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Chapter 971: Seven Seas Dragon King Appears
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The original Dragon Palace was now in ruins. There were broken coral reefs everywhere.
According to Miya, the original Dragon Palace was a coral palace, but there was no longer anything left. All that was left was ruins.
Miya didn't wish to live in this sad place, so she stayed in the sunken ship.
Zhou Wen got the Crab Sovereign to dig up the coral reefs to search for the possible ice block. He never expected to find it, but beneath a coral reef rock, a blue ice block appeared.
After digging it open, he found a blue crystal that looked like an eyeball. Miya said that it might be the Dragon King's dragon eye.
As Miya didn't know what these things were for, Zhou Wen had no choice but to put them away. He had a nagging feeling that they would be of some use.
After leaving Sea God Reef, Li Xuan felt that something was amiss the more he thought about it. "Old Zhou, I think something's amiss."
"What's wrong?" Zhou Wen asked.
"If that Terror-grade true dragon was really killed by the Seven Seas Dragon King, why would the Terror objects on its body be hidden in the seven dragon monarchs' lairs? Even if the Seven Seas Dragon King doesn't need these materials, there's no need for him to go through so much trouble to hide them in seven different places, right?" Li Xuan said.
"It's indeed a little strange. Perhaps the seven dragon monarchs also participated in the battle. These Terror items might be a reward from the Seven Seas Dragon King." Zhou Wen had also thought of this problem.
"How can these fellows help in a battle at the Terror grade?" Li Xuan pondered for a moment before his eyes suddenly lit up. "Do you think the seven dragon monarchs were subordinates of that ice-elemental dragon to begin with? In the end, they betrayed the ice-elemental dragon and pledged allegiance to the Seven Seas Dragon King. That's why they obtained these Terror items as rewards?"
"Possibly." Zhou Wen felt that it was indeed possible.
"I still feel that something is amiss." Li Xuan continued pondering with a frown.
After returning to Sea Return City, Zhou Wen got Ya'er to temporarily follow Li Xuan. He planned on visiting Infinite Island. If the Seven Seas Dragon King wasn't there, he could take the opportunity to kill Dragon Granny.
However, before he went, Zhou Wen sent a message to The Thearch to ask if the Terror-grade materials were of any use.
"Where did you get the Terror items?" The Thearch quickly replied.
Zhou Wen roughly explained the matter regarding the Seven Dragons Sea before asking The Thearch: "If we find all the Terror items, will this Terror creature revive?"
"How can it be that easy to revive one. However, those Terror items are considered pretty good materials due to the existence of the power of fear. It's useless for you to keep them anyway. Why don't you let me experiment with them?" The Thearch said.
"How is it useless? I still plan on turning these materials into weapons. Weapons made from Terror items should be very powerful, right?" Zhou Wen hurriedly replied.
"Do you think that's scrap metal? That it can be made into a weapon just by smelting and refining them? Different Terror items have different uses. As you said, those are ice-elemental Terror items. It's best used to make a refrigerator to store experimental items at low temperatures," The Thearch said.
Zhou Wen didn't know if The Thearch was telling the truth or not. In any case, he definitely wasn't willing to use the Terror items to build a refrigerator.
After chatting with The Thearch for a while, he didn't obtain any useful information. Just as Zhou Wen was about to head to Infinite Island, he suddenly saw a violent gust of wind on the surface of the sea. The waves transformed into a huge tsunami that surged towards the coast. Large numbers of dimensional creatures rushed onto land with the tsunami.
Another dimensional creature tide? Zhou Wen was alarmed as he felt that something was amiss.
This dimensional creature tide was much more terrifying than the previous crab tide. Many dimensional creatures in the water found it difficult to unleash their combat strength on land.
However, this time, the seawater expanded and rushed towards the land. Many marine creatures that couldn't enter the land were also swept forward.
Could it be that the Seven Seas Dragon King wants revenge after discovering that the five dragon monarchs are dead? Zhou Wen was secretly alarmed.
Sea Return City was the first to bear the brunt of the attack. The terrifying tsunami even crossed the high wall and poured into Sea Return City. Shark-like dimensional creatures could be seen charging through the city with the waves.
Thankfully, the people who remained in Sea Return City were all wealthy families. There were no longer any commoners. Most of them had a certain level of combat strength, so they didn't suffer too much damage.
However, as the tsunami continued to inundate the city, more and more marine dimensional creatures swept forward. The situation was extremely bad.
Thankfully, he hadn't discovered any Mythical creatures. Zhou Wen estimated that he had killed most of the Mythical creatures in the Seven Dragons Sea. There weren't many Mythical creatures left.
After putting on the Invisibility Cloak, Zhou Wen flew towards the sea, hoping to see what power had triggered the tsunami. Ordinary Mythical creatures definitely couldn't produce such a tsunami. Zhou Wen guessed that the Seven Seas Dragon King had personally arrived.
Flying far into the air, Zhou Wen didn't dare approach the sea. If the Seven Seas Dragon King was really here, he would still have room to escape.
The tsunami came wave after wave. Soon, Zhou Wen saw the source of the tsunami. He saw huge strange dragons stirring up trouble in the sea.
The reason they were called strange dragons was that although they looked like dragons, they weren't completely dragons.
They did have dragon faces, but there were no scales on their bodies. Instead, they had smooth skin that looked extremely tight.
Furthermore, Zhou Wen didn't see any dragon claws on them. Instead of calling them dragons, they looked more like snakes, but they didn't look like snakes either. There was a strange ring on their abdomen.
From the looks of it, it's the Seven Seas Dragon King. Zhou Wen counted and indeed, there were seven of them. However, their tails were beneath the sea, so he couldn't tell what they looked like.
As Zhou Wen was sizing up the Seven Seas Dragon King, the Seven Seas Dragon King seemed to notice Zhou Wen in midair. The strange dragons raised their heads and looked at the invisible Zhou Wen.
I've been discovered! Zhou Wen was alarmed as he saw the seven strange dragons spew out white liquid at him.
The liquid was clearly not ordinary water. It was probably the mucus that Miya mentioned. Once touched, he would be stuck and rendered immobile.
Zhou Wen quickly dodged without touching the white liquid. The Seven Seas Dragon King was enraged when he saw this. His body rose out of the water as though he wanted to rush out of the sea to attack Zhou Wen.
As the Seven Seas Dragon King's body rose up, the seawater surged to the sides. Zhou Wen finally saw the lower half of the Seven Seas Dragon King and his expression turned odd.
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Chapter 972: Mysterious Person
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How was that a dragon? It was a huge octopus monster. The seven strange dragons were its seven tentacles.
However, it was different from ordinary octopuses. Its tentacles had a dragon head growing at the tip, as well as eyes, ears, tongue, and nose. It looked both like an octopus and a dragon. It looked extremely strange and evil.
The enraged Seven Seas Dragon King revealed most of its body. Its strange dragon-like tentacles spewed out white liquid into the air, hoping to strike Zhou Wen down.
Although it was very fast, Zhou Wen wasn't slow either. Furthermore, he was very far from the sea, preventing the Seven Seas Dragon King from touching him.
Realizing that he couldn't hit Zhou Wen, the Seven Seas Dragon King suddenly stopped and retracted his seven tentacles.
When Zhou Wen saw the Seven Seas Dragon King's pose, he found it baffling. Its current appearance was like a sitting Buddha. Its seven tentacles curved into a motionless pose, like a Buddha's hand that was forming seals.
Zhou Wen could even vaguely hear the chanting of scriptures coming from the Seven Seas Dragon King.
With the strange chanting, the Seven Seas Dragon King's entire body seemed to fall into a fog, preventing others from seeing clearly.
Not good! Zhou Wen felt that something was amiss. He wanted to escape, but it was too late.
Boundless fog rose around him as though the entire world was enveloped by fog. Furthermore, the chanting continued.
An illusion? A mental attack? Or is it some special power? Zhou Wen couldn't be sure what power the Seven Seas Dragon King was using, but without a doubt, it was a power at the Terror grade.
Zhou Wen used teleportation to teleport out of the fog, but just as he teleported out, he realized that not only was he unable to teleport out of the fog, but he ended up being delivered to right in front of the Seven Seas Dragon King. The Seven Seas Dragon King swallowed Zhou Wen who was beside its mouth.
Zhou Wen felt a terrifying suction force pull his body towards the Seven Seas Dragon King's stomach.
Zhou Wen wanted to teleport again, but he realized that this place seemed to be a sealed space. He couldn't teleport out.
Plop!
Zhou Wen's body fell into the white liquid. In an instant, the Dragon Scale Armor he wore was stuck to the white liquid. No matter how hard he struggled, he couldn't escape. Soon, his entire body sank into the white liquid.
After the Seven Seas Dragon King devoured Zhou Wen, it sank into the sea in satisfaction and quickly vanished.
As the Seven Seas Dragon King vanished, the tsunami gradually subsided. The dimensional creatures that rushed to the coast gradually decreased.
Zhou Wen fell into the white liquid and used many methods, but he couldn't escape no matter what. Furthermore, he realized that his Dragon Scale Armor was being assimilated by the white liquid. A portion of it had already turned into white liquid.
Even the Mythical Dragon Scale Armor couldn't withstand the corrosion of the white liquid. Just the thought of the white liquid stuck to his flesh made him shudder.
What should I do? Should I release the ice maiden? Zhou Wen thought of this idea, but he didn't immediately take action.
The ice maiden was a double-edged sword. Letting her out had pros and cons. If it wasn't a last resort, Zhou Wen didn't want to take that step.
He switched to a few more Essence Energy Arts, but they were useless. The Dragon Scale Armor was about to be penetrated.
Zhou Wen summoned the Chaos Egg with the intention of giving it a try.
However, he didn't have much hope for the Chaos Egg. After all, even the Mythical Dragon Scale Armor couldn't withstand the white liquid, while the Chaos Egg was only an Epic Life Soul.
However, to Zhou Wen's surprise, when the Chaos Egg enveloped his body, the white liquid failed to corrode it like the Dragon Scale Armor.
Zhou Wen couldn't help but heave a sigh of relief when he saw that the Chaos Egg could ward off the white liquid.
I never expected the Chaos Egg to be so magical. Although it doesn't have any offensive power, its defense is rather good. Zhou Wen hid inside the Chaos Egg and used Truth Listener's ability to pay attention to the commotion outside.
The Seven Seas Dragon King was advancing in the sea. From the direction it was heading in, it wasn't Infinite Island where Dragon Granny was. He didn't know where he was going.
The Chaos Egg's defense is impressive, but it can't move and doesn't have any offensive strength. How can I escape from here? Zhou Wen thought about it but couldn't think of a good solution.
Not long after, the Seven Seas Dragon King stopped somewhere. Zhou Wen listened attentively and took in the situation outside. He realized that he was beside a huge rift at the bottom of the sea.
Without any hesitation, the Seven Seas Dragon King entered the underwater rift and entered a place that resembled an abyss.
In the abyss, Truth Listener's ability couldn't extend far. It could only hear the nearby situation. After a while, the Seven Seas Dragon King arrived in front of a palace.
This octopus sure knows how to enjoy itself. It actually has such a gorgeous palace in such a place, Zhou Wen thought.
However, Zhou Wen soon felt that something was amiss. When the Seven Seas Dragon King arrived in front of the palace, it made a strange gesture as though it was bowing.
"Come in." A human voice sounded from the palace.
How can there be humans in such a place? It can't be a human, right? Zhou Wen was alarmed.
The Seven Seas Dragon King entered the palace. At the same time, Zhou Wen heard the situation inside. There was really a human inside.
The human wore black armor as he sat high on a throne, looking like an emperor.
After the Seven Seas Dragon King entered the palace, he prostrated himself as though he was expressing his humility to the human.
"Has it all been resolved?" the man asked casually.
The Seven Seas Dragon King couldn't speak. All he could do was nod with all his might. Even the dragon heads at the tip of his tentacles nodded.
"That's good. After spending so much time planning, I've finally created a mixed-blood Dracotaur. How can I let her escape my control?" the man said indifferently.
Who is this person? Zhou Wen was alarmed.
Zhou Wen was very certain that the man was definitely a human and had likely contracted a Guardian. However, even so, it was unbelievable that an existence like the Seven Seas Dragon King would humbly serve him.
The Seven Seas Dragon King nodded repeatedly as though he agreed with the man.
The man didn't seem willing to communicate with the Seven Seas Dragon King who couldn't speak. He waved his hand and made the Seven Seas Dragon King retreat to the side. As for him, he sat there, fiddling with something in his hand.
Zhou Wen couldn't help but be taken aback when he saw the item. It was a blue dragon pearl that resembled an ice crystal. It emitted a cold aura that was very similar to the Terror items he had previously obtained.
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Chapter 973: Dracotaur Bloodline
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At this moment, a clam maiden walked into the palace and bowed to the man. "Master, everything is normal at Sea God Reef. Qin Ling has been residing in the sunken ship and hasn't left."
This is that Dragon Granny, right? Zhou Wen thought.
The man nodded slightly. "Watch her. I don't want any more accidents."
Dragon Granny glanced at the Seven Seas Dragon King and said in a seductive tone, "Master, that Zhou Wen is Wang Mingyuan's disciple after all. If we kill him like this, I'm afraid it will be disadvantageous to your plan if Wang Mingyuan comes looking for trouble."
The man said coldly, "So what if it's Wang Mingyuan? He was nowhere when I dominated the Federation. Even if he was lucky and became the Dragon Gods' lord, it was just a moment of luck. When my plan succeeds, the Dragon Gods' lord will be nothing. Both humans and dragons will acknowledge me as their master."
"How should we deal with Miya? If she hadn't revealed the details of the other dragon monarchs, Zhou Wen wouldn't have been able to kill them so easily," Dragon Granny asked carefully.
"Qin Ling is still with her. Don't worry about her for now. However, to prevent any problems from developing, we need to let Qin Ling mature as soon as possible and extract her Dracotaur bloodline."
As the man spoke, he took out an item and threw it to Dragon Granny. He sneered and said, "Take this to the sunken ship and let Qin Ling eat it. In less than six months, her Dracotaur bloodline will be of use. When the time comes, all humans will be transformed into Dracotaurs. It's useless even if the other Guardians win. Earth will forever be mine."
"I'll do it now." Dragon Granny took the items and bowed before leaving the hall.
Zhou Wen was alarmed when he heard that. This person is even more ruthless than Teacher and Jing Daoxian. Teacher only brought a portion of people into the dimension, while Jing Daoxian only experiments on talented people. This fellow actually wants to turn all humans into Dracotaurs. He's too crazy. From his tone, he seems to be a high-ranking member of the Federation a long time ago. Who is he?
Upon realizing that Dragon Granny had already gone to Sea God Reef, Zhou Wen was somewhat anxious. However, he could only help himself now. He couldn't even rush out of the Seven Seas Dragon King's stomach, so it was even more impossible to inform Qin Ling.
"Go. Guard the Seven Dragons Sea well and don't let any outsiders come into contact with Qin Ling." The man waved his hand and gestured for the Seven Seas Dragon King to leave.
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Inside Sea God Reef, Qin Ling was talking to Miya.
"Sister, how can you trust a human so easily?" Qin Ling said.
Miya sighed and said, "It was a moment of bewitchment. I actually believed that he could defeat the Seven Seas Dragon King. Now, not only is the Seven Seas Dragon King alive, but even his life has been lost. If I had known, I would have insisted that he take you away from the Seven Dragons Sea."
However, Qin Ling shook her head and said, "I won't leave with any human. I'm not a human to begin with."
Miya reached out to rub Qin Ling's head and sighed. "If it wasn't for the Seven Seas Dragon King, you could have stayed here forever, but not now. I have to think of a way to send you out of the Seven Dragons Sea. You have human bloodline in you, so you still have a chance of breaking the dimensional zones' restrictions."
"So what if I leave? Won't I still be treated like a monster?" Qin Ling was ashen.
Feng Qiuyan already knew the truth about her, but he hadn't appeared again. Qin Ling had already given up.
"Little Feng probably hasn't thought it through yet. Give him some more time," Miya said helplessly.
In fact, Miya couldn't understand Qin Ling's feelings. As she was a pure dragon, she didn't think that there was anything wrong with being a dragon.
However, Qin Ling had half a human bloodline. Furthermore, she had grown up in human society. The other half of the dragon bloodline gave her immense pressure other than strength.
As the two of them were talking, a shrimp soldier reported, "Master, Dragon Granny is here."
"Why is she here?" Miya thought for a moment and said to Qin Ling, "Stay here and don't come out. I'll go and see what Dragon Granny is doing here."
With that said, Miya left the cabin. After arriving on the deck, she saw Dragon Granny floating in the seawater outside.
"Dragon Granny, why are you here instead of Infinite Island?" Miya asked coldly.
"Several dragon monarchs in the Seven Dragons Sea have been killed. The Dragon King asked me to come and see if you had encountered any trouble here and to provide you help if necessary." As Dragon Granny spoke, she had already passed through the water curtain and landed on the deck.
"I appreciate your kindness, but there's no trouble here. You can return," Miya said expressionlessly.
"Why are you in such a hurry to chase me away? I heard that your human sister has returned. Why don't I see her?" Dragon Granny asked with a smile.
"She's not feeling well and is resting. Please return." Miya didn't have a good impression of Dragon Granny.
"I'm good at Essence Energy recovery. I can help her. Take me to her," said Dragon Granny.
"Don't let me personally send you off." Miya stared at Dragon Granny, her voice already turning cold.
"You can give it a try." Dragon Granny was still smiling and wasn't angry at all.
Miya didn't stand on ceremony as she threw a punch at Dragon Granny.
Miya had inherited the Golden Dragon King's bloodline and strength. The might of this punch was extremely powerful. Even Tyrant Behemoth was nothing against it.
However, Dragon Granny wasn't flustered. She took out a small rattle drum from the clamshell and shook it gently.
Suddenly, Miya lost all her strength. A golden incantation appeared on her neck like a necklace, strangling her neck as if it was about to snap.
Boom!
Miya revealed her Golden Dragon King body. The huge Golden Dragon Body rolled on the deck, but the golden incantation on her neck kept glowing. No matter how Miya struggled, she could not escape.
As the rattling of the rattle drum in Dragon Granny's hand sped up, the incantation on Miya's neck tightened. Miya was already paralyzed on the deck, her neck about to break.
"Sis, what's wrong?" Qin Ling ran out and was shocked when she saw Miya. She wanted to help Miya remove the incantation on her neck.
However, just as her hand touched the incantation, it suddenly shrank, causing Miya extreme pain. However, she couldn't make any sound. She was about to die.
The Turtle Minister rushed over with the shrimp soldiers and crab generals, but Dragon Granny only said indifferently, "If you want her to die, feel free to come."
"What do you want?" Qin Ling stared at Dragon Granny and asked.
Dragon Granny opened the box in her hand and took out a crystal bottle inside. She handed it to Qin Ling. "Drink this and I'll let her go."
"What is it?" Qin Ling asked as she looked at the transparent liquid in the crystal bottle.
"Poison. A life for a life. Do you dare drink it?" Dragon Granny said with narrowed eyes.
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Chapter 974: Slaying Dragon Granny
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"Will you let my sister off if I drink it?" Qin Ling said as she looked at the bottle in her hand.
"Qin Ling, throw it away," Miya struggled to say.
Dragon Grandma shook the rattle drum again. Miya was immediately strangled to the point of not being able to make another sound. All she could do was tremble in pain on the ground.
"Of course. I always keep my word. Today, your sister offended me, so one of you has to die. Between you and your sister, choose who is to die." Dragon Granny smiled at Qin Ling and said, "Of course, you can choose not to drink it. You can let your sister die. Anyway, she doesn't share the same father as you and can't be considered a real sister, right?"
"I'll drink it. Let my sister go," Qin Ling said through gritted teeth.
"It's easy for me to kill you. There's no need to lie to you. Once you drink it, I'll immediately release your sister," said Dragon Granny slowly.
Miya failed to make a sound. She struggled to get up and snatch the bottle from Qin Ling's hand, but Dragon Granny shook the rattle drum, causing Miya to immediately collapse on the deck and tremble in pain.
Miya knew that someone must have done something to her. Otherwise, with the power of Dragon Granny, it was impossible for her to be her match, much less torture her so badly.
However, Miya couldn't recall when anyone had done something to her.
"Stop shaking. I'll drink it," Qin Ling said as she opened the bottle and was about to drink the liquid inside.
"Don't drink it!" With a clear voice, a saber beam slashed at Dragon Granny.
"Little Feng!" Qin Ling was pleasantly surprised when she saw the person.
Feng Qiuyan was expressionless as he slashed at Dragon Granny with his Life Soul Saber.
Dragon Granny's figure moved as she dodged Feng Qiuyan's saber force. She originally wanted to counterattack, but she realized that Feng Qiuyan's saber aura was like a surging river. She couldn't find any flaws.
"Your saber art isn't bad, but unfortunately, you are too weak." As Dragon Granny spoke, she used the clam shell to block Feng Qiuyan's saber before striking his chest, sending him flying.
"Little Feng!" Qin Ling flew over to catch Feng Qiuyan who had flown back, only to see Feng Qiuyan's chest collapse and blood seep from the corner of his mouth.
"Sis Ling, I'm sorry I came late," Feng Qiuyan said in his usual tone.
"You shouldn't have come." Qin Ling checked Feng Qiuyan's injuries with a complicated expression. "How are you?"
"He won't die yet. I'm in a good mood today. I just want to kill someone. Qin Ling, who do you think I should kill?" Dragon Granny stared at Feng Qiuyan and said.
Qin Ling looked at Miya and Feng Qiuyan. She held the bottle and was about to raise it when Feng Qiuyan grabbed the bottle and threw it to the ground.
However, the bottle was crack resistant. It didn't shatter, and the liquid inside didn't spill at all.
Feng Qiuyan's actions immediately infuriated Dragon Granny. She originally wanted to trick Qin Ling into drinking it, but now, she could only use force.
A strange aura rose from the Dragon Granny's body as her eyes suffused a red glow. She stared at Feng Qiuyan and wanted to kill him first before forcefully injecting the liquid into Qin Ling's body.
Qin Ling wanted to help Feng Qiuyan block, but she was held back by him.
Feng Qiuyan slowly stood up and stared at Dragon Granny. He said, "Sorry for making you wait so long, but there were some things I needed to settle before I could come. Otherwise, it would be useless even if I came."
As he spoke, a Companion Beast appeared on Feng Qiuyan's body. It was a male Companion Beast with a human torso and a snake as its lower body. It was wearing a robe that resembled a shaman.
"Mythical Companion Beast... You went to the Wind God Cave?" Qin Ling asked in surprise when she saw Feng Qiuyan's Companion Beast.
"Yes, there are some things that require sufficient strength to do. Therefore, I went to the Wind God Cave and contracted the Companion Beast inside before coming to pick you up," Feng Qiuyan said.
Qin Ling was delighted. She naturally knew what the Wind God Cave was.
It was a dimensional zone that only people with the Feng family bloodline could enter. There was a special Companion Beast there. Although it wasn't a Companion Egg, as long as a person had the Feng family's bloodline flowing in them, it could be taken in as a Companion Beast like incubating a Companion Egg.
However, the Companion Beast needed too much Essence Energy. Many generations of the Feng family, including many powerful Epic experts, wanted to subdue it, but they ultimately failed. Although they didn't die, their cultivation levels were crippled.
Feng Qiuyan had actually gone to the Wind God Cave for her, making Qin Ling's previously disheartened heart feel like a withering tree ushering in spring.
The strange Companion Beast transformed into a gust of wind that attached itself to Feng Qiuyan's body as though it had vanished.
However, Feng Qiuyan's aura was rapidly rising.
Dragon Granny looked at Feng Qiuyan in surprise. Although she couldn't recognize the origins of the Companion Beast, she could tell from Feng Qiuyan's aura that it was no trifling matter.
"If you don't want her to die, it's best you stand there and do nothing," said Dragon Granny as she raised the rattle drum in her hand.
Clearly, she wanted to use Miya to threaten Feng Qiuyan.
"If I were you, I wouldn't move because as long as you shake that rattle drum, I will behead you," Feng Qiuyan said calmly.
"Interesting. A mere human actually dares to threaten me because of a Companion Beast. I want to see how you will behead me..." As Dragon Granny spoke, she was about to shake the rattle drum in her hand.
However, just as her hand moved, Feng Qiuyan's figure vanished like the wind. When he appeared again, he was already behind Dragon Granny.
Crack!
The rattle drum in the Dragon Granny's hand snapped and half of it fell to the ground.
Dragon Granny was alarmed. She didn't see how Feng Qiuyan moved. She wanted to turn her head to look, but despite her head moving, her body didn't move.
The head landed on the ground before her body collapsed. One of the seven dragon monarchs, Dragon Granny, had died just like that.
Feng Qiuyan also spat out a mouthful of blood. The mysterious Companion Beast automatically separated from his body and transformed back into a tattoo.
The incantation patterns on Miya's neck vanished as her body gradually recovered its strength. She looked at the corpse of Dragon Granny on the ground in disbelief.
"What Companion Beast is that? It doesn't look like a dragon?" Miya asked Feng Qiuyan.
Feng Qiuyan shook his head and said, "I don't know his name. I only know that his surname is Feng and that he only follows people from the Feng family. However, my strength is too weak. I can't even withstand the shock produced when I use his strength."
Suddenly, the waves churned and the water stirred. The Seven Seas Dragon King charged into the Sea God Reef dimensional zone in a frenzy as he had sensed Dragon Granny's death.
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Chapter 975: Grown Up
"No good. It's the Seven Seas Dragon King. I'll hold it back. You guys return to the land first." Miya had only been restricted previously; she wasn't injured.
Although Feng Qiuyan had obtained the mysterious Mythical Companion Beast, its strength was too powerful. His body couldn't withstand it if it attached itself to him in a soul form.
Previously, his body had already suffered damage from only using it briefly. It was obvious how powerful the Companion Beast was.
Miya rushed out of the cabin and immediately saw the Seven Seas Dragon King's true body. Due to Dragon Granny's death, he was already enraged and didn't bother hiding. When he saw Miya come out, the seven dragon-like tentacles swept over.
Miya transformed into the Golden Dragon King and charged forward to fight the Seven Seas Dragon King.
Her body was no weaker than the Seven Seas Dragon King's. It was even stronger than the Seven Seas Dragon King's body. Golden beams of light shone resplendently, causing the seawater to surge and huge waves to appear on the surface of the sea.
The Turtle Minister also rushed forward with his spear and helped Miya attack the Seven Seas Dragon King.
However, the Turtle Minister wasn't as fast as Miya. He was accidentally hit by the white liquid spewed out from the strange dragon's mouth and was immediately stuck. It was as if he had been drenched by super glue. At first, he could still move, but soon, he couldn't even move. He was sent flying by the strange dragon's tentacles and smashed into the sand at the bottom of the sea.
Qin Ling helped the injured Feng Qiuyan swim towards the sea. A golden glow suffused her body as fine scales appeared on her skin. Her hair and pupils also turned pale golden.
Although she was still in human form, she didn't look like a human. However, she wasn't ugly. She just looked a little strange.
After transforming, Qin Ling's speed in the water became extremely fast as she rapidly swam towards the coast with Feng Qiuyan.
Miya constantly fought the Seven Seas Dragon King. The terrifying Golden Dragon King body didn't seem to be at a disadvantage. She was truly powerful.
However, she had yet to advance to the Terror grade. The Seven Seas Dragon King once again used the posture that resembled a Buddha chanting scriptures and entered the Terror transformation state.
Miya immediately felt that she had fallen into a heavy fog. She heard the chanting coming from all directions, but she couldn't tell where the Seven Seas Dragon King was.
Suddenly, a strange dragon-like tentacle emerged from the fog and spat out white liquid at Miya.
Miya reacted extremely quickly as she twisted her dragon body to dodge, but other tentacles kept tearing out of the fog. Before Miya could react, she was immediately sprayed with white liquid.
Soon, Miya felt her body stiffen where the white liquid had hit. Her dragon claws were stuck to her body, making it abnormally difficult to brandish them.
More and more white liquid sprayed onto the Golden Dragon King Body. Miya was like a ferocious beast that had been bound. No matter how strong she was, it was useless. She was bitten by the Seven Seas Dragon King's tentacles.
The seven strange dragons bit Miya's body, but she couldn't resist. Soon, she was covered in wounds.
The Seven Seas Dragon King clearly hated Miya to the core and didn't devour her.
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"Leave now... I want to go back and save my sister..." Qin Ling gritted her teeth and rushed back when she saw Miya's Golden Dragon King form being ravaged by the Seven Seas Dragon King.
Feng Qiuyan grabbed her and forcefully pulled her to the shore. "It's useless if you go back. Go ashore first."
"I know it's useless, but if I don't return, I won't be able to feel at ease for the rest of my life." Qin Ling wanted to shake Feng Qiuyan off.
"Sorry, Sis Ling." Feng Qiuyan lifted Qin Ling up and ignored her protests as he rushed to the coast.
At that moment, the coast was filled with surging seawater. The beach could no longer be seen. Even the trees outside were covered in seawater.
"Wait at a spot where there's no water. You are not to get down." Feng Qiuyan placed Qin Ling down before turning around and diving into the sea.
Qin Ling stared blankly at Feng Qiuyan's figure as he rushed into the sea. She suddenly realized that this wasn't the Feng Qiuyan she had known in the past.
The little boy that followed behind her all day like a tail, the affectionate boy who called her Sis Ling, these originally clear impressions suddenly became blurry. Replacing them was the feeling of a man, not a boy.
He... has really grown up... Qin Ling's expression was complicated. After some thought, she leaped onto a beacon beside her and waited for Feng Qiuyan in the sea.
...
After Feng Qiuyan descended into the sea, he quickly rushed back to where the Seven Seas Dragon King and Miya were fighting. The Golden Dragon King form that Miya had transformed into was severely injured.
Feng Qiuyan knew that he only had one chance. His body was already injured, so it was impossible for him to withstand the mysterious Companion Beast's possession for long. He had to resolve the problem in one strike.
The Seven Seas Dragon King seemed to want to tear Miya apart. It thought that Miya had killed Dragon Granny, so he had a raging resentment.
This is a good opportunity. Feng Qiuyan summoned the mysterious Companion Beast and attached it to him in a soul form. After succeeding, Feng Qiuyan didn't hesitate to draw his saber and slash.
It was the power of the wind. In an instant, it sliced through the seawater and slashed at the Seven Seas Dragon King's body. However, when the blade struck the Seven Seas Dragon King, it was like a blunt blade slicing through a cow's tendon. The strike with the strength of a Mythical Companion Beast only managed to slice through less than ten centimeters.
A ten-centimeter deep wound was fatal to humans.
However, to the massive Seven Seas Dragon King, it was nothing.
Bam!
With a flick of the strange dragon tentacle, Feng Qiuyan's body was sent flying. He shot out of the sea like a cannonball with a huge splash.
As though he had had enough of the cat-and-mouse game, the Seven Seas Dragon King opened his main body's mouth. It wanted to devour Miya alive so as to appease the hatred in its heart.
Miya was stuck to the white liquid and had no ability to resist. Knowing that it was impossible for her to live, she decided to transform into a human form and be swallowed by the Seven Seas Dragon King to prevent herself from being bitten and suffering so much pain.
...
"Feng..." Qin Ling's expression changed drastically when she saw Feng Qiuyan being thrown out of the water. She hurriedly rushed over and hugged him.
Seeing that Feng Qiuyan wasn't dead despite his serious injuries, Qin Ling felt a little more at ease. She glanced at the sea and gritted her teeth before rushing out of Sea God Reef with Feng Qiuyan in her arms.
Although she really wanted to rush back and fight with Miya, she couldn't allow Feng Qiuyan to die in front of her.
Just as they rushed back to the coast, they saw a man in black armor standing on the coast like a nobleman, blocking their path.
"Qin Ling, you don't belong to the world over there yet. Return with me. In the future, you will become the new human progenitor," the black-armored man said slowly.
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Chapter 976: Meeting Again
Translator: CKtalon
Zhou Wen kept trying to figure out a way to leave the Seven Seas Dragon King's stomach, but the place was filled with white liquid. He couldn't even teleport in the white liquid, so it wasn't easy to leave.
With the Chaos Egg's protection, Zhou Wen's life wasn't in danger. He could slowly try all sorts of methods, hoping to restrain the Seven Seas Dragon King.
Firstly, it was the power of fire. This power was clearly useless against the white liquid, or perhaps Zhou Wen's fire power level wasn't high, so it was useless.
Companion Beasts with powerful bodies were useless. They would be stuck to the white liquid, unable to unleash their combat strength.
Weapon-type Companion Beasts were the same. No matter how sharp a Companion Beast was, it would be stuck to the white liquid. They were useless.
He basically tried all the Companion Beasts and abilities he had of every element, but they were useless.
Could it be that this white liquid is really that invincible? Is there no power that can restrain it? Zhou Wen didn't believe it.
What other powers are there that I haven't used? After some thought, Zhou Wen suddenly had an idea.
It was the Terror items he had put away previously. Those Terror items were extremely cold. If he could freeze the liquid into a solid, it might lose its stickiness.
Zhou Wen attempted to take out the bone and placed it in the white liquid. It was unknown if it was because only a Terror-grade power could restrain a Terror-grade power, or if it was because the freezing power was the nemesis of the white liquid, but the nearby white liquid quickly froze once the extremely cold bone was inserted into it.
Does it really work? Zhou Wen extended his hand to touch it and realized that the frozen white liquid was indeed no longer sticky. Furthermore, it no longer had any corrosive effects.
So the Seven Seas Dragon King is also restrained by this ice dragon's power. In that case, the person who killed the ice dragon back then might not be the Seven Seas Dragon King. It's very likely the human who has a Guardian, Zhou Wen guessed.
Otherwise, it would be very difficult to explain why the Seven Seas Dragon King could still kill the ice dragon when his power was restrained by the ice dragon's bone.
Was Miya's father also killed by that man? Zhou Wen thought of Miya's father again. The possibility of his father leaving a Companion Egg behind and being killed by a human was very high.
With a method to restrain the white liquid, Zhou Wen froze the surrounding white liquid, but he soon discovered another problem.
The solidified white liquid was extremely tenacious and almost indestructible. He spent a lot of effort to shatter a small piece of the white solid.
This is a little troublesome. If I don't freeze it, it will be too sticky. If I freeze it, it will be too hard. Zhou Wen attempted to use the ice dragon bone to strike it. It was a little easier than using a Mythical weapon, but his speed wasn't fast.
Zhou Wen was out of options. All he could do was freeze the white liquid as he shattered it. Thankfully, he had Tyrant Behemoth's help. Otherwise, Zhou Wen's progress would have been even worse.
The main reason was that Zhou Wen's body didn't have enough resistance to the cold, preventing him from touching the ice dragon bone for long periods of time. Even Tyrant Behemoth needed to use Absolute Strength to hold the ice dragon tooth for long periods of time without being injured.
As he was digging, he suddenly sensed the Seven Seas Dragon King's rage. Then, he saw him fighting Miya and Feng Qiuyan. Although Zhou Wen wanted to help, he wasn't able to leave for the time being.
Miya, who was covered in wounds, was swallowed and fell into the white liquid. She thought that she was doomed. Not only did the white liquid have a powerful stickiness, but it also had a terrifying corrosive ability. Even her Golden Dragon Body would find it difficult to withstand it for a long period of time. Furthermore, she was severely injured.
Just as Miya gave up hope of survival, she suddenly felt something grab her hand and pull her over forcefully. At the same time, she felt a terrifying coldness.
The white liquid that stuck to her body slowly became less sticky due to the cold. Soon, Miya was released by the hand.
When Miya came out of the white liquid, she almost couldn't believe her eyes.
"Zhou Wen, you're still alive?" Miya looked at Zhou Wen in surprise and delight, almost believing that she was dreaming.
After being devoured by the Seven Seas Dragon King for so long, Zhou Wen was still alive. Furthermore, he didn't seem to be injured.
"Is it strange that I'm alive?" Zhou Wen said with a smile.
"No, I just didn't expect you to survive in the Seven Seas Dragon King's stomach." Miya looked around and realized that the white liquid had turned solid. It was no longer harmful.
"It's all thanks to these things that I can survive in its stomach," Zhou Wen said as he pointed at the ice dragon tooth in Tyrant Behemoth's hand.
This thing can actually restrain the Seven Seas Dragon King's mucus? Then how did the Seven Seas Dragon King kill the Ice Dragon King? Miya found it unbelievable when she saw it.
"I suspect that the Ice Dragon King wasn't killed by the Seven Seas Dragon King at all, but by a human," Zhou Wen said.
"A human? That's even more impossible. How can a human kill the Ice Dragon King? It's a Terror-grade existence." Miya refused to believe this.
"Ordinary humans might not be able to do it, but it's not impossible for humans with Guardians. Did the Seven Dragons Sea have a Guardian cocoon in the past?" Zhou Wen asked after some thought.
"I don't think so. I've never heard of a Guardian cocoon here. Typical Guardian cocoons are in pure dimensional zones of a certain race. The dimensional creatures in the Seven Dragons Sea are too mixed. It's not suitable to release Guardians here," Miya said after some thought.
"Makes sense." Zhou Wen told Miya the conversation he had heard.
Miya's face was filled with disbelief when she heard that. "You mean that the Seven Seas Dragon King is only a puppet and the person who really controls the Seven Dragons Sea is a human?"
"That appears to be the case." Zhou Wen nodded.
"He wants to extract Qin Ling's bloodline. Wouldn't that mean Qin Ling is in grave danger? I have to think of a way to save her." Miya looked at the white liquid around her, but she didn't have a solution.
"Calm down. The other party needs to wait for the human-dragon bloodline in Qin Ling's body to completely take form before getting his way with her. It will take at least a couple of weeks. We still have time." As Zhou Wen spoke to Miya, he listened to the commotion outside. After the Seven Seas Dragon King had swallowed Miya, he left Sea God Reef and swam towards the abyss.
Zhou Wen's heart stirred as he made Tyrant Behemoth stop. Since he was safe now, he might as well follow the Seven Seas Dragon King into the abyssal palace. Perhaps he could learn more secrets.
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Chapter 977: Absolute Defense
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"What's wrong?" Miya asked Zhou Wen in puzzlement when she saw Tyrant Behemoth put down the ice dragon tooth and stop digging.
"The Seven Seas Dragon King has gone to see that person. Even if we can leave, only death awaits us. Let's wait for now." Zhou Wen didn't have a good solution. Even if he didn't wish to eavesdrop, now wasn't the time to escape.
Sitting on the crystal, Zhou Wen took out his phone to continue gaming and grinding dungeons. He didn't know how much time he needed to stay here, so since he had nothing to do, he gamed.
Miya knew that Zhou Wen was right. They couldn't even defeat the Seven Seas Dragon King, much less the more terrifying human, so it was pointless for them to leave.
"Qin Ling was captured by them, right?" Although Miya had already guessed the answer, she still hoped that Zhou Wen could give her a different answer.
"She's probably captured." Although Zhou Wen didn't see the man capture Feng Qiuyan and Qin Ling, he could guess that the man wouldn't let Qin Ling leave.
Miya was vexed, but there was nothing she could do. She couldn't even leave to risk her life now.
"When can we leave?" Miya asked, but she was suddenly stunned. She realized that she seemed to be overly reliant on the human in front of her.
In the past, she wouldn't even spare humans a glance, much less ask such a foolish question.
Zhou Wen looked up at Miya and said, "Don't worry. I'll save them."
Although it was a simple sentence, Miya felt much better after hearing it. It was as though Zhou Wen could really do it.
The Seven Seas Dragon King returned to the underwater abyss, but to Zhou Wen's dismay, he didn't head for the underwater palace where the human was. Instead, he entered a cave to rest.
Zhou Wen could only wait patiently. With a minion like the Seven Seas Dragon King available, it was impossible for the human to let the Seven Seas Dragon King sleep in the cave.
Zhou Wen knew that it was useless to burn with anxiety. He grinded dungeons as usual and also farmed some Mortal Companion Eggs for the Evil Spirit King, hoping that he could evolve as soon as possible.
He went to the Ancient Sword Tomb dungeon again, a place where Zhou Wen had often grinded in recent times. He hoped to obtain some inspiration and perhaps have a chance of evolving Sword Pill.
Furthermore, Zhou Wen had personally pulled out the swords and killed them when he visited Ancient Sword Tomb dungeons in recent times. He hadn't gotten Tyrant Behemoth to take action, or it would have been difficult for him to gain any insight.
The ancient swords were pulled out by the blood-colored avatar and killed. Quite a number of crystals dropped, but nothing new triggered.
Could it be that the advancement of Sword Pill has nothing to do with swords? Zhou Wen thought to himself, but there was nothing he could do. This was the only solution he could think of at the moment.
Zhou Wen came in front of a sword tomb again and pulled out a short sword.
The short sword was red in color and looked like it was made of red bronze. It was exquisite and elegant. The hilt was in the shape of a phoenix's head, and the guard was a pair of wings. Furthermore, this short sword had a scabbard.
At the instant the short sword was pulled out, terrifying flames erupted from the scabbard. It scalded Zhou Wen so much that he immediately released his grip and hurriedly summoned and wore Galaxy Shell Dragon's armor.
The short sword filled the sky with flames as it attacked Zhou Wen again. It was clearly a Mythical fire-elemental ancient sword. The power of the flames was rather powerful.
The defense of the Galaxy Shell Dragon armor surprised Zhou Wen. It was able to block the ancient sword's attack without activating Absolute Defense.
However, the flaming sword aura on the ancient sword heated the armor so much that it was scalding.
After Zhou Wen activated Absolute Defense, he realized that he couldn't even feel the burning heat of the flaming sword beam. Zhou Wen stood there and allowed the ancient sword to constantly slash at him. At most, it would only send him retreating a few steps with Absolute Defense preventing him from being injured at all.
What powerful defense! Zhou Wen was overjoyed. Such armor's defense was definitely a life-saving weapon. It was much stronger than Dragon Scale Armor.
The strength of Absolute Defense was probably comparable to Tyrant Behemoth's Absolute Strength. However, one was for offense while the other was for defense.
Thankfully, I ambushed and killed the Galaxy Shell Dragon. Otherwise, it wouldn't have been easy to kill it in a head-on battle. Zhou Wen was secretly delighted.
The duration of Absolute Defense was shorter than Absolute Strength, but it was already very strong. Even top Mythical powers couldn't injure Zhou Wen when Absolute Defense was activated.
Absolute Strength... Absolute Defense... Could there be something like Absolute Speed... If I can gather an Absolute set, it will be really impressive, Zhou Wen thought greedily.
After testing the strength of the Galaxy Shell Dragon, Zhou Wen wasn't in the mood to waste time with the ancient sword. He summoned Light Concealment Sword to fight it.
Zhou Wen's sword techniques were pretty good now, but he couldn't gain an advantage against the short sword.
As he fought, Zhou Wen suddenly realized that there was no need for him to work so hard. He didn't need to do it himself. He was a man with Sword Pill.
Sword Pill was similar to flying swords. It could be used hands-free, so there was no need for him to use a sword to slash others.
I wonder if Sword Pill's strength can withstand a Mythical weapon. Zhou Wen summoned Sword Pill and planned on giving it a try.
With a thought, the resplendent diamond-like Sword Pill appeared in front of Zhou Wen. Then, with Zhou Wen's will, it stabbed at the short sword.
Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang!
Sword Pill and the short sword constantly clashed in midair, turning Zhou Wen into a spectator.
It feels so good not having to use a sword to slash at others. It's no wonder so many people like flying swords. It's indeed a skill best suited for lazy people. Zhou Wen was somewhat delighted.
It wasn't because he had found another way to be lazy, but because the strength of Sword Pill could actually clash head-on with a Mythical sword without being damaged.
It's really good stuff. Zhou Wen used the 3,000 sword intents. Sword Pill already had the concepts of the 3,000 sword intents. Now, with Zhou Wen using the thirteen stances, the might and concepts were much stronger than when Zhou Wen slashed with his sword.
Furthermore, Sword Pill didn't have any restrictions. It could use the moves far more frequently than when Zhou Wen used them himself. It also had a lot more freedom.
If I can really raise Sword Pill to the Mythical stage one day, will I be like the legendary sword immortals in ancient times, able to behead enemies from thousands of kilometers away? The more Zhou Wen used Sword Pill, the more he found it convenient. He decided to use the short sword as a sparring partner and used all 3,000 sword intents.
Zhou Wen didn't notice that during the battle between Sword Pill and the short sword, some ancient swords in the Ancient Sword Tomb would tremble gently as though they were responding to the sword intents in Sword Pill.
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Chapter 978: Bronze Sparrow Sword
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The characteristics of Sword Pill were very strange. Typical weapons or mobile Life Souls needed contact during usage for the injection of Essence Energy into the weapon.
Even if one could transmit Essence Energy across space, there would be a transmission path that resembled a ribbon.
However, Sword Pill was completely different. It seemed to have some spatial teleportation ability between it and Zhou Wen. Even if they were very far apart, Zhou Wen's Essence Energy could instantly transfer into Sword Pill without loss. He couldn't find any traces of transmission.
Be it control or Essence Energy delivery, there was no delay. This was very rare.
At the very least, Zhou Wen had never seen such an ability on other weapons.
Exploiting the characteristics of Sword Pill, Zhou Wen could attack from afar without any worries. It was almost the same as him attacking with a sword in hand.
Zhou Wen controlled the Sword Pill and constantly fought the ancient sword. His control over Sword Pill became stronger and stronger.
Unfortunately, Sword Pill was only an Epic Life Soul after all. It was still somewhat difficult to defeat a Mythical ancient sword.
During the battle, Zhou Wen discovered some strange phenomena. When he made Sword Pill use a particular sword intent, some swords in the Ancient Sword Tomb would react to the sword intent.
Different ancient swords would react to different sword intents.
The reaction to sword intent means that the ancient sword has a similar concept, which is why it resonates. Doesn't that mean that I can use the sword intent on Sword Pill to determine which type of ancient sword it is? However, just judging the type doesn't seem to be of much use. If only I could directly determine which sword is at the Mythical stage. As Zhou Wen fought, he observed the ancient swords that reacted.
After a while, Zhou Wen suddenly realized that perhaps he could really determine the level of the ancient sword through the sword intent resonance.
This was because low-level ancient swords had very weak sword intent resonance. They didn't even have sword intents, so it was relatively difficult to trigger a resonance with them.
As for the stronger ancient swords, they were easier to trigger a resonance due to their stronger sword intents. These ancient swords were mainly at the Epic stage.
At a higher level, like the Mythical ancient swords, Zhou Wen's sword intent had to be sufficiently high in order to trigger their resonance because their sword intents were extremely powerful. Therefore, it was relatively difficult.
Therefore, Zhou Wen came to a conclusion. Ancient swords that could easily resonate were typically at the Epic stage, with a small number at the Legendary stage.
As for the ancient swords that didn't resonate easily, they were either the strongest Mythical ones, the weakest Legendary ones, or even Mortal ones. In any case, they were either the best or the worst.
Although he couldn't distinguish it accurately, eliminating a large number of options was huge progress for Zhou Wen.
In the constant battle with the ancient sword, Zhou Wen had a strange thought. Since Sword Pill has already fused with 3,000 sword intents and can cause various types of ancient swords to resonate, it means that it has all sorts of different characteristics. Therefore, it's clearly wrong for me to want to turn it into a particular sword. However, there's no sword in the world that can be compatible with all characteristics. Then, can I make Sword Pill become a sword that's suited for a particular sword intent when the respective sword intent is used?
Zhou Wen didn't know if Sword Pill had such a transformation ability, but he decided to give it a try.
Zhou Wen didn't know what kind of sword should be matched with what kind of sword intent, but with the Ancient Sword Tomb, it wasn't a problem. All he needed to do was use one type of sword intent and pull out the ancient sword that resonated with it. Then, he could understand all the characteristics of the ancient sword through battle.
However, before that, Zhou Wen had to defeat the ancient sword with fire-elemental powers.
The ancient sword was extremely difficult to deal with. It was clearly difficult to defeat it with Zhou Wen's sword techniques and strength alone.
Zhou Wen didn't wish to waste any more time, so he summoned Tyrant Behemoth. With Tyrant Behemoth's help, he quickly snapped the short sword.
'Killed Mythical creature, Bronze Sparrow Sword. Discovered Companion Egg.'
Zhou Wen couldn't help but be delighted. He didn't have many fire-elemental Companion Eggs, and weapons were even rarer. This Mythical ancient sword was rather good and could be used.
After incubating the Bronze Sparrow Sword, Zhou Wen willed the red bronze short sword with a scabbard into his hand.
The Bronze Sparrow Sword had similar attributes with the Light Concealment Sword, but its Life Providence and Life Soul both had fire attributes. When it attacked, it came with fire attributes. This was something Light Concealment Sword didn't possess.
The Bronze Sparrow Sword's Wheel of Destiny was surprising. It wasn't a Wheel of Destiny with offensive abilities, but the ability to be reborn from flames.
Even if the Bronze Sparrow Sword was destroyed, as long as its scabbard remained, it could use the flames in the scabbard to self-repair.
So the Bronze Sparrow Sword has such an ability. Thankfully, Tyrant Behemoth destroyed the sword and scabbard together. Otherwise, it wouldn't have been easy to kill it. Zhou Wen was quite appreciative of the Bronze Sparrow Sword.
However, after using it for a while, he realized that the sword was useless to him. Such a powerful fire attribute wasn't suitable for sneak attacks. Also, Zhou Wen wasn't good at fire-elemental sword techniques. It was not as relaxing using Sword Pill.
Yet, the advantages of the Bronze Sparrow Sword were very obvious. It was very effective against ice-elemental elements. Furthermore, it could be reborn from fire. It would be very useful at times.
Zhou Wen had no choice but to put away the Bronze Sparrow Sword. He would use it when he needed it in the future, or if there was a suitable opportunity. It wouldn't be a bad idea to use it for fusion.
After he was done with the Bronze Sparrow Sword, Zhou Wen began his plan of matching his sword intent with the swords. He first used Sword Pill to trigger the ancient swords' resonance before pulling out a resonating ancient sword. Through combat, he fully understood the sword's characteristics.
Although Sword Pill didn't change in the beginning, Zhou Wen realized that the matched sword intent became stronger during the battle.
Bored, Zhou Wen had nothing else to do other than grind dungeons in the Seven Seas Dragon King's stomach.
Thankfully, there was plenty of food in the chaos space, so there was no need to be afraid of starving. Zhou Wen took out plenty of food and drinks and shared a portion with Miya.
In order to rest better, Zhou Wen even stored mattresses and other items. He even took out a player that had many movies and music stored in it for Miya to kill time.
When Miya saw that Zhou Wen was like a magical pocket that constantly produced all sorts of novel and strange things, she increasingly felt that he was different from the rest of humanity.
For the next few days, the Seven Seas Dragon King slept in the cave and didn't see the male human again.
It was useless for Zhou Wen to worry. All he could do was get Tyrant Behemoth to open up a passageway while he constantly grinded dungeons to practice his sword techniques. He hoped to raise Sword Pill to a Perfect Body.
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Chapter 979: Successful Parasitizing
Constant daily practice brought about excellent results. Although Sword Pill hadn't advanced, Zhou Wen's sword technique had improved tremendously.
Although it wasn't as good as his movement technique, he had already gained some level of mastery in the way of the sword. It wasn't like before when he only used a sword as a blade to slash at people.
With practice came interest. Although they were all swords, the usage and concepts of different swords were different. Some very subtle things could not be understood by just looking at them. He had to experience them personally.
As he had truly put in hard work, be it his sword intents or the thirteen sword arts, they had advanced by leaps and bounds. Zhou Wen felt that the thirteen sword arts were likely to be the second Mythical technique he would master.
Seven days had passed, but the Seven Seas Dragon King remained motionless. It slept in the cave, somewhat different from what Zhou Wen had imagined.
Although Tyrant Behemoth had already penetrated the white liquid and discovered that they were inside something that resembled a stomach, it was useless even if they could escape if they couldn't save Qin Ling and company.
Therefore, Zhou Wen kept placating Miya, getting her to wait patiently.
However, Zhou Wen didn't think it was feasible to just wait. Since the white liquid had been penetrated, Zhou Wen decided to try releasing Primordial Spore to see if he could parasitize the Seven Seas Dragon King from the inside.
In theory, it was impossible for a Mythical Primordial Spore to parasitize a Terror-grade Seven Seas Dragon King.
However, Zhou Wen felt that it wasn't impossible for Primordial Spore to do so. After all, it was currently in the Seven Seas Dragon King's body. This was a huge advantage. Furthermore, the Seven Seas Dragon King was sleeping, so its bodily functions were at their lowest in all aspects. Perhaps Primordial Spore had a chance.
The tiny Primordial Spore flew out of the Seven Seas Dragon King's stomach and quickly landed on the inner wall of an organ like a speck of dust.
The organs of the Seven Seas Dragon King were still undulating evenly without any abnormalities. Only then did Zhou Wen heave a sigh of relief. Although he didn't know if he could successfully parasitize it, from the looks of it, Primordial Spore hadn't been discovered.
Zhou Wen continued waiting. If Primordial Spore could successfully parasitize the Seven Seas Dragon King, it would undoubtedly be great news for him.
Following that was another long wait. Zhou Wen spent every day grinding dungeons to train. His sword intents constantly became stronger, and his sword techniques seemed to gain divine augmentation.
In Zhou Wen's mind, he also memorized the characteristics and usage of various swords. Furthermore, Zhou Wen vaguely felt that Sword Pill seemed to show signs of advancing.
Three thousand sword intents needed to be matched with three thousand swords. Most sword intents could find their corresponding sword in the Ancient Sword Tomb.
However, there were still many sword intents that failed to find a sword to resonate with in the Ancient Sword Tomb.
Zhou Wen didn't know if it was because his sword intent wasn't strong enough to trigger the high-level swords or if it was because there was no ancient sword with the corresponding sword intent in the Ancient Sword Tomb.
Zhou Wen thought for a moment and felt that the former was more likely, so he planned on raising his sword intent level.
Although sword intent stemmed from a sword art, it was something that required comprehension instead of practice. If one could comprehend it, they might only need an instant to raise their strength.
However, if one couldn't comprehend it, they might not be able to improve even if they trained for ten years.
Training hard definitely doesn't work, but if I don't train, I won't be able to understand the true intent of the sword, so I naturally won't be able to comprehend sword intent. What should I do? Zhou Wen thought for a moment and he came up with a solution that wasn't a solution.
He first used the three thousand sword intents to trigger the ancient swords' resonance before plucking the ancient swords that had never resonated. Although he might encounter low-level swords, he might also encounter Mythical swords. In that scenario, he would narrow down the range of finding Mythical swords.
During the battle with high-level swords, he could comprehend his own sword intent.
Pulling out a sword, fighting, pulling out a sword, and fighting again—Zhou Wen kept repeating this process.
"What's the thing you play all day?" Miya had observed Zhou Wen for many days. Although she wasn't interested in human games, it was boring here, so she couldn't help but ask after seeing him game on his phone.
"This? A mobile game. I can obtain experience and equipment by killing monsters," Zhou Wen explained.
Upon hearing Zhou Wen's words, Miya's expression turned odd. She didn't think of herself as a monster in the past, nor could she understand why Qin Ling was so vexed because of her Golden Dragon bloodline.
However, after hearing Zhou Wen's unintentional words today, Miya suddenly understood why Qin Ling minded her dragon bloodline. This was because she also felt uncomfortable.
"Do you want to play?" Zhou Wen looked up and asked Miya.
"No." Miya shook her head and sat back on her mat to watch some dramas. However, she couldn't get into it no matter what. She was somewhat in a daze.
Zhou Wen didn't know what Miya was thinking as he continued practicing his swordplay in-game.
This was already the eleventh day since Zhou Wen and Miya had entered the Seven Seas Dragon King's body. The Seven Seas Dragon King was still sleeping, but Zhou Wen received a signal that delighted him.
Primordial Spore had successfully parasitized the Seven Seas Dragon King. Although it was only a preliminary parasitization and it would take some time to truly control the Seven Seas Dragon King, this was already very good news for Zhou Wen.
I hope there's still time. Zhou Wen had eavesdropped on the conversation between Dragon Granny and the man. He knew that if Qin Ling drank that thing, she would reach adulthood in a couple of weeks. When that happened, the man would extract Qin Ling's bloodline and create something that could turn humans into human-dragons.
Zhou Wen had to save Qin Ling before that. He didn't know if becoming a human-dragon was good or bad, but humans needed the right to choose. Zhou Wen felt that such a forceful mutation was a little too much. At the very least, he didn't wish to become a Dracotaur.
Wouldn't it be better to become a cat-man? Zhou Wen thought to himself. If he had to choose to transform, he would rather become a cat. At the very least, it wouldn't be that ugly.
"Do you know sword arts?" Zhou Wen suddenly asked Miya one day.
"No." Miya shook her head and asked curiously, "Why are you suddenly asking this?"
"If you know sword arts, I want to see your sword intent." After cultivating for so many days, Zhou Wen felt that his sword art had reached a bottleneck. If he could improve further, his sword art would probably break through to the Mythical stage.
However, this bottleneck was clearly not that easy to break through. Furthermore, time was indeed too short. It had only been a few days since he began practicing seriously.
"The concepts in the world are all interconnected. Although I don't know sword arts, I can let you see my concept if you want to see it," said Miya.
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Chapter 980: Myriad Sword Resonance
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"If it's possible, please let me take a look." Zhou Wen felt that he really needed to change his train of thought. Otherwise, he would only walk into a dead end if he just continued doing the same.
Miya thought for a moment and said, "I'm a Golden Dragon. All my powers are obtained through inheritance. I only know one concept, and that is Golden Dragon King Battle Intent."
"Battle Intent? How is it different from ordinary concepts?" Zhou Wen asked.
"I'm not sure either. Have a feel of it yourself," Miya said as she pressed a hand to Zhou Wen's forehead.
Zhou Wen didn't dodge and allowed Miya's palm to press on his forehead. As he didn't dare cause too much of a stir in the Seven Seas Dragon King's body, Miya directly imprinted her Golden Dragon King Battle Intent into Zhou Wen's mind, allowing him to sense her battle intent.
At that instant, Zhou Wen seemed to see an extremely terrifying Golden Dragon King appear in the world. It was ferocious and domineering, as though it was the overlord of the entire world. The terrifying battle intent made all life tremble.
It was a primordial era. Lightning, fires, floods, and all sorts of calamities frequently descended. All sorts of creatures died in the calamity. Only creatures with extremely powerful vitality could survive in such primordial times.
The Golden Dragon King grew in such an environment. At the same time, due to the extinction of all things, food became extremely scarce. All sorts of terrifying creatures could only fight each other and eat each other's flesh and blood.
Combat! Crazy combat! One could only survive through combat.
The Golden Dragon King might not be the most powerful beast, nor was it the beast with the strongest defense, much less the fastest beast.
However, through constant combat, the Golden Dragon King rapidly grew. It constantly transformed and evolved in battle, eventually allowing it to stand at the top of the food chain.
The unyielding, fearless, brave, crazy, and intelligent will left even Zhou Wen, who was a spectator, deeply shocked.
Zhou Wen knew that this was the inherited memories of the Golden Dragons. The Golden Dragon King in the Battle Intent was actually the first generation Golden Dragon King. It probably didn't exist in the world anymore.
However, its fearless battle intent was eternal.
There's no such thing as having good fortune after surviving a great calamity in this world. It's just that I obtained enough insight and growth in a great calamity to improve myself. Zhou Wen came to a realization as though he understood why his sword art had yet to make a breakthrough.
It wasn't because he didn't practice well enough, nor was it because his comprehension was lacking, nor was it because he wasn't diligent enough.
It was because no matter how much Zhou Wen cultivated, he was ultimately learning something from others. He was learning the three thousand sword intents without comprehending something that belonged to him in battle.
This also had something to do with Zhou Wen's views. He hadn't planned on practicing sword arts to begin with. He had only learned sword arts to advance Sword Pill, so naturally, he just needed to master it. He hadn't planned on improving it further.
Zhou Wen now realized that he had underestimated sword arts. Everything in the world had its own principles. If he didn't put his heart into it, no matter how smart he was, it would be difficult for him to reach the extreme.
Only then did Zhou Wen realize that he hadn't lost to the sword art, but to himself.
Indeed, one needs to put their heart in everything they do. Zhou Wen couldn't help but think hard.
"I hope my Battle Intent can help you," Miya said as she retracted her hand when she saw that Zhou Wen had escaped the influence of her Battle Intent.
"Thank you so much. It was very useful. You've helped me greatly." Zhou Wen thanked her sincerely.
If Miya hadn't shown him the Golden Dragon King Battle Intent, he wouldn't have realized his problems. It was easy for animals like humans to discover the problems of others, but it was the hardest to discover their own problems.
After figuring all of this out, Zhou Wen felt a sense of clarity. When he thought about the 3,000 sword intents again, he immediately felt different. It was as though he was observing the 3,000 sword intents from a different angle and discovered many things that he hadn't noticed before.
Miya looked at Zhou Wen and suddenly realized that his aura had changed. It was ethereal and illusory in a rather surreal fashion.
Although Zhou Wen was standing in front of her, she felt that he resembled a virtual projection. He didn't give of the feeling that he was an existence made of flesh and blood.
Furthermore, Zhou Wen's presence continued to decrease. If she closed her eyes, she wouldn't even be able to sense him standing in front of her.
"What... did you do..." Miya looked at Zhou Wen in a daze, not daring to take her eyes off him. It was as though Zhou Wen would vanish if she didn't keep her eyes on him.
"It's nothing. I just gained some insight after seeing your Golden Dragon King Battle Intent," Zhou Wen said.
Miya's expression turned even odder. She really didn't understand what Zhou Wen's performance had to do with the Golden Dragon King Battle Intent.
If Zhou Wen's battle intent surged like the reincarnation of a Tyrannosaurus, Miya would believe that it was something he had comprehended from the Golden Dragon King Battle Intent.
However, Zhou Wen's presence was getting weaker and weaker. This was completely at odds with the Golden Dragon King Battle Intent. Miya couldn't understand how Zhou Wen connected the two and comprehended such things.
Are humans... all so strange? Miya was secretly puzzled.
Zhou Wen didn't explain further because some things couldn't be explained with words. After sitting down, he took out his phone and entered the game again.
When he arrived at the Ancient Sword Tomb again, Zhou Wen wasn't in a rush to use his sword. He walked to a sword tomb and reached to pull out the sword.
After the ancient sword was pulled out, it immediately struggled amidst Zhou Wen's palm and flew into the air, prepared to attack.
However, the ancient sword spun a few times in midair as though it couldn't see Zhou Wen. It didn't attack him.
Zhou Wen ignored it and walked to another sword tomb, pulling out the ancient sword from it.
The outcome was the same. The ancient sword streaked across the sky as though it couldn't see Zhou Wen.
Zhou Wen pulled out swords as he walked. He pulled out hundreds of ancient swords of different levels and attributes, but none of them attacked him as though he wasn't the one pulling them out.
At that moment, Zhou Wen finally moved. With a tap of his finger, the resplendent Sword Pill tore through the air and streaked across the sky. More than a hundred ancient swords were instantly sliced apart by Sword Pill. Not a single sword could withstand a single strike from Sword Pill. The remnant sword fragments fell to the ground, leaving only Sword Pill floating in front of Zhou Wen. Above Zhou Wen and Sword Pill was an extremely terrifying sword intent.
Hum!
Inside the Sword Tomb, the myriad swords resonated.
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Chapter 981: Perfect Sword Pill
"A swordsman, a ferocious weapon. If the sword doesn't move, it's like a Buddha or an immortal. If the sword moves, it will slaughter Buddha and destroy immortals. If you lack the intent, why move the sword? If I were to strike, I would make the entire world my enemy," Zhou Wen muttered to himself as he stared at Sword Pill in front of him.
Sword Pill emitted a blinding sword beam, and the ancient swords in the Ancient Sword Tomb hummed even louder.
Ancient swords tore out of the ground and flew out without anyone needing to pull them out. Countless ancient swords tore out of the tombs and charged at Zhou Wen and Sword Pill like a rain of swords. The turn of events was truly terrifying. Even the world changed color.
However, Zhou Wen wasn't afraid. The baneful aura on Sword Pill surged as it circled around him. Any ancient sword that approached Zhou Wen was instantly sliced apart by Sword Pill.
Ancient swords rained down. Three feet around Zhou Wen's body were filled with shards and broken handles, but there wasn't a single sword within three feet. Only Sword Pill, which seemed as powerful as a god, culled all the swords in a shocking manner.
A dragon-like sword hum tore through the air. It was a white ancient sword with the aura of a wyrm on it. It was blinding as it transformed into a wyrm-like sword beam that streaked across the sky towards Zhou Wen.
The sword was clearly a Mythical weapon, a sovereign of swords.
However, Zhou Wen didn't seem to take it to heart. He extended his hand and beckoned at the sword pill before coolly saying, "Sword, come."
With that said, Sword Pill transformed into a stream of light that charged at Zhou Wen's palm. When it landed in his palm, Sword Pill had already transformed into a real sword.
The sword was four feet long. The sword's spine was straight and firm, like a gentleman's back that never bowed. Blood patterns could be vaguely seen on the sword.
The Wyrm Sword slashed down in midair, but Zhou Wen didn't retreat as he slashed out in defiance of the heavens.
Clang!
The wyrm-like sword beam was forcefully cleaved apart by the sword in Zhou Wen's hand. The wyrm sword collided with the blade and was sent flying.
Hum!
Another ancient sword tore out of the ground with a terrifying sword aura. The sword was wide and huge, and it was extremely heavy. When it slashed down, it was like a mountain pressing down on him. Its might seemed unstoppable.
Zhou Wen wasn't afraid as he brandished his sword to meet it. However, the sword in his hand changed its appearance, turning into a soft azure sword.
The sword was as thin as cicada wings and as light as muslin.
When the two swords clashed, the sword in Zhou Wen's hand wrapped around the heavy sword like silk. He used the momentum to fling the heavy sword away, causing it to slam into a large sword tomb.
Buzz! Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!
Terrifying ancient swords tore out of the grave one after another, bringing with them boundless sword beams as though they were determined to destroy Zhou Wen and the sword in his hand.
Yet, Zhou Wen showed no fear as he brandished his sword to meet the terrifying Mythical swords.
When Zhou Wen struck, the sword in his hand transformed into thousands of shapes. When facing any sword, his sword, sword moves, and sword intent would transform into a form that restrained the other party.
Although the other party was at the Mythical stage and was one level higher than him, Zhou Wen wasn't at a disadvantage in battle.
From beginning to end, seven Mythical swords joined the battle. Zhou Wen single-handedly used his sword art to fight the seven swords without being at a disadvantage.
As Zhou Wen was engrossed in the battle, Sword Pill in his hand transformed into the shape of Bamboo Blade. He fused with the saber and used Immortal Slaying to slice through one of the Mythical swords.
However, due to his excessive strength and expenditure, he was killed by six Mythical swords before he could catch his breath.
Seeing the game screen turn black, Zhou Wen wasn't vexed at all. Instead, he was delighted.
Without a doubt, his sword art had advanced to the Mythical stage, and his Sword Pill had also advanced to a Perfect Body.
Dripping a drop of blood to revive, he launched the game again and read the blood-colored avatar's stats.
Indeed, Sword Pill had already advanced to a Perfect Body. Strangely, the name of Sword Pill didn't change this time. It was still the words "Sword Pill."
Among the Life Souls that changed their names during the first evolution, only Sword Pill didn't change its name after the second evolution. It could be considered the only one.
Zhou Wen looked at his skill column and indeed, there was an additional Mythical sword art.
Heart Defying Sword: Mythical
Zhou Wen was very satisfied with the sword art. Although he knew quite a number of Mythical techniques, the only ones he had truly mastered independently were Transcendent Flying Immortal and the Heart Defying Sword.
Of course, the level given by the game wasn't important to Zhou Wen. What was important was that he finally knew how to use a sword. Furthermore, it was a very special sword art.
As Sword Pill had advanced to a Perfect Body, his Strength attribute also reached 41 points. The only remaining attribute was Speed.
I never expected that despite being best at movement techniques, my Speed stat is the last to reach 41. Zhou Wen couldn't help but sigh. Some things were simply out of his control.
If he were to choose, he would definitely raise his Speed attribute, but he failed to do so.
Thankfully, he only needed to raise Glimmer to a Perfect Body to raise his Speed stat to 41 points. If everything went well, he could use the Lost Immortal Sutra to advance to the Mythical stage.
Zhou Wen entered the Ancient Sword Tomb again. This time, he no longer had the mind of sword practice. However, with the Heart Defying Sword's sword intent and Sword Pill, he had a good way of farming in Ancient Sword Tomb.
As long as he stimulated the Heart Defying Sword's sword intent with all his might, he could trigger the myriad swords and get the Mythical swords to attack him.
Indeed, after Zhou Wen used the Heart Defying sword intent, the entire Ancient Sword Tomb boiled once again. The myriad swords resonated as many ancient swords automatically tore out of their tombs to kill Zhou Wen.
Unfortunately, they couldn't pass Sword Pill at all. They were all sliced apart. Finally, the Mythical swords were activated. Unlike before, only six Mythical swords appeared.
Furthermore, the Mythical swords this time were somewhat different from the previous six.
Zhou Wen estimated that every time the Ancient Sword Tomb respawned, seven Mythical swords would appear, but the type of Mythical swords that appeared wasn't fixed.
This time, Zhou Wen didn't have any intention of practicing his sword intent. After luring out the Mythical swords, he activated his Mythical Companion Beast lineup. The six Mythical swords weren't their match at all and were quickly killed.
Ding!
One of the Mythical swords dropped a Companion Egg.
From the looks of it, I'm really lucky. I just had a Bronze Sparrow drop not long ago. Now, there's another one. Zhou Wen picked up the Companion Egg and was overjoyed when he saw it. It was Night Immaculate Sword.
Among the three famous swords in China, there was the high-grade Light Concealment, medium-grade Shadow Concealment, and low-grade Night Immaculate.
Now that Zhou Wen had the high and low-grade swords, he just lacked the middle-grade Shadow Concealment Sword.
If I can gather all three swords, I wonder if I can combine them into one? Zhou Wen thought to himself.
However, it wasn't easy to have Shadow Concealment drop. It was unknown when it would drop. After all, the famous swords in the Ancient Sword Tomb were randomly respawned. He might not have Shadow Concealment Sword appear every time.
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Chapter 982: Seven Dragons Sea's Great Mutation
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Night Immaculate: Mythical
Life Providence: Corporeal Sword
Life Soul: Corporeal Sword Aura
Wheel of Destiny: Night Immaculate
Strength: 80
Speed: 80
Constitution: 80
Essence Energy: 81
Talent Skill: Sword Aura Slash, Sword Aura Wheel, Sword Aura Rain, Dao Integration Strike.
Companion Form: Sword
The attributes of Night Immaculate were very similar to Light Concealment, but they were slightly different. It was also considered a top-notch Companion Beast, but Night Immaculate couldn't turn invisible.
Zhou Wen summoned Night Immaculate and saw that it was condensed from a blob of sword aura. Although he could see it, that was all he could see—a blob of white sword aura. It was like a sword condensed from dense white fog.
After giving it a try, he realized that the various skills of Night Immaculate were about the same as Light Concealment. However, one was Sword Light, while the other was Sword Aura.
After matching Light Concealment and Night Immaculate, the compatibility between the two reached 91. If he wanted to fuse them, the success rate was very high.
However, Zhou Wen didn't choose to fuse them. He still wanted to see how different the three swords would be when placed together.
Zhou Wen grinded for two more days without seeing the Shadow Concealment Sword, but something finally happened with the Seven Seas Dragon King.
Indeed, the Seven Seas Dragon King arrived at the man's palace. The man wasn't inside. The Seven Seas Dragon King passed through the palace and stopped behind it. Zhou Wen immediately saw the man, Feng Qiuyan, and Qin Ling.
Feng Qiuyan was locked in a crystal coffin and looked like he was asleep. As for Qin Ling, she was in a huge device. Part of the device was a crystal container with pure water inside. This was very similar to the water in the Deathwater Zone. Qin Ling was inside the pure water.
The pale golden scales had already covered her body. Dragon horns grew out of her head, making her look like a golden human human-dragon.
Zhou Wen didn't know if Qin Ling's state was considered adulthood, but from the looks of it, the man's experiment was already underway.
Zhou Wen sized up the device, but he couldn't tell what it was used for.
"Seven Seas, the time is ripe. Gather all the dimensional creatures in the Seven Seas," the man said to the Seven Seas Dragon King.
After the Seven Seas Dragon King heard the order, it raised its seven strange dragon-like tentacles. The strange dragons opened their mouths and let out a silent roar.
Zhou Wen could hear a high-frequency sound wave with Truth Listener. This sound wave couldn't be heard by ordinary ears, but all the dimensional creatures in the Seven Dragons Sea approached after hearing this sound wave.
The sea snakes in the Undersea Blue Hole, the lobsters in the Deathwater Zone, the clams on Infinite Island, and various dimensional creatures were gathering towards the abyss. The number was unimaginable.
What's that man trying to do? Zhou Wen felt that something was amiss.
"Qin Ling, we may begin now." A large number of dimensional creatures arrived outside the palace, but they could only swim in the sea and not enter the palace protected by a mysterious force.
"If I do as you say, will you let Feng Qiuyan off?" Qin Ling asked through gritted teeth.
"I'm also a human. I don't like killing my own kind. You can rest assured about that," the man said.
Qin Ling glanced at Feng Qiuyan in the crystal coffin and gritted her teeth. She bit her tongue and spat out a mouthful of blood.
This mouthful of blood was somewhat different from ordinary blood. It was actually golden. After the golden blood flowed out, it immediately mixed with the pure water.
After being diluted by the large amount of pure water, the mouthful of blood quickly disappeared.
The man reached out and pressed the device's switch. The liquid in the huge jar spewed out and fused into the seawater above.
After the countless dimensional creatures outside were stained by the liquid in the jar, some low-level dimensional creatures quickly changed.
The sea snake actually grew claws, and scales grew on the clam maiden's fair skin. All sorts of different dimensional creatures seemed to undergo changes. Even the fish-type dimensional creatures grew claws.
Could it be... Zhou Wen suddenly understood that after these dimensional creatures evolved, they had the characteristics of being close to dragons. Although they were still far from being comparable to real dragons, their bodies looked like they could already move on land.
These dimensional creatures that were originally in the sea might very well break out of the Seven Dragons Sea and enter land.
Just the thought of it left him horrified. It was impossible for Sea Return City's people to withstand so many dimensional creatures.
Should I go out and stop him now? Zhou Wen felt that even if he went out, he probably wouldn't be able to stop the man from doing all of this.
He could still think of a way to deal with one Terror-grade, but it would probably be difficult for Zhou Wen to deal with two.
Primordial Spore, hurry up. Zhou Wen could only wait for Primordial Spore to finish the parasitization. If he could control the Seven Seas Dragon King to fight the man, he still had a chance of redeeming the situation.
More and more marine creatures came here to be baptized by the liquid that contained Qin Ling's blood. Their bodies were also gradually transforming.
After Qin Ling spat out the golden blood, the man didn't force her to do anything more. However, Qin Ling looked very dispirited. That mouthful of golden blood was unlikely to be as simple as ordinary blood.
The dimensional creatures in the entire Seven Dragons Sea were mutating. With time, the changes in their bodies became more apparent. Even the dimensional creatures that had completed their evolution didn't leave. They kept circling the abyss.
Zhou Wen could sense that the Seven Seas Dragon King's consciousness was gradually blurring as Primordial Spore silently parasitized its soul.
To be able to parasitize a creature in a Terror form in such a short period of time was already considered amazing. However, the situation was too urgent. Zhou Wen still found it too slow.
In just a few days, a large number of dimensional creatures in the Seven Dragons Sea mutated. They possessed some of the characteristics of dragons and had grown to a certain level.
"Seven Seas, that's enough. Let them step onto land and turn all the humans in the world into Dracotaurs." The man ordered Seven Seas.
Shall I risk it? Zhou Wen wondered if he should go out and stop them, but on second thought, he gave up on the idea.
If he were to go out and risk his life now, the chances of reversing the situation were very low. The man had been ordering the Seven Seas Dragon King to control the marine dimensional creatures. It looked like he didn't have such an ability.
Since the Seven Seas Dragon King is the key to controlling these dimensional creatures, as long as Primordial Spore can successfully parasitize it, I can completely reverse the situation. Since Feng Qiuyan and Qin Ling weren't in danger for the time being, Zhou Wen decided to wait and see.
Zhou Wen told Miya about the situation outside and his judgment.
After Miya heard that, she heaved a sigh of relief. Since that man hadn't killed Qin Ling, nothing else was that important to her.
"Although I don't know what method that man used, I'm certain that those mutated creatures aren't going ashore to eat humans. They probably are trying to infect humans with their mutated blood," Miya said after some thought.
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Chapter 983: Alarmist
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The people from Sea Return City realized that something was amiss over the past few days. The dimensional zones on land were fine, but they couldn't find any dimensional creatures in the dimensional zones in the sea.
All the dimensional creatures in the sea seemed to have vanished.
Sea God Reef, Undersea Blue Hole, Infinite Island, and other places were empty. There was almost no sign of dimensional creatures.
The Hui family had contacted all the families in Sea Return City to discuss a countermeasure. As for the Feng family, they were also troubled by Feng Qiuyan and Qin Ling's disappearance. They had already sent people to search everywhere, but they were unable to find them.
"The situation in the Seven Dragons Sea is very strange. All the dimensional creatures have vanished. Everyone, let's discuss. What does this mean?" Old Master Hui swept his gaze across the core members of the various families.
"The disappearance of dimensional creatures is a good thing for us. We don't rely on dimensional zones in the sea to begin with. All we need to do is guard the dimensional zones and mineral deposits on the shore," said Liu, a family head.
"That's true, but I'm afraid that the dimensional creatures in the sea will cause trouble again," an elder from the Feng family said.
"What can happen? After all, they are dimensional creatures in the sea. Only a small number of them have the ability to leave the sea to fight. Most of them will have their combat strength greatly reduced after they hit land. They won't be a danger to us." Family Head Liu paused before saying, "Besides, haven't we already made preparations? Even if Sea Return City really can't be defended, we can still retreat into the dimensional zones on land. Everyone has been in business here for so long. There shouldn't be any problems, right?"
"Brother Liu is right. Those things are from the sea after all. They can only circle the area before leaving. Do you think they can grow legs to snatch our territory?" another family head said.
Everyone immediately began discussing. Most people felt that they should stay behind and continue watching. Even if something really happened, it wouldn't be too late to retreat when the time came.
"I think we should evacuate immediately." A different voice sounded. Everyone looked at the person who spoke and saw a young man in his twenties. Most people knew that he was Hui Haifeng from the Hui family.
"Young Master Feng, what do you mean?" Family Head Liu asked Hui Haifeng.
Hui Haifeng took out a small bottle and held it in his hand, allowing everyone to see what was inside.
The bottle wasn't big, about the same size as a mineral water bottle. There was water inside, but there was something in the water that looked like a mushroom. It was similar to the test subjects he had shown Zhou Wen previously.
However, the thing that should have been white now suffused a faint golden color. It looked very strange.
"What's this?" Old Master Hui asked Hui Haifeng.
He knew that Hui Haifeng was doing research, and he had supported him. However, he never expected Hui Haifeng to really figure out anything.
"Grandpa, this is a sample of the fungi I extracted from the marine plants to nurture. Originally, the evolution of these fungi took at least a year from a spore to its present state. However, this experimental product was something I just started cultivating this morning, but it has already evolved to such a level. Something must have happened in the Seven Dragons Sea. It's very likely that the dimensional creatures in the sea will undergo a large-scale evolution, so we have to evacuate immediately," Hui Haifeng said seriously.
"Young Master Feng, aren't you being a little too assertive? Perhaps something went wrong with your experiment, or perhaps it's just an anomaly. It doesn't necessarily mean anything. Perhaps you need more experiments," said Family Head Liu disapprovingly. He wasn't interested in so-called scientific research.
He even felt that scientific research was useless in this era. It was the era of gods, and science was no longer feasible.
There were quite a number of people who thought that way. Furthermore, most people weren't willing to give up on Sea Return City and the mineral deposits that they had been running for so many years.
After all, Hui Haifeng was only making an inference. No one knew if his inference would come true.
Even if it were true, it wouldn't be too late to leave when they really couldn't stop dimensional creatures. They still had dimensional zones operating on land as an escape route.
"Everyone, perhaps you don't know what this evolutionary speed means. Let me make an analogy. According to the current evolutionary speed, if an ordinary rat is injected with this element, it will only need three days. In three days, it will evolve to have an elephant-like body and strength. If the creatures in the sea have such an evolutionary speed, are you still confident that you can safely retreat under their attacks? Do you still have the confidence to defend the dimensional zones?" Hui Haifeng said.
"Young Master Feng, this is only your speculation after all. You can't just rely on your speculation to make us leave our homeland, right?" Family Head Liu pondered for a moment before saying, "Why don't we do this? We'll send some capable people into the water to investigate what has happened in the sea. If it's really as you say, it won't be too late for everyone to leave when the time comes."
"That's right. What Family Head Liu said makes sense. Let's investigate first." Many people supported Family Head Liu's suggestion.
In the end, Hui Haifeng couldn't convince them. After all, Sea Return City wasn't under the jurisdiction of Hui Haifeng's family. Furthermore, many people in the Hui family felt that Hui Haifeng was being overly alarmist.
In fact, many members of the Hui family disapproved of Hui Haifeng's research.
If Hui Haifeng hadn't paid for the research funding himself, they definitely wouldn't have let him do so much.
"How was it?" Li Xuan asked Hui Haifeng after the meeting ended.
Hui Haifeng shook his head and said, "It's useless. They are blinded by interest and comfort. They won't believe it unless they see the apocalypse with their own eyes."
Li Xuan said gloomily, "Then what should we do? Old Zhou and Little Yanyan are missing. Something big must be happening."
"Let's return to the laboratory first. I need to make some preparations. We have to move the important things out first. We can't stay here." Hui Haifeng quickly rushed to the laboratory. He knew that he didn't have much time left.
Li Xuan took Ya'er and returned with Hui Haifeng to make preparations.
At the same time, Sea Return City sent some humans with underwater abilities into the Seven Dragons Sea to investigate the disappearance of the dimensional creatures.
"What's there to investigate? Isn't this unnecessary? It's better if the dimensional creatures in the sea leave. It saves us the trouble of them coming ashore to harass us every once in a while," a middle-aged man said.
"Isn't it all because of that scion from the Hui family? He said that there will be a huge mutation in the sea and that there will be many mutated dimensional creatures. It's not like we haven't seen them before. What's there to be alarmed about? He even said that he wants us to move out of Sea Return. I think he's studied too much and has lost his mind. What famous university? He's ridiculous..."
The others laughed. They felt that a scion like Hui Haifeng only knew how to spout nonsense and give instructions blindly.
"What's that?" Suddenly, someone realized that there seemed to be something in the seawater ahead.
"Sea snakes? That's not right. Why do they look like they have claws? The color isn't right either. Sea snakes should be blue. This one looks blue with some gold in it..."
"It's just a sea snake. Just kill it and bring it back for research."
Just as they were about to move, they suddenly saw the strange sea snake rush over. It was much faster than ordinary sea snakes. Before anyone could react, the sea snake had bitten him.
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Chapter 984: The Mutation Begins
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The people beside him rushed forward and immediately diced the strange sea snake into several pieces.
"Old Li, don't be afraid. My Companion Beast can restrain the sea snake's poison. I'll treat your injuries now," the person said as he summoned a Companion Beast to treat the bitten person.
He had treated poison wounds inflicted by sea snakes many times, so it wasn't a problem.
Indeed, the wound was quickly healed without any signs of poisoning.
"Let's go quickly. Let's take a look ahead. If we can't find anything, we should quickly return. Don't waste time here. The dimensional creatures in the sea have little to do with us," the few of them said as they continued diving deeper into the sea.
However, they didn't realize that Old Li, who was behind them, gradually turned problematic. His eyes gradually turned golden, and tiny golden spots appeared on his face.
After a while, Old Li suddenly pounced on the person in front of him as though he had gone mad. He opened his mouth and bit down on the neck of the person in front of him.
"Ah!" The person was caught off guard and was bitten. He screamed and turned to look at Old Li, only to see that his pupils had turned completely golden.
...
There were many guards at the Sea Return sentry post. They were still concerned about the mysterious disappearance of the dimensional creatures in the sea, but they were unwilling to leave Sea Return just like that.
In fact, most people could guess that something major had happened in the sea, but they were still hoping to get lucky.
"They're back!" The guards on the sentry post discovered the people who had gone into the sea to investigate.
"One, two, three... Seven... No one is missing. I knew it. It's all fine. Didn't they return safely? If there's really a huge mutation in the sea, how can they return safely?" the guard said in delight. He had been on tenterhooks the past two days, afraid that the mutation Hui Haifeng mentioned was real.
"Old Li, how's the situation in the sea? Did you find any mutated creatures?" A few guards who were familiar with them greeted the people who had entered the sea.
However, Old Li and company didn't speak. They walked over with their heads lowered.
"I'm asking you a question. Why aren't you speaking?" a guard leader said unhappily.
When Old Li and company approached, they finally looked up. The guards shivered when they saw this and immediately shouted that something was amiss.
Old Li and company's eyes were golden. Scales had grown on their faces, making them look terrifying and strange.
Just as they shouted, Old Li and the others bared their fangs and pounced forward. Instantly, the sentry post was in chaos as someone sent out a warning signal.
When the few families saw the warning signal, they were alarmed. They immediately organized their men to observe, but they didn't discover any dimensional creatures on the coast. Their own people were attacking their own people at the sentry post.
The few families hurriedly led their men over to figure out what had happened. When they arrived, the last conscious guard was bitten on the neck by Old Li.
Everyone was stunned. They were also frightened by Old Li and the others. What was even more terrifying was that the guards who had fallen to the ground quickly got up again.
The eyes of the guards also began to turn golden. Golden spots appeared on their faces, but they hadn't grown into scales.
An infection! This word popped up in everyone's minds.
"Attack. Kill them all. We can't let them live. It's contagious," Old Master Hui immediately ordered.
Only then did the frightened people react. No one dared to rush forward to fight them. Thankfully, there were enough people. They summoned their Companion Beasts and let them fight.
They were surprised to discover that Old Li and company's bodies had become as hard as steel. Furthermore, they were terrifyingly fast. They felt nothing from ordinary injuries. Only by stabbing their hearts could they be killed. They no longer looked like humans, but more like dimensional creatures.
Thankfully, their bodies became stronger, but their intelligence seemed to weaken. Finally, with everyone's cooperation, they finally killed all the infected people.
"We can't leave these corpses behind. Burn them all." Just as Old Master Hui finished speaking, everyone looked at the sea. No one burned the corpses.
A storm suddenly stirred in the sea. And amidst the waves, something seemed to be surging.
Soon, they saw what it was. Countless dimensional creatures—shrimp, crabs, octopuses, sea snakes, and many strange creatures that they couldn't name—rushed over alongside the waves. It was unknown how many there were.
What was even more terrifying was that the dimensional creatures they were previously familiar with were now unrecognizable. The sea snakes and the sharks had grown claws. They rushed to the coast and bared their fangs as they charged at everyone.
"Retreat! Return to the city immediately! Everyone in the city retreat into the dimensional zone!" Old Master Hui's expression changed drastically as he shouted.
Everyone's faces were pale. The dimensional creatures that came surging over had exceeded their imagination. Apart from escaping, they no longer had any second thoughts.
Something even more terrifying happened. A large number of winged fish flew towards Sea Return City from the sky. The high wall was useless.
Sea Return City was in chaos. Some people's bodies became strange after being injured by the dimensional creatures. Those with stronger bodies could still last for a period of time, while those with weaker bodies quickly turned golden. Golden spots began to appear on their skin.
"It's over!" When Old Master Hui returned to the city, he saw that someone had already been infected.
Now, everyone was filled with regret. If they had known, they would have listened to Hui Haifeng and moved out of Sea Return City.
No matter how valuable the mineral deposits here were, people who died here wouldn't have the life to enjoy them.
"Take refuge in the dimensional zones. Retreat immediately. Everyone retreat into the dimensional zones..." Old Master Hui shouted as he killed.
Now, it was only a flying fish invasion. There were many, but they were nothing compared to the dimensional creatures that rushed out from the coast.
Without Old Master Hui needing to shout, everyone was running for their lives. Instantly, Sea Return City seemed to turn into hell. There were screams and killing everywhere.
However, no one died. All the injured people would stand up after a while, but when they stood up, they would become members of the dimensional creature horde and not humans.
The few families fought as they retreated, gathering towards a dimensional zone. It was the dimensional zone they had been in for the longest time. They wanted to use the taboos in the dimensional zone to block these creatures.
Boom!
Following a huge tsunami, a terrifying monster appeared. It looked like a huge octopus, but its tentacles were like wyrms. Each one was a hundred meters long.
All sorts of terrifying creatures charged forward with the terrifying monster blotting out the sky. The high walls were destroyed without putting up much of a defense.
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Chapter 985: Night Thearch
Translator: CKtalon
The humans who wanted to leave Sea Return City suddenly realized that the way out of the city was blocked by dimensional creatures. The devil-like Seven Seas Dragon King blocked their path with large numbers of dimensional creatures.
Dimensional creatures surged everywhere, surrounding Sea Return City tightly. It was almost impossible to escape.
"I should have..." Old Master Hui was extremely regretful. He knew that there might be danger, but he never expected that the entire city would fall. If he had listened to his grandson, Hui Haifeng, and ruthlessly abandoned his family business and left Sea Return City, he wouldn't have ended up in such a state.
The only consolation was that the Hui family had already sent some of their descendants elsewhere to study. Although it was said that they were studying, it was actually to protect them. It could be considered a backup plan. If something really happened to Sea Return City, the Hui family wouldn't be wiped out.
Sadly, because of Wang Mingyuan's matter, Hui Haifeng had taken a leave of absence from school and returned home. The young man from the Hui family, who had the greatest hope of achieving something, was also going to die with the family.
At the thought of Hui Haifeng, Old Master Hui looked around, but he didn't find him. He couldn't help but feel a sliver of hope. Hui Haifeng had long expected a major mutation. Perhaps he had already left Sea Return.
Just as Old Master Hui was rejoicing, he realized that Hui Haifeng and a young man had charged over from the other side. The young man was carrying a girl who looked about two years old.
"Ah Feng, you already expected this to happen. Why haven't you left!" Old Master Hui was furious and anxious when he saw Hui Haifeng charging over.
"The Hui family is all here. How can I leave alone? I have some things here that will be of some use to those dimensional creatures. Just apply some on your body. There's too little time. This is all I've figured out," Hui Haifeng said as he poured some powder from a bottle and handed it to Old Master Hui and company.
"Li Xuan, distribute it to the others." Hui Haifeng handed a bottle to Li Xuan. Li Xuan responded and took the two Ice Silkworms over. Wherever the Ice Silkworms passed, they froze the dimensional creatures.
Li Xuan wasn't as gentle as Hui Haifeng. He directly scattered the powder on the people from Sea Return City. When the powder that resembled gold powder touched humans, the dimensional creatures seemed to treat them as their own kind and stopped attacking them.
Everyone was pleasantly surprised. There were dimensional creatures everywhere; it resembled a tidal wave. They originally thought that there was no hope, but to their surprise, divine help had descended from the heavens, allowing them to turn the situation around from certain death.
Soon, the people from Sea Return City were covered in the golden powder. A large number of dimensional creatures passed by them. At most, they only sniffed them and didn't attack them.
It was the same for those who had mutated after being injured. They ignored the people who had been covered in gold powder.
Instantly, the huge Sea Return City was surrounded by countless dimensional creatures, but no battle happened.
"Everyone, walk slowly. Don't worry." Hui Haifeng heaved a sigh of relief when he saw that the gold powder was effective.
He had too little time. He didn't have the time to do more research. He had only discovered by accident that once one was tainted with such special elements, the dimensional creatures would treat humans stained with the gold powder as their kind and stop attacking them.
Everyone followed Hui Haifeng as they silently traversed the sea of monsters. If it was just these monsters, Hui Haifeng might very well bring everyone out of danger.
Unfortunately, this great chaos wasn't just limited to dimensional creatures. There was also a human. Furthermore, he was the mastermind behind all of this.
Everyone was traversing the sea of monsters in fear when they suddenly saw a figure slowly land in the sky. It stood above the Seven Seas Dragon King and looked down at everyone in Sea Return City like a god.
A human? Hui Haifeng's heart skipped a beat. At this moment, he wasn't afraid of dimensional creatures, but humans.
Old Master Hui and the few elders of the Feng family were people who had seen many storms. When they saw the figure, their expressions changed drastically. Clearly, they had also realized the problem. They stopped and looked at the black-armored man on the Seven Seas Dragon King's head.
"I never expected there to be such a keen-eyed person in Sea Return City. Not bad." The person's gaze looked at Hui Haifeng below as though he was praising him.
"Who are you?" Hui Haifeng asked with a heavy expression.
"My name has long been abandoned. If you must have a title, call me Night Thearch," the man said indifferently.
"Is the dimensional creature mutation in these seas related to you?" Hui Haifeng asked again.
"Consider it a gift from me. Do you like it?" Night Thearch said with a smile.
"You are also a human. Why are you doing this to us?" Family Head Liu said with a trembling voice.
Night Thearch didn't answer. He didn't even look at Family Head Liu. He continued looking at Hui Haifeng and said, "You should have already guessed my intentions, right? Why don't you tell them?"
"You are evolving us, but it's obvious that you failed. Those who are infected with this special element don't even have self-awareness. Even if their bodies become stronger, it won't be considered a successful evolution," Hui Haifeng said.
Night Thearch smiled and said, "As expected, you know what's happening. However, that view is still too narrow. Evolution is about survival of the fittest. Creatures that can't adapt to evolution will ultimately be buried in the dust of history. My experiments didn't fail, but most humans are too weak. Only true experts can be reborn in the tides of evolution and become even greater new humans."
"You mean that this evolution has a certain success rate? Then what's the success rate?" Hui Haifeng asked again.
"One in a thousand, or even lower, but it's enough. It's enough for the humans on Earth to have enough elites left. There's no need to waste resources on defective products. They will be eliminated sooner or later anyway. I just sped up their elimination," Night Thearch said casually.
However, when Hui Haifeng and company heard those words, they found him extremely cruel. Less than one in a thousand humans would survive; yet, such a massacre seemed trivial to Night Thearch.
Furthermore, from his words, not only did he set his sights on Sea Return City, but he also wanted to extend it for all of human society.
"Don't you think this is too cruel to those who originally had a chance of survival?" Hui Haifeng asked.
"How can failure be cruel? It's true cruelty to let useless people live numbly and waste resources that are useful in the hands of experts." Night Thearch looked down at Hui Haifeng and said, "You're not bad. If you are willing, you can become my right-hand man and create a new human order with me."
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Chapter 986: True Mythical Strength
Translator: CKtalon
Hui Haifeng took a deep breath. "Although we share similar beliefs, I'm sorry. We aren't the same kind of people. I also want humans to evolve, but I won't choose such a method."
"You're just fooling yourself. I know you want to say that you will figure out an evolution method with a high success rate, but what's the point of having a high success rate? Even if everyone can become stronger because of a 100% success rate, there will still be strong and weak outcomes due to different talent. The strong will become stronger, and the weak will become weaker. When that happens, the strong will occupy most of the resources, but the weak will obtain fewer and fewer resources."
Night Thearch sneered and said, "Just like how no matter how long workers work, capitalists will never find it enough. No matter how low the workers' salary is, they will think that it's too much. In order to squeeze out the last bit of remaining value, the weak will eventually die or even be killed by their powerful companions."
"Instead of letting such a cruel thing happen and waste so much time, why don't you let me complete this step directly? It will save time and also allow a genius like you to not have to think about how to snatch the last grain of rice from the weak in the future. Isn't this a happy ending for everyone? If I'm guilty, let me bear these sins."
Night Thearch's eyes were firm and confident. Hui Haifeng knew that what he said wasn't an excuse he had found for himself. He probably really believed what he said.
"I don't know if the situation you mentioned will happen, but I still want to give it a try," Hui Haifeng said.
"That's a pity. I really hoped that you would stay and help me. It's a pity. However, it's fine. If you can survive this ordeal, even without my help, you can prove your excellence. When that happens, you will understand everything I'm saying." As Night Thearch spoke, he waved his hand, gesturing for Seven Seas Dragon King to begin.
Seven Seas Dragon King raised its strange dragon-like tentacles and let out a silent roar. The dimensional creatures that had stopped attacking humans began surrounding the people of Sea Return City.
Everyone immediately fell into despair. Faced with the flood of dimensional creatures, their fighting spirit was long gone. They originally believed that they could rely on Hui Haifeng's gold powder to escape, but death was still the outcome.
Suddenly, the dimensional creatures that were charging at the humans slowly stopped. Seven Seas Dragon King's body trembled as though it was engaging in an intense battle of thoughts.
"Seven Seas, what happened?" Night Thearch frowned as he looked at Seven Seas Dragon King. Seven Seas Dragon King had actually disobeyed his orders.
Seven Seas Dragon King didn't respond, but his trembling intensified. No matter how Night Thearch ordered it, it didn't respond.
The dimensional creatures stopped, unsure of what to do.
Zhou Wen ordered Primordial Spore to forcefully fight for control of Seven Seas Dragon King's body from within.
Now, Primordial Spore hadn't completely occupied the Seven Seas Dragon King's soul, but there was no time. Zhou Wen could only make this choice.
Although Primordial Spore hadn't completely occupied the soul, it had played a certain role. Seven Seas Dragon King was restrained, making it difficult for him to be of any use in a short period of time.
"There's a problem!" Li Xuan looked at Seven Seas Dragon King who looked mentally ill and realized that something might have happened.
The people from Sea Return also looked at Seven Seas Dragon King eagerly. Now, their fates no longer belonged to them. Their life and death were in the hands of others. Although they knew that the chances were very low, they yearned for a miracle to happen.
"Come out." Night Thearch seemed to realize something as a cold glint flashed in his eyes. He pressed a hand on the head of Seven Seas Dragon King and a strange electric force penetrated Seven Seas Dragon King's body.
Zhou Wen felt the horror of the force. He originally wanted to continue hiding, but now, he had no choice but to leave.
He pulled Miya out of Seven Seas Dragon King's stomach and teleported out of his body. He arrived above Seven Seas Dragon King and looked at Night Thearch from afar.
The people from Sea Return City were alarmed. Another human had appeared above Seven Seas Dragon King. It looked like a young couple.
"I knew it. Old Zhou wouldn't die so easily." Li Xuan didn't find it strange when he saw Zhou Wen.
"You aren't dead?" Night Thearch was slightly surprised. He originally imagined that Zhou Wen had been devoured by Seven Seas Dragon King, but he never expected him to survive.
"Night Thearch, it's best you stop. The Seven Seas Dragon King no longer obeys your orders. It's impossible for your plan to continue," Zhou Wen said.
Night Thearch said indifferently, "Your strength isn't enough to affect Seven Seas Dragon King. I believe you relied on a Companion Beast to influence it. As long as I kill you, your Companion Beast will die with you. Seven Seas Dragon King will naturally recover."
"Many people have wanted to kill me, but they failed in the end. I don't think it's easy," Zhou Wen said as he shot a look at Miya.
Miya nodded and immediately turned around to fly towards the sea.
Zhou Wen had already discussed it with her. She was in charge of rescuing Qin Ling and Feng Qiuyan while Zhou Wen was in charge of holding back Night Thearch.
Night Thearch saw through their plan at a glance, but he didn't stop Miya. This was because there was no need. As long as Zhou Wen was killed, everything would return to normal.
"Wang Mingyuan is quite a figure. I never expected the disciples he taught to be such figures as well. Unfortunately, firstly, you didn't fuse with a Guardian like Wang Mingyuan, and secondly, you didn't contract a Guardian. You have no right to be my opponent," Night Thearch said as he slowly raised his hand.
"It's nothing impressive having Guardians. I've killed a few too," Zhou Wen said.
"I'm afraid the Guardians you killed can't even transform into a Terror form, right?" Night Thearch raised his right hand high and slashed down like a blade. At the same time, he said, "Today, I'll let you see what true Mythical power is."
Zhou Wen quickly retreated, hoping to dodge Night Thearch's attack, but Night Thearch's strike didn't produce any ordinary Essence Energy or light.
The sky suddenly darkened, plunging the entire world into darkness. One couldn't see their fingers, nor could they see anything else. Night Thearch's figure had also vanished.
"What is terror? The unknown and the invisible are the true terrors. You can't see or touch a true Terror-grade powerhouse. As long as I'm willing, I can take your life at any time. This is a true god. It's irresistible and impossible to compete..." Night Thearch's voice echoed in the boundless darkness. He seemed to be everywhere, but he didn't seem to be anywhere at the same time.
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Chapter 987: Two Choices
Translator: CKtalon
The entire Sea Return City fell into darkness. Everyone seemed to become blind as the terror in their hearts was magnified countless times.
Even Epic experts with eyesight abilities couldn't see anything in the darkness. There was only darkness, like an eternal night.
The average people of the city were used to using their eyes. They were already very flustered losing their vision. They thought of the countless monsters around them, but were unable to see them and did not know what they were doing. Were they preparing to pounce over and devour them? Had the dimensional creatures' bloody mouths reached their necks?
The terror humans felt mostly came from their own imagination. And this dark environment was the easiest environment to seed terror in their imaginations.
Zhou Wen didn't like to imagine things, so when he used Truth Listener, he also activated the Supreme Hell King Life Soul, allowing his senses to become extremely sharp.
However... it was useless... Be it Truth Listener's ability or Supreme Hell King's enhanced senses, he failed to discover any traces of Night Thearch. It was as though Night Thearch had already melted into the night.
"Have you... experienced true terror?" Night Thearch's voice sounded in Zhou Wen's ear.
However, Zhou Wen didn't see Night Thearch. As for the darkness, it seemed to transform into a saber that brushed past Zhou Wen's neck.
Clang!
The Astral Shell Dragon Armor appeared on Zhou Wen's body as he activated Absolute Defense. Even so, a thin mark appeared on his armored neck.
"Absolute Defense. This should be a manifestation of the Astral Shell Dragon Companion Egg, right? You are really lucky. Although the Astral Shell Dragon's abilities aren't much, Absolute Defense is an extremely powerful skill. Even at the Terror grade, it won't be easy to break through Absolute Defense."
Night Thearch's voice drifted over from somewhere. It was as though his lips were right beside Zhou Wen's left ear as he spoke, but when Zhou Wen turned his head, he saw nothing.
The voice sounded in Zhou Wen's right ear again. "Absolute Defense is among the top Mythical powers. Previously, I wanted to personally kill the Astral Shell Dragon to see if a Companion Egg would drop. However, the chances were too low, so I had no choice but to give up. I never expected you to obtain the Astral Shell Dragon Companion Egg. Unfortunately, the Astral Shell Dragon is only a Mythical creature with no potential. It can't enter the Terror state and can't have Absolute Defense constantly activated. It can only last for half an hour at most."
Zhou Wen turned his head to the right, but he still didn't see anything.
"Half an hour. This is the amount of time you have to live in this world. Enjoy it. No, it's already been a minute. You still have 29 minutes..." Night Thearch's evil voice entered Zhou Wen's ears like a devil.
Faced with the pressure of death, especially knowing the time when he might die, the pressure and terror was enough to make one break down.
However, Zhou Wen wasn't a sentimental person. He knew that Absolute Defense couldn't protect him forever. Instead of being afraid, he should think about what to do next.
Without any hesitation, Zhou Wen's first thought was to run.
Half an hour was enough for him to teleport far away, but in the darkness, Zhou Wen teleported several times. He had already left Sea Return City, but all he saw was darkness.
All the mountains and rivers were in the darkness. They could be heard but couldn't be seen.
"Do you want to leave? I can let you leave." Night Thearch's voice sounded in Zhou Wen's ear again. It was so close that it made his hair stand on end.
After Night Thearch said that, light returned to where Zhou Wen was.
However, it was still dark inside Sea Return City.
This scene was unbelievable. It was daytime on Zhou Wen's side, but the city several meters away was pitch-black.
"Didn't you want to escape? You can leave now, but the people here will become my test subjects and experience that one in a thousand possibility. I wonder if there's anyone you care about among them? However, no matter how much you care about them, it's not as important as your life, right?" Night Thearch's voice sounded from the darkness.
In the darkness, Night Thearch appeared beside Hui Haifeng like a nightmare. Hui Haifeng felt his eyes light up. He could actually see clearly in the darkness. He threw a punch, but Night Thearch's body was like a dark shadow. Hui Haifeng's fist passed through, failing to harm him at all.
Night Thearch smiled and said, "What do you think Zhou Wen will choose? He and you are fellow disciples, right? Can your friendship exceed the terror of death?"
Hui Haifeng said calmly, "I wish for him to leave. With his abilities, he will definitely be able to defeat you in the future. He just needs to avenge us."
Hui Haifeng didn't shout for Zhou Wen to leave because he knew that those words would only excite stir feelings. He didn't need Zhou Wen to become sentimental.
"How touching." Night Thearch came to Li Xuan and Ya'er's side again. They immediately had the ability to see in the darkness.
"Do you think Zhou Wen will leave this place or come back to save you?" Night Thearch asked with interest.
Without a word, Li Xuan released the Ice Silkworms. However, the Ice Silkworms passed through the shadow-like Night Thearch and failed to cause any damage to him.
"How interesting. Don't you wish for him to come back and save you? Don't tell me that you really don't care about him abandoning you and escaping? You once treated him as your best friend and best companion, but he escaped alone when there's danger. How sad is that?" Night Thearch's voice sounded in the trio's ears.
"If it were me, I would definitely come back to save you, even if it means sharing life and death. What would Zhou Wen choose?" Night Thearch continued.
Outside Sea Return City, Zhou Wen stared at the dark Sea Return City with a frown.
"Are you escaping or not? I'll give you three more seconds. If you don't want to escape, return to the darkness." Night Thearch's voice came from the darkness again. "One... Two... Three..."
When Night Thearch counted to three, Zhou Wen turned around and quickly vanished.
In the dark Sea Return City, Night Thearch gloated as he said to Hui Haifeng and company, "What a pity. It looks like your companion is half unreliable. Between living and your friendship, he chose to live."
Li Xuan looked at the depressed Ya'er in his arms and suddenly said, "So what?"
"Don't you feel abandoned at all?" Night Thearch said with interest.
"Of course. Old Zhou is a bastard. I wish I could tear him to pieces, but unfortunately, I might not have such a chance." Li Xuan stroked Ya'er's head and said, "Zhou Wen is a bastard like me. If it were just the few of us here, he definitely wouldn't have returned. However, there's still the little princess he cares about the most here, so he will definitely return. Don't you agree, Ya'er?"
Ya'er was stunned. The disappointment on her face gradually disappeared. Her eyes became resolute as she nodded heavily.
"Li Xuan." Hui Haifeng frowned slightly.
However, Li Xuan waved his hand. "I know what you mean, but a bastard knows a bastard the best. Compared to letting others know that he will return, he cares more about Ya'er's feelings. There are some things we understand, but Ya'er is still young. We can't leave her with a psychological trauma. Even if she dies, she should die happily."
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Chapter 988: Battling Night Thearch
Translator: CKtalon
"You actually think that he will return?" Night Thearch was intrigued.
Human nature couldn't withstand tests. Night Thearch believed that it was impossible for Zhou Wen to return when facing death.
Night Theach wanted to see Li Xuan, Hui Haifeng, and company's disappointed expressions, so he wasn't in a rush to get the dimensional creatures to attack. He wanted Li Xuan and company to slowly experience the process of going from hope to disappointment before going from disappointment to despair.
However, not long after, Night Thearch suddenly realized that a figure was rapidly approaching Sea Return City from afar. The figure was none other than Zhou Wen, who had returned.
Zhou Wen hadn't really fled previously. He only wanted to test if Night Thearch would really let him go or if there was some other scheme.
When Zhou Wen confirmed that he had really escaped and that Night Thearch hadn't chased after him, he returned.
Li Xuan, Hui Haifeng, and Ya'er were trapped inside. Zhou Wen wasn't willing to give up when he still had the ability to do something.
Ya'er was delighted when she saw Zhou Wen fly back.
Hui Haifeng and Li Xuan wore heavy expressions. Zhou Wen's return meant that they were going to risk their lives. No matter what they did, no matter how trivial it was, as long as they could play some unimportant role in the battle, they would work hard.
"Why are you back?" Night Thearch asked Zhou Wen with interest.
"I left something here. I came back to take it away," Zhou Wen said.
"What did you leave here?" Night Thearch asked.
"People in Sea Return City," Zhou Wen said.
"Are you referring to your family and friends?" Night Thearch asked.
"No, everyone in Sea Return City," Zhou Wen said seriously.
"Are you testing my patience?" Night Thearch's voice turned cold. With his voice turning cold, darkness once again devoured the area outside Sea Return City.
Zhou Wen felt his body sink into the darkness again and Night Thearch seemed to be everywhere, existing in every corner of the darkness, but Zhou Wen didn't panic at all.
Since he had dared to return, he had naturally come back with a plan. Regardless of whether it was effective or not, he wanted to give it a try.
"Absolute Defense can only last for half an hour at most, but that's only in theory. Under a powerful attack, due to excessive expenditure, Absolute Defense can only last for an even shorter period of time. If I attack with all my might, you might die in less than ten minutes. To be honest, I don't wish for that to happen," said Night Thearch.
"You can give it a try and see if you can kill me in ten minutes." Zhou Wen seemed to be confident, showing no fear of Night Thearch's threat.
"I originally didn't want to kill you, but since you have a death wish, it's difficult for me to retain someone who's bound to die." As Night Thearch spoke, the phantom-like figure seemed to vanish. Zhou Wen's Truth Listener could no longer hear any information related to Night Thearch.
Now, I have to think of a way to break through the darkness and find Night Thearch's true body before Astral Dragon Armor Dragon's Absolute Defense expires. Otherwise, I won't even be able to touch Night Thearch's true body. There's no way to kill or severely injure him.
Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang!
Night Thearch couldn't be seen, but the blades that resembled the night sky strangely appeared everywhere. They were like invisible blades of darkness that sliced at Zhou Wen.
Zhou Wen's body retreated repeatedly from the slash, but he couldn't see where Night Thearch was. He was like a ghost in the darkness, omnipresent, yet without a corporeal body. He couldn't be found no matter how Zhou Wen searched.
Even if it's a Terror-grade creature, it's impossible for it to be without a body. Be it the ice maiden or the Yin Talisman King, they both have their true bodies. Night Thearch definitely has a true body. I just haven't found it. Where is he? Zhou Wen used Truth Listener and listened to the surroundings again, but he still failed to discover anything. Even when Night Thearch attacked him, Zhou Wen couldn't sense his existence.
How does he do it? Zhou Wen couldn't figure it out, so he could only make attempts.
The invisible saber in the darkness slashed at Zhou Wen's back again. Without looking back, Zhou Wen summoned a sword and slashed behind him.
The sword that carried flames was the Bronze Sparrow Sword that he had recently obtained.
The flames produced by the Bronze Sparrow Sword illuminated Zhou Wen's surroundings, but it was limited in range. It was still pitch-black further away.
The light from the flames didn't completely banish the darkness, nor did it help Zhou Wen find Night Thearch. A strange black palm shadow rushed out of Zhou Wen's shadow and slashed at his thigh.
Thankfully, the Astral Shell Dragon's armor blocked the strike. Otherwise, Zhou Wen's leg would have been severed.
Zhou Wen's body streaked through the darkness. Although he was protected by Absolute Defense and he couldn't really be injured, the pain in his leg made him clearly aware that the effects of Absolute Defense were weakening.
It was undoubtedly dangerous to fight an invisible, untouchable enemy who could hurt him. Furthermore, the enemy could kill one of his own at any time.
Although this strike wasn't effective, it didn't mean that it was really useless. At the very least, Zhou Wen had discovered that the light emitted by the flames was somewhat effective against the darkness.
However, the range that Mythical flames could illuminate was only three feet away from the Bronze Sparrow Sword. It was a very limited range of illumination.
Also, Night Thearch seemed only capable of traveling in the darkness. That strike just now was an attack launched from the shadows produced by the light.
Zhou Wen attempted to use the Bronze Sparrow Sword to attack from a different direction, but he naturally failed to injure Night Thearch. However, he was certain that Night Thearch had to be in the darkness to deliver his omnipresent attacks. He couldn't appear in the light.
Now, Zhou Wen was roughly certain that even if Night Thearch could attack in the light, he would definitely be unable to hide his body.
If he wanted to defeat Night Thearch, he had to place him in the light.
However, the Bronze Sparrow Sword's flames weren't enough to illuminate all parts of Zhou Wen's body. Even if it was bright enough, there would be shadows. With shadows, there would be darkness. Night Thearch could still attack Zhou Wen through the shadows.
External light is useless my body can glow. This doesn't seem difficult for me. Zhou Wen thought of his Life Soul, Primordial Human Sovereign.
As long as he fused with the Primordial Human Sovereign, he could transform into a humanoid sun. He didn't know how far the Primordial Human Sovereign's light could illuminate.
However, even if it was only a foot away, it would be enough. In a situation where there were no blind spots in the darkness, Zhou Wen should be able to see Night Thearch's true body once he entered a one-foot radius to attack.
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Chapter 989: Last Chance
Translator: CKtalon
"Absolute Defense is indeed a very powerful ability. Unfortunately, if the Companion Beast that possesses it is at the Terror grade, it can be considered Absolute Defense in the absolute sense of the word. This ability is a waste on the Astral Shell Dragon. Now, that armor can't even last a minute. Once Absolute Defense completely fails, it will be the end of your life." Night Thearch's demonic voice sounded in the darkness again, but his attacks never stopped.
"Perhaps that might spell the end of your life," Zhou Wen said indifferently.
"I'm very curious. What gives you the confidence? Apart from the Astral Shell Dragon, what other trump cards do you have? Why don't you take them all out and let me see what power you can rely on?" Night Thearch was really curious.
From the moment Zhou Wen returned, Night Thearch was already rather interested in him. He didn't underestimate Zhou Wen. On the contrary, after Zhou Wen really returned, he placed an elevated importance on him.
However, Night Thearch was still curious to know what Zhou Wen's return was banking on.
Even so, Night Thearch didn't relinquish the chance of killing Zhou Wen just because of his curiosity. He would still kill Zhou Wen the moment the Shell Dragon armor failed. Therefore, he hoped to see Zhou Wen's trump card before that.
Clang!
The Shell Dragon armor suffered another attack. This time, the Shell Dragon armor was sliced open by the blade condensed from darkness. It was so deep that even Zhou Wen's bones could be seen. Blood flowed out of the wound.
"This is your last chance..." As Night Thearch launched another attack, his voice entered Zhou Wen's ears.
Once the Shell Dragon armor was destroyed, Absolute Defense would be useless. Night Thearch could enter Zhou Wen's body through the ruptured wound and kill him.
Zhou Wen knew very well that this was indeed his last chance. If he couldn't withstand this strike, he would probably die here.
In Sea Return City, only Li Xuan, Hui Haifeng, and Ya'er received special treatment from Night Thearch. They could see everything.
Upon seeing Zhou Wen bleed, the three of them became nervous. They wanted to rush over to help, but it was as though they were separated by a strange distance. No matter how they charged towards the battle, they were unable to reach it. It was as though they were stuck in place.
Almost at the instant Night Thearch attacked, Zhou Wen changed his Life Soul and fused the Primordial Human Sovereign Life Soul with himself.
Instantly, Zhou Wen's body turned into a humanoid sun. The area he illuminated was greater than he imagined. It was even bigger than the Mythical Flaming Sword.
And just inches away from Zhou Wen was where Night Thearch stood. With his fingers on one hand stretched out, he stabbed at Zhou Wen's wound like a sword. There were cracks in his armor that provided zero defense.
They saw it. They finally saw it. It wasn't just Zhou Wen. Li Xuan, Hui Haifeng, and company also saw Night Thearch's true body appear in the light.
Without any hesitation, Zhou Wen threw the Bronze Sparrow Sword out.
That's right. It wasn't a stab, but a throw. This was a Mythical skill, Vajra Drill. It was a skill that sacrificed weapons to unleash the strongest attack.
With the augmentation of Vajra Drill, the power that erupted from this strike was equivalent to the combined strength of Zhou Wen and the Bronze Sparrow Sword. Its speed was unimaginably fast as the Bronze Sparrow Sword stabbed into Night Thearch's body before immediately exploding.
Boom!
Flames erupted like a sun flare. A Mythical weapon instantly erupted all its energy. The destructive power it produced was unimaginable.
The darkness that enveloped Sea Return City finally vanished as everyone regained their vision. Apart from Li Xuan and a few others, no one knew what had happened.
When their vision recovered, they saw Zhou Wen floating in the air like a sun god and the intense explosion of light.
Has the terrifying Night Thearch been killed? He should be dead. Even Mythical creatures can't survive such a terrifying explosion. Everyone prayed for this outcome.
However, when the light from the explosion gradually dissipated, they realized that Night Thearch was standing there unharmed. His long black hair was still flowing as before, as though he wasn't injured at all.
"You're really impressive. You have more than one Life Soul, and it's so powerful. You were actually able to reveal my true body in the Night of Terror. Unfortunately, although your strike is extremely powerful, one that would have probably halved the lives of any Mythical creature even if they didn't die, to a Terror-grade creature, it's useless no matter how strong it is. Only a Terror-grade power can defeat a Terror-grade. You are still too weak," Night Thearch said as he walked towards Zhou Wen. He no longer had any curiosity after seeing Zhou Wen's trump card. He had no regrets killing Zhou Wen.
Zhou Wen touched the scabbard in his left hand and condensed the Bronze Sparrow Sword again.
Weapons that were destroyed by Vajra Drill typically vanished. However, because the Bronze Sparrow Sword had the ability to be reborn in the scabbard, it didn't really vanish. It was also the best weapon to use with Vajra Drill in reality.
Zhou Wen once again threw out the Bronze Sparrow Sword with Vajra Drill. Night Thearch didn't dodge as he reached out to grab the flying Bronze Sparrow Sword, causing it to explode in his hand.
It was useless. That body was like a divine body that wouldn't be injured by mortal powers. No matter how terrifying the power unleashed by the Bronze Sparrow Sword was, it couldn't injure Night Thearch at all.
Zhou Wen threw out the Bronze Sparrow Sword again and again, but it was like setting off fireworks.
Is he a god? The people from Sea Return City were dumbfounded as irresistible terror arose in their hearts. Under such a terrifying explosion, he wasn't injured at all. He was no different from a god.
Night Thearch was slightly disappointed because the Night of Terror was useless against Zhou Wen. He didn't activate it again as he destroyed everything with a wave of his hand. He arrived in front of Zhou Wen and didn't even give him a chance to draw his sword. He struck Zhou Wen's head with one hand, hoping to completely end his life.
With Absolute Defense completely nullified, it was impossible for Zhou Wen to withstand this strike.
Zhou Wen's right hand still moved. However, this time, he didn't pull out the Bronze Sparrow Sword with his right hand, nor did he use Vajra Drill again.
An ice-blue dragon tooth that resembled a sapphire appeared in Zhou Wen's right hand before disappearing with the use of Darkness Right Hand.
It was so fast that no one saw his actions. When everyone saw what happened, they saw that the ice-blue dragon tooth in Zhou Wen's hand had already penetrated Night Thearch's chest.
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Chapter 990: Terror versus Terror
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Night Thearch looked down at his chest and saw blood slowly flowing along the ice-blue dragon teeth.
"Ice Dragon King's Tooth..." Night Thearch's face instantly turned extremely pale.
Zhou Wen released the dragon tooth. His palm that held the dragon tooth had already frozen. If he continued holding it, his palm and armor would probably be frozen to pieces.
"Didn't you say that only a Terror-grade can injure a Terror-grade? As you wish." Zhou Wen pulled out an ice dragon rib with his left hand and slashed at Night Thearch again.
Zhou Wen also wanted to use Doctor Darkness's Darkness Right Hand with his right hand again, but his right hand was already numb from the cold. He couldn't raise it at all.
The power of a Terror-grade was too terrifying. Just holding the dragon tooth for an attack was already unbearable for his palm, so he could only switch to his left hand.
Although his left hand wasn't as good as Darkness Right Hand, it was augmented by Doctor Darkness's Golden Left Hand. His Speed and Strength were much stronger.
Furthermore, Zhou Wen's strike was using the Immortal Slaying thanks to Slaughterer. It was unbelievably fast. With a flash, he crossed paths with Night Thearch.
As he switched his Life Soul, the sun-like light vanished, revealing Zhou Wen's true appearance. As for Night Thearch's arm, it had been sliced off by Zhou Wen. However, Night Thearch vanished like a phantom without a trace, leaving only an arm and the dragon tooth that had stabbed into his chest.
He actually managed to escape? Zhou Wen was somewhat disappointed, but he didn't chase after him. His left hand was already suffering from frostbite, so it was impossible for him to use the ice dragon's parts with his hands.
Furthermore, after dealing Immortal Slaying, he had expended all his strength. He might not be able to gain an advantage even if he succeeded in chasing after him.
The people from Sea Return City didn't know Zhou Wen's present situation. Seeing him easily injure the god-like Night Thearch and even sever one of his arms, they looked at him with reverent eyes.
"Let them retreat to the sea," Zhou Wen said to the Seven Seas Dragon King.
Although the Seven Seas Dragon King's consciousness hadn't been completely parasitized, its resistance suddenly weakened after Night Thearch escaped. Primordial Spore had the upper hand.
It was still difficult to destroy the Seven Seas Dragon King's consciousness, but some simple control was enough.
With Zhou Wen's order, the seven strange dragon-like tentacles of the Seven Seas Dragon King roared at the sky. The mutated marine dimensional creatures retreated into the Seven Dragons Sea like the tide.
Seeing a powerful dimensional creature like the Seven Seas Dragon King listen to Zhou Wen's orders, everyone's expressions turned even odder. They found it unbelievable that he was only a human youth.
In particular, many people from the Hui and Feng families recognized Zhou Wen. They knew that he was Hui Haifeng and Feng Qiuyan's classmate, so their expressions were even stranger.
Back when Feng Qiuyan mentioned Zhou Wen to his family elders, he even said that Zhou Wen had taught him many things. Back then, the Feng family thought nothing of it.
Now, from their point of view, Feng Qiuyan was extremely lucky to be able to learn from Zhou Wen.
Zhou Wen was afraid that Night Thearch would return to the underwater palace to cause trouble for Miya and company, so he landed on the Seven Seas Dragon King's head and spoke to Li Xuan and Hui Haifeng. "I'm heading to the underwater abyss to take a look. Do you want to come with me?"
"We'll go with you." Li Xuan chased after him with Ya'er in his arms. Hui Haifeng also boarded the Seven Seas Dragon King.
The Seven Seas Dragon King reluctantly headed for the sea and quickly vanished in the raging waves.
"Old Master Hui, are we still leaving Sea Return City?" Family Head Liu walked to Old Master Hui and asked.
The others also looked at Old Master Hui eagerly. Although they usually let Old Master Hui take the lead, they were clearly more respectful now.
Old Master Hui knew very well that the reason they were so reverent wasn't because he was the head of the Hui family, but because of Hui Haifeng and Zhou Wen.
Although he didn't know if Zhou Wen had called Hui Haifeng along on purpose or not, it had undoubtedly helped the Hui family greatly. In the future, it would be much more convenient for the Hui family to handle matters in Sea Return City, especially matters related to Hui Haifeng.
As for Hui Haifeng's previous research results, everyone saw its potential and possibilities. They no longer dared to underestimate him. If not for Hui Haifeng's gold powder, they would have long been infected. They wouldn't have had the chance to wait for Zhou Wen's appearance.
The Feng family was also secretly doing the math. Zhou Wen's relationship with Feng Qiuyan wasn't any weaker than his relationship with Hui Haifeng. They felt like they could do something.
"There's no need to leave for the time being, but the situation is unpredictable. Everyone should return and pack up. Leave and think of backup plans for the family," Old Master Hui said ambiguously.
Many people strongly agreed with his words. They were in a rush to escape. Previously, they hadn't been able to take their possessions with them. Now, they could return to take them. They had to slowly transfer the family assets away. Even if they could stay in Sea Return, they couldn't treat this place as their foundation.
Before Zhou Wen and company arrived at the underwater abyss, they saw Miya return with Qin Ling and Feng Qiuyan. They were fine, having only been imprisoned in the palace by Night Thearch.
Miya had finally broken through the power that sealed them and saved them.
"Night Thearch is a strange person. He can be considered vicious for trivializing the murder of billions of people, but he didn't kill us despite having so many chances," Li Xuan said.
"It's true that we can't treat him as simply a bad person, but sometimes, such people are even more terrifying than bad people." Zhou Wen paused before saying, "We still have to think of a way to resolve Qin Ling's problem. Otherwise, Night Thearch will eventually make a comeback."
"If I'm not wrong, the source of those marine mutated creatures should be her, right?" Hui Haifeng said as he sized up Qin Ling.
Qin Ling nodded slightly. "I'm sorry for implicating everyone."
"There's no need to say that. You're not at fault. The one at fault is this era." Hui Haifeng thought for a moment and said, "If you believe me, you must give me some time. With my research, I might be able to resolve the problem with you and stop Night Thearch from seeking you out again."
Qin Ling looked at Hui Haifeng in puzzlement before looking at Feng Qiuyan and Miya.
"Senior Hui has done a lot of research on biological mutations. Let him give it a try. Perhaps he really can succeed. Even if he can't, things can't get any worse," Li Xuan said.
Li Xuan still trusted in Hui Haifeng's character.
"If you trust us, you can let Senior give it a try," Zhou Wen added.
When Qin Ling saw Feng Qiuyan and Miya nod slightly, she bowed at Hui Haifeng. "I really don't know how to repay you."
"If it really succeeds, taking good care of our Junior Feng will be considered the best payment," Hui Haifeng said with a smile.
Zhou Wen knew that Hui Haifeng had the confidence for him to say that, but he didn't know what he was going to do.
Zhou Wen didn't know much about this, so he couldn't help much. All he wanted to do was head to Night Thearch's abyssal palace to see if there was anything there.
After finding so many ice dragon objects, there might be something similar in the deep-sea palace.
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Chapter 991: King of Earth
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The palace in the deep sea was now empty. Ordinary dimensional creatures didn't dare approach it. Of Night Thearch and the Seven Seas Dragon King, who lived here, one had fled while the Primordial Spore controlled most of the other's autonomy.
Zhou Wen searched the entire palace, but he failed to find anything.
There were only some daily necessities and equipment here. It looked like this palace was more like a place that Night Thearch used for research.
Zhou Wen wasn't interested in the research data and equipment here, but Hui Haifeng treated them like treasures.
Zhou Wen had no choice but to help him transport the equipment and data back. Although Hui Haifeng's research direction was similar to Night Thearch's, Hui Haifeng wasn't as radical. The results he could produce wouldn't be as unreliable as Night Thearch's.
Without any results to speak of, Zhou Wen went to the Seven Seas Dragon King's nest to take a look. This time, he discovered the blue glacier.
When he dug it out, he saw something that looked like a fingernail. It was very likely the tip of a dragon claw.
This discovery delighted Zhou Wen. He wasn't a match for a Terror-grade creature yet, but with these Terror-grade items, he had a chance of injuring or even killing them. Therefore, Zhou Wen treated them like treasures.
Thinking that he hadn't been to Infinite Island where Dragon Granny resided, Zhou Wen went there and found another terrifying item that looked like a dragon's whisker.
The seven dragon monarchs and Dragon Sea Dragon King's nests have the Ice Dragon King's Terror items. If Night Thearch killed the Ice Dragon King, why did he place these things in the seven dragon monarchs' nests? Why didn't he collect them himself or destroy them directly? Zhou Wen was extremely puzzled.
If he hadn't found the Ice Dragon King's Terror items, it would have been difficult for him to injure Night Thearch, and he might not have been able to stop him.
Inside the empty underwater palace, Zhou Wen took out all the Ice Dragon King items—tooth, bone, scale, horn, whisker, claw, eye, and hair.
These were all parts of the Ice Dragon King, but they were not complete. They were only a very small portion.
Zhou Wen could clearly sense that there was a vague connection among the Ice Dragon King's Terror items, but this connection was extremely weak and didn't have much effect.
From the looks of it, there's something missing? Zhou Wen had a nagging feeling that the eight items weren't complete.
The completeness Zhou Wen mentioned wasn't referring to the Ice Dragon King's body, but the eight items when placed together felt like something was missing.
The Thearch said that even a Terror-grade creature will find it difficult to revive after death, but just because it's difficult doesn't mean it's impossible. I think there's something wrong with these items. Otherwise, it would be impossible for Night Thearch to place them in different places. He could have kept them for himself. Zhou Wen wondered if there was another item that belonged to the Ice Dragon King in Night Thearch's hands. Perhaps it was the most important one.
Ordinary creatures didn't dare touch Terror items, much less carry them on their bodies. However, Night Thearch was naturally different. He was already at the Terror grade, so there shouldn't be any problems.
However, he didn't know where Night Thearch had gone. Zhou Wen didn't wish to see him again, much less snatch the item in his possession.
In the next few days, Hui Haifeng did some research work. At the same time, he obtained information about Night Thearch. This information and equipment made Hui Haifeng more confident in solving Qin Ling's problem.
He had already begun making preparations. He believed that they would be completed soon.
Zhou Wen didn't understand any of that. When he was bored, he looked at the cube's ranking and realized that the top ten had already been occupied by Guardians.
Furthermore, there were already fourteen Guardians on the rankings. During this period of time, there were more and more Guardians on the rankings. It looked like they all wanted to use this ranking battle to defeat their opponents.
Ranked first was still Ya. The second was still Great Skyfiend whom Ya had defeated. The third was Fairy Burial.
Following that were some Guardians that Zhou Wen had never seen before. Their names looked very powerful. There was also a fellow named Metal Reaper. Zhou Wen looked at his projection and realized that the Guardian was like a metal robot. It looked like it had explosive combat strength.
For some reason, Starry Night, who was previously ranked very high, had fallen to tenth place and barely maintained its top-ten standing.
Zhou Wen searched for Starry Night online and realized that a Guardian had challenged Starry Night previously, but Starry Night didn't accept the challenge. Its ranking automatically dropped.
After a few consecutive challenges, Starry Night didn't accept any of them and quickly fell to tenth place.
The reason Zhou Wen paid more attention to Starry Night was because he felt that Starry Night might be Liu Yun, but it was only a guess.
On the rankings, the Guardians that Zhou Wen could already confirm were Jiang Yan's Fairy Burial and Uesugi Nao's Great Skyfiend. In addition, Zhou Wen guessed that Ya was Zhong Ziya and Starry Night was Liu Yun. If he thought about it this way, among Wang Mingyuan's students, only he and Hui Haifeng weren't on the rankings.
Hui Haifeng wanted to do research, so he definitely wouldn't participate in the battle. Zhou Wen didn't have a strong desire to participate either.
Previously, he had wanted to participate in the battle because he wanted to go to the dimension to take a look at Wang Mingyuan's situation. However, now that he knew that Wang Mingyuan was doing pretty well there, Zhou Wen lacked the motivation to participate.
It didn't seem worth risking his life for a divine fruit. Furthermore, Zhou Wen hadn't advanced to the Mythical stage, so it was impossible for him to participate in the battle.
As Zhou Wen was studying the ranking, he saw the cube suddenly light up. It was the countdown on it. There was only a month left.
On the cube's screen, a shadow appeared. The shadow was distorted and blurry, making it impossible to see what it looked like, but it made one feel that it was a biological creature.
Zhou Wen had once entered the dimension and knew that the other party was indeed a biological creature, but because the level of the dimensional world far exceeded Earth's, the vision of Earth's creatures couldn't accurately capture the other party's physical characteristics. Therefore, it looked like a distorted shadow.
In fact, it wasn't that the other party was distorted, but that the level of vision of humans on Earth was insufficient.
Soon, the figure emitted a voice. "In 720 hours, the first on the ranking will become the owner of Earth who will control the fate of Earth. Humans with Guardians, show your strength to your heart's content. The victor is king, and the loser is vilified. This is an eternal truth. I look forward to the birth of the King of Earth."
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Chapter 992: Dimensional Wheel
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Many people disapproved of the shadow's words. So what if someone became first on the rankings? No matter how strong they were, it was impossible for them to control all of humanity. The various bigwigs wouldn't admit that such a person had become the lord of Earth.
"You might think that this is ridiculous. Why is the person first on the rankings the lord of Earth? It's very simple. This is because the first on the rankings will obtain the Dimensional Wheel that represents dimensional power. Whoever controls it will obtain invincible power. The possession of the Dimensional Wheel will last until next year's ranking battle. Then, the next King of Earth and the owner of the Dimensional Wheel will be decided." As the figure spoke, a light wheel appeared on the screen. As the light was too intense, it was like a sun. Ordinary people couldn't see what it was.
Zhou Wen took a careful look and could only tell that it resembled a sphere. He didn't know what it was for.
Have the rules been changed? Zhou Wen was puzzled before sending The Thearch a message. "The Thearch, I remember you once said that the various races agreed to hold a Guardian battle once every hundred years to determine the ownership of Earth. Why has it become a year?"
The Thearch quickly replied: "I'm in Chess Mountain. How would I know what happened in the dimension? However, I can guess that it might be related to your teacher, Wang Mingyuan."
"Why?" Zhou Wen didn't understand how The Thearch had come to such a conclusion.
"Because the fellows in the dimension also have fear," The Thearch said.
"Fear? Are you saying that they are afraid of Teacher?" Zhou Wen was puzzled.
Although Wang Mingyuan had become the king of the Dragon Gods, according to what Zhou Wen knew, there were eight such monarchs among the Octokind. Furthermore, above the Octokind were terrifying Apocalypse-grade powerhouses. It didn't seem right to say that they were afraid of Wang Mingyuan.
"Wang Mingyuan only absorbed and fused with a Guardian. In such a short period of time, he actually broke through to the Calamity grade. Such an evolutionary speed is extremely terrifying in the dimension. You have to understand that the time in the dimension isn't calculated in the same way as here. Any lifeform's lifespan far exceeds humans by a hundred or a thousand times, but their evolution speed will also be much slower. Wang Mingyuan's evolution speed has frightened some dimensional species, so they want to speed up their exploration of Earth," The Thearch said.
"If they are really that afraid, why don't they just kill Teacher?" Zhou Wen felt that The Thearch's analysis wasn't convincing.
"It's not like there's only one race in the dimension. Their relationship is very complicated. Although I haven't seen him with my own eyes, I can imagine that your teacher is a very intelligent person. He understands the balance of survival in the dimension. Although it might be very dangerous, he hasn't died yet," The Thearch said.
"That's just your guess," Zhou Wen said after some thought.
"It doesn't matter if it's right or wrong. What's interesting is that some people have changed the rules, proving their impatience." The Thearch didn't argue with Zhou Wen.
"What exactly is that Dimensional Wheel ? Can one really be invincible with it?" Zhou Wen now valued this problem.
"I don't know. I've been trapped in Chess Mountain for too long. In our era, there wasn't such a thing. However, since it's something that those fellows created, it likely has powerful strength. I don't know if one will become invincible with it, but the power of that thing is definitely not weaker than the Terror grade," The Thearch pondered.
All the cubes in the world dimmed. The creature and Dimensional Wheel that had spoken previously vanished.
Zhou Wen's expression was somewhat solemn. The appearance of the Dimensional Wheel had caused the situation on Earth to slide in an unpredictable direction.
If it was really as they said, possessing the Dimensional Wheel meant invincibility, what would happen if the person who obtained the Dimensional Wheel was someone like Jing Daoxian and Night Thearch?
Just imagine what would happen to Earth if an invincible power appeared on Earth and was controlled by a crazy person?
Zhou Wen couldn't imagine it, nor did he dare think about it.
At the same time, what made Zhou Wen feel depressed was the lofty attitude of the dimensional creatures. They seemed to treat Earth as a game arena. Whoever won the game would be rewarded by them.
What was the difference between this and dogs in a dog-fighting ring who were rewarded by their owners with dog food?
How can I break the influence of the dimension on humans? Zhou Wen constantly pondered over this question.
Snatching the so-called Dimensional Wheel that could bestow invincible power wasn't the real solution.
Zhou Wen wasn't interested in being the king of the doggy arena. What he wanted was to destroy the supercilious dimensional creatures.
It doesn't seem possible to defeat them at present. The physiques of humans are too weak. Without the help of Guardians, it's difficult for us to advance to the Mythical stage. And a Mythical stage is no different from cannon fodder in dimensional zones. Zhou Wen knew very well the difference.
However, no matter how great the difference was, he still wanted to continue because there was no way out unless he wanted to muddle his way through life.
Can I think of a way to sever the connection between the dimension and Earth? This thought surfaced in Zhou Wen's mind, but he quickly rejected it.
Perhaps there really was such a method that could sever the connection between the two, but after severing it, humanity had no chance of advancing further. They would only be trapped in this world, making no progress.
Once the passageway between the two was opened again, humanity would face an even more difficult situation.
Instead of waiting to be ravaged, he might as well resolve the problem now and make humanity stronger. He wanted humanity to be strong enough to fight dimensional creatures. Only then could they truly escape the fate of being enslaved.
The ice maiden once said that Earth might be the birthplace of the dimension. Many things here can be said to be extremely precious in the dimension. Perhaps this is the true opportunity for humanity, Zhou Wen thought to himself.
"Are you interested in becoming the King of Earth? I can help you contract the strongest Guardian." The Thearch wanted to tempt Zhou Wen again.
"How powerful is it? Is it at the Terror grade?" Zhou Wen asked.
"Of course." The Thearch gave an affirmative answer.
"A Guardian that survived from ancient times?" Zhou Wen immediately guessed something. This was because he had never seen a newly born Guardian with the Terror transformation ability.
"Yes, an invincible Guardian of that era." The Thearch sent a message.
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Chapter 993: Frost City
Translator: CKtalon
"Which Guardian is it?" Zhou Wen asked.
"If you are willing, you will naturally know when the time comes," The Thearch said.
"Forget it. I'm just an ordinary student. I'll let someone else be the King of Earth." Zhou Wen naturally wouldn't agree.
Now, he was just short of a Glimmer advancing to a Perfect Body. Perhaps the Mythical stage was already close at hand. How could he contract a Guardian at such a time?
Ignoring becoming the number one person in the world back then, Zhou Wen wouldn't even consider becoming the number one person in the universe now.
Furthermore, Zhou Wen couldn't tell how true The Thearch's words were.
The Thearch's era's invincible Guardian shouldn't be from the Chess Mountain's faction right? Zhou Wen knew some history.
Chess Mountain likely represented the Shang Dynasty, but the Shang Dynasty was ultimately replaced by Zhou. If that was also a battle between Guardians, the strongest Guardian should be in Zhou.
Therefore, Zhou Wen felt that The Thearch was probably bragging and trying to trick him.
...
Hui Haifeng's research finally produced results. After injecting Qin Ling with a new element, the Dracotaur bloodline in Qin Ling's body became stable.
Zhou Wen didn't know how he differentiated stability and instability, but Hui Haifeng told them with certainty that Qin Ling's Dracotaur bloodline couldn't be used to mutate other creatures in the future.
In that case, Qin Ling would be useless to Night Thearch. Night Thearch probably wouldn't find trouble with her again.
However, the dimensional creatures in the Seven Dragons Sea were a huge problem. If humans were injured by them, they would still be infected and mutate.
This was something that couldn't be resolved. This was because all the creatures in the Seven Dragons Sea had been infected and mutated. There were so many dimensional creatures that they couldn't kill them all. The numbers were unimaginably huge.
Therefore, they could only hope that humans didn't court death. As long as they didn't enter the Seven Dragons Sea, nothing would happen. Without the Seven Seas Dragon King's command, those dimensional creatures wouldn't rush out of the Seven Dragons Sea.
Of course, it didn't eliminate the possibility that someone wanted to take that one-thousandth chance. If the mutation succeeded, they could obtain quite a bit of strength.
As for the Seven Seas Dragon King, Zhou Wen got Primordial Spore to control it and enter the calabash. He made it its residence.
Primordial Spore was still unable to completely occupy its soul. The Seven Seas Dragon King would occasionally resist, but most of the time, it was under Primordial Spore's control.
Sea Return City's matters were mostly settled, and Night Thearch didn't return. Zhou Wen planned on leaving Sea Return City and heading north. After returning to Luoyang, he would head to the North District to take a look.
Firstly, it was because the Ultimate Family Clan in the North District had expressed their goodwill to Zhou Wen. Secondly, Lance had always wanted to invite him over.
Furthermore, Sadie, Gulli, and company were considered members of the Xuanwen Club and had a good relationship with Zhou Wen and company. They also wanted to invite Zhou Wen to be a guest at the Ultimate Family Clan.
Sadie and Gulli had originally come for Zhou Wen. They didn't plan on really finishing their four years of studies at Sunset College, so it was only a matter of time before they returned. When they heard that Zhou Wen was willing to go to the Ultimate Family Clan, they planned on returning together.
Now, the roads between the districts were getting harder and harder to traverse. They were afraid that it wouldn't be that easy if they returned any later.
Zhou Wen naturally wanted to go to the North District because he wanted to cultivate the Glimmer Life Soul. He had to go to places he had never been before, or he would have only gamed at home.
Hui Haifeng wanted to stay in Sea Return City to do research. Li Xuan and Feng Qiuyan joined Zhou Wen's trip to the North District.
Feng Qiuyan didn't stay in Sea Return City to accompany Qin Ling. This left Zhou Wen somewhat puzzled.
"Little Yanyan, Beauty Qin is alone in Sea Return City. Aren't you afraid that she will be snatched away by others?" Li Xuan was more nosy than Zhou Wen and asked directly.
Feng Qiuyan sighed and said, "Actually, I don't know what to do."
"Don't tell me you despise her for having a dragon bloodline?" Li Xuan said with widened eyes.
"It's not what you think. It's just that I've always treated her as my biological sister in the past. I've never thought about romance. For the moment, I don't know what to do," Feng Qiuyan said in frustration.
"You really are blind to the comforts you are enjoying. If I had such a beautiful fiancée, I would have long given up my virgin boy skill," Li Xuan said.
"Cut it out." Zhou Wen said to Feng Qiuyan, "Then you have to think carefully. Don't regret it when the time comes."
"I know. I'll consider it carefully," Feng Qiuyan said seriously.
After meeting up with Sadie and Gulli, everyone set off for the North District. There were indeed many changes on the way, but the Ultimate Family Clan had long sent people to pick up Sadie and Gulli. Zhou Wen followed them without any accidents.
The North District was even colder now. There was ice and snow everywhere. The creatures that could survive here had very strong physiques.
Sadie and Gulli described many dimensional zones in the North District to Zhou Wen, making him look forward to them.
The group arrived at Frost City, where the Ultimate Family Clan was located. The city was actually built with ice. It looked like a fairytale world.
Zhou Wen originally imagined that Lance would welcome them, but he didn't see him. Furthermore, when Zhou Wen asked about Lance, the person who came to welcome them spoke hesitantly as though he was hiding something.
Gulli was a straightforward person. He grabbed the person and asked, "What's wrong with Lance?"
Helpless, the person could only tell Gulli and company.
Only then did everyone realize that Lance had been injured.
The person who had injured him was a young man from the Ultimate Family Clan, but he could only be considered a collateral relative. Lance had been injured in a fair duel.
"Impossible. How can that fellow, Joseph, be my brother's match? My brother can give him a four-limb handicap, and Joseph still wouldn't be his match." Gulli shouted when he heard the name of the person who injured Lance.
"Gulli, you have been away from Frost City for too long. There are some things you aren't aware of. Joseph has contracted a Guardian and is extremely powerful now. He challenged Lance and defeated him. Among the younger generation, he's the strongest." As the person spoke, he said to Sadie, "Sadie, you have to be careful. He challenged Lance and severely injured him. I'm afraid he will challenge you next."
"How dare he!" Gulli said angrily.
Sadie gestured for Gulli not to be angry. After some thought, she said, "Joseph is also a member of the Ultimate Family Clan. I don't think he will go against me. Let's head back now."
After the few of them entered the city and Zhou Wen and Li Xuan settled down, they planned on touring Frost City.
Zhou Wen and company followed the local customs and bought a fur coat and fur hat. Ya'er put on a white fox fur coat and looked charmingly naive.
"There are actually people selling Tyrant Behemoth dolls here?" Li Xuan said in surprise when he saw a large Tyrant Behemoth doll while they were shopping.
"That's a figurine, not a doll," a seven-year-old boy corrected him seriously.
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Chapter 994: True Tyrant Behemoth
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"Isn't it the same?" Li Xuan said.
"Of course it's different. Figurines aren't toys for children, but works of art," the boy explained seriously.
"I don't see any difference. It's just a doll." Li Xuan looked around and couldn't tell what was different about this Tyrant Behemoth doll. It just looked more exquisite.
The boy said angrily, "Not at all. If you don't understand, don't spout nonsense. This is a great work."
Li Xuan looked inside the shop and curled his lips. "If it's really a great work, why isn't there a single customer in the shop other than you?"
"Let me see... Wow... Such a tiny doll is actually sold for more than a hundred thousand. It's no wonder no one wants to buy it. After all, a doll is only a doll. It's so expensive. Which kid would spend so much money to buy a doll? With so much money, it's enough to buy a very good Legendary Companion Egg." Li Xuan was bored and wanted to tease the boy.
The boy immediately said, "That's not the case. Tyrant Behemoth and Tai Sui used to sell very well, but... but..."
"But what?" Li Xuan pressed.
"However, those people are too superficial. They feel that Guardians are stronger than Tyrant Behemoth, so they went to buy Guardian figurines," the boy said sadly.
"Is this shop yours?" Zhou Wen looked at the Companion Beast models placed in the shop. It sold several Companion Beast models which topped the rankings last time, but most of them were Tyrant Behemoth and Tai Sui.
Other Companion Beast models typically only had two or three types, but there were many different versions of Tyrant Behemoth and Tai Sui. There was a huge difference in sizes and models.
There were replicas, cartoon versions, cute versions, and ferocious versions. There was a huge difference in size. The biggest Tyrant Behemoth was on the shop's display booth. It was more than four meters tall and looked very similar to Tyrant Behemoth when it wasn't huge. It was a one-to-one replica.
Zhou Wen really didn't know that Tyrant Behemoth and Tai Sui were so popular.
"Yes." The boy nodded.
"Since Guardians are popular, why don't you sell Guardians? Is there a problem with the supply?" Zhou Wen asked curiously.
The boy shook his head and said, "The figurines are made by our own factory. It's very easy to create a Guardian figurine, but I don't like it. I don't want to sell the figurines of those Guardians."
"Why? Did a Guardian bully you?" Li Xuan asked with interest.
"I sold these Companion Beasts because they are partners who fight for humans, but those Guardians aren't. I heard from Mommy that those Guardians fight to enslave Earth and us humans. No matter how powerful they are, I won't sell their figurines, much less make them," the boy said with a serious expression.
When Zhou Wen and Li Xuan heard that, they knew that the boy's background wasn't simple. For him to know this information, it meant that his father wasn't an ordinary person.
"Others are selling them, but if you don't sell, there won't be any business. Then, can this shop continue operating?" Li Xuan said.
"Anyway, the shop belongs to my family. At most, it won't be sold. It's not a big deal. Besides, I believe that Tyrant Behemoth, Tai Sui, and company will definitely showcase their powerful strength on the rankings. When that happens, those superficial fellows will know that Companion Beasts aren't inferior to Guardians at all. They can even be stronger," the boy said.
This time, Li Xuan didn't strike a blow at him. He knew that the chances of a Companion Beast appearing alone were very low. It could only appear in a Guardian battle coupled with another Guardian.
However, seeing how stubborn and serious the boy was, even Li Xuan couldn't bear to tell him the truth.
"Little Yi, we should return," a middle-aged man walked in and said to the boy.
However, when he saw Zhou Wen's appearance, he said in surprise, "You are Zhou Wen?"
When the boy heard Zhou Wen, he was first taken aback before his eyes widened. He looked at Zhou Wen in puzzlement and asked, "Your name is Zhou Wen too?"
"Yes, my name is Zhou Wen." Zhou Wen nodded slightly.
The middle-aged man said, "What do you mean by Zhou Wen too? He's Tyrant Behemoth's owner, Zhou Wen."
After the boy heard that, he asked in disbelief, "You... Are you really Tyrant Behemoth's master?"
"If there's no second Tyrant Behemoth, I think I should be the one you are referring to," Zhou Wen said.
"You... You... Are you really... Is Tyrant Behemoth alright? No, that's not what I meant. It's great to be able to see you... My name is Li Benyi. I really like you and your Tyrant Behemoth..." The boy immediately became nervous as he spoke incoherently.
"Do you want to see the real Tyrant Behemoth?" Zhou Wen asked with a smile.
"Can... I?" Li Benyi's voice trembled with excitement.
"Of course." Zhou Wen looked at the space here. The exhibition hall was very high and was more than enough to accommodate Tyrant Behemoth. He summoned Tyrant Behemoth.
"Wow... It's really Tyrant Behemoth. It's so cool. It's even cooler than what I saw in the video. Our figurines aren't good enough..." Li Benyi looked at Zhou Wen with a look of longing." Can I touch it? "
"Of course. If you are willing, I can let it take you around," Zhou Wen said.
"Yes... Yes... Of course I'm willing... Thank you so much." Li Benyi immediately jumped up excitedly.
Zhou Wen got Tyrant Behemoth to extend its hand and lift Li Benyi up. It placed him on its shoulder and carried him around the shop.
"How cool. When I grow up, I'll also want to have such a Companion Beast." Li Benyi stroked Tyrant Behemoth's hair and wore a blissful expression.
"Sorry to trouble you," the middle-aged man said to Zhou Wen.
"It's nothing. It's rare for someone to like my Companion Beast so much." Zhou Wen looked at the symbol on the middle-aged man's clothes and asked, "Are you from the Ultimate Family Clan?"
The middle-aged man nodded. "Yes. I was in charge of picking you up, but something happened on my end and someone else took my place. I didn't expect us to be so fated to meet here. My name is Li Benyu."
Zhou Wen chatted with Li Benyu for a while before realizing that he was considered a collateral relative of the Ultimate Family Clan. He didn't have the bloodline of the Ultimate Family Clan, but he was invited to join because he was valued by the Ultimate Family Clan in certain aspects.
Li Benyu was from the East District, but his wife had the pure bloodline of the Ultimate Family Clan. Li Benyi was a mixed-blood.
"Thank you. I've completed one of my two dreams. Now, I'm only left with seeing Tai Sui with my own eyes." When Tyrant Behemoth brought Li Benyi back, he still looked unsatisfied. He didn't want to let go of Tyrant Behemoth's fingers as he thanked Zhou Wen.
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Chapter 995: Joseph
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Li Xuan couldn't help but be amused when he heard that. He glanced at Zhou Wen and said, "Benyi, your other dream is to meet Tai Sui?"
"That's right. Tyrant Behemoth is our Federation's hero, and so is Tai Sui. Furthermore, it's the previous generation's No. 1. I also want to see it with my own eyes, but I don't know who its owner is. I got Dad to help me investigate for a long time, but I couldn't find out who Tai Sui's owner is," Li Benyi said helplessly. "Indeed. A mysterious Companion Beast like Tai Sui must have a very powerful human master, an existence akin to the six heroes. It would be difficult to meet the owner even if I knew who he is, right?"
"It's not difficult for you to meet Tai Sui. Just beg him," Li Xuan said as he pointed at Zhou Wen.
"Why?" Li Benyi still didn't understand.
"Because Tai Sui is also his Companion Beast. If he's happy, you can even hug Tai Sui to sleep, much less look at it," Li Xuan said.
Li Benyi gaped in disbelief as he looked at Zhou Wen, speechless. It was as though happiness had come too suddenly.
Tai Sui being his Companion Beast was no longer a secret. Many people around him knew about it, so there was no need for him to hide it. Zhou Wen decided to summon Tai Sui.
"It's really Tai Sui... You actually have Tyrant Behemoth and Tai Sui at the same time... You're really lucky..." Li Benyi's eyes turned red from excitement.
"It's alright. They aren't easy to raise," Zhou Wen said with a smile.
"Can I hug it?" Li Benyi automatically ignored Zhou Wen's words as he looked at Tai Sui—which resembled a white, bouncing ball—with glowing eyes.
"Sure." Zhou Wen nodded.
Li Benyi picked up Tai Sui with trembling hands. He felt like he was the happiest person in the world. In just one day, all his dreams were fulfilled.
Li Benyi suddenly thought of something and asked Zhou Wen excitedly, "Zhou Wen... No, no, no... Idol... You will get Tyrant Behemoth and Tai Sui to participate in the battle, right? You will defeat those Guardians, right?"
"I have things to do at the moment. I'm not sure if I can finish them in time. If I finish it before the one-month countdown, I might participate in the battle," Zhou Wen said.
"I see. I hope you can quickly finish your matters. I really want to see Tyrant Behemoth and Tai Sui defeat those Guardians." Although Li Benyi was somewhat disappointed, he still supported Zhou Wen. He only hoped that Zhou Wen could settle his matters before the ranking battle ended.
If an adult heard Zhou Wen's explanation, they would think that it was just an excuse, but Li Benyi believed it.
"Alright," Zhou Wen answered with a slight nod.
If he could advance to the Mythical stage before the Battle of Guardians ended, he indeed had plans to participate in the battle. Even if he couldn't obtain first place, he could eliminate some Guardians.
Guardians would only become stronger. Just like Night Thearch's Guardian, it was already at the Terror grade. Most of the newly contracted Guardians probably hadn't reached the Terror grade. It was relatively easy to eliminate them now. In the future, the situation would only become more complicated.
However, it would probably be difficult to kill a Guardian like Night Thearch. Although Zhou Wen had the Ice Dragon King's Terror item, it wasn't easy to injure Night Thearch when he was on guard.
"Little Yi, you actually believe such a lame excuse? How naive." A voice sounded from the door. Everyone turned their heads and saw a young man who was about the same age as Zhou Wen and company—or just slightly older—walk into the shop.
"Joseph, what are you doing here?" Li Benyi said unhappily when he saw the young man.
"To visit my brother and uncle, of course," said Joseph indifferently.
"Who's your brother? We don't have that kind of relationship," Li Benyi said.
"You're still young and naive. I don't blame you." Joseph frowned slightly before turning to Li Benyu. "Uncle, have you considered the matter we discussed previously?"
Li Benyu pondered and said, "Joseph, you should know that the Companion Beast was specially prepared for Little Yi by the family head..."
"Uncle, Little Yi is still young. If he wants to contract a Mythical Companion Egg, he will have to wait at least a decade. You also know how fast the world changes. After more than a decade, Mythical Companion Eggs will no longer be worth anything. Lend me the Companion Egg now. You also know that I've already contracted a Guardian. With the help of a Mythical Companion Beast, it will be like adding wings to a tiger. Killing Mythical creatures will be as easy as flipping a hand. How many Mythical Companion Eggs do you want in the future? When Little Yi grows up, I'll give him ten Mythical Companion Eggs..."
Zhou Wen and Li Xuan listened for a while and roughly understood what was going on. However, these family matters after all. The two of them didn't know the details, so they didn't say anything.
"Joseph, I'm really sorry. This Companion Egg is said to be for Joseph, but it's actually the dowry that the family head gave to your aunt. The meaning is different. I can't lend it to you," Li Benyu said.
"Uncle, why haven't you gotten your head out of the mud? You and Aunt have raised me since I was young, just like my biological parents. Now that I've contracted a Guardian, I have authority in the family. In the future, my authority will only grow. My parents are long dead, and you are my only family. In the future, not only will I take care of you and Aunt, but Little Yi will also have me to take care of in the future. Won't he have all the best resources when that happens? Now that I have the ability, I'll repay you in the future. You also know that I've just contracted a Guardian and haven't had the time to obtain a Mythical Companion Beast. If you help me now, it will be helping your own family..." Joseph continued persuading.
"I really can't help you with this matter. Furthermore, we adopted you back then only because your mother is my wife's sister. We didn't expect you to repay us. We just want you to live well," Li Benyu said.
Joseph's expression became a little nasty. "Uncle, let's talk about this later. You have to discuss it with my aunt after all. She should understand that this is a good thing for our family."
"Then wait for her to come back. I still have guests to entertain, so I won't keep you," Li Benyu said.
Joseph glanced at Zhou Wen and curled his lips in disdain. "Zhou Wen, right? I heard that your Companion Beasts are very strong? Unfortunately, the era of Companion Beasts is over. In the future, it will be the Guardian's world. It's useless having so many Companion Beasts."
Li Xuan couldn't stand it any longer as he quipped, "It may be useless, but it isn't stopping you from shamelessly requesting one."
Joseph's expression turned ugly. Before he could flare up, Li Benyu said, "Gentlemen, the family head is still waiting to meet you. I'll take you there."
With that said, Li Benyu pulled Li Benyi along with him and left the shop with Zhou Wen and Li Xuan.
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Chapter 996: Choices ABC
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After leaving the shop, Li Xuan asked Li Benyu, "Brother Li, if it's convenient, can you tell me what's going on with this Joseph?"
"This..." Li Benyu was a little hesitant.
Li Benyi said angrily, "What's there not to say? That Joseph is an ingrate."
After Li Benyi's explanation, Zhou Wen and company finally learned the details.
Just as they had guessed, Joseph's mother and Li Benyu's wife were biological sisters. When Joseph was around twelve, his parents entered a dimensional zone and never returned—Joseph became an orphan.
Therefore, Li Benyu and his wife adopted Joseph. Although they couldn't say that they treated him the same as Li Benyi, they tried their best to take care of him, allowing him to live a carefree life. They even gave him various resources and opportunities.
On the surface, Joseph was respectful and kind to them. When he grew up, he even helped run the factory. Who knew that he would secretly siphon off funds in the factory and nearly caused the factory to close down?
Only then did Li Benyu suspect that there was something wrong with Joseph. If not for his deceased mother, it would have been enough to send him to jail.
As for the details, Li Benyi didn't say much. However, one could tell that it wasn't Joseph's sole instance. Now, he was even thinking of targeting their Mythical Companion Egg. He was extremely shameless.
Li Xuan and Zhou Wen were taken aback when they heard that. They never expected such a person to exist in the world.
This wasn't hearsay. They had seen Joseph's face with their own eyes today. It was no wonder Li Benyi hated him so much.
"To think that such a person would be fancied by a Guardian. From the looks of it, the Guardian's standards aren't that great," Li Xuan said.
Li Benyi pursed his lips and said, "Do you know what Joseph's Guardian's name is? His name is Lie."
"The Guardian ranked 14th?" Li Xuan and Zhou Wen immediately thought of the Guardian on the rankings.
"Yes. Although Joseph has never said what his Guardian's name is, it can't be hidden once he's on the rankings. I'm guessing that he must have obtained this Guardian in the Maze of Lies. It's obvious that Joseph and his Guardian aren't good people," Li Benyi said.
Zhou Wen had previously heard from Sadie and company that the Maze of Lies was a famous dimensional zone near Frost City.
In the Maze of Lies, one absolutely couldn't speak the truth. Once one spoke the truth, they would be killed by the taboo power inside. Therefore, humans who entered the maze typically sealed their mouths to prevent themselves from speaking, lest they trigger the taboo power.
After all, it was impossible for an ordinary human to not tell a single truth.
"Dad, why did you stop Zhou Wen just now? Let Zhou Wen use Tyrant Behemoth and Tai Sui to defeat him. Let's see how arrogant he can be," Li Benyi said.
"He has a Guardian. Don't take it to heart." Li Benyu was actually afraid that Zhou Wen would be injured.
Although Tyrant Behemoth and Tai Sui might be very strong, just as Joseph had said, people now felt that Guardians were invincible. Companion Beasts were no match for them. Otherwise, how could Guardians be ranked at the top of the rankings? No Companion Beast's ranking could surpass those Guardians.
Therefore, Li Benyu stopped them in time to prevent Zhou Wen and company from being injured by the Guardian.
"So what if he has a Guardian? One Tyrant Behemoth can defeat him, much less Tai Sui," Li Benyi said.
"So in your hearts, my Guardian is so weak. It's no wonder Uncle refuses to lend me the Companion Egg. It's because you look down on my Guardian." At some point in time, Joseph had followed them and heard Li Benyi's words.
"Little Yi was just joking. Don't take the child's words seriously," Li Benyu had no choice but to say.
"No, Little Yi has a huge misunderstanding about me and my Guardian. From the looks of it, I have to resolve this misunderstanding." Joseph looked at Li Benyi and said, "Little Yi, since you think his Companion Beast is stronger than my Guardian, why don't we make a bet? Let him fight me. If he wins, it will prove that your words are correct. I won't mention borrowing Companion Eggs again in the future. If he loses, why don't you lend me your Companion Egg?"
With that said, Joseph added with a smile, "Since you are so confident in his Companion Beast, you wouldn't be afraid to accept my challenge, right?"
Before Li Benyu could say a word, Li Benyi said, "Of course I dare. However, Zhou Wen and company are guests. I can't trouble them."
Joseph looked at Zhou Wen and said, "Little Yi is so confident in you. Don't you want to help him?"
Li Benyu hurriedly interjected, "Joseph, they are the family head's guests. Don't mess around."
However, Joseph curled his lips and said, "What guest of the family head? Aren't they just Lance and Sadie's friends? Lance has already been defeated by me. When I'm free in the future, I'll defeat Sadie and let the family know who the real genius is."
"Are you sure you want to challenge me?" Zhou Wen suddenly asked.
"Of course, if Little Yi is willing to let you represent him, I don't mind letting him know that in this world, only the Guardians are truly powerful existences," said Joseph.
"Alright, wait a moment." Zhou Wen took out his phone and sent a message to Lance and Sadie.
After all, he was a guest invited by Lance and Sadie. It didn't seem too good to kill the Guardian of the Ultimate Family Clan here, so he informed the two of them first.
Joseph was quite a distance away from Zhou Wen, but his eyes were good. He realized that the friend icon he was talking to belonged to Lance.
"You only want to investigate me now? Isn't it too late?" Joseph said contemptuously.
He didn't spend much effort defeating Lance because the latter was only at the Epic stage. He didn't even have a Mythical Companion Beast, so he easily won with a Guardian.
Therefore, he was very certain that Lance didn't have any information to divulge to Zhou Wen.
However, when Joseph saw Zhou Wen's message, he nearly blew his top.
"There's a person in your family named Joseph who wants to challenge me. As he's from your family, I want to ask for your opinion. As for the three options below regarding the Guardian, which one is more suitable? Please reply with the letter as soon as possible."
A: Beat him to death.
B: Cripple him.
C: Knock him out.
Then, Joseph realized that Zhou Wen had copied the message and sent it to Sadie as well.
Beep! Beep!
Soon, Lance and Sadie replied. Their answers were unanimous: "A."
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Chapter 997: The Maze of Lies
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Lance and Sadie gave the answer A, clearly telling Zhou Wen that there was no need to have any qualms.
Since they didn't mind, Zhou Wen didn't need to have any qualms. This Joseph was irritating. Furthermore, he could also eliminate a Guardian in passing. There was no reason for him to let him off.
After receiving the answer, Zhou Wen looked at Li Benyi and asked, "Are you willing to let me fight him on your behalf?"
"Of course I'm willing. Please let him know that a Guardian is nothing impressive," Li Benyi said excitedly.
"Didn't you want to challenge me? You can do it now," Zhou Wen said to Joseph.
"You sure are confident to think nothing of Guardians." Joseph curled his lips in disdain before asking Li Benyu, "Uncle, can he represent you? If he loses, will you really lend me the Mythical Companion Egg?"
Li Benyu was somewhat hesitant, but Li Benyi said to him, "Dad, please agree. Zhou Wen has the strongest Tai Sui and Tyrant Behemoth. He won't lose. Please, Dad."
Li Benyu patted Li Benyi's head. "Alright, I agree."
Li Benyu didn't have as much confidence in Zhou Wen as Li Benyi did. However, no matter how precious a Mythical Companion Egg was, it ultimately belonged to Li Benyi in the future. There were some things that he should experience.
It was naturally best if Zhou Wen could win, but even if he lost, he could teach Li Benyi a deep lesson that he would never forget.
Although he might lose a Mythical Companion Egg, Li Benyu believed that it wasn't an unacceptable price.
If Zhou Wen knew that Li Benyu was thinking this way, he would probably sigh. The son of a rich family was really blessed.
"Uncle, it's not that I don't believe you, but there are some things that need to be made black and white or it might hurt our family's feelings when the time comes," said Joseph.
Li Benyu frowned, but before he could say anything, Zhou Wen continued, "Yes, we should make a contract. Both parties are responsible for any losses incurred during the duel. It will save us trouble."
"Yes, in case Joseph cries from the beating and goes to the family head to complain again," Li Benyi said.
"Also, if I lose, you can take the Companion Egg. What if you lose?" Zhou Wen asked Li Benyi.
"I won't mention borrowing the Companion Egg again in the future," said Joseph without blushing.
Zhou Wen was about to say something when Li Benyu shook his head and said, "Forget it. It's fine as long as there's no trouble in the future."
Zhou Wen felt that Li Benyu had his own considerations. If he were to take something from Joseph now, it would only spell trouble if he continued to pester them in the future.
Since Li Benyu had already said so, Zhou Wen didn't say anything else. Joseph quickly came up with two contracts. After Zhou Wen and company saw that there was no problem, they signed and thumb-printed the contract.
"Since it's a fair duel, let's fight in the family's arena tomorrow. It will also let everyone know that the era of Guardians has arrived," Joseph said arrogantly after putting away the contract.
Before the Guardians appeared, Zhou Wen could be said to be the top representative of the younger generation. He had powerful Companion Beasts and excellent talent.
Everyone in the Federation's six families knew Zhou Wen's name. Even the older generation feared him.
He wanted to fight Zhou Wen not only because of the Mythical Companion Egg, but also because he wanted to tell everyone that he, Joseph, was a true genius, a person recognized by God. The so-called geniuses in the past were just humans blowing their own trumpets. They had never obtained the recognition of God.
Therefore, he chose to fight in the family's arena. Furthermore, he wanted to wait until tomorrow to let everyone in the Ultimate Family Clan know of this matter. At the same time, he could personally defeat Zhou Wen in front of his family's elders and peers.
He had absolute confidence in Guardians, believing that only a Guardian could defeat another Guardian.
Zhou Wen felt that it didn't matter and agreed. Joseph then left in excitement. It was easy to imagine that he would quickly inform everyone he knew to watch the battle tomorrow.
In fact, even if Joseph didn't publicize it, Frost City was only small. There were no secrets that could be hidden. Soon, everyone would know.
"Zhou Wen, do you need our help to prepare anything?" Li Benyi felt that Zhou Wen was helping him in battle and that he should do something.
"If possible, take us to the nearby dimensional zones to take a look. We just came to Frost City and are very interested in the dimensional zones here," Zhou Wen said.
"Don't you need to prepare for tomorrow's battle?" Li Benyi asked.
"I'm already prepared. There's no need to make any last-minute preparations," Zhou Wen said.
"That's right. With Tai Sui and Tyrant Behemoth around, you can definitely defeat Joseph's Guardian. I'm really looking forward to tomorrow's battle." Li Benyi wore a look of anticipation.
Under the lead of the Li father-and-son duo, Zhou Wen, Li Xuan, Feng Qiuyan, and Ya'er went to a few more famous dimensional zones.
Unfortunately, Zhou Wen didn't discover the tiny palm symbol in the first few dimensional zones. When he arrived at the Maze of Lies, he chanced upon a tiny palm symbol.
"Is this the dimensional zone where Joseph obtained the Guardian?" Li Xuan asked curiously.
"That's right. The Maze of Lies is very special. You mustn't tell the truth after entering. For example, if you say your name, it will be the truth. You will be killed by the taboo inside..." Li Benyi explained the situation inside the Maze of Lies.
Zhou Wen took out his phone and casually took a picture of the tiny palm symbol. Soon, the Maze of Lies dungeon was downloaded.
According to the Li father-and-son duo, the Maze of Lies was rather dangerous. Apart from the taboo of not being able to speak the truth, the dimensional creatures inside had very strange powers.
For example, there was a Mischief Clown that would hide in the maze and call your name out of the blue. If you answered, it was equivalent to telling the truth. You would be killed by the taboo in the Maze of Lies.
Apart from using the taboo power, the Mischief Clown also had some strange skills. For example, he had an elastic ball that would cause the body to bounce uncontrollably if it was hit by it, making it difficult to dodge its attack.
There were many strange dimensional creatures inside. According to the legends here, the dimensional zone, Maze of Lies, was likely owned by a very famous deity. It was the legendary God of Mischief and Lies, Loki.
Legend has it that in the deepest part of the Maze of Lies, there was a magical mask of mischief. One would gain Loki's divine powers from wearing the mask.
Of course, that was only a legend. No one had really seen the mask.
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Chapter 998: Can't Tell the Truth
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After circling Frost City, Zhou Wen felt that his Glimmer Life Soul was already showing signs of a breakthrough, just falling short of it. For some reason, he couldn't really break through to the Perfect Body.
Could it be that I can't advance the Glimmer Life Soul by just going to new places? Zhou Wen thought of all sorts of possibilities, but he couldn't figure out the problem.
In Frost City, he had only downloaded a copy of Maze of Lies. There were many famous dimensional zones in the North District, but it required them to leave Frost City. Zhou Wen and company didn't plan on going for the time being.
After returning to his residence, Zhou Wen realized that Lance, Sadie, and Gulli were waiting for them.
Lance didn't look injured, but he was in a wheelchair. His leg must have been injured badly. A beautiful girl was standing behind the wheelchair. It looked like she had pushed Lance over.
"I've been waiting for you. Unfortunately, I'm temporarily unable to fight you," Lance said helplessly.
"Is your leg alright? Do you need help?" Zhou Wen's Primordial Human Sovereign was very effective in treating external injuries.
Lance shook his head and said, "I'll be fine after a few days of rest. There's no problem. As for you, you have to be careful when fighting Joseph. His abilities... No... I should say that his Guardian abilities are somewhat strange..."
"Strange in what way?" Zhou Wen wasn't a fanatic who pursued combat excitement, so every bit he learned about Joseph's Guardian was for the better.
"I attacked his body with all my might, but in the end, all his injuries were transferred to me." Lance explained the situation.
"Damage reflection?" Zhou Wen asked.
"No, if it was damage reflection, I would have known back then. His ability made the injuries on him appear on me after I was done with the assault. It was as though those injuries were alive and could run on their own," said Lance.
"That's quite a special ability." Zhou Wen pondered as he thought about how to deal with such an ability.
"But if it's you, it shouldn't be a problem. I'm looking forward to your performance tomorrow." Lance smiled.
"If I destroy his Guardian, will your family really be fine?" Zhou Wen found it odd and couldn't help but ask.
"No problem," Lance answered with certainty.
"From the looks of it, Joseph is really hated by everyone. At the very least, he has a Guardian. How can the family not value him?" Li Xuan said.
"The family also wants to value him, but unfortunately, he doesn't share the same views as the family. He has secretly done many things that have harmed the family's interests. He believes he did them flawlessly, but in fact, the elders in the family are already well aware of them. They are just discussing how to deal with him," Sadie said.
"I see." Only then did Zhou Wen understand why Sadie and Lance had answered so readily.
It turned out that their family had originally planned on dealing with Joseph, but they were somewhat afraid of his Guardian. Furthermore, Joseph was ultimately a member of the Ultimate Family Clan, so it wasn't appropriate for them to make things too nasty, making the other families in the North District laugh at them.
Zhou Wen suddenly wanted to fight Joseph. If he could really kill Joseph's Guardian, it would help the Ultimate Family Clan resolve a problem. They were naturally more than happy to see it happen.
"From the looks of it, one doesn't necessarily enjoy special treatment just because they have powerful strength. It's no wonder Joseph didn't plan on letting Li Benyi's Mythical Companion Egg off," Zhou Wen said with a sigh.
"Uncle Li and Aunt raised Joseph for nearly ten years and treated him like their own son. They invested all sorts of resources into him, but what he did bitterly disappointed us, let alone Uncle Li and Aunt," Sadie said.
Everyone chatted for a while before Lance and company returned. They agreed to celebrate after Zhou Wen's victory tomorrow.
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Zhou Wen lay in bed and took out his phone to open the Maze of Lies dungeon he had downloaded today.
After entering the game, the blood-colored avatar appeared in front of an ancient castle. The castle looked very strange, like an ancient amusement park. The various buildings were very strange.
Furthermore, the castle door looked like a clown's face. The door was the clown's laughing mouth. Entering the castle was like being devoured by a clown.
"Are you a man or a woman?" A line of words suddenly appeared on the door. A pop-up appeared in-game. There were two options—male and female.
Zhou Wen naturally chose male, but following that, the blood-colored avatar exploded on the spot as the screen went black.
Holy sh*t, so this is also the taboo power of the Maze of Lies? Zhou Wen immediately understood that he couldn't make such choices in the Maze of Lies.
Zhou Wen wanted to know the various strange things in the maze, so he didn't use the Heaven-Opening Scripture. He dripped his blood and revived before arriving at the door of the Maze of Lies.
"Are you a good person or a bad person?" However, this time, the question on the door changed. It was different from what he had seen previously.
Zhou Wen immediately felt stumped. He felt that he wasn't considered a good person, but he didn't seem to have done anything too bad. He probably wasn't considered a bad person.
However, there were only two options on the phone—good and bad. Zhou Wen had to choose one of them.
I should be barely considered a good guy, right? Then, according to the Maze of Lies, I should choose 'bad person,' right? Zhou Wen chose 'bad person' as his answer.
Bam!
The blood-colored avatar exploded on the spot again. The armor and Essence Energy on his body were useless.
How is that possible? Am I a bad person? Zhou Wen found it unbelievable that the taboo power of the Maze of Lies had determined that he was a bad person.
Zhou Wen dripped his blood gloomily to revive again, allowing the blood-colored avatar to come to the entrance of the Maze of Lies.
What was even more depressing was that the question on the Maze of Lies's door changed again.
"Is your girlfriend your left hand or right hand?"
"..."
F*ck you. I'm not playing anymore. Zhou Wen activated the Heaven-Opening Scripture and pushed open the door to enter the Maze of Lies.
With the protection of the Heaven-Opening Scripture of the Highest Elder, the taboo power didn't work on the blood-colored avatar as it successfully entered the maze.
The first thing he saw when he entered the castle-like maze was a huge merry-go-round.
The diameter of the merry-go-round was at least 30 meters. At this moment, the carousel was spinning, and the horses were moving up and down.
On one of the wooden horses, Zhou Wen saw a puppet clown in a clown costume. He was sitting on the wooden horse with three different-colored balls in his hand. He tossed them around as though he was performing on stage.
Is this the Mischief Clown? Zhou Wen had already heard from Li Benyi that Mischief Clown was an Epic dimensional creature with very unique abilities.
It wasn't difficult for Zhou Wen to kill Mischief Clown, but he wanted to see what kind of abilities the Mischief Clown had. If the skill was really good, he could consider using it for fusion in the future.
When the clown who was tossing the ball saw the blood-colored avatar, he threw the red, yellow, and blue balls at it.
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Chapter 999: Arena
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Zhou Wen summoned the Great Might Vajra Bull and got it to block in front of him.
With a boom, the red ball immediately turned into a ball of flames after hitting the Great Might Vajra Bull, enveloping its entire body.
Thankfully, the Great Might Vajra Bull's body was sufficiently powerful. The Epic flames had no effect on it.
Seeing that the red ball was useless, the clown threw the blue ball out. After the blue ball exploded from the collision, it formed a huge ice fog that could freeze people into ice.
Unfortunately, it was only at the Epic stage. The Great Might Vajra Bull trembled and the frost on its body immediately fell to the ground. It couldn't be injured at all.
Finally, the clown threw out the yellow ball. This time, after the yellow ball shattered, there was no fire or ice. There was only a plume of smoke, and then there was nothing.
This yellow ball should be the so-called elastic ball, right? From the looks of it, it's useless. It has no effect on Mythical creatures. Just as Zhou Wen was thinking about it, Great Might Vajra took a step forward.
With this step, the Great Might Vajra Bull's body seemed to have a spring installed in it. Its body leaped up high. When it landed, it landed heavily on the ground before being bounced even higher.
The Great Might Vajra Bull waved its hooves in the air, but it couldn't control its body. Its body seemed to have turned into a bouncing ball as it bounced around the ancient castle.
Although the puppet clown's strength couldn't injure the Great Might Vajra Bull, it left it in a sorry state.
This skill is interesting! Zhou Wen suddenly realized that this skill was quite good. It could actually affect Mythical creatures.
However, this skill was clearly useless against the Mischief Clown. The Great Might Vajra Bull quickly adapted to the elasticity before transforming into its thousand-handed, bull-headed form. With a golden beam in its hand, it blasted the clown apart.
Zhou Wen circled the maze and encountered quite a number of Mischief Clowns. Therefore, he killed every one of them, hoping to obtain a few Mischief Clown Companion Eggs to use for synthesis in the future.
This skill was useless for the Mischief Clown, but it might be useful when paired with powerful pets.
As he farmed the clowns, he searched the maze. However, in the maze that resembled an amusement park, there were Mischief Clowns everywhere, but he didn't see any other dimensional creatures.
Strange, Li Benyi clearly said that there were many strange dimensional creatures here. Why do I only see clowns? Zhou Wen was somewhat puzzled, but he couldn't find any other dimensional creatures.
...
While Zhou Wen was grinding dungeons, the news of his battle with Joseph had already spread throughout Frost City. It wasn't just the members of the Ultimate Family Clan. Even the other families and ordinary people in Frost City learned of this news.
Ordinary people weren't too familiar with the name Zhou Wen, but some of the more powerful families knew what the name represented.
Before the Guardians appeared, Zhou Wen was synonymous with invincibility among the younger generation. However, with the Guardians around, no one could guarantee that Zhou Wen would be as invincible as before.
The top fourteen on the rankings were all Guardians. Such a battle result was too dazzling, making it impossible for people not to treat the strength of Guardians seriously.
Although Joseph's Lie Guardian was only ranked 14th, it still suppressed all Companion Beasts that fought alone. Furthermore, the Lie had never fought other Guardians. Perhaps its combat strength was higher than its actual ranking.
Therefore, early at dawn the next day, many people from Frost City went to the arena. However, most of them were here to see the Guardian. Only a small number of people had expectations for Zhou Wen.
When Zhou Wen arrived at the arena, he saw that it was already packed with people. Even the top of the walls had people standing on them, and the entrance was packed to the brim.
"Brother, can you make way and let us pass?" Li Xuan led the way, but after squeezing for a long time, he failed to squeeze in. There were too many people inside.
"Let you pass? As if I don't wish to enter? Do you think it will work? If it works, I'll be watching the duel inside. If you want to watch the duel, slowly squeeze in. Don't keep thinking about stupid tricks," the man in front said.
Li Xuan thought to himself, If Zhou Wen doesn't enter, what match is there to watch?
He naturally couldn't say that, so he could only continue squeezing in.
Thankfully, Li Xuan had a solution. He released some Stinky Gu and immediately, the people nearby couldn't help but squeeze to the side. Finally, they had more space to move around.
However, this move hurt indiscriminately. It wasn't easy for them either.
After squeezing in with great difficulty, there was still a sea of people inside. It was unknown why the people of Frost City were so free to come here early in the morning to watch their duel.
"From the looks of it, that punk, Joseph, has spent quite a bit of effort. He got so many people here just to finish you in front of everyone." Li Xuan saw through Joseph's thoughts.
"Actually, I don't like so many spectators," Zhou Wen said.
The few of them continued to squeeze in. Thankfully, Gulli discovered them through the surveillance cameras and sent someone to pick them up.
"Why did you enter through the main entrance? Why didn't you use the special underground passageway!?" Gulli asked Zhou Wen and company in puzzlement.
"There's a special passageway?" The three of them were taken aback.
"You said there was no need to pick you up, so I thought you knew. Let's not talk about this. Let's head to the lounge to prepare. That punk, Joseph, is dying of eagerness," Gulli said.
Joseph was indeed impatient. The two of them should have gone on stage at the same time, but Joseph had already long appeared in the arena. Furthermore, this fellow was delivering a speech.
"Although I grew up in Frost City, I believe there are many people who don't know my name. My name is Joseph, and I'm a member of the Ultimate Family Clan. As a person chosen by God, I've signed a contract with a Guardian, I will represent the deities to protect Frost City of Frost. No matter what difficulties I encounter, even if I have to sacrifice my life, I will fight foreign enemies to the death..."
"It's a pity this fellow isn't a politician..." Li Xuan said with a twitch of his lips when he heard Joseph's speech.
However, the ordinary citizens who didn't know Joseph well cheered after hearing his words. Some even shouted his name. It looked like he had successfully fooled many people.
"What a worrisome fellow," Gulli said gloomily. Zhou Wen saw Sadie, Lance, and company when he arrived in the lounge.
"Zhou Wen, you definitely can defeat him and let those people know how powerful Tyrant Behemoth and Tai Sui are, right?" Li Benyi asked Zhou Wen.
"Of course. I still have some experience in killing Guardians. Don't worry." Zhou Wen ruffled Li Benyi's hair before walking towards the entrance.
The moment Zhou Wen walked out of the tunnel, he immediately heard a tsunami-like booing.
Regardless of who was in the right or wrong, from the perspective of the people in Frost City, Zhou Wen was an outsider. They were naturally more willing to support the local Joseph and had treated Zhou Wen as an enemy.
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Chapter 1000: Make Sure You Don't Move
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Seeing Zhou Wen enter the arena, Joseph's eyes narrowed slightly as he waved his hand and said, "Isn't your Tyrant Behemoth very strong? Then I'll wait for you to summon it. If I were to attack first, you wouldn't even have the chance to summon a Companion Beast."
As soon as these words were spoken, the spectator stands were filled with cheers. Regardless of whether Joseph had the ability or not, such a domineering declaration made the locals who supported him feel their blood boil. Furthermore, the people here were valiant. It was a place that held martial arts in high esteem.
"This person... really doesn't know the meaning of death..." Li Xuan said with a smile.
Feng Qiuyan pondered for a moment before saying, "With Joseph's personality, he should have some ulterior motives for doing so. Previously, Lance said that Joseph has the ability to harm others by transferring injuries. I think he plans on using that move."
"That's why I said that he hasn't died before. He actually dares to use a technique that he has already used before in front of Zhou Wen. I'm afraid he doesn't even know how he died," Li Xuan said with a smile.
"That's true. Since Coach already knows that he has such an ability, it would be too naive for him to use this move against Coach," Feng Qiuyan said with a nod.
Seeing Li Xuan and Feng Qiuyan looking as though Zhou Wen was bound to win, Li Benyu couldn't help but frown and say, "A Guardian's strength is the strongest at present. Furthermore, Zhou Wen hasn't seen Lance and Joseph's battle with his own eyes. It's best to be careful. It's best to summon more Companion Beasts to probe his strength."
Li Xuan and Feng Qiuyan didn't say a word as Lance said with a smile, "Uncle Li, don't worry. If the move he already knows about can injure him, he won't be Zhou Wen."
Upon hearing Lance's words, Li Benyu couldn't help but be surprised.
Lance was a very hardworking person, and his talent was unparalleled.
Although he had lost to Joseph, most people in the Ultimate Family Clan didn't believe that it was a true defeat.
This was because Lance didn't contract a Guardian or use a Mythical Companion Beast. It was an unfair battle against Joseph, so the Ultimate Family Clan's importance of Lance didn't decrease at all.
Li Benyu had never seen Lance praise others in such a tone. Even an elite like Sadie had never been praised by Lance like this.
Li Benyi also said confidently, "Dad, don't worry. With Tyrant Behemoth and Tai Sui around, Zhou Wen will definitely win."
"Is that so?" Li Benyu looked at Zhou Wen in disbelief. He didn't know what kind of magic Zhou Wen had that made these people so confident in him. It could be said that it was blind faith.
In the arena, Zhou Wen wasn't angered by Joseph's provocation. He said without a change in expression, "There's no need for Tyrant Behemoth to deal with you. Just summoning a Companion Beast is sufficient."
The moment Zhou Wen said that, the crowd booed. To the locals of Frost City, Zhou Wen's words were too arrogant.
Although Joseph didn't dare say that he was invincible, he had a Guardian after all. On the rankings, only a Guardian could surpass a Guardian on the rankings. Even if Lie was defeated, it wasn't something any Companion Beast could defeat.
"Is that so? Then just randomly summon a Companion Beast. I'll stand here motionless and see how you defeat me," said Joseph coldly as a cold glint flashed in his eyes.
The people of Frost City cheered for Joseph. Zhou Wen only smiled. "Stand still? I hope you will do as you say."
"You don't have the right to make me move," Joseph continued provocatively.
He wasn't doing it purely for his reputation, but to infuriate Zhou Wen and get him to use all his strength. The more serious his injuries were, the stronger the Guardian would be.
Lie had a skill called Hypocritical Transaction. When using this skill, the damage he suffered would be transferred to the opponent who injured him.
However, Hypocritical Transaction had a time limit. He only had a few seconds for the transaction, so he wanted to infuriate Zhou Wen and get his Companion Beast to attack with all its might. After transferring the power that was released, in the span of a few seconds, there was a possibility of directly killing the other party's Companion Beast.
He wanted Zhou Wen to lose a Mythical Companion Beast first. This was the price Zhou Wen had to pay for underestimating him.
The reason why Joseph dared to challenge Zhou Wen was because of the existence of this move. This was a skill that was the nemesis of Tyrant Behemoth. The stronger Tyrant Behemoth was, the higher the possibility of death.
Zhou Wen didn't say anything else as he summoned a Companion Beast.
Everyone looked at the short sword beside Zhou Wen in surprise. It was a red sheathed short sword that was about a foot long. The hilt resembled the head of a phoenix, making it look extremely exquisite.
They had never seen such a Companion Beast before and didn't know its origins. However, they were somewhat disappointed that Tyrant Behemoth wasn't summoned.
Tyrant Behemoth's domineering stance of invincibility was something they had admired. They never expected Zhou Wen to summon a short sword that didn't look domineering at all.
Li Benyi, Lance, and company were also intrigued. They didn't know what was so special about the short sword Zhou Wen had summoned. They wondered if it could really be effective on Joseph.
"What Companion Beast is that sword? Is it very powerful? Why didn't he use Tyrant Behemoth and Tai Sui?" Li Benyi looked at Lance in puzzlement, hoping that he could answer his doubts.
Lance looked at the Bronze Sparrow Sword in front of Zhou Wen and said, "From the aura of that sword, it should be a fire-elemental Mythical Companion Beast. It being a sword and fire-elemental in nature, there's no doubt that it's a Companion Beast with extremely high offensive strength. However, Joseph has the ability to transfer damage. It's very risky to use such a Companion Beast to attack Joseph. However, Zhou Wen definitely has his own plans. We'll just watch."
Li Benyi also became nervous when Lance said that.
Li Benyu's judgment was the same as Lance's. He also felt that it was clearly irrational for Zhou Wen to use such a Companion Beast to fight Joseph.
The best way to deal with an ability that could exchange damage was to use Companion Beasts with the ability to confine the opponent's body. This was a more normal solution.
Clearly, Zhou Wen didn't have such plans.
"Are you ready?" Zhou Wen held the Bronze Sparrow Sword and asked Joseph.
"Anytime. However, such a crappy sword probably can't injure me. It's best you summon Tyrant Behemoth," Joseph mocked.
"Since you're ready, make sure you don't move," Zhou Wen said as he unsheathed his sword. The fiery-red Bronze Sparrow Sword tore out of its scabbard and stabbed at Joseph with a tornado-like inferno.
With the augmentation of Vajra Drill, the Bronze Sparrow Sword instantly appeared in front of Joseph and stabbed into his chest.
Well done! Joseph wasn't alarmed but delighted. Such a violent attack meant that the sword-shaped Companion Beast was indeed very strong. It was enough to teach Zhou Wen a lesson by killing it first.
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Chapter 1001: Not Moving
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A faint fog seemed to appear on Joseph's mysterious gray armor. The Bronze Sparrow Sword pierced through the armor and his chest. The tip of the sword was revealed behind him as flames burned crazily.
"Die!" Joseph felt that such an attack was already powerful enough. He steeled his heart and wanted to transfer his injuries to the Bronze Sparrow Sword.
As the Bronze Sparrow Sword had injured him, he could only transfer it to the Bronze Sparrow Sword and not Zhou Wen.
However, before he could use Hypocritical Transaction to transfer his injuries, the Bronze Sparrow Sword had already exploded. A terrifying explosive force exploded in Joseph's body like a nuclear bomb.
Not good! Joseph's expression changed drastically. The explosion of the Bronze Sparrow Sword instantly made him lose his target of damage transfer. Ignoring the fact that his injuries couldn't be transferred, even Lie probably couldn't withstand such a terrifying explosion.
Almost instantly, Joseph activated Lie's Wheel of Destiny: False God Statue.
Boom!
Joseph's body was blasted apart by the flames, shocking everyone watching. No one expected such a situation to happen.
Thankfully, Joseph's figure suddenly appeared in a corner of the arena as he half-knelt on the ground. He wasn't blasted to death. What was blasted to death was a fake statue that was akin to an avatar.
However, the injuries he had suffered previously couldn't be transferred out. His chest was dripping with blood as his face turned pale. He looked like he was in a terrible condition.
In the silent arena, Zhou Wen held the Bronze Sparrow Sword's scabbard which spewed out flames. It condensed a new Bronze Sparrow Sword that looked flawless.
"Wow! Too powerful... What kind of Companion Beast is that? It's so cool. I've decided! I'll create such Companion Beast figurines in the future..." Li Benyi exclaimed excitedly.
Li Benyu wore an odd expression. Zhou Wen's strike had indeed exceeded his imagination.
"Didn't you say you were not going to move?" Zhou Wen asked Joseph.
"You... pulled a trick..." Joseph's expression turned nasty as he gritted his teeth and stood up. He stared at Zhou Wen and continued, "Don't be too smug. Schemes can only last for a while. In front of true strength, scheming is useless. I'll let you know what true strength is."
With that said, the Guardian armor on Joseph's body emitted a mysterious fog. His injured chest and armor rapidly recovered in the mysterious fog. In the blink of an eye, he returned to normal as though he had never been injured.
What powerful recovery ability. It's actually stronger than my self-healing ability? Li Xuan widened his eyes in disbelief.
"From the looks of it, that shouldn't be ordinary self-healing, right?" Feng Qiuyan said after some thought.
Sadie used the Eye of Odin to see more clearly. She said, "It really doesn't look like self-healing. It's more like some kind of time-reversal ability that reverts his state to before he was injured."
"That works too? Isn't this too much of a bug? Such a scumbag actually has such a powerful Guardian. How depressing," Li Xuan said.
Lance pondered and said, "I don't think it's that easy to use such a powerful force like reversing the flow of time. Perhaps, Joseph needs to pay a certain price."
"What kind of price could it be?" Li Xuan asked.
"I don't know." Lance shook his head.
In the spectator stands, many people from Frost City began shouting Joseph's name in unison.
To be able to escape from such a huge explosion and instantly recover from his injuries, he looked as powerful as a god.
However, they didn't dare underestimate Zhou Wen now. The strike from the Bronze Sparrow Sword had left them somewhat horrified. Even now, they still felt their scalps tingle when they thought of that strike.
"Zhou Wen, are you prepared to suffer the wrath of God's chosen one?" Joseph said coldly as he stared at Zhou Wen.
Zhou Wen summoned some armor and put it on. He said with a smile, "Since you can't abide by the agreement, it's my turn to stand here motionless and let you attack. Feel free to attack. I'm always a man of my word. I won't run."
These words made Joseph's expression turn nasty. He originally imagined that he could use Hypocritical Transaction to teach Zhou Wen a lesson, but he never expected Zhou Wen to counter him.
Now, Joseph knew that he had to suppress Zhou Wen to protect the image he had painstakingly built up in Frost City.
"You are tempting fate." Joseph's figure appeared in front of Zhou Wen like a phantom as he punched him in the chest.
Unlike ordinary people's boxing techniques, there was a ring on the middle finger of Joseph's fist. There was a spike on the ring. It was a poison spike that came with Lie's armor. Coupled with the use of Essence Energy's Sweet-Talking Punch, the poison produced when the poisonous sting stabbed into one's body could make one hallucinate.
Even if Joseph didn't kill Zhou Wen, Zhou Wen would still fall into an illusion. If his will wasn't firm, he would commit suicide even without needing Joseph to do a thing.
Clang!
However, when Joseph's fist struck Zhou Wen's body, the poisonous sting failed to penetrate the armor at all. Under the powerful impact, the poisonous sting nearly snapped, but the armor remained unharmed.
"Impossible? How can it have such powerful defense?" Joseph refused to believe that his Guardian powers couldn't break through Zhou Wen's armor.
With that, Joseph quickly moved as he brandished his fists and struck Zhou Wen with all his might.
Zhou Wen wore the Shell Dragon Armor and had activated Absolute Defense. No matter how Joseph attacked, he couldn't break through the armor.
No matter how strong Lie was, it hadn't activated its Terror form. It was just too difficult to break through the Absolute Defense. Back then, Night Thearch hadn't been able to directly penetrate the Absolute Defense, much less Joseph.
The people in the spectator stands were dumbfounded. Zhou Wen really stood there motionless, allowing Joseph to attack.
In their eyes, the god-like Joseph was now a weak child. No matter how he attacked, he couldn't injure Zhou Wen at all.
That fellow... What's going on... A strange thought arose in many people's hearts as they looked at Zhou Wen who was dressed in blue crystal armor as though he was protected by the stars.
Could it be that the strength of a Companion Beast is really stronger than a Guardian? Although they were unwilling to believe it deep down, the image of a Guardian suddenly didn't seem so lofty in their hearts when they saw Joseph fighting an adult like a child.
"What Companion Beast is this? It's so powerful. Joseph can't even leave a mark on the armor. It's just too powerful..." Li Benyi's eyes lit up.
Ya'er glanced at Li Benyi and felt that this fellow was so noisy as if he had never seen anything.
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Chapter 1002: Subversion
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The spectator stands were dead silent as everyone stared blankly at the battle in the arena.
Perhaps it couldn't be called a battle. It was like a naughty child challenging a giant. Even if the giant stood there without moving, the naughty child couldn't injure the giant at all.
Just as Joseph had said, it seemed to be the difference in absolute strength.
"Why... Why is this happening... Why can't I break it..." Joseph changed his skills in an attempt to break through Zhou Wen's armor.
However, it was completely useless. No matter what skill he used, it was blocked by the crystal-like armor. It couldn't injure Zhou Wen at all.
Joseph's heart sank to the bottom. He never imagined that he would lose to Zhou Wen, nor did he believe that he, who had a Guardian, couldn't defeat a human without a contracted Guardian.
However, the truth was right before him. His heart was already palpitating, and his hands were trembling even more because he couldn't see any hope of victory.
Now, Joseph was already regretting his decision to challenge Zhou Wen. Why did this darn Zhou Wen have so many terrifying Companion Beasts?
"Even if I kill you, you won't be able to kill me. From the looks of it, there's no need to continue fighting. This battle is a draw," said Joseph as he suddenly retreated. He still wanted to preserve his final dignity.
However, his words made even the locals who had supported him find it unacceptable. All of them felt their faces burn.
"A loss is a loss. What do you mean by a draw? Can't you act like a man?" a hot-tempered man in the stands shouted.
This was also what many people thought. They felt that Joseph should fight to the end. Even if he lost, it wouldn't be as embarrassing as now.
Zhou Wen looked at Joseph without any expression. All he did was slowly dispel the Shell Dragon Armor and Bronze Sparrow Sword. He held the Bamboo Blade and said, "I won't use any Companion Beasts. I'll only use this Essence Gold Bamboo Blade to fight you. Do you dare fight?"
Instantly, the entire arena fell silent. Everyone suspected that there was something wrong with their ears or that Zhou Wen had gone mad.
The highest level humans could reach was the Epic stage. If they didn't use Mythical Companion Beasts, they had no right to fight Guardians.
They admitted that Zhou Wen's Companion Beasts were very strong. They were practically invincible. Without using Tyrant Behemoth, he had completely suppressed Joseph, who had a Guardian.
However, this didn't mean that they believed that Zhou Wen was qualified to fight Joseph without a Companion Beast.
"Are you sure there's nothing wrong with his brain?" Li Benyu was also stunned. He was originally rejoicing over Zhou Wen's victory, but, to his surprise, Zhou Wen had said such crazy words.
Lance also stared at Zhou Wen with a burning gaze. He knew what Zhou Wen wanted to do because he had done the same thing, but he had failed.
"Of course he's not crazy. He just wants to prove that a Guardian is nothing impressive. We humans can defeat a Guardian with our own strength," Sadie said with a complicated expression.
Although this sounded terrifying, Sadie didn't find it strange that Zhou Wen was capable of completing such a feat.
"But... Can humans really defeat Guardians?" Li Benyu couldn't believe it.
Li Benyi also couldn't believe it. He muttered to himself, "Using a human's body to defeat a Guardian? Is that possible?"
Apart from Li Xuan, Feng Qiuyan, and Ya'er, no one in Frost City believed that Zhou Wen could do it.
Humans maxed out at the Epic stage. There was a huge gap between them and the Mythical stage. As for Guardians, they were the best amongst those at the Mythical stage. The difference between them was just too great. The gap was so wide that no one could see hope.
"Is he crazy? Without using a Companion Beast, he's only at the Epic stage. What right does he have to fight the Guardian?"
"Victory blinds one."
"I think victory makes people crazy."
When the people in the stands snapped to their senses, they began discussing spiritedly. Clearly, they also felt that Zhou Wen had been blinded by victory.
"Are you really not going to use a Companion Beast to fight me?" Joseph looked at Zhou Wen in disbelief. He couldn't believe that a person like Zhou Wen would make such a foolish decision.
"If I use a Companion Beast, even if it's only at the Legendary stage, it will be considered my loss." Zhou Wen immediately added, "However, I have a condition."
"What condition?" Joseph found it normal. There was no reason for Zhou Wen to be such an idiot.
"Even if I lose using a Companion Beast, this battle can't end before I admit defeat. Do you dare accept the challenge?" Zhou Wen had been observing the powers of Lie.
It was indeed a very strong Guardian. Although it wasn't the kind with absolute strength, his abilities were unique.
Zhou Wen was confident that he could defeat Joseph, who had Lie, but he wasn't completely confident that he could completely destroy Lie before Joseph admitted defeat.
Therefore, Zhou Wen had to force Joseph not to admit defeat. He had to fight him to the end.
Everyone looked at Zhou Wen in shock, believing that he had definitely gone mad. How was this a condition? It was as though he had personally delivered himself to the gallows.
Joseph stared at Zhou Wen with bloodshot eyes. He felt like he had been greatly insulted.
"There's no need to beat around the bush. Aren't you just trying to say that we won't rest until one of us dies? I'll fulfill your wish. We won't rest until one of us dies. However, if you use a Companion Beast, it will be your loss. I want you to commit suicide." Joseph's eyes were red as his face couldn't help but grimace. His voice was filled with ruthlessness.
"Sure." Zhou Wen nodded slightly.
"Everyone, you heard that, right? As a member of the Ultimate Family Clan, you can guarantee me fair treatment, right?" Joseph looked at the VIP stands in the arena and said.
There, the upper echelons of the Ultimate Family Clan were watching the battle.
"No one can violate the agreement here," an elder said calmly as he walked to the stands.
Joseph was delighted when he saw the elder. He bowed respectfully before turning to Zhou Wen with a ferocious expression. "Zhou Wen, I'll gladly accept your life."
With that said, the Lie Guardian armor on Joseph's body emitted a mysterious fog that charged at Zhou Wen with terrifying power.
Zhou Wen had already analyzed the various abilities of Lie back when Joseph attacked. He already had an idea of its strength.
He held the Bamboo Blade, but he didn't pull it out of its scabbard. As though riding the wind and smoke like an immortal, he dodged Joseph's strange attacks.
Everyone saw that Zhou Wen really didn't use a Companion Beast and relied solely on his strength to fight Joseph. Furthermore, Joseph didn't have the absolute advantage.
Zhou Wen's elegant movement technique that resembled a transcendent flying immortal was deeply imprinted in many people's minds.
"Can humans... really compete with Guardians?" The people who rejected the notion previously had their beliefs shaken.
That elegant figure was subverting their long-established beliefs.
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