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Chapter 875: Snatching the Treasure from the Pill Furnace
Translator: CKtalon
The huge underground space had already become a world of wind and fire.
Zhou Wen didn't pay attention to the battle between the stone sword and the elder. His attention was focused on the pill furnace.
No matter how one looked at it, the terrifying wind was prepared for the pill furnace. The pill furnace borrowed the wind's might to fan the flames in the furnace such that it became extremely hot.
Could this pill furnace really be refining the Pill of Immortality? Zhou Wen suspected as he used Truth Listener to observe the situation inside the pill furnace.
However, because the wind and fire inside were too violent, he couldn't hear much information.
Just as Zhou Wen was observing the pill furnace, a beam of light suddenly lit up inside. Even in the surging furnace flames, the beam of light was still very obvious.
"Is it finally coming out? I've waited so long for this day." The elder was immediately excited when he saw the light in the furnace.
His body emitted a jade glow as he forced the stone sword to retreat. He flew towards the pill furnace and grabbed the lid with one hand, wanting to open it.
However, the stone sword refused to be outdone. It flew up again and slashed at the elder's arm, forcing him to release the lid. Due to the pressure from the stone sword, the elder failed to open the lid several times.
"You've fought with me for so many years, but you still aren't willing to give up?" The elder was furious. He suddenly retreated and temporarily broke away from the stone sword. The jade light on his body condensed on his right hand, causing his jade-like right hand to become even more crystalline.
The stone sword seemed to sense the danger as well. It no longer charged forward blindly. The stone sword also began to condense its strength as runes appeared on the stone's blade.
The runes carried a strange power. The appearance of each rune made the sword seem heavier.
Zhou Wen took a careful look and realized that the runes that appeared on the stone sword was a law.
"Defiance of a superior... shall result in execution..."
With the appearance of the law, the stone sword seemed to possess unparalleled power as it slashed at the elder with a suppressive might.
The elder's crystal-like right hand extended out almost at the same time.
The moment he extended his right hand, time and space seemed to condense. It was as though only his hand was moving. Everything else stopped.
Clang!
The stone sword was actually sent flying by the elder's right hand. The law on the sword was also destroyed.
Although the stone sword wasn't injured, it couldn't help but fly into the vortex of flames. It was unknown how it was doing.
After the elder sent the stone sword flying, he immediately rushed towards the pill furnace. Without the stone sword's obstruction, he lifted the heavy lid with one hand and extended his other hand to grab the resplendent item inside.
Just as the elder was about to grab the item inside the furnace, a white light suddenly shone out from the furnace.
The elder was caught off guard and was hit by the white light. He immediately screamed and fell.
The resplendent light in the furnace resembled a sun as it rose from the pill furnace. After leaving the pill furnace, the item's light slowly dimmed. Only then did Zhou Wen see that it was Jing Daoxian's Yin Yang Mirror.
Jing Daoxian also jumped out of the furnace and stood on it. He held the Yin Yang Mirror and smiled at the elder.
"Who are you? How dare you scheme against a king like me?" The elder struggled to stand up, but when Jing Daoxian waved the Yin Yang Mirror in his hand, the elder lost control of his body like a puppet. He fell off the mountain, falling into the flames.
"You are a mere alchemist. Do you think you are worthy of being called a king?" Jing Daoxian said disdainfully.
"Boss Jing, you are still the best. That old man looks rather powerful. I never expected him to be unable to withstand a single strike from you," Liu Yun flattered.
Jing Daoxian said, "Not really. I only took the opportunity to launch a sneak attack. Otherwise, I wouldn't be his match either. Although he's only an alchemist, he has fused with the Guardian of the Founding Emperor Tomb. After so many years, he has already evolved to the Terror grade. Few humans are his match now."
Seeing Jing Daoxian admit that he wasn't the elder's match and that he had relied on a sneak attack to gain the upper hand, Zhou Wen and Liu Yun's fear of him deepened.
The elder's body was truly terrifying. He rushed out of the vortex of flames and angrily wanted to kill Jing Daoxian.
However, he had already been injured by the Yin Yang Mirror. The Yin Yang Mirror had already locked onto his soul. With just a turn of the Yin Yang Mirror, the elder's body flew out again.
The stone sword had originally treated the elder as its mortal enemy, but it didn't take the opportunity to kill him. Instead, it charged at Jing Daoxian.
Jing Daoxian raised the Yin Yang Mirror to fight the stone sword. The elder charged back as well, but unfortunately, he was controlled by the Yin Yang Mirror and involuntarily slammed into the stone sword's sword beam.
As such, it became a battle between the elder and the stone sword again.
However, the elder had willingly fought the stone sword previously, while this time, he was being controlled by Jing Daoxian.
"What's going on? Just now, the stone sword wished to slay the elder. Why is it dodging all the time when there's now a chance?" Liu Yun was puzzled.
Zhou Wen said, "If I'm not wrong, the stone sword should have the power of a law. It's the true existence that guards this place. Previously, the stone sword didn't do its best to stop Jing Daoxian because it probably believes that Jing Daoxian can't obtain the item in the pill furnace, and that old man was the real threat. That's why it continued guarding the palace."
"But now, the stone sword has realized that Jing Daoxian is a greater threat than that elder. And it can't deal with Jing Daoxian by itself. It can't stop Jing Daoxian from taking the thing inside the pill furnace. That's why it doesn't kill the elder. It hopes that the elder can escape Jing Daoxian's control and form a tripartite situation," Zhou Wen said after some thought.
Liu Yun's eyes lit up as he lowered his voice and used a mystic technique to transmit his voice, allowing Zhou Wen to hear him. "Now that they are restraining each other, do you and I have a chance to snatch the item in the pill furnace?"
At that moment, another blob of light lit up in the furnace. It was different from the light that Jing Daoxian had faked with the Yin Yang Mirror. It was as warm as jade, but it gave off a refreshing feeling in the scorching furnace.
"The wind and fire outside the pill furnace are already so powerful. The flames inside the pill furnace are even more terrifying. I'm afraid even Mythical armor can't withstand it. If we enter, we will be reduced to ashes. How can we take the thing inside?" Zhou Wen said.
"My Star Stealer is unparalleled. What can't I get?" Liu Yun didn't believe that he couldn't get what was inside the pill furnace. "Why don't we join forces? I'll be responsible for stealing the things inside the pill furnace. You can use your teleportation ability and the Earth Escape to help me escape. After we leave, we'll split the items equally."
Zhou Wen looked at Jing Daoxian, who was engaged in an intense battle with the stone sword and the elder. Seeing no reaction from him, as though he hadn't heard their conversation, he nodded and said, "Okay."
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Chapter 876: Treasure in the Furnace
Translator: CKtalon
Liu Yun saw that Jing Daoxian was doing his best to deal with the stone sword and the elder, and that he didn't have the time to pay attention to him. Without any hesitation, a mysterious starlight lit up at the tip of his fingers. At the instant he directed them, it was as though they had passed through a black hole and vanished.
"Ah!" Liu Yun's hand retracted as he let out a tragic cry. White flames burned at the tips of his fingers. The flesh on his fingertips had been burned away, revealing white bones.
Furthermore, the flames were still spreading rapidly. Almost instantly, the flames were about to reach Liu Yun's palm.
Liu Yun was a decisive person who immediately sliced off his flaming fingers as he chopped down with his other hand.
When the five fingers landed on the ground, they were instantly burned to ashes. If he had been any slower, he probably wouldn't have been able to keep his arm.
Jing Daoxian chuckled and said, "Even top fire-elemental Mythical creatures don't dare touch the flames in the furnace. You actually dared to reach in to grab it? You have guts."
Liu Yun's right hand had all his five fingers severed. Upon hearing Jing Daoxian's mockery, he realized that Jing Daoxian had been watching their every move. The reason he hadn't stopped them was because he was certain that they couldn't take out the item inside the pill furnace.
Liu Yun wasn't angry. All he did was secretly send a voice transmission to Zhou Wen. "I touched the thing in the pill furnace with my hand. It's definitely not a pill."
"What is it?" Zhou Wen asked secretly.
"I don't know. I only touched a portion of it. It feels like a handle, but I don't know what it is. My hand turned to this from just touching it. I didn't dare hold it tightly," said Liu Yun.
"Could it be something like a sword or saber?" Zhou Wen asked.
"It's possible." Liu Yun nodded.
He had originally wanted to pull out the item inside. Even if he couldn't take it out, he could have threatened Jing Daoxian to release his soul that was locked in the Yin Yang Mirror.
Now, he had injured his hand instead of taking out the item; there was naturally no hope.
"Let me give it a try." Zhou Wen summoned the Fiend-Armored Tiger Soul General, but he didn't rush towards the pill furnace immediately.
The flames in the pill furnace were just too powerful. Even the Fiend-Armored Tiger Soul General probably couldn't withstand them.
Zhou Wen got the Fiend-Armored Tiger Soul General to charge into the wind and fire vortex. The Fiend-Armored Tiger Soul General was blown around by the wind and fire vortex.
However, the Fiend armor on his body gradually lit up. The purple flames in his body burned brighter and brighter. The power of the flames couldn't injure him, but instead made him stronger.
Only when the Fiend-Armored Tiger Soul General's Fiend armor had burned into something akin to amethyst and its entire body was enveloped by the purple flames did Zhou Wen get him to rush towards the pill furnace.
Jing Daoxian only glanced coldly and did not stop the Fiend-Armored Tiger Soul General. As he blocked the elder and the stone sword, he allowed the Fiend-Armored Tiger Soul General entry.
When the Fiend-Armored Tiger Soul General touched the flames, the Fiend armor immediately lit up. The originally amethyst-like Fiend armor turned purple-white due to the rapidly rising temperature. There was even magma-like liquid slowly flowing down the armor.
With the Fiend-Armored Tiger Soul General's powerful body, it was still unable to withstand the flames in the furnace despite being able to borrow the power of the flames.
Zhou Wen could sense the Fiend-Armored Tiger Soul General's soul roaring in pain. Although he hadn't been burned to ashes, he was still in extreme pain.
If he continued entering, the Fiend-Armored Tiger Soul General's body would completely melt before he touched anything inside. Therefore, Zhou Wen could only order him to leave the pill furnace.
However, Zhou Wen didn't unsummon him. Instead, he made him stand beside him. The flames on his body were still burning crazily, and the melting situation improved slightly.
"Even if a Mythical Fire Elemental King were to come, they would melt in this Sun True Flames Furnace. It's a fool's dream to rely on a Mythical Companion Beast to take out what's inside," Jing Daoxian said indifferently. "The thing inside isn't something you can take."
Jing Daoxian had no intention of taking it himself, as though he was waiting for something.
The elder and the stone sword kept trying to kill Jing Daoxian, but Jing Daoxian was toying with them using the Yin Yang Mirror. The elder wanted to escape the Yin Yang Mirror's control, but the effects weren't ideal.
Suddenly, a sound came from the pill furnace.
"Wa... Wa..." Zhou Wen listened carefully and his expression changed. He looked at Liu Yun and asked, "Didn't you say that the thing inside might be a weapon? Why is there the sound of a baby crying?"
Liu Yun also heard the voice inside and was alarmed. That's not right. I clearly grabbed something that resembled a handle with my hand. How can there be a baby's voice? Could it be that the weapon has become a spirit?
Impossible. It's probably a Companion Beast, right? Zhou Wen thought.
At that moment, Jing Daoxian finally took action. With the Yin Yang Mirror in one hand to stop the stone sword and the elder, he used his other hand to reach into the pill furnace's interior.
The elder and the stone sword seemed to know that the critical moment had arrived. Rows of laws suddenly appeared on the stone sword. Instantly, they tore through the void and stabbed towards Jing Daoxian's heart.
The elder began to risk his life. His entire body transformed into a crystalline state as he charged at Jing Daoxian like a crystal man.
The power of the Yin Yang Mirror failed to control the elder.
Jing Daoxian frowned slightly. He didn't have the spare strength to retrieve the item in the furnace. As he held the Yin Yang Mirror to block the stone sword's strike, he used the stone sword's power to retreat and dodge the crystallized elder's strike.
When the crystallized elder saw Jing Daoxian dodge, he charged into the cauldron, hoping to take out the item inside.
However, the stone sword suddenly switched sides and slashed at the elder's head, forcing him to retreat.
Jing Daoxian charged towards the pill furnace again, but he was stopped by the joint forces of the elder and the stone sword.
The two men and sword fought above the pill furnace, dazzling Liu Yun and Zhou Wen. Even with Zhou Wen's eyesight, he could barely see their trajectories. There were many details that he couldn't see clearly.
The stone sword's sword techniques were nothing out of the ordinary. Every strike seemed to be within expectations, but it made one have no choice but to face its existence. There was no way to use tricks against it.
The elder's moves were very strange. His entire body was like crystal, but his movement techniques were varied. He looked like a ghost.
Jing Daoxian was very good at borrowing the strength of others. His strength was far inferior to the stone sword and the elder, but with the help of the Yin Yang Mirror, he could also divert the stone sword's and the elder's strength to hold them back. No one could take out the thing inside the pill furnace.
Bam!
The three forces clashed, sending Jing Daoxian, the crystallized elder, and the stone sword flying into the vortex of wind and fire.
"Now." Zhou Wen didn't hesitate to order the Fiend-Armored Tiger Soul General to charge at the Sun True Flames Furnace again. At the same time, he flew close to the furnace's mouth.
Under Zhou Wen's orders, the Fiend-Armored Tiger Soul General plunged in. His body began to rapidly melt amidst the terrifying flames. He was unable to withstand the Sun True Flames inside. It looked like he wouldn't be able to touch anything inside before turning into a pool of magma.
Jing Daoxian and the elder knew that it was impossible for Zhou Wen and company to take out the item inside the pill furnace, so they ignored them.
Seeing that Zhou Wen still wanted to use the Fiend-Armored Tiger Soul General to try his luck, they weren't too worried despite not being able to rush back in time to stop him.
Just as the Fiend-Armored Tiger Soul General was about to melt, Zhou Wen, who had already reached the furnace's mouth, suddenly summoned a banana fan and fanned at the furnace's mouth.
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Chapter 877: Miscalculation
At the instant the Supreme Yin Wind, augmented by the Three Realms' Best Wind, swept into the pill furnace, the flames inside the pill furnace that was originally roaring with wind and fire immediately converged. The airflow also became much calmer.
Something appeared where the wind and fire converged.
Zhou Wen saw what it was and revealed a look of surprise. However, he didn't hesitate. The Fiend-Armored Tiger Soul General had already rushed over and grabbed the item before rushing out of the pill furnace.
In the Fiend-Armored Tiger Soul General's hand was a golden banana fan. It was golden and resplendent like the sun.
The shape of the banana fan was somewhat similar to Banana Fairy's fan shape, but it wasn't completely the same. There was a strong flow of wind and fire Essence Energy on it, making it different from Banana Fairy.
Jing Daoxian, the elder, and the stone sword never expected Zhou Wen to take out the item in the pill furnace. After a moment of surprise, the stone sword and the elder rushed towards the Fiend-Armored Tiger Soul General holding the banana fan, hoping to snatch it back.
With a thought, the Fiend-Armored Tiger Soul General returned to Zhou Wen. The Sun Banana Fan also landed in front of him. Zhou Wen held the fan's handle and could feel the heat through the Dragon Scale Armor.
With the elder and the stone sword rushing over, Zhou Wen held the Sun Banana Fan and fanned at them. Immediately, a scorching wind blew out. Wherever the hot wind went, flames would ignite.
What was even more terrifying was that the wind and fire in the entire underground space moved with the Sun Banana Fan, turning into a terrifying fire dragon that swept towards the elder and the stone sword.
The elder and the stone sword used their powers of Terror transformation to meet the fire dragon.
Boom!
The entire underground world shook. Although the fire dragon was defeated by the elder and the stone sword, they were also sent flying by the power of wind and fire.
Jing Daoxian silently arrived near Zhou Wen. With a flash of the Yin Yang Mirror in his hand, Zhou Wen's soul projection appeared. He wanted to control Zhou Wen's body.
Before Jing Daoxian could control Zhou Wen's body, Zhou Wen threw the Sun Banana Fan in his hand. At the same time, the other banana fan in his hand flew out and transformed into a girl sitting on a banana leaf in midair. She reached out and grabbed the Sun Banana Fan.
"Jing Daoxian, you can use your soul to control my body, but you can't control my Companion Beast. At most, we can just break ranks. If I can't defeat you, I'll just destroy that fan. No one can have it," Zhou Wen said.
Zhou Wen originally believed that he had the means to negotiate, but what happened next completely exceeded his expectations.
After Banana Fairy grabbed the Sun Banana Fan, it turned into golden wind and fire that fused into the banana leaf beneath Banana Fairy.
Golden veins appeared on the emerald-like green banana leaf.
Before Zhou Wen could react, a violent gust of wind erupted from Banana Fairy's body, enveloping her before returning to Zhou Wen.
It evolved... Zhou Wen was somewhat dumbfounded.
He originally wanted to use the power of the Sun Banana Fan to resist Jing Daoxian, the elder, and the stone sword. In this land of wind and fire, the Sun Banana Fan had a natural advantage. It could be said that this was its home ground.
However, the Sun Banana Fan had been absorbed by the banana leaf and had entered an evolutionary state. Instantly, Zhou Wen's previous plans failed.
Seeing Jing Daoxian, the elder, and the stone sword staring at him, Zhou Wen felt somewhat awkward.
He had held back on using Banana Fairy's ability to restrain wind and fire, hoping that she could deliver a shocking effect at the critical moment. Now, she had indeed delivered a shocking effect, but this was just too much of a shock. Even Zhou Wen didn't expect this to happen. He felt his lips turn bitter.
With the Sun Banana Fan gone, the stone sword was enraged. Laws appeared on the sword as it charged at Zhou Wen.
Zhou Wen didn't dare take the attack head-on. He used the Civilized Country ring to teleport elsewhere, but just as he teleported out, the elder's crystalline palm had already grabbed at his neck, forcing Zhou Wen to teleport again.
Civilized Country was much stronger than Lost Country, but it could only teleport ten times. It was absolutely impossible to finish off the elder and the stone sword in ten teleportations.
Furthermore, with Jing Daoxian eyeing him covetously, Zhou Wen's chances were even slimmer.
"Give me your Companion Beast and I'll help you tide through this calamity," Jing Daoxian said with a smile.
Zhou Wen didn't believe Jing Daoxian at all. Seeing the elder and the stone sword charge at him again, he didn't hesitate to activate the Civilized Country. However, he wasn't using teleportation this time, but the positioning teleportation function.
The markings in the ghost face's eyes spun as Zhou Wen instantly vanished with Ya'er in his arms.
Bam!
The positioning teleportation ability of Civilized Country required him to specify a location in advance. In the future, no matter where he was, he could return there by activating the positioning teleportation function.
As Zhou Wen had recently figured it out, he had set the coordinates not far from Mount Dragon Tiger.
He originally wanted to escape from the Founding Emperor Tomb and think of a way to retrieve his soul controlled by the Yin Yang Mirror in the future. However, to his surprise, he failed to teleport out and appeared at the Founding Emperor Tomb entrance.
Damn it. Even teleportation can't leave the Founding Emperor Tomb? Zhou Wen didn't have the luxury of time. If he couldn't leave, Jing Daoxian and company would catch up to him sooner or later.
He directly put on the Invisibility Cloak and switched his Essence Energy Art to the Ancient Sovereign Sutra, allowing the Defy Ancient Sovereign to fuse with him. Then, he charged towards the beam of light that the elder had walked out of.
After taking a few steps, he felt as though some force was summoning his body, making him want to rush in the direction of the palace. Zhou Wen immediately got the Defy Ancient Sovereign to take over his body and forcefully control it to continue charging forward without being affected by the soul in the Yin Yang Mirror.
The pillar of light vanished. Zhou Wen found himself near an inconspicuous building in the ancient city. He didn't hesitate to rush in.
The stone house wasn't big, and it looked very simple. There were no beds or tables. There was only a stone platform with many bamboo slips on the rack beside it.
After passing through the room, there was another room inside. Zhou Wen walked in and saw that it was an alchemy room. There were all kinds of pill furnaces and other equipment. There were also many refined pills stored in bottles.
Zhou Wen didn't stand on ceremony as he stored everything inside the Chaos Bead, regardless of whether they were useful or not.
Zhou Wen also stored the bamboo slips. It was a waste not to take them. Perhaps they would be useful in the future.
Just as he finished, he heard a whistling sound from the ancient city. It was likely the stone sword that had rushed out of the temple. However, the stone sword didn't discover Zhou Wen. It knew that Zhou Wen definitely couldn't leave, so it constantly flew around the city, hoping to find him.
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Chapter 878: Jing Daoxian's Conditions
Translator: CKtalon
Soon, the elder rushed out as well. After he came out, he went straight to his room. When he rushed in, he saw that the stone house was in a mess. There was nothing left. Even the pill furnace, medicinal pestle, and other tools were gone. He was so enraged that he nearly vomited blood.
"It will be difficult to appease the hatred in my heart if I don't tear you to pieces!" The elder roared at the sky and rushed out to search for Zhou Wen like a madman.
Jing Daoxian and Liu Yun rushed out one after another. They were also searching for Zhou Wen, but he seemed to have vanished into thin air. They couldn't find him no matter how hard they tried.
"Could Zhou Wen have already escaped?" Liu Yun asked Jing Daoxian.
"Impossible. Without this Emperor Qin Sword, it's impossible for him to leave. He must still be in the Founding Emperor Tomb," Jing Daoxian said as he held the Emperor Qin Sword.
The stone sword and the elder also knew that it was impossible for Zhou Wen to escape, so they searched every corner of the ancient city and swore to find him.
When the elder rushed out, Zhou Wen had already used the Invisibility Cloak's three minutes of complete invisibility. He went in the opposite direction and rushed back into the palace, passing through the black water and returning to the mountain peak in the underground space.
The wind in the underground space had stopped, and the fire in the Sun True Flames Furnace had extinguished.
From the looks of it, the flames in the Sun True Flames Furnace were emitted from the Sun Banana Fan. The furnace itself doesn't have any flames. Zhou Wen was sizing up the Sun True Flames Furnace, hoping to see if he could take it away.
However, Zhou Wen's heart suddenly palpitated as he stared intently at the Sun True Flames Furnace in front of him.
Jing Daoxian crawled out of the Sun True Flames Furnace and smiled at Zhou Wen.
"Didn't you already leave?" Zhou Wen stared at Jing Daoxian.
"It's just an illusion. You can't leave the Founding Emperor Tomb, so you can only hide. I've been here waiting for you," Jing Daoxian said.
"You relied on the soul in the Yin Yang Mirror to sense my location, right?" Zhou Wen asked Jing Daoxian.
"That's not important. What's important is that the alchemist and Grand Qin Dharma Sword want to kill you. The only person who can save you from Emperor Qin's mausoleum is me," Jing Daoxian said.
"Conditions?" Zhou Wen asked bluntly.
"That Companion Beast." Jing Daoxian said.
"Impossible." Zhou Wen knew that even if he transferred Banana Fairy to Jing Daoxian, she might not survive. Therefore, he hadn't considered doing so.
"I'm not asking you to transfer the Companion Beast to me, but to promise me the usage of the Companion Beast's abilities in the future to do something for me," Jing Daoxian said.
"What is it?" Zhou Wen asked.
"Naturally, it's pill refinement. Although there aren't any true Elixirs of Immortality in this world, there are some pills that can extend my life. Refining those pills not only requires special materials, but the furnace and fire also have special requirements. Since the Sun Banana Fan has been absorbed by your pet, your pet must have similar powers. I'll use her as a replacement," Jing Daoxian said as he summoned a cloth bag and sucked the Sun True Flames Furnace into the tiny cloth bag.
Zhou Wen was still hesitating when Jing Daoxian said, "You don't have time. The Grand Qin Dharma Sword is easy to fool, but that alchemist isn't that easy to fool. He will quickly react and come back to capture you. I don't think you can teleport a second time."
"Alright, I agree. However, other than helping me leave, you have to release Liu Yun and my soul," Zhou Wen said.
Jing Daoxian didn't say a word as he threw the Emperor Qin Sword in his hand at Zhou Wen. Then, with a flip of the Yin Yang Mirror, Zhou Wen's blurry figure in the mirror vanished.
Zhou Wen could sense that his mind had relaxed significantly. He felt indescribably relaxed.
"With that Emperor Qin Sword, I believe you will be able to leave the Founding Emperor Tomb," Jing Daoxian said.
"What about you?" Zhou Wen asked with a frown.
"If I wish to leave, there's nowhere that can retain me," Jing Daoxian said indifferently. "He's here. You don't have time."
Zhou Wen had already sensed the entity rushing into the underground space, so he asked Jing Daoxian, "When are you refining the pill?"
"I'll naturally look for you when the time comes," Jing Daoxian said with a smile. "You've grown faster than I imagined. Or rather, the Lost Immortal Sutra has exceeded my expectations. I'm really looking forward to how far it can take you. Before that, you mustn't die."
With that said, Jing Daoxian spun the Yin Yang Mirror in his hand and shot it at the elder who had already charged into the underground space. "Go. I'll keep looking forward to our next meeting. I hope that you can give me more surprises the next time we meet."
Zhou Wen glanced at Jing Daoxian and used teleportation to rush to the exit of the underground space. As for the furious elder, he was entangled by Jing Daoxian and was unable to proceed with a pursuit.
Zhou Wen turned invisible and rushed out of the palace, heading for the ancient city's entrance.
Just as he left the palace, he saw the Sword of Law rush back into the hall. From the looks of it, it had figured out what had happened. Unfortunately, it was already too late.
When Zhou Wen rushed to the ancient city's entrance, he realized that Liu Yun was standing at the entrance. He was somewhat surprised.
Seeing Zhou Wen's figure appear, Liu Yun said with a smile, "I knew it. If you want to leave, you definitely have to come here."
Zhou Wen wasn't in the mood to chat with him. He stabbed the Emperor Qin Sword into the hole in the door. The barrier that separated the ancient city and the outside immediately vanished. The two of them rushed out without any hesitation.
After passing through the Mercury Sea, Zhou Wen used the Earth Elemental Beast to take Liu Yun out of the Founding Emperor Tomb.
"We've finally come out alive." Liu Yun looked at the starry sky outside and let out a long sigh.
"Farewell. I hope we won't meet again in the future." Zhou Wen rode the Earth Elemental Beast and was about to escape. He was afraid that the elder would chase after him again, so he wanted to get as far away from the Founding Emperor Tomb as possible.
"You got Jing Daoxian to release my soul, right?" Liu Yun stopped Zhou Wen.
"It was probably released by Jing Daoxian in passing," Zhou Wen said.
Liu Yun didn't say a word as he extended his hand and threw something at Zhou Wen. "This is something I took out from the pill furnace. There are two in total. I'll give one to you. Have fun with it."
"I didn't think you touched anything," Zhou Wen caught the item and said in surprise.
Zhou Wen sized up the item in his hand. It was a purple bronze ball. It looked like it was made of the same material as the Sun True Flames Furnace. It was about the size of a billiard ball. There were strange mysterious patterns on it, making it look ancient and mysterious.
"A thief doesn't leave empty-handed. I don't dare say anything else, but I've never returned empty-handed in my life. I didn't take out that crappy fan, but I didn't return empty-handed." Liu Yun waved his hand and turned around to quickly walk away. Moments later, he vanished.
This fellow... When did he take it out... Even Jing Daoxian didn't discover it. This thing should be from the Sun True Flames Furnace, right? I wonder what it's used for. Zhou Wen sized it up for a while, but he couldn't figure out what use it had. He put it away.
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Chapter 879: Ranking Reboot
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Zhou Wen rode the Earth Elemental Beast and left the Founding Emperor Tomb with Ya'er.
On the way, Zhou Wen attempted to use his phone to take a picture of the Emperor Qin Sword to see if he could get it into the game. Otherwise, having the dungeon but not being able to enter was useless.
After the phone entered its camera mode, it automatically locked onto the Emperor Qin Sword. With a click, the Emperor Qin Sword vanished into thin air, and an Emperor Qin Sword appeared in-game.
However, in-game, Emperor Qin Sword wasn't its name, but 'Key to the Imperial Mausoleum.'
After Zhou Wen inserted the Emperor Qin Sword into the ancient city's door, it automatically vanished. The game's door opened and didn't close again. Even if Zhou Wen respawned in the dungeon again, he didn't need to use the Emperor Qin Sword to open the door.
As Zhou Wen rushed in, he grinded the Founding Emperor Tomb dungeon. The monster in the Mercury Sea was extremely difficult to kill. Typical attacks were useless against it. Its body was somewhat similar to water-elemental creatures. Even if its body was severed, it could reform.
Furthermore, as long as it was in the Mercury Sea, it seemed to possess infinite power. Zhou Wen momentarily couldn't think of a way to kill it.
Zhou Wen killed the Bronze Men and the twelve Gold Men in the city again. However, this time, Zhou Wen didn't just use the power of the Fiend-Armored Tiger Soul General. He summoned Tyrant Behemoth, Torch Dragon, and other Companion Beasts. Together with the Fiend-Armored Tiger Soul General, the speed at which he killed the twelve Gold Men was much faster.
When he killed the seventh Gold Man, another dimensional crystal dropped. Furthermore, it was an Essence Energy Skill Crystal. The requirements were the same as the previous one.
Apart from that, the twelve Gold Men didn't drop anything.
Zhou Wen's Constitution failed to meet the requirements of 41 Essence Energy and 41 Constitution, so he could only give it up in pain.
After circling the ancient city, he went to the stone house where the old alchemist lived. However, he didn't see anything there. Clearly, the old man wasn't a creature from the dungeon.
Could it be as Jing Daoxian said? That old man was a human alchemist from the Founding Emperor's era? Then how did he survive in the mausoleum to the present day and how did he fuse with a Guardian? Zhou Wen was somewhat worried. If that fellow escaped the mausoleum, he would probably seek him out.
I hope Banana Fairy will quickly evolve to the Terror grade. Without the power of the Terror grade, it will be difficult for me to face the existence of the Terror grade head-on. Zhou Wen looked at his Banana Fairy tattoo and saw that it was still chaotic. Clearly, she hadn't completed her evolution.
The door to the palace opened with a push. However, the Grand Qin Dharma Sword inside was just too powerful. Even Tyrant Behemoth was killed. Its Absolute Strength was virtually useless.
The Thearch really didn't lie to me. Only a power at the Terror grade can resist a power at the Terror grade. This is no longer a matter of stats. Zhou Wen couldn't resolve the problem of the Great Qin Dharma Sword. All he could do was wait for the invisibility ability of the Invisibility Cloak cooldown to end. He could first use the Invisibility Cloak to pass through the hall and see if it was different from reality.
After finally waiting for the cooldown of the Invisibility Cloak's Wheel of Destiny to finish, Zhou Wen invisibly passed through the hall without triggering the attack of the Grand Qin Dharma Sword.
After passing through the hall filled with bamboo slips, he realized that this place was somewhat different from reality. Where there should have been a black pool, there was a strange bronze artifact instead. The bronze artifact was more than two meters tall, like a huge jar. It completely covered the spot where the black pool should have been. It was unknown if there was a pool below.
At the mouth of the jar, there was red soil and a man's head. The man was like a flower planted in the bronze jar.
Just as Zhou Wen was sizing up the human head on the bronze altar, it's eyes suddenly opened. It shot a glance at the blood-colored avatar and the blood-colored avatar died. The game screen went black.
Jing Daoxian likely shattered the bronze jar in real life after he entered the Founding Emperor Tomb. How did he do it? Zhou Wen didn't have the Yin Yang Mirror, so he naturally couldn't attempt it.
Zhou Wen tried a few times, but every time, he was killed by the strange man inside the bronze jar. He knew that the strange man was most likely a Terror-grade existence, so he had no choice but to give up on the idea. All he did was grind the Bronze Men and the Gold Men outside.
The nine black dragons in the underground sea respawned once every nine days. These Gold Men respawned once every twelve days. The pattern was very clear. It took a day to respawn a Mythical creature. The more there were, the slower the respawn.
Devourer, Grand Qin Dharma Sword, and the strange person in the jar. If I want to kill these fellows, I'll probably have to wait until Banana Fairy's evolution is complete. I wonder what Banana Fairy's Terror transformation will be like? Zhou Wen was momentarily unable to imagine it.
Terror transformed creatures basically had obvious body characteristics. They were different from normal creatures.
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Zhou Wen took Ya'er to an unfamiliar city. He originally wanted to take her to eat some delicacies and buy some clothes, but when he walked to the street, he saw the black cube in the middle of the street light up.
The ranking battle began again. However, this time, Zhou Wen didn't see Wang Mingyuan on the cube's screen. The one guarding the divine tree was a snake-tailed monster.
Where did Teacher go? Was he implicated because I took away the divine fruit? Zhou Wen had a bad feeling.
Just as Zhou Wen was pondering over it, he suddenly saw the cube's screen light up as a creature appeared.
That's... Zhou Wen's pupils constricted when he saw the creature's appearance.
Even if Companion Beasts like True Dragon and True Phoenix were on the rankings, Zhou Wen wouldn't find it strange. However, the creature on the rankings was a human.
To be precise, it was a human who had contracted a Guardian and was wearing Guardian armor.
Can humans and Guardians participate in the battle? Does that mean that a single Companion Beast can no longer reach the top? Zhou Wen sized up the human on the screen and saw a name appear first on the rankings.
Great Skyfiend! Zhou Wen silently repeated as his gaze returned to the human.
Unfortunately, his entire body was covered in black armor. It was impossible to see what he looked like. It was even impossible to tell if he was male or female.
I wonder if pure humans can participate in the ranking battle without contracting a Guardian? Zhou Wen wanted to know why Wang Mingyuan wasn't under the divine tree.
However, if he couldn't participate in the battle himself, he couldn't use multiple Companion Beasts. Even an existence like Primordial Sword Immortal wouldn't be able to obtain first place.
Teacher, what happened? Zhou Wen looked at the Great Skyfiend on the screen, but he was distracted. He still remembered that the last time he went to retrieve the divine fruit, Wang Mingyuan had secretly warned him not to go there again.
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Chapter 880: Transferring the Baby Tiger
Translator: CKtalon
It was somewhat different from the first ranking battle. The ranking had just started not long ago. In less than an hour, all sorts of pets filled the rankings. Many Companion Beasts on the rankings had been seen in the previous ranking battle.
However, Primordial Sword Immortal and Fairy Immortal Gu, who had performed extremely well the last time, weren't on the rankings. Zhou Wen's Tyrant Behemoth naturally wasn't on the rankings.
The person ranked first was still Great Skyfiend. No matter which Companion Beasts appeared on the rankings, they couldn't shake his position.
This was also within Zhou Wen's expectations. Great Skyfiend wasn't just referring to a Guardian. There was also the human who had fused with him, as well as various Companion Beasts that the human had. Their combined combat strength far exceeded a single Companion Beast.
Unless there was someone else who had similarly contracted a Guardian on the rankings, in terms of overall combat strength, it was almost impossible for ordinary Companion Beasts to surpass Great Skyfiend.
Various areas of the Federation were also discussing what Great Skyfiend was. Most humans didn't know of the existence of Guardians, but anyone could tell that Great Skyfiend didn't look like a Companion Beast.
...
Zhou Wen didn't dare stay in one place for too long. After staying for a night, he left the city.
It's already the fourth day. Even if that alchemist comes out, he shouldn't be able to find me, Zhou Wen thought as he walked. Suddenly, he was taken aback as his expression turned odd.
My first thought is that I'm actually worried about that alchemist and not Jing Daoxian. This is too dangerous. Now, Zhou Wen suddenly understood why Lord Alcohol and Xia Jiuhuang believed in Jing Daoxian, who was known as a devil.
This person was a very complicated contradiction to begin with. He did whatever he wanted and killed people without a care. But sometimes, he had a charm that made it obvious that he was evil, but it was impossible to associate him with the word evil.
Zhou Wen was alarmed. He knew that such a thought was very dangerous. He needed to be more alert. Jing Daoxian was even more dangerous than the old alchemist.
Ding!
As Zhou Wen was pondering over it, a pleasant chime sounded in-game.
Looking down, Zhou Wen couldn't help but be overjoyed. A baby tiger had dropped in-game.
Finally, another baby tiger has spawned. Zhou Wen looked at its stats. It wasn't much different from the two baby tigers from before.
"What should I combine the baby tiger with?" As the baby tiger's luck couldn't be stacked, it could only be used for fusion.
However, with the lesson learned from the Fiend-Armored Tiger Soul General, Zhou Wen didn't dare randomly fuse it. He first matched the baby tiger with his various Companion Beasts to check their compatibility.
There were quite a number of Companion Beasts with high compatibility, but Zhou Wen didn't immediately decide on fusing them.
I'll put it aside for now. Zhou Wen decided to consider it later. After all, getting the baby tiger to drop was just too difficult.
Suddenly, Zhou Wen thought of the method he had learned from Liu Yun. He thought to himself, It's fine if I don't fuse the baby tiger. I can try transferring it, but who should I transfer it to?
Now, there was only Ya'er beside Zhou Wen, but it was still difficult to say if Ya'er was considered a living person. He didn't know if she could use Companion Beasts like ordinary people.
Zhou Wen thought for a moment and decided to ask her, "Ya'er, can you use Companion Beasts?"
Ya'er looked at Zhou Wen blankly. Clearly, she didn't know either.
"Let's do this. Let's give it a try." Zhou Wen decided to head to the city to buy a Mortal Companion Egg for Ya'er to see if she could hatch it.
If she could incubate and use Companion Beasts, Zhou Wen could give her some Companion Beasts that he didn't need. While giving her the ability to protect herself, she could also control the Companion Beasts to help him.
After arriving in the city, Zhou Wen found a Companion Egg shop and bought the weakest Mortal Companion Egg. It was much more expensive than Legendary Companion Eggs.
The reason he chose the weakest was that Zhou Wen was afraid that incubating a Companion Egg would require too much Essence Energy and Ya'er's body wouldn't be able to withstand it.
Although she had divine-level mental strength, her body was still that of a child. If her body lacked the Essence Energy needed, something bad might happen.
"Try injecting your Essence Energy into the Companion Egg." Zhou Wen handed the Companion Egg to Ya'er.
"Do you know what Essence Energy is?" Zhou Wen thought for a moment before asking her. As Ya'er was a Kuman Nee in the past, he didn't know if she cultivated in Essence Energy Arts.
Ya'er nodded and took the Companion Egg. Soon, the Companion Egg in her hand hatched and transformed into a stream of light that transformed into a tattoo on Ya'er's body.
So she can really use Companion Beasts! Zhou Wen thought for a moment. He wanted to first transfer the baby tiger to Ya'er. He wanted her to be luckier and passively increase his luck. After all, Ya'er would always be with him.
He successfully transferred the baby tiger to Ya'er, and Zhou Wen had only sacrificed a star in the Pocket Universe.
Furthermore, with the evolution of the Pocket Universe, that star could still be reborn in the future.
This Sky-Stealing Sun-Shifting Art is really awesome. With this Essence Energy Art, won't I be able to exchange Companion Beasts? Unfortunately, not everyone knows the Sky-Stealing Sun-Shifting Art. Otherwise, I could exchange Companion Beasts at will. Zhou Wen marveled inwardly as he increasingly liked this Essence Energy Art.
Zhou Wen transferred a few Companion Beasts to Ya'er before telling her how to use their abilities.
Ya'er was very smart. As long as Zhou Wen told her what to do, she could use them perfectly without making any mistakes.
"Ya'er, you're really smart." Zhou Wen stroked Ya'er's head.
Zhou Wen took a huge detour and when they arrived at a city again, the first on the ranking was still Great Skyfiend. Apart from Great Skyfiend, no other Guardian had entered the rankings.
There shouldn't only be one Guardian. At the very least, Jiang Yan has Burial Immortal. Why didn't he participate in the battle? Zhou Wen was puzzled.
However, he realized that the ranking battle had only recently started. There was still plenty of time. It was also possible that some Guardians wanted to secretly hide their strength and hadn't chosen to fight.
From the looks of it, the Battle of Guardians is about to officially surface. Zhou Wen continued on his journey with Ya'er. After walking so much and going to so many unfamiliar places, Glimmer's evolution speed remained stagnant. Although it kept improving, its progress was rather slow.
Zhou Wen headed north, planning on heading to the North District where the Ultimate Family Clan was. There were many dimensional creatures he had never seen before, as well as many novel dungeons. Since he had to walk around, he might as well download some new dungeons.
However, before he could even walk out of the East District, Zhou Wen saw an elder slowly walking over from the opposite side on a flat road.
Although he was still a distance away from the elder, Zhou Wen had already identified the elder as the alchemist in the Founding Emperor Tomb. Not only had he got out, but he had also found Zhou Wen after so many days.
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Chapter 881: Crazy Escape
Translator: CKtalon
Without a word, Zhou Wen rode the Earth Elemental Beast and used Earth Escape to get far away.
However, after the Earth Elemental Beast's Earth Escape ended, he realized that the elder had also appeared beside him. He had also used Earth Escape to follow him.
Zhou Wen cursed inwardly as he made the Earth Elemental Beast use Earth Escape again. This time, Zhou Wen chose to let the Earth Elemental Beast expend all its Essence Energy in one go and use a long-distance Earth Escape that spanned hundreds of kilometers.
Just as he came out of the Earth Escape, he saw the elder walk out from a tree beside him. He was like a ghost hidden in the tree.
Wood Escape Art? Zhou Wen's heart chilled.
Not only did the elder know the Earth Escape technique, but he also knew the Wood Escape technique. If not for the fact that he couldn't use it in the imperial mausoleum, Zhou Wen wouldn't have escaped so easily.
"You won't be able to escape," the elder said coldly as he stared at Zhou Wen. He wasn't anxious at all as he slowly approached Zhou Wen like a cat chasing a mouse.
Without any hesitation, Zhou Wen used the teleportation ability of the Civilized Country. At the same time that the teleportation ended, he activated the invisibility power of Invisibility Cloak.
After activating the Invisibility Cloak, he teleported several times and changed the direction of his escape.
However, soon, Zhou Wen realized that the elder had followed him again. In front of the elder was something that resembled a hairpin. No matter where Zhou Wen fled in, the hairpin would point in his direction.
The elder clearly couldn't see Zhou Wen, but under the hairpin's guidance, Zhou Wen couldn't shake off his tail.
Zhou Wen was extremely anxious. He only had three minutes of complete invisibility. If he couldn't shake off the elder in three minutes, ordinary invisibility was useless against such an expert.
There's less than two minutes left of complete invisibility. If I don't destroy that hairpin-like thing, it's impossible for me to escape. Zhou Wen made a prompt decision and stopped running. He suddenly changed his position and exploited his invisibility to slash at the hairpin floating beside the elder.
The elder chased in the direction the hairpin pointed, but the hairpin could only point in a direction, not the location. He never expected Zhou Wen to have the guts to turn around and charge back.
By the time he realized it, Zhou Wen was already in front of the hairpin. The Light Concealment Sword slashed at the hairpin with the power of Immortal Slaying.
Almost at the same time, the elder with the cold eyes threw a crystalline palm at Zhou Wen's chest. It was so fast that it was difficult for him to dodge.
Zhou Wen had no intention of dodging. The Light Concealment Sword slashed at the hairpin, slicing it into two.
As for Zhou Wen's chest, it was destroyed by the elder's palm, turning into white smoke.
When the white smoke dissipated, Zhou Wen had already vanished. A shattered paper talisman floated to the ground.
He actually has a Substitute Talisman. The elder frowned slightly as he searched for Zhou Wen's tracks, but he didn't find anything.
Without the hairpin, the elder couldn't determine Zhou Wen's location.
"You won't be able to escape." The elder took out a few copper coins and condensed his Essence Energy. He threw them to the ground and began calculating with his fingers, as though he was trying to divine Zhou Wen's location.
However, after calculating for a while, a look of puzzlement appeared on his face. Strange. My six lines of insight can't divine his location?
Zhou Wen was frantically running for his life when he suddenly felt something tremble. On a second look, he realized that it was something Ya'er was wearing.
It was the three copper coins and red string that Zhou Wen had taken out of the Pixiu's stomach when he had killed it.
Later on, he gave it to Ya'er who wore it on her wrist. At that moment, the copper coin actually trembled automatically for some reason.
Zhou Wen didn't dare stop as he continued fleeing with Ya'er. Thankfully, the elder didn't chase after him again. The invisibility time limit had passed as Zhou Wen heaved a sigh of relief.
All this time, he drew Substitute Talismans whenever he had the time. Up to now, he had only succeeded in drawing two. He had just used one, leaving him with only one.
Zhou Wen didn't dare stay any longer. He summoned the Great Might Vajra Bull and made it rush into the mountainous area at its fastest speed.
Zhou Wen wasn't afraid of getting lost since he had the Pocket Universe's positioning. He was just afraid of encountering an unknown dimensional zone. However, at this stage, he couldn't care less. All he could do was escape in the direction of the more concealed areas.
After crossing one mountain after another, Zhou Wen didn't know how far he had run. There were no more roads and he found himself by a small river.
Zhou Wen followed the river. There was a large peach blossom forest on both sides of the river. The peach blossoms landed in the river and flowed along it, making the river appear especially beautiful.
After walking for more than five kilometers, he reached the end of the river. The area ahead was blocked by a mountain. Just as Zhou Wen was about to go around the mountain, he saw a gap that allowed him to pass through. He could vaguely see the light from the other side of the mountain.
Zhou Wen didn't hesitate as he passed through the mountain crack.
The mountain crack was extremely narrow when he first entered. After walking for a short distance, it gradually widened. Soon, Zhou Wen passed through the mountain and saw a beautiful valley in front of him.
There were many wooden houses and bamboo buildings in the mountain valley. There were bamboo forests and flowers everywhere. Similarly, there were large peach trees. The wooden houses and bamboo buildings dotted the area, like a paradise on earth.
What's going on? Zhou Wen felt that something was amiss. This was because after he passed through the mountain crack, he failed to determine his location with Pocket Universe.
This place... Could it be that legendary place? Zhou Wen sized up the valley with a strange expression as he suddenly thought of an essay he had read in school.
The essay was called "Peach Blossom Spring." It mentioned that a fisherman had accidentally entered a peach blossom garden. There he saw a beautiful village that was isolated from the world. However, after he left, he couldn't find the peach blossom forest or the village no matter how hard he tried.
No matter how Zhou Wen looked at it, it seemed to be identical to the place described in Peach Blossom Spring. The only difference was that in the Peach Blossom Spring in the essay, there was a group of Pre-Qin villagers who had taken refuge in war. However, although there were wooden houses and wooden buildings here, Zhou Wen didn't see anyone. He didn't even see a chicken or dog.
Using Truth Listener's ability to scan the valley, he felt as though there was a fog enveloping the valley. He could see it with his eyes, but he couldn't see anything with Truth Listener's ability.
It doesn't matter if this is Peach Blossom Spring, it's definitely a dimensional zone. Zhou Wen was somewhat curious as he summoned a group of Poison Bats and got them to fly into the village to scout and see what was inside.
However, after the Poison Bats left Zhou Wen's line of sight, he suddenly lost contact with them. This made Zhou Wen's expression turn nasty.
"Is anyone there?" Zhou Wen called out to the depths of the valley, but no one answered him. Instead, his voice echoed in the valley repeatedly.
"Is anyone there... Is anyone there... Is anyone..."
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Chapter 882: The Man in White
This place was strange, very strange. Zhou Wen wanted to backtrack, but when he turned around, the mountain wall crack he had come from had vanished. Behind him was a complete mountain wall. There was no way out.
Zhou Wen reached out to touch the mountain wall. It was made of real stone, not an illusion.
Feeling that something was amiss, Zhou Wen summoned a Poison Bat and attempted to have it fly out through the sky. However, when the Poison Bat flew out of the valley, it seemed to hit something and fell from the sky.
This outcome didn't surprise Zhou Wen. If this was really a dimensional zone, it was normal that it couldn't fly out.
How can I leave this dimensional zone? Seeing that there was no way out, Zhou Wen had no choice but to walk deeper in, hoping to find a way to leave the dimensional zone.
He summoned different Companion Beasts to scout ahead. There were Runic Heavy-Armored Warriors, Flying Ants, and some small green-furred Gu.
The valley was as beautiful as a fairyland, but there was no living creature. There was no aura of a living person in the wooden houses and bamboo buildings.
Under Zhou Wen's control, a green-furred Gu burrowed into the wooden hut closest to him. It realized that there were all sorts of daily necessities used by humans in the wooden hut. However, those things looked ancient, unlike those used by modern humans. Furthermore, there was no one inside, nor were there any dimensional creatures.
Zhou Wen had no choice but to continue exploring. Strangely, there were no creatures in the valley. The Poison Bats that he had lost contact with had vanished.
After circling the entire valley, he realized that it wasn't small at all. There was even a stream circling it, and the scenery was especially beautiful.
Beside the stream was a huge peach tree. The tree was covered in flowers, making it look gorgeous.
However, for some reason, there were no other peach trees beside the huge peach tree. The other peach trees were a distance away from the huge peach tree, making it look a little lonely.
After circling the valley twice—a place that looked like paradise—he would have found this place a great place if not for suddenly losing contact with his Companion Beasts after they went beyond a certain range.
There must be something in this valley. Where are they hiding? Zhou Wen searched for a long time but failed to find a way out. Similarly, he failed to find the Companion Beasts that had lost contact with him.
It was useless to walk around. Zhou Wen sat down to rest as he thought of various possibilities.
Zhou Wen didn't know if this was the legendary Peach Blossom Spring as everything here was slightly different from the legendary Peach Blossom Spring.
Time ticked by. Zhou Wen failed to come up with a way to leave this place. Although he had tried to force his way out, it was useless.
The Earth Elemental Beast's Earth Escape technique could only circle around the valley, preventing it from escaping.
The mountain wall seemed to have a life of its own. The hole that Tyrant Behemoth dug out would be quickly filled up.
The sky gradually darkened as a moon rose into the sky.
A strange sound suddenly appeared in the originally silent valley. Zhou Wen tilted his head to listen. It was the sound of a flute.
After determining the direction, the sound of the flute seemed to come from the stream.
Zhou Wen had been searching the valley the entire day, but he hadn't found any clues. Now that there was a sudden sound of a flute, he naturally wanted to take a look.
Even if it was a dimensional creature, he would at least gain some understanding of what to do. He wasn't as aimless as he was now.
Zhou Wen carefully walked to the stream and, from afar, saw a person in white sitting under a huge peach blossom tree. He held a flute in his hand, and the sound was coming from it.
From where Zhou Wen was, he could only see the person's side profile. He was dressed in white with his long hair tied up. Wherever the peach blossoms fell, he would gently blow into the bamboo flute, making him look like a deity.
It's impossible for someone to really be here. It should be a humanoid dimensional creature. I wonder how strong he is? Zhou Wen stood motionless as he sized up the white-robed man from afar.
After the tune ended, the white-robed man put down the bamboo flute in his hand and turned to look at Zhou Wen. "Since you're here, why don't you have a drink with me?"
Only then did Zhou Wen see that the white-robed man was handsome. On the ground beside him was a jade alcohol flask and wine cups.
Is he really not a human? Zhou Wen was somewhat puzzled when he saw that his appearance and actions resembled a human.
Seeing a motionless Zhou Wen, the white-robed man picked up the alcohol flask and wine cup and poured himself a cup. As he drank, he looked at the moon in the sky and said, "Life is so short. Why seek frustrations?"
The white-robed man was enjoying the moon and drinking, but Zhou Wen couldn't help but ask, "Who are you?"
"Immortal," the person in white answered.
"What immortal?" Zhou Wen asked with a frown.
"Immortals are immortals. They are carefree, happy, and comfortable," the white-robed man said.
Seeing that he couldn't get an answer, Zhou Wen asked, "Do you know how to get out of here?"
"Why do you want to leave? Isn't this place good? It's aloof from worldly affairs and there are no worries. Is there any place better than this in this world?" the person in white said as he drank.
"This place is very good, but I don't like it here," Zhou Wen said.
"You can't leave. This is an immortal realm, a place isolated from the mortal world. Unless one dies, no one can leave this place," the white-robed man said.
Zhou Wen naturally refused to believe the white-robed man's words. As long as it was a dimensional zone, there was definitely a way to leave.
Zhou Wen was somewhat hesitant, unsure if he should immediately attack the white-robed man. This white-robed man looked like a human, but he was likely a dimensional creature. However, with his high intelligence, his strength was definitely extraordinary. Zhou Wen was wondering if he should wait for Banana Fairy to complete her evolution before taking action.
After some thought, Zhou Wen looked at the white-robed man and wanted to say something, but he was surprised to discover that the white-robed man had vanished under the peach blossom tree.
Zhou Wen called out a few times, but no one responded. He searched the valley again, but he didn't see the white-robed man again.
He waited until daybreak, but he didn't see any living creatures again.
What kind of dimensional zone is this? Zhou Wen was somewhat depressed.
If a horde of dimensional creatures were to pounce at him, Zhou Wen knew what to do. But his current situation left him at a loss.
No, the next time I see that white-robed person, I have to think of a way to subdue him and figure out how to leave this place. Zhou Wen thought for a moment and summoned Explosive Fiend Man to make some arrangements in the valley.
With such a highly-intelligent dimensional creature, it was definitely not easy to deal with. Zhou Wen had no choice but to make preparations in advance—just in case.
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Chapter 883: Thirteen Moves Sword Technique
However, in the next few days, Zhou Wen didn't see the white-robed man again. The entire valley was empty, making Zhou Wen suspect that this dimensional zone was a prison specially used to hold people.
Thankfully, Ya'er was by Zhou Wen's side. Although she seldom spoke, having someone by his side made him feel much better.
As Zhou Wen set up the traps in the valley, he grinded his phone as he waited for the white-robed person to appear again.
This wait lasted for seven days. Seven nights later, Zhou Wen finally heard the familiar sound of a flute. He hurriedly ran to the peach blossom tree by the stream and saw the white-robed man sitting at the spot where he had been playing the flute.
The sound of his flute was quiet and ethereal, making one feel relaxed after hearing it. It gave one a sense of freedom that allowed one to forget their worries.
Zhou Wen's mind was firm and he wasn't affected by the flute's sound. He only thought about how to subdue the white-robed man and ask him how to leave.
"We meet again." After the tune, the white-robed man looked at Zhou Wen and said, "Do you want a drink this time?"
"I just want to know how to leave this place." Zhou Wen stared intently at the white-robed man. No matter what, he couldn't allow him to disappear like the previous time.
"It looks like you've already made up your mind," the person in white said as he held his wine glass.
"Yes." Zhou Wen nodded slightly as he gripped the Bamboo Blade in his hand.
"Alright then. I can tell you how to leave this place, but I have a condition," the white-robed man said, surprising Zhou Wen.
"What condition?" Zhou Wen looked at the white-robed man in surprise.
"Do you know how to use a sword?" the person in white said as he fiddled with the wine cup.
"Not really. I've only learned a few sword techniques," Zhou Wen answered.
"It's fine even if you don't. I have a sword technique here. As long as you can learn this sword technique, I'll tell you the way to leave this place," said the white-robed man.
"Why?" Zhou Wen was somewhat alarmed. He had never seen such a dimensional creature.
"No reason. Do you want to learn it?" The person in white didn't explain.
"I'll learn." Zhou Wen thought for a moment and nodded in agreement.
"My sword technique has a total of thirteen moves. It's not too difficult. No matter how stupid you are, you should be able to learn it in five days." As the white-robed man spoke, he stood up and casually picked up a withered branch from the ground before performing his swordplay.
He used the branch as a sword and demonstrated the set of sword techniques. The sword technique was ethereal and elegant, without any killing intent.
Most sword techniques in the world pursued the ability to injure enemies, but this sword technique of his didn't have any oppression. Instead of saying it was for killing enemies, it was more like a swordplay that was for entertainment.
Soon, the white-robed man finished demonstrating the thirteen sword moves. He looked at Zhou Wen with a faint smile. "Have you memorized them?"
"Got it." Zhou Wen had an excellent memory, and the thirteen moves weren't too complicated. He remembered every move clearly.
The person in white smiled. "Find me after you've mastered it."
"There's no need to go through so much trouble. I'll show it to you now. It shouldn't be too difficult to master it in a night. As long as I can demonstrate the complete sword technique, it'll count as me mastering it, right?" Zhou Wen said to the white-robed man.
"That's right. As long as you can completely use that sword technique once, I'll count you as mastering it." The bamboo flute in the white-robed man's hand spun between his fingers.
"Alright, I'll demonstrate it to you now," Zhou Wen said as he summoned a Legendary thin sword. It was a Companion Egg that had dropped from the Ancient Sword Tomb. It wasn't usually of much use. Based on its size, it was more suitable for this sword technique, so Zhou Wen casually summoned it.
Zhou Wen held the sword and recalled the white-robed man's sword technique in his mind. After confirming that he hadn't forgotten any details, Zhou Wen began striking.
With his combat experience and talent, it was too easy for him to imitate a set of sword techniques. Even if it were more than a hundred moves, Zhou Wen could replicate them with just one look; what's more thirteen moves.
However, when Zhou Wen stabbed out with his sword, he was stunned. He couldn't continue the swordplay after the thrust.
It wasn't that the sword technique's moves were difficult. With Zhou Wen's present physique, he could carry out any movement as long as a human body was capable of doing it.
However, Zhou Wen couldn't continue the thrust no matter what he did. This was because he realized that the sword technique in his memories was somewhat different from the one the white-robed man had demonstrated.
Strange! How is it different? Zhou Wen frowned slightly as he retracted the sword he had thrust out and carefully recalled the white-robed man's sword techniques.
Memories of the sword technique appeared clearly in Zhou Wen's mind, but his expression gradually changed.
This was because the sword technique in his mind was completely different from the one he had just memorized.
This feeling was very strange. It was like a person clearly remembering someone in red clothes, but when they recalled it again, the color of the person's clothes turned white.
The clashing of memories was something Zhou Wen had never encountered before.
He turned to look at the white-robed man and wanted to ask him what was going on, but there was no one under the peach blossom tree. The white-robed man had long vanished.
Zhou Wen frowned slightly as he recalled the thirteen moves. This time, it was different from the previous two memories.
It was like Zhou Wen had memorized three different sword techniques. Although the sword techniques all had thirteen moves, the styles were completely different.
The sword technique demonstrated by the white-robed man was elegant, but the sword technique in Zhou Wen's memory was ferocious and domineering in his second memory. The sword technique in his third memory was mild and mysterious, making Zhou Wen doubt his own memories.
Then, when Zhou Wen wanted to carefully recall it again, he realized that the sword technique had changed again. The sword technique he recalled every time seemed different.
What's going on? Zhou Wen's expression changed constantly. He was certain that there was nothing wrong with his memory, but why was his memory constantly changing? Zhou Wen couldn't figure it out.
Is it an illusion? Zhou Wen quickly rejected this thought. He was very focused. Even an illusion couldn't shake his will. If it was purely an illusion, it was impossible for it to affect his brain.
If it's not an illusion, then there's something wrong with the sword technique itself. Zhou Wen recalled the thirteen moves again and again. He wanted to try and see how many different memories he had.
The night passed as the sun rose and set. When night came again, Zhou Wen had already recalled more than a hundred times, but the sword techniques he recalled were different every time. None of them were repeated.
With the moon above the branches, the white-robed man appeared under the peach blossom tree again. He sat on a tree root and held a wine flask in one hand and a wine cup in the other. As he poured himself wine, he asked, "Have you memorized it?"
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Chapter 884: Three Thousand Sword Intent
Translator: CKtalon
"What sword technique is this?" Zhou Wen asked the white-robed man.
Previously, he hadn't been interested in the white-robed man's sword technique. He only wanted to memorize the sword technique and get the white-robed man to tell him the way to leave. Therefore, he didn't even ask for the name of the sword technique.
Now, Zhou Wen had no choice but to take this unassuming sword technique seriously. This was because he couldn't confidently tell the white-robed man that he had memorized the sword technique.
"It doesn't have a name. Whatever you think it is will be its name," the person in white said.
Zhou Wen frowned as he looked at the white-robed man. He didn't say a word for a while. Although he had long imagined that the white-robed man wouldn't tell him the way to leave so easily, the strangeness of the sword technique exceeded his imagination.
"Do you want me to demonstrate it to you again?" the white-robed man asked Zhou Wen with a smile.
"There's no need." Zhou Wen shook his head and gestured with the sword in his hand. At the same time, he kept recalling the white-robed man's thirteen-move sword technique.
The white-robed man's sword technique seemed to contain infinite changes. Every time Zhou Wen recalled something, it was different. For the next few days, Zhou Wen kept recalling and gesturing with his sword, but there was no result.
Now, Zhou Wen's eyes were bloodshot as though he was possessed.
Under the pure moonlight, the white-robed man sat under the peach blossom tree. As he watched Zhou Wen practice his swordplay, he fiddled with the wine cup in his hand and muttered to himself, "Why try to fix something that was not broken in the first place?"
As he spoke, the white-robed man downed the wine in his cup.
The stream under the moonlight reflected the figure of the white-robed man, but the reflection wasn't that of a handsome man, but a skeleton in ragged clothes.
After another two days, Zhou Wen felt as though he had been possessed. He sat under the peach blossom tree in a daze, his eyes turning blood-red. He was in a terrible state.
Ya'er continued following Zhou Wen obediently. She didn't say a word or disturb him.
Night descended upon the valley again as the white-robed man appeared under the peach blossom tree. He looked at the bedeviled Zhou Wen as a strange glint flashed in his eyes. Then, he looked at Ya'er, who was sitting beside Zhou Wen. "Young lady, do you want to learn sword techniques?"
Ya'er looked at the white-robed man expressionlessly without any reaction. It was as if she couldn't understand him.
"Is he your father? It looks like your father doesn't have a good memory. He can't even remember such a simple sword technique after learning it for so many days. I find you smart. If it's you, you should be able to learn it quickly. When the time comes, you can leave with your father," the white-robed man said to Ya'er.
Ya'er continued looking at him expressionlessly without any reaction.
"Forget it. You are still young. I'm afraid you still don't know what a sword is. It's fine if you don't learn it. Let me personally deliver you to freedom. Just like your father, you will forever stay in this carefree place," the white-robed person muttered to himself.
With that said, the white-robed man stood up. He held the bamboo flute in his hand as he walked towards Ya'er.
Just as he was about to reach Ya'er, the bamboo flute in his hand stabbed at Ya'er's heart like a blade.
Clang!
A saber beam flashed as the bamboo flute in the white-robed man's hand was instantly sliced into two. Zhou Wen held the Bamboo Blade in his hand as he stood up and stared coldly at the white-robed man.
"How is that possible?" The white-robed man looked at Zhou Wen in shock as though he had seen a ghost.
"I've already memorized your sword technique," Zhou Wen said as he held the Bamboo Blade and stared at the white-robed man.
"Impossible. It's impossible for you to memorize it." The white-robed man didn't believe Zhou Wen at all.
"Why?" The blood vessels in Zhou Wen's eyes slowly receded as he pointed the Bamboo Blade in his hand at the white-robed man.
"Because..." The person in white was speechless.
"That's because it's not a thirteen-move sword technique at all. It's a combination of three thousand sword intents. Every time I recall it, I will sense a different sword intent. No matter how good my memory is, it's impossible for me to memorize all three thousand sword intents, right?" Zhou Wen said.
"That's right. It's a sword technique that humans can't master to begin with. You actually didn't fall into the endless cycle of sword intent. You do have some ability. Unfortunately, you failed to learn my sword technique, so you naturally can't leave this place. You will ultimately die here. It's just the difference between early and late death," said the white-robed man.
"Who said I didn't master it?" Zhou Wen said indifferently.
"It's useless no matter what you say. It's impossible for you to master it," said the white-robed man.
"Then watch carefully." Zhou Wen used his saber as a sword and stabbed at the white-robed man. It was the first move the white-robed man had demonstrated.
The white-robed man was slightly surprised as he quickly retreated. However, Zhou Wen kept unleashing an endless stream of techniques. In a moment, he used all of the sword techniques demonstrated by the white-robed man. It was identical to the sword technique used by the white-robed man.
"Is that all? Then I'm sorry to tell you that you didn't master my sword technique," the person in white said with a sneer.
However, Zhou Wen didn't say a word as he continued delivering the sword technique. One sword strike after another surged out like a river. At times, it was ferocious, but at times, it was brisk. After every thirteen moves, the style of the sword technique would change.
"No... Impossible..." The person in white seemed to have thought of something, but he couldn't believe it. The expression on his face was mixed with fear, suspicion, disbelief, and other emotions.
However, Zhou Wen's sword technique continued. He used all the sword techniques he had once recalled, and he used them in perfect order.
"How can there be such a thing... Impossible... Three thousand sword intents... How can you memorize all of them..." The expression on the white-robed man's face had already become ferocious and twisted. He no longer had the elegance and confidence from before.
"I don't have any other strengths; my only strength is that I'm sufficiently focused. I can remember things that others can't. It's indeed difficult to remember three thousand sword intents, but I still memorized them." Zhou Wen constantly used sword moves.
As Zhou Wen's sword moves changed, the surrounding space seemed to distort and change. The originally beautiful valley gradually turned into ruins filled with withered branches and charred wood.
The elegant white-robed man gradually turned into a ragged skeleton.
After Zhou Wen demonstrated all his sword techniques, the skeleton collapsed and leaned against the tree which looked like it had been struck by lightning. The tree no longer had any leaves and was charred black.
"Impossible... It's impossible for anyone to memorize... Impossible..." The skeleton was still muttering to itself as though it was possessed. In the end, the soul fire in its eyes gradually extinguished, becoming lifeless.
Zhou Wen looked around and realized that the valley was completely different from the one he had seen before. There was scorched earth everywhere. It was no peach blossom spring, but a dead zone.
There was no longer any water in the stream. There were bones everywhere, like a river of bones from hell.
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Chapter 885: Great Skyfiend Master's Challenge
Translator: CKtalon
It was unknown what had happened here. It was as though a thunderstorm had struck it. All the trees were charred black, and so were the houses.
The skeleton under the tree no longer had any vitality. His clothes were tattered and there were charred marks in many places. It looked like he had been struck by lightning.
And the crack appeared on the mountain wall where Zhou Wen had entered.
Zhou Wen glanced at the skeleton and turned to walk out of the valley. After walking out of the crack in the mountain, his Pocket Universe locating ability was immediately restored.
What a strange dimensional zone. Zhou Wen looked at the mountain wall behind him and realized that the crack had vanished as though it had never appeared.
Zhou Wen had seen many dimensional zones, but this time, it was a wonder. Although he hadn't been able to kill a dimensional creature, it wasn't without benefits. The 3,000 sword intents were genuine. It was extremely beneficial for Zhou Wen's swordplay practice.
After being trapped in the valley for so many days, Zhou Wen was worried that the old alchemist would have caught up. After leaving the valley, he left with Ya'er in one direction at full speed.
This time, Zhou Wen tried his best to choose a path that humans were still using to prevent himself from falling into a strange dimensional zone like Peach Blossom Spring.
When he arrived at a human city, he realized that everyone in the city was talking about Great Skyfiend.
After searching online, he immediately knew what had happened.
A Mythical Companion Beast ranked in the top ten had challenged Great Skyfiend, but it was instantly killed. It didn't even have the chance to escape or admit defeat.
This was not the most shocking thing. The most shocking thing was that the Great Skyfiend actually said that she was called Uesugi Nao and was from the Overseas Federation.
Humans could actually participate in the ranking battle. Furthermore, she was from overseas, and had actually obtained first place on the rankings. Such explosive news immediately spread throughout the Federation. The Federation's upper echelons had no way of controlling it.
There were cubes everywhere. Many people had seen Uesugi Nao's speech, so there was no way to hide it.
Furthermore, Uesugi Nao even admitted that she was Orochi's master. In front of the entire world, she officially challenged Tyrant Behemoth's master in a bid to avenge her humiliation.
Most of the Federation's citizens hoped that Tyrant Behemoth's owner would participate in the battle and defeat the overseas Uesugi Nao.
However, most people didn't know who Tyrant Behemoth's owner was. They only guessed that it was likely someone from the six families. Therefore, many media outlets were exerting pressure on them, hoping that the six families could get Tyrant Behemoth to fight.
However, on the fourth day, the six families didn't respond. This left the Federation citizens very displeased.
Zhou Wen had just learned of this matter, so it was naturally impossible for him to challenge Uesugi Nao. Even if he had known earlier, he wouldn't have challenged her.
Without a Guardian, there was no way to enter the cube to participate in the battle. A pure human body couldn't meet the requirements of being at the Mythical stage, nor could it activate the cube to enter the rankings.
"Old Zhou, are you going to participate in the battle? That Uesugi Nao is very arrogant. Go and teach her a lesson." Zhou Wen unlocked his phone and realized that many people had left him a message. This message was from Li Xuan.
"Do you have any plans to fight? If you plan on fighting and need any help, our Zhang family is willing to support you. This is what my brother wants me to tell you." This was from Zhang Yuzhi.
There were also some messages from other people. Basically, they were all related to the matter of Uesugi Nao.
"I'm not fighting." Zhou Wen sent a group message and replied en masse.
"That's such a pity. If you defeat Uesugi Nao, you will be a true national hero," Li Xuan replied.
"I'm not suitable to be a hero." Zhou Wen paused before asking, "How are you? When are you coming back?"
"I'm almost done learning here. I'll be back in a couple of weeks. Why? Do you miss me, your handsome eldest senior brother?" Li Xuan joked.
"That's right. I miss you dearly. When you return, you have to inform me immediately." Zhou Wen had recently gained new insights into the Defy Ancient Sovereign Life Soul. He needed a sufficiently strong opponent to be his sparring partner and help him advance to the final Perfect Body. After some thought, he realized that Li Xuan was the most suitable candidate.
"Haha, definitely." Li Xuan was still very happy. He had no idea what awaited him when he returned.
After a while, An Sheng also sent a message. "Young Master Wen, Madam has already investigated the matter regarding Xie Yukun that you mentioned. It's true that six people in that department, including Xie Yukun, vanished at the same time. That period was when Old Mister Ouyang set up an expedition team to Zhuolu."
"In that case, this matter might be related to that department?" Zhou Wen asked.
"That's hard to say. Due to all sorts of reasons, those people have resigned. It's still unknown if their actions are related to that department. We are still investigating further," An Sheng said.
"How can there be such a coincidence? Six people from a department resigned at the same time, and it happened to be related to the expedition team?" Zhou Wen naturally refused to believe that there was no connection.
"Let's wait for the results of the investigation. It's very easy to make wrong judgments without any evidence." An Sheng paused before saying, "Young Master Wen, Madam wishes that you visit."
"What's happened?" Zhou Wen asked in puzzlement.
"It's not a big deal. Madam just wants to introduce a girlfriend to you," An Sheng said.
Zhou Wen couldn't help but be taken aback. I'm still schooling. Why would Sis Lan think of introducing a girlfriend to me?
An Sheng smiled and said, "There's nothing we can do about that. Madam previously arranged a blind date for Overseer, but he made it uncomfortable for everyone. Madam has already given up on him. She plans to place all her hopes on you."
Zhou Wen broke out into a cold sweat. "Help me tell Sis Lan that I probably won't be able to return any time soon."
An Sheng said, "Actually, I think the girl Madam is introducing is pretty good. Not only is she smart, but she's also very reasonable. Her background isn't bad, and she's beautiful..."
"I'll consider it when I need it..." Zhou Wen said helplessly.
"I think you should come back," An Sheng said.
"I really can't go back. I still have something to do. Let's talk about it another day." Zhou Wen wasn't willing to return. He wasn't in the mood to consider such matters. The elder was still pursuing him. Who knew when he would catch up. When that happened, the people around Zhou Wen would probably be implicated.
How can I finish off a Terror-grade expert? Zhou Wen thought about it and couldn't come up with a good solution.
Although I have many Companion Beasts, none of them are at the Terror grade. It's impossible for me to kill that elder. Only the Terror grade can deal with the Terror grade... Wait... Although I don't have a Terror-grade Companion Beast... It doesn't mean that there's no Terror grade that can deal with him... Zhou Wen seemed to think of an idea.
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Chapter 886: Deer Terrace Pavilion's Lower Level
Translator: CKtalon
Just as Zhou Wen was considering how to deal with the old alchemist, his phone suddenly rang. He picked it up and saw that it was Ouyang Lan.
Having had An Sheng's warning, Zhou Wen roughly knew why Ouyang Lan was calling him, but he had no choice but to answer.
"Little Wen, where have you been? Why haven't I seen you recently?" Ouyang Lan asked.
"I've been to the Zhang family's auction. I'm on my way back now," Zhou Wen said.
"How many days has it been? Let's not talk about participating in the Zhang family's auction. Even if you went overseas, you should be back by now, right?" Ouyang Lan curled her lips and said.
"I planned on visiting a friend's place on the way," Zhou Wen said.
"Friend? Male or female?" Ouyang Lan immediately asked.
"Male," Zhou Wen answered.
"What's so nice about a man? Come back quickly. I'll introduce you to a girl. She's not bad. If you miss this opportunity, there won't be another." Ouyang Lan praised the girl. She made it sound as though Zhou Wen would suffer a huge loss if he didn't marry her.
"Sis Lan, I really can't come back any time soon." Zhou Wen had no choice but to find an excuse.
"I don't care. You have to come back on the 16th of this month. I helped you arrange a meeting with her. Just do it for me and meet her. If you really don't like her, I won't force you." Ouyang Lan had steeled her heart to hook Zhou Wen up on a blind date.
"I'll try my best to return." Zhou Wen had no choice but to brush her off.
"I don't want you to try your best. You have to." Ouyang Lan changed the topic and said, "By the way, you can't accept the challenge from Uesugi Nao. We don't know what abilities and Companion Beasts the overseas people have. What if something happens? I'm still hoping that you can give me a grandchild."
Zhou Wen's face darkened. "Don't worry. I definitely won't accept the challenge."
After Ouyang Lan finally hung up, Zhou Wen heaved a long sigh of relief.
Looking at his itinerary, Zhou Wen felt that he should be able to make it back to Luoyang on the 16th. After some thought, he decided to return.
Firstly, he didn't want to disappoint Ouyang Lan and didn't want to embarrass her. Secondly, Zhou Wen needed to return as well.
With his abilities, he couldn't kill the old alchemist. It looked like Banana Fairy wouldn't be able to evolve anytime soon. He had to think of another way to eliminate the old alchemist.
Otherwise, Zhou Wen felt like there was a ticking time bomb hanging over his head. It made him uncomfortable.
Zhou Wen planned on luring the old alchemist to Chess Mountain. He might be able to get him and The Thearch to suffer a mutually destructive fight.
Of course, this was only Zhou Wen's fantasy. In reality, the execution involved many difficulties. The Thearch might not be willing to be used by him.
If it were in the past, there really wasn't much I could do. However, now that I have the Earth Elemental Beast, I can directly escape into Chess Mountain. Even if The Thearch doesn't want to help, she can't tolerate others wreaking havoc in Chess Mountain, right? Zhou Wen rode the Great Might Vajra Bull back and returned to revise Chess Mountain's instance dungeon.
This time, Zhou Wen had the Earth Elemental Beast. He wanted to see if he could use it to enter Chess Mountain and the lower levels of Deer Terrace Pavilion.
After entering the game, Zhou Wen didn't wait for the flower to open the path into the mountain before riding the Earth Elemental Beast in.
After arriving at Deer Terrace Pavilion, Zhou Wen killed all the dimensional creatures inside. Finally, he used the Earth Elemental Beast to attempt to enter the treasure vault beneath Deer Terrace Pavilion.
The Earth Elemental Beast was indeed very useful. It led Zhou Wen past the foundation of Deer Terrace Pavilion and quickly arrived in a room. There was a large amount of gold, silver, and jewelry in the room, piled up like a hill.
These treasures were nothing to Zhou Wen. Furthermore, he couldn't take out the items in-game, so he couldn't be bothered to take a look. He pushed open the door and walked out of the room, continuing his search through the passageway outside.
Soon, Zhou Wen discovered another room. This time, he pushed it open and saw that there was no gold, silver, or jewelry inside. Instead, there was a huge wild boar sleeping inside.
The blood-colored avatar's pushing open of the door immediately stirred the huge boar. It glared at him and got up to charge at Zhou Wen.
Zhou Wen summoned Tyrant Behemoth and got it to rush forward to finish the boar.
Although the wild boar was very strong, it was clearly much weaker than Tyrant Behemoth. Soon, its skull was shattered by the Tyrant.
'Killed Mythical creature, Pig Demon.'
Nothing dropped, leaving Zhou Wen somewhat depressed.
The interior of Deer Terrace Pavilion was like a huge maze with many rooms. Some of the rooms had dimensional creatures or treasures, but most of the rooms had nothing.
Previously, when I entered this place in reality, the environment there was somewhat different from here. It should be at the bottom of the foundation. Zhou Wen rode the Earth Elemental Beast and made it use Earth Escape to continue heading down.
Splash!
After the Earth Elemental Beast escaped, it fell into water. On careful look, it was a canal in the palace.
Back when I entered this place in reality, I swam in from the canal. I'm probably not far from that area now. Zhou Wen looked around and didn't find any dimensional creatures. There weren't any important areas nearby either. Zhou Wen continued swimming upstream, hoping to find an area similar to the one in reality.
Zhou Wen still remembered that there were many high-level dimensional crystals here. Perhaps there were many divine skill crystals.
He followed the canal to another room. The scene he saw delighted him. Although he had never been here before, there were many dimensional crystals piled on the stone platform in the room. It was like a small mountain.
As he was in-game, Zhou Wen could easily see the stats of the dimensional crystals. Most of them were at the Epic stage, but there were quite a number of Mythical ones. Zhou Wen had already seen a few of the 70-80 stat crystals, including Mythical Essence Energy Skill Crystals.
However, Zhou Wen soon noticed a strange dimensional creature lying on the mountain-like dimensional crystal.
It was a leopard-shaped dimensional creature. It had already stood up and was glaring at the blood-colored avatar.
Zhou Wen decided to strike first. He summoned Tyrant Behemoth and charged at the dimensional creature.
Tyrant Behemoth was indeed a top existence at the Mythical stage. It finished off the leopard-shaped dimensional creature with a single punch.
These are all mine... Zhou Wen looked at the dimensional crystals on the ground and had the urge to laugh out loud.
However, on careful thought, unless he absorbed the crystals himself, he couldn't take them away. It seemed like his joy was a little premature.
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Chapter 887: Xu Ai
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In the An family in Luoyang, Ouyang Lan pulled a girl and said, "Little Ai, stay here for a few more days. Don't be in a rush to return."
"That's not too good, right?" Xu Ai said hesitantly.
"What's wrong with that? Your mother and I were childhood friends. If your mother hadn't gone so far away with her husband, I would have long taken you as my goddaughter. We are family, so you can rest assured and stay here. If you were to come to Luoyang and still stay outside, I really couldn't face meeting your mother," Ouyang Lan said with a smile.
"Sis Lan, I won't stand on ceremony then," Xu Ai said.
"Child, what's there to be polite with me? Stay here for now. When Little Wen returns, I'll introduce you to him. You are about the same age, so you should have something in common," Ouyang Lan said with a smile.
"Is Zhou Wen Uncle Lingfeng's son?" Xu Ai asked.
Ouyang Lan nodded. "Although he's Lingfeng's son, his personality is completely different. He's just too shy..."
After Xu Ai left, Ouyang Lan asked An Sheng, who was beside her, "Ah Sheng, what do you think of Little Ai and Little Wen? I think Little Ai is pretty good. She's quite compatible with Little Wen."
An Sheng thought for a moment and said, "Miss Xu is Old Master Xu's daughter. The Xu family doesn't have a son and only has two daughters. I heard that Xu Ai is especially doted on by Old Master Xu. Will they let her marry out?"
"Madam Xu and I are childhood friends. They are worried about Xu Ai marrying off to someone else's family, but would they be worried about marrying into my family? You don't have to worry about that. Just tell me if you think they are suitable," Ouyang Lan said.
"Miss Xu is knowledgeable, gentle, and virtuous. She's also very smart, so she's naturally an excellent candidate," An Sheng said.
Ouyang Lan glared at An Sheng. "Why are you beating around the bush when you're talking to me? Do you think there's something wrong with Xu Ai's personality?"
An Sheng shook his head and said, "That's not it. I just think that Miss Xu is a little too smart. I wonder if she can get along easily with a simple-minded person like Young Master Wen."
Ouyang Lan said with a smile, "You don't understand. It's best to find a smart and scheming woman. With Little Wen's straightforward personality, it'll be impossible for him to coax a woman. It'll probably be very difficult to find a silly woman. However, for a smart and sensible woman like Xu Ai, as long as she's willing, she will think of a way to get Little Wen to coax her. Only then can they live on happily."
"Madam, you're right," An Sheng echoed.
"When Little Wen comes back, let them meet first. I think Little Ai is quite a nice child." Ouyang Lan thought for a moment and said, "We should have someone there, right?"
"We do," An Sheng answered.
"Then let them investigate what hobbies Xu Ai usually has. It will also allow Little Wen to understand her better," Ouyang Lan said.
"Yes, I'll do it now." An Sheng naturally understood that what Ouyang Lan wanted him to investigate wasn't as simple as Xu Ai's hobbies. Therefore, he didn't dare be negligent.
The next morning, Xu Ai went to Luoyang's dimensional zone. Her personal female guard followed her.
"Miss, we have successfully entered the An family. Should we act according to plan?" the female guard whispered when they arrived at an uninhabited spot in the dimensional zone.
"Don't be anxious. Don't be fooled by Ouyang Lan's appearance. She won't believe us so easily. We can't rush this matter. Let's stay in the An family for a while," Xu Ai said.
"But Ouyang Lan seems to be trying to matchmake you with that Zhou Wen. That's not very nice, right?" the female guard said.
"There's nothing bad about it. If I'm unwilling, Ouyang Lan can't force me, right? Besides, I want to meet Zhou Wen. I want to know what kind of person he is, considering he has caused so much trouble in the Federation alone," Xu Ai said.
"It's best to be careful. According to the information we obtained, the Xia family has suffered greatly because of him. The Cape family and the Family Clan of Gods seem to have suffered quite a blow because of him. It's best not to come into contact with such a person if possible to prevent your identity from being exposed," the female guard said.
"Don't worry. It won't be exposed. No one will expect that the Xu family's second daughter, Xu Ai, is the master of the Great Skyfiend, Uesugi Nao," Xu Ai said indifferently.
"In short, it's better to be careful. After all, we aren't overseas. Also, Miss, you are now the Xu family's second daughter, Xu Ai. Don't mention the other name in the Federation," the female guard reminded again.
"I know." Xu Ai nodded and didn't say anything else.
...
As Zhou Wen traveled, he used his phone to explore Deer Terrace Pavilion. The space beneath Deer Terrace Pavilion was much bigger than he imagined. He encountered several Mythical creatures inside, but unfortunately, none of them dropped Companion Eggs.
He found quite a number of dimensional crystals, but not many could be used.
Now, Zhou Wen's situation was rather awkward. He couldn't absorb the Mythical dimensional crystals, and even if he could, they were useless.
Epic crystals were no longer of much use to him, so despite having so many dimensional crystals, he actually didn't need much.
"Since I can't use it myself, you guys are lucking out." Zhou Wen summoned his main Companion Beasts, such as Tyrant Behemoth, Demonic Neonate, and the like. He got them to choose crystals and eat whatever they wanted.
Zhou Wen planned on seeing if the crystals here would respawn the next time he came. If they could, he would really be rich.
Explosive Fiend Man and Doctor Darkness were very interested in some of the Essence Energy Skill Crystals, but Demonic Neonate remained the same. The Mystical crystals were unable to move her. She usually only ate the Longevity Fruits, and there weren't many of them left.
Tyrant Behemoth and Truth Listener weren't picky with food. As long as they could provide energy, they would directly swallow most crystals.
Zhou Wen constantly searched Deer Terrace Pavilion. Apart from searching for the treasures there, he also wanted to see if he could find The Thearch's true body.
He refused to believe that The Thearch was that flower.
When Zhou Wen returned to Luoyang, he still couldn't find The Thearch's true body under Deer Terrace Pavilion. The interior of Deer Terrace Pavilion was just too complicated. Zhou Wen had explored less than half of it.
According to the parts he had explored, Zhou Wen felt that there was definitely a Terror-grade existence inside Deer Terrace Pavilion. This was because he had already seen six Mythical dimensional creatures inside.
For dimensional zones like the Metalwork Temple, there was only one Mythical creature in the entire dimensional zone. Now, there were more than ten Mythical creatures found in the ancient buildings in Deer Terrace Pavilion. This was just too terrifying. It was definitely not something ordinary dimensional zones could compare with.
After returning to Luoyang, Zhou Wen planned on returning to school, but on the way, he suddenly saw a cube light up on the street. A Companion Beast had issued a challenge, so he took Ya'er to take a look.
"Coach, when did you return?" Just as Zhou Wen arrived near the cube, Feng Qiuyan, Sadie, and Gulli saw him. They waved as they squeezed over.
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Chapter 888: Too Weak
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"I just arrived in Luoyang. I haven't even managed to return to campus." Zhou Wen stood to the side when he saw that it was Feng Qiuyan and company.
"Coach, look at those two Companion Beasts. Which one of them can win?" Gulli often heard Feng Qiuyan call him Coach, and now, he was also very comfortable with addressing him the same way.
"I don't know. I've never seen these two Companion Beasts before," Zhou Wen said with a shake of his head.
"You can make a guess even if you haven't seen it before. With your standards, you should be close to the mark just by looking," Gulli said with a smile.
Gulli's words were a little exaggerated, attracting the attention of others.
Xu Ai, who wasn't far away, heard Gulli's words and turned to look at Zhou Wen and company.
Are all Federation students so arrogant and conceited? Xu Ai thought to herself. She sized up Zhou Wen and company and didn't pay much attention to them. She only imagined that they were a group of students bragging.
She had seen Zhou Wen's information and photo before coming, but back then, he was wearing Sunset College's uniform and looked very spirited.
Now that Zhou Wen had been on the run for so many days, he didn't have the time to groom himself. He looked a little sloven and his condition made him look older than his actual age. Furthermore, he had Ya'er in his arms. Those who didn't know him would think that he was a young father who didn't know how to take care of his daughter.
Therefore, Xu Ai didn't think of Zhou Wen immediately. She only believed that Zhou Wen was Feng Qiuyan and company's tutor.
Zhou Wen looked at the challenger and the challenged. The challenged was a Thunderbird, and the one challenging the Thunderbird was a Windthunder Raven. Both of them had lightning attributes and were birds. They were considered relatively similar Mythical pets.
"They both have lightning-elemental powers. The Windthunder Raven also has wind-elemental powers. Its speed is also faster than the Thunderbird. I think the chances of the Windthunder Raven winning are higher. Coach, what do you think?" Gulli said again.
"I think the Thunderbird will win," Zhou Wen said.
"Why?" Gulli asked in puzzlement.
In fact, it wasn't only Gulli who was puzzled. Xu Ai, who had heard their conversation, thought otherwise. She also believed that the Windthunder Raven would win.
As the Windthunder Raven was an overseas Companion Beast, Xu Ai was very familiar with it. The Windthunder Raven had the power of wind and lightning. It was somewhat different from pure lightning-elemental beasts. It could even be said to restrain pure lightning. Therefore, although Xu Ai didn't know much about the Thunderbird, she still felt that the Windthunder Raven had a higher chance of winning.
Since Zhou Wen was so certain that the Thunderbird would win, Xu Ai naturally thought nothing of it.
Zhou Wen looked at the Thunderbird on the screen and said, "That's because that Thunderbird has the aura of inevitable victory. When meeting face to face, the bravest wins. If the difference in strength between the Thunderbird and the Windthunder Raven isn't too great, the Thunderbird will definitely win."
"So it's because of the aura," Feng Qiuyan said as he fell into deep thought, as though he had understood something.
"Unfortunately, there's no way to place a bet here. Otherwise, I would place my bet on Thunderbird's victory and earn some pocket money," Gulli said regretfully.
To think that such a person can be a tutor at Sunset College. From the looks of it, Sunset College doesn't deserve its reputation. When Xu Ai heard their words, she stopped paying attention to them. She felt that Zhou Wen was spouting nonsense. If he could determine victory based solely on aura, what was the point of having strength?
As the few of them conversed, the battle between the Thunderbird and the Windthunder Raven had already begun. The Windthunder Raven immediately launched an attack. Its flying speed was extremely fast, and with the sound of wind and thunder accompanying it, it was much faster than the Thunderbird.
After using its speed to bypass the Thunderbird's line of sight, the Windthunder Raven launched a violent bombardment. With a flap of its wings, wind and lightning transformed into blades of light that attacked the Thunderbird from behind like a storm. The Windthunder Blades that filled the sky blocked the Thunderbird's path.
The Thunderbird had no intention of retreating. Lightning surged from its body as it faced the storm.
Boom!
Lightning flashed and thunder crackled as the wind blades shattered. Sparks flew as the Thunderbird went against the wind, piercing through the wind blades that filled the sky and rushing in front of the Windthunder Raven.
The Windthunder Raven wanted to use its speed to dodge the Thunderbird's attack before counterattacking.
However, to everyone's surprise, the Thunderbird charged forward without any hesitation. It didn't dodge the Windthunder Raven's Windthunder Blades at all. It would rather suffer some injuries to forcefully close the distance.
Although the Windthunder Raven was faster, it could only dodge under the pressure of the Thunderbird. As for the Thunderbird, it became braver as it charged. The lightning on its body condensed as it streaked across the sky in the shape of a bird. If it managed a hit, even the hardest steel would probably explode.
In the beginning, the Windthunder Raven could still use its speed to dodge, but as the lightning powers on the Thunderbird grew stronger, its flying speed also increased. It was very difficult for the Windthunder Raven to dodge the Thunderbird's attacks.
Before long, the owner of the Windthunder Raven saw that there was no chance of victory, so he directly admitted defeat and retracted it.
"As expected of Coach. You have keen eyes." Gulli gave him a thumbs up.
Xu Ai thought otherwise. She didn't believe that Zhou Wen had determined the victor based on aura. She thought to herself, If it wasn't for his good luck, he would have long known the abilities of the Thunderbird and Windthunder Raven. That's why he made such a judgment.
After watching the battle, Xu Ai was about to leave when she suddenly heard Sadie ask Zhou Wen, "Coach, what do you think of Great Skyfiend that's ranked first?"
Upon hearing Sadie's words, Xu Ai couldn't help but slow down. Her ears pricked up as she felt a little smug. These people from the Federation should be afraid of Great Skyfiend's invincibility and strength, right?
"What do you mean?" Zhou Wen asked.
Sadie thought for a moment and said, "Coach, do you think Great Skyfiend can maintain first place until the end of the ranking battle?"
"No," Zhou Wen answered directly.
"Why?" Sadie asked in surprise when she saw Zhou Wen's straightforward answer.
"Because it's too weak," Zhou Wen answered truthfully.
He had seen too many powerful Guardians. If one couldn't reach the Terror grade, they were naturally weak in Zhou Wen's opinion. It was impossible for it to obtain first place, and Great Skyfiend clearly hadn't reached the Terror grade.
Too... weak... When Xu Aai heard this, she nearly exploded from anger. If this were overseas, she wouldn't hesitate to summon Great Skyfiend to let Zhou Wen know how terrifying the so-called weak Guardian was.
Unfortunately, this was the Federation. Xu Ai could only endure it. She thought to herself, I can't lower myself to the level of these ignorant Federation people.
Upon hearing Zhou Wen's answer, Gulli gave him a thumbs up and said, "Sis, aren't you asking an unnecessary question? In front of Coach, Great Skyfiend or whatever is definitely weak. Unfortunately, pure humans can't participate in the battle. Otherwise, if Coach were to go up, he would be able to beat up the Great Skyfiend and Uesugi Nao to a pulp. They'd kneel and call him daddy."
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Chapter 889: Three Immortal Swords
Translator: CKtalon
I'll bear with it... I'll bear with it... The corners of Xu Ai's eyes twitched as she felt like killing someone.
However, this was the Federation, and Xu Ai had a special mission. She couldn't expose her identity, so she forcefully resisted the urge to slap Gulli.
"Are you heading back to campus?" Zhou Wen asked Gulli and company.
"Yes, let's go together." The few of them returned to school.
...
Ouyang Lan was well-informed. Zhou Wen had just returned to school when he received a call from her asking him to have dinner with her.
Zhou Wen agreed. It had been a long time since he had seen Zhou Lingfeng and Ouyang Lan. He could take the opportunity to meet them while eating.
He changed Ya'er into new clothes and took her along.
However, when he arrived, Zhou Wen realized that Zhou Lingfeng wasn't around. Apart from Ouyang Lan, there was a girl who looked to be in her twenties.
The girl was naturally Uesugi Nao, who had impersonated as Xu Ai. She was slightly taken aback when she saw Zhou Wen and Ya'er. Only then did she recognize that Zhou Wen was the fellow who had said that Great Skyfiend was too weak.
"Come, Little Wen, let me introduce you. This is my childhood friend's daughter, Xu Ai..." Ouyang Lan pulled Zhou Wen to sit beside her.
Ouyang Lan didn't deliberately make Zhou Wen sit beside Xu Ai because she knew him too well. She knew that Zhou Wen didn't know how to chat with girls, so he wouldn't say anything if she made him sit beside Xu Ai.
"Little Ai, this is Ya'er, an orphan that Zhou Wen adopted. Although he looks cold, he's actually very caring." Ouyang Lan explained Ya'er's origins and beautified Zhou Wen.
"Such caring people are rare in such an environment," Xu Ai said with a smile.
"That's right. Not only is my Little Wen compassionate, but he's also talented. He can master anything he picks up..." Ouyang Lan's praises of Zhou Wen made him blush.
"Zhou Wen, I heard that your cultivation talent is extremely high. Even the peers of the six families are far inferior to you. I wonder if you can teach me?" Xu Ai said to Zhou Wen with a smile.
"I don't..." Before Zhou Wen could finish his sentence, Ouyang Lan interrupted him.
When Ouyang Lan heard Zhou Wen's opening, she knew that he wanted to say that he didn't have the time. She knew Zhou Wen too well, so she didn't hesitate to say, "It's still early. After dinner, you young adults can head out for a walk. If you have any cultivation questions, feel free to ask Little Wen. He's an absolute genius in this aspect."
Ouyang Lan thought to herself that it wasn't easy to find a girl that wasn't frightened away by Zhou Wen and was willing to understand him. She felt that she couldn't let go of this opportunity.
She was really worried that with Zhou Wen's personality, he wouldn't be able to find a wife in the future.
"Ya'er, can the beautiful Sis Lan take you out to play?" After the meal, Ouyang Lan wanted to take Ya'er away to prevent Ya'er from interfering with their interaction.
Ya'er turned her head and leaned her face on Zhou Wen's shoulder, completely ignoring Ouyang Lan.
"It's fine, Sis Lan. I'll take her. She's afraid of strangers," Zhou Wen said.
"You'll spoil her like this." Ouyang Lan was helpless. Although she had a sharp tongue, she couldn't bear to forcefully take Ya'er away. All she could do was let Ya'er follow Zhou Wen.
"Sis Lan, I like children too. I'll take care of her. Don't worry," Xu Ai said.
"Then I'm relieved." Ouyang Lan couldn't help but praise Xu Ai for being sensible.
Zhou Wen and Xu Ai left the restaurant together. Seeing that Zhou Wen wasn't speaking, Xu Ai took the initiative to say, "Zhou Wen, I have some questions regarding cultivation that I would like to ask you. Is it convenient to go to the training grounds?"
"Sure." Zhou Wen saw that it was still early. Furthermore, Ouyang Lan had already agreed for him to help. It wouldn't be appropriate for him to leave, so he nodded.
Seeing Zhou Wen agree, a crafty glint flashed in Xu Ai's eyes as she thought to herself, I'll let you know today what it means by there's always someone better. Let's see if you dare be arrogant in the future. You actually dare say that Great Skyfiend is too weak. I'll let you know who's too weak later.
The reason she had taken the initiative to ask Zhou Wen out was naturally not to build a good relationship with him.
The target of Uesugi Nao's visit wasn't Zhou Wen, but the An family's weapon factory and the new Essence Energy weapons the An family researched. These had nothing to do with Zhou Wen, so she didn't need to deliberately approach him.
If it wasn't for Zhou Wen's evaluation of Great Skyfiend and Gulli's words in front of the cube, she would probably have politely eaten with Zhou Wen and never taken the initiative to ask him out again in the future.
Zhou Wen's thoughts were even simpler. He wasn't interested in Xu Ai. Furthermore, there was still the problem of the alchemist that hadn't been resolved. He wasn't in the mood to think about anything else.
If it wasn't for Sis Lan, Zhou Wen would have returned to grind dungeons.
The two of them had their own thoughts and soon, they arrived at a nearby training ground.
Xu Ai didn't want anyone to see them, so she paid for a private training room. Soon, the staff took them in.
"What do you need me to teach you?" Zhou Wen asked Xu Ai.
These words sounded awkward to Xu Ai's ears. She thought to herself, You really think too highly of yourself. If you want to teach me, teach me in your next life. In a while, you will know who's teaching who.
Xu Ai's thoughts didn't show on her face. She looked at Zhou Wen with a smile and said, "Do you know sword techniques? I've been practicing a sword technique recently, but no matter how much I practice, I can't grasp the key point. I want you to help me see what's wrong."
"A little. How about this? Demonstrate the sword technique for me first. I'll try to see if I can find the problem," Zhou Wen said seriously.
He didn't know that Xu Ai had other intentions and thought that she really wanted to seek his help. He felt that it was fine to help her. After all, she was the daughter of Sister Lan's childhood friend.
"Alright, I'll demonstrate it first. Help me take a look. If there's anything wrong, just say. There's no need to worry." After Xu Ai said that, she took a sword from the rack and stood in the middle of the training grounds.
She naturally wouldn't let Zhou Wen guide her in her sword practice. Not only was the sword technique she demonstrated without a problem, but it was also very profound.
This sword technique was named "Three Immortal Swords." It was obtained by Uesugi Nao in a mysterious dimensional zone overseas. She was the only person in the world who knew the Three Immortal Swords. Furthermore, she had never displayed it to outsiders before.
Now that she was demonstrating the Three Immortal Swords, the practice sword in her hand drew a profound trajectory. It looked like a casual move, but in fact, it was very profound.
Back when Uesugi Nao practiced the Three Immortal Swords herself, she had put in a lot of hard work. After a year of arduous cultivation, she had finally mastered the Three Immortal Swords and comprehended the sword intent of the Three Immortal Swords.
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Chapter 890: Your Sword Art Is Very Problematic
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The most difficult part of the Three Immortal Swords was the three forces delivered with one strike. It was hard and soft at the same time. It had three different ways of utilizing the forces and three different concepts.
One needed to combine the three forces and concepts ingeniously to be able to use the Three Immortal Swords well. If they didn't do it well, not only would they fail to achieve the effect of defeating the enemy, but they would only fall flat on their face. It would be a good outcome if they weren't injured, much less injure the enemy.
Uesugi Nao had trained for so long to master the Three Immortal Swords. How could someone who had never seen the Three Immortal Swords teach her?
Uesugi Nao's goal for demonstrating this sword technique was to embarrass Zhou Wen. She wanted to let him know who was truly weak.
As no one had seen the Three Immortals Swords, Uesugi Nao wasn't afraid of being recognized.
Zhou Wen didn't know that so many thoughts were running through Uesugi Nao's head. He only believed that Uesugi Nao was really asking him for advice, so he watched very seriously as he searched for anything amiss with the Three Immortal Swords.
Soon, Uesugi Nao finished demonstrating the Three Immortal Swords. Then, she looked at Zhou Wen and asked with a smile, "Do you need me to demonstrate again?"
"Alright," Zhou Wen said with a nod.
A smile appeared on Uesugi Nao's face before she demonstrated the sword art again. However, she thought to herself, Forget about demonstrating it once. Even if I demonstrate it a hundred times, you won't be able to understand it.
Unlike straightforward and domineering sword arts, the Three Immortal Swords were mainly about the use of force and concepts. These non-superficial things couldn't be understood just by looking at the sword moves.
Uesugi Nao had already made up her mind. After this round, she asked Zhou Wen if he wanted her to demonstrate again. If Zhou Wen overestimated himself and wanted to watch it a third time, she would directly ask Zhou Wen if he had found any problems after three rounds of demonstrations.
If you know what's good for you, you should admit early that you can't tell anything. That way, you wouldn't be so embarrassed, Uesugi Nao thought.
Soon, Uesugi Nao demonstrated the Three Immortal Swords again. After stopping, she held the practice sword and asked Zhou Wen with a smile, "Do you want me to demonstrate again?"
"There's no need." Zhou Wen shook his head.
Uesugi Nao thought to herself, At least you have some self-awareness. If I were to demonstrate it a third time and you couldn't see anything, it would only be even more embarrassing.
Uesugi Nao smiled at Zhou Wen, waiting for him to bow his head to her and admit that he couldn't tell anything.
"There's indeed a huge problem with your sword art." However, Zhou Wen's words left Uesugi Nao stunned.
"Oh, tell me. What's the problem with my sword art?" Uesugi Nao looked at Zhou Wen with a faint smile. She imagined that Zhou Wen was just trying to put on a front.
From Uesugi Nao's point of view, Zhou Wen's actions would only embarrass him further.
"There's a very serious problem with your sword art. The sword art you practice is incomplete," Zhou Wen said.
"The sword art I'm practicing is actually incomplete?" Uesugi Nao pretended to be surprised, but she was sneering inwardly. Not complete my ass. The Three Immortals Sword Art is complete. I've already mastered it completely, yet you still dare to say it's incomplete. Keep making up lies. Let's see what you can come up with.
"Yes, the sword art is indeed incomplete. It's also possible that you failed to grasp the essence of the sword art when you were practicing. You failed to draw inferences and comprehend the true meaning of the sword art," Zhou Wen said.
"I see. Then can you give me some pointers on the true meaning of this sword art?" Uesugi Nao looked at Zhou Wen and teased him.
She was already so well-versed with the Three Immortal Swords to the point of being able to use them in reverse, but Zhou Wen had actually said that she hadn't understood its true meaning. All Uesugi Nao wanted to know was how Zhou Wen was going to continue making up stories.
"Give me the sword." Zhou Wen extended his hand in front of Uesugi Nao.
Uesugi Nao handed the practice sword to Zhou Wen before standing to the side with her arms crossed. She waited to watch Zhou Wen's clumsy performance. Now, she was somewhat curious as to how Zhou Wen had managed to smooth over his ridiculous words.
Zhou Wen got Ya'er to stand by the side and walked to the center of the training grounds with the practice sword in hand. He said, "This sword art of yours has three uses of force and concepts. You have already used the three types of force and concepts very well. However, your method isn't right, so you are only stuck at that stage. There's no way to improve further and master a complete sword art."
To be able to tell that the Three Immortal Swords is a combination of three forces and concepts, this Zhou Wen isn't completely blind, thought Uesugi Nao.
However, Zhou Wen's attitude still displeased her. Therefore, she asked with a faint smile, "Then how can I improve further and master a complete sword art?"
"That's not difficult." The practice sword in Zhou Wen's hand began moving. The sword moves he released were actually Uesugi Nao's Three Immortal Swords.
Uesugi Nao was surprised that Zhou Wen could use the sword moves of the Three Immortal Swords. Although he had only used one force, he was still able to produce the corresponding sword intent. She was already rather surprised and couldn't help but raise her opinion of Zhou Wen.
"This is the first force and concept of the sword art," Zhou Wen said as he used another move. It was the Three Immortal Swords sword move that Uesugi Nao had used. This time, Zhou Wen's sword move contained the two forces and concepts of hardness and softness.
This surprised Uesugi Nao. To be able to use both hard and soft forces in one strike at the same time, she had practiced for nearly a month back then to master it.
"According to Daoist teachings, the so-called 'one begets two' can be seen as Chaos giving birth to Yin and Yang, or it can be said to be a division of hardness and softness." As Zhou Wen spoke, he struck out with his sword. It was still the sword move of the Three Immortal Swords, but this time, he had already used all three forces.
Uesugi Nao widened her eyes as she looked at Zhou Wen in disbelief. She secretly suspected, Could it be that Zhou Wen has also practiced the Three Immortals Sword Art in the past? That's impossible. The Three Immortals Sword Art was engraved on the stone wall of the Three Cave Immortal. After I saw it, the stone wall was destroyed. How could Zhou Wen have learned the Three Immortals Sword Art?
"One begets two, two begets three, and three begets all things. Your sword art stopped at three and didn't continue expanding. It's like the basic colors of red, green, and blue. You can use the three primary colors, but when the three colors are combined, they can form an even richer and more colorful color, forming a colorful world. I don't know if your sword art is incomplete or if it's because you haven't figured out the true meaning of the sword art, but it has stopped at the three primary colors realm. You haven't been able to demonstrate the true meaning of the world of the sword..." Zhou Wen demonstrated as he spoke. As for Uesugi Nao, she was already dumbfounded. Her face was filled with shock and disbelief.
Four types... Five types... Six types... Uesugi Nao saw more and more types of sword intent in Zhou Wen's sword technique, but they were extremely harmonious. It was as though the Three Immortals Sword Art was supposed to be exactly what he demonstrated.
The first time she heard what Zhou Wen said did seem to make sense, but Uesugi Nao felt a deep sense of helplessness. Even if she understood this principle, she didn't have that many sword intents to fuse together.
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Chapter 891: Nine-Tailed Fox
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Nine... Ten... Eleven... Is this fellow a monster? Uesugi Nao stared intently at Zhou Wen, feeling extremely shocked.
Zhou Wen casually waved his hand and used more than ten sword intents. And at his age, how could he comprehend so many sword intents?
Zhou Wen's sword intents were naturally not something he had mastered himself. In fact, Zhou Wen had never practiced sword arts before. What he was truly good at was movement techniques. At most, he could add the Immortal Slaying move to his list.
These sword intents were what Zhou Wen had learned in the peach blossom mystic realm. The white-robed man's sword art contained three thousand sword intents. This was just a drop in the ocean.
Although Zhou Wen hadn't fully comprehended the three thousand sword intents, he had already memorized them. It wasn't enough to use it against a true top-notch swordsman, but he could still use it casually.
"That's the general problem. There's nothing wrong with the rest. Go back and train slowly. I still have something on, so I'll be leaving now." Zhou Wen handed the practice sword back to Uesugi Nao before carrying Ya'er out of the training room.
Uesugi Nao watched Zhou Wen leave. She was in a daze for a long time before coming to her senses. After the door to the training room closed, she snapped to her senses. Training... What training can I do... That's not the Three Immortals Sword Art at all... There aren't so many sword intent training methods in the Three Immortals Sword Art. What the hell am I to train with!
Although she said that, Uesugi Nao was still shocked by Zhou Wen's sword art. To be able to casually unleash more than ten sword intents mixed together was something only a few top sword masters overseas could do.
"Miss, are you alright?" The female guard walked in. She had been secretly protecting Uesugi Nao, but with Zhou Wen around, she didn't dare approach. She only came over after Zhou Wen left.
"It's fine. From the looks of it, I've underestimated the young experts of the Federation. It's indeed reasonable for Zhou Wen to be able to stir up such a storm in the Federation," Uesugi Nao said.
"What happened?" the female guard asked.
"It's nothing. I've seen Zhou Wen's sword art and it's indeed very strong. Unfortunately, no matter how strong his sword art, it's useless. Without a Guardian, humans will ultimately not be able to step into the stage of being a human god. No matter how strong his sword art, he's only mortal." Uesugi Nao slowly regained her confidence.
Although Zhou Wen was strong, he was stuck below the Mythical stage. She had Great Skyfiend and was already in the Mythical stage. She still had the right to look down on him.
I can study the world of swords that Zhou Wen mentioned, Uesugi Nao thought.
"I've already said that a person like Zhou Wen definitely has something extraordinary about him," the female guard said.
Uesugi Nao didn't say anything else. She looked at the female guard and asked, "How's the information I asked you to gather coming along? Did you find out who Tyrant Behemoth's owner is?"
"There's nothing for now. Our men are already investigating," the female guard said.
"Find him as soon as possible. I must avenge the slaying of Orochi," Uesugi Nao said.
Zhou Wen returned to his dorm and began grinding again. Now, he only wanted to quickly figure out the Chess Mountain dungeon. If the alchemist came to him again, he could lure the alchemist to Chess Mountain.
The interior of Deer Terrace Pavilion was bigger than Zhou Wen had imagined. As he needed to explore it, it wasn't like he could directly use Earth Escape. He wouldn't know what he might miss in the middle.
After entering Deer Terrace Pavilion again, Zhou Wen continued exploring.
Not long after, an arched door suddenly appeared in front of Zhou Wen. After passing through the arch, there was a huge space inside.
This space looked like the interior of a tower. There were arched doors all around, and there was water flowing in many of them.
The bottom of this space was occupied by water, like a huge circular pool. And in the middle was a huge bronze tripod cauldron.
And inside the bronze tripod cauldron, there was a white fox. It was different from ordinary foxes. The fox had nine snow-white tails on its back.
As for its body, it was trapped by the chains that passed through the bronze tripod cauldron. It seemed to be imprisoned in the bronze tripod cauldron.
Is that... a nine-tailed fox? Zhou Wen couldn't help but recall the legend of Deer Terrace Pavilion—the peerless demon concubine who could topple kingdoms and bring disaster to the people.
Although the Nine-Headed Pheasant Spirit and Jade Lute Spirit were ranked equal, the first impression people had of a demon concubine was that of a nine-tailed fox. There wouldn't be a second one.
Could she... be The Thearch? Zhou Wen was puzzled as he stared at the Nine-Tailed White Fox inside the bronze tripod cauldron.
Suddenly, the Nine-Tailed White Fox opened her eyes and looked in the direction of the blood-colored avatar.
They were fox's eyes, but in Zhou Wen's eyes, they were indescribably charming. It even made Zhou Wen feel tempted to run towards the white fox in the bronze tripod cauldron.
Zhou Wen was alarmed as he hurriedly focused.
He originally had the ability to focus. At that moment, he focused his mind and immediately regained his clarity. When he looked at the nine-tailed fox again, he didn't feel anything.
However, the demonic glint in the nine-tailed fox's eyes intensified. Perhaps due to the demonic glint in its eyes, the nine-tailed fox in Zhou Wen's eyes gradually transformed into a beautiful woman in white.
Zhou Wen had seen plenty of beauties, but he had never seen such a seductive woman. Her eyes seemed to hook onto people, as though any man in the world would be willing to die for her from the mere move of her gaze.
The blood-colored avatar walked towards the extremely seductive woman in a daze as though it had lost its soul. It seemed to only have eyes for the woman, unable to contain anything else.
The blood-colored avatar quickly walked to the bronze tripod cauldron and looked at the girl inside. Without any hesitation, it jumped in.
However, there was no white-robed woman in the bronze cauldron. It was clearly the evil and demonic Nine-Tailed White Fox. It opened its bloody mouth and bit at the blood-colored avatar's head.
Just as the nine-tailed fox was about to bite the blood-colored avatar, the dazed blood-colored avatar suddenly flashed and dodged the fox's bloody mouth. At the same time, an invisible sword beam slashed across the nine-tailed fox's neck, dyeing the snow-white fur red.
Zhou Wen thought to himself that it was a pity. As he had to pretend to be charmed by the nine-tailed fox, he couldn't condense his Essence Energy ahead of time, so he couldn't use Immortal Slaying. Otherwise, this strike might have beheaded the nine-tailed fox.
The nine-tailed fox was alarmed and furious. It found it unbelievable that its charm was useless against Zhou Wen.
In fact, Zhou Wen was afraid of many things, but powers like bewitchment were useless against him. Previously, even the Lost Immortal Sutra couldn't bewitch him, much less a nine-tailed fox.
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Chapter 892: Li Xuan's Return
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The nine-tailed fox's eyes suffused a demonic glint as its nine tails danced wildly. Essence Energy spewed out from its body like a volcanic eruption.
Zhou Wen hurriedly summoned Tyrant Behemoth and got it to charge forward. However, when Tyrant Behemoth met the nine-tailed fox's eyes, it was immediately charmed by it. It turned around and charged at the blood-colored avatar.
Zhou Wen hurriedly dodged and retreated as Tyrant Behemoth chased after him.
Even a Mythical creature like Tyrant Behemoth can be bewitched? Zhou Wen turned his head to take a look. Thankfully, the nine-tailed fox was locked inside the bronze tripod cauldron and couldn't chase after him.
Tyrant Behemoth chased Zhou Wen for quite some time before the effects of the bewitchment on it gradually vanished. Zhou Wen regained control of it and unsummoned Tyrant Behemoth.
I can resist the bewitchment myself, but my Companion Beasts can't. From the looks of it, I can only personally kill that nine-tailed fox. Zhou Wen felt that the nine-tailed fox didn't seem like The Thearch.
Even if The Thearch in-game wasn't as intelligent as in real life, it wasn't to the point of having such a low IQ. Furthermore, it felt like the nine-tailed fox's abilities were somewhat different from The Thearch's.
At the very least, the nine-tailed fox didn't seem to have the ability to make wishes, nor did it have the invisible pressure of The Thearch.
Furthermore, Zhou Wen didn't see the nine-tailed fox reveal its Terror state. If it used its Terror state, Zhou Wen's strike probably wouldn't be able to injure it.
After returning to the nine-tailed fox, Zhou Wen wore the Invisibility Cloak and activated its invisibility. He approached without the nine-tailed fox noticing him.
The Light Concealment Sword combined with the Immortal Slaying Sword cleaved off the nine-tailed fox's head. The nine-tailed fox didn't even have time to react.
From the looks of it, this nine-tailed fox can't be The Thearch. Zhou Wen was somewhat disappointed, but he suddenly realized that something was amiss.
The nine-tailed fox was already dead. Logically speaking, there should be a game notification, but there was no notification of him killing the nine-tailed fox.
Crack! Crack!
The chains that bound the nine-tailed fox automatically unshackled because it was dead.
However, after the chains were released, the nine-tailed fox's corpse floated in the air as its head grew out again. As its nine tails swayed, its Essence Energy burned like flames. Wherever the flames passed, the nine-tailed fox's body underwent a strange change. It gradually transformed from a fox into a beautiful woman in white palace robes.
Furthermore, this white-robed woman's body suffused a demonic glow. She looked like a ghost. This time, it wasn't an illusion, but a woman.
'Warning... Warning... Nine-Tailed Fox has entered a Terror form... Nine-Tailed Fox has entered a Terror form...' A red warning popped up in the game.
Terror transformation! Zhou Wen turned around and ran without a word. He didn't have the means to kill a Terror-grade opponent. If he didn't run, he could only wait for death.
Thankfully, the Invisibility Cloak's effects were still present. The Nine-Tailed Fox couldn't see Zhou Wen, allowing him to escape.
Although I can't be sure if the Nine-Tailed Fox is The Thearch, if that alchemist pursues me again, I can lure him to it. Zhou Wen had seen the abilities of the Nine-Tailed Fox and had some ideas.
The strongest ability of the Nine-tailed Fox was still bewitchment, but bewitchment was useless against Zhou Wen. Therefore, in comparison, the Nine-Tailed Fox was a Terror-grade creature that Zhou Wen was least afraid of.
Zhou Wen avoided the location of the Nine-Tailed Fox and went to other places in Deer Terrace Pavilion to hunt dimensional creatures. However, no matter where he went, he would eventually reach the space where the Nine-Tailed Fox was.
From the looks of it, only by killing the Nine-Tailed Fox will I be able to reach the area behind. Zhou Wen could only temporarily give up on the idea of grinding Deer Terrace Pavilion.
After grinding all the dungeons that he could, he didn't obtain much. When he was grinding the Ancient Sword Tomb, he discovered a Mythical ancient sword.
The ancient sword was wide and had extremely powerful destructive power. After killing it, he learned that it was named Great Destroyer. It was a Mythical sword, but unfortunately, it didn't drop a Companion Egg.
After returning to Luoyang for a few days, he didn't find any traces of the alchemist. This made Zhou Wen feel uneasy.
An Sheng had already gotten people to carry out surveillance, hoping to discover the alchemist before he entered Luoyang. Unfortunately, there was no news. It was unknown if he hadn't come to Luoyang or if he had avoided all the surveillance.
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Xuanwen Club's training grounds.
"Your wise and mighty President has returned. Aren't you very happy and surprised?" Li Xuan returned much earlier than expected.
According to Li Xuan, he had already learned most of Worm Dugu's Gu nurturing techniques. All that was left was practice. He had found it boring and ran back alone.
Due to the pair of Ice Silkworms, Li Xuan's combat strength was considered very strong. However, when he was in the Dugu family, Worm Dugu didn't let him use the Ice Silkworms. He insisted that he fight all sorts of Gu, causing him to suffer quite a bit.
However, because of this, he had a deep understanding of Gu, and it had helped his growth tremendously.
"I realize that you seem to have become much more handsome recently?" Zhou Wen sized up Li Xuan.
"Is that so?" Li Xuan stroked his chin and said smugly, "I've always been handsome. You just didn't realize it in the past. There's nothing to be alarmed about."
"No, I really think you are much more handsome than before. Come, let me take a closer look." Zhou Wen circled Li Xuan a few times and nodded in thought. "I see. I understand..."
"What do you understand?" Li Xuan asked curiously.
"I understand why you look so much more handsome," Zhou Wen said.
"Why?" Li Xuan hurriedly asked.
"Because you..." Zhou Wen deliberately lowered his voice. When Li Xuan approached to hear him clearly, he punched him in the eye. "Because you haven't suffered a beating in a long while."
Li Xuan immediately flew into a rage after being punched in the eye. "Zhou Wen, how dare you sneak an attack on me? You're dead."
Seeing Li Xuan rush over, Zhou Wen summoned the Defy Ancient Sovereign Life Soul and fused it with himself, taking on a battle stance.
When Li Xuan charged over, the Life Soul carapace had already enveloped his body. At the same time, he swung his fist.
Zhou Wen dodged Li Xuan's fist and chopped at the back of his neck.
Li Xuan strangely circled around with his movement technique. Not only did he dodge Zhou Wen's chop, but he also stabbed at Zhou Wen's waist like a sharp blade.
"What's with your movement technique?" Zhou Wen was somewhat surprised.
When Li Xuan was injured, he could quickly learn the other party's skills and moves, but he couldn't learn movement techniques.
As movement techniques couldn't hurt him, Li Xuan's movement technique had always been his weakness.
However, Li Xuan's movement technique had clearly improved significantly. Furthermore, it looked rather strange and fast.
"Hehe, this is the Dugu family's movement technique. It originally wasn't taught to outsiders, but my talent is too great and my character is excellent. They made an exception and I got to learn it from the Dugu family..." Li Xuan said smugly.
"Then let me see how much you have learned." Zhou Wen became serious as he pushed the Defy Ancient Sovereign's strength to its limits.
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Chapter 893: Battle for Advancement
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Gu Dian, Feng Qiuyan, Sadie, Gulli, Fang Ruoxi, and the other members of the Xuanwen Club watched the two of them fight from the side.
Feng Qiuyan watched for a while before his eyes lit up. "President has become much stronger after returning. Be it his movement techniques or skills, he has already reached the limits of a human. In addition, he can constantly recover and become stronger in battle. Coach might really be in trouble this time."
Sadie nodded slightly. "What's terrifying about Li Xuan is that he has countless chances of failure. As for others, if they make one mistake, they might never have another chance. This ability is really enviable."
Gulli said enviously, "Why don't I have such a sick Life Soul?"
Zhou Wen and Li Xuan kept fighting. Zhou Wen coupled Transcendent Flying Immortal with Defy Ancient Sovereign, but the pressure from the battle remained immense.
Li Xuan's movement technique was strange and inexplicable. It looked like he had inherited the Dugu family's best teachings. Although he hadn't reached the level of Transcendent Flying Immortal's divine technique, he couldn't be underestimated.
Most importantly, when Zhou Wen's attack struck Li Xuan's carapace, he could at best shatter it. It didn't affect Li Xuan's ability to continue the battle. Furthermore, after the carapace shattered, it would become even sturdier. It wouldn't be easy for Zhou Wen to shatter it again.
Not only was the carapace becoming stronger, but Li Xuan was also constantly becoming stronger. His various techniques became more and more bizarre, and the changes became more and more unpredictable. Many stances didn't look like something which were humanly possible.
Zhou Wen knew that this was definitely a technique and skill that Li Xuan had learned from dimensional creatures.
Zhou Wen had already pushed the Defy Ancient Sovereign's strength to its limits. Transcendent Flying Immortal couldn't be any faster, but he still couldn't take down Li Xuan.
Li Xuan became more and more accustomed to the battle with Zhou Wen as he became stronger.
"Among his peers, the only one who can fight Coach to such an extent is probably President," Feng Qiuyan said.
Sadie thought for a moment and said, "Perhaps some people might have the ability to determine the outcome of the battle with Coach in a short period of time, but there aren't many people who can fight Coach head-on in such a manner."
"Sis, do you think President has a chance of defeating Coach?" Gulli asked with interest.
"It's hard to say. From the looks of it, Li Xuan is invincible. It's not like there's no chance," Sadie said after some thought.
Feng Qiuyan also said, "Coach's technique, abilities, and timing are undoubtedly top-notch. If it were an ordinary person, they would have long been defeated. However, President is the type of person who can't be killed. Coach's dominance will slowly decrease due to the expenditure of stamina and Essence Energy. As for President, as long as he doesn't die, he will slowly become stronger. Time is on President's side, so there's indeed a chance unless Coach can defeat President in a short period of time."
"Imagine the look on Coach's face when he is defeated. That would definitely be interesting. I'm really looking forward to it," Gulli said excitedly.
In fact, many people had such expectations. It wasn't that Zhou Wen had a worse relationship with them compared to Li Xuan, but deep in the hearts of humans, they sympathized with the weak and hoped that the myth would be shattered.
In recent times, Zhou Wen was almost synonymous with invincibility. In comparison, Li Xuan was the person who could take down the legend.
Li Xuan was very serious. Although he gave off an indecent feeling, he was also someone who refused to admit defeat. Even if his opponent was Zhou Wen, he didn't wish to lose.
In the crazy battle, the Defy Ancient Sovereign gave Zhou Wen endless energy, virtually making him a tireless machine. However, his suppression of Li Xuan continued to decrease.
Li Xuan became more and more familiar with Zhou Wen's various moves and techniques. Although Zhou Wen was also familiar with him, he lacked the ability to self-repair and become stronger the more injured he was.
Bam!
When the fists met, Zhou Wen's strength, which could originally suppress Li Xuan, now resulted in Zhou Wen taking two steps back uncontrollably. As for Li Xuan, his body only swayed.
"President has gained the upper hand," Gulli said.
"From the looks of it, the situation has begun to reverse." Sadie looked seriously at Li Xuan.
In the beginning, she didn't have a good impression of Li Xuan. She felt that Li Xuan was a typical foppish scion, but as she constantly interacted with him, Sadie's impression of him had changed drastically.
At this point, Sadie had no choice but to admit that Li Xuan might be one of the top few people of their generation. Even the strongest Lance in the Ultimate Family Clan might not be able to defeat him.
Outside the six families, more and more young geniuses have appeared. Existences like Zhou Wen, Li Xuan, and Feng Qiuyan might be existences that can influence the fate of the Federation in the future... I have to work harder... Sadie carefully watched the battle between the two.
At that instant, Li Xuan switched from defense to offense and launched a barrage of attacks.
Previously, Li Xuan defended more than he attacked, but now, he wasn't defending at all. He was completely devoted to attacking.
Every part of his body seemed to turn into a lethal weapon. Many of his offensive means were unimaginable to others, but Li Xuan used them without any trouble.
Zhou Wen was finally suppressed. His Strength, Speed, and Constitution began to decline. Although it wasn't obvious, it was exactly what was happening. As for Li Xuan, he was still growing stronger.
Zhou Wen had many means to turn the situation around, but that required switching to other Essence Energy Arts. Zhou Wen had no intention of doing so. He continued using the Defy Ancient Sovereign to fight Li Xuan.
Bam! Bam!
Zhou Wen's body began to be struck. This was the first time he had been struck since the beginning of the battle.
Once there was a first, there was a second and third time. Zhou Wen felt the pain from his body, but his mood wasn't that bad. Instead, he became more and more excited.
That's it... Deliver something more violent... Zhou Wen felt the power fluctuations of the Defy Ancient Sovereign in his body as he attempted to control and drive the power fluctuations.
Badump! Badump!
Zhou Wen's heart beat crazily, like a piston that was going all out.
However, this wasn't enough. Zhou Wen guided the infinite vital essence produced by the Defy Ancient Sovereign to constantly compress the explosive force.
The Defy Ancient Sovereign could only produce powerful vitality, but it couldn't be used in a virtuous cycle. What Zhou Wen needed to do now was mimic Fiend-Armored Tiger Soul General's circulation chain, constantly compressing and burning his vital force in his body instead of radiating it.
Boom! Boom!
Zhou Wen felt his heart heat up as though it was about to ignite. At the same time, he could sense that the Defy Ancient Sovereign was transforming.
Come on, make the battle crazier. Zhou Wen also abandoned defending and dodging as he brandished his fist to meet Li Xuan's crazy attacks.
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Chapter 894: Ancient Sovereign Advancement
Translator: CKtalon
Bam! Bam!
The clash of fists and flesh, the clash of blood and fire.
Zhou Wen and Li Xuan seemed to be nailed to the ground. Their legs didn't move, but their arms flailed wildly as they punched each other's faces and chests.
Feng Qiuyan, Sadie, and company felt their hearts turn cold. This wasn't a battle, but a life-and-death battle. Those who didn't know better would think that Zhou Wen and Li Xuan had a deep grudge.
"Coach seems to be using his weakness to fight President's advantage. Why is he doing this?" Feng Qiuyan frowned in thought.
Sadie said, "He probably wants to take a final gamble, right? His stamina and strength are declining. If he were to fight under normal circumstances, he would have to admit defeat after his stamina and strength drop drastically. Therefore, he needs to make the final impact before that happens, in a bid to reverse the situation."
Feng Qiuyan shook his head and said, "That's not right. There's no chance of turning the situation around with such a desperate attempt. Coach wouldn't make such a foolish decision. He definitely has his reasons."
"His injuries are getting worse, but Li Xuan's injuries have automatically healed. Furthermore, such injuries will only make Li Xuan's Life Soul carapace stronger. I really can't tell what other chances Coach has. He can only reverse the situation by using external forces like Companion Beasts." Sadie had the Eye of Odin's ability to see the situation clearly.
Although Zhou Wen's body was powerful, his injuries weren't light after suffering so many blows. However, he still had no intention of retreating as he continued attacking Li Xuan crazily.
Just a little more... Why can't I advance yet... What's the difference... Zhou Wen could clearly sense that the Defy Ancient Sovereign in his body was like a volcano that was about to erupt due to the accumulation of the excess vital essence. However, for some reason, the energy just didn't erupt which prevented the Defy Ancient Sovereign from completing its final evolution.
Why? What went wrong? The Fiend-Armored Tiger Soul General can constantly accumulate and burn using killing intent and flames, making him constantly become stronger. Why can't the accumulation of vital essence push the Defy Ancient Sovereign to evolve? What's the difference? As Zhou Wen fought, he thought hard.
Crack!
Cracks appeared on Zhou Wen's ribs as blood seeped out of the corner of his mouth. Even his organs began to rupture as fine cracks appeared. Blood was seeping out.
"Think of a way to make them stop. If this continues, Zhou Wen's body won't be able to withstand it." Sadie could tell that Zhou Wen's injuries were already rather serious. If this continued, it would be troublesome if his organs shattered.
"They can't be serious, right? At such a time, President should be the one stopping, right? Could it be that President is really angry?" Gulli said.
Feng Qiuyan shook his head and said, "Impossible. President isn't that kind of person. There must be a reason for not stopping."
"His opponent is already so injured, but he still isn't stopping. I really can't think of a reason," Gulli said.
"Pressure," Gu Dian, who usually didn't speak much, suddenly said.
"What?" Sadie and company didn't hear Gu Dian clearly.
"Pressure," Gu Dian repeated, but he had no intention of explaining.
This time, Sadie and Gulli heard it clearly, but they didn't understand what Gu Dian meant.
"I understand. That's right. It's pressure..." Feng Qiuyan's eyes lit up as he said in appreciation.
"What do you mean?" Gulli asked Feng Qiuyan in puzzlement.
Feng Qiuyan looked at Zhou Wen in battle and said, "Coach wants to break through. He wants to fight President using his weakness. That's because he wants to surpass himself. He wants to make up for his flaws and become stronger. He wants to break through his shackles under pressure... President clearly understands this, so he's trying his best to exert pressure on Coach..."
"Is that so? But from the looks of it, Coach will be beaten to death if this continues..." Gulli looked at Zhou Wen in disbelief.
Sadie also found it difficult to accept Feng Qiuyan's explanation. Everyone had their own traits and weaknesses. No one could be perfect. To forcefully use their weakness to fight, could one really break through under heavy pressure? Sadie had great doubts about this.
"Coach should be able to do it," Feng Qiuyan said matter-of-factly while he was inwardly considering: What's my weakness? Should I try to break through my weakness?
If Zhou Wen knew what Feng Qiuyan was thinking, he would definitely be at a loss whether to laugh or cry.
He only wanted his Life Soul to advance to a Perfect Body. How could he think of any weakness to break through? With that time, he might as well farm more powerful Companion Beasts.
Zhou Wen wasn't a perfectionist, nor had he ever thought of making himself perfect.
Why isn't it working... What's wrong? Zhou Wen clearly felt that the Defy Ancient Sovereign's vital essence was about to erupt, but it just didn't do so.
Zhou Wen carefully thought through the similarities and differences between the Defy Ancient Sovereign and the Fiend-Armored Tiger Soul General and constantly compared the differences between the two.
Suddenly, an idea flashed in Zhou Wen's mind. Yes, I'm lacking a catalyst. The Fiend-Armored Tiger Soul General uses flames to ignite killing intent to use it to burn Fiend Armor. No matter how much vital essence the Defy Ancient Sovereign gathers, it lacks a catalyst to ignite the vital essence, so it's unable to convert it into an effective energy to push the Defy Ancient Sovereign to evolve... A catalyst... What do I use as a catalyst... to ignite the Defy Ancient Sovereign's vital essence?
Although the Ancient Sovereign Sutra was inclined towards the fire element, it was in essence not the power of fire, but the fire of life. It was still somewhat different from pure fire-elemental powers.
From the looks of it, the fire of life wasn't enough to act as a catalyst. It could even be said that the heat wasn't strong enough.
The Defy Ancient Sovereign... Ancient Sovereign Sutra... Ancient Sovereign... Zhou Wen suddenly recalled that The Thearch had once mentioned that the Ancient Sovereign Sutra was an Essence Energy Art of the Human Sovereign. It was an Essence Energy Art that was impossible to advance to the Mythical stage because there was no path ahead for humans. Even the head of the Three Sovereigns, Suirenshi, was unable to defy the heavens and change his fate of making the Ancient Sovereign Sutra break through to the Mythical stage.
Defy... So that's how it is... If I don't have the determination to defy the heavens and change my fate... How can I fight against the heavens... The Defy Ancient Sovereign Life Soul in Zhou Wen's body emitted a glow like the sun, making the glow on Zhou Wen's body grow stronger.
Boom!
The light suddenly converged, and shortly after it converged, it quickly exploded. The terrifying light instantly devoured the entire training grounds, temporarily blinding everyone's eyes.
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Chapter 895: Primordial Human Sovereign
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Only one's life can ignite vital essence. Zhou Wen already understood the true meaning of the Ancient Sovereign Sutra. He forcefully used his life force as a catalyst to detonate the boundless vital life essence which Defy Ancient Sovereign had gathered.
As his vital essence erupted, the Defy Ancient Sovereign rapidly transformed and was instantly pushed to a Perfect Body.
The Defy Ancient Sovereign's Perfect Body fused at a deeper level with Zhou Wen's body. The effects on his body were even more direct and intense.
Primordial Human Sovereign? Zhou Wen had already sensed the information gained from the new Life Soul and knew its name.
Badump! Badump!
The beating of his heart combined with the power of the Primordial Human Sovereign. His heart was like a sun that emitted infinite light and heat. The light and heat made Zhou Wen's entire body seem to burn. Every inch of his cells was filled with intense vital essence, like a humanoid sun of vital essence.
Even Feng Qiuyan and company, who were by the side of the arena, could sense the intense vitality emitted by Zhou Wen after he burned his vital essence. When the light of life shone on them, not only did it not make them feel uncomfortable, but it also gave them an indescribable sense of comfort. It was as though their bodies had been rejuvenated. All their fatigue and discomfort were swept away.
Even Li Xuan's injuries that had yet to fully recover began to rapidly recover under the illumination of Zhou Wen's humanoid sun.
The only injury that hadn't recovered was Zhou Wen's own injuries.
The Human Sovereign defied the heavens and killed, forging a way out for humans. However, he burned his own life in exchange for that.
Suirenshi observed lightning and obtained fire. Shennongshi tasted every plant. Fuxi deduced the changes in the world. All of them used their own strength to fight for a chance of survival.
And this chance of survival wasn't for themselves.
Looking at Zhou Wen who was emitting light and heat like the sun, Li Xuan looked at him and said, "It's fair now. Everyone has a Perfect Body Life Soul. No one will suffer a loss. Fight with all your might. Let me see how strong you are."
"As you wish." Zhou Wen's body lit up as though he had turned into a burning body of energy. His fist broke through the speed of sound and blasted at Li Xuan.
"Nicely done." Li Xuan wasn't to be outdone. The black demonic aura on the carapace expanded as he similarly brandished his fist at Zhou Wen like an evil god.
Bam!
At the instant the two fists collided, Li Xuan's body was sent flying by Zhou Wen's terrifying strength. Even the carapace on his fist shattered.
While Li Xuan's body was still in the air, Zhou Wen had already followed up like a beam of light. He punched Li Xuan repeatedly with his fists.
Crack! Crack!
Li Xuan's carapace shattered piece by piece. Without waiting for his carapace to heal, Zhou Wen's fist had already struck his flesh.
The maximum power unleashed with Primordial Human Sovereign seemed to explode with life. It exceeded its original limits. Even something as powerful as Li Xuan's carapace found it difficult to withstand it.
"What powerful strength, but your strength is still insufficient to kill me. Such an injury will only make me stronger faster." Li Xuan wasn't alarmed by Zhou Wen's continuous attacks. Instead, he was delighted.
"Is that so?" Zhou Wen remained unperturbed. The power of the Primordial Human Sovereign constantly erupted, shattering Li Xuan's bones.
"It's useless... It's useless... It's useless... Although this kind of power is strong... it still can't deal fatal damage to me... It will only make me stronger and stronger... Let the tempest come strike harder..." Li Xuan was in pain and happy.
Zhou Wen didn't say a word as his fists rained down on Li Xuan, nearly shattering his entire carapace. While the carapace rapidly healed, he also broke many of Li Xuan's bones.
Finally, Zhou Wen punched Li Xuan in the abdomen, sending him flying.
However, while Li Xuan's body was flying, his bones and carapace completely healed. When he landed on the ground, there were no wounds on his body. Even the carapace had completely recovered.
"Haha, didn't I say so? Your attacks are useless against me. I feel that I've become stronger. My healing factor has sped up. It's so fast that even I'm surprised. I really have to thank you... Strange... Why do I feel a little dizzy..." Li Xuan wanted to rub his eyes with his hand, but when he extended his left hand, he realized that his left hand couldn't reach his face. He couldn't help but feel strange. "What's going on?"
"President... Your... Your body..." Gulli pointed at Li Xuan's body in horror.
The others beside him had similar expressions as they looked at Li Xuan in horror as though they had seen a ghost.
"What's wrong with my body?" Li Xuan looked down at his body and when he saw it, he screamed in fright.
He wasn't injured at all, but all his bones were not in their right positions. His leg bones were overturned, and his arm was twisted like a fried dough twist. His eyes were askew from each other, and his neck was slanted. Li Xuan could almost see his back with one of his eyes.
Now, Li Xuan looked like a deformed monster. Although he wasn't injured and his carapace was intact, there was nothing right with his body.
"Holy sh*t, Old Zhou, what did you do to me?" Li Xuan was frightened as he asked with a trembling voice.
"It's nothing. I just broke your bones and made them heal faster," Zhou Wen said with a smile.
"Holy sh*t, you are screwing with me. Quickly fix me..." Li Xuan felt like crying.
Li Xuan's self-healing had a memory characteristic that allowed him to recover to his normal state. However, Zhou Wen's Power of the Primordial Human Sovereign also had the ability to heal others.
Therefore, Li Xuan's fractured bones were healed before they returned to normal. This resulted in such a deformity.
"Then I must break your bones again," Zhou Wen said with a smile.
"Quick... Quick beat me..." Li Xuan said through gritted teeth. All he wanted now was to quickly recover his handsome appearance.
"You are the one asking for the beating. Don't you retaliate," Zhou Wen said as he walked in front of Li Xuan.
"Absolutely not." Li Xuan gritted his teeth so hard that they nearly shattered.
Zhou Wen once again unleashed the power of Primordial Human Sovereign, but this time, shattering Li Xuan's bones was much more difficult than the last time. His carapace and bones had become harder, and his healing factor had improved.
It wasn't easy for him to break all the deformed bones again, allowing them to return to their normal states and heal themselves. Eventually, Li Xuan finally returned to normal.
Li Xuan, who had returned to normal, wanted to sneak an attack on Zhou Wen, but Zhou Wen nimbly dodged.
"If you do that again, I won't help you recover next time," Zhou Wen took a few steps back and said to Li Xuan with a smile.
When Li Xuan thought of his appearance, he couldn't help but shiver. Although he wasn't afraid of being injured, he couldn't tolerate such a deformed look.
"F*ck, what kind of f*cking Life Soul is that? It's freaking sinister." Li Xuan didn't dare attack again as he cursed indignantly.
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Chapter 896: Essence Energy Pill
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After Zhou Wen returned, he carefully studied the Primordial Human Sovereign's powers and realized that it was indeed very powerful. It was expected of a Life Soul condensed from an Essence Energy Art with the Strength attribute.
After the Perfect Body's Perfect Body Human Sovereign fused with Zhou Wen, the strength it could produce was almost comparable to a weaker Mythical creature.
What was ridiculous was that this power came from the explosion of powerful vital essence. In other words, after the power of the Primordial Human Sovereign produced destructive power, the power of the burning vital essence would also heal the destroyed lifeforms.
Therefore, after Zhou Wen injured someone, he would automatically treat their injuries. Apart from causing them some pain, it was basically useless.
What the hell is this? It wasn't easy for me to have a powerful destructive Essence Energy Art and Life Soul, but this is what I get!? Zhou Wen didn't know if he should be happy or worried.
He never expected that the Essence Energy Art that represented Strength would form a Life Soul ability that healed. What was even worse was that this healing ability was useless for him.
From the looks of it, I can only place my hopes on another Strength-attribute Essence Energy Art. Zhou Wen could only hope that another Strength-attribute Essence Energy Art could bring him pure destructive power.
Regardless, the Ancient Sovereign Life Soul had finally advanced to a Perfect Body. He was one step closer to advancing to the Mythical stage.
Now, I still need to cultivate Glimmer, Civilized Country, the Demon God Catalog, and that unknown Essence Energy Art. Zhou Wen thought to himself as to which Essence Energy Art he should focus on.
Glimmer needs me to walk out to advance. Civilized Country requires teleportation. These two aren't things that can't be cultivated just because I want to. As the Demon God Catalog doesn't have the corresponding Guardian's blood, it can't condense a Life Soul. I can't cultivate it now either. Now, I can only cultivate that unknown Essence Energy Art. After Zhou Wen thought it through, he began studying the Essence Energy Art.
The Essence Energy Art was learned from the entrance of the Founding Emperor Tomb. Now, Zhou Wen didn't know what its stats were. If it was Strength, it would correspond to the Ancient Sovereign Sutra. Then, all the Essence Energy Arts would be considered complete.
However, he couldn't be certain yet. All he could do was cultivate it first. Once he condensed a Life Providence, he would probably be able to make a judgment.
This Essence Energy Art was very strange. It solely extracted and compressed Essence Energy. Every circulation would purify some of the Essence Energy and increase its concentration. Apart from that, it was useless.
Could it be that as long as this Essence Energy Art purifies the Essence Energy to a certain extent, it can automatically evolve a Life Providence? Zhou Wen studied it and felt that it seemed to be the only possibility.
Therefore, Zhou Wen obtained some high-level Essence Energy Crystals in-game. As he absorbed them, he practiced his Essence Energy Art.
This method actually worked. With the help of a large number of high-level Essence Energy Crystals, it was very easy to cultivate the Essence Energy Art. The Essence Energy in Zhou Wen's body also became purer.
This thing seems to be specially used for Qi Refinement. Could it be an Essence Energy Art with an Essence Energy attribute? If that's the case, I can only find another Essence Energy Art that corresponds to Strength or Constitution. The more Zhou Wen looked at the Essence Energy Art, the more it resembled an Essence Energy attribute.
In just a few days, the nameless Essence Energy Art automatically produced a Life Providence.
Life Providence: Qi Refinement Cultivator
After the Life Providence appeared, Zhou Wen's Essence Energy recovery and Essence Energy purity were greatly augmented. This chilled Zhou Wen's heart.
From the looks of it, this Essence Energy Art is most likely of the Essence Energy attribute. Zhou Wen thought for a moment. Since he had already condensed a Life Providence, he might as well condense a Life Soul to see if it was of any use.
The Guardian's blood that corresponded to Essence Energy wasn't difficult to obtain. Zhou Wen went to Ant City and obtained a drop of it.
What surprised Zhou Wen was that the Essence Energy Art that Zhou Wen called Qi Refinement Art didn't absorb the blood essence of the Ant City Guardian.
It's not an Essence Energy attribute? Zhou Wen was slightly taken aback as hope rose in his heart.
Zhou Wen went to the underground sea again and obtained a drop of the Guardian's blood essence. He attempted to use the Qi Refinement Art to absorb it.
With the Qi Refinement Art activated, the drop of blood was sucked in. Zhou Wen immediately felt his Essence Energy begin to condense towards the drop of blood. His essence, vitality, and spirit also stirred as he vaguely showed signs of condensing a Life Soul.
The Guardian of the underground sea seems to have a spatial attribute. Then what's his corresponding basic attribute? Will it be Strength? Zhou Wen was somewhat nervous.
This was because he had already confirmed that the Qi Refinement Art wasn't of the Essence Energy attribute. As for the Guardian of the underground sea, its attributes had nothing to do with Speed. Zhou Wen had already confirmed that the most likely possibility was Strength or Constitution.
The Demon God Catalog couldn't condense a Life Soul with the blood of the underground sea Guardian. Furthermore, it was very likely to have a Constitution attribute, so the Qi Refinement Art was likely of the Strength attribute.
As his essence, vitality, and spirit condensed, the Essence Energy in Zhou Wen's body that had been purified and refined by the Qi Refinement Art quickly gathered together, gradually forming a core that was purely formed from Essence Energy.
It was still constantly purifying. The Essence Energy in the pill became more and more condensed, turning from gaseous to liquid before turning from liquid to solid.
The form of this Life Soul looks a little similar to the Primordial Life Soul of the Dao Art. Is it really not of the Essence Energy attribute? Zhou Wen was rather suspicious.
However, the two were still somewhat different. The Life Soul of the Dao Sutra was born in the Sea of Consciousness, while the Life Soul of the Qi Refinement Art was born in the Essence Energy Sea. The two were different.
Finally, when the pill was crystalline and almost without any impurities, the Life Soul condensed.
Zhou Wen had already sensed some of its information, but he habitually checked its information with his phone.
Life Soul: Essence Energy Pill (Primordial Body)
Is this something like a pill? Zhou Wen could sense the terrifying Essence Energy in the Essence Energy Pill, but such Essence Energy seemed a little too domineering. It was different from things like the Rejuvenation Pill.
Zhou Wen extended his hand and beckoned. The resplendent diamond-like Essence Energy Pill appeared on his fingertip. With a thought, he controlled the Essence Energy Pill to fly into the air. It was very fast, but he didn't discover any special abilities.
Could it be that I'm to use this Essence Energy Pill to smash others? Zhou Wen randomly entered a dungeon and came to the Metalwork Temple. When he saw a Metal Golem with a hammer approaching, he ordered the Essence Energy Pill to rush over.
The Essence Energy Pill transformed into a stream of light that penetrated the Metal Golem's head. The Metal Golem immediately died as the system produced a notice of its death.
This thing is really used for smashing others! Zhou Wen was greatly surprised as he found some Epic dimensional creatures to test with his Essence Energy Pill.
The Essence Energy Pill easily penetrated the bodies of Epic creatures. Even the Runic Heavy-Armored Warrior's Runic Heavy Armor failed to block it. The shimmering heavy armor was forcefully penetrated and he was stabbed in the chest.
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Chapter 897: Possibility
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I never expected the destructive power of a tiny Essence Energy Pill to be so powerful. If I can advance it to a Perfect Body, its destructive power should be comparable to a relatively low-level Mythical weapon, right? Zhou Wen was somewhat delighted.
His Life Soul didn't have a pure destructive Life Soul. The downside was that the Life Soul was only a pellet and couldn't be used as a weapon.
How can I advance the Essence Energy Pill to a Perfect Body? Should I continue absorbing Essence Energy? Zhou Wen attempted to continue absorbing the Essence Energy in the Essence Energy Crystals, and it turned out to be useful.
The Qi Refinement Art is really unique. As long as I have enough Essence Energy, I can resolve all problems. Such an Essence Energy Art can be quickly mastered as long as I have the resources. It's very suitable to be popularized among humans. Zhou Wen was still thinking of promoting Essence Energy Arts in the future.
The Essence Energy Pill can slowly absorb Essence Energy. Glimmer requires me to walk outside. The advancement of these two Life Souls only requires time. However, the Civilized Country and the Demon God Catalog are somewhat troublesome. Civilized Country needs a large number of teleportations. I have to think of a way to get a pet that can teleport. The Demon God Catalog needs the blood of a Guardian. From the looks of it, I must think of a solution using The Thearch. Zhou Wen thought about how he could obtain The Thearch's blood essence.
The Thearch wants me to meet her at Chess Mountain. This is a chance. Perhaps I can settle that alchemist when I obtain the blood essence. Zhou Wen thought of all sorts of possibilities.
Unfortunately, there was no news of the alchemist. He didn't know if the alchemist had given up on pursuing him.
...
"Young Master Wen, haven't you been searching for Companion Beasts that can teleport?" An Sheng called with good news.
"There's news?" Zhou Wen was delighted.
"It's not easy to find such a Companion Beast. However, recently, a break-out creature that's suspected to be able to teleport has appeared on the eastern coast. If you are interested, you can try your luck. You can also do me a favor as a result," An Sheng said.
"What happened?" Zhou Wen asked.
An Sheng roughly explained the situation. Due to the appearance of the break-out creature, the nearby cities suffered heavy losses. A local wealthy family there had business dealings with the An family.
The An family's Essence Energy compression accelerator required an important supplementary material. It was mainly provided by that family.
They were now asking the An family for help. If the An family could help them eliminate the break-out creature, not only would they obtain the materials at low prices, but the family would also prioritize providing them the materials in the future.
There were very few materials produced. Many places in the Federation needed them. The An family wasn't the only family that was willing to help them eliminate the break-out creatures. However, no one had succeeded so far.
The main reason was that the break-out creature had a powerful spatial ability. It could teleport continuously and it was very difficult to trap it. Even if one had the ability to kill it, they wouldn't be able to catch up to it.
An Sheng then transmitted the detailed information about the break-out creature to Zhou Wen. In the video he received, Zhou Wen discovered that it was a dimensional creature that looked a little like a Qilin. Its body was as colorful as colored glass, and it ran extremely fast. Furthermore, it could instantly vanish. It would then appear elsewhere. It was undoubtedly a spatial teleportation ability.
Zhou Wen carefully studied the video. As the break-out creature was too fast, even high-speed cameras couldn't capture a complete image. If he slowed down the video, there would be some missing parts.
However, from the video, it could be seen that the break-out creature's combat strength was very strong. Apart from its spatial teleportation abilities, its physical combat strength was also tremendous. It also had powerful single-target and group-target Essence Energy Skills. It was a very comprehensive Mythical creature with almost no obvious weaknesses.
In terms of combat strength, Tyrant Behemoth is definitely not inferior to it. The main point is that its spatial teleportation ability is too powerful. It won't be easy to kill it. Zhou Wen was already tempted. If not for such powerful spatial teleportation abilities, it wouldn't be worth him taking the risk.
However, before the problem of the alchemist was resolved, Zhou Wen was afraid that the alchemist would find him after he left Luoyang. When that happened, it wouldn't be easy for him to run to Chess Mountain.
"I'm very interested in that break-out creature, but I'm afraid I won't be able to go over before resolving the alchemist problem," Zhou Wen said to An Sheng.
"There's no rush. No one can deal with that break-out creature yet. There's still a chance if you go later." An Sheng paused before continuing, "We can't wait for the alchemist to come. Why don't we think of a way to lure him over?"
"How? Don't tell me you want to use me as bait?" Zhou Wen immediately guessed An Sheng's intentions.
An Sheng said, "According to what you said, the banana fan in the Sun True Flames Furnace has already been absorbed by your Companion Beast. It's useless even if that alchemist kills you, but he is still stubbornly chasing after you. There should be another reason for this. Think about it carefully and you should be able to come up with something. Perhaps we can use this point to lure him over and let him have a taste of the Essence Energy compression accelerator."
"Forget it. Your accelerators require too much preparation time. Energy is also a problem." Zhou Wen rejected An Sheng's good intentions.
However, An Sheng's suggestion gave Zhou Wen some inspiration.
It wasn't reliable to rely on the An family's accelerator to eliminate the alchemist, but it was a good way to lure him to Chess Mountain.
If it wasn't for the sun banana fan, why would the alchemist chase after me? Zhou Wen thought of the purple bronze ball that Liu Yun had given him before he left, as well as the things he had taken from the stone house.
It should be these things, right? After some thought, Zhou Wen realized that there was only one possibility. Apart from that, he didn't take anything out of the Founding Emperor Tomb.
I can give it a try. Zhou Wen didn't know if these things could lure the alchemist over, but he could give it a try. After all, he could only wait.
Zhou Wen decided to take the purple bronze ball and pill-related items to Chess Mountain to see if he could lure the alchemist over.
Xu Ai hadn't been in a good mood the past few days. She had come to the An family mainly because she wanted to obtain information on the An family's Essence Energy weapons. However, after arriving, she had only seen An Tianzuo once. She didn't even have the chance to speak to him, much less go to the An family's weapon factory.
"Miss, I've found out that the An family values the material—Magic Dust. As for the Lu family, which mainly produces Magic Dust, they have been seeking help everywhere recently because of a break-out creature. Furthermore, the Lu family is willing to use large amounts of Magic Dust as payment. At the same time, they are also willing to provide Magic Dust's priority purchase rights. If we can obtain these rights, the An family will likely take the initiative to cooperate with us." The female guard sent the news to Xu Ai.
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Chapter 898: Purple Bronze Ball
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"It's not convenient for us to appear, right?" Xu Ai frowned.
"Our family has already found someone to step in. However, we still need you to personally deal with that break-out creature. No one else can do it," the female guard said.
"There's no progress here. It's not appropriate for me to stay in the An family for too long. I don't want them to notice anything. It's good to go out for a walk," Xu Ai said after some thought.
...
Zhou Wen took Ya'er to Chess Mountain. He didn't head to the encampment but took a detour to somewhere around Chess Mountain and found a hidden spot.
I wonder if this thing can lure that alchemist over. Zhou Wen took out the pill furnaces and pills, opened the lid, and placed them on the ground.
Then, he took out the purple bronze ball and injected Essence Energy into it.
After the purple bronze ball absorbed the Essence Energy, it began to light up. Soon, it was like a red-hot metal ball.
The copper ball itself seemed to be fire-elemental. As long as Essence Energy was injected into it, the copper ball would produce heat, but that was all. It didn't have any special use.
Zhou Wen had already experimented many times in the past. Now that he thought about it, it was very likely that the alchemist was able to find him because of the copper ball. It was as though the alchemist had come knocking on his door not long after he had taken it out to experiment.
Sitting on the ground, Zhou Wen constantly injected Essence Energy into the copper ball to maintain its burning state.
Essence Energy was nothing to Zhou Wen. It was nearly inexhaustible in his Slaughterer state.
Although he didn't know if the alchemist would be attracted or when he would arrive, Zhou Wen was still prepared to escape at any time.
Earth Elemental Beast and Truth Listener were already on standby. Zhou Wen sent Explosive Fiend Man out and set up a large number of time bombs nearby.
In some hidden places, Zhou Wen even set up many Gu Companion Beasts.
He had farmed quite a number of Gu in the Valley of No Return, so it came in handy. He even threw many Ancient Tadpoles into the riverbed of Chess Mountain.
He didn't need to kill the alchemist. All he needed to do was stall him or discover him in advance.
Eh, what's this? Zhou Wen suddenly realized that something strange had happened to the purple bronze ball.
Due to the prolonged infusion of Essence Energy to keep it burning, the entire purple bronze ball had turned golden. And in the golden color, there was a hint of purple flowing.
The purple color was like smoke and also light as it constantly flowed in the purple bronze ball. Furthermore, its flow was very regular.
Zhou Wen looked at it for a while and increasingly felt that the purple color was very strange. It seemed to have a life of its own. Wherever it flowed, the Essence Energy would vanish, causing the originally golden copper ball to cool down significantly.
Zhou Wen attempted to inject more Essence Energy, but the outcome was the same. No matter how much Essence Energy Zhou Wen injected, the purple swath would absorb most of it, allowing the purple bronze ball to maintain a temperature that wasn't too high or too low.
Could it be that the purple color is also a dimensional creature? Or could it be that this purple bronze ball is a dimensional creature? Zhou Wen wasn't sure. After observing for a while, he saw that the purple color was only swimming in the purple bronze ball. Furthermore, it was extremely regular. It didn't seem like it would rush out.
What's the use of the purple bronze ball? Is it part of the Sun True Flames Furnace? Zhou Wen was puzzled. He wanted to ask Liu Yun, but unfortunately, he didn't know where Liu Yun was.
Liu Yun said that there were two purple bronze balls. If I can find him, I might be able to figure out what use this thing has. Zhou Wen observed for a while and seeing no special reaction, he stopped paying attention.
He had more or less set up his traps. Zhou Wen got Truth Listener to pay close attention to his surroundings. The Earth Elemental Beast was beneath him, allowing him to escape at any time.
Holding his phone, he continued grinding.
Ya'er held the phone Zhou Wen had bought for her and was learning human language and words.
"Ah... Oh... Uh... Y... Uh... Fish..." Ya'er studied diligently with the phone software. She wasn't impatient.
Nothing happened for two days. Just as Zhou Wen thought that the purple bronze ball and pill furnace were useless, he suddenly felt his heart palpitate as he felt that something was amiss.
Without any hesitation, Zhou Wen picked up Ya'er and charged into the sky.
Just as Zhou Wen leaped into the air, he saw the Earth Elemental Beast's body bounce up from the ground as though it had been struck by lightning. Lightning crackled around its body as it emitted smoke.
Beneath the Earth Elemental Beast, the elderly alchemist tore out of the ground and stared coldly at Zhou Wen in midair. As though he had teleported, he grabbed at him.
Zhou Wen unsummoned the injured Earth Elemental Beast immediately and turned the Civilized Country ring on his finger before rushing towards Chess Mountain's mountain wall.
Zhou Wen didn't know what had taken effect, but he couldn't be bothered to consider it. When he teleported out, he was already above the riverbed of Chess Mountain.
The elderly alchemist ignored the pill furnaces and pills on the ground. With a flash, he vanished into the ground as though he was in pursuit.
Zhou Wen thought to himself that no matter how powerful his Earth Escape was, it was impossible for him to directly come out of the water and fly towards Chess Mountain along the river.
To his surprise, the river below suddenly exploded with waves. The elderly alchemist's figure condensed from the waves and grabbed at Zhou Wen again.
This fellow actually knows Water Escape... Could it be that he's proficient in the Five-Elemental escape techniques? Zhou Wen hated encountering these fellows who were proficient in Dao techniques.
An Epic Elegant Emperor's Avatar Puppet was already very difficult to deal with, but the elderly alchemist was much harder to deal with than that.
Thankfully, the elderly alchemist wasn't powerful enough to interrupt teleportation. Zhou Wen teleported six times in a row and arrived near Chess Mountain's mountain wall. He could already clearly see the flower on the mountain wall.
"The Thearch, save me." Zhou Wen felt that it was best to be honest in front of The Thearch. If she refused to appear, it wouldn't be too late to rush into Deer Terrace Pavilion.
However, the flower on the mountain wall didn't react. As for the alchemist behind him, he had already caught up. All Zhou Wen could do was teleport again.
This time, Zhou Wen had already arrived in front of the mountain wall when he teleported. However, the flower on the mountain wall remained motionless. Zhou Wen had no choice but to summon the Earth Elemental Beast. He planned on forcefully passing through the mountain wall and using Earth Escape to enter Deer Terrace Pavilion to lure the elderly alchemist to the Nine-Tailed Fox.
The elderly alchemist seemed to be somewhat afraid of Chess Mountain, but when he saw that nothing happened around him, he chased after Zhou Wen.
At that moment, the flower on the mountain wall suddenly raised its flower bud. A petal dropped and dissipated.
As the petal vanished, the elderly alchemist who was charging at Zhou Wen suddenly came to a halt. He was like a horse that was galloping at full speed only to be nailed to the spot. From motion to stillness, there was no buffer.
"Wish spell! Which race are you from? I'm Yin Talisman King of the Immortals. I didn't mean to offend you," said the elderly alchemist as he looked at the flower on the mountain wall in horror.
"Do you think you are worthy of calling yourself an Immortal? You are just a lowly rat." The Thearch's voice sounded from the flower.
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Chapter 899: Confrontation
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"I am indeed an Immortal..." The elder who called himself the Yin Talisman King already had the intention of retreating. He slowly retreated and wanted to use escape techniques to leave, but he realized that they were completely useless.
"Take another step and you shall perish right here," The Thearch said indifferently.
Yin Talisman King's expression changed, but he didn't dare move. He stood there and said with a bitter smile, "I have no grudge with you, nor did I mean to offend you..."
"Are you worthy of having a grudge with me?" The Thearch said indifferently, "Not to mention a thief like you, even the first Contractor, Yellow Emperor, wouldn't dare call himself an Immortal, much less a thing like you."
When Yin Talisman King heard that, fear flashed in his eyes. He hurriedly bowed and said, "Please forgive me, Great One. I inherited the legacy of Yellow Emperor and thought of myself as part of the Yellow Emperor's lineage. I definitely didn't dare be disrespectful to the Immortals..."
The Thearch said disdainfully, "You can't even master the Yin Talisman Sutra and forcefully fused with a Guardian. If Yellow Emperor really has a successor like you, I'm afraid he will be so angry that he will kill himself. Slice off your own arm and scram. If you dare to touch one of mine in the future, there will be no place for you in the world—Heaven, Earth, or Hell."
Yin Talisman King gritted his teeth and slashed off his left arm. Without looking at the arm that had landed on the ground, he bowed in the direction of the flower and quickly left.
Zhou Wen was dumbfounded. He had originally planned on luring the Yin Talisman King here to let him engage in an internecine battle with The Thearch, but he never expected such an outcome.
Yin Talisman King, who already had the ability of Terror transformation, didn't even dare resist. The Thearch only needed to say one sentence to make him slice off his arm.
The flower looked at Zhou Wen and said sinisterly, "Were you thinking of luring him to me so that he could fight me so that you could take advantage of the situation?"
Zhou Wen immediately shivered and hurriedly said, "Misunderstanding... It's really a misunderstanding... I was driven into a corner by him, so I had no choice but to seek your help. I'm really indebted to you for saving my life. I have nothing to repay you with. I'll go back and prepare some new research equipment for you..."
"Try taking another step," The Thearch said coldly. "Do you think I really don't know what you did at the river?"
Zhou Wen had no choice but to stop and look at The Thearch. "Ahem, I just wanted to use your fame to scare him away. I never expected him to really dare come. By the way, The Thearch, why did you get me to come last time?"
"Who did you give that divine fruit to?" The Thearch asked.
Zhou Wen had no choice but to summon Doctor Darkness and say, "I fed him the divine fruit. If I had known that you wanted it, I would have given it to you."
"Cut the useless crap." The Thearch sized up Doctor Darkness before saying to Zhou Wen, "I saved your life today and helped you defeat a powerful enemy. How are you going to repay me?"
"Feel free to instruct me. As long as I can do it, I'll definitely do my best." Zhou Wen didn't have any room for negotiation.
"Use this Companion Beast of yours to help me do something. I won't treat you unfairly. Don't you want my blood essence? If you do it, I'll give you a drop of blood essence," The Thearch said.
"The matter you mentioned must be very dangerous, right?" Zhou Wen asked carefully.
"It depends. This Companion Beast of yours can barely be considered up to the mark. With him doing this, the difficulty shouldn't be too high," The Thearch answered casually.
"Can I know what you want me to do?" Zhou Wen asked.
"I want you to steal something from the dimension," The Thearch said straightforwardly.
"Stealing? My eldest senior brother is especially good at stealing. Furthermore, he's an expert with the Sky-Stealing Sun-Shifting. No one in this world can match him. Why don't I introduce him to you?" Zhou Wen hurriedly said.
The Thearch smiled and said, "Only your Companion Beast can steal it unless there's another Companion Beast that ate the divine fruit."
"What's that?" Zhou Wen asked curiously.
"Once I tell you what it is, you have to go," The Thearch said with a smile.
"Can't I go now?" Zhou Wen asked.
"Of course not," The Thearch said firmly.
"Then tell me. What do you want my Doctor Darkness to steal?" Zhou Wen asked the flower.
"I want you to help me steal a bell..." The Thearch pondered for a moment before saying.
"What kind of bell? Which dimensional zone?" Zhou Wen continued asking.
"It's a bell the size of a fist. It's made of bronze and looks like a small bell. There's the ancient word 'Shang' engraved on it. When you look at it, you will naturally know that it's it." After a pause, The Thearch continued, "Didn't I just say that the small bell is in the dimension, not a dimensional zone? Otherwise, there wouldn't be a need for a Companion Beast that has eaten a divine fruit."
"The place where I took the divine fruit?" Zhou Wen's expression turned odd.
"Not far from there." The Thearch nodded.
"I don't have the ability to go there," Zhou Wen said.
"Don't worry about that. Since I'm getting you to go, I naturally have a way to ensure your safe return. You just need to follow the plan and steal that bell back," The Thearch said.
Zhou Wen gritted his teeth and said, "I can give it a try, but I need some time to prepare. Besides, you have to give me the drop of blood essence first."
"Sure. Make an oath and I'll give it to you," The Thearch said.
Zhou Wen knew that if he swore, it wouldn't be as simple as empty words. There would definitely be some restrictions if he swore in front of The Thearch.
"Alright, I swear that if I can't bring that bell back to you, I'll be severely condemned by my conscience..." Zhou Wen raised his hand and swore solemnly at the flower.
Boom!
A thunderclap suddenly sounded in the sky, giving Zhou Wen a fright.
Zhou Wen originally believed that he couldn't bluff his way out of this oath, but to his surprise, The Thearch didn't make him swear again. She said meaningfully, "Conscience is sometimes very important."
With that said, a crystalline drop of water suddenly flew out from the flower's stamen without waiting for Zhou Wen to say a word. It flew in front of Zhou Wen and floated in front of him.
"This is the blood essence you want. I'll give you a month to prepare. Come here in a month and I'll tell you the detailed plan," The Thearch said.
Could it be that The Thearch's true body is really this flower? Zhou Wen looked at the drop of blood essence in front of him and had his suspicions.
He extended his hand towards the water droplet and secretly circulated the Demon God Catalog. The moment Zhou Wen's palm touched the water droplet, the water droplet seemed to be absorbed by a sponge. It seeped into his skin and was absorbed by the circulating Demon God Catalog.
I actually managed to match it! Zhou Wen was pleasantly surprised.
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Chapter 900: Mirror Eyes
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As the blood was absorbed, the Demon God Catalog in his body circulated crazily. His essence, vitality, and spirit also circulated with the Demon God Catalog.
Essence, vitality, and spirit gradually gathered together, but they didn't form an independent Life Soul. Instead, they fused into Zhou Wen's eyes, making them gradually become crystal-clear.
This transparency was abnormal. Before long, Zhou Wen's eyes turned into what Torch Dragon looked like when it activated the Bright Torch Vision World. They were like two eye-shaped mirrors.
When Zhou Wen's eyes completely turned into mirrors, his Life Soul was finally condensed. Zhou Wen blinked and his eyes returned to normal.
However, when he activated the Demon God Catalog, his eyes turned into mirrors again. From afar, he looked like a blind person without pupils.
Could it be that the Demon God Catalog's ability is similar to Torch Dragon's? Zhou Wen found it odd, but he didn't dare look at his phone here.
However, regardless of what Life Soul it was, the Demon God Catalog's ability to condense a Life Soul was enough for Zhou Wen. This Essence Energy Art was most likely used to strengthen his Constitution. It wouldn't overlap with the Qi Refinement Art, so the eight Essence Energy Arts was likely complete.
"The Thearch, I'll head back now. I'll come back in a month." Zhou Wen left Chess Mountain with Ya'er, but he was still thinking, Is The Thearch really Nine-Tailed Fox? Why do I feel that it's unlikely to be the case?
After returning to school, Zhou Wen dared to take out his phone to look at the information on his new Life Soul.
Life Soul: Mirror Eyes (Primordial Body)
The Small Perfection of Wisdom Sutra that enhances Constitution also had an eye as a Life Soul, but it was a third eye. This Mirror Eyes overlaps with my eyes. I wonder what use it has. Zhou Wen switched on his phone, hoping to give it a try in-game to see if it had an ability similar to Bright Torch Vision World.
Soon, Zhou Wen was disappointed. He used the Mirror Eyes to look at the dimensional creatures, but it was useless. It didn't produce the effects of Bright Torch Vision World.
Not only was there no vision, there was no light emitted at all. When he used the Mirror Eyes to look at things, it was no different from ordinary eyes.
It didn't have the ability of vision, lethality, petrification, or charm. Zhou Wen tried all the visual abilities he could think of, but they were useless. It was as though his Life Soul didn't exist.
What's the use of this Life Soul? Could it be an ability that reflects the eyes? Zhou Wen's heart stirred as he went to Medusa's Curse Demon Palace.
Zhou Wen didn't kill Medusa. Instead, he used his eyes to meet Medusa's eyes.
The girl, Medusa, activated her Eyes of Enticement. When Zhou Wen's eyes met hers, Zhou Wen, who should have been petrified, didn't show any abnormalities. Instead, after the girl-formed Medusa was slightly jolted, her body gradually petrified.
It really works! Zhou Wen was delighted. Although it seemed to be a passive ability, there were many terrifying existences with Eye-type abilities. It would be a good Life Soul if it could restrain all Eye-type abilities.
Medusa had only just begun petrifying when she activated her snake-haired demoness form. After she transformed into a demoness, she used the Eyes of Petrification to look at Zhou Wen.
Zhou Wen continued using Mirror Eyes to fend her off, and the snake demoness's eyes showed signs of petrification, but it wasn't obvious.
Even the Eyes of Petrification can be reflected. I wonder what will happen when I face the Bright Torch Vision World? After killing the demoness and seeing that nothing useful dropped, Zhou Wen eagerly switched maps to Zhuolu. He wanted to head to the Torch Dragon temple to see if he could restrain Bright Torch Vision World.
When Zhou Wen stood in front of Torch Dragon Youngling and fought it, he forced it to use the Bright Torch Vision World.
Zhou Wen used Mirror Eyes to meet Torch Dragon Youngling's gaze. Zhou Wen clearly felt that he wasn't being sucked into the Vision World, but it only lasted for a short period of time. Then, the blood-colored avatar was sucked into the Vision World as the game screen went black.
Although he failed to restrain the Bright Torch Vision World, he was rather pleasantly surprised.
This was because Mirror Eyes had some influence on the Bright Torch Vision World. However, due to its weak strength, it was ultimately cracked by Bright Torch Vision World.
If Mirror Eyes can reach a Perfect Body, or even advance to the Mythical stage in the future, it might be able to resist the Bright Torch Vision World. With this possibility in mind, Zhou Wen became excited again as he began studying how to evolve Mirror Eyes.
However, despite trying many methods, Mirror Eyes didn't show any changes. Be it using Mirror Eyes to reflect the power of Eye-type powers or using Essence Energy to strengthen Mirror Eyes, the outcome was useless.
Unable to find a way to advance Mirror Eyes for the time being, Zhou Wen was out of options. All he could do was go online and read up on some information regarding Eye-type powers. He hoped to obtain inspiration to find a way to advance Mirror Eyes.
Zhou Wen worked hard for two days and came up with all sorts of ideas, but they were useless.
It's not a solution if this continues. I should make a trip to the East Sea first. I can raise Glimmer and also see if I can kill that dimensional creature that's proficient in spatial teleportation. Zhou Wen took Ya'er along.
Zhou Wen guessed that Yin Talisman King wouldn't come looking for trouble with him anytime soon. He didn't expect Yin Talisman King to be that afraid of The Thearch that he wouldn't dare cause trouble for him.
However, Yin Talisman King had lost an arm and looked to be seriously injured. It wouldn't be easy for him to recover anytime soon.
It's a pity that I didn't get Yin Talisman King to hand over the Yin Talisman Sutra. That's Yellow Emperor's Essence Energy Art. It must be extraordinary, Zhou Wen thought regretfully.
The battle between Yellow Emperor and Chiyou back then was undoubtedly a battle between Guardians. Now, it was almost certain that Yellow Emperor and Chiyou had contracted Guardians. Furthermore, the Guardians they had contracted were definitely top-notch.
From the conversation between Yin Talisman King and The Thearch, the Guardian that Yellow Emperor contracted should be the Guardian of the Immortals. Then, which race did Chiyou's Guardian come from? Zhou Wen couldn't figure it out.
Zhou Wen didn't dare waste too much time on the way. He headed straight for the East Sea's city, hoping to resolve the dimensional creature as soon as possible. If a Companion Egg dropped, it was very likely that he could resolve the advancement problem of Civilized Country.
Along the way, Zhou Wen was still extremely careful and wary of Yin Talisman King. Thankfully, Yin Talisman King didn't appear, saving Zhou Wen a lot of trouble.
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The Lu family's Sea Gazing City was a newly-established city after the dimensional storms. As there were some good dimensional zones nearby, many powerful families migrated here, turning the originally small fishing village into the present Sea Gazing City.
The Lu family was a family that had migrated here. Now, the Lu family was basically the only major family in Sea Gazing City.
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Chapter 901: Turtle Tomb
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When Zhou Wen arrived at the Lu family residence, the Lu family warmly welcomed him.
However, when Zhou Wen mentioned the dimensional creature, the Lu family members who received him only gave him a general summary of the situation. Then, they told Zhou Wen that they hoped he could stay with them for two days. After everyone arrived, the Lu family's patriarch would personally take them to the place where the dimensional creature appeared.
After inquiring, he learned that the An family wasn't the only one that had accepted the Lu family's invitation. The Xia and Zhang families had also sent people. There were also many famous freelance hunters.
The Lu family planned on taking everyone over together. When the time came, whoever had the ability to kill the dimensional creature on the spot would receive the Lu family's offered conditions.
Zhou Wen felt that this was fair. The Lu family only hoped to resolve the problem. As for who killed the dimensional creature, they didn't care.
However, Zhou Wen didn't plan on staying in the Lu family residence. Since they would set off in two days, he left the Lu family and planned on visiting the nearby dimensional zones. He might be able to find the tiny palm symbols.
There were four or five famous dimensional zones in Sea Gazing City. The most famous one was half on land and half in the sea. That dimensional zone was named Turtle Tomb.
In fact, Turtle Tomb wasn't a tomb, but a dimensional zone with countless turtles. It included a large area of beach and shallow sea.
The reason for the name Turtle Tomb was related to an ancient myth.
As ancient people didn't understand the principle of the water cycle, and only saw rivers flow into the sea day and night, as the seawater never overflowed, they therefore believed that there was a huge abyss to the east of the sea. All the seawater eventually flowed into the bottomless abyss.
This abyss was known as the Sinkhole by the ancients.
Above the East Sea, there were five immortal mountains—Daiyu, Yuanqiao, Fanghu, Yingzhou, and Penglai. Due to the impact of the water, the immortal mountains constantly drifted in the direction of the Sinkhole, making both humans and deities worry.
One of the Sea Gods was afraid that the immortal mountains would slip into the Sinkhole, so he sent fifteen gigantic sea turtles. Three sea turtles formed a group as they held back the five immortal mountains, preventing them from sliding into the Sinkhole.
Everything was originally fine, but after countless years, a few giants came to the beach and used bait to capture six of the turtles. They also untied the ropes on the turtles' back.
This resulted in a huge disaster. Daiyu and Yuanqiao lost the pull from the sea turtles and eventually sank into the Sinkhole. Only Fanghu, Yingzhou, and Penglai remained.
Legend had it that Turtle Tomb was where the giants had cooked the six sea turtles. Furthermore, they had thrown the turtle shells into the seaside. At high tide, the huge turtle shells would be submerged. And when the tide receded, the turtle shells would be revealed.
Zhou Wen didn't know the veracity of the legend, but in Turtle Tomb, large swaths of reefs would appear after the tide fell. They were like tiny islands numbering a total of six. On each island, there were many different types of dimensional sea turtles.
All the sea turtles in Turtle Tomb had one Companion Form—armor. It had extremely strong defense. Among Companion Beasts of the same level, the sea turtles' defense was considered top-notch.
Some special types of turtle armor had insane defense.
Furthermore, it produced a very famous Essence Energy Skill, Turtle Breath. It was available from the Mortal stage to the Epic stage. After cultivating Turtle Breath, one could temporarily stop their heartbeat and breathing. The higher the level, the longer Turtle Breath could last. It was a necessary skill for faking death.
Liu Yun had faked his death before. He had used Turtle Breath, and it was at the Epic stage.
Of course, the true use of Turtle Breath wasn't to feign death, but to converge one's aura. It prevented dimensional creatures, that relied on aura to determine where humans were, from detecting humans. The effect was equivalent to invisibility.
As for the Mythical Turtle Breath, legend had it that someone had once had it drop, but no one had seen it.
It wasn't even noon when Zhou Wen arrived at Turtle Tomb. From afar, he could see many people fighting the sea turtles on the beach. And not far away, he could see several huge reef islands. There were fewer humans on them.
The sea turtles on the beach weren't of high levels. They were basically at the Mortal stage. Most of the people who came here to hunt sea turtles were people who hadn't cultivated for long.
Zhou Wen wasn't interested in the sea turtles here, but he continued walking slowly along the beach as he searched for the tiny palm symbol.
Before coming, An Sheng had told Zhou Wen a legend. Some people said that if the islands formed from the six turtle shells floated away one day, they would definitely head to the Sinkhole to continue fulfilling their mission. Following them might lead to the Daiyu and Yuanqiao immortal islands that had sunk into the Sinkhole.
On the beach of the turtle tomb, two men saw Zhou Wen. One of them said in puzzlement, "Why is he here?"
"The An family likely sent him to hunt that dimensional creature and help the An family obtain the rights to Fiend Dust," another man said.
These two men weren't real men. Instead, they were Uesugi Nao and the female guard who had used Body Transformation. It wasn't convenient for them to use their identities to visit Sea City, so they could only use Body Transformation to change their appearances and come to Sea City incognito.
Just like Zhou Wen, they had to stay in Sea Gazing City temporarily because of the Lu family. Since they had nothing to do, they came to Turtle Tomb to take a look.
This was an open dimensional zone. Anyone could come here without any identification. They naturally didn't fancy the sea turtles on the beach. Just as they were about to head to Turtle Island, they unexpectedly saw Zhou Wen.
Uesugi Nao rolled her eyes and said to the female guard, "Let's go over and greet him."
"Why invite trouble?" The female guard was somewhat unwilling.
"He's our competitor by coming here. Isn't it more advantageous for us to find out more about our competitor? Don't worry, I have a way to obtain information from him," Uesugi Nao said as she walked towards Zhou Wen.
Although the female guard didn't agree with Uesugi Nao's actions, she still followed.
"Hello, are you Zhou Wen?" Uesugi Nao approached Zhou Wen and greeted him with a man's voice.
Zhou Wen had already sensed that someone was looking at him. He had discovered Uesugi Nao and the female guard, but he didn't recognize them. He only felt that one of them had a somewhat familiar gaze.
Seeing them come over and greet him, Zhou Wen looked at them in puzzlement and said, "I'm Zhou Wen. Who are you?"
"You're really Zhou Wen. That's great. We are your fans and especially admire you. I never expected to meet you here." Uesugi Nao pretended to be excited as she took out a notebook and pen and handed them to Zhou Wen. "Can I have your autograph?"
"No." Zhou Wen turned around and left.
His Explosive Fiend Man had the Death List skill. By signing it, it was equivalent to giving his life to the Explosive Fiend Man. Ever since he learned of such a skill, Zhou Wen basically stopped signing autographs, much less giving autographs to strangers.
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Chapter 902: Black Iron Gold Thread Turtle
Zhou Wen quickly left without looking back. Uesugi Nao stood there in a daze with a notebook and pen.
From Uesugi Nao's point of view, Zhou Wen's reaction was clearly unreasonable. Even if he wasn't willing to give his fans autographs, a normal person wouldn't have such an attitude.
"Forget it. Let's go," the female guard said to Uesugi Nao.
"I know the reason. Go back now. I have my ways," Uesugi Nao said to the female guard as she walked in another direction.
When she reached an empty spot, Uesugi Nao returned to her original appearance and changed back into female clothes before heading to the beach again.
Although Uesugi Nao had never liked men who treated women as accessories, she had to admit that women had a huge advantage in certain aspects.
Ordinary people might be impatient with male fans who clamored for autographs, but they would be much more patient towards female fans, especially beautiful and cute ones.
Uesugi Nao was very confident in her appearance and figure. It was much better than her transformation as Xu Ai.
Since I have the qualities, it's not a bad thing to occasionally use them, Uesugi Nao thought as she walked up the beach and walked towards Zhou Wen.
Zhou Wen was still strolling on the beach, his main goal to search for the tiny palm symbol. As he walked, he felt someone watching him.
He turned around and looked at the source of his gaze, but he realized that it wasn't the two men from before. Instead, it was a beautiful girl who looked less than twenty years old. There was a hint of charm in her beauty. She was a rare beauty.
Seeing Zhou Wen staring at her, Uesugi Nao revealed a charming smile. From her point of view, it was a very advantageous weapon.
Zhou Wen stared at Uesugi Nao's eyes and found them somewhat familiar. However, it was difficult to tell with just one look. He wanted to take a closer look to determine where he had seen a woman with such eyes.
Uesugi Nao thought to herself, Indeed, men are all the same.
With this in mind, Uesugi Nao walked towards Zhou Wen. Her beautiful hair fluttered under the sea breeze as her thin clothes clung tightly to her body, revealing her exquisite figure.
Such a style was comparable to a model on the runway. It was more natural and delightful, something that models lacked.
"My name is Hai'er. I seem to have seen you somewhere before. Can you tell me your name?" Uesugi Nao came in front of Zhou Wen, tidied her hair, and said to him with a smile.
"You remembered wrongly. I don't know you." Zhou Wen thought carefully and indeed, he didn't know this woman. With that said, he turned around and left.
Uesugi Nao was slightly taken aback. Seeing that Zhou Wen had already turned around and left, she calmed herself down and chased after him. She stood in front of him and said, "It's fine if you don't know me. I think you're very special. Can we get to know each other?"
"No, please make way." Zhou Wen brushed Uesugi Nao's hand aside and glanced at the reef behind her before walking to the other side.
Uesugi Nao stood there in a daze for quite some time. By the time she snapped to her senses, Zhou Wen had already walked far away.
Is this guy... a woman who used Body Transformation? Uesugi Nao thought with a strange expression.
Zhou Wen circled the beach but didn't find the tiny palm symbol. Instead, he killed a few sea turtles that crawled out of the sea.
Unfortunately, they were all at the Mortal stage, so nothing dropped.
Zhou Wen summoned the Great Might Vajra Bull and rode it towards the islands in the sea. The six islands in Turtle Tomb could only be seen when the tide receded.
According to the information Zhou Wen had obtained, there would occasionally be Mythical sea turtles on the six turtle shell islands, but there were very few of them. Instead, there were quite a number of Legendary and Epic sea turtles.
Zhou Wen wasn't interested in ordinary sea turtles. He mainly wanted to head to the island to see if there was a tiny palm symbol.
There were also people hunting sea turtles on Turtle Shell Island. These people were clearly much stronger. Most of them were at the Legendary stage, and occasionally, Epic existences could be seen.
Zhou Wen wasn't interested in them. He circled the first Turtle Shell Island and didn't find the tiny palm symbol. Just as he was about to leave, he suddenly saw a behemoth rush out from the seawater beside him.
It was a sea turtle that was the size of an elephant. The turtle shell looked about the same as the typical iron-armored turtle. It was black, but it looked darker.
Furthermore, the patterns on the turtle's back were golden. They were like golden threads that outlined a strange pattern on the turtle shell.
"Mythical Black Iron Gold Thread Turtle!" Not far away, someone exclaimed.
His shout attracted the attention of the people nearby. Some people retreated the moment they saw the Black Iron Gold Thread Turtle, while others rushed over.
Those who dared to rush over were basically at the Epic stage.
As the Black Iron Gold Thread Turtle wasn't fast, Epic creatures had the chance to dodge. Furthermore, with several Epic entities attacking from different directions, it made it difficult for the Black Iron Gold Thread Turtle to deal any damage.
The sea turtles in Turtle Tomb had very strong defenses, but their combat strength wasn't very strong. This was probably the only Mythical creature that could be bullied by a few Epic entities.
However, the Epic humans' offensive strength was useless against the Black Iron Gold Thread Tortoise. All sorts of Essence Energy Skills and Companion Beasts' abilities struck it, producing metallic clangs, but they hardly left a mark.
Zhou Wen watched from the side for a while but didn't immediately attack the Black Iron Gold Thread Turtle.
Uesugi Nao also went to the island. When she saw the Black Iron Gold Thread Turtle, she had an idea. I can use the excuse of competing with Zhou Wen for the Black Iron Gold Thread Turtle to test his strength.
After seeing Zhou Wen's sword technique, Uesugi Nao didn't dare underestimate him despite believing that she had the Great Skyfiend Guardian that made her better than Zhou Wen.
Uesugi Nao felt that Zhou Wen might be a key opponent if she wanted to obtain the Lu family's Fiend Dust rights. Furthermore, Zhou Wen represented the An family. It would be best if she could think of a way to get Zhou Wen to quit before the dimensional creature hunting began.
I might not be as good as you in sword arts, but you might not be able to beat me in actual combat. As Uesugi Nao thought about it, she approached the Black Iron Gold Thread Turtle.
The Epic humans clearly didn't have a good way to deal with the Black Iron Gold Thread Tortoise. Their attacks couldn't penetrate its defense.
After watching for a while, Zhou Wen gained a general understanding of the Black Iron Gold Thread Turtle. This Mythical creature basically had all its talent in defense. It was very weak in other aspects. As long as he could break through its defense, it would be very easy to kill it.
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Chapter 903: Fighting Uesugi Nao
Translator: CKtalon
Zhou Wen summoned the Golden Battle God Halberd that had recently dropped and stabbed at the Black Iron Gold Thread Turtle's head.
The Black Iron Gold Thread Turtle's turtle shell was the hardest. Comparatively speaking, its extended limbs and head didn't have such strong defense. The Golden Battle God Halberd also had Unstoppable. With this strike, it was very likely that it could pierce through its neck.
However, just as the Golden Battle God Halberd was about to pierce the Black Iron Gold Thread Turtle's neck, a blade beam suddenly slashed out and struck the Golden Battle God Halberd.
The blade beam was fast and ruthless. It actually sent the Golden Battle God Halberd in Zhou Wen's hand to the side, preventing him from stabbing the Black Iron Gold Thread Turtle.
Zhou Wen turned his head and saw a beautiful girl from where the blade beam flew over. She held a strangely-shaped narrow blade in her hand. Zhou Wen remembered that Sei Gasakai had used a similar blade. However, they also called such a blade a sword.
"Why did you attack me?" Zhou Wen asked with a frown when he saw that the girl was the girl who had spoken to him previously. She seemed to be named Hai'er.
Uesugi Nao held the Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi and said, "It's rare to chance upon a Black Iron Gold Thread Turtle. Of course, it belongs to whoever has the ability. Is that wrong?"
The Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi was also known as the Ame-no-Murakumo-no-Tsurugi. It was formed by Orochi.
"That's true." As Zhou Wen spoke, he suddenly thrust the Golden Battle God Halberd at Uesugi Nao.
Uesugi Nao was delighted as she didn't hesitate to welcome him with her Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi. She thought to herself, Zhou Wen, I'll let you know how powerful I am today.
Just as the Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi was about to collide with the Golden Battle God Halberd, she suddenly heard a bell ring. Uesugi Nao immediately felt her head buzz as she felt dizzy for a moment.
Zhou Wen wasn't in the mood to deal with Uesugi Nao. The Golden Battle God Halberd stabbed into the head of the Black Iron Gold Thread Turtle and killed it. Then, it lifted its massive body and threw it into the air.
The Golden Divine Light at the tip of the Golden Battle God Halberd quickly streaked across the turtle's abdomen, slicing it open. A dimensional crystal dropped and Zhou Wen grabbed it. It was an Essence Energy Skill Crystal.
By the time Uesugi Nao recovered from her dizziness, the Black Iron Gold Thread Turtle's corpse had landed on the ground. As for the people who had been attacking the Black Gold Thread Turtle, they had also recovered from their dizziness and were dumbfounded.
A young-looking youth had actually killed the Black Iron Gold Thread Turtle in the blink of an eye. It was truly shocking.
Uesugi Nao was alarmed and furious. She was alarmed because if Zhou Wen had attacked her while she was dizzy, he might not have been able to kill her, but he would have made her suffer quite a bit. She was furious because Zhou Wen didn't seem to treat her as an opponent at all. He had only used a feint to kill the Black Iron Gold Thread Turtle. He had been fooling her from the beginning.
"Leave the dimensional crystal behind." Uesugi Nao didn't dare underestimate Zhou Wen again. She slashed at Zhou Wen with the Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi at lightning speed as the blade beam tore out like a wheel.
The Great Might Vajra Bull beneath Zhou Wen rang the bell again. Almost at the same time, the Golden Battle God Halberd in Zhou Wen's hand stabbed at Uesugi Nao's heart.
Hum!
Uesugi Nao was once again stunned, but the moment the Golden Battle God Halberd stabbed her chest, her body vanished. What the Golden Battle God Halberd stabbed was only her robe.
Having escaped her clothes, Uesugi Nao was wrapped in white clothes. Only her eyes were exposed, making her look like she was wearing an ancient ninja costume.
Uesugi Nao held the blade with both hands and slashed down with astonishing speed. The blade beam descended like a wheel.
Clang!
Zhou Wen brandished the Golden Battle God Halberd and blocked Uesugi Nao's blade beam and blade. Uesugi Nao's blade left a mark on the Golden Battle God Halberd.
What a sharp blade. It's probably even sharper than the Golden Overlord Sword. Zhou Wen was somewhat interested in the blade in Uesugi Nao's hand, but he didn't know that it was transformed from Orochi.
Uesugi Nao landed on the ground as white fog emitted from her body. She suddenly vanished and when she appeared again, she was already behind Zhou Wen. She slashed down again.
The Great Might Vajra Bull's cooldown was up. It rang the bell again.
Uesugi Nao had already predicted the bell's ringing. At the same time the bell rang, her body suddenly exploded, turning into a mist that vanished, preventing Zhou Wen from attacking her while she was dizzy.
By the time she appeared again, she had already appeared beside Zhou Wen. She slashed at the Great Might Vajra Bull's leg with her Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi.
Zhou Wen brandished his halberd to block Uesugi Nao's blade. Uesugi Nao did a roll and disappeared into the sand.
Suddenly, the Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi stabbed out of the sand, straight at the Great Might Vajra Bull's abdomen.
An escape technique? It's a little similar, but it's also a little different. Zhou Wen put away the Great Might Vajra Bull and leaped into the air with Ya'er in his arms. He dodged Uesugi Nao's blade beam and retracted the Golden Battle God Halberd.
The Golden Battle God Halberd blocked twice, but it had two blade marks left on it. If it was slashed a few more times, it would probably have snapped.
Uesugi Nao swept her blade upwards. The blade beams were so fast that they seemed to have no shadows. Each strike was faster and more ruthless.
Zhou Wen's figure was elegant. No matter how fast and ruthless Uesugi Nao's blade techniques were, no matter how sinister they were, they couldn't touch Zhou Wen's clothes.
How could a Mythical Transcendent Flying Immortal be struck so easily?
Uesugi Nao pushed her skills to the limit. She constantly changed positions and used different skills, but nothing worked.
Zhou Wen used Truth Listener to observe Uesugi Nao's every move and realized that although her skill was very similar to the Five-Element escape technique, there were still some differences.
The Five-Element escape technique was to assimilate one's body with the five elements. It required one to possess the physique of the five elements. Furthermore, her technique didn't assimilate her body with the five elements. It only enveloped the power of the five elements. Such an escape technique could be used for short distances, but it definitely couldn't be used for long-distance escaping.
Furthermore, her body was still present. She hadn't completely assimilated the five elements. Even when using the escape technique, Truth Listener could still hear her.
Once Uesugi Nao escaped into the sand again, Zhou Wen used his finger as a sword and stabbed out a sword beam. It was the first move of the Thirteen Swords of the Peach Blossom Valley's white-robed man—Immortal Guides the Way.
Uesugi Nao was just about to rush out when she saw the sword beam land. It was too late to change positions, so she could only brandish her blade to block Zhou Wen's sword beam.
The Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi was very sharp and it forcefully sliced open the sword aura from the middle. However, to Uesugi Nao's horror, the sword aura that was split into two didn't disperse. It continued to stab at her, and Uesugi Nao no longer had the strength to resist.
Boom!
A crazy power surged out from Uesugi Nao's body like a fountain.
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Chapter 904: Punching Great Skyfiend
Translator: CKtalon
A black armor appeared on Uesugi Nao's body. When the sword beam struck the armor, it failed to injure it. Instead, the sword beam completely shattered.
Great Skyfiend? Don't tell me my luck is that good. I just randomly encountered someone, and she's actually the contractor of Great Skyfiend? Zhou Wen immediately recognized the armor on Uesugi Nao's body. It was identical to Great Skyfiend on the cube's rankings.
Uesugi Nao was forced to use Great Skyfiend, so she no longer hid it. She leaped up from the sand. With the augmentation of the Great Skyfiend armor, Uesugi Nao had the speed of a Mythical creature. She was much faster than before.
The Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi slashed at Zhou Wen like a phantom. It was so fast that almost no one could see the trajectory of the blade. With a flash of light, the blade was about to hit Zhou Wen.
Zhou Wen's movement technique was elegant like a flying immortal. It didn't seem fast, but he dodged the blade by a hair's breadth. The Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi brushed past his ear.
Gale Slash... Multi-Slash... Samsara Slash... Boomerang Wind Slash...
Uesugi Nao used her blade techniques again with the augmentation of the Great Skyfiend armor.
However, this time, due to her Mythical Speed and Strength, her blade techniques seemed to have activated an acceleration switch. They were unbelievably fast.
Wherever the blade beam passed, terrifying ditches appeared on the surrounding reefs. The humans on the island had long fled in horror. Even the sea turtles on the island scrambled to escape into the sea.
"That's Great Skyfiend! Great Skyfiend who's ranked first!"
"Holy sh*t, it's really Great Skyfiend. I think I saw an extremely beautiful girl before she transformed into Great Skyfiend. That girl should be Uesugi Nao, right?"
"I never expected the owner of Great Skyfiend to be such a beautiful girl. She's just a little too ruthless. That blade technique is really lethal!"
"Who's the young man fighting Great Skyfiend? How impressive. He actually managed to dodge Great Skyfiend's attack with just his movement technique."
"I think he has no choice but to dodge. He has no chance of retaliating."
"I don't think so. Look at that young man. He's still holding a little girl in his arms. Look at how calm that little girl is. If that young man is really dodging in a sorry state, he would definitely scare the little girl in his arms. The little girl's calmness can only mean one thing. The young man is completely composed."
"Speaking of which, who is that young man? He's so young. I'm afraid he's not even twenty, right? To be able to fight Great Skyfiend without using a Companion Beast is a little terrifying."
Zhou Wen's name and looks were well known among the six families and some wealthy families, but there weren't many ordinary citizens who knew him.
If someone from the six families or the bureau were here, they wouldn't be surprised to see this scene.
Zhou Wen used the Godfiend Life Providence and Glimmer Life Soul to complement Transcendent Flying Immortal, pushing his movement technique to its limits.
Although Uesugi Nao had the augmentation of Great Skyfiend and her Speed and Strength had reached the Mythical stage, she still failed to touch Zhou Wen.
Impossible... I have Great Skyfiend augmenting me. My speed is already at the Mythical stage. He's only at the Epic stage. There's such a huge difference in basic Speed. How can he dodge my attacks time and time again? Uesugi Nao found it unbelievable.
She had always felt that unless it was a human who had contracted a Guardian, no one could resist her after she obtained Great Skyfiend.
However, Zhou Wen's appearance shattered the pride in her heart. Ignoring everything else, Zhou Wen's movement technique was actually able to match her Mythical speed. She found it unacceptable.
Uesugi Nao couldn't accept such an outcome. She constantly stimulated Great Skyfiend's strength, allowing her movement techniques and blade techniques to become faster and faster. She had to defeat Zhou Wen no matter what.
However, her blade still couldn't touch Zhou Wen. She could clearly sense that Zhou Wen wasn't as fast as her, but her blade was always dodged by him.
As Zhou Wen dodged Uesugi Nao's attack, he observed Great Skyfiend's abilities.
His movement technique was indeed not as fast as Uesugi Nao's, but at least Uesugi Nao wasn't so fast that he couldn't react.
Zhou Wen was best at movement techniques. Transcendent Flying Immortal had been trained by him from when it was a low-level skill. Be it technique or compatibility with Zhou Wen, they were incomparable to other skills.
Amidst the terrifying blade shadows, Zhou Wen tapped his toes and floated in the air like a fallen leaf dancing in the wind. No matter how fast Uesugi Nao's blade techniques were, they couldn't touch him.
Speed should be at the top of the Mythical stage, so is Strength. Although I don't know what Great Skyfiend's skills are, just from his augmentation of Uesugi Nao's stats, he's undoubtedly an extremely powerful Guardian. Zhou Wen deduced Great Skyfiend's abilities to gain more information.
However, Zhou Wen also knew that Uesugi Nao had only used Great Skyfiend's stats and hadn't used his abilities. The strength of a Guardian depended on their abilities.
Zhou Wen kept waiting to see what abilities Great Skyfiend had. What were his Life Providence, Life Soul, Wheel of Destiny, and skills?
However, Uesugi Nao never used Great Skyfiend's abilities. She only wanted to use her blade techniques to defeat Zhou Wen.
From the looks of it, I have to give her some pressure so that she can use Great Skyfiend's powers. With a thought, Zhou Wen watched as Uesugi Nao slashed out again. This time, he didn't dodge.
A roar alarmed the world as Tyrant Behemoth descended out of nowhere and transformed into a boxing glove that appeared in Zhou Wen's hand. Zhou Wen brandished his fist to meet Uesugi Nao's Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi.
Tyrant Behemoth! Uesugi Nao's pupils constricted. She never expected Zhou Wen to be Tyrant Behemoth's owner.
In the last cube ranking battle, Orochi had been defeated by Tyrant Behemoth and nearly devoured by it.
It wasn't just Uesugi Nao. Everyone watching the battle on the beach also saw the terrifying light and roar before Tyrant Behemoth condensed into a boxing glove.
However, before they could react, Zhou Wen's fist had already struck Uesugi Nao's blade.
Boom!
With Tyrant Behemoth's Absolute Strength augmentation, the power of Zhou Wen's punch was extremely terrifying at the Mythical stage.
The extremely sharp Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi slammed into Tyrant Behemoth's boxing glove. Not only did it fail to slice open the boxing glove, but it was also sent flying by the shockwave. Uesugi Nao also retreated a few steps from the terrifying force. The reef beneath her feet shattered as shocking cracks appeared.
"Holy sh*t, so it's Tyrant Behemoth's owner. It's no wonder he's so strong."
"So Tyrant Behemoth's owner is from our East District. He's so young!"
"Haha, I knew it. Great Skyfiend isn't anything impressive. It's just that the previous top four didn't participate in the battle. Otherwise, how could she have arrogantly taken first place? The people overseas are this and nothing more."
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Chapter 905: Won't Do It a Third Time
Uesugi Nao stared intently at Zhou Wen as both new and old grudges surged in her heart. She extended her hand and beckoned for the Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi that had flown out to rush forward to fight Zhou Wen again.
Suddenly!
A strange bird-like cry sounded from afar. When Uesugi Nao heard the sound, she glared hatefully at Zhou Wen. White mist exploded from her body before she vanished.
"What Great Skyfiend? That's all? She was sent running with one punch. She even said on the cube that she wanted to kill Tyrant Behemoth to avenge her humiliation. Is she sure she's not trying to become a joke?"
"Tyrant Behemoth is still the best. Tyrant Behemoth's owner is also powerful."
"Does anyone know who that young man is? Is he from the six families?"
"No... He's not from the six families..." At that moment, a middle-aged man held back his excitement and muttered to himself.
On his shoulder was a high-speed camera. He had already taken a video of Zhou Wen's battle with Uesugi Nao.
He was a reporter. He had originally come to Turtle Island to try his luck and see if he could encounter the break-out creature that had recently wreaked havoc nearby. To his surprise, he happened to capture this battle.
As a news reporter, he was rather well-informed and happened to know Zhou Wen. After all, many people knew that Zhou Wen was Wang Mingyuan's disciple. He only knew about Zhou Wen because of this matter.
He originally wanted to interview Zhou Wen, but after Uesugi Nao escaped, Zhou Wen quickly vanished.
The reporter had no choice but to rush back. After getting his colleagues to process the footage, he quickly wrote the news article and posted it along with the footage.
Ever since Great Skyfiend took first place on the rankings, its ranking had been unmoved, but not many people had seen her fight.
When this video was released, it quickly caused a huge commotion. It wasn't just the average person. Even the six families wanted to study Great Skyfiend's abilities. This video became precious information for studying Great Skyfiend.
The ordinary citizens didn't care about Great Skyfiend. They only cared about two things.
Zhou Wen was Tyrant Behemoth's master, and Great Skyfiend was sent flying by Zhou Wen's Tyrant Behemoth punch.
"Tyrant Behemoth is really too powerful. Unfortunately, in the last ranking battle, Tyrant Behemoth didn't have the chance to challenge Tai Sui. Otherwise, Tyrant Behemoth might have been first."
"I thought Great Skyfiend was something impressive, but it turns out he's nothing much. He couldn't even defeat Tyrant Behemoth, who was ranked fourth. If he were to encounter the first Tai Sui, wouldn't he have no chance of escaping?"
"Those fellows overseas always think that they are very strong. From the looks of it, they are really weak."
"Tyrant Behemoth's owner seems to be Zhou Wen. I remember that he's Wang Mingyuan's student."
"Wang Mingyuan is Wang Mingyuan, and Zhou Wen is Zhou Wen. It's completely different. I heard that Zhou Wen is from Luoyang's An family."
"I'm just afraid that he will be like Wang Mingyuan. When that happens, our Federation will be in an even more difficult situation."
...
Uesugi Nao nearly vomited blood when she saw these reports.
If her female guard hadn't used the emergency signal to make her retreat, she wouldn't have retreated without a fight. In the end, it was unknown which b*stard had created the video as though she had fled after being sent flying with a punch. The editing was clearly biased towards Zhou Wen and it was deliberately edited to give such an illusion.
B*stard, don't let me know who edited this video. I'll skin him alive and pull out his bones. Uesugi Nao was furious.
She never expected Zhou Wen to be Tyrant Behemoth's owner. That already left her depressed, but to be written in such a manner as though she was afraid of Zhou Wen and Tyrant Behemoth made her feel indignant.
"Miss, you shouldn't have used Great Skyfiend at that time. Now that Great Skyfiend has been exposed ahead of time, we are at a disadvantage," said the female guard.
"There's nothing disadvantageous about it. Great Skyfiend has the strength to kill the break-out creature. This is a fact that can never be changed," Uesugi Nao said.
The female guard said, "Although that's the case, everyone knows that you and Great Skyfiend are here. I'm afraid that the An family will suspect that you are related to the death of the break-out creature..."
Uesugi Nao naturally knew that she shouldn't have exposed Great Skyfiend. She said helplessly, "I didn't want to either. I was forced to do so back then. If I didn't use Great Skyfiend, I'm afraid I would have been heavily injured by Zhou Wen. I underestimated his strength. I never expected him to be Tyrant Behemoth's master."
The female guard pondered for a moment before saying, "Miss, you end up suffering every time you encounter Zhou Wen. Perhaps his Life Providence jinxes you. I think it's best not to have too much contact with him in the future."
Uesugi Nao said, "You're thinking too much. I won't be careless next time. I'll use Great Skyfiend's abilities with all my might. Even if he has Tyrant Behemoth, he's not my match."
The female guard still wanted to say something, but Uesugi Nao continued, "Besides, even if I avoid him, he's here for the break-out creatures and the Fiend Dust. How can I avoid him?"
The female guard thought that it made sense, but she still exhorted Uesugi Nao. "Miss, I have a nagging feeling that this Zhou Wen is somewhat odd. He has a bad influence on you. If you encounter him again, you have to be careful."
"Don't worry. I definitely won't make the same mistake a third time," Uesugi Nao said through gritted teeth.
...
Zhou Wen originally wanted to see what abilities Great Skyfiend had, but Uesugi Nao had escaped. This left him somewhat disappointed.
Although Slaughterer had already advanced to a Perfect Body and didn't need to kill Guardians, killing every Guardian made sense. From the perspective of humans and Earth, Guardians were undoubtedly invaders.
Unfortunately, I didn't find the tiny palm symbol. I wonder if I'll have the chance to visit Turtle's Tomb again. Zhou Wen felt a little regretful.
He definitely couldn't go to Turtle Tomb for the next few days. It was unknown if he could return after killing the break-out creature.
Thankfully, it's not completely fruitless. Zhou Wen took out the Black Iron Gold Thread Turtle's dimensional crystal and used his phone to take a picture.
Black Iron Gold Thread Turtle Crystal: Requires 41 Constitution, 41 Essence Energy, Essence Energy-type Essence Energy Art.
It's the stats requirement of Constitution and Essence Energy again. This isn't difficult. After I have 41 Constitution, I can absorb it. It probably won't take long. Zhou Wen stored the crystal in the Chaos Bead.
He found a hotel nearby and when the hotel owner, who was reading the news on his phone, saw Zhou Wen, he looked at the photo on the news before looking at him. He immediately pointed at him in surprise and shouted, "You're Zhou Wen!"
Zhou Wen was slightly taken aback as he looked at the news on his phone. He realized that he had become famous because of his battle with Great Skyfiend.
The boss warmly welcomed Zhou Wen and even arranged the best room in the hotel for him.
"Boss, can you give me a discount?" Zhou Wen asked as he looked at the room prices.
"Anything will do. If you are unhappy, you can even beat me up, but no discounts," the boss said firmly.
"Then change it to a standard room for me," Zhou Wen said.
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Chapter 906: Sudden Challenge
Translator: CKtalon
In the end, the boss gave Zhou Wen a 20% discount and allowed him to stay in the VIP room. However, even with a 20% discount, it was still much more expensive than the standard room.
Zhou Wen looked around the VIP room. It was as though it had been a long time since someone had lived there. There was even dust on the television.
The boss wiped the television in embarrassment and said to Zhou Wen, "My idol, feel free to stay. Breakfast is also provided. It's quite a sumptuous meal."
Zhou Wen took a look and saw that the blanket was clean, so he didn't say anything else.
After the boss left, Zhou Wen took out milk and other food from the chaos space. After heating it up for Ya'er, he got her to eat some nutritious food.
Now was the time for her to grow. She grew a little every day. It showed after some time that she was outgrowing her shoes and clothes.
It was a magical feeling to watch Ya'er grow up day by day.
He switched on his phone and read the news regarding him. The discussion on the Internet was intense, but he wasn't the focus of discussion. Instead, it was Tyrant Behemoth.
As the reporter only managed to record the second half of the battle by the time he arrived, and it had been deliberately edited, it looked like Zhou Wen was hugging Ya'er and gracefully dodging Uesugi Nao's attacks. Then, he summoned Tyrant Behemoth and transformed it into a boxing glove before sending Uesugi Nao flying with her blade.
Most people were amazed at Tyrant Behemoth's strength. The East District people were glad that Tyrant Behemoth's owner was from the East District, while the West District people claimed that Zhou Wen was only able to defeat Great Skyfiend because of the powerful Companion Beast from their district.
Tyrant Behemoth's popularity was much higher than its master, Zhou Wen. This made Zhou Wen extremely indignant. Do these people have any taste? If I hadn't used it well, what's the use of Tyrant Behemoth no matter how strong it is? If I really let it fight alone, it wouldn't have been able to touch Uesugi Nao, alright?
Zhou Wen had only said it in passing. He didn't really care about it.
Just as he was about to close the window and continue grinding dungeons, he suddenly saw that the news that was playing was being interrupted.
"Good evening, viewers. I'm Reporter Yourong from the Imperial Capital TV Station. I'm now live in front of the Imperial Capital's cube. Just a moment ago, a new creature challenged the first ranked Great Skyfiend. From the cube's screen, we can see that we are no strangers to the Companion Beast that has challenged Great Skyfiend. It's the Heavy-Armored Titan that once challenged Primordial Sword Immortal in the previous ranking battle. Heavy-Armored Titan is very similar to Tyrant Behemoth. They are both Companion Beasts that focus on Strength and Constitution. Shortly after Great Skyfiend was defeated by Tyrant Behemoth, Heavy-Armored Titan suddenly challenged Great Skyfiend. Its goal is obvious..."
Zhou Wen was amused when he saw the news. Some people really believed that they could defeat Great Skyfiend and Uesugi Nao with just Strength and Constitution.
In fact, during Zhou Wen's battle with Great Skyfiend, Uesugi Nao hadn't used Great Skyfiend's abilities. Otherwise, it wouldn't have been so easy for Tyrant Behemoth to defeat her.
I wonder if Uesugi Nao will accept the challenge. Zhou Wen decided not to switch off his phone. As he played the news on his phone, he used his mysterious phone to grind dungeons.
Just as he finished grinding the 81 pill essences on Pill Furnace Mountain, he heard the excited voice of Reporter Yourong from the phone. "Dear viewers... Dear viewers... Great Skyfiend has accepted the challenge and is entering the arena..."
Zhou Wen put down the mysterious phone and looked at the live broadcast. Indeed, he saw Uesugi Nao, who was wearing Great Skyfiend armor, slowly descend into the cube arena in the void.
This is going to be good. Perhaps I'll be able to see a portion of Great Skyfiend's abilities. Zhou Wen could tell from Uesugi Nao's aura that she was definitely in a bad mood. This spelled bad news for Heavy-Armored Titan.
The owner of Heavy-Armored Titan clearly didn't think so. He felt that since Tyrant Behemoth could defeat Great Skyfiend, and although Heavy-Armored Titan wasn't as strong as Tyrant Behemoth, his defense was more outstanding than Tyrant Behemoth's.
Even if he couldn't defeat Great Skyfiend, he could use the defense of Heavy-Armored Titan to force Great Skyfiend to use some abilities and employ other means. It would be very helpful in researching Great Skyfiend.
The moment Great Skyfiend entered the arena, Heavy-Armored Titan roared. Its heavy armor lit up as red magma-like demonic patterns appeared on its surface. With the augmentation of the demonic patterns, the already powerful defense of the Heavy-Armored Titan became even crazier.
In the previous ranking battle, the powerful Primordial Sword Immortal failed to break through its defense when the Heavy-Armored Titan used this move.
Roar! Roar! Roar!
After three consecutive roars, two halos appeared beneath the feet of Heavy-Armored Titan. A white light barrier also appeared over his body. One could roughly guess that it was a skill that augmented his body.
After doing all of this, Heavy-Armored Titan suddenly charged towards Uesugi Nao, who was levitating in midair. Its body was extremely huge, and every step it took was akin to a horizontally-moving mountain, causing the ground to quake.
Just as it was about to reach Uesugi Nao, Heavy-Armored Titan leaped up and its huge body rose into the air. It clasped its palms together as a fist and struck at Uesugi Nao, who was floating there, with the might of a crushing mountain.
Uesugi Nao floated there without moving. She only looked coldly at the massive creature through the Great Skyfiend armor's visor.
When the Heavy-Armored Titan's fist was about to reach her, Uesugi Nao finally raised her arm.
The moment she raised her arm, demonic flames spewed out of the Great Skyfiend armor, enveloping Uesugi Nao's entire body.
Boom!
The Heavy-Armored Titan's hands struck Uesugi Nao's tiny palm, but the mountain-like strike was blocked by the tiny palm. Despite using all its strength, Heavy-Armored Titan failed to move its fist forward at all.
From the audience's perspective, the scene was even more shocking.
Uesugi Nao was as tiny as an ant in front of the Heavy-Armored Titan. The Heavy-Armored Titan that was crashing down like a mountain was blocked by an ant-like palm. The impact such a scene left on their minds was too great.
However, in the next second, an even more unbelievable scene happened.
The demonic flames on Uesugi Nao's body rose and instantly enveloped Heavy-Armored Titan's huge body. Furthermore, the demonic flames quickly entered Heavy-Armored Titan's body through the gaps in the armor.
The owner of Heavy-Armored Titan clearly realized that something was amiss and wanted Heavy-Armored Titan to admit defeat before summoning it back.
However, it was too late. There was a loud bang.
Heavy-Armored Titan exploded like a watermelon above Uesugi Nao's palm. Fragments and flesh splattered like blood-colored fireworks.
Seeing the name of Heavy-Armored Titan disappear, the entire world fell silent.
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