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Chapter 907: Fatal Temptation

Translator: CKtalon

"That can't be real, right? Heavy-Armored Titan and Tyrant Behemoth shouldn't be too different. How did it get instantly killed?"

"What was that? Am I seeing things?"

"Is Heavy-Armored Titan so inferior to Tyrant Behemoth?"

...

Everyone broke into a flurry of discussion. The scene of Great Skyfiend instantly killing the Heavy-Armored Titan was too shocking. Even the members of the six families did not expect that Heavy-Armored Titan, who specialized in defense, would die so quickly.

Uesugi Nao's mood finally improved a little. She had helped Great Skyfiend redeem himself. At the same time, she had also exposed part of Great Skyfiend's abilities.

However, there was nothing she could do about it. If she took too long to finish off Heavy-Armored Titan, the other families would think that Great Skyfiend was easy to deal with. They would constantly send Mythical creatures to test Great Skyfiend's strength. That would be even more troublesome.

Now that she had killed Heavy-Armored Titan in one strike, anyone who wanted to test Great Skyfiend's strength had to consider whether they could afford to lose their Mythical creature.

Even if the number of Mythical Companion Beasts in the six families kept increasing, few people would be willing to lose their Mythical Companion Beasts.

...

What kind of power was that strike? Zhou Wen thought about the crux of Great Skyfiend's strike.

It was clearly not a simple clash of strength. Even Tyrant Behemoth's Absolute Strength couldn't blast through the Heavy-Armored Titan's armor in one strike, much less shatter it into pieces.

The power of Great Skyfiend clearly had a special effect. That was why Heavy-Armored Titan couldn't even block a single strike.

However, even if he saw the process with his own eyes, he couldn't accurately determine what kind of power it was because there were too many possibilities.

It could be the power to something akin to Life Blast. As long as he touched his opponent, he could detonate the opponent's energy.

It could also be a penetrative power that directly penetrated the heavy armor and destroyed the heavy titan's body from the inside, preventing it from putting up a resistance.

There were several possibilities that he could think of, and there were also possibilities that he couldn't think of.

However, after witnessing Great Skyfiend's attack, he definitely couldn't let the demonic flames on Uesugi Nao's body touch him when he fought her again.

...

"Although Heavy-Armored Titan isn't bad, it's still much weaker than Tyrant Behemoth. Tyrant Behemoth can defeat Great Skyfiend, but Heavy-Armored Titan can't even withstand one strike. The difference is too great."

"I hope Tyrant Behemoth can step forward to challenge Great Skyfiend and snatch back first place. Let those fellows overseas know how powerful we from the Federation are."

Many people hoped that Tyrant Behemoth could step forward to fight, but Zhou Wen had no intention of doing so.

He hadn't figured out Great Skyfiend's exact abilities, and Zhou Wen couldn't participate in the battle himself. Sending Tyrant Behemoth to challenge Uesugi Nao was no different from sending himself to his death.

I should quickly advance to the Mythical stage. Zhou Wen constantly absorbed Essence Energy Crystals in-game, hoping to quickly raise the Essence Energy Pill's level.

Ding! After killing Medusa in her demoness state, an Essence Energy Skill Crystal dropped.

Zhou Wen deliberately waited for Medusa to become a demoness before killing her. He had killed Medusa several times while she was in her maiden form, but nothing dropped.

As for Zhou Wen, he had seen Medusa drop two Essence Energy Skill Crystals when he was previously grinding.

One required 41 Constitution and 21 Cursed stat, while the other required 41 Essence Energy and 21 Poison stat. Zhou Wen's Essence Energy and Poison stat had already met the requirements, so he had been grinding Medusa recently in hopes of obtaining the skill crystal that needed 41 Essence Energy.

Two days ago, he had also obtained a Medusa crystal. Unfortunately, it was the type with a 41 Constitution requirement. Zhou Wen wasn't able to absorb it, so he had to give it up during a respawn.

Give me the 41 Essence Energy one! Zhou Wen prayed inwardly as he picked it up and was immediately overjoyed. It was the skill crystal that required Essence Energy and Poison stats.

I can finally absorb a Mythical skill! Zhou Wen couldn't wait to absorb the Essence Energy Skill Crystal.

The crystal transformed into a grayish-white Essence Energy stream that entered the blood-colored avatar's body. Zhou Wen immediately felt as though his body was being pricked by needles wherever the Essence Energy stream passed.

The Essence Energy constantly circulated in Zhou Wen's body, forcefully opening up his meridians. After more than an hour, the Essence Energy formed a circulation and finally, all the Essence Energy flowed into Zhou Wen's hair.

'Absorbed Medusa Crystal. Attained Mythical Essence Energy Skill: Fatal Temptation.'

It's indeed not the Eyes of Petrification... Zhou Wen had long guessed that the Essence Energy Skill Crystal that required Constitution and Cursed was the Eyes of Petrification.

What skill is this Fatal Temptation? It has a Poison stat requirement. Don't tell me it turns my hair into venomous snakes? Zhou Wen couldn't help but feel uneasy when he thought of his head full of venomous snakes. Such a skill felt a little odd and difficult to accept.

He nervously looked at the introduction of Fatal Temptation and realized that it was indeed a hair skill. He was alarmed, but after carefully reading the introduction, he heaved a sigh of relief.

Legend had it that Medusa had the most beautiful long hair in the world. As a result, she became too proud and looked down on Athena, and was turned into a snake-haired demoness.

Fatal Temptation was a skill that allowed one's hair to be tainted with poison. However, it didn't turn into venomous snakes. If anyone touched the poisonous hair, they would be poisoned.

Zhou Wen tried using the Fatal Temptation skill. With a move of his Essence Energy, Zhou Wen's hair immediately grew crazily and in a blink of an eye, it reached the ground.

However, Zhou Wen knew that it wasn't real hair, but hair condensed from Essence Energy.

With a thought, Zhou Wen realized that it was extremely difficult to control the Poison Hair condensed from Essence Energy. It was unrealistic to use it as a weapon.

Could it be that I can only passively wait for others to touch my hair? Zhou Wen was somewhat depressed. Such a skill wasn't something he needed.

However, on second thought, Zhou Wen had an idea. He pulled out a strand of Essence Energy Poison Hair and placed it in water. The Essence Energy Poison Hair immediately dissolved into the water.

Soon, many dimensional creatures in the water were poisoned to death.

So this skill can also be used as poison. In that case, it's not bad. However, I wonder how potent the poison of Fatal Temptation is. Can it poison a Mythical creature to death? Zhou Wen studied it for a long time and roughly learned how to use Fatal Temptation.

In fact, there was no need for it to be in water. Even in air, Fatal Temptation could emit poisonous fumes, just like perfume. Any creature that smelled it would be poisoned.

However, the poison wasn't as potent as Zhou Wen imagined. It was somewhat difficult to poison a Mythical creature to death unless a Mythical creature directly swallowed a large amount of Essence Energy Poison Hair.

If he could do that, Zhou Wen had a high chance of killing the Mythical creature himself. There was no need for him to go through so much trouble.

However, if this skill was used against humans, the effects would be very powerful. This was because humans were at the Epic stage at best. Just the poisonous gas emitted from the Poison Hair was enough to deal great damage to humans.

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Chapter 908: Landing on the Island

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However, Zhou Wen felt that this Fatal Temptation skill was a little uncomfortable. Therefore, he secretly wondered. I wonder if I can combine the Poison Dragon Palm and Fatal Temptation?

Zhou Wen carefully studied the two Essence Energy Skills. Apart from using different body parts, they were very similar in other aspects.

They were all using poison in the form of Essence Energy, and they both used poison to obtain victory. It didn't seem impossible to combine them.

It will be great if I could use the poison power of Fatal Temptation on my hands. Zhou Wen was still used to using his hand rather than his hair.

Therefore, Zhou Wen began the corresponding research and experimentation, hoping to combine the two.

The process wasn't that easy. Although it was the same conversion of Essence Energy into poison, the circulation method between Essence Energy Skills was still very different. After studying it for a long time, Zhou Wen realized that it wasn't impossible to fuse the two Essence Energy Arts into one. All he could do was give it a try and add some Essence Energy circulation techniques from another Essence Energy Skill.

At the appointed time, Zhou Wen arrived at the Lu family residence again. This time, the Lu family was still very warm, but they were much more polite and hospitable than the first time he had come.

The current head of the Lu family, Old Master Lu, personally came out to welcome Zhou Wen. Furthermore, from his words, he didn't treat Zhou Wen as a junior because of his age.

Zhou Wen knew that it was most likely because of his battle with Uesugi Nao that the Lu family paid special attention to him.

After entering the Lu family residence, Zhou Wen saw the others invited by the Lu family. Zhang Xiao was from the Zhang family, but Zhou Wen didn't know anyone from the Xia family.

However, the Xia family looked at Zhou Wen with a strange expression. It didn't appear like hatred, but there was no intention of getting close to him.

Zhou Wen could understand why. He had killed Xia Jiuhuang, and to the Xia family, Xia Jiuhuang was the founder of the Xia family. However, the latter had nearly destroyed the Xia family, so their attitude towards Zhou Wen was very odd.

Old Master Lu didn't say anything else. After explaining the situation of the break-out creature in detail, he led everyone to the place where the break-out creature had recently appeared.

Half a month ago, the break-out creature had frequently appeared in the vicinity of Sea Gazing City, causing a large number of casualties. There was even one time when it charged into the city and started a massacre, causing unimaginable losses.

However, in the past half month, the break-out creature had seldom approached the coast. Most of the time, it had appeared in the shallow waters, and the number of times it appeared decreased.

The Lu family had been sending people to monitor the movement of the break-out creature. Although they didn't dare to get too close, with the Lu family's understanding of this area, they could still determine that the break-out creature should be residing on a nearby island.

The island wasn't too far from Sea Gazing City, but it was different from Turtle Tomb's six islands. It was a real island, and it wasn't a dimensional zone.

The Lu family used a team of sea turtles to take Zhou Wen and company to the island. One by one, the Epic experts of the Lu family controlled the Epic Blackrock Turtles to rapidly swim across the sea.

Zhou Wen stood on the back of a Blackrock Turtle and looked into the distance. Zhang Xiao led the Zhang family's white crane team and rode their own white cranes to fly in the sky. They didn't ride the Blackrock Turtles.

In just over an hour, the island was right in front of them.

"I've already informed everyone of the information our Lu family knows. If you are confident, you can head to the island to hunt the break-out creature. If you aren't confident, I hope you won't take the risk. After all, life is precious. Also, although this island isn't a dimensional zone, there have been break-out creatures appearing here often in the past. Therefore, there might be more than one break-out creature on the island. Please be careful. If you discover anything amiss, please retreat over here immediately. Our Lu family will be responsible for evacuating you." With that said, Old Master Lu turned to Zhou Wen and asked, "Zhou Wen, do you want us to help you take care of the child?"

"There's no need. The child is afraid of strangers." Zhou Wen saw that the others had already headed towards the island. He transformed the White Shadow of Poison into wings and flew towards the island.

Before reaching the island, Zhou Wen had already expanded Truth Listener's monitoring range to its limits, hoping to understand the situation there.

This island wasn't too big. It was typical of an island formed by volcanic eruption. In the middle was a volcano that occasionally emitted smoke. Although it didn't erupt, it wasn't a good place.

The volcano was surrounded by forests. The terrain wasn't complicated, but the forests were dense. There were many creatures inside, so there might be problems.

Zhou Wen used Truth Listener's ability to envelop the entire island and monitor it. However, to his surprise, he didn't find any traces of the break-out creature on the island.

He also didn't discover any of the other break-out creatures mentioned by the Lu family. Apart from some insects and birds, there wasn't a single dimensional creature on the island.

When Zhou Wen reached the coast, he stopped and scanned the entire island again. The outcome was the same. He didn't discover any dimensional creatures.

Did the Lu family make a mistake, or did that break-out creature happen to leave? Zhou Wen frowned in thought.

Just as Zhou Wen was pondering over it, someone walked over. The person was a freelance hunter. To be invited by the Lu family, he was probably very famous, but Zhou Wen didn't know him.

The person came in front of Zhou Wen and introduced himself. "My name is Bida. I was born and raised in Sea Gazing City. I'm quite famous among the local freelance hunters."

Zhou Wen sized up Bida and didn't say a word. This person's aura was very strange. He looked like he was at a Mortal stage and had a weak vital aura. However, the Lu family naturally wouldn't invite a Mortal stage human to participate in such an operation.

Bida continued, "As a native of Sea Gazing City, my understanding of this area isn't inferior to the Lu family's. I even know some information that the Lu family doesn't know. I can say with certainty that it's impossible for them to find the break-out creature on the island."

"Why?" Zhou Wen asked curiously.

"If you are willing to cooperate with me, I will tell you why. Furthermore, I can lead you to the break-out creature," Bida said.

"Since you know everything, why don't you deal with that break-out creature yourself?" Zhou Wen asked.

"If I had that ability, I wouldn't be cooperating with you." Bida paused for a moment before continuing, "If you don't believe me, you can look for it and verify my words before working with me."

"How do you want to cooperate?" Zhou Wen asked directly. He naturally knew that the break-out creature wasn't on the island.

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Chapter 909: Egg

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"Let's work together to kill the break-out creature. After the matter is done, the benefits given by the Lu family will belong to you. If the break-out creature drops anything, it will belong to me. If nothing drops, I'll just blame it on my bad luck," Bida said.

"From the looks of it, there's no way we can cooperate." Zhou Wen was mainly here for the Companion Egg that might drop. Helping An Sheng was only in passing, so it was naturally impossible for him to agree to such conditions.

Bida couldn't help but be stunned. "Aren't you satisfied with the Lu family's Fiend Dust ores and priority purchase rights?"

Zhou Wen didn't explain as he constantly scanned the island with Truth Listener. Apart from Zhou Wen, the Zhang and Xia families and the free hunters were also using their own methods to search for the break-out creature.

Unfortunately, they came up empty-handed like Zhou Wen. Some people began suspecting that the break-out creature wasn't on the island.

Zhou Wen thought for a moment and carried Ya'er towards the volcanic crater. If the break-out creature was really on this island, it could only be inside the volcano.

"Zhou Wen, are you really not considering it? The chances of a break-out creature dropping a Companion Egg are very low..." Bida tried persuading Zhou Wen.

"Since the chances of a Companion Egg dropping are very low, why are you trying your luck?" Zhou Wen asked casually.

"I don't have the ability to kill the break-out creature, so I can only try my luck," Bida said.

"Then there's no other way. I also want to try my luck." As the two of them spoke, they approached the volcanic crater. Many people had already gathered at the volcanic crater. Zhang Xiao and the Xia family were also here.

From the looks of it, their judgment was the same as Zhou Wen's. They believed that the break-out creature was hidden in the volcano.

"Don't tell me you think the break-out creature is inside the volcano like them?" Bida whispered to Zhou Wen, "No offense, but now that they believe that the break-out creature is inside the volcano, it's the best opportunity for us to kill it. If we waste too much time, I'm afraid something unexpected will happen again."

"I can't agree to your conditions." Zhou Wen stopped some distance away from the volcano.

The Zhang and Xia families had already used fire-elemental Companion Beasts to enter the volcano to search. Zhou Wen used Truth Listener to scan the volcano, but he didn't find any traces of the break-out creature inside. Instead, he saw plenty of magma inside the volcano. It was an active volcano that was extremely unstable.

That break-out creature should have a spatial attribute, not a fire attribute. It shouldn't be resting in the magma, right? Zhou Wen thought.

Truth Listener had a hard time hearing the situation in the magma. Unless a Companion Beast was allowed to go down, it was very difficult to obtain results.

When Zhang Xiao and company saw Zhou Wen, they were somewhat nervous. Zhou Wen's reputation was too resounding, and they knew how powerful he was. Amongst so many people, Zhou Wen had the greatest chance.

Seeing Zhou Wen remain unmoved, Bida gritted his teeth and said to Zhou Wen, "How about this? The items dropped by the break-out creature will be yours. The Lu family's priority purchase rights towards Fiend Dust will also be yours. As for the portion of the Fiend Dust that is rewarded, I'll only take 30%. How about that?"

"In that case, I can consider it," Zhou Wen said after some thought.

"There's no time to lose. Let's hunt the break-out creatures while they are still searching the volcano," Bida said.

"Alright, then we'll do as you say. Apart from 30% of the Fiend Dust, everything else will belong to me. Do you have any objections?" Zhou Wen asked Bida.

"It can't be helped. I don't have the ability to kill that dimensional creature. I'll just write it off as me selling information," Bida said helplessly as he spread out his hands.

Zhou Wen nodded and left the volcano with Bida.

After Bida led Zhou Wen away from the volcano, they passed through the forest and arrived at the shore on the other end of the island.

Bida walked along the coast for a while before stopping at a spot. He pointed at the coast below and said, "There's a limestone cave below. We have to pass through the seawater. How's your swimming? What about this child?"

"I'm from inland. I'm not good at swimming. Does that break-out creature live in water?" Zhou Wen asked.

"Not really. However, the karst cave has a long stretch underwater. If your swimming ability is good, it won't be difficult to pass through. If you don't know how to swim, you can only hold your breath and walk over," Bida said.

"Then there's no problem. Let's go." Zhou Wen carried Ya'er and walked towards the sea.

Bida got into the water first as Zhou Wen used the Black Tortoise's Seven Mansion's Essence Energy Skill. After entering the water, the seawater was isolated a foot away, preventing it from touching Zhou Wen's body.

Zhou Wen carried Ya'er and sank to the bottom of the sea. Indeed, he saw a black cave below. Bida had already swam inside.

Zhou Wen walked along the bottom of the cave and followed behind Bida.

Bida was good at swimming, but Zhou Wen walked too slowly. All he could do was control his speed and lead Zhou Wen into the karst cave.

The underwater world was extremely magical, especially in the karst cave. There were all kinds of creatures and fish.

The Black Tortoise's protective Essence Energy Skill had a certain ability to repel water. Ya'er curiously sized up the schools of fish. When she saw the fish approach, she extended her hand out of the Black Tortoise's barrier, but she wasn't stopped by it.

Although the twenty-eight Lunar Mansions' barrier wasn't of a high level, it was somewhat different from ordinary Essence Energy barriers.

The biggest difference was that it could be controlled freely. Typical Essence Energy barriers forcefully formed Essence Energy barriers, but the barrier formed by the twenty-eight Lunar Mansions' Essence Energy Skills was different. It could be produced as he wished. Furthermore, it wasn't just a simple barrier, but a liquid that enveloped his entire body.

The barriers of different Lunar Mansions had different attributes. For example, the Black Tortoise had the water attribute, the Vermillion Bird had the fire attribute, the Azure Dragon had the wood attribute, and the White Tiger had the metal attribute.

Now, Zhou Wen was still lacking an Essence Energy Skill. Without gathering the twenty-eight Lunar Mansion Skills, he didn't know if it would have any special abilities in the future.

The underwater karst cave was winding and strange. As they didn't travel in a straight line, they often had to pass through narrow gaps. Furthermore, Zhou Wen wasn't walking fast. After more than half an hour, the two of them passed through the underwater karst cave and emerged from the water.

Outside the water surface was still a karst cave, but this karst cave was somewhat different from before. The karst cave here was like a crystal mine, filled with green crystals.

Zhou Wen quickly discovered that there was an egg half the height of a person in a cave surrounded by crystals.

"Don't tell me it's the egg of that break-out creature?" Zhou Wen looked at the egg in surprise.

"I think it's highly likely. Your luck is really good. I never expected that break-out creature to have an egg. This is a Mythical egg. Although it's not a Companion Egg and can't be incubated as a Companion Beast, such a dimensional creature can be easily tamed from a young age," Bida said with envy.

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Chapter 910: Blue Sky Crystal Beast

Zhou Wen looked around and didn't find the break-out creature. There was only one egg in the crystal cave.

"How regretful. If I had known, I would have come alone to take the egg for myself. The value of this Mythical egg far exceeds the Fiend Dust," Bida said regretfully.

Zhou Wen didn't say a word as he walked towards the egg. As the dimensional creature inside hadn't been born, it wasn't dangerous.

He walked to the crystalline egg and reached out to lift it up.

This egg was much heavier than a rock. Although it wasn't big, its weight was a little terrifying. If Zhou Wen wasn't strong enough, he probably wouldn't be able to lift it with one hand.

At the instant Zhou Wen touched the egg, he suddenly saw a spatial ripple appear beside him. It was a sign of a long-distance spatial teleportation.

Then, Zhou Wen saw a dimensional creature that resembled a Qilin rush out of the spatial ripples. Its glass-like body shimmered with resplendent light as it roared and pounced at Zhou Wen, its claws having the power to tear through the void. Before it reached Zhou Wen, the void in front of him had already cracked.

Zhou Wen's heart palpitated as he stuffed the egg into the Chaos Bead. At the same time, he quickly dodged the break-out creature's attack.

Almost at the same time, Zhou Wen summoned Tyrant Behemoth and blocked the break-out creature that continued charging at him.

Boom!

Tyrant Behemoth collided with the break-out creature's force, producing a terrifying force that blasted the crystal cave apart. Immediately, large amounts of seawater poured down from above. This cave was actually underwater.

As for the people on the island, they suddenly heard a thunderclap-like rumble. Then, they saw an explosion in the seawater not far from the island. The water pillar rose dozens of meters and they immediately knew that something had happened.

Just as they were observing, they saw someone rush out of the water. First, it was Zhou Wen who was hugging Ya'er, followed by Tyrant Behemoth and the break-out creature.

The break-out creature pounced at Zhou Wen crazily. Tyrant Behemoth immediately brandished its fist to stop it, but before Tyrant Behemoth's strength touched the break-out creature, it suddenly vanished and appeared above Zhou Wen's head. Its sharp claws were about to touch Zhou Wen's scalp.

Zhou Wen instantly vanished, causing the break-out creature's attack to miss.

Tyrant Behemoth chased after the break-out creature, but unfortunately, before it could catch up to it, the break-out creature had already teleported away and caught up to Zhou Wen who had just appeared from his teleportation.

If it wasn't for Zhou Wen's excellent movement techniques and fast reflexes, he would have been torn into two the moment he appeared again.

Zhou Wen was wearing Dragon Scale Armor as he grabbed the middle of the Golden Battle God Halberd with one hand, blocking the terrifying claw.

Crack!

The Golden Battle God Halberd was sliced into several pieces by the claw. Although Zhou Wen took the opportunity to dodge the strike, it was hopeless for the Golden Battle God Halberd.

It wasn't easy for another Golden Battle God Halberd to drop, but it's gone just like that. Zhou Wen felt his heart ache. In the past, he had disparaged the fact that the Golden Battle God Halberd dropped way too often, but now, he realized that it wasn't enough.

The terrifying offensive strength of the break-out creature left Zhou Wen alarmed. If he wasn't wrong, this fellow was likely proficient in spatial slicing skills. Typical Mythical weapons found it difficult to withstand spatial slicing. Otherwise, the Golden Battle God Halberd wouldn't have been destroyed so easily.

I have to think of a way to get a weapon that's indestructible in the future. Otherwise, there's no way to guarantee that the weapon won't be destroyed when facing some terrifying skills, Zhou Wen thought.

Zhou Wen dodged a few more attacks and didn't dare clash head-on with the break-out creature.

"Zhou Wen, if you can't do it, move aside." Zhang Xiao had already led the White Crane team over.

"That's what I was thinking. I'll leave this fellow to you." Zhou Wen's figure flashed as he rushed to the back of the White Crane team.

Under Zhang Xiao's command, the many Zhang family members on the white cranes struck out spirit talismans at the same time. There were many of them, instantly enveloping a large area of the sky and the break-out creature was caught in the middle.

Mysterious rays of light emitted from the spirit talismans. The rays intertwined and turned into a spirit energy net that trapped the break-out creature.

The break-out creature charged at the spirit energy net, but it failed to tear it apart. Instead, the spirit talismans stuck to its body, and the spirit energy net also bound its body.

When the break-out creature teleported, it couldn't escape the spirit energy net. It could only teleport within the confines of the spirit energy net; it was ultimately trapped within when it appeared again.

Under Zhang Xiao's lead, the members of the White Crane team circulated their Essence Energy Arts, causing the spiritual light on the spirit talismans to become stronger and stronger. The break-out creature seemed to be in extreme pain as it roared and attempted to tear open the spirit energy net, but to no avail.

The spirit energy net didn't look like a real net. Instead, it appeared on the break-out creature like a tattoo. No matter how the break-out creature struggled, it was unable to escape.

"The Zhang family sure is impressive. That Essence Energy Art can actually combine different people's Essence Energy Skills into one. It's rather magical." Zhou Wen felt like his horizons had been broadened. He had never seen such an Essence Energy Art or Essence Energy Skill before.

Zhang Xiao said coldly, "Don't be ridiculous. How can you know everything of the Zhang family's heritage?"

Zhou Wen didn't say a word as he watched the Zhang family fight the break-out creature.

The Xia family and the other freelance hunters came over as well. However, now that the Zhang family was fighting the break-out creature, it wasn't appropriate for them to interfere.

Offending the Zhang family for a break-out creature and Fiend Dust was not worth it to most people.

However, not everyone had the same mindset. If the Zhang family couldn't deal with the break-out creature and even ended up with an internecine outcome, they would be able to scoop up the benefits.

While everyone was watching the battle, someone arrived at the volcanic crater. He lowered his head and looked inside before carefully climbing down.

This person quickly arrived at the magma pool inside the volcano. It was none other than Bida, who had led Zhou Wen to seek out the break-out creature.

"Those idiots, let them risk their lives. Without them holding back the Blue Sky Crystal Beast, I won't be able to obtain what's down there." Bida looked at the magma and summoned a Companion Beast. It was a Black Iron Gold Thread Turtle.

The Black Iron Gold Thread Turtle transformed into a full-body armor that enveloped Bida completely. Not a single part of him was exposed. Then, he walked towards the magma pool, looking like he wanted to dive into it.

"According to our agreement, everything except 30% of the Fiend Dust will belong to me. Don't tell me you want to secretly take some treasure behind my back?" Just as Bida stepped into the magma pool, he suddenly heard a voice. His body trembled as he turned his head in surprise. Indeed, he saw Zhou Wen standing not far behind him.

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Chapter 911: Balrog

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"Ahem, what are you doing here?" Bida retracted his foot and looked at Zhou Wen gloomily.

"We are partners. Of course I have to follow you," Zhou Wen said with a smile.

He hadn't really been following Bida all this time. However, Zhou Wen had left Primordial Spore here as his informant when he first came to the volcanic crater. If it discovered anything here, he would be first to know.

To his surprise, he realized that Bida had sneakily come here. Zhou Wen felt that this fellow was somewhat odd from the beginning, so he used Truth Listener to listen carefully. He roughly knew what was happening, so he stopped him before he went down. He wanted to figure out what was beneath the magma.

"Didn't I already help you find that break-out creature? Our cooperation is over. Why are you looking for me instead of killing it?" Bida said.

"You can't say that. You used me to lure the break-out creature and people away. This means that we are still cooperating. I should have a share of the treasure here, right?" Zhou Wen said slowly.

Bida knew that it was impossible to shirk Zhou Wen off again. He gritted his teeth and said, "Alright, so be it. We'll split the items below equally, but you have to go down with me and bring the items up."

With that said, Bida wanted to walk into the magma.

"Wait. Tell me what's down there first." Zhou Wen naturally didn't believe Bida's words. He extended his Bamboo Blade and stopped him.

Bida suddenly threw a punch and struck the Bamboo Blade's scabbard, causing it to tilt to the side before plunging into the magma.

Zhou Wen looked at the magma below and summoned the Fiend-Armored Tiger Soul General to follow Bida, but he didn't go down himself.

After the Fiend-Armored Tiger Soul General entered the magma, it immediately became excited. The purple flames in its body ignited as it ran rapidly through the magma, chasing after Bida.

"This fellow is really difficult to deal with..." Bida was somewhat depressed when he saw that the Fiend-Armored Tiger Soul General was not afraid of the high-temperature magma.

It wasn't easy for him to have a Black Iron Gold Thread Turtle Armor drop, allowing him to enter the magma layer. Yet, just any random Companion Beast of Zhou Wen's could achieve the same effect, leaving Bida displeased.

Thankfully, Bida was very fast in the magma. The Fiend-Armored Tiger Soul General was momentarily unable to catch up to him.

The deeper into the magma, the hotter it became. After a few hundred meters, the bottom suddenly became empty. After the Fiend-Armored Tiger Soul General rushed down, it realized that it was in magma. There was magma all around it without any support, but there was an invisible force that blocked out the surrounding magma. In the middle of the space, there was a black cocoon with magma patterns.

Through the thoughts transmitted by the Fiend-Armored Tiger Soul General, Zhou Wen knew the situation there. His expression immediately changed. A Guardian cocoon. There's a Guardian here? In that case, that break-out creature is actually protecting the Guardian cocoon.

I thought there was something good, but it's actually a Guardian. Zhou Wen found it meaningless. He no longer needed a Guardian to advance his Life Soul, nor did he need the blood of a Guardian. Guardians were no longer of much use to him. At most, they were meant for killing.

Bida quickly rushed towards the Guardian cocoon. It looked like he was planning on trying to contract the Guardian here.

Zhou Wen made the Fiend-Armored Tiger Soul General halt and didn't stop him from making the contract. Guardians would appear sooner or later anyway. Killing a Guardian without a contract was about the same difficulty as a contracted Guardian. It might even be easier to kill a Guardian after a contract, so there was no need to stop him.

Bida rushed to the Guardian cocoon and dripped his blood on it. Soon, the black-red Guardian cocoon absorbed Bida's blood. Then, crimson magma cracks appeared on the cocoon. As the cracks spread, a fiend formed from magma rushed out.

"My name is Balrog. From today onwards, I'll fight with you and pledge my life to follow you." The magma on Balrog's body splattered as he pressed a large hand on Bida's head.

Balrog's body transformed into magma that swept towards Bida's body. Layer after layer of magma wrapped around Bida's body, quickly turning into a magma armor. The terrifying fire-elemental power also filled Bida's body.

Zhou Wen had already unsummoned the Fiend-Armored Tiger Soul General and left the volcano.

Boom!

Not long after Zhou Wen came out of the volcano, he heard a terrifying rumbling sound coming from the volcano. Then, he saw a scarlet pillar of fire rush into the sky with plumes of black smoke. The volcano had erupted.

Zhang Xiao and company, who were fighting the Blue Sky Crystal Beast, also noticed the situation on the volcano's side. They didn't know what had happened or why the volcano had suddenly erupted.

When Bida rushed out wearing Balrog armor, everyone's hearts skipped a beat.

Greed was the original motivation for humans. Clearly, Bida was also a greedy person. After obtaining Balrog, Bida rushed out with the eruption of the volcano and charged straight at the Blue Sky Crystal Beast. Clearly, he wanted to snatch it.

The White Crane team members were all fighting the Blue Sky Crystal Beast with all their might, so they didn't have the capacity to deal with Bida. Bida's body carried magma-like flames that swept towards the Blue Sky Crystal Beast.

The Blue Sky Crystal Beast was trapped by the spirit energy net. It failed to dodge the terrifying flames even after teleporting as its entire body was ignited.

Even the Zhang family's spirit talismans and spirit energy net were consumed by the flames.

The Blue Sky Crystal Beast lost the restriction of the spirit energy net and constantly teleported. It charged into the sea, hoping to use the seawater to extinguish the flames on its body.

However, after the Blue Sky Crystal Beast entered the sea, the flames on its body didn't extinguish. It continued burning its body rapidly.

Bida had already rushed into the sea like a fire dragon, chasing after the Blue Sky Crystal Beast.

Zhang Xiao was peeved and furious. They had done so much, but they ended up benefiting another. However, the White Crane team wasn't good at water battles. Looking at Bida's might just now, they knew they probably didn't have the chance of being the ones to take down the Blue Sky Crystal Beast today.

The Xia family and a few freelance hunters chased into the sea, but they quickly lost them. With their speed in the sea, they couldn't catch up to the teleporting Blue Sky Crystal Beast and Bida.

Bida was also a strange person. He clearly cultivated a fire-elemental Essence Energy Art and contracted a fire-elemental Guardian, but he was surprisingly good in water.

Furthermore, Balrog didn't seem to be afraid of water. Its flames could burn in the water without any obstruction.

The Blue Sky Crystal Beast constantly teleported. It wasn't difficult for it to pull away from Bida, but the flames on its body couldn't be extinguished. As the flames burned, the Blue Sky Crystal Beast's vitality became weaker and weaker. The distance it could teleport became narrower and narrower, and eventually, Bida caught up to it.

Seeing that the Blue Sky Crystal Beast was already on the brink of collapse, Bida blasted out a magma-like fire dragon and devoured its already charred body. In a moment, its body was burned to ashes as a crystal dropped.

"Essence Energy Skill Crystal!" Bida was delighted and was about to grab the crystal.

Suddenly, a figure slid across the water. His posture was like a dragon or a wyrm, and he was even faster than Bida in the water. He snatched the Blue Sky Crystal Beast's crystal before Bida did.

Bida was slightly taken aback. On careful look, he realized that the person who had snatched the crystal was Zhou Wen.

"Didn't you f*cking say that you are from inland and don't know how to swim?" Bida wished he could slap Zhou Wen in the face. The finesse in water that Zhou Wen displayed was even better than his. To think that he had pretended to be a non-swimmer in the beginning. He was just too shameless.

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Chapter 912: Slaying Balrog

"I originally thought that swimming was difficult, but it turns out it's not that difficult." Zhou Wen played with the crystal in his hand and said, "According to the agreement, this dimensional crystal should belong to me, right?"

"It's yours. Everything is yours," Bida said as he suddenly struck out with a hand. Terrifying flames transformed into a dragon's roar as it charged at Zhou Wen.

Zhou Wen dodged and the flames landed at the bottom of the sea, turning it into a sea of fire.

"I've already given you the stuff. The partnership is over. Now I'm going to snatch them back. There's nothing wrong with that, is there?" Bida said, looking at the huge fire at the bottom of the ocean.

"No problem." Zhou Wen nodded and summoned the Fiend-Armored Tiger Soul General again.

The Fiend-Armored Tiger Soul General was like a knight from hell as it stood in the deep sea fire. The purple flames in its armor also began burning.

"With both of them being fire-elemental, Balrog is supreme. You are too naive if you want to use a fire-elemental Companion Beast to fight me," Bida said as flames spewed out from his body and swept towards Zhou Wen.

The Fiend-Armored Tiger Soul General dashed forward without any hesitation. It did not dodge the flames that Bida blasted out and charged straight into the roaring magma and flames.

Bida was somewhat surprised to discover that Balrog's flames did not burn the Fiend-Armored Tiger Soul General to death. A shocking flame erupted from his body once again as the magma-like Balrog armor turned golden.

"I'll show you the true power of fire." Along with Bida's voice, Balrog's body had already turned into a sun. Terrifying flames instantly evaporated a large amount of seawater. The seawater in the distance also boiled from the heat. Large amounts of seabed sand and rocks turned into magma, making the seabed look like a magma-like hell.

Bida, who was emitting heat like the sun, threw a punch at the Fiend-Armored Tiger Soul General, hoping to melt it into molten iron.

The Fiend-Armored Tiger Soul General grabbed the two ends of the spear with both hands and blocked Bida's fist. The terrifyingly high temperature on his fist made the spear appear like a red-hot iron pole or spear.

"Melt!" The temperature on Bida's body rose again. He wanted to melt the Fiend-Armored Tiger Soul General directly.

Under the terrifying high temperatures, the armor on the Fiend-Armored Tiger Soul General's body was burned red. However, the strange thing was that it was still emitting purple flames.

Bida originally thought that he could melt the Fiend-Armored Tiger Soul General into molten iron as long as he exerted more strength. However, he soon realized that something was amiss.

Balrog's high temperature did not melt the Fiend-Armored Tiger Soul General. Instead, the purple flames in its body became stronger.

Bam!

The Fiend-Armored Tiger Soul General exerted strength with both hands and forcefully sent Bida flying. The ferocious tiger on the ground roared as it leaped forward. The burning spear carried purple flames as it stabbed towards Bida.

Bida was astonished. He used the various skills and abilities of Balrog to fight the Fiend-Armored Tiger Soul General.

Balrog was indeed ferocious. Its flames were different from ordinary fire-elemental powers as they had a burning effect. Upon contact, they would continuously burn until the opponent was burned to death.

Furthermore, Balrog's flames didn't purely rely on the flames. The most important thing was the high temperature. Even if one didn't touch the flames, they would still be injured by the high temperature.

However, these abilities were useless against the Fiend-Armored Tiger Soul General. This was because with the existence of the Tempered Steel Cauldron skill, the higher the temperature and the more intense the burning, the stronger the Fiend-Armored Tiger Soul General became.

In the beginning, Bida could still suppress the Fiend-Armored Tiger Soul General by using Balrog's powers. However, through Bida's efforts to burn it to ashes, he finally threw himself into a disadvantageous position.

What the hell is this Companion Beast? Bida had already discovered that something was amiss, but he still found it unbelievable. Not only was Balrog's power unable to injure the Fiend-Armored Tiger Soul General, it was instead used by the other party.

However, he had no choice but to believe the increasingly powerful Fiend-Armored Tiger Soul General. Bida knew that Balrog had met his nemesis and turned to run. He wanted to escape before considering anything else.

How could Zhou Wen let him do as he wished? He continued chasing.

Seeing that he couldn't escape Zhou Wen in water, Bida fled towards the shore. After rushing to the shore, a circular hole similar to a rocket propeller appeared behind the Balrog armor. Demonic flames spewed out from it, pushing Bida's body into the distance at a terrifying speed.

Bida rushed into the mountainous area and looked back. When he didn't see Zhou Wen behind him, he heaved a sigh of relief and landed.

However, just as he landed on the mountaintop, he saw Zhou Wen riding a gigantic pangolin-like Companion Beast. He was looking at him from the opposite mountaintop.

Bida was extremely shocked, and he hurriedly used Balrog's ejection force to shoot into the sky again before fleeing in another direction.

However, no matter how fast Bida was, every time he stopped, he would see Zhou Wen carrying Ya'er and riding the Companion Beast nearby.

After a few consecutive attempts, Balrog's strength was almost exhausted. Bida was also on the verge of tears.

"What do you want?" After landing again and seeing Zhou Wen, Bida stopped running and shouted at him while panting.

"What I want to do is what you just said," Zhou Wen said.

"What did I say?" Bida asked, gasping for air.

"Didn't you say that our partnership has ended and you want to snatch the items back? This is also what I want to do," Zhou Wen said.

"You took the Blue Sky Crystal Beast's egg and dimensional crystals. You took everything. What else do you want?" said Bida.

"And the Guardian on you," Zhou Wen said calmly.

"You don't cultivate a fire-elemental Essence Energy Art. Even if I give him to you, you won't be able to contract him. Besides, I've already contracted him. I can't give him to you even if I wanted to," said Bida.

"That's simple. Just kill him," Zhou Wen said as he gripped his Bamboo Blade tightly, prepared to strike at any moment. With an additional Guardian in the world, the battle between Guardians would cause additional damage to Earth. He would kill one whenever he could.

"Then you might as well take my life. I'll fight it out with you." As Bida said that, he angrily pounced over from the sky. The Balrog armor on his body burst out with shocking demonic flames. Like the flames of a burning heaven, it covered the sky and descended.

Looking at Bida pouncing at him like a flaming giant, Zhou Wen's expression didn't change at all. However, his aura instantly turned terrifying.

The Bamboo Blade was unsheathed, followed by the release of Immortal Slaying's might.

The demonic flames that filled the sky suddenly split into two. Zhou Wen's figure appeared behind Balrog as though he had teleported. By then, Bamboo Blade had already returned to its sheath. When Bamboo Blade was fully sheathed, Balrog split into two in midair. Its body transformed into magma that scattered across the ground like piles of bonfires.

Meanwhile, Bida's figure appeared in the sky. However, he no longer had the Balrog armor on him. Instead, a pair of crow-like wings appeared on his back. There was also a black mask that looked like a ghoul on his face. The aura from his entire body had become very strange.

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Chapter 913: Mirror Eyes' Advancement Method

Translator: CKtalon

Zhou Wen frowned as he sized up Bida. This was because Bida's aura had become extremely strange. Furthermore, this was the first time he had seen a human use a Guardian as a shield. He had screwed over the Guardian.

"Wang Mingyuan is right. You are indeed very powerful," Bida said to Zhou Wen from midair.

Upon hearing Wang Mingyuan's name, Zhou Wen's pupils constricted slightly as he stared at Bida and asked, "Who are you?"

"Bida, the man who is about to become Yaksha King, remember this name." As Bida spoke, the wings on his back flapped and a spatial rift opened in the void. He flapped his wings and retreated into the spatial rift.

Zhou Wen watched the spatial rift disappear, but it was too late to chase after him.

That fellow... He's like Teacher... but he also seems a little different... Countless thoughts flashed through Zhou Wen's mind. Although Bida had only displayed his true strength for a moment, he could sense the dual auras of a human and a dimensional creature. He was very similar to Wang Mingyuan and Yin Talisman King.

Zhou Wen also knew that there were humans like Wang Mingyuan who had charged into different dimensions. He was very suspicious that Bida was one of the humans who had rushed into one.

Zhou Wen wanted to ask Bida what had happened to Wang Mingyuan, but unfortunately, Bida had already escaped through the spatial rift. It was impossible for him to catch up to him.

He returned to the Lu family with the Blue Sky Crystal Beast's crystal and used it as evidence in exchange for the Lu family's promise. Zhou Wen then asked Old Master Lu about Bida.

However, Old Master Lu told him that there was no freelance hunter named Bida in Sea Gazing City, and none of the people he invited were called Bida.

"But I did see him." Zhou Wen drew Bida's appearance for Old Master Lu to see.

Old Master Lu looked at it for a while before saying, "This is a freelance hunter from another city. I saw that he knew a lot about the habits of the break-out creature, so I invited him to stay. But his name is not Bida. He said his name is Ah Ye."

Zhou Wen didn't have any hopes of finding out anything else. After settling the matter here, he left Sea Gazing City.

Uesugi Nao did not participate in the hunting operation this time. As she was exposed ahead of time, the overseas federation gave up on the plan and allowed her to go elsewhere as Xu Ai, so as to prevent the An family from suspecting the relationship between Xu Ai and Uesugi Nao.

Zhou Wen originally wanted to return to Luoyang, but before he left Sea Gazing City, another Guardian appeared on the rankings. The Guardian named Starry Night challenged the second-ranked Companion Beast.

Zhou Wen watched the battle and saw Starry Night standing in the void. The stars in the sky rained down like a meteor shower. After a bombardment lasting more than ten minutes, it nearly killed the Companion Beast. Finally, the latter had no choice but to forfeit and admit defeat.

More and more Guardians have appeared. I wonder how many there are? Zhou Wen thought to himself.

After taking second place, Starry Night didn't continue the challenge. It seemed like it didn't intend to fight the first Great Skyfiend.

Zhou Wen left Sea Gazing City and played with the Blue Sky Crystal Beast's Essence Energy Skill Crystal on the way.

Blue Sky Crystal Beast: Mythical stage. Requires 41 Constitution, 21 Spatial Attribute, Spatial Essence Energy Art.

It's 41 Constitution again. From the looks of it, I have to think of a way to raise Mirror Eyes to the Perfect Body as soon as possible so that my Constitution can reach 41. This way, I can absorb several Mythical techniques. Zhou Wen was somewhat helpless. Up to now, he still hadn't found a way to advance Mirror Eyes.

However, although he wasn't able to obtain a Blue Sky Crystal Beast Companion Egg during his trip to Gazing Sea City, he had obtained an egg. If he could hatch a baby Blue Sky Crystal Beast, he might be able to use it in place of a Companion Beast.

Now, Zhou Wen's problem was that even if the baby Blue Sky Crystal Beast was born, he wouldn't tame it since he didn't know how to make it obedient.

I wonder if I can raise it like a Gu? Zhou Wen thought.

As Zhou Wen rode the Mighty Vajra Bull, he used his phone to grind the game dungeons.

This time, Zhou Wen chose Deer Terrace Pavilion. He couldn't kill the Nine-Tailed Fox inside, but it was different for the other Mythical creatures. Perhaps he could farm something good.

After farming all the dimensional creatures that he could, Zhou Wen went to challenge the Nine-Tailed Fox when there was nothing left.

At any rate, he had to refresh the instance dungeon, so he took the opportunity to test the Nine-Tailed Fox's strength.

Just like last time, after killing the fox body, the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox did not die. Instead, it entered its Terror transformation form and became a beautiful demon consort.

Seeing the demon consort attack, Zhou Wen's heart stirred as he attempted to use Mirror Eyes to glance at her. To his surprise, his glance made the demon consort's face turn into that of a fox.

Perhaps it was because Mirror Eyes was still relatively weak, only her face had turned into that of a fox, and the rest of her body remained human.

Moreover, the face that had turned into that of a fox quickly recovered its devastatingly beautiful human features.

To Zhou Wen's disbelief, Mirror Eyes grew.

Before Zhou Wen could get excited, he saw the screen turn black. The game was over. He had been too pleasantly surprised to notice how demon consort had killed the blood-colored avatar.

Mirror Eyes actually has the ability to see through things. From the looks of it, I have to use Mirror Eyes to see through the disguise of dimensional creatures that use transformation techniques to advance. I wonder if destroying a human's transformation technique can allow Mirror Eyes to advance? Zhou Wen was somewhat excited after finding the method to advance Mirror Eyes.

As long as his Constitution reached 41 points, he could absorb several Mythical Skill Crystals, and his strength would definitely improve greatly.

The most important thing was that he could absorb the Skill Crystal of the Blue Sky Crystal Beast. Perhaps that was a skill that could allow him to teleport indefinitely.

Where can I find dimensional creatures that can transform? Visiting the demon consort each time is too difficult. I'll die every time I take a look. The advancement speed is just too slow. Zhou Wen couldn't think of any dimensional creatures that were good at transforming, so he could only search for information online.

He never expected that there were actually quite a number of dimensional creatures that were good at transforming. Among them, the most common Fox Immortal in East District seemed to have a transformation skill.

How could I have forgotten about this? Aren't there many lesser demons impersonating immortals on Deer Terrace Pavilion? Zhou Wen smacked his head and cursed himself for being foolish.

This couldn't be blamed on Zhou Wen. This was because fake immortals like fox demons had always looked like immortals. He momentarily forgot about them.

He eagerly entered Deer Terrace Pavilion and used Mirror Eyes to look at the fake fairies and immortals. When Zhou Wen looked at an Epic fake fairy, she revealed her true form and turned into a fox. Zhou Wen immediately felt that the Mirror Eyes had grown.

Seeing that this move was indeed effective, Zhou Wen immediately looked around. Any lesser demon that was seen by Mirror Eyes was immediately reduced to its original form.

Although this would expend large amounts of Essence Energy, Zhou Wen could switch back to the Slaughterer Life Soul, giving him unlimited Essence Energy at any time. Then, he could switch back and activate Mirror Eyes.

As he swept his gaze and killed along the way, Mirror Eyes grew rapidly. It was only a matter of time before it broke through to the Evolved Body or even the Perfect Body.

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Chapter 914: Feng Qiuyan's Weakness

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Zhou Wen had recently absorbed many Essence Energy Crystals. There was no lack of Mythical crystals. He felt that the Essence Energy Pill had reached its limits and was about to break through.

However, for some reason, every time he reached a critical moment, he couldn't take that final step. It was as if something was missing.

What's missing? Zhou Wen looked at the diamond-like Essence Energy Pill in front of him and frowned in thought.

What was lacking was clearly not energy, as the Essence Energy Pill's Primordial Body had already absorbed quite a number of Mythical Essence Energy Crystals. Be it the quality or quantity of energy, they far exceeded the requirements needed for the Primordial Life Soul to evolve.

If it's not lacking energy, why can't the Essence Energy Pill evolve? Zhou Wen racked his brains over it but couldn't figure it out.

Just as he was thinking, his phone suddenly rang. He took out his phone and realized that it was Feng Qiuyan.

Feng Qiuyan seldom spoke, and even if he did, most people couldn't understand what he was saying.

"Coach, thank you for your guidance. I've already overcome my weakness and have some achievements in my saber art. If you have the time, can you help me take a look at my saber art?"

Zhou Wen found Feng Qiuyan's message baffling as usual. However, he was already used to it. He casually replied: "The earliest time for me to return to school is the day after tomorrow. I'll look for you when the time comes."

"I can't wait. Coach, which path are you taking? I'll find you," Feng Qiuyan replied.

Zhou Wen sent his route to Feng Qiuyan. Since he had nothing to do on the way, it wasn't a bad idea to have someone welcome him.

After unsummoning the Essence Energy Pill, Zhou Wen continued grinding Deer Terrace Pavilion. The advancement of Mirror Eyes went very smoothly. At this rate, he could probably advance to an Evolved Body in a few days.

Zhou Wen was gaming when he suddenly felt a tattoo on his body tremble. Before he could summon it, the Companion Beast automatically left his body.

"Neo, what happened?" Zhou Wen asked in surprise when he saw Demonic Neonate staring at a lake by the side of the road.

"Food," Demonic Neonate answered as she continued staring at the lake.

Zhou Wen really didn't know what the food Demonic Neonate mentioned was because her diet was too strange. Even Guardians were treated as food by her—she was probably the only one that did so.

The lake by the side of the road wasn't too big. Truth Listener's senses could directly envelop it, but it didn't discover anything amiss.

The lake was filled with ordinary creatures. There were quite a number of fish and shrimps, but there were no dimensional creatures. There were no dimensional zones nearby.

He looked at the map on his phone and realized that there was no sign of a lake here.

"Where's the food?" Zhou Wen had no choice but to ask Demonic Neonate.

Demonic Neonate extended her finger and pointed at the center of the lake.

Zhou Wen noticed that she was referring to the surface of the lake, not inside. Therefore, he narrowed his eyes and looked over.

In the middle of the lake was a bamboo pole. There was a scarecrow hanging on it.

"The food you mentioned is that scarecrow?" Zhou Wen pointed at the scarecrow and asked.

Demonic Neonate nodded as she continued looking at the scarecrow.

As Demonic Neonate had already finished the Longevity Fruits she had previously obtained, she hadn't eaten anything in the past few days. She was probably a little hungry.

"I'll help you get it," Zhou Wen said.

"Dangerous." Demonic Neonate shook her head and said seriously.

Demonic Neonate seldom spoke to begin with. It was the first time he had heard her mention danger. He couldn't help but seriously size up the scarecrow in the middle of the lake.

Looking at its body, there was nothing special about it. The scarecrow's internal structure was made of straw—it could be clearly heard with Truth Listener. Apart from straw, there was nothing.

Apart from its straw body, it also had tattered clothes and a straw hat. It didn't look anything special. The scarecrow was likely placed here in the past to prevent the shorebirds from eating the fish in the lake.

It had been here for quite some time. Its straw hat and clothes had already faded and rotted. Its straw body was also somewhat moldy. No matter how one looked at it, it was just an ordinary scarecrow.

Demonic Neonate bit her lip and glanced at the scarecrow. She actually jumped back onto the Great Might Vajra Bull's back and said, "Go."

Zhou Wen was alarmed as he turned to look at the scarecrow. It was still standing there like a dead object, without any signs of being terrifying.

However, Zhou Wen believed Demonic Neonate's judgment. He didn't stay any longer and got the Great Might Vajra Bull to leave the lake.

After leaving the lake, Demonic Neonate looked back, clearly still having some thoughts.

"What's that?" Zhou Wen wanted to figure out what the scarecrow was.

"Food." Demonic Neonate couldn't explain it clearly either. She only said that it was food.

Zhou Wen secretly memorized this place to prevent himself from provoking the scarecrow when he passed by in the future. Something that even Demonic Neonate had some qualms about was definitely no trifling matter.

After walking for half a day, he suddenly saw a green bird flying at an extremely fast speed in the distant sky. Soon, it arrived above Zhou Wen.

The huge green bird circled a few times before landing from the sky. A figure floated down. It was none other than Feng Qiuyan.

"Coach, I'm here." Feng Qiuyan landed in front of the Great Might Vajra Bull. The green bird transformed into a tattoo and returned to Feng Qiuyan.

"You really didn't waste a moment," Zhou Wen said with a smile.

Feng Qiuyan said seriously, "After I overcame my weakness, my saber technique improved a little. Coach, I really want you to help me take a look at it, so I immediately rushed over."

"Then let me see what improvement your saber technique has made." Zhou Wen placed Ya'er on the back of the Vajra Bull and flew to the grass beside him.

Feng Qiuyan didn't stand on ceremony as he summoned his Life Soul Saber and held it in his hand, preparing to attack.

"Hold on. You said that you overcame your weakness, so what do you think is your weakness?" Zhou Wen stopped Feng Qiuyan's attack.

Feng Qiuyan said seriously, "I've thought about this problem for a long time. Although my saber art has many problems, those problems can be resolved through cultivation. Therefore, it can only be said to be a flaw, not a weakness. After much thought, I only have one weakness—loneliness."

"Loneliness?" Zhou Wen didn't understand what Feng Qiuyan meant.

"Yes, loneliness. This is because my saber art is a saber art meant for me to fight alone. Therefore, if I were to encounter experts of the same level ganking me, it's very easy for me to lose due to a lack of stamina or from being overwhelmed," Feng Qiuyan said.

Zhou Wen thought to himself, Is this considered a weakness? If this is a weakness, then all creatures in this world have such a weakness.

"Then how did you overcome this weakness?" Zhou Wen was somewhat curious.

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Chapter 915: Infinite Saber Pilgrimage

Feng Qiuyan answered, "Firstly, I have to resolve the problem of stamina and Essence Energy. This problem can be resolved with some skills that can recover Essence Energy. However, even if it's a skill that can recover Essence Energy, it's impossible to make a complete recovery. The expenditure of stamina is also a problem. Thankfully, after reading many manuals, I finally thought of a solution. It's to use resources obtained in combat to support the combat."

"How do you use resources obtained in combat to support the combat?" Zhou Wen knew what the phrase meant, but using resources obtained in combat to support the combat worked because there was time to regroup.

After a single person was surrounded, there was no time to regroup. How was he going to use resources obtained in combat to support the combat?

"First, I reduce my expenditure, then I snatch the enemy's Essence Energy..." As Feng Qiuyan spoke, he waved the Life Soul Saber in his hand. The Life Soul Saber seemed to produce some strange magical power that sucked the nearby Essence Energy into the saber.

"You... That's good..." Zhou Wen didn't know what to say. This ability to devour other people's Essence Energy was very rare.

Zhou Wen had only seen Xia Jiuhuang use it before, and Feng Qiuyan was the second. He didn't know how he had learned it.

Feng Qiuyan continued, "The second step is to resolve the problem of being ganked. For this, I spent a long time before coming up with a new saber art. Coach, please give me your advice."

"Then let's do it." Zhou Wen was somewhat looking forward to Feng Qiuyan's saber art.

Feng Qiuyan held the Life Soul Saber with an extremely solemn expression. After telling him to be careful, he raised his saber and slashed at Zhou Wen. The saber beam tore out like an invisible blade that cleaved down at Zhou Wen.

Although this strike was strong enough and much stronger than Feng Qiuyan's saber techniques in the past, there weren't any qualitative changes. Zhou Wen used Transcendent Flying Immortal and dodged Feng Qiuyan's saber strike.

However, Feng Qiuyan didn't care about that. He slashed out repeatedly, his saber beams pouring down like a surging river. Each strike was more ruthless and faster than the last.

Zhou Wen had to admit that Feng Qiuyan's saber art was indeed top-notch. If it wasn't for him being restricted to the Epic stage, this saber art might have even had a chance of advancing to the Mythical stage.

Feng Qiuyan had completely shed his former naivety, hesitation, and lack of confidence. The saber seemed to have become one with him. He could be passionate and unrestrained, and he could also be calm like water flowing beneath a bridge.

Like being able to split a mountain with a single strike, yet also carve out flowers in tofu.

Fast and slow, light and heavy—everything was controlled adequately. When it was time to risk his life, he could unleash an infinite amount of power. When it was time to restrain himself, he could completely restrain his sharpness.

Zhou Wen felt that if Feng Qiuyan continued practicing this saber art, his saber art would probably advance to the Mythical stage like his Transcendent Flying Immortal.

However, no matter how Zhou Wen looked at it, he couldn't tell how Feng Qiuyan's saber art could deal with a group fight. His saber art only supported one-on-one combat.

That's not right! Zhou Wen sensed something. When he used Transcendent Flying Immortal to dodge Feng Qiuyan's attack, he switched to the Hell King Life Soul, allowing his eight senses to become extremely sharp.

I see. What an amazing fellow. Zhou Wen had already discovered the secret of Feng Qiuyan's saber art.

Feng Qiuyan's saber beams crisscrossed, each strike stronger than the last. After countless slashes, Feng Qiuyan suddenly retracted his saber and retreated. He stared at Zhou Wen with a sharp gaze and said, "Coach, you have to be careful."

With that said, Feng Qiuyan held the hilt of his saber with both hands. The saber aura on his body was abundant, and his long hair and clothes fluttered with the saber aura.

The shattered saber beams from before rapidly condensed around Feng Qiuyan, condensing into complete saber beams that formed a huge saber array. All the saber beams pointed at Zhou Wen, densely packed together.

"What's this move called?" Zhou Wen asked Feng Qiuyan.

"This was inspired from watching an ancient movie. I then added to it with my own research and modification. In the movie, that move is called Infinite Sword Convergence. I call this move Infinite Saber Pilgrimage." Feng Qiuyan's hand that held the saber began to tremble.

The Life Soul Saber in his hand was connected to all the saber beams. It was equivalent to carrying the power of infinite sabers.

Although it sounded a little exaggerated, there were still more than a thousand sabers.

"Do your best. Let me see how powerful this Infinite Saber Pilgrimage technique of yours is," Zhou Wen said seriously.

"Coach, please be careful." Feng Qiuyan couldn't hold on any longer as he slashed at Zhou Wen.

With the strength of his strike, dense saber beams descended like a river of sabers from the sky.

Dense saber beams rained down as Zhou Wen phased left and right in the saber river. Like a ghost, his figure left behind afterimages in the air. The saber beams slashed through the afterimages, but they failed to touch Zhou Wen's body.

The violent saber beams failed to touch his body. All of them flew over and slashed at the mountain rocks behind Zhou Wen.

Boom! Boom!

The mountain rocks that were dozens of meters tall were shattered by the dense saber beams, turning into countless fragments. However, Zhou Wen remained standing in front of the collapsed mountain rocks without suffering any damage.

Feng Qiuyan didn't feel discouraged just because Zhou Wen had dodged his Infinite Saber Pilgrimage. Instead, he stared at Zhou Wen with a burning gaze. His mind was completely occupied by Zhou Wen's movement technique for dodging the Infinite Saber Pilgrimage.

With the saber in hand, Feng Qiuyan stood there and stared at Zhou Wen. The aura that should have declined after the Infinite Saber Pilgrimage didn't decline. Instead, it increased.

Zhou Wen's expression turned solemn as he pressed his hand on the handle of Bamboo Blade.

When Feng Qiuyan's aura reached its peak, he suddenly relaxed. The ferocious and domineering aura on him seemed to vanish, as though he had become an ordinary person. There was a strange smile on his face.

At that moment, Feng Qiuyan was like a pious believer. He wanted to use the saber in his hand to commemorate the holiness in his heart. Apart from being pious, Zhou Wen couldn't sense any killing intent or evil aura from him.

It was as if he wasn't holding a lethal weapon, but a holy artifact that consecrated gods.

Finally, the saber in Feng Qiuyan's hand moved again. There was no domineering saber beam, nor was there a ferocious saber beam. Zhou Wen had never seen anyone use a saber art in such a clean and holy manner. It was very artistic.

It was as if he wasn't killing, but completing a redemption.

Almost at the instant Feng Qiuyan unsheathed his saber, Zhou Wen's hand that held the Bamboo Blade moved. Transcendent Flying Immortal didn't have any mortal aura as it crossed Feng Qiuyan like an elegant immortal.

A saber hum that resembled a dragon's roar lasted for a long time. If one were to carefully distinguish it, they would realize that the saber hum came from two different sabers. Bamboo Blade and the Life Soul Saber in Feng Qiuyan's hands were trembling and humming.

Crack!

A saber mark split open on the Dragon Scale Armor across Zhou Wen's chest. Almost at the same time, a saber mark appeared on Feng Qiuyan's chest. On his exposed muscles, there was a thin line of blood that seeped out.

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Chapter 916: Fighting the Yin Talisman King Again

"Congratulations on mastering a Mythical saber technique. It's very strong," Zhou Wen said sincerely as he looked at the shattered Dragon Scale Armor on his chest.

Feng Qiuyan put away his saber, but he shook his head and said, "Even though it's a Mythical saber technique, I was still defeated. Coach, if you hadn't retracted your saber in time, I would have been beheaded."

Zhou Wen had already sheathed the Bamboo Blade in his hand. He said with a smile, "It's a draw. I'm wearing Mythical armor, so I knew that you couldn't injure me, so I could consider retracting my saber. Otherwise, both sides would have suffered."

Feng Qiuyan still shook his head and said, "To be able to release and withdraw freely under such circumstances, Coach, you are indeed much stronger than me. I still need to continue working hard."

Zhou Wen blushed with shame. Feng Qiuyan's strike already had the qualifications to match Transcendent Flying Immortal. However, other than Transcendent Flying Immortal, Zhou Wen also had Immortal Slaying. It made him accustomed to higher-level battles, so he still had the strength to react more under such circumstances.

In terms of saber arts, Feng Qiuyan's strike was in no way inferior to Transcendent Flying Immortal.

"That final strike shouldn't be a part of the Infinite Saber Pilgrimage, right?" Zhou Wen asked.

Feng Qiuyan said, "It wasn't in the past, but it is now. This strike is the new Infinite Saber Pilgrimage. The Infinite Saber Pilgrimage before can just be considered a prelude."

Zhou Wen didn't have any concept of names to begin with. Feng Qiuyan could name anything he wanted, so he didn't have any thoughts on it.

Just as he was about to return to Ya'er's side, he suddenly heard a voice. "How exciting. Young men who aren't even twenty can actually use such movement techniques and saber art. Is this era too powerful, or were the humans from the past too weak? How enviable."

When Zhou Wen heard this voice, he immediately knew that something was amiss. He turned his head and saw the Yin Talisman King slowly walking over. He was clearly very far away, but with every step he took, he rapidly approached Zhou Wen and company. In a few steps, he was less than a hundred meters away from them.

"Yin Talisman King, you dare appear in front of me? Aren't you afraid that it would infuriate The Thearch?" Zhou Wen glanced at the Yin Talisman King's arm and saw that his severed arm had already recovered.

Yin Talisman King said with a sinister smile, "No matter how strong The Thearch is, she's still trapped in a dimensional zone and can't leave. As long as I don't approach Chess Mountain, how can she do anything to me? Trying to use her to reel me in? Don't be ridiculous."

"Are you really that sure that she can't come out of a dimensional zone?" Zhou Wen said indifferently.

However, Yin Talisman King said disdainfully, "Don't try to scare me. The seal won't be broken. Even if she's a Calamity goddess, she can forget about rushing out of a place like Chess Mountain. Without that person today, I want to see who can protect you."

With that said, Yin Talisman King appeared in front of Zhou Wen like a ghost. A crystal-like palm grabbed at Zhou Wen.

Feng Qiuyan didn't hesitate to draw his saber and slash at Yin Talisman King. It was none other than the Infinite Saber Pilgrimage Technique he had just figured out.

Zhou Wen lamented inwardly when he saw Feng Qiuyan take action. All he could do was draw his saber and slash at Yin Talisman King.

The two of them slashed at Yin Talisman King from both sides. They were extremely fast, but Yin Talisman King grabbed a saber with one hand. The sharp blade couldn't even tear through the skin of his crystallized palm.

Zhou Wen released Bamboo Blade and struck Yin Talisman King's head. Feng Qiuyan also retracted his Life Soul Saber and slashed at his waist.

Yin Talisman King turned slightly, threw away Bamboo Blade, and extended his hand to strike Zhou Wen. At the same time, he raised his leg and kicked Feng Qiuyan.

Bam!

Zhou Wen and Feng Qiuyan were sent flying almost at the same time. Zhou Wen shouted, "Split up and run!" Then, he spun in midair and flew to Ya'er's side before rapidly flying into the distance.

Feng Qiuyan held back the churning blood in his chest and ran in another direction.

"This place is very far from Chess Mountain. You won't be able to run there." Yin Talisman King sneered as he chased after Zhou Wen. He almost instantly appeared behind him.

Seeing that he was chasing after him, Zhou Wen didn't hesitate any further. He summoned Earth Elemental Beast and used Earth Escape several times.

The reason Zhou Wen didn't use Earth Escape's maximum distance was that he hoped that Yin Talisman King would chase after him and not chase after Feng Qiuyan.

Thankfully, Yin Talisman King was very confident and had no intention of using Feng Qiuyan as a hostage.

Clang!

The Earth Elemental Beast was in the midst of Earth Escape when it suddenly seemed to slam into an iron wall. It became dizzy from the collision and bounced out of Earth Escape. It sprawled on the ground and nearly fainted. A portion of its skull had shattered. From the looks of it, its injuries weren't light as Zhou Wen unsummoned it.

Yin Talisman King chased after him with a smile. "If I wasn't completely confident, would I have taken action? Even if immortals came today, they wouldn't be able to escape either."

Zhou Wen didn't answer as he summoned the Invisibility Cloak and used the three minutes of invisibility to escape this area.

Bam!

Zhou Wen wanted to fly away, but he felt his body slam into an invisible barrier and rebound.

Yin Talisman King couldn't see Zhou Wen, but he could hear the sound. He rushed over and said with a sinister smile, "It's useless no matter how you struggle. Even if you turn into a ghost, you won't be able to escape this area."

Zhou Wen didn't know how large the area was, so he stood there without moving. At the very least, he knew that there was an invisible barrier beside him.

Yin Talisman King couldn't see him. All it could do was fly into the sky and look down at the entire forest. At the same time, it took out something as though it wanted to figure out Zhou Wen's location.

Zhou Wen didn't move as he activated his Mirror Eyes and looked at the invisible barrier, but he didn't see anything.

After switching to the Supreme Hell King Life Soul, he looked at the invisible barrier again, but he still couldn't see anything. Clearly, it wasn't some kind of soul power.

If there's a barrier in such a huge area, even a Terror-grade can't do it with their own strength, right? With this in mind, Zhou Wen switched to the Dao Sutra and the Heaven-Opening Scripture appeared in his sea of consciousness. Then, he charged straight at the invisible barrier.

Zhou Wen held the Light Concealment Sword in his hand, but when the Light Concealment Sword touched the invisible barrier, it passed right through.

As expected. Yin Talisman King relies on the power of the Heaven and Earth laws to form such a powerful barrier. Zhou Wen rushed out of the barrier and immediately flew at full speed.

At the instant Zhou Wen rushed out of the barrier, Yin Talisman King sensed something as his expression changed. Damn it, how did he rush out of the Mystic Heaven Array?

However, very quickly, Yin Talisman King took out something that resembled a compass. There were many intersecting points and lines on it. After Yin Talisman King injected his Essence Energy, the compass pointed in the direction Zhou Wen had fled.

Yin Talisman King used Earth Escape to chase after Zhou Wen.

Just as Zhou Wen came out of invisibility, he was discovered by Yin Talisman King. All he could do was dodge with his movement technique and constantly pull open the distance with teleportation.

Unfortunately, the last time he had used fixed-position spatial teleportation was less than a month ago. He couldn't use it again. It was almost impossible to shake off Yin Talisman King by teleporting a great distance.

As for the ten teleportation opportunities in a day, they were quickly expended. Earth Elemental Beast was severely injured and it's mind was muddled, so it was impossible for it to help Zhou Wen escape.

Zhou Wen wasn't running towards Chess Mountain because it was too far away. It was impossible for him to escape.

Seeing that Zhou Wen had already fled, Yin Talisman King could also tell that Zhou Wen's teleportation ability could no longer be used.

"Continue fleeing," said Yin Talisman King coldly as he looked at Zhou Wen who had been chased to a lake.

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Chapter 917: Scarecrow

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Zhou Wen stopped and stood by the lake. He suddenly took out the purple bronze ball.

When Yin Talisman King saw the purple bronze ball in Zhou Wen's hand, he slowed down and didn't immediately rush over.

"This is what you want, right?" Zhou Wen asked as he slowly walked over.

In fact, Zhou Wen already knew the answer without needing Yin Talisman King to answer. This was because Yin Talisman King's eyes were glowing when he saw the purple bronze ball.

"Give it to me and I shall give you a quick death. Otherwise, I'll let you suffer so much that you'll wish you were dead," said King Yin Talisman.

"What's this? Is it worth you risking your life to chase after me? You didn't chase after the person who took away the Sun True Flame Furnace, but you chased after me for this. I believe this thing must be extraordinary, right?" Zhou Wen held the copper ball and slowly retreated. He had already retreated to the edge of the lake and was about to step into it.

Yin Talisman King was also sizing up his surroundings, especially the lake behind Zhou Wen. He didn't dare underestimate Zhou Wen. Although it looked like Zhou Wen was unable to escape, Yin Talisman King was still very careful when Zhou Wen chose to stop here. He didn't dare charge forward, hoping to figure out if there were any problems here.

Just like Zhou Wen, Yin Talisman King didn't discover any problems. He believed that this was only an ordinary lake and that there was nothing special nearby. Therefore, he focused his attention on Zhou Wen.

In fact, this was where Zhou Wen had discovered the scarecrow. It was erected in the lake.

"You don't need to know what this is. Where's the other one?" Yin Talisman King asked.

"There's two of these?" Zhou Wen saw that Yin Talisman King had already approached him. He suddenly flew up and flew across the lake.

Yin Talisman King tore through the air at a speed faster than Zhou Wen's. He was just moments from grabbing Zhou Wen from behind.

Zhou Wen suddenly threw the purple bronze ball into the lake, and it landed near the scarecrow.

Zhou Wen originally imagined that Yin Talisman King would chase after the purple bronze ball first. If he approached the scarecrow, the scarecrow wouldn't be indifferent.

However, to his surprise, Yin Talisman King was more ruthless than Zhou Wen had imagined. He seemed to think that it didn't matter even if the purple bronze ball fell into the lake. He could quickly return to retrieve it later.

Therefore, Yin Talisman King didn't chase after the purple bronze ball. Instead, he continued attacking Zhou Wen, hoping to kill him first.

Zhou Wen was somewhat depressed, but he had also thought of this possibility. His body suddenly sank as he burrowed into the lake, allowing Yin Talisman King to rush past him.

The moment Zhou Wen entered the water, he switched to the Demon God Catalog and dived deep into the lake.

Without any hesitation, Yin Talisman King chased after Zhou Wen and rushed into the lake. He wanted to kill Zhou Wen quickly and not give him any chance of survival.

However, just as Yin Talisman King was about to rush into the water, he suddenly saw a strange scene.

Yin Talisman King had been paying attention to the purple bronze ball with a sliver of his mind. He needed to know where the purple bronze ball had landed so that he could search for it later.

However, before the purple bronze ball landed in the water, it suddenly changed its trajectory. Yin Talisman King saw the purple bronze ball land in the hands of the scarecrow on the lake.

The scarecrow that originally looked like an ordinary object was now holding the purple bronze ball in its moldy straw palm. It tilted its head and looked down at the purple bronze ball.

Yin Talisman King was alarmed. If the purple bronze ball was taken away, it would be useless even if he killed Zhou Wen. He immediately made a prompt decision and spun like a strange eagle, striking at the scarecrow with his palm.

Zhou Wen originally imagined that he would be in a bitter battle, but to his surprise, Yin Talisman King changed directions and charged at the scarecrow.

Zhou Wen lay in the lake and looked up at the scarecrow.

The scarecrow's face was the same as the rest of its body. It was already moldy, but on its face—under the cover of the hat—was a pair of red eyes and a crescent-shaped mouth that emitted an evil red glow.

At that moment, the scarecrow was completely different from when Zhou Wen had observed it. It emitted a terrifying evil aura that resembled black demonic smoke. It rose from its body as though it was wrapping its body like its clothes and a hat.

One of Yin Talisman King's hands had already slammed in front of the scarecrow. Yin Talisman King was clearly very careful. His entire body had turned into a crystalline state as he entered his Terror form. His hand was almost transparent.

Just as Yin Talisman King's hand was about to strike the scarecrow's head, the scarecrow finally looked up. The eyes and mouth that were covered by the brim of the hat were revealed to Yin Talisman King.

"Ah!" Yin Talisman King suddenly screamed as he retreated.

Zhou Wen saw that Yin Talisman King's eyes were like the eyes of a scarecrow, turning blood-red. Furthermore, the redness was still spreading around his eyes like protruding blood vessels. It made Yin Talisman King's eyes look extremely strange. Furthermore, his eyes protruded and shimmered with red light. It gave off the feeling that his eyes were about to burst.

Zhou Wen's heart trembled as he thought to himself that it was a close call. Thankfully, he thought that the scarecrow might be a dimensional creature like a demon. As for the Demon God Catalog, it had a bewitchment effect on such dimensional creatures. It made them mistake Zhou Wen for one of their kind, so he switched over.

From the looks of it, he had escaped a calamity. If not for the protection of the Mirror Eyes Life Soul in the Demon God Catalog, he would probably have suffered the same outcome as Yin Talisman King when he saw the scarecrow's eyes.

Yin Talisman King was impressive as well. He gathered his strength with both hands and pressed it on his eyes that were about to burst. Two beams of Yin energy were injected into his eyes, forcefully suppressing the red light in them.

However, the red light didn't disappear. It was suppressed and remained in his eyes, preventing him from opening his eyes to see.

"Who are you?" Yin Talisman King used his ears as his eyes and listened in the direction of the scarecrow with a heavy expression.

The only one who could injure a Terror-grade was a Terror-grade creature. The scarecrow had nearly crippled his eyes. Clearly, it was also a Terror-grade creature.

However, the scarecrow had no intention of answering. Its body dissipated like black smoke as it silently condensed in front of Yin Talisman King. The finger that carried black smoke and demonic aura stabbed at Yin Talisman King's blind eyes.

Just as Zhou Wen thought that Yin Talisman King was about to be crippled, he suddenly saw a jade light on Yin Talisman King's body glow. His palm was like a jade claw as it penetrated the scarecrow's chest. He had actually discovered the scarecrow's location.

However, the scarecrow didn't seem to feel any pain. Its hand continued reaching out, wanting to grab Yin Talisman King's neck.

Yin Talisman King raised his other hand and grabbed the scarecrow's palm.

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Chapter 918: Soul Cage

"Ah!" Another tragic cry came from the lake. Zhou Wen originally imagined that it would be the scarecrow, but to his surprise, he realized that it was Yin Talisman King.

Yin Talisman King's hand had penetrated the scarecrow's chest and grabbed one of its hands. However, the scarecrow stood in front of him expressionlessly. The Essence Energy in Yin Talisman King's body quickly flowed into the scarecrow's body.

Yin Talisman King wanted to shake off the scarecrow, but it seemed to be sucked in. No matter how hard he tried, he couldn't shake it off. As for the scarecrow, it approached his body as though it was about to cling to him.

Boom! Zhou Wen saw an immortal glow circulate over Yin Talisman King's palm. A strange symbol swirled in his palm and forcefully blasted the scarecrow's body.

The scarecrow's body slid across the lake like a skater, but its actions were extremely strange. As it contorted its body and slid towards Yin Talisman King, it reached out to grab at him.

Yin Talisman King and the scarecrow fought above the lake, but neither gained an advantage. If it wasn't for the mysterious symbols on his hands that could restrain the demonic aura on the scarecrow, Yin Talisman King would have long been sucked dry by the scarecrow.

Even so, Yin Talisman King wasn't having it good either. He couldn't see, so he could only rely on his other senses to make up for his shortcomings. At the same time, he didn't dare touch any other spot of the scarecrow.

The scarecrow was like an elegant figure skater. Its body moved strangely on the surface of the lake as it attacked Yin Talisman King in all sorts of elegant and strange poses.

The spot on Yin Talisman King's crystalline Terror form where the scarecrow had touched immediately turned black, as though ink had seeped into his flesh.

What a terrifying scarecrow! Zhou Wen was alarmed. The powerful Yin Talisman King was actually suppressed to such a sorry state in front of the scarecrow.

Yin Talisman King's Five-Elemental Escape technique didn't seem to be of much use in front of the scarecrow. As he moved in the water, the scarecrow's figure turned into black smoke and dissipated. By the time he escaped from the water, the scarecrow had already condensed beside him.

The two invincible existences at the Terror grade didn't seem to erupt with earth-shattering strength, but their battle was extremely harrowing. If it were an ordinary Mythical creature, they probably wouldn't be able to withstand a single strike and would die tragically.

Strength wasn't purely based on one's destructive power. Some forces might not look very destructive, but could lead to death upon contact.

Zhou Wen originally wanted to take the opportunity to escape, but after hiding in the water and peeping for a while, he dispelled the thought of immediately escaping.

Yin Talisman King was proficient in the Five-Elemental Escape technique. If he really wanted to escape, he could escape far away. It was likely that the scarecrow wouldn't be able to catch up to him so easily.

However, Yin Talisman King only escaped in a small area and didn't go far. It was obvious that he hadn't given up on the purple bronze ball and wanted to snatch it back from the scarecrow.

In fact, the scarecrow only used one hand to fight. Its other hand held the purple bronze ball tightly. Clearly, it also valued the purple bronze ball.

Zhou Wen secretly summoned Demonic Neonate and hid in the lake with her, hoping to wait for an opportunity.

Demonic Neonate's large eyes sized up the scarecrow and Yin Talisman King. Clearly, she was also judging the situation and looking for an opportunity.

Although Yin Talisman King was suppressed by the scarecrow, his life wasn't in danger. During the battle, Yin Talisman King was still shouting sternly, "Who are you? Are you a fiend? I was once a peer of the fiends' Guardian..."

However, the scarecrow ignored him. It circled around Yin Talisman King like a ghost and attacked him, putting him in grave danger.

Seeing that Yin Dark Talisman King seemed to have the intention of retreating, Zhou Wen thought to himself, If I let him escape, I won't be the scarecrow's match. I'm afraid I won't be able to retrieve the purple bronze ball. How can I stop Yin Talisman King from running and fight the scarecrow to an internecine outcome?

However, after some thought, there seemed to be nothing he could do. Unless he sealed off all the five elements when dealing with a person who was proficient in the Five-Elemental Escape technique, it was impossible to stop him from escaping.

Indeed, when Yin Talisman King realized that he couldn't turn the tables and gradually couldn't withstand the scarecrow's attacks, he already had the intention to retreat.

After dodging the scarecrow's attack, Yin Talisman King used Water Escape to reach the edge of the lake and leaped towards the shore. Half of his body had already touched the ground he wanted to escape through. He wanted to leave this place and wait for his injuries to heal before seeking revenge on the scarecrow.

However, Yin Talisman King's expression suddenly changed. He felt as though a force that came from his soul was sucking at his soul, pulling him into the lake.

Just as Yin Talisman King had landed on the ground, he fell back into the lake.

"Soul Cage!" Yin Talisman King turned pale and couldn't help but shout.

Zhou Wen also saw an extremely strange scene. The scarecrow stood on the surface of the lake, its body wrapped in a black-robed demonic smoke, but its body made of straw emitted a soul-like holy brilliance.

The entire lake emitted a white soul glow like a holy lake.

Yin Talisman King rushed out of the lake, but a transparent shadow was locked inside. Then, Yin Talisman King's body seemed to be pulled back by a rubber band.

The transparent shadow also fused with his body, and the scarecrow transformed into demonic smoke again and gracefully attacked.

Zhou Wen was alarmed as well. Taking advantage of their battle, he swam towards the bank, hoping to leave the lake.

However, just as he climbed ashore, he felt something in the lake affecting him, making him want to throw himself into the lake uncontrollably.

Could the Soul Cage that Yin Talisman King mentioned really imprison souls? Zhou Wen realized that Demon God Catalog and Mirror Eyes were useless, so he switched to the Supreme Hell King Life Soul.

The moment Supreme Hell King Life Soul appeared, Zhou Wen's entire body transformed into a Hell King state. The force that was pulling him suddenly vanished as Zhou Wen finally rushed ashore.

When he turned his head, he saw that the lake wasn't glowing at all. He couldn't even see the lake. Countless bones sank to the bottom of the lake, and in the lake were countless wailing, struggling, and entangled wraiths. The lake was like a living hell, and the scarecrow that emitted demonic aura was the king of this purgatory.

Countless wraiths entangled Yin Talisman King's soul. His body could leave the lake, but his soul was entangled by countless wraiths.

Some wraiths wanted to entangle Zhou Wen, but the moment they touched Zhou Wen's Supreme Hell King body, they were immediately burned by invisible flames. One of their hands turned to ashes.

As for the invisible flames, they remained undying. They spread across the wraith's body until it completely turned to dust before disappearing.

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Chapter 919: First Mountain Bronze

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A wraith tried to pull Ya'er from Zhou Wen's arms, but Zhou Wen casually waved his hand and reduced it to ashes.

Demonic Neonate remained hidden in the lake and didn't come out with Zhou Wen. Zhou Wen looked in surprise at where Demonic Neonate was and realized that the wraith-like objects didn't entangle Demonic Neonate as though she didn't exist.

Demonic Neonate isn't leaving because she probably thinks there's a chance. There's no harm in observing. Zhou Wen thought for a moment and hid in the nearby forest to observe the battle in the lake.

Soon, Zhou Wen realized that the wraith-like objects couldn't leave the lake. It was as though there was a barrier outside the lake.

Could it be that the scarecrow can't leave the lake? Zhou Wen guessed.

The last time he passed here, the scarecrow hadn't attacked him. Back then, he had walked on a small path by the lake, less than two meters away from the lake.

Such a distance was probably nothing to a terrifying existence like the scarecrow. There were only two possibilities for it not to attack Zhou Wen.

One was that it didn't want to attack, and the other was that it couldn't leave the lake.

If the scarecrow really can't leave the lake, there might be a chance of snatching the purple bronze ball back. Just as Zhou Wen was pondering over it, he suddenly heard Yin Talisman King's voice.

"Zhou Wen, let's make a deal. Help me leave the lake and I'll help you contract the strongest Guardian." Yin Talisman King was pleasantly surprised when he realized that Zhou Wen had rushed out of the lake.

What surprised him was that Zhou Wen was able to escape the lake. This person had always exceeded his expectations. He had lived for so many years, but he had never suffered such a huge loss at the hands of an uncontracted human.

He was naturally happy that Zhou Wen could escape the lake. This might be his chance of survival.

Zhou Wen thought for a moment and shouted in the direction of the lake, "Tell me what that purple bronze ball is. What's its use?"

As Yin Talisman King fought the scarecrow, he said, "That's First Mountain Bronze."

Zhou Wen couldn't help but be slightly taken aback when he heard the name First Mountain Bronze.

First Mountain Bronze wasn't a name for a type of bronze. First Mountain was a name for a place. In myths and legends, Yellow Emperor went to First Mountain to mine bronze and cast a tripod cauldron to stabilize the light from providence that shone on China.

There were all sorts of theories as to where First Mountain was. Many regions claimed that it was the true First Mountain. Zhou Wen didn't know which was true.

However, even if the legends were true, First Mountain Bronze was only a metal used to forge cauldrons. Was it worth it for existences like Yin Talisman King and the scarecrow to fight for it?

"Don't tell me you want to forge a tripod cauldron by snatching the First Mountain Bronze," Zhou Wen said.

King Yin Talisman was in a perilous situation after being attacked by the scarecrow. Upon hearing Zhou Wen's words, he felt a little depressed, but he had no choice but to say patiently, "The true value of First Mountain Bronze isn't because of the material itself. The so-called First Mountain isn't really called First Mountain. It's the place where Yellow Emperor and Chiyou deployed their troops to battle. Countless experts from both sides died. The blood of human immortals and demons dyed the mountain range red and soaked through the mountain's bronze mine. The blood-stained bronze cauldron that Yellow Emperor made could suppress the light from providence for ages. What kind of treasure is that? Emperor Qin went through all the trouble to find First Mountain Bronze in hopes of using the human immortals and demons' blood essence in First Mountain Bronze to refine the Elixir of Longevity.

"Unfortunately, even after Emperor Qin passed away, the First Mountain Bronze couldn't be refined. Instead, the blood essence in it became more and more condensed. It also absorbed the essence energy in the pill furnace and turned into two bronze balls. These two bronze balls can be said to be a kernel of the Elixir of Immortality, and they can also be said to be the strongest forging material for humanity."

"Is that all?" Zhou Wen felt that Yin Talisman King hadn't finished explaining the matter of First Mountain Bronze.

If that was the case, why would the scarecrow snatch it? It was immortal to begin with, and it couldn't use tools forged by humans.

The situation on Yin Talisman King's side wasn't optimistic. His crystalline body was already tainted with the scarecrow's demonic aura. He couldn't last much longer.

"If you are willing to help me out of the lake, we can settle our past grievances. I can also help you refine the First Mountain Bronze. Only I know how to refine it..." Yin Talisman King attempted to convince Zhou Wen.

"I want to help you too, but I'm not capable enough to help." How could Zhou Wen be willing to help Yin Talisman King? It would be good if such an old fellow died.

"Even if you don't need to refine the First Mountain Bronze, you should still need a Companion Beast, right? I know where the Companion Beast used by Yellow Emperor Huang is. That Companion Beast has already returned to its Companion Egg form. With my help, you will definitely obtain it." Yin Talisman King continued throwing out his chips.

However, Zhou Wen was completely unmoved. He ignored Yin Talisman King's nonsensical words and pretended not to hear him.

When Yin Talisman King saw that Zhou Wen clearly wanted him dead and that it was useless to say anything else, he immediately steeled his heart and didn't waste his breath. Taking advantage of his remaining strength, he suddenly advanced and slammed into the scarecrow.

Inside the crystal jade-like body of Yin Talisman King, there were dark-gold mysterious symbols flowing. The mysterious symbols suddenly collided with something.

Boom!

A golden beam shot into the sky like a nuclear explosion. It formed a huge golden mushroom cloud that blew up the entire lake.

The powerful shockwave shattered the nearby forest and caused the mountain walls to collapse.

Zhou Wen summoned Tyrant Behemoth to block the blast. Truth Listener kept monitoring the battlefield as the scarecrow's body scattered amidst the golden explosion.

However, it was different from what Zhou Wen had imagined. After the scarecrow's body scattered, it transformed into countless wraiths. It was as though its body didn't have any corporeal form—the straw was made of wraiths.

The wraiths closest to Yin Talisman King were disintegrated by the terrifying golden light. Many of them died.

A cold beam flew out of the explosion. After rushing out of the lake, it landed on the ground and vanished.

Zhou Wen knew that it was definitely a trump card that Yin Talisman King had kept close to his chest, but he didn't have the time to stop him from escaping. By the time Zhou Wen rushed over, the cold beam had already fled into the distance. It was probably kilometers away.

Even this can't kill him? Zhou Wen was somewhat depressed as he turned to look at the lake.

The remaining wraiths in the lake were condensing towards a spot. There was a black core there, and all the wraiths were condensing towards the core. The numerous wraiths turned into a part of the outer core, gradually forming the scarecrow's body.

Before it could condense into a scarecrow again, a black-purple sword beam flashed as Demonic Neonate's demon sword pierced through the black monster core.

At the moment the monster core was pierced, the wraiths in the lake let out ear-piercing screams. Then, soul light brightly bloomed as wraiths rose into the sky amidst the light. The number was terrifying, and the scene was extremely spectacular.

After all the wraiths vanished into the sky, Demonic Neonate flew back to the bank with the purple bronze ball in one hand and the demon sword in the other.

The black monster core was still skewered to the demon sword. It was shaped like a walnut, but its texture was like obsidian. It also beat like a heart.

If not for Grim Demon's power suppressing the monster core, it would have long fled.

Before Zhou Wen could ask Demonic Neonate what it was, Demonic Neonate had already opened her mouth and bit off the monster core like she was eating from a skewer. After chewing a few times, she swallowed it.

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Chapter 920: The Weapon Zhou Wen Likes

Seeing Demonic Neonate swallow the scarecrow's monster core, Zhou Wen opened his mouth, wanting to ask something, but he saw Demonic Neonate emit demonic aura as though she was about to evolve.

Demonic Neonate leaped towards Zhou Wen and returned to him in the form of a tattoo. However, the tattoo was different from usual. It had already transformed into a blob of dense demonic aura that couldn't be dispelled. It was impossible to tell its outline.

Is she finally going to be a Mythical? Zhou Wen was somewhat delighted. After this evolution, he might be able to find out the secret of Demonic Neonate's Wheel of Destiny.

Unfortunately, I failed to kill Yin Talisman King. Zhou Wen glanced at the lake regretfully before leaving with Ya'er.

When he arrived at a place with a signal, Zhou Wen's phone rang. It was a message from Feng Qiuyan.

"I'm in Taihang Mountain District. There's a dimensional zone here that allows us to take refuge. Lure him here..."

Unfortunately, Zhou Wen hadn't seen the message. He had fled too quickly and there was no signal.

"It's been resolved. I'm rushing back to Luoyang. Quickly return." Zhou Wen sent him a message before rushing back.

Although he failed to kill Yin Talisman King, he was definitely severely injured. Even his body had self-destructed. It was difficult to say if he could recover his strength. It was unlikely he could return anytime soon.

If he dared to come again, Banana Fairy would probably have completed her evolution. When that happened, it would be difficult to say who would be the pursuer.

Unfortunately, I can't find him. Otherwise, this would be a great opportunity to eliminate him. Zhou Wen took out the purple bronze ball and played with it. Yin Talisman King had said that it was First Mountain Bronze and that it had absorbed the blood essence of the three races—humans, immortals, demons.

Zhou Wen felt that it wasn't as simple as Yin Talisman King had said. If it was the pure blood of ordinary humans, immortals, and demons, it wouldn't be of much use even if he absorbed it. If it was really as Yin Talisman King had said, the blood absorbed by the First Mountain Bronze would probably be extraordinary.

However, Zhou Wen tried many methods, but he failed to figure out how to use it. No matter how he heated it, it only burned red. He could see a hint of purple flowing inside.

I don't think it's possible to call such a huge bronze ball a pill kernel. If it's really refined into a pill, it might be able to gorge someone to death. It's more reliable using it to make weapons. This thing is so hard, so it definitely won't be easily destroyed by weapons. However, if it's so hard, it won't be easy to turn it into a weapon. I can't use a ball as a weapon, right... Wait... Zhou Wen suddenly thought of something and summoned his Essence Energy Pill.

I've been wondering if the Essence Energy Pill will advance into a pill or something in the future, but I neglected the fact that this thing is more like a weapon. If it's a weapon, will it have a weapon form after advancing? Could it be that the reason the Essence Energy Pill hasn't advanced is because it doesn't have a fixed weapon form? The more Zhou Wen thought about it, the more he felt that it was right.

The Life Soul was a fusion of bloodline talent and essence, vitality, and spirit. Its growth not only required energy, but also its master's will.

Zhou Wen didn't have any special preferences for weapons. He could use any weapon. To him, weapons were just tools that he didn't devote any feelings to.

Zhou Wen felt that this was likely the reason why the Essence Energy Pill hadn't advanced.

If it's a weapon, what kind of weapon do I need? A saber, a sword, or a spear? Zhou Wen thought for a moment and felt that they were about the same. Apart from the fact that he seldom used a spear, swords and sabers were basically the same to Zhou Wen. However, swords were mainly focused on thrusting, while sabers were more focused on slashing.

Since they're about the same, I'll choose the sword. Zhou Wen thought about the form of the sword before circulating the Qi Refinement Art again, hoping to advance his Essence Energy Pill.

However, the outcome was useless. At the final step, the Essence Energy Pill remained infinitely stable. It refused to break through.

Could I be wrong? The Essence Energy Pill doesn't evolve towards weapons? Zhou Wen was somewhat depressed.

When Zhou Wen returned to Luoyang, Feng Qiuyan had already returned ahead of time. As he had suffered some injuries, he was being treated at the hospital. He probably wouldn't be able to return to campus for a couple of weeks.

After visiting Feng Qiuyan, Zhou Wen returned to campus.

Zhou Wen had been considering the problem of the Essence Energy Pill along the way. He felt that his idea was correct, but for some reason, the Essence Energy Pill couldn't evolve.

Could it be that I really have to like a certain weapon for it to be able to sense my will for evolution? Zhou Wen thought for a moment and decided to seriously study the various weapons to see if he could find a weapon he really liked.

The first weapon Zhou Wen learned about was the sword. It wasn't because he liked swords the most, but because he had an Ancient Sword Tomb dungeon. There were all kinds of swords there, so Zhou Wen planned on taking a closer look.

After returning to his dorm, he opened the door and the chick flew over. It had grown a little bigger—from the looks of it, An Sheng had sent it quite a number of good things recently. It hadn't starved.

The antelope lay on the couch and when it saw Zhou Wen return, it lazily opened its eyes and glanced at him before closing its eyes to continue sleeping.

This fellow eats and sleeps all day. Will its strength regress? Should I try to kill it and roast some venison skewers? Zhou Wen looked at the antelope and thought to himself.

However, this was only a thought. Zhou Wen suspected that this fellow was at the Terror grade. If they really fought, he might not be able to kill it.

After summoning Truth Listener and the other Companion Beasts that liked to play outside, he distributed the snacks he had brought back to the chick and got Ya'er to play with them. Only then did Zhou Wen return to his bedroom and lie in bed. He took out his phone and entered the Ancient Sword Tomb dungeon.

The vine sword was still stuck there. Every time he respawned, the location of the vine sword would be different. However, he could see it. Zhou Wen had tried many times to pull it out, but he failed.

This vine sword's shape is too strange. It's not the kind I would like. Zhou Wen looked at the vine sword before shaking his head and looking at the ancient sword beside him.

In the Ancient Sword Tomb, there were quite a number of beautiful ancient swords. Zhou Wen quite liked the shapes of some ancient swords, but no matter how much he liked them, he only treated them as tools. He had no way of developing the feelings that Feng Qiuyan had for sabers.

After circling the Ancient Sword Tomb for some time, Zhou Wen knew that it was impossible for him to be a swordsman who loved swords as much as his life. Therefore, he gave up on searching.

I should take a look at sabers. Perhaps I'm a natural saber user? Zhou Wen decided to change his train of thought.

It wasn't as convenient to look at sabers as looking at swords. There were no instance dungeons like Saber Tomb, but in Sunset College, there was a showroom where many Essence Gold weapons were stored. Sabers took up a large potion of them.

Why did sabers take up the largest portion? That was because sabers were the most practical. While a sword had two sharp edges, making it seem to have more functions than a saber, this didn't mean that it was better. A sword had high requirements for the craftsmanship and user. It wasn't as simple and practical as a saber.

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Chapter 921: Practice Comes Before Saber

As long as the showroom was open, the college's students could enter freely with their student identification.

The moment the showroom opened, Zhou Wen swiped his student ID and entered.

There weren't many students here usually, and it was still early. When Zhou Wen entered the showroom, the staff were still organizing the items. There wasn't a single student.

Since he was already here, Zhou Wen wasn't in a rush to look at the sabers. He looked at the first item on display.

What was displayed here were all Essence Gold weapons produced by humans after the dimensional storms. However, most of them were replicas for show.

Sabers were mainstream, followed by spears and bows. Swords and other weapons were non-mainstream. There were also shields and armor made of Essence Gold. However, there were very few of them because the effects weren't very good.

Then, there were all kinds of Essence Gold bullets and firearms. Most bullets were gilded or mixed with a certain amount of Essence Gold. Pure Essence Gold bullets were relatively rare, and they were usually only assigned to high-ranking officers.

Rockets and shells were also made of Essence Gold, but they could only be used to attack large groups of dimensional creatures, so they weren't suitable for ordinary battles.

Most of them were used to repel large-scale dimensional creature tides or deal with immobile plant-type dimensional creatures.

There were even more types of sabers. They could be as small as being only palm-length. The big ones were like Steed Slaying Saber. It left Zhou Wen dazzled. However, no matter how he looked at them, he felt that they were just tools without much difference.

In terms of something that was pleasing to the eye, they were inferior to the Bamboo Blade that Zhou Wen often used.

However, Zhou Wen had already tried. Even though he was thinking about Bamboo Blade, he had no way of advancing the Essence Energy Pill.

"Don't tell me there's no weapon that can make one fall in love at first sight?" Zhou Wen was somewhat helpless. He wasn't a hot-blooded person to begin with. He really couldn't see a weapon as something more important than his life.

No matter how good a weapon was, no matter how valuable it was, Zhou Wen would definitely abandon it when his life was at stake.

"Lad, there are no weapons in this world that can make you fall in love at first sight. There are only veterans that remain alive," a staff member said when he heard Zhou Wen mutter to himself.

Zhou Wen turned his head and saw that the person speaking was a man in his forties. Although he was wearing sunglasses, Zhou Wen could tell that it was because one of his eyes was blind. One leg was a prosthetic limb.

"Can you elaborate on the meaning of that sentence?" Zhou Wen asked.

As the man wiped the weapons on display, he said, "Most people don't really like weapons, but in times of danger, they need to use them to protect themselves and their families. Apart from a small number of people who like weapons, weapons are just tools to ordinary people."

Zhou Wen nodded. He shared the same view as the man.

"But—" The man wiped a saber clean and carefully placed it on the saber rack. He straightened it and continued, "—once you pick up a weapon and fight with it, no matter if you love it or not, or no matter how much you despise it, it will become your most important companion. This thing is even more important than your woman or brothers. On the battlefield, it's the only one you can truly trust."

"That's right." Zhou Wen nodded.

The man continued, "That's why, on the battlefield, no matter if you like it or not, no matter how proud you are, you have to understand it and familiarize yourself with it. You have to constantly practice and get used to it. You have to put in more effort than chasing women. Otherwise, on the battlefield, it might take your life. If you want to become a veteran, you have to get along with it no matter how terrible it is. After some time, you will realize that the weapon is already a part of your body, a tool that can't be easily abandoned. Because without them, your body seems to be missing a part, making you appear like a disabled person. The chances of a crippled person dying on the battlefield are naturally higher than a normal person."

Zhou Wen fell into thought when he heard the man's words.

"Why do we have the verb 'practice' come before the noun 'saber?' Young man, practice well." The man patted Zhou Wen on the shoulder and continued cleaning.

"Thank you. How should I address you?" Zhou Wen asked.

"I'm just a crippled veteran. My name isn't important." The man ignored Zhou Wen and continued his work.

Zhou Wen felt a little upset. War had brought misfortune to most people. No one liked war, but sometimes, war was inevitable.

He didn't continue looking at the exhibits because he knew very well that he wasn't a person who liked weapons. Therefore, no matter how he looked at it, he couldn't treat a tool as his life.

Just as the veteran had said, when it came to practicing sabers, practice was more important than the saber.

Zhou Wen already had an idea as he walked out of the showroom and prepared to return to his dorm.

Halfway there, he saw Li Xuan, Sadie, and Gulli walking towards the Xuanwen Club.

"Old Zhou, what a coincidence. Where are you going?" Li Xuan greeted.

Zhou Wen's eyes lit up when he saw Li Xuan. He went over and tugged at Li Xuan. "Come, practice with me."

"No, you should find someone else. I'm dizzy. I won't do..." Li Xuan held his chest as though he was about to faint.

He wasn't afraid of being beaten, but he couldn't accept being beaten into a deformed person by Zhou Wen.

"Coach, what do you want to practice?" Sadie asked.

"I'd like to practice my sword technique," Zhou Wen said.

"If you don't mind, I can be your sparring partner," Sadie's eyes lit up as she said to Zhou Wen.

"Alright, let's go to the training room." Zhou Wen nodded.

Sadie's combat abilities were inferior to Li Xuan's. If she really fought with her life on the line, she wasn't Li Xuan's match. However, in practice, she had the Eye of Odin. Her performance in combat was stronger than Li Xuan's, making her more suitable as Zhou Wen's sparring partner.

After all, with the Eye of Odin's ability, Sadie could crack all sorts of moves in battle without risking her life like Li Xuan.

The four of them went to the training room together. Sadie picked up a sword.

There were two types of swords in the North District. One was a broadsword-type heavy sword, while the other was a narrow and thin armor-piercing sword. The two swords had their own specialties and their usage was completely different.

Sadie was originally good at armor-piercing swords. With her Eye of Odin, it was very easy for her to find the other party's weakness and deliver a fatal strike.

However, ever since she came to Sunset College to study, Sadie had learned quite a number of East District sword techniques. Furthermore, she had fused the East District sword techniques into her own.

As she had never competed with a true East District sword expert, Sadie didn't know how well she had mastered her sword techniques. When she heard that Zhou Wen wanted to practice, she wanted to test how well she had mastered her sword techniques.

The practice sword she chose was naturally the commonly seen armor-piercing sword in the North District. The blade was long and thin, much narrower than the swords from the North District.

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Chapter 922: Sword Practice

Zhou Wen randomly chose a practice sword. It was the commonly seen three-foot-long sword in the East District. It was straight and light.

The type of sword was actually not important to Zhou Wen. He wasn't planning to focus on a particular sword technique, but the thirteen sword techniques he had learned in the Peach Blossom Spring.

Strictly speaking, the sword stance wasn't important. What was truly important was the three thousand sword intents.

After hearing the veteran's words, Zhou Wen realized that the appearance of the sword wasn't important. He needed to know what he could do with the sword.

"Draw your sword," Zhou Wen said to Sadie.

Sadie didn't hesitate as she stabbed out with her armor-piercing sword at lightning speed.

Zhou Wen struck out at almost the same time. He was as fast as lightning, just like Sadie. They were both fast-attack sword techniques.

She won! Gulli saw Sadie's sword reach Zhou Wen's chest first. As for Zhou Wen's sword, it was still a distance away from Sadie. He couldn't help but be overjoyed and nearly jumped up.

To him, being able to defeat Coach once was something worth being happy about.

Sadie never expected to win. She found it unbelievable.

"Again." Zhou Wen's expression didn't change as he retracted his sword.

After Sadie retracted her sword, she used the same move again. Zhou Wen did the same speed versus speed clash, but the outcome was the same. Sadie's sword touched Zhou Wen first.

"Again," Zhou Wen retracted his sword and continued.

Zhou Wen had only memorized the three thousand sword intents, but he hadn't actually practiced them. Now, Zhou Wen wanted to practice using the three thousand sword intents himself to truly understand the subtlety of the sword intents.

Sadie defeated Zhou Wen for a few consecutive rounds, but she was somewhat shocked.

Sadie had the Eye of Odin, so Zhou Wen's actions looked like slow motion to her. Therefore, as long as her sword's speed could keep up, Sadie could crack Zhou Wen's sword techniques.

The same move against Sadie was almost doomed to failure. There was no chance of winning.

However, that wasn't the case. Every time Zhou Wen unsheathed his sword, the sword technique seemed to become much stronger than before. It wasn't just an improvement in technique and speed, but more importantly, the sword intent in his sword technique became stronger and stronger.

After more than ten strikes, Sadie had no choice but to use her movement technique to dodge Zhou Wen's sword because her sword couldn't hit him first anymore.

However, once she retreated, there was no chance of winning. Zhou Wen's sword techniques accelerated with every strike. Soon, Zhou Wen's sword pointed at Sadie's chest.

"I lost." Sadie was convinced of her defeat.

After more than ten strikes, Zhou Wen's sword technique had actually improved greatly. It was unimaginable.

Just imagine a person who was easily defeated by you more than ten times. Then, after more than ten strikes, you were no longer their match. How terrifying was that?

However, Sadie wasn't too surprised that such a thing had happened to Zhou Wen. Gulli and Li Xuan weren't surprised either. This was because he was Coach. It wasn't unacceptable that he could defeat Sadie.

Zhou Wen retracted his sword and seemed to ponder for a moment before saying, "Continue."

Sadie didn't know what was the point of continuing practicing. Zhou Wen's fast sword was something she could see, but not dodge. There was no point in continuing.

However, since Zhou Wen wanted to continue, Sadie had no choice but to continue.

However, this time, Sadie realized that Zhou Wen's sword art was different. This time, Zhou Wen's attack wasn't that fast or offensive. It seemed to have become a defensive sword art.

Strangely, the sword move Zhou Wen used was still the same.

The same sword move but with a completely different sword intent. The effects of the sword art seem to have completely changed. How did he do it? Sadie was somewhat surprised as she knew why Zhou Wen wanted to continue.

However, this time, Zhou Wen was quickly defeated. This was because he was focused on defending and counterattacking, but due to the existence of the Eye of Odin, it was very difficult to defend against Sadie's attacks.

"Continue." Zhou Wen's expression didn't change as he fought Sadie again.

After repeated failures, it became more and more difficult for Sadie to defeat Zhou Wen. Almost in the same manner as before, Sadie realized that she had no way of breaking through Zhou Wen's defensive sword technique.

In the end, Sadie lost again.

However, Zhou Wen still wanted to continue. Furthermore, the sword art he used was still the same, but the sword intent had changed.

"What's going on? Coach used a sword art with three different sword intents? How did he master it?" Gulli was dumbfounded.

"I don't know, but from the looks of it, there are more than three types of sword intents," Li Xuan said.

Gulli was slightly stunned. "More than three? Are you joking? Mastering three or more sword intents for one sword art isn't something a human can do, right?"

"He's Zhou Wen," Li Xuan said as he stared intently at Zhou Wen.

Just as Li Xuan had said, Zhou Wen didn't just have three sword intents. In fact, it wasn't a human sword art. The white-robed man from the Peach Blossom Spring was no longer human, so his sword art was naturally not a human sword art. Even the white-robed man couldn't believe that Zhou Wen could memorize three thousand sword intents. It was obvious how unbelievable the sword art was.

"Four... Five... Six... Heavens... How many sword intents has Coach mastered?" Gulli felt like he was dreaming.

From the beginning until now, Zhou Wen had already used more than ten sword intents. He was basically beating Sadie in all kinds of fancy ways.

Regardless of which sword intent it was, it would gradually become stronger in Zhou Wen's hands before defeating Sadie.

Sadie felt terrible, but at the same time, she was very excited. She was also a sword practitioner. To be able to face so many types of sword intents was of great help to her. Her understanding of the sword deepened as her sword techniques became stronger.

However, the speed at which she became stronger clearly couldn't keep up with Zhou Wen. As Zhou Wen used different sword intents, Gulli was already dazzled. He couldn't remember how many sword intents Zhou Wen had used.

"Is this fellow really human?" Gulli looked at Zhou Wen as though he was looking at a monster.

"Without a doubt, Zhou Wen is physiologically human. Since he can do it, it means that this path is feasible," Li Xuan said.

"I don't know if this path will work. In any case, I won't be capable of doing it. Besides, there's no need for that, right? Just cultivating a single sword intent to the extreme is enough to defeat an opponent. Why do you have to cultivate so many different sword intents?" Gulli gave up. He had seen so many sword intents and felt that his mind was in a mess.

"Zhou Wen naturally has his reasons for doing so. I haven't figured it out yet," Li Xuan said seriously.

"Forget it. Take your time. Anyway, I'm only a human. I won't get involved with monsters like you guys." Gulli felt that he had come to the wrong place.

In the past, when he was in the Ultimate Family Clan, he was still considered a genius. Apart from existences like Lance and Sadie, he was always basking in the limelight.

However, ever since he had entered the Xuanwen Club, he felt like he had entered a perverted concentration camp, and he was one of the more normal ones.

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Chapter 923: Sword Pill

Translator: CKtalon

For the next couple of days, Zhou Wen practiced with Sadie. He wanted to practice all three thousand sword intents to see which sword intent was suitable for the Essence Energy Pill. Perhaps that would be the time when the Essence Energy Pill advanced.

After he was discharged, Feng Qiuyan surprisingly didn't practice his saber for the next few days. He came to watch the two fight every day.

Sadie went from initially surprised to the subsequent shock and finally numbness. She no longer thought about anything. All she did was focus on taking in the battle with Zhou Wen and use the Eye of Odin to record the battle.

She didn't wish to master so many sword intents like Zhou Wen, but as long as she could master a few sword intents that suited her, she could make great progress.

In fact, Sadie did the same as Zhou Wen. During the battle with him, she gradually infused her insights into her sword art.

Perhaps even Sadie didn't realize that her sword art was undergoing a tremendous change thanks to Zhou Wen's influence.

Zhou Wen powered the 13 stances using the Qi Refinement Art to constantly gain insight into the 3,000 sword intents, but the Essence Energy Pill showed no signs of advancing despite him gaining insight into all the sword intents.

Zhou Wen wasn't in a rush as he continued practicing. Without realizing it, he had already practiced all three thousand sword intents.

After using the last sword intent, Zhou Wen sheathed his sword and stood there motionless.

When Sadie saw Zhou Wen suddenly retreat, the sword in her hand stabbed at him. However, before the sword could plunge into him, Sadie found herself unable to do so.

Zhou Wen seemed to be standing there casually, but his body seemed to emit infinite sword intent.

It was different from any of the previous sword intents. Every sword intent Zhou Wen had used previously had distinct characteristics. They were either firm or soft, offensive or defensive, fast or slow, domineering or kingly. Every sword intent had its advantages and disadvantages.

However, the sword intent emitted by Zhou Wen was completely different.

Sadie couldn't figure out what the sword intent on Zhou Wen's body was. All she felt was an infinite sword intent surge from Zhou Wen's body. It was indescribable, like a sword furnace.

Sadie felt that no matter how she struck out, she would receive Zhou Wen's fatal counterattack. However, if she retreated, she would similarly be pursued. Instantly, she was petrified as cold sweat constantly seeped out of her forehead. She stood motionless, as though she would be killed by Zhou Wen if she moved.

Hum!

A sword hum sounded from Zhou Wen's body, but the practice sword in his hand had already shattered.

The sword hum lasted for a long time, but no sword appeared. It was as though the sword was inside Zhou Wen's body, and Zhou Wen was like a sword furnace that had fused with the swords in the world.

Zhou Wen was delighted. The Essence Energy Pill had finally advanced to an Evolved Body. Its Essence Energy had been further purified and compressed, becoming smaller and purer. However, it didn't transform into a sword form. It was still an Essence Energy Pill.

However, the Essence Energy Pill contained infinite sword intent.

After the Essence Energy Pill advanced successfully, the sword hum on Zhou Wen's body vanished. The boundless sword intent also vanished.

Sadie's entire body was drenched with sweat. When the sword intent vanished, Sadie's legs went limp as she fell to the ground, panting heavily.

Feng Qiuyan, who was watching from the side, wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. Although he wasn't facing the boundless sword intent like Sadie, he could sense how terrifying it was.

"Sorry, are you alright?" Zhou Wen asked Sadie, who had fallen to the ground.

Sadie shook her head slightly, but there was a smile on her face. "Coach, don't say that. I should be thanking you. If not for the past couple days of practice, I wouldn't have been able to comprehend the true Sword Dao and find my true path. I should be thanking you."

"I'm glad you're fine." Zhou Wen took out his phone and glanced at the Essence Energy Pill Life Soul.

Sword Pill (Evolved): Heaven and Earth as a furnace, Essence Energy as a sword, three thousand swords fused in one pill.

There's still one last step, Zhou Wen thought.

With Sword Pill completed, Zhou Wen didn't need to continue sword practice. He hadn't thought of a way to advance Sword Pill. All he could do was continue absorbing Essence Energy Crystals, allowing Sword Pill's Essence Energy to constantly strengthen, purify, and compress in wait for the opportunity to advance to a Perfect Body.

Mirror Eyes, on the other hand, had finally advanced to the Evolved Body after he continuously revealed the demons for what they were.

The evolved Mirror Eyes still only strengthened the eyes, but the name changed.

Eyes of Legacy (Evolved): Demon God Eyes of Legacy.

The introduction was very simple. Zhou Wen had obtained very little information during his evolution, but after some experiments, he finally knew what use the Eyes of Legacy had. Furthermore, its use left him pleasantly surprised.

The Eyes of Legacy had inherited the Mirror Eyes' ability to see through demons. At the same time, it had another function. Zhou Wen could use the Eyes of Legacy to scan dimensional creatures before taking on the guise of a dimensional creature.

This transformation wasn't purely an illusion. It was more like a replica. For example, Zhou Wen could scan and transform into Torch Dragon Youngling. After transforming, Zhou Wen had a body that was identical to Torch Dragon Youngling. He also had various abilities and skills. He was like a replica of Torch Dragon Youngling.

It was a very powerful and terrifying ability, but the problem was that using the Eyes of Legacy to transform into Torch Dragon Youngling required a large amount of time and Essence Energy to scan Torch Dragon Youngling's body. Furthermore, it required a large amount of Essence Energy to support the transformation. After transforming, he would also expend a large amount of Essence Energy to maintain the Torch Dragon Youngling form.

With Zhou Wen's present Essence Energy, he couldn't even scan and transform into Torch Dragon Youngling. All he could do was temporarily transform into some Epic dimensional creatures or lower. Furthermore, this required a certain amount of scanning time.

If only Slaughterer Life Soul could be used together with the Eyes of Legacy. With infinite Essence Energy, I'll be truly invincible if I can scan a powerful dimensional creature at the Terror grade, Zhou Wen thought to himself.

Unfortunately, this was impossible at the moment. Different Life Souls couldn't be used at the same time. And if he switched Life Souls, the Eyes of Legacy's transformation would vanish.

How can I use multiple Life Souls at the same time? Zhou Wen had been considering this problem, but he couldn't find a solution.

To use different Life Souls, he had to switch to different Essence Energy Arts. It was naturally impossible for different Essence Energy Arts to be circulated at the same time.

Is it possible to simulate two Essence Energy Arts at the same time? Zhou Wen had made similar attempts in-game, but he had failed.

Simulating two Essence Energy Arts at the same time was like an ordinary person cultivating two Essence Energy Arts. It would immediately cause a conflict and destroy Zhou Wen's body.

From the looks of it, I can only wait until I advance to the Mythical stage to see if there's a possibility of using multiple Essence Energy Arts. Zhou Wen had no choice but to temporarily give up on the idea of using multiple Essence Energy Arts at the same time.

Time passed as Zhou Wen practiced. Soon, it was time for him to meet The Thearch.

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Chapter 924: Theft

There are only a few days left before the appointment with The Thearch. I need to prepare. Zhou Wen thought about his trip to another dimension to steal something.

The reason he agreed to The Thearch wasn't entirely because he wanted her blood essence. Zhou Wen also wanted to go to the dimension to see what had happened there and why Wang Mingyuan wasn't under the divine tree.

Although The Thearch said that she had already arranged everything, and that there would definitely be no danger as long as he followed her plan, Zhou Wen didn't believe in absolute safety, so he had to make preparations.

As it was too dangerous, he definitely couldn't take Ya'er with him. After all, her body wasn't strong. Even if her body could keep up with her mental strength, she was only at the Mythical stage. The Mythical stage was only a bottom feeder in the dimension. It was too dangerous.

Zhou Wen explained his trip to the dimension to Ya'er and got her to stay at Ouyang Lan's place for a few days. He would pick her up when he returned.

Ya'er finally nodded in agreement. Seeing that she didn't show any signs of violence, Zhou Wen felt relieved to leave her alone.

Zhou Wen called Ouyang Lan in advance and she happily agreed. She even urged Zhou Wen to take Ya'er over as soon as possible.

On the day of departure, Zhou Wen took Ya'er over before heading to Chess Mountain alone.

He came in front of Chess Mountain's mountain wall again and saw the flower on it. Zhou Wen said, "The Thearch, I'm here for the appointment. Now, you can tell me what I should do, right?"

The flower twisted the flower bud towards Zhou Wen and said, "It's very difficult for humans to cross the dimensional barrier to reach the dimension. Therefore, you need a lot of preparation work."

"Isn't it very easy to reach there through the cube?" Zhou Wen asked.

"It's different. The cube is equivalent to an official door. It's naturally easy for you to enter through the main door. However, if you want to steal something, it's naturally impossible for you to walk through the main door. You have to climb over the wall or dig a hole to enter. The difficulty is naturally different. Just like Wang Mingyuan previously. He used the power of the six Holy Temples to successfully break through the dimensional barrier. If you want to enter, you have to do it without anyone noticing. The difficulty is even greater."

The Thearch paused and said, "However, with me around, this isn't a difficult task. At most, it will be a waste of time. However, after you enter the dimension, you have to be careful. Apart from acting according to the plan, if you encounter an emergency, you have to resolve it yourself. Remember, don't use force unless it's absolutely necessary. Your combat strength is too weak there."

With that said, The Thearch opened the mountain wall and allowed Zhou Wen to enter Chess Mountain.

This was the second time Zhou Wen had entered Chess Mountain in real life. He was very familiar with everything here, but he had seen a cartoon version in-game. It had a beautifying effect that masked the more sinister and terrifying appearance in real life.

As Zhou Wen walked into Chess Mountain, The Thearch explained what Zhou Wen needed to do and the steps to take.

The process wasn't complicated, but the problem he encountered was troublesome. Zhou Wen entering a dimensional zone to steal things was no different from a child entering a pack of wolves to steal their wolf cubs. If he was discovered, the chances of survival were slim.

When The Thearch explained the plan to Zhou Wen, he confirmed that The Thearch wasn't Nine-Tailed Fox. This was because to enter the dimension, he had to use the bronze tripod that chained the Nine-Tailed Fox.

The Thearch got Zhou Wen to use some means to fool the Nine-Tailed Fox, allowing him to borrow the power of the bronze tripod. If the Nine-Tailed Fox was The Thearch, there was no need to go through so much trouble.

Furthermore, from his previous visit to Deer Terrace Pavilion and the actions of The Thearch this time, she didn't have much control over the interior of Deer Terrace Pavilion. She seemed to be different from the dimensional creatures inside.

What's her background? Among the people related to Deer Terrace Pavilion, other than the three demons, what other women are there? Zhou Wen thought about it but couldn't figure it out.

According to The Thearch's plan, Zhou Wen went to the ancient building on Deer Terrace Pavilion and killed the fake immortals on the first level. He got a few jars of alcohol and entered the lower level of Deer Terrace Pavilion through a secret tunnel in the ancient building.

So the passageway to Deer Terrace Pavilion is here. Only then did Zhou Wen know the true way to enter the lower level of Deer Terrace Pavilion. Previously, he had relied on the Earth Elemental Beast to enter.

With The Thearch's guidance, Zhou Wen circled most of the dangerous areas. Along the way, he killed some dimensional creatures that appeared.

When he arrived at a spot that Zhou Wen had never been to in-game, he placed the jars of alcohol in front of a stone door. Then, he pushed open the stone door by a sliver and immediately hid.

Soon, Zhou Wen saw a tiny, white beast crawl out from the crack in the door. It was a ferret-like creature. It looked around intelligently and discovered the opened wine jar on the ground. Its eyes immediately lit up as it rushed towards it.

In a short while, the tiny beast finished one jar after another. After it finished the last jar, it was extremely drunk. It curled up in the jar and fell asleep.

Seeing that the time was ripe, Zhou Wen tiptoed to the stone door and slowly pushed it open. He looked back at the little beast and saw that it was still sleeping soundly in the wine jar. Zhou Wen quickly walked in.

Behind the stone door was a huge hall. There were four statues consecrated in the hall. These four statues looked different from ordinary statues. They were more like generals in the human world and not immortals in heaven. Not only were they wearing armor, but their faces were extremely ferocious.

Zhou Wen still remembered The Thearch's words as he looked at the third statue.

The statue looked ferocious like a general from a demonic realm. He held a strange umbrella in his hand. There were many pearls embedded in the umbrella, and on it were the words "Cosmic Bag."

Zhou Wen tiptoed to the statue and carefully flew to the side of the pearl umbrella. He reached out and pressed down on a pearl before gently tapping on it three times.

The pearl dropped by itself. Zhou Wen hurriedly caught it and quickly left the door. He glanced at the sleeping white beast and quickly left.

Zhou Wen heaved a sigh of relief as The Thearch's voice sounded in his mind. "Well done. Now, take the pearl to the bronze tripod cauldron and give it to the Nine-Tailed Fox. It won't stop you from using the bronze tripod. Remember, after you enter the dimension, you only have 36 hours. Once the time is up, the bronze tripod's passageway will automatically close. When that happens, your chances of survival will be very slim. You have to steal the bell in 36 hours."

"Got it. Are you sure there won't be any problems with the place the tunnel opens up to?" Zhou Wen asked.

"There won't be any problems there. Don't worry," The Thearch said with certainty.

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Chapter 925: Crossing Dimensions

Zhou Wen followed The Thearch's instructions and arrived near the bronze tripod. The Nine-Tailed Fox immediately woke up and glared at Zhou Wen as though it would pounce at him at any moment.

Zhou Wen hurriedly held the pearl he had taken from the umbrella in his hand. When the Nine-Tailed Fox saw the pearl, its ferocious look immediately vanished as it stared at the pearl.

Seeing the Nine-Tailed Fox extend its head, Zhou Wen threw the pearl at it.

The Nine-Tailed Fox swallowed the pearl and stared at Zhou Wen. "Human, why are you doing this?"

"I want to borrow the bronze tripod cauldron to teleport to the dimension." Seeing the Nine-Tailed Fox acting as The Thearch had said, he felt much more at ease.

"On the account that you brought the Stabilizing Bead to me, I can let you use the bronze tripod. However, why are you going to the dimension as a human? Are you sick of living?" the Nine-Tailed Fox asked with a seductive voice.

"I want to find someone in the dimension," Zhou Wen said.

"Who?" the Nine-Tailed Fox asked again.

"Emperor of Shang," Zhou Wen answered according to The Thearch's instructions.

Upon hearing Zhou Wen's answer, the Nine-Tailed Fox's mesmerizing eyes lit up as it stared intently at Zhou Wen and asked, "Why are you looking for him?"

"Emperor of Shang is an imperial lord of our human race. He has the supreme glory of the human race and is the person I respect the most. The reason I'm looking for him is firstly to see the Emperor's face, and secondly, to learn some skills from him. I hope to bring glory to my human race..." Zhou Wen said the lines he had thought of.

In order to think up these lines, Zhou Wen had lost quite a bit of hair.

The Thearch only gave him a general outline of how to communicate with the Nine-Tailed Fox. She told him to try his best to praise Emperor of Shang, but Zhou Wen had to fill in the details himself.

Zhou Wen wasn't good at praising others to begin with. It wasn't easy for him to come up with such phrases. It was unknown how many brain cells he had lost in the process.

When the Nine-Tailed Fox heard Zhou Wen, its expression gradually softened. It looked at Zhou Wen and said, "You are a mere human. You will probably die very soon after entering a dimensional zone. How will you be able to see Emperor of Shang? Forget it. On account of the fact that you gave me the Stabilizing Bead, I'll lend you something. Take it with you, and you'll still stand a chance. Return it to me when you return."

"How can I accept this?" Despite saying this, Zhou Wen was delighted deep down.

He originally thought about how he could trick the Nine-Tailed Fox into giving him the item like The Thearch had said. He never expected the Nine-Tailed Fox to take the initiative to offer it to him.

"There's nothing to be embarrassed about. If you see Emperor of Shang, help me pass a message to him," said the Nine-Tailed Fox.

"No problem. As long as I can see him, I'll definitely deliver the message. If I can't see him, there's nothing I can do." Zhou Wen paused before saying, "What message do you want me to deliver?"

The Nine-Tailed Fox fell silent for a moment before slowly saying, "Think not."

"What?" Zhou Wen was momentarily confused.

"Do you need me to carve it on your face?" the Nine-Tailed Fox asked Zhou Wen coldly.

Zhou Wen hurriedly recalled and said, "There's no need. I got it. It's just 'think not,' meaning think not of something, right?"

The Nine-Tailed Fox glanced at him coldly but didn't say anything. It opened its mouth and spat out something. It was a pearl that was as crystalline as the moon.

"Take it with you. It can conceal your human aura, and it can also prevent most dimensional creatures from hating you. However, if you encounter a Terror-grade dimensional creature, it's best you hide far away. If you encounter a Calamity-grade god, kill yourself to avoid suffering," the Nine-Tailed Fox said.

Zhou Wen reached out to catch the pearl. It was warm to the touch and emitted a fragrance like perfume. He hurriedly put it away.

"Come in. I'll send you there. Remember the message. If you forget it, you won't have a chance of survival when you return," said the Nine-Tailed Fox.

"Don't worry. As long as I don't die, I'll definitely deliver the message," Zhou Wen said as he jumped into the bronze tripod.

Zhou Wen had seen the bronze tripod cauldron many times in-game. He originally imagined that it was a tool to suppress the Nine-Tailed Fox, but he never expected it to have the ability to traverse dimensions.

After Zhou Wen entered the bronze tripod, the Nine-Tailed Fox stood up, tightening the chains. At the same time, its body emitted a demonic glow as terrifying Essence Energy seeped into the bronze tripod through the chains, causing it to emit a strange luster. The mysterious runes on it lit up.

"Remember, you only have 36 hours. You have to return before the time is up. Otherwise, you will be trapped in the dimension forever." The Nine-Tailed Fox's voice entered Zhou Wen's ears.

Zhou Wen felt the world spin as a huge vortex formed in the cauldron, sucking him in.

Zhou Wen hurriedly switched his Essence Energy Art to a Civilized Country. After all, it was a spatial teleportation. It should be able to strengthen Civilized Country to a certain extent.

As the spatial vortex spun, Zhou Wen suddenly made a connection. Was this feeling the same when flushing the toilet?

The dizziness continued. Zhou Wen could sense that his body seemed to be teleporting, but the teleportation was taking a little too long.

At that moment, the energy in Civilized Country constantly increased. The speed at which it grew far exceeded Zhou Wen's imagination.

Zhou Wen had seriously underestimated the difficulty of teleporting into the dimension. He had been to the dimension using the cube, so he felt that it wasn't a big deal.

However, in fact, entering the dimension through the cube was completely different from sneaking into the dimension. The difficulty was incalculable, and the teleportation method was completely different.

It could be said that the energy needed to teleport 10,000 times using a cube wasn't even comparable to the energy needed to sneak into it once.

Back then, Wang Mingyuan had used the power of the six Holy Temples to break through the dimensional barrier. How much terrifying energy was that?

Although the bronze tripod wasn't forcefully breaking through the dimensional barrier and didn't expend that much energy, it was far from what ordinary spatial teleportation could compare with.

After a long period of dizziness and loss of control, Zhou Wen didn't know how long he had been teleporting because he wasn't able to judge time and space. In any case, it felt extremely long.

Plop!

Zhou Wen felt himself fall into the water as his body gradually returned to normal.

What left him pleasantly surprised was that Civilized Country had obtained unimaginable energy during the teleportation process. Now, Civilized Country was about to break through to a Perfect Body.

What an unexpected gain. From the looks of it, I just need a few more teleportations to advance to a Perfect Body. Zhou Wen was delighted.

After floating out of the water, Zhou Wen wanted to see where he was, but the scene he saw made his expression turn odd.

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Chapter 926: Teleportation Mistake?

It was a liquid pool that suffused blue light. Outside the pool was a volcano-like ring-shaped mountain.

If this was really a volcano, the liquid in the pool should be magma. However, the liquid in the pool suffused blue fluorescence. The temperature wasn't high, and it was even somewhat cold.

And at the bottom of the pool, there were many crystals, as though they were arranged together.

Boom!

Just as Zhou Wen was observing the crystal-like objects, he suddenly saw the blue liquid in the pool spew out like a volcanic eruption.

Zhou Wen hurriedly leaned against the stone wall and watched the blue liquid spew out. At the same time, a large number of crystal-like objects were ejected.

The blue liquid then landed back into the crater.

After the crystal-like objects came into contact with the air outside, they immediately produced a special chemical reaction. The crystal-like objects rapidly transformed and quickly turned into foxes. The foxes' eyes suffused blue light as they fell from the sky.

These foxes... Why do they look like the fox demons in Deer Terrace Pavilion... Zhou Wen found it odd as he secretly crawled to the volcanic crater and looked out.

With a glance, he was alarmed. He saw that there were no plants on the black primitive land. Black smoke billowed in the sky as black ring-shaped volcanoes covered the land.

From time to time, a ring-shaped volcano would erupt. However, what spewed out wasn't magma, but liquid of different colors.

Some of the liquids were blue like this one, some were red, and some were yellow. There were all sorts of colors. Similarly, every time a volcano spewed out liquid, a portion of the crystals would randomly be ejected.

Once the crystal-like objects left the liquid and came into contact with the air, they rapidly transformed into different dimensional creatures.

Red centipedes with wings danced in the air as hundred-meter-long serpents roared into the sky. Groups of demons ran amok on the ground. Most of these creatures were creatures Zhou Wen had never seen before, but there were also some he had seen before.

For example, the foxes spewed out from this volcano were Epic Fox Immortals in Deer Terrace Pavilion.

The volcano beside him spewed out gray porcupines which Zhou Wen had seen in Deer Terrace Pavilion. It was also an Epic demon-type dimensional creature.

This... Could it be a place where dimensional creatures are born? Zhou Wen looked at the volcanoes erupting everywhere as large numbers of different dimensional creatures spewed out. The spectacular scene was indescribable.

A nearby fox seemed to discover Zhou Wen. When he saw it look over, Zhou Wen was alarmed.

However, the fox didn't show any hostility towards him. It seemed to treat him as one of its kind as it yelped at him.

Could it be... Zhou Wen thought of the pearl the Nine-Tailed Fox had given him.

He crawled out of the volcano. The fox demons nearby had discovered him, but they had no intention of attacking him. This relaxed Zhou Wen significantly.

I never expected this thing to be so useful. However, my human appearance is just too eye-catching. I have to think of a way. Zhou Wen looked around.

Soon, Zhou Wen realized that there were many snow cats gathered near a nearby volcano. It was a Legendary dimensional creature. Zhou Wen walked over.

The snow cats only looked at him without any intention of attacking. Zhou Wen immediately switched to the Demon God Catalog and scanned a snow cat with the Eyes of Legacy.

As the scan proceeded, Zhou Wen felt a strange power flow out of his eyes. This power passed through his meridians and spread throughout his body, causing his body to undergo a strange change.

Not long after, Zhou Wen turned into a snow cat. He looked no different from the snow cats beside him. The snow cats seemed to treat him as one of their kind and didn't even look at him.

Boom!

Lightning streaked across the black smoke-filled sky. The dimensional creatures that were struck by the lightning immediately vanished.

Just as Zhou Wen was in a daze, large swaths of lightning descended. The snow cats and the nearby fox demons vanished when they were struck.

Zhou Wen hurriedly ran and dodged the lightning's attacks. He could sense the power of space from the lightning. It didn't seem to be real lightning, nor was it ordinary lightning. Instead, it was some kind of spatial lightning.

This is a little different from what The Thearch said! Zhou Wen ran with all his might before escaping the area covered by lightning. Wherever the lightning passed, the nearby dimensional creatures just vanished.

Zhou Wen remembered very clearly that The Thearch had told him that after he teleported to the dimension, he was to walk towards a tower.

However, all Zhou Wen saw were ring-shaped volcanoes. There were no towers.

Furthermore, Zhou Wen had never heard The Thearch mention the void lightning.

Could it be that the Nine-Tailed Fox got the wrong place when it teleported me here? That's not right either. Didn't The Thearch say that the bronze tripod's teleportation only has one destination? Zhou Wen saw a huge ring-shaped volcano nearby and wanted to climb to the top to see if there was a tower in the distance.

He didn't dare fly randomly to avoid being targeted. He still didn't know where he was, nor did he know if there was any danger here.

However, no matter how he looked at it, this place was somewhat different from the dimension The Thearch had mentioned.

Boom!

Halfway through his climb, the huge volcano suddenly erupted. Red liquid shot into the sky like a heavenly pillar. At the same time, a red crystal-like object spewed out.

However, this red crystal pillar was much bigger than the blue crystal pillar Zhou Wen had seen before. It was about half the size of a soccer field.

The red liquid receded. After the crystal-like object came into contact with the air, it immediately transformed. When the huge red crystal-like object landed, it had already transformed into a fire qilin that was as red as crystal and emitted terrifying flames.

The snow cat's body was like an ant beside the fire qilin.

Holy sh*t, this place can even spew out Mythical creatures! Zhou Wen retreated step by step. He was too close to the fire qilin. He was afraid that it would discover that he was human. That would be terrible.

Although Zhou Wen wasn't afraid of ordinary Mythical creatures, he didn't know if he would be targeted by an even more terrifying existence if he fought the fire qilin here.

Thankfully, the fire qilin didn't notice Zhou Wen. Perhaps in its eyes, the snow cat was similar to an ant. There was no need for it to care.

Boom! Boom!

The fire qilin walked towards the lightning, causing the ground to tremble. Soon, it walked into the lightning and gradually vanished under the bombardment of the void lightning.

What the hell is this place? Zhou Wen eagerly rushed to the top of the volcano. He wanted to see if there was the tower mentioned by The Thearch nearby.

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Chapter 927: Discovered

Translator: CKtalon

After climbing to the volcanic crater, Zhou Wen looked around. All he could see was billowing black smoke that enveloped the sky and volcanoes.

Looking around, there was only one place that was slightly different. In between the volcanoes, there was a mountain that resembled a heavenly pillar. Its height far exceeded that of ordinary volcanoes, piercing through the black smoke that enveloped the sky. One couldn't see the end of the mountain.

Could the tower The Thearch mentioned be that mountain? Zhou Wen thought to himself. However, no matter how he looked at it, it was only a special mountain. It was somewhat different from a tower.

However, Zhou Wen had nowhere else to go. All he could do was rush towards the huge mountain.

Could it really be a teleportation error? Zhou Wen felt that something was amiss, but how could the bronze tripod cauldron that had a fixed destination make such a mistake?

He ran across the land in the form of a snow cat. From time to time, dimensional creatures would spew out from the volcano. Before long, void lightning would make the dimensional creatures vanish.

Could it be that the lightning is a spatial rift that leads to Earth? The dimensional creatures on Earth all pass from here? Then, if I'm struck by lightning, will I be able to return to a dimensional zone on Earth? Zhou Wen kept thinking.

If a legendary mistake really happened, he had to think of a way to return. Otherwise, if a human were to be discovered by the dimensional races in such a place, it would be no different from courting death.

Thankfully, there didn't seem to be any particularly powerful creatures here. They were dimensional creatures that spewed out from volcanoes. They were mostly Mortal and Legendary creatures, and relatively fewer Epic creatures. Occasionally, there would be one at the Mythical stage.

If there aren't any more terrifying and powerful existences here, it's a good place to grind. However, although there are many dimensional creatures here, they all have the characteristics of demons... Zhou Wen observed as he walked. The Truth Listener earring constantly scanned his surroundings.

The pillar-like mountain was too far from where Zhou Wen was. The closer Zhou Wen was to it, the more majestic the mountain was.

Thankfully, with the Nine-Tailed Fox's pearl and Eyes of Legacy, the dimensional creatures that spewed out of the volcano didn't attack Zhou Wen, saving him a lot of trouble.

It took Zhou Wen nearly three hours to approach the mountain. The bronze tripod's passageway could only last for thirty-six hours. If he didn't discover anything, Zhou Wen planned on returning via the original path.

He sized up the mountain that was very close, but he didn't discover anything. There were no dimensional creatures nearby, nor were there any traces of the void lightning.

As for the volcanic eruptions, Zhou Wen had no idea if it was a volcano because he couldn't see beyond the black smoke above.

He constantly scanned the mountain but failed to find anything. Zhou Wen hesitated for a moment before deciding to climb up to take a look. If he didn't find anything, he could return the way he had come to avoid being trapped in this godforsaken place.

Zhou Wen looked around and didn't find any dimensional creatures nearby before climbing up the mountain.

He used the snow cat's body to quickly jump on the mountain rocks. This was because not only was the mountain huge, but it was also especially steep. The mountain wall was inclined at almost 90 degrees, so Zhou Wen could only use the cracks on the rocks or the protruding spots as a foothold.

The snow cat didn't have the ability to fly, so Zhou Wen didn't use it to avoid being discovered.

Just as he was about to reach the mountainside, Zhou Wen discovered a protruding platform. He landed on it and planned on resting to condition himself.

However, after landing on the platform, he realized that there was a cave behind the platform. In the dark cave, there was a pair of eyes staring at him.

This wasn't something Zhou Wen sensed, he could really see a pair of eyes. They emitted a blue glow, making them stand out in the dark cave.

Furthermore, the owner of those eyes was slowly walking out of the cave.

Zhou Wen was alarmed when he saw the eyes staring at him. He was about to summon Truth Listener's earring to sweep at it.

However, before Zhou Wen could summon Truth Listener, the creature had already walked out of the cave. It was a tiger with two wings.

Its body was black, but there were many places that were transparent dark blue. As it grunted, the dark blue spots on its body alternated between bright and dark. When it was bright, it was like a glowing amethyst. When it was dark, it was the same as the other black spots on its body. It was blackish-gray like metal.

Zhou Wen sensed a powerful Essence Energy fluctuation from it. It was definitely a Mythical creature, but he didn't know if it had the ability to undergo Terror transformation.

Zhou Wen slowly moved his body, but the creature kept staring at him. Clearly, it had locked onto its target.

Roar! In the next second, the creature let out a tiger roar. Its body emitted a blue glow as it pounced forward.

Zhou Wen was just about to counterattack when he suddenly realized something. He retreated but didn't launch a counterattack.

Boom!

A terrifying beam descended from the mountain and struck the Mythical creature, freezing its body in ice.

This rather powerful Mythical creature didn't even have the chance to resist. Its body maintained its pouncing pose as it froze.

And on the mountain peak, a figure quickly floated down.

Zhou Wen had already used Truth Listener's ability to see the figure clearly. It was a woman in a snow robe. She looked very beautiful, but her face was extremely cold. Furthermore, her aura was somewhat different from humans. Her entire body seemed to emit a frost aura.

Without a doubt, she was a dimensional creature with terrifying strength.

"Why would a snow cat come here?" The snow-robed woman was slightly surprised when she saw Zhou Wen. She extended her hand and sucked the snow cat into her arms.

At that moment, another dimensional creature with a snake's tail and human body slithered down. It glanced at the frozen Mythical creature and said, "This Fairy Demonic Tiger is smart. It actually hid here. It's no wonder it wasn't sent to the human world."

"Throw it into the void lightning," the snow-robed woman said.

The snake-tailed dimensional creature responded and grabbed the frozen Fairy Demonic Tiger with one hand before throwing it towards the volcanic area.

The huge ice block streaked across the sky like a meteor. Soon, it rushed into an area filled with void lightning before disappearing.

"What about this little thing?" the snake-tailed monster asked as it looked at Zhou Wen.

"I'll deal with it myself," the snow-robed woman said as she flew up and headed for the top of the mountain that resembled a heavenly pillar.

The snake-tailed monster didn't say anything else and followed the snow-robed woman to the top of the mountain.

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Chapter 928: Ice Castle Bell

As Zhou Wen was carried by the snow-robed woman, he felt a chill run through him as though he had fallen into an ice cellar.

Thankfully, the snow cat was a frost-elemental creature, so it was quite resistant to coldness. Otherwise, Zhou Wen might have to pretend to be frozen by the cold air around her.

The snow-robed woman quickly passed through the billowing black smoke and arrived at the peak of the mountain.

Zhou Wen looked around and was suddenly alarmed to discover that the billowing black smoke that enveloped the ground was transparent. He could see everything below clearly.

Zhou Wen secretly cheered inwardly. Thankfully, he had only used the normal strength of a snow cat when he scaled the mountain. Otherwise, he would have long been discovered.

However, Zhou Wen was still somewhat uneasy. He didn't know if his snow cat transformation could fool the snow-robed woman. From her looks, she was most likely at the Terror grade.

Thankfully, the snow-robed woman didn't seem to notice anything wrong with Zhou Wen. After arriving at the mountaintop, she carried him towards a building.

At that moment, Zhou Wen realized that there was an ice sculpture-like castle on the mountaintop. The woman walked into the ice sculpture castle and the snake monster followed.

"Why did you bring such a snow cat back? Why don't you just throw it back into the void lightning?" the snake monster asked.

"It's none of your business." As the snow-robed woman spoke, she walked up the ice stairs and quickly arrived in a room at the top of Ice Sculpture Castle.

This room was empty other than a crystal coffin.

The snow-robed woman walked to the crystal coffin and it automatically opened. After she carried Zhou Wen in and lay down, the crystal coffin automatically closed.

Zhou Wen quickly realized that the snow-robed woman was sleeping in the crystal coffin. She looked human, but her body was colder than ice.

Don't tell me she will keep sleeping like this? Zhou Wen struggled out of the snow-robed woman's grasp and crawled to an empty spot in the crystal coffin. He turned to look at the woman and realized that her skin had turned into jade. If he hadn't seen her walk over, he would have thought that she was a jade statue without any vitality.

Through the crystal coffin, he could see the situation inside. He couldn't see anything further. Although the castle was made of ice, he couldn't see anything through the thick ice wall.

With the snow-robed woman beside him, Zhou Wen didn't dare summon Truth Listener.

If the woman discovered that there was an earring on his ear, anyone would know that there was something wrong with the snow cat.

From the looks of it, there really was a mistake during the teleportation. This isn't the place where the bronze tripod should have teleported me. I have to teleport back as soon as possible. Zhou Wen glanced at the sleeping woman and thought to himself, Is she really sleeping or is she faking it? Perhaps my attack will be of some use to her when she isn't in a Terror form.

With this in mind, Zhou Wen didn't dare act rashly. In the end, he decided to wait a little longer. There was still about thirty hours left, so he didn't have to worry about the tunnel closing for the time being.

The space in the crystal coffin wasn't large to begin with, so Zhou Wen didn't have much space to move around. All he could do was lie in the crystal coffin to rest and wait for an opportunity to arrive.

Time ticked by. Several hours passed, but the woman remained asleep. She didn't move or breathe at all. It made Zhou Wen suspect that she was an ice sculpture.

He had no choice but to continue waiting patiently. After a while, he suddenly heard a clanging sound. It was like the sound of a bell that reported the time in ancient times, but it was somewhat different. The sound was clearer.

Zhou Wen heard it sound twelve times before the woman finally opened her eyes. Then, she carried Zhou Wen and climbed out of the crystal coffin.

Zhou Wen heaved a sigh of relief. If the woman continued sleeping like this, he would really be in trouble. He might have no choice but to barge out. Thankfully, that didn't happen. He still had plenty of time.

The woman carried Zhou Wen downstairs and soon arrived in a hall. The snake monster was already inside.

Zhou Wen was suddenly taken aback. There was a bell hanging on the back wall of the hall. From the looks of it, the sound was likely from this bell.

However, the bell looked very similar to the bell The Thearch had mentioned.

That's strange. Could it be that I didn't teleport to the wrong place? This is the tower that The Thearch mentioned? Zhou Wen thought for a moment and felt that something was amiss. If the tower refers to a mountain peak, there's no reason for The Thearch to not make it clear. Furthermore, she said that the bell is on the highest level of the tower. She didn't mention anything about an ice sculptured ancient castle.

However, Zhou Wen carefully sized up the bell. No matter how he looked at it, it looked like the bell The Thearch had mentioned. The various details of the bell were identical to The Thearch's description.

What's going on? Did I teleport to the right place? Is this the bell? Zhou Wen was momentarily stumped.

"You should know that forcibly retaining the creatures in the dimensional pool isn't allowed, right?" the snake monster said as he glanced at Zhou Wen in the snow-robed woman's arms.

"I've already said that I don't need anyone to interfere in my matters," the snow-robed woman said coldly before placing Zhou Wen on the ground and walking towards the bell.

When she approached the bell, the ice aura over her body quickly rose and her entire body turned into an ice sculpture.

Terror transformation! Zhou Wen immediately recognized the power the snow-robed woman was using.

The snow-robed woman walked to the bell and picked it up before shaking it.

Tinkle!

Only then did Zhou Wen realize that the sound wasn't from the bell. The bell's sound was completely different from before.

With the bell's sound, Zhou Wen felt an invisible force radiate out like a blast. Then, he felt the entire ice castle tremble.

After doing all of this, the woman put the bell back. Her body gradually left her Terror form.

Zhou Wen didn't know what had happened, but the woman still looked exhausted.

"It's been hard on you," the snake monster said to the woman with a smile.

However, the woman ignored him. She carried Zhou Wen and left the hall.

Zhou Wen originally wanted to find an opportunity to escape, but when he saw the bell, he hesitated. He wondered if he should steal the bell first.

The woman carried Zhou Wen back into the crystal coffin and began sleeping again.

What's wrong with this woman? Even if you are a dimensional creature, you can't just be shaking the bell and sleeping, right? You should at least eat something, right? Zhou Wen really felt hungry when he thought of eating.

However, he couldn't take anything out of the Chaos Bead to eat. He had to endure it.

Suddenly, a thought flashed across Zhou Wen's mind. Could this woman be treating me as food?

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Chapter 929: Escaping with the Bell

Inside the crystal coffin, Zhou Wen kept thinking about how he could obtain the bell and safely escape.

Although he wasn't sure if the bell was the one The Thearch wanted, since he was already here, Zhou Wen still wanted to bring the bell back if possible.

The snow-robed woman at the Terror grade, and the snake monster might also be at the Terror grade. It wasn't easy to take away the bell in front of two Terror-grade entities.

This was an ice castle. Earth Escape was useless. Teleportation was likely a more effective method.

As long as he could leave the ice castle, he could use the Earth Elemental Beast to escape to the spatial passageway on the mountain outside.

From the looks of it, I have to take the risk. However, it's still very difficult to take the bell away from two Terror-grade entities. Zhou Wen recalled what The Thearch had said about the bell.

The Thearch said that the bell couldn't be touched by typical creatures. It had to be taken by a Companion Beast that had eaten the divine fruit. In other words, Doctor Darkness had to hold the bell until he returned.

Zhou Wen calculated the various possibilities and felt that with his abilities, although he wasn't a match for two Terror-grade opponents, as long as he could obtain the bell, escaping back into the tunnel shouldn't be a problem.

Therefore, Zhou Wen decided that if the woman took him to the bell again, he would snatch it.

Time ticked by. After twelve hours, Zhou Wen heard a bell-like chimes. After twelve chimes, the woman woke up again.

The woman carried Zhou Wen to the ice castle's hall like the last time.

Zhou Wen immediately focused and planned on escaping after snatching the bell.

When the woman arrived at the hall, the snake monster was already in front of the bell. It was unknown if he had been standing guard there the entire time and had never left.

However, seeing the woman approach, the snake monster made way.

The woman placed Zhou Wen on the ground and was about to walk towards the bell when Zhou Wen saw that he couldn't miss the opportunity. Without any hesitation, he switched to the Civilized Country Life Soul and restored his original appearance. He teleported in front of the bell while Doctor Darkness had already attached himself to Zhou Wen in his soul form.

Zhou Wen reached out to hold the bell and felt his soul tremble. Thankfully, with Doctor Darkness possessing him, nothing worse happened.

The woman and the snake monster quickly reacted. The woman transformed into an ice maiden as the snake monster's body suffused a strange glow. Four more arms grew out and the six arms emitted a strange light that shone at Zhou Wen, who had snatched the bell.

Without any hesitation, he used teleportation to leave the hall again without stopping. After four consecutive teleportations, Zhou Wen finally rushed out of the Ice Castle.

Almost at the same time he rushed out of the ice castle, Zhou Wen summoned Earth Elemental Beast and thought to himself, With Earth Elemental Beast's Earth Escape ability, I should be able to return to the spatial passageway with its maximum distance. Even if the two Terror-grade fellows catch up, I can use the remaining teleportation abilities to rush back to the spatial passageway.

However, when Zhou Wen rode on the Earth Elemental Beast's back and it landed, Zhou Wen was stunned.

Outside the ice castle was likely the huge mountain. Zhou Wen's original plan was that as long as the Earth Elemental Beast landed on the mountain, it would use Earth Escape.

However, after he rushed out of the ice castle, he suddenly realized that it wasn't the huge mountain peak outside. There was no longer the churning sea of clouds.

Everywhere he looked, there was blue seawater. Apart from the sea, he couldn't see anything. The ice castle floated above the sea.

What... What's going on... Zhou Wen was momentarily dumbfounded.

Plop!

The Earth Elemental Beast landed in the seawater and the seawater hit Zhou Wen's face, immediately waking him up. Although he didn't know what had happened and why the ice castle had turned into an endless sea, he had to try his best to escape. There was no other way.

Almost instantly, Zhou Wen ordered the Earth Elemental Beast to burrow into the sea.

However, before the Earth Elemental Beast could burrow down, an ice beam shot over from the ice castle. It was unbelievably fast.

Zhou Wen's heart chilled as he unsummoned Earth Elemental Beast. At the same time, he used the Civilized Country's spatial teleportation to leave the seawater.

When the ice beam landed on the surface of the sea, a large portion of the seawater froze. The seawater turned into an unknowingly thick glacier.

The snake monster charged forward in extreme rage. Its snake tail swayed as it arrived in front of Zhou Wen in the blink of an eye. Its six arms brought with them a gust of death as it crazily sliced through space, hoping to dismember Zhou Wen.

Zhou Wen gritted his teeth and summoned Tyrant Behemoth to meet the snake monster. Tyrant Behemoth roared as it activated Absolute Strength and charged at the snake monster.

Crack! Crack!

Blood splattered from wounds that appeared on Tyrant Behemoth's extremely tough body. One could even see broken bones from some of the wounds.

Tyrant Behemoth screamed as it flew out and slammed into the ice. It shattered the thick glacier as large amounts of seawater spewed out from the crack.

Zhou Wen took the opportunity to retreat dozens of meters. At the same time, he unsummoned Tyrant Behemoth and put on the Invisibility Cloak before instantly disappearing.

The snake monster scanned his surroundings, but he didn't find Zhou Wen. He couldn't help but turn to the woman and roar, "You brought that human back. Is he your accomplice?"

The ice maiden said coldly, "If it were me, do you think I would be so foolish as to let him steal the Heaven Shrouding Bell like this? If you have the time to suspect me, why don't you think of a way to find him? He won't be able to escape."

"Explain this matter to the higher-ups yourself." The snake monster seemed to think that what the ice maiden said made sense, but it still spoke hatefully before beginning to search for Zhou Wen.

Like him, the ice maiden searched everywhere for Zhou Wen.

Zhou Wen wore the Invisibility Cloak and relied on three minutes of invisibility to rush into the sea, desperately swimming deeper.

The seawater here was extremely deep. When Zhou Wen dived deep into the seawater, he could vaguely see specks of light at the bottom of the sea, like stars.

However, the stars were colorful. It reminded Zhou Wen of the liquid in the volcano.

As Zhou Wen dived deeper, he realized that he was right. At the bottom of the sea, there were countless colorful springs that spewed out all sorts of colorful liquid.

As the colorful liquid spewed out all sorts of crystal-like objects, they turned into different dimensional creatures when they came into contact with the seawater. However, they were different from the volcanic region from before. The dimensional creatures here were basically sea creatures.

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Chapter 930: Undersea Battle

Is this really not where I was originally? Zhou Wen felt like crying as he watched the deep-sea behemoths swim in the sea.

Now, Zhou Wen was certain that something had gone wrong during the teleportation, but why did it happen?

Zhou Wen thought for a moment. The Thearch needed his help and wanted the bell, so she definitely wouldn't play any tricks. The Nine-Tailed Fox didn't seem to have any reason to mess with him if she wanted him to deliver a message to Emperor of Shang.

Furthermore, the Nine-Tailed Fox had given the pearl to Zhou Wen. It wouldn't do her any good if Zhou Wen couldn't return.

Despite racking his brains, Zhou Wen couldn't figure out the reason.

Now, Zhou Wen wasn't in the mood to think too much. There wasn't much time left for the Invisibility Cloak. He had to think of a way to shake off the ice maiden and the snake monster as soon as possible.

Zhou Wen felt that he would die a terrible death if they found him.

In the vast sea, Zhou Wen didn't have many places to hide. All he could do was continue heading deep into the sea. He decided to find a spring to hide in.

Zhou Wen originally wanted to use the Eye of Legacy to transform into a dimensional creature, but there weren't any low-level Legendary creatures nearby. It took quite some time to simulate an Epic creature, so the invisibility time would be up before he succeeded.

The spring was a place that gave birth to dimensional creatures. Furthermore, there were countless of them. It shouldn't be that easy for the snake monster and the ice maiden to find him.

Zhou Wen didn't have the time to choose carefully. Three minutes of invisibility was too little. He didn't have many options, so he swam towards a nearby spring.

It was a blue liquid spring. When Zhou Wen came previously, he had come out of the blue liquid. The blue liquid was safer.

As he watched the blue spring gradually expand in his vision, the blue liquid inside automatically isolated itself from the seawater, just like how water and oil don't mix.

Zhou Wen plunged into the blue liquid and found it somewhat similar to the previous blue liquid. However, it was still different. The blue liquid here was darker in color and colder.

Thankfully, this temperature wasn't enough to damage Zhou Wen's body. Zhou Wen dived deeper into the spring and tried his best to hide.

At the bottom of the blue liquid was a blue crystal. It wasn't surprising that it had a crystal body. What was strange was that the crystal bodies Zhou Wen had seen previously were densely arranged. There were many of them, but this crystal body was alone. No similar crystal body appeared around it.

The blue crystal was like a pineapple with many edges. It was about the size of a basketball.

Could it be that this is the only one left after all the crystalline bodies have been spewed out? Zhou Wen guessed inwardly. This was because he had seen many fountains spew out quite a number of dimensional creatures. It was impossible for there to be only one crystal.

Zhou Wen wasn't in the mood to think too much as he hid beside the crystal. The Invisibility Cloak's three minutes of invisibility had ended. Although he was still visually invisible, complete invisibility was gone.

Zhou Wen converged his aura and hid without moving. He wanted to preserve his life before finding a way to return.

However, Zhou Wen's expression quickly turned nasty.

This was because Truth Listener had already discovered that the ice maiden and the snake monster had already swam down. From the direction they were heading in, they were clearly coming for the spring where he had hidden.

Crap, could it be a problem with this bell? Zhou Wen immediately realized the problem, but it was too late to throw the bell away.

If he rushed out now, it would be no different from courting death. Zhou Wen remained motionless as he hid beside the crystal.

Indeed, the ice maiden and the snake monster arrived outside the blue spring. The ice maiden looked at the blue spring and said, "The Heaven Shrouding Bell is inside."

The snake monster glanced at her and said, "Are you sure?"

"Do you think I'll make a mistake?" the ice maiden said as she entered the spring.

The snake monster snorted coldly and didn't say anything else. He followed the ice maiden into the spring.

"Didn't you say that he's here? Where is he?" The snake monster scanned the area, but he didn't discover Zhou Wen. Clearly, he wasn't proficient in searching for people.

The ice maiden said indifferently, "He's right there. Can't you see him?"

With that said, the ice maiden casually shot out an ice beam at Zhou Wen's hiding spot.

Zhou Wen had no choice but to move. Thankfully, he was agile in water, so he didn't need to use teleportation to dodge the ice beam.

However, the moment he moved, the snake monster immediately discovered his location. Although Zhou Wen was still visually invisible, it was useless.

The snake monster charged at Zhou Wen as terrifying wind blades crisscrossed and slashed at him.

Zhou Wen's movement technique was amazing, but his speed was still much slower than the snake monster. After dodging a few wind blades, he was unable to dodge them. All he could do was use teleportation again.

The wind blades that could slice through space failed to injure Zhou Wen. After rushing over, a wind blade slashed at the crystal behind him, causing a crack to appear.

Just as Zhou Wen was about to summon Earth Elemental Beast to see if he could use the rocks at the seabed to escape, he suddenly felt a terrifying vibration coming from underground.

Then, a powerful force surged from below, spewing out everything in the spring.

The power that erupted from the spring was very strange. Even the snake monster and the ice maiden couldn't withstand it and were spat out.

Crap! Zhou Wen separated himself from the blue liquid. He was surrounded by seawater, so there was no chance for him to use Earth Escape.

After the snake monster and the ice maiden separated from the blue liquid, they surrounded Zhou Wen.

Just as the snake monster was about to charge at Zhou Wen, it suddenly saw the blue crystal appear between the three of them. After leaving the blue liquid, the crystal rapidly transformed, quickly turning into a strange dimensional creature.

It was a blue clam. The blue crystal-like shell was fan-shaped and looked very beautiful.

The moment the dimensional creature appeared, it opened its shell and spat out a blue beam of light. Its target was the snake monster.

The clam-type dimensional creature's attack on the snake monster had already surprised Zhou Wen. What surprised him even more was that the snake monster, which had already taken a Terror form, chose to dodge instead of blocking the blue light.

What's that dimensional creature? It actually makes a Terror-grade existence wary. Zhou Wen's mind raced as he wondered if this was an opportunity for him to escape.

The clam-type dimensional creature seemed to recognize the snake monster as it constantly spewed out blue light at him. The snake monster wore an ugly expression, but it only dodged and didn't attack the shell.

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Chapter 931: New Era

The snake monster was stopped by the scallop, but the ice maiden rushed over. An ice beam descended at an unbelievable speed. Zhou Wen had already pushed Transcendent Flying Immortal to its limits, but he still couldn't dodge it.

After all, Zhou Wen was only at the Epic stage; just his stats alone were much weaker.

He had no choice but to use his teleportation ability again. However, he didn't have many teleportation attempts left. It was impossible for him to last long.

He wanted to teleport to the bottom of the sea to see if he could use Earth Escape, but the ice maiden seemed to see through his thoughts. When the ice beam shone at the bottom of the sea, it immediately turned a large area of the sea into ice. It didn't give Zhou Wen a chance to touch the sand and rocks.

Zhou Wen retreated as he fought. The number of teleportations in the Civilized Country was decreasing, and now there were only two left.

When Zhou Wen had no choice but to use teleportation again, he suddenly felt the energy in Civilized Country explode. At that moment, Civilized Country advanced.

Zhou Wen was overjoyed as the ghost-faced ring underwent a new change. The half-evil and half-beautiful ghost face underwent a strange change. The ugly half became extremely handsome, while the handsome half became abnormally ugly. The gears in his eyes also spun in the opposite direction.

At the same time, the evolved information of Civilized Country entered Zhou Wen's mind. Although the information was very vague and wasn't as clear as the annotations in-game, he could roughly understand its functions.

The evolved Life Soul of the Civilized Country was called New Era. The detailed abilities were unknown, but he could sense that the number of times he could use instantaneous transmission had increased. Zhou Wen didn't know how many times he could use it, but it was definitely more than ten.

Great! Zhou Wen watched as the ice maiden shot out another ice beam. Having nowhere to retreat, Zhou Wen used his teleportation ability again.

This teleportation distance was much further than before. Furthermore, he didn't sense the energy of the New Era Life Soul dissipate. From the looks of it, he could use it many more times.

Zhou Wen constantly teleported in an attempt to shake off the ice maiden, but he quickly realized that it was impossible to shake her off in the sea. She actually had a Water Escape skill that allowed her to appear and disappear in the sea, allowing her to teleport kilometers.

Zhou Wen suspected that the reason the ice castle changed from the volcanic area to the sea was because the ice maiden had previously rung the bell. He also tried to ring the bell in his hand, but no matter how he shook it, the bell wouldn't ring.

Thinking back to when the ice maiden rang the bell, she had entered her Terror form. Thinking that this bell could only be used at the Terror grade, he had no choice but to give up on using it.

He teleported to the surface of the sea and the ice maiden chased after him.

After the snake monster shook off the scallop, it chased after him. Seeing that the ice maiden was still chasing Zhou Wen and wasn't shaken off, it heaved a sigh of relief and quickly chased after them.

Zhou Wen used teleportation repeatedly in the sky and had once distanced himself from the ice maiden, but as long as he stopped, she would quickly catch up to him.

Zhou Wen guessed that the ice maiden had a special method to sense the bell. Unless he threw the bell away, it was almost impossible to shake her off.

Although he could teleport multiple times with New Era, it wasn't infinite. Zhou Wen knew that it would be used up sooner or later. He had to find a way to escape before that happened.

After some thought, Zhou Wen continuously teleported, distancing himself from the ice maiden before rushing into the sea.

Zhou Wen's luck wasn't bad. He saw a group of dimensional creatures that had just spewed out of a spring. Most of them were at the Mortal stage, and he occasionally saw a few at the Legendary stage.

Now, these creatures were what Zhou Wen needed. He rushed over and used the Eye of Legacy to scan a Mortal-stage Golden Scaled Fish.

As it was a Mortal creature, the scanning time was very short. In the blink of an eye, Zhou Wen became a Golden-Scaled Fish that mixed with the school of Golden-Scaled Fish.

Unfortunately, the bell couldn't be stored in the Chaos Bead. After Zhou Wen transformed, the bell hung on his fin.

"Where did he go?" The snake monster caught up and asked when it saw the ice maiden stop.

"It's right below. He wants to do the same thing again, so I feigned ignorance and didn't chase after him. I waited for you to come over and capture him together to prevent him from escaping again," the ice maiden said.

The snake monster immediately understood what she meant and asked, "He became a snow cat again?"

"He's not a snow cat, but a Gold Scaled Fish," the ice maiden said. "His transformation technique is somewhat strange. Even I can't tell what dimensional creature he has transformed into. If he didn't have the Heaven Shrouding Bell on him, it would have been very difficult to find him."

"Where is he? We have to quickly snatch the Heaven Shrouding Bell back to prevent any accidents from happening," said the snake monster.

"Alright, we'll surround him from both sides and prevent him from escaping." The ice maiden pointed at Zhou Wen and said, "The Heaven Shrouding Bell is on him. Take a closer look and you will be able to tell which one is him."

With that said, the ice maiden rushed into the sea from one side while the snake monster entered from another side to do a pincer attack.

When Zhou Wen saw the ice maiden and the snake monster plunge down, he knew that his transformation technique was useless. He immediately wanted to escape.

However, the snake monster didn't give him a chance. Wind blades sliced through the sea and enveloped Zhou Wen.

Zhou Wen had no choice but to switch his Life Soul and use teleportation again to dodge the snake monster's attack. However, just as he teleported, he saw the ice maiden in front of him. An ice beam shone down.

Now, it wasn't a matter of teleportation. He was too close to the ice maiden and the ice beam was too fast. Zhou Wen's reaction couldn't keep up.

However, thanks to his intuition cultivated from prolonged combat, Zhou Wen still used teleportation to dodge the strike. However, when he teleported out, he felt his head, hands, and legs being grabbed by someone as though he was wearing iron chains.

Zhou Wen was alarmed. The person who had grabbed him was the snake monster with six arms. The hands at the top grabbed Zhou Wen's head, while the hands in the middle grabbed his wrists. The hands at the bottom grabbed Zhou Wen's feet. His expression was extremely ferocious as though he was a devil from hell, about to tear Zhou Wen's body into six pieces.

Without any hesitation, Zhou Wen used Doctor Darkness's Dark Right Hand. His right hand suddenly turned into nothingness and escaped the snake monster's control. He stabbed it into its head, hoping to pluck its brain out.

Zhou Wen realized that his idea was a little too idealistic. Only a Terror-grade could defeat a Terror-grade. This was definitely not a joke. The Wheel of Destiny power of the Darkness Right Hand had actually penetrated the snake monster's head, but it failed to extract his brain.

The brain was like a bull's tendon; Zhou Wen had no way of pulling it.

However, Zhou Wen's actions made the snake monster cry out in pain. At the same time, he turned extremely furious as he exerted strength with his other five hands, hoping to tear Zhou Wen apart.

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Chapter 932: Ice Maiden's Scheme

Zhou Wen's body was restrained by the snake monster's strange power, preventing him from teleporting away. He was alarmed as a terrifying tearing pain came from his body, as though his muscles and bones were about to be torn apart by the snake monster.

I can only risk it. Zhou Wen gritted his teeth. As he retracted his right hand, he held the Heaven Shrouding Bell in his right hand before using Darkness Right Hand again.

"Ah!" The snake monster held its head and screamed. Zhou Wen used the Darkness Right Hand to stuff the Heaven Shrouding Bell into its head.

He had only done it in passing and didn't think that it would be of much use. He had originally planned on giving up on the Heaven Shrouding Bell. It would probably make it difficult for the ice maiden and the snake monster to track him down. In order to survive, he had no choice but to abandon the bell.

However, to his surprise, after the bell was placed in the snake monster's head, it made it hold its head and scream. For a moment, it forgot about tearing Zhou Wen apart.

Suddenly, an ice beam flashed. Just as Zhou Wen was about to dodge, he realized that the ice beam wasn't directed at him.

This ice beam was extremely terrifying. The ice beam Zhou Wen had seen previously was considered warm when compared to this ice beam.

The ice beam shone on the defenseless snake monster, freezing it into ice.

Zhou Wen took the opportunity to escape the two hands that were still grabbing at his feet and finally regained his freedom.

Did she accidentally hit the wrong person? Zhou Wen glanced at the snake monster who wore a look of horror and pain. He saw that it couldn't move at all and was completely frozen.

It wasn't an accident. It was deliberate. Zhou Wen looked at the ice maiden.

The ice maiden didn't attack Zhou Wen again. She looked at him coldly and said, "The fox core on you belongs to the Nine-Tailed Fox, right?"

Zhou Wen was delighted when he heard that. "Yes, you know her?"

"If I didn't know her, why would I bring you into my castle?" the ice maiden said indifferently.

Zhou Wen had previously suspected why the ice maiden had brought him into the ice castle.

If she wanted to rear pets, there were adorable dimensional creatures everywhere. She had seen more dimensional creatures than the grains of rice Zhou Wen had eaten. There was no need for her to make an exception and rear a snow cat.

"Don't tell me you brought me into the ice castle to deal with him?" Zhou Wen suddenly reacted and glanced at the frozen snake monster.

"I have to thank you for that. If you hadn't attracted all his attention, I wouldn't have been able to succeed so easily." The ice maiden's tone was very strange as though she was talking about something unrelated to her. However, she clearly wanted to deal with the snake monster and had deliberately used Zhou Wen.

"In that case, I did you a favor. Since everyone is friends with the Nine-Tailed Fox, let's pretend nothing happened today," Zhou Wen said.

"Did the Nine-Tailed Fox ask you to steal the Heaven Shrouding Bell?" the ice maiden ignored his words and asked directly.

Zhou Wen was momentarily at a loss for an answer. If the ice maiden was the enemy of the Nine-Tailed Fox, it would be difficult for him to escape death if he said yes.

However, if the ice maiden was a friend of the Nine-Tailed Fox and he said no, he would probably end up missing a great opportunity to live.

With an instant's thought, Zhou Wen decided to take a gamble and immediately answered, "Yes."

"Why did she ask you to steal the Heaven Shrouding Bell?" the ice maiden asked again.

Seeing that she didn't show any signs of anger, Zhou Wen knew that he had made the right bet. He said, "I don't know about that. I was only entrusted by her to steal the bell. Also, I wish to meet Emperor of Shang and help her deliver a message."

"What message?" the ice maiden asked with a frown.

"You aren't Emperor of Shang. It doesn't seem appropriate for me to tell you," Zhou Wen said after some thought.

"You don't have to say it," the ice maiden said coldly.

"Alright, she only said 'think not.'" Zhou Wen felt that it was best not to use force if he could.

"Hmph, if she really knew the words 'think not,' she wouldn't have gotten you to steal the Heaven Shrouding Bell," the ice maiden said with a twitch of her lips. Then, her hands emitted an ice beam. When the ice beam landed on the snake monster, it gradually disintegrated its body before shattering into ice shards. It left Zhou Wen's scalp tingling.

This was a Terror-grade creature, but it was killed just like that.

Amidst the ice shards, an Essence Energy Skill Crystal and Heaven Shrouding Bell appeared. Unfortunately, none of them belonged to Zhou Wen. With a casual wave of her hand, the Skill Crystal landed in her hand.

"Emperor of Shang is a criminal. The place he's imprisoned in an extremely dangerous dimension. With your strength, you aren't strong enough to enter.

"Isn't this a dimension?" Zhou Wen asked in puzzlement.

"This can only be considered a buffer zone between Earth and the dimension. It's not a real dimension. If you really go to the dimension and aren't at the Terror grade, it will be difficult for you to even survive. How could it be so easy?" The ice maiden said, "If you aren't afraid of death, I can show you the way and let you enter the dimension to meet Emperor of Shang. Whether you can survive in the dimension will depend on your luck."

"Since it's so dangerous, it's best I don't go," Zhou Wen said.

"You have been entrusted to do something, so how can you give up halfway?" The ice maiden paused and said, "Take the Heaven Shrouding Bell with you. Perhaps you will have a chance to walk to the place where Emperor of Shang is imprisoned alive."

Zhou Wen never expected the ice maiden to say such words. He couldn't help but be overjoyed, but in the next second, his heart palpitated as he felt that something was amiss.

When the ice maiden threw the Heaven Shrouding Bell at him, she suddenly shot out an ice beam. It was fast and ruthless, not inferior to the ice beam that had frozen the snake monster.

It's really true that women are most vicious. Zhou Wen quickly teleported and forcefully escaped the ice maiden's pursuit.

After rushing into the sea, Zhou Wen once again used the Eyes of Legacy to transform into an ocean dimensional creature. This time, although the ice maiden flew across the sky nearby, she didn't discover him.

"You won't be able to escape. This place isn't Earth, nor does it belong to the dimension. There's no way out. If you come out now, you can die a faster death," the ice maiden said as she hung in the air, seemingly certain that Zhou Wen was nearby.

Zhou Wen naturally couldn't answer her. To answer her was equivalent to exposing his location. A heartless creature like the ice maiden definitely wouldn't let him off.

Without the Heaven Shrouding Bell on him, the ice maiden couldn't tell the difference between Zhou Wen and ordinary dimensional creatures. Zhou Wen followed the dimensional creatures and gradually left the area.

However, these dimensional creatures seemed to have a territorial sense. They wouldn't go far, so Zhou Wen had no choice but to transform into another dimensional creature. He traveled further and further, hoping to escape the ice maiden.

Zhou Wen turned into a fish swimming when he suddenly saw a blue glow appear in front of him. It was like a glowing sapphire. Zhou Wen took a careful look and realized that it was the blue scallop. Without realizing it, he had returned to the vicinity of the spring with the blue liquid.

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Chapter 933: Unexpected Advancement

It was unknown where this scallop came from, but it was able to make a terrifying expert like the snake monster retreat. It seemed to be very powerful.

However, Zhou Wen had seen the blue light it spewed out. It didn't seem as powerful as he had imagined. The blue light wasn't fast, nor did he see any astonishing might. He didn't know why the snake monster would take the initiative to retreat.

Now that Zhou Wen was running for his life, he wasn't in the mood to study the scallop's abilities, nor did he wish to cause trouble.

The scallop remained silently on the sand without being alarmed by Zhou Wen's arrival. Apart from attacking the snake monster, it hadn't attacked any other dimensional creatures.

Zhou Wen saw a Fiend Claw Fish swim past it, but it didn't react.

As he was sizing up the scallop, void lightning appeared not far away. The dimensional creatures that were struck by the void lightning vanished just like the dimensional creatures in the volcanic zone.

If the void lightning is really a spatial rift that leads to Earth's dimensional zone, can I leave through that? Zhou Wen had similar thoughts before, but he couldn't give it a try. If he made a wrong guess or if a human's body couldn't withstand the power of the void lightning, he would be doomed.

Just as Zhou Wen was pondering over it, he heard the ice maiden's voice ring out on the surface of the sea. "If you want to live, we can have a chat. Hand over the Nine-Tailed Fox core and I can spare your life. You have to consider carefully. In three hours, I'll leave this place. When the time comes, there will be no way out. You won't be able to return to Earth or enter the dimension. You can only be trapped here til death."

So she wants the pearl lent to me by the Nine-Tailed Fox, but it might be an excuse to lure me out and kill me. Zhou Wen didn't move.

"You better believe me. Not many dimensional experts can even enter this place. No one will come here for tens of thousands of years. You only have three hours left. If you still want to live, come to the castle and find me." With that said, the ice maiden returned to the ice castle.

Zhou Wen originally suspected that the ice maiden was luring him out, but he later realized that she had really left.

Zhou Wen secretly sneaked to the vicinity of the ice castle and saw that there was no movement inside. As for the ice maiden, she was indeed inside. It looked like she really had no intention of looking for him.

If the ice maiden could really take him back to the volcanic area, Zhou Wen was willing to give her the Nine-Tailed Fox's pearl. After all, nothing was more important than his life.

The problem was that no one knew if the ice maiden would really keep her promise.

After some thought, Zhou Wen couldn't make up his mind. It was mainly because he didn't have the ability to fight a Terror-grade entity. If he entered the ice castle, he would be at her mercy. It was equivalent to handing his life to someone else.

After circling the nearby sea, this place seemed to be an endless sea. It was as if there was nothing else in the world other than the sea.

I wonder if this place is connected to the volcanic area. Even if it is, I reckon that when I rush back, the time limit of thirty-six hours would have already passed. As Zhou Wen was thinking, he passed by the scallop.

Strange, why is it still here? Zhou Wen looked at the scallop in surprise.

Previously, void lightning had already swept through this area. The other dimensional creatures had vanished in the void lightning, but the scallop remained. It was clearly abnormal.

From the looks of it, this scallop is indeed extraordinary. Zhou Wen had the intention of studying its abilities, but this was reality, so he didn't act rashly.

After some thought, Zhou Wen attempted to use the Eyes of Legacy to scan the scallop. He wanted to see if he could transform into it. As long as he could transform into it, he would know what abilities it had.

The Eyes of Legacy looked at the sapphire-like scallop. His mirror-like eyes reflected its appearance.

The scallop remained motionless, allowing Zhou Wen to heave a sigh of relief.

Large amounts of Essence Energy surged into his eyes. The amount of Essence Energy needed to simulate the scallop left Zhou Wen somewhat alarmed. This was about the same as when Zhou Wen scanned Torch Dragon Youngling.

After scanning for a while, he still couldn't transform. There was too much information contained in the scallop.

Zhou Wen's Essence Energy was about to be depleted. He failed to transform into the scallop, but the Eyes of Legacy began to evolve after copying so much information.

It can't be... It evolved so easily... Zhou Wen still found it unbelievable. This advancement to a Perfect Body was too sudden.

At the same time, Zhou Wen was extremely delighted. The advancement of the Eyes of Legacy to a Perfect Body meant that his Constitution's two Life Souls had reached a Perfect Body. His Constitution was finally reaching 41.

There were several Mythical Essence Energy Skills that he couldn't cultivate in the past. He could try them now.

With the transformation of the Eyes of Legacy, Zhou Wen felt a mysterious energy spread to other parts of his body. As the blood flowed through his body, it caused a shocking change.

...

The ice maiden placed the Heaven Shrouding Bell back in the ice castle hall and waited for Zhou Wen's arrival.

She wasn't lying to Zhou Wen. According to the plan, she had to leave within three hours. And she had relied on the Heaven Shrouding Bell's strength to come here.

Once she left, she didn't know when she would return again. It was normal for no one to step foot in such a place for tens of thousands of years.

The dimensional creatures here might be treasures to humans, but to dimensional creatures, they were too weak. They were products of Earth's civilizations.

Looking at the time, it was less than fifteen minutes to the deadline to leave, but there was still no sign of Zhou Wen.

"It looks like he won't come. What a pity. If I can obtain the Nine-Tailed Fox core, I can spare his life," the ice maiden muttered.

Suddenly, the ice maiden stood up and looked outside the ice castle. She saw Zhou Wen fly over from the distant sky and arrive in front of the ice castle's door.

"You're finally here?" The ice maiden walked out of the hall and stood on the ice steps outside. She looked at Zhou Wen and said, "There are only a few minutes left. You've finally made a wise decision. Leave the Fox core to me, and I'll take you out."

Zhou Wen looked at the ice maiden and said, "I don't plan on giving you anything. Not to mention the fox core, I won't even give you a Black Chicken White Phoenix Pill."

"So you want to die of old age here?" The ice maiden said expressionlessly.

"Of course not. I'll leave with you," Zhou Wen said.

The ice maiden said disdainfully, "Do you think I'll take you out if you don't hand over the fox core?"

"Of course. It's not up to you to disagree," Zhou Wen said.

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Chapter 934: Student Surpasses the Master

"Oh, then I want to know the reason. Why must I take you away?" The ice maiden wasn't angry. From her point of view, Zhou Wen's words were like an ant bragging to an elephant. It was nothing but a joke.

Zhou Wen said, "It's very simple. This is because you previously said that you have to leave this place within three hours. In that case, as long as I enter the ice castle, you can only take me with you once the three hours are up."

"Does that mean you plan on walking into my trap?" the ice maiden mocked.

As Zhou Wen could teleport, it wasn't easy for her to capture him outside. However, the ice castle was only that big. Furthermore, the ice castle had a very powerful augmentation effect on her.

The ice maiden's power could fill the entire ice castle. As long as Zhou Wen was inside, he had nowhere to hide.

Previously, she had wanted to use Zhou Wen to lure the snake monster, giving her a chance to eliminate him. That was why she had allowed Zhou Wen to easily leave the ice castle. Now, she didn't have any scruples.

The moment Zhou Wen entered the ice castle, he was like a bird in a cage.

"It's not walking into a trap, but a sparrow occupying a pigeon's nest," Zhou Wen said as he stared at the ice castle. If he wanted to leave this place, he had to enter the ice castle. There was no other way.

The ice maiden smiled. She had never smiled much in her life, but this time, she smiled. Furthermore, she smiled very happily as though she had heard an extremely funny joke.

"Then come. Let me see how you, a little sparrow, can occupy my ice castle," said ice maiden.

Without any hesitation, Zhou Wen estimated that it was about time and walked towards the ice castle.

After Zhou Wen entered the ice castle, the ice maiden didn't immediately take action. Instead, she looked at him with interest and said, "I've seen quite a number of humans, but you are the first to be so ignorant and arrogant. How do you want to occupy my ice castle? You can take action now."

"If you don't take action, I can also be a good guest," Zhou Wen said.

"Do you know who you are talking to?" The ice maiden's eyes flickered with a terrifying coldness as she glared at Zhou Wen.

"I was just about to ask." Zhou Wen really didn't know who the ice maiden was.

"The Nine-Tailed Fox dared to let you steal the Heaven Shrouding Bell, but she didn't tell you about the four demon monarchs guarding it?" the ice maiden asked.

"What are the four demon monarchs?" Zhou Wen asked.

"What a foolish and pitiful human. You don't even know about the four demon monarchs, but you were tricked by that demon consort to steal the Heaven Shrouding Bell. However, it makes sense. The ignorant are fearless. If you knew what kind of existence the four demon monarchs are, you probably wouldn't have dared to come here to steal the Heaven Shrouding Bell."

The ice maiden continued, "On Earth, so-called Mythical creatures are nothing but cannon fodder among species in the dimension. The Terror grade is the beginning of the path of the strong. Only a Calamity grade has a seat in the dimension. The four monarchs of the demons are the royal families of the four demons. The descendants of these four royal families will definitely be able to advance to the Calamity grade, and I am from the Ice Monarch race of the four royal families."

"So you are that powerful. Then are you a Calamity grade now?" Zhou Wen asked the ice maiden.

The ice maiden choked immediately. How could it be so easy to advance to the Calamity grade? Although she was from the Ice Monarch race, she only had the talent and potential to advance to the Calamity grade. To truly advance to the Calamity grade, not only did she need talent and potential, but she also needed a large amount of resources and personal effort.

"Even if I'm not at the Calamity grade, killing you will be as easy as flipping my hand," the ice maiden said.

Although Zhou Wen didn't like chatting, he would rather have a chat with the ice maiden if he could leave the area without any fighting.

"Then do you know who I am?" Zhou Wen suddenly asked solemnly.

"You? You're just a human. You're nothing. I don't need to know who you are," the ice maiden said with disdain.

"Of course, you can think that I'm mediocre or that you haven't heard of me. However, I believe you should have heard of my teacher," Zhou Wen said.

"Who's your teacher? Don't tell me he's also a human?" the ice maiden said, clearly not caring who Zhou Wen's teacher was.

"That's right. He's a human. My teacher's name is Wang Mingyuan. Have you heard of this name?" Zhou Wen actually only wanted to see if he could obtain any information about Wang Mingyuan. He didn't think Wang Mingyuan was very strong.

Wang Mingyuan was indeed very strong among humans, but he had only recently advanced to the Mythical stage. In the dimension, the Mythical stage was nothing.

Zhou Wen used this tone to speak to the ice maiden because he wanted to use her arrogance to obtain some information about Wang Mingyuan.

However, the ice maiden's reaction seemed to exceed Zhou Wen's expectations. She looked at him in surprise and said, "You are Wang Mingyuan's disciple?"

Zhou Wen couldn't help but be slightly taken aback. From the ice maiden's expression, she didn't show any contempt for humans when she mentioned Wang Mingyuan.

"That's right. I'm Wang Mingyuan's most outstanding and most beloved disciple. How do I compare to you, the descendant of the Ice Monarch?" Zhou Wen feigned a proud expression.

The ice maiden snorted coldly and said, "Wang Mingyuan is indeed capable by defeating the Dragon King of the Octokind and becoming the new monarch of the Dragon Gods. Unfortunately, no matter how strong your teacher is, he won't come here to save you. Your life is still in my hands. Hand over the fox core and I can spare your life. I can also send you to the Dragon Gods."

Zhou Wen was taken aback when he heard that. He originally imagined that something had happened to Wang Mingyuan, but to his surprise, Wang Mingyuan seemed to have done something extraordinary.

Even the ice maiden, who looked down on humans, was somewhat afraid when mentioning Wang Mingyuan. She didn't have any intention of underestimating him. The Dragon Monarch that Wang Mingyuan had defeated was definitely not an ordinary dimensional creature.

Zhou Wen had no idea that the monarch of the Octokind were all Calamity-grade existences. However, there were differences in strength among Calamity-grades existences. Among the Octokind, the other monarchs were only average. However, there were two monarchs who were extremely terrifying existences. Even in the dimension, they were famous. One of them was the Dragon King.

The former Dragon King was so famous that he was comparable to the four demon monarchs. As for Wang Mingyuan, he had actually defeated the Dragon King and become the new king of the Dragon Gods. This matter shocked many dimensional species.

For such an expert, even if the ice maiden looked down on ordinary humans, she wouldn't underestimate him.

Furthermore, in essence, Wang Mingyuan was no longer a pure human.

Zhou Wen naturally didn't know about this. However, from the ice maiden's tone, he knew that Wang Mingyuan was doing pretty well in the dimension. Nothing bad happened because he took the divine fruit. This made him feel much better.

Zhou Wen looked at the ice maiden and said, "You dimensional species just don't like studying. Haven't you heard of the saying 'the color blue is made out of indigo but is more vivid than indigo?'"

"What do you mean?" The ice maiden clearly didn't know this human proverb.

"It means that the teacher can be very impressive, but the students they teach are even more impressive," Zhou Wen explained seriously.

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Chapter 935: Demon God Body

The ice maiden laughed happily. This was the first time she had met a human like Zhou Wen.

Wang Mingyuan was indeed powerful. No one would deny the strength of a human who could defeat the Dragon King. They would also give him the corresponding respect.

However, that was under the condition that Wang Mingyuan had the ability to earn the prestige. Furthermore, Wang Mingyuan had fused with a Guardian, so he was no longer considered a human.

After fusing with the Guardian, his body no longer had any human shackles. In essence, Wang Mingyuan was already considered a part of the dimension zone and not a human from Earth.

Zhou Wen was a pure Earth human who wasn't even at the Mythical stage, yet he dared to say such words. The ice maiden found it very funny.

"Are all the humans on Earth as ignorant and laughable as you?" the ice maiden asked Zhou Wen.

"I don't find it funny," Zhou Wen said solemnly.

"Then you must be crazy. A human at the Epic stage who doesn't even have the right to live in the dimension dares to be mentioned in the same breath as the Dragon King. You even claim that you have surpassed him. I'm afraid you don't know what kind of existence a Calamity-grade existence like the Dragon King is."

The ice maiden paused for a moment before continuing, "That's right. It's impossible for you to have a chance to see a Calamity-grade existence on Earth. On Earth, the Terror grade is already an unparalleled existence. If a Calamity grade comes close to Earth, even if it's just an unconscious contact without any hostility, it will cause an unimaginable disaster to Earth. The ignorant are fearless. Your arrogance is understandable."

With that said, the ice maiden ignored Zhou Wen and transformed into her Terror form. She walked to the bell, picked it up, and shook it.

Zhou Wen felt the ice castle shake again before using Truth Listener to look outside. He realized that it wasn't an ocean outside the ice castle, but he wasn't back at the volcanic area. Outside, there was an endless grassland. He could see many dimensional creatures with human torsos but the lower body and legs of horses. Some dimensional creatures were even stranger.

After putting down the bell, the ice maiden slowly turned around and looked at Zhou Wen expressionlessly. "Your jokes are very funny, but I'm not interested in them. Hand over the fox core now and I can send you to the Dragon Gods. Otherwise, even if Wang Mingyuan is really your teacher, you will definitely die today."

"I haven't died before. I want to give it a try," Zhou Wen said.

"Very well." The ice maiden's gaze turned cold as her body emitted an ice beam. In an instant, the entire ice castle was enveloped by a terrifying cold aura. The interior space was filled, sealing off all possibilities.

The power of the Terror grade was indeed not something ordinary Mythical creatures could compare with.

Almost at the same time the ice maiden attacked, Zhou Wen's body underwent a change. The speed at which he changed exceeded one's imagination. As the ice castle was sealed, Zhou Wen turned into a blue scallop.

This was the ability that the Eyes of Legacy had given Zhou Wen after it advanced to a Perfect Body.

Demon God Body (Perfect Body): A carrier of the demons' bloodline. A catalog of the myriad races.

In the past, the Eyes of Legacy could only scan and transform. Once it switched to other Essence Energy Arts, the transformation would be gone. If he wanted to continue transforming, he could only scan again.

However, the present Demon God Body didn't need to go through that trouble. As long as Zhou Wen had scanned and transformed into the dimensional creature previously, he would be able to store the memory into the Demon God Body like a picture. He could directly transform when he wanted to use it without spending a lot of time and Essence Energy scanning.

Furthermore, the Essence Energy expenditure needed to transform was further reduced as a Perfect Body Life Soul. With Zhou Wen's current Essence Energy, he could support transforming into a Mythical creature.

Mutated Demon Mother Clam? The ice maiden's expression changed when she saw the blue crystalline shell that Zhou Wen had transformed into.

Her ice beam shone on the blue crystalline shell, but it failed to freeze it. There seemed to be a blue vortex inside the blue shell. When the ice beam shone on it, it was immediately sucked in.

Zhou Wen was in a very good mood. After his Life Soul advanced to the Demon God Body, he completed the scan of the Mutated Demon Mother Clam and turned into it.

He finally understood why the snake monster had been unwilling to attack the Mutated Demon Mother Clam. It was because it was like a demon's recycling station.

It could devour all forms of energy released by demons and convert it into its own energy. Even the power of the Terror grade would be absorbed when it struck the Mutated Demon Mother Clam.

Of course, this power was only effective against demons. Devouring the energy of other species would instead cause adverse effects to the Mutated Demon Mother Clam.

It was a Mythical creature with obvious strengths and weaknesses. Almost no demon could harm it. However, against creatures other than demons, its combat strength wasn't that strong.

This was a typical creature that specialized in disciplining its own kind during any internal strife.

After Zhou Wen figured out the Mutated Demon Mother Clam's abilities, he was immediately overjoyed. Without a doubt, the ice maiden was also a demon. Her Terror-grade strength would only be converted into energy and unable to harm Zhou Wen who had transformed into the Mutated Demon Mother Clam.

Zhou Wen's Essence Energy couldn't sustain the Mythical creature transformation for long. However, due to the Mutated Demon Mother Clam's ability to absorb energy and convert it for its own usage, he could keep up the transformation for a long period of time after absorbing the ice maiden's ice beam.

Zhou Wen had deliberately infuriated the ice maiden because he wanted her to attack him so that he could absorb her energy and keep the Mutated Demon Mother Clam transformation for a longer period of time.

It's no wonder there's only one Mutated Demon Mother Clam in the spring. It's probably a unique Mythical creature, Zhou Wen thought.

The ice maiden clearly knew the Mutated Demon Mother Clam's ability as she looked at Zhou Wen in surprise.

The ice maiden didn't think much of Zhou Wen's ability to transform into low-level demons. There were many demons who were good at transforming.

However, Zhou Wen was at the Epic stage, yet he could transform into a creature like the Mutated Demon Mother Clam. Furthermore, he had the same ability as the Mutated Demon Mother Clam. This was unbelievable.

This was because most of the transformations only changed one's physique and couldn't truly transform into that creature.

Even if one could completely transform into another creature, they could only go from a higher level to a lower level.

For example, a Terror-grade demon who was good at transforming could completely transform his body into a Mythical creature, but it was very difficult for him to turn into a Terror, much less a higher-level Calamity.

This was because the level of energy available ensured that it was impossible to go from a lower lifeform to a higher lifeform.

However, this wasn't absolute. Among the demons, there was indeed an Essence Energy Art that could turn living creatures from a lower lifeform to a higher lifeform. It was the legendary Demon God Catalog. Legend had it that it was the Essence Energy Art progenitor of all demons.

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Chapter 936: Ice Maiden's Suggestion

The Demon God Catalog is a secret heritage of the Demon Sovereign. Only the royal family has the right to cultivate it. Furthermore, among the royal family, there are very few talented demons who have the chance of mastering the Demon God Catalog. As a human, it's unlikely that he has seen the Demon God Catalog, much less master it...

The ice maiden was suspicious as she continuously struck the Mutated Demon Mother Clam that Zhou Wen had transformed into. However, the outcome was the same. Her strength was completely absorbed by the Mutated Demon Mother Clam.

It's impossible for a human to master the Demon God Catalog... But he's only at the Epic stage. How can he turn into the Mutated Demon Mother Clam and have its complete abilities... The ice maiden looked at Zhou Wen in surprise.

"From the looks of it, you can only leave an unwelcome guest like me behind." Zhou Wen had absorbed a large number of ice beams and accumulated terrifying energy in his body. He could maintain his transformation for a long period of time. As for the ice maiden, she was probably helpless against him.

The ice maiden calmed down and asked Zhou Wen, "Have you practiced the demons legacy catalog?"

"So what if I've practiced it?" Zhou Wen didn't deny it when he saw that the ice maiden could tell the origins of his ability.

Upon hearing Zhou Wen admit it, the ice maiden seemed to find it unbelievable. She asked, "You really mastered the demons' legacy catalog?"

"Didn't you see it already?" Zhou Wen said.

The ice maiden looked at Zhou Wen with a strange expression, momentarily at a loss.

That was the demon ancestors' Essence Energy Art. Only royalty had the right to take a look at it. It was a cultivation technique that might be a problem to master. Zhou Wen, a human, had actually mastered the Demon God Catalog. If news of this were to spread, it would probably shock the entire demon race. Perhaps no demon would believe it.

Even the ice maiden couldn't believe that Zhou Wen had mastered the Demon God Catalog. However, other than that Essence Energy Art, she couldn't think of any other Essence Energy Art that could allow him to achieve such a transformation.

Previously, when the ice maiden heard Zhou Wen talk about how a student could surpass the teacher, she found it funny. But now, she didn't feel like laughing at all.

It was unbelievable that a pure human had mastered the Demon God Catalog.

"Where did you obtain the Demon God Catalog?" The ice maiden didn't continue attacking. She even exited her Terror form and asked Zhou Wen with a strange expression.

"Does this have anything to do with you?" Zhou Wen asked.

Although the ice maiden didn't obtain an answer, she had some guesses. He's only an Epic human. He can't survive in the dimension, nor does he have the chance to mix with the dimension's demons. It's even more impossible for him to see the Demon God Catalog that only the demons' royalty has the right to view. The only area he can come into contact with is Earth. Could it be that the legend is real?

Earth was in an ancient forbidden area. Even experts as powerful as the Demon Sovereigns couldn't forcefully descend to Earth.

However, in the dimension, there was a legend that said that the ancient sealed land was the birthplace of the dimension. All dimensional creatures were born in the ancient sealed land.

However, that was only a legend without any evidence. Furthermore, powerful dimensional creatures didn't believe that mighty existences like them would be born in such a low-level space.

Now, the ice maiden was beginning to suspect if the legend was real. Otherwise, how could Zhou Wen, a human from Earth, learn the Demon God Catalog?

Furthermore, if Earth wasn't such a special place, why would the various races of the dimension be so concerned about Earth and constantly vie for control?

However, the ice maiden thought about it again. There had been several divine wars on Earth. Perhaps the Demon Sovereign's bloodline that descended on Earth had brought the Demon God Catalog to Earth.

Regardless of the possibility, it was an unbelievable fact that Zhou Wen could master the Demon God Catalog.

The ice maiden looked at Zhou Wen and suddenly asked, "Are you interested in making a deal with me?"

"Tell me about it." Zhou Wen was somewhat depressed. Although he could now avoid being killed by the ice maiden, he would still be trapped here if he couldn't return to the volcanic region. He still couldn't return to Earth.

If the ice maiden still wanted the fox core and could guarantee his return to Earth, Zhou Wen could only give it up. Even if he had to face the wrath of the Nine-Tailed Fox, it was better than being trapped here.

However, to his surprise, the ice maiden didn't mention the core at all. "Give me the Demon God Catalog. I can give you the Heaven Shrouding Bell and take you to see the Emperor of Shang to help you finish what you need to do."

"You want the Demon God Catalog?" Zhou Wen was somewhat surprised. He never expected the ice maiden to make such a request.

"That's right. As long as you give me the complete Demon God Catalog, I can guarantee that you will complete the mission. Furthermore, I can also send you to the Dragon Gods," said the ice maiden.

"How do I know if you will keep your promise?" Zhou Wen constantly thought of various possibilities. He felt that he really had a chance of returning alive.

"I can help you finish everything first. When we are near the Dragon Gods, I'll exchange the Heaven Shrouding Bell for your Demon God Catalog before you leave," said the ice maiden.

Zhou Wen felt that the ice maiden's suggestion was pretty good, but the problem was that he didn't want to go to the Dragon Gods. Furthermore, he couldn't produce the Demon God Catalog.

This was because the Demon God Catalog couldn't be imparted with words. It was a picture. One had to look at the picture in order to comprehend the Demon God Catalog. It was an Essence Energy Art that could only be understood and not transmitted.

Even Zhou Wen, who had mastered the Demon God Catalog, couldn't tell others how to cultivate the Essence Energy Art.

"All you need to do is give me an Essence Energy Art to obtain the Heaven Shrouding Bell and return unscathed. Aren't you satisfied? Although you can transform into the Mutated Demon Mother Clam, you should know that the Demon Mother Clam's strength can only guarantee that you won't be killed by me. However, you have to know that as long as I leave this place and return to the demons, I can find a creature that isn't a demon to kill you," the ice maiden added.

Zhou Wen sighed and said, "I also want to make a deal with you. Unfortunately, an Essence Energy Art like the Demon God Catalog can't be taught with words."

The ice maiden became even more convinced when she heard that. Zhou Wen had indeed mastered the Demon God Catalog. She asked, "How did you master it?"

"I saw a demonic beast catalog somewhere. This Essence Energy Art was comprehended from the demonic beast catalog. It can only be understood and not transmitted. If you really want the Demon God Catalog, you can only take a look at it yourself," Zhou Wen said.

"Where is the demonic beast catalog?" the ice maiden asked.

"Earth," Zhou Wen answered.

The ice maiden revealed a difficult expression when she heard that. "Even the power of the Heaven Shrouding Bell can only pass through the buffer zone. It can't enter Earth..."

"If you want to go, I have an idea," Zhou Wen hurriedly said.

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Chapter 937: The True Dimension

"What solution do you have?" The ice maiden stared at Zhou Wen in disbelief.

"Since I can come here, I naturally have a way to return. Otherwise, what's the point of coming here to steal? However, this method is somewhat difficult," Zhou Wen said after some thought.

"As long as you can let me see the Demon God Catalog, the Heaven Shrouding Bell will be yours," said the ice maiden.

"That's not what I mean. As you know, teleporting here is an extremely difficult task. I can teleport back alone, but if I take you along, the energy needed for the teleportation will probably be insufficient. If there's a teleportation deviation, we won't be able to survive," Zhou Wen said with a solemn expression.

"What are you trying to say?" The ice maiden could naturally tell that Zhou Wen was up to something. If he really couldn't teleport to Earth, he wouldn't have said anything.

"If you really want to go, there's a solution. However, I'll have to trouble you. I have a spatial artifact. You can enter it first. That way, I can take you to Earth," Zhou Wen said after some thought.

"This trick of paying me back in my own coin is pretty good," the ice maiden said coldly.

Zhou Wen shrugged and said, "I don't have such thoughts. As a Terror-grade expert, would you be trapped by a tool?"

The ice maiden looked at Zhou Wen without a word. Clearly, she wouldn't agree to such a condition. Zhou Wen felt his hair stand on end from her gaze. All he could do was continue, "Alright, I still have a second solution, but it's more difficult."

"Tell me about it." The ice maiden looked nasty.

"Can't you dimensional creatures sign a contract with humans? Sign a contract with me and you can be my Guardian." The contract Zhou Wen wanted was naturally not a Guardian contract, but the master-slave contract similar to the one Ya'er had signed with Grim Demon.

The ice maiden curled her lips and said, "Those who can contract are Guardians, not true races from the dimension. Guardians are half pets and half dimensional creatures, different from us."

"Then I'm out of options," Zhou Wen said as he shrugged.

"Show me your spatial container." Zhou Wen took out the calabash containing the Dragon King Gu. The Dragon King Gu had been kept in the calabash, so it hadn't been doing well recently.

Tai Sui treated it as food. When it was hungry, it would eat some of the Dragon King Gu. Although the Dragon King Gu had the ability to reproduce and heal itself, it needed energy. There was no energy supply in the calabash, so it relied on its own stores. The Dragon King Gu appeared somewhat weak.

"This is it. There's a dimensional creature inside." Zhou Wen handed the calabash to the ice maiden.

The ice maiden took the calabash and looked at it before studying it for a while. She nodded and said, "We shall use the first method. I'll enter this calabash. Take me to Earth to see the Demon God Catalog. When the time comes, the Heaven Shrouding Bell will be your reward."

"Alright, but before that, we have to return to the volcanic area. The spatial coordinates set by the Nine-Tailed Fox with me are there. Only by using those spatial coordinates as a marker can I contact her to open the spatial teleportation tunnel," Zhou Wen said.

"No problem. I can take you there now," the ice maiden said.

"You previously said that you can take me to see Emperor of Shang?" Zhou Wen thought of the Nine-Tailed Fox. If possible, he should help her pass the message to prevent himself from returning with nothing to say.

"Sure, but are you sure you want to go?" the ice maiden asked with a faint smile.

"Is there anything wrong?" Zhou Wen asked.

"There's nothing wrong with it. However, the place where Emperor of Shang resides is the true dimension world. The environment there isn't as comfortable as here. Epic creatures would probably find it difficult to survive there," the ice maiden said.

"I can transform into a Mythical creature. It shouldn't be a problem, right?" Zhou Wen said after some thought.

"Sure." The ice maiden nodded slightly.

"How long will it take to get to Emperor of Shang?" Zhou Wen was afraid that he would take too long and miss the time needed to return. There wasn't much time left until the 36-hour deadline.

"It's not difficult to go where Emperor of Shang is. With the Heaven Shrouding Bell's help, if your body can withstand the environment of the dimension, you can return in an hour," the ice maiden said after some thought.

"Then let's go. If I don't settle this matter, I won't be able to explain why to the Nine-Tailed Fox when I return." Zhou Wen actually wanted to meet the legendary tyrant.

After all, this tyrant's reputation was too illustrious in the history of the East District. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to call him the number one tyrant throughout history.

If such a tyrant really existed, Zhou Wen wanted to see with his own eyes what he looked like.

"Alright, it's best you prepare ahead of time. When you reach the dimension, the environment will have a very strong effect on your body," the ice maiden reminded.

"I'll head over in the form of the Mutated Demon Mother Clam," Zhou Wen said.

"Alright." The ice maiden didn't say anything else as she turned into her Terror form again. Then, she walked towards the Heaven Shrouding Bell and picked it up before shaking it thrice.

The ice castle trembled violently. It was much more intense than the previous two times. Zhou Wen could clearly sense the energy of spatial teleportation. Unfortunately, the New Era Life Soul had already advanced to a Perfect Body, so it couldn't continue advancing.

Zhou Wen floated in the air as a Mutated Demon Mother Clam, waiting for the moment he would be teleported to the dimension.

When the ice castle stopped shaking, Zhou Wen suddenly felt a terrifying force coming from his body. His body seemed to be attracted by a powerful magnet as he fell from the sky.

Clang!

Zhou Wen slammed heavily into the icy ground as though there was a mountain pressing down on him. No matter how much strength he exerted, his Mutated Demon Mother Clam body remained motionless.

At the same time, he felt his mind tremble. His soul seemed to be oppressed by some unknown force, making him feel extremely uneasy. It was as though a terrifying existence existed in every corner of this world.

"How did this happen? Why can't I move?" Zhou Wen asked the ice maiden.

The ice maiden looked at him with a faint smile and said, "I've already told you. The Mythical creatures that you humans think of are only the lowest level existences in the dimension. Although the Mutated Demon Mother Clam is special, it's only a Mythical creature. On Earth, it's a god-like existence, but in the dimension, it's a scallop. Have you seen a scallop that can walk?"

Zhou Wen was immediately rendered speechless. The ice maiden clearly knew of the outcome and had deliberately wanted to see him make a fool of himself.

"It's about five kilometers from here to where Emperor of Shang lives. Are you sure you still want to go?" The ice maiden mocked Zhou Wen.

"Of course. Why not?" Zhou Wen gritted his teeth and canceled the Demon Mother Clam transformation.

In an instant, Zhou Wen felt as though his body was a watermelon that was about to explode. His organs were about to burst.

Before his body exploded, Zhou Wen used the Mythical Demon Dragon True Body and transformed into a humanoid Demon Dragon. At the same time, he got Doctor Darkness to possess him and augment him with strength. Finally, he managed to withstand the terrifying pressure.

Zhou Wen wiped the cold sweat off his forehead. For that instant, he really believed that his body was about to explode.

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Chapter 938: Emperor of Shang's Place

Translator: CKtalon

Now, Zhou Wen felt extremely uncomfortable. Not only was he under immense pressure, but he also felt dizzy as his heart raced.

Under the protection of the Dragon Scale Armor, his Demon Dragon True Body still felt his skin flush with blood. It was almost about to split the scales open.

What made Zhou Wen even more uncomfortable was that everything he saw was a mysterious, dazzling light. It was as though he was looking through a kaleidoscope. He couldn't even see the ice castle and the ice maiden in front of him, nor could he hear their voices. His senses couldn't be used normally. Only two of his senses remained effective.

Zhou Wen opened his mouth and realized that he couldn't even speak or make a sound.

Zhou Wen felt as though he had fallen into a space of despair. The feeling nearly made him break down.

Could it be that the ice maiden wants to harm me? Zhou Wen was alarmed.

He hurriedly summoned Truth Listener. The ability Truth Listener gave him immediately restored his hearing, and the appearance of the ice castle and the ice maiden appeared in his mind again.

The ice castle and ice maiden remained the same. In Truth Listener's hearing, everything was normal. However, when he used his senses to listen, he couldn't see or hear anything. He didn't even have a sense of touch.

Zhou Wen helplessly closed his eyes. As he couldn't make a sound, he could only use his fingers to write in midair. "Why is this happening?"

"It's impressive that you are able to maintain a portion of your bodily functions. This is the dimension, a space of a far higher level than Earth's. Here, if your order in life isn't up to standard, you won't be able to see the existence of this world." The ice maiden was somewhat surprised that Zhou Wen could still write with his body.

"I've been to the dimension before, but I didn't feel this way," Zhou Wen wrote again. He felt suspicious. He hadn't felt this the last time he went to get the divine fruit.

"Then you definitely didn't go to the real dimension," the ice maiden said with certainty.

"It was definitely the dimension. I went to the divine tree which Teacher was guarding to pluck the divine fruit. Wasn't that the dimension?" Zhou Wen wrote.

The ice maiden looked at Zhou Wen in surprise and said, "So the human who took the divine fruit is you. It's no wonder an Epic like you could pick up the Heaven Shrouding Bell without being killed. From the looks of it, you are telling the truth. You are indeed Wang Mingyuan's beloved disciple. Otherwise, he wouldn't have suffered the pain of lightning smiting just to let you go. Although it was the dimension, the environment wasn't that bad with the divine tree around. You have never experienced the real world of the dimension."

"What lightning smiting?" Zhou Wen was slightly taken aback as he hurriedly wrote.

"Don't you know?" The ice maiden thought for a moment and continued, "That's right. You left after taking the divine fruit, so you naturally don't know what happened after that. The divine fruit can be taken away, but the human who obtains it has to sign a contract to become the spokesperson of the dimension in the human world. Wang Mingyuan didn't let you sign the contract before letting you return to Earth. Naturally, you have to be punished. The pain of the lightning smiting isn't something anyone can endure. Even the closest relatives of the dimension's species might not be willing to suffer in place of others. Yet, he endured so long for you. It's not overboard to say that you are his most beloved disciple."

Zhou Wen didn't know what to feel as he immediately wrote again. "Teacher actually suffered so much for me. Can you take me to him?"

"It's useless even if you go now. He's already the supreme Dragon King. Even the Dragon King who punished him has been defeated. Who else dares to punish him? Don't worry. He's very well now. You have no idea how respected is," the ice maiden said.

Zhou Wen felt a little more at ease, but he didn't know how to repay Wang Mingyuan's kindness.

"Are you going to see Emperor of Shang or Wang Mingyuan?" the ice maiden asked.

"Emperor of Shang," Zhou Wen said through gritted teeth.

Even if he went to see Wang Mingyuan now, he didn't have the ability to return the favor. Instead, he might cause trouble. Therefore, Zhou Wen decided not to meet Wang Mingyuan.

"If you can withstand the burden, follow me." The ice maiden smiled as she walked out of the ice castle.

However, Zhou Wen felt as though every step he took was a fight against the world. It was extremely strenuous. Before he walked out of the ice castle, he felt his eyes blur and ears ring. His legs were so weak that he could barely stand.

"If you walk like this, it will probably take you days to reach the destination," the ice maiden said to Zhou Wen as she stood at the entrance of the ice castle.

Zhou Wen knew that the ice maiden was waiting for him to beg her. When the time came, she would definitely raise more conditions.

Zhou Wen gritted his teeth and wanted to summon Tyrant Behemoth, but after taking a look, he realized that Tyrant Behemoth had been injured by the snake monster. Its injuries hadn't healed yet, so it probably couldn't withstand the dimensional forces.

After some thought, Zhou Wen summoned Torch Dragon Youngling. He wanted to see if Torch Dragon Youngling could withstand the dimensional forces and use it as a mount to take him to Emperor of Shang.

After Torch Dragon Youngling appeared, although its situation was slightly better than Zhou Wen's, its actions were greatly restricted. It looked like its actions were very slow, completely lacking its usual speed.

"Torch Dragon?" The ice maiden looked at Torch Dragon Youngling in surprise. Clearly, she recognized Torch Dragon.

Furthermore, Torch Dragon was different from ordinary dimensional creatures. It was an existence with the potential to advance to the Calamity grade. Such dimensional creatures were very rare in the dimension. She never expected Zhou Wen to have a Torch Dragon Companion Beast.

Could it be that Earth is really the birthplace of the dimension? Otherwise, how could there be a dimensional creature like Torch Dragon? The ice maiden was alarmed.

Zhou Wen got Torch Dragon to use World King Transformation. Under the state of World King Transformation, Torch Dragon immediately could move easily. Under the state of World King Transformation, as long as it didn't use the Bright Torch Vision World, it could still maintain its state for a period of time.

Zhou Wen rode on Torch Dragon's back and said to the ice maiden, "Let's go. I don't have much time."

The ice maiden nodded and led the way. Her footsteps were brisk. As for Torch Dragon, it could only barely follow behind after using all its strength.

After leaving the ice castle, Zhou Wen saw a stone staircase, but he couldn't hear what was outside. It was as though he was enveloped by boundless fog.

As he followed the ice maiden through the fog, Zhou Wen could occasionally hear terrifying sounds coming from the fog. They were very strange and he couldn't tell what they were from.

Here, Zhou Wen couldn't sense the passage of time. He couldn't estimate how long he had walked. When the ice maiden stopped, a strange building appeared at the end of the stone steps.

"Emperor of Shang is inside. Go in yourself. He probably doesn't wish to see demons, so I won't be entering," the ice maiden said as she pointed at the strange building in front of them.

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