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Chapter 523 Flying Immortal Stance
After returning to school, Zhou Wen heard the students discussing the Companion Beasts on the rankings. Ordinary students suspected that they were Mythical Companion Beasts, but no one had ever seen one.
Zhou Wen also went online to take a look. Many media outlets and individuals had captured the pictures of the Companion Beasts on the cube.
Death of the Underworld looked very strange. He was wearing a gray cloak. Black and blue light filled its insides. He did not have a physical body and looked a little like the legendary Death. However, he did not have a scythe in his hands.
Frost Giant was a giant with a deep blue body. Wherever he went, ice would form on the ground.
The other Companion Beasts were also unique. Angels were holy, sprites were beautiful, and dragons looked about the same. However, for a Companion Beast to be ranked, one could tell that they were extraordinary just from their aura alone.
Unfortunately, only the images of the Companion Beasts were shown on the cube. Their skills weren't listed.
Zhou Wen didn't know what the ranking was for, but he quickly lost interest. He picked up his phone and continued grinding Torch Dragon. After his battle with Torch Dragon, Zhou Wen gradually started to use his speed and crystal mirror to block Torch Dragon's Bright Torch Vision World.
Unfortunately, a Sun Beast Companion Egg was a rare drop. If there were two or more crystal mirrors, the success rate of killing Torch Dragon would be much higher.
Zhou Wen thought of many solutions. For example, using a large number of Companion Beasts to shield him, but it was useless. The blood-colored avatar and all the Companion Beasts in front of him were reflected into the vision world.
Apart from the crystal mirror that could reflect, the other Companion Beasts weren't of much use.
As for using the crystal mirror to block Torch Dragon's gaze, he needed to grasp the timing and position perfectly, or it would be very difficult to block.
The problem was that Torch Dragon's Bright Torch Vision World wasn't a skill that could only be used once. Therefore, Zhou Wen needed to defend against it many times in battle. Otherwise, he would die.
As for Demonic Neonate that remained on the blood-colored avatar's back, she constantly tried to find Torch Dragon's flaws to attack it. There were a few times when she really found an opportunity. The ancient sword stabbed at Torch Dragon, but it only managed to penetrate a tiny length of the blade. It did not pose much of a threat to Torch Dragon.
As for the blood-colored avatar, it couldn't survive until Demonic Neonate killed Torch Dragon.
According to Zhou Wen's calculations, he needed to survive at least three hours in front of Torch Dragon before Demonic Neonate could kill it.
This was the best situation. If the situation didn't go as smoothly as Zhou Wen expected, it might take even longer.
Zhou Wen's most pressing problem was to 100% block the Bright Torch Vision World for those few hours. Just one mistake meant immediate death. All his efforts would be in vain.
After a bitter battle for an hour, the blood-colored avatar was once again killed by Torch Dragon's Bright Torch Vision World. This was the longest time Zhou Wen had lasted.
I can't make any mistakes, and I have to be absolutely precise. In a high-intensity battle, I have to ensure that I can throw out the crystal mirror with perfect timing and positioning while facing a powerful creature like Torch Dragon. Furthermore, it's really difficult to judge Torch Dragon's actions accurately.
Zhou Wen thought about it and realized that it was very difficult for him to boost his success rate. After all, the other party was a Mythical creature stronger than him. It wasn't that easy to determine its actions and motions.
Since it's very difficult to improve my judgment, I can only increase my speed and ability to adjust my position. I'll try my best to prevent Torch Dragon from seeing me.
Therefore, in the following battles, Zhou Wen consciously fused Dragon Gate Flying Immortal Skill and Transcendent Flying Immortal into the fairy stance he had comprehended, hoping to improve his movement technique to another level.
This wasn't an easy task. Zhou Wen felt that there was a barrier between the fairy's stances and his movement techniques. It was very difficult to achieve perfection, and there would be problems when fusing them.
Zhou Wen wasn't someone who would give up in the face of adversity. He continued researching and improving, especially the beautiful fairy's stance. Zhou Wen spent a great deal of time comprehending and researching.
At the bureau's headquarters, there was a lot of information placed in front of Shen Yuchi. It was all about the black cubes and the Companion Beasts on the ranking.
"Director-General, other than the Six-Winged Guardian Dragon, the origins of the other Companion Beasts are almost confirmed," Qiao Siyuan said.
Shen Yuchi nodded slightly. "Why did those families in the West and North District put their Mythical pets on the rankings? Have you investigated?"
In fact, Shen Yuchi didn't need to investigate to know which families these Companion Beasts came from. The key was why they wanted to expose their Mythical Companion Beasts to the public.
Before this, every family clan hid their Mythical Companion Beasts, afraid that others would know how many they had. But this time, they actually revealed a portion of them.
Although a number were already known to outsiders, it still felt puzzling.
"According to our investigations, those few families seem to have figured out some of the secrets of the black cube. They know that there would be benefits if they were to be ranked, which is why they made such a move. However, this information has not been verified yet, so we don't know of its veracity," Qiao Siyuan answered very conservatively.
"What kind of benefits?" Shen Yuchi knew what Qiao Siyuan was getting at. This news should have come from within those few families, but he couldn't guarantee that they were using it as a smokescreen.
"From what they say, the Companion Beasts on the ranking might be fancied by terrifying existences in the dimensional zones. There might be benefits, but they aren't sure if the news is real or not, nor do they know what benefits there will be." Qiao Siyuan explained the information he gathered in detail.
After Shen Yuchi heard that, he remained silent.
"Director-General, what should we do?" Qiao Siyuan asked.
"The Zhang family, the Xia family, and the Dugu family didn't make a move. The West and North Districts only sent some Companion Beasts as a test. It's not time for us to step forward. Let's just wait and see for now."
After a pause, Shen Yuchi asked again, "How's the progress of Wang Mingyuan's students?"
"It's not going well. Zhou Wen and Hui Haifeng are protected by their families, so it's very difficult to bring them back. Jiang Yan and Zhong Ziya's whereabouts are unknown. We've been tracking them for so long, but we haven't been able to catch them. None of Wang Mingyuan's four students are simple. I think Wang Mingyuan might have other motives for taking them in as his students. It's not just a coincidence."
Qiao Siyuan paused and said, "Besides, the six families aren't too concerned about this matter now. For some reason, even the Cape family that wanted to capture Zhou Wen the most seem to have forgotten about it. They're all focused on the rankings."
"That's strange." Shen Yuchi pondered over the cause and effect of everything.
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Chapter 524 In the Name of an Angel
In a mysterious land of the West District, in front of an ancient, glorious cathedral, John advanced step by step. Every step he took felt as if he was going against the flow. It drained all his strength.
Within the cathedral, a holy light shone out, causing people to involuntarily lower their heads, not daring to look at the light.
When John walked to the door of the cathedral and pushed open the door with all his strength, the holy light instantly illuminated the entire world. John saw a huge angel mural inside the cathedral.
The portrait of the angel drew a holy six-winged seraphim. Strangely, there was a drop of blood at the corner of the six-winged seraphim's eye. Its eyes seemed to contain endless sorrow.
John's gaze was only slightly shocked by the six-winged seraphim's portrait before he was attracted by something in it.
Between the six-winged seraphim's hands was a strange white cocoon-like object. It was clearly a portrait, but the white cocoon in the picture seemed to exist.
"The Thearch didn't lie to me... There's really such a thing... It really exists..." John looked excited as he stared at the white cocoon in the painting. His eyes gradually turned strange.
Gritting his teeth, John walked to the portrait of the six-winged seraphim and cut his palm with a knife, letting his blood drip onto the white cocoon.
It was clearly a mural, but when John's blood dripped onto the white cocoon, it strangely slid to the side. Not a single drop of blood touched the white cocoon.
Do I really have to do that to hatch it? John's eyes gradually wore a crazed look as he watched his blood drop to the ground.
No matter what price I have to pay... I must defeat that person... I must... Just as the madness in John's eyes reached its apex, he suddenly held the knife and slashed at his lower body.
Blood splattered as something fell to the ground.
The blood which flowed from John's palm was unable to touch the white cocoon in the beginning. It was as though there was a force that kept the blood away from it. But now, the white cocoon no longer rejected John's blood. Drops of blood landed on it and seeped in. Soon, it dyed the white cocoon red.
As the white cocoon absorbed the blood, it emitted a holy light. John's body bathed in the holy light as his wounds healed rapidly.
At the same time, his damaged Essence Energy sea was restored. Furthermore, his entire body had undergone a strange transformation.
John felt a pure and holy power flowing through his body. It was stronger and purer than before he was injured.
Under the support of that power, his Holy Emperor Body also underwent an unpredictable change.
John felt his body hurt and itch all over as though he was undergoing puberty again. He felt the strength in his body constantly increasing. John almost couldn't feel the pain and only felt extremely excited.
"Ah!"
The strength within John's body burst out uncontrollably. His limbs flailed in the air in an exaggerated manner. His skin was milk-like and he emitted a holy radiance. And behind him, a pair of snow-white angel wings appeared.
However, this pair of angel wings was only an illusion and not a real existence.
John was already handsome to begin with, but now he looked even more handsome. He was like an angel from heaven, as though he was from another world.
Compared to John from the past, this John was less masculine and more feminine.
This wasn't strange, because angels had no gender.
Crack! Crack!
When John's body completed the transformation from a human to an angel, the white cocoon cracked and gradually revealed a figure in the cocoon.
It was an angel who was even more handsome than John. He had six angel wings on his back, and his blonde hair emitted a sun-like radiance. His entire body seemed to be enveloped by holy light.
When he walked out of the white cocoon, the entire world seemed to be subdued by his radiance and turned dim.
John looked at the six-winged seraphim in front of him with a fervent gaze. He felt that the power in his body was getting stronger and stronger, as if it was affected by the six-winged seraphim.
He looked down at John like a god. He extended a hand and pressed it on John's head. He said calmly, "In the name of an angel, I'll bestow you the power to be protected..."
With that holy voice, a terrifying holy light erupted from the palm of the six-winged seraphim, enveloping John's body completely in holy light. Finally, even the six-winged seraphim's body was devoured by the holy light.
After the holy light dissipated, only John was left in front of the portrait of the cathedral. However, he had an additional snow-white angel armor and six snow-white angel wings on his back. His entire body emitted terrifying holy light.
Did it succeed? How interesting. I wonder if this is the first guardian to appear. Far away in Chess Mountain's cave, a seductive woman who was chained up suddenly had a strange look in her eyes as though she had sensed something.
However, the strange expression disappeared very quickly. She looked at the cell phone floating in front of her. There were photos on the cell phone interface. The content was actually a picture of Wang Mingyuan breaking into the alternate dimension.
I didn't expect that there would be such a powerful person among the humans today. He actually devoured the guardian of the dragons? It seems that the human world isn't as boring as I thought. The seductive woman retracted her gaze and suddenly revealed a strange smile. She opened the chat app and clicked on a friend profile picture to send a message.
In the seductive woman's friend list, there were only two groups. One group had more friends, while the other group only had one person. Now, she had sent the message to the friend in that one group.
Zhou Wen was studying the Flying Immortal pose when he suddenly heard his phone ring. He knew that it was a message from The Thearch. He opened it and couldn't help but frown slightly.
"You have big trouble awaiting you." There were only six simple words on the message.
"The Thearch, I haven't offended you recently, right?" Zhou Wen replied.
"Since when did I say you offended me?" The Thearch replied.
"Then why are you giving me trouble?"
"Other than me, can't anyone else give you trouble?"
"Apart from you, should there be anyone else? " Zhou Wen asked.
"That might not be the case." The Thearch then sent another message. "I'll give you a chance. Be good and come to Chess Mountain to swear loyalty to me. I can help you tide through this calamity."
"I appreciate your kindness," Zhou Wen said.
"Alright, I'll wait for you to come to Chess Mountain to beg me." The Thearch seemed very confident.
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Chapter 525 Official Challenge
Zhou Wen knew that if The Thearch said that there was trouble, there was a high chance that it was real trouble. However, if he always remained subservient to her, there was no room for negotiation in the future.
Zhou Wen didn't wish to be a puppet that was at the mercy of others. Furthermore, he also wanted to know if his Zero Taboo could withstand The Thearch's wish powers.
While Zhou Wen became extra careful, he constantly studied the Flying Immortal stance. The Rank 10 Dragon Gate Flying Immortal Skill and Transcendent Flying Immortal had some improvement, but they had yet to take the final step needed for a breakthrough.
Zhou Wen didn't know what breaking through an Epic Rank 10 Essence Energy Skill would become. It would be best if he could break through to the Mythical stage, but it clearly wasn't that easy.
Through his battle with Torch Dragon, Zhou Wen constantly honed himself. It could be said that his posture was very similar to that of a flying immortal, but he was still lacking something. He had yet to reach that realm.
Sometimes, many inventions that shocked the world needed a flash of insight other than continuous experiments. What Zhou Wen lacked now was that glimmer of light in the darkness.
Zhou Wen could now last for more than two hours in the battle with Torch Dragon, but it was useless. Even if he lasted 99% of the time, everything was useless if he didn't kill Torch Dragon.
Zhou Wen was gaming one day when he suddenly received a call from An Sheng.
"Young Master Wen, there's something I have to tell you. This matter can only be decided by you." An Sheng's voice was a little solemn. It was different from the usual An Sheng.
"What's the matter?" Zhou Wen knew that something that could make An Sheng so serious was definitely not simple. He recalled the trouble The Thearch had mentioned.
"John of the Cape family, do you still remember this person?" An Sheng asked after some thought.
"I remember. He once came to our school," Zhou Wen answered.
"Yes, it's because he lost to you and had his Essence Energy sea crippled that he made a request to our An family to have a fair battle with you. Furthermore, he took the initiative to propose a duel in Luoyang," An Sheng said.
Zhou Wen's heart skipped a beat. He knew that the trouble The Thearch mentioned was most likely John. He remembered that The Thearch had previously chatted with John online.
"Because the other party has officially proposed a duel and is willing to come to Luoyang alone to challenge you, it's not appropriate for us to reject him on your behalf. You have to decide on this matter yourself. If you aren't willing, Young Master Wen, you can reject it," An Sheng said.
"John's Essence Energy sea should have been destroyed, right? How did he recover so quickly?" Zhou Wen asked.
"In theory, it shouldn't have been possible for him to recover so quickly. However, since he dares to challenge you in Luoyang, I'm afraid he has not only recovered, but he should also have improved." An Sheng paused for a moment before saying, "From my point of view, I don't think you need to take the risk to accept the challenge, Young Master Wen."
"You think I'll lose?" Zhou Wen was somewhat surprised. An Sheng should know that he had a Six-Winged Guardian Dragon. It was clearly unusual for him to persuade him not to accept the challenge under such circumstances.
"The Cape family has Mythical creatures as well. On the cube's ranking, there are four Mythical pets from the Cape family. I suspect that John will be bringing a Mythical Companion Beast with him this time." An Sheng shared his thoughts.
Zhou Wen didn't say a word as An Sheng continued, "Mythical Companion Beasts have their own specialties. It's very dangerous to rashly accept challenges without knowing what abilities they have. I've seen some Mythical creatures before. Their abilities are extremely unreasonable. As long as you get hit, death is certain. There's nothing you can do about that even if you're stronger than him. Just like Love Letter, we studied it for years and only attacked it after knowing its various abilities. Otherwise, we would definitely suffer heavy losses."
"I understand what you mean, but I want to accept this challenge," Zhou Wen said after some thought.
From Zhou Wen's point of view, this wasn't a battle between him and John, but a secret battle between him and The Thearch.
The Thearch seemed to play both sides, seemingly purposefully but also inadvertently making Zhou Wen rely on her more and more.
Just like the previous few times when she showed her might to him or gave him benefits, she would intentionally or unintentionally show Zhou Wen her strength and invincibility. She would inadvertently create a lofty image, as though Zhou Wen would enjoy endless benefits as long as he remained subservient to her. And if he disobeyed her, he would suffer an irresistible blow.
Although The Thearch hadn't really harmed Zhou Wen from beginning to end, Zhou Wen could sense that this wasn't a good thing.
In the past, the former principal had once said to Zhou Wen that one needed to respect everyone, but one couldn't let respect turn into reliance. Otherwise, one would lose the possibility of reaching the pinnacle because the person you relied on was your end.
Therefore, Zhou Wen wanted to accept this challenge not because he wanted to defeat John, but because he wanted to break the net that The Thearch had weaved over him. He wanted The Thearch to fail once.
"Alright, since you've already decided, I know what to do. I'll help you choose the location and time. In Luoyang, you won't be at a disadvantage. No one can use external forces to affect you, but you have to be careful. Don't underestimate John just because he has lost to you before," An Sheng said seriously.
"Thank you." Zhou Wen felt a sense of warmth in his heart. An Sheng was truly concerned about him. It had been a long time since someone cared for him.
An Sheng hung up the phone and turned to say to An Tianzuo, who was sitting behind his desk, "Overseer, Young Master Wen has decided to accept the challenge."
"Indeed, he's still too young. Since John dares to come to Luoyang alone, he must have made all the necessary preparations. The battle is extremely dangerous, so there's no need for him to take the risk," said An Tianzuo.
An Sheng smiled and asked, "Overseer, if it's you, would you accept or refuse?"
"If I accepted it, that'd be because I have the strength to deal with any situation." Although An Tianzuo didn't give a direct answer, anyone could tell that he would accept it if it were him.
"I believe Young Master Wen can handle it as well," An Sheng said.
"I'm just afraid that he will be arrogant and think that he's invincible after obtaining a Mythical Companion Beast. When that happens, he won't even know how he died," sneered An Tianzuo.
It wasn't An Sheng's place to say anything else. An Tianzuo paused before saying, "Go and set up the venue. If the empress dowager finds out that he suffered, she'll probably launch a tirade at me again."
"Yes." An Sheng accepted the order and left.
Few people knew that John was going to Luoyang to challenge Zhou Wen, but it spread among the six families. The other families found it odd.
It hadn't been long since John's Essence Energy sea was crippled, but he had recovered so quickly. He even dared to challenge Zhou Wen in Luoyang. Clearly, this was something unusual. Many families were secretly observing the matter.
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Chapter 526 Figuring Out Flying Immortal
Strangely, the Cape family seemed to have a rather strange reaction towards John challenging Zhou Wen.
After some inquiries from the other families, even they didn't know why John had challenged Zhou Wen.
"This matter is indeed a little strange. Xuan Yue, spectate the battle." Xia Dongyue said to Xia Xuanyue.
"Is it necessary?" Xia Xuanyue asked in doubt.
"Just take it as a vacation." Xia Dongyue smiled.
The reactions of the families were somewhat different. After investigations, they discovered that John wasn't challenging Zhou Wen because of the Cape family's ploy. It was just John acting as an individual. This reduced the attention on the matter.
Xia Xuanyue packed her stuff and headed to Luoyang.
Ever since she lost her Mythical Companion Beast, Xia Xuanyue hadn't been doing well. The Xia family had a higher chance of obtaining a Mythical Companion Beast than the average person thanks to the possession of a Mythical Companion Beast.
However, it still wasn't easy to obtain another Mythical Companion Beast. Even the Xia family needed a lot of investigation time before killing a Mythical creature. They needed to be fully prepared before sending their experts out with their Mythical pets. This typically took months.
And it was uncertain if a Mythical Companion Egg would drop. Even if they obtained a Mythical Companion Egg, with so many people in the Xia family in line for one, it was hard to say when it would be Xia Xuanyue's turn again.
The incubation of Mythical Companion Beasts was also a huge problem. Wild Mythical Companion Eggs required too much Essence Energy to incubate. Typical Epic humans wouldn't be able to withstand it. They needed to use some special methods, and the cost was similarly large.
After arriving in Luoyang, before the date of the duel, Xia Xuanyue went to a few famous dimensional zones in Luoyang to take a look. One of them was the famous Dragon Gate Grotto.
Xia Xuanyue proceeded to explore the caves that she could enter. When she arrived at the Lotus Flower Cave, she saw a familiar person battling with the Fairies inside.
It's him! Xia Xuanyue instantly recognized that the person battling the Fairies was Zhou Wen.
She had a deep impression of Zhou Wen. After all, she had previously stopped Zhou Wen from killing the girl. Her Mythical Companion Beast had mysteriously disappeared after that.
Furthermore, she had come to Luoyang to watch Zhou Wen and John's duel.
After watching from the side for a while, Xia Xuanyue realized that rather than a battle, Zhou Wen was imitating the Fairy's actions.
It was obvious that Zhou Wen was much stronger than the Fairy. It wouldn't be difficult for him to kill her, but he didn't do so. All he did was use a movement technique similar to the Fairy as he constantly circled around her.
Is he learning the Fairy's movement technique? Xia Xuanyue watched from the side for a while, and the more she watched, the more confused she became.
Others became better from imitating and practicing. However, Zhou Wen seemed to become worse. His originally elegant movement technique had turned stiffer and stiffer.
Xia Xuanyue had seen too many geniuses who improved from learning, but this was the first time she was seeing someone like Zhou Wen who became worse.
Zhou Wen's Flying Immortal Stance had always lacked meaning. Since he couldn't see the scenery of the immortal palace in-game, Zhou Wen decided to come to Lotus Flower Cave to fight the Fairy and directly compare the difference between the Fairy and the Flying Immortal. He wanted to see if he could figure out the reason he couldn't keep up with it.
Through actual combat, he could see some differences.
The Fairy's movement techniques were the same as the Flying Immortals Zhou Wen saw. They were both elegant and peerless, like fairies dancing in the clouds. Their stances were also very similar.
The only difference was the intent.
They were both fairies that flew, and Fairies originated from Buddhism. As for Flying Immortals, they were from Daoism. There was a huge gap between their auras, and it could even be said that they were completely different.
When Zhou Wen understood this, he immediately felt enlightened. He knew why he felt that something was amiss. It was normal for him to have a barrier when learning the Daoist's Flying Immortal stance with a Buddhist foundation.
During his battle with the Fairy, Zhou Wen constantly considered how he could resolve this problem. The more he practiced, the more he realized that the concept of Fairy was completely different from that of a Flying Immortal, maybe even the opposite. If he wanted to master the Flying Immortal Stance, he had to completely change the concept of his movement technique before he could truly master the Flying Immortal stance of Daoism.
Therefore, while fighting the Fairy, Zhou Wen constantly weakened the similarities between his movement techniques from the Fairy's, slowly wiping away the concept of the Fairy.
He planned to first master the Flying Immortal Stance before trying to see if he could fuse the two together.
This resulted in the situation that Xia Xuanyue saw. Zhou Wen's movement technique seemed to be getting worse as he practiced. It left Xia Xuanyue puzzled as to what Zhou Wen was doing.
After watching for a while, Zhou Wen's movement technique had become terrible. From Xia Xuanyue's point of view, the movement technique looked showy, but it lacked charm.
However, Xia Xuanyue soon realized that Zhou Wen's movement technique had changed again. His originally stiff movement technique seemed to become elegant again. However, this grace was different from that of a Fairy.
Strange? It seems to be a Fairy's movement technique, but why does it feel like the two movement techniques are completely different? Xia Xuanyue could sense a problem.
It was also an extremely elegant movement technique. The movement techniques of a Fairy had a dancing aura, but Zhou Wen's movement technique looked even more transcendent. It didn't have the feeling of decadence.
Zhou Wen was also pleasantly surprised. After completely erasing the concept of the Fairy movement technique, he realized that the barrier he had previously felt seemed to have vanished. His movement technique became more and more fluid.
Xia Xuanyue could not help but feel a little surprised. Despite Zhou Wen clearly imitating the Fairy's movement technique, he was able to cultivate something that was completely different. It was her first time seeing such a person.
This Zhou Wen is indeed different from the rest. It's no wonder even a peer like Lance was defeated by him. Xia Xuanyue nodded inwardly.
Ka-Cha!
Zhou Wen didn't plan on killing the Fairy, all he did was pass by the Fairy and the force from his clothes sliced through her body, causing her to die.
Having lost his opponent, Zhou Wen felt somewhat at a loss. At that moment, he was filled with inspiration and was just about to take another step forward when he suddenly lost his opponent. The inability to unleash his powers made him unable to vent his frustration.
Just as he was about to head to the depths of the cave to look for another Fairy, even if it was a few Fairy Beasts, he suddenly felt a sharp sword intent piercing through the air.
Zhou Wen was alarmed. He had been using the Truth Listener earring all this while, but he hadn't discovered that a person was here. Although this had something to do with his focus while practicing the Flying Immortal Stance, it also meant that the person was not one to be trifled with.
The sword intent was like a tidal wave. A black-clothed woman used her finger as a sword as she cut through the air. Her figure was like a long beam of light as a cold wind blew.
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Chapter 527 Path to Snatching Heaven
Zhou Wen was surprised to see that it was Xia Xuanyue.
The shocking scene of Xia Xuanyue having her ancient sword forcefully snatched by Demonic Neonate remained fresh in his mind.
Could it be that Xia Xuanyue knows that I snatched the ancient sword and specially came to settle scores with me? Zhou Wen originally wanted to explain, but Xia Xuanyue's sword intent was just too powerful and her movement techniques were too fast. He didn't even have the chance to explain.
Whether I'm right or wrong, I'll beat her first. The one with the biggest fist has the final say. Zhou Wen understood the logic and didn't wish to explain further. He used his newly learned Flying Immortal Stance to fight Xia Xuanyue.
Xia Xuanyue was many times more powerful than the Fairy. She immediately put immense pressure on Zhou Wen. Zhou Wen wasn't satisfied to begin with. So the pressure made him feel an indescribable joy as he displayed the Flying Immortal Stance he had learned.
Xia Xuanyue's movement technique was a secret art of the Xia family, named "Path to Snatching Heaven." Originally there was no path in the world. Living beings in this world needed to snatch a path from heaven to survive. That was why it had such a strange name as the Path to Snatching Heaven.
"Fighting all living beings for the space for survival means that only one can survive." This was the first sentence of the Path to Snatching Heaven. Hence, the Xia family's Path to Snatching Heaven could be said to be a battle for every inch of land. I'll walk the path you take, leaving you nowhere to go. Thus, the Path to Snatching Heaven's "snatching" was fully displayed.
Zhou Wen was initially delighted, but not long after, the carefree feeling vanished without a trace. He felt even more stifled than before.
Xia Xuanyue's movement techniques were just too domineering. Zhou Wen could only use half his movement techniques most of the time before the subsequent variations were made impossible by Xia Xuanyue. Therefore Zhou Wen had to use another move.
And this was only the beginning. Xia Xuanyue's movement technique was like a fearless bandit that constantly repressed Zhou Wen, preventing him from completing a single move. Typically, he had no choice but to change his stance midway.
There was no trace of an immortal air in the Flying Immortal's stance at all. Even that elegant feeling disappeared. The decadence made one uncomfortable just watching it.
If others could feel aggrieved seeing this, Zhou Wen felt even worse.
However, Zhou Wen was the type of person who would take the risk. The more pressure Xia Xuanyue gave him, the more spirited he became. He had to resolve the problem.
The two of them fought silently in the cave. The space available to Zhou Wen was constantly squeezed and reduced. This was the first time he had encountered such a domineering movement technique. He felt like he had nowhere to go.
If it were someone with a weak will, they would probably give up on such a battle and fight Xia Xuanyue with brute force.
However, Zhou Wen didn't do that. He continued searching for a way to break through Xia Xuanyue's suppression.
Xia Xuanyue became more and more surprised. Zhou Wen was much younger than her—about ten years. He was about the same age as Xia Bing and company.
However, Zhou Wen's determination was far beyond what Xia Bing and company could compare with.
Under her movement technique, even Xia Bing who was well-versed in the Path to Snatching Heaven could only last for a few minutes at most, and her mental fortitude would waver.
However, despite having fought her for so long, Zhou Wen remained highly focused. He constantly tried various methods to compete with her. He didn't shrink back or risk his life irresponsibly. To be able to maintain such a firm attitude despite being constantly suppressed left Xia Xuanyue somewhat astonished.
It's no wonder the An family thinks so highly of him. Just this firm willpower alone isn't something an ordinary person can compare with. Resources can be obtained slowly. Essence Energy Arts, Companion Beasts, and so on can be slowly obtained. However, if a person's willpower isn't firm, no matter how many resources they have, it will be very difficult for them to achieve anything. If Zhou Wen doesn't perish, he will definitely be a candidate to become a Mythical. Xia Xuanyue marveled inwardly.
Under Xia Xuanyue's suppression, Zhou Wen's Flying Immortal Stance constantly improved, becoming more and more otherworldly.
His heart calmed down as the pressure Xia Xuanyue exerted on him decreased.
When Xia Xuanyue saw that her Path to Snatching Heaven's pressure on Zhou Wen was reducing, she raised the strength of her sword technique, instantly pressurizing Zhou Wen.
However, this pressure didn't last long. Zhou Wen gradually stabilized the situation. His movement technique was becoming more and more extraordinary. It had the feeling of him ascending to the heavens, completely different from the previous Fairy movement technique.
Xia Xuanyue's expression turned serious too. Xia Xuanyue, who had not used her Life Soul, started using her Life Soul.
A vertical eye appeared between her eyebrows. The eye did not have a pupil, but it was as clean as a mirror.
The moment Xia Xuanyue's Life Soul appeared, Zhou Wen, who had stabilized the situation, was at a disadvantage.
This time, Zhou Wen felt like he was lacking in strength. No matter how he changed his movement technique or how perfectly he used the Flying Immortal Stance, he was still firmly suppressed by Xia Xuanyue.
The sword and person sent Zhou Wen into a repeated retreat. Even his path of retreat was sealed. It made Zhou Wen feel like he was trapped in a battle of beasts.
No... It still doesn't work... Zhou Wen realized that no matter how he changed his movement technique, Xia Xuanyue seemed to be able to predict his movements and seal off all possibilities. It made Zhou Wen feel like a bird in a cage, or like a monkey in Buddha's palm. He couldn't escape no matter what.
This pressure was different from fighting a powerful Mythical creature. In his battle against a Mythical creature, he knew he was no match for it, so he could only do his best.
However, when facing Xia Xuanyue, he clearly felt that his strength was not any weaker than hers, but he felt as though he was restricted in every manner. It was as though countless invisible threads bound him, making it impossible for him to unleash his strength.
This sort of stifling feeling was worse than not having the ability to fight.
The Slaughterer Life Soul boosted Zhou Wen's strength and speed, but it still wasn't enough to break through Xia Xuanyue's attacks. After repeatedly retreating, Zhou Wen was forced deep into the cave. Behind him was a stone wall, and there was more room for retreat.
Xia Xuanyue's suppression continued. Even Xia Xuanyue had no choice but to admit that even among her peers, there weren't many who could last so long under her sword.
This wasn't a matter of strength, but the pressure one felt. It was very easy for others to give up on themselves and put their lives on the line.
And in a true battle between experts, every single move needed to be calculated. The so-called burst of strength and desperation never existed. The more impulsive one was, the more flaws one revealed—it made it easier to die.
Under extreme circumstances, the best solution was not to risk his life but to calm themselves down. Even when one was bleeding and injured, one had to constantly keep calm and think of a way to solve the problem. That was the only way out.
Under such pressure, Zhou Wen had already pushed the Flying Immortal Stance to its limits, but he was still unable to match up to Xia Xuanyue. This made him involuntarily think of the female immortal who had torn out of the door.
Perhaps only such a movement technique can break through the opponent's suppression. Zhou Wen's eyes burned as countless thoughts flashed through his mind.
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Chapter 528 Wanting to Win
The image of the Fairy tearing out of the entrance had been replayed countless times in Zhou Wen's mind. It wasn't difficult to imitate the Fairy's stance, but it was difficult for him to understand the insights and profundity within.
Through his understanding of the Flying Immortal Stance, Zhou Wen had gained some understanding of the fairy who tore out of the entrance. However, he didn't know what effects these insights might have.
However, he was already in a desperate situation. Zhou Wen couldn't care less. At the instant Xia Xuanyue's Sword Technique sealed off all his escape routes, he used Transcendent Flying Immortal.
This Transcendent Flying Immortal technique was completely different from the previous Transcendent Flying Immortal. Although the moves were the same, the concept was completely different.
In the past, Transcendent Flying Immortal was extremely domineering, but now, it had a free and unrestrained feeling that transcended the mortal world. If one had to use a single word to describe it, Zhou Wen felt that this was what a true "immortal" was. Immortals in the traditional view of East District definitely weren't overbearing in a peerless manner.
Immortals and deities were two completely different concepts. The power represented by deities made them revered by others because of the authority they had in certain aspects; therefore, deities were rulers.
The Chinese character for 'immortal' was the word 'human' and 'mountain' combined. The original meaning was about people seeking transcendence in the mortals. Immortality was simply a pursuit, a form of growth. From a certain perspective, one could even say that they were completely different from the deities who represented power.
Previously, Transcendent Flying Immortal was overly domineering and was closer to a deity. Now, the Transcendent Flying Immortal that Zhou Wen was using had the air of an immortal.
Xia Xuanyue's Life Soul was known as Catoptric Eyes. It could allow her to enter an extraordinary ethereal state. Under that ethereal state, not only could she strengthen her physique, but it could also allow her to possess the power of clairvoyance. Although she could not really see the future, she could foresee her opponent's actions, but it was not 100% accurate.
Relying on the power of the Catoptric Eyes and the Path to Snatching Heaven, coupled with her outstanding sword techniques, Xia Xuanyue was a rather terrifying person in her generation. Some even believed that she could be compared to An Tianzuo, who was about the same age.
In fact, even amongst the older generation, there weren't many who could match Xia Xuanyue, let alone her peers.
Xia Xuanyue had already pushed Zhou Wen to a corner and was just about to stop. She wasn't really planning on fighting a life and death battle with Zhou Wen to begin with. She only felt that Zhou Wen desired more opportunities to use his movement technique. She also wanted to see how far he could go with it. Therefore, she took the initiative to be Zhou Wen's sparring partner to force him to showcase his movement technique.
Zhou Wen's performance had already surprised her. His movement technique was already comparable to the top movement techniques of the six families, but that was all.
Being able to match a top-notch movement technique didn't mean that he could match a top-notch person. In fact, Zhou Wen's movement technique wasn't her match.
Just as she was about to stop, Xia Xuanyue's pupils constricted. This was because her Catoptric Eyes suddenly seemed to lose their effect, preventing her from deducing Zhou Wen's trajectory.
The Catoptric Eyes weren't just having bouts of clairvoyance for no reason. An illusion that reflected in her eye constantly predicted her opponent's reactions, allowing Xia Xuanyue to know what the opponent might do next so that she could be prepared in advance or deal with them in a targeted manner.
The deduction was extremely fast, just like a computer processing data. Feedback would appear in Xia Xuanyue's mind in an instant. There was no need for complicated thoughts, as they could be synchronized with the battle.
However, the present situation was different. The Catoptric Eyes were unable to deduce Zhou Wen's subsequent reactions. Or rather, there were too many subsequent reactions, so they were pointless as a reference.
Just like a person walking on a three-pronged road without considering the path they came from, Xia Xuanyue could easily determine which path the person would choose from the two paths. The chance of determining the correct path was very high, and it was also very easy to prepare for it. At most, she could make preparations for both paths.
But now, Zhou Wen seemed to be standing at a bustling fork with at least a hundred forks. Even if her Catoptric Eyes could deduce all the possibilities, it was meaningless. It would be impossible for Xia Xuanyue to seal off so many subsequent challenges.
The present Zhou Wen gave Xia Xuanyue such a feeling. His movement techniques appeared unpredictable, and even Xia Xuanyue couldn't predict his trajectory.
At that moment, the boundary between the Dragon Gate Flying Immortal Art and the Transcendent Flying Immortal began to blur. There was no longer any difference between movement techniques and attack moves. It could be unleashed as he wished, but it possessed an unfathomable profundity.
Elegant!
Xia Xuanyue could only use that word to describe Zhou Wen's movement technique. Regardless of how domineering her sword techniques and Path to Snatching Heaven were, they didn't seem to pose a threat to him.
And Zhou Wen's casual actions made Xia Xuanyue feel immense pressure. Wherever his clothes passed, cracks would appear in the void.
Xia Xuanyue realized that she couldn't keep up with Zhou Wen's speed.
She couldn't help but turn serious. She treated Zhou Wen as an equal, not like before when she only wanted to see what Zhou Wen could accomplish.
Xia Xuanyue's movement technique was domineering and Zhou Wen's movement technique was elegant. The two completely different movement techniques constantly clashed, benefiting Zhou Wen and Xia Xuanyue greatly.
In terms of talent, Xia Xuanyue was not weaker than anyone else. Not many people in the Xia Clan could master the Path to Snatching Heaven, and Xia Xuanyue had gained basic mastery when she was just twelve.
But at her current level, be it her Path to Snatching Heaven movement technique or her own level or realm, she had reached a bottleneck.
To advance to the Mythical stage from the Epic stage was as difficult as ascending to the heavens. It was already difficult enough to nurture a Mythical pet. It required large amounts of resources, but for humans to advance to the Mythical stage on their own, it was hundreds or thousands of times more difficult than nurturing a Mythical pet.
There were many members of the six families with resources and talent, but in all these years, how many people could truly advance to the Mythical stage?
With a perfect Life Soul, unparalleled movement and sword techniques, and a Mythical pet, Xia Xuanyue, who wasn't even thirty years old, was already standing at the pinnacle of the human race.
It's lonely at the top. In Xia Xuanyue's eyes, it was not a compliment, but a sense of sorrow. She had no path to herself.
Therefore, even when she lost her Mythical Companion Beast, Xia Xuanyue didn't think too much about it. This was because she was always stuck. Even if she waited for a few years for a Mythical Companion Beast, things would still be the same. It didn't make much of a difference to her.
However, today's battle with Zhou Wen had stirred up her long-awaited desire for victory and a breakthrough. Even her long-tired thoughts seemed to become active.
Victory had become a matter of course in the past few years, not a pursuit. However, Xia Xuanyue was trying to win now.
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Chapter 529 John"s Arrival
With the sword and body combined, Xia Xuanyue fused her sword techniques and movement techniques into one, no longer separating them from each other. The body was the sword, and the sword was the body. Only then could she resist Zhou Wen's Transcendent Flying Immortal.
The two of them gradually realized that although their movement techniques looked completely different and were even diametrically opposite, they also seemed to complement each other.
The Path to Snatching Heaven was created on the principle of human strength and the concept of taking fate into one's hands. As for Zhou Wen's concept of immortal, it was also a product of human pursuit for transcendence.
However, one was to conquer nature while the other was to return to nature. It could be said that the same pursuit had led to two completely different paths.
In a battle between two techniques, it was difficult to determine who was better. No one could gain the upper hand.
Both of them were pursuing a breakthrough and wanted to suppress each other. However, with every bit of insight they gained, they found their opponents were stronger than before. No matter how hard they tried, they could not defeat the other.
This was the first time they had encountered such a tenacious opponent. Each of them racked their brains, pushed themselves to the limits, and constantly gained revelations and countermeasures.
The two figures in the Lotus Flower Cave constantly intersected like two streams of light. Wherever the streams of light went, forces such as saber beams and sword beams followed. Just the force produced by the fluttering of clothes could easily cut through rocks, leaving behind marks like sword slashes.
Wherever the two of them went, the Fairy Beasts and Fairies were torn apart by the blade beams. The surrounding rocks also shattered, and the Lotus Flower Cave was battle-scarred.
Zhou Wen had already grasped the concept of the fairy who tore through the entrance. He could perfectly match it with Transcendent Flying Immortal, but he had ultimately failed to defeat Xia Xuanyue. He couldn't help but wonder...
I wonder if it'll work if I fuse the two different concepts of Fairy and Flying Immortal into Transcendent Flying Immortal! Zhou Wen thought to himself.
This was definitely a crazy and bold idea. The moves were the same, but the concepts were different. It might not be impossible.
Zhou Wen's mind was constantly bubbling as he waited for the opportunity.
Xia Xuanyue was also pondering. The Xia family was originally an ancient family in the East District. Before the dimensional storms, they had a deep cultural heritage.
Therefore, after the dimensional storms, the Xia family received Essence Energy Arts early. There were even many Essence Energy Arts and techniques that the Xia family had learned from ancient culture.
The Path to Snatching Heaven was an example. Many of the Xia family's Essence Energy Arts were the same. Outsiders only believed that the Xia family was powerful because it had produced one of the Six Federation Heroes.
However, they didn't know that even without the Xia family's hero, they wouldn't be any weaker.
Therefore, the Xia family had the confidence to abandon the famous Invincible Connate Divine Art. This was because even without the Invincible Connate Divine Art, the Essence Energy Art that the Xia family possessed was enough to make them stand tall in the world of experts.
The Essence Energy Art that Xia Xuanyue cultivated was one of the Essence Energy Arts that the Xia family had learned in ancient culture. It was called the "Great Emperor Sutra."
However, as it was derived from ancient culture, it wasn't as complete as a ready-made Essence Energy Art. After generations of the Xia family researched and improved it, the Great Emperor Sutra was completed in Xia Xuanyue's generation, with the Mortal, Legendary, and Epic stage done.
However, after reaching the Epic stage, no one knew how to proceed. The Great Emperor Sutra did not have any subsequent followup, so they had to rely on themselves to figure things out.
Xia Xuanyue had been studying the Great Emperor Sutra, but her improvement was limited. In the past couple of years, she had completely stopped progressing. Even though she had read a lot of ancient books, trying to find a direction for a breakthrough through was minuscule.
However, the battle with Zhou Wen gave Xia Xuanyue new ideas.
How difficult is it to snatch paths from the Heavens? As the leader of the human race, the Emperor is the one who will face Heaven's Path most directly... A thought was sprouting in Xia Xuanyue's mind.
The two figures continued to clash. Suddenly, the two of them seemed to come to a tacit understanding and simultaneously withdrew from the battle. Both of them stood at the end of the cave and stared at their opponent. There seemed to be a strange energy brewing within their bodies, like the calm before the storm.
They were in one of the dimensionalized Lotus Flower Caves. On top of the cave was an intricate lotus flower pattern, and there was even a Fairy flying around it.
As the two of them stood in silence, a distorted space suddenly appeared in the middle of the lotus flower pattern. A creature emerged from the lotus flower, appearing right in the middle of the two of them.
It was a Fairy. When the Fairy appeared, a terrifying power suddenly erupted from within the cave.
In an instant, the Fairy seemed to be sliced apart by countless sword beams, turning into fragments. Zhou Wen and Xia Xuanyue's auras were also stirred as they moved involuntarily.
Zhou Wen's body went from extreme stillness to extreme movement as he instantly streaked across the void. He looked elegant and graceful, but it made it impossible for anyone to react.
Despite being visible to the naked eye, one's brain was unable to fire the order to react. One could only watch as the figure flitted away. The despair was enough to destroy a person's soul.
However, not only did Xia Xuanyue react, but she also took a step forward. The sword intent on her seemed to shatter the heavens. With unparalleled conviction, she faced Zhou Wen's terrifying strike.
Blood bloomed like flowers!
Xia Xuanyue's finger stopped at Zhou Wen's glabella. As for Zhou Wen's finger, it was stuck to Xia Xuanyue's swan-like neck. Drops of blood slid down their fingers.
...
John had come to Luoyang again. This was not his first time here, but his mood was completely different from the last time he came.
Zhou Wen, it's time for you to pay the price for your actions. John walked on Luoyang's streets. His handsome angel-like face attracted the attention of the passers-by.
There were many handsome men, but they had never seen anyone as handsome as John.
However, John was completely different from the princely gentleman he used to be. There was no expression on his face, and he was as perfect as a sculpture. His every move was elegant and dignified.
"Mr. John, welcome to Luoyang." An Sheng stood in front of the car and greeted John with a smile.
Although he wasn't as handsome as John, for some reason he didn't seem to pale in comparison when standing in front of him.
Two girls who stood on the street opposite them were momentarily lost as to who was more charming.
"Where's Zhou Wen?" John looked at An Sheng and asked coldly. It was as though he held zero concern about anyone apart from Zhou Wen.
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Chapter 530 Divine Skill
Zhou Wen returned to his dorm and looked at the blood-colored avatar's information with his mysterious phone. He had a smile that appeared as though he had hit the lottery.
Transcendent Flying Immortal: Mythical
Just one word made Zhou Wen feel sweet inside and out. The Dragon Gate Fairy Skill and Dragon Gate Flying Immortal Skill he had learned previously had vanished, leaving behind only one Transcendent Flying Immortal skill.
Furthermore, this skill didn't have any rank. What was even more strange was that there wasn't any Essence Energy consumption.
However, Zhou Wen soon understood why Transcendent Flying Immortal didn't have any Essence Energy expenditure. This was because he could use it as he wished. He could freely control how much Essence Energy he expended, so there was naturally no limit to it.
If only advancing to the Mythical stage could be as simple as that, Zhou Wen thought greedily.
Unfortunately, his Life Soul hadn't advanced to the Perfect stage yet. It was too early to think about the Mythical stage. His most important Life Soul, Slaughterer, was still in its Primordial Body form and had yet to advance.
Regardless, having a divine skill raises my strength greatly. If I can train all my skills to a divine level, I'll be really impressive. Zhou Wen tried some other skills and realized that it would be difficult for him to train his skills to Rank 10, much less advance to a Mythical level.
In fact, although a divine skill was much easier than advancing to the Mythical stage, not everyone could comprehend a divine skill at the Epic stage.
The reason Zhou Wen was able to comprehend it was partly because of his talent and partly because he had sufficient resources. If he didn't have so many foundation skills or hadn't watched the phenomenon of the fairy tearing out of the entrance, it would be impossible for him to advance to the Mythical level.
Another important reason was that his opponent was powerful enough. Moreover, his opponent's technique was a perfect match for his Transcendent Flying Immortal. Both sides had gained new insights before he advanced to the Mythical level.
Zhou Wen guessed that Xia Xuanyue's move had probably advanced to the Mythical level as well. However, she didn't have the mysterious phone to read the information about herself. Even so, she likely knew deep down what had happened.
The heritage of the six families is truly terrifying. Just any random woman has such capabilities. Zhou Wen increasingly felt that the six families had a strong foundation.
However, he was thinking too much. Xia Xuanyue was a top expert among the six families. They weren't as common as Zhou Wen imagined.
Just as he was admiring his divine skill, his phone suddenly rang. It was An Sheng.
"Young Master Wen, John has arrived in Luoyang. He came alone. He didn't bring a single person from the Cape family," An Sheng said.
Zhou Wen knew that An Sheng meant that since John had dared to come to Luoyang alone, he definitely wasn't completely unprepared. He was also reminding Zhou Wen to be careful.
How could An Sheng know that Zhou Wen was more careful than he imagined? This was because Zhou Wen knew that he wasn't only facing John, but also the terrifying Thearch.
"Where's the battle location? What time is it?" Zhou Wen asked.
"Tomorrow. It'll be held in the city's arena. The venue has been set up. We definitely won't let any external forces affect your battle with John. You can rest assured about this. We've even invited the Zhang family and the Xia family to watch the battle as witnesses to prevent the Cape family from making an issue afterward. People from the Dugu family will also come, but they haven't arrived yet. They may appear tomorrow." An Sheng explained the general situation.
"Ah Sheng, have you met John? Do you feel that he's different from before?" When Zhou Wen asked this question, he was thinking about the words The Thearch had accidentally sent him.
"He's indeed a little different. He looks very confident and his aura is very strong. It's far from the standard of a Legendary. This person is definitely not simple," An Sheng said.
"Nothing else?" Zhou Wen asked.
"What else?" An Sheng didn't know what Zhou Wen was referring to.
"Do you feel that John's looks, temper, or voice are different from before?" Zhou Wen didn't know how to put it.
"His temper could be a little different from before. He looks cold, as though he doesn't care about anything. He's like a high and mighty god. The way he looks at us is like looking at ants," An Sheng said after some thought.
"It's not that. Let's put it this way. Don't you feel that he's a little effeminate?" Zhou Wen asked again.
"Not really," An Sheng said after some thought.
Zhou Wen thought, Could it be that The Thearch's message wasn't sent to John?
An Sheng said that he would pick Zhou Wen up tomorrow. He told him to make preparations for battle.
...
The biggest arena in Luoyang was mainly used for Companion Beasts to battle. It was mostly a performance-type battle, but the military had sealed the arena today. Only a few people who were invited could enter the arena.
Xia Xuanyue was among the crowd. As soon as she entered the arena, she saw a man with a sword on his back standing in front of the guardrail of the arena.
Dugu Ge? Xia Xuanyue was slightly surprised to see the man. She never expected him to come to Luoyang.
Dugu Ge was slightly older than Xia Xuanyue and An Tianzuo by a few years. He had just reached his thirties and Xia Xuanyue had always heard about this legend.
Among the six families, Dugu Ge had a very special nickname: "The only man in the Dugu family who doesn't cower."
It wasn't that the men of the Dugu family were really cowardly. However, they specialized in movement techniques, so when others fought with the Dugu family, they couldn't even touch their bodies. It was extremely depressing and humbling, which was why they mocked the Dugu family for being cowardly.
In such a family clan, Dugu Ge was quite different. He didn't use his movement techniques to win battles. When he was out traveling, he had defeated the six families and made them accept the loss wholeheartedly. Among those around the same age as Dugu Ge, no one could beat him.
Unfortunately, Dugu Ge was a little older than them and didn't join the battle between An Tianzuo and the six families' younger generation. The six families believed that Dugu Ge was definitely no weaker than An Tianzuo and might even be stronger.
Back when Dugu Ge went to the Xia family to challenge them, Xia Xuanyue was only ten years old. However, she had a deep impression of him because even her cousin, whom she had idolized since she was young, was unable to defeat Dugu Ge.
In recent years, she had rarely heard of Dugu Ge. She heard that he spent time conquering a large dimensional zone in the South District. She never expected to see him here.
"I remember you. You're Loser's sister, right?" Dugu Ge looked at Xia Xuanyue and recalled.
"My brother's name is Xia Liuchuan, not Loser." Xia Xuanyue said in a depressed tone.
"It's all the same." Dugu Ge said that and turned to look at the arena. He saw a handsome man standing in the arena.
"That young man from the Cape's family is very scary," Dugu Ge said to Xia Xuanyue.
Xia Xuanyue was slightly surprised. She didn't expect Dugu Ge to have such a high opinion of John. It was truly terrifying for Dugu Ge to say the word 'scary'.
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Chapter 531 Inside the Cocoon
Xia Xuanyue could not help but look at John. Although he used to have the title of Saint, titles were just a joke in the six families.
Ignoring Xia Xuanyue's generation, even amongst John's peers, there was also a freak like Lance. John paled in comparison.
Now that John had actually been praised by Dugu Ge, Xia Xuanyue could not help but take a closer look at him.
John stood in the arena like an ancient Greek statue. Despite just standing there, he gave off a beautiful, holy feeling. His aura was indeed very strong, making him likely to be at the Epic stage. However, Xia Xuanyue did not know what horror Dugu Ge was referring to.
"Why do you say that?" Xia Xuanyue walked up to Dugu Ge and asked curiously.
"He has a special power," Dugu Ge said as he looked at John.
"Special?" Xia Xuanyue did not understand what Dugu Ge meant by special.
Many Essence Energy Arts, Essence Energy Skills, Pets, Life Providences, and Life Souls could be called special powers. This description was just too general.
Dugu Ge said, "I entered a dimensional zone with Loser. In that dimensional zone, I found a black cocoon. Did he tell you about it?"
"No, but I've heard of such cocoons. The six families have similar records. There will be similar cocoons in certain mysterious dimensional zones. However, there will be powerful Mythical creatures nearby. No one knows what's inside the cocoons. Most people have guessed that they might be the descendants of Mythical creatures," said Xia Xuanyue.
"No, they are definitely not the descendants of ordinary Mythical creatures. Back then, Loser and I cracked a black cocoon and saw the creature inside. It was completely different from the Mythical creature that protected it. It was an even more terrifying existence," Dugu Ge said as his gaze landed on John. He said affirmatively, "There's a similar aura on John, but it's not quite the same."
"What kind of creature is it? Why has my brother never mentioned it?" Xia Xuanyue asked.
"I don't know. We originally thought that with our strength and Mythical pets, it wouldn't be difficult for us to take the black cocoon even if we couldn't defeat the Mythical creature guarding it. In the end, we used all our strength and only managed to crack open a tiny hole. We were nearly killed by the creature outside the black cocoon. As for the creature inside the black cocoon, it just waved its hand," Dugu Ge paused before continuing, "and Loser suffered serious injuries. You can say that we barely escaped death. He recuperated at my house for nearly six months before he recovered."
"I remember now. A year ago, my brother went to the South District. He said that he would be traveling for a month or two, but he only came back after almost a year. It should be that time, right?" Xia Xuanyue paused for a moment before continuing, "Ever since he came back, my brother seems to have changed. He's checking up on documents every day as if he's researching something. He's acting mysteriously. When I ask him, he doesn't tell me what he's studying."
"It was probably then. Anyone who has seen such a terrifying creature would not be indifferent. However, it was too dangerous. He probably didn't want you to worry and was afraid that you would stop him from going again. That's why he didn't tell you," said Dugu Ge.
"You're saying that John has the aura of that kind of creature?" Xia Xuanyue looked at John with a strange expression.
"Yes, but it's different. I'm not sure if it's the same aura," Dugu Ge said.
"What are you talking about?" A voice came from behind. A long-haired man in a robe walked over.
The man looked ordinary, but his eyes were exceptionally good-looking. They weren't considered big, nor were they double eyelids, but the contours were especially aesthetic.
"Zhang Chunqiu, why are you willing to come out?" Dugu Ge looked at the man in surprise.
Dugu Ge hadn't lost when he challenged the young scions of the six families years ago. However, there were also people who could fight him to a draw. Zhang Chunqiu was one of them.
In that era, the geniuses of the six families were numerous. They were known as the Golden Generation. Perhaps that generation had used up all the luck of the six families, and with four to five years as a demarcation line, the number of outstanding people who were born after that was few and far between. When it came to John's generation, only Lance was outstanding, while the others were lacking.
On the contrary, amazing geniuses outside of the six great family clans appeared.
"The An family requested our Zhang family to bear witness, so I came." Zhang Chunqiu walked to Dugu Ge's side and sat down in the spectator stand.
"Over such a small event, you came instead of Zhang Xiao?" Dugu Ge didn't believe it.
"The world hasn't been peaceful recently, and the Fiend Tomb has been stirring. With the appearance of the black cubes, I feel like something big is about to happen, so I came out to take a look," Zhang Chunqiu said.
"Something happened with the Fiend Tomb?" Dugu Ge and Xia Xuanyue were shocked.
They knew that the Zhang family had been guarding the Fiend Tomb for years. Many generations of people had ended up being buried there, which was why the creatures in the Fiend Tomb were unable to cause trouble in the human world.
If something really happened to the Fiend Tomb, the Zhang family would definitely be affected.
"It's temporarily stabilized, so I can come out for a walk." Zhang Chunqiu's gaze landed on John, and his eyes narrowed slightly. "This John has something interesting about him."
"You can tell, too?" Dugu Ge sat down beside Zhang Chunqiu.
Xia Xuanyue also sat down. Compared to Zhang Chunqiu and Dugu Ge's generation, her talent and strength were not inferior. However, she lacked their experience.
Years ago, there were very few Mythical Companion Eggs amongst the six families. It was unlike now where they could just give Xia Xuanyue a Mythical Companion Egg.
Back then, if they wanted a Mythical Companion Egg, they had to take the risk in the dimensional zones. This resulted in a difference in experience.
However, their generation was also the most tragic generation when it came to deaths. Very few managed to retrieve Mythical Creatures alive.
"I just came to take a look since it's along the way. I didn't expect to see anything so interesting. However, his opponent is a little weak. I wonder if he can force that thing out," Zhang Chunqiu said.
"Not necessarily. Although I don't know how terrifying that thing is, John's opponent is definitely not weak," Xia Xuanyue said.
Zhang Chunqiu smiled. "Zhou Wen should be Wang Mingyuan's student, right? Speaking of which, I really wanted to meet Wang Mingyuan. Unfortunately, I missed the opportunity."
Dugu Ge said, "To be able to defeat Lance, he can't be weak. However, he hasn't had much time to grow. I wonder how far he has progressed."
As the trio spoke, Zhou Wen entered the venue. Everyone couldn't help but look over.
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Chapter 532 The Appearance of the Six-Winged Seraphim
"Tsk, look at his Life Providence. He's indeed extraordinary. It's not easy to have one even among the six families," Zhang Chunqiu said with narrowed eyes as he sized up Zhou Wen.
"This person's aura is deep and reserved, and his eyes are resolute. If he doesn't die, he will definitely be able to achieve something in the future." Dugu Ge nodded.
"In recent years, outstanding talents have appeared from all over the world. On the contrary, although there are many talented people born in our six families, they lack the light from providence and perseverance," Zhang Chunqiu sighed.
Xia Xuanyue and Dugu Ge remained silent. What Zhang Chunqiu said was something that they were all worried about. The six families seemed to be getting worse with each generation, and they no longer seemed favored by providence.
However, this was a problem that no one could solve. If one's son was lacking, the father could only worry.
"Zhou Wen, we finally meet again." John was standing quietly in the square with his eyes closed. The moment Zhou Wen stepped into the venue, he opened his eyes and stared intently at him.
"I don't want to see you that much." As Zhou Wen spoke, he couldn't help but glance at John's crotch.
Fortunately, he couldn't see anything through his clothes. Of course, Zhou Wen only subconsciously took a glance. He didn't really want to see anything that burned his eyes, so he didn't use Truth Listener's hearing ability to take a gander at that spot.
"From today onwards, you probably won't have the chance to see me again. Today, I'm going to make you repay what you owe me and my sister, along with the interest. I'll let you have a taste of having your Essence Energy sea crippled. That feeling of living a life worse than death," John said coldly.
"I'm afraid I'll disappoint you," Zhou Wen said firmly.
It was easy to kill Zhou Wen, but it was impossible to cripple his Essence Energy sea because he didn't have any.
John didn't say a word as he walked towards Zhou Wen.
An Sheng led many soldiers to guard the stands and he watched every action.
In the An family's study, An Tianzuo was watching the battle through the surveillance footage from his phone.
In the cave in Chess Mountain, The Thearch was also looking at her phone. The scene was the same as An Tianzuo's phone.
"You won't be able to escape from my palm." Upon seeing Zhou Wen on the screen, The Thearch's seductive eyes narrowed slightly.
"Zhou Wen, accept the judgment of God," John said as he raised his hand up high. Holy light spewed out from his hand and transformed into a towering Blade of Holy Light that slashed down at Zhou Wen. It was the famous Holy Light Judgment of the Cape family. One had to possess the hero bloodline of the Cape family to cultivate this terrifying Essence Energy Skill.
Zhou Wen had seen this move before, but it wasn't as terrifying as it was now. Clearly, John's strength had already reached the peak of the Epic stage.
Zhou Wen had no intention of retreating. He also raised his arm and slashed out a blood-colored wheel. It was none other than the Demonic Astral Wheel.
The blood-red wheel of light collided with the Blade of Holy Light and shattered with a terrifying explosion. The light blade and the light wheel tore apart, forming a shock wave that directly lifted the ground of the arena. The surface of the steel-concrete structure ebbed like a wave.
With just one strike, the ground was destroyed.
"Not bad. At this age, he has already reached the Epic stage. He's much stronger than we were back then," said Zhang Chunqiu with a smile.
Dugu Ge nodded slightly. "He's indeed very strong. I wonder if he has a Mythical Companion Beast?"
"It's hard to say. An Tianzuo is a little terrifying. Perhaps he can get a Mythical Companion Egg for Zhou Wen," Zhang Chunqiu said.
In the arena, John waved his arms. He repeatedly cast Holy Light Judgment attacks at him. Such a terrifying power seemed to be casually unleashed.
Zhou Wen had no intention of drawing his saber. At the same time, he brandished the Demonic Astral Wheel to fight John, shattering all the Holy Light Judgment attacks.
Dugu Ge and the others originally thought that such a battle would not last for long because the Holy Light Judgment consumed a huge amount of Essence Energy. Even with the hero bloodline and constitution of the Cape family, it was impossible to use it multiple times.
Although they had never seen Zhou Wen's Essence Energy Skill before, it was clearly an extremely draining Essence Energy Skill for it to be able to resist the Holy Light Judgment. It also couldn't be delivered forever.
But soon, they were surprised to discover that both John and Zhou Wen were able to continuously slash out Essence Energy Skills without any signs of exhaustion. In a blink of an eye, more than ten Holy Light Judgment attacks and Demonic Astral Wheels were slashed out.
The entire arena was a mess. The terrifying collision created huge craters in the ground.
Seeing that Holy Light Judgment couldn't gain the upper hand, John didn't plan on continuing. He stopped and stared at Zhou Wen. "I never expected you to come this far. It looks like I've underestimated you."
"Your improvement isn't slow either, but is that all?" Zhou Wen stared at John.
Although repeated unleashing of such Essence Energy attacks was indeed very powerful, it was nothing to Zhou Wen.
If John had really contacted The Thearch, his strength wouldn't be that simple. After all, The Thearch knew that Zhou Wen had two Mythical pets—Six-Winged and Truth Listener.
Under such circumstances, The Thearch still believed that he was no match for John and even wanted him to beg for mercy at Chess Mountain. No matter how he thought about it, it was impossible for John's strength to be limited to this.
Furthermore, Zhou Wen also sensed a familiar yet unfamiliar aura from John.
John didn't fly into a rage because of Zhou Wen's provocation. His expression didn't change as he looked up at the sky and said, "Zhou Wen, you were indeed stronger than me in the past. You are indeed a genius. Even I have to admire you for reaching such a level in such a short period of time."
"What you said is rather pertinent," Zhou Wen said with a smile.
John continued expressionlessly, "But it's different now. No matter how talented you are and how hard you work, you're ultimately a mere mortal."
"As for me, I'm the one chosen by God. I'll become God." John's eyes turned fervent as a terrifying holy light rose from his body. White holy light illuminated the entire arena. The ordinary soldiers could not even open their eyes.
"What's that? A Mythical Companion Beast?" When the light weakened, everyone stared at the spot behind John in shock.
A six-winged seraphim with holy light was floating behind him.
When the ordinary soldiers saw the six-winged seraphim, they actually had the urge to kneel and worship it.
Dugu Ge and Zhang Chunqiu looked at each other and saw the surprise and excitement in each other's eyes. They had clearly realized something.
Zhou Wen also stared at the six-winged seraphim. He also sensed that there was something amiss with the six-winged seraphim's aura. It wasn't an ordinary Companion Beast, but it was somewhat similar to the creatures inside the white cocoons.
"What a terrifying aura. Is it a Mythical Companion Beast?" Xia Xuanyue had never seen the creatures inside the cocoons, so she naturally didn't know what it was.
"No, that's an existence even more terrifying than a Mythical Companion Beast," said Dugu Ge.
"Could it be..." Xia Xuanyue immediately guessed what it was.
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Chapter 533 Mythical Power
John opened his arms as though he was hugging the sky. The six-winged seraphim transformed into feathers that flew towards his body, turning into an angel armor that enveloped John's body.
However, that angelic armor seemed to grow on John's body and had already become a part of him. The six wings of the seraphim angel unfurled behind him, exuding a holy glow. Together with the holy armor and his handsome face, he really looked like a god.
Everyone's eyes were focused on John. Even a blind man could sense the terrifying energy fluctuations emanating from him.
"Is that the creature inside the cocoon? It doesn't look like a Companion Beast, but it seems different from ordinary dimensional creatures." Xia Xuanyue frowned as she pondered.
Dugu Ge and Zhang Chunqiu looked at John without saying a word, but the look in their eyes was a little strange.
An Sheng looked at Zhou Wen worriedly. John's situation was indeed a little odd. He wasn't sure if Zhou Wen could handle it.
An Tianzuo looked at the surveillance footage on his phone and frowned.
The six angelic wings on John's back flapped slightly as his body floated in midair. He looked coldly at Zhou Wen and said, "Zhou Wen, I'll tell you now what the difference between a god and a human is."
With that said, John extended his hand and aimed his palm at Zhou Wen.
John shot out a beam of light from his palm. It was unbelievably fast, as though it was holy light that could destroy everything.
Boom!
The entire arena exploded like a volcanic eruption. The protective shield shattered and the arena shook.
"Mythical power," Dugu Ge said with a serious expression.
"It's indeed power at the Mythical stage." Zhang Chunqiu nodded slightly.
Xia Xuanyue had had a Mythical Companion Beast before and knew that John's strike was definitely at the Mythical stage. She couldn't help but be alarmed.
The strength at the Mythical stage wasn't new, but typically speaking, it was released from a Mythical Companion Beast. However, John released the strike himself; it wasn't a Companion Beast's strength.
There was a huge difference. No matter how powerful a Companion Beast was, it was only a tool. It was like a firearm. The person who used the firearm didn't become stronger.
But now, John displayed strength that showed that he had become much stronger. Not only did he improve his destructive power, but his physical constitution had also increased to another level.
The explosion dimmed and everyone immediately realized that Zhou Wen hadn't been injured by the terrifying force. A gigantic white six-winged dragon appeared in front of him. It was the dragon that had blocked John's attack.
"Six-Winged Guardian Dragon? So that's Zhou Wen's Companion Beast!" Dugu Ge said in surprise.
Xia Xuanyue and Zhang Chunqiu were somewhat surprised. They never expected the first Mythical Companion Beast on the ranking to belong to Zhou Wen. They originally imagined that it belonged to a local bigwig.
Inside Chess Mountain, The Thearch saw Zhou Wen's Six-Winged Guardian Dragon through the video on her phone. She curled her lips and said, "Isn't it a little too naive to use a Six-Winged Guardian Dragon to fight a Guardian?"
John looked at the Six-Winged Guardian Dragon and said coldly, "So that Six-Winged Guardian Dragon belongs to you. Unfortunately, even if you have a powerful Mythical pet, it's impossible to change the fate of defeat."
With that said, John made the sign of the cross on the front of his chest. The six wings on his back glowed brightly as terrifying energy fluctuations condensed once again, bursting forth with even more terrifying light waves than before.
The Six-Winged Guardian Dragon roared as the sanctified body burst forth with a blazing-white flame, colliding with John's beam.
Boom!
The two forces collided and exploded. The Six-Winged Guardian Dragon's huge body tore open a deep ditch on the ground. It retreated more than ten meters before finally stopping.
The Six-Winged Guardian Dragon roared angrily. It flapped its six wings and charged towards John.
John's expression did not change, but his body disappeared as if he had teleported. When he reappeared, he was already in front of the Six-Winged Guardian Dragon. Using terrifying holy light, his fist struck the Six-Winged Guardian Dragon's chin.
The massive body of the Six-Winged Guardian Dragon was thrown in the air by the uppercut.
John's figure flashed again and he arrived in front of the Six-Winged Dragon that was rising up like a ray of light. He punched out expressionlessly, causing the Six-Winged Guardian Dragon to sway left and right. Dragon blood spewed wildly from its mouth, and finally, John punched its head and sent it flying.
Boom!
The Six-Winged Guardian Dragon crashed into the spectator stands, causing half of the arena to collapse.
The thing An Sheng was worried about happened in the end. Even the Six-Winged Guardian Dragon couldn't match John. John, who was floating in the air, was now like a saint that had descended upon the world to represent God.
"What are your thoughts on this?" Dugu Ge asked Zhang Chunqiu.
"Very strong, but it's still within the scope of a Mythical stage," Zhang Chunqiu said after some thought.
Dugu Ge nodded in agreement before saying, "Unfortunately, Zhou Wen's Mythical Companion Beast has been defeated. He shouldn't be able to continue fighting. It will be difficult for him to force out the full strength of that thing."
"It's indeed a pity." Zhang Chunqiu also felt that the duel would come to an end.
"I don't think Zhou Wen will admit defeat so easily," Xia Xuanyue suddenly said.
"Although that Six-Winged Guardian Dragon still has the ability to fight, there's no point in continuing the battle. It will ultimately lose," Dugu Ge said.
He was mistaken. Xia Xuanyue's comment about Zhou Wen not admitting defeat wasn't because the Six-Winged Guardian Dragon still had the ability to do combat. She was referring to Zhou Wen himself.
However, Xia Xuanyue knew that there was no point in explaining, so she decided not to say anything, and continued watching patiently.
"Zhou Wen, do you now know the difference between a god and a human? Even if you can advance to the Epic stage and possess a Mythical pet, you are still an ant in front of God." John wasn't in a hurry to cripple Zhou Wen. He wanted Zhou Wen to completely collapse in despair.
The Six-Winged Guardian Dragon crawled up from the collapsed pit and roared as it charged forward. However, Zhou Wen extended his hand and beckoned for it. The Six-Winged Guardian Dragon transformed into six Holy Flaming Dragon Wings that appeared behind him.
Although the Six-Winged Guardian Dragon still had the ability to fight, its Strength, Speed, and other aspects were inferior to John's. There was no point in continuing the battle.
"I don't see a god. I only see a lunatic with greater strength," Zhou Wen said indifferently as he looked at John.
His words made Dugu Ge laugh. "This Zhou Wen is rather interesting. I'm beginning to like him."
Zhang Chunqiu also said with a smile, "He's right. John's strength has only reached the peak of a divine level, but his realm and technique haven't reached that stage. It's indeed a little too arrogant to say that he's God. However, sometimes, when the difference in strength reaches a certain level, even if the opponent is stupid, it's still very difficult to win."
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Chapter 534 Holy Angel"s Redemption
Zhou Wen's words didn't anger John. John only sneered and said, "Then, let's give it a try and see how strong the lunatic you're talking about is."
With that said, John's figure instantly appeared in front of Zhou Wen with a flash of light. His palm, brimming with holy light, grabbed at Zhou Wen's neck at an unbelievable speed.
The dragon wings on Zhou Wen's back flapped as he used his movement technique to dodge John's palm. However, he didn't have any intention of retaliating. All he did was smile at John.
"Why don't you draw your saber?" John asked as he stared at the Bamboo Blade at Zhou Wen's waist.
"If I use my saber, you would have already been defeated. What's the point?" Zhou Wen said seriously.
"Even I like him a little now. I thought that only people from our Zhang family would be so good at bragging." Zhang Chunqiu laughed.
Upon hearing Zhou Wen's words, An Sheng's heart relaxed, but he was still worried for him.
An Tianzuo frowned and muttered to himself, "What an arrogant brat."
John's pupils constricted when he heard that, but he didn't fly into a rage. He just stared coldly at Zhou Wen and said, "I hope you still have the courage to say those words later."
With that said, without waiting for Zhou Wen to react, holy light erupted from his body. Six angelic wings extended horizontally as his body suspended in the air like a javelin. He looked like a humanoid cross as his whole body emitted a terrifying glow.
Beams of light erupted from his body, enveloping the entire fighting arena like a storm. Each sword beam contained an unmatchable amount of power of holy.
Zhou Wen's expression didn't change as he flapped his six wings behind him. His body fluttered gracefully amidst the rain of light swords. It didn't seem as though he was fast, but he managed to dodge the rain of light swords.
Rumble!
The light sword rain landed on the ground and blasted the ground. Every light sword had the power of the Mythical stage.
Zhang Chunqiu suddenly looked at Dugu Ge and said, "Is this Zhou Wen your Dugu family's illegitimate son?"
"What do you mean?" Dugu Ge asked with a frown.
"If not, why would he have such a freakish movement technique? Such a movement technique probably surpasses the other families. Only your Dugu family can compete with him in terms of movement techniques." Zhang Chunqiu said.
Dugu Ge stared at Zhou Wen for a long while before saying, "His movement technique is indeed impressive, but it's not our Dugu family's style."
Zhang Chunqiu nodded and said, "Although Zhou Wen is a little arrogant, what he said wasn't wrong. Compared to him, John's physical constitution is only slightly better. He's slightly stronger and faster. If his constitution were at the same level, John would probably be defeated by him in seconds. The An family has really picked up a treasure this time. It's no wonder they would rather offend the Senate to protect Zhou Wen."
"That's right, but you and I know very well that John's strength is immensely powerful. These techniques aren't enough to make up for the gap between them. Under such inequality, it'd be fine even if John made a hundred mistakes. If Zhou Wen makes one mistake, he might die," Dugu Ge said seriously.
"Let's wait and see. I just find this Zhou Wen more and more interesting. It's no wonder he can become friends with my sister," Zhang Chunqiu said.
"Huh? Your little princess actually has a friend?" Dugu Ge and Xia Xuanyue widened their eyes as if they had heard something unbelievable.
Zhang Chunqiu seemed to know that he had said something wrong and could only say, "They only met a few times by chance, but their relationship isn't bad. I came to see what kind of person Zhou Wen is."
"You were worried that Zhou Wen would get close to your family's little princess and are afraid that he has other motives, so you came to investigate, right?" Dugu Ge said with a twitch of his lips.
Zhang Chunqiu smiled and said, "Don't make it sound so bad. I just came to take a look."
Seeing that the light sword rain wasn't able to injure Zhou Wen, the angelic wings on John's back spewed out terrifying flames, propelling his body to move at high speed as he slashed at Zhou Wen with terrifying power.
Zhou Wen had no intention of retaliating. All he did was constantly use his movement technique to dodge John's barrage of attacks.
John's every strike was extremely terrifying, reducing the arena into pieces. The ordinary soldiers guarding here had already retreated from the arena under An Sheng's orders. They waited outside the arena while only An Sheng and a few Epic experts remained inside to guard the arena.
Xia Xuanyue and the rest had no choice but to retreat a little, before reaching the wall at the back of the arena to avoid being caught in the crossfire of the terrifying battle.
"What a powerful force. The power the six-winged seraphim gave John really makes me envious," Zhang Chunqiu said.
"No matter how strong the power is, it depends on who's using it. John clearly doesn't have the ability to use such power. It's a complete waste. If it were me, I would have long beaten Zhou Wen to the ground," said Dugu Ge.
"Not necessarily." Xia Xuanyue unhappily disagreed.
Zhou Wen's movement technique had been upgraded alongside her. If Dugu Ge said that Zhou Wen was lacking, wouldn't it also mean she was lacking?
Zhang Chunqiu praised, "Zhou Wen's movement technique is truly powerful. Under such a huge disparity in strength, he hasn't been injured at all. I've only seen such movement techniques in your Dugu family before."
Under John's storm-like attacks, Zhou Wen's body flew up. He didn't seem to be fast, but John didn't even touch his clothes.
John was very calm in the beginning. He wanted to use various techniques and Essence Energy Skills to hit Zhou Wen, but no matter what technique or Essence Energy Skill he used, he failed to injure him at all.
"Zhou Wen, you should be proud to be able to let me use the power that truly belongs to God." John stopped his attack as his eyes shimmered. The six angelic wings unfurled behind him like a blooming flower.
"Is it finally coming?" Zhang Chunqiu stopped smiling and stared at John solemnly.
Dugu Ge's expression turned serious as he stared at John without a word.
Xia Xuanyue did the same. They knew very well that physical constitution was only one aspect of the difference between the Mythical stage and the Epic stage. It wasn't a very important aspect.
The true gap between the Mythical stage and the Epic stage was the miraculous power of the Wheel of Destiny.
Although the Wheel of Destiny of every Mythical creature was different, there was a commonality. The miraculous power was something that no living creature under the Mythical stage could withstand.
The holy light that erupted from John's body intensified. The six angelic wings on his back turned into an ancient door of light.
"A miracle... Holy Angel's Redemption..." With John's mighty voice, the door of light behind him slowly opened, and a brilliant holy light shot out from it.
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Chapter 535 Are There Conditions?
Zhou Wen wanted to dodge it, but the light that shot out from the door of light was at literally the speed of light. Unless Zhou Wen's speed reached the speed of light, it was impossible for him to dodge.
The light shone on Zhou Wen as his strength erupted. He wore his heavy armor and soft armor as he attempted to forcefully tank the light.
However, the resplendent light didn't harm his body. It only made Zhou Wen feel an irresistible force pulling him towards the door of light.
Others only saw Zhou Wen being illuminated by the door's light before flying towards it.
An Sheng's expression changed. Although he didn't know what was inside the door of light, he knew that he couldn't let Zhou Wen take the risk. He flew into the arena.
A few Epic officers in charge of managing the situation rushed over with An Sheng.
"Please stop. I admit defeat for Zhou Wen." As An Sheng charged at Zhou Wen, he shouted at John.
A cold glint flashed in John's eyes as the door of light opened. The light shot towards An Sheng and company.
An Sheng's gaze focused. At the instant the light scattered, he reached out and pressed down on the ground. His body instantly drilled underground, but the few Epic officers were illuminated by the light. They couldn't help but fly into the door of light. No matter how they struggled, it was useless.
An Sheng, who had drilled underground, appeared from another side. The light from the door scattered down again, sucking him up.
"It's over. John is indeed at the true Mythical stage. That should be the power of the Wheel of Destiny," Zhao Chunqiu said.
"It's truly shocking that the creature inside a cocoon is able to make a person who recently had his Essence Energy sea crippled become a Mythical expert," said Dugu Ge after some thought.
Xia Xuanyue was hesitant, unsure if she should help Zhou Wen.
Zhou Wen tried several methods, but he failed to escape the power of the light. He slowly flew towards the door of light.
There was a bright divine light inside the door of light. Although he couldn't see what was inside, he was certain that there would definitely be a great horror there. If he was pulled into it, he would probably die.
Truth Listener's Evil Nullification Life Soul didn't work. Zhou Wen switched his Essence Energy Art to Dao Body, and Zero Taboo immediately lit up like a light bulb.
Almost at the same time, the irresistible suction force from the light disappeared.
However, Zhou Wen remained unperturbed as he continued slowly flying towards the door of light.
"John, do you really want to kill me?" Zhou Wen asked John.
"You will get off lightly if you just die," John said coldly.
"If you want to kill me, do it. They have nothing to do with this. Let them go," Zhou Wen added.
"They deserve death for protecting you. Besides, it's An Sheng who crippled my sister's Essence Energy sea. He naturally has to repay the debt," said John.
"In that case, it's either you die or I die today!" Zhou Wen gripped the Bamboo Blade tightly.
"There's only your death. I will not die. You don't have the right to talk about life and death with God. Go to heaven in peace. That's your final escape." John stood in front of the door of light and stretched out his hand like a messenger welcoming a soul into heaven.
"I don't plan on going to a place like heaven. Can you pass the message to the owner of Heaven? Tell him to visit me in the mortal world when he has the time." As Zhou Wen spoke, he had already arrived in front of the door of light. With the Bamboo Blade in hand, he pulled out his saber.
With all his Strength, Speed, and Essence Energy erupting, he delivered a full-powered strike. Zhou Wen's figure streaked across the void.
John's eyes widened as though he couldn't believe that Zhou Wen could still launch an attack despite the Holy Angel's Redemption. He wanted to move and resist the strike.
However, he realized that although he had seen the saber, his brain's reaction speed was unable to keep up with it. He could only watch helplessly as the saber sliced at his neck, but he could not move. His face was twisted with horror.
Almost at the same time Zhou Wen attacked, a white figure with a blood beam behind him tore through the air and landed on the outer wall of the arena. It was none other than An Tianzuo, who had fused with his Life Soul.
Xia Xuanyue, Dugu Ge, and Zhang Chunqiu also looked at Zhou Wen's strike in shock. According to what they knew, a creature that wasn't a Mythical existence should not have the ability to resist a Wheel of Destiny's miracle. They found it unbelievable that Zhou Wen could actually swing his saber amidst the miracle.
Furthermore, the strike was so fast and stunning. It seemed to exceed the speed of the Epic stage. Only Xia Xuanyue understood that Zhou Wen's move had reached the level of a Mythical technique.
John was too close to Zhou Wen. Even though he had divine-level speed, he still couldn't dodge Zhou Wen's strike.
However, she was also astonished. Even if it was a divine technique, it was impossible for it to violate the miraculous power of the Wheel of Destiny. There had to be other reasons why Zhou Wen could slash out with his saber in the Holy Angel's Redemption. Even Xia Xuanyue couldn't guess the reason.
Wherever the blade beam passed, red blood bloomed like flowers on the parts of John's neck that weren't protected by the angel armor.
John covered his neck with his hand as he stared at Zhou Wen in disbelief. The six angelic wings on his back had stopped circulating as the door of light shattered and dissipated.
An Sheng and the others who had been sucked up by the light recovered their control and landed in the ruined arena. They looked at Zhou Wen and John in shock.
John held his neck, but blood continued gushing out. He wanted to say something and opened his mouth but did not make a sound. Blood gushed out.
The ferocious-looking John suddenly released the hand that was covering his neck and pounced at Zhou Wen, as though he wanted to fight him to the death.
However, when he pounced at Zhou Wen, the angelic armor on his body automatically dispelled and returned to the six-winged seraphim form as it floated in the air.
Having lost the power of the six-winged seraphim, John, who was already badly injured, fell from the sky before he could reach Zhou Wen.
Boom!
John slammed heavily onto the ground and struggled to get up. His eyes stared intently at the six-winged seraphim who floated in the air. He was filled with confusion, puzzlement, anger, indignation, and many other emotions.
The six-winged seraphim that he had relied on, had betrayed him at the last moment.
"In the name of an angel, I bestow upon you the right to be protected. Human, are you willing to fight me and make me your guardian?"
John spat out a few mouthfuls of blood when he heard the six-winged seraphim's words. He never expected such a thing to happen. He had abandoned everything to gain the six-winged seraphim as his guardian. Now, it had abandoned him to pledge its allegiance with Zhou Wen.
"Are there conditions for you to become my guardian?" Zhou Wen's mind flashed with The Thearch's words as he subconsciously asked.
"There are no conditions. As long as you are willing, I will become your guardian and bestow you with the power of God," the six-winged seraphim replied without hesitation.
Pfft!
When John heard this, he could no longer hold it in. He stood up abruptly and widened his eyes. He stretched out his trembling fingers and pointed at the six-winged seraphim in the sky. He opened his mouth as though he wanted to curse, but when he opened it again, blood spewed out and splattered everywhere.
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Chapter 536 Guardian
"How do I know that you won't treat me like you treated John?" Zhou Wen said to the six-winged seraphim.
"Guardians are born to fight. If you lose in battle, what's the point of me staying with you? As long as you have the ability to fight again, I will always protect you," the six-winged seraphim said.
"What you said makes sense. Then what should I do to make you my guardian?" Zhou Wen asked again.
"It's very simple. All you need to do is drip a drop of blood into my palm and then let me complete the ritual," the six-winged seraphim said as he extended his palm.
"Alright." Zhou Wen cut his finger and extended his hand towards the six-winged seraphim's palm. Seeing the drop of blood on his finger about to land on the six-winged seraphim's palm, the Bamboo Blade in his left hand slashed at the six-winged angel's neck like a bolt of lightning.
Clang!
The wings behind the six-winged seraphim protected his body like an umbrella, blocking Zhou Wen's strike. At the same time, he rapidly retreated.
"Human, you are too emotional." The six-winged seraphim moved backward.
Zhou Wen slashed at the six-winged seraphim again and again. The six-winged seraphim was different from Companion Beasts. Companion Beasts were completely controlled by their owners, but the six-winged seraphim could abandon its master and had its own consciousness. No matter how powerful he was, Zhou Wen wouldn't take him along with him.
He had too many secrets. In the future, once the six-winged seraphim betrayed him, those secrets would be exposed. Zhou Wen definitely wouldn't let such a thing happen.
Zhou Wen used Transcendent Flying Immortal in a bid to kill the six-winged seraphim, but he realized that without John's control, the six-winged seraphim was even stronger than when John used him. His figure moved in midair, leaving behind afterimages. Zhou Wen's Transcendent Flying Immortal could only slash at his phantom. After slashing several times, he had failed to touch the six-winged seraphim.
"Human, you will soon learn what you have missed. When the time comes, you will regret everything you have done today." The six-winged seraphim flew backward, but his speed was terrifyingly fast. He flapped his six wings and left the arena as though he had teleported, disappearing very quickly.
Zhou Wen frowned slightly as he looked at John and found that he had already fainted. An Sheng's men were checking his injuries.
"How do you plan on disposing of him?" An Sheng walked to Zhou Wen's side and asked.
"What do you think?" Zhou Wen asked.
"The video of your conversation with him was recorded. Even if you kill him, it's just self-defense. The Cape family can't say anything. However, killing him is meaningless. If you don't mind, I hope to let him live and obtain information about the six-winged seraphim from him," An Sheng whispered.
"Then do as you see fit. Give me a copy of the information if you manage to get anything. I'll head back now," Zhou Wen said as he turned and left the arena.
On the outer wall of the arena, Zhang Chunqiu looked at An Tianzuo, who was dressed in military uniform, and said with a smile, "Overseer An, congratulations to your An family for obtaining another powerful general."
"He's just an ordinary student at Sunset College. He's not worthy of Brother Zhang's claim of general," An Tianzuo said indifferently before saying, "If the three of you don't mind, why don't you come to my place to have some tea?"
"That'd be lovely, I have something to say to you," Zhang Chunqiu said with a smile.
Dugu Ge and Xia Xuanyue agreed to go as well. They probably knew why An Tianzuo was inviting them.
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As Zhou Wen was on his way back to school, The Thearch's ringtone sounded.
"To be able to defeat John, who has the protection of the six-winged seraphim, it seems that I have underestimated you. But why did you reject the six-winged seraphim? Do you know that you have missed a rare opportunity?"
"What's that six-winged seraphim? He doesn't appear like a Companion Beast, but he's different from ordinary dimensional creatures," Zhou Wen asked.
"You're right. The six-winged seraphim isn't a Companion Beast or a pure dimensional creature. To put it simply, he's just a tool," replied The Thearch.
"A tool? What tool?" Zhou Wen asked in puzzlement.
"Naturally, it's a tool for combat. It's also a tool for humans to advance to the Mythical stage. Due to innate limitations, you humans basically don't have the ability to advance to the Mythical stage. To advance to the Mythical stage, you have to obtain a guardian similar to the six-winged seraphim. By borrowing the guardian's body, you can advance to the Mythical stage and continue on your path. The six-winged seraphim's willingness to follow you is equivalent to giving you a chance to advance to the Mythical stage, but you chased him away. Aren't you regretting it now?" The Thearch gloated.
"You mean borrowing the guardian's body? Don't tell me that human bodies won't improve any further and can only strengthen the guardian's body in the future?" Zhou Wen acutely sensed something.
"Didn't I say just now? Due to the innate limitations of the bodies of you humans, it's nearly impossible for you to advance to the Mythical stage. At most, you can only reach the peak of the Epic stage. The guardian is your way out. Don't think that it's that easy for a guardian to betray you. The reason the six-winged seraphim betrayed John was that John wasn't qualified to form a contract with him. He only used a special method to temporarily form a contract. If it were you, you could truly form a contract with the six-winged seraphim. He wouldn't betray you so easily. Do you regret rejecting him now?"
"What's a guardian?" Zhou Wen didn't regret it. All he wanted to know was what it was.
"They can be considered as the representatives of the various species on your Earth. Every species will have a guardian. They will choose a human to rely on and fight alongside humans to grow, helping you resist the invasion of dimensional creatures," said The Thearch.
You were the ones who created the dimensional creatures to begin with. Why are you talking about helping us fend off the dimensional creatures' invasion? Zhou Wen lampooned inwardly, but he didn't say it out loud.
Zhou Wen felt that the guardian wasn't as simple as The Thearch had described.
"How many guardians are there on Earth?" Zhou Wen asked after some thought. If he knew how many guardians there were, wouldn't he know how many dimensional species there were?
"I don't know that, but you can count. Guardians are born from cocoons. Count the number of cocoons on Earth and that will be the number of guardians," The Thearch teased Zhou Wen.
That equates to not saying anything. Zhou Wen secretly despised The Thearch. She never answered any important questions.
However, The Thearch's words reminded Zhou Wen that the cocoon protected by the white dragon in Old Dragon Cave was gone. However, the one in Ant Nest was still around. Perhaps he could target that.
The Ant Nest dungeon on his phone seemed very special. The other cocoons were protected by terrifying Mythical creatures, but there was only a Golden Flying Ant guarding the Ant Nest. The difference was extraordinary.
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Chapter 537 Fighting the Golden Trident Again
"Is there a difference in strength between the guardians?" Zhou Wen felt that the six-winged seraphim was slightly weaker than the one he had seen in the Ant Nest.
"Different species naturally have differences in strength. Why? Are you interested in guardians? As long as you beg me, I can help you contract a powerful guardian," The Thearch replied.
"I appreciate your kindness." Zhou Wen thought of John's fate and didn't dare get The Thearch to help him.
Is it really impossible for humans to break through to the Mythical stage by themselves? Zhou Wen didn't believe The Thearch's words, but he had never heard of anyone advancing to the Mythical stage.
After returning to the college, Zhou Wen began grinding Torch Dragon again. A Mythical Transcendent Flying Immortal had greatly increased his speed. Although his Speed stat was only 40, with the augmentation of Transcendent Flying Immortal, his speed was much faster than the dragon wings formed by Sixed-Winged when he used Transcendent Flying Immortal with all his might.
However, that burst of power could only last for a short period of time. It couldn't last forever under that speed.
It wasn't because his Essence Energy supply couldn't keep up, but because his body couldn't withstand such a huge burden. The burden of a divine skill on his body was too great for any Epic expert.
After grinding Torch Dragon again, Zhou Wen realized that he was much more relaxed. The chances of blocking or dodging the Bright Torch Vision World were even higher. Furthermore, he wasn't put in such a sorry state as before. He easily lasted for more than three hours, or even more than four hours. If it wasn't for the fact that he was exhausted, he could have lasted longer.
The problem now was that the toughness of Torch Dragon's flesh far exceeded Zhou Wen's imagination. Demonic Neonate's ancient sword had stabbed it many times, but it had only left a few harmless wounds. They weren't fatal.
Torch Dragon had a powerful self-healing ability. The wounds on its body healed themselves in battle. Wounds did not have much effect on it.
Zhou Wen had also attempted to use the Poison Dragon Palm to deal with Torch Dragon, but the results weren't good. Although he left behind a poison palm print, it vanished shortly after. The poison failed to spread in Torch Dragon's body.
How can I kill Torch Dragon? Finally, he could block Torch Dragon's Bright Torch Vision World, but he couldn't kill it. He had to think of another solution.
After some thought, it seemed like no ability was enough to kill Torch Dragon.
There might still be a hope of killing Torch Dragon if Demonic Neonate advances, but she doesn't eat or drink. How can I help her advance? Zhou Wen had taken quite a lot of things to feed Demonic Neonate during this period of time, but she ate nothing. Zhou Wen was really afraid that she would starve to death.
If I can't count on Demonic Neonate, I can only wait for the fruit of the Dead Man Tree and Tyrant Behemoth. Zhou Wen looked at Tyrant Behemoth. It was still evolving, and he didn't know when it would finish. He couldn't help but worry.
Instead, it was the fruit of the Dead Man Tree that grew bigger by the day, but the fruit's appearance made Zhou Wen feel that it resembled a black-gray grenade.
It should be coming out soon. I wonder what kind of Companion Beast will appear. If it has Life Blast and curse powers, I might be able to use it against Torch Dragon. Although Zhou Wen thought this, he didn't place all his hopes on this Companion Beast.
Without heading to the Zhuolu battlefield again, Zhou Wen went to the Metalwork Temple. There was a golden trident there. The golden trident was definitely a Mythical creature. The Companion Egg that dropped was most likely in the form of a weapon.
Although Overlord Sword was very powerful, it was still at the Epic stage after all. It relied on Ever-Victorious to injure Torch Dragon. Otherwise, it couldn't even tear through Torch Dragon's hide.
Zhou Wen felt that he had to think of a way to obtain a Mythical weapon. With a Mythical weapon, the possibility of killing Torch Dragon was much higher. Therefore, he placed his sights on the golden trident.
The golden trident had killed the blood-colored avatar once before, but Zhou Wen felt that there was a way to crack it. He had no other options now. As he waited for the Dead Man Tree's fruit and Behemoth to evolve, he thought of a way to kill the golden trident.
Once again, he arrived at the shrine. The moment the door opened, he saw the golden trident embedded in the furnace. The golden flames burned its body, but it did not cause any reaction.
Just as Zhou Wen took a glance, he saw the golden light shine on the golden trident, as though it wanted to engulf the entire Metalwork Temple.
The blood-colored avatar was instantly killed the last time. It didn't even have a chance to dodge.
However, this time, Zhou Wen summoned the strengthened Six-Winged Guardian Dragon and got it to shield him.
The Six-Winged Guardian Dragon directly used Sanctification. Its body turned as white as jade as it unfurled its six dragon wings. Holy flames burned on its body as it spewed out dragon breath to block the golden light in front of Zhou Wen.
Boom!
The terrifying collision shook the entire temple.
Zhou Wen saw the golden trident fly out of the furnace from behind Six-Winged. It transformed into a golden beam of light that struck at Six-Winged.
Fortunately, its speed was not very fast. However, it had a domineering aura of supremacy. The six dragon wings on the back of the Six-Winged Dragon turned into blades and slashed at the golden trident that was coming at it from above.
Cracking sounds could be heard as the six wings collided with the golden trident. Many of the six dragon wings were broken by it.
What astonishing destructive power! Zhou Wen wasn't alarmed but delighted. Only with such powerful destructive power could he kill Torch Dragon.
Under Zhou Wen's command, the Six-Winged Guardian Dragon clashed with the golden trident. However, it didn't clash head-on with it. Its speed wasn't as fast as the Six-Winged Guardian Dragon. Although its attack was domineering, it couldn't do a thing to the Six-Winged Guardian Dragon without fighting head-on.
Clang!
The Six-Winged Guardian Dragon took the opportunity and struck out with its two front claws, slamming the golden trident down from the sky and pressing it onto the ground.
The golden trident's body exploded with golden light. It struggled to escape, but it was held down by the Six-Winged. It could not break free no matter what.
Although its destructive power was strong, its strength wasn't stronger than Six-Winged. Instantly, the two Mythical creatures were in a deadlock. One burst out with golden light and the other spewed holy flames, causing the temple to tremble incessantly.
The blood-colored avatar watched the battle from outside the temple. Although Six-Winged held a slight advantage, it couldn't kill the trident. Zhou Wen gritted his teeth and got the blood-colored avatar to charge in with the Overlord Sword. He brandished the Overlord Sword and slashed at the golden trident.
The moment he entered the temple, the divine patterns on the blood-colored avatar's heavy armor flickered. In a few moments, it collapsed. Thankfully, the blood-colored avatar had already rushed in front of the golden trident. Overlord Sword slashed down with a powerful sword beam.
Clang!
There was a deafening sound as a fine crack opened on the golden trident.
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Chapter 538 - Farming Mythical Creatures
538 Farming Mythical Creatures
The golden trident's body trembled violently as golden light shot forth from its surface.
Zhou Wen hurriedly used his movement technique to dodge and hide behind Six-Winged so that he was spared from the golden beam's attack.
The golden light clashed with Six-Winged's holy flames, slicing apart the holy flames and slicing through its scales, leaving deep wounds that reached to the bone.
As expected of a Mythical creature in the form of a weapon, this destructive power is truly terrifying. Zhou Wen was alarmed. If he was struck by the golden light, even two layers of armor wouldn't be able to protect him.
It was a pity that no matter how powerful the golden trident's destructive power was, it was still suppressed by the Six-Winged's claws. It could not unleash its immense power.
Six-Winged held onto the golden trident tightly. It did not loosen its claws no matter what. Its body was lacerated by the golden light. Fortunately, it was not fatal.
Zhou Wen hurriedly summoned Demonic Neonate and got her to use the ancient sword to attack the golden trident.
Six-Winged was good at almost everything. It could fight, tank, and still survive. The only bad thing about it was that it did not have an offensive Wheel of Destiny. It was also six-winged, but the Six-Winged Seraphim had Holy Angel's Redemption. That was truly a good weapon.
However, there were pros and cons. The life-saving ability provided by the Six-Winged Guardian Dragon was not something the Six-Winged Seraphim possessed. Otherwise, John wouldn't have had his throat sliced by him.
Thankfully, apart from the Six-Winged Guardian Dragon, Zhou Wen still had Demonic Neonate, a pet with relatively strong offensive powers. Demonic Neonate controlled the ancient sword as she sought out an opportunity, slashing at the golden trident again and again. Furthermore, she targeted a particular spot. She hid behind the Six-Winged Guardian Dragon and was even safer than Zhou Wen.
Zhou Wen also found all sorts of opportunities to strike at the golden trident. The two pets and the human worked together in a frenzy to slash at the golden trident, leaving it covered in wounds. The deepest impression of the trident was about to be halved.
The golden trident had already gone berserk. Its entire body was shimmering with golden light. In particular, its tip was glowing with a dazzling divine light, as if it could pierce through everything in the world.
Unfortunately, it couldn't move due to Six-Winged's pressure. The tip couldn't touch Zhou Wen and company, so it was useless no matter how much strength it unleashed.
After about half an hour, Demonic Neonate's ancient sword slashed down again. With a clang, the golden trident was cut in half.
'Killed Mythical creature, Golden Battle God Halberd. Discovered Dimensional Crystal.'
Zhou Wen couldn't help but feel somewhat disappointed when he saw that the golden trident didn't drop a Companion Egg. On careful look, he saw that the dimensional crystal was a Strength 80 crystal. It was high enough, but Zhou Wen's upper limit was only 40. He couldn't raise it before breaking through.
Zhou Wen picked up the Strength Crystal and absorbed it. Indeed, his Strength was still at 40. Unless he found a way to raise his Strength to 41 or advance to the Mythical stage, it was impossible for him to raise it any further.
With the experience gained from killing the Golden Battle God Halberd, Zhou Wen kept grinding the Metalwork Temple instance dungeon. He didn't believe that the Golden Battle God Halberd Companion Egg wouldn't drop.
After two or three battles, Zhou Wen had roughly figured out the situation with it. Its destructive power was much stronger than the Six-Winged Guardian Dragon. Furthermore, the miraculous power of the Wheel of Destiny was also a destructive power. If one was struck by the miraculous power, even the Six-Winged Guardian Dragon would be penetrated. Its Mythical body would be like paper.
However, the Golden Battle God Halberd's miraculous powers couldn't hit its target easily. This was because the miraculous powers were actually unable to pierce through the air and injure the opponent. It was only the tip of the trident that carried a tiny blob of resplendent golden divine light. That golden divine light could almost pierce through everything. It was much more powerful than the Overlord Sword's Ever-Victorious but the attack needed to be close range.
Zhou Wen was confident that as long as he had the Golden Battle God Halberd drop, he had more than an eighty percent chance of killing Torch Dragon.
The only regret was that after the Golden Battle God Halberd was killed, even if he respawned the dungeon, he would have to wait 24 hours before a new Golden Battle God Halberd appeared. He couldn't grind it to his heart's pleasure. He would still have to wait for some time.
Zhou Wen wasn't idle. Since he couldn't grind the Golden Battle God Halberd, he ran to the Curse Demon Palace. There was still Medusa there.
Before it was strengthened, the Six-Winged Guardian Dragon was not Medusa's match, but it could still fight with her for a while.
Now that Six-Winged had been strengthened, together with Zhou Wen and Demonic Neonate, there was a chance of killing her.
After grinding the rare Epic creatures, Zhou Wen ran to the Curse Demon Palace and charged all the way to Medusa's hall. He gently touched the beautiful girl and she immediately turned into a terrifying demoness.
The palace was sealed and the blood-colored avatar couldn't leave. All it could do was fight Medusa in the palace. The Six-Winged Guardian Dragon fought without a fuss as it charged forward with a roar.
With the Sanctification ability, Medusa's normal Eyes of Petrification was actually much less effective against the Six-Winged Guardian Dragon. It could only slightly petrify its surface and cause a minimal effect to the Six-Winged Guardian Dragon.
Zhou Wen had the Evil Nullification ability to restrain the Eyes of Petrification, but he could only restrain the ordinary Eyes of Petrification. If he was struck by Medusa's miraculous Eyes of Petrification, he would still be petrified.
Thankfully, the miraculous Eyes of Petrification shot out substantial light beams from her eyes. As long as he dodged the beam, he wouldn't be petrified. If it was like the ordinary Eyes of Petrification, he wouldn't be able to dodge it.
The miraculous Eyes of Petrification was truly invincible. Even the guardian dragon would be petrified upon being hit by the light beam.
What surprised Zhou Wen was Demonic Neonate. This fellow was actually immune to the ordinary Eyes of Petrification despite not having any Evil Nullification abilities.
The human and two pets joined forces to fight Medusa. After spending a great amount of effort, they finally killed Medusa.
Ding!
A crisp sound came from the phone, jolting Zhou Wen. He saw that Medusa had dropped an Essence Energy Skill dimensional crystal. Inside the crystal-like dimensional crystal was a demoness-like Medusa shadow.
I actually have Medusa's skill crystal drop again. Unfortunately, my stats aren't good enough. I can't absorb it at all. Zhou Wen was in a dilemma.
The requirement of 41 Constitution and 21 Cursed attributes was too high for Zhou Wen.
If he did not absorb it, the skill crystal would be gone after the dungeon respawned. However, if his stats were not enough, he would not be able to absorb it.
In the end, Zhou Wen had no choice but to give up on Medusa's skill crystal. After all, he could now kill Medusa. There was still a chance for him to grind skill crystals in the future.
Zhou Wen heard from An Sheng that the chance of a Mythical creature dropping Companion Eggs and Skill Crystals was very high. There was about a third chance. After a few days of grinding, it shouldn't be difficult to obtain the Companion Eggs of Medusa and the Golden Battle God Halberd.
Zhou Wen rested for a while before considering if he should eat something. An Sheng personally came to school and sent over a document that contained John's testimony.
Zhou Wen had already guessed most of what had happened. John had obtained the Six-Winged Seraphim from an ancient cathedral in the West District. However, according to him, the ancient cathedral had a terrifying Mythical Creature protecting it. He had avoided the Mythical creature thanks to the advice of a mysterious person, thus obtaining the Six-Winged Seraphim inside the white cocoon. He never expected the Six-Winged Seraphim to betray him.
When Zhou Wen saw a paragraph, his expression turned odd. When An Sheng and company treated John, they realized that John had a body part missing.
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Chapter 539 Baby Tiger"s Fusion
After An Sheng left, Zhou Wen continued grinding. He didn't know if it was because lady luck had finally smiled at him or because he had spent too much time grinding, but he managed to grind a baby tiger Companion Egg again.
The attributes were about the same, but it didn't matter. He never expected to have it fight. The key was that the Lucky Baby Tiger's Life Providence was useful.
However, it was useless bringing two baby tigers with him. Repetition of Life Providences did not stack Luck.
What kind of Companion Beast should I fuse with the tiger? Zhou Wen thought to himself.
This fusion wasn't easy. If he used the baby tiger as the main pet and used another Companion Beasts to fuse with it, he would still get the baby tiger. The Life Providence obtained from fusion would still be useless.
If he used other Companion Beasts as the main pet and the baby tiger Companion Egg as a supplement, its Life Providence might be the main pet's Life Providence. Then, there was no point in a fusion.
Therefore, the only way to fuse them was to combine two Companion Beasts without any main or supplement. Then, the Companion Beasts that were combined would randomly combine the various attributes and skills. Even the Life Providences and Life Souls could be changed randomly, just like the Silver-Winged Sky Spider.
Zhou Wen looked at the Companion Beasts he currently possessed and then at their compatibility with the baby tiger.
The baby tiger's compatibility with other Companion Beasts was surprisingly high. It was more than 60%. Very few were below 60.
It can even fuse with Mythical pets? Zhou Wen realized that the baby tiger had a compatibility score of 67% with the Six-Winged Guardian Dragon.
However, after trying out the other mythical pets, they all indicated that they could not be fused.
Zhou Wen naturally didn't fuse the baby tiger with Six-Winged. After taking a look, Zhou Wen realized that one of the Companion Beasts had a compatibility score of 98% with the baby tiger.
However, when he saw the pet's stats, a dark cloud hung over Zhou Wen's head.
The Companion Beast with such a high compatibility rate with the baby tiger was actually Ancient Sovereign City's Skeleton General.
Strange. One is a skeleton while the other is a beast. Why is the compatibility so high? Zhou Wen looked at the stats of the two Companion Beasts and felt somewhat hesitant.
The Skeleton General was obtained when he went to the Fire God Platform to pluck out the stone saber. He wanted to know if there were any changes in the game's Ancient Sovereign City. He went in to grind a few times before a Companion Egg dropped. Its stats were rather good, so he hatched it and left it for future pet fusion.
However, no matter how good its stats were, it was ultimately a Legendary Companion Beast. It was useless to Zhou Wen.
There was no need to mention the baby tiger. As one of the weakest Epic creatures, any Epic creature could defeat it.
When these two Companion Beasts were fused, they might even form a Legendary Companion Beast. It might not even reach the Epic stage.
However, this was the first time Zhou Wen had encountered such a high compatibility. He carefully observed the stats of the two Companion Beasts and made up his mind to give it a try.
Anyway, what he wanted was the Luck attribute. The level and skills were not that important.
He fused the two hatched Companion Beasts. Amidst a lustrous glow, the fusion succeeded as expected.
Zhou Wen hurriedly looked at the screen and saw that the Companion Beast he had fused looked like the Skeleton General. However, it wasn't riding a skeleton horse but a skeleton tiger.
A skeleton general riding on a skeleton tiger holding a bone spear in its hand looked quite powerful.
Tiger Soul General: Epic
Life Providence: Malicious Evil
Life Soul: Tiger Soul
Strength: 29
Speed: 27
Constitution: 27
Essence Energy: 24
Talent Skill: Armor Breaker Spear, Jinxes Master
Companion Form: None
Where's my Luck Life Providence? What the hell is a Jinxes Master? Questions filled Zhou Wen's mind.
Zhou Wen regretted it terribly. What the hell were these stats and skills? Not only did none of its stats exceed 30 points as an Epic Companion Beast, but there was even a Jinxes Master skill. Wasn't this going to jinx him?
The Skeleton General and baby tiger didn't have such a sinister skill. How did they come up with such a thing?
Zhou Wen knew that he had really screwed up this time. Not only did he fail to have the lucky Life Providence inherit, but he had also obtained a skill that jinxed the master. He definitely couldn't keep this pet.
Zhou Wen had a very deep impression of the Jinxes Husband skill from before. It was a necessary skill to screw one up.
He casually swiped a Companion Beast and placed it with the Tiger Soul General. Zhou Wen didn't even take notice of what Companion Beast it was. All he saw was that the compatibility was rather low—less than 10%.
He was deliberately trying to make the Tiger Soul General disappear through fusion. He would rather not have it than let it harm him.
Although Zhou Wen didn't take a careful look, he roughly knew that the compatibility score was only 7%. He felt that the outcome was doomed to fail, but with a flash of light, a new Companion Beast appeared.
Eh, it succeeded? Zhou Wen was greatly surprised. Although he wasn't happy, he still looked at the pet's appearance.
The skeleton tiger and skeleton general were both wearing heavy black armor. However, their faces were exposed. The black armor had dark tiger stripes that looked like lava. It looked domineering.
What I used to fuse with it should be a Runic Heavy-Armored Warrior, right? Zhou Wen vaguely remembered that the one he had casually selected was likely the Runic Heavy-Armored Warrior. He couldn't help but look at the stats.
Heavy-Armored Tiger Soul General: Epic
Life Providence: Malicious Evil
Life Soul: Tiger Soul Runes
Strength: 34
Speed: 37
Constitution: 38
Essence Energy: 36
Talent Skill: Rampage, Armor Break Spear, Jinxes Master.
Companion Form: None
These stats aren't bad, but I really can't keep the Jinxes Master skill. Zhou Wen searched his Companion Beasts again and found one with an even lower compatibility.
The Steel Cauldron Fiend that dropped from the Metalwork Temple was a rare Epic Companion Beast. However, it was too slow and didn't have any offensive means. It was just a half-fire elemental creature that guarded a steel furnace.
Its compatibility with the Tiger Soul General was only 4%. It was impossible to find Companion Beasts from two different species to have a lower compatibility score.
He placed the Tiger Soul General and the Steel Cauldron Fiend together and pressed the fuse button.
That should be the end of it, right? Zhou Wen thought to himself.
However, with the shimmering light on his phone, Zhou Wen actually heard the notification of a successful fusion. Looking at the new Companion Beast on his phone screen, Zhou Wen's mouth gaped open for a moment.
He had no idea if it was good or bad luck from succeeding two consecutive fusions with single-digit compatibility.
The newly fused Companion Beast still looked like the Heavy-Armored Tiger Soul General. However, within the heavy-armored tiger and the heavy-armored general's armor was a bluish-white flame. It looked even more powerful and domineering, like a mighty being that had charged out from hell.
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Chapter 540 Jinxes Master
Fiend-Armored Tiger Soul General: Epic
Life Providence: Fierce
Life Soul: Tiger Soul Runes
Strength: 39
Speed: 39
Constitution: 40
Essence Energy: 40
Talent Skill: Tempered Steel Cauldron, Rampage, Armor Breaker Spear, Jinxes Master
Companion Form: None
These stats... It's almost a top Epic creature... Zhou Wen looked at the stats and his expression changed.
It had to be said that this guy's attributes were really too good. If he ignored the Jinxes Master skill, its attributes were quite impressive too.
An Epic Armor Breaker Spear was a powerful offensive skill. There was no need to mention Rampage. It was a type of charging Dominance Body.
As for Tempered Steel Cauldron, originally it was not of much use to the Steel Cauldron Fiend as although it was a fire-elemental skill, it could not harm anyone. Instead, it burned flames within the Steel Cauldron Fiend's body. Under the burning of the flames, its steel armor became harder and harder. It was a skill used to tank.
However, this skill was somewhat different on the Fiend-Armored Tiger Soul General. While he was charging, he could use Tempered Steel Cauldron. It would make the fiend armor on the Tiger Soul General become harder. With Rampage's effects as a Dominance Body and the Armor Breaker Spear ability, as well as the Tiger Soul Runes to augment him, there were probably not many opponents at the same level who could block the Runic-Armored Tiger Soul General's charge.
However, the Jinxes Master Skill was a sore sight. Zhou Wen took the Runic-Armored Tiger Soul General to the Metalwork Temple, hoping to see how powerful his combat abilities were.
Seeing the few Runic Heavy-Armored Warrior loitering in the distance, Zhou Wen ordered the Runic-Armored Tiger Soul General to charge over.
With a command, it roared as the bluish-white flames on its body burned. The lava patterns on the black heavy armor also turned into a strange orange-white color. Like a devil, he charged at the Runic Heavy-Armored Warriors.
Boom!
With the augmentation of the powerful Essence Energy Skill, the Runic-Armored Tiger Soul General sent the few Runic Heavy-Armored Warriors flying. The spear struck a Runic Heavy-Armored Warrior and penetrated his chest with the bone spear. He slammed into a metal wall and was lifted up by the Tiger Soul General before shattering into pieces in midair.
Then, Zhou Wen saw a shocking scene. They were both at the Epic stage, and they were mainly defense-type beasts. However, the Runic-Armored Tiger Soul General charged forward as though it had entered an invincible state. It killed the Runic Heavy-Armored Warriors one by one. It was like a mighty being that had descended into the mortal world.
What was even more terrifying was that the Fiend-Armored Tiger Soul General's Essence Energy seemed to be endless. The fire within the Tempered Steel Cauldron kept burning. It made the heavy armor on the Demonized General and Demonized Tiger stronger and stronger. Even the Tiger Soul Runes on them glowed brighter and brighter, becoming stronger as the battle progressed.
Zhou Wen made him charge the entire way as the Fiend-Armored Tiger Soul General swept through the area. He wasn't afraid of being ganked by many Epic creatures. Instead, he became more and more ferocious as he charged back and trampled on the dimensional creatures. It was as though he had entered an invincible state.
Even though all of them were at the Epic stage, a single charge was enough to smash through the Runic Heavy-Armored Warriors' armor, killing them on the spot.
A Fire Furnace Queen appeared and threw out the fire from a furnace, turning the hall into a sea of flames.
However, the Fiend-Armored Tiger Soul General showed no fear. He rode on the tiger and charged into the sea of flames. The demonic runes and flames flickered on its body as he stabbed the Fire Furnace Queen to death with one strike.
Ferocious... Too ferocious... Zhou Wen was dumbfounded. It wasn't an exaggeration to say that this fellow was the strongest Epic pet. Zhou Wen had never seen such a ferocious Epic creature before.
Even the Mutated Demonized General that combined three skills was much weaker than the Fiend-Armored Tiger Soul General.
However, as the dimensional creatures were killed, the flames on the Tempered Steel Cauldron gradually dimmed. His aura and strength seemed to weaken as he slowly returned to a normal standard.
Zhou Wen found it strange. After trying a few times, he realized that this fellow was a war machine. He needed to constantly fight and kill in order to have unlimited Essence Energy. The more he killed, the stronger his various abilities became, especially with the augmentation of the Tempered Steel Cauldron.
Due to its limited Essence Energy, the Steel Cauldron Fiend could only last for a short period of time when using Tempered Steel Cauldron. However, the Fiend-Armored Tiger Soul General could use it perpetually, making his heavy armor harder and harder. The Tiger Soul Runes on the heavy armor also became stronger.
Zhou Wen studied it for a while and roughly understood that the combination of his Life Providence, Life Soul, and skills was perfect. It allowed him to become stronger the more he killed. Each one of the three was necessary.
This is indeed a good pet, but why hasn't the Jinxes Master been removed after so many fusions? Zhou Wen was somewhat conflicted.
The pet was good, but Zhou Wen was still afraid about Jinxes Master rearing its head.
The Ghost King's lesson remained fresh in his mind. He did not want to be screwed by the Fiend-Armored Tiger Soul General at a critical moment. By then, it would be too late to cry.
However, Zhou Wen couldn't bear to destroy such a powerful Companion Beast.
After some thought, Zhou Wen decided to fuse it again. However, this time, he didn't deliberately choose low-success Companion Beasts. Instead, he chose a Companion Egg with a high success rate and wanted to see if he could eliminate the Jinxes Master skill.
If it could be eliminated, he would never find Fiend-Armored Tiger Soul General redundant.
However, if he couldn't eliminate it, Zhou Wen would rather destroy him than keep him by his side.
What kind of pet should I use to fuse with it? Zhou Wen wasn't so rash this time as he carefully chose.
There were a total of six Epic Companion Eggs with a compatibility score above 60 with the Fiend-Armored Tiger Soul General. Throwing aside those with inferior skills and Life Providences, Zhou Wen was left with three rather satisfactory ones.
After some consideration, Zhou Wen finally chose a Companion Egg that dropped from Curse Demon Palace.
Epic Petrification Beasts had attributes that were more inclined towards their Constitution and Strength. Their Speed was relatively poor, and their Life Providences and Life Souls were relatively ordinary. The only benefit was that they possessed an Essence Energy Skill that was very compatible with the Fiend-Armored Tiger Soul General.
This Essence Energy Skill known as the Magic Stone Curse wasn't considered powerful on the Petrification Beast. The Magic Stone Curse wasn't a curse on the enemy, but on oneself.
After using the Magic Stone Curse, one's skin and bones would become as hard as a rock, which would strengthen one's defense.
Besides that, the Magic Stone Curse had another effect. Once it was used, other people would be affected by the Magic Stone Curse attacking the Petrification Beast's body. Their bodies would also show signs of petrification.
However, unlike the petrification of the Petrification Beast, the bodies of others would become stiff and their movements would also become slower. It was even possible that they would become stone statues just like Medusa's Eyes of Petrification.
Of course, the effect of the Magic Stone Curse was far inferior to the Eyes of Petrification. One would suffer complete petrification only if one was injured by the Magic Stone Curse numerous times. Furthermore, the petrification effect was not permanent. There was a time limit.
Zhou Wen believed that if the Magic Stone Curse could replace the Jinxes Master skill, the four-skilled Fiend-Armored Tiger Soul General would be invincible. Not only would he become stronger as he fought, but he could even reflect attacks and produce curse effects.
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Chapter 541 Infinite Jinxes Master
The fusion this time had a Petrification Lion Companion Egg as the supplement. This ensured that the Fiend-Armored Tiger Soul General's Life Providence and Life Soul could be retained. It only replaced skills.
However, it was also risky for such a fusion. It was possible that the skills that he needed would end up replaced, leaving behind skills he didn't need.
In order to minimize the risk, Zhou Wen especially went to Curse Demon Palace to grind for Petrification Lion Companion Eggs. He obtained one before he fused it with the Fiend-Armored Tiger Soul General. He tried his best to reduce the negative consequences of having many skills.
Feeling a little nervous, Zhou Wen added the Petrification Lion Companion Egg. Luckily, the chances of Magic Stone Curse replacing Jinxes Master was relatively low.
The game lit up as the Fiend-Armored Tiger Soul General successfully fused. Zhou Wen hurriedly checked his stats.
The Life Providence and Life Soul remained unchanged. His Strength attribute had also increased to 40 points. Only his Speed attribute was still at 39. Other than the Mythical Pets, there were very few pets that could match up to such stats.
Zhou Wen's gaze quickly shifted down as he saw the skill column.
Tempered Steel Cauldron, Rampage, Armor Breaker Spear, Magic Stone Curse... Zhou Wen's heart was lifted, but when he saw the words "Jinxes Master," his heart immediately plummeted.
I've already fused so many times. Why is the Jinxes Master skill still here? Zhou Wen felt like crying. Four skills were already the limit of a typical Companion Beast. Although there was a chance of a fusion pet exceeding four skills, the chances weren't high. Now, the low-probability event of five skills had happened, but Jinxes Master remained.
I need to fuse it again... I have to fuse it again... Although the Fiend-Armored Tiger Soul General could be considered a perfect Epic pet, Zhou Wen definitely couldn't keep it thanks to its Jinxes Master skill.
What else can I fuse it with? Zhou Wen was in a dilemma.
Since it had the Magic Stone Curse skill, using Petrification Lion for the fusion would likely result in Magic Stone Curse replacing Magic Stone Curse. It would be difficult to remove the Jinxes Master skill.
Zhou Wen had no choice but to choose from one of the remaining Companion Beasts with higher fusion compatibility. He didn't care if the skills were suitable or not. He decided to fuse them first. If he could eliminate Jinxes Master, he could slowly fuse the skills again.
This time, he used a Petrification Knight which had multiple skills for fusion. Legend had it that the warrior who defeated Medusa was eventually transformed into a puppet by Medusa after being petrified.
Steeling his mind, Zhou Wen took out the Companion Egg of the four-skilled pet, Petrification Knight. With the four skills of the Petrification Knight and the five skills of the Fiend-Armored Tiger Soul General, there were a total of nine skills. The chance of eliminating a few skills was definite. He hoped to eliminate Jinxes Master.
He placed the Fiend-Armored Tiger Soul General with the Petrification Knight Companion Egg and pressed the fusion button.
The pet and egg shone brightly as they combined together.
With a crisp sound, the light dissipated and the Fiend-Armored Tiger Soul General appeared again. The fusion had succeeded again.
Zhou Wen hurriedly looked at the Fiend-Armored Tiger Soul General's stats and realized that all four stats had reached the maximum of 40 points. It didn't have the foundation of a Mythical creature, so it couldn't increase to 41.
The Life Providence and Life Soul did not change. They were still Malicious Evil and Tiger Soul Runes.
Upon reaching the skill column, Zhou Wen looked over one skill after another, feeling a little nervous.
Tempered Steel Cauldron, Rampage, Armor Breaker Spear, Magic Stone Curse, Man-Mount As One... Jinxes Master... Zhou Wen was dumbfounded. Another skill had been added to it, but Jinxes Master remained.
Zhou Wen looked at the Fiend-Armored Tiger Soul General with mixed feelings. For a moment, he didn't know how to react.
This fellow's stats and skills were already cream of the crop. Apart from Mythical pets, it would be very difficult to find a pet that was better than it.
But this Jinxes Master... Zhou Wen didn't have the confidence.
Perhaps a result of having fused too many times, Zhou Wen realized that the Fiend-Armored Tiger Soul General's compatibility score with other Companion Beasts was much lower when he checked it. It went from 60-70 compatibility to about 30-40. Most of them were below 10.
With such compatibility continuing, the chance of failing will be too high if I continue fusing. Zhou Wen gritted his teeth and found the one with the highest compatibility. He would rather have it gone than keep Jinxes Master.
Although it was already the highest compatibility score, it was only 42. The success rate was about 40%.
Just as Zhou Wen was about to press the fusion button, he suddenly heard his phone ring.
He picked up his phone and took a look. Seeing that it was An Sheng, he picked up the call with one hand and was about to press the fusion button with the other.
"Young Master Wen, there's news from Zhuolu. The experts have confirmed Qiongqi's identity and have come up with some solutions..." An Sheng said.
When Zhou Wen heard Qiongqi's name, he suddenly had a flash of inspiration. He stopped his finger midway without pressing the button.
Zhou Wen remembered hearing The Thearch say that if he wanted to defeat Qiongqi, it was best to let an evil person go. If a good person were to go, the chances of killing Qiongqi would be very low.
Although Zhou Wen didn't know why such a strange thing would happen, the current Fiend-Armored Tiger Soul General had a Malicious Evil Life Providence. Was he considered an evil person?
With this thought in mind, he could not bring himself to press down with his finger.
An Sheng informed Zhou Wen about the results of the experts' research. After hearing it, Zhou Wen felt that their research was rather reasonable. They had determined some of Qiongqi's skills.
However, this did not have a decisive effect on killing Qiongqi. What was truly scary about Qiongqi was not just those few skills.
The experts also mentioned Qiongqi's penchant for bullying good, kind people. However, they believed that it was a character of the legendary Qiongqi. No one expected that this character could be exploited.
After An Sheng hung up, Zhou Wen looked at the Fiend-Armored Tiger Soul General with a thoughtful expression. In the end, he decided to not continue the fusion. He decided to take him to fight Qiongqi to see if it would be of any use.
After entering the Zhuolu ruins, Zhou Wen didn't go to Torch Dragon. After killing the Aoyin stone statue, he went to Qiongqi.
The moment the temple's door opened, Zhou Wen summoned his Companion Beasts. The Six-Winged Guardian Dragon took the front, with the other Companion Beasts followed behind. One of them was the Fiend-Armored Tiger Soul General.
The Six-Winged Guardian Dragon lunged straight at Qiongqi. Qiongqi also rushed forward like before, but something unexpected happened.
It was as if Qiongqi had not had its fill today. Be it in terms of strength, speed, or various skills, it seemed to have weakened significantly.
The Six-Winged Guardian Dragon, which had been suppressed by Qiongqi, was actually able to fight Qiongqi to a standstill.
Does the Malicious Evil Life Providence really work? Zhou Wen was dumbfounded.
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Chapter 542 The Effect of the Fiend-Armored Tiger Soul General
It was unknown if it was intentional or not, but Qiongqi never took the initiative to attack the Fiend-Armored Tiger Soul General. The other Epic Companion Beasts were killed by Qiongqi in a short period of time.
Although Qiongqi eventually killed the blood-colored avatar, Zhou Wen saw some hope of killing it.
I wonder if there are any other Companion Beasts with similar Life Providences? After Zhou Wen exited the game, he checked online and found a few.
However, those Companion Beasts were too rare. Furthermore, they weren't any better than the Fiend-Armored Tiger Soul General. The most famous one was Tai Sui. That fellow had a Great Portent Life Providence and had the attribute of misfortune. He was even more terrifying than the Fiend-Armored Tiger Soul General.
From the looks of it, the Fiend-Armored Tiger Soul General is still considered gentle. At the very least, Jinxes Master doesn't appear too obvious. I haven't seen him jinxing yet. Wasn't there an emperor in ancient times who had a horse that jinxed its master. Whoever rode it died. However, the emperor managed to escape a calamity by riding this horse... Zhou Wen was purely comforting himself.
If he hadn't discovered that the Fiend-Armored Tiger Soul General was actually effective against Qiongqi, Zhou Wen wouldn't have second thoughts about fusing it away. No matter how strong he was, he couldn't be stronger than a Mythical pet. Keeping him alive was a scourge.
But now, Zhou Wen had the possibility of killing Qiongqi thanks to it. He had no choice but to consider leaving the Fiend-Armored Tiger Soul General behind.
Zhou Wen was wondering about the possibility of the former principal and company not entering Torch Dragon's temple, but Qiongqi's temple. If that were the case, it would be useless even if he killed Torch Dragon. He would have to kill Qiongqi again. When that happened, he would need the Fiend-Armored Tiger Soul General.
Logically speaking, a Companion Beast will only show its effects when summoned. At most, I won't summon him. That would prevent any obstacles, right? Zhou Wen felt uneasy. He wasn't confident, but that was the only way.
Thankfully, it's just a Tiger Soul General. If there's another Tai Sui, I'll be dead. Zhou Wen closed the webpage introducing Tai Sui.
When the Golden Battle God Halberd respawned, Zhou Wen eagerly rushed in-game. After an intense battle with the Golden Battle God Halberd, he finally snapped it with Demonic Neonate's ancient sword.
Ding!
A crystal dropped. Zhou Wen saw that it was an Essence Energy Skill Crystal. Inside the amber-like crystal was a golden trident's shadow.
He picked it up and took a closer look and the game immediately gave him a notification: 'Insufficient stats... Unmatched Life Providence... Rejected Life Soul...'
The series of notifications left Zhou Wen's head spinning.
Using his phone to check the Essence Energy Skill Crystal's information, he discovered that the Golden Battle God Halberd's Essence Energy Skill Crystal required 41 points of Strength. This requirement was considered the simplest of all the Mythical Essence Energy Skills that Zhou Wen knew. There was no special stat requirement.
Unfortunately, Zhou Wen still couldn't meet the 41 Strength requirement.
Regarding the requirements of having a Constitution-type Life Providence and Life Soul, Zhou Wen attempted by switching to the Small Perfection of Wisdom. The Eight Perfections Wisdom Life Providence was compatible, but his lack of a Life Soul made it a mismatch.
If that's the case, if I can condense the Small Perfection of Wisdom's Life Soul and raise my Strength to 41 points, wouldn't I be able to learn the Golden Battle God Halberd skill? Zhou Wen thought for a moment and felt that there was some hope.
Among all the Mythical Skills that Zhou Wen had seen, this was most likely to be one he could learn.
How can I have my Strength break through to 41 points? Zhou Wen had always been puzzled about the method to increase his stats.
Now, Zhou Wen had an idea. His Life Soul was formed after absorbing the attributes. Therefore, Zhou Wen was wondering if his Life Soul could affect his stats if it advanced to Perfection.
The postfix of Strength was Sun. Later on, it was absorbed by the Inverse Ancient Sovereign Life Soul. If it advanced to Perfection, he wondered if it could influence the Strength attribute and increase his Strength to 41 points.
Of course, this was only Zhou Wen's speculation. However, he could give it a try. The Inverse Ancient Sovereign was already an Evolved Body. Any further and it would be able to advance to a Perfect Body.
Now, Zhou Wen was facing a choice. If he decided to gain new insights into his Life Soul and wait to absorb the Golden Battle God Halberd Crystal, he couldn't respawn the dungeons. Otherwise, he would lose the skill crystal.
If he wanted to continue grinding Mythical Companion Eggs, he had to give up on the skill crystal.
The drop rate of Mythical creatures is still rather high. I should continue grinding Companion Eggs. Zhou Wen thought for a moment before deciding to grind Companion Eggs first. After all, only with the Golden Battle God Halberd could he kill Torch Dragon. This was of paramount importance.
After putting down the Golden Battle God Halberd Crystal, Zhou Wen went to the Curse Demon Palace again. After killing Medusa with great difficulty, he had two crystals drop. One was a Speed Crystal, while the other was a Constitution Crystal. All of them exceeded 70 points, but they were useless to Zhou Wen.
After grinding all the rare dimensional creatures, he reserved the Companion Eggs that dropped for pet fusion. Then, he had nothing else to do. He had to wait until tomorrow for the Golden Battle God Halberd and Medusa to respawn.
Since he had nothing to do during this period of time, Zhou Wen took the book he borrowed from the library and continued studying it.
Since Small Perfection of Wisdom hadn't condensed a Life Soul, Zhou Wen wanted to take this opportunity to study it and condense it so that he could absorb the Golden Battle God Halberd skill crystal.
With the Golden Battle God Halberd and the Golden Battle God technique, he was certain he could kill Torch Dragon.
Wisdom had different types—two, three, and six types.
Shared or Unshared Wisdom, True Insight Wisdom, and Wisdom of Meditative Enlightenment, Mundane Wisdom, and Supramundane wisdom—all of these were Two Wisdoms.
True Insight Wisdom, Wisdom of Meditative Enlightenment, along with Written Wisdom were the Three Wisdoms.
The six Wisdoms were True Insight Wisdom, External World Wisdom, Written Wisdom, Wisdom of Skillful Means, Attendant Wisdom, and Wisdom of Meditative Enlightenment. These combined were also the Diamond Wisdom.
However, Zhou Wen's Life Providence was Eight Perfections Wisdom. There were two more types of Wisdom. Zhou Wen did plenty of research, but he couldn't figure out what the Eight Perfections of Wisdom meant. Therefore, he hadn't figured out the profundity of the Small Perfection of Wisdom to condense a Life Soul.
Zhou Wen vaguely felt that this Small Perfection of Wisdom was somewhat different from the real Perfection of Wisdom. The three-faced Buddha in Small Buddha Temple was somewhat different from the Buddhas in ordinary monasteries.
Just as he was thinking, his phone rang again. This time, it was from Wang Lu.
"Zhou Wen, I'm hungry," Wang Lu said.
"Isn't it noon now?" Zhou Wen asked.
"You owe me so many breakfasts. Didn't you say you were going to make up with it using lunch? Are you trying to go back on your word? Quickly get me some food to eat. I'm starving," said Wang Lu.
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Chapter 543 - Gold Burial Ground
543 Gold Burial Ground
"Since you've already come out, why don't you buy the food yourself?" Zhou Wen handed over the food he had bought from the cafeteria to Wang Lu.
"That's how I roll, isn't I?" Wang Lu took the food and sat in a flower bed to eat.
Zhou Wen sat down by the side and began munching on his roujiamo—meat sandwiched in bread.
"Zhou Wen, what plans do you have after graduation? With your relationship with the An family, you should be able to directly enter the Sunset army, right?" Wang Lu asked Zhou Wen as she ate her bread.
"No, I plan on returning to my hometown." Zhou Wen had never planned on entering the Sunset army.
Zhou Wen really planned on returning to his hometown after graduation. He had seen quite a number of dungeons. He had even cleared two of the West District's dungeons.
However, dimensional zones like the Ancient Sovereign City were very rare. The strongest creature in the Ancient Sovereign City was only at the Legendary stage. It looked like a very weak dimensional zone.
However, things like stone sabers that could be seen in-game, but untouchable and very rare in dimensional zones. Chess Mountain also had a similar jade box, but everyone knew how terrifying Chess Mountain was.
Zhou Wen felt that Ancient Sovereign City wasn't that simple. Therefore, he wanted to return to Guide City after graduation.
"Your hometown is Guide City, right? There aren't any overly famous dimensional zones there, so there aren't many opportunities for development." Wang Lu paused for a moment before she said jokingly, "Why don't you consider going to the capital after graduation? That way, you can also repay your debts."
Wang Lu came from the capital's Wang family which was not the same Wang family in Luoyang.
"It's still early. Let's talk about it when the time comes." Zhou Wen felt that graduation was still a long way off. Perhaps, the restrictions of the dimensional zone would fail before he graduated. He wouldn't be at liberty to decide when that happened. All he could do was take things one step at a time.
"Then if you have nowhere to go in the future, remember to look for me in the capital. Our Wang family welcomes talented people very much. Besides, as an old schoolmate of mine, I can still take care of you," Wang Lu said with a smile.
"Alright." Zhou Wen nodded.
Not far away, a few students were resting on the grass.
"Did you hear that someone found a Gold Burial Ground in the Dungeon?"
"What's Gold Burial Ground?"
"You don't even know what Gold Burial Ground is? It's those you hear of in legends where a piece of gold is buried. After some time, this kind of Gold Burial Ground turns one piece of gold into two pieces of gold."
"It must be fake. Only ignoramuses would believe such a ridiculous thing."
"Don't you doubt me. I don't know if Gold Burial Grounds existed in the past, but after the dimensional storms, someone really discovered one. Furthermore, it's been validated. The Gold Burial Ground does have magical powers. This person is famous in the Federation."
"Who is it?"
"It's the Xia family's hero."
"Are you serious? Why haven't I heard of it before? Are you making it up?"
"What do you mean I made it up? There really was such a thing. There was more than one hero present at that time. However, that place was discovered by the Xia family's hero. Besides, only he believed in the legend of Gold Burial Grounds. Hence, he was the only one who managed to find it."
"What did he bury?"
"He buried a sword and dug out two swords. Can you guess which two swords they are? You must have heard of the names of those two swords."
"No way? Could it be the famous Twin Dragon Swords of the Xia family?"
"Not bad. What the Xia family hero buried in the Gold Burial Ground back then was a Dragon Blood Sword Companion Egg. When he dug it out the next day, there were two Dragon Blood Sword Companion Eggs..."
The students were having a good time chatting, pumped as though all of that had happened.
"Senior, you were talking about the Gold Burial Ground being found in the Dungeon? Where is it?" Wang Lu eavesdropped for a while before running over to ask for information.
"If someone asks, I definitely won't tell them. However, you're so pretty there's no harm telling you. That place is in the underground Ancient City that we often go to. However, it's useless for you to go there now. I heard that the Gold Burial Ground only allows one thing to be buried once. It's useless if you bury more. According to the senior who discovered the Gold Burial Ground, he accidentally dropped a dimensional crystal when he killed a dimensional creature. When he dug up again, he found two identical dimensional crystals..." The senior was very talkative and explained everything clearly.
"Thank you, Senior." Wang Lu thanked him.
"Junior, don't be in such a hurry to leave. Do you want me to take you there?" the senior said warmly when he saw Wang Lu's beauty.
"There's no need, Senior. Thank you." As Wang Lu spoke, she had already returned to the flower bed.
"You don't have anything else to do this afternoon, right? Let's go and take a look together. Perhaps there's really a Gold Burial Ground," Wang Lu said to Zhou Wen.
"Didn't they say that the Gold Burial Ground can only be used once? Then what's the use of going there?" Zhou Wen asked.
"To take a look. It's just a legend that Gold Burial Ground only allows one burial. Perhaps it can be used again?" Wang Lu pulled Zhou Wen towards the underground Ancient City.
The underground ancient city mentioned by the students was actually the Ancient City dimensional zone which was in the uppermost layer. Although there were many dimensional creatures there, most of them were at the Mortal stage. The strongest was at the Legendary stage. Therefore, ordinary students would usually go there to learn how to hunt dimensional creatures. This meant it was very popular.
However, the dimensional creatures there didn't produce anything particularly good. Therefore, students with some strength wouldn't choose to stay there for long.
When Wang Lu and Zhou Wen arrived at the underground Ancient City, they realized that there were many students here. They were all searching for something in the dilapidated Ancient City. They must have heard the legend of the Gold Burial Ground, so they had come here to try their luck.
"There are so many people searching for the Gold Burial Ground. Even if there really is one, it's already been occupied by countless people. Let's head back." Zhou Wen was still thinking about how he could condense his Life Soul with the Small Perfection of Wisdom, so he really didn't wish to waste time on such an iffy matter.
"That's not necessarily the case. How do you know there's no chance if you don't give it a try?" Wang Lu sized up Zhou Wen and said after looking at his feet, "Give me your shoes."
"What for?" Zhou Wen looked at her in puzzlement.
"Take off your right shoe and give it to me. You will know in a while," urged Wang Lu.
Zhou Wen took off his right shoe and gave it to her. Wang Lu picked it up and made a prayer-like action before throwing it into the sky.
After the shoe landed, Wang Lu pointed in the direction of the shoe and said, "Let's look over there."
"Will this really work?" Zhou Wen put on his shoes and followed Wang Lu forward.
"Let's give it a try. Perhaps it will work." Wang Lu said.
The two of them walked all the way into Ancient City. It was really in ruins. Many of the walls were made of clay bricks. After the passage of time, they were pockmarked and covered in dust. No matter how one looked at it, it did not look like an ancient city but more like a village.
As they walked, one of Wang Lu's ear studs dropped. After falling to the ground, it bounced into a fist-sized hole.
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Chapter 544 Hole
"Let me do it." Zhou Wen squatted down and reached his hand into the hole.
The hole was along a mud wall. It was probably dug out by something like a rat. As there weren't any powerful dimensional creatures here, Zhou Wen didn't activate Truth Listener. The hole wasn't deep either. Zhou Wen extended his hand and touched it. Soon, he touched something. When he touched it, he realized that it was indeed Wang Lu's ear stud.
However, what was strange was that Wang Lu had dropped one ear stud, but Zhou Wen touched two identical ear studs.
Zhou Wen was somewhat surprised. He looked at Wang Lu's other ear stud and couldn't help but ask, "How many ear studs did you drop?"
"One," Wang Lu replied.
"Why are there two ear studs here? Could it be..." Zhou Wen looked at the hole. He couldn't believe that it was the legendary Gold Burial Ground.
Wang Lu took the two ear studs and carefully looked at them. Soon, she said with certainty, "These two ear studs are identical. Even the spots I accidentally scratched are identical. From the looks of it, we have really found the legendary Gold Burial Ground. Quick, take something and give it a try."
Zhou Wen was somewhat hesitant. Wang Lu's luck was good enough to discover the Gold Burial Ground, but his luck wasn't that good. Furthermore, he felt that the Gold Burial Ground was somewhat odd.
"It isn't easy to find a Gold Burial Ground. Don't you want to give it a try?" Wang Lu asked Zhou Wen.
Before Zhou Wen could answer, he saw a figure rush over. He was originally searching for the Gold Burial Ground nearby. Upon hearing Zhou Wen and Wang Lu's conversation, he rushed over. Without waiting for Zhou Wen and Wang Lu to react, he stuffed a Companion Egg into the hole.
"Hey, aren't you being a little impolite?" Zhou Wen said with a frown.
"You have to share the good stuff with everyone. We're all schoolmates after all. Why be so petty? At most, you can use it later." The person raised his head as he spoke.
"It's you?" Zhou Wen exchanged looks with the person and immediately recognized him.
This person's name was Li Yu. Previously, Zhou Wen had set up a stall to sell Companion Eggs at the school's trading market. Back then, there were two students who had set up stalls beside him. One was Huang Ji and the other was Li Yu.
Back then, Zhou Wen had a tiny conflict with Li Yu because of Gu Dian. Li Yu had suffered a little, but he never expected to meet him again today.
"So it's you, Zhou Wen. You caused me so much pain last time. Let me use the Gold Burial Ground this time and we're even." Li Yu grinned and asked, "How long will it take for this Gold Burial Ground to take effect?"
Zhou Wen couldn't be bothered to argue with him, so he replied, "The ear stud fell moments ago. There were two once I tried taking it out."
"Legend has it that we have to bury it for one night. I was just wondering how long it would take for us to pass the time. It turns out that it can be done so soon," Li Yu said as he reached his hand into the hole.
After touching it a few times, Li Yu's expression changed. His squatting body suddenly turned into a kneeling position. His face was almost pressed to the side of the hole. Most of his arm was stretched in as he groped about.
"Where... where's my Companion Egg?" Li Yu's expression was not not a happy one. He searched the hole several times but failed to find anything.
"There's nothing?" Zhou Wen activated Truth Listener and listened to the hole.
The hole wasn't too deep to begin with, so he could hear everything clearly.
It was a small hole about forty centimeters deep. There were no forks or Companion Eggs inside.
"Impossible? I just put it in there. It can't be wrong. Why is it gone?" Li Yu reached in again and groped about anxiously. However, there was nothing inside. He could not touch it.
Zhou Wen also found it odd. He had seen Li Yu put the Companion Egg in with his own eyes. Why was it gone?
"Are you deliberately messing with me? That Companion Egg was from the company and not mine. Stop fooling around and return it to me. I know I was wrong. I'll compensate you, alright?" Li Yu was anxious. Unable to find it, he stood up to bow to Zhou Wen and Wang Lu.
"Don't spout nonsense. We didn't take your Companion Egg. You were the one who insisted on putting it in. Who can you blame?" Wang Lu curled her lips and said.
Li Yu was speechless. He also knew that Zhou Wen and Wang Lu's statuses weren't ordinary, so he didn't dare cause trouble with them.
"Wang Lu, give me an ear stud." Zhou Wen extended his hand in front of Wang Lu.
Wang Lu handed him an ear stud. Zhou Wen threw the ear stud into the hole and used Truth Listener to listen. However, there was no reaction. It was just an ordinary hole.
He reached in and touched. There was only one ear stud.
"It's indeed a little strange," Zhou Wen said with a frown as he looked at the ear stud in his hand.
"This hole clearly replicated my ear studs just now. Why did it suddenly fail? It's very strange," Wang Lu added.
Zhou Wen shook his head slightly. "That's not what I'm talking about. The reason this news spread is because someone discovered the Gold Burial Ground. In other words, that person used the Gold Burial Ground and knew its effects before he could spread the news. However, if it's really effective, he should be constantly burying things inside. How can he spread such important news?"
"What you said makes sense. Since he spread the news, it must be that Gold Burial Ground is already useless. Or rather, there's something wrong with that Gold Burial Ground..." Li Yu also came to a realization. He pounded his chest and stamped his feet, regretting that he hadn't thought of this in advance. He even took the company's Epic Companion Egg and stuffed it in. He was truly blinded by wealth.
"My ear studs were clearly replicated, and his Companion Eggs disappeared. Doesn't that mean that the Gold Burial Ground exists? Furthermore, it's indeed effective. However, there's a problem with it?" Wang Lu said as she looked at the hole.
"Is there any way to retrieve my Companion Egg?" Li Yu asked Wang Lu as though he was grasping at straws.
"I don't know. Try again." Wang Lu shook her head.
Li Yu could not be bothered anymore. He knelt beside the cave and placed some of his trinkets inside. After a while, he took them out. However, it was useless. They were not replicated, neither had they disappeared.
This was within Zhou Wen's expectations. It was an ordinary hole. He had been listening for a long time. There was nothing around the hole, nor were there any energy fluctuations.
"Wang Lu, can you search again?" Zhou Wen asked Wang Lu.
"Yes, but this will be the last time for today. Give me your shoe," said Wang Lu.
"Can't you use something else?" Zhou Wen had to take off his shoe and give it to Wang Lu.
"No." Wang Lu took the shoe and threw it into the air.
The shoe landed, but this time, it pointed in a different direction, not in the direction of the hole.
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Chapter 545 The Secret of the Hole
This time, when the two of them walked forward, Zhou Wen raised Truth Listener's powers to the limit as he constantly scanned his surroundings.
After walking for a while, Zhou Wen discovered a strange spot. Beneath a mud wall was a place where Truth Listener couldn't hear. It was as though something had isolated it, preventing him from hearing anything.
The direction the duo were heading in happened to line up with this area.
When Zhou Wen looked, he saw that there was a hole beneath the mud wall. It was similar to the hole just now, but this hole was clearly different. Even Truth Listener couldn't tell what was going on inside.
Zhou Wen gave Wang Lu a look before looking in the direction of the hole. Wang Lu looked at the hole, but she couldn't tell what was wrong with it. She only felt that the hole looked very similar to the one from before.
"Could this hole be the legendary Gold Burial Ground? Why don't we try using something first?" Zhou Wen deliberately said loudly to Wang Lu.
Zhou Wen had a nagging feeling that there was something wrong with the Gold Burial Ground. Not only was it able to move, but it had also swallowed Li Yu's Companion Egg. The thing it had replicated was an ear stud with very low practical value. No matter how he thought about it, there was something amiss.
"What if the thing that's placed inside ends up disappearing like that person's Companion Egg?" Wang Lu said cooperatively.
"It's fine. Let's give it a try first. I remember you have a Mythical Companion Egg on you, right? Try using an unimportant Companion Egg or something first. If there's no problem, put the Mythical Companion Egg inside," Zhou Wen said to Wang Lu while winking.
"Is that so? Alright then." Wang Lu touched her pocket knowingly. She took out something and placed it in the hole.
Zhou Wen kept observing the hole. After Wang Lu placed the item inside, a strange energy fluctuation immediately appeared in the hole. Unfortunately, Zhou Wen could only sense the energy fluctuation and couldn't hear what was happening inside.
However, as long as he could sense something unusual in the hole, he could lock onto it. He wasn't afraid that it would escape. Zhou Wen refused to believe that it was faster than his saber.
After a while, the energy fluctuations in the cave gradually came to a stop. As for the hole, there was still a force that screened his powers. Zhou Wen still couldn't hear what was happening inside.
He gave Wang Lu a look before she squatted down. As she reached out to reach into the hole, she said, "I wonder if this is the Gold Burial Ground. It should be done, right?"
As she spoke, Wang Lu had already taken out the item from the cave. Zhou Wen had seen what she had previously placed inside. It was a very small saber.
Now, Wang Lu took out two sabers.
"Wow, one saber has turned into two. Is this really the Gold Burial Ground?" Zhou Wen extended his hand to take the small saber. The saber looked somewhat strange. The blade was like a piece of pandan leaf, and the scabbard was the same. It was probably made of Essence Gold. From the looks of it, it seemed pretty good.
Zhou Wen pulled the tiny saber out of its sheath, and Wang Lu also unsheathed the tiny saber in her hand. The two sabers had a cold, oppressive glint, making one's hair stand on end. They looked identical.
Zhou Wen knew at a glance that it was a good saber, and it wasn't an ordinary one.
"That's right. This place is really a Gold Burial Ground. Let's quickly put a Mythical Companion Egg inside." As Wang Lu spoke, she gave Zhou Wen another look before looking at the tiny saber in his hand.
"Alright, quickly put the Mythical Companion Egg in. That way, we can have two Mythical Companion Eggs. When the time comes, I'll have one, and you can have one..." Zhou Wen said as though he had thought of something. He suddenly changed his words and said, "Let's think it through. The item that was placed inside the second time disappeared. To be safe, let's try again."
With that said, Zhou Wen placed the tiny saber in his hand into the hole and continued observing the situation inside with Truth Listener.
The strange energy fluctuation in the cave stirred once again, but this time, Zhou Wen clearly felt that the strange energy fluctuation was much weaker. Not only was it weaker, but it was also very unstable.
Gradually, Zhou Wen realized that in the hole where Truth Listener originally couldn't hear anything, he could vaguely hear some movement. It was as though something was moving inside.
This time, the energy fluctuation clearly lasted longer than before. After a while, the strange power in the cave decreased significantly. Zhou Wen could roughly hear the situation inside.
He realized that there was a tiny beast inside the cave. Zhou Wen couldn't tell what it was. It looked a little like a squirrel, but it wasn't exactly the same. It looked much better than a rat. Its body was slender, and its eyes were huge. Its tail was also very large and fluffy.
Is this fellow a ferret? However, a ferret shouldn't be living in a mud wall. It should be in the forest, right? Could it be a weasel? Zhou Wen had never seen a weasel before, but the more he thought about it, the more likely it was.
At that moment, the tiny beast was holding the small saber with its two glowing paws. Its eyes were wide open like two little light bulbs staring at the empty space in front of it. From its eyes, a strange light shot out. It was like a three-dimensional printer in a science fiction movie. The light actually printed out a small sheathed saber out of nowhere.
Although Truth Listener couldn't hear the trajectory of the light beams, it could sense an energy fluctuation shoot out from its eyes before gradually molding the tiny saber in midair.
The portion of the saber's blade had been completed, but it was still short of the handle. The beast seemed to be lacking in Essence Energy. The ripples that shot out from its eyes were intermittent, as though they would disappear at any moment.
The beast's fur stood up as it seemed to steel itself. It tried its best to shoot out rays of light from its eyes. Finally, it finished the last portion of the saber handle.
Clang!
The small saber fell to the ground together with the small saber in its claws. The two small sabers were identical, with no visible difference.
However, the beast was so tired that it sprawled in the hole with its limbs spread out. It stuck out its tiny tongue and panted. It looked like it had consumed a lot of energy.
"It should be done, right?" Zhou Wen muttered to himself before reaching into the cave.
The beast immediately got up and dragged its tired body to the back of the cave.
Zhou Wen reached in and took out the two sabers. He even unsheathed them and compared them. Indeed, they were identical. It didn't look any different.
"It's really identical. Quickly take out the Mythical Companion Egg and put it in." As Zhou Wen spoke, he noticed the beast's eyes lighting up. Even its ears pricked up as it wore an excited and expectant look.
"Isn't the Companion Egg with you?" Wang Lu retorted.
"No way. I thought it was you. Didn't you bring it?" Zhou Wen feigned surprise.
"No, I thought you brought it. What do we do now?" Wang Lu asked.
"Then let's try it next time," Zhou Wen said as he turned to leave. Wang Lu followed him.
The beast in the hole was stunned for a full second before it suddenly screamed and crawled out of the hole.
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Chapter 546 Revenge
The beast transformed into a stream of light as it screamed and charged at Zhou Wen. Unfortunately, it had expended too much Essence Energy. Zhou Wen circulated the Demonic Astral Wheel with one hand and a powerful suction force sucked the beast into his palm. No matter how hard the beast struggled, it couldn't escape.
Zhou Wen didn't attack it directly because he felt that the beast was likely to be proficient in underground escaping abilities. If it escaped underground, it would be difficult to capture it.
Now that it had rushed out and left the ground, it was naturally the best outcome for him.
"Forget it. Let it go. It hasn't harmed anyone. It has only cheated people of things," said Wang Lu.
Zhou Wen thought for a moment and felt that killing the beast wouldn't have a high chance of dropping a Companion Egg. After all, he had already obtained two tiny sabers. It didn't matter if he let it go.
The power of the Demonic Astral Wheel in Zhou Wen's hand dissipated, and after landing on the ground, the beast immediately vanished.
It really knows how to use Earth Escape. Zhou Wen was somewhat envious. Earth Escape was extremely practical. It was even more practical than flying. Unfortunately, it wasn't produced in many places. If he wanted to learn it, he had to depend on luck. He couldn't buy it even if he had the money.
"That little beast almost died from exhaustion in order to replicate those two sabers. Otherwise, it wouldn't have been so easily caught by me. What saber is this?" Zhou Wen returned the two tiny sabers to Wang Lu.
"You already have a Bamboo Blade, yet you don't recognize the Orchid Blade of the Plum, Orchid, Bamboo, and Chrysanthemum Blades?" Wang Lu looked at Zhou Wen in surprise.
"You're telling me that this tiny saber is the Orchid Blade of the Four Gentlemen Blades?" Zhou Wen immediately knew that he had underestimated the little beast.
Initially, he thought that it was just an ordinary Essence Gold saber. It was not surprising that the little beast could replicate it. However, he didn't expect it to be the Orchid Blade of the Four Gentlemen Blades.
Zhou Wen had the Bamboo Blade, so he knew that the Four Gentlemen Blades were extraordinary. Their toughness was comparable to a Mythical creature's body, and they were extremely rare Essence Gold weapons.
Outside the game, Zhou Wen used Bamboo Blade more than the Overlord Sword because although Overlord Sword's sword beam was powerful, the sword's blade was too weak. It was very likely to snap when colliding with powerful forces.
As for Bamboo Blade, it didn't have any problems in this aspect. Even in a battle with Mythical creatures, it had never been damaged. Just this point alone was enough to prove the value of the Four Gentlemen Blades.
The quality of the Orchid Blade was likely to be the same as the Bamboo Blade; however, it was a little small. Yet, that little beast had actually been able to duplicate the Orchid Blade. This ability was really a little abnormal.
However, Zhou Wen had heard that the Four Gentlemen Blades would bring ill fate to their owners. Now, the Orchid Blade had turned into three. He didn't know if Wang Lu's luck could block the ominous fate brought by three Orchid Blades.
"Two Orchid Blades were replicated. Each of us can have one." Wang Lu handed one of the Orchid Blades to Zhou Wen.
Zhou Wen shook his head and said, "I don't have your luck. I've been unlucky enough recently. How am I supposed to survive if I hold the Orchid Blade? You should keep it yourself."
However, Wang Lu stuffed the Orchid Blade into Zhou Wen's hand. "Take a closer look. Although the replica looks similar to the real one, there are still some differences. This replica Orchid Blade definitely doesn't have the ominous problems that plague the real Orchid Blade."
Zhou Wen picked up the Orchid Blade in his hand and compared it with the real Orchid Blade that Wang Lu had mentioned. However, in terms of external superficialities, it didn't seem any different.
Zhou Wen tested the sharpness and toughness of the replica and realized that it was very similar to the real Four Gentlemen Blades. He couldn't tell what was different.
Seeing Zhou Wen look at her suspiciously, Wang Lu said with a smile, "Don't worry about using it. I can sense that there's no ominous power in the replica."
Since Wang Lu was so certain, Zhou Wen accepted the replica Orchid Blade. Although it was fake, it likely wasn't inferior to the real deal as a weapon. Furthermore, it wouldn't be detrimental to its owner like the real one.
The secret of the Gold Burial Ground had been cracked. There was no point in staying here any longer. Zhou Wen and Wang Lu headed for the exit of the underground Ancient City.
After walking for a while, Zhou Wen realized that the little beast had poked its head out from a hole in the distance and was looking at them.
They were walking ahead; yet, the fella continued following them without giving up. It was clearly waiting for an opportunity to take revenge.
Since the little beast wasn't very aggressive and it hadn't harmed other students, Zhou Wen ignored it and thought that it wouldn't be able to keep up after they exited the dimensional zone.
However, he never expected that after leaving the underground Ancient City, the little beast would continue following him. After leaving the dimensional zone, Zhou Wen's Truth Listener ability discovered that it had been traveling underground all this time. It had actually followed them onto campus.
This fellow can actually break out of the seal? Zhou Wen was somewhat surprised. After all, there weren't many break-out creatures nowadays.
Zhou Wen remained unperturbed as he pretended that he didn't notice it. He secretly sent a message to Wang Lu on his phone, telling her to be careful.
When they separated in front of their dorms, Wang Lu made a face at Zhou Wen and sent him a message. "It's best you be careful. I believe it will definitely seek you out."
Zhou Wen thought that it made sense. With Wang Lu's luck, even if the little beast wanted to seek revenge, it would definitely come to him instead of Wang Lu.
After returning to his dorm, Zhou Wen realized that the little beast had indeed followed him in. It furtively hid in his building furtively, but it didn't dare attack Zhou Wen.
From the looks of it, it knew how powerful Zhou Wen was. It didn't dare risk its life to fight Zhou Wen. All it did was secretly exact revenge on him.
As it knew how to escape through the earth, it would be difficult to attack it again if he failed to take it down with a single strike. Zhou Wen pretended not to see it and waited for it to leave the ground before attacking.
He got onto bed and gamed on his phone. He also slowly drank the herbal tea that he had brewed. Although his body was in a good condition recently and hadn't lost much blood, he still needed to maintain his health. He had to be prepared. What if he bled heavily in the future?
As Zhou Wen grinded the dungeons, he waited for the little beast to reveal itself. However, the little beast was very careful. It hid in a wall corner, behind the closet, and various spots. It peeked its head out from time to time without daring to come over.
When Zhou Wen saw that it didn't dare come over while he gamed, he locked his phone and pretended to be asleep.
The little beast was just too careful. It only began to quietly crawl over and hide under Zhou Wen's bed after he faked sleep.
Zhou Wen originally believed that the little beast would attack him at once. Once it left the ground, he would grab it.
However, to his surprise, the little beast suddenly changed its target and when it reached the bottom of Zhou Wen's bed, it pounced at something underneath.
Zhou Wen listened carefully. The little beast had pounced on an iron lump and hugged it with its paws. It opened its mouth and bit it, producing creaking sounds.
Only then did Zhou Wen recall that he had obtained a treasure map from Earth Temple and had dug it up. However, Zhou Wen's treasure map had led him to a dimensional doll. He didn't know what kind of plant-type dimensional creature it was.
Later, he had saved the baby. The baby had given him a metal lump that resembled a walnut. Zhou Wen studied it for a long time but failed to figure out what it was. He had thrown it under the bed.
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Chapter 547 Three Heads and Six Arms
The tiny beast originally wanted to launch a sneak attack on Zhou Wen, but after discovering the item that resembled a metal walnut, it gave up. It sprawled on the metal walnut and gnawed at it.
Zhou Wen saw that its teeth were already creating sparks from gnawing on the metal, but it couldn't tear the outer shell of the metal walnut apart.
This fellow definitely knows something valuable when it sees it. Could it be that the metal walnut is really something good? After studying it for a period of time, Zhou Wen still couldn't figure out what the metal walnut was. He thought it was a special metal and planned on finding an opportunity to melt it into a saber or something.
But now, looking at how the little beast wanted to eat the metal walnut, Zhou Wen felt that the walnut wasn't just as simple as a piece of metal.
The tiny beast was good at replicating, and it had definitely seen a lot of treasures. Moreover, it knew how to hide underground. What kind of metal could it not find underground? It definitely didn't want to eat the metal on the metal walnut's surface. It was very likely that there was something inside the metal walnut which had made it forget about revenge.
With its cautious personality, it actually dared to cause such a commotion under Zhou Wen's bed. Clearly, the item in the metal walnut was extremely attractive to it, making it lose its rationality.
Zhou Wen turned over and got off the bed. He lifted the bedsheets and looked inside. He saw that the tiny beast was still chewing on the metal walnut. It was as though it had been possessed. It didn't even seem to notice that Zhou Wen was looking at it as it continued gnawing.
Zhou Wen reached out and picked it up.
However, the tiny beast's four paws had the metal walnut in a firm grip. No matter how hard Zhou Wen pulled, it wouldn't budge. When he pulled out the metal walnut, the tiny beast came out with it, its paws still on the walnut.
From the looks of it, what's inside this metal walnut is no trifling matter. Zhou Wen released his hand. The tiny beast didn't run, instead, it sprawled on the metal walnut and continued gnawing.
This fellow sure is greedy. Zhou Wen shook his head. Humans die for wealth, birds die for food. This little beast had sacrificed its life for a metal walnut. Its intelligence was truly worrying.
Since the tiny beast couldn't bite through it, Zhou Wen ignored it and let it slowly gnaw at it while he carefully studied the metal walnut.
Truth Listener's powers couldn't hear what was inside the metal walnut. It seemed to be solid metal at its core. Doctor Darkness's Light of Penetration couldn't penetrate the metal either.
Zhou Wen didn't sense any special energy fluctuations from the metal walnut. This left him puzzled. He didn't know what could be inside such a metal lump.
He attempted to slash with Overlord Sword, but the sword beam that possessed Ever-Victorious only left a white mark on the metal walnut.
After a while, Zhou Wen realized that the tiny beast had actually produced a shallow bite mark on the metal walnut. At this speed, he didn't know when it would be able to bite through it.
The tiny beast forgot about running as it greedily nibbled on it. Zhou Wen thought for a moment and placed the metal walnut and the little beast into the chaos space.
In the chaos space, the tiny beast continued nibbling on the metal walnut as if it was possessed.
Before the Golden Battle God Halberd respawned, Zhou Wen took out a Buddhist scripture and pondered as he read it. Could the Eight Perfections correspond to the Eight Consciousnesses?
Six hundred volumes of the Great Perfection of Wisdom Sutra are condensed into the Diamond Sutra. The Diamond Sutra is also condensed into the Heart Sutra. It can be said that the Heart Sutra is the essence of the Great Perfection of Wisdom. And its true meaning lies in the Eighth Consciousnesses. It's also known as Tathagatagarbha Thought, and it's also known as ālayavijñāna. However, this is the concept and essence of the Great Perfection of Wisdom Sutra. The Small Perfection of Wisdom I cultivate seems somewhat different. Zhou Wen thought for a moment and felt that something was amiss. He then looked at the other information.
He failed to figure out anything new even when the Golden Battle God Halberd respawned. He went to grind the Golden Battle God Halberd and Medusa, but they only dropped stat crystals after expending all his efforts. It made Zhou Wen suspect that the Orchid Blade replica had affected the light that shone on him from providence.
Ah Sheng said that there's a one-third chance. It should drop next time, right? Although Zhou Wen was anxious, he didn't have any good ideas. All he could do was wait for tomorrow.
After grinding the rare dimensional creatures again, he was quite lucky this time. Another Three-Eyed Vajra Malla Companion Egg dropped. Zhou Wen hatched it and kept it for future fusions.
After finishing his set of grinding, Zhou Wen began studying his Life Providence, Eight Perfections Wisdom, again. Only by condensing a Life Soul could he learn the Golden Battle God Halberd's skill.
"Zhou Wen, are you busy? Do you have time to come with me to Dragon Gate Grotto?" Li Xuan suddenly came to Zhou Wen.
Li Xuan had been cultivating diligently recently and seldom came out. For him to take the initiative to look for Zhou Wen was definitely something.
"Yes," Zhou Wen agreed.
The two of them arranged to meet in front of Dragon Gate Grotto. When Zhou Wen arrived, he realized that apart from Li Xuan, Feng Qiuyan and Gu Dian from the Xuanwen Club were present as well as Ming Xiu.
"Now that Zhou Wen is here, I'll make things clear first before we enter." Li Xuan recounted what had happened.
Li Xuan had been cultivating diligently recently. He had gone to many dimensional zones to hone his combat abilities. He had discovered a strange dimensional creature in Dragon Gate Grotto's Southernmost Cave. He had never seen it before.
While battling the dimensional creature, Li Xuan had nearly been killed. Thankfully, he had escaped.
The reason he had called them over was to let them take a look and see if there was a chance of killing that dimensional creature.
According to Li Xuan's description, the dimensional creature was somewhat different from the other dimensional creatures in Dragon Gate Grotto. The Dragon Gate Grotto's ordinary dimensional creatures were Warriors, Vajra Mallas, Fairies, and Stone Beasts.
However, that dimensional creature looked as ugly and terrifying as a devil.
After arriving outside the southernmost Cave, Li Xuan said to Zhou Wen and company, "You aren't familiar with that dimensional creature. Don't attack first. I'll fight it first. Watch by the side. It's best if you can think of a way to counter it. It won't be too late to attack then."
Zhou Wen, Feng Qiuyan, Gu Dian, and Ming Xiu nodded in agreement. The five of them entered the Southernmost Cave together.
There were some Warriors in the Southernmost Cave, but they were not as strong as the Vajra Mallas of the Myriad Buddha Cave. The five of them easily stormed their way in. When they arrived at a stone cave, they saw a three-headed, six-armed monster that looked like black iron rush out of the cave.
Zhou Wen looked at the three heads of the dimensional creature. Each face looked more terrifying than the other. All of them looked like evil ghosts. The only difference was that the head in the middle had a single horn while the other two had either two or three horns.
In each of his six hands was a hoop. The hoops were as thick as an infant's arm and were shimmering with golden light. They looked like they were made of gold and there were many mysterious patterns engraved on them.
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Chapter 548 Super Self-Recovery
Li Xuan directly used his Life Soul. His body was tightly wrapped by the black carapace, and his eyes had turned red. He looked different from his usual demeanor and looked sinister.
Li Xuan's speed was very fast, leaving behind afterimages as he rushed in front of the monster. His body swayed left and right as he dodged the monster's hoop attacks. He held an Epic Companion Beast saber in his hand and slashed at the monster's body, but it was blocked by a hoop.
The monster was indeed very powerful. The six hoops delivered strange attacks, preventing Li Xuan's saber from touching him. All he could do was constantly shift his position.
Li Xuan's moves and movement techniques were exquisite. They looked extremely beautiful. It could be said to be a textbook example, without any flaws.
However, Zhou Wen felt that this wasn't Li Xuan. The Li Xuan he knew wasn't someone who pursued perfection.
If he hadn't seen Li Xuan rush forward, Zhou Wen would have believed that the person inside the carapace was Li Mobai.
Is it really good to have such a change? Zhou Wen frowned slightly. If a person's goal was something he didn't like, Zhou Wen doubted he could go far.
"Li Xuan's moves are very powerful. I can't find any flaws, but I have a nagging feeling that something's amiss," Feng Qiuyan said as he watched Li Xuan battle the monster.
Ming Xiu nodded and said, "I also find it a little strange. It's very strong, but it also feels a little odd. I remember seeing Li Xuan fight in the past. His style isn't like that, right?"
"Coach, what do you think?" Feng Qiuyan asked Zhou Wen.
"Not everyone knows the path to take when they are born. They have to slowly experiment. Some people quickly find their own paths, but some people can walk their entire lives only to end up meandering down the wrong path. In fact, I don't know which path is right or which path is wrong. Li Xuan's path ultimately needs to be taken by him. I believe that no matter how difficult it is, he will definitely be able to continue down the path," Zhou Wen said.
Clang! Clang! Clang!
Li Xuan's saber constantly clashed with the monster's golden hoop, but Li Xuan kept retreating. The monster's strength and speed were above his. His saber was unable to penetrate the golden bangle's defenses. Instead, he was forced to constantly retreat.
After watching for a while, Zhou Wen roughly understood that the monster had Epic levels of Strength and Constitution. Its body was extremely strong, and with its immense strength, even with Zhou Wen's Constitution, he would probably only be able to tie with him.
Li Xuan's family had plenty of resources, so he had a large number of stat crystals to use. He hadn't advanced to the Epic stage for long, but his various stats were almost maxed out. However, he couldn't see his stats. Zhou Wen estimated that his basic stats were about 40 points. Even if it wasn't, it was probably around 38 or 39.
Logically speaking, Li Xuan cultivated in the Invincible Connate Divine Art, so he shouldn't have been at a disadvantage in terms of Constitution and Strength. However, he was overly focused on perfection in his moves, causing him to be constantly thrown back by the monster.
"I'm quite aware of its abilities. Let's go," Gu Dian said.
"Wait a little longer. I want to watch a little longer." Zhou Wen stopped them and watched Li Xuan continue fighting.
Gu Dian didn't ask why. Feng Qiuyan and Ming Xiu also stopped as they continued watching the battle.
"Old Zhou, it's about time. Hurry up and attack," Li Xuan shouted at Zhou Wen as he retreated.
"You shouldn't need our help with such a weak dimensional creature, right?" Zhou Wen said with a smile.
"Bullsh*t. If I didn't need you, would I have called you here?" Li Xuan cursed.
Zhou Wen said with a grin, "Didn't you call us here to show us how amazing you are when slaying monsters? I understand."
"Understand my ass. Hurry up and attack. I can't hold on any longer." Li Xuan was already forced to a corner of the cave. There was no way out.
"Are you lying to me again?" Zhou Wen stood firmly outside the cave, refusing to enter.
With Zhou Wen not moving, Feng Qiuyan, Ming Xiu, and Gu Dian didn't move either. Li Xuan had been forced to the point of having no time to bicker with Zhou Wen.
Ka-Cha!
There was no room for retreat. Li Xuan, who was leaning against the stone wall, had his arm struck by the monster's golden hoop. The carapace on his body cracked, and his bones seemed to fracture from the impact. His left arm immediately drooped down.
Thankfully, Li Xuan's movement technique was good enough, or the strike would have smashed on his head.
"Old Zhou, stop fooling around. Are you trying to kill me?" Li Xuan rolled to the side in a sorry state as he yelled.
"I'm not fooling around. The Li Xuan I know doesn't need help when killing such a dimensional creature, right?" Zhou Wen said with a smile.
Li Xuan fell silent as he constantly changed his movement techniques. He brandished his saber with his other hand to circle around the monster, but he couldn't put up a fight even with two hands. Now, it was even worse after he had one arm injured. The situation was becoming more and more harrowing.
"Coach, will it be dangerous?" Ming Xiu asked worriedly.
"It's fine. He still has energy left." Zhou Wen knew Li Xuan too well.
Zhou Wen didn't know what Life Soul Li Xuan had, but his Life Providence meant that he wouldn't be killed so easily. Or rather, he wasn't using his best strengths.
He was escaping from his past self. He wanted to become as mature and steady as Li Mobai so that he could use his exquisite techniques and schemes to defeat his opponent.
His talent was indeed very good, and his technique was also perfect. However, his personality was not compatible with his technique. This made his technique look powerful, but it lacked the decisiveness.
Crack! Crack!
More and more spots on Li Xuan's carapace cracked as his injuries worsened.
"Coach, are you sure things will be fine? I think Li Xuan is about to die. Let's go," Feng Qiuyan said.
"Alright." Zhou Wen saw that Li Xuan was still planning on winning using techniques. He knew that if this carried on, he might really die. He nodded and prepared to rush in.
"Stop right there. No one is to enter," Li Xuan suddenly said.
Zhou Wen and company stopped as they watched Li Xuan battle the three-headed, six-armed monster. He was still persisting with perfecting his techniques, but his injuries were rapidly recovering.
The broken carapace on his body was repaired automatically in just a moment, and the repair speed accelerated. Towards the end, the golden hoops sent him flying upon impact, but in the next second, he stood up again, and the broken carapace was restored to its original state in the blink of an eye.
His recovery ability is much stronger than when he was at the Legendary stage! Zhou Wen couldn't help but be surprised. Such a recovery ability virtually meant an undying body. Unless he was hit by a fatal blow, it was nearly impossible to kill him.
Gradually, Zhou Wen felt that Li Xuan's aura was a little different. His moves were still pursuing perfection, but they were becoming more and more sinister.
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Chapter 549 Fated to be Beaten Up
"Coach, did you notice that Li Xuan's bizarre armor seems a little strange?" Feng Qiuyan said as he stared at the carapace on Li Xuan.
"It's indeed a little strange." Zhou Wen had long discovered it.
Every time Li Xuan's carapace was shattered and restored, it would become even more resilient. The monster caused less damage when smashing into his self-healing carapace.
Furthermore, this ability seemed to have no upper limit. It could be shattered repeatedly. Every self-recovery made it stronger. After a few consecutive rounds of self-recovery, the monster's golden hoop could only cause him minimal damage.
Why is Li Xuan learning from Li Mobai? His Life Providence and Life Soul mean he's born to be beaten up and injured. How can he become stronger without being beaten up? It's a waste to learn from Li Mobai! Zhou Wen thought.
Li Xuan was clearly the first person to realize that there was something wrong with his Life Soul. This was because his Life Soul had been condensed under Li Mobai's pressure. He had even absorbed Li Mobai's Evil King Gu. Even he himself knew little about his Life Soul. He even believed Li Mobai's words—his Life Soul was a failed Life Soul.
Indeed, his Life Soul was different from Li Mobai's expectations, it did not have the Evil King Gu as its primary core; it only absorbed a portion of the Evil King Gu's characteristics and formed its own Life Soul.
His Life Soul had parts of the Evil King Gu's characteristics, but they were not completely the same.
Previously, Li Xuan blamed himself. He felt that he needed to mature as soon as possible and become the pillar of support for his family like Li Mobai. Therefore, he deliberately trained himself, hoping to be stronger than Li Mobai.
He wanted to surpass Li Mobai in all aspects, but in the end, he walked a path that was not suitable for him at all. He had been training his skills all this time, trying his best to avoid getting injured. Unbeknownst to him, his Life Soul only became stronger after being injured. He had taken a long detour for nothing.
It was only today that he discovered the secrets of his Life Soul after being injured continuously. He could not help but feel overjoyed.
"To seek victory in defeat, to rebuild a kingdom that belongs to you from ruins. Such strength is similar to a phoenix's nirvana. It's a very powerful Life Soul," Feng Qiuyan said seriously.
Anyone who fought Li Xuan would be under immense pressure. If they couldn't kill him in one fell swoop, he would become stronger the more they fought. In the end, the opponent might be the one to die.
Zhou Wen looked at Li Xuan and felt that his Life Soul wasn't just becoming strong from every shattering. Zhou Wen vaguely felt that every time the carapace shattered and healed, it would gain an additional sinister power.
The feeling was very strange. Zhou Wen couldn't tell what it was, but he kept feeling that something was amiss.
Finally, Zhou Wen knew what was amiss. Li Xuan punched out and he realized that his punch was somewhat similar to a monster's attack. The way he used it was very similar to the three-headed, six-armed monster.
However, if Zhou Wen didn't remember wrongly, this move was likely the monster's Essence Energy Skill. It wasn't something that could be learned just from watching. One had to know the way to circulate Essence Energy.
Li Xuan definitely didn't know such an Essence Energy Skill in the past. Now that he had used it, there was only one possibility—he had actually learned the three-headed, six-armed monster's Essence Energy Skill while battling it.
Zhou Wen couldn't help but recall something. Li Mobai once said that his Life Soul was called Evil King Gu, a Life Soul formed from cultivating a secret Essence Energy Art from the South District.
Zhou Wen had once heard of some legends. South District's Gu techniques placed many different kinds of poisonous worms and insects in a jar. They constantly hunted each other out of hunger, and the last poisonous worm to survive was a Gu. Not only was this Gu the strongest poisonous object, but it also possessed the ability to hunt and devour other poisonous worms.
Li Xuan's Life Soul wasn't only becoming stronger as it shattered, but it could also learn the enemy's Essence Energy Skill in battle. It was very similar to the legends of Gu.
How much power has Li Xuan's Life Soul inherited from Li Mobai's Evil King Gu? Zhou Wen thought to himself.
Li Xuan had already gained the upper hand. When the golden hoops struck him, there were no longer any cracks on the armor. All it could do was make Li Xuan retreat half a step.
Li Xuan no longer dodged the monster's golden hoops. While they smashed on his body, his saber slashed at the monster's body. The battle between the man and monster felt like a battle between two monsters.
Li Xuan was struck by the golden hoops and his injuries rapidly healed. As for the monster's body, it couldn't heal from the saber slashes. In this constant battle, the monster that was originally terrifying looked weaker and weaker. It even felt like it was trembling.
Ming Xiu watched with a complicated expression. He wondered if death was the only option if he couldn't kill Li Xuan with his strike.
Feng Qiuyan frowned as he pondered. If he were to fight Li Xuan, how could he win? After thinking for a long time, there was only one solution. He had to kill him before he became stronger.
Ka-Cha!
Li Xuan's strength had clearly increased by a lot. After countless slashes, he cut off one of the monster's heads.
The monster seemed to be a little afraid as it turned around and ran, not daring to fight Li Xuan again.
"Trying to run after hitting me so many times? It's too late!" Li Xuan refused to give up. With a flash, he chased after the monster like a phantom.
The monster was truly afraid. It didn't dare turn back to fight Li Xuan. After Li Xuan caught up with it, it took him a few slashes to slice off the remaining two heads.
Seeing the monster collapse at Li Xuan's feet, Zhou Wen walked over and asked Li Xuan, "Are you alright?"
He had a nagging feeling that Li Xuan's Life Soul was a little too strange. It gave off a sinister feeling perhaps of the absorption of the Evil King Gu's characteristics.
Li Xuan dispelled his Life Soul and revealed his body. He sighed softly and said, "From the looks of it, I won't be able to be a gentleman like Li Mobai in this lifetime. After all, I'm just a foppish guy who doesn't care about his life."
"It's good being foppish." Zhou Wen laughed. Since Li Xuan could say that, it meant that he was really fine.
"Sigh, so I can be very strong just by casually practicing. I didn't need to be so serious," Li Xuan continued sighing.
"That's a little overboard..." Zhou Wen was rendered speechless.
Just as Li Xuan was about to say something, the three-headed, six-armed monster's body suddenly moved. It gave Zhou Wen and company a fright as they stared warily at the monster's corpse. They saw a bright glow in its chest, as though a blob of golden magma was churning.
Boom!
The corpse suddenly exploded, and a golden object emerged from the corpse.
They took a careful look and realized that it was another dimensional creature. It was different from the three-headed, six-armed monster. It was very normal with only one head and a pair of arms.
However, its appearance was even more terrifying than the three-headed, six-armed monster. Its entire body seemed to be made of gold, and its body did not seem human. It had two horns on its head, and there was a row of bone spurs on its spine. Its fingers were like golden hooks. Standing at half the height of a person, its body was burning with golden light.
With a wave of its hand, the six golden hoops that landed on the ground automatically flew over and covered its limbs and neck. The remaining golden hoop landed in its hand.
The golden hoops shrank automatically and became the size of a bracelet and a choker. Only the golden hoop in its hand remained the same size.
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Chapter 550 Golden Hoop
The golden hoop in the tiny monster's hand suddenly flung out. It quickly spun and flew towards Li Xuan, who was closest to it.
Li Xuan didn't dare be careless. He produced his carapace again and slashed at it with his saber.
Clang!
The saber struck the golden hoop, tipping the front of the golden hoop downwards. However, the backside flipped over and wrapped around Li Xuan's neck.
This happened so suddenly. In addition to the force from Li Xuan's strike, the golden hoop's spin accelerated, preventing Li Xuan from having the time to react. The moment the golden hoop touched his neck, it suddenly contracted, wrapped around his neck, and instantly shrank.
The little monster didn't sit idle. It flew towards Gu Dian on the other side. Its speed was unbelievably fast, even faster than the three-headed, six-armed monster.
Gu Dian released his strength and threw a punch at the tiny monster. The tiny monster's claws collided with his fist, and the hook-like claws immediately left several scratch wounds on Gu Dian's hand.
Zhou Wen and Feng Qiuyan had already unsheathed their sabers and slashed at the tiny monster. Ming Xiu's sword slashed out as well.
The tiny monster's legs kicked at Feng Qiuyan and Ming Xiu respectively. Its calf was short, so it couldn't reach them. However, the golden hoop on its ankle flew out and expanded in size as it flew towards Feng Qiuyan and Ming Xiu.
Having seen what happened to Li Xuan, Ming Xiu and Feng Qiuyan didn't dare to forcefully slash the golden hoop as they retreated.
The tiny monster's claws met Zhou Wen's Bamboo Blade. With a clang, the Bamboo Blade slashed at the tiny monster's wrist and collided with the golden hoop. The tiny monster was sent tumbling backward as Zhou Wen took a few steps back.
How can this fellow's strength be so powerful? Zhou Wen was alarmed. In terms of pure strength, without the enhancement of his Essence Energy Skill, the tiny monster's strength was stronger than his.
Zhou Wen had 40 Strength. Apart from the Epic creatures like Truth Listener and Banana Fairy, who were stronger than him, he had never seen an Epic creature being able to defeat him in terms of Strength. At most, it was a draw.
If the tiny monster did not have a Life Providence or Life Soul that boosted its Strength, it implied something scary.
Feng Qiuyan and Ming Xiu avoided the golden hoop, but the golden hoop seemed to have a life of its own. It spun in the air and charged at them, forcing the two of them to have no choice but to constantly dodge.
Li Xuan's neck was bound as the golden hoop tightened. The carapace on his neck showed strangle marks as the golden hoop continued shrinking. If this continued, the carapace would be crushed and his neck would be severed.
He used his saber to slash at the golden hoop, but it was useless. No matter how hard he pulled, he couldn't stop the golden hoop from tightening. If it wasn't for Li Xuan's carapace's firmness and his body's toughness, anyone else would have been strangled by the golden hoop.
Gu Dian swung his fist at the tiny monster again and pincered it with Zhou Wen.
The tiny monster's figure rapidly flashed as it swiped its claws. The two golden hoops on its wrist flew out and wrapped themselves around Gu Dian and Zhou Wen.
Gu Dian quickly retreated. He looked tall and big, but he wasn't clumsy at all. He was extremely fast.
Zhou Wen's saber slashed at the golden hoop. The golden hoop flipped over and was about to land on Zhou Wen's head.
Zhou Wen dodged using Ghost Steps, escaping the fate of being latched on by the golden hoop. At the same time, he brandished his saber and slashed at the tiny monster. It reached out to remove the golden hoop around its neck and attacked Zhou Wen's saber.
Zhou Wen's Transcendent Flying Immortal was extremely fast. The tiny monster shouldn't have been able to withstand it, but when Zhou Wen's saber slashed down, he suddenly felt a huge suction force just as it was about to hit the monster's neck. The Bamboo Blade involuntarily shifted its trajectory and slammed into the golden hoop.
The golden hoop was like a super magnet that firmly sucked the Bamboo Blade. Zhou Wen tried his best to pull the saber back, but his strength wasn't as great as the tiny monster's. The tiny monster screamed as it pulled the golden hoop. Zhou Wen couldn't stabilize his body as he moved with it.
As for the other golden hoop, it was already spinning in the air to latch onto his head. Zhou Wen had no choice but to give up on dodging with the Bamboo Blade. At the same time, he took out the Orchid Blade and threw it out as a flying knife.
The Orchid Blade transformed into a cold beam of light as it attacked the tiny monster's abdomen. However, just as it was about to stab into the tiny monster's abdomen, it was sucked away by the golden hoop, preventing it from harming the tiny monster's body.
Feng Qiuyan was already at the Epic stage and his movement techniques were fast enough. He could still dodge the golden hoop's attacks, but Gu Dian and Ming Xiu had yet to advance to the Epic stage. It was proving difficult for them to dodge.
Ming Xiu dodged twice before he was at his wit's end. He could only swing his sword at the golden hoop, but then, his sword was suddenly sucked by the hoop. He could only do a flip to avoid being latched onto by the golden hoop.
Gu Dian gripped the golden hoop as it tried to tighten around his body. However, as he resisted using his tight grip, the golden hoop sent his body flying around in the cave. Gu Dian was injured from crashing into the walls.
Li Xuan desperately tugged at the golden hoop around his neck. His carapace had been shattered and the golden hoop had sunken in. He looked like he was about to suffocate.
Zhou Wen didn't have time to think. All he wanted to do was kill the tiny monster as soon as possible, or they would be in danger.
He summoned the Six-Winged Guardian Dragon, and with a roar, it slapped the tiny monster.
The speed of the Six-Winged Guardian Dragon was far faster than that of the tiny monster. Unable to dodge the attack, it raised its golden hoop to meet the Six-Winged Guardian Dragon's palm.
Boom!
The tiny monster was slammed into the rocky ground along with the golden hoop.
The Six-Winged Guardian Dragon raised its claws, only to see the tiny monster jump out once again. The Six-Winged Guardian Dragon's claw was actually unable to smack it to death.
What's this fellow's background? Zhou Wen was alarmed as the Six-Winged Guardian Dragon spewed out a mouthful of Dragon Breath Holy Flames.
Under the surge of the Dragon Breath Holy Flames, the tiny monster spun the golden hoop in its hand, absorbing the Holy Flames into the golden hoop. The golden hoop seemed to be a spatial gate. After being sucked in, the dragon breath disappeared without a trace.
Zhou Wen was even more alarmed. He guessed that the tiny monster was likely a Mythical creature. However, its level might not have reached the Mythical stage yet. It was probably similar to Truth Listener and Banana Fairy.
That's not right. Its situation is more like Demonic Neonate. The six golden hoops are somewhat similar to Demonic Neonate's ancient sword. What is this fellow? Zhou Wen thought to himself, but he didn't stop attacking. He summoned the Overlord Sword and slashed his sword beam at the tiny monster.
He didn't dare to directly slash the golden hoop with his sword again, afraid that the sword would be sucked away.
As the tiny monster dodged the Six-Winged Guardian Dragon's attack, it used the golden hoop to devour the sword beam that Zhou Wen slashed out.
However, its stats were still too low. It was slapped by the Six-Winged Guardian Dragon, causing its golden body to crack and golden blood to flow out.
The tiny monster screamed again and again, but it was unable to withstand the power of the Six-Winged Guardian Dragon. The golden hoop could only absorb attacks that were in energy form, but it was ineffective against physical attacks.
Although it had the effect of sucking weapons, it wasn't very effective against the Six-Winged Guardian Dragon's claws. With a swipe of its claws, the tiny monster's body cracked and it immediately died.
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Chapter 551 Truth Listener"s Chrysalis
As soon as the tiny monster died, the golden hoop seemed to lose its life. One by one, they returned to their original size and fell to the ground with tinkling sounds.
"Six-Winged Guardian Dragon... So that's Coach's Companion Beast..." Ming Xiu recognized the Six-Winged Guardian Dragon at a glance. In fact, everyone recognized the Six-Winged Guardian Dragon. After all, it was the first Companion Beast on the ranking.
"As expected of Coach. He already has a Mythical pet so quickly." However, Feng Qiuyan felt that it was only natural.
"I'm lucky. I got lucky during a battle between two Mythical creatures." Zhou Wen was telling the truth. Then, he looked at Li Xuan and asked, "Are you alright?"
The carapace on Li Xuan's neck had completely shattered. A purple mark lined his neck, and his bones had almost snapped. If he had been any later, his Life Providence probably wouldn't have been able to save his life. With his head lopped off, no matter how strong his recovery abilities were, it was unlikely he could regrow it.
"I'm fine. I don't know what weapon that golden hoop is. It was terrifying." Li Xuan touched his neck and gritted his teeth in pain.
Fortunately, he had powerful recovery abilities. Without the restrictions of the golden hoop, he recovered in moments. There were no signs of injury.
However, this also gave Li Xuan a wake-up call. Although his body and Life Soul were very strong, it didn't make him truly invincible. Against special attacks, it was useless no matter how strong his body and Life Soul's self-healing abilities were.
Zhou Wen picked up the Orchid Blade, Bamboo Blade, and a golden hoop. Now that the golden hoop no longer had any magnetic force, the Orchid Blade and Bamboo Blade automatically separated from it. When Zhou Wen touched the golden hoop, there wasn't any magnetic force.
"Look," Ming Xiu said, pointing at the tiny monster's corpse.
They looked across and saw that the tiny monster's golden body was rapidly melting, quickly turning into a pool of golden liquid. It looked like a pool of blood, but the color was different.
Within that liquid was a crystal.
Zhou Wen and company were somewhat surprised. Reality wasn't a game where corpses vanished. Typically, after a dimensional creature died, it rotted quickly, but it wouldn't be that fast. Typically, it would take at least two to three days to decompose.
What was even more strange was that the six golden hoops didn't disintegrate together. Logically speaking, the golden hoops were part of the dimensional creature. Once a dimensional creature died, the golden hoops should have disintegrated. However, the six golden hoops remained intact. They were still as hard as before.
Zhou Wen extended his hand and sucked the golden dimensional crystal into his palm. He wiped away the golden liquid on it before throwing it at Li Xuan.
They were originally here to help Li Xuan, so they naturally had to give any spoils to him.
Li Xuan didn't stand on ceremony as he caught the crystal and put it away with a grin.
"Do you want these golden hoops?" Zhou Wen pointed at the other golden hoops on the ground and asked.
"Objects on a monster would usually disintegrate. What's the use of having them? They can't be used as weapons," Ming Xiu said.
"These golden hoops seem a little special. Perhaps they won't disintegrate." Zhou Wen tried injecting his Essence Energy into a golden hoop, but there was no reaction.
Ming Xiu shook his head and said, "Regardless of whether they disintegrate, I don't use such ring-type weapons. They're useless for me."
Feng Qiuyan and Gu Dian also shook their heads, indicating their lack of interest in them. Zhou Wen didn't stand on ceremony. He picked up the golden hoops and planned on studying them and figuring out what they were.
This thing was actually so powerful in the hands of an Epic creature. If it didn't disintegrate and disappear, he could study how it could be used. What if it could be used?
After this trip, Li Xuan returned to his former self. He felt a lot more relaxed, unlike the mentally burdened person he was before.
However, he didn't reduce the amount of training he did. He only changed the training method. In the past, he had been training his skills crazily. Now, he was also practicing his skills. However, he would often challenge stronger dimensional creatures, allowing his carapace to be injured before healing so as to constantly improve.
Zhou Wen returned to his dorm and studied the hoops for a while, but no matter what kind of Essence Energy he injected, the golden hoops didn't react.
Could it be that humans really can't use a dimensional creature's weapon? Zhou Wen had no choice but to place the golden hoops on the table to see if they would disintegrate over time.
Some dimensional creatures disintegrated relatively slowly. Perhaps the hoops would take several days to disintegrate and disappear.
In the chaos space, the tiny beast was still gnawing on the metal walnut with all its might. However, it had not achieved much. There were still shallow teeth marks, and it did not seem to have made much progress.
He released Banana Fairy, Truth Listener, Doctor Darkness, and Demonic Neonate to give them a breather. They had some self-awareness. Usually, if he didn't release them for a long time, they would become a little irritable, especially Demonic Neonate and Banana Fairy. If it wasn't necessary, they hated being in tattoo form.
Banana Fairy leaned on Zhou Wen's shoulder as she curiously watched him game. She was eager to try.
Demonic Neonate stood in a dark corner with the ancient sword in her arms. If one didn't pay attention, one wouldn't be able to sense her existence at all.
Doctor Darkness stood there in a daze. It was unknown what he was thinking about.
Previously, when Truth Listener came out, it liked to jump around in the house. This time, it was abnormally quiet. Zhou Wen didn't hear its voice.
After a while, Zhou Wen was suddenly blinded by a shimmering golden light in the room. He turned his head and saw the six golden hoops on the table. For some reason, they emitted a golden glow and automatically floated up.
The six golden hoops spun. A strange power surged within them as they became smaller and smaller with every spin.
At first, they were still the size of a necklace or bracelet. But later on, they reduced to the size of a ring; yet, continued shrinking.
Just as Zhou Wen was feeling alarmed and puzzled, he saw the six golden hoops land and fly towards the table.
Only then did Zhou Wen realize that Truth Listener was standing on the table. After the six golden hoops landed, they flew towards Truth Listener's body.
The six miniature golden hoops were caught onto Truth Listener's six ears. They looked like six earrings, suiting it in quite a surprising manner.
After the six golden hoops latched on, Truth Listener's body immediately emitted a golden glow. Wisps of golden light were like silk as they gradually enveloped its body. Soon, it transformed into a golden cocoon.
Is it evolving? Zhou Wen was surprised and delighted. He had never expected the golden hoops to allow Truth Listener to evolve. This was truly a pleasant surprise.
After Truth Listener's evolution, it would definitely be able to evolve to the Mythical stage. When that happened, Zhou Wen would have another super fighter.
I wonder who will be stronger after the evolution—Truth Listener or Tyrant Behemoth? Zhou Wen was delighted. He had not realized that he would be able to evolve Truth Listener from fighting a monster.
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Chapter 552 Benevolence of the Battle God
Why didn't I encounter such a dimensional creature despite going to Dragon Gate Grotto so many times in-game? After Zhou Wen returned, he entered the game's Southernmost Cave to take a look. However, there were only a few Warriors and Stone Beasts. There was no such monster.
Not only wasn't the tiny golden monster seen, but the three-headed, six-armed fellow was also missing.
Truth Listener was put away by Zhou Wen. The process of advancing from an Epic to a Mythical stage was rather lengthy. Tyrant Behemoth had yet to complete its evolution, so Truth Listener probably would take quite some time. He wouldn't be able to use it anytime soon.
Without Truth Listener's ability, it was equivalent to having a cheat that gave him an omniscient view turned off. It made Zhou Wen feel a little unaccustomed.
I was a little too reliant on Truth Listener previously. I should take this period of time to recover. The only thing Zhou Wen was worried about was that Truth Listener had yet to complete its evolution. He needed this to happen before he went to Zhuolu otherwise he would be at a disadvantage.
When the Golden Battle God Halberd respawned, Zhou Wen stormed into the Metalwork Temple again. With the Fire Furnace Queen and Six-Winged Guardian Dragon, there was basically no need for Zhou Wen to take action.
However, Zhou Wen still attempted to control the blood-colored avatar to fight. He switched his Essence Energy Art to the Small Perfection of Wisdom and sensed the changes that Small Perfection of Wisdom and Eight Perfections Wisdom Life Providence brought to his body.
Without Truth Listener, the Eight Perfections Wisdom Life Providence could make Zhou Wen's six senses extremely sharp. Apart from his hearing being much weaker than Truth Listener's, his other senses were much stronger.
Zhou Wen's nose was even better than a trained police hound. He could distinguish many scents that he couldn't identify before, and his taste buds had become extremely sensitive. When he ate, he used to only know flavors like sour, sweet, bitter, and spicy. After he activated Eight Perfections Wisdom, he could easily distinguish something.
The only bad thing was that back when he drank the seaweed egg soup from the canteen, he felt that it was fresh and delicious.
However, ever since Zhou Wen drank the seaweed egg soup with Eight Perfections Wisdom activated, he never drank it again.
From the soup, he actually detected the flavor of a fly. His sense of taste was just so sensitive. Zhou Wen felt that as long as he trained, it would be easy for him to tell the year of production for alcohol.
Of course, Zhou Wen wasn't that bored. He didn't have the time to dabble in those things either. All he did was constantly practice using the Eight Perfections Wisdom.
Gradually, Zhou Wen sensed the benefits of Eight Perfections Wisdom. With his sharp senses, he could discover many things that he usually couldn't.
His hearing ability aside, his eyes could see further and more clearly. It was like a telescope that allowed him to see the enemy for any preemptive strikes while his sense of smell allowed him to tell the dangers of different poisonous fog.
Some gaseous poisons could not be seen with the naked eye, so this was when his sense of smell became very important.
However, other than that, the Eight Perfections Wisdom didn't have any other uses. Compared to the other Life Providences, it was a little too simple. Without any outstanding abilities, it only strengthened Zhou Wen's basic abilities.
As Zhou Wen practiced, he grinded. When Demonic Neonate slashed at the Golden Battle God Halberd once again, there was a clang as a golden metal egg fell out.
"An Sheng is really accurate about the one-third probability. It dropped at the first expected value." Zhou Wen was overjoyed as he hurriedly checked the Companion Egg's stats.
Golden Battle God Halberd: Mythical
Life Providence: Godly Weapon
Life Soul: Golden Divine Light
Wheel of Destiny: Benevolence of the Battle God
Strength: 80
Speed: 72
Constitution: 79
Essence Energy: 68
Talent Skill: Battle God's Radiance, Unstoppable
Companion Form: Golden Trident.
The Golden Trident's stats were rather good—much better than the Six-Winged Guardian Dragon before it was strengthened. However, what puzzled Zhou Wen was why its Wheel of Destiny was called Benevolence of the Battle God.
Could it be that it's not an offensive miracle like Six-Winged? It can't be. This is a weapon-type Companion Beast. How can it not be an offensive-type miracle? Zhou Wen hurriedly looked at the Benevolence of the Battle God's introduction.
Benevolence of the Battle God: Benevolence on the battlefield is to end the enemy's life and reduce the enemy's pain. This is the pity of God.
When Zhou Wen saw this note, he immediately felt relieved. It looked like an attack-type miracle.
The golden trident only had two skills. There were certainly several skills missing, but these two skills were very useful.
Battle God's Radiance was the skill that had instantly killed Zhou Wen. The golden trident glowed brightly as it attacked indiscriminately within a certain range. It was a large AOE attack Essence Energy Skill that was similar to Banana Fairy's Grand Yin Wind. It consumed a lot of Essence Energy.
Unstoppable was a passive Essence Energy Skill that was similar to Ever-Victorious. Its effects were stronger, and it was exactly what Zhou Wen needed.
Life Providence, Life Soul, and so on needed Zhou Wen's testing before he knew the specific effects.
He switched back to the Slaughterer Life Soul and used his infinite Essence Energy to hatch the Golden Battle God Halberd.
When Zhou Wen held the golden trident in his hand, he knew that the opportunity to kill Torch Dragon had finally arrived.
He took the golden trident to grind Medusa to test its power.
After entering the Medusa temple, the Six-Winged Guardian Dragon restrained Medusa. The tip of the golden trident aimed at Medusa's heart with Golden Divine Light.
This strike pierced through Medusa's heart and killed the terrifying existence that had once nearly taken Zhou Wen's life.
Zhou Wen could tell that the golden glow at the tip of the golden trident was likely its Life Soul, Golden Divine Light, but he didn't see the effects of the Wheel of Destiny.
Could it be that Medusa is too weak and doesn't need the Benevolence of the Battle God? With this in mind, Zhou Wen made the golden trident use its miracle to kill some monsters.
However, Zhou Wen only saw it pierce through the monster's body and kill it without seeing it deliver any powerful move.
How strange. What kind of miracle is the Benevolence of the Battle God? Why doesn't it seem to have any effect? Zhou Wen still remembered how gorgeous and dazzling Holy Angel's Redemption was when John used the miracle. The golden trident was just too disappointing.
Despite such thoughts, Zhou Wen was still very satisfied. The golden trident fulfilled his greatest requirement. It was an excellent weapon that should be able to penetrate Torch Dragon's body.
Unfortunately, Medusa didn't drop a Companion Egg. All she dropped was a Speed Crystal. It was useless for Zhou Wen as he couldn't bring it out.
After familiarizing himself with the Golden Battle God Halberd's abilities and characteristics to the point of using it skillfully, Zhou Wen couldn't wait to take it, along with Six-Winged, to the Zhuolu ruins.
With the Golden Battle God Halberd and Six-Winged, the Aoyin stone statue that was guarding the door wasn't able to stand up to them at all. It was instantly killed by the Golden Battle God Halberd. Its ability to devour was useless against the Golden Battle God Halberd.
Soon, Zhou Wen entered the temple.
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Chapter 553 Think of a Way
Without Truth Listener, Zhou Wen was at a small disadvantage. However, with the augmentation of Six-Winged's flying speed and the Transcendent Flying Immortal's movement techniques, Zhou Wen still found an opportunity.
The Golden Battle God's halberd stabbed into Torch Dragon's scales with a glimmer of divine light. Even with such a sharp divine weapon, Zhou Wen still felt a great resistance when tearing apart the scales. It was like a blunt knife slicing through flesh. Although he could stab in, it didn't feel clean.
Torch Dragon let out a sharp cry after being injured. The scales on its body stood up diagonally as it raised its head to strike backward.
Seeing that the Golden Battle God Halberd failed to stab it to death, Zhou Wen wanted to take the opportunity to strike again, but in the next second, he saw two rows of lanterns-like eyes appear on both sides of Torch Dragon's body, from head to tail.
Then, that was it. The blood-colored avatar was directly sucked into the Bright Torch Vision World's world, and the game instantly turned black.
Zhou Wen held his phone and lost interest in entering the game again.
Torch Dragon's entire body was filled with eyes. Unless Zhou Wen's entire body was covered in mirrors, there was no way he could hide from the activation of the Bright Torch Vision World.
Although the move that covered its body with eyes was only used at the final moment by Torch Dragon, and it was very likely to be greatly limited, no matter how many restrictions it had, as long as it could be used once, Zhou Wen would be doomed. There was no chance of survival.
Suddenly, an idea lit up in Zhou Wen's mind.
It's impossible for me to be covered in mirrors. Then, can I turn my armor into a mirror? Zhou Wen thought of this possibility.
The crystal mirror formed by the Sun Beast couldn't cover his entire body, but if he combined the crystal mirror with another armor-type Companion Beast, would it turn into a mirror-like armor that reflected light?
Although the possibility was very small, he had to give it a try. Otherwise, he would have to find a bigger mirror to completely block his body. If not, it would be impossible for him to dodge Torch Dragon's final eruption of the Bright Torch Vision World.
However, Zhou Wen only had one Sun Beast on him. The drop rate was pitifully low. After grinding for so long, Zhou Wen had only had one drop.
Zhou Wen did a study and realized that the Sun Beast and Zhou Wen's armor-type Companion Beasts didn't have high compatibility. They didn't even reach 40%, so the success rate definitely wasn't good.
Even if he succeeded, the outcome might not become a mirror armor as Zhou Wen wanted. Who knew what would happen after the two Companion Beasts combined?
Zhou Wen thought for a moment and planned on asking if there was any mirror-like Companion Beast armor. That would save him all the trouble.
Zhou Wen sent a message to Li Xuan, but Li Xuan didn't know where to find such armor.
After asking An Sheng again, An Sheng thought for a while, but he also didn't think that there would be such an armor. According to him, the armor that was closest to the armor that Zhou Wen mentioned should be an armor made of Ice Nightmares.
However, according to what he knew, Ice Nightmares were Mythical Companion Beasts. Only North District had one, and it belonged to Lance's family.
However, the armor formed by the Ice Nightmare could not be said to be a complete mirror. It was like a smooth ice surface that could reflect light to a certain extent, but it was not as clear as a real mirror.
So at the end of the day, it's still impossible? Zhou Wen was somewhat disappointed.
"Young Master Wen, I'll be away soon. If there's anything you need, you can call this number." An Sheng sent a number to Zhou Wen.
"Where are you going?" Zhou Wen asked.
"Didn't I obtain that Mythical Companion Egg before? However, because I don't have enough Essence Energy, incubating a Mythical Companion Egg will put my life in danger. Therefore, I can only use some special means. I plan on going to a dimensional zone with rich Essence Energy. Then, I'll use some special methods to successfully hatch the Mythical Companion Egg. If I'm fast, I'll be back in a month. If I'm slow, it'll probably take two to three months," An Sheng said.
Zhou Wen thought and said, "Ah Sheng, I want to go to Zhuolu in the near future."
"When?" An Sheng didn't ask why. He knew that Zhou Wen would give it a try after having the Six-Winged Guardian Dragon.
"I haven't decided on the time yet. I still need to make some preparations. I'll contact you when I'm ready. It'll probably take some time." Zhou Wen wasn't sure when he would be able to resolve the problem of the mirror armor.
However, even without the mirror armor, Zhou Wen had to make a trip as soon as possible. He couldn't wait any longer.
No matter how optimistic he was, the former principal probably didn't have any hope of survival. Now, Zhou Wen only wanted to go in and take a look, or he wouldn't be able to feel at ease.
If he really couldn't obtain the mirror armor, Zhou Wen planned on taking a huge mirror made of tempered glass in. He could place the mirror in the chaos space and use it to block Torch Dragon's Bright Torch Vision World when it used it.
This move could only be used in reality. Furthermore, it hadn't been verified. He didn't know if an ordinary mirror could block Bright Torch Vision World. Unless it was absolutely necessary, Zhou Wen didn't want to employ this step.
"Alright, I'll hatch the Mythical pet as soon as possible and rush back." An Sheng went offline after replying to this message.
Zhou Wen knew that An Sheng's trip was definitely very dangerous. It wasn't difficult for Zhou Wen to hatch Companion Beasts that were of a higher level, but to ordinary people, it was a grave matter.
Zhou Wen could only pray that An Sheng would return safely. It was impossible for him to stop him from hatching the Mythical pet.
After entering the temple again, Zhou Wen once again stabbed Torch Dragon with the golden trident. Just like last time, Torch Dragon's body had countless eyes appear as it used Bright Torch Vision World.
At that instant, Zhou Wen switched to Lost Country and used teleportation to change his location. He wanted to see if he could dodge the Bright Torch Vision World, but it was all in vain. After he appeared from his teleportation, he was directly killed by the Bright Torch Vision World.
From the looks of it, other than finding a sufficiently large mirror, the only way is to do it through pet fusion. Zhou Wen really couldn't think of any other solution.
However, he only had one Sun Beast. Zhou Wen didn't immediately fuse with it. Instead, he continued grinding the Music Temple to see if he could get another Sun Beast.
At the same time, Zhou Wen began researching the First Order of Chaos. He wanted to see if he could condense a Life Providence using it.
If the First Order of Chaos could condense a Life Providence, it might allow the Invisibility Cloak Companion Egg to hatch again. With the Invisibility Cloak, it might be able to crack the Bright Torch Vision World.
The First Order of Chaos was somewhat similar to the other Essence Energy Art that Zhou Wen had cultivated—Dao Sutra. Zhou Wen cross-checked them and quickly gained insights into the First Order of Chaos.
However, there were still some differences between the two. After studying it for two to three days, Zhou Wen gained insight into many profound mysteries. He vaguely felt that the First Order of Chaos was undergoing some strange changes, as though it was about to condense a Life Providence.
In the past two or three days, Zhou Wen had farmed Medusa and the Golden Trident a few more times, but nothing good dropped. Medusa dropped a skill crystal that Zhou Wen couldn't absorb.
Is the one-third drop rate An Sheng mentioned true? Zhou Wen was extremely puzzled.
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Chapter 554 Breaking the White Cocoon Again
The one-third probably of what An Sheng said was correct. However, that was the global drop rate across different Mythical creatures. They had never killed the same Mythical creatures consecutively.
In reality, killing a Mythical creature might result in a Mythical creature of the same type taking a long time to come through the dimensional rift. It could take a year or decades. There wasn't much chance of killing the same Mythical creature.
Some families were rather lucky. They spent very little time researching a Mythical creature. After killing it, they would have Mythical creatures of the same type appear every year for years.
Even after killing many Mythical creatures, the chances of a Companion Egg dropping remained very low. Only when one was extremely lucky would a second Companion Egg of the same type drop.
This was something that only a family with a deep heritage could do. The An family had only just risen to prominence a few years ago. They had killed Mythical creatures, but up till now, they had not seen any Mythical creatures of the same type.
In reality, they hadn't killed many Mythical creatures. How could they have a lot of experience?
Over time, the An family might have a Mythical Companion Egg of the same type, but the drop rate would probably be less than a third.
This also involved the problem of uniqueness. Mythical Companion Beasts like the Six-Winged Guardian Dragon might produce Companion Beasts of the same type, but for creatures like Banana Fairy and Truth Listener, they were unique. It was impossible to have a completely identical Banana Fairy or Truth Listener appear.
Zhou Wen still didn't know if the Golden Battle God Halberd and Medusa were unique Mythical Companion Beasts. He could only confirm it after a long time of grinding.
At that moment, Zhou Wen didn't really care about this problem. He was still studying the First Order of Chaos. Legend had it that it was the Essence Energy Art of the Greek mythology's Chaos.
Chaos was probably equivalent to the egg that was split apart by Pangu in East District myth. It represented a chaotic world where Yin and Yang had yet to be separated. The Dao Sutra also studied nature.
Although there were some differences between the two, it could be used for reference. It wasn't difficult for him to understand the profundity of the First Order of Chaos. In just two days, Zhou Wen had a breakthrough.
The Essence Energy in his body circulated continuously, gradually transforming into a strange power that merged with his body and mind.
He couldn't see the power, but he could sense that it was a Life Providence that Zhou Wen had plenty of experience condensing.
After successfully condensing a Life Providence, Zhou Wen checked his stats. After switching to the First Order of Chaos, there was indeed an additional Life Providence.
Life Providence: Chaos Body
Zhou Wen gave it a try. This Chaos Body was very similar to his Dao Body. It was also extremely effective at recovering Essence Energy. It also strengthened his body, making it similar to his Dao Body.
Zhou Wen tried to use his Chaos Body to inject Essence Energy into the Invisibility Cloak. The Invisibility Cloak vibrated even more intensely, as though it was about to break out of its shell.
But after a long vibration, it still did not come out.
Zhou Wen didn't manage to get the Invisibility Cloak out after all his hard work. He knew that he was still lacking something. He probably needed to wait for the First Order of Chaos to condense a Life Soul before he could hatch it.
It won't be that easy to condense a Life Soul. These Essence Energy Arts are simulated by the Lost Immortal Sutra, not something I really mastered. Previously, those Life Souls were condensed by absorbing a special attribute. To condense a Life Soul for the First Order of Chaos, I'm afraid I have to do something similar, right?
Zhou Wen secretly calculated in his heart. Previously, the Dao Body absorbed the Taboo attribute and condensed a Life Soul. And the Taboo attribute was because I absorbed the blood of the creature inside the Ant Nest cocoon. Could it be that I can help the First Order of Chaos condense a Life Soul if I obtain another drop of blood?
Due to the similarities between the First Order of Chaos and the Dao Sutra, Zhou Wen felt that it was likely easier for the First Order of Chaos to condense a Life Soul than Small Perfection of Wisdom. After all, he had had similar experiences.
What he lacked now was a drop of blood. This was because Zhou Wen didn't have the physique needed to cultivate the First Order of Chaos. It was purely simulated by the Lost Immortal Sutra. To condense a Life Soul, he needed a foundation.
Having figured this out, Zhou Wen opened the Ant Nest dungeon and went to Ant City.
He hadn't gone to Ant Nest for days. Now, he suddenly felt like he was in a dream. It was as if he had just obtained the mysterious phone and the time he had come to grind ants was just yesterday.
However, the ants here were completely unable to harm him. Any Companion Beast beside Zhou Wen could finish them off.
The Fire Furnace Queen threw down a ball of molten flames, burning large swaths of ants to death. The notifications of him killing dimensional creatures flooded the screen.
To Zhou Wen, the Golden Flying Ant was something he could kill easily. Six-Winged smacked it to death with a single swipe of its claw, akin to squashing an ant.
Apart from this white cocoon, I've seen two. One is protected by a white dragon while the other is protected by the chick's mother. They are extremely terrifying Mythical creatures. In comparison, the guardian, Golden Flying Ant, is highly lacking in qualifications. Seeing nothing drop from the Golden Flying Ant, Zhou Wen flew straight for the white cocoon.
He summoned the Golden Battle God Halberd. He held the trident in both hands while the Six-Winged Guardian Dragon stood in front to protect him.
The last time Zhou Wen came, he had been killed instantly by the creature inside the white cocoon. Although his strength had improved greatly and he had two authentic Mythical Companion Beasts, he still felt that he was probably no match for the creature inside the cocoon.
Attack! Zhou Wen gripped his trident tightly as he stared intently at the white cocoon.
Upon hearing the command, the Six-Winged Guardian Dragon's wings transformed into streams of light and slashed at the white cocoon like six blades.
The Six-Winged Guardian Dragon was still quite powerful. Its dragon wings sliced open the white cocoon, revealing the creature that was curled up inside.
Zhou Wen didn't hesitate at all. At the instant the white cocoon was torn open, the golden trident stabbed at the creature. He used all his strength. This strike was his fastest attack to date.
Although Zhou Wen felt that he wasn't a match for the creature inside the cocoon, it wasn't difficult to get a drop of blood. After all, he had succeeded before when he was weaker than he was now.
Moreover, he had previously used the golden trident and coupled it with Lost Country's teleportation to kill Medusa from behind with one strike. This proved the powerful destructive power of the golden trident.
Zhou Wen thought that if the creature inside the cocoon didn't defend in time, he might be able to luck out and kill her.
I wonder what will drop if she dies? A thought flashed through Zhou Wen's mind. It was only an instant.
The Golden Divine Light at the tip of the golden trident was about to stab the creature inside the cocoon, the creature didn't even raise her head to look at the blood-colored avatar.
Zhou Wen's heart raced. Just as he thought he was about to succeed, the golden trident suddenly stopped. It moved from extreme motion to extreme stillness. It only took an instant.
A snow-white hand grabbed onto the golden trident's edge. The incomparably sharp edge was unable to slice through the fair and slender fingers.
The creature in the cocoon finally raised its head. It turned its head and looked at the blood-colored avatar with its demonic eyes.
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