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Chapter 1291: Sword Against Two Bigwigs
"A scam… This is too much of a f*cking scam… He wants to scam both sides…"
"Isn't he afraid that he will bite off more than he can chew? At the same time, he'll be offending both the League of Guardians and the Holy Spirit Association. Can he still survive on Earth in the future?"
"He's already on Venus. There's no need for him to stay on Earth."
"This isn't about being shameless anymore. It's a scam!"
"Don't tell me he really wants to defeat the president of the Holy Spirit Association and Lord Immortal of the League of Guardians at the same time?"
"In any case, I don't believe it. That's too ridiculous. Ignoring Ya's injuries, that Immortal is like a god. It's hard to say if he can defeat him."
When people came to a realization of what was happening, the Internet immediately broke out into a furor. All sorts of messages kept appearing as the scrolling text on the screen overlapped layer by layer. It made it impossible to read the messages.
"Impressive… Really impressive… To be able to claim that he's honest despite scamming both sides… I'm not as thick-skinned as him…" Liu Yun sighed.
Zhou Wen had already moved and instantly charged at Ya like a phantom.
Zhou Wen held the Son of Heaven's Sword with both hands and slashed at Ya.
Although Zhou Wen wanted to help Ya, he couldn't give others the impression that he was a member of the Holy Spirit Association because of him aiding Ya. He also couldn't have others make the connection that Looter King was Zhou Wen, so he had tried his best to craft an image of Looter King.
Thankfully, due to the matter of him picking up items in the Venusian dimensional zone, Looter King's reputation wasn't that good to begin with. It was very easy for people to accept his current image.
Clang!
The Primordial Immortal Sword in Ya's hand blocked Zhou Wen's Son of Heaven's Sword, but due to his serious injuries, the strength he accumulated had begun to decline. How could he be Zhou Wen's match? He was sent flying by the strike.
Zhou Wen showed no mercy as the Son of Heaven's Sword in his hand slashed at Ya like a tempest.
Ya held Primordial Immortal Sword and fought Zhou Wen with all his might, but his injuries were just too serious. Blood constantly flowed out of his chest. The bleeding was secondary; the injuries caused by the Calamity-grade bullet had weakened his vitality. His strength and speed naturally began to weaken.
Bang!
Ya's body exploded from Zhou Wen's strike, turning into a shattered puppet.
Ya couldn't withstand Zhou Wen's attack and could only use Substitute.
This was only an ordinary Substitute Skill. It was different from the Substitute he used to block the seventh Calamity shot. The Substitute that blocked the seventh Calamity shot was an Intrinsic Substitute of his. It was different from ordinary one-time Substitutes.
Ordinary Substitutes could block the first six shots, but it was impossible for them to block the fatal seventh shot. Although the Intrinsic Substitute could block the seventh shot, it only did so barely. It had even left Ya seriously injured.
If it were anyone else, Ya's Substitute spell would be very useful, but Zhou Wen also knew the Substitute spell very well. He knew how to draw Substitute Talismans himself. Although his wasn't as powerful as Ya's Substitute spell, it followed the same principle.
Therefore, Zhou Wen knew the minute signs of the Substitute spell. When Ya used Substitute Puppet again, Zhou Wen circled around it and instantly appeared in front of Ya. The Son of Heaven's Sword stabbed into his chest like a bolt of lightning, piercing through his already injured chest.
Then, he sent Ya flying with a kick. Blood spewed out of Ya's chest as his body flew out and slammed into Venus. It left a huge crater in the ground like a meteor.
Everyone was dumbfounded. They never expected the Looter King to be so straightforward. He attacked as he pleased. The dignified president of the Holy Spirit Association had been beaten to a pulp in the blink of an eye. From the looks of his injuries, it was unlikely he could survive.
"President…" Ox Demon struggled to get to his feet in a bid to fight Zhou Wen to the death, but his injuries were too serious. After taking a few steps, he fell to the ground and again tried his best to get up. He looked at Zhou Wen as though he wanted to eat him alive.
True Martial struggled to stand up, but when he saw Ya's penetrated chest, he spat out a mouthful of blood and fainted from anger.
Liu Yun was also dumbfounded. He never expected Zhou Wen to be ruthless to the point of killing Zhong Ziya.
However, Liu Yun felt that something was amiss. He frowned and fell silent.
"Lord Immortal, are you satisfied with my work?" Zhou Wen turned around and flew towards Immortal as he asked with a smile.
"Not bad," Immortal said.
"As long as you're satisfied. Now that I've completed the deal with you, it's time to complete the deal with President Ya. I'm a person who values integrity the most. I'll definitely do a good job once I accept the deal. Don't blame me," Zhou Wen said as he thrust the Son of Heaven's Sword at Immortal.
His strike was somewhat different from the sword technique he had used in the battle with Ya.
Zhou Wen had already noticed something from Immortal's battle with Ox Demon. Immortal was also a spatial-type expert. Even if he didn't employ a pure spatial-type Essence Energy Art, he at least had spatial-type abilities.
Ox Demon failed to touch Immortal despite his terrifying punch. It looked like he had taken the initiative to avoid Immortal.
In fact, that wasn't the case. Zhou Wen, who was rather proficient in spatial powers, knew that it wasn't that Ox Demon had avoided Immortal, but that Immortal had used spatial powers to distort the space around him. It looked like Ox Demon had avoided him, but in fact, space had changed the direction in which he hit.
To be able to do so, Immortal's spatial powers were rather terrifying. However, his spatial powers clearly went in a different direction from Zhou Wen and Liu Yun's.
When Zhou Wen stabbed out, the Son of Heaven's Sword already contained the power of the Singularity Universe which pinpointed Immortal's location. Even if he distorted space, he couldn't change the final destination of the Son of Heaven's Sword.
After the Son of Heaven's Sword approached Immortal, it looked like it followed the same deviant trajectory as Ox Demon.
However, when fighting Ox Demon, Immortal—who stood there and allowed Ox Demon to attack him without moving—moved because of Zhou Wen's strike. He dodged Zhou Wen's strike by moving to the side.
"Looter King is really strong. He's not just capable of looting treasures. Ox Demon had attacked so many times, but not once did he force Immortal to move. Just one strike from Looter King has forced Immortal to dodge. This is the difference."
"Who is this Looter King? Why was there no sign of him before? It's as though he jumped out from a crack in a rock. Isn't he too strong?"
"I don't know. Anyway, among the humans I know, other than Human Sovereign, this Looter King is the strongest."
As people discussed, Zhou Wen had fully unleashed his sword technique. Like a surging heavenly river, it slashed at Immortal.
Immortal's figure was elegant as he calmly dodged Zhou Wen's attack. Zhou Wen's sword technique failed to touch the corner of his clothes, but under the pressure of Zhou Wen's sword technique, Immortal also failed to find a chance to counterattack.
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Chapter 1292: Battle Against Immortal
Translator: CKtalon
Zhou Wen's Heart Defying Sword followed his true desires. It wasn't limited to one concept. People wouldn't be able to recognize it even when he delivered a random strike.
At that moment, the sword intent Zhou Wen used was like a surging river. When he stabbed out, the subsequent sword combos were endless. With the Singularity Universe's spatial power pinpointing Immortal, Immortal's spatial distortion lost its effect. All he could do was fight Zhou Wen head-on.
Immortal's movement technique was also extremely amazing. The seemingly unintentional subtle movement seemed to contain many unexpected and magical aspects, preventing Zhou Wen from touching him.
The sword missed again. With a thought, Zhou Wen threw the Son of Heaven's Sword out of his hand.
Immortal dodged the strike and had already arrived at a spot that made it difficult to dodge another. Seeing the sudden appearance of the Son of Heaven's Sword, he had no time to dodge. All he could do was extend his hand and slap the Son of Heaven's Sword.
Just as Immortal's palm was about to slap the Son of Heaven's Sword, the sword suddenly transformed into Zhou Wen. Zhou Wen struck out at Immortal's palm as his other hand clenched into a fist that struck at his waist.
Bang! Bang!
Zhou Wen's palm clashed with Immortal's palm as his fist was blocked by Immortal's other hand, producing a dull thud.
Zhou Wen felt as though his fist and palm had struck a resilient rubber ball and his strength was sharply reduced.
On careful look, Zhou Wen realized that his palm and fist hadn't touched Immortal's body. The halo, which resembled a god's protection, had blocked Zhou Wen's punch and completely dispelled the powerful punch like a spring.
Zhou Wen's hands didn't stop as they turned into a barrage of attacks that he constantly threw at Immortal.
Although the halo over Immortal's body could withstand Zhou Wen's punches, Immortal continued blocking Zhou Wen's moves. He didn't let down his guard.
Pa!
Zhou Wen only attacked without defending. He attacked crazily as though he was punching a sandbag, pouring all his strength into Immortal.
When the average person watched this, it was as though Zhou Wen had the upper hand, suppressing Immortal and forcing him to retreat repeatedly. They were alarmed by how powerful Looter King was.
However, the true experts among humans wore looks of puzzlement. Although Zhou Wen's attacks were ferocious, he had too many flaws because he had abandoned defense and focused on the offense.
Furthermore, Zhou Wen couldn't really break through Immortal's defense. As long as Immortal ignored Zhou Wen's attack and targeted his weakness in a counterattack, Zhou Wen would definitely be in a tragic state.
However, Immortal didn't counterattack. He continued defending with an airtight defense.
"What are these two doing? One is attacking with all his might, while the other is defending with all his might." Xia Xuanyue looked at Xia Liuchuan and asked in puzzlement.
She also felt that Looter King was in a very disadvantageous situation, but for some reason, Immortal didn't counterattack.
Xia Liuchuan said, "Any counterattack from Immortal is built on the fact that Looter King can't break through his defense, but Looter King has been deliberately showing him his flaws as though he's telling him, 'Come on, hit me. I've a hidden skill that can break through your defense.' This way, Immortal won't dare to act rashly."
"Then, can Looter King break through Immortal's defense?" Xia Xuanyue asked.
"Who knows? Perhaps he can. Perhaps he's just bluffing. Apart from Looter King himself, I'm afraid no one knows," Xia Liuchuan said as he spread out his hands.
The duo was very patient. Immortal was really like an otherworldly immortal. No matter how Zhou Wen seduced him or revealed flaws, he didn't counterattack or give Zhou Wen any chance.
Zhou Wen was even worse. If Immortal didn't counterattack, he would go all in when it came to offense and expose more flaws.
In the eyes of the average person, Zhou Wen was like a demonic god that had descended to the mortal world. He suppressed Immortal and beat him back repeatedly.
"Looter King is amazing. He has completely suppressed Lord Immortal."
"The virtue is one foot tall, the devil ten feet. Immortal is still not as powerful as the devil."
"Looter King should be a human. What has he got to do with devils?"
"We can't see his true appearance. Who knows if he's pure human. Even if he is a pure human, with his actions, he can be considered a devil. It's not too much to call him a devil."
"Speaking of which, the nickname 'Looter King' doesn't seem to suit him. In the past, I only felt that he was picking up scraps, but from the looks of it, he's terrifyingly powerful. Even Lord Immortal is being suppressed by him. Such strength is basically invincible on Earth, right?"
"The words 'Looter King' are indeed a little inappropriate."
"But this fellow's actions don't make him appear like a proper person. Titles like god or saint don't seem to suit him."
Everyone discussed spiritedly. Zhou Wen's domineering performance broadened the horizons of the average person.
Seeing how the godlike Immortal—who had crushed the Holy Spirit Association—was being suppressed by Zhou Wen, Zhou Wen's standing in everyone's hearts seemed to elevate.
However, his previous actions made it impossible for people to respect him like Human Sovereign.
The host and Professor Gu, who were livestreaming, were also discussing this problem. Professor Gu said, "This person is indeed very strong. He doesn't rely on luck, but his thoughts are a little different from ordinary people. It's quite odd. To call him Looter King is definitely wrong. He relies on true talent, but to call him a god or saint doesn't seem right either."
After a moment of silence, Professor Gu added, "His style of doing things is somewhat similar to Thief Sage. Why don't we call him Deceit Sage in the future?"
"Deceit Sage? This name sounds a little indecent," the host said with a bitter smile.
"A deceptive person might not be a thief. Those who steal the hearts of others and plunder countries are considered deceptive. Since ancient times, there have been instances of decent deception. Although this person can't be described as decent, it shouldn't be too much to call him a deceptive person, right?" Professor Gu said with a smile.
The host muttered, "His actions don't seem to match a sage's. He's more like a Deceit King."
Unexpectedly, Deceit King quickly became popular and became a new nickname that Zhou Wen was widely known as.
As everyone spoke, something finally changed on the battlefield. Under Zhou Wen's constant pressure, Immortal finally attacked a flaw that Zhou Wen revealed.
The flaw was too great. Immortal's hand reached at Zhou Wen's abdomen in an incredulous manner. It was like a straight knife that wanted to stab into his abdomen and rip it open.
As for Zhou Wen, he had no intention of retreating or defending. In fact, it was too late to defend. He had used too much force in his attacks.
Zhou Wen's palm struck Immortal's head at the same time, hoping to shatter it. It was as though he was determined to succeed with that single strike.
Zhou Wen was ultimately one step behind. Immortal's palm was about to pierce through his abdomen—even if Zhou Wen had the ability to break through Immortal's defense, it was probably useless.
Just as Immortal's finger was about to touch Zhou Wen, Zhou Wen's body transformed into the Son of Heaven's Sword. As for Zhou Wen, he appeared where the Son of Heaven's Sword was.
Immortal's reaction was extremely fast. Just as his finger was about to collide with the tip of the sword, he changed from stabbing to grabbing and grabbed the Son of Heaven's Sword.
However, when he grabbed something firm, he realized that he was grabbing Zhou Wen's arm. The Son of Heaven's Sword had vanished again.
Zhou Wen's other palm struck Immortal's head. At this close distance, Immortal couldn't dodge in time and was struck in the head.
However, at that moment, Immortal revealed a strange smile.
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Chapter 1293: Immortal Break
Translator: CKtalon
When Zhou Wen's palm touched the armor on Immortal's head, an unbelievable scene happened. Their bodies strangely swapped.
This swapping didn't refer to exchanging bodies, but their positions.
Zhou Wen's palm had originally struck the top of Immortal's head, but Immortal was already powerless to dodge. However, now, Zhou Wen was standing in Immortal's original spot, while Immortal appeared in Zhou Wen's spot.
Even their actions were identical. Zhou Wen stood there with his hands far from his head. As for Immortal's palm, it had already struck Zhou Wen's head.
Everyone felt their hearts turn cold. Immortal was also proficient in the art of swapping. It was very similar to Zhou Wen's Sky-Stealing Sun-Swapping. However, his swapping was done together with his opponent. Therefore, it was somewhat different from Zhou Wen's Sky-Stealing Sun-Swapping.
As everything had happened too suddenly, it was too late for Zhou Wen to use Sky-Stealing Sun-Swapping. Immortal's palm had already pressed down on his head.
Bang!
Immortal slapped down, but he realized that he had struck the Son of Heaven's Sword that had been swapped. He sent the Son of Heaven's Sword flying and couldn't help but be alarmed.
As Immortal was proficient in similar techniques, he knew that this swapping technique needed to be prepared ahead of time. Zhou Wen had clearly made such preparations to be able to swap the Son of Heaven's Sword.
Immortal's expression changed slightly. If all of this had been within Zhou Wen's calculations, he would be in danger.
Just as Immortal was about to move, he felt an intense pain coming from the back of his head. His head felt like it had exploded as his body involuntarily fell forward.
As for Zhou Wen, despite being clearly far away, he had swapped to the spot where the Son of Heaven's Sword had been, but an invisible avatar seemed to strike the back of Immortal's head.
Zhou Wen had actually used Spacetime Bandit to produce a delayed Ashen Palm.
After Immortal switched to Zhou Wen's position and attacked him, he naturally took Zhou Wen's spot, just in time to be hit by the delayed Ashen Palm in the back of his head.
Despite all his calculations, he was still one step short—he was struck by Ashen Palm. The strange force penetrated the halo and helmet around him and nearly burst his brain.
This was only because Zhou Wen's Ashen Palm was only at the Mythical stage. Although it contained the power of the Terror-grade Singularity Universe, it was ultimately lacking. Otherwise, this strike might really have wrecked Immortal's brain.
Ashen Palm was a skill that Zhou Wen had often used in his early days, but with more powerful skills, he seldom used it. His level had risen to the Mythical stage without any special cultivation.
Even so, the extremely soft characteristic of Ashen Palm could still help some of Singularity Universe's powers penetrate Immortal's defenses.
All of this was a wordy description, but it all happened in a split second. The Terror-grade experts could still see the gist of it. The ordinary humans only saw Zhou Wen strike Immortal's head before Immortal was sent flying.
Just as Immortal was sent flying, Zhou Wen instant transmitted over and unleashed a barrage of attacks at Immortal. He wanted to strike while he was down.
With Immortal's brain injured, it was probably difficult for him to react. This was the best opportunity to kill him.
Zhou Wen was right. Unless a creature didn't need a brain to think, once their brain was severely damaged, death was basically certain in such a battle. Having thoughts and becoming demented weren't even needed in the picture.
However, Immortal actually endured the pain in his brain and reacted instinctively.
Although he couldn't block all of Zhou Wen's attacks, he protected his head, preventing Zhou Wen from hitting it again.
Zhou Wen struck Immortal on the arm, sending him flying again. His other palm struck his chest as he instant transmitted again and repeatedly struck him in midair.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
Zhou Wen struck the godlike, haloed Immortal again and again, sending him flying as he spewed out blood.
The final palm strike made Immortal disappear. It was as if it had struck Immortal into nothingness. Immortal disappeared just like that.
People stared blankly at the Cube's screen, momentarily at a loss as to how to react.
Of the two strongest factions on Earth, the Holy Spirit Association and the League of Guardians, the former's president had his heart pierced through by Zhou Wen. It was unknown if he was dead or alive. The League of Guardians' Lord Immortal had also been reduced to nothingness.
"He's so f*cking strong!" It was unknown who said this, but this sentence became the most commonly used adjective to describe experts in the future.
The title of Deceit King also officially resounded across Earth and the dimension.
Zhou Wen naturally knew that he hadn't been able to kill Immortal in the end. Under such circumstances, Immortal instinctively protected his vital spots. When he was capable of thinking, he used a void mystic technique to escape.
What a powerful fellow.?Zhou Wen marveled inwardly. If he encountered Immortal again, the same move would definitely be useless.
This time, it was Immortal's miscalculation. It was also because he didn't know that Zhou Wen was adept at Spacetime Bandit. It would be impossible for him to injure Immortal again the next time he used it.
I have to practice Ashen Palm well. If there's a chance in the future, I'll smack him into an idiot. In comparison, I still like harmless idiots, not smart people.?Without sparing the Holy Spirit Association on Venus a glance, he returned to Earth.
He naturally didn't kill Ya. Not only did he not kill him, but he even used the power of Human Sovereign to treat Ya's injuries.
The Son of Heaven's Sword couldn't be unsheathed, nor did it have the ability to kill. It was similar to holding an iron rod, but it was surprisingly compatible with the power of Human Sovereign.
The power of Human Sovereign could typically be used by Zhou Wen's fist. It was very difficult to transmit it through weapons. The Son of Heaven's Sword was currently the only weapon that could work well with the power of Human Sovereign.
However, for some reason, the Son of Heaven's Sword could transmit the power of Human Sovereign, but it was still impossible to unsheath it.
The strike that Zhou Wen had stabbed through Zhong Ziya's chest looked like it had killed him, but in fact, it had treated his injuries. However, outsiders couldn't tell. Even if they later learned that Zhong Ziya was still alive, they would only write it off as Zhong Ziya's life-saving mystic technique and wouldn't suspect Zhou Wen.
After this battle, the name of Deceit King spread across Earth. The battle between him and Immortal was analyzed frame by frame by the various factions. It was a bizarre battle that could be described as textbook material.
After all sorts of slow playback analysis, people realized that so many things had happened in the blink of an eye. Immortal and Deceit King had pulled off all sorts of schemes and psychological games, but in the end, it was still Deceit King who had the last laugh.
However, even the reaction of Immortal's defeat could be considered textbook material.. Many colleges later used the analysis videos of this battle to educate students on the difference between using brute force and using techniques to fight.
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Chapter 1294: Chick Returns
Zhou Wen teleported to Earth before returning to the garden through the swapping of a brick in the garden with Sky-Stealing Sun-Swapping.
He didn't directly do the swap because he was afraid that others would notice something from the brick.
After returning, Zhou Wen continued researching Absolute Space.
After watching Zhong Ziya and company clear the level, Zhou Wen felt that it was pointless to barely clear the Venusian dimensional zone. It was useless to obtain one or two stars. He had to obtain first place, which was above five stars, to obtain the true Venusian Companion Beast.
Tsukuyomi, The Fallen, and the Holy Spirit Association used three different methods to arrive in front of the Golden Palace. From the looks of it, Tsukuyomi was the fastest, and The Fallen was also faster than the Holy Spirit Association. Based on this, the less time it takes to reach the Golden Palace, the higher the chance of obtaining a starred rating. However, the time difference between The Fallen and the Holy Spirit Association wasn't that great. The Fallen received four stars, while the Holy Spirit Association only received one star. This means that other than taking less time, there should be other criteria…?Zhou Wen analyzed the various possibilities to make it easier for him to clear the level in the future.
The various factions were also analyzing this problem, but they had one more thing to analyze than Zhou Wen—the battle between Deceit King and Immortal.
As Ya was already severely injured to begin with, everyone knew that the battle didn't showcase Ya's true strength. It was useless to analyze it, so they were just analyzing the battle between Zhou Wen and Immortal.
"No matter how many times I watch it, I still feel that these two people are too strong. Just a mistake that isn't considered a mistake ended the battle." Xia Xuanyue repeatedly watched the battle replay and couldn't help but praise.
"People who are good at spatial abilities are thorny characters," Xia Liuchuan said.
"It's not just a matter of spatial abilities. Such a fellow will be very terrifying no matter which faction he belongs to," Zhang Chunqiu said.
"That's true, but Deceit King is really shameless. He took advantage of both sides and obtained benefits from both sides. He wanted people from both sides dead. He's really ruthless," Xia Liuchuan said.
"Brother, who do you think this Deceit King is?" Xia Xuanyue said after some thought. She had a vague feeling that she found Deceit King familiar.
However, it was only an inkling. Xia Xuanyue didn't know why she had such a feeling.
"Who knows? There are too many powerful people in this world. We have to be careful. If we aren't careful, our Xia family might fall and never be able to make a comeback." Xia Liuchuan sighed.
Although the six families had their heritage and were still top-notch forces on Earth, they no longer had the absolute advantage like before.
"Do you think it's possible that Human Sovereign and Deceit King are the same person?" Xia Xuanyue said after some thought. She wasn't sure, but she felt they were vaguely similar.
"I don't think so. If Deceit King has the domineering strength of the Human Sovereign, he could have directly destroyed Immortal. Why would he go through so much trouble?" Xia Liuchuan felt that the possibility wasn't high.
The various factions had similar guesses, but after some analysis, they felt that the possibility of Deceit King and Human Sovereign being the same person wasn't high.
Zhou Wen was at home fiddling with the Flaming Monarch Companion Egg and the Void Bird skill crystal.
Flaming Monarch: Terror
Life Providence: Sovereign of Fire
Life Soul: Power of Fire
Wheel of Destiny: Flaming Nation
Terror transformation: Eternal Flame
Strength: 86
Speed: 93
Constitution: 91
Essence Energy: 99
Talent Skill: Fire Cage, River of Flames, Burning Body, Road of Ashes
Companion Form: Flaming Monarch King Sword
This was a very pure fire-elemental Companion Beast. Its offensive strength was off the charts and it was highly lethal, but its flaws were relatively obvious. If a pure fire-elemental Companion Beast were to encounter one that countered it, it would be very easy to restrain it.
However, in some special environments, Companion Beasts like Flaming Monarch were invincible.
Just as Zhou Wen was about to hatch the Flaming Monarch, he suddenly heard a bird's cry. A golden stream of light appeared out of thin air and flashed in front of him. The Flaming Monarch Companion Egg in Zhou Wen's hand vanished.
Zhou Wen was alarmed as he hurriedly prepared for combat. However, on careful look, he realized that a golden chick had landed on a tree branch in the garden. It had the Flaming Monarch Companion Egg in its mouth.
It swung its head and threw the Flaming Monarch Companion Egg into the air. Then, it raised its head and opened its mouth, swallowing the Companion Egg that was two to three times bigger than its head.
"Chick?" Zhou Wen sized up the chick in surprise. Its aura resembled Chick's, but he wasn't sure.
This chick was only the size of a parrot. It was covered in pale golden fur and was much smaller than before. Furthermore, it didn't look as ferocious as before. Now, it didn't look like an eagle, but a parrot.
Furthermore, Chick was inside the Chaos Bead. Without Zhou Wen's strength to open it, it was impossible for Chick to come out even if it had evolved to the Terror grade.
The chick burped after swallowing the Flaming Monarch Companion Egg. When it heard Zhou Wen's voice, it spread its wings. Before Zhou Wen could clearly discern its actions, it had already landed on Zhou Wen's shoulder and rubbed its tiny head intimately against his neck.
It's really Chick!?Zhou Wen was somewhat depressed.?Just come out if you want to, but why eat my Flaming Monarch Companion Egg? It wasn't easy to obtain it.
Thankfully, Zhou Wen knew that Chick was much more useful than the Flaming Monarch, so he didn't mind. He held Chick in his hand and carefully looked at it. He realized that feathers had grown on its head. The tail feathers behind it had also grown longer. It looked a little like a parrot.
This fellow seems to be slowly growing towards the appearance of a phoenix. Could it be that it has to advance to the Calamity grade before it can return to the appearance of a phoenix??Zhou Wen was secretly alarmed.
Chick bounced around and flew back to Ya'er's hand to play with her.
Having lost his Companion Egg, Zhou Wen had no choice but to take out the skill crystal of the Void Bird.
What kind of spatial skill will it be??Zhou Wen was somewhat expectant. After all, it was a spatial skill crystal. Furthermore, it was at the Terror grade. It was too rare.
He snapped a picture with his phone and saw that it was indeed a Void Bird crystal.
At the same time, he circulated the Godfiend Era and Sky-Stealing Sun-Swapping Art in an attempt to absorb the skill crystal. He easily absorbed it into his body, opening up a new Essence Energy circulation path.
When the skill crystal was completely absorbed, Zhou Wen's expression turned odd.
Wings of Tomorrow: Wings that fly towards tomorrow.
What's going on? Is this a spatial skill? It looks like a temporal skill no matter how I look at it!?Zhou Wen found it unbelievable that this thing could really fly to tomorrow.
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Chapter 1295: Lady Luck's Necklace
Zhou Wen carefully studied the skill, Wings of Tomorrow, but he couldn't figure out what kind of skill it was.
Its literal meaning made it appear to be a skill that allowed one to travel into the future. Perhaps one could see tomorrow's scenes, or one could really head straight for tomorrow.
However, Zhou Wen knew very well that traveling into the future wasn't something a Calamity-grade could do, much less a Terror-grade. Zhou Wen didn't believe that a Terror-grade Void Bird could travel into the future.
Furthermore, when he absorbed the skill, the information transmitted from the skill crystal seemed to indicate that it was a teleportation ability. It left Zhou Wen somewhat puzzled.
Won't I know once I give it a try??Zhou Wen originally wanted to give it a try, but on second thought, he decided to wait for An Sheng and company to return.
If this skill really allowed him to travel into the future—tomorrow—it remained a question whether he could return and if he could, to which time period.
Suppressing his curiosity, Zhou Wen continued studying Absolute Space.
The problem regarding the movement of the two Absolute Spaces had yet to be resolved. The swapping method via Sky-Stealing Sun-Swapping failed to form an effective cycle.
Zhou Wen's prior battle with Immortal gave him a new idea.
Immortal had used an exchange spell before. It was very similar to Sky-Stealing Sun-Swapping, but the target of the exchange was the enemy.
If I can exchange the bullet's location with one of the Absolute Spaces, will that work??Zhou Wen tried a few times and realized that it was impossible.
The Sky-Stealing Sun-Swapping technique needed a mark first. It was impossible to mark the bullet traveling at the speed of light. At the very least, Zhou Wen definitely couldn't do it to date.
Since this didn't work, Zhou Wen had to think of another solution.
Just as he was in the midst of research, his phone rang. Zhou Wen picked it up and realized that it was from Liu Yun.
"Junior, there's a big deal." Liu Yun said in his message.
Zhou Wen couldn't be bothered to reply to him. He didn't believe that this fellow would have anything good to offer.
"Someone wants to clear the Venusian dimensional zone and plans on seeking my help and Deceit King's help. Are you interested?" Liu Yun sent another message.
Zhou Wen continued studying his skills without replying.
"It's definitely some absolute nouveau riche. As long as Deceit King is willing to take action and can guarantee that his family can enter the rankings, even if it's just one star, any price is negotiable." Liu Yun didn't give up.
Zhou Wen thought to himself that he was already considered a nouveau riche. Even the six families didn't have as many Terror-grade Companion Beasts as him. No matter how wealthy the family Liu Yun mentioned was, what could they offer that would tempt him?
Getting no response from Zhou Wen, Liu Yun sent another message: "Although the other party isn't an existence like the six families, he's still at the level of a local emperor. His status is similar to your family's An Tianzuo, and he's even richer. The price he can offer will definitely satisfy you."
"Have you heard of the Lady Luck Companion Beast? It's from his place. It's the only one on Earth. If you can help them get on the rankings, they are willing to use Lady Luck for payment."
Liu Yun's last message garnered Zhou Wen's attention and tempted him.
Zhou Wen had naturally heard of the Lady Luck Companion Beast. Luck-type Companion Beasts were rare to begin with, and Lady Luck was one of the best. She was considered famous, so it was difficult for Zhou Wen not to know.
However, the so-called Lady Luck Companion Beast wasn't a goddess, but a lucky pixie with transparent wings on its back and a petite body the size of a finger.
The lucky pixie's companion form was a necklace. The necklace was beautiful, and the pendant was a gorgeous pixie ornament. It looked like an ornament of a goddess, so it was also known as Lady Luck Necklace.
It was said that after wearing the necklace, one could easily find Companion Eggs and crystals if they went out to hunt dimensional creatures. Although it was unknown how much Luck had been added, it was still one of the best Companion Beasts known to add Luck.
There was one thing in the East District which could match the effects of the Lady Luck Necklace. It was said to be called Lucky Star. It was owned by the Zhang family, but no one had really seen what it looked like. It was only rumored that the Zhang family owned such a Companion Beast.
"Is the other party really willing to use the Lady Luck Necklace as payment?" Zhou Wen replied.
"It's 100% real. I've seen the Lady Luck Necklace with my own eyes. It's worn around that big shot's neck. He said that as long as you can help them get on the rankings, he will think of a way to transfer the Lady Luck Necklace to you," Liu Yun immediately replied.
If it's really the Lady Luck Necklace, that's very generous. If I obtain that necklace, my Luck points will increase significantly. Perhaps I can obtain a large number of Terror-grade Companion Eggs during my random grinding.?Although Zhou Wen really wanted to obtain the Lady Luck Necklace, unfortunately, he didn't have the ability to clear the Venusian instance dungeon. He didn't have the ability to obtain it even if he wanted it.
"I don't have the means. Get him to find someone else," Zhou Wen replied.
"If they could find others, they wouldn't have come looking for us. They really had no choice, so they took the risk to seek our help," Liu Yun replied.
"What do you mean there's really no other way? Will they die if they don't go to the Venusian dimensional zone?" Zhou Wen was somewhat puzzled.
"Not really, but that tycoon made a bet with someone else. He has to be on the rankings in three months. Otherwise, he will kowtow and admit his mistake. Now, that tycoon is almost going crazy. He's looking for help everywhere." Liu Yun explained the situation in detail.
Zhou Wen had imagined that someone who had the Lady Luck Necklace was from the West District because the necklace was originally produced there.
However, after hearing Liu Yun's description, he realized that the person with the Lady Luck Necklace was actually from the East District.
The person's name was Song Guojia. As the name Song Guojia wasn't a nice-sounding name, he gave himself the nickname of Lord Fourth.
Zhou Wen had heard of this name before. In a certain area in the East District, the name of Lord Fourth was as terrifying as Luoyang's An Tianzuo.
Unlike An Tianzuo, Lord Fourth had a good relationship with the six families. Furthermore, he was very popular with people, unlike the An family.
Zhou Wen felt that if he was as rich and generous as Lord Fourth, he would also have friends all over the world.
According to what Zhou Wen knew, there were especially many Companion Beasts like Ginseng Babies produced in the dimensional zones of Lord Fourth. Every one of them cost an astronomical amount. There were also quite a number of similar Companion Beasts that had healing abilities.
Such a healing Companion Beast was in high demand. Even if one couldn't buy a top-notch one, just getting a random one would do.
Rumors had it that Lord Fourth had a Terror-grade Ginseng Baby. Even a dead person could pull back their soul from Lord Yama if they drank a mouthful of the Ginseng Baby's blood.
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Chapter 1296: Another Way to Get on the Rankings
The reward was good, but one had to have the ability to get it. Although people called Zhou Wen Deceit King, Zhou Wen wasn't someone without a bottom line. He definitely wouldn't do something he wasn't confident of.
After rejecting Liu Yun's invitation, Zhou Wen decided to do further studies. Regardless of how many stars he could obtain in the end, he would first clear the Venusian instance dungeon.
To be honest, Zhou Wen really coveted the Lady Luck Necklace. There were too few Companion Beasts that added Luck.
If one was lucky, not only would there be a higher chance of a Companion Eggs dropping while grinding dungeons, but the effect of flawless evasion would also become stronger.
Is there a better way to clear the level if I don't want to fight the Calamity-grade bullet head on??Zhou Wen frowned in thought.
In fact, there was a method, but Zhou Wen wasn't sure if it was useful in reality.
Previously, Zhou Wen had always wanted to kill the Calamity entity that shot the bullet, so he had studied the method to resist the seventh bullet. However, if he only wanted to reach the Golden Palace, it wouldn't be that troublesome.
Grim Reaper No. 10 could withstand the first six shots. The seventh shot could be avoided using a Terror-grade Companion Beast as a scapegoat. Following that would be six more shots.
Such a long period gave him sufficient time to run to the Golden Palace.
Of course, the premise was that Calamity-grade bullets were the same as in-game—it prioritized the creatures with the highest levels first.
If I do it that way, I still have to sacrifice a Terror-grade Companion Beast to reach the Golden Palace.?After some thought, Zhou Wen realized that this was the only solution for now. Furthermore, he still needed to give it a try.
In-game, there was no such thing as a reward from reaching the Golden Palace. The Golden Palace's door didn't open either. It seemed like he had to kill the Calamity-grade creature.
However, Zhou Wen felt that clearing the level in real life wasn't a problem. After watching the Holy Spirit Association clear the level, he was basically certain that Calamity-grade bullets would target the strongest creature. However, he couldn't rule out any special circumstances.
Liu Yun sent a few more messages, constantly attempting to persuade Zhou Wen.
"I can take this job, but there are two conditions." Zhou Wen thought for a moment and replied.
"Tell me." Liu Yun was delighted. Although Lord Fourth was mainly inviting Deceit King, if he helped close the deal, he as Thief Sage could obtain valuable benefits.
"I want the Lady Luck Necklace. In addition, prepare a Terror-grade Companion Beast for me. I'll take payment before doing anything. Furthermore, I'm only in charge of issuing orders. If anyone doesn't follow instructions, I won't be responsible for the results, nor can I guarantee absolute safety." Zhou Wen said.
"This… Typically, people get a 50% down payment first and receive the rest after the matter is done." Liu Yun said.
"These are my rules. If you want to work with me, you have to follow my rules. Otherwise, let him find someone else." Although Zhou Wen really wanted the Lady Luck Necklace, he wouldn't give in.
Furthermore, such matters couldn't be accommodated. Since he was leading people in, he hoped to bring them out alive.
"Alright, I'll talk to Lord Fourth and see what he has to say." After Liu Yun sent the message, there was no response from him for a long time.
Zhou Wen wasn't in a rush. After all, he had to make some preparations. Safety first. If Lord Fourth really wanted to go, he had to prepare a few Substitute Talismans. Life-preservation was of utmost priority.
How do I reach the six paths behind Netherworld City? I'll try to see if I can grind some Heavenly Robe. Wearing Heavenly Robe inside my armor might save me at critical moments.?Zhou Wen had always wanted to go to Netherworld City, but he was at a loss regarding the last thousand-year dream.
Zhou Wen was just about to take out a piece of paper and a pen to see if he could draw some Substitute Talismans when he heard his phone chime again.
"Lord Fourth has agreed to your conditions. He hopes to meet you and have a detailed chat. The time and place will be decided by you. Lord Fourth will come alone." Liu Yun sent an update over.
"That fast?" Zhou Wen frowned.
Liu Yun understood Zhou Wen's concerns and sent a message. "With my understanding of Lord Fourth, this shouldn't be a problem. However, one can't let down their guard. It's best if you choose a place that can guarantee your safety."
Zhou Wen thought for a moment and sent a message. "I don't have time now. I'll contact you when I do."
He had promised An Sheng to take care of the family. He couldn't leave randomly before An Sheng and company returned. It wouldn't be too late to go after they returned.
"Then when will you be free? Lord Fourth is very anxious," Liu Yun said.
Zhou Wen didn't reply. Liu Yun was somewhat depressed, but it wasn't appropriate for him to tell Lord Fourth straight to the face. All he could do was send a message to Lord Fourth, saying that Deceit King had something important to do first. He would contact him after he was done.
Lord Fourth was very straightforward. He said that he would wait for Deceit King's schedule to clear up. He had already prepared the Lady Luck Necklace and a Terror-grade Companion Beast. Deceit King could have them whenever he wanted.
Liu Yun sent a message to Zhou Wen, conveying Lord Fourth's intentions, but he didn't receive a reply.
Zhou Wen grinded dungeons daily and studied the use of Absolute Space, waiting for An Sheng to return.
Before An Sheng returned, someone challenged the Venusian dimensional zone. This time, it was the League of Guardians. However, Immortal wasn't among the people who came.
Cave Era, Uesugi Nao, and Jiuyue appeared in the Venusian dimensional zone. There were only three of them.
Everyone was puzzled as to why Immortal hadn't come. He was the core of the League of Guardians. It seemed a little too rash for him to be missing for a huge matter like attempting the Venusian dimensional zone.
However, the performance of the trio made people realise that there was more than one path in the world. There was also more than one way to resolve the problem.
After Cave Era and Jiuyue augmented Uesugi Nao with the power of time and space, Uesugi Nao's Great Skyfiend Guardian unleashed unparalleled speed.
After the sixth Golden Battle God was killed, Uesugi Nao—or perhaps Great Skyfiend—rushed into the pathway like a phantom.
When the Calamity-grade gunshot sounded, Great Skyfiend wasn't hit. She seemed to have dodged it. As she was so fast, few people saw how she had dodged.
Following that, it was time for Uesugi Nao to perform. She was really like a divine devil. Her body was like a phantom as she dodged the bullets again and again. She rushed to the Golden Palace before the seventh bullet shot out and obtained the golden ball from the Golden Palace. At the same time, she entered the rankings.
Everything happened too quickly. Before anyone could react, Great Skyfiend's name had already appeared on the rankings. There were two stars behind her name.
"How did she do it?" Everyone widened their eyes in disbelief as they looked at the name that was third on the rankings.
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Chapter 1297: Another Invitation
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"This is what a foundation begets. The Holy Spirit Association paid such a huge price to enter the rankings, but the League of Guardians didn't even deploy their most powerful Immortal to enter the rankings. Furthermore, they obtained two stars and rank above the Holy Spirit Association."
"Indeed, the League of Guardians is still too powerful."
"You can't say that. With so many preceding examples, the League of Guardians can come up with a corresponding strategy. It doesn't mean that their strength is definitely stronger than the Holy Spirit Association's. It's just that the people and skills they use are just right."
"That's true, but they are ultimately too strong."
"They reached the Golden Palace at such a fast speed, but they only obtained two stars. It looks like the speed of reaching the Golden Palace doesn't seem to be the standard for obtaining stars?"
Everyone was somewhat surprised by the blitz strategy the League of Guardians used to enter the rankings.
Regardless of the reason—be it strategy or strength—they could only be said to be very strong for being capable of this feat.
Zhou Wen also looked at their method of clearing the level. This method wasn't worth referencing because it required the cooperation of three abilities.
Each aspect of the trifecta of time, space, and Great Skyfiend's speed was indispensable.
Zhou Wen had Great Skyfiend's speed and wasn't slower than her. He also had spatial abilities, but he didn't have temporal abilities. Unless he could find a temporal expert like Cave Era to augment his temporal abilities, he would not be able to reach the Golden Palace before the seventh shot.
Zhou Wen had already tried many times in-game. It was difficult to reach the Golden Palace by relying solely on speed.
Unfortunately, there was no reward for reaching the Golden Palace in-game, nor could he open the door. Zhou Wen wasn't interested in such a method. He still had to think of a way to crack the seventh bullet and kill the hidden Calamity-grade creature.
After the League of Guardians, no other creatures entered the rankings.
Tsukuyomi, The Fallen, Great Skyfiend, and Ya. There were only four creatures on the rankings.
I wonder how many stars the Cube will give if I kill that Calamity creature??Zhou Wen thought to himself.
A message notification sounded. Zhou Wen imagined that it was Liu Yun, but to his surprise, it was from Hui Haifeng.
"Zhou Wen, is there a way to reach the Golden Palace?" Hui Haifeng's message was very direct.
"Yes." After watching Great Skyfiend and company's battle, Zhou Wen was even more certain that the Venusian dimensional zone in reality was the same as in-game. The Calamity-grade bullets only targeted the creature whose order in life was highest.
"Do me a favor and lead a team to enter the rankings," Hui Haifeng said.
"What for?" Zhou Wen asked in puzzlement. He didn't know why people liked to be on the rankings so much. What was the point in getting onto the rankings when they couldn't get first place?
Hui Haifeng explained, "People in the Federation now have a weaker sense of belonging to the Federation. If we don't do anything, who will be proud of being a member of the Federation in the future? Perhaps in a few years, people will only know about the League of Guardians and the Holy Spirit Association. There will be no Federation in their hearts."
"Is there a problem?" Zhou Wen didn't have a sense of belonging to the Federation, so he didn't think there was a problem.
Hui Haifeng sighed and said, "Humans are creatures that like to fight. They want to vie for everything. With the Federation as a system, they can still coordinate in various aspects. If this fig leaf is gone one day and all sides fall out to vie for the right to rule, who do you think will suffer the most?"
Zhou Wen understood what Hui Haifeng meant. Once that happened, countless people would die from the various factions vying for supremacy. The ones suffering the most were still ordinary people.
"I can only think of a way to get on the rankings, but I can't guarantee that the results will be good." Zhou Wen didn't wish for such a situation to happen.
"As long as you can get on the rankings, there's no need to worry about anything else," Hui Haifeng said. "When can you go? Any preparations needed?"
"Let me think about it again. There are some things I haven't figured out yet. I need to be fully prepared," Zhou Wen said after some thought.
"Alright. Give me a list of anything you need." Hui Haifeng didn't lack money. He controlled the Mythical Serum business, and the Hui family was now one of the richest families.
In terms of money, the Hui family might have more money than the six families, but its heritage and accumulated resources were lacking. Some things couldn't be bought even with the Mythical Serum.
"Do you have any Luck Companion Beasts?" Zhou Wen asked.
"Luck Companion Beasts are relatively rare. We can find them, but the highest is at the Mythical stage. I'm afraid we won't be able to find any higher," Hui Haifeng said.
"Any level is fine." Zhou Wen still wanted to see if he could gather a set of lucky equipment.
"Alright, wait for my news." Hui Haifeng hung up.
Zhou Wen knew that this matter wasn't easy. The requirements of Lord Fourth weren't high—he just needed to get on the rankings. That wasn't difficult.
However, if he wanted to help Hui Haifeng get on the rankings, it wouldn't be that simple. If he was ranked below the League of Guardians and the Holy Spirit Association, there wasn't much point in getting on the rankings.
Hui Haifeng didn't send any messages for the next two to three days. It was probably because it was really difficult to find Luck Companion Beasts. Even if others had one, they would hatch it themselves and seldom sell it.
The only good news was that An Sheng and An Tianzuo had finally returned. Zhou Wen couldn't stay in Overseer Manor forever.
"Has it been settled?" Zhou Wen noticed that An Sheng didn't seem happy.
"In a way. We did find an Essence Crystal mine there, but the stores are much lower than expected. I reckon there are only tens of thousands of cubes," An Sheng said.
"That's too little?" Zhou Wen couldn't help but ask when he heard that there were tens of thousands of cubes.
"To ordinary people, it's indeed a lot. However, to the accelerator, the materials refined from tens of thousands of crystals are only enough for half a shot."
Zhou Wen was alarmed when he heard that. In the past, he only knew that the accelerator must have expended a lot of energy. Otherwise, it would be impossible for it to be that powerful. However, he never expected it to be so expensive. Tens of thousands of Essence Crystals could only be used for half a shot. If they were to fire two or three shots, the An family would definitely go bankrupt.
"However, it's better than nothing. Let's take it slow. The accelerator is only a form of deterrence after all. I don't think there will be many opportunities to use it in the future." An Sheng still had something to do. After chatting with Zhou Wen for a while, he went off.
Zhou Wen didn't need to stay in the Overseer Manor any longer. He contacted Liu Yun and got him to arrange for a meeting with Lord Fourth.
It was naturally impossible for him to choose an area near Luoyang for his meeting with Lord Fourth. Thankfully, Zhou Wen's instant transmission was superb, so it wasn't difficult for him to switch to a distant place.
Finally, Zhou Wen chose the West District's Dossier Island to meet Lord Fourth. The island was very close to the mainland and was one of the few islands controlled by the Federation.
It had a dimensional zone that produced Lucky Birds. Zhou Wen planned on taking the opportunity to have a look.
Lord Fourth agreed readily. Zhou Wen decided the time and place.
Zhou Wen didn't tell him the location ahead of time. He only told him when and where to go before telling him the exact location when they met.
Thankfully, nothing happened. When Zhou Wen saw Lord Fourth, he couldn't help but be surprised.
He was somewhat different from what Zhou Wen had imagined. The name 'Lord Fourth' sounded like an elder, but the person Zhou Wen saw was a middle-aged man. He looked refined, making it impossible to associate him with the word "lord."
"We meet again," Lord Fourth said with a smile.
"Jing Daoxian?" Zhou Wen was alarmed when he heard his voice.
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Chapter 1298: You Apparently Call Him Teacher
"Not bad. You can still tell from my voice," said Lord Fourth with a smile.
"I never expected the famous Lord Fourth, who has a wide circle of friends, to be the devil of the Federation, Jing Daoxian." Zhou Wen stared at him warily as he sized him up. He increasingly felt that this person was Jing Daoxian. He had a special aura that others couldn't imitate.
"Others didn't expect that the famous Deceit King, who suppressed the Holy Spirit Association and the League of Guardians and is currently wanted by both officials and renegades, as well as being the number one person on the bounty list is actually you, Zhou Wen," Lord Fourth mimicked Zhou Wen's tone.
Zhou Wen knew that Jing Daoxian had long seen through his identity. It was useless even if he changed his voice in the Dragon King armor. He did not know how he had recognized him.
"How did you know it was me?" Zhou Wen asked.
"You did a very good job changing your temperament, physique, voice, and even your personality. Others didn't recognize you, but I'm different. The only people who have obtained the Lost Immortal Sutra and haven't gone mad or died are the two of us. Back then, I used some means to transfer the Lost Immortal Sutra to you. Although I didn't master it, I still know a little about it. That's how I was able to determine clues from you." Lord Fourth paused before saying, "You should just call me Lord Fourth. The appearance of Jing Daoxian isn't suitable yet."
"You will feel fear too?" Zhou Wen was somewhat curious. He didn't know who a devil like Jing Daoxian would be afraid of.
"It's not that I'm afraid. It's just unsuitable." Lord Fourth explained very patiently, "Back when I saw you, I was seriously injured and nearly died. That was why the bureau caught up to me. Otherwise, you wouldn't have seen me. Speaking of that injury, a large part of the reason was because of the Lost Immortal Sutra.
"In my life, I am bent on completing anything I set my mind to. However, there are two things I haven't done. One is that I lost to that hypocrite. The second is that I failed to master the Lost Immortal Sutra."
"Hypocrite?" Zhou Wen was slightly taken aback.
"It's the Zhang family's Hero King as you people call him," said Lord Fourth.
Zhou Wen immediately understood that Jing Daoxian's loss to the Hero King was probably referring to the matter of the number one beauty of the Federation.
Lord Fourth continued, "Back then, all those who came into contact with the Lost Immortal Sutra went crazy. However, I refused to have my beliefs shaken. Others can't master it, but I insist on mastering it. What others can't do is fun for me. I originally thought that it was only an Essence Energy Art. Even if it's meant to be cultivated by an Immortal Emperor or Buddha, I would still be able to find a way to make it serve me."
"I never expected to fail at taming it. I almost died in the Holy Land because of it," Lord Fourth said with a sigh.
"You entered the Holy Land back then? How did you enter? Isn't it said that only low-level humans can enter the Holy Land?" Zhou Wen had always wanted to enter the Holy Land to take a look because the former principal was likely inside a particular Holy Temple there, but he hadn't found a way to enter.
"I naturally have my means if I wish to enter." Lord Fourth smiled and said, "However, it's best you don't go. Even if you have the power to suppress the League of Guardians and the Holy Spirit Association, you still won't be able to leave alive."
"What's inside? What's going on with the six Holy Temples?" Zhou Wen had never figured out the relationship between the six Holy Temples and the dimension. All he knew was that it seemed to be the dimension's contact point on Earth, similar to a temple or church in the human world.
"Do you know the phrase 'concession settlement?'" Lord Fourth asked a question instead of answering.
"I've heard of it. It's a rather ancient saying. It seems to be an office rented by a country in another country." Zhou Wen thought for a while before recalling what the phrase was about. When he had studied history in the past, there had only been a few mentions of it in textbooks.
"The Holy Land is equivalent to a concession settlement of the dimension on Earth. Nothing there is restricted by the rules of Earth. The dimensional creatures can descend freely. Even Calamity-grade or Apocalypse-grade creatures can appear there and unleash their full might. You've been there before. Thankfully, you weren't qualified to let them take a second gander at you back then. That's why you were able to return alive. If you were to go again now, I'm afraid you wouldn't be so lucky anymore," said Lord Fourth.
Zhou Wen was immediately alarmed. If that was the case, he was considered lucky to return alive.
"If you can return alive, why can't I?" Zhou Wen wasn't convinced. He wanted to know more from Jing Daoxian.
Lord Fourth looked at Zhou Wen with a teasing look and said, "I came back alive because I could steel my heart. I'm afraid you wouldn't be able to be ruthless when the time comes."
"What do you mean?" Zhou Wen looked at him in puzzlement.
"You'll know if you go there in the future." Lord Fourth was clearly unwilling to talk about the Holy Land. He must have done something unspeakable there.
Zhou Wen thought for a while but failed to figure out what he was talking about.
"Don't tell me you came to talk to me about this? What do you want?" Zhou Wen asked.
"Didn't I get Liu Yun to tell you a long time ago? I want you to help me leave my name on the rankings," said Lord Fourth.
"Why don't you do it yourself?" Zhou Wen asked.
"Lord Fourth doesn't have the ability to enter the rankings," said Lord Fourth.
His words were a little awkward, but Zhou Wen still understood what he meant. What he meant was that with the status of Lord Fourth, he shouldn't have the ability to enter the rankings. Others would definitely suspect him if he really did it.
"Did you really make a bet with someone?" Zhou Wen asked.
"Yes." Lord Fourth nodded.
"What did you bet on?" Zhou Wen asked again.
"Someone on my side has to be on the rankings within three months. Otherwise, I'll have to kowtow and admit my mistake," Lord Fourth said casually.
"Who did you make the bet with?" Zhou Wen had heard from Liu Yun that Lord Fourth had made a bet with someone, but he had no idea who he had made the bet with.
Zhou Wen wasn't curious about this matter previously, but he was somewhat curious now that he knew that Lord Fourth was Jing Daoxian.
Jing Daoxian was definitely not someone who would do something for no reason. He had definitely made a bet with someone, so if he knew who he was betting with, Zhou Wen might figure out what he was up to.
"Regarding the person who made the bet with me, you apparently call him teacher," Lord Fourth said with a faint smile.
"Who did you say?" Zhou Wen widened his eyes as he looked at Lord Fourth. His eyes were about to pop out as his face filled with disbelief.
He naturally knew who Jing Daoxian was talking about, but he couldn't believe it.
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Chapter 1299: Suspicious of Everything
Translator: CKtalon
"His reputation on Earth isn't any better than mine. There's no need to mention his name." As Lord Fourth spoke, he took out two boxes and placed them in front of Zhou Wen. He continued, "These two boxes contain the Luck Pixie and a Terror-grade Black Bear Spirit. Feel free to take them."
Zhou Wen looked at him and said, "And you are certain I'll help you?"
Lord Fourth laughed. "Why won't you? Because the person I'm betting with is your teacher? Are you still not disavowing a sinner like him?"
"Whether I disavow him or not has nothing to do with helping you," said Zhou Wen.
"Then even more you should help me. Aren't these what you want?" Lord Fourth pointed at the two boxes.
Zhou Wen looked at Lord Fourth with an odd expression, unclear what he was up to.
Zhou Wen naturally didn't wish for Wang Mingyuan to lose. A shrewd and experienced fellow like Jing Daoxian knew as well, but he had deliberately told Zhou Wen ahead of time who his counterpart was.
Could it be that his goal isn't for me to clear the level? Or could it be that his bet with Teacher isn't as simple as clearing the level??Zhou Wen racked his brains, but failed to come up with an answer.
"It isn't as complicated as you imagine. It's just a bet. Even if you choose not to do it, there will be others to take your place. It's just getting on the rankings, nothing difficult," said Lord Fourth.
"What will happen if you win?" Zhou Wen asked with a frown.
"If I win, he'll need to give me something to aid in extending my lifespan," Lord Fourth said.
Only then did Zhou Wen recall that Jing Daoxian had a problem with his lifespan. Previously, he had wanted Banana Fairy to help him refine some medicine, but he hadn't done so for the past few years. He probably hadn't found the ingredients required.
"So are you game or not?" Lord Fourth asked again.
Zhou Wen was still hesitant. Just as Jing Daoxian said, getting on the rankings wasn't that difficult. Even if he didn't do it, it wasn't difficult for Jing Daoxian to find others to help him—given his strength.
However, even if others helped Jing Daoxian get onto the rankings, that person ought not to be Zhou Wen.
Zhou Wen kept thinking about it.?What if I take Jing Daoxian's items, but do not help him get onto the rankings. What if I keep stalling for time?
As though reading Zhou Wen's mind, Lord Fourth said with an insincere smile, "You can take the items if you want them; likewise, you can choose not to do the job."
Zhou Wen was slightly taken aback. "What do you mean by that?"
"After I give you the items, they are yours. You can keep them or throw them away. The bet's deadline is still two months and eight days away. I'll be at Lunar Deer Alley and I'll wait for you for two months and eight days. You can choose to come or not." Lord Fourth turned around to leave after saying those words.
"What's the meaning of this?" Zhou Wen looked at Lord Fourth's back, perplexed as to what he was up to.
Lord Fourth ignored him. He returned to his ship and got the captain to steer the ship away from Dossier Island.
Zhou Wen looked at the two boxes in front of him with great suspicion. Could Jing Daoxian have placed a bomb inside, thus the reason why he was so anxious to leave?
However, boxes like this were no different from being transparent to Zhou Wen. Just by carefully listening, he could tell that a necklace and Companion Egg was placed inside. There were no bombs.
The necklace was likely the Lady Luck Necklace. There was a seal on it, as though a particular method had been used to forcefully extract it from the original owner.
Under the necklace was a card. On it were the instructions for recontracting.
The Companion Egg inside the other box was a black furry ball. Jing Daoxian said that it was a Black Bear Spirit. Zhou Wen didn't know what kind of Companion Beast it was, but from the aura it emitted, he knew that it wasn't something of inferior quality.
Could it be that Jing Daoxian is lying? Their bet isn't about getting on the rankings but has something to do with me? If I choose not to go, will Teacher lose??Zhou Wen couldn't help but become suspicious. This matter was just too bizarre.
What kind of person was Jing Daoxian? The number one devil in the Federation. Was he someone who would be willing to lose? He could easily produce two precious items to give to Zhou Wen. Furthermore, he had said that he left the completion of the job up to Zhou Wen.
But viewing it from a different angle, this could be a trap laid by Jing Daoxian. He deliberately made him read too much into it, hoping to exploit such thoughts of his.
If only I could get to meet Teacher. At least I can figure out whether he had made a bet with Jing Daoxian.?Zhou Wen became overly suspicious of everything because of Jing Daoxian. He even suspected whether the person who Jing Daoxian had made a bet with was Wang Mingyuan.
Jing Daoxian might have said that on purpose to make Zhou Wen conflicted so as to achieve his goal.
Zhou Wen thought for a while but failed to come up with a reason. He decided to put away the Lady Luck Necklace and Companion Egg.
They are definitely good things. There won't be any problems taking them. I'll consider the rest later.?After Zhou Wen put away the items, he turned around and went to the dimensional zone on Asiri Island.
After circling the island and killing many avian dimensional creatures, he didn't see any Lucky Birds or the tiny palm symbol. All Zhou Wen could do was return resentfully.
On the way back, Zhou Wen kept thinking about Jing Daoxian. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that something was amiss. It didn't make sense for Jing Daoxian to give him such a huge benefit for no reason.
Could it be that there's something wrong with these two Companion Beasts??Zhou Wen took out the Lady Luck Necklace and the Black Bear Spirit Companion Egg and carefully studied them, but he didn't discover any problems.
How strange. Has Jing Daoxian suddenly changed??Zhou Wen couldn't trust the situation.
"Liu Yun, do you know who Lord Fourth is?" Zhou Wen sent a message to Liu Yun, hoping to figure out if Liu Yun knew the truth.
"Lord Fourth is Lord Fourth. Why? Is there a problem?" Liu Yun quickly replied.
"Nothing." Zhou Wen didn't ask further.
If Jing Daoxian didn't wish for others to know that it was him, it was normal that Liu Yun couldn't tell. Even Zhou Wen hadn't been able to tell at the beginning. It was only when Jing Daoxian deliberately spoke in his own voice that Zhou Wen had identified him.
"What happened? Are you alright?" Liu Yun sent another message.
"It's fine. Let's put the matter of Lord Fourth aside for now. I'll inform you when I'll carry out the job in the future." Zhou Wen thought for a moment and sent another message: "Do you have a way to contact Teacher?"
"No… Why don't you ask Zhong Ziya? Perhaps he has a solution," Liu Yun replied.
"Got it." Zhou Wen opened his contact list and found Zhong Ziya. He sent a message: "Is there a way to contact Teacher?"
"No." Zhong Ziya quickly replied. It was a simple word, and he didn't say anything else.
Zhou Wen sent Hui Haifeng and Jiang Yan the same message. Hui Haifeng said that he hadn't seen Wang Mingyuan since the Holy City incident.
Jiang Yan didn't reply.. His situation was unknown.
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Chapter 1300: Wings of Tomorrow
Translator: CKtalon
Since he couldn't contact Wang Mingyuan, Zhou Wen had no solution. He felt that there was something fishy about this matter. If Jing Daoxian had really made a bet with Wang Mingyuan, there was no reason for Jing Daoxian to come looking for him, but he had heard nothing from Wang Mingyuan.
Zhou Wen had no choice but to put this matter aside. He planned on testing the Wings of Tomorrow skill and see what it was all about.
Zhou Wen knew very well that a Terror-grade skill wasn't likely to be able to travel into the future. Ignoring tomorrow, even a minute into the future was unlikely.
He used Wings of Tomorrow and felt a force spew out from his back. Like a rocket's thruster, it pushed his body up.
The altitude he could fly was very low, like a swallow's low flight, but it was very fast.
Such a speed was extremely fast even at the Terror grade. It wasn't slower than Zhou Wen's Transcendent Flying Immortal.
Is that all??Zhou Wen was somewhat disappointed. Although such speed was fast, it was no different from his Transcendent Flying Immortal.
Zhou Wen wanted to stop, but he was suddenly alarmed to discover that he couldn't stop the Essence Energy circulation in his body. The Wings of Tomorrow seemed to lose control as it carried him forward like a cannonball.
What's going on??Zhou Wen was alarmed as he hurriedly circulated his Essence Energy Art in a bid to stop his body's flight.
A huge mountain appeared in his vision. At this speed, he would crash into it in less than a minute.
However, the more Zhou Wen circulated his Essence Energy, the faster he flew. It was as though his Essence Energy would automatically be absorbed by the Wings of the Tomorrow. Not only could he not stop it, but he also aided it.
Seeing that he couldn't stop, Zhou Wen attempted to change his flight path. At the very least, he couldn't let himself crash into the mountain.
The outcome was the same. After trying several methods, his body continued flying straight forward. He was getting closer and closer to the mountain, and the granite wall was right in front of him.
Gritting his teeth, Zhou Wen released the Seven Seas Dragon King and placed it in front of him, hoping to use its body to buffer the collision.
The Seven Seas Dragon King spewed out white mucus at Zhou Wen, hoping to stop him from continuing his flight. When the white mucus landed on Zhou Wen, his body rushed through it without it sticking to him.
Zhou Wen gritted his teeth and prepared to slam into the Seven Seas Dragon King, but his vision blurred as his body tunneled through its body and headed straight for the mountain wall.
"Stop!" Zhou Wen brandished his fist and struck the mountain in front of him.
However, he realized that all the Essence Energy in his body had been drained by the Wings of the Tomorrow. Without any Essence Energy to provide his other skills, his body continued on its collision course.
It's over! Am I going to be the first human to kill himself with his own skill??Zhou Wen was so depressed that he nearly vomited blood.
However, his flying speed was too fast. Without giving him any time to think, he had already slammed into the mountain wall.
Zhou Wen subconsciously closed his eyes and gathered all his strength, preparing to withstand the pain of the collision, but the pain didn't come.
Zhou Wen opened his eyes and realized that he was tunneling through the mountain. The strange scene was somewhat similar to the Earth Elemental Beast's Earth Escape technique.
Zhou Wen couldn't tell if the mountain had turned into an illusion or if his body had turned into an illusion. When the two overlapped, there was no collision. It was like the images projected by two projectors. They overlapped and changed, but they didn't collide.
What's going on? The power of the Wings of Tomorrow??Zhou Wen was alarmed.
His body kept flying forward, unable to stop. He charged through the mountain, the forest, and even a dam.
However, none of this could touch Zhou Wen's body. Zhou Wen's body appeared to be an incorporeal ghost. He could pass through anything he touched.
Soon, Zhou Wen discovered something even more terrifying. As he couldn't control his body, he naturally couldn't choose a flight path and slammed straight into a dimensional zone.
This dimensional zone was deep in the mountains, and Zhou Wen had never been there before. It didn't seem like anyone had come here. He saw groups of strange dimensional creatures.
They looked like cats, but their bodies were as large as tigers. They basked in the warm sun on the grass in groups, as though they couldn't see Zhou Wen flying over their heads.
Soon, Zhou Wen flew through the dimensional zone. The dimensional zone didn't restrict his body, so he didn't need to take the main entrance.
Wings of Tomorrow is quite interesting. Could it be that I'm using tomorrow's body to do something today, that's why I'm not affected??Zhou Wen thought for a moment and felt that something was amiss.
Even tomorrow's body couldn't pass through the mountain wall without a collision. The mountain wall had been there for hundreds of millions of years and it would continue to exist for a long time into the future. Be it yesterday or tomorrow, it was impossible for it to suddenly vanish. It was impossible for him to pass through it no matter when.
What's going on with this skill? Could it be that I have to fly like this until tomorrow??The possibility only made him even more depressed.
He kept flying as his body passed through dimensional zones one after another. He flew for a long time in the dimensional zones. Due to his extreme speed, it didn't take long for him to pass through ordinary zones. Therefore, Zhou Wen had the illusion that he was flying continuously in dimensional zones.
In those dimensional zones, Zhou Wen saw terrifying snakes that resembled dragons, behemoths that were as large as mountains, and strange treants.
Zhou Wen was quite knowledgeable. He had experienced many dimensional zones and seen many dimensional creatures, but the number of dimensional creatures he had seen today was more than in his previous years combined.
Thankfully, no matter what dimensional zone he entered, the Wings of Tomorrow would fly past it with Zhou Wen appearing like a ghost without attracting the attention of any creatures.
Although I don't know what's up with this skill, it seems interesting. If this move can't even be discovered by a Calamity-grade creature, can I use it to get a ranking on Venus??Zhou Wen was already somewhat relaxed.
Since no one could discover him and he didn't have to worry about hitting anything while he just kept flying, apart from physically moving, it didn't seem to affect him.
Zhou Wen even had the urge to take out his phone and game while flying, but before he could really take it out, he suddenly heard a bang.
He felt as though his head was about to explode from the collision. His entire body bounced back as his head spun. His head buzzed as he nearly fainted on the spot.
When Zhou Wen finally regained clarity of mind, his vision was still blurry.. He tried his best to widen his eyes, hoping to figure out where he was.
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Chapter 1301: Accidentally Entering a Land of Peril
As if he had suddenly plunged into the sun from the darkness, Zhou Wen's vision became clearer. However, the scene in front of him made his hair stand up, and he had goosebumps all over his body.
Swoosh!
Zhou Wen quickly jumped up and retreated like a cat whose tail had been stepped on.
In front of him was a creature bigger than a tyrannosaurus. It was a white-furred ape. Its fur was snow-white, but its skin was as black as cast iron.
It was probably more than a hundred meters tall and unimaginably muscular. Its hands were raised high as if it were holding something, like a giant that could hold up the sky.
Zhou Wen didn't know what level it was at, but he had most likely stopped from slamming into it. He had passed through so many places, but he couldn't make the Wings of Tomorrow stop. Yet, when he slammed into it, he almost blew up his head. However, it was completely fine. Just its physical strength alone proved how extraordinary it was.
At this moment, the white ape was staring at Zhou Wen with a gaze like a demon king looking at a mortal.
Alarmed, Zhou Wen retreated quickly. However, he didn't retreat far before he bumped into something and had to stop.
As Wings of Tomorrow had been interrupted, Zhou Wen regained control of his body. With this collision, he felt something soft behind him as if he had slammed into a soft animal. He was so frightened that he immediately retreated again.
He turned around and saw a golden glow behind him. It was a leg, a leg covered in golden fur.
Zhou Wen looked up and quickly saw the owner of the leg. It was also a giant ape with a body comparable to the white ape. However, it was covered in golden hair that resembled satin, and its skin was yellow.
As Zhou Wen had bumped into it, its golden crystal-like eyes stared at Zhou Wen like the white ape. There was an extremely cold look in its eyes.
"Sorry, I'll definitely watch where I'm going next time." Zhou Wen turned around and wanted to run to the side, but he realized that there was also a giant ape there. The hair on that giant ape was blackish-gray, making it look even more terrifying.
"No way…" Zhou Wen swept his gaze around. Just as he imagined, there was a giant ape in all four directions. In the other direction was a giant ape with red fur. Like the other three giant apes, they raised their hands as if they were holding something. They stood there motionless as they looked at him.
Zhou Wen forced himself to calm down and carefully sized up the four apes and the situation.
That glance left him even more confused and horrified.
This was a huge underground cave. There was actually a lot of seawater around it, like an underground sea.
The spot where Zhou Wen was standing wasn't a small island, but a gigantic turtle shell.
The four giant apes stood on the turtle shell. Their hands were raised high as they collectively held up a stone-like object.
Zhou Wen couldn't tell what it was. It was carved from gray stone and looked very crude. It looked a little like a tripod, but it was too large.
The four giant apes were more than 100 meters tall. It was obvious how large the stone artifact was if lifting it required their combined strength.
What was even stranger was that Zhou Wen realized that there was an iron collar around each ape's neck. The collar was connected to several chains, linking their bodies to the turtle shell and the stone artifact.
What kind of place is this??Zhou Wen took a Rejuvenation Pill and felt his mind clear up. He was even more shocked and confused.
The reason for that was because he discovered a stone cocoon in the stone artifact.
Guardian! There's actually a Guardian here!?Zhou Wen used Truth Listener and scanned the stone cocoon in the stone artifact repeatedly. There was indeed no mistake; it was indeed a Guardian cocoon.
Although Zhou Wen was very curious, he knew very well that the four devil-like apes were definitely not benevolent creatures. Furthermore, he didn't make a habit of risking his life.
Without any hesitation, Zhou Wen used Godfiend Era's instant transmission to escape.
However, he was clearly moving toward the underground sea, but he still appeared above the turtle shell.
The results were the same after a few attempts. Be it instant transmission or Singularity Universe's interstellar teleportation abilities, Zhou Wen would appear on the turtle shell when he blinked out of existence.
Apes are vegetarians, right? They shouldn't want to eat human flesh, right??Zhou Wen looked at the four apes and carefully walked through the gap between one of the apes' legs. He wanted to see if he could directly walk beyond the turtle shell.
As Zhou Wen walked, he kept sizing up the golden-haired ape. The golden-haired ape looked the most amiable out of the four apes. Zhou Wen thought that it might not like eating meat.
As Zhou Wen moved, the four giant apes didn't move, but their eyes kept following his movements. The golden-furred ape was no exception.
Zhou Wen braced himself and prepared to walk between the golden-haired ape's legs. He gathered all his strength. If the golden-haired ape suddenly attacked, he could only risk it.
Although Zhou Wen didn't like to participate in battles with such unknowns, he knew that it was best to take the initiative when facing an unknown opponent.
Therefore, Zhou Wen had already made a plan. As long as the ape did not do anything abnormal, he would immediately attack with all his might and finish off one first.
Rumble!
Before Zhou Wen could reach the golden-furred ape's legs, he suddenly felt the turtle shell beneath his feet tremble. The seawater around him churned as if something had happened.
Zhou Wen quickly summoned his Terror-level Companion Beasts and surrounded himself with them.
There were Golden Battle Gods around him, and Banana Fairy was sitting on a banana leaf above him. He also carried Demonic Neonate in his arms, prepared to fight to the death at any moment.
The surrounding seawater churned for a while, but it didn't affect the turtle shell. After a while, the turtle shell stopped trembling, and the seawater gradually calmed down.
Just as Zhou Wen was wondering what had happened, he suddenly saw the golden-furred ape lower one of its claws and use only one claw to hold up the stone artifact.
The lowered claw swiped at the sea.
With a boom, the seawater thousands of meters away spewed out. A flood dragon broke out of the water like a loach that had been caught. Its body twisted and struggled, but it couldn't escape.
The flood dragon was pulled into the golden-furred ape's claw from thousands of meters away.
The flood dragon's body spewed out dragon breath. Its strength was probably not inferior to the True Blood Demon Dragon, but it was like a loach in front of the golden-furred ape. It grabbed the flood dragon by the mouth and bit down. The dragon's head, together with a small portion of its body, was bitten off. With a few bites, the dragon's blood gushed out and the dragon bones broke.
In just a moment, a flood dragon was swallowed alive and whole, into the golden ape's stomach.
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Chapter 1302: Four Dimitrios Monkeys
Translator: CKtalon
Zhou Wen felt his scalp tingle. Although there were indeed many creatures that ate dragons in the ancient myths of the East District, hearing about them and seeing them with his own eyes were two different matters.
Having seen a flood dragon being eaten alive, Zhou Wen's hopes of a vegetarian ape were dashed.
Furthermore, Zhou Wen knew that he couldn't pull a living flood dragon out of the deep sea.
The golden-haired ape was already so terrifying, but there were four of such monkeys here. Zhou Wen felt that things were going south now that he was being watched by four terrifying apes while he was under their noses.
Thankfully, the four terrifying apes hadn't attacked him yet.
I have to think of a way to leave this godforsaken place.?Zhou Wen looked at the golden-haired ape's legs, but he didn't have the courage to run through them.
They still had no intention of taking action. Perhaps they planned on storing him as food. If their food were to escape, they might be displeased.
Who wouldn't feel the pinch after losing more than fifty kilograms of meat? Anyway, Zhou Wen didn't dare take the risk or rashly move about. Even with the four Golden Battle Gods surrounding him and Banana Fairy overseeing him, Zhou Wen still didn't feel safe.
With Zhou Wen staying motionless, the four terrifying apes didn't move either. They just stared at him as though they had no intention of attacking.
Could it be that they really plan on storing me as food? That's not right. I'm only a tiny bit of meat to them. I'm probably not even enough to fill the gaps between their teeth. A flood dragon has been eaten up in one go. What's the point with storing a pittance like me??Zhou Wen felt that something was amiss.
If I had known, I would have brought Ice Maiden over. We would have been able to negotiate. Perhaps she knows what the four apes are.?Zhou Wen regretted leaving Ice Maiden and Nether Lotus in Luoyang.
In the myths and legends of the East District, there were many apes. The most famous one was naturally the Handsome Monkey King that wreaked havoc in the Heavenly Palace.
However, these four apes had looks which had nothing to do with beauty.
The Handsome Monkey King was an Intelligent Stone Monkey, and among the Four Dimitrios Monkeys, there were also the Six-Eared Macaque, Long-Armed Ape Monkey, and Red-Bottomed Horse Monkey. There were also four apes here, so Zhou Wen couldn't help but think of the Four Dimitrios Monkeys.
Zhou Wen carefully sized them up, hoping to see if he could find the characteristics of the Four Dimitrios Monkeys on them.
After some observation, he failed to discover any ape with especially long arms, nor did he discover any ape with six ears.
These four apes don't seem to be the Four Dimitrios Monkeys. Furthermore, I've never heard of monkeys standing on a turtle's back holding a stone artifact in myths.?Zhou Wen couldn't help but be curious when he thought of the stone artifact.
These four apes were definitely at the Terror grade or even stronger. How powerful was the Guardian cocoon they protected?
Zhou Wen had previously heard that there were still differences between Guardians. Some Guardians' potential might be at the Terror grade, making it difficult for them to advance any further. As for other Guardians, they might reach the Calamity grade or even the Apocalypse grade.
And according to An Sheng, the strangest point was that Guardians hatched from Earth all seemed to have considerable potential.
In contrast, the Guardians that were directly teleported over from the dimension were at the Terror grade when they arrived—they didn't seem to have any room for growth. Their strength would basically stagnate. Advancing to a higher grade wasn't even the main problem—there were very few examples of them undergoing slight improvements.
In fact, Zhou Wen had always been unsure of the relationship between Guardians and the dimensional creatures. Most of the Guardian cocoons on Earth had a powerful dimensional creature guarding them.
However, having seen so many Guardian cocoons, Zhou Wen felt that the dimensional creatures weren't just simply protecting it.
Just like when he went to contract Fairy Burial with Jiang Yan, the dimensional creature suspected to be Bai Ze didn't seem to care too much about the Fairy Burial he was protecting and easily gave up.
Of course, he couldn't rule out the possibility that Bai Ze was seriously obsessed with cleanliness and had to leave because he was disgusted by the two of them.
Without anyone else to discuss it with, Zhou Wen got Demonic Neonate to release Grim Demon. This fellow was rather knowledgeable, so he might be able to recognize the four monkeys.
Even if he couldn't recognize the monkeys, as a Guardian, he might be able to tell something from the Guardian cocoon.
"It's so boring. Can you let me come out more often in the future? After all, I was once…" After Grim Demon came out, he protested unhappily. However, when he saw the scene in front of him, he halted the words he was about to say. He wore a look of horror and quickly retreated, hoping to return to the demonic sword.
However, without Demonic Neonate's orders, how could he return?
"From the looks of it, you know these four monkeys?" Zhou Wen was delighted and shocked when he saw Grim Demon's reaction.
He was delighted that Grim Demon seemed to know them. He was shocked because Grim Demon's reaction undoubtedly meant that the four monkeys were terrifying existences. It seemed even more difficult for him to escape alive.
Grim Demon stood there with a nasty expression. Although his legs weren't trembling, it was obvious that his legs were a little limp.
"Why did you come to such a godforsaken place? Can't you just lead a peaceful life?" Grim Demon had always been considered Demonic Neonate the boss, while he was second. He thought nothing of anything else. For him to speak in such a tone now made Zhou Wen feel even more uneasy.
Zhou Wen thought to himself,?Do you think I'm willing to come to such a godforsaken place? No matter how free I am, wouldn't it be nice if I just stayed at home and gamed? Who wants to come here to die? I didn't expect that darn Wings of Tomorrow to be so strange.
"Cut the crap. What are these four monkeys?" Zhou Wen naturally wouldn't tell Grim Demon that he had used a skill to get himself into such a situation. It would be too embarrassing.
Grim Demon said gloomily, "I don't know what they are, but I'm certain that they are Calamity-grade creatures or worse."
"What do you mean?" Zhou Wen's heart skipped a beat.
"The collars and chains on their bodies are clearly a form of imprisonment. Their strength must have been suppressed, but even so, the Essence Energy fluctuations they emit are still at the Calamity grade. I really don't know if they will become stronger if they aren't suppressed…" As Grim Demon spoke, he sized up the four apes from time to time. He looked a little afraid.
"Are you saying that they are at the Apocalypse level?" Zhou Wen was alarmed.
"I'm just saying that it's possible. It's not that easy to reach the Apocalypse stage, but they are definitely top existences among Calamity-grade existences," Grim Demon explained.
Zhou Wen's expression became even more complicated. Top Calamity creatures were chained here to guard a Guardian cocoon; that meant that the Guardian cocoon was definitely extraordinary.
In any case, Zhou Wen had never seen a Guardian cocoon with such a luxurious lineup of defenders.
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Chapter 1303: Strange Guardian Cocoon
Translator: CKtalon
For some reason, the ape that could swallow a flood dragon only stared at Zhou Wen without taking action.
Although they didn't move, Zhou Wen still felt uneasy. He felt like an infant that had fallen into a tiger's den and was surrounded by a group of tigers.
Grim Demon was also trembling in fear. Although he said that he was fearless, he was only at the Terror grade. There was no way to compete with an existence at the level of the Four Monkeys.
The ignorant were fearless. The more one knew about something, the more they would feel reverence.
Grim Demon was clearly a knowledgeable person. He knew how terrifying the four ferocious monkeys were.
"Do you recognize the Guardian cocoon's species?" Zhou Wen asked Grim Demon.
Grim Demon was slightly taken aback. Under Zhou Wen's instructions, he realized that there was a Guardian cocoon inside the stone artifact.
"Strange!" Grim Demon didn't dare approach to take a look. He only peeked from below, but his expression became puzzled.
"What's strange?" Zhou Wen asked.
Grim Demon frowned and said, "That Guardian cocoon is a little strange. Typically, a Guardian cocoon that hasn't hatched will be sent to a dimensional zone that matches its stats after being teleported to Earth. The power of the dimensional zone will have a certain effect on the Guardian cocoon, causing the Guardian's growth to undergo a certain mutation. However, it won't change his fundamental stats."
"For example, if it's a Guardian created from the genes of the angels, no matter how this Guardian mutates, be it into a fire-elemental angel or ice-elemental angel, he will still be in an angel form." Grim Demon continued with an odd expression, "But this Companion Beast is somewhat different."
"What's different? Do you know what species the Guardian in the cocoon is?" Zhou Wen was spying on the Guardian cocoon, but he couldn't see anything.
Grim Demon shook his head slightly. "I can't see what's inside the cocoon either. However, the power from the cocoon is clearly incompatible with the power attributes of this dimensional zone. Didn't you notice?"
Zhou Wen had previously felt that the Guardian cocoon was somewhat strange, but he had been thinking of a way to escape without thinking too much about other things. Now that Grim Demon had mentioned it, he realized that the attributes of the Guardian cocoon were indeed somewhat incompatible with the attributes of this dimensional zone.
Although he couldn't tell what attributes the Guardian cocoon had, it repelled the Essence Energy in the dimensional zone.
Grim Demon looked at the four apes and continued, "Furthermore, typically speaking, the dimensional creatures that stay beside the Guardian cocoon do so voluntarily. As for these four fellows, they seem to be chained here and have no choice but to guard this Guardian cocoon. Such a situation definitely has a special reason."
"What could be the reason?" Zhou Wen didn't know much about Guardians, so he could only ask Grim Demon.
Grim Demon shook his head. "There might be many reasons. Perhaps someone didn't want this Guardian cocoon to hatch, so they sealed it in a place that doesn't match the Guardian cocoon's attributes to prevent it from hatching. The four apes might be used to prevent someone from contracting the Guardian cocoon or taking it away. It's also possible that there's something special about this Guardian cocoon such as it being only hatchable in such a place. There's also a possibility that someone found this Guardian cocoon elsewhere and moved it here…"
Grim Demon listed a few possibilities, but he couldn't determine which one it was.
"Someone imprisoned four Calamity-grade creatures and placed the Guardian cocoon in such a place. With such strength, it's unlikely he's human, right?" Zhou Wen said after some thought.
"That might not be the case. During the war in ancient times, there were quite a number of humans who reached the Calamity grade by combining with Guardians. There was even…" Grim Demon suddenly seemed to realize something and shut up.
"There was even an Apocalypse grade?" Zhou Wen sized up Grim Demon with interest. He had previously had the notion that Grim Demon might not be purely arrogant. Now, from the looks of it, he knew many things. It was very likely that he was a powerful Guardian that had survived the ancient era.
"I heard so." Grim Demon was clearly being patronizing.
Seeing that Grim Demon had no intention of continuing, Zhou Wen didn't press further. Instead, he asked, "Then, do you think that this Guardian cocoon might be a Guardian that survived the ancient era?"
"It doesn't seem like it. This should be a Guardian cocoon that hasn't hatched." After a pause, Grim Demon continued, "However, it's really possible that it was left behind from that era. Only an environment like this allows one to not hatch after such a long period of time."
"How long ago was the ancient era you mentioned?" Zhou Wen asked.
"To you humans, it's the prehistoric Mythical Era." Grim Demon suddenly frowned and said, "Strange!"
"What's wrong? Did you discover anything special?" Zhou Wen didn't see anything amiss. The four ferocious apes were still staring at them without doing anything different.
"It's just that it's strange that there's nothing special about it. Regardless of the possibility, these four fellows were chained here to guard this Guardian cocoon. We've been here for so long, but they haven't reacted at all. This is too strange," Grim Demon said.
Zhou Wen had previously found it odd that they were here to protect the Guardian cocoon, but they ignored him, an intruder. This was clearly odd.
"Could it be that they have been suppressed for too long and have lost the ability to attack?" Grim Demon pondered out loud.
"I saw with my own eyes that the golden-haired ape grabbed the air with one hand and sucked a flood dragon out of the sea. Then, it chewed it alive." Zhou Wen rejected Grim Demon's theory.
"That's strange. Then why don't they attack us? That doesn't make sense." Grim Demon frowned.
"Could it be that they are restricted by some taboo power and are unable to attack creatures on the turtle shell?" Zhou Wen asked.
"Impossible. No one is that foolish. Unless…" Grim Demon seemed to think of a possibility, but he was somewhat unsure.
"Unless what?" Zhou Wen asked.
"Unless there's someone among us who can hatch the Guardian cocoon and meet the requirements of the person who designed all of this; only then will they not attack." The person Grim Demon was referring to was naturally Zhou Wen. He was the only human here.
"No way?" Zhou Wen found it unbelievable. How could it be so coincidental that he met the conditions for hatching the Guardian cocoon?
"Apart from that, I really can't think of any other possibility." The more Grim Demon thought about it, the more he felt that it was right. He said to Zhou Wen, "You don't have to belittle yourself. To be able to obtain Master's favor, you aren't too bad. Perhaps it's really possible."
No matter how Zhou Wen tried to interpret Grim Demon's words, something seemed amiss.. It sounded like he was praising him, but it also didn't feel right.
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Chapter 1304: Give it a try
Zhou Wen thought about it and felt that it was true.
If he hadn't met the requirements, how could these ferocious beasts ignore him?
Since their mission here was to protect the Guardian cocoon, be it voluntary or not, the person who designed all of this definitely had a way to make them eliminate anyone who came here.
Up to now, they had no intention of attacking him. Grim Demon's words seemed to make sense.
However, Zhou Wen didn't lose his rationality because of Grim Demon's speculation. He felt that it was only a possibility. If he guessed wrongly and randomly touched the Guardian cocoon, the apes who had no intention of killing him might immediately turn hostile.
However, being trapped here wasn't a solution. Zhou Wen planned on probing the way.
With a thought, Zhou Wen summoned a Poison Bat and got it to fly towards the gap between the golden-haired ape and the black-gray ape.
Zhou Wen was extremely nervous and his nerves were taut. If the Poison Bat angered the four apes, he could only fight to the death. He might have to use the Immortal Culling Sword again.
However, Zhou Wen didn't know if it could kill the four apes. After all, he was too weak. He could only use the most basic ability of the Immortal Culling Sword.
Thankfully, what Zhou Wen was worried about didn't happen. The Poison Bat flew out of the turtle shell's range without the four apes attacking it.
Zhou Wen was delighted when he saw this. He got the Poison Bat to scout the sea surface and made it fly a distance away. The four apes still didn't react.
There's a chance!?Zhou Wen was still worried as he experimented with a few different Companion Beasts. The outcome was the same. They ignored him.
Even Jade Rabbit was released by Zhou Wen. The fellow ran and hopped across the sea, but the four apes didn't attack it.
Zhou Wen felt relieved as he attempted to walk out.
God bless me. If I can return safely this time, I guarantee that I'll offer three incense sticks every day and do the ritual of bathing and eating vegetarian food for a month…?Zhou Wen felt uneasy.
Although the four apes didn't attack him, their eyes followed his path.
"It's fine looking as long as you don't attack. We are all gentlemen here. A gentleman uses his tongue, not his fists… Pui… Don't use your tongue either…" Zhou Wen suddenly thought of the flood dragon's outcome and hurriedly changed his words.
Slowly, he took three steps. Zhou Wen carefully moved out as he observed the four apes' reactions. If they had any nasty reaction, Zhou Wen would immediately stop and think of another solution.
However, the four apes didn't react. They just watched him slowly move.
Grim Demon, who was following Zhou Wen, couldn't help but break out into a cold sweat. If it was different from what he had guessed, resulting in the angering of the four apes, their outcome would probably be tragic.
Finally, Zhou Wen walked to the golden-haired ape's side and walked past its legs. He finally left the island-like turtle shell.
Zhou Wen flew to the surface of the sea, feeling delighted. He didn't care if he met the requirements. Since he could come out, he had to escape.
Due to the earlier lesson, Zhou Wen didn't dare use instant transmission. He was afraid that he would return to the turtle shell. He summoned his Companion Beasts and Jade Rabbit back before using the Transcendent Flying Immortal movement technique to transform into a stream of light and flew into the distance. In the blink of an eye, he flew thousands of meters away.
Zhou Wen was feeling excited that he had finally escaped. All he needed to do was leave this dimensional zone.
However, just as he smiled, he suddenly felt the world spin. When he snapped to his senses, he realized that he was on a furry claw.
The owner of the claw was the black-gray-haired ape.
Zhou Wen was alarmed. He had clearly sensed spatial powers. Furthermore, it was a spatial power that was at a higher level than his Singularity Universe and Godfiend Era.
To be able to teleport something from thousands of meters away was no mean feat—it was something Zhou Wen couldn't do.
Even if he used Sky-Stealing Sun-Swapping, he had to leave a mark. Yet, the black-gray ape had teleported him into its palm. This was much harder than Sky-Stealing Sun-Swapping.
Zhou Wen was a living person with Terror-grade strength—a person who was good at spatial powers. He wasn't that easily transported.
Zhou Wen already had plans to fight for his life. He quickly flew out of the ape claw and grabbed the hilt of Immortal Culling Sword.
However, the black-gray ape had no intention of continuing. It retracted its claw and returned to the stance of raising the stone artifact with both claws.
This left Zhou Wen taken aback as he thought to himself,?What's the meaning of this? He captured me and ignored me. Could it be that he feels too bored being trapped here and wants me to stay behind to chat?
"Um… Brother Ape… Do you need any help? Just say the word and I'll do my best," Zhou Wen probed the four apes.
No one answered him. The four apes didn't seem to hear him at all. They continued standing there expressionlessly, staring at him as before.
What's the meaning of this? Don't you want to talk to me? Could it be that Grim Demon was right? I'm a person who meets the requirements. I have to contract the Guardian before I can leave??Zhou Wen gritted his teeth and tried to leave the turtle shell again.
The four apes still didn't stop him, but when he wanted to leave, he was caught by the black-gray ape again.
The black-gray ape's spatial technique was much better than Zhou Wen and Liu Yun's. It was clearly on a higher level.
You aren't letting me leave, nor do you kill me; yet you allow me to leave the turtle shell. From the looks of it, it's very likely that they want me to contract the Guardian…?Zhou Wen felt somewhat depressed.
He guessed that once the Guardian was contracted and hatched, the four apes would be liberated. It wasn't easy for them to encounter a human that met the requirements, so they had to keep him behind.
"My dear ape brothers, do you want me to contract the Guardian in the cocoon?" Zhou Wen asked again as he stared at them, hoping to figure out something.
However, they remained silent without any expression. They looked like old monks in meditation. Apart from staring at Zhou Wen, they didn't do anything else.
Zhou Wen could tell that the four of them thought nothing of him. They had no intention of communicating with him.
Since they don't seem to want me dead, I'll give it a try.?Zhou Wen left the turtle shell again and flew out from the middle of the four apes. However, this time, he didn't escape. Instead, he flew towards the stone artifact.
When he arrived above the stone artifact, he saw the Guardian cocoon inside with his own eyes. The Guardian cocoon was also a piece of rock, about the same color as the stone artifact. If one didn't look carefully, they would mistake the stone as part of the stone artifact.
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Chapter 1305: Forced Contract
Zhou Wen landed on the edge of the stone artifact and glanced at the four apes. They didn't move at all, as though they didn't mind in the least about Zhou Wen's actions.
"Do you really want me to contract the Guardian?" Zhou Wen looked at the stone cocoon in the stone artifact as his expression changed.
Contracting a Guardian wasn't difficult. As long as one reached the Guardian's requirement for physique, one only needed a drop of blood to complete the contract.
Even if he couldn't meet the Guardian's requirements, as long as the Guardian was willing, he could still contract it.
However, Zhou Wen wasn't interested in contracting a Guardian. He even felt averse to it. After all, Guardians were tools used by the dimension to colonize Earth.
It was a little similar to cyborgs that humans had once imagined. Contracting such a creature might result in betrayal at any time. It wasn't a pleasant feeling.
It was mainly because Zhou Wen had too many secrets. If the Guardian learned of such a secret and informed the dimension, who knew what the dimension would do to him.
If there was another way, Zhou Wen wouldn't have contracted a Guardian. Even if he wanted to, it had to be a master-slave contract like Demonic Neonate and Grim Demon.
However, now that Zhou Wen thought about it, there didn't seem to be any other way. This dimensional zone was very strange. It didn't seem like he could leave without making a contract.
Zhou Wen thought for a moment and felt that if he could leave, he could just contract it. After all, the Guardian contract was an equal contract. He could escape first and think of a way to terminate the contract later.
This was the good thing about an equal contract. It wasn't particularly difficult to remove it. He could still come up with something.
Staying alive comes first.?With this in mind, Zhou Wen skillfully condensed a finger beam and stabbed a needle-like wound on the finger of his other hand. He squeezed out a drop of blood and prepared to drip it onto the stone cocoon.
Before he dripped his blood, Zhou Wen specially glanced at the four apes below. Seeing that they had no intention of stopping him, he steeled his heart and dripped the blood onto the stone cocoon.
Sigh, I was forced. I didn't really want to contract a Guardian. Ancestors, please don't blame me. If you want to blame someone, blame the genes you handed me for being too outstanding, Zhou Wen thought plaintively.
Blood had already dripped onto the stone cocoon. It was too late for regrets.
However, in the next second, Zhou Wen awkwardly realized that when his blood landed on the cocoon, it was as though water droplets had landed on a pot of oil. It slid down without touching the cocoon at all.
Zhou Wen gaped in shock.
What's going on? Didn't you want me to contract it??When Zhou Wen gradually calmed down, he was even more puzzled.
If he wasn't the one to make the contract, why did they get him to come up here? The four apes had clearly agreed for him to be there. To have such a performance meant that they thought highly of Zhou Wen.
However, his blood was completely unable to trigger a reaction from the Guardian cocoon. This meant that he hadn't obtained the recognition of the Guardian cocoon. Or rather, his bloodline and stats couldn't meet the Guardian's requirements.
Could it be that the four apes were mistaken??Zhou Wen thought to himself, but when he looked at the four apes, he felt that something was amiss.
If Zhou Wen were one of those apes, he would probably have swallowed him to prevent himself from being embarrassed. However, the apes didn't have such plans. They continued waiting for something.
What's going on??Zhou Wen sized up the stone cocoon again. On careful look, he realized that the stone cocoon was indeed different.
Previously, Zhou Wen had discovered that there were faint gray patterns on the stone cocoon's surface. They didn't look eye-catching and he couldn't see them without careful inspection. Zhou Wen had thought that the gray patterns were natural patterns of the stone cocoon.
Now, after taking a closer look, he realized that it didn't seem to be the case. He realized that the gray patterns had been drawn by someone.
Zhou Wen didn't know what kind of paint it was. It was gray like burnt paper ash. It was very closely connected to the stone cocoon and the color was similar. That is why he had thought they were part of the stone cocoon.
However, on careful observation, he realized that there were many spots where the gray patterns were drawn with a brush. It was the same kind of brush used in the East District's ancient times. The paintings also looked a little like ink paintings, but they were much lighter. It was as though they had been gone through the ravages of time and were about to become indiscernible.
Drawing on the Guardian cocoon??Zhou Wen felt that this wasn't the doing of someone who had nothing better to do. The paintings on it likely had some use.
He circled the edge of the stone artifact and carefully studied the gray patterns on the Guardian cocoon. Although they were very faint, he could roughly see them.
However, Zhou Wen didn't understand it. He realized that the gray patterns were a strange symbol. It was like a series of encryption numbers that filled the entire Guardian cocoon's surface.
The symbols were unfamiliar. In any case, they weren't words or symbols that Zhou Wen knew.
However, Zhou Wen had a nagging feeling that the symbols were like chains that circled around the stone cocoon as though they were sealing it.
Zhou Wen guessed inwardly,?Could it be that these gray patterns are sealing the stone cocoon, preventing my blood from being absorbed by it?
The more he thought about it, the more convinced he was. Zhou Wen planned on giving it a try to see if he could wipe off the gray pattern before trying to contract it.
Zhou Wen was afraid that touching the stone cocoon would anger the apes, so he asked, "My dear ape brothers, is the plan to get me to wipe away the gray patterns before contracting the Guardian cocoon?"
However, they remained silent as though they hadn't heard Zhou Wen.
These four fellows are too detestable. They clearly want me to do something, but they don't say a word or express anything. Zhou Wen wished he could kill them all. It was best if four Companion Eggs dropped.
In the future, he would buy a car without wheels and get the four of them to carry him every day.
Despite his thoughts, Zhou Wen felt that he could give it a try seeing that they didn't react. Therefore, he carefully flew into the stone artifact and slowly approached the stone cocoon.
As he flew, he paid attention to their reactions. Seeing that they had no intention of stopping him, Zhou Wen finally landed on the stone cocoon.
This stone cocoon was about four to five meters in diameter. It wasn't small, and it was unknown what kind of Guardian was inside. Since there were four apes guarding it, it was likely that there was a stone monkey inside.
The legendary Handsome Monkey King was said to have jumped out of a stone. Could this Guardian be the Handsome Monkey King??Zhou Wen was somewhat expectant.
As a person from the East District, there didn't seem to be anyone who didn't like the Handsome Monkey King. Among the Four Dimitrios Monkeys, it was much more famous than the others.
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Chapter 1306: Shattering the Stone Cocoon
Translator: CKtalon
Zhou Wen put on the Prisoned Dragon armor and landed on the stone cocoon. He didn't sense any energy fluctuations, nor did the gray patterns react.
This made Zhou Wen doubt his judgment again. If the gray patterns really sealed the stone cocoon, there should be a protection mechanism. Now that there was no reaction, Zhou Wen felt uneasy.
He squatted down and bent down to stroke the stone cocoon. He had only wanted to wipe the dust so that he could observe the gray patterns more clearly, but when he stroked it, many of the gray patterns were wiped away. This gave Zhou Wen a fright.
Zhou Wen was alarmed as he flew up again. He warily sized up the stone cocoon, the stone artifact, and the four apes.
He remembered watching some movies in the past. Once a seal was destroyed, the big boss inside would be released. At the same time, there would be some cool lighting effects. There might also be earthquakes and mountain crumbling.
However, after some observation from midair, nothing happened. The four apes didn't react, and the stone cocoon remained very stable, just like before.
Are these gray patterns really seals? Why are they dropping the moment I wipe them? I didn't use any strength!?Zhou Wen wore an odd expression as he returned to the stone cocoon and attempted to wipe it.
The gray patterns looked like they were really just dust. They fell off easily without any effect.
After wiping a small area, the stone cocoon was already very clean. Zhou Wen dripped another drop of blood on it and thought to himself, It should work this time.
Swoosh!
Zhou Wen's blood slid down again without any intention of seeping in.
The corners of Zhou Wen's eyes twitched. This was completely different from what he had imagined.
I don't believe it.?Zhou Wen gritted his teeth and reached out to wipe the other gray patterns. As he wiped, he observed the reactions of the four apes and the Guardian cocoon.
There was no reaction at all. It made Zhou Wen suspect that the gray patterns were really just dust. They weren't what Zhou Wen had imagined.
As the gray patterns were wiped away, neither the four apes nor the stone cocoon reacted. However, Zhou Wen suddenly felt that the Truth Listener earring was gradually heating up.
This heat was very strange. It was different from Truth Listener's previous effects of converting curses into Essence Energy. Zhou Wen didn't sense any converted Essence Energy from Truth Listener. Instead, Truth Listener itself conveyed its thoughts.
Zhou Wen looked at the stone cocoon in a daze before sensing Truth Listener's thoughts.
Could it be that the four apes aren't eyeing me, but Truth Listener??With this in mind, Zhou Wen summoned Truth Listener.
The petite Truth Listener that resembled a golden-silk monkey landed on the stone cocoon.
Without waiting for Zhou Wen to give the order, Truth Listener grabbed at the stone cocoon.
Its claws were extremely sharp. Even if it didn't shatter the earrings, it still had the strength of a peak Mythical. However, when its claws touched the stone cocoon, there was a clang. Sparks flew between its nails and the stone cocoon, but it failed to leave any marks on it.
Truth Listener seemed to be in a hurry as it automatically shattered an earring without Zhou Wen's order.
As the earring shattered, Truth Listener's figure began to change. It became huge and ferocious, completely different from its adorable mini form.
Bang!
Truth Listener attacked the stone cocoon again, but the outcome was the same. It didn't leave any marks on the stone cocoon.
Without any hesitation, he shattered the second earring. Truth Listener's figure became even more ferocious and ghostly.
Zhou Wen watched Truth Listener attack the stone cocoon. Although he didn't know what was going on, he could tell that Truth Listener seemed to be very interested in the Guardian inside the cocoon.
However, he didn't know if its interest was a blessing or a curse to the Guardian inside.
As Truth Listener attacked the stone cocoon, Zhou Wen observed the four apes below. Although the four apes remained motionless, their eyes were clearly different from before. They seemed to be glowing.
Furthermore, their gazes finally stopped staring at Zhou Wen. Instead, they stared at Truth Listener.
No, it should be said that they had been staring at Truth Listener from the beginning.?However, Truth Listener had always been on Zhou Wen's ear, so he mistakenly believed that they were looking at him.
I should have figured. Monkeys only know how to look at monkeys. How can they appreciate the beauty of humans??Zhou Wen rubbed his lips in a self-deprecating manner, feeling that his lips were a little dry.
In the past, Truth Listener would completely lose control only when it shattered more than four earrings. It would then refuse to listen to Zhou Wen's orders.
However, this time, it shattered its earrings independently. This was unprecedented. After the earrings shattered, Zhou Wen felt his connection with Truth Listener weaken. He couldn't help but worry.
If this continues, it will probably be difficult for me to unsummon Truth Listener if it completely loses control.?Zhou Wen was hesitant about whether he should take the opportunity to forcefully unsummon Truth Listener.
Crack!
The fourth earring shattered. Truth Listener was already as terrifying as an ancient demon god. Its strength instantly reached the peak of the Terror grade. It was just a sliver short of advancing to the Calamity grade.
And this time, its claws finally penetrated the stone cocoon.
Zhou Wen saw a golden light emit from the crack in the stone cocoon. The golden light was crystalline and pure, making him tremble.
Purity made one find something beautiful, but if it was too pure, it made one feel fear and evil.
For example, a pure-hearted parishioner would make others feel that she was good and kind, but if she treated the teachings as the only principle in the world, it would make one shudder.
The golden light in the cocoon gave Zhou Wen such a feeling. It was so pure that it made him feel afraid.
However, Truth Listener seemed to enjoy it. Its nostrils twitched as the golden light that seeped out of the stone cocoon's cracks condensed towards its nostrils like smoke and was sucked in.
When the golden light entered Truth Listener's body, the golden fur on its body seemed to come alive as it was covered in a layer of pure, glass-like golden light.
Zhou Wen was surprised to discover that his connection with Truth Listener seemed to have recovered somewhat.
Truth Listener seems to be able to control its violent consciousness… Is it due to the golden light??Zhou Wen frowned as he looked at the golden light inside the cocoon. He didn't know if it was a blessing or a curse.
As Truth Listener twitched its nose and sucked in the golden light that seeped out, it used its claws to crazily attack the stone cocoon. It widened the crack in the stone cocoon and the golden light that seeped out increased.
Zhou Wen stared at the crack, hoping to see what was inside.
However, other than the pure golden light, he couldn't see anything. It was clearly a small space, but it was shockingly deep.
Crack!
Truth Listener tore open a huge hole as its strong body burrowed into the cracked stone cocoon.
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Chapter 1307: Breaking Out
Translator: CKtalon
The light inside came from the deep depths, but after Truth Listener entered, the light inside rapidly weakened.
Soon, the golden light inside the cocoon dimmed. Instead, the golden light over Truth Listener's body intensified.
Under Great Brahma's enhancement, Zhou Wen's vision could already penetrate the golden light and see what was happening inside.
Zhou Wen saw something in the golden light, but he didn't see the Guardian he had imagined. All he saw was an eyeball, a golden crystal-like eyeball.
The golden light in the cocoon came from the golden eyeball.
The eyeball itself was so pure that it chilled one's heart, as though it was the purest, most sanctified object in the world.
When Zhou Wen stared at the eyeball, it moved as though it had sensed Zhou Wen's gaze. The golden iris in it spun and looked at Zhou Wen.
With just a glance, Zhou Wen felt as though all his clothes had been stripped off. He stood there like a nude model, allowing others to observe and paint. He subconsciously raised his hand to cover his vital spots.
Roar!
Truth Listener roared like thunder as golden light bloomed from its body. It extended its claws and grabbed at the golden eyeball.
However, the light outside the golden eyeball had almost solidified. The closer Truth Listener's claws were to the eyeball, the slower its progress.
When it was nearly a foot away from the golden eyeball, its claws couldn't advance any further.
Crack!
The fifth earring on Truth Listener's ear shattered as its claws continued forward. However, it only advanced about ten centimeters before its speed slowed down again. Finally, it couldn't move at all.
Truth Listener's last earring shattered and fell, turning into golden light that scattered.
Zhou Wen saw that Truth Listener's six-ringed body didn't continue expanding. Instead, it shrank significantly. The golden fur on its body emitted a resplendent and pure golden light that nearly condensed into something corporeal. It was like a Super Saiyan transformation.
Now, Truth Listener was only half a head taller than Zhou Wen. Its fingernails were like golden crystal daggers that tore through the golden light outside the eyeball and penetrated it.
As the golden eyeball was pierced, the golden light in the cocoon seemed to lose the power it relied on. Truth Listener gently inhaled and the light surged towards his nose like a tumultuous river.
However, this time, Truth Listener didn't deliberately suck the golden light. It just sniffed the eyeball.
Truth Listener stabbed the eyeball using its middle finger's nail as it held it in front of its nose and inhaled. It looked like Zhou Wen when he was eating skewers.
Then, Zhou Wen saw Truth Listener open its mouth and suck at the eyeball. After chewing a few times, it swallowed.
Following that, it opened its mouth and crazily sucked the golden light in the cocoon. In the blink of an eye, it had completely sucked the golden light inside dry. The golden light over its body had already reached a peak. The intense golden light prevented Zhou Wen from seeing it.
However, he could vaguely sense his connection with Truth Listener. Truth Listener didn't completely lose control this time. It still maintained a weak connection.
Crack! Crack!
As the eyeball and the golden light were devoured by Truth Listener, cracks appeared on the stone artifact that contained the stone cocoon.
It wasn't just the stone artifact. The chains that were connected to the stone artifact, as well as the collars on the four apes' bodies and the huge turtle shell beneath their feet, began to crack.
Roar!
The four apes roared excitedly in unison as they exerted strength with their eight claws. The stone artifact that was already covered in cracks instantly shattered, and the chains on their bodies broke inch by inch.
The sea and the entire underground space were affected by their powers. The seawater surged and the stone dome shattered. Sunlight shot into the sky as though it had broken the barrier between hell and the human world—sunlight entered hell.
The aura that erupted from the four apes was terrifying and unimaginable. Zhou Wen had never experienced such a terrifying aura.
This power… This power… It's not at the Calamity grade, right??Amidst the terrifying aura, Zhou Wen's body involuntarily trembled.
It wasn't because Zhou Wen was afraid. At the critical moment, Zhou Wen wasn't afraid. This was because fear was useless. His mind raced as he tried to come up with a way to survive.
That trembling was an instinct of life. It was an instinctive reaction when facing an irresistible calamity. It was a physical spasm triggered by powerlessness and despair.
Without any hesitation, Zhou Wen used interstellar teleportation and teleported to Venus.
Due to the loss of the turtle shell and the stone artifact's suppression, there was no longer a spatial lock. Zhou Wen's Singularity Universe's powers played its role, allowing him to arrive above Venus.
However, before Zhou Wen could stand firm, he felt the world spin. He knew that something was amiss as he hurriedly circulated all sorts of powers, hoping to escape his present predicament.
Then, in the next instant, Zhou Wen's figure appeared in the black-gray ape's claw. At that moment, the black-gray ape's aura was as terrifying as a devil king.
Due to its strength, its ape arms became as huge as two metal towers. It was as if it could crush the planet with one swipe of its claws if it wanted.
Taking the sun and moon, shrinking a thousand mountains, switching the positions of stars… This fellow is the Long-Armed Ape Monkey… Could these four apes really be the Four Dimitrios Monkeys??Zhou Wen was alarmed. To be able to pull him back from Venus, and with an ape's body, Zhou Wen could only think of the Long-Armed Ape Monkey.
The black-gray ape suspected to be the Long-Armed Ape Monkey pinched Zhou Wen's body between its fingernails. The Prisoned Dragon armor that Zhou Wen was wearing with Absolute Defense cracked and severely deformed under its strength.
Even Zhou Wen's body was nearly flattened. His chest collapsed as blood spewed out of his mouth.
However, from the looks of it, the Long-Armed Ape Monkey didn't seem to use much strength. It was just casually pinching Zhou Wen.
"F*ck you," Zhou Wen cursed as he suddenly unleashed his strength. He pulled out the Immortal Culling Sword and slashed at the black-gray ape's face.
Clang!
Halfway through the slash, the Immortal Culling Sword froze in midair. The Long-Armed Ape Monkey's other claw grabbed the Immortal Culling Sword's blade, preventing it from going any further.
With a flash of light, Demonic Neonate and Banana Fairy automatically rushed out of Zhou Wen's body. Banana Fairy held the banana fan and fanned out Chaos Wind at the Long-Armed Ape Monkey.
The Demonic Sword in Demonic Neonate's hand vanished as well. It strangely appeared beside the Long-Armed Ape Monkey's ear and stabbed at its ear hole.
However, the Chaos Wind with the augmentation of the Three Realms' Best Wind could only make the Long-Armed Ape Monkey's fur stand up vertically. It didn't injure it at all, nor did it make it move a step.
Just as the Demonic Sword was about to stab into the ear hole, it suddenly lost control and deviated from its trajectory. It instantly vanished. When it appeared again, it was already in the Long-Armed Ape Monkey's claws.
The Long-Armed Ape Monkey didn't seem to care about all of this.. It picked up Zhou Wen's body in the wind and was about to throw him into its mouth.
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Chapter 1308: The Sound of Heaven and Earth All in One's Ears
Translator: CKtalon
Zhou Wen felt that he had no choice but to have his beliefs shaken. Every time he entered a dimensional zone in real life, there was a high chance that something would happen.
This time, he was even more exasperated. He was only trying out a skill, but he had ended up causing such a huge mess. Now, he was probably going to lose his life.
Zhou Wen didn't have the time to think about anything else. Just as he was about to be thrown into the Long-armed Ape's mouth, his last thought was to terminate the contract with his Companion Beasts and allow them to regain their freedom to prevent them from dying with him.
For Companion Beasts like Demonic Neonate and Banana Fairy, it was better for them to escape than to die with him.
However, the Long-Armed Ape Monkey's actions were too fast. While it was still a thought in his mind, he was thrown into the mouth that was filled with fangs before he could execute it. The jagged teeth were about to bite down.
Boom!
A golden beam flashed like a phantom. The Long-Armed Ape Monkey's teeth bit down, but it missed.
A golden figure appeared opposite the Long-Armed Ape Monkey amidst swirling light.
The golden figure was wearing armor that resembled crystalline gold. It was tall and slender, but he gave off an explosive sense of power and might.
Its long, golden hair hung down to its ankles. Its golden eyes were as pure as flawless crystals, and its face was like flawless jade.
It was as though the most beautiful thing in the world had landed on this man. The beauty of the world paled in comparison.
The perfect combination of strength and beauty was like a perfect god that only existed in fantasies.
However, such a pure and perfect man gave off an extremely evil feeling. It was as though one would fall into the demonic realm if they looked at him one more time.
At that moment, the man was princess-carrying a person, and that person was none other than Zhou Wen, who had nearly been devoured by the Long-Armed Ape Monkey.
Zhou Wen looked at the man's face in a daze. He had already figured out who the man was based on his aura and the connection between the two of them, but he still found it unbelievable.
Truth Listener has actually changed into this!?Zhou Wen was alarmed. If not for the contractual connection between the two of them, Zhou Wen would have found it unbelievable that the man in front of him was Truth Listener.
Roar!?The Long-Armed Ape Monkey roared at Zhou Wen and Truth Listener. The roar blasted the seawater up, forming a tsunami-like wave that surged in all directions.
Its gigantic arms slowly raised as though it wanted to attack Zhou Wen and Truth Listener.
Truth Listener carried Zhou Wen as the golden light over its body flickered like flames. Its crystalline long hair danced with the flames as it stared intently at the Long-Armed Ape Monkey.
The Long-Armed Ape Monkey swung its huge arms and instantly vanished.
Zhou Wen knew that it hadn't really vanished, but that the Long-Armed Ape Monkey's strength and speed were so fast. It had already broken through the restrictions of space.
Boom!
Truth Listener seemed to suffer a heavy blow as its body flew out like a golden stream of light. It streaked across the sea and slammed into a crumbling mountain wall, causing it to collapse.
Golden blood seeped out of Truth Listener's mouth as it tore through the rubble and stood up. It was carrying Zhou Wen with both hands and Zhou Wen wasn't injured at all.
Roar!?The Long-Armed Ape Monkey roared at Truth Listener again.
However, Truth Listener didn't seem to hear anything. It only stood there with Zhou Wen in its arms as it stared coldly at the Long-Armed Ape Monkey.
The Long-Armed Ape Monkey roared a few more times as though it was telling Truth Listener to mind its own business. However, Truth Listener ignored it and continued protecting Zhou Wen.
The Long-Armed Ape Monkey seemed to be infuriated by Truth Listener's persistence and rudeness. It raised its arms, hoping to attack again.
However, it wasn't as decisive as before. It seemed to be somewhat hesitant.
Boom!
A loud bang shook the surroundings. The sky seemed to split into two as sunlight poured in, warming the apocalyptic world.
The Long-Armed Ape Monkey looked up. Sunlight shone on its face, making its ferocious face appear much gentler.
The other three apes roared at the sky. Their roars were filled with indescribable excitement and madness.
After the golden-haired ape roared, it glanced at Truth Listener and Zhou Wen. It spoke in human language and said "Thanks." Then, it tore through the air and produced a cloud beneath its feet before disappearing into the sky.
The white-furred ape also looked at Truth Listener and Zhou Wen, but it didn't say a word. All it did was shake its head before disappearing like a ghost.
The Long-Armed Ape Monkey glared fiercely at Zhou Wen, but it didn't attack again. It extended its arms and pulled the two sides of the rift-like stone dome with its claws. It pulled the stone dome completely apart as though it was tearing apart the sky. It exerted strength into its feet and shot into the sky like a cannonball, instantly disappearing.
At its feet, the ground cracked and seawater gushed out. It was an apocalyptic scene.
Zhou Wen looked at the red-furred ape. The other monkeys had left, but it hadn't. It floated in the air with a pair of heterochromic eyes. It was sizing up Truth Listener and Zhou Wen as it revealed a vexed expression that looked extremely human-like.
After a long while, the red-furred ape suddenly sighed and looked at Truth Listener. "Will you regret it if you exchange your life for his?"
Truth Listener didn't say a word. However, its resolute eyes said everything.
"Whatever then. All is fated in life. It's not up to us. Remember, you only have one life. And you can only live once." With that said, the red-furred monkey slowly walked towards the sky.
Under its feet, there seemed to be an invisible staircase. After taking 49 steps, the red-furred monkey's figure became fainter as it vanished as though it had turned into nothingness.
Pfft!
After the red-furred monkey vanished, Truth Listener placed Zhou Wen on the ground and suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood. The golden light on its body quickly converged as its body gradually turned from a human to an ape.
One earring after another appeared out of thin air and returned to Truth Listener's ear. When the sixth earring returned to his ear, he had already transformed back into the Six-Eared Golden Silk Monkey. He was no longer the godlike man from before.
Zhou Wen took out the Dragon Tiger Pill Essence and wanted to feed it to Truth Listener, but Truth Listener shook its head and suddenly transformed into a stream of light that returned to Zhou Wen's ear, turning back into an earring.
When the earring returned, Zhou Wen felt the world become extremely complicated. All sorts of sounds entered his ears that threatened to blow up his head.
Countless voices entered Zhou Wen's ears. There were so many that it was incalculable. They came from afar, extremely far away, as though they were coming from the end of the horizon. They were extremely close, as though countless people were whispering in his ear. There were so many voices that it was unimaginable. If a drop of water represented a different sound, Zhou Wen would receive even more sounds than the water in the Pacific every second.
The sounds of the world were all in his ears. Zhou Wen's body could sense this magical power, but at the same time, he realized that this might not be a f*cking good thing.
There were too many useless sounds. To find the sounds he needed to hear amidst the massive amount of sounds was no different from searching for a needle in a haystack.. At the very least, Zhou Wen was still unable to adapt to this situation.
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Chapter 1309: Hot
Zhou Wen wasn't used to receiving the sounds of everything in the world, but he wasn't in the mood to think about it. He planned on leaving first.
Flying out of the ripped stone dome, Zhou Wen looked back and couldn't help but widen his mouth.
The place he had flown out of was originally a huge underground space, but when he looked back, he realized that it was only a stone in the shape of a calabash. It was only about a foot tall and looked very crude. It looked like it was naturally formed and had sharp edges. It was in a cobblestone by a stream.
At that moment, the calabash-shaped stone had already been split into two. One could see that water was flowing out, but the amount that flowed out was only small. It was around the amount stored in a bottle of mineral water.
I was inside this thing??Zhou Wen found it unbelievable. He walked to the two halves of the calabash and reached out to pick them up.
However, no matter how Zhou Wen looked at it, it seemed to be a very ordinary stone. Apart from its strange form, there was nothing special about it.
Zhou Wen pinched hard and the stone shattered and fell to the ground.
Was I dreaming??Zhou Wen looked around and saw a babbling brook. Green bamboo cast a shadow as the bright sunlight shone on him. It was so warm and comfortable that he couldn't tell if it was reality or a dream.
Soon, Zhou Wen knew that he wasn't dreaming. The sound of the world in his ears made him uncomfortable due to the massive amount of information. He couldn't even distinguish the sound that was inches away.
Zhou Wen first attempted to get his bearings. He never expected to have reception here. Using his phone's positioning function, he realized that he was still in the East District. However, it was south of the East District. There was a human city about fifty kilometers away.
Zhou Wen followed the phone's map and quickly arrived at the human city. He confirmed that he was in the correct spot using his phone.
On the way, he kept trying to deactivate Truth Listener's power, but he couldn't. The sounds constantly surged into his ears.
Ordinary people could tell what a sound came from based on its size and location, but Truth Listener's listening mode was somewhat different.
Regardless of the distance, be it loud or soft, even if it was as far as Venus, Zhou Wen could hear it clearly. Furthermore, there were unimaginable sounds coming from the same spot. Despite there being nothing in front of him, Zhou Wen heard countless sounds.
Now, if Zhou Wen wanted to hear a particular sound clearly, he had to switch channels like on a television. Only by switching to a fixed channel could he accurately hear the sound. Otherwise, with so many sounds mixed together, his brain couldn't process them all. The outcome was the same as not hearing anything.
However, there were only a few hundred television channels. The choices Zhou Wen needed to face were as numerous as infinite grains of sand. It wasn't easy to make the right selection. He needed to slowly adapt.
Zhou Wen knew that it was because his ability was too weak and Truth Listener's ability was too powerful that it had resulted in such hearing difficulties. When he reached a level that matched Truth Listener's ability, he probably wouldn't have such problems again.
He took out his phone again and looked at Truth Listener's information.
Truth Listener: Mythical (Evolvable)
Life Providence: Heaven's Senses
Life Soul: Evil Nullification
Wheel of Destiny: Nirvana of Ultimate Hell
Terror Form: Holy Evil
Strength: 99
Speed: 99
Constitution: 99
Essence Energy: 99
Talent Skill: Truth Listener, Indestructible Vajra Body, Evil Warding, Nine Extremes
Companion Form: Earring
Truth Listener's evolution was far lower than Zhou Wen imagined.
An existence like the Long-Armed Ape Monkey was most likely at the Apocalypse grade. It was truly unexpected for Truth Listener to withstand its strike head-on while being only at the Terror grade. Zhou Wen imagined that it could directly jump to the Calamity grade.
However, when he thought of Truth Listener's six earrings, he knew that this fellow's Terror grade was likely only at the level after being sealed by the earrings. It definitely wasn't at that level after the earrings were removed.
What's Truth Listener's origins??Zhou Wen was alarmed. He planned on visiting the Small Buddha Temple after returning. Perhaps he could find some clues.
Zhou Wen originally wanted to return as soon as possible, but he realized that something was amiss.
Although the weather in the south was warmer, it shouldn't be that hot, right?
On the streets here, people were wearing shorts and vests, but they were still covered in sweat from the heat. When he looked up at the sun, it didn't seem that scorching.
Zhou Wen counted the days. It wasn't even summer yet, so it shouldn't be that hot.
The situation outside was even worse. The rice paddies had all dried up, and the soil was showing signs of cracking. The rice that had been planted with great difficulty had already dried up in the ground before it even reached maturity.
Zhou Wen went to a small shop and bought some things. He asked when he was paying, "Is the weather here always this hot?"
However, at such a close distance, Zhou Wen couldn't hear what the shop owner was saying. This was because there were too many sounds coming from his position. The sounds of bacteria squirming in the air and dust colliding were unimaginable.
Zhou Wen only saw the shop owner open his mouth, but he didn't know what he was saying. He was somewhat anxious.
He was momentarily unable to find the correct channel. He wanted to see if he could tell what he was saying from the shape of his mouth, but he was disappointed. He didn't know if it was because the other party spoke in a dialect or if his lip-reading sucked, but Zhou Wen couldn't interpret it.
Zhou Wen looked around and saw that there was a pen and paper used by the shop owner on the counter. He took them and wrote on them. "I'm deaf. Can you tell me in writing?"
"Deaf? That's really rare. Usually, deaf people are mute, right?" The shop owner wrote in a notebook.
"I lost my hearing later in life," Zhou Wen explained.
"Then it's no wonder." As there was no business the shop owner was free to chat with Zhou Wen.
Only then did Zhou Wen realize that the weather nearby had suddenly turned hot. It happened nearly half a month ago. In the past few months, although there had been a few abnormally hot days, they didn't last long. Typically, they would return to normal in a few hours.
However, the recent high temperature had lasted for half a month. It was so hot that it was almost unbearable. Ordinary people would probably die from the heat.
Many people had already begun to migrate to other areas. It was strange that such dry and hot weather only affected the nearby hundreds of kilometers. It wasn't as if the entire south was hot. Everything was fine as long as they left this area.
Many people guessed that a large dimensional zone had broken out nearby, so they fled. For instance, this city didn't have many people left. This was why the owner was so free to talk.
"A few hundred kilometers of the vicinity?" Zhou Wen's heart suddenly skipped a beat.
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Chapter 1310: Joining the Zhang Family Again
Zhou Wen quickly took out his phone and checked the map to confirm his memory.
The Zhang family is within the area!?Zhou Wen opened his contact list and sent a message to Zhang Yuzhi: "I happen to be nearby. Do you have the time to meet?"
"What's the matter?" Zhang Yuzhi quickly replied, surprising Zhou Wen.
The Zhang family had protected Zhang Yuzhi too well. It was rare for Zhang Yuzhi to communicate with others.
"Did something happen to the Fiend Tomb?" Zhou Wen asked directly.
"Yes, something did happen," Zhang Yuzhi replied.
"Do you need help?" Zhou Wen felt uncomfortable. Although Zhang Yuzhi sounded relaxed, Zhou Wen knew that once something happened to the Fiend Tomb, it wouldn't be a small problem.
The person inside was likely the legendary Drought Demon. If she were to be born, there was a high chance that she would be accompanied by a calamity.
Unlike ordinary Guardians, she was a Guardian that had survived the Mythical era. Her level was very high to begin with. Although Zhou Wen wasn't sure if a Calamity-grade Guardian would trigger a calamity phenomenon, legend had it that when the Drought Demon appeared, it would have the world in flames.
Furthermore, the weather in the nearby area seemed to be affected. This was terrifying.
Tsukuyomi's Ghost Parade was already very terrifying, but it was nothing compared to Drought Demon.
When she lit the world in flames, everything within a 500-kilometer radius would be reduced to scorched earth. Not a single blade of grass would remain. As long as Drought Demon passed through an area, all humans would probably become extinct.
However, from the present situation, Drought Demon had yet to appear. Otherwise, it wouldn't be as simple as the weather turning hot.
"It's just a small problem. My family is trying to think of a solution, but it's rare for you to take the initiative to help. I won't stand on ceremony. I happen to have something to do and need help. Come to my place now." Zhang Yuzhi even sent a cheeky wink emoji.
"Alright, I'll head over now." Zhou Wen couldn't help but heave a sigh of relief when he saw that Zhang Yuzhi was in a good mood. From the looks of it, there wasn't much of a problem.
When Zhou Wen arrived at the Zhang family residence, Zhang Yuzhi was already waiting for him at the door. Zhang Chunqiu was with her.
"Zhou Wen, it's really difficult to meet you these days," Zhang Yuzhi said with a smile.
"Aren't I here now?" Zhou Wen couldn't explain himself. In the past few years, Zhang Yuzhi had sent him quite a number of messages, but he had been trapped for five years without having the chance to read the messages.
However, because An Jing had replaced him for five years, Zhou Wen couldn't expose this matter.
"Brother Zhang, how's the situation at the Fiend Tomb?" Zhou Wen was very concerned about the Fiend Tomb.
This was because once Drought Demon appeared, it wouldn't only affect the Zhang family, nor would it only be a city or area. When the time came, the entire East District might suffer a terrifying calamity. It was impossible for Zhou Wen and his family to stay out of it.
"I'm thinking of a way to resolve it. The area affected won't be too great," Zhang Chunqiu said.
Zhou Wen felt a lot more at ease hearing Zhang Chunqiu say that. After some thought, he asked, "Brother Zhang, I've only heard that the birth of a Calamity-grade dimensional creature will be accompanied by a calamity phenomenon. I wonder if a Calamity-grade Guardian will also trigger a calamity phenomenon?"
Zhang Chunqiu pondered for a moment and said, "Typically, the appearance of any Calamity-grade creature doesn't trigger a calamity phenomenon. It only happens when a creature advances to the Calamity grade. No matter what creature it is, it's the same. Guardians are naturally no exception."
Upon hearing Zhang Chunqiu's words, Zhou Wen felt that this matter wasn't serious. Drought Demon should have been at the Calamity grade in the Mythical era. It was impossible for her to trigger another Calamity phenomenon unless she used the Calamity Zone herself.
However, from the Zhang family's attitude, it was unlikely that Drought Demon would appear so easily. Otherwise, they would have long evacuated. It was impossible for them to stay here and wait for death.
"Are you here to help or to chat?" Zhang Yuzhi smiled.
"If there's anything you need my help with, I'll do it to the best of my abilities," Zhou Wen said.
"Then follow me." Zhang Yuzhi turned around and entered the Zhang residence.
"Go on. I still have something on, so I won't be accompanying you," Zhang Chunqiu said with a smile as he looked at Zhou Wen.
Only then did Zhou Wen follow Zhang Yuzhi into the Zhang residence. As the Zhang family doted on Zhang Yuzhi to the extreme and with Zhang Yuzhi's own specialness, the Zhang family typically didn't allow outsiders to interact with her.
Zhou Wen followed Zhang Yuzhi through the corridors and courtyards and arrived at a small yard.
This yard wasn't very big, but it was decorated very elegantly. There were many flowers planted inside, but it didn't feel complicated or redundant. It was as though every blade of grass and flower ought to be there.
Zhou Wen didn't know much about flowers and plants, but he could tell that the person who had set up the yard was amazing. It was the kind of extraordinary person who had his own creative thoughts.
"My garden isn't bad, right?" Zhang Yuzhi asked Zhou Wen smugly.
"You set this up?" Zhou Wen asked in surprise.
"Why? Can't I?" Zhang Yuzhi curled her lips.
"No, it's great. I never expected you to be so accomplished in this area," Zhou Wen said sincerely.
He had always wanted to learn the Dao of Nature, hoping to use it to comprehend the true meaning of Slaughterer. This was because Zhou Wen had a nagging feeling that Slaughterer's foundation wasn't as simple as killing.
To live from death, perhaps the Slaughterer's foundation was related to the way of life.
Since Slaughterer couldn't transform into its Terror form, Zhou Wen had thought of using the Dao of Nature, but he really wasn't adept in this area, so he hadn't achieved much.
"It's really rare to receive your praise. However, your level of praise kinda sucks," Zhang Yuzhi said happily.
"I'm really not good at that. Let's talk about something I can help with," Zhou Wen said.
"You're really boring. I don't think you have any friends, right?" Zhang Yuzhi curled her lips.
"Indeed… I don't have many friends…" Zhou Wen thought carefully and realized that it was true. He really couldn't think of many people who could be considered friends.
"What has this got to do with the help you want from me?" Zhou Wen asked again.
"You're really hopeless. Wait for me here." Zhang Yuzhi rolled her eyes at him before turning around and walking into the room. Soon, she came out with a bucket.
"Come on, help me plant flowers today." Zhang Yuzhi took out a shovel from the bucket and handed it to Zhou Wen.
"You wanted my help just to plant flowers?" Zhou Wen was slightly taken aback.
"Why? Are you reneging on your words?" Zhang Yuzhi said with a smile.
"Alright, I'll do whatever you say." Zhou Wen felt that this was a good thing. Zhang Yuzhi's relaxed attitude meant that the matter with the Fiend Tomb wasn't too serious.
Hence, under Zhang Yuzhi's command, Zhou Wen began his career as a gardener.
"Loosen the soil… Sigh… Why are you so stupid… It's loosening the soil, not digging up a pit… Water that area… It's watering, not dripping eye drops. How long will it take if you drip it drop by drop… Ah… Why are you pouring it all in? Do you want to drown my poor flowers…"
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Chapter 1311: Zhang Chunqiu's Request
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Zhou Wen kept smiling as though he didn't care what Zhang Yuzhi said.
In fact, Zhou Wen basically couldn't hear Zhang Yuzhi. Along the way, he tried to get used to the world's sounds Truth Listener brought to him.
However, this was just too difficult. Ignoring the fact that he could receive all kinds of the sounds, Zhou Wen could only occasionally hear the right channels even if it was a sound coming from right in front of him.
When he listened to Zhang Yuzhi, it was basically two parts listening and seven parts guessing. The other ten percent was completely wrong, so he kept messing up Zhang Yuzhi's instructions.
With his control over his powers, even if he didn't know any gardening, he wouldn't have made so many mistakes.
Zhou Wen originally imagined that Zhang Yuzhi would be angry at his actions. After all, it was obvious that she had put in a lot of effort into this garden. Every blade of grass and tree looked ordinary, but they were actually carefully selected.
However, although Zhang Yuzhi kept nagging at Zhou Wen, she wasn't really angry. Instead, she patiently told him what to do.
However, as Zhou Wen could barely understand half of it despite listening and guessing, he appeared very clumsy. Zhang Yuzhi often repeated it a few times, but Zhou Wen still couldn't figure out what to do.
Zhang Yuzhi wasn't in a rush. She seemed to treat teaching the clumsy Zhou Wen how to garden and her nagging as a form of enjoyment.
Zhou Wen wasn't in a rush either. After all, he had to practice adapting to the abilities Truth Listener had given him. However, he felt somewhat embarrassed doing something at odds with the instructions.
That day, Zhou Wen didn't do anything but help Zhang Yuzhi with the garden.
In fact, it should be said that he was destroying the garden. Zhou Wen couldn't understand the instructions, so he made many mistakes. For example, the water that should have been poured at the roots ended up being poured on the leaves. Although it wasn't a big deal, there were many mistakes. The originally perfect and immaculate garden lost a little of its luster.
Despite knowing this, Zhang Yuzhi refused to do it herself. She continued commanding Zhou Wen.
Only when the sun went down and Zhang Chunqiu called them for dinner did Zhang Yuzhi let Zhou Wen off.
Although Zhou Wen kept trying to listen and speak less, Zhang Chunqiu and Zhang Yuzhi were extremely smart. They could naturally tell that Zhou Wen's hearing was problematic.
However, since Zhou Wen didn't say anything, they didn't ask. They continued chatting with Zhou Wen with a smile. Even if Zhou Wen's answer didn't seem to make sense, they would still continue chatting as though they hadn't discovered his abnormality.
"It's getting late. I should take my leave." After eating, Zhou Wen planned on returning to Luoyang.
"No way. The garden work isn't done yet. Are you leaving just like that? Are you giving up halfway?" Zhang Yuzhi said with widened eyes.
Even though Zhou Wen didn't hear what Zhang Yuzhi said, he could tell what she had said from her expression.
Zhou Wen realized that not being able to hear what the other party said wasn't necessarily a bad thing. Some people said that if one closed their eyes and listened to this world, they would discover many beautiful things that had been neglected in the past.
In fact, it was the same the other way around. Without sound, it was impossible to hear the other party's words. Without the modification of words, one could only silently look with their eyes and discover many things that were previously difficult to discover.
Human expressions and body language are interesting. Zhou Wen realized that he easily ignored the other party's emotions in the past. He only determined the other party's thoughts from their words.
Now, he realized that many times, words could lie, but the emotions of the body language's reaction didn't lie.
While he couldn't hear the other party's words, Zhou Wen's ability to read body language rapidly improved.
"I can't stay here forever to help you take care of the garden, right?" Zhou Wen said.
Being able to read someone's emotions didn't mean that Zhou Wen's EQ improved. In fact, reading and understanding were two different matters.
"At the very least, you have to correct the parts you destroyed, right?" Zhang Yuzhi said.
Zhou Wen heard that. After some thought, he felt that it made sense. He was clearly here to help, but he had ended up wrecking the garden. It wasn't nice.
"Alright, let's continue tomorrow." Zhou Wen thought to himself that he had roughly learned the gardening trade. It wouldn't take long tomorrow to correct everything.
Zhang Yuzhi didn't feel well, so Zhang Chunqiu got someone to take her back to rest after the meal.
"Don't try to go back on your words and run away." Before leaving, Zhang Yuzhi turned her head and teased Zhou Wen.
Zhou Wen didn't hear what she was saying, nor could he guess what her expression meant. All he could do was respond with a smile.
Zhang Yuzhi burst into a peal of laughter before turning to leave.
Zhou Wen was helpless. He didn't know what Zhang Yuzhi was talking about, much less what she was laughing at. He felt like a fool.
"I'll take you to your guest room." After Zhang Chunqiu took Zhou Wen to the guest room, he didn't leave immediately. Instead, he sat down beside the table.
Zhang Chunqiu extended his index finger, dipped it into the teacup, and wrote: "Zhou Wen, do you need help?"
"Thank you. I'm fine. I'll recover after some time." Zhou Wen wasn't surprised. It would be strange if Zhang Chunqiu couldn't tell.
"I do have something that I really need your help with." Zhang Chunqiu wrote solemnly.
"Could it be that the Fiend Tomb's situation is very bad?" Zhou Wen was alarmed as he hurriedly asked.
Zhang Chunqiu shook his head and wrote again. "I hope you can stay in the Zhang family for four more days."
"Why?" Zhou Wen looked at Zhang Chunqiu in puzzlement. He wanted him to stay, but he didn't say what he wanted him to do. This left Zhou Wen puzzled.
"Help me protect my sis for the next four days." The sis Zhang Chunqiu mentioned was Zhang Yuzhi.
As Zhang Yuzhi was the only woman in the Zhang family's current generation, Zhang Chunqiu and company were used to calling her sis.
"Is Yuzhi in danger?" Zhou Wen's expression turned solemn.
Zhang Chunqiu nodded. "There's an internal problem with the Zhang family. I'm afraid that someone will harm sis. You should understand that it's not convenient for me to use my family's manpower at such times."
Zhou Wen thought for a moment. Four days shouldn't be difficult. "Four days. No problem."
Although the Zhang family was powerful, they ultimately didn't have a Calamity-grade expert. It shouldn't be too difficult to protect Zhang Yuzhi.
"Thank you." Zhang Chunqiu said the words with his mouth.
Zhou Wen happened to hear this and shook his head. "Yuzhi is my friend. She once saved me too. It's only right."
Zhang Chunqiu didn't say anything else. He smiled at Zhou Wen and got up to leave his room.
After Zhang Chunqiu left the yard, Zhang Xiao walked over and said in puzzlement, "Why did you want to keep Zhou Wen behind at such a time?"
"Sis has sacrificed too much for the Zhang family. She doesn't even have a normal friend. Since she's happy, let Zhou Wen stay and accompany her for a few days," Zhang Chunqiu said with a sigh.
"Zhou Wen is just a dimwit. Since you want to make sis happy, you should tell him and get him to do his best to please her. Otherwise, with Zhou Wen's personality, he will only make her unhappy," Zhang Xiao said.
"Are you doubting sis's intelligence, or do you think sis is the kind of person who will happily accept pity?" Zhang Chunqiu glanced coldly at Zhang Xiao.
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Chapter 1312: Zhang Yuzhi's Talent
Zhang Xiao was alarmed as he hurriedly lowered his head and said, "I was too anxious. I also wish for sis to be happy."
"Happy? I do hope that she can be sad." Zhang Chunqiu looked up in a particular direction and said with a complicated expression, "Born in the Zhang family, she doesn't even have the right to be sad. If possible, I hope that she can understand what sadness is. That way, at the very least, she will still be sis."
Zhang Xiao said gloomily, "If I had a choice, I would rather bear this on behalf of sis, but the one in the Fiend Tomb…"
"Shut up." Zhang Chunqiu, who had always been gentle and calm, suddenly flew into a rage. He stared at Zhang Xiao with a gaze akin to a saber.
Zhang Xiao was alarmed as his body trembled and he involuntarily took two steps back.
Although they were brothers of about the same age, Zhang Xiao had deep respect for Zhang Chunqiu. Usually, he would snap back at Zhang Chunqiu or even deliberately argue with him.
However, once Zhang Chunqiu was serious, Zhang Xiao didn't dare say anything else. Zhang Xiao had never seen such a situation of Zhang Chunqiu being angry. He was alarmed and almost didn't dare look up at him.
Zhang Chunqiu stared coldly at Zhang Xiao and said, "You have to remember that you are alive because of sis. You have no right to say anything about replacing her. It's the same for everyone in the Zhang family. Sis doesn't owe anyone in the Zhang family. Only the Zhang family owes her. If you really want to save her so much, leave your life behind. Without the Zhang family and us, sis wouldn't have to suffer any of this."
"Brother, I got it. That's not what I mean…" Zhang Xiao's face turned livid and pale after hearing Zhang Chunqiu's words, but he didn't dare argue. Even his words were incoherent.
Zhang Chunqiu didn't say anything else, nor did he listen to Zhang Xiao. He turned around and left.
Only when Zhang Chunqiu vanished from Zhang Xiao's sight did Zhang Xiao's expression gradually return to normal. He gritted his teeth and muttered, "Aren't you the same? What right do you have to be angry at me?"
The next day, Zhou Wen went to Zhang Yuzhi's garden again.
The Zhang Yuzhi today was like a different person from the Zhang Yuzhi yesterday.
She had dressed very formally yesterday, like a daughter of a rich family. When she was in front of outsiders, she was very polite. It was obvious that she came from a rich family and was like a high and mighty princess.
In fact, it wasn't an exaggeration to say that Zhang Yuzhi was a princess. The Zhang family's influence was much greater than any ancient country.
However, today, Zhang Yuzhi had her hair tied up in a ponytail. She wore jeans and a short sleeve black t-shirt. She also wore a long hat.
Although her figure was still very good and her long, slender legs were very attractive, she looked like a completely different person from yesterday.
"What's that?" Zhou Wen noticed a pile of things in the middle of the garden. It was covered by a large black silk cloth. He didn't know what it was.
Zhou Wen remembered that the garden didn't have these things yesterday.
"This is good stuff. Have you heard of the saying that music makes plants happy?" Zhang Yuzhi blinked.
Zhou Wen didn't hear Zhang Yuzhi's words, nor could he tell what she was saying. All he could do was remain silent.
Zhang Yuzhi seemed to have guessed that Zhou Wen would have such a reaction, so she continued mysteriously, "Based on research in ancient times, it's said that plants can grow better after listening to nice music. According to research, ordinary vegetables would grow better, becoming fresher and more vibrant than those vegetables that didn't listen to music."
Zhou Wen occasionally heard a few words. He only knew that Zhang Yuzhi seemed to be saying things like "vegetables," "music," and "happiness." He couldn't figure out what she meant.
"Let's begin work," Zhou Wen said helplessly.
Zhang Yuzhi curled her lips as though she wasn't satisfied with Zhou Wen's reaction. However, she still pulled Zhou Wen to the pile of items and lifted the black silk cloth.
Only then did Zhou Wen see that there was a set of drums.
"Didn't you say you wanted to clean up the garden? Why did you bring these things here?" Zhou Wen asked as he looked at the drums.
Zhang Yuzhi's eyes were crafty as she sat down in front of the drums and said to Zhou Wen, "Music will make flowers happy."
Zhou Wen finally heard this and immediately guessed what Zhang Yuzhi had said.
"Let me perform for you now. I've carefully practiced playing music. I have a nickname in the Zhang family—Little Mozart of the Zhang family," Zhang Yuzhi said as she picked up the drumstick and began striking the drums.
Zhou Wen didn't hear what Zhang Yuzhi was saying, nor did he know who Mozart was. All he could do was listen attentively to the drumbeats.
Zhou Wen looked at Zhang Yuzhi as his expression turned odder.
Zhang Yuzhi was engrossed in playing, but even if Zhou Wen didn't know music, even if he had never heard the drum music before, and even if he could only occasionally hear a small part of it, this didn't affect his belief that the flowers wouldn't be happy hearing such "music."
No, it didn't deserve being called music. It was more appropriate to call it noise.
However, Zhang Yuzhi seemed to be intoxicated. As she drummed hard, she seemed to shout at Zhou Wen.
However, Zhou Wen didn't hear a single word this time. The drumming caused a huge obstacle to his hearing.
It wasn't just the sound of the drums itself. The sound of the drums affected the various plants in the garden. Petals, leaves, grass, insects, and even dust and bacteria produced more sounds due to the tremors.
The amount of sound in the garden increased exponentially, preventing Zhou Wen from hearing Zhang Yuzhi's words. It was difficult for him to capture her voice amidst the chaotic cacophony.
Zhang Yuzhi said many things, but when she saw that Zhou Wen didn't react at all, she didn't get angry. Instead, she revealed a meaningful smile.
Zhang Yuzhi stopped the drumstick in her hand and said to Zhou Wen, "Zhou Wen, you're really smart. You're so smart that it's like… Clang…"
Zhou Wen focused all his attention on Zhang Yuzhi's voice. As the drumming stopped, the amount of sounds decreased drastically. He was lucky to capture Zhang Yuzhi's voice and hear her.
However, when Zhang Yuzhi spoke, she casually drummed again. Her voice immediately disrupted Zhou Wen's hearing, preventing him from hearing what she said next.
However, from the first half of her sentence, she was probably praising him for being smart.
"Thank you. You flatter me," Zhou Wen said.
When Zhang Yuzhi heard Zhou Wen's words, her expression appeared serious, but her eyes turned into crescents. This was because her last words were "as smart as a pig."
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Chapter 1313: The Last Musical Instrument
"Zhou Wen, you are a huge fool. You are simple-minded, all brawn and no brains, and are as stupid as a pig…" When Zhang Yuzhi cursed, her face was filled with adoration.
However, as she spoke and struck the drums, Zhou Wen really didn't hear anything she said. He felt somewhat depressed.
Only when Zhang Yuzhi stopped drumming did Zhou Wen finally hear half a sentence.
"I really adore you…" Zhang Yuzhi's voice finally entered Zhou Wen's ears.
"I'm not that good!" Zhou Wen scratched the back of his head in embarrassment. He never expected Zhang Yuzhi to be praising him with such a long speech.
Zhou Wen felt that perhaps Zhang Yuzhi was too embarrassed to praise him directly, so she had used such a tactful method.
"I really adore you… You're so stupid…" Zhang Yuzhi continued striking the drums.
Zhou Wen saw that when Zhang Yuzhi struck the drums as she spoke, her expression seemed innocent and kind. Yet, Zhou Wen felt that something was amiss.
No, I have to think of a way to hear what she's saying.?Zhang Yuzhi kept speaking to Zhou Wen, but Zhou Wen couldn't hear anything. This left him depressed.
It wasn't that he was bent on hearing Zhang Yuzhi, but he felt that something was amiss. Zhang Yuzhi's drumbeat was clearly interfering with his hearing.
However, it was difficult to capture Zhang Yuzhi's voice to begin with. It was even more difficult with the interference of the drums.
Zhou Wen made repeated attempts, but the outcome wasn't ideal. As the interference was so severe, it was almost impossible for him to capture Zhang Yuzhi's voice.
It's impossible to try my luck to capture the useful sounds, and I can't tell the source of the sound from its position and amplitude. Is there any other way to lock onto a particular sound??Zhou Wen's first thought was naturally the frequency of sounds.
Using frequency, he could indeed determine some special frequencies, but the frequency of human voices was just too ordinary. It was overwhelmed by many other sound frequencies. Even if Zhou Wen locked onto Zhang Yuzhi's vocal frequency, he would still receive a massive amount of information.
Finding Zhang Yuzhi's voice was no different from finding a needle in a haystack.
If frequency doesn't work, are there any other characteristics to the sound? The frequency, pitch, and tone of human voices are indeed very recognizable within a certain range, but this information is hidden in the massive amount of sound information. There are too many similarities. Just humans alone have billions. The interference is too serious…?Zhou Wen had no choice but to listen carefully to Zhang Yuzhi's voice again and again.
He hoped to discover something different from the other voices, but the outcome naturally wasn't that desirable. Human voices weren't that recognizable in the massive amount of information.
Zhang Yuzhi didn't constantly strike the drums. When she wasn't striking, she would also instruct Zhou Wen to take care of the flowers.
At that moment, Zhou Wen could easily capture Zhang Yuzhi's voice and use it to constantly compare and make judgments.
Although Zhou Wen couldn't hear her when she struck the drums, his ability to capture her voice increased during normal periods.
Zhou Wen spent the next few days with the Zhang family.
Zhang Yuzhi made a fool of Zhou Wen in different ways. In the morning, she played the drums; in the afternoon, she played the piano; and at night, she played the violin.
No matter how slow Zhou Wen was, he knew that Zhang Yuzhi had definitely said something unexpected. However, he didn't know what she was talking about.
Progress hadn't been smooth over the past few days. Be it the frequency, pitch, or tone, there was no way to truly lock onto a sound from the various aspects.
Although with his proficiency, Zhou Wen could occasionally hear a sound he wanted to hear, it required a certain amount of luck and a relatively quiet environment.
If Zhang Yuzhi made some complicated sounds, Zhou Wen basically couldn't hear anything clearly. The overlapping of sound was just too chaotic.
This situation didn't improve after four days. Zhou Wen ultimately couldn't hear what Zhang Yuzhi had said when she spoke.
However, Zhou Wen knew one thing very well. Zhang Yuzhi didn't know anything about musical instruments.
Time passed in the blink of an eye. Soon, it was time to meet Zhang Chunqiu, but Zhou Wen found it odd.
Zhang Chunqiu was afraid that someone would harm Zhang Yuzhi, but nothing had happened for the past four days. Apart from Zhang Chunqiu and a few others, no one had approached the garden.
Of course, Zhou Wen didn't wish for anything to happen.
Zhang Chunqiu came to Zhou Wen and told him that the matter had been resolved. He could leave the Zhang family.
Zhou Wen went to the garden to bid Zhang Yuzhi farewell. Zhang Yuzhi likely knew that Zhou Wen was leaving today and was waiting for him in the garden.
"I still have one last instrument I'm good at. You can leave after listening," Zhang Yuzhi said to Zhou Wen.
Zhou Wen felt somewhat helpless when he heard that. He was about to leave, but Zhang Yuzhi still wanted to tease him.
Just as Zhou Wen was thinking about how to reject Zhang Yuzhi, she had already sat down in front of a zither.
Closing her eyes, Zhang Yuzhi's fingers hung above the strings. After a while, she finally strummed the zither strings.
Her eyes were closed the entire time as her fingers seemed to dance. Even if he couldn't hear the zither music, Zhou Wen knew that Zhang Yuzhi wasn't randomly playing. She really knew how to play.
After playing for a while, Zhang Yuzhi spoke again. However, this time, she wasn't speaking, but singing.
Looking at Zhang Yuzhi, who was playing and singing with her eyes closed, Zhou Wen suddenly wanted to know what she was playing and what she was singing.
For some reason, Zhou Wen didn't feel anything despite Zhang Yuzhi getting so many musical instruments and producing all those sounds with an extremely rich expression on her face. However, this time, when he looked at Zhang Yuzhi, who had her eyes closed and had no expression, Zhou Wen's heart stirred.
As he watched, Zhou Wen suddenly heard a gentle voice. Amidst the cacophony, it sounded very soft and weak. However, Zhou Wen gradually felt that the other sounds around him were gradually receding like a tidal wave, and this sound was becoming clearer.
"The familiar face… in my dreams… Is the tenderness that I await… Even though tears flood the world… I will never let go… Every moment… passes in loneliness… Only because I promised…"
Zhou Wen finally heard Zhang Yuzhi singing and playing something. The music and singing were very moving, but for some reason, Zhang Yuzhi gradually turned into a little girl in Zhou Wen's eyes. She hugged her knees with both arms and curled her body, trembling in the boundless darkness.
There was no light in her world.
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Chapter 1314: Thoughts
Zhou Wen looked at Zhang Yuzhi in a daze. Zhang Yuzhi was still Zhang Yuzhi. In his eyes, Zhang Yuzhi was still playing the zither with her eyes closed as she immersed herself in her singing.
However, for some reason, the scene of a little girl curled up in the darkness surfaced in Zhou Wen's mind. He could even hear her trembling and tragic voice.
"Since the heavens have already destined me to walk into the darkness… I'll exchange for everyone's light using the darkness I suffer alone… This is what I deserve… They all treat me as a friend… They would rather die than let me suffer any harm… Yet, I caused their deaths… Such a filthy me… I'm not worthy of embracing the light… Zhang Yuzhi… You deserve death… What's there to be afraid of?"
The little girl looked up as tears flowed down her face. She looked ahead and in front of her, there was a sliver of light in the darkness.
Zhou Wen was slightly taken aback. The light came from a figure that emitted light like an angel. However, it didn't have wings or an angel's halo. It only had the appearance of a human, and its appearance was identical to Zhou Wen's.
The girl looked at the figure as though she wanted to extend her hand to grab something, but when her hand was halfway out, she slowly retracted it cowardly.
"A person like me… only brings misfortune to friends… only harms them… I don't deserve to have friends…" The little girl looked at the figure reluctantly and slowly retracted her hand. Finally, she buried her head in her arms and curled up, sobbing softly.
The only figure that brought the sliver of light scattered in the darkness. The world instantly returned to its despairing darkness.
At that moment, Zhang Yuzhi had finished singing. She opened her eyes and the scene of the girl in Zhou Wen's mind vanished as though everything was just a dream.
The various sounds that had vanished returned to Zhou Wen's ears, plummeting him into a sea of noise again.
"How's my singing?" Zhang Yuzhi asked Zhou Wen.
Perhaps it was because the sea of noise had just surged over and hadn't completely occupied Zhou Wen's hearing, he heard the sentence clearly.
"I didn't hear you clearly." Zhou Wen shook his head.
Strangely enough, he did hear Zhang Yuzhi's voice. Furthermore, he heard it very clearly and wasn't affected by the sea of noise. However, he couldn't remember what she had sung. All he could remember was the scene and voice of the little girl.
"You idiot who doesn't know how to appreciate art. Just seeing you makes me angry. Go, go, go. Don't let me see you again." Zhang Yuzhi looked very upset. With that said, she got up and returned to her building.
"Sorry, we spoiled Yuzhi. She's a little willful, but she doesn't have any ill intentions. Don't blame her," Zhang Chunqiu said to Zhou Wen.
"I know." Zhou Wen was surprised to discover that the chances of him accurately capturing sounds had increased significantly.
"I'll walk you out," Zhang Chunqiu said.
Zhou Wen hesitated for a moment before asking Zhang Chunqiu, "Is the Fiend Tomb really fine?"
"Don't you think that the weather these two days has been much cooler?" Zhang Chunqiu didn't answer directly.
Zhou Wen understood what he meant. The scorching hot weather had gradually returned to normal over the past few days. It seemed to indicate that the Fiend Tomb had come under control.
If it were in the past, Zhou Wen wouldn't have had any negative thoughts. He would have felt that this matter was over. However, when he recalled the scene of the girl he had seen, he felt that something was amiss.
The scene I saw wasn't an illusion. If I'm not wrong, it should be the ability Truth Listener gave me. Legend has it that Truth Listener can listen to the sounds of the world and hear the good and evil of the human heart. In other words, it has the ability to hear what the heart has to say. What I heard might very well be Zhang Yuzhi's inner voice…?Zhou Wen guessed.
However, for some reason, Zhou Wen could hear Zhang Yuzhi's thoughts a moment ago, but he couldn't hear anything now. He tried, but he couldn't hear Zhang Chunqiu and the others' thoughts. It made Zhou Wen suspect that his judgment was right. Perhaps it was really an illusion.
"My hearing hasn't completely recovered. Can you let me rest here for two more days? I'll leave after I recover." Zhou Wen asked Zhang Chunqiu.
"I do wish for you to stay a few more days, but Yuzhi said that she doesn't want to see you. When she sees you again, she will definitely lose her temper," Zhang Chunqiu said.
"What did you say?" Zhou Wen didn't hear Zhang Chunqiu.
"I do wish for you to stay a few more days…" Zhang Chunqiu had no choice but to repeat himself.
However, just as he said that, Zhou Wen said, "I can't stay for too long. I still have something to do when I return. A few days really won't do. I'll stay for another two days."
"No, I'm saying that Yuzhi doesn't want to see you. If she sees that you haven't left, she will lose her temper again…" Zhang Chunqiu said.
"What? You will lose your temper? I really have something on. I can't stay for too long. I can only stay for three days at most, not any longer…" As Zhou Wen spoke, he pulled Zhang Chunqiu out. As he walked, he said," I never expected you to be so hospitable. If I had known this would happen, I would have come to you often in the past… You're really too nice…"
Zhang Chunqiu looked at Zhou Wen, unsure if he really couldn't hear him.
"What's going on? Why hasn't Zhou Wen left?" Zhang Xiao asked after Zhang Chunqiu and Zhou Wen separated.
"His hearing hasn't recovered yet. He wants to stay another two to three more days," Zhang Chunqiu answered.
"How can we have that? The day after tomorrow is…" Zhang Xiao stopped talking.
"It's fine. Just ignore him," Zhang Chunqiu said.
"What the uncles mean is that they are afraid that Zhou Wen will hinder our matters. If anything happens, the Zhang family will never have peace. It's best to let him leave early," Zhang Xiao said.
"I don't have the ability to chase him away, nor do I think he will hinder us. If you think there's something wrong with him, chase him away yourself," Zhang Chunqiu said as he turned around and left.
Zhang Xiao looked at Zhou Wen's yard, but he didn't dare really head over. All he could do was return and tell his elders Zhang Chunqiu's words.
The Zhang family's elders were also worried. If it were an ordinary person, the Zhang family could chase them away, but the person living in the Zhang family residence was Zhou Wen.
The Zhang family knew Zhou Wen's strength. If Zhou Wen didn't leave, they wouldn't dare use force to chase him out.
When the Eldest Uncle Zhang got Zhang Xiao to chase Zhou Wen away, Zhang Xiao hesitated for a moment before saying, "Uncle, I think Zhou Wen really just wants to recover his hearing before leaving. It probably has nothing to do with our Zhang family."
Even Zhang Chunqiu couldn't chase Zhou Wen away. What could he do?
"Forget it. He's not a hindrance. Let him stay there." In the end, it was Zhang Siyou who spoke. This matter was left unsettled.
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Chapter 1315: Returning to the Fiend Tomb
Translator: CKtalon
Zhou Wen attempted to enter that state again when back in his room.
In that state, he could directly hear the inner voice and even turn it into an image. As long as he had that ability, he might be able to figure out the truth from the Zhang family.
However, it was unknown if Truth Listener's ability hadn't truly reached that stage or if Zhou Wen's strength wasn't enough to match Truth Listener's. In any case, he tried many times, but failed to enter that state again.
However, ever since he heard the inner voice, Zhou Wen's ability to capture sounds improved significantly. Distance, proximity, and amplitude weren't a problem for Zhou Wen. As long as he found the right channel, no matter how far away he was or how soft the voice was, Zhou Wen could hear it clearly on Earth even if someone was whispering on Venus.
Since he couldn't accomplish telepathy, Zhou Wen wanted to see if he could find the Zhang family's voice channel and eavesdrop on them.
This clearly wasn't an easy task. When facing each other, Zhou Wen wasn't able to accurately capture the sound. Furthermore, there were so many people in the Zhang family. Zhou Wen didn't know which person's words were useful, so it was easy to miss them.
With no other choice, Zhou Wen could only slowly try. After all, he had to practice controlling his hearing, so he just treated it as practice.
After listening for a long time, he occasionally heard some of the Zhang family's conversations. They were just a few sentences, and some of them were just a few words. He didn't discover anything useful.
Zhou Wen could only continue practicing. He realized that ever since he heard Zhang Yuzhi's thoughts, his control over the sound he received had become stronger. He improved very quickly.
Outside the building, Eldest Uncle Zhang coughed and said, "Yuzhi, are you sleeping?"
"Uncle, what's the matter?" Zhang Yuzhi opened the door and asked Eldest Uncle Zhang in puzzlement.
"Nothing much. I just feel uncomfortable and want to chat with you," Uncle Zhang said.
"Uncle, have a seat. I'll pour you a cup of tea." As Zhang Yuzhi spoke, she prepared to get the teapot.
"There's no need. I'll do it myself." Eldest Uncle Zhang picked up the teapot and poured himself a cup, but he didn't drink it.
Putting down the teapot, he sighed and said, "Yuzhi, it was really hard on you. If there was another way, we wouldn't have agreed to her conditions. If it's possible, I'd rather go in your stead. After all, I'm already old and useless. You are still young and talented. The Zhang family is still counting on you for the future."
"Uncle, there's no need to say anything. This is my life. I accept my fate. What she wants is me. I won't implicate the family," Zhang Yuzhi said with her head lowered.
"What do you mean by implicating? We are family," Eldest Uncle Zhang said. "I only hate myself for being useless. I can't replace you, nor can I save the Zhang family. Yuzhi, if you need anything, just tell me. Even if I have to risk my life, I will definitely help you complete it."
"Thank you, Uncle. I'm fine now. I don't have any other needs." Zhang Yuzhi shook her head.
"That's fine. Just tell Uncle when you think of it." Eldest Uncle Zhang paused and said excitedly, "Yuzhi, you know that this matter concerns the life and death of our clan. Nothing must go wrong. If anything happens, it's fine for us old fellows to die. If something happens to Chunqiu and company, how can I answer to my ancestors in the netherworld? How can I face my ancestors…"
"Uncle, did something happen?" Zhang Yuzhi couldn't help but frown when she heard Zhang Chunqiu's name.
…
"What are you still doing here?" The next morning, just as Zhou Wen opened the door, he saw Zhang Yuzhi standing outside. It was unknown when she had arrived.
"What?" Zhou Wen looked at Zhang Yuzhi in puzzlement with a blank expression.
"I already told you to leave. Don't stay here and annoy me. Why don't you understand human language?" Zhang Yuzhi said again.
Zhou Wen dug his ears and said helplessly, "My hearing is getting worse. What did you say?"
Zhang Yuzhi didn't say a word as she pulled Zhou Wen's hand and walked out. It looked like she wanted to forcefully pull him out of the Zhang family residence.
Seeing that Zhang Yuzhi was serious, Zhou Wen knew it was pointless to feign ignorance. He couldn't just shake off Zhang Yuzhi's hand and just insist on staying. He couldn't bring himself to do such a thing.
Just as Zhou Wen was pondering over what to do, he suddenly realized that the sea of noises around him was gradually receding. He had once again entered a state where he could hear one's inner thoughts.
I knew it. It was definitely not an illusion. Truth Listener's power can really hear one's inner thoughts.?Zhou Wen was delighted as he hurriedly listened, hoping to know what he could hear.
This time, Zhou Wen didn't sense Zhang Yuzhi turn into a girl. She was still the same, but Zhou Wen heard two voices from her.
A voice came from her mouth. Zhou Wen could hear it, but he didn't seem to remember it.
Another voice came from her. It was weak at first, but it later became clearer.
"Zhou Wen, leave. Don't ever come back. Staying here will only harm you. I don't wish to harm my friends again… I'm not worthy of being your friend either…" Zhou Wen's expression turned odder as he listened.
"Quickly return. Stop fooling around." Zhang Yuzhi pulled Zhou Wen out of the door and gritted her teeth. With that said, she turned around and returned. The Zhang family guards closed the door.
Zhou Wen looked at the tightly shut door and turned to leave.
When the Zhang family saw Zhou Wen really leave, many people heaved a sigh of relief.
They weren't afraid of Zhou Wen, but they were afraid that he would interfere with their matters.
Zhang Chunqiu stood beside a stone pavilion and looked at Zhang Yuzhi who was sitting numbly in the garden. He couldn't help but sigh.
…
Two days later, many people from the Zhang family were nervous. Many people left the Zhang family residence and headed for the Fiend Tomb.
At noon, a car was pushed out of the Zhang family residence.
The reason it was said to be pushed out wasn't because the car was out of gas, but because it was a wooden carriage.
The wooden carriage's design was very strange. Even the axle and wheels were made of wood. There was a white cloth that resembled a bed curtain covering the carriage. It was impossible to see inside.
If one could see through the white cloth, they would see that there was a black wooden coffin inside and many yellow paper talismans stuck to the coffin.
Under the protection of the Zhang family, the wooden carriage with the coffin was pushed all the way to the Fiend Tomb.
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Chapter 1316: Drought Demon
Translator: CKtalon
If Zhou Wen saw the Fiend Tomb now, he would definitely be alarmed.
It could no longer be called a grave. Not only was there no grave, but there was also a bottomless pit.
The flames in the pit rose up as blazing white flames spewed out dozens of meters high. If not for the suppression of the Zhang family's seal, the flames would have long surged into the sky, making it known to the world.
Even though it was suppressed by the seal, the flames were still unimaginably terrifying. It made the bottomless pit look like the entrance to hell. The constantly burning flames turned the surrounding rocks into crystalline objects that shimmered with a demonic light under the flames.
The wooden carriage stopped not far from the deep pit. Almost all the core members of the Zhang family had arrived. Under Zhang Siyou's lead, they reached the edge of the seal.
The last time Zhou Wen had seen Zhang Siyou was only five years ago. If Zhou Wen saw him again, he probably wouldn't recognize him.
Zhang Siyou looked much older now. It wasn't that his face had changed much, but that his mental state looked terrible.
Zhang Siyou looked at the fiery pit that resembled the entrance to hell. He was in a daze for a while, as though he was in a trance.
"Family Head, it's time to begin," Eldest Uncle Zhang reminded. Although he was Zhang Siyou's elder brother, he could only respectfully address him as family head.
Zhang Siyou seemed to wake from a dream with a start. He looked at the flaming pit again before retracting his gaze and turning to look at the wooden carriage.
All the Zhang family members looked at the wooden carriage with Zhang Siyou, their expressions extremely complicated.
"Family Head, it's almost time," Eldest Uncle Zhang reminded again.
"Whatever. Lower it," Zhang Siyou said.
When Eldest Uncle Zhang heard that, he waved his hand. Eight members of the Zhang family immediately brought the coffin from the wooden carriage to them.
Zhang Siyou walked to the coffin and touched the yellow paper talismans on the coffin lid. He said with a strange expression, "Ever since the ancestral Celestial Master obtained the heavens' teachings and established our Celestial Master lineage, the Zhang family has never suffered such humiliation."
Eldest Uncle Zhang said, "Family Head, you can't say that. Ever since the ancestral Celestial Master was around, our Zhang family has been embroiled with her. We have also been guarding the Fiend Tomb and have been severely affected by her aura. The Zhang family's bloodline has already been seeded with demonic aura. This is the karma our Zhang family deserves. If she really returns to this world, all of our Zhang family members will be bedeviled. Yuzhi naturally won't be an exception."
Everyone from the Zhang family was depressed. Although Eldest Uncle Zhang was right—the Zhang family was deeply affected by the Drought Demon, and the Drought Demon could no longer be suppressed—they could no longer stop her return.
As long as the Drought Demon appeared, the Zhang family would be infected by the Fiend Tomb's aura, having guarded the Fiend Tomb for so many years. The demonic nature hidden in their bodies would erupt. When that happened, they would become monsters that were neither human nor demonic.
After experiencing the corruption and heredity of the demonic aura for countless years, the demonic nature had already penetrated deep into the bones of the Zhang family. If the Drought Demon appeared, it would be useless even if the Zhang family fled to the ends of the world.
The Zhang family had been searching for a way to resolve this problem, but they didn't have a good solution. With the Fiend Tomb changing day by day, Drought Demon was about to be resurrected once more.
Just as the Zhang family thought that they were really going to be wiped out, Drought Demon in the Fiend Tomb raised a condition to their surprise.
As long as Zhang Yuzhi fused with it, the demonic nature in the Zhang family's body wouldn't be triggered even if she was resurrected, allowing them to maintain their human nature.
It was a fusion, not a contract. This was unacceptable to many people in the Zhang family.
If it was a contract, at the very least, Zhang Yuzhi would still be alive. However, fusion was opposite of what Wang Mingyuan did when fusing with the Guardian. The Guardian would be the main body that fused with Zhang Yuzhi's body.
Although the Drought Demon would still retain some of Zhang Yuzhi's characteristics, its thoughts would be completely the Drought Demon's. Zhang Yuzhi would be in a state no different from death.
However, reality was cruel. The entire family would die or only Zhang Yuzhi would die. Although this question was difficult, the answer was obvious.
"Family Head, let me send sis off one last time," Zhang Chunqiu whispered.
"Can you do it?" Zhang Siyou was slightly taken aback as he asked Zhang Chunqiu.
The Zhang family doted on Zhang Yuzhi, and Zhang Chunqiu had the best relationship with her. Zhang Siyou originally didn't want Zhang Chunqiu to come, but he had insisted on coming.
"I can. I want to accompany sis on this final journey," Zhang Chunqiu said.
"Let Chunqiu send her off. Chunqiu and Yuzhi have the best relationship. With Chunqiu sending her off, Yuzhi can feel more at ease," Eldest Uncle Zhang persuaded.
In fact, Eldest Uncle Zhang was willing to speak up for Zhang Chunqiu because many people in the Zhang family didn't agree with using Zhang Yuzhi to make a deal with the Drought Demon.
If Zhang Chunqiu, who had the best relationship with Zhang Yuzhi, personally sent her to the Drought Demon, the others would have nothing better to say.
"Go. No matter how difficult the path ahead is, you have to continue. Take care of yourself," Zhang Siyou said as he patted Zhang Chunqiu on the shoulder.
"I understand. You too." Zhang Chunqiu bowed respectfully before walking to the coffin. He stroked the coffin and said, "Sis, I'm here to send you off. I'll accompany you on this final journey."
With that said, Zhang Chunqiu lifted the coffin and placed it on his shoulder.
The people who had previously carried the coffin wanted to help, but Zhang Chunqiu stopped them. "I can do it myself."
Then, Zhang Chunqiu carried the coffin and walked towards the flaming pit.
When the coffin reached the crystallized rock, the flames in the deep pit suddenly erupted, instantly burning the seal set by the Zhang family to ashes.
Thousands of yellow paper talismans rose in the flames and turned to ashes.
Blazing white flames shot into the sky like an aurora, illuminating the nearby mountains. At the same time, the scorching power cooked all the plants. Ordinary animals were no exception.
Amidst the flame pillar, a huge flower that seemed to be condensed from flames appeared.
The flower looked like a lotus flower, but it was somewhat different. Every petal was pure white and crystalline without any impurities. However, the immense power contained in them seemed to be able to turn the entire world into a flaming hell.
"Place her in the flower. My grudge with the Zhang family shall be written off. From now on, you don't have to endure the pain of the demonic nature." A strange woman's voice sounded from the flaming pit.
Zhang Chunqiu carried the coffin and stared at the flower. He said calmly, "Legend has it that the Drought Demon was originally a fairy who had once helped Yellow Emperor defeat Count of the Wind and Lord of the Rain. As she wasn't able to return to the Heaven Realm in time, she ended up in the north. However, the power of fire from the Drought Demon Fairy was too powerful. Wherever she passed, she left scorched earth. As a result, she was cursed by the masses. In the end, the deities punished her, turning her into a corpse that was buried deep underground. From then on, she never saw the sun."
"It's just a legend." The woman's voice answered Zhang Chunqiu.
Zhang Chunqiu nodded and continued, "In our Zhang family, there's another legend.. Back when the ancestral Celestial Master died, he once said that if the Drought Demon wants to reincarnate, it has to satisfy three conditions. I wonder if that's true?"
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Chapter 1317: Zhang Family
"Chunqiu, what are you doing? Do what you have to do." Eldest Uncle Zhang felt that something was amiss.
Zhang Chunqiu ignored him. Without hearing the woman's answer, he continued, "Stirring of the Earth fire, growth of the Corpse Flower, and the rise of the dead. Only with these three conditions can the Drought Demon Fairy be resurrected."
"Even if I'm not resurrected, destroying the Zhang family will be as easy as flipping my hand." Drought Demon Fairy's voice finally sounded again. Her words seemed to tacitly affirm the three conditions Zhang Chunqiu mentioned.
Zhang Chunqiu continued, "That's natural. If you want to destroy my Zhang family, there's no need to go through so much trouble. All you need to do is trigger the demonic nature in our bodies. However, I heard that the Earth fire is an extreme Yin flame. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that it's the flames of hell. The Corpse Flower born amidst the Earth fire is the source of all Yin. It's most compatible with your strength.
"You were suppressed here. One-half of you is suppressed, but the other half probably wants to use the Earth fire and Corpse Flower to advance further."
"Are these also the last words of that Zhang fellow?" Drought Demon Fairy asked.
Zhang Chunqiu didn't answer as he continued, "From the looks of it, you have more or less succeeded. However, this extreme Yin power can't break through the power of the rules. It's not a power that should exist in this world. Therefore, you have to rely on a human's body to descend into this world again.
"But this person isn't an ordinary person. What you need is a physique that can withstand extreme Yin flames, but it can't be of the pure Yin attribute. And this physique is extremely rare. Even in the Zhang family that has been invaded by demonic aura for countless years, I'm afraid only my sis has such a physique."
"So what?" Drought Demon Fairy didn't deny it.
"Therefore, no matter how strong you are, even if you can destroy our Zhang family without even moving a finger, if you can't obtain my sister's body, you won't be able to truly stand tall in this world. You can only hide and live an abject life," Zhang Chunqiu said.
"Chunqiu, what are you doing?" Eldest Uncle Zhang's voice was excited. Clearly, he was infuriated.
If Drought Demon Fairy was angered, the entire Zhang family—even the Zhang family's children—who had been separated from the main family—would not be able to escape the calamity. This was because the demonic nature had already penetrated deep into the Zhang family's genes.
"Family Head…" Seeing that Zhang Chunqiu was ignoring him, Eldest Uncle Zhang wanted Zhang Siyou to give the order to stop Zhang Chunqiu from spouting nonsense.
Zhang Siyou said indifferently, "Chunqiu is a child who knows his limits. He knows what to do and what not to do."
Just as Eldest Uncle Zhang was about to say something, Drought Demon Fairy spoke again. All he could do was hold it back for the time being.
"You are right. Then, do you dare use the lives of your family to prevent my resurrection?" Drought Demon Fairy said indifferently.
"I wouldn't dare. I only have a small condition. If you are resurrected, my Zhang family did something after all. It's not too much to make a small request, right?" Zhang Chunqiu said.
"Speak; what are your conditions?" Drought Demon Fairy asked.
"I want to contract you." Zhang Chunqiu seemed to have already thought of it as he said it out loud.
"That really is a tiny request," Drought Demon Fairy said sarcastically. "Don't you know that once I fuse with a human's body, I don't need to contract with humans like ordinary Guardians? I can also break through the restrictions of Earth's rules?"
"I know. You don't need a contract, but that doesn't mean that you can't. My condition is that you have to contract with me and become my Guardian for up to ten years. You are free to make a choice of staying or leaving after ten years. Otherwise, even if the Zhang family is wiped out, you can forget about obtaining her," Zhang Chunqiu said as he stroked the coffin.
"Zhang… Chun… Qiu…" Eldest Uncle Zhang was alarmed and furious. He never expected Zhang Chunqiu to have such plans. He was using the entire Zhang family's lives to satisfy his selfish desires.
"Do you think you have the qualifications to negotiate with me?" Drought Demon Fairy asked.
"Yes," Zhang Chunqiu said firmly. "If you can forcefully snatch her away, you wouldn't need to negotiate with us. Since you are negotiating with us, we naturally have what it takes to negotiate, right?"
Whoosh!
The Earth fire suddenly expanded and instantly enveloped the nearby area. It wasn't just Zhang Chunqiu. Everyone in the Zhang family was enveloped by the Earth fire.
Strangely, the Zhang family members weren't burned to death. Even their clothes weren't ignited. However, many of the Zhang family members' hair and eyes began to turn white. Their fingernails also turned into jade as they rapidly grew.
Many members of the Zhang family hugged their heads and fell to the ground in agony. It was as though something was gnawing at their brains.
Zhang Chunqiu was the first to bear the brunt. Others' hair slowly turned white, but his hair instantly turned completely white. His eyes also turned jade-white. From afar, he looked like a blind man.
Zhang Chunqiu's body trembled violently, but he didn't cry out tragically like the others. He didn't collapse to the ground and hug his head to wail. He continued standing there with the coffin, silently enduring everything.
His hair, eyes, nails, and even his skin turned snow-white in the blazing white flames. Amidst the flames, even his life force seemed to be rapidly drained.
"You will die in thirty seconds." Drought Demon Fairy's voice sounded again like a lofty monarch.
"Chunqiu, stop fooling around. You will kill all of us…" Eldest Uncle Zhang endured the excruciating pain and wanted to rush over and replace Zhang Chunqiu to send the coffin into the Corpse Flower.
However, just as he stood up, he was stopped by Zhang Siyou.
"Second Brother, what are you doing? Do you want this to be the end of our Zhang family?" Eldest Uncle Zhang said angrily. He didn't even call him family head.
Zhang Siyou said expressionlessly, "The Zhang family only has people who live standing, not ghosts who die on their knees. If conditions are negotiable, then it has to be fair. Since she's taking someone from our Zhang family, she has to return one as well."
"Nonsense. Go and capture Zhang Chunqiu," Eldest Uncle Zhang ordered his trusted aides.
However, just as his trusted aides stepped forward, they were stopped by the Zhang family.
"You… Do you have a death wish?" Uncle Zhang was alarmed and furious.
"Our Zhang family had the ancestral Celestial Master and the Hero King. Just as the family head said, from ancient times, there are only Zhang family members who live as heroes. There shall not be any trash from the Zhang family who kneel before death. Even if we become the devil, the Zhang family members have to be the devil incarnate, not the devil's lap dogs who live abject lives…" An old man from the Zhang family, who was on the brink of death, collapsed to the ground. He grabbed the walking stick with both hands and propped himself up. He shouted at Zhang Chunqiu, "Child, do your best. The Zhang family can be afraid of death, but we can't be cowardly. Even if we die, we will die an honorable death. I'll pave the way for you."
Bang!
The elder raised his cane and smashed it on his head. Immediately, blood flowed down from his head and he died on the spot.
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Chapter 1318: Not Necessarily
"Do you want to see the Zhang family wiped out?" Drought Demon Fairy's voice sounded again.
"Twenty years." Zhang Chunqiu's voice remained as firm as steel. "Every death of the Zhang family adds ten years. You have to return what you have taken from the Zhang family."
"You still have ten seconds." Drought Demon Fairy's cold voice wafted over again.
Time ticked by, but Zhang Chunqiu remained unmoved. He pressed his palm on the coffin and calmly muttered to himself, "Sis, I'll accompany you in the journey of death."
Just as Zhang Chunqiu was about to be demonized and he was about to destroy the coffin, the surrounding Earth fire suddenly converged. Although the Zhang family didn't recover from the symptoms of the demonic transformation, it didn't worsen.
"Twenty years. I'll permit it." Drought Demon Fairy ultimately submitted. Just as Zhang Chunqiu had said, if she had the ability to snatch Zhang Yuzhi away, she wouldn't have negotiated with the Zhang family.
Killing Zhang Yuzhi was easy, but to fuse with her required Zhang Yuzhi's willing cooperation. If she really killed all the Zhang family members, it would be impossible for Zhang Yuzhi to fuse with her willingly.
"Then make an oath." Zhang Chunqiu remained calm. He didn't feel any joy from escaping death.
"Do you really have a death wish?" Drought Demon Fairy said coldly.
"I just don't want to die for no reason," Zhang Chunqiu said indifferently.
"I, Drought Demon, swear on my name that I'm willing to contract with this human for twenty years. If I violate this oath, I will incur the world's contempt." Drought Demon ultimately couldn't resist the temptation of escaping and made the oath.
"Sis, don't blame me. I had no choice." After hearing Drought Demon Fairy's oath, Zhang Chunqiu walked towards the Corpse Flower with the coffin.
The Corpse Flower was snow-white and crystalline. It looked spotless, but it emitted a demonic aura that left one shuddering.
Eldest Uncle Zhang finally heaved a sigh of relief. Although the process was harrowing, the Zhang family was finally safe. Furthermore, to be able to contract an existence like Drought Demon for twenty years, the Zhang family's meteoric rise was only a matter of time.
In the future, he might even become the true ruler of Earth, not just one of the six hero families.
At that moment, Eldest Uncle Zhang suddenly felt that although Zhang Chunqiu's actions were too risky, he had obtained huge benefits.
Under everyone's gaze, Zhang Chunqiu carried the coffin to the Corpse Flower and slowly placed the coffin on it.
Just as the Corpse Flower was about to devour the coffin and Uncle Zhang believed that it was finally over, he suddenly saw a golden glow in Zhang Chunqiu's hand.
"Supreme Venerable Sovereign… be quick, as if this were a command… Limitless Heaven and Earth… Borrowing from the Universe… Heavenly Five Thunders…" Zhang Chunqiu's white hair and clothes fluttered. He still had the protection of a spirit as the yellow paper talisman in his hand emitted a golden glow.
He was just too close to the Corpse Flower. No one could stop him in time. The moment the yellow paper talisman that emitted a golden light touched the Corpse Flower that was inches away, golden lightning erupted.
The golden lightning carried an extreme Yang force that instantly charred the Corpse Flower into ashes.
Eldest Uncle Zhang's mouth gaped open. He was dumbfounded. He muttered to himself nervously, "No… No… Impossible… How can this be… No… Impossible… We can't die… We can't die…"
Many people from the Zhang family were also alarmed. They never expected Zhang Chunqiu to dare do such a thing. No one knew that Zhang Chunqiu would do such a thing.
However, Zhang Siyou seemed to feel relieved. The Celestial Master Five Thunders Talisman that the ancestral Celestial Master had left behind was something he had given to Zhang Chunqiu to protect him. Zhang Chunqiu had used it to destroy the Corpse Flower. Although he hadn't informed Zhang Siyou, Zhang Siyou felt that this was how the usual Zhang Chunqiu acted. Although he knew that the Zhang family would not be able to escape calamity, he wasn't to be blamed.
"Do you know what you have done?" Drought Demon Fairy's cold voice sounded.
"Stirring of the Earth fire, growth of the Corpse Flower, and rise of the dead. None of the three conditions can be missing. Now that you don't have the Corpse Flower, it's useless even if you rise from the dead. All I know is that you can't be resurrected." Zhang Chunqiu remained calm.
"Your rashness will cost the entire Zhang family," Drought Demon Fairy said again.
"Death? It doesn't matter. I've already done what I wanted. Even if everyone in the Zhang family dies, one person won't die and that's enough…" Zhang Chunqiu's white robe fluttered as he pressed his hands on the coffin. A net-like golden light filled the coffin, causing it to instantly disappear.
"I'm afraid death is only an extravagant hope for you." Accompanying Drought Demon Fairy's voice, the Earth fire expanded again and enveloped the Zhang family.
"Go. Go as far as we can." Although Zhang Siyou knew that escaping was useless, it was better than standing there and waiting for death.
Some of the members of the Zhang family fled. Some were still hesitating when they saw their seventh great-uncle, who had committed suicide, crawl up from the ground. He wiped the blood from his head and quickly flew back. As he flew, he shouted, "What are you waiting for? Why aren't you running? It's always the Zhang family who busts ghosts. Do you want to become ghosts?"
Everyone was stunned before they were overjoyed and fled with their seventh granduncle.
Unfortunately, although they fled quickly, how could they be faster than an existence like Drought Demon Fairy? As they flew into the sky, the Earth fire had already enveloped them.
Many Zhang family members fell to the ground. Their hair, skin, nails, and pupils rapidly turned white as they demonized.
Zhang Chunqiu didn't escape. He knew that he couldn't escape either. As he looked at the Zhang family members who had been painfully demonized, Zhang Chunqiu felt somewhat guilty, but he didn't regret his decision.
He had done what he wanted to do and saved the person he wanted to save. It was enough for the Zhang family to have one person live, and one who wasn't affected by the demonic nature.
"Everyone in the Zhang family will become devils because of your actions. They will no longer have any human feelings. They will neither be human or ghost. They will devour blood like their lives depend on it and feed on their own kind… Do you regret sacrificing everyone for just one person?" Drought Demon Fairy asked coldly.
"Despite knowing the bedevilment, there are things that need to be done. What's there to regret?" Zhang Chunqiu said calmly.
"Is that so? Some people might not think so." Drought Demon Fairy seemed to be implying something.
Zhang Chunqiu's expression changed slightly. This was because he had already seen Zhang Yuzhi, who he had sent away using the Five Ghosts Transfer, walk back.
"Yuzhi, don't come over. Leave this place immediately." Zhang Chunqiu wanted to rush towards Zhang Yuzhi, but his body had been severely demonized. He fell to the ground.
Zhang Yuzhi looked at the Zhang family members who had turned into ghostly demons. As she walked over, she cried and said, "Brother, if I live like this, my life will be more painful than death."
"Fool, it's useless even if you return now. Without the Corpse Flower, Drought Demon can't be resurrected. She won't let us off either. You will be sending yourself to death for nothing by returning…" Zhang Chunqiu said.
"Not necessarily." Drought Demon Fairy's voice was filled with mockery. As she spoke, a Corpse Flower condensed in the flames again.
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Chapter 1319: Spare Your Life
Zhang Chunqiu's face instantly turned ashen as he looked at Zhang Yuzhi in despair.
"Yuzhi… Don't…" Zhang Chunqiu tried his best to stand up and stop Zhang Yuzhi, but his body had been severely demonized. He couldn't even stand up.
"You only want me. Let them go and I'll agree to fuse with you," Zhang Yuzhi said.
"Of course. To me, they are no different from ants by the side of the road. There won't be any benefits even if I stomp them to death, but there won't be any harm either. As long as you fuse with me, I guarantee you their safety and recovery," Drought Demon Fairy said.
"Child, go. You've done enough for the Zhang family. Now, you are the only one in the entire Zhang family who isn't affected by the demonic nature. You are the only person in the Zhang family that should live," Zhang Siyou said.
"Yuzhi… No…" Zhang Chunqiu's eyes were filled with despair. This was because he knew that with Zhang Yuzhi's personality, it was impossible for her to leave now.
"Brother, I've been a jinx to begin with. I should have died a long time ago. I'm satisfied to be able to do something for you in the end." Zhang Yuzhi walked towards the Corpse Flower with tears in her eyes.
"No…" Zhang Chunqiu struggled with all his might. His fingers pressed against the ground, almost to the point of snapping. The blood at his fingertips dyed the ground.
Zhang Siyou and company were also shouting at the top of their voices, but they couldn't stop Zhang Yuzhi from walking towards the Corpse Flower.
"The one who deserves death isn't you, but the people who made you cry." A voice sounded from nearby.
Everyone was taken aback as they turned to look in the direction of the voice. They saw an armored figure that seemed to be bathed in light walk towards the Fiend Tomb.
"Human… Human Sovereign…" Immediately, someone recognized the figure and couldn't help but be overjoyed.
The Prisoned Dragon armor on Zhou Wen and the Immortal Culling Sword at his waist were too eye-catching. Almost everyone on Earth knew them.
Zhang Yuzhi turned to look at Zhou Wen. When she saw him clearly, she was slightly taken aback. Her eyes were filled with pleasant surprise and an odd feeling.
Zhou Wen walked over step by step into the Earth fire. The strange Earth fire didn't cause any damage to his body as though it didn't exist.
He walked past Zhang Yuzhi and towards the Corpse Flower. As Zhou Wen walked, he held the hilt of the Immortal Culling Sword.
"Who are you?" Drought Demon Fairy's voice sounded from the deep pit.
"Someone who finds you a sore sight and wants to kill you," Zhou Wen said.
"Why are humans always so ignorant? Why do they always say such arrogant things?" Drought Demon Fairy's voice was filled with anger, as though she was really angry.
"That's because there are too many idiots. They won't understand if you don't speak clearly." With every step Zhou Wen took, the sword intent over his body intensified. At that moment, the sword intent was already unimaginably powerful. Before the Immortal Culling Sword was unsheathed, the sword intent seemed to condense into something corporeal, as though it wanted to split the ground apart.
Amidst the flames, a figure appeared. The Corpse Flower automatically flew towards the figure's glabella and vanished in the blink of an eye.
The figure was wearing a white dress and a white veil. It was impossible to tell what she looked like, but from her voice, she was undoubtedly Drought Demon Fairy.
"Even in the Mythical Era where Calamity entities were everywhere, no one dared to speak to me like that." Drought Demon Fairy's eyes turned cold. Clearly, she was infuriated by Zhou Wen.
"Then I'll be clearer. If you can withstand my strike without dying, I'll spare your life. I'll permit you to continue being imprisoned in the Fiend Tomb," Zhou Wen said.
"Die!" The already enraged Drought Demon Fairy transformed the flames over her body into a monstrous aura that filled the entire sky with flames. It was as though the entire world was only left with flames.
Infinite heavenly flames scorched everything within.
The Drought Demon Fairy's flames could incinerate everything. They weren't inferior to the Sun True Flames and were even more bizarre and terrifying.
As she watched the towering flames devour the world and suppress Human Sovereign, Human Sovereign's glowing figure seemed to become much smaller under the flames.
The Zhang family was worried if Human Sovereign could withstand the heavenly fire of Drought Demon. It was a terrifying flame that could defeat the two gods, Count of the Wind and Lord of the Rain.
"You… Don't…" Zhang Yuzhi's expression was mixed as though she wanted to say something.
However, before she could finish her sentence, Zhou Wen had already unsheathed his sword.
At the instant the Immortal Culling Sword was unsheathed, everything in the world seemed to freeze. The rainbow-like sword beam sliced through everything in the void, splitting the heavenly flames into two as though it was slicing apart the sky.
A single sword cleaved through the nine heavens.
Zhang Yuzhi and company only saw a sword flash. The sky that was covered by the heavenly fire split into two, revealing the originally clear sky.
When they looked at Drought Demon again, they saw a purple magma-like liquid appear over her snow-white clothes..
The purple liquid dripped to the ground, each drop carrying scorching hot energy. The crystals that came into contact with them would immediately be burned through, forming a deep, indiscernible hole. It was unknown what depth it reached.
"Drought Demon is injured!" The Zhang family was pleasantly surprised.
They were delighted that the Zhang family might be saved, but they were alarmed that Human Sovereign had injured the legendary Drought Demon with one strike. He lived up to his title of the strongest human.
If he delivered a few more strikes, wouldn't he be able to kill Drought Demon Fairy?
Zhou Wen was somewhat alarmed. He originally wanted to use the Immortal Slaying and the power of the Immortal Culling Sword to severely injure Drought Demon Fairy or even kill her.
However, his strike only injured her, not causing her any severe injuries, much less killing her. Zhou Wen could sense that Drought Demon Fairy wasn't seriously injured.
As expected of the legendary Drought Demon Fairy. She's just too strong.?Zhou Wen marveled inwardly.
Drought Demon Fairy's eyes emitted a ferocious glint as she glared at Zhou Wen as though she wanted to eat him.
Even in the Mythical era, she had never been injured when fighting other powerful Guardians and dimensional creatures. Yet, she had been injured by Zhou Wen.
Although part of the reason was that she had yet to fuse with humans and was severely suppressed by the rules of Earth, preventing her from fully unleashing her strength, Drought Demon Fairy still couldn't tolerate such an outcome. Her killing intent surged as she steeled her heart to kill Zhou Wen.
Drought Demon Fairy was naturally someone who could identify the strong. She could tell that the Immortal Culling Sword was extraordinary and felt some fear.
However, Zhou Wen knew that the Immortal Culling Sword was just a decoration in his hand.
Zhou Wen hung the Immortal Culling Sword back on his waist and glanced at Drought Demon Fairy and spoke seemingly casually, "It's quite rare to endure my strike without dying. It's not easy to evolve to this stage. It's a pity to kill you. I'll spare your life."
Zhou Wen's words filled Drought Demon Fairy's chest with such anger that she almost blew up. Even in the Mythical era with countless experts, no one had dared to speak to her like that.
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Chapter 1320: Ba Killing Technique
Translator: CKtalon
Zhou Wen had attempted to anger the Drought Demon Fairy from the beginning. It was not because he was really arrogant, nor did he really believe that he could surpass a Calamity-grade creature.
It was true that the Immortal Culling Sword was very strong, but Zhou Wen was too weak. He wasn't able to utilize all of the Immortal Culling Sword's abilities. It was fine if he occasionally delivered a strike, but if he failed, he basically didn't have the ability to continue fighting.
The reason why he wanted to anger Drought Demon Fairy from the beginning was because of Truth Listener's ability.
Zhou Wen had basically figured out Truth Listener's ability. Just as he had imagined, Truth Listener could indeed hear people's thoughts.
However, it wasn't perfect. Under normal circumstances, one couldn't hear the other party's thoughts. Only when the other party's emotions were especially intense could he hear their thoughts.
Drought Demon Fairy had never been the victim of such wrath. At that moment, her emotions were in extreme undulation. Zhou Wen finally felt the voices around him gradually dissipate. Although Drought Demon Fairy didn't say a word, a voice sounded from her body.
I want to roast him inch by inch. I want him to experience all the pain in the world until he begs for death and regrets being born into this world… However, the sword in his hand is a little odd. It can actually injure me… I can't leave the Fiend Tomb without fusing with a human due to the suppression of Earth's rules…?Drought Demon Fairy didn't say a word, but her thoughts betrayed everything to Zhou Wen.
Zhou Wen was immediately overjoyed when he heard Drought Demon Fairy's inner thoughts. However, his face remained unperturbed as he wore a composed look.
He had plans of escaping if he couldn't fight the Calamity grade creature after his single strike failed and Truth Listener couldn't be summoned.
At best, he could escape with Zhang Yuzhi. With a limit to his abilities, that was all he could do.
He immediately felt relieved knowing that Drought Demon Fairy couldn't fully unleash her full combat strength due to her inability to leave the Fiend Tomb and the suppression by Earth's rules.
Zhou Wen thought to himself,?Since you can't come out and can't use your full strength, and I can hear your thoughts, this matter might still be feasible.
At that moment, Drought Demon Fairy was calculating in her heart.?That sword is somewhat strange. It can even slice through my Drought Demon Body. It's really impressive. However, that human's strength shouldn't have reached the Calamity grade yet. He only borrowed the power of the sword. I don't have to fight that sword. As long as I kill that human, the sword will naturally be useless.
Drought Demon Fairy sized up Zhou Wen and thought to herself,?I can't leave, but if I use a large area of Heavenly Fire, it might be too slow and incapable of injuring him. From the looks of it, I can only expend some of my Intrinsic True Essence and use the Ba killing technique to kill that human.
Drought Demon Fairy stared at Zhou Wen as her Essence Energy flowed towards her fingers.
Zhou Wen sensed the gradual weakening of Drought Demon Fairy's inner voice. He knew that it had been a while, and her emotions were gradually stabilizing. Therefore, he continued provoking her. "Why are you still standing there? I already told you that I'll spare your life since I can't kill you with one strike. However, although you can be spared from death, a punishment still needs to be meted out. Return to the Fiend Tomb and reflect on your mistakes. As long as I'm alive, you'll never be resurrected. Go."
Drought Demon Fairy's anger was instantly stirred up by Zhou Wen despite having already calmed her emotions.
She was a hot-tempered person to begin with. Otherwise, she wouldn't have been able to defeat two terrifying existences like Count of the Wind and Lord of the Rain alone in the Mythical era.
However, it was also because of that battle that Drought Demon Fairy was severely injured. She had no choice but to recuperate in the Earth fire. Later on, she was sealed by the Zhang family's ancestral Celestial Master.
Ba killing technique… Die…?Drought Demon Fairy was already enraged. One of her hands turned invisible as she grabbed at the void.
At the instant Drought Demon Fairy attacked, Zhou Wen's figure gracefully moved to the side. After he moved away, the rocks that had turned to crystals beneath him suddenly split apart. A cylindrical crystal several meters in diameter was pulled out of the crystal.
The crystal pillar was pulled hundreds of meters high before it strangely vanished. All that was left was a circular hole that was hundreds of meters deep.
Drought Demon Fairy was alarmed. Her Ba killing technique was unique. It killed people without any warning. The enemy wouldn't sense any attack and it would be too late to escape when the Ba killing technique showed itself.
Previously, Drought Demon Fairy had relied on her Ba killing technique to dominate the world. She had killed countless terrifying Guardians and dimensional creatures, making people tremble in fear at the sound of her name. The name Drought Demon was synonymous with death.
Even if there were people who could withstand it, they were powerful beings who were in the extreme minority. Almost all of them were invincible powerhouses of their era, but most of them could only barely withstand the Ba-Killing Technique.
Drought Demon Fairy only had one person in her memories who could dodge it like Zhou Wen.
Could this fellow be related to that empress??Drought Demon Fairy sized up Zhou Wen in surprise.
However, from the Essence Energy fluctuations emitted by Zhou Wen, he didn't have any similarities to the one in Drought Demon Fairy's recollection. Or rather, they were two completely different powers. They had nothing to do with each other.
Is it a coincidence??Drought Demon Fairy activated her Ba killing technique again.
Drought Demon Fairy never expected that the reason Zhou Wen could dodge her Ba killing technique was because of her inner thoughts. She had already told Zhou Wen the timing and location of the Ba killing technique. All Zhou Wen needed to do was dodge it ahead of time.
If he only relied on his senses, Zhou Wen wouldn't be able to dodge the Ba killing technique.
Zhou Wen naturally dodged Drought Demon Fairy's Ba killing technique again.
Impossible…?Drought Demon Fairy was alarmed when she saw Zhou Wen successfully dodge again.
"I've said it before. If you can withstand one strike of mine and survive, I'll spare your life. However, if you insist on courting death, I can fulfill your wish." Zhou Wen slowly walked towards Drought Demon Fairy. As he walked, he said, "If you haven't returned to reflect on yourself by the time I reach the Fiend Tomb, there's no need for you to return."
Drought Demon Fairy was alarmed and furious. She steeled her heart and struck out repeatedly with her Ba killing technique.
Unfortunately for her, Zhou Wen had already heard all her thoughts. It even formed an image in his mind, allowing him to know where her next strike would land.
Therefore, Zhou Wen's figure floated like an immortal as though he was taking a stroll. Every step he took happened to dodge Drought Demon Fairy's Ba killing technique. Drought Demon Fairy's crazy attacks failed to touch Zhou Wen at all.
Seeing that Zhou Wen had already arrived in front of the Fiend Tomb, Drought Demon Fairy was extremely alarmed.?Could it be that he really has a great divine power? He's so powerful that he has hidden all that power deep down, preventing me from telling… Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to easily dodge my Ba killing technique… It's like he can predict the future…
The way Zhou Wen dodged the Ba killing technique made Drought Demon Fairy think of the empress. Although their Essence Energy fluctuations were completely different, the way they dodged the Ba killing technique was very similar.. This only served to alarm her even more.
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Chapter 1321: I'll Wait for the Day You Die
Translator: CKtalon
The people of the Zhang family saw that Human Sovereign did not even draw his sword—he just walked casually and resolved Drought Demon Fairy's ghostly attack. They were thrilled.
However, some people did not agree with Human Sovereign's actions. They felt that Human Sovereign should not have been soft-hearted. He should have just killed Drought Demon Fairy. There was no need to give her a chance. This was equivalent to allowing a tiger to return to the mountain.
Drought Demon Fairy was confused. If the person in front of her was really strong, why did he bother spouting all that nonsense with her? He could have just drawn his sword and killed her. Why did he give her a chance?
Seeing Zhou Wen walking over step by step, Drought Demon Fairy remained hesitant. After all, she was once an invincible existence. In that era, humans were inferior to ants in front of her. She traveled a thousand kilometers in a day, not sparing them a glance wherever she passed. Tens of thousands of humans were burned to ashes by the Heavenly Fire from her body, and that was just a result of her unconscious actions.
Yet in this era, she had to admit defeat to a human and reflect on her mistakes. She could not take this lying down.
Drought Demon Fairy felt that even if Human Sovereign really had the ability to kill her, it would just be a fight to the death. It was simply a wishful dream of others to make her bow her head before a human.
Of course, Zhou Wen didn't really want to kill Drought Demon Fairy. He didn't have the ability even if he really wanted to kill her.
Truth Listener's ability could scare Drought Demon Fairy and make her think twice, but if they really came to blows, he was no match for her.
Drought Demon Fairy showed no intention of returning to the Fiend Tomb despite him being only a few steps from the Fiend Tomb and closing in.
Three steps… two steps… one step…
Zhou Wen was already standing in front of the Fiend Tomb, but Drought Demon Fairy still had no intention of returning. She continued attacking, clearly determined to risk her life.
Seeing this, the Zhang family felt that Human Sovereign had no choice but to fight Drought Demon Fairy. They even looked forward to seeing whether Human Sovereign could kill her.
Zhou Wen's hand grabbed the hilt of the Immortal Culling Sword again, but he didn't pull it out. Instead, he sighed softly and said regretfully, "I am supreme in the world. All the gods and devils in the world want to worship me. Do you think I can't accept your bow?"
Everyone from the Zhang family was slightly taken aback when they heard Zhou Wen's sudden words. Although Human Sovereign was powerful and was publicly acknowledged as the number one expert of humanity, it was a little overboard for him to claim supremacy and that all the gods and devils in the world had to worship him. It was too arrogant.
Moreover, anyone could tell that Drought Demon Fairy was prepared to fight to the death. How could she bow before him?
However, when Drought Demon Fairy heard that, her body trembled as she stared at Zhou Wen in disbelief.
She was all too familiar with those words. Back then, the empress had also stood before her and said those same words.
Although she couldn't see Zhou Wen's face, Zhou Wen's tone and expression when he spoke resembled the empress back then. Only she and that empress were present back when it happened. No one else would have known.
For a moment, Drought Demon Fairy felt her thoughts go adrift, as if she was seeing the empress again.
"Why are you still standing there? Are you waiting for me to send you off?" Zhou Wen had only said that because he had read her thoughts and knew about her encounter with the empress.
These words struck Drought Demon like lightning. She looked at Zhou Wen with a complicated expression as though she had seen a ghost.
Something unexpected happened. Drought Demon Fairy, who was ready to fight to the death, gave Human Sovereign a perfunctory bow that showed no signs of reverence and disappeared into the Fiend Tomb.
The Earth fire that soared into the sky also quickly converged with the disappearance of Drought Demon Fairy. In a moment, the flames that filled the sky returned to the Fiend Tomb. Only a voice echoed in the sky. "I'll wait for the day you die."
Zhang Siyou and the others were shocked. Drought Demon Fairy's words were no different from acknowledging what Human Sovereign had previously said. She would not seek resurrection as long as Human Sovereign was alive.
With Drought Demon Fairy's return to the Fiend Tomb, the Zhang family's demonization showed signs of amelioration, but they didn't fully recover. Especially those who had been seriously demonized like Zhang Chunqiu, they didn't show much change. Their hair remained white, and their eyes and nails were as white as jade.
Their complexions just looked much better, no longer as pale as a corpse like before.
"The Zhang family is unable to repay your kindness. If you need the Zhang family's help in the future, just say the word. As long as it doesn't violate human ethics, I, Zhang Siyou, will definitely be there." Zhang Siyou only said his name, but did not mention the Zhang family.
Although his words sounded like he was avoiding the crux of the matter, on the other hand, it sounded like a serious promise.
"I hope the Zhang family can do as you say in the future—a Zhang family that lives standing on their feet." After Zhou Wen said that, he glanced at Eldest Uncle Zhang before turning around and tearing through the air, instantly transforming into a stream of light that vanished.
Eldest Uncle Zhang's face flushed red. He was undoubtedly the representative of the Zhang family who wanted to live on his knees.
Zhang Yuzhi helped up Zhang Chunqiu as she looked in the direction where Zhou Wen had vanished as though in thought.
"Human Sovereign is really beyond our reach. In the past, I felt that Human Sovereign was just one step ahead of me. Sooner or later, I would be able to reach the same level as him. From the looks of it today, it's not just one step." Zhang Chunqiu praised before smiling. "Thankfully, that's the case. Otherwise, our Zhang family would be doomed. Human Sovereign is indeed interesting. I wonder if his true identity is pure human. If he's pure human, he really deserves the title Human Sovereign."
"Probably… yes…" There was a complicated look in Zhang Yuzhi's eyes as though she was somewhat distracted.
On the way back, Zhang Yuzhi suddenly thought of something. She took out her phone and sent a message.
Zhou Wen was riding the Earth Elemental Beast when he arrived at a place where there was reception. When he heard the message chime, he took out his phone to take a look.
He saw that it was from Zhang Yuzhi and almost fell off the Earth Elemental Beast's back when he opened the message.
"Your Majesty Human Sovereign… Come help me garden… and listen to my music next time…
It should be a guess, right??Zhou Wen was alarmed and puzzled. He didn't know how Zhang Yuzhi could tell that he was Human Sovereign, so he hurriedly replied: "You sent it to the wrong person, right? You know Human Sovereign?"
After Zhou Wen sent the message, he nervously waited for Zhang Yuzhi's reply. However, after waiting for a while, his message was like a rock sinking into the sea. There was no response at all.
Zhang Yuzhi looked at Zhou Wen's reply on her phone and revealed a sly smile. She closed the chat box and held her phone to her chest. She closed her eyes and muttered to herself with a smile, "With you around, I won't be afraid of the darkness anymore."
Zhang Yuzhi's mind kept echoing the words:?"The one who deserves death isn't you, but the people who made you cry."
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Chapter 1322: Luck Companion Egg
Translator: CKtalon
After waiting for a long time, Zhou Wen finally received a message. It wasn't from Zhang Yuzhi, but Hui Haifeng.
"Junior Brother, I've obtained all the lucky Companion Beasts I can. Take a look and see if it's enough." Behind Hui Haifeng's message was a list of names.
Zhou Wen took a look and realized that there were a total of eleven different Luck Companion Eggs. Two of them were at the Mythical stage, six were at the Epic stage, and two were at the Legendary stage. There was even one at the Mortal stage.
"Mortal Companion Beasts are already very rare, and it actually has a Luck stat. This is really rare. However, even if a Mortal Companion Beast adds Luck, it shouldn't add much, right?" Zhou Wen replied: "That's enough. Give me two days to prepare and I'll contact you when I'm done."
"There's no need. Just stay in Luoyang. I've already sent the men over and the Companion Beasts will come with them. They should be able to reach Luoyang tonight." Hui Haifeng replied.
"Alright." Zhou Wen didn't insist. His entry into the Venusian dimensional zone didn't depend on his location as long as there was a Cube.
"Junior Brother, I'm handing them over to you. They're my best men. Don't lose them." Hui Haifeng sent another message.
"Actually, I can enter alone." Zhou Wen felt that it was safer for him to be alone.
"Alright, then you have to wear the Federation uniform. Then, wear a small red flag over your head which says 'Federation Soldier' on it…" Hui Haifeng replied.
"I think it's better I take others along." Zhou Wen thought for a moment and felt that it wasn't an image he wanted to be associated with.
"Hehe, whatever you say. I spent a huge sum of money obtaining these lucky Companion Beasts for you. I believe no one can gather such a powerful lineup of lucky Companion Beasts again. Why do you need so many? According to what I know, although lucky Companion Beasts can increase the chances of obtaining dimensional crystals and Companion Eggs in some way, this possibility actually has a threshold value. Once it exceeds a certain luck value, no matter how many lucky Companion Beasts you equip, it won't increase much," Hui Haifeng asked curiously.
"You'll know in the future." Zhou Wen wasn't in the mood to talk nonsense with him. He wanted to rush back to Luoyang to see the lucky Companion Beasts. This was because ordinary people could only rely on the information and experience transmitted by the Companion Beasts to determine their stats. They couldn't see any accurate information.
Therefore, Hui Haifeng only knew that they were Companion Beasts with Luck augmentation, but he wasn't sure how much Luck would be added.
"Master…" Just as Zhou Wen returned to Luoyang's An family, he saw Hui Wan rush over.
"Why are you here?" Zhou Wen was somewhat surprised that Hui Haifeng was willing to let Hui Wan come over.
Now that there were broken-out dimensional zones everywhere on the road, it was difficult to guarantee safety. Hui Wan could be said to be the future hope of the Hui family. It was too risky to let him out now.
"Father agreed to let me come when I said I wanted to learn from you," Hui Wan said.
Zhou Wen thought to himself,?Learn from me? What can you learn from me? It's more like me learning from you.
Hui Wan's talent was extremely high. He could grasp concepts from learning things once. Things like an eidetic memory and speed reading were nothing to him.
Zhou Wen suspected that Hui Haifeng had used some advanced technology to produce such a brainy son.
Back when Zhou Wen was in the Hui family, he had taught Hui Wan, but most of the things he knew could only be understood and not instructed. Zhou Wen had already taught him everything that could be instructed. Now, he really didn't have anything left to teach.
"Mr. Zhou, these are the items the president instructed us to bring you. Please check them." An officer in his thirties came in front of Zhou Wen with a few officers.
He looked very strange as he wore zero facial expression. His eyebrows, beard, and facial features looked fake, but Zhou Wen was certain that it was just a feeling. There was no special disguise on his face. He just had such looks.
There were eleven of them, and each of them had a safe handcuffed to their wrist.
Zhou Wen didn't need to guess to know that they were the eleven Luck Companion Eggs that Hui Haifeng had sent over. These eleven officers were likely Hui Haifeng's men.
When the officers opened the safes, they used the keys they had to open the safes for the others. And in the safe, there were special devices that seemed to be able to destroy the Companion Eggs in the safes if they were touched.
It was understandable that Hui Haifeng would do such a thing. Although these Companion Eggs weren't of high levels, they were very valuable. He had to be careful.
After Zhou Wen took receipt of the items, the expressionless officer who looked like he was wearing a mask said, "Under the president's orders, we will obey your orders from now on, Mr. Zhou. Even if you want us to die, we will definitely carry out your orders immediately."
"Very good. Go back and rest." Zhou Wen nodded.
"Yes sir." The soldier didn't ask further and directly led his men back to rest.
"Master, the things that the coaches at home teach are so boring. I've long wanted to find you. What can you teach me?" Hui Wan asked as he followed behind Zhou Wen.
"You've already done a good job with your learning. Play for the next two days," Zhou Wen said.
"Master, I know that you know things in depth. I might not be able to learn them now, but I'll definitely work hard…" Hui Wan said with a serious expression.
Zhou Wen looked at Hui Wan's serious expression and really couldn't come up with any excuses.
However, he wasn't good at teaching others. Despite racking his brains, he couldn't think of anything that he could teach him.
Just as he was feeling stumped, he suddenly saw Li Xuan walk out of the manor. He had no idea why this fellow had come to the An family residence.
Zhou Wen was delighted as he coughed lightly and said to Hui Wan, "Verbal instruction can't compare to actual practice. When you were at home, you should have learned a lot of theories. It's time to do some combat training."
"Master, you want to spar with me?" Hui Wan's eyes lit up.
"I taught you everything. I know you like the back of my hand. Sparring with me won't have any effect," Zhou Wen said.
"Then what should we do?" Hui Wan said anxiously.
"See that person? He's also your father's junior. Based on the generation, you should call him Uncle-Master. Train with him first," Zhou Wen said as he pointed at Li Xuan.
"Is he very powerful?" Hui Wan sized up the sloppy Li Xuan and was very suspicious.
"Average I guess. He can only last three moves against me, but it's enough as your sparring partner," Zhou Wen said.
"Don't worry, Master. I'll work hard." Hui Wan couldn't muster up any energy when he heard that, but he couldn't refute Zhou Wen. He only thought to himself,?He can only last three moves against Master. He's not that strong. I'll think of a way to defeat him later and let Master see my improvement. He should personally spar with me then.
"Old Zhou, whose child is this? What's he doing?" Li Xuan walked over and asked.
"Hui Haifeng's son. I was requested to teach him for fun. I happen to have something on. Help me teach him," Zhou Wen said.
"Old Hui's son? Then I have to teach him well. Don't worry. Leave him to me," Li Xuan said as he patted his chest.
"I'll leave it to you then. I'll get back to work." Before Zhou Wen left, he exhorted Hui Wan, "Little Wan, learn well from your Uncle Li. It will be beneficial for you forever."
Zhou Wen returned to his room and eagerly took out the eleven Companion Eggs and used his phone to appraise their stats.
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