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Chapter 427 Slaying Ják 1
"I've already come out with you. Can you release the Life Blasts in their bodies?" Zhou Wen said to Ják after leaving the encampment.
"Put this on." Ják handed Zhou Wen a strange chain.
"What's this?" Zhou Wen looked at the item and felt that it resembled shackles, but it was much thinner. It wasn't as simple as simply chaining his limbs.
"This is the Primordial Trapping Lock that was invented by the bureau. It's made with Primordial Gold. After wearing it, it can bind all 26 spots that you might have a sea of energy. When worn, even immortals will not be able to use their Primordial Energy. I was locked up in one for 28 years, but this is a simplified version. The one I wore was more complicated and inconvenient to obtain. I've requested this from the bureau to be specially prepared for you," Ják said.
Zhou Wen looked at the Primordial Trapping Lock and frowned. "What you are doing is equivalent to making me commit suicide."
"Of course, you can also choose to watch a fireworks bonanza." Ják pointed in the direction of the encampment.
"Alright, I'll wear it." Zhou Wen was actually sneering inwardly while pretending to be placed in a difficult position.
This item might be useful on others, sealing their Primordial Energy sea, but Zhou Wen didn't have any Primordial Energy sea. If one insisted on using the concept, his entire body was a Primordial Energy sea. Unless one directly destroyed his body, there was no way one could destroy his Primordial Energy sea.
The Lost Immortal Sutra was one of a kind.
After receiving the Primordial Trapping Lock, Zhou Wen put it on, it was as though he wasn't wearing it. He saw chains envelop his body. In some special areas, there were twenty-six spots that had metal needles pierce into his body. They targeted twenty-six spots where Primordial Energy seas could be.
Even the most top-notch experts in the Federation would no longer be able to use Primordial Energy after being bound by the Primordial Trapping Lock. Without the circulation of Primordial Energy, they couldn't use Primordial Energy Arts, nor could they summon Companion Beasts.
Although summoning a Companion Beast didn't require much Primordial Energy, not having any made it impossible to activate the tattoo formed by the Companion Beast. That prevented the summoning of a Companion Beast.
"You are very strong, but unfortunately, you are restrained by the so-called morals of the secular world. You are actually foolish enough to sacrifice yourself for others. This is the only place you aren't strong enough. It's also the only thing that disappoints me. I originally imagined that you would be truly inspired by my coercion and abandon those trash to release your true self, finally to truly push your mental and physical body to the limits. I never expected you to be brainwashed by such foolish feudal ethics. It's truly disappointing." Despite seeing Zhou Wen put on the Primordial Trapping Lock, Ják revealed a disappointed expression instead of joy.
"Isn't this what you want?" Zhou Wen looked coldly at Ják.
"Of course not. I told you before that I wanted to see the moment when your body and mind reached their limits. Only then would you be the best ingredient in the world with no substitute. Unfortunately, your mental state is too terrible. You're extremely stupid. This greatly reduces your deliciousness," Ják said.
Zhou Wen wore an amused, yet, angered look. He stared at Ják and said, "You're such a particular person when it comes to doing evil. Should I say that you're an artist amongst evil people? Or should I say you're a jerk?"
"It doesn't matter. I'm me. My pursuit doesn't need the understanding of others." Ják glanced at Zhou Wen and said, "If I were to eat you now, it would be a waste of a delicacy. However, there's no rush. I'll soon push your mind to the limit."
"What are you trying to do?" Zhou Wen's expression changed slightly.
"Do you feel it? Your mind is beginning to stir." Ják looked in the direction of the encampment and continued, "Now, I'll get rid of that stupid trash and stop them from being a mental obstacle for you. I'll let you recover your true self."
"You're a lunatic!" Zhou Wen immediately understood that Ják was actually going to kill those people in the encampment to agitate him.
"I'm just helping you search for your true self." Ják's eyes were burning with zeal.
"You are a lunatic. Do you want me to become a lunatic like you?" Zhou Wen stared at Ják expressionlessly. He wasn't angry, but he was judging if Ják was an avatar or the actual body.
"If a lunatic can be happy, why not try going crazy?" Ják said calmly as he summoned the Hex Cat Demon.
"You said that you used the cat demon's curse to plant a Life Blast into everyone. It's actually fake, right?" Zhou Wen asked.
"Why do you say that?" Ják stopped and asked with interest.
"According to what I know, curses have all sorts of restrictions. To begin with, a curse requires a medium. And to add Life Blast via a curse makes it even more difficult. The conditions should be even more stringent. Even the curse powers of a Mythical Companion Beast shouldn't be so powerful that they are able to curse someone without a medium, right?"
Ják nodded and said, "You're right. It's true that I can't curse everyone. I just cursed something in the camp. Anyone who came into contact with it would be infected by the curse and have Life Blast planted in them."
"It shouldn't be that simple. It's impossible to spread such a passive curse so easily and in such a widespread manner," Zhou Wen said with certainty.
"Oh, then how do you think I infected them with the curse?" Ják stopped what he was doing and asked Zhou Wen with interest.
"You detonated a soldier before and also detonated an officer, so the item must be something touched by the soldiers and officers. Just touching it isn't enough. You need a special ritual or medium to infect them with a curse. Previously, I said that they had all been set up with Life Blast. You showed them the Hex Cat Demon and made them believe that they were cursed by it. In fact, you had already exposed the fact that you didn't curse everyone," Zhou Wen said.
"Continue." Ják smiled.
"In the camp, there's only one thing that fulfills the conditions mentioned. After much thought, it's the logbook they sign when they hand over their duties. You put the curse on the logbook and all the officers and soldiers who signed it ended up completing the ritual and got infected with the curse. You said that you didn't curse me because you didn't want me to suffer any harm. In fact, it's because I didn't write my name on the logbook, so you can't curse me."
"You are indeed very smart. You are almost perfect. However, even if your name is on the logbook, I won't let you be tainted by the curse," Ják said.
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Chapter 428 Slaying Ják 2
"From the looks of it, I guessed correctly. You are probably the real body. I never expected you to be so bold to enter the military camp with your real body. If you really detonated everyone, you probably wouldn't be able to escape, right?" Zhou Wen praised Ják.
"You even guessed that. How did you guess that?" Ják was somewhat surprised as he asked Zhou Wen.
"I wasn't sure, but I'm certain now," Zhou Wen said.
Ják was taken aback before he laughed. "Interesting. You're really interesting. What a pity. A smart person like you actually chose to sacrifice yourself for that trash. However, it's fortunate that you did so. Otherwise, with your abilities and intellect, I wouldn't have been able to capture you.
"You are right. This is my real body. This is because I wouldn't be able to summon a Mythical Companion Beast without my actual body. Naturally, I wouldn't have been able to complete those means without it. Everyone believes that I'm a despicable person who only hides in the dark. Everyone believes that I won't take risks with my real body, but I just so happen to do so. Furthermore, I came out unscathed. Isn't that very interesting?" Ják was somewhat delighted.
"You are indeed a bold and meticulous devil. If a person like you were to live in this world, I'm afraid many people would be very uneasy." Zhou Wen sighed.
"Others aren't within my considerations, but you should be happy. Although you will be dead, I won't let off those people who want to capture you. I'll destroy the entire bureau. It can be considered as taking revenge for you in a way," Ják said.
"I've been poor since I was young, so I grew up with a bad habit. I like to handle my own things by myself and don't really know how to enjoy life or enjoy being served by others. Therefore, it's best I avenge myself," Zhou Wen said.
"You've put me in a difficult position. I'm starving now, and I wish I could swallow a delicacy like you immediately. I can't wait that long," Ják said as he licked his lips.
"So, I'll kill you first," Zhou Wen said as he stared at Ják.
"It's a pity that you've already put on the Primordial Trapping Lock, so you don't have a chance." Ják was clearly very confident in the lock. After all, this was something that had chained him for twenty-eight years. He had tried all possible means without a way of breaking free from the lock's imprisonment.
"Is that so?" Zhou Wen exerted strength as the shackle that bound him instantly shattered, turning into flying shards.
Ják's expression changed as he attempted to snap his fingers to kill all the people who had been cursed. He wanted to deal a mental blow to Zhou Wen.
However, just as he raised his hand, he saw a flash. It was unbelievably fast as it chopped off his hand. It did not stop as it continued towards Ják's body.
As Zhou Wen had been chained by the Primordial Trapping Lock, Ják wasn't prepared at all. He was just too close to Zhou Wen, and Zhou Wen was just too fast. There were probably few people who were faster than him at the Epic stage, and Ják wasn't as fast as Zhou Wen's blade.
Ják suddenly turned into a shadow and escaped, but the Bamboo Blade in Zhou Wen's hand was even faster. He slashed at the shadow.
With a spurt of blood, a tiger-shaped Companion Beast was sliced into two by Zhou Wen. The tiger-shaped Companion Beast's corpse and blood exploded suddenly. The strength of the explosion was much more terrifying than the full-powered attack of an Epic creature. Clearly, the tiger-shaped Companion Beast was at the Epic stage.
"Die!" Ják dodged to another spot. In his spot, more than ten Epic Companion Beasts appeared at the same time and were set off by Ják.
A terrifying force exploded within a radius of a few hundred meters, forming a huge blast of light that shot into the sky. It could be seen from tens of kilometers away.
Inside the encampment, Qin Wufu and the others saw the terrifying blast of light. They felt the ground shake as their expressions turned nasty.
"Something might have happened to Zhou Wen. Let's go take a look." Qin Wufu immediately led his men in the direction of the explosion. It was in the direction where Ják had taken Zhou Wen.
As for the terrifying blast, it wasn't something not at the Epic stage could match. Zhou Wen definitely couldn't produce such immense power. Therefore, there was only one possibility left— Ják was unleashing his powers.
Lu Su rushed in the direction of the explosion with the rest. She was extremely depressed. She still remembered that she had written Zhou Wen off as being afraid of death when he said that he didn't wish to implicate the soldiers.
However, in order to preserve their lives, Zhou Wen chose to leave with a serial killer like Ják. His outcome was obvious.
Lu Su knew that there was hell ahead of them. A youth who was still schooling had bravely chosen to walk towards hell for the sake of these soldiers. This made Lu Su feel ashamed and touched.
Zhou Wen, don't die! This was Lu Su's heartfelt prayer, as well as the heartfelt pleas of many Chess Mountain soldiers and officers. The moment Zhou Wen left with Ják, Zhou Wen was no longer an ordinary name in their hearts.
Ják glared at the spot of the blast. He was extremely conflicted; he didn't wish for Zhou Wen to die just like that. From his point of view, this was a waste of good food.
However, at that moment, he really felt that his life was under a serious threat. He had subconsciously used all his strength. Compared to delicacies, his life was more important.
Ják stared intently at the spot where the blast had gone off. Although more than ten Epic creatures self-destructed at the same spot and the might was enough to kill any Epic creature, Ják was still worried. He couldn't feel at ease without seeing Zhou Wen's corpse.
Boom!
A figure rushed out from the blast, emitting light and heat into the air. It was like the sun. He held a huge sword in his hand and slashed down from above. The sword beam cleaved down like a wheel of sunlight. The light was unbelievably domineering.
Is this fellow a monster? The detonation of more than ten Epic Companion Beasts failed to kill him? Ják was alarmed, but his eyes burned with zeal.
At that moment, he no longer wished to escape. Now, the thought of eating Zhou Wen burned even more. It almost devoured him. He extended his hand and the Hex Cat Demon transformed into a ring that appeared on his finger. Wearing the ring, Ják didn't escape and instead punched Zhou Wen's sword beam.
This was clearly not Ják's style, but Zhou Wen's sword beam still slashed without any hesitation.
Crack!
Ják's cat demon ring and his arm were severed at the same time. Ják was sent flying, but he wore a crazy smile on his face.
Curse of Blood... Life Change...Sanguine light burst out from Ják's body, transforming into blood-colored hex patterns. His Life Soul, Blood Hex Clown, appeared on Zhou Wen's body, and immediately, Zhou Wen's body was enveloped by sanguine light as he fell from the sky.
Let's see who has a more hardy life! Ják's long hair flared in the wind. The blood hex on his body rose as he was about to activate his curse.
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Chapter 429 I Have to Make Them Feel The Pain
Just as Ják was about to release his curse, a purple beam slashed across his back. Ják's movement froze as his raised hand stopped in midair. A head flew into the air with the splattering blood.
Not far behind Ják was a doll-like girl wearing purple armor. She was standing there with a purple-copper scabbard in her arms.
Thud!
Ják's beheaded corpse fell and the ancient sword returned to the sheath in the Demonic Neonate's arms.
However, Zhou Wen didn't dare let his guard down. He continued staring intently at Ják's corpse, afraid that it would turn into a puppet.
Thankfully, the thing he was worried about didn't happen. Ják's corpse didn't turn into a doll. Instead, his mysterious phone vibrated. Zhou Wen took out his phone and saw the Dead Man Tree automatically appear on the screen. He snapped a picture of Ják's corpse with the phone and his corpse and blood vanished. The Blood Hex Clown also transformed into a red stream of light that was sucked into the phone.
On the crown of the Dead Man Tree, an additional sprout appeared.
When Qin Wufu brought his men over, he saw a huge crater a few hundred meters in diameter. Zhou Wen stood in the huge crater, but there was no sign of Ják.
"Zhou Wen... Are you alright... Where's Ják?" Lu Su asked Zhou Wen in surprise.
"He probably doesn't exist in this world anymore." Zhou Wen stuffed his phone into his pocket and said casually.
Qin Wufu, Lu Su, and the other Epic officers were shocked. What Zhou Wen said was very obvious, but they found it unbelievable.
However, the reality was right in front of him. Even Qin Wufu found it difficult to produce the results of such an intense battle and explosive strength. In such a battle, there was naturally one survivor. Since Zhou Wen could stand here unharmed, Ják's outcome was self-evident.
Lu Su and company were alarmed when they saw Zhou Wen standing in the crater. They found it unbelievable that an infamous, bloodthirsty murderer like Ják would be killed by a college student like Zhou Wen.
Even though they didn't know how powerful Ják had been in the past, Ják had barged into the military camp alone and killed so many soldiers and officers while he chatted casually. However, they could do nothing against his ferocious might. They acutely knew how powerful he was, but he had been killed by a student like Zhou Wen. It was truly difficult to accept the truth.
After returning to the encampment, Lu Su strongly requested Zhou Wen to have a physical checkup, but she found him completely uninjured.
Zhou Wen's deeds became legends in the Chess Mountain's encampment. The soldiers discussed his achievements, his bravery, prowess, and excellent medical skills.
In Chess Mountain's encampment, Zhou Wen became synonymous with omnipotent. He was revered by many soldiers and officers.
Even when Qin Wufu reported it to An Tianzuo, he had used the most exaggerated words of praise, causing An Tianzuo's expression to turn odd when he heard the report.
"Overseer, it's such a waste for such a talent to stay on campus. Please make sure Zhou Wen stays in Chess Mountain. I hope he can become the captain of the special unit." Qin Wufu directly voiced his request through the video call.
"Do you think that with his age and experience, people will acknowledge him as captain of the Special Operations Unit?" An Tianzuo asked.
"Don't worry, Overseer. I've already asked for their views. Their opinions are unanimous. They accept no one to be their captain but Zhou Wen," Qin Wufu said immediately.
An Tianzuo's expression became even odder. He pondered for a moment and said, "I can't make the decision on this matter. His surname is Zhou, not An. I'm not in charge of him. Besides, your suggestion might not even be approved by my empress dowager."
Qin Wufu sighed when he heard that. "That's true. Madam Lan probably won't let him take the risk, but it's too wasteful to let such a talent stay in school. As long as he trains for a few more years, he will definitely be able to preside over a region in the future..."
An Sheng stood by the side in all seriousness, but for some reason, An Tianzuo felt that he was holding back his laughter.
Only after Qin Wufu hung up did An Tianzuo turn to glare at An Sheng. "What are you so happy about? Don't you know how many soldiers were killed?"
"Overseer, I'm not laughing," An Sheng said solemnly.
"Hmph, does the bureau really think that Ans are dead? How dare they kill the An family's soldiers inside our military camp? They have to pay for this," said An Tianzuo coldly.
"Overseer, how do you want them to pay?" An Sheng's eyes turned cold.
"It's time to nudge the nail you buried in the bureau," said An Tianzuo.
"Yes, I understand what I need to do," An Sheng's eyes lit up as he said in excitement.
"Go ahead. Don't let them wait too long. Also, clamp down the news that Zhou Wen killed Ják. Don't let any news on Chess Mountain spread," said An Tianzuo.
"Even if word gets out, no one will believe that Ják was killed by Young Master Wen, right?" An Sheng said.
"Ják naturally wasn't killed by a student," said An Tianzuo.
An Sheng immediately understood what An Tianzuo was getting at. "Overseer, don't worry. Ják's death has nothing to do with Young Master Wen. He was shot dead by our An family's army."
"Did I say so?" An Tianzuo glared at him.
"No, Overseer has never said anything about that. However, if others were to think that way, you can't stop them. Anyway, this has nothing to do with Young Master Wen, and they won't be able to pin it on him," An Sheng said in all seriousness.
"It's none of my business whether he's investigated? It's good if a troublesome fellow ends up dying," An Tianzuo said with a snort.
"Overseer, do you mean to let him stay at Chess Mountain or let him return to school?" An Sheng asked.
"Don't ask me about his matters. Ask the person at home yourself," An Tianzuo said without looking up.
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With Ják's death, Zhou Wen felt a lot more relaxed. However, his mind didn't stop working. The bureau had actually used people like Ják to capture him; it was no different from taking his life.
Although Zhou Wen's present strength was insufficient to confront the bureau head-on, wouldn't it mean that they could bully Zhou Wen as they wished if he didn't do anything? Wouldn't they send even more people without any scruples?
No, I have to think of a way. I have to let the bureau feel the pain. Although I can't face the bureau head-on, I don't necessarily have to fight them head-on. Just like Ják, I might be able to do something. Zhou Wen's mind raced.
Zhou Wen didn't like arguing with others, nor did he like to hold grudges with others. He even found quarreling troublesome.
However, he had his bottom line and temper as well.
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Chapter 430 Entering Chess Mountain
Zhou Wen had a limited understanding of the bureau. He couldn't do anything even if he had the intention.
Therefore, he made a phone call to An Sheng and asked him for information regarding the bureau.
"Young Master Wen, although Ják was very strong, he was locked up for so many years. His strength alone was far inferior to the bureau's." An Sheng paused before saying, "Don't worry about this. The An family definitely won't let this matter rest. They will definitely make the bureau pay for it. We are already taking action."
"I just want to know more about my enemy." Zhou Wen didn't explain further.
"That's true. You will definitely have to deal with the bureau in the future. Indeed, you should have a detailed understanding of them. Why don't you give me some time? I'll organize the information and send you a copy. It won't be appropriate passing some of the materials over the Internet," An Sheng said.
"Alright." Zhou Wen wasn't in a rush. He hadn't thought of what to do either.
"Did you really kill Ják?" An Sheng asked curiously as there were no traces of Ják's corpse on the spot.
"I don't know what to say. In theory, he should be dead," Zhou Wen said.
"Then does that mean there's still a chance of survival?" An Sheng asked.
"You don't have to worry about Ják's problem," Zhou Wen said with certainty.
The reason he didn't say that Ják was dead was that he had vanished in this world because the Companion Eggs produced by the Dead Man Tree were different from ordinary Companion Eggs. They carried things from their past lives, making them a type of clone.
Zhou Wen was still very expectant of the Companion Beast transformed by Ják. If he could have the ability to produce Life Blast, it would be of great help to Zhou Wen in his future battles.
Although he could use spatial trajectories to achieve the effect of a Life Blast, it was much less practical. It wasn't as easy or convenient as Life Blast.
Furthermore, Ják was an expert in shadow escape and various curses. The only thing Zhou Wen wasn't sure of was the number of techniques he could retain after Ják transformed into a Companion Beast.
Beep! Beep! A message came through the phone.
Zhou Wen took out his phone to take a look and realized that it was a message from The Thearch.
"I need these things. Buy them for me." A long list followed the message.
Zhou Wen took a look and realized that they were all equipment, instruments, and materials related to chemistry.
"What do you want these things for?" Zhou Wen found it odd. He remembered that he hadn't introduced television dramas related to chemistry to The Thearch.
"For learning." The Thearch's answer was very simple.
Learning chemistry? Zhou Wen was alarmed as he asked, "Have you watched the television dramas I introduced?"
"They're too fake. Too boring. The fake stuff you humans cook up is useless. Only stuff like chemistry and technology is interesting. Hurry up and buy them. I want to see those things before tomorrow's sunset."
"That's impossible. Many of the things you want need to be purchased in a large city. I can't get them in a small city at all. If I go to a big city, I'll take half a month to return." Zhou Wen was telling the truth. It was possible to buy something like a beaker in a typical small city, but it was impossible to buy those instruments.
The Thearch seemed to have learned a lot about the Federation from the Internet. She probably knew that Zhou Wen wasn't lying. After some silence, she sent another message.
"I want you to enter Chess Mountain once. Get something inside."
"The Thearch, you also know how weak I am. If you let me enter Chess Mountain, won't that kill me?" Zhou Wen immediately sent a message rejecting the request.
"As long as you do as I say, absolutely nothing will happen. If you don't go, I'll make a wish to sever all your limbs," The Thearch said.
"What do you want me to go in for?" Zhou Wen frowned slightly. If The Thearch wanted him to enter to break the seal, that would be a huge problem.
"To take a treasure from inside. With that treasure, in the future, you can pass things to me directly through the treasure. There's no need to run around again. You can save a lot of time," said The Thearch.
"There's actually such a treasure? What is it?" Zhou Wen was delighted when he heard that.
From the current situation, The Thearch really needed him to do errands, so it didn't make sense for her to harm him. If he could enter Chess Mountain to take a gander at the situation inside, it would be helpful when he had to clear the Chess Mountain dungeon in the future. Furthermore, there were treasures that he could take.
The Thearch said, "It's nothing special. It's just a flower. However, that flower is growing inside Chess Mountain. You have to enter the belly of the mountain to take it out. I can't help you take it out."
"Is it really not dangerous?" Zhou Wen was still somewhat hesitant.
"Chess Mountain is indeed very dangerous, but as long as you follow my instructions, there won't be any danger. Unless you have a death wish and choose not to listen to my orders." The Thearch paused and said, "You don't have the right to choose. Show yourself at Chess Mountain in an hour or else..."
"Got it. All limbs severed, right?" Zhou Wen added.
Although he was unwilling, Zhou Wen still had to go. He had seen The Thearch's strength before. The wish force was too terrifying. Even Truth Listener's Evil Nullification couldn't resolve the problem. He really had to go.
It's indeed bad to take risks. I won't randomly go to unfamiliar dimensional zones in the future. Zhou Wen packed and rushed to Chess Mountain.
When he saw the flower again, The Thearch didn't say anything to him. He saw that there was a crack on the mountain wall from where the flower was rooted. It could probably allow someone to squeeze in.
"Come in." The Thearch's voice came from within the flower.
Zhou Wen gritted his teeth and crawled into the crack by turning sideways.
The crack was narrow, so all Zhou Wen could do was slowly walk sidewards. The further he went in, the darker it became. Soon, it was pitch-black. Thankfully, Zhou Wen had Truth Listener, so he knew of the surrounding situation. It wasn't that terrifying.
After walking for quite some time, the rift finally opened up. Zhou Wen realized that in front of him was a huge space.
Zhou Wen was in the middle of the mountain belly. And at the bottom of it, there was a massive, strange building.
Zhou Wen had seen quite a number of ancient architectural maps, but this was the first time he had seen such a building. It had layers that resembled stairs, but they were extremely huge. Each layer was similar to a huge square.
At the very top was an ancient building. There was a rainbow-colored treasure halo that surged up into the sky, illuminating the interior of the mountain belly.
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Chapter 431 Treasure Trove
The seven-colored treasure glow surged up from within the ancient building, but at its foundation, blood-like liquid seeped out. The underground river flowed through the foundation and brought away the blood-like liquid, immediately turning into a blood-colored river.
Now, Zhou Wen finally knew why the river outside was blood-colored. It was because of this strange building.
Upon closer inspection of the foundation of the building's "bleeding," Zhou Wen's expression changed slightly. The bottom of the foundation was actually made of countless skulls and bones. It was as if countless skeletons had been poured into cement. Just looking at it made his scalp tingle.
"Crawl down while keeping close to the mountain wall. Remember, don't ever leave the mountain wall or fly. You have to keep your feet on the ground." The Thearch's voice sounded, but it wasn't a real voice. Instead, it sounded in Zhou Wen's mind.
"Don't tell me that the flower you mentioned is in that ancient building?" Zhou Wen whispered as a probe.
As expected, The Thearch heard what he said. "That's right. After you reach the bottom of the mountain wall, you can swim into the river. Remember not to take the staircase right in front. Swim to the left. There's a hole there. You have to enter from there."
"There shouldn't be any strange creatures in the river, right?" Zhou Wen looked at the blood-colored river beneath the ancient building, feeling a little uneasy.
"Of course there are. You haven't used that bone flute yet, am I right? When you enter the water, bite the bone flute with your teeth and swim forward. No matter what you see or feel, don't panic or speak. You just have to follow my instructions and swim forward."
"What else is there to take note of? Can you finish it in one go?" Zhou Wen said gloomily.
"That's all. You can go now," The Thearch said straightforwardly.
Zhou Wen took out the bone flute and bit it with his teeth before climbing down.
Although the river was blood-colored outside, color was the only thing it had in common. There was no smell of blood. However, things were different inside. The more Zhou Wen crawled down, the stronger the smell of blood. It was almost intolerable.
When he reached the bottom, the smell of blood almost made him want to vomit.
After taking a look at the river that resembled blood and the skeleton foundation that was bleeding in the distance, Zhou Wen gritted his teeth and jumped into the water. He had high poison resistance and had injected himself with Doctor Darkness's poison several times, so he wasn't afraid of being poisoned by the river.
Even so, Zhou Wen felt his skin itch after entering the water. Although he had already put on the Mutated Stone Chi armor, the armor still had some gaps. It couldn't stop the blood-like water from seeping in.
Thankfully, other than the itch, there was no other reaction. Only then did Zhou Wen feel a lot more at ease. He sped up and swam to the left of the building.
As he swam, Zhou Wen suddenly felt something float up from beneath the blood-colored river and approach him.
That thing was a massive object. Its entire body seemed to be trembling with some kind of power. Truth Listener could hear its existence, but it was affected by the tremors. It couldn't hear its exact appearance, but it felt humongous.
"Don't stop, don't speak, continue swimming. Don't panic, unless you want to die." The Thearch's voice sounded in his mind again.
At this point, Zhou Wen could only continue swimming forward, but he kept his ears pricked up. He felt that the thing underwater was just beneath him. The thing was unimaginably huge spanning a probable hundred meters in length. He didn't know what it was.
D*mn you flower, don't you harm me! Zhou Wen thought to himself. He felt like the thing was about to touch his body. Furthermore, many things like seaweed or tentacles had already touched his body.
"Don't stop, continue swimming. Ignore it." The Thearch's voice rang again.
Zhou Wen could only listen to her and continue swimming forward, but soon, he realized that there were many red things tearing out of the water around him. The things were the thickness of a thumb. They resembled seaweed or tentacles that crawled out from the water, occupying the hundred-meter-long river.
When Zhou Wen's body touched the items, he found it soft and sticky. He had no idea what it was.
"Continue swimming and don't worry about them. It doesn't matter even if you touch them." The Thearch's voice sounded in Zhou Wen's mind again.
Zhou Wen felt his entire body itch. He knew that it definitely wasn't harmless as The Thearch had said. At the very least, these things were definitely poisonous. It was only because his poison resistance was high enough. If it were someone else, they would have sunk to the bottom of the river long before now.
He swam in the red objects with the bone flute in his mouth. This wasn't swimming anymore; he felt like he was crawling on the red objects.
Thankfully, other than feeling itchy, the objects didn't attack him. Zhou Wen crawled all the way to the left of the ancient building and crawled a few hundred meters, but he didn't see the hole that The Thearch had mentioned.
"You're there. About three meters down. Dive in from here," The Thearch suddenly said.
Holy sh*t, I definitely won't come again even if I'll get all five limbs severed. Zhou Wen gritted his teeth and peeled away the red seaweed-like objects. He swam through the blood which had a smell that made him feel like vomiting.
The red objects kept trembling, severely affecting Truth Listener's hearing. Zhou Wen dived through the red seaweed and searched for a while before finally finding the hole that The Thearch had mentioned.
The cave was about the same size as a dog hole. Zhou Wen's head was just able to enter, so he barely managed to squeeze in. There was a tunnel behind him that was flooded by the river. Thankfully, the red seaweed wasn't here. Truth Listener could probably hear the situation inside.
"Don't surface yet. Just swim underwater according to my instructions. You have to be careful now. You have to stick to the stone slab right below. If those things outside discover you, you're dead."
D*mn it! Zhou Wen had the urge to curse.
But since things had come to this point, there was no other way. All he could do was carefully swim forward while keeping close to the stone slabs at the bottom.
The tunnel below was connected in all directions. Zhou Wen swam forward according to The Thearch's instructions. At the same time, he remembered the path he had taken, making it easier for his next venture here.
He definitely wouldn't come back in person. However, he still could continue exploring in-game.
Thankfully, Zhou Wen had learned the Nine Dragons Art. His ability to hold his breath underwater was far greater than the average Epic expert. If it were an ordinary Epic human, not only would the poison in the water prevent them from swimming underwater for so long, but they would probably have already surfaced to catch their breath.
"Alright, there's a stone staircase up ahead. Just go up with the stone staircase." After swimming for quite some time, he passed through many flooded tunnels. Just as he needed to take a breath, he finally heard The Thearch telling him to leave the water.
Zhou Wen rushed out of the water along the stone stairs, gasping heavily for his breath. However, while panting, he couldn't help but hold his breath when he saw the scene in front of him.
At the end of the stone steps was a stone platform. On it was a small mound of dimensional crystals that glittered like a mountain of treasure.
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Chapter 432 Deer Terrace Pavilion
He didn't use his phone to take a picture, but from the terrifying fluctuations emitted by the crystals, he knew that they were definitely not ordinary.
"Walk around the treasure platform and head behind it." The Thearch's voice rang out in his mind again.
"Can I take some of the crystals here? If I need to buy anything in the future, I don't have to ask you for money again," Zhou Wen asked as he swallowed.
Even he couldn't help but feel his heart race as he faced the mountain of high-level crystals.
"If you don't want to live, go ahead and take them. If you want to stay alive, stay away from them and don't touch them," The Thearch said.
"Stingy," Zhou Wen muttered as he circled around the mountain of crystals. When he walked to the back of the crystal pile, he saw a strange creature sprawled on the crystal pile. Its body was curled up as though it was sleeping.
The creature was golden in color and looked like a pangolin, but it seemed different.
"What dimensional creature is that?" Zhou Wen asked as he looked at the pangolin sprawled on the crystal pile. Since The Thearch hadn't warned him to be careful, there shouldn't be any danger.
"In the words of you humans, it's a Mythical creature. It's called a Wealth Conserver. It devours any greedy creature that tries to take its wealth," The Thearch said.
"Mythical creature! Why didn't you say so earlier?" Zhou Wen's expression changed slightly as his voice deepened.
"As long as you don't touch those crystals, it won't wake up. Why would I talk about it?" The Thearch said matter-of-factly.
Zhou Wen was secretly alarmed. If he hadn't listened to The Thearch and had greedily taken the crystals, he would have been in big trouble.
Behind the treasure platform was a stone staircase. Zhou Wen walked down the stone steps and entered a hall. He saw many strange stone sculptures of various strange beasts in the hall. They were ancient and majestic, but there was nothing special about them. However, they all had different-colored eggs in their mouths.
"Are those are Companion Eggs?" Zhou Wen looked at the two rows of stone sculptures on both sides of the hall. Each stone statue contained a Companion Egg in their mouth.
"That's right. In your human words, those are Mythical Companion Eggs," said The Thearch.
"Mythical Companion Eggs? What kind of place is this? Why are there so many treasures here?" Zhou Wen asked in surprise.
There were at least ten stone statues, and all of them had Mythical Companion Eggs in their mouths. This made it a little terrifying.
"Didn't you go to school and learn the history of the East District?" The Thearch said in disdain.
"What does this have to do with me learning history?" Zhou Wen asked.
"Since you've studied history, you should be able to recognize Deer Terrace Pavilion when you see it. This is a unique building in the world," The Thearch said.
"Deer Terrace Pavilion? The Deer Terrace Pavilion that a tyrant built after expending all his country's resources and oppressing the citizens?" Zhou Wen was terrible at history. He only studied to deal with the examinations, but he had also heard of Deer Terrace Pavilion because it was just so famous.
Back when the tyrant built Deer Terrace Pavilion using the entire nation's strength, he had hidden countless rare treasures in it. He reveled in eating, drinking, and having fun in it. It was excessive extravagance and debauchery. It even left Zhou Wen somewhat envious.
"That's right. This is the legendary Deer Terrace Pavilion. However, the effect of the Deer Terrace Pavilion isn't as simple as storing treasures as you humans say."
"Then what's it for?" Zhou Wen asked.
The Thearch gave a strange laugh and said, "You must have seen the movies and films regarding the Deer Terrace Pavilion, right? One of them talks about a fox demoness that invited immortals to descend to the mortal world to drink and eat at Deer Terrace Pavilion with the tyrant, right?"
"I've seen that, but they weren't actually immortals. They were all manifestations of demons that the demoness invited," Zhou Wen said after some thought.
"Although the plot isn't very realistic, it's still slightly relevant. The Deer Terrace Pavilion's usage is related to dimensional creatures, so it can also be considered as inviting demons," The Thearch said indifferently.
"Can I take these Companion Eggs away?" Zhou Wen asked as he stared at the Companion Eggs. They were all Mythical Companion Eggs. Any one of them could be sold at an astronomical price. Even if he didn't sell them, he could use them himself.
"What do you think?" The Thearch asked.
"Forget it, I can't take it," Zhou Wen said helplessly.
"Then why aren't you speeding up? There's a flower pot on the right side of the hall. That's the thing you are here for," The Thearch urged.
Zhou Wen followed the location that The Thearch had mentioned and indeed saw a flower pot in the corner. It looked very inconspicuous—a shiny clay pot. There was a flower planted inside. It lazily grew two leaves and a flower. The flower looked like a morning glory flower. It drooped listlessly as though it was malnourished and was about to wither.
"What are you waiting for? Why aren't you taking it away?" The Thearch urged again.
Zhou Wen had no choice but to pick the flower pot up. He wasn't in a good mood as he could only bring out the flower pot despite seeing so many high-level crystals and Mythical Companion Beasts.
"The Thearch, it's not easy to make a trip here. Do you have anything else for me to bring out? I don't want to make another trip again," Zhou Wen asked, unwilling to give up.
"There are dimensional creatures guarding the Deer Terrace Pavilion. If you have the ability, go ahead and take whatever you want. I will not stop you," The Thearch said disdainfully.
Upon hearing that, Zhou Wen dismissed the thoughts of taking anything else. As he walked back with the flower pot, he asked, "What's the use of this flower?"
"Don't underestimate it. This flower has the ability to teleport. In the future, when you buy something and put it in the flower, you can teleport it to me."
"It's only a fixed-point teleportation device?" Zhou Wen was immediately disappointed.
"You don't have to be disappointed. In the future, if I have something to give you, I can also transfer it to you through it. It's much more convenient than your human phones. It's probably about the same as the quantum transportation device that you humans are researching without any results," The Thearch said after some thought.
Zhou Wen forced a smile, but he could only hope that he could obtain benefits from The Thearch in the future. Otherwise, this would be a wasted trip; he didn't benefit other than the flower pot.
Zhou Wen indignantly sized up his surroundings and saw that there was a strange nine-tailed fox's portrait engraved on the wall in front of the hall. He couldn't help but size up the portrait and said, "Is this the legendary true form of the fox demoness?"
"That's right. If I were you, I wouldn't continue looking at her," The Thearch said coldly.
"Why?" Just as Zhou Wen asked, he felt his Lost Immortal Sutra react as its circulation began to slow down.
Almost at the same time, Zhou Wen saw the nine-tailed fox's eyes emit an evil light.
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Chapter 433 Demon God Bloodline Catalog
"Aren't you going to close your eyes? Why are you, a human, staring at the Demon God Catalog for so long? Do you plan on becoming a half-demon?" The Thearch coldly shouted.
However, Zhou Wen didn't retract his gaze because of The Thearch's admonition. He continued to stare at the nine-tailed fox symbol on the stone wall.
The Lost Immortal Sutra in him automatically circulated again. This feeling was too familiar to Zhou Wen. He had had the same feeling when learning the Small Perfection of Wisdom Sutra and the other Primordial Energy Arts.
Zhou Wen watched as the nine-tailed fox statue transformed into a strange black tiger. It didn't take long for it to transform into a winged cow. Then, Zhou Wen saw the stone statue on the stone wall constantly changing, producing many statues that Zhou Wen had never seen or heard before.
"Stop looking. It doesn't matter if you're tempting fate, but who' will buy my things?" The Thearch was very anxious.
Although she could also talk to someone on the Internet, it wasn't easy to trick others into coming to Chess Mountain. There was probably no one who dared to come.
Even if someone dared to come, there would be troops stationed outside. Outsiders wouldn't be able to get close to Chess Mountain.
Taking another step back, even if one could get close to Chess Mountain, it would probably not be easy to find someone who could enter Chess Mountain without dying.
After The Thearch went online, she realized that humans were much weaker than she had imagined. Zhou Wen was already considered one of the strongest humans.
Zhou Wen ignored The Thearch and kept staring at the stone wall. The transformation on the stone wall had run through thousands of demon beast symbols. Zhou Wen felt that the demon beasts had different charms and auras, but he didn't see anything special.
However, the Lost Immortal Sutra kept circulating at an increasingly slower pace. When Zhou Wen couldn't remember how many demon beast stone statue symbols he had seen, the Lost Immortal Sutra finally stopped circulating.
In the next second, Lost Immortal Sutra circulated crazily. However, the path and mode were completely different from before. It once again became a brand new Primordial Energy Art.
This Primordial Energy Art was extremely bizarre, giving Zhou Wen a strange feeling. When he circulated the Primordial Energy Art, his flesh trembled as though it was producing a dragon's roar. His tendons and bones roared collectively like wolves and tigers as his hair stood up like a hedgehog's spine. It ended up making him look like a dandelion.
Impossible... How can a human gain basic mastery of the Demon God Catalog's legacy? This is impossible... In her cave, The Thearch's eyes widened in surprise as though she had seen something extremely unbelievable.
As Zhou Wen circulated the new Primordial Energy Art, he obtained the information that the Primordial Energy Art was called the "Demon God Bloodline Catalog."
However, Zhou Wen had only gained basic mastery of the Primordial Energy Art. He was still far from condensing a Life Providence.
After Zhou Wen retracted his gaze and heard The Thearch's voice ringing in his mind. "Strange, why isn't there any demonization when you cultivated the Demon God Catalog? Are you not a human to begin with?"
"It's just a casual look; how could I become a demon like that, right?" Zhou Wen said indifferently. He hadn't really mastered the Demon God Bloodline Catalog. It had just been simulated by the Lost Immortal Sutra; therefore, he didn't suffer the harm that The Thearch mentioned.
The Thearch didn't say anything else. All she did was urge Zhou Wen to leave Deer Terrace Pavilion quickly.
Zhou Wen put the flower pot into the Chaos Bead before following the path back. He walked all the way out of Chess Mountain until he emerged from the crack, only to let out a long sigh of relief.
"Return and buy everything I need as soon as possible. Then, send them to me through the Void Flower," The Thearch instructed.
After Zhou Wen returned to his dorm in camp, he heaved a sigh of relief. He decided not to risk venturing to unknown dimensional zones again.
Should I think of a way to deal with The Thearch's wishes? Otherwise, I'll always be asked to do this and that. It's really troublesome, Zhou Wen thought about it but failed to come up with a good solution.
In the next few days, Zhou Wen went to a nearby city to buy some common chemicals and equipment. He then attempted to teleport the items to her with the Void Flower.
The Void Flower was really useful. As long as he said "open" to the flower that resembled a morning glory, its flower would form a miniature spatial portal. All he needed to do was throw the items in.
The Thearch was temporarily placated, but she urged Zhou Wen to hurry to a big city and buy everything she needed.
Although Zhou Wen agreed, he wasn't in a rush to return to school. He spent a few more days in the military camp. He let the soldiers get infected with the rashes before injecting them with the poison to give them the antibodies. Without needing to fear the blood river, their combat strength also increased significantly.
Now, the officers and soldiers were calling Zhou Wen 'Doctor Zhou' the moment they saw him. They didn't even need to say "little." Clearly, they showed him deep respect.
However, Zhou Wen wasn't used to it. He clearly didn't know any medical skills, so every time he was addressed as Doctor Zhou by the soldiers, he found it odd.
An Sheng's men finally came and brought with them information about the Special Inspector Bureau. Many of them were confidential documents. An Sheng repeatedly exhorted Zhou Wen to immediately destroy them after he had read them. He couldn't let anyone else see them.
Zhou Wen carefully studied the thick stack of information, including the detailed explanations of the bureau's various departments. It had fine details about every department and office.
Only after reading it did Zhou Wen realize that the Special Inspector Bureau had a very large range of authority. It was almost the same as the Embroidered Uniform Guard, a secret police that served the emperors in ancient China.
However, the information also mentioned many of the Special Investigation Bureau's accolades. Many vile devils had been captured by the Special Investigation Bureau. They had lost many lives in the process.
The initial establishment of the bureau was to target those unscrupulous devils, as well as some Federation officials and local rich families who secretly carried out a variety of nefarious deeds.
However, as times changed, its power grew without any restrictions. The bureau also gradually changed.
There were a total of fifteen branches in the Special Investigation Bureau. They were stationed in fifteen important cities in the Federation and were responsible for the intelligence and supervision of the nearby areas.
There were a total of fifteen ministers that handled a branch, like Qiao Siyuan, and all of them were experts at the Epic stage. Furthermore, they had their own strengths, making them incomparable to ordinary Epic experts.
That was not all. There were even more experts in the headquarters of the bureau. There was no need to mention Shen Yuchi. Although no one had ever seen him attack, everyone who wanted to harm him had disappeared from this world. To date, there had been no known instances of anyone successfully dealing him harm.
Back when Ják killed the son of the former director-general of the Special Inspector Bureau, the former director-general nearly went mad and used excessive means to capture Ják. However, due to his anger, he made a few irrational decisions and almost caused the bureau to be destroyed by Ják.
Under orders, Shen Yuchi designed a plan to capture Ják and reestablish the authority of the bureau. At the same time, he also recruited many talents, such as Qiao Siyuan.
Apart from Shen Yuchi, there were also the four Censors from the bureau. Every one of them was extremely terrifying as there were also some Epic experts.
After carefully studying the information, Zhou Wen realized that it wasn't an easy task for him to touch the bureau. Small-scale skirmishes didn't affect the bureau at all, nor would he make them feel pain.
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Chapter 434 Primordial Crystal Mine
Zhou Wen felt that there was no need for a man to waste time on trivial matters, but once he decided on what he wanted to do, he had to be ruthless. He had to strike to kill. If death wasn't possible, he had to drill the pain into their bones and figuratively strike fear into their bones.
Zhou Wen found cursing, making harsh threats, smashing things, and face-slapping meaningless. Even if he were to kill two of the Special Inspector Bureau's men—even if one was a minister—it would be considered a trivial matter for the bureau. They could just hire someone else to be the branch minister.
Zhou Wen didn't have the strength to storm the headquarters of the bureau and destroy it yet.
Even an arrogant person like Ják had been locked up by the bureau for twenty-eight years. After he came out, he didn't immediately seek revenge on the bureau, but followed orders to capture Zhou Wen. This proved how terrifying the bureau was.
Zhou Wen studied it for a long time before a piece of news caught his attention.
The Special Inspection Bureau was very powerful, but it was different from typical rich families. They were only a department in the Federation and were given a salary by the Federation.
Although it was very easy for a department like the bureau to earn money, Shen Yuchi had strictly forbidden corruption. At the moment, there were no cases of any such misdeeds. Zhou Wen really admired Shen Yuchi in this aspect.
To be able to control such a department to this level was not something anyone could do.
However, relying on the Federation's funds alone was clearly insufficient for the bureau to operate. The bureau's main income came from two sources. One was the sponsorship from various major corporations and another was a Primordial Crystal mine.
According to the information An Sheng had given him, sixty percent of the Special Inspector Bureau's income came from this single Primordial Crystal mine.
Zhou Wen was no stranger to the Primordial Crystal mines. In the bat cave, there was quite a lot of Primordial Crystal Ore. As he couldn't take it out, he didn't pay much attention to it. He went to the bat cave mainly to hunt poison bats.
He hadn't respawned the instance dungeon recently, so all the poison bats inside had long been wiped out by him. He hadn't visited the bat cave ever since.
However, after reading the information on the Primordial Crystal mine, Zhou Wen was pleasantly surprised.
The effects of Primordial Crystals were similar to Primordial Gold. They could be used to make Primordial Crystal weapons, and they could even create laser weapons. That type of lasers had a certain level of lethality to dimensional creatures.
The value of the Primordial Crystal was even higher than that of the Primordial Gold. However, the Primordial Crystal deposits were usually not as high as the Primordial Gold deposits. The few discovered Primordial Crystal mines only produced a few tonnes every year.
Zhou Wen estimated that the production of a Primordial Crystal mine for a year was about the same as the Primordial Crystals in the bat cave.
The Special Inspector Bureau's Primordial Crystal mine had rich deposits. After digging for several years, the number of Primordial Crystals produced was still very stable. It would probably not be a problem to mine for another ten to twenty years.
Due to the tight protection of the Primordial Crystal mine, there was only this little bit of information. There wasn't any specific production or storage information, but it was estimated to be quite substantial. Every time the bureau needed money, a large number of Primordial Crystals would be sold.
What really piqued Zhou Wen's interest was a footnote. Some earth- or stone-type dimensional creatures treated Primordial Crystal ores as food that could catalyze their evolution.
When Zhou Wen saw the footnote, his eyes lit up.
Without any hesitation, he took out his phone and switched to the Zhuolu instance dungeon. He quickly arrived at the poison bat cave and looked at the Primordial Crystal ores that resembled stars. Zhou Wen summoned Tyrant Behemoth.
Standing at three to four meters tall, Tyrant Behemoth was already like a monster. When it saw the Primordial Crystal ores, its eyes lit up. It let out a roar and charged forward, clawed the stone wall, and bit down.
Zhou Wen was stunned when he saw Tyrant Behemoth swallowing the rocks mixed with Primordial Crystals into his stomach like candy.
Tyrant Behemoth had no intention of stopping at all. It bit down on the nearby Primordial Crystal ores without end. It even chewed and swallowed many rocks. It wasn't picky at all.
This fellow is indeed a monster that can eat a thousand mountains daily! Zhou Wen couldn't help but marvel. Although they were also Mythical creatures, Banana Fairy's and Truth Listener's appetite was much smaller than it.
As for Demonic Neonate, she had never eaten anything since she was born.
Tyrant Behemoth was like a drilling machine. Wherever it went, it bit off a wall.
He had indeed been starving Tyrant Behemoth recently because he didn't have any dungeons to grind. In order to save food, Zhou Wen waited until it was extremely hungry before giving it some food. During this period, Tyrant Behemoth hadn't even eaten half its fill. Needless to say, it had never been satiated.
Now that there was food, it wasn't willing to give up. It ate crazily across the bat cave. After half a day, it had devoured all the Primordial Crystal ores inside. Its stomach ballooned.
This fellow... I really can't afford to raise him in the future... If it wasn't for the game dungeon and the Primordial Crystals in the bat cave, Zhou Wen would have the urge to strangle Tyrant Behemoth to death. He had to kill it before it became a glutton prodigal, lest it brought disaster to the world.
Suddenly, Zhou Wen saw Tyrant Behemoth burping from its satiation. Then, a black glow emitted from its body before it completely enveloped its body.
Is it about to evolve into the Epic stage? Zhou Wen was immediately overjoyed.
If he had known that the Primordial Crystal ores would have such a great effect on Tyrant Behemoth, Zhou Wen would have brought it here a long time ago. What a waste of all those bat caves he grinded in the past.
After advancing to the Epic stage, should Tyrant Behemoth be able to eat even more? Zhou Wen's eyes flashed with excitement when he thought of the Primordial Crystal mine that the bureau owned.
Tyrant Behemoth kept evolving. Zhou Wen didn't know when it would finish evolving. However, the bat cave in-game was relatively safe, so he left it there.
Zhou Wen continued studying the information regarding the bureau, especially the parts regarding the Primordial Crystal mine.
The Primordial Crystal mine wasn't in Holy City or the capital. Instead, it was in a dimensional zone in the wilderness. However, the bureau had already sealed off the dimensional zone, and one of the four major bureau inspectors, Cai Jin watched over it with other men. It wouldn't be easy for him to enter the dimensional zone to find the Primordial Crystal mine.
After Zhou Wen did some studying, he realized that there were many people who had their sights on the Primordial Crystal mine, but none of them succeeded. The main reason was that the dimensional zone itself was very odd. The bureau greatly relied on this oddity. The average person would die without knowing why as soon as they entered.
According to the information, An Sheng and company had definitely sent people there. However, the results weren't good. There were many people sent in, but only two made it out alive.
Not long after the two of them came out, they also encountered problems. One of them went mad and the other committed suicide.
The only information that the An family had on hand was provided by these two people.
After Zhou Wen read the information, he revealed a look of delight. The place was indeed odd, but he could give it a try.
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Chapter 435 Stone Saber
Zhou Wen carefully studied the information An Sheng had brought over, believing that the power there was likely a curse. As for Truth Listener, it had very strong restraints against curses.
However, I still have to verify the actual situation before I can be certain. It's best if I can find a tiny palm symbol and download the dimensional zone into my phone. Zhou Wen didn't plan on immediately heading to the Primordial Crystal mine. Tyrant Behemoth was still evolving, so it was useless even if he went there. There was no way he could dig the mine himself. Even if he were to enter now, it wouldn't be of much use and he couldn't take too many of the Primordial Crystals.
According to usual practice, Zhou Wen first went to the underground sea. The black dragon now had more than ten palm imprints. Apart from the palm imprints, other parts of its body also began to produce poison boils that showed some festering.
After Zhou Wen descended into the sea, the other eight black dragons attacked him, but the black dragon was in a stupor. It was as though it had almost lost consciousness from its groggy state.
From the looks of it, it should be soon. Zhou Wen was delighted, hoping that something would drop after the black dragon died.
After escaping the underground sea, Zhou Wen didn't immediately leave the game. Instead, he observed the sapphire-like sky, but he didn't discover anything.
Previously, he had approached it only to suddenly die. There was probably a terrifying creature in the sapphire-like sky, but, to date, he had failed to discover its existence.
Just as Zhou Wen was about to exit the game, he suddenly saw a blue light flash across the distant sapphire sky. It was like a signal from an electrocardiogram as it flashed across the sapphire sky.
The blue light came and disappeared quickly. He waited for a while, but he didn't see the blue light appear again.
I wonder what it is. It should also be a Mythical creature, right? Zhou Wen knew that it was useless even if he knew what it was. With his present strength, killing a chained black dragon was already so difficult. He had no chance of killing an unrestrained Mythical creature.
It was unknown when Tyrant Behemoth, who was in the midst of evolving in the bat cave, would complete its evolution.
After quitting the game, Zhou Wen received a call from An Sheng.
"Young Master Wen, there's a piece of good news for you. Our plan against the bureau is about to come to fruition," An Sheng said.
Zhou Wen was naturally delighted to hear that the bureau was about to be in trouble, but he wanted to personally send them to hell.
"Ah Sheng, Ják is dead. I wish to leave Chess Mountain," Zhou Wen said.
"Of course you can. The bureau likely doesn't have time to deal with you for now. I'll get someone to take you back to school tomorrow," An Sheng said.
"There's no need. I'll head back myself. Before that, I wish to return to my hometown," Zhou Wen said.
"That's fine. Even Ják isn't your match, so it's not going to be easy to find someone to protect you now. You can decide on your own." An Sheng paused before asking, "What are you going back to Guide City for? You don't have any relatives there, right?"
"There are some things at home that I want to bring back. By the way, can you obtain an entry pass to Guide Ancient City? I want to take a look when I'm back," Zhou Wen said.
"That's easy. Just head there straight away. I'll make a call to arrange it," An Sheng said straightforwardly.
After hanging up, Zhou Wen packed up his things and went to tell Qin Wufu about his departure. Not only did he want to return to Guide City, but he also had to head to the Special Inspector Bureau's Primordial Crystal mine.
The reason he wanted to head to Guide City first was that he wanted to see if there was a stone saber in the furnace on Fire God Platform in reality.
In-game, the stone saber was just an illusion. He couldn't touch it no matter what, so he wanted to take a look while on the way.
"Are you really leaving? If you are willing, you can stay here. I'll let you be the captain of the Special Operations Unit and be in charge of those people. I'll be in charge of explaining to the Overseer." Qin Wufu wanted Zhou Wen to stay behind. He felt that it was a waste for Zhou Wen to return to school.
"Overseer, I'm still a student after all. I should still focus on my studies," Zhou Wen said.
"Fine then. There are indeed some impressive figures in Sunset College, especially Chancellor Leng. Calling him the strongest person beneath the Mythical stage isn't an exaggeration. It'll be beneficial for you to learn more from him," Qin Wufu said.
Zhou Wen nodded slightly. "Then I'll be leaving now."
"That fast?" Qin Wufu was a little surprised.
"There's no point in staying another night. I still have some matters to do," Zhou Wen said.
"Alright then. However, you have to say farewell to those guys. Otherwise, they will definitely eat me up," Qin Wufu said with a smile.
After leaving Chess Mountain, Zhou Wen headed straight for Guide City on the Mutated Stone Chi.
Back when he left Guide City, he was only a Mortal-stage youth. Now, in less than a year, he had advanced to the Epic stage. He was very different from before.
When he arrived at Guide Ancient City again, Zhou Wen recalled the matter of him participating in the combat test with Li Xuan. It felt like something that had happened a long time ago.
After entering the ancient city, he saw scattered instances of people fighting the Skeleton Soldiers. Zhou Wen circled around them and headed deeper into the ancient city.
Although he had only visited in real life once, he had grinded the game countless times. He was very familiar with Guide Ancient City, so he arrived at Fire God Platform quickly.
The firebirds on the Fire God Platform naturally couldn't hurt Zhou Wen. Zhou Wen walked up the stairs and they flocked towards him. As Zhou Wen circulated the Ancient Sovereign Sutra, the firebirds automatically flew back.
When he arrived at the top of Fire God Platform, it wasn't much different from the game. The layout was identical, except that it was cartoonish in-game. It looked cuter and more ancient in real life.
There were flames burning in the mottled stone furnace, as well as a stone saber. It looked a little cruder than the one in-game. It was probably hand-made. There were pits and natural stone patterns on the blade. Only the edge of the blade looked fine and sharp. This could be considered a partially man-made stone saber.
Zhou Wen circulated the Ancient Sovereign Sutra and summoned the Ancient Sovereign Life Soul to attach it to him before reaching his hand into the stone furnace.
The flames in the furnace seemed to sense something as they automatically separated. Without burning Zhou Wen's palm, they revealed the stone saber in the furnace.
Zhou Wen held the stone saber with his palm and immediately felt the roughness unique to stone. It was a little cold to the touch. He had clenched it firmly.
I gripped it. The stone saber really exists in real life! Zhou Wen was alarmed.
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Chapter 436 Don"t Cry Valley
The moment he gripped the stone saber, Zhou Wen immediately felt an ancient aura emitting from it. It left his mind reeling as he involuntarily clenched the hilt.
With a gentle tug, he began to pull out the stone saber. Zhou Wen immediately felt the whole of Guide Ancient City quake. Flames spewed out from the furnace, as though countless lives were roaring inside.
Zhou Wen's expression changed slightly as he immediately pressed the stone saber back. Only then did the terrifying feeling vanish.
This stone saber... Don't tell me it's like the jade box on Chess Mountain... It's an item that seals the dimensional zone? Zhou Wen released the stone saber, afraid to touch it.
Although he didn't know the consequences of pulling out the stone saber, Zhou Wen chose not to touch it.
Only when he got off the Fire God Platform did Zhou Wen realize that something was amiss. The Skeleton Soldiers had been most common in Guide Ancient City with Skeleton Generals being in the minority.
Now, Zhou Wen saw more than ten Skeleton Generals nearby. He hadn't seen them when he came in. Clearly, they had just appeared.
Indeed, there are effects from my pulling the stone saber. Zhou Wen continued walking out and discovered that there were indeed many Skeleton Generals.
It was already impressive enough to encounter one or two Skeleton Generals in Ancient City, but Zhou Wen ended up seeing more than fifty along the way. He had no idea how many he had missed.
The appearance of so many Skeleton Generals delighted the garrison. They were only able to kill Skeleton Soldiers most of the time, but now there were so many Skeleton Generals. The increased drop rates naturally excited them.
Zhou Wen was somewhat worried. Based on the present situation, if the dimensional zone's seal was removed, the situation would be worse than he imagined.
After returning to his old residence and staying the entire night, Zhou Wen set off for the Special Inspector Bureau's Primordial Crystal mine the next day.
The dimensional zone where the mine was located was named "Don't Cry Valley." Legend had it that it was a very beautiful valley with a young couple living in it. The woman planted flowers in the valley while the man went up the mountain to hunt. They led lives like an immortal couple.
Once, the man didn't return after heading up the mountain to hunt. The woman waited bitterly for his return, but he did not come back.
After that, the nearby villagers continued to hear the sobbing noises coming from the mountain valley. It almost never stopped.
Some of the villagers were bold and entered the valley in the day. Then, they realized that the woman had been dead for a long time. Her body had dried up and there was a knife in her abdomen. It looked like she had committed suicide.
The villagers buried the woman's body and changed the name of the valley to Don't Cry. They hoped that the woman could rest in peace and stop crying. However, they could still hear the female crying coming from the valley at night.
Of course, these were just legends. There was no crying inside Don't Cry Valley, but ever since the dimensional storms, cries sounded from the valley, but it wasn't from that woman.
Anyone who entered the valley would involuntarily cry. No matter how hard they tried, they couldn't control themselves. If they went too deep, they would die for no reason amidst their crying.
The bureau had clearly grasped the secret of Don't Cry Valley, so they could move about freely without being affected by the mysterious force.
However, the other factions had sent quite a number of people to find out the secret of Don't Cry Valley and snatch the Primordial Crystal mine inside. They returned without any success and many people died.
This included the people from the An family. Only two survived Don't Cry Valley, and it was thanks to them that the An family obtained the information.
Zhou Wen suspected that the sobbing power was similar to the power of a curse. Truth Listener was effective against curses. Therefore, Zhou Wen decided to try entering Don't Cry Valley.
If he could really restrain Don't Cry Valley's powers he would have a chance of entering the Primordial Crystal mine.
Of course, Zhou Wen didn't take the risk to enter. Firstly, Tyrant Behemoth hadn't finished evolving. Secondly, he wanted to find the tiny palm symbol outside. If he could find it, he could give it a try in-game. That would bolster his confidence.
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In the An family of Luoyang, An Tianzuo frowned at An Sheng and said, "What do you mean that you lost contact with the brat?"
"When he went to Guide Ancient City, he still remained in contact with me. However, after that, there was zero news. It's been four days and there hasn't been any news of him. He hasn't returned to Luoyang or Guide City. There's no news of him at Chess Mountain either," An Sheng said.
"Then where is he?" An Tianzuo asked.
An Sheng pondered for a moment before saying, "Overseer, I think he might have gone to the bureau."
"Nonsense. What can he do in the bureau? Does he really think that he can become an enemy of the bureau just because he killed Ják?" An Tianzuo placed the teacup on the table heavily.
An Sheng said with a bitter smile, "Young Master Wen might look gentle and mild-tempered as if he doesn't care about anything. However, he's extremely obstinate and unyielding like you. The bureau keeps bullying him, so Young Master Wen definitely won't let them off. He asked me for information regarding the bureau before. He must have gone to find trouble with them."
"What nonsense. Becoming arrogant and conceited just because of a little achievement? He really has an exaggerated opinion of his abilities. Does he think he's invincible just by killing a Ják?" An Tianzuo said angrily.
"Overseer, I don't think Young Master Wen is a rash person. I think he has his own ideas and he might really do something," An Sheng said.
"What can he do? Let's not talk about Shen Yuchi whom I have to be wary of. However, none of his four Censors are weaker than Ják. They are extremely difficult characters. It would be fine if he just wanted to vent his anger and kill a few of the lackeys, but if he really dares to head to the Special Inspector Bureau's headquarters, he will definitely die." An Tianzuo paused before saying, "If he only kills a few lackeys to vent his anger, he would be a stupid pig. Doing something like that won't help him at all. It will only make the bureau target him even more."
"Young Master Wen isn't a bloodthirsty person. He naturally wouldn't kill someone to vent his anger." An Sheng thought to himself, It's probably you who likes to kill people, right?
"Humph, who knows what nonsense he will do? Bring him back," said An Tianzuo.
"Overseer, didn't you say that you don't care about him?" An Sheng asked.
"Of course I don't care about him. It's best if he's dead. I'm just afraid that he will be arrested alive by the bureau. Wouldn't that cause the one at home to flip?" An Tianzuo glared at An Sheng and said, "Go immediately. No matter what you do, you have to bring him back."
"Yes, I'll head to the capital immediately," An Sheng replied.
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Chapter 437 True Blood Demon Dragon
Shen Yuchi had been in a bad mood recently. One of the officers in the bureau had betrayed the bureau and stolen many secret files.
The secret files contained some of the Special Inspector Bureau's operations, but these operations were held to target certain members of the six families. The exposure of these secret files immediately made the bureau become a public target.
The bureau was originally the watchdog for the six families. For it to attempt to bite its master, the outcome was palpable.
Shen Yuchi was already in a terrible fix. The only thing he could rejoice about was that the inspector's rank wasn't high enough. The files he had stolen were only a very small part of the collective, and it did not involve any core secrets.
Although the file only contained some of the less important members of the six families, Shen Yuchi was still being questioned and forced to explain to the six families. For this, the bureau had also paid a huge price.
The Cape family, who Liz was part of, provided huge amounts of financial aid to the bureau every year. In fact, the six families gave the Special Inspector Bureau the same amount of funding, but this funding was cut by all six families just before the transfer was supposed to be made.
Although the excuses used were different, Shen Yuchi knew very well that this was just a small warning from them.
It wasn't just that. Some of the inspectors who investigated the six families had also encountered some problems. Although no one had died, Shen Yuchi knew that it wouldn't be so simple if something like this happened again.
An Tianzuo, your revenge came really quickly. Shen Yuchi had already guessed who had done all this. Apart from An Tianzuo, there was no one else.
Even Ják had failed. This An family is getting more and more thorny. Just as Shen Yuchi was deep in thought about what to do next, he heard a knock on the door.
"Director-General, Northern Ice City has already agreed to our deal. This is the schedule of prices they offered." The secretary handed a document to Shen Yuchi.
Shen Yuchi carefully looked at the schedule of prices and frowned. "Why is it 30% more expensive than what we discussed previously?"
"Northern Ice City said that the Aurora Pith produced on their side has been decreasing, so they want to increase the prices. This is the lowest price they can accept," the secretary said helplessly.
"What do they mean by decreasing? It's clear they know that we are urgently in need of Aurora Pith. It's just an exorbitant demand." Shen Yuchi snorted coldly, but he felt somewhat helpless.
He had to obtain the Aurora Pith. It was needed for the advancement of Mythical Companion Beasts, so he had to obtain it no matter how expensive it was. After the Companion Beast advanced, it would be the most powerful trump card in the bureau's hands. This was a huge matter that couldn't be delayed.
However, the bureau's current financial situation was terrible. They had originally been hoping for the funding from the six families, but now that the funding had been cut, it would be difficult for the bureau to operate normally, much less buy the expensive Aurora Pith.
It looks like we can only use the Primordial Crystals in the reserves. After much thought, Shen Yuchi could only come up with this solution.
The quantity of the Primordial Crystal mine in the Special Investigation Bureau exceeded everyone's imagination. Even Shen Yuchi didn't expect such a massive amount of reserves when he first started mining.
However, Shen Yuchi was not in a hurry to cash out the Primordial Crystal mine. Every year, he only sold a few tons. As for the large number of Primordial Crystal ores, they were stored in the warehouse under the mine.
If he were to take out all the Primordial Crystal Ores, the future bureau wouldn't have to worry about funding for decades.
Of course, Shen Yuchi would definitely not let anyone know that the Special Inspector Bureau had such a large sum of wealth. Even the six families thought that the Primordial Crystal mine was only an ordinary mine.
"Continue discussing with Northern Ice City. Try to lower the price as much as possible." Shen Yuchi said to his secretary.
Even though he had money, he definitely couldn't waste it. Those Primordial Crystals would be of great use in the future. Unless it was a last resort, Shen Yuchi didn't want to use a single ounce.
"Yes, Director-General," the secretary replied.
Shen Yuchi picked up the investigation report from Luoyang and read it for a while. He couldn't help but frown and say, "Even Ják couldn't bring Zhou Wen back from the An family, so who should I send?"
For a moment, Shen Yuchi was unable to think of a good candidate. It was even more difficult to get someone from the uncrowned king of Luoyang—the An family.
He had imagined that Ják would be able to resolve this matter, but Ják had failed.
"Let's think about it carefully again." Shen Yuchi had no intention of giving up. Although Ják had failed, Wang Mingyuan's matter was very important. The six families had given him an order that had to be obeyed, so he had to investigate it thoroughly no matter what. Even if he was willing to give up, the six families wouldn't.
Zhou Wen slumped over a hill's peak as he observed the valley not far away with his binoculars.
The valley was the legendary valley—Don't Cry Valley. From the outside, the entrance wasn't very big. It was probably enough for three to four trucks to pass.
There were checkpoints built, and patrolling details. However, these weren't key. The patrols were carried out by ordinary inspectors who were only at the Legendary stage. It wouldn't be difficult for him to charge into Don't Cry Valley.
In fact, many people had rushed in before, but there weren't many who left alive.
The bureau clearly didn't focus the defense on the outside. The Primordial Crystal mine was likely their core defense. One of the four Censors, Cai Jin, was likely stationed there.
Zhou Wen wasn't too familiar with Cai Jin, but the information An Sheng had given him had mentioned this person in detail. He kept a very low profile, the lowest amongst the four Censors. There wasn't much information on him other than that he was good with the saber.
However, since Shen Yuchi was willing to hand over such an important Primordial Crystal mine to him, he could tell that this person was not simple.
Drones flew past from time to time, so Zhou Wen had to hide in the shadows as he continued observing the situation in Don't Cry Valley.
The distance is still too far. I can't see if there's a tiny palm symbol there. I have to get closer. Zhou Wen thought for a moment and summoned Truth Listener. He hid in the grass of the peak and let it take a look.
Truth Listener was only the size of a finger—a relatively small target that the average person couldn't see. Ordinary radar wouldn't discover its existence.
Truth Listener quickly ran through the grass and forests, and soon, it approached the valley's entrance. Zhou Wen's order was to let it search for the tiny palm symbol. Truth Listener didn't go anywhere near the checkpoint. Under the cover of the grass, it circled around the valley's entrance but failed to discover anything.
Since I can't find the tiny palm symbol, I have to go in myself to give it a try. Just as Zhou Wen was pondering how he should enter, his phone vibrated. Taking it out to take a look, he discovered a notification popped up in-game.
'Killed a Mythical Creature, True Blood Dragon. Discovered Dimensional Crystal.'
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Chapter 438 Demon Dragon True Body
True Blood Demon Dragon? What's that? Zhou Wen was first stunned for a second. When he realized what was happening, he was immediately overjoyed. He hurriedly took out his phone and entered the Zhuolu battlefield dungeon, controlling the blood-colored avatar to run towards the underground sea.
The crystal that the black dragon dropped won't be swallowed by the other black dragons, right? Zhou Wen was slightly worried, but he realized that it was a game, not reality. It was unlikely that the black dragons were that intelligent.
He ran to the underground sea and plunged in. Soon, he saw eight black dragons pulling the war wagon over. One of them was gone.
I wonder where the black dragon died? Zhou Wen felt a slight headache, but it was likely nearby.
Zhou Wen didn't dare let the blood-colored avatar die. If it died, whatever had dropped would be gone.
He controlled the blood-colored avatar to turn around and draw the eight black dragons out of the water surface. Then, he took them on a merry chase and led them to a spot close to the coast. Only then did he use teleportation to shake them off and circle back from another direction.
When Zhou Wen returned to the spot where he had encountered the eight dragons, he didn't spend much time searching. He saw a treasure glow at the bottom of the sea. He dived over and saw a pearl that looked like a dragon pearl at the bottom of the sea. Inside the pearl was a black dragon's shadow—it was a Primordial Energy Skill Crystal.
Zhou Wen didn't have the time to look carefully when he obtained the Primordial Energy Skill Crystal. He first controlled the blood-colored avatar to leave the underground sea, in case he ended being chased by the eight dragons.
Now that he didn't have the ability to teleport, it wouldn't be easy for him to escape the eight dragons if he were to be entangled by them.
After returning to the bat cave, Zhou Wen carefully sized up the True Blood Demon Dragon's Primordial Energy Skill Crystal.
True Blood Demon Dragon Crystal: Mythical
'Requirement: Strength 40, Poison 21, Constitution-raising Life Providence, Constitution-raising Life Soul.'
I've already obtained 40 points of Strength. Although I don't know why there's a Poison stat requirement, it has also reached the requirement. I wonder if the Ancient Sovereign Sutra can be considered as a Constitution-raising Life Providence and Life Soul? Zhou Wen found a secluded cave and prepared to attempt it. He switched his Primordial Energy Art to the Ancient Sovereign Sutra before letting the Ancient Sovereign Life Soul fuse with him.
When Zhou Wen attempted to absorb the True Blood Demon Dragon Crystal again, the dragon pearl-like crystal immediately emitted a blinding light. Wisps of black gas seeped out from the crystal and into the blood-colored avatar's body.
Zhou Wen immediately felt a terrifying force roaring in his body as though it was about to rupture.
Soon, Zhou Wen realized that something was amiss. His muscles were expanding and his bones were growing as he grew taller in a short period of time. He was about two meters tall.
Furthermore, there were scales growing on his body. However, the scales weren't black. Under the reflection of the Ancient Sovereign Body, the scales looked like blood crystals.
Zhou Wen felt his entire body ache, and the top of his head felt as though it was about to be pierced through. His spine hurt terribly as though a blade was slicing at his flesh.
Zhou Wen endured the pain until the crystal's energy completely melted into his body. Only then did he feel a lot better. However, using the phone's selfie camera function to take a look at himself, he realized that he was like a humanoid dragon. Apart from the lack of a dragon's tail, he had grown horns on his head. Dragon fins had also grown on his back. His body was covered in scales too. He didn't look like a person at all.
He hurriedly stopped the Primordial Energy Skill he had just acquired. Then, Zhou Wen felt his body deflate like a balloon. He immediately shrank to his original size as the dragon scales and dragon horns vanished from his body.
Only then did Zhou Wen heave a sigh of relief. He hurriedly looked at the stats in-game and saw that the game had already popped up a notification: 'Absorbed True Blood Demon Dragon Crystal. Attained Mythical Primordial Energy Skill—Demon Dragon True Body.'
Although it's a Mythical Primordial Energy Skill, this image is a little too odd. Zhou Wen attempted to use the Demon Dragon True Body again and discovered that this Mythical Primordial Energy Skill could only be used when he used the Inverse Ancient Sovereign Life Soul. He couldn't transform when using other Primordial Energy Arts.
After activating the Demon Dragon True Body, Zhou Wen looked at himself through the camera and couldn't recognize that it was him. In the sun-like glow stood a blood-red humanoid dragon. As the light was too strong, he could only see a blood-colored human dragon's silhouette. It looked odd no matter how he looked at it.
The Demon Dragon True Body lasted for about ten seconds before Zhou Wen found his Primordial Energy depleted as he automatically returned to human form.
The Ancient Sovereign Sutra doesn't provide unlimited Primordial Energy. This Demon Dragon True Body can only last for about ten seconds. I wonder how powerful it is. Zhou Wen didn't dare try it out in reality, so he returned to the game and first grinded some Primordial Energy Crystals to replenish his Primordial Energy before heading to the underground sea.
As he had restarted the game dungeon while grinding Primordial Energy Crystals, he once again encountered nine black dragons when he arrived at the underground sea.
Seeing the nine black dragons charge at him, Zhou Wen activated his Demon Dragon True Body before charging at the nine black dragons in the form of a humanoid dragon that emitted terrifying light.
About ten seconds later, Zhou Wen felt as though he had become Superman. His body's Strength and Speed could actually clash head-on with the black dragon. He wasn't at a disadvantage at all. He was like a humanoid dragon.
Ten seconds later, Zhou Wen returned to his original form. It didn't take long before he was killed by the nine black dragons.
What a pity. If I could use Demon Dragon True Body while in Slaughterer state, I could storm into the bureau and destroy the bureau's headquarters, wiping out its existence. Zhou Wen felt full of regret.
However, ten seconds was enough for Zhou Wen to do a lot of things. He just couldn't use any other Primordial Energy Skills in that ten seconds. If his Primordial Energy was expended, the Demon Dragon True Body would automatically stop, preventing him from lasting even ten seconds.
It's not that I can't use the Demon Dragon True Body for long. I can just grind some Primordial Energy Crystals in-game. After the Demon Dragon True Body ends, I'll find a place to absorb Primordial Energy Crystals. However, in that case, I'll still need some buffer time. Zhou Wen was quite satisfied with the Demon Dragon True Body. Mythical Strength and Speed were as true as it got. Even if he didn't use any Primordial Energy Skills, he could easily kill an Epic creature with his Strength and Speed.
It's time to make that arrogant flower pay the price. Zhou Wen excitedly opened Chess Mountain's instance dungeon and prepared to teach the flower a lesson. He wanted to find her weakness and never be bullied by her again.
As Tyrant Behemoth hadn't successfully evolved, Zhou Wen could only hide in a cave and wait for it to complete its evolution before heading to the Don't Cry Valley. He had nothing else to do other than gaming.
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Chapter 439 Returning to the Deer Terrace Pavilion
The blood-colored avatar came in front of Chess Mountain's mountain cliff. Zhou Wen had nothing to be afraid of in-game. He straightened his back and summoned Overlord Sword. With one move, he slashed out with the Demonic Astral Wheel that went against the heavens. The blood-red light wheel of light immediately tore out and slashed at the flower on the mountain wall.
The flower petal silently fell. The Demonic Astral Wheel immediately shattered the petal upon impact.
Zhou Wen wanted to know what tricks the flower had up its sleeve when he suddenly saw the blood-colored avatar collapse to the ground. The game screen also went black.
Zhou Wen felt his body turn cold. Thankfully, he hadn't had too much conflict with The Thearch; otherwise, he would already be a rotten corpse.
How did I die? I only saw a petal drop before dying, Zhou Wen thought to himself.
It was obvious that the flower's power of wishes didn't share the same system as curse-related powers, but it could also kill.
They clearly kill people the same way, so why wouldn't the power of the wishes be restrained by the Evil Nullification Life Soul? Zhou Wen was somewhat depressed.
Dripping a drop of blood to revive, he came in front of Chess Mountain cliff. Zhou Wen used every attack technique he knew, as well as all sorts of Companion Beasts, but the outcome was the same.
As long as the flower dropped a petal, the blood-colored avatar would immediately die. There was no chance of survival.
Zhou Wen had also tried letting the Demonic Neonate attack with her ancient sword from a distance away, but before the ancient sword arrived, the petals fell and the blood-colored avatar collapsed to the ground once again. The game was over.
What kind of crappy flower is this? Does it give five others a chance? After Zhou Wen's repeated deaths, he had the urge to smash his phone.
No matter how strong the other dimensional creatures were, he could at least see some possibilities. He couldn't kill them now only because he lacked strength. When he had enough strength in the future, he naturally would have the chance to kill them.
However, this flower didn't provide him any hope at all. If a petal fell, he would die no matter what.
Zhou Wen calmed down and began considering the problem regarding the flower.
It's obvious that the flower in the game isn't intelligent, much less capable of interacting with others. It's just a flower without any level of sentience. It will only react automatically when I attack it by dropping a petal. This is completely different from The Thearch I met in real life. Is it the difference between the game and reality? Or is there another reason? Zhou Wen had a nagging feeling that The Thearch wasn't as simple as a flower. Perhaps this flower was only a tool The Thearch used to transmit her voice. The Thearch was actually someone else, but Zhou Wen didn't know who or what she was.
He entered the game again and this time, Zhou Wen didn't attack the flower. He attempted to ignore it before climbing up the mountain wall.
However, to his surprise, when Zhou Wen didn't attack the flower, the flower wouldn't attack him either. It continued growing silently on the mountain wall like an ordinary wildflower.
Zhou Wen already had experience climbing Chess Mountain, so he did the same in-game. It had an extremely powerful force that pulled at his body, making it extremely difficult to climb higher.
After struggling to reach the peak, he found a stone staircase that led to the top of the mountain just like in reality. There was a huge boulder that looked like a steam bun.
There was a snow-white jade box embedded in the center of the boulder. Zhou Wen controlled the blood-colored avatar to touch the jade box, but he failed. His palm passed through the jade box as though it was a phantom, not something real.
As expected. This jade box is similar to that stone saber. It suppresses dimensional zones, so it's impossible to touch in-game. It can only be obtained in real life. Although Zhou Wen was greedy, he knew that many people would be killed if a dimensional zone's restrictions were removed. He couldn't take it no matter what.
When he descended the mountain, Zhou Wen saw the flower on the mountain wall. Suddenly, an idea flashed in his mind. Previously, when The Thearch got me to enter Chess Mountain, I didn't go by the mountain pass, but a crack near the flower's roots. Could it be that this flower is the key to entering Chess Mountain? Is this a secret tunnel?
But how can I get the flower to open the passage to Chess Mountain for me? I wonder if begging it is useful? Zhou Wen thought to himself as he tried. After all, it didn't take much effort.
"Little Flower, the flower, can you help me open the path to Chess Mountain?" Zhou Wen asked the flower.
However, the flower didn't react at all. It didn't seem to have any intention of bothering with him.
It doesn't work? Zhou Wen thought of using the Void Flower. Since the two of them were flowers and might even be connected to each other, he decided to shout at the flower in the language that The Thearch had taught him. It meant: "Open!"
Rumble!
As a flower petal fell, the entire Chess Mountain shook. A mountain rift opened up near the flower's roots.
It really works... Then all those earlier deaths were for nothing. Zhou Wen was somewhat depressed.
However, when he thought of the mountain of high-valued crystals and the dozen or so Mythical Companion Eggs in Chess Mountain, Zhou Wen stopped worrying about it. He controlled the blood-colored avatar to rush in.
Everything was the same as when The Thearch led him in. Not long after, he arrived at the Deer Terrace Pavilion in the mountain belly.
Zhou Wen still followed the previous method and climbed down the mountain wall before jumping into the river and swimming towards Deer Terrace Pavilion.
After swimming for a while, he felt that something huge was approaching the blood-colored avatar. Zhou Wen was already experienced and didn't bother with it. However, very quickly, the red tentacles or water grass wrapped around him and pulled the blood-colored avatar into the river. Before Zhou Wen could do anything, the game screen went black.
Holy sh*t, what's going on? Zhou Wen felt depressed. He had done everything according to the previous method. However, without the bone flute in-game, there was no way for him to get the blood-colored avatar to bite the bone flute when entering the river. This was probably where the problem was.
Since the method doesn't work, I have to force my way in. Zhou Wen had no way of getting the bone flute into the game, so he had no choice but to give up on his previous path.
Summoning the stone armor, he held the Overlord Sword in his hand. He also wore the Truth Listener earring. With the banana fan in his other hand, he rode the White Shadow of Poison and flew towards Deer Terrace Pavilion.
Before he could get close, he saw a black gas rise up from the ancient building, condensing into the image of a black nine-tailed fox. It rested above the ancient building and its tail, condensed from nine black gases, was swaying. Its pair of demonic, enchanting eyes were staring at the blood-colored avatar.
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Chapter 440 Immortal
Two beams shot out of the fox demon's eyes and arrived in front of the blood-colored avatar in a blink of an eye. They were so unbelievably fast that Zhou Wen wasn't given any time to react.
Zhou Wen subconsciously used Ghost Steps and dodged to the side. However, White Shadow of Poison didn't react quickly enough. After the beam hit it, it immediately disintegrated and vanished.
What terrifying strength! Zhou Wen was alarmed as he saw the fox demon's eyes constantly shoot out beams at the blood-colored avatar.
Zhou Wen was best at movement techniques, but under such speedy beams, dodging a few times quickly exhausted him. Desperate, he could only draw his sword and slash it at the fox demon's eyes.
However, the beam didn't seem corporeal as Overlord Sword's sword beam pierced through the beam as it illuminated Zhou Wen and the Overlord Sword.
Zhou Wen watched the scene of Overlord Sword and the blood-colored avatar being disassembled into points of light before the game screen went black.
I'm afraid the fox demon's gaze is about to reach the speed of light. How can it be dodged? Zhou Wen was somewhat helpless. No matter how good his movement technique was, it was difficult for him to dodge.
From the looks of it, this won't work. I can't take the river path. The sky has the fox demon as an obstacle. I can't afford to provoke any of them. Zhou Wen realized that he couldn't enter Deer Terrace Pavilion.
Is there a way to enter? Zhou Wen suddenly recalled how he had looked at the stone wall inside Deer Terrace Pavilion and simulated a Primordial Energy Art known as the Demon God Bloodline Catalog. He wondered if it was of any use.
Dripping a drop of blood to revive, he entered Chess Mountain again. This time, since they were useless, Zhou Wen didn't hold so many weapons. In fact, he decided not to take anything. All he did was switch his Primordial Energy Art to the Demon God Bloodline Catalog which he had gained basic mastery, one that didn't even have a Life Providence.
After he was done, Zhou Wen hesitated for a moment before choosing to jump into the river.
After all, this was a path that he had taken once. If he were to take another path, he didn't know what other problems he would encounter. If the Demon God Bloodline Catalog really worked, he could directly reach the place where the Mythical Companion Eggs were placed.
Just like the last time, the blood-colored avatar didn't swim far before strange blood-colored tentacles appeared under the river. However, the blood-colored tentacles didn't pull him into the water. They danced in the water like swaying seaweed.
Is the Demon God Bloodline Catalog really useful? Zhou Wen was delighted as he spread apart the tentacles and continued swimming forward. Soon, he arrived beside Deer Terrace Pavilion.
Surprisingly, nothing happened. Zhou Wen searched the left side of Deer Terrace Pavilion for quite some time, but he failed to find the hole that he had previously used to enter.
No way? That crappy hole isn't in-game? Zhou Wen searched back and forth a few times. There was no mistake about it. There really wasn't a hole there.
Left with no choice, Zhou Wen could only swim to the front of Deer Terrace Pavilion and climb up the stone stairs.
There were three levels to the foundation of Deer Terrace Pavilion. It was like a pyramid. Further up was the ancient building.
Previously, Zhou Wen had swum underwater. According to his estimates, after entering, he was probably at the bottom of the foundation.
There were no doors to the three levels. He could only walk up the stone stairs and reach the ancient building's entrance.
While carefully controlling the blood-colored avatar, he nervously walked up the stone stairs. Although he had the Demon God Bloodline Catalog protecting him, it was only at basic mastery. It didn't even have a Life Providence.
When Zhou Wen walked to the foundation at the bottom, he suddenly saw a mist spew out from the platform, transforming into many fairies and immortals that cast their gazes at the blood-colored avatar.
Zhou Wen's heart skipped a beat. He saw that these fairies and immortals were rather beautiful, but he felt an indescribable seduction. He thought of the demoness in the legend who summoned many demon spirits who could transform their appearances. They disguised themselves as immortals to drink with the tyrant.
Although they were only demon spirits, they were all figures in myths and legends. It wasn't impossible for them to have strength at the Mythical stage.
The fairies and immortals looked at the blood-colored avatar and sized him up before ignoring him. They held alcohol flasks and glasses as they focused on drinking. There were even fairies dancing as they drank. Their dancing styles were tacky.
This Demon God Bloodline Catalog is actually so useful. Doesn't that mean that I can freely enter dimensional zones in the future without needing to worry about being attacked? Zhou Wen thought to himself, but he didn't stop walking. He continued walking up the stairs.
When he arrived at the second floor of the foundation's platform, he saw many fairies and immortals. They were similar to the previous level—they only sized up the blood-colored avatar for a moment before ignoring him.
Zhou Wen walked up all the way to the third level's platform, which was also the level where the ancient building was. He saw some more fairies and immortals, but the outcome was the same. No one paid him any attention.
Zhou Wen controlled the blood-colored avatar to walk towards the ancient building's door. The door was open. He looked inside and saw six fairies and immortals drinking and enjoying themselves. However, they were different from the ones outside. They sat on both sides of the hall. Each of them had a short table in front of them. On the table were fine wine, fruits, and delicacies.
The moment the blood-colored avatar entered the hall, a fairy sitting close to the door looked at him. With just a glance, her expression changed as she shot out a rainbow beam.
No good! I've been discovered! Zhou Wen dodged and retreated, but the rainbow beam kept chasing after him like it had a life of its own. It drew an arc in the air like a rainbow.
Zhou Wen continuously changed directions and dodged a few times, but he was ultimately caught up by the rainbow beam. Helpless, he could only draw his sword and slash at it.
Boom!
The Overlord Sword struck ruthlessly. The rainbow-colored beam was actually cleaved apart by the Overlord Sword. However, the blood-colored avatar's body was sent flying as it tumbled down the stone steps.
As such, the concealment from before had also lost its effect. The fairies and immortals on the platform charged ferociously at the blood-colored avatar.
Realizing that he was exposed, Zhou Wen didn't hide anything. He switched back to the Lost Immortal Sutra and took out his banana fan. He fanned at the charging assailants.
Boom!
The sky was filled with immortals as they were sent flying by the fan. They either slammed into the wall or fell to the ground. They spat out mouthfuls of blood and looked seriously injured. Some of them directly revealed their true bodies. Most of them were foxes, night cats, pheasants, etc.
So these guys aren't at the Mythical stage. Zhou Wen was relieved as he fanned the fake fairies and immortals.
After sending them flying everywhere, some died upon hitting Deer Terrace Pavilion.
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Chapter 441 Tyrant"s Evolution Completed
'Killed Epic creature, Ancient Tomb Fox Demon. Discovered Dimensional Crystal.'
'Killed Epic creature, Three-Eyed Cat Demon. Discovered Dimensional Crystal.'
'Killed Epic creature, Ancient Tomb Fox Demon...'
Matching the banana fan with Slaughterer's infinite Primordial Energy, his ability to kill en masse was virtually unparalleled at creatures his level. After fanning a few times, he killed many fake fairies and immortals.
Zhou Wen saw the dimensional crystals that dropped and was about to pick them up when he saw a rainbow beam fly down. It was none other than the fairy sitting at the end of the grand hall.
Zhou Wen struck out with a Grand Yin Wind at the fairy. With a wave of her hand, a rainbow beam met the Grand Yin Wind, diverting it aside.
Zhou Wen immediately knew that the fairy was most likely at the Mythical stage. Although the Grand Yin Wind was strong, it wasn't at the Mythical stage yet. He would definitely be at a disadvantage against a Mythical creature.
Zhou Wen turned around and ran down the stairs. The fairy chased after him as she released rainbow beams with both hands. They combined into a single rainbow beam that enveloped the blood-colored avatar like thousands of rays of light. The colorful rays seemed to have a life of their own, so no matter how Zhou Wen dodged, they continued chasing him.
The colorful light came from all directions and Zhou Wen had no room to move. He gritted his teeth and switched to the Ancient Sovereign Sutra. At the same time, he used the Demon Dragon True Body to fend off the rainbow beams with his powerful physique.
Boom!
The rainbow beams landed on Zhou Wen, causing him to feel like he had been struck by hammers. However, the rainbow beams failed to tear through the scales on the blood-colored avatar's body. Instead, they shattered.
What an amazing Demon Dragon True Body! Zhou Wen was overjoyed as he pounced at the fairy like a beast.
The fairy's body phased away, leaving behind afterimages. At the same time, it constantly emitted rainbow beams from her hands. Although the Demon Dragon True Body wasn't afraid of the rainbow beams, he was repelled every time. He failed to approach her.
Seeing that time for his Demon Dragon True Body was running out, Zhou Wen turned and ran downstairs.
The fairy chased after him and constantly attacked. However, after Zhou Wen left the third level and returned to the foundation's second level, she didn't chase after him again and returned to the ancient building.
The fake fairies and immortals on the second level charged forward. Although Zhou Wen's time in his Demon Dragon True Body had run out due to having zero Primordial Energy, he wasn't afraid of them. He switched back to Slaughterer and his Primordial Energy immediately returned to full.
Combining the Overlord Sword with Transcendent Flying Immortal, he killed all the fairies and immortals that rushed at him.
Zhou Wen realized that no matter how he killed on the second level, the dimensional creatures inside the palace didn't come out.
I can't enter the palace, but it's not a bad idea to grind these Epic creatures. Zhou Wen summoned the baby tiger and killed all the fairies and immortals on the second and first levels. A few dimensional crystals dropped, along with one Primordial Energy Skill Crystal.
Zhou Wen didn't head back up to the third level. He couldn't even deal with a single demoness. There were five of them inside, so it was useless even if he went up.
Could The Thearch be one of the six demons in the hall? Zhou Wen thought.
Zhou Wen hid in the cave and kept grinding. Although the demons who pretended to be fairies and immortals at Deer Terrace Pavilion weren't very capable, the dimensional crystals they dropped weren't bad. High-valued dimensional crystals would often drop, so Zhou Wen took the opportunity to raise his various stats.
'Tyrant Behemoth has succeeded in evolving to the Epic stage.'
After two days of grinding, Zhou Wen suddenly saw a notification appear in-game. He couldn't help but feel delighted.
It's finally done! Zhou Wen hurriedly opened the Companion Beast column. Among the Epic Companion Beasts, there was indeed Tyrant Behemoth.
In the game, he summoned Tyrant Behemoth and saw a majestic black monster appear on the game's screen. He couldn't tell how big it was in-game, but when he compared to the blood-colored avatar, he realized that the blood-colored avatar was only the size of its palm. This fellow was like a small mountain.
I wonder how much this fellow will eat in the future. Can I really afford it? Zhou Wen thought to himself.
Looking at the Tyrant Behemoth's stats, Zhou Wen immediately threw away his worries.
Tyrant Behemoth: Epic (Evolvable)
Life Providence: Extreme Strength
Life Soul: Violence Crown
Strength: 41
Speed: 41
Constitution: 41
Primordial Energy: 41
Talent Skill: Mountain Consuming
Companion Form: Boxing Glove
It's finally at the Epic stage. It's time to begin operations. Zhou Wen switched off his phone and walked out of the cave. He sneaked in the direction of Don't Cry Valley in the darkness.
Unfortunately, Ják's Companion Egg hadn't grown. Otherwise, with Ják's shadow escape ability, he would have been able to enter Don't Cry Valley without a sound.
Now, Zhou Wen had to force his way in.
Thankfully, the bureau didn't place its key defenses here. It wasn't difficult to charge in. The mysterious force in Don't Cry Valley that made people cry was the best defensive barrier.
Zhou Wen wore the Mutated Stone Chi armor and wrapped his entire body inside. Without even showing his face, he switched to his Godfiend Life Providence and charged at a checkpoint.
The personnel from the bureau saw a figure fly over. Before they could react, it flashed past the checkpoint and disappeared into Don't Cry Valley. They almost thought they were seeing things.
"I think something rushed in, right?" One of the inspectors looked at another inspector and asked with uncertainty.
"It seems so. I didn't see it clearly." Another inspector wasn't too sure either.
"Should we report it?"
"Let's take a look at the surveillance cameras."
The two of them checked the surveillance footage and slowed down many times before they saw a person wearing stone armor rush into Don't Cry Valley.
"Quickly report to the Censor." The two quickly sent people into Don't Cry Valley to report to Cai Jin.
After Zhou Wen rushed into the valley, the Truth Listener earring on his ear began to heat up. At the same time, a surge of Primordial Energy surged into his body, delighting him. This meant that the Truth Listener earring had shown its effects. Don't Cry Valley wasn't a dangerous land for him.
He scanned his surroundings before flying in a certain direction.
As no one reached the Primordial Crystal mine alive, Zhou Wen didn't know its exact location. All he could do was search the valley.
In the large valley, there were bamboo forests everywhere. After the wind blew through the bamboo forest, there was a rustling sound. It sounded very strange.
Although it didn't look big from the outside, the valley's space became huge after it had become a dimensional zone. In the endless bamboo forest, Zhou Wen rapidly moved in search of the possible location of the Primordial Crystal mine.
The deeper he ventured into the valley, the more Primordial Energy surged into his eyes. Clearly, the mysterious force was gradually strengthening. However, to the Truth Listener earring, the mysterious force became beneficial, allowing Zhou Wen to replenish his Primordial Energy even when he used other Primordial Energy Arts.
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Chapter 442 Tunneling
The interference in Don't Cry Valley prevented all kinds of equipment from working normally. Zhou Wen wasn't worried about cameras here, but he still needed to pay attention to things like Companion Beasts.
Some people liked to use worms, mosquitoes, and other Companion Beasts for reconnaissance purposes, making them harder to defend against than electronic equipment. This was because few people would notice them so they were especially useful in dimensional zones.
Zhou Wen used the Truth Listener earring to pay attention to every movement around him, to ensure that any dimensional creatures could be discovered the moment they appeared.
Suddenly, Zhou Wen sensed the existence of a dimensional creature. It was a green bamboo viper. It was sprawled on a bamboo joint, sharing the same color as the bamboo leaves, making it difficult for ordinary people to discover its existence.
However, the Truth Listener earring had discovered its existence from afar. Zhou Wen didn't know if the bamboo viper was a native dimensional creature of Don't Cry Valley or it was manually placed there.
Regardless of which one it was, Zhou Wen didn't plan on alerting it. He circled around it and continued deeper into the bamboo forest without letting it discover him.
Zhou Wen found quite a number of dimensional creatures along the way. He circled around them without alerting any of them. He hoped that he was heading in the right direction.
As he walked forward, more and more dimensional creatures appeared. There were bamboo vipers, mantises that resembled withered leaves, and a frog hiding in the fallen leaves. These Companion Beasts weren't very powerful, but they were distributed very regularly. It was difficult for one to dodge their line of sight no matter where one went.
Zhou Wen wasted a lot of time to circle around these dimensional creatures. After passing through the bamboo forest, he saw a building resembling a blockhouse erected on the mountain wall.
It was obvious that the building was man-made. It was highly likely to be the entrance to the Primordial Crystal mine.
However, there was only one entrance without any windows. It was completely sealed. If one wanted to rush in, one had to break open the door and clash with the people from the bureau.
This was the economic lifeline of the bureau. It had one of the four Censors, Cai Jin, guarding it. According to An Sheng, Cai Jin was as strong as Ják.
With the help of other Epic experts, and with them having the terrain advantage, Zhou Wen didn't think it was a good idea to forcefully barge in.
After observing the surrounding terrain, Zhou Wen infiltrated from another side of the canyon and found a low depression. He summoned Tyrant Behemoth.
The Epic Tyrant Behemoth was more than ten meters tall. It was like a small black mountain. In reality, it felt majestic and terrifying when he looked at it. He felt like it could pierce through a mountain with a single punch.
"Tyrant, can you dig diagonally down in that direction? Be careful not to make too much noise." Zhou Wen pointed in the direction of the mine.
Tyrant Behemoth could devour extremely hard Primordial Crystal ores, so it shouldn't be a problem for it to deal with ordinary rocks.
Tyrant Behemoth took action after hearing the order. It lowered its head to the ground, and the two horns on its head spun like a huge drill, tearing open a huge hole.
Zhou Wen saw mud splatter and hurriedly crawled in behind Tyrant Behemoth. Tyrant Behemoth was like a super drilling vehicle that violently drilled through rocks and kept proceeding underground.
As there was nowhere to dispose of the rock and mud, the back of the tunnel was quickly blocked, just leaving a space slightly bigger than Tyrant Behemoth.
The place Zhou Wen had chosen was still more than a thousand meters from the entrance to the mine. He was originally worried that Tyrant Behemoth would take too long to enter, but he had clearly underestimated Tyrant Behemoth's strength.
This was a fellow who was known to be able to eat a thousand mountains every day. Although it hadn't advanced to the Mythical stage and couldn't eat a mountain, it wasn't difficult for it to dig a hole.
After following Tyrant Behemoth for more than an hour, Zhou Wen guessed that he should have arrived at a stop under the mine, but he hadn't seen any Primordial Crystal ores appear.
Strange, why haven't I seen any Primordial Crystal ores? Logically speaking, if there's a mine here, I should be able to see Primordial Crystal ores nearby. Why aren't there any? Zhou Wen found it odd.
Crack!
As he was thinking, he heard the sound of rocks cracking above him. He looked over and saw that there were several cracks above the tunnel that Tyrant Behemoth had dug open. There was faint light passing through the cracks.
But for some reason, Tyrant Behemoth didn't advance further. It looked up at the cracks.
Eh! Could it be that Tyrant Behemoth went too deep down and missed the mining area? Zhou Wen made Tyrant Behemoth stop. He stood on Tyrant Behemoth's body and leaned close to the crack to take a look inside. There was light inside, but all he could see was the ceiling.
Using Truth Listener's ability, a huge warehouse appeared in Zhou Wen's mind. Rows of metal chests were placed inside.
The entire warehouse was around a thousand square meters. There were plenty of metal chests in there.
This place... Could it be their warehouse to store the Primordial Crystal ores? Zhou Wen's heart stirred as he carefully observed using Truth Listener's powers. He soon discovered that there were quite a number of mini Companion Beasts hidden in the warehouse. One of them, a cricket-like Companion Beast, was staring at the crack as though it had sensed something.
Zhou Wen knew that he couldn't alarm them; otherwise, Cai Jin and the other inspectors would immediately be alarmed. After some thought, he summoned some Blood Threadworms.
These Blood Threadworms were obtained from the Zhuolu battlefield. They were finer than hair. It was very difficult to notice a few of them with the naked eye.
He let the Blood Threadworm crawl into the warehouse and carefully approach the Companion Beast in the warehouse before letting them burrow into their bodies.
The Companion Beasts were ordered by their owners to remain motionless. This made it easier for Zhou Wen to take action. The Blood Threadworms crawled into their bodies and immediately affected their nerves. Although they wouldn't immediately die, they fell into a state of dementia.
Without any hesitation, Zhou Wen got Tyrant Behemoth to drill a huge hole into the warehouse. The man and pet crawled inside.
Zhou Wen raised his hand and chopped open a metal chest's lock. He lifted the lid and immediately, a blinding light emitted from the box. All the boxes were filled with Primordial Crystals.
Holy sh*t, aren't there thousands of metal chests in this warehouse? If the items inside are all Primordial Crystals... Zhou Wen didn't dare imagine what would happen. As for Tyrant Behemoth, he was already salivating at the box of Primordial Energy Crystals that Zhou Wen had opened.
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Chapter 443 Let Loose and Ea
"Eat. Let loose and eat. Eat however much you can." Zhou Wen ordered Tyrant Behemoth.
Tyrant Behemoth let out a roar and swallowed the chest of Primordial Crystals that Zhou Wen had opened with a single mouthful. After chewing a few times, it swallowed it. It wasn't afraid of indigestion.
The Tyrant Behemoth didn't even look. It opened its mouth and bit down on the metal chests one by one, then chewed them to pieces. Its crushing bite was simply too astonishing. It ate metal and Primordial Crystal was like it was eating jelly beans.
Zhou Wen didn't idle either. He opened the boxes and saw that they were filled with Primordial Energy Crystals. He directly put them into his Chaos Bead, throwing chest after chest in.
These were all worth money. Zhou Wen was used to being poor, so he had never seen so many valuables before. He just kept moving them into his Chaos Bead.
It wasn't that he had never seen anything good, but all the good things were in-game. He couldn't take them out no matter how good they were. These Primordial Crystals were good stuff that could be used in the real world. He could also sell them for a good price. He didn't have to waste time grinding for any Companion Eggs or Primordial Energy Skill Crystals.
Now that he had money, he could buy them directly.
Previously, Zhou Wen didn't know that there were so many Primordial Crystals stored here. He imagined that he would need to get Tyrant Behemoth to dig for ores, but to his surprise, the bureau had already dug them out and placed them there in chests.
If he had known this would happen, Zhou Wen would have come long ago. Why would he need to wait for Tyrant Behemoth to evolve? He could have emptied the area alone.
Tyrant Behemoth ate one chest after another while Zhou Wen moved chests into his chaos space. Both of them were busy at work.
Zhou Wen suddenly thought of a famous saying from a great person, "The people of labor are the most glorious."
Zhou Wen didn't know how many chests he had stored in the Chaos Bead. In any case, apart from the ones he had moved into the Chaos Bead, the remaining were devoured by Tyrant Behemoth. He didn't know what its stomach was made of, but after eating nearly a thousand boxes of Primordial Crystals, its stomach didn't even swell up at all.
Seeing Tyrant Behemoth looking at him longingly, Zhou Wen subconsciously tightened his grip on his Chaos Bead. Then, he looked at Tyrant Behemoth and said, "This is a Primordial Crystal mine. There must be many more unmined deposits of Primordial Crystal ores outside. Let's head out and eat the ones outside. You can eat as much as you want."
Tyrant Behemoth seemed to understand what Zhou Wen was getting at. His eyes were as bright as light bulbs. With a roar, he slammed his head against the ground.
No matter how excited you are, you shouldn't be hitting your head? Foodies really lack brains, Zhou Wen thought.
However, to his surprise, Tyrant Behemoth crashed into the ground of the warehouse. The horns on his head spun, opening a huge hole in the rock before burrowing down.
Zhou Wen hurriedly followed it. Tyrant Behemoth drilled for some time before it suddenly widened its mouth. It began to directly bite down on the rocks. Only then did Zhou Wen realize that the surrounding rocks had already shown signs of Primordial Crystal ores. They looked like sparkling stars.
Zhou Wen had never seen Tyrant Behemoth use the Mountain Consuming skill in combat. Now, he had truly witnessed it for himself. The skill wasn't used for fighting, but for eating.
Tyrant Behemoth's mouth was like a black hole as it swallowed the rocks mixed with the Primordial Crystal ores. It was like a miniature black hole.
Zhou Wen was already satisfied with obtaining so many Primordial Crystals, so he allowed Tyrant Behemoth to devour the Primordial Crystal ores.
Shen Yuchi was currently in Cai Jin's office. The Primordial Crystal mine was the economic lifeline of the bureau. Shen Yuchi had told Cai Jin that no one could take a piece of the Primordial Crystals from here without him being here in person.
In order to purchase the Aurora Pith, he had to use some of the Primordial Crystals in the reserves. It just scratched the surface of the reserves, so Shen Yuchi was not worried about any future financial problems.
With the Primordial Crystal mine backing him, even if he couldn't obtain any funding for ten years, the bureau could still lead a comfortable life. Furthermore, the six families definitely wouldn't stop funding the bureau next year. After all, many descendants of the six families were working there. Even if he didn't want their money, they would definitely give it to him in the future.
"Cai Jin, it's been hard on you to guard the Primordial Crystal mine for all these years." Shen Yuchi had always thought highly of Cai Jin. Although he wasn't the most powerful of the four Censors, he was the most reliable one. He was meticulous and had been guarding the Primordial Crystal mine for so many years without any mistakes. He was very cautious and professional.
"Director-General, you're too polite. This is simply my job," Cai Jin said in neither a supercilious nor obsequious manner. He knew Shen Yuchi's temper. If he acted overly proud and arrogant, it would probably earn Shen Yuchi's displeasure.
"Yes. Wait for another two years and the position of deputy director-general will be open. I plan to recommend you to take over the position," Shen Yuchi said.
"Thank you for your grooming." Cai Jin was truly happy.
The four Censors were very famous, but in fact, they were working under Shen Yuchi. However, becoming the deputy director-general was different. That put him in the ranks of having actual authority.
Just as Shen Yuchi was about to say something, an inspector suddenly knocked on the door and entered. He reported, "Sir, there's news from the guards at the canyon entrance that someone has infiltrated Don't Cry Valley."
"Do you know who it is?" Cai Jin's expression didn't change much. Over the years, various factions had sent many people to try to pry into the situation of the Primordial Crystal mine, but all of them failed. He had seen such situations aplenty.
"I don't know. That person was too fast and they weren't able to see him clearly. However, the surveillance camera captured the person. They printed the photo and brought it here." As he spoke, the inspector handed a few photos to Cai Jin.
After Cai Jin received them, he directly handed them to Shen Yuchi with both hands. With Shen Yuchi around, he naturally had to let him see them first.
Shen Yuchi looked at the photos and saw that the person was covered in stone-like armor. He couldn't see his face clearly at all. However, the stone armor looked a little familiar to him, but he couldn't recall where he had seen it before.
"Cai Jin, what's your take?" Shen Yuchi pushed the photo in front of Cai Jin. He still trusted him immensely.
After taking a look at the picture, Cai Jin couldn't tell who the person was, but he didn't panic either. He said with a smile, "I've planted a lot of Companion Beasts in the bamboo forest. Those Companion Beasts were dimensional creatures that dropped in Don't Cry Valley. They aren't influenced by its mysterious powers. They are also difficult for the average person to notice. Even if someone discovers a few, it'd be impossible to find all three hundred of them. As long as a Companion Beast discovers them, I'll sense them and be able to confirm his location. Now, none of the Companion Beasts have reacted, it means that the person hasn't gone deep into the bamboo forest. Or should I say, he might have already died under the mysterious forces of Don't Cry Valley."
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Chapter 444 Vomiting Blood
Shen Yuchi was very satisfied with Cai Jin's answer, but he still said calmly, "What if the enemy can pass through the bamboo forest and reach the mine?"
"Don't worry, Director-General. The mine also has many stone-type Companion Beasts planted. They aren't easily discovered. Needless to say in the warehouse, the Companion Beasts that are planted there were personally selected by me. They have extremely powerful concealment and reconnaissance abilities. Furthermore, their spots are adjusted every week to prevent any problems from arising," said Cai Jin.
"Good." Shen Yuchi was very satisfied with Cai Jin's answer.
The most important aspect when working for the bureau was to be meticulous. If any oversight were to happen, even a small problem might result in a chain reaction that would cause great trouble.
Just by looking at Cai Jin's layout of the mine cave, he knew that this person was very meticulous. He was, indeed, of good caliber.
"Endure another two years. Then in two years, we'll conquer the world together," Shen Yuchi patted Cai Jin on the shoulder and said.
Cai Jin respectfully said, "Your humble servant is willing to follow you for life, Director-General."
"Heh." Shen Yuchi did not comment. Instead, he smiled and patted Cai Jin on the shoulder. "Let's go. Let's go to the warehouse to get some Primordial Crystals. The purchase of the Aurora Pith is very important, so we have to use the reserves."
Cai Jin led the way and as they walked he asked, "Director-General, can the Aurora Pith really advance the Holy Light Angel to the Mythical stage?"
Shen Yuchi nodded and said, "Those experts have already verified it many times. As long as there's sufficient Aurora Pith, there's an 80% chance that the Holy Light Angel can advance to the Mythical stage."
"It will be great if it succeeds. Our bureau will have an additional trump card. We will no longer need to take into account the whims and wants of those families," said Cai Jin.
"Don't speak nonsense. Our bureau is a subordinate organization under the Senate. We naturally have to obey orders from our superiors. Besides, it's only a Mythical Companion Beast. Do you really think that it can compete with them?" Shen Yuchi said indifferently.
"I apologize for my words, but they're ultimately words of hope," said Cai Jin.
"The Primordial Crystal mine is our only hope. With it, we can exchange crystals for the resources we need. In the future, we will have a chance to nurture Mythical Companion Beasts. Watch it carefully. This is our lifeblood," Shen Yuchi said seriously.
"Don't worry, we will prevail with the mine in existence." Cai Jin issued a military order.
Just as Shen Yuchi was about to say something, he saw an inspector running over in a panic.
"What are you so flustered about? What did I teach you?" Cai Jin frowned and reprimanded the inspector.
Shen Yuchi hated people who were so flustered when they encountered something. Usually, Cai Jin didn't see his subordinates being so crude. However, he had shown his fluster with Shen Yuchi around. Wouldn't that make Shen Yuchi think that he was incompetent at handling his subordinates?
The inspector did not calm down because of Cai Jin's reprimand. He continued speaking in a panic. "Sir, something happened in the mine."
"What happened?" Cai Jin's heart skipped a beat. He suddenly had a bad feeling that something bad had happened—precisely when Shen Yuchi was here.
"The lower levels of the mine have collapsed. The mine below is blocked. Our men can't head down. We don't know what's going on below." The inspector gave a summary of the situation.
"A large-scale collapse?" Cai Jin breathed a sigh of relief. If it was just a collapse, it wouldn't be a serious problem. At most, he could just spend some time digging it out.
"Get the men to fortify the mine before digging out the collapsed area to see what's going on," Cai Jin instructed.
Cai Jin made the necessary arrangements before turning around to speak to Shen Yuchi. "Director-General, let's head to the warehouse first."
Shen Yuchi nodded and continued walking towards the warehouse with Cai Jin. He was quite satisfied with Cai Jin's way of handling things. The unexpected always happened and there was no lack of accidents. As long as he had the ability to handle it, it was fine.
Very quickly, the two of them passed through many checkpoints and arrived outside the warehouse. The door could only be opened when both Cai Jin and Shen Yuchi were around.
"Director-General, after you." Cai Jin opened the door and gestured for him to enter.
However, before Shen Yuchi could enter, his gaze landed on the warehouse and his expression immediately changed.
"Cai Jin, what's going on?" Demanded Shen Yuchi with an extremely livid expression. He glared at Cai Jin with a ferocious gaze.
"What do you mean?" Cai Jin looked into the warehouse and was stunned.
The warehouse was originally full of rows of metal chests, but none of them could be seen. The huge warehouse was empty except for two huge holes on the ground.
"Director-General... I really don't know what's going on... The Companion Beasts that are planted here are still there... Why wasn't there any reaction? I even saw them through the observation hole yesterday... The Primordial Crystals were all here..." Cai Jin stammered.
He knew that he was in big trouble. These Primordial Crystals could be said to be the entire assets of the Special Inspector Bureau. Now that more than a thousand chests of Primordial Crystals were gone. That was a serious fault.
Shen Yuchi wore a sullen expression and didn't say anything. His figure moved like a shadow as he entered the warehouse and stepped into one of the holes. A sword beam shot out from his finger, splitting apart the rubble in the hole as he rushed deep inside.
Cai Jin reacted and followed after him. When he caught up with Shen Yuchi, the scene in front of him left him stunned.
The massive underground Primordial Crystal mine had a huge space dug out by something. It was as if the mountain had been emptied out. Only a few rocks supported the upper layer, while the other Primordial Crystal ores were gone. This area was obviously an area that had been explored by them. It was the area with the largest deposits.
"No... Impossible..." Seeing that the top floor was collapsing, and how rocks kept falling from above, Cai Jin was dumbfounded. Such a massive endeavor would take at least a year to complete even if he were to poach Epic experts to be miners.
However, if someone really went all out to dig for such a long time, it was impossible for him not to have noticed anything.
"Director-General... I... I really don't know anything..." Cai Jin felt his entire body turn cold. This was a terrible disaster. He didn't know how Shen Yuchi would deal with him.
Shen Yuchi ignored him as he stared intently at the collapsing underground hole. After a while, Shen Yuchi suddenly opened his mouth and spat out a mouthful of blood. His face turned pale as he trembled.
"Director-General..." Cai Jin became alarmed. He hurriedly went forward to support Shen Yuchi.
At that moment, Zhou Wen had long left Don't Cry Valley. He originally wanted Tyrant Behemoth to eat more and leave the Primordial Crystal mine with nothing. However, to his surprise, Tyrant Behemoth showed signs of evolving as he ate.
Zhou Wen was afraid that it would evolve in the mine and, since he could dig, he would be trapped when the time came. All he could do was get Tyrant Behemoth to dig him out again.
Not long after he entered the bamboo forest, Tyrant Behemoth began evolving. It had eaten too many Primordial Crystals and its body constantly emitted crystalline light, turning it into a Companion Egg state once again.
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Chapter 445 Not That Much
"Overseer, this matter is a little odd. Although we exposed those documents and dealt a certain blow to the bureau, the bureau seems to have gone mad recently. It's like a rabid dog that's biting people everywhere. Their reaction is much worse than we expected," An Sheng said as he read the latest intelligence.
An Tianzuo was also looking at the information. He had similar views to An Sheng. It seemed odd that the bureau had gone to such great lengths.
An Sheng was about to say something when his phone suddenly rang. An Sheng looked at the caller ID and said to An Tianzuo, "The informer I left on campus says that Zhou Wen is back."
An Sheng had previously gone to the capital but had failed to find Zhou Wen. He was certain that Zhou Wen hadn't been there.
As he had no idea where Zhou Wen had gone. Without any leads, An Sheng had no choice but to return to Luoyang.
An Tianzuo looked at An Sheng without saying a word. An Sheng understood what An Tianzuo was getting at and answered the call.
After a while, An Sheng hung up and said to An Tianzuo, "Zhou Wen has returned. Should I call him and ask him?"
"That's your business," An Tianzuo said coldly.
An Sheng called Zhou Wen. "Young Master Wen, where have you been the past few days? Madam has been very worried about you."
Zhou Wen thought for a moment and said, "I visited Don't Cry Valley and got some things from there."
He had caused too great a stir and Zhou Wen knew that he couldn't hide it. Even if the bureau couldn't figure out that he was the one behind it, An Sheng and company would figure out something in the future. After all, the time he went missing coincided with it.
Rather than waiting for them to find out, he might as well say it himself.
"Don't Cry Valley... Wait... Are you talking about the Special Inspector Bureau's Primordial Crystal mine..." An Sheng said in surprise.
"The mineral deposits are a gift from the land. If the bureau can take it, I should be able to take it too, right?" Zhou Wen said with a smile.
"Did you really enter Don't Cry Valley's Primordial Crystal mine? How much did you get?" An Sheng immediately asked.
"Not that much. I just took some of the reserves and dug a little more," Zhou Wen said.
An Sheng's expression turned odd. Zhou Wen made it sound simple, but the recent crazy actions of the bureau made An Sheng realize that it wasn't as simple as Zhou Wen had claimed.
"About how much did you take?" An Sheng asked.
"I'm not too sure of the number. There are probably a few hundred chests. One chest weighs about a ton," Zhou Wen said.
An Sheng gaped in disbelief.
After a long while, An Sheng came to his senses and exhorted Zhou Wen. "Stay on campus and don't go anywhere. Don't touch the Primordial Crystal ores you have. Don't let anyone know about it." He then hung up.
"Zhou Wen stole the Primordial Crystal ores from the bureau. It's a massive amount," An Sheng said to An Tianzuo.
"I heard that." An Tianzuo's expression was somewhat odd. Even he found it unbelievable that a person had snatched hundreds of tonnes of Primordial Crystal ores from the bureau.
"It's no wonder the Special Inspector Bureau has gone mad. A few hundred tonnes of Primordial Crystal ores. This isn't about stealing ores, it's about killing the bureau! Young Master Wen really is gutsy, and he actually did it. It's hard to imagine how he managed to do it alone. It looks like he's growing faster than we expected," An Sheng praised.
An Tianzuo wasn't in the mood to bicker with An Sheng as he said with a sigh, "Go deal with the aftermath and try to find out more from the Special Inspector Bureau to see what's going on."
"Yes." An Sheng also knew that this wasn't the time to say these words. He had to seize every moment to wipe away the traces that Zhou Wen might have left behind. He couldn't let the bureau know that it was Zhou Wen who had done it.
Half a day later, a piece of information was placed in front of An Tianzuo. After he had finished reading it, his expression became more complicated.
An Sheng also wore an odd expression as he looked at An Tianzuo and said, "According to the intelligence, Cai Jin has already been transferred back. Quite a number of experts from the Primordial Crystal mine have been transferred back as well. Very few people remain behind. Young Master Wen didn't steal from them. He clearly uprooted the bureau's finances."
An Tianzuo burned the document and threw it into the trash bin. "Do what you need to do. Just take it that nothing ever happened."
"Yes," An Sheng answered solemnly.
That punk is really daring. When An Tianzuo was the only one left in the office, he looked at Zhou Wen's information on the computer and muttered to himself with an odd expression.
After Zhou Wen returned to school, he took a nap before continuing his grinding.
With the Demon Dragon True Body, Zhou Wen could finally attempt to challenge a Mythical creature. Although he only had ten seconds, Zhou Wen no longer died so easily when he went to the temple in the ruins.
However, against the Mythical creature guarding the temple, Zhou Wen still needed to use some Primordial Energy Skills in addition to the Demon Dragon True Body to prevent himself from being killed. In fact, he didn't last ten seconds.
Although switching to Slaughterer could restore his Primordial Energy, switching back to the Ancient Sovereign Sutra and then using the Demon Dragon True Body required time. This was enough time for the Mythical creature to kill the blood-colored avatar.
Although he could only last for a few seconds, Zhou Wen finally wasn't slaughtered without any resistance. At least in these few seconds, he could face the Mythical creatures head-on, giving him a chance of discovering their weaknesses.
Of course, this required repeated deaths. If Zhou Wen wasn't in a hurry to enter the temple to find the former principal, there would be no need for him to be in such a rush.
There were two temples—the left and right. The creature in one of the temples resembled a wolf or tiger. It had wings on its backs and it was unbelievably fast. Zhou Wen had to use Ghost Steps when in Demon Dragon True Body form to keep up with it. He couldn't last long against it.
In the other temple, the Mythical Creature resembled a huge snake that could spew out large amounts of poisonous gas, but its speed was much slower than another Mythical creature.
Zhou Wen could barely keep up with its speed in the Demon Dragon True Body without using Ghost Steps; hence, he placed his focus on the snake.
Zhou Wen's Poison Resistance and the augmentation of the Demon Dragon True Body couldn't withstand the snake's terrifying poison. He could clearly sense the symptoms of poisoning.
However, he would be killed before the poison could take effect. Therefore, the lethality of the poison didn't matter for now.
Apart from the poison, the snake still had several abilities. Some of them were alright—Zhou Wen could at least understand them. As long as he could understand them, he had a chance of cracking them. However, Zhou Wen didn't understand one of the snake's powers.
Every time the snake's eyes turned into a mirror, the blood-colored avatar would reflect in its eyes before dying.
No matter how fast Zhou Wen's movement technique was, it was impossible for him to be so fast that the snake couldn't see the blood-colored avatar. Therefore, every time the snake used this skill, the blood-colored avatar died.
Zhou Wen tried many times, but he failed to figure out what was going on.
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Chapter 446 The Sword Needs to Kill Before It"s Unsheathed
When he woke up the next morning and had breakfast, Zhou Wen bought some breakfast for Wang Lu.
"You're back?" Wang Lu opened the door and asked in surprise.
"I came back yesterday." Zhou Wen entered and placed the breakfast on the table.
"Has the matter been resolved?" Wang Lu asked.
"Pretty much." Zhou Wen felt his mood elevate, but he didn't know if the bureau would back down or not.
"That's good. Let's settle our scores now. You owe me a lot of breakfast. You need to make it up with lunch." Wang Lu very seriously listed down the number of breakfasts Zhou Wen owed her.
After taking Wang Lu's breakfast, Zhou Wen went to the Xuanwen Club.
"Old Zhou, why are you always going missing? Can't you let me tag along if there's anything interesting happening?" Li Xuan said with a smile.
"I got into some trouble, so I went into hiding. What's so fun about that?" Zhou Wen shrugged his shoulders helplessly.
As the two of them spoke, they saw Feng Qiuyan, Ming Xiu, and a girl walk in.
Zhou Wen knew Ming Xiu, but didn't know why he had come to the Xuanwen Club. He wasn't a member of the Xuanwen Club.
However, Zhou Wen still felt a little guilty towards Ming Xiu. After all, he was his student tutor, but he had not done anything since he had come.
"Zhou Wen, you're finally back. Are you free now?" Ming Xiu's eyes lit up when he saw Zhou Wen.
"What's the matter?" Zhou Wen felt that if Ming Xiu had any questions, as his student tutor, he should provide some level of help.
"I've recently practiced a set of sword techniques. I want you to give me some pointers," Ming Xiu said.
Although he had asked Zhou Wen for pointers, Ming Xiu was very confident in his sword techniques. Ever since he saw Zhou Wen's Transcendent Flying Immortal, Ming Xiu had gained inspiration and had been studying the sword techniques left behind by his father.
After repeatedly improving and practicing it with Feng Qiuyan, Ming Xiu felt that his sword techniques were rather perfect. They were in no way inferior to Zhou Wen's Transcendent Flying Immortal.
"Alright." Zhou Wen nodded in agreement.
Feng Qiuyan was also very interested. He knew that Zhou Wen had already advanced to the Epic stage. If it was a life-and-death battle, Ming Xiu was definitely no match for Zhou Wen.
However, sparring was different from a life-or-death battle. They only fought to determine whose sword technique was better and not one's strength and speed. Therefore, Feng Qiuyan felt that Ming Xiu probably had a chance.
During this period of time, he had been training with Ming Xiu. He knew that Ming Xiu's sword techniques had improved significantly. Apart from his lacking level, just his sword technique alone was as good as his saber techniques.
When Ming Xiu fought Zhou Wen, he could also watch from the side and figure out how much Zhou Wen had improved.
Everyone went to the training ground and the two changed into combat uniforms. They held their training swords and faced each other. Tian Zhenzhen asked nervously, "Feng Qiuyan, what do you think of Ming Xiu's chances of winning?"
Ming Xiu's sword techniques had improved significantly, but Tian Zhenzhen had a nagging feeling that they were too simple. It was unlike Zhou Wen's Transcendent Flying Immortal which was domineering and magnificent.
"I don't know." Feng Qiuyan shook his head.
If it were the sword techniques that Zhou Wen had used in the past, and with Zhou Wen's lack of understanding of Ming Xiu's sword techniques, Feng Qiuyan felt that Ming Xiu would have a chance of winning. However, Zhou Wen definitely wouldn't stop improving while he and Ming Xiu improved. Therefore, Feng Qiuyan couldn't determine the outcome. However, deep down, he believed that Zhou Wen would definitely win. However, Feng Qiuyan couldn't say it without any evidence.
"That goes without saying. No one can beat Old Zhou. We just need to see how many strikes Ming Xiu can last under Old Zhou." However, Li Xuan was confident about Zhou Wen.
"Tch, how would you know if they haven't fought? I think Ming Xiu will definitely win." Tian Zhenzhen immediately retorted.
"Please guide me." Ming Xiu held the training sword and took on an elegant stance. Then, he sheathed the sword back into the scabbard.
"Please." Zhou Wen didn't hold a scabbard. He only held the sword in his hand as he pointed it diagonally to the ground.
Ming Xiu's expression didn't change. However, his aura became increasingly calm. He seemed to fuse with the air. If one didn't look at him with their eyes, one wouldn't be able to feel his existence.
A sword flash appeared, an extreme movement after extreme stillness. After the practice sword was unsheathed, an earth-shattering strike, that was fast and powerful, appeared. It looked as if it would tear through the skies and pass through the ninth firmaments.
It was unlike Feng Qiuyan's swift saber. Although Feng Qiuyan's swift saber could exceed its limits, it did so with temperance. Particular attention was needed regarding control.
However, Ming Xiu's sword technique wasn't the same. It was as if he would explode with all the light of his life in this single strike. It squeezed every ounce of his strength. Every cell seemed to unleash all their energy.
There was only one survivor. The sword didn't return once it struck.
There was no control, no hesitation, and no way out. It was as if he had staked his entire life on this one strike. Although it wasn't brilliant, it had the determination to destroy everything.
Even though it was only a single strike, it went all in. It couldn't be controlled, nor was there any need to control it. The sword lived with the person and died with the person. Either the enemy or himself fell.
When Li Xuan saw the strike, his expression turned solemn as he muttered to himself, "Is it worth it to stake his life on this strike?"
Zhou Wen stared at the earth-shattering strike, but he didn't move his practice sword. He could sense Ming Xiu's determination from the sword.
"Ah!" Tian Zhenzhen exclaimed in shock when she saw Zhou Wen did not react to it.
It may be a special rubber sword that was used for training, without any edge or sharpness, even to the point of being curved, but under the augmentation of Ming Xiu's sword technique, even a practice sword could pierce through flesh and blood.
Feng Qiuyan's and Li Xuan's expressions changed as well. They didn't know what was wrong with Zhou Wen. He had failed to react.
As the sword flew like the wind, the practice sword in Ming Xiu's hand brushed past Zhou Wen's neck, almost touching the skin on his neck, but, ultimately, it didn't injure him.
"Why didn't you fight back?" Ming Xiu asked Zhou Wen with a frown.
"Why should I fight back when you aren't stabbing at me?" Zhou Wen said casually. Ever since he had sensed the power of spatial trajectories, he had a keen sense of trajectories. Others might not be able to distinguish the minute difference due to Ming Xiu's sword being too fast, but Zhou Wen could see it clearly. That strike wouldn't hurt him at all.
Upon hearing Zhou Wen's words, Ming Xiu was stunned. He looked at Zhou Wen in a daze and didn't say a word.
After a long while, Ming Xiu's eyes gradually became resolute. He slowly retracted the sword that was sitting beside Zhou Wen's neck and sheathed it. He bowed slightly at Zhou Wen and said seriously, "Coach, I understand. I won't randomly strike in the future. The sword needs to kill before it's unsheathed."
With that said, Ming Xiu turned around and left. Zhou Wen was somewhat taken aback. He didn't know what had gone wrong with Ming Xiu. First, he didn't stab him, and next, he left for no reason.
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Chapter 447 Continue Working Hard
"Ming Xiu, what's going on? Why are you leaving without fighting?" Tian Zhenzhen chased after him and asked.
"We're done," Ming Xiu said.
"Done? How is that possible? Didn't you only stab him once? Why are you done? I understand now. Zhou Wen was unable to dodge your attack, so he lost, right?" Tian Zhenzhen rattled on.
"Of course not. I lost. Feng Qiuyan is right. Coach is no longer an existence on the same level as us. He could see through my weakness with a single glance and tell me my weakness through actual actions," said Ming Xiu.
"What weakness?" Tian Zhenzhen didn't understand what Ming Xiu was saying. All she saw was Zhou Wen standing there without doing anything.
"As it was a sparring match, I deviated a little when I struck. I was afraid that I would really harm him, but Coach saw through my hesitation at a glance, so he didn't strike at all," Ming Xiu said.
"That's normal. Just continue sparring. Why did you admit defeat?" Tian Zhenzhen still didn't understand.
Ming Xiu shook his head and said, "There's no need to continue. If Coach had been an enemy, he would have seen through my hesitation. If he were to strike back then, I would have already been defeated. He didn't attack to tell me that since I've staked my life on this strike, I should be certain that I really want to kill the person before I deliver it. If I'm not even sure myself, then I shouldn't attack. If I have doubts in my heart, I will definitely lose when I strike out. If I can't strike out without any hesitation, I shouldn't draw my sword."
"But aren't you sparring? Isn't it normal to show mercy?" Tian Zhenzhen asked.
"This is where Coach is better than others. It's obvious that he's telling me that there are no drills in life. The past is the past. There's no chance for a redo. Since I've staked my life on the sword, how can there be any sparring? I have to risk my life when I strike. There's no chance for me to do it again. My Sword Dao cultivation is indeed not enough. To think that I actually wanted to spar with Coach. In fact, I'd already lost when I had this thought. From today onwards, unless I confirm that I want to kill my enemies, I will definitely not draw my sword again," Ming Xiu said seriously.
"From the looks of it, coming to Sunset College was right. You've really grown a lot," Tian Zhenzhen said as she looked at Ming Xiu.
"Yes, it's my good fortune to be able to meet Coach. Unfortunately, we only have three months here. I can't learn more from Coach." Ming Xiu nodded.
Zhou Wen didn't know what Ming Xiu was thinking. He was somewhat puzzled. He originally wanted to see what Ming Xiu's sword technique was like, but to his surprise, Ming Xiu ran after stabbing at him.
However, Ming Xiu's strike was truly stunning. The sword technique of seriously betting everything had a shocking feeling to it.
In a battle, only bravery won. Ming Xiu's sword technique was the easiest way to win against a strong opponent, but it was also the easiest way to die.
What Ming Xiu learned from Zhou Wen was about questioning himself and not striking out. It greatly reduced the chances of him dying. Only then would this lead to Ming Xiu becoming a stunning swordsman in the future.
Zhou Wen realized that his strength and speed were stronger than Ming Xiu's, and his sword techniques weren't inferior to Ming Xiu's, but no matter how he attacked, he wasn't as decisive as Ming Xiu.
Even if he used all his strength, he could only maximize it. He didn't have that kind of determination.
Feng Qiuyan took his saber and said to Zhou Wen, "Coach, since we're already here, why don't you spar with me?"
He didn't use a practice saber because he already had absolute confidence in his saber techniques. No matter how intense the battle was, he wouldn't accidentally injure Zhou Wen.
"Alright." Zhou Wen felt that he had no choice. Feng Qiuyan had requested to spar with him, so he didn't refuse and slashed down with his sword.
Zhou Wen hadn't really practiced his sword techniques before. With Transcendent Flying Immortal, coupled with his movement techniques, he was basically able to subdue the enemy with one strike. He didn't need that many techniques; one strike was enough.
This was actually the same as Ming Xiu's. The two of them didn't usually attack with their swords, but when they did, they would use their full strength. However, due to the difference in their personalities, their techniques split into two very different branches.
Zhou Wen's movement and sword techniques were so fast that even Feng Qiuyan couldn't keep up with him. All he could do was passively slash his saber to block.
Ming Xiu and Tian Zhenzhen, who were outside the door, heard the sounds from the training grounds. Knowing that Zhou Wen and company were sparring, they walked in again. Upon seeing the two of them fighting, Tian Zhenzhen said in surprise, "Feng Qiuyan has been suppressed to the point of only defending?"
She had never seen Feng Qiuyan use a defensive stance. Feng Qiuyan often sparred with Ming Xiu, so no matter how strong Ming Xiu's sword techniques were, Feng Qiuyan would choose to attack him without losing out.
But now, Feng Qiuyan didn't even have the chance to counterattack under Zhou Wen's sword techniques.
Ming Xiu watched as he said, "Coach's sword techniques are indeed much faster and stronger than mine. Furthermore, he still has more strength he's holding back. It's unlike mine. Once I strike, I use all my strength and am completely unable to control myself."
"He hasn't used all his strength yet?" Tian Zhenzhen was alarmed. If he had suppressed Feng Qiuyan to this extent without even using his full strength, how powerful would he be when he used all his strength?
Zhou Wen kept using Transcendent Flying Immortal. Although it was only a single move, it created different effects due to the angle of attacks when combined with the variation in movement technique.
However, Feng Qiuyan's saber technique was like a turtle's shell, completely impenetrable. Just a sword technique alone couldn't break through his defense. Although he could suppress Feng Qiuyan, he was unable to defeat him.
Feng Qiuyan was also suppressed to the point of not having the ability to counterattack. After exchanging more than a hundred blows, Zhou Wen felt that he couldn't freely engage in battle as he wished. He found it boring, so he retracted his sword and retreated. "It's boring. That's it."
"It's because I'm not strong enough that Coach can't enjoy it. Don't worry, I'll continue working hard," Feng Qiuyan said seriously.
"Then continue working hard." Zhou Wen placed the sword back on the rack and left the training grounds with Li Xuan.
"Old Zhou, you've already advanced to the Epic stage. What's the point of going to school? Have you considered what you will do after graduation?" Li Xuan asked Zhou Wen casually as they walked through campus.
"Something related to dimensional zones. It's best if it's an easy job. It's best if I can game at work," Zhou Wen said without any thought.
"You will only be twenty when you graduate, and an Epic stage at that. Although not everyone will dare to hire you because of Wang Mingyuan, many people in Luoyang will definitely be willing to hire you. Your request isn't a problem, but do you really plan on spending the rest of your life like this?" Li Xuan asked as he looked at Zhou Wen calmly.
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Chapter 448 Missing
"I think it's good this way. Why can't I?" Zhou Wen wasn't someone who liked to go too far. His greatest goal now was to rescue the former principal and find a safe place to live his life before raising his strength.
Even if the dimensional zones' seal failed in the future, he could still protect himself and his friends and family.
"You definitely know that the occurrences of break-out creatures these days are increasing in frequency. The break-out creatures that appeared in our school previously destroyed the library. There was also the Sky Spiders that nearly destroyed Luoyang City. In the future, this world will only become more and more chaotic. What kind of job can you find to lead a peaceful life?" Li Xuan asked.
Zhou Wen thought that it made sense. When the world turned into a monster amusement park, there wouldn't be jobs that could allow him such an idyllic life.
"Then what do you want after graduation?" Zhou Wen asked Li Xuan.
"I wish to build a city myself and gather many powerful humans. I want to build an impregnable castle. The city will be filled with my friends and family. I want to be able to protect them," Li Xuan said.
"If you have such thoughts, you are no different from me," Zhou Wen said with a smile.
"How is that the same? I'm proactively attacking. You are just passively getting beaten up," Li Xuan said disdainfully as he cast a glance.
"Alright, let's make an agreement here. You can leave me a room when you build the city so that I have a place to stay," Zhou Wen said.
"Then you will have to wait. It's impossible to build a city without the standards of a top Epic. I haven't even come close to the Epic stage. Who knows when I can become a top Epic," Li Xuan said with a smile.
"I believe you will definitely reach it," Zhou Wen said seriously.
"Alright. That's an agreement. In the future, I'll build a city and leave the best compound for you to comfortably stay in," Li Xuan said heroically.
The two of them chatted as they walked. However, most of the time, Zhou Wen listened to Li Xuan voice out his future ideals. As for himself, he didn't seem to have many pursuits. The only time he felt a sense of achievement was when his level increased and his abilities improved.
"Today is my father's birthday. Why don't you join me? Just treat it as a free meal. It's a waste not to eat it." Li Xuan dragged Zhou Wen out of the school.
Although Li Xuan greatly disliked Li Mobai, it wasn't likely he would fall out with him in front of his father.
Apart from Li Xuan and Li Mobai, Old Master Li had also adopted many godsons and goddaughters, so the rich and famous in Luoyang came to congratulate him. Even An Tianzuo had sent someone to deliver a gift. The Li family was especially lively today.
"I really don't have to buy a gift?" Zhou Wen had been dragged over by Li Xuan. He hadn't bought any gifts and went to the Li family empty-handed.
"What else are you going to give me? You coming is already giving me face. Now, everyone knows that you are Ouyang Lan's favorite son. Even An Jing isn't as doted on as you." Li Xuan pointed at the buffet table and said, "Eat anything you want, drink whatever you want. As long as you don't get drunk and go crazy."
"That won't happen. I don't drink," Zhou Wen said.
"I'll take a look over there. Get something to eat first. Call me if there's anything you need," Li Xuan said as he went to the other side.
Zhou Wen didn't know anyone, so he didn't need to worry. He took the food and beverages and minded his own business by eating.
"Zhou Wen, we meet again. Have you considered the matter I told you about previously?" Li Mobai walked over and said to Zhou Wen with a smile.
"Didn't I already give you an answer?" Zhou Wen said indifferently.
"Don't you think about it anymore?" Li Mobai asked with a smile.
"There's no need," Zhou Wen answered with certainty.
"That's such a pity." Li Mobai shook his head slightly before walking away.
After Li Mobai left, Zhou Wen didn't take the matter to heart as he continued eating.
Zhou Wen and Li Xuan had agreed that the two of them would return to school after the birthday banquet ended. However, Zhou Wen never saw Li Xuan again. When the banquet was almost over, he didn't see Li Xuan, nor did he pick up his phone.
Could something have happened to Li Xuan? Zhou Wen couldn't help but feel his heart skip a beat. However, with this being the Li family, who could touch Li Xuan?
Even Li Mobai didn't have the guts to touch Li Xuan in front of Old Master Li, right?
However, Zhou Wen felt uneasy. He immediately used Truth Listener's earring to search the Li family manor, hoping to find Li Xuan.
At this moment, in a secret chamber, Li Xuan woke up groggily. His vision gradually cleared as he realized that he was chained up with some strange metal. His body was bound to a metal chair while Li Mobai was standing in front of him.
"Li Mobai, what are you trying to do? Aren't you afraid that the old man will know that you dared to attack me here?" Li Xuan glared fiercely at Li Mobai.
"I think you're really not fully awake. Do you want me to help you recall how you came here?" Li Mobai's expression remained unchanged as he smiled.
"Didn't you..." As Li Xuan spoke, his expression changed.
He gradually recalled what had happened before he came. He was supposed to be at a banquet, but Li Weiyang had called him and said that she was at the back door of the Li family residence.
As she was an illegitimate daughter, Li Weiyang didn't even have the right to attend the family birthday banquet. When Li Xuan went out to meet her, she said that she had a gift for Old Master Li, but since it wasn't convenient for her to give it to him, she asked him to deliver it for her.
Li Xuan naturally agreed, but after he received the gift from Li Weiyang, who he wasn't wary of, he fainted and woke up to find himself here.
"What's wrong with you? Sis Weiyang? Li Mobai, if you dare touch her, I'll kill you!" Li Xuan glared at Li Mobai and said fiercely.
Li Mobai laughed and pinched Li Xuan's face with one hand. "Li Xuan, Li Xuan, you're still so stupid. You don't know the dangers of this world. I originally thought you were playing the pig, but from the looks of it, you are really a pig."
As he spoke, Li Mobai released Li Xuan and reached out to press the button on the remote control. Then, Li Xuan saw the wall in front of him gradually turn transparent.
It turned out that it wasn't a real wall but a mirror. After the motorized curtain lifted, he saw the room opposite.
Li Xuan's gaze landed on the room across him and immediately saw Li Weiyang inside.
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Chapter 449 Life-Snatching Gu
"Li Mobai, what are you trying to do?" Li Xuan gritted his teeth and asked.
"Nothing much. After all, you are my brother. Even if you die, you have to understand why." Li Mobai picked up a walkie-talkie and said, "Li Weiyang, you did well on this matter."
Li Weiyang clearly couldn't see the room. Upon hearing Li Mobai's voice, she immediately looked around in panic. She realized that the sound came from a speaker, and she said agitatedly, "I've already done what you asked me to do. Please remove the poisonous Gu from my body."
Li Mobai glanced at Li Xuan and continued, "Li Xuan usually treats you so well; yet, you handed him to me. Don't you know what happens when he falls into my hands?"
Li Xuan had planned on speaking, but he fell silent when he heard Li Mobai's question. He looked through the mirror on the wall at Li Weiyang.
Li Weiyang turned pale. "I know I let Li Xuan down, but I just want to live. There's nothing I can do."
"He's your younger brother," Li Mobai said mockingly.
"There's nothing I can do. I'm just an illegitimate daughter, but he's the third scion of the Li family who's high and mighty. We don't belong to the same world to begin with. He treats me well, but it's just a farce to show to others. It's just pity, charity..."
Li Xuan's face turned pale when he heard that.
He had always treated Li Weiyang as his sister, but he never expected her to say something like that.
Although she was saying it with her life under duress, the words were still unacceptable to Li Xuan.
Li Mobai didn't say a word. All he did was look at Li Xuan. However, Li Weiyang grew anxious. "I've already done what you asked me to do. You said you will remove the poisonous Gu from my body. Quickly, remove it..."
Li Weiyang slammed the table in annoyance, her voice sounding agitated with a hint of pleading.
"Of course, I will keep my promise. However, you still have to do one last thing for me. After doing this, you can regain your freedom," Li Mobai said.
"What else do you want me to do?" Li Weiyang asked loudly.
"Li Weiyang, you should know that there's no absolute secret once someone else knows it. If I release you now, one day, you will tell everyone that I killed Li Xuan," Li Mobai said calmly.
"No, no, no. I definitely won't say anything. I won't say anything. You have to believe me..." Li Weiyang waved her hand in panic, fear written all over her face.
"I don't like having my fate controlled by the hands of others. It's easy for me to let you go. You just need to personally kill Li Xuan. That's the only way I can let you go without worries. I don't have to worry about exposing the secret because the first one to die will be you," Li Mobai said.
"No, no, no. I can't do that." Li Weiyang shook her head as she retreated.
"Of course, you have the right to choose, but if you don't, I can only let you die here. Only dead people keep secrets," Li Mobai said.
"You can't do this to me!" Li Weiyang's face warped as she appeared conflicted.
"Ah!" Suddenly, Li Weiyang held her stomach as she collapsed to the ground in pain.
"The poison has already taken effect. You don't have much time left," Li Mobai said expressionlessly.
"I... I... I promise you..." Li Weiyang said in pain.
Li Xuan felt as though he had been struck by lightning as his expression turned extremely nasty.
"Sorry, you took too long to agree. I've changed my mind. Dead people are still better at keeping secrets." As Li Mobai spoke, he rubbed the ring on his finger. Li Weiyang immediately spasmed. In just a moment, she rolled her eyes and spat out white foam. She was quickly dying.
"Stop! She has already agreed to it. Why are you still killing her?" Li Xuan shouted.
Li Mobai said indifferently, "Because I never planned on letting her out alive. Only dead people can truly keep secrets. This world is just that cruel."
With that said, Li Mobai extended his hand in front of Li Xuan. A strange bug was in his palm. It looked like a centipede, but it had a scorpion's tail. It had four transparent wings on its back, and its head looked like that of a cricket. It looked very strange.
"Do you know what this is?" Li Mobai asked with a smile.
Seeing Li Xuan stare at him with those blood-red eyes, Li Mobai continued, "It's a special Companion Beast. Its name is Life-Snatching Gu. However, don't worry. It won't really kill you. The life it snatches is your Life Providence. Then it can transfer it to me and make me have dual Life Providences."
"You want my Life Providence? Since you want my Life Providence so badly, why don't you cultivate the Invincible Connate Divine Art yourself?" Li Xuan stared blankly at Li Mobai.
Li Mobai revealed a strange smile. "Because cultivating the Invincible Connate Divine Art requires one to be a virgin. If I were to cultivate it, the Li family wouldn't have any successors. But you are different. You've cultivated the Invincible Divine Art, and once I snatch your Life Providence from you I don't need to maintain my virginity. Although it's not as impressive as cultivating the Invincible Connate Divine Art personally, it's still enough."
Without waiting for Li Xuan to speak, Li Mobai continued, "My talent is better than yours and I'm stronger than you. The old man made you cultivate the Invincible Connate Divine Art because he prepared you for me."
"Impossible. You are lying," Li Xuan said loudly.
"I'm lying? Everyone knows that once one cultivates in the Invincible Connate Divine Art, one can't have descendants. Even the original owner of the Invincible Connate Divine Art, the Xia family, didn't cultivate it. Yet, the old man made you cultivate it. Do you think this is something a father would do?" Li Mobai said with a smile.
"I was the one who wanted to cultivate in the Invincible Connate Divine Art. It has nothing to do with the old man," Li Xuan said.
"Was it really your intention? Do you remember when you were young? Who told you how powerful the Invincible Connate Divine Art was? How impressive the Xia family's patriarch was?" Li Mobai continued with a smile. "Ever since you were young, everyone told you that the Invincible Connate Divine Art was great and awesome. It subtly influenced you into thinking that it was nothing to be a virgin your entire life just to cultivate in such a Primordial Energy Art, right?"
Li Xuan wanted to retort, but it did seem like this had been the case when he was young. Including the old man, everyone had told him that the Invincible Connate Divine Art was powerful and invincible. Once he mastered it, he would become a hero of the world.
Therefore, from a young age, he felt that cultivating the Invincible Connate Divine Art was an act of a hero. Now that Li Mobai had pointed it out to him, Li Xuan felt his body turn cold.
"Impossible... The old man can't do this to me... I'm his son... He can't possibly do this to me..." Li Xuan seemed to be trying to convince himself.
"If you were really his son, of course he wouldn't. Unfortunately, you aren't. You always thought you were his biological son, but that's not the case. You were just a tool that was prepared for me. It's been hard on you. After all these years, your mission is completed," Li Mobai said as he placed the Life-Snatching Gu on Li Xuan's face.
The Life-Snatching Gu automatically crawled into Li Xuan's nose. In its wake, Li Xuan felt as though it was slicing his body with a knife.
Soon, the pain reached his heart. At the same time, he felt a strange force spread throughout his body.
"My good brother, thank you for all your years of arduous cultivation. I'll treat your Life Providence well. When my name becomes famous, your Life Providence will become famous alongside me. As my younger brother, you should be very happy, right?" Li Mobai's finger slid across Li Xuan's forehead, emitting a strange light as though it was stabbing into Li Xuan's head.
"B*stard... You are a b*stard..." Li Xuan felt like countless steel needles were stabbing into his head, as though they were trying to suck his brain away.
Li Xuan struggled with all his might, but the metal chains had a strange effect. They didn't only seal his body, but it also blocked his Primordial Energy circulation.
"Don't use profanities. The Li family has raised you for so many years, so you should be grateful." Li Mobai continued, "By the way, you still have a very good classmate called Zhou Wen, right? You're quite pitiful too. You can't get close to women, so you ended up liking men. Whatever, I'll kill him with your Life Providence in the future and get him to accompany you."
"Li... Xiu... Bai..." Like the straw that broke the camel's back, Li Xuan's eyes turned blood red. All his Primordial Energy spewed out like blood flames that burned crazily. His bones and muscles swelled as his hair stood on end. A blood-colored carapace appeared over him, forming a strange armor. Four transparent blood wings spread out from his back like a supernatural being.
On him, a red beam of light condensed, resembling a devil that came from ancient times. It attached itself to Li Xuan.
Crack!
The metal chain that sealed his body and Primordial Energy broke inch by inch, no longer capable of binding his body.
"Li Xiubai, I'm going to kill you!" Li Xuan's blood-red eyes stared at Li Mobai, roaring angrily. The blood-red projection around him roared as well, like a devil had possessed him.
He didn't even call out Li Mobai's name, directly calling him by his actual name—Li Xiubai.
"Come on, let me see what capabilities you have to kill me," Li Mobai said as his eyes shimmered with zeal.
"Die!" Li Xuan's eyes burned with killing intent as blood-colored light exploded from his body. The devil behind him roared as he struck Li Mobai with a punch with bloody flames.
Boom!
The blood-red light exploded in the secret chamber, reducing the entire secret chamber to ruins.
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Chapter 450 Evil King Gu
Li Mobai's eyes widened as he leaned against the cracked wall. Li Xuan's fist brushed past his head, slamming into the wall. The terrifying power caused the metal walls of the chamber to shatter. Everything looked like ruins.
Pa! Li Mobai slapped Li Xuan in the face and said in disdain, "You're still so cowardly and useless. Even at this stage, you still don't dare kill me?"
"Why did you do so much? Why did you give me your Life Soul? It's not a Life-Snatching. What you gave me was your Life Soul," Li Xuan said as he stared at Li Mobai.
"I still failed?" Li Mobai was extremely disappointed as he leaned against the wall and slowly sat down. The luster of his body gradually faded.
"What do you mean?" Li Xuan looked at Li Mobai and asked with gritted teeth.
Li Mobai sighed and said, "Why are you still unable to be heartless even at this stage? Don't tell me you're not angry at all?"
"Even if I were in hell, I wouldn't become a devil. Li Mobai, what were you trying to do?" Li Xuan asked again.
Li Mobai closed his eyes and said, "Do you still remember Big Brother?"
"Of course I remember. Why are you mentioning him?" Li Xuan asked.
"Brother was peerless and was far better than both of us. He was no less inferior to An Tianzuo of the An family. If he had lived to this day, our Li family would definitely be in a better state than we are now. It wouldn't be difficult for us to become true elites," Li Mobai said.
"He's already been dead for so many years. Is there any point in saying all this now?" Li Xuan frowned.
"Don't you want to know how Brother died?" Li Mobai opened his eyes and stared at Li Xuan.
"Wasn't Brother killed by a dimensional creature when he went dimensional creature hunting in a dimensional zone?" Li Xuan's heart stirred as he vaguely felt that this matter wasn't that simple.
"Killed by dimensional creatures? That's technically right. Humans are the dirtiest dimensional creatures," Li Mobai mocked.
"What do you mean? Do you mean that Brother was killed by someone? It wasn't an accident?" Li Xuan stared at Li Mobai and said.
"Of course not. Back then, before Brother left, he told me that he wanted to go to the Dragon Gate Grotto to hunt Fairies, and to get a Fairy Companion Egg for me as a birthday present." Li Mobai closed his eyes, his voice a little hoarse. "But when he died, he was in Old Dragon Cave. Back then, I had my suspicions about why he was in Old Dragon Cave. He shouldn't have gone there. Brother was a man of his word. Since he agreed to get me a Fairy Companion Egg, he would definitely have gone to the Lotus Flower Cave. He wouldn't leave before getting a Fairy Companion Egg.
"I didn't dare to tell anyone about this because I was too young and weak back then. I didn't have the ability to do anything, so I could only bury this matter in my heart. I slowly investigated when I grew up and had the powers to do so."
Li Mobai continued, "In order to make myself stronger, I chose to cultivate the Evil Gu Sutra. It gave me the power to control Gu, allowing me to use it as a foundation to control people. Slowly, I obtained clues. Everything pointed to a huge entity. That faction is too powerful, so powerful that it made me despair. Even if I used all my strength, I wouldn't be able to shake that massive figure."
"Who are they?" Li Xuan stared at Li Mobai and asked.
"The Xia family," Li Mobai said.
"The Xia family that gave us our Invincible Connate Divine Art?" Li Xuan looked at Li Mobai in surprise.
"Invincible Connate Divine Art? That's nothing but a joke. The Invincible Connate Divine Art they gave us is an incomplete version. If your talent wasn't so outstanding, no matter how much you cultivated it, you wouldn't have made any achievements. Thankfully, the heavens blessed you. You managed to master an incomplete Invincible Connate Divine Art and condensed a high-level Life Providence like Immortal God of Combat. But that's not enough. Although you are very strong, you are still far inferior to Brother. Furthermore, the Invincible Connate Divine Art's weakness is too obvious. With your personality, I'm afraid you would give up everything for a woman if you were to meet one that you loved."
"I..." Li Xuan was at a loss for words. He might really do that.
"The Xia family has no lack of women who can stir hearts," Li Mobai said in disdain.
"So, you want me to be completely heartless? There's no need for you to do that. All you need to do is tell me about Brother. I can do it. There's no need for you to treat Weiyang that way," Li Xuan said through gritted teeth.
"It's not just because of this. To become an enemy of the Xia family and wipe it out, both of us are lacking. No matter how talented you are or how you can master an incomplete Invincible Connate Divine Art to its limits and match that hero from the Xia family back then, you still can't touch the Xia family."
Li Mobai opened his eyes as a cold glint flashed in his eyes. "After lots of thinking, I came up with the only method to give us a fighting chance against the Xia family. In my cultivation of the Evil Gu Sutra, there's a way of transferring. It's like a daughter I raise. After growing up and marrying someone else, I can transfer my Life Soul, Evil King Gu, to you and help you condense a Life Soul. After absorbing the Evil King Gu, your Life Soul will no longer be a pure Life Soul condensed by the Invincible Connate Divine Art. It will subtly influence you, causing your body and Life Providence to change. It will make you stronger, far stronger than a pure Invincible Connate Divine Art. It will not have the fatal flaw. Only then will you have the chance to deal with the Xia family.
"However, cultivating the Evil Gu Sutra requires one to be emotionless or it will cause them to leave behind a huge latent problem. And to obtain the recognition of my Life Soul, Evil King Gu, after I completely transfer it to you, you will also need to be heartless. At the very least, at the moment of fusion, you have to be able to disown your family. Only then will Evil King Gu willingly sacrifice itself to be transferred to you." Li Mobai closed his eyes again.
"If I really did kill you and accomplished the act of being heartless, then who will tell me about Brother? Without knowing anything, what's the point of doing all of this?" Li Xuan felt that Li Mobai was too bigoted.
"Me." A voice came from the room next door.
As the secret chamber had been destroyed by the blast, the mirror wall had also shattered. "Li Weiyang," who had fallen to the ground, stood up alive.
However, there was a strange change to her face. She didn't look like Li Weiyang anymore. Her face was like an unfamiliar woman.
"Her name is Butterfly. Initially, after I die, she would tell you everything and support you to continue proceeding forward until you destroy the Xia family. Now, it's useless," Li Mobai said as he tried to stand up.
Li Xuan subconsciously wanted to help Li Mobai up, but Li Mobai pushed him away and said indifferently, "There's no need to help me. Since you failed, I'll continue taking this path."
"But you..." Li Xuan wanted to say that his Life Soul was gone, and the Evil Gu Sutra was crippled. How could an ordinary person without any cultivation continue the path?
"There are no buts. Even if it's the path to hell, I have to walk it again." Li Mobai propped himself up and staggered towards the door. He was weak but firm.
If Li Xuan's body was in the depths of hell as he headed for light, Li Mobai was the person who walked towards hell.
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Chapter 451 Invisible Clothes
When Zhou Wen found Li Xuan, he was sitting alone in the garden, dazed.
Zhou Wen heaved a sigh of relief when he saw that Li Xuan was fine. He walked over and asked with a smile, "What's wrong? What are you doing here alone?"
Li Xuan turned his head and looked at Zhou Wen, his eyes somewhat different from before.
"Zhou Wen, I want to become stronger, stronger than anyone else," Li Xuan said to Zhou Wen. Zhou Wen had never seen Li Xuan look so serious.
Even when he was betrayed by Jiang Hao and Xu Miantu, Li Xuan had only smiled and said that he would make Li Mobai pay the price.
However, this time, Zhou Wen felt that Li Xuan was really different.
"What happened?" Zhou Wen asked Li Xuan.
Li Xuan didn't answer but asked Zhou Wen, "If I become a devil one day, will we still be friends?"
"I won't let you become a devil," Zhou Wen said seriously.
Li Xuan laughed. "No, I won't become a devil. I'll use my own means to change this world."
Zhou Wen realized that Li Xuan was really different. Ever since he had returned from the birthday celebration, Li Xuan had seriously begun cultivating.
Li Xuan had excellent talent and although he had been very hardworking in the past, his frequent mantra was striking a balance between work and rest. But now, whenever Li Xuan had the time, he would drag Zhou Wen to train with him. Zhou Wen could clearly sense that Li Xuan was rapidly improving.
Furthermore, Li Xuan condensed a Life Soul, something that surprised Zhou Wen. This was because Li Xuan had said that it might take him years to condense a Life Soul, but he seemed to achieve it overnight.
Furthermore, Zhou Wen felt that something was amiss with Li Xuan's Life Soul. It was slightly different from his Invincible Connate Divine Art's attributes.
However, no matter how Zhou Wen asked him, Li Xuan refused to say anything.
Zhou Wen constantly grinded dungeons and sought out the weakness of Mythical creatures in the temple, but he didn't make much progress.
In the Special Investigation Bureau's headquarters, Shen Yuchi was looking at a photo.
In the photo was a person wearing stone armor. There was only a side profile and his body was covered in stone armor. He couldn't tell what the person inside the armor looked like.
"Director-General, he's here." Cai Jin's voice sounded from outside.
"Bring him in," Shen Yuchi put down the photo in his hand and said calmly.
Cai Jin quickly brought the person in and became even more respectful towards Shen Yuchi.
Cai Jin had lost all of the Special Inspector Bureau's assets. He originally imagined that he would be killed, he did not think Shen Yuchi would not even punish him. He had even transferred him back to the Special Investigation Bureau and restored him to his former position and job. This made him both grateful and uneasy.
"Old Shen, why are you in such a hurry to find me?" An elderly man wearing a Primordial Trapping Lock followed behind Cai Jin and sat on a chair opposite Shen Yuchi.
"I want to know who the person in the photo is." Shen Yuchi pushed the photo to the old man.
The old man took a look at the photo before curling his lips. "Although my Life Soul can take form, you do know that it has great limitations. It's not something that can be used casually. It will decrease my lifespan."
"Find him and you'll be free," said Shen Yuchi.
The old man's eyes immediately lit up. He stared at Shen Yuchi and asked, "Aren't you afraid that the Cape family will cause you trouble if you let me leave Heaven?"
"I want to know who this person is," Shen Yuchi said calmly without answering.
"Alright, deal." The old man extended his hand.
Shen Yuchi nodded slightly. Cai Jin went forward and opened the Primordial Trapping Lock on the elder's body.
The old man's hunched body suddenly straightened, making him look much taller. He reached out to pick up the photo, his eyes filled with energy. His eyes seemed to have magical powers as a magical beam shot out from within and landed on the photo.
As the light in the elder's eyes shone, the figure in the photo seemed to come to life as though it was struggling to walk out of the picture.
Shen Yuchi and Cai Jin stared intently at the photo, waiting for the figure in the photo to walk out.
"Ah!"
Suddenly, the old man let out a tragic cry as his eyes burst open. Blood splattered everywhere on the table. He covered his eyes and cried out in pain. Shen Yuchi and Cai Jin's expressions changed drastically.
On campus, Zhou Wen felt his Sigh of the King spontaneously appear, but it only lasted a split second before vanishing again.
Strange, what happened? Zhou Wen was alarmed and puzzled, but he had no idea what was happening.
After waiting for a while and not sensing any further abnormalities of the Sigh of the King, Zhou Wen continued his research.
During this period of time, he had been constantly fighting the snake in the temple. He had basically figured out the snake's abilities. Zhou Wen still had ways to deal with its other abilities, but he was unable to do anything about the snake eye's mirror image.
Unless I can infinitely teleport or become invisible to prevent the snake from seeing me; otherwise, it's impossible to dodge that gaze. It's still impossible to teleport infinitely now, but I can think of ways to obtain an invisible Primordial Energy Skill. Zhou Wen knew that there were indeed Primordial Energy Skills that allowed for invisibility.
However, invisible-type Primordial Energy Skills were extremely rare. Few were willing to sell them. Therefore, even if someone were to sell them, they were often sold at astronomical prices.
Zhou Wen had plenty of Primordial Crystals on hand. He could afford them even if they had sky-high prices. More importantly, it wasn't convenient for him to sell the Primordial Crystals at present.
While Zhou Wen was fretting over this matter, An Sheng contacted him to express that the Sunset Army wanted to buy his Primordial Crystals.
Puzzled, Zhou Wen asked, "Why do you want the Primordial Crystals?"
An Sheng said, "Although Primordial Crystals and Primordial Gold have the effect of killing dimensional creatures, the characteristics are different. The problems involved are very simple. I'll just give an imperfect analogy. If it's only Primordial Gold, we can only make them into firearms, but if we add in Primordial Crystal, we will be able to produce laser guns. Of course, it's not that simple, but that's the general gist of it."
"I can give you the Primordial Crystals. I don't want money either, but I have a request," Zhou Wen said.
"Speak."
"I want a Primordial Energy Skill that can make me invisible. It needs to be at least Epic stage." Zhou Wen gave his request.
"There are too few Primordial Energy Skills that provide invisibility. They can only be obtained by chance. If you just want an invisibility ability, a very good opportunity has recently opened up. There's a Companion Egg in a West District auction. That Companion Beast has the ability to make one invisible. However, the price will be very high. There are many competitors as well. You have to be mentally prepared," An Sheng said.
"What Companion Beast is that?" Zhou Wen asked.
"The Mythical Companion Beast, Invisibility Cloak," said An Sheng.
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Chapter 452 Cannot be Hatched
"Someone actually is selling a Mythical Companion Egg?" Zhou Wen found it unbelievable.
An Sheng smiled and said, "No one would sell one under ordinary circumstances, but this one is a little different."
"How is it different? Is there anything special?" Zhou Wen asked, puzzled.
"Do you have any idea about Orphism of the West District?" An Sheng asked.
"A little. I roughly know that in the early times, there was the god, Chronos. It later became the God of Chaos, Chaos, and then the twelve Titans. Finally, it became the more famous twelve Olympus Gods, with Zeus being the leader. These are the few representative generations of gods in Orphism." Zhou Wen knew quite a bit about this belief.
As he had received Chaos's heritage and it was also related to the Chaos Bead, Zhou Wen had previously read about such matters. Although he didn't study it in-depth, he had a general understanding of it.
"It's not bad that you already know these things. Few people from the East District typically study the myths of the West District. They probably only know about Zeus and the other gods." An Sheng paused before continuing, "The Cape family discovered a temple left behind by the dualism god, Phanes, in the mortal realm. His status is probably the same as the Pangu of our East District's system of gods. Although it's a little different, you get what I mean. Anyway, according to the myths and legends in the West District, all the god-kings have to gain his approval before they become the king of gods.
"The Cape family obtained the recognition of the temple. They chose one of the three Companion Eggs in the temple, which is this Invisibility Cloak that is being put up for auction," An Sheng said.
"That's not right. Since it's being auctioned now, it means that no one has ever hatched it. How do you know that it's Invisibility Cloak?" Zhou Wen asked curiously.
"The reason they know that it's Invisibility Cloak is that the Cape family has formerly hatched that Mythical Companion Egg before. After that, they gained the ability to be invisible," An Sheng said with a faint smile. "When people obtain powers that exceed the rules, their true colors show. The person from the Cape family used his powers of invisibility to do countless dirty things. He went overboard and even dared to touch the members of the six families. In the end, he was discovered by the Zhang family and he was exposed."
"This matter is a scandal of the six families. The Cape family has been slain by the Zhang family as well. However, when they killed him, the Zhang family used some unknown method to turn the Invisibility Cloak to a Companion Egg form. It didn't vanish along with that person and has been kept all this while."
"That means that the invisibility cloak Companion Egg fell into the Zhang family's hands. It doesn't make sense for the Zhang family to auction such a powerful Companion Egg, right? Does their family lack money?" Zhou Wen asked, puzzled.
"The Zhang family naturally doesn't lack money, but the Invisibility Cloak Companion Egg isn't a real Companion Egg. It was unknown what method they used to turn the Invisibility Cloak into a Companion Egg. No one can hatch it. In the beginning, no one knew that there was a problem with the Invisibility Cloak Companion Egg. The Cape family paid a huge sum of resources to get the Companion Egg back from the Zhang family. However, when they got it back, they couldn't hatch it.
"Later, the Invisibility Cloak exchanged a few hands a few times. Although there's a problem, it's a Mythical Companion Egg and has magical invisibility. Everyone wants to give it a try. Everyone thinks that they care capable of doing something others can't, but they ultimately realize they can't do it either. From the six families to ordinary families, it has changed multiple hands. No one has managed to hatch the Invisibility Cloak. However, don't think of picking it up on the cheap. There are plenty of confident people, so the price will definitely be unimaginable if you want to bid on the cloak."
"Can my Essence Crystals be used in the auction?" Zhou Wen asked.
"Of course they can, but they're not convenient. How about this? I'll help you bid for the Invisibility Cloak Companion Egg. After I get it, you can sell me the equivalent of Essence Crystals at market price." An Sheng thought for a moment before saying, "The amount needed at the auction will definitely not be small. I don't know if it will exceed your expectations, so you have to go with me. If you think it's possible, I'll bid. If you feel that it's too expensive, we can just give it up."
"To the West District?" Zhou Wen was somewhat worried.
"Don't worry. I have my own arrangements. There won't be any problems. Just treat it as a vacation. There are many famous dimensional zones in the West District where the auction is held. You can also pay them a visit when the time comes." An Sheng could understand Zhou Wen's worry.
"Alright." Zhou Wen was rather interested in the Invisibility Cloak. Furthermore, he wanted to see if the dimensional zones in the West District had the tiny palm symbols.
If there were any tiny palm symbols, it wouldn't be a bad idea to download a few of them. Zhou Wen was very interested in Companion Beasts that were angels, sprites, and devils.
As he was about to leave, Zhou Wen had no choice but to place the antelope and chick at Wang Lu's place. Zhou Wen had previously given the antelope and chick some Essence Crystals, but they weren't interested in them at all.
"Your trip will make you owe me more days of breakfast, right? I'm afraid lunch won't be enough to cover the shortfall," Wang Lu said as she looked at him.
"Then use dinner to make up for it," Zhou Wen said.
"I want to lose weight. I don't eat dinner," Wang Lu said with a twitch of her lips.
Although she said that, Wang Lu still took the chick. The antelope also consciously followed her; it even seemed somewhat eager.
Clearly, it could eat better when with Wang Lu.
This time, An Sheng personally brought Zhou Wen to the West District. Zhou Wen heard from An Sheng that the place they were heading to was a peninsula and it was very close to the sea. Not far from the peninsula were the Aegean Sea islands where there were many dimensional zones. They contained several terrifying existences.
"Are there dimensional zones that drop angel or sprite Companion Beasts?" Zhou Wen asked An Sheng as he sat in the car.
An Sheng blinked and said, "Sprites are creatures that only come from the dimensional zones in the North District. Angels belong to another divine system. Do you think there will be one?"
"Aren't they from the same district?" Zhou Wen was somewhat alarmed. He had always felt that these two dimensional creatures belonged to the West District.
"Of course not," An Sheng answered with certainty.
"Then what Companion Beasts are available at the place we are going?" Zhou Wen had no choice but to seek An Sheng's advice.
"Monsters, giants, pythons, etc." An Sheng roughly explained the situation before smiling. "If you have the ability, you can kill a goddess like Athena. There might even be a Companion Egg drop. It's said that Athena's temple has been discovered, but it's hard to tell if Athena is really inside."
"Forget about Mythical creatures. Are there more pragmatic Epic Companion Beasts?" Zhou Wen knew himself. The possibility of him killing a Mythical creature was just too low.
Now, Zhou Wen was just waiting for Tyrant Behemoth to complete its evolution. After it became a Mythical creature, Zhou Wen really had the capital to fight Mythical creatures.
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Chapter 453 The Only Princess of the Zhang Family
Zhou Wen originally believed that they would head to the auction venue directly, but he soon realized that it wasn't only the two of them going to the auction together. An Sheng had to tag along with others.
To be precise, An Sheng and Zhou Wen were only hitching a ride on a plane. The Zhang family was going to participate in the auction too. An Tianzuo had asked if they could bring Zhou Wen and An Sheng along. This also meant that they would be under the Zhang family's protection.
Isn't the An family and the six families on bad terms? Why would the Zhang family agree to take us with them? Zhou Wen found it odd.
"Let's not talk about us. Even the relationship between the six families is nothing much to speak of. There is even competition amongst themselves, competition that is far more intense than with others. However, when it comes to interests, that's another matter. The Zhang family has a lot of need for Essence Gold. We also have some needs that the Zhang family can satisfy us with, so our relationship is relatively stable. However, the Zhang family originally wanted to reject our request, but for some reason, they later agreed," An Sheng said.
When they arrived, a butler-like person welcomed An Sheng and Zhou Wen and took them to a private airport.
"Butler, who is the person in charge of the Zhang family this time?" An Sheng asked.
There were many experts in the Zhang family. An Sheng wanted to know who it was, lest he made any faux pax.
"The one who's going to the Aegean Sea this time is Third Master's only daughter," the old butler said.
An Sheng couldn't help but be surprised when he heard that. In the Zhang family's previous generation, there were three brothers who were particularly good at fathering sons. They had many sons. The first and second master had eight sons each. The third master had two sons and only one daughter.
The entire Zhang family only had one daughter. One could imagine how doted upon this girl was.
Legend had it that every year, all the sons of the Zhang family rushed back to celebrate her birthday. Each of them prepared a rare treasure. The scene was extremely breathtaking.
Of course, that was only a legend. This was because the Zhang family only had one daughter. She was like a princess, so they had protected her from birth. Up until now, no one in the Zhang family knew her name, much less what she looked like.
An Sheng wanted to ask the name of the princess of the Zhang family, but the butler clearly didn't want to say too much and had already boarded the plane.
An Sheng mentioned the princess of the Zhang family to Zhou Wen and said with a smile, "We are lucky today. Perhaps we might have a chance to meet her in person."
The two of them boarded the plane, and the old butler brought them inside. There were all sorts of pink decorations inside the plane, making it look very feminine.
Inside the cabin, there was a young woman who looked to be in her twenties. She was somewhat different from the princess Zhou Wen imagined. She was at least older than he imagined.
However, when An Sheng and Zhou Wen saw her clearly, their eyes widened.
"What's wrong? You've forgotten about me already?" The woman looked at the two of them and smiled.
"Zhang Yuzhi... You're from the Zhang family?" Zhou Wen obviously recognized her. Back when he was heading home with An Sheng, Li Xuan, and Ah Lai, he had met this woman on the way and allowed her to hitch a ride.
"Isn't what you're saying odd?. You've already called me Zhang Yuzhi. If I'm not from the Zhang family, would I be from your Zhou family?" Zhang Yuzhi said with a smile.
Zhou Wen wasn't eloquent. He gaped his mouth, unsure of how to explain himself.
"Sit down. The plane is about to take off," Zhang Yuzhi said as she pointed to the seat beside her.
"What's that?" After the plane took off, Zhou Wen looked out the window and realized that there were actually many white birds outside the window. They looked like cranes, but they were a lot bigger. Furthermore, there were quite a number of them and they flew around the plane in groups.
On careful look, Zhou Wen realized that there was someone sitting on each crane's back.
"That's the Sky Crane Companion Beast that's unique to the Zhang family. It's a top Epic creature. Its flight and combat abilities are very strong," An Sheng explained.
Zhou Wen immediately understood that they were experts of the Zhang family that protected Zhang Yuzhi.
Zhou Wen looked at Zhang Yuzhi with an odd look. With her status, how could she have suffered a breakdown by herself in the wilderness?
As though reading Zhou Wen's mind, Zhang Yuzhi said with a smile, "I had a quarrel with my family back then, so I went out alone to calm down. I never expected anything to happen. Thankfully, I met you. Otherwise, I would really have been afraid to be alone."
"No wonder. The Zhang family originally wanted to decline us in the beginning, but they later agreed to take us along. It was because of you, right?" An Sheng said.
Zhang Yuzhi nodded and said, "With our family and the An family's relationship, it's nothing much to bring you along. However, our family doesn't want strangers to get close to me, so they were planning to reject it."
As they were all acquaintances, and Zhou Wen and An Sheng didn't take into account backgrounds, they chatted very happily with Zhang Yuzhi.
After chatting for a while, the old butler walked over and said, "Miss, it's time for you to rest."
Zhou Wen and An Sheng found it odd. What did he mean that it was time for her to rest? Zhang Yuzhi had been sitting comfortably in her chair, not doing anything.
Zhang Yuzhi seemed to want to stay, but the old butler repeated that it was time for her to rest. Zhang Yuzhi could only stand up and say to the two of them, "Sorry, I need to rest for a while. If you need anything, just instruct Uncle Fu."
Although Zhou Wen and An Sheng found it odd, they weren't that close. It wasn't appropriate for them to say anything else as they watched Zhang Yuzhi walk through the door in the cabin ahead of them.
Zhou Wen was curious as he wanted to see where Zhang Yuzhi was resting.
Legend has it that passenger planes have first class cabins. Could it be that this plane has first class cabins as well? Zhou Wen activated Truth Listener's earring, hoping to see what Zhang Yuzhi's resting place looked like. He didn't have any malicious intent.
A three-dimensional layout of the plane immediately appeared in Zhou Wen's mind. In front of the main passenger area was a separate, single cabin. Zhang Yuzhi pushed the door open and entered.
However, when Zhou Wen saw what was happening, his expression changed slightly.
The cabin wasn't big, but there were many things placed there. It was decorated extremely strangely. There were many long strips of paper hung inside. Due to Truth Listener's ability, it couldn't see the colors or the patterns. Therefore, Zhou Wen only knew that there were long strips of paper. He wasn't sure if there were any drawings on the strips of paper.
However, there weren't any lounge chairs or beds inside. Zhou Wen only saw a strange, head-sized box that was squarish at the base and round at the top.
The box's shape made it look like an item used by humans in funerals before the dimensional storms.
It can't be a coffin, right? Could it be a new massage device? As Zhou Wen thought about it, he saw that Zhang Yuzhi had already opened the lid and lay down inside the box.
Zhou Wen could clearly see that the box didn't have any massage equipment, making it look like a coffin no matter how he looked at it.
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Chapter 454 Why Did It Take So Long?
The more Zhou Wen looked at it, the more he realized that something was amiss. The box was likely carved from stone. There was nothing inside but a pillow. It also seemed to be made of stone. It didn't seem comfortable to sleep inside no matter how he looked at it.
After Zhang Yuzhi lay inside, the old butler closed the lid again. Once the lid was in place, he couldn't hear the situation inside with Truth Listener's ability.
How odd. Do rich girls have such strange temperaments? She's sleeping in a stone box instead of a high-end couch on a plane? Zhou Wen felt that it resembled a coffin no matter how he looked at it.
Zhou Wen retracted Truth Listener's ability. After all, it was her privacy and he did not wish to continue intruding on her.
They did not encounter any incidents along the way. When they passed the sky above some dimensional zones, the Sky Crane team outside intimidated all the dimensional creatures, preventing them from approaching the plane.
Even if a few dimensional creatures, who didn't know better, attacked, they were promptly dispatched by the Sky Crane team. The plane was not damaged at all.
When they reached the Peninsula of Gods, they didn't see Zhang Yuzhi again. After the plane landed, the old butler led them out of the plane. An Sheng said that he wanted to bid farewell to Zhang Yuzhi, but the butler said that there was no need. They could just leave.
"Ah Sheng, don't you find Zhang Yuzhi a little odd?" Zhou Wen asked An Sheng after the two of them left the airport.
"It's far from just odd. Although the six families are in different areas, as hero families, they place the most emphasis on etiquette. This isn't the way to treat guests." An Sheng paused before continuing, "But this is the Zhang family's matter. It has nothing to do with us. There are still two days before the auction begins. Where do you want to go? I'll take you around."
"Let's head to the nearby dimensional zones." Zhou Wen felt that he should tour the area once. If he could find the tiny palm symbols, it would be best if he could download a few instance dungeons.
"Most of the dimensional zones on the Peninsula of Gods have owners. We are foreigners after all. It will probably be a little troublesome if we want to enter. Why don't we take a look at the Aegean Sea? It's a little dangerous, but there are many ownerless dimensional zones. It's also rather interesting," An Sheng said.
"Is it okay going out to sea like this?" Zhou Wen knew that the dimensional zones in the ocean were more terrifying than on land.
"It's fine. I've been to those places many times in the past. I'm very familiar with them." An Sheng was confident.
The two walked towards the harbor. Along the way, they saw many people walking their Companion Beasts on the streets. The more common ones were giants and foot monsters. There were also many strange monsters, and Zhou Wen even saw a Fire Man Companion Beast. It looked very interesting.
"Didn't you say that there aren't any sprites on the Peninsula of Gods? Then what's this? Isn't it a Fire Sprite?" Zhou Wen asked.
"The sprites I'm talking about are those with pointy ears who look similar to humans—elves. These are elemental sprites. These are two different things. I thought you wanted those beautiful elves," An Sheng said.
"How can such an elemental sprite be obtained?" Zhou Wen asked.
When the person with the Fire Sprite heard Zhou Wen, he smiled and said, "This is an Epic Fire Sprite from the Forging Temple. Fire Sprites are very rare. The chances of a Companion Egg dropping is even lower. I was at the Forging Temple for two and a half years before I was lucky enough to obtain this Fire Sprite. If you are interested, you can try your luck."
"What kind of place is Forging Temple?" Zhou Wen asked when he saw how friendly the person was.
"That's the temple of the god of metalworking, Hephaestus. Not only are there Fire Sprites there, but there are even higher-level Fire Sprite Kings as well. However, their numbers are even rarer. Moreover, the depths of the temple are too dangerous. Young people like you shouldn't be so overly ambitious. You should just hunt Fire Sprites on the first level of the temple. If you venture deeper, your life will be in danger," the middle-aged man with the Fire Sprite said.
"Thank you for your guidance." Zhou Wen had some impression of Hephaestus, but he couldn't remember the name. He only remembered that he was Zeus's son, an artisan, and the god of metalworking.
The reason Zhou Wen could remember him wasn't because of him being an artisan, but because he was the husband of the goddess of love and beauty. Furthermore, he had been cuckolded.
Apart from that, Cupid's bow, Apollo's chariot, and Zeus's lightning bolt were made by him. He could be said to be an expert at creating divine artifacts.
An Sheng seemed to know a little about the Metalwork Temples as he said to Zhou Wen, "There aren't only fire-elemental sprites in the Metalwork Temple. There are also all sorts of metal-type and machinery-type dimensional creatures. It's rather interesting, but that's private property on the Peninsula of Gods. Apart from locals being able to enter with their identity cards, outsiders are forbidden from entering."
"Young man, you're quite knowledgeable. You're right. Unless you're a citizen of the Peninsula of Gods, it's impossible for you to enter the Metalwork Temple. It looks like it's a pity that you don't even have the qualifications to obtain ordinary Fire Sprites." The middle-aged man proudly led his Fire Sprite away.
"Is there really no way to enter?" Zhou Wen asked An Sheng as he was rather interested in the Metalwork Temple.
"There's really no way. This is a common rule set by several families on the Peninsula of Gods. Even those few families cannot break this rule. Otherwise, they will be enemies of the entire Peninsula of Gods." An Sheng spread his hands, indicating that he had no solution.
"Even if we can't enter, it'll be okay to take a look outside, right?" Zhou Wen said.
"Of course you can, but do you really plan on just taking a look?" An Sheng looked at Zhou Wen, puzzled.
"We can take a look if it's on the way. Taking a few photos as a memento would be nice." Zhou Wen only wanted to find the tiny palm symbol, so he had no intention of entering.
"I never expected you to have such boring hobbies. It is on the way. It's just a tiny detour." An Sheng continued walking forward with Zhou Wen.
Shortly after he left, he saw white shadows flying across the sky. The passersby all stopped to look.
Zhou Wen and An Sheng looked up and saw Sky Cranes fly past them. The Sky Cranes landed in front of them as the gray-clothed members of the Zhang family got off the Sky Cranes' backs and walked straight towards them.
The person in the lead looked to be about twenty-eight years old. He had a dignified air, but he wasn't too flamboyant. He looked extremely handsome.
"Zhang Xiao, what's the meaning of this?" An Sheng clearly recognized the leader as he frowned at him.
Zhang Xiao said, "I'm sorry, I have something to ask the two of you."
"What is it?" An Sheng asked.
"Have you seen my sister, Zhang Yuzhi, after you got off the plane?" Zhang Ye asked.
"Didn't she get some rest on the plane? We haven't seen her since then. What happened? Do you need our help?" An Sheng asked.
Zhang Xiao sized up An Sheng and Zhou Wen, as though confirming that they really hadn't seen Zhang Yuzhi. Then, he bowed slightly and said, "Thank you. If you meet my sister, Zhang Yuzhi, please inform me as soon as possible. The Zhang family will definitely thank you."
"Alright. If we see her, we will definitely contact you immediately," said An Sheng.
Zhang Xiao did not hesitate. After bidding farewell, he left with the Sky Crane team. He looked extremely anxious.
"It looks like the little princess of the Zhang family is very worrying," An Sheng said with a smile.
As the two spoke, they headed for the Metalwork Temple, but unfortunately, there was someone guarding it. Zhou Wen could only see the door from afar, so he was unable to see any tiny palm symbol at close proximity.
Slightly disappointed, he followed An Sheng to the port. Just as they were about to rent a ship to head out to sea, they saw a person in a suit and a hat waving at them on a ship.
"Why did it take you so long? I've been waiting for you for ages." The person looked up slightly and spoke to Zhou Wen and An Sheng.
The two of them were stunned when they saw the person's face. The person in the male outfit was Zhang Yuzhi.
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Chapter 455 Water Elemental Sprite
"Why are you still standing there in a daze? Get on board quickly. Don't you want to go to the Aegean archipelago?" Zhang Yuzhi greeted them from the ship.
"How did you know?" Zhou Wen and An Sheng exchanged looks in surprise.
They had only decided to head to the Aegean archipelago after they alighted the plane. Yet, Zhang Yuzhi knew of their plans and had waited for them here. They couldn't figure out when Zhang Yuzhi had overheard their conversation.
"If I want to know, I'll naturally know. The ship is about to set off. Aren't you getting on board?" Zhang Yuzhi asked.
"Do you know that your brother, Zhang Xiao, is looking for you?" An Sheng asked.
"Just ignore them. If you don't board the ship, I'll leave on my own." Zhang Yuzhi curled her lips and was about to start the engine.
Zhou Wen and An Sheng thought for a moment and had no choice but to board the ship.
Zhang Yuzhi was very excited. After she started the engine, she drove the boat towards the sea and shouted excitedly, "I want to conquer the entire sea."
"How old are you? How childish," An Sheng said with a smile.
"I like childish stuff. You're childish too, even if you're not convinced!" Zhang Yuzhi retorted.
An Sheng came to Zhang Yuzhi's side and said, "Let me drive it. There are dangers lurking in the sea. I have to take the correct route to avoid unnecessary trouble,"
"That's good." Zhang Yuzhi handed the task of driving the boat to An Sheng. She walked to the bow of the boat and extended her hands. She faced the wind as though she was hugging the sea.
Once they were out in the sea, electronic devices were affected. There were all kinds of errors. Phones could be switched on, but there was no signal. Furthermore, there were also signs of hanging.
As the sea was dangerous, Zhou Wen didn't grind dungeons and constantly paid attention to the sea surface.
Not long after they headed out, they suddenly heard a strange song. The three of them looked in the direction of the song. In the distance, there was a reef. A young woman was singing on it.
However, upon closer inspection, they realized that the woman didn't have legs. She had a fishtail. It was the legendary mermaid.
As if sensing the gazes of the three of them, the mermaid stopped singing and plunged into the sea before disappearing.
"A mermaid. It was actually a mermaid. We were really lucky. I heard that mermaids in the sea are extremely rare. I didn't expect to meet one so quickly while out at sea," Zhang Yuzhi said.
However, An Sheng said, "The mermaids are known as sirens in certain myths. It's ominous to encounter them at sea."
"Why?" Zhang Yuzhi was slightly taken aback as she asked in disbelief.
"According to myths, the sirens with human faces but fish bodies are the daughters of the river god. They have a voice that can bewitch one's heart, causing the sailors to be charmed by their singing. They will involuntarily steer their ships to the hidden reefs and eventually perish." An Sheng told them the story of the sirens.
Thankfully, they weren't the sailors in myths and legends, nor were they bewitched. The journey went very smoothly. Although they saw dimensional creatures at sea, nothing attacked them.
When Zhou Wen saw an island, An Sheng circled the boat around the island without any intention of landing on it.
"Why aren't we heading for that island?" Zhang Yuzhi asked curiously.
"That's the legendary Crete Island. You might not be familiar with this name, but you should have heard of the Palace of Minos, right? The legendary Minotaur is inside. No one who has stepped foot inside has come out alive," An Sheng said.
The boat left the island and headed deeper into the sea. An Sheng was indeed very familiar with the area. There wasn't any danger on their journey. When they arrived at an inconspicuous island, An Sheng steered the boat over.
"Is this island also a dimensional zone?" Zhang Yuzhi sized up the island, but she didn't see anything like a palace.
The dimensional zones in the Aegean Sea typically existed in the form of a palace. Most of the god-like existences were inside the palaces.
"Of course, the dimensional zones out at sea aren't as obvious as the dimensional zones on land. In fact, the entire Aegean Sea is a huge dimensional zone." An Sheng jumped onto the beach and moored the boat. He continued, "There are many Water Elemental Sprites on this island. You can try your luck and get a Water Elemental Sprite Companion Egg to drop. When you enter dimensional zones in the future, you won't have to worry about water."
Zhou Wen and Zhang Yuzhi knew the importance of water. If they were trapped in a dimensional zone for a long period of time, they could still last for a period of time as long as there was water to drink.
Although Zhou Wen had stored a lot of food and water inside the Chaos Bead and didn't have to worry about a lack of water, it was especially important for the average person to have a Water Elemental Sprite Companion Beast even if it was at the Legendary stage.
However, Water Elemental Sprites were similarly rare. They were usually only seen out at sea, but those who could go out to sea had to at least be at the Epic stage. Furthermore, they might not be able to find Water Elemental Sprites even if they went out to sea.
The three of them headed deeper into the island. Before long, they saw a blue blob of water bouncing around on the grass like a frozen soccer ball.
"That's the most ordinary Water Elemental Sprite. It's a Legendary stage dimensional creature which usually has two talent skills—Water Gun and Water Ball. They can deliver long-distance attacks," An Sheng said as he pointed at the water blob.
"It's just a ball of water. Its attack power shouldn't be strong, right?" Zhang Yuzhi saw that the Water Elemental Sprite was very cute, and it made her feel like pinching and hugging it.
"Have you never seen a high-pressure water jet cutter? Are granite and steel hard enough? Water can easily cut it apart. Don't underestimate the power of water. It will kill you," An Sheng said solemnly.
As the trio spoke, the Water Elemental Spirit had already discovered them and was about to bounce up from the grass. In the air, it spat out a water column that sprayed towards Zhou Wen.
The water pillar was as thick as a finger, but its speed was shockingly fast. Zhou Wen ducked and the water pillar spewed out more than ten meters, leaving a deep dent on a rock.
Zhou Wen pulled out his Bamboo Blade and slashed at the Water Elemental Sprite. He split the Water Elemental Sprite's body apart, but after his blade slashed, the Water Elemental Sprite's body returned to its original state. It wasn't injured at all.
"Water will flow around a blade. Striking a Water Elemental Sprite's body is useless. It has a water-elemental crystal in its body. Shatter it to kill it," An Sheng said.
Zhou Wen nodded and carefully observed the Water Elemental Sprite's body. Indeed, there was a dark-blue bead flowing within its body. He slashed with his saber and sliced the bead apart. This time, the Water Elemental Sprite shattered along with the bead and dropped a crystal.
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Chapter 456 The Strange Waterfall Pool
"Your luck is pretty good. Your first Water Elemental Sprite produced a crystal, but unfortunately, it's not a Companion Egg," An Sheng said with a smile.
Zhou Wen kept searching for Water Elemental Sprites on the island, hoping to have a Companion Egg drop. However, Zhang Yuzhi wasn't interested in Companion Eggs. She only took photos as though she was on a tour.
"Why is that Water Elemental Sprite a little different?" When Zhou Wen and company came to a waterfall, they saw a strange Water Elemental Sprite.
Typical Water Elemental Sprites were blue in color and looked spherical, but in fact, they were the shape of water droplets. However, this Water Elemental Sprite was silver in color. It didn't look like a water droplet, but a snake.
"This should be a high-level Water Elemental Sprite. It might be an Epic creature. Be careful," An Sheng said responsibly.
Zhou Wen was indeed very careful. He summoned stone armor and didn't approach the silver water snake sprite. He summoned his Overlord Sword and slashed at it from afar.
The water snake didn't dodge. It opened its mouth and spewed out silver water. However, the water that it spewed out was somewhat strange. It was actually in the shape of a venomous fang.
A sword beam slashed across, shattering the water snake's venomous fangs. The sword beam continued to slash at it.
When the silver water snake saw that something was amiss, it turned around and slipped into the pool beneath the waterfall. Its body resembled water to begin with, so once it entered the pool, it immediately vanished. It was impossible to tell its location with the naked eye.
Thankfully, Zhou Wen had Truth Listener. The Truth Listener earring's ability ignored color, so he immediately saw the silver water snake in the pool. When Zhou Wen chased after it, he sent a sword beam into the pool.
Boom!
The water surface was parted by the spinning sword beam, slicing apart the silver water snake's body. Even the water-elemental crystal in its body was shattered.
A silver crystal-shaped Companion Egg dropped and sank to the bottom of the pool.
A Companion Egg dropped? Zhou Wen stood by the pool and observed for a while. When he saw that there were no signs of other dimensional creatures in the pool, he jumped in and dived towards the bottom.
Zhou Wen reached out to pick up the Companion Egg. Just as he was about to float up, he suddenly felt a tremendous suction force at the bottom of the pool. It caused his body to instantly sink as though a toilet whirlpool was sucking at him.
Splash!
Zhou Wen was flushed down with the flow of water and discovered that there was a huge space beneath the pool. Beneath it was churning seawater.
Zhou Wen looked up, but he didn't find the cave entrance that he had washed down from. There were black rocks above his head without any gaps.
He slashed at the rock, shattering a huge piece, however, there were still rocks behind it. Zhou Wen slashed several times, but they were all rock. There was no exit.
As for the destination of the underground seawater flow, there was a light that seemed to be the exit of a tunnel.
Zhou Wen had no choice but to follow the flow of the water as he headed for the exit. As long as he could get out, it wouldn't be difficult for him to circle back to the pool again.
Soon, Zhou Wen rushed out with the flow of water. When he exited, he realized that he was at the waterfall's entrance.
After Zhou Wen came out of the waterfall, he directly floated in the air, alarmed by what he saw.
No matter how he looked at the waterfall and the pool below, it looked like the one he had fallen into. However, he had clearly fallen into the pool of water beneath, so why would he come out of the waterfall from above?
Zhou Wen carefully observed his surroundings. Indeed, the environment was identical. It was the pool that he had fallen into, but there was no sign of An Sheng or Zhang Yuzhi.
Don't tell me they went into the pool to look for me? Zhou Wen thought to himself as he flew higher, hoping to confirm that they were still on the island.
As he flew into the air, he managed to take in the entirety of the small island.
The extremely beautiful island was filled with green grass and flowing water.
However, when Zhou Wen's gaze landed on a spot, his pupils constricted abruptly. There was an apple tree growing on a grass slope.
There was only one apple on the huge apple tree, but that apple was somewhat unusual. It was as though it was made of gold and emitted a resplendent glow.
Under the apple tree, there was a black lizard sleeping. The lizard was even bigger than an elephant.
Soon, because lizards didn't have wings, Zhou Wen realized that it wasn't a lizard but a legendary West District dragon. On the dragon's back were two fleshy wings.
Gold apple... Dragon... Zhou Wen was alarmed and puzzled.
This was a little similar to the myths that Zhou Wen had read. Legend had it that the human hero, Peleus, married a sea-nymph. They had invited all the gods to their wedding but chose not to invite the goddess, Eris. Unhappy about this, she produced a golden apple at the wedding and tossed it into the feast of the gods. On it were the words "to the most beautiful."
In the end, Hera, Athena, and Aphrodite entered a dispute for the golden apple. This eventually led to a human war.
Legend had it that the golden apple tree was in a holy garden, guarded by a hundred-headed dragon, but that was only a legend. This place didn't look like a holy garden.
The black dragon under the golden apple tree didn't look like it had a hundred heads—it only had one.
Zhou Wen didn't know what the golden apple was for, nor did he wish to snatch it, lest he alarm the black dragon. Although it might not be a hundred-headed dragon, the dragon itself was a Mythical creature of legend. Zhou Wen didn't wish to take the risk.
However, what puzzled Zhou Wen was that before they had come onto the island, they hadn't seen the golden apple tree or the dragon. Why did these things suddenly appear?
Zhou Wen checked the entire island, but he didn't find An Sheng and Zhang Yuzhi. The strangest thing was that even the boat that they had moored on the beach had vanished.
Could it be that this isn't the island from before? It just looks a little similar. When I passed through the hole beneath the pool, I arrived somewhere else? The more Zhou Wen thought about it, the more he found it possible.
Splash! Splash!
As Zhou Wen was pondering over the matter, he heard two splashes. It was as though a stone had dropped into a pool of water. He turned his head and saw An Sheng and Zhang Yuzhi fall from the waterfall and fall into the pond, stirring up a huge splash.
They were fine and quickly crawled out of the pool, but Zhou Wen felt something amiss. He turned to look at the black dragon under the apple tree. Indeed, it had awoken from its slumber. It slowly got up and looked towards the waterfall.
"Zhou Wen, what are you doing up there?" Zhang Yuzhi shouted at Zhou Wen when she saw him in midair.
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Chapter 457 Apple-Plucking Plan
Zhang Yuzhi's voice woke up the black dragon. It raised its head and pricked up its ears, staring straight at the waterfall.
Zhou Wen knew that they couldn't see the distant giant dragon or the golden apple tree, so he hurriedly gestured for them to stay silent. He also descended and pulled them into the cave.
Boom!
The three of them had just entered the cave when the black dragon streaked across the sky like a black bolt of lightning. It landed beside the pool as it swept its eyes around as though it was looking for something.
After circling the pond a few times and finding nothing, it slowly returned to the apple tree.
The three people, who had held their breath in the waterfall cave, finally dared to breathe.
"Strange. I've come to this island many times. There are only some Water-Elemental Sprites. Why would there be an additional dragon?" An Sheng said with a frown.
"It's not just that." Zhou Wen recounted his discovery and speculation.
Zhang Yuzhi's eyes lit up when she heard that. "In other words, we aren't on the original island. When we passed the tunnel beneath the pool, we entered another space. This is a dimensional zone that hasn't been discovered. There's a gigantic dragon here and a golden apple? Is that really the golden Apple of Discord from the legends?"
"How would I know?" Zhou Wen shook his head.
An Sheng said, "No Mythical creature is to be trifled with. Even if it's a weaker existence in myths and legends, it's not something we can deal with. Don't even have thoughts on the golden apple. Let's swim back from the waterfall tunnel and take a look. It's best if we can go back. If we can't return, we can try entering the pool again. Perhaps we'll be sucked in once again and be able to leave this place."
Zhou Wen agreed since he didn't wish to take the risk. Although Zhang Yuzhi was very interested in the golden apple from the fairytale legend, she could only leave with the two of them.
They soon realized something terrifying. There was no way back at the end of the waterfall. Furthermore, after they entered the pool, there was no strange suction force at the bottom.
After leaving the pool, the three of them returned to the cave. Zhang Yuzhi thought for a moment and said, "I remember hearing from my elders that one can only leave certain dimensional zones by obtaining a special item after entry. Otherwise, they won't be able to leave and they will die inside."
"From the looks of it, this dimensional zone should be the death zone you're talking about. After you enter, either you die or the dimensional creature dies. There's no third option," An Sheng said.
Zhang Yuzhi thought for a moment before saying, "If we leave this island, will we be able to leave this dimensional zone?"
"I've already taken a look from midair. Previously, there were distant islands, but there's nothing now. At a glance, all I can see is the sea," Zhou Wen said.
"That means we're really trapped here. This island isn't big either. I reckon that the black dragon or the golden apple is the dimensional zone's special item. Killing the dragon or obtaining the golden apple is the only way of exiting," Zhang Yuzhi said excitedly, "If we kill that dragon, will we become the first dragon slayers in human history?"
"If you aren't afraid of becoming dragon feces, you can give it a try." Zhou Wen was rather inclined to think of a way to obtain the golden apple.
The chance of dying when fighting a Mythical creature was too high, but plucking the apple didn't necessarily mean fighting the dragon. They had quite a number of Companion Beasts that they could use to lure the black dragon away before plucking the golden apple. It was likely a much safer option.
An Sheng agreed with Zhou Wen's idea. "Yuzhi, stay here. Zhou Wen and I will give it a try and see if we can lure the dragon away and pluck the golden apple."
"Why am I staying?" Zhang Yuzhi was puzzled.
"Because the two of us are going to be apple-stealing thieves. If the two of us fail, it will be your turn to be the dragon-slaying heroine," An Sheng said.
"That's right. I can't do such covert work." Zhang Yuzhi nodded.
After An Sheng asked Zhou Wen about the location and details of the golden apple tree, he sneaked out of the waterfall cave with him.
"I have a Essence Energy Skill that converges my aura. I likely won't be discovered by the dragon even if I approach it. When I get close, I'll summon a Companion Beast to see how strong the dragon is," An Sheng said to Zhou Wen before he crept forward.
Zhou Wen saw him silently proceed forward like a snake. If he couldn't see him with his naked eyes, he wouldn't have been able to sense his existence. He couldn't help but admire An Sheng for being a wily old fox. His abilities were much more multifaceted than his.
Zhou Wen didn't have any similar Essence Energy Skills and couldn't guarantee that he wouldn't be discovered by the dragon, so he didn't approach. He found a relatively high spot nearby and looked at the golden apple tree and the black dragon from afar.
Not long after, An Sheng arrived less than a thousand meters away from the golden apple tree. He pressed himself against the ground, and the armor on his body automatically changed color, making him almost fuse with the grass.
Then, Zhou Wen saw him summon a leopard-like Companion Beast that charged in the direction of the golden apple tree as it roared.
The black dragon hadn't slept. It immediately stood up and saw the leopard-like Companion Beast. It flapped its wings and a black bolt of lightning streaked across the sky.
The leopard was no match for it at all. Just as it spewed out a ball of flames, it was swallowed by the black dragon.
What fast speed! Zhou Wen was alarmed. The dragon's speed was almost on par with the wolf-like, tiger-like Mythical creature in the temple.
Although it was still slightly weaker, its speed was not something Epic humans could contend with.
The leopard was an Epic creature, but it hadn't managed to put up any resistance in front of the black dragon.
An Sheng lay motionless on the grass. After the dragon devoured the leopard Companion Beast, it roared violently and shuttled back and forth across the island like lightning, as though it was searching for other intruders.
Zhou Wen was also lying in the grass, motionless. A few times, the black dragon flew close to him, making him feel his heart in his throat. This wasn't a game. If he was discovered by the black dragon, there was a high chance of death.
The black dragon finally quietened down and returned to the golden apple tree. After quite some time, it seemed to be exhausted. When it lay under the tree to rest, An Sheng silently retreated. He gave Zhou Wen a look and the two of them slowly retreated to the side of the waterfall.
The sound of the waterfall could conceal their voices. Even if they made any movements here, it was unlikely to attract the dragon's attention.
"This island is too small. With the speed of that black dragon, no matter where we lure it to, it can immediately return to the apple tree. From the looks of it, luring it away won't work," An Sheng said after returning to the cave.
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Chapter 458 Fighting the Dragon
To lure it away, it had to be taken sufficiently far away. If they were to approach the golden apple tree now, they would be killed by the dragon when it rushed back. This plan was clearly useless.
"What do you think?" An Sheng asked Zhou Wen.
Zhou Wen thought for a moment and said, "We definitely can't fight it head-on. The chances of death are too high. We must think of other solutions."
After a pause, Zhou Wen continued, "I do have an idea. If I can hold back the black dragon for a few seconds, do you have the confidence to pluck the golden apple?"
"How long can you last?" An Sheng asked after some thought.
"At most ten seconds and at least five seconds. However, before that, I need to use a Companion Beast to confirm it again before I can determine the exact amount of time," Zhou Wen said after serious consideration.
"If you can hold it back for six seconds, I can pluck the golden apple and return," An Sheng said after careful observation.
"Then let's give it a try." Zhou Wen planned on first figuring out the black dragon's powers.
"I still have quite a number of Companion Beasts on me. Let's give it a few more tries and get a good understanding of the black dragon's abilities before attacking it," An Sheng said.
"Can I do something?" Zhang Yuzhi asked.
"Please cheer us on over here," An Sheng said to her.
"Alright, I'll cheer you on." Zhang Yuzhi didn't plan on really being a dragon-slaying heroine. Furthermore, she was only at the Legendary stage, inferior to Zhou Wen and An Sheng. She had only been joking.
Zhou Wen and An Sheng left the cave once again and found a hidden spot to summon their Companion Beasts. They left them in different locations. After making arrangements, the Companion Beasts attacked the black dragon from different locations.
An Sheng had countless Companion Beasts, and Zhou Wen had quite a number as well. However, their Companion Beasts were basically useless. None of them survived.
Zhou Wen used the Blood Threadworms to secretly drill into the black dragon's body, but the moment the Blood Threadworms entered its skin, they automatically died.
There was also the Epic Poison Bat. After flying over, it was swallowed by the black dragon.
The two of them sacrificed at least thirty Companion Beasts. None of them could last five seconds in front of the black dragon, making them fully realize the horror of the black dragon.
Of course, this was also because the two of them weren't willing to use their beloved Companion Beasts. They only released cannon fodder Companion Beasts.
However, the different kinds of attacks the Companion Beasts delivered made the black dragon use some of its abilities, allowing Zhou Wen and An Sheng to gain a better understanding of the black dragon.
"Its Speed is far faster than ours and it has more Strength. My Strength-type Epic Companion Beast was easily suppressed by it. Furthermore, it isn't afraid of wind, fire, or lightning and has high resistance. It doesn't spit fire, but it spits poison..." An Sheng listed down the outcome of his observations before looking at Zhou Wen and asked, "What's your take? How long can you last? It's better to underestimate than overestimate."
"Seven seconds." Zhou Wen carefully did the calculations mentally. He included all his various abilities and finally gave such a conservative number.
"Enough. Let's draw up our plan first. I'll hide near the apple tree. My limit should be within 500 meters. Then, you can use your Companion Beast to lure it away and think of a way to hold it back for seven seconds. Leave the rest to me," An Sheng explained, as he drew a picture on the ground to show the entire plan clearly.
"Remember, we only have one chance. If we fail, we will die," An Sheng said to Zhou Wen when he was prepared to leave the cave.
"Got it." Zhou Wen nodded solemnly.
The two of them left the cave. Following the plan, An Sheng stealthily approached the apple tree. His ability to converge his aura and his concealment were amazing. Zhou Wen watched as An Sheng proceeded and couldn't distinguish the difference between him and the grass.
The closer An Sheng came to the black dragon, the slower he became. He was almost acting in slow motion.
A few hours later, An Sheng was almost 400 meters away from the apple tree when the black dragon's ears suddenly twitched.
Zhou Wen and An Sheng's hearts were in their throats as An Sheng lay there motionless. Zhou Wen's heart pounded as he forgot to even breathe.
After quite some time, the black dragon's ears drooped again. Only then did Zhou Wen feel a little better.
However, An Sheng was extremely bold. He continued moving forward another twenty to thirty meters, making Zhou Wen's heart skip a beat.
Zhou Wen knew the danger that An Sheng faced grew with every centimeter he approached the black dragon. He had originally planned on stopping 500 meters from the apple tree, but now, he was already within 400 meters. This was An Sheng taking on risk to lower the danger Zhou Wen would face.
The closer he was to the apple tree, the faster he could reach the golden apple, making the black dragon turn around to chase after him. This would reduce Zhou Wen's risk.
Finally, An Sheng made the designated gesture. Zhou Wen heaved a sigh of relief and knew that it was time for him to appear.
After he retreated to the edge of the island, Zhou Wen summoned his Companion Beast and prepared himself. Finally, he roared, "Big Lizard, I'm here. Come over and eat me."
The black dragon, who had been resting under the golden apple tree, immediately pricked up its ears when it heard Zhou Wen's shout. It stood up and, after confirming his location, it flapped its wings and instantly tore through the sky, rushing towards Zhou Wen.
Black lightning streaked across the sky, instantly occupying Zhou Wen's vision.
Zhou Wen summoned a row of Golden Warriors to form a blockade in front of the black dragon. These were originally food meant for Tyrant Behemoth, but with Tyrant Behemoth directly eating the Essence Crystals, they were useless now.
The black figure charged over like a bolt of lightning as the Golden Warriors were sent flying everywhere. Zhou Wen held Bamboo Blade and Overlord Sword in each hand as he slashed out with both saber and sword. The Demonic Astral Wheel and Fangwheel Sword Flash crisscrossed and slashed at the black dragon's head.
A black beam shot out of the black dragon's eyes, blasting apart the Demonic Astral Wheel and Fangwheel Sword Flash. However, it didn't stop charging at Zhou Wen.
Zhou Wen activated Ghost Steps and instantly moved more than ten meters away. At the same time, he counted inwardly. One second...
On the other side, An Sheng had already charged at the golden apple tree like a ghost. His speed was equally terrifying.
The black dragon was much faster than Zhou Wen's Ghost Steps. It extended its wings and its huge body nimbly drew an L-shaped mark in the air before catching up to him. It spat out a large amount of black poison smoke that swept towards Zhou Wen like a flood.
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