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Chapter 1259: A Non-Existent Opponent

Translator: CKtalon

As large swaths of trees fell, a clearing appeared in the forest. Philo and company also heard the oppressive panting, but they couldn't see anything.

"Terror creature?" The elder's expression changed slightly.

However, Zhou Wen, Ice Maiden, and company knew that things weren't that simple. If the other party was an ordinary Terror-grade creature, they would have long seen him. However, up to now, they couldn't see anything either. Only the panting constantly echoed in their ears, as though there were wild beasts that had red eyes from killing.

Grim Demon emitted a terrifying demonic aura that surged towards the clearing in the forest like a tidal wave. Presumably, he didn't see where the other party was and wanted to use this method to force him out.

However, after the surging demonic aura swept over, all the trees and vegetation were leveled, but they still didn't discover traces of the other party. Only the extremely oppressive breathing could be heard from time to time, almost driving one crazy..

Zhou Wen had long activated Great Brahma and had been observing his surroundings, but he didn't discover anything.

Grim Demon had rather rich combat experience. After his first probe failed, he immediately launched a second attack. However, this time, he didn't use a large area-of-attack demonic aura. Instead, he roared at the sky and emitted a demonic sound that was filled with killing intent.

The demonic sound spread in all directions. When the elder, Philo, and company heard the demonic sound, they immediately covered their ears and fell to the ground. Soon, they began bleeding from their seven orifices as they rolled around in pain and let out tragic cries.

If this continued, their companions would die before they found the opponent. Zhou Wen had to get Grim Demon to stop the demonic aural attack.

Grim Demon had no choice but to stop. He frowned and said, "It's not an invisibility ability. If it's an invisibility ability, my demonic voice should have feedback when it touches it."

Zhou Wen saw Philo and company crawl to their feet. Although they were in a sorry state, there wasn't much of a problem. He knew that Grim Demon had deliberately controlled the lethality of the demonic sound. Otherwise, ordinary people like them would have died.

"It's not an invisibility ability, but we can't see it. What kind of ability is this?" Zhou Wen wasn't asking Grim Demon, but thinking aloud to himself.

When Ice Maiden heard that, she said, "According to what I know, there are several possibilities. Creatures like Phantoms, Nightmares, and Ghosts can achieve such an effect. However, these creatures aren't very aggressive and focus more on psyche attacks. The strike that destroyed the forest was an undiscounted strength-type attack. I can't think of any creature that has both of these abilities."

Zhou Wen didn't expect it to be an ability, but he had his own way. He summoned his army of Musical Note Sprites as tens of thousands of them flew in all directions, covering all the nearby areas.

No matter what kind of creature it was, if it wanted to come over, it had to pass through the Musical Note Sprites. When the time came, it would naturally be exposed.

Seeing countless Musical Note Sprites cover a large area, Philo and the others felt a lot more at ease. At least in such a situation, they felt that it was safe in the Musical Note Sprites' coverage.

Even if there was danger, it was the Musical Note Sprites that would be killed first.

However, they had clearly underestimated how terrifying the creature was. The Musical Note Sprites that produced the music weren't touched, but a member of the team suddenly vanished.

The person had stood not far from the elder. In an instant, he had vanished as though he had learned instant transmission.

However, the terrifying panting that sounded in the elder's ear made him realize that it wasn't that the person had learned instant transmission, but that the terrifying creature had taken him away.

Zhou Wen, Ice Maiden, and Grim Demon had ugly expressions. He had vanished not far from them, but they hadn't discovered the opponent.

Zhou Wen suspected that the other party was a tiny dimensional creature, but despite using Great Brahma's Minute Subtlety observation ability, he didn't discover any special microorganisms nearby.

"We have to leave this place immediately and split up," Ice Maiden suggested.

They didn't even know where the enemy was, so there was no way to fight this battle. They could only passively take a beating. If they stayed behind, only death awaited them.

"What's the rush? If a few more people die, we will definitely be able to capture it," Grim Demon said coldly. Such an opponent infuriated him.

The dead people he was referring to were naturally the guides. It wasn't just Grim Demon. Zhou Wen and Ice Maiden could also tell that the creature didn't prioritize its attack on them. Instead, it targeted the weaker guides. It was also apprehensive and likely wouldn't attack them first.

Grim Demon naturally didn't care about the lives of the guides.

If one was slow-witted, they definitely wouldn't be able to survive for long while being a guide to the strange forest. The guides were all smart people, so how could they not know that staying behind would only lead to death? Without any hesitation, they ran back the way they came, hoping to escape.

Grim Demon wanted to stop them from escaping, but Zhou Wen stopped him.

"Come back." Zhou Wen got Demonic Neonate to summon Grim Demon back. At the same time, he got Ice Maiden and Jade Rabbit to return to the Chaos Bead. Ya'er was also sent into the Chaos Bead.

Philo gritted her teeth and rushed towards the Time Hut.

Zhou Wen reached out and grabbed at the air, pulling Philo back and throwing her into the Chaos Bead.

Only Zhou Wen and Demonic Neonate remained. The reason Zhou Wen did so was because he realized that Demonic Neonate seemed to be able to see the creature.

Demonic Neonate's eyes kept turning. No panting could be heard after she looked at a spot.

"Can you see where that thing is?" Zhou Wen asked Demonic Neonate.

Demonic Neonate nodded slightly before shaking her head. "I can only sense its location. I can't see it."

"Left," Demonic Neonate suddenly said.

Zhou Wen immediately understood and instant transmitted to the right.

Boom!

A huge hoof mark appeared where Zhou Wen had been. The deep pit that it created was the size of a room.

Zhou Wen held the Golden Battle God Spear in his hand and struck the hoofprint, but he failed to hit anything. He failed to sense the other party's location.

"Behind," Demonic Neonate said again.

Zhou Wen instant transmitted again. The spot he had been standing on was attacked again. It was as though something like a saber had slashed across the sky. The nearby trees were sliced apart like grass.

What the hell is this??Zhou Wen's expression turned nasty. In such an intense battle, he was still unable to sense the other party's existence.

However, the other party was clearly a creature with immense strength. It wasn't a spirit body with weak offensive strength.

Thankfully, Demonic Neonate could sense the other party's location and acted as Zhou Wen's eyes. A special battle unfolded in the strange forest.

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Chapter 1260: Spacetime Bandit

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Zhou Wen held the two golden guns in hand as he constantly shot at the spot Demonic Neonate indicated, but none of the bullets hit the target.

Not only was his opponent invisible, but he also didn't seem to have a corporeal body. As he constantly attacked, Zhou Wen felt as though he was fighting the air.

However, the other party's attack had a powerful destructive force. If Demonic Neonate hadn't helped Zhou Wen determine the location of the adversary, he probably would have suffered countless heavy blows.

Since the golden guns of three different attributes were useless, Zhou Wen put away the golden guns and summoned the Son of Heaven's Three Swords and Asura Saber to continue fighting the air.

Zhou Wen originally hoped that the Son of Heaven's Sword would be able to play a special role, but he regretfully realized that it couldn't injure his opponent.

As the battle continued, Zhou Wen suddenly felt his hand sink. The Asura Saber's blade seemed to slice through something. Then, Zhou Wen realized that red blood had appeared on the blade..

It hit??Zhou Wen was pleasantly surprised.

However, when he focused his gaze, he didn't find any traces of his opponent. The blood on the blade quickly vanished as though it had never existed.

Zhou Wen immediately began to think about why the Asura Saber had suddenly struck the target. It had previously slashed at least a thousand times, but not once had it hit. Why had it worked that one time?

Coincidence? Clearly not.

Could it be the Luck and Fortune stat of Deva Asura??The first thing Zhou Wen thought of was naturally Deva Asura's most special ability.

However, after careful thought, he felt that it might not be that simple. Luck would only produce a certain chance of injuring the opponent.

As for this opponent's body, it was as though it didn't exist. He couldn't even slash at it, so there was naturally no question about hitting it.

It's not the effect of the Luck stat. Could it be the Deva's Five Signs of Decay??Zhou Wen immediately thought of another possibility.

Deva Asura had the ability of the Greater and Lesser Deva's Five Signs of Decay. Although Zhou Wen had never discovered any use for these two abilities when it was in the Asura Saber state, Zhou Wen felt that it was very likely that these two abilities had played a role, causing him to injure the nonexistent enemy.

After a while, Zhou Wen struck again. This time, it took even less time than before.

Zhou Wen was increasingly certain that the Deva's Five Signs of Decay had some effect. Otherwise, if he were to rely on luck, the chances would be about the same without much deviation.

Now, Zhou Wen clearly felt that it was becoming easier and easier for him to slash his opponent. It was highly likely that the Deva's Five Signs of Decay had taken effect on him.

As Zhou Wen slashed more times, although he still couldn't see the strange creature, he could sense that it was becoming weaker and weaker.

Finally, when Zhou Wen slashed down again, there was a tragic cry as a creature collapsed in a pool of blood on the ground. Half its head had been chopped off.

Zhou Wen carefully sized it up and realized that the creature wasn't as big as he imagined. It was only about two meters tall. Its lower body was that of a horse, while its upper body was that of a human. Its arms were blades, and its entire body was metal. And inside his body, there were many mechanical gears and components. It looked strange and mysterious, giving off the feeling of a mechanical creature.

He brandished his saber and slashed at the creature's corpse. The metal body couldn't withstand the sharpness of the Asura Saber. All sorts of mechanical parts dropped and Zhou Wen quickly discovered a dimensional crystal.

It was a strange metal crystal. Its shape was like a metal pocket watch with a spinning minute hand.

Zhou Wen used his phone to snap a picture and immediately saw its information.

Spacetime Bandit Dimensional Crystal: Terror

Requirements: Temporal Terror transformation, Spatial Terror transformation, Constitution 81, Essence Energy 81, Strength 81, Speed 81

So this fellow is called Spacetime Bandit. It's at the Terror-grade of the dual-elemental powers of time and space. I wonder what kind of skill this skill crystal will be. Could it be an ability that makes it impossible to be sensed or seen? Unfortunately, I don't have a Temporal Terror transformation… Wait… I might… If I can use the Demon God Body and the Godfiend Era at the same time, I can use the Demon God Body to become a temporal creature. Together with the spatial powers of the Demon God Era, can I meet the requirements??Zhou Wen looked at the corpse of the Spacetime Bandit on the ground.

The Demon God Body could only simulate living creatures. There was no way to simulate the dead.

I'll definitely encounter a temporal creature when I enter the Time Hut later. I'll give it a try when the time comes.?Without sensing any other danger, Zhou Wen released Ice Maiden and company.

However, Zhou Wen didn't let Philo out to prevent her from rashly entering the Time Hut to find Lucas.

Zhou Wen also wanted to save Lucas, but if he entered without confidence, not only would he be in danger, but he would also waste more time.

It was Zhou Wen's style to think before acting. He believed that it wasn't because he was afraid of death.

"Do you know what this is?" Zhou Wen pointed at the Spacetime Bandit on the ground and asked Ice Maiden and Grim Demon.

"I don't know. I've never seen such a creature before, nor have I heard of one." Ice Maiden and Grim Demon said that they had never seen it before. They had never even heard of the Spacetime Bandit.

Zhou Wen saw that the Spacetime Bandit was very special. Furthermore, his corpse didn't vanish like a typical creature. It was as though his body had already undergone Terror transformation and all the parts were Terror items.

This was very similar to the Ice Dragon King. It was rare among Terror creatures, making it rather special.

He summoned all the Companion Beasts he thought highly of and let them see if anyone was interested in these Terror items.

Demonic Neonate clearly wasn't interested in the pile of metal components and fragments, and among the evolvable Companion Beasts, Truth Listener and Banana Fairy didn't react either.

To Zhou Wen's surprise, Explosive Fiend Man became interested in the Terror-transformed metal parts. He walked in front of one of the components and picked it up. He gestured at it as though he wanted to put it on himself.

After gesturing for a long time, he still couldn't fit it in.

When Zhou Wen saw this, he decided to send the pile of parts and Explosive Fiend Man into the Chaos Bead and let him slowly mess around with them. It might even produce something.

With all this time passing, the Time Hut dungeon had long been downloaded. However, the Time Hut's name in the game wasn't Time Hut, but Sweetie's Wooden Hut.

Zhou Wen wasn't in the mood to care what it was called. After summoning Ice Maiden and Grim Demon back, he immediately activated the dungeon and entered the game.

The blood-colored avatar entered the wooden hut. The scene he saw was similar to the information he had found online. In the tiny wooden hut, there was a wooden table, wooden chair, wooden bed, and a wooden horse. It looked like a wooden hut for children.

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Chapter 1261: Time Hut

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At the instant he entered the wooden hut, Zhou Wen felt a strange force descend on him. The blood-colored avatar's body was rapidly aging.

The time flow in the Time Hut wasn't fixed. As Zhou Wen entered, he realized that the time flow in the hut was rather fast. His body had aged significantly.

Without any hesitation, he rushed towards the wooden door at the back of the wooden hut.

From the outside, the Time Hut was only a wooden hut, but in fact, there were many rooms inside. After passing through the wooden door, there was a corridor behind it. Behind the corridor was a row of four wooden doors. The last door might contain the Spacetime Piglet.

In reality, the Spacetime Piglet would occasionally, but not necessarily, appear.. Zhou Wen had to test if it existed every time in-game.

After rushing through the wooden door, he saw a corridor. However, the flow of time inside was even faster than inside the wooden hut. Zhou Wen switched to the Heaven-Opening Scripture of the Highest Elder, but he failed to stop the blood-colored avatar from aging.

Before he reached the last wooden door, the blood-colored avatar had already aged and died.

It doesn't seem like I can use instant transmission in the Time Hut. It's not a restriction of the rules, but spatial chaos. I wonder where I'll be teleported to if I use spatial teleportation.?Zhou Wen dripped his blood to revive again and entered the Time Hut dungeon.

Thankfully, the Time Hut dungeon didn't have a 24-hour restriction. Zhou Wen couldn't help but heave a sigh of relief.

After entering again, the time flow in the wooden hut slowed down significantly, giving Zhou Wen plenty of time to enter the corridor. The time flow in the corridor wasn't fast either.

Zhou Wen wasn't happy because of this. If he only wanted to farm for the Spacetime Piglet's skill, he could return now.

However, now that he wanted to save Lucas in reality, the time flow in the Time Hut was so irregular. He could still try his luck in-game. Did he have to try his luck in reality?

If he was unlucky and time flowed too quickly, he would probably die inside.

There were four wooden doors in the corridor. Each wooden door had a wind chime hanging on it. There were words written on each wind chime.

"Past, Present, Future, and Chaos." Zhou Wen didn't hesitate when he saw that the words were the same as what was said on the Internet. He pushed open the last wooden door with the word "Chaos."

The space inside the wooden door was chaotic. Even if the door was open, he couldn't see what was inside. Even Truth Listener and Great Brahma's powers couldn't peek inside.

Zhou Wen had no choice but to walk in. It wasn't that he didn't want to use his Companion Beasts to explore, but in a place like the Time Hut, every wooden door was equivalent to an independent space. If he sent his Companion Beast in, the Companion Beast would lose contact with him. Therefore, he wouldn't know what had happened inside, so it wouldn't be of any use as a scout.

After stepping into the Chaos Hut, a wooden hut appeared in front of Zhou Wen. The wooden table, wooden chair, wooden table, and wooden horse were identical to the previous hut.

In the hut, there was a little piglet carved from wood. It wasn't big, only the size of a baby piglet. It looked chubby and adorable.

Spacetime Piglet!?Before Zhou Wen could rejoice, his body suddenly aged and died. The game screen turned black.

The flow of time in the Chaos Hut is just too fast. Just me taking a few breaths was enough for at least a century or two to pass. If I were to go in real life, I wouldn't have the chance to escape if I entered a room with an extremely fast flow of time.?Zhou Wen's expression turned heavy.

He knew that he had to think of a way to turn luck into something he could control. Otherwise, entering was equivalent to risking his life akin to buying a lottery ticket.

However, even the Heaven-Opening Scripture of the Highest Elder can't stop the flow of time. I'm not good at temporal powers. How can I avoid being affected by the flow of time??Zhou Wen couldn't think of a good solution.

He entered the Time Hut again. This time, his luck wasn't good. The moment he entered, he felt the blood-colored avatar rapidly age. By the time he pushed open the door and entered the corridor, the blood-colored avatar was already on the brink of death.

Zhou Wen frowned slightly and summoned the Chaos Egg. It was an egg-shaped ball that enveloped the blood-colored avatar.

The Chaos Egg was still at the Mythical stage, and it was purely a defensive ability. Even if it could be effective, Zhou Wen couldn't move while inside the Chaos Egg. It was useless.

Therefore, Zhou Wen hadn't originally planned on using it, but after trying all sorts of powers, he realized that it was difficult to stop the flow of time from changing. All he could do was give it a try.

This attempt succeeded. Inside the Chaos Egg, the blood-colored avatar didn't continue aging. The Chaos Egg managed to completely block the flow of time outside at the Mythical stage.

It's really possible, but I can't move after using the Chaos Egg. I can only stay inside. It's useless even if I'm not affected.?Zhou Wen thought for a moment and felt that this was an opportunity.

He planned on trying to advance the First Order of Chaos to the Terror grade. Perhaps when the time came, he would only be able to move while hiding inside the Chaos Egg.

This was rather difficult. After being trapped for a hundred years, the First Order of Chaos was the Essence Energy Art that Zhou Wen had spent the shortest time on. Otherwise, it would have reached its Terror transformation by now.

The difficulty of the First Order of Chaos was in no way inferior to the Dao Sutra. Furthermore, there was something about it that left him very displeased. This Essence Energy Art didn't have any offensive capabilities. The concept of the Essence Energy Art itself determined that it was an extremely passive power.

Although Zhou Wen wasn't a very proactive person, he couldn't stand such extreme passive concepts.

From a portion of the concepts Zhou Wen had comprehended, if he were to compare the First Order of Chaos to a person, he would be the type of person who wouldn't be angry from being slapped on the left cheek, but would even smile and offer the right.

This concept didn't suit Zhou Wen's personality, so even if he wanted to learn it, his comprehension would be very slow. He didn't even want to cultivate it.

I still have to clear this obstacle in the end.?Zhou Wen felt that this wasn't a bad opportunity. Since he had to master it sooner or later, he might as well take this opportunity to see if he could turn it into a Terror form.

The Time Hut's flow of time was helpful in gaining insight into the First Order of Chaos.

During the high-speed flow of time, Zhou Wen constantly engraved and gained insights into the First Order of Chaos, but his gains weren't as great as he imagined. This Essence Energy Art indeed didn't suit him. If not for the Lost Immortal Sutra's effects, Zhou Wen probably wouldn't even have gained basic mastery.

Without any progress, Zhou Wen had no choice but to retreat from the Chaos Egg. After being killed by the Time Hut, he dripped his blood into the game again. He planned on farming for the Spacetime Piglet's skill first or exploring all four rooms to see if he could use the Demon God Body to transform into a temporal dimensional creature before learning the Spacetime Bandit's skill crystal.

If it was a temporal skill, he might be able to enter the Time Hut freely without the Chaos Egg advancing to Terror transformation stage.

After trying three or four times, he finally entered the Chaos Hut alive. Indeed, the Spacetime Piglet was there, slumped on the ground.

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Chapter 1262: Past, Future, Present

The time flow in the Chaos Hut wasn't too high; it didn't cause the blood-colored avatar to die immediately at the very least.

As he didn't know the exact speed of the time flow, Zhou Wen didn't dare waste any time. He held the golden double guns in his hand and shot at Spacetime Piglet.

Spacetime Piglet immediately reacted as it stared at the blood-colored avatar with widened eyes. Something strange happened. The golden bullets seemed to have a spell cast upon them as they became extremely slow, as though one could pick the golden bullets from midair at any time.

What a powerful spatial skill. Is this the legendary spatial extension??Zhou Wen was somewhat pleasantly surprised. The Spatial Piglet was only at the Mythical stage and already had a certain influence on Terror-grade bullets. This meant that this skill was indeed very powerful.

Unfortunately, the Mythical stage was ultimately limited. Even though it could slow down the bullets, it still couldn't see where they were. Soon, it was blasted apart by Zhou Wen's random shots.

What depressed Zhou Wen was that the Spacetime Piglet only dropped an Essence Energy crystal on his first kill. After that, there was nothing.

Thankfully, he could respawn in the Time Hut dungeon without limitations. If it couldn't be done once, he just needed to pile on more attempts. The only uncertain matter was how long it would take for the Spacetime Piglet to respawn.

Not wanting to waste the dungeon attempt, Zhou Wen turned around and left the Chaos Hut. He looked at the remaining three huts and hesitated over which one to enter.

Although the mortality rate of the Chaos Hut was very high, there was still a chance of survival. As for the people who entered the other three huts, there were no survivors. Occasionally, someone would come out alive. The descriptions of the other three huts varied, making it difficult to tell the authenticity.

The path to the future ultimately depends on myself. It's in my hands now. The only thing that can't be changed is the past. I'll enter the Past Hut and see what's inside.?After Zhou Wen thought about it, he pushed open the wooden door and walked into the Past Hut.

At the instant he entered the hut, Zhou Wen realized that he had appeared in an area with terrifyingly high-temperature lava. Thankfully, the blood-colored avatar was wearing the Dragon King armor, so the magma at this level didn't injure him.

However, in the next second, a huge object suddenly appeared in the lava. It opened its mouth and attempted to devour Zhou Wen.

Zhou Wen hurriedly teleported upwards and dodged the behemoth's devouring attempt.

Standing in midair, Zhou Wen realized that he was surrounded by lava and volcanoes. He didn't know where he was, but in the lava river below, there was a human with a dragon tail. His head was neither human nor dragon. He had dragon horns on his head, but his face looked like a huge human monster. He held a black flaming fork and stood in the lava, staring at him.

This was the monster that wanted to devour the blood-colored avatar. Seeing Zhou Wen appear in midair, the monster raised the flaming fork in its hand. The entire world immediately turned into a sea of flames as red flames rose up like a tsunami.

Zhou Wen used the two golden guns to shoot at the monster. At the same time, he quickly retreated to dodge the monster's attack.

However, the speed of the flames was even more terrifying than Zhou Wen imagined. It instantly drowned the entire world. Even though the blood-colored avatar used teleportation, the screen went black when it phased out of the teleportation. The game ended with death.

The battle had been too intense. Only then did Zhou Wen see the warning window in-game. It repeatedly indicated Danger! Danger! Danger!

That thing is definitely at the Calamity grade. Furthermore, why does his appearance look a little familiar? I seem to have seen it somewhere.?Zhou Wen had definitely never seen such a powerful dimensional creature before, or he wouldn't have forgotten it.

This sense of familiarity was most likely because he had seen something similar somewhere. Therefore, Zhou Wen carefully recalled and finally remembered where he had seen such a creature.

It wasn't a creature from reality, but from the information Zhou Wen had garnered from the Fire God Platform.

There was actually more than one fire god in Eastern mythology. There were many different fire gods in different legends. The terrifying creature he had seen was very similar to the Fire God Zhurong who had defeated the Water God Gonggong.

Gonggong had knocked down Mt. Buzhou, causing the world to collapse. It was obvious how terrifying his strength was. Yet, the Fire God, Zhurong, could defeat him. His divine might was even stronger.

The more Zhou Wen thought about it, the more he felt that the monster he had encountered resembled the mythical Fire God, Zhurong.

This is the West District, and the dungeon is also a West District dungeon. It's impossible for there to be a mythical figure from the East District here, right? It probably just resembles one. However, there's actually a Calamity-grade creature in the Time Hut dungeon. This doesn't make sense. How can there be such a powerful creature??Zhou Wen felt that it was too much.

He had never seen many dungeons with Calamity-grade creatures.

Even the Venusian dungeon was an elite dungeon of a planet. There seemed to be only one Calamity-grade in it. It was odd that there was a Calamity-grade creature in this tiny Time Hut.

Dripping a drop of blood to revive, Zhou Wen entered the Time Hut dungeon again. This time, his luck wasn't bad—he didn't die instantly. He rushed into the Chaos Hut, but didn't see the Spacetime Piglet. From the looks of it, it wouldn't respawn so quickly. Typical Mythical creatures only respawned once every twenty-four hours.

Zhou Wen thought for a moment and went to the Future Hut.

Zhou Wen had already made sufficient preparations, but after entering the Future Hut, he was somewhat dumbfounded. Before he could see anything, his phone screen went black.

How did I die??Zhou Wen frowned inwardly, but he quickly realized that something was amiss. He wasn't dead. The blood-colored avatar's senses were still present, but there was absolute darkness around him. He couldn't see or sense anything. It looked like his phone screen was completely black as though he was dead.

Zhou Wen used the power of Human Sovereign to illuminate his surroundings. Just as light suffused his body, his phone screen went black again.

This time, he was really dead. As for Zhou Wen, he had no idea what had happened.

What's going on??Zhou Wen originally imagined that dying in the Past Hut was depressing enough, but he never expected the Future Hut to be even more unacceptable. He had no idea how he died.

Gritting his teeth, he entered the dungeon again. This time, Zhou Wen's luck wasn't that good. He dripped his blood and revived five times before finally arriving in front of the Present Hut.

Zhou Wen had already seen the Past Hut and the Future Hut. All that was left was the Present Hut. It was a perfect opportunity to enter and see what was inside.

Pushing open the door and walking into the hut, Zhou Wen was already fully prepared to withstand any terrifying attack, but nothing happened.

What he saw was still the wooden hut. The wooden table, wooden chair, wooden bed, and wooden horse were identical to the first time Zhou Wen entered the Time Hut.

There was no Spacetime Piglet here, no terrifying creature from the Past Hut, nor was there the strange darkness of the Future Hut. Even the flow of time was normal, and the blood-colored avatar showed no signs of aging.

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Chapter 1263: Chaos Egg that Likes to Suffer

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Strange, from the information on the Internet, no one has been able to come out of the Present Hut alive. This should be the most terrifying one among the four huts, but from the looks of it, it's nothing. There's no danger at all.?Zhou Wen circled the wooden hut a few times and didn't discover any danger.

Unable to find anything, Zhou Wen waited for a while, but there was still nothing. All he could do was walk out of the hut.

However, the moment he walked out, the phone screen went black, indicating that the blood-colored avatar had died.

Could it be that the Present Hut is a hut that can't be walked out of? I'll die if I walk out??Zhou Wen immediately realized what had happened.

Zhou Wen's heart was heavy. It wasn't because he had died so many times, but on careful thought, the possibility of Lucas being alive was very low.

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Lucas was only at the Epic stage when he entered. Even if he was lucky, it was almost impossible for him to survive if he entered the Past and Future Huts.

The Present Hut was even more dangerous—just exiting meant death. It was very unlikely that he would survive in the hut if he had chosen it.

The only chance of survival was probably to enter the Chaos Hut. However, if he encountered Spacetime Piglet, he would still die. After all, it was very difficult for an Epic to defeat a Mythical.

After some thought, Zhou Wen felt that the chances of Lucas surviving were too low.

"Lucas, Lucas, why did you come to such a place? Did you have nothing better to do? Isn't it good to get married and have children?" Although Zhou Wen said that, he could understand. It was very difficult for a person like Lucas to live his life in peace.

Among the four huts, Zhou Wen was most interested in the Future Hut. He wanted to figure out what was going on with the darkness.

As for the Past Hut, Zhou Wen's present strength wasn't enough to fight a Calamity-grade. It was useless even if he entered.

It was also useless entering the Present Hut. There were no dimensional creatures inside and he would die the moment he came out. It was of no value.

He entered the game again, and this time, Zhou Wen entered the Future Hut. It was still dark, but this time, he didn't immediately illuminate his surroundings. Instead, he wanted to use his perception to sense what was around him.

The outcome was the same. Before he could sense anything, the game's screen truly went black.

Strange, it doesn't seem like I was attacked. How did I die? Is it the nomological forces??Zhou Wen entered again and activated the Heaven-Opening Scripture of the Highest Elder.

In the darkness, the Heaven-Opening Scripture of the Highest Elder immediately burned like a torch, instantly turning to ashes. At the same time, Zhou Wen was killed.

What's going on??Zhou Wen was alarmed.

Without a doubt, the effects of the Heaven-Opening Scripture of the Highest Elder proved that the power in the darkness was indeed a nomological force, but it instantly reduced the Heaven-Opening Scripture to ashes. The strength of the nomological force was unimaginable.

After entering again, Zhou Wen used the dual powers of the Chaos Egg and the Heaven-Opening Scripture of the Highest Elder.

Something surprised Zhou Wen. Although the Chaos Egg was suppressed by some strange force in the darkness, it wasn't as intense as the Heaven-Opening Scripture of the Highest Elder. It wasn't reduced to ashes immediately. It lasted for more than ten minutes before it cracked and was corroded by the darkness.

The Chaos Egg's strength is clearly much weaker than the Heaven-Opening Scripture of the Highest Elder. It's not even at the Terror grade, so why can it last much longer??Zhou Wen entered the Future Hut again and again with the question in mind.

After countless deaths, Zhou Wen gradually understood something.

The Heaven-Opening Scripture of the Highest Elder was an active power. It tried to control the nomological forces. Therefore, when it entered the Future Hut, it would directly resist them. Either one of them would die, and there was no other way.

Therefore, the disadvantaged Heaven-Opening Scripture was instantly wiped out.

However, the Chaos Egg was different. It didn't resist any nomological forces. It was only passively enduring them. It was self-sufficient and was happy to be in its snug little world.

Therefore, its existence didn't trigger a strong counterattack from the nomological force. Furthermore, the nomological force it was affected by was actually very small. However, because the nomological force was just too powerful, even a tiny bit was something the Chaos Egg couldn't withstand. In the end, it was destroyed.

However, in the process of the Chaos Egg being destroyed time and time again, Zhou Wen surprisingly discovered that it was growing.

The First Order of Chaos is really odd. Why can't it be trained properly? Must it be beaten up to improve??This discovery surprised and delighted Zhou Wen. He was originally vexed over how to advance a Chaos Egg. He never expected there to be some progress.

Zhou Wen entered the Future Hut again and again, causing the Chaos Egg to be destroyed again and again. At the same time, Zhou Wen felt the changes in the Chaos Egg.

This First Order of Chaos seems to make sense. Although not fighting back is wrong, not fighting back has its benefits.?Zhou Wen gradually discovered the profundity of the First Order of Chaos.

Zhou Wen had previously described the First Order of Chaos as something that chose to be beaten without retaliating, but as Zhou Wen's understanding of it deepened, he realized that the analogy wasn't appropriate.

To humans, being beaten was suffering a loss.

However, to the world, collisions represented the transmission of energy. The birth of any life was inseparable from energy.

Instead of calling it a beating, it was better to say that the Chaos Egg was absorbing the energy transmitted to it from the outside world. Regardless of whether the energy was mild or violent, as long as it was energy, the Chaos Egg wouldn't reject it.

It used the energy from the outside world to build its own snug little world. Instead of calling it a goody-two-shoes who didn't fight back when beaten, it was better to call it a miser who only allowed income and not expenditure.

The energy—no matter the kind of energy absorbed—could forget about escaping. The Chaos Egg was an energy container that only allowed entry and not exit.

As his comprehension deepened, the Chaos Egg gradually changed.

In the past, Zhou Wen hadn't liked this Essence Energy Art and hadn't been able to comprehend its true meaning. Now, Zhou Wen finally understood it. The First Order of Chaos also advanced rapidly in a short period of time.

Zhou Wen engraved the Chaos Egg on the Wheel of Destiny again and again. The appearance of the Chaos Egg didn't change, but its interior had undergone a tremendous change.

Perhaps Da Vinci hadn't drawn an egg back then, but the concept of drawing an egg wasn't wrong. Many times, when one looked at something from different angles, they would discover a different principle.

Something that seemed to be a loss might translate to immense benefits on another level.

The moment Zhou Wen understood that suffering losses was a blessing, the Chaos Egg underwent a qualitative change and finally advanced to the Terror grade.

Zhou Wen watched as the Chaos Egg advanced, but its appearance didn't change—it was still a ball.

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Chapter 1264: Chaos Egg Terror Transformation

Terror Form: Chaos Egg (S-grade)

With its name remaining the same, it didn't look like it had changed much, but Zhou Wen knew very well that the Chaos Egg was completely different from before.

If the past Chaos Egg was only a firm shell, the present Chaos Egg was a huge energy absorption converter.

Any power that acted on the Chaos Egg would be absorbed and converted by it.

According to Zhou Wen's understanding, the Chaos Egg was divided into three levels. When the amount of energy absorbed was low, it would directly convert into Essence Energy and store it inside the Chaos Egg.

If the power used on the Chaos Egg was too potent, the energy converted by the Chaos Egg would further condense into liquid Essence Energy.

If the power was even greater, the converted Essence Energy would condense further and directly transform into a solid body.

If the entire Chaos Egg was filled with solid Essence Energy, Zhou Wen didn't know what the outcome would be. It would probably explode.

Zhou Wen hadn't attempted it because the nomological energy in the Future Hut wasn't enough to fill the Chaos Egg with solid Essence Energy.

It had only just reached the liquid state. Furthermore, it required a few minutes to produce a drop of liquid Essence Energy. Only a Chaos Egg full of liquid Essence Energy could condense into a solid Essence Energy particle.

Although the Chaos Egg didn't have any offensive strength, it couldn't attack any creature beyond it.

However, the Terror-form Chaos Egg finally gave him the ability to move and spy on the outside. It was no longer a pure sitting duck. At the very least, it could run now.

The sphere constantly moved in the darkness, but no matter where it moved, one could sense nothing.

What kind of place is this??Zhou Wen spent a long time exploring the Future Hut but found nothing. It left him depressed.

After entering the Future Hut, there was no way to return alive. Zhou Wen could only let the blood-colored avatar leave the Chaos Egg before dying.

It's really strange. If it's a maze, there has to be a path, but the darkness is infinite. What's the meaning of its existence??Zhou Wen thought for a while but failed to figure it out.

He entered the Time Hut dungeon again. This time, Zhou Wen protected his body with the Chaos Egg. The flow of time no longer affected Zhou Wen inside the Chaos Egg; instead, it produced Essence Energy that filled the Chaos Egg.

Zhou Wen suspected that even if his Essence Energy attribute hadn't reached 81 points, cultivating in such thick Essence Energy would automatically break through to 81 points.

With the Chaos Egg, Zhou Wen had the capital to stay alive in the Time Hut. Even if time flowed very quickly, it didn't affect Zhou Wen.

As long as he didn't enter the Future, Present, and Past Huts, the Time Hut wasn't too difficult for him.

It hadn't been twenty-four hours, so the Spacetime Piglet hadn't respawned. Zhou Wen entered the hut again and attempted to use the Chaos Egg to protect himself. He wanted to see if he could leave the hut.

This time, the blood-colored avatar successfully walked out of the hut alive without dying.

Although being able to enter and exit the hut didn't help Zhou Wen with his farming of dimensional creatures, he was very happy.

If Lucas was in the Present Hut, he could enter to take a look.

Zhou Wen attempted to enter the Past Hut again. He was originally prepared to fight the Calamity-grade creature, but to his surprise, he didn't see the creature after entering.

He was now deep in a river. Although there was little light here, Zhou Wen could still see his surroundings with his eyesight.

He sized up his surroundings and was suddenly alarmed to discover a huge skeleton on the sandy bottom of the river not far away. The bone marrow looked like a mammal's. It had a spine and ribs, but it also had a bone-like object that resembled a fin.

The entire skeleton was the size of a corvette. He did not know what type of creature it was. It had horns on its head, but no bones of the expected four limbs could be seen.

All the bones were crystalline like jade and they emitted a terrifying pressure. Even Zhou Wen felt his heart palpitate. It was difficult to imagine how terrifying it would have been when it was alive.

Just as Zhou Wen was wondering what creature the skeleton was, he suddenly felt the surrounding river water flow in reverse. Furthermore, it was terrifyingly fast, causing Zhou Wen's body to involuntarily flow backward with the river.

It was as though a terrifying force was attracting the river to flow backward. Even the terrifying monster's bones were being sucked along as the river flowed in reverse. It was unimaginably fast.

Zhou Wen hurriedly used teleportation to rush out of the water and appear in midair.

Floating in midair, Zhou Wen looked around warily. When he saw everything in front of him, his mouth couldn't help but widen. He didn't close it for a while.

A huge river surged without any end in sight. It seemed to connect to the left and right horizon, far beyond what the eyes could see.

However, there was a giant who was buried in the river, guzzling the water non-stop.

Every time he drank a mouthful, the water level of the river would drop dozens of feet. In a few mouthfuls, the tiny tributary of the river had already dried up. After drinking a few more mouthfuls, the main river's main channel also stopped flowing.

Zhou Wen had felt the river flow in reverse because the giant was drinking water.

Under Zhou Wen's dumbfounded gaze, the giant sucked the river dry and ran towards the sun with his head held high.

When his huge foot landed, the ground trembled and mountains collapsed. The dust and air waves that stirred up were akin to an atomic bomb's explosion.

Zhou Wen's body couldn't withstand the blast. Under the Chaos Egg's protection, he was still sent flying. After tumbling for several kilometers, Zhou Wen controlled the Chaos Egg to stop and float in midair.

Before he could figure out his direction, he suddenly heard a buzz that sounded like a dragon's tendon vibrating. Then, he saw a stream of light flash as the Chaos Egg was penetrated.

The last thing Zhou Wen saw was the Chaos Egg clamping onto an arrow and flying into the sky like a meteor. Then, the phone screen went black again.

Past Hut… Could it be that I'd really returned to the past??Zhou Wen thought of an extremely terrifying possibility.

This was because the scene he had just seen was too familiar. The giant, the river that had been drained—everything was too similar to the myths Zhou Wen had heard from his grandfather.

They are only myths after all. Even if the Past Hut can really return to the past, it shouldn't be depicting those myths… Unless the myths aren't just myths… But is it possible… that there was a mythological era in the past??Zhou Wen's expression changed as he felt terrible.

If the Past Hut is capable of returning to the past, what is the Future Hut's dark world? Is the future world like that??Zhou Wen found it unbelievable.

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Chapter 1265: Spacetime Mugging

Translator: CKtalon

The more Zhou Wen thought about it, the more he felt a chill run down his spine. If Earth were to be reduced to a pitch-black void in the future, what terrifying battle would have happened to turn Earth into such a state?

It can't be a real scene from the future, right? If the Time Hut can really see the future, wouldn't everyone be able to predict the future? Zhou Wen felt that he couldn't count on it.

Regardless, Zhou Wen could now enter the Chaos Hut and Present Hut without any danger. He could only enter but not exit the Future Hut and the Past Hut for the time being.

Zhou Wen decided to enter the Chaos Hut and Present Hut to see if he could find Lucas.

I hope Lucas is still alive.?Zhou Wen walked towards the Time Hut and pushed open the wooden door to enter.

Before entering, Zhou Wen had already used the Chaos Egg. If he used it after entering, he would probably die before he could use the Chaos Egg if he had terrible luck and encountered a time flow that took an instant for a millennium to pass.

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The Time Hut in reality was the same as in the game. The wooden table, wooden chairs, wooden bed, and wooden horse looked like a child's room.

Zhou Wen didn't stay for long as the Chaos Egg slammed open the subsequent wooden door and allowed him passage to the Time Corridor.

When he arrived at the Time Corridor, the Chaos Egg immediately formed some liquid Essence Energy. Based on Zhou Wen's experience, the flow of time in such a situation would probably have decades pass in a second. If not for the Chaos Egg's protection, he would probably die of old age in just a few steps.

Indeed, I can't count on luck.?Zhou Wen controlled the Chaos Egg to float towards the Chaos Hut.

As no one had come for a long time, after Zhou Wen entered the hut, not only was there a Spacetime Piglet, but there was also a cloth doll.

The doll was wearing a beautiful princess gown and had long golden hair. It looked beautiful.

Zhou Wen had never seen the doll before, nor had he seen any information about her on the Internet. He didn't dare rashly come out of the Chaos Egg.

When Spacetime Piglet and the doll saw a huge ball slam into the hut, they immediately moved.

The light in the Spacetime Piglet's eyes shot out like a spotlight and shone on the Chaos Egg. The Essence Energy in the Chaos Egg immediately increased significantly, condensing a drop of liquid Essence Energy.

After all, it was only at the Mythical stage. Even if it attacked with all its might, it wouldn't be of much use against the Chaos Egg.

The doll also launched an attack. She held a wand in her hand and raised it above her head as her body spun a few circles with the wand.

The princess dress fluttered due to the spinning, but that wasn't the main point. As the doll spun, a large amount of liquid Essence Energy was produced in the Chaos Egg. In a moment, it filled half the Chaos Egg.

A temporal Terror creature??Zhou Wen was delighted.

Previously, the Spacetime Bandit skill crystal required dual temporal and spatial Terror transformation. Zhou Wen was just wondering where he could find a temporal Terror creature. This cloth doll was very likely one.

In the past, before he had the Chaos Egg, the only thing Zhou Wen would have been able to do was first capture the cloth doll alive and completely subdue it over time before he used the Demon God Body to scan her body and transform into her.

Now that he had the Chaos Egg, there was no need to go through so much trouble. Although he couldn't use offensive powers in the Chaos Egg, it didn't stop Zhou Wen from observing it.

After carving the Demon God Bloodline Catalog on the Wheel of Destiny, Zhou Wen's body underwent a strange change. His eyes turned extremely demonic as they suffused a strange glow.

Zhou Wen focused his gaze on the cloth doll as his body gradually began to change.

The cloth doll and Spacetime Piglet kept attacking the Chaos Egg. Unfortunately, other than adding some Essence Energy liquid to the Chaos Egg, the attacks were futile.

Zhou Wen wasn't injured in the Chaos Egg at all, and the Demon God Body wasn't interrupted.

However, there was too much data needed to be scanned to become a Terror-grade creature. The Demon God Eyes constantly scanned it. After a while, Zhou Wen's body gradually transformed into the doll.

It took him half an hour to fully transform.

Indeed, it's temporal.?Even without looking at the information, Zhou Wen knew the details of the doll from the data he had obtained from the scan. He was immediately overjoyed as he engraved the Godfiend Era, allowing Clown Mask to appear on his face.

Now, I have both Time and Space. I hope I can absorb the Spacetime Bandit skill crystal.?Zhou Wen took out the Spacetime Bandit crystal and attempted to absorb it.

The Spacetime Bandit crystal was easily absorbed by Zhou Wen. It transformed into an endless stream of energy that was injected into Zhou Wen's body. Furthermore, a new Essence Energy circulation path was opened up in his body.

It's done!?Zhou Wen felt the skill crystal's information constantly surge into his brain as the pleasant surprise on his face intensified.

After the skill crystal was completely absorbed, Zhou Wen eagerly switched on his phone to look at his skill information.

Although he had already grasped the skill information of Spacetime Bandit, Zhou Wen still habitually read the text.

Spacetime Bandit (Terror-grade): Slaughtering that can travel through spacetime.

The information was very simple, but Zhou Wen, who had obtained the information regarding Spacetime Bandit, knew very well that the simple description represented really terrifying meanings.

Spacetime Bandit was an extremely strange spatio-temporal skill. It could delay a person's actions by 0 to 3 seconds.

This delay didn't mean that one's actions would slow down. Instead, they would complete their actions 0 to 3 seconds in advance and use the completed attack to attack the present.

It was a little troublesome to describe. To put it simply, it was like having an avatar. This avatar was the past you from a second or two ago.

At this moment, one could complete the skill, but this skill would be delivered only a second or two later. By then, the real person would have long fled.

Only the attack would injure the opponent, but the opponent's attack couldn't touch one because they weren't there.

In practice, the variations were much more complicated than this. There were also more possibilities. Zhou Wen was momentarily unable to fully express his understanding.

However, he knew very well that this was a very useful skill. If used well, it could be said to be a divine skill.

Spacetime Bandit should have other spatio-temporal skills. Unfortunately, I only encountered one. If more skills had been dropped, I might be able to kill people like a Spacetime Bandit—completely catching people off guard.?Zhou Wen felt regretful.

However, Zhou Wen was already very satisfied.

He attempted to use the Spacetime Bandit skill before using Transcendent Flying Immortal.

Transcendent Flying Immortal didn't immediately take effect and Zhou Wen left his previous spot.

In less than a second, the spot—where Zhou Wen had been—erupted with Transcendent Flying Immortal's streams of light that slashed in the direction of the Spacetime Piglet.

Spacetime Piglet used a spatial extension skill, but unfortunately, it was only at the Mythical stage. It failed to escape Transcendent Flying Immortal's strike and was killed on the spot.

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Chapter 1266: Candy Box

Ding!

A dimensional crystal dropped. It was a wooden crystal with the appearance of the Spacetime Piglet carved on it.

Spacetime Piglet's skill crystal. Could it be spatial extension??Zhou Wen was delighted.

However, Zhou Wen couldn't pick up the skill crystal while inside the Chaos Egg.

Spacetime Bandit resolved the problem of Zhou Wen being unable to attack while inside the Chaos Egg. As long as he used the characteristics of delayed attacks, he didn't have to worry about the attacks hitting the Chaos Egg and not being able to leave.

Zhou Wen continued attacking the doll. After transforming into the doll, he had a good understanding of her various skills. He gained a huge advantage in battle.

Furthermore, with the Chaos Egg protecting him, Zhou Wen was in an invincible position.

Using Spacetime Bandit's ability, he constantly delayed his attacks. As Zhou Wen still wasn't very proficient, the delay was very short at the beginning. The delay seldom exceeded a second.

With increased proficiency, he could only produce a delay of two to three seconds at maximum. There was no way to continue delaying unless he had the skill to break through to the Terror grade.

However, it wasn't that the longer the delay, the better. The longer the delay, the higher the requirement on one's judgment. After all, the other party wasn't dead—they could move. The longer the delay, the harder it was to hit the opponent.

Of course, if one could predict the opponent's trajectory, they could attack the opponent's future position in advance. When the delay time was up, the opponent would be right in that area, making for a spectacular show.

Zhou Wen had just begun using this skill, so it wasn't at that level. He only tried his best to reduce the delay to increase the accuracy of his attacks.

Finally, the cloth doll was sliced into two by the Asura Saber. With a clang, something dropped from the cloth doll's ruptured body.

Zhou Wen originally imagined that even if it wasn't a Companion Egg, it should be a crystal or something, but on careful look, he was somewhat puzzled when he saw what it was.

What fell out was a rather unique-looking box. It was made of wood and had exquisite patterns engraved on it. It was accompanied by a small and cute bronze lock.

There were a few words engraved on the front of the box.

Sweetie's candy box??Zhou Wen made the Chaos Egg vanish for an instant and sucked the Spacetime Piglet's dimensional crystal and the tiny box over. Then, he activated the Chaos Egg again and silently read the words on the box. It felt extremely odd.

He reached out to touch the bronze lock, but it wasn't locked. It opened the moment he touched it. Zhou Wen removed the bronze lock and opened the small box. Inside the small box was a candy.

The candy was wrapped in pink plastic wrapping paper with the words "Lemon Candy" printed on it.

Zhou Wen took out the candy and gave it a closer look. No matter how he looked at it, it was packaging produced by a factory. The words were printed mechanically. No matter how he looked at it, it looked like it was artificially produced and not something a dimensional creature should have.

As for the small box, it looked like a man-made product. It wasn't a dimensional item.

Strange, why would a dimensional creature have these human things??Zhou Wen looked at the candy box again and realized that there was a note at the bottom of the box.

Zhou Wen saw at a glance that there was a line of crooked words written on the paper. It looked like it had been written by a child who had just learned how to write.

"Sweetie hates lemon candy the most." Zhou Wen looked at the words and thought to himself,?Could it be that someone brought these things in and was killed by the doll before having them snatched away? But that's not right. The Time Hut's name is Sweetie's Hut. Could it be that Sweetie is a human and the Time Hut is hers? The Spacetime Piglet and the doll are her toys…

Zhou Wen felt that his idea was ridiculous. How could a human treat a Terror creature as a toy?

If Sweetie isn't a human, what could she be? A creature from the dimension? Or a powerful creature born on Earth? But from her words, she doesn't seem to be such a powerful creature. She's clearly a child…?Many thoughts flashed through Zhou Wen's mind. No matter how he thought about it, he felt that something was amiss. All he could do was put this matter aside. It was more important to find Lucas.

He placed the lemon candy back into the candy box and wanted to store it in the Chaos Bead, but to his surprise, he couldn't place the lemon candy in the Chaos Bead.

How did this happen??Zhou Wen tried a few more times and realized that every time he wanted to put it in, there seemed to be a strange force repelling the candy box, preventing it from entering the Chaos Bead.

Zhou Wen's heart stirred as he took out the lemon candy and tried putting it into the Chaos Bead. This time, he succeeded.

Is this candy box actually a spatial item??Zhou Wen was alarmed as he hurriedly took out some items to see if he could put them inside.

To Zhou Wen's surprise, the items couldn't be placed inside. The space in the candy box didn't expand either.

It's not a spatial item? Then why can't it be placed inside the Chaos Bead??Zhou Wen frowned in thought. Suddenly, he thought of something and took out some chocolate candy from the Chaos Bead. The candy was for Ya'er. He had made a huge one-time purchase and occasionally took some out for her to eat.

Zhou Wen tried putting the chocolate candy into the candy box. In the next second, Zhou Wen was at a loss whether to laugh or cry.

The large pieces of chocolate were easily placed in the candy box that was much smaller than the chocolate.

Zhou Wen took out a pile of various candies and tried putting them in. He succeeded in placing a large pile of candy into the candy box. Once the candy approached the box, they automatically shrank and didn't occupy any space inside.

Who's so bored as to make such a spatial item that specializes in storing candy? They went through so much just to store candy. Isn't that too extravagant??Zhou Wen was at a loss for words.

It was clearly a rare spatial item with quite a large capacity, but it could only be used to store candy. It was useless to Zhou Wen.

It's fine, I guess. I'll give it to Ya'er. This thing is very small. It's not bad to use it to store candy for Ya'er. She doesn't have to ask me for candy whenever she wants to eat some.?Zhou Wen placed the candy inside and thought for a moment before taking out the lemon candy.

He did not know if there was anything wrong with this piece of lemon candy. He had to be wary. It was best not to eat it randomly.

He didn't immediately give the candy box to Ya'er. Zhou Wen wanted to wait a little longer. It wouldn't be too late to give it to Ya'er if the candy in the candy box remained fine.

After packing up, Zhou Wen left the Chaos Hut and walked towards the Present Hut.

Since Lucas wasn't in the Chaos Hut, Zhou Wen could only place his last hope on the Present Hut. If he couldn't find him, there was no need to continue the search.

The Future Hut and Past Hut were places that spelled no return. At the very least, Zhou Wen hadn't found a way to return.

The Chaos Egg slammed open the wooden door and Zhou Wen entered the Present Hut.

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Chapter 1267: A Different Present Hut

The Present Hut was the same as in-game. It was in the standard Time Hut style—wooden table, wooden chair, wooden bed, and a wooden horse. It was the same as the ordinary Time Hut's layout.

However, there was something in the Present Hut that wasn't in-game.

There were more than ten people in the hut. They were either standing, squatting, or sitting. They were clearly breathing, living people made of blood and flesh, but for some reason, they stood there motionless like puppets. Their eyes were fixed in one direction.

Zhou Wen's heart palpitated as he didn't dare come out of the Chaos Egg. He felt unease even inside the Chaos Egg. He hurriedly donned the Dragon King armor and used all sorts of skills like the Heaven-Opening Scripture of the Highest Elder.

After doing all of this, Zhou Wen sized up the situation in the hut again.

The dozen or so people in the hut made the originally small hut seem a little crowded. Zhou Wen quickly realized that Lucas was among them, but he stood there motionless like a realistic wax statue.

Like the others, Lucas stared intently at the only bed in the wooden hut.

Zhou Wen didn't dare use his eyes to look at the bed. He used Truth Listener's ability to scan it and realized that the bed in the room was somewhat different from what he had seen in-game.

The wooden bed in-game was an ordinary wooden bed, but this bed had a translucent veil that enveloped the entire bed.

And on the bed was a person. Lucas and company were looking at the person on the bed.

Zhou Wen listened carefully and realized that the person lying on the bed was likely a beautiful woman. As she lay there, he could still see her graceful figure. Her face was so exquisite that she didn't look human.

Human??Zhou Wen was somewhat surprised. Although the woman was so beautiful that she didn't look human, Zhou Wen could sense a human aura from her. She was definitely not a dimensional creature. At the very least, she had some human bloodline.

Zhou Wen didn't dare go over, much less attempt to call out to Lucas. This was because he didn't know what had happened. Not only would he fail to save Lucas if he acted rashly, but he might also harm him or even himself.

Just like a person who had been electrocuted, one couldn't just pull him away. One had to use some insulation tools to save him.

Lucas wasn't suffering from a case of electrocution, so all the more Zhou Wen couldn't act rashly. He had to figure out how to save him and not harm him.

Everything was normal with the Chaos Egg—it didn't produce any Essence Energy. This meant that the Present Hut was the same as in-game. It didn't have the ability to harm people, nor did it change the flow of time.

The reason Lucas and company had become like this was most likely because of that woman.

Just as Zhou Wen was observing, someone suddenly moved.

Zhou Wen hurriedly looked over and saw a man standing by the bed. He looked to be in his thirties or forties. He was originally standing there motionless, but for some reason, he suddenly moved.

His eyes were blood-red; his eye whites seemed flush with blood as though they were about to explode.

He continued to stare at the woman on the bed and pounced on the wooden bed like a beast.

However, just as his hand touched the muslin bed curtain, his entire body seemed to suffer electrocution. His body stopped immediately as it terminated its charge forward. His body was still convulsing as though it was suffering a fit.

As he constantly convulsed, dried powder kept dropping from his body. In a moment, he turned from a human with flesh and blood into a skeleton. The skeleton didn't exist for long before it turned to ashes. Then, nothing was left.

Even his clothes and armor seemed to have undergone the ravages of time, turning into dust.

Zhou Wen was alarmed as he didn't dare look at the woman on the bed.

However, Truth Listener's ability made Zhou Wen realize that the woman lying on the bed had become even more exquisite and rosy. She looked even more beautiful.

Indeed, it's because of that woman!?Zhou Wen's heart palpitated. He couldn't tell how the woman had attacked the man.

Unfathomable enemies were the most terrifying. Zhou Wen only wanted to take Lucas out without any intention of provoking the woman.

However, taking Lucas out was a problem. Ignoring the question of whether he could touch Lucas, even if he could, how could he take him out of the Present Hut?

Without the Chaos Egg's protection, leaving the Present Hut was a dead end. However, Zhou Wen was the only one who could use the Chaos Egg—he couldn't pull Lucas in.

I can only put him in the Chaos Bead.?Zhou Wen looked around with some hesitation.

He definitely couldn't touch Lucas. If anything happened, he wouldn't even have the chance to remedy the situation.

Therefore, Zhou Wen could only place his sights on the remaining people. He wanted to try putting someone into the Chaos Bead and see if he could take them out of the Present Hut.

Zhou Wen had previously tried doing so in-game. Companion Beasts would die if they entered and exited independently. However, they wouldn't die if stored inside the Chaos Bead.

However, that was only a Companion Beast test after all. It was safer to use humans as an experiment.

However, if the experiment failed, it was equivalent to killing a person. This left Zhou Wen in a dilemma since choosing anyone appeared inappropriate.

I'm sorry. Since you are ultimately doomed standing here, I'll make the bet for you. If you win, you can escape and live and I won't need your gratitude. If you lose, blame your bad luck. Zhou Wen randomly chose a person and was about to deactivate the Chaos Egg and forcefully pull him into the Chaos Bead.

However, before Zhou Wen could do anything, someone suddenly moved. A young man standing beside the table pounced at the wooden bed with bloodshot eyes like the middle-aged man from before.

Zhou Wen's heart stirred as he immediately deactivated the Chaos Egg. He extended his hand and sucked the young man over before stuffing him into the Chaos Bead.

Zhou Wen activated the Chaos Egg again to protect himself. Just as he was about to leave the Present Hut, something terrifying happened.

After Zhou Wen stuffed the young man into the Chaos Bead, his body rapidly aged. In the blink of an eye, he turned from a young man to a dying old man.

He struggled with all his might, but his body quickly dried up and turned to dust. In a moment, he was reduced to ashes that scattered everywhere.

How did this happen??Zhou Wen was alarmed. He hadn't left the Present Hut and had only placed the person in the Chaos Bead; yet, he had died.

Zhou Wen's heart palpitated as he immediately felt that something was amiss. His first reaction was to drive the Chaos Egg to leave the Present Hut.

However, when he turned to look at the wooden door, he saw a beautiful and tall woman standing in front of it. Her beautiful eyes were devoid of any human emotions as she stared at the Chaos Egg.

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Chapter 1268: Battle of the Wooden Hut

"Come out," the woman said expressionlessly.

Zhou Wen knew that the woman wanted him to come out of the Chaos Egg, but how could he be willing to? If he didn't come out of it, he might be able to withstand a few attacks. If he went out, he might die.

The woman was straightforward. In less than two seconds after speaking, she slapped out at the Chaos Egg with her palm.

Zhou Wen was inside the Chaos Egg. Even with all sorts of flight maneuvering skills, he couldn't fly with the Chaos Egg as it was rather slow, so he immediately felt a terrifying invisible force lash at the Chaos Egg, sending it flying like a ball.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

The Chaos Egg was like a bouncing ball as it quickly bounced back and forth in the wooden hut. It slammed into the people in the room. As for the wooden table and chair in the room, even though they had been struck, they didn't budge, nor were they damaged in the slightest.

Inside the Chaos Egg, diamond-like solid Essence Energy appeared. Each one was the size of a cat's eye, shocking Zhou Wen.

Previously, the doll's attack could only transform into a small amount of liquid Essence Energy, but this woman's casual strike had condensed so much solid Essence Energy.

If she were to attack with all her might, the kind of power involved alarmed Zhou Wen. Perhaps the Chaos Egg would really explode from the Essence Energy.

Calamity grade. This woman is definitely at the Calamity grade, but are there really Calamity-grade humans??Zhou Wen suspected that she wasn't a real human.

Currently, the only human Calamity that Zhou Wen knew of was Wang Mingyuan. Strictly speaking, Wang Mingyuan was no longer human. It was obvious that he had an inhuman aura. As for the human aura on this woman, Zhou Wen couldn't tell what difference she had from ordinary humans.

"Wait." Zhou Wen hurriedly shouted when he saw that the woman was about to silently attack again.

The woman stared at Zhou Wen indifferently and said, "Come out."

Zhou Wen thought for a moment and guessed that his Chaos Egg couldn't withstand a Calamity-grade attack. At most, it could last a little longer. It didn't mean much, so he deactivated the Chaos Egg and revealed his true body.

However, he was still wearing the Dragon King armor and Clown Mask. When he came out of the Chaos Egg, she still couldn't see what he looked like.

"Human?" The woman sized up Zhou Wen as though she was somewhat surprised.

"Aren't you also human?" Zhou Wen probed.

The woman ignored him and stared at his body before saying indifferently, "Strip."

"Strip?" Zhou Wen was momentarily taken aback, but he quickly understood that she wanted him to take off the Dragon King armor.

"Why do you want me to take it off?" Zhou Wen definitely wouldn't take it off.

"Die or strip." The woman gave Zhou Wen two choices.

"Alright… I…" As Zhou Wen spoke, his body suddenly moved rapidly. He pushed his Transcendent Flying Immortal stance to its limits and instantly circled around the woman and rushed towards the wooden door.

The woman didn't chase after him, but Zhou Wen's heart palpitated. He had an ominous feeling as he hurriedly summoned the Chaos Egg to protect himself.

Bang!

It was as though a heavy hammer had smashed into the Chaos Egg. The Chaos Egg was almost flattened before it bounced up and shot around the room.

Inside the Chaos Egg, solid Essence Energy condensed and fell, filling up about a sixth of the space.

Zhou Wen was somewhat depressed. He had never expected such a sicko to appear in the hut. He originally imagined that the Present Hut was safe, but now, it was as though he was doomed. His plans couldn't keep up with the changes.

Another seven or eight of those strikes would probably fill the Chaos Egg with solid Essence Energy.

This can't continue.?Many solutions flashed through Zhou Wen's mind, but few were effective against a Calamity-grade entity.

However, the woman didn't care. She slapped the Chaos Egg in the air again and again, slamming it against the wall as it bounced back. The terrifying force nearly flattened the Chaos Egg, but it resisted the pressure and didn't explode.

However, a large amount of solid Essence Energy appeared in the Chaos Egg. After a few instances, it nearly buried Zhou Wen.

Although the Chaos Egg was better at storage than Zhou Wen had imagined, it was already half full after seven or eight strikes. At this rate, it couldn't escape the fate of being filled.

Absorb, absorb, I'll just keep absorbing!?Zhou Wen desperately absorbed the solid Essence Energy inside as he used Spacetime Bandit.

The ability of Spacetime Bandit was very strange. When using it, he could use other skills simultaneously. Those skills wouldn't be released immediately.

After a delay of 0 to 3 seconds, even if Zhou Wen had already left the area, it was as though an invisible avatar was releasing the skill Zhou Wen had used.

Under Zhou Wen's crazy casting, sword beams appeared where the Chaos Egg flew over and shot at the woman like a rain of swords.

Zhou Wen's Heart Defying Sword Art was considered a powerful sword technique. With three thousand sword intents in one body, every sword beam's sword intent was different.

The sword beams arrived in front of the woman and her eyes narrowed. As though frightened by her gaze, the sword beams immediately stopped in midair.

The sword beams naturally weren't frightened. Instead, the woman's eyes contained a terrifying power that forced the sword beams to stop.

The look in the woman's eyes changed as the sword beams that filled the sky shattered, turning into countless specks of light.

Zhou Wen gritted his teeth and rushed out of the Chaos Egg. However, he didn't charge at the woman. Instead, he charged at the people lying on the ground.

In order to survive, Zhou Wen couldn't care less about the consequences. He grabbed two people on the ground and threw one in each hand at the woman.

The woman didn't kill the people Zhou Wen had thrown with a glance. Instead, she darted her eyes and the two of them froze in midair before landing to the side.

Zhou Wen didn't stop as he constantly grabbed the puppet-like people on the ground and threw them at the woman.

The woman didn't harm those people. She only controlled them to land behind her, leaving Zhou Wen with nothing to grab.

Soon, more than ten people had been thrown over by Zhou Wen. With nothing to grab, he reached out to grab the chair. However, it was as though it had been nailed to the ground. He couldn't move it no matter how hard he tried.

He wanted to flip the table, but the outcome was the same. After using all his strength, the table remained motionless. As the woman's gaze landed on him, Zhou Wen immediately felt his body being controlled by an invisible force, preventing him from moving.

The woman walked towards Zhou Wen step by step, her eyes turning sharper. Under the woman's gaze, the Dragon King armor on Zhou Wen's body cracked and was about to shatter.

Suddenly, the Heaven-Opening Scripture of the Highest Elder appeared above Zhou Wen's head. It flipped open page after page, and some mysterious scriptures shimmered with a profound divine light.

Zhou Wen, who couldn't move, suddenly leaped up and slashed at the woman just inches from him with the Asura Saber.

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Chapter 1269: Zhou Wen's Specialty

The wooden hut was small to begin with, and the woman was already very close to Zhou Wen. This strike was just too close to the woman. With Zhou Wen's saber speed, he only needed an instant to strike the woman.

However, at such a close distance, the Asura Saber stopped. Under the woman's gaze, the Asura Saber trembled and couldn't advance another inch. It stopped in front of the woman and trembled incessantly. It was no different from a struggling, dying fish.

Zhou Wen used his other hand to press on the saber's back, but the Asura Saber was still unable to proceed forward any further.

Bang!

The woman's eyes narrowed as Zhou Wen was sent flying with his saber. He slammed into the wooden bed and several parts of the Dragon King armor shattered. Zhou Wen spewed out a mouthful of blood as he felt a bone-chilling pain in his chest.

At some point in time, the woman had walked to the bed and reached out to grab the Clown Mask on Zhou Wen's face.

Zhou Wen suddenly widened his eyes as a shadow that resembled Great Brahma appeared. The fourth face with its back facing the black hole slowly turned. As the face turned, the black hole behind it grew bigger and bigger, as though it wanted to devour everything.

Countless wraiths screamed inside as countless hellspawn roared as though they wanted to turn the world into purgatory.

The woman glared at the black hole that resembled the entrance to hell, but the corners of her mouth curled up slightly as she revealed a look of disdain. She pressed her palm at the black hole.

Her fingers were smooth and flawless, as perfect as the world's most perfect white jade.

This palm contained unparalleled power, as though it could suppress all worlds. The terrifying black hole gradually shrank under the palm.

The wraiths in the black hole screamed as the terrifying roars became weaker and weaker until they could no longer be heard.

As for the black hole, it was compressed to the point of becoming a rift. Great Brahma's huge body became as tiny as an ant under the suppression.

The terrifying palm had already occupied the world and was about to smash Great Brahma and Zhou Wen into pieces.

However, Great Brahma and Zhou Wen suddenly vanished. They vanished from the woman's terrifying palm, leaving the woman somewhat alarmed.

It was impossible for a Terror-grade spatial ability to break through her suppression. In fact, spatial teleportation wasn't that easy to use in the hut. It was very easy to have problems entering the spatial passageway.

However, Zhou Wen vanished just like that. Furthermore, another humanoid creature appeared almost at the same time under the woman's palm. The woman failed to retract her palm in time as the terrifying power in her jade hand crushed the humanoid creature into ashes.

Although it was only a fleeting glance, the woman could already see that the humanoid creature she had crushed to death was one of the people standing in the room.

After Zhou Wen threw the person over, she had placed him behind her, near the wooden hut's entrance.

The woman realized something and turned her head to see that Zhou Wen had already rushed out of the Present Hut under the protection of the Chaos Egg.

The woman's eyes were filled with anger. The mere human had actually escaped under her nose. Furthermore, she had accidentally killed her prey. This was something her pride couldn't accept.

Without any hesitation, the woman rushed out of the Present Hut.

Although there was only a wooden door between the Present Hut and the Time Corridor, it was like a teleportation door that separated two worlds. Even if the woman wanted to leave, she needed the same time to pass through the door.

When she arrived at the Time Corridor, she saw Zhou Wen passing through another wooden door and returning to a Time Hut.

The woman chased after him again. She was furious, but the time she passed through the wooden door prevented her from using her powerful strength and speed.

When she entered the Time Hut, she saw Zhou Wen pass through the wooden door and leave.

"Let's see where you can run to. No matter where you go—be it heaven or hell—you will definitely die today." Almost no one could see the woman move as she had already entered the wooden door and rushed out of the Time Hut.

After Zhou Wen rushed out of the Time Hut, he turned his head and saw the woman's face coming out of the door, but her body was still inside the door enveloped by light.

Without any hesitation, Zhou Wen used the Sky-Stealing Sun-Swapping Art's interstellar teleportation ability and arrived above Venus.

When he threw those people at the women, he had already left coordinates on them. Then, he used Great Brahma to attract the woman's attention, making her think that he was in a hopeless situation. Finally, he swapped positions with one of them using Sky-Stealing Sun-Swapping.

He originally imagined that the woman wouldn't discover that he wasn't the one who had died, but her eyesight and reaction were much better than he had imagined. She immediately discovered Zhou Wen's exchange with the person and chased after him without giving him any time.

Zhou Wen teleported to Venus as a precaution. If the woman could still catch up, he could use the dungeon on Venus to fend her off.

After arriving on Venus, Zhou Wen realized that he was near the rift valley where he had previously discovered the metal flower. He couldn't help but have a thought as he immediately instant transmitted towards it.

It would be fine if the woman couldn't catch up. If she could catch up, perhaps he could try to use the metal flower's power to stop her for a period of time.

Just as Zhou Wen finished instant transmission, a tall woman appeared where he had been. Like a ghost, she gradually materialized from an illusion. She was none other than the woman who had been pursuing him.

Zhou Wen sensed the woman's appearance, but he wasn't flustered. Although she was a Calamity-grade expert with overwhelming strength, she might not be able to kill him.

Zhou Wen might not be the strongest in other aspects, but his ability to survive and escape made him an expert among experts.

The experience of dying countless times in-game was definitely not a waste of time. Having experienced countless deaths, Zhou Wen definitely knew how to avoid death.

After instant transmitting to the edge of the rift valley, Zhou Wen instant transmitted into the valley again without any hesitation.

The Chaos Egg appeared outside his body the moment he finished instant transmission. It fell to the bottom like a huge ball, and that was where the metal flower was.

As the Chaos Egg fell, the solid Essence Energy in it suddenly increased greatly. Soon, it filled half the Chaos Egg, making Zhou Wen delighted instead of being alarmed.

The greater the reaction of the Chaos Egg, the more terrifying the metal flower was.

If it were any other time, Zhou Wen naturally wouldn't wish to encounter such a terrifying creature, but at this moment, he hoped that the metal flower would be as strong as possible.

The woman followed closely into the valley. Without the restrictions of the teleportation door, she was much faster than Zhou Wen. She instantly arrived beside the Chaos Egg and reached out to grab it. She appeared even faster than Zhou Wen had imagined. The Chaos Egg hadn't reached the bottom of the valley and was only halfway in its descent.

Heaven bless me!?Zhou Wen could only pray to the heavens, hoping that the metal flower would react.

In theory, when any creature's territory was invaded by unfamiliar creatures, they would first pay attention to the creatures that could threaten them.

As for the Chaos Egg itself, it posed very little threat. If the metal flower didn't cower, it might treat the woman as its first target.

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Chapter 1270: Sky-Stealing Sun-Swapping

Translator: CKtalon

The woman's fingers were long, but they were much smaller than the Chaos Egg. However, when her fingers grabbed the Chaos Egg, it was as though an invisible finger force extended out and held it.

Under the invisible pressure of the fingers, the Chaos Egg peeled off as if it was about to explode.

Is there no reaction from the metal flower??Zhou Wen was somewhat depressed. He was about to be buried alive by the constantly produced solid Essence Energy in the Chaos Egg.

Just as Zhou Wen was planning on using the second, third, or fourth backup plan to escape, he suddenly felt the pressure on the Chaos Egg decrease significantly.

Buzz!

A strange buzzing sound entered Zhou Wen's ears. The woman holding the Chaos Egg seemed to weaken her grip. She looked at the bottom of the valley and saw the metal flower. The buzzing sound seemed to come from there..

The woman stared at the bottom of the valley. Her clothes were trembling slightly like ripples in water.

Zhou Wen felt the surface of the Chaos Egg tremble as well, but the power of the vibrations didn't enter the Chaos Egg. Instead, many solid Essence Energy particles appeared inside.

Has the metal flower reacted??Zhou Wen was delighted, but this feeling soon ended. This was because the Essence Energy in the chaos was about to be filled. Zhou Wen's entire body was already buried in solid Essence Energy.

As solid Essence Energy couldn't be compressed further, the Chaos Egg began to expand after it was filled.

Situated in the middle of the massive amount of pure Essence Energy, Zhou Wen didn't feel any happiness from obtaining Essence Energy.

The woman seemed eager to rush out of the rift valley, but for some reason, her body retreated a distance, as she failed to escape the rift valley.

An invisible force seemed to suppress her body, preventing her from rushing out of the rift valley.

"To think I fought countless battles in the past and killed countless Terror-grade experts. Now, a mere flower actually dares to provoke me." The woman seemed to be truly furious. Her muslin clothes fluttered and transformed into pillars of light that descended from the sky and struck the rift valley.

At that moment, the woman was like a reincarnating saintess, purifying all the evil in the world. The beams of light were shocking, as though they wanted to flatten the entire rift valley.

The terrifying pillars of light struck the bottom of the valley, but they didn't produce any rumbling sounds. Before they approached the metal flower, they suddenly disintegrated and shattered into specks of light.

Zhou Wen noticed something. There was a strange vibrational force in the rift valley. Anything that entered the rift valley would be affected by this vibrational force and quickly disintegrated, disintegrating into extremely tiny particles that scattered across the bottom of the valley.

What power is this??This was the first time Zhou Wen had seen such power. Although he was curious, he didn't have the luxury of time to be curious.

As it was simultaneously affected by the woman's finger pressure and the vibrational force of the metal flower, the Chaos Egg had already expanded to the size of a hot air balloon. It was filled with solid Essence Energy that had nearly squashed Zhou Wen flat.

Although Zhou Wen was already desperately absorbing the Essence Energy, the bit of Essence Energy he could absorb was only a drop in the ocean. It didn't affect the overall situation.

From the looks of it, I'll have to use Plan B.?Zhou Wen knew that he was in the crossfire of two Calamity Zones. He could only survive using the Chaos Egg. If the Chaos Egg exploded, he probably wouldn't even have the chance to teleport out.

The Chaos Egg grew bigger and bigger until it was almost transparent. Zhou Wen didn't dare wait any longer. He put on his armor and various equipment before using Spacetime Bandit to use Sky-Stealing Sun-Swapping.

When Zhou Wen rushed down the rift valley, he had deliberately touched a stone outside, leaving behind the mark of Sky-Stealing Sun-Swapping. Now, he could use it to exchange positions to escape the rift valley.

However, Zhou Wen was also prepared for failure. With the two Calamity Zones overlapping, it was still a question if Sky-Stealing Sun-Swapping would work.

Zhou Wen used Sky-Stealing Sun-Swapping, but due to Spacetime Bandit's delayed effect, Sky-Stealing Sun-Swapping showed its effect when he deactivated the Chaos Egg.

Zhou Wen felt his armor tremble as though it was about to disintegrate. Thankfully, in an instant, he vanished from the rift valley and returned to the mountain ridge outside.

As for the woman, a Venusian rock appeared in her hand. The rock couldn't withstand the woman's and the metal flower's power and shattered.

I'm finally out!?Zhou Wen was overjoyed.

The Sky-Stealing Sun-Swapping technique, which combined the powers of the Godfiend Era and the Sky-Stealing Sun-Swapping powers, was even more bizarre than he had imagined. Even the Calamity Zones couldn't hold him back.

It lives up to its name.?Zhou Wen didn't dare stay any longer as he quickly instant transmitted in the direction of the Venusian dimensional zone.

If the woman chased after him again, he would rush into the Venusian dimension and use the Calamity creature inside to deal with the strange woman.

However, after a few instant transmissions, he realized that the woman wasn't following him. As for the rift valley, terrifying energy fluctuations erupted. Holy light bombarded the area as ear-piercing rumbles sounded from time to time. Large swaths of rocks cracked as mountains collapsed, as though it was the end of the world.

That woman actually failed to escape and chase after me??Zhou Wen was delighted. Ignoring the woman, he used Sky-Stealing Sun-Swapping again.

A tiny blade of grass appeared where Zhou Wen was, and he returned to the door of the Time Hut.

This was also the mark he had left behind after rushing out of the Time Hut. However, he hadn't dared to return previously because he was afraid that the woman would follow him. Now, with the woman fighting the metal flower, she shouldn't be able to catch up so quickly.

He summoned the Chaos Egg again. It was still filled with solid Essence Energy, bulging the Chaos Egg greatly. Zhou Wen couldn't care less as he barely made the Chaos Egg enter the Time Hut.

Soon, Zhou Wen arrived in the hut, but the scene inside gave him a fright.

The dozen or so people from before were mostly young adults. They were at most in their forties or fifties, but now, most of them had turned into wrinkled old men who were dead on the ground.

Only five people were still alive. Two of them looked very old. Lucas and the other two looked rather normal—they hadn't aged drastically.

What's going on??Zhou Wen's heart stirred as he placed the younger person into the Chaos Bead and attempted to leave the hut.

This time, the young man didn't die of old age quickly. Nothing happened after Zhou Wen took him out of the Present Hut. Instead, he woke up shortly after.

Zhou Wen was delighted. After confirming that he was fine, he rushed back to the Present Hut and stored the people and corpses away, including Lucas.

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Chapter 1271: Battle Spectating

Translator: CKtalon

"Ah! Why am I here?" Lucas looked at Zhou Wen and Philo in puzzlement.

"Zhou Wen saved you. Hurry up and thank him." Philo was delighted. She was originally a little angry at Zhou Wen for forcefully imprisoning her.

However, she never expected Lucas to be in front of her after Zhou Wen released her. Although he looked a little groggy, he didn't seem to have any problems. She couldn't help but feel grateful and ashamed. She never expected Zhou Wen to take the risk to enter the Time Hut and rescue Lucas. She had previously suspected that Zhou Wen didn't dare enter to save Lucas because he was afraid of death.

"Zhou Wen, how did you get me out of the Present Hut? I thought I was doomed," Lucas said with lingering fear.

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Although Zhou Wen wanted to ask what he had experienced in the Present Hut, it wasn't the time for a chit chat.

"Now, the terrifying existence in the hut is pursuing us. Everyone, split up and escape. We'll talk later," Zhou Wen said as he instant transmitted away.

He wasn't sure when the woman would catch up. He had already scattered the people and corpses in different places.

Now that he was separated from Lucas, even if the woman really caught up, she wouldn't be in the mood to capture Lucas.

"The mighty Lucas shall fight alongside you…" Zhou Wen vaguely heard Lucas's voice, but he ignored him.

Zhou Wen teleported to Venus again, but he didn't appear near the rift valley. However, he could sense the energy fluctuations coming from it. Despite being so far away, he could still feel the ground tremble. Clearly, the battle was still ongoing.

What's the origin of that metal flower? It can actually fight that terrifying woman to such an extent. It looks like it's on par with her.?Zhou Wen sensed the power fluctuations and realized that the metal flower's vibrational forces were still very powerful. It wasn't suppressed by the woman.

Zhou Wen didn't dare get too close. He only sensed the Essence Energy fluctuations from afar and roughly determined the battle situation.

As it was too far away, it was beyond Great Brahma and Truth Listener's range.

Sensing the power fluctuations weakening, Zhou Wen gritted his teeth and dived towards the rift valley. The terrifying woman wanted him dead. If there was a chance, Zhou Wen naturally wouldn't let her off.

However, Zhou Wen wasn't her match, so this seemed to be an excellent opportunity. The woman's and the metal flower's powers seemed to be fading, so Zhou Wen decided to take the risk to take a look.

If he let the woman escape safely, she might chase after him when she recovered. Therefore, Zhou Wen knew that this was a rare opportunity. He had to take a look.

He put on the Invisibility Cloak and used the invisibility function. Although he didn't know if it was useful against a Calamity-grade existence, it gave him a sense of comfort.

As Zhou Wen constantly approached the rift valley, he realized that the energy fluctuations there were still extremely terrifying. Holy light descended and the rift had long been reduced to a basin, not a narrow rift valley.

The power of Calamity-grade existences is too terrifying. Thankfully, this is Venus. If this were Earth, I wonder how many people would die.?Zhou Wen moved towards the energy fluctuations. As they were so powerful, he couldn't see the situation inside if he was too far away.

He had to know what was happening inside before he knew if there was a chance.

The woman's Holy Light was fine. The power of the Holy Light was very dense. It basically struck the basin and what spread out were only the aftershocks. Zhou Wen wore the Dragon King armor and with Great Brahma's power, it wasn't difficult to withstand it.

However, the metal flower's vibrational power was range-based. It spread far into the distance, but the vibrations remained potent. It made Zhou Wen feel uncomfortable because the Dragon King armor was close to shattering.

This won't do. If I continue approaching, the armor will disintegrate.?Zhou Wen felt the Dragon King armor creaking. It was about to collapse, so he had to stop approaching.

He was still dozens of kilometers away from the basin, and he still couldn't sense the situation inside. However, there was nothing he could do. All he could do was wait patiently, hoping that he could approach again when the surging forces weakened.

After waiting for more than half an hour, the battle over there was still abnormally terrifying. There was no way of approaching.

At this moment, the humans on Earth also discovered this terrifying battle.

The Cube didn't stream the battle. It only seemed interested in the creatures that had entered the metal dimensional zone. It ignored all other creatures.

The reason humans were able to discover this battle was thanks to the various factions using spatial teleportation to place some artificial satellites near Venus.

Originally, the artificial satellites were only used to observe the situation in the Venusian dimensional zones. They never expected to see such a huge battle.

However, by the time they discovered this battle, it was already towards the end.

The artificial satellite of the Special Investigation Bureau was the first to discover the terrifying Holy Light there. As the director of the bureau, Wei Ge immediately attempted to get the artificial satellite to film the situation there.

Although they could only capture the Holy Light and the collapsing rocks, it was still shocking. Such power was clearly not caused by Venusian internal movement. It had to be a result of some creatures fighting, but they couldn't see it.

After this news spread, many factions quickly used their artificial satellites to observe the situation. However, the scene they could see was similar to the bureau's.

"What terrifying power. It's a Calamity-grade battle, right?" Blood Shaman said with lingering fear as he looked at the projection obtained from the artificial satellite.

Cave Era said, "The two parties involved in the battle are undoubtedly at the Calamity grade. If we were present, we might be able to figure out something. Although the artificial satellite's filming capabilities are good, it will probably be very difficult to capture the true body of Calamity-grade creatures."

"Why are they fighting there and not in the Venusian dimensional zone? Could there be something special about that place?" Hermit said in thought.

"Let's wait and see. Perhaps there will be an answer soon," Immortal said as he looked at the projection calmly, as though he wasn't anxious at all.

Although Hermit had the intention to suggest sending people to watch the battle, he recalled that his radical actions had caused Skysplit Tower to collapse, causing the League of Guardians to be disadvantaged. He didn't dare make the request.

While everyone was paying attention to this battle, Zhou Wen was also waiting. Unfortunately, he hadn't found a chance to approach.

Just as Zhou Wen was fretting, he suddenly felt a consciousness tremble in the Chaos Bead. It left him slightly taken aback as he probed the Chaos Bead with his consciousness. He immediately realized that it was the Galaxy Shell Dragon.

The moment Zhou Wen opened the Chaos Bead, the Galaxy Shell Dragon flew back and returned to Zhou Wen, transforming into a tattoo.

However, the current Galaxy Shell Dragon was somewhat different from before. The sphere it was hugging had also vanished.

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Chapter 1272: Prisoned Dragon

The original Galaxy Shell Dragon was crystalline, resembling an Australian lobster.

But now, although it was still in its tattoo form, it was very different from before.

The color had turned into a translucent jade-white color. It was crystalline and there seemed to be fog flowing inside. It looked dreamlike, as though it didn't exist in the mortal world.

The Galaxy Shell Dragon's appearance had also changed. Although it still looked like a lobster, its head looked more like a dragon's. Its body had clearly broadened, and the carapace on its back had become thicker. Furthermore, it appeared to have many edges like a diamond. It looked hard and beautiful, resplendent like stars.

Zhou Wen's eyes lit up when he sensed the information from the Galaxy Shell Dragon. He hurriedly took out his phone to take a closer look.

Prisoned Dragon: Terror (Evolvable)

Life Providence: Unbreakable

Life Soul: Courses Reverse At Extremes

Wheel of Destiny: Absolute Defense

Terror Form: Prisoned Dragon

Strength: 99

Speed: 99

Constitution: 99

Essence Energy: 99

Talent Skill: Death Cage, Ghost Armor, Prisoned Dragon Lock, Trapped Dragon Ascension

Companion Form: Armor

It wasn't unexpected that the Galaxy Shell Dragon had advanced to the Terror grade. After all, the jade pearl it had absorbed belonged to the Calamity-grade Dragon Turtle. It would be strange if it couldn't advance to the Terror grade.

To Zhou Wen's surprise, things weren't as simple as Prisoned Dragon advancing to the Terror grade. Even its species had changed.

Now, Zhou Wen didn't know if it was the advancement of the Galaxy Shell Dragon or if the jade ball's power had occupied its body, allowing it to carry on its life in another form.

Regardless of the situation, it only brought Zhou Wen benefits. Prisoned Dragon's stats were undoubtedly top-notch at the Terror grade, especially its defense. Zhou Wen felt that it was even possible to vie for the position of the number one defensive Companion Beast at the Terror grade.

Absolute Defense could be used indefinitely now. There was no longer a time limit.

With the augmentation of the Unbreakable Life Providence, its defense was crazy. With the Courses Reverse At Extremes Life Soul, it could reflect all sorts of attacks. It was even more porcupine-like than a porcupine.

The Terror transformation of Prisoned Dragon and the various skills that were different from before still needed to be tested in actual combat.

Zhou Wen immediately replaced the Dragon King armor with the Prisoned Dragon armor. The black armor was instantly replaced by a crystalline, translucent white armor. Clouds rose from the armor as endless starlight surrounded it. It looked gorgeous and dazzling like a hero's amazing appearance.

Isn't this a little too exaggerated? It's so ostentatious that I can see it from afar. How can I launch a sneak attack and hide while escaping??Zhou Wen didn't like such gorgeous armor. It was the inconspicuous armor like the Dragon King armor that suited Zhou Wen's aesthetic standards.

However, the Prisoned Dragon armor's defense was clearly much higher than the Dragon King armor. Zhou Wen wore the Prisoned Dragon armor and couldn't sense the effects of the vibrations.

As expected of Absolute Defense…?Zhou Wen was delighted as he attempted to approach the basin.

As he got closer and closer to the battlefield, Prisoned Dragon's Absolute Defense had already taken effect. It forcefully endured the shockwaves of the Calamity-grade power as he advanced. The armor wasn't damaged at all, and the impact on Zhou Wen's body had been greatly reduced.

Zhou Wen finally sensed the situation on the battlefield. The rift valley had turned into a huge depression that was bigger than a city.

The spot beneath the flower had turned into a long pillar that was probably a few hundred meters tall. It was like an unreachable lighthouse.

The metal flower looked very small, but its roots were bottomless. The entire pillar was filled with its roots that extended deep underground. It was unknown how long they were.

Venus had many metal ores, and it was especially rich with metallic elements. The ground below was almost like an alloy. It was unimaginable that such a tiny flower could take root so deeply in the metal.

The Holy Light on the woman's body became more and more intense as beams of Holy Light blasted down. It couldn't just be called Holy Light. Instead, it was like the descent of angels filled with Holy Light. Every Holy Light Angel that descended carried unparalleled Holy Light power as they charged at the flower as though they were sacrificing themselves.

However, the flower remained motionless. It only emitted a buzzing sound. No matter how terrifying the power of the descending Holy Light Angels was, it failed to reach the flower. The strongest Holy Light Angel automatically disintegrated into particles two to three meters away from the flower.

How powerful!?Zhou Wen didn't know the origins of the metal flower, but this ability was just fantastic. Anything that approached it would disintegrate. It looked invincible.

The flower wasn't human. It didn't know arrogance. Otherwise, it would proudly look down on the woman. The woman had used all sorts of methods, but she had failed to injure the flower at all.

This flower… Could it be the legendary Withered Flower? That's not right. The Withered Flower can only reduce life to dust, but this metal flower can disintegrate things through vibrational forces… What the hell is this…?The woman frowned. She couldn't tell the metal flower's ability.

The crux of the matter was that she didn't wish to fight the metal flower, but she couldn't rush out of the metal flower's domain. The other party had already locked her down firmly. Once she revealed her weakness, she would suffer a calamity.

That darn bastard. Don't let me catch him. Otherwise, I'll definitely rip him to pieces.?The woman hated Zhou Wen to the core. If it wasn't for him, she wouldn't have encountered such an unknown and thorny metal flower.

As she was thinking, the woman suddenly felt someone touch her Calamity Zone. After carefully identifying it, she realized that a human had entered the battlefield.

The woman couldn't be sure if it was Zhou Wen. The armor on him was completely different from the one he had previously worn. She couldn't tell if the person inside was Zhou Wen.

However, on second thought, the woman thought that it didn't matter if it was the human from before. For a person to suddenly barge in and withstand the assault of the Calamity Zone, this seemed to be good news for her.

A few thoughts flashed through the woman's mind as she quickly made up her mind. Regardless of whether the human was the one she had been pursuing, she could use him now.

Zhou Wen didn't dare get too close. He stopped at the edge of the battlefield where he could spy. Not long after, he suddenly felt that something was amiss.

He saw the woman take out something. Before Zhou Wen could see what it was, his body involuntarily flew towards the woman.

Zhou Wen's limbs flailed wildly as he tried to instant transmit away or stop himself from flying towards the woman, but it was to no avail. Even Sky-Stealing Sun-Swapping failed to bring him back to the spot he had previously marked.

Oh no!?Zhou Wen immediately felt that something was amiss. He saw that the woman was holding a yellow paper talisman.

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Chapter 1273: Plan C

Translator: CKtalon

The yellow paper talisman looked somewhat similar to the Substitute Talisman that Zhou Wen had drawn. From the patterns, they seemed to come from the same lineage, but the runes and paper were somewhat different.

Zhou Wen didn't know what the runes meant, but the power of the runes sucked him towards the woman. He couldn't escape no matter how hard he tried. His body flew faster and faster as he instantly stuck to the runes and was grabbed by the woman.

Thankfully, Zhou Wen reacted quickly and activated the Chaos Egg in time. The woman only grabbed the Chaos Egg and didn't grab Zhou Wen's body.

However, the solid Essence Energy in the Chaos Egg was already full. If the woman used any more strength, he would probably explode.

The woman didn't pinch the Chaos Egg but grabbed it and threw it at the metal flower like she was throwing a baseball.

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Zhou Wen wanted to use the Sky-Stealing Sun-Swapping technique to return to the mark he had left far away, but he was alarmed to discover that the Sky-Stealing Sun-Swapping technique was still unusable. As for the yellow paper talisman, it was stuck to the Chaos Egg, suppressing his strength.

As the Chaos Egg rapidly flew towards the metal flower, the vibrations it endured intensified. The solid Essence Energy inside increased greatly and was about to burst it.

From the looks of it, I'll have to use Plan C.?Zhou Wen had already considered this problem. It wasn't impossible to quickly expend the Essence Energy in the Chaos Egg. There was still a way.

Without any hesitation, Zhou Wen took out the Immortal Culling Sword and held the hilt. He fused with Slaughterer and used Immortal Slaying to forcefully pull it out.

Just a slight movement from the Immortal Culling Sword sucked away a massive amount of Essence Energy. The solid Essence Energy in the Chaos Egg vanished in large chunks. The Essence Energy that the Chaos Egg produced wasn't enough for the absorption of Immortal Culling Sword.

The Essence Energy required by the Immortal Culling Sword was massive. Even Zhou Wen didn't know how much it required. The last time he used the Immortal Culling Sword, it was the Sigh of the King that provided most of the energy. The energy he provided was almost negligible.

According to Zhou Wen's calculations, Terror-grade Essence Energy was just a drop in the ocean for the Immortal Culling Sword. Only Calamity-grade creatures could provide the Essence Energy needed.

Zhou Wen had already made up his mind when he came. It would be best if he could find an opportunity to kill the woman. If she caught him again, he would try to use the converted Essence Energy to draw the Immortal Culling Sword.

Soon, Zhou Wen realized that he had underestimated the amount of Essence Energy needed by the Immortal Culling Sword. Half of the solid Essence Energy Crystals that had been accumulated in the Chaos Egg were instantly sucked away by the Immortal Culling Sword.

Thankfully, the Chaos Egg was getting closer and closer to the metal flower. The vibrations it suffered also became stronger and stronger. The Essence Energy it converted also increased significantly, preventing the Essence Energy in the Chaos Egg from drying up.

Zhou Wen's current situation was like the act of boiling water.

The metal flower's vibrational force was like fire, and the Chaos Egg was a pot that boiled water. If the fire was too intense, the pot would melt, but because there was water in the pot, it wouldn't break down before the water dried up.

Now, the Immortal Culling Sword played the role of water. The pressure the metal flower gave the Chaos Egg transformed into Essence Energy and was absorbed by the Immortal Culling Sword. Before the Immortal Culling Sword was fully absorbed, the Chaos Egg wouldn't be damaged.

Although the Chaos Egg wasn't damaged, it didn't mean that the its strength could really withstand the metal flower. When the woman's throw lost all its momentum, the Chaos Egg was immediately repelled by the vibrational force. It charged even faster in the woman's direction.

The woman originally wanted to exploit the Chaos Egg's disturbance of the metal flower to escape, but she realized that in this strange domain, her body seemed to resonate with the vibrations. Once she attempted to leave this area, her body's frequency was different from the outside world. She was repelled by the Universe's natural frequency. Even if she didn't die, she would be severely injured.

Seeing the Chaos Egg bounce back, the woman's palm erupted with Holy Light. She struck the Chaos Egg and smashed it back.

The solid Essence Energy in the Chaos Egg quickly depleted, but the Immortal Culling Sword hadn't been pulled out. It was still crazily absorbing his Essence Energy.

Zhou Wen was originally grumbling inwardly. He never expected the Essence Energy converted from a Calamity-grade power to be insufficient. To pull out the sword, he probably would have to come up with a way to activate the Sigh of the King.

However, to his surprise, when the woman's strength struck the Chaos Egg, it immediately transformed into a large amount of solid Essence Energy. It could last a while longer.

As for the Chaos Egg, it was struck by the force and flew towards the metal flower like a comet. During the process, it was affected by the vibrations, producing large amounts of solid Essence Energy as well.

The Chaos Egg was sandwiched between the two Calamity-grade creatures and was constantly attacked by both powers. It allowed Zhou Wen to obtain enough Essence Energy to barely satisfy the Immortal Culling Sword's needs.

Now, Zhou Wen was most worried that they would suddenly stop fighting or not hit his Chaos Egg. Then, the Immortal Culling Sword would suck him dry.

Thankfully, what Zhou Wen was worried about didn't happen. The woman didn't seem convinced that her strength was insufficient to shatter the strange ball. She struck the Chaos Egg even harder, hoping to blast it apart.

He was a mere human—at most at the Terror grade. The woman refused to believe that her strength couldn't break through the Chaos Egg.

Even if she couldn't affect the metal flower, she had to kill this detestable human first.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

The Chaos Egg was like a ping pong ball as it bounced between the woman and the metal flower.

The humans who were paying attention to this battle were trying their best to figure out what kind of creatures were on both sides of the battle. However, the interference from the forces there was just too strong. Apart from the burst of light, they couldn't see anything else through the satellites.

"Could such a holy power be the descent of the Holy Son or Holy Mother?" Someone in the West District guessed.

In the terrifying holy light, some Terror-grade experts could vaguely see angels formed by the holy light.

"It's also possible that a powerful angel has descended. Could it be the legendary archangel, Michael?"

"Probably not. Do you still remember? Among the dimensional creatures that went to Venus previously, there was a black-winged angel. Perhaps one of the personnel involved in the battle is him."

"That black-winged angel looks like a fallen angel no matter how you look at it. It shouldn't have such holy powers, right?"

"Who said that fallen angels can't have holy powers? Doesn't the legendary Lucifer have holy powers?"

As everyone discussed, they suddenly saw Holy Light erupt like a volcano in the projection's battlefield, illuminating the entire battlefield.

And in the light, one could vaguely see the shadow of a six-winged seraphim. The face and form of the shadow was very similar to that woman.

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Chapter 1274: Six-Winged Seraphim

"Heavens… That's Seraph…"

"The Burning One!"

"This world is really about to undergo a huge change. Even Seraph has appeared!"

Many believers who saw this scene began praying to the six-winged seraphim.

The six-winged seraphim represented the head of angels in the Old Testament. All believers were proud to see seraphim.

"The emergence of Seraph and showing his holiness marks the moment for our Church to save the world again," an archbishop cried in excitement.

This was an era of collapsed faith. All sorts of immortals, saints, and devils had been slaughtered. Humanity's religious faith turned more and more indifferent, and the number of devotees had decreased.

However, there were still many pious believers who believed that their true god definitely existed.

Now that the six-winged seraphim had appeared, many pious believers believed that the true angel had descended. Their true god was about to save them.

The upper echelons of the various factions had different expressions when they saw the angel's figure. Some were happy, while others were sad.

The people of the West District naturally believed that it was a powerful existence that belonged to their region. If it really descended, it might bring good changes to the West District.

However, even the bigwigs of the Cape family and the Family Clan of Gods were not happy at all.

Their thoughts were completely different from ordinary people. Even if there were powerful existences in their own districts, as long as they weren't under their control, they were only a threat.

Who cared about angels or demons? In this era, they no longer believed in such things.

Xia Liuchuan happened to be a guest at the Zhang family's residence. When he saw this scene, he asked Zhang Chunqiu, "Make a guess. Is the creature in the battle really the legendary Seraph of the West District?"

"I don't know. After all, it's not something from our district. I don't know much about it," Zhang Chunqiu said.

Xia Liuchuan curled his lips and continued, "According to what I know, in the West District's Old Testament, the Seraph described should have four or two heads. This looks too normal. Furthermore, if it's just a shadow, I wonder if it's really Seraph. Perhaps it's just the effects of the lighting."

"It's not lighting effects. It should be the manifestation of a Calamity-grade power." Zhang Chunqiu paused for a moment before saying, "If such power appears on Earth, it will be a miracle. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that a true god has descended."

However, Xia Liuchuan said, "Actually, I want to know who her opponent is. Regardless of whether she's really Seraph or not, to be able to fight her to such an extent without seeing the full display of strength, her opponent might be stronger."

"Perhaps." Zhang Chunqiu wasn't as curious as Xia Liuchuan. He only hoped that a battle of this level wouldn't appear on Earth. Otherwise, it would be a disaster for humanity.

Originally, only a few people could see this battle, but due to the archbishop's excitement and eagerness to spread this miracle, he broadcast the scene transmitted by satellite. It immediately attracted many people from the Federation and overseas.

"Holy sh*t, what's that? Seraph?"

"That's Venus, right? Seraph is fighting on Venus? Who is she fighting?"

"Why is this outside Venus? Shouldn't she be challenging the Venusian dimensional zone?"

More and more people joined in the spectacle. Through word of mouth, many people knew that Seraph had appeared. Many fanatical believers immediately got onto the Internet to watch the livestream. Some even prostrated themselves before the angel.

Zhou Wen didn't think there was anything to worship. He knew better than anyone how vicious that woman was. Zhou Wen wished he could kill her with one strike, much less worship her.

However, the Immortal Culling Sword hadn't absorbed enough Essence Energy. It still hadn't been pulled out.

To Zhou Wen's pleasant surprise, the power that the woman erupted with suddenly increased significantly, causing the solid Essence Energy in the Chaos Egg to rapidly condense. Instantly, it caught up to the absorption speed of the Immortal Culling Sword.

This woman is strong!?Zhou Wen originally imagined that the woman had already displayed her strongest combat strength, but he never expected her to suddenly unleash her full power.

In fact, it wasn't that the woman didn't want to unleash her power earlier, but if she used this power, it would result in serious consequences for her. Unless it was absolutely necessary, she didn't want to use it.

Under normal circumstances, the woman wouldn't have used such power.

Even if she couldn't kill the metal flower, the metal flower wouldn't be able to defeat her. At the end of the day, both parties would have their strength depleted. When the Calamity Zone's strength was weakened, she would be able to rush out.

What she couldn't tolerate was that she couldn't even deal with a mere human. He was clearly a weak fellow, but she had no idea what the ball he had condensed was. Despite hitting it so many times, it didn't break. She couldn't tolerate letting Zhou Wen off.

Even if she had to make some sacrifices, she had to break the Chaos Egg and kill the detestable Zhou Wen on the spot to restore her calm.

At that moment, the woman had six angelic wings spread out from her back. An angelic halo appeared above her head as her entire body spewed out Holy Light that was as hot as flames.

Holy Light filled the entire battlefield, forming the silhouette of the six-winged seraphim. Even the metal flower's vibrational domain was suppressed.

It would be very easy for the woman to leave the battlefield now, but she no longer wanted to leave.

Anyone would feel terrible if they couldn't vent the frustration after paying a huge price for the massive strength. It was the same for the woman.

She stared coldly at the Chaos Egg that had bounced back. She clenched her hand as blazing Holy Light condensed into a flaming sword.

The Holy Light over the Blazing Flame Sword was thousands of times stronger than the Holy Light over her body. It slashed at the Chaos Egg and a sword beam that seemed to split the heavens and earth apart slashed down, splitting open the metal flower's Calamity Zone and slashing at the Chaos Egg.

Zhou Wen was alarmed when he saw this. He was somewhat worried if the Chaos Egg could withstand such a terrifying force, but at this point, he could only take a gamble.

Boom!

The people watching the live broadcast saw the six-winged seraphim emit a sword-like Holy Light. The Holy Light split the ground, forming a long ditch that spanned hundreds of kilometers. It was like the Sword of Judgment of the Apocalypse.

As the metal flower's Calamity Zone was slashed open, they finally saw the situation inside.

The rift that had been slashed open by the Holy Light stretched on endlessly while the six-winged seraphim floated in the air. In the rift was a huge tower-like pillar. Atop the pillar was a metal flower.

"Holy sh*t, the creature fighting Seraph is actually a flower. What's the origin of that flower? It can actually fight a six-winged seraphim?"

"Unbelievable. A plant-type dimensional creature has such powerful combat strength?"

"A plant that can fight Seraph?"

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Chapter 1275: That Sword Looks Familiar

Translator: CKtalon

Seeing that the one fighting Seraph was a metal flower, even Cave Era and company in the League of Guardians were very surprised.

"Plant-type dimensional creatures have always been relatively weak. Even if they have some kind of ability, they can only be effective in certain areas. This plant on Venus can actually fight the six-winged seraphim. I wonder what kind of origin it has," Blood Shaman said.

Hermit stared at the flower for a while before saying emotionally, "That flower looks like the legendary Withered Flower."

"What's Withered Flower?" Blood Shaman asked in puzzlement.

Cave Era looked at the metal flower on the projection and said, "Legend has it that every Withered Flower represents a single life. At the end of that life, the Withered Flower will wither. Therefore, the Withered Flower is actually the Flower of Life. It can control life and death. However, the Withered Flower should be of natural origins. This metal body doesn't seem right."

Hermit thought for a moment and said, "There is indeed something amiss, but it really looks like a Withered Flower."

Immortal, who was sitting on the seat of honor, finally spoke. When he spoke, everyone fell silent. Even people like Blood Shaman and Cave Era didn't dare make a sound, afraid that they would interrupt him.

"That's the legendary Withered Flower. However, it's not a normal Withered Flower. If I'm not wrong, someone must have brought the seed of the Withered Flower from Earth to Venus, allowing it to absorb the metallic elements of Venus and grow. It mutated, resulting in such a strange Withered Flower," Immortal said slowly.

"Who has the ability to not only find a Withered Flower, but also bring it to Venus and let it grow in such an environment without dying?" Hermit found it an insurmountable task.

"Who knows? However, he must be an extremely interesting person," Immortal said with piqued interest.

At that moment, the metal flower began to show its might. From the tower-like pillar, flower roots extended out.

Although the flower was tiny and could be held with one hand, its roots were unimaginably huge. They were like dragons as they tore through the rocks and drilled out from the ground, causing the ground to crack. The rocks flipped open as the mountain range constantly trembled like a magnitude 12 earthquake.

Flower roots extended out and covered an area of hundreds of kilometers. Some of them curled towards the mountains and uprooted them.

Rumble! Rumble!

The mountain peaks shattered as though an invisible force had blasted all the mountain peaks and rocks into tiny particles. Wherever the flower roots passed, the entire space trembled violently.

It wasn't an earthquake, but space in its entirety was trembling.

Everyone was dumbfounded. They had never seen such a ferocious plant before. It was like an interstellar monster. Just a random root from it could shatter a mountain. What terrifying strength was this?

Now, many people were secretly glad that this battle hadn't happened on Earth. Otherwise, many humans would definitely be implicated.

Just as everyone was shocked by the metal flower's terrifying strength, the woman attacked again. The Blazing Flame Sword in her hand slashed down again.

However, her target this time wasn't the Chaos Egg, but the metal flower.

The metal flower also sensed the danger. The flower roots swept towards the Blazing Flame Sword like metal monsters, attempting to block it.

However, when the Blazing Flame Sword slashed at the flower roots, it was like slicing through tofu as it sliced through the terrifying dragon-like flower roots.

Any flower roots that touched the Blazing Flame Sword melted instantly, turning into liquid metal that fell to the ground.

Boom!

The stone pillar, which was already more than a thousand meters tall and resembled a giant tower, was split in half by the Blazing Flame Sword and collapsed to both sides.

The leaves beside the metal flower were chopped off. Almost all the roots below were severed and burned.

"Her Excellency Seraph is invincible!"

"This is a true angel, an omnipotent Emissary of God."

"She killed such a terrifying monster with one strike. As expected of the strongest Seraph!"

People exclaimed in amazement and marveled at the strength of the six-winged seraphim. Many believers treated the woman as a true seraph.

At that moment, at the end of the chasm, a person walked out of the rubble. He held the hilt of his sword in one hand and the scabbard in the other. His aura was almost nonexistent.

Just now, the Chaos Egg had been cleaved by the strike and slammed hundreds of kilometers away. This chasm was created by the Chaos Egg.

Zhou Wen was originally worried that the Chaos Egg wouldn't be able to withstand the powerful impact and would be sliced apart. Even he wouldn't be spared.

In fact, the Chaos Egg was ultimately destroyed. Thankfully, the remaining force was blocked by the Prisoned Dragon armor with Absolute Defense.

However, before it shattered, the Chaos Egg had already converted a massive amount of solid Essence Energy to supplement the Immortal Culling Sword's needs.

Even so, the Immortal Culling Sword didn't immediately stop after absorbing all the Essence Energy in Zhou Wen's body. It only truly stopped when it was done.

Zhou Wen had been in for a shock with Slaughterer about to be drained. Thankfully, the Immortal Culling Sword was finally satisfied and stopped devouring his Essence Energy.

Zhou Wen wore the Prisoned Dragon armor and held the Immortal Culling Sword as he walked towards the woman.

Just as people were exclaiming the strength of the seraphim, they suddenly realized that the figure had turned its head and was looking in a direction as though it was staring at something.

"Is there something over there?" People were somewhat puzzled, but they didn't find anything suspicious on the projection. There were snapped roots and shattered rocks everywhere.

At the bureau, Wei Ge's heart stirred as he instructed, "Old Xu, adjust the satellite angle and see if you can see the end of the chasm."

Old Xu immediately adjusted the data. Soon, the scene changed. After swiveling a few times, they suddenly saw a figure walking in the chasm.

"Zoom in." Wei Ge's eyes focused as he ordered again.

Old Xu and the staff did the adjustments again. The scene gradually magnified and became clearer.

"That's a person… The sword in his hand looks familiar… Human Sovereign…" After Old Xu saw the scene, he immediately jumped up from his chair and pointed at the screen without closing his mouth.

"Interesting." Wei Ge narrowed his eyes in thought. Moments later, Wei Ge gave another order. "Send the signal to the Federation Freedom Investigation Bureau. Aren't they livestreaming? Contact them and get them to use our signal source."

Although they were puzzled as to why Wei Ge was doing this, Wei Ge's words were like an imperial edict in the bureau. No one dared to question him. Old Xu immediately contacted the Federation Freedom Investigation Bureau.

When the editor-in-chief of the Federation Freedom Investigation Bureau saw the signal that Old Xu had sent over, he also jumped up from his chair.. His fat body had never been so agile. He stood on the chair and pointed at the screen for a long time before saying, "Holy sh*t… Human Sovereign…"

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Chapter 1276: Killing an Angel with a Sword

After the slaying of Di Tian, there was probably no one among the humans who didn't recognize the Immortal Culling Sword, even though many people in the Federation were selling replicas.

However, for a human to dare enter a Calamity-grade battlefield on Venus with such a sword, the possibility of him being Human Sovereign was undoubtedly very high.

"Oh my goodness, Boss, is this really Human Sovereign?" The staff by the side became excited.

"The possibility is very high. To be able to appear in a place like Venus, and for the signal to come from the bureau… Immediately switch the signal source… By the way… Be more careful… Use the word 'suspected' in the press release later…"

The news media outlet, the Federation Freedom Investigation Bureau, soon started operating at full speed. Not long after, the people who were watching the other media outlets turned to the Federation Freedom Investigation Bureau because they heard a particular name.

"F*ck… Is this really Human Sovereign?"

"That sword looks like it."

"To be able to go to a place like Venus and even dare to enter a Calamity-grade battlefield, I really can't think of anyone other than the Human Sovereign."

"Oh my god, Human Sovereign has finally appeared again. It's been five years. He's finally back."

"What's Human Sovereign doing there? It looks like he's walking towards Seraph!"

"No way… Could it be…"

"No…" The angels' believers felt mixed emotions to the extreme.

Human Sovereign was the spiritual pillar of humanity, but angels were also their faith and spiritual pillar. They were unwilling to see the scene that they were guessing was about to happen.

However, what would come, would come. Everyone could tell that Human Sovereign was walking towards the seraph, and the seraph was also staring at Human Sovereign.

"This fellow hasn't done anything in the past few years, but the moment he appears, he causes such a huge commotion. Does he like to be in the limelight that much?" Xia Liuchuan said with a strange expression.

"Does he need to rely on causing commotions to be in the limelight?" Zhang Chunqiu shook his head.

"That's true…" Xia Liuchuan thought for a long time and said helplessly.

If Human Sovereign really wanted to be in the limelight, he didn't need to do anything.

"What is he trying to do?" In the League of Guardians, Cave Era, Hermit, and company had mixed expressions. They were both respectful and afraid of Human Sovereign.

From the standpoint of humans, they believed that Human Sovereign had indeed fought for humanity, preserving humanity's last dignity in the face of the dimension's creatures.

However, they were now in the League of Guardians and were working for the dimension. Without a doubt, they were at odds with Human Sovereign.

Immortal just sat there and watched. He didn't show any expression, nor did the look in his eyes change. It was unknown what he was thinking.

"That fellow finally can't stand the loneliness." In the president's office of the Holy Spirit Association, Zhong Ziya was wearing a white bathrobe and hugging a sword. He was leaning diagonally against the window with a glass of wine in his hand. He was watching the live broadcast.

The number of viewers watching the Federation Freedom Investigation Bureau stream increased exponentially. Out of the people who could go online, more than 70% of them were watching their live broadcast. The words 'Human Sovereign' were just too attractive.

Zhou Wen didn't know that many people were watching him. Even if he knew, he wouldn't take it to heart. All he wanted to do now was see if the Immortal Culling Sword could slay the woman and end this scourge.

Now, Zhou Wen's only worry was that the woman would run away when she saw the Immortal Culling Sword in his hand. After all, many people had seen the Immortal Culling Sword and knew how powerful it was.

Zhou Wen was clearly overthinking things. The woman didn't know about the Immortal Culling Sword due to her long tenure in the Present Hut. She didn't know about the battle with Di Tian, so she naturally didn't know how powerful it was.

The woman frowned slightly when she saw Zhou Wen alive. She immediately raised her Blazing Flame Sword and slashed at Zhou Wen who was walking out of the chasm.

Being in her six-winged seraphim state was just too draining on her. She had to resolve the problem as soon as possible, or the consequences would be dire. All she wanted to do now was kill Zhou Wen as soon as possible.

In the corner of the woman's eyes, there were already some fine patterns that made her look at least ten years older than before. This was already a sign that something was wrong with her body.

This strike was even more terrifying than the previous two strikes. The six-winged seraphim's strength continued to increase with time.

The sword beam shot down from the heavens as though it wanted to split apart the cosmos. It was a spectacle when it slashed down—as though even Venus would be split into two by this strike.

"Ah!" Those who cared about Human Sovereign couldn't help but worry when they saw such a terrifying attack.

Some of the more timid women didn't even dare watch further. They turned their heads and waited nervously for the outcome.

"Human Sovereign is still human after all. He shouldn't be enemies with Seraph. That's a true Apostle of God…" the archbishop muttered to himself.

Most believers ultimately felt that their faith was more important and more powerful.

Ordinary eyes were unable to keep up with the sword beam's speed. All they could see was the terrifying sword beam cleaving into the ground like it was chopping at a watermelon. The entire world seemed to be illuminated by the sword beam's radiance, making it impossible to see anything.

Hum!

A sword hum resounded through the universe as a black rift opened in the world that was almost occupied by the sword beam.

The crack streaked across the sky like a straight black line on white paper.

Crack!

The white paper split open from top to bottom as the sword beam disintegrated. Everyone's vision returned to normal.

Human Sovereign was still standing in his spot. His hand was still holding the hilt of his saber as though he had never moved.

As for the six-winged seraphim projection in the sky, it remained motionless as though it had never moved.

Just as people were wondering what was going on, they suddenly saw the angel's projection shatter like glass. A figure fell out. It was a woman with six wings and a halo above her head like an angel.

However, at that moment, she didn't look like a noble angel. Her body was covered in blood, and four of the angel wings on her back had been sliced off. Her body had also been sliced in two as she plummeted deep into the rift.

"Impossible…" The archbishop was dumbfounded, almost unable to believe what he had seen.

The believers who had been holding on to their beliefs felt something in their hearts collapse. They were rendered speechless as they stared blankly at the live broadcast.

"Human Sovereign is invincible… Even Seraph was killed in one strike… He's so powerful…"

"Haha, so what if it's angels or demons? They are inferior to Human Sovereign's sword."

"Your Excellency Human Sovereign, why not clear the Venusian instance dungeon while you're at it? Only you are worthy of first place."

Everyone was overjoyed. Although most people didn't even have the ability to fight, they could rejoice in the victory because of Human Sovereign.

In the League of Guardians, Hermit and company wore ugly expressions as they subconsciously touched their waists. They were very worried that the next time Human Sovereign's sword slashed, it would be at their waists.

Many would be fated to suffer from insomnia tonight.

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Chapter 1277: Reappearance of the Dead Man Tree

Translator: CKtalon

Zhou Wen felt his body emptied. Despite having so much external power supplementing him, using the Immortal Culling Sword still placed quite an immense burden on him.

Thankfully, it only weakened him a little—a lot better than previously. It didn't injure his body and didn't pose much of a hindrance. With the circulation of the Dao Sutra, Essence Energy surged endlessly and he recovered significantly.

He flew into the rift with the Immortal Culling Sword in hand. Although it was unlikely that a creature that had been slashed by the Immortal Culling Sword would survive, Zhou Wen still wanted to confirm it with his own eyes. It was best if he could deliver another strike or two to nip the possibility of the woman's survival.

Zhou Wen flew down the rift and saw the woman's severed body. She had lost her life.

The reason why the Immortal Culling Sword was terrifying wasn't just because it was powerful. The creatures it killed had a very low chance of survival even if they had powerful self-healing or revival abilities.

Otherwise, how could it cull immortals? Those immortals had the Art of Longevity, so self-healing wasn't difficult for them.

However, to Zhou Wen's surprise, although there was zero vitality in the woman's body, her head continued emitting life force. Her soul hadn't been wiped away by the Immortal Culling Sword's power.

Zhou Wen clearly saw the woman's eyes widen. On her forehead was a tiny red lipstick mark.

The lipstick mark was very cute. It should have come from a child and not an adult. At that moment, the lipstick mark shimmered with a strange glow. It actually resisted the power of the Immortal Culling Sword, allowing the woman to cling on to survival.

Her body had already begun to decay, but her head remained alive. Her head flew up in a bid to escape.

Unfortunately, with only her head left, she was clearly no longer as powerful as a Calamity-grade existence. Her speed was even slower. With Transcendent Flying Immortal, Zhou Wen slashed at the woman's head with his sheathed Immortal Culling Sword, slashing it to the ground.

Unfortunately, the unsheathed Immortal Slaying Sword was only equivalent to a hard metal pole. Zhou Wen's full-powered strike failed to shatter the woman's head.

The head landed on the ground, shattering a large area of the rocky ground and sinking into the rocks.

Due to Zhou Wen's strike, the lipstick mark on her forehead became incomplete. The light on it gradually dimmed as her head's life force weakened. The flesh on her neck had already begun to decay.

What's the origin of that lipstick mark? It can actually withstand the power of the Immortal Culling Sword??Zhou Wen was somewhat surprised, but now wasn't the time to think about that. He wanted the woman completely dead to prevent any future trouble.

The woman seemed to know that she was doomed. She shouted at Zhou Wen sternly, "No matter who you are, no matter where you are, you are doomed. No matter where you hide—be it the sky, the ground, or the endless universe—Mistress will avenge me and smite you down to endless hell, never to reincarnate… Lowly human… You will soon know… What true horror means…"

Following the woman's sharp cry, a strong holy light suddenly erupted from her head and exploded. The shockwave instantly obliterated everything around her.

The intense light made the image transmitted by the satellite turn white—nothing could be seen. The light continued without any reduction, as though it was eternal holy brilliance.

Zhou Wen instant transmitted away and wasn't affected by the self-destruction. Although he was still enveloped by the light, the power of the light couldn't injure the Prisoned Dragon armor at such a distance.

However, Zhou Wen was somewhat surprised. With the woman's strength, she was an extremely powerful existence even in the dimension.

However, from her tone, she was only a slave. Then, how powerful was her mistress?

Apocalypse level??Zhou Wen guessed inwardly.?But so what if it's at the Apocalypse level? The Apocalypse powerhouses of the dimension wouldn't dare enter Earth personally.

Zhou Wen thought of the metal flower and instant transmitted nearby, hoping to see if it was completely dead. If it wasn't completely dead, he could take the opportunity to deliver the killing blow. Perhaps a dimensional crystal would drop.

It would be awesome if a Companion Egg dropped. He still didn't have a Calamity-grade Companion Beast.

When he arrived at the flower, he saw that the metal flower's roots were almost completely severed. Its leaves had also been chopped off, leaving only its stem and flower on the ground. The metallic luster had become very faint. It didn't look like it would survive.

Seeing the metal flower in such a state, he didn't even need to deliver the killing blow. Just as he was about to pick up a petal to see if it was of any use, he suddenly felt the mysterious phone vibrate as though it wanted to come out.

Could it be…?Zhou Wen's heart stirred as he scanned the area with his consciousness. He didn't discover any other creatures nearby, and due to the holy brilliance's existence, he couldn't see anything beyond. He took out his phone and took a look. Indeed, the Dead Man Tree automatically appeared and took a shot of the metal flower.

The metal flower's corpse and countless roots instantly vanished. An additional flower bud appeared on the Dead Man Tree.

Strange, hasn't the Dead Man Tree always absorbed special humans? Why would it absorb this metal flower??Zhou Wen felt increasingly puzzled.

However, it was ultimately a good thing. Without staying any longer, Zhou Wen teleported back to Earth.

The people watching the livestream had only seen a blazing white color all this while. The Venusian temperatures were already very high, but the temperature on the battlefield was even higher. The blazing white color made it appear like a huge white lake of holy flames. It burned without end and would continue for decades without extinguishing.

From space, it looked like a glowing white eye. People in the future called the lake of holy flames on Venus the Eye of Human Sovereign to commemorate the battle.

At the instant the woman's head exploded, the red lipstick mark vanished as a stream of light.

In an ancient castle somewhere in the universe, a blonde girl was lying in a crystal coffin. She was wearing white dress-type pajamas and her face was ruddy. She looked like she was sleeping.

Suddenly, red lips appeared on the crystal coffin's lid. The girl was jolted awake. When she saw the red lipstick mark on the crystal coffin lid, her eyes immediately revealed a sad expression.

"Yana's dead?" The girl pushed away the crystal coffin lid. The red lipstick mark automatically flew in and landed on her lips. The girl bit her lip as her eyes gradually became firm, as though she had made a major decision.

A giant, who was more than ten meters tall and wearing a servant uniform, came in front of the crystal coffin and knelt down. His face approached the crystal coffin as he asked softly, "Mistress, why are you up?"

"Yana's dead," the little girl said sadly.

"Which Yana? Oh, I remember now. It's that dishonest maidservant. She's already been exiled.. So what if she's dead? It's not worth your concern, Mistress," the giant manservant said indifferently.

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Chapter 1278: Absolute Space

Translator: CKtalon

"But Yana is my friend," the little girl said.

The servant giant immediately said, "Mistress, Yana is only a lowly creature in the Ancient Forbidden Land. What right does she have to be your friend? When you were out touring the Ancient Forbidden Land, you made her your maid. It was already a great blessing for her to be by your side and serve you. Yet, she was disrespectful towards you and had the nerve to become your friend. She even stole your things. She deserves death."

"But…" The little girl's mouth moved, wanting to say something, but in the end, she didn't say anything. She hugged a panda doll that was about her height and lay down again. After closing her eyes, she said, "Little Chrysanthemum, I'm tired and need some rest. You may take your leave."

"Yes, Mistress." The servant giant carefully closed the coffin lid again before carefully leaving the room, as though he was afraid of disturbing the girl's rest.

After the giant left, the girl opened her eyes again and blinked. She secretly opened the crystal coffin lid and crawled out.

After taking a few steps, she seemed to think of something. She looked back at the empty crystal coffin and the panda doll in her arms. Finally, she reluctantly placed the panda doll into the crystal coffin.

"You don't have to worry. I'll be back as soon as I resolve Yana's matter," the girl said as she reached out and kissed the panda's forehead. A petite and cute lipstick mark was left on it.

Instantly, the panda doll took on the little girl's looks and lay peacefully in the crystal coffin.

People originally imagined that Human Sovereign would attempt the Venusian dimensional zone and obtain first place, but this didn't happen. Human Sovereign vanished after slaying the six-winged seraphim.

Zhou Wen wasn't lucky on his return to Earth. He arrived at a desolate swamp with many dimensional zones around him. He was contemplating a route back to a human city. At the very least, he had to go to a place with a network signal to know if there were any creatures challenging the Venusian dimensional zone again.

However, before Zhou Wen could return to human territory, a creature had already entered the Venusian dimensional zone.

The person who entered the Venusian dimensional zone this time was the previously-seen black-winged seraphim. He wasn't as noble as Yana, nor was he as holy.

His black wings had a few white feathers in them. He wasn't wearing any armor, but he was wearing a robe that didn't look very clean. It was similar to priest robes.

The Cube lit up. When people saw that it wasn't Human Sovereign who had entered the dimensional zone, they couldn't help but be disappointed.

However, what happened next shocked everyone.

The black-winged seraphim held a black leather-bound book. After entering the Venusian dimensional zone, he didn't even look up when facing the bullets shot out by the Metal Guard. All he did was calmly flip open the black leather-bound book.

It was completely uneventful. People only saw him flip through the book. No one saw what happened next. The Metal Guard and his bullet vanished.

This kept repeating. The Metal Guards, Golden Battle Gods, came out one after another and then mysteriously vanished.

Finally, the Calamity bullet shot out. People only saw the black-winged seraphim flip open the book—they didn't see how the black-winged seraphim entered the maze and how he arrived in front of the Golden Palace. But they found him standing there eventually.

The Cube showed the rankings again. The words 'The Fallen' appeared in second place. Behind The Fallen were four golden stars.

"Professor Gu, what do you think of the newly-appeared Fallen?" Everyone in the Federation was discussing The Fallen. The Federation Freedom Investigation Bureau was naturally doing programs regarding The Fallen.

Professor Gu said, "The situation now is relatively clear. Only creatures that have reached the Golden Palace can enter the rankings. Up to now, a total of two have been on the rankings. The first is Tsukuyomi. There are five stars behind her. The second is The Fallen. There are four stars behind him, so he's second while Tsukuyomi is first. The number of stars should determine the rankings."

"Many people believe that from the performance of the dimensional zones, Tsukuyomi is weaker than The Fallen, but her ranking is higher than The Fallen. What do you think about this?" the host asked again.

"Superficially, it's indeed true that The Fallen appears to be stronger and more mysterious. Furthermore, Tsukuyomi reached the Golden Palace with the help of Looter King. However, this doesn't mean that The Fallen is really stronger than Tsukuyomi. The Fallen's abilities are still presently unknown. It's difficult to determine what happened after he opened the black leather-bound book. It's still difficult to make conclusions," Professor Gu said ambiguously.

When Zhou Wen returned to inhabited areas, he learned about The Fallen. However, there was clearly nothing to pick up this time. It was useless even if he returned early.

Zhou Wen continued grinding in-game. He grinded the Venusian instance dungeon once a day, hoping to find a way to clear it.

Zhou Wen even tried using the Prisoned Dragon armor to block the Calamity-grade bullets and really managed to block them. Although the armor was riddled with bullet holes and dents, the bullets failed to penetrate.

Of course, this was only referring to the first six bullets. The seventh bullet blasted open the blood-colored avatar's head. Even Absolute Defense failed to withstand it.

It's already quite impressive to be able to withstand the first six Calamity-grade bullets. From the looks of it, I need to think of another way to deal with the seventh bullet.?Zhou Wen took out the Spacetime Piglet Crystal he had obtained from the Chaos Hut.

I hope it's a spatial extension skill.?Zhou Wen absorbed it. It was a Mythical crystal of a spatial type, so Zhou Wen easily met the absorption requirement.

Seeing the Spacetime Piglet Crystal fuse into his body and open up a new Essence Energy circulation, Zhou Wen vaguely felt that his wish had come true.

Absolute Space: Mythical

After Zhou Wen carefully studied it, he realized that it was indeed similar to spatial extension, but it was still somewhat different.

This ability couldn't really extend space. It could only create a special space—Absolute Space.

In Absolute Space, space could be changed. Absolute Space was like a spatial map. It was to scale with reality.

What appeared only a meter long in reality still looked like a meter in Absolute Space, but in fact, this space had already become a thousand meters.

In fact, Zhou Wen still wasn't capable of such a feat. He had just learned Absolute Space and could only reach a ratio of 1:10. Furthermore, the Absolute Space he could create was only the size of a chicken egg.

Even if the space inside such a tiny space is ten times bigger than in reality, it's impossible for it to withstand the Calamity-grade bullet.?Zhou Wen knew that he had to raise Absolute Space to the Terror grade to even have an iota of hope.

It was still hope nonetheless, so Zhou Wen began practicing.

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Chapter 1279: Isn't the Terror-grade Enough?

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As he had already cultivated two spatial-type Essence Energy Arts, Zhou Wen was rather familiar with spatial powers. It could even be said that he was adept in it.

Although he had never come into contact with Absolute Space before, Zhou Wen was quickly able to master it after understanding its circulation method. Furthermore, he rapidly improved.

In just a day, Absolute Space that was originally the size of a chicken egg had already reached the size of a cubic meter. Furthermore, the space inside had already reached hundreds of times the size of the outside world.

What looked like a distance of a meter was in fact, entering a space a few hundred meters across. A corporeal object had to travel the same distance in Absolute Space.

A few hundred meters was enough to fight ordinary opponents, but to fight a Calamity-grade expert, that was still lacking.

To the speed of light, a few hundred meters wasn't much different from a few thousand meters. Zhou Wen had to think of a way to extend Absolute Space even further to slow the Calamity-grade's attack by a tiny bit so that he could dodge it.

In the next few days, Zhou Wen constantly pondered over how to make Absolute Space stronger. However, when the ratio between Absolute Space and an actual distance reached about a thousand, he was unable to improve further.

Zhou Wen knew that he had reached a bottleneck. The bottleneck of a divine skill had to exceed the Mythical stage in order to continue growing and strengthen Absolute Space.

Li Xuan had nothing better to do, so he came to chat with Zhou Wen. Seeing Zhou Wen's worried frown, he asked curiously, "I seldom see such an expression on your face. What happened?"

"I'm thinking about how to raise a skill's level and make it stronger," Zhou Wen answered.

"That's very easy. Just train more and think more." As Li Xuan spoke, he asked, "What skill do you want to raise? What level is the skill originally at? Tell me and I'll help you think of a solution."

"Spatial-type. It's now at the Mythical stage," Zhou Wen said.

"It's indeed very difficult to advance a Mythical skill. Furthermore, it's a spatial-type that's very difficult to begin with. It's no wonder you are fretting. In that case, I have a solution. Go to dimensional zones with spatial creatures and fight them. Experience their spatial powers more and you might be able to gain some insight and break through to the Terror grade." Li Xuan shared his experience. He had been constantly fighting, getting beaten, and being tortured for the past five years, allowing him to have his present achievements.

Zhou Wen sighed and said, "It's not difficult to advance to the Terror grade. It will only take two more days, but I'm afraid that a Terror-grade skill won't meet my requirements. It will be difficult to advance further."

Li Xuan's face darkened as he said gloomily, "Is this how you chat? Even a Terror-grade skill isn't enough for you? Why don't you just drop dead!"

"There's nothing I can do about it. If I want to clear the Venusian dimensional zone, I have to master this skill," Zhou Wen said.

"You want to use this spatial skill to dodge the Calamity-grade bullet?" Li Xuan guessed what Zhou Wen was up to.

Zhou Wen nodded and said, "This is the only way to reach the Golden Palace before being killed by the Calamity-grade bullet."

"Then take your time training. I don't know how to push your skill to the Calamity grade. Speaking of which, your level should only be at the Mythical stage, right?" Li Xuan said.

"Sigh, it's indeed difficult." Zhou Wen also knew that his level was too low. If he was at the Terror grade, there might be a chance of advancing Absolute Space to the Calamity grade.

Zhou Wen was also frustrated over this. If the Terror-grade Absolute Space couldn't meet his requirements, it would probably be difficult for him to advance to the Calamity-grade.

However, Zhou Wen still had no clue about his advancement to the Terror grade. His four stats were already at 81 points and the eight Essence Energy Arts had already reached the Terror transformation stage, but Slaughterer didn't stir. He couldn't attain Terror transformation at all.

"If one needs to kill to advance, what kind of reasoning could it be that I didn't get any reaction when I've already killed a Calamity-grade creature? Must I kill a Guardian?" Zhou Wen had a nagging feeling that things weren't that simple.

"Fat chance." A man's voice sounded as An Sheng accompanied An Tianzuo into the yard. The person who had spoken was An Tianzuo.

An Tianzuo wasn't far from the yard. His hearing was excellent, so he had heard Li Xuan and Zhou Wen's conversation clearly. He knew that Zhou Wen wanted to advance a Mythical skill to the Calamity grade, and it was a spatial one at that. Therefore, he made that statement to himself. Although he wasn't speaking to Zhou Wen, anyone could tell that he was talking about him.

Zhou Wen pretended not to hear him and ignored An Tianzuo. He looked at An Sheng and asked, "Ah Sheng, why are you so free? Why are you here?"

"Young Master Wen, here's the situation. Overseer and I have been purchasing Essence Crystal ores recently. You also know how much that thing needs Essence Crystals. We have already acquired most of the Essence Crystals on the market. Even if the other families have the goods, they will just hold back on selling to sell them at a higher price in this situation. It's impossible for them to easily sell them to us. Therefore, Overseer and I plan on heading out to open up a dimensional zone that might have an Essence Crystal mine."

Ah Sheng paused for a moment before saying, "You know the situation in Luoyang recently. All the major factions are watching us. I don't know how many spies are in the city. If anything happens when we are out, there has to be a person at home to take care of everything. Do you think it's convenient for you to temporarily take care of the family?"

"How long will it take?" Zhou Wen asked after some thought.

If he wanted to watch over the area, he definitely couldn't leave Luoyang before Ah Sheng and company returned.

"That's hard to say. We will return in a week or so at the earliest. If something crops up, it's hard to say. We'll try our best to rush back in a month," Ah Sheng said.

"A month!" Zhou Wen frowned slightly. If any creature entered the Venusian dimensional zone in a month, he wouldn't be able to take advantage of it.

"Ah Sheng, tell him not to force himself if he doesn't want to," An Tianzuo said expressionlessly.

An Tianzuo was standing just beside him, so Zhou Wen could naturally hear him. An Tianzuo also knew this, but he refused to speak directly to Zhou Wen.

"What Overseer means is that if you have something to do, there's no need to force yourself. We can think of another solution. It's just that Madam feels that we should rely on ourselves and not have outsiders come here." An Sheng passed the message. It sounded the same as what An Tianzuo had said, but the feeling was completely different.

"Please help me inform the Overseer that if he wants me to stay, I definitely won't force myself. However, this matter concerns Sis Lan and my father, so I won't ignore it," Zhou Wen said.

"Overseer, Young Master Wen said that he's Madam's son. He will definitely take care of Madam and won't let anything happen to the family.." An Sheng wiped the sweat off his forehead as he translated.

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Chapter 1280: Handwritten Copy

"Tell him to do something proper if he's going to do anything. He shouldn't be wasting his time on frivolities. If anything happens to the family, the one at home, Little Jing, or Ya'er because of this, I won't let him off easily," An Tianzuo said.

"Young Master Wen, the various families have been keeping a close eye on our family recently. Furthermore, those spies are everywhere. They will stoop to nothing to obtain the secret of the accelerator. They might even attack you, Madam, Ya'er, and Miss Jing while we aren't around to threaten us. Overseer is very worried about everyone's safety. You have to be careful. It's fine if the An Estate is damaged. If necessary, you can give up on the An Estate. As long as the people are fine," An Sheng translated again.

An Tianzuo glared at An Sheng as though he was saying: "Did I say that much?"

"Please tell Overseer that since I've agreed, I'll naturally ensure their safety. There's no need for him to spend time worrying. It's best you get him to put in more effort and think about how to obtain some Essence Crystal mines," Zhou Wen said.

"Tell him that he doesn't have to care about me…"

"Help me tell him that he doesn't have to interfere in my matters…"

Li Xuan was dumbfounded by the side. He had seen quarrels before, but this was unprecedented.

"Um, can you speak for yourselves?" An Sheng's head was about to explode from all the translation and he couldn't help but ask.

"Humph." An Tianzuo turned around and left without even sparing Zhou Wen a glance.

After An Tianzuo left, Li Xuan patted Zhou Wen on the shoulder and sighed, as though they were in the same boat. "Old Zhou, your days at the An family haven't been good either."

Back home, he was often criticized by Li Mobai, but he wasn't as bold as Zhou Wen's opposition to An Tianzuo.

"It's nothing bad either. I just don't treat him as a human," Zhou Wen said without a change in expression as he held his teacup.

"Pfft!" Li Xuan spat out the mouthful of tea he had just drunk.

He was probably the only person in the Federation who dared dismiss An Tianzuo.

As An Tianzuo walked, he said, "He's frivolous, arrogant, self-important, and ignorant. He thinks he's impressive just because he has some meager achievements. If all of humanity is like him, how are we to fight the dimension…"

An Sheng didn't dare say a word as he listened while staying by An Tianzuo's side.

"Why aren't you saying anything?" An Tianzuo spoke for a long time, but when he saw that An Sheng didn't say a word, he stopped and turned to look at him.

"Overseer, you're right," An Sheng hurriedly said with his head lowered.

"That's not what you're thinking." An Tianzuo snorted coldly.

"I…" An Sheng wanted to explain, but An Tianzuo interrupted him. "I don't want to hear a patronizing explanation."

"Well…"

"Don't beat about the bush. Just tell me. Isn't that fellow infuriating?" An Tianzuo interrupted him again.

I think Young Master Wen thinks the same way too.?An Sheng thought so, but he didn't dare say it out loud. "That's right. Young Master Wen has crossed the line. How can he only think about Madam and Ya'er? He has to consider the welfare of you and Miss Jing as well."

An Tianzuo stopped again and glared at An Sheng as he said coldly, "Who said he has to consider our welfare? Do we need it?"

An Sheng could only lower his head and smile apologetically. "There's definitely no need. I was just joking."

"If you can't control your tongue, I don't mind helping you tame it. If you soak it in formalin, it should become obedient and not spout nonsense," An Tianzuo said with a cold expression.

An Sheng hurriedly covered his face with his hand, as though indicating that he definitely wouldn't spout nonsense. Please spare his tongue.

Only then did An Tianzuo continue walking in satisfaction. After leaving the Overseer's residence, An Tianzuo came to the car. An Sheng pulled open the back door and covered the door frame with his hand.

However, An Tianzuo didn't take a seat. Instead, he walked to the driver's seat and pulled open the door. He didn't immediately get in. He stopped and said to An Sheng, "Teacher got someone to return the information I sent him previously, right?"

An Sheng thought for a moment. There wasn't any information sent recently, so he said, "The information I sent to Teacher was delivered more than a month ago. It was personally returned by Chancellor Leng. Have you forgotten?"

"Yes, Teacher has read the information, so it's useless. Throw it away. I'll leave it to you." With that said, An Tianzuo got into the car and drove off.

Throw it away??An Sheng was slightly taken aback. The information wasn't ordinary information, but stone monuments that were discovered in a mysterious dimensional zone.

Ignoring the content on them, even the stone monuments themselves were extremely precious items.

Although Leng Zongzheng had sent back a handwritten copy, that meant even more.

An Sheng remembered that Leng Zongzheng had said that the content recorded on it was useless to ordinary people, but was extremely precious for a spatial expert like him.

Back then, Leng Zongzheng had kept the original copy and had even specially made a copy before sending it over. The content was the same, but had Leng Zongzheng's annotations. An Tianzuo had deliberately kept it in his private collection.

On second thought, An Sheng immediately understood something. He hurriedly turned around and returned to the An family. He was the only one who could enter the room where An Tianzuo stored his private collection.

After Li Xuan left, Zhou Wen continued studying Absolute Space. It was only a matter of time before he broke through to the Terror grade, but the more he studied, the more he felt that Absolute Space would hardly be able to play the role he imagined if it was only at the Terror grade.

"Young Master Wen, are you there?" An Sheng knocked on Zhou Wen's door.

"Didn't you leave? Why are you back?" Zhou Wen opened the door and asked An Sheng in puzzlement.

"Not yet. There's some information here. It's been copied and annotated by Chancellor Leng. Take a look and see if it's useful." An Sheng handed Zhou Wen four thick diaries.

Chancellor Leng's annotated copy??Zhou Wen took the diary and casually flipped through a few pages. He was immediately mesmerized by the content.

"Where did this come from?" Zhou Wen asked as he flipped through it.

"Apparently someone obtained it from a mysterious dimensional zone. I'm not too sure about the details. If it's useful, give it a read." An Sheng opened his mouth as though he wanted to say something, but after some hesitation, he didn't say anything. He bade farewell and left.

This is clearly the insight and experience written by a spatial expert. I'm afraid the person who wrote this might very well be a Calamity-grade expert. For Chancellor Leng to be able to explain so much with his annotations, his understanding of spatial powers is extremely profound…?Zhou Wen was somewhat surprised by the content.

Furthermore, he also knew why it had to be copied by hand and not stored using electronic equipment. The meaning contained in each stroke was something electronic equipment couldn't present.

It wasn't enough to just look at the content. One had to look at the concepts within the words.

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Chapter 1281: Nether Lotus

Zhou Wen was a spatial expert, so it wasn't difficult for him to understand the content and annotations. Although Zhou Wen already knew a lot of the content, there were indeed some unique points that gave him many thoughts and ideas.

Based on the content, the person who wrote it had to be an existence with extremely high attainments in space. Only then could they stand at a high vantage point to explain certain problems.

Leng Zongzheng's annotations were also very precise. Furthermore, he had written quite a number of his understanding and insights into spatial powers. It was quite an inspiration to Zhou Wen.

Combining his insights and experience, Absolute Space broke through to the Terror grade in just a few hours. Furthermore, it was constantly improving.

Although he didn't know if he could really break through to the Calamity grade, the speed at which he improved was already rather shocking.

Zhou Wen was obsessed with studying Absolute Space. Apart from the necessary dungeon respawns every day, he spent the rest of his time studying it.

However, Ice Maiden wasn't in a good mood. She had been worried about the flower girl all this time.

Zhou Wen didn't know much about the dimension and didn't know how terrifying the Flower Goddess was, but Ice Maiden knew her all too well. She was a true dimensional big shot, a supreme existence at the Apocalypse level.

Even if she wasn't willing to personally descend to Earth, just mobilizing a large number of Flower race experts and Guardians to descend was enough to cause a huge calamity for Earth.

Ice Maiden was so worried mainly because she was a dimensional creature. She ultimately had to return in the future. Zhou Wen could ignore the repercussions, but she couldn't.

If the Flower Goddess knew that she, an ice demon, had captured the flower girl and wanted to kill her, the ice demons might suffer greatly. It was even possible that the demons would abandon her to appease the Flower Goddess's rage.

Of course, this was only the worst case scenario. It might not come to that.

What should I do? How can I make that flower girl let bygones be bygones??Ice Maiden racked her brains, hoping to come up with a perfect solution.

"Zhou Wen, I want to have a chat with that flower girl." Ice Maiden failed to come up with a good solution despite racking her brains. She planned on understanding the flower girl's current state of mind and why she had come to Earth.

In fact, Ice Maiden was very puzzled. Logically speaking, even if members of the Flower race were sent to Earth, they would be cannon fodder. How could one with the Tear of the Flower Goddess be sent here?

"Sure." Although Zhou Wen felt that the possibility of the Flower Goddess descending wasn't high, he didn't wish to provoke trouble if there was a better solution.

Just in case, Zhou Wen got Ice Maiden and flower girl to meet in the Chaos Bead to prevent her from escaping or sending a message to the Flower race.

Ice Maiden had the same thought. She was more afraid of something happening.

The space in the Chaos Bead was huge. The space of every item could be independent. All one could see was a chaotic fog. No matter how one traversed the chaos fog, they couldn't really make any substantial movement. In fact, they were just going in circles.

Zhou Wen sent Ice Maiden to the flower girl. With a wave of her hand, she defrosted the ice that encased the flower girl's body and restored her freedom.

The flower girl had remained conscious while frozen, so she knew what had happened. After being defrosted, she only looked at Ice Maiden and didn't do anything else, much less attack her.

Ice Maiden couldn't help but frown when she saw this.

If the flower girl had attacked immediately, that meant that she was a mere boor. That would have made it easier to deal with her.

However, from the flower girl's expression, it was clear that she was a very calm person. Such a person was clearly even harder to deal with. Even if she verbally agreed to a reconciliation, Ice Maiden wouldn't easily believe her.

"How may I address you?" Ice Maiden probed as she looked at the flower girl.

"Nether Lotus." The flower girl looked at Ice Maiden and continued, "You should be an ice demon, right? As a dimensional creature, why are you opposing us by helping the humans?"

"I didn't want to be your enemy. You initiated the attack." Ice Maiden paused and asked, "Why did you come to Earth?"

"And why did you come to Earth?" Nether Lotus didn't answer as she returned the question ad verbatim.

"I'm just an unimportant person among the ice demons. It's very normal for me to be sent to Earth as cannon fodder. However, you have the Tear of the Flower Goddess. Clearly, you hold a special status in the eyes of the Flower Goddess. You shouldn't be here," Ice Maiden continued probing.

Nether Lotus sneered. "Is that why you don't dare to kill me?"

"No matter how strong the Flower Goddess is, it's difficult for her to directly interfere in Earth's affairs. Earth isn't as terrible as you imagine. Even if the Flower race really attacks Earth on a large scale, they might not be able to gain an advantage when the time comes. Furthermore, the Flower Goddess might not make a big fuss over you." Ice Maiden looked at Nether Lotus and said in a serious manner, "I didn't kill you because I'm curious why you came to such a place. This isn't a place you should be."

Nether Lotus wore a hesitant expression. She seemed to know that it wasn't easy for dimensional creatures to descend to Earth. Furthermore, they were restricted by Earth's rules. She had already experienced this herself.

Furthermore, the Flower Goddess didn't know that she had come to Earth. If she really died here, it was difficult to say if the Flower Goddess could sense it. After all, this was Earth, an ancient forbidden land. It was very difficult for information to be transmitted.

Nether Lotus's expression made Ice Maiden realize something, so she said, "It's impossible for a Flower race like you to be sent to a place like Earth. There's only one possibility. You sneaked in here yourself."

"Who said I sneaked in? The Flower Goddess sent me to Earth for a mission," said Nether Lotus immediately.

However, her reaction had already betrayed her. How could she deceive a shrewd person like Ice Maiden?

"Actually, we're all the same. I came to Earth secretly just for that thing." Ice Maiden felt relieved.

Nether Lotus looked experienced, but in fact, she was still too young. She was just pretending to be calm. She wasn't as difficult to deal with as she imagined. She was like a flower who grew up in a greenhouse flower, one that had never experienced storms.

"I don't know what you're talking about." Nether Lotus wasn't experienced enough, but she wasn't retarded. It was impossible for her to be easily tricked by Ice Maiden.

Ice Maiden didn't say anything. However, she suddenly unleashed her Ice Demon Monarch's bloodline and transformed into an Ice Demon Queen.

"Ah! Ice Demon Monarch's bloodline… You are the Ice Demon Monarch's descendant… Why are you here… Could it be that you came to obtain Earth's Companion Beasts?" Nether Lotus widened her eyes. Her understanding was the same as Ice Maiden's. They both believed that with an identity like theirs, it was impossible for her to be sent to Earth unless there were special circumstances.

And there was only one special exception that Nether Lotus knew—it was the same reason that she had for secretly coming to Earth.

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Chapter 1282: Embodiment of Evil

Nether Lotus seemed to realize that she had slipped up and immediately shut up.

"Sigh… I heard from my elders that that dimensional zone might be where Earth's Companion Beast resides, but I was captured by that evil human just as I arrived on Earth," Ice Maiden said pretentiously.

In fact, her situation was similar to what she had said. Her emotions were also rather real.

"You were also captured by him?" Nether Lotus seemed to find it unbelievable.

Ice Maiden said with a shameful look, "You will not believe the evil humans are capable of. It's practically perverted, and he's even worse than a pervert. If I don't obey his orders, he will first sever my limbs and then cook them before forcing me to…"

The more Nether Lotus heard, the more horrified she became. She was really frightened. Although death was very frightening to her, she could still overcome some psychological barriers.

However, what Ice Maiden said was something she couldn't tolerate. Just the thought of it made her shudder as her body trembled.

If she were to be treated that way, she would rather die. Nether Lotus had constructed Zhou Wen as an evil super pervert inwardly.

"Before me, many dimensional creatures had already suffered his abuse. They lived a life worse than death. In the end, they were killed and made into xiaolongbao when he got sick of them… Don't you know what xiaolongbao is? It's the kind of mincemeat stuffing…" As Ice Maiden spoke, she thought to herself,?It's better to have one dead than both. If the Flower Goddess descends, you will die no matter what. Just shoulder my blame for me.

"Despicable human, how dare he treat us like this? When my mother comes, she'll definitely rip him to pieces. No, we'll let him have a taste of his own medicine before killing him," said Nether Lotus through gritted teeth.

This Nether Lotus can't be the Flower Goddess's daughter, right!??Ice Maiden was secretly alarmed, but she pretended not to notice anything amiss. She continued, "Now that we are in his hands, we can only feign civility and preserve our usefulness. When we find an opportunity, we can kill him together. During this period of time, you mustn't disobey him. I don't wish to see my kind die again."

Nether Lotus was already beginning to believe Ice Maiden. When she heard that, she said, "I understand. Don't worry. I'll pretend to obey him and find an opportunity to join forces with you to kill him."

"Yes, that's it. Preserve our lives and maintain our usefulness. Then, wait for an opportunity to kill him and avenge ourselves and our dead dimensional compatriots," Ice Maiden said righteously.

"I'm glad I met you…" Nether Lotus nodded repeatedly.

"By the way, don't try to escape. He has cast an evil curse on us. Once we escape, he will activate the curse. When that happens, our bodies will fester bit by bit, but we won't die until our bodies are riddled with holes and we wail in agony for three years…" Ice Maiden continued tricking Nether Lotus.

In Nether Lotus's mind, Zhou Wen's evilness had increased exponentially. He was already an existence at the level of a super unparalleled demon king.

"Bear with it for the time being. I'll quickly think of a way to get him to release you. When the time comes, you must not disobey his orders, or all our efforts will be in vain." Before Ice Maiden left, she specially exhorted Nether Lotus.

"Got it. Thank you." Nether Lotus's eyes were filled with gratitude.

"When did I do those things to you?" Zhou Wen said coldly as he released Ice Maiden.

"I had no choice. I just wanted to get some information out of her. Now, we can confirm that she's very likely the Flower Goddess's daughter. However, she had sneaked out. The Flower Goddess doesn't know that she's on Earth. Also, she might have eavesdropped on the news regarding Earth's Companion Beast from Flower Goddess and knows which dimensional zone has Earth's strongest Companion Beast," Ice Maiden said as she looked around.

Zhou Wen could tell what she was up to; there was no need for her to repeat herself.

"I'm afraid I'll have to take the blame for you if the Flower Goddess really descends, right?" Zhou Wen curled his lips.

"If the Flower Goddess really descends, you will be a dead man regardless. It doesn't matter if you take additional blame," Ice Maiden said.

"I'll remember this. If you can't get any information about that dimensional zone from her, I'll try all those methods of torture you mentioned on you," Zhou Wen said indifferently.

Ice Maiden's expression changed before she forced a smile and said, "I'll do my best."

"I don't want you to try your best. I want you to guarantee it." Zhou Wen had to figure out the dimensional zone.

If it was really as the dimension said—that dimensional zone was where Earth's Companion Beast was—then he had to protect it at all costs. He definitely couldn't let the fellows from the dimension succeed.

If they really lured Earth's Companion Beast out, Earth would be doomed.

After handing such a mentally-taxing task to Ice Maiden, Zhou Wen began studying Absolute Space. Now, it was already ten thousand times bigger.

However, Absolute Space still remained a cubic meter in size. It didn't continue to expand as though this was its limit.

Ten thousand times meant ten thousand meters. To light, this distance was nothing. It wasn't enough time for Zhou Wen to react, much less dodge.

From the looks of it, even if I reach the peak of the Terror grade, I probably won't be able to extend space sufficiently. Is there any other way??Zhou Wen felt that he couldn't only place his hopes on Absolute Space. There wasn't much hope of advancing it to the Calamity grade.

Of course, Zhou Wen didn't give up on studying it. He still tried his best to perfect it, but at the same time, he began searching for more possibilities.

For a similar spatial Terror-grade skill, what if I combine Sky-Stealing Sun-Swapping and Absolute Space, I wonder if it gives rise to some possibilities??Zhou Wen kept thinking about this problem.

Sky-Stealing Sun-Swapping could ignore spatial distances to exchange objects, and Absolute Space was similar to a spatial bubble. Zhou Wen felt that there was a possibility stemming from the combination of the two, but he had yet to figure out how the two could be combined.

During the few days he stayed in Luoyang, there weren't many problems with the Overseer Manor. Typically, with Qin Wufu presiding over it, Zhou Wen didn't need to deal with the details.

Ding!

One day, when Zhou Wen was grinding the Venusian instance dungeon, another Golden Battle God Companion Egg dropped. Now, he was just short of Mark I and Mark IV before he gathered all six Golden Battle Gods.

Can six Terror-grade Golden Battle Gods fuse into a Calamity-grade Companion Beast??Zhou Wen was filled with anticipation.

If he could obtain a Calamity-grade Companion Beast, all the problems would be resolved. He wouldn't have to go through so much trouble.

The Cube stirred again as an unfamiliar creature appeared on the platform of the Venusian dimensional zone.

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Chapter 1283: Dwarf

Translator: CKtalon

It was a red-skinned dwarf, only about a meter tall. He wore a grass skirt and had a green leaf on his head. He looked very strange.

After he entered the Venusian dimensional zone, the Metal Guard immediately launched an attack. When the bullet arrived in front of him, the dwarf suddenly opened his mouth and revealed his serrated teeth to bite the bullet.

Crack!

The bullet was actually crushed by his teeth. The dwarf quickly gritted his teeth and crushed the bullet in a few bites before stretching his neck and swallowing it.

Before the Metal Guard could fire a second shot, the dwarf rushed in front of him and bit off half the barrel. After chewing twice, he stretched his neck and swallowed it.

What happened next shocked the people watching the battle through the Cube.

The dwarf swallowed the Metal Guard alive. It was unknown how such a small body could contain the Metal Guard's huge body.

Hordes of Metal Guards rushed out, but the dwarf was like a tiger in a flock of sheep. His body kept moving like a ghost, biting the Metal Guards to death.

The Golden Battle God's bullet was also bitten by the dwarf. Be it freezing, flames, explosions, or lightning bullets, they were all crushed and swallowed by the dwarf, completely unable to injure his body.

"Those teeth are really good!" Li Xuan said as he shivered.

Zhou Wen, who was watching the livestream with Li Xuan, looked thoughtfully at the dwarf. With that frown, what was on his mind?

"Hey, what are you doing? I'm talking to you?" Li Xuan extended his hand and shook it in front of Zhou Wen.

Zhou Wen snapped to his senses and said, "Why do you think this dwarf can devour so much metal with his tiny body?"

"It probably has organs similar to storage spaces in its body, or perhaps its stomach has a super melting function, melting all the metal?" Li Xuan guessed.

"Both are possible, but here's what I'm thinking. Tell me if you agree." Zhou Wen glanced at the dwarf who was still chewing the Golden Battle God and continued, "He's like a trash processor or a shredder. After something passes through his body, it will ultimately land in a trash bag."

"That doesn't conflict with my guess. The trash bag could be an organ similar to a storage space that can hold large amounts of things." Li Xuan didn't understand the difference between Zhou Wen's explanation and what he had said.

"But what if the trash bag is full?" Zhou Wen asked.

"From the looks of it, it won't be that easy to fill it up. Even if it's really full, he can choose not to eat. He can just eat after digesting what's inside him." Li Xuan still didn't know what Zhou Wen meant.

"What if he has to eat despite being full?" Zhou Wen asked again.

"That goes without saying. Of course he will burst," Li Xuan said.

Zhou Wen shook his head and said, "We previously said that if he's a shredder, he needs to change the trash bag when it's full. He just needs to change the trash bag."

Li Xuan found what Zhou Wen was saying baffling. The dwarf wasn't really a shredder. How could there be a new trash bag to replace it?

Zhou Wen seemed to be talking to Li Xuan, but he also seemed to be muttering to himself, "Where should I find a second trash bag? Should I create a second trash bag? However, even if there's a second, third, or even a tenth trash bag, it's still unsatisfactory… Right… Wheels… If they're in the form of wheels, they can be repeatedly used…"

"Old Zhou, what are you talking about?" Li Xuan failed to understand what Zhou Wen was saying despite listening for a long time.

However, Zhou Wen ignored him. He got up and gathered his strength with both hands, as though he was producing something in front of him. Li Xuan only saw the space in front of Zhou Wen distort, but was unsure what he was doing.

Why is this fellow only thinking about these strange things all day? He doesn't know how to enjoy life at all.?Li Xuan knew that Zhou Wen had thought of something regarding cultivation and was trying to break through. He watched from the side and didn't disturb him again. He also helped watch over him to prevent others from disturbing him.

Zhou Wen had been considering the problem of Absolute Space all this while. Under normal circumstances, it was impossible for a Terror-grade Absolute Space to withstand a bullet at the speed of light. It was difficult even to stall for time, so he had to take a different approach.

When he saw the scene of the dwarf devouring the Metal Guards, he suddenly thought of a possible solution. He felt that he might be able to create multiple Absolute Spaces and arrange them like wheels before quickly spinning them. This would allow the bullets to repeatedly pass through multiple Absolute Spaces without reaching Zhou Wen.

Of course, the spinning speed of the wheels was a problem. If Absolute Space's rotation speed wasn't fast enough, it couldn't connect to the preceding Absolute Space. It would be impossible to achieve a cycle.

However, Zhou Wen had the Sky-Stealing Sun-Swapping technique as well. If he could constantly swap three or more Absolute Spaces, he might be able to resolve this problem.

Of course, this was only a theory. Whether it could really succeed depended on actual operation.

Now, he was trying to create multiple Absolute Spaces, but the outcome was disappointing. Creating multiple Absolute Spaces wasn't easy.

In fact, it wasn't that Zhou Wen didn't have enough Essence Energy, but the characteristics of Absolute Space itself were very special. Zhou Wen could only maintain the existence of a single Absolute Space, so he couldn't create a second.

It was as though there was a force that restrained the existence of Absolute Space. A second Absolute Space couldn't exist at the same time.

If I can't create a second Absolute Space, what about letting Absolute Space spin itself? No, no. This isn't right. I have to create multiple Absolute Spaces.?Zhou Wen stopped and fell into deep thought. He thought about how to resolve the problem of having multiple Absolute Spaces. He flipped through the book An Sheng had sent over, hoping to obtain some inspiration from it.

After thinking for a while, he still couldn't find a solution. Meanwhile on the livestream, the Calamity-grade bullet had already been fired and hit the dwarf's face.

The dwarf's body flew out and slammed into the metal wall. Everyone thought that he had been killed, but on careful look, they realized that the dwarf's teeth had clenched the Calamity-grade bullet.

Smoke was still emitting from between the teeth and the bullet, as though the friction was very intense. However, the Calamity-grade bullet had been caught.

"These teeth… are so hard…" Everyone felt their teeth ache.

Then, the dwarf rushed through the door. The bullets shot over and were bitten by him again, but his body was also sent flying by the bullets as he slammed into the wall again.

Time and time again, the first six bullets were all caught by the dwarf with his teeth. He was like an agile beast.. No matter which direction the bullets flew from, they would be precisely caught by his teeth.

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Chapter 1284: Good Junior Brother

People watched the live broadcast nervously. Although the first six bullets were powerful and beyond human, several creatures had proven to humanity that they could dodge or even block them head-on.

However, no creature seemed to be able to resist the seventh bullet head-on.

Bang!

When the seventh gunshot sounded, everyone couldn't help but tremble. When they took a careful look, they realized that the dwarf's body had slammed into the wall again.

However, this time, even the metal wall had caved in, forming a circular pit.

The dwarf's body was embedded in the circular pit. The powerful shockwave had sent his hair flying. His mouth was covered in blood, and between his teeth, a bullet that looked like a spark was spinning rapidly. It ground against his teeth and produced ear-piercing sounds and smoke.

Just this scene left one's teeth tingling in pain.

The dwarf bit the bullet, but the bullet was still spinning like a drill. Perhaps the moment he relaxed, the bullet would drill into his head and penetrate it.

This was the first time humans had seen the seventh bullet clearly, but it was only relative. In fact, due to the spinning speed and the intense sparks, they couldn't see what the bullet looked like. All they could see was a general outline.

It was completely different from the first six bullets. After the first six bullets were shot out, their momentum would slowly diminish.

However, the momentum within the seventh bullet didn't diminish. It was as though it wouldn't stop unless it killed someone. The momentum showed no signs of weakening.

The dwarf's teeth were smoking, and his gums were bleeding profusely. He used his hands and feet to support himself and jumped out of the hole with difficulty. With the bullet between his teeth, he walked towards the door step by step.

Bang! Bang!

The sound of firing rang again. Before the dwarf could resolve the bullet between his teeth, the eighth and ninth bullets came at him.

This time, he didn't have the ability to bite down again. As his body was resisting the seventh bullet, it was difficult for him to move quickly. All he could do was dodge the eighth bullet. The ninth bullet hit his arm, causing blood to gush out.

Bang! Bang!

Bullets kept firing over, leaving bullet holes in the dwarf's body. Blood quickly stained his already red skin.

The dwarf finally couldn't keep the seventh bullet between his teeth. The moment his teeth relaxed slightly, the seventh bullet bounced off and shot into his head.

The sound of a head exploding made one's heart run cold. The powerful dwarf had ultimately died due to the seventh bullet.

As the dwarf died, the seventh bullet vanished, as though Death's mission of reaping a life had been fulfilled.

As there were no outsiders in the dimensional zone, the Cube stopped broadcasting. It was unknown if the dwarf left anything behind, so no one dared to enter to take a look.

"It appears it's impossible to withstand the seventh bullet with brute force," Zhang Chunqiu sighed.

"From the looks of it, there are roughly three ways to withstand the seventh bullet. The first way is to reach the Golden Palace before the seventh bullet is shot, preventing the seventh bullet from coming out. The second way is to find someone to die in their stead. As long as the seventh bullet kills, the calamity would be met. There's also another way—Rely on something hard like the Looter King and one can forcefully fend off the bullet and cause the trajectory of the bullet to deviate. However, this only stalls for time. The bullet will still fly back. It's just a temporary solution," Xia Liuchuan said.

Zhang Chunqiu nodded slightly. "After this battle, the various factions have more or less figured out the ability of the seventh bullet. I believe it won't be long before people begin challenging the Venusian dimensional zone."

"Which method do you think they will employ?" Xia Liuchuan asked.

Zhang Chunqiu shook his head and didn't say a word. As an old friend of his, Xia Liuchuan already understood what he meant. When the time came, most people would use the second method. There would be people using human lives to force their way to the Golden Palace.

After all, only the seventh bullet required death. The other bullets could be dealt with through other means.

In the Taklamakan Desert, Liu Yun's body was buried in the sand, motionless as though he had melded with the desert.

Streams of light streaked across the air several times before disappearing into the distance.

"Son-of-a-b*tches, you ain't got nothing on me." Liu Yun crawled out of the sand and spat in the direction of the streams of light.

Suddenly, Liu Yun's body stiffened as his expression turned extremely ugly.

A sword had been placed on his neck at some point in time, but Liu Yun didn't know who was holding the sword and standing behind him.

"Friend, don't joke around. There's always room for negotiation." Liu Yun said with a smile.

"I never like to joke," the person behind him said.

When Liu Yun heard the voice, he was slightly taken aback. He carefully turned his body to look at the person holding the sword and saw a young man. He was fair and clean with good facial features. He wore a purple trench coat that exuded a sinister beauty.

"Junior Brother Zhong, you scared me to death. Don't joke around like that. You nearly gave me a heart attack." Liu Yun recognized the person in front of him and wanted to push the blade away with his finger.

"I've said it before. I don't like to joke." Zhong Ziya had no intention of retracting the sword. The blade pressed closer to Liu Yun's neck and immediately sliced into his skin. Blood trickled down the blade.

"We are fellow disciples. Why can't we talk things out nicely? Is there a need for this?" Liu Yun's body stiffened as he forced a smile.

"I'll give you two choices. Help me do something, or I'll tie you up and throw you into the headquarters of the League of Guardians," Zhong Ziya said.

"You might as well kill me," Liu Yun said gloomily.

"You're my senior brother after all. It's not appropriate to kill you personally," Zhong Ziya said.

"Thanks?a lot." Liu Yun almost blew a gasket. He rolled his eyes and said, "You want me to help you go to the Venusian dimensional zone, right?"

"That's right." Zhong Ziya nodded.

"I can help you, but I have a condition," Liu Yun said.

"Speak," Zhong Ziya said.

"I want Junior Brother to accompany us," said Liu Yun.

"He can't go." Zhong Ziya directly rejected Liu Yun.

"Why? Don't you think that the success rate will be much higher if Junior Brother comes along?" Liu Yun asked in puzzlement.

"He can't die, but you can," Zhong Ziya said.

"Thanks?A LOT. You are really my good junior brother," Liu Yun said through gritted teeth.

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Chapter 1285: Humanity's First Attempt

Nothing major happened for half a month. The Federation and overseas faction seemed quiet. Apart from the occasional news of dimensional creatures breaking through on a large scale, the world enjoyed some level of peace.

Over the past few days, Zhou Wen had two Golden Battle God Halberds drop, one Rejuvenation Pill, and a Golden Battle God Mark I. Now, of the six Golden Battle Gods, Zhou Wen had five. The only thing he lacked was Mark IV.

Although Zhou Wen had the intention of figuring out the Founding Emperor Tomb, Chess Mountain, Mount Laojun, Ant City, and other dungeons, his focus wasn't on them. He had been studying the problem of Absolute Space.

Under his constant research, he had resolved the problem of not simultaneously having two Absolute Spaces.

Using the Spacetime Bandit's delay function, Zhou Wen successfully made two Absolute Spaces appear at the same time.

This was the result of experimentation, to which the principle behind it eluded Zhou Wen.

He first used Spacetime Bandit to cast Absolute Space. Due to the delay, Absolute Space didn't immediately appear. And without using Spacetime Bandit, he cast another Absolute Space.

When the delayed Absolute Space appeared, two Absolute Spaces would coexist.

However, this only allowed two Absolute Spaces to simultaneously exist. If he continuously released a few Absolute Spaces within the time window of Spacetime Bandit, the outcome would only be a delay in the appearance of an Absolute Space. It would disappear in succession, replacing the previous one and leaving only the final delayed one.

Only two Absolute Spaces could coexist with each other through the use of a delay and zero delay.

Although two Absolute Spaces were lacking, it gave him more maneuverability.

Now, the new problem was how to spin the two Absolute Spaces. The speed of moving Absolute Spaces definitely couldn't keep up with the speed of light, so he had to use a special method to allow the two Absolute Spaces to switch and connect.

The Sky-Stealing Sun-Swapping technique could only swap between two Absolute Spaces, but it couldn't form a wheel pattern unless he had a third Absolute Space.

Furthermore, it took too long to use Sky-Stealing Sun-Swapping. It was very difficult to achieve a seamless effect.

How can I make two Absolute Spaces automatically connect seamlessly??Zhou Wen could only continue his research.

He had also watched the battle of the dwarf and knew that if his spatial skill could succeed, it was very likely that he could trap the seventh bullet in the spatial wheel. Then, the sure-kill seventh bullet would never be able to injure him.

Under Ice Maiden's efforts, Nether Lotus was completely brainwashed.

In Nether Lotus's mind, Zhou Wen was an evil human pervert. Furthermore, he had placed an inescapable curse on her and Ice Maiden. All she could do was feign civility and obey Zhou Wen's orders.

Recently, there had been many large-scale break-out of dimensional creatures in the dimensional zones near Luoyang. Zhou Wen got Ice Maiden and Nether Lotus to help Qin Wufu deal with them to prevent them from constantly appearing in front of him.

Although Ice Maiden wanted to go to Chess Mountain, she knew that there was a horrifying existence there and needed Zhou Wen's strength to enter. Therefore, she had no intention of running.

With her watching Nether Lotus, Zhou Wen felt at ease. Ice Maiden was an ambitious woman. She wouldn't give up on the Demon God Bloodline Catalog so easily.

Furthermore, ever since she had learned that Nether Lotus had information regarding Earth's Companion Beasts, Ice Maiden had been pondering over how to get the information out of her.

"Chess Mountain… Chess Mountain actually has this… It's no wonder you came here… So you've already decided…" When Nether Lotus came to Chess Mountain to help the Sunset Army clean up the break-out creatures, she immediately exclaimed.

Ice Maiden realized that the place Nether Lotus was referring to was Chess Mountain.

Ice Maiden was pleasantly surprised, but she wore a poker face. "It's best you don't spout nonsense."

Nether Lotus now wholeheartedly trusted Ice Maiden. She believed that Ice Maiden definitely knew of the news, so she whispered, "This is a good opportunity. We can go in and take a look. Perhaps we can really find Earth's strongest Companion Beast. With such an existence, we don't have to be afraid of that evil human."

"There's no rush. Chess Mountain is filled with danger. There must be a Calamity-grade existence inside. With our present strength, it's impossible for us to obtain any benefits even if we enter. We might even die inside," Ice Maiden said.

"Then what should we do?" Nether Lotus hadn't expected Earth to be so horrifying. Her understanding of Earth came from the previous Cube ranking battle.

"Don't be anxious. I've already thought of a solution. As long as we do it well, we can lure that evil human into Chess Mountain. When the time comes, he and the creature in Chess Mountain will suffer an internecine outcome, and we can reap the benefits…" Ice Maiden said.

"Can we really do that? We can't have that evil human obtain the strongest Companion Beast," said Nether Lotus worriedly.

"Therefore, we need to wait for an opportunity. The plan needs to be meticulous. There can't be any mistakes." Ice Maiden continued the bluff.

"I guess that's the only way." Nether Lotus was somewhat vexed. If she had known that this would happen, she wouldn't have sneaked over alone. At the very least, she would have brought a Calamity-grade helper.

..

After more than half a month in the doldrums, a figure finally appeared on the Cube's screen.

All the major media outlets immediately rushed to report. When people saw the person on the Cube screen, they were stunned.

"Human… It's a human…"

"Isn't that Thief Sage? What's he doing there?"

"No, look at that person. He has horns on his head. He's not human."

"Ah! That's the Holy Spirit Association's Ox Demon."

"Heavens, there's also Fairy Peacock and True Martial. Could that fellow be… Ah… That's Ya… The line up consists of the elites of the Holy Spirit Association… Are they trying to clear the Venusian dimensional zone?"

"That will be tough. Although they are all Terror-grade powerhouses, it's still too difficult to pass through the defense of the Calamity-grade creature."

The people were quickly recognized. Although the various factions had long expected someone to make an attempt, they never expected the Holy Spirit Association to be the first.

Everyone talked excitedly. Although the Holy Spirit Association was half-human, people weren't absolutely against it due to Ya.

The Holy Spirit Association was also a very strange organization. At the very least, ordinary people didn't have much hatred or resistance towards it.

However, because the Holy Spirit Association had been constantly trying to kill the Guardians and subvert the Federation, it had been designated as an evil organization by the Federation. This was how it had always been promoted.

However, the publicity wasn't very good. People didn't have a good impression of the League of Guardians either, so they didn't believe that what they said was true.

With the main heads of the Holy Spirit Association appearing one after another, and with them all ranked at the top of the wanted list, it gave people a very odd feeling.

Was a group of federal wanted criminals, who weren't purely human, capable of representing humanity?

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Chapter 1286: Level Clearing

The Holy Spirit Association didn't drip their blood to enter the Venusian dimensional zone. Instead, with Liu Yun's help, they directly teleported into the dimensional zone.

Liu Yun first brought Ox Demon into the room. As the Metal Guard fired, Ox Demon's tall figure charged forward suddenly. With a single punch, he blasted the bullet along with the Metal Guard apart. His strength was shocking.

The more powerful a person in the Holy Spirit Association was, the higher their bounty on the Federation's wanted list. Without a doubt, the Ox Demon was the one with the highest bounty in the Holy Spirit Association other than Ya.

The number of Guardians he had killed was probably in the triple digits. Most of them were members of the League of Guardians.

Ya, Fairy Peacock, and True Martial were sent over by Liu Yun one by one. As for Ox Demon, he had already started a massacre inside. The Metal Guards that came out of the six doors were killed with his punches one after another, no different from crushing ants.

Without needing the others to do anything, Ox Demon finished off all the Metal Guards.

The Golden Battle God Mark I came out of the door and shot a freezing bullet at Ox Demon. Ox Demon was a hot-tempered individual and had no intention of retreating. His armor-covered body tore through the air and his fist smashed into the freezing bullet.

As the fist collided with the freezing bullet, the freezing bullet shattered, turning into a large icy fog that spread out. Ox Demon broke through the ice fog and arrived in front of the Golden Battle God. His body was covered in frost, but he thought nothing of it. He punched at the Golden Battle God again and again.

As the fist hit the metal, the Golden Battle God's metal body failed to withstand Ox Demon's punches. His entire body caved in as fist imprints appeared everywhere. Finally, his chest was shattered by the punch, and even his energy source exploded.

"What terrifying power," said Xia Liuchuan.

Zhang Chunqiu thought for a moment and said, "Ox Demon's original name was Zhang Jing. He was originally the son of a local tycoon. Back then, his father's influence locally wasn't inferior to An Tianzuo's status in Luoyang. Unfortunately, for some reason, the Zhang family collapsed without good reason. Most of the Zhang family's direct descendants died. Zhang Jing vanished and when he appeared again, he was already the Holy Spirit Association's Ox Demon. The Guardian he fused with should be of pure Strength and Constitution. He doesn't have any long-range attacks, but his Strength, Constitution, and Speed are alarmingly powerful."

After a pause, Zhang Chunqiu said, "According to some clues, the Zhang family's decline might be related to the dimension, but it hasn't been confirmed."

"You know very well," Xia Liuchuan said with a smile.

"After all, we share the same Zhang surname. I do pay a little attention," Zhang Chunqiu said.

As the two of them spoke, Ox Demon had already killed three Golden Battle Gods. His bravery was awe-inspiring.

"Is this the strength of the Holy Spirit Association? Just an Ox Demon is already so terrifying. I wonder how strong Ya is now."

"After all, he's an expert who once made a name for himself on the same battlefield as Human Sovereign. Ya's strength is definitely extraordinary."

"Back then, Ya could already defeat a Calamity-grade entity who descended with a borrowed body. Now, he might be able to defeat a true Calamity-grade existence."

People were very curious about Ya. Outsiders only knew Ya, but they didn't know that he was Wang Mingyuan's student, Zhong Ziya.

In the League of Guardians, Blood Shaman wore a nasty expression. The way he stared at Ox Demon was somewhat terrifying.

Over the past few days, the League of Guardians and the Holy Spirit Association had fought quite a number of times. Blood Shaman and Ox Demon were old rivals. Their combat methods were somewhat similar. They relied on their bodies to fight, but Blood Shaman had never been able to gain an advantage over Ox Demon.

"Your Excellency, if the Holy Spirit Association manages to leave its name on the rankings, the influence it has on the Federation cannot be underestimated. It will be very disadvantageous for us," Hermit said.

"They found Thief Sage ahead of us. Without a spatial expert at Thief Sage's level, it will be very troublesome for us to enter the Venusian dimensional zone," Cave Era said.

"Actually, we can use Jiuyue," Hermit said.

"We would have used him if he could be used. Jiuyue has a good impression of the Holy Spirit Association. Although he's a Guardian, he has always refused to join the League of Guardians. How can he be used? Do you dare use his services?" Cave Era said.

"There will be a way. Your Excellency, please leave this matter to me. I will definitely be able to make Jiuyue work for us." Hermit requested Immortal's permission.

Immortal said indifferently, "To clear the Venusian dimensional zone, one needs flawless cooperation."

"I understand. I will definitely make Jiuyue willingly serve us." Hermit understood what Immortal meant and promised.

As they spoke, Ox Demon had already destroyed six Golden Battle Gods with his own strength. It left everyone amazed.

However, everyone knew that this was only the beginning. What followed was the true test of the Holy Spirit Association's strength. Not anyone could block a Calamity-grade bullet.

After the six Golden Battle Gods died, Ya led his team towards the door.

Fairy Peacock and True Martial flanked him, while Ox Demon walked behind. Liu Yun followed right at the back.

Everyone stared at Ya, wanting to know how he was going to block the Calamity-grade bullet.

Bang!

A gunshot sounded. When everyone saw it, they realized that Ya had already raised the Primordial Immortal Sword in front of him. Sparks flew as a bullet was blocked.

"How is this possible? He actually blocked it? How did he react?" Li Xuan, who was watching, gaped in shock.

Zhou Wen was also watching the battle. He pointed at Peacock Fairy and True Martial and said, "That's not Ya's strength alone. He has been augmented by the powers of the other two. They seem to have some kind of halo-like power."

"I see. I wonder what power they augmented Ya with. It actually allowed Ya to react under such circumstances and even pull out his sword to block the bullet." Li Xuan didn't pay attention to Peacock Fairy and True Martial. After taking a careful look, he realized that they were responsible for the feat.

The average person couldn't tell that Peacock Fairy and True Martial had played a major role. They just saw Ya quickly brandish his Primordial Immortal Sword, blocking three bullets.

"Holy sh*t, as expected of Ya. He's too powerful. He feels even more powerful than those Calamity-grade creatures."

"We have strong ones among us humans. He looks even more ferocious than the dwarf and Dragon Turtle."

"This is too powerful. Could it be that Ya is already at the Calamity grade?"

While everyone praised the team, Zhang Chunqiu observed the cracks beneath True Martial's feet and said lightly, "True Martial is a talent."

"That Peacock Fairy is quite interesting." Xia Liuchuan looked at the fan in Fairy Peacock's hand with piqued interest.

The members of the League of Guardians didn't look too good. It looked like the Holy Spirit Association had made ample preparations. Perhaps they could really leave their names on the rankings.

However, everyone knew that the seventh shot was the true test. Whether one could withstand the seventh shot was key to reaching the Golden Palace.

Zhou Wen was somewhat worried for Zhong Ziya. He could naturally tell that Zhong Ziya was only at the Terror grade and hadn't advanced to the Calamity grade. He had also designed a special skill combination to block the bullet. However, Zhou Wen didn't know if this method was effective against the seventh bullet.

However, their battle gave Zhou Wen some hope.

The Calamity-grade creature kept firing at Ya, but it didn't attack Peacock Fairy and True Martial. This meant that the creature still followed the same behavioral pattern as in-game. It would first kill creatures with higher levels and strength.

If that was the case in real life, his Companion Beasts like Grim Reaper No. 10 could be put to use. They could be used to block bullets at critical moments.

Of course, perhaps the creature was in a good mood and didn't want to kill them all.

The Holy Spirit Association members had already rushed into the tunnel. As they advanced, they blocked the bullets. Soon, they finished blocking the first six bullets.

Everyone held their breaths as their hearts raced uncontrollably. They were like criminals awaiting judgment. Regardless of whether they were friend or foe, all of them wanted to know if the Holy Spirit Association could block the critical seventh shot.

"It's impossible to block the seventh sure-kill strike with a Terror-grade power. I'm afraid they'll throw a life at it. I wonder who will die?" Hermit sneered.

Most of the people who knew the inside story had similar thoughts as Hermit. The seventh shot could only be neutered with death.

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Chapter 1287: Blocking the Bullet

"Although it's said that throwing lives at the seventh shot can effectively mitigate it, not any random life can mitigate the offensive power of a Calamity-grade bullet. Even a Terror-grade life might not be able to meet the requirement. The power of a bullet will definitely not dissipate after a typical Terror-grade is killed. It still needs some special Terror-grade creature to fill this hole. From their abilities, Ox Demon should be the most suitable person to fill this hole," said Blood Shaman.

"Ox Demon is part of the backbone of the Holy Spirit Association. To sacrifice Ox Demon for a ranking seems unlikely, right?" Cave Era said.

"It's not impossible. The thing in the Venusian dimensional zone isn't merely something Ox Demon can compare with," said Blood Shaman.

Bang!

As they spoke, the seventh gunshot sounded. Everyone jolted and hurriedly looked at Ya and the others, wanting to know what the outcome would be. Who would block this shot with their lives?

When things turned clear for everyone, they realized that Ox Demon had appeared in front of Ya at some point in time. This outcome wasn't unexpected.

No matter how one looked at it, Ox Demon seemed to be the best person to block the shot.

However, when people took a closer look, they couldn't help but be alarmed. It was true that Ox Demon was standing in front of Ya, but he wasn't hit by the seventh bullet. His body was completely unharmed.

And in front of Ox Demon, there was another creature.

The creature looked like a Guardian. It had a majestic body and was wearing resplendent heavy armor. Its limbs and body were chained, but one could no longer identify it since its head had been shattered by the bullet.

"That's… Giant Armor God…" Cave Era stood up immediately and stared angrily at the screen. Her eyes nearly spewed out flames.

Giant Armor God was a rather important member of the League of Guardians. Unlike the Guardians that were sent through the Skysplit Tower, Giant Armor God was a Guardian that grew up on Earth. He was one of the few elites that could advance to the Terror grade. His status in the League of Guardians was second only to the four Heavenly Kings.

Even though his head had exploded, Cave Era still recognized Giant Armor God at a glance. The armor and powerful physique were not something ordinary people could imitate.

"Those bastards from the Holy Spirit Association!" Hermit's eyes flashed with a cold glint. The Giant Armor God had always been in charge of the League of Guardians' fieldwork. It had only been two to three days since he left the headquarters, but he had been captured by the Holy Spirit Association and used as a shield.

The Giant Armor God's physique and defense weren't inferior to Ox Demon's. Although its overall strength wasn't as strong as Ox Demon, it wasn't that much weaker. Using him as a shield successfully nullified the seventh sure-kill bullet.

Ox Demon grabbed the Giant Armor God's corpse with both hands and threw it to the side. Ya, Peacock Fairy, and company continued rushing towards the Golden Palace.

Another gunshot sounded. The might of the next bullet returned to the level of the first six shots. It was blocked by Ya's Primordial Immortal Sword again.

As everyone charged in, they fended off the bullets. However, they were still a long way from the Golden Palace. The sixth shot of the second round was fired, spelling the dawn of the sure-kill seventh shot.

Giant Armor God was dead. Without any vitality or strength, it was impossible for him to block another shot even if his corpse was still around.

Without the Giant Armor God, who could withstand the seventh shot?

Everyone was guessing if the Holy Spirit Association had captured other Guardians or who would be used as a shield.

It wasn't easy to find a powerful Guardian like the Giant Armor God. It was even harder to capture it. It was difficult to believe that the Holy Spirit Association could capture a second one.

The Golden Palace's door was already in sight. It seemed a pity to give up now.

This concerned the ownership of the Venusian Companion Beast. No one would give up at this moment.

As long as they blocked the shot again, they could arrive in front of the Golden Palace. And among them, there was Ox Demon who could block the shot. His physique and abilities weren't weaker than Giant Armor God and were perhaps even stronger. Since Giant Armor God could withstand the shot, Ox Demon could likely do the same.

Using an Ox Demon's life to exchange for a chance of obtaining the Venusian Companion Beast seemed to be their only choice.

Ox Demon gritted his teeth and rushed in front of Ya again. He roared, "President, I'll pave the way for you. I'll use my life to exchange for the Holy Spirit Association's chance to become the ruler of Earth. It's worth it."

"Without the people, what fun is there in ruling this world?" Ya said indifferently. He pressed his palm on Ox Demon's shoulder and leaped up. He flew over Ox Demon's head and, like an immortal riding a sword, transformed into a long beam that shot towards the Golden Palace's door.

"No way. Although this speed is fast, it's not as fast as the Calamity-grade bullet!"

"Just now, he used the power of Fairy Peacock and True Martial to block the first six bullets. Now, without the augmentation of Fairy Peacock and True Martial's powers, he won't be able to block ordinary Calamity-grade bullets, much less the seventh shot, right?"

"Although it's very stupid and naive, I like such a person."

"As expected of Ya. That man who fought the dimension alone. If he hadn't been forcefully kicked out of the competition, Ya might have been able to obtain first place without Human Sovereign taking action."

Everyone discussed spiritedly. Some were disdainful, some were contemptuous, and some were admirers. There were all sorts of emotions.

Zhou Wen's heart was in his throat. He could naturally tell that Ya's speed couldn't allow him to reach the Golden Palace before the seventh shot hit him.

Even if he wanted to rush to Venus to save him, it was already too late.

After all, his teleportation skill wasn't precise enough to teleport him directly into the Venusian dimensional zone.

Bang!

The sure-kill seventh shot sounded again, and Ya's figure was at least a hundred meters away from the Golden Palace. This hundred meters was like an untraversable chasm.

Blocking the shot is impossible.

You have to survive!

Kill him!

Different people roared different thoughts in their hearts, hoping for different results.

Everyone's attention was focused on Ya. Seeing Ya's figure rapidly fall, the hearts of his supporters sank.

As for Ya's head, it exploded. Even his body exploded.

Just as some people were overjoyed and some were sad and disappointed, they suddenly saw Ya's figure appear in front of the Golden Palace's door. He stood in front of the Golden Palace gates and casually held the Primordial Immortal Sword over his shoulder. The white trench coat imprinted with a black 'Ya' swayed with the shockwave as his long hair danced.

There weren't many times when a man could be described as beautiful, but the present Ya was not only beautiful, but had a sort of wildness to him.

His wild and evil beauty was like a famous saber. It was beautiful and artistic, but it also made one unable to control their fear.

The Golden Palace's door opened and a metal ball landed in Ya's hand. The scene in the Cube also changed to a ranking. Ya's name was shockingly on it.

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Chapter 1288: Immortal

Translator: CKtalon

Ya's name appeared in third place. It was a single Ya character, and behind Ya was a golden star.

"Ah! Only one star?"

"What are you fantasizing about? It's not bad to have one star. Ignoring having a star, which human on Earth can clear the Venusian dimensional zone and make it onto the rankings?"

"Ya is so impressive. He can even go on the rankings like this. Two Calamity-grade creatures have already perished."

"The Holy Spirit Association is invincible!"

The entire Federation's Internet seemed to explode with furor. Everyone was discussing Ya's appearance on the rankings, but Zhou Wen was somewhat worried.

Others might not be able to tell, but Zhou Wen could tell that Ya's Substitute skill hadn't been able to completely block the fatal shot. He was injured.

However, Zhou Wen didn't know how bad Ya's injuries were. With the Cube putting his name on the rankings, it meant that he wasn't dead.

However, even if he wasn't dead now, it didn't mean that his injuries weren't eventually fatal. Perhaps he just hadn't died immediately.

Zhou Wen was more worried that he wasn't the only one who could tell that Ya was injured. If the League of Guardians could tell as well, Ya might not be able to return alive if they took the opportunity to pursue him.

Ya's act of using Giant Armor God to block the shot had definitely infuriated the League of Guardians. It wasn't impossible for the four Heavenly Kings and even the legendary Immortal to take action.

Although Liu Yun's teleportation ability was amazing, it wasn't easy to take someone to Venus.

Previously, when they went to Venus, Liu Yun could slowly send them there one by one. It wasn't a problem for him to take a long time. No one knew that they were heading there ahead of time.

However, in this situation, the League of Guardians already knew that they were on Venus. It was impossible for them to immediately teleport back to Earth as a group. There was a high chance of being intercepted.

Now, Zhou Wen only hoped that the League of Guardians didn't have a way to quickly reach Venus.

However, Zhou Wen felt uneasy. After some thought, he summoned Jade Rabbit and got it to stay in Overseer Manor. Then, he left a Sky-Stealing Sun-Swapping mark on a brick by the garden.

After doing all of this, Zhou Wen teleported to Venus. He was wearing the Dragon King armor.

The members of the Holy Spirit Association had just been sent out of the Venusian dimensional zone and appeared on the platform of the hemispherical metal building. Before they could leave, they saw a figure floating in the air and staring at them.

Others had yet to discover the figure above, but Zhong Ziya seemed to sense something as he looked up.

Everyone felt somewhat puzzled as they looked in the direction of Zhong Ziya's gaze. They immediately discovered the figure floating there and warily gathered their strength to prepare for battle.

The figure's armor was almost pure light. It was like the purest light in the world, crystallizing into an armor that enveloped his body.

His body flowed with a deity's halo. His entire body seemed to be blessed by the gods. He was surrounded by halos, making him look holy and godlike.

He stood in midair and looked at Zhong Ziya without a word.

"Who are you?" Ox Demon stared at the godlike figure and asked.

At that moment, the image of the rankings had ended. It returned to the scene outside the Venusian dimensional zone and people immediately saw the Holy Spirit Association's group and the godlike figure.

Ox Demon's question was what they wanted to know as well.

For such a figure to suddenly appear at this moment and block the Holy Spirit Association's path, it was obvious that he had come for a reason.

However, the Holy Spirit Association had just entered the rankings and was in its prime. To dare provoke them at such a time, the person's origins were probably not small.

The godlike figure didn't answer Ox Demon. He continued looking at Zhong Ziya calmly.

The act of ignoring him immediately enraged Ox Demon. He gathered his strength and was about to leap up to strike the figure.

However, before he could move, Zhong Ziya pressed down on his shoulder.

"You are Immortal?" Zhong Ziya asked as he looked at the figure.

Everyone was alarmed when he said that. Almost everyone on Earth had heard of the League of Guardians' Immortal, but only a few had actually seen him.

There were many rumors that Immortal was very likely a Calamity-grade Guardian.

"You have to pay the debt of Giant Armor God's life." The figure finally spoke. Although he didn't directly admit it, it was equivalent to tacit agreement.

"How do I return it?" Zhong Ziya asked.

"Ten times," Immortal said.

Zhong Ziya smiled and said, "That's really something we can't repay. We only have five people here."

"Don't count me in. I'm not from the Holy Spirit Association. It has nothing to do with me. I was coerced by them," Liu Yun hurriedly corrected.

"I'll take five first. The remaining can be owed." Immortal ignored Liu Yun and still counted him, leaving Liu Yun depressed.

"Additional debt doesn't matter once it reaches a certain threshold. Since it can be owed, why not keep it that way for the entire debt?" Zhong Ziya said.

"I'm afraid that's not possible." Immortal's voice didn't have any change in emotion. It was like a robot.

"Return now. I'll have a good chat with this Immortal," Zhong Ziya ordered Ox Demon and company.

Just as Ox Demon and company were about to accept the order, they heard Immortal say, "Your injuries are too serious. You no longer have the ability to fight. Your life is mine. Likewise for the rest. Leave your lives behind."

"President!" Ox Demon and company were alarmed as they looked at Zhong Ziya in disbelief.

"Is this little trick enough to make you lose your sense of propriety?" Zhong Ziya held the Primordial Immortal Sword and pointed it at Immortal. At the same time, he said indifferently, "Do what's required of you. Immortal of the League of Guardians, I've long wanted to see what tricks you have."

As he spoke, the sword intent on the Primordial Immortal Sword surged. It was unimaginably terrifying.

"Old Ox, it's just a Guardian. It's not worth it for the president to personally take action. Just take him down." Peacock Fairy, who had not said anything, suddenly spoke.

At the same time, she patted Ox Demon with one hand as a force immediately injected into his body.

Ox Demon was slightly taken aback. On the other side, True Martial also patted his other shoulder. Another strange force was injected into his body.

Although Ox Demon wasn't as smart as Fairy Peacock, he immediately understood something when he saw her and True Martial's actions. Without looking at Zhong Ziya, he gathered his strength and tore through the air to attack Immortal.

Ox Demon knew very well that Fairy Peacock and True Martial's loyalty to Zhong Ziya was no less than his. It was absolutely impossible for them to disobey Zhong Ziya's orders, unless it was as Immortal had said—Zhong Ziya had been severely injured.

With the augmentation of Fairy Peacock and True Martial, Ox Demon's strength and speed were pushed to unimaginable heights.. The power he emitted was like a destructive meteor that struck at Immortal.

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Chapter 1289: Godlike

The might of this punch was so powerful that it probably exceeded the limits of the Terror grade. Its pure strength caused space to tremble and warp.

Not only was the punch terrifying, but it was also unbelievably fast. It approached the speed of light.

"The powers of Fairy Peacock and True Martial are really useful. They can actually raise Ox Demon's strength to such a level. Although they aren't comparable to a Calamity-grade, they aren't too far off," Xia Liuchuan exclaimed.

Before he could say anything else, Xia Liuchuan's mouth gaped open.

Ox Demon's terrifying punch missed.

What was ridiculous was that Immortal stood there without moving. Ox Demon's punch flew past the side of his face without touching Immortal.

"Holy sh*t, he can't even hit him. They must be in cahoots. Could Ox Demon be a spy planted by the League of Guardians in the Holy Spirit Association?"

"Ox Demon is definitely a traitor. His acting sucks."

"Bro, can you put in more effort in your acting?"

Even an expert like Xia Liuchuan was somewhat puzzled as to why Ox Demon's punch missed.

They had thought of ten thousand possibilities prior to this, even considering the possibility of Ox Demon being suppressed by Immortal with one finger, but they never expected Ox Demon to miss.

Following that, something even more ridiculous happened. Ox Demon's punches came one after another. Even half a planet would probably be destroyed by his crazy bombardment.

However, Immortal was completely fine. Even his hair didn't stir. All of Ox Demon's attacks and his violent fists brushed past Immortal as though he had deliberately missed.

At that moment, anyone could tell that something was amiss. The power in Ox Demon's fist wasn't fake, nor was it acting. It looked like he just couldn't hit his target.

However, Immortal had never moved. How could he not be able to hit him?

Everyone felt that Ox Demon should be able to hit him, but every punch he threw with all his might missed. It was as though he had deliberately avoided Immortal.

"Legend has it that saints have the protection of the heavens. All Dharma can't touch them. Could it be that Immortal of the League of Guardians is already powerful enough to be considered a saint?" Xia Liuchuan muttered to himself as he looked at the godlike Immortal.

"I don't know if he's a saint, but this power is really terrifying. It makes the opponent completely unable to hit him. This power is very similar to one of the legendary powers of our Zhang family, but no one in the Zhang family has mastered it," Zhang Chunqiu said.

"What power?" Xia Liuchuan asked curiously.

"Evil Annihilation Retreat," Zhang Chunqiu answered.

On the Cube, Immortal finally moved. He raised his hand but didn't move quickly. He pressed his thumb to his middle finger and flicked Ox Demon's head.

Ox Demon's eyes were filled with horror as he attacked with all his might. However, his attacks still seemed to deliberately avoid Immortal. He didn't even touch Immortal's clothes.

Bang!

Immortal's middle finger flicked Ox Demon's forehead, sending him flying like a cannonball. He slammed into Venus, creating a huge crater in the rocky ground.

The shockwave constantly tumbled out like a nuclear blast.

After the blast passed, people saw Ox Demon's mighty body. He had collapsed inside the rock pit, his body contorted. His forehead had caved in, and his body was covered in blood.

Struggling, Ox Demon barely managed to get up from the pit. After taking two steps, he staggered and fell to the ground.

Everyone fell silent. Such a powerful Ox Demon failed to even withstand Immortal's finger strike. He was already half-dead.

"Thief Sage, take the president away now." Fairy Peacock and True Martial rushed in front of Zhong Ziya and shielded him behind them as they shouted at Liu Yun.

However, just as they finished speaking, they suddenly realized that Immortal, who had been far away in midair, had appeared in front of them at some point in time. His eyes were less than a foot away from theirs.

Pa! Pa!

Immortal extended his hand and slapped Fairy Peacock and True Martial in the face. The two of them immediately flew out like cannonballs. Their faces contorted as they slammed into the ground, creating two deep ravines that were thousands of meters long.

Pfft!

True Martial struggled to get up. His head was covered in blood and he spat out a mouthful of blood.

On the other side, Peacock Fairy was in an even worse state. There was no movement from her under the rubble. It was unknown if she was dead or alive.

In an instant, the three core members of the Holy Spirit Association, who had accompanied Ya to rush to the top of the rankings, appeared so weak that they were easily beaten by Immortal.

"How powerful!" Everyone felt their scalps tingle. The power of Immortal carried an overbearingness that made it difficult for others to resist.

"He's a Calamity-grade, right?"

"I think he's more like a god. An omnipotent god."

"Nothing less expected of a god's possession. Even an enemy's attack will automatically avoid him. What a miracle!"

Ordinary people were amazed, but those who wanted to liberate themselves from the League of Guardians' rule felt heavy emotions after seeing the horror of Immortal.

Liu Yun was alarmed as well. He gritted his teeth and instant transmitted behind Zhong Ziya, about to teleport away from Venus with him.

However, before he could touch Zhong Ziya, the Primordial Immortal Sword in Zhong Ziya's hand was already at his throat, forcing Liu Yun to stop.

"What are you doing? I'm helping you," Liu Yun shouted angrily.

"Find an opportunity to take them away," Zhong Ziya said as he stared at Immortal. The Primordial Immortal Sword in his hand and his body emitted an unimaginably terrifying sword intent.

His aura constantly rose, almost no weaker than Immortal's. However, at his chest, the white robe gradually turned blood-red. The blood-red flower bloomed on the white robe like a flower. Clearly, there was constant bleeding underneath.

"He's indeed injured. Even with the Substitute technique, it's not that easy to dodge the seventh sure-kill shot," Zhang Chunqiu sighed as though he had noticed the problem long ago.

"If he wasn't injured, he might really be able to fight Immortal. Now, I'm afraid he can at most risk his life to stall for time. I just don't know how long he can last." Xia Liuchuan shook his head.

Immortal looked at Zhong Ziya, whose chest was already blood-red, and said, "If you continue, I don't need to do anything. That injury will take your life. I don't like people I wish to kill dying in front of me."

"Is that so? Then accompany me to hell to see the scenery there." Zhong Ziya ignored everything and continued releasing the remaining energy in his body, about to give up on suppressing his injuries.

"Sirs, do you need a fighter substitute service?" A voice suddenly sounded.

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Chapter 1290: Based on Honesty and Integrity

"Looter King? What's he doing here? Doesn't he only like to pick up scraps? Is there anything for him to loot here?"

"Didn't you hear him say that he wants to be a fighter substitute?"

"Fighter substitute? How does that work? Who is he substituting? Fight the League of Guardians in place of the Holy Spirit Association?"

"Is he crazy? He actually wants to take advantage of such a situation? Isn't he afraid that he won't have the life to spend the money he earns? Ignoring the fact that he can fight the terrifying, godlike Immortal, even if he can, will he have a peaceful life after offending the League of Guardians?"

"So what if it's the League of Guardians? If even Immortal is defeated, who in the League of Guardians can touch him? They will only be throwing themselves at death."

The person who appeared on Venus was naturally Zhou Wen. However, he didn't wish to participate in the battle between the League of Guardians and the Holy Spirit Association with his personal identity to prevent the League of Guardians from targeting his family. Although he wasn't afraid, it would be very troublesome. It was better to save the trouble.

Zhou Wen appeared in the middle of Immortal and Ya, seemingly both unintentionally and intentionally. It made the battle that was about to break out between them calm down slightly as the auras on both sides converged.

"Looter King, are you also a member of the Holy Spirit Association?" Immortal said with a frown.

Back when Zhou Wen used his sword to block the seventh Calamity-grade bullet, even Immortal didn't dare belittle him.

"Of course not. I've always been a loner. I never share my earnings with others, so how can I join an organization to split the money with others? Now that I'm providing fighter substitute services, I wonder if you are interested in my services. My prices begin at a Mythical Companion Egg," Zhou Wen said, having changed his voice.

Immortal didn't say a word as he looked at Zhou Wen. He was already confident of victory, so he naturally didn't need Zhou Wen to fight on his behalf. However, if he said that he didn't need him, the Holy Spirit Association, which was in a very disadvantageous situation, would definitely need such a strong ally.

The problem was that Immortal didn't know the origins of Looter King. Perhaps he was a member of the Holy Spirit Association and was only pretending.

"It's fine. Think about it carefully." As Zhou Wen spoke, he looked at Zhong Ziya and asked, "President, do you need a fighter substitute service? The price is fair and honest."

"What's the price?" Zhong Ziya didn't retract his sword as he asked coldly.

"That depends on who you want me to fight," Zhou Wen said.

"That irritating fellow opposite me," Zhong Ziya said.

"That's a major figure from the League of Guardians. He's very powerful," Zhou Wen said, seemingly afraid.

"You don't dare to accept the job?" Zhong Ziya asked again.

"I'll accept it as long as I'm paid, but the price definitely won't be cheap," Zhou Wen said with a smile.

"Name your price," Zhong Ziya said again.

"I just started business today. I'll give you a reasonable price, so don't haggle. A Terror-grade Companion Egg. Service is rendered after payment," Zhou Wen said.

"Deal." Zhong Ziya extended his hand and threw a Companion Egg at Zhou Wen. "Terror-grade Flaming Monarch, you can check the goods first."

"There's no need. I trust the president of the Holy Spirit Association." Zhou Wen caught the Companion Egg and stroked it lovingly.

"Now that you've taken my Companion Egg, it's time to work," Zhong Ziya said.

"No rush." Zhou Wen held the Companion Egg and turned to Immortal. "Lord Immortal, as you can see, President Ya spent a Terror-grade Companion Egg to get me to fight for him. If you think the price of a Companion Egg is too low, you can offer a higher price. I'll help you beat him up."

"F*ck, he's too shameless. This fellow actually raised the price so brazenly."

"What do you mean by raising the price? This is called extortion, alright?"

"Looter King is too shameless. He doesn't have any professional ethics."

"There are benefits to being shameless. Look at him. He has already obtained a Terror-grade Companion Egg. At the very least, he can earn a Terror-grade Companion Egg. I'm afraid we won't have the chance to encounter such a high-grade item in our lives. He earned it with just a few words. I call that skill."

"Although he's capable, he's really too shameless."

As people discussed, Immortal looked at Zhou Wen and said without any fluctuations in his voice, "How do I know that you will definitely work for me after taking my payment?"

"I'll do the work for whoever gives me the most benefits. However, don't worry. I have my professional ethics. As long as I receive benefits, I'll definitely do the work. If I can't do it, I'll refund it in full. I guarantee it with my reputation. Otherwise, I'll be struck by lightning and die without a complete corpse…" Zhou Wen swore as though he was serious.

"I don't have a Terror-grade Companion Egg. There's a Terror-grade skill crystal here. It's produced by a spatial creature, Void Bird. It's definitely a spatial skill. Its value is above the Flaming Monarch," Immortal said as he took out a skill crystal.

When people heard the name Void Bird, they were immediately taken aback.

Void Bird came from overseas. It was said to be a bird that never landed on the ground. It soared above the sea all its life. Furthermore, it was said that Void Bird had the ability to travel to the future. Wherever it appeared, there was a high possibility of a huge storm happening the next day. Therefore, Void Bird was known as the Bird of Prophecy or the Bird of Calamity.

Although there were also people who wanted to hunt the Void Bird, it was a top-notch spatial creature. Its ability to traverse space was extremely strong. Several bigwigs overseas ultimately failed at capturing the Void Bird.

Since Immortal had produced a skill crystal of the Void Bird, it naturally meant that he had killed one.

"It's good stuff, but it's only at the same level after all. The Flaming Monarch Companion Egg isn't much worse. Why don't you top it up a little more?" Zhou Wen said.

"Take it if you want it. If not, do the work," Immortal said calmly.

"Alright, I'll take this job. Services are rendered after payment," Zhou Wen said.

Immortal expressionlessly threw the skill crystal to Zhou Wen and looked coldly at him to see what he was up to.

Zhou Wen caught the crystal and stroked it twice before putting it away. He looked at Immortal and asked, "Lord Immortal, don't worry. Now that I've taken payment, I'll definitely help you settle the matter. I'll definitely beat him to the ground and make him unable to get up. What do you think?"

"Good," Immortal answered.

After receiving an affirmative answer, Zhou Wen turned to Zhong Ziya and said, "President Ya, you heard it too. The other party's price is higher than yours. Why don't you raise it?"

"I'm not gonna top up. Return the Companion Egg to me," Zhong Ziya said as he extended his hand.

Zhou Wen instantly put away the Flaming Monarch Companion Egg and said with a smile, "How can I return it to you after closing the deal?"

"What do you mean?" Zhong Ziya frowned.

It wasn't only Zhong Ziya. Everyone was stunned, unsure what Zhou Wen was up to.

Zhou Wen continued with a smile, "After receiving your benefits, I'll naturally help you beat up that Lord Immortal. However, I've also received something good from Lord Immortal. Furthermore, the benefits he gives me are better than yours, so I must beat you up first. After I'm done beating you up, I'll beat him up. It doesn't matter. I'm a person who values integrity the most. I'm based on honesty and integrity. I guarantee satisfaction to all my employers for all closed transactions."

Everyone's jaws dropped. They were stunned for a long time.

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