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Chapter 331 Who Is the Coach

"I'm free! Where do we meet?" Feng Qiuyan agreed readily.

"Let's go to the training grounds," Zhou Wen said.

"Ming Xiu is here as well. He wants to join. Can I bring him along?" Feng Qiuyan asked.

"It's just practice. He can come if he wants to." Zhou Wen felt that it didn't matter. After all, Transcendent Flying Immortal was no secret.

"Ten minutes." Feng Qiuyan hung up after saying that.

Ming Xiu really wanted to know how strong Zhou Wen was. Feng Qiuyan, who he had trained, was already so powerful, so Zhou Wen's strength must definitely be stronger.

Just as the two left the house, they met Tian Zhenzhen, who had come to deliver some items to Ming Xiu. Upon hearing that they were going to train with Zhou Wen, Tian Zhenzhen requested to tag along.

Since Zhou Wen didn't mind anyone watching, Feng Qiuyan didn't reject her. The three of them headed for the training grounds.

As Tian Zhenzhen walked, she thought to herself, I don't believe that a student can be stronger than Ming Xiu. I have to personally see if Zhou Wen is a cheat.

When the trio arrived at the training grounds, Zhou Wen was already waiting inside. He was practicing the simplest drawing of a sword and striking, unwilling to miss out on any possibility of raising his sword's speed.

Is that Zhou Wen? He looks very ordinary. Although he's rather good-looking and has a good figure, why does he look a little pale and seem to be very weak? Is such a person really as good as Ming Xiu says? Tian Zhenzhen was even more suspicious when she saw Zhou Wen.

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It wasn't her fault. Zhou Wen usually expended plenty of his blood. He had also previously suffered a serious injury, and recently, he had been grinding the underground sea and temple. He had died too many times, so his body's ability to regenerate blood could hardly keep up with his expenditure.

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Zhou Wen had been checking on the information recently. He wanted to see if there were any Companion Beasts that could enhance his liver and organs, or even Companion Beasts that could enhance his marrow.

Unfortunately, they were very rare. Zhou Wen hadn't discovered any for the time being.

After the trio entered the training grounds. Ming Xiu and Tian Zhenzhen sat on a bench beside the grounds as Feng Qiuyan walked over and asked, "Coach, I'm here. How shall I help you in the sparring?"

"I want to raise my sword's speed. You are an expert in this area. Give me some suggestions," Zhou Wen said to Feng Qiuyan.

"Although I use sabers, striking out with a sword or saber is almost the same. A saber strike's speed is different from a body's speed. Typically, a saber's speed is faster than body movement speed. Firstly, a saber is lighter, and a saber's shape is easier to deal with piercing any air resistance. The human body is far lacking. It's heavy and there's more surface area; therefore, there are fewer things to consider when striking out with a saber. Other than unleashing one's strength, technique is also very important. The correct saber-wielding posture and way to release your strength allow one to increase the speed of the saber. However, to greatly improve speed, one can only focus on the technique when striking. Just like using a gun. A bullet's speed is all the same, but what's key is the instant when the gun is drawn. Whoever draws first can pull the trigger faster; thus, determining the victor. Striking with a saber follows the same principle..." Feng Qiuyan explained certain key points to Zhou Wen.

Zhou Wen tried the techniques and key points that Feng Qiuyan had explained to him and found them especially useful. Indeed, his strikes were much faster, but such speed still failed to meet his requirements.

The freed black dragons are just too powerful. I have limited time after I charge into the war wagon. Such a fast sword speed is still insufficient, Zhou Wen thought.

Tian Zhenzhen was watching from the sidelines with Ming Xiu. After watching for a while, she curled her lips and said, "Ming Xiu, how is this Zhou Wen impressive? He's Feng Qiuyan's personal coach, so why is he trying to get Feng Qiuyan to teach him? Who's the coach here? Don't tell me you've mixed things up?"

"Perhaps there's a deeper meaning to Zhou Wen's actions?" Ming Xiu said uncertainly.

Although from the looks of it, Zhou Wen was indeed seeking advice from Feng Qiuyan, Ming Xiu had a deep impression of Zhou Wen's potency. Therefore, he didn't think as much as Tian Zhenzhen, believing that Zhou Wen had plans.

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"It's obvious. Zhou Wen is learning from Feng Qiuyan. What kind of deeper meaning can there be?" Tian Zhenzhen increasingly felt that Ming Xiu had been brainwashed by Zhou Wen.

"Watch and see. Zhou Wen likes to do the unexpected. Perhaps this is also a teaching method," Ming Xiu said after some thought.

Zhou Wen had already grasped the method Feng Qiuyan was talking about. All he needed was time to practice. However, even if he reached true mastery, the improvement in his speed would still be insufficient.

"Use your swift saber to attack me," Zhou Wen said to Feng Qiuyan after some thought. He wanted to observe Feng Qiuyan's saber techniques in actual combat to see if there was anything he could use as a reference to raise his sword's speed.

Feng Qiuyan didn't waste any time. He picked up a practice wooden saber from the rack, but he glanced at the practice greatsword in Zhou Wen's hand and said, "Coach, if you want to be swift with the sword, this type of greatsword isn't suitable. It's best if you use a thinner and lighter one."

It wasn't like Zhou Wen didn't want to change it, but only the Overlord Sword could break through the white cocoon. As for the Overlord Sword, it was a greatsword, and its weight was heavier than the practice sword in his hand. Therefore he had to use the greatsword to practice. It would be useless to master it using the thin sword.

If it weren't for the fact that the Overlord Sword was too heavy, Zhou Wen wouldn't have needed training. Just the technique and speed of Transcendent Flying Immortal were fast enough.

"I know. I just want to use the greatsword to practice my swift sword," Zhou Wen said.

When Tian Zhenzhen heard that, she became more convinced that Zhou Wen wasn't a proper coach. No one would use a greatsword to hone their speed. Anyone who practiced swords knew that such a heavy weapon wasn't suited for ordinary sword techniques at all, much less fast ones. Even someone who didn't know how to wield a sword would definitely know that such a heavy weapon couldn't allow one to take the path of the quick sword.

Feng Qiuyan only nodded as he drew his saber and slashed at Zhou Wen.

It was unknown how Feng Qiuyan had been training recently, but Zhou Wen realized that his saber techniques had become even faster and stronger. Furthermore, they weren't as impetuous as before. He already had the aura of a saber expert.

Zhou Wen raised his greatsword to block Feng Qiuyan's saber, finding each strike of Feng Qiuyan's saber becoming faster than the last, but it was unusually stable. It was like a flowing river that flowed without end.

After Zhou Wen blocked the first strike, he realized that he couldn't find a chance to strike back. Under the relentless inundation of the saber techniques, all he could do was retreat and block.

What impressive saber techniques. This fellow's improvement is just too fast. Zhou Wen couldn't help but be surprised at Feng Qiuyan's rate of improvement. He seemed to exude a completely different feeling every time he met him.

"Feng Qiuyan's saber techniques are really impressive. Although I can learn the same saber techniques and reach a certain mastery as well. However, no matter how I use them, I can't give off the feeling that he does. It's like there's always something lacking," Ming Xiu said in thought.

"Feng Qiuyan is indeed very strong, but Zhou Wen isn't able to counterattack from Feng Qiuyan's strikes. How is he as strong as you say?" Tian Zhenzhen was almost certain that Ming Xiu had been hoodwinked. Zhou Wen wasn't as strong as the rumors said.

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Chapter 332 Sword Training

Feng Qiuyan's saber slashed faster and faster. The swift and forceful posture was as though Zhou Wen would have his head chopped off if he blinked.

Zhou Wen had switched his Primordial Energy Art to the Small Perfection of Wisdom Sutra. The Small Perfection of Wisdom Sutra strengthened his Constitution, but it wasn't as simple as that.

There were six types of the Perfection of Wisdom according to Buddhism. The first was True Determination Perfection of Wisdom, the second was Realm Perfection of Wisdom, the third was Linguistic Perfection of Wisdom, the fourth was Enlightenment Perfection of Wisdom, and the fifth was Attendant Perfection of Wisdom. The sixth was the Diamond Perfection of Wisdom that most people were more familiar with.

The Perfection of Wisdom was about wisdom, with the six types of Perfection of Wisdom being the wisdom of the Universe. The Small Perfection of Wisdom Sutra was the ability to raise one's physical body. It made one's senses sharp enough to understand the underlying laws of the Universe.

When using the Small Perfection of Wisdom Sutra, Zhou Wen's body and six senses were enhanced. His perception of the outside world also became very sharp.

He could sense the minute changes in Feng Qiuyan's saber technique with each delivered strike. Although the saber technique looked simple, it contained an inexplicable technique. Zhou Wen was also able to sense the flaws of Feng Qiuyan's saber techniques.

The greatsword was too heavy, and it suffered immense resistance as well. He wasn't able to match Feng Qiuyan's speed. All could Zhou Wen only use the flaws in Feng Qiuyan's saber techniques to barely fend off his attacks.

However, it had to be said that Feng Qiuyan was indeed a martial arts prodigy. If Zhou Wen were to exploit any flaws he used once, Feng Qiuyan would immediately correct them, preventing him from exploiting them a second time.

Fast! Fast! Fast!

Feng Qiuyan's saber was so fast that most couldn't have a clear grasp of what was happening even without blinking. Tian Zhenzhen didn't even blink as she watched from the side. However, all she could see were flickering saber flashes and shadows, preventing her from seeing its trajectory.

Ming Xiu could only barely keep up with Feng Qiuyan's saber speed and his saber techniques.

Zhou Wen, who was directly facing Feng Qiuyan, felt this more acutely. He thought to himself, Feng Qiuyan is really incredible. If I were to fight him, I would have to use all my strength and defeat him with the first few strikes. The longer one delays, the less chance there is of defeating him. After a hundred strikes, I'm afraid he'd be truly invincible against all his peers of the same level. No one could stop such a swift saber. It's no wonder his Life Providence is Swift Saber Heavenly King. He really has the potential to be a King of the Sabers.

Zhou Wen had reaped immense benefits from facing Feng Qiuyan's saber techniques. The way Feng Qiuyan struck out and withdrew his saber was like a textbook example. It allowed Zhou Wen to realize what he needed to do to be the fastest.

If the greatsword in his hand wasn't as heavy, he might have been able to keep up with Feng Qiuyan's speed.

Of course, Zhou Wen didn't have the talent of Swift Saber Heavenly King, so if he allowed the situation to continue, Feng Qiuyan would definitely be faster than him. It wasn't wrong to say that he was invincible after a hundred saber strikes. Even Zhou Wen wasn't willing to fight Feng Qiuyan after he delivered a hundred saber strikes.

However, Zhou Wen was now learning, so he naturally didn't stop Feng Qiuyan from continuing his slashes. Only through such a swift saber could Zhou Wen more accurately sense how Feng Qiuyan managed to strike and withdraw with his saber.

Soon, Zhou Wen realized that Feng Qiuyan was indeed different from the typical person. The average person was quick at striking out but much slower at retracting.

However, Feng Qiuyan's retracting was faster than his slashing, so this resulted in him being able to deliver three strikes in a time frame which most could only deliver two.

This technique was naturally learned by Zhou Wen. At the same time, he realized that Feng Qiuyan would shake his wrist habitually every time he struck.

Although this action had benefits in raising the saber's speed, it also made his saber move an additional distance. This distance was already considered a flaw by Zhou Wen.

Using this flaw, Zhou Wen dealt a blow with the hilt of his sword and struck Feng Qiuyan's wrist. Indeed, Feng Qiuyan failed to defend against it. His attack instantly slowed down as he ducked Zhou Wen's strike.

However, Feng Qiuyan's attack had no intention of stopping. His saber stance didn't stop as he slashed forward once more, but his wrist movement had already vanished.

At that moment, Feng Qiuyan's saber techniques were nearly inconceivably fast Even though he was only using a rubber saber, its slashes emitted a cold, sinister aura, as though they would dice up Zhou Wen.

Even Ming Xiu and Tian Zhenzhen, who were sitting by the side, felt a chill in their hearts. It was as though the saber beams could slash at their necks at any moment.

This Feng Qiuyan is really incredible. He probably doesn't pale in comparison to Ming Xiu. Although Tian Zhenzhen had always felt that Ming Xiu was invincible among peers of the same level, she had no choice but to rank him equal to Ming Xiu after seeing Feng Qiuyan's powerful saber moves. She didn't dare underestimate him in the slightest.

However, when she saw Zhou Wen, who had been suppressed by Feng Qiuyan's saber techniques, she was even more certain that Ming Xiu had definitely been duped.

Although this Zhou Wen's strength isn't bad and he's able to withstand Feng Qiuyan's swift saber for so long, it's impossible for such strength to be enough to be Feng Qiuyan's personal coach. I'll have to talk to Ming Xiu about it later, Tian Zhenzhen thought to herself.

Ming Xiu had experienced Feng Qiuyan's swift saber moves many times. Since he had started the exchange, he had sparred with Feng Qiuyan daily, so he was extremely familiar with his saber speed. However, today, Feng Qiuyan seemed exceptionally strong. Ming Xiu felt that if he was Feng Qiuyan's opponent, the outcome would have been decided long ago. It was impossible for him to continue allowing Feng Qiuyan to slash out; otherwise, he would definitely lose.

However, Zhou Wen clearly didn't have any intention of winning. He continued letting Feng Qiuyan's swift saber accelerate even faster.

What does Coach want? Ming Xiu was puzzled as he frowned in thought.

In the blink of an eye, Zhou Wen had managed to simplify his striking and withdrawal to the extreme. However, he still felt that he couldn't match Feng Qiuyan's saber speed.

The saber was so fast that it was almost invisible. Even Feng Qiuyan himself was beginning to lose control of such speed. Veins protruded from his fingers as his hand, which held the saber, trembled. It was as though the saber might lose control at any moment.

"Feng Qiuyan, be careful. I'm about to strike." Zhou Wen was unable to withstand the pressure. He suddenly shouted and dragged the greatsword in his hand as he slashed upwards. He had used Transcendent Flying Immortal.

Transcendent Flying Immortal had been simplified and improved by Zhou Wen. Although he couldn't reach the level of Feng Qiuyan's saber retraction being faster than his saber striking, he was able to reach near parity. All sorts of tiny actions were simplified to the extreme. Nothing was superfluous or redundant.

Compared to the past, Zhou Wen's Transcendent Flying Immortal was more domineering and direct. It lacked some lithe and grace, but it was incomparably domineering

Tian Zhenzhen originally imagined that Zhou Wen was about to be cleaved down by that unbelievable fast saber, but to her surprise, Zhou Wen's aura changed. Instantly, he resembled a powerful demon that had descended into the world. He became one with the sword and streaked across the sky at lightning speed. Sword shadows intersected with Feng Qiuyan at the center, forming an arc with the sounds of swords and sabers clashing. It was impossible to tell how many times their weapons clashed.

Despite Feng Qiuyan's swift saber, he couldn't keep up with the domineering swordplay. After the sword shadows that filled the sky dissipated, Zhou Wen and Feng Qiuyan stood facing each other.

The saber in Feng Qiuyan's hand hung to the ground as Zhou Wen's greatsword rested on his neck.

This person... is too terrifying... Tian Zhenzhen was alarmed. She felt that Zhou Wen's strike was the most domineering and grandest sword technique she had ever seen in her entire life.

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Chapter 333 People of Different Realms

Zhou Wen was delighted by the improvement in Transcendent Flying Immortal. He wanted to thank Feng Qiuyan for sparring with him; otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to make such progress in such a short period of time.

However, before Zhou Wen could say a word, Feng Qiuyan said, "Coach, thank you for your guidance. I've learned something."

"What did you learn?" Zhou Wen was somewhat confused, unsure what Feng Qiuyan meant.

Feng Qiuyan said solemnly, "Coach, you specifically came to point out the flaws in my saber techniques. You truly care about me, and I will definitely not disappoint you. I will definitely be accomplished in the future. Coach, don't worry."

Who the hell has expectations for you? Zhou Wen looked at Feng Qiuyan with a mixed expression. Seeing Feng Qiuyan's sincere and serious expression, he couldn't bring himself to thank him. All he could do was say helplessly, "Train well. I have something to tend to. I'll be leaving now."

"Coach, don't worry. I'll definitely work hard," Feng Qiuyan shouted as Zhou Wen walked away.

Zhou Wen didn't turn his head as he waved his hand. He really didn't know what to say. He clearly hadn't taught anything, but Feng Qiuyan always made rapid progress. This left Zhou Wen puzzled.

"Coach's swordsmanship is really amazing!" Ming Xiu walked over and said with a fiery gaze.

He had been researching the sword technique his father had passed down. He wanted to modify it so that it could truly join the ranks of formidable sword techniques. Initially, he had no clue how to proceed, but after seeing Zhou Wen's Transcendent Flying Immortal, he had a vague idea.

Tian Zhenzhen said from the side, "Zhou Wen's sword technique is indeed quite good, but he only defeated Feng Qiuyan once."

Tian Zhenzhen was already convinced that Zhou Wen was very strong. The strike was indeed domineering and it left a deep impression on her. However, from the beginning to the end, Zhou Wen had been constantly suppressed by Feng Qiuyan. At the end of it, he only had a one-strike advantage. From her point of view, the two of them were evenly matched, and Zhou Wen had only won by a narrow margin.

However, Feng Qiuyan shook his head and said, "That's just what you see on the surface. Actually, Coach wasn't asking me to teach him the technique of a swift sword, but to point out the flaws in my saber techniques."

"Is that so?" Tian Zhenzhen was quite doubtful of Feng Qiuyan's words.

Feng Qiuyan asked, "Didn't you realize that Coach rarely counterattacked?"

"Isn't it because he was suppressed by your swift saber?" Tian Zhenzhen asked.

Feng Qiuyan said in all seriousness, "Of course not. The reason Coach didn't counterattack is that he wanted me to demonstrate my saber techniques to the fullest extent so that he could find the flaws in them. He didn't counterattack much, but every time he did, he hit the flaws in my saber technique, making me realize my weaknesses so that I can correct them in time."

"Is that so?" Tian Zhenzhen's eyes widened in disbelief. However, this came from the horse's mouth. She just couldn't doubt him.

Ming Xiu also said, "That's true. Every time Coach made a move, he did strike at the flaws in the saber technique. To be able to see through the flaws in an opponent's saber technique so quickly in a battle, his martial arts attainments are indeed much better than ours."

With even Ming Xiu saying that. Tian Zhenzhen couldn't keep up her doubts.

However, Ming Xiu didn't know that Zhou Wen's powers weren't purely because of his martial arts attainments. It was an ability that came with the Small Perfection of Wisdom Sutra.

Feng Qiuyan nodded in agreement. "Indeed. Coach is caring. He knew that my saber techniques were flawed, so he came specially to point them out to me. Only after I corrected all the flaws in my saber techniques did he defeat me with one strike. If he had gone all out from the beginning, I wouldn't have been able to withstand that strike of his, so how could I deliver a hundred strikes at Coach?"

Feng Qiuyan didn't know that Zhou Wen's Transcendent Flying Immortal wasn't that strong in the beginning. It was only because he learned the beneficial traits of a hundred saber strikes did he evolve it into something so terrifying.

That's what happened? Tian Zhenzhen was alarmed. On careful thought, it did seem to be the case. If Zhou Wen were to directly use that extremely domineering strike, wouldn't Feng Qiuyan have lost in one strike?

With this in mind, Tian Zhenzhen couldn't help but sigh. "Sunset College indeed lives up to its reputation as the best college in this district. To think a student could be this strong. My horizons have been too stilted in the past."

"That's very normal. You guys haven't been here for too long. As time goes by, you will understand Coach's true strength. In the past, when Coach played games on his cell phone while competing with me. He didn't even spare me a glance. I wasn't his match either. Furthermore, I was completely defeated." The competition Feng Qiuyan mentioned was actually back during their first encounter at the ball launcher. It wasn't a real battle.

However, when Tian Zhenzhen and Ming Xiu heard this, it left them shocked beyond words. An expert like Feng Qiuyan who could fight Ming Xiu to a draw could actually be defeated by Zhou Wen with one hand. Furthermore, he was gaming on his phone. This was unbelievable.

"Coach... Is he really that powerful?" Tian Zhenzhen changed the way she addressed Zhou Wen, no longer calling Zhou Wen by his name.

"I wouldn't call him strong, but that he's on a completely different realm from us. Alright, it's time for me to train. After Coach's guidance, not only did he make me correct the flaws of my saber techniques, he even made me realize something new. His final strike was to tell me that no one would foolishly wait for me to deliver more than a hundred strikes. If I can't resolve this problem, my saber techniques can only be considered inferior. Now, I'm going to practice my saber techniques and resolve this problem." After saying that, Feng Qiuyan turned and left.

"I'm also going to practice my swordplay. Coach's strike has inspired me greatly. I think I have a direction in my research of my own sword technique." Ming Xiu also left hurriedly.

Tian Zhenzhen followed Ming Xiu with a complicated expression. She turned back and looked in the direction in which Zhou Wen had left. I thought Ming Xiu was invincible among his peers. I never expected there to be such a strong peer in the world. It's truly terrifying.

Zhou Wen naturally didn't know what they were thinking. Now, his Transcendent Flying Immortal had improved significantly. All he needed to do was train for a period of time to hone his striking and retracting, allowing him to advance to Rank 10 quickly.

Zhou Wen didn't do anything significant for the next few days. He just trained his Transcendent Flying Immortal in-game. He wanted to push it to the limit and slice through the white cocoon in a perfect manner to obtain a drop of blood from the terrifying creature within to see if he could advance to the Epic stage.

Although he already had quite a number of Epic pets, such as the Mutated Stone Chi, the Purple Air Bell, and the White Shadow of Poison-which were all very strong-he would ultimately suffer if his strength was too weak. It didn't matter how powerful his pets were if he were to be killed. All of them would vanish and be of no use.

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Chapter 334 Something Happened

"Zhou Wen, something happened. Come to Old Dragon Cave quickly." Early in the morning, Zhou Wen was still sleeping when his phone rang. When the call connected, he heard Zhong Ziya's anxious voice.

Zhong Ziya was usually an indifferent person who didn't take anything to heart. Zhou Wen had never heard him speak in such a panicked tone before and had an ominous feeling in his heart.

"What happened?" Zhou Wen hurriedly asked.

"The League's Special Inspector Bureau sealed the laboratory, saying that Teacher is a spy from overseas and has arrested him. The school is negotiating with the Special Inspector Bureau," Zhong Ziya hurriedly explained the situation.

"What?" Zhou Wen was immediately stunned when he heard that. He couldn't connect Wang Mingyuan to being an overseas spy.

"Wait for me. I'll be right there." Zhou Wen didn't believe that Wang Mingyuan was a spy. Furthermore, with his understanding of the Special Inspector Bureau, he knew their modus operandi. They would place a groundless, trumped-up crime on their target. He was a living example.

When Zhou Wen arrived at the scene, he realized that the entire Dragon Gate Grotto was sealed off. The uniformed inspectors from the Special Inspector Bureau probably numbered about a thousand. Many of them had high-ranking epaulets on their shoulders.

Zhou Wen recognized Liz from before, but from the looks of it, she was only qualified to stand guard at the entrance.

There were also Luoyang military, college management, and students outside, making the scene look extremely chaotic.

Zhong Ziya, Hui Haifeng, and Jiang Yan were outside, their expressions grave.

"What's the situation now? Is he alright?" Zhou Wen hurriedly asked.

"It must be a mistake by the bureau. How could Teacher be a spy?" Zhong Ziya said.

Hui Haifeng comforted, "It should be fine. This is Luoyang, and Tutor is from Luoyang's Wang family. If there's no concrete evidence, even the Director-General of the League's Special Inspector Bureau being here in person wouldn't be able to take him away so easily. Ms. Wang Fei and the school's management, and Deputy Governor Qin are inside. It won't be that easy for the bureau to frame Tutor."

Zhou Wen felt better hearing Hui Haifeng's words, but on second thought, he felt that something was amiss.

"The Deputy-General of the Special Inspector Bureau is here?" Zhou Wen asked Hui Haifeng.

Hui Haifeng nodded slightly. It was obvious that he was very worried about this.

If only they were ordinary inspectors, even if they were ministers of a particular ministry, everything could be easily resolved. It was almost impossible to take someone away from Sunset College.

However, it wasn't an easily resolvable task if the Special Inspector Bureau's Deputy-General was here personally. There was only one reason for him to come personally. The six hero families had already reached a consensus on the matter. This might be extremely disadvantageous for Wang Mingyuan.

The four of them no longer had any desire to speak. They looked at Dragon Gate Grotto eagerly, hoping to see anything or hear good news.

Not long after, they saw a group of people approaching them from the stone staircase. Many of them were part of the school management, including Wang Fei and Deputy Governor Qin, but their expressions were sour.

However, when they saw Wang Mingyuan, their bodies trembled. Wang Mingyuan was held by two inspectors at gunpoint. He was handcuffed.

Zhou Wen and company knew very well what this meant. Even Deputy Governor Qin had been unable to stop Wang Mingyuan from being arrested. The situation was already at a terrible level.

"Teacher," Zhong Ziya called and wanted to charge forward, but he was stopped by two inspectors.

Zhong Ziya had a fearless personality. He tried to force his way in as though he would stab anyone who dared touch Wang Mingyuan even if they were a god.

"Ziya, stop it." Wang Fei came over to stop Zhong Ziya. Zhong Ziya knew of Wang Fei and Wang Mingyuan's relationship, so he didn't charge madly when she stopped. However, his eyes remained glaring at the inspectors.

"They're Wang Mingyuan's students, right? Bring them in for interrogation." A brawny, elderly man in a military uniform and jacket said as he glanced at Zhong Ziya and company.

"Yes, Deputy-General." Some of the inspectors immediately took the order and wanted to arrest the rest.

"Deputy-General, they are only ordinary students. They only have an ordinary student-teacher relationship with Wang Mingyuan. As to them having any problems, we will conduct a thorough investigation. There's no need to trouble your bureau." Deputy Governor Qin extended his hand as a gesture. The troops beside him immediately protected Zhou Wen and company, forming a confrontation with the inspectors.

"Governor Qin, there is concrete evidence that Wang Mingyuan is an overseas spy. Can you guarantee that his students weren't brainwashed by him and have been made downlines?" the elder said coldly as he stared at Qin Wufu.

"No, which is why I'll take them in for proper investigation. Our Sunset army will not spare a bad person, but we won't malign a good person either," Qin Wufu said.

With Qin Wufu not backing down, the elder frowned slightly. Qiao Siyuan walked over and whispered something into the elder's ear before looking at Zhou Wen.

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The elder's gaze landed on Zhou Wen and he said indifferently, "So he's from the An family. It's no wonder that Governor Qin is protecting him so flagrantly. Forget it, I'll let him off on account of the An family. However, if our investigations show that he's involved, I'm afraid the An family won't be able to shirk their ties with him, even if they want to."

Then, he ignored Qin Wufu's reaction and led the inspectors outside.

Wang Mingyuan appeared very calm while he was being escorted out. He nodded at Zhou Wen and company with a smile, but he didn't say a word.

"Ms. Wang Fei, did they frame him? Think of something; we can't let them take him away. The Special Inspector Bureau is a place where even the innocent will come out half-dead. We mustn't let Teacher enter a place like that," Zhong Ziya said as he tugged at Wang Fei.

He knew that with his own strength, there was no way he could save Wang Mingyuan even if he were to risk his life with the Deputy-General present.

Wang Fei held back Zhong Ziya as she said with a heavy expression, "We'll talk when we get back."

Everyone watched helplessly as Wang Mingyuan was escorted away. However, there was nothing they could do.

"Ms. Wang, can you explain the situation?" Zhou Wen asked.

Wang Fei sighed softly. "Although I don't believe that Uncle Mingyuan would be that kind of person, the evidence is conclusive."

The four of them were stunned when they heard that. Zhong Ziya said, "Impossible! How can Teacher be that kind of person? It must be the Special Inspector Bureau wronging Teacher. They are a bunch of mad dogs that bite anyone they see."

Wang Fei shook her head slightly and said with a wry smile, "Those documents have Uncle Mingyuan's signatures. Many of the things were gathered by Uncle Mingyuan himself. Those things can't be faked."

Zhou Wen and company were taken aback, momentarily at a loss for words.

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Chapter 335 Meeting

"I don't care if Teacher is an overseas spy. I absolutely cannot let them take him away. Death is inevitable in a place like the Special Investigation Bureau. Ms. Wang, think of a way to snatch him back before they leave Luoyang and destroy the evidence. Then, we can just let Teacher escape into dimensional zones," Zhong Ziya said.

Wang Fei shook her head and said, "Don't spout nonsense. You can't do that kind of thing. There's no way for him to be a barbarian forever in the dimensional zone, right? Besides, the Director-General of the Special Inspector Bureau brought a Mythical Companion Beast with him. Who could snatch him under his nose?"

Upon hearing this, Zhong Ziya felt deflated. He frowned and said, "Is there no other solution?"

Wang Fei remained silent. If she had had a choice, the Wang family and Luoyang military wouldn't have allowed the bureau to take him away from the school.

Jiang Yan suddenly said, "Perhaps, Tutor has been expecting this. Since he didn't escape, it means that he doesn't plan on escaping."

"What do you mean?" Zhong Ziya asked with a glare. Jiang Yan pondered for a moment before continuing, "Think about it. Wouldn't there always be someone in the laboratory amongst the four of us? Yet for some reason, none of us were in the laboratory out of coincidence. No one was there."

"Isn't that a coincidence? If Teacher had really predicted this, why didn't he destroy the evidence beforehand? Without the evidence, he wouldn't have been caught red-handed, and the bureau shouldn't be able to take him away, right?" Zhong Ziya said.

Jiang Yan shook his head slightly. "Let's not talk about Zhou Wen. Hui Haifeng often goes out too. The two of them can't be counted. But the two of us spend our days in the laboratory, and we seldom head out at the same time. Even if something happens, someone will usually be left behind in the laboratory. I left because Teacher asked me to go to the Myriad Buddha Cave to hunt Golden Warriors. What's the reason for you not being in the laboratory?"

"Teacher got me to buy something outside campus for him." Zhong Ziya also felt that something was amiss. It seemed as though Wang Mingyuan had deliberately sent them away.

Hui Haifeng added, "I was planning to go to the lab today, but yesterday, Tutor told me of a new fist technique that led me to practice late into the night, so I didn't go in."

The four of them increasingly felt that Wang Mingyuan had really expected that something would happen today before he sent them away.

"Let's leave the talking until we are back in the military camp. Before the bureau leaves, don't go back to the dorms. Besides, there are some questions that you need answering." Qin Wufu got the soldiers to take Zhou Wen and company back.

Firstly, it was to protect them. Secondly, they also needed to be investigated thoroughly. If Wang Mingyuan was really an overseas spy, they needed to eliminate the quartet's suspicion; otherwise, any further problems would pose a threat to Luoyang.

Zhou Wen had no idea what was up with the overseas spy. When he was questioned privately, he only recounted the details of his interaction with Wang Mingyuan. After that, the four of them were detained in the military camp and were not released. However, the treatment they received wasn't bad; each of them had a single room.

"Ms. Wang, what's up with being an overseas spy?" Zhou Wen asked in puzzlement when Wang Fei came to see him. Wang Fei sighed and said, "The overseas factions were established during the early stages of the League. They were a few devils who escaped overseas to create a human faction. Before the appearance of the six heroes, they did whatever they wanted and committed countless crimes. Every one of them was an evil fiend. Their hands were stained with the blood of the innocent. The most famous Jing Daoxian was one of them, but for some reason, Jing Daoxian remained in the League all year round and seldom returned overseas."

"You mean that Teacher is one of those devils?" Zhou Wen really couldn't believe that the gentle Wang Mingyuan was a vile devil.

"Although I don't believe it either, the evidence is just concrete. Furthermore, he was caught red-handed. Even Uncle Mingyuan didn't provide an explanation and tacitly admitted it." Despite having her doubts, Wang Fei had no choice but to believe the truth.

Although that was what was said, Zhou Wen still couldn't believe that Wang Mingyuan would be such a heinous devil.

The military camp had its rules. Zhou Wen's phone and whatever he had on him had been temporarily confiscated by the military. Without his phone to game, Zhou Wen could only wait in a single room. This didn't last long. The next day, Qin Wufu ordered his subordinates to release the four. He also told Zhou Wen that the bureau had already escorted Wang Mingyuan back to Holy City yesterday.

Zhou Wen got back his phone and items-all of them untouched. Only then was he slightly relieved.

The four returned to the lab at Old Dragon Cave and found it in a mess. Not only was all the furniture and equipment damaged, but there were also holes dug into the walls.

The quartet exchanged looks. None of them spoke for a moment. They were unable to accept the fact that Wang Mingyuan was an overseas spy.

"Jiang Yan, you have the best solutions. Tell me, is there any way to save Teacher?" Zhong Ziya asked while gritting his teeth.

Jiang Yan shook his head slightly. "Unless we can advance to the Mythical stage, no one can save Tutor in this situation."

"Then, how will they deal with him?" Zhong Ziya asked again.

Jiang Yan thought for a moment and said, "If Tutor really is an overseas spy, and even the Director-General of the bureau was activated, then his status can't be low. Or perhaps he has some secret that even the Senate wants. That's why he was forcefully arrested. In that case, it's possible that they won't kill Tutor for now, or if he is willing to give them what they want, he might still have a chance of surviving. Other than that, we can't do anything."

Although Zhou Wen knew that it was useless, he still made a phone call to An Sheng and asked his opinion of Wang Mingyuan.

Although he wanted to know his thoughts, he actually wanted to know if An Sheng had any way to save Wang Mingyuan.

If it was for himself, Zhou Wen definitely wouldn't have asked An Sheng. However, Wang Mingyuan's position in his heart was different.

Unfortunately, An Sheng told Zhou Wen with sure certainty that since Wang Mingyuan was caught red-handed, there was no room for negotiation unless Wang Mingyuan could produce something that was satisfactory to the League. Only then did he have a chance of survival.

Zhou Wen originally imagined that the matter would end there, but to his surprise, he, Hui Haifeng, and company received a notification from the League that Wang Mingyuan wanted to see them a few days later. However, Wang Mingyuan didn't insist that they come. He said that they could come if they wanted. They could likewise stay.

After that, the four of them even had a video call with Wang Mingyuan. Wang Mingyuan only said that he wanted to meet them as he had some things he wanted to say to them in person without any elaboration.

Zhou Wen could sense that Wang Mingyuan appeared to have something he needed to tell them.

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Chapter 336 Holy Tower

Although it was very dangerous to head to Holy City like this, Zhou Wen and company ultimately chose to head there.

Zhou Wen didn't know why Hui Haifeng and company had chosen to go, but although Zhou Wen hadn't spent much time with Wang Mingyuan, he had provided him plenty of help. He had even saved his life.

This meeting might very well be his last meeting with Wang Mingyuan, so Zhou Wen insisted on going

Wang Fei and Qin Wufu had persuaded them not to go, but no one was willing to give up the last chance to see Wang Mingyuan and resolutely boarded the plane that the League had sent to pick them up.

Qin Wufu wanted to attach his personal guards to Zhou Wen, but Zhou Wen rejected his offer. This was because bringing two top Epic experts was useless in the Special Inspector Bureau's territory.

The Special Inspector Bureau inspectors were very polite to them. They didn't look as arrogant as they usually did. They tried their best to satisfy their needs along the way. After arriving in Holy City, they politely got them to stay in a guest house under the jurisdiction of the bureau.

Originally, they thought that the bureau would fall out with them the moment they arrived, but none of that happened. The bureau continued to feed them delicious food, as though they were afraid of ill-treating them.

"When can we meet Teacher?" Zhong Ziya asked an inspector impatiently.

"That will depend on the arrangements of the top brass. I'm just an ordinary inspector. I only listen to orders from above," the officer said with a smile.

Originally believing that they could quickly see Wang Mingyuan, it took them until the third day before an inspector actually got them to prepare to meet Wang Mingyuan.

After passing through multiple layers of security, Zhou Wen and company entered a secret base located in Holy City. They met Wang Mingyuan in a heavily guarded room.

Wang Mingyuan's condition didn't seem too bad. He hadn't been subjected to inhuman treatment as they had imagined. He didn't look injured, and he still wore a warm smile on his face.

However, Zhou Wen felt that Wang Mingyuan was still somewhat different. Yet, there was a sense of familiarity which he couldn't put a finger on. The feeling was very subtle.

"You guys came." Wang Mingyuan smiled at the four of them.

"Teacher, are you alright?" Zhong Ziya asked worriedly.

Wang Mingyuan shook his head slightly and asked with a smile, "Do you still remember the question I asked you previously?"

The four of them were slightly taken aback as Zhou Wen immediately recalled the question Wang Mingyuan had asked him about pain and death. He asked curiously, "Is it the choice between death and pain?"

Wang Mingyuan nodded and said, "Yes. I've asked all of you before, and all of you gave your answers. Later on, all of you asked me how I would choose. At the time, I hadn't decided, but I now have an answer."

The four of them looked at Wang Mingyuan in confusion. They didn't know why he would still care about that question at this juncture.

However, they all understood Wang Mingyuan's character. They knew that he wasn't someone who would do things without a reason. Now that he raised that question, perhaps there was some deeper meaning behind it.

Zhou Wen was also pondering over the matter, wondering if Wang Mingyuan was hinting to them about something.

However, Zhou Wen recalled every word Wang Mingyuan said and compared it to every word he was now saying. He couldn't think of any other underlying meanings.

In another room separated by a wall, the Director-General of the bureau, Shen Yuchi, Qiao Siyuan, and the other important personnel of the bureau were all watching the conversation between Wang Mingyuan and company through a one-way mirror.

"Director-General. Wang Mingyuan is part of Luoyang's Wang family. He has so much family, including his blood-related brothers. Yet, he didn't choose to meet them and instead chose to meet his four students. Why do I feel that something's amiss?" Qiao Siyuan said.

"This is our bureau's headquarters. Are you afraid that he can escape? Who cares who he wants to see? Once he's done with the meeting, Wang Mingyuan will be able to help us do what we want," said a director of the bureau.

Qiao Siyuan frowned slightly. What he hated the most were these people who spent their days in offices without doing anything, just causing trouble for them all day.

"Listen to them. When we send them away later, separate them and ask them what Wang Mingyuan's question was," Shen Yuchi said.

"Yes sir," Qiao Siyuan replied.

In the room next door, Wang Mingyuan's gaze swept across Zhou Wen and company's faces before he said with a smile, "My answer is that, like Jiang Yan, I'll choose the second option."

With that said, Wang Mingyuan stood up without waiting for them to react. He faced the mirror and said, "Alright. I've said what I wanted to say. Now, you can do what you want to do. However, I have a condition. I need the four of them to follow me."

Zhou Wen and company wore looks of astonishment. Clearly, Wang Mingyuan's words weren't directed at them. They didn't know what was happening, nor did they know what Wang Mingyuan was up to.

"Sir, Wang Mingyuan can't be trusted in the police station. He must have some plans for taking Zhou Wen and company with him. We can't agree," Qiao Siyuan said.

"It's just four students. Even if we let him take them, what trouble will there be?" The director was always at loggerheads with Qiao Siyuan.

Shen Yuchi frowned slightly and pondered for a moment before saying into the microphone, "Wang Mingyuan, you have too many requests."

"As the only person who can open the Holy Tower, I don't think I have a lot of requests, right?" Wang Mingyuan smiled as if he was certain that Shen Yuchi would agree to his request.

Shen Yuchi's gaze passed through the glass and met Wang Mingyuan's eyes. After a while, he said coldly, "This is your last request. If I hear any requests from you again, I'll kill one of your students with every new request." "Deal." Wang Mingyuan nodded slightly. Zhou Wen frowned slightly, unsure what Wang Mingyuan meant. However, Jiang Yan muttered to himself, "Didn't the Holy Tower shut down long ago? Can Tutor open the closed Holy Tower?"

Zhou Wen heard Jiang Yan and was about to ask something when an inspector came over and led Wang Mingyuan, Zhou Wen, and company out.

Very soon, they were escorted to a car. There seemed to be a special design in the car that prevented them from hearing or sensing anything outside. They didn't even know whether the car was driving or not.

"Teacher, what's going on?" Although there were still inspectors monitoring them, Zhong Ziya couldn't help but ask Wang Mingyuan.

"I've already told you the answer. Now, I just want you to accompany me along my final journey," Wang Mingyuan said calmly, his gaze complicated.

Jiang Yan said, "From what I know, the Holy Tower is likely the defensive hub of the entire Holy City, and it's also the hub of Holy City and Holy Land. Originally, the six hero families could use the connection between the Holy Tower and the six Holy Temples in the Holy Land to form a defensive net with the strength of the six Holy Temples. The strength of the defensive net was so strong that it could even stop a Mythical creature's attack. However, Jing Daoxian used some unknown method to shut down the Holy Tower, causing the defensive net in the Holy City to vanish as well. As a result, Jing Daoxian was able to storm the League building and launch a killing spree. Although the League has been researching this matter all this while, no one has been able to reactivate the Holy Tower to this day."

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Chapter 337 Blast of Light

"Teacher, can you activate the Holy Tower?" Jiang Yan asked Wang Mingyuan.

Wang Mingyuan nodded slightly but didn't say a word. Instantly, the vehicle fell silent.

The Holy Tower was not actually a tower in the ordinary sense of the word. It was a divine statue that was over a hundred meters tall. It was snow-white like jade, as if a person had spread open his arms towards the heavens and was praying for something.

Legend had it that before Jing Daoxian stormed into the League building and started his massacre, the statue emitted infinite holy light that enveloped the entire Holy City. No matter how many powerful dimensional creatures there were, they were unable to tear through the holy light.

However, even though the statue remained white and clean, it didn't have any of its godly radiance. It was just a majestic statue.

In front of the statue, there were many military officers and inspectors. Among them were six eye-catching figures—four men and two women. If anyone knew them, they would be shocked to see all six appear at the same time.

These four men and two women were the heads of the six families right now. They were Senators from the Senate. When the six of them stood together, they had even more authority than the League President.

After all, the League President's bills had to be approved by the Senate.

"Sir, Wang Mingyuan is here." Even the powerful Shen Yuchi had to be respectful in front of the six of them. He did not dare commit a faux pas.

One of the six-a noble, goddess-like ladyasked calmly, "Is everything ready?"

"Everything is ready. Wang Mingyuan has already agreed to activate the Holy Tower," Shen Yuchi said.

"Very good. We have been waiting for this day for too long. If Wang Mingyuan can really reactivate the Holy Tower, he would be the greatest contributor to the League. It's just a pity..." Another elegant middle-aged man said calmly, but he didn't finish his sentence.

"Based on the information obtained from him, it's indeed feasible. However, there are one or two key points that our researcher can't figure out. We need Wang Mingyuan to do it personally," a secretary-looking person said.

"Then let him go," the woman said calmly.

"Yes." Shen Yuchi responded and got someone to bring Wang Mingyuan over.

When Wang Mingyuan walked past the six of them, the elegant man looked down at him superciliously and said, "Wang Mingyuan, after the Holy Tower is reactivated, we will pardon all your crimes and give you the chance to redo things. You must seize this opportunity and not waste our kindness."

"I will grab hold of the opportunity." Wang Mingyuan wore shackles-a manifestation of a special Companion Beast. Even a Mythical creature would find it difficult to escape if it was bound by the shackles.

With the inspectors escorting them, Zhou Wen and company followed Wang Mingyuan to the statue.

"Are the four youths Wang Mingyuan's students?" the elegant middle-aged man asked as he looked at Zhou Wen and company.

"Yes, one of them is related to the An family," Shen Yuchi said.

"In extraordinary times, even the Ans are no exception. To be able to sacrifice for the League is considered priceless. I believe the Ans can understand," the elegant middle-aged man said ethereally as though he had determined Zhou Wen and company's fate.

Wang Mingyuan stopped in front of the Holy Tower. In front of him stood a stone cauldron which was in front of the statue. Everyone's attention was drawn to him. Even the six people standing at the top of the League couldn't help but stare at Wang Mingyuan, anticipating his actions.

Wang Mingyuan turned to look at the League official beside him and said, "The sacrificial ceremony can begin. Let's go according to procedure. If anything goes wrong, it won't be my fault."

"If something goes wrong, you'll be the first to die." That official gave a cold snort before looking at where Shen Yuchi was.

Seeing Shen Yuchi nod slightly, the official gave the order. A group of soldiers walked up and lined up before the stone cauldron. Then, they cut their fingers and dripped a drop of blood into the stone cauldron.

As more and more blood dripped into the stone cauldron, it suddenly ignited. It was as if the blood was gasoline. The more blood dripped into the cauldron, the stronger the flames inside the cauldron became.

Glee appeared on the four men and two women's faces. If the Holy Tower could really be reactivated, the safety of Holy City would be greatly increased. Even if all the dimensional zones in the future were to lose their binding forces, the Holy Land would remain the last bastion of humanity. No dimensional creatures could storm in.

But as more and more soldiers offered up their blood, the flames in the stone cauldron rose higher and higher; yet, there were no other changes. The statue did not emit any holy light.

Seeing that the last soldier had left the altar after sacrificing his blood, the official frowned and asked, "Wang Mingyuan, what do we do next?"

"Next requires a sincere prayer," Wang Mingyuan said.

The official was slightly taken aback as he asked in puzzlement, "Is praying useful?"

"If prayers were useful, there wouldn't be so many poor people in the world," Wang Mingyuan said with a smile.

"Are you messing with me?" The official was enraged. He pointed at Wang Mingyuan and said, "You'd better activate the Holy Tower or I'll make you regret that you were ever born."

Wang Mingyuan suddenly moved and slammed into the official. The official's strength was average to begin and held a deskbound job. His combat skills were almost nil. Caught off guard by Wang Mingyuan's collision, he involuntarily retreated and slammed into the stone tripod cauldron. Immediately, he fell into the burning stone cauldron.

The official's entire body burst into flame. He screamed and tried to climb out, but it was as though a pair of hands were pulling him from inside the stone cauldron, preventing him from climbing up no matter how hard he tried.

"Wang Mingyuan... What are you doing?" Shen Yuchi was furious. All the soldiers and inspectors aimed their firearms at Wang Mingyuan. With just an order from him, they would immediately riddle Wang Mingyuan with holes.

Wang Mingyuan ignored him and turned to face the statue.

Shen Yuchi frowned and shouted a few more questions, but Wang Mingyuan ignored them. He just stood there and looked up at the statue.

The noble woman stopped Shen Yuchi, who was about to personally deal with Wang Mingyuan. She pointed to the statue and said, "Hold on, look at the statue."

All they could see was a bright glow on the hands of the divine Statue. Even though it wasn't very bright, it was something that had never happened before in their years of research on the Holy Tower. It left them ecstatic.

The tragic cries of the official in the flames began to weaken, but the glow on the statue grew stronger and stronger. Not only its hands, but the entire statue emitted a holy glow, as though it was really manifesting its divine powers.

"In a sacrificial ritual, a sacrifice is obviously needed." Wang Mingyuan wore an odd expression and muttered as he watched the holy brilliance rise up.

Zhou Wen and company were inches away. As they looked at Wang Mingyuan's expression, they felt that he looked extremely unfamiliar at that very moment. He didn't seem like the same person in their memories.

Shen Yuchi and the other six high and mighty existences were all filled with excitement. They saw that the light above the two hands of the statue shot up into the sky, turning into a halo that spread out in all directions, as if it wanted to turn the entire sky into a holy resplendence.

All the residents of the Holy City saw this strange scene. Some of the older elders couldn't help but cheer. They still remembered the time when the Holy City was enveloped by the holy light. Those were the safest periods of their lives.

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Chapter 338 A Farewell Gift

The divine statue's radiance was dazzling like a divine tower that reached the sky.

A godly glow spread out across the sky, bathing the entire Holy City. Those who knew of the radiance of the Holy Tower were overjoyed.

The six Senators were also overjoyed. After decades, the Holy City's brilliance finally appeared in front of everyone once again.

"This is the real Holy City. This is the Holy Brilliance that can stir the souls of everyone. With the Holy City around, the League is eternal..." a Senator said feverishly, his eyes burning with excitement.

Shen Yuchi was also excited. To be able to accomplish such a great thing was undoubtedly a great contribution all thanks to the Special Inspector Bureau.

In front of the Holy Tower, the entire altar was lit up with a bright Holy Brilliance. The humans inside seemed to melt like snow.

Shen Yuchi and the six Senators were not surprised because they already knew that such a thing would happen. Back when the six families first activated the Holy Tower, something similar had happened. How could a human be able to taint the holiness of God? Once the Holy Tower was activated, everything on the altar would be purified. This was something that couldn't be avoided.

No human could survive on the altar, including the six heroes of the past. They knew very well how terrifying the power of the Holy Tower was. It was a power that came from the six Holy Temples. Other than the mighty existences within the Holy Temples, no human could withstand it.

Zhou Wen felt his body being corroded by the intense Holy Brilliance. He hurriedly summoned the Stone Chi and transformed into a stone armor to protect his body. However, the armor rapidly melted under the terrifying Holy Brilliance as though it was being eaten by termites.

Jiang Yan and the others were in similar circumstances, looking extremely uneasy.

"Teacher, let's escape now," Zhong Ziya said as he slashed at the brilliance before him. However, his sword ended up being melted. He failed to deal any damage to it.

"Escape? Why would I escape? I came here to wait for this moment." Wang Mingyuan looked at the resplendent statue in front of him with a determined gaze.

"Teacher, what are you trying to do?" Although Zhou Wen had always felt that Wang Mingyuan wouldn't harm them, everything Wang Mingyuan was doing now was beyond his imagination.

Wang Mingyuan turned his head and said to Zhou Wen and company, "We're master and disciple after all. There are some things I need to give to you. Just treat it as Wang Mingyuan's final inheritance in this world. Keep it as a memento."

Crack!

The shackles on Wang Mingyuan's body split apart automatically and fell to the ground like garbage. Before they landed on the ground, they were melted by the Holy Brilliance.

Wang Mingyuan exuded a strange power that blocked the Holy Brilliance, preventing his four students from suffering any more damage from it.

Zhou Wen looked at the power emitted by Wang Mingyuan and felt that it was somewhat familiar. However, he couldn't figure out the reason for its familiarity.

Wang Mingyuan had been held for many days. He was probably only left with his prison uniform. However, when he extended his palm into the void, he seemed to tear through it as he grabbed something out of thin air.

It was a thick diary that looked old, but it was very well-preserved. Zhou Wen had seen it in the past. It was a diary that Wang Mingyuan had always carried with him. Whenever he had any ideas and inspiration, he would jot them down in the diary.

"Jiang Yan, your personality is the most similar to mine and you like research. This contains my years of experience and thoughts. I'll give it to you," Wang Mingyuan said as he handed the diary to Jiang Yan.

Jiang Yan took the diary with both hands, saying nothing.

Wang Mingyuan didn't say anything further. The power around him grew stronger, his body seemed to be affected by it. It was as though he was gently trembling. Zhou Wen could even see the rippling power flowing around him.

Wang Mingyuan took out another sheathed sword and handed it to Zhong Ziya. "You're too extreme, so it's inevitable that there will be some deviation in what you do. Perhaps giving this sword to you will be of some help to you."

Zhong Ziya remained silent as he received the sword and stared straight at Wang Mingyuan.

Wang Mingyuan knew what Zhong Ziya wanted to hear, but he didn't tell him anything. Instead, he took out something else and handed it to Hui Haifeng. "You have great ambitions and will definitely accomplish much in the future. These are the savings that I've saved over the years. They're useless now. Take them."

"Yes, Tutor." Hui Haifeng didn't decline it. He respectfully received the small box, unsure what it contained.

Finally, Wang Mingyuan's gaze landed on Zhou Wen as he said with a smile, "You are the simplest of the four of them. You don't have as many thoughts and desires as the three of them, but you're also the most difficult to understand. Although I know what you want, I can't do it now. Apart from that matter, what other wishes do you have? There's no harm in telling me."

At this moment, the power on Wang Mingyuan's body was almost tangible, transforming into streams of light that constantly circulated around his body. The familiar aura Zhou Wen sensed intensified.

Now, Zhou Wen finally remembered where he had felt such an aura.

Beneath the Dragon's Well, the white cocoon protected by the White Dragon contained the same aura. However, the white cocoon's aura was very weak, so weak that it was almost undetectable. This left a very vague impression on Zhou Wen.

However, Wang Mingyuan's aura was very strong. It was so strong that it left Zhou Wen stifled.

Could it be that Teacher... Zhou Wen had an extremely nasty thought as he looked at Wang Mingyuan.

"I don't have much time. Answer me. What do you want?" Wang Mingyuan had a strange expression as his entire body trembled. His voice seemed to be suppressed.

Zhou Wen looked at Wang Mingyuan with some bitterness. After a moment, he said, "Teacher, can you give me a drop of your blood?"

Zhou Wen's words stunned Wang Mingyuan, Zhong Ziya, and company. Wang Mingyuan looked at Zhou Wen and smiled. "You're indeed the most difficult person to understand."

With that said, Wang Mingyuan ignored Zhou Wen. He slowly turned around and back faced the four of them as he gazed at the resplendent statue.

"I'm really very happy to spend time with you guys. Unfortunately, things must always come to an end. Today, we shall bid each other farewell. From now on, we will be unrelated. As a final farewell, I'll give you another tiny gift." With Wang Mingyuan's trembling words, the power in his body exploded, spewing out like an erupting volcano as his body changed.

The black hair on his head instantly turned white and quickly grew. It almost reached the ground, and a pair of crystal-like horns grew on his head. His entire body was undergoing an unusual transformation.

Unfortunately, Zhou Wen and company couldn't see Wang Mingyuan's face; otherwise, they would definitely discover that his face had turned handsome and strange. His eyes emitted an indescribable odd glow.

That terrifying power rose up from his body like countless divine beams of light that surrounded him. His clothes moved without any help from the wind as his body floated up to the statue.

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Chapter 339 A Drop of Blood

"What is that?" The six excited Senators suddenly saw a figure appear within the resplendent Holy Brilliance-it was right in front of the statue.

The noble woman stared at Wang Mingyuan who was before the holy statue and said in surprise, "That's... Wang Mingyuan... No... That aura... Why does it feel like a dimensional creature..."

"What is he trying to do?" The middle-aged man frowned, feeling a little uncomfortable.

Naturally, no one could answer his question. They didn't know what Wang Mingyuan wanted to do. They even believed that Wang Mingyuan should already be dead. No human could survive the Holy Brilliance—he should have been purified a long time ago.

Shen Yuchi's expression was also changing at the same time. He had an extremely ominous feeling, as if something terrible was about to happen.

Although all of them wanted to stop Wang Mingyuan, no one moved, they didn't dare enter the statue's confines. The Holy Brilliance came from the power of the six Holy Temples, so entering the altar was equivalent to fighting the six Holy Temples. Even a Mythical Companion Beast wouldn't be able to withstand it and would be purified in the Holy Brilliance.

Levitating in front of the statue, Wang Mingyuan stared at the statue and muttered to himself, "If there is an unforgivable crime in this world, then let me be the one to bear it."

With that said, Wang Mingyuan slowly raised his arm high like a blade. His fingers pointed into the sky as the strange powers on his arm condensed into something corporeal.

"What... is he trying to do..." Shen Yuchi's voice was already trembling. He seemed to have guessed what Wang Mingyuan was up to, but he couldn't believe that something like that would happen.

"Wang Mingyuan..." The six Senators roared in unison, but it was of no use.

Boom!

Wang Mingyuan slashed down with his arm. The terrifying power was like the Heaven's blade, forcibly slicing the giant statue into two. The split statue slowly collapsed to the sides.

The whole of Holy City fell into a state of panic. Everyone stared blankly at the god-like figure floating in the air, as well as the two halves of the collapsing holy statue. Their hearts seemed to crumble along with it.

Boom!

Holy City seemed to quake due to the collapse of the holy statue. It shattered into pieces, but the Holy Brilliance coming from the sky didn't come to an end. Beams of Holy Brilliance descended from the sky like God's punishment. It was akin to the apocalypse.

Without the holy statue that prayed to the heavens, Holy City directly crumbled to the ground. No one could predict what the consequences would be. Perhaps the whole of Holy City would be reduced to rubble.

Instantly, everyone was stunned. Even the powerful Senators, who possessed Mythical Companion Beasts, felt their scalps tingle as they quickly retreated, hoping to escape this

area.

Boom!

The bombardment of the Holy Brilliance did not hit the ground. In the air, the godlike Wang Mingyuan suffered the brunt of the terrifying Holy Brilliance.

The boundless Holy Brilliance inundated him, bathing his body in it. But he didn't seem to be injured at all. Instead, a terrifying power gathered in him, causing his body to continue to undergo a strange change.

Boom!

Amidst the Holy Brilliance, six pairs of butterfly-shaped wings of light appeared behind Wang Mingyuan as a halo that represented godhood appeared behind him. It was as though a true god had descended.

On the altar, Zhou Wen and company were already stunned. Wang Mingyuan exuded an extremely terrifying aura. They had never seen such a terrifying existence.

Even though Zhou Wen had seen the white dragon at the bottom of Dragon's Well and had seen the nine black dragons in the underground sea before, none of them were as terrifying as the present Wang Mingyuan. Compared to them, the difference was like night and day.

Wang Mingyuan emitted an indescribable god-like halo. When the halo landed on Zhou Wen and company, it made them feel as though their bodies had been baptized by holy water. Their bodies, flesh, and bones-every cell—were transformed. It was as though they had been reborn.

Now, Zhou Wen finally knew what the last gift Wang Mingyuan mentioned was.

However, Zhou Wen wasn't delighted when he saw the godlike Wang Mingyuan in midair. Instead, he felt strangely upset.

Wang Mingyuan's aura transformed into a dimensional aura. Zhou Wen could no longer sense a human aura from him. It was as though he was no longer a human, but a dimensional creature that was an enemy of humanity.

"Little Wen, what will you choose-pain or death?" Zhou Wen couldn't help but recall the question Wang Mingyuan had asked him.

Now, Zhou Wen seemed to understand something. Wang Mingyuan had been doing research all these years, hoping to find a way out to deal with the situation after the restrictive forces in the dimensional zones vanished.

However, he didn't see any hope, so he chose another path. Just like the question he asked, he chose to live in pain. The pain he endured might not be physical, but mental pain and anguish-one far more tortuous than physical pain.

In the sky, the godlike Wang Mingyuan looked up with a cold expression. He said calmly, "Since this world lacks the power to eliminate demons, I'll devolve to become a demon and become a demon among demons."

As soon as he said that, the terrifying power in him surged into the sky. Even the Holy Brilliance was dispersed by his power, piercing into the void and tearing apart a huge black hole.

Countless illusions appeared within the black hole. There were flying fairies, terrifying dragons, roaring behemoths, holy angels, and savage demons.

Everyone stared at the black hole in the sky in a daze. Before they could react, countless roars could be heard coming from the black hole. A hundred-meter-long black centipede rushed out as it flapped its six wings.

In the next second, all sorts of terrifying dimensional creatures rushed out of the black hole, instantly blotting out the sky. It was as though the apocalypse had dawned.

Wang Mingyuan looked down at Zhou Wen and company before decisively turning around to walk on air. He slowly walked towards the black hole in the sky.

Despite the countless powerful dimensional creatures present, none of them dared approach him. They automatically made way for him, as though he was the king of this world. Any creature that stood in front of him could not afford to withstand his rage.

"Teacher!" Zhou Wen felt an indescribable pain in his heart as though he had lost something. He couldn't help but cry out.

However, no one responded to him. Wang Mingyuan had already entered the black hole and his body gradually vanished. However, a drop of red blood flew across space and floated in front of Zhou Wen like a drop of crystallized blood.

The drop of blood was bright red, giving off a warm feeling. It was holy and without any evil.

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Chapter 340 Disaster

Holy City was in pandemonium as terrifying dimensional creatures endlessly rushed out of the black hole like locusts that blotted out the sky. They charged into Holy City and wreaked havoc.

The clashing of forces and human cries were everywhere. Many innocent humans died and countless families had been destroyed.

Zhou Wen didn't know if Wang Mingyuan's choice was right or wrong. That wasn't something he could figure out yet.

He extended his hand to grab the crystalline blood and the Lost Immortal Sutra immediately circulated crazily and absorbed it. Zhou Wen immediately felt a strange force spread across his body.

"What are you waiting for? Take the opportunity of the chaos to storm out of Holy City! Do you want to wait to be caught?" Zhong Ziya pushed Zhou Wen.

He wasn't sad anymore. No matter what Wang Mingyuan had become, Zhong Ziya felt that it was enough as long as Wang Mingyuan was alive.

Jiang Yan and Hui Haifeng ran out. Holy City was in a mess—humans were fighting the dimensional creatures everywhere, so no one had the time to pay attention to them.

The four of them retreated as they fought. They saw powerful humans riding gigantic dragons and streaking across the sky to fight the dimensional creatures. There were also people wielding flying swords. The sword beams shot out like thousands of shooting stars, instantly wiping out a large number of dimensional creatures.

Various terrifying experts tore through the air to engage in combat, but they were unable to kill all the dimensional creatures that had invaded Holy City. Furthermore, the black hole was constantly open, allowing dimensional creatures to constantly charge in. The flames of war raged nonstop.

Boom!

Zhou Wen and company were fleeing as a tyrannous eight-headed snake landed in front of them. The eight heads spewed various powers of wind, rain, thunder, and lightning, instantly turning the area into a doomsday battlefield. Many ordinary people who were escaping died due to the various terrifying forces.

With the four of them cornered, all they could do was retreat. Zhou Wen's figure flashed using Ghost Steps, as he dodged the venom that spewed at him.

But just as he was about to get his footing, the winged scorpion descended from the sky, its tail radiating a cold light as it shot towards him.

Zhou Wen drew his saber and slashed the scorpion in half. However, more flying scorpions rushed over like locusts.

Hui Haifeng, Jiang Yan, and Zhong Ziya were also engaged in tough fights. All of Holy City was filled with dimensional creatures, so it was really difficult for them to storm a path to freedom.

When everyone was scattered, Hui Haifeng shouted, "Find your own opportunity to charge out. Leave if there's a chance. Rendezvous in school."

Zhou Wen knew that their strength was minute in such a battlefield. Just barging out was impossible. All he could do was seek out an opportunity to escape without any other considerations.

He believed that with Jiang Yan, Zhong Ziya, and Hui Haifeng's abilities, they wouldn't die so easily.

Boom!

A mountain-like monster landed several hundred meters in front of Zhou Wen, but with it punching the ground, the streets and buildings that spanned thousands of meters were instantly reduced to fragments. The fragments collided with other objects, killing all the humans caught in between.

Zhou Wen hurriedly brandished his Bamboo Blade and slashed apart the fragments that were flying towards him. He was still wearing the stone armor for defense, but many spots on his body had been pierced through by the fragments. He was already injured.

He gritted his teeth and ran in another direction. The Lost Immortal Sutra in him continued circulating rapidly, as though it had reached a critical point and was about to break through.

Boom!

The mountain-like monster once again slammed the ground, but this time, the ground didn't shatter. Instead, it created a powerful suction force that sucked in everything around it.

Zhou Wen stabbed his Bamboo Blade into the ground, but his entire body was dragged towards the mountain. Despite leaving a deep mark on the ground, the Bamboo Blade failed to stop him from flying towards the mountain-like monster.

Zhou Wen turned his head to look and saw countless gaping mouths on the mountain-like monster. The humans that had been sucked in had been devoured. He had no idea what their outcomes were.

With a thought, he activated the Demonic Astral Wheel, using its suction force to keep him firmly on the ground and resist the mountain's suction force. This prevented him from flying towards it.

However, the strange mountain's suction force was just too potent. Zhou Wen was ultimately unable to escape the suction force. He could only barely stop himself from being sucked in.

Just as Zhou Wen was wondering how he could escape the suction range of the mountain, he saw a figure tear through the air. It was a woman dressed in black. She had appeared on an ancient bronze sword and entered the region of the strange mountain, but she wasn't pulled in by it. All she did was float in front of the strange mountain.

With a pull of her hands, a sword flash immediately condensed between her hands. With a nudge, the sword beam flew towards the mountain.

As the sword beam flew, the surrounding void trembled as the sword beam split into two, then two to four, four to eight, and eight to sixteen. By the time the sword beam reached the strange mountain, it was already a cloud of swords.

The strange mountain opened its mouth. After all, it was covered with mouths. It swallowed the cloud-like sword beams.

The black-robed woman frowned slightly. As she landed on the ancient bronze sword, the sound of the ancient greenish-bronze sword reverberated. She flew back into the air and charged towards the strange mountain.

The strange mountain didn't hesitate. It opened its mouth and sucked at the ancient bronze sword. However, a moment later, rays of sword light emerged from the strange mountain, piercing through its body like sharp swords, and soon, the strange mountain resembled a porcupine.

Boom!

The strange mountain suddenly crumbled as the ancient sword returned to under the woman's feet. She didn't stop and flew towards other terrifying dimensional creatures on her sword. Wherever she went, the sword beam was like a turbulent river that slew countless dimensional creatures.

Zhou Wen wasn't in the mood to watch further. Once the mountain was dead, the suction force would naturally vanish. He chose a direction and charged out of Holy City.

However, there were too many dimensional creatures. Zhou Wen killed many as he ran, but he only reached the third ring road of Holy City.

Jiang Yan and company were nowhere to be seen. Apart from the dimensional creatures, he could only see humans fighting for their lives. The majority of them were soldiers, as most ordinary people had turned into corpses.

A little girl was crying in the ruins, and a centipede that was several meters long was crawling towards her.

Zhou Wen's rationality told him that it wasn't the time to be nosy. Escaping Holy City was imperative, but he couldn't help but slash out a saber beam, cleaving the centipede into two.

"Follow me now." Zhou Wen saw that there was nothing around her, except for corpses. Even if the girl's parents and family weren't dead, they probably weren't nearby. All he could do was take her out of Holy City before making plans.

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Chapter 341 Condensing a Life Soul

The girl was rather obedient as she reached out and hugged Zhou Wen's neck. Although she still had tears on her face, she had stopped crying

Suddenly, Zhou Wen felt his heart palpitate as he slashed at the girl in his arms. At the same time, he pushed her away with his other hand. The girl instantly retreated more than ten meters. Blood was left on the corner of her mouth as she stuck out her tongue to lick it. Her face was filled with a look of greed.

Zhou Wen touched his neck and his hand was immediately covered with blood. There were two rows of teeth marks on his neck. If he had been any slower, his neck would have been bitten off.

"Are you a human or a dimensional creature?" Zhou Wen held the Bamboo Blade as he calmly sized up the girl. Up to this point in time, he still had not realized that the girl had the aura of a dimensional creature. She looked like a two or three-year-old human girl no matter how he looked at her.

However, her actions and ability proved that she was no ordinary human girl.

The girl ignored him. Her figure flashed as she pounced at Zhou Wen, so fast that she left blurry shadows in her wake.

Without any hesitation, Zhou Wen used his Bamboo Blade coupled with Transcendent Flying Immortal. Instantly, blade beams flashed as they slashed at the girl.

However, the girl was surprisingly fast. Zhou Wen's lightning-like saber technique had actually been dodged by her. She was even faster and more bizarre than Ghost King's movement technique.

The girl charged through the gaps in the saber strikes and lunged forward, wanting to bite Zhou Wen's neck.

The banana fan appeared in Zhou Wen's other hand. It fanned at the little girl who came at him, sending her body flying into the air.

Zhou Wen followed with Ghost Steps and slashed out Demonic Astral Wheel in midair. The blood-red saber beam slashed out, slashing at the girl like a blood wheel. It ripped through her clothes, but the Demonic Astral Wheel failed to slice through her tender-looking, fair skin.

It was as if the skin was not made of flesh and blood but extremely tough steel.

Zhou Wen could still understand the failure of Demonic Astral Wheel, but when the sharp Bamboo Blade slashed at her, it actually failed to rip her skin apart. It left him alarmed.

Bamboo Blade was sharp; even an Epic creature with a relatively stronger physical defense couldn't completely withstand it. However, this slash didn't even manage to pierce through her skin. It merely sent her flying. All of this was quite frightening.

The little girl landed on the ground as if she wasn't injured at all. She was only slightly angry as she pounced forward again.

Zhou Wen retreated as he fought. Despite using all sorts of means, he was unable to injure the little girl.

The girl was odd. She didn't have the aura of a dimensional creature, but her actions were like

one.

What was even stranger was that she didn't have any special powers. Other than having tremendous strength and extreme speed, as well as unimaginably tough skin, Zhou Wen wasn't even able to injure her when using Ashen Palm to inject a devastating force into her.

Unable to kill her, Zhou Wen wanted to escape from her, but she had a deep hatred for him. She was constantly in hot pursuit. He had tried using Ghost Steps several times to escape, but she quickly caught up to him every single time.

The girl was like a vengeful ghost that would not stop unless she had him dead. She kept chasing and attacking him, seemingly hoping to devour him alive.

Zhou Wen could neither kill her, nor escape. All he could do was retreat as he battled.

The black hole in the sky slowly shrank, significantly reducing the number of dimensional creatures that rushed in. The six hero families had used everything they had in Holy City, cooperating with the military to slay the invading dimensional creatures.

Although the situation was gradually brought under control, the losses this time were unprecedented since the establishment of Holy City.

Back then, Jing Daoxian had only rushed into the League building and killed some League officials. Now, the disaster had embroiled all the ordinary citizens of the Holy Land. Countless people had died.

Zhou Wen was certain that after today, his teacher would likely replace Jing Daoxian and become the devil that everyone despised. He would probably become even more infamous than Jing Daoxian.

Teacher, is this really worth it? Zhou Wen didn't know if Wang Mingyuan's choice was right.

Just like Wang Mingyuan had said, risking his life to save that woman or choosing to join the villains before thinking of a way to save her was a difficult question to begin with.

Without any further time to think, Zhou Wen had already rushed out of Holy City's vicinity. There were fewer dimensional creatures around him, but the girl continued pestering him.

Zhou Wen even struck her using Overlord Sword with Ever-Victorious, but no matter how many times he did so, the girl didn't suffer any injuries as she continued pestering him.

What in the world is this thing? Zhou Wen had a hard time battling her. If not for his Companion Beasts' help giving him a chance for a breather to recover his Primordial Energy, he would have been bitten to death by the girl a while ago.

Zhou Wen felt the Lost Immortal Sutra in him circulated faster and faster. His entire body seemed to be undergoing a tumultuous change as a kind of force was growing inside him.

The origin of that force was his Life Providence, but it was connected to his blood and soul. It was an indescribable feeling.

If he had to describe it, Zhou Wen felt as though his soul was being split.

Of course, this was just what he felt.

Am I about to condense a Life Soul? What is my Life Soul? As Zhou Wen retreated, he thought about it. Could it be a Life Soul in the form of a woman? Or could it be an artifact?

The reason Zhou Wen thought of a woman first was because of his Sigh of the King Life Providence. He vaguely felt that it had the appearance of a woman.

Typically, a Life Soul would be tremendously influenced by a Life Providence. For example, a person with a Buddhist Child Life Providence would likely have a revered Buddha shadow or Buddha statue as their Life Soul.

For someone like Feng Qiuyan who had the Life Providence of Swift Saber Heavenly King, it was a certainty that his Life Soul would definitely be related to a saber in the future.

Therefore, Zhou Wen believed that his Life Soul was likely in the form of a woman, but this was just a guess.

Crap! Zhou Wen's Life Soul formation reached a critical moment. His entire body was undergoing sublimation, and his soul had seemingly left his body. This temporarily stopped him from moving.

To his chagrin, the girl was still chasing after him. Zhou Wen stood motionless as the girl immediately lunged forward and opened her mouth in a bid to bite his neck.

Damn it, why has it got to happen at this moment! Zhou Wen was so depressed that he nearly vomited blood. Unfortunately, the Lost Immortal Sutra wasn't under his control. After absorbing Wang Mingyuan's drop of blood, it automatically activated an evolution.

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Chapter 342 Epic Advancement

The Stone Chi and Overlord Snake were still in armor and sword form. Without Zhou Wen's order, it was impossible for them to turn into pets and fight the enemy.

Although White Shadow of Poison charged towards the little girl, it did not have much effect on her. The little girl's speed was above it, and its poison couldn't hurt her.

Doctor Darkness's scalpel was unable to immobilize the little girl. The syringe was unable to penetrate her skin. So he was utterly useless.

The other Companion Beasts like Tyrant Behemoth were too low-leveled to be useful, so Zhou Wen didn't even summon them.

With the girl already charging at him, Zhou Wen's consciousness was completely drawn by the power in his body. Unable to care about the outside world, he appeared to be in mortal danger.

With a bang, Banana Fairy automatically got out of her companion form without any orders. She recovered her original form and sat on the banana leaf, putting herself between Zhou Wen and the girl as she exhaled.

The Grand Yin Wind immediately blew the little girl hundreds of meters away. The little girl knocked into a forest, slamming through many thick trees that spanned two arm widths. She left a long ditch in the forest.

But very quickly, the little girl rushed out of the forest. There was still frost on her clothing, but her body wasn't injured.

Seeing the little girl rushing back, Banana Fairy gritted her teeth and blew out another Grand Yin Wind, blowing the little girl away.

However, this time, the Grand Yin Wind was clearly much weaker than the first. The distance the girl traveled wasn't as great as before. She only fell into the forest and slammed through two trees.

The Grand Yin Wind expended plenty of Primordial Energy. The short interval limited the amount of Primordial Energy that Banana Fairy could restore; thus, the Grand Yin Wind she blew out naturally weakened.

The girl was too obstinate, as though she wanted to fight to the death. She charged over and pounced at Zhou Wen again.

Banana Fairy blew another mouthful of Grand Yin Wind, sending her flying again. She repeatedly prevented the girl from rushing towards Zhou Wen who was condensing his Life Soul to advance to the Epic stage.

However, the Grand Yin Wind that Banana Fairy blew out was weaker with each instance. It started with sending her flying a few hundred meters and leaving a long ditch in the ground.

However, after ten instances, the Grand Yin Wind could only blow her a few meters away. After the girl landed, she dashed towards Banana Fairy quickly again, not giving her a chance to catch her breath.

Banana Fairy's face was pale. The Grand Yin Wind that she could produce had weakened drastically, but she remained in front of Zhou Wen without any intention of backing off.

A gust of Grand Yin Wind blew out again, but the girl wasn't sent flying. She continued walking towards Zhou Wen against the strong wind.

At the instant the Grand Yin Wind stopped, the little girl flew up and grabbed Banana Fairy's neck. She yanked her off the banana leaf and pressed her to the ground.

The girl's eyes were ice-cold as her palm was about to snap Banana Fairy's neck when she suddenly felt a force blast out from Zhou Wen. She couldn't help but look up.

An invisible force surged from Zhou Wen's body, making his body float up uncontrollably. His body emitted a strange force that enveloped his entire body.

The girl stared at Zhou Wen in midair as her eyes shimmered. It was as though she had seen something that surprised her. She was momentarily stunned.

At that moment, Zhou Wen finally opened his eyes. Simultaneously, wisps of invisible flames rose up from him, a kind of indescribable force.

It contained Zhou Wen's Primordial Energy, or even his essence, vitality, and spirit. However, it was different from ordinary Primordial Energy. It was not a pure energy body like a Companion Beast. It was a magical power that resembled a form of energy but also a form of life.

The energy kept rising in Zhou Wen's body as it slowly gathered behind him, as though it had formed the legendary entity known as a Life Soul. Zhou Wen could sense the existence of his Life Soul and could sense the terrifying power that came with it. However, he couldn't see it, as though it was transparent and invisible.

Zhou Wen wasn't in the mood to figure out why he couldn't see his Life Soul. When he saw the little girl pressing Banana Fairy's neck to the ground, he was already raging inside.

He drew his Bamboo Blade and slashed it at the girl.

However, with this slash, Zhou Wen felt that it was somewhat different from usual. Usually, when he slashed out, how much strength the blade had was limited by his own strength.

But now, with this slash, Zhou Wen felt an additional force that exceeded his limits, being injected into his saber.

More accurately speaking, his entire body seemed to be enveloped by a strange force. When he swung his saber, it was as if someone was holding his hand before swinging the saber with him.

The slash completely exceeded Zhou Wen's expectations both in speed and strength. The blade seemed to teleport as it vanished briefly before appearing in front of the girl.

The girl revealed a look of surprise as she extended her arms to block the blade.

Immediately, blood splattered as the girl's arm was sliced open. Through the wound, he could see the flesh and bones inside. Her body was also sent flying and, when she fell to the ground, she created a hundred-meter-long ditch in the ground that had roots entrenched in it.

Zhou Wen looked at the saber in his hand in a slight daze. The strength of the saber had far exceeded his expectations. Logically speaking, although he had advanced to the Epic stage, his physical stats hadn't been raised. It was unlikely he had suddenly become this strong.

Even if he could become stronger, that would be when he absorbed stats crystals and increased his stats to a higher level.

But now, he had not done anything; yet, he was already so strong.

Is this the power of a Life Soul? Zhou Wen inspected himself, but he didn't see anything. He clearly felt that there was a Life Soul outside his body, but he couldn't see it.

Banana Fairy flew back and rubbed her neck, looking very uncomfortable.

Zhou Wen glanced at the girl and saw her get back on her feet. He couldn't help but frown slightly as he clenched the saber in his hand, preparing to completely finish her.

He absolutely couldn't let such a vicious creature live in this world. Otherwise, there would be endless trouble.

With her vengeful personality, she definitely wouldn't stop until Zhou Wen was killed.

Zhou Wen drew his saber and was about to head towards the little girl who had just gotten up when he suddenly saw a sword flash in the sky. A black figure appeared on a flying sword, blocking him.

After Zhou Wen saw who it was, he couldn't help but frown slightly. The person riding the sword in front of him was the one who had killed the strange mountain back in Holy City.

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Chapter 343 Sword Snatching

"Why are you killing a child?" The woman in black was clearly the same as Zhou Wen. She only believed that the girl was a human child. She had passed by and seen Zhou Wen slashing at the girl from midair. She didn't know of the development prior to that.

After confirming that the little girl was not a dimensional creature but a human, the woman in black stood in front of the little girl on her flying sword. However, she had no intention of taking action. She just wanted to figure out the situation.

"She's not human," Zhou Wen said to the woman in black.

"How can she not be... Ah..." Before the woman in black could finish her sentence, she felt a searing pain in her calf.

The little girl had lunged forward and hugged her leg. She had imagined that the little girl had done so out of fear, but the little girl ended up biting her calf. Her white teeth pierced into her flesh, almost snapping off her calf.

The woman in black was at the peak Epic stage with high hopes of stepping into the Mythical stage, but her ancient sword was already a Mythical Companion Beast.

With the toughness of her body, it naturally wasn't something a human child could injure. It immediately made her realize that what Zhou Wen was saying was the truth. This was indeed not a human child.

Bam!

The woman in black instinctively raised her leg and kicked the little girl away. Then, just as she was about to attack, her body suddenly shook and she almost fell to the ground. Her vision blurred, and she immediately felt something was amiss.

She barely ordered the ancient bronze sword to attack the little girl, wanting to kill her now. However, as the ancient bronze sword flew out, she had already fallen to the ground. It was unknown if she was dead or alive.

Zhou Wen was secretly alarmed as he subconsciously touched the wound on his neck. The woman was so strong, but with just one bite from the girl, in moments, her fate was in question. He had been bitten by her too, but he was fine. He considered it extreme luck.

The ancient bronze sword continued flying towards the girl and penetrated her body. It then flew back and automatically floated above the woman in black. Zhou Wen knew that the woman wasn't dead; otherwise, the Companion Beast would have dissipated after her death.

Since the ancient bronze sword remained, it implied that the woman in black was still alive.

Zhou Wen ignored her and charged at the girl who had fallen onto a grass patch. Although her heart had been pierced through by the ancient bronze sword, Zhou Wen doubted that she was truly dead.

When he rushed to the grass where the girl had fallen. There were some bloodstains on the grass, but there was no sign of the girl.

Clang!

Zhou Wen heard a noise coming from the direction of the woman in black. He hurriedly turned around and saw the girl grabbing onto the hilt of the ancient bronze sword. Blood covered the sword as it trembled without killing the girl.

Although Zhou Wen didn't know that the ancient bronze sword was a Mythical existence, he had seen the might of the bronze sword killing the strange mountain. Such might was something that the Epic Banana Fairy couldn't match up to. Even after its master stopped directing it, it wasn't likely to be seized by someone else.

However, the girl held onto the ancient bronze sword. All it did was tremble without releasing any sword beams as an offensive. This left Zhou Wen very puzzled.

Soon, he realized that something was amiss. The ancient bronze sword was covered with blood-the girl's blood.

The blood was slowly seeping into the ancient bronze sword. The latter wasn't simply stained with blood, but rather, the quality of the ancient bronze sword was undergoing changes itself. The originally bronze material had turned to the color of purple copper after being soaked in blood. It looked extremely bizarre.

Furthermore, as the blood seeped into the ancient bronze sword, the resistance it put up increasingly weakened.

Zhou Wen was alarmed. He didn't dare hesitate. He slashed his saber over, hoping to kill her.

Clang!

The girl brandished the ancient bronze sword in her hand and clashed with the Bamboo Blade. Although she wasn't able to stimulate the power of the ancient bronze sword, Zhou Wen's Bamboo Blade wasn't able to slice through the sword. All it did was send the girl and the sword flying.

Before the girl landed, Zhou Wen had already closed the distance with Ghost Steps. He delivered Transcendent Flying Immortal once again as saber beams criss-crossed in a bid to slay the girl.

The girl brandished the ancient bronze sword to block Transcendent Flying Immortal, but she was unable to completely block its saber forces. With the augmentation of a Life Soul, Zhou Wen's Transcendent Flying Immortal was even faster and more ruthless than before. He forcefully slashed across her, producing a bone-deep wound.

The little girl flew as the ancient bronze sword landed beside her.

Having been stabbed through the heart by the ancient bronze sword, Zhou Wen didn't dare hope that one strike was enough to kill her. He immediately rushed to her.

Indeed, she wasn't dead. She even glared fiercely at Zhou Wen as he slashed down with the Bamboo Blade in hand.

Hum!

With a sword hum, Zhou Wen immediately felt that something was amiss. He instantly activated Ghost Steps. When he appeared dozens of meters away, he saw a sword beam sweep past the spot he had been standing on. It left behind a deep rift spanning hundreds of meters.

The Companion Beast that had turned into a purple-copper ancient sword floated beside the girl. Purple sword flashes shimmered, like a venomous snake flicking its forked tongue, one that could devour at any moment.

How can this be? Zhou Wen wore a strange expression. It was almost impossible for a Companion Beast to betray its owner the moment it signed a contract. A Companion Beast's life was intrinsically tied to its owner.

Although there were some methods that could "tear up" a Companion Beast contract, it was done at a huge price. Even so, the owner had to give permission. It was unheard of for Companion Beasts to betray on their own accord, nor had he ever heard of Companion Beasts being snatched away and used by others.

Where exactly is this girl from? Zhou Wen was alarmed.

Zhou Wen's first thought was to turn around and flee. He had seen the might of the ancient bronze sword before it could kill a suspected Mythical creature like the strange mountain. Although he had advanced to the Epic stage, he was still no match for it.

Now that the ancient bronze sword was under the girl's control, there was a high chance that she would launch a terrifying offensive against him.

As expected, the girl grabbed the ancient sword's handle and swung the sword at Zhou Wen. Purple sword beams immediately tore out of the sword in an indomitable fashion, halving everything that stood in front of her. Zhou Wen was next.

The sword beam was just too fast. Zhou Wen barely dodged with Ghost Steps, partly thanks to his Life Soul's augmentation.

The sword beam shot out thousands of meters into the forest. Everything that stood in its way was severed, including the hard mountain rocks. It was like slicing through tofu.

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Chapter 344 Pursuit

The girl had an indescribable ferocity. She brandished the ancient purple-copper sword and charged over again. The injuries on her body were almost fully recovered. Her recovery speed was not inferior to Li Xuan's Immortal God of Combat, and was perhaps superior.

Zhou Wen didn't escape again when he saw the staggering sword beam brought about by the ancient purple-copper sword. He advanced instead of retreating, pushing Ghost Steps to the limit as he dodged the sword beam. This allowed him to approach the girl as he slashed at her neck with Bamboo Blade.

If the ancient purple-copper sword had been fighting autonomously, Zhou Wen would have fled as far as he could. However, he realized that the girl held the purple-copper sword in her hand as she fought. This made him feel as though he had a chance.

The girl was very strong, and her speed was very fast. Coupled with the indomitable sword beam from the purple-copper sword, she looked terrifying

However, she clearly didn't know any combat techniques or sword techniques. All she did was fight based on instinct. Her fighting with the sword was inferior to having the sword fight alone. This allowed Zhou Wen to see an opportunity.

He was like a ghost as he pushed the Dragon Gate Fairy Skill, Nine Dragons Art, and Ghost Steps to its limits. The limited Primordial Energy problem that he had before, was now gone.

With his Life Soul, he felt as though he had infinite Primordial Energy. He could continuously use Ghost Steps, Transcendent Flying Immortal, and many other Primordial Energy-expensive Primordial Energy Skills, but he could not sense any signs of his Primordial Energy weakening.

With his Life Soul, Zhou Wen felt as if he had activated a cheat that gave him unlimited skills. All sorts of Primordial Energy Skills could be used without considering the Primordial Energy consumption.

Although he was facing a huge crisis, Zhou Wen felt extremely carefree right now. The feeling of being able to use any Primordial Energy Skill as he wished was just too good.

In the past, he needed to do all kinds of calculations and conservation. Even with the augmentation of his Dao Body, he could only use Primordial Energy Skills intermittently. But now, the exhilaration of using one skill after another ad infinitum was something he had never experienced before.

Now, Zhou Wen felt as though he had become an enhanced version of Lance. Lance could deliver an infinite Primordial Energy Skill combo because he chose Primordial Energy Skills that expended very little Primordial Energy. In contrast, Zhou Wen could now use all sorts of devastating, expensive Primordial Energy Skills repeatedly.

Furthermore, Zhou Wen's every move seemed to be equipped with a booster. His Strength and Speed increased greatly as every step he took seemed to have him pushed forward by a booster rocket.

Now, Zhou Wen really wanted to check his in-game stats and know what his Life Soul was. Although he enjoyed the benefits brought about by his Life Soul, he couldn't see what it was.

Zhou Wen's figure kept flashing around the girl. Although he couldn't clash with the ancient purple-copper sword's beam, the girl's brandishing was insufficient to hit him. Instead, Zhou Wen's Bamboo Blade would slice through the girl's body from time to time, producing cuts on her skin.

If it wasn't for the ancient purple-copper sword's immense strength and how annihilative the sword beam was, forcing Zhou Wen to retreat at times, the girl would have long been slain by him.

The girl also felt that she was in extreme danger. No matter how she brandished the purple-copper sword in her hand, it couldn't touch Zhou Wen's body. This infuriated her.

The girl gritted her teeth and dragged the purple-copper sword as she fled.

How could Zhou Wen allow her to escape? He held the Bamboo Blade and pursued her.

This girl was so vicious and terrifying. If she wasn't killed today, she might become greater trouble after she grew up and learned some techniques. She might even become another terrifying demoness in the history of the League.

Zhou Wen wished for nothing more than to slay the girl under his blade. However, the ancient purple-copper sword's beam was too powerful, making it difficult for him to directly slay her. It was also because the girl held it and limited its strength that Zhou Wen could chase after her.

If the girl were to throw it out and let the ancient sword attack autonomously, the one running would probably be Zhou Wen.

The girl clearly didn't understand this logic as she kept slashing with the purple-copper sword, but it failed to hurt Zhou Wen. Instead, Zhou Wen left deep wounds on her body, ones so deep that her bones could be seen.

The two engaged in combat as the pursuit continued. Soon, they rushed into the mountains. The purple-copper sword's staggering sword beam sliced through some of the hills, testimony of the sword beam's shocking prowess.

What was even more shocking was that the girl had gradually begun imitating Zhou Wen's movement technique and various techniques in battle. Although she was far inferior to Zhou Wen and could hardly cause trouble for him, she was improving rather quickly.

What kind of origins does this fellow have? If she's human, how can she have such a terrifying physique and capabilities? A powerful existence like the woman in black had been bitten by her, and her outcome is now unknown. Even the ancient bronze sword has been forcefully snatched away. Such an ability is too terrifying. It's impossible for a human child to possess such powers. But if she's a dimensional creature, why doesn't she have the aura of other species on her? She looks human in every single way. Zhou Wen recalled the dimensional black hole that Wang Mingyuan had opened. If this girl had really come from the dimensional black hole, her origins were definitely extraordinary.

Unfortunately, all this was just speculation. Zhou Wen didn't plan on figuring out her origins. He only wanted to quickly kill her so that she wouldn't grow stronger.

There were already many wounds on the girl's body. Many of the wounds would have been fatal to ordinary people, but she had managed to survive them. Furthermore, she could continue fighting. The wounds on her body also healed quickly in battle.

Now, other than beheading her, Zhou Wen had no idea how he could kill her.

As the pursuit continued deep into the mountains. The girl suffered another strike from Zhou Wen, sending her flying as she landed beyond a cliff.

Zhou Wen immediately rushed over and slashed his saber at the girl's neck, giving her no chance to land on the ground.

The girl was in midair when she forcefully produced a sword beam, forcing Zhou Wen to dodge. He circled in the air like an eagle to dodge the sword beam before lunging at the girl who had fallen to the bottom of the cliff.

The girl clearly didn't have the ability to fly. Without any place to land her feet to propel her elsewhere, she was unable to dodge. Her face finally revealed a look of panic as she desperately swung the purple-copper sword furiously.

Zhou Wen flew through the air like a fairy, dodging the shocking sword beams. Finally, he approached the girl and slashed at her neck.

Fresh blood splattered. Although the girl had tried her best to twist her neck, she suffered a horrendous wound. Zhou Wen had sliced a fifth into her neck.

Zhou Wen was just about to continue striking the wound when he suddenly felt a terrifying force spew out from beneath the cliff.

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Chapter 345 Death

A large number of strange vines extended from the bottom of the cliff. A few of them managed to bind the girl while the other vines swept towards Zhou Wen.

Zhou Wen slashed with the Bamboo Blade, he managed to damage them but was unable to sever them. Seeing that the vines were still sweeping towards him, he had no choice but to use Fairy Skill to dodge their attack.

The girl had already been pulled to the bottom of the cliff by the vines. Zhou Wen summoned White Shadow of Poison. With a flap of its wings, it chased the vines down the cliff.

He wasn't sure what the vines were, but he knew that he couldn't let the little girl live. Otherwise, it would only spell doom in the future.

Vines swept towards Zhou Wen, but thankfully, with the White Shadow of Poison and his movement techniques, he dodged the vines' attack and chased the girl to the bottom of the cliff.

The scene below left Zhou Wen alarmed. Beneath the cliff was a gigantic mushroom about two to three stories tall. Or, perhaps, it was a Ganoderma lucidum or something similar. Either way, it was a fungus.

The huge mushroom cap was black. Whiskers that looked like vines extended out from under the cap. They wrapped around the girl and the purple-copper sword in her hand as they attacked Zhou Wen.

The girl was entangled by the mushroom whiskers and looked to be in extreme pain. The whiskers were like blood-sucking leeches, clinging onto her and piercing into her skin to extract her blood.

The purple copper sword was bound by the mushroom whiskers and couldn't break free.

A plant-type dimensional creature can actually hold back that ancient purple-copper sword so that it can't break free. What in the world is this place? It has such a terrifying plant-type dimensional creature! Zhou Wen looked around, completely unaware of where he was. He had pursued the girl in too deep, so he had no idea where he was.

Mushroom whiskers swept over like an inescapable net. Zhou Wen slashed with the Bamboo Blade, his body constantly moving as he barely managed to dodge the sweep from the mushroom whiskers. However, he was unable to do anything to the gigantic mushroom or even approach it.

Just as the little girl was about to be sucked dry, she let out a painful scream. Her body withered rapidly. Her face contorted into an excruciating grimace.

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"Get reborn in a good family for your next life." Zhou Wen frowned slightly as he summoned the Overlord Sword. His body rapidly flashed as he found an opportunity to strike out and stab through her body.

Although the girl was doomed, and Zhou Wen didn't need to add this additional strike, her death meant the wiping out of the grudge between them. There was no need for him to see her die in pain. It was better to let her rest in peace early.

Zhou Wen stabbed through the girl's body with his sword. At that moment, the girl might have been drained of too much blood by the mushroom and was on the brink of death. She was slain immediately upon being struck by Overlord Sword's beam.

Just as Zhou Wen was about to turn and leave, he suddenly felt the mysterious phone vibrate before flying out of his pocket.

The phone screen automatically lit up. This was something that had never happened before.

The last time Zhou Wen's phone was taken away by the military, they had checked it, however, it couldn't be switched on as though its battery was flat or damaged.

But now, the phone actually moved on its own. The screen showed the Dead Man Tree's interface, and at the same time, the camera on the phone focused on the slain girl and automatically snapped a picture.

Then, Zhou Wen saw the girl's corpse and the purple-copper sword vanish together. And on the Dead Man Tree, there was a tiny sprout.

The huge mushroom immediately went crazy when it lost its target. Countless mushroom whiskers extended out from beneath the mushroom cap and swept towards Zhou Wen like a tidal wave.

Zhou Wen didn't dare hesitate. He grabbed the phone floating in front of him and flew up, heading for the cliff.

However, the whiskers flew even faster than Zhou Wen, instantly catching up to him.

The Great Yin Wind from the banana fan only blew some of the mushroom's whiskers askew while even more mushroom whiskers swept over.

All Zhou Wen could do was make a sacrifice. He summoned several Companion Beasts that he didn't usually use, throwing them at the mushroom whiskers.

Taking the opportunity while the mushroom whiskers bound his Companion Beasts, Zhou Wen flashed away and dodged the attack from the other mushroom whiskers before finally rushing out of the cliff.

He turned back and saw the Golden Warriors and Stone Qilin being caught by the mushroom whiskers. In a blink of an eye, they were reduced to dust that scattered everywhere.

What a terrifying plant-type dimensional creature! Zhou Wen didn't dare stay any longer as he charged into the sky. He saw the mushroom whiskers soar up like a volcanic eruption, but they failed to catch up to him.

Zhou Wen didn't dare fly randomly in midair. After leaving the cliff, he retraced his steps. The mushroom whiskers had limited length, so there was no way they could chase after him. This relieved Zhou Wen.

After running for some distance, with no dimensional creatures appearing anywhere, Zhou Wen finally heaved a sigh of relief as he hurriedly checked the information on his phone.

The blood-colored avatar's information had undergone a huge change, somewhat different from the one he had undergone during the Legendary stage.

Zhou Wen: Epic

Life Providence: Sigh of the King

Life Soul: Slaughterer (Primordial Body)

Strength: 22 (Sun)

Speed: 22 (Trajectory)

Constitution: 22 (Guilt)

Primordial Energy: 22 (Taboo)

Poison: 17

Wind: 11

His Primordial Energy Skills and Companion Beasts were still the same. The four basic stats were now 22. Behind Constitution was the word "Guilt." Zhou Wen didn't know what it meant, but from the looks of it, the postfix was similar to the other three stats after he broke through each limit. He just didn't know why using his teacher's blood to break through would be "Guilt."

His Life Soul's name was Slaughterer, but when he looked for the information on the Life Soul, he realized that it was blank. He didn't know why his Life Soul had the name of a Slaughterer. He was clearly a pacifist and didn't like slaughters.

As for the postfix of the Primordial Body, Zhou Wen had already learned that the Life Soul of humans was different from the Life Soul of dimensional creatures.

A dimensional creature's Life Soul was fixedremaining the same after birth. However, a human's Life Soul could grow.

In the beginning, it was a Primordial Body, and after a single evolution, it would be an Evolved Body. A second evolution was a Perfect Body. Currently, the most powerful Epic stage Life Soul for humans was a Perfect Body.

Legend said if a Perfect Body further improved, one would reach the Mythical stage.

Of course, this was only a legend. Zhou Wen had never heard of any human having evolved to the Mythical stage.

Zhou Wen didn't wish to stay in the wilderness for too long. Thankfully, his memory was outstanding. He still remembered how he came. He rode the Mutated Stone Chi and ran towards a small city nearby.

When he arrived at the location with the signal, Zhou Wen gave An Sheng a call and asked him about the situation.

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Chapter 346 Return

"Young Master Wen, you shouldn't have gone to Holy City. Holy City suffered casualties this time. Wang Mingyuan's crime has implicated the Wang family. If it wasn't for the fact that they have some influence in the League, the entire Wang family would have been doomed. Even so, the Wang family is still in a terrible fix and they won't have it easy. As for the four of you being Wang Mingyuan's students, I'm afraid no one in the League will dare to hire you in the future," An Sheng clearly knew of what had happened at Holy City as he spoke to Zhou Wen.

Zhou Wen fell silent. He didn't mind if no one dared to hire him, but with Wang Mingyuan's infamy that would last generations, there was probably no way to whitewash him.

Many lives were lost because of his actions. There was no way he could be rid of the guilt.

"Young Master Wen, where are you? I'll send someone to pick you up. As long as you return to Luoyang, no one in the League will touch you," An Sheng said.

"There's no need. I remember the way. I can head back myself." Zhou Wen rejected An Sheng. As the path An Sheng had taken previously wasn't too dangerous, he could return to Luoyang safely with his present strength.

"Alright, be quick. Now that Holy City is in a mess, the six families and the Special Inspector Bureau don't have the time or manpower to do anything to you. However, things will be different after a while. You have to return to Luoyang as soon as possible," said An Sheng.

After hanging up, Zhou Wen rode the Stone Chi and headed for Luoyang. An Sheng was right. He needed to return quickly.

In the past, the bureau had tried to arrest him simply because of a tiny bit of suspicion. Now, his teacher, Wang Mingyuan, had committed such a huge crime, and they had been right beside him when things went down; therefore, Zhou Wen refused to believe that the six families would ignore them. Therefore, he had to return to Luoyang as quickly as possible. If there was no other choice, he could only escape into a dimensional zone.

He didn't encounter any danger along the way. Zhou Wen rode on the Mutated Stone Chi that moved faster than a car. However, it was too bumpy, making it very uncomfortable for gaming

Zhou Wen observed the Dead Man Tree on his cell phone every day and saw the flower sprout growing bigger by the day. It was very similar to the situation after Yan Zhen's death.

From the looks of it, after Yan Zhen died the last time, he was sucked in by the Dead Man Tree. That's why no one saw his corpse. Zhou Wen roughly gained an understanding of what was going on, but he still wasn't sure if this was a good or bad thing.

The Dead Man Tree was an unknown and terrifying existence. Previously, everything on the phone had been under Zhou Wen's control, but now, the Dead Man Tree seemed to exceed his control.

However, it was useless to worry about these things now. He couldn't throw away his phone just because of the Dead Man Tree's existence.

"Xia Xuanyue, can you tell me exactly what happened?" Xia Dongyue stared at Xia Xuanyue, his eyes filled with rage.

Xia Xuanyue was one of the geniuses that the Xia family had. She had the greatest hope of advancing to the Mythical stage. Her Life Soul had reached the Perfect stage and the Mythical Companion Egg the Xia family had obtained from a dimensional zone was given to her because of her outstanding performance.

Xia Xuanyue lived up to everyone's expectations. With the Xia family's resources, she had advanced the ancient sword to the Mythical stage in less than six years.

It could be said that Xia Xuanyue was the main pillar of the Xia family, but she ended up heavily injured while in the wild. The Xia family found her and managed to save her life, but she claimed that the ancient sword was gone.

Xia Yunyue was extremely calm as she recounted what happened that day.

"Are you telling me that you fainted after being bitten by a three-year-old child. After you woke up, that ancient sword Companion Beast was gone?" Xia Dongyue found it unbelievable.

After a moment of silence, Xia Xuanyue said, "Now that I think about it, the young man was right. That child really wasn't human."

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"What's that young man's name? What does he look like? Find him. As long as he's not dead, we must figure out the truth." Xia Dongyue held back his anger as he spoke.

That was a Mythical Companion Beast; the Xia family didn't have many Mythical Companion Beasts. With one gone just like that, how could he not be angry?

Xia Xuanyue knew what Xia Dongyue was suspicious of, but when she thought of the youth's appearance, Xia Xuanyue said, "I didn't take a careful look at that young man back then. I fainted after I was bitten. Now, I can't remember his face anymore. I just found him very ordinary looking, without any obvious characteristics."

Xia Dongyue was even more furious, but there was nothing he could do about it. After venting his anger, he allowed Xia Yunyue to leave his office.

That young man must be one of Wang Mingyuan's four students. I just don't know his name. Xia Xuanyue was also in front of the Holy Tower back then, so she naturally recognized Zhou Wen, but she just didn't know his name.

After she returned, Xia Yunyue found information from the bureau and quickly confirmed that the young man she had met was Wang Mingyuan's disciple, Zhou Wen.

Forget it. If I hadn't stopped him from killing that girl, such a thing wouldn't have happened. It has nothing to do with him. He's already in enough trouble, so why should I heap more on him? Xia Xuanyue closed the window containing Zhou Wen's information, having no intention of pursuing the matter.

When Zhou Wen successfully returned to Luoyang, An Sheng and Ouyang Lan had also rushed back from Zhuolu. He was taken to Ouyang Lan before he even entered the city.

"Punk, why are you so unlucky? It doesn't matter now that Wang Mingyuan's dead, but he sure brought hellfire on the Wang family and his students," Ouyang Lan sighed as she held Zhou Wen.

"How are Hui Haifeng, Zhong Ziya, and Jiang Yan?" Zhou Wen hurriedly asked. He hadn't encountered them the entire way back.

"Hui Haifeng's family background is clean. There shouldn't be any problems. He should be at home now. If there aren't any problems, he should return to school for lessons shortly," Ouyang Lan said.

"What about Zhong Ziya and Jiang Yan?" Zhou Wen realized that something was amiss.

Ouyang Lan shook her head and said, "No one knows. There hasn't been any news about them to date. I wonder if they died at the mouths of those dimensional creatures or if they managed to escape and have hidden themselves."

Zhou Wen heaved a sigh of relief when he heard that. He believed that it was unlikely for the two of them to die so easily. As long as they didn't fall into the hands of the Special Inspector Bureau and the six families, they still had a chance of meeting in the future.

"Sis Lan, how's the situation at Zhuolu?" Only then did Zhou Wen recall that if Ouyang Lan and An Sheng had returned, did that mean that there had been some new developments?

"There's no progress. The inner sanctum is guarded by Mythical creatures. Our men cannot enter unless Tianzuo brings his Companion Beasts over, but Luoyang isn't stable either. It's impossible for him to leave for so long. Otherwise, Luoyang might be the next Holy City," Ouyang Lan said with a sigh. Clearly, she was helpless on this matter.

From the looks of it, I can only rely on myself. Zhou Wen knew that the An family couldn't be counted on. He had to think of a way to crack the inner sanctum and find the former principal.

Although he knew that the odds were against the former principal, Zhou Wen refused to give up until the time he saw his corpse.

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Chapter 347 Slaughterer

After returning to the school's dorm, Zhou Wen continued studying his Life Soul.

When an ordinary person advanced to the Epic stage and condensed a Life Soul, they would sense their Life Soul to a certain extent and would know its approximate powers.

However, Zhou Wen was very puzzled about his Life Soul. He could sense the existence of Slaughterer and sense its close relationship with him, but he was unable to communicate with it.

It felt like Zhou Wen's Life Soul was a lifeless robot. All it knew was to follow a program.

In any case, this feeling was extremely odd. Zhou Wen didn't discover anything after looking through the college's records regarding the Epic stage. Why are my Life Providence and Life Soul so strange? It's fine if I can't read the information about the Life Soul, but I can't even see it. What's going on? Zhou Wen had tried many times in-game-his Life Soul didn't seem to have a corporeal body. When attacked, Zhou Wen could sense the Life Soul on him, but it didn't stop any attacks. Any force would penetrate it and affect Zhou Wen as though it didn't exist.

Zhou Wen couldn't command Slaughterer to take the initiative to attack, nor could he allow Slaughterer to use any skills. It was as though Slaughterer's effect was to passively increase Zhou Wen's Strength and Speed, as well as provide an infinite reservoir of Primordial Energy.

Why does my Life Soul and Life Providence seem to be swapped when compared to others? Others have a Life Providence that provides passive abilities, while their Life Soul has active skills. Why is my Life Soul a passive ability? Zhou Wen found it very strange. Zhou Wen wished that his Life Soul was like Dr. Soul's. It could aid Doctor Darkness and could also attack independently. That was Zhou Wen's ideal Life Soul.

In fact, most Life Souls were like that. The Life Soul of the Mutated Stone Chi was in an offensive and defensive state. At the very least, even Wang Mingyuan's Life Soul was a bottle with a healing ability. However, Zhou Wen's Life Soul had no ability to attack on its own. It could only attach to him to provide support.

Zhou Wen wanted to test out Slaughterer's support, so he planned on heading to a test venue. After all, he had advanced to the Epic stage and the ordinary testing apparatus in his dorm didn't have such a high upper limit. He couldn't accurately make measurements with them.

Just as he walked out of Four Seasons Garden, he saw Wang Fei walk over.

"Zhou Wen, do you have time? Can we have a chat?" Wang Fei walked over and asked.

"Ms. Wang, what's the matter?" Zhou Wen guessed that Wang Fei was probably going to tell him about Wang Mingyuan.

Indeed, Wang Fei sighed and said, "I shouldn't have introduced you to Uncle Mingyuan. I originally wanted you to study well, but I ended up bringing you to harm instead."

"Ms. Wang, it's nothing like that. I don't regret learning from Teacher. No matter how others see him, he will always be my teacher," Zhou Wen said with a serious expression.

Wang Fei stared blankly at Zhou Wen for quite some time. After confirming that he wasn't joking, she shook her head and said with a bitter smile, "Even those who share the same blood can't compare to a student. This world is really different."

"Ms. Wang, has something happened?" Zhou Wen felt that the Wang Fei today was a little different from the Tutor Wang Fei he had known before.

Wang Fei shook her head. "It's nothing. From tomorrow onwards, I won't be your tutor anymore. I came to see you before I leave the school. I originally wanted to apologize, but since you don't mind being Uncle Mingyuan's disciple, there's no need for me to say sorry."

"Ms. Wang, you are leaving the school?" Zhou Wen said in surprise.

Although he wasn't quite studious usually, this didn't stop him from believing that Wang Fei was a good tutor.

"After Uncle Mingyuan's incident, I can no longer remain in the school as a tutor. I'm a family member of a monster who betrayed all of humanity. No one can tolerate such a person to continue teaching. The League can't tolerate it; nor the parents of the students, so I, as a relative of a sinner, can only resign," Wang Fei said self-deprecatingly. Zhou Wen was at a loss for words. Wang Mingyuan's incident was terrible and there were far-reaching influences. This was something expected.

Anyone could be willful and say that one had to be responsible for their own actions. However, if something were to really happen, certain influences couldn't be avoided.

"That's good too. I've always felt that I'm unsuitable being a tutor. Perhaps the battlefield is where I belong." Wang Fei looked at Zhou Wen and said, "Zhou Wen, study hard. Don't let others look down on you. After all, Uncle Mingyuan and I have taught you before."

With that said, Wang Fei waved her hand, indicating that Zhou Wen need not say another word. Then, she turned and left.Zhou Wen felt somewhat uncomfortable as he watched Wang Fei leave. He ultimately believed that she was a good tutor.

"No one's more suitable as a tutor than you," Zhou Wen said to Wang Fei's back. Unfortunately, Wang Fei had already gone too far and couldn't hear him.

Before Zhou Wen could enter the testing hall, Li Xuan called him on the phone, requesting he head to the activity room of the Xuanwen Club. "Old Zhou, are you alright?" Li Xuan asked as he sized up Zhou Wen. "Why wouldn't I be? I'm more curious about why you're looking for me," Zhou Wen said casually. "Our Xuanwen Club has been established for quite some time now, but we haven't organized many activities. Now that you're finally back, I plan on inviting all the members over for an event," Li Xuan said with a smile. "It's not a good time now, right?" Wang Mingyuan's matter had just happened, and all of the League citizens all knew about it. As for being Wang Mingyuan's disciple, although there wasn't any news about this spreading, many people on campus, especially the members of the Xuanwen Club, knew that Zhou Wen was studying under Wang Mingyuan. "This is the best time to run one. Only then will we be able to tell who truly is a trustworthy partner," Li Xuan said with a smile. "I've informed all members and also told them that you will be coming. As for how many will eventually come, I don't know." "There's no need, right? It's just a school club, and we aren't real companions. Why do you need to know so clearly?" Zhou Wen said disapprovingly. Li Xuan played it off with a laugh and said, "We recently recruited quite a number of people and it feels quite troublesome. We can take this opportunity to kick a portion away, so that it will save us the trouble."

Zhou Wen didn't say anything else. After some time, people slowly straggled in, but most members didn't come. Some gave excuses while others didn't even reply, nor were they seen.

What surprised Zhou Wen was that Gu Dian was here. Fang Ruoxi and Tian Xiangdong had also come.

Then, there were Feng Qiuyan and Wang Lu. The Xuanwen Club which had reached a membership of almost thirty people had now been reduced to the few of them.

"Those who came today are all true friends of our Xuanwen Club. Okay, let's cut the chatter. In the future, none of you will be left out when there are special activities. This is some bonus from the club. I know no one will be impressed by it, but just treat it as a little token from Zhou Wen and me." Li Xuan distributed the special passes he had prepared. They were passes to dimensional zones that students usually couldn't enter.

"Never expected such a bonus. Can you count me in as well?" Someone pushed the door open and walked in.

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Chapter 348 Storming Through Tiger Cage Pass

When Zhou Wen saw that it was Huang Ji, he said with a smile, "Senior, are you using us for amusement?"

Zhou Wen knew that Huang Ji had an extremely odd personality. Although he had a terrifying cultivation, he never participated in any school activities. He hadn't joined the student council when they invited him to be its vice president.

"Do I look like I'm joking? If you don't find me a hindrance, then help me with the sign-up procedures," Huang Ji said.

"Nothing of that sort, Senior Huang! We fully welcome you joining our Xuanwen Club. I'll do the paperwork for you." Li Xuan was very happy. He originally thought that he would be purging members today, but he never expected to have one join. Furthermore, it was the famous Huang Ji. It was truly a pleasant surprise.

"I'll leave the administrative procedures to you. Zhou Wen, we've already finished the game's alpha version. Try it out." Huang Ji unlocked his phone and handed it to Zhou Wen.

It's been made? Zhou Wen was delighted. He never expected that the game could be made in such a short span of time. "It's just an alpha. The map uses Tiger Cage Pass. Try it and give me some feedback," Huang Ji urged Zhou Wen, clearly looking forward to his evaluation. Under Huang Ji's guidance, Zhou Wen tapped an icon and soon entered the game interface.

"How is it?" Huang Ji asked eagerly.

Zhou Wen looked at the game interface and gaming characters as his expression turned odd. No matter how he looked at it, it resembled a 2D side-scrolling game from the past.

Zhou Wen could only describe this game interface using one word-crude.

After all, it's just an alpha. I think it will get better in the future? Zhou Wen could only console himself.

Li Xuan and company crowded over to take a look at the game Zhou Wen and Huang Ji had come up with. Zhou Wen had no choice but to control the character and try out the controls. The controls were very smooth and the character design included four skills, ones that were common on campus. One typically could obtain them easily.

The controls were pretty alright, but the in-game monsters were Demonized Soldiers from Tiger Cage Pass. Although their styles were a little crude, one could tell that they were Demonized Soldiers.

However, the Demonized Soldiers in-game were a little stupid. Although their attack patterns were the same as real ones, they weren't as intelligent.

He easily killed a few Demonized Soldiers. After walking a short distance, he realized that there was no path ahead. "Where should I go?" Zhou Wen looked at Huang Ji.

"This is just an alpha. The map is only that big. What do you think?" Huang Ji asked Zhou Wen with an expectant look. I invested 1.5 million, and you are giving me this!? Zhou Wen really wanted to point at Huang Ji's nose and question him. In what universe did such a game look like it was worth 1.5 million? However, seeing Li Xuan and company looking at him, Zhou Wen could only grit his teeth and say, "Not bad. Keep up the good work. I look forward to the day the game truly launches."

Having already made the investment, it was too late to say anything now. In order to accentuate his persona of a gaming fanatic, he had no choice but to suffer in silence.

Huang Ji imagined that Zhou Wen was really looking forward to seeing his game, so he said excitedly, "I knew you would like it. Don't worry, I'll speed up the progress. The first map I'm preparing to do is Tiger Cage Pass. After it's created, I will add more common Primordial Energy Skills that are readily available in our school, allowing the students to choose their own Primordial Energy Skills to game. I'll also add a Demonized General as a Boss and add all the skills and behavior of it. As long as other students play our game, they will have a more comprehensive understanding of the Demonized Soldiers and Demonized Generals...

Zhou Wen no longer had much hope for Huang Ji. It seemed like the quality of the game he developed wasn't as high as his cultivation.

However, since he had already spent the money, and Zhou Wen wasn't really hoping to play the game, all he could do was grit his teeth and agree, expressing his anticipation.

Huang Ji was delighted, his enthusiasm boundless. After settling the sign-up procedures, he went back to work on the game development.

"Old Zhou, I think that game seems a little too simple." Although Li Xuan usually only played simple games to kill time, he could tell that the game's interface was truly terrible.

Zhou Wen had no choice but to speak up for Huang Ji. "What's important isn't the game's graphics but the content of the game. In the future, the game will add all the dimensional zones on campus as dungeons. When the time comes, one will be able to understand the behavior and various skills of dimensional creatures by gaming, so it will be very beneficial."

"Is that so?" Li Xuan and the others expressed their doubts.

Although the current level of technology wasn't much better than it was more than a decade ago, the standards of a 3D game were already rather mature. In terms of side-scrolling games like Huang Ji's, it just didn't seem right.

However, they didn't really play games, so they didn't have much of an opinion about it.

On the contrary, Wang Lu seemed somewhat interested in this. She got Zhou Wen to let her have a spin after the game was done.

After Wang Fei left, the school assigned another tutor to their class. However, Zhou Wen had already advanced to the Epic stage and was on the same level as his tutor. The teaching content used to teach ordinary students was useless to him.

The school was most useful to Zhou Wen because of that massive database and those dimensional zones. Therefore, when he had nothing to do, Zhou Wen would crazily grind the dungeons.

After entering Tiger Cage Pass, Zhou Wen controlled the blood-colored avatar to rush for the city gates. Sitting on the Mutated Stone Chi made him look domineering. All the Demonized Soldiers and Demonized Generals that approached were killed by the beam of light that shot out from its eyes. Otherwise, it would summon large swaths of spears that erupted from the land, piercing to death hordes of Demonized Soldiers.When the arrow flew over, the Mutated Stone Chi's eyes blasted out a beam that collided with it and exploded. The beam dissipated and the arrow shattered.

The blood-colored avatar continued charging forward as huge amounts of arrows rained down. A grayish-white stone dragon appeared above the Stone Chi's head. It spewed out large amounts of grayish-white smoke that immediately petrified the arrows as they crumbled to the ground.

The blood-colored avatar didn't do anything as the Mutated Stone Chi leaped up and jumped onto the city gates.

The black-armored general at the pass, pulled out his halberd and smashed it at the blood-colored avatar on the Mutated Stone Chi's back with terrifying demonic flames.

Zhou Wen summoned his Overlord Sword as his greatsword clashed with the halberd. With a clang, the halberd was flung away as Overlord Sword deviated from its trajectory. Neither side gained the upper hand.

However, in the next second, Zhou Wen used Transcendent Flying Immortal. He became one with the sword as he transformed into sword shadows that slashed at the black-armored general.

The black-armored general's demonic flames surged into the sky as he brandished his halberd and blocked the attacks. It was as though he had three heads and six arms as he successfully blocked the Transcendent Flying Immortal.

What a powerful Demonized General! Zhou Wen was somewhat surprised.

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Chapter 349 Tiger Cage Pass Boss

Although his attributes hadn't increased much after he advanced to the Epic stage, with the addition of Transcendent Flying Immortal, and the augmentation of the Slaughterer Life Soul, ordinary Epic creatures couldn't withstand a single strike from Zhou Wen.

Yet, the black-armored Demonized General was actually able to block his Transcendent Flying Immortal. Furthermore, the strange weapon didn't snap from the blow. It left Zhou Wen somewhat surprised.

However, Zhou Wen's strongest strength now wasn't one Transcendent Flying Immortal strike, but infinite Transcendent Flying Immortal strikes.

The Mutated Stone Chi pounced at the Demonized Soldiers that came charging forward. The blood-colored avatar's figure flashed as it pulled the distance with Ghost Steps, delivering wave after wave of Transcendent Flying Immortal. Sword shadows danced wildly as they constantly struck the black-armored general.

Although the black-armored general's combat strength was extraordinary, and he was able to block Transcendent Flying Immortal, he couldn't use his Primordial Energy Skills repeatedly like Zhou Wen. In the gaps of his skills, Zhou Wen slashed at the joint between the helmet and armor.

Boom!

Zhou Wen originally imagined that even if this strike couldn't kill the black-armored general, it would still be able to severely injure him. However, to his surprise, the demonic flames on the general's body turned into a three-headed, six-armed devil. Among the devil's six arms, he held a halberd condensed from three demonic flames. One of the halberds had blocked Overlord Sword.

Although the halberd condensed from the demonic flames was shattered, the black-armored general managed to escape the certain doom. Furthermore, the shattered halberd quickly reformed.

The blood-colored avatar's fight with the black-armored general was like facing the black-armored general and his three-headed, six-armed Life Soul. It was unable to take him down quickly.

However, infinite Ghost Steps and Transcendent Flying Immortal were just insane. Even with the help of his Life Soul, the black-armored general was only able to withstand less than twenty consecutive Transcendent Flying Immortal strikes before being killed by Zhou Wen.

'Killed Epic creature, Tiger Cage Demonized General. Discovered Dimensional Crystal.'

Zhou Wen saw a crystal drop out of the black-armored general's body. Picking it up, he saw that it was a Strength Crystal with a value of 31. He immediately absorbed it and raised his Strength stat to 31 points.

The Mutated Stone Chi was still engaging in a slaughter amidst the Demonized Soldier horde. Zhou Wen ignored it and charged straight into Tiger Cage Pass to see what was inside.

However, despite killing everything in the pass, he failed to discover any other dimensional creatures of notice, other than the Tiger Cage Demonized General.

Strange, is that all Tiger Cage Pass has? Zhou Wen was somewhat surprised.

Although the Tiger Cage Demonized General was indeed very powerful and should be a top-notch Epic creature, there was no reason why the college couldn't crack Tiger Cage Pass if that were the case.

No matter how powerful the Tiger Cage Demonized General was, it would be impossible for him to withstand the siege of numerous Epic experts.

Suddenly, Zhou Wen realized that something was amiss. Ever since he had entered the city, he had killed countless Demonized Soldiers and Demonized Generals, but none of them dropped dimensional crystals. It was rather abnormal.

Zhou Wen took a look at the in-game notification, but he didn't discover anything special. It kept notifying him that he had killed Demonized Soldiers and Demonized Generals, but nothing dropped.

After storming through the city a little bit more, his suspicions were confirmed. No matter how many he killed, the number of Demonized Soldiers and Demonized Generals in the city didn't seem to lessen.

Zhou Wen had deliberately summoned Banana Fairy to get her to engage in a mass slaughter with the Mutated Stone Chi, but a large number of Demonized Soldiers and Demonized Generals continued to surge over.

Thanks to having unlimited Primordial Energy, Zhou Wen could continue. Any other Epic expert would probably be exhausted from handling the endless horde.

Zhou Wen carefully observed and discovered that the Demonized Generals and Demonized Soldiers surged out from the city gate's entrance.

With a thought, Zhou Wen controlled the blood-colored avatar and charged towards the city gates.

When he saw the city gates closing from afar, he saw someone standing above them. He had not seen this person when he stormed in, nor when he was on the city gates. Zhou Wen did not believe that he was seeing things. This was because the person was completely different from ordinary Demonized Soldiers and Demonized Generals. He wasn't wearing any armor or equipment. Instead, he wore a cotton shirt-one that looked odd. It resembled a Daoist robe, but there were differences.

That person stood on the city gates, wearing a devil mask on his face. It was impossible to tell what he really looked like. He reached into his pocket and dug out something before scattering it into the city.

Finally, Zhou Wen got a clear look. What the person scattered were black beans. When the beans hit the ground, they turned into Demonized Soldiers. Some of the more special beans became Demonized Generals.

Is this the legendary Cast Beans for Soldiers? Zhou Wen was dumbfounded when he saw that. Then, he was delighted. If he were to kill the strange person, he might be able to have the Cast Beans for Soldiers Primordial Energy Skill drop.

Since ordinary Demonized Soldiers and Demonized Generals were no match for Zhou Wen, he stormed a bloody path and charged towards the city gates.

The devil-masked man sprinkled a few more beans. Upon seeing that the Demonized Soldiers and the Demonized Generals weren't able to withstand the blood-colored avatar, he stopped. He then took out two items—a pair of scissors and a stack of yellow paper. The strange person held the pair of scissors in one hand and a piece of yellow paper in the other. With a few crunching sounds, he cut the yellow paper into a human shape and threw it into the sky.

The sky was filled with yellow paper and when the yellow paper landed, it transformed into a Tiger Cage Demonized General.

More than ten Tiger Cage Demonized General instantly surrounded Zhou Wen as they charged at him from all directions.

Zhou Wen sidestepped and dodged a few halberds. At the same time, he slashed out with Overlord Sword, clashing with a Tiger Cage Demonized General's halberd. Then, he was astonished to discover that the Tiger Cage Demonized Generals which were cut from the yellow paper were actually comparable to a true Tiger Cage Demonized General in terms of Strength and Speed.

What was even more unbelievable was that all the Tiger Cage Demonized Generals produced a three-headed, six-armed devil Life Soul.

Holy sh*t, who's that strange person? This is way too sick! Zhou Wen was alarmed. This was the first time he had seen such a Primordial Energy Skill.

It was unimaginable that just a paper figurine would be able to reach the standards of a Tiger Cage Demonized General.

Could it be that the strange person is at the Mythical stage? Zhou Wen guessed inwardly. At the same time, he also knew why no one could leave alive after entering Tiger Cage Pass. It was really difficult to stay alive with someone like that guarding Tiger Cage Pass. Shoot the horse before shooting the rider; capture the leader before capturing the looting throng. It's useless for me to kill these Tiger Cage Demonized Generals that are made from paper figurines. I might as well charge over to kill that strange person. Zhou Wen exerted strength under his feet as he unleashed his full speed with Ghost Steps, dodging the Tiger Cage Demonized General's encirclement. He soared into the sky and attempted to fly up to the city gates.

However, the strange person held a tiny triangular flag and waved it at the sky. Instantly, dark clouds gathered as lightning bolts struck down and hit the blood-colored avatar. The blood-colored avatar immediately went numb as it fell from the sky.

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Chapter 350 Magic

More than ten Tiger Cage Demonized Generals immediately charged forward, bent on slashing the blood-colored avatar to death. The Mutated Stone Chi roared and the stone dragon Life Soul spewed out large amounts of grayish-white smoke. It made several Tiger Cage Demonized Generals have no choice but to brandish their halberds to fend off the gray smoke. Meanwhile, Banana Fairy spat out a mouthful of Grand Yin Wind. Instantly, a Tiger Cage Demonized General beside her was blown away before slamming into the city wall, causing bricks to fly everywhere.

The blood-colored avatar thankfully didn't die after being struck by lightning. It immediately used Ghost Steps to dodge the Tiger Cage Demonized Generals' attacks.

The devil-masked man on the city gates took out another stack of yellow paper and cut it into a human shape. Scattering it again, more than ten Tiger Cage Demonized Generals descended.

Who could withstand that? A Tiger Cage Demonized General was already a top Epic creature. Now, there were about thirty of them. Zhou Wen had to fight one against thirty. If it wasn't for the fact that his Life Soul was empowering, and he had two powerful Companion Beasts helping him, he would have died long ago.

"Banana Fairy... Come..." Zhou Wen controlled the blood-colored avatar to beckon at her, summoning the Banana Fairy into his hand. He shook the fan and fanned a few times.

In the past, due to his limited Primordial Energy, he had to rest once he fanned. He would wait until his Primordial Energy recovered before doing it a second time, but now, he was frantically fanning. He didn't have to worry about the Primordial Energy expenditure.

Although the Grand Yin Wind produced by Zhou Wen wasn't as strong as Banana Fairy's use of it, he could do it as many times as he wanted. As the fan fanned in every direction, gust after gust of Grand Yin Wind swept out, sending the Tiger Cage Demonized Generals flying into disarray. They slammed into one another or crashed into buildings, causing many of the buildings to collapse.

With the Overlord Sword in Zhou Wen's other hand, he slashed out without any hesitation, beheading the Tiger Cage Demonized Generals in midair.

Bam! Bam! Bam!

White smoke spewed out from the Tiger Cage Demonized Generals' heads, reducing them to paper figurines. They floated to the ground, but nothing dropped.

Clearly, the Tiger Cage Demonized Generals transformed from paper figurines weren't real dimensional creatures; they were just the strange person's Primordial Energy Skill.

Seeing so many Tiger Cage Demonized Generals killed, the strange person began cutting paper again. Zhou Wen didn't give him the chance to do so. The two wings on his back which were formed from White Shadow of Poison, flapped as he activated Flash to instantly close in on the city gates. With Transcendent Flying Immortal, he wanted to slay the strange person under his sword.

However, the strange person reached out and threw a rope that shot into the sky like a rod. Dark clouds appeared above his head.

The strange person held the end of the rope, pulling it into the dark clouds. When Zhou Wen's Overlord Sword hit the clouds, the terrifying sword beam sliced apart the dark clouds, but the strange person was nowhere to be seen.

In the next second, he saw a strange figure appear on the roof of a small building in the city. The strange person scattered the yellow paper in his hand as more than a dozen cut Tiger Cage Demonized Generals landed and relentlessly charged at Zhou Wen.

Who is this fellow? He has terrifying and bizarre powers. Zhou Wen charged forward with Banana Fairy as he kept fanning the banana fan, sending the charging Tiger Cage Demonized Generals flying.

This time, Zhou Wen was too lazy to kill the paper-created Tiger Cage Demonized Generals. Killing them was useless. Nothing dropped from a piece of paper.

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Therefore, Zhou Wen rushed straight for the strange person on the roof as he slashed out Demonic Astral Wheel with Overlord Sword. The strange person dodged Demonic Astral Wheel but didn't expect it to boomerang as it immediately struck his back.

Zhou Wen was delighted when he saw the strange person sliced in half. However, white smoke emitted from the strange person's body as two halves of a yellow piece of paper fluttered down.

On the other end of the city gates, the strange person appeared again. He casually threw out yellow pieces of paper that transformed into Tiger Cage Demonized Generals.

Zhou Wen battled the strange person in Tiger Cage Pass, but all he killed were either bean soldiers or paper generals without any benefit.

He wanted to kill the strange person, but the strange person's extremely arcane Primordial Energy Skill made it seem like a magic trick. Even if Zhou Wen's sword managed to behead him, the strange person would turn into yellow paper the very next second, and his real body would appear someplace else.

I can't take it anymore. If I continue, my Primordial Energy might remain full, but my body won't be able to take it. Zhou Wen was extremely exhausted. His muscles were aching.

Although he had sufficient Primordial Energy, he had maintained such a high-intensity use of Primordial Energy Skills that his muscles were about to tear.

Zhou Wen had no choice but to leave Tiger Cage Pass. Killing the final Boss of Tiger Cage Pass didn't seem like it would happen any time soon unless he found his weakness. Killing him with brute force alone was impossible.

Although he didn't have the ability to kill the devil-masked man, Zhou Wen could rush out of Tiger Cage Pass alive. He was already a rare, powerful existence at the Epic stage. Any ordinary Epic might not survive in there.

After quitting the game, Zhou Wen went online to search for information.

The school's database did not have any records of the strange person. Zhou Wen also checked the history of Tiger Cage Pass and discovered that section of history was rather vague, with only a few recorded folklore tales in the Three Kingdoms.

However, the Three Kingdoms' records basically pointed to military generals who appeared at Tiger Cage Pass. There was no one who was proficient in Daoist spells.

However, there were indeed some legendary characters in the Three Kingdoms-Yu Ji, Zuo Ci, Immortal Nanhua, as well as the latter's two disciples—who seemed to have such abilities. All of them seemed to be possible candidates.

However, such information wasn't of much help for Zhou Wen's slaying of the devil-masked man. After all, the books didn't provide any methods to crack their Daoist spells.

Zhou Wen roughly compared it and felt that the strange person was either Zuo Ci or Immortal Nanhua and his lineage. Zuo Ci was adept at all kinds of magical arts and was best at various bizarre spells.

Immortal Nanhua's lineage was represented in the Three Kingdoms as using spells related to talisman soldiers.

Zhou Wen studied it for a while and found several ways to deal with paper generals online. The most direct way was to attack with water. Paper figurines were the most afraid of water. Legend had it that once it rained, those paper generals would be useless.

However, how could it rain in-game? The more realistic method was to find a Companion Beast that could spray water. As long as he could crack the strange person's paper figurines, there was a higher chance of killing him.

Apart from the paper figurine avatar, the strange person also had a skill that allowed him to crawl into the clouds with the rope before vanishing. After Zhou Wen checked the Internet, he found that there actually were such techniques recorded. Legend had it that these techniques were known as the Immortal Chains, but they had long been lost. There was no way to crack them yet.

After some thought, Zhou Wen ultimately decided to leave the Tiger Cage Pass's Boss for the future. This fellow was too difficult to kill. He would try again when he obtained a Companion Beast that could spray water. Zhou Wen decided on going to Ant Nest to kill the Golden Flying Ant.

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Chapter 351 Slaying the Golden Flying Ant

Zhou Wen was already very familiar with Ant City. He didn't need to do anything as his mount, the Mutated Stone Chi, could finish off a large horde of black-winged flying ants and the flightless ants.

The low-valued crystals that dropped were of little use. The Companion Eggs that dropped were fed to his few pets as snacks.

Tyrant Behemoth was simply too gluttonous. Its appetite alone was comparable to Banana Fairy and Silver-Winged Sky Spider. Furthermore, it was only at the Mortal stage, but the phone often popped up a notification that it was hungry. This gave Zhou Wen a headache.

If it's such a glutton at the Mortal stage, won't it really be able to swallow a thousand mountains when it truly advances to the Mythical stage? Zhou Wen was worried if he could afford to rear this fellow.

When he saw his old friend, the Golden Flying Ant, again, it hadn't changed at all; however, Zhou Wen was no longer the same Zhou Wen who waited to be butchered by it.

Using Ghost Steps, he was able to instantly dice up the Golden Flying Ant with Transcendent Flying Immortal. The previously mighty Golden Flying Ant couldn't even withstand a single strike from Zhou Wen. The speed it relied upon for survival was useless in the face of Ghost Steps and Transcendent Flying Immortal.

'Killed Epic creature, Golden Ant. Discovered Dimensional Crystal.'

A golden crystal dropped from the body of the dead Golden Ant which Zhou Wen grabbed before it landed in the honey pool.

It was a Primordial Energy Skill Crystal. Inside the golden dimensional crystal was the shadow of a Golden Flying Ant. However, it was unknown which of the Golden Flying Ant's Primordial Energy Skill it was.

He reached out into the pool and scooped up some ant honey before trying it. It tasted pretty good and at the same time, a warm current entered his body. However, the ant honey was no longer of any use to Zhou Wen; it couldn't increase his Primordial Energy.

After getting Banana Fairy to eat a little, Zhou Wen's heart stirred when he saw that Banana Fairy seemed to like it. He summoned Tyrant Behemoth and got it to eat the ant honey.

Tyrant Behemoth didn't stand on ceremony. It buried its head in the honey pool to drink, quickly dropping the honey level in the pool. After it was halfway done, Tyrant Behemoth was surprisingly satiated and stopped devouring the honey.

This was a rare situation. Even a glutton like Tyrant Behemoth had times when it was satiated.

It's quite good to use this ant honey to feed my Companion Beasts. I've finally found a source of food for the future. Zhou Wen was delighted. In the future, as long as he killed the Golden Flying Ant, he wouldn't have to worry about not having any food to feed Tyrant Behemoth. He had solved a huge problem.

He chose to absorb the Primordial Energy Skill Crystal that was dropped by the Golden Ant; however, a notification indicated that he lacked 7 points of Light stats.

Zhou Wen obviously didn't have a Light stat. He was instantly depressed. Many Epic Primordial Energy Skills had stat requirements, and even Primordial Energy Arts had requirements. It wasn't like the past when he could freely absorb them.

Looking at the white cocoon suspended in midair, Zhou Wen gritted his teeth as he unsheathed his sword and slashed at it. After cutting it open, he indeed saw the creature inside.

She was the same as before. She was curled inside the white cocoon, but when Zhou Wen saw her, he was alarmed. This was because he felt that the creature inside the cocoon seemed to have grown significantly. Even the wings on her back seemed to have expanded significantly, making her look less tender than before.

She's growing up? Zhou Wen was somewhat surprised.

The dimensional creatures in the game were like NPCs. No matter how many times Zhou Wen visited, their behavior and levels were the same. There wouldn't be any changes.

However, the creature inside the cocoon actually grew. This was quite terrifying.

Zhou Wen was about to use Overlord Sword to slash at the creature inside the cocoon when she opened her eyes. She was originally hugging her knees with her face buried in her arms, but she tilted her head, revealing her side profile and an eye. She then glanced at the blood-colored avatar.

Boom!

The blood-colored avatar's body exploded as the game screen went black.

How is this fellow so powerful? With my present strength, I can't even withstand a glance from her? Zhou Wen was alarmed. This was probably the most terrifying dimensional creature he had ever seen.

Whether it was the nine black dragons, the white dragon under Dragon's Well, or even the two mythical creatures in the temple, they couldn't be compared to the creature inside the white cocoon.

At the very least, the other Mythical creatures couldn't instantly kill the blood-colored avatar with just a mere glance.

Thankfully, Zhou Wen didn't expect to kill the creature inside the white cocoon himself. After all, the Golden Ant and the honey pool were his main targets, so he had completed his mission.

As the blood-colored avatar died, the Primordial Energy Skill Crystal dropped by the Golden Ant had been erased.

Zhou Wen didn't mind. After some hesitation, he dripped his blood to revive. He started the Dragon Gate Grotto instance dungeon and went to Old Dragon Cave.

The creature inside the white cocoon was terrifying, and when Wang Mingyuan transformed into a dimensional creature, he clearly had the aura of the white cocoon which was protected by the white dragon. Zhou Wen didn't know what Wang Mingyuan had done to the white cocoon, so he wanted to head down to take a look.

Given his current strength, as long as he wasn't too close to the white dragon, there shouldn't be too much danger.

Zhou Wen kept his stealth when he went down Dragon's Well until he arrived at the white dragon's stone pillar. However, what he saw left him somewhat astonished.

The white dragon was still coiled around the stone pillar, but the white cocoon above the stone pillar was gone.

How did it disappear? Could it be that Teacher really took away the white cocoon or killed the creature inside? However, even if he took away the white cocoon, it should still be in-game. Could it be that the white cocoon has a unique attribute? Be it in-game or in real life, as long as one takes the white cocoon away or the creature inside the white cocoon is killed, it will no longer exist? Zhou Wen thought about it and felt that it was a more reasonable conjecture or there was no explaining the disappearance of the white cocoon. Teacher, what have you done to the white cocoon? Zhou Wen still had some doubts, unsure how Wang Mingyuan had used the white cocoon to become a dimensional creature.

Not daring to alarm the white dragon, Zhou Wen controlled the blood-colored avatar to secretly leave Dragon's Well.

Ant Nest has already been cleared. Tiger Cage Pass only has that one Boss left. Now, I should head to Zhuolu's bat cave. I'll grind more stats crystals there and raise my four basic stats. Then, I can head to the temple to give it a try. Although I doubt I can kill the two Mythical creatures, I can try to find their weaknesses. As long as I can find their weaknesses, there might be a chance to kill them, even if they are Mythical. Zhou Wen entered the Zhuolu instance dungeon and began grinding crazily.

Epic creatures had stats that ranged from 21 to 41 points, but in fact, only Mythical creatures could reach 41. The highest attribute a typical Epic creature had was 40 points. And this was even with a certain Overdrive mutation. In fact, most Epic creatures' stats only reached 36-37 points. That was already considered pretty good.

Apart from dropping 36-valued Speed Crystals, the ordinary bats dropped relatively low-valued stat crystals. Only the White Shadow of Poison dropped a 40-valued Speed Crystal. This was Zhou Wen's main goal.

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Chapter 352 See You

Grinding was boring. Spending at least ten hours a day to grind the same monster was even more boring. Someone else would have vomited from this mindless grinding, but Zhou Wen kept on going. He only stopped to sleep. He didn't even waste time while brushing his teeth or using the toilet.

Over the next few days, Zhou Wen rarely left his residence. He was like a daughter of an aristocratic family in ancient times, never taking a step out of the house.

His stats slowly increased, but the Slaughterer Life Soul showed no signs of evolution.

There were a myriad of ways for a Life Soul to evolve. Everyone needed to find their own way. Some Life Souls would only be able to evolve after absorbing stat crystals, while others needed to be evolved in battle. There were some that needed special supplementary materials to evolve.

In short, there were no two Life Souls that were completely identical in the world; likewise, there was no completely identical evolutionary method.

Zhou Wen had tried using stat crystals or engaging in combat with Slaughterer tagging along, but nothing worked. Slaughterer remained a Primordial Body.

I'm just too anxious. To be able to advance to the Epic stage at seventeen years of age is already staggeringly fast. The average person would probably exceed thirty years of age by the time they advanced to the Epic stage. Geniuses would usually have to finish university before they advanced to the Epic stage in their twenties. Compared to them, my advancement speed is sick, Zhou Wen consoled himself.

However, he also knew that although his advancement was fast, it was still insufficient. He still didn't have the ability to storm into the Zhuolu battlefield and find his former principal

Furthermore, dimensional zones could lose their binding restrictions at any moment. When that happened, having Epic combat strength might not be considered weak, but it was definitely not strong.

While grinding the stat crystals, Zhou Wen attempted to switch to other Life Providences. He realized that when he switched to other Life Providences, he was unable to summon the Slaughterer Life Soul, nor could he use it. Clearly, the Slaughterer Life Soul could only match with the Sigh of the King Life Providence.

When he used other Primordial Energy Arts, he only had a Life Providence and no Life Soul.

Zhou Wen still remembered the last time he had read the tablet text and condensed a Life Providence. Therefore, he went to the Fire God Platform to check on the Ancient Sovereign Sutra, but he was greatly disappointed. Nothing happened when he looked at the Ancient Sovereign Sutra's stone monument.

Zhou Wen didn't give up and went to Mount Laojun to look at the Wordless Monument. He also went to Small Buddha Temple to read the Small Perfection of Wisdom Sutra and the bronze lamp's Godfiend Era. The outcome was the same-nothing.

Could it be that the Primordial Energy Art simulated by the Lost Immortal Sutra isn't able to produce a Life Soul? Zhou Wen found it very likely. After all, it was only a simulation and not a Primordial Energy Art that he had truly mastered. It was like a building in the sky. Without a foundation, it was normal for him not to be able to condense a Life Soul.

Although he had expected it, he couldn't help but feel a little disappointed. He felt that it would be a pity to just let the four Life Providences go to waste. After all, all four Life Providences had their own unique characteristics. If he could condense a Life Soul, it would definitely be a very unique one.

However, since he couldn't condense a Life Soul, Zhou Wen didn't think too much about it. He continued grinding stat crystals daily, trying his best to raise his stats before finding a way to evolve Slaughterer.

One day, while Zhou Wen was grinding, his phone suddenly rang. He glanced at the screen and saw an unknown number.

When the call connected, a rather charming man's voice sounded. "Is this Zhou Wen?"

"I'm Zhou Wen. Who are you?" Zhou Wen had a vague impression of the voice, but he couldn't recall where he had heard it before.

"I'm Li Xuan's second brother, Li Mobai. We met previously at the auction," Li Mobai said.

"What's the matter?" Zhou Wen frowned slightly, unsure what Li Mobai was up to by contacting him.

"Are you free soon? I want to have a chat with you," Li Mobai said.

"Sorry, I'm very busy with my studies. I don't have much time." With that said, Zhou Wen hung up. Li Mobai and Li Xuan were enemies. Since Zhou Wen treated Li Xuan as a friend, he naturally couldn't have anything to do with him.

Although Zhou Wen had never dealt with Li Mobai, the methods the latter employed allowed him to know that he was terrifying. Otherwise, it would have been impossible for Li Xuan's two childhood friends to betray him.

Zhou Wen was a very lazy person to begin with, so he didn't wish to waste his time dealing with such a person.

However, his phone quickly rang again. Zhou Wen glanced at it-it was still the same number.

Zhou Wen didn't pick up the first time, but Li Mobai called again. After some thought, Zhou Wen answered the call and planned on telling Li Mobai not to call again.

However, before Zhou Wen could say a word, Li Mobai said, "Do you want to know what the experts like Old Mister Ouyang and the rest studied at the Zhuolu battlefield?"

Zhou Wen was rendered speechless when he heard that. He asked with a frown, "What do you mean?" Li Mobai continued, "The League has invited many experts to go to Zhuolu for research. Besides Old Mister Ouyang, there are also people of his caliber. Having spent so much money, don't tell me you think that the League's brass doesn't have any requests?"

"Regardless of their goal, there's no need to pursue it now," Zhou Wen said.

"That's where you are wrong. In fact, the research of Old Mister Ouyang and the rest had borne fruit long ago. They dug out quite a number of things from the Zhuolu battlefield and also made some inferences. The garrison stationed at Zhuolu didn't tell you these things, right?" Li Mobai said.

"Are you done? If you are done, let's leave it at that? Don't call me again." With that said, Zhou Wen prepared to hang up.

Even if what Li Mobai said was true, Zhou Wen could have An Sheng investigate. There was no need to establish ties with Li Mobai.

"Do you know that there's a locked Companion Beast in basement four of the Xiyuan Crystal Shop?" Li Mobai suddenly said.

"What?" Zhou Wen asked in feigned ignorance.

"Do you want to know the origins of that Companion Beast? Do you want to know its relationship with Old Mister Ouyang? I'll wait for you at the west entrance of your college at 8 p.m. tonight. See you." Li Mobai hung up after saying that. Zhou Wen looked at the phone as several thoughts ran through his mind. What exactly is Li Mobai up to? Did he throw out so much bait just to meet me?

Zhou Wen pondered for a moment before making a phone call to Li Xuan. Then, he recounted what Li Mobai had said to him.

"You want to go?" Li Xuan fell silent for a moment before saying.

"I do want to know the answers to those questions," Zhou Wen said.

"Then go. However, you have to be careful. My brother is truly terrifying," Li Xuan said. "I know." Zhou Wen knew what Li Xuan was worried about, but it was impossible for him to hide from Li Mobai his entire life. It was better to meet him openly and see what he was up to.

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Chapter 353 Stone Artifact Pill

It was late summer, and daylight didn't last long. By eight in the evening, the sky had already darkened, and the street lamps outside the college's walls that were modeled as wrought iron lamps had already lit up.

The west gate was a side gate of Sunset College. It wasn't as grand as the main entrance, but it wasn't small either. After Zhou Wen showed his pass to the soldiers guarding the gate, he walked past the west gate and saw a garden trail that was about three meters wide. Li Mobai was standing under a street lamp and holding his phone in his hand as he browsed through something.

"Li Mobai, why are you looking for me?" Zhou Wen walked in front of Li Mobai and asked directly.

Li Mobai lowered his phone and looked at Zhou Wen. "Wang Mingyuan betrayed humanity and entered a dimensional zone. Although it was his choice, it implicated the Wang family and his few students. It's fine if the An family protects you in Luoyang, but it's impossible for you to stay in Luoyang forever. It's also impossible for you to be taken under the wing of others forever. Once you leave Luoyang, the road ahead of you will be thorny. No matter what you do, you will be labeled as a traitor's student. Everyone will look at you as a horse of another color. No matter what you do, it'll be harder than others."

"Can't I always stay in Luoyang?" Zhou Wen said indifferently.

Although he indeed planned on leaving Luoyang after graduation, he naturally wouldn't say this to Li Mobai.

Li Mobai smiled and said, "If you were such a person, you wouldn't be my brother's friend. My brother's ability to read people is terrible, and he's always muddle-headed in whatever he does. He thinks he's free and easy, but in reality, he's just avoiding problems. There are only two kinds of people who are willing to be friends with him. One is someone who covets his identity as the third scion of the Li family and wants to take advantage of him. The other is the kind who really doesn't care about anything and just wants to make friends with him.

"If you wanted to take advantage of him, you should have taken advantage of the An family. However, you didn't do so. Although I'm not willing to believe that Brother could have such good luck, you are indeed the latter kind of person. How could a person who doesn't want to take advantage of others stay in Luoyang?" Li Mobai asked.

"That's equivalent to not saying anything. Typical friends only have those two outcomes. It's binary," Zhou Wen said.

Li Mobai shook his head and said, "It looks like you are as simple and pure as Li Xuan. It's no wonder you can be friends. In fact, other than childhood playmates, any friend you encounter after stepping into society is centered on interests. That also means that you have to be valued by others before others will choose to approach you and slowly establish a so-called friendship. Brother has always been muddle-headed and believes himself to be smart, but in fact, he is just burying his head in the sand. If he continues on like this, truly powerful experts will not be willing to interact with him. They naturally won't be friends. Those who are willing to approach him are mostly only eyeing his wealth." "Can't he have a friend that shares common hobbies and interests with him?" Zhou Wen asked.

"Of course. If you're a soccer mate, you have to be able to kick a ball first before others come looking for you. This is your value. If it's the antique collectors' circle, you have to understand what's valuable or have a collection before entering that circle. This is also your value. If you don't have any value, why would others get you to play soccer? Why would they discuss collectibles with you?" Li Mobai said.

"What are you trying to get at?" Zhou Wen frowned slightly. Li Mobai was right, but Zhou Wen had a nagging feeling that something was amiss and couldn't completely agree with him.

"I'm just having a casual chat. I invited you here today because I want to make a deal with you," Li Mobai said. "What deal?" Zhou Wen asked.

"My Li family has some connections with the League's brass, and happens to know some information about the Zhuolu battlefield. If you are interested in the news, I would like to ask you for a favor," Li Mobai said with a smile.

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"What do you want me to do?" Zhou Wen didn't ask Li Mobai about the news.

However, Li Mobai said with a smile, "Let me give you the general outline. Back when the dimensional zone in the Zhuolu battlefield hadn't opened, someone found a stone artifact on the Zhuolu battlefield. There was a pill inside the stone artifact. The League's brass experimented on it. Only a small amount of powder could advance a Mortal Companion Beast to the Legendary stage." After pausing for a moment, Li Mobai continued, "I believe you've heard some of the methods used by the League's brass. Soon after, someone called for so-called volunteers and did human trials. The result was exaggerated. An old man who had never cultivated seemed to turn young again after using a small amount of the powder. His hair turned black, and his skin became taut. After testing, his bones were akin to a man in his thirties or forties. His various vitals had improved tremendously, reaching the level of a peak Mortal. The powder that he used was almost negligible. Don't you think people would feel tempted knowing that something like that exists? But at that time, the Zhuolu battlefield had yet to become a dimensional zone. The brass sent people over to find the location of the stone artifact. They wanted to see if there were any more. However, Zhuolu was huge, and they couldn't dig up the entire place. That's why a team of experts comprising Old Mister Ouyang was formed."

Zhou Wen only listened silently. The fact that Li Mobai could tell him meant that it likely wasn't a secret.

Indeed, Li Mobai paused for a moment before continuing, "The expedition team has actually been in Zhuolu for a long period of time. They did get something. Old Mister Ouyang once returned to Luoyang midway. According to my investigations, after he returned to Luoyang, he didn't even go to the An family. He only went to one place."

"Xiyuan Crystal Shop?" Zhou Wen stared at Li Mobai and asked.

Li Mobai nodded. "Yes, that's why I've investigated the Xiyuan Crystal Shop and discovered some interesting things. It's regarding Old Mister Ouyang and the Companion Beast locked at basement four. If you are interested, you only need to do me a little favor. I'll tell you everything I know, and I guarantee you'll be interested. You can also ask the An family to help you investigate, but a lot of clues were deliberately erased when I was doing the investigation. And I did the same thing. Even the An family won't be able to easily figure out anything via an investigation."

"What do you want me to do?" Zhou Wen asked with a frown.

"Very simple. Sever ties with Li Xuan. The relationship between the two of you shall be limited to being schoolmates," Li Mobai said.

"From the looks of it, there's no need for us to continue the conversation. Goodbye." Zhou Wen turned around and walked towards the college's west gate. Although he was very interested in the secret of the Companion Beast in basement four, he didn't wish to be manipulated by Li Mobai.

Even if it wasn't for Li Xuan, Li Mobai's schemes had nearly killed him as well. If it wasn't for him being careful and having certain strength, he might have long died with Li Xuan.

"Old Mister Ouyang had been to Zhuolu a long time ago. The Companion Beast in basement four of the Xiyuan shop might have been brought back from Zhuolu," Li Mobai suddenly said.

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Chapter 354 Condensing a Life Soul

"How early was early?" Zhou Wen turned to look at Li Mobai and asked. After all, he hadn't agreed to his conditions. He didn't mind hearing it if Li Mobai was willing to tell him.

"Anyway, it's much earlier than the League's investigations on Zhuolu. It should have been when Old Mister Ouyang was still young," Li Mobai said with a smile, "If you're still interested and want to carry on listening, we can discuss conditions again."

"I don't think there's any need to continue the discussion." Zhou Wen turned around and left.

This time, Li Mobai didn't say another word. All he did was watch Zhou Wen enter the college's west gate, still wearing that smile as though nothing had changed.

On the way back, Zhou Wen kept thinking about what Li Mobai had said. Ouyang Lan had indeed told him that Principal Ouyang used to take her to see the Companion Beast when she was young. What Li Mobai said wasn't impossible. It was only recently that the Zhuolu battlefield had a dimensional zone appear. When Principal Ouyang was young, Zhuolu didn't have any dimensional zones. Where did he get the Companion Beast? Zhou Wen couldn't figure it

out.

Since he couldn't figure it out, Zhou Wen didn't think about it any longer. As long as he could find the former principal from the Zhuolu battlefield, all his doubts would be resolved.

Therefore, Zhou Wen only wanted to quickly raise his stats and find a way to advance his Life Soul. Then, he would head to the two temples and attempt to find the weaknesses of the Mythical Creatures.

"How was it? What did my brother say to you?" When Zhou Wen returned to his dorm, Li Xuan was waiting for him at the entrance.

Zhou Wen recounted the encounter between them and Li Xuan heaved a sigh of relief when he heard that. "I never expected him to do this much investigation. However, why don't you directly ask Qin Xiyuan? Since the former principal stored his pet with him, he should know something?"

Zhou Wen shook his head. "I've seen Qin Xiyuan before, and always have a bad feeling about this person. Later on, after careful thought, I realized that he might have appeared too warm. It made me feel a little uncomfortable."

The next morning, Zhou Wen woke up as usual and took out his phone to game. However, he heard hurried knocks on the door. When he opened it, he saw Feng Qiuyan standing outside the door, looking delighted.

"Coach, I've figured it out," Feng Qiuyan said excitedly as he grabbed Zhou Wen's shoulder.

"What did you figure out?" Zhou Wen asked in a daze. He was completely helpless against Feng Qiuyan, feeling that it was fine as long as he was happy. Nothing else mattered.

"I seem to have figured out One Saber Art that I've been practicing. I think I might be advancing to the Epic stage, but I'm not sure," Feng Qiuyan said.

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"You're about to advance to the Epic stage?" Zhou Wen was slightly taken aback.

Feng Qiuyan nodded and shook his head again as he said incoherently, "I'm not too sure either. I feel like I'm about to break through, but the old man who taught me the One Saber Art said that it would take at least five to six years for me to advance to the Epic stage from the Legendary stage, and to figure out the true meaning of the One Saber Art. From that, I would condense a Life Soul and advance to the Epic stage. However, I've only been at the Legendary stage for just over a year now, so I shouldn't have advanced so quickly... But I feel like I'm about to break through."

"In what way do you feel like you are about to have a breakthrough?" Zhou Wen's heart stirred as he asked Feng Qiuyan.

"I don't know either. I just kept practicing. By the way, didn't you specially instruct me in the past? I've been practicing my saber techniques recently, trying to resolve the problems with it. I finally came up with a solution. It was at that moment that I felt like I was about to break through. That feeling was very clear to me, that if I continued practicing, I would be able to break through a critical point. I believe it's about breaking past the Legendary stage, but it seems too fast. I'm only 17 years old. Can I really advance to the Epic stage?" Feng Qiuyan seemed somewhat lacking in confidence.

"Then give it a try. Since it's a breakthrough, there shouldn't be any harm if you do not advance to the Epic stage, right?" Zhou Wen said.

"You're right. I'll try now." Feng Qiuyan was too excited just now, so when Zhou Wen said that, he immediately snapped to his senses and slashed with his saber.

This is my living room! Why are you practicing here? Shouldn't you be at the training field at the very least? Zhou Wen immediately felt depressed. Feng Qiuyan was a martial arts fanatic. He lacked common sense in a way worse than Zhou Wen, or rather, his mind was focused on his saber practice. He could not think about anything else.

Only such a person can obtain such achievements. Success indeed doesn't have any shortcuts. How much you put in is how much you gain in return. Zhou Wen sighed inwardly.

However, Feng Qiuyan didn't give a d*mn about anything. He slashed out repeatedly with his saber in Zhou Wen's living room without releasing any saber aura. However, Zhou Wen could sense that the force from the saber was becoming stronger and stronger.

Feng Qiuyan slashed out ten times on just an ordinary slashing stance; yet, the saber force was already unbelievably powerful. It was as though Feng Qiuyan could split a mountain in front of him with one cleave.

Zhou Wen felt that his essence, vitality, and spirit were somewhat different. It was as though something was spewing out from him. The present Feng Qiuyan was like a volcano about to erupt.

Zhou Wen looked at Feng Qiuyan and suddenly had a thought. The Lost Immortal Sutra is different from ordinary Primordial Energy Arts. It can automatically circulate, so much so that one doesn't need to gain any insights for a breakthrough. As long as my stats reach a certain level, I can advance immediately. However, ordinary people need to cultivate in Primordial Energy Arts and understand the true meaning in it before they can push their bodies, essence, vitality, and spirit to the limits and break through to produce a Life Soul. If I were to do it according to how ordinary people advance to the Epic stage, can I also condense several other Life Souls?

Zhou Wen was unable to confirm if this was possible because his few Primordial Energy Arts were apparently simulated by the Lost Immortal Sutra. It wasn't something he had mastered himself, so he wasn't sure if he could condense a Life Soul like an ordinary Primordial Energy Art. All he could do was give it a try in the future.

While Zhou Wen was pondering over it, Feng Qiuyan seemed to have unlocked a particular shackle. An unparalleled saber intent erupted from his body. This caused an indomitable terrifying power to erupt from him. The power grew stronger and stronger, condensing above Feng Qiuyan's head, transforming into a corporeal saber.

The blade was very pure and the design was the simplest saber often seen in the Tang dynasty. It didn't look fancy, but it was sharp. It looked as if no one in the world could block its sharpness once it moved.

Zhou Wen wasn't surprised when he saw that Feng Qiuyan's Life Soul was a saber. This person probably only had his heart occupied by sabers. It couldn't be any more normal to have a saber for his Life Soul. It would be odd otherwise.

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Chapter 355 Regicide

I've really advanced to the Epic stage? With a thought, the saber flew to Feng Qiuyan. He reached out to grab the hilt, and once he held the saber in his hand, he was certain that he had advanced to the Epic stage.

Zhou Wen immediately felt envious. It would be great if his Life Soul was so obedient.

"Congratulations on advancing to the Epic stage." Zhou Wen was genuinely happy for Feng Qiuyan. He believed that now that Feng Qiuyan had advanced to the Epic stage, there was probably no reason for him to disturb him while he was gaming again, right?

As Feng Qiuyan held the Life Soul Saber, his eyes gradually became resolute. He looked up at Zhou Wen and said, "Thanks to you, Coach, I was able to advance to the Epic stage at 17 years old. It's almost three years ahead of my plan. Please continue guiding me in the future."

"I didn't guide you at all. It's all because of your talent. It has nothing to do with me. There's nothing I can teach you in the future," Zhou Wen hurriedly said with a shake of his head.

Feng Qiuyan didn't argue with Zhou Wen. Instead, he held his Life Soul Saber and said, "Coach, I've just advanced to the Epic stage. I'm still unfamiliar with the power of my Life Soul. Can you spar with me?"

Zhou Wen originally wanted to refuse, but on second thought, he agreed and went to the training grounds with Feng Qiuyan.

Although he wasn't interested in fighting Feng Qiuyan, Zhou Wen was thinking about the other four Primordial Energy Arts he had. If he could use the typical methods used to advance to the Epic stage, he needed to comprehend the true meaning behind the Primordial Energy Art. It would be a win-win situation to spar with Feng Qiuyan.

When they arrived at the training grounds, Zhou Wen thought for a moment and switched his Primordial Energy Art to the Godfiend Era. Feng Qiuyan's saber techniques were fast, and he had advanced to the Epic stage. Although his stats hadn't increased, his saber speed would definitely become even faster with the augmentation of his Life Soul. Zhou Wen's other three Primordial Energy Arts didn't significantly increase his Speed. Now, Zhou Wen's highest stat was Speed. With the Godfiend Era Life Providence that increased his Speed and gave him levitation abilities, he believed he could probably battle Feng Qiuyan.

Feng Qiuyan's Life Soul belonged to a combat type, so it could be used as a weapon. Feng Qiuyan held his Life Soul Saber and slashed forward.

This strike was completely different from the last time Feng Qiuyan sparred with Zhou Wen. Back then, Feng Qiuyan needed to slowly increase the saber's speed with every strike, but this strike was so fast that it was almost indiscernible. It was as though it had vanished from his sights.

If he hadn't advanced to the Epic stage and raised his Speed stat, he probably could only have a chance at dodging the strike with Ghost Steps. However, things were different now. Zhou Wen's Speed stat had increased to 36 points. Feng Qiuyan had just advanced to the Epic stage and was likely only at 21 points of Speed. The difference was still huge.

Without using Ghost Steps, Zhou Wen took a step forward and his speed soared to an extreme. He followed up with Dragon Gate Fairy Skill, dodging Feng Qiuyan's attack in an unfazed manner.

"Coach, you have to be careful. My soul is known as the Regicide, and what I'm sensing is that it's unmatchable." Feng Qiuyan didn't guard against Zhou Wen at all as he shared his Life Soul's name and ability.

The Life Providence and Life Soul were the greatest dependence a person had, so most people wouldn't easily let others know about their Life Providence's and Life Soul's ability.

Regicide? Why does it sound a little inauspicious? My Life Providence has the word 'King.' Doesn't regicide mean killing a king? Zhou Wen made connections.

Feng Qiuyan had mastered his saber techniques, and he had showcased the standards with his first strike. It exceeded the speed his body could control—the standard back when he delivered more than a hundred strikes.

If he continued slashing, his strikes would become faster. Having already exceeded his physical limits, Feng Qiuyan shouldn't have been able to control such speeds. However, he was using the Life Soul Saber. It was almost one with him, greatly enhancing his control. This allowed each strike to exceed his limits, thus becoming stronger and faster without losing control.

Thankfully, Zhou Wen's Speed stat was much higher than Feng Qiuyan's. With the Godfiend Era as his foundation, it wasn't difficult for him to dodge Feng Qiuyan's swift saber.

However, Zhou Wen couldn't help but praise Feng Qiuyan. If Feng Qiuyan didn't die because of a mishap, he would definitely be a great saber expert in the future.

His Life Providence as Swift Saber Heavenly King allowed him to have a talent of having no upper limit when it came to saber speed. Now that he had the Regicide Life Soul, it gave him a saber that was most suitable for him. In addition, with his innate concentration and perceptivity towards sabers, no one could stop him from advancing as long as he didn't die. Perhaps he might one day really advance to the Mythical stage.

Feng Qiuyan's saber was getting faster and faster, and becoming more and more dangerous. His saber techniques were no longer like the past, deliberately seeking out perfection. One could see many flaws in his saber techniques, but all of them were concealed under his swift saber's speed. Even though Zhou Wen could see through the flaws, Feng Qiuyan was too fast. Seeing it but not being able to act on it was equivalent to not having any flaws.

In the past, Feng Qiuyan's saber techniques had some commonplace triteness, and he had deliberately pursued the limits. Although he wasn't as perfect now, he had some of the traits of it being all so natural. The triteness was gone, and there was some finesse. At first, Zhou Wen didn't feel any pressure. After all, his Speed was much higher. However, slowly, Feng Qiuyan's saber techniques made him feel pressured.

It was a saber technique that exceeded the limits. It had infinite possibilities, but it also required Zhou Wen to give him an opportunity to showcase it. Otherwise, Feng Qiuyan wouldn't have any infinite possibilities if he was defeated in the first strike.

Under the swift saber that could kill in the blink of an eye, Zhou Wen was as graceful as an immortal, dodging the saber strikes repeatedly with his feet not touching the ground. While fighting Feng Qiuyan, he also sensed the characteristics of the Godfiend Era and Godfiend Life Providence.

The Godfiend Era Primordial Energy Art was unpredictable. The Godfiend Life Providence gave Zhou Wen the ability to control space. With the Godfiend Life Providence, Zhou Wen could treat the sky as flat ground. To him, there was no such thing as direction. Wherever he stood, the infinite worlds were beneath his feet as the ground.

With such an ability, Zhou Wen had a lot more choices than the average person when using movement techniques. Zhou Wen could easily do something that many others could not.

In the past, Zhou Wen had only used the Godfiend Life Providence to provide him with the ability to control space, and he didn't think too much about it. However, after carefully sensing the Godfiend Life Providence, he realized that what he could do was far more than he imagined.

Just like the Dragon Gate Fairy Skill. With the Godfiend Life Providence, there were many moves that required him to leverage himself on some other object to continue. However, he could exclude all of that because he didn't need any leverage to directly fly through the air, saving him a lot of time and Primordial Energy.

He did not need to take a breath in places that usually required it.

It was just like how humans swam under the water. They would need to surface to take another breath after some time. However, if humans could breathe underwater, why would they need to waste time to surface and get another mouthful of breath?

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Chapter 356 Contemplating Godfiend

The Godfiend Life Providence made Zhou Wen the lord of the skies, making him freer than a bird. After gaining a deeper understanding, he realized that under such circumstances, he could do things no one could imagine.

Feng Qiuyan had restrained himself in the beginning, afraid that he would injure Zhou Wen with his saber. However, the more he battled, the more he realized that Zhou Wen's movement techniques were unique and unbelievable.

He had never seen a person actually have the ability to float upside down in the air and fight in battle. It was as though the laws of science didn't rule over Zhou Wen at all. It completely crushed all the experience he had gained in his previous battles with humans.

The many movement techniques Zhou Wen displayed were things he had never imagined before. They practically exceeded humanity's imagination.

As expected of Coach! This left Feng Qiuyan excited. He brandished his saber and fought Zhou Wen to his heart's content so that he could see more of Zhou Wen's strange movement techniques.

Zhou Wen's movement techniques became stranger and more bizarre as time passed. As for Feng Qiuyan's saber techniques, they were becoming calmer, using permanence to counter impermanence. It was as though Feng Qiuyan was truly comprehending the profoundness of countering movement with stillness.

With the Godfiend Life Providence, Zhou Wen began to gain an advantage. However, he gradually realized that every strike from Feng Qiuyan made him feel extremely uncomfortable. It was as though he had sealed off all the changes in his movement techniques, giving him a feeling of returning to the basics.

Zhou Wen was already immersed and focused on the battle. As he fought, he pondered how to escape the present predicament. However, no matter what kind of changes Zhou Wen's movement technique did-no matter how unique it was-it was difficult to waver Feng Qiuyan's saber. Every strike from Feng Qiuyan had turned simple. He had seen through the myriad of changes to finally decide on one saber strike.

In between each strike was without bound or limit and turned sublime. Feng Qiuyan had finally mastered his saber techniques.

Zhou Wen's movement technique kept changing, only barely managing to dodge Feng Qiuyan's saber techniques. However, the space he could move about decreased, being constantly suppressed by Feng Qiuyan's saber techniques.

This strong and oppressive pressure did not cause Zhou Wen to panic. Instead, he felt a little excited. His brain was calmer and clearer than any other time.

Zhou Wen constantly sought the possibility of cracking Feng Qiuyan's saber techniques. He squeezed out every ounce of possibility from his body to turn the impossible possible. The Godfiend Life Providence and Godfiend Era Primordial Energy circulation were similarly squeezed dry, allowing Zhou Wen to deeply feel their existence and effects. Only by doing so could Zhou Wen better make use of them.

Gradually, Zhou Wen realized that the Godfiend Era and Godfiend Life Providence were somewhat different from what he had previously understood.

It was true that they provided powerful augmentation to speed and flight, but their true power wasn't just that. This Primordial Energy Art that came from a different realm seemed to have even more profound meanings.

As usual, Wei Ge came to the training ground early in the morning. He came here not to train but to wait for someone.

The vice-chancellor was in charge of managing the training grounds. He was just a vice-chancellor who didn't have much authority in school, he usually didn't care about anything

In fact, Wei Ge knew that this vice-chancellor, who looked like he didn't have any actual power, had a very deep background. According to Wei Ge's intelligence, a president of the student council had been able to stay in the school as a staff member. It was arranged by the vice-chancellor.

One had to know that keeping a student as a staff member wasn't something the managing vice-chancellor had the authority to do, but he succeeded.

Therefore, when Wei Ge heard that the vice-chancellor came to the training grounds in the morning, he would come here every morning to pretend to train, hoping to leave a good impression on him. He even wanted close ties with the vice-chancellor, to provide him with some help in the future when the problem about being retained as staff cropped up.

Wei Ge knew how important it was to be retained as staff. An Jing couldn't be bothered with the position of student council president. Li Xuan could also disregard staying in the school, but he couldn't.

He wasn't an elite like An Jing, nor did he have Li Xuan's family background. To help him and his family have a future, staying on campus was undoubtedly the best option.

In this era where danger was everywhere, the school was undoubtedly one of the safest places. To stay in Sunset College and bring his parents to settle here was always Wei Ge's goal. Furthermore, he had been working hard for it, unscrupulously even.

However, it was just too difficult to be retained at Sunset College. It was so difficult that Wei Ge didn't wish to give up any sliver of hope. When Wei Ge arrived at the training grounds, it was still early. Only a few students were training with the various equipment in the hall, and he didn't see the vice-chancellor.

Wei Ge was very satisfied with this. He entered the changing room and changed into his training kit, preparing to find a relatively conspicuous spot to train while waiting for the vice-chancellor's arrival.

However, when Wei Ge passed a training room, he heard a faint sound coming from inside. It sounded like the sound of blades tearing through the air.

Someone's using the training room so early? Wei Ge was somewhat curious. He walked to the training room's door and pushed it open. Realizing that the door wasn't locked, he pushed it open and looked inside.

What he saw immediately widened his eyes as he saw the two figures fighting in the training room. One of them was using a saber, and the saber was enough to send chills down his spine. Just looking from outside made Wei Ge feel like he was about to be slain by the saber aura.

The other person didn't use any weapons. He only used his movement techniques to dodge the terrifying strikes. Despite the terrifying saber techniques, his body was still as graceful as an immortal. Wei Ge had also seen many tutors use their saber techniques and movement techniques. As the president of the student council, he had more opportunities to interact with tutors than ordinary students. He had also seen many tutor battles, but the saber techniques and movement techniques in front of him gave him an unprecedented feeling. It was as if they were even stronger than the tutors he had seen before.

Zhou Wen... Feng Qiuyan... Wei Ge recognized the two of them as he stood there stunned. It was as though he couldn't believe that the two people fighting here weren't tutors, but students like him-juniors that were of a lower grade than him.

Wei Ge stood outside the door, watching the two battle in a daze as he kept the door open without entering or backing out. He looked somewhat stunned.

Boom!

At this moment, Zhou Wen's aura exploded as an indescribable force surged out of his body as though a transparent flame was burning.

He's condensing a Life Soul... Wei Ge's pupils constricted as he stared intently at Zhou Wen in midair, as though he was petrified.

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357 Lost Country

It's not speed... It's not space control... It's the trajectory of space... Zhou Wen seemed to realize something as a force burst out from his body. The force contained the power of the Godfiend Life Providence, as well as Zhou Wen's essence, vitality, and spirit. The strange power warped space and burned like a transparent flame.

The transparent flames eventually condensed into Zhou Wen's left middle finger, forming a strange ring on his finger.

The ring looked very strange. It appeared to be forged from black iron and had no luster at all. It didn't look gorgeous, not even exquisite.

A simple metal ring had a ghostly face appear on it. However, the ghostly face was very strange. Half of its face looked extremely ugly, like a devil's, while the other half looked beautiful.

While Zhou Wen looked at the strange ring on his left finger, information seemed to enter his mind. He immediately knew the name and use of the ring.

Lost Country? Zhou Wen was somewhat puzzled. Why was the Life Soul condensed by the Godfiend Era a ring? Furthermore, its name was Lost Country. It had absolutely nothing to do with the Godfiend Era Primordial Energy Art, nor the Godfiend Life Providence.

Feng Qiuyan's saber did not give him time to think carefully. The swift saber had already slashed in front of him.

Zhou Wen was momentarily distracted looking at the Life Soul ring, Lost Country, that he had condensed. By the time he snapped to his senses, the saber was already in front of him.

Seeing that Zhou Wen had not dodged, Feng Qiuyan was also taken aback. He wanted to retract his saber, but he had struck out too quickly. It was almost reaching Zhou Wen's clothes, and there was no space for him to retract the saber at such a short distance.

Wei Ge, who was standing by the door, was alarmed as well, believing that Zhou Wen was about to bleed.

However, in the next second, they saw Zhou Wen vanish into thin air in front of Feng Qiuyan. When the latter slashed down, he touched nothing.

Feng Qiuyan couldn't help but be taken aback. Zhou Wen had really vanished. It wasn't just a false impression due to excessive speed. No matter how fast one was, one would still leave trajectory, but he didn't see Zhou Wen's trajectory. He had no idea where Zhou Wen had gone.

Feng Qiuyan stopped and looked around, only to see Zhou Wen standing less than a meter behind him. He had no idea how or when Zhou Wen had arrived there.

"Coach, you also condensed a Life Soul to advance to the Epic stage?" Feng Qiuyan asked in delight. From his point of view, it was only natural for Zhou Wen to advance to the Epic stage by condensing a Life Soul. However, he had forgotten that Zhou Wen was actually around his age. It was indeed rather astonishing to be able to condense a Life Soul at this age.

Outside the training room, Wei Ge had already closed the door. He stood with his back against the wall and his eyes closed. His breathing was heavy like a beast's panting.

17 years old... They should only be 17 years old... They actually condensed a Life Soul... The scenes of Zhou Wen condensing a Life Soul kept repeating in Wei Ge's mind. He couldn't wipe them from his mind.

Wei Ge suddenly felt that all the efforts he had spent in the past were for naught. He questioned the meaning of his hard work.

If he could condense a Life Soul when he was seventeen, no—even if he could do it now, there was no need for him to do so many things. A student like him who could condense a Life Soul to advance to the Epic stage during his university days would be a hot commodity. The school would even take the initiative to request that he remain in school.

If they can do it, I can do it as well. Wei Ge clenched his fists as he opened his eyes, his eyes shined.

He suddenly came to a realization. Over the past two years, he had spent too much effort on managing his social connections, but he had forgotten how he had managed to get admitted to Sunset College or what he had relied on to become the president of the student council.

Genius... I'm also a genius... Wei Ge recalled the time when he had just enrolled in Sunset College by being first in his city. In just a year, he had relied on his passion and drive to defeat many competitors before becoming the president of the student council.

However, after he became the president of the student council and came into contact with things that he had not been able to interact with before, he learned a lot of new things.

Power and wealth had a strong influence on the world, making him feel lost for a period of time. He yearned to get close to power and wealth, and gradually forgot his roots.

But today, after seeing Zhou Wen condense his Life Soul to advance to the Epic stage as well as Feng Qiuyan having similarly advanced to the Epic stage, he suddenly woke up.

Without a foundation, no matter how hard I work, I can't enter the center seat of power and wealth. I don't have a background like Li Xuan and An Jing. All I can rely on is myself. But what have I done in the past two years? I've actually wasted my most precious things in exchange for a tiny bit of pity from those people high above... Wei Ge's fists clenched tighter and his gaze became sharper.

After some time, Wei Ge's eyes gradually calmed down. He turned around and took a deep look at Zhou Wen and Feng Qiuyan, who were once again sparring in the training room. Then, he calmly turned and left.

Wei Ge was still as relaxed and confident as before, but he seemed to be somewhat different from before. There seemed to be something additional in his eyes.

Zhou Wen, Feng Qiuyan, the next time I push open the door and stand in front of you, that person will definitely not be the present me. Wei Ge walked to the entrance of the training grounds and happened to see the vice-chancellor enter. He greeted him politely like usual, but he didn't stay long. After greeting him, he walked out of the training grounds.

Zhou Wen was in a good mood after condensing the Godfiend Era's Life Soul. After practicing the entire morning with Feng Qiuyan, he had already figured out the Lost Country's powers. Furthermore, Lost Country's introduction in-game was much clearer than Slaughterer.

Lost Country (Primordial Body): The condensation of spatial energy, the ability to change spatial trajectories.

Simply put, the Lost Country's ability was achieving true instant transmission. Zhou Wen could use Lost Country to teleport to any spot within a ten-meter radius. However, he could only use Lost Country's teleportation ability once every twenty-four hours.

However, this wasn't the main point. Zhou Wen believed that as the Lost Country grew, the distance of teleportation would increase, and the interval between uses would also become shorter.

Zhou Wen, who was already extremely interested in escaping skills, was very satisfied with the Lost Country's ability. However, this was only a manifestation of Lost Country's powers. The other powers needed Zhou Wen to develop them himself.

What puzzled Zhou Wen was that behind his Speed stat, the "Trajectory" had gone missing while the remaining three postfixes were still there.

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358 Magma River

From the looks of it, it's because of Lost Country's appearance that "Trajectory" vanished. Since the Godfiend Era can produce a Life Soul, the other three Primordial Energy Arts should be able to condense a Life Soul as well. Zhou Wen planned on spending some time to condense the remaining three Primordial Energy Arts' Life Souls.

Lost Country can truly teleport. I wonder what the remaining three Life Souls will be capable of? Zhou Wen thought for a moment and planned on starting with the Ancient Sovereign Sutra.

Why did he decide on starting with the Ancient Sovereign Sutra? That was because Zhou Wen was still unable to figure out the other two Primordial Energy Arts.

It was difficult to understand the profundity of Dao Sutra. Apart from recovering his Primordial Energy, Zhou Wen had yet to discover anything special. It was probably not simple for him to gain insights into its true underlying principles.

The Small Perfection of Wisdom Sutra was related to the body and six senses—sight, hearing, smell, touch, taste, and mind. Zhou Wen was momentarily unable to think of a good way to raise it.

Comparatively speaking, the Ancient Sovereign Sutra seemed to be a little more direct. It greatly augmented his strength and it also had fire-elemental attributes. Zhou Wen felt that it wouldn't be difficult for him to figure out some fire-elemental powers.

He looked at the current game dungeons he had in possession, and there weren't many dungeons with fire-elemental dimensional creatures. Only the Fire God Platform had them.

However, he had already tried many times with the firebirds. He failed to gain any new insight, so he planned on changing locations.

Dragon Gate Grotto didn't have any particularly powerful fire-elemental dimensional creatures. Mount Laojun and Ant Nest were places without fire. Similarly, Tiger Cage Pass had none, while Pool City was practically an ocean.

The majority of Zhuolu battlefield creatures were poison-type creatures—there weren't any fire creatures there either.

There aren't fire-elemental creatures in the game instance dungeons I have! Zhou Wen had no choice but to try getting a new one. He searched for the dungeon information available to Sunset College on the Intranet, hoping to find a dimensional zone with fire-elemental creatures.

If he really couldn't find it, Zhou Wen planned on experimenting with the chick. After all, it was fire-elemental too, so it would likely be of some use. Teasing it and letting it spew out fire probably wouldn't be difficult.

However, the chick's flames were a little terrifying. He had no plans on touching it unless he had no choice.

It wasn't difficult to find a fire-elemental dungeon, so Zhou Wen soon found one. Furthermore, it didn't need any special entry passes. Zhou Wen immediately got up and planned to visit it. He would first seek out the tiny palm symbol and download the new dungeon.

The place Zhou Wen was going to was called Magma River and it was underground. However, it was different from dungeons like Pool City. There was no city there, only an underground magma river. There were several fire-elemental dimensional creatures nearby.

As the Magma River's value wasn't high, most fire-elemental dimensional creatures possessed the ability to survive in magma. Hunting them was relatively difficult and nothing much was to be gained. Apart from students and tutors who needed fire-elemental Primordial Energy Skills, the typical person seldom went there. Naturally, no one monitored the area.

Zhou Wen encountered several students on the way, but they were all heading to other dungeons. When he got near the Magma River, he didn't see anyone.

From afar, he felt heat waves hit him. Thankfully, Zhou Wen's physique was already extremely strong. If it were any other ordinary person, they would be covered in sweat. If they stayed here for an extended period without any water, they would easily get dehydrated.

Red magma slowly flowed out from an underground cave. The scarlet glow formed a stark contrast with the nearby black rocks. They illuminated the underground cavern, so it wasn't dark at all.

Before Zhou Wen could approach the Magma River, he saw a person squatting by it. The clothes were probably the school's uniform.

"Gu Dian, what are you doing here?" Zhou Wen walked closer and took a look. Although he could only see his back, he recognized the person.

It was inevitable as Gu Dian's figure was huge and stocky. It was difficult not to recognize him.

"Fishing." Gu Dian turned his head to glance at Zhou Wen and only said one word. Then, he turned his head and continued staring at the magma river.

"Fishing? Here? What fish are you trying to catch?" Zhou Wen walked to Gu Dian's side and looked down. Gu Dian held a rope that was as thick as a thumb. It was snow-white and crystalline, looking like it was woven from silk. The rope drooped to the magma below but it wasn't burned by the magma. It likely wasn't ordinary silk.

This place was about three to four meters from the magma, but the heat was intense. Yet, Gu Dian didn't break a sweat as he stared expressionlessly at the magma river.

"Goldfish." Gu Dian spat out one word again as though his words were very valuable. It was as though he was afraid of losing out if he said too much.

"There are goldfish in such a place?" Zhou Wen didn't believe that there were any goldfish here. He had only heard sightings of Fire-Armored Crocodiles and Magma Worms here.

If a crocodile was considered a fish, it could be said that there were fish here. However, the Fire-Armored Crocodile was black and had fiery patterns that resembled magma. It wasn't golden.

"Yes," Gu Dian replied with certainty.

"Then take your time. I'll head elsewhere to see if there are Fire-Armored Crocodiles." Zhou Wen was about to follow the magma river to see if there were any tiny palm symbols nearby when he suddenly saw the rope in Gu Dian's hand shake violently.

Gu Dian's hands gripped the rope tightly as his legs stood rooted to the rock. The rope was taut and extended straight into the other end of the magma, but it kept moving as though something was pulling at it from inside the magma.

Zhou Wen was attracted by Gu Dian's situation and couldn't help but stop walking to observe.

Crack!

The rock beneath Gu Dian's feet shattered as his legs sank deep into the rock. His entire calf sank in.

What immense strength. This fellow should be at the peak of the Legendary stage, right? Zhou Wen had always been curious about Gu Dian's strength.

He had once defeated Gu Dian, but later, he realized that Gu Dian's strength wasn't only limited to the level back when he defeated him. However, as the two hadn't had another chance to fight, Zhou Wen didn't know Gu Dian's true strength either.

From the looks of it, it definitely isn't just the tiny bit that he had shown back then. Gu Dian had probably held back. At the very least, his Strength is at around 20 points.

Despite Gu Dian's strength, he still couldn't hold onto the rope. This was because the force from the rope was too strong. Gu Dian's legs were like plowing the ground as he created two ditches. He was on the verge of being pulled down into the magma river.

Zhou Wen hurriedly moved to Gu Dian's side and grabbed the rope with both hands, helping Gu Dian pull it up.

Although his Strength wasn't as high as his Speed, it was at 32 points. With his pull, he instantly stopped the rope from being pulled downwards. However, when Zhou Wen tried pulling the rope up again, he found it abnormally heavy. It was as though he was facing a heavyweight candidate in a game of tug-of-war. He couldn't budge it.

"Relax when I relax, pull when I pull," Gu Dian suddenly said.

"Alright." Zhou Wen kept track of Gu Dian's use of force. When Gu Dian exerted his strength, he exerted all his strength. When Gu Dian relaxed, he also relaxed.

After about half an hour, Zhou Wen felt the strength on the other end of the rope weaken. Gu Dian suddenly roared, "Pull!"

Zhou Wen hurriedly used all his strength and pulled the rope with Gu Dian. The rope was pulled out of the magma, and on the other end was a golden-scaled fish, with a tail resembling chiffon, jumping out of the magma. Its body was still burning with golden flames.

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359 Fire-Armored Crocodile

Plop!

After the goldfish leaped out of the magma, it violently flicked its tail and landed back into the magma, nearly dragging Zhou Wen and Gu Dian in.

The two of them used their strength together. But with a snap, the rope, that was made of white silk, broke.

Gu Dian pulled the remaining white-silk rope up. As for the magma river, there was no trace of the goldfish. The magma gradually returned to normal.

"What level is the goldfish? Why is it so strong?" Zhou Wen asked.

They had failed to pull the goldfish up despite their combined strength. It had to be at least a top Epic creature, but if it was really an Epic creature, how could it leave without counterattacking?

"Epic." Gu Dian put away the rope and got up to leave.

"Are you just leaving like that? Aren't you going to continue fishing?" Zhou Wen asked, puzzled.

"The rope's broken. There's no bait." Although Gu Dian was a man of few words, he was thankfully able to express himself clearly.

"What bait is needed to fish for this goldfish?" Zhou Wen planned on trying to catch such a goldfish when he downloaded the dungeon later.

"Ice Silkworm." Gu Dian left after saying that.

Zhou Wen had never heard of Ice Silkworm, but it sounded like a dimensional creature.

"Is there any special use for fishing this thing?" Zhou Wen asked again.

"Cat food." Gu Dian's voice drifted over from afar, stunning Zhou Wen.

Catching an Epic creature to feed to cats? Zhou Wen really didn't understand what was on Gu Dian's mind.

After Gu Dian left, Zhou Wen followed the magma river, but he didn't find the tiny palm symbol. Instead, he saw a Fire-Armored Crocodile lying on the bank.

The Fire-Armored Crocodile was nearly four meters long. The magma-like scales were covered with dark red magma patterns. Although it was only a Legendary creature, it could spit out scorching flames. Furthermore, it was very powerful, making it a top Legendary creature.

The Fire-Armored Crocodile discovered Zhou Wen before he could even get close. It opened its mouth and spat out a flame, spraying it several meters away like a flamethrower.

Zhou Wen didn't dodge a flame at this level. Wearing the armor manifested by the Stone Chi, he circulated the Ancient Sovereign Sutra and threw a punch at the flames.

Boom!

The flames were immediately blasted apart as magma at its core splattered in every direction. Such flames were unable to injure Zhou Wen at all.

The Fire-Armored Crocodile spewed out flames once again. Since Zhou Wen didn't kill it, it kept spewing fire, allowing Zhou Wen to use the Ancient Sovereign Sutra's powers to blast through the flames. This allowed him to sense the profundity in the Ancient Sovereign Sutra's fire-elemental powers.

But soon, Zhou Wen realized that apart from the heat, he couldn't sense any profundity in the flame. It only had a high temperature.

After this continued for some time, Zhou Wen didn't feel anything, but the Fire-Armored Crocodile was so exhausted that it couldn't spit out any flames. It turned around and fled into the magma river, swimming into the distance.

Perhaps the flame isn't strong enough. Let's see if I can encounter a Magma Worm. It's an Epic fire-elemental creature. Its flames should be much stronger than a Fire-Armored Crocodile. Zhou Wen didn't chase after the Fire-Armored Crocodile. Killing a Legendary creature was now meaningless to him, so he couldn't be bothered to.

He walked as he looked for the tiny palm symbol, but to no avail. Instead, he encountered a group of Fire-Armored Crocodiles on the banks.

A Fire-Armored Crocodile's flames aren't strong enough. Perhaps a dozen of them is enough? With this in mind, Zhou Wen rushed into the group of Fire-Armored Crocodiles.

...

Li Weiyang wasn't in a good mood right now. She had planned on inviting a few of her friends from the Weiyang Club for an activity, but to her surprise, one of them had brought her boyfriend.

It wasn't a big deal bringing a boyfriend, but the person was somewhat annoying. Li Weiyang originally planned on hunting some Mortal-stage Demonized Soldiers, but this person insisted on coming to Magma River.

The members of the Weiyang Club were basically at the Mortal stage. Li Weiyang had recently advanced to the Legendary stage and her stats had not been raised.

It was meaningless to take them to Magma River. The lowest level dimensional creature here was the Fire-Armored Crocodile. It was a very strong Legendary creature, one that even Li Weiyang found it difficult to fight, much less her friends who had yet to advance to the Legendary stage.

However, the man did his best to suggest that they go to Magma River. Together with his girlfriend helping, Li Weiyang and company didn't want to embarrass her, so they reluctantly went to Magma River.

Thankfully, the dimensional creatures never strayed too far from the magma river. Although they were no match for the creatures, as long as they didn't approach the magma river, they wouldn't be in any danger.

Although they didn't need to worry about safety, Li Weiyang had originally organized a hunt. Now, all they could do was watch the man fight the Fire-Armored Crocodile. Apart from his girlfriend, Sulli, who was constantly praising her boyfriend, the others felt bored.

Zheng Tianlun killed a Fire-Armored Crocodile and was lucky to have a Strength Crystal drop. He returned to the girls' side and handed the Strength Crystal to his girlfriend, Sulli. He said, "Sulli, this Strength Crystal is for you."

"That's inappropriate, right? I'm still at the Mortal stage. Isn't using a Legendary crystal a waste?" Although Sulli said that, she couldn't hide her delight.

"Take it. Killing Legendary creatures isn't difficult for me. It's very easy to obtain Legendary crystals. Today, I'm just here to have fun with you. Anything that drops is yours." Zheng Tianlun stuffed the Strength Crystal into Sulli's hand, but he couldn't help but feel his heart ache.

Zheng Tianlun had only advanced to the Legendary stage in recent months, so killing a Legendary creature wasn't as easy as he claimed. The reason he had brought Sulli and company to Magma River instead of somewhere else was that it was relatively safe here. Furthermore, he had a Snow Snake Companion Beast. The Snow Snake Saber it manifested was the nemesis of fire-elemental creatures, so killing a Fire-Armored Crocodile was easier than killing other Legendary creatures.

Li Weiyang found it very boring. She wasn't a beggar who needed others to provide her alms. Besides, this didn't meet the objective of training. If it wasn't for the sake of her friends, she would have turned around and left.

Zheng Tianlun led them forward, but for some reason, the Fire-Armored Crocodiles, which were commonly seen on the shore, were almost nowhere in sight today.

There was one in the magma river, but Zheng Tianlun didn't have the ability to enter the magma river to kill it.

Zheng Tianlun led them for a few miles without finding any Fire-Armored Crocodiles by the bank. He muttered to himself awkwardly. That's strange. Why are all the Fire-Armored Crocodiles in the river today?

"They probably ran into the river after knowing that you came to kill them," Sulli said, in consideration of his feelings.

Zheng Tianlun laughed out loud when he heard that. "Then they are really smart."

"There seems to be something up ahead," a girl suddenly pointed ahead.

Li Weiyang could no longer continue to listen to the couple. When she heard that, she looked ahead. Indeed, she saw a figure walking by the magma river. She could vaguely tell that the person was wearing their school uniform.

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360 Escape

"He should be a student from our college. Let's head over to take a look." Li Weiyang felt bored. Upon seeing a schoolmate here, she suggested that they head over.

Everyone agreed. Zheng Tianlun was a little unhappy. He had been the only blade of grass amidst a bed of roses; if the person up ahead was male, wouldn't there be an additional blade of grass that would share in his glory? However, they were bound to meet if they wanted to continue moving forward; therefore, he didn't object to it.

Li Weiyang sped up as she led everyone over. Soon, she recognized the person who was walking slowly along the river bank to be Zhou Wen.

Li Weiyang was delighted as she shouted at Zhou Wen, "Zhou Wen, what are you doing here alone?"

Zhou Wen had long heard their footsteps, but he couldn't be bothered about them at all. Therefore, he didn't look back. Only when he heard Li Weiyang's scream did he stop and turn around. "What else can you do here?"

Li Weiyang came in front of Zhou Wen and said, "I was wondering why I haven't seen Fire-Armored Crocodiles on the bank. You killed them all, right?"

"No, I haven't killed any Fire-Armored Crocodiles." Zhou Wen shook his head. He really hadn't killed a single one.

Zheng Tianlun heaved a sigh of relief when he heard that. He smiled and said, "See? What did I say? For some reason, the Fire-Armored Crocodiles have all run into the river and aren't coming out."

"Zhou Wen, let's go together?" Li Weiyang invited him.

"I still have something on. You guys can go ahead." Zhou Wen still needed to find the tiny palm symbol, so it wasn't convenient for him to go with them.

Li Weiyang was helpless against Zhou Wen. This fellow was completely different from her brother, Li Xuan. She did not know how they had become friends.

"Since Zhou Wen is very busy, let's not disturb him." Zheng Tianlun was overjoyed when he heard that.

Although something had happened to Zhou Wen recently, Zheng Tianlun didn't believe that he could steal the limelight from him. Since Zhou Wen wasn't willing to go with them, it was naturally a boon for him.

Li Weiyang had no choice but to leave with Zheng Tianlun and the rest. She turned her head and saw Zhou Wen walking slowly down the riverbank, glancing into the magma river from time to time. It was unknown what he was looking for.

This fellow has been hanging out with Li Xuan for so long, yet he still lacks sense. What a weirdo, Li Weiyang thought to herself. However, it's good this way. If he was as glib-tongued as Li Xuan, he would be very boring.

As they continued walking, Zheng Tianlun deliberately sped up in order to get further away from Zhou Wen.

Firstly, he didn't wish for Zhou Wen to steal his limelight. Secondly, he didn't wish to have anything to do with Zhou Wen. After all, Zhou Wen was Wang Mingyuan's disciple. This wasn't anything honorable. It would be bad if people misunderstood him for getting too close to Zhou Wen.

After walking for a short distance, Sulli pointed at the bank ahead and said, "There are Fire-Armored Crocodiles there."

Zheng Tianlun was delighted. He thought that it was time for him to perform again, but upon closer inspection, there were more than ten Fire-Armored Crocodiles lying on the shore. He instantly reeled in shock.

His Snow Snake Saber had no problem dealing with a single Fire-Armored Crocodile. But with so many Fire-Armored Crocodiles, he would probably die if he really charged forward.

"There are too many fire armored crocodiles here. I'm afraid I won't be able to take care of y'all if I fight here. Let's switch areas," said Zheng Tianlun.

Li Weiyang naturally knew that he was no match for the crocodiles, but there was no need to expose him. Just as Zheng Tianlun had said, they circled around the crocodiles.

After they circled around the crocodiles, Li Weiyang realized that Zhou Wen was still behind. She wanted to head back to warn him not to step into the Fire-Armored Crocodile infested area.

However, when she looked back, she saw that Zhou Wen had already walked into the Fire-Armored Crocodiles' range. The dozen or so crocodiles instantly looked up in Zhou Wen's direction.

"Ah, Zhou Wen has alarmed those Fire-Armored Crocodiles!" a girl exclaimed.

"Zheng Tianlun, help him," Li Weiyang said as she summoned her Companion Beast. She wanted to head over and help, but she also called for Zheng Tianlun.

Zheng Tianlun fell into a dilemma. He didn't think that the three of them could deal with the group of Fire-Armored Crocodiles. He could only pretend that he hadn't heard her and stood there without moving.

When Li Weiyang charged ten meters forward, she saw the Fire-Armored Crocodiles move, but they didn't rush at Zhou Wen. Instead, they looked like they had seen a ghost as they scrambled for the magma river.

There were loud splashing sounds as the crocodiles jumped into the magma river and swam desperately towards the other bank of the magma river.

Li Weiyang couldn't help but stop as she watched in astonishment.

Fire-Armored Crocodiles were famous for their fiery temper. They would even spit a mouthful of flaming magma at dimensional creatures that were stronger than them, much less a human.

Li Weiyang had never seen such a scene before.

Zheng Tianlun and company were dumbfounded as well. Wherever Zhou Wen went, the Fire-Armored Crocodiles would try their best to escape as though they were horrified.

As the Fire-Armored Crocodiles were densely packed, one of them failed to scramble away in time, allowing Zhou Wen to step on its tail.

The Fire-Armored Crocodile seemed to turn into stone as it lay there motionless, its body still trembling.

Zhou Wen reached out and slapped the Fire-Armored Crocodile's head a few times, hoping to anger it to spew fire. However, the Fire-Armored Crocodile had a backbone. It remained motionless. It didn't even open its mouth, much less spew out fire.

From the looks of it, these Fire-Armored Crocodiles were the batch that had fled previously. Zhou Wen couldn't help but feel a little depressed. Back when he fought with the group of them, he got them to spit fire to allow him to comprehend the Ancient Sovereign Sutra. However, this time he failed to figure out anything even when they were out of fire.

Later on, the Fire-Armored Crocodiles ran away. He didn't expect that these would be the same ones he had encountered before.

"Go." Zhou Wen released his foot gloomily. The Fire-Armored Crocodile acted as though it had been pardoned and quickly scrambled towards the magma river before jumping straight in.

Li Weiyang and company were dumbfounded. They found it somewhat unbelievable. The ferocious dimensional creatures, the Fire-Armored Crocodiles, were like mice encountering a cat.

After Zhou Wen passed through the area, he arrived near Li Weiyang and company. Without saying a word, he walked past them and continued following the magma river upstream.

"He's so cool! Does Zhou Wen have a girlfriend?" a girl said with hearts filling her eyes.

"Of course not. I heard he's a famous gaming nerd," another girl said.

"What gaming nerd? It should be a gaming god. Didn't you see that? That Legendary Fire-Armored Crocodile actually didn't even dare to move in front of him. He's so godly." The girl from before retorted.

What a pity. If he wasn't Wang Mingyuan's disciple, he would definitely become a powerful figure known throughout the League, Li Weiyang sighed inwardly.

She knew very well how terrible the matter regarding Wang Mingyuan was. Even the Luoyang's Wang family, which had plenty of say, was almost in ruins. It would be difficult for them to enter the core power in the League in the future.

As Wang Mingyuan's student, Zhou Wen was already on the League's blacklist. If it wasn't for the An family protecting him, the Special Inspector Bureau would have long taken him back for interrogation.

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361 Magma Worm

Zhou Wen ignored them as he continued walking along the riverbank.

"Weiyang, why don't we follow Zhou Wen to take a look at what he's doing?" a girl suggested.

"That's not too nice, right?" Li Weiyang was somewhat hesitant.

Since Zhou Wen hadn't killed the Fire-Armored Crocodile, he clearly wasn't here for it. Li Weiyang was also somewhat curious about Zhou Wen's actions, but it seemed a little inappropriate to follow him like this.

"Magma River is huge. It's not like only one person is allowed to hunt at a time. Zhou Wen didn't say that he was going to book the entire place. He didn't chase us away either. It shouldn't be a problem, right?" the girl from before added.

"That's right, President. We'll walk slowly behind him. It won't affect him," another girl said.

Apart from Zheng Tianlun, all the girls were interested in following Zhou Wen. Li Weiyang thought for a moment and said, "Alright then. Let's continue walking."

Although Zheng Tianlun was a little unhappy, it wasn't his place to object with everyone so enthusiastic. All he could do was follow them.

However, this time, they walked slower than Zhou Wen and stayed behind him.

Zhou Wen originally wanted to wait for them to overtake him before slowly finding the tiny palm symbol, but he quickly realized that they moved when he moved, stopping when he stopped, so he decided to ignore them and slowly walked along the magma river.

He hadn't found the tiny palm symbol and the Fire-Armored Crocodiles nearby were afraid of him. The sight of him made them escape into the magma river, boring him greatly.

After walking for a while, he suddenly saw a two-to-three meter tall magma fountain.

Zhou Wen was delighted when he saw the magma fountain. He had carefully studied the information regarding Magma River before coming here. Such a phenomenon usually indicated the breathing of a Magma Worm beneath the magma surface.

Magma Worms were Epic creatures that lived in magma, but they didn't have the ability to breathe in magma. Every once in a while, they would float up to take a breath like a whale.

Li Weiyang and company also saw the fountain from behind and guessed that there were Magma Worms there. However, they soon saw Zhou Wen walking towards it.

"Zhou Wen, be careful. There are Magma Worms there," a girl warned Zhou Wen.

"I know," Zhou Wen answered. He had already walked to the bank and was looking at the magma fountain in the center of the river.

"Don't tell me Zhou Wen is here to hunt Magma Worms?" The girl guessed.

"No way. Magma Worms are Epic creatures. Although Zhou Wen is very strong, there's a huge difference between the Legendary stage and the Epic stage. Furthermore, Magma Worms are in the magma river, holding a terrain advantage; how can they be killed?" another girl said.

"I think he's just taking a gander. Let's not talk about students, even tutors will not easily provoke Magma Worms." Zheng Tianlun was telling the truth. In a place like Magma River, the chances of winning were slim. If one accidentally fell into the magma river, they would definitely die. Without being fully prepared, even Epic experts wouldn't risk coming here to kill Magma Worms.

As they conversed, they saw Zhou Wen summon a huge sword, one that looked hideous and terrifying. They had no idea which Companion Beast's manifestation it was.

"Look, Zhou Wen is about to attack. He's indeed here to kill Magma Worms," a girl said in excitement.

As she spoke, Zhou Wen had already slashed at the fountain with his sword. A sword beam grew out from the sword as it spun like a rotary blade of light that slashed at the fountain.

Boom!

A crack immediately appeared on the magma fountain. In the next second, the magma churned and a section of the magma river that was tens of meters long began to churn. In the middle of the magma river, something suddenly rose up and magma flowed to both sides. A giant creature lifted its body from the magma river.

The monster was covered in magma. The body that extended out from the magma river was more than ten meters long. It looked like a gigantic magma snake.

"This Magma Worm is huge. Just what it shows is more than ten meters long. I wonder how long the rest of its body is. Its strength must be terrifying. Will Zhou Wen be ok?" a girl said worriedly.

Li Weiyang was equally worried. The bigger the Magma Worm, the stronger it was. A typical Magma Worm could reach ten meters, and their strength would be considered pretty good at the Epic stage. Yet, the body exposed by the Magma Worm was already more than ten meters long. Its strength was definitely unimaginable.

The growth of the Magma Worms was different from ordinary dimensional creatures. They were especially weak at birth and were real worms that were just the length of a finger.

After the Magma Worms were born, they would absorb micro materials in the magma, allowing these materials to attach to them. This way, their bodies would gradually grow bigger. These micro materials could not only become its armor, but it could also provide the worm with powerful fire-elemental energy.

Thus, the larger the size of the Magma Worm, the more terrifying their strength would be. The fire-elemental energy that they could release would also be stronger.

This Magma Worm was probably about 30 meters in size. It was definitely an overlord existence among the Magma Worms. The fire-elemental power it could unleash was something even Epic experts wouldn't dare underestimate.

Boom!

The gigantic Magma Worm spat out a mouthful of golden-red flames at Zhou Wen that resembled boiling magma.

The girls' hearts were in their throats, but Zheng Tianlun thought to himself, You stole my limelight. Serves you right to be burned to death by the Magma Worm.

Zheng Tianlun didn't like Zhou Wen, but the feud between them hadn't just happened today. Back at the comprehensive test, Zheng Tianlun had prepared to cheat, but he ended up not being able to use it and ended up benefiting Zhou Wen. Although it wasn't Zhou Wen who had forced him, he did not have a good impression of him. Now that he saw Zhou Wen provoke such a sick Magma Worm, he hoped that Zhou Wen would be killed by it.

Just as the terrifying flames were about to land on Zhou Wen, Zhou Wen raised the sword above his head. He circulated the Ancient Sovereign Sutra and injected Primordial Energy into the sword as he slashed out at the flames that filled the sky.

A sword beam tore out of his sword, striking the terrifying flames.

It can't be. Does Zhou Wen want to forcibly withstand the flames of the Magma Worm? Li Weiyang was alarmed. After all, it was an Epic creature. She originally imagined that Zhou Wen would think of a way to dodge, but she never expected him to face the attack head-on.

She didn't know that Zhou Wen had advanced to the Epic stage and felt that it was too rash for him to confront the Epic Magma Worm as a Legendary.

The other girls were also alarmed by what they saw, but the sword beam had already struck the flame.

In the next second, they saw a dazzling scene. The rotary-like sword beam sliced the sea of flames into two. It did not stop as it slashed at the body of the Magma Worm.

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362 Slaying the Worm with One Strike

The rotary-like sword beam struck the Magma Worm's body like an electric saw cutting through steel, sparks flew everywhere.

The golden crystal-like body was sliced apart by the sword beam, splitting into two before falling into the magma river.

Boom!

The carapace of the Magma Worm landed in the magma river, stirring up magma waves that were several feet high. Li Weiyang and company were already dumbfounded when they saw this. They felt like Zhou Wen, who was standing by the riverbank with his sword, was a god.

"He... He's so strong... He killed the Magma Worm with one strike... He doesn't seem like a student at all..." A girl stared at Zhou Wen with her eyes glowing as she muttered to herself.

"He's indeed not a student. Don't forget who his teacher is," Zheng Tianlun added coldly. Seeing the girls staring at Zhou Wen like they were infatuated with him, his girlfriend, Sulli, being no exception, Zheng Tianlun was extremely displeased.

When Li Weiyang heard Zheng Tianlun say that, her expression immediately sank. "Zheng Tianlun, don't spout nonsense. Zhou Wen is Zhou Wen. He has nothing to do with what kind of teacher he has."

"That's right. Zhou Wen is so handsome. He definitely has nothing to do with those terrifying people." The girls began speaking up for him.

When Zhou Wen slashed open the body of the Magma Worm, he saw a white baby silkworm-like worm drop near the carapace's head.

Although Zhou Wen was taught by his teachers in school that silkworm babies were adorable, he had never found them adorable. Instead, he found them rather frightening.

Therefore, Zhou Wen didn't hesitate to strike out with his sword, onto the main body of the Magma Worm.

However, before Zhou Wen's sword beam could land, the magma river suddenly exploded into a pillar of magma. A golden figure leaped out of the waves.

It had golden scales, with a tail resembling chiffon. It looked exceptionally enchanting.

Goldfish! Zhou Wen immediately recognized what it was. It was the goldfish that Gu Dian had been trying to fish, but he didn't know if it was the same fish.

The goldfish leaped up from the magma river and swallowed the Magma Worm in one mouthful. Then, it fell into the magma and with a flick of its tail, it was gone.

Holy sh*t, it actually stole my prey! Zhou Wen widened his eyes. He never expected that the Magma Worm he was about to kill would be snatched away by a goldfish.

With a thought, he made the White Shadow of Poison transform into an arm wing and brought him flying over the magma river, slashing at the place where the goldfish had landed.

Boom!

Deep rifts more than ten meters long were carved out in the magma when the goldfish leaped up and landed elsewhere in the magma river.

Zhou Wen chased after it and slashed, but the goldfish had switched locations.

Zhou Wen chased the goldfish via air as he slashed out his sword beams, but the goldfish was extremely slippery and crafty. Despite several slashes, Zhou Wen failed to hit it. Instead, it continued swimming upstream.

Li Weiyang and company chased after Zhou Wen from the bank as they moved upstream. However, Zhou Wen was flying much faster than them. Soon, he had left them far behind them, preventing them from seeing him again. Realizing that they couldn't catch up, they stopped.

"We are all students of Sunset College and Zhou Wen is only a first-year student. How is he so strong?" A girl sighed.

"That's right. He's really too strong. He's even stronger than President Wei Ge. Killing a thirty-meter-long Magma Worm with one strike is godly," another girl said from the bottom of her heart.

Zheng Tianlun said coldly, "I don't think it's anything special. Although he's indeed very strong, he's still far inferior to President Wei. President Wei relied on his own efforts to obtain his present results. Zhou Wen just has a good family background and has many powerful Companion Beasts."

"Family? What family background? I heard Zhou Wen came from a small city. What family background does he have?" Most students weren't very aware of Zhou Wen's situation, so the girls looked at Zheng Tianlun curiously.

Zheng Tianlun curled his lips and said, "You probably don't know yet, right? Zhou Wen was originally from a single-parent family, and his father remarried not long ago. Do you know who his stepmother is?"

"Who is it?" The girls were indeed curious.

"His stepmother is Overseer An's mother, the First Lady of Luoyang City, Ouyang Lan," Zheng Tianlun said.

"Ah, I never expected that. Doesn't that make him Overseer An's younger brother?" The girl covered her mouth with a look of disbelief.

"That's why it's easy for Zhou Wen to get whatever resources he wants. I heard that Ouyang Lan dotes on him a lot, far more than An Jing. He gets whatever he needs. Otherwise, where do you think he got so many powerful pets from? What student could have the ability to obtain such powerful Companion Beasts? You saw his sword earlier; he was able to kill such a powerful Magma Worm, which makes it without a doubt that it's an excellent-grade Epic Companion Beast. Do you think a Legendary student could incubate such Companion Beasts? It must be Ouyang Lan who got a certain Epic expert to sacrifice himself and transfer the Companion Beast to Zhou Wen." Zheng Tianlun knew something about Zhou Wen, but he wasn't too familiar with the details. Half of it was hearsay, and the other half were guesses.

"I never expected it to be like this. It turns out Zhou Wen has such a powerful background. It's no wonder Wang Mingyuan's matter didn't implicate him." The girls wore enlightened expressions.

"Now you know. It's not that Zhou Wen is strong, but it's his background that's strong." Zheng Tianlun struck while the iron was hot and continued smearing Zhou Wen.

However, a girl held her cheek and said, "I find Zhou Wen so pitiful. As a stepson, he must have suffered a lot with his father marrying into such a large family clan. I wonder how many hardships and grievances he suffered before he gained the An family's and Ouyang Lan's acknowledgment."

"That's right. It's no wonder Zhou Wen is so solitary. So it's because of this. We should give him more love and care."

"President, isn't your younger brother the president of the Xuanwen Club? He has a good relationship with Zhou Wen, right? Why don't you discuss it with your younger brother? Our clubs should hold more joint activities. We can provide Zhou Wen more love and concern or he will be too pitiful," another girl said.

"That's right, the children of the stepmother's family are all so outstanding. He must have put in an unimaginable effort to be able to achieve his current achievements. This is so touching. President, we must protect him even more. Please allow us to have a joint social event with the Xuanwen Club... No... I mean a joint event..."

Zheng Tianlun opened his mouth wide and stared at the girls in a daze. He really couldn't understand what kind of logic these girls had.

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