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Chapter 459 Seven-Second Battle

A purple bell appeared in Zhou Wen's hand as he waved it at the black dragon. The billowing black smoke was sucked into the bell.

The black dragon was somewhat taken aback, but it immediately charged towards Zhou Wen with its mouth agape, hoping to devour him.

Zhou Wen waved the bell in his hand. As black poison smoke spewed out from the bell, he redirected it to the black dragon. At the same time, he used Ghost Steps to rapidly move away.

Two seconds! Zhou Wen counted inwardly.

The black dragon entered the poisonous smoke and temporarily lost its vision. In its rage, it let out a roar that sounded like a thunderclap. The shockwave scattered the poisonous smoke and didn't stop. The shockwave continued rushing towards Zhou Wen's body.

The roar was an area-of-effect attack. There was no place for him to dodge. Zhou Wen could only fend off the strike and activate the Inverse Ancient Sovereign Life Soul while using the Demon Dragon True Body. When he was done, the shockwave had already arrived in front of him.

Boom!

Zhou Wen raised his fists to defend himself. He was thrown back by the force from the shockwave, his legs plowing deep marks that were dozens of meters long.

The black dragon seemed to sense something and stopped pursuing Zhou Wen. It turned around and attempted to charge back.

Zhou Wen knew that An Sheng had entered the range of the golden apple tree and had attracted the black dragon's attention. It was returning to protect the golden apple.

Zhou Wen naturally couldn't let it leave, otherwise, An Sheng's life would be in danger. Seeing that the black dragon was about to fly away, a purple beam flew over from the side and struck the black dragon's wings.

The purple light was a short purple-copper ancient sword. The black dragon's scaly wing was sliced open by the purple-copper ancient sword.

Well done. Zhou Wen saw the Demonic Neonate expressionlessly hiding in the grass with the scabbard in her arms. After the ancient sword injured the black dragon, it flew towards the grass.

Roar! The dragon roared angrily. It had never suffered such damage before. Its wings had been injured, so it didn't rush back in rage. It transformed into lightning and charged at Zhou Wen, planning to devour him first before returning to protect the golden apple.

The black dragon was so fast that its massive figure couldn't be seen. Only a black lightning bolt was seen crossing the void. It was unbelievably fast.

However, Zhou Wen was already used to such speeds. He grinded the Mythical creature every day. Although the snake was slightly slower than the black dragon, it wasn't that much slower. As for the other Mythical creature, it was faster than the black dragon.

Zhou Wen remained calm as he charged into the sea with a burst of terrifying speed with his Demon Dragon True Body.

In the sky, he wasn't the match for the black dragon, but in the seawater, a winged dragon couldn't be as agile as him. The pair of huge wings became an obstacle in its underwater movement.

Seeing Zhou Wen rush into the water, the black dragon hesitated for a moment and chose not to chase after him. It looked like it was about to turn around and return to the golden apple tree.

Three seconds! As Zhou Wen counted, he tore out of the water surface and switched back to Slaughterer. He held the banana fan and fanned the black dragon three times.

The three Grand Yin Winds stirred up huge waves as they swept towards the black dragon in the sky. One wave after another struck its body, while the Demonic Neonate hid and sent the ancient sword for another attack. They attacked the black dragon one after another.

The black dragon had been injured by the ancient sword, so when it saw the purple beam flying towards it and the waves rushing towards it, its ferocity was triggered. The black gas around it surged as its body emitted a metallic sheen. Another two pairs of wings appeared on its back, turning it into a black six-winged dragon. Black flames burned on its body as its six wings flapped. The black flames erupted like a volcano, blocking the Grand Yin Wind as the ancient sword was sent flying.

The black six-winged dragon, that looked like devilish, burned with black flames in its eyes as though it had come from a devilish abyss. It suddenly swooped down and its speed increased once again. It had reached an unbelievable level that Zhou Wen couldn't even react in time.

They didn't manage to force the dragon to produce such change in their previous probes, but Zhou Wen had been prepared for accidents. He was mentally prepared.

At the instant the black six-winged dragon charged into the sea, Zhou Wen had used the Lost Country to teleport away.

Boom!

The surface of the sea exploded with waves reaching several hundred feet high. The gigantic black six-winged dragon charged into the sea. Its black flames remained burning in the sea, completely unaffected by the seawater. Instead, large amounts of seawater evaporated.

Lost Country's teleportation had a limited distance range. After Zhou Wen teleported, he was sent flying by the shockwave from the black six-winged dragon's charge into the water. Blood oozed out of his ears, eyes, mouth, and nose, and his bones almost seemed like crumbling.

When the black six-winged dragon discovered Zhou Wen, it immediately charged over. It remained very fast, but it wasn't as indiscernible as before. Clearly, the water's resistance had created quite a problem for it. Behind it was surging white foam, a result from the flapping of its three pairs of wings.

Zhou Wen knew that the more bubbles there were, the greater the resistance it experienced. Immediately, he switched back to the Inverse Ancient Sovereign state. The Demon Dragon True Body worked with the Nine Dragons Art as he constantly darted about in the water, dodging the attacks of the black six-winged dragon.

Four seconds! Zhou Wen felt like it was an eternity. The Demon Dragon True Body had greatly increased his expenditure of Essence Energy, but in such a battle, it was impossible for him to switch back. If he slowed down, he would definitely be devoured by the black six-winged dragon.

After failing to catch up to Zhou Wen several times, the black six-winged dragon once again flew into a rage. The scales on its body stood up as though it was an angry fowl. Suddenly, the scales bloomed like lotus flowers.

Countless scales flew in all directions and sliced through the seawater, instantly appearing in front of Zhou Wen.

There were just too many scales. With nowhere to dodge, Zhou Wen gritted his teeth as he gripped the Overlord Sword and Bamboo Blade and forcefully slashed down.

The Overlord Sword and Bamboo Blade slashed at the scales of light. With the strength of the Demon Dragon True Body, he managed to shatter the two scales in front of them. However, the scales behind them bombarded him like artillery.

Zhou Wen tried his best to brandish his blades to block, but he was still unable to do so. Scales of light streaked across his body and immediately sliced through the Mutated Stone Chi's armor. They even sliced through the flesh and bones inside as blood instantly dyed the seawater red.

Zhou Wen flew backward, leaving a long pool of blood in the sea like a blood dragon.

Five seconds! The Demon Dragon True Body automatically lost its effect. Zhou Wen could only switch back to Slaughterer. Although his Essence Energy instantly recovered, his injuries remained.

And he didn't have the chance to switch back to Demon Dragon True Body. This was because the black six-winged dragon had already torn through the seawater and charged forward like a primordial beast. If Zhou Wen switched back to the Inverse Ancient Sovereign and used the Demon Dragon True Body, his body would stiffen for an instant. It would be enough time for the black six-winged dragon to kill him several hundred times.

Forcefully activating Sigh of the King, a powerful force filled his body, but it also made his injured body feel even more painful.

Without fighting the black six-winged dragon, Zhou Wen used all his strength to rush out of the sea like a cannonball with Ghost Steps. He continued in midair and headed for the beach.

The Sigh of the King lasted for a limited period of time. Zhou Wen's body couldn't withstand such immense strength. It wouldn't be enough time to kill a Mythical creature in battle. If the Mythical creature didn't die, he would explode to his death.

The black six-winged dragon charged after him. Its speed immediately soared in midair. Despite Zhou Wen using the Sigh of the King, the gap between them rapidly shrank.

The dragon roar sounded from behind. Zhou Wen could already hear the terrifying shockwave surge behind him.

Zhou Wen held the Overlord Sword and slashed out with the Demonic Astral Wheel. With the augmentation of the Sigh of the King, the blood-red sword beam sliced through the shockwave and struck the black six-winged dragon's head.

The black six-winged dragon flapped its wings and dodged it. Even it felt apprehensive fending off the Demonic Astral Wheel that was augmented by the Sigh of the King. It didn't use its body to withstand the blow like before.

After dodging the Demonic Astral Wheel, the black six-winged dragon engaged in pursuit. However, to its surprise, the Demonic Astral Wheel spun back and struck the wings on its back. Immediately, a hole tore open on its wings as dragon blood immediately gushed out.

With Ever-Victorious cooperating with the Sigh of the King, even the black six-winged dragon couldn't remain uninjured.

However, such a wound was nothing to the black six-winged dragon. It only served to make it crazier as it chased after Zhou Wen like a lunatic.

Six seconds! Zhou Wen continued counting.

Suddenly, a loud shriek sounded from the golden apple tree. Zhou Wen knew that An Sheng had succeeded. This was the signal he had succeeded.

Zhou Wen desperately tried to escape, but the black six-winged dragon closed in.

Zhou Wen held the banana fan in his hand and fanned at the black six-winged dragon, but all he could do was slow it down.

In the darkness, the Demonic Neonate controlled the ancient sword to stab at the black six-winged dragon, but this time, it didn't dodge and continued pursuing Zhou Wen crazily.

The ancient sword stabbed into its neck, and the blade fully sank into its flesh. However, the black six-winged dragon seemed to have lost all feeling as it continued the chase.

As for Zhou Wen's body, he couldn't withstand the power of the Sigh of the King. His bones nearly shattered from the pressure, and his eyes, ears, mouth, nose, and wounds kept spurting out blood.

Damn it! Zhou Wen realized that he couldn't escape the berserk black six-winged dragon.

I'm going to risk it! Zhou Wen gritted his teeth. He knew that he was really going all out this time as a desperate measure. Otherwise, he would definitely die today.

An Sheng grabbed the golden apple and rushed over frantically, but he was too far away. It was too late.

The enraged black six-winged dragon chased after Zhou Wen when he suddenly stopped. He held the sword and saber in each hand. He unleashed the Sigh of the King's powers completely, ignoring the possibility of blasting apart his body. He slashed his saber and sword at the black six-winged dragon.

Transcendent Flying Immortal produced sword flashes and saber flashes that constantly flashed, transforming into streams of light that streaked across the black six-winged dragon's body.

The black six-winged dragon roared at the sky as its six wings flapped crazily and blocked Zhou Wen's blade beams like a devilish blade.

Boom!

Zhou Wen's body flew out like a pellet and slammed into the mountain wall a thousand meters away. He left a huge hole in the wall as half the mountain wall shattered and collapsed.

On the other side, four of the six wings of the black dragon had been severed. One and a half wings remained attached to its back—only one was intact.

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Chapter 460 The Death of the Black Six-Winged Dragon

Zhou Wen felt as though all his bones were fractured and his organs were bleeding. He failed to stand up despite struggling a few times.

The black six-winged dragon stared at Zhou Wen, its eyes filled with anger and killing intent. In the next second, it opened its mouth and spewed out devilish flames that resembled a volcanic eruption. The flames could destroy everything. Ignoring the fact that Zhou Wen was heavily injured and unable to resist, even if he wasn't injured, it wasn't likely that he could withstand this blow.

Zhou Wen could only watch as the demonic flames spewed out as he remained powerless to resist them.

An Sheng was still about a thousand meters away from Zhou Wen. He had a solemn expression as he placed the golden apple on the ground. Essence Energy erupted from his body as he made a strange pose with his hands as a glow coruscated between his brows.

At that instant, An Sheng's figure blurred as though he had turned into a phantom. However, that was only an instant. Soon, his figure became corporeal again, but he wasn't An Sheng. He had turned into the heavily injured Zhou Wen.

An Sheng appeared where Zhou Wen previously was.

Boom!

The black six-winged dragon's terrifying demonic flames struck An Sheng. Even the mountain wall behind him was torn apart. Large swaths of the mountain walls cracked and dust scattered.

"Ah Sheng!" Zhou Wen was alarmed as he struggled to stand up, but he repeatedly fell to the ground.

The dust dissipated and An Sheng's body was covered in blood. His armor had also shattered. He pressed his hands on the ground and wobbly stood up.

The raging black six-winged dragon opened its mouth to spew another mouthful of flames. Zhou Wen didn't have any combat strength, and An Sheng's situation wasn't any better. All he could do was grit his teeth and summon Banana Fairy, allowing her to use Great Yin Wind at the black six-winged dragon.

The black six-winged dragon felt the Grand Yin Wind and turned its head to spit out a mouthful of demonic flames. It collided with the Grand Yin Wind and immediately scattered it. Banana Fairy was tossed in the air and was thrown far away, like a leaf dancing in the wind.

The black six-winged dragon also turned its head and looked at Zhou Wen. Finally, its gaze locked onto Zhou Wen. Its eyes were filled with bone-chilling hatred as it dragged its broken wings and, step by step, walked towards Zhou Wen. It looked like it wanted to devour him to dispel the hatred in its heart.

An Sheng summoned a bow and shot arrows at the six-winged dragon, but it ignored him. The arrows stabbed deep into the wound on its back.

Ignoring everything, the black six-winged dragon continued walking towards Zhou Wen as though there was nothing else in its eyes other than Zhou Wen.

"Gold apple, throw away the gold apple," An Sheng shouted at Zhou Wen.

Zhou Wen picked up the golden apple on the ground and threw it into the distance, but the black six-winged dragon didn't look at the golden apple. It firmly walked towards Zhou Wen, who found it difficult to even stand up. It opened its mouth, baring its terrifying fangs.

From the looks of it, there's no escape for me today. I should have known not to enter dimensional zones in real life. Every time I enter a dimensional zone in real life, something bad happens. Could it be that I'm unlucky and there's something the dimensional zones have against me? Zhou Wen thought in a self-deprecating manner.

An Sheng kept attacking the black six-winged dragon to attract its attention, but it ignored his attacks because it hated Zhou Wen to the core. Although An Sheng's attacks injured the black six-winged dragon's body, he was unable to seriously injure it.

Roar! The black six-winged dragon had already rushed in front of Zhou Wen and was about to devour him.

Zhou Wen's mind raced, but he couldn't think of a solution. An Sheng summoned a sword and leaped onto the black six-winged dragon's back. He stabbed into its wound, but the black six-winged dragon didn't seem to notice. The killing intent in its eyes burned intensely. It didn't spew out any demonic flames. Only by gnawing on his bones and chewing on his flesh could it fully vent its anger.

Just as Zhou Wen was about to be devoured, a figure appeared in front of him, blocking the mouth of the black six-winged dragon.

Zhou Wen couldn't help but cry out when he saw that Zhang Yuzhi was blocking him.

Zhang Yuzhi stood in front of Zhou Wen, but she had no intention of retreating. She clasped her hands together and placed them on her chest as she looked at the black six-winged dragon in a pleading manner. "I beg you, don't hurt him, alright?"

"What's the point of begging it? Move away quickly!" Zhou Wen thought to himself, Isn't this courting death? Your tiny figure is only a snack for the black six-winged dragon. You'll be devoured in a mouthful.

However, to Zhou Wen's surprise, the black six-winged dragon didn't bite down at all. It looked at Zhang Yuzhi with some hesitation.

Zhou Wen and An Sheng looked at Zhang Yuzhi in shock. An Sheng also stopped driving his sword deeper, afraid that he would anger the black six-winged dragon.

Zhang Yuzhi approached the black six-winged dragon and pressed her hand against its face. She gently said, "Please don't be angry anymore, alright?"

The black six-winged dragon stared at Zhang Yuzhi as it let out a low whimper. It seemed to be about to fly into a rage and devour Zhang Yuzhi who was right by its mouth. However, it didn't move. It seemed to be hesitant.

Whoosh!

Suddenly, a blood-red light burst out from the black six-winged dragon's chest. Blood spewed out like a fountain, bringing with it a purple beam of light. It was the Demonic Neonate's ancient sword.

The black six-winged dragon had ignored the ancient sword when it stabbed into its neck. However, at some point in time, the ancient sword had pierced its body and entered its heart. At this moment, it broke through its heart and heavily injured the black six-winged dragon.

Boom!

The black six-winged dragon's demonic flames erupted as terrifying power instantly reduced the entire area to ruins. An Sheng's first reaction was to flash in front of Zhou Wen and raise a shield to block the terrifying demonic flames.

The shield instantly shattered and turned to ash. An Sheng held Zhou Wen with one hand and pressed his other hand on the ground. Together with Zhou Wen, they instantly vanished into the ground.

However, the terrifying force reduced the ground to dust. Zhou Wen felt An Sheng heavily slam into him before the two of them flew out. In the next second, he felt a large amount of cold seawater surge in.

When the terrifying demonic flames stopped, half the island had been destroyed, forming a crater a thousand meters in diameter. The seawater gushed in and Zhou Wen and An Sheng barely floated up. Banana Fairy had pulled them out of the sea.

The two of them were almost half-dead. Their gazes landed on the spot where the black six-winged dragon was. Only the spot it stood on wasn't destroyed. It stood in the middle of the crater like a stone pillar, staring at Zhang Yuzhi with a strange look in its eyes.

Zhang Yuzhi was so close to the black six-winged dragon, but she didn't suffer any damage. From her appearance, it was likely that despite the black six-winged dragon unleashing its power in that situation, it still avoided her.

"I'm sorry... I'm sorry..." Zhang Yuzhi hugged the black six-winged dragon's chin and cried.

Boom!

The black six-winged dragon collapsed to the ground. The vitality in its body gradually dissipated, but it didn't close its eyes. It stared at Zhang Yuzhi as though puzzled. There was also sorrow, anger, and indescribable complexity in its eyes.

Banana Fairy tried her best to pull Zhou Wen and An Sheng to the platform. Both of them were covered in injuries, but after being washed by the seawater, there wasn't much blood on their bodies. They fell to the ground without the strength to even sit up as their bodies ached terribly.

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Chapter 461 God"s Arrival

Zhou Wen looked at Zhang Yuzhi, who was crying in front of the black six-winged dragon's corpse. Just as he was about to say something, he suddenly saw a golden beam rise from the seawater.

A golden apple floated out of the water amidst the pillar of light and slowly rose into the air.

The golden apple was clearly the one Zhou Wen had thrown out. At that moment, it seemed to be alive. It floated in the air and emitted a resplendent divine light.

A golden beam of light descended from the sky like a god. That figure seemed to be condensed from golden light as a terrifying pressure descended. It was like a sea of death, as though it was a supreme existence in the world.

The golden light descended from the golden beam, stopping only when it reached the golden apple. It reached out and grabbed the golden apple.

Almost at the same time, Zhou Wen and company heard the indescribable divine voice in their minds. "Human, you have completed the trials of my race in the human world. Leave your names behind. You will receive the rewards my race will bestow."

"I don't want it." Zhang Yuzhi shook her head and said, the tears on her face still remaining.

Zhou Wen and An Sheng exchanged looks before An Sheng nodded at Zhou Wen. After some thought, he said to the golden light, "Poison."

Boom!

Once Zhou Wen said that, the entire island trembled as though the universe's birth was repeating as the time passed. The destroyed island rapidly recovered under the golden glow.

The seawater retreated and the ground returned to normal. The rocks flew back and the grass sprouted again. A golden apple tree formed a golden apple.

Under the golden apple tree, a black dragon appeared. It looked very similar to the one Zhou Wen and company had killed, but there were some differences.

As for the black six-winged dragon corpse that Zhou Wen and company had killed, it gradually disintegrated and vanished, only leaving behind a dimensional crystal.

There was an additional item under the apple tree. It was a golden monolith. On the top of the monument was the word: "Poison." There was nothing below.

"I'll bestow you a golden apple in the name of the gods." The golden light held the golden apple as the apple shimmered. Moments later, the golden light gradually faded as the luster on the golden apple converged before slowly flying towards Zhou Wen.

When the golden light and beam vanished, the golden apple landed in Zhou Wen's hand. Although it was still the golden apple, Zhou Wen felt that it was somewhat different.

"How do we get out?" Zhou Wen couldn't help but ask when he saw the golden light vanish.

"Let's try retracing our steps," An Sheng said.

"Let's go." Zhou Wen helped Zhang Yuzhi up and picked up the dimensional crystal that the black six-winged dragon left behind.

It was a skill crystal, but he had no idea what skill it was. Furthermore, Mythical Crystals had high attribute requirements. It wasn't something that could be easily absorbed.

The trio once again arrived at the pool. This time, the pool directly sucked them in. When they came out of the waterfall again, they realized that they had returned to the original island. Their boat was moored on the beach and the distant islands could be vaguely seen.

"Do we still head for the other dimensional zones?" An Sheng asked Zhou Wen.

"Our injuries are so heavy. I don't know when we will recover. Why would we go?" Zhou Wen felt certain that the dimensional zones in real life had a vendetta with him. It was best if he didn't head to any dimensional zones in reality.

The trio boarded the boat. Zhou Wen and An Sheng were seriously injured, so it wasn't appropriate for them to move around. Zhang Yuzhi drove the boat while An Sheng was in charge of directing her as they returned in the same way towards the Peninsula of Gods.

"We have a total of two spoils of war. The golden apple and black six-winged dragons' Essence Energy Skill Crystal. Yuzhi, choose one." Zhou Wen placed the two items in front of Zhang Yuzhi.

If it wasn't for Zhang Yuzhi, he might have already died. He wouldn't have been able to hold on until the Demonic Neonate's ancient sword tore out of its heart. Zhang Yuzhi really deserved it.

"There's no need. I don't want to see anything related to it." Zhang Yuzhi shook her head.

"Are you alright?" Zhou Wen asked Zhang Yuzhi.

Zhang Yuzhi's condition was clearly odd. She seemed completely heartbroken over a dimensional creature. Furthermore, despite the black six-winged dragon being in such a rage, its final strike didn't injure her. It was clearly a little odd.

Zhou Wen guessed that the Essence Energy Art which Zhang Yuzhi might have cultivated had something to do with her Life Providence. Zhou Wen had previously heard that some Life Providences could communicate with dimensional creatures, but Zhang Yuzhi's ability was clearly not as simple as communication.

"I'm fine. I'll get used to it." Zhang Yuzhi forced a smile, but it was obvious that she was still in a terrible mood.

Seeing that she really didn't want it, to the point of finding it a little loathsome, Zhou Wen offered the two items to An Sheng.

An Sheng took the dimensional crystal and left the golden apple to Zhou Wen. "Take this. Who knows, it might be useful in the future."

Zhou Wen didn't stand on ceremony with An Sheng as he put away the golden apple.

Zhang Yuzhi didn't wish to talk about the incident on the island at all, so Zhou Wen and An Sheng didn't ask further.

Along the way, Zhou Wen and company saw a group of Sky Cranes tear through the air and quickly arrive in front of their boat. Zhang Xiao descended from the back of Sky Crane. When he saw Zhou Wen's and An Sheng's severe injuries, his expression changed drastically. He ignored them and walked straight to Zhang Yuzhi and asked anxiously, "Yuzhi, are you alright?"

"I'm fine. Thanks to the protection from Zhou Wen and An Sheng, I wasn't injured. They were severely injured. We have to thank them properly," Zhang Yuzhi said.

Zhou Wen and An Sheng immediately understood that Zhang Yuzhi was afraid that the Zhang family would cause trouble for them.

"Thank you for protecting Yuzhi. If there's anything you need in the future, feel free to inform me." Zhang Xiao said to Zhou Wen and An Sheng before getting an Epic expert from the Zhang family to use rare healing spells to treat their injuries. At the same time, the Sky Crane Team escorted Zhang Yuzhi back.

After returning to the harbor, Zhou Wen and An Sheng had greatly recovered. The Zhang family quickly left with Zhang Yuzhi, as though they were protecting a real princess.

"I heard that the Zhang family's little princess is very doted upon. Originally, I thought it was because the Zhang family only has one daughter, but from the looks of it, it's not that simple. It might be a reason, but the most important reason is probably related to her Life Providence," An Sheng said to Zhou Wen when he saw the Zhang family escort disappear with Zhang Yuzhi.

Zhou Wen nodded. He naturally could tell that there was something wrong with Zhang Yuzhi. Recalling how she had slept in a coffin on the plane, it only implied a greater problem.

"Don't think too much about it. Let's find a place to recuperate. With such serious injuries, I'm afraid it will take some time for us to recover. Fortunately, the Zhang family helped us with their healing skills. Otherwise, it's hard to say if we would even be able to participate in the auction the day after tomorrow," An Sheng said.

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Chapter 462 Resetting Life Providence

After finding a hotel, the two injured men went back to their individual rooms to rest.

The Zhang family's Epic expert had very powerful healing abilities, but it was impossible for him to completely heal their damaged organs and bones. Even with their physiques and self-recovery abilities, it would be difficult for them to engage in combat in the next couple of weeks.

Zhou Wen lay on the bed with his phone in one hand and the golden apple in the other as he took a picture of it.

Although it was a gift from a god, this thing didn't have a manual. The god didn't tell Zhou Wen what it was for. All Zhou Wen could do was study it himself.

Thankfully, Zhou Wen had the mysterious phone. After snapping a picture of the golden apple, he saw its information appear on his phone.

'Golden Apple: A treasure of the Aegeans. Randomly changes a Life Providence once.'

Zhou Wen looked at the information and couldn't help but be taken aback. He never expected that something in this world could change a Life Providence.

The changing of a Life Providence was undoubtedly an opportunity for those who had a crappy Life Providence. However, Zhou Wen was rather satisfied with his Life Providence and had no intention of changing it. The Golden Apple was useless to him.

Zhou Wen thought for a moment and put the Golden Apple into his chaos space. Although this item was useless to him, it was extremely valuable. It was very likely worth more than a Mythical Companion Egg.

A Life Providence wasn't something that could be decided by humans. It was related to the Essence Energy Art one cultivated, and at the same time, it had something to do with one's physique and other factors. Therefore, there was huge variability.

Even if one cultivated a top-grade Essence Energy Art and had excellent conditions, he couldn't prevent himself from getting a relatively useless Life Providence.

Just like a senior from the Dugu family, he naturally cultivated the best Essence Energy Art. His physique wasn't in any way bad since he had the inheritance of the Dugu family.

Furthermore, that person had been talented from a young age. He picked things up things quickly and was considered the future hope of the family. They had spent a lot of effort and resources to nurture him.

However, when he condensed his Life Providence, the Life Providence he condensed was called God of No Deaths.

At that time, everyone thought that with such an impressive name, it would definitely be amazing. However, they realized that with the Life Providence of the God of No Death, no matter what skills or weapons he used, he was unable to harm his opponent.

His Life Providence prevented him from killing anyone; he couldn't even injure others. If a person couldn't even kill the weakest dimensional creature, wouldn't that make him a cripple?

Such an example was not rare in the six families. Although there were only a few extreme cases, many still hoped to change their Life Providences.

Zhou Wen had heard from An Sheng that the Cape family once produced an unlucky Life Providence. It was truly unlucky.

If he sold the Golden Apple to such a person, he could probably exchange it for a Mythical Companion Egg. That person would definitely agree if he had one.

Before the auction began, Zhou Wen didn't go anywhere. He just rested in his room and kept grinding the game's dungeons.

After the battle with the black six-winged dragon, the Mutated Stone Chi's armor was shattered, so the Mutated Stone Chi naturally died. Zhou Wen had lost an important piece of defensive equipment and could only grind for an ordinary Chi. Although it didn't have a high defense like the Mutated Stone Chi, he had no other choice. Without the stone artifact, there was probably no way for a second Mutated Stone Chi to appear.

If it wasn't for the defense of the Mutated Stone Chi armor, he might have died while fighting the black six-winged dragon.

He spent two days grinding in the Zhuolu battlefield with the baby tiger, but the Chi armor didn't drop. Instead, another White Shadow of Poison appeared.

The baby tiger only increased a drop rate, but what dropped wasn't within Zhou Wen's control. He couldn't get whatever he wanted like Wang Lu.

"The auction is about to begin. It's time for us to go." An Sheng called Zhou Wen regarding the auction.

Zhou Wen followed An Sheng to the auction. When he arrived at the venue, he took out an auction booklet. Apart from the Invisibility Cloak, there were many good items for sale.

Although there weren't any Mythical Companion Eggs, there were plenty of Epic Companion Eggs. Many of them were exotic. Even an angel Companion Egg was sold.

What surprised Zhou Wen the most was that there were actually constellation Companion Eggs. The one that appeared at the auction was an Equuleus Companion Egg. However, the booklet didn't clearly state what an Equuleus Companion Egg was.

From the looks of it, we are rather fated. I never expected to meet you again so quickly." Zhou Wen was reading the booklet in the hall when someone walked over and sat down beside him.

"Li Mobai?" Zhou Wen turned his head and realized that it was Li Mobai.

However, when he took a closer look at Li Mobai, he realized that something was amiss. His aura was very weak, as though he was a normal person who had never cultivated before.

"Didn't Li Xuan tell you? My cultivation is crippled," Li Mobai said indifferently.

"It happened on the day of the birthday party?" Zhou Wen sized up Li Mobai in surprise and asked.

"I originally wanted to use my own Life Soul to promote Li Xuan's growth, but that punk was disappointing. It failed." Li Mobai briefly explained the situation of him using the Evil King Gu to help Li Xuan advance to the Epic stage.

Zhou Wen didn't believe Li Mobai's words. He looked at him and said, "In that case, you were doing it for Li Xuan's good? None of that makes sense. Li Xuan nearly died in Guide Ancient City."

Li Mobai said indifferently, "It's not necessarily for his own good. I just want to achieve my goals. He's just a tool to me, but unfortunately, he's a useless tool. Didn't you know that Xu Miantu was also working for me back at Guide Ancient City? If they were to deal with my stupid brother together, do you think he would still be alive?"

Zhou Wen was immediately taken aback. Li Mobai's words seemed to make sense.

"What about the lotus pond? If I hadn't been there..." Before Zhou Wen could finish his sentence, Li Mobai interrupted him.

"Don't you think that you should have been the one who died?" Li Mobai said expressionlessly.

Zhou Wen carefully recalled the situation back then and couldn't help but feel somewhat taken aback. He realized that it was indeed the case. From beginning to end, Xu Miantu's target seemed to be him, not Li Xuan.

"I originally thought that he was a member of the Li family after all. With the same blood flowing in him, he should be capable of something. I didn't expect him to be a useless fellow. To wash a pig is to waste both water and soap, so he might as well be a pig for the rest of his life. Help me tell him when you return. In the future, no one will trouble him again. Tell him to just be his third young master of the Li family," Li Mobai said.

Zhou Wen didn't know if this matter was true or not, nor could he believe that Li Mobai was telling the truth. He had to wait until he returned to ask Li Xuan about it before he could confirm the veracity of the matter. Therefore, he didn't wish to tell Li Mobai too much.

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Chapter 463 Downloading the Temple Dungeon

Li Mobai had no intention of saying anything to Zhou Wen. He got up and left the hall with a girl.

The girl followed behind Li Mobai silently. From beginning to end, she hadn't said a word, as if she was Li Mobai's bodyguard.

"I heard that Li Mobai from the Li family is quite a figure. Having met him today, he's indeed extraordinary. Even though his cultivation is ruined, he doesn't seem dispirited at all," An Sheng said.

"Can he start all over again?" Zhou Wen asked.

"Difficult. If he were to forcefully transfer his Life Soul away, his Life Providence and foundation will definitely be destroyed, making him inferior to an ordinary person. It's impossible for him to cultivate the same Essence Energy Art. He can't even cultivate the same Essence Energy Art that uses the same Essence Energy sea. He needs to cultivate a Essence Energy Art in other spots to start all over. Furthermore, him restoring a Life Providence and Life Soul will probably be ten times harder than the average person. After all, when a person condenses a Life Providence for the first time, he has already used up most of his potential. To condense it again, there will be some inborn flaws. Even if he succeeds in condensing one, it will be somewhat lacking," An Sheng said.

After pausing for a moment, An Sheng continued, "However, a person's strength doesn't just depend on the strength of their combat strength. No matter how weak Li Mobai's Life Providence is, he cannot be underestimated. If you become his enemy in the future, you must be careful."

Zhou Wen nodded. It was true that the worth of a person who could be so ruthless to himself couldn't simply be measured by his strength.

The An family was considered a wealthy family in the East District, but they could only sit in the hall like the others. The Zhang family likely had an individual room, so Zhou Wen didn't see Zhang Yuzhi in the hall.

After the auction began, Zhou Wen watched by the side, having no intention of taking action.

The Equuleus Companion Egg was won by someone from the West District, so Zhou Wen ultimately didn't learn what Companion Beast it was.

In the midst of this, Zhou Wen saw Li Mobai bid a few times. Apart from some of West District Companion Eggs, he had also bid on a Essence Energy Art named "Constellation Artwork."

The final appearance was the Invisibility Cloak Companion Egg, and the competition exceeded Zhou Wen's imagination. The average person had too few channels to obtain a Mythical Companion Beast, so even if they knew the possibility of incubating the cloak was low, many tycoons still wanted to give it a try.

Zhou Wen wasn't afraid of spending money, but in the end, the price of the Invisibility Cloak went out of control. An Sheng had already hit his limit and had repeatedly requested An Tianzuo to obtain more funding, but in the end, he couldn't obtain the funds. Yet, there were still people bidding for it. In the end, he could only watch helplessly as the Invisibility Cloak was won by a guest in a VIP room.

"I didn't expect the price offered for the Invisibility Cloak to be much higher than the last time," An Sheng said helplessly.

Zhou Wen was helpless as well. Although he had plenty of Essence Crystals on hand, he couldn't just use them as money. Furthermore, the price was just too high.

After the auction ended, Zhou Wen didn't immediately leave the Peninsula of Gods. He planned on taking this opportunity to visit Athena's temple to see if he could find the tiny palm symbol or his trip would have been for nothing.

This time, Zhou Wen made up his mind not to enter. He would just look from the outside.

The humans on the Peninsula of Gods had discovered a temple. The temple didn't have a name, only a shield-shaped carving. On the shield, there was also a portrait of a beautiful goddess's head. Many people guessed that it was the Goddess of Wisdom's temple because her head portrait was often engraved on a shield in ancient times. It represented protection and resistance against invasion.

However, up to now, no one had been able to prove that it was the Goddess of Wisdom's temple. Furthermore, the temple had not been fully explored and many people had died inside.

Now, the Peninsula of Gods allowed anyone to enter the temple to explore so as to attract more hunters.

Zhou Wen had no intention of taking the risk to enter the temple. He purely wanted to see if there was a tiny palm symbol. Furthermore, his injuries hadn't healed, so it was inconvenient for him to fight.

An Sheng rented a car and took him to the temple. Three hours later, the two arrived in front of a massive stone palace.

Zhou Wen saw the shield symbol on the palace door and the side profile of the woman in the middle of the shield.

This woman's head portrait was clearly of West District heritage. It was different from what Zhou Wen had seen on the anchor symbol.

Apart from the shield and the woman's portrait, there were also many ancient European-style patterns along the side. Before Zhou Wen could carefully look at the patterns, the mysterious phone automatically vibrated. Zhou Wen took out his phone and aimed it at the palace. The camera function automatically locked onto a tiny palm symbol on a pattern.

He pressed the shutter button and the screen showed a download. It delighted Zhou Wen. From the looks of it, the dimensional zones in the West District can be downloaded as well. It will be great if I can download all the temples of the twelve Olympian gods as game dungeons. It would be best if I could download the temples of the twelve Titans, Chaos, and the five primordial deities...

Zhou Wen was only musing. Ignoring the fact that most of the temples of the twelve Olympian gods' had yet to be discovered, there were no traces of the Titans' temple. Even those that had been discovered were likely controlled by the families of the Peninsula of Gods. Ordinary people were unable to approach them.

Just as he was thinking about what other dimensional zones he could visit, he suddenly saw a group of people escorting a person to the temple.

"Brother, who is that? He appears famous?" An Sheng asked a passerby and pointed at the man who appeared like a celebrity.

"You don't even know about Lucas? He's the pride of our Peninsula of Gods. He advanced to the Epic stage at the age of twenty and killed the Cyclops single-handedly. At sea, he fought Leviathan... He even created the world-famous Lucas Battle Aura..." The passerby praised him to the heavens.

Zhou Wen realized that this man's results were so illustrious that he was definitely an extremely powerful figure. He couldn't help but stop for a moment.

He imagined that the man was here to explore the temple, but to his surprise, he held a fan meeting at the entrance of the temple.

"Lucas... Lucas..." The fans shouted his name loudly.

"Is this Lucas really that powerful?" After the passerby left, Zhou Wen asked An Sheng in disbelief.

"Perhaps it's different from common folklore. I've heard of his name before, but I've never seen him before. He's only active around the Peninsula of Gods. He's a famous independent hunter. He's about thirty years old. In the past, he had quite a few impressive results. He's quite famous here at the Peninsula of Gods. As for the Lucas Battle Aura, I've never heard of it before," An Sheng said.

"The two of you... That's right... I'm talking about you! Foreign fans, let The Great Lucas give you an autograph..."

Zhou Wen and An Sheng were chatting by the periphery of the crowd, they didn't know why Lucas would suddenly point at them as if he had a screw loose.

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Chapter 464 The Great Lucas

Zhou Wen turned his head and saw that they were the only ones from the East District. The others looked Mediterranean. Clearly, the two fans that Lucas mentioned were likely him and An Sheng.

Many of Lucas's fans looked at them enviously.

"Don't doubt it. Don't be excited, my friend. It's you. I, Lucas, can't let you return disappointed after you came all this way here. Come, my friend, take The Great Lucas's autograph and enjoy a luxurious day tour sponsored by Lucas. Leave pleasant memories of your stay here in the beautiful Peninsula of Gods. When you return, you can tell your friends in the East District how beautiful the Peninsula of Gods is. Of course, tell people how handsome The Great Lucas is," Lucas said as he pointed at the two of them.

"Ahem. Young Master Wen, I don't think he has any ill intentions. I've heard about his style before. We should respect his enthusiasm and kind intentions. We need to be gentlemanly and polite," An Sheng whispered to Zhou Wen.

Hence, Zhou Wen and An Sheng boarded the temporary stage under the envy of many fans.

"Come on, buddy. Where do you want The Great Lucas autograph signed? On your chest, or your butt... I'm just joking... I only sign on the butts of women..." Lucas said with a smile.

Zhou Wen really couldn't appreciate Lucas's humor, much less allow him to scribble on his clothes. He took out a notebook and handed it to him. "Please sign here."

"Friends from the East District are indeed reserved. Alright, as you wish." Lucas waved his pen rapidly and signed his name on Zhou Wen's notebook.

"What about you, my friend?" Lucas looked at An Sheng.

"I'll have to trouble you to sign here," An Sheng said as he flipped a page and pointed at a blank spot in the notebook.

"You East District people are too strict. Young people should be more relaxed. Don't be embarrassed to express your love. Alright, I should sign something special for you." As Lucas spoke, he signed again. This time, he did not sign a name but wrote a sentence.

"Dedicated to my dear friend, your greatest love, Lucas." He spoke it out loud as he wrote before signing his name.

Zhou Wen didn't know what expression An Sheng had, but he nearly burst out laughing.

An Sheng said expressionlessly to Lucas, "Thank you for your autograph. We still have matters to attend to. I'm afraid we have to leave."

"Don't be in such a rush to leave. There's still the luxurious tour that's fully paid for. You have a chance of coming into close contact with the mighty Lucas and seeing how I hunt dimensional creatures. Whatever is received today will be yours. Today is your lucky day. Come on, young friends." He wrapped his arms around Zhou Wen and An Sheng's shoulders. Then, he said to the fans, "Thank you for your support. Today, I'll be entertaining my fans from the East District, so pardon me."

With that said, he handsomely snapped his fingers and a Companion Beast that looked like a dinosaur appeared in front of him. He flew up and waved at Zhou Wen and An Sheng. "Don't be shy. There's no need to be too pleasantly surprised. Try having a ride on the Tyrannosaurus Rex. This is what you deserve."

"Lucas... Lucas..." A group of fans cheered. They were clapping for the lucky Zhou Wen and An Sheng, as though encouraging them to be braver.

Zhou Wen and An Sheng looked at each other before An Sheng nodded. Then, they flipped onto the back of the Tyrannosaurus. Lucas handsomely patted it and said, "Old Pal, let's set off."

The Tyrannosaurus roared cooperatively, causing the young fans to cheer crazily. Then, it ran to the opposite side of the street.

Zhou Wen and An Sheng were dumbfounded. They had heard Lucas talk so much at the temple entrance and had imagined that he was going in to explore the temple. To their surprise, he didn't enter the temple and instead rode the Tyrannosaurus down the street.

Many youths from the Peninsula of Gods let out cheers when they saw him. Lucas also greeted them handsomely.

Is this fellow a celebrity or an Epic expert? Zhou Wen wore an odd expression.

After running for a while, the Tyrannosaurus came in front of a Metalwork Temple. Lucas showed his pass and took Zhou Wen and An Sheng in.

"Didn't you say that only residents of the Peninsula of Gods can enter the Metalwork Temple?" Zhou Wen asked An Sheng in puzzlement.

An Sheng clearly didn't know why Lucas was able to take them in. On the other hand, Lucas said coolly, "The Great Lucas is the image ambassador of freelance hunters in the Federation. Here at the Peninsula of Gods, I'm the only one who can bring you in here. Now, you should understand how rare this is, right?"

"Great Lucas, can I take a few photos in front of the temple's entrance?" Zhou Wen hurriedly said to Lucas when he saw the small palm symbol as they approached the entrance.

"Haha, you're really a smart little imp. Are you taking the opportunity to have a photo with me? Of course you can. You are the VIP today," said Lucas warmly as he wrapped his muscular arm around Zhou Wen.

With no choice, Zhou Wen had no choice but to take a few pictures with Lucas before seizing the opportunity when An Sheng had a photo with Lucas to snap the tiny palm symbol with his mysterious phone.

He had originally thought that he wouldn't be able to enter the Metalwork Temple, but to his surprise, he was able to download it thanks to this chance. He really wanted to thank this mighty Lucas.

After taking a group photo, Lucas led them into the Metalwork Temple.

The temple was like a blacksmith shop. It was filled with machinery used for forging. There was a huge steel furnace, work platforms, and some tools. Zhou Wen couldn't name them.

However, the heat in the furnace was hot. There was actually liquid-like metal boiling in them. From time to time, one could see Fire Sprites jumping inside.

"Are those Fire-Elemental Sprites?" Zhou Wen asked as he pointed at a scarlet ball of fire.

"It's about the same. However, its real name should be the Steel Cauldron Fire Sprite. It's a type of elemental sprite. It has high temperatures and can spew out high-temperature flames. It's a very powerful Legendary creature." As Lucas spoke, he summoned a long-handled ax. He rode on the Tyrannosaurus and slashed at it with a cool slash. He struck the Steel Cauldron Fire Sprite and destroyed it, sending sparks flying.

Lucas raised a shield in his other hand to block the sparks, preventing Zhou Wen and An Sheng from being affected.

Having killed the Steel Cauldron Fire Sprite, Lucas smiled at them and said, "What a pity. There weren't any dimensional crystals or Companion Eggs. From the looks of it, your luck ain't that good."

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Chapter 465 Fire Furnace Queen

Lucas rode on the Tyrannosaurus as they stormed through the Metalwork Temple. He killed several Steel Cauldron Fire Sprites and several robot dimensional creatures. They were instantly killed in one strike, making him look rather powerful.

However, his luck was clearly average. After killing more than ten Legendary creatures, only one Strength dimensional crystal dropped. It was even at the Legendary stage.

"We've finally gained something. From the looks of it, your luck isn't too bad. Take it. Don't stand on ceremony with the mighty Lucas. This is what you deserve." Lucas handed the dimensional crystal to Zhou Wen before taking out his phone. He took a selfie with Zhou Wen and himself together with the dimensional crystal.

Zhou Wen broke out into a sweat as he thought to himself, This person is really a piece of work. There's really no limit to this world when it comes to surprises. To think that such a person is a famous Epic expert from the Peninsula of Gods. I really didn't expect it.

Lucas led them through the hall's corridor and constantly killed various dimensional creatures. However, they were all at the Legendary stage. Most of them were Steel Cauldron Fire Sprites with the occasional robot.

Suddenly, a flaming person that resembled magma appeared in front of him. Zhou Wen immediately recognized it. It was an Epic Fire Sprite that they had seen previously.

"You are really lucky to encounter an Epic Fire Sprite. From the looks of it, I have encountered a true opponent today. Young lads, watch the battle from the side. If the Fire Sprite drops a Companion Egg, you will really be lucky." Lucas made the two of them alight the Tyrannosaurus before charging at the Fire Sprite.

The Fire Sprite was nearly three meters tall. When Lucas fought the Fire Sprite while riding the Tyrannosaurus, Zhou Wen frowned.

To be honest, the Fire Sprite had quite good fire-elemental powers and it wasn't afraid of being injured. It was indeed quite strong, but Lucas was one of the famous Epic experts in the Peninsula of Gods. He actually had a tough time defeating the Fire Sprite.

The battle looked gaudy as the gigantic ax and shield bombarded the flames. In addition, the roars of the Tyrannosaurus and the Fire Sprite made it seem like a battle between Epic monsters.

If this was a movie, Zhou Wen could give it 99% for the visual effects.

However, from Zhou Wen's point of view, Lucas was too much a noob. He had average combat talent and was quite pedestrian.

With an Epic Tyrannosaurus, an Epic Companion Beast weapon, and Epic armor, he only managed to tie with the Fire Sprite. Apart from 'noob,' Zhou Wen didn't have any other words to describe him.

"Is this really a famous Epic expert whose name resounds in the Peninsula of Gods?" Zhou Wen looked at An Sheng and asked.

"Yes, I think so." An Sheng's expression was calm. Clearly, he had seen all kinds of things happen before, so he wasn't too surprised.

Zhou Wen naturally refused to believe that the Peninsula of Gods was only at that level. If the top Epic expert in the Peninsula of Gods was at this level, the resources here would probably have been snatched away by other factions.

After fighting for more than half an hour, the intense battle ended with Lucas's victory. However, the Fire Sprite also left injuries on him.

Lucas even showed Zhou Wen and An Sheng his injuries as though he was flaunting them. He even took a few selfies as a memento.

However, Lucas was really a generous person. When the Fire Sprite dropped a Essence Energy Skill Crystal, he actually gave it to Zhou Wen and An Sheng according to his promise. However, he still naturally took the picture to commemorate this. He did all of this with great familiarity.

"You sure are lucky to have a Fire Sprite's crystal drop. This is a good item that has about a 3% drop rate," said Lucas as he stuffed the crystal into An Sheng's hands. He then asked, "Let's add each other as friends. I'll send you the pictures later."

"I haven't installed that software. Let Zhou Wen add you." An Sheng reacted quickly and directed this at Zhou Wen.

Zhou Wen wasn't eloquent, so he added Lucas as a friend. Then, he saw that he had sent the photo they had just taken, along with some stage lines.

"Although I've suffered some injuries, it's worth it to let fans from the East District witness Lucas's strength and charm."

A few of them were photos of him getting injured while fighting the Fire Sprite. There was also the picture of him giving Zhou Wen the crystal.

The comments were filled with envy. There were all sorts of comments that claimed how awesome it was. Some even praised Lucas for his invincibility.

It's really a waste that this bro... isn't a celebrity... Zhou Wen thought to himself.

Lucas led the two of them to continue hunting dimensional creatures in the Metalwork Temple. He was clearly very familiar with this place as he traversed the corridors that resembled a spiderweb and found quite a number of dimensional creatures.

"Lads, it's time to rest. As a great hunter, you have to know how to enjoy life. Work and play need to be combined to ensure that you are always in your optimum combat state." As Lucas spoke, he took out a folded chair and table from a box on the Tyrannosaurus's back. Inside it was an umbrella.

This fellow actually made it seem like he was drinking coffee by the sea. He set up all sorts of things in the Metalwork Temple. Even food was prepared. It looked like a sumptuous spread.

Just as Zhou Wen and An Sheng were about to start eating, they heard snapping sounds. Lucas had taken another selfie with them before quickly posting a few words on the Internet.

Zhou Wen saw Lucas's message. It was the picture that had just been taken. On it was the tagline: "Hero's mid-game break."

Zhou Wen and An Sheng continued eating by themselves. Not to mention, the food brought by Lucas was quite good. Zhou Wen had never tried such exotic food, so he ended up eating quite a lot.

The three of them were eating when they suddenly felt the temperature in their surroundings rise. The air that was originally extremely hot because of the huge steel furnaces was now unbearable. Their hair almost charred.

Zhou Wen turned his head and saw a burning dimensional creature with a pair of butterfly-like flaming wings. On its head was a flaming crown. It was a dimensional creature that had flown out of another palace.

"What's that?" Zhou Wen asked curiously.

"No good. It's the Fire Furnace Queen. Get up. Let's go." Lucas was surprisingly fast. Ignoring the chairs and table, he jumped onto the Tyrannosaurus's back and shouted to Zhou Wen and An Sheng.

"Why are you running? Get rid of it. It would be nice if a Companion Egg dropped." Zhou Wen had heard the passerby mention that the Fire Furnace Queen was a mutated Epic creature. She possessed very powerful flaming powers and was extremely rare.

"I can fight her alone, but you will definitely be implicated if you are here. How can the mighty Lucas allow you to be injured? I'll fight her again after I take you out..." Before Lucas could finish his sentence, Zhou Wen summoned a sword and casually slashed out a sword beam.

The sword beam shot out and cleaved apart the Fire Furnace Queen's body. Flames splattered everywhere as a Companion Egg dropped.

The mighty Lucas gaped in astonishment as he stared at the Overlord Sword in Zhou Wen's hand. His jaw nearly dropped to the ground.

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Chapter 466 The Invisibility Cloak Is Stolen

What's up with this fellow? He doesn't seem to be even twenty years old? He should still be a student, right? How can he so easily kill the Fire Furnace Queen? Countless thoughts flashed through Lucas's mind.

That sword's beam is way too powerful, isn't it? The Fire Furnace Queen is an extremely powerful existence even among Epic creatures. Yet, she couldn't even withstand one strike. It must be because the sword is too powerful. Otherwise, he wouldn't have such strength at such a young age. That's not right! Only by advancing to the Epic stage can he incubate an Epic Companion Beast. That means he's at least at the Epic stage...

Zhou Wen had already picked up the Fire Furnace Queen Companion Egg. It was still very useful. With powerful fire-elemental powers, she performed pretty well in many human fields.

"Young lad, you're pretty strong. You're almost on par with me. Have you graduated from college?" Lucas laughed as he walked forward and asked. He thought to himself, This fellow might only look young and rather young. In fact, he's already quite old. He's probably in his thirties like. Yes, that must be the case.

"Not yet. I'm still schooling," Zhou Wen answered.

Lucas froze when he heard that. He forced a smile and continued asking, "What year are you in?"

Lucas calculated inwardly. I advanced to the Epic stage at the age of twenty just as I graduated from university. The East District should be the same as our Peninsula of Gods. They are all about seventeen years old when they enter college. If he's in his fourth year, he should be twenty. To advance to the Epic stage at the same age means the mighty Lucas didn't lose.

"I'm a freshman," Zhou Wen said as he put away the Companion Egg.

"Did you attend university late?" Lucas found it unbelievable that Zhou Wen had advanced to the Epic stage at seventeen.

"No. I attended university at a normal age."

"Have you been retained?"

"No."

Lucas looked at Zhou Wen with an odd expression. After some time, he wrapped his arm around Zhou Wen's shoulder and said, "To have such achievements at such a young age, from the looks of it, you will be as great as Lucas in the future."

Zhou Wen thought to himself that this person was really thick-skinned, but he wasn't a bad person.

"Lucas, thank you for your hospitality today. It's time we bid you farewell. If you have a chance of coming to the East District in the future, contact us," Zhou Wen said to Lucas.

"Where are you going? Anyway, it's on the way. I'll take you there." Lucas patted his Tyrannosaurus and thought to himself. Thankfully, I have such a domineering Companion Beast mount. This isn't something that can be easily obtained. I spent a large sum of money to obtain it.

"Thank you for your kind intentions, but there's no need. We can go back ourselves," An Sheng said as he summoned a mount.

When Lucas saw the mount, his eyes widened. It was also a Tyrannosaurus. Although it was about the same size as his Tyrannosaurus Rex, it was made of metal. It looked like a metal statue, not a living creature.

Is this an Epic Mutated Metal Tyrannosaurus? On the list of Companion Beasts released by the Federation, Lucas had seen the introduction of this Mutated Metal Tyrannosaurus. It was far stronger than the Tyrannosaurus Rex.

After Zhou Wen and An Sheng bade farewell, they left on the Mutated Metal Tyrannosaurus. After returning to his senses, he hurriedly uploaded the photo of the Flaming Furnace Queen's corpse on the Internet. There was even a caption.

"Today, I hunted a very rare Fire Furnace Queen with my friends from the East District. Delightful!"

"Your mount isn't bad. Where did you get it from?" Zhou Wen asked as he looked at the Mutated Metal Tyrannosaurus.

"I got it when I went to Dinosaur Island. There are dinosaurs everywhere there. If you're interested, I'll take you there in the future," An Sheng said with a smile.

"I think we should head to the nearby temples to take a look." Zhou Wen still wanted to visit the other temples to see if there were any tiny palm symbols. It was best if he could download more dungeons.

"Do you want to visit the other temples? Why not let The Great Lucas take you there. Otherwise, there are many dimensional zones in the Peninsula of Gods that don't allow outsiders to enter." Lucas rode his Tyrannosaurus Rex and chased after them.

"How can we trouble you?" Zhou Wen asked.

"What's there to be embarrassed about? We're friends," Lucas said straightforwardly.

Lucas led them to the relatively famous dimensional zones on the Peninsula of Gods, such as the God of Light Apollo's Music Temple.

It sounded a little odd, but the Olympian gods usually had multiple titles. Apollo was talented and took on many titles. The Music Temple was one of his many temples.

Zhou Wen found the tiny palm symbol outside the Music Temple and downloaded it.

After that, he went to the other temples, but Zhou Wen didn't find the tiny palm symbol. He downloaded three dungeons that day.

The Metalwork Temple, Music Temple, and Curse Demon Palace.

The first dungeon Zhou Wen had downloaded was actually Curse Demon Palace. This surprised him. Athena was the Goddess of Wisdom, and in the legends, she was also the Goddess of War, but the word "curse" didn't seem related to her. Furthermore, the word "Demon Palace" was clearly not something a god's temple should have.

This made Zhou Wen realize that the temple didn't belong to the Goddess of Wisdom. If the people on the Peninsula of Gods treated it as a temple of the Goddess of Wisdom, they would likely suffer a huge loss.

Zhou Wen originally wanted to visit a few more dimensional zones, but after receiving a phone call, Lucas hurriedly left, as though he had something urgent to attend to.

Zhou Wen and An Sheng had no choice but to return to the hotel. This was because the Zhang family had already left the Peninsula of Gods. They couldn't hitch a ride on the plane back, so they could only fly back on Federation Airlines.

Just as they were about to book the air tickets, Zhou Wen received a call from Lucas.

"Dear friend, if a police officer requests you to assist in their investigations, don't panic. It's just assisting in the investigations. I'll rush to the police station to testify for you," said Lucas without any head or tail.

"What happened? Why are we being taken by the police to assist in investigations?" A puzzled Zhou Wen asked.

Lucas said, "The Invisibility Cloak Companion Egg bought by Lord Irjarr for a large sum of money has been stolen. The thief has East District features. Therefore, every East District person in the Peninsula of Gods is being investigated. For now, they can't leave the Peninsula of Gods. However, you don't have to worry. When the Invisibility Cloak Companion Egg was stolen yesterday, you were always with The Great Lucas. I will be your witness."

"Thank you, Lucas," Zhou Wen thanked him sincerely. Although he wasn't afraid of being investigated, it was indeed nice of Lucas to inform them in advance.

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Chapter 467 Curse Demon Palace

"The Invisibility Cloak Companion Egg has been stolen. I wonder who did it?" Zhou Wen hung up and said to An Sheng.

"It's hard to tell. There are too many people who want the Invisibility Cloak Companion Egg. Furthermore, the trait of looking like someone from the East District isn't reliable. There are some rare Essence Energy Skills and Companion Beasts that can allow one to change their appearances," An Sheng said.

As the two of them spoke, they heard a knock on the door. When they opened it, they found the local police to get them to assist in their investigations.

Zhou Wen and An Sheng cooperated and went to the police station. They saw many people from the East District there. Li Mobai was one of them.

Most of the people who were there were people from the East District who had participated in the auction. Zhou Wen and An Sheng were separately questioned during the investigations, but they were quickly released.

"My friends, you're fine now. I've already made it clear to them. You were with me the entire time yesterday and didn't have the chance to steal the Companion Egg. However, before the ban is removed, you are temporarily unable to leave the Peninsula of Gods." Lucas walked over and said warmly, "That's good too. It gives me the chance to entertain you for a few more days."

"Lucas, do you know what kind of person stole the Invisibility Cloak Companion Egg?" An Sheng asked.

Lucas said, "It's a man from the East District. He acted the role of a Companion Egg merchant and entered Lord Irjarr's house. After he left, the Invisibility Cloak Companion Egg was gone. From the surveillance, he's a man from the East District. However, it's hard to tell. As you know, in our eyes, all men from the East District look rather similar. Furthermore, it's difficult to tell his age."

"Can we watch the surveillance footage?" An Sheng asked.

"I'm afraid not. However, if you just want to see what that thief looks like, you can just look at this." Lucas handed An Sheng a piece of paper.

It was a warrant of arrest with a photo on it. It was indeed a man from the East District. He looked to be in his twenties or thirties.

"Do you know him?" Lucas asked.

"I don't know him." An Sheng looked carefully before shaking his head.

Zhou Wen looked at the portrait and felt that he probably had never seen such a man before. However, for some reason, he found him somewhat familiar.

After careful inspection, Zhou Wen shook his head and said, "Nah, I really don't know him."

After returning to the hotel, An Sheng said to Zhou Wen, "Perhaps this will be an opportunity. Since the Invisibility Cloak Companion Egg has been stolen, it becomes an ownerless object. Perhaps we will have a chance to obtain it."

"We don't even know who stole the Companion Egg. What chance can we have?" Zhou Wen said.

"The Peninsula of Gods is dangerous. There are dimensional zones everywhere, and there aren't many paths to take. It won't be easy to escape with the Invisibility Cloak, so we might stand a chance," An Sheng said.

"I'm just afraid that he would hide in a dimensional zone with the Companion Egg before coming out a year and a half later. When that happens, we won't be able to catch him no matter if he hatches it." Zhou Wen shook his head.

"Then let's see how powerful the tycoons of the Peninsula of Gods like Irjarr are. Anyway, we won't suffer any losses," An Sheng said with a smile.

Zhou Wen returned to his room and prepared to grind the new instance dungeons. Among the three dungeons, he had already gone to the Metalwork Temple in real life once. Although he didn't venture deep, he wasn't in a rush to grind it.

Zhou Wen hesitated for a moment before choosing to enter the Cursed Demon Palace.

The unknown was interesting. Zhou Wen also wanted to see what it looked like inside the Curse Demon Palace that had been accidentally passed off as a temple of the Goddess of Wisdom.

The blood-colored avatar appeared in a palace. It was ancient and glorious, with many exquisite sculptures and patterns, but it gave off a weird feeling.

It looks so eerie and it's obvious that it's not an orthodox deity's temple. Why would those people think that this is the temple of the Goddess of Wisdom? Zhou Wen found the cartoon-styled dungeon eerie and terrifying, so it meant that, in reality, the temple was definitely worse.

However, Zhou Wen didn't know that many deity temples were extremely eerie and terrifying.

He didn't see any dimensional creatures as he controlled the blood-colored avatar to walk into the palace. After taking a few steps, a stone statue beside him suddenly came alive.

The stone was like a warrior holding a sword and a shield. When Zhou Wen approached him, he came to life and struck out with the stone sword.

Without needing Zhou Wen to take action, the Fire Furnace Queen beside the blood-colored avatar spewed out a ball of flames, blasting the stone statue to pieces.

When Zhou Wen returned to the hotel, he had hatched the Fire Furnace Queen and the silver Water Snake Companion Egg.

Fire Furnace Queen: Epic

Life Providence: Fire Elemental Body

Life Soul: Flaming Crown

Strength: 36

Speed: 37

Constitution: 32

Essence Energy: 37

Talent Skill: Fire Bullet, Fire Furnace, Fire Elemental Affinity

Companion Form: Flaming Crown

The Fire Furnace Queen's stats were considered top-notch among Epic creatures, but compared to Overlord Sword, her attack power was far inferior. Her companion form augmented fire-elemental powers, so it wasn't of much use to Zhou Wen.

However, the Fire Furnace Queen had an extremely great advantage. Her Fire Elemental Body Life Providence and her Fire Elemental Affinity Essence Energy Skill could last for a very long period of time when she was releasing fire-elemental Essence Energy Skills. Together with the large area-of-attack of Fire Furnace, she could transform an area spanning a hundred meters into a sea of flames. Furthermore, it could last for a long time. It was an awesome skill for grinding monsters.

Although Banana Fairy's Grand Yin Wind was stronger, it required Zhou Wen to keep using it. In comparison, Fire Furnace just needed to be cast, and the area within would keep burning for an hour in a sea of flames. All the monsters that entered would die.

Of course, it was another matter for dimensional creatures that could withstand Fire Furnace.

Zhou Wen could use her to kill the monsters, preventing him from being entangled by ordinary monsters. It was much more convenient, and it increased his grinding efficiency.

Zhou Wen originally believed that this place would have many monsters that used curses, thanks to its name—Curse Demon Palace. Truth Listener could perfectly restrain that.

To his surprise, there were only stone monsters—Stone Warriors, Stone Lions, and Stone Scorpions. The entire palace was filled with stone statues, all of which were powerful dimensional creatures with resilient bodies. None of them could curse. The Truth Listener earring didn't react either.

Later, Zhou Wen couldn't be bothered to distinguish between the rocks that were alive from the dead ones. Wherever he went, he got Fire Furnace Queen to throw a ball of Fire Furnace, turning the area into a sea of fire that burned the stone statues inside to death.

On the phone screen, notifications of him killing dimensional creatures constantly appeared. Many dimensional crystals dropped.

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Chapter 468 Medusa

With the baby tiger, the dimensional crystals that dropped were pretty good. Many of the stat crystals exceeded 30 points.

One of the Stone Warriors dropped a Essence Energy Skill Crystal.

As he cleared the area with Fire Furnace Queen, he came to a palace that blocked his way. The stone door of the palace was tightly shut, and on it, Zhou Wen saw the carving on the temple's main door.

Outside, the shield was a woman's side profile, but there was a difference inside—the woman on the shield faced forward.

One could tell that it was a very beautiful girl. Her eyes were as alluring as the sea. Even though it was just a carving, one could not help but take a second look.

Zhou Wen took a look and felt his ear heat up. The Truth Listener earring emitted an intense heat. Then, he felt a terrifying Essence Energy surge into his body, filling it with Essence Energy that constantly seeped out.

Such terrifying amounts of Essence Energy. If not for the Truth Listener earring, the blood-colored avatar would probably have died, right? Zhou Wen was alarmed.

Zhou Wen realized that as long as the blood-colored avatar didn't look at the beauty's eyes on the stone door, Truth Listener wouldn't react. This also meant that the eyes of the beautiful stone statue were the source of the problem.

Zhou Wen closed his eyes and relied on Truth Listener's hearing, nullifying the beauty's eyes completely.

When he arrived at the door, Zhou Wen controlled the blood-colored avatar to push it open with all his might, but the stone door didn't budge an inch as though it had been welded shut.

Zhou Wen used Overlord Sword to slash at the stone door a few times, but it seemed to have divine power protecting it. Despite Overlord Sword's Ever-Victorious trait, it failed to leave a mark on the door, much less split it open.

Since there's a door, there must be a way in. But how do I enter? Zhou Wen groped around the door, hoping to find the mechanism to open the door.

When Zhou Wen's hands touched the beautiful woman's eyes, there was a clicking sound as though some mechanism had been activated. The door automatically separated to the left and right.

The door opened to reveal the palace. It was pitch black inside without any lighting. Zhou Wen scanned the palace with Truth Listener's ability and saw many stone pillars and some braziers.

As the palace was too large, Truth Listener's hearing powers couldn't reach the deepest depths. However, no dimensional creature was found in the vicinity, nor were there any stone statues.

Zhou Wen controlled the blood-colored avatar to step into the palace. The door to the palace automatically closed behind him. The two rows of braziers lit up and extended all the way to the deepest depths of the palace.

Zhou Wen looked inside and saw a beautiful girl sitting on a throne. Her appearance was identical to the beautiful woman on the shield. She looked like she had stepped out of the painting.

However, she was even more charming than the portrait, especially her eyes. Although they were cartoonish, they were filled with seduction, making it impossible for his eyes to move away from her.

With just a glance, the blood-colored avatar's body immediately underwent a special change. Its blood-colored body turned into stone like a statue before the game screen went black.

I died! Why didn't the Truth Listener earring work? Zhou Wen found it odd.

Previously, Truth Listener earring had shown its effects, but why was it completely useless after seeing the girl inside the palace?

Even if the girl was at the Mythical stage, and the Truth Listener earring wasn't strong enough to withstand such immense power, it shouldn't have had zero reaction. This left Zhou Wen very puzzled.

After some thought, Zhou Wen came up with only one possibility. Since there's no reaction from the Truth Listener earring, there's only one possibility. The girl's eyes in the palace and the beautiful woman's eyes on the shield aren't the same power.

This piqued Zhou Wen's interest in the girl. He dripped his blood to revive as he entered the Curse Demon Palace once again and stormed straight to the girl.

After entering, Zhou Wen made the blood-colored avatar keep his eyes closed. He didn't even look at the girl to prevent himself from being petrified by the girl's gaze.

Indeed, this method was feasible. As long as he didn't look at the girl's eyes, he wouldn't be petrified.

Is this girl the legendary creature in myths? Zhou Wen had previously read a myth about the Peninsula of Gods. When he saw the girl's petrification gaze, he thought of a famous monster in myths—Medusa.

In ancient myths, Medusa was a natural demon. Her head portrait would be engraved on a shield to ward off evil.

There was also a myth that Medusa was a beautiful girl who tried to compete with the Goddess of Wisdom, only to be beheaded by the Goddess of Wisdom, and then embedded on a shield.

Modern people usually believed that Medusa had a human head and a snake body, but in ancient myths, only Medusa's hair consisted of venomous snakes. There was no other difference from humans.

Zhou Wen didn't know which myth matched the dimensional zones. However, if this girl was really Medusa, the latter had seemed more likely.

The girl sat on the throne and watched every step as the blood-colored avatar approached. There was no movement and she sat there quietly.

Zhou Wen carefully approached the girl and had already reached the throne, but he still hadn't seen her move.

It can't be a dummy, right? Zhou Wen thought to himself. However, no matter how he looked at the girl in front of him, she was beautiful—extremely beautiful. Worthy of note was her beautiful long hair that had an indescribable charm. She didn't look like a dummy in any way.

The blood-colored avatar had already walked up to the girl, but the girl remained sitting there motionless. She only looked at him with her eyes without any intention of speaking.

Could it really be a dummy? Zhou Wen thought to himself as he reached out and pinched the girl's face.

It was fleshy and warm. It was clearly not a fake.

When Zhou Wen touched the girl, her expression immediately changed. Almost instantly, her beautiful face turned as terrifying as a ferocious ghost. Her beautiful hair turned into venomous snakes, immediately turning her from a beautiful girl into a terrifying demoness.

A pair of swan wings appeared behind her. When she opened her mouth, it was filled with fangs as it hissed at Zhou Wen strangely.

Zhou Wen couldn't help but open his eyes and glance at her. The Truth Listener earring released a scorching energy that nearly scalded Zhou Wen's ear. At the same time, large amounts of Essence Energy surged into his body.

Strange, why does Truth Listener work now? Zhou Wen was puzzled, but it was too late to think about it. The demoness had already attempted to devour him.

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Chapter 469 The Thief Found

The terrifying venomous snakes were difficult to count. They nearly enveloped the entire palace, making it impossible for Zhou Wen to dodge.

Zhou Wen unsheathed his sword and slashed at the venomous snakes in front of him, but when the venomous snakes in front of him were injured, more appeared from elsewhere, swept over, and wrapped around the Overlord Sword. There were even venomous snakes that bit at the Overlord Sword, snapping it.

Zhou Wen's heart stirred as he switched to the Ancient Sovereign Sutra, summoning the Inverse Ancient Sovereign and using the Demon Dragon True Body.

With the augmentation of the powerful Demon Dragon True Body, the blood-colored avatar ignored the venomous snakes' bites as he charged at Medusa. The venomous snake bit on the scales of the Demon Dragon True Body, leaving only faint teeth marks. Although the snake venom had infiltrated his body, Zhou Wen's poison resistance was high. With the augmentation of the Demon Dragon True Body, the snake venom failed to do anything to him.

Grabbing the venomous snakes with both hands, he tore them apart. He then charged towards Medusa and punched her in the chest.

Medusa also refused to be outdone and fought Zhou Wen. Her speed was faster than Zhou Wen's, but her strength wasn't as strong as that of a Demon Dragon True Body. For a moment, there was no clear winner.

Zhou Wen's Demon Dragon True Body could usually only last ten seconds, but Zhou Wen kept staring at Medusa's eyes. Medusa's petrification ability allowed Zhou Wen to obtain large amounts of Essence Energy through the Truth Listener earring. This allowed him to use the Demon Dragon True Body for a longer period of time.

Medusa's strongest Eyes of Petrification was useless against Zhou Wen. Her long snake hair had little effect on him. The battle was a close match, making it impossible to determine the winner.

Although there was a large amount of Essence Energy to replenish him, it was still insufficient for the Demon Dragon True Body to sustain the expenditure. As time passed, he couldn't keep up the Demon Dragon True Body.

Furthermore, even if he could keep it up, the Demon Dragon True Body was not enough to kill Medusa. At most, it could only maintain its undefeated state.

With a thought, Zhou Wen decided that he might as well use his Essence Energy Skill, Transcendent Flying Immortal, while in Demon Dragon True Body to produce a burst of extremely potent Energy in a bid to kill Medusa.

Lights and shadows criss-crossed and left wounds on Medusa's body, but none of them could kill her. Instead, Zhou Wen himself showed signs of being poisoned when the blood from Medusa's body splattered on him.

With his Essence Energy drained and his Essence Energy lacking in supply, the Demon Dragon True Body automatically vanished as the blood-colored avatar was bitten to death by the venomous snakes.

With Truth Listener and Demon Dragon True Body, it's quite surprising that I'm able to fight Medusa head-on. However, it's still difficult to kill her, but there's a great chance. Zhou Wen thought about how he could kill Medusa.

Before he thought of a way to kill Medusa, Zhou Wen wouldn't go to Curse Demon Palace again. The drop rate there was too low. Even with the baby tiger's augmentation, nothing good dropped.

After some rest, Zhou Wen switched on his game again and went to the Music Temple.

After entering the Music Temple, Zhou Wen immediately saw a strange and magical musical note soar in the air with wings attached to it.

As the musical note flew, it produced a strange sound wave that released an attack power similar to a sound wave.

However, a sonar attack at the Legendary stage was naturally useless against Zhou Wen. With one strike, Zhou Wen shattered the musical note.

'Killed Legendary Musical Note Sprite. Discovered Dimensional Crystal.'

Zhou Wen saw a dimensional crystal drop, but it was only a 14-valued Speed Crystal. He couldn't be bothered to pick it up and continued walking deeper into the Music Temple with the baby tiger.

In the Music Temple, Musical Note Sprites flew over from time to time. Although they all looked the same, with wings growing on each note, each one was slightly different.

Furthermore, their sonar attacks were somewhat different, but all of them were useless against Zhou Wen.

After grinding for a while, many dimensional crystals dropped; there were even Essence Energy Skill Crystals. However, these Musical Note Sprites were at the Legendary stage, making them useless for Zhou Wen.

"My dear friend, you are going to be free soon?" Lucas called and said excitedly.

"What happened?" Zhou Wen was already used to the way Lucas spoke without head or tail.

"The thief who stole the Invisibility Cloak Companion Egg has been found. The ban will be quickly lifted," said Lucas.

"He's been found? Who is he?" Zhou Wen asked in surprise. He found the local nobles on the Peninsula of Gods very efficient. They had actually found someone so quickly.

"I don't know yet, but he has already been trapped in the recently discovered Goddess of Wisdom Temple. He shouldn't be able to escape. I believe he will be caught very soon," said Lucas.

Zhou Wen was slightly taken aback as he thought to himself, Isn't the newly discovered Goddess Temple the Cursed Demon Palace?

"Have people been sent in?" Zhou Wen asked.

"Yes, but they encountered some trouble. Only one of the experts who entered came out. Now, Lord Irjarr is hiring people. The culprit will definitely be captured in the next few days," said Lucas.

"Do you know what problems they faced?" Zhou Wen already had his guesses. It was likely that they had succumbed at the stone door.

"I'm not sure yet. According to the Epic expert who came back, he saw Epic experts turn into stone statues from afar. He didn't know what happened," Lucas explained.

As expected. Zhou Wen knew that something had happened to the people in front of the stone door. The Medusa on it had turned them into stone statues.

However, the development of the matter wasn't as smooth as what Lucas had predicted. After a few days, the ban wasn't lifted. Zhou Wen and An Sheng had to remain on the Peninsula of Gods.

According to Lucas, Irjarr had found many experts to enter, but most of them either died or were injured. They still failed to capture that East District person.

They were starting to suspect that it was not the temple of the Goddess of Wisdom, but the palace of Medusa. There were many Epic experts who were petrified at the entrance.

"This matter seems odd," An Sheng said as he frowned in thought.

"What's odd?" Zhou Wen asked.

"The Peninsula of Gods is their territory after all. Yet, an East District person can cause such a huge commotion. Having sent so many Epic experts, Irjarr has failed to capture him. This itself is very problematic."

After a pause, An Sheng continued, "I think there are two possibilities. One possibility is that the person has already hatched the Invisibility Cloak to survive under such a pursuit."

"What about the other possibility?" Zhou Wen asked.

"There's another possibility that's interesting. Perhaps someone is messing around behind the scenes. They want to use the Invisibility Cloak to do something to the aristocratic families in the Peninsula of Gods," An Sheng said with a faint smile.

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Chapter 470 Reward

Knock! Knock! Knock!

Someone suddenly knocked on the door. It was very loud.

Zhou Wen and An Sheng found it odd. The room had a doorbell, so why didn't the person use it?

When they opened the door, they saw that it was Lucas.

Lucas didn't seem to think of them as strangers. He walked straight in and headed for the couch. He poured himself a cup of water and said to Zhou Wen and An Sheng after finishing it, "My good friends, our good luck is here."

"Could it be that the thief has been caught?" Zhou Wen asked.

"If he's been captured, what good luck do we have? No one can catch that thief for now. The person hasn't even been found. Lord Irjarr suspects that he has hidden inside the palace. But as no one can open the door to the palace, Lord Irjarr has issued a reward mission. Anyone who can open the door to the palace can receive a huge reward." Lucas looked at Zhou Wen and An Sheng and asked in anticipation, "How about it? Shall we team up and open the door to the palace?"

Zhou Wen found it odd when he heard that. The door to the palace wasn't difficult to open. As long as one closed their eyes and walked to the door without looking at the beautiful woman's eyes, they could grope about to press the eyes of the beauty. People have failed to open the palace despite such a simple solution. It left him somewhat astonished.

In fact, Zhou Wen was wrong. It wasn't difficult to avoid being petrified because it happened when looking at the eyes of the beauty's portrait on the door. It was unlike the Medusa inside the palace. Even if one didn't look at her eyes, one would still be petrified when she saw them.

But even if one wouldn't get petrified, everyone knew that the owner of the palace was likely Medusa. Who would dare touch Medusa's eyes? Hence, this resulted in an impasse, and no one could open the door to the palace.

"If it's just a small matter like opening the door to a palace. Why would The Great Lucas need our help?" An Sheng joked.

Lucas didn't blush at all. He smiled and said, "Even great heroes need companions. Just like the Six Federation Heroes, it was through the combined efforts of the six heroes that they created the Federation's legend. I think we can form a Federation of Legends and open the door to the palace together, leaving behind a legendary story. What do you think?"

"How much is Irjarr paying?" Zhou Wen asked.

"Ten Epic Companion Eggs and they are all products of Pluto Temple. They are all good stuff. Ordinary people aren't able to enter Pluto Temple. There's also a Peninsula of Gods' permanent entry pass that permanently allows one to enter the public dimensional zones of the Peninsula of Gods. This is a reward targeted at freelance hunters," said Lucas.

"That sounds good. What are the Epic Companion Eggs produced by Pluto Temple?" Zhou Wen was somewhat interested.

"They are all the Companion Eggs of Underworld creatures. There are many different types, and it's almost impossible to buy them on the market. Pluto Temple belongs to Lord Irjarr's family. It doesn't allow outsiders to enter." Lucas didn't seem to know much.

"How about it? Think about it. The three of us will go together. The Companion Eggs will be split equally. The pass will be yours," Lucas continued trying to persuade them.

"Sure, but I have another condition," Zhou Wen said after some thought.

"What condition?" Lucas asked in puzzlement.

"I wish to visit Pluto Temple." I just need one chance. Zhou Wen wanted to go to Pluto Temple to see if there was a tiny palm symbol.

Zhou Wen had heard of the Peninsula of God's Pluto Temple. Legend had it that it was the territory of Pluto. There were many dimensional creatures of the Underworld in it, and they were very different from ordinary dimensional creatures.

"Can't we change the conditions? For example, add two more Companion Eggs?" said Lucas, apparent that he had been put in a difficult spot.

"No," Zhou Wen answered with certainty.

"Then I'll go have a chat with Lord Irjarr. By the way, how much do you know about that palace? Are you confident about opening the door?" Although Lucas felt that Zhou Wen and An Sheng were very strong and he might have a chance of opening the door by teaming up with them, he wasn't completely confident. He only wanted to try his luck, but if he couldn't open the door after negotiating the conditions, it would be too embarrassing.

"I heard that it's likely Medusa's palace, right? If so, I might have a way to open the door," Zhou Wen said.

"How confident are you?" Lucas asked.

"There's about a 90% chance if it's Medusa's palace," Zhou Wen answered.

Hearing this, Lucas was overjoyed. He patted his chest and said, "If that's the case, wait for my good news. I will definitely be able to convince Lord Irjarr."

After Lucas left, An Sheng asked Zhou Wen, "Are you really confident of opening the door to the palace? We haven't healed from our injuries yet, so it's not suitable for us to do anything too risky."

"You know that I have a Companion Beast on me that can withstand the power of curses. Medusa's Eyes of Petrification is actually a kind of curse that will have no effect on me. If it's just to open the door, there wouldn't be much risk," Zhou Wen explained.

"That's good. However, we still have to be careful. You can't be careless just because you are protected by a Companion Beast. There are too many strange powers in this world, so no Companion Beast is absolutely invincible. This applies even to Mythical Companion Beasts," An Sheng said solemnly.

Zhou Wen knew that An Sheng was afraid that he would suffer because of carelessness. He nodded and said, "Don't worry. I'm well aware."

These words were not exaggerated at all. He knew the Curse Demon Palace very well. As long as he did not enter Medusa's palace, there would not be any danger.

Lucas rushed over to Irjarr's house, and Irjarr happened to be receiving guests.

"Henry, let me do the introductions. This is the number one freelance hunter of the Peninsula of Gods, Lucas." Irjarr pointed at the man on the sofa and introduced him to Lucas. "Lucas, this is Henry from the Cape family. He's a famous freelance hunter and has the title of Spear Sovereign."

"Nice to meet you. I'm the number one freelance hunter of the Peninsula of Gods, Lucas," said Lucas as he extended his hand.

Henry sat on the sofa, but he had no intention of reaching out his hand. He didn't even budge. He glanced at Lucas and said with contempt, "A freelance hunter from the Peninsula of Gods, the mighty Lucas. I've heard of this name before."

With that said, he looked at Irjarr and said, "Since you have the help of a great freelance hunter, why did you come looking for me? Can't you just get this great Lucas open the door for you?"

Irjarr coughed lightly and said, "Lucas is good at frontal assaults. It's not his specialty to deal with such evil powers. Therefore, I need your help to open the door to the palace."

"Of course I can do it. However, I have a condition," said Henry. He gave a faint smile and looked at Lucas who had lamely retracted his hand.

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Chapter 471 Opening the Door Together

"Why are you looking at me?" Lucas found it odd.

"I've seen your recent post on social media. You have a good relationship with Zhou Wen, right?" Henry said.

"So what?" Lucas frowned slightly.

"Very simple. Take this first." Henry handed him a bottle.

When Lucas took the bottle from Henry, he felt his fingers itch. He raised his hand and saw a red dot on his finger as though it had been bitten by a bug.

Lucas thought nothing of it. He held the bottle and asked, "What is this?"

"There's water inside. As long as you pour the water inside into Zhou Wen's water and let him drink it, that will do," said Henry. "Then, I'll help you open the door to the palace for free."

"Impossible. I won't help you do such filthy things." Lucas placed the bottle heavily on the table before turning to Irjarr. "Lord Irjarr, we don't need their help. I've already got Zhou Wen and company to head to the palace with me. I guarantee that I can open the door to the palace."

Irjarr looked a little hesitant. Lucas continued, "My lord, please believe me. I will definitely be able to open the door to the palace to help you catch that thief."

Irjarr looked at Lucas and then at Henry. Finally, he said to him, "If you are willing to help, what I promised previously still holds."

Henry sat on the sofa and did not reply to Irjarr. He picked up the bottle of water that was on the table in front of Lucas and said to him, "I think you will agree, right?"

"Of course not. What kind of person do you think the mighty Lucas is?" Lucas said angrily.

"Is that so?" The look in Henry's eyes became odder and odder. Something seemed to be shaking in his eyes, and his pupils became very strange. It was as if there was a mosquito or bug trapped in a glass sphere.

"Ah!" Lucas immediately felt as though countless worms were gnawing his bones. The pain made his face turn pale as beads of sweat oozed out of his forehead.

"Despicable... Bastard... You... What did you do to me..." Lucas nearly fainted from the pain as he glared at Henry and barked.

"Henry, you actually dare to attack my man on my territory?" Irjarrr's expression turned cold as he stared at Henry.

But Henry remained indifferent. He placed the bottle in front of Lucas and said calmly, "Do as I say. You won't die, but this kind of pain will continue until you die. If you don't believe me, you can seek out others to help you relieve your pain."

With that said, Henry got up and bowed slightly to Irjarr. "Dear Mr. Irjarr, I believe I'll be able to serve you very soon. I'm looking forward to our next meeting."

"If I were you, I would immediately relieve the pain in Lucas' body." Irjarr waved his hand and immediately, a few Epic experts surrounded him.

"Mr. Irjarr, I hope you can consider it carefully. Zhou Wen is my Cape family's enemy, so do you wish to become enemies with the Cape family?" After saying that, Henry strode off and ignored the Epic experts.

Irjarr gritted his teeth. In the end, he didn't give any order to attack Henry.

"Lucas, you know how powerful the Cape family is. They are the uncrowned kings of West District, and we don't have the ability to fight them yet. You..." After Henry left, Irjarr said to Lucas helplessly as he looked at the small bottle of water.

Lucas wiped away the cold sweat on his forehead and reached out to grab the small bottle.

Zhou Wen and An Sheng waited in the hotel for news of Lucas. Before long, he rushed back.

"Lucas, how're the negotiations?" Zhou Wen asked.

"I ran back all the way. I'm dying of thirst. Let's talk after I drink some water." As Lucas spoke, he sat on the sofa in the living room and began pouring himself a cup of water. After drinking it, he filled it up and poured Zhou Wen and An Sheng a cup.

"I didn't manage to get the entry pass to Pluto Temple," said Lucas as he held a teacup.

"Is the entry pass to Pluto Temple that precious? Can't outsiders even take a look?" Zhou Wen said, somewhat surprised.

"Although I failed to get Pluto Temple's entry pass, I've already discussed it with Lord Irjarr. You can leave the Peninsula of Gods in advance. Pack up and follow me to the airport," said Lucas.

"I'm really grateful to you, Lucas. However, we still wish to stay here for some time. We don't have any plans of leaving for the time being," Zhou Wen said as he drank a mouthful of water.

Seeing Zhou Wen drink some water, Lucas heaved a sigh of relief and said, "Since you don't plan on leaving, can you consider it again? Join me in opening the door to the palace. All the rewards that I mentioned previously will be yours. I don't want anything. Just treat it as helping me."

"Alright, let's do as we said before. The Companion Eggs will be split equally. The pass will be ours." Zhou Wen nodded. Since he couldn't obtain the entry pass of Pluto Temple, getting a few Pluto Temple Companion Eggs and entry passes to the other temples wasn't too bad.

Of course, Zhou Wen's main goal was still to hope that Irjarr and the rest could find the thief. Otherwise, they wouldn't have the chance to fish in troubled waters.

"Haha, I knew it. Lucas's friends are good friends." Lucas wrapped his muscular arm around Zhou Wen's neck and laughed loudly.

Lucas quickly led Zhou Wen and An Sheng to the Curse Demon Palace. It had been sealed off by Irjarr's men, so no one was allowed to enter without his orders.

Lucas was naturally an exception. After showing an identification document, he brought Zhou Wen and An Sheng into the Curse Demon Palace.

As there had been many people rushing into the Cursed Demon Palace to look for traces of the thief, the stone statue creatures had almost been wiped clean.

Zhou Wen and company walked all the way to a spot close to the door of the palace without encountering any dimensional creatures.

"Right ahead is the palace's door. Put this on. Otherwise, even if you accidentally see the girl's eyes on the door, you will be petrified." Lucas took out the three pairs of eye masks and gave one each to Zhou Wen and An Sheng. He put on one himself.

Zhou Wen and An Sheng put on the eye masks before continuing forward.

Zhou Wen had Truth Listener's powers, so it wasn't a problem without his sight. An Sheng was about the same. They remained very agile while wearing the eye masks.

Only Lucas seemed a little clumsy after putting on the eye mask. Even his footsteps became slow.

Zhou Wen didn't rush him. He slowly walked to the door of the palace and groped around the door. He pressed down the girl's eyes with both hands.

The door to the palace automatically slid aside, immediately opening.

"It's open. You can remove the eye mask," Zhou Wen said.

Lucas took off his eye mask and was overjoyed when he realized that the stone door was gone. He took out his phone and stood in front of the door, taking a picture with Zhou Wen and company. He posted it online:

"The great Lucas and his friends opened the mysterious and terrifying palace door together."

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Chapter 472 Great Lucas

"You guys can head back to the hotel now. I'll go to Lord Irjarr to get the reward. I'll send it to you later." After leaving the Curse Demon Palace, Lucas rode on his Tyrannosaurus Rex.

Just as Zhou Wen and An Sheng were about to leave, Lucas added, "The Peninsula of Gods hasn't been peaceful recently. Don't eat and drink things randomly. Make sure they're checked."

"Got it." Zhou Wen smiled as he waved goodbye and left with An Sheng.

Lucas rode the Tyrannosaurus on the streets. Many young people would cheer when they saw him. They would wave at him, and Lucas also responded enthusiastically.

After leaving the city, Lucas's expression darkened. He quickly arrived at a manor in the suburbs.

"Tell Henry that I have already done what he wants me to do," said Lucas to the guards.

The guard seemed to have known that Lucas would be coming. He smiled and said, "Please come in, Lord Henry is waiting for you."

Lucas followed the person into the manor and soon saw Henry. He was sunbathing in front of the pool. He was holding an exquisite antique gun in his hand as he wiped it carefully with a cloth.

"Henry, I've finished what you asked me to do. Please remove the restrictions on me immediately." Lucas took out the small bottle and placed it on the table in front of him. The liquid inside had already disappeared.

Henry looked at the bottle on the table and suddenly picked up the antique gun in his hand and pulled the trigger at Lucas.

Lucas' reaction wasn't slow. He used a shield to block his body, but the bullet was very strange. It turned around and circled around the shield, passing through the gaps in his armor and shot into his muscles.

The strange thing was that the bullet wasn't made of metal, but grayish-white bones. After drilling into his muscles, the bone bullet actually produced tiny blood vessels. It connected with Lucas' muscles and blood vessels, as though it was parasitizing him.

"Ah!" Lucas felt a great pain in his body, and he felt numb. He had to kneel on one leg and press his hands down to prevent himself from falling to the ground.

Henry stared coldly at Lucas and said in disdain, "Do you think I'm as stupid as you? Do you think I don't know that you've thrown the liquid away? Since you're so great and willing to sacrifice for your friend, I'll fulfill your wish."

"What a despicable person. How could the mighty Lucas betray his friends? You've found the wrong person." Lucas stood up abruptly and slashed at Henry with his ax in both hands.

"What a pitiful and ignorant fellow. Do you think that just because those little brats call you the mighty Lucas, it makes you some big shot? That's just ignorant people having fun. In the eyes of true experts, you are just a lowly worm. I can poke you to death with a finger." Henry sat there without moving.

However, Lucas felt as though his heart was about to stop beating. His body was unable to take another step forward. He maintained the pose of cleaving down his gigantic ax as he turned immobile.

"You first got hit by my bone-eating worm, and now, you've been hit by my parasitic bullet. Do you still want to fight me? You're truly foolish." Henry looked at the frozen Lucas and continued, "Bone-eating worms will constantly devour your bones until there's none left. When the time comes, all that's left is flesh, blood, and skin. You'll be like a pile of rotten flesh. The Great Lucas, when you kneel down crying and beg for mercy and wish for me to give you death, an ignorant and pitiful worm like you will know what true greatness is."

"The Great... Lucas... will never yield to anyone..." Lucas trembled as veins protruded from his body as though he was trying to move his body.

However, he couldn't move his body no matter how hard he tried. His bones emitted waves of excruciating pain, as though thousands of worms were devouring his bones.

Blood began to seep out from Lucas's eyes, ears, nose, and mouth.

"Only an ignorant worm like you would dare to call yourself great. I'm afraid you haven't seen any true power. The number one freelance hunter of the Peninsula of Gods? This title is a form of mockery. To think that you really treated it seriously. There are quite a number of experts on the Peninsula of Gods. What makes you think you have what it takes?" Henry said disdainfully.

"I'm the number one freelance hunter on the Peninsula of Gods. I'm The Great Lucas," said Lucas through gritted teeth as his body trembled violently.

"What an arrogant and foolish fellow," said Henry with his lips curled.

"I'm The Great Lucas... I'm the number one hunter on the Peninsula of Gods... I'm the irreplaceable Lucas..." Lucas's seven orifices bled, but his eyes were filled with determination.

"Nothing but a meaningless imagination of the lowly..." Before Henry could finish his sentence, his expression suddenly changed.

"I'm The Great Lucas..." As Lucas roared, terrifying power erupted from his body. A golden light blasted out, enveloping his body as though he was a golden god.

In the next second, the parasitic bullet that bound Lucas's body exploded. It was forcefully squeezed out by his muscles, and the threads that resembled vessels were completely severed.

With his strong hands holding the gigantic ax, he slashed down with dazzling golden divine light.

Boom!

The massive manor was split into two by the divine light produced by the gigantic ax, leaving a huge ravine.

Henry stood sideways at the edge of the ravine, the armor on his chest sliced off. His chest muscles showed, and there were bloody wounds on it.

Henry's face was extremely pale, and there were still traces of horror on his face. A portion of the tip of his nose had been sliced off and he was bleeding. If not for his quick reflexes, he would have died under that terrifying golden divine light.

"In front of The Great Lucas, you are just worms that only know how to flee." The golden divine light on Lucas's body dissipated, and the god-like shadow vanished as well. The gigantic ax landed on the ground as he held it with both hands. He kept standing relying on sheer willpower. However, he looked at Henry with contempt.

As he spoke, he even took out his cell phone and took a selfie. Looking at the picture, he muttered to himself, "As expected of The Great Lucas. He's still so handsome even when getting rid of worms."

"Cut off this bastard's limbs. I want him to lie in front of me like a worm." Henry was infuriated by the look in Lucas' eyes. How dare he look at him like a bug? It was his greatest insult.

A few Epic experts beside Henry immediately surrounded Lucas. However, they were very careful and didn't dare to rush straight at Lucas. After all, Lucas's attack was too terrifying. The halved manor and ravine were shocking.

"What are you afraid of? Can't you tell that he doesn't have any strength left?" Henry barked angrily.

"No, he does." A voice came from outside the manor.

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Chapter 473 Break-Out Medusa

"You... Why are you here..." Lucas turned his head and saw Zhou Wen and An Sheng.

"As your strength, how can we not come? It wouldn't be right!" An Sheng said with a smile, but his eyes were a little cold.

In fact, from the day Lucas went to look for them, An Sheng and Zhou Wen could tell that something was amiss. However, they didn't say anything. The two of them had only observed silently without saying anything. In the end, they had secretly tailed him here. They never expected to see this happen.

Henry spoke with a cold smile when he saw the two of them. "Zhou Wen, you came at the right time. It's time to settle the score for Liz and John. And you are An Sheng, right? You were the one who crippled Liz's sea of energy, right?"

"It's me," An Sheng said frankly. "From the looks of it, just crippling her sea of energy was too easy on her. She should have been killed."

"Is that so? That's really unfortunate. I'm afraid you won't have the chance to touch a single strand of my Cape family members' hair in the future." As Henry spoke, he raised the antique gun in his hand and aimed it at Zhou Wen. He continued, "If I were you, I would stop immediately. Otherwise, the bone-eating worm in Lucas's body will go berserk with my gunshots and devour all his bones in a moment. You are his friends, and he has sacrificed so much for you. You don't want to see him die in pain, right?"

"Lucas is right. You really are a dirty worm." Zhou Wen didn't stop as he continued walking towards Henry. He held the handle of the Bamboo Blade as his eyes flickered with killing intent.

"I told you to stop. Didn't you hear me? Do you want to see him die?" Henry pulled the trigger and shouted at Zhou Wen.

"The bone-eating worm is your Companion Beast, right? If you die, your Companion Beast will naturally perish as well. Naturally, the threat to Lucas will no longer exist. I'm still about 35 meters away from you. Before your gun sounds, I'd have chopped off your head. If you don't believe me, you can try shooting. But if I were you, I'd immediately retrieve the bone-eating worm. I'm not someone who likes to kill. Don't give me a reason to draw my saber," Zhou Wen continued walking towards Henry.

Henry appeared to have heard an extremely ridiculous joke as he said with a smile, "If the person who said that was An Tianzuo, I would do as he says. Don't tell me that you think of yourself as An Tianzuo's younger brother after your father married his mother? Even if you are An Tianzuo's younger brother, as long as you are not An Tianzuo himself, you have no right to say that to me."

With that said, Henry pulled the trigger.

Slender and powerful fingers held the handle of the saber as he drew the saber smoothly.

The saber beam appeared at an unbelievable speed. Everyone felt their vision blur as Zhou Wen and his saber seemed to vanish.

When they saw Zhou Wen again, they saw that he was already behind Henry. He held a crystal-clear saber in his hand. The tip of the saber was pointed diagonally to the ground as a drop of blood slowly flowed from the blade before dripping to the ground.

The moment the blood dripped onto the ground, there was a crack. The antique gun in Henry's hand split into two, and Henry's body was halved. His face that wore fear and disbelief split apart as well.

"Lord... Henry..." The Epic experts who followed Henry were stunned.

When they were with the Cape family, they knew that Zhou Wen had been protected by the An family—a student sheltered by the An family.

However, this student had managed to kill Henry with one strike. Even in the expert-filled Cape family, Henry could be considered a top-notch expert.

Such a person wasn't even able to block Zhou Wen's single strike. It left them alarmed and losing all morale, they reacted by turning around and fleeing.

An Sheng appeared like a ghost as a dagger-like knife flashed in his hand. In just a moment, he killed the Epic experts without leaving a single one behind. He felled them like he was chopping vegetables.

Wiping away the blood on the dagger, An Sheng said nonchalantly, "You guys can leave first. Leave this to me."

"That's not nice, right..." Lucas recovered from his shock and looked at An Sheng strangely.

"Leave it to him. He's more professional than us." Zhou Wen pulled Lucas and walked out.

"Lucas, that ax strike of yours was really powerful. How did you do it?" Zhou Wen and Lucas rode the Tyrannosaurus Rex towards the city as he voiced his curiosity.

The strength Lucas used when he slashed out far exceeded his usual strength. It was like night and day.

When Lucas heard Zhou Wen praise him, he was immediately delighted. He said smugly, "The Great Lucas isn't a result of bragging. My Life Providence is a Hero of Glory. My Life Soul is a Combat Faith God. When I fight for glory and faith, I can produce unparalleled power..."

As Zhou Wen listened, his expression changed.

Although Lucas described himself as very powerful and his Life Providence and Life Soul were indeed very powerful, his strength was very odd. It could be said that most of the time, his Life Providence and Life Soul were useless.

His Life Providence and Life Soul meant that he could not fight for himself. In most cases, only by fighting for others could he activate the Hero of Glory Life Providence.

Furthermore, Lucas's beliefs had to be firm. The more he believed in himself, the stronger his Life Soul became.

If he had nefarious thoughts and did something that violated the glory of heroes, his Life Providence would be of zero use. Furthermore, due to his guilt, his Combat Faith God would also become very weak.

However, under certain circumstances, Lucas could become extremely powerful. If many people acknowledged and worshiped him from the bottom of their hearts, his Life Soul would become extremely powerful.

What a strange Life Providence and Life Soul, Zhou Wen thought.

"By the way, don't upload the photo you took just now on the Internet. Don't mention this matter again. Just treat it as though you have never seen Henry," Zhou Wen said as he took out his phone to take a look. Seeing that the Dead Man Tree didn't react at all. It didn't absorb Henry's corpse as it had before.

"Of course, I'm not a fool." As Lucas spoke, he took out his cell phone and deleted the photos he had taken previously.

The Cape family was the uncrowned king of the West District. Although Lucas was famous in the Peninsula of Gods, he was still far from being able to compete with them. If they were to pester him, there would probably be trouble.

Just as he deleted the photo, Lucas's phone rang. After Lucas picked up the call, his expression immediately turned ugly. He could not help but exclaim, "What? The Medusa inside the palace broke out! How did this happen?"

Zhou Wen's expression changed when he heard Lucas's words. He knew very well how terrifying Medusa was. If Medusa really broke out of its confines, this city, or even the entire Peninsula of Gods, would become an infernal domain.

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Chapter 474 Devastating the City

"Sorry, I have to return immediately. Let's talk again if there's a chance in the future," Lucas said to Zhou Wen.

"Let's go together." Zhou Wen found the matter odd as well.

Medusa was inside the palace. Someone had entered the palace. If anyone touched her, she would transform into a demoness and attack humans.

However, after entering the palace, the door would automatically close. Medusa should not have escaped from the palace. At least she had never run out in-game.

Could it be the thief's doing? Zhou Wen felt that something was amiss no matter how he thought about it. Perhaps it had something to do with the thief.

"Alright." Lucas didn't stand on ceremony with Zhou Wen as he urged the Tyrannosaurus Rex to run towards the city.

Before reaching the city, they saw crowds running towards them. Many people saw Lucas and were pleading for help. "Lord Lucas, there's a dimensional creature destroying the city. Quickly go and take a look."

Lucas asked for directions and immediately rode the Tyrannosaurus Rex against the human tide.

Not long after they entered the city, they saw that the bustling streets of the city were empty, but there were many stone statues. There were elders, children, and some animals.

They maintained all sorts of poses. Some ran for their lives in fear, while others fell to the ground. There was also a puppy who was peeing up a pole, but it had turned into a stone.

Many buildings had been destroyed and the city seemed to have become a world of ghosts.

When Zhou Wen saw the stone statues, he knew that it was Medusa's work. It was different from the stone statues on the door. Even if one didn't look into her eyes, one would still be petrified if they were seen by Medusa's petrifying eyes.

Lucas's expression changed drastically. He clearly recognized some of the petrified people.

A helicopter flew across the sky. Lucas hurriedly chased after the helicopter.

After turning two streets, they saw a young woman running ahead. Lucas chased after her and yelled, "Barbara, what are you doing here?"

The young woman turned to look at Lucas and was instantly overjoyed. "Lord Lucas, quickly go and take a look. Medusa is destroying the entire city. Other than you, no one can save this city."

"Where is she? What exactly happened? How did Medusa escape from the palace?" Lucas asked.

"I don't know. After you sent the news, Lord Irjarr sent someone into the palace, but not long after, Medusa ran out. All the people and creatures that are seen by her eyes turn into stone statues. Even Companion Beasts are no exception. I wasn't petrified because of the protection given to me by a special Companion Beast," Barbara said.

"Where is she?" Lucas asked.

"She's over there. I'll take you there. However, it's best if you don't ride the Tyrannosaurus Rex. It will be petrified if she sees it." Barbara pointed at the Tyrannosaurus.

"Alright." Lucas put away the Tyrannosaurus before running in the direction that Barbara was pointing.

Barbara also followed, but when she saw that Zhou Wen was also running in that direction, she said to him, "Why are you following us? Aren't you afraid of being petrified by Medusa? Hurry up and hide in an underground bomb shelter."

"I'll go over and take a look to see if I can help." Zhou Wen wasn't afraid of Medusa. Truth Listener could perfectly restrain Medusa's Eyes of Petrification, and the Demon Dragon True Body could barely contend with Medusa.

Although he could not kill Medusa, he did not need to be afraid of her.

Seeing that Zhou Wen had already run over, Barbara didn't say anything else. However, she didn't think much of it. Zhou Wen looked like a student, one even younger than her. How could he be of any help? If Medusa were to see him, he would probably be petrified immediately.

After running for a short distance, he heard an explosion on the street in the next block. He also saw a few helicopters shooting at the ground from the sky. Lucas directly climbed up a building.

Zhou Wen and Barbara also climbed up. When they reached the top of the building, they ran to the other side. Looking down, they saw a three to four-meter-tall demoness, with hair that resembled venomous snakes, standing on top of a three-story building. The snake-like long hair on her head seemed to extend indefinitely as it flew into the air and wrapped around a helicopter, causing it to explode into pieces.

An Epic expert rode a flying eagle and flew over with a spear in his hand. He wanted to attack Medusa in midair, but all Medusa did was to turn her head to glance at him. The Epic expert was petrified along with his eagle Companion Beast. They fell from the sky and shattered.

Missiles blasted over from afar and exploded. Essence Gold shards scattered everywhere, but they did not harm Medusa.

In a nearby building, someone was constantly shooting at Medusa with Essence Gold bullets. Many people were using Companion Beasts to attack her.

However, it was all meaningless. Medusa swept her gaze and all the Companion Beasts she saw turned into stone statues. The dancing snake hair drilled into the buildings and bit the soldiers and policemen to death.

Any human that was bitten by a snake's head would instantly be reduced to blood.

The snake hair wrapped around tanks one by one and threw them into the sky. When they fell, they cratered the nearby buildings.

The terrifying Medusa wreaked havoc in the city but no one could stop her. Humans became powerless in front of her. Even Epic experts only dared to control their Companion Beasts to attack her from afar, not daring to be seen by her.

Boom!

A nearby building collapsed. Many humans who were hiding inside cried out in horror.

Medusa glanced over and immediately, a group of humans was petrified. Their faces were filled with various expressions of fear.

Boom!

The crumbling floors fell, instantly smashing the petrified humans into pieces.

"Damn it!" Lucas grabbed his ax and wanted to jump to a shorter building to the side.

"Where are you going?" Zhou Wen pulled him and asked.

"I'll run behind her and chop at her head. Just like the legendary prince in the myth, I'll behead her," said Lucas.

"You don't have the prince's adamantine sword, helm of darkness, and winged sandals. Do you think you can succeed?" Zhou Wen had also heard the myth that Lucas had mentioned.

With the help of the Goddess of Wisdom, he had used a few divine weapons to secretly chop off Medusa's head. It would be strange if he could cut her head off with a crappy ax.

"Where there's a will there is a way. Some things have to be done by someone. The Great Lucas can do it." As Lucas spoke, he ran out and jumped onto the rooftop beside him. Then, he crouched down and advanced, preventing Medusa from discovering him. He continued to move towards another building and constantly approached Medusa.

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Chapter 475 Fighting Medusa Again

Zhou Wen frowned slightly. Although Lucas's words made sense, he knew very well how powerful Medusa was. Even if Lucas could unleash the power of that strike back at the manor, it would probably be very difficult to injure Medusa.

However, even if Zhou Wen persuaded Lucas, he definitely wouldn't listen under such circumstances. Even if he knew it meant death, he would definitely advance.

"Little girl, you said that you have a Companion Beast that can block Medusa's Eyes of Petrification, right? Is that true?" Zhou Wen asked Barbara.

"Who are you calling a little girl, you kid? I'm older than you, okay?" Barbara glared at Zhou Wen.

"Alright, Missy. You said that there's a Companion Beast that can resist Medusa's Eyes of Petrification, right?" Zhou Wen asked as he looked at her.

"So what if I do? Don't get any funny ideas," Barbara said as she looked at Zhou Wen warily.

Zhou Wen pointed at Lucas. "It's too dangerous for Lucas to fight Medusa. Why don't you lend him your Companion Beast?"

"You think I don't want to? But my Companion Beast is a piece of clothing. It's only useful if I wear it. The clothes transformed from a Companion Beast can't be worn by others. How can I help him?" Barbara asked.

"Clothes? Is it an invisibility cloak?" Zhou Wen asked in surprise.

Unless it was an invisible cloak that Medusa couldn't see, Zhou Wen didn't know what other clothes could prevent someone from being petrified by the Eyes of Petrification.

"What are you thinking about? How could I have an invisibility cloak? My Companion Beast can turn into sunshade clothes; it doesn't have the ability to turn invisible." Barbara pointed at the cloak-like clothes on her body.

Such clothes transformed from this Companion Beast can resist Medusa's Eyes of Petrification? Zhou Wen sized up Barbara's clothes.

She wore something that looked like a large cloak that wrapped around her entire body. It was silver in color, making it very eye-catching. It really didn't seem like it had invisible properties.

"That's right. I'm very sure that it can resist Medusa's Eyes of Petrification. Back then, Medusa looked over at me, and many people around me were petrified. Only I managed to escape. I was completely fine," Barbara replied.

"What kind of Companion Beast transforms into your sunshade clothes? What are its uses?" Zhou Wen asked.

"The sunshade clothes were obtained from a Legendary dimensional creature I killed at the beach. Its name is Silverleaf Shell. Its companion form is the sunshade clothes. It has a certain level of defense, but it's not strong. It's mainly used to defend against fire. After wearing it, even the flames of the Fire Sprites in the Metalwork Temple can't hurt me."

Is it just fire-resistant clothes? And it's a low-level Legendary Companion Beast. Yet, it can actually resist Medusa's Eyes of Petrification? The more Zhou Wen listened, the more incredulous he felt.

There were many armors that could defend against fire, but it didn't seem like any of them could defend against Medusa's Eyes of Petrification.

Seeing that Zhou Wen didn't believe her, Barbara said angrily, "It's up to you whether you believe me or not. I'm telling the truth anyway."

Sunshade clothes... Fireproof... Wait... Could it be because of... Zhou Wen suddenly had an idea as he thought of a possibility.

According to what Zhou Wen knew, snakes didn't have good vision. It could be said that they were extremely short-sighted. As for some snakes, they had infrared thermal detectors. They could sense the body temperature of creatures to track their prey.

Medusa was not a snake, but if she was considered a snake and if her Eyes of Petrification also possessed infrared thermal detection functionality, it could explain many things.

For example, why her Eyes of Petrification could only petrify creatures, not dead objects like buildings.

For example, why was it that Barbara's sunshade clothes were able to withstand Medusa's Eyes of Petrification? That was because not only were the sunshade clothes fire-resistant, but they also prevented Barbara's body temperature from dissipating. As such, Medusa couldn't see her, so she naturally couldn't be petrified.

Of course, the Eyes of Petrification couldn't be as simple as just detecting body temperatures. It was likely at a higher level. Therefore, even Companion Beasts could be petrified. However, by doing so, one could probably know the main effects of the Eyes of Petrification and figure out a way to crack it.

Although Zhou Wen wasn't afraid of the Eyes of Petrification, Lucas didn't have such an ability.

When he thought of Lucas, he realized that Lucas had already run to the bottom of the three-story building where Medusa was standing. He peeked his head out from behind to check on the situation, as though he wanted to rush up.

This fool. Don't tell me he really wants to fight Medusa head-on? Just as Zhou Wen was thinking about it, he saw Lucas suddenly leap up with the gigantic ax in his hand. With a terrifying golden divine light, he cleaved at Medusa's neck without any hesitation.

"Lord Lucas, you can do it!" Barbara waved her fists excitedly as she cheered Lucas on. It was clear that Lucas held a very high position in her heart.

Zhou Wen was also somewhat surprised by Lucas's strength. He had clearly just expended his Essence Energy not long ago, but to be able to produce a strike that wasn't inferior to the one he delivered in the manor was indeed surprising.

Could it be that the saying that an idiot isn't afraid of exhaustion is true? Zhou Wen thought to himself.

Lucas's sneak attack on Medusa from behind was not a bad idea. Unfortunately, Medusa did not only have a pair of eyes. The poisonous snakes that her hair had transformed into were all her eyes.

Just as Lucas jumped up, he had already been discovered by Medusa. Medusa turned her head and looked at Lucas, who was in midair and cleaving down with both hands.

It's over! Zhou Wen sighed inwardly. Although he wanted to help Lucas, he wasn't able to make a move in time. Furthermore, even if he did, he couldn't deal with Medusa. All he could do was guarantee his escape.

Something that exceeded Zhou Wen's expectations happened. Medusa's gaze landed on Lucas's body, which was enveloped by the golden divine light. It failed to petrify his body. However, the god-like golden light on Lucas's body dissipated. His body flew out like a cannonball.

Boom!

Lucas's body crashed into a building, shattering the glass windows of the building.

"Even Lord Lucas..." Barbara covered her mouth as her eyes widened in disbelief.

Zhou Wen saw that Medusa was actually chasing after Lucas, so he said to Barbara before rushing out of the building, "Go and see how Lucas is doing. I'll lure Medusa away."

"Do you have a death wish?" Barbara reacted and went to pull Zhou Wen back, but he had already rushed out of the building. He had actually leaped into the air and slashed at Medusa with a huge sword in his hand.

The sword beam that resembled a wheel of sunlight violently spun and slashed at Medusa. The venomous snakes on Medusa's head welcomed the sword beam. Many of the poisonous snakes that could even tear a helicopter to pieces were actually sliced apart by the sword beam. After landing on the ground, they turned into black pieces of hair.

Medusa didn't pursue Lucas again as she turned to look at Zhou Wen.

Barbara was alarmed, thinking that Zhou Wen was doomed. However, she was surprised to discover that Zhou Wen wasn't petrified.

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Chapter 476 No Way Ou

While Barbara was feeling alarmed, Zhou Wen's figure flashed as he ran towards the other end of the street. His speed was so fast that she couldn't see his trajectory. He was like a ghost, appearing once in a while at an unbelievable speed.

Medusa let out a sharp cry as though she had turned on an accelerator and chased after Zhou Wen.

Zhou Wen hadn't planned on fighting Medusa head-on. The injuries on his body hadn't healed yet, so it wasn't suitable for him to fight a high-intensity battle. If it was a battle, perhaps an intense clash of strength would tear his organs apart once again.

He continuously used Ghost Steps. Thanks to having infinite Essence Energy because of Slaughterer, Zhou Wen could use Ghost Steps continuously. He lured Medusa towards the sea.

Seeing that Medusa had been led away by Zhou Wen, Barbara hurriedly jumped off the building and ran towards where Lucas had fallen.

Lucas spat out a mouthful of blood. Some of his skin had already been petrified, but it didn't look too serious. Before Barbara could even reach him, Lucas had already crawled out of the ruins.

"Where's Medusa?" Lucas looked around but did not see Medusa.

"The youth who came with you led her over there..." Barbara pointed in the direction that Zhou Wen had left with a strange expression. Then, she couldn't help but ask, "Lord Lucas, who is he? He's actually able to ignore Medusa's Eyes of Petrification. Furthermore, his speed is crazy fast. I've never seen anyone as fast as him..."

Barbara wanted to say that he was faster than Lord Lucas, but she swallowed her words in the end.

"He's a friend of mine. He's a stronger hero than me." As Lucas spoke, he went in the direction that Zhou Wen had lured Medusa away.

A hero even more powerful than Lord Lucas? But he's still so young, how is that possible? Barbara was shocked.

Gritting her teeth, Barbara saw a motorcycle beside her. As the owner was petrified and the key was still in it, she immediately got on and turned the key. The motorbike came to life normally and she chased after Zhou Wen and Lucas.

It wasn't just Zhou Wen. Many Epic experts in the city had chased after them. Although they didn't dare to go head-on against Medusa, they couldn't just let Medusa do as she pleased.

Unfortunately, they were much slower than Zhou Wen and Medusa. Soon, they were left behind.

Boom!

Medusa's body slammed through the thick wall and directly came out of a building. The venomous snake's head spewed venom as it rained down on Zhou Wen.

Zhou Wen flashed to the back of another building. The venom splattered on the wall, causing many holes to appear on the wall made of concrete and steel.

Despite using Ghost Steps continuously, Zhou Wen wasn't as fast as Medusa. He had to rely on various buildings and terrain to barely ensure that Medusa wouldn't catch up.

Medusa's speed is really too fast. If it were another non-speed-type Mythical creature, I wouldn't have to go through so much trouble. Zhou Wen's figure flashed as a devilish gaze nearly grazed his cheek, exploding a cafe.

Zhou Wen leaped into the air and avoided the flying rubble and various glass shards. He stepped on a piece of flying glass with his toes and used Ghost Steps to propel himself again.

However, before Zhou Wen could land, Medusa had already rushed to the spot where he landed. A venomous snake swept over.

Instantly, he switched to the Godfiend Life Providence. The White Shadow of Poison appeared behind him and flapped its wings. Zhou Wen's figure charged into the sky, dodging the venomous snakes' devouring.

Medusa suddenly exerted strength in her feet as the hard concrete ground cracked open. She leaped into the air like cannonballs as she chased after Zhou Wen. She shot out shocking finger beams as her palm grabbed at Zhou Wen's flying body.

Zhou Wen's body drew a strange arc in the air like a flying immortal. There was something elegant in the midst of a close call. He dodged Medusa's repeated attacks and charged into a building that had over twenty floors.

Boom!

Medusa also crashed into the wall, causing a huge hole to appear in it. Fragments splashed out everywhere.

Zhou Wen lured Medusa all the way to the seaside. He had originally wanted to escape from Medusa in the city, but he ultimately failed. All he could do was attempt to escape through the sea.

As he was chased and fled, Zhou Wen tried his best but was only barely able to avoid being caught by Medusa. It was impossible for him to counterattack.

Even if he were in his best condition, he would not be a match against Medusa.

After running for more than an hour, he finally arrived at the beach. Zhou Wen plunged into the sea and unleashed the Nine Dragons Art, swimming deep into the sea.

Although there were many dimensional creatures at sea, it was not easy to find a terrifying existence like Medusa in it.

However, Zhou Wen soon realized that his decision wasn't that correct.

After Medusa chased him into the sea, her speed wasn't affected at all. She was still as fast as before. The head of the venomous snake became even more agile as it constantly attacked Zhou Wen like a fish in water.

Zhou Wen immediately recalled that in legends, Medusa seemed to have an affair with Poseidon. Fighting in the sea wasn't difficult for her.

In the sea, it was disadvantageous for him to use Ghost Steps. All Zhou Wen could do was rush out of the sea and use the Godfiend Life Providence to charge into the sky.

Medusa probably doesn't have the ability to fly, right? I'll flee to a high altitude. I don't believe she can still catch up. Zhou Wen tore out of the water and summoned White Shadow of Poison to flap its wings again as he charged towards the sky.

Medusa also leaped up from the sea like a ferocious sea monster. She bared her fangs and brandished her claws as she charged at Zhou Wen. Light constantly shot out from her eyes as her snake hair swept towards him.

Zhou Wen's body constantly changed his position as he drew a strange arc with his figure. He moved in the air as though he was on the ground. He constantly borrowed force to dodge Medusa's repeated attacks.

Boom!

Gravity took over Medusa's leap as she fell back into the sea. The waves that were dozens of feet high were stirred. She really could not fly.

Zhou Wen was immediately delighted. Back in the game, he had been sealed in the palace. He had no chance of flying into the sky. He never expected Medusa to have such a weakness.

However, before Zhou Wen could be happy, he saw Medusa spread a pair of swan-like wings behind her back and fly up again.

F*k you. Why didn't you use your wings just now? Zhou Wen could only continue fleeing, but he still couldn't escape Medusa. He was chased to the point where he had nowhere to turn.

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Chapter 477 Nowhere to Turn To

I can't keep running like this. How can I get rid of her? Zhou Wen wasn't as fearless as Lucas.

He only wanted to get rid of Medusa now. As for whether Medusa would harm the world in the future, that was not something he could control. Anyway, he did not want to die.

Suddenly, Zhou Wen's heart stirred as he flew in one direction. He headed for the island that An Sheng had taken him to.

Zhou Wen thought that he might be able to use the magical waterfall and pool to escape Medusa. This was because he had already cleared the dimensional zone and had left his name on the golden monolith in the dimensional zone. He wouldn't be trapped inside worrying about not being able to leave.

As long as he could avoid Medusa's pursuit, he would quietly hide inside for a period of time and wait for Medusa to leave before coming out.

He didn't have the strength to kill the black six-winged dragon again. He had previously joined forces with An Sheng and, with Zhang Yuzhi's help, they managed to kill the black six-winged dragon. He was alone this time and had yet to recover from his serious injuries. If he really angered the black six-winged dragon, he would probably die.

Zhou Wen lured Medusa to the island. After a while, Lucas and the group of Epic experts finally reached the beach. They discovered traces of battle on the beach, but they failed to find anyone.

One of the trembling residents by the beach told them that they were heading towards the sea.

Medusa was already extremely terrifying and there were even more dimensional creatures on the sea. When the other Epic experts heard that Medusa had been lured to the sea, they secretly heaved a sigh of relief. They thought with luck, "Perhaps Medusa won't return after being lured to the sea."

Lucas ignored everything else and jumped onto a boat, prepared to start the engine, and venture deep into the sea.

"Master Lucas, I'll go with you." Barbara arrived on her motorbike and threw it onto the ground before jumping onto the boat.

"Quickly disembark it. The sea is too dangerous," said Lucas.

"Lord Lucas, have you forgotten? I came from the sea to the Peninsula of Gods. I'm a daughter of the sea, so I can help you track your friend and Medusa at sea. You are just one person. You won't be able to find them even if you're on a boat." Barbara had already started the boat.

Lucas thought about it and agreed. Looking at the boundless sea, he only knew the general direction. He had no idea how to find Zhou Wen and Medusa.

"Then fight alongside the Great Lucas, girl," Lucas said as he stood at the bow of the boat and looked at the sea.

After great hardship, Zhou Wen finally returned to the island where there were Water Sprites. Now, he wasn't in the mood to kill them. He rushed to the waterfall on the island and plunged into the pool.

Boom!

Just as Zhou Wen entered the pool, Medusa's gaze landed on the pool, blasting a curtain of water several meters high.

After the pool calmed down, Zhou Wen was gone.

Inside the cave, Zhou Wen followed the water and quickly exited the waterfall cave.

Zhou Wen heaved a sigh of relief when he didn't see Medusa. He thought to himself, Medusa better not jump in here when she can't see my corpse in the pool.

However, his worst fears happened. Zhou Wen could only hear the splashing sound of water coming from the cave. Medusa had already rushed out of the water.

I'm screwed! Zhou Wen hurriedly burrowed under the pool, hoping to get out again.

However, Medusa's snake hair had entered the pool. It was already a snakes' nest. Countless venomous snakes were wriggling in the pool.

This fellow's intelligence is too high. She actually knows how to sever my retreat! Zhou Wen felt depressed, but he had no choice but to move his body to dodge Medusa's attack.

Boom! Boom!

Medusa's gaze randomly shot out in all directions, causing the surrounding rocks and grass to explode, creating a loud boom.

Zhou Wen immediately felt that something bad was about to happen. It was already difficult to deal with Medusa. If she made a scene, the black six-winged dragon would definitely be awoken. If he were to face two terrifying Mythical creatures, wouldn't he die even more tragically?

Now, Zhou Wen wished he had an invisibility cloak and could immediately disappear in front of Medusa.

Roar! An angry roar came from the center of the island. As expected, the dragon was awakened and turned into a black lightning bolt that rushed over.

Please bless me. Although they are dimensional creatures, they aren't of the same species. They might be enemies. Let them fight it out! Zhou Wen prayed inwardly.

Unfortunately, he soon realized that he was being too naive.

After the dragon rushed over, it ignored Medusa and opened its mouth to spit out a venomous smoke at Zhou Wen.

This is really bad. Zhou Wen suddenly realized that he shouldn't have come here.

It was too late for regrets. There was a black dragon in front of him and Medusa behind him. They attacked Zhou Wen one after another, completely cutting off the possibility of him escaping.

Even if he used Ghost Steps, it was impossible for him to be faster than two Mythical creatures. Whether he advanced or retreated, he was doomed.

Seeing that the two Mythical creatures had surrounded him and leaving him no chance to escape, Zhou Wen gritted his teeth and switched to the Godfiend Life Providence. The Lost Country ring appeared on his finger. After spinning the ring, Zhou Wen's body immediately vanished from the middle of the pincer attack.

Lucas and Barbara were in the sea searching for traces of Zhou Wen and Medusa. The more Barbara searched, the more depressed she became. Finally, she couldn't help but say to Lucas, "Lord Lucas, I'm afraid that your friend is doomed. Although he's very powerful, it's very difficult for even a god to survive against an existence like Medusa."

"No, Barbara, you underestimate a friend of Lucas too much. He's just like me, a great human hero. I firmly believe that he's safe and sound. Perhaps he has already killed Medusa. We have to find him as soon as possible. We can't let him enjoy the glory alone." Lucas's face was filled with determination as he stood at the bow of the boat and surveyed the surrounding sea, searching for Zhou Wen.

That's impossible! That's Medusa! She's a mythical demoness! Even the mythical human prince had to borrow many divine artifacts from the Goddess of Wisdom to defeat her! Barbara grumbled internally, but she didn't dare to say it out.

"There seems to be a small island over there. Let's take a look," Lucas instructed.

On the island, Zhou Wen's figure appeared on the black six-winged dragon's back after a momentary disappearance.

Without any hesitation, Zhou Wen wrapped one hand around the black six-winged dragon's neck. On his palm was a silver spider web glove. After touching the scales on the black six-winged dragon's neck, it immediately stuck firmly to it.

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Chapter 478 Monster Battle

Upon sensing Zhou Wen on its back, a terrifying black flame immediately erupted from the black six-winged dragon's body. It wanted to shake Zhou Wen off its back.

However, Zhou Wen was already prepared. He transformed into the Demon Dragon True Body and stuck to its body, allowing the black flames to erupt without letting go.

Medusa was originally attacking Zhou Wen, but because he was on the black six-winged dragon's back, her gaze immediately landed on the black six-winged dragon.

The Eyes of Petrification landed on Zhou Wen. Through the use of the Truth Listener earring, this replenished his Essence Energy, allowing him to maintain his Demon Dragon True Body state.

However, the black six-winged dragon did not have such an ability. The scales on its body actually began to turn into stone when Medusa's Eyes of Petrification looked at it.

Roar!

The black six-winged dragon flew into a rage as demonic flames rose from its back. Two hidden pairs of wings appeared, making it live up to its name as a six-winged black dragon. The petrified scales on its body shattered like stone shells, revealing the new scales underneath.

The six dragon wings were suddenly extended. They drew out a terrifying black flame. Black flame-like blades slashed toward Medusa.

Medusa was unwilling to be outdone as she waved her snake hair to meet the black-flamed blade aura. Numerous blade auras collided with the snake hair. Although the blade aura was shattered, many of the poisonous snakes were also severed.

Instantly, the two Mythical creatures were enraged as they began a battle between monsters.

Zhou Wen firmly held onto the black six-winged dragon's back. No matter how intense the battle was, he wasn't thrown off its back.

Zhou Wen's Sky Spider Glove had very strong adhesive properties. Once he stuck on, there was no way of separating him unless he released or had his hand chopped off.

It wasn't easy to survive in such a terrifying battle. Thankfully, Zhou Wen had the Demon Dragon True Body. Otherwise, just the aftershocks of the battle or the black flames from the six-winged dragon's body would have been enough to kill him.

Furthermore, there was an extremely important point to take note of. Medusa's Eyes of Petrification provided Zhou Wen with endless Essence Energy. If not, he wouldn't have been able to persist either. Without the Demon Dragon True Body protecting him, he would be instantly killed in such a battle.

Zhou Wen hugged the black six-winged dragon's neck tightly and slumped on its back. If Medusa wanted to kill him, she would definitely attack the black six-winged dragon. As for the black six-winged dragon, how could it allow her to bully it? The more they fought, the angrier they became. Instantly, the mountain wall above the island shattered and the ground cracked.

The venom corroded the rocks, and the black flames turned the originally lush island to ruins. Only the spot where the golden apple tree was located remained unscathed, as if it was protected by a mysterious power.

Zhou Wen wished he could immediately escape from the black six-winged dragon's back. Now that it was truly infuriated with Medusa because of the battle, he believed that the two monsters probably wouldn't stop the fight even without him.

But now, Zhou Wen really couldn't escape. The force field produced from their battle had pressed him firmly onto the black six-winged dragon's back. If Zhou Wen were to forcefully rush out, he would probably be struck by a terrifying explosive force in midair and end up being embroiled in their battle.

The pain in his organs was excruciating. It was likely that the wounds from before had been torn apart. Although he had the Demon Dragon True Body protecting him, his body still suffered a significant blow. Blood constantly seeped out from his mouth and nose.

I'm going to die. Zhou Wen endured the pain as he hugged the black six-winged dragon's neck tightly. He tried his best to stick his body to its scales to reduce the damage.

The black six-winged dragon was indeed worthy of being the guardian of the golden apple. It was actually able to fight evenly with a mythical demoness like Medusa.

Although Medusa's Eyes of Petrification had some effect on it, it was difficult to completely petrify it. Only the scales on its surface were affected, but, after shattering, they produced new scales.

The battle between the two monsters allowed Zhou Wen to see the abilities they didn't use when he fought them.

As Zhou Wen's strength wasn't at their level, there were many skills that they didn't need to use when they fought him.

Now that they had encountered an opponent that was on par with them, they had used all sorts of skills, broadening his horizons.

Zhou Wen was secretly rejoicing. The reason they were able to kill the six-winged dragon the last time was purely because they were lucky. If it wasn't for the six-winged dragon being infuriated by him and completely ignorant of everything else, the Demonic Neonate wouldn't have had a chance to stab the ancient sword through its heart. In a head-on clash, he and An Sheng would probably only end up being thrashed even if they joined forces.

Of course, Zhang Yuzhi also played a crucial role. Otherwise, Zhou Wen would have died.

Zhou Wen had the intention to summon the Demonic Neonate and get her to do it again, but in this situation, even if he could kill one of them, the other wasn't something Zhou Wen could handle. In the end, it would only mean death.

Just as Zhou Wen was thinking about how he could survive, the black six-winged dragon had already pounced on Medusa and bit her head.

The venomous snakes on Medusa's head swept over but were mostly bitten apart by the black six-winged dragon.

Suddenly, blood tears rolled out of Medusa's eyes. A strange light shot out from her eyes.

The Eyes of Petrification did not have any corporeal light. Medusa also had another ability that shot out light from her eyes. However, that was not the Eyes of Petrification. It only possessed potent destructive power without the ability to petrify.

However, the light that shot out this time was different. When the beam from the blood teary-eyes shone on the black six-winged dragon's body, it began petrifying it.

This time, the petrification was different from before. Not only were the scales on the surface petrified, but the six-winged black dragon's body was also petrified. The speed of petrification just wasn't very fast.

Roar! Black flames rose from the black six-winged dragon's body as it erupted with a terrifying power. It wanted to resist the petrification of its body, but it was useless this time. Its body became more and more petrified.

It started with its chest and face, then its forelimbs, and then finally its body and rear limbs. In just a short moment, the six-winged dragon was about to turn into a statue.

What's going on? Is this the true power of Medusa's Eyes of Petrification? Was the one before just for fun? Zhou Wen was alarmed.

Even worse was that the Truth Listener earring's power was gradually unable to withstand the petrifying light. Zhou Wen's skin began to show signs of petrification despite his dragon form.

I can't wait any longer. Zhou Wen knew that if he waited any longer, he might lose his life. He immediately summoned the Demonic Neonate and Banana Fairy.

He held the fan formed by Banana Fairy and waved it at Medusa below. A strong wind blew and blew away Medusa's snake hair.

The Demonic Neonate did not hesitate. The ancient sword tore out of its sheath and transformed into a purple glow that directly pierced toward Medusa's head.

The black six-winged dragon was not completely petrified. It continued to press against Medusa, preventing her from dodging. All she could do was turn her head in an attempt to avoid the ancient sword.

However, the ancient sword was too close to her and she was unable to completely dodge it. A purple light flashed and the ancient sword actually pierced through her left eye. Immediately, blood flowed out from the socket as Medusa let out a sharp cry.

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Chapter 479 A Hero Almost Akin to God

Medusa let out a painful cry. A huge force surged out from her body, forcing the half-petrified six-winged dragon to retreat more than ten meters.

She used her fingertips to grab the hilt of the ancient sword and, like pulling out a splinter, she pulled it out from her eye and threw it violently.

Zhou Wen jumped off the black six-winged dragon's back and looked at Medusa's eyes. He saw that the eye that had been stabbed by the ancient sword was blood-red, and blood kept gushing out. It looked like a serious injury.

Upon discovering Zhou Wen, Medusa angrily rushed over, but the petrified black dragon's body emitted a cracking sound. Its petrified flesh and bones cracked open as it forcefully slammed Medusa.

Medusa was hit head-on and immediately rolled over. However, a purple light flashed. The ancient sword that was thrown by Medusa had flown back. While she was embroiled with the six-winged black dragon, the sword stabbed into her other eye. The Demonic Neonate hid in the distance with a cold expression in her eyes.

Medusa's eyes were completely blind. She immediately became a poisonous snake that had lost its poisonous fangs. Although her combat strength remained terrifying, she was not as strong as before.

The black six-winged dragon dragged its half petrified body and fought the blind Medusa. It was still an intense battle, but Zhou Wen was finally able to escape the crossfire. He fled the battlefield and watched them fight.

The ground trembled as the two monsters engaged in close combat. The ground cracked and the mountains collapsed, as though the end of the world had arrived.

Zhou Wen hid far away and saw Medusa and the black six-winged dragon slam into the sea together. The waves in the sea churned, stirring up huge waves. He couldn't help but secretly rejoice. If they really end up with an internecine outcome, I might really luck out this time. Perhaps I might be able to kill two Mythical creatures at once.

As he thought this, he saw the six-winged black dragon and Medusa sink into the sea. He could only see the surging waves on the surface of the sea, so he did not know what the situation below was.

After a while, the sea calmed down, but a lot of red liquid spread out.

Don't tell me both parties are dead? If they die without me killing them, will they leave behind crystals and Companion Eggs? Zhou Wen was considering whether he should go into the sea to search for the corpses when he suddenly saw the seawater spew out like a volcanic eruption. Face covered in blood and body covered in wounds, a one-armed Medusa charged out of the sea.

The ancient sword in her eye hadn't been pulled out, but she ignored it and charged at Zhou Wen.

Although her eyes were blind and she no longer had the ability to use the Eyes of Petrification, the snakes on her head could still allow her to see.

Zhou Wen turned around and ran. Although Medusa looked miserable, she was still a Mythical creature after all. To be able to kill a six-winged dragon in such a state was indeed extremely terrifying.

Medusa chased after him with all her might as though she hated Zhou Wen to the core. However, Zhou Wen soon realized that she was much slower.

Previously, Zhou Wen wasn't as fast as her when he used Ghost Steps. Now, he could open up a distance with it. Medusa's speed was indeed much slower, completely different from before.

Zhou Wen felt a lot more at ease. He rushed into the waterfall pool and returned to the island in the real world.

Medusa rushed out as well, but Zhou Wen knew that she was slowing down. Furthermore, her body was constantly bleeding. It looked like her aura was rapidly weakening.

She's about to die? Zhou Wen was delighted. He watched as Medusa's aura weakened and her body slowed down. More importantly, the Demonic Neonate's ancient sword had completely stabbed into her eye, having likely penetrated her brain.

Although Medusa no longer posed a threat to him, Zhou Wen still tried his best to maintain a constant distance from her. He had no idea if she would suddenly unleash a crazy attack before dying, just like when the black six-winged dragon died previously.

However, Zhou Wen soon realized that Medusa was really on the brink of death. As she chased after him, she left a pool of blood on the ground. The wounds on her body were bleeding profusely. With her physique, the wounds should have stopped bleeding. Clearly, the six-winged dragon's powers were strange, preventing her wounds from healing.

Medusa had already begun to stumble as she walked. She was like a staggering old woman. She no longer had her previous might.

When Zhou Wen retreated to the beach, Medusa seemed to know that she was at the end of her rope. She unleashed her final strength and pounced at Zhou Wen with a shrill cry.

Her pounce seemed to be strong, but her strength was spent. She no longer had the terrifying energy fluctuations from before.

Zhou Wen summoned Overlord Sword and slashed out a sword beam at Medusa who was pouncing over.

Lucas and Barbara had already arrived near the island on their boat. Lucas was looking around when he saw Zhou Wen standing on the beach. He was immediately overjoyed. Just as he was about to call out to him, he suddenly saw Medusa pounce at him.

Barbara immediately let loose a cry of surprise upon seeing this.

However, in the next second, Zhou Wen drew his sword and slashed at Medusa, who was pouncing over.

The intense sword glow was like a sun halo as it slashed at Medusa's neck. After this, Medusa's body was sent flying under the impact of the sword beam. Under the continuous rotation of the razor-like sword flash, the flesh and bones on her neck were crushed and broken. Finally, her head was chopped off and it flew into the air.

Barbara's scream came to a halt as her mouth gaped open in shock. Her eyes were widened at this incredulous scene.

The demoness, Medusa, who had wreaked havoc in the entire city and left countless Epic experts on the Peninsula of Gods helpless, had been beheaded. It was truly unbelievable.

Lucas was also surprised. Then, he subconsciously took out his phone and, out of habit, took a photo.

Ka-Cha!

The image on the screen was that of a man on the beach with his back facing the camera under the setting sun. He was holding a sword askew to the ground.

Across the young man, Medusa's body was suspended in mid-air. Fresh blood spurted out and a head flew into the air. The entire scene looked extremely impactful and had an indescribable beauty of violence.

The calmness of the sword-wielding man formed a strong contrast with the twisted snakes on Medusa's head and the blood that sprayed out. It made anyone who saw the picture feel their blood boil for some reason.

Lucas looked at the picture and had a sudden impulse. After adding a caption, he attempted to post it on his online account.

"Medusa's doomsday—the descent of a hero almost akin to God."

The moment this photo appeared, it immediately caused the Internet to explode in excitement. Countless people on the Peninsula of Gods saw this photo and left a message.

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Chapter 480 A Personal Hero

Although the people who followed Lucas were basically young people from the Peninsula of Gods, it was precisely because of this that they knew how terrifying Medusa was.

Many people had witnessed Medusa wreaking havoc in the city with their own eyes. Countless innocent citizens had been harmed, and so many Epic experts were mercilessly killed by Medusa.

Even though no one had fought Medusa before, they knew that this legendary demoness was definitely at the Mythical stage.

Now that Medusa had actually been killed, they were both surprised and happy.

Many people left comments to ask Lucas if Medusa had really been killed. Many people also asked who the man that killed Medusa was and who the sword-wielding man was.

Then, this photo and Lucas's caption spread across the Internet at the speed of light, triggering a tsunami-like discussion.

There were two main points to the discussion. One was the authenticity of the picture, while the other was the identity of the sword-wielding man. Lucas's personal page was about to crash from the traffic. Everyone was waiting for Lucas's reply.

However, Lucas didn't read the messages. After posting the photo, he and Barbara landed on the island together.

"Haha, I knew you could do it. You are a great hero like me, Lucas. You saved our city." Lucas went forward and gave Zhou Wen a firm hug.

"I'm not as great as you." Zhou Wen wasn't mocking him, but speaking from the heart.

Lucas knew that it was impossible, but he did what he could do. Although there was a slight accident, it hadn't been his intention.

"One day, you will surpass me." Lucas looked confident as he patted Zhou Wen's shoulder and said, "Quick, go and take a look at your spoils of war. That's the reward you deserve and also the medal of a hero."

Zhou Wen rolled his eyes inwardly. He was clearly just digging through a corpse for treasures. Why did it sound so righteous when Lucas put it that way?

Zhou Wen didn't stand on ceremony. This was a Mythical creature he had risked his life to kill. He naturally wouldn't let it go.

Soon, Zhou Wen found a dimensional crystal in Medusa's corpse. There was Medusa's shadow in the dimensional crystal. Clearly, it was a Essence Energy Skill Crystal.

"Old friend, you're really lucky to have obtained Medusa's Essence Energy Skill Crystal. Come, let me take a picture of you and upload it online with the photo from just now. Let them witness the moment of heroism." As Lucas spoke, he was about to use his phone to take a picture.

"What did you say?" Zhou Wen hurriedly stopped Lucas and glared at him.

"I said take a picture and upload it online. This is your heroic history," said Lucas.

"No, what do you mean by the photo from just now?" Zhou Wen asked again.

"It's this. I just took a picture of you and uploaded it online. The response is pretty good. You will soon become a famous hero..." Lucas opened his personal page and showed the picture to Zhou Wen as though he was showing off.

Zhou Wen looked at the number of replies—it was already more than sixty thousand, and it was still increasing. His face immediately turned livid.

"Quick, quickly delete the photo." Zhou Wen was truly anxious.

The Special Inspector Bureau and six families didn't know that he had advanced to the Epic stage. If they were to find out that he had advanced to the Epic stage and had even killed a dimensional creature like Medusa, they would only be more careful when sending people to make trouble with him in the future. The people they sent would also be more powerful. Wouldn't that be giving him trouble?

"Why should I delete it? Isn't this good?" Lucas asked in puzzlement.

"I don't want to be a hero, much less become famous. Lucas, you mustn't tell anyone about what happened today. Don't let others know that I killed Medusa, alright?" Zhou Wen also knew that deleting it was useless. This picture had probably been reposted countless times.

He took a closer look at the photo and realized that it was only a back view of him. Furthermore, because the Overlord Sword reflected the sunlight, it was almost impossible to see the blade clearly. Even his back was affected by the light, so it wasn't easy to recognize him.

"Although I don't know why you have such a strange request, as your friend, I respect your decision. Do you still want me to delete this picture?" said Lucas.

"Forget it." Zhou Wen shook his head. If he were to delete it now, it would only result in the Streisand effect.

Zhou Wen looked at Barbara and asked, "Missy, can you help me keep this secret?"

"No." Barbara shook her head.

"Barbara, he's my friend..." Lucas said anxiously.

Barbara took out a notebook and pen from her chest and handed it to Zhou Wen. Blinking her eyes, she said, "It's fine if you want me to keep it a secret for you, but you have to sign an autograph for me."

"Why do you want my autograph?" Zhou Wen frowned slightly.

He still remembered Ják's matter and wouldn't easily sign things.

"Silly, because you are her hero," Lucas said with a laugh as he patted Zhou Wen's back.

Zhou Wen only realized that he was overthinking when he saw Barbara's flushed face.

"I can give you an autograph, but don't tell anyone about this, okay?" Zhou Wen took the notebook and pen and signed his name on it.

"Sure." Barbara received the notebook and carefully looked at Zhou Wen's signature. Then, she carefully closed it and hugged it in her arms. She thought in joy, Of course I'll keep it a secret for you. Only I know that you're the hero who killed Medusa. Only I have your autograph. This is a secret between my personal hero and me.

"Are you going back with us?" Lucas asked Zhou Wen.

"It will be inevitable for people to suspect me if I go back with you." Zhou Wen didn't choose to go back with them, not only because of the reason he gave. He still wanted to enter the island to see if the six-winged dragon was dead.

If it was dead, there might be something like a crystal left behind. It would be best if he could obtain a Companion Egg.

Even if nothing was left, it was not bad to pick another golden apple.

However, Zhou Wen remembered that the golden apple had just borne previously, so it likely wasn't ripe yet.

After Lucas and Barbara left, Zhou Wen entered the dimensional zone through the pool and went to the apple tree to take a look. The golden apple had only just grown and was still far from being ripe. It was probably useless if he plucked it now.

Without finding the ruins of the six-winged dragon on the island, Zhou Wen arrived near the sea where it fought Medusa. He summoned the silver water snake and made it search for it to see if he could find anything.

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Chapter 481 True Mythical Companion Beas

As soon as the silver water snake entered the ocean, it merged with the seawater, as if it had disappeared.

Zhou Wen made it search the bottom of the sea. After a while, he saw the silver water snake crawl out of the sea with something in its mouth.

Zhou Wen saw that it looked like a black pineapple without leaves. On careful look, he realized that it was an egg covered in scales.

The black six-winged dragon's egg? Zhou Wen was overjoyed.

The silver water snake handed the egg to Zhou Wen. Zhou Wen looked at it using the mysterious phone. It was indeed a Mythical Companion Egg.

Six-Winged Guardian Dragon: Mythical

Life Providence: Guardian Dragon

Life Soul: Wings of Black Flame

Wheel of Destiny: The Last Guardian

Strength: 69

Speed: 68

Constitution: 68

Essence Energy: 65

Talent Skill: Poison Breath, Dragon's Rage, Hell Demonic Flame, Six Wing Slash.

Companion Form: Demonic Flaming Dragon Wings

A true Mythical Companion Beast! Zhou Wen was surprised and delighted. This was the first time he had seen a true Mythical Companion Egg.

The Companion Beasts he had now only had the potential of being Mythical, but none had truly advanced to the Mythical stage. The one closest to the true Mythical stage was Demonic Neonate, but her stats were too low. She needed to grow again; otherwise, she could only release her flying sword from afar and not participate in any head-on combat.

This Six-Winged Guardian Dragon was a true Mythical creature. If it could hatch, it would undoubtedly raise Zhou Wen's strength greatly.

With it, the chances of Zhou Wen defeating the Mythical Creature in the temple were much higher.

The Essence Energy requirement must be very high, but my Slaughterer has the ability to have unlimited Essence Energy. I should be able to hatch it, right? Zhou Wen thought as he used the mysterious phone to snap the Six-Winged Guardian Dragon egg into his phone before letting the blood-colored avatar attempt to hatch it.

The incubation went surprisingly smoothly. After activating Slaughterer, the blood-colored avatar easily hatched the Six-Winged Guardian Dragon. Its tattoo appeared on his back.

Zhou Wen excitedly summoned the Six-Winged Guardian Dragon. The feeling of seeing a black dragon appear in front of him was indescribable.

However, the Six-Winged Guardian Dragon that appeared in front of Zhou Wen only had two dragon wings. It wasn't in its six-winged form.

After Zhou Wen made it use its Life Soul, the Six-Winged Guardian Dragon took on the six-winged form, and its strength increased greatly.

After getting the Six-Winged Guardian Dragon to use all its skills, Zhou Wen realized that the fellow's skills weren't complete. It had fewer skills than the real Six-Winged Guardian Dragon, but these four skills were enough.

What Zhou Wen was more concerned about was its Wheel of Destiny. The Demonic Neonate also had the Wheel of Destiny, but it was written "One Spin" without any annotations.

However, the Six-Winged Guardian Dragon was different. Behind the Wheel of Destiny was the "The Last Guardian," and there was also an annotation.

The Last Guardian: Miracle of Life Ward.

Although it had an annotation, Zhou Wen still didn't understand what it meant. He got the Six-Winged Guardian Dragon to demonstrate it, but it couldn't.

Regardless, having his first true Mythical Companion Beast made Zhou Wen very excited.

Riding on the Six-Winged Guardian Dragon, Zhou Wen circled the sky and realized that it wasn't as comfortable as he had imagined. This fellow's flying state was too violent and wasn't stable at all. Riding it was like riding a wild, unbridled horse. The feeling wasn't good.

From the looks of it, it's not that great an experience when the legendary Dragon Knights in the West District ride dragons. Zhou Wen unsummoned the dragon and glanced at the golden apple that hadn't ripened. In the end, he gave up the thought of plucking it and left the mysterious dimensional zone.

After returning to the Peninsula of Gods, he quickly contacted An Sheng.

"You were the one who killed Medusa, right?" An Sheng had clearly seen the photo online and asked directly.

Zhou Wen recounted the situation. An Sheng wasn't as excited as Lucas and company. He said to Zhou Wen solemnly, "Young Master Wen, you only have one life. Furthermore, it doesn't only belong to you. I hope you won't use your life to do such dangerous things again."

"I originally only wanted to lure Medusa away. I never expected that I couldn't lose her no matter how hard I tried. In the end, I was forced by the circumstances," Zhou Wen explained.

"This absolutely mustn't happen a second time. Forget it, I'll quickly take you back. I can't let you stay outside any longer. It's only been a few days, but you nearly died twice. I'll let you return to school where you attend classes and game," An Sheng said.

"Has the ban on the Peninsula of Gods been lifted?" Zhou Wen asked.

"After Medusa escaped, the Peninsula of Gods was already in chaos. What's the use of the ban? That thief has probably left the Peninsula of Gods long ago, so there's naturally no need for them to continue the ban." An Sheng paused before saying, "Quickly come back. I'll go book the flight tickets now."

When Zhou Wen returned to the hotel, An Sheng didn't say anything else. However, he booked the earliest ticket to leave the Peninsula of Gods. They could leave tomorrow morning.

When Zhou Wen was resting, he unlocked his phone to look at Lucas's personal page. The comments below the picture had exceeded 200,000. The latest messages were asking who the hero was.

This was because Lucas had confirmed Medusa's death after his return. Now, they only wanted to know who killed Medusa.

Thankfully, there was only his back view in the photo, and because of the light, it wasn't very clear. Even An Sheng had relied on guessing. It was impossible for him to recognize Zhou Wen with this photo. No matter how many times the Special Inspector Bureau guessed, it was probably impossible to think of him. After all, in the bureau's eyes, he was still a student who hadn't advanced to the Epic stage.

This photo was not only popular on the Peninsula of Gods, but even the Federation's brass had noticed it.

After all, Medusa had really appeared. Such a creature was undoubtedly at the Mythical stage. They paid close attention to people who could kill Mythical creatures.

It wasn't impossible for someone in the Federation to kill Mythical creatures. At least, there were such people in the six families. However, that was only because they relied on Mythical pets. Furthermore, there weren't many of them. Each family only had a few capable of such feats.

Now that a person who could kill Mythical creatures had suddenly appeared, it naturally attracted the attention of many factions. It wasn't just the six families. The powerful bigshots in many places were guessing who this person was and whether he was from the six families.

However, few people knew the answer. The next morning, An Sheng took Zhou Wen to the airport.

Zhou Wen sat in the departure hall while An Sheng went to the bathroom. As he was texting Lucas to bid him farewell, someone walked to the chair behind Zhou Wen and sat down.

Zhou Wen didn't notice the person, but after he sat down, he leaned against the back of the chair behind Zhou Wen. The back of his head bumped into Zhou Wen's hair.

Zhou Wen frowned slightly. Just as he was about to lean his head forward and not get too close to him, he heard a voice behind him. "It looks like you've been doing pretty well recently."

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Chapter 482 Turning Around is Easy, Meeting is Difficul

Zhou Wen's body trembled when he heard the voice. He was alarmed and delighted. Just as he wanted to stand up and turn his head to look at the person, he heard him say, "Sit still just like that and don't move."

"Zhong Ziya, where have you been recently? Why are you here?" Zhou Wen asked in a lowered voice. He could tell that the voice belonged to Zhong Ziya.

He knew that Zhong Ziya's situation might be worse than his. At the very least, the bureau didn't dare openly arrest him and Hui Haifeng, but they weren't as polite to Zhong Ziya and Jiang Yan.

"I've been traveling around, leading the bunch of dogs at the Special Inspector Bureau in circles." Zhong Ziya leaned against Zhou Wen and said in a relaxed tone, "As for you, your rate of growth is really surprising. You were the one to kill Medusa, right?"

"That was an accident." Zhou Wen paused and said, "I got what you left behind. It's with me now. I'll hand it to you."

"There's no need. That was originally a souvenir for you," Zhong Ziya said lazily.

"Is that the method Teacher used?" After a moment of silence, Zhou Wen asked again.

"Who knows?" Zhong Ziya pursed his lips and said, "Even if you were to know what method was used, is there any meaning to it?"

Zhou Wen thought about it and was momentarily at a loss for words.

"Did Medusa drop a Companion Egg?" Zhong Ziya asked.

"No, it's just a Essence Energy Skill Crystal," Zhou Wen answered truthfully. Although the two of them hadn't really spent much time together, Zhou Wen felt that Zhong Ziya was different from others. Perhaps it was because they were both Wang Mingyuan's students and were in the same situation, or perhaps for some other reason. If it wasn't necessary, he wasn't willing to patronize Zhong Ziya.

"Lend me the Medusa crystal and pass it to me from the left. The surveillance camera can't see it from that corner," Zhong Ziya said.

"What do you want it for?" Zhou Wen said as he took out Medusa's crystal and handed it to Zhong Ziya.

He had seen the requirements of the Medusa crystal. He couldn't meet the requirements of 41 Constitution and 21 Cursed attributes.

In addition, there were Life Providence and Life Soul requirements. Zhou Wen didn't know if his few Life Providences and Life Souls would be of any use. He was still unsure.

However, just the stat requirement was enough to ensure that Zhou Wen wouldn't be able to use the Medusa Crystal anytime soon. Furthermore, if he needed it, he could head to the Curse Demon Palace to try his luck with Medusa.

"I need it to do something. Don't ask me what it is. I don't want to say." Zhong Ziya took the dimensional crystal. After a while, he touched Zhou Wen's hand and said, "This is for you. Take it as interest."

Zhou Wen took it and looked at it. It was a box. Just as he was about to open it, he heard Zhong Ziya say, "Don't look at it now. Do it when there's no one around."

Zhou Wen was about to say something when Zhong Ziya stood up. "I hope that I'll still be me when we meet again."

With that said, Zhong Ziya walked out of the waiting area while Zhou Wen sat there, motionless.

Turning around wasn't difficult, but meeting was difficult.

When An Sheng returned, Zhong Ziya had already disappeared into the crowd. If it wasn't for the box in his hand, Zhou Wen would have wondered if any of that had happened.

The scene of Wang Mingyuan cooking for the four of them and him playing cards with them seemed to have happened yesterday, but today, they could not even look into each other's eyes.

"This darn world," Zhou Wen cursed softly as though he was venting his emotions.

Lucas had offered to wave them off, but Zhou Wen told him that it wasn't necessary. The reason why An Sheng didn't get Zhou Wen to inform him in advance was because he didn't want him there in case someone connected the person in Lucas's photo to Zhou Wen.

An Sheng sent Zhou Wen back to school. His stance made it obvious that he definitely wouldn't allow any accidents to happen to him.

In fact, Zhou Wen didn't have the energy to stir up trouble. His injuries had been worsened from the battle, so he didn't even want to move.

After returning to the dormitory, he threw himself into bed and soon fell asleep. When he woke up, it was already noon.

Since he still couldn't feel hunger, Zhou Wen didn't eat anything. Thinking of the box Zhong Ziya had given him previously, he took it out of the Chaos Bead and opened it to take a look.

There's nothing? Zhou Wen couldn't help but be taken aback. The box was empty.

That's not right! Zhou Wen quickly realized that the box wasn't empty because it was made of paper and was very light. However, he could sense that the box was rather heavy, as though there was a piece of iron inside.

Could it be... Zhou Wen thought of something as he reached his hand into the box. Inside the empty box, something seemed to be in the way, preventing him from reaching in.

Zhou Wen's fingers felt as though they were touching something ice-cold. Furthermore, wherever his fingertips touched, space warped visibly, as though a transparent plastic sheet had been crumpled.

No way! Zhou Wen's expression turned odd. He took out the mysterious phone and aimed it at the box. Immediately, he saw a row of information appear on the phone.

Invisibility Cloak: Mythical

After reading the top line, many thoughts flashed through Zhou Wen's mind as he came to a realization.

The person who stole the Invisibility Cloak Companion Egg is Zhong Ziya? Zhou Wen carefully recalled and suddenly understood why he found the picture of the thief familiar.

Now that he thought about it, the thief's looks and figure were different from Zhong Ziya's. However, his eyes had a unique aura like Zhong Ziya's.

Zhong Ziya didn't end up trapped in the Curse Demon Palace because he stole the Invisibility Cloak, but he stole it to deal with Medusa's Eyes of Petrification? Zhou Wen gradually considered the cause and effect of the matter.

It was obvious that Zhong Ziya could not incubate the invisibility cloak, so he could not kill Medusa. However, he ended up using some unknown method to get Medusa out of Curse Demon Palace.

With Zhou Wen's understanding of his character, Zhong Ziya definitely wanted to use the experts on the Peninsula of Gods to kill Medusa. As for how many people would die as a result, Zhong Ziya probably didn't take it to heart.

Zhou Wen ended up killing Medusa, so he had come to see him. Otherwise, Zhou Wen wouldn't have known that he was the one who had stolen the Invisibility Cloak. Zhou Wen probably wouldn't have even known that he had been here before.

Zhong Ziya, what are you doing? Zhou Wen was somewhat worried. Zhong Ziya's character was too extreme. Furthermore, he was extremely talented. If he really did something evil, he might become a devil like Jing Daoxian.

Looking at the Invisibility Cloak Companion Egg in his hand, Zhou Wen's expression turned extremely complicated. He had originally gone to the Peninsula of Gods for the Invisibility Cloak, but he never expected the Invisibility Cloak to reach his hand in such a manner.

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Chapter 483 Strange Invisibility Cloak

Zhou Wen carefully read the information on the Invisibility Cloak, but he felt that something was amiss.

Invisibility Cloak: Mythical

Life Providence: Seamless

Life Soul: Combat Cloak

Wheel of Destiny: Deity Possession

Strength: 54

Speed: 71

Constitution: 67

Essence Energy: 72

Talent Skill: Invisibility.

Companion Form: Invisibility Cloak.

There was no problem with the attributes. The Wheel of Destiny was a little strange. The annotation was that it was a miracle of a deity's descent.

None of these were problematic, but the Invisibility Cloak was a Companion Egg. However, it didn't indicate that it was a Companion Egg in its information. It was as though the Companion Beast had already been hatched.

Zhou Wen took out the transparent Companion Egg from the box. He could feel that it was the shape of an egg, about the size of a rugby ball.

He attempted to inject his Essence Energy into it, but the Invisibility Cloak Companion Egg didn't react at all. It didn't accept his Essence Energy, much less absorb it.

I wonder what method the Zhang family used to reduce the Invisibility Cloak back to its Companion Egg state. Now, although the Invisibility Cloak doesn't have an owner and looks the same as an ordinary Companion Egg, in essence, it's already hatched. It's no wonder no one can't hatch it after so many years. Zhou Wen was already mentally prepared. It wasn't strange that he couldn't hatch it.

With the Companion Egg in hand, Zhou Wen switched his Essence Energy Art to the First Order of Chaos before attempting to inject his Essence Energy into the Companion Egg.

Legend had it that the Invisibility Cloak came from the temple of the dualism god, Phanes. As for the relationship between Phanes and Chaos, it was very subtle. Furthermore, they were from the same pantheon. Zhou Wen felt that the First Order of Chaos might be useful.

However, the outcome didn't disappoint Zhou Wen. After converting his Essence Energy Art to the First Order of Chaos, the Invisibility Cloak accepted his Essence Energy. The entire Companion Egg trembled slightly.

Zhou Wen was delighted as he increased his Essence Energy input, but the Companion Egg continued trembling gently. When Zhou Wen expended all his Essence Energy, the Invisibility Cloak remained still.

What's the situation now? Does it work or not? Zhou Wen tried a few more times. When he injected Essence Energy, the Invisibility Cloak Companion Egg had a reaction. The moment he stopped, the Invisibility Cloak's reaction disappeared, but it showed no signs of hatching.

After some thought, Zhou Wen felt that this might have something to do with his First Order of Chaos's low level. He had only achieved basic mastery of the First Order of Chaos, and he hadn't even condensed a Life Providence. If he could cultivate it to a higher level, he might be able to hatch the Invisibility Cloak.

Zhou Wen had no choice but to put away the Invisibility Cloak. Even if he were to train his First Order of Chaos now, it wasn't something that could be improved in a short period of time.

Although I can't use the Invisibility Cloak for the time being, I have obtained the Six-Winged Guardian Dragon Companion Beast. I can try and see if I can fight that snake in the temple. Zhou Wen took out his phone and activated the Zhuolu instance dungeon.

Once again, he came to the temple protected by the snake. Zhou Wen summoned the Six-Winged Guardian Dragon and let it enter to fight the snake.

The Six-Winged Guardian Dragon was slightly faster than the snake, but its strength was clearly not as strong as that of the snake. A terrifying clash erupted within the palace.

Dragon Breath, Demonic Flame, Poison Smoke, and all sorts of powers erupted. The blood-colored avatar was nearly killed just from the remnant blasts. Thankfully, Zhou Wen had activated his Demon Dragon True Body in time, preventing him from dying.

Although the Six-Winged Guardian Dragon was at a disadvantage, the snake could not kill it in a short period of time. He could not help but be overjoyed. With the Six-Winged Guardian Dragon as the main force, he might have a chance of killing the snake. There was no need for him to get the Invisibility Cloak anymore.

Zhou Wen summoned Demonic Neonate and Banana Fairy. Just as he was about to rush in to help, he saw the snake's eyes turn into mirrors. Then, it glanced at the Six-Winged Guardian Dragon, immediately making it disappear. It was as though it had been projected inside the snake's eyes. The next second, Zhou Wen saw the notification that the Six-Winged Guardian Dragon had died. He hurriedly turned around and ran.

However, he ran a little too late. After being glanced at by the snake, the phone screen darkened.

What kind of Essence Energy Skill is that? Do you have to be so shameless? Even a Mythical Six-Winged Guardian Dragon dies from a glance. Are you not giving me a way out? Zhou Wen was depressed.

After re-entering the game, Zhou Wen tried a few more times. If the snake didn't have that Essence Energy Skill, he might be able to defeat it by working together with the Six-Winged Guardian Dragon.

However, every time the snake used that skill, he and the Six-Winged Guardian Dragon would be instantly killed without any chance to retaliate.

Zhou Wen could only take the Six-Winged Guardian Dragon to the other temple, but the outcome was even worse. The dimensional creature that looked like a wolf and tiger, but wasn't any of them, killed the Six-Winged Guardian Dragon with its speed. The dimensional creature's speed far exceeded that of the Six-Winged Guardian Dragon. Furthermore, its claws were nearly indestructible. The Six-Winged Guardian Dragon was ripped apart in a few blows.

Although they were both Mythical creatures, the Six-Winged Guardian Dragon was clearly much weaker than the two.

This also had something to do with the Companion Beast's incomplete skills. If it was the Six-Winged Guardian Dragon with its entire lineup of skills, it should be able to last a little longer.

Even if I can't kill these two, can't I kill the weaker ones? Zhou Wen took the Six-Winged Guardian Dragon to the underground sea, thinking of using it to crush the nine black dragons that were pulling the wagon.

They were all at the Mythical stage. With the black dragon being chained up, their strength was greatly reduced. They were definitely not as strong as the Six-Winged Guardian Dragon.

Zhou Wen confidently rode the Six-Winged Guardian Dragon towards the sea and prepared to start a massacre.

However, the moment they entered the sea and saw the nine black dragons, the black dragons seemed to become enraged. The chains on their bodies began to break apart.

Then, a tragic scene occurred. The Six-Winged Guardian Dragon was like a little lamb that had entered a pack of wolves, and it was torn apart by the nine ferocious black dragons.

What's going on? They can escape their chains even without opening the door to the war wagon? Zhou Wen looked at the black screen and felt extremely depressed.

Zhou Wen tried going to the underground sea again. This time, he didn't summon the Six-Winged Guardian Dragon. The nine black dragons did not escape their chains.

However, when Zhou Wen summoned the Six-Winged Guardian Dragon, the nine black dragons acted like they were on steroids. They broke free from the chains and devoured the Six-Winged Guardian Dragon and the blood-colored avatar once again.

As a person, it's best to be more pragmatic. Zhou Wen still hadn't recovered from his injuries and he had lost a lot of blood previously, so he really didn't wish to waste any more blood. He didn't dare take the Six-Winged Guardian Dragon to fight Mythical creatures again. Instead, he went to Tiger Cage Pass.

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Chapter 484 Killing the Masked Man

The only dimensional creature that Zhou Wen had never killed in Tiger Cage Pass was the masked man.

The masked man's various Essence Energy Skills were endless and extremely bizarre. Although Zhou Wen wasn't afraid of him, he couldn't kill him.

Now that he had the help of the Six-Winged Guardian Dragon, Zhou Wen felt that it was time to give it a try.

Apart from Truth Listener, Zhou Wen summoned all of them—Six-Winged Guardian Dragon, Fire Furnace Queen, Demonic Neonate, Banana Fairy, and a few other commonly used Companion Beasts.

The Tiger Cage Demonized General was nothing. The Six-Winged Guardian Dragon's poisonous breath killed him instantly.

After entering the city, the Fire Furnace Queen released Fire Furnace, turning the surroundings into a sea of fire. Any Demonized Soldiers or Demonized Generals that came died.

The masked man used Cast Beans for Soldiers and Cut Paper as Generals. It was of little use and could not block the Fire Furnace Queen that was setting fire everywhere. Everything produced was burnt to death.

The Fire Furnace Queen's combat strength could only be considered average. However, when it came to farming low-level monsters, she was truly great. She was invincible and even the few Mythical pets were not as useful as her.

Thinking back to how pathetic he had been when he first entered the city, and now looking at how he was trampling over the Ancient City, Zhou Wen felt that he was indeed improving.

With Zhou Wen's command, the Six-Winged Guardian Dragon immediately charged at the masked man. It spewed out poisonous smoke as the demonic flames on its body burned it to ashes.

Unfortunately, it was only a piece of yellow paper. The masked man appeared elsewhere. The Six-Winged Guardian Dragon roared and charged over again, killing the masked man again, but it was still a piece of yellow paper.

Although the masked man's level and strength were far inferior to the Six-Winged Guardian Dragon, his technique was just too bizarre. Despite the Six-Winged Guardian Dragon making several attacks, it was still unable to kill him.

This fellow's skill is amazing. If he can drop the skill, it will be awesome for me. Are its Immortal Chains or Yellow Paper Avatar more powerful? Although the Cast Beans for Soldiers and Cut Paper As Generals are also impressive, they don't seem to be of much use. It's fine dealing with low-level monsters, but it's basically useless against high-level monsters, Zhou Wen thought to himself.

The Six-Winged Guardian Dragon chased the masked man in a frenzy. When the Six-Winged Guardian Dragon spewed out its Dragon Breath again, the strange man threw a rope into the air and a dark cloud appeared in the sky. Then, he took a few steps and pulled the rope before rising into the clouds.

The Six-Winged Guardian Dragon spat out a mouthful of demonic flames that scattered the dark clouds, but the masked man was nowhere to be seen.

The pair of dragon eyes scanned the city but it did not see the masked man.

The Six-Winged Guardian Dragon was enraged. Demonic flames erupted from its body, burning all the Demonized Soldiers around it to death. However, a Demonized Soldier leaped up from the demonic flames and somersaulted onto the city wall. Its body changed from the Demonized Soldier to the masked man. He held beans and pieces of paper in each hand before scattering them into the air. Immediately, it transformed into Demonized Soldiers and Demonized Generals.

The Six-Winged Guardian Dragon rushed over and shredded the masked man into pieces, but it was reduced to yellow paper shreds.

This skill is too sick. Even a Mythical creature can't do a thing to him. Who is this fellow? Zhou Wen was dumbfounded.

Zhou Wen had already seen quite a number of dimensional creatures. Typically, high-level creatures could crush low-level creatures. This was the first time Zhou Wen had seen an Epic creature tease a Mythical creature.

How can I kill him? Just as Zhou Wen was pondering, he saw the Six-Winged Guardian Dragon's six wings flap crazily. It shot out beams of demonic flames that resembled saber beams, sweeping away all the Demonized Soldiers and Demonized Generals in the city. The masked man had nowhere to hide and was forced out. He pulled the rope and attempted to escape into the dark clouds.

Before he could enter the dark clouds, a purple beam of light suddenly flew past and severed the masked man's head along with the rope.

Thud!

The masked man's headless corpse and the rope fell to the ground. The purple light transformed into a flying sword and returned to the scabbard in the Demonic Neonate's arms.

However, Zhou Wen soon discovered that the corpse that had fallen to the ground had turned into a puppet. And at the spot between the puppet's brows was a speck of red, like a drop of blood.

"Killed Epic creature, Elegant Emperor's Avatar Puppet. Discovered Dimensional Crystal."

Zhou Wen originally imagined that it was all for naught, he never expected to see the notification on his phone. A dimensional crystal dropped at the same time.

Zhou Wen saw that the dimensional crystal didn't have the shadow of the masked man, but there was a spirit talisman. Although he found it odd, he was still overjoyed. Although it wasn't a Companion Egg, he was already very satisfied to have a Essence Energy Skill Crystal drop.

I wonder which skill it is? Zhou Wen picked up the Essence Energy Skill Crystal and wanted to absorb it.

'Life Providence incompatible. Unable to absorb.' A notification popped up on the phone, startling Zhou Wen.

He knew that a Mythical skill required specific types of Life Providence and Life Soul, but for an Epic Essence Energy Skill to have a Life Providence requirement was rather rare.

Zhou Wen switched his Life Providences and attempted. The Ancient Sovereign Life Providence, Eight Perfections Wisdom, and Godfiend were useless. When Zhou Wen switched to Dao Body, he finally absorbed the Essence Energy Skill Crystal.

A strange energy surged out of the crystal and entered the blood-colored avatar's body. It opened up a new Essence Energy circulation pathway in the blood-colored avatar's body. An indescribable coolness spread throughout Zhou Wen's body as strange information flowed into his brain.

'Absorbed Elegant Emperor Avatar's Puppet Crystal. Attained Epic Essence Energy Skill: Substitute Talisman.'

Zhou Wen was delighted. Is this the Substitution technique of the Elegant Emperor? It's probably the skill which uses the paper figurines to substitute death, right? Surely with that skill, I no longer have to be afraid of death? It's equivalent to having countless lives?

After Zhou Wen carefully studied the Substitute Talisman's information, his expression turned odd.

It wasn't like there was any other way. The Substitute Talisman was the skill of letting the paper figurine be a substitute in death. However, this skill wasn't as simple as he thought it to be. It wasn't something that could be used immediately if he wanted to. He had to prepare the Substitute Talisman beforehand so that he could use it during battle.

This Essence Energy Skill wasn't something that could be used at the last minute. It required a long period of advanced preparations, and the process was rather complicated.

The only thing that comforted Zhou Wen was that creating a Substitute Talisman required a large amount of Essence Energy to support him. Thankfully, he had the Slaughterer Life Soul giving him virtually unlimited Essence Energy, so there was no need to worry about lacking it.

Zhou Wen got some tools and planned on creating a Substitute Talisman.

Creating a Substitute Talisman did not necessarily require yellow paper, wood, stone, or metal. Even a piece of tile could be used as the basic material for Substitute Talisman.

However, generally speaking, the success rate of jade and plant materials was the highest when creating them.

Zhou Wen took out an ordinary piece of paper. It was probably made of plant material, so the success rate wasn't too low.

After calming his mind, Zhou Wen used the Substitute Talisman skill. He extended his finger and condensed his Essence Energy on his fingertip. He pressed it on the white paper and drew a strange rune.

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Chapter 485 Going to Mount Laojun Again

However, before he could finish drawing the runes, the paper tore apart. It could not withstand the corrosion from the Essence Energy.

After drawing this talisman, Zhou Wen's Essence Energy was nearly depleted. The Substitute Talisman consumed too much Essence Energy.

However, the Dao Body gave him extremely fast Essence Energy recovery speed. Zhou Wen didn't have to worry about having insufficient Essence Energy. However, it would be a waste if he didn't complete the Substitute Talisman.

Ordinary paper didn't seem to work. Zhou Wen found a wooden plank. It had been peeled off a box and was rather common pine wood.

However, the wooden plank couldn't withstand the Essence Energy either, and before Zhou Wen could finish drawing the Substitute Talisman, it shattered.

Zhou Wen thought hard and found a steel plate. He used his Essence Energy to draw talismans on it. This time, the steel plate didn't crack, but the Essence Energy talisman he drew dissipated immediately. It was as though he had used gasoline to write on it, and it had quickly evaporated.

From the looks of it, it's not a problem with the material. The success of the Substitute Talisman likely has a probability. It's not something that can be used just by drawing it out. Zhou Wen roughly understood the reason.

Therefore, he continued to use paper in his attempt to draw the Substitute Talisman. After drawing dozens of talismans in a row, none of them succeeded. The paper was completely shredded.

Isn't the success rate a little too low? If it were someone else, their Essence Energy recovery wouldn't be able to keep up. They might not even be able to produce any Substitute Talisman in a day. This chance is almost as low as winning the lottery. Zhou Wen felt somewhat indignant as he continued drawing. However, he failed to succeed even after finishing all the paper.

Zhou Wen was a little stubborn. If he didn't successfully complete one, he would feel uncomfortable. However, he couldn't find any more paper at home. He left his dorm and planned on buying a few diaries from the supermarket. He refused to believe that he couldn't draw a Substitute Talisman.

Just as he walked out of Four Seasons Garden, he saw Wang Lu return from outside. After seeing Zhou Wen, Wang Lu blinked and said, "When did you come back? Why didn't you tell me? You even got me to help you rear the antelope and chick. They are gluttons, don't you know that? Isn't that too much?"

"I just came back and haven't had the time to go to your place," Zhou Wen said with a cough. He had really forgotten the two fellows.

"You came back just in time. This is the food I bought for them. Take it back for them." Wang Lu handed the two bags in her hands to Zhou Wen.

Zhou Wen took a look. There were all kinds of snacks in the bag, and they were all branded goods that weren't cheap.

"Wang Lu, you don't have to feed them with these things. Just give them something simple to eat." Zhou Wen was somewhat speechless as he thought to himself, Do you have a mine at home? Do you need to be so extravagant when feeding them?

"It's not good to torture animals, right?" Wang Lu said with a smile.

After a while, Wang Lu said, "By the way, you came back just in time. There will be a Xuanwen Club event tomorrow. You can come too."

"What's the event?" Zhou Wen asked.

"Li Xuan said he wants to visit Mount Laojun to see the Wordless Monument," said Wang Lu.

"He's visiting Mount Laojun to see the Wordless Monument?" Zhou Wen was somewhat surprised.

They had previously gone to Mount Laojun. After returning, Li Xuan swore that he would never go to that godforsaken place again. Now, he was the one suggesting to visit Mount Laojun to see the Wordless Monument?

From the looks of it, Li Mobai's matter really dealt him a huge blow, Zhou Wen thought.

"Are you going?" Wang Lu asked.

"Yes." Zhou Wen thought for a moment. Since Li Xuan was determined to cultivate hard, he naturally had to support him.

"By the way, take the antelope with you when you go." Zhou Wen felt that this might be an opportunity to see if the antelope would return to Mount Laojun's Golden Peak.

When they arrived at Wang Lu's dormitory, he saw that the antelope was still lazily sleeping on the sofa. As for the chick, it was standing on the table, watching an entertainment program that was playing on television.

There were two dishes on the table. One was filled with melon seeds, and the other was filled with melon seed shells. It ate a melon seed very skillfully and spat the melon seed shell onto the other plate. It was done in a fluid fashion like water.

A cloud hung over Zhou Wen's head as he thought to himself, Indeed, I can't leave a pet to a woman. It's only been a few days, and it has already become like this. From the looks of it, I'll have to leave it with Li Xuan if I go out again.

Furthermore, Zhou Wen realized that the two of them had gained weight. It wasn't because they had grown, but because they had become fat. In the past, the chick resembled a small falcon. Its body was streamlined, but now, it was as fat as a duck as it waddled about. Zhou Wen was really worried about its flight abilities.

No, I have to educate it well. I have to make it an outstanding phoenix. Who the hell has seen a phoenix that looks like a fat duck? Zhou Wen made up his mind to train it in the future.

From the looks of it, I should indeed find a dimensional zone to hone it. Zhou Wen stared at the chick as he considered which dimensional zone to take it to.

The chick shivered for some reason as it looked away from the screen. When it saw Zhou Wen, it immediately flapped its wings excitedly and flew over.

Zhou Wen opened his arms and wanted to hug it, but to his surprise, the fellow plummeted mid-flight because it was too fat. It flapped its wings a few times before stabilizing its body—it didn't fall to the ground. However, a dark cloud hung over Zhou Wen's head.

This fellow really can't fly anymore. I need to train him. He needs to undergo hell training. Zhou Wen steeled his mind.

As for the antelope, Zhou Wen didn't dare touch it and pretended not to see it.

He took the antelope and chick back to his dorm. The next morning, Zhou Wen went to buy breakfast for Wang Lu. After she woke up and finished eating, the two of them went to the Xuanwen Club.

The members of the Xuanwen Club were nearly all present. Even busy people like Gu Dian and Huang Ji had actually come.

Feng Qiuyan had also brought Ming Xiu and Tian Zhenzhen. Together with Fang Ruoxi, Tian Xiangdong, and the other old members, the group took the school's bus for Mount Laojun.

This was an event that the Xuanwen Club had applied for with the school. The driver and the tutor who took them there were from the school, so there was no need to worry too much about safety.

Zhou Wen wasn't worried about his safety. With the Six-Winged Guardian Dragon, there were only a handful of people in the Federation who could kill him. Even if he couldn't beat them, Zhou Wen was confident that he could survive.

The fat chick lay on Zhou Wen's lap. The antelope occupied two seats. Zhou Wen had brought them along.

After the group arrived at Mount Laojun, Zhou Wen and Li Xuan familiarly led the way and soon arrived in front of Mount Laojun's Wordless Monument.

They met a few people when they went up the mountain. It was unknown what they were here for, but they had stopped in front of the Wordless Monument as if they were here to see it.

"Elder Jun, your surname is Jun. This is also Mount Laojun. I think this is your blessed land," a middle-aged man said to the old man beside him in a sycophantic manner.

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Chapter 486 Seeing Potential from Actions

Zhou Wen and company arrived in front of the Wordless Monument, preparing to look at it.

"Students, can you wait for a while before you view the Wordless Monument later?" the middle-aged man walked over and said.

"Why?" Li Xuan asked.

"This is our East District's Daoist expert, Elder Jun Tingyu. He's here to study the Wordless Monument. If you were to look at it now and be affected by its power, it'd inevitably disrupt Elder Jun's research," said the middle-aged man.

"It's alright, let them take a look at it first," Jun Tingyu said.

Since Jun Tingyu had already spoken, the middle-aged man did not say anything else and returned to the group.

Zhou Wen and company took out the items they had brought with them before preparing to look at the Wordless Monument.

This was because they would be affected by the Wordless Monument if they looked at it for extended periods of time. They would become hyperactive and would do things that expended stamina, so they prepared some tools to do what they wanted.

For example, Tian Xiangdong had prepared two dumbbells. In a while, he wanted to lift the dumbbells to consume his stamina. Tian Zhenzhen had prepared a yoga mat and planned to do yoga.

Apart from Gu Dian, everyone had brought some tools.

Jun Tingyu looked at the things they prepared and seemed interested. He smiled as he sized them up.

"Elder Jun, I heard that the power of the Wordless Monument can put people in a hyperactive state. Then, if one uses this stimulus for learning, can one improve their results?" asked the middle-aged man, Li Mingcan.

Jun Tingyu smiled and said, "This idea isn't bad, but it's actually very difficult to implement it. Legend has it that Mount Laojun is the place where the founder of Daoism secluded himself. His thoughts are mainly about the Dao. The Dao is about nature in search of the origins of all things to obtain the Great Dao of Heaven and Man. I don't completely understand the meaning and power of this Wordless Monument, but based on my understanding of Laojun, I guess that it must be a power that pursues nature and returns to self."

"Elder Jun, can you speak human? We still can't understand such profoundness," Li Mingcan said.

"If my guess is correct, the Wordless Monument should be able to stimulate one's innate potential, so when it plays its role, humans will act according to their own hearts. They will ignore the constraints of the mortal world and do what they want to do deep down. The things that they have prepared beforehand are things that people feel they should do. However, what they want to do deep down will not be affected by the worldly factors, so what they do after viewing the Wordless Monument is often different from what they want to do now."

"Take a student for example; he believes that he should study hard, but that's only because of societal norms. What he thinks he should do is due to external factors. However, what he really wants to do doesn't necessarily have to be studying. Or rather, more than 95% of people would never want to study deep down. Therefore, even if he brings a book, he wouldn't read it."

"Is there no way to solve this problem and use the power of the Wordless Monument on a specific topic that one wants to do?" Li Mingcan asked again.

"At the beginning, when the influence is relatively low, one can still control it a little. But after looking at the Wordless Monument for a long time, the innate potential in one's heart will become completely stimulated, making it very difficult to control. Unless it's a Sage or Buddha, it's difficult for anyone to control their instincts." Jun Tingyu said.

As they spoke, Zhou Wen and company were already sitting in front of the Wordless Monument, staring at it.

The longer one looked at the Wordless Monument, the greater the influence they would receive. However, it also depended on the degree of determination one had.

If one's willpower was stronger, then even if one looked at it for a long time, the impact would be smaller than that of an average person.

But this determination might not necessarily be a good thing. Instead, it could be an obstacle.

Due to external factors, humans would do many things that went against their conscience. For example, many people felt that work was a burden and wanted to go out without worries.

However, due to various external factors, one could not resist the impulse. One had to do something that they were unwilling to do, and they had to think of ways to make themselves do the work.

If one's willpower was too strong, it was very likely that they would forget their innate pursuits and find it difficult to stimulate their innate potential.

"In that case, won't the items they prepared be completely useless?" Li Mingcan said as he looked at the tools Li Xuan and company had prepared.

"Only if his original intentions are the same as his current thoughts; otherwise, they really won't be of much use." Jun Tingyu spoke conservatively. In fact, he believed that those things were basically useless.

"I originally wanted to bring my books over to learn something. Thankfully, I didn't bring them," said Li Mingcan with a smile.

Jun Tingyu said, "Actually, it's not that you can't read, but that's only if you like it. From the actions that arise from looking at the Wordless Monument, you can also see a person's potential in the future. For example, a person who would subconsciously practice his fist after looking at the Wordless Monument would definitely be extraordinary in fist arts in the future. If a person were to subconsciously practice his swordplay after looking at the Wordless Monument, then his sword art would definitely be extraordinary in the future."

They had been chatting and had not deliberately looked at the Wordless Monument, so they were less affected.

However, Zhou Wen and company had been looking at the Wordless Monument at a close distance. Tian Xiangdong, who had the worst willpower, was quickly affected. It didn't take long before he couldn't sit still. He stood up and began running in circles.

"Elder Jun, you're right. The things he brought are useless. But what kind of potential does he have considering how he's running in circles? Does it mean that he will be very proficient in movement techniques in the future?" Li Mingcan asked.

"This isn't easy to interpret. You can also interpret it that way. It's just a possibility." Jun Tingyu actually had another explanation, but he didn't say it out loud.

Running was also a manifestation of psychological evasion.

Zhou Wen looked at the Wordless Monument for a while. He originally wished to figure out something. Perhaps, he could improve his Dao Body and condense a Life Soul.

But to his surprise, even if he circulated the Wordless Monument's Essence Energy Art, there was no reaction from the Wordless Monument.

After looking at it for a while, he felt really bored. He took out his phone and started grinding dungeons.

Zhou Wen's actions immediately attracted the attention of Li Mingcan and company. Li Mingcan asked curiously, "Elder Jun, that student actually began gaming after seeing the Wordless Monument. What does that mean?"

Jun Tingyu shook his head and said, "Although everyone will enjoy fun deep down, most people still subconsciously have some pursuits. To be completely immersed in a game like him, his future achievements will probably not be too high. Or rather, his achievements will be related to games."

Jun Tingyu had minced his words. In such an era, it was obvious that a student who was engrossed in gaming would not have any achievements.

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Chapter 487 Why Is The Difference So Great?

Zhou Wen naturally heard their words, but he didn't mind what others said, so he continued grinding.

After the antelope arrived at Mount Laojun, it strolled around on its own. This delighted Zhou Wen, but he never expected the fat bird to follow him. This left him somewhat depressed.

Perhaps it was because they had known each other for a long time that the two of them had become so familiar with each other. The bird and antelope looked more and more in tune with each other.

After a short while, the others started to move.

Tian Zhenzhen's yoga mat didn't serve its purpose as expected. Instead, she started practicing her swordplay. This was still quite normal; the others were a little abnormal.

Just like Zhou Wen, Huang Ji took out his phone and began gaming crazily.

Gu Dian took out a bunch of food from his backpack. They were basically all kinds of dried meat and drumsticks. He sat there and began eating.

Wang Lu had prepared a canvas and a pen, and she started drawing there.

This time, Li Xuan was completely different from the last time he came. The last time he came, he did push-ups so crazily that he couldn't even lift his arms for two days.

But this time, he actually sat there without doing anything. He closed his eyes as if he was resting. No one knew what he was thinking.

"Elder Jun, what's your take on them..." Li Mingcan looked at Jun Tingyu, unsure of what to say.

Jun Tingyu shook his head and sighed. "There are indeed some problems with the potential of these students. They either eat or game. There are also those who are resting with their eyes closed. If the students of the Federation all have such thoughts, then I'm afraid the Federation has no future."

Jun Tingyu was truly worried about the Federation's future. The Federation was already in a state of turmoil, yet these young people were all so depraved. It was hard to imagine how the Federation would be able to survive with these young people who spent all their time gaming, eating, and drawing.

Even though Li Mingcan did not know much about the Wordless Monument, he could tell that gaming, eating meat, drawing, and so on were definitely not good manifestations of potential.

Finally, Jun Tingyu's brows relaxed.

Ming Xiu stood up, used the practice sword he had on his lap, and began practicing.

The sword art he practiced was the same as Tian Zhenzhen's. In fact, Tian Zhenzhen learned her sword art from him, so naturally it was identical.

However, there was one thing that was different. Ming Xiu did not completely practice his sword art. He only constantly drew his sword and stabbed out, doing the same action repeatedly.

Li Mingcan finally saw someone looking like he was doing something decent and asked Jun Tingyu, "Elder Jun, what does it mean for this student to repeatedly draw his sword?"

Jun Tingyu praised, "Good, this student is really good."

"Elder Jun, may I ask how is he good?" Li Mingcan asked Jun Tingyu.

"Although it's only one move, I can tell that his foundation is very stable. He's still when he's calm, but as swift as a rabbit when moving. He holds his sword steadily and firmly. He thrusts out his sword fast and accurately. Despite having such a foundation, he's still pursuing perfection. He's not satisfied with his own achievements, and he's also able to endure boredom and loneliness. This student's future accomplishments in sword arts will definitely be extraordinary. If there's no surprise, he'll definitely become a famous person in the way of the sword." Jun Tingyu was not stingy with his praise.

Firstly, it was because Ming Xiu was very outstanding. It wasn't an exaggeration to praise him. Secondly, it was because after seeing Zhou Wen and the other jokers, seeing an outstanding student like Ming Xiu was simply stunning.

"If our Federation can have a few more youngsters like this, why would we need to worry about not being able to survive in the future?" The more Jun Tingyu looked at Ming Xiu, the more he liked him. The more he looked at him, the happier he became.

He even felt some regret that Ming Xiu wasn't his student. He wanted to nurture him well so that he could become useful to the Federation in the future.

Li Mingcan also said wistfully, "It looks like our Federation's younger generation still has some talent. They're not all people who only know how to engage in revelry."

As they spoke, they saw Feng Qiuyan stand up and use his hand as a saber to practice his saber art.

Li Mingcan saw that Feng Qiuyan's moves were simple. They weren't very ostentatious, but they had a unique aura. He felt that this student was somewhat different from the rest.

And when Feng Qiuyan's saber art landed in Jun Tingyu's eyes, his eyes lit up. He said excitedly, "A genius... What a genius..."

"Elder Jun, what's going on?" Li Mingcan was shocked. Jun Tingyu usually had a sage-like demeanor. He had been with him for so long, but he had never seen him lose his composure.

Jun Tingyu stared at Feng Qiuyan without blinking, as though he was admiring a peerless treasure.

"The student has actually managed to master this saber art at such a young age. He's practically a natural saber user. No, it should be said that he's a natural saber king..." Jun Tingyu was someone with good eyesight. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to tell that Feng Qiuyan's saber arts were good.

Feng Qiuyan's saber arts were indeed impressive. He had the chance to become a grandmaster in the future. How could Jun Tingyu not be surprised to see such saber arts and saber force from a teenager?

The last time he saw such a saber art, it came from a famous saber expert in the Federation. That person had already been famous for twenty to thirty years but was declining now. It was impossible for him to advance any further.

As for Feng Qiuyan, his future was limitless. No one knew how far he could go in the future.

"It's too perfect. There's actually such a perfect genius in this world. I didn't come to Mount Laojun for nothing. Mingcan, help me ask for his contact details later. Oh right, there's also that student who's practicing his swordplay. With such geniuses, there's hope for the future of the Federation." Jun Tingyu could hardly contain his excitement.

All he wanted to do now was to recruit these two talented young people as his students and ask which school they were from. If possible, he wanted to make them his students and mentor them as his graduate students. They could study at the college he worked at.

"I'll ask them now." Li Mingcan could naturally tell that Jun Tingyu really valued these two young men and was ready to go over.

"Don't disturb them. Let's wait for them to finish their training before heading over. If you go over now, it'll inevitably disrupt their train of thought. It won't be good if it affects them." Jun Tingyu hurriedly pulled Li Mingcan to prevent him from disturbing Feng Qiuyan and Ming Xiu.

Jun Tingyu watched from the side. The more he looked at them, the more he found them pleasing to the eye and realized how promising they were. When he looked at the clowns beside them, the glutton had almost finished ten kilograms of jerkies. He couldn't help but sigh. "They're both students, but why is the difference so great?"

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Chapter 488 Fusion Idea

Jun Tingyu was very patient. He found a spot not far away and sat down. The more he looked at Feng Qiuyan and Ming Xiu practice, the more he liked them.

Zhou Wen was grinding the Metalwork Temple instance dungeon. He had already gone to the Curse Demon Palace. With the Six-Winged Guardian Dragon, he was still no match for Medusa inside the Curse Demon Palace.

The main reason was that the palace was limited in size. When Medusa's strength swept out, there wasn't much space to hide from it. He and the Six-Winged Guardian Dragon could only fight head-on with Medusa. Medusa's terrifying Eyes of Petrification would petrify him and the Six-Winged Guardian Dragon. Demonic Neonate did not have a place to hide either. It was very easy for her to die in the palace and she couldn't showcase her worth.

Therefore, Zhou Wen decided not to try the Curse Demon Palace for the time being. He decided to head to the Music Temple and the depths of the Metalwork Temple.

Inside the Metalwork Temple, Zhou Wen summoned the Fire Furnace Queen, Six-Winged Guardian Dragon Guard, and the Fortune Goldfish. Then, he brought the baby tiger and charged forward.

The Fortune Goldfish's stats gave Luck 4 in the Metalwork Temple. Occasionally, there would be fluctuations. In addition to Lucky Baby Tiger's Luck 5, a total of 9 Luck wasn't a joke. The drop rate nearly doubled. When Zhou Wen was farming monsters, he felt that the drop rate was especially high. The chances of Essence Energy Skills and Companion Eggs dropping were also significantly higher.

However, Zhou Wen wasn't interested in ordinary Essence Energy Skills or Companion Beasts. The Companion Eggs that often appeared here were Legendary Steel Cauldron Fire Sprites. Although fire-elemental Companion Beasts were pretty good, with the Fire Furnace Queen, Steel Cauldron Fire Sprites were naturally useless.

Fire Cannon, Metal Heavy Fist, and Flame Protection were the most commonly dropped Essence Energy Skills. Before long, Zhou Wen had mastered them and had reached Rank 9.

However, these Essence Energy Skills had very ordinary effects. Zhou Wen didn't usually need them.

Fire Furnace Queen was clearly a rare monster. Zhou Wen passed through several huge palaces and corridors before finally encountering one. Unfortunately, only one Strength Crystal dropped after killing it.

As he walked further in, he found more common dimensional creatures such as Steel Cauldron Fire Sprites, Fire Sprites, Hammer Metal Golems, and so on. If not for the fact that he wanted to see what was deep inside the Metalwork Temple, Zhou Wen wouldn't have bothered killing them.

Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!

When Zhou Wen controlled the blood-colored avatar to come to a large hall, he heard an extremely odd sound that sounded like the rumbling of an operating machine.

As expected, the moment the blood-colored avatar entered the hall, it saw a strange metal monster sprawled inside. It looked like a war vehicle that resembled a tank, but its outer appearance was round. It looked like a small flying saucer.

It was more than three meters tall and five meters in diameter. There were many holes around it. When it saw the blood-colored avatar enter, the strange war vehicle began spinning. Flames spewed out from the holes. Due to the rotation, the war vehicle was like a huge metal spinning top that spewed flames.

Boom!

The Six-Winged Guardian Dragon slapped down with its claws, reducing the strange war vehicle into a pile of scrap metal.

'Killed an Epic creature, Inferno Tank. Discovered Dimensional Crystal.'

Realizing that it was a 38-valued Essence Energy Crystal, Zhou Wen picked it up and held it in the blood-colored avatar's hand as he continued walking forward.

As he went further in, the number of such Inferno Tanks increased. After killing twenty to thirty of them, an Inferno Tank Companion Egg dropped.

The Inferno Tank's stats were considered pretty good at the Epic stage, but it was useless for Zhou Wen. However, one skill of the Inferno Tank attracted his attention.

The Essence Energy Skill was called Rampage. When the Inferno Tank used this skill, it would be almost invincible, or rather, a Dominance Body. Even the Six-Winged Guardian Dragon wouldn't be able to kill it in that period of time.

This skill is good stuff, but the Inferno Tank is too weak. I wonder if I can fuse Rampage onto other pets... Zhou Wen thought carefully and suddenly had an idea.

Recently, he had been trying to obtain armor-type Companion Beasts. Ever since the Mutated Stone Chi died, Zhou Wen didn't have any armor-type Companion Beasts.

The defenses of ordinary Chi were too weak. It was useless against Mythical creatures as they were paper. That failed to meet Zhou Wen's requirements.

Since there aren't any ready-made armor-type Companion Beasts, can I fuse one myself? If I combine the Life Providence, Life Soul, and skills I want onto a Companion Beast, perhaps I can create an armor-type Companion Beast that's stronger than the Mutated Stone Chi? Let me think about it. It's best if the Life Providence is the Three-Eyed Golden Warrior's Golden Body. That will enhance the defense greatly. I can also have the skill, Invulnerable Golden Body. Which Life Soul should I choose?

Zhou Wen silently calculated. Just considering Life Providence, Life Soul, and skills was clearly insufficient. This was because there was a problem with compatibility. If the compatibility was too low, even if the two pets had Life Providences and skills that Zhou Wen needed, it would be difficult to successfully fuse them.

Furthermore, after the two pets fused, the product's stats would change. It might not be able to retain the Life Soul or skills that Zhou Wen wanted. Therefore, it was almost impossible to try to produce one in one or two fusions.

Zhou Wen thought about all the pet attributes he knew. Although he had a few skills and Life Providences that he thought were good, he still felt that they weren't perfect. Furthermore, after trying it out, he realized that the compatibility between some pets was too low. It was almost impossible to succeed through multiple fusions.

Just as Zhou Wen was fretting over this, a dimensional creature that he had never seen appeared deep within the Metalwork Temple. It was a heavy-armored warrior that was completely made of metal.

When the Six-Winged Guardian Dragon slapped down with its claws, a golden pattern appeared on the body of the armored warrior. It looked like he was made of raw metal. It was strange yet beautiful. It appeared on the black-gray armor, causing the originally ordinary armor to become gorgeous and resplendent.

Clang!

The Six-Winged Guardian Dragon's claw struck the head of the armored warrior, but it was actually blocked by a pair of arms. The stone floor beneath its feet cracked, but the armored warrior didn't suffer any damage at all.

Eh! This fellow is interesting! Zhou Wen's eyes lit up.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

The Six-Winged Guardian Dragon swiped down with its claws one after another, slamming heavily on the arms of the armored warrior, smashing the armored warrior into the ground like a nail. However, the armored warrior suffered several heavy blows, and only a fine crack appeared on the armor on his arm. It did not shatter.

Clang!

After another heavy blow, the shiny patterns on the armored warrior's body that looked like magma shattered. As the patterns shattered, the armor was also smashed into pieces at the same time. It was just an empty shell without any creature inside.

'Killed an Epic creature, Runic Heavy-Armored Warrior. Discovered Dimensional Crystal.'

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Chapter 489 Divine Armamen

This fellow is an Epic creature. He's actually able to withstand a few consecutive strikes from the Six-Winged Guardian Dragon. How impressive is his defense? What's the light pattern on his body? A skill? Life Providence? Or Life Soul? Zhou Wen's interest was piqued as he began searching for the Runic Heavy-Armored Warrior in the Metalwork Temple.

Luckily, this type of Epic Runic Heavy-Armored Warrior was not rare. However, it was only found in the nearby area, and behind it was a square. There were quite a number of Runic Heavy-Armored Warriors on the square, and behind them was a strange building half embedded in the mountain wall.

The building was completely made of metal. It looked like half a huge metal ship was embedded in the mountain wall. Above the building was a metal statue holding a forging tool. It must be the god of metalworking.

These Runic Heavy-Armored Warriors were guarding the nearby temple.

Seeing that there was no other path, Zhou Wen knew that the strange metal palace was probably the end of the Metalwork Temple. He wasn't in a hurry to enter, so he searched outside for Runic Heavy-Armored Warriors to hunt.

There were only about a hundred Runic Heavy-Armored Warriors in the vicinity. It wasn't that easy to have a Companion Egg drop. Zhou Wen was already mentally prepared to grind a few more times, but with the Lucky Baby Tiger and Fortune Goldfish's double augmentation in luck, he actually managed to get a Runic Heavy-Armored Warrior Companion Egg drop.

Zhou Wen hurriedly checked the stats of the Runic Heavy-Armored Warrior and was overjoyed.

Runic Heavy-Armored Warrior: Epic

Life Providence: Heavy-Armored Warrior

Life Soul: Blessed Combat Runes

Strength: 36

Speed: 29

Constitution: 37

Essence Energy: 34

Talent Skill: Fist of War, Rampage, Heart of Enrage.

Companion Form: Heavy Armor

From the looks of it, those magma-like patterns should be his Life Soul, Blessed Combat Runes. Furthermore, he also has the skill, Rampage I wonder if this fellow can fuse with the Three-Eyed Golden Warrior. If he can fuse into a Companion Beast with the Golden Body Life Providence and Blessed Combat Runes Life Soul, I wonder if the defense will improve greatly when he's in armor form? Zhou Wen didn't have any Three-Eyed Golden Warriors at the moment, but ordinary Golden Warriors had the Golden Body Life Providence as well. He might not necessarily need to use a Three-Eyed Golden Warrior.

He put the Runic Heavy-Armored Warrior together with the Golden Warrior and checked their compatibility. He discovered that their compatibility was 76.

Without much hesitation, he chose to fuse them. With a bang, the Companion Egg and the Golden Warrior burst into smoke. The fusion failed.

Zhou Wen was immediately taken aback. He found it unbelievable that the fusion had failed despite a compatibility score of 76. Furthermore, he had two lucky pets with him.

"From the looks of it, the Goddess of Luck will occasionally have some hiccups," Zhou Wen muttered to himself.

Thankfully, Golden Warriors and Runic Heavy-Armored Warrior weren't rare. One was at the Legendary stage while the other was at the Epic stage, so it was relatively easy to grind them. However, Zhou Wen had killed all the Runic Heavy-Armored Warrior in the area. He needed to drip blood to respawn them.

Zhou Wen didn't respawn immediately. Instead, he walked towards the Metalwork Temple. He wanted to see what was inside.

The metal hall's door was very heavy. Zhou Wen controlled the blood-colored avatar to use all his strength before pushing open a crack.

A warm surge rushed out from the temple. It nearly made an Epic expert like Zhou Wen feel like he was about to be roasted.

He quickly used the Inverse Ancient Sovereign Life Soul to make himself feel better. Then, he slowly pushed open the metal door and looked into the temple.

There was a huge furnace in the main temple. Above the furnace was a golden trident. It was indescribably majestic, as if it was a divine item from Heaven.

Golden Trident? Zhou Wen had heard of such a weapon.

Legend had it that the weapon of Poseidon was a trident. It was a divine armament that controlled all the seas in the world and possessed the power to destroy the world.

Poseidon relied on the power of the trident to release a huge flood that could destroy the world in an attempt to compete with the Goddess of Wisdom for the control of the land.

There were all sorts of legends about the origins of the trident. One legend claimed that the trident was a divine armament forged by the god of metalworking.

Of course, Zhou Wen didn't know if the golden trident was Poseidon's trident. Furthermore, in the legends of other religions, the trident represented the devil, Satan's weapon because its prongs were one long and two short. It was very similar in characteristics and was considered a symbol of evil.

This was the temple of the god of metalworking, so it likely didn't have anything to do with Satan. Zhou Wen felt that the possibility of the former was higher. Even if it wasn't Poseidon's trident, it should be a rather good weapon.

As Zhou Wen was pondering over it, he saw the golden trident emit a powerful golden divine light. The flames in the furnace also rose crazily, turning the entire temple into a sea of flames.

The flames were extremely terrifying. With Zhou Wen's physique, he was unable to withstand them and was about to be burned to death.

The baby tiger was in an even worse shape. It died in the flames and was burned to ashes.

The Fortune Goldfish and the Fire Furnace Queen were not afraid of flames at all, and the Six-Winged Guardian Dragon Guardian appeared as if nothing had happened.

They weren't afraid, but Zhou Wen couldn't afford not to be. With a thought, the Six-Winged Guardian Dragon transformed into six flaming wings and appeared behind the blood-colored avatar. The flames on the dragon wings resisted the surrounding flames, giving Zhou Wen a lot of benefits.

The silver water snake was summoned as well. It spat out a stream of water to fight against the surrounding flames. Unfortunately, its water jet was obviously weak. The moment it came into contact with the flames, it evaporated immediately. It was useless.

Zhou Wen was just about to try pulling out the golden trident when he suddenly saw the furnace shake. The golden trident flew out of the furnace and pointed at the blood-colored avatar.

Boom!

A golden beam shot out from the trident, melting the entire temple into a golden beam like the sun. Zhou Wen saw that the screen was filled with golden light. He couldn't see anything. By the time the screen recovered, it had already darkened. Clearly, the blood-colored avatar was already dead.

What the hell? Zhou Wen was somewhat depressed. He had been instantly killed. If he had known, he wouldn't have made the Six-Winged Guardian Dragon transform into dragon wings. With the Six-Winged Guardian Dragon in front of him, it shouldn't have been that easy to be instantly killed.

Zhou Wen was just about to respawn with a drop of blood and enter the game when he heard the few people who had been resting nearby walking towards them. He couldn't help but look up.

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Chapter 490 I Only Want to Learn From Coach

Ming Xiu stopped his practice. The influence of the Wordless Monument had disappeared from his body. Ming Xiu was just about to look at the Wordless Monument again to continue practicing when he saw Jun Tingyu walking over with his group of people.

"Hi, can we have a chat?" Seeing Ming Xiu stop practicing, Jun Tingyu walked over impatiently.

"Hello, what's it about?" Ming Xiu asked Jun Tingyu doubtfully.

Jun Tingyu looked at Li Mingcan. There were some things that he couldn't say, but if he didn't say them, it would be difficult to move a talent like Ming Xiu.

Of course, Li Mingcan understood Jun Tingyu's intentions. He lightly coughed and said to Ming Xiu, "Hi, what's your name? Which school are you studying at?"

"My name is Ming Xiu. I'm a first-year student at Bright Prospects College. I'm now studying at Sunset College on exchange." This wasn't a secret, so there was no need to hide it. Ming Xiu told the truth.

"Only a first year?" Jun Tingyu's eyes lit up. Ming Xiu was more outstanding than he had imagined. He had originally thought that Ming Xiu was already a third or fourth-year student, but he hadn't expected that he would still be a first-year student. He was even younger and more outstanding than he had imagined.

Furthermore, when he heard that Ming Xiu was a student at Bright Prospects College, but was only now on exchange at Sunset College, Jun Tingyu became more confident.

If he was really a student of Sunset College, with Ming Xiu's excellent performance, he would definitely be heavily nurtured. However, Bright Prospects College was far from being on the same level as Sunset College.

As for the Imperial Capital College where he hailed from, it was definitely not inferior to Sunset College. Its ranking was even higher. As long as he had enough chips and sincerity, he wasn't afraid that Ming Xiu would be tempted.

Should he be an exchange student at Sunset College, or should he directly go to Imperial Capital to be his graduate student? Any student with the ability to judge should know how to choose.

"Ming Xiu, let me do the introductions. This Mr. Jun Tingyu, a tutor from Imperial Capital College and also an honorary vice-chancellor. He's a famous Daoist expert..." Li Mingcan listed a lot of titles. Even without those titles, just being a tutor of Imperial Capital College was enough to make people respect him.

"Ming Xiu, are you interested in studying at the Imperial Capital College? I happen to be short of two graduate students. I can also apply for a scholarship for you," Jun Tingyu interrupted Li Mingcan. Li Mingcan had gone overboard with the accolades.

Ming Xiu finally understood that this old man in front of him wanted to recruit him into the Imperial Capital College.

"I'm sorry to disappoint you." Without any hesitation, Ming Xiu rejected Jun Tingyu. Originally he hadn't wanted to come to Sunset College, now he did not want to go to Imperial Capital College.

"Why? If you have any difficulties, you can tell me. I can think of a way to help you resolve them." Jun Tingyu was slightly taken aback. He didn't expect Ming Xiu to directly reject him.

"There aren't any difficulties, but I still wish to stay at Sunset College for my studies," said Ming Xiu.

"If I remember correctly, Bright Prospects College's exchange students will only be studying at Sunset College for three months, right? In three months, you will be returning to Bright Prospects College, right?" Jun Tingyu looked at Ming Xiu and asked. He suspected that he had remembered wrongly.

"That's right. I have less than a month left in Sunset College," Ming Xiu said with a nod.

"Then why aren't you willing to go to the Imperial Capital College?" Jun Tingyu was even more confused.

"Because someone here can teach me things that I can't learn from anywhere else," Ming Xiu said seriously.

Jun Tingyu noticed that Ming Xiu was speaking very seriously and didn't seem to be patronizing him. He thought for a moment and said, "Sunset College is indeed a very good college. It won't be much inferior to our Imperial Capital College. However, if one were to say that the teaching standards here are better than the Imperial Capital College's, that's not necessarily the case. In the entire Sunset College, I, Jun Tingyu, only admire Leng Zongzheng. Your tutor isn't Leng Zongzheng, right?"

"No." Ming Xiu shook his head.

"Then who is your tutor?" Jun Tingyu asked again.

"It doesn't matter who my tutor is. My staying at Sunset College isn't because of the tutor, but because there's someone here. To me, he's the best coach. He's someone no one can replace. He taught me how a sword should be used," said Ming Xiu.

"Oh, who is he?" Jun Tingyu was a little interested.

To be able to teach such an outstanding student like Ming Xiu, Jun Tingyu believed that he must be a highly-respected tutor, or perhaps a sword arts master. Perhaps it was some special treatment the college had given Ming Xiu.

However, Ming Xiu turned around and pointed his finger in one direction. Then he said, "That's him. He's my coach."

Jun Tingyu was a little surprised. He didn't expect Ming Xiu's coach to be here as well. However, when he looked in the direction Ming Xiu was pointing, he was instantly shocked.

There was only one person in the direction Ming Xiu was pointing. It was Zhou Wen, who was gaming there. At that moment, Zhou Wen had entered the dungeon and continued playing his game. It looked like the battle was extremely intense.

"You're saying that the student who's playing games is your coach?" Jun Tingyu thought that Ming Xiu had made a mistake. The person who could teach such a genius student was naturally a true expert. How could it be a student, and such a student at that?

"Yes, he's my coach. He taught me how to use the sword, so even if there's less than a month left, I still hope to learn from him," Ming Xiu said seriously.

Jun Tingyu, Li Mingcan, and the others all had their mouths agape, unable to speak. From Ming Xiu's expression, it didn't seem like he was spouting nonsense. However, to give up the chance of going to Imperial Capital College as a graduate student with Jun Tingyu for just another month of study with another student, this was simply incomprehensible to them.

"Ming Xiu, you should consider it again. Although that student... might have something extraordinary about him, there's definitely a gap between him and a famous tutor like Elder Jun. You're too young, so you might not know much about him. Among the students taught by Elder Jun, many of them are already famous Epic experts in the Federation..." Li Mingcan said.

"Jun Tingyu, a mentor at the Imperial Capital College, the honorary vice-chancellor, and a famous Daoist expert. He has the reputation of being a famous Daoist master, and his strength is outstanding. He even taught Li Zijian, Zhang Huayu, and other famous Epic experts of the Federation. He groomed more than 30 Epic experts for the Federation..." Ming Xiu recounted Jun Tingyu's accolades as though he knew them all.

But in the end, he bowed slightly to Jun Tingyu and said, "Thank you for your kind offer. If this was before I came to Sunset College and met Coach, I would have agreed to follow you to Imperial Capital College without any hesitation. But now, even if there's only one day left, I still wish to learn from Coach."

Jun Tingyu and Li Mingcan were both dumbfounded. They watched as Ming Xiu turned around and walked to the Wordless Monument. He sat down and continued to look at the monument. They were unable to regain their senses for a long time.

Suddenly, they heard a saber hum go straight into the clouds. They turned their heads and saw Feng Qiuyan slash at the sky with his palm like it was a saber. He was like a heaven-defying dragon. His aura was terrifying, as though he could slice apart the heavens and earth.

Life Soul! He actually condensed a Life Soul! Heavens! How old is he! Jun Tingyu's body trembled as he widened his eyes in disbelief at Feng Qiuyan. It was as if he had seen a ghost.

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