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Chapter 587 Little Buddha Temple"s Chance Encounter

Wang Lu had only jokingly asked. Even if the chick and antelope really followed her, she couldn't take Zhou Wen's pets away.

After rearing the chick and antelope for so long, how could she not know that the origins of these two dimensional creatures were extraordinary?

However, just as Wang Lu asked that, the chick that was extremely affectionate to her flapped its wings and flew back to Zhou Wen. It turned its face to the side as though it didn't know her.

Although the antelope wasn't that heartless, it had no intention of following her. It slowly walked back to Zhou Wen's side.

"How infuriating. The pet follows after its owner. They are all heartless cheats. They only know how to scrounge for free food and drink." Wang Lu angrily pointed at the chick and said, "I dote on you the most. I give you everything that's good. You little cheat..."

Zhou Wen was somewhat surprised as well. The antelope following him could be reasoned away as having other motives, but he never expected the chick to be so determined.

This fellow was usually very close to Wang Lu and despised Zhou Wen. He never expected it to stand on Zhou Wen's side at such a critical moment.

"When are you leaving?" Zhou Wen asked Wang Lu.

"Someone will pick me up tonight," Wang Lu said.

"I'll inform the students in the club to wave you off," Zhou Wen said.

"There's no need. I don't like parting scenes." Wang Lu shook her head slightly before looking at Zhou Wen and saying, "You still owe me a lot of food. I've recorded all of it in a notebook. How are you going to repay me?"

"Can I get a discount?" Zhou Wen asked.

"Of course not." Wang Lu glared at him.

"Then what do you want me to do?" Zhou Wen said as he spread out his hands.

"Just remember this debt." Wang Lu put away her notebook and turned around to walk out of Four Seasons Garden. After taking a few steps, she stopped and said to Zhou Wen with her back facing him, "If you can't stand staying in the An family in the future, remember to look for me in the capital. You can work while paying me back."

With that said, Wang Lu left Four Seasons Garden along the small trail.

Zhou Wen watched her leave and was somewhat puzzled. He originally imagined that the four years in college would be relatively safe, but fate was just so unpredictable with people he was familiar with leaving one by one.

I hope there's still a chance to meet again. Zhou Wen really wasn't sure if he could see Wang Lu again. Once the dimensional zones' restrictions failed, the roads between the major cities would definitely be cut off. To go from Luoyang to the capital would probably be difficult.

At the end of the day, without strength in the future, there was probably nothing one could do. They might not even have the chance to live, so Zhou Wen wanted to raise his strength quickly.

He didn't want to become an existence like Wang Mingyuan or contract a Guardian. He wanted to see if he could forge his own path.

Can humans definitely not advance to the Mythical stage with their bodies? Zhou Wen didn't believe that it was set in stone. Since humans could advance to the Legendary and Epic stage, why couldn't they advance to the Mythical stage?

He went all the way to Small Buddha Temple. This was a restricted zone that prevented outsiders from approaching. However, Zhou Wen had An Sheng's pass, so he wasn't barred from entering.

According to what Zhou Wen knew, there were two Mythical Companion Eggs in Small Buddha Temple. However, no one had managed to master the Small Perfection of Wisdom, so no one had been able to take them away.

An Tianzuo had set this place as a forbidden zone, preventing outsiders from getting close. It was also because he didn't wish for any enemy faction to master the Small Perfection of Wisdom and obtain the benefits.

Zhou Wen walked up the stone steps in front of Small Buddha Temple and the Zero Taboo Life Soul immediately lit up.

Zhou Wen walked all the way to Small Buddha Temple. He originally planned on finding a place to sit down and game, but just as he entered Small Buddha Temple, he saw a person standing in the yard.

Although he could only see her back, Zhou Wen still recognized her.

Why is An Jing here? Zhou Wen frowned slightly when he saw her back.

An Jing was standing in front of the Small Perfection of Wisdom Sutra's stone monument, reading the scriptures. When she sensed someone approaching, she turned her head and saw Zhou Wen. She also frowned slightly.

Ever since the coldness in An Jing's body was melted by Zhou Wen, An Jing hadn't suffered a relapse again. Her cultivation level had also advanced by leaps and bounds.

In terms of talent, as siblings, An Jing's talent wasn't inferior to An Tianzuo's. However, her congenital ailment made her progress slow when she cultivated the Sun Strafe Art. Otherwise, her achievements would have far exceeded what it was now.

Now that she did not have relapses, An Jing began to seek a breakthrough to the Epic stage.

The Sun Strafe Art was extreme Yang. It was an Essence Energy Art that focused on combat. To figure out its profundity and condense a Life Soul, she had to constantly challenge herself and surpass herself.

This challenge wasn't only limited to the cultivation of her body, but it also required the cultivation of her mind and will. She had been in Small Buddha Temple for many days to see the Small Perfection of Wisdom Sutra stone monument. It wasn't to cultivate the Small Perfection of Wisdom Sutra but to use it to train herself.

This training method was very dangerous. If she didn't control it well, it might cause irreparable damage to her body and mind. However, An Jing was confident that she could control herself.

Upon seeing Zhou Wen, An Jing felt mixed emotions. She was originally angry that Zhou Wen had taken away her qualifications. She had always believed that he was far inferior to her. She even felt that Ouyang Lan was biased, so she had thrashed him. Instead of saying that she was targeting Zhou Wen, it was better to say that she was displeased with Ouyang Lan.

However, what happened after that exceeded An Jing's expectations. Zhou Wen's repeated achievements made her look at him in a different light. In just a year, he had advanced from the Mortal stage to the Epic stage, surpassing her in terms of level. He had even accidentally removed her ailment.

Although An Jing didn't pay much attention to the Sunset Army, she was still a member of the An family. She would still get wind of Zhou Wen's matters, so she couldn't help but secretly pay attention to him.

However, many of the rumors regarding Zhou Wen left An Jing in disbelief. She couldn't believe that Zhou Wen had done those shocking things. She felt as though she had been left behind by him.

If it were anyone else, they might have blamed themselves. They would blame it on the qualifications that originally belonged to her, only to have them taken away by Zhou Wen.

However, An Jing was clearly not such a person. Therefore, she worked harder to become stronger. She believed that even without the qualification, she was still better than Zhou Wen.

Zhou Wen and An Jing had nothing to say. Since An Jing was here, he decided to enter the temple hall. That way they wouldn't affect each other.

As Zhou Wen already had Truth Listener on him, he didn't trigger the power of the three-faced Buddha when he entered the temple hall again.

After finding a place to sit, Zhou Wen took out his phone to game.

Although he could get the blood-colored avatar to come to Small Buddha Temple to double the cultivation effects, Zhou Wen didn't think it was necessary. He still had to grind dungeons and farm the rare dimensional creatures daily.

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Chapter 588 Ending the Grudge

Zhou Wen gamed in the temple hall and didn't pay much attention to An Jing.

However, An Jing couldn't ignore Zhou Wen. Although he was inside the temple hall and An Jing couldn't see him, she had a nagging feeling that there was a pair of eyes looking at her.

I'm not inferior to you. An Jing forced herself to focus and continued reading the Small Perfection of Wisdom Sutra.

Perhaps it was because of the catfish effect. Ever since Zhou Wen had come, An Jing felt that she could persist even more. Her improvement seemed to be faster.

In the past, An Jing would feel that her body and mind had reached their limits after reading the Small Perfection of Wisdom Sutra for an hour. She could hardly withstand any longer.

However, for some reason—perhaps because she felt that Zhou Wen was watching her from inside—An Jing could now last for an hour and a half. She felt that she hadn't reached her limit.

Zhou Wen had no idea that he had such an effect on her. He leaned against a pillar in the temple hall and gamed.

The blood-colored avatar entered Deer Terrace Pavilion again. The fake immortals on the first two levels had been eliminated. Zhou Wen controlled the blood-colored avatar to ascend to the highest third level.

Could The Thearch be on the third level? If she's really here, I can find her weakness in-game. Once I can defeat her, I can teach her a lesson in reality. Zhou Wen was somewhat excited. After getting the blood-colored avatar to ascend to the third level, he quickly sized up the situation inside.

It was similar to the second level. There was only one dimensional creature on the third level. It was a cold, white-robed female immortal sitting on a throne.

Could she be The Thearch? Zhou Wen guessed but didn't waste any time. He directly ordered Torch Dragon to use the Bright Torch Vision World and look at the white-robed female immortal.

Zhou Wen also stared at the white-robed female immortal. She waved her hand and a white jade lute appeared in her arms. She strummed the strings with her five fingers and immediately produced a terrifying sound wave.

Thankfully, Zhou Wen was prepared by using the Demon Dragon True Body, but he was still sent flying by the sound wave. He spat out blood and slammed into the stone pillar in the hall.

However, almost at the same time, the white-robed female immortal was pulled into Torch Dragon's Bright Torch Vision World. A notification of the death of a Jade Lute Spirit appeared on the screen.

So it's a Jade Lute Spirit. It's not Demon Consort! Zhou Wen was somewhat disappointed.

Zhou Wen had already seen the first two of the legendary three demons of Xuan Yuan—Nine-Headed Pheasant Spirit, Jade Lute Spirit, and Nine-Tailed Fox, but there was no sign of the Nine-Tailed Fox.

Although a Nine-Tailed Fox's phantom image would appear when flying towards Deer Terrace Pavilion from the sky, it was only a phantom, not the real body. The Bright Torch Vision World could only act on physical bodies, so it was useless against the phantom.

He made the blood-colored avatar search the third level. Logically speaking, Deer Terrace Pavilion wasn't that simple. Furthermore, he was certain that the Jade Lute Spirit was definitely not The Thearch.

However, Zhou Wen searched the three levels of the ancient building thoroughly several times, but he didn't find anything. There weren't any dimensional crystals, much less treasure.

From the looks of it, the true secrets of Deer Terrace Pavilion should be underground, but where's the entrance? There's no hole in-game. How can I enter? Zhou Wen had attempted to use Torch Dragon to attack Deer Terrace Pavilion, but it seemed to have some mysterious power protecting it. Even the Bright Torch Vision World couldn't break through it.

Zhou Wen circled the Deer Terrace Pavilion countless times, but he failed to find the underground entrance.

Since he couldn't find the entrance, Zhou Wen had no choice but to temporarily give up and continue grinding other dungeons. At the same time, he trained his Zero Taboo Life Soul in Small Buddha Temple.

For the next few days, Zhou Wen spent most of his time in Small Buddha Temple. Every time he came, he would see An Jing staring at the Small Perfection of Wisdom Sutra stone monument.

One day, Zhou Wen was grinding when he suddenly saw a bright glow from the yard. The light shone in from the door of the temple hall, illuminating the interior.

Zhou Wen frowned slightly and walked out to take a look. He saw An Jing standing in front of the stone monument, emitting wisps of light. A sun-like projection condensed on her body.

The projection looked somewhat similar to the Ancient Sovereign that Zhou Wen had condensed. They were both light-based projections with an anthropomorphic character.

The difference was that the Ancient Sovereign was a pure human-shaped projection. As for An Jing's projection, it looked like it was holding a bow made of light. Furthermore, the projection looked more feminine. It wasn't as brawny as the Ancient Sovereign and was slightly slimmer.

The Sun Strafe Art is indeed somewhat similar to the Ancient Sovereign Sutra, but the difference is still there. Zhou Wen watched for a while and was about to return to the temple to continue grinding when An Jing stopped him.

"Zhou Wen, it's time to settle our grudge," An Jing said as she stared at him.

"Is there anything between us that needs to be resolved?" Zhou Wen turned around and asked An Jing.

An Jing's eyes narrowed slightly. "I once defeated you. Don't you want to beat me?"

"I've never treated you as my opponent." Zhou Wen shook his head slightly and prepared to return to the temple hall.

"Stop." Zhou Wen's words stirred An Jing's fighting spirit. Her Life Soul fused with her body, causing her body to emit a sun-like glow. A bow condensed from light appeared in her hand.

Zhou Wen's words could be understood as never treating An Jing as an enemy, but it could also be understood as he had never thought much of An Jing. An Jing clearly believed that Zhou Wen was referring to the latter.

She pulled open the Light Bow in her hand and pointed at Zhou Wen's back as she continued, "Take this arrow from me. After which, the grudge between us will be written off."

Just as An Jing said that, she suddenly felt her vision blur. Zhou Wen's body emitted light that was even more dazzling than the light on her body. As for him, he was already in front of her. His sun-like fist was about to strike her face.

An Jing gritted her teeth and retreated, raising her bow to block.

Boom!

An Jing was sent flying with her bow and arrow by Zhou Wen's punch. Like a cannonball, she traversed more than ten meters and slammed into the temple's courtyard wall.

Wah!

She spat out a mouthful of blood as the light on her body dimmed and she fell to the ground.

"As you wish. Don't bother me again in the future." Zhou Wen really wasn't in the mood to play such childish games with An Jing.

After returning to the temple hall, Zhou Wen continued grinding. An Jing sat on the ground in a daze, motionless for quite some time.

She still remembered that she had defeated Zhou Wen with one strike, but now, she couldn't even withstand a single punch from him.

After a long while, An Jing wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth and stood up. Her eyes gradually turned resolute as she glanced in the direction of the temple hall before turning to head out of Small Buddha Temple.

I have to defeat you. Although her goal was the same as before, An Jing's attitude was completely different.

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Chapter 589 Do You Want to Become a God?

Luoyang, An family.

"Brother, I wish to join the military," An Jing came in front of An Tianzuo and said firmly.

"Why?" An Tianzuo asked.

"I've already advanced to the Epic stage. What I can learn in school is very limited. I need a place where I can improve faster."

An Jing hesitated for a moment before saying, "I know this will put you in a difficult position. Mom will definitely not agree, but you will help me, right, Brother?"

"Have you really thought it through? The military isn't a school. Although it also deals with dimensional zones, those unknown dimensional zones will be hundreds or thousands of times more dangerous than the dimensional zones you've come into contact with before," An Tianzuo stared at An Jing and asked sternly.

"I've thought it through," An Jing answered seriously.

"Alright, you are my precious sister after all." An Tianzuo stood up and patted An Jing's head. He said with a smile, "Tell me, where do you want to be deployed?"

"Chess Mountain," An Jing answered.

An Tianzuo's expression changed slightly. "Why choose that?"

"Because it's the most dangerous place," An Jing answered.

"You can go anywhere other than Chess Mountain." An Tianzuo firmly rejected An Jing.

"Apart from Chess Mountain, I'm not going anywhere else." An Jing looked at An Tianzuo without backing down.

An Tianzuo's gaze softened. He could be ruthless to anyone, but he could do nothing to An Jing and Ouyang Lan.

"I can let you go to Chess Mountain on one condition." An Tianzuo paused before continuing, " Little Dao must go with you. During this period of time, she needs to be by your side at all times. You can't shake her off."

"Alright." An Jing knew that this was An Tianzuo's biggest compromise. If she didn't agree, An Tianzuo definitely wouldn't let her go to Chess Mountain.

"How long do you plan on being there?" An Tianzuo asked again.

"I'll return after my Life Soul advances to a Perfect Body," An Jing said.

After An Jing left, An Tianzuo called An Sheng over and told him about her going to Chess Mountain before getting him to make the arrangements.

"Isn't Chess Mountain too dangerous? Although Little Saber is following Miss Jing, no one can guarantee her safety if a large-scale break-out happens at Chess Mountain," An Sheng said worriedly.

"Don't underestimate my sister. Besides, Chess Mountain shouldn't have any major problems in a short period of time. Just do as I say." An Tianzuo paused before saying, "Have you investigated the origins of the Companion Beasts that have recently been listed?"

"The various factions of the Federation are investigating. We can roughly confirm that most of the Companion Beasts come from overseas. There's also a few that have been secretly nurtured by various local bigshots," An Sheng replied.

"Indeed. From the looks of it, there will be problems with the ranking soon," said An Tianzuo after some thought.

With a large number of Mythical Companion Beasts listed, Zhou Wen's Six-Winged Guardian Dragon ranking had been demoted to seventeenth. As for the hundred ranks, it had already reached 99, leaving only one empty spot.

The number one spot on the ranking board was still firmly occupied by the Primordial Sword Immortal. The Death of the Underworld was still second. The other top ten rankings had suffered some drops.

Many of the Companion Beasts on the rankings had never been heard of by the Federation.

That night, the black cubes around the world lit up again.

As the black cubes had recently lit up more frequently, people were somewhat numb to it. Only people who passed by on the streets would pay attention to which Companion Beasts would appear on the rankings. It wasn't like the past where many people would especially get up in the middle of the night to take a look.

A peacock appeared on the cubes' screens all over the world. It was gorgeous and elegant. Soon, this Companion Beast named Thousand-Eyed Peacock was ranked in the top twenty. It happened to be in front of the Six-Winged Guardian Dragon, pushing the Six-Winged Guardian Dragon back one spot.

The hundred spots were completely filled. The people who were watching in front of the cube believed that it was about to end. This was what had happened in the past.

However, the cubes didn't turn black again. After the ranking screen disappeared, a new image appeared on the screens.

The scene revolved like countless stars were swirling. As the "camera" zoomed in, the screen seemed to shuttle through billions of light-years before gradually turning black.

Everyone was puzzled as they looked at the cube screen, unsure of what was happening.

When the screen lit up again, it had already turned into an emerald-green grassland. There were colorful flowers embellishing it. All the plants emitted a gentle divine glow as though they were protected by a deity.

On the grassland, there was a huge tree. The tree was like a divine tree, also emitting a divine glow as it produced resplendent fruits.

Every fruit was crystalline and seemed to have billions of stars swirling inside. Through the screen, one could sense the terrifying might emitted by the fruits.

As the camera zoomed in, the screen froze under the tree. There was a handsome man with white hair and a white robe sitting there. On his head was a pair of crystal-like dragon horns.

He sat cross-legged under the tree with his eyes closed. He was like a deity that no one could desecrate. It was as though looking straight at his face was an act of disrespect to a deity.

"So handsome... Who's the man under the tree? Is he human? Or a Companion Beast?" Many women's eyes lit up when they saw the man sitting under the tree.

However, the faces of those who knew that man changed drastically, especially the members of the six families. Their expressions were so ugly that they were about to freeze.

An Tianzuo stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows on the top floor of a skyscraper. His gaze passed through the night sky and landed on the large square screen in the distance. An Sheng stood beside him and said with a strange expression, "Wang Mingyuan... Could it be that these cubes were his work?"

"I'm not sure if it's his work, but it looks like something is about to happen," An Tianzuo said indifferently as he looked at the screen.

The members of the six families began to gather in front of the cubes, including the Special Inspector Bureau.

The originally silent night became rowdy. Countless people who were sleeping were woken up by their ringing phones. The lights that were constantly switched on illuminated the cities' night sky.

Shen Yuchi, Qiao Siyuan, and company were all staring at the screen. Many of the inspectors were busy with their work. This was the first time Wang Mingyuan had truly appeared since he charged into the dimensional zone.

Although they had not seen Wang Mingyuan in person ever since that fateful night, the bureau had fought Wang Mingyuan for a long time on an intellectual level. Now, there were quite a number of high-level experts in the Federation who had secretly entered a dimensional zone after undergoing mutation. This was clearly Wang Mingyuan's doing.

Although the bureau had been trying their best to prevent this from happening, the results were minimal.

The citizens around the world also began to focus on the cube's screen. Although many people didn't know Wang Mingyuan's identity, they also felt that something was amiss.

"Do you want to become a god? Then fight." Wang Mingyuan sat under the tree with his eyes closed. His expression was calm and composed as he slowly extended his right hand that emitted a divine glow. A fruit dropped from the divine tree and landed in his hand.

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Chapter 590 Divine Frui

Wang Mingyuan held the fruit in his right hand and rubbed his thumb on it a few times. Wherever he rubbed, divine light would flow from the fruit.

In the next second, Wang Mingyuan flipped his palm and the fruit fell onto the grass before rolling to the side.

Wang Mingyuan remained unmoved. He continued sitting under the tree with his eyes closed as though he was in meditation.

And at the spot where the fruit fell, a green worm crawled over the grass and slowly crawled onto the fruit before beginning to eat it.

The worm was very small and looked no different from a caterpillar. Its actions were very clumsy as it crawled onto the fruit with great difficulty and slowly ate it.

The fruit was only the size of a palm, and the worm was even smaller. It was inconspicuous lying on top, but very quickly, the green worm that had only eaten a tiny bit of the fruit started to swell up like a balloon.

When its body grew to the point where it could swallow the fruit, it swallowed it in one mouthful before its body swelled up crazily.

The caterpillar turned into a terrifying behemoth in the blink of an eye. Its body became dozens of meters long.

And this change didn't stop. The worm that had turned into a giant worm emitted a terrifying divine glow. The divine glow burned like flames which enveloped the giant worm's body and constantly emitted light.

When the glow reached its limit, the light that it emitted almost made one unable to open their eyes. When the light gradually converged, everyone was surprised to discover that the giant worm had already transformed into a beautiful butterfly.

What was even more shocking was that in the middle of the butterfly wings, there was something akin to a human female's body. It was wearing green, glass-like armor and had a pair of antennae on its head. Its entire body emitted an unparalleled brilliance, like a descending goddess of light that had butterfly wings.

All the humans were dumbfounded. They watched, stunned, as the worm turned into such a terrifying creature. The gaze they used to look at the fruits on the tree turned fervent.

Many people were considering how such a weak worm could become so terrifying and powerful after consuming the fruit. What if they were the ones eating the fruit?

The worm that had turned into the butterfly girl stared greedily at the divine tree's fruits. Her butterfly wings flapped and the patterns on the wings began to spread out.

It was brighter closer to the center. When the circular pattern lit up, it was like two suns embedded on her butterfly wings.

Boom!

Two terrifying beams shot out from the center of the butterfly wings, piercing through the void and striking at the divine tree. Such terrifying might made it feel as if it could even penetrate mountains, much less a tree.

However, the two terrifying beams failed to touch the divine tree. Wang Mingyuan, who was sitting cross-legged under the tree with his eyes closed, didn't move. His body emitted a mysterious glow that shielded the tree from the butterfly girl's two beams.

The terrifying power of the beam couldn't even penetrate the glow emitted by Wang Mingyuan. The butterfly girl's wings shimmered as she gritted her teeth and continued shooting beams, but it was all in vain.

Wang Mingyuan extended his palm as though he was casually extending his finger. However, the light on the butterfly girl's wings instantly vanished as her body involuntarily flew towards Wang Mingyuan.

The closer she got to Wang Mingyuan, the smaller her body became. In a blink of an eye, she landed in his palm like an ordinary butterfly. No matter how she flapped her wings and struggled, she was unable to fly out of his palm.

A strange light rose from Wang Mingyuan's palm. The light flowed faster and faster, like streams of light circling the butterfly girl. Finally, it completely enveloped the butterfly girl's body in the spinning light. By the time the light dissipated, Wang Mingyuan's palm was empty.

Boom!

The scene on the cube changed. The images of Wang Mingyuan and the divine tree vanished, turning back into the cube itself. The butterfly girl stood on the cube, and beside her appeared her name: "Radiant Butterfly Queen."

Perhaps it was because the ranking had already been filled with 100 names, the name of the Radiant Butterfly Queen did not appear on the rankings.

However, everyone soon discovered that the name of the Dark Lord, who was ranked ninth, lit up. Not long after, the Dark Lord's figure appeared on the cube, confronting the Radiant Butterfly Queen.

When the Radiant Butterfly Queen saw the Dark Lord, the light on her wings lit up again without any hesitation. Circles of light lit up before condensing at the center of the circle. Two beams shot out like lasers, so fast that no one could dodge.

The Dark Lord was a black-armored skeleton with black flames burning over its body. The sword representing darkness broke out of its sheath, and the sky behind it turned dark due to the unsheathed Sword of Darkness. As the Sword of Darkness slashed at the Radiant Butterfly Queen, the darkness devoured the light ahead.

Boom!

Two beams of light shot into the darkness. The Sword of Darkness collided with the power of light. Amidst the clash, the Dark Lord let out a tragic cry. His body and the Sword of Darkness were quickly purified by the power of light, disappearing completely a moment later.

The battle scene disappeared. On the cube screens all over the world, a ranking appeared. The name of the Dark Lord, who was previously ranked ninth, vanished. The name of the Radiant Butterfly Queen appeared at the ninth place, replacing him.

The people watching the battle were alarmed. Previously, when they saw Wang Mingyuan suppress the Radiant Butterfly Queen with a flip of his hand, they thought nothing of her.

However, to their surprise, she could easily defeat the Dark Lord, who was ranked ninth. Although one could tell that she had an attribute advantage over the Dark Lord, it still meant that Radiant Butterfly Queen was ranked in the top ten.

The scene on the cube changed and Wang Mingyuan appeared on the screen again. He continued sitting cross-legged under the divine tree with his eyes closed.

When they saw him again, many people's expressions changed. The divine tree and fruits behind him became the focus of human attention.

It was just a worm. After eating one fruit, it had become a powerful existence like the Radiant Butterfly Queen, and there were many fruits on the tree.

"The day of ripening of the next fruit will be three months from now. When that happens, the owner of the Companion Beast that ranks first will have the right to pluck a fruit."

Wang Mingyuan's voice traveled through the cube to every corner of the world. It also generated many complicated thoughts and ideas in the minds of all humans.

After this sentence, the cube's screen dimmed, turning pitch black.

However, their enthusiasm wasn't extinguished because of the screen shutdown. It became even more fervent. The media constantly released the video they had recorded. In the middle of the night, many people were discussing the matter of the divine tree and fruits, as well as who had the right to pluck the ripened divine fruit in three months' time.

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Chapter 591 Divine Fruit Suspicions

An Tianzuo sat back on the sofa and An Sheng poured him a cup of tea before asking, "What do you think of this matter, Overseer?"

"What are your thoughts on the matter?" An Tianzuo placed his finger on the teacup and rubbed it, but he had no intention of raising it.

"Wang Mingyuan is very powerful. He displayed the magical effects of the fruit and proved the power of the Radiant Butterfly Queen. He didn't say much, but every word he said was filled with irresistible temptation. However, if you think about it carefully, you will realize that he didn't say a word about the key question," An Sheng answered.

An Tianzuo raised his teacup and took a sip. After enjoying the aftertaste, he put down the teacup and said, "Tell me. What's the key?"

"Firstly, we don't know where the fruit tree is. We can't be sure if someone can really pluck the fruit. Secondly, the true use of the fruit is unknown. Although he has already shown the fruit's abilities, we still don't know if the Radiant Butterfly Queen is a dimensional creature, a Companion Beast, or an ordinary worm. It's even possible that it was a creature with the strength of a Mythical creature to begin with. The fruit only stimulated it and allowed it to showcase its true strength."

After a pause, An Sheng continued, "Let's take a step back. Even if the fruit is really useful, will it be useful for humans? If it's only useful for Companion Beasts, its value will be greatly reduced. As we can see, there are already a hundred Mythical Companion Beasts on the rankings. With these Mythical Companion Beasts as the foundation, humanity has the ability to kill Mythical creatures. In the future, we will only obtain more and more Mythical Companion Beasts. It doesn't seem like there's a need to take the risk to vie for first place."

"Since it's something we can figure out, Wang Mingyuan naturally has figured out the same. Yet, he deliberately didn't say anything. What does this mean?" An Tianzuo pondered.

"It's not easy to guess. If Wang Mingyuan wants to trigger a battle royale, he shouldn't have left so much suspicion. It makes people think about it too much. Under such circumstances, I'm afraid not many people will try their best to obtain first place," An Sheng said.

"Could there be such a possibility? Wang Mingyuan doesn't want the competition to become too intense?" An Tianzuo said after some thought.

"That doesn't seem to make sense. What benefits does it bring to him?" An Sheng asked.

The various families were studying Wang Mingyuan's actions. Most of them had the same thoughts as An Tianzuo and An Sheng.

They were wary of Wang Mingyuan's goal of delivering the fruit. With such a magical fruit, Wang Mingyuan could have swallowed it himself. Why did he offer it?

There were all sorts of speculations, and ordinary citizens had different opinions. However, most of them were biased towards conspiracy theories, suspecting that this was Wang Mingyuan's scheme.

Some said that Wang Mingyuan wanted to trigger a war between humans and weaken humanity's strength. Others said that Wang Mingyuan wanted to use the fruit to lure human experts into a dimensional zone.

In any case, there were all sorts of things to be said. The ranking remained the same. No one challenged it.

When Zhou Wen learned of this matter, it was already the third day since the event. This was because he had spent most of his time at Small Buddha Temple. He didn't watch the news, so he naturally didn't know that so many things had happened.

Only when Li Xuan sent a message to Zhou Wen did Zhou Wen realize that something like this had happened. He watched the video on the Internet.

What's Teacher trying to do? Zhou Wen was also guessing Wang Mingyuan's intentions. He didn't have a deep understanding of Wang Mingyuan, but if Wang Mingyuan's original intentions hadn't changed, he probably wouldn't weaken humanity's combat strength.

However, people were prone to change. No one knew if Wang Mingyuan could still abide by his original intent. It was unknown if it changed with his identity.

"Old Zhou, you are Wang Mingyuan's student. Based on your understanding of him, do you think those fruits can really help humans advance to the Mythical stage?" Li Xuan asked.

"I really don't know about that. From beginning to end, Teacher never said that those fruits can allow humans to advance to the Mythical stage. I don't think you should have too much hope," Zhou Wen said.

"How can I have any hope? Even if I believe that the fruit is real and Wang Mingyuan isn't lying, I don't have any Mythical creatures that can vie for first place! Mythical pets aren't something you can find on the street. Our Li family doesn't even have a Mythical Companion Beast," Li Xuan said.

"There will be. There are a hundred Mythical Companion Beasts on the ranking now. With humanity having more Mythical Companion Beasts, their commonness will only accelerate," Zhou Wen said.

"Let's not talk about that. Your Six-Winged Guardian Dragon's ranking has dropped so much. Do you still have the chance to vie for first place?" Li Xuan asked.

"Probably not." Zhou Wen knew very well that Six-Winged was mainly a guardian. Compared to the powerful offensive pets, its combat strength was still lacking.

Ignoring everything else, the Six-Winged Guardian Dragon probably couldn't defend against the terrifying beam of light from the Radiant Butterfly Queen.

"That's a pity. I heard from some analysis that only Companion Beasts can participate in the ranking battle. Otherwise, you might be able to give it a try." Li Xuan felt pity for Zhou Wen. He felt that if the owner of the Companion Beast could participate in the battle, Zhou Wen's ranking might be higher.

The two of them chatted for a while before Li Xuan went to cultivate. His improvement had been extremely fast recently. In the constant battles with dimensional creatures, the carapace formed by his Life Soul was constantly shattered before being reborn and becoming stronger. Now, he had advanced to an Evolved Body.

However, after advancing to an Evolved Body, it was impossible for the Life Soul to continue evolving by just being injured in battle. Li Xuan was also searching for a way to advance.

I wonder if Torch Dragon will be able to obtain first on the rankings. Zhou Wen coveted the divine tree's fruits.

He didn't expect the divine tree's fruit to advance him to the Mythical stage. As long as the fruit could allow a Companion Beast to advance to the Mythical stage, it was already very attractive to Zhou Wen.

He had a few Companion Beasts on him. Although they weren't at the Mythical stage, their combat strength and abilities were excellent. For example, Doctor Darkness, Fiend-Armored Tiger Soul General, etc.

If they could advance to the Mythical stage, they would play a very powerful role.

Of course, Zhou Wen didn't dare let a Companion Beast like the Fiend-Armored Tiger Soul General advance again.

Even if they couldn't be used, it would be good to get the Banana Fairy to advance to the Mythical stage as soon as possible. Now, Banana Fairy's Grand Yin Wind couldn't keep up with his needs.

Tyrant Behemoth has been evolving for a long time. Why hasn't it completed its evolution? Zhou Wen glanced at the chaos space and couldn't help but frown when he saw that Tyrant Behemoth still hadn't evolved.

Suddenly, the mysterious phone vibrated. Zhou Wen took out his phone and saw the Dead Man Tree appear on the screen. The fruit that Ják had formed after absorbing it had finally ripened.

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Chapter 592 Explosive Fiend Man

Zhou Wen was delighted as he plucked the grenade-like Companion Egg from the Dead Man Tree and quickly checked its stats.

Explosive Fiend Man: Mortal (Evolvable)

Strength: 11

Speed: 11

Constitution: 11

Essence Energy: 11

Talent Skill: Death List, Time-Blast

Companion Form: Self-detonation Device

Mortal stage! Zhou Wen immediately felt a headache. The time and resources needed to nurture a Companion Beast were astonishing. It was mainly because it was useless for the time being.

Zhou Wen carefully read the Explosive Fiend Man's skill introductions. The more he read, the more pleasantly surprised he became.

Although he didn't know what Life Providence and Life Soul Explosive Fiend Man would have in the future, just these two skills alone were terrifying.

Time-Blast was similar to a Life Blast, but it was more flexible. It could turn some life-forms into time bombs, but it needed to be prepared in advance. The stronger the lifeform's energy was, the more powerful the blast.

This skill was secondary. After all, using Time-Blast required the target to be still. If he used it on living creatures, he had to take down the target first. It was more troublesome.

The truly terrifying skill was Death List. This skill had clearly fused with the Mythical Black Cat's curse skill. As long as the target signed their name on the Death List, he could control the time of their death, turning the target into a time bomb.

Of course, Death List wasn't a corporeal existence. It could be cast on any piece of paper, jade, piece of wood, or even walls or floor. As long as the person signed the name, it would be effective.

This Companion Beast was an excellent Companion Beast for assassination.

As for the companion form of the Explosive Fiend Man, it was also terrifying. As the name implied, the self-detonation device allowed it to explode. This skill could only be used once. It would explode with all its force and perish together with the enemy.

To others, this companion form was basically impossible to use. Under normal circumstances, he wouldn't be willing to let the Explosive Fiend Man self-destruct.

However, Zhou Wen was different. He wouldn't let the Explosive Fiend Man self-destruct in real life, but he could do it in-game. Thinking of how he could advance Explosive Fiend Man to the Mythical stage before self-destructing it, the energy released would definitely be terrifying.

This was an extreme Companion Beast. If used well, it could kill anything. If used poorly, it might be useless trash.

I wonder what the Life Providence and Life Soul of the Explosive Fiend Man are? Without any second thoughts, Zhou Wen hatched it. He thought highly of this Companion Beast and planned on nurturing it with all his might.

After the Explosive Fiend Man hatched, a black-armored Companion Beast that looked like a Tesla Trooper appeared in front of Zhou Wen. His height and build were about the same as Ják's, but due to its armor, he couldn't tell what he looked like.

Zhou Wen tried the Explosive Fiend Man's skills in-game. Typical dimensional creatures couldn't sign their names, making the Death List skill practically useless.

Time-Blast could only be used on some plant-type or immobile animals. The power needed depended on the energy contained in the creature itself. It needed to be used in a specific environment, and it wasn't suitable to be used in combat.

However, the self-explosion device was what surprised Zhou Wen.

When he transformed into the self-detonation device, it was like a lock. It locked onto the target he could touch, preventing it from escaping.

The might of self-detonation was also very powerful. A Mortal-stage Explosive Fiend Man could severely injure Legendary dimensional creatures when self-destructing.

I have to think of a way to raise the Explosive Fiend Man to the Mythical stage. I'll have to rely on him to kill bosses in the future. I'll lock onto a boss and self-destruct. Perhaps I can directly blast a Mythical boss to death, Zhou Wen thought, although he felt a little worried.

It was relatively easy to advance to the Legendary stage and the Epic stage, but advancing to the Mythical stage was extremely difficult.

I'll take my time to rear him. Zhou Wen attempted to feed the Explosive Fiend Man his Companion Beasts. Thankfully, the Explosive Fiend Man wasn't picky with food. Be it Companion Beasts or Companion Eggs, he ate without scruples.

I wonder if I can feed the Explosive Fiend Man with the fruit from the Longevity Tree... Zhou Wen thought.

After Demonic Neonate plucked many Longevity Fruits, she would ask Zhou Wen for one every day. Zhou Wen only dared to use them to feed Demonic Neonate. He didn't dare feed them to his other pets. Who knew if the Longevity Fruit would have side effects?

Despite Demonic Neonate being fine eating the Longevity Fruit, she was quite odd, so it didn't mean that the other pets would be fine after eating it. Therefore, Zhou Wen didn't dare to randomly feed the Longevity Fruit to anything else.

This Explosive Fiend Beast was similarly terrifying. Zhou Wen felt that he could try feeding the Longevity Fruit to him. If he was willing to eat the Longevity Fruit, his evolution speed would be much faster.

However, this seemed risky. Zhou Wen was somewhat hesitant.

Suddenly, Zhou Wen thought of something. The Longevity Fruit could allow a human to quickly evolve and also allow a Companion Beast to rapidly evolve. This function was similar to the divine fruit.

Although the two trees looked different, their functions were very similar. However, the effects of the Longevity Fruit were not as strong as the divine tree's fruit.

Back then, Lord Alcohol was already at the Epic stage. He ate a Longevity Fruit, but he didn't truly enter the Mythical stage.

Zhou Wen thought for a moment and didn't take the risk with Explosive Fiend Man. There was only one such Companion Beast, and it was impossible for another one to drop. He would rather feed it slowly than cause any problems.

When he arrived at Small Buddha Temple again, Zhou Wen continued cultivating Zero Taboo. After this period of training, the Zero Taboo crystal had already turned fully crystalline and resplendent like a diamond.

The taboo power of Small Buddha Temple was no longer able to hone the crystal as before.

As Zhou Wen walked into the temple, the Zero Taboo crystal suddenly emitted a terrifying glow.

The crystal was like a Rubik's Cube as it began spinning automatically. The crystal structure was spinning and reforming, making it look extremely mysterious.

Is it evolving? Zhou Wen was delighted. After training it for so long, he had finally waited for Zero Taboo to evolve.

As the crystal spun, a strange light emitted from it. The light was misty like clouds and fog, but it also resembled a nebula.

As the light blob inside changed, the crystal's body constantly shrank. Before long, the light blob expanded over the crystal's body and enveloped the crystal within the nebula-like light blob.

Zhou Wen also felt a mysterious power flowing out from the nebula, making his body feel more relaxed. He almost couldn't sense the taboo power of Small Buddha Temple.

Boom!

Suddenly, the nebula blob shrank and when it reached its limit, it exploded.

The huge explosion in his sea of consciousness didn't really exist, but it left Zhou Wen momentarily dazed. When he snapped to his senses and looked into his sea of consciousness again, his mouth gaped open in surprise.

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Chapter 593 Gods Retrea

Zero Taboo was originally a crystal, but it had transformed into the shape of an infant. It sat cross-legged in Zhou Wen's mind space like a crystalline jade statue.

Furthermore, the infant's appearance was very similar to Zhou Wen's. Zhou Wen vaguely remembered that there was a picture of him when he was young back at his old place. It looked very similar to the baby in the mind space.

Zhou Wen was in Small Buddha Temple, but he didn't sense the taboo power of Small Buddha Temple. The infant jade statue didn't emit any light either. Its eyes were closed as though it had fallen asleep.

Zhou Wen opened his eyes and checked the blood-colored avatar's information on the phone. He saw that the name and annotation had changed in the Life Soul column.

Gods Retreat (Evolved Body): Where the Life Soul is, the Gods flee.

This introduction is more impressive than before, but I wonder what its true effects are? Zhou Wen felt that the annotation was a little too crazy.

It was clearly meaning that wherever the Life Soul went, even gods had to avoid it. How could an Evolved Body Life Soul be capable of this?

Regardless, he could indeed sense the growth of his Life Soul. This was because the taboo of Small Buddha Temple was completely ineffective against the jade infant named "Gods Retreat."

Zhou Wen knew that staying here was probably useless. He had to search for a forbidden ground that was even stronger than Small Buddha Temple. He wanted to see if he could use Gods Retreat to continue raising his strength.

I wonder what the Perfect Body will be after Zero Taboo and Gods Retreat? Zhou Wen was more curious about the Life Soul condensed by the Dao Body.

Unlike other Life Souls, every evolution of the Dao Body Life Soul seemed to involve a huge change.

Where else has taboo powers that are stronger than Small Buddha Temple? Immortal Seeking Mountain? It's too far. Besides, I don't know the way to Immortal Seeking Mountain... Zhou Wen left Small Buddha Temple and thought about where he could continue cultivating the entire way.

After some thought, he felt that the best place to go was probably White Cloud Mountain's Jade Emperor Peak. There was an extremely powerful taboo power there that might allow Gods Retreat to improve.

Zhou Wen had already downloaded the White Cloud Mountain dungeon on his phone, but its name was Demon Suppression Mountain.

After launching the Demon Suppression Mountain dungeon, the blood-colored avatar appeared outside the Jade Emperor Peak's entrance. Zhou Wen still remembered that the last time he stepped into the mountain, Zero Taboo nearly exploded in less than ten seconds.

I wonder how long I can now last? Zhou Wen activated the Gods Retreat Life Soul and controlled the blood-colored avatar to enter the Jade Emperor Peak's entrance.

The moment he passed the entrance, the Gods Retreat Life Soul opened his eyes. The crystalline body emitted a strange glow.

Then, Zhou Wen saw a strange force surge towards the baby jade statue. It was not like when he had Zero Taboo. The Life Soul sucked the mysterious taboo power into his body and made it part of him.

The taboo power of Jade Emperor Peak failed to injure the jade infant statue. Instead, it made the glow over him grow stronger as though it was protected by divine light.

What a powerful Life Soul. If that's the case, wouldn't I be able to come and go freely on Jade Emperor Peak? I wouldn't have to worry about the length of time? Zhou Wen made the blood-colored avatar walk up the stone steps, hoping to figure out what secrets White Cloud Mountain's Jade Emperor Peak held.

After walking up the stone steps, it didn't take him long to see a huge hall. On both sides of the hall was a stone beast statue. It looked rather strange.

The two stone statues were crouching. They looked like stone tigers, but there were curved horns on their heads. Fiery cloud patterns were engraved on their bodies.

What was even more strange was that there was a word engraved on the foreheads of the two stone tigers. On the left side of the door was the word Suppression. On the right side of the stone tiger was the word "Demon."

Just as Zhou Wen approached the temple, he saw the words Demon Suppression on the two stone tigers' foreheads light up.

As the words 'Demon Suppression' lit up, Zhou Wen realized that the strange powers had gushed into Gods Retreat's body like a heavenly river. The jade infant's face revealed a look of pain, and its body also began to show signs of abnormality, as though there were faint cracks appearing.

Zhou Wen hurriedly controlled the blood-colored avatar to leave Jade Emperor Peak. Although Gods Retreat didn't have the ability to make all gods retreat, his abilities were indeed much stronger than Zero Taboo. Furthermore, he could absorb the taboo power.

However, the power of the words Demon Suppression was too powerful, preventing the jade infant from digesting it.

Although I can't enter the temple, I've found a way to evolve the jade infant. I'll just cultivate on Jade Emperor Peak in the future. It's only a matter of time before I advance to a Perfect Body. Zhou Wen was considering if he should personally make a trip to White Cloud Mountain. Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to grind other dungeons if he stayed on White Cloud Mountain in-game.

I should make a trip to White Cloud Mountain. I might even have a chance to see the immortal palace phenomenon. Zhou Wen thought for a long time before deciding to make a trip to White Cloud Mountain in reality.

He told An Sheng, Li Xuan, and his friends about his trip to White Cloud Mountain. An Sheng told Zhou Wen to be careful. Other than that, there was nothing else.

After Li Xuan heard about White Cloud Mountain, he indicated an interest in going with Zhou Wen. He had recently reached a bottleneck and hadn't been able to continue his breakthrough. He was thinking of heading out for a spin to change his train of thought.

That afternoon, the two of them went to White Cloud Mountain. As it was in Luoyang, the duo rode their Companion Beasts and soon arrived at White Cloud Mountain.

"Put this on. You can't take it off no matter what. Otherwise, don't blame me when you see the immortal palace phenomenon." Zhou Wen threw a balaclava at Li Xuan.

"Why aren't you wearing one?" Li Xuan asked suspiciously when he saw Zhou Wen prepare a balaclava.

"Let alone the immortal palace phenomenon, even if gods really descend, I wouldn't need to close my eyes and hide," Zhou Wen said half-jokingly.

"You're awesome, aren't you!" Li Xuan gloomily put on the balaclava. Zhou Wen led the way as the two of them climbed up White Cloud Mountain.

With the Gods Retreat Life Soul, Zhou Wen was still looking forward to seeing the immortal palace phenomenon again. Previously, due to his lacking strength, he hadn't been able to clearly see what the fairy, who tore out of the entrance, looked like. If she were to come out again, he could see her clearly.

Unfortunately, no immortal palace phenomenon appeared along the way. Even when the two of them arrived at the entrance of Jade Emperor Peak, they did not see a single dimensional creature, much less any phenomena.

"Old Zhou, why aren't you walking?" Li Xuan asked Zhou Wen since he couldn't see a thing.

"Jade Emperor Peak is in front. After passing through the entrance, there's a terrifying taboo power inside. Even Mythical creatures will die in a short period of time if they enter. I cultivate an Essence Energy Art that can withstand that forbidden power. Furthermore, I need to cultivate inside. Don't come in," Zhou Wen said to Li Xuan.

"You've mentioned it before. I came here for Jade Emperor Peak's taboo powers. You can enter by yourself. Don't mind me," Li Xuan said as he summoned his Life Soul. The black carapace wrapped around his body as a black evil aura rose from the armor. It looked evil and powerful, completely different from Li Xuan's usual demeanor.

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Chapter 594 Suicidal Farming

"Don't do anything rash. The taboo power here is very powerful. It will really kill you," Zhou Wen said.

"I'm just afraid that it's not strong enough," Li Xuan said as he stepped onto the stone steps on Jade Emperor Peak.

Just as he walked in, the carapace on his body crackled. Large amounts of cracks appeared on it, and blood oozed out.

In the next second, Li Xuan leaped out. By the time he landed, most of his carapace had shattered. Only a few remaining pieces were hanging from his body. His body was covered in blood and wounds everywhere, as though he had just been scooped out of a pool of blood.

"Are you alright?" Zhou Wen hurriedly went over to check Li Xuan's injuries. It was a ghastly sight. There were bone-deep wounds everywhere.

"It's fine. It's really strong. This is it. This will be the best training ground for me." Li Xuan struggled to his feet. The injuries on his body were healing at a discernible pace. Even the shattered carapace was rapidly growing amidst black-gray flames.

In moments, Li Xuan's injuries and armor had completely recovered, as though he had never been injured.

"Don't worry about me. Just do what you need to do," Li Xuan said as he charged into Jade Emperor Peak. In the next second, Zhou Wen saw him thrown out again, covered in blood.

Seeing that he was fine, Zhou Wen walked into the Jade Emperor Peak himself. With the Gods Retreat absorbing the taboo power and protecting his body, he naturally wouldn't be as miserable as Li Xuan.

Not daring to touch the two Demon Suppression beasts, Zhou Wen sat on the stone steps and gamed. He allowed the jade infant to absorb the taboo powers on the Jade Emperor Peak to slowly become stronger.

"Ah... Bam... Ah... Bam..." On Jade Emperor Peak, screams and sounds of falling could be heard from time to time. Even Zhou Wen was surprised by Li Xuan's perseverance.

Although his recovery abilities were extremely strong and injuries weren't a big deal to him, such injuries would definitely put Li Xuan in extreme pain. To endure such pain time and time again and even seek out injuries required immense perseverance. This form of self-torture to grow stronger wasn't something anyone could withstand.

However, the effects of Li Xuan's actions were obvious. Every time his body and carapace were repaired, he would last a little longer on Jade Emperor Peak. It was obvious that he was becoming stronger.

Seeing that Li Xuan was fine, Zhou Wen began grinding.

This time, he went straight to the Qiongqi temple. He had an idea. Perhaps he could kill Qiongqi without using the Bright Torch Vision World, but he didn't know if it would work.

After arriving outside the Qiongqi temple, Zhou Wen wasn't in a rush to enter. Instead, he summoned Torch Dragon, Golden Battle God Halberd, and Six-Winged Guardian Dragon.

Following that, he summoned Explosive Fiend Man and cast Time-Blast on Torch Dragon, Golden Battle God Halberd, and Six-Winged Guardian Dragon.

Explosive Fiend Man walked in front of Six-Winged Guardian Dragon and extended his palm to press on its stomach.

Zhou Wen watched from the side as the armor on Explosive Fiend Man's body lit up. It was as though a red stream of light was flowing through a connected tube, eventually flowing into Explosive Fiend Man's palm.

A red light pattern immediately appeared on the Six-Winged Guardian Dragon's belly. It had lines like a circuit board that spread across its body.

The light patterns spread very slowly. Two hours later, the red light patterns on the Six-Winged Guardian Dragon occupied one of the Six-Winged Guardian Dragon's legs.

Explosive Fiend Man is only at the Mortal stage. His Essence Energy is too limited, so he can't quickly release a Time-Blast. I can only take things slowly. In a real battle, it would be impossible to use the Explosive Fiend Man to fight. Zhou Wen didn't have a good solution either. All he could do was patiently wait.

After four days, Zhou Wen really couldn't wait any longer. Thankfully, most of the spots on the Golden Battle God Halberd and Six-Winged Guardian Dragon's bodies were filled with Time-Blast's red patterns. Zhou Wen didn't plan on waiting any longer. He planned on giving it a try with this lineup.

Pushing open the temple door, Zhou Wen ordered Six-Winged and Golden Battle God Halberd to charge in. At the same time, he summoned Fiend-Armored Tiger Soul General to restrain Qiongqi.

When Qiongqi saw Six-Winged and Golden Battle God Halberd rush in, it immediately charged forward ferociously. Just as its claws were about to touch Six-Winged Guardian Dragon, Six-Winged and Golden Battle God Halberd emitted a red glow.

Boom!

The entire Qiongqi temple shook as dust fell everywhere. Zhou Wen and company had hidden to the side. After the explosion ended, he hurriedly looked into the temple.

The temple was in a mess. Corpse fragments were everywhere. There wasn't even an intact bone left of Six-Winged Guardian Dragon. The Golden Battle God Halberd had also been reduced to pieces.

However, it could be seen that their bodies weren't fully exploded and the energy usage was very low. This might be related to the low level of Explosive Fiend Man.

As for Qiongqi, its head and chest were badly mangled. Its legs had snapped. Although it wasn't dead, it had been severely injured.

Zhou Wen hurriedly got Torch Dragon to charge in and fight the seriously injured Qiongqi.

Torch Dragon originally could not kill Qiongqi without using the Bright Torch Vision World, but now that Qiongqi was heavily injured and restrained by the Fiend-Armored Tiger Soul General, Torch Dragon immediately gained the upper hand.

After a bitter battle lasting more than an hour, Torch Dragon finally killed Qiongqi in the temple. It was mainly because Qiongqi's speed was too fast. Even with Qiongqi having its leg injured, Torch Dragon still spent a lot of effort to force Qiongqi into a dead-end before finally killing it.

Ding! As Qiongqi fell, a crisp sound entered Zhou Wen's ears as a dimensional crystal dropped.

Zhou Wen couldn't help but feel somewhat disappointed. Most dimensional crystals were useless to him now. Even if it was a Mythical Essence Energy Skill Crystal, he couldn't absorb it due to his lacking stats. He couldn't bring it out of the game and could only let it disappear during his respawning.

However, when Zhou Wen took a closer look at the crystal, he was somewhat surprised. Beneath the gray crystal was the word "Evil stat 34."

Evil stat? This was the first time Zhou Wen had heard of such an attribute. He had never seen it before.

However, since it was a rare stat, it would definitely be useful in the future. It should be useful when learning Essence Energy Skills.

After picking up the Evil stat crystal and absorbing it, there was indeed an additional Evil stat among his rare stats. Furthermore, it was as high as 34 points.

Although this method can kill Qiongqi, Explosive Fiend Man's level is too low. It's really irritating using him. I have to raise his level. Zhou Wen had the urge to feed the Explosive Fiend Man the Longevity Fruit.

However, on second thought, he did not. After all, Explosive Fiend Man wasn't picky with food. It could evolve by eating anything, but Demonic Neonate didn't eat anything other than the Longevity Fruits. There were only so many Longevity Fruits, so there would be nothing left after they were finished. Zhou Wen still planned on reserving the Longevity Fruits for Demonic Neonate to eat.

While Zhou Wen and Li Xuan were cultivating on White Cloud Mountain, something huge happened. Finally, someone issued a Companion Beast ranking challenge.

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Chapter 595 Primordial Sword Immortal

The Companion Beast that was challenged wasn't the number one Primordial Sword Immortal, but Frost Giant that had been pushed down to sixteen.

A Companion Beast named Deep Frost Behemoth appeared on the screen of the cubes. It looked like a giant octopus. It was ice-blue in color, and its position was on a platform above a huge cube. The cube's surroundings were empty, making it look nothing like a city.

On the right side of the screen, a ranking appeared. Rank 16's Frost Giant's name kept flashing as an alarm rung.

Behind the Frost Giant's name was a 72-hour countdown. People guessed that this was the time given to the owner of Frost Giant to consider accepting the challenge. If the countdown ended and the owner hadn't accepted the challenge, it would probably be determined as a loss.

Everyone was discussing if Frost Giant would accept the challenge, but this question quickly had an answer. The alarm stopped and Frost Giant's name was completely lit up. Then, the ranking vanished. Frost Giant also appeared on the cube where the Deep Frost Behemoth was. They stared at each other.

Frost Giant was covered in ice-blue skin. Its head, shoulder, waist, and other parts were covered in frost metal armor. It also had an iron ax in its hand.

Although Frost Giant was huge, it appeared a little shorter in front of the Deep Frost Behemoth.

With a roar, Frost Giant's ax slashed at the Deep Frost Behemoth. After all, they were all Companion Beasts, so there wasn't any need for unnecessary communication.

Frost powers tore out of the ax, forming a huge ice streak that spread to the Deep Frost Behemoth.

The tentacles of the Deep Frost Behemoth danced, producing frost as they shattered the ice streaks.

The two gigantic monsters clashed intensely on the cube's platform. As they were both frost-type Companion Beasts and strength-based, the intense battle between the two terrifying Mythical Companion Beasts sent frost shards flying everywhere, like fireworks formed from frost.

The two Companion Beasts were evenly matched as they used various frost-elemental skills. However, both parties had high resistance against the cold. Their bodies were extremely tough, so they were only slightly injured. Neither of them could do a thing to the other.

The Deep Frost Behemoth finally couldn't help but take the initiative to launch an attack. The huge tentacles on its body were raised as dark-blue suction cups lit up. Rays of freezing light shot out from them towards Frost Giant.

Frost Giant didn't give in either. He raised his ax over his head and cleaved down. The ice-like power roared out like an ice river and collided with the Deep Frost Behemoth's ice beams.

Cracking sounds constantly rang out as the entire platform began to freeze due to the two extremely terrifying cold forces. In just a moment, Frost Giant and Deep Frost Behemoth were wrapped in ice. The entire platform seemed to be covered by glaciers as everything became silent.

"Who won?" The spectators were puzzled.

Now, the two Mythical creatures were frozen in ice, making it difficult to determine the victor.

Suddenly, cracks appeared on the ice. A moment later, the huge ice block shattered and Frost Giant broke out. He held the ax in his hand and roared as he slashed at the Deep Frost Behemoth.

Just as everyone reeled in excitement and thought that they were about to see the scene of a Mythical Companion Beast being killed, the Deep Frost Behemoth's body suddenly transformed into a stream of light and vanished. It seemed to have teleported away from the cube platform.

The first Companion Beast challenge ended in failure. Deep Frost Behemoth failed to win over the ranking, but this battle made many people discover something.

It turned out that the challenge didn't have to be fought to the end. One could even admit defeat and withdraw. This gave a variety of ideas to people.

Many Companion Beasts might not have the qualifications to clinch first place, but they could challenge their opposing faction's Mythical Companion Beasts to figure out their strength and come up with a counter in the future.

This was especially so for the opposing factions in the Federation and overseas factions. There was very little information about overseas, so the Federation's knowledge of their Companion Beasts was limited. Perhaps they could take this opportunity to understand the abilities of the Companion Beasts overseas.

Challenges on various Companion Beasts increased after the first battle. The battles of top-notch Companion Beasts were like a visual feast for ordinary people. It allowed many people who might never come into contact with Mythical Companion Beasts in their lifetime to witness their strength and horror.

The challenge wasn't limited to Companion Beasts that weren't ranked. The Companion Beasts on the ranking board could also challenge each other, but they could only challenge those ranked higher than them.

To initiate a challenge, one only needed to find a cube and inject Essence Energy from the top. This was how they got onto the rankings. The Companion Beast would then be teleported to a black cube in the void.

The black cube was extremely large. Fighting on it didn't affect anyone or any city. After the battle ended, Companion Beasts would be teleported back to their respective cubes.

During the battle, the owner could also choose to withdraw their Companion Beast. Withdrawing was equivalent to admitting defeat.

The cube's initial ranking was determined by the Companion Beasts' stats, skills, Life Providence, Life Soul, and Wheel of Destiny, but it wasn't completely accurate, nor did it represent actual combat abilities.

Ever since the beginning of the challenge, there had been quite a number of Companion Beasts, which were ranked at the bottom, defeating those ranked at the top.

The overall combat strength ranking did not mean actual combat strength.

However, the first few challenges were basically from low-ranking Companion Beasts. The top ten Companion Beasts were never challenged.

However, it only took a few days before this changed. A Companion Beast that had never been on the rankings and had never been heard of actually challenged first place—Primordial Sword Immortal.

This battle attracted the attention of the entire Federation and people from overseas. To be ranked first, even if it was only determined by the cubes, the strength of Primordial Sword Immortal was not to be underestimated.

"From the looks of it, someone finally can't hold back. They want to test Primordial Sword Immortal. Do you think that Dark Demon Snake is from the Federation or from overseas?" An Tianzuo looked at the video and asked An Sheng.

"Both are possible, but I think the possibility of it coming from overseas is higher," An Sheng replied.

"Why?" An Tianzuo asked An Sheng with interest.

"Although we haven't found out who the owner of Primordial Sword Immortal is yet, based on its appearance and other aspects, the possibility of it being a Companion Beast in the Federation is very high. Logically speaking, the overseas faction should be more eager to understand its abilities," An Sheng replied.

"That makes sense. Let's see how much strength that Dark Demon Snake can force out of Primordial Sword Immortal." An Tianzuo's gaze landed on the screen again.

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Chapter 596 Azure and Purple Ligh

All the factions that were interested in the divine fruits were also paying close attention to this battle. In order to obtain the right to pluck a divine fruit, one had to defeat Primordial Sword Immortal.

However, no one knew what kind of abilities Primordial Sword Immortal had for it to be given such an evaluation by the cube. It had always been ranked first; no Companion Beast could pose a threat to it.

Even the powerful Mythical Companion Beast like Death of the Underworld could only rank beneath it.

The Federation knew more about Death of the Underworld. It was considered one of the top Companion Beasts among the six families. Its strength was just terrifying.

Dark Demon Snake was a huge snake. At this moment, it was coiled on the cube's platform, waiting for Primordial Sword Immortal to accept the challenge.

Thankfully, Primordial Sword Immortal accepted the challenge without letting the spectators wait too long. With a flash, a sheathed stone ancient sword appeared on the platform.

Primordial Sword Immortal was actually just a stone sword. There wasn't any immortal, so it was a question whether to call it a sword immortal or an immortal sword.

The stone sword was grayish-white in color. The scabbard and hilt were carved from ancient gray stone. Only the guard was embedded with a ruby.

As no one had seen it unsheathed, no one knew what the sword looked like on the inside.

Dark Demon Snake didn't hesitate when it saw the Primordial Sword Immortal appear. It used its strongest force.

Dark Demon Snake's master clearly knew that it was no match for Primordial Sword Immortal. They only wanted to force out the strength of Primordial Sword Immortal as much as possible.

Dark Demon Snake opened its mouth and spat out a turbulent Dark Demon Tide. Like a tidal wave, it drowned the cube's platform. Once one was stuck in it, they would be demonized by it.

Primordial Sword Immortal remained suspended silently in midair. Just as it was about to be drowned by the Dark Demon Tide, the ruby at the guard suddenly lit up.

A red sword beam shot out from the ruby and instantly penetrated Dark Demon Snake's head. It killed it without giving it a chance of surrendering.

The spectators looked at each other. Although they knew that Primordial Sword Immortal would definitely win, they never expected it to win so easily. The sword wasn't even unsheathed.

"Who is the owner of Primordial Sword Immortal? We have to find out no matter what." Senator Cape stared at Primordial Sword Immortal on the screen and issued the strict order.

The other families and even those overseas gave the same order.

On the rankings, Primordial Sword Immortal was indeed very strong. Even though people had yet to see the true strength of Primordial Sword Immortal, just that strike alone was enough to make one feel fear.

The six families did not have absolute confidence in defeating Primordial Sword Immortal on the platform. Even if they could defeat it, they would have to pay a huge price.

However, things were different if they could find the owner of Primordial Sword Immortal. No matter how powerful a Companion Beast was, its owner was at most at the Epic stage. Dealing with an Epic human was naturally much easier than dealing with the terrifying Primordial Sword Immortal.

The rules in the arena were fixed, but in reality, there were many ways to clinch victory. There was no need to defeat Primordial Sword Immortal.

Zhou Wen and Li Xuan were on White Cloud Mountain, so they had no idea what had happened. Over the past few days, they had been constantly training themselves.

The jade infant had absorbed a lot of taboo power and had started undergoing some changes. The treasure glow on its body intensified, but within two days of absorbing the taboo power, not much more happened. It looked like the taboo power here was useless against the jade infant.

Zhou Wen had no choice but to use the Demon Suppression statues to stimulate the jade infant for continual evolution.

This actually worked. However, this way, Zhou Wen joined Li Xuan in his predicament. Li Xuan suffered injuries every time he entered Jade Emperor Peak.

Zhou Wen approached the Demon Suppression statues once and the jade infant nearly exploded. It needed half a day of rest before it could completely digest the powerful taboo power that it had absorbed.

Zhou Wen took the opportunity to continue grinding while the jade infant digested the forbidden power. The time needed for Explosive Fiend Man to cast Time-Blast was just too long. With the time needed, Zhou Wen might as well farm Medusa a few more times. After grinding for so long, he still failed to get a Medusa Companion Egg. He did grind quite a number of Essence Energy Skill Crystals, but his stats were insufficient, so he couldn't absorb them. In the end, he had to lose them with each respawn.

Ding! When Zhou Wen was farming the Golden Battle God Halberd again, another Golden Battle God Halberd Companion Egg dropped. Its stats and skills were very similar to the first Golden Battle God Halberd.

With the second Golden Battle God Halberd, Zhou Wen held one while the other outside of the game auto-attacked. Killing Mythical creatures became much easier and faster.

However, he felt that having two Golden Battle God Halberds made one of them a little redundant.

If only I could fuse it. Zhou Wen looked at it and realized that the Golden Battle God Halberd could indeed be fused. However, its compatibility with ordinary Epic Companion Beasts wasn't very high, so he temporarily didn't have a good candidate. He had to dispel this thought.

After grinding the rare dimensional creatures, Zhou Wen went to Deer Terrace Pavilion. With the four Mythical Companion Beasts, he could storm his way onto Deer Terrace Pavilion even without using Bright Torch Vision World.

Just as he was about to kill the six Mythical fox demons, he suddenly felt a glow appear in front of him. He looked up and saw the scene of Jade Immortal Palace appear above the sea of clouds.

"The immortal palace phenomenon! Li Xuan, quickly close your eyes," Zhou Wen hurriedly reminded Li Xuan.

As they hadn't seen any immortal palace phenomena over the past few days, Li Xuan usually didn't wear the balaclava.

Thankfully, Li Xuan knew that the immortal palace phenomenon was dangerous, so he usually didn't look into the sky. He only looked in the direction of the Jade Emperor Peak. At that moment, he was recovering from his injuries, so he had his eyes closed.

When Li Xuan heard that, he hurriedly took out the balaclava and put it on his head to prevent himself from accidentally seeing the immortal palace phenomenon.

Zhou Wen naturally wasn't afraid of the phenomenon. He stared at the pavilions and buildings in the clouds; there were many fairies circling them. However, the immortal palace he saw this time seemed different from what he had seen the last time. He didn't see the palace from before, nor did he see the fairy who had broken out of the entrance.

Just as Zhou Wen was feeling disappointed, he suddenly saw a strange scene appear in the immortal palace's phenomenon. He saw an azure and a purple beam pass through the immortal palace's phenomenon like two rainbows, constantly circling and dancing.

Zhou Wen carefully looked at the two beams of light, but he couldn't see them clearly. All he could see was the streams of light dancing in the air. At the same time, two indescribable pressures made his heart tremble. He felt as though his body was about to be penetrated by the two beams of light at any moment.

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Chapter 597 Absolute Strength

Two streams of light—one azure and one purple—danced amidst the immortal palace. Even the fairies and immortal children avoided them, afraid that they wouldn't be able to dodge in time. Instantly, chaos broke out. Even the jade buildings that were touched by the two streams of light cracked.

Zhou Wen couldn't see what was inside the two streams of light, but just by looking at their auras, he felt an indomitable aura. It was as though everything in the world would be mercilessly sliced apart if they stood in front of these two beams.

Thankfully, Zhou Wen's willpower was extremely firm. Otherwise, just the aura of the purple and azure light would have left him shuddering.

Just as he was wondering what the two beams of light were, he suddenly saw them separate. The azure light landed on the top of a jade pavilion and the purple light landed on a small building.

Only then did Zhou Wen see that the azure light was an azure bird. The purple light was a purple bird. The two birds looked somewhat similar. They had long feathers and phoenix tails. Their bodies glowed with immortal light and they looked extremely beautiful.

Zhou Wen didn't know what birds they were, but the moment they spread their wings and took off, Zhou Wen saw their flying stance and was immediately amazed.

This only lasted for an instant. Zhou Wen could only see their taking-off postures. After they took off, he couldn't see their figures again. All he could see were two streams of light—one azure, one purple—that danced around the immortal palace.

After watching for a moment, the immortal palace phenomenon vanished. However, the flying stance of the azure and purple birds was imprinted in Zhou Wen's mind, unable to be dispelled.

"Old Zhou, what's in that phenomenon? Tell me about it." Unable to see it, Li Xuan was burning with curiosity as he asked Zhou Wen.

"There's an immortal palace in the phenomenon. There are pavilions and buildings. Fairies and immortal children dance among them. There are two birds—one azure, and one purple bird..." Zhou Wen roughly described it.

After the phenomenon, Zhou Wen kept pondering over the flying stance of the two birds. He had a nagging feeling that the stance was very different from the fairy's flying stance. It was two completely different styles.

I wonder if I can fuse the flying stances of the two birds into my movement technique. Unfortunately, I only saw their flying postures. There's too little information I can use for reference. As he was pondering, he felt an intense idea come to mind.

Zhou Wen was delighted when he analyzed it. He hurriedly looked at the chaos space and saw that Tyrant Behemoth had finally finished evolving. It had already broken out of its shell.

A terrifying beast that resembled a mountain stood in the chaos space. Its body was like black iron. It had two horns on its head and its tail was like a gigantic whip. Its claws were like metal hooks.

A motorcycle that Zhou Wen placed in the chaos space was as tiny as an ant in front of the behemoth. Zhou Wen couldn't even estimate how big it was.

Zhou Wen was naturally happy that Tyrant Behemoth had advanced to the Mythical stage, but this size put him in a difficult spot. Where could he put such a huge Companion Beast?

It was fine in the chaos space, but if it came out, Jade Emperor Peak probably couldn't contain its body.

As Zhou Wen was in the middle of this dilemma, he saw Tyrant Behemoth slowly shrink. In just a moment, it changed from a mountain-like beast to about three meters tall.

Can it actually shrink? Zhou Wen was overjoyed. He summoned Tyrant Behemoth back to him and entered the game to check its information.

Tyrant Behemoth: Mythical (Evolvable)

Life Providence: Extreme Strength

Life Soul: Violent Crown

Wheel of Destiny: Absolute Strength

Strength: 81

Speed: 81

Constitution: 81

Essence Energy: 81

Talent Skill: Mountain Consuming

Companion Form: Boxing Glove

Tyrant Behemoth's stats were very good. Just like Torch Dragon, every stat reached 81 points. Everything else was the same as before it evolved.

However, after advancing to the Mythical stage, he gained the Wheel of Destiny—Absolute Strength. Zhou Wen had only learned that for every action, there was an equal and opposite reaction. He didn't know what Absolute Strength was, but he carefully checked its description.

Absolute Strength: A miracle that crushes everything with strength.

Strength can crush everything. How far can it go? Zhou Wen launched a game dungeon and it happened to be in front of Deer Terrace Pavilion. He summoned Tyrant Behemoth to see how strong its Wheel of Destiny was.

The blood-colored avatar hid outside with Six-Winged, Torch Dragon, and the two Golden Battle God Halberds by its side. However, it didn't let them enter the ancient building and only allowed Tyrant Behemoth to charge in.

Tyrant Behemoth entered the ancient building and immediately alarmed the six fox immortals. One of them shot out a rainbow beam that slashed at Tyrant Behemoth.

Tyrant Behemoth didn't take action. It opened its mouth and bit down, sucking the light into its stomach as though it was drinking cold water.

Holy sh*t, this Mythical Mountain Consuming Skill is quite powerful. It can even devour a Mythical Essence Energy Skill. Zhou Wen was delighted.

The six fox immortals attacked Tyrant Behemoth one after another. Tyrant Behemoth opened its mouth and swallowed all sorts of Essence Energy Skills. It was insolent, violent, and unreasonable.

The six fox immortals weren't stupid. They attacked Tyrant Behemoth from different directions, but all Tyrant Behemoth did was open its mouth and they were immediately left helpless.

All sorts of colorful light struck Tyrant Behemoth's body. Tyrant Behemoth roared and a crown appeared on its head. Its physique immediately increased drastically as it forcefully used its body to tank the rainbow light. The fox immortals' attacks could only leave a shallow wound on its body.

However, the fox immortals specialized in movement techniques and illusions. Tyrant Behemoth's speed and strength were much stronger than theirs, but it failed to hit them. Often, a fierce claw strike only struck their phantoms.

In its rage, Behemoth finally used its Wheel of Destiny. A black light emitted from Tyrant Behemoth's body as though all light had been absorbed by it.

Boom!

The floor beneath Behemoth's feet collapsed, but it wasn't just the floor. Even space seemed to be crushed by its strength, creating a spatial vortex.

Everything around it flew towards Behemoth. It was like a black hole, sucking everything around it.

The six fox immortals were no exception. They struggled to escape, but the powerful suction force made it difficult for them to move.

Tyrant Behemoth charged forward and smashed the six fox immortals into pieces with one punch after another. The six fox immortals counterattacked with all their might, but their attacks left zero effect when landing on Tyrant Behemoth's body. It was akin to scratching an itch. When Tyrant Behemoth landed a punch on them, it directly shattered their bodies. Their strengths were on completely different levels.

How mighty! It's thrashing them despite it being one against six. Zhou Wen was overjoyed. With Tyrant Behemoth, he didn't need to go through so much trouble to kill Qiongqi.

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Chapter 598 There"s a Demon at the Bottom of the Mountain

Zhou Wen was thinking of getting Tyrant Behemoth to ascend to the second and third floor to kill the Nine-Headed Pheasant Spirit and Jade Lute Spirit.

With Absolute Strength, Tyrant Behemoth remained completely immune to their attacks. All sorts of aural attacks landed on Tyrant Behemoth's body, but they didn't hurt at all. However, they could only use their movement techniques and speed to circle around Tyrant Behemoth. Otherwise, they would have died from a single punch from it.

What was terrifying was that Absolute Strength caused space to collapse. It produced a suction force that resembled gravity, hindering their movement and speed. They didn't last long before they were killed by Tyrant Behemoth.

Tyrant Behemoth alone had stormed through three levels of the ancient building. Before that, only Torch Dragon could do it.

Zhou Wen was excited. He was just about to take Tyrant Behemoth to Zhuolu's underground temples to see if it could kill Qiongqi when he realized that Tyrant Behemoth's Absolute Strength couldn't be used again.

What the hell... Does absolute Strength still have a time limit? Zhou Wen was somewhat depressed.

However, on second thought, it made sense. This was equivalent to an invincible state. It was impossible for there to be no restrictions. Otherwise, wouldn't Tyrant Behemoth really be invincible?

As Zhou Wen grinded dungeons, he waited for Tyrant Behemoth's Absolute Strength to finish the cooldown. He waited 24 hours before he could use it again.

Charging for twenty-four hours for half an hour of usage. It is a little short, but the pro is that it's for invincibility. Zhou Wen was satisfied. Half an hour's invincibility should be enough for him to do many things.

Zhou Wen led Tyrant Behemoth and the other Mythical Companion Beasts into the Zhuolu underground temple with great aplomb. When he arrived at the Aoyin stone statue, for no reason, a sudden thought came to him. He planned on getting Tyrant Behemoth to kill Torch Dragon.

Which one is stronger? Absolute Strength or Bright Torch Vision World? Zhou Wen got Tyrant Behemoth to use Absolute Strength before charging into the Torch Dragon temple.

However, without any room for suspense, Tyrant Behemoth was directly reflected by the vision world. Its Absolute Strength failed to protect its body.

Tyrant Behemoth's strength can even crush space. Can't it distort Torch Dragon's gaze? Zhou Wen had no choice but to use his old method to deal with Torch Dragon. It wasn't easy for him to kill the Torch Dragon youngling, but nothing dropped.

...

Primordial Sword Immortal remained at the top of the rankings with no one questioning its placing. Ever since the Dark Demon Snake was killed, another two Mythical Companion Beasts had challenged it, but the outcome was the same. They were unable to force the stone sword out of its scabbard. The sword beam from the ruby was something they couldn't withstand.

However, the Companion Beasts that challenged Primordial Sword Immortal survived. They weren't killed like the Dark Demon Snake. Their owners were already prepared.

It was naturally a good thing that they could survive, but to not have the qualifications to make Primordial Sword Immortal unsheath itself made many people who wanted to vie for first place, secretly frown.

Unless one sent a top Mythical creature to fight it, it was very difficult to figure out Primordial Sword Immortal's plethora of abilities.

However, up till now, no one was willing to reveal their top combat strength and fight to the death with Primordial Sword Immortal. Everyone was just watching.

During this period of time, a Companion Beast challenged the Six-Winged Guardian Dragon, but because Zhou Wen was on White Cloud Mountain, he didn't have the chance to receive the news about him being challenged. Therefore, after 72 hours, the Six-Winged Guardian Dragon automatically admitted defeat and gave up its original position.

An Sheng had also sent a message to Zhou Wen, but because there was no signal on White Cloud Mountain, Zhou Wen didn't receive it.

"Haha... I've finally succeeded..." A couple of weeks later, on White Cloud Mountain's Jade Emperor Peak, Li Xuan laughed out loud in excitement.

His body stood on the stone steps as the carapace on his body shattered and healed itself. The self-healing speed was even faster than the shattering. The taboo power on Jade Emperor Peak failed to kill Li Xuan.

"Old Li, your self-healing powers are impressive! It's an undying body," Zhou Wen exclaimed. He was indeed envious of Li Xuan's self-healing abilities.

Although Small Perfection of Wisdom also had Constitution enhancement, it was very different from the typical Constitution enhancement. In terms of self-healing, it was far inferior to Li Xuan.

"It's indeed good, but it freaking hurts!" Li Xuan retreated out of the Jade Emperor Peak and said with gritted teeth.

The wounds could heal, but the pain from the injuries remained.

"Old Zhou, I have to head back now. Do you want to go back together?" Li Xuan asked Zhou Wen.

"I still need to cultivate here for a period of time. You go back. By the way, remember to prepare the things I asked you to buy for me. I'll be needing them when I return in a few days." Zhou Wen still remembered the items The Thearch wanted. They weren't anything valuable, so there was no need to fall out with her over this.

Furthermore, Zhou Wen was very interested in The Thearch's Pet Skill Insights Agent.

Typically, Companion Beasts that dropped wouldn't have all their skills, especially Mythical pets. Most Mythical creatures had plenty of skills, but Companion Eggs that dropped typically only had four skills. If the Pet Skill Insights Agent was useful, it might allow Mythical Companion Beasts to have all their skills.

Just like the Six-Winged Guardian Dragon, it lacked several skills. If it could comprehend those skills, its combat strength would increase a little.

"I got the purchasing department to buy it. It's almost done. I'll go back and take a look. If there's anything missing, I'll get them to quickly purchase it. I'll head back first." Li Xuan couldn't wait to return home.

Zhou Wen sent him off White Cloud Mountain before returning to Jade Emperor Peak. However, just as he came in front of the door to Jade Emperor Peak, he looked up and trembled.

At the end of the Jade Emperor Peak's stone steps stood a white-robed, white-haired man. He stood in front of the Demon Suppression statues and looked at Zhou Wen with a smile.

"Teacher!" Zhou Wen called out, but he didn't know what to say.

"I've implicated many of you, yet you are still willing to call me teacher. It makes me feel ashamed," Wang Mingyuan sighed.

"You taught me before. It's only right for me to call you teacher." Zhou Wen looked at Wang Mingyuan and continued, "Teacher, can I ask you why you are using the divine fruit to initiate the ranking battles?"

"If I tell you that I only wish to give the fruit to someone, would you believe me?" Wang Mingyuan said with a faint smile.

Zhou Wen didn't say a word, but Wang Mingyuan laughed. "You're still the same as before. You haven't changed at all. You're so stubborn and don't know how to hide your feelings."

"Teacher, you aren't here just to tell me this, right?" Zhou Wen asked.

"I came here to retrieve something, but I never expected to meet you. Since we are fated to meet again and you are still willing to call me teacher, I'll tell you a secret." Wang Mingyuan pointed at his feet and said, "There's a demon at the bottom of the mountain. It can help you break through to the Mythical stage."

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Chapter 599 Demon Suppression Hall

"What demon?" Zhou Wen asked in puzzlement.

"It's just a title. You can also call him Guardian," Wang Mingyuan answered.

"Do you want me to advance to the Mythical stage like you using Spirit Casting on a Guardian?" Zhou Wen asked Wang Mingyuan. He actually wanted to know if Wang Mingyuan had advanced to the Mythical stage using Spirit Casting or not.

"Did Ziya give you the Spirit Casting Skill?" Wang Mingyuan frowned slightly.

"Yes." Zhou Wen nodded.

Wang Mingyuan sighed and said, "The body of humans is innately lacking. If you wish to advance to the Mythical stage, you must have a way to make up for it. Now, there are two viable paths. First, it's to form a contract with a Guardian to advance to the Mythical stage with the body of a Guardian. This path looks simple, but in fact, it has extremely high requirements. It's very difficult to get a Guardian's acknowledgment if one doesn't have a compatible physique and talent. Even if one obtains the recognition, they will be abandoned if they fail to meet the Guardian's requirements in their future growth and in combat. By choosing this path, it's equivalent to boarding a train that can't be stopped. There's no chance of retreating. Once it fails, one will be left with nothing as they fall to the lowest point possible."

After a pause, Wang Mingyuan continued, "The second path is Spirit Casting. By borrowing the bodies of powerful creatures to make up for your shortcomings, one can choose Mythical creatures or Guardians as targets for Spirit Casting. Both have their pros and cons, but using a Guardian will make one remain more human. After Spirit Casting, your body will still maintain most of its human form, but that's all."

What Wang Mingyuan said was similar to Zhou Wen's previous guess. He couldn't help but ask, "Can't humans really rely on their bodies to advance to the Mythical stage?"

"Difficult." Wang Mingyuan looked at the churning sea of clouds beyond the mountain and said, "Everything has its limits. Just like many human sports before the dimensional storms, such as a one-hundred-meter sprint. It's relatively easy to raise the results at the beginning, but when the results reached about ten seconds, the chances of a breakthrough were minimal. This is because ten seconds was the limit of humans. What humans are facing now is the same problem. If the limits of human bodies are 10, then the requirement to advance to the Mythical stage is 100. No matter how hard humanity works, it's impossible to reach 100. This is a limit we were born with. It's difficult to resolve it without external help."

With that said, without waiting for Zhou Wen to say a word, Wang Mingyuan said, "I should go. The demon at the foot of the mountain is a Guardian. If you wish to contract it, you can use this method. Even if your physique and talent aren't compatible with him, he will still contract with you. Furthermore, he won't easily betray you."

Wang Mingyuan reached out and flicked a piece of paper at Zhou Wen. When Zhou Wen caught it and looked at Wang Mingyuan again, he saw him turn around and walk into a huge spatial door.

After Wang Mingyuan walked in, the spatial door closed with a bang. Jade Emperor Peak returned to normal. There was nothing besides the two Demon Suppression statues as though no one had ever been there.

Zhou Wen stared blankly for a moment before retracting his gaze to look at the note in his hand.

The content on it was somewhat unbelievable. Zhou Wen definitely wouldn't believe it if it had come from someone else. However, the person who wrote this was Wang Mingyuan, so it was naturally a whole different matter.

Should I give it a try? Zhou Wen looked at the slip of paper with a strange expression. This was because the method on the slip was rather unbelievable.

Gods Retreat has yet to advance to a Perfect Body, so I can't enter Demon Suppression Hall. If I wish to enter, I can only try using the method on this. Zhou Wen decided to give it a try at night. Even if he failed, he wouldn't suffer any losses.

There was still a long time before sunset. Zhou Wen sat on the stone steps and thought of what Wang Mingyuan had said to him.

Is there really no way to advance to the Mythical stage with the human body? If I'm really at an impasse, which path should I choose? Spirit Casting or contracting? Zhou Wen ultimately felt that he didn't want to choose either path.

I'll decide after advancing Slaughterer to a Perfect Body. It's still too early to consider such things now. Zhou Wen thought of the divine fruit again.

Wang Mingyuan said that he only wanted to give the divine fruit away. Although it wasn't necessarily credible, Wang Mingyuan didn't need to go through so much trouble to lie to him if he wanted to harm him.

Since Wang Mingyuan said that there are only two ways to advance to the Mythical stage, that meant that the divine fruit isn't able to advance humans to the Mythical stage. In that case, the divine fruit is only effective against Companion Beasts and dimensional creatures. Zhou Wen felt that he could give it a try to see if he could vie for the divine fruit.

If he could really obtain the divine fruit, he could feed it to either Banana Fairy or Explosive Fiend Man—especially Explosive Fiend Man. Once he advanced to the Mythical stage, he would be of great help to Zhou Wen.

Even if that divine fruit is a trap, Teacher probably won't cheat me on account of our teacher-student relationship, right? After some thought, Zhou Wen felt that vying for the divine fruit had more pros than cons.

The crux of the matter was whether he could obtain first place as well as decide which Companion Beast to vie for first place.

I wonder if Tyrant can handle Primordial Sword Immortal.

Time passed as Zhou Wen pondered. The sun quickly set and the sky darkened.

I'll give it a try and see if Teacher's method really works. Zhou Wen looked at the sky that had completely darkened and a crescent moon emitted a faint light.

Looking at the two Demon Suppression statues in front of the Demon Suppression Hall, Zhou Wen gritted his teeth and turned his back to them. Then, he pressed his hands on the stone steps and held himself up vertically.

With his hands as his feet, Zhou Wen moved towards the door of Demon Suppression Hall.

Zhou Wen felt a little uneasy as he looked at the two Demon Suppression statues. He didn't feel confident at all.

Gods Retreat was powerful, yet it couldn't even cross the Demon Suppression statues to enter the hall. Yet, Wang Mingyuan said that he could enter just by walking upside down. This was unbelievable.

If Wang Mingyuan hadn't been the one informing him of this method, Zhou Wen wouldn't have even tried it. It sounded like a joke.

Although Zhou Wen was making an attempt, he still found it unbelievable that he could enter the Demon Suppression Hall so easily.

When he was close to activating the Demon Suppression statues, the two words—Demon Suppression—on their respective foreheads lit up again.

Will it really work? Zhou Wen's heart skipped a beat.

However, to his surprise, although the word Demon Suppression on the two statues lit up, Zhou Wen didn't feel the pressure on the jade infant increase.

Is it really feasible? Zhou Wen continued moving upwards. Indeed, he didn't feel the pressure from the Demon Suppression words. Just like that, he reached the end of the stone steps and arrived at the entrance of the Demon Suppression Hall.

Zhou Wen still remembered the method on the slip of paper. He didn't use his feet to kick the door, nor did he push it with his hands. Instead, he used his hands to prop himself up on the ground and slammed his head against the door of the Demon Suppression Hall.

Clang!

With a dull thud, Zhou Wen felt his head spin as he saw stars.

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Chapter 600 The Imprisoned Guardian

What happened to definitely opening when hitting the door with all my might? Zhou Wen gritted his teeth and prevented himself from falling to the ground. Then, he heard a rumbling sound as the door slowly rose. It opened.

Zhou Wen suspected that there was no need for him to slam the door with all his strength as Wang Mingyuan had said. However, Zhou Wen didn't have any evidence.

After the door rose, Zhou Wen saw the scene in the temple. There weren't any statues of consecrated deities or predellas. There were many stone monuments scattered in the hall.

There were many strange lines and patterns engraved on each stone monument. He did not know what they meant.

Zhou Wen stood outside the door and counted. Indeed, it was arranged exactly as drawn on the slip of paper.

As he alternated his hands to move forward, Zhou Wen followed the path Wang Mingyuan had described and entered the stone monument's formation. When he passed some stone monuments, he propped himself up with one hand and pressed the stone monument with the other.

After circling the stone monument array for a while, he finally finished all necessary actions. The stone monument spun, revealing a stone staircase that led underground.

Zhou Wen hurriedly entered the stone steps and finally heaved a sigh of relief. He placed his feet on the ground and returned to his normal state.

He sized up the stone staircase and saw that the stone walls on both sides were engraved with symbols that Zhou Wen knew nothing of. Most of them were simple lines and points that were arranged in a certain way.

He walked down the stone steps all the way. Before long, the stone steps turned a little. They continued downwards, like the stairs in a building.

He walked all the way down. After walking for more than a hundred storeys worth of steps, he still couldn't see the end. The patterns on the stone wall remained, but he didn't know what they were for.

When Zhou Wen thought that there was no end, he saw that the stone steps below were somewhat different.

The stone steps below turned into jade and emitted a cold aura.

After stepping onto the jade stairs, he continued walking down. Not long after, he reached the end. Beneath him was a room made of jade. Floating in the middle of the room was a black cocoon.

There were many cracks on the cocoon's body as black gas seeped out from the cracks. However, the black gas failed to emit as it was absorbed by the white circles on the black cocoon's body.

There were a total of seven circles on the black cocoon. They looked like they were made of jade and had mysterious incantations engraved on them.

When Zhou Wen looked at the black cocoon, he suddenly realized that a black eye was staring at him through a crack.

"Human, do you want me to become your contractor?" When Zhou Wen saw the eye, he heard an ethereal voice coming from the black cocoon.

"No," Zhou Wen answered without any hesitation.

He could naturally tell that there was something wrong with the Guardian inside the black cocoon.

There was no Mythical creature guarding him here, and the black cocoon was clearly imprisoned. This was completely different from the Guardians that Zhou Wen had seen before.

"Human, don't you wish to obtain powerful strength? As long as you form a contract with me, you can obtain immense power and advance to the Mythical stage." The voice from the black cocoon sounded again.

"If you were really that strong, you wouldn't have been imprisoned here." Zhou Wen said, but he thought to himself, Who has the ability to imprison a Guardian here? Is it a human? I'm afraid humans don't have such powerful abilities.

Upon hearing Zhou Wen's words, the black cocoon's Guardian seemed to turn irascible. Large amounts of black demonic aura surged out of the cracks. Due to the massive amount of demonic aura that they absorbed, even the jade hoops turned raven-black.

"Human, I'm the strongest Guardian. No one can imprison me. I was the one who imprisoned myself." The black cocoon's voice sounded again.

"Then why did you imprison yourself?" Zhou Wen naturally didn't believe him.

"You don't need to know the reason. All you need to know is that after signing a contract with me, you will become the most powerful human, and you will become the most powerful existence in the future. That's enough. The power I will give you is something you humans can never imagine, even in your dreams," the voice said again.

"I heard that signing a contract with a Guardian requires a special physique and talent. Are you sure that my physique and talent are what you need?" Zhou Wen asked again.

"You being able to come here proves that you have the qualifications to sign a contract with me," said the Guardian in the cocoon.

"Sounds good, but isn't it because you are just looking for any random human to contract with so you can escape?" Zhou Wen curled his lips.

"Human, it looks like you don't understand how great an opportunity you will miss." The Guardian continued, "Don't tell me you don't wish for strength? Don't you wish to become the greatest hero of humanity? In the future, there will definitely be a terrifying battle in the human world. When that happens, no one will be spared. Those below the Mythical stage don't even have the right to struggle for survival. Sign a contract with me and you will still have a chance of survival. Otherwise, you can only wait for death. This is your chance to live."

"You don't have to scare me. I don't believe anything you say." Zhou Wen looked at the black cocoon and asked, "After talking for so long, I still don't know your name?"

"Grim Demon," said the voice from the black cocoon.

"Dim Demon?" Zhou Wen was slightly taken aback. The name sounded a little odd. Was he dim?

Grim Demon clearly heard Zhou Wen's pronunciation error. Demonic aura spewed out from the black cocoon as though it was furious. "A fiend born to kill, I'm the grim reaper incarnate, Grim Demon."

"So it's Grim Demon. This name... is domineering..." Zhou Wen said, but due to his preconceived impression, he couldn't forget the name "Dim Demon."

"Human, have you thought it through? As long as you contract with me, not only will you be able to survive in the terrifying battle, you will also have the chance to defeat all the species in the universe and become the strongest existence..." Grim Demon continued.

"I've seen many Guardians before, but they weren't anything impressive either. They weren't as powerful as you say." Zhou Wen wore a questioning look.

"Guardians differ in strength too. Which Guardians have you seen?" Grim Demon didn't believe Zhou Wen.

"I've seen a seraphim with six wings. He can open the Door to Heaven. It looks rather impressive," Zhou Wen said.

"That birdman, I can tear it apart with one hand. It's not worth mentioning at all. After signing the contract with me, it will be easy for you to defeat him," Grim Demon said disdainfully.

Zhou Wen thought to himself, Just keep bragging. After all, bragging isn't against the law. But I can't verify it either.

However, Zhou Wen didn't say it out loud. He continued, "I've also seen a Guardian named Fairy Burial. She looked pretty impressive."

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Chapter 601 Grim Demon

Grim Demon clearly paused for a moment before saying, "Fairy Burial does have some ability, but she's not my match either."

"I've also seen a Guardian before..." Zhou Wen described the Guardian of Ant City.

Grim Demon said coldly, "I've never heard of such a Guardian. It probably isn't that strong. I'll also be able to easily kill it."

"You said you were powerful, but there's no way to prove it. How do you want me to believe you?" Zhou Wen didn't believe in the bragging of Grim Demon. He then asked, "How is the strength of Guardians demarcated?"

"You will find out after contracting me." Grim Demon didn't answer Zhou Wen's question.

"Forget it. The other Guardians have Mythical creatures protecting them. Only you are imprisoned here. It's obvious that you aren't that great. You might very well be the weakest Guardian. I think I'll find another Guardian," Zhou Wen said, preparing to turn around and leave.

Grim Demon nearly died from exasperation because of Zhou Wen. He gritted his teeth and said, "Human, after I leave, I can naturally prove to you that I'm powerful."

"Forget it. I heard that a person can only contract one Guardian. I still wish to leave my contract opportunity to a stronger Guardian. Even if it's not a top-notch Guardian, it needs to be at least average. You don't meet my requirements." Zhou Wen shook his head.

Zhou Wen didn't want to contract a Guardian at all. He only entered to take a look.

The method Wang Mingyuan had given him was to force Grim Demon to sign a special contract. Then, Grim Demon couldn't easily betray him like the other Guardians.

However, Zhou Wen felt that such a contract wasn't too safe. Although the special contract prevented the Guardian from defecting, the Guardian could still regain his freedom if his master died.

If Grim Demon really had the intention to betray him, he could plot his death before obtaining freedom.

The demonic aura in the black cocoon surged like a tidal wave. The seven jade hoops were unable to completely block the demonic aura. The mysterious incantations and patterns on the jade room's walls lit up.

All sorts of patterns lit up on the stone walls of the tunnel. They suppressed the terrifying demonic aura, illuminating the entire mountain belly.

Grim Demon was truly infuriated. He wished he could tear this human to pieces.

He had never suffered such humiliation. If he wasn't trapped here, even if Zhou Wen knelt down to beg him for a contract, he would have to consider Zhou Wen's aptitude and talent before making an informed decision.

Now that he was lowering himself and taking the initiative to form a contract with Zhou Wen, Zhou Wen was still so picky. He even said something that he needed one that was at least average. This nearly made Grim Demon go mad.

If he hadn't been suppressed by Demon Suppression Mountain and unable to use his powers to harm Zhou Wen, he would choose to kill Zhou Wen first to appease his anger even if he had to wait another few decades or a century.

Zhou Wen couldn't help but be alarmed when he saw how powerful Grim Demon was when in a rage. This fellow isn't completely bragging. He might really be able to fight Fairy Burial.

"Don't be angry. If it wasn't because you were too weak, why would you be imprisoned here by humans?" Zhou Wen wanted to see if he could obtain some secrets.

These Guardians seemed to come from different species. It was unknown why the species of dimensional zones had created them and allowed them to contract with humans.

"You don't need to know. If you don't wish to sign a contract, scram. Don't disturb my slumber," Grim Demon said coldly.

"Wait, I just said that you were imprisoned here by humans. You didn't refute me. Could it be that you were really imprisoned here by us humans?" Zhou Wen suddenly realized a problem. When he spoke just now, he had said it subconsciously.

However, from Grim Demon's point of view, he looked down on humans. He should have retorted when he heard Zhou Wen's words.

Zhou Wen waited for a while, but Grim Demon didn't say a word. There was no reaction from the black cocoon.

It can't be. Was this fellow really imprisoned here by humans? Look at how dim and silly he is. Could it be that he was trapped here because of a human scheme? The more Zhou Wen thought about it, the more he felt that it was right.

However, after saying a few more words, Grim Demon didn't react at all. From the looks of it, he planned on ignoring him.

Zhou Wen's hope of learning more insider stories was shattered. Seeing that there was nothing else here, all he could do was retreat and return to Jade Emperor Peak.

Unfortunately, I have too many secrets about me. Otherwise, it would be a good choice to contract with Grim Demon. That fellow's strength is indeed extraordinary.

With so many secrets about him, he definitely couldn't let a Guardian with self-awareness and independent behavior follow him.

Zhou Wen used the Demon Suppression power on Jade Emperor Peak to raise Gods Retreat. Occasionally, when he was free, he would run down to take a look at Grim Demon and attempt to chat with him, hoping to obtain more information.

Unfortunately, after Grim Demon realized that he wasn't willing to contract, he ignored him. Occasionally, he would say a few words, but there were no secrets to speak of.

During this period, Zhou Wen also discovered something. Indeed, there was no need for him to slam the door with all his might. All he needed to do was gently hit it to have it open.

Is it fun to trick me? Zhou Wen gritted his teeth, but there was nothing he could do.

Now, Zhou Wen finally understood that neither Wang Mingyuan nor his disciples were decent and serious people. He definitely couldn't believe their words completely.

Zhou Wen also tried entering the Demon Suppression Hall in-game. Wang Mingyuan's method was equally effective in-game. There was a black cocoon and Grim Demon down below in-game.

However, Grim Demon didn't speak in-game, so there was no way to communicate.

"Grim Demon, have you heard of a Guardian with the word 'Thearch' in its name?" Zhou Wen had always suspected that The Thearch might also be a Guardian.

Typical Mythical creatures didn't seem as intelligent as The Thearch.

"There are naturally Guardians with Thearch in their names, but compared to me, they are far inferior," Grim Demon said coldly.

Zhou Wen had come many times. Being bored, Grim Demon would chat with Zhou Wen indifferently at times.

"Then are there any women among these Guardians with Thearch in their names?" Zhou Wen asked again.

"Of course. However, even the strongest Netherworld Female Thearch isn't my match," Grim Demon said.

Zhou Wen was already used to the bragging nature of Grim Demon. He wasn't affected at all as he continued probing, "I've been to Chess Mountain before and met a Guardian who calls herself The Thearch. Do you know who she is?"

"What kind of place is Chess Mountain?" Grim Demon frowned.

"It's probably where ancient Chaoge is. There's a Deer Terrace Pavilion there..." Zhou Wen revealed some information about Chess Mountain.

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Chapter 602 Strange Response of Grim Demon

Grim Demon didn't react when he heard that. When he heard Zhou Wen mention the Power of Wishes, he said, "I don't know. I've never heard of it."

Zhou Wen was somewhat disappointed. He originally imagined that he would be able to obtain some information regarding The Thearch from him, but he failed to obtain anything.

Zhou Wen attempted to use the jade infant to resist the power of the Demon Suppression statues every day. As he absorbed a large amount of Demon Suppression forces, the treasure glow on the jade infant's body intensified. Later on, Zhou Wen could hardly see the jade infant in the treasure glow.

Now, the jade infant was almost able to resist the Demon Suppression statues. With the jade infant's strength, Zhou Wen could rush to the entrance of the Demon Suppression Hall.

However, even so, the jade infant still failed to advance to the legendary Perfect Body.

And at this moment, the power of Demon Suppression was almost negligible to the jade infant. Zhou Wen felt that there was no point in staying any longer. He planned on leaving White Cloud Mountain and returning to school.

Before Zhou Wen left White Cloud Mountain, he went to inform Grim Demon, "Grim Demon, I'm leaving. Let's meet again if fate allows it."

"Are you really not considering signing a contract with me?" There was silence within the black cocoon before the voice of a Grim Demon sounded.

"I don't have the intention of contracting a Guardian for the time being, but I might be able to help you find someone to become your contractor." Zhou Wen felt that it was better to find a friend who was willing to contract since he wasn't willing to do so. It was better than letting an enemy contract Grim Demon.

Although White Cloud Mountain was mysterious and ordinary people couldn't enter, with the passage of time, the secrets of the various dimensional zones would slowly be resolved. It was difficult to guarantee that no one would enter.

"Do you think I will contract anyone?" Grim Demon said coldly.

"Don't worry. I'll definitely help you find an outstanding human." Zhou Wen felt that he could return and ask An Sheng or Li Xuan if they wanted to contract the Guardian.

"I'll take a step back and form an eternal contract with you," Grim Demon said after a moment of silence. At the same time, he explained what an eternal contract was.

Zhou Wen already knew what an eternal contract was. The contract Wang Mingyuan had wanted him to force Grim Demon to sign was an eternal contract. After signing such a contract, unless Zhou Wen died, Grim Demon wouldn't be able to obtain freedom.

"I'm really sorry. I just don't plan on contracting a Guardian at the moment." Zhou Wen couldn't accept the circumstances unless he tried advancing to the Mythical stage by himself.

Even though Grim Demon was an excellent choice, Zhou Wen still firmly declined.

"In that case, can you do me a favor before you leave?" Grim Demon said after some thought.

"What favor?" Zhou Wen asked.

"I have an Essence Energy Art here. Help me take it out and find a human who can learn it to be my contractor. As a reward, I can agree to do three things for you after I'm out. As long as it's within my abilities, I will do anything," said Grim Demon.

"Sure." Zhou Wen agreed. It didn't affect him much.

"I'll reveal my Essence Energy Art outside the cocoon. You have to remember every word." Accompanying Grim Demon's voice, the demonic aura in the black cocoon surged and condensed into words.

Zhou Wen memorized the words one by one, but he was also wary. As he memorized them, he kept controlling his Essence Energy to prevent any accidents.

Grim Demon's Essence Energy Art was just too long. It was like a sutra. Zhou Wen took two to three hours to memorize everything.

"Recite the Essence Energy Art once and I'll check to see if you make any mistakes," said Grim Demon.

"There's no need. Show me the Essence Energy Art again. I'll just compare," Zhou Wen said.

"Alright." Grim Demon didn't persist and displayed his Essence Energy Art again.

Zhou Wen read for a while. It had been too long. When it was time to feed Demonic Neonate the Longevity Fruit, he summoned her and handed her one.

The Essence Energy Art on the black cocoon suddenly stopped scrolling. Zhou Wen asked curiously, "Why aren't you continuing?"

There was still no sound in the black cocoon. The demonic aura also seemed to freeze, motionless.

"Grim Demon, what are you doing?" Zhou Wen asked with a frown, but there was no answer.

Zhou Wen suddenly realized that something was amiss. The abnormal actions of Grim Demon seemed to have begun when he summoned Demonic Neonate.

He glanced at Demonic Neonate who was chewing on a Longevity Fruit and then at the motionless black cocoon. Zhou Wen pulled Demonic Neonate and nudged her towards the black cocoon.

Finally, the black cocoon reacted. Demonic aura spewed out from the black cocoon, but it didn't spray at Zhou Wen and Demonic Neonate. Instead, it seemed to lunge the black cocoon back to dodge them.

Unfortunately, it was trapped by the seven jade hoops and the entire mountain's Demon Suppression array. It was unable to move.

"Don't come over!" Grim Demon's voice finally sounded again. However, there was a hint of horror in his voice.

Zhou Wen was alarmed. Although Demonic Neonate is powerful, her strength isn't even comparable to the Six-Winged Guardian Dragon. Why is Grim Demon so afraid of her?

"Grim Demon, don't you claim to be the strongest guardian? Why are you so afraid now?" Zhou Wen mocked.

With Grim Demon's temper, he would definitely retort angrily with the way Zhou Wen mocked him.

However, this time, he didn't retort. He fell silent again.

Indeed, there's something odd. Is Grim Demon actually afraid of Demonic Neonate? Is there something on Demonic Neonate that's worth being afraid of? Zhou Wen carefully sized up Demonic Neonate.

He didn't allow Demonic Neonate to continue approaching the black cocoon. If Grim Demon was just pretending to be afraid, but in fact, had ulterior motives towards Demonic Neonate, wouldn't Zhou Wen be harming her if he pushed her over?

Demonic Neonate's strength in every aspect isn't enough to threaten Grim Demon. If there's really something that can make him afraid, I'm afraid it's only her Life Providence, Life Soul, or Wheel of Destiny. Life Providence and Life Soul Wheel seem to have nothing to do with demons. Could it be that Grim Demon fears the Supreme True Demon Life Soul? Many thoughts flashed through Zhou Wen's mind.

The more he thought about it, the more likely it was. However, Zhou Wen had no intention of letting Demonic Neonate take the risk. He turned around and left with Demonic Neonate. He planned on letting Demonic Neonate approach the black cocoon in-game after returning.

As Zhou Wen's Mythical Companion Beasts had increased recently, he seldom used Demonic Neonate in battle. He hadn't tried getting her to attack the black cocoon.

"Wait." To his surprise, just as Zhou Wen was about to leave the jade room, the Grim Demon's voice sounded again to stop him.

Could it be that the Grim Demon really wants to trick Demonic Neonate into going over? Zhou Wen became even more wary as he unsummoned Demonic Neonate to prevent any accidents from happening.

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Chapter 603 Master-Slave Contrac

"Please... Please agree to sign a master-slave contract with me..." Grim Demon's words left Zhou Wen alarmed.

"What's a master-slave contract?" Zhou Wen learned from Wang Mingyuan the two types of guardian contracts.

One was a Guardian contract. This contract was relatively fair. Both parties could terminate the contract at any time and had the right to give up on each other.

The second was the eternal contract that could only be terminated after one party died. Relatively speaking, it was relatively fair. However, Guardians had unlimited lifespans, so typically speaking, humans would die first before the contract could be terminated.

"I'm willing to sign a contract as a slave. Life and death depend on Master's will..." Grim Demon explained the effects and methods of the master-slave contract in detail.

After Zhou Wen finished hearing the description, he felt that the contract was excellent. Grim Fiend's life was at his will. Furthermore, if the master died, the Guardian would also die. It was perfect.

With the master-slave contract, Zhou Wen no longer needed to consider his previous worries. It was just too good.

"Since you are so sincere in your request, it wouldn't be nice for me not to agree. Alright, I'll agree to be your master," Zhou Wen agreed readily.

"Who wants you to be my master? I want to invite... that lady... to be my master..." Grim Demon immediately said.

Zhou Wen's expression froze as he immediately understood what Grim Demon meant. Grim Demon wanted to sign a master-slave contract with Demonic Neonate, not him.

"You want to sign a master-slave contract with my Companion Beast?" Zhou Wen asked the black cocoon.

"Yes," Grim Demon replied with certainty.

Could it be that Demonic Neonate really had a huge background when she was alive? Or could it be because of the Supreme True Demon Life Soul she has? Zhou Wen summoned Demonic Neonate again and pointed at the black cocoon, asking her, "Do you know what that is?"

Demonic Neonate looked at the black cocoon and shook her head. Her tiny face was also filled with confusion.

"He wants to be your Guardian. Are you willing?" Zhou Wen asked again.

Demonic Neonate shook her head with a blank expression. It was unknown if she knew what a Guardian was.

"As you can see, she's unwilling to accept you," Zhou Wen said to the black cocoon.

There was no sound from the black cocoon. Zhou Wen led Demonic Neonate out of the Demon Suppression Hall, but he didn't hear Grim Demon's voice again.

What's so different about Demonic Neonate? It actually made Grim Demon so reverent to the point of even being willing to sign a master-slave contract? Zhou Wen couldn't guess.

Thankfully, he had the mysterious phone. He planned on bringing Demonic Neonate here in-game to see the black cocoon's reaction.

Outside Jade Emperor Peak, Zhou Wen launched the Demon Suppression Mountain instance dungeon and led Demonic Neonate into the Demon Suppression Hall before arriving in front of the black cocoon.

The black cocoon in-game wasn't as intelligent as the Grim Demon in real life. No one spoke. Zhou Wen attempted to get Demonic Neonate to approach the black cocoon.

Demonic Neonate held the ancient sword and slowly walked to the black cocoon. She extended a tiny hand and pressed it on the black cocoon.

The demonic aura in the black cocoon immediately erupted and sent Demonic Neonate flying. Thankfully, Demonic Neonate seemed to have a high resistance to the demonic aura and wasn't injured.

That's strange. Demonic Neonate's strength isn't enough to fight Grim Demon. It can't even withstand the demonic aura he emits. Why does Grim Demon think so highly of her? He even said that he's afraid of her? Zhou Wen couldn't figure out the crux of the problem.

However, Demonic Neonate was somewhat odd. After coming into contact with the black cocoon and the demonic aura, she began to take the initiative to attack the black cocoon. She even opened her mouth as though she wanted to bite the black cocoon.

Although the demonic aura forced her back time and time again, the powerful demonic aura could not harm Demonic Neonate's body. However, Demonic Neonate's strength was still too weak, so she failed to break through the demonic aura's defenses.

There's indeed a problem. Zhou Wen held back Demonic Neonate and summoned her in reality. He stared into her eyes and asked, "Why do you want to attack the black cocoon?"

"Eat," Demonic Neonate answered simply. She didn't know many words. Zhou Wen had tried to teach her how to speak for a long period of time, but she still didn't really speak.

It was already very rare for her to say a word.

"You want to eat that black cocoon?" Zhou Wen confirmed again.

Demonic Neonate didn't say anything this time and only nodded.

Zhou Wen immediately understood why Grim Demon restrained his demonic aura after Demonic Neonate appeared. He didn't dare move because he was afraid of attracting Demonic Neonate's attention.

"What benefits do you get from eating the black cocoon?" Zhou Wen asked again.

Demonic Neonate shook her head with a blank expression. Clearly, this was only her instinct. Even she herself didn't know why she wanted to eat the black cocoon, or rather, what use Grim Demon had.

"Do you know what a contract means?" Zhou Wen asked her again.

Demonic Neonate nodded slightly. From the looks of it, she knew what the contract was about.

Zhou Wen's expression changed constantly. There was indeed a chance in front of him, but he didn't know what would happen if a Companion Beast had a Guardian.

Logically speaking, Demonic Neonate is my Companion Beast. If Grim Demon is her slave guardian, it should be easy to control him, right?

Zhou Wen asked Demonic Neonate again, "If I let you sign a master-slave contract with the creature inside the black cocoon, will it harm you?"

Demonic Neonate thought for a moment before shaking her head.

"If the contract's initiative is in your hands, you can consider signing a master-slave contract with the guardian inside the black cocoon. In that case, won't his life be in your hands? If you want to eat him, you should be able to do so at any time, right? Just treat it as a food reserve, alright?" Zhou Wen only suggested, unsure if this method was feasible.

Upon hearing that, Demonic Neonate lowered her head as though she was deep in thought. After a while, she nodded and said, "Okay... Contract... Food reserve..."

Although Demonic Neonate didn't speak clearly, Zhou Wen still understood the meaning behind her words. In his delight, he led Demonic Neonate into the Demon Suppression Hall once again.

As he walked, Zhou Wen persuaded, "Don't be in a rush to eat him after signing the contract. There are still many fruits here. Just treat that as a food reserve. Eat him when the fruits are finished."

Demonic Neonate thought seriously for a moment before nodding. "Food reserve... No eating..."

"Very good. How smart." Zhou Wen patted Demonic Neonate's head and praised her.

Soon, the two of them arrived at the spot where Grim Demon was suppressed. Zhou Wen went up and said to Grim Demon, "Grim Demon, it took me a long time to persuade her before she finally agreed to contract with you, but it has to be a master-slave contract."

"Of course," Grim Demon answered quickly. From his tone, it was as though Zhou Wen was spouting nonsense. It was only natural for him to sign a master-slave contract with Demonic Neonate.

Zhou Wen originally wanted to tell Demonic Neonate how to use the master-slave contract and to warn her to be careful when contracting. If she felt something amiss, she should immediately stop the contractual process.

However, to his surprise, Demonic Neonate seemed to be more familiar with the contract than him. She walked straight to the black cocoon and pressed one hand on it.

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Chapter 604 Food Reserve

The black cocoon automatically cracked, revealing a ghastly face formed from black smoke. Demonic Neonate pressed her tiny hand on the face.

The entire process felt like a guardian contract reversed. When the contractual process was completed, the black cocoon shattered. The seven white jade hoops that bound the black cocoon fell to the ground with tinkling sounds.

Grim Demon escaped and was like a devil formed from black gas that swept towards Demonic Neonate.

Demonic Neonate glared at him, and Grim Demon immediately stopped in midair, not daring to approach her.

Demonic Neonate held the ancient sword in her arms. As though unwilling, Grim Demon eventually flew towards the ancient sword and transformed into wisps of black gas that fused into it.

In the blink of an eye, the black gas formed by Grim Demon completely fused with the ancient sword, causing the ancient sword to undergo some strange changes. The original purple color became darker. At a glance, one would think it was black, but it was actually a dark-purple color.

There were even more runes on the scabbard, making it look even more mysterious and strange than before.

Zhou Wen watched, dumbfounded. He had never seen a Guardian acting so lowly and submissive. Not only had he signed a master-slave contract, but he didn't even dare possess her. All he could do was attach himself to the ancient sword.

Demonic Neonate carried the ancient sword and returned to Zhou Wen's side. "Food reserve... acquired."

"Alright, save it for now." Zhou Wen calmed down Demonic Neonate before entering the game to take a look. Indeed, the black cocoon in-game was gone. From the looks of it, all the Guardians had a uniqueness.

The seven white jade hoops on the ground were of unknown use, but Zhou Wen stored them in his chaos space.

After leaving White Cloud Mountain, Zhou Wen rode on a Chi and headed for school while grinding the game dungeons.

It happened to be Golden Battle God Halberd's respawning time, so Zhou Wen wanted to give it a try. After Demonic Neonate had Grim Demon as a Guardian, how much had her strength increased?

A Guardian's strength was a mystery to Zhou Wen.

Some of the guardians were very strong, just like the one in Ant City and a Guardian like Fairy Burial. They were very powerful.

However, the six-winged seraphim he had encountered previously seemed very weak on John.

Yet, after the six-winged seraphim left John, he seemed to become much stronger.

Zhou Wen guessed that after the guardians fused with humans, the amount of strength they could produce depended on how strong the human was.

He entered the Metalwork Temple where the Golden Battle God Halberd had just respawned. When it saw Zhou Wen and Demonic Neonate, the tip of the trident immediately lit up.

If it was in the past, Demonic Neonate wouldn't have dared to face the trident's golden divine light due to her low level. She would have hidden in the dark and released her sword to deal sneak attacks.

However, this time, the ancient sword in Demonic Neonate's arms broke out of its scabbard. Its surging black-purple demonic aura blocked the golden beam.

The ancient sword's body appeared above the Golden Battle God Halberd as if it had teleported, slicing the Golden Battle God Halberd into two.

Although Demonic Neonate's strength hadn't increased, her Demonic Sword was much stronger than before. It was able to slice through the Golden Battle God Halberd in one strike. Furthermore, she had won cleanly without any scruples.

Not bad... Not bad... Zhou Wen was delighted. The Demonic Sword's offensive power had greatly increased, and it also had demonic aura effects. It made it much easier for him to kill Mythical creatures in the future.

After the fusion of the Demonic Sword and Guardian, I still have to slowly study how strong it is. Zhou Wen was in a good mood as he rushed back to school.

Although Zhou Wen was in a good mood, Grim Demon was not in a good mood. He originally imagined that Demonic Neonate would sincerely sign a contract with him. He found it acceptable being a slave Guardian.

However, after hearing Zhou Wen and Demonic Neonate's conversation, Grim Demon's heart turned cold. How was he a slave? They were treating him as food reserves. Who knew when Demonic Neonate would eat him if she wasn't happy?

Grim Demon hated Zhou Wen to the core because he knew that Demonic Neonate definitely wouldn't have such complicated thoughts. It had to be Zhou Wen.

However, there was nothing he could do. All he could do was try his best to showcase himself and please Demonic Neonate. He hoped that he could obtain Demonic Neonate's approval so that she wouldn't eat him up for the sake of it.

And what made Grim Demon feel uneasy was that he often found himself appearing in strange dimensional zones. He had no idea how he had entered them.

What was even more terrifying was the fact that after he died in battle once, he imagined he was doomed. However, before long his consciousness returned to normal, it was as though the death had never happened.

What's going on? Grim Demon was alarmed and afraid. He was constantly on tenterhooks.

Zhou Wen experimented several times and realized that the Grim Demon's ability wasn't as powerful as he had claimed. However, it also allowed the Demonic Sword to reach the level of a top-notch Mythical.

In fact, Zhou Wen didn't know that the ancient sword possessed by Grim Demon wasn't strong itself and was only a supplementary tool. As the level of its master, Demonic Neonate, was too low, it limited Grim Demon's abilities. Grim Demon's strength wasn't just limited to this. The result was purely because he was restricted.

After returning to the city, Zhou Wen heard everyone discussing the ranking war.

Most people were discussing which Companion Beast was stronger and which one was weaker. They talked about the rising of Companion Beast rankings yesterday and which Companion Beast was defeated.

Zhou Wen had never heard of many of the Companion Beasts they discussed.

However, the one which was discussed the most was Primordial Sword Immortal. Zhou Wen quickly learned that Primordial Sword Immortal remained at the top of the rankings. After several challenges, none of the Companion Beasts could shake its dominance.

Zhou Wen also had the intention to vie for first place. He wanted to get a divine fruit and feed it to his Companion Beast, but he wasn't in a rush. There were still three months before the deadline. Zhou Wen still wanted to wait a little longer to see if there were any truly powerful Mythical Companion Beasts that could challenge Primordial Sword Immortal. He wanted to understand Primordial Sword Immortal's abilities before deciding which Companion Beast to send to fight for first place.

When Zhou Wen returned to school, he realized that it was especially lively. It was actually a farewell party. Another class of students had graduated.

Time really flies. Unknowingly, I've already been at Sunset College for a year. Zhou Wen couldn't help but sigh.

These days, schools didn't have the long winter and summer vacations like in the past. Vacations were at most around ten days. New students would matriculate, and Zhou Wen and company would be promoted to second years.

"Zhou Wen, I didn't think I would be able to see you before I leave. I never expected you to rush back in time," Wei Ge walked over and said to Zhou Wen with a smile.

"Senior, aren't you staying on campus?" Zhou Wen asked Wei Ge in puzzlement.

Wei Ge smiled and said, "The school wants me to stay, but I rejected it. Before I leave, I have a wish. I wonder if you can help me fulfill it?"

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Chapter 605 Hypocritical Facade

"What wish? If it's not too difficult, I can give it a try," Zhou Wen said.

"It's nothing difficult. I just want you to help me guess a riddle. Come on." Wei Ge turned around and led the way.

"Do we still need to go to a special place for guessing riddles?" Zhou Wen asked as he followed behind.

"It took me my entire life to think of such a riddle, so show it some respect. Let's find a place with the correct atmosphere. It will appear a little ritualistic," Wei Ge said with a smile.

The two of them arrived at the school's old campus. Today was convocation. Sunset College didn't have a commencement ceremony, but there was a convocation ceremony. Students were basically attending the convocation ceremony, leaving the old campus empty.

When they arrived at an empty land, Wei Ge stopped and turned to look at Zhou Wen. "Alright, let's do it here."

"What's your riddle?" Zhou Wen stared at Wei Ge and asked. He naturally understood that Wei Ge's so-called riddle wasn't a brain teaser.

"My riddle is actually very simple. Guess which one is real? Which one is fake?" As Wei Ge spoke, he raised his right hand and held a coin between his middle finger and index finger. With a flick, the coin flew towards Zhou Wen.

The coin's speed was like a meteor, but it wasn't surprising. Such speed still seemed too slow to Zhou Wen.

However, halfway through, the coin split into two, turning into two coins that flew to Zhou Wen's sides.

The two coins looked identical. It was impossible to tell which one was real and which one was fake. Even the ripples of air being ripped apart were identical.

Zhou Wen stood still and allowed the two coins to fly past him. This was because he couldn't tell which coin was real. There was no point in swatting them down.

After the two coins flew past him, they landed on the ground not far away. The coin on the left disappeared, leaving only the coin on the right.

"Senior, you condensed a Life Soul and advanced to the Epic stage?" Zhou Wen looked at Wei Ge in surprise.

Wei Ge nodded and said, "My Life Soul is called Hypocritical Facade. You saw its ability just now, so please help me distinguish which one is the real me. Can you help me tear off that facade?"

With that said, Wei Ge's figure suddenly moved. He was clearly a single person, but the moment he moved, he split into two and attacked Zhou Wen from both sides.

The speed and strength of the two figures felt very real. It was impossible to tell which was Wei Ge's real body and which was an illusion.

Zhou Wen moved his feet and dodged Wei Ge's attack like a ghost. This was because he couldn't tell which one was the real Wei Ge.

However, this time, the two Wei Ges didn't vanish. Instead, they split into four. The two Wei Ges transformed into four Wei Ges and attacked Zhou Wen from different directions.

Zhou Wen dodged again. In the next strike, Wei Ge's figure split into eight and attacked Zhou Wen from all directions, sealing off all his escape routes.

If it were anyone else, they would have no choice but to make a choice. However, Zhou Wen's movement technique was just amazing, allowing him to pass through the eight Wei Ges.

"As expected of Zhou Wen. Receive my final strike." Wei Ge's eyes burned. When the eight figures spoke, they emitted sound waves that made it impossible to tell where the real Wei Ge was.

In the next instant, the eight figures split apart again, transforming into sixteen figures that attacked Zhou Wen again. They sealed off every inch of space, preventing him from dodging.

This time, Zhou Wen didn't move because he had nowhere to go. Even with his movement technique, it was impossible for him to rush out of this blockade. It was time to make a decision.

Without looking at the sixteen Wei Ges, Zhou Wen closed his eyes and stood rooted to the ground.

The first figure's fist struck Zhou Wen, but he didn't move. The figure vanished without a trace. It was only an illusion. It happened a second, a third, and a fourth time. One figure after another struck Zhou Wen in different poses before disappearing one after another.

The fifteen figures vanished. When the last figure charged at Zhou Wen, Zhou Wen finally opened his eyes and moved. However, he didn't look at the figure charging at him. Instead, he turned around.

The last figure slammed into Zhou Wen's back before disappearing.

However, another Wei Ge appeared opposite Zhou Wen.

"How did you discover me?" Wei Ge asked Zhou Wen.

"I didn't discover you. Your illusion is real. I can't tell if it's real or fake," Zhou Wen said.

"Then how did you know that the sixteen phantoms weren't me?" Wei Ge frowned slightly. If Zhou Wen couldn't tell the authenticity of the phantoms, how did he know that the sixteen phantoms weren't his real body?

Zhou Wen smiled and said, "Because I believe in your character."

"What do you mean?" Wei Ge was slightly taken aback as he asked Zhou Wen.

"Because you are a person who likes to play chess. How can a person who likes to play chess treat themselves as a chess piece?" Zhou Wen said seriously.

Wei Ge looked at Zhou Wen in a daze. After a while, he laughed and leaned back, his tears almost flowing out.

"So that's how it is. Life is like a game of chess. What right do I, Wei Ge, have to think that I can transcend a game? I'd forgotten. If I can't enter the game, what right do I have to influence it?" Wei Ge wiped away his smile and looked at Zhou Wen solemnly. "I'm leaving. I'm going to the capital and starting from the smallest chess piece. If there's a day when I can change the development of the game, I hope I have the chance to ask you again to guess my riddle."

"Are you really not staying?" Zhou Wen asked.

Wei Ge didn't answer. He turned around and left. As he walked, he said, "It's a pleasure to play chess with other humans, but it will be a bitter battle playing chess with the heavens. In my lifetime, if I am lucky to barely defeat the heavens, it will be enough for me."

Zhou Wen stood there motionless as he watched Wei Ge leave.

As a chess piece, one can't even control their fate. Can one really break out of this situation? Zhou Wen didn't know the answer as he couldn't help but feel vexed.

Jiang Yan, Zhong Ziya, Hui Haifeng, Wang Lu, Zhang Yuzhi, and Wei Ge were all outstanding people of the present era, but they had no choice but to head to a future they didn't know of under the influence of fate.

Sunset College's convocation ceremony was more like a farewell before a warrior went to the battlefield. After leaving the school gates, the students would face the battlefield of life which had no regularity. No one could protect them. Their life and death were in their hands.

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Chapter 606 Freshmen Matriculation

When Zhou Wen returned to his dorm, he saw that there were many boxes in the living room. They were likely to be the things Li Xuan had sent over. Apart from him, only Li Xuan and An Sheng had the key to his place. An Sheng probably didn't have the time to come over.

Bam! Bam!

Zhou Wen had just entered when he suddenly felt two heavy blows on the back of his head. He fell to the ground as his vision turned black.

Alarmed, he didn't know who could sneak an attack on him without him noticing.

He forced himself to charge forward and make a counterattack.

However, when he turned around, he realized that it was the antelope standing behind him, looking at him angrily. The chick was standing on the door frame, looking at him unhappily.

Oh no... In the past, because Wang Lu was around, I didn't need to pay attention to the two of them when I was out. They would run to Wang Lu by themselves. Now that she's gone, they have nowhere to go! How could I have forgotten about this... Zhou Wen shivered when he saw the angry expressions on the antelope and chick. He hurriedly said with a smile, "Don't be angry. I went out this time to especially gather delicacies for you. This is something I found for you..."

As Zhou Wen spoke, he searched his body, but he obviously hadn't prepared anything for the antelope and chick. He failed to find anything despite searching all day.

With an idea in mind, Zhou Wen took out the beef jerky he had prepared from the Chaos Bead. This was part of his food reserves. Zhou Wen planned on eating them when he was trapped in certain places. They were all high-quality goods that were rather expensive. Now, he had no choice but to take them out.

Seeing the antelope and chick eat the bag of dried meat, Zhou Wen couldn't help but feel his heart ache. He didn't have many savings left.

Although he had plenty of Essence Crystals, they hadn't been exchanged for money. Zhou Wen was still a pauper and the remaining money had been used to buy items for The Thearch.

Zhou Wen opened the boxes and carefully checked them. Indeed, it was the items he had asked Li Xuan to buy. The quantity was right.

He called Li Xuan and told him that he had returned and had received the items.

The two chatted for a while before Zhou Wen realized that the antelope and chick hadn't starved during his absence. An Sheng had been delivering food to them.

Damned antelope. Since you aren't hungry, why did you hit me? Zhou Wen glared at the antelope, but he didn't dare say it out loud.

In the past, he had believed that the antelope was an Epic creature, but he was already considered one of the best at the Epic stage. The fact that the antelope could still secretly hoove him twice meant that this fellow definitely wasn't as simple as an Epic creature.

This fellow is definitely at the Mythical stage, and it's not any ordinary Mythical stage creature. Otherwise, it would be impossible for him to have such high intelligence. What motives does he have for following me? Zhou Wen was puzzled.

When the antelope followed him, he was still weak. He really couldn't figure out what it liked about him.

...

The battles on the Companion Beast rankings continued, but most of them were Mythical pets that challenged each other on the rankings. The rankings just shifted and there were very few new Companion Beasts on the list.

As Zhou Wen grinded dungeons, he studied his Life Soul and the First Order of Chaos. He lived a very fulfilling life.

In the blink of an eye, it was time for the freshmen to matriculate. Li Xuan pulled Zhou Wen and company along and set up a stall with the other clubs to recruit new members.

However, the other clubs' recruitment stands were surrounded by many freshmen, but Zhou Wen and company didn't even have a single student patronizing their stall. Even when students passed by, they quickly sped up after taking a look.

Zhou Wen, Li Xuan, and Gu Dian sat in a row behind a table. Li Xuan leaned lazily against the chair and dug his nose. Zhou Wen lowered his head as he gamed. Gu Dian wore a serious expression as he sat there, waiting for the freshmen to make inquiries. However, with his forbidding looks, the freshmen were afraid of him. They didn't dare come over and fled in fright when Gu Dian took a glance at them.

Therefore, Zhou Wen and company's bleakness formed a stark contrast with the popular clubs around them. It was as though they were a vacuum.

"I hereby announce that from today onwards, I, Gulli, will be the king of Sunset College. If you aren't convinced, step forward." A clear voice came from the school's entrance, causing the noisy school gates to fall silent.

The freshmen looked in the direction of the school's entrance and saw a handsome, tall, brown-haired youth standing on the steps of a memorial wall. He looked like the king of the world as he raised his head and loudly announced that the world belonged to him.

However, very quickly, most of the people's attention was attracted to a girl beside him.

The girl was wearing a white dress. She was tall, but her face was exquisite like an angel's. She had long blond hair and green eyes. She looked like she had walked out of an oil painting.

"What excellence. I never expected our school to have such an excellent junior. If we can woo her, I'm afraid others will die of envy," Li Xuan said as he looked at the girl.

Li Xuan was only joking, but many people had already taken action. The freshmen were still very reserved, but the seniors had already mastered the ability to be shameless. This was especially so for the old foxes of the clubs. All of them held their club's recruitment notices and ran over to the girl, inviting her to join their club. They also asked for the girl's name and so on. If it wasn't to maintain their images as seniors, they would have even asked for her vital statistics.

Gulli was originally very satisfied that he had attracted the attention of all the students, but he soon realized that no one was paying any attention to him. Everyone was surrounding the girl, causing the corners of his eyes to twitch. His aura seemed to have become very strange.

This was Sunset College. The older students were already accustomed to it, so how could they care about a freshman like Gulli? They thought nothing of him.

"Get out of the way. We aren't joining any clubs." Gulli had no choice but to jump down the stairs and part the crowd around the girl, pushing away the enthusiastic seniors.

The girl's attitude was friendly, but it was obvious that her thoughts weren't on those people. She scanned the crowd and when she saw Zhou Wen, she immediately stared at him as though she had found her prey.

"He's there," the girl said to Gulli.

Gulli traced the girl's gaze and saw Zhou Wen. He opened up a path from the crowd of seniors and walked towards Zhou Wen and company.

The girl followed behind Gulli and also walked towards Zhou Wen and company.

Some of the seniors had originally planned on pestering them, but when they saw them walk towards Zhou Wen and company, they could only stop and watch from afar in dismay.

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Chapter 607 Little Brother Who Came For Zhou Wen

Gulli walked to the table and took out his phone. Then, he opened the photo album and found a photo. He looked at it before looking at Zhou Wen. After confirming it, he put away his phone and said to Zhou Wen, "You are the strongest student at Sunset College, Zhou Wen, right? I, Gulli, want to challenge you. Let's go to the training grounds."

Li Xuan looked at Gulli with interest, but he didn't say a word.

Zhou Wen put down his phone and sized up Gulli. "You've got the wrong person."

"The wrong person?" Gulli was taken aback when he heard that. He hurriedly took out his phone and quickly tapped on the photo to compare it with Zhou Wen before saying to Zhou Wen, "Don't try to lie to me. The person in the photo is clearly you."

With that said, Gulli rotated his phone to let Zhou Wen take a look at the photo.

Zhou Wen glanced at the photo. It really was him, but it didn't look like the photo he had taken recently. The clothes were probably the ones he wore when he went to the Holy Land.

"You really have got the wrong person. Take a closer look. The person in the photo has longer hair than me. Furthermore, his pupils are pure black. My pupils are a little brownish-black. Take a closer look. Our facial features are somewhat different," Zhou Wen said to Gulli.

Upon hearing Zhou Wen's words, Gulli took a closer look and felt that it was indeed a little different.

In fact, everyone's photos were slightly different from the person. This was normal.

"Sis, it looks like we got the wrong person," Gulli said to the beautiful girl.

The girl rolled her eyes at him and said to Zhou Wen, "To be able to defeat a genius like Lance, I thought Zhou Wen was really an impressive figure. But he's just a coward who doesn't even dare recognize his name."

"You know Lance?" Zhou Wen asked the girl.

"My name is Sadie. This is my younger brother, Gulli. Lance is our cousin," the girl said.

"So it's Lance's cousins. Welcome to Sunset College to study. If there's anything you aren't used to, feel free to look for me. I'll try my best to help you within my capabilities." Although Zhou Wen and Lance were rivals before, Zhou Wen was still very impressed with Lance's character.

Furthermore, Lance had once helped them leave Holy City. It was only right for him to take care of his cousins.

"Are you really Zhou Wen? Why did you lie?" Gulli stared at Zhou Wen angrily.

Li Xuan said with a smile, "He's Zhou Wen, but his name isn't the strongest student at Sunset College, Zhou Wen. Therefore, he's not lying."

"Humph, cut the crap. I want to defeat you and avenge Lance," Gulli said as he stared at Zhou Wen.

"Even Lance lost. Do you think you are stronger than Lance?" Li Xuan asked.

"Lance is naturally the strongest. Zhou Wen was only lucky to defeat him. If you battle again, Lance will definitely win. I will definitely win as well," Gulli said confidently.

"I see. Seeing how confident you are, I believe you can defeat Zhou Wen. However, Sunset College forbids private duels. Even if you don't care about being expelled, Zhou Wen won't fight you," Li Xuan said with a smile.

Gulli immediately frowned. "Why would Sunset College have such a rule? Wouldn't that mean our special admission into Sunset College was a waste of time?"

"That's not the case. Seeing how confident you are, your abilities definitely can't be bad. I also believe that you can definitely defeat Zhou Wen. To be honest, I've long found Zhou Wen an eyesore. Unfortunately, I'm no match for him, so I might as well help you. See this? You and your sister can fill in this application form and sign it. Then, you can join our Xuanwen Club. The Xuanwen Club is a formal club approved by the school. The club's members are free to spar. You can use the opportunity to defeat Zhou Wen. This way, Zhou Wen and you won't be punished. He has no way of rejecting the sparring either."

With that said, Li Xuan stuffed the two application forms into Gulli's hand. He patted his shoulder and said, "Junior, this is all I can do for you. Whether or not you can help Lance avenge his humiliation depends on you."

"Are you sure I can challenge Zhou Wen this way?" Gulli asked Li Xuan in disbelief.

"Of course. After joining the club, you'll definitely be able to spar with Zhou Wen. If not, I'll stand there and let you beat me until you are satisfied," Li Xuan said as he patted his chest.

"Alright, I'll be joining." Gulli leaned against the table and began filling in the form.

"Junior Sadie, you also wish to challenge Zhou Wen, right? Fill it out together." Li Xuan handed the other application form to Sadie.

Sadie glanced at Li Xuan as though she had seen through him. However, Li Xuan didn't mind as he continued smiling at her.

Sadie didn't say anything. She picked up the pen on the table and filled in the application form before signing her name.

"Congratulations to the two of you for becoming new members of our Xuanwen Club." After receiving their application forms, he extended his hand out to Sadie.

However, Sadie ignored him and looked at Zhou Wen. "Can we challenge you now?"

"Of course, but you can't do it here, right? Go to your dorms and settle down first. I'll arrange the time and venue for you. Don't worry. With me around, I guarantee that you will have plenty of time to spar with Zhou Wen..." Li Xuan warmly helped Sadie take her luggage and took them to the matriculation booth.

When members from the other clubs saw that Sadie had been pulled into the Xuanwen Club, they secretly pounded their chests and stamped their feet. Their hearts ached for such a beautiful woman. She had actually entered a beast's nest.

Once Li Xuan left, there was no need for Zhou Wen and Gu Dian to stay. They couldn't recruit new members at all.

With Li Xuan handling them, Zhou Wen didn't pay any attention to this matter. He returned to continue grinding his game dungeons.

...

The next morning, after Gulli and Sadie finished their matriculation procedures, they contacted Li Xuan to arrange the duel with Zhou Wen.

Li Xuan agreed and got Gulli and Shady to wait for him at the training grounds.

Gulli and Sadie arrived at the training grounds. After waiting for a while, they saw Li Xuan bring a boy over. He looked handsome, but he wasn't Zhou Wen.

"Li Xuan, where's Zhou Wen?" Gulli asked with a frown.

"Calm down. Let me introduce him to you. This student's surname is Feng. He is under the tutelage of Zhou Wen and has learned a few saber techniques. I especially invited him over to let you take a look at his saber techniques so that you will have a basic understanding of Zhou Wen. This way, when you challenge him again, your chances of winning will be much higher," Li Xuan said.

"There's no need. Our strength is enough to defeat Zhou Wen. We don't have to waste time on this," Gulli rejected.

"It's not a big deal taking a look first. I've long found Zhou Wen an eyesore. I sincerely hope that you can beat him. Don't you disappoint me," Li Xuan said as he waved at Feng Qiuyan. "Little Yanyan, spar with Junior Gulli. Use everything you learned from Zhou Wen. Don't disappoint him."

Feng Qiuyan walked silently to the training grounds' arena. Gulli felt that Li Xuan had good intentions and couldn't reject him. Seeing Sadie nod, he walked into the arena.

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Chapter 608 Stalking

"I'll give you a one-hand handicap. Come." Gulli didn't pick a weapon from the training rack. He extended his hand and hooked his hand at Feng Qiuyan, gesturing for him to attack.

Feng Qiuyan didn't stand on ceremony. He picked up a practice saber from the rack, walked to Gulli, and slashed.

Gulli and Lance came from the same family. Among his peers, he was only impressed with Lance. He couldn't accept the fact that Lance had been defeated by Zhou Wen. He and Sadie shared the same thoughts. They had entered Sunset College together to right Lance's reputation.

Gulli's strength was not bad. He wasn't much weaker than Lance from a year ago. He naturally didn't take the unknown Feng Qiuyan seriously.

However, when Feng Qiuyan's saber was unsheathed, his aura instantly exploded as though he had changed into a different person. Gulli's expression changed drastically as his body tensed up. He quickly moved, hoping to dodge Feng Qiuyan's saber.

However, just as Gulli raised his toes, Feng Qiuyan's practice saber was already at his neck. Gulli's expression turned extremely ugly.

"Who are you?" Now Gulli didn't believe that Feng Qiuyan was some nobody who had randomly learned a few saber techniques from Zhou Wen.

"I'm Feng Qiuyan. I learned a few mediocre saber techniques from Coach Zhou Wen. I look forward to our fight," Feng Qiuyan said as he retracted his saber.

Gulli's gaze focused as he suddenly attacked to catch Feng Qiuyan by surprise.

However, just as he raised his fist, Feng Qiuyan's saber was pressed against his neck again. It was so fast that he couldn't see the saber's shadow.

Gulli refused to accept it as he pushed away the practice saber and attacked again. However, Feng Qiuyan moved slightly and dodged his fist. At the same time, the practice saber was placed on his neck.

Gulli was alarmed and furious. Feng Qiuyan was about the same age as him, but his saber techniques were so fast that he couldn't even dodge them. If it was a true life-and-death battle, he wouldn't have enough limbs for him to cleave off even if he had three heads and six arms.

"Gulli, that's enough." Sadie stopped Gulli from continuing the battle. She could tell that Gulli was obviously inferior to Feng Qiuyan. It would be impossible for him to win.

"Your surname is Feng. Are you from the capital's Feng family or the Sea Return's Feng family?" Gulli retreated to the side as Sadie asked Feng Qiuyan.

"The Sea Return's Feng family," Feng Qiuyan answered.

"With the Sea Return Feng family producing a saber genius like you, there's hope for it to take back the Divine Wind Blade and become the main Feng family," said Sadie.

"You're too kind. My saber techniques aren't much. I just learned a little from Coach," Feng Qiuyan said indifferently when he saw that Sadie had no intention of attacking. He placed the practice saber back on the rack.

"Did you really learn your saber techniques from Zhou Wen?" Sadie didn't believe Feng Qiuyan's words.

He and Gulli had watched the video of Zhou Wen and Lance's battle. Zhou Wen would probably not have been a match for Feng Qiuyan back then.

In less than a year, no matter how fast Zhou Wen improved, it was impossible for him to be stronger than Feng Qiuyan. How could he teach Feng Qiuyan such saber techniques?

"Yes," Feng Qiuyan answered before saying to Li Xuan, "President, I'll be heading back now. I've got an appointment with Coach to do a homework mission together."

"Little Yanyan, go back now." Li Xuan sent Feng Qiuyan away with a smile before sighing at Gulli and Sadie. "You can't even defeat Feng Qiuyan, so how are you going to challenge Zhou Wen? From the looks of it, I can only let that fellow continue his arrogant ways. It's really heart-wrenching!"

Gulli was momentarily disappointed. Feng Qiuyan's absolute suppression had already made him lose his confidence.

"However, you don't have to be too disheartened. Our club still has many activities. When the time comes, you will still have the chance to continue learning and growing. Zhou Wen will often participate in activities. Work hard, and there's still a chance of defeating him. I think highly of you." As Li Xuan spoke, he picked up his phone and looked at it. "Alright, that's all for today. I'll inform you when the club has an activity."

"Sis, it's no wonder Zhou Wen defeated Lance. The disciples he taught are so strong. He must be stronger," Gulli said in disappointment.

However, Sadie curled her lips and said, "Gulli, you are too gullible. It's too easy for you to be deceived. Feng Qiuyan's saber technique already has the inklings of a master saber expert. Even among the six families, there aren't many people with such saber techniques. How can Zhou Wen teach such a person? It's more like him teaching Zhou Wen."

"But Feng Qiuyan said it himself..." Before Gulli could finish, Sadie interrupted him.

Sadie said firmly, "The more that's the case, the more problematic it is. If Zhou Wen is really that strong, why didn't he accept the challenge himself? It's clearly because he's afraid of losing to us that he joined forces with Li Xuan and Feng Qiuyan to put up such a show for us. It's to make us give up on challenging him."

"I see. I was almost fooled by him. Let's go find Zhou Wen. We can't let him run again no matter what." Gulli's eyes gradually lit up.

However, when he turned his head, Gulli frowned again. "But how can we find Zhou Wen? We have no idea where he lives."

"That's not difficult. Didn't Feng Qiuyan say that he has an appointment with Zhou Wen? As long as we follow Feng Qiuyan, we will definitely be able to find him," Sadie said indifferently.

"That's right. With your Eye of Odin, it'll be easy to keep up with Feng Qiuyan. Let's go now," Gulli said as he walked out.

The two of them left the training grounds. Sadie's eyes suffused a faint blue light as she led the way. Soon, the two of them arrived at Dragon Gate Grotto. From afar, they saw Zhou Wen and Feng Qiuyan enter a cave together.

"I see them. They are there. Zhou Wen is indeed here," Gulli said as he pointed to where Zhou Wen and Feng Qiuyan had entered.

Sadie nodded and the two of them arrived in front of the cave. She carefully sized up the cave and said, "This should be the Lotus Flower Cave in Dragon Gate Grotto. There are Legendary Flying Beasts and Epic Fairy-type dimensional creatures inside. With Feng Qiuyan's strength, the Flying Beasts aren't challenging him. I reckon they are here to kill the Fairies."

"It doesn't matter what they kill. They just happened to enter a dimensional zone. Let's chase after them and fight Zhou Wen. As long as we defeat him, it doesn't matter even if we get expelled. After all, we came here to defeat him," said Gulli as he quickly walked towards Lotus Flower Cave. Sadie followed closely behind.

Zhou Wen had been invited by Feng Qiuyan to Lotus Flower Cave. As Feng Qiuyan had discovered a Mutated Fairy there, he had invited Zhou Wen to kill it.

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Chapter 609 Slaying Fairies

The last time Zhou Wen came to kill the Mutated Fairy, he was with Jiang Yan, Zhong Ziya, and Hui Haifeng. Now, the three of them were scattered across the world. He did not know if there would come a day when the four of them would reunite.

"The Mutated Fairy is inside. I'll be in charge of restraining the Flying Beasts and ordinary Fairies later. I'll leave the Mutated Fairy to you, Coach," Feng Qiuyan said.

"Alright." Zhou Wen nodded slightly.

The two of them walked into one of the caves. Sadie and Gulli also arrived nearby. When they saw Zhou Wen and Feng Qiuyan walk into the cave, Gulli wanted to chase after them, but he was stopped by Sadie.

"Wait a moment." After grabbing Gulli, Sadie looked in the direction of the cave that Zhou Wen had entered. An eye suddenly flew out of her eye socket and vanished as though it had teleported.

Sadie had one eye closed, but her other opened eye shot out a light beam that formed a three-dimensional projection in front of her. It was a scene of Zhou Wen and Feng Qiuyan.

In the projection, they were facing a group of Flying Beasts. There were at least a few hundred of them. There were also more than a dozen of Fairies, as well as a mutated black-and-white Fairy.

"So many Fairies. Can the two of them deal with so many Fairies?" Gulli asked while looking at the three-dimensional projection.

"Coach, I'll pave the way for you," Feng Qiuyan said as he drew his saber to meet the incoming Flying Beasts.

"There's no need. Didn't you invite me over to see me take action? Leave it to me." Zhou Wen knew very well.

If Feng Qiuyan really wanted him to kill the Mutated Fairy, he would definitely try his best. It was impossible for him to seek his help. The reason he had invited him wasn't to kill the Mutated Fairy at all.

"As expected, nothing can escape your eyes, Coach," Feng Qiuyan said.

"Then just watch." Zhou Wen held the Bamboo Blade in hand as he stared at the Flying Beasts and Fairies that rushed over like a swath of dark clouds. However, his focus wasn't on them. Instead, he passed through the beast horde and stared at the Mutated Fairy floating in the sky.

"What is he trying to do? To fight so many dimensional creatures alone, even an Epic wouldn't be able to escape unscathed, right?" Gulli said.

"Wait until everything is over," said Sadie.

Seeing the horde of Flying Beasts and Fairies rush towards Zhou Wen and about to lunge at him, Feng Qiuyan, who was standing beside him, took two steps back as though he really didn't plan on helping.

Just as Gulli and Sadie were wondering how Zhou Wen was going to deal with the group of Flying Beasts and Fairies, Zhou Wen finally unsheathed his saber.

A saber beam flashed but Gulli and Sadie only saw the flash dissipate. Before they could see the blade, it had already returned to its sheath.

The Flying Beasts and Fairies that filled the sky didn't seem to be affected as they charged at Zhou Wen.

"What the hell? It's useless," Gulli muttered.

However, in the next second, the Flying Beasts and Fairies were split in half. Hundreds of Flying Beasts spewed out blood as their dismembered corpses fell.

More than ten Fairies were covered in blood, their bodies beheaded. Even a hundred meters away, the Mutated Fairy who hadn't charged over had its head chopped off.

Instantly, blood splattered everywhere in the cave; not a single Flying Beast or Fairy survived.

Gulli and Sadie's expressions changed drastically as though someone had stabbed them in the heart. Their faces turned pale and a cold sweat broke out on their foreheads.

The two of them exchanged looks before retreating. They slowly walked out of Lotus Flower Cave.

After exiting Lotus Flower Cave, Gulli took a deep breath and wiped away the cold sweat on his forehead. He asked Sadie in bewilderment, "Sis, did you see how he slashed out just now?"

"It was too fast. I didn't see it clearly, but it's alright. I have the Eye of Odin. I'll take my time to have a look when I get back." It was unknown when the eye that flew out had returned to Sadie's eye socket.

When the two of them entered their dormitory, Sadie closed the door and windows. Only then did her eyes glow with blue light. The light that shot out formed a three-dimensional projection.

The projection was the scene of Zhou Wen and Feng Qiuyan in the cave. The scene was like a video that was played by Sadie's eyes.

At the moment Zhou Wen drew his saber, Sadie slowed down the projection. The Flying Beasts' actions slowed down, but they could only see a saber flash. Before they could see what the saber in Zhou Wen's hand looked like, it had already returned to its scabbard.

"Impossible... How can it be so fast... Even if he has advanced to the Epic stage... it's impossible for him to advance so quickly..." Gulli's face was filled with disbelief.

Sadie's expression was solemn, but she didn't say anything. She slowed down the speed of the projection once again. This time, after slowing down, the Flying Beasts' movements were jittery as it reeled forward frame by frame.

This time, they finally saw Zhou Wen's strike clearly. The saber was like a stream of light, but in fact, it wasn't just a saber.

Zhou Wen's body leaned forward as he drew his saber. Instantly, he flew up with the saber and drew an arc as he shuttled through the Fairy beast horde.

Under such slow replay speeds, he remained so fast that it left them dazzled. The saber beam streaked across the Flying Beasts and Fairies' bodies like lightning before finally slashing across the Mutated Fairy's neck. After completing a circle, Zhou Wen returned to his original spot. The saber returned to its scabbard as though he had never moved.

The entire process looked pleasing to the eye. The entire process was smooth, as though it was an agile and speedy flash of lightning.

Gulli broke out into a cold sweat as he looked at Sadie with a stiff neck. "Sis, how slow was your Eye of Odin's replay speed?"

"Seven times," Sadie replied with a strange expression.

"Impossible!" Upon hearing this answer, Gulli immediately shouted. "When your Eye of Odin lowers the speed by two times, the fastest Legendary expert will become as slow as a snail. At the speed of four times, even an Epic stage will also be like a turtle crawl. At the speed of six times, even a top Epic expert who focuses on speed will become like a super slow motion scene. How can his saber technique and movement technique be so fast at a seven times slowdown? Even if he's already a top Epic, it's impossible for him to have such a fast saber and movement technique."

"Yes, it's indeed impossible. The Eye of Odin was slowed down seven times. Only the speed of a Mythical stage expert can produce such an effect," said Sadie.

"How can he be at the Mythical stage? Impossible. Sis, are you mistaken?" How could Gulli believe that Zhou Wen, who was less than two years older than him, be at the Mythical stage?

"It's impossible for my Eye of Odin to make a mistake. Of course, it's impossible for him to be at the Mythical stage. Then, there's only one possibility left. He trained his saber technique to become a divine technique, which is why he has such a fast speed," Sadie said with a burning gaze.

"Divine saber technique!" Gulli was stunned. This answer was still unacceptable to him, but he knew very well that Sadie's Eye of Odin couldn't be wrong.

They had originally come here to right Lance's reputation. Although Gulli hadn't advanced to the Epic stage, he was already very close. As for Sadie, she had advanced to the Epic stage and obtained the Life Soul, Eye of Odin, which was almost like a bug in computer programs.

Gulli originally believed that no matter how strong Zhou Wen was, even if he could defeat him, he was definitely not Sadie's match.

But now, he felt endless despair. A person who had mastered a divine technique at the Epic stage, and him being only seventeen years old—just the thought of it left him dizzy.

Even in the history of the six families, there had never been such a terrifying person.

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Chapter 610 - Golden Overlord Sword

610 Golden Overlord Sword

Ding!

A crisp sound came from the phone. Zhou Wen saw an item drop in-game and nearly jumped out of bed.

After returning yesterday, Zhou Wen had spent the entire night grinding dungeons. When he finally killed the Golden Battle God Halberd in the morning, a Companion Egg dropped for the third time.

Is the drop rate for the Golden Battle God Halberd that high? Zhou Wen looked at the three identical halberds with slightly different stats and skills. He felt a little depressed.

An additional Mythical Companion Beast was indeed able to greatly enhance Zhou Wen's strength. However, when facing different situations, the same Companion Beast's ability made for weaker adaptation.

When restrained, the same Companion Beasts would be restrained together. They would be limited and prevent him from adapting to the situation.

However, for fusion, there's no suitable Companion Beast to fuse with the Golden Battle God Halberd. Zhou Wen matched his Companion Beasts with the Golden Battle God Halberd again.

In the final match, the compatibility between Overlord Sword and Golden Battle God Halberd was the highest, but it was only 41%. With less than 50% fusion compatibility, the chances of a fusion success were very low.

The only fusion plan with a high compatibility score was the Golden Battle God Halberd and the Golden Battle God Halberd. However, the most important function of the Golden Battle God Halberd was its Life Soul—Golden Divine Light—and Unstoppable.

With these two abilities, the Golden Battle God Halberd's effects could already be considered to be at its peak. Even if he could enhance its attributes or have a few more skills after fusion, the main functions of the Golden Battle God Halberd wouldn't have any qualitative improvement. It would be better to keep two Golden Battle God Halberds so that he could be stronger in battle.

I already have three Golden Battle God Halberds. I can take the gamble with one. With 41% compatibility, the chances of success can't be considered very low. If the Golden Battle God Halberd can fuse with Overlord Sword's abilities, the best outcome will be having two skills—Unstoppable and Ever-Victorious—at the same time. Then, releasing sword beams being augmented by these two skills, that would be really impressive. However, this is only the best outcome. Ignoring the possibility of fusion failure, even if the fusion succeeds, it might not turn out the way I wish. The skills may be retained, but the Life Providence and Life Soul can also be changed. It might not be able to retain its Mythical stage... After some consideration, Zhou Wen decided to give it a try.

Since Overlord Sword isn't of much use anymore and I have three Golden Divine Battle Halberds, so be it if I lose one. Zhou Wen didn't hold much hope as he placed the Golden Battle God Halberd and Overlord Sword together into the fusion column before clicking on fusion.

The two Companion Beasts emitted light at the same time before fusing into one, turning the entire screen into a snow-white glow. When the light gradually dissipated, a new Companion Beast appeared in front of Zhou Wen.

I succeeded... Zhou Wen was delighted as he sized up the Companion Beast.

As the two were already incubated Companion Beasts, the newly fused Companion Beast was affected by the two Companion Beasts, causing a change in appearance.

Zhou Wen's first impression was that it was a tycoon with a shiny, golden blade. However, this blade was extremely odd. From its appearance, it looked like a greatsword.

However, two short blades protruded from the two sides of the greatsword's hilt. They were like two side blades of the trident, making it look both like a greatsword or a mutated trident.

After pulling out the information on the new Companion Beast, Zhou Wen carefully looked at its stats.

Golden Overlord Sword: Mythical

Life Providence: Sword Sovereign of God

Life Soul: Golden Sword Aura

Wheel of Destiny: Benevolence of the Battle God

Strength: 79

Speed: 72

Constitution: 79

Essence Energy: 68

Talent Skill: Ever-Victorious, Fangwheel Sword Flash

Companion Form: Golden Greatsword

Zhou Wen frowned slightly. It looked like its stats weren't bad and it seemed to have fused well in all aspects, but it lacked an important skill—Unstoppable—a skill that came with Golden Battle God Halberd.

Furthermore, he did not know if the Golden Sword Aura's effect could be compared to the Golden Divine Light.

Zhou Wen took the golden greatsword to try it in-game and realized that the Golden Sword Aura could actually be shot out as a Fangwheel Sword Flash. Furthermore, its might wasn't inferior to the Golden Divine Light.

It was just that it lacked Unstoppable skill. Its destructive power was slightly weaker, but with Ever-Victorious's augmentation, it was not too much weaker.

Although the Golden Overlord Sword's stats and skills were slightly inferior to the Golden Battle God Halberd, its Golden Sword Aura could be released. This was a qualitative leap, raising Zhou Wen's combat ability. If he had to choose out of the two, Zhou Wen would still choose the Golden Overlord Sword.

Looking at the Golden Battle God Halberd Companion Egg that hadn't hatched, Zhou Wen matched it with the Golden Overlord Sword and realized that the compatibility was higher than before. It was as high as 69%.

With the Golden Battle God Halberd Companion Egg as a supplementary ingredient, I can strengthen it without changing the Golden Overlord Sword's foundation. However, I wonder how much it can increase. It would be great if I could fuse Unstoppable into it. Zhou Wen gritted his teeth and placed the Golden Battle God Halberd Companion Egg on it again. He decided to fuse it again.

Although the Golden Overlord Sword was already very powerful, Zhou Wen felt that something was missing without Unstoppable.

It had to be said that Zhou Wen had some perfectionist inclinations.

Seeing the light engulf the Golden Overlord Sword and Companion Egg, Zhou Wen couldn't help but feel nervous. Although the success rate was close to 70%, Zhou Wen had previously failed at a higher success rate. Failure wasn't impossible.

My heart is in a mess. I need to blank my mind... Just as the fusion began, his phone suddenly rang. It gave Zhou Wen a fright. He picked up his phone and saw that it was Wang Lu's number.

"What are you doing? Why did you take so long to answer the call?" Wang Lu's voice sounded from the phone.

"I'm gaming," Zhou Wen answered. He turned his head and saw that the fusion had ended. The Golden Overlord Sword was still there and hadn't disappeared.

"Can't you have other activities other than gaming?" Wang Lu said unhappily.

"I don't want to move," Zhou Wen answered.

Wang Lu knew that Zhou Wen wasn't a talkative person, but she still felt indignant. After calming herself down, she continued, "I've successfully advanced to the Epic stage. However, due to the problem of cultivating my Essence Energy Art, I've degenerated to the Mortal stage. I need time to recultivate again. I won't be able to return to school anytime soon. When I wasn't around, the antelope and Little Feifei must have suffered quite a lot. You must have forgotten to feed them. Do you now know that it's impossible without me?"

"Not at all. When I wasn't around, An Sheng would feed them. They had plenty of good food to eat," Zhou Wen answered.

"Goodbye." Wang Lu decisively hung up. She felt that if she continued chatting, she would be infuriated by Zhou Wen.

Why did you hang up on me? Zhou Wen put down his phone and looked at the post-fusion stats of the Golden Overlord Sword.

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Chapter 611 Competition for the Top Rank

Golden Overlord Sword: Mythical

Life Providence: Sword Sovereign of God

Life Soul: Golden Sword Aura

Wheel of Destiny: Benevolence of the Battle God

Strength: 80

Speed: 76

Constitution: 80

Essence Energy: 78

Talent Skill: Ever-Victorious, Unstoppable, Fangwheel Sword Flash, Battle God's Radiance.

Companion Form: Golden Greatsword

Zhou Wen was delighted when he saw this. Not only was Unstoppable retained, but he had also gained Golden Battle God Halberd's Battle God's Radiance. It was an AOE skill, and it was pretty good.

Furthermore, its stats had increased significantly. It could be considered a top-notch Mythical Companion Beast.

Zhou Wen entered the game with the Golden Overlord Sword. Together with his divine skill, Transcendent Flying Immortal, killing dimensional creatures was simple. Even Mythical creatures couldn't withstand its sharpness.

I'm better with swords at the end of the day. The Golden Battle God Halberd's Golden Divine Light couldn't be released, so it was quite flawed. Zhou Wen compared the Golden Battle God Halberd to the Golden Overlord Sword and immediately gave up on the Golden Battle God Halberd, letting it attack in its own form.

"Old Zhou, quick! Check out the livestream." Zhou Wen was still immersed in the joy of the success of the Golden Overlord Sword's fusion when Li Xuan suddenly sent a message.

"What livestream?" Zhou Wen replied.

"It's the cube's ranking. The second-ranked Death of the Underworld is challenging the number one Primordial Sword Immortal. Holy sh*t, Primordial Sword Immortal has accepted the challenge. Quick, take a look," Li Xuan replied.

Zhou Wen hurriedly opened the webpage and immediately saw all kinds of headlines. They were all live-streaming the battle. He randomly clicked on one and the scene that popped up on his phone was that of the cube's arena. Death of the Underworld and Primordial Sword Immortal floated on both sides of the arena.

The battle between the two Companion Beasts alarmed the entire world. It wasn't just the Federation, but even overseas spectators were watching the battle closely.

Death of the Underworld was first on the rankings in the beginning but was relegated to second because of Primordial Sword Immortal. Ever since then, despite many Companion Beasts joining the rankings, none shook their rankings. From this, it could be seen that these two Companion Beasts were extremely terrifying by the cube's standards.

Strange, how can Death of the Underworld be challenging Primordial Sword Immortal? Zhou Wen was puzzled.

An Sheng had told him that Death of the Underworld was likely a Companion Beast of a West District hero family. However, the tradition of the family was somewhat different from ordinary families. They didn't have any last names. This was similar to Lance's family from the North District. Neither family had a fixed last name.

Typically, people liked to use the Family Clan of Gods to address the West District's family clan. As for Lance's family clan, it was named the Ultimate Family Clan.

Death of the Underworld was one of the top Mythical Companion Beasts in the Family Clan of Gods. Across the six families, there weren't many Mythical Companion Beasts of this level.

Zhou Wen originally believed that the Family Clan of Gods would definitely leave Death of the Underworld to the end before attempting to race to the top of the rankings. He never expected them to take action so quickly.

An Sheng had also once determined that the vile characters overseas couldn't hold back and would end up probing Primordial Sword Immortal's strength first. Clearly, his judgment was wrong.

It wasn't just Zhou Wen and An Sheng who didn't expect it. Even the other families of the six families didn't think that the Family Clan of Gods would let the Death of the Underworld challenge Primordial Sword Immortal so early.

What are those fellows up to? Senator Cape watched the livestream and frowned.

Among the six families, the Dugu family dominated the South District. The Ultimate Family Clan resided in the North District, and the East District was controlled by the Xia family and the Zhang family. The West District was the Cape family and the Family Clan of Gods.

The relationship between the two was very complicated. Usually, the two families were in competition with each other in the West District. It could be said that they were at loggerheads with each other. However, when faced with external danger, the two families would work together to form an alliance.

Senator Cape also believed that the Family Clan of Gods would only get Death of the Underworld to challenge Primordial Sword Immortal in the last few days. He never expected them to take action so quickly.

In the arena, Primordial Sword Immortal launched an attack. A red sword beam shot out from the ruby on its hilt, instantly arriving in front of Death of the Underworld.

Death of the Underworld didn't seem to react as it remained standing there. The red sword beam stabbed into its body.

When everyone saw the red sword beam stab into the gray cloak, they were surprised to discover that Death of the Underworld's body was like a phantom. The red sword beam failed to injure it at all and directly penetrated its body.

The red sword beam seemed to be alive as it automatically flew back and shuttled back and forth from Death of the Underworld's body, but it was useless.

Death of the Underworld's body was like a specter. The red sword beam could not touch it.

Death of the Underworld's body is about the same as my Ghost Bride. Zhou Wen immediately understood what was going on.

With the red sword beam useless, Death of the Underworld finally moved, its figure vanishing into thin air. It wasn't because it was fast, but because it had undergone true teleportation. When Death of the Underworld appeared again, it had already arrived beside Primordial Sword Immortal. A ghostly hand formed from blue-black flames grabbed at the hilt of Primordial Sword Immortal's sword. It was almost touching the hilt.

A sword hum shook the surroundings. Primordial Sword Immortal, which had never been unsheathed, finally tore out of the scabbard. The stone sword automatically flew out of the scabbard and slashed at Death of the Underworld's palm with an immortal-like sword beam.

Death of the Underworld actually seemed to be afraid. It didn't dare to receive the stone sword's attack head-on like before. It flashed once again and dodged the terrifying sword beam.

The ancient sword levitated in the air as the sword beam swirled, sweeping towards Death of the Underworld that had appeared after its teleportation. Death of the Underworld teleported several times, but it was unable to shake off the sword beam.

Just as the sword beam was about to slash at Death of the Underworld, Death of the Underworld suddenly pulled open its gray cloak. The blue-black light in its body erupted and instantly enveloped the entire arena.

Instantly, the screen on the phone turned blue-black. It was as though countless stars were circulating between the blue and black colors, like the universe in the night sky.

Apart from that, there was nothing else.

Is this an Essence Energy Skill or a Wheel of Destiny's power? Zhou Wen looked at the screen and frowned.

Others were as anxious as Zhou Wen. They didn't know what had happened in the arena, so they could only stare blankly at the blue-black galaxy.

It only took a moment before the blue-black light in the arena suddenly converged. A sword beam tore through the air. It was the stone sword.

It's finally out... Just as everyone was feeling pleasantly surprised, they realized that Death of the Underworld had already retreated from the battlefield. After the battle ended, Death of the Underworld's ranking didn't change. It was still ranked second—clearly, it had lost.

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Chapter 612 Activity Division

"What's going on? I didn't see the most important part!" Li Xuan sent Zhou Wen a message.

"Although we didn't see the most important part, there's already plenty to be seen," Zhou Wen replied.

"What did you see?" Li Xuan asked.

"Death of the Underworld has the power of a spatial domain. If one wants to fight Death of the Underworld, one has to be prepared to engage in an away match. Primordial Sword Immortal was able to defeat Death of the Underworld within the latter's spatial domain, so perhaps it also has spatial powers, or perhaps its offensive strength is so powerful that it can destroy space itself. Regardless of the possibilities, the strength of Primordial Sword Immortal is already beyond imagination."

Zhou Wen paused before saying, "The major families should have professional analysts that can provide more professional analysis. Let's wait for them."

"What I want to see the most is the Family Clan of Gods' analysis report. I didn't get a kick from this battle," Li Xuan said with a sigh.

"It's indeed not satisfying." Zhou Wen had the same thought. Now, the only person who knew more about Primordial Sword Immortal was the Family Clan of Gods. However, he was certain that they wouldn't easily leak the information they had.

Indeed, in less than two days, An Sheng received news that the Family Clan of Gods had indeed come up with a comprehensive analysis. They even publicly put the results up for sale. However, the price was just too high. Even the other large families were hesitant about buying their information.

No one could guarantee that their analysis had any decisive use.

It's a pity that my pets don't have spatial powers. In a fight, others will see everything. There's no chance of selling information. Otherwise, I could sell it and earn a fortune. Zhou Wen had an idea, but no matter how he thought about it, there was no way to keep his information confidential.

Beep! Beep! Beep! There was a notification from his phone. Tyrant Behemoth was hungry once again.

After this fellow advanced to the Mythical stage, its demand for food had increased even more. If not for the Essence Crystal mines in the Poison Bat tunnel, Tyrant Behemoth would have long starved to death.

Thankfully, the Essence Crystal mine would respawn together with the dungeon. Every time Tyrant Behemoth entered the Poison Bat Cave, it would eat the bats and Essence Crystal ores. When it finished eating, it would be 70% full. A second meal could last it two to three days.

What a terrifying appetite. In reality, I really can't afford to rear it. After Zhou Wen took Tyrant Behemoth to have its feast, he went to grind Torch Dragon and Qiongqi.

Ever since the Torch Dragon egg dropped, no Companion Beasts had dropped. Instead, Qiongqi dropped an Essence Energy Skill Crystal. Unfortunately, his stats didn't meet the requirements, so he could only have it disappear on the next respawn.

Torch Dragon also dropped a rare spatial stat crystal. This was one of Zhou Wen's motivations to farm it.

...

Li Xuan called everyone over for a Xuanwen Club activity. Zhou Wen came into the activity room and saw Gulli and Sadie. However, today was a little odd. Gulli didn't insist on challenging him.

Gu Dian, Feng Qiuyan, Fang Ruoxi, and Tian Xiangdong attended the event. Only Huang Ji didn't come.

Zhou Wen sent a message asking Huang Ji what was going on. Huang Ji said that he had found a huge investor and was discussing some details with them.

If the investment was successful, his "Dimensional" game could be produced by a proper team. Not only could the map be expanded, but the details of the game could also be optimized.

Who has such poor acumen to actually invest in this game? Although Zhou Wen felt that Huang Ji's game wasn't bad, the dungeons were too small. Furthermore, they were dungeons that humans were familiar with, so its effects were limited.

Unless someone provided information on new dimensional zones, the game "Dimensional" ultimately wouldn't be of much use.

Zhou Wen only used this game as an excuse and didn't think of relying on it to get rich.

However, Huang Ji revealed that not only did the investor bring in funds, but he would also bring large amounts of information regarding relatively new dimensional zones. This was also one of the reasons Huang Ji was tempted and willing to let outsiders invest.

"Information about new dimensional zones? And large amounts of them? This isn't something ordinary people can obtain. Is it a scam?" Zhou Wen was somewhat worried.

"Don't worry. The other party has a military background. His backer should be Deputy Governor Qin. There won't be any problems in this area." Huang Ji had already made plans, as though he had long found out the other party's background.

"If it really is Deputy Governor Qin supporting this, the game might really become popular." Zhou Wen was somewhat surprised. He never expected the game to attract Qin Wufu's attention.

"That's right. However, they have a request. If we let them invest, the dungeon access will be split into three levels. There will be dungeons for public downloads on the Internet. College dungeons that only allow students of Sunset College to download. It will be forbidden to share with others. Another will be the military dungeons, open only to the military. All the information is confidential. Without their approval, the contents of the military dungeons cannot be released in other versions, Huang Ji said.

"That's reasonable." Zhou Wen felt that there was no problem.

"Yes, we're in the midst of a discussion. I'll inform you of the outcome."

"Alright." When Zhou Wen made his initial investment, he had mentioned that he didn't care about these matters. All he did was wait for the money. These problems were to be decided by Huang Ji himself.

Gulli and Sadie were very quiet today. Gulli, who had been so arrogant when he first entered the school, obediently followed Li Xuan's activity arrangements. He didn't say anything arrogant, as though he had changed into a completely different person. It surprised Li Xuan.

He originally imagined that he would have to give these two geniuses from the Ultimate Family Clan another lesson or two to make them behave.

"Today, our target is the Demonized Generals of Tiger Cage Pass. By killing the most Demonized Generals, you can obtain a special pass that we have prepared. As Tiger Cage Pass is relatively dangerous, we will be acting in pairs so that you can also take care of each other. The two people in the same group can't move separately." Li Xuan paused before saying, "Gulli, you and Little Yanyan will be in the same team. Sadie, you and I are in the same team..."

"President, I wish to be in the same group as Zhou Wen," Sadie suddenly said.

Li Xuan scratched his nose and said, "That's fine. It's ok if you want to follow Old Zhou. Xiangdong, follow me. Ruoxi, you and Gu Dian will be in the same team."

After the allocation was done, everyone headed for Tiger Cage Pass. As Tiger Cage Pass was very large, they split up into teams to search for Demonized Generals.

Tiger Cage Pass didn't have any secrets for Zhou Wen. All he did was come out to get some action. It could be considered as letting others know that he still cultivated.

"Zhou Wen, are you interested in competing?" Sadie suddenly asked Zhou Wen.

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Chapter 613 Eye of Odin

"Not interested." Zhou Wen shook his head.

Zhou Wen was considering how to kill Primordial Sword Immortal. He had no interest in an opponent at Sadie's level. Even if she was a peerless genius, she was at most at the Epic stage.

The Epic stage was already too weak for Zhou Wen. He had condensed five Life Souls which was equivalent to someone advancing to the Epic stage five times. He really didn't find the Epic stage impressive.

Even the six families wouldn't randomly give a Mythical Companion Beast to such a young genius. This was because they had too little combat experience and were too young. Their minds weren't staid enough and with mighty strength, they easily took risks. That way, they would die even faster.

An Epic expert without a Mythical Companion Beast was no challenge for Zhou Wen.

Sadie seemed to have expected that Zhou Wen would reject her, so she wasn't angry. She continued, "I know you are very strong. If it were a life-and-death battle, I definitely wouldn't be your match. However, if we compete in the acumen, I believe you aren't my match."

"Since you are so confident, I'll leave the Demonized General hunting mission to you." Zhou Wen retreated a little. A group of Demonized Soldiers had already discovered them and were charging over.

Although Sadie felt that Zhou Wen was looking down on her, she didn't mind.

In the past, she would definitely have thought that Zhou Wen was too arrogant. However, after seeing Zhou Wen's Transcendent Flying Immortal, she felt that he had the right to be arrogant.

A seventeen-year-old person who had already mastered a divine technique could be as arrogant as he wanted. It wasn't excessive.

Sadie summoned an ice sword and charged at the Demonized Soldiers. The Demonized Soldiers were naturally not her match and were easily killed by her. They weren't even considered a warm-up.

Seeing how Zhou Wen ignored her, Sadie tactfully didn't say anything else. All she did was wait for an opportunity to make Zhou Wen think of her in a different light.

She was very confident in her Eye of Odin Life Soul. In her family's evaluation, the Eye of Odin Life Soul was S rank. It was even stronger than the average S rank, a Life Soul akin to a bug in games.

Although Sadie's Eye of Odin had only just condensed and was still a Primordial Body, its ability was already excellent.

Previously, it had been used to record videos, but in fact, it was just a trick of the Eye of Odin. What was truly impressive about the Eye of Odin was that it could observe an opponent in battle.

Now, Sadie's limit was to slow things down by seven times. In battle, if she used this ability, all trajectories would appear seven times slower in her eyes.

This multiplier was calculated according to the standards of the Eye of Odin. It wasn't slowing down the object by seven times.

In other words, someone's seemingly fast attacks would become very slow in Sadie's eyes. It made it easy for her to dodge those attacks or have enough time to think of a way to deal with them.

The Eye of Odin didn't only strengthen her vision; in fact, the real target of the Eye of Odin was to strengthen her brain. If the brain's thinking speed and reaction couldn't keep up, it could easily cause a situation where one couldn't react in time despite being able to detect it.

However, the Eye of Odin had strengthened her brain, allowing Sadie's brain to think and react faster. This was the truly terrifying part.

A saber technique that looked as fast as lightning looked like slow motion in Sadie's eyes when she slowed it down by seven times. At the same time, her mind raced with all sorts of countermeasures at lightning speed.

Now, Sadie's only flaw was that because her eyesight and brainpower were too strong, her body couldn't keep up with her brain's reaction speed, causing her to have synchronization issues.

Under normal circumstances, a speed of four to five times was her limit. Her body's speed could keep up with her eyesight and brainpower. Any higher, her body's movement speed wouldn't be able to keep up even if her brain issued an order.

In terms of combat abilities, Sadie knew that she was far from Zhou Wen's match, but in terms of acumen, Sadie didn't believe that she would lose to him.

As she charged forward, the ice sword in Sadie's hand mercilessly harvested the lives of the Demonized Soldiers. Even if she encountered Demonized Generals, she could still kill them with one strike.

Her sword techniques didn't have any unnecessary movements. She could always use the simplest method to kill her enemy.

Zhou Wen followed behind Sadie without making a move. Seeing that Sadie was about to rush into the range of the Tiger Cage Demonized General, he said, "Let's end here. Stop walking forward."

"I heard that Tiger Cage Pass has a very powerful dimensional creature guarding it and ordinary people can't charge in. Why don't we have a bet? If I can charge into the city and kill the dimensional creature guarding the gates, it'll be considered my victory. If I can't charge in, or if I can't kill the dimensional creature guarding the gates, count it as my loss. If I lose, I can tell you a secret about the cube ranking. If I'm lucky to win, I hope you can officially spar with me. Just the two of us. Let's see who's acumen is better," Sadie said.

"What secret?" Zhou Wen asked.

"It's not a secret if I tell you, but I guarantee with my character that this secret is definitely worth it," Sadie said with certainty.

"Alright, I'll bet with you. Are you sure you want to kill the strongest dimensional creature in Tiger Cage Pass?" Zhou Wen asked.

"That's right. Let's smack palms to make an oath. It's a deal?" Sadie extended her hand.

Zhou Wen didn't hesitate as he extended his palm and slapped Sadie's palm.

Tiger Cage Demonized General was already a top Epic creature. No matter how talented Sadie was, killing Tiger Cage Demonized General was not bad.

However, what was truly terrifying in Tiger Cage Pass wasn't the Tiger Cage Demonized General, but the Elegant Emperor's Avatar Puppet. Although that fellow was only at the Epic stage, his difficulty was already close to the Mythical stage. Zhou Wen didn't think Sadie had the ability to kill the Elegant Emperor's Avatar Puppet.

After retracting her palm, Sadie's lips curled up slightly. She wore a confident expression as she charged towards Tiger Cage Pass with her ice sword.

Zhou Wen watched from the side, prepared to help at any moment. If Sadie were to fail, he couldn't watch her die here.

Just as Sadie stepped into the range of the Tiger Cage Demonized General's shooting range, she saw an arrow shoot over with a strong spiral force. It was shockingly fast.

However, Sadie didn't panic. When the arrow reached her, she took a slight step to the side and dodged the arrow. At the same time, she slashed the ice sword in her hand, landing the arrow. She continued rushing towards Tiger Cage Pass.

The storm-like arrows immediately shot over.

Zhou Wen watched as Sadie moved in a small area and brandished the ice sword in her hand. She easily passed through the arrow rain and continued charging at Tiger Cage Pass.

This Sadie really has some ability. Zhou Wen realized that when Sadie passed through the rain of arrows, she used a very small movement to dodge a large number of arrows. Every time the ice sword struck out, it struck the most critical arrow.

The entire process was as exact as a computer's calculated path. There was no waste of stamina through any unnecessary actions.

Even Zhou Wen himself couldn't do better than Sadie.

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Chapter 614 Eye of Hell

Could it be that Sadie has already reached the Minute Subtlety realm at such a young age? Zhou Wen was somewhat surprised.

Back when Lance visited, he had only just reached the edge of Minute Subtlety. Sadie was a little younger than Lance, yet she had completely mastered Minute Subtlety. From Zhou Wen's point of view, this was extremely shocking.

Unbeknown to Zhou Wen, Sadie purely relied on the powers of Eye of Odin. Her true realm was inferior to Lance, so she naturally wasn't as good as Zhou Wen.

However, Eye of Odin was like a bug in games. To outsiders, Sadie was simply at some greater mastery of Minute Subtlety. No matter how intense the battle was, she could always calmly achieve perfection.

Soon, Sadie rushed to the top of the city and began fighting the Tiger Cage Demonized General.

Tiger Cage Demonized General was slightly stronger than Sadie in every aspect, but under the effects of the Eye of Odin, she could counter all his moves. He couldn't injure Sadie at all. Instead, he was severely restrained by Sadie. It was only a matter of time before he was killed.

There's actually such a genius in this world? Zhou Wen looked at Sadie's battle and was increasingly certain that she had achieved greater mastery of Minute Subtlety. Otherwise, how could she have reached such a stage?

She should be around my age or younger than me. Since she can do it, there's no reason I can't do it. Zhou Wen carefully observed Sadie's actions as he switched his Essence Energy Skill to Small Perfection of Wisdom.

The Eight Perfections Wisdom Life Providence and Hell King Life Soul also worked at the same time, making his senses extremely sharp.

Zhou Wen sat on the Chi's back and watched the battle. At the same time, he put himself in Sadie's shoes. He imagined a battle with the Tiger Cage Demonized General. In this battle, what was the difference between his choices and Sadie's choices?

Soon, Zhou Wen realized that although his choice wasn't wrong, he found them a little crude compared to Sadie. He wasn't as meticulous as Sadie.

What exactly am I lacking? As Zhou Wen thought, he gradually gained some insight.

There's a saying that goes, "Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated." The reason why gods are revered is that they have terrifying clairvoyant abilities. From this, one can see the importance of the word "know." What Minute Subtlety needs is clairvoyance. By observing the other party's actions, one can derive information about the other party and exploit the information obtained... As Zhou Wen's mind raced, his Hell King Life Soul also expanded.

The Small Perfection of Wisdom Essence Energy Art was an Essence Energy Art that strengthened one's Constitution. The Eight Perfections Wisdom and Hell King Life Soul also strengthened his Constitution, but it was different from the typical strengthening. Instead, it was a way to strengthen one's mind first.

The stronger Zhou Wen's mind was, the stronger the feedback his body received.

With Zhou Wen's comprehension, the Hell King Life Soul became stronger. As for the Hell King Life Soul, it was one with Zhou Wen. The growth of the Hell King Life Soul immediately reflected back on Zhou Wen, making him feel increasingly sensitive.

Suddenly, a vertical eye on Zhou Wen's glabella opened. It was the Eye of Hell that belonged to the Hell King. At the instant it opened, it seemed to have countless wraiths howling in pain.

The moment the Eye of Hell opened, the space around Zhou Wen seemed to change. It wasn't a real eye, but a door that led to hell.

When the Eye of Hell opened, Zhou Wen's body experienced a strange feeling. It was as though there was another feeling beyond his senses. This feeling made his sensual organs feel extremely strange.

So this is the Hell King's true ability. This should be the so-called Eighth Sense, right? To break through the understanding of spatial dimension... Under the effects of the Hell King Life Soul, Zhou Wen didn't even need to look to sense the minute changes in his surroundings.

However, he gradually realized that the feeling he had when he was Hell King didn't seem to be as simple as an eighth sense.

Apart from a normal feeling, he also discovered a strange phenomenon in every creature. It was an indescribable feeling.

He seemed to see a transparent flame burning on all the creatures. Some of the transparent flames were bigger than others, burning like a bonfire.

Some of the flames were relatively small, like fire plumes. It was as though the slightest breath could extinguish them.

What was even stranger was that the flames were transparent and colorless. It should have been impossible to see them, but he could. Even if he closed his eyes, he could sense the existence of the flames.

Furthermore, Zhou Wen could vaguely sense that the transparent and colorless flames seemed to have some connection with the Eye of Hell at his glabella.

Could it be that the flames I see are actually the legendary karmic sinflames? Zhou Wen guessed inwardly, but he wasn't confident.

Legend had it that karmic sinflames were the flames of sins. Every time someone did something evil, he would have more karmic sinflames on him. After he went to hell, he would be burned by the karmic sinflames.

The greater the sins, the more karmic sinflames there were. This also prolonged the burning in hell. One had to wait for the karmic sinflames to burn out before they could reincarnate.

Zhou Wen was only guessing, unsure if what he saw were karmic sinflames.

Sadie was still fighting the Tiger Cage Demonized General. Her Eye of Odin was indeed powerful. Despite fighting someone stronger than herself, she suppressed the Tiger Cage Demonized General and eventually killed him with one strike.

The entire process was smooth and fluid. She didn't give the Tiger Cage Demonized General a chance. The Tiger Cage Demonized General didn't even manage to touch her clothes. Even Sadie was very satisfied with her performance.

Standing on the city wall, Sadie said to Zhou Wen who was outside the city with a smile, "Zhou Wen, I won."

"See what's behind you first," Zhou Wen said calmly.

Sadie was slightly taken aback. She turned her head and saw a strange person wearing a mask standing on top of a tower in the city.

Before Sadie could do anything, the strange person held a stack of yellow paper in his hand and threw it into the air. The yellow paper scattered, turning out to be paper figurines.

However, when the paper figurines landed, they turned into Tiger Cage Demonized Generals. There were more than ten of them.

More than ten Tiger Cage Demonized Generals charged forward and immediately surrounded Sadie.

Sadie was alarmed. She could still deal with a single Tiger Cage Demonized General. If these Tiger Cage Demonized Generals had the same combat strength as the previous Tiger Cage Demonized Generals, she was definitely no match for them.

She originally hoped that these Tiger Cage Demonized Generals were only paper tigers and didn't have any true strength, but after a short battle, she realized that they were equally terrifying.

Sadie fought many alone. Relying on the ability of Eye of Odin, she constantly dodged and moved around, ensuring that she remained safe. However, under the siege of the Tiger Cage Demonized Generals, Sadie's physical reaction was no longer able to keep up with her acumen and brain's reactions. All she could do was try her best to find flaws in the siege and use the time difference to dodge.

Zhou Wen watched with relish. Sadie's speed couldn't be considered fast, but her ability, which was akin to Minute Subtlety, was indeed very powerful. She wasn't injured under the siege of more than ten Tiger Cage Demonized Generals. She was indeed extraordinarily strong.

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Chapter 615 Benefits of the Ranking

With the augmentation of his Life Providence and Life Soul, Zhou Wen realized something when he watched Sadie battle.

So it's not that she has reached the realm of Minute Subtlety, but she's relying on her Life Soul. What kind of Life Soul is that? It actually allows her to possess the ability of Minute Subtlety? Zhou Wen thought to himself.

Sadie was fighting many alone. Although she was in a sorry state, she wasn't injured from the gank. This was quite shocking.

Unfortunately, with so many Tiger Cage Demonized Generals surrounding her, Sadie couldn't rush out of the encirclement. Her Essence Energy and stamina were very limited, so it was only a matter of time before she died.

This proves that no matter how strong one's ability is, it's best to be careful. In such a world, who knows what kind of enemy one will encounter? Once restrained, no matter how strong one's ability is, one won't be able to deny death. However, Sadie's ability isn't bad. If I can obtain her Essence Energy Art, I wonder if I can use the Lost Immortal Sutra to condense the same Life Soul? Zhou Wen was just musing for a moment. Even if he had the same Essence Energy Art, he might not necessarily be able to condense the same Life Soul. The formation of a Life Soul was determined by a person's physique and mental strength. Therefore, everyone's Life Soul was somewhat different. There weren't two absolutely identical Life Souls.

It was the same for a Life Providence. The functions might be similar, but not completely identical.

Furthermore, even with the Lost Immortal Sutra, condensing a Life Soul wasn't easy. One needed a special energy with similar attributes as a foundation. Only then could the Lost Immortal Sutra simulate condensing a Life Soul.

Now that I'm thinking about it, my First Order of Chaos hasn't condensed a Life Soul. I wonder if I can use a drop of Grim Demon's blood as a foundation to condense a Life Soul? Zhou Wen set his sights on Grim Demon.

With Demonic Neonate as his master, he probably wouldn't dare to object to having him release some blood.

While Zhou Wen was considering how to condense the Life Soul of the First Order of Chaos with the blood of Grim Demon, Sadie was struggling to remain safe.

She originally imagined that a dimensional zone like Tiger Cage Pass couldn't have Mythical creatures. With her Eye of Odin Life Soul, it wasn't difficult to kill Epic dimensional creatures. Even if she couldn't beat them, she had a chance of escaping.

Who knew that she would encounter a terrifying existence like the Elegant Emperor's Avatar Puppet. She didn't even have a chance to escape.

Zhou Wen watched from outside the city. She knew that Zhou Wen definitely had the ability to help her escape, but her pride prevented her from asking him. All she could do was summon her Companion Beasts and desperately attempt to rush out of the city.

It wasn't easy for her to kill a Tiger Cage Demonized General and find a gap, but before she could rush out, she saw the Elegant Emperor's Avatar Puppet throw out another stack of yellow paper. Instantly, more than ten Tiger Cage Demonized Generals landed. Not only did they seal off the way out, but they also made her situation worse.

Sadie immediately fell into despair. She was surrounded by twenty to thirty Tiger Cage Demonized Generals. Even if her Eye of Odin could see the path needed to get out, her body couldn't keep up.

The reason the six families didn't let young people use Mythical Companion Beasts was because of this principle. Young people were hot-blooded, especially young geniuses. They were all arrogant and impulsive. Having powerful strength only made it easier for them to fall into danger.

Therefore, even if they had Mythical Companion Beasts, the various families would give them to people who had some experience and had been burnished by reality. They were calm and capable.

Although they were about the same age, Lance would definitely not make such a decision if he were here.

Sadie's Essence Energy was almost depleted. A Companion Beast beside her was attacked and ended up slamming into her. Immediately, her trajectory deviated. It was too late to dodge the attacks of the Tiger Cage Demonized Generals.

Sadie gritted her teeth and prepared to risk her life. However, she suddenly saw a flash of saber light. The Tiger Cage Demonized Generals beside her suddenly stopped their attacks. With a poof, white mist emitted from them as they transformed into yellow paper figurines that landed on the ground.

She turned her head and saw Zhou Wen standing beside the masked man. As for the masked man, his head had been chopped off.

Zhou Wen walked to Sadie's side and asked, "What's the secret regarding the Companion Beast ranking you mentioned?"

Sadie looked at Zhou Wen with a complicated expression before saying, "Actually, this isn't really a secret. There should be quite a number of people in the six families who know about it. In fact, obtaining first place on the rankings isn't the only way to get benefits."

"What do you mean? Isn't the one coming in first place qualified to pluck the divine fruit?" Zhou Wen asked with a frown.

"Picking the divine fruit is indeed something first place qualifies for. However, it's still unknown if one can really pluck it. However, as long as one can enter the ranking, they'll be able to obtain the corresponding benefits. It doesn't matter if the ranking is high. Although, if it is high, there are more benefits," said Sadie.

"What benefits?" Zhou Wen had never heard of such a thing.

"I'm not sure yet. I'll only know what benefits we can obtain after the ranking battle ends," Sadie said.

"Where did this news come from?" Zhou Wen frowned slightly. Sadie's words seemed unbelievable.

The ranking had not long appeared, and it was unprecedented. Even if there was really a reward after the ranking battle, how did the six families know of that?

"I'm not sure about the source of the news, but it shouldn't be wrong. For the six families and overseas factions to be so eager in rushing up the rankings, it's definitely not without reason," Sadie said.

Zhou Wen didn't know if Sadie really didn't know or if she was just unwilling to say.

"It's about time. Let's head back." Zhou Wen didn't ask further.

Sadie walked back with Zhou Wen, but her emotions were mixed. Although she was confident that her acumen was better than Zhou Wen's, the difference in combat experience was just too great. No matter how good her acumen was, it was useless. It was no different from having psychomotor problems. She felt that there was no need to challenge Zhou Wen again.

An opponent she had no way to fend against was easily killed by Zhou Wen. In front of absolute strength, the effects of her acumen were too minute.

I have to become stronger than him. Sadie cursed inwardly as she stared at Zhou Wen's back.

Could it be that The Thearch is secretly up to no good? Zhou Wen didn't care what Sadie was thinking. His mind was on the rankings.

Back then, it was The Thearch who had allowed John to obtain the six-winged seraphim Guardian. It wouldn't be surprising if she had spread the news of the ranking.

There's also a possibility that it's Teacher Wang Mingyuan. The news might have come from his side as well. Zhou Wen felt that the possibility wasn't small.

There were many experts in the Federation who entered the dimensional zones after a mutation. No one knew if there were any people that the Federation had deliberately planted among them.

If there was, it was not impossible to get news from them.

From the looks of it, I have to go back and ask The Thearch. Zhou Wen decided to take the opportunity of delivering items to The Thearch to ask about the ranking.

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Chapter 616 Let Out Some Blood

After the Xuanwen Club's event ended, Zhou Wen returned to his dorm and sent a message to The Thearch. He informed her that the items were ready for her to receive.

"Send them over." The Thearch replied.

Zhou Wen sent the items through the portal through the Void Flower. Although they weren't worth much, he had still spent more than 100,000. It made his heart ache slightly.

"The Thearch, you previously said that only the first Companion Beast on the rankings has benefits. Then, what other benefits does first place have in the future?" Zhou Wen probed.

"Why are you asking? Your Companion Beast isn't capable of ranking first. It's useless even if you know," The Thearch replied.

"Even if I can't obtain first place, I can still try my best to vie for a higher ranking. Will the other rankings benefit me?" Zhou Wen could tell from The Thearch's tone that it might really be as Sadie had said.

"Yes, but if you can't enter the top ten, the benefits are very limited. Your Six-Winged Guardian Dragon's Wheel of Destiny is virtually useless in the pet battle. From the looks of the Companion Beasts on the rankings, it's not bad if it can eventually reach the top thirty. The one on your ear isn't even at the Mythical stage. It's impossible for it to enter the top hundred."

Can't I have other Companion Beasts? Zhou Wen said that inwardly without sending it to The Thearch. He didn't wish to expose his true strength in front of The Thearch.

"The Thearch, what benefits will there be for getting on the rankings?" Zhou Wen asked again.

"Do you want to know?" The Thearch's message came quickly. Unfortunately, it wasn't an answer.

"Yes," Zhou Wen answered.

"All the more reason why I won't tell you." The Thearch even sent a smug expression after the message.

Helpless, Zhou Wen had no choice but to remain silent.

However, he was certain that there was definitely some benefit to being able to enter the rankings. However, if the ranking was too low, the benefits wouldn't be great.

Just as The Thearch said, the Six-Winged Guardian Dragon isn't suitable for a one-on-one battle. Its ranking definitely won't be high. Which Companion Beast should I use to give it a try? Zhou Wen was momentarily hesitant.

To get on the rankings, one definitely needed to fight. In a battle, one would expose the strength of their Companion Beasts, giving others a chance to figure out a way to restrain them.

Zhou Wen was now thinking about which Companion Beast to expose, one that wouldn't affect him much in the future.

Zhou Wen wasn't in a rush to make a decision. There was still plenty of time, so he didn't need to hurry. Furthermore, the rules of the rankings were that one could only challenge high-ranking ones, not the other way round. Zhou Wen didn't plan on challenging Primordial Sword Immortal from the beginning.

I have to ask An Sheng first if the Companion Beasts from the Special Inspector Bureau and Cape family are on the rankings. I'll start with them. Zhou Wen planned on catching them by surprise. He planned on killing their Companion Beasts on the rankings before personally settling scores with them.

Zhou Wen sent a message to An Sheng, but An Sheng didn't reply. He did not know what he was busy with.

Forget it. I'll give it a try and see if I can use Grim Demon's blood to advance the First Order of Chaos. Zhou Wen summoned Demonic Neonate out.

"Little Neonate, get Grim Demon out. I need him to do something," Zhou Wen said to Demonic Neonate.

Demonic Neonate remained silent as she summoned Grim Demon from the ancient sword.

After Grim Demon came out, his entire body was like a black demonic aura. He had an anthropomorphic look, but his looks were indiscernible.

Clang!

Zhou Wen placed a washbasin in front of Grim Demon and said, "I need some of your blood. I don't need too much. Just half a basin would do."

Grim Demon's expression instantly darkened. Thankfully, his body was covered in the black demonic aura, so no expression could be seen.

"No way." Grim Demon gritted his teeth.

"Little Neonate." Zhou Wen looked at Demonic Neonate.

Demonic Neonate turned to look at Grim Demon and glared at him.

Grim Demon immediately cowered. He gritted his teeth and said to Zhou Wen, "Our Guardian's blood is our life essence. It's impossible for me to give you that much. At most, I can only give you one drop."

"One hundred drops." Zhou Wen bargained.

"Two drops. It really can't be more." Grim Demon's voice was trembling as though he was trying his best to suppress the anger in his heart.

"Ninety-nine drops. Not any less," Zhou Wen said without changing his expression.

After a final round of negotiation, Grim Demon refused to add any more beyond five drops. No matter how threatening Zhou Wen was, it was useless.

"Five drops? So be it then. Produce it." Zhou Wen felt that Grim Demon was already desperate enough to risk his life in defiance, so he didn't continue forcing him. If it was really useful, one drop would be enough. Five drops would be more than enough.

Grim Demon reluctantly extended his finger. Five drops of black liquid that resembled ink flew out and floated in front of Zhou Wen.

Zhou Wen reached out and had the five drops of Grim Demon's blood float over his hand. Then, he said to Demonic Neonate, "Alright, store him away."

Demonic Neonate extended the ancient sword in her arms. Grim Demon could only obediently possess the ancient sword.

"Good girl. Go play with Banana Fairy." Zhou Wen patted Demonic Neonate's head and carried the five drops of Grim Demon's blood into the training room.

He circulated the First Order of Chaos in an attempt to absorb the five drops of Grim Demon's blood, but the First Order of Chaos seemed to reject it. He failed to absorb it.

Can't I absorb it? Zhou Wen was somewhat disappointed. This proved that their stats were incompatible. Even if he could barely absorb the five drops of Grim Demon's blood, it wouldn't be of much use.

Don't tell me that I really need the blood of the Guardian in Ant City? Zhou Wen frowned as he looked at the five drops of Grim Demon's blood.

He felt that the five drops of blood couldn't be wasted. Zhou Wen switched to the other Essence Energy Arts, hoping to see if he could fuse them with Grim Demon's blood.

In the end, even though there were strong and weak rejections, they were all incompatible.

Just as Zhou Wen was feeling depressed, he suddenly felt a burning sensation in his ears.

Could it be that Truth Listener is about to hatch? Zhou Wen summoned Truth Listener and saw that it was still in its Companion Egg form and hadn't hatched.

However, the moment Truth Listener came out, the five drops of Grim Demon blood were sucked away by it. The five drops of blood fused into the golden crystal-like Companion Egg, dyeing the flawless golden color with five black impurities.

Isn't Truth Listener a Buddhist divine beast? Why does it need demonic blood? Zhou Wen was alarmed as he looked at the Companion Egg that had absorbed the demonic blood.

After Truth Listener's Companion Egg absorbed the demonic blood, the demonic blood's black colors gradually spread inside the Companion Egg. It was as though a jar of water had been thrown into the ink. The ink gradually spread out in the clear water and quickly dyed the entire Companion Egg black.

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Chapter 617 Nirvana of Ultimate Hell

After turning into a black Companion Egg, there were still strange changes happening inside.

A golden light spread out from the middle of the Companion Egg. When the black light touched the golden light, it rapidly faded. In a blink of an eye, the black color vanished completely. The entire Companion Egg turned golden again.

However, at this moment, the golden color seemed to gain some thickness and weight. The Companion Egg gradually turned from transparent to gold.

Crack! Crack!

Cracks appeared on the Companion Egg as it rapidly spread across the golden-like Companion Egg. Then, it peeled off bit by bit. The falling fragments turned into golden sand in the air. When it landed on the ground, it turned into black demonic gas that dissipated.

A golden beast jumped out of the Companion Egg. It looked no different from Truth Listener from the past. Its body was small and its fur was dark-gold. Its six ears were wearing six golden hoops, and its eyes seemed to contain golden lightning.

Zhou Wen extended his palm and Truth Listener jumped onto it. Zhou Wen held it in front of his eyes and carefully observed it. Apart from the six earrings, it was indeed no different from before. All he could do was use his phone to look at its stats.

Truth Listener: Mythical (Evolvable)

Life Providence: Heaven's Senses

Life Soul: Evil Nullification

Wheel of Destiny: Nirvana of Ultimate Hell

Strength: 81

Speed: 81

Constitution: 81

Essence Energy: 81

Talent Skill: Truth Listener, Indestructible Vajra Body, Evil Warding, Nine Extremes

Companion Form: Earring

With stats at 81, it was a top-notch Mythical Companion Beast. Its Life Providence, Life Soul, and Essence Energy Skills hadn't changed. The only addition was the Mythical Wheel of Destiny.

From the looks of it, the name sounds very powerful. I wonder what use it has? It can't be that it's just a supplementary ability, right? Zhou Wen put Truth Listener away and entered the game. He wanted to try out Truth Listener's abilities in-game.

Looking at the time, Medusa was about to respawn. Zhou Wen opened the Curse Demon Palace instance dungeon and got Truth Listener to lead as he stormed his way in.

The stone statues were naturally not Truth Listener's match. A casual swipe of its claw shattered them into pieces.

However, what was strange was that even after advancing to the Mythical stage, Truth Listener didn't seem to have the ability to release its powers. It still needed to directly touch its opponent to deal damage.

However, because of Truth Listener's high speed and strength, it was almost impossible to see its actions clearly. The group of stone statues shattered and turned into rubble.

They rushed all the way to the palace where Medusa was. After opening the palace, the beautiful girl became the demoness, Medusa.

"Truth Listener, it's time to showcase your strength. Go, let me see how strong your Wheel of Destiny is." Zhou Wen ordered Truth Listener to use its Wheel of Destiny.

Crack!

Just as Zhou Wen gave the order, one of the six golden hoops on Truth Listener's ear shattered and fell. The fragments disintegrated into golden sand in the air before dissipating into a demonic gas.

As the golden hoop shattered, a terrifying demonic aura erupted from Truth Listener's dark golden body. It caused its body to expand with the demonic aura and undergo some strange changes.

In a short period of time, its petite body turned into a huge beast that was several meters tall. Its dark-gold fur also turned into scales like a terrifying giant ape covered in dark-gold scales. Its body also emitted a strange demonic aura, one completely different from the demonic aura of Grim Demon. It felt more evil.

Medusa had already used the Eyes of Petrification to look at Truth Listener, but when the beam of the Eyes of Petrification swept across Truth Listener's body, it was useless. It was unable to petrify its body.

However, Truth Listener's body violently tore through space and instantly arrived in front of Medusa. Its claws grabbed Medusa's head, its dark-gold claws stabbing into it.

In the next second, Zhou Wen saw an extremely brutal scene. Truth Listener's claws tore the demoness's body into two as demonic blood flowed everywhere.

Roar! After throwing the corpse to the ground, Truth Listener roared at the sky as though it was venting its violent desires.

"Come back." Zhou Wen summoned Truth Listener back. This was because he felt that Truth Listener's emotions were extremely unstable, showing signs of losing control.

The ruthless Truth Listener received Zhou Wen's order and leaped towards the blood-colored avatar. Its monster-like body shrank in midair as a golden earring condensed out of thin air and clipped onto its ear. By the time Truth Listener reached the blood-colored avatar's ear, it had already returned to its original size. There was a golden earring on each of its six ears.

The violent emotions from before vanished as well. It landed on the blood-colored avatar's ear, turning into a tiny dark-gold earring that hung from its earlobe.

Was that Truth Listener's Wheel of Destiny? Why is it so irritable when the Wheel of Destiny is activated? It has six earrings on its ears, and only one of them shattered. If the other five shatter as well, will there be different changes? Zhou Wen wanted to give it a try, but when he thought of Truth Listener's ferocious and ruthless appearance, he temporarily gave up on that thought.

As Truth Listener's master, he could sense Truth Listener's thoughts. Just now, Truth Listener's emotions were extremely unstable. If it became more violent, Zhou Wen didn't know if it would still obey his orders.

What's wrong with this fellow? Zhou Wen frowned inwardly.

Tyrant Behemoth was famous for being a ferocious beast, but it wasn't as irascible as Truth Listener.

As for Truth Listener, it was an auspicious beast according to legend. After its Wheel of Destiny was activated, it was truly puzzling why it had become so violent.

Zhou Wen went online to search for mythical information regarding Truth Listeners. Although there were many different versions, Truth Listener was a kind-hearted divine beast in many of the versions.

There were two popular versions. One of them was that Truth Listener was a white dog. It followed Ksitigarbha's incarnation and was born in the mortal world. After Ksitigarbha's incarnation died, it loyally protected the corpse, unwilling to leave even if it had to die. Finally, it became a divine beast.

The four Bodhisattvas' mounts each represented a trait. Truth Listeners represented loyalty.

However, Zhou Wen's Truth Listener wasn't in the form of a white dog. It wasn't the traditional look that had the features of nine different beasts, but more like a snub-nosed monkey.

Therefore, Zhou Wen felt that his Truth Listener was unlikely to match Truth Listener's first legend.

There was also a second version of the legend. In the second myth, Truth Listener was a hellspawn born in hell. It was born in the deepest depths of hell and had the responsibility to guard hell.

Zhou Wen was more inclined towards this version's Mythical legend, but even so, Truth Listener, who presided over hell, should be a kind divine beast. Why was it so violent?

Could it be that the six golden hoops or Grim Demon's blood caused Truth Listener to have a problem? Or could it be that Truth Listener was originally like that? Zhou Wen couldn't confirm the reason as he searched for more information to no avail.

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Chapter 618 Chimera

Thankfully, Truth Listener was fine as long as it didn't use the Wheel of Destiny. Zhou Wen tried it a few times. Even if it used the Nirvana of Ultimate Hell, it would only shatter one earring every time, turning it extremely violent like a ferocious hellspawn.

However, Truth Listener would still carry out Zhou Wen's orders completely. Only its unstable emotions worried Zhou Wen.

Having activated the Wheel of Destiny, Truth Listener was extremely powerful in combat. It was able to fight Qiongqi head-on without being at a disadvantage. Qiongqi's attacks couldn't harm its body. It could only use its speed to circle around Truth Listener. Truth Listener's speed wasn't slow either. In the end, Qiongqi was killed.

However, this was only if it activated the Wheel of Destiny. Although Truth Listener wouldn't end up killed without it, it wasn't Qiongqi's match.

Due to Truth Listener's potent Indestructible Vajra Body, it was only slightly injured at most. Even the Eyes of Petrification that Medusa released at full strength was useless against it. Apart from Torch Dragon's Bright Torch Vision World, there was no other power that could directly kill it.

Since he couldn't find any problems, Zhou Wen stopped thinking about it. After careful consideration, he decided to try his best not to let Truth Listener use its Wheel of Destiny. Most of the time, it would appear in the form of an earring as a companion form.

After advancing to the Mythical stage, Truth Listener's listening ability became even more impressive. Not only was it extensive, but it could also hear weaker movements.

Although he didn't know what the principle was, Truth Listener could actually hear colors now. Just this alone made it much stronger than before.

...

"You want to snipe the bureau and Capes' Mythical Companion Beasts on the rankings?" An Sheng didn't reply, but he personally came to Zhou Wen.

"Yes," Zhou Wen answered cleanly.

"If you want to use Torch Dragon or Six-Winged Guardian Dragon, I suggest that you don't do so. You've already exposed the Six-Winged Guardian Dragon too many times, so it's very easy to find out that it belongs to you. Torch Dragon only exists in the Zhuolu battlefield. Now, only we are the ones studying the temples under the Zhuolu battlefield. It's very easy to deduce who Torch Dragon's master is. Although you are already very strong, it's best if you don't fall out with the six families now," An Sheng said.

"I understand. I still have a Companion Beast that no one has seen before. I usually don't use it. Now, I plan on letting it snipe the Capes and the bureau's Companion Beasts," Zhou Wen said.

"That would work, but there aren't many Mythical Companion Beasts from the bureau. They aren't on the rankings either. If you insist on taking action, you can only start with the Capes. This is the information on the three Companion Beasts that the Cape family has listed. These three are confirmed to be theirs. The others aren't confirmed. It's best you don't kill them randomly. After all, these Mythical Companion Beasts are the foundation of the Federation. It would be a pity if they were destroyed." An Sheng's words were actually reminding Zhou Wen not to cause too much trouble.

The Federation's situation was very bad. In the future, after the seal over the dimensional zones were broken, they would still need these Mythical Companion Beasts to fight to protect humans.

They were not only the Cape family's private property, but also the Federation's future hope.

"Don't worry. I know what to do." Zhou Wen didn't plan on wantonly killing, but he definitely had to settle the scores with the Cape family and the bureau.

Out of the Mythical Companion Beasts that could be confirmed to be the Cape family's, one of them was ranked 91st—Inferno Dragon, while the other was ranked 63rd—Sprite King of Thunder. It was ranked even lower than Zhou Wen's Six-Winged Guardian Dragon.

Although killing them would make the Cape family feel the pinch, alarming them would make them wary. It was impossible for Zhou Wen to have another chance.

Therefore, Zhou Wen set his sights on the top-ranked Chimera in the Cape family. It was ranked thirteenth.

Chimera's appearance was very strange. It had a lion's body, a snake as a tail, and a pair of bat wings.

It also had three heads. One was like a lion, the other was like a goat, and the other was like a single-horned dragon.

Up to now, no other Companion Beast had challenged Chimera, so any understanding of it was limited to its past combat achievements.

More than ten years ago, an evil dragon broke out of the seal and wreaked havoc in the Federation's coastal cities. It was the territory of the Cape family, so the Cape family mobilized Chimera to kill the evil dragon in that battle.

Legend had it that the dragon had left behind a Companion Egg. It was the Inferno Dragon that had been listed.

According to the information that leaked back then, Chimera had many attributes. Poison and flames were already proven abilities. There were also some other abilities that had not been confirmed. Most of them were just guesses.

After Zhou Wen finished reading the few pieces of information on Chimera, he decided to start with it. He needed to strike at it in one fell swoop. As long as the Cape family dared to accept the challenge, they wouldn't even have the chance to admit defeat.

I'll send Tyrant Behemoth. This fellow is clearly a Companion Beast from the West District. It's difficult for others to suspect me, Zhou Wen thought.

Zhou Wen didn't know that although Tyrant Behemoth was a dimensional creature in the West District, the Companion Egg was obtained by the Zhang family. Few people knew about this, but the Zhang family had lost the Tyrant Behemoth Companion Egg. They had been searching for it.

"Ah Sheng, is there a way to prevent others from seeing my Companion Beast in the arena?" Zhou Wen was extremely vexed about this point.

This was because all the major media outlets had set up fixed cameras around the cube. The black cube had been tightly surrounded and was constantly being filmed 24/7. If he were to bring Tyrant Behemoth over to start the battle, he would definitely be captured by the cameras.

If Tyrant Behemoth appeared in Luoyang, it reduced the significance of sending it.

"You will definitely be captured by the cameras if you go to the cubes in the various cities." An Sheng thought for a moment and said, "How about this? You are already very familiar with the roads around White Cloud Mountain and Mount Laojun. In a 400-kilometer-radius, there's an ancient town. There's also a cube in the ancient town. As it's too remote and there are plenty of dimensional zones around it, there's no one living there. Very few people will pass by. I'll draw a map for you. Go there."

Zhou Wen was overjoyed. After getting the map, he packed his things and headed for the ancient town.

Mount Laojun and White Cloud Mountain were both part of the Funiu Mountain Range. Zhou Wen was indeed very familiar with the roads here. Alone in the mountain range, he had many Mythical creatures protecting him, so there wasn't much danger.

However, Zhou Wen still avoided the known dimensional zones to prevent himself from falling into unknown danger.

He arrived at the ancient town An Sheng mentioned without any mishaps. Indeed, this place had become a ghost town. Many of the houses in the town had collapsed, and many buildings were covered in green plants.

Zhou Wen walked into the town and walked along the stone path. This had probably been a tourist attraction in the past. Although the town wasn't big, the architecture was pretty good. Unfortunately, it was already abandoned.

As it was surrounded by mountains on three sides, it got dark rather early. When Zhou Wen walked through the town, the sky was already dark.

Suddenly, Zhou Wen saw a small shop with its lights on in front of him.

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