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Chapter 843: Ghoul Mask
Clang!
While Tyrant Behemoth was digging the Fiend Tomb, its horn seemed to have touched something, emitting a metallic clang. As for Tyrant Behemoth, it automatically took two steps back and stared at the dug up Fiend Tomb.
Inside the Fiend Tomb, there was a huge human face. It was identical to the fiend faces that had appeared on the Fiend Stones. However, this face was much bigger, and it emitted a grayish-white strange aura.
Zhou Wen was staring at the face as he sized it up, but it floated up by itself. Only then did he realize that it wasn't a face, but a stone mask.
From the looks of it, the problem of the fiend face appearing lies with this mask. Zhou Wen ordered Tyrant Behemoth to deliver a punch. He wanted to see what abilities this mask had.
Bam!
Tyrant Behemoth's Absolute Strength strike shattered the mask. This left Zhou Wen slightly taken aback. Although he felt that there weren't many Companion Beasts in this world that could fight Tyrant Behemoth head-on, it was blasted apart with a single punch. It was too weak—even inferior to the Dragon Tiger Pill Essence.
Just as Zhou Wen was feeling puzzled, he saw the dust that filled the sky float towards Tyrant Behemoth. Before Zhou Wen could react, the dust from the shattered mask touched Tyrant Behemoth's face, turning into a complete mask.
However, this time, the mask matched the size of Tyrant Behemoth's face, enveloping it completely.
Zhou Wen immediately felt that something was amiss. Indeed, Tyrant Behemoth roared and struggled, trying to tear off the mask on its face, but it failed. Furthermore, its struggling slowed down. Soon, Zhou Wen realized that Tyrant Behemoth was no longer under his control.
Boom!
Tyrant Behemoth threw a punch at the blood-colored avatar who dodged to the side. Its fist smashed a huge hole in the mountain wall.
Tyrant Behemoth's terrifying strength was unleashed as it attacked the blood-colored avatar repeatedly. Zhou Wen's strength wasn't enough to fight Tyrant Behemoth, so he could only dodge.
As Zhou Wen dodged, he observed the mask and mentally contacted Tyrant Behemoth.
The mental connection was no longer working. The mask completely controlled Tyrant Behemoth. The mask's ability surprised Zhou Wen.
From the looks of it, I can only give it a try. After shattering the mask, can I liberate Tyrant Behemoth? Zhou Wen put on the Invisibility Cloak and instantly vanished.
Tyrant Behemoth was a Companion Beast that employed brute force. It had never been afraid of anyone in a head-on battle.
However, Zhou Wen had vanished. It could only stand there in a daze. Its masked face looked around, but there was no sign of Zhou Wen.
Suddenly, an invisible sword beam flashed. The mask on Tyrant Behemoth's face was cleaved into two and fell from Tyrant Behemoth's face.
However, Tyrant Behemoth didn't regain its freedom. The mask automatically shattered and condensed on Tyrant Behemoth's face, forming a new mask. Tyrant Behemoth was still under its control.
Zhou Wen continued forward invisibly as the Light Concealment Sword in his hand rapidly flashed. Countless strikes instantly shattered the mask, but the outcome was still useless.
The shattered mask returned to Tyrant Behemoth's face and reformed. It still firmly controlled Tyrant Behemoth.
It's impossible for there to be no weakness. What's the weakness of the mask? Still invisible, Zhou Wen used the Hell King Life Soul's ability and Truth Listener's hearing to constantly scan the mask.
Coupled with Doctor Darkness's penetrative vision, the mask had almost no secrets in front of Zhou Wen.
The mask itself was flawless. It was made of gray rocks, so he didn't discover anything special.
It was unlike the Water Elemental that Zhou Wen had seen before. The Water Elemental could be scattered and reformed. However, there was a water element core in the Water Elemental's body. As long as the core was destroyed, the Water Elemental could be killed.
However, this mask was different. It didn't have a core in its body. No matter how he sliced its body or even blasted the mask to dust like Tyrant Behemoth, he couldn't kill it.
Could it be that it really doesn't have a weakness? Zhou Wen observed for a long time but failed to discover the weakness of the mask.
Demonic Neonate, who was hiding in the Invisibility Cloak, hadn't taken action. Clearly, she hadn't found the flaw in the mask, so she had no intention of taking action.
Even Demonic Neonate and I can't discover the flaws in the mask. Then, is it possible that there aren't any flaws? Or perhaps, its flaws aren't on its body? Zhou Wen's heart stirred as he focused his attention on the Fiend Tomb where he had discovered the mask.
Inside the Fiend Tomb were grayish-white Fiend Stones. After the mask flew out, the Fiend Stones below formed the shape of human faces, perhaps because they were compressed by the Fiend Stones above. However, they only looked a little similar in shape. They didn't have the vibrancy of the other Fiend Stones. They didn't seem to be living creatures.
However, Zhou Wen didn't care. He had to give everything a shot. He immediately went over in his invisible state and quickly slashed out with Light Concealment Sword, slashing at the human-faced Fiend Stones in the Fiend Tomb.
Pfft!
Wherever the sword mark appeared, black blood spewed out like a fountain. As for Tyrant Behemoth's mask, it suddenly distorted as cracks similar to the sword marks appeared.
When the black blood spewed out, the mask shattered with a crack and fell to the ground.
'Killed Mythical creature, Ghoul Mask.' A notification appeared in-game.
Nothing dropped? Zhou Wen was somewhat depressed. The Dragon Tiger Pill Essence that had recently dropped seemed to have expended all his luck. It had been days since anything good had dropped.
After the Ghoul Mask was dispatched, Zhou Wen recovered his connection with Tyrant Behemoth. Furthermore, the ghost faces in the Fiend Stone shattered. When the Companion Beasts touched the Fiend Stones again, they didn't get petrified again.
From the looks of it, the problem with Fiend Stone Petrification was triggered by the Ghoul Mask. I wonder if the Zhang family's people ran towards the Fiend Tomb because of the Ghoul Mask. If that's the case, the Zhang family's problem should be resolvable, Zhou Wen thought to himself as he got Tyrant Behemoth to continue digging the Fiend Tomb to see what else was down there.
Without the interference of the Fiend Stone statues, Tyrant Behemoth dug even faster. It directly swallowed the Fiend Stones it dug out to replenish its expended Essence Energy.
As it dug, Tyrant Behemoth stopped as though it had lost its soul. It stood in front of the Fiend Tomb, motionless no matter how Zhou Wen ordered it.
What's wrong now? Zhou Wen frowned slightly as he focused his gaze at the Fiend Tomb that had been dug seven to eight meters deep. He saw that apart from the Fiend Stones, there was another living creature in the pit.
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Chapter 844: Ba
The creature looked very strange. Its lower body was like a snake, but it was also like a fish. Its upper body had two dragon claws, and its head resembled a dragon, but it didn't have horns. It was a very strange creature.
It lay silently in the grave. For some reason, Tyrant Behemoth stood outside the pit and stared at it as though it was possessed.
Zhou Wen's heart stirred as he summoned the Golden Battle God Halberd to attack the monster in the grave.
However, when the Golden Battle God Halberd approached the grave, it lost control and landed beside the pit.
Zhou Wen hurriedly sent a few Companion Beasts over, but the outcome was the same. As long as they approached the grave, they would stand there motionless as though they had been possessed.
Be it animals or weapons, all Companion Beasts shared the same fate.
The dimensional creatures in this Fiend Tomb are really strange. First, it's the Ghoul Mask, and now, it's such a monster. Their abilities are so strange. Zhou Wen thought for a moment and summoned Truth Listener to the graveside.
However, Truth Listener didn't stand there in a daze. It broke two earrings and, after descending, grabbed the monster with its claws, tearing it into two.
By the time the monster wanted to resist, it was already too late. It died an unnatural death, and only then did Tyrant Behemoth and the other Companion Beasts regain their lucidity.
Thankfully, I have enough Companion Beasts that have well-rounded abilities. Otherwise, I really wouldn't be able to do anything to this Fiend Tomb, Zhou Wen thought.
'Killed Mythical creature, Ghost Hornless.' A game notification popped up.
It's another Mythical creature. What's hidden underneath? Could it really be Ba? Zhou Wen wondered how powerful Ba would be if it was really Ba.
After eliminating Ghost Hornless, Zhou Wen ordered Tyrant Behemoth to continue digging. He wanted to see if there was a Ba in the Fiend Tomb.
Tyrant Behemoth received the order and continued digging. Not long after, the Fiend Stones below emitted a scorching aura. The deeper it went, the hotter the Fiend Stones became. Towards the end, the Fiend Stones turned into magma.
Tyrant Behemoth wasn't afraid of the magma as it sucked the magma into its stomach. As the magma vanished, something gradually revealed itself.
Zhou Wen finally saw something that wasn't a Fiend Stone. It was a type of black metal that had been forged into the shape of a bed. There was a canopy on the bed with a transparent curtain hanging down.
The magma formed by the Fiend Stones was blocked by the veil, preventing it from entering the bed.
And on the bed, there was a stunning woman sleeping. Just sleeping there with her eyes closed she was beautiful beyond description. It was difficult to imagine how beautiful she would be if she opened her eyes.
The woman was dressed in red, making her figure look enchanting and charming. Even though the game's style was cartoonish, it was already very provocative.
If it was in reality, he wondered how sexy and alluring she would be.
However, Zhou Wen wasn't in the mood to admire her beauty. His expression was still solemn because he felt a familiar aura from this woman.
That aura wasn't from a dimensional creature, but the aura of a Guardian.
However, typical Guardians were in cocoons, but this woman was sleeping on the bed. This only meant one thing; she had long broken out of the cocoon.
According to what Zhou Wen knew, it wasn't possible for a Guardian to break out of the cocoon just because they were strong enough. Unless someone forcefully broke the cocoon of the Guardian, or someone contracted them, the Guardian couldn't break out no matter how strong they were.
Now that this woman wasn't in the cocoon, it could only mean that she had already contracted a human, or that someone had forcefully torn open the cocoon.
The Zhang family has protected the Fiend Tomb for so long it's unlikely that someone else dug up the Fiend Tomb and contracted the Guardian. Then, there are only two possibilities. One is that the Zhang family has someone who contracted the Guardian. Another possibility is that this woman is the same as the fellow in the log. She's one of the surviving Guardians from a previous era, Zhou Wen thought as the woman on the bed suddenly opened her eyes.
It wasn't as beautiful as Zhou Wen imagined. It was a pair of eyes that were as red as fire. Although they didn't look ugly, they were terrifying. There wasn't a hint of feminine charm in them.
Her red eyes stared coldly at Zhou Wen as though she was looking at a thief who dared disturb her dreams.
Zhou Wen's heart chilled as he broke out into a cold sweat. A sense of danger arose spontaneously.
Suddenly, Zhou Wen recalled that he was still wearing the Invisibility Cloak. Yet, she could actually see him. Didn't that mean that the Invisibility Cloak was ineffective against her?
Zhou Wen chose to strike first to gain the upper hand. Tyrant Behemoth roared and charged at the woman on the bed. After it expanded, a fist that was bigger than the bed slammed down violently in a bid to smash the bed and the woman to pieces.
However, before Tyrant Behemoth's fist landed, the woman on the bed had already sat up and lifted the transparent veil over the bed.
At the instant the veil was lifted, terrifying flames instantly filled the entire world. Zhou Wen failed to react in time and only saw flames fill the screen before the blood-colored avatar died.
What the hell is this? A full-screen instant kill? Zhou Wen launched the game dungeon and wanted to reenter the Fiend Tomb to take a look, but the program icon of the Fiend Tomb dimmed. There was no reaction from tapping it. There was a 24-hour countdown below. The meaning was obvious. He needed 24 hours to enter the Fiend Tomb dungeon again.
Zhou Wen felt somewhat unsatisfied. It wasn't easy for him to find another Guardian. This might be the opportunity for Slaughterer to advance to a Perfect Body.
I have Banana Fairy, so I might be able to restrain the Guardian's flames. There's still a chance of killing her. Zhou Wen thought again. There's actually a Guardian in the Fiend Tomb. In that case, the Ba that the Zhang family mentioned is actually a Guardian?
The more Zhou Wen thought about it, the more he felt that it was possible. When he connected the origins of Ba, Zhou Wen increasingly felt that she might be the surviving Guardian of the last Guardian battle.
Now, Zhou Wen was beginning to suspect that the battle between Yellow Emperor and Chiyou might have been a battle between Guardians. There must have been many Guardians involved.
The former principal went missing after studying the Zhuolu battlefield. The things he left behind seem to be related to the Zhuolu battle. Could it be that the things the former principal left behind really give people a chance to defeat the Guardians? Zhou Wen thought about the connection.
He first went to grind other dungeons. After a painful wait of twenty-four hours, Zhou Wen entered the Fiend Tomb dungeon again. By then, the Fiend Tomb had returned to its original state.
Zhou Wen ordered Tyrant Behemoth to dig up the Fiend Tomb before drawing out the Ghoul Mask. He held the Golden Overlord Sword and slashed at the face in the Fiend Tomb.
However, just as the blood-colored avatar arrived in front of the Fiend Tomb, it collapsed and died on the spot.
Zhou Wen couldn't help but be taken aback as the game screen went black. It would take another twenty-four hours to enter the Fiend Tomb.
What the hell? Do I have to wait 24 hours after a single death? Isn't this dungeon too odd? Zhou Wen was extremely helpless.
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Chapter 845: Goddess Ba
Translator: CKtalon
Previously, I was fine slashing the human face in the grave while invisible. Now, just walking over means immediate death. From the looks of it, that human face still has some tricks up its sleeve. However, it couldn't see me the last time I went invisible, so it didn't trigger its ability, Zhou Wen thought to himself.
It looks like it's rather difficult to crack Fiend Tomb. The necessary Companion Beasts need Behemoth, Invisibility Cloak, and Truth Listener. If I want to kill the Guardian, I need Companion Beasts that can restrain flames. I need at least four top-notch Mythical Companion Beasts. Where would the typical person get these Companion Beasts? Even the Zhang family will probably find it difficult to have such a lineup that can perfectly counter the Mythical creatures in the Fiend Tomb.
However, I don't think I need to fight the Guardian to resolve the Zhang family's problem. I just need to kill the Ghoul Mask and the Ghost Hornless. Just as Zhou Wen was thinking of how to help Zhang Yuzhi, she called.
"When did you return?" Zhou Wen asked.
"I just came back." Zhang Yuzhi's voice revealed her exhaustion before she said apologetically, "Zhou Wen, I'm sorry. I'm afraid things will change at this Earth Elemental Beast Auction."
"Is the Earth Elemental Beast not going to be auctioned?" Zhou Wen could understand. With such a huge matter happening in the Zhang family, it would be normal for them to not be in the mood to hold an auction.
"The auction will continue and will even be held ahead of time. However, the auction this time won't be bid using money. Whoever can resolve the problem of the Fiend Tomb can take the Earth Elemental Beast Companion Egg," Zhang Yuzhi said.
"So that's how it is. This isn't a bad idea." Zhou Wen was delighted. He already had a certain understanding of the Fiend Tomb. Although he wasn't certain that he could completely resolve the problem with the Fiend Tomb, there shouldn't be too much of a problem if he tried a few more times.
He didn't need to kill the Guardian to resolve the Zhang family's problem, so he was still very confident. However, he still needed to do a few dungeon runs to confirm it. After ensuring that there were no problems, it wouldn't be too late to participate in the auction.
"I hope that someone from the other families can resolve the problem with the Fiend Tomb. Otherwise, our Zhang family will really be in danger." Zhang Yuzhi wasn't in a good mood. She didn't chat with Zhou Wen for long before hanging up.
The auction will begin in two days. Time is a little tight, but it should be enough to confirm certain matters. Zhou Wen had already made up his mind to obtain the Earth Elemental Beast Companion Egg.
Ignoring the fact that he wanted to help Zhang Yuzhi, even if it was just for the Companion Egg, he had to take action.
However, I have to think of a way. I can't expose my Companion Beasts, Zhou Wen thought about how to handle this matter to prevent too many Companion Beasts from being exposed.
After all, he needed to use many Companion Beasts for the endeavor. At the very least, Tyrant Behemoth, Truth Listener, and Invisibility Cloak were necessary.
When the Fiend Tomb dungeon could be launched again, Zhou Wen eagerly charged in. This time, Zhou Wen strictly adhered to the procedure.
Tyrant Behemoth dug out the grave to lure out the Ghoul Mask. Zhou Wen went invisible and approached the grave to kill the ghost face. Then, he dug out the Ghost Hornless and used Truth Listener to kill it.
The entire process went perfectly without any problems.
Then, Zhou Wen waited for a period of time. After confirming that the Fiend Stone no longer grew in copious amounts and the ghost face no longer appeared, the Companion Beasts no longer suffered Fiend Stone Petrification, nor did they walk towards the Fiend Tomb by themselves, he felt relieved.
It's not easy for me to come here. I can't waste it. I'll try to see if Banana Fairy can restrain the Guardian's flames. Zhou Wen got Tyrant Behemoth to continue digging.
Soon, Tyrant Behemoth dug out Ba again. Just like the last time, when the veil was lifted, terrifying flames immediately burned around the Fiend Tomb.
However, this time, Banana Fairy was beside the blood-colored avatar. Just as the flames lit up, Banana Fairy parted her cherry lips and spat out the Supreme Yin Wind augmented by the Three Realms' Best Wind.
In an instant, the flames that filled the screen vanished. The speed at which they were extinguished was as though the flames had never appeared.
Even the magma in the Fiend Tomb was wiped out by the Supreme Yin Wind and solidified into rocks.
As for the metal bed, it was sent flying by the Three Realms' Best Wind. It tumbled into the distance and quickly became a black dot before disappearing. It was unknown how far it was sent flying, but it had already exceeded the limits of what could be seen in-game.
As expected of the Three Realms' Best Wind. It's too powerful! Zhou Wen was overjoyed. Even the Guardian couldn't withstand a blow from Banana Fairy. It was truly terrifying.
'Warning... Warning... Goddess Ba transforms into her Terror form... Goddess Ba transforms into her Terror form...' Just as Zhou Wen was feeling delighted, a red warning suddenly appeared in-game. It was like a warning siren that constantly flashed, giving people a visual sense of danger.
Terror form... What is it? Zhou Wen was momentarily taken aback. He felt that this Terror form had something to do with the Mythical stage's Terror grade.
He remembered that the silver-haired Companion Beast had said that most Mythical creatures that appeared on Earth were likely at the Terror grade, but it hadn't said anything about the Terror form.
Just as Zhou Wen was puzzled, he saw the scarlet flames burn half the sky red. A red figure that resembled a ghost god tore through the air at an unbelievable speed.
Wherever the red figure went, everything around it turned into flames. Even the air and mountains burned.
As he was extremely far away, Zhou Wen didn't manage to see the figure clearly at first. However, she came too quickly and could be seen in the blink of an eye. It was likely Goddess Ba, but the current Goddess Ba was very different from before.
Now, Goddess Ba's entire body was burning with terrifying flames. These flames weren't burning outside her body, but through her entire body. Every inch of her muscles, every bone, and every tiny cell seemed to be burning with blood-red flames.
It was as if her entire body was condensed from flames. Her hair was like fire threads, and her eyes were like fire pupils. She was like a fire demoness that had walked out of a myth, emitting a terrifying and dangerous aura. Due to her arrival, the entire valley burned. The river instantly dried up, and the ground was red like purgatory.
Zhou Wen could sense that the power in her body was unimaginably terrifying. It was something he had never seen on any creature or Companion Beast.
Tyrant Behemoth roared as it soared into the sky. Its huge fist struck at the levitating Goddess Ba. With the augmentation of Absolute Strength, its strike could shatter mountains.
However, Goddess Ba only looked coldly at Tyrant Behemoth without any intention of attacking. Tyrant Behemoth's terrifying strike failed to touch her body. It didn't even break the flames outside the Goddess Ba's body as invisible flames held back its fist.
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Chapter 846: Terror Transformation
Translator: CKtalon
The flames on Goddess Ba's body surged as Tyrant Behemoth's huge body immediately transformed into a fireball. Terrifying flames rapidly burned its body. Tyrant Behemoth couldn't withstand the flames even with its physical strength.
The entire valley plunged into a sea of flames. Due to Banana Fairy blowing out the Supreme Yin Wind, she was barely able to prevent the blood-colored avatar from being burned by the flames.
However, without the augmentation of the Three Realms' Best Wind, the Supreme Yin Wind was clearly no match for the flames. It was being rapidly devoured by the flames.
Seeing that Tyrant Behemoth was about to be burned to death, Zhou Wen hurriedly summoned Torch Dragon Youngling and used Bright Torch Vision World on Goddess Ba. However, in Torch Dragon Youngling's eyes, there was only a sea of fire with no sign of Goddess Ba. Goddess Ba stood there without being sucked into the Vision World.
Holy sh*t, what's this? Even Bright Torch Vision World is useless? Is it because of the Terror form? Zhou Wen was alarmed. Without waiting for him to think further, the sea of flames had already devoured the blood-colored avatar and the game screen went black.
What a terrifying Terror form. Is this the true power of a Terror-grade Mythical creature? Zhou Wen felt that Goddess Ba was the most terrifying creature he had ever seen.
Even the two Guardians of Ant City and the underground sea aren't that terrifying. I wonder if they have a Terror form. Zhou Wen guessed that they didn't have one. At the very least, he had never seen them before.
If there is anyone else with a Terror form, it's probably the one inside the Forbidden City's log. She might have a Terror form.
The chances of new Guardians who hadn't come out of the cocoons having a Terror form were relatively low.
How did this Terror form come about? Can Companion Beasts have such a form? Zhou Wen thought about it but couldn't figure it out.
He suddenly thought of The Thearch and thought to himself, Could The Thearch also have a Terror form?
After some thought, Zhou Wen sent a message to The Thearch: "The Thearch, can I ask you a question? Are you a Terror-grade expert?"
He originally didn't expect a reply, but The Thearch surprisingly replied shortly after. "Not bad. You even know about the Terror-grade. What else do you know?"
"I also know the existence of the Terror form. You should be an existence at that level, right?" Zhou Wen said after some hesitation.
"A Terror form is nothing. To you humans, the Terror grade means invincibility, but in front of me, the Terror grade is trash," The Thearch said in contempt. "You must have encountered a fellow with a Terror form. Otherwise, you wouldn't have asked me."
"You are wise." Zhou Wen flattered her, hoping that she would say more.
The Thearch didn't disappoint and sent another message. "In theory, Mythical creatures with a Terror form are considered true Mythical creatures. However, the Terror form isn't something all Mythical creatures can possess. It depends on their bloodline talent and comprehension abilities. Typical Guardians can have a Terror form as long as they continue fighting and evolving. However, for dimensional creatures, only the top ones can have a Terror form."
"What exactly is a Terror form?" Zhou Wen asked.
The Thearch replied, "What do you think the difference between the Mythical stage and the typical Epic and Legendary stages is?"
"Basic stats and Wheel of Destiny," Zhou Wen said.
"The Wheel of Destiny can indeed allow Mythical creatures to possess a powerful ability, but no matter how powerful it is, it's only an ability. This isn't a qualitative difference. From the perspective of dimensional creatures, being able to undergo a Terror transformation is the most important indicator of the differentiation between the levels of creatures. There's no distinction between Legendary and Epic in dimensional zones because such creatures are too weak. They don't have the qualifications to be categorized. There are only two ways to be truly categorized. A dimensional creature that can undergo Terror transformation and a dimensional creature that can't. This is the first level of categorization for dimensional creatures."
"I still don't understand what kind of power the Terror form is." Zhou Wen still didn't understand.
The Thearch added, "Of course you don't understand. That's because that's the true Mythical realm. If you haven't reached that realm, you naturally won't understand. To put it simply, the so-called God is an indescribable thing. It's an unknown thing that makes humans feel terrified. If humans can defeat creatures with their strength, they won't be called gods. The Terror form is an indescribable state. After the Terror transformation, no matter how strong a mortal is, it's impossible for them to injure the body that has undergone Terror transformation. Only a Terror form can defeat a Terror form."
"Then how can Terror transformation be achieved?" Zhou Wen asked.
"It's impossible for you humans to undergo Terror transformation. Only by signing a contract with a Guardian and using the Guardian's power to advance to the Mythical stage will you have the qualifications to undergo a Terror transformation," The Thearch said.
"Why can't humans advance to the Mythical stage?" Zhou Wen couldn't understand why only humans couldn't advance to the Mythical stage.
"Let me give you an analogy. Don't you humans have something called comics? The characters in those comics are called two-dimensional creatures by you. As for you humans, you are three-dimensional creatures. No matter how powerful the characters in the comics are, do you think they can become three-dimensional creatures like humans? Of course, this is just an example. It's not completely accurate, but the actual situation isn't much different. Therefore, no matter how powerful the characters in the comics are, they can't injure three-dimensional creatures. As for three-dimensional creatures, they can easily destroy two-dimensional creatures. This is why only the Terror grade can defeat the Terror grade. After the Terror transformation, they are no longer existences on the same level. There's no comparison," The Thearch explained.
Is humanity really hopeless? Zhou Wen couldn't believe that humans couldn't advance to the Mythical stage. At the very least, Xia Jiuhuang had succeeded, although his methods were very cruel.
The Thearch replied, "Of course there's hope. Contracting a Guardian or becoming one with a Guardian like Wang Mingyuan. Only these two paths are possible."
"I've seen a human before. He relied on himself to advance to the Mythical stage," Zhou Wen said.
The Thearch's reply was filled with contempt. "You're talking about the one in Forbidden City, right? Do you think that he could have advanced to the Mythical stage by his strength alone if it wasn't for the help of Starlady Polestar?"
Zhou Wen was slightly taken aback. Back then, Xia Jiuhuang had indeed used the power in the log to condense the final Life Providence and Life Soul. With the help of the purple lightning, he had advanced to the Mythical stage.
"There are only these two paths for humans. Have you considered which one you want to take? If you want to contract a Guardian, I can help you. I can help you contract an extremely powerful Guardian. It's definitely not inferior to Starlady Polestar," The Thearch said.
"I still want to see if I can advance to the Mythical stage with my own strength," Zhou Wen said.
"Then take your time. It won't be too late to find me when you reach a dead end." The Thearch wasn't angry this time. She seemed to be certain that Zhou Wen couldn't advance to the Mythical stage with his own strength.
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Chapter 847: Gathering at Fiend Tomb
Translator: CKtalon
After waiting for twenty-four hours, Zhou Wen entered the Fiend Tomb dungeon again. This time, he naturally didn't dare provoke the Goddess Ba. All he did was eliminate the Ghoul Mask and Ghost Hornless. Then, he didn't take further action. He maintained this state and observed if there were any other abnormalities around the Fiend Tomb.
There were no more problems with the Fiend Tomb even when Zhang Yuzhi invited him to participate in the so-called auction. As long as he didn't continue digging, Goddess Ba wouldn't wake up.
The auction was originally planned to be held in Dragon Tiger Town, but it had been changed to a temporary encampment near the Fiend Tomb.
Those who were invited were basically the best in the Federation. The members of the six families were all present, so the Cape family naturally didn't look happy when they saw Zhou Wen.
The other families didn't have much of a relationship with Zhou Wen. Instead, people from the North District's Ultimate Family Clan took the initiative to greet him.
"Lance often mentions you and wishes to have a serious battle with you. If you have the time in the future, why don't you pay a visit to the North District?" the elder from the Ultimate Family Clan said to Zhou Wen with a smile.
"I'll definitely go if I have the chance in the future." Zhou Wen had long had thought about the dimensional zones in the North District, but they were too far away, so he hadn't gone.
However, now that Fine Dust needed him to take untaken paths to advance, he couldn't avoid heading out more often in the future. It was a good opportunity to make a trip to the North District.
After chatting for a while, the person in charge of the Zhang family came over and began speaking.
It was similar to what Zhang Chunqiu had said. It roughly meant that the Zhang family wouldn't charge any form of money for the Earth Elemental Beast Companion Egg. As long as they could help the Zhang family resolve the problem of the Fiend Tomb, they could take away the Earth Elemental Beast Companion Egg.
In fact, most people already knew the news in advance, so they weren't surprised. After all, such a huge matter had happened to the Zhang family. It was impossible to keep it under wraps.
"Brother Zhang, we roughly know about the situation in the Fiend Tomb. However, there are some things that we can't produce a solution for unless we see them with our own eyes," the Dugu family's representative, Dugu Wenxin, said.
"In a while, I'll take all of you to the Fiend Tomb to view it. However, there's something I want to make clear to everyone. The Fiend Tomb is extremely strange. Anyone who goes there might be struck by some unknown power. Who knows when they might unknowingly walk towards the Fiend Tomb and become a lifeless Fiend Stone Statue. Therefore, the people who go will face certain danger. We leave it up to you to decide. If something happens because of this, the Zhang family will not be held responsible," the person in charge of the Zhang family said.
"Of course," said Moses.
Most people expressed their willingness to take the risk. Only a small number of people stayed back.
The Zhang family produced a contract and got all who were willing to take the risk to sign it. Only then did they take the people who had signed the contract to the Fiend Tomb.
Zhou Wen was one of them. He was determined to obtain the Earth Elemental Beast Companion Egg, so he naturally couldn't let go of this opportunity.
"You've already been there. It's not like you don't know the dangers there. Why are you still going?" When the others set off for the Fiend Tomb, Zhou Wen was stopped by Zhang Yuzhi.
"I've thought of a way. Perhaps it can eliminate the influence of the Fiend Tomb, so I want to give it a try," Zhou Wen said.
"What method is it?" Zhang Yuzhi asked doubtfully.
Zhou Wen didn't hide it. "I want to dig open the Fiend Tomb and eliminate the dimensional creatures inside. That way, I can naturally eliminate the negative effects."
Zhang Yuzhi immediately shook her head and said, "You can't do that. My ancestral Celestial Master said that if we release the creatures in the Fiend Tomb, it will definitely cause a calamity for the Zhang family. Our Zhang family has suppressed the Fiend Tomb for so many years, precisely because we do not want that to happen. How can we dig open the Fiend Tomb for our own selfish reasons?"
"According to my observations, there shouldn't be only one terrifying creature in the Fiend Tomb. The one that's affecting your Zhang family shouldn't be the Ba that the ancestral Celestial Master mentioned. As long as we don't alarm the Ba, we can dig shallowly into the Fiend Tomb and kill the dimensional creatures that are affecting your Zhang family," Zhou Wen explained.
Zhang Yuzhi shook her head with a bitter smile. "Who knows what will happen if we touch the Fiend Tomb? Perhaps the terrifying creatures inside will escape. The consequences would be unimaginable. I'm afraid my family's elders won't agree to that."
Zhou Wen fell silent. He was already having so much difficulty convincing Zhang Yuzhi, so it would probably be even more difficult to convince the elders of the Zhang family. He couldn't reveal the fact that he knew about the Fiend Tomb's situation, so it would be troublesome to convince them.
Now, Zhou Wen could only take one step at a time. He was unwilling to give up the Earth Elemental Beast Companion Egg no matter what.
After witnessing the horror of the Terror transformation, if one encountered such a terrifying existence before they had the strength to fight it, the only option was to run.
As for the Earth Elemental Beast, it was undoubtedly the best weapon for escaping. It was highly likely that he would have to rely on it.
Of course, it was best if he didn't encounter a creature that was capable of Terror transformation. However, if he did, he needed a way to survive.
In the future, more and more Guardians would appear. There would definitely be more Guardians with the ability of Terror transformation. Even more terrifying dimensional creatures might appear as well.
If it was really as the silver-haired Companion Beast said, the combination of a human and a Guardian might produce a Calamity-grade powerhouse, it would be even more terrifying.
To be so terrifying at the Terror grade, Zhou Wen couldn't imagine what kind of power a Calamity had.
As Zhang Yuzhi wasn't allowed to go to the Fiend Tomb, Zhou Wen had no choice but to chase after the group alone and follow the others.
Zhang Chunqiu had been guarding the Fiend Tomb recently. When Zhou Wen and company arrived, Zhang Chunqiu welcomed them and took them to the stone platform.
This stone platform had a huge backstory. It had been built by the ancestral Celestial Master. Up to today, it hadn't been petrified by the Fiend Stones. The ground and mountain walls beneath the stone platform had long been petrified by the Fiend Stones. Only these eight stone platforms were safe.
Most of the people who had come were from the other five families. Some of them were from famous local wealthy families and famous freelance hunters.
Zhou Wen looked at them for a while, but he didn't find Liu Yun.
Liu Yun probably won't give up easily. If he's not here, does he plan on stealing the Earth Elemental Beast Companion Egg? Zhou Wen was somewhat suspicious.
The others had already begun studying the problem of the Fiend Stones. They had already obtained detailed information from the Zhang family. Now was the time to showcase their abilities.
Some people summoned their Companion Beasts and tried to see if they could avoid being petrified. Others wanted to use some kind of power to cleanse the mountain walls and people.
An elder of the Cape family summoned a crucifix. After praying, the crucifix emitted a holy light and shone it at the Zhang family members who had turned into Fiend Stone statues. However, it was useless. The Fiend Stones weren't purified.
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Chapter 848: Fighting for an Opportunity
Translator: CKtalon
It had to be said that the six families and the local wealthy families had rich heritage. Their means and various Companion Beasts broadened Zhou Wen's horizons.
Some of the Companion Beasts and abilities really worked.
An elder from the Cape family summoned a book-shaped Companion Beast. When the book's page flipped open, a shadow appeared on it. It was the blurry shadow of the Ghoul Mask.
There were also some Companion Beasts that could move across the Fiend Stones without being petrified. Everyone was trying their best to find a solution to the problem.
These fellows sure are capable. Don't tell me they can really resolve the problem with the Fiend Tomb? Zhou Wen immediately felt a sense of danger.
He had worked so hard for the Earth Elemental Beast Companion Egg. It would be terrible if someone else beat him to it.
Zhou Wen thought for a moment and found Zhang Chunqiu. He whispered, "I've thought of a way to resolve the problem of the Fiend Tomb. I just need to dig it up."
Zhang Chunqiu shook his head and said, "You can't dig up the Fiend Tomb. Even if I agree, the elders in my family won't agree, much less the Celestial Master."
"If we don't dig open the Fiend Tomb, I'm afraid it will be very difficult to resolve the problem. However, you can rest assured. After my investigations, there's not only a Ba in the Fiend Tomb. There are other dimensional creatures on the periphery. We just need to dig open a portion of the Fiend Tomb and eliminate those dimensional creatures. I'm confident that I won't disturb Ba," Zhou Wen said.
Zhang Chunqiu pondered for a moment and said, "It's useless even if I believe you. This is the teachings of the ancestral Celestial Master. The Zhang family has protected it for generations, and we won't dare violate it, or the Zhang family will definitely be wiped out. Even for the Zhang family, the elders in the family will never allow anyone to touch the Fiend Tomb."
"But the Zhang family will also suffer if we don't touch the Fiend Tomb. At this point in time, we have to take the risk, right?" Zhou Wen still wanted to move Zhang Chunqiu.
Zhang Chunqiu stared at Zhou Wen and asked, "Are you really confident? You have to be absolutely certain. If any accident happens, our Zhang family will be doomed."
Zhou Wen knew that Zhang Chunqiu hoped that he could produce some powerful evidence, but how could Zhou Wen produce any? He couldn't just switch on his phone and farm the Fiend Tomb for them to see.
Zhou Wen thought for a moment and said, "To be honest, I have a special ability to see through things. I can see the situation in the Fiend Tomb clearly, so I'm very confident about this matter."
"You can see through the Fiend Tomb?" Zhang Chunqiu looked at Zhou Wen in surprise.
In fact, the Zhang family also had Companion Beasts with penetrative vision. Furthermore, it wasn't just one. However, none of the Companion Beasts' penetrative vision worked on the Fiend Tomb. They were unable to see its interior.
This didn't mean that the Companion Beasts' penetrative vision wasn't strong, but that the sleeping Goddess Ba was too powerful. It wasn't easy to see through the Fiend Tomb.
Even some Companion Beasts with the ability to predict the future could only roughly predict the Ghoul Mask at the top. Furthermore, the scenes they predicted were blurry, just like the one produced by the Cape family's elder.
"There are a total of three levels in the Fiend Tomb. The first level is the mask. I reckon that the ghost face and the power of the Fiend Stone Petrification are produced because of that ghost face. The second level is a strange creature. It looks like a snake and dragon, but it's neither. The reason behind the Zhang family members involuntarily walking towards the Fiend Tomb is probably due to its enticement. The third level is the Ba that your Zhang family is suppressing and protecting, but we don't have to alarm her. All we need to do is dig up the Fiend Tomb and eliminate the two dimensional creatures. Then, we can resolve your family's problem." Zhou Wen explained the general situation.
He wasn't afraid that the Zhang family would go back on their word. Even if he told them what was down there, it wouldn't be easy to kill the Ghoul Mask and Ghost Hornless. Many people might even die.
Even Zhou Wen needed to use Tyrant Behemoth, Truth Listener, and the Invisibility Cloak to kill them.
Seeing how detailed Zhou Wen was, Zhang Chunqiu couldn't help but believe him. After some thought, he said, "That may be the case, but no one can guarantee that opening the Fiend Tomb won't alarm the Ba at the bottom. Furthermore, we know nothing about the two dimensional creatures above. It won't be easy to kill them."
After a pause, Zhang Chunqiu continued, "To be honest, our Zhang family can also deduce that there are dimensional creatures in the Fiend Tomb. However, due to the orders of the ancestral Celestial Master, no one dares to touch the Fiend Tomb. Therefore, this matter will probably be very difficult to facilitate. How about this? Give me some time and let me give it a try. I'll think of a way to convince my elders."
"Alright." Zhou Wen could only wait for Zhang Chunqiu's news.
The Zhang family's current Celestial Master was Zhang Chunqiu's second uncle, Zhang Siyou. At this moment, Zhang Siyou was talking to the Cape family and the Family Clan of Gods.
"Chunqiu, you came at the right time. Old Mister Charlie and Moses have found a way to eliminate the influence of the Fiend Tomb. Come and listen too." Zhang Siyou beckoned Zhang Chunqiu over.
Zhang Chunqiu bowed slightly and stood behind Zhang Siyou.
Although he wanted to talk about Zhou Wen, it wasn't convenient for him to say it in front of so many people. All he could do was wait patiently.
"Celestial Master, as I said just now, all the strange things in the Fiend Tomb are a result of that mask. To remove the mask without digging open the Fiend Tomb, only our Cape family's Great Divination Theurgy can do it..." Charlie Sr. said slowly.
Zhang Siyou listened quietly without commenting. After Old Charlie finished speaking, he looked at Moses and the other members of the Family Clan of Gods.
Moses said, "I can't agree with Old Mister Charlie. There's indeed a mask in the Fiend Tomb, but the Great Divination Theurgy might not be useful. If you are willing to let me do it, I definitely won't disappoint you."
"Then I want to hear what abilities you have that are better than our Cape family's Great Divination," Charlie said coldly.
Moses didn't say anything. He summoned a terrifying giant.
Unlike the typical barbaric and primitive giant, this giant was wearing glorious armor. He was like a giant god that protected the world. He had an incomparable aura as though he could crush the earth with a single step and shatter the stars with a single punch.
"This is my Guardian, the Giant God Sovereign. With his strength, it won't be difficult for him to kill the mask in the Fiend Tomb," said Moses.
Everyone's gaze was attracted by the Giant God Sovereign. Although many people already knew of the existence of Guardians, not many had actually seen one.
"No matter how strong a Guardian is, it's impossible for them to destroy the mask inside the Fiend Tomb, right? You still have to dig open the Fiend Tomb in the end, isn't that so?" Charlie remained unmoved as he sneered.
Moses said unhurriedly, "That might not be the case. The power that the Giant God Sovereign possesses is unimaginable to ordinary people. Even if we don't dig open the Fiend Tomb, we can still destroy the mask inside. I can guarantee that I won't damage the Fiend Tomb. If the Fiend Tomb is damaged in any way, the Celestial Master doesn't have to pay me with the Earth Elemental Beast Companion Egg."
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Chapter 849: My Method
Translator: CKtalon
Although Moses and the rest were not on the stone platform, Giant God Sovereign was so huge that the people on the stone platforms also saw the terrifying body of Giant God Sovereign.
When Zhou Wen saw Giant God Sovereign, his eyes lit up. He could already smell the aura of the Guardian. Without a doubt, it was another Guardian.
Zhou Wen was still no match for the super powerful Guardians, but not every Guardian was that strong. Perhaps this Giant God Sovereign was about the same strength as the six-winged seraphim?
Zhou Wen wanted to take another look, but Moses had already unsummoned the Guardian.
Zhou Wen thought for a moment and suddenly frowned. Don't tell me that fellow wants to use the Guardian's power to touch the Fiend Tomb? Isn't that courting death?
When Guardians descended on Earth, they represented different dimensional races in battle. They were enemies against each other. Now, they were using one Guardian to blast the place where another Guardian was sleeping. It was obvious what would happen next.
Without a doubt, Goddess Ba sleeping in the Fiend Tomb would most likely go berserk. When that happened, the Zhang family wouldn't be the only ones to suffer. Everyone would die.
Zhou Wen didn't wish to die, nor did he wish for Zhang Yuzhi's family to be destroyed. Therefore, he was already considering how he could stop the Zhang family if they really agreed to let the Guardian attack the Fiend Tomb.
Zhang Siyou was still considering Charlie's and Moses's suggestions. Two different solutions seemed to be worth a try, but at the same time, it was difficult to say which method would really work.
Both arguments had their merits. They hoped that the Zhang family could use their plans.
"Chunqiu, what do you think?" Zhang Siyou looked at Zhang Chunqiu and asked.
When Zhang Chunqiu was young, he had already helped his family to guard the Fiend Tomb. Furthermore, Zhang Siyou had the intention of grooming him into the Zhang family's next Celestial Master. By asking Zhang Chunqiu now, not only did he want to know his opinion, but he also wanted to test him.
Zhang Chunqiu thought for a moment and bowed to Zhang Siyou. "Celestial Master, if possible, I wish to hear more plans before making a decision."
"Unfortunately, other than our two families, no one has discovered the mask in the Fiend Tomb, much less come up with a solution to getting rid of it without damaging the Fiend Tomb," said Moses.
Zhang Siyou looked at Zhang Chunqiu thoughtfully and asked, "Are there any other plans?"
Zhang Chunqiu hurriedly said, "Zhou Wen, who represents Luoyang's An family, also has a plan that can resolve the problem of the Fiend Tomb. Why don't you listen to it first?"
"Is that Yuzhi's friend?" Zhang Siyou clearly knew who Zhou Wen was.
"Yes, Yuzhi has a good relationship with Zhou Wen. She even saved Zhou Wen before. He has no ill intentions towards the Zhang family," Zhang Chunqiu said.
"Then invite him over to get him to tell me his plan," Zhang Siyou said after some thought.
Zhang Chunqiu hurriedly agreed and went to look for Zhou Wen. Just as Zhang Chunqiu left, Charlie said, "Celestial Master, that Zhou Wen is just a kid with some luck. Don't tell me you really believe him and are leaving such an important matter to him? This concerns the fate of the Zhang family. Please be careful!"
"There's no harm in listening to more opinions. In the end, we'll use the proposal that's better," Zhang Siyou said calmly.
Seeing that Zhang Siyou had made his decision, Charlie and Moses didn't say anything else.
When Zhang Chunqiu saw Zhou Wen, he explained the situation in detail. He still believed Zhou Wen. After all, not only did Zhou Wen see the mask, but he also knew that there was a monster beneath it, as well as Ba further down.
As for Charlie and Moses, they had only discovered the topmost mask.
If he really wanted to give it a try, Zhang Chunqiu was more willing to believe Zhou Wen.
"They only discovered the mask. Ignoring the question of whether they can remove the mask, even if they can, the monster below is still there. It's useless to remove the mask." Zhou Wen paused for a moment and said to Zhang Chunqiu with a heavy expression, "Furthermore, I suspect that the Ba down there is actually a Guardian. We don't know what the relationship between the Guardians is. If they are enemies, it will probably cause huge trouble if Moses uses a Guardian to attack the Fiend Tomb."
Zhang Chunqiu frowned when he heard that. He asked, "Are you sure Ba is a Guardian?"
"I can't be sure. After all, I can only see a portion of it through my penetrative vision. However, Ba does look like a Guardian," Zhou Wen said.
"If there's really such a possibility, we can't let Moses try regardless. We can't take such a risk." Zhang Chunqiu had already made up his mind. He brought Zhou Wen along and said, "Follow me to the Celestial Master. Try your best to fight for an opportunity. I'll help you from the side."
"Alright," Zhou Wen agreed and followed Zhang Chunqiu to Zhang Siyou's side.
"Greetings, Celestial Master. I'm Zhou Wen." Zhou Wen bowed at Zhang Siyou.
In the past, the Zhang family's Hero King was the leader of the six heroes. Now, every Zhang family's Celestial Master had a very special status in the Federation. Even the Senators of the six families were respectful in front of the Celestial Master, not daring to slight him.
"Since you are Yuzhi's friend, there's no need to stand on ceremony with me. I often hear Yuzhi mention you. I can tell that you are indeed a young hero." Zhang Siyou sized up Zhou Wen and continued, "I heard that you also have a way to eliminate the influence of the Fiend Tomb. Can you elaborate?"
"My method is actually very simple. It's to dig open the Fiend Tomb and kill the dimensional creatures inside. Only then can I completely resolve the problem of the Fiend Tomb," Zhou Wen said.
When he said that, not only did many members of the Zhang family frown, but Charlie even said disdainfully, "If we could dig up the Fiend Tomb, why would the Zhang family invite you over with their means and abilities?"
Zhang Siyou didn't directly object to Zhou Wen's suggestion. All he did was look at him and say, "Why don't you tell me why you insist on digging up the Fiend Tomb?"
Zhou Wen said calmly, "I have a penetrative skill. I can roughly tell that the Fiend Tomb is split into three levels. The first level has a mask, the second level is a monster, and the third level is the creature that your family has been guarding. If I want to completely resolve the problem of the Fiend Tomb, I have to eliminate the mask on the first level and the monster on the second level. If I don't dig up the Fiend Tomb, I really don't have the ability to eliminate both."
"What a joke. The Zhang family has the power of the Heavenly Eye. Even the Zhang family can't see through the Fiend Tomb, but you can see it clearly. You even know that it's split into three levels. Could it be that your ability to see through things is even more powerful than the Zhang family's Heavenly Eye? I'm afraid you heard what we said and know that there's a mask in the Fiend Tomb. You are using this information to be an alarmist, hoping to benefit from it, right?" Charlie said with a sneer.
"The Celestial Master will be able to determine the veracity of my information." Zhou Wen didn't argue with Charlie. He turned to Zhang Siyou and said, "Celestial Master, if you want me to do it, I have to dig open the Fiend Tomb. There's no other way."
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Chapter 850: Killing the Ghoul Mask
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"Celestial Master, I don't think there's a need to waste time, right? It's naturally impossible to dig up the Fiend Tomb. It looks like you can only choose between me and Old Mister Charlie," said Moses.
After hearing Moses say that, Zhou Wen suddenly said, "Celestial Master, if I were you, I definitely wouldn't choose to use the power of a Guardian."
"Zhou Wen, what are you trying to imply?" Moses and the members of the Family Clan of Gods glared at Zhou Wen.
"Why?" Zhang Siyou looked at Zhou Wen with interest.
"It's not convenient for me to explain the exact reason in public. I've already told Zhang Chunqiu. It's best if he explains it to you in private," Zhou Wen said as he deliberately glanced at Moses.
Originally, he had thought of a better solution, but he chose the easiest method to anger Moses and the Family Clan of Gods. This was because he needed an excuse to kill Giant God Sovereign.
Now, Moses and the members of the Family Clan of Gods looked at Zhou Wen with extremely unfriendly gazes.
Zhang Chunqiu used a secret message to convey the reason Zhou Wen had mentioned to Zhang Siyou. After hearing it, Zhang Siyou looked at Zhou Wen and asked, "Are you sure about the matter regarding Giant God Sovereign?"
"I can't be sure, but if it were me, I wouldn't take such a risk," Zhou Wen said.
"Celestial Master, please don't listen to his nonsense. I know my Guardian best. There definitely won't be a problem," Moses explained. Although he didn't know what Zhou Wen had said to the Zhang family, he knew that there was nothing good about it.
"Please calm down. We need some time to discuss. Please wait for a moment." After Zhang Siyou finished speaking, he got someone to lead the three parties away, leaving only the members of the Zhang family behind to begin a discussion.
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"Zhou Wen, do you dare accept my challenge?" Moses asked Zhou Wen coldly.
"You are just relying on a Guardian. It's nothing impressive. Why wouldn't I dare?" Zhou Wen replied arrogantly.
"Very well. After this matter is over, I will definitely fight you. You won't escape then," Moses said with a sullen expression.
"I'm afraid you will be the one to escape when the time comes." Zhou Wen remained as arrogant as ever.
Moses didn't say anything else. After all, this was an important area in the Zhang family. It was impossible for him to fight Zhou Wen here. It was useless to say anything now. All he could do was wait until he left.
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The Zhang family was in an intense discussion. Naturally, Zhang Chunqiu strongly recommended Zhou Wen, but due to the teachings of the ancestral Celestial Master, many elders of the Zhang family didn't agree to digging up the tomb.
Zhang Chunqiu's uncle was especially against it.
"If we really want to dig up the tomb, our Zhang family has countless experts. Why would we need to rely on outsiders?" This was what most of the Zhang family members thought.
The reason they were willing to hire someone's help with the Earth Elemental Beast as compensation was because they hoped to resolve the problem without touching the Fiend Tomb.
"Uncles, Zhou Wen can see through the Fiend Tomb. Only he knows where the Fiend Tomb can be dug and where it can't be dug. Uncles, you should know the dangers of the Fiend Tomb better than me. We can't take such risks," Zhang Chunqiu said.
"There are also risk-free solutions. Charlie and Moses do not need to dig open Fiend Tomb, so there's no risk at all. Even if it's really as Zhou Wen said and there's a Guardian down there, making it inconvenient to use a Guardian to blast open Fiend Tomb, we can still choose Charlie. Furthermore, saying that Ba is a Guardian isn't believable at all. When he first came, he couldn't see any problems. Now that he's here, he has figured everything out. It's a little unbelievable," Uncle Zhang said.
"Uncle..." Zhang Chunqiu wanted to say something, but he was interrupted by Uncle Zhang.
"There's no need to say anything else. The ancestral teachings are unbreakable. Ancestral Celestial Master has already made it clear that if the Fiend Tomb is touched, our Zhang family will definitely perish. No matter what, I don't agree to digging up the tomb."
Zhang Chunqiu was helpless. No matter what he said, he couldn't move the elders of the Zhang family.
After waiting for a while, the Zhang family finally finished their discussion. Zhang Siyou led the Zhang family out and said to the three of them, "After our discussion, we have decided to get Mr. Charlie to help us solve the problem of the Fiend Tomb. If Mr. Charlie can't solve the problem of the Fiend Tomb, we will trouble the other two to help us."
"Celestial Master, that's a wise choice." Charlie smiled like a gentleman, but he couldn't hide the smugness in his eyes.
Moses and company glared at Zhou Wen, clearly believing that he had hindered them. Otherwise, they would have been the ones to obtain this opportunity.
"Sorry, I've tried my best," Zhang Chunqiu walked to Zhou Wen's side and said apologetically.
"It's fine. The Cape family might not be able to succeed. There might still be a chance." Zhou Wen felt that since Charlie couldn't even see the Ghost Hornless below, the chances of him resolving the problem with Fiend Tomb were slim.
Furthermore, if he wasn't careful, he might even lose his life there. After all, the Ghoul Mask and the Ghost Hornless's abilities were too strange. Even Zhou Wen would be killed if he wasn't careful. It probably wouldn't be easy for Old Mister Charlie to return alive.
As the two of them spoke, Uncle Zhang walked past them and glanced at Zhou Wen. Then, he said to Zhang Chunqiu, "Don't mention digging up the tomb again. As long as my old bones are still around, I won't let anyone harm our Zhang family."
"Uncle..." Zhang Chunqiu wanted to say something, but Uncle Zhang had already waved his hand and gone.
"Don't worry about it. My uncle was only afraid that something would happen to the Zhang family because of the ancestral Celestial Master's orders. He doesn't have any intention of targeting you," Zhang Chunqiu said helplessly to Zhou Wen.
"That's nothing. However, I think your uncle seems to have some misunderstanding about me. I'm afraid that if Charlie doesn't succeed, they will be willing to give Moses a chance and not me," Zhou Wen said.
"I definitely won't let that happen," Zhang Chunqiu said with a firm expression.
However, Zhou Wen couldn't figure out when he had offended the old man to make him look down on him.
Zhang Chunqiu thought for a moment and said, "Didn't you happen to bump into my uncle the last time you were here? I think this might have something to do with you saying that you didn't discover anything."
Zhou Wen was enlightened. The elder originally imagined that he was here to mess around and didn't have any true abilities.
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On the other side, Charlie had already begun taking action. Zhou Wen and Zhang Chunqiu went to the stone platforms. Zhou Wen also wanted to see what the Great Divination Theurgy was.
Charlie produced a pair of angel wings on his back and flew to the front of the Fiend Tomb. He stopped outside the demarcating line and summoned two Companion Beasts. One was a crucifix, and the other was a book.
As the book opened, light beams shot out from the book's surface, gradually condensing into the shape of a Ghoul Mask. Although it was a little blurry, Zhou Wen could tell that it was undoubtedly the Ghoul Mask.
This old man is quite capable, Zhou Wen thought.
Without any hesitation, the moment the Ghoul Mask's shadow condensed, the crucifix in his other hand emitted a terrifying holy light. He used the crucifix as a sword and stabbed into the Ghoul Mask's shadow.
The Ghoul Mask's shadow immediately shattered the crucifix, turning into specks of light that dissipated. At the same time, there was a cracking sound from the Fiend Tomb as though something had shattered.
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Chapter 851: One Person Is Enough
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When Zhou Wen saw this scene, he knew that Charlie was doomed.
His book and the crucifix's abilities were indeed powerful, but he didn't know that the mask wasn't the crux of the problem. Destroying the mask alone was useless. Instead, it might put him in danger.
Indeed, after a commotion in the Fiend Tomb, grayish-white dust spewed out.
When Charlie saw the dust, his expression changed slightly. The book and crucifix in his hand glowed again. He wanted to repel the dust, but the dust was like smoke. Repelling the smoke on one side would have the smoke on the other side sweep over and spray on Charlie's face.
Everything happened so quickly that even the Cape family couldn't stop it. By the time they reacted, the dust had already condensed into a mask on Charlie's face.
When the Cape family rushed forward to help Charlie, the crucifix in Charlie's hand had a shocking glow. It stabbed the two Cape family members who wanted to help him.
The two of them were caught off guard. After being injured by Charlie, they fell to the ground and their bodies quickly turned into Fiend Stones. Everyone was shocked.
However, Charlie, who was controlled by the Ghoul Mask, didn't care. He waved the book and crucifix in his hand and charged at the humans on the stone platform.
Zhang Chunqiu suddenly attacked. His sword slashed like a stream of light, instantly shattering the mask on Charlie's face. However, it didn't injure Charlie's face. The precision of his sword technique was shocking.
However, it was useless. The shattered mask quickly reformed and covered Charlie's face again.
Everyone fought Charlie, but it wasn't good enough to injure him. Even attacking the mask on his face was useless. Instantly, everyone was in disarray.
In the end, Zhang Siyou produced a talisman and stuck it to the Ghoul Mask, causing Charlie to stand there motionless. However, the mask could not be removed from his face.
The Cape family thought of many ways, but they were unable to remove the mask. They could only seek help from Zhang Siyou.
Zhang Siyou said, "My Mythical Ghost Suppression Talisman can only suppress it, but it can't completely be eliminated. Furthermore, this mask is very strange. It's useless to shatter it. I'm helpless as well. We must think of other solutions."
This outcome was naturally within Zhou Wen's expectations. The Ghoul Mask wasn't the main point. No matter how strong one was, it was impossible to kill it. They had to dig up the grave and destroy the human-face symbol below.
The Zhang family looked at Moses, hoping that he could remove the mask. However, Moses shook his head and said, "If I had attacked from the beginning and completely destroyed the mask, I might have had a chance. Now, the mask is already on Charlie's face. My Guardian is too powerful. Even if I can destroy the mask with one strike, Charlie won't be spared."
The Zhang family and the Cape family were in a dilemma. No one could solve the problem of the Fiend Tomb without harming Charlie.
When Zhang Chunqiu saw Zhou Wen standing by the side and watching all of this happen, his expression remained abnormally calm. With a thought, he asked Zhou Wen, "Zhou Wen, do you have a way to remove the mask without harming Charlie?"
As everyone fell silent, they looked at the two of them when they heard Zhang Chunqiu's question.
Zhou Wen answered, "Sure, but I'll say it again. I'm not as capable as Charlie and company. If you want me to resolve the problem, you have to dig open the Fiend Tomb."
"Why are you still spouting nonsense at a time like this? The mask has already been lured out. Why are you still digging up the Fiend Tomb?" Uncle Zhang said.
As a conservative of the Zhang family, the last thing he wanted was to dig up the Fiend Tomb.
Zhou Wen was helpless as well. This was the result of unequal information. It was common sense from his point of view, but to the Zhang family, it was a mysterious and unfathomable unknown force. They were too afraid of the Fiend Tomb and were afraid that the Zhang family would be wiped out if the Fiend Tomb was dug up. Therefore, they were extremely against it.
"Uncle, Zhou Wen isn't someone who speaks without reason. He must have his reasons for saying that." Zhang Chunqiu and Dugu Ge had seen Zhou Wen's strength from outside Forbidden City and knew that he was extraordinary.
Furthermore, back then, everyone believed that Zhou Wen and Old Master Xia had been trapped in Forbidden City. No one had seen him come out, but to their surprise, he had returned to Luoyang unscathed while Old Master Xia had vanished without a trace. Zhang Chunqiu knew that he himself couldn't do such a thing.
"The truth is right in front of us. What reason do we need?" Uncle Zhang said coldly.
"Celestial Master, the Fiend Tomb's influence on our Zhang family is getting more and more serious. If we can't resolve it completely, I'm afraid our Zhang family will die in a few years, even if there are no disasters or calamities. Now that things have come to this, rather than being sitting ducks, why don't we let Zhou Wen give it a try? I believe he can resolve the problem without alarming Ba. Celestial Master, please give him a chance and also give our Zhang family descendants a chance," Zhang Chunqiu said as he bowed in front of Zhang Siyou.
"Chunqiu, what are you doing? Getting rid of that mask doesn't require digging up the Fiend Tomb. We are only helpless because we are worried about Charlie's life..." Uncle Zhang was immediately enraged.
"Now that things have come to this, I don't think I can hold back anymore. Celestial Master, if you are willing to let my Guardian take action, I guarantee that I can destroy the mask. However, I can't guarantee Charlie's life," Moses said.
"Moses... How dare you..." The Cape family members glared at him.
"Enough." After Zhang Siyou spoke, everyone quietened down and looked at him. It was still Zhang Siyou who called the shots here.
"Zhou Wen, how confident are you?" Zhang Siyou looked at Zhang Chunqiu who was kneeling in front of him before asking Zhou Wen.
"I was only 70% confident previously, but now that I've seen the mask's ability, I'm 90% confident," Zhou Wen said.
"Do you need anything?" Zhang Siyou asked again.
"No, one person is enough," Zhou Wen answered.
"Alright, then do it. If you succeed, the Earth Elemental Beast Companion Egg will be yours," Zhang Siyou said with a nod.
"Celestial Master, we can't dig up the Fiend Tomb..." Uncle Zhang said anxiously.
"Brother, I've already made my decision. There's no need to speak further," Zhang Siyou said calmly.
Uncle Zhang stomped his feet in anger. "Have you forgotten the teachings of the ancestral Celestial Master? Digging open the Fiend Tomb is a calamity for our Zhang family!"
"Zhou Wen, what are you waiting for?" Zhang Chunqiu pretended not to hear his uncle's indignant words as he stood up and nudged Zhou Wen.
Zhou Wen no longer had any qualms as he summoned Tyrant Behemoth. With a boom, Tyrant Behemoth's majestic body landed in front of the Fiend Tomb.
"Tyrant Behemoth... That's actually Zhou Wen's Companion Beast..." Apart from the Zhang family, the other families were alarmed.
After all, it was a powerful existence ranked fourth on the previous rankings. In fact, although Tyrant Behemoth was ranked fourth, it had never lost.
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Chapter 852: Expelling Evil
Translator: CKtalon
Under Zhou Wen's orders, Tyrant Behemoth activated Absolute Strength and slammed into the Fiend Tomb, digging it open.
"The Zhang family... is finished..." Uncle Zhang was shocked, angry, and afraid. His face was pale.
The other members of the Zhang family also wore looks of nervousness. After all, the teachings of the ancestral Celestial Master remained fresh in their minds. It would be a lie to say that they weren't worried. Even Zhang Chunqiu's palms were sweating.
However, the Fiend Tomb was slowly dug open by Tyrant Behemoth. Nothing strange happened.
"I thought that Tyrant Behemoth was a Companion Beast from the West District, but I never expected it to be in Zhou Wen's hands." The elder from the Ultimate Family Clan looked at Tyrant Behemoth with envy. Anyone would want to have such a violent battle pet, but there weren't many violent battle pets of such level and quality in the entire Federation.
Moses had been watching coldly from the sidelines. Although Tyrant Behemoth was powerful, it wasn't stronger than his Giant God Sovereign. The Giant God Sovereign was also a Strength-type. Furthermore, it had an extremely powerful restraining effect on Companion Beasts of the same type.
If Zhou Wen wanted to rely on Tyrant Behemoth to fight him, Moses would definitely make him suffer.
As everyone had different thoughts, Tyrant Behemoth suddenly stopped digging and retreated a distance.
The Zhang family was puzzled as to why Tyrant Behemoth wasn't digging. However, they suddenly saw Zhou Wen wave his hand as though something had flashed.
There was a cracking sound in the Fiend Tomb. Before they could see what was happening, black blood spewed out like a fountain, splattering everywhere.
At that moment, everyone could clearly see that there was an abstract human face symbol in the dug up Fiend Tomb. There was a sword mark on the human face symbol. It was unknown how it had been slashed, but it was spewing black blood.
Crack!
As the black blood spewed out, a hairline crack appeared on the mask on Charlie's face. More and more cracks appeared. When the black blood spewed out, the mask shattered and turned to dust.
It wasn't just the mask on Charlie's face. Even the fiend faces on the Fiend Stones shattered. The people who had been petrified gradually recovered.
Unfortunately, they were already dead. Even with the Fiend Stone Petrification dispelled, it was impossible for them to be revived.
When the Zhang family saw this, they were overjoyed. Zhang Chunqiu secretly heaved a sigh of relief. He had also been gambling, but thankfully, he had won.
"Thankfully, I didn't fail." Zhou Wen didn't continue digging because if he continued digging, he would have to use Truth Listener when he reached Ghost Hornless. This was something he didn't wish to expose.
He could use Light Concealment in place of Invisibility Cloak to kill the Ghoul Mask, but Ghost Hornless needed Truth Listener's help. The Invisibility Cloak was useless.
"My young friend, you saved our Zhang family from danger. I don't know how to thank you. Come with me to retrieve the Earth Elemental Beast Companion Egg." After Zhang Siyou said that, he said to Zhang Chunqiu, "Invite everyone back to have a rest. Don't be negligent."
"Yes," Zhang Chunqiu answered.
Zhang Siyou took Zhou Wen back to Celestial Master Manor. When they arrived, he waited for him to take his seat before saying, "My young friend, you still have something to say, right?"
Zhou Wen was slightly taken aback. He never expected Zhang Siyou to see that he had something to say. Without any hesitation, he said, "I've already said before that apart from Ba, there are two dimensional creatures in the Fiend Tomb. Now, only one has been eliminated. There's still one below. If we don't eliminate it, I'm afraid the Zhang family's problem won't be completely resolved."
"Young friend, you didn't attack immediately. You must have some scruples?" Zhang Siyou said.
"It's not difficult to eliminate that dimensional creature, but I need some special Companion Beasts. I don't want too many people to see my Companion Beasts, so I hope that you can permit me to head to the Fiend Tomb alone. If you are worried, you can watch from the side. I just hope that there won't be a third person present," Zhou Wen said.
"It's not a problem, and there's no need for me to be present. I'll get Chunqiu to accompany you later. Other than you and Chunqiu, no one else will know about this matter. Even I won't ask too much." Zhang Siyou paused before continuing, "However, there's something I hope you can help the Zhang family keep secret."
"Please speak, Celestial Master," Zhou Wen said.
"Since you can see through the Fiend patterns, it's very likely that Ba is a Guardian. I hope no one else knows that Ba is a Guardian," Zhang Siyou said.
Zhou Wen was slightly taken aback. He never expected Zhang Siyou to request this, but he still agreed. "I can guarantee that this matter will never be spread from me."
Zhang Siyou understood Zhou Wen's underlying meaning and nodded. "That's good. If the Zhang family were to spread the news, it would be the Zhang family's life on the line."
After Zhang Siyou called Zhang Chunqiu over, he got him to accompany Zhou Wen to the Fiend Tomb again.
After the two of them left, Uncle Zhang walked over. "Celestial Master, why did you do that? Since we've already decided to dig up the Fiend Tomb, why don't we do it ourselves? Why did you hand our fate over to an outsider?"
Zhang Siyou poured him a cup of tea and slowly said, "Brother, why has our Zhang family been able to prosper for so many years? It's not because our Companion Beasts are more powerful than others, nor is it because our Zhang family is powerful enough. It's because we see further than others, think more than others, and take fewer detours than others."
"In this era, resources might be important, but the importance of information and knowledge is sometimes even more important than resources. Just like Zhou Wen. He can see through the Fiend Tomb and discover the information inside. If we were to do it ourselves, although we might succeed, we might have to pay a huge price. There's no need to do so." Zhang Siyou paused before continuing, "Besides, don't you think this outcome is better than expected for us to hand the Earth Elemental Beast to someone who isn't from the six families?"
Uncle Zhang was taken aback before saying, "That's true. However, Zhou Wen is really impressive. Even Old Master Xia was defeated by him. Now that he has the Earth Elemental Beast, I'm afraid..."
"Now that the Guardians have all appeared, it's hard to predict what will happen in the future. However, do you still remember the last part of the ancestral Celestial Master's last words?" Zhang Siyou said with a strange expression.
"You mean that we might have a chance..." Uncle Zhang didn't dare continue as though there was some taboo.
"Let's take it one step at a time. Our generation is already old, so we don't have the chance to take another step forward. However, Chunqiu and the others are different. Perhaps they still have hope," Zhang Siyou said indifferently.
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Zhou Wen and Zhang Chunqiu arrived at the Fiend Tomb again. Zhang Chunqiu brought the Celestial Master Token and got the Zhang family guarding the area to temporarily retreat.
"I'll leave this place to you. I'll come back after the matter is done," Zhang Chunqiu said as he left.
The Zhang family sure is straightforward. They actually didn't leave a single person behind, Zhou Wen thought to himself. Such a decision wasn't something anyone could make. After all, it concerned the life and death of the family. No one would be at ease leaving it in the hands of an outsider, but the Zhang family had chosen to do so.
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Chapter 853: Incubating Earth Elemental Beast
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Zhou Wen followed the steps and easily eliminated Ghost Hornless. When he dug up the Fiend Tomb, he was very careful, afraid that he would alarm the Goddess Ba.
Thankfully, nothing unexpected happened. After killing Ghost Hornless, Zhou Wen used the Fiend Stones to fill up the dug up Fiend Tomb before meeting up with Zhang Chunqiu.
As for Zhang Chunqiu, he had already prepared the Earth Elemental Beast Companion Egg. When they met, he gave it to Zhou Wen.
"Aren't you afraid that I didn't complete the mission?" Zhou Wen said with a smile.
"What's there to be afraid of? You can run but you can't hide. Could you not return to Luoyang for the rest of your life?" Zhang Chunqiu curled his lips and said.
"Thankfully, I've already completed the mission," Zhou Wen said.
Zhang Chunqiu thought for a moment and said, "You have to be careful of the other families, especially Moses. He won't let it go easily."
Zhou Wen nodded. "I know."
"Let's not talk about anything else. If there's anything you need from my Zhang family, just say the word. If there's anything you need, you can stay in Celestial Master Manor for a year or so," Zhang Chunqiu said with a smile.
"That will be unnecessary. I still have some matters to attend to. After I'm done here, I plan on returning. Can you help me make arrangements to bid farewell to Yuzhi?" Zhou Wen asked.
"She's waiting for you at Celestial Master Manor."
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"I never expected the Earth Elemental Beast to fall into Zhou Wen's hands. Your Cape family has worked for nothing," Moses said to Charlie with a smile.
"Didn't your Family Clan of Gods end up empty-handed as well?" Charlie's face was somewhat pale. Although he had escaped death, he had suffered some hidden injuries due to the Evil Ghost Mask's control.
Moses smiled and said, "That might not be the case. He definitely needs external help to incubate a Mythical Companion Egg. I don't think Zhou Wen can hatch the Earth Elemental Beast Companion Egg quickly. We still have a chance of getting it back."
"You want to snatch the Earth Elemental Beast Companion Egg?" Charlie stared at Moses and asked.
"Zhou Wen previously agreed to fight me. If I win the Earth Elemental Beast Companion Egg fair and square, how can this be called snatching?" Moses said indifferently.
"Hmph, then what do you mean by coming here to tell me this?" Charlie said thoughtfully.
"I'm afraid that Zhou Wen won't dare to accept the challenge and will run away at the last moment. Therefore, I wish to ask you to help me. If Zhou Wen wants to escape or doesn't dare to accept the challenge, help me intercept him. With your Book of Prophecy, it will be difficult for him to escape even if he has wings," said Moses.
"Why should I help you?" Charlie said coldly.
"No, no, no. You aren't helping me, but helping yourself. Even if you can track him, are you confident of defeating Tyrant Behemoth? And I can defeat Tyrant Behemoth. If we work together, we can definitely snatch back the Earth Elemental Beast Companion Egg. When the time comes, our families will explore the Founding Emperor Tomb together and split the benefits equally. What do you think?" Moses said.
"Hmph, you make it sound nice. There's only one Earth Elemental Beast. Without it, you can't enter the Founding Emperor Tomb. How can we cooperate?" Charlie naturally didn't believe Moses's nonsense.
"To show my sincerity, after we retrieve the Earth Elemental Beast Companion Egg, your Cape family will be responsible for incubating it. This way, you should believe me, right?" Moses smiled.
"Do I have your word?" Charlie looked at Moses in disbelief.
Without the Earth Elemental Beast, one couldn't enter the Founding Emperor Tomb. Previously, the six heroes had nearly fallen out because of this Earth Elemental Beast Companion Egg. Now, Moses was willing to take the initiative to give it up. He found it unbelievable.
"Our families are from the West District. Although there are occasional conflicts, we are still family. The Founding Emperor Tomb is an important dimensional zone in the East District. If we cross districts like this, I'm afraid the Xia and Zhang families won't sit back and do nothing. If our two families cooperate, we might be able to bring back everything inside. Otherwise, it's very likely that we will get out the items and only serve to benefit the Zhang and Xia families. I'm not sure if the Xia family will participate, but the Zhang family took the initiative to give the Earth Elemental Beast away. Do you think they are really so kind as to give up the things in the Founding Emperor Tomb?" Moses asked.
After some thought, Charlie nodded and said, "What you said makes sense. We are also willing to cooperate, but the premise is that the Earth Elemental Beast Companion Egg must be incubated by our family."
"Of course. I've already said that the Earth Elemental Beast Companion Egg is yours, but you have to split the spoils 50-50," said Moses.
"Deal." Charlie extended his palm.
While they were discussing how to snatch back the Earth Elemental Beast Companion Egg, Zhou Wen was already prepared to incubate it.
Typical Epic humans needed external help to hatch Mythical Companion Eggs if they wanted to incubate them. They needed plenty of preparation in the early stages, but Zhou Wen didn't need it at all. He didn't even need Slaughterer's infinite Essence Energy. Dao Sutra, and First Order of Chaos could help him incubate Mythical Companion Beasts.
Earth Elemental Beast: Mythical
Life Providence: Earth Life
Life Soul: Essence of Earth
Wheel of Destiny: Earth of the Five Elements
Strength: 80
Speed: 80
Constitution: 80
Essence Energy: 80
Talent Skill: Earth Escape
Companion Form: Mount
From the looks of it, the Earth Elemental Beast is purely a mount-type Companion Beast. It doesn't have any special offensive skills, but just the Earth Escape mount makes it excellent. After Zhou Wen saw its stats, he hatched it.
Soon, a Companion Beast that resembled a pangolin but was as large as a dinosaur appeared in front of Zhou Wen.
Zhou Wen tried it in-game and realized that the Earth Elemental Beast lived up to its name. Although it didn't have any offensive skills, this Earth Escape skill could be activated repeatedly as long as one had Essence Energy. The cooldown time was very short.
With the Earth Elemental Beast's Essence Energy maxed out, it could instantly carry out Earth Escape for more than fifty kilometers with Zhou Wen. It was truly a life-saving weapon.
It was also useful for assassination. In the midst of an army of ten thousand, an Earth Escape could allow him to appear in front of the enemy commander and kill him with one strike. Then, he could escape easily via Earth Escape. No matter how many enemies there were, they couldn't stop the Earth Elemental Beast.
As long as I'm on the ground, I won't have to be afraid of being besieged in the future. Zhou Wen was delighted, but on careful thought, there were also the four similar mounts of Metal, Wood, Water, and Fire. If he could obtain them all, he wondered if he could use the phone's functions to fuse them into one.
While Zhou Wen was still studying how to use the Earth Elemental Beast, Moses sent someone to deliver a challenge letter. He wanted to have a fair duel with Zhou Wen to determine who was better.
After reading the invitation, Zhou Wen rejected it without any hesitation. Firstly, it was because he didn't know what abilities Giant God Sovereign had. Secondly, he didn't need to give Moses an excuse to openly snatch the Earth Elemental Beast.
If Moses wasn't willing to give up on the Earth Elemental Beast Companion Egg, he could only secretly snatch it. When that happened, Zhou Wen would be taking the moral high ground. No matter what he did to Moses or what methods he used, no one could blame him.
Zhou Wen wasn't afraid of being criticized, but there was no need for him to take the risk of fighting the unknown Giant God Sovereign. It would be too dangerous if the Giant God Sovereign was comparable to Ant City's Guardian.
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Chapter 854: Pursuit?
Translator: CKtalon
Zhou Wen packed his things and prepared to leave Mount Dragon Tiger.
He had previously rejected Moses, and now that he had packed his things and fled, it was very likely that Moses would chase after him and intercept him. When that happened, it would be Zhou Wen's homeground.
Even if the Giant God Sovereign really had the strength of the Ant City Guardian, Zhou Wen wasn't afraid of employing guerrilla tactics.
Earth Escape, teleportation, invisibility, and with his excellent movement techniques, it could be said that Zhou Wen was best at guerrilla warfare.
Zhou Wen packed his things and was about to leave with Ya'er when he saw Zhang Chunqiu rush over.
"Zhou Wen, are you planning on leaving Mount Dragon Tiger?" Zhang Chunqiu asked directly.
"That's right," Zhou Wen answered.
"It's best you don't leave now. We realized that Moses and Charlie have reached a tacit agreement. If you leave now, you definitely won't be able to escape the pursuit of the two families. Charlie's Book of Prophecy is best at finding people. You have already shown yourself in front of him. As long as you aren't too far from him, he will be able to find you no matter where you hide," Zhang Chunqiu said.
"It's fine. It's perfect that way," Zhou Wen said.
Zhang Chunqiu was slightly taken aback, unsure what Zhou Wen meant. He stared at Zhou Wen with an odd expression and said, "Don't tell me you want to attack Moses and company as well?"
"Why not?" Zhou Wen said with a smile.
"At least make a trip to Celestial Master Manor. We have already prepared the resources needed to incubate the Earth Elemental Beast. It can help you incubate the Earth Elemental Beast in three days. When the time comes, you will be much safer," Zhang Chunqiu said.
"If that's the case, will Moses still chase after me?" Zhou Wen paused and said, "Besides, I've already hatched the Earth Elemental Beast."
With that said, Zhou Wen summoned the Earth Elemental Beast.
Zhang Chunqiu was dumbfounded. When he snapped to his senses, he said with a bitter smile, "It looks like Moses and the rest are destined to not be able to gain an advantage."
"Who can they blame for their greed?" Zhou Wen put away the Earth Elemental Beast and bade Zhang Chunqiu farewell before secretly leaving Mount Dragon Tiger with Ya'er.
Looking at Zhou Wen's departing back, Zhang Chunqiu muttered to himself, "This Zhou Wen is even more terrifying than An Tianzuo was. I'm afraid he will really turn the Federation upside down. In this era, I wonder if it's a blessing or a curse."
..
The news of Zhou Wen secretly leaving Mount Dragon Tiger naturally couldn't be hidden from Moses and Charlie.
Charlie had already predicted Zhou Wen's departure as he said with a sneer, "It hasn't even been twenty-four hours since he obtained the Earth Elemental Beast Companion Egg. He definitely won't be able to hatch it in time. As long as we catch up to him, we will have a chance of getting the Companion Egg back."
"Then what are we waiting for? Before he returns to Luoyang, we have to stop him and snatch the Companion Egg from him," said Moses.
"Not only do I want the Companion Egg, but I also want his life." A cold glint flashed in Charlie's eyes. The grudge between Zhou Wen and the Cape family naturally wouldn't be resolved with Zhou Wen's shattering of the Ghoul Mask on his face. He wouldn't consider how Zhou Wen had saved his life.
With the two families mobilizing their forces together, the originally lively Dragon Tiger Town suddenly became much quieter.
"Celestial Master, Zhou Wen has already left Dragon Tiger Town. Moses and Charlie have also led their men to chase after him." An intelligence officer from the Zhang family reported to Zhang Siyou.
"Should we send someone over and wait for an opportunity to snatch the Earth Elemental Beast back? If we can snatch it back this time, we can prevent others from knowing that the Earth Elemental Beast is in our Zhang family." Uncle Zhang's eyes lit up. Zhang Chunqiu hadn't returned to report that Zhou Wen had already hatched the Earth Elemental Beast, so he wasn't aware.
"There's no need. Moses and company aren't Zhou Wen's match," Zhang Siyou said indifferently.
"That might not be the case, right? After all, Moses has a Guardian. His strength can't be underestimated. With Charlie's Book of Prophecy, Zhou Wen probably won't be able to escape that easily." Uncle Zhang didn't think so.
Zhang Siyou said, "So what if he has a Guardian? What kind of person is Old Master Xia? Even he wasn't able to kill Zhou Wen, much less a mere Moses who relies on a Guardian. They will probably be doomed if they attack him."
Although the eldest uncle of the Zhang family didn't quite believe Zhang Siyou's judgment, he couldn't refute it. After all, Zhang Siyou's knowledge and judgment far exceeded his. Otherwise, he would have taken over as Celestial Master instead of Zhang Siyou who was the second eldest in the family.
Zhou Wen ran all the way. He didn't really want to escape, but to create the illusion that he was escaping.
Moses and company kept chasing after Zhou Wen. With Charlie's Book of Prophecy tracking Zhou Wen's location, they got closer and closer.
"That bastard Zhou Wen is actually running so fast. We have to speed up," Charlie said through gritted teeth. They had chased for hundreds of kilometers, but they still hadn't caught up to Zhou Wen.
"It's just a trapped beast's struggle. He can't escape..." Just as Moses spoke, a person on his left suddenly touched a tree. The tree exploded and sent the person flying. Several people nearby were affected.
"What happened?" Moses quickly checked the man's injuries and saw that he was nearly half-dead.
"It's a Life Blast-type Essence Energy Skill. It must have been left behind by that bastard, Zhou Wen," said Charlie as he observed the destroyed tree.
"Damn it, Bayh. Stay and take care of them. The rest of you, follow me. I want that bastard dead," Moses said angrily.
Everyone chased, but this time, they were much more careful. They didn't touch the trees or grass.
After chasing for a distance, they arrived at a grassland. Just as they approached, they alarmed a group of insects in the grassland. Large swaths of them flew up.
"No good! Be careful of those insects!" Charlie shouted, but it was already too late. Someone had already waved their hands at the insects, hoping to drive them to the side.
However, when their powers hit the insects, it immediately triggered a series of explosions.
Due to the low life force of the worms, a large number of them exploded together, leaving them in a sorry state. Some people who weren't paying attention had their eyes injured from the explosion, while others were covered in blood.
In their panic, they stepped on the grass. The grass also exploded, immediately causing a series of explosions.
"That bastard!" Moses saw that many people were injured. Although their injuries were not very serious, they looked pathetic.
When they continued chasing after Zhou Wen, they realized that the forest had turned into a huge minefield. Anything they touched could turn into a mine. This made them suspicious. Not only were many people injured, but their progress was also much slower.
"If this continues, that bastard will escape. Someone with a flying pet, chase after him with me. The others will circle around and take the main road and see if they can intercept him." After Moses and Charlie discussed the plan, the two of them continued chasing with flying pets.
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Chapter 855: Giant God Sovereign
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They no longer needed to fear skills like Life Blast in midair. Moses and company sped up and chased after Zhou Wen crazily, but when Charlie predicted Zhou Wen's location again, he realized that Zhou Wen was behind them.
"No good!" Charlie and Moses's expressions changed drastically. This was because Zhou Wen's current location was where they had separated from the others.
"Let's go back quickly." After Moses led his men back, they discovered the corpses of their companions not far from where they had parted. They had been blasted into pieces, and there were almost no complete corpses.
The surrounding forest was also in a mess. Clearly, a powerful explosion had happened. It wasn't an ordinary Life Blast. The typical self-destruction of trees didn't have such power.
"Zhou Wen, I'll tear you to pieces." Moses's expression was livid as he urged Charlie to continue tracking Zhou Wen.
This time, Moses directly summoned Giant God Sovereign. After he fused with Giant God Sovereign, the armor transformed by Giant God Sovereign still remained huge. Moses was inside Giant God Sovereign's body as the core existence inside Giant God Sovereign armor.
Moses, who was like a giant, grabbed Charlie and charged forward without caring if there were any Life Blast mechanisms nearby.
Indeed, large swaths of trees and grass exploded, but it was useless against the huge armor that Giant God Sovereign had transformed into. It was unable to injure it at all.
When Moses ran to the nearby water, tadpole-like things suddenly rushed out of the water. The tadpoles constantly exploded.
However, such power failed to injure Moses. All of Giant God Sovereign's armor blocked the explosions.
"These things killed them." Moses could tell from the tadpoles' explosive mode that these were the things that killed their companions.
"Zhou Wen, your tricks are useless in front of absolute strength. Come out and die," Moses said coldly.
Charlie had already predicted that Zhou Wen was less than five kilometers away and could definitely hear him.
Zhou Wen had already seen everything clearly with Truth Listener. He thought to himself, From the looks of it, Giant God Sovereign should be a Strength- and Defense-type Guardian. Tyrant Behemoth is also of the same type. It shouldn't be weaker than Giant God Sovereign. However, Moses knows that Tyrant Behemoth is in my hands, yet he's still so confident. He probably has a way to restrain Tyrant Behemoth.
Zhou Wen's figure flashed as he continued pulling away from Moses and company. However, after Moses donned the Giant God Sovereign armor, his speed was too fast. Not only was Zhou Wen unable to pull away, but the gap between them kept shrinking.
Zhou Wen didn't mind. As he fled, he summoned a large number of Musical Note Sprites and Golden Harp. There were now tens of thousands of Musical Note Sprites. Together with the power of the Golden Harp, the sound waves produced were enough to kill an Epic expert.
Most importantly, it was very difficult for sound wave attacks to be completely blocked by armor. No matter how strong the defense of the Giant God Sovereign armor was, it could be penetrated by the sound waves and killed.
Moses chased after him with Charlie in a frenzy. Suddenly, he saw a large number of Musical Note Sprites and a Golden Harp. Before he could react, the Golden Harp suddenly sounded.
Hum!
With the sound of the Golden Harp, all the Musical Note Sprites sounded. The sound waves emitted were like a tidal wave that surged towards Moses.
"Ah!"
The sound wave failed to break through the armor of Giant God Sovereign, but Charlie, who was held in Moses' hand, was bleeding from his seven orifices because of the sound wave. His Book of Prophecy and the crucifix could not defend against the sound blast.
Moses was alarmed. A golden barrier lit up over the Giant God Sovereign armor, protecting Charlie inside and thus, saving him.
The sound blast was unable to penetrate the barrier and was blocked outside. Just as Moses was about to destroy the Musical Note Sprites and harp, he realized that the Musical Note Sprites and harp had disappeared.
Moses rushed over at full speed, but he didn't find Zhou Wen.
"Where did Zhou Wen escape to?" Moses asked Charlie. Charlie wiped the blood from his face and used the Book of Prophecy to predict Zhou Wen's location again.
"Impossible... He's here..." When Charlie saw the prediction, his eyes widened in disbelief.
At that moment, Zhou Wen's figure appeared above Moses out of thin air. He held a golden broadsword in his hand and slashed at the golden barrier with an indomitable golden sword beam.
Clang!
A three-foot gap was slashed open in the golden barrier, but Zhou Wen's sword couldn't continue. The barrier wasn't as simple as a shell. It also seemed corporeal. If not for the Golden Overlord Sword having the augmentation of Ever-Victorious and Unstoppable, it would have been impossible for it to slice open the barrier.
"You've finally appeared!" Moses wasn't alarmed but delighted. He controlled the Giant God Sovereign armor and threw a punch at Zhou Wen.
However, Zhou Wen's figure flashed in midair before suddenly disappearing.
Moses originally imagined that Zhou Wen was fast and had moved elsewhere, but when he looked around, he didn't see Zhou Wen.
"Damn it, why are his skills so wretched? Where did he go? Quickly find him," Moses gritted his teeth and said to Charlie.
Charlie used the Book of Prophecy to predict again, but he realized that Zhou Wen was already several kilometers away. He pointed in surprise and anger and said, "He's over there. Don't let him escape."
With the virtually invincible ability of the Giant God Sovereign armor, Moses did not care if there was an ambush. He charged forward crazily. The tall trees were knocked away by the Giant God Sovereign armor like a huge humanoid machine.
Its defense is comparable to Tyrant Behemoth with Absolute Strength activated, but its strength is much weaker. However, in that case, it shouldn't be able to defeat Tyrant Behemoth. What kind of power does Giant God Sovereign have that makes Moses so confident? Zhou Wen thought of various possibilities.
From the looks of it, I can only let Tyrant Behemoth give it a try. When Zhou Wen saw Moses chasing after him, he summoned Tyrant Behemoth.
Not daring to be careless, Zhou Wen got Tyrant Behemoth to activate Absolute Strength before charging at Moses.
"Good timing." Moses finally had a combat target. His speed didn't decrease but rose as he charged at Tyrant Behemoth.
Tyrant Behemoth also gathered all its strength and threw a punch at Moses, who was wearing the Giant God Sovereign armor.
A ruthless glint flashed in Moses's eyes. He didn't swing his fist to meet it. Instead, he used the golden barrier of the Giant God Sovereign armor to slam into Tyrant Behemoth.
Tyrant Behemoth's fist struck the golden barrier, but it failed to send Moses retreating. Instead, it was sent flying as its fist bones shattered.
A repulsion barrier! With his experience, Zhou Wen immediately saw through the trick. Tyrant Behemoth wasn't sent retreating by Giant God Sovereign, but was defeated by its own strength and the power of Giant God Sovereign.
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Chapter 856: I Just Want to Set Off Fireworks
"Die! My Giant God Sovereign is invincible." Moses controlled the Giant God Sovereign armor and threw a punch at Tyrant Behemoth.
Zhou Wen's heart stirred as Tyrant Behemoth returned to him. Since he knew that Moses's Guardian was good at reflecting strength, a Strength-type Companion Beast like Tyrant Behemoth wasn't suitable for battle.
"Without Tyrant Behemoth, how are you going to fight me? Zhou Wen, come out and die. I'll leave your corpse intact." Moses chased after Zhou Wen while using words to agitate him.
Zhou Wen wasn't moved at all. As he rapidly moved, he also thought of a way to kill Giant God Sovereign.
Giant God Sovereign's defense wasn't weaker than Tyrant Behemoth's Absolute Strength. It also had the ability to reflect strength. It was difficult to break through Giant God Sovereign armor's defense.
It was not difficult to kill Moses, but killing him was useless. As an equal in the contract, Giant God Sovereign could escape and choose another person to contract.
Zhou Wen's main target was Giant God Sovereign, not Moses.
The only thing worth rejoicing about is that this Giant God Sovereign shouldn't have the ability to undergo Terror transformation. There's still a chance of killing him, Zhou Wen thought.
If it were an ordinary Guardian, Zhou Wen would have killed it long ago if he sneaked an attack with Invisibility Cloak. However, Giant God Sovereign's defense was just too powerful. This wasn't a problem that could be resolved with a sneak attack.
Moses was getting closer and closer to Zhou Wen. Just as he was about to catch up to him, his eyes burned with killing intent. "Zhou Wen, you can't escape."
"Don't waste your breath on him. Kill him and snatch back the Earth Elemental Beast Companion Egg," Charlie shouted with red eyes. With so many people dead, they finally had a chance to kill Zhou Wen.
As long as they could kill Zhou Wen and retrieve the Earth Elemental Beast Companion Egg, everything would be worth it.
Just as they were about to catch up to Zhou Wen, they suddenly saw Zhou Wen summon a Companion Beast. It looked like a huge pangolin as Zhou Wen rode on its back.
They only knew of the Earth Elemental Beast Companion Egg, but they didn't know what it looked like.
Seeing Zhou Wen summon such a Companion Beast, they imagined that Zhou Wen wanted to risk his life. Without any hesitation, Moses threw a punch. Even Tyrant Behemoth couldn't fight Giant God Sovereign head-on, much less such an inconspicuous Companion Beast.
Boom!
Moses punched down, blasting a huge crater in the ground, but Zhou Wen and the Companion Beast were nowhere to be seen.
Could it be! Moses and Charlie had a bad feeling.
Turning their heads, they realized that Zhou Wen was already dozens of meters away. Moses threw another punch. This time, he saw it clearly. The pangolin that Zhou Wen was sitting on burrowed into the ground and vanished. When they emerged again, they were already a hundred meters away.
"Earth Elemental Beast... He actually hatched Earth Elemental Beast... How is this possible..." Charlie shouted indignantly.
No matter how strong Giant God Sovereign was, it was useless if he couldn't catch up to the Earth Elemental Beast. It was already impossible for him to kill Zhou Wen today, much less snatch the Earth Elemental Beast Companion Egg. Even if they killed Zhou Wen, the Companion Beast that had already hatched would vanish with its master.
Moses was stunned. He did not expect such an outcome.
"Count yourself lucky." Seeing that the situation was hopeless, Moses wanted to retreat.
"Who said you can leave?" Zhou Wen rode on the Earth Beast's back and blocked Moses's path.
"If you didn't have the Earth Elemental Beast to escape, you would have long been killed by me. How dare you say such things in front of me?" Moses said coldly as he walked towards Zhou Wen, hoping to stomp him and the Earth Elemental Beast to death.
Zhou Wen remained unmoved as he summoned Tyrant Behemoth. At the same time, he fed the Rejuvenation Pill he had recently obtained to Tyrant Behemoth, allowing its injured fist to rapidly heal.
"What's the point of summoning a defeated opponent? No matter how many times you summon it, it will be suicide," said Moses.
Zhou Wen didn't say a word as he continued the summoning. Truth Listener was summoned and it shattered two earrings. It descended like a ferocious beast and glared at Moses.
"Another Strength-type Companion Beast? It doesn't matter. Attack together." Moses didn't care.
Zhou Wen continued summoning and summoned the Great Might Vajra Bull and Torch Dragon. One bull and one dragon surrounded Moses.
"That's... Torch Dragon... That's Torch Dragon from the Zhuolu temple..." Charlie recognized Torch Dragon and his expression changed drastically.
Moses didn't look too good either. Zhou Wen had actually summoned five Mythical Companion Beasts alone. This was very rare among the six families.
"No matter how many Companion Beasts you summon, it makes no difference for Giant God Sovereign. If you don't break through my defense, you will ultimately be defeated." Although Moses said that, he was no longer confident.
Zhou Wen ignored him and continued summoning his Companion Beasts.
The Golden Overlord Sword and Golden Battle God Halberd appeared beside him, floating in the air. At the same time, the Mythical Kun Dragon and Zhen Dragon appeared. The two black dragons also joined the battlefield as Moses was surrounded in the center.
"That's... the Golden Battle God Temple of the Metalwork Temple, the black dragon in the Zhuolu underground sea... How is that possible... How can he have so many Mythical Companion Beasts..." Charlie's voice was trembling. He had never seen a person have so many Mythical Companion Beasts.
Even in recent years, the six families had many more Mythical Companion Beasts than before, but it was already not bad for the core upper echelons to have one. Only top figures could have two or three Mythical Companion Beasts. Those who had five or six Mythical Companion Beasts were considered the family's top combat strength, the true pillar of the family.
Now, Zhou Wen had summoned more than ten Mythical Companion Beasts alone. Furthermore, they included top-notch terrifying existences like Tyrant Behemoth and Torch Dragon. How could Charlie not be alarmed?
At that moment, Moses's mind was filled with curses. He never expected that Zhou Wen, who wasn't even a direct descendant of the An family, would have so many Mythical pets on him. Mythical Companion Beasts were summoned out as though they were nothing.
Moses was already regretting it. Although Giant God Sovereign's strength was powerful and his defense was almost invincible, who could guarantee that none of Zhou Wen's Companion Beasts could restrain him?
According to what Moses knew, Torch Dragon's Bright Torch Vision World's power could devour all living beings. Giant God Sovereign might not be able to withstand it.
"It's useless. No matter how many Companion Beasts you have, it's ultimately a joke if you can't break through Giant God Sovereign's defense." Moses' tone was no longer as confident as before.
"Is that so?" Zhou Wen finally spoke. At the same time, he summoned two Companion Beasts. Charlie and Moses didn't recognize the two Companion Beasts, but from the looks of them, they were undoubtedly at the Mythical stage.
Zhou Wen had summoned Doctor Darkness and Explosive Fiend Man.
"Of course. If you can break through Giant God Sovereign's defense, why did you need to summon so many Mythical Companion Beasts?" Moses seemed to be speaking to Zhou Wen and himself.
"You will soon know the use of having so many Mythical Companion Beasts." Zhou Wen waved his hand as the terrifying Mythical Companion Beast army charged at Giant God Sovereign.
When Moses saw so many terrifying Mythical Companion Beasts rush over, he felt his scalp tingle, but he had no choice but to bite the bullet and accept the challenge.
However, how could a single Giant God Sovereign deal with so many Mythical Companion Beasts? Although Tyrant Behemoth and company couldn't break through Giant God Sovereign's defense, it didn't stop them from rushing forward to hold down the armored Moses.
Tyrant Behemoth and Truth Listener each held onto an arm, while the two black dragons each pulled at a leg. Torch Dragon wrapped around its neck and pulled Giant God Sovereign down.
Giant God Sovereign had powerful defense, but in terms of strength, it was inferior to Tyrant Behemoth, much less be able to resist so many Mythical creatures at the same time.
The Great Might Vajra Bull stomped on his chest as the Golden Overlord Sword and Golden Battle God Halberd stabbed at his body. Although they failed to penetrate the barrier, they pressed him firmly to the ground. No matter how he struggled, he couldn't escape.
Charlie fell to the ground. Moses couldn't be bothered with him anymore. He stood up and wanted to run, but he saw a scalpel suddenly appear and slice across his throat. Doctor Darkness gracefully walked past him and returned to Zhou Wen's side without looking back.
Charlie covered his neck in horror, but blood kept gushing out of the gaps between his fingers. His eyes widened as he opened his mouth to say something, but all he spat out was blood.
Plop!
Charlie's body fell to the ground; he was dead.
"What a pity," Zhou Wen said indifferently when he saw that the Dead Man Tree didn't react.
"Zhou Wen, it's useless no matter how many Mythical Companion Beasts you have. You can't break through my defense. You can't injure me." Moses was pressed to the ground by so many Mythical Companion Beasts, but he wasn't injured. Although he couldn't move, he still roared.
"Why should I break your defense?" As Zhou Wen spoke, Explosive Fiend Man walked over.
Explosive Fiend Man, whose eye mask was shimmering with an evil glow, pressed its palm on Giant God Sovereign's barrier, leaving strange marks on it that gradually covered every corner of the barrier.
The Time Bomb skill could only be used on objects that could not resist. It was basically impossible to use it on a Guardian like Giant God Sovereign. However, Giant God Sovereign couldn't even move.
"What are you trying to do?" Moses's face was pale, and his eyes were filled with fear. Although he did not know what those imprints did, he knew that things weren't looking good.
"It's nothing. I'm just in a good mood and want to set off fireworks to celebrate," Zhou Wen said indifferently.
"Let go of me... You bastard..." Moses struggled with all his might. He already felt that something was amiss. Even Giant God Sovereign was struggling to escape as though he was terrified.
However, it was useless. Under the suppression of so many terrifying Mythical creatures, even the Guardian—Giant God Sovereign—couldn't escape.
After all, it had only broken out of its cocoon not long ago. Although it was strong, it wasn't capable of Terror transformation and didn't have overwhelming strength.
More and more imprints appeared on the golden barrier, emitting a dangerous purple glow. It was like a spiderweb that covered the entire barrier.
Finally, Zhou Wen unsummoned all his Companion Beasts and quickly retreated.
"No..." Moses finally regained his freedom. His first reaction was to remove the armor, but it was too late.
Explosive Fiend Man snapped his fingers and there was a bang.
Like a hydrogen bomb exploding, a golden sun rapidly expanded its radius with Moses at the center. Everything that was devoured instantly turned to ashes.
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Chapter 857: Perfect Slaughterer
Due to the Explosive Fiend Man detonating Giant God Sovereign's strongest barrier, the powerful force made it so that Moses didn't even have the chance to scream. He was directly reduced to ashes, and Giant God Sovereign himself was blasted apart.
With the death of Giant God Sovereign, Zhou Wen felt a strange force enter his body, causing Slaughterer to evolve again.
I'm finally about to evolve a Perfect Body! Zhou Wen heaved a sigh of relief. He had killed several Guardians. If he didn't evolve, he didn't know where he could find Guardians to kill.
The Slaughterer that enveloped Zhou Wen's body had always been an invisible existence. After advancing to an Evolved Body, Zhou Wen could sense its existence and take the initiative to control it.
However, Zhou Wen still didn't understand it much. It was limited to powering Immortal Slaying.
This evolution allowed Slaughterer's form to gradually appear. Although it was only a blurry shadow, like a silhouette, it was many times stronger than back when it was invisible and untouchable.
As he watched the light gradually appear, Zhou Wen realized that the light was somewhat familiar, as though he had seen it before.
He couldn't see the facial features or figure, but the aura was very familiar.
Is it the woman in my hallucination? Zhou Wen suddenly recalled where he had seen such an aura. The woman who had defied the heavens to slay immortals and made all races bow down to her seemed to have such an aura.
When the evolution was completed, Zhou Wen could only see a silhouette-like shadow. The Slaughterer's appearance hadn't completely surfaced, nor had it been able to condense a corporeal body.
Zhou Wen glanced at the information in-game and realized that Slaughterer had indeed advanced to a Perfect Body. However, its name and introduction remained the same.
The only thing that made Zhou Wen feel that Slaughterer had indeed grown was that he could finally maintain contact with Slaughterer. He still needed to slowly experiment with its other abilities.
Is that it? Is this the final appearance of the Slaughterer Life Soul? Zhou Wen looked at the figure of light and found it unbelievable that Slaughterer ultimately looked like this. It was too abstract.
Although Zhou Wen wasn't willing to believe it, the truth was that Perfect Body was the final form of a Life Soul. It was impossible to change it.
After cleaning up the battlefield, Zhou Wen rode the Earth Elemental Beast again with Ya'er. This time, he wasn't in a rush. However, his speed wasn't slow. Furthermore, the path he was taking wasn't the way back to Luoyang.
Zhou Wen didn't plan on returning to Luoyang right away. He wanted to circle around and walk through the relatively safe human districts to advance Fine Dust.
After walking for less than two days, Fine Dust began to evolve. The dust-like planet began to burn like a tiny sun, emitting a strange glow.
Although he didn't know if it was of any use, the stat augmentation provided by the Fine Dust was much stronger than before.
Glimmer: Evolved Body
The evolution of the Sky-Stealing Sun-Shifting Art is indeed easy. If I take more steps, it shouldn't be difficult for me to reach the Perfect Body. Instead, Civilized Country needs a large number of spatial teleportations to evolve. What should I do? Zhou Wen couldn't think of a good solution.
The Zhang family's Mystic Bird could rapidly teleport, but the Zhang family had already hatched it. It was impossible for them to transfer it to Zhou Wen. Zhou Wen didn't have enough benefits to move them.
I'll take it one step at a time. Zhou Wen didn't idle along the way. He was studying the Demon God Catalog, hoping to figure out what kind of Essence Energy Art it was and how to condense a Life Providence and Life Soul.
Condensing a Life Providence wasn't difficult. With the Essence Energy Art and his talent, as long as he had sufficient perceptivity, success wasn't a distant thing.
However, a Life Soul needed a foundation. Typically, a Guardian's drop of blood was needed as a foundation. However, the Guardian's attribute had to be compatible with the Demon God Catalog.
I wonder if The Thearch's blood can be used as a foundation of the Demon God Catalog. Zhou Wen thought to himself.
Up to now, Zhou Wen still couldn't figure out what kind of existence The Thearch was. He didn't know if she was a dimensional creature or a Guardian, or if she was neither.
However, The Thearch was trapped in Chess Mountain, and the Demon God Catalog was obtained from there. The possibility of the two being compatible was naturally higher.
It probably won't be that easy to obtain a drop of blood essence from The Thearch, but it's not like there's no chance. Compared to the Guardians who I have to fight to obtain their blood, it's possible to negotiate with The Thearch. However, I don't know what price I will have to pay. Zhou Wen didn't think too much about it. He wanted to condense the Demon God Catalog's Life Providence first.
Zhou Wen only did his research when he walked. He didn't do any training because switching to other Essence Energy Arts prevented Glimmer from obtaining energy.
When he stopped to gather information, he exacted his thoughts and insights on the Demon God Catalog. In just a few days, he had obtained a huge improvement and condensed a Life Providence.
Life Providence: Demon Bloodline
Zhou Wen felt that when he used the Demon Bloodline, his basic stats were greatly augmented. Among all his Life Providences, the Demon Bloodline augmented his physical stats the most.
From the looks of it, this Demon God Catalog is likely an Essence Energy Art that corresponds to one's Constitution. The other Essence Energy Art corresponding to Constitution is Small Perfection of Wisdom. The Supreme Hell King Life Soul is already a Perfect Body. Then, if I advance the Demon God Catalog's Life Soul to a Perfect Body, won't my Constitution reach 41 points?
Zhou Wen was vexed about how he could obtain a Guardian's blood that corresponded to the Demon God Catalog and condense a Life Soul.
"The Thearch, are you interested in making a deal?" Zhou Wen planned on probing The Thearch's intentions. If he could obtain a drop of her blood, he could give it a try.
"How rare. You actually took the initiative to make a trade with me. Weren't you deathly afraid of me and kept hiding from me?" The Thearch replied in a teasing tone.
"I'm not avoiding you. I'm just too busy and don't have time. Otherwise, I would have come to Chess Mountain to visit you," Zhou Wen said in a hypocritical manner.
"Alright, then come. I'll wait for you," The Thearch said.
"I'm near the South District now. I really can't return. When I return, I'll definitely visit you." Zhou Wen sent another message. "Are you interested in the deal I'm talking about?"
"What do you want?" The Thearch asked straightforwardly.
"I want a drop of your blood essence." Zhou Wen gritted his teeth and sent the message. He was somewhat nervous, unsure if The Thearch would end up falling out with him.
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Chapter 858: Qiongqi
Translator: CKtalon
"Sure." The Thearch's message delighted Zhou Wen.
"What do you want? I'll exchange it with you," Zhou Wen hurriedly said.
"Didn't you want to see me? Then come. If you come to see me, I'll give you a drop of blood essence. I don't want anything else," The Thearch replied.
Zhou Wen was immediately depressed. He had only said it in passing. He really didn't dare go to Chess Mountain to see The Thearch.
"I really can't come back now. Do you want to exchange for something else? There are many new and interesting things here. Shall I send some to you? Otherwise, I'll buy any experimental equipment or apparatus you want," Zhou Wen said.
"I don't want anything. If you come, there will be blood essence. If you don't, nothing." The Thearch's reply left Zhou Wen somewhat helpless.
"Let's talk when I get back. I can't fly back now." Zhou Wen replied before switching off his phone.
Typically, when Guardians are in the cocoon, their bodies will be flowing with blood essence. When they come out of the cocoon, the blood essence will have already fused into their bodies. It won't be that easy to obtain more blood essence. Perhaps The Thearch's blood essence isn't useful. After some thought, Zhou Wen felt that it was best not to head to Chess Mountain.
Since it's the Demon God Catalog, the nine black dragons are demon dragons. The Guardian they are guarding might be compatible with the Demon God Catalog. Zhou Wen launched the game and ran to the underground sea to obtain a drop of the Guardian's blood. However, it was useless. The Demon God Catalog didn't absorb it.
He went to Ant City to give it a try, but the outcome was the same. The blood essence of the two Guardians was useless for the Demon God Catalog. However, this also meant that the Demon God Catalog wasn't an Essence Energy stat.
This path doesn't seem to work. Zhou Wen had to think of other solutions to see if he could find other Guardians that hadn't broken out of their cocoons.
Ding!
This was because most of his Life Soul and Essence Energy Art had reached a bottleneck. Zhou Wen could only game and grind dungeons on the way. This time, he had cleared all the Vermilion Bird's Seven Mansions while grinding in the Endless Sea of Stars.
The seven Essence Energy Skills were the same as the Seven Mansions of the East. They combined into one Essence Energy Skill. When used, a Vermillion Bird's shadow surrounded him. Just like the Seven Mansions of the East, they were all Essence Energy barrier-type skills. The level of the Essence Energy Skill didn't increase.
Could it be that I really have to gather all the 28 Lunar Mansion skills to reveal their true might? Zhou Wen had no choice but to continue grinding.
The Northern Black Tortoise's Seven Mansions and the Western White Tiger's Seven Mansions each lacked a skill. They were especially difficult to grind. Zhou Wen had no idea how many times he had tried only to fail.
Zhou Wen deliberately grinded a few more times. In a stroke of luck, he managed to gather all the seven Essence Energy Skills of the Western White Tiger's Seven Mansions.
The Essence Energy Skill that combined the seven skills was the same as Azure Dragon and Vermillion Bird. They were all protective Essence Energy Skills but its level didn't increase.
Zhou Wen went all out as he farmed the Endless Sea of Stars again and again. He had to grind out the last skill to see what would happen after he gathered all the 28 Lunar Mansion skills.
However, Zhou Wen grinded for nearly ten days and dripped his blood to revive countless times but the last Mansion's skill never appeared.
Thankfully, during this period, Zhou Wen obtained another Demon Blood True Dragon Companion Egg. Its stats were almost identical to the first two, but this one was a Qian Dragon.
Zhou Wen already had Qian, Kun, and Zhen of the nine Demon Blood True Dragons, but the three black dragons failed to fuse. No matter how he matched them, it would indicate that they lacked a main body.
What's this main body? Could it be that the Demon Blood True Dragon with the Wu dragon pearl is the main body of the nine black dragons? Zhou Wen guessed.
However, if he couldn't obtain a Wu True Dragon Companion Egg, his guessing was pointless.
Every time Zhou Wen respawned, he would grind the baby tiger, but after grinding for so long, no Companion Egg dropped. It was the same for some Mythical creatures. It was very difficult for the Companion Eggs to drop.
Even if Qiongqi is like Torch Dragon, a Companion Beast with only one attribute, Qiongqi should have produced one after farming it so many times, right? Or could it be that my way of grinding for it is wrong? Just like Medusa, Qiongqi needs a special method to have a Companion Egg drop?
After some thought, Zhou Wen thought of a possibility. Don't tell me it only drops a Companion Egg when someone with a ferocious Life Providence kills Qiongqi?
With this possibility in mind, Zhou Wen planned on giving it a try.
The Fiend-Armored Tiger Soul General's Life Providence was extremely ferocious, but it was still at the Epic stage. It was definitely unrealistic for it to kill Qiongqi.
Thankfully, Zhou Wen had enough Mythical Companion Beasts. He summoned the Mythical pet team and had them charge into the Qiongqi temple. They ganked Qiongqi and beat it to a pulp.
The Fiend-Armored Tiger Soul General then charged over and stabbed again and again. After striking for more than half an hour, it managed to kill Qiongqi.
Ding!
'Killed Mythical creature, Qiongqi. Discovered Companion Egg.'
This really works? Zhou Wen's mouth gaped open for a long time.
It was just a flash of brilliance that he gave a try. Who knew that it would really work?
If I had known this would happen, I would have had Qiongqi dropped a long time ago. Why would I have to wait so long? Zhou Wen could only sigh. Sometimes, brute force was really unacceptable. Intelligence was most important.
Qiongqi: Mythical (Evolvable)
Life Providence: Punishing Kindness and Raising Evil
Life Soul: Companion with Evil
Wheel of Destiny: Ferocious and Evil
Strength: 81
Speed: 81
Constitution: 81
Essence Energy: 81
Talent Skill: Evil Deeds Like Wind, Evil Deeds Everywhere, Devouring Whole, Badlands.
Companion Form: Mount
A top Mythical mount! Zhou Wen was first delighted, but when he carefully looked at Qiongqi's skills and various abilities, his face darkened.
This thing was something that bullied the weak and feared the strong. When encountering evil people, due to the effect of the Companion with Evil Life Soul, not only would its stats decrease, even its skills would weaken.
However, when it came to fighting good people, it was ferocious. When it did good deeds, its stats would drop drastically. When it did evil deeds, its various stats would increase greatly. It was a wonder.
The skill that Zhou Wen couldn't tolerate the most was Badlands. This skill was a passive skill that didn't have any lethality. Its only use was that wherever it was, it would make the local area terrible, making people poor and evil. As its owner, he would naturally be the first to bear the brunt. Sooner or later, he would be poor, ferocious, and starving. He wouldn't even have food to eat.
If I had known this would happen, why would I have spent time grinding for it? Zhou Wen was at a loss whether to laugh or cry as he looked at Qiongqi's Companion Egg. It was too sinister for incubation.
But if he didn't incubate it, he would be missing a top-notch mount Companion Beast. In terms of combat strength, it was top-notch. It would be a pity to throw it away.
Zhou Wen looked at the Companion Egg with an expression that kept changing. He was in a dilemma.
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Chapter 859: Mythical Tiger Soul General
After some hesitation, Zhou Wen still couldn't make up his mind whether to incubate it. He first matched the Companion Egg with his pets.
In fact, Zhou Wen really wanted to throw it away. None of its skills and abilities made Zhou Wen find them especially useful. They all had various flaws.
The only thing that made it better was that it was especially fierce when it did evil. It was especially powerful when dealing with good people.
If Zhou Wen was a devil, Qiongqi would be an excellent-grade demon apart from its Badlands skill. It could unleash extremely powerful combat strength.
The problem was that Zhou Wen didn't like to do evil, nor did he plan on killing good people. With such a thing and the risk of being poor while having nothing to eat, Zhou Wen really didn't want to incubate it.
After watching for a while, he realized that Qiongqi's compatibility with the other Companion Beasts wasn't high. Just as Zhou Wen was about to throw it away, he thought of the Fiend-Armored Tiger Soul General he had summoned and matched it.
The 93% compatibility surprised Zhou Wen.
Birds of a feather flock together. The compatibility between these two fellows is astonishingly high. Zhou Wen thought for a moment and felt that it was a pity to throw away the Mythical Qiongqi, a top-notch Mythical creature, and its evolutionary ability.
From the looks of it, Jinxes Master doesn't seem to do much to me. Why don't I try fusing them? Perhaps there will be a good outcome after the two flawed Companion Beasts fuse? Even if they do not change for the better, it won't be any worse. Zhou Wen decided to give it a try as he placed the Fiend-Armored Tiger Soul General on the Qiongqi Companion Egg and chose to fuse them.
The 93% compatibility was as genuine as it could be. As a supplementary ingredient, the Qiongqi Companion Egg transformed into a stream of light and entered the Fiend-Armored Tiger Soul General's body, quickly completing the fusion.
The Fiend-Armored Tiger Soul General that had been successfully fused didn't look much different. However, the tiger under the Tiger Soul General looked a little like Qiongqi.
Zhou Wen hurriedly looked at its stats and thought to himself, If only I could erase Jinxes Master.
Fiend-Armored Tiger Soul General: Mythical (Evolvable)
Life Providence: Malicious Evil
Life Soul: Tiger Soul Runes
Wheel of Destiny: Ferocious and Evil
Strength: 81
Speed: 81
Constitution: 81
Essence Energy: 81
Talent Skill: Tempered Steel Cauldron, Rampage, Magic Stone Curse, One with Horse, Armor-Piercing Spear, Evil Deeds Everywhere, Badlands, Jinxes Master.
Companion Form: None
"..."
After seeing the Fiend-Armored Tiger Soul General's stats, Zhou Wen was dumbfounded.
These stats were considered excellent. It was basically impossible to be stronger. It was the first time Zhou Wen had seen a Companion Beast with eight skills. Furthermore, there was a possibility of further improvement in the future. Perhaps it could achieve Terror transformation.
With Jinxes Master still around, Zhou Wen could still accept it. However, what the hell was that wretched Badlands? It actually fused with the Fiend-Armored Tiger Soul General.
With Jinxes Master and Badlands, it's like it's afraid I won't die from a single strike. It follows up with execution from a thousand cuts! Zhou Wen had the urge to euthanize the Fiend-Armored Tiger Soul General.
However, on second thought, Zhou Wen held back. After all, Jinxes Master probably included being poor. It didn't matter if there was the additional Badlands.
In the past, Jinxes Master had no effect on him. It didn't make sense that Badlands could do anything to him.
I'll observe it first. If I really can't withstand it, I'll have to think of a way to euthanize it as soon as possible. Zhou Wen thought to himself and quickly unsummoned Fiend-Armored Tiger Soul General. He decided to try his best not to let it out.
At the same time, Zhou Wen summoned his baby tiger and got it to follow him, giving him some luck.
After doing all of this, Zhou Wen felt much more relaxed.
As he carefully continued on his way, Zhou Wen heightened his focus. Thankfully, nothing bad happened, allowing him to heave a sigh of relief.
Glimmer was much more difficult to evolve than Fine Dust. After walking for so long, Zhou Wen realized that although Glimmer was growing, its growth was very slow. At this rate, he didn't know how many places he needed to visit to advance Glimmer to a Perfect Body.
The path Zhou Wen took was one that humans were still on; therefore, he didn't encounter much danger.
On this day, Zhou Wen rode on the Great Might Vajra Bull and walked on a winding mountain road. At night, he had yet to walk out of the mountainous area. In front of him were unending mountains. The winding mountain roads were like snakes coiled around the mountain.
As he walked, he suddenly saw many trucks parked on the road ahead. They looked like a convoy, but he didn't know why they were parked there.
Typically, convoys would stop at a fixed service area. They wouldn't usually stop on this mountain road in the middle of the night.
Behind the convoy were many soldiers in military uniforms. When they saw the Great Might Vajra Bull, they were shocked. Immediately, many soldiers ran over from the front of the army. Many soldiers raised their guns and aimed at the Great Might Vajra Bull.
When they saw Zhou Wen sitting on the Great Might Vajra Bull's back, they heaved a sigh of relief. However, they didn't let down their guard. The dozens of guns were still aimed at Zhou Wen and the Great Might Vajra Bull.
"We are the Federation's transport team. Who are you?" The officer in the lead shouted at Zhou Wen from afar.
Zhou Wen didn't rashly head over. He stopped the Great Might Vajra Bull and asked, "I'm a student of Sunset College. I'm preparing to rush back to Luoyang. What happened here?"
"For some reason, a large portion of the Panshan Road ahead has collapsed. Our vehicles can't drive over, so we are trying to think of a solution. If you don't have the ability to fly, I'm afraid you can only reroute," the officer said.
"I have some flying abilities, but I can't fly too far. Can you let me take a look?" Zhou Wen asked.
The officer discussed with the person beside him for a while before saying to Zhou Wen, "Alright, you can come over, but put away the Companion Beast first."
Zhou Wen put away the Great Might Vajra Bull and walked over with Ya'er in his arms.
"It's already very dangerous for a student like you to take mountain paths at night. Why are you carrying a child?" the officer said as he looked at Ya'er in Zhou Wen's arms.
Perhaps it was because of a girl like Ya'er that they were willing to let Zhou Wen approach the convoy.
"Bad things are happening to this world. Her parents are gone, so I can only take her to school," Zhou Wen said.
The soldiers revealed looks of sympathy, and the atmosphere eased a lot.
"This world... Sigh..." The officer sighed and led Zhou Wen forward.
Indeed, a large portion of the mountain road ahead was blocked. It was estimated that several hundred meters of the mountain road had collapsed. The Epic experts in the operations team were using their flying pets to slowly transport the goods and vehicles separately.
However, as there were only three flying pets working, the goods that could be transported at once were very limited, so the progress was very slow.
Zhou Wen looked at the broken mountain road and couldn't help but frown.
The mountain road had almost completely collapsed. Even the mountain wall had collapsed. Zhou Wen looked at it for a while and felt that they had not collapsed naturally, nor did they look like they had been smashed by something heavy. It was more like something had bitten into them.
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Chapter 860: Slaying With One Strike
Zhou Wen sized up his surroundings and looked at the map. He didn't discover any dimensional zones nearby.
The closest dimensional zone was about sixty kilometers away.
Is there a break-out creature nearby? Zhou Wen didn't dare let his guard down. He used Truth Listener's ability to scan the vicinity, but he didn't find any dimensional creatures.
To be able to cause such damage, it should be very large. Why didn't I discover it? Zhou Wen was puzzled.
However, on second thought, it made sense. After such a thing had happened, the transport team would definitely have checked the surroundings. If there was such a huge dimensional creature, it was impossible not to have found it, nor would they have been transporting goods here in the middle of the night.
"Lad, can you fly over?" the officer beside him asked Zhou Wen.
"This distance shouldn't be a problem," Zhou Wen answered with a nod.
"You should only do so if you are confident. Don't take any risks with a child," the officer exhorted.
"Thank you. I'm confident." After Zhou Wen thanked her, he leaped up with Ya'er in his arms. After leveraging himself off the mountain wall, he arrived at the mountain pass opposite.
"The students of Sunset College are indeed extraordinary. This movement technique is truly impressive. If I had been able to get into Sunset College back then, I would have long been a section commander after toiling for so many years," a soldier said enviously when he received the news that Zhou Wen was coming.
Zhou Wen didn't want to be too ostentatious, or he would have flown over. He never expected such a movement technique to be praised by the typical soldier.
"When you got here, was the road already like this?" Zhou Wen asked one of the soldiers.
"That's right. When we were about forty to fifty kilometers away, we heard a loud bang. At that time, we were wondering what had happened. Only when we arrived did we realize that the road had collapsed," the soldier answered.
If it were anywhere else, it might be difficult to hear sounds. However, this was a mountain road. The distance of forty to fifty kilometers was the travel distance; the actual straight-line distance wasn't that far.
It won't take long to travel forty to fifty kilometers here. If there really are break-out creatures, theoretically speaking, they shouldn't be able to go far. Zhou Wen constantly used Truth Listener to scan the area. This time, he focused on scanning the forest at the foot of the mountain.
This was because Zhou Wen previously felt that the dimensional creature was likely very large. It was impossible for it to be hidden in the forest.
Furthermore, there were no signs of the forest being destroyed. It didn't look like a behemoth had passed by.
However, for safety's sake, Zhou Wen carefully scanned the forest.
As there weren't any dimensional zones nearby, the forest below didn't undergo much mutation. The trees weren't too tall either. Zhou Wen scanned the area for a while, thinking that he wouldn't find anything, but suddenly, he discovered a creature rushing through the forest.
The creature looked like a centipede. It was huge and its body was probably the thickness of a bucket. Its upper body had a human torso, legs, and head. It looked extremely strange.
It advanced through the forest and was almost at the mountain path.
What dimensional creature is this? Was the mountain path destroyed by it? Zhou Wen didn't have time to think as he said to the soldiers, "There seems to be a dimensional creature in the forest below. Quickly evacuate the gap. Don't get too close."
The soldier was taken aback. He looked down and didn't see anything. He used the walkie-talkie to pass Zhou Wen's words to the officer across him.
The officer hurriedly got someone to carefully observe the situation below. While they were still observing, they saw the monster with a centipede tail crawl out of the mountain wall.
"Dimensional creature. Prepare to fire." The officer immediately gave the order to shoot. Essence Gold bullets rained down on the dimensional creature.
The hard bullets appeared to shoot into rubber and stuck in its body. The terrifying thing was that the bullets quickly melted into its body as though they had been absorbed by its body.
Seeing that the Essence Gold bullets were ineffective, the Epic officer ordered a giant eagle Companion Beast to release a claw beam from the sky to attack the monster.
The monster looked up and glanced at the giant eagle. A blood-red beam shot out from its eyes. When the beam touched the giant eagle's body, it immediately plummeted from the sky. While still in midair, it had already melted into a pool of blood.
The officer was alarmed. Their transport team had two Epic officers. Together, they had five Epic Companion Beasts. With such strength, they could deal with ordinary emergencies unless they encountered Mythical creatures.
Now, an Epic Lightning Eagle had been killed in one strike. Such strength seemed to have exceeded the Epic stage.
"Retreat, everyone fall back." The officer gave the order, but it was too late.
Before the soldiers could board the vehicle, the monster had already climbed up the mountain wall. Its eyes suffused with a red glow. When the beam of light landed on the truck, it melted.
Everyone's hearts were covered in a shadow. Having encountered such a terrifying dimensional creature, they were probably doomed.
"Retreat! Retreat immediately! Commander Yan and I will provide cover. The rest of you retreat immediately. Ignore the goods. Retreat immediately!" As the officer roared, he summoned his Companion Beasts to hold back the monster and cover the others' retreat.
The monster's body, which was dozens of meters long, climbed up the mountain wall and let out a strange roar. Its red eyes shot red beams at the officer.
The officer quickly dodged. At the same time, he slashed out a sword beam with an Epic Companion Beast sword in his hand, hoping to slice through the monster's centipede-like body.
However, just as he moved, the centipede-like body swept over. The countless centipede feet were about to grab his body.
The officer's sword beam slashed at the centipede, but the sword beam scattered like glass after shattering. It failed to deal any damage.
"It's over!" The officer's face was pale. He had already tried his best to retreat, but the difference in speed was too great. He was unable to dodge the centipede's attack.
Suddenly, a golden sword beam descended from the sky like a bolt of lightning, illuminating everyone's eyes.
In the next second, they saw the golden sword beam cleave the monster's body in half. The monster split into two and fell down the cliff.
At that moment, they saw the spot where the golden sword beam had vanished. A figure held a golden sword in one hand and a girl in the other. He was floating above the broken road. It was naturally Zhou Wen.
The officer and soldiers were dumbfounded as they looked at Zhou Wen in disbelief.
"Thank you for your help," the officer said as he saluted Zhou Wen.
"I'm afraid it's not safe here. There are other dimensional creatures. It's best you leave quickly," Zhou Wen said as he summoned Tyrant Behemoth and made it grow in size.
"Tyrant Behemoth... That's Tyrant Behemoth... So Tyrant Behemoth isn't a Companion Beast from the West District..." the soldiers immediately shouted when they saw Tyrant Behemoth.
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Chapter 861: Mountain God Temple
Translator: CKtalon
Zhou Wen directly ordered Tyrant Behemoth to help the transport team take their trucks and goods to the other side of the broken road.
The trucks were like toys in front of Tyrant Behemoth. It could pick them up with one hand.
Soon, all the trucks, goods, and people had been moved to the other side of the broken road.
"May I know your name?" the officer asked Zhou Wen.
"Zhou Wen," Zhou Wen answered before saying to the officer, "Leave quickly. This isn't just the only dimensional creature. There are even more terrifying existences. There might be danger if you continue delaying."
The officer bowed at Zhou Wen and didn't dawdle. He immediately instructed all the soldiers to board the vehicle and leave with the goods.
"Commander Jin, I never expected Tyrant Behemoth to be a Companion Beast of our East District. Furthermore, it's owned by such a young student. That Zhou Wen is really impressive. Not only are his Companion Beasts powerful, but he's also powerful. He killed such a terrifying dimensional creature with a single strike. If humanity's students are as powerful as him, would we need to be afraid of dimensional creatures in the future?" the soldier beside him said excitedly to the officer.
Jin Shihao shook his head and said with a bitter smile, "I'm afraid there might not even be one such person in a billion people. It's just impossible for them to protect all of humanity. We soldiers are also very important. Therefore, we have to work hard to become stronger. Even if we can't reach their level, we can still protect our compatriots who are weaker than us."
"Although that's the case, I'm afraid we won't be able to possess such strength for the rest of our lives." The soldier sighed.
Jin Shihao cursed, "If everyone thinks like you, humanity is probably doomed. If we can't do it now, it doesn't mean that we won't be able to do it in the future. Did the humans of ancient times imagine that everyone would have a phone one day? Back in times of peace, would people have thought that everyone would be holding a gun to do battle? People like Zhou Wen are the pioneers of the times. One day, pioneers like them will bring powerful Companion Beasts, Essence Energy Arts, and Essence Energy Skills to everyone. When that happens, humanity will truly be able to change the world. We have to work hard to become stronger. If that day really comes and we don't even have the ability to helm those powers, we will really be doomed."
"Commander, I understand what you mean. By standing on the shoulders of giants we can see further. However, seeing it with our own eyes is still too shocking. He's clearly so young, but he actually has such strength. Is the difference in talent between humans that huge?" the soldier said wistfully.
Zhou Wen constantly scanned the forest below. The collapse of the mountain path was definitely not something the dead dimensional creature could do. There had to be stronger dimensional creatures nearby.
However, he scanned the forest repeatedly and didn't discover anything else.
With a thought, Zhou Wen put on the Invisibility Cloak and wrapped Ya'er in it before heading in the direction the centipede monster had come from.
The dense forest was dark and eerie under the moonlight. Zhou Wen didn't enter the forest, afraid that something would happen, so he flew above it.
With the Invisibility Cloak on him and the Earth Elemental Beast ready to fight at any moment, Zhou Wen's escaping ability was at its peak. With Truth Listener's ability, he could escape even if he couldn't defeat the adversary.
He didn't discover anything along the way. Thankfully, the smell from the centipede monster was still present. Zhou Wen followed the smell and turned towards a mountain before discovering something.
There was a hill over there, standing at less than two to three hundred meter, but it was rather steep. On the mountain's peak, there was a building that resembled a temple.
There's actually an Earth Temple in such a place? Zhou Wen was somewhat surprised. He observed the hill and didn't find any stone steps leading up.
Strange, there aren't any stone steps. How did the ancients build it? Zhou Wen carefully sized up the temple and realized that there was incense burning inside.
There was a wooden plaque hanging above the temple's entrance. On the wooden plaque were the words "Mountain God Temple."
So it's not an Earth Temple, but a Mountain God Temple. Zhou Wen frowned slightly.
If it was an Earth Temple, there was no need to worry too much. This was because the nature of Earth Temples in the East District were similar. Typically, there wouldn't be too much danger. They even provided benefits at times.
However, Mountain God Temples were different. Mountain God Temples were divided into temples that consecrated orthodox and evil gods. Orthodox Mountain God Temples were similar to Earth Temples, so they weren't very dangerous.
However, it was difficult to say for the Mountain God Temples that consecrated evil gods.
Some so-called mountain gods were actually demons that had developed sentience in the mountains. There were good and bad demons, and their personalities were completely different. It was because of their magical abilities that humans treated them as mountain gods to worship.
However, these mountain gods might not protect humans. There were even many mountain gods who wantonly killed humans. They made humans so afraid of them that they were worshiped.
Although the Mountain God Temple on the mountain wasn't big, it was rather exquisitely built. It was made of pure wood, and there was incense burning inside. As the words "Mountain God Temple" were written, Zhou Wen didn't know what the Mountain God inside looked like.
That centipede monster should have come from the Mountain God Temple. From the looks of it, the Mountain God here is most likely an evil god. The collapsed mountain path probably has something to do with this Mountain God, Zhou Wen thought to himself.
Zhou Wen focused Truth Listener's power on the Mountain God Temple, wanting to know what was inside.
As a mysterious force enveloped the Mountain God Temple, he previously couldn't clearly hear the situation inside. Now that Truth Listener was doing its best, the scene inside the Mountain God Temple gradually surfaced in Zhou Wen's mind.
The temple hall was simple. On an offering table, there was something consecrated. There was an incense burner in front of it. There was incense in the burner, and there were candles on both sides. He did not know who had lit the incense.
When Zhou Wen saw what was in the temple, his expression turned odd.
It's indeed an evil god's Mountain God Temple. I've seen offerings for Snake Immortals, Fox Immortals, and Yellow Immortals. This is the first time I've seen someone giving offerings to a toad. Zhou Wen looked at the Mountain God Temple and couldn't help but be curious.
What was consecrated in the Mountain God Temple looked like a toad. The fat statue was sprawled on the table with its eyes closed, as though it was enjoying itself.
Its entire body seemed to be made of copper. There were many spots on its body, making it look ugly. If it were Zhou Wen, he definitely wouldn't consecrate such a mountain god.
However, after taking a closer look, Zhou Wen felt that something was amiss.
It looked like a toad lying there, but upon closer inspection, he discovered that this fellow was somewhat different from a toad.
Just as Zhou Wen was carefully observing it, he saw it open its eyes and look at him.
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Chapter 862: Fortune Devouring
Zhou Wen wore the Invisibility Cloak. Although he wasn't completely invisible, he was still visually invisible. The toad-like mountain god stared straight at Zhou Wen, clearly able to see him.
The mountain god looked at Zhou Wen and opened his mouth to let out a strange cry.
Zhou Wen was alarmed as he quickly retreated. At the same time, he drew the Golden Overlord Sword to prevent any possible attacks.
Zhou Wen didn't discover any terrifying forces rushing out of the Mountain God Temple, but his pocket twitched before everything turned still again.
What happened? Zhou Wen was somewhat confused. He knew that something must have happened as he reached into his pocket and his expression immediately turned odd.
His pocket was as good as before, but the change he had inside was gone. There were only a few hundred bucks in total. Zhou Wen had kept it on him as a backup if he needed to get a ride or for daily necessities.
Now, not a single cent remained. It had vanished into thin air.
Is it that mountain god's doing? But how did it do it? As Zhou Wen was alarmed, the mountain god cried at him again.
Zhou Wen hurriedly flew to dodge. He didn't know what the mountain god's strength was, so he could only try his best to distance himself from it to prevent any more losses.
Unfortunately, Zhou Wen was still too late. With the mountain god's strange cry, Zhou Wen felt his wrist lighten as the bracelet he had been wearing vanished.
Not good! Zhou Wen was alarmed. The bracelet wasn't worth much to begin with. It was fine if he lost it, but it was embedded with Chaos Bead. There were many things inside the Chaos Bead that couldn't be lost.
Zhou Wen immediately summoned Tyrant Behemoth and made it gigantic. He threw a huge fist at the Mountain God Temple on top of the hill, hoping to smash it to pieces.
Boom!
The toad-like Mountain God Temple rushed out. Its body rapidly expanded to the point of being comparable to Tyrant Behemoth. Its head collided with Tyrant Behemoth's fist.
It was unknown what its head was made of, but it was extremely hard. Tyrant Behemoth's fist seemed to strike steel. It failed to injure the mountain god.
Only then did Zhou Wen see that although the fellow was ugly, it wasn't a toad. Its body was like a lion, its feet were like a Qilin, and its head was like a dragon. The spots on its body weren't spots, but copper coin-shaped scales.
The copper coin-shaped scales covered its body. When its body shrank, it looked like a lump on a toad's body.
Could this thing be the legendary Pixiu? Zhou Wen looked at it and connected it to its previous abilities. He immediately thought of a legendary mythical beast.
Legend had it that the mythical beast, Pixiu, was also known as Tianlu, Evil Warding, and Hundred Cures. It was an auspicious beast that could exorcise evil and ward off calamity. It ate the wealth from everywhere, and it only ate without excreting. It could attract wealth and treasures, only allowing entry and not exit.
Anyone who wanted to get rich would have a divine beast like a Pixiu in their home or shop.
The more Zhou Wen looked at this fellow, the more it resembled the legendary Pixiu. It wasn't at a disadvantage when fighting Tyrant Behemoth when it came to Strength, Speed, or Constitution.
It bit down and bit off a piece of a hill beside it. Its combat strength was extremely terrifying.
It's definitely the one who gnawed off the mountain path. Zhou Wen ordered the Golden Overlord Sword to slash at Pixiu, hoping to help Tyrant Behemoth kill it and see if he could get the Chaos Bead from its stomach.
Seeing the Golden Overlord Sword fly over, Pixiu opened its mouth and let out a strange cry. It sucked the Golden Overlord Sword into its stomach.
Holy sh*t, this fellow's ability is a little sick. It can even devour a Mythical weapon? Zhou Wen was dumbfounded. He didn't attack blindly and instead distanced himself from it. He observed its battle with Tyrant Behemoth from afar, hoping to find its weakness before attacking.
Tyrant Behemoth couldn't gain the upper hand. It roared and used Absolute Strength. Its powerful strength immediately suppressed Pixiu as it punched at it, sending it rolling around the mountain.
However, Pixiu had thick skin and flesh. It was only slightly injured, so Tyrant Behemoth couldn't kill it anytime soon.
This infuriated Pixiu. It opened its mouth and, like a monster that was devouring the world, let out a strange cry that sounded like a bull.
Zhou Wen, who had retreated far away, felt his body tremble. Some of his valuable items had vanished. Even the accessories he had bought for Ya'er had vanished.
What was even more exaggerated was that the ground beneath cracked open, revealing a gold mine. Large amounts of gold ore surged into the Pixiu's mouth, causing its body to glow with golden light as though it was made of gold.
Clang! Clang! Clang!
Perhaps because it had devoured a large amount of gold ore, Pixiu was actually on a par with Tyrant Behemoth, who had activated Absolute Strength. Even if it was inferior, it was difficult for Tyrant Behemoth to severely injure it.
Not long after, the golden light on Pixiu's body dimmed significantly, perhaps a result of expending all the energy from devouring the gold mine. This was when it suddenly rushed out.
Tyrant Behemoth chased after it relentlessly. After crossing several mountains, Pixiu roared again. The ground split open, revealing a silver mine beneath.
A large amount of silver ore flew into Pixiu's mouth, causing its body to emit a silver glow. Its combat strength increased once again as it fought Tyrant Behemoth.
Thankfully, Tyrant Behemoth had never been afraid of anyone in a melee battle. It fought Pixiu crazily, causing the surrounding mountains to collapse. Large craters appeared on the ground as large swaths of the forest were destroyed.
Before long, the silver light on Pixiu's body dimmed again. It fled towards the mountainous area again. Soon, it found another copper mine and devoured it to fight Tyrant Behemoth.
After a long struggle, the light on Pixiu's body slowly dimmed. Tyrant Behemoth's Absolute Strength time was up as well. The two ferocious beasts had passed their peak, but they were still battling each other in exhaustion. They looked extremely ferocious.
This fellow has the ability to devour wealth and sense wealth. As long as I have something related to wealth on me, I'll be sensed if I approach it. If I want to kill it, I can only lightly equip myself. With a thought, Zhou Wen first sent Ya'er to a safe place before placing all the items that were worth something beside her. Then, he put on the Invisibility Cloak and used its Invisibility ability to secretly approach Pixiu.
Zhou Wen didn't use the Light Concealment Sword. Such a sword might be considered a treasure. If Pixiu were to discover it and devour it, it wouldn't be worth it.
He approached Pixiu from behind, but this time, it didn't discover him. Zhou Wen didn't use a weapon and only summoned Doctor Darkness to get him to fuse his soul with him.
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Chapter 863: Three Copper Coins
Translator: CKtalon
After fusing, Zhou Wen arrived behind Pixiu. His Eyes of Penetration activated, allowing him to see through Pixiu's body.
The Golden Overlord Sword had already been melted and absorbed by Pixiu, making Zhou Wen's heart ache. Such a divine weapon had been destroyed by it.
The gold, silver, and copper ore that it had devoured had mostly melted. Thankfully, Zhou Wen saw that the Chaos Bead hadn't been melted and absorbed. The bracelet was gone, leaving only a bead.
Thankfully, the Chaos Bead is still here. Zhou Wen took the opportunity to use Doctor Darkness's Wheel of Destiny while Pixiu and Tyrant Behemoth were fighting.
Darkness Right Hand was activated as Zhou Wen's right hand reached into the back of Pixiu's head and stirred it, tearing a huge chunk of its brain apart.
As it was too big, Darkness Right Hand couldn't pluck out its entire brain. It could only do its best to cause damage.
Pixiu let out a tragic cry. Tyrant Behemoth took the opportunity to press it to the ground. It rode on its body and pummeled it with its fists.
Zhou Wen didn't stay idle either. He used the remaining two Darkness Right Hand abilities consecutively, turning its brain into a mess.
With problems arising in Pixiu's brain, it no longer had the ability to resist. It was repeatedly struck in the chest by Tyrant Behemoth, and its struggles weakened.
Seeing that it no longer had the ability to suck wealth, Zhou Wen summoned the Light Concealment Sword and slashed its neck.
Tyrant Behemoth extended its claws into the wound and forcefully ripped open the wound. Finally, it tore off its head. A divine beast had died.
Zhou Wen summoned Truth Listener and let the mini Truth Listener enter its stomach to take out the Chaos Bead.
Soon, Truth Listener crawled out again. It held the Chaos Bead in one claw, but there was something else in the other claw.
Zhou Wen took a careful look and saw that the item Truth Listener had pulled out was three copper coins tied with a red string. The copper coins were circular on its outer rim, but there was a square hole in the middle. As they were too ancient, the patterns and words on them couldn't be seen clearly. They were strung together by a red string, making them look inconspicuous.
However, this item wasn't digested or absorbed by Pixiu's stomach. Clearly, it wasn't an ordinary item.
Truth Listener placed the Chaos Bead and copper coins in Zhou Wen's hand. Zhou Wen took the copper coins and looked at them, but he didn't find anything special. He first put away the copper coins before using his penetrative vision to look at Pixiu's body.
There aren't any Companion Eggs or dimensional crystals? Zhou Wen couldn't help but be disappointed. Pixiu's abilities were very special. It would have been good to obtain a Companion Egg.
Unfortunately, Pixiu didn't drop anything. He even lost the Golden Overlord Sword, making Zhou Wen feel like he had suffered a huge loss.
From the looks of it, I'll have to think of a way to fuse a new weapon that's similar to the Golden Overlord Sword, Zhou Wen thought.
However, Ever-Victorious was too difficult to farm. The success rate of fusion wasn't high either. The chances of fusing an identical Golden Overlord Sword were very low.
Thankfully, Zhou Wen didn't have OCD. All he needed to do was fuse Ever-Victorious and Unstoppable into one weapon.
I wonder if I can fuse those skills onto the Light Concealment Sword. Zhou Wen had that thought. He could only slowly try it in the future.
After searching the area and finding no other dimensional creatures, Zhou Wen left with Ya'er.
These copper coins don't seem to be anything special. Why weren't they digested by Pixiu? On the way back, Zhou Wen studied the three copper coins, but no matter what Essence Energy Art he injected, he couldn't activate them.
Apart from being harder than the typical copper coin, Zhou Wen didn't see any use for them.
I should think of a way to get a weapon. Zhou Wen also had a Mutated Overlord Snake that he had previously obtained. It had the Ever-Victorious ability.
Unfortunately, when Zhou Wen matched it with the Light Concealment Sword, he found the compatibility to be pitifully low—less than twenty.
The Golden Battle God Halberd's compatibility with the Light Concealment Sword wasn't high either. It was only 31. Zhou Wen didn't dare mess around with such a success rate.
It doesn't seem realistic to fuse these two skills with the Light Concealment Sword. What if I fuse them with a sword-type Companion Beast before fusing them with the Light Concealment Sword? Zhou Wen decided to give it a try.
After grinding the Ancient Sword Tomb for so long, he didn't obtain any other Mythical swords. However, he obtained quite a number of Epic and Legendary swords.
Zhou Wen used the swords to match the Overlord Snake and Golden Battle God Halberd and quickly found one with a higher compatibility score.
He first used a sword to fuse with the Overlord Snake, but with a high compatibility of 63, the fusion ended up failing.
He used the Golden Battle God Halberd and another Epic sword to fuse. This time, the fusion succeeded, but the Unstoppable skill was deleted from the fusion.
Why is my luck so bad? Zhou Wen thought of the Fiend-Armored Tiger Soul General's newly added Badlands skill and felt a little uneasy. Could it be that the skill is showing its effects? I've suffered quite a loss this time...
Without the Golden Battle God Halberd and Mutated Overlord Snake as ingredients, it was impossible to continue any fusion. Zhou Wen had no choice but to temporarily give up on his previous plans and wait for a Companion Egg to drop.
Along the way, Zhou Wen focused his attention on grinding dungeons. He focused on the Endless Sea of Stars and the Ancient Sword Tomb. He wanted to obtain the complete 28 Lunar Mansion skills from the Endless Sea of Stars. He also wanted to obtain another Mythical Sword from the Ancient Sword Tomb.
The Light Concealment Sword was very powerful when used for assassination, but it wasn't suitable in a head-on battle. Zhou Wen still needed a weapon for melee battles.
It was unknown if his luck had really changed for the worse. After grinding for a few days, nothing decent dropped. Instead, quite a number of useless Companion Eggs dropped.
Since he had to walk around to advance his Glimmer Life Soul, Zhou Wen took a detour to the Founding Emperor Tomb. He wanted to see if there was a tiny palm symbol to download the dungeon.
Before reaching the Founding Emperor Tomb, Zhou Wen saw a bustling town-like market. Many people were selling dimensional crystals and Companion Eggs produced in the Founding Emperor Tomb.
There were many unique Companion Eggs in the Founding Emperor Tomb, such as the Bronze Men that Zhou Wen had seen before and the Earth Elemental Beast. They were all from the Founding Emperor Tomb.
However, the Founding Emperor Tomb that humans knew of was actually only the periphery of the Founding Emperor Tomb. It was impossible to enter the tomb's interior.
If the Founding Emperor Tomb was considered a huge underground city, the area that humans were in contact with now wouldn't even reach the city gates.
Besides the legendary six heroes, no one had entered the true Founding Emperor Tomb.
Zhou Wen was just about to pass through the bazaar and head to the periphery of the Founding Emperor Tomb to search for the tiny palm symbol when he saw a commotion in the bazaar. He didn't know what the group was doing.
After paying a little attention, Zhou Wen realized that Liu Yun was in the crowd, arguing with an old man.
Liu Yun doesn't do anything unless there are benefits involved. What's he doing here? Zhou Wen's interest was piqued as he found a corner that no one was paying attention to and secretly observed Liu Yun's every move.
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Chapter 864: Selling the Sword
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Zhou Wen watched from the side for a while before finally understanding the reason behind Liu Yun's argument with the old man.
Liu Yun insisted on buying the old man's bronze sword, but the old man refused to sell it no matter what. One insisted on buying while the other refused to sell. Therefore, they began arguing.
It wasn't that the old man really wasn't selling it, but that the old man insisted on using the bronze sword to exchange for a Mythical Companion Beast. Otherwise, he wouldn't sell it no matter how much money was given.
The old man also said that his bronze sword had been dug out from the Founding Emperor Tomb before the dimensional storms. It was the Founding Emperor's sword.
No one believed him. Even if it was really the Founding Emperor's sword, it wasn't worth much in modern times. At most, it was an antique.
However, the old man insisted on exchanging the sword for a Mythical Companion Beast. It was unknown what Liu Yun was up to. He insisted on buying the sword, but he couldn't produce a Mythical Companion Beast.
Something's amiss. How can a thick-skinned fellow like Liu Yun buy a sword so honestly? It's even more impossible for him to make a din here. If he really wanted that sword, he should have secretly stolen it... What is this fellow trying to do? Zhou Wen thought to himself.
"I'll give you three Epic Bronze Man Companion Eggs in exchange for your sword," Liu Yun said to the old man.
"I won't exchange even for ten, much less three." The old man was very stubborn. He hugged the bronze sword and refused to let go. He was dead stubborn.
When others heard that Liu Yun wanted to exchange three Bronze Man Companion Eggs for a crappy bronze sword, they were alarmed.
"How about five? This is all I have," Liu Yun said as he placed five Companion Eggs in front of the old man.
Everyone was alarmed when they saw this. There were very few locals who didn't know the Bronze Man Companion Egg. Even if they hadn't personally obtained one, they had definitely seen one.
The five Companion Eggs that Liu Yun took out were undoubtedly Bronze Men.
"Dude, you have five Bronze Man Companion Eggs. Why don't you exchange them for something good? Why do you have to exchange them for his crappy sword?" a person beside him said.
Everyone agreed. Bronze Man Companion Eggs were very famous, but there weren't many of them, so their prices were very high. To be able to produce five at once was something even the elderly who had been setting up stalls here had never seen.
"Nothing else. I just like that sword. I think it might be a treasure," Liu Yun said casually.
"This is obviously a treasure. If you want it, you can exchange it using a Mythical Companion Beast. Otherwise, it's useless no matter what you say," the old man said firmly.
Everyone found Liu Yun and the old man crazy. Liu Yun was a prodigal, and the old man was a fool.
A burly man squeezed forward and looked at the five Bronze Man Companion Eggs on the ground. He swallowed his saliva and said to Liu Yun, "Brother, I have a sword that's about the same as his. If you want it, I'll sell it for five Bronze Man Companion Eggs."
"I want a treasure sword dug out from the Founding Emperor Tomb. Do you think I want any sword?" Liu Yun curled his lips.
"Hey, what the hell are you saying. This sword of mine was a treasure my great-grandfather dug out from the Founding Emperor Tomb," the man hurriedly said.
"For real?" Liu Yun looked at the sword in his hand in disbelief.
Indeed, the two ancient swords were very similar with only slight differences. From a comprehensive take of the two swords, they likely originated from the same period.
"Of course it's real. It's definitely more real than that old man's," the man said as he patted his chest.
However, the old man said coldly, "Don't be greedy for small gains. If you are greedy, you will suffer a huge loss. What's the point of buying a fake with five Companion Eggs?"
"Old man, whose goods are you calling fake? You are the one selling a fake," the man said angrily.
Liu Yun laughed and said to the old man, "Old man, don't tell me you are regretting it? It's too late for regrets now. I won't buy your sword. Let's see who else will offer such a high price."
With that said, Liu Yun pushed the five Companion Eggs towards the man and said, "I don't care if yours is genuine or fake. I'll buy yours. I want to let that old fool regret it."
The burly man was overjoyed as he hurriedly took the Bronze Man Companion Eggs. He was still worried, so he got someone to check them for him. After confirming that they were Bronze Man Companion Eggs, he handed the ancient sword to Liu Yun.
"Old Man, just wallow in regret." As Liu Yun spoke, he left.
Zhou Wen put on the Invisibility Cloak and secretly followed.
Liu Yun didn't go to the town. After making a turn, he ran to a nearby forest and sat on a large tree root to smoke.
After a while, he saw the old man who was trying to sell the sword sneak into the forest.
When Zhou Wen saw the elder, he immediately came to a realization. The two of them were in cahoots. They had caused a commotion just to make the burly man sell his sword.
The burly man was a freelance hunter who had entered a dimensional zone. He wasn't selling things at a stall. They definitely wanted the burly man's sword, but it wasn't convenient for them to just buy it from him, so they had set up such a trap.
What's that ancient sword? Is it worth Liu Yun spending so much effort on? Zhou Wen secretly sized up the ancient sword in Liu Yun's arms.
"How is it? Is it real?" the old man asked Liu Yun after entering.
"There's no problem. It's real. With this sword, we can enter the Founding Emperor Tomb," said Liu Yun.
"Let me take a look," the old man said as he went to take the sword.
However, Liu Yun retracted his hand and didn't let the old man touch the sword. He said with a smile, "Why are you in such a rush? Didn't we agree that I'll hold the sword and open the door? When we return, we'll split the items equally. With the sword with me, don't worry because nothing will go wrong."
"I'm just afraid that you'll be cheated. I'll help you take a look and see if that's really the Emperor Qin Sword," the old man said without changing his expression.
"I have always been the scammer, not the other way. Don't worry." Liu Yun held the ancient sword and asked the old man, "When are we going to take action?"
"The sooner the better. If you're ready, we'll take action tonight," the old man said.
"Alright, it's settled then. We'll meet outside the Founding Emperor Tomb tonight." Liu Yun turned around and left.
The old man watched Liu Yun's back disappear before turning to leave.
Zhou Wen secretly looked in the direction the old man had left and fell into thought. He had a nagging feeling that the old man was somewhat familiar, as though he had seen him somewhere before. However, from his face and figure, he didn't seem to have any impression of him.
This old man... Don't tell me he's Jing Daoxian... An idea suddenly flashed in Zhou Wen's mind as he thought of that familiar feeling.
This was because the aura the old man occasionally exuded was very similar to Jing Daoxian's, but his appearance and figure were different.
Changing his looks and figure shouldn't be difficult for Jing Daoxian. I think it's most likely him. However, why is he with Liu Yun? Why do the two of them want to enter the Founding Emperor Tomb? Zhou Wen was filled with curiosity.
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Chapter 865: Xie Yukun
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Zhou Wen thought for a moment and felt that this had nothing to do with him. He didn't plan on entering the Founding Emperor Tomb, so he stopped making wild guesses.
After circling around, he returned to the periphery of the Founding Emperor Tomb. He searched for the tiny palm symbol at the edge of the tomb, hoping to gain something.
Zhou Wen had no intention of entering the Founding Emperor Tomb to begin with. Now that he knew that Liu Yun and Jing Daoxian were entering, he was even less likely to enter. All he did was walk around the periphery.
There were terracotta soldiers on the periphery. They were basically at the Legendary stage, and further in were Epic Bronze Men. It was said that there were also Mythical Gold Men, but they were extremely rare. Zhou Wen didn't see them.
When he was about to reach the Founding Emperor Tomb, Zhou Wen slowed down. He definitely wouldn't enter the imperial mausoleum. All he needed to do was look for the tiny palm symbol.
In the dungeon that Zhou Wen had downloaded, there was already a Thirteen Mausoleum. It was the only game dungeon that Zhou Wen had yet to enter.
The main reason was that there were some mysterious things in that dungeon. If one didn't handle it well, problems would arise. More importantly, he couldn't find the entrance and could only circle around the periphery.
A place like a mausoleum was not meant for entry to begin with, so it was naturally impossible for there to be an entrance. If one wanted to enter, they could only dig their way in.
It was the same for the Founding Emperor Tomb. There were no doors, but there were numerous holes dug nearby. It was said that many people wanted to enter, but things would happen midway. Up to now, only the six heroes had successfully entered.
Using Truth Listener's ability, Zhou Wen carefully searched the area. His luck wasn't bad. He found the tiny palm symbol on a stone beast that was half buried in the ground.
Zhou Wen was delighted as he hurriedly snapped a picture of the tiny palm symbol. The game entered the download screen.
After waiting for a while, it still hadn't downloaded successfully. This dungeon was probably a more important one.
Having had the phone for so long, Zhou Wen realized that the speed at which he downloaded the game had nothing to do with the size of the map. Typically, when the download took longer, there would be something especially powerful or mysterious inside.
It was getting late and he had already obtained the instance dungeon. In order not to bump into Liu Yun and Jing Daoxian, Zhou Wen planned on leaving and continuing his travels.
To his surprise, when he reached the main road, he saw Liu Yun leaning against a tree by the side of the road and looking at him with a faint smile.
"Junior Brother, I never expected us to meet again so soon," Liu Yun said with a smile.
This fellow must have spotted me long ago. Zhou Wen knew very well. He looked at Liu Yun and said, "Eldest Senior Brother, have you thought it through and want to help me take care of Ya'er?"
When Liu Yun heard Ya'er's name, his heart couldn't help but tremble. He looked at Ya'er, who was in Zhou Wen's arms, and hurriedly shook his head. "I came to discuss something with you. You should have heard my conversation with that old man. Are you interested in entering the Founding Emperor Tomb together? This sword is the key to entering the Founding Emperor Tomb. With it and your Earth Elemental Beast, we can safely enter and take whatever we want."
"No," Zhou Wen said bluntly.
"Don't you want to know what's inside the Founding Emperor Tomb? It's..." Liu Yun was slightly taken aback. He was about to say something when Zhou Wen interrupted him again.
"I don't want to know or go," Zhou Wen said as he circled around Liu Yun and continued walking forward.
Ignoring the fact that there might be danger in the Founding Emperor Tomb, Zhou Wen definitely wouldn't go with the suspected Jing Daoxian around.
Even Liu Yun had discovered him, so Zhou Wen didn't believe that Jing Daoxian hadn't discovered him. It was best not to get involved.
"I heard that there's an Elixir of Immortality in the Founding Emperor Tomb. One can become immortal after eating it." Liu Yun refused to give up as he followed Zhou Wen, hoping to persuade him.
"Not going." Zhou Wen's attitude was firm. Even if Liu Yun gave the best pitch, he wouldn't enter the Founding Emperor Tomb.
"There's still a Guardian cocoon in the Founding Emperor Tomb. If you enter, you might have a chance of contracting a Guardian," Liu Yun continued.
"Not going." He never expected such good news. However, even if there were Guardians inside, Zhou Wen wouldn't go.
Since his phone was already downloading the game dungeon, he could still fight the Guardian in-game. There was no need for him to take the risk.
"Do you know who that old man is?" Liu Yun suddenly asked when he saw that Zhou Wen was determined not to go to the Founding Emperor Tomb.
"Yes," Zhou Wen answered.
He never expected Zhou Wen to answer in such a manner. Liu Yun was taken aback before he asked in disbelief, "You know who that old man is? That's impossible, right? You shouldn't have seen him. He's a dead person."
"Who do you think he is?" Zhou Wen felt that something was amiss when he heard Liu Yun's words. He stopped and asked him.
Everyone knew that Jing Daoxian wasn't dead. Even when he was injured the last time and had nearly lost his ability to fight, the bureau's setting up of a virtually inescapable net had failed to capture him.
"You shouldn't be unfamiliar with the Zhuolu expedition team, right? That old man is one of the members of the expedition team," Liu Yun said mysteriously.
"Impossible. I've seen all the members of the expedition team. There's no such person," Zhou Wen said.
Seeing Zhou Wen's reaction, Liu Yun knew that there was a chance. He chuckled and said, "As long as you have read the information on the experts and staff members of the expedition team, it's not surprising that you know them. But have you ever thought that there might be some people who aren't in the records?"
"I don't have time to listen to your nonsense. It's impossible to let an outsider stay in the team for such a large-scale inspection," Zhou Wen said.
"He's not an outsider. After reading so much information, don't you think that there's something missing?" Liu Yun said solemnly.
Zhou Wen frowned in thought. He didn't feel that there was anything missing from the information. All the information on the staff and experts had been available.
Seeing that Zhou Wen didn't understand him, Liu Yun said, "Don't you think it's missing the information of the people who organized the expedition team?"
Zhou Wen was slightly taken aback as he thought about the information he had read before saying, "Why? Isn't there information on those officers and soldiers?"
"Are those officers and soldiers qualified to organize such an expedition team? They are only responsible for security," Liu Yun asked.
"Think about it. For such an important expedition, they invited so many top experts, but they only used the power of some low-ranking officers to protect them. Don't you think that there's something wrong if there's no one monitoring the progress of the work?" Liu Yun continued.
"Are you saying that the Federation deliberately concealed some information? That elder is one of them?" Zhou Wen asked Liu Yun.
"Actually, I've investigated this matter before. I even entered the department that initiated the expedition and read through their information. However, the information was done perfectly. I couldn't see any problems at all. However, I looked at some other information and realized that a few people in that department had mysteriously vanished when the expedition team was established. They never appeared again. Later, I did a lot of investigations, so I'm certain that those people must have gone to Zhuolu." Liu Yun paused and said, "That old man's name is Xie Yukun. He's one of them."
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Chapter 866: Ancient Mirror
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"Where did you find him?" Zhou Wen sized up Liu Yun. He was somewhat puzzled as to why Liu Yun was so concerned about this matter.
"It's quite a coincidence. I originally came here to wait for you. I guessed that after you obtained the Earth Elemental Beast, you would most likely come to the Founding Emperor Tomb. To my surprise, I didn't see you despite waiting for ages. Instead, I recognized Xie Yukun who was selling things at the market. Therefore, I secretly followed and monitored him, but he discovered me."
Liu Yun paused for a moment before continuing, "But who am I? He was naturally not my match. In order to save his life, this old fellow told me some things. Only then did I know that he had indeed gone to Zhuolu back then and had been in charge of supervising the expedition team with a few others. However, later on, the others vanished with the expedition team. And he said that he escaped calamity because he was sick and returned to the encampment that day. I naturally don't believe him."
"And then?" Zhou Wen increasingly found the matter odd.
He felt that the old man was most likely Jing Daoxian, but Liu Yun said that he was Xie Yukun and was related to the Zhuolu expedition team. This was somewhat odd.
"Then, he rattled on about some nonsense, saying that there's something good in the Founding Emperor Tomb. Furthermore, he has a way to enter. I felt that he knew a lot about the Founding Emperor Tomb. Furthermore, I'm very curious as to why he's in such a rush to enter the Founding Emperor Tomb. Therefore, I agreed to cooperate with him and temporarily keep him at bay while waiting for you to come," Liu Yun said.
Zhou Wen sized up Liu Yun for a while before asking, "Why are you interested in the expedition team?"
"Ahem, of course it's because I'm concerned about you, Junior Brother. I know you're very concerned about this matter, so I helped you investigate it." Liu Yun changed the topic and said, "If you don't believe me, we'll capture that Xie Yukun later and torture him personally. Then you'll know if I lied to you."
"Me? Beat him? I'm afraid that the two of us will be the ones getting crippled later," Zhou Wen said with a twitch of his lips.
"Don't worry. Although that old man has some ability, he's far from our match. I can deal with him alone," Liu Yun said smugly.
Zhou Wen saw that Liu Yun didn't seem to be faking it, so he said to him, "I don't know why you're interested in this matter, but I don't know if that old man is Xie Yukun. I just feel that he's someone else."
"Who?" Liu Yun hurriedly asked when he saw Zhou Wen's solemn expression.
"Jing Daoxian," Zhou Wen said.
Liu Yun's expression changed when he heard that. He said in disbelief, "That's impossible! How can he be Jing Daoxian?"
"In any case, I won't be going to the Founding Emperor Tomb. Watch your back," Zhou Wen said as he prepared to leave. However, when he walked past Liu Yun and looked ahead, his expression changed.
At some point in time, the old man had arrived and was now standing in front of them. He smiled at the two of them as cold sweat immediately broke out on Zhou Wen's back.
Liu Yun wanted to stop Zhou Wen, but when he turned his head and saw the old man, his expression changed.
"Old Man Xie, when did you come?" Liu Yun also knew that something was amiss. Xie Yukun had appeared so close to them, but he hadn't sensed anything.
The old man ignored him and smiled at Zhou Wen. "I never expected you to recognize me. It's somewhat unexpected."
"It's difficult not to recognize a figure like you," Zhou Wen said to Jing Daoxian. The old man had clearly admitted that he was Jing Daoxian.
Jing Daoxian declined to comment. "Since you are interested in the Founding Emperor Tomb, why don't you enter with us? You should know that even if I were to kill everyone in this world, I won't be willing to let you die. There's no need for you to be wary of me."
"Are... Are you really Jing Daoxian?" Liu Yun widened his eyes as he looked at Jing Daoxian in disbelief.
The number one devil in the Federation. He had actually beaten the number one devil in the Federation previously and lived to talk about it. Even Liu Yun felt his legs go limp.
"From the looks of it, you were also waiting for me?" Zhou Wen stared at Jing Daoxian.
"I originally planned on taking the Earth Elemental Beast after the Zhang family auctioned it off. However, since you took the Earth Elemental Beast, I naturally wouldn't take it from you. I could only wait for you here," Jing Daoxian said.
"I'm sorry, but I'm not interested in the Founding Emperor Tomb. I'm leaving. Since you and my Eldest Senior Brother are so interested in it, it's best you go together," Zhou Wen said.
Liu Yun's face turned livid as he forced a smile. "I'm not interested either. I was just fooling around. Old Master, don't take it to heart."
Jing Daoxian's expression remained unchanged as he sighed. "It doesn't matter if the two of you aren't going, but now, one of you has the Earth Elemental Beast and the other has the Emperor Qin Sword. These two items are necessary to enter the Founding Emperor Tomb. Therefore, no matter what, I will need the two of you to accompany me."
"What if I say no?" Zhou Wen was already prepared to fight or escape.
Jing Daoxian said with a smile, "You don't have to be so nervous. I've said it before. Even if everyone in the world dies, I'll ensure your survival. Therefore, you don't have to treat me as an enemy. However, you have to accompany me on this trip to the Founding Emperor Tomb. I'm just too old and my body is too weak. I need external help to continue living."
"That's your problem. What has it got to do with me?" Zhou Wen retreated as he spoke. Although Jing Daoxian treated him as an experimental subject and the chances of him killing him weren't high, who knew what kind of scheme Jing Daoxian would come up with? It was best to stay away from him if possible.
Zhou Wen had seen Lord Alcohol and Xia Jiuhuang's outcome with his own eyes. The two of them were also Jing Daoxian's test subjects. There was no doubt about that.
"Since Zhou Wen isn't going, It's useless even if I go. I'll leave this sword for you. I'll be leaving now. If you have anything to say, have a good chat with my junior brother." Liu Yun placed the ancient sword on the ground as he retreated.
Jing Daoxian didn't stop them. He slowly took out something. It was an ancient bronze mirror. The mirror's surface was blurry, and its reflections were also blurry.
When Zhou Wen saw the ancient mirror, he felt that something was amiss. He summoned the Earth Elemental Beast and attempted to escape.
Liu Yun's speed wasn't slow either. Like a meteor, he quickly rushed into the forest.
Jing Daoxian had no intention of stopping them. He held the ancient mirror and slowly turned it. Then, a strange scene happened. Zhou Wen, who had already escaped through the ground, and Liu Yun, who had rushed into the forest, returned as though things were being played back.
"Follow me!" Jing Daoxian carried the ancient mirror as he walked. Zhou Wen and Liu Yun couldn't control their bodies as they were pulled towards the Founding Emperor Tomb like puppets.
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Chapter 867: Yin Yang Mirror
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Zhou Wen felt as though his body was uncontrollable as he followed Jing Daoxian in the direction of the Founding Emperor Tomb.
His various bodily functions seemed normal. He could also use his various abilities, but for some reason, he couldn't help but follow Jing Daoxian.
Zhou Wen didn't counterattack blindly. He used Truth Listener to observe the ancient mirror in Jing Daoxian's arms and realized that he and Liu Yun's shadows were inside.
The problem was that Jing Daoxian's back was facing them. It was impossible for the ancient mirror to directly reflect them. Why were their shadows inside?
Liu Yun was also led away. He gathered strength in his hand, but after some hesitation, he didn't dare attack Jing Daoxian.
Although Jing Daoxian had his back facing them and didn't seem to be on guard, he was Jing Daoxian. Even Liu Yun had to consider the consequences of attacking.
Zhou Wen didn't take action. Instead, he secretly circulated his Essence Energy Art and switched his Life Souls to see if he could escape the ancient mirror's control.
If he couldn't escape the ancient mirror's control, he would be limited in every aspect if he really were to fight Jing Daoxian. It was almost impossible for him to gain the upper hand.
Truth Listener's Evil Nullification ability didn't have any effect. The ancient mirror's ability clearly didn't belong to an evil power like a curse. Switching to the Dao Sutra, the Heaven-Opening Scripture of the Highest Elder that had the ability to break taboos failed to free Zhou Wen from the ancient mirror's control.
It's not a curse or a taboo power. What kind of power is the ancient mirror? Zhou Wen suddenly realized a problem.
Ya'er was in his arms, but there was no sign of her in the ancient mirror.
Why is Ya'er's shadow missing? Is it because Jing Daoxian didn't attack Ya'er, or is Ya'er special? Is that ancient mirror useless against her? If it's because Ya'er is special, what's special about her? Zhou Wen thought for a moment and felt that the biggest difference between Ya'er and him was that Ya'er had already died once and couldn't be considered a real living person.
Zhou Wen thought again and switched his Essence Energy Art to Small Perfection of Wisdom. He wanted to see if he could use Supreme Hell King to escape the ancient mirror's control, but it was useless.
When Zhou Wen switched to Supreme Hell King, he was stunned when he saw Jing Daoxian.
He rubbed his eyes in disbelief and carefully looked at Jing Daoxian's body. However, the outcome was the same. He couldn't see any sinflames on Jing Daoxian's body.
Zhou Wen had seen many humans, but he had never seen anyone without sinflames. At most, it was a matter of how many sinflames they had.
However, Jing Daoxian didn't have any flames on him. He was unbelievably clean.
That's impossible... The more evil a person does, the more sinflames they have. Jing Daoxian is the number one devil in the Federation. He has committed countless crimes and killed countless people. How can he not have any sinflames? Ignoring the fact that he's the number one devil in the Federation, even an ordinary person who hasn't done any evil in his entire life wouldn't be without sinflames... Zhou Wen thought for a moment and felt that Jing Daoxian must have used some special method to extinguish the sinflames on him. However, he didn't know how he had done it.
Since the Supreme Hell King's powers were useless, Zhou Wen had to think of other methods. He switched several Essence Energy Arts, but he was unable to break the influence the ancient mirror had on him.
Liu Yun was clearly making various attempts, but like Zhou Wen, he didn't have any good results.
When they arrived in front of the Founding Emperor Tomb, the two of them were still unable to escape the ancient mirror's control.
Jing Daoxian stopped and waved the ancient mirror in front of the two of them. The two of them immediately regained their freedom. Jing Daoxian said with a smile, "This ancient mirror is called the Yin Yang Mirror. You might not have heard of it, but in ancient times, this Yin Yang Mirror once left all the gods in the world in awe. It can wipe out souls and kill people. I only used it to lock up one of your souls. If you follow me into the Founding Emperor Tomb, I'll naturally release the soul trapped in the Yin Yang Mirror. Of course, you can choose not to go. However, this soul will always be locked in the Yin Yang Mirror. Over time, it will probably dissipate."
"What will happen to someone without a soul?" Liu Yun asked.
"To put it simply, the Yin Yang Mirror divides a person's soul into three souls and seven senses. Losing a soul isn't a big deal. You'll still have two souls and seven senses. Your bodies aren't damaged, so it won't kill you. At most, your memory will worsen. Over time, you might become an idiot," Jing Daoxian said with a smile.
Liu Yun and Zhou Wen exchanged looks. Zhou Wen knew that Jing Daoxian wasn't being an alarmist. The shadows in the ancient mirror weren't born out of thin air. They had some connection to their bodies.
Liu Yun suddenly thought of something. He stared at the Yin Yang Mirror and said, "Could it be that the ancient mirror is the legendary Yin Yang Mirror, the supreme treasure in the battle between the gods during the Shang and Zhou dynasty period?"
"You are quite knowledgeable, but it's not considered a supreme treasure. It's just a manifestation of a Mythical Companion Beast. However, it's slightly stronger than ordinary Mythical creatures," Jing Daoxian said.
"A Terror-grade Companion Beast?" Zhou Wen stared at the Yin Yang Mirror.
Jing Daoxian narrowed his eyes. "To think that you already know about the Terror-grade. That's right. The Yin Yang Mirror is indeed at the Terror-grade. If I wanted to kill you, it's just a matter of thinking about it. Therefore, you don't have to worry about me killing you. This is because I can kill you anytime I want. There's no need to trick you into entering the Founding Emperor Tomb. As long as you help me enter it to retrieve something, you can regain your freedom. Furthermore, I'll only take one item from the Founding Emperor Tomb. The rest will be yours."
"You have the strength, so it's naturally up to you," Liu Yun said.
Zhou Wen didn't say a word as a tacit agreement.
However, he thought to himself, Since the Yin Yang Mirror Companion Beast can advance to the Terror grade, Companion Beasts like Torch Dragon with the Evolvable attribute should be able to advance to the Terror grade. How can I advance them?
Zhou Wen remembered that The Thearch had said that only those at the Terror grade could defeat the Terror grade. Although he had many pets, none of them were at the Terror grade. It was probably not easy to defeat the Yin Yang Mirror.
It's too late to think of a way to advance to the Terror grade. Is there a way to bypass the Yin Yang Mirror and kill Jing Daoxian? Zhou Wen felt that he might have a chance.
Jing Daoxian had been severely injured. Furthermore, he had said that his body wasn't in good condition. Without external help, he probably wouldn't live long.
"Summon your Earth Elemental Beast and let it take us into the Founding Emperor Tomb. You have to use Earth Escape according to the coordinates I mentioned. It has to be precise, nothing more, nothing less. Otherwise, the three of us will die inside. No one will be spared," Jing Daoxian said.
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Chapter 868: Underground Imperial City
He needed to deal Jing Daoxian a fatal strike and not give him a chance to counterattack; otherwise, Zhou Wen wouldn't be able to withstand the Terror-grade Yin Yang Mirror.
Without full confidence, Zhou Wen could only feign civility and listen to Jing Daoxian's instructions.
The three of them sat on the Earth Elemental Beast's back. Zhou Wen controlled the Earth Elemental Beast and used the coordinates Jing Daoxian had mentioned to let it drill into the Founding Emperor Tomb.
The Earth Elemental Beast phased away with the trio and burrowed into the ground. When Zhou Wen's vision recovered, he realized that the Earth Elemental Beast's body had landed atop a huge stone pillar.
The stone pillar was more than four meters in diameter and more than thirty meters tall. Beneath the stone pillar, there was silver liquid flowing slowly.
In the huge underground world, there was a huge stone pillar every few hundred meters. However, the stone pillars were connected to the stone ceiling. Only the stone pillar they were standing on was halved.
In the entire underground world, other than the stone pillar, there was only silver liquid. If the Earth Elemental Beast's Earth Escape had deviated slightly, they would have fallen into the silver liquid.
Seeing Zhou Wen and Liu Yun look at the silver liquid below, Jing Daoxian said, "That liquid is mercury. It's very poisonous to humans, but this mercury shouldn't be much considering our physiques. It can't harm our bodies. However, after the dimensionalization, there's a now terrifying dimensional creature in the mercury. If we fall into the mercury, even I might not be able to come out alive."
"What dimensional creature is that?" Zhou Wen asked.
"See for yourself," said Jing Daoxian. He summoned a mouse-like beast and let it fall into the mercury.
The little beast bobbed up and down over the silver liquid's surface twice. The surrounding mercury suddenly gathered towards the little beast, turning into a strange creature that looked like a snake with wings on its back. It swallowed the little beast in one mouthful.
When the little beast touched its saliva, its body immediately festered as though it had melted.
Zhou Wen and Liu Yun were alarmed when they saw the instant devouring of the tiny beast. The mercury-like monster's aura was extremely shocking. It was definitely at the Mythical stage.
"You don't have to worry too much. As long as you don't touch the mercury, you won't alarm it." As Jing Daoxian spoke, he summoned a bird and sat on its back before flying deep into the underground world.
Zhou Wen unsummoned the Earth Elemental Beast and summoned a flying mount just like Liu Yun did. They flew deep into the underground world with Jing Daoxian.
"Legend has it that the Founding Emperor Tomb is extremely dangerous. From the looks of it, it's nothing much." Liu Yun looked around but didn't find anything dangerous.
"We haven't even entered the Founding Emperor Tomb's main entrance," Jing Daoxian said indifferently.
Zhou Wen kept using Truth Listener to scan the area in front of him. He could already see a huge metal door at the end of the Mercury Sea. In the middle of the metal door was a flat opening that looked like it would fit an ancient sword.
Soon, the three of them arrived at the door. Jing Daoxian pointed at the gap and said, "Insert the Emperor Qin Sword in. After opening this door, we will truly enter the Founding Emperor Tomb."
Liu Yun was somewhat hesitant, but his life was still in Jing Daoxian's hands. He had no choice but to walk over with the Emperor Qin Sword. After ensuring that he was 100% protected, he carefully inserted the Emperor Qin Sword.
When the Emperor Qin Sword was completely inserted, the three of them heard a cracking sound.
Liu Yun flew back like lightning, but the door slowly opened, revealing the scene behind it.
Zhou Wen couldn't help but feel shocked when he saw the scene inside. Behind the door was a huge ancient city. There was a stretch of ancient palace complexes in the ancient city, and there were many bronze men with weapons standing on both sides of the street. There were even a few bronze carriage statues standing in the middle of the street.
At the end of the long street, there were twelve golden men sitting in front of the majestic temple-like palace. Each golden man was thirty feet tall when sitting, as though they were golden divine generals guarding the palace.
Whoosh!
The moment the trio stepped through the door, the bronze men on the long street raised their weapons and looked at Zhou Wen and company.
These bronze men were very similar to the Bronze Men at the periphery of the mausoleum. However, the Bronze Men at the periphery of the mausoleum were typically bare-handed and did not carry any weapons. As for the bronze men here, each of them held a spear or sword.
With the sound of the bronze swords being unsheathed, groups of bronze men charged at Zhou Wen and company.
"Leave the mere bronze men to me." Liu Yun took the initiative to charge forward.
Bronze Men Companion Eggs were rare to begin with, and these bronze men had weapons. If a few Companion Beasts dropped, their value would definitely be rather high.
However, after Liu Yun rushed in, he realized that the bronze men were like warriors who had been battle-hardened. They advanced in rows and formed a battle formation, constantly attacking the encircled Liu Yun.
Thankfully, Liu Yun's movement technique was extremely powerful. His fast hands flashed repeatedly as he snatched the white blades with his bare hands, snatching all the weapons from the bronze men nearby.
Crack!
A bronze man was beheaded by Liu Yun with a bronze sword. Liu Yun charged all the way as though he had entered a no man's zone. Be it his movement techniques or offensive techniques, they were all excellent. Even an army of thousands seemed unable to trap him.
After killing dozens of bronze men, a Companion Egg dropped.
Liu Yun's was really fast. Before the Companion Egg landed, he had grabbed it.
Just as Liu Yun was about to kill more bronze men, he suddenly saw one of the golden men stand up. The golden man, who was thirty feet tall when sitting, looked even more majestic when he stood up.
The golden man stepped on the stone steps and walked down the long street. His speed became faster and faster. After a few steps, he was like a charging lion. When he was a hundred meters away from Liu Yun, he leaped up and struck down at him.
Liu Yun didn't hesitate either. He summoned his Companion Beast and transformed it into a bracer that wrapped around his fist and arm. Then, without retreating at all, he clashed with the golden man's huge fist.
Boom!
When the two fists collided, Liu Yun immediately flew back and fell to the ground. He rolled far away and slammed into the city wall behind him before stopping.
"Junior Brother... That's the end of the road for me... I'll leave the rest to you... You have to get out alive..." Liu Yun struggled a few times but failed to get up. Blood kept flowing out of his mouth. Just as he finished speaking, he fell to the ground. There was no heartbeat or breathing. It looked like he was dead.
Jing Daoxian grabbed the Emperor Qin Sword and stabbed it into his thigh. Liu Yun remained motionless; there was no reaction from his muscles.
"From the looks of it, he's really dead. Don't waste a perfectly good body. Dig out his heart and use it for food." As Jing Daoxian spoke, he was about to stab Liu Yun's chest.
"Cough, cough... I... I can still be saved..." Liu Yun suddenly sat up again. His heartbeat and breathing were back as he laughed dryly.
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Chapter 869: Twelve Gold Men
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"Zhou Wen, I'll leave this to you," Jing Daoxian said as he pointed at the golden man walking over.
"Isn't your Yin Yang Mirror very powerful? Can't you just use it? Why go through so much trouble?" Zhou Wen said.
"Unfortunately, the Yin Yang Mirror is only useful against lifeforms with flesh and blood. It's not very useful against such Gold Men." Jing Daoxian didn't seem to have any qualms as he revealed the Yin Yang Mirror's weakness.
Zhou Wen didn't know if what he said was true, but he could only summon Tyrant Behemoth and let it fight the Gold Man.
The Gold Man's strength and defense were very strong. It wasn't at a disadvantage when fighting Tyrant Behemoth. Zhou Wen had no choice but to get Tyrant Behemoth to activate Absolute Strength to quickly finish off the Gold Man.
Under the suppression of Absolute Strength, the Gold Man was immediately sent retreating by Tyrant Behemoth. Just as he was about to withstand heavy damage after failing to put up a defense, another Gold Man rushed down and joined the battle.
With the addition of this Gold Man, the first Gold Man became much stronger. However, it was still no match for Tyrant Behemoth.
The Gold Men came down one after another. They attacked Tyrant Behemoth together, and their cooperation was almost flawless.
Not good! Zhou Wen saw the problem. The twelve Gold Men were similar to the nine black dragons in the underground sea. They could share each other's powers.
After seven Gold Men joined the battle, their strength was already on par with Tyrant Behemoth, who had activated Absolute Strength. It was difficult for Tyrant Behemoth to gain an advantage.
"Tyrant Behemoth is about to be overwhelmed. You should do something, right?" Zhou Wen said to Jing Daoxian.
Jing Daoxian smiled and said, "All you need to do is lure the twelve Gold Men in front of the palace down. I'll enter the temple to take something and we'll leave immediately. It won't take long."
Zhou Wen knew that Jing Daoxian had ulterior motives for bringing him to the Founding Emperor Tomb. It wasn't as simple as borrowing the Earth Elemental Beast.
More and more Gold Men came down the stairs. When ten Gold Men besieged Tyrant Behemoth, Tyrant Behemoth was already in a losing position. It looked like it couldn't hold on much longer.
"I'm afraid that Tyrant Behemoth won't be able to last until all twelve of the Gold Men are down before it's killed. It's best you make plans early." Zhou Wen was telling the truth. Although Tyrant Behemoth was powerful, it was still impossible for it to fight twelve alone.
The strength and physique of these Gold Men were very strong to begin with. Furthermore, they could borrow each other's strength. Even Tyrant Behemoth with Absolute Strength was about to be defeated.
"Forget it. I'll settle the remaining two myself," Jing Daoxian said as he charged towards the palace guarded by the twelve Gold Men.
Zhou Wen saw him rush over the battlefield like a strange bird with the Yin Yang Mirror in hand. He wanted to rush into the palace.
The two Gold Men who had yet to come down immediately realized Jing Daoxian's intentions. They stood in front of the palace door and threw punches at him.
Jing Daoxian's body was in midair as a ring on his finger spun. Then, Zhou Wen saw his figure vanish. When he appeared again, he was already in front of the palace door.
Teleportation ability. Could it be that the Essence Energy Art Jing Daoxian cultivates in is spatial? As Zhou Wen guessed, Jing Daoxian had already slammed into the palace door.
Strangely enough, the palace door was clearly closed, but when Jing Daoxian slammed into it, he seemed to be able to penetrate the wall. The door failed to stop him at all.
The fists of the two Gold Men slammed heavily onto the door, causing it to rumble. However, they failed to move the door at all.
Unable to find Jing Daoxian, the two Gold Men turned around and rushed into the battlefield, joining in the fight against Tyrant Behemoth.
Tyrant Behemoth was already having a hard time holding on. With the addition of the two Gold Men, it immediately lost the strength to resist. It received several punches on its body, causing its bones to crack.
"These twelve Gold Men are too powerful. Even Tyrant Behemoth isn't their match. Let's retreat now." Liu Yun retreated as he spoke, but when he arrived at the city gates, he was blocked by a strange force. He couldn't leave no matter what.
Liu Yun gathered his strength and struck again and again, but he still couldn't charge out.
"There's no need for you to try. I've already gotten the Earth Elemental Beast to try. It can't even escape with Earth Escape." Zhou Wen had already tried. If he could escape, he wouldn't have let Tyrant Behemoth withstand the twelve Gold Men's attacks.
"Jing Daoxian rushed into the palace to take the treasures, but he made us wait here for death. He's clearly trying to scam us," said Liu Yun.
"That might not be the case. Although the twelve Gold Men are powerful with extremely powerful Strength and Constitution, they aren't fast. As long as we don't fight them head-on, it won't be easy for them to kill us in a short period of time. The problem now is how do we enter the palace? We can't really just wait for Jing Daoxian to come out, right?" Zhou Wen said as he unsummoned Tyrant Behemoth.
Having lost their important target, Tyrant Behemoth, the twelve Gold Men immediately charged at Zhou Wen and Liu Yun.
Zhou Wen didn't wait for them to come over as he started using his movement technique and charged towards the twelve Gold Men.
He had been watching from the side for a while and had a general understanding of the abilities of the twelve Gold Men. Although it wasn't easy to kill them, it wasn't difficult to stay alive.
Zhou Wen used Transcendent Flying Immortal and constantly shuttled through the twelve Gold Men. Although the twelve Gold Men were powerful, they appeared somewhat clumsy and failed to touch Zhou Wen.
Liu Yun also quickly dodged the twelve Gold Men's attacks. He was also good at movement techniques and wasn't much weaker than Zhou Wen.
"When the two Gold Men smashed their fists into the palace door, they failed to budge it at all. I'm afraid that the door can't be opened with brute force. Otherwise, Jing Daoxian wouldn't have needed to pass through the wall. We don't know how to pass through walls, so it won't be easy to enter," Liu Yun said as he dodged.
"You have to give it a try even if it's not easy. Aren't you the best thief in the world? Can't a thief like you even open a door?" Zhou Wen said.
"It's not difficult to open the door, but it needs time. We are now being chased by these twelve Gold Men. There's no way out. How do I have the time to open the door?" Liu Yun said gloomily.
"I'll hold them back. Take the opportunity to open the door," Zhou Wen said after some thought.
"How are you going to hold them back? Even Tyrant Behemoth couldn't withstand it. Do you have any stronger Companion Beasts?" Liu Yun asked in puzzlement.
"I don't have any stronger Companion Beasts, but if I want to hold them back, I don't need powerful Companion Beasts. I just need to tank the beating," Zhou Wen said as he summoned a Companion Beast.
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Chapter 870: Tiger General's Might
Translator: CKtalon
Liu Yun took a careful look and realized that he recognized the Companion Beast Zhou Wen had summoned.
Not only did he know it, but he had once owned it. Later, he took the initiative to return it to Zhou Wen.
"No way? You want to use it to block the twelve Gold Men? Are you crazy?" Liu Yun had once stolen the Fiend-Armored Tiger Soul General from Zhou Wen. He had some understanding of the Fiend-Armored Tiger Soul General and knew that it was an Epic Companion Beast.
It was impossible for Zhou Wen to use the Fiend-Armored Tiger Soul General to fight the twelve Gold Men.
"I'll give it a try. Perhaps it will work?" Zhou Wen carried Ya'er and constantly moved around the city, dodging the Gold Men's attacks.
The strongest thing about the twelve Gold Men wasn't their strength, but their defense. Even Tyrant Behemoth, who had Absolute Strength, wasn't able to leave a fatal wound on them. It was obvious how powerful their bodies were.
The moment the Fiend-Armored Tiger Soul General appeared, he was surrounded by the Bronze Men on the street. However, the Fiend-Armored Tiger Soul General didn't care about that. The tiger beneath him charged at the Bronze Men crazily. The spear in his hand instantly pierced through the three Bronze Men like a skewer of candied haws. He lifted them up and threw them out, tearing them apart in midair.
The Fiend-Armored Tiger Soul General was like a tiger that had entered a flock of sheep. The Bronze Men with astonishing defense had no chance of turning the tide under its spear. In just a moment, he had killed twenty to thirty Bronze Men.
A Gold Man charged at the Fiend-Armored Tiger Soul General and threw a huge metal fist at him.
The Fiend-Armored Tiger Soul General showed no signs of weakness. The spear in his hand stabbed out with the momentum of an armor-piercing spear, colliding with the Gold Man's fist.
Clang!
The Fiend-Armored Tiger Soul General remained motionless, but the Gold Man was forced to take a few steps back.
In a one-on-one situation, the Fiend-Armored Tiger Soul General's Strength was stronger than the Gold Man, but he wasn't much stronger.
That's impossible!? Liu Yun's eyes nearly popped out. When he stole the Fiend-Armored Tiger Soul General, he didn't find the latter that strong.
After the Fiend-Armored Tiger Soul General landed on the ground, it continued charging through the Bronze Men. Its body gradually burned with strange purple flames.
Zhou Wen knew that the Fiend-Armored Tiger Soul General's skill combination that resembled a perpetual motion machine was beginning to take effect.
The Fiend-Armored Tiger Soul General was a Companion Beast that became stronger as he fought. He could condense killing aura to strengthen himself. The flames that were ignited by killing aura were transformed by the Tempered Steel Cauldron skill, making his body stronger and stronger.
As long as the twelve Gold Men failed to kill him in the beginning, he would become stronger and stronger. Perhaps when he reached a certain level of strength, he could fight the twelve Gold Men.
Zhou Wen wasn't sure if the Fiend-Armored Tiger Soul General's body could be strengthened to that level. He could give it a try now.
As the Fiend-Armored Tiger Soul General unleashed his might, more and more Gold Men were attracted to it. The pressure on Zhou Wen and Liu Yun decreased significantly.
As for Liu Yun, he wore a look of disbelief. He really couldn't believe that the Companion Beast he had stolen and returned to Zhou Wen was so powerful.
The Fiend-Armored Tiger Soul General was fighting against five Gold Men alone, and in such a spectacular manner without being at a disadvantage.
If I had known that this thing was so powerful, I wouldn't have returned him to Zhou Wen! Liu Yun felt his heart bleed.
"Let me give him a boost." Zhou Wen summoned three Fire Furnace Queens and got them to release a large amount of flames at the Fiend-Armored Tiger Soul General.
Two of the other Fire Furnace Queens were obtained by Zhou Wen later. Now, there were only three of them.
With the augmentation of the flames, the Fiend-Armored Tiger Soul General became even more ferocious. The purple flames on the Fiend-Armored Tiger Soul General became more and more intense. It was like a Fiend Tiger and Fiend General that had rushed out of hell.
Seven or eight Gold Men surrounded it and temporarily suppressed the Fiend-Armored Tiger Soul General's ferocious might. However, under their pressure, the Fiend-Armored Tiger Soul General became stronger the more it fought. It had no intention of retreating.
Soon, all twelve Gold Men were attracted by it.
No way! This fellow is even more ferocious than Tyrant Behemoth? Liu Yun felt as though someone had stabbed him in the heart a few times. He had stolen such a ferocious Companion Beast and ended up returning it to Zhou Wen. However, when he thought of this matter, he had the urge to bang his head against the wall or slap himself.
The Fiend-Armored Tiger Soul General staggered under the siege of the twelve Gold Men. However, it continued to brandish the spear in its hand to fight them. The ferocious tiger beneath it roared and pounced forward.
Although it looked a little tragic, even Tyrant Behemoth couldn't restrain the twelve Gold Men.
Upon seeing the sparks fly off the Fiend-Armored Tiger Soul General's body, Zhou Wen wasn't alarmed. Instead, he was delighted and began to feel relieved.
If the twelve Gold Men had attacked together from the beginning, perhaps only eight or nine Gold Men would have been needed to kill Fiend-Armored Tiger Soul General.
However, the Fiend-Armored Tiger Soul General's skills had already formed a cycle. He became stronger and stronger in battle. It was already impossible for the twelve Gold Men to kill him.
As long as the Fiend-Armored Tiger Soul General's body could withstand it, he might eventually become stronger than the twelve Gold Men.
"Why are you still watching? Open the door," Zhou Wen said to Liu Yun.
Only then did Liu Yun snap out of his daze. He looked at the Fiend-Armored Tiger Soul General with a pained expression before turning to run to the palace door to open it.
The Fiend-Armored Tiger Soul General stormed through the city, attracting the attention of the twelve Gold Men. They had no time to care about Zhou Wen and Liu Yun.
Some Bronze Men rushed over, but Zhou Wen casually killed them, preventing them from approaching Liu Yun who was opening the door.
Zhou Wen kept using Truth Listener to scan the palace, but the palace was enveloped by a strange force that Truth Listener's power couldn't penetrate.
Unless Zhou Wen got Truth Listener to break its earrings, it would be very difficult for it to make a breakthrough.
"It's open!" After a while, Liu Yun, who was sprawled in front of the door, shouted happily. Then, he pushed the door with both hands, and the palace door opened.
Zhou Wen focused his gaze inside, but what he saw left him and Liu Yun stunned.
He originally imagined that Jing Daoxian was plundering the palace, but the situation was completely different. Jing Daoxian stood inside the door, holding the Yin Yang Mirror with both hands. His body was covered in sweat as though he had just been fished out of water.
The Yin Yang Mirror emitted divine light. And in the hall opposite the Yin Yang Mirror, there was a five-foot-long sword hanging.
The divine light emitted by the sword collided with the Yin Yang Mirror's divine light. It was not at all inferior. It even seemed to be suppressing the Yin Yang Mirror.
"Holy sh*t, what sword is that? It can actually suppress the Yin Yang Mirror?" Liu Yun was alarmed. He didn't dare enter the palace and only sized up the sword from the outside.
Zhou Wen was also sizing up the sword. The Yin Yang Mirror was already a Companion Beast at the Terror grade. For the sword to be able to suppress it, it was clearly extraordinary.
The ancient sword was simple and unadorned. It was actually a stone sword. Although it didn't look eye-catching and there weren't any beautiful gems embedded on the sword or scabbard, the sword beam it emitted left one shuddering in fear.
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Chapter 871: Art on the Door
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Zhou Wen only glanced at the stone sword before his gaze went past it and landed on the hall behind it.
With the stone sword used as the dividing line, there were only some murals and sculptures in the hall ahead. And in the hall behind the stone sword, there were rows of bamboo slips.
Bamboo slips were tools used in ancient times for records. Back then, before paper was invented, people would engrave words on pieces of bamboo. Then, they would string the bamboo together for easy storage and reading.
Looking in from the outside door, there were rows of shelves in the hall behind. All sorts of bamboo slips were placed on them. The number was shocking. Even the Federation's library might not have such a large scale.
This wasn't the main point of Zhou Wen's observation. The main point was that the bamboo slips seemed to emit a strange power. It was thanks to the power emitted by the bamboo slips that the stone sword could emit such terrifying might, allowing it to withstand the Yin Yang Mirror.
How strange. That stone sword can actually use the power of the bamboo slips. This is unheard of. Zhou Wen was somewhat puzzled.
Books and swords were originally two incompatible things, but now, the sword had borrowed the aura of books. It was very strange.
Liu Yun gave Zhou Wen the nod before looking at Jing Daoxian, who was struggling against the stone sword in the hall.
Zhou Wen immediately understood Liu Yun's intentions. He wanted to kick him while he was down. Now, Jing Daoxian was using all his strength to resist the stone sword. This was the best opportunity to kill him.
Zhou Wen was somewhat tempted. If he could kill Jing Daoxian here, he wouldn't have to be on guard against Jing Daoxian in the future. He was afraid that he would follow in the footsteps of Lord Alcohol and Xia Jiuhuang.
Just as he was considering taking a gamble, the Yin Yang Ancient Mirror in Jing Daoxian's hand suddenly spun. The divine light on the mirror turned from white to black as it spewed at the stone sword.
With a sword hum, the stone sword unsheathed and transformed into a peerless sword beam that slashed at Jing Daoxian.
The Yin Yang Ancient Mirror's mirror beam was completely unable to withstand the stone sword as it was cleaved apart. The stone sword was about to strike the Yin Yang Ancient Mirror.
Zhou Wen and Liu Yun were delighted. If the Yin Yang Ancient Mirror could be destroyed, their imprisoned souls would naturally be able to escape.
Clang!
At the instant the stone sword was about to slash at the ancient mirror, Jing Daoxian suddenly retracted in his hand. Another item that looked like a jade seal smashed into the stone sword.
The stone sword landed on the ground with a clang and was suppressed by the jade seal. It struggled to flip the jade seal but was close to doing so.
Jing Daoxian ignored the jade seal and stone sword as he quickly rushed into the hall behind and vanished in a flash.
Almost at the instant he rushed into the hall where the bamboo slips were piled up, the jade seal was sliced into two by the sword beam on the stone sword and shattered.
The stone sword circled in the air, but it didn't chase towards the back of the hall. It only returned to the scabbard.
"Damn it. We should have done it earlier," Liu Yun said regretfully.
However, Zhou Wen shook his head and said, "It would have been useless. Jing Daoxian only risked his life because he sensed our killing intent towards him. It wouldn't have mattered if we attack earlier or later."
"What do we do now? With that stone sword guarding the hall, I'm afraid we won't have the chance to rush in like Jing Daoxian," said Liu Yun.
"Since we can't enter, we can only wait." Zhou Wen left the door and looked at the Fiend-Armored Tiger Soul General who was fighting the twelve Gold Men.
The Fiend-Armored Tiger Soul General became braver the more he fought. Although he was still at a disadvantage, he was already able to stand firm under the siege of the twelve Gold Men. It wasn't as pathetic as before.
Looking at the purple flames that were burning like a furnace in his body, as well as the armor that was burning like an amethyst, Zhou Wen couldn't help but have a thought.
The Ancient Sovereign Sutra is a battle-type Essence Energy Art. The Defy Ancient Sovereign Life Soul is also the type that grows stronger the more one fights. It's somewhat similar to the Fiend-Armored Tiger Soul General. Can I use the Fiend-Armored Tiger Soul General's model to advance the Defy Ancient Sovereign Life Soul? Zhou Wen thought to himself.
Although the Defy Ancient Sovereign Life Soul doesn't have the ability to condense killing aura into flames, it comes with a powerful life essence. If I can use the Defy Ancient Sovereign's life essence to burn myself... Zhou Wen considered this possibility.
However, now wasn't the time to study this. He took out his phone and opened the downloaded Founding Emperor Tomb dungeon before entering.
There was no entrance to the Founding Emperor Tomb dungeon, but Zhou Wen already knew the way in. He summoned the Earth Elemental Beast in-game and quickly arrived at the pillar in the Mercury Sea.
He easily passed through the Mercury Sea and arrived outside the city. However, he didn't have the Emperor Qin Sword in-game. All Zhou Wen could do was attempt to use the Earth Elemental Beast to enter the city.
Unfortunately, the mysterious city seemed to be protected by some mysterious force, preventing the Earth Elemental Beast from entering.
From the looks of it, I can only try using force. Zhou Wen ordered the blood-colored avatar to strike the door, but it was useless. No matter how powerful the attack was, it couldn't budge the door at all.
Could it be that I really can't enter without the Emperor Qin Sword? Zhou Wen used Truth Listener to carefully observe the door and the structure of the keyhole, hoping to use the power of a miniature Companion Beast to open it.
Unfortunately, there was no special structure inside the keyhole. It was like a scabbard that was only compatible with the Emperor Qin Sword.
Just as Zhou Wen was feeling disappointed, he suddenly realized that there were words on the door.
Strange, why didn't I see these words before? Puzzled, Zhou Wen looked at the ancient city's door in real life. He didn't see any words on the door.
He clearly remembered that those words didn't exist on the door when the blood-colored avatar first arrived in-game.
Zhou Wen looked at the words on the door in-game. They were ancient words from the East District. Zhou Wen had learned some when studying the Dao Sutra, so he recognized the words on the door.
This is an Essence Energy Art? After carefully reading the words on the door, Zhou Wen was somewhat surprised.
He never expected that there would be an Essence Energy Art on the entrance of the Founding Emperor Tomb. However, this Essence Energy Art came out of nowhere. Zhou Wen didn't know what Essence Energy Art it was.
While Zhou Wen was reading the Essence Energy Art on his phone, Liu Yun looked into the hall and then at the Fiend-Armored Tiger Soul General who was fighting the twelve Gold Men. He was extremely anxious. When he turned his head, he saw Zhou Wen sitting there playing with his phone. He couldn't help but say, "Junior Brother, you're still in the mood to play with your phone at such a time? We have to quickly think of a way to enter and see what Jing Daoxian is doing."
"With that stone sword around, I don't have the ability to enter. If you have a solution, feel free to give it a try." After Zhou Wen finished reading the Essence Energy Art on the door, the Lost Immortal Sutra played its role again, simulating the Essence Energy Art.
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Chapter 872: Old Man
Translator: CKtalon
This Essence Energy Art was also strange. There weren't many changes. It was purely an Energy Refinement technique.
With every circulation of the Essence Energy Art, a portion of the impurities in the Essence Energy would be removed, allowing the Essence Energy to become purer. It was as though it was a technique that specialized in extracting Essence Energy.
Zhou Wen originally imagined that by cultivating this Essence Energy Art, he could enter the Founding Emperor Tomb, but he realized that it was useless. After he gained basic mastery of the Essence Energy Art, Zhou Wen used it to push open the door, but the door remained firmly locked. It didn't open.
Zhou Wen was somewhat disappointed that he couldn't enter the Founding Emperor Tomb in-game.
He originally wanted to try entering the palace in-game to see if there was a way to pass through the temple guarded by the stone sword, but now, he had to give up.
The Fiend-Armored Tiger Soul General became stronger the more it fought. It was already capable of contending against the twelve Gold Men. He constantly charged back and forth in the ancient city. Most of the Bronze Men had been killed by him, leaving only the twelve Gold Men to fight him. However, there was no way to suppress the Fiend-Armored Tiger Soul General.
This fellow's abilities are really impressive. As long as he has enough time, he's even stronger than Tyrant Behemoth. Zhou Wen was somewhat gratified, but he was also somewhat worried.
Jinxes Master and Badlands still existed, making Zhou Wen feel uncomfortable.
"Junior Brother, I remember that this Fiend-Armored Tiger Soul General should be an Epic Companion Beast, right? Why is it so terrifying?" Liu Yun couldn't help but ask.
"Don't you know that some Companion Beasts can evolve?" Zhou Wen asked casually.
Liu Yun had already guessed it, but when he heard Zhou Wen admit it, he couldn't help but regret returning the Fiend-Armored Tiger Soul General to Zhou Wen.
There were very few Companion Beasts that could evolve. Typically, only Companion Beasts that hatched from bestowed Companion Eggs obtained from special dimensional zones could have the ability to evolve.
From Liu Yun's point of view, the Fiend-Armored Tiger Soul General was likely such a Companion Beast.
In the intense battle, a Gold Man couldn't withstand the powerful collision. Cracks appeared on his body as he was beheaded by the Tiger Soul General.
The Gold Man's massive body fell to the ground. Its originally extremely hard body suddenly became as weak as porcelain. It shattered into pieces.
Zhou Wen saw a dimensional crystal drop from the Gold Man's remnant body.
After losing a Gold Man, the combat strength of the Gold Men was further weakened. As for the Tiger Soul General, its strength became even stronger. Under this situation, the Tiger Soul General's might became even more ferocious. The remaining eleven Gold Men were completely suppressed by him.
The Fiend-Armored Tiger Soul General was like a killing machine that didn't know fatigue on the battlefield. The more it fought, the more ferocious it became. It forced the remaining eleven Gold Men to retreat. Soon, another Gold Man was killed.
As such, the Gold Men's combat strength was even weaker. The remaining Gold Men were killed by the Tiger Soul General. When the last Gold Man collapsed, there were no longer any living dimensional creatures in the ancient city.
Zhou Wen went down to clean up the battlefield and pick up the Companion Eggs and dimensional crystals that had dropped from the Bronze and Gold Men.
The twelve Gold Men only dropped one dimensional crystal, but it was an Essence Energy Skill Crystal.
Zhou Wen secretly used his phone to take a look and realized that the requirement for the Gold Man Essence Energy Skill Crystal was relatively simple. It required 41 Essence Energy and 41 Constitution, without any special stat requirements.
Unfortunately, Zhou Wen only had 41 Essence Energy, so he couldn't absorb and refine it. All he could do was put it away.
Without an opponent, the flames on the Fiend-Armored Tiger Soul General's body gradually dissipated. The fire in its body also slowly extinguished as its strength rapidly dissipated.
Zhou Wen didn't order the Fiend-Armored Tiger Soul General to rush into the palace. Although he was powerful, he hadn't advanced to the Terror grade. He would probably suffer greatly if he fought the stone sword.
"Could it be that we can only wait here for Jing Daoxian to return?" Liu Yun was very indignant, but there was nothing he could do.
He had already attempted to summon a few Epic creatures to rush into the palace, but the moment they entered, they were instantly killed by the sword beam emitted by the stone sword. The stone sword didn't even leave its scabbard.
Zhou Wen had also looked at the stone sword, but his gaze was mainly focused on the bamboo slips.
Although the stone sword is powerful, its energy source seems to be from the bamboo slips. If I can destroy the bamboo slips, the stone sword's strength might be greatly weakened, making it possible to rush over, Zhou Wen thought to himself.
Unfortunately, the bamboo slips were in the hall behind the stone sword. To touch the bamboo slips, one had to pass the stone sword. It was not an easy task to get rid of the bamboo slips.
Zhou Wen thought for a moment and summoned the tiny Blood Threadworm Companion Beasts. He got them to crawl into the palace to see if they could escape the stone sword's protection and crawl into the hall to destroy the bamboo slips.
However, just as the Blood Threadworms entered the palace, they were killed by the sword beam emitted by the stone sword.
Not even a miniature Companion Beast works? Zhou Wen frowned slightly.
It wasn't that Zhou Wen didn't have any other solutions, but those solutions needed him to enter the temple himself to know if they were useful.
He wasn't willing to take the risk. A stone sword that could use Terror transformation was too dangerous for him.
"What's that?" Liu Yun suddenly pointed into the ancient city and shouted in horror.
Zhou Wen turned his head and saw a pillar of light shoot out from the city. It reached the stone dome of the underground world, illuminating the entire underground tomb.
Zhou Wen frowned inwardly. Just as he was about to use Truth Listener to scan the pillar of light, he saw a figure walk out.
Human? That's not right. Guardian? That's not right either. Zhou Wen looked at the figure in surprise.
The figure looked like a human. His appearance and clothes were very similar to a human's, but his aura had the aura of a Guardian.
Could it be... Zhou Wen thought of Wang Mingyuan. The creature in front of him looked like a fusion of a human and a Guardian.
However, he was somewhat different from Wang Mingyuan. Wang Mingyuan had absorbed and fused with a Guardian, but Wang Mingyuan's will was still dominant.
As for the creature in front of him, it made him feel that it was closer to a Guardian.
Liu Yun also looked warily at the creature who walked through the air step by step. The ancient clothes on his wide sleeves and robe fluttered despite a non-existent wind.
When he got close, Zhou Wen and Liu Yun saw his appearance clearly. It was an old man with white hair and beard. He was wearing ancient traditional clothes.
The only difference between this elder and a normal human was his skin. It had jade-like skin that was crystalline and transparent.
Seeing the elder walk towards the palace door, Zhou Wen and Liu Yun retreated.
The elder ignored them as though he hadn't seen them and walked straight though the palace door.
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Chapter 873: Purple Bronze Pill Furnace
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As soon as the elder entered the hall, the stone sword immediately emitted a terrifying sword beam that wanted to kill the elder on the spot.
The elder looked at the stone sword's sword beam as his body underwent an earth-shattering change. His flesh, blood, skin, and clothes instantly took on the form of jade. It was as though his entire body had turned into a strange jade statue.
The sword beam struck the elder's jade-like body, but it was shattered by a single wave of his hand.
Terror transformation! Zhou Wen was alarmed. The elder could shatter the stone sword's sword beam. It clearly meant that he was a Terror grade expert.
The stone sword unsheathed itself without any hesitation and slashed at the elder with an invisible sword beam.
The jade-like elder suddenly extended his hands to grab the stone sword. For a moment, there was a stalemate. The stone sword couldn't stab any further, but the elder couldn't repel the stone sword either. The man and sword were in a stalemate.
"Who is this old fellow? He can actually withstand the power of the stone sword!" Liu Yun said in surprise.
However, Zhou Wen didn't say a word. With a flash, he charged into the palace.
Liu Yun also reacted and gritted his teeth before rushing into the palace.
The stone sword and the jade-like elder were in a stalemate. They had no strength to stop Zhou Wen and Liu Yun. In the blink of an eye, the two of them had rushed into the hall with the bamboo slips.
Seeing that the elder was still in a stalemate with the stone sword, Zhou Wen wasn't in a rush to rush further in. He casually took down a bamboo slip from the rack and opened it.
When he saw the content was laws and regulations, he randomly picked a few bamboo slips on different shelves to take a look. They were all the same. He couldn't help but find it odd.
I heard that back then, Emperor Qin believed in the Art of Longevity that warlocks advocated. I originally imagined that the books he buried with him were related to alchemy and the Art of Longevity. I never expected them to be law books. Zhou Wen casually flipped through them as he walked and realized that there were no records related to alchemy. They were all about laws.
"Junior Brother, why aren't you leaving? What's so interesting about those bamboo slips?" Liu Yun also flipped through a few scrolls. Seeing that they were all laws and regulations, he lost interest.
Zhou Wen put down the bamboo slips and quickened his pace. He and Liu Yun walked to the back of the palace and saw another door. However, it had already been opened. It was clearly Jing Daoxian's work.
There was a jade screen blocking the door. The two of them circled around the screen, and the scene that greeted them left them surprised.
There were shattered bronze and jade fragments everywhere on the ground, as though a huge battle had ensued. However, there was no sign of anyone, nor were there any doors that led to other places.
"There might be a secret door," Liu Yun said as he searched the walls, hoping to find a secret door.
"Stop looking. Look at the water in the pool. Is there a problem?" Zhou Wen pointed at a pool.
The water in the pool was black like ink, but there was no strange smell. It probably wasn't black because of a change in water quality.
"Are you saying that there's a path beneath the pool?" Liu Yun sized up the pool, but the water in the pool was too dark. He couldn't see anything clearly.
"I don't know if there's a path down there, but there shouldn't be a secret door in this palace." Zhou Wen had already scanned the entire palace with Truth Listener. If there was a secret door, it was impossible for him not to have discovered it.
"Should we go down?" Liu Yun was somewhat hesitant.
"I'm afraid that's our only choice." As Zhou Wen spoke, he looked outside and saw that the elder had rushed in.
The stone sword chased after him unlike its reaction to Jing Daoxian's entry. Wherever the sword beam went, almost everything was destroyed.
Without any hesitation, Zhou Wen jumped into the pool with Ya'er in his arms.
The Azure Dragon's Seven Mansions Essence Energy Skill activated as though an Azure Dragon was circling his body, repelling the black liquid outside.
Liu Yun gritted his teeth and jumped down with Zhou Wen.
Strangely enough, the black water in the pool didn't seem to have any buoyancy. They rapidly plummeted the moment they entered. Furthermore, their speed increased as though there was a force pulling them down.
Bam!
When Zhou Wen's and Liu Yun's feet touched solid ground, the powerful impact nearly fractured their legs.
Before they could see their surroundings clearly, two more shadows descended from above. One of them was the jade-like elder, while the other was the stone sword.
The moment the stone sword landed, thousands of sword beams shot out from the sword, enveloping the area.
Zhou Wen and Liu Yun quickly dodged. Zhou Wen somersaulted and hid behind a huge object. The object blocked the stone sword's sword beam. The storm-like sword beams struck the object, but they failed to shatter it.
Only then did Zhou Wen realize that the thing he was using to seek refuge was a huge pill furnace. It was more than ten meters tall and looked like it was made of copper.
However, it wasn't the commonly-seen bronze of that era, but a type of purple bronze.
The sword beam struck the purple bronze pill furnace, causing it to produce a din. However, it failed to damage the pill furnace at all.
Zhou Wen looked into the pill furnace and realized that it was filled with flames. The flames inside were already burning white, and the temperature was unimaginably high. However, the purple bronze pill furnace only felt warm, not scorching hot.
Strange, I've never heard of a pill furnace having flames inside. The flames should be beneath it to heat the furnace's interior. Why is this furnace burning on the inside? Zhou Wen found it odd.
As the stone sword fought the elder, Zhou Wen took the opportunity to size up the surrounding environment. Only then did he discover in surprise that this was the peak of a mountain.
In the huge, pitch-black underground space, a mountain peak occupied a large space. They stood at the top of the mountain, only twenty to thirty meters away from the stone dome above them.
The surroundings were pitch-black. As the space was so large and there was no light, only the flames that emitted from the purple bronze furnace's ventilation hole emitted light. This made the distant areas even darker.
The area that Truth Listener could sense was empty. However, a cold wind blew from afar. Furthermore, the wind was very strong, causing Zhou Wen's clothes to stick to his body as the cold wind drilled into his bones.
Where did Jing Daoxian go? Zhou Wen carried Ya'er and turned his back to the cold wind. After searching for a while, he didn't find Jing Daoxian.
Liu Yun rushed behind the pill furnace and rendezvoused with Zhou Wen. He said, "There's nothing on this mountaintop. There's only a pill furnace. Do you think the pill furnace contains the Elixir of Immortality refined by the emperor?"
"I don't think so. Otherwise, why isn't Jing Daoxian here?" As Zhou Wen spoke, he suddenly heard a loud rumbling sound from afar as though it was thunder.
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Chapter 874: Wind and Fire
Translator: CKtalon
"Why is there thunder underground?" Liu Yun frowned slightly before his expression gradually turned ugly. "No, it's not thunder. It's wind..."
Thunder and lightning was a very terrifying power. In contrast, most people might not understand how terrifying the wind was, but to Liu Yun, who often traveled the world, he knew that sometimes, wind was much more terrifying than thunder and lightning.
Zhou Wen had long sensed the turbulent airflow. He was even more sensitive to wind than Liu Yun, so he naturally knew how terrifying the impending storm would be.
Truth Listener's ability had already been pushed to its limits, but other than this mountain peak, the surroundings were extremely empty. There was nothing, not even a place to hide.
"Go to the back of the mountain." As Zhou Wen spoke, he flew down. The airflow became more and more turbulent. He couldn't estimate how terrifying the storm would be when it touched down. All he could do was make some preparations.
Liu Yun also went down. He took many grappling hooks and threw them into the cracks in the mountain wall. Using the criss-crossing rope locks, he fixed his body to the side of the mountain.
On the mountaintop, the stone sword was still fighting the elder. The battle between two Terror-grade experts caused space to crack. It was not a battle that ordinary people could interfere with.
Boom!
The terrifying storm roared and broke through the sound barrier. The continuous sonic booms were like a thunderstorm.
A hurricane blew past. On the back of the mountain, not facing the storm, Zhou Wen's and Liu Yun's clothes were fluttering in the wind. They struggled to grab the mountain rocks and were almost blown away.
The ropes on Liu Yun's body lodged into his flesh, preventing him from being blown away by the wind.
Zhou Wen had already summoned Tyrant Behemoth. After it gigantified, it hugged the mountain peak and protected him and Ya'er inside, blocking the terrifying storm.
The wind was even more terrifying than a blade. The Epic armor that Liu Yun was wearing had been sliced open by the wind. Blood gushed out.
"Come on out, Little Orange." Liu Yun roared in the wind as an orange cat appeared on him. It opened its mouth and sucked in the wind that blew on Liu Yun. The orange cat's stomach expanded and became like a balloon.
Just as Zhou Wen was worried that the orange cat would explode, the orange cat spat out the air it had sucked into its stomach to resist the airflow.
The terrifying wind was mostly blocked by the mountain peak. They were only suffering the remnant winds.
When Zhou Wen and Liu Yun thought that they had finally survived the brunt of the wind, they realized that they had been too naive.
This was because they quickly realized that the wind that blew past had formed a flow that circled around the mountain peak.
The extremely violent airflow formed a vortex in the underground space. As the airflow constantly blew in, the wind vortex became stronger.
The orange cat on Liu Yun's body could no longer swallow the wind. His body was swaying crazily from the wind as ropes snapped one after another. His armor had already shattered and he was about to be killed by the terrifying wind.
Starlight flashed in Liu Yun's eyes as his figure transformed into a stream of light that flashed and appeared beneath Behemoth.
At that moment, Behemoth hugged the mountain and resisted the terrifying vortex. Even its fur was sliced open by the airflow.
"What the hell? What wind is this? How can it be so terrifying?" Liu Yun hid beneath Behemoth and finally heaved a sigh of relief. He couldn't help but grumble.
I'm just afraid that the truly terrifying wind hasn't arrived. Zhou Wen wore a look of worry.
The hurricane in the underground space strengthened as though it would never stop. If the wind speed continued to increase, even Tyrant Behemoth might not be able to withstand it.
The elder and the stone sword were still fighting on the mountaintop. The stone sword seemed to have an irreconcilable grudge with the elder as it held him back, preventing him from escaping.
The mountain peak was the eye of the storm, but at the top of the mountain, the wind speed wasn't that strong. The elder and the stone sword fought in the center of the vortex, and the battle remained intense.
The pill furnace suffered countless attacks from the man and sword, but it remained intact. However, when the wind vortex rushed into the pill furnace's ventilation hole, the wind aided the fire, causing the flames inside to burn even more vigorously. Blazing white flames spewed out from the ventilation hole at the top of the pill furnace.
Then, Zhou Wen and Liu Yun saw a powerful wind constantly blow into the pill furnace, causing the flames inside to spew out before being sucked into the vortex.
The flame was like a fire dragon as it rapidly spread in the vortex. It was about to turn the vortex into a fiery vortex.
If it was just the wind, Behemoth could still last for a period of time. However, with the combination of wind and fire, the might was like an annihilative force. Behemoth probably couldn't withstand such terrifying strength.
"To the top of the mountain." Zhou Wen put away Tyrant Behemoth and carried Ya'er as he rushed to the top of the mountain.
Now that the vortex of wind and fire had formed, the mountaintop had become the eye of the storm. There was no wind or fire there, forming a vacuum.
All the wind that reached the top of the mountain blew into the pill furnace and spewed out from the top. It formed a tiny safe zone beside the pill furnace. Only there could one avoid the pain of the wind and fire.
However, the mountaintop was already surrounded by flames. If he wanted to rush in, he had to pass through the hundred-meter thick vortex of flames.
Zhou Wen wore the Demon Blood True Dragon Armor and could still withstand it, but Ya'er, who was in his arms, didn't have the protection of the divine armor. She probably couldn't withstand the heat of the flames.
Without any other choice, Zhou Wen switched to Civilization Country and used its teleportation ability to teleport to the mountaintop.
Without Behemoth's protection, Liu Yun could only follow Zhou Wen to the top of the mountain. He summoned new armor, and the Essence Devouring Beast fused with his arm. Instantly, he transformed into a shooting star and charged through the vortex of fire.
Liu Yun's entire body was charred black. Many parts of his armor had melted, and his hair had been burned away. There were blisters on his body, making him look extremely disheveled.
Just as he entered the top of the mountain, he was nearly slashed by a sword beam. Thankfully, he reacted quickly. He rolled to a spot near the pill furnace.
Zhou Wen also hid beside the pill furnace. The stone sword and elder were still fighting, ignoring the terrifying wind and fire vortex around them.
Soon, the flames in the pill furnace spread to the entire space. Terrifying tornadoes of wind and fire spun around the mountain. The stronger the wind, the stronger the flames in the pill furnace. The stronger the flames, the more terrifying it made the fiery tornadoes.
However, it was strange. The flames were extremely terrifying. When the rocks touched the flames, they instantly melted. However, the pill furnace and mountain didn't show any signs of melting.
The mountain still felt a little hot, but the pill furnace remained the same. No matter how hot the flames in it were, the furnace was only warm to the touch.
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