seeing that he couldn't take the dragon pearl away, Zhou Wen hurriedly released his hand and retreated. He left the war wagon, but he didn't go too far.

Since the blood-colored avatar could respawn, Zhou Wen wasn't afraid of death. He wanted to see what changes the war wagon would undergo.

As the gears in the war wagon began to move faster and faster, a metallic wall began to fall from one side, revealing a door.

Zhou Wen looked into the war wagon and saw that it was pitch black inside. It was like a world without light. Any ray of light that reached inside seemed to be severed. Nothing could penetrate it, not even his eyes.

Boom! Boom!

Zhou Wen was surveying the situation in the war wagon when he heard a continuous series of metal rupturing. He saw the black metal chains around the black dragons crack one by one, giving them freedom once more.

The nine black dragons were instantly overjoyed. They soared into the sky excitedly and instantly broke through the sea. It was unbelievably fast.

Only then did Zhou Wen realize that the reason he was able to survive under the attack of the nine black dragons wasn't that he was strong, but because the nine black dragons had most of their strength suppressed by the black chain. The strength they used to fight him was completely lacking.

At this moment, the nine black dragons escaped. The power they exuded was not anything that their past could use as a reference.

In the next second, the nine black dragons charged back into the sea and roared at Zhou Wen, widening their mouths in a clear attempt to devour him.

How heartless. I was the one who liberated you, but you are now returning kindness with ingratitude. What a beast, Zhou Wen cursed under his breath.

However, he also knew that his current strength was impossible for him to fend off the nine true dragons who had escaped. Gritting his teeth, he controlled the blood-colored avatar to rush to the door that opened up half the war wagon's holdings. Before the nine dragons devoured him, he rushed into the darkness.

Although the war wagon's carriage was huge, it was still a carriage. Space was very limited, but when Zhou Wen rushed inside, he felt as though it was an empty darkness that stretched out endlessly.

In that darkness, there was a white cocoon emitting a strange light.

Another cocoon! Zhou Wen was slightly taken aback, but the next second, he was overjoyed. There was actually a cocoon here, so there was a chance for him to break through in his final stat.

Without any hesitation, he summoned his Overlord Spear and, combining it with the augmentation of Ever-Victorious, he thrust his spear at the white cocoon in the void.

However, this thrust turned Zhou Wen's expression nasty.

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Chapter 321 Inner Sanctum

The white cocoon didn't seem far, but when he thrust out the spear, it felt like there was an infinite distance between them. The tip of the spear couldn't touch it.

Activating Ghost Steps, he instantly traversed a hundred meters. However, the distance between the tip of the spear and the white cocoon remained as far away as before.

What's going on? Zhou Wen was secretly alarmed, but the black dragons outside had already rushed in. Immediately, they sucked at the blood-colored avatar with a terrifying black hole-like suction force. The blood-colored avatar was sucked into a dragon's stomach without putting up any resistance.

The game screen went black, mirroring Zhou Wen's expression. The cocoon was right in front of him, but for some reason, he couldn't touch it.

He dripped his blood and respawned again. When he reached the underground sea again, the black dragons and the war wagon had returned to their original states—the former chained, the latter closed.

However, Zhou Wen knew that the dragon pearl was not the black dragons' egg but a mechanism to open the war wagon.

In a new attempt, the blood-colored avatar rushed into the carriage again, but it still failed to touch the white cocoon. It was so near yet so far.

Zhou Wen used all sorts of abilities and Companion Beasts, but he still failed to touch the white cocoon.

Despite being stumped for a solution to penetrate the white cocoon and obtain the blood of the creature within, at least Zhou Wen was now able to cross the underground sea. He planned on heading to the temple to take a look.

The white cocoon in the war wagon definitely couldn't be reached with brute force, so Zhou Wen didn't waste any more blood on futile attempts. He had to figure out what kind of power the white cocoon possessed to crack it.

The nine black dragons were unable to catch up to Zhou Wen when chained. After Zhou Wen charged past the underground sea, he passed the mountain and arrived at the location of the Longevity Tree. He hoped to know its situation in-game.

But when he arrived at the stone temple, he couldn't find the Longevity Tree. The back of the temple was empty except for a stone drum.

The Longevity Tree isn't here? What's going on? Zhou Wen was alarmed.

If the game was different from reality, Zhou Wen would have to be even more careful when he entered dimensional zones in the future. Even if he had a strategy to clear the game, it didn't mean that he could randomly enter; otherwise, something bad could easily happen.

However, this was the first time Zhou Wen had encountered something in-game that was different from reality.

Zhou Wen thought of a possibility. If the Longevity Tree wasn't something that originally existed in the dimensional zone, then its nonexistence in the game became self-explanatory.

Zhou Wen was momentarily unable to determine the reason. It was just a guess.

He had originally wanted to experiment with a Longevity Fruit in-game, but now, he had to give up on this idea.

After circling the stone temple and passing through the cave at the bottom of the fault, Zhou Wen followed the map An Sheng had given him and arrived at the other end of the temple. It wasn't much different from what Zhou Wen had seen previously.

There were two stone statues in front of the temple's entrance. They were identical to the stone statues at the entrance to the ruins. Zhou Wen turned the stone statue and opened the temple door.

With the detailed method An Sheng and company used to enter the temple, the blood-colored avatar quickly arrived at the innermost sanctum. There were no dimensional creatures inside, only some special trap mechanisms. As long as one didn't trigger any traps, there wouldn't be any danger.

What was truly terrifying was the inner sanctum that An Sheng and company had just discovered. When Zhou Wen arrived in front of the altar, he saw the spot where the former principal had left a marking. Of course, there wasn't any marking on the altar in-game. However, the altar was key to opening the inner sanctum's entrance.

Zhou Wen looked around and found seven stone furnaces in different spots in the temple. He placed the stone furnace in front of the desk in a certain position before hearing a rumble. The innermost wall of the temple began moving as it slowly rose, revealing the space behind it.

As the situation in the inner sanctum hadn't been explored to date, An Sheng had provided him with very little information. All Zhou Wen knew was that there was a stone statue in the inner sanctum. No one who entered the inner sanctum and passed the stone statue had left alive. All of them had vanished.

When the stone wall completely rose up, it revealed the stone tunnel behind it. It was squarish with a depth of about thirty to forty meters before reaching the end. Then, it split into two forks. And in this T-junction, there was indeed a stone statue.

The stone statue was ancient and spartan. It was only about the height of a person, and it resembled a cloaked person standing there. However, the statue's face was carved somewhat strangely. It only had a mouth, no eyes, nose, or eyebrows. Its mouth was slightly open, as if it wanted to speak, but it didn't say anything

The stone statue gave off a stifling feeling. It made one have the urge to shut its mouth or open its mouth to finish what it had to say.

Zhou Wen walked in front of the stone statue and carefully observed it. The more he looked at it, the more uncomfortable he felt. He decided not to study it and instead looked at the two forks.

It was pitch-black inside the squarish tunnel. It led to the unknown. The An family had tried many times, but it was the same whether they chose left or right. No one who entered came out alive.

Zhou Wen allowed Doctor Darkness to possess him as he used Light of Penetration to look at the left fork. After the Light of Penetration shone into the left tunnel, it was as though it had vanished. He couldn't see what was inside at all.

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How odd. Could it be that the tunnel is under the influence of spatial forces? That prevents Light of Penetration from shining in? Zhou Wen thought for a moment and summoned a few Companion Beasts to enter the left fork.

The moment a Companion Beast stepped into the left fork, it immediately lost its connection with Zhou Wen. It was unknown if it was dead or what had happened, but it was the same as the news An Sheng had sent.

Since no one from the An family could enter, there was naturally no news. Up until now, no one knew what was going on inside the tunnel.

Zhou Wen summoned Ghost Bride, but she shared the same outcome. He lost contact with her the moment she entered. It was unknown if she was dead or alive.

Even ghosts don't work? Zhou Wen frowned slightly. There was only one method left—to let the blood-colored avatar enter to take a look. Even if he died, he could still get some information out.

Taking a deep breath, Zhou Wen controlled the blood-colored avatar to walk towards the left tunnel. He definitely wouldn't have done so in the real world.

Therefore, Zhou Wen really admired the soldiers. Even though they knew that there was almost no chance of survival, they still pressed forward if they were given the order.

If he could understand the secrets in the tunnel and reduce the sacrifices of those soldiers, it would be a great help.

The moment the blood-colored avatar stepped into the left tunnel, Zhou Wen's body involuntarily shivered as he felt an ominous feeling

The originally dark tunnel lit up as soon as the blood-colored avatar stepped in.

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Chapter 322 Stone Statue

The originally squarish tunnel suddenly changed. At this moment, the tunnel became oval-shaped, and the tunnel curved. There were also many glowing horn crystals on the stone wall that resembled rows of sharp teeth.

When he turned his head, he realized that the T-junction and the stone statue were nowhere to be seen. Behind him was the same oval-shaped tunnel embedded with many sharp crystals with no end in sight.

Ghost Bride floated over from somewhere unknown to Zhou Wen, but the other Companion Beasts had vanished.

Just as Zhou Wen was feeling puzzled, he suddenly felt the tunnel shake violently. Instead of calling it shaking, the entire tunnel was shrinking. The inner walls of the tunnel even spun. The sharp crystals became a terrifying weapon akin to a grinder due to the spinning

As the tunnel constricted, the space that the blood-colored avatar could stand on decreased. Zhou Wen hurriedly summoned the Overlord Spear, hoping to tear open a huge hole into the shrinking tunnel.

However, when the Overlord Spear thrust out, it sunk all the way into the handle. It failed to tear open the stone wall to another space. It was unknown how thick the stone wall was.

The spinning stone wall made Zhou Wen lose his grip of the Overlord Spear, and it was instantly swept away.

Thrown into the air, Zhou Wen summoned the banana fan. He kept fanning the Grand Yin Wind at the tunnel, but it wasn't of much use. The strong winds blew through the tunnel for an unknown distance without touching anything

The tunnel eventually tightened so much that it closed completely into itself. The blood-colored avatar was also strangulated and the game screen went black.

Zhou Wen's expression turned nasty. If the former principal and company had entered the tunnel and encountered the same situation, the chance of them surviving was nearly zero.

Ghost Bride wasn't ground to death by that strange tunnel because she's a ghost, but she loses contact with me after entering. It's useless to survive inside. Zhou Wen thought for a moment and opened the Zhuolu instance dungeon again. He wanted to see what happened if he took the right fork.

If the right tunnel was the same as the left one, he could basically give up hope of rescuing the former principal.

When Zhou Wen reached the tunnel once again, he decisively chose the right fork.

When he stepped into the tunnel, he couldn't help but shudder again. An extremely ominous feeling rose in his heart once more.

The tunnel on the right was somewhat different from the left fork. This was still a squarish stone tunnel, but there were no sharp crystals.

However, Zhou Wen discovered many strange texts on the stone walls. Some of the text looked similar to hieroglyphics, but not quite the same. All in all, Zhou Wen didn't recognize the words.

He turned around and realized that the crossroads from where he entered had also disappeared.

Zhou Wen felt a little more at ease. Although he found it ominous, there wasn't any lethal danger. If the former principal and company had chosen the right tunnel, they could still be alive.

Zhou Wen controlled the blood-colored avatar to walk forward. For some reason, he had a nagging feeling that there were many pairs of eyes watching him, but he found none of them when he observed his surroundings.

As he walked, he felt something amiss. The feeling of being spied on grew stronger.

Is it those words? Zhou Wen frowned slightly as he stared at the strange text on the stone walls. If there was anything in the tunnel, it had to be those strange texts.

Zhou Wen summoned the Overlord Spear and stabbed at one of the words on the stone wall. Overlord Spear's Ever-Victorious showed its effects as it directly stabbed into the stone wall, impaling a text.

Pfft!

Zhou Wen felt a tearing pain in his left ear as blood spewed out from the blood-colored avatar's ear.

In the next second, Zhou Wen saw all the strange text transform into small monsters with tails. Their bodies were oval and text was engraved on them. However, inside the text were eyes. They bared their sharp teeth and flapped their wings like a bat, biting at the blood-colored avatar.

Zhou Wen brandished his Overlord Spear to attack the monsters, but every time his spear stabbed a monster, he suffered a rupture in his organs. After killing a few monsters, the blood-colored avatar's body could no longer take the damage.

Summoning the banana fan, he used the Great Yin Wind at the group of tiny monsters. It immediately blew them away and their bodies froze in pieces.

Almost at the same time, the blood-colored avatar's body turned into ice before shattering on the ground. The game screen also turned black.

What strange things are they? Attacking them ends up rebounding onto me? Zhou Wen naturally noticed the strangeness of the monsters, but even though he could figure it out, he couldn't think of a way to resolve the problem.

No matter which path I take, it seems to lead to death. The former principal and the others are probably in grave danger. Zhou Wen sighed inwardly. Based on the present situation, grim possibilities plagued the former principal's fate.

Zhou Wen tried a few more times, but even if he didn't provoke the monsters formed from words, they would still pounce on him and bite him. Even if he wore the Stone Chi's armor, he wouldn't be able to withstand the teeth of the monsters. It was as though they could bite through anything.

Both tunnels eat people... It's impossible to pass through them... Zhou Wen thought to himself as an idea suddenly flashed in his mind. Wait... Eating people...

He thought of the stone statue at the T-junction—the one that only had a mouth and no other facial features. It made one feel extremely uncomfortable looking at it.

Since the outcome of entering either tunnel meant being eaten, this seemed connected to the statue to a certain extent.

When Zhou Wen came in front of the stone statue again, he didn't enter the two tunnels. Instead, he carefully observed the stone statue, hoping that he could tell what was amiss.

However, he couldn't tell what was so strange about the stone statue. Desperate, he immediately pulled out his Overlord Spear and aimed it at the stone statue's head.

But in the next second, Zhou Wen saw an extremely terrifying scene. The stone statue opened its mouth and swallowed the blood-colored avatar and spear together. The game's screen instantly turned dark.

The problem does lie with the stone statue. Zhou Wen didn't enter the game again but gave An Sheng a call.

The phone rang a few times until it finally got through. An Sheng's voice sounded. "Young Master Wen, is there something wrong?"

"Ah Sheng, have you checked the stone statue in the inner sanctum?" Zhou Wen asked.

"It has been inspected in detail, but we didn't find any trap mechanisms," An Sheng said.

"In whose likeness is the stone statue carved in? Did you figure that out?" Zhou Wen asked again.

"We hired some experts to study and verify it. They believe that it's highly likely to be Aoyin -a monster in mythical legends. Its body looks a little like a person's, but it has immense strength and it enjoys eating brains..." An Sheng explained the conclusion from the experts' analysis in detail.

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Chapter 323 Sacrificial Items

"Ah Sheng, no matter how I think about it, the problem lies with the statue. Get someone to examine it in detail again, but be careful. I have a nagging feeling that the stone statue's appearance in a place like that is a little too bizarre. It might take the life of people." Zhou Wen couldn't explain his discovery in-game, so he could only tactfully tell An Sheng.

"Okay, I'll send someone to check the stone statue again." An Sheng answered seriously.

After hanging up, Zhou Wen entered the game again and continued attempting to attack the stone statue in-game. This time, Zhou Wen learned his lesson and distanced himself from the stone statue before sending a gust of Great Yin Wind over.

The Grand Yin Wind hit the stone statue, causing it to actually open its mouth and swallow the Grand Yin Wind. The terrifying Grand Yin Wind entered what seemed like a bottomless pit. And that was it.

Even the Grand Yin Wind is useless? Zhou Wen frowned slightly. He knew that to deal with the suspected Aoyin statue, he couldn't use force. He needed to think of a way.

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I remember the ghost stories Grandpa told me when I was young. In ancient times, humans believed in ghosts and gods. Often, they held rituals to offer sacrifice to the ghosts and gods. Some ignorant and evil people would even use living people as a sacrifice. With that Aoyin statue placed there, could it be that it needs to be offered sacrificial items? Although Zhou Wen found the idea a little ridiculous, he didn't have any other solutions and could only give it a try.

Zhou Wen didn't have the ability to use living humans as a sacrifice. Even if he was capable of doing it, he wouldn't. Therefore, after some thought, he decided to capture two poison bats and take them to the Aoyin statue and offer them as a sacrifice to the Aoyin.

However, there was no reaction from the stone statue when Zhou Wen delivered the two poison bats to the stone statue's mouth.

Do I really need to use living people? Zhou Wen thought for a moment and smashed the head of the poison bats before delivering it to the stone statue again.

This time, the stone statue had a reaction. It opened its mouth and sucked, swallowing the two poison bats that had their heads opened

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After swallowing the poison bats, Zhou Wen felt that the two forks were somewhat different. However, he couldn't put a finger on the differences as he hurriedly ran towards the left tunnel.

After stepping into the tunnel, he realized that it was still a square stone passageway. It didn't turn oval, nor did the sharp crystals appear. He couldn't help but feel delighted as he rushed deep into the tunnel.

The tunnel wasn't long, spanning about a hundred meters. Soon, Zhou Wen reached the end and found that there was a stone door. Pushing it open, he found a palace inside.

Before he could carefully observe the palace, a terrifying dimensional creature lunged forward. Zhou Wen was only able to see its shadow before the blood-colored avatar was smacked to death.

The monster resembled a tiger or wolf with two tails. It was a monster that emitted black flames all over its body. With his Ghost Steps' speed, he wasn't able to dodge the monster's attack. Even if it wasn't at the Mythical stage, it was probably close to one.

Zhou Wen didn't give up. He went to the stone statue again and sacrificed the two poison bats before using the right fork. Indeed, the right tunnel had become safe as well. There weren't any strange text monsters.

At the end of the right tunnel was another palace. The moment Zhou Wen opened the door, he saw a strange snake standing erect like a dragon as it spewed out black smoke at the blood-colored avatar.

Zhou Wen hurriedly summoned his remaining Purple Air Bell and sucked all the black smoke in. Then, he shook the bell, sending the black smoke back at the strange snake.

Like a tide of black smoke, it instantly drowned the monster snake's massive body. The snake opened its mouth and inhaled, and the black smoke was sucked back in. His actions failed to damage it.

Then, Zhou Wen saw the black gas rise from the strange snake as though an ancient demon god was enveloping it.

Zhou Wen cursed under his breath as he turned around to escape. The snake's eyes turned into a mirror that reflected the blood-colored avatar's figure.

Not long after the blood-colored avatar ran out, it collapsed to the ground and died. The game screen went black again. Zhou Wen didn't even know how it had died.

Don't tell me the creatures in the two palaces are at the Mythical stage? Zhou Wen was secretly alarmed. Just as he was about to probe further, he heard his phone ring.

Zhou Wen immediately picked up the call when he saw that it was An Sheng.

"Young Master Wen, as you expected, the stone statue is problematic," An Sheng said directly.

"What did you discover?" Zhou Wen asked.

"During the inspection, the stone statue was completely normal and we didn't discover any problems with it. Later, an expert attempted to put a mechanical arm into its mouth to investigate, but it was swallowed. After that, there was a brief change in the two tunnels. Our men were able to enter the tunnel without disappearing. However, it wasn't for long. In less than an hour, the passageway returned to normal," An Sheng said calmly.

However, Zhou Wen could tell that plenty of sacrifices had been made.

"From the looks of it, the stone statue needs sacrifices. Why don't we try using dimensional creatures as sacrifices? If it's really Aoyin, it might be interested in the brains of dimensional creatures," Zhou Wen said.

"I'll get someone to try it now." An Sheng paused before saying, "At the end of the two tunnels, there are doors to a palace. But I didn't get them to open the palace. Young Master Wen, any thoughts on this?"

"Since the Aoyin guarding the tunnels is already so terrifying, a powerful dimensional creature will definitely guard the palace's interior. It might even be a Mythical creature. I think it's best to be careful. Don't open the door hastily." Zhou Wen could only provide warnings. He couldn't possibly say that he had entered the palace in-game and that there was a terrifying existence suspected to be a Mythical creature inside, right?

"I share the same thoughts too. If there really are Mythical creatures inside, it's not something we can deal with. We can only seek the Overseer's help." An Sheng thought for a moment before saying, "Young Master Wen, it's all thanks to you that we can make progress so quickly. Unfortunately, you're still too young. In a few years, if you can advance to the Epic stage, I might have a chance to fight alongside you."

"I have no intention of joining the military. After I graduate, I plan on opening a crystal shop for a living," Zhou Wen said.

"You aren't that kind of person." An Sheng didn't wait for Zhou Wen to say anything before saying, "I'll hang up now and report our progress to the Overseer."

"Ah Sheng, if you aren't confident, make sure not to enter the palace at the end of the tunnels. I have a feeling that there will be terrifying dimensional creatures inside," Zhou Wen exhorted again.

"Don't worry," Ah Sheng said before hanging up. It was unknown if he would listen to Zhou Wen.

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Chapter 324 Map

Zhou Wen had been trying to figure out the dimensional creatures inside the two palaces, but they were too powerful. The blood-colored avatar could last for a very short period of time without gleaning much information.

However, Zhou Wen wasn't discouraged. He persisted and studied their abilities and habits. This wasn't only for saving the former principal; Zhou Wen also thought about the possibility of using their blood to enhance his final stat to 21 points if he could injure the Mythical creatures.

Therefore, he didn't hold any hope of killing them. All he wanted was to obtain one or two drops of blood.

Of course, this was only Zhou Wen's idea. He did not know if it could work.

He still had no way of touching the white cocoon in the war wagon. That power that caused an infinite gap between them, left Zhou Wen helpless.

"Old Zhou, I heard that another new dimensional zone has been discovered in Luoyang City. The college plans on getting students to explore it," Li Xuan ran over and said to Zhou Wen excitedly.

"Shouldn't the military be exploring a new dimensional zone first? Why would they let students explore it?" Zhou Wen asked in puzzlement.

Li Xuan said with a smile, "The newly discovered dimensional zone is a Town God's Temple. Many of the ancient districts in the East District have such dimensional zones. They are basically all the same and not dangerous. It might be very beneficial."

When Zhou Wen heard Li Xuan say that it was a Town God's Temple, he immediately understood why the college was sending students to explore it.

In ancient times, a Town God's Temple was a place of worship that revered the guardian of a city. It was a place that ensured the city's safety. After the dimensional storms, various ancient city districts had Town God's Temple zones.

Typical temple zones had no wild dimensional creatures, so they didn't bring harm to anyone who entered the Town God's Temple. However, inside one, there would usually be some special dimensional creatures that were worshiped.

These dimensional creatures had immortal bodies. Humans could challenge them at places that they were enshrined. If they defeated them, they might receive benefits from the Town God's Temple.

"Has Luoyang's Town God's Temple only just been discovered?" Zhou Wen asked in puzzlement.

For an ancient city like Luoyang, it was almost a certainty that a Town God's Temple existed. Logically speaking, it should have been discovered long ago.

"The big Town God's Temple has long been explored. It enshrined four guardians. Legend has it that they are the ancient heroes-Han Xin, Pang Juan, Zhou Yu, and Luo Cheng's embodiment. It's currently under military control, so ordinary people won't have a chance of entering. The newly discovered temple is the Town God's Temple of the former county city. It's not that famous, and rather small. Recently, it was discovered that it has become a dimensional zone."

Li Xuan paused for a moment before saying, "How about we visit it before that it's brought under military control?"

Zhou Wen hadn't made much progress in his endeavors, so he felt that it wasn't a bad idea to take a look. Perhaps, he could download a Town God's Temple dungeon from there.

Li Xuan and Zhou Wen had just stepped out of the door when they met Wang Lu. Upon hearing about the new development, Wang Lu was also interested and quickly joined them.

The school posted an announcement indicating that there would be a truck that would take interested students to the newly discovered Town God's Temple. It wasn't mandatory if one wasn't interested.

The three of them got into the truck and saw that there were more than ten students in it. This was just one of the trucks, a few had already set off. It looked like there were quite a number of students heading there.

The truck drove all the way to West Luoyang. Just as it was about to leave the city, they finally saw the legendary Town God's Temple. It was much smaller than Zhou Wen imagined. From a distance, it was nothing more than a small ancient building. It had two side halls and a main temple. At the top was a signboard with the words "Town God's Temple" written.

There were plenty of students outside Town God's Temple. There were also some independent hunters and residents who were also there to join in the buzz. From the fact that even ordinary passersby dared enter the temple, it was testimony that the Town God's Temple posed no danger.

After the trio entered the temple, Li Xuan looked around and said in puzzlement, "That's strange. Why aren't there any guardians inside this Town God's Temple?"

Wang Lu also nodded and said, "This Town God's Temple is really too young. Usually, they will honor a famous general in history as a guardian, but there's none here. Only the main temple honors a generic city god. I wonder what this god's name is."

"If there's no guardian, what's the point of coming here?" Li Xuan said gloomily.

He had originally wanted to test out his skills to see if he could defeat the incarnation of a famous general in history, but who knew that there was no consecrated target here.

A student who had just come out of the side hall heard Li Xuan say that and added, "Although there are no consecrated generals here, the side hall enshrines the Earth Lord. It might be beneficial for you to enter and pray to him."

"What benefits?" Li Xuan asked in interest.

Earth temples were usually built independently. Yet, this Town God's Temple also consecrated the Earth Lord. It was quite obvious that it wasn't very orthodox.

The scale of Earth temples that enshrined the Earth Lord was usually smaller. Even though he was an immortal who was in charge of land, he was considered a deity of a lower rank in the Daoist pantheon.

In Journey to the West, Sun Wukong would stomp on the ground whenever he wanted, pulling out the Earth Lord by his beard. Even demons would bully the Earth Lord, evidence of how low his status was.

The student said, "If you catch the Earth Lord's fancy, he will give you a map. Dig in the spot indicated by the map and perhaps, you might be able to find treasure."

"That's nice!" Li Xuan was excited. He looked like he was planning on going in big and getting several treasure maps to dig out treasures.

However, the student said, "However, Earth Lord is a local god. You have to be a local and bow to him to obtain a map. In addition, it's only possible for you to obtain the map when paying respects to him for the first time. Zhou Wen and Wang Lu, you aren't locals, right?"

Li Xuan was delighted when he heard that. He said to Zhou Wen and Wang Lu with a smile, "See that? There are benefits to being a Luoyang local. I am registered as a resident of Luoyang. Tough luck for the both of you."

To his surprise, the student said to Li Xuan, "Li Xuan, don't count your chickens before they hatch. Although Luoyang locals obtain a map after bowing to Earth Lord, he likes to pull pranks. There might not be a treasure as indicated on the map. One student obtained a map that led to dog feces."

"Don't worry. I, Li Xuan, am blessed. How can I dig up dog feces? Even if I don't get a huge treasure, I can still dig out antiques." Li Xuan was filled with confidence.

The three of them entered the Earth temple and saw that it enshrined a rich-looking old man with white hair and beard.

Just then, an ordinary citizen was kneeling in front of Earth Lord. The middle-aged man kowtowed and something magical happened. After the middle-aged man raised his head, there was a small wooden sign that had a simple map drawn on it.

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Chapter 325 Digging Treasures

The middle-aged man held a small wooden tablet and ran away happily. Another person ran over and bowed to the Earth Lord. Soon, he got a small wooden tablet with a map engraved on it.

"This Earth Lord sure is magical!" Li Xuan's eyes widened when he saw this.

Wang Lu said with a smile, "Although Earth Lord doesn't have a high status among immortals, he is quite capable. He knows everything about the land under his jurisdiction. He knows all the good things buried underground too. He also knows where there's danger and the things not to be done. It can be said that he's omniscient in a particular region. In ancient times, Earth Lord had a name-Kitchen God. That was a real god and he enjoyed a very high status."

The trio wasn't in a rush. After everyone was done paying their respects, Li Xuan walked to the statue of Earth Lord and plopped to his knees before kowtowing.

Indeed, Li Xuan also received a small wooden token.

"Sir and madam, how about that? Are you regretting not being born in Luoyang?" Li Xuan flaunted the wooden tablet to the duo.

"Earth Lord is most merciful. If I beg him, he might give me a map too?" Wang Lu walked to the statue of Earth Lord and bowed to the statue before saying, "Earth Lord, how benevolent are thee. Please give me a map too."

"If begging works, what's the point of having a household register? Besides, you aren't being sincere. You didn't even kowtow. All you did was bow. What's the use of... Ah..." Li Xuan curled his lips. However, just as he finished speaking, he saw a small wooden tablet grow out of the ground. Instantly, his mouth dropped agape as he was at a loss for words.

Wang Lu happily took the wooden tablet and said to Zhou Wen, "Why don't you try too? Perhaps Earth Lord might show his benevolence and give you a map too?"

Zhou Wen thought that it made sense. After all, Guide City, where he was born, wasn't too far from Luoyang. Perhaps this Earth Lord had a greater area under his jurisdiction, so was Guide City also under his management?

He didn't really suffer any losses bowing even if he wasn't given a map.

Zhou Wen mimicked Wang Lu and stood in front of the Earth Lord statue. He pressed his palms together and bowed slightly at the statue.

"I can ignore Wang Lu's good luck, but I just don't believe that you can get a map like that," Li Xuan said.

When Zhou Wen bowed, he suddenly heard the sound of rocks grinding. He saw the statue of the Earth Lord drift horizontally three feet away.

"What's happening?" Li Xuan's eyes widened as Wang Lu wore a look of surprise.

Zhou Wen didn't know what was happening either, but when he saw a wooden plaque grow out of the ground, he reached out to pick it up.

"It looks like Earth Lord is quite a swell guy. He gave me a map too." Zhou Wen took the wooden tablet and said to Li Xuan with a smile, "It looks like your Luoyang's registration isn't of much use."

"Absurd." Li Xuan looked at the Earth Lord statue that had moved three feet to the side, feeling extremely alarmed and puzzled.

Regardless of how one looked at it, it appeared as though the Earth Lord statue didn't dare receive Zhou Wen's bow. That was why it had moved away.

Wang Lu also sized up the Earth Lord statue and Zhou Wen in puzzlement.

The three of them walked out of the temple and were about to head to the main temple hall when they saw a group of soldiers enter the Town God's Temple. The soldiers informed them that the area had been sealed by the military and ordered them to leave in an orderly fashion.

The trio had no choice but to leave Town God's Temple. Li Xuan looked at the wooden token in his hand and saw that the map on it was very vague. It had the general terrain of rivers and mountains. Then, there was a red dot which labeled the treasure location.

If it wasn't for a Luoyang native who was well-versed with the Luoyang terrain, it wouldn't be easy finding the location on the map.

"You definitely won't be able to tell where the map is pointing to. I'll help you take a look," Li Xuan said to Zhou Wen and Wang Lu.

Zhou Wen and Wang Lu handed their wooden tablets to him. Li Xuan was quite an expert in identifying the local terrain. He quickly helped them find the location. Furthermore, he marked it on the phone's map app, making it convenient for them to seek out the treasure.

"Are we going to dig for treasures together or do we do it individually?" Li Xuan asked.

"Let's go together. These places all require us to exit the city. It'll be safer for us to be together," Zhou Wen said.

"Alright. Mine is the nearest, so let's dig mine first," Li Xuan said as he summoned his Companion Beast mount.

Zhou Wen only had the White Shadow of Poison to ride on, but it was a little odd seeing it in broad daylight. Li Xuan's ox-type mount was rather large so there was room for Zhou Wen.

Wang Lu summoned her tiger, sat on it, and followed behind.

The three of them passed through the city and attracted the envy of many ordinary citizens.

After leaving the city, Li Xuan dug for quite a while in a small forest in the suburbs. Li Xuan dug a hole that was four to five meters deep and finally found something.

It was a ceramic container that looked rather ancient. "Could there be gold hidden inside by the ancients?" Li Xuan said in excitement as he held the jar.

"It's possible. Who knows, there might even be jewelry. Quick, open it and take a look." Zhou Wen was somewhat curious as he urged Li Xuan to open it.

Li Xuan didn't hesitate to open the jar. He saw that it was filled with copper coins that were in a badly rusted state. He took out one and pinched it, instantly shattering it from the decay.

"How did this happen?" Li Xuan was extremely depressed.

"Don't ruin it. Those copper coins are likely to be antiques, right?" Zhou Wen said.

"Antiques might be valuable in a peaceful era, but in this era, who would spend money to buy antiques? With money, one would buy dimensional crystals and Companion Eggs. Besides, these copper coins are way too inferior in quality. They are almost deformed," Li Xuan said.

However, he had gained something after all. Li Xuan still kept the jar in his bag. It wasn't big and fitted his backpack perfectly.

Following that, they dug for Wang Lu's treasure. Her treasure wasn't too far from Li Xuan's treasure. So with Li Xuan as an experienced local guiding them, they quickly arrived at the location.

It was by a small stream. Wang Lu flipped through the area a few times and when she flipped open a cobblestone, she immediately discovered a gem the size of a longan. It was crystal clear, like a cat's eye.

"How beautiful." Wang Lu was very fond of it. She washed it in the stream and played with it in her hand.

Zhou Wen's map pointed to a forest beside the mountainous area. The trio traveled more than five kilometers before they reached the spot. Due to the dimensional zones nearby, the trio walked very carefully and deliberately circled and made a detour to avoid a dimensional zone.

"This is it," Li Xuan said as he looked at the map and pointed to a bush.

Zhou Wen saw that there were only some weeds and nothing else. He planned on digging to see what he could dig out.

To their surprise, just as Zhou Wen approached, white smoke suddenly spewed out from the bush. It frightened the trio and they couldn't help but retreat as they cautiously stared at the spot where the white smoke was emitting

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Chapter 326 Baby

A cute, chubby baby jumped out of the white smoke.

The baby's fair and tender body was wearing a red piece of cloth that only covered his chest and belly, and there was a braid sticking upwards on his head.

"Who abandoned this child here?" Li Xuan couldn't help but mutter when he saw how adorable the child was.

However, when he thought about it carefully, he felt that something was amiss. The child was only the size of a baby; yet, he could actually walk on his own. Furthermore, he was extremely agile. No baby was this amazing.

The baby stared at them with his big eyes, seemingly furious. He seemed to be warning them not to come any closer.

"Could this be..." Wang Lu's expression changed slightly when she saw the baby.

"Wang Lu, do you know what this baby is?" Li Xuan hurriedly asked.

"I once entered a dimensional zone in Changbai Mountain to hunt dimensional creatures with my family's elders. There, I saw a plant-type ginseng baby that resembled a human baby. He wore such clothes and he had a few ginseng leaves growing on his head. He does resemble this baby, but there are some differences," Wang Lu said as she sized up the baby.

"Ginseng Baby? Isn't that the ginseng spirit spoken in legends that is extremely nourishing?" Li Xuan's eyes glowed as he stared at the baby.

The baby seemed to sense the evil intentions in Li Xuan's eyes as he glared at Li Xuan and with a turn of its body, he vanished.

"Oh no, retreat quickly." Wang Lu's expression changed slightly as she immediately retreated.

Although Zhou Wen and Li Xuan didn't know what was happening, seeing Wang Lu's seriousness they also retreated.

However, just as Li Xuan moved, he suddenly felt as though something had tripped him and he fell down with a plop.

The baby appeared not too far away and clapped in glee as he looked at Li Xuan. He looked extremely happy.

"Little imp, do you think I'm powerless against you? I don't care if you are a Ginseng Baby or something else. I'll teach you a good lesson." Li Xuan crawled to his feet and summoned the Thundergod Sword before cleaving at the baby.

The Thundergod Sword reached the baby in an instant, but he suddenly vanished. The lightning sword beam blasted a huge hole in the ground, but it failed to hit the baby.

Plop!

Li Xuan felt his legs being tripped by something again and fell to the ground with a thud once more. When he turned his head, he saw the baby extend half his body from the ground and jump out. He clapped his hands and grinned at Li Xuan, his face filled with mockery.

Li Xuan had never experienced this before. He lunged forward to grab the baby, but no matter how fast he was, he couldn't catch him. Instead, he kept tripping thanks to the baby. He was in a sorry state.

"Wang Lu, is this really a Ginseng Baby?" Zhou Wen asked as he sized up the baby in surprise.

"I don't know, but he does resemble a Ginseng Baby. He's proficient in escaping through the earth and can travel for thousands of miles underground. Even top Epic experts would find him difficult to catch if he escaped."

Wang Lu paused for a moment before continuing, "Back then, my grandfather used a puppet Companion Beast to lure the playful Ginseng Baby over. Then, he used his Intrinsic Lock to catch him by surprise and lock him up before successfully capturing him."

"We don't have those things. Is there any way to catch him?" Zhou Wen knew that Ghost Steps would be useless catching up to him, after seeing the baby's ability to escape through the earth.

"Perhaps, but I don't know." Wang Lu shook her head helplessly. "Ginseng Babies have the nickname of Little Earth Immortal. As long as he's on the ground, I'm afraid no one will be able to catch him. This baby might be a Ginseng Baby, but from his ability to escape through the earth, he's in no way inferior to the one I've seen before."

When the two spoke, Li Xuan had already been teased into a rage, but he couldn't touch the baby no matter what. He was like a clumsy bear as he was led by the nose by the baby.

Li Xuan slashed with the Thundergod Sword in his hand and even summoned several Companion Beasts. Even the Spirit Drawing Demoness that he had just obtained was summoned. Yet, he still couldn't do anything about the baby.

The little child suddenly phased into existence like a tiny sprite that could continuously teleport. He was toying with Li Xuan and his Companion Beasts.

"Old Zhou, Wang Lu, aren't you going to provide some help? Quickly grab this little fellow. I have to spank him." Li Xuan had been tripped several times again, making his face turn livid with anger.

Zhou Wen felt that the baby's escape technique was very interesting. Furthermore, he didn't seem to have the intention to harm others. All he did was tease Li Xuan.

With a thought, Zhou Wen activated Ghost Steps as his figure seemed to teleport. He appeared behind the baby and reached out to grab the baby's arm, but the baby vanished instantly.

Wang Lu guessed the location of the baby. She flashed over to grab him, but she failed.

The trio used all sorts of methods to grab hold of the baby but they ended up in circles. In the end, they fell to the ground, exhausted. They no longer had the strength to grab hold of the baby who kept clapping nearby as he mocked them.

Li Xuan couldn't take it any further and chased after him once more. However, Zhou Wen and Wang Lu were truly exhausted and they sat on the ground without getting up.

"What's the level of that Ginseng Baby you encountered? Is his ability to escape through the earth that powerful?" Zhou Wen asked Wang Lu.

"I don't know what level he is." Wang Lu shook her head and said, "Just as my grandfather captured the Ginseng Baby, a terrifying creature in Changbai Mountain suddenly appeared. It almost killed us. The Ginseng Baby was taken away by the creature. I never expected the map given by Earth Lord would be something like this. Even if we find it, we don't have the ability to take him away."

Zhou Wen looked at the baby with a frown and didn't say a word. He really didn't have the ability to grab him unless he could make the baby's body leave the ground, preventing him from burrowing through the earth.

Zhou Wen secretly held the banana fan in his hand and waited for an opportunity.

Li Xuan pounced here and there, but he didn't even touch the baby's clothes. Instead, he slashed out craters on the ground.

After Li Xuan fell again, the baby clapped his tiny hands in delight as his chubby calves jumped up. He looked excited.

Right now. At the instant the baby's feet left the ground, the banana fan Zhou Wen was holding stirred up a gust of cold wind, sending the baby flying

"Haha, let's see where you can flee to now." Li Xuan was overjoyed as he pounced forward, hoping to grab the flying baby in midair.

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Chapter 327 Rat Rabbit

When the baby was swept up by the Grand Yin Wind, he really couldn't escape through the earth. White Frost formed on his body as Li Xuan rushed forward to grab his arm.

The baby's body was ice-cold. His eyes were closed, motionless. Even his brows were covered in white frost as if he had been frozen.

"There's no heartbeat; did he have to be frozen to death?" Li Xuan couldn't help but stare at the baby when he didn't feel his heartbeat.

Although he was a dimensional creature, he looked like a human baby. Furthermore, he had only been teasing the trio without truly harming them. Li Xuan wasn't really planning on killing him.

"Don't tell me he dies so easily?" Zhou Wen touched the baby's neck. Indeed, there wasn't a pulse.

"Are the two of you dumb? If he's really a creature of the same class as Ginseng Babies, he's a plant. How can there be a heartbeat?" Wang Lu rolled her eyes.

"Then take a look. Is this baby dead?" Li Xuan handed the baby to Wang Lu.

Wang Lu was about to reach out to grab the baby when he suddenly opened his eyes. Taking advantage of the loss in grip while handing him over, the baby forcefully struggled to escape before landing on the ground and disappearing.

When he appeared again, he was more than ten meters away. He stood on a rock and made funny faces at the three of them.

"This baby is very scheming..." Li Xuan was about to rush over but was stopped by Zhou

Wen.

"Forget it. Let him go." Zhou Wen really couldn't bear to kill such a creature. It would be useless even if he caught him.

Li Xuan nodded and said with a smile, "At least Wang Lu and I benefited. You didn't manage to obtain anything from this map. From the looks of it, our luck is indeed better. By the way, Wang Lu, what powers does a Ginseng Baby Companion Beast have when dropped?"

"I heard that Ginseng Baby Companion Beasts have very strong Primordial Energy regeneration abilities. They also have healing-type Primordial Energy Skills. It enhances one's combat strength greatly, but they are just too rare. Changbai Mountain has more Ginseng Babies, but most of them are at the Legendary stage. Their abilities are relatively weaker. Epic Ginseng Babies are very rare. According to my grandfather, if one has an Epic Ginseng Baby Companion Beast, they can basically use Primordial Energy Skills indefinitely." Wang Lu looked at the distant baby and said, "However, there should be ginseng leaves on the head of a Ginseng baby and this one doesn't have any. I don't think he's a Ginseng Baby, just some kind of plant-type dimensional creature."

"Since Ginseng Babies are of such great use, we really have to make a trip to Changbai Mountain in the future to obtain some," Li Xuan said.

"How can it be that easy? The dimensional zones in Changbai Mountain have dimensional creatures that aren't offensive, but there are even more terrifying dimensional creatures. Ignoring the Epic Ginseng Babies, just obtaining a Legendary Ginseng Baby isn't an easy task. One might even lose their life. Quite a number of people risked their lives to enter Changbai Mountain to hunt for one. A Legendary Ginseng Baby Companion Egg can be sold at an astronomical price." Wang Lu clearly didn't believe that entering Changbai Mountain was a good idea.

"Are there any better Companion Beasts that possess healing powers other than the Ginseng Baby?" Zhou Wen had always wanted a Companion Beast with healing abilities. They were extremely rare.

"Those with healing abilities are relatively rare to begin with, so a Ginseng Baby is already considered one of the better ones. Although there are others, it's not that easy to obtain them. For example, Lucidum Horses are even rarer than Ginseng Babies. It's even more difficult to hunt them. There are also some which naturally have the healing abilities. For example, some Angels from the West District and Alchemical Cauldrons in our East District. They are similarly difficult to obtain," Wang Lu said after thinking for a moment.

The three of them spoke as they walked, intending to return to the city. When the baby saw that they were leaving, he tunneled through the ground to appear around them. Then, he made funny faces at them and clapped as if provoking them.

However, Zhou Wen and company didn't wish to kill him. They ignored him and continued walking ahead.

Seeing the trio ignore him, the baby was very disappointed. Like a child that had lost his beloved toy, his face was filled with disappointment as he stared blankly as Zhou Wen and company left.

Boom!

As they were walking, they suddenly heard an explosion. They turned around and saw a hole in the ground where the baby was standing. A black-furred monster looking like a rat or rabbit that was about half a person's height bit onto the baby's arm as it dragged him into the hole.

Zhou Wen frowned slightly. He activated Ghost Steps and slashed out with Demonic Astral Wheel, cutting off the Rat Rabbit's retreat into the cave.

The Rat Rabbit reacted quickly as it exerted strength in its legs and actually dodged the Demonic Astral Wheel. It dragged the baby and ran into the bushes.

Li Xuan also slashed with his Thundergod Sword, smiting a bolt of lightning that forced the Rat Rabbit to change its escape trajectory.

Wang Lu's tiger also pounced forward to stop the Rat Rabbit.

The Rat Rabbit was abnormally fast. Zhou Wen used Ghost Steps to chase after it, but it managed to dodge him several times as though it also had a Primordial Energy Skill that enhanced its speed.

However, after using it a few times, the Rat Rabbit's Primordial Energy seemed to be unable to keep up with its expenditure. It was almost struck by the lightning from the Thundergod Sword. It let go of the baby and escaped into the forest.

"Look after him. I'll be right back." Zhou Wen chased after the Rat Rabbit.

The Rat Rabbit was likely at the Epic stage, but its ability was a little special. It wasn't a dimensional creature with relatively stronger offensive abilities, so there might be some special rewards capturing it.

Furthermore, this wasn't a dimensional zone yet. Its appearance here made it a break-out creature, so it was best to eliminate it.

The Rat Rabbit ran very quickly, but its lacking Primordial Energy eventually gave Zhou Wen a chance to kill it when it ran into a mountain valley.

When he saw a crystal inside its body and took it out, he realized that it was a skill crystal.

Zhou Wen picked up the Primordial Energy Skill Crystal and was about to leave when he saw a figure flash across the ground—the baby had appeared. His arm that had been bitten by the Rat Rabbit had healed. He was fine.

The baby looked at the dead Rat Rabbit and then at Zhou Wen. He seemed to hesitate before running in front of Zhou Wen and pulling at Zhou Wen's trousers with his tiny hands.

"Be careful in the future. No one will save you next time." Although Zhou Wen wouldn't be fooled by his adorable appearance, this fellow looked too much like a human child. He really couldn't bring himself to killing him.

The baby didn't let go as he tugged at Zhou Wen's trousers. He made sounds like he was trying to say something as he pointed into the valley with his tiny finger.

"Don't tell me you want to trick me?" Zhou Wen naturally understood what the baby meant. He was trying to get him to walk into the valley.

"Yiyi..." It was unknown if the baby understood him, but he kept pulling Zhou Wen's trousers and pointed at the valley while speaking

After some hesitation, Zhou Wen saw that the valley wasn't a dimensional zone. Furthermore, the valley had just a one-way path, so there shouldn't be too much danger. After some thought, he walked in, hoping to see what the baby was up to.

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Chapter 328 Baby's Gift

When the baby saw Zhou Wen walk into the valley, he loosened his grip on Zhou Wen's trousers and skipped ahead.

The valley wasn't deep. After walking less than half a kilometer, they reached the end. The baby pushed aside the grass in front of the mountain wall and revealed a hole half the height of a person.

If you want me to enter, I definitely won't burrow in it, Zhou Wen thought to himself as he watched the baby vanish before him.

Zhou Wen waited for a while but the baby didn't appear. Instead, he heard Li Xuan and Wang Lu who had followed his tracks.

"Zhou Wen, that baby ran away on its own. What are you doing here?" Li Xuan asked curiously when he saw Zhou Wen standing in front of a mountain wall, not fighting any dimensional creatures.

"I met the baby. He led me here and then burrowed into the hole himself," Zhou Wen said as he pointed at the hole in the grass.

Just as Li Xuan was about to say something, he saw the baby poke his head out of the hole. He seemed to be dragging something with both hands, his face flushed red from the strenuous activity.

After pulling a few times, the baby finally dragged something out of the hole.

The three of them stared at the thing that the baby held onto. They saw a vine or root of some unknown plant. The baby pulled the vine out with all his might. It was taut as if there was something very heavy attached to it.

Seeing this, Zhou Wen reached and helped the baby pull the vine out. He was immediately alarmed. He originally imagined that it was because the baby had limited strength which made the pulling difficult. However, when he tried, he realized that it was very heavy. Despite using all his strength, he was barely able to move it forward.

They pulled the vine out by more than a meter but still failed to see what was inside. Wang Lu and Li Xuan came forward to help, and the four of them finally pulled the vine out. They saw something tied to the other end of it.

"What's this?" Li Xuan looked at the item they had pulled, but he couldn't tell what it was. He turned to look at the baby.

The baby gestured as it made all kinds of utterances, but the trio still didn't understand what he meant.

Zhou Wen carefully observed the thing tied to the vine. It looked like a huge walnut that was about the size of a soccer ball. Its exterior looked like a walnut, but it seemed as though it was made of dark gray metal.

"Is this thing a walnut?" Li Xuan tapped the hilt of the Thundergod Sword on the item twice. When he heard a metallic sound, he looked at Wang Lu and asked, "Wang Lu, do you know what this is?"

Wang Lu also shook her head. "It looks like a walnut to me as well, but I've never heard of metal that looks like a walnut."

As the three of them were studying the object, the baby pointed at Zhou Wen and then at the walnut as it garbled.

"Do you want to give me this?" Zhou Wen asked the baby with a guess.

Seeing that Zhou Wen finally understood, the baby hurriedly nodded.

"Alright." Although Zhou Wen didn't know what it was, it appeared to be quite important. Since it was a free gift, it was a waste not to accept it.

However, the thing was just too heavy. Zhou Wen summoned the Mutated Stone Chi. The few of them worked together to move the metal walnut onto its back before letting the Mutated Stone Chi carry it back.

After the trio walked out of the valley, the baby looked at them from afar with no intention of following them.

"This little fellow is rather interesting but too bad it's a dimensional creature." Li Xuan shook his head.

Although there were people who raised dimensional creatures, dimensional creatures were different from Companion Beasts. They weren't able to completely control their actions. Once they were allowed to enter human society, any problems would result in serious consequences.

Therefore, the League maintained an opposing attitude towards rearing them. There was just no clear rule that forbade their rearing.

Zhou Wen had reared the antelope and chick secretly. Thankfully, the other students and teachers always believed that the antelope had been brought out from Mount Laojun and wasn't aggressive, so they ignored it.

As for the chick, most people believed it was Zhou Wen's Companion Beast.

When the trio returned to school, the sky was already dark. Mainly because the walnut was so heavy that the Stone Chi couldn't run fast while carrying it. All they could do was walk slowly.

After returning to his dorm, Zhou Wen carefully took the walnut down and placed it in the living room. Then, he took out his mysterious phone and snapped a picture of it. He wanted to know if the mysterious phone could tell what it was.

However, he was quickly disappointed. The mysterious phone didn't respond, indicating that it wasn't a dimensional creature. It was likely a native product of Earth.

"What is this thing?" Zhou Wen took a few photos and sent them to Wang Mingyuan who was extremely knowledgeable. Perhaps, he knew what it was.

Wang Mingyuan was surprisingly free. After a while, he replied Zhou Wen with a message.

"You can't confirm it just by looking at photos. Once I'm done with the research on hand, you can bring it over. I'll help you to study it."

"Teacher, how's your research progressing?" All this while, Zhou Wen wasn't very clear what Wang Mingyuan's research was. All he knew was that he was studying what lay below Dragon's Well and that it was likely a study of the white dragon.

Zhou Wen was originally worried that White Dragon would kill Wang Mingyuan if he angered it.

However, after experiencing the might of the paper slip, Zhou Wen felt that his worry was unnecessary. A person like Wang Mingyuan wouldn't easily put himself in danger.

"The progress is going quite well, but I've encountered some snags. At the moment, I'm trying to think of a solution." Wang Mingyuan sighed and said, "Currently, there are signs from other parts of the League that the chance of dimensional creatures breaking out is rapidly increasing. If it continues at this rate, it might only take another few years before the dimensional zones no longer have any restrictions on dimensional creatures, or rather, they will be very weak. When the time comes, humanity's situation will be much worse than when the dimensional storms first happened."

This wasn't the first time Zhou Wen had heard such words. In the past, An Sheng had also mentioned this to him, but he didn't make it as clear as Wang Mingyuan.

"Teacher, will the dimensional zones' restrictions really fail in a few years?" Zhou Wen asked.

"It won't exceed ten years. When the time comes, the restrictions on the dimensional zones will definitely fail," Wang Mingyuan answered with certainty.

"Only ten years?" Zhou Wen felt that Wang Mingyuan wasn't someone who would randomly say things. If he said ten years, the chances were very high that it was the case.

"In fact, ten years refers to the point when the restrictions on the dimensional zones are completely lost. And during this period, the restrictions of the dimensional zones will constantly decrease. Humanity doesn't have ten years." Wang Mingyuan paused before suddenly asking Zhou Wen, "Little Wen, if you are made to choose between pain and death, which would you choose?"

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Chapter 329 Failed Fusion

"It depends on how painful it is," Zhou Wen said after some thought.

"Worse than death." Wang Mingyuan said tersely.

Zhou Wen was momentarily at a loss for an answer. This was because the words "worse than death" were too vague. He didn't know what kind of concept it was because he hadn't experienced such pain.

Zhou Wen felt that physical pain could sometimes be endured for a moment, but a psychological blow might very well result in a pain worse than physical pain.

Seemingly sensing that he had been too vague, Wang Mingyuan thought for a while and said, "Let's use a more common analogy. If there's a woman you love very much, and she's raped in front of you, but you don't have the ability to save her. You have two choices. One is to fight to the death. Even though you know you can't save her, you insist on dying to protect her. You will have a clear conscience. The second option is to collude with those people and think of ways to preserve her life. After that, you try to rescue her out of her misery before killing those people to avenge her. If it were you, what would you choose?"

"This is really a difficult question. Reason tells me that I should choose the second option, but I'm ultimately only one person. I'm afraid I wouldn't have the mental fortitude to complete the second choice. Therefore, I believe that if I were to encounter something like this, I would choose the first option," Zhou Wen said after seriously considering it.

"Is that so?" Wang Mingyuan's tone was odd as though it was both a question and answer. It was unknown if he was asking Zhou Wen or himself.

"Teacher, what is the answer to this question?" Zhou Wen knew that some problems weren't limited to the question itself. If he was smart enough, he could think of other answers.

Wang Mingyuan smiled and said, "There's no answer. I've asked Jiang Yan and the others this question too. Haifeng's answer is identical to yours. Ziya said he would kill that woman first and Jiang Yan chose the second option."

"Then what's your answer, Teacher?" Zhou Wen asked curiously.

"I don't have an answer." Wang Mingyuan changed the topic. "How's the situation at the Zhuolu battlefield? Have they found your former principal?"

"Not yet. An Sheng called me a few times, but he didn't say anything. However, I can tell that it isn't going well. Perhaps many sacrifices have been made." Zhou Wen fell silent after saying that.

An Sheng seldom contacted him recently, but Zhou Wen knew that the An family definitely wouldn't give up. They would definitely get someone to open the doors of the two palaces. When the time came, they would definitely suffer losses. After all, the An family didn't have Mythical experts. What they could do wouldn't be much better than Zhou Wen's.

"I recently learned some divination arts. Although I'm not very proficient in them, they seem to be effective to some extent. I did read your former principal's fortune, and the results are that there's a silver lining. He should be fine for the time being," Wang Mingyuan said.

Zhou Wen didn't know if Wang Mingyuan was comforting him or if he really had learned divination, but he felt better after hearing that.

After hanging up, Zhou Wen continued grinding. However, he didn't make much progress. Be it the white cocoon in the war wagon or the two palaces in the temple, he was at an impasse.

Zhou Wen's strength had seemingly reached a bottleneck. No matter how many Primordial Energy Skills he learned or cultivated any other Primordial Energy Arts, they weren't of much use.

He felt that he couldn't continue grinding aimlessly. Therefore, he planned on organizing his thoughts.

Zhou Wen: Legendary

Life Providence: Sigh of the King

Strength: 21

Speed: 21

Constitution: 20

Primordial Energy: 21

Primordial Energy Skill: Demonic Astral Wheel, Nine Dragons Art, Dragon Gate Flying Immortal Skill, Ghost Steps, Transcendent Flying Immortal, Ashen Palm, etc.

Companion Beast: Truth Listener, Banana Fairy, Tyrant Behemoth, Mutated Stone Chi, Mutated Sword Fang Fish, Mutated Lotus Flower Ant, Silver-Winged Sky Spider Youngling, Ghost Bride, White Shadow of Poison, Mutated Overlord Snake, Doctor Darkness, Mutated Demonized General, Saber Shield Knight, etc.

In terms of Primordial Energy Skills, they were mainly focused on Speed and movement techniques. There wasn't much of a problem in this area. With sufficiently fast Speed, one was better at attacking and escaping than the average person.

Among Companion Beasts, there were only a few that were frequently used. The Mutated Lotus Flower Ant was clearly unable to keep up with the current battles.

However, the real deciding factor was still the Mythical Banana Fairy. Truth Listener had yet to finish its incubation, so it was unknown what changes it would undergo in the future.

Typical Companion Beasts have all kinds of problems. It's not that their stats are bad, but that their Life Providences are bad or their Primordial Energy Skills are lacking. In short, they have all kinds of flaws. Just like Overlord Spear, Ever-Victorious is indeed a good skill, but the Mutated Overlord Snake's level is too low. Its stats are only considered average. Even with Ever-Victorious's skill, it's difficult to use it to the fullest. After some thought, Zhou Wen still had a route to take. That was to use his phone's pet fusion capabilities to fuse the pets so as to get the Life Providences, Primordial Energy Skills, and stats he wanted on one pet.

First, it's the Ever-Victorious skill. I have to think of a way to raise the Overlord Snake's level or fuse this skill with other pets. Zhou Wen matched the Mutated Overlord Snake with his other pets and looked at their compatibility score.

Mutated Overlord Snake and other pets had a relatively low compatibility score. It didn't exceed 30% at best. It only had a slightly higher compatibility score with the Mutated Sword Fang Fish.

He didn't have any better options, and keeping them didn't seem to be of much use. Zhou Wen hesitated for a moment but couldn't bear to risk it.

It was still a low chance of success that didn't exceed 50%—just too low. If he failed, Zhou Wen didn't wish to grind the Mutated Overlord Snake again. It would be a waste of time, something about the thought of grinding it made him retch.

The success rate of Doctor Darkness and other Companion Beasts' fusion chance was even lower. Basically, there wasn't one that exceeded a compatibility score of 10%. It was about the same for Ghost Bride.

The Mutated Demonized General and Saber Shield Knight had a compatibility score of nearly 50%. Zhou Wen gritted his teeth and chose to fuse them. The two weren't very useful now, and if they couldn't progress further, keeping them wouldn't be of much

use.

Boom!

With the sound of the explosion, there was nothing on the phone. The Mutated Demonized General and the Saber Shield Knight vanished as the words "Fusion failed" appeared.

Zhou Wen was instantly depressed. The Mutated Demonized General could still be grinded, but it wouldn't be easy to obtain the Saber Shield Knight.

Unwilling to give up just like that, Zhou Wen fused the Mutated Lotus Flower Ant and a Mutated Buddha Heart Lotus, hoping to increase its stats a little.

The compatibility score was nearly 70%. Zhou Wen originally believed that it would definitely succeed, but to his surprise, with a bang, they vanished once again.

That actually failed? Zhou Wen was extremely depressed. He wasn't willing to give up, so he decided to place the Mutated Overlord Snake and Mutated Sword Fang Fish together and risk it again.

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Chapter 330 Overlord Sword

I can't fail three consecutive times, right? Heavens, please bless me with success! Zhou Wen gritted his teeth as he clicked on the fusion. He saw the sparkling light on the two Companion Beasts slowly fuse together.

Amidst Zhou Wen's uneasy feelings, all he heard was a chime. The phone emitted a light as a new Companion Beast appeared on screen.

I succeeded. Zhou Wen was delighted as he hurriedly checked the new pet.

The new pet looked somewhat different from the Overlord Snake and the Sword Fang Fish. The Overlord Snake was black, while the Sword Fang Fish was golden; the new pet was a dark gold color. It wasn't as dark as black, nor was it as bright as gold. It looked quite pleasing to the eye.

Mutated Overlord Sword Snake... Epic stage... Zhou Wen saw its name and saw that it looked like a sea serpent. He didn't waste his time looking carefully and directly checked its stats.

Now, what Zhou Wen was most concerned about was whether the Ever-Victorious skill was still around.

Mutated Overlord Sword Snake: Epic

Life Providence: Overlord of Swords

Life Soul: Sword Flash Snake

Strength: 40

Speed: 39

Constitution: 27

Primordial Energy: 36

Talent Skill: Ever-Victorious, Fangwheel Sword Flash

Companion Form: Sword

Zhou Wen was immediately overjoyed when he saw this. Although the Overlord Snake's Death Wrap and the Devourer techniques couldn't be inherited, the strongest Ever-Victorious had been inherited. Fangwheel Sword Flash was also a very potent skill, so with both present, they could be considered excellent-grade.

The other stats were all pretty good. The Life Providence of Overlord of Swords could raise the might of the user when using sword techniques, so it had a certain suppressive effect on typical sword-type Companion Beasts. It was a very good Life Providence.

Sword Flash Snake was basically the same as the Sword Fang Fish's Sword Flash Fish Life Soul. When it used Fangwheel Sword Flash, the Life Soul would enhance the might of the sword flash, allowing more sword flashes to appear.

If there was anything about the Mutated Overlord Sword Snake that wasn't perfect, it was its Constitution-27 points. Even before the fusion, the Sword Fang Fish's Constitution wasn't this low. It was quite a mystery why the RNG gave such a low Constitution.

With a poor Constitution, it meant that the Mutated Overlord Sword Snake would be easily injured. And when transformed into its sword form, it could easily be damaged or be cleaved apart.

The Overload Sword Snake in its sword form was a dark gold greatsword, and the sword's edge radiated a cold glint. There was a black, snake-like pattern on the sword's spine.

If one looked carefully, they would realize that the sword had dark fish scale patterns that resembled a pattern that had been tempered and forged countless times. The entire sword was extremely domineering. It was five feet long and with Zhou Wen's strength, he could only barely lift it. If he were to strike with it, he probably wouldn't have any strength left after swinging it around.

He tried out the might of the Overlord Sword in-game and slashed out with his sword. The sword flash transformed into a circular blade that slashed forward. Ever-Victorious also augmented the sword flash, splitting a Chi into two.

What a powerful sword flash! Zhou Wen couldn't help but be overjoyed. The might of the Overlord Sword was no weaker than Li Xuan's Thundergod Sword. It might even be stronger.

Ever-Victorious was even more powerful than a sword flash augmented with lightning attributes. In a comparison between the two swords, Thundergod Sword might probably lose its accolade as the best offensive pet.

The only flaw of the Overlord Sword was that its Constitution was poor. It was alright slashing out a sword flash, but if the sword were to clash directly with the Thundergod Sword, it would likely crack open a notch. Repeats of this might snap it.

How can I raise Overlord Sword's Constitution? Otherwise, it won't live up to its name. Zhou Wen quickly came up with an idea.

If a Companion Beast were to fuse with a Companion Egg, it would mainly be the Companion Beast taking center stage while the Companion Eggs became supplements. The Overlord Snake's basic appearance and abilities wouldn't change much other than become stronger.

As long as he found a Companion Egg with a high Constitution that had a high compatibility with Overlord Sword Snake, he could increase its Constitution.

Of course, after experiencing the previous failure, Zhou Wen definitely wouldn't risk it with the Overlord Sword Snake with anything less than 80%. It would be best if the compatibility was above 90% before he made an attempt.

However, after a few matches, he realized that the compatibility between the other pets and the Overlord Sword Snake wasn't very high. The highest was less than 50%. Even the compatibility between the Overlord Snake and the Overlord Sword Snake was only 49%.

Zhou Wen planned on making a trip to a shop selling Companion Eggs when he had the time. By matching them together, he might be able to find a Companion Egg with a higher compatibility score with the Overlord Sword Snake.

As for the remaining Companion Beasts, Zhou Wen looked at them and couldn't bear to fuse them. He had no choice but to leave it at that. He took the Overlord Sword into the underground sea, hoping to see if the Overlord Sword's sword flash could approach the white cocoon.

He once again came into the war wagon and looked at the white cocoon in the darkness. Zhou Wen pulled out his Overlord Sword and slashed at the white cocoon. Immediately, the sword flash of Overlord Sword spun like a circular blade as it headed for the white cocoon.

Intense ripples appeared in the air. It was as if a calm water surface had been torn apart as the sword flash approached the white cocoon at a discernible pace.

Zhou Wen was overjoyed when he saw this. He watched as the sword flash tore through the invisible force outside the white cocoon and hit it, tearing open a hole.

However, before he could make the next move, the black dragon rushed in and swallowed the blood-colored avatar. The game screen went black.

A sword flash with Ever-Victorious is really useful! Even Zhou Wen was surprised. After all, he couldn't touch the white cocoon back when he used the Overlord Snake.

This made Zhou Wen see hope again. Now that he was able to rupture the white cocoon, the only thing he needed to consider was how to damage the white cocoon before the black dragons charged in. He also needed to obtain a drop of blood from the creature inside.

The Overlord Sword together with Transcendent Flying Immortal was already fast enough. Together with Ghost Steps' Speed, it was difficult to find someone faster than Zhou Wen at the same level. However, he still wasn't able to complete his goal before the black dragons charged in.

Zhou Wen had already done the math. He needed to slash at least three times before he could produce a gap that allowed the blood-colored avatar to charge in. After several attempts, he was swallowed by the black dragon that rushed in before he could finish the three strikes.

From the looks of it, my Transcendent Flying Immortal still isn't fast enough. Other than the three strikes, I still need one more strike to damage the creature inside the white cocoon to obtain its blood. My sword needs to be even faster. Zhou Wen planned on honing his Transcendent Flying Immortal to raise it to Rank 10.

The thought of raising his sword's speed reminded Zhou Wen of Feng Qiuyan. Hence, he called Feng Qiuyan and asked him if he had the time to be his sparring partner.

In terms of speed, Feng Qiuyan was definitely one of his fastest peers. Furthermore, with his Swift Saber Heavenly King Life Providence and talent, Zhou Wen really couldn't figure out who could be faster than him among his schoolmates.

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