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Chapter 1419: No
Zhou Wen carefully sized up Tsukuyomi and saw that her aura had become more tranquil and mysterious. It was hazy like moonlight partially veiled by clouds.
Although he couldn't see her clearly, he couldn't help but be attracted to her. He almost couldn't move his eyes away from her. The more he couldn't see her clearly, the more he wanted to.
Tsukuyomi seems to have become stronger. Zhou Wen's present eyesight wasn't what it used to be. With the augmentation of The Disqualified and the sensual enhancement from Great Brahma, the things he could sense were much stronger than the typical Terror-grade.
It wasn't much weaker than some Calamity-grade creatures.
Although Tsukuyomi hadn't used her strength, just the change in her aura made Zhou Wen feel that she had definitely improved significantly.
Strange, how did she improve? What is out there in the universe that allows her to improve??Zhou Wen thought to himself. Up to now, Zhou Wen knew too little about the universe.
Apart from guessing that every planet might be a Companion Egg, the universe was still a mysterious unknown to Zhou Wen.
Why did the Calamity creatures on Earth head out into the universe the moment they were born? Why was it that a powerful Calamity creature like Tsukuyomi was reverent towards the universe and might even die?
Up to now, Zhou Wen still hadn't figured out the answer to the questions.
Tsukuyomi had already entered the Venusian dimensional zone. Before the Metal Guard could shoot at her, its head was suddenly bitten off by a white monster that appeared out of thin air.
The monster's front half looked like a white dog, but its body behind its forelimbs was coiled like a snake's. It looked very strange.
After it bit off the Metal Guard's head, it swallowed the Metal Guard's energy core and vanished. All of this only took a moment.
That's Inugami from the Ghost Parade, right??Zhou Wen had previously studied the legends of Tsukuyomi and the Ghost Parade, so he knew a lot about the Ghost Parade in Tsukuyomi's pantheon. He recognized it at a glance.
The six doors opened as hordes of Metal Guards rushed out. However, before they could fire, Inugami's figure appeared again and bit off the head of a Metal Guard.
This time, it wasn't just Inugami who appeared. There was also Hashihime, who Zhou Wen had seen before. She appeared along with a wooden bridge that connected to the door. After the Metal Guards that appeared from the door walked onto the wooden bridge, they seemed to lose their minds. They didn't shoot as though they were in a daze as they walked towards Hashihime.
Hashihime stood on the bridge, wearing a floral kimono and holding a paper umbrella. Although her face couldn't be seen due to the umbrella, her beautiful figure was enough to make one fantasize.
When the Metal Guard walked in front of Hashihime, she finally turned her head. The moment she turned her head, the paper umbrella in her hand flew up. Her face was like a ghost's. She had sharp teeth, blood-red eyes, and sharp claws. Her face was as white as powder, and there were streaks of blood tears around the corners of her eyes.
In the next moment, the ferocious Hashihime's body was like a ghost. Wherever her sharp claws and ghastly hands went, she dug out the Metal Guard's energy sources and crushed them to pieces.
Ghosts appeared and disappeared as hordes of Metal Guards were slaughtered. Tsukuyomi didn't need to do it herself.
After the Golden Battle God appeared, he couldn't withstand the attacks of the ghosts. He wanted to shoot, but a phantom-like ghost appeared over him as though it had possessed him. It made the Golden Battle God lose control of his body and he couldn't pull the trigger.
Bang!
A ghost with a huge hammer smashed down, cracking the Golden Battle God's body. The energy source was also shattered.
The six Golden Battle Gods were like six helpless orphans amidst the ghosts that appeared and disappeared from time to time. They were quickly wiped out.
Tsukuyomi walked towards the tunnel as ghosts constantly appeared around her, like guards escorting a princess.
Everyone watched with relish. They originally wanted to see how Tsukuyomi would deal with the Calamity-grade bullets. They were not certain that the ghosts could withstand them.
However, to everyone's surprise, Tsukuyomi, who was escorted by the hundred ghosts, wasn't attacked by the Calamity-grade bullets. Even when she came in front of the Golden Palace, not a single bullet appeared.
"Goddess Tsukuyomi is too powerful. Even the Calamity gunner is frightened and doesn't dare fire."
"In that case, I wonder if the Cube will give a high or low evaluation?"
"If one doesn't undergo the test of the Calamity-grade bullets, their score won't be too high, right?"
"Bullsh*t. Goddess Tsukuyomi is invincible. Even the Calamity gunner doesn't dare fire. How can her score not be high? I think it's definitely going to be six stars. Furthermore, it will be higher than Xiao's ranking."
Everyone discussed spiritedly, but this time, the Golden Palace's door didn't open, nor did a metal ball fly out. However, when the Cube's screen switched back to the rankings, the golden stars behind Tsukuyomi's name changed from five to six. However, her ranking still failed to surpass Xiao's. She was only ranked second.
Such powerful strength still isn't enough to surpass Xiao??Zhou Wen was somewhat alarmed.
He could clearly tell that Tsukuyomi's ability had increased significantly. Under such circumstances, her failure to surpass Xiao's ranking meant that Xiao's strength was even more terrifying than Zhou Wen imagined.
With a thought, Zhou Wen used Singularity Universe's interstellar teleportation ability to arrive on Venus.
As his teleportation precision was much higher than before, Zhou Wen appeared not far from the Venusian dimensional zone and saw Tsukuyomi who was about to leave.
Tsukuyomi also sensed that someone had appeared and turned her head. After discovering that it was Zhou Wen, she stood there and smiled at him. The white-robed Tsukuyomi appeared especially beautiful and ethereal with the dark universe in the background. Her entire body seemed to emit an intoxicating halo.
"Tsukuyomi, can we have a chat?" Zhou Wen went forward and asked.
"No." Tsukuyomi's lips curled up slightly as a crafty look appeared in her eyes.
Zhou Wen was feeling somewhat depressed when he saw Tsukuyomi walk in front of him. She said with a smile, "It's boring to just have a chat. Why don't we do something else?"
With that said, Tsukuyomi extended her slender and fair fingers and pressed them on Zhou Wen's forehead. Instantly, she vanished with him.
Zhou Wen originally imagined that his spatial powers were already impressive, but he realized that Tsukuyomi's spatial powers were even better. During the spatial teleportation, Zhou Wen almost didn't sense the fluctuations and vibrations brought about by spatial teleportation.
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Chapter 1420: Cruel Universe
When Zhou Wen landed on the ground, he felt softness beneath his feet as though he had stepped on something extremely soft. He hurriedly flew up and stabilized himself.
Only then did he look down and see that it was a large asteroid. The shape of the asteroid looked like a bowl held up diagonally. And in the crater, there was a soft bed.
At that moment, Tsukuyomi was already lying on the bed. She was lying diagonally with one hand supporting her cheek as she looked at Zhou Wen with a faint smile.
"Is this where you live?" Zhou Wen looked around curiously and saw that it was an asteroid belt. There were strange asteroids everywhere.
Apart from Tsukuyomi and this bed, there were no signs of life.
"That's right. What do you think?" Tsukuyomi said.
"The environment's a little lacking. Why don't you find a better place?" Just as Zhou Wen said that, Tsukuyomi suddenly flicked her sleeve. The sleeve transformed into a white ribbon that wrapped around Zhou Wen's body and pulled him down.
Zhou Wen fell onto the bed as his expression changed slightly. He wanted to ask Tsukuyomi what she was doing, but before he could say a word, she leaned against him and covered his mouth with her hand.
"Don't speak." Tsukuyomi's pink lips were almost by Zhou Wen's ear. Her voice was so soft that even Zhou Wen could hardly hear her. Her breath made Zhou Wen's ears itch.
Zhou Wen didn't sense Tsukuyomi using strength, so he didn't retaliate. He lay there quietly and used Truth Listener to probe his surroundings.
Soon, Zhou Wen discovered a problem. Not far from the asteroid belt was a huge alien beast patrolling the area.
The alien beast's body was like a stingray, but it was many times bigger than the stingrays on Earth. Furthermore, its entire body was transparent like crystal. There were thin threads that emitted blue light in its body, like a human's vascular network.
Zhou Wen felt a terrifying aura from the strange creature and immediately held his breath.
Zhou Wen didn't dare mess around with something that even Tsukuyomi was afraid of.
The alien beast swam through the asteroid belt. There were a few times when it was less than a thousand meters away from the asteroid they were on. Tsukuyomi remained motionless as though she had been petrified. Zhou Wen could only mimic her.
After a while, the alien beast slowly left and vanished into the distant asteroid belt.
"What's that?" Zhou Wen could only sense that it was a dimensional creature, but he didn't know what kind it was.
"A Calamity-grade creature whose level is much higher than mine. If it discovers us, we might become food." Tsukuyomi lay diagonally beside Zhou Wen with one hand supporting her cheek. Her other hand was still pressing down on Zhou Wen's chest as though she had no intention of letting him get up.
"Level?" Zhou Wen was somewhat puzzled.
"Although we are both at the Calamity grade, there's still a difference in strength. There's a huge difference in strength between levels; the strength of one's domain will experience a qualitative leap likewise," Tsukuyomi said.
"What levels are they?" Zhou Wen hurriedly pressed. He knew too little about the Calamity grade, and he could take this opportunity to understand more. Perhaps he could find a way to advance to the Calamity grade.
"Human Realm, Hell, and Heaven correspond to three different domains. I'm still at the level of the Human Realm," Tsukuyomi answered.
"There aren't any Calamity-grade experts among us humans, right? Why would Calamity-grade levels be named after humans?" Zhou Wen was puzzled.
According to what he knew, there didn't seem to be any pure Calamity-grade humans. Ignoring that, he had never heard of pure Mythical humans either.
"How would I know? This is the division of the Calamity grade according to ancient legends. If you want to know, you can return to countless years ago and find the answer yourself." Tsukuyomi continued with a smile, "A Calamity creature like me that was just born on Earth doesn't even count as the Human Realm—a pure Calamity rookie. I'm only at the Human Realm now, but there are Calamity creatures at the Hell and Heaven levels in the universe. The difference is huge."
"Why are there so many powerful Calamity creatures in the universe?" Zhou Wen couldn't help but frown.
"Some of them came from Earth, while others came from other planets," Tsukuyomi said.
"Just like the dimensional creatures on Venus? However, the dimensional creatures on Venus don't leave Venus. That so-called Venusian Companion Beast needs to reach a contract with other creatures to leave Venus." Zhou Wen found it unbelievable that so many Calamity-grade creatures had reached a contract.
"It's not wrong to say that they need to reach a contract, but there are also situations where there's no need to reach a contract. For example, when a planet's lifespan reaches its end, which means that the Companion Beasts inside have already grown to their limits. Even if they don't need to contract with others, they will automatically be released because of the planet's destruction. That way, the Companion Beasts that appear will become ownerless Companion Beasts. Typically speaking, due to the long period of growth, these Companion Beasts are very powerful. Most of them are at the Heaven level when they are liberated. Of course, there are also planets that are accidentally destroyed before they reach the end of their lifespans. Then, the Companion Beasts produced will be weaker."
After a pause, Tsukuyomi continued, "Of course, a portion of them are able to come out via reaching contracts. However, only creatures from Earth can contract with Companion Beasts. If those fellows from the dimension want to contract with Companion Beasts in the universe, they need to do it through the bodies of Earthlings."
"Wait, in other words, that powerful Calamity creature was actually a Companion Beast?" Zhou Wen suddenly came to a realization.
"That's right." Tsukuyomi nodded slightly.
"Then I should be able to contract it, right?" Zhou Wen asked with widened eyes.
If he could contract a Calamity-grade Companion Beast, he would really make a killing.
"Of course. However, such an ownerless Companion Beast is equivalent to a feral beast. It's different from cats and dogs reared at home. It doesn't like to be restrained. As long as you aren't afraid of being killed, you can give it a try." Tsukuyomi's finger slid to Zhou Wen's cheek and pinched his face with her fingers. With a smile, she continued, "You are so thick-skinned. Perhaps those powerful wild Companion Beasts will be moved by your shamelessness. They might really contract with you."
"Even so, the universe is an excellent place for a Calamity creature born from Earth like you. As long as you can contract a few Companion Beasts, your strength will greatly increase. Why are you so afraid?" Zhou Wen was still somewhat puzzled.
Even if there were many Calamity-grade creatures in the universe, they wouldn't hunt other Calamity-grade creatures for no reason, right?
"Do you know how Calamity creatures grow?" Tsukuyomi asked instead of answering.
"I haven't advanced to the Calamity grade, so I'm not sure." Zhou Wen shook his head.
"Ignoring growth, just maintaining one's existence requires a large amount of energy. The higher one's level is, the more energy one needs. And the best way to obtain energy is to devour other Calamity creatures." Tsukuyomi's words immediately made Zhou Wen understand the cruelty of the universe. The competition for survival was even crueler than Earth's.
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Chapter 1421: Human Sovereign Attempts the Level
Translator: CKtalon
Zhou Wen chatted with Tsukuyomi for a while and gained a deeper understanding of the dangers of the universe.
Apart from being food for other Calamity creatures, there was the constant danger of Essence Energy expenditure. One needed to constantly replenish their Essence Energy to maintain their combat strength.
If one expended too much energy, it wouldn't only be a problem of a decline in combat strength. One might even starve to death.
Apart from hunting other Calamity creatures, one could also obtain Essence Energy from dimensional zones on different planets. There was also an important source of Essence Energy—Companion Beasts born on those planets.
Only then did Zhou Wen understand that Calamity creatures like Tsukuyomi and The Fallen wanted the Venusian Companion Beast to increase their strength, but also use it as food.
An existence like the Dragon Turtle had risked entry into the dimensional zone because it was starving—typical Essence Energy couldn't satisfy its survival requirements.
"Are you hungry?" Zhou Wen looked at Tsukuyomi with an odd expression.
Tsukuyomi stared at Zhou Wen and suddenly licked her lips. This action gave Zhou Wen a fright as he nearly jumped out of bed.
"Don't be afraid. I still don't plan on eating you. You're too thin. I should be fattening you up before I eat you." Tsukuyomi burst out laughing.
Zhou Wen smiled awkwardly. He also knew that if Tsukuyomi wanted to eat him, she would have done so long ago. There was no need to wait until now to tell him this.
"If you have the need, I can provide you with some Essence Energy Crystals," Zhou Wen said.
Tsukuyomi looked at Zhou Wen and said, "Typical Essence Energy Crystals aren't of much use to Calamity-grade creatures. It doesn't matter if we eat them or not. I need Calamity-grade Essence Energy Crystals. Do you have them?"
"No." Zhou Wen suddenly thought of something as he looked at Tsukuyomi and said, "You entered the Venusian dimensional zone for the second time and tried your best to obtain a ranking because you wanted to obtain the Venusian Companion Beast as food, right? In that case, you should have reached the point of needing to replenish your Essence Energy, yes?"
"I do need to replenish my Essence Energy, but it looks like it won't work this time. That Xiao's strength should be at the Human Realm, but his attributes are very strange. I'm afraid it's difficult to surpass him," Tsukuyomi said.
"Apart from the Venusian Companion Beast, is there no other place to replenish Essence Energy?" Zhou Wen frowned.
"You can hunt other dimensional creatures or Companion Beasts. Not all creatures are that strong. There are still some weaker fellows. There are still opportunities," Tsukuyomi said indifferently.
"Can you go to the Moon? If there's anything you need my help with, go to the Moon to find Lady Supreme Yin," Zhou Wen said after some thought.
"There shouldn't be such a need," Tsukuyomi said indifferently.
"Go if there's ever such a need." Zhou Wen got up and said, "I should return. Let's chat another time if fate allows it."
After Zhou Wen used spatial teleportation to leave, Tsukuyomi licked her lips again and rubbed her stomach with her palm. She muttered to herself,?I'm really hungry. I wonder how long I can last.
…
After Zhou Wen returned to Luoyang, he planned how to kill the Calamity gunner and clinch first place on the Cube.
Ever since he spoke to Tsukuyomi, Zhou Wen realized that a Calamity-grade Companion Beast was good stuff. It could be used for fighting usually and be eaten when one was hungry. It was a necessary divine artifact for traveling.
After he advanced to the Calamity grade, he would definitely need to use them.
There were many resources in the universe that required the strength of a Calamity-grade to vie for them. Otherwise, entering the universe was equivalent to courting death.
Zhou Wen originally wanted the Venusian Companion Egg, but now, he was even more eager to obtain it.
I wonder if Ghost God Eyes can really find the location of the Calamity gunner. If Soul Mirror isn't done before the countdown ends, I can only give it a try using Ghost God Eyes.?Zhou Wen looked at the time. There were still more than fifty hours left on the countdown. He could still afford to wait.
The colorful light from the Soul Mirror weakened, but it didn't seem like it would completely converge anytime soon.
Time ticked by. No other creature reached six stars. In fact, no other creature challenged the rankings.
When there was only an hour left before the countdown ended and the Soul Mirror still hadn't completed its evolution, Zhou Wen decided not to wait any longer.
Firstly, he couldn't wait any longer. Secondly, even if the Soul Mirror advanced to the Calamity grade, Zhou Wen wasn't sure if it was effective against the Calamity gunner.
After making sufficient preparations, Zhou Wen donned the Prisoned Dragon armor and held the Immortal Culling Sword. In the disguise of Human Sovereign, he arrived at the Venusian dimensional zone again.
Seeing that the countdown was about to end, everyone stared at it.
Now, most people felt that there was no suspense and Xiao would retain first place. After all, it was very difficult to obtain six stars.
"Professor Gu, there's less than an hour left on the countdown. Do you think there will be any surprises or suspense we should expect regarding the Cube's rankings?" the host asked Professor Gu in the live broadcast.
"There shouldn't be any surprises…" Before Professor Gu could finish his sentence, he suddenly saw the Cube screen light up. A figure stood in the Venusian dimensional zone.
"It's Human Sovereign! He finally appeared!"
"There's something wrong with Professor Gu's mouth, right?"
"Holy sh*t, he's finally here. I thought he didn't plan on appearing."
"So what if he's here? Although Human Sovereign is a little strong, I'm afraid he can't reach Xiao's level."
"What are you talking about? Our Human Sovereign is invincible. Xiao and whatever six-stars are all trash in front of our Human Sovereign."
"Human Sovereign will definitely win!"
Most humans supported Human Sovereign. Although humans were motivated by self-interest, humans were also sentimental creatures.
Emotionally, most humans still hoped that Human Sovereign would obtain first place, not Saint Xiao, who represented the Holy Land.
"Bro, do you think Human Sovereign has a chance of reaching first place?" Zhang Yuzhi looked at Zhang Chunqiu.
"It's difficult. Even if he's Human Sovereign, that Xiao's strength is too powerful and strange. I'm afraid it's very difficult to surpass him. Zhang Chunqiu knew very well that although Human Sovereign was very strong, he relied on his sword—his body wasn't at the Calamity grade. It was impossible for him to reach Xiao's level.
"Sigh, I know it's very difficult, but I really don't want the Holy Land to get first," Zhang Yuzhi said.
"No one wishes so, but that's reality. It won't change because of our personal feelings." Zhang Chunqiu stared at Human Sovereign on the screen and said, "But that person… Perhaps a miracle will really happen… After all, he's Human Sovereign…"
Jiang Yan led the core members of the League of Guardians to gather in front of the Cube. Zhong Ziya sat on the sofa, drinking and listening to the radio.
Hui Haifeng was in the meeting hall of an office building, watching the livestream with a group of federal officials. His expression was rather solemn.
"This should be the last hope for pure humans, right?" Xia Xuanyue from the Xia family sighed.
"We still don't know if he's pure human." Although Xia Liuchuan said that, he hoped that Human Sovereign could amount to something.. At the very least, he wanted to take the wind out of the fellows from the Holy Land.
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Chapter 1422: Possibility of Six Stars
Translator: CKtalon
Zhou Wen ignored the Metal Guard's attacks and walked towards the tunnel's door.
The Metal Guard's bullets swept across Zhou Wen's body, but they were blocked by the Prisoned Dragon armor, not even leaving a mark. Instead, the bullets ricocheted from the Prisoned Dragon armor and shattered the Metal Guard's energy source.
The Metal Guard wasn't afraid of the bullets, so it was useless even if the bullets riddled its body with holes. However, once the energy source exploded, the Metal Guard was dead.
The six doors opened as hordes of Metal Guards rushed out. Bullets fired at Zhou Wen crazily, but all of them ricocheted from the Prisoned Dragon armor. They all had their energy sources blasted apart.
Zhou Wen didn't attack. He only relied on the ricocheting to finish off the Metal Guards.
Zhou Wen wasn't as extravagant as the others. He stored the dimensional crystals and Companion Eggs that the Metal Guards dropped, regardless of whether they were good or bad.
After all, he usually grinded in-game, and he couldn't take out the things he obtained in-game. If there was a chance to pick up something, he wouldn't miss it.
"Look at Human Sovereign. He's already such an invincible powerhouse, yet he's still so diligent and thrifty. He's really a perfect man. He will definitely be a good husband in the future. I really want to marry him," a girl said dreamily as her eyes suffused hearts.
"Cut it out. What thrifty? You just want his body…" the girl beside her curled her lips.
The Golden Battle God appeared and fired, but Zhou Wen still didn't dodge. He secretly circulated his strength and used the Prisoned Dragon armor's reflective force to increase the bullet's strength, causing the bullet to fly back even faster and blast apart the Golden Battle God's energy source.
"Holy sh*t, that works? Even a Terror-grade Golden Battle God can be ricocheted to death. What armor is that?"
"This reflective ability seems to be even more domineering than the Calamity-grade Dragon Turtle from before!"
"As expected of Human Sovereign. He's too domineering."
"It's just this and nothing more. He's only relying on the Companion Beast armor. Look at how Tsukuyomi and Xiao obtained six stars. They didn't use any of these ricocheting parlor tricks. It's all useless."
…
The six Golden Battle Gods were ricocheted to death one by one, but it wasn't all thanks to the Prisoned Dragon armor. The force Zhou Wen secretly used was also key. Otherwise, just the ricocheting bullets wouldn't deliver such a strong effect.
The alarms on the six doors sounded at the same time. Everyone immediately focused as they stared intently at Zhou Wen's figure, hoping to see how he would deal with the Calamity-grade bullets. This was the true crux.
"When Xiao cleared the level, the Calamity-grade gunner didn't fire. The Calamity-grade gunman didn't fire for Tsukuyomi either. Only they obtained six stars. The other strong ones like The Fallen failed to obtain six stars. It's obvious that the key is to prevent the Calamity-grade gunner from firing. If Human Sovereign were to let the Calamity-grade gunman fire a shot, I'm afraid he wouldn't have a chance to obtain six stars," Xia Liuchuan analyzed.
"But from the looks of it, Human Sovereign shouldn't have such an ability. His ability is more reflected in his combat strength. He doesn't have the ability to make his opponent commit suicide, nor does he have Tsukuyomi's Ghost Parade ability. It's probably very difficult to make the Calamity-grade gunner not shoot, right?" Xia Xuanyue said.
"It's very difficult, but it has to be done. It's not that easy to obtain six stars," Xia Liuchuan said.
In fact, there were many people with the same thoughts as Xia Liuchuan. After watching so many attempts, most people had a certain understanding of how the Venusian dimensional zone scored the attempt. How the Calamity-grade gunner was dealt with was key.
From the looks of it, preventing the Calamity-grade gunner from firing was the most effective way to get a high score. There likely wasn't a better way of obtaining six stars.
Bang!
Just as people were discussing if Human Sovereign could scare the Calamity-grade gunner into not firing, a gunshot sounded.
Almost at the same time the gunshot sounded, the Immortal Culling Sword in Zhou Wen's hand moved, but it didn't leave its scabbard. All he did was use the hilt of his sword to block the Calamity-grade bullet and change the direction of the bullet.
After the Calamity-grade bullet changed direction and shot elsewhere, Zhou Wen walked over to the tunnel and ventured inside.
Bullets shot over one after another, but Zhou Wen's arm only moved slightly as he struck the bullets with the hilt. It looked like he was easily changing the direction of the bullets, preventing any of them from hitting him.
It looked easy, but in fact, it wasn't that easy.
To do so, not only did he need to have good eyesight and timing, but he also needed to have sufficient strength and top-notch control over his force. Under the impact of the light-speed bullet, he would ingeniously strike the side of the bullet from a certain angle. By exerting a tiny bit of strength, he could change the direction of the bullet.
"As expected of Human Sovereign. His eyesight, force control, and timing are all top-notch. From the looks of it, he likely hasn't advanced to the Calamity grade. I'm afraid there aren't many humans other than Human Sovereign that can accomplish such a feat with Terror-grade strength." Zhang Chunqiu sighed softly and continued, "Unfortunately, no matter how good his technique is, as long as that Calamity-grade gunner fires, it will be difficult to get a rating of six stars."
"Is there no other way?" Zhang Yuzhi still hoped that Human Sovereign could obtain first place.
"Not at the moment." Zhang Chunqiu sighed.
"There shouldn't be any suspense. Although Human Sovereign is very strong, he hasn't advanced to the Calamity grade after all. Without the effects of a domain, he can't stop the Calamity-grade gunner from firing. It's impossible for him to reach six stars. If there aren't any other stronger creatures attempting the level, Xiao should end up in first place," Professor Gu explained in the program.
"Professor Gu, since a powerhouse like Human Sovereign has stood up to the challenge, he definitely has his own ideas. Could he have other tricks up his sleeve?" The host was a fan of Human Sovereign, so she still held onto a sliver of hope.
"There's always a limit to human strength. It can't be done if it just can't be done. No matter how strange a move is, it has to be within a certain set of rules. The Calamity-grade gunner has already fired. The rules governing the Cube's ratings make it impossible for him to obtain six stars. It's useless no matter what move he has. Now, Human Sovereign can only vie for third place. If he can surpass The Fallen and obtain third place, he should be able to obtain a good Companion Beast. This isn't a bad choice. The reason Human Sovereign is here this time is likely to vie for third place. As a Terror-grade, it's already very impressive to be able to come in at third place. Human Sovereign hasn't shamed our human pride," Professor Gu answered with certainty.
"What a pity. Even he can't shake Xiao's position," Cave Era said in disappointment as she looked at the Cube's screen.
"He's not someone who does things randomly without confidence," Jiang Yan said indifferently.
In the room, Zhong Ziya, who was hugging his sword and looking a little dazed from drinking, leaned on the sofa. After hearing Professor Gu's explanation, the corners of his mouth involuntarily curled up as he muttered to himself, "That fellow doesn't like something like third place."
Bang!
The seventh gunshot rang.
Chapter 1423: Only Chance
Translator: CKtalon
With Zhou Wen using The Disqualified and with the augmentation of Great Brahma and Truth Listener, it was difficult for the Calamity-grade bullet trajectories to escape his notice.
At the instant the seventh sure-kill bullet shot out, Zhou Wen unsheathed the Immortal Culling Sword in his hand.
Immortal Slaying slashed at the tip of the sure-kill bullet with unparalleled sword aura.
Sparks flew as the Immortal Culling Sword cleaved through the sure-kill bullet. The two halves of the bullet flew past Zhou Wen's body and slammed into the wall before sinking in. It failed to return.
What a powerful attack!?Xiao, who was watching the Cube, narrowed his eyes when he saw this scene.
"It's because that sword is powerful. I heard from Lord Holy God that that sword once killed countless Calamity creatures in the Mythical era. Even the invincible powerhouses at the Apocalypse level are very afraid of it. Thankfully, Human Sovereign only has one. If it's as Lord Holy God said, with all four swords in his hand, I'm afraid no one on Earth can match him," a Saint watching the battle said.
"It's useless no matter how strong that sword is. No matter how strong he is, he can only obtain five stars even if he reaches the Golden Palace now. The Cube's first place is already Xiao's," another Saint said.
"That's not necessarily true." Xiao looked at the scene and whispered in a voice that only he could hear.
This was the first time they had seen the sure-kill bullet being severed. It excited many humans.
"Human Sovereign is indeed invincible. So what if it's at the Calamity grade? So what if it's a sure-kill bullet? Isn't it still split in one strike?"
"Your Excellency Human Sovereign, I want to have children with you."
"Uncle, stop fooling around!" The young man beside him flushed red as he pulled the man with the beard—the one clamoring to have children with Human Sovereign—out of the crowd.
The Immortal Culling Sword had already been sheathed. Zhou Wen continued walking forward—he wasn't walking very quickly because he needed to determine the gunner's general location before using Li Mobai's Ghost God Eyes to ensure the highest success rate.
There was only one chance, so Zhou Wen couldn't fail.
Just as everyone thought, even if Zhou Wen were to reach the Golden Palace, he would at most be rated five stars. If he couldn't kill the Calamity gunner, it would be impossible for him to obtain a six-star rating.
Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang!
Zhou Wen constantly sent the Calamity-grade gunner's bullets flying as he searched for his location.
Zhou Wen had already tried many times in-game, but every time he felt that his judgment was right, the Calamity-grade gunner would be gone when he instant transmit over to where he should be. He couldn't sense the location of the Calamity-grade gunner at all.
However, from the direction of the bullet, the Calamity-grade gunner was definitely there.
Zhou Wen had also attempted to attack the spot he had determined regardless of whether he could see it or not, but it was useless. His attack didn't touch anything and it only slammed into the wall.
"What a pity. If such a human powerhouse can advance to the Calamity grade, people like Xiao and Tsukuyomi might not be able to compete with him," said Worm Dugu with a sigh.
"I still don't know if he's pure human. If he advances to the Calamity grade, it might not be a good thing for humanity." Dugu Ge's expression was ambivalent.
Now, the various factions knew very well that if Human Sovereign was really pure human, it would undoubtedly be a potent stimulant for the Federation and humanity. It was very likely to make humans regain the confidence and pride they had long lost.
However, if Human Sovereign wasn't pure human, it was very likely that the last bit of humanity's beliefs would be crushed.
In the entire Federation, there were quite a number of human powerhouses, but there really weren't many pure humans. Only Zhou Wen could enter the rankings, but Zhou Wen virtually relied on Companion Beasts. Furthermore, there was the suspicion that he resorted to trickery. It made people feel that he wasn't very strong.
Only Human Sovereign could fight all sorts of powerful creatures head-on. Not only was he not at a disadvantage, but he even had the advantage.
It could be said that in the hearts of many people, Human Sovereign was their final bottom line and dignity as humans.
If Human Sovereign was no longer pure human, that bottom line would be breached. When that happened, more and more people would choose to contract with Guardians.
Those who could have taken their own paths might have chosen to become contractors because of this.
Zhou Wen had already determined the location of the Calamity gunner, but he knew very well that even if he instant transmited over, it would be impossible for him to find him.
With a slight movement of his fingers, two crystalline eyeballs appeared in his palm. Zhou Wen held the pair of Ghost God Eyes tightly and made them collide.
"Quickly end it. The rating will only be lower if he wastes any more time. No matter how many times he uses the same move, no matter how many bullets he splits, it won't improve his rating. It will only lower it. If Human Sovereign has this intention, I'm afraid he's wrong…" Professor Gu continued analyzing, but he suddenly saw a strange change in the Cube's screen.
Human Sovereign's entire head was within a helmet, preventing anyone from seeing his appearance, much less his facial features.
However, at that moment, one could see Human Sovereign's eyes glowing resplendently. The light from his eyes penetrated the steel-like face armor like two searchlights emitting a red glow. Just a glance at it made one's heart turn cold as though they had been targeted by the devil.
Zhou Wen's eyes stared at the spot he had determined. The wall in front of him suddenly seemed to turn transparent. His gaze passed through several walls and he realized that there was no sign of the Calamity gunner.
However, in the metal wall at the back, there was a humanoid creature. The creature's body was identical to the metal wall. He had perfectly fused with the metal wall and was standing inside. Furthermore, he could move freely inside the wall.
The extremely hard metal was like water for him.
Zhou Wen could clearly see that the creature on the wall was holding a gun inside the wall and aiming it at him.
So that's how it is… So this fellow can move freely in the metal and even use the metal to escape. It's no wonder I couldn't find his location…?Zhou Wen knew that he had to kill him in one strike.
He could now see that fellow with the help of the Ghost God Eyes, but the power of the Ghost God Eyes couldn't last long. If he missed, he wouldn't have a second chance if the Calamity gunner escaped with the help of the Metal Escape technique.
For a potent force like the seventh sure-kill shot, it definitely needs some channeling time. At the moment before the bullet is shot, all his strength will probably be focused on the sniper gun. When that happens, it will definitely be difficult for him to use Metal Escape at the same time. This is the only chance.?Zhou Wen was already prepared, but he didn't know if his plan would succeed.
Everyone watched as Human Sovereign's eyes lit up. In the next instant, his figure suddenly vanished.
Even the Cube's camera paused for a moment, unable to immediately keep up with his movement. When Human Sovereign's figure appeared on the screen again, people saw him standing in front of a metal wall.. He held the hilt of the Immortal Culling Sword in his hand, and its blade had already completely sunk into the metal wall.
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Chapter 1424: Reaching the Peak With Seven Stars
"So that's how it is. Human Sovereign aimed to kill the Calamity gunner. Unfortunately, he underestimates it too much. This is the home ground of the Calamity gunner to begin with. Even existences like Tsukuyomi, Xiao, and The Fallen found it difficult to find the location of the Calamity gunner. They could only choose to obtain as high a score as possible instead of killing it. The possibility of Human Sovereign successfully killing the Calamity gunner is slim, so it's reasonable that the attack missed…" Professor Gu's analysis was as most people thought.
However, before Professor Gu could finish his sentence, inch by inch, Human Sovereign pulled out the Immortal Culling Sword that was embedded in the wall.
As the Immortal Culling Sword was pulled out, energy spewed out like flames from the gap between the sword and the wall, illuminating the entire tunnel.
"No… No way…" In the Holy Land, the Saints widened their eyes in disbelief.
Professor Gu, who was commenting, had his mouth agape, but he couldn't finish his sentence. All he could do was watch as the light on the Cube's screen intensified. The light reflected in his pupils nearly filled his entire eyes.
Boom!
When the Immortal Culling Sword was completely pulled out, the energy source that spewed out exploded, blasting apart the metal wall. A humanoid metal creature's chest exploded as the energy source shattered. It fell out of the blasted wall and collapsed in front of Zhou Wen.
A metal crystal dropped from his blasted chest. Zhou Wen picked it up and turned to walk towards the Golden Palace.
Without any Calamity-grade bullets appearing again, Zhou Wen walked up to the Golden Palace under everyone's stunned gazes.
However, before reaching the Golden Palace, Zhou Wen switched to his Terror form. He had already experimented before. The Golden Palace relied on two aspects to rate the challenger.
Firstly, it was bloodline. If he dripped his blood in before entering, judgment would be based on his bloodline. Another attempt would only raise his stars and ranking, and he wouldn't be given a metal ball.
However, other than dripping blood to enter the Venusian dimensional zone, one could also enter using spatial powers. As creatures that entered like this didn't have any reference bloodline, the Venusian dimensional zone determined a rating using Life Providences, Life Souls, Wheel of Destiny, and Terror transformation powers.
Zhou Wen had dripped his blood the last time he came in. The Terror transformation powers he used when he stepped up were The Disqualified, Singularity Universe, and Godfiend Era.
This time, Zhou Wen had used spatial powers to enter. He had converted all his attributes to Human Sovereign's before ascending the Golden Palace.
The Golden Palace's door opened again as a blinding light shone from within. A metal ball slowly flew out and landed in front of Zhou Wen.
The Cube's scene changed and switched to the rankings. Everyone looked eagerly at the top of the rankings. When they saw the two words in their imagination, they felt an indescribable feeling in their hearts. It was as though it was only natural for it to appear, but it was also unbelievable. It was complicated and difficult to describe.
Then, everyone quickly swept their gazes behind the name.
One… Two… Three…?Someone counted silently in his heart. Someone directly counted out loud. Even if they were not physically in the same place, they were unbelievably in sync.
"Four… Five… Six… Seven… Stars…" Someone finally couldn't help but shout hoarsely," Seven stars… Human Sovereign has seven stars… F*ck… It's seven stars… Who the hell said that Human Sovereign can't get first place…"
"Professor Gu, what are your thoughts?" The host couldn't help but ask the stunned Professor Gu. As a fan of Human Sovereign, she was very displeased with Professor Gu's previous analysis. If it wasn't because of her professional ethics, she would have long retorted.
"This… is indeed a little unexpected…" Professor Gu couldn't think of anything to say, so he coughed awkwardly.
"Haha, as expected, our Human Sovereign is invincible. What Saint Xiao? What's so awesome about him? If he has the ability, kill the Calamity gunner."
"I knew it. I knew that Human Sovereign would definitely do it. As Human Sovereign, wouldn't killing a Calamity be child's play?"
"That's not right. That wasn't what you said a moment ago?"
…
"How did this happen? Didn't Lord Holy God say that it's virtually impossible for Calamity-grade creatures to kill the Calamity gunner in the Venusian dimensional zone? How did he do it?" A Saint was still in disbelief as he looked at the seven golden stars behind Human Sovereign's name with a look of appalled surprise.
"Lord Holy God only said that it's virtually impossible, but that's not an ordinary person," Xiao said indifferently.
"But what do we do now? Lord Holy God said that we have to obtain first place and obtain the Venusian Companion Beast… Now…" the Saint said in a panic.
Thinking of the consequences of Holy God's wrath, many Saints trembled slightly.
"What do you mean what should we do? Can't I just snatch back first place? Since Lord Holy God chose me, I naturally have to do the deed well. If Human Sovereign can do it, I can also do it," Xiao said as he walked towards the Cube.
"Well said. Just snatch it back." A voice sounded from a distant palace. A holy deity walked over step by step. Wherever he passed, all the Saints genuflected. No one dared to look at him.
"Lord Holy God." Xiao also genuflected.
"Not only do I want you to snatch back first place, but I also want you to kill that human. Can you do it?" Holy God asked as he looked down at Xiao.
"If there's a chance, I'll do my best," Xiao said in a deep voice.
"I can give you a chance, but failure is not an option," said Holy God.
"Only one of us will live," Xiao answered firmly.
"Remember your words. If Human Sovereign doesn't die, don't even bother returning." Holy God walked towards the Cube. When he stood on the Cube, the entire Cube lit up.
Everyone looked at the ranking on the Cube and discussed what Companion Beast Human Sovereign would obtain.
The Cube that had already switched to the ranking screen suddenly changed again. It returned to the scene in the Venusian dimensional zone.
Furthermore, the scene didn't show the entrance to the Venusian dimensional zone. It was still the scene in front of the Golden Palace. Zhou Wen was still standing in front of the Golden Palace and hadn't been teleported out.
"What's going on?" Everyone was somewhat puzzled.
This was unprecedented. Furthermore, the countdown hadn't ended. There were still dozens of minutes left. It was still premature to say that Human Sovereign had obtained first place.
Zhou Wen realized that he hadn't been teleported out of the Golden Palace and knew that something was amiss. He immediately wanted to use spatial teleportation to leave the Golden Palace, but he realized that the space in the Golden Palace was isolated from the outside world. He couldn't teleport out.
At the same time, a figure entered the Venusian dimensional zone. It was none other than Xiao.
Everyone immediately understood what had happened. The entire Federation broke into a furor.
"F*ck, again? Do you have any shame? It was Di Tian the last time. This time, it's the Holy Land. If you can't win, play dirty. Is everyone from the dimension so shameless?"
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Chapter 1425: Only One Person Can Leave Alive
When Zhou Wen saw Xiao, he immediately engraved the Heaven-Opening Scripture of the Highest Elder.
Since Xiao could make the Terror-grade Golden Battle Gods commit suicide and Zhou Wen was only at the Terror grade, he had to mount a full defense to not succumb to Xiao's abilities.
Even with the double protection of the Heaven-Opening Scripture of the Highest Elder and Truth Listener, Zhou Wen didn't dare be careless. He focused his gaze on Xiao and grabbed the hilt of the Immortal Culling Sword again.
"In our battle today, only one person can leave alive. Please do your best. Let Venus see who has the right to be the owner of the Venusian Companion Beast," Xiao said as he walked over step by step.
Zhou Wen never liked to waste his breath, much less talk nonsense with enemies. He immediately unsheathed the Immortal Culling Sword in his hand and slashed down with Immortal Slaying.
Zhou Wen's Speed and Strength were infinitely close to the Calamity grade. With Immortal Slaying combined with the Immortal Culling Sword, he could produce the power to kill a Calamity-grade creature.
If it wasn't for the fact that the Immortal Culling Sword couldn't be taken into the game, Zhou Wen would have long used it to kill the Kui. He wouldn't have needed to go through so much trouble using the Tyrant Behemoth boxing glove.
Zhou Wen had previously seen Xiao. Back then, he was still very far from the Calamity grade. Now, it was certain that he had only recently advanced to the Calamity grade. Zhou Wen didn't believe that he could withstand the power of the Immortal Culling Sword.
However, Xiao didn't dodge. When the Immortal Culling Sword reached him, he reached out to his waist. There was also a sword there, but it was different from the East District-like Immortal Culling Sword. The sword in his hand was a western-styled rapier.
The rapier was silver in color; even the scabbard was the same. It looked like it was made of pure silver, and the patterns on it were exquisite.
At the instant the rapier was unsheathed, Zhou Wen saw silver light collide with the Immortal Culling Sword.
Clang!
When the two swords clashed, the shockwave produced forced Zhou Wen and Xiao to retreat. The shockwave constantly spread out and struck the metal wall with a boom.
Zhou Wen was somewhat surprised as he looked at the silver rapier in Xiao's hand. According to what he knew, a West District weapon like the rapier wasn't steeped in history. It was unlikely to appear in myths and legends.
However, the silver rapier didn't show any damage after clashing with the Immortal Culling Sword. Clearly, it wasn't an ordinary item, but Zhou Wen couldn't figure out its origins.
"Lord Holy God is right. The sword forged from Holy Metal can indeed block that Immortal Culling Sword." The Saints watching were delighted when they saw the Immortal Culling Sword blocked.
"Of course. When has Lord Holy God ever been wrong? That's the Holy Sword that Lord Holy God personally bestowed to Xiao. The Holy Metal used to create the Holy Sword is the foundation of the Holy Temple. It was baptized by Holy Energy for countless years and has long been a supreme Holy item. It's virtually indestructible. How can it be easily damaged?"
"Human Sovereign is only at the Terror grade. All he relies on is the Immortal Culling Sword. Now that the Holy Sword can withstand its blow, it will be a piece of cake for Xiao to defeat him."
The Saints discussed spiritedly, but inside the Venusian dimensional zone, Xiao didn't immediately counterattack.
He levitated in midair with his rapier casually held in front of his chest. He looked extremely elegant and natural, like an otherworldly swordsman.
"You haven't reached the Calamity grade. If I defeat you with the Calamity Zone, I'm afraid you will die with a grievance," Xiao said to Zhou Wen.
"Why? Do you plan on not using the Calamity Zone?" Zhou Wen asked calmly.
"Indeed. I'll let you see the true strength of a Saint," Xiao said as he instantly stabbed out with his rapier. The blade vanished from Zhou Wen's vision, preventing him from seeing the trajectory of the strike.
Zhou Wen's expression didn't change as he instantly moved horizontally. At the instant he moved, a silver beam flashed from his head, almost brushing past his hair.
If Zhou Wen had been any slower, his head would have been penetrated by the sword.
That was fast!?Zhang Yuzhi's heart nearly popped out when she saw this.
An Sheng, Li Xuan, An Jing, and company were also watching the battle. They were so nervous that their palms were sweating.
Xiao gracefully followed as he stabbed out again and again. The rapier and his figure were unbelievably fast. His usual speed could reach the speed of light, but the instant he struck out, he was so fast that even Zhou Wen couldn't see the trajectory of the sword.
Even Tsukuyomi's expression turned solemn.
Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang! Boom! Boom!
The clashing sounds of the blades and the impacts of the shockwave constantly echoed. Xiao's terrifying rapier had been completely blocked by Zhou Wen. None of the strikes could injure him.
"Impossible… Although Human Sovereign is strong… it's all thanks to the power that the sword gives him. That's how he can kill a Calamity-grade. However, his speed and reaction shouldn't reach the level of a Calamity-grade. Furthermore, Xiao's stabbing speed probably can't even be seen by ordinary Calamity-grade creatures. How did Human Sovereign block it?" The Saints were alarmed.
Li Xuan and the others who were on good terms with Zhou Wen, as well as the ordinary humans, were pleasantly surprised. Wang Lu also heaved a sigh of relief as she held her hands in front of her chest. Unknowingly, she was already covered in a cold sweat.
"I knew it. What kind of existence is Human Sovereign? A mere Calamity-grade can't do anything to him." The people who had held their breaths while watching were immediately overjoyed when they saw that Human Sovereign remained calm and composed under the unbelievable rapier. He had blocked all of Xiao's attacks.
"I'm starting to doubt if Human Sovereign is really pure human. Such an ability really doesn't seem like what a pure human is capable of," Zhang Chunqiu said jokingly.
"Indeed. He can actually see the trajectory of the sword. Such eyesight should have exceeded the limits of a Terror-grade?" Zhang Yuzhi said.
"No, he didn't see it, nor can he see it. The ability I'm referring to isn't this," Zhang Chunqiu said.
"He can't see it?" Zhang Yuzhi was taken aback as she asked in disbelief, "How does he block it if he can't see it? Furthermore, he looks to be at ease. It doesn't look like it was luck."
"Of course it isn't luck. True, you can't say that he can't see it. It can only be said that he can't see the rapier's trajectory, but he can see Xiao's movements." Noticing Zhang Yuzhi's incomprehension, Zhang Chunqiu continued explaining, "Xiao's rapier is unbelievably fast. It might also be a spatial ability. No matter what ability it is, it's impossible for the Terror-grade Human Sovereign to see the trajectory of the rapier. Even if he can see it, it's impossible for him to react."
"Therefore, Human Sovereign isn't looking at the rapier at all. He fixes his eyes on Xiao's actions. Although Xiao's speed is very fast, he isn't as fast as the rapier. It's still within Human Sovereign's reaction speed. Human Sovereign uses Xiao's actions to determine his target and block his attack." After Zhang Chunqiu explained, he couldn't help but praise, "It sounds simple, but a battle at that level is ever-changing. To be able to accurately block an almost invisible sword with just the other party's actions is truly shocking. Even if I had the same strength as him, I might not be able to do it to such an extent. This fellow doesn't look human at all."
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Chapter 1426: Sword Combat
Zhou Wen's The Disqualified had the ability to spy on the weakness of everything, so he naturally understood immediately that it was impossible to see Xiao's sword clearly, but he could determine the necessary actions he needed from Xiao's actions.
To others, it was impossible to block all attacks with just judgment in such a fast battle. However, Zhou Wen was relaxed and at ease.
All things had their strengths, but they definitely had their weaknesses. Unless the other party's overall standard was strong enough to crush Zhou Wen, Zhou Wen would ultimately grasp their weaknesses.
Xiao naturally discovered the problem as his sword art suddenly changed.
Xiao wanted to use an ever-changing sword art to make Zhou Wen make a mistake. Just one mistake, even if it was just a millisecond slower, would be enough to deal a fatal blow.
"Why is Xiao's sword art… Why is it… a little strange…" Zhang Yuzhi's eyesight wasn't good enough, so she could only make out a blur. This allowed her to feel that Xiao's sword art was somewhat different, but she couldn't tell what was different.
Zhang Chunqiu said with a heavy expression, "It looks like an incorrectly done jigsaw puzzle, right?"
"Yes, that's the feeling. What's going on? With the standards Xiao displayed, his sword art should have already entered a sublime realm. It's impossible for him to make such a mistake," Zhang Yuzhi hurriedly said with a nod.
"That wasn't a mistake, but a deliberate action on Xiao's part. The first move he's using now comes from different sword arts. The previous move is completely different from the next move's style. It's even diametrically opposite. It's to make it difficult for Human Sovereign to determine the angle and position of his sword."
Zhang Chunqiu paused for a moment before continuing with a frown, "This Xiao is really extraordinary. There aren't any flaws despite using all sorts of sword arts; yet, it makes one feel as though there's something misaligned. What's even more terrifying is that the sword techniques he's proficient in almost encompass all the types of sword techniques I know. To be able to master all sorts of sword arts to such an extent is testament to this fellow's immense talent."
"Won't Human Sovereign be in grave danger? You previously said that Human Sovereign relied on determining his actions to withstand his attacks. Now, with the combination of such random swords, and with it being difficult to distinguish what's real, wouldn't Human Sovereign immediately be severely injured if he makes a mistake?" Zhang Yuzhi said worriedly.
"In theory, it's indeed very difficult not to make any mistakes. However, Human Sovereign probably can't leave even if he wants to. He has to not make any mistakes or think of a way to counterattack. Otherwise, he's a sitting duck," Zhang Chunqiu said.
An Sheng and Li Xuan were already so nervous that they were mute. They naturally could tell that Zhou Wen was in a terrible situation.
There were thousands of sword arts in the world. It was impossible for a person to have seen all the sword arts in the world even if he spent his entire life doing so.
Furthermore, there was a technique of faking moves in sword arts. If Zhou Wen made a wrong judgment once, his outcome would be tragic. From their point of view, Zhou Wen was dancing on the tip of a blade. Any carelessness would immediately lead to a bloody calamity.
"Where did the Holy Land find this Xiao? He's terrifying. To be able to cultivate his sword art to such a level, even without the help of the Holy Land and Guardians, he definitely won't be ordinary," Xia Liuchuan said with a heavy expression.
Xia Xuanyue could also tell that Xiao's sword art had indeed reached a sublime realm. It was probably difficult to find humans in the world who could cultivate sword arts to such a level.
Xiao was in no way inferior to the few most famous swordsmen. Furthermore, Xiao was better than them in one aspect.
Ya from the Holy Spirit Association was also a sword expert. The female sword immortal from Luoyang and Swordsman Tomorrow were all sword experts, but their sword art had been cultivated to the extreme in one particular style.
However, Xiao seemed to have cultivated all the sword arts in the world to the limit. Even a slightly less talented swordsman could not match the sword moves he casually unleashed despite practicing his entire life.
However, in Xiao's hands, such sword arts seemed basic.
"Lord Holy God, Xiao is indeed talented. He's probably the only Saint who can cultivate sword arts to such a level," the old Saint by Holy God's side whispered.
"His sword arts are indeed very good, but such sword arts can't kill Human Sovereign," said Holy God indifferently.
The Saint was immediately alarmed when he heard that. "Such a sword art, coupled with the Trajectory technique that even a Calamity-grade might not be able to see clearly, still can't kill Human Sovereign?"
Even a Calamity-grade creature would probably find it difficult to last long in a melee battle with Xiao. There would ultimately be times when they made miscalculations.
"This Human Sovereign is indeed a hero among humans. It's a pity I didn't discover him in the past," Holy God said with interest.
The old Saint naturally understood that the pity the Holy God mentioned was that Human Sovereign couldn't be nurtured into a Saint.
"If Lord Holy God is interested in him, you can let Xiao spare his life. It won't be difficult for him to join the Holy Temple and become a Saint," the old Saint said.
Holy God turned his head to look at the old Saint. The old Saint's body immediately trembled as he hurriedly knelt down and prostrated on the ground. With a trembling voice, he said, "I spoke too much. Your Excellency, please mete out punishment."
"You are not allowed to say a word for three years. Commit suicide if you violate it," Holy God said indifferently.
The old Saint didn't dare say a word as he kowtowed.
Holy God ignored him and continued, "All Saints have to be nurtured from birth. There can be no exception."
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Those who could truly tell what was happening were worried about Human Sovereign's ability to block Xiao's sword arts.
Or perhaps Human Sovereign could reverse the situation by using internecine methods.
However, they soon realized that Human Sovereign didn't do so. He relied on his sword arts to fight Xiao, and the battle continued. The harrowing scene they had imagined didn't happen.
No matter how Xiao's sword arts changed, Zhou Wen didn't make any mistakes. He accurately blocked all the attacks. Furthermore, his attacks caused Xiao some trouble.
"Can he really not see Xiao strike?" Xia Liuchuan, who was originally very worried, gradually wore a strange expression after watching for a while.
Human Sovereign didn't seem to be relying on judgment to fight Xiao. Otherwise, how could he do it without making any mistakes under Xiao's complicated sword arts?
However, they knew very well that it was impossible to see Xiao's strike. Even if they could see it, it would be too late. Action had to be taken before Xiao thrust his sword to block it. Therefore, Human Sovereign definitely didn't rely on sight.
"This fellow is really a monster. He's definitely not a pure human." Even the head of the Cape family couldn't help but say.
"I really want to fight Human Sovereign. I'll be happy even if I die." In the Ultimate Family Clan in the North District, Lance stared at Zhou Wen with his eyes glowing.
The Heart Defying Sword that Zhou Wen had comprehended from the three thousand sword intents covered all kinds of sword arts. With the ability of The Disqualified, no matter how Xiao's sword arts changed, it didn't affect Zhou Wen much.
However, Zhou Wen couldn't help but be impressed by Xiao's strength. Up to now, he had never used two sword arts that were identical. It greatly weakened the ability of The Disqualified.
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Chapter 1427: Worship
Translator: CKtalon
Since you aren't using the Calamity Zone, I'll kill you before you start using it.?Zhou Wen was just about to take the opportunity to deal a ruthless blow when he suddenly felt the Heaven-Opening Scripture of the Highest Elder react.
In his consciousness, the Heaven-Opening Scripture of the Highest Elder lit up. The book's surface automatically opened as golden runes appeared.
Zhou Wen also felt immense mental pressure. Thankfully, his willpower was terrifyingly strong. The mental suppression didn't shake his willpower.
What happened to not using the Calamity Zone? He didn't even say a word and directly used it. It's indeed the shameless Saint Xiao!?Thankfully, Zhou Wen was prepared and wasn't affected. Just as he was about to curse, a thought flashed in his mind, but he immediately gave up on the idea.
Zhou Wen stood there blankly as his expression turned livid. He held the Immortal Culling Sword in his hand and swiped it at his neck.
"No good! That bastard Xiao went back on his word. He used the Calamity Zone when Old Zhou wasn't prepared!" Li Xuan was alarmed as he jumped up, but there was nothing he could do.
Wang Lu was also given a fright as she widened her eyes and covered her mouth, not daring to look any further.
Everyone recalled the scene of the Metal Guards and Golden Battle Gods committing suicide when Xiao attempted the level.
Human Sovereign was only at the Terror grade after all. It was definitely not impossible for him to commit suicide under Xiao's Calamity Zone.
However, Human Sovereign still looked like he was struggling. He didn't directly swipe at his neck as though he wasn't completely controlled. He was still resisting.
Xiao didn't hesitate as he stabbed at Zhou Wen quickly.
His sword was unbelievably fast to begin with, and this strike was so fast that it almost vanished along with him.
Almost at the same time, Zhou Wen's eyes regained clarity as his body suddenly spun. The Immortal Culling Sword that was aimed at his neck spun with his body before slashing down into the void.
Chi!
The sound of silk being sliced through was heard. As it was too fast, no one saw what had happened.
After a slight pause, people realized that Xiao had already returned to his original spot. A patch from his robe had been sliced off, and Zhou Wen was still standing there with the Immortal Culling Sword in hand. His eyes were clear, and he didn't have any intention of committing suicide.
Holy sh*t, he nearly frightened me to death!?Li Xuan immediately understood that Zhou Wen had lured Xiao into a trap. However, from the looks of it, he hadn't really injured Xiao.
"How shameless. Didn't you say that you won't use the Calamity Zone? You want to have a fair battle with Human Sovereign? How long has it been and you're already going back on your word."
"How is this going back on his word? It's a premeditated scheme to cause harm. Thankfully, my Human Sovereign is strong enough and wasn't harmed by him."
"Human Sovereign is amazing as ever. Unfortunately, he failed to kill him with one strike."
People like Zhang Chunqiu had also been given a fright. They heaved a collective sigh of relief.
Wang Lu was still nervously staring at the live broadcast, but she didn't relax.
"You are despicable," Xiao said as he looked at his sleeve. Thankfully, he hadn't used all his strength to kill Zhou Wen. Otherwise, he might not have been able to escape unscathed.
"Takes one to know one," Zhou Wen said as he stared at Xiao.
At that moment, the Heaven-Opening Scripture of the Highest Elder in his body was crazily converting Essence Energy. Even Truth Listener was converting Essence Energy, indicating that the power of Evil Nullification was working.
Even so, Zhou Wen could sense a powerful mental pressure. Xiao's Calamity Zone was rather complicated. It wasn't a lone power.
Only Zhou Wen could withstand it. If it were any other ordinary Terror-grade creature, they would probably have committed suicide.
"I originally wanted you to die without pain. Since you don't appreciate my kindness, I can only let you die in pain," Xiao said as the Calamity Zone power from his body grew stronger.
As the domain's power increased, Xiao became more and more holy. He was like a deity, as though taking another look at him was desecrating him.
Many of the ordinary people watching the battle through the Cube seemed to be possessed. They prostrated on the ground and worshiped Xiao.
In front of the Cube all over the world, there was a black mass of people kneeling.
Even the people watching the broadcast through the television did the same. All of them prostrated in front of the television—before Xiao.
In the beginning, this was only limited to ordinary people. Later on, humans at the Legendary and Epic stage began to succumb. They gradually knelt down uncontrollably.
"What a powerful domain power. Its influence can actually spread to such a large area!" Zhang Chunqiu realized that many members of the Zhang family nearby were beginning to worship things like phones and television.
Even Zhang Chunqiu felt a very strong mental influence.
Li Xuan and An Sheng were fine. Their mental fortitude was very strong. Just watching the live broadcast didn't affect them much.
An Jing could also withstand it, but many soldiers and workers in Overseer Manor were already prostrating on the ground as long as they watched the battle. They were like pious believers.
Even a Mythical officer had a ferocious expression as though he was in a battle. His knees bent bit by bit and he was close to kneeling on the ground.
"Is that fellow's Calamity Zone that powerful? It can actually affect something so far away? They are on Venus, and this is Earth!" Li Xuan could also sense the pressure. He looked at the soldiers and officers outside and was secretly alarmed.
"That should be a domain that focuses on mental strength. Therefore, it can be transmitted through videos without any distance restriction. There's no need to worry about this. Young Master's mental fortitude isn't something an ordinary person can compare with. If he wants to use this power to deal with Young Master, he's gravely mistaken," An Sheng said coldly.
However, Zhou Wen wasn't as relaxed as An Sheng imagined.
Xiao's Calamity Zone had a very potent psyche power. The psyche power was also one of the strongest powers that could affect humans elsewhere.
However, this wasn't the only power in Xiao's Calamity Zone. There was also a power that made the Heaven-Opening Scripture of the Highest Elder and Truth Listener react.
Or perhaps there were other powers. In this complicated Calamity Zone, Zhou Wen realized that his body was still affected.
Although it wasn't to the point of committing suicide or completely losing control of his body, it still had a negative effect. His actions deviated slightly.
It was just like a patient with Parkinson's disease. There would be signs of fingers trembling uncontrollably, albeit very mild.
However, Zhou Wen was fighting Xiao. Xiao's rapier didn't stop. Zhou Wen's fingers only needed to tremble a few times before he found himself in immediate danger.
The tip of the rapier slashed across his shoulder. On the Prisoned Dragon armor with Absolute Defense, there was a sword mark. Thankfully, it wasn't penetrated.
However, Xiao's Calamity Zone powers were still strengthening. The effects on Zhou Wen became more and more intense. It wasn't just his hands, face, body—even his legs and feet would spasm from time to time.
Although it only happened once in a while and wasn't a constant influence, it already left Zhou Wen in a dire situation.
Not good!?Zhou Wen could still forcefully control his body and not cause any major problems.. However, as Xiao's Calamity Zone became stronger, it was only a matter of time before Xiao found an opportunity.
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Chapter 1428: Gods' Zone
Translator: CKtalon
"Things aren't good." Hui Haifeng frowned. Anyone at a certain level could sense that Human Sovereign's rhythm had turned problematic.
Originally, Human Sovereign could easily block Xiao's sword without making any unnecessary movements. But now, people could clearly sense that Human Sovereign's actions weren't as clean as before.
Zhou Wen had no choice. In order to ensure that there was a backup plan when a part of his body encountered a problem, he had to make more preparations. Therefore, his actions weren't clean anymore.
Although he could just withstand Xiao's attacks, Zhou Wen knew that this wasn't a long-term solution. He had to resolve the present situation before his body encountered an irreversible problem.
Zhou Wen's mind raced as he thought about how he could crack the current situation.
It wasn't impossible for a Terror-grade to fight a Calamity-grade, but he had to resolve the huge problem of the Calamity Zone.
The Calamity-grade creatures that Zhou Wen had previously killed had Calamity Zones which didn't affect him much, but Xiao's Calamity Zone was somewhat different. It was a very complicated domain power.
There were nomological powers, curses, psyche attacks, and other things.
The nomological powers had already been restrained by the Heaven-Opening Scripture of the Highest Elder. The curses had been resolved by Truth Listener. Zhou Wen could withstand psyche attacks with his willpower.
Now, there was still an unknown power that affected Zhou Wen's body. He had to resolve this power before he could truly fight Xiao fairly.
Crack!
Due to his fingers twitching uncontrollably, Zhou Wen failed to block Xiao's sword in time. Although he had retreated in time, Xiao had still stabbed him in the shoulder.
The sword stabbed through the Prisoned Dragon armor, leaving a tiny hole. As Zhou Wen retreated, blood spewed out when the tip of the sword separated from his body.
Thankfully, with the Prisoned Dragon armor in between him and the sword, Zhou Wen had the time to retreat. This strike only slightly injured him. It didn't pierce through his bones.
Many people's hearts tightened. Human Sovereign being injured was a very bad sign.
Zhou Wen was at a disadvantage as Xiao's attacks became more and more ferocious. He was like an elegant swordsman as he stabbed out repeatedly with his rapier. He was so fast that nobody could see the sword beam.
Zhou Wen retreated as he fought, but due to his body being affected by the Calamity Zone, he kept making mistakes and getting injured. More and more bloody holes appeared on the Prisoned Dragon armor.
Zhou Wen was constantly carving all sorts of Essence Energy Arts to see if there was any power that could restrain the unknown power in the Calamity Zone.
However, after trying all the Essence Energy Arts he was good at, there was no power that could restrain that unknown power.
If my guess is right, Xiao's Calamity Zone should be related to faith.?As Zhou Wen fought, he constantly thought. Many times, brute force couldn't change the outcome. Instead, it might make the situation worse. Zhou Wen needed to find a better solution.
Now, Zhou Wen determined that Xiao's Calamity Zone was a power that depended on something like faith. It had the nomological power of a deity and the nature of a curse. It could also control one's mind. No matter how he thought about it, it was related to faith.
If it's a faith zone, what kind of power can affect one's body? I'm not his believer, and my will won't be affected. With Truth Listener around, curses are useless against me… In theory, I should be able to withstand the power of faith.?Zhou Wen was momentarily at a loss.
Xiao's attacks became more and more ferocious. More and more wounds appeared on Zhou Wen's body as blood constantly spewed out from the blade's thrusts. Furthermore, his injuries were getting closer and closer to his vital spots.
This was because the Calamity Zone's power was affecting Zhou Wen more and more. Now, Zhou Wen's actions would sometimes result in serious mistakes. Once, one of his legs had nearly been sliced off by Xiao.
"Save him!" Wang Lu held her hands in front of her chest. She didn't dare look any further as she closed her eyes and prayed.
"Not good. Human Sovereign has been greatly affected by the Calamity Zone. His body is beginning to show signs of losing control," Xia Liuchuan said worriedly.
It wasn't just Xia Liuchuan. Even ordinary people could tell that Human Sovereign's situation wasn't good. Even if one didn't have the eyesight to see the battle, the blood that splattered made it obvious how terrible Human Sovereign's situation was.
Furthermore, there was a slow-motion replay by the media. Under the slow-motion replay, one could vaguely see Human Sovereign being stabbed. This made one's heart ache even more.
Silence prevailed in front of the Cubes and televisions everywhere around the world. Some women and children couldn't help but clasp their hands together and pray for Human Sovereign.
Most humans didn't wish for Human Sovereign to lose, much less die.
Could it be the power of misfortune? In many myths and legends, not only can deities cast curses, but they can also inflict humans with misfortune!?With a thought, Zhou Wen secretly summoned a few Luck Companion Beasts in their equipment form and wore them within his armor.
However, the lucky equipment didn't do a thing. Zhou Wen's lack of control over his body kept increasing in frequency.
Zhou Wen immediately knew that he had been wrong. It wasn't the power of misfortune. If it was the power of misfortune, even if his luck wasn't good enough, it would still show a certain effect.
However, as this lucky equipment was useless, it was definitely not because of the power of misfortune.
If it's not misfortune, what could it be??Zhou Wen's mind raced. Although his injuries were constantly increasing, his mind was extremely calm. There weren't many fluctuations. The dense sword holes and blood that bloomed on his body didn't seem to be from him.
"Human Sovereign is rather interesting." Holy God sized up Human Sovereign with interest and muttered to himself, "I used my avatar to help Xiao advance to the Calamity grade. Although that avatar is only at the Human Realm, the Gods' Zone formed by the power of Xiao's Guardian has an absolute suppressive effect on creatures below the Calamity grade. Even creatures at the Human Realm will be greatly affected. They might even become servants. Human Sovereign is only at the Terror grade, but he can actually last so long in the Gods' Zone without completely losing control of himself. It's quite surprising."
"Lord Holy God, there's not much time left. Will Xiao be fine?" Saint looked at the time and realized that there were less than twenty minutes left before the Cube's countdown ended.
"It's enough. Under the Gods' Zone, Human Sovereign no longer has the possibility of turning the tables," Holy God said indifferently.
He was very confident because half of Xiao's Calamity-grade power came from his avatar.
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Chapter 1429: Huge Club
Zhou Wen was indeed in a terrible state. He had tried all sorts of powers, but he was ultimately unable to crack the influence Xiao's Calamity Zone had on him.
Even if he wasn't afraid of his identity being exposed, using the Minor Heavenly Cycle Killing Formation was still unable to change his present disadvantage.
The Minor Heavenly Cycle Killing Formation needed Zhou Wen's control. If Zhou Wen couldn't even control his body, how could he control the Minor Heavenly Cycle Killing Formation? When that happened, the Minor Heavenly Cycle Killing Formation would collapse on its own and be useless.
If it's not the power of misfortune, what could it be??Zhou Wen was puzzled. He really couldn't figure out what kind of power eluded him.
This made Zhou Wen suspect that his judgment was wrong. Xiao's domain power had nothing to do with faith.
However, he quickly eliminated this possibility. No matter how he looked at it, the domain was definitely related to the power of faith.
He's almost at his limit. He shouldn't be able to last much longer.?Sweetie stood not far from Zhou Wen with a rather ambivalent expression.
The wounds on Zhou Wen's body worsened. There were sword holes everywhere on the Prisoned Dragon armor. The armor was almost completely dyed blood-red.
Thankfully, it was the Prisoned Dragon armor. If it were any other armor, Zhou Wen would have long been stabbed to death.
Even with the Prisoned Dragon armor's Absolute Defense, it was on the brink of collapse. If this continued, it would probably shatter.
I can't break the rules… But… But… But… I can't let Zhou Wen die at the hands of others… Yes… I need to avenge Yana… I can't let others kill him…?Sweetie seemed to convince herself as she thought to herself,?Besides, I'm not helping him. I'm just maintaining fairness. Mommy said that maintaining fairness is God's responsibility; it's not breaking the rules.
That human using the Calamity Zone to deal with a person without a domain is unfair in itself. Furthermore, I'm not trying to crack his domain. I'm just wiping away the blessing power within. This isn't helping Zhou Wen at all. It's wrong to use blessing powers on the enemy to begin with. This isn't giving Zhou Wen an advantage. I'm just helping him get back on course. Yes, that's right. In fact, I'm helping that person defeat Zhou Wen and avenge Yana.?Sweetie finally mentally steeled herself and was about to eliminate the blessing power in the Gods' Zone.
However, before Sweetie did anything, Zhou Wen suddenly did something unexpected.
Zhou Wen extended his hand and beckoned as a white club appeared in his hand.
Sweetie couldn't help but stop. For Zhou Wen to suddenly summon such a white club at such a time meant that he likely had some idea. Perhaps it was a secret weapon.
"That club looks a little big. Its offensive strength must be very powerful, right?"
"It looks very strong. It's definitely Human Sovereign's secret weapon."
"Quickly kill that Xiao. It's too stifling."
Everyone widened their eyes as they wanted to see how Zhou Wen could turn the tables. Although the chances weren't high, Human Sovereign must have some special use for summoning such Companion Beast equipment.
"Bro, do you know what Companion Beast that huge club is?" Zhang Yuzhi looked at Zhang Chunqiu. She had a deep understanding of Companion Beasts, but she didn't know what Companion Beast it was.
"You are a Companion Beast expert yourself. If you don't know it, I wouldn't know either." Zhang Chunqiu was being humble. His knowledge wasn't inferior to Zhang Yuzhi's, but he didn't recognize what Companion Beast it was.
"However, for Human Sovereign to take it out at this moment and how it looks like a very domineering weapon, Human Sovereign is probably going to go all out," Zhang Chunqiu said after some thought.
Many people shared the same thoughts as Zhang Chunqiu. They felt that at this stage, Human Sovereign was definitely going to risk his life.
All eyes were focused on the white club. It looked like it was made of crystal jade. It was thick and huge, bigger than an extra-large baseball bat.
In Human Sovereign's hand, it looked especially imposing. It looked even more ferocious than the Immortal Culling Sword in his other hand.
"He's moving!" someone shouted.
The club in Zhou Wen's hand finally moved. Everyone held their breaths as they waited for Human Sovereign's next shocking strike.
Some people even wondered if the huge club would destroy Xiao's Calamity Zone.
Although people knew that it was almost impossible, they couldn't help but fantasize.
Bang!
The club struck with all its might, but this strike left everyone dumbfounded. Their mouths gaped open as though they had swallowed a huge invisible duck egg. They stared blankly at the live broadcast.
Human Sovereign's club wasn't directed at Xiao, but at himself.
"What… What… What's going on… Human Sovereign knows that he can't win… Is he trying to commit suicide?" Xia Liuchuan's mouth was agape for a long time before he finally said those words. His face was filled with disbelief.
Zhou Wen naturally didn't wish to commit suicide. The huge club was actually transformed from Tai Sui. It looked rather domineering, but its offensive strength wasn't strong. To Zhou Wen, who was wearing armor, such an attack couldn't injure him at all.
The reason Zhou Wen did so was that he had thought of another possibility.
Xiao's domain power was definitely related to faith. Zhou Wen had gone through all the various powers related to faith, and he finally thought of blessing powers.
The most direct want humans had when having faith in deities was naturally to obtain blessings. This was also the most basic power of deities.
Previously, Zhou Wen hadn't thought of blessing because the power of blessing clearly had benefits. However, when he was stumped, he thought carefully about it.
After all, he had seen The Thearch's power of wishes. Making wishes was beautiful, but The Thearch's power of wishes could also be used for evil.
Then, blessing powers might not necessarily be absolutely positive. For example, words like "I wish your entire family XXX" often appeared on the Internet. Clearly, they weren't very pleasant.
The more Zhou Wen thought about it, the more he felt that it was right.
Only such a seemingly friendly but actually very sinister power could bypass the Evil Nullification of the Heaven-Opening Scripture of the Highest Elder and Truth Listener and directly affect Zhou Wen's body.
Furthermore, Zhou Wen's body had been affected by the Calamity Zone for so long without being injured at all. Instead, he could vaguely sense that his muscles had strengthened a little.
With this in mind, Zhou Wen began considering how to crack the power of blessing.
Luck definitely wouldn't work because a blessing was a seemingly pleasant power to begin with. Luck would only strengthen the power of blessing and not weaken him.
The higher the value, the greater the influence of the power of blessing. Good things might not necessarily have a good outcome.
In theory, he should use misfortune or some power to block blessing powers. Unfortunately, the Bamboo Blade had already shattered. Otherwise, it might have been of some use.
Zhou Wen thought for a moment before looking at Tai Sui's Terror form. He realized that Tai Sui's Terror form was something he had already seen before. A negative symbol would drop his luck, causing nothing to drop. He immediately had a thought and summoned Tai Sui after it turned into a huge club. He planned on giving it a try.
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Chapter 1430: Final Countdown
Translator: CKtalon
Tai Sui's attack needed to hit someone to produce effects. As the saying went, breaking ground where Tai Sui presided required touching Tai Sui. Although Zhou Wen didn't need to break ground, he had to touch Tai Sui.
Zhou Wen had previously experimented. The stronger Tai Sui's attack was and the more attacks it delivered, the greater the effects of the Tai Sui God symbol.
Zhou Wen didn't feel any pain when he struck his head with Tai Sui, but the feeling of having lost control immediately weakened. The automatic strengthening of his muscles also decreased significantly.
It works! He was immediately delighted as he smashed the club on his head again.
The main reason was that Tai Sui's strength was too weak. Zhou Wen could use more strength if he did the smashing for it. On the other hand, holding Tai Sui would also affect him to a certain extent.
Hence, everyone saw a shocking scene. Human Sovereign held a huge club in one hand and smashed it on his head. His other hand held the Immortal Culling Sword as he fought Xiao.
Xiao, who had the upper hand, gradually had Zhou Wen turn the tide. Soon, he found it difficult to gain the upper hand.
"How… How do you explain this?" Xia Liuchuan's eyes widened.
"Is this the legendary meme of you wouldn't like me when I'm angry; I'll beat myself?"
"Human Sovereign is freaking amazing! Is he giving Xiao a few club strikes as a handicap before beating him to the ground?"
"Could this be the legendary Great Sadomasochistic technique? The more self-mutilation, the stronger one becomes?"
Everyone was amused when they saw Human Sovereign smashing himself with a club with one hand and fighting Xiao crazily with the other. The more he fought, the more ferocious he became. He seemed to be about to suppress Xiao.
Holy God looked at Zhou Wen in a daze and didn't say a word. The Saints beside him were even more silent. They didn't even dare look up or watch the battle, much less speak.
Without the power of blessing to cause trouble, Zhou Wen brought Xiao back to the beginning with the Immortal Culling Sword.
Xiao watched as Human Sovereign kept smashing himself while smashing him. He was clearly surprised.
However, when he looked at the time, his expression immediately turned solemn. There were only sixteen minutes left.
How troublesome!?Xiao frowned inwardly. At the same time, his figure flashed as he left the battlefield. He didn't continue attacking Zhou Wen as he raised the rapier in his hand. The blade was right in front of his eyes.
"The reason Calamity-grade creatures can be called Calamity-grade creatures is definitely beyond your comprehension." With Xiao's voice, a strange power rose from the rapier in his hand.
Zhou Wen stared at Xiao as he continued smashing himself with the Tai Sui club. However, he felt a little apprehensive.
The rapier in Xiao's hand seemed to gradually fuse with his Calamity Zone. The feeling was indescribable as though the entire domain was attached to the rapier.
In the next moment, the rapier in Xiao's hand moved again.
If Xiao's previous sword art only had a strange trajectory, then his present sword art was no longer as simple as its trajectory being difficult to understand.
Many people could see the trajectory of the thrust clearly, but despite being able to see it clearly, it made them feel like slamming their heads into it.
It was as though the rapier was a shimmering flame, while others were like the moths flying towards the fire.
There seemed to be a devil's voice saying, "How satisfying would it be to rush forward and let the blade pierce through your chest."
This was an unreasonable matter, but even the people watching the battle through the live broadcast had the urge to charge at the rapier and let it pierce through their chests.
If not for the fact that they couldn't rush over, many people would have already slammed into the rapier.
"He has just advanced to the Calamity grade and advanced with the help of external forces; yet, he can actually comprehend the way to become one with the domain. Such talent is rare." Holy God revealed a look of surprise.
After an ordinary creature advanced to the Calamity grade, it was already very difficult for them to stably use their domain powers. To use domain powers as freely as Xiao required a long period of comprehension and training.
It was akin to a person who had never ridden a bicycle before managing to drive an F1 car at professional standards after recently getting an F1 car or just knowing how to drive one. It was no wonder that Holy God was surprised.
However, what surprised Holy God even more was that even though Xiao had already done so, Human Sovereign still managed to block all of Xiao's attacks.
Furthermore, Human Sovereign was fighting with a sword in one hand and striking himself with the club in the other.
Although Xiao was very strong, Zhou Wen was immune to his domain's power. With the effects of The Disqualified, unless Xiao was so fast that Zhou Wen couldn't see his actions, no matter how powerful the rapier was, it would be blocked by the Immortal Culling Sword.
Time ticked by. Xiao's attacks became more and more ferocious, but he ultimately failed to injure Zhou Wen. As for the Cube's countdown, there was less than a minute left.
Xiao's eyes revealed a look of worry. His eyes shimmered as though he was secretly thinking about something.
"Sigh… Xiao… What a pity… If I had known this would happen… I wouldn't have chosen you…" Holy God sighed as though he was feeling wistful, but it was unknown what he was feeling regretful about.
Zhou Wen used all his strength to fight Xiao. To fight a Calamity-grade creature at the Terror grade, especially such a Calamity-grade creature, Zhou Wen could only block Xiao's attack despite using all his strength. It was difficult to defeat him.
In fact, Zhou Wen realized that Xiao's various techniques, be it his movement techniques or sword arts, weren't inferior to his. If not for The Disqualified and various Essence Energy Arts, it would be difficult for him to be Xiao's match even with the Immortal Culling Sword.
Furthermore, for some reason, after such a long battle, Zhou Wen felt a sense of familiarity—one which he couldn't explain.
Suddenly!
Zhou Wen realized that Xiao's attacks were happening faster again. This time, it wasn't just his sword speed. Even Xiao's speed had increased. It was much faster than before. This left Zhou Wen alarmed.
If he couldn't even see Xiao's actions clearly, it would be impossible for him to block his subsequent strikes.
Zhou Wen sized up Xiao and realized that the armor on Xiao's body was emitting a holy light. The light was pure and flawless, like glass that purified all the impurities in the armor. It made the armor gradually turn transparent and crystalline.
As the holy light intensified, Xiao's strength became stronger and stronger; likewise for his speed. It was so fast that Zhou Wen couldn't even see Xiao's actions clearly.
Clang! Clang! Clang!
Zhou Wen blocked three strikes in a row. Even with the augmentation of the Immortal Culling Sword's power, Zhou Wen was still forced to retreat. The hand holding the sword kept trembling as the flesh between his thumb and index finger ruptured with gushing blood.
"If you want to survive, kill Human Sovereign before the countdown. Otherwise, descend into Samsara with Human Sovereign." Holy God watched the battle without any emotion in his eyes.
Xiao was able to advance to the Calamity grade because he had fused with Holy God's avatar. Holy God had already activated his avatar. If Xiao failed to kill Zhou Wen before the Cube's countdown ended, Xiao, who had fused with his avatar, would self-destruct.. The power of self-destruction was enough to destroy any creature below the Calamity grade.
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Chapter 1431: Self-Destruction
Translator: CKtalon
Zhou Wen pushed Truth Listener and Great Brahma's powers to their limits. With the augmentation of The Disqualified, he forcefully blocked and dodged Xiao's attack.
However, Xiao's strength and speed had exceeded the limits of Zhou Wen's abilities. The light shimmering over his body illuminated the entire Venusian dimensional zone.
The intense silver sword beams crisscrossed. The blinding light made it impossible to see what was happening inside. All one could see was the blinding sword beams on the screen intensify. Apart from that, nothing else could be seen.
Zhou Wen kept retreating. He could only constantly move and position himself to deal with Xiao's attacks by relying on his judgment and blind guesses.
Crack! Crack!
Zhou Wen's Prisoned Dragon armor was penetrated again and again. This time, not only did it penetrate the armor, but even his bones and flesh were penetrated. It nearly injured Zhou Wen's vital spots several times.
Although the spectators couldn't see the battle inside, the powerful sword beam was enough to let everyone know what was happening.
"Human Sovereign… Hold on…" Everyone found it difficult to speak. All they could do was pray inwardly. They clearly couldn't see anything, but they still stared intently at the screen. Their eyes were blinded by the light as they cried. They just couldn't bear to look away.
The countdown ticked by, and Xiao had yet to kill Zhou Wen when there were less than ten seconds left.
Ten… Nine… Eight… Seven…?Zhou Wen kept counting silently in his heart. He could also tell that Xiao's rampage would only result in one outcome—death.
He was counting the time. As long as he waited for Xiao to self-destruct, he would activate the Chaos Egg to forcefully block the energy of the self-destruction. He would then clinch the final victory.
In the Holy Land, Holy God also looked at the Cube's countdown. At the same time, he stared at Xiao.
If Xiao could kill Human Sovereign before the countdown ended, he could stop Xiao's self-destruction. Otherwise, he could only let Xiao die.
However, it was probably impossible for Xiao to kill Human Sovereign before the Cube's countdown based on the present situation.
Forget it. It's his fate.?With only two seconds left on the countdown, Holy God was unwilling to wait any longer. Furthermore, he didn't wish for any accidents to happen. He was just one thought short of detonating Xiao.
In the Venusian dimensional zone, the light on Xiao's body had already materialized. Zhou Wen felt his strength instantly swell and knew that it was time. Just as Zhou Wen was about to summon the Chaos Egg to withstand it, an unexpected change happened.
Xiao's power came from his Guardian armor. As for the Guardian armor, it had advanced to the Calamity grade because it had fused with Holy God's avatar.
In theory, Xiao was only at the Epic stage. With the Guardian armor being controlled by the Holy God, he couldn't escape the Guardian armor.
This was because his strength was too weak. The Guardian armor was the foundation of his strength.
However, just as the Guardian armor was about to explode, the Guardian armor on Xiao's body seemed to be teleported out and instantly vanished.
As Zhou Wen had been paying attention to Xiao, the intense Holy Light was unable to affect his Truth Listener and Great Brahma. Therefore, he could clearly see Xiao's true body appear after the Guardian armor on his body vanished, but he didn't see his true appearance.
Almost at the same time, a white armor enveloped his body. A red cape fluttered in the wind as he held a huge sword behind him, crossed with a Gatling.
Although it only took an instant for the figure to rush into the maze, Zhou Wen knew very well who the figure belonged to.
How could it be him!?Zhou Wen was slightly taken aback.
The figure was clearly An Tianzuo. Apart from him, no one had such strange armor or weapons. It looked like a soul or Guardian, but it was neither.
Xiao's Guardian armor had already been detonated by Holy God, but when he saw the Guardian armor and An Tianzuo's figure, Holy God immediately seemed to understand something. His expression changed drastically as his figure flashed.
Xiao's Guardian had fused with his avatar. The moment the Guardian was teleported away, he had already sensed its location. It was actually in the Holy Land, where Xiao lived. It was also the residence of the Saints.
Boom!
When Holy God arrived, the Guardian armor had already exploded. Energy was blooming like fireworks.
Holy God stood in Xiao's room and saw the imprisoned Xiao enveloped by the exploded Guardian armor. His body was instantly destroyed by the immense energy impact of the Guardian armor. The flesh and blood on his skin rapidly melted away in the explosion.
Holy God's eyes narrowed as time seemed to freeze. The fragments on the ground and bed that had been blasted apart froze in midair.
Holy God walked in front of Xiao, who was undergoing the explosion. He reached out and pressed his hand on the Guardian armor that was exploding. Then, with a casual flick of his hand, the Guardian armor, along with all the energy produced by the explosion, were thrown into the void.
Boom!
In the void, a terrifying explosion was like the final brilliance of a supernova-destruction, illuminating the void for an instant.
Holy God looked at Xiao, who was no longer in human shape. Instead, he looked like a bloody person that had been skinned. A trace of anger couldn't help but flash in his eyes.
He hadn't discovered that Xiao was being impersonated by An Tianzuo and had been screwed over. Thankfully, he had rushed over in time at the final moment. Otherwise, not only would Xiao have died, but all the Saints here would have died with him.
Holy God knew very well that the Guardian was Xiao's to begin with. The imprisoned Xiao had definitely been trying to summon his Guardian back. Therefore, An Tianzuo could use Xiao to transfer the Guardian back. Otherwise, no matter how capable he was, it would be impossible for him to teleport the Guardian that was about to explode.
The unskinned Xiao, who was covered in blood, squirmed like a worm. The strange sounds coming from his ruptured throat weren't just filled with pain, but also infinite hatred.
An Tianzuo sure taught me a lesson.?Holy God glanced at Xiao, who was curled up on the ground like a worm as he constantly convulsed in pain. His eyes gradually calmed down.
Xiao—who had seemed to have a layer of himself shaved off—was like a skeleton that was covered in blood and chunks of flesh. The pain he felt was unimaginable to humans.
"Do you want revenge?" Holy God asked as he looked at Xiao, who was enduring inhuman pain.
Xiao's neck was also mangled. His throat had already ruptured, preventing him from making a sound. He desperately opened his mouth, but no sound came out.
"Are you afraid of death?" Holy God asked again.
Xiao's mangled and trembling body tried his best to shake his head. However, his head was trembling terribly. It was difficult to even shake it. Just moving made his entire body ache to the core. Even so, he shook his head with all his might.
If not for Holy God's fast reaction and unimaginable abilities that were beyond human imagination, he would have been a dead person.
"Then hand your life to me. Only then can you obtain the power to kill your enemy.." Holy God extended his hand in front of Xiao.
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Chapter 1432: Eternal Carving on Venus
Translator: CKtalon
The light on the screen suddenly vanished when the sword beam reached its maximum intensity. The humans watching the battle couldn't adapt to the sudden change in brightness. They took a second to recover their vision.
The scene displayed on the Cube's screen remained on the area in front of the Golden Palace. However, at that moment, only Human Sovereign stood in front of the Golden Palace with his sword in hand. Xiao was gone; his whereabouts unknown.
Before people could figure out what had happened, whether Human Sovereign had won or not, and where Xiao had gone, the Cube's countdown came to an end.
The Golden Palace's door opened as a golden beam instantly shot out almost at the same time.
Boom!
The power of the golden beam reached an unimaginable level as the entire Golden Palace exploded from the golden beam in an instant, turning into countless flying fragments.
It wasn't just the Golden Palace. All the dimensional zones on Venus exploded as golden beams shot into the sky.
Zhou Wen wanted to teleport away, but before he could use his teleportation ability, the golden beam had already struck him.
The Cube's screen was completely occupied by the golden light. Then, there was the sound of a terrifying explosion.
The Cube's screen gradually pulled out from the Venusian dimensional zone. It slowly retreated all the way until the golden blast of light shrank to a point where it couldn't occupy the entire screen.
Only then could people finally see something. Venus was emitting a terrifying glow, like a huge ball-shaped firework that was spewing energy.
At the instant Zhou Wen was struck by the beam, he believed that he was doomed.
Such terrifying energy was even more terrifying than Xiao's Calamity Guardian's self-destruction. Even the Chaos Egg might not be able to withstand it, much less him who had yet to summon it.
Yet, Zhou Wen's body wasn't injured despite being bathed in the golden beam. The beam's energy seemed to have its own consciousness as it drilled into the metal ball Zhou Wen had just obtained.
This is the prelude to Venusian Companion Beast's birth!?Zhou Wen immediately understood what had happened.
From the looks of it, the Venusian Companion Beast had already chosen him as its master. It was now entering his metal ball.
I wonder if the other metal ball still has any use??Zhou Wen recalled that he still had another metal ball. He had obtained it with his identity as Zhou Wen before putting it into the chaos space.
Zhou Wen thought for a moment and took out the metal ball. After all, he had heard that all metal balls could hatch Companion Beasts. It apparently needed energy infusion before it could become a true Companion Egg.
Even if this metal ball couldn't become a true Venusian Companion Beast, it could still receive some remnant energy and hatch an ordinary Companion Beast.
To his surprise, just as Zhou Wen took out the metal ball, the golden energy that had surged into the other metal ball split into two and injected into the two metal balls.
Everyone looked at the scene inside the Cube as Venus constantly spewed out beams of light. There was a sudden boom after a while. The terrifying explosion made their eardrums seem to split open. Many people became deaf temporarily. As for the Cube, it was completely occupied by the golden light produced by the explosion. No one could see anything.
Even without looking at the Cube's screen, a golden beam of light appeared in the real sky, illuminating the night sky.
After a while, the light in the sky vanished. The Cube's screen gradually returned to normal. Everyone looked at the screen and realized that Venus was still the same Venus. It didn't seem to have changed much.
However, when the camera angle in the Cube gradually spun, people saw an unbelievable scene. On the other side of Venus, half the planet had been blasted apart—only half of Venus was left. The other half was riddled with holes like the scene of an apocalypse.
That was all for the Cube as it returned to the ranking board.
The last name lit up like golden flames. It then gradually vanished before returning to nothingness.
The penultimate name lit up next. One after another, the names on the rankings constantly vanished. Finally, when Saint Xiao's name vanished, only Human Sovereign was left in first place.
The name of Human Sovereign lit up as well, but it didn't disappear like the other names. It instead grew brighter and bigger before finally occupying the entire screen.
Human Sovereign's figure appeared on the screen amidst the light.
After that, scenes of Human Sovereign clearing the level appeared. There was also the battle with Xiao. It was also a fast scroll through.
The Cube's camera gradually zoomed out as the various scenes of Human Sovereign played. The scenes became smaller and smaller until only Human Sovereign's two golden shimmering names were left.
This name also gradually shrank. At that moment, people realized that the location of the word "Human Sovereign" was within a massive and complicated star chart. The shiny words "Human Sovereign" were placed where Venus was—the name permanently marked on Venus.
The Cube stopped showing any more scenes. The star chart vanished and the screen gradually returned to darkness. Finally, the Cube turned completely black and no longer showed any reaction.
"So Human Sovereign obtained first place after all?"
"That's no other way about it. Xiao ultimately failed to stop Human Sovereign. My Human Sovereign is indeed invincible."
"Haha, I knew it. Human Sovereign won't be defeated."
"Could Xiao have been killed by Human Sovereign?"
"Most likely. Otherwise, how could Human Sovereign obtain first place?"
"Holy sh*t, will the name Human Sovereign forever represent Venus in the future? This is interesting."
"In that case, does every planet have something similar? Will we have a chance to mark our names on other stars and planets in the future?"
"Dream on. Even if that's the case, it won't be your turn."
As people discussed, Zhou Wen's expression turned solemn.
He floated in the void and looked at the remaining half of Venus. He thought that if Earth's Companion Beast were to appear in the future, no one on Earth would be spared.
I definitely can't let Earth's Companion Beast appear.?This was the only thought Zhou Wen had.
If Earth was really like Venus, how many people on Earth could survive? It was probably less than ten in a billion.
Zhou Wen held two metal balls that had already transformed into Companion Eggs. Just as he was about to use his phone to see what attributes the two Companion Eggs had, he suddenly saw a galactic behemoth approaching from afar.
The galactic behemoth's body was transparent as blue light shimmered within.. It was the one Zhou Wen had seen with Tsukuyomi.
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Chapter 1433: Venusian Companion Beast
"What are you waiting for? Leave quickly." Tsukuyomi's figure appeared beside Zhou Wen. Without any explanation, she grabbed Zhou Wen and left using spatial teleportation. In the blink of an eye, they returned to the asteroid belt.
"What were you waiting for? If I were any later and you ended up trapped by its Calamity Zone, you wouldn't even have the chance to escape. You could only wait for death when that happened," Tsukuyomi said as she rolled her eyes at Zhou Wen.
"Ahem, I just didn't expect it to appear there," Zhou Wen said in embarrassment.
"Didn't I tell you that a Calamity creature needs immense energy to advance? It's naturally no exception. Were you even listening?" Tsukuyomi said angrily.
"Since it wants it, shouldn't it be challenging the Venusian dimensional zone itself? With its strength, it shouldn't be difficult to obtain first place, right?" Zhou Wen was somewhat puzzled.
"It does, but it's a Companion Beast. Do you think a Venusian Companion Beast will give itself to Companion Beasts from other planets?" Tsukuyomi looked at Zhou Wen as though she was looking at a nerd.
"So there's such a restriction." Only then did Zhou Wen realize that wild Companion Beasts couldn't obtain planetary Companion Beasts. Therefore, the galactic behemoth was camping near Venus, waiting for someone to take it out.
"Go back. As long as you return to Earth, you will be safe. No Calamity creature can enter Earth without being punished. The cosmos is too dangerous. It's not suitable for you," Tsukuyomi said.
"How about you? Did you gain anything?" Zhou Wen asked after some thought.
"I didn't gain much, but at least I won't starve to death," Tsukuyomi said casually.
"That's good. This is for you." Zhou Wen took out a Companion Egg and handed it to Tsukuyomi.
"Why are you giving me this?" Tsukuyomi took the Companion Egg and curled her lips. "You are too insincere. If you really want to thank me, shouldn't you give me the Venusian Companion Egg you just obtained? What's the use of giving me a Metal Guard Companion Egg? Don't tell me you think this thing can fill my stomach?"
"Take it with you," Zhou Wen said before getting up to teleport back to Earth.
He had exchanged his life for the Venusian Companion Egg, so how could he give it away so easily? Zhou Wen had left a spatial mark on the Metal Guard Companion Egg. If Tsukuyomi needed him in the future, he could directly reach her.
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After returning to Luoyang, Zhou Wen got An Sheng over.
Before Zhou Wen could ask, An Sheng said, "Young Master, Overseer is back."
Zhou Wen thought to himself,?No doubt about it; he was definitely the one impersonating Xiao.
An Tianzuo hadn't held back in the previous battle. Zhou Wen could sense that he had used all his strength. This made Zhou Wen suspect that An Tianzuo was taking the opportunity to finish him.
As though he had seen through Zhou Wen's thoughts, An Sheng hurriedly whispered, "Young Master, Overseer said that if you hadn't fought with all your might, you wouldn't have been able to fool the person in the Holy Land. However, he believed that you would definitely be able to hold out."
"If I hadn't, would he have just slaughtered me?" Zhou Wen said coldly.
"Definitely not. Overseer knows his limits," An Sheng hurriedly said.
Zhou Wen thought to himself,?Who knows what his limits are. Perhaps his limits are to kill me.
However, Zhou Wen knew that if An Tianzuo had intended to eliminate him, he would have had plenty of opportunities when he first came to Luoyang to study. He wouldn't have waited until now.
Just as An Sheng was about to say something, Zhou Wen added, "By the way, do you know the expert who forged the Essence Gold weapons?"
"Our An family has many blacksmiths. A few of them have pretty good skills. Young Master, do you want to forge an Essence Gold weapon?" An Sheng asked curiously.
"My Bamboo Blade has shattered. I've brought back the fragments and scabbard. See if you can think of a way to recover or reforge them." Zhou Wen handed the Bamboo Blade's fragments and scabbard to An Sheng.
Zhou Wen was used to using the Bamboo Blade. Furthermore, the Bamboo Blade had a Jinxes Master effect. It should be of some use against powers like blessing. Zhou Wen wanted to see if it could be restored.
"I'm afraid it can't be restored now that it's shattered to such a state. I can only try to reforge it," An Sheng said as he looked at the shards.
"Then reforge it." Zhou Wen didn't know if the Bamboo Blade would still have any Jinxes Master effect after reforging it. However, he still wanted to carry a weapon that he was used to.
"Alright, I'll take all of these pieces back and let the masters study them. I'm not sure yet, but it shouldn't take long." An Sheng put away the fragments and scabbard.
"I'm not in a rush to use it. Do it slowly. It's best if it can be recovered to its original state," Zhou Wen said.
"Alright, I'll get them to try their best to find the original blueprint of Bamboo Blade and reforge it according to it." With that said, An Sheng left with the fragments.
Zhou Wen returned to his room and had just taken out the Venusian Companion Egg when he saw the antelope and Chick run over and stare intently at the Venusian Companion Egg in his hand.
"What are you doing?" Zhou Wen hurriedly stored the Companion Egg away into the Companion Egg and looked warily at the antelope.
"Look at you. Isn't it just a Venusian Companion Egg? Who would snatch it from you?" The antelope curled its lips and said disdainfully, "I'm just here to see what the Companion Egg can hatch."
"I see. That's easy. I'll show you when I hatch it." Zhou Wen took out the Venusian Companion Egg again.
Whoosh!
The antelope charged over like a phantom and opened its mouth to bite the Companion Egg. Zhou Wen was already prepared as he retracted his palm and quickly retreated, causing the antelope to miss.
"What did you just say?" Zhou Wen mocked the antelope.
The antelope showed no embarrassment at all as it said without a blush, "Give me the Companion Egg. I'll take you to Mount Laojun to retrieve the treasure. The treasures there are much better than this Companion Egg."
"Go get it yourself. I'm not interested." Zhou Wen teleported to the Moon with the Venusian Companion Egg without giving the antelope a chance.
Without heading to Lady Supreme Yin's place, he used his phone to scan the Venusian Companion Egg in an uninhabited spot.
Golden Wyrm: Calamity (Evolvable)
Life Providence: Metal Life
Life Soul: Gold Essence
Wheel of Destiny: Love is Stronger than Gold.
Terror Form: Yin Blade (S-grade)
Calamity Zone: True Gold Fire Refinement (Human Realm)
Strength: 100
Speed: 100
Constitution: 100
Essence Energy: 100
Talent Skill: Midas Touch, Strangle, Unstoppable, Dominance Body
Companion Form: Shear (Yin)
Zhou Wen was rather satisfied with these stats. It was born at the Calamity grade. Although it was only at the Human Realm, it was enough for him. Now that he had a Calamity-grade Companion Beast, there was no need for him to risk his life the next time he encountered a Calamity-grade opponent.
The only surprise was that this thing's companion form wasn't a gun. From the creatures in the Venusian dimensional zone, Zhou Wen imagined that it would be a gun.
He took out the other Venusian Companion Egg and was immediately alarmed.
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Chapter 1434: Yin Yang Wyrms
Golden Wyrm: Calamity (Evolvable)
Life Providence: Metal Life
Life Soul: Gold Essence
Wheel of Destiny: Love is Stronger than Gold.
Terror Form: Yang Blade (S-grade)
Calamity Zone: True Gold Fire Refinement (Human Realm)
Strength: 100
Speed: 100
Constitution: 100
Essence Energy: 100
Talent Skill: Midas Touch, Strangle, Unstoppable, Dominance Body
Companion Form: Shear (Yang)
The stats and skills of the two Companion Beasts were the same. However, the first one's Terror transformation was Yin Blade. The companion form was also a Yin attribute, and this one's Terror transformation was Yang Blade. The companion form was a Yang attribute.
They were clearly Companion Beasts born from the same energy. One was of the Yin attribute, while the other was of the Yang attribute. Zhou Wen really didn't understand how it was split.
In any case, Zhou Wen had the Companion Beasts on hand, so he couldn't be bothered to think through it. He hatched the Companion Eggs.
Calamity-grade Companion Beasts were potent. Zhou Wen felt the Essence Energy in his body surge into the Companion Egg as though a dam had been breached. If Zhou Wen didn't have Slaughterer's massive amounts of Essence Energy to support him, he would have been sucked dry if he were an ordinary Terror-grade entity.
Now, Zhou Wen suspected that if the energy in Venus hadn't split into two and injected into the two metal balls, he would have been sucked dry.
Thankfully, nothing like that happened. The Companion Egg had its fill of Essence Energy after a while and transformed into Golden Wyrm beams that condensed on Zhou Wen's right finger.
Soon, a metal-colored wyrm tattoo appeared on Zhou Wen's middle finger on his right hand. After a moment of shimmering light, it gradually hid under his skin.
Zhou Wen hatched the other Yin-elemental Golden Wyrm Companion Egg. Before long, a metallic wyrm tattoo wrapped around his right hand's index finger. It shimmered for a while before gradually disappearing.
With a thought, two Golden Wyrms appeared over his fingers, transforming into gold-like wyrms that tore out of his fingers and danced in the air.
The two Golden Wyrms weren't bodies of flesh and blood, but of gold. Their whiskers, scales, claws, and bodies were all golden in color, but they only looked like gold. It wasn't really gold. Their density far exceeded gold, and their hardness and toughness also far exceeded gold.
Zhou Wen extended his hand and beckoned. The two Golden Wyrms instantly transformed into two strange golden weapons that landed in Zhou Wen's hands.
Zhou Wen held the weapons and carefully sized them up. The Shears were really strange. They were four feet long and looked like a wyrm-shaped blade. It was wide at the front and narrow at the back. The wyrm's head was the blade's head, and its tail was curved into a bracer.
From the looks of it, it was somewhat similar to a rapier, but there was a huge difference. After all, it was a saber, not a sword. Furthermore, the handle and blade were at a very strange angle. When Zhou Wen held the blade, he felt that the angle of the blade was a little wrong.
Why does this look a little familiar??The more Zhou Wen looked at the two Shears, the more familiar they looked. With a thought, he overlapped the two Shears and immediately shouted, "Holy sh*t, isn't this a pair of scissors?"
When the two Shears were stacked together, they looked like scissors with long blades. However, because there was no fixed pivoting spot in the middle, they couldn't be used as real scissors.
Although it looks a little ugly, it's fine as long as it's useful.?Zhou Wen turned on his phone, having had the intention of testing the might of the Golden Wyrm scissors in a dungeon.
However, before he could open the dungeon, a notification popped up on his phone.
"Discovered reproductive Companion Beast. Proceed with Birth?"
Zhou Wen tapped it open and realized that the Companion Beasts that his phone had upgraded were the Golden Wyrms. Their Birth criterion was the other Golden Wyrm, and their Yin and Yang attributes matched perfectly.
That works too!?Zhou Wen was overjoyed as he clicked on Birth without any hesitation.
Back when Light Concealment and Night Immaculate gave birth to Shadow Concealment, it was a Companion Beast of the same level. Now that two Golden Wyrms were reproducing, they would definitely give birth to a Calamity-grade Companion Beast. Wouldn't that mean he would have another Calamity-grade Companion Beast?
Give birth. You must give birth. It's best if you produce a few more.?Zhou Wen watched as the two Golden Wyrms entered their Birth states. Since the progress bar didn't show any movement, he temporarily ignored them. He just needed to wait for a Calamity Companion Beast to be born, and he could lead a group of Calamity Companion Beasts to crush the various dungeons. He might even have a chance of killing the four Mo family generals at Chess Mountain.
The four Calamity-grade fellows were really difficult to deal with, especially the Demonized General that Zhou Wen had once stolen the pearl from. The Chaos Umbrella was terrifyingly powerful. Even the Minor Heavenly Cycle Killing Formation would be destroyed, so Zhou Wen had no chance.
Now, Zhou Wen was waiting for the Soul Mirror and the Golden Wyrm to be done before he killed the four Demonized Generals.
Since he was here on the moon, Zhou Wen decided to visit Wang Chan.
When Wang Chan saw him, she was covered in tears. She strongly requested Zhou Wen to take her back to the Wang family. Zhou Wen coaxed her repeatedly before she reluctantly agreed to stay longer.
Lady Supreme Yin told Zhou Wen that Wang Chan's power of misfortune could only be effectively controlled after she reached the Calamity grade. However, it was almost impossible for humans to advance to the Calamity grade, so they had to make a choice.
Lady Supreme Yin believed that it was best to use the Mythical Serum or Spirit Casting. Contracting a Guardian was the worst choice.
However, the Mythical Serum needed to be created using dimensional creatures with the attribute of misfortune. The Guardians used for Spirit Casting also had the same requirements. It was really difficult to find one.
Lady Supreme Yin couldn't leave the moon, so this task naturally landed on Zhou Wen. Zhou Wen was momentarily unable to figure out where to find high-level dimensional creatures and Guardians with the attributes of misfortune.
According to Lady Supreme Yin, the creature of misfortune couldn't be too high or too low a level. It was best if it was at the Mythical stage, but it had to have immense potential.
Zhou Wen felt his head ache when he heard those requirements.
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In Luoyang's An family's weapon factory, An Sheng and a few Essence Gold forgers were looking at the blueprint of the Bamboo Blade and studying how to reforge it.
Although the Bamboo Blade was also made of Essence Gold, the Essence Gold used by the Bamboo Blade wasn't ordinary Essence Gold, but a type of Refined Essence Gold produced from a particular type of Essence Gold mine.
It was impossible for ordinary Essence Gold to reach such hardness, nor could it be used in high-intensity battles.
The biggest problem now was that it wasn't easy to melt the Bamboo Blade's fragments. It was said that when smelting the materials of the Four Gentlemen Blades in the past, the blacksmith had taken the risk to enter a dimensional zone and used the Earth fire in the dimensional zone to melt the Refined Essence Gold.
As they couldn't find the blacksmith who forged Bamboo Blade, nor did they know where the Earth fire he had used came from, they could only think of other ways to melt it.
A few blacksmiths tried several methods, but they failed to completely melt the Bamboo Blade fragments. Ordinary Essence Gold forging methods were definitely impossible. They could only report the matter to An Sheng and get him to think of a solution.
"If the temperature of the flames isn't high enough, I have a solution." An Sheng thought of Chick. That fellow was a descendant of a phoenix. When it came to fire, there weren't many fires in this world that were stronger than phoenix flames.
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Chapter 1435: Reforging Materials
After An Sheng discussed with the blacksmiths, he planned on returning to Overseer Manor and borrow Chick. He wanted it to spew out some fire to melt the Refined Essence Gold.
However, before An Sheng could find Chick, he was summoned by An Tianzuo.
"There's been so much to deal with recently. Yet, you aren't focusing on work and instead spend all your time at the weapons factory?" An Tianzuo said with a frown.
An Sheng was afraid that An Tianzuo would be displeased if he knew that he had gotten the few blacksmiths with the best skills to help Zhou Wen forge the saber. Therefore, he said, "The effects of the Essence Gold bullets recently developed by the weapons factory can't keep up with the evolution speed of dimensional creatures. I just want to see if there's a way to modify the bullets to improve their effects."
"And what solution have you come up with?" An Tianzuo said as he read some documents.
"It's indeed a little difficult. Just pure Essence Gold bullets alone results in great expenditure. Our production of Essence Gold is far from enough. Since using Essence Gold bullets like now while the effects aren't too good, I've been wondering if there are any other materials that are compatible with Essence Gold. Creating an Essence alloy can reduce the quantity of Essence Gold used and guarantee the quality of the bullets." An Sheng had been considering this problem all this while.
Using pure Essence Gold for the bullet had good effects, but the An family didn't have that much Essence Gold reserves. It was too extravagant.
However, the laboratory in the weapons factory had tried many materials. The compatibility between ordinary metal and Essence Gold wasn't high. It wasn't even of any help. The only thing that worked was the Essence Gold plating.
It seemed impossible to develop an alloy that had an effect equivalent to pure Essence Gold.
"Then what material do you plan on using to make the alloy?" An Tianzuo continued asking without looking up.
"We haven't found any suitable materials for the time being. The best candidates for the alloy are the bodies of metal-type dimensional creatures…" An Sheng was somewhat helpless.
"I have a material here. Study it and see if it's compatible with Essence Gold." An Tianzuo took out a long, flat box from beside his chair and casually placed it on the table. Then, he said casually, "There's a problem with the origins of this material. It mustn't be exposed to the public. See if we can make it into an alloy or forge it into a weapon. If it doesn't work, destroy it."
"Yes, Overseer." An Sheng was somewhat curious. He wanted to open the box to see what material it was.
"Take it back before taking a look. Don't disturb me while I'm working here. You have to quickly settle the matter I instructed you to do. If you delay your work, scram to Chess Mountain to guard it," An Tianzuo said coldly.
"Yes, I will have it done." An Sheng didn't dare stare any further. He picked up the box and walked out.
After leaving An Tianzuo's office, An Sheng dashed into a meeting room and closed the door and windows. Only then did he open the box to see what material was inside.
When the box opened, An Sheng saw what was inside and was immediately taken aback.
Inside the box was a silver rapier.
Isn't… Isn't this the rapier that remained undamaged in the battle with the Immortal Culling Sword??An Sheng reacted and carefully sized up the rapier in surprise.
The silver rapier looked narrow and thin, but it didn't feel light when he weighed it in his hand. It could even be said to be very heavy. It was a little cold to the touch, like silver made of ice.
On the blade, there were many tiny holes. The small ones were like needles, while the big ones were the size of rice grains.
There's no mistake about it. It's definitely that rapier. These holes should have been left behind from the battle with the Immortal Culling Sword. Although it suffered some damage, to be able to resist an existence like the Immortal Culling Sword, the material of this sword is unimaginable. It's a pity to destroy such a sword even if it can't be exposed…?An Sheng's eyes suddenly lit up as though he had understood something. He hurriedly stored the rapier back into the box, picked it up, and rushed to the weapon factory.
The rapier was made of the Holy Temple's cornerstone, Holy Metal. Not any random Holy Temple cornerstone was called Holy Metal. In fact, the so-called Holy Metal was the bedrock of a Holy Temple and also a core component. If the bedrock of the Holy Temple was destroyed, it would no longer have the foundation to be a Holy Temple again.
The cornerstone Holy Metal was very strong. Otherwise, it wouldn't have been used as a bedrock. Furthermore, after being baptized by the power of the Holy Temple, the cornerstone Holy Metal was considered top-notch. Even Calamity-grade creatures could hardly damage it.
The Immortal Culling Sword only left a few notches in it, a testament to how powerful this material was.
Unfortunately, no matter how strong the material was, it was only a dead sword. It didn't have its own consciousness, nor did it have any energy augmentation effects. It was just that the material was stronger.
Holy God gave the sword to Xiao to fend off the sharpness of the Immortal Culling Sword. The power used in combat was still thanks to the Guardian.
Even so, the cornerstone Holy Metal was a top-notch material. How could he throw it away?
An Sheng was smart. After seeing the rapier, he understood what An Tianzuo meant.
From the looks of it, Overseer already knows that I'm helping Young Master Wen repair the Bamboo Blade. That's why he produced this rapier. I wonder how compatible this material is with Essence Gold Essence. If the combination of the two materials isn't suitable for forging a weapon, wouldn't I be letting down Overseer's intentions? No, I have to think of a way to forge it into a weapon…?After An Sheng thought it through, he turned around and returned to Overseer Manor to find Chick.
Refined Essence Gold Essence was difficult to melt without Chick. Needless to say for this rapier—it was a material that even the Immortal Culling Sword couldn't slice through.
…
After Zhou Wen returned from the Moon, he tried to figure out where he could obtain a misfortune dimensional creature or find a misfortune-type Guardian.
It wasn't viable to keep Wang Chan on the Moon the entire time. He had to resolve this problem sooner or later.
As he could teleport, he could travel to Earth's four districts in a short period of time. Furthermore, An Tianzuo had already returned, so he didn't need to stay in Luoyang forever.
Therefore, Zhou Wen studied the dungeons in the various districts and discovered dimensional creatures that were suspected to have powers of misfortune.
However, there weren't many of such dimensional creatures to begin with. They needed to be at the Mythical stage and have great potential. Zhou Wen searched around and studied them for a long time, but he still couldn't make any confirmation.
He had a few targets, but he could only take a look to see if they met Lady Supreme Yin's requirements.
Zhou Wen chose from among the few targets and finally chose to head to the Pandora Palace dimensional zone in the West District. There were a few dimensional creatures there that were suspected to have the power of misfortune.
As it wasn't too dangerous this time, Zhou Wen took Ya'er along as a vacation for her.
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Chapter 1436: Frustration
Translator: CKtalon
Inside the Holy Land, Holy God dragged Xiao's severely injured body with both hands and walked down the stone steps towards the abyss.
The abyss was bottomless and there was only endless darkness. The more Holy God walked down, the more intense the darkness around him became. It was as though the stone steps would suck everything dry. All light would vanish without a trace.
If not for the Holy Light emitted from Holy God's body, he probably wouldn't be able to see fingers even if he placed his hand in front of him.
Even someone as powerful as Holy God could only illuminate an area three feet around him.
As it was too dark, he couldn't see the surrounding mountain walls at all. He didn't know if there was anything else beside him. Only the steps beneath Holy God's feet could be seen. Due to the Holy Light, he could still make out some blurry shadows.
Finally, even the Holy Light over Holy God's body was devoured by the darkness. The surroundings were as dark as the world of the dead.
After an unknown period of time, Holy God arrived in front of a lake.
The surroundings remained dark, but the water in the lake emitted a crystalline glow, like diamonds glowing in the darkness.
"After walking into the lake, you might be reborn and have the power to defeat the enemy," Holy God said calmly as he placed Xiao's body by the lake.
Xiao was still skinned and covered in blood. His injuries hadn't healed.
Struggling to his feet, Xiao walked towards the lake without a word.
"Don't you want to know what that lake is?" Holy God suddenly said.
"I just need to know that this place has the strength I need to defeat An Tianzuo for revenge." The wounds around Xiao's throat had healed significantly. Although his voice was still hoarse and ear-piercing, he could already speak.
"Dimensional creatures are unable to gain a foothold on Earth. Any dimensional creature that comes to Earth will be suppressed by Earth's rules. Even invincible powerhouses at the Apocalypse grade are no exception. Therefore, any dimensional creature that wishes to descend must use the bodies of Earth's native creatures to retain a portion of their combat strength."
Holy God paused for a moment before continuing, "However, a dimensional powerhouse later discovered a place. There, he was actually able to use his strength freely without being suppressed by the rules of Earth."
"Isn't that the Holy Land?" Xiao said.
"In the beginning, there was no Holy Land, only a lake." Holy God continued, "Within a certain range of the lake, the powers of dimensional creatures will no longer be suppressed. However, once they are far from the lake, the suppression of Earth's nomological powers will appear again. Therefore, that dimensional powerhouse did some research, hoping to use the water in the lake to help dimensional creatures completely escape the suppression of Earth's rules.
"However, any dimensional creature that came into contact with the lake, no matter how powerful they were, melted into the lake like snowflakes. After that, the powerhouse experimented on many dimensional creatures and Earth's native creatures. The outcome was surprising. None of the powerful dimensional creatures could withstand the power of the lake, but Earth's native creatures weren't affected. To you humans, this terrifying lake is no different from ordinary lake water. It doesn't cause any harm to your bodies."
Xiao only listened quietly without interrupting Holy God.
Holy God looked at the lake and continued, "However, the native creatures of Earth that entered the lake died one after another. None of them returned alive."
"Why? Didn't you say that there's a power here that can allow me to exact revenge?" Xiao turned around and questioned Holy God with an ear-piercing voice.
"Later, that powerhouse checked many human historical resources and myths and finally learned that this lake is called Frustration," said Holy God.
"Frustration? I've never heard of such a lake in myths and legends in any district," Xiao said after some thought.
"You might not have heard of this lake, but you must have heard of the other side of the lake." Holy God looked into the distance.
Xiao couldn't see anything since his eyes were destroyed. All he could do was ask, "What's the other side?"
"Paramita." Holy God's answer left Xiao alarmed.
"This lake leads to the Paramita?" Xiao was pleasantly surprised. He knew what the word "Paramita" meant. "The Paramita that treats life and death as one bank and nirvana as the other, the place to attain boundless merit and wisdom by abandoning all frustrations?"
"This is just a guess. No one knows if the other side of the lake is Paramita because no one has ever reached it. Although this lake is small, even Apocalypse-grade powerhouses can't reach the other side. Only by swimming through the lake can one reach the other side. However, no creature that has entered the lake has returned alive."
"Then what's the point of me entering the lake?" Xiao asked.
"I once saw a person who had absolutely no chance of living swim across Lake Frustration and reach the other bank alive. Furthermore, as a human which makes it impossible for him to advance to the Mythical stage, he actually broke the restrictions and advanced to the Mythical stage with a pure human body," Holy God said calmly.
"Who is he? What happened in the end?" Xiao asked.
"You don't need to know this. All you need to know is that it's very difficult for you to completely recover from your injuries. Even if you don't die, you will only be a cripple in the future. There are only two paths placed in front of you now. Swim to Paramita across Lake Frustration and be reborn, or…"
Before Holy God could finish his sentence, Xiao had already jumped into the lake.
Strangely enough, the lake looked clear and transparent, like a flawless crystal. One could clearly see the bottom of the lake. It wasn't too deep.
However, after Xiao jumped in, no matter how hard he struggled, his body couldn't float above the water surface as he kept sinking.
It looked like the lake had no buoyancy at all. No, it should be said that not only was there no buoyancy, but it was also like an abyss with a terrifying suction force that constantly pulled Xiao down.
Furthermore, no matter how Xiao struggled, the lake remained calm. There was no sound of water splashing. It was dead silent.
"It's really not a good habit to not wait for someone to finish their sentence." Holy God looked at Xiao, who was constantly sinking in the lake, and muttered to himself, "Even Calamity-grade Earthlings will be entangled by countless invisible wraiths when they enter the lake. They will be pulled to the bottom of the lake and eventually perish to become a part of the lake. Over the years, only one person reached the opposite bank. There are no less than a hundred thousand creatures that drowned."
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Zhou Wen had planned on traveling with Ya'er in the West District, but after Li Xuan learned of this, he offered to follow him.
"Old Zhou, I heard that an extremely popular female host lives in this city." Li Xuan drooled as he looked around.
"Which female host?" Zhou Wen asked.
"The one that hosts the program with Professor Gu. Her name's Su Yi. She's crazy popular now.." Li Xuan kept looking around as though he was looking for something.
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Chapter 1437: Rumors
Translator: CKtalon
There weren't many pedestrians on the streets. The mortality rate on Earth had been terrifyingly high in recent years, but the birth rate was pitifully low. Most human cities didn't have many people now.
However, the population of this city was clearly abnormally low. Only one or two people would occasionally rush by such a large city.
Li Xuan was very disappointed. "I originally thought that with the Federation Freedom Investigation Bureau's headquarters here in New De City, it should be a rather lively and prosperous city. I never expected it to be so desolate."
"It's indeed a little abnormal. Before coming, I read the news on the Internet. There are still three to four million people in New De City. It's impossible for there to be so few people. I wonder what happened." Zhou Wen was somewhat puzzled.
"Just ask." Li Xuan saw pedestrians passing by on the street in front of him. He flashed to a person and took out a large bill. He extended his hand and waved it in front of the person. "Why are there so few people in New De City? Tell me what happened here and this is yours."
The person was immediately delighted as he reached out to grab the money in Li Xuan's hand.
"Tell me first." Li Xuan retracted his hand, causing the person to miss.
"Most people have moved to New Horse City. The remaining population in New De City isn't even a tenth of what it originally was," the person said as he stared at the money in Li Xuan's hand.
"Why are people moving?" Li Xuan continued asking.
"It's all because of the rumors." The person said something that left Zhou Wen and Li Xuan somewhat surprised. This matter was related to Pandora's Magic Palace.
In the myths and legends of the West District, Pandora was a beautiful woman created by god and was given to humans as a gift.
At the same time, the gods gave a magic box to her. Every god left a gift in the magic box.
After she arrived in the human world, Pandora was driven by curiosity and opened the magic box. However, the magic box didn't have any real gifts. Instead, disasters, plagues, wars, and other curses flew out.
Terrified, Pandora hurriedly closed the magic box, but she locked up "hope" that Goddess Athena had left in the box.
From then on, the human world was filled with all sorts of calamities. Disasters, plagues, and illnesses ran rampant. War constantly broke out, and there was no peace.
It was said that Pandora's Magic Palace was the residence of Pandora. However, no one had seen her before.
Someone had recently spread the news that Pandora had already appeared and would soon open the magic box. The nearby area would probably become a dead zone.
Therefore, many people from New De City moved to other human cities if they could do so. Most of them went to the nearby New Horse City and chose to watch the development from there.
After saying that, the person reached out and snatched the money. He turned around and ran. As he ran, he said, "You guys should leave quickly. There are only a few days left before Pandora opens the magic box."
"I want to see what that woman looks like. I heard that the mythical version of Pandora is an extremely beautiful woman," Li Xuan said with a smile.
However, Zhou Wen said with a bitter smile, "Don't do anything rash. From the myths and legends, it's very likely that she's a Calamity-grade existence. Otherwise, there wouldn't be legends of all sorts of disasters."
Zhou Wen was rather cautious in reality. Even if he already had the strength to fight a Calamity, a Calamity still had the possibility of killing him. It wasn't worth risking his life.
He originally wanted to enter Pandora's Magic Palace to take a look, but since there was such a development, Zhou Wen gave up on entering. After all, something would happen nine times out of ten he entered a dimensional zone in reality.
The circumstances made Zhou Wen even more afraid of entering.
Now, Zhou Wen planned on heading to the periphery of Pandora's Magic Palace to take a look. If he could find the tiny palm symbol, he would download the dungeon. If not, he didn't plan on entering. After all, there were dimensional creatures suspected to be of the Misfortune attribute elsewhere. There was no need to be inflexible and stubborn.
Li Xuan was just saying. If Zhou Wen wasn't entering, he didn't really plan on taking the risk.
Zhou Wen held Ya'er's hand. When the three of them arrived near Magic Palace, they saw a program team filming at the entrance.
"It's Su Yi!" Li Xuan's eyes lit up when he saw the host.
Zhou Wen traced his gaze and indeed, he saw the female host he often saw on television and on the Internet. Zhou Wen recognized her, but he didn't know her name.
She looked even more beautiful in real life than on television. She had long brown hair and fair skin. Her facial features were well-defined and she looked charming. She had a femme fatale style and one could in no way describe her as quiet and demure.
As the program team was at the entrance, Zhou Wen and company stood far away without heading over. They wanted to wait for them to leave before heading over to prevent any trouble.
Free media like the Federation Freedom Investigation Bureau was very well-informed. Zhou Wen had previously been in the limelight on the Cube's rankings. If they saw him, they would definitely come over to take pictures.
"It's not convenient for you to go over. I'll go take a look first. After all, I'm not a famous person." Li Xuan informed Zhou Wen before walking towards the program team.
Zhou Wen looked around and saw that Magic Palace was built between two mountains. Only one side of the door was exposed. The other part was in the valley.
After observing from afar for a while, he discovered the tiny palm symbol on the stone wall beside the door.
There really is one.?Zhou Wen was delighted. He planned on downloading the dungeon after the program team left. Then, he would figure out the situation in Magic Palace in-game before deciding if he should enter.
Zhou Wen turned to look at Li Xuan and saw that he was having a good chat with Su Yi. It was unknown how he managed to hit on her.
After a while, Li Xuan walked over with Su Yi.
"Old Zhou, let me do the introductions. This is the most popular female host in the Federation, Su Yi… Su Yi… This is my best friend…"
Before Li Xuan could finish his sentence, Su Yi took the initiative to say, "There's probably no one in the Federation who doesn't know you, am I right, Mr. Zhou? What's more, we work in news. It's a pleasure to meet you. Mr. Zhou, you are the pride of humanity."
"Just call me Zhou Wen." Zhou Wen glanced at Li Xuan and blamed him for this.?Why did he bring Su Yi over for no reason?
"Old Zhou, here's the situation. I heard from Su Yi that it's just a rumor that Pandora wants to open the magic box. They are now doing a program to dispel the rumors," Li Xuan said.
"Rumors? Are you sure?" Zhou Wen was somewhat surprised. If it was just a rumor, it was way too potent to make nearly the entire population in New De City leave.
Su Yi said, "Although we can't be a hundred percent sure, nor do we know who spread the rumors, there are clearly traces of a mastermind and hype. It's not news that came from the normal channels. Furthermore, we haven't found the source of the news yet. Previously, we had companions enter Magic Palace to film the area, but we didn't discover any abnormalities."
"That's odd.. What's the benefit of creating such a rumor?" Zhou Wen frowned in thought.
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Chapter 1438: Entering the Crew
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"If the two of you wish to enter Magic Palace, will you be interested in joining our program team?" When Su Yi saw Zhou Wen frown, she immediately said, "Don't worry. We are a professional media outlet. Without your permission, we won't release any news related to you, nor will we take pictures or recordings."
Li Xuan looked at Zhou Wen and from the look in his eyes, he knew that he wanted to go.
"Sorry, we just came by to take a look. We had no intention of entering." Zhou Wen still rejected Su Yi.
Although the matter about the magic box's opening being close at hand might only be a rumor, Zhou Wen still didn't wish to take the risk. Furthermore, from his past experience, there was a high chance that something would happen if he entered a dimensional zone. If he followed the program team in, he might end up harming them.
Su Yi was deeply disappointed. "That's such a pity. We still have to do some filming outside. If the two of you change your minds and wish to enter, you are welcome to join us at any time. I can be your guide. I know the interior of Magic Palace well."
With that said, Su Yi bade farewell and returned to the program team. She didn't try to persuade him further.
"We were planning on entering anyway. With such a beauty as a guide, why not? Why reject her?" Li Xuan was puzzled.
"I originally planned on entering, but now that there's the matter regarding the magic box, it's best to be careful. I'll not enter for the time being." Zhou Wen paused before smiling. "Besides, you can't touch women, right? No matter how beautiful Su Yi is, it has nothing to do with you, right?"
"What do you mean I can't touch women? That's because I don't fancy them, and have no intention of touching them. If I really find someone suitable, I'm up to it in any way that's better than you," Li Xuan shouted as he jumped.
"I don't know if you are up to it, but it's best we don't enter Magic Palace for the time being. Let's walk around its surroundings." Zhou Wen walked towards Magic Palace's door.
Since Su Yi already knew of his presence, there was no need to hide. It was more important to download the dungeon.
Su Yi had already informed the production team. Although they could clearly sense that the production team had recognized Zhou Wen, no one came to disturb them.
Zhou Wen looked at the door and took many pictures. He took the opportunity to take a picture of the tiny palm symbol and successfully entered the download screen.
Meanwhile, Li Xuan watched their filming. As he watched, he said regretfully, "It's a pity not to join them when such a beautiful chick is willing to be our tour guide."
Zhou Wen put away his phone and ignored Li Xuan. He looked at the filming crew. He was just taking a casual look when he realized that something was amiss.
The videographer who was filming Su Yi's frontal shot seemed to be avoiding his gaze.
Although it wasn't obvious and it was normal for the videographer to have his face obstructed by the camera, Zhou Wen felt that his actions were a little awkward. Furthermore, the videographer gave him a familiar feeling.
After secretly using Truth Listener to observe for a while, Zhou Wen immediately discovered the problem. The videographer was Liu Yun.
Although he had changed his appearance and even his figure was a little different from before, Zhou Wen still recognized him. This was all thanks to his sharp senses.
If not for his sharp senses, he wouldn't have been able to tell that it was Liu Yun.
Liu Yun is a person who doesn't do things without benefits. He changed his appearance and sneaked into the program team, but he's deliberately hiding from me. What's he up to??Zhou Wen suddenly thought.?Could he be the one who spread the rumors of Magic Palace?
The more Zhou Wen thought about it, the more he felt that it was right. Liu Yun had sneaked into the program team because he wanted to enter Magic Palace.
However, there was something Zhou Wen couldn't figure out. The Magic Palace wasn't controlled by a large faction, so anyone could enter. If Liu Yun wanted to enter, he could have entered himself. Why did he have to sneak into the program team?
Could it be that there's something in the program team that's helpful to him??Zhou Wen carefully scanned everyone in the program team.
There were more than ten people in the program team. Apart from the host, director, camera crew, there were a few human experts who were in charge of clearing dimensional creatures.
The few human experts were at the Mythical stage. It was obvious that three of them had advanced using Mythical Serums. They had obvious dimensional creature characteristics and one had likely contracted a Guardian.
Apart from that, there was also a special guest. In fact, he was Su Yi's host partner. Zhou Wen wasn't unfamiliar with this person. He was Professor Gu, who often partnered with Su Yi.
Zhou Wen watched for a while but didn't discover any problems.
What is Liu Yun plotting??Zhou Wen thought for a moment and suddenly said to Li Xuan, "Don't you want to go in and take a look? Then tell Su Yi that we want to follow their program team in to take a look."
"Holy sh*t, Old Zhou, it sure wasn't easy. You've finally thought it through." Li Xuan was overjoyed as he patted Zhou Wen on the shoulder and said, "That's right. Life is only a short few decades. It's only right to enjoy it in a timely fashion. It's pointless thinking about all kinds of nonsense all day."
"Are you going? If not, I'll tell them myself," Zhou Wen said.
"Don't, let me do it. It's not like you like dealing with people. Leave such troublesome matters to me." Li Xuan ran to the program team.
After a while, Li Xuan walked over with Su Yi and another middle-aged man wearing a hat.
Zhou Wen learned from Li Xuan's introductions that the middle-aged man's name was Evan—the director of this production team. He had agreed to let Zhou Wen and Li Xuan join the production team, but because they had filming work, they could only follow their designated path. They sometimes had to stop to film, making it impossible for them to have the freedom to constantly wander around.
After agreeing to these conditions, Zhou Wen, Li Xuan, and Ya'er officially joined the program team.
"Is this little girl going in too? Although the matter regarding the magic box is just a rumor, Magic Palace is rather dangerous. She's still so young…" Su Yi said as she looked at Ya'er.
"It's fine. I'll watch over her," Zhou Wen said.
"I was just overthinking things. With your strength, Mr. Zhou, it's naturally impossible for the dimensional creatures in Magic Palace to injure you and this little girl," Su Yi said with a smile.
After the filming at the entrance was completed, the group officially entered Magic Palace. Past the door was a large square.
The dimensional creatures inside hadn't been completely wiped out due to the drop in humans entering Magic Palace recently. There were many strange dimensional creatures wandering around the square.
Upon seeing Zhou Wen and company enter Magic Palace, the dimensional creatures immediately rushed over.
One of the Mythical humans didn't spend much effort to finish off the dimensional creatures that rushed over.
Zhou Wen secretly observed Liu Yun the entire time. He didn't pull off any tricks. He was akin to a professional videographer who was always loyal to his work.. He captured all the scenes the director needed.
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Chapter 1439: A Gift for Pandora
It was rather normal inside Pandora's Magic Palace. At the very least, Zhou Wen didn't discover any problems.
The dimensional creatures that appeared were things Zhou Wen had read about on the Internet. There was nothing abnormal about them.
The program team recorded and compared some places where humans often went. They wanted to prove that nothing abnormal had happened to Magic Palace.
Zhou Wen and Li Xuan followed them as they filmed. At noon, they finished filming about four places that people often went.
When the program team was having lunch, Liu Yun, who was disguised as a videographer, found an opportunity to come to Zhou Wen's side. He said with a smile, "Mr. Zhou, the scenery over there is pretty good. Do you want me to take a picture for you?"
When he came close to Zhou Wen, he whispered, "Follow me."
"Alright." Zhou Wen pulled Ya'er to the side.
After leaving the production team, Liu Yun gritted his teeth and said, "Why are you following me?"
"What do you mean why am I following you? Didn't you ask me to take a picture?" Zhou Wen feigned surprise.
"Cut the act. Leave quickly. Don't cause trouble here." Liu Yun was a sharp person. He knew that Zhou Wen had definitely recognized him.
"Why should I leave? This isn't your house," Zhou Wen said calmly.
Liu Yun was helpless against Zhou Wen. All he could do was restrain his temper and say, "I'll tell you the truth. It's now very dangerous in Pandora's Magic Palace. Pandora's box can open at any time. When that happens, the whole of Magic Palace will be breached. A terrifying Calamity creature will appear. If something goes wrong, there won't even be a chance to escape."
"Were you the one who spread the rumors?" Zhou Wen asked casually.
"It's not a rumor. It's the truth." Liu Yun wore a sincere expression.
"I can see for myself if it's a rumor. After observing the area for so long, why haven't I discovered any signs of the magic box opening?" Zhou Wen said calmly.
Liu Yun tried his best to explain, "Pandora's box is sealed. There will naturally be no warning signs when it isn't opened. After it opens, it will be too late to leave. I spread the news ahead of time to give ordinary people a chance to escape. Otherwise, anyone in New De City would die. Ordinary people won't have a chance of escaping."
"Why are you here since it's so dangerous?" Zhou Wen remained unmoved as he asked with a smile.
"I'm just trying to get rid of the scourge for the people. I plan on investigating the situation first. If the conditions allow it, I'll think of a way to permanently seal the magic box before it opens." Liu Yun looked like he was baring his heart. "Junior Brother, listen to me. Take the child and leave quickly. It'd be fine if you were alone. I can't watch you take the child to such a dangerous place."
"Eldest Senior Brother, you actually have such noble thoughts. You are virtually a hero who acts in the interest of the country and its citizens. It's really impressive. Forget it. As your junior brother, I can't hold you back. I'll do as you say," Zhou Wen said.
"That's more like it. Take Li Xuan with you and quickly return to Luoyang…" Liu Yun was immediately overjoyed when he saw how easy it was to convince Zhou Wen.
"No, what I mean is to do as you say. I'll go with you and see if we can seal the magic box before it opens…" Zhou Wen said.
Liu Yun's smile gradually froze. In the end, his face turned livid. He pointed at Zhou Wen and said fiercely, "Do you have to make things difficult for me?"
"Yes," Zhou Wen answered with certainty.
Liu Yun pointed at Zhou Wen with a ferocious expression. He wagged his finger a few times and looked like he was about to kill him when he suddenly retracted his hand. He forced a smile and said, "Junior Brother, we are all fellow disciples. Why make things difficult for one of your own? Go back now. I'll treat you to a feast when I'm in Luoyang."
"I want half," Zhou Wen said directly, ignoring him.
"Half what?" Liu Yun said blankly.
"60%," Zhou Wen said directly.
"Junior Brother, I really…" Before Liu Yun could finish his sentence, Zhou Wen opened his mouth, prepared to raise the price again.
When Liu Yun saw the shape of Zhou Wen's mouth, he knew that he was about to say 70. He hurriedly interrupted, "Half it is, but you have to work for it."
"How do I work for it?" Zhou Wen asked.
Liu Yun looked at the production crew and saw that no one was paying attention to them. Therefore, he lowered his voice and said, "The opening of the magic box is true. I'm not lying. I spread the news because I really want to help them. I don't want them to die without knowing why."
Seeing Zhou Wen look at him in disbelief, Liu Yun said helplessly, "Alright, I admit that part of the reason I sent them away was for this operation, but I also want to save their lives. This is an undeniable fact."
"Get to the point," Zhou Wen said impatiently.
"Have you heard of the legend of Pandora?" Liu Yun asked.
"Isn't that obvious? Has anyone not heard of it? Even a three-year-old knows the legend of the magic box," Zhou Wen said.
"Pandora's box was something that happened later. Before Pandora's box, the gods gave some gifts to her. Do you know what they were?" Liu Yun whispered.
"I don't know." Zhou Wen only knew of such a myth, but he didn't know the exact details.
"Prometheus stole fire from the sun and gave it to humans, bringing light to humans. In order to punish humans, the gods used a Goddess as a blueprint to create a beautiful woman, Pandora. The Goddess of Love and Beauty gave her a mesmerizing perfume. Athena gave her a silvery gown, the Fire God gave her a sash, necklaces, rings, and other divine items. Hermes gave her the gift of language, making her the most perfect woman in the world…" As Liu Yun spoke, his drool was about to drip out.
Wiping the corner of his mouth, Liu Yun continued, "Think about it. Those divine clothes, ribbons, necklaces, rings, and so on are all true divine items. They aren't the calamity in the magic box. According to my speculation, I'm certain that Pandora is at the Calamity grade. Then, the things on her must be good things at the Calamity grade. If I can get them all…"
"That's not right. You want to kill a Calamity-grade creature?" Zhou Wen felt that there was something wrong with Liu Yun's words.
"Not kill, steal," Liu Yun corrected.
"The things on a Calamity creature are one with her. How can you steal them?" Zhou Wen found it unreliable.
"That might not be the case. If it were an ordinary Calamity creature, it might be the case. However, it's different for Pandora. She's just a tool that was created. Those things were given to her by the gods. They aren't things that she comes with. I should be able to steal them," Liu Yun said.
Zhou Wen frowned inwardly. He had a nagging feeling that things weren't as simple as Liu Yun had said.
"If you want to steal something, do it yourself. Why did you sneak into the program team?" Zhou Wen stared at Liu Yun and asked.
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Chapter 1440: The Door Opener
"If you want to reach the shrine where Pandora lives, you have to be with the program team," Liu Yun said.
"Why?" Zhou Wen looked at Liu Yun in surprise. Liu Yun's spatial teleportation skill wasn't inferior to his. Zhou Wen didn't believe that the program team could do something Liu Yun couldn't.
Liu Yun explained, "There's a special defensive mechanism in Pandora's shrine. Not anyone can enter. Even Calamity-grade powerhouses will find it difficult to enter. There's only one way of entry. Find someone suitable to open the door to Pandora's shrine."
"Someone suitable?" Zhou Wen had a guess.
Liu Yun glanced in the direction of the program team before explaining under his breath, "Based on my research, entry to the shrine requires a woman with a special Life Providence to open the door. I searched for a long time before I finally found a woman with that special Life Providence. It's the female host, Su Yi. Only she can open the door to the shrine. When the time comes, we can enter and steal what's on Pandora."
"Your words are too contradictory. Since you haven't entered before, how do you know that Su Yi's Life Providence can open the door? Even if Su Yi can open the door, how do you know that you can steal the items from Pandora?" Zhou Wen still felt that there were many loopholes in this matter.
"Why are you asking so many questions? Just tell me if you want a part in this or not. If not, I'll do it myself. Just don't be in my way to wealth," Liu Yun said impatiently.
"Since it's a partnership, it's best we make things clear. It's fine if you don't wish to cooperate. After all, Li Xuan is rather interested in Su Yi. If he knows, he probably won't let Su Yi take the risk, right?" Zhou Wen said with a smile.
"You want to kick me to the curb when I've outlived my usefulness?" Liu Yun glared at Zhou Wen angrily.
"Explain clearly if you want cooperation," Zhou Wen said.
Liu Yun pondered for a moment before saying with a bitter smile, "It's not that I don't want to tell you, but I'm afraid that you won't believe me if I told you the truth. It will be even more troublesome when the time comes."
"How do you know I won't believe you if you don't tell me?" Zhou Wen asked.
"I obtained the information from Jing Daoxian," Liu Yun said directly.
"Jing Daoxian?" Disbelief immediately rose in Zhou Wen.
"See? I knew you wouldn't believe me." Zhou Wen's expression was too obvious. Liu Yun shrugged.
Zhou Wen fell silent. Jing Daoxian might have really been to Pandora's palace and might really know about the situation there, but why was he telling Liu Yun this?
Jing Daoxian couldn't do much in the past due to his injuries.
However, Jing Daoxian's injuries should have healed by now. Furthermore, he had a Companion Beast like the Yin Yang Mirror. Why didn't he take the treasure from Pandora but instead told Liu Yun?
"It's not that I don't believe you, but Jing Daoxian is just too difficult to figure out. Why would he give you that information?" Zhou Wen said to Liu Yun.
"I made a deal with him. As for what deal it is, I can't tell you. What I can tell you is that this information is very trustworthy. If you believe me, cooperate with me. If you don't believe me, don't be in my way. After this matter is over, regardless of whether it succeeds or not, I'll treat you to a feast." Liu Yun seemed very confident that the information Jing Daoxian had given him was real.
Since Liu Yun had already said so, Zhou Wen naturally couldn't ask further.
"Alright, let's give it a try. How do you plan on getting Su Yi there? Don't tell me you plan on kidnapping her?" Zhou Wen thought for a moment and decided to take a look.
Liu Yun was a careful person. If he wasn't completely confident, he wouldn't show that much confidence.
Furthermore, Zhou Wen did eye the stuff on Pandora.
However, he was different from Liu Yun. Liu Yun wanted the treasures on her, but Zhou Wen was interested in Pandora's magic box.
When it came to Misfortune-type items, Pandora's magic box was definitely ranked first. If the magic box was a dimensional creature, using it to create a Mythical Serum might be of great help to Wang Chan.
"There's obviously no need. They were going to the shrine to begin with. However, no one has opened the shrine's door in the past. Su Yi doesn't know that she can open it either. When the time comes, we just need to create some chaos and nudge Su Yi in the right direction. Once the door opens, we will enter without causing any trouble for the program team," Liu Yun explained.
Zhou Wen felt that it was feasible, but he felt that if only Su Yi could open the door, she probably wouldn't be able to escape so easily.
The two of them discussed for a while before Liu Yun pretended to take a few photos of Zhou Wen and Ya'er before returning to the program team.
Li Xuan was still chatting with Su Yi and company. Li Xuan was talented. In just a short period of time, he had already become very familiar with the production team as though he was a staff member.
After resting for a while, the production team began filming again. Zhou Wen didn't find the two dimensional creatures he wanted along the way, so he didn't take action.
Zhou Wen found an opportunity to inform Li Xuan about his partnership with Liu Yun.
"How can you do that?" Li Xuan immediately shouted.
"Stop shouting. Do you want everyone to hear you?" Zhou Wen tugged at Li Xuan.
When Li Xuan saw that the production team was looking at him, he hurriedly smiled apologetically, indicating that he was fine. Then, he squatted down and whispered to Zhou Wen, "Old Zhou, that Liu Yun isn't reliable. If only Su Yi could open the door, would Su Yi be able to escape after opening it?"
Zhou Wen also whispered, "Of course I know that it won't be easy for Su Yi to escape, but think about it. The source is Jing Daoxian. Even if we stop Liu Yun today and don't get Su Yi to open the door, what will happen in the future? What if Jing Daoxian wants to enter the shrine himself?"
Li Xuan was taken aback when he heard that. He said gloomily, "Then what should we do?"
"Instead of thinking of a solution when the matter isn't under our control, why don't we figure things out while we still have the situation under control? If something really happens to Su Yi, we can help her. It's better than letting her open the door only when she's threatened, right?" Zhou Wen said.
"That's true, but isn't it too risky?" Li Xuan was still hesitant.
"Then marry her and protect her 24/7. Furthermore, you have to be certain that you can defeat Jing Daoxian," Zhou Wen said.
"What do you plan on doing?" Li Xuan felt that this wasn't a viable solution. He didn't have any ideas and could only ask for Zhou Wen's opinion.
"There's no other way. Let's escort Su Yi in and figure out what's going on inside. We'll completely resolve this matter." On the way, Zhou Wen had already attempted to enter Pandora's Magic Palace dungeon, but strangely, the blood-colored avatar couldn't enter Pandora's final shrine.
It was likely as Liu Yun had said. One had to have a special Life Providence to be able to open Pandora's Magic Palace.
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Chapter 1441: Pandora Shrine
Pandora's Magic Palace was a large maze, but to people who were familiar with it, as long as they could clear the dimensional creatures in Magic Palace, it wouldn't be difficult to traverse it.
The only place that humans stepped into in the entire Magic Palace was Pandora Shrine.
The glorious palace that resembled a miracle stood in a corner of Magic Palace. There were many carvings regarding divine miracles engraved on its walls.
Basically, they were scenes of gods carrying out miracles and receiving human worship.
On the murals, Zhou Wen discovered carvings suspected to be the Sun God, the Goddess of Love and Beauty, the God of Metalworking, the Goddess of Wisdom, and even Hades.
These murals were extremely beautiful. Zhou Wen couldn't help but wonder.?If the gods really exist, do they really look like this?
"Good afternoon, I'm your host, Su Yi. It's 4:12 p.m., 2nd June. I'm now in front of Pandora Shrine. This is the legendary place where Pandora sleeps. Recently, there have been rumors that Pandora will open the magic box and cause New De City to suffer…" Su Yi stood in front of the shrine's door and introduced the situation.
As a videographer, Liu Yun was the closest to Su Yi. When Zhou Wen saw that Su Yi was about to reach Pandora Shrine's door, they exchanged looks and hurriedly approached.
They naturally couldn't stand in front of the camera, but at that moment, a powerful beam of light suddenly exploded, causing everyone to lose their vision.
The bright light had zero effect on Zhou Wen. Li Xuan was already prepared. After his Terror transformation, light was useless for his eyes.
The two of them saw that Liu Yun had already rushed in front of Su Yi and pushed her towards the door of the shrine.
Su Yi's strength was considered pretty good among ordinary people. She had reached the peak of the Epic stage, but against an expert like Liu Yun, she was nothing.
She didn't even see Liu Yun as she involuntarily lunged towards the shrine's door.
Liu Yun controlled his strength very well. When Su Yi pressed her hands against the door, she touched two unicorn symbols.
Her palm was pierced by the protruding horn, and blood immediately dyed the horn red.
Boom!
The door emitted a dull rumble as it slowly opened.
Li Xuan rushed over to pull Su Yi away. Since the door had already been opened, she was useless to them now. Liu Yun and Jing Daoxian wouldn't cause trouble for her again.
Liu Yun rushed towards Su Yi at the same time Li Xuan rushed over.
Zhou Wen seemed to sense something as he flashed to Su Yi's side with Ya'er. The three of them grabbed onto Su Yi's body within a second of each other.
In the next second, a beam shot out from the opened door, instantly causing Su Yi, Zhou Wen, and company to vanish. The shrine door closed with a boom.
Bam! Bam! Bam! Bam!
The four of them fell to the ground one after another. Li Xuan got up and grabbed Liu Yun by the collar and said angrily, "Scoundrel, how dare you lie to us?"
Liu Yun had only said that Su Yi could open the door, but he didn't say that the door would close itself. Furthermore, it was obvious that they could only enter together with Su Yi.
If they hadn't wanted to save Su Yi and arrived by her side in time, they would have been left behind by Liu Yun.
"Calm down. I didn't know that this would happen." Liu Yun explained without any sincerity.
"What… What do you want?" Su Yi looked at them in panic. Blood was still flowing from her palm and her face was pale. She was clearly frightened.
"Su Yi, Old Zhou and I don't have any ill intentions…" Just as Li Xuan was about to say something, they heard a boom.
The few of them jumped in fright and couldn't help but look in the direction of the rumbling. They were alarmed by what they saw.
The place they landed in was actually a huge garden. The garden was circular, and in the middle was a small circular patio. The garden had paths that went horizontally, vertically, and diagonally that demarcated different flower beds.
However, the flowers in the flower beds looked terrifying.
There were sparse flower trees planted in the flower bed, but they didn't have a single leaf. Their branches were twisted like venomous snakes in a withered gray color.
Each flower tree only had one flower. It was different from ordinary flowers. The flowers didn't face the sky but towards the ground. Furthermore, the petals were closed.
What was even stranger was that the flowers looked like people hanging off the trees from afar.
The rumbling sound came from the top of the garden. It was the palace's dome. It was a standard dome with layers of statues.
A gorgeous crystal chandelier hung down from the middle of the dome. There were many lamps of various sizes on the crystal chandelier like blobs of flowers and its diameter exceeded ten meters.
The flower-like lamps were all lit up. The sound should have come from the crystal chandelier, but they didn't see anything that could make such a loud sound.
"Those crystal lamps seem a little odd!" Liu Yun looked up for a while and suddenly frowned.
"Don't pull any of your tricks." Li Xuan still refused to let go of Liu Yun.
"Old Li, let him go. Protect Su Yi." Zhou Wen knew that with Liu Yun's spatial teleportation ability, it was useless for Li Xuan to grab him.
Li Xuan glared at Liu Yun before letting go and retreating to Su Yi's side.
However, Su Yi retreated and maintained a certain distance from Li Xuan. She no longer trusted anyone. No matter how she looked at it, Li Xuan, Zhou Wen, and Liu Yun were in cahoots.
Li Xuan was somewhat helpless. It was useless explaining anything now. All he could do was stand beside Su Yi without a word.
"Look at the crystal chandelier's flames," Liu Yun straightened his clothes and pointed.
"What's wrong with the flames?" Li Xuan asked coldly.
"Don't you feel that the flames seem to be alive?" Liu Yun said with a strange expression.
"Alive?" Li Xuan and Zhou Wen carefully looked at the flames.
Li Xuan's eyesight was average, so he didn't discover any problems. However, Zhou Wen's eyesight was extraordinary. After taking a closer look, he realized that there was indeed something wrong with the flames.
The flames came from a small crystal ball inside the lamps. There was nothing wrong with the small crystal ball at first glance. It was a transparent, colorless crystal ball the size of a fist.
However, after Zhou Wen carefully scanned it, he realized that it wasn't a crystal ball, but a huddled crystal creature.
As their bodies were flawless, transparent crystals without any impurities or colors, it was almost impossible to tell when they curled up.
Zhou Wen was still watching when he heard a boom. The huge crystal chandelier moved as though wooden blocks were being reorganized, causing the crystal chandelier's shape to undergo a huge change. In the blink of an eye, it completely changed into another shape.
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Chapter 1442: Su Yi's Guess
"9!" Li Xuan protected Su Yi as he muttered in puzzlement.
After the crystal chandelier transformed, it turned into the shape of a number 9, still hanging under the dome.
"It might also be 6," Liu Yun said.
Zhou Wen didn't care if it was 9 or 6. He looked around and didn't discover the door he had come from. He attempted to teleport out, but realized that the space in the temple was isolated. Unless he found the door that he had entered, it was impossible for him to leave.
However, there was only one garden in the palace. There was no path that led elsewhere.
"Eldest Senior Brother, where's Pandora?" Zhou Wen asked Liu Yun.
Liu Yun scratched his head and said gloomily, "Jing Daoxian only said that Pandora is in the temple, but he didn't say exactly where. I'm not too sure either."
As he spoke, Liu Yun's gaze landed on the hanging flowers. "Do you think it's possible that Pandora is inside those flowers? Those flowers aren't small, and their shapes are human-like. It shouldn't be a problem to hide a person inside, right?"
"I've only heard of Pandora being made of mud by the gods, but I've never heard of her being born from flowers," Li Xuan said.
"It's best not to touch those flowers." Zhou Wen had already scanned the flowers with Truth Listener, but he couldn't see the situation inside. Furthermore, the hanging flowers gave him a sense of danger.
"Why did you bring me in?" Su Yi couldn't help but ask.
"Miss Su, Zhou Wen and I definitely don't have any ill intentions towards you. As for whether he has any ill intentions towards you, we don't know," Li Xuan said as he glanced at Liu Yun.
"What are you talking about? Am I the kind of person who will hurt women?" Liu Yun shouted unhappily.
"Yes," Zhou Wen and Li Xuan answered simultaneously with great certainty.
Liu Yun said angrily, "You can't blame me for this. After all, we are fellow disciples in the same school, right? Zhou Wen, the two of us were taught by the same teacher. I'm your eldest senior brother after all. Why are you always glaring at me? It's only right for me to shake you off, right?"
"I'm used to it. There are benefits following you," Zhou Wen said calmly.
Liu Yun nearly blew a gasket when he heard Zhou Wen's answer. He said hatefully, "You were the one who insisted on coming. Don't blame anyone if anything happens. As for Miss Su, I really don't have any ill intentions towards you. Only you can open this door. Only you can enter. After we obtain the item, I'll have to trouble you to take us out. Don't worry. Even if I kill those two fellows, I won't let you suffer any harm. Instead, it's those two shameless fellows whom you have to be careful about. Don't be foolishly exploited by them."
"Miss Su, the two of us don't have any ill intentions towards you. We were afraid that you would be harmed by him, so we followed you in," Li Xuan hurriedly said.
"What do you mean by afraid of being harmed by me? If you really want to be a goody two shoes, shouldn't you have stopped me outside…"
"Alright, cut it out. Let's figure out the situation." Zhou Wen interrupted their argument.
Zhou Wen had carefully scanned the area in the garden. There was no door and no way out, only the flower bed and crystal chandelier.
"Do any of you know the origins of these flower trees and the crystal chandelier? Or are they related to myths?" Zhou Wen asked as he sized up the flower trees.
There were only a limited number of objects in the garden. Whether it was to find the way out or to find Pandora and the magic box, he had to start with them.
Liu Yun scratched his head and said, "Before I came, I did a lot of research on Pandora. The gods did reward her with many things, but nothing seemed related to flowers, nor were there any legends about a crystal chandelier."
Li Xuan also said, "I only know that there's another name for Pandora. It means the woman who offers a gift. I'm wondering if there's any connection with flowers since part of her name in Chinese means flowers. Could it be that Pandora is actually one of those flowers and the magic box is inside a flower?"
"Cut it out. That's transliterated! It has nothing to do with flowers," Liu Yun said with a pout.
Just as the two of them were about to fight again, Su Yi suddenly said, "Do you know who Pandora's daughter is?"
The few of them were taken aback as they looked at Su Yi.
Su Yi was indeed a little afraid in the beginning, but now, she didn't seem to be that afraid. She was holding her phone and filming from every angle in the garden. At this moment, she didn't forget her job. Her professionalism was perfect.
"I don't know." Seeing Su Yi look over, the few of them shook their heads.
They were here to find Pandora. Who cared who her daughter was? They had never cared.
Su Yi smiled and said, "According to what I know, Pandora's daughter is named Pyrrha. She later married Deucalion."
The few of them were at a loss. These names were unfamiliar—names that they had never heard of before. They didn't know what Su Yi's sudden mention of this had to do with their current situation.
Su Yi felt pleased seeing their blank expressions. She smiled and said, "You might not have heard of these two names, but you should have heard of Noah's Ark, right?"
"I've heard of this before. It's the person who survived the flood, right? However, Noah should be a legend of another pantheon, right? What has he got to do with Pandora?" Liu Yun said.
Su Yi said, "Myths of a Great Flood appear in many pantheons. Pyrrha and Deucalion are Noah in Pandora's pantheon. After Pandora opened the magic box, humans suffered all sorts of disasters. The final flood nearly drowned the entire world. Only Pyrrha and Deucalion created the ark and avoided the disaster of the flood. In order to revive humanity, Pyrrha and Deucalion had to find the bones of Mother Earth. And in the end, they realized that the so-called bones of Mother Earth are actually a type of crystal."
Upon hearing that, Zhou Wen and company couldn't help but cast their gazes at the crystal chandelier hanging above them.
The crystal chandelier was made of crystals. Furthermore, Zhou Wen had already discovered that the crystal chandelier was actually a living creature. Therefore, the crystal chandelier was likely the bones of Mother Earth which Su Yi had mentioned.
Su Yi continued, "After Deucalion threw out the Mother Earth bone, it transformed into a man, and the Mother Earth bone that Pyyrha threw out became a woman. These people became the ancestors of the ancient Greeks."
Boom!
A loud boom sounded as Su Yi spoke. The crystal chandelier above their heads changed again, its form rapidly changing.
Zhou Wen and company clearly saw that it was in the shape of the number "8." This way, they could confirm that the previous shape was 9, not 6.
Zhou Wen's expression was somewhat odd. According to what he knew, anything related to a flood wasn't simple.
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Chapter 1443: The Object in the Flower
"Could this thing be a countdown? If this thing reaches zero, what will happen?" Li Xuan said as he looked at the eight-shaped crystal chandelier.
"Are there any records of these numbers in the myths and legends of Deucalion?" Liu Yun asked Su Yi.
Su Yi was also at a loss as she shook her head and said, "I've never heard of that."
She felt convinced that the crystal chandelier was the legendary bones of Mother Earth, but she had never heard of all these variations. She vaguely felt that something was amiss.
"Regardless of whether the crystal chandelier is made of the bones of Mother Earth, we have to quickly figure out this place. The change in the crystal chandelier numbers gives me a bad feeling," Zhou Wen said.
"Then let me give it a try. Perhaps that crystal chandelier is the key." As Li Xuan spoke, he wanted to transform into his Terror form and rush towards the crystal chandelier.
"Now isn't the time to risk your life." Zhou Wen stopped Li Xuan and summoned a Golden Battle God.
Zhou Wen now had two Golden Battle Gods. He had given An Sheng five Golden Battle Gods that had dropped previously. These two had dropped recently. Furthermore, the types were the same as before. He hadn't managed to collect all six different types of Golden Battle Gods.
"Eldest Senior Brother, is there anything you's like to say?" Zhou Wen asked Liu Yun before ordering the Golden Battle God to fire.
"I'm out of solutions at the moment. We can only give it a try," Liu Yun said through gritted teeth.
"Alright." Zhou Wen didn't hesitate any further as he ordered the Golden Battle Gods to fire. The target wasn't the crystal chandelier, but the flower on the flower tree.
Explosive bullets struck the hanging flower. There was only a dull thud, like the sound of leather being penetrated, but there were no explosions.
The bullets seemed to vanish upon entering the flower. If not for the bullet holes on the petals, Zhou Wen would have wondered if he had scored a hit.
Terror-grade Explosive Bullets had a destructive power capable of blowing up a building. After a few consecutive shots, they failed to blast apart the flower that was as tall as a person. It was truly shocking.
The few of them stared nervously at the flower. Li Xuan shielded Su Yi behind him as Zhou Wen picked up Ya'er and summoned the Death Harbinger Crow.
Although this fellow's level was very low, it might be useful.
Caw! Caw!
Death Harbinger Crow landed on Zhou Wen's head the moment it appeared and let out an ear-piercing caw.
"Why did you summon this out? It's so noisy," Liu Yun jumped in fright and said unhappily.
Before Zhou Wen could explain, he heard a splattering sound from the flower. White smoke spewed out from the bullet holes as though water had boiled inside.
"Be careful of the gas. Don't be poisoned," Liu Yun said as he retreated. He even stuffed a few pills into his mouth.
Zhou Wen also summoned a few antidote pill essences and gave them to Li Xuan and Su Yi. Although they were only Epic pill essences, they might be of some use.
However, the white smoke wasn't poisonous. Zhou Wen confirmed it by summoning a Companion Beast to probe.
As the white gas spewed out, the flower gradually withered like a deflated balloon.
However, the flower wasn't empty. After the petals collapsed, they stuck to something. Soon, all the petals stuck to the object tightly.
If it looked like a hanging corpse before, it looked like a mummy now. The thing inside the petal was a shriveled humanoid.
"There's really someone inside the flower. Could it be Pandora?" Li Xuan said.
"Even if it's really Pandora, there can only be one. There must be more than ten flowers in this garden. What a coincidence. A random shot and we hit Pandora?" Liu Yun clearly didn't agree with Li Xuan's guess.
Bang!
Amidst their conversation, the flower's stalk snapped. The object that was wrapped in petals like a mummy fell and landed in the garden.
What was even more terrifying was that the thing was really like a mummy. It twisted its body and tottered as it walked towards them.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
The Golden Battle Gods fired again. No explosions ensued after the bullets penetrated the petals and shot into its body. It was still that dull sound of defeat.
The Golden Battle Gods' bullets failed to stop it. The thing withstood the Explosive Bullets and staggered out of the flower bed, walking towards the Golden Battle Gods.
Li Xuan and Liu Yun were secretly alarmed. They had seen the power of the Golden Battle God many times. Although it wasn't top-notch at the Terror grade, the destructive power of the Explosive Bullets was definitely the cream of the crop.
That thing could withstand the Explosive Bullets as though nothing had happened. Its strength was at least at the top Terror grade.
The few of them subconsciously retreated because they didn't know what kind of power that thing possessed. No one dared to take the risk.
Realizing that the Golden Battle Gods were basically useless, Zhou Wen decided to turn the Golden Battle God into a revolver and let it land in his hand.
Bang!?Zhou Wen held the golden revolver and shot at it.
Zhou Wen's shot was augmented with his Essence Energy, so the bullet's strength increased significantly. When it struck the thing, it immediately retreated a few steps.
But that was all. After the bullet lost its forward momentum, the mummy walked towards Zhou Wen again.
"Watch me." Li Xuan saw that the thing was only walking forward without retaliating. He summoned an Ice Silkworm.
The Ice Silkworm produced two pairs of transparent wings and flapped them to fly above the thing. It opened its mouth and spat out a ball of icy gas that enveloped the thing.
Li Xuan wanted to use the Ice Silkworm's freezing power to freeze it. Even if he failed, he could slow it down.
However, the scene he imagined didn't happen. The thing actually walked out of the ice fog. Although there was frost on the petals, it failed to be frozen.
Liu Yun also secretly released a few poison needles that silently pierced through the petals, but they still failed to affect its actions.
"What the hell is that? Could it really be an immortal body?" Liu Yun's expression changed when he saw that the poison needles were useless. He retreated even faster.
The three of them used many methods to attack the thing, but they didn't have much of an effect. It was as though it really had an immortal body.
"Junior Brother, you are the strongest here. I'll leave this thing to you. I'll come up with something." Liu Yun retreated quickly.
However, Zhou Wen had no intention of retreating. He stood there and sized up the thing in puzzlement.
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Chapter 1444: Way to Use the Death Harbinger Crow
Harbinger crows only spelled sorrow, never anything good. They were diametrically opposite to magpies.
However, the Death Harbinger Crow's ability was very useful. Zhou Wen had been thinking of a way to raise its level.
Unfortunately, it didn't have an Evolvable attribute. Zhou Wen thought of many ways, but he couldn't raise its level even by one. He probably had to rely on a Samsara Stone to advance it to a higher level in the future.
The drop rate of Samsara Stones was unfortunately just too low. Zhou Wen had only had one drop up to now, but he had already used it.
However, even if it hadn't advanced, it still looked useful. Zhou Wen had summoned it to see if its abilities were useful.
Zhou Wen knew that this fellow was of some use when he heard its caw.
What puzzled Zhou Wen was that the Death Harbinger Crow wasn't cawing at the thing that was charging at him. It was clearly cawing in the direction of the other flower trees.
Strange, by calling it a Death Harbinger Crow, it's clearly telling me that this thing shouldn't be a threat. However, from the way it looks, it doesn't look like it poses zero threat.?Zhou Wen shot a few more times and riddled the petals around the thing with holes, but he still failed to stop it.
Zhou Wen was considering whether he should retreat just as the thing arrived in front of him. It suddenly plopped down and lunged over in front of him.
After it fell, the petals outside automatically fell off, revealing what was inside.
The fiery-red glow nearly blinded them. They widened their eyes. Inside was a gorgeous golden-red robe, and it was feminine.
"Could this be the robe that the gods gave to Pandora according to legends? There are legends that the robe was given to Pandora by the Goddess of Wisdom, and there are also legends that the Fire God gave it to her. From the looks of this robe, the possibility of it being the Fire God is higher…" Su Yi was indeed a news reporter. She immediately thought of what it was.
Just as Zhou Wen was feeling puzzled, the robe automatically flew up and floated towards him.
Zhou Wen reached out and caught it. The robe landed on his arm before transforming into thousands of fire threads that fused into his body. They formed a flaming golden tattoo on his body before gradually disappearing.
"Old Zhou, are you alright?" Li Xuan hurriedly asked.
"I'm fine. This thing seems to be a Companion Beast!" Zhou Wen sensed the information and nearly laughed out loud.
That thing was called the Fire God Golden Silk Robe. It was actually a Calamity-grade Companion Beast.
Li Xuan wanted to ask what level it was, but when he glanced at Liu Yun and Su Yi, he swallowed the words he was about to say.
Liu Yun's mind raced as he immediately rushed towards one of the flower trees without any hesitation.
Now, anyone could tell that the flowers on the flower trees were likely treasures that the gods had given to Pandora. Whatever he grabbed was profit.
"Liu Yun, don't do anything rash." Li Xuan reacted and wanted to stop Liu Yun, but it was too late.
Although Li Xuan's movement technique wasn't bad, it was much weaker than Liu Yun's instant transmission.
Liu Yun had already arrived in front of a flower tree while Li Xuan shouted. As he reached out to grab the flower, he said, "The items have been found. It's up to your own abilities. Finders keepers!"
Liu Yun was afraid that Zhou Wen would not distribute it fairly. He was alone, and Zhou Wen and Li Xuan were two people. Wouldn't that mean that two-thirds of the goods would be taken? He might as well strike first to gain the upper hand and take as much as he could.
With his godly thieving skills, even Zhou Wen might not be able to out-snatch him.
"Old Zhou, quickly stop him. This fellow is very fast. He'll snatch everything!" Li Xuan said anxiously.
"There's no rush. Let's wait and see." Zhou Wen had no intention of stopping him.
This was because the flower that Liu Yun touched was one of the flowers that the Death Harbinger Crow cawed at.
Zhou Wen wanted to know if the Death Harbinger Crow's cawing was accurate. However, Zhou Wen secretly condensed the power of Human Sovereign. If Liu Yun really encountered danger, he had to help him.
Liu Yun's face was filled with excitement as he reached into the flower to grab the treasure. However, just as his palm reached in, he suddenly let out a strange cry and retracted his palm.
Liu Yun's retracted hand had completely turned black. It was as though it was dyed with ink. Black gas was still emitting from it. No matter how Liu Yun shook it, the black gas couldn't be shaken off.
The black gas over Liu Yun's hand rapidly decreased, but it wasn't eliminated. Instead, it seeped into Liu Yun's body.
The black gas in Liu Yun's hand vanished in moments, but his forehead darkened, as though it was enveloped by dark clouds.
"Eldest Senior Brother, are you alright?" Zhou Wen looked at Liu Yun's forehead and found it familiar.
"Holy sh*t, this is a curse! That's not right. Why did you get a Fire God Robe while I got a curse!" Liu Yun looked at his face in the mirror and immediately, his face turned livid as he screamed.
"Eldest Senior Brother, everything is fated in life. Don't force it. This item isn't destined to be yours," Zhou Wen said as he shot at another flower.
After the flower was hit, it spewed out white gas and quickly shriveled. However, it didn't take human form this time. After it dried up, it turned into a ribbon.
The flower fell from the tree and automatically flew in front of Zhou Wen. The withered petals on it dropped as a headband floated towards Zhou Wen.
Zhou Wen reached out and grabbed the headband. It automatically landed in his hand before transforming into threads of light that fused into Zhou Wen's body, forming a new tattoo.
Another Calamity-grade Companion Beast. Don't tell me this place is filled with Calamity-grade Companion Beasts??Zhou Wen was pleasantly surprised when he sensed the information from the headband.
If they were all Calamity-grade Companion Beasts, he would really be rich.
I see. It cannot be taken by hand… I understand…?Liu Yun's nose bled from the curse. He summoned a dart and shot it at one of the flowers.
Zhou Wen originally thought that since he had agreed to split it 50-50, he couldn't let Eldest Senior Brother return empty-handed. He would let him take whatever he could.
It was unknown if it was because of the previous curse or if Liu Yun's luck wasn't good. His dart actually hit a flower tree that the Death Harbinger Crow had called out to.
Pfft!
The flower was penetrated by the dart. Indeed, just like Zhou Wen's two attempts, the flower withered and automatically fell, flying towards Liu Yun.
Just as Liu Yun was about to grab the treasure, he saw a gray gas fly out and envelop his head. It was so fast that he couldn't dodge in time.
Liu Yun's forehead was black to begin with, but now his entire face turned gray. He looked almost no different from a corpse that was about to be buried.
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Chapter 1445: Gifts from the Gods
"My head is spinning…" Liu Yun felt dizzy. His legs seemed to go limp and he couldn't stand properly.
Just as Zhou Wen was about to say something, he heard a boom. The crystal chandelier above him turned into a 7.
Zhou Wen and Li Xuan exchanged looks as their expressions turned solemn.
It was difficult to come up with a countermeasure in advance without knowing what the countdown meant.
I'll deal with those flower trees first.?Zhou Wen held the golden revolver and shot at the flowers that the Death Harbinger Crow didn't caw at. A few bullets penetrated them.
Liu Yun was a little dizzy from the curse. His nose was still bleeding, so he couldn't afford to snatch the items.
The flowers fell and transformed into different shapes that headed for Zhou Wen.
One of them looked like a necklace, while another looked like a ring. He couldn't tell what the other four were, but their shapes were rather strange.
The first petal to fall was a flower that Zhou Wen couldn't identify. After the petal fell, there was a stream of water inside.
The water immediately drilled into Zhou Wen's body upon contact and spread throughout his body. Zhou Wen felt as though all his cells had been cleansed by holy water as they emitted shocking vitality.
Does this enhance my physique??Zhou Wen immediately realized that this wasn't a Companion Beast, but something that strengthened his physique. Even without looking at the game's data, he could sense that his physique had greatly improved.
Following that, the necklace and ring flew out of the petal, turning into streams of light that left a tattoo on Zhou Wen's body.
Another two Calamity-grade Companion Beasts!?Zhou Wen nearly cried out in happiness. These were Calamity-grade Companion Beasts, not run-of-the-mill items. Having obtained four Calamity-grade Companion Beasts at once, the number of Calamity-grade Companion Beasts on Earth combined probably wasn't as many as his alone.
Just as Zhou Wen was feeling excited, the remaining three flowers opened one by one. The items inside flew towards him.
The three items were a blob of white gas, a crystal slice, and a water droplet.
Could those things enhance Essence Energy, Speed, and Strength??Previously, the water had strengthened his physique. Now, there were three things he couldn't identify. Zhou Wen felt that it was very likely to enhance the other three attributes.
As Zhou Wen was pondering over it, the three items had already landed on him and fused into his body.
However, to Zhou Wen's surprise, after the three items fused into his body, his Essence Energy, Strength, and Speed didn't increase, nor did he obtain any Companion Beasts.
Instead, he felt some strange characteristics appear on his body. After the water droplet fused into his body, Zhou Wen immediately produced a strange fragrance.
Zhou Wen only found the fragrance nice. It was fragrant, but not overwhelming. It was thick and not cloying, but he didn't know what use it had.
After the crystal slice entered his body, it immediately transformed into two strange energy streams that flowed to his eyes. Zhou Wen felt his eyes turn cool, but his vision didn't improve.
The white gas was the strangest. After entering Zhou Wen's body, it quickly fused into him and vanished without a trace. Zhou Wen didn't sense any changes in his body.
"Holy sh*t… Old Zhou… Amazing…" Just as Zhou Wen was wondering what the effects of the three items were, he heard Li Xuan shout.
"What's amazing?" Zhou Wen looked at Li Xuan.
"Old Zhou, why do you look so beautiful all of a sudden? Your eyes look like they can hook people… If you were a woman… I might have married you…" Li Xuan said as he swallowed.
"What the hell are you talking about!" Zhou Wen suddenly realized that something was amiss.
This was because Su Yi and the cursed Liu Yun were staring intently at him. Their eyes were like lechers who had seen a beauty, giving Zhou Wen a fright.
"No good!" Zhou Wen exclaimed. He immediately took out a mirror from the chaos space and looked at himself.
At a glance, Zhou Wen nearly failed to recognize himself in the mirror.
The first impression the person in the mirror gave him was that he was fair and beautiful. In particular, his eyes had an indescribable charm that made one take a second glance. Those with poor self-restraint would find it difficult to move their gaze away from him.
Zhou Wen immediately understood what the three items were for. The gifts the gods had given Pandora were for her to seduce Prometheus's younger brother.
Therefore, other than the precious divine artifacts, the gifts given to her by the gods were also gifts like temptation, fragrance, wisdom, curiosity, and so on.
Zhou Wen had already guessed that the drop of water was definitely the aphrodisiac perfume from the Goddess of Love and Beauty. The crystal slice likely gave his eyes some special charm.
Although he couldn't figure out what the white gas was, it definitely had some special effects.
If I had known this would happen, I wouldn't have been greedy!?Zhou Wen regretted it. It was impossible to get those things out now.
On the other side, the way Su Yi and Liu Yun looked at Zhou Wen made him shudder.
Thankfully, Li Xuan was rather special to begin with. The Essence Energy Art he cultivated was also rather special, so he wasn't too affected. All he felt was that Zhou Wen had become better looking.
Boom!
The crystal chandelier changed again, turning into a number 6.
"Liu Yun, do you know what this crystal chandelier is?" Zhou Wen never believed Liu Yun's words.
Zhou Wen didn't believe that he would solely trust Jing Daoxian's words, resulting in him spending so much effort and using so many means to enter the Pandora Temple without knowing anything.
Liu Yun was already a little confused due to the curse. Now, he was affected by Zhou Wen's fragrance and charm. He stared intently at Zhou Wen and said in a daze, "I'm guessing that it's the countdown to the opening of the magic box. If we can't stop it before the countdown ends, the magic box might open. When that happens, everyone will die."
"Why didn't you say so earlier?" Zhou Wen thought for a moment and felt that there was no need to ask why. Therefore, he hurriedly asked, "Do you know how to stop the countdown?"
"I don't know." Liu Yun shook his head and looked at Zhou Wen with an even more infatuated look. Then, he added, "Junior Brother, don't worry. Even if I die, I'll protect you."
Zhou Wen had goosebumps all over his body when he heard that. He had the urge to give him a headshot.
"Wen, it's the same for me. Even if I have to sacrifice my life, I'll protect you." Su Yi also looked at Zhou Wen in a daze.
"Holy sh*t, Old Zhou, when did you learn the art of seduction? Even men are mesmerized?" Li Xuan was dumbfounded as he realized the problem with Zhou Wen.
"It's all because of those things. Let's not talk about this now. We have to quickly think of a way to stop the countdown." Zhou Wen's heart raced.
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Chapter 1446: Pandora
"Why don't we try and see if we can blast this crystal chandelier apart?" Li Xuan suggested.
"Don't touch the crystal chandelier for now. I'll think of another way." Zhou Wen's intuition told him that the crystal chandelier was too dangerous. Unless it was absolutely necessary, he wasn't willing to touch it.
However, Zhou Wen had removed all the flowers on the tree. He originally wondered if the crystal chandelier would stop the countdown if he took everything.
That was now apparently not the case. At the very least, him grabbing the benefits was useless.
In theory, the gifts given to Pandora by the gods actually include those curses, right? If I don't make any distinction and remove all the flowers, will I stop the countdown of the crystal chandelier??Zhou Wen thought to himself.
He wasn't afraid of curses thanks to Truth Listener. Even if he opened a cursed flower, there shouldn't be much of a problem.
After weighing the pros and cons, Zhou Wen didn't hesitate and shot down a flower that the Death Harbinger Crow had cawed at.
The flower fell and flew towards Zhou Wen. Inside it was a red mist. After it came out, it immediately landed on Zhou Wen, preventing him from dodging.
As expected, it's still a curse.?Zhou Wen felt Truth Listener on his ear constantly heat up as it crazily converted large amounts of Essence Energy. It was obvious that the curse was very high-level.
Although Truth Listener had resolved the curse, Zhou Wen didn't dare be careless. He didn't dare strike down the remaining flowers at once. If the flowers weren't filled with curses but a few terrifying dimensional creatures, it would be troublesome.
Now that they couldn't leave and there was a haunting countdown, any mistake could kill them.
Zhou Wen was already used to it. After all, every time he entered an unknown dimensional zone, it was highly unlikely that it would be easy. It was more important to resolve the problem.
I can only hope that there aren't any hell-grade Calamity creatures in Pandora's shrine.?Zhou Wen had considered it before entering.
The legendary Pandora wasn't strong in combat. She was just a tool created by the gods, so there shouldn't be any powerful dimensional creatures here.
The flowers were blasted apart by Zhou Wen one after another, producing all sorts of curses. No matter how fast he was or how fast he instant transmitted, as long as he was in the garden, he would definitely be hit. Therefore, Zhou Wen didn't dodge when he saw that it was a curse. He allowed the curse to land on him before resolving it with Truth Listener's powers.
Bang!
Another flower dropped, but this time, the falling flower was different from the previous ones. After the petals contracted, it actually took on a human form.
Zhou Wen's heart palpitated as he hurriedly said to Li Xuan and company, "Be careful. The item this time is somewhat different."
"I'll protect you!" Liu Yun and Su Yi jumped out almost at the same time. They jumped in front of Zhou Wen from both sides, as though they wanted to risk their lives for him and fight to the last drop of blood.
"Protect my ass." Zhou Wen chopped at them, knocking Su Yi and Liu Yun unconscious and throwing them into the chaos space.
Su Yi was bewitched because her cultivation level was too low, while Liu Yun was affected by the curses. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been so easily bewitched.
After resolving the two problems, Zhou Wen sent Ya'er into the chaos space to prevent her from being injured.
He summoned Banana Fairy and Demonic Neonate. The Death Harbinger Crow was still standing above Zhou Wen's head as it cawed at the flower that had contracted into a human form, as though it wanted to scream out its trachea.
Zhou Wen unsummoned it. He already knew that there was danger, so it was useless keeping it outside. It was irritating.
Banana Fairy floated beside Zhou Wen as Demonic Neonate ran to a corner of the garden without standing with him.
Li Xuan had already entered his Terror form. His body looked like it was made of data streams. He summoned Planet Devourer and summoned it in its glove form.
Zhou Wen didn't dare call Tai Sui out at such a time. If it imbued any negative effects on him, he would die a grievous death.
He activated the Minor Heavenly Cycle Killing Formation just in case.
The human-shaped flower walked over step by step. The petals on its body gradually withered and peeled off, gradually revealing a woman's figure.
The woman was wearing a gorgeous Fire God Golden Silk Robe and had a headband that resembled silk made from clouds. The necklace on her neck and the ring on her hand shimmered. Her entire body emitted a soul-stealing charm.
There was a heart-wrenching fragrance lingering over her body. Before he could see her face clearly, he already felt that she was warm and intoxicating.
When the petals that covered her face fell, even Zhou Wen couldn't help but be attracted to her. He couldn't move his gaze away from her.
He really couldn't believe that there was a woman in the world who was so beautiful. Zhou Wen hated that he didn't have enough words to describe her beauty.
If he had to describe her, Zhou Wen felt that this woman's beauty was enough to make a chain smoker quit smoking. As long as he could see her, he wouldn't smoke again.
"Holy sh*t, Old Zhou, when did you have a twin sister?" Li Xuan looked at the woman and then at Zhou Wen as his mouth gaped in surprise.
It wasn't that Zhou Wen looked like the woman, but that their scents and charms were very similar.
"F*ck, you're the one who's twins with her," Zhou Wen cursed, but he was secretly surprised.
Unless something went terribly wrong, this woman was very likely the legendary Pandora. However, even if she was really Pandora, Zhou Wen had already taken the gift that the gods had given her. Why did she have another set?
Could it be that the gods are so generous to give two sets of gifts? I reckon the gods aren't that generous. Could one of them be fake??Zhou Wen suspected.
He wanted to summon the four Calamity Companion Beasts he had and see if there was a problem, but with this attempt, Zhou Wen's expression changed.
He couldn't summon the Companion Beasts that he had clearly contracted.
Could it be that they are really fake??Zhou Wen was immediately depressed. The thought just came to him, but he didn't really believe so. After all, he was unlikely to be able to contract fake ones. Furthermore, after the contract, the information the Companion Beasts gave him was undoubtedly at the Calamity grade.
Even now, the feedback from the four Companion Beasts was still at the Calamity grade, but for some reason, he couldn't summon them.
Boom!
The crystal chandelier changed again, turning into a 5.
As for the woman suspected to be Pandora, the petals on her body had completely fallen off. Her eyes opened, and the moment Zhou Wen saw them, he felt as though the entire world had been smitten by her.
Zhou Wen now seemed to understand why Epimetheus would fall out with his brother for her in the myths and legends.
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Chapter 1447: Rubik's Cube
Zhou Wen had the urge to sacrifice everything for the woman, even if it meant sacrificing his life.
Thankfully, his willpower was strong to begin with. He immediately sensed that something was amiss and focused his mind to sever his thoughts, preventing himself from succumbing to temptation.
Zhou Wen could clearly sense that Pandora's allure came from her fragrance, eyes, and beauty. It was also a special skill.
Even with Zhou Wen's willpower, he felt immense pressure. He had to focus to control his mind.
Thinking of Li Xuan still beside him, Zhou Wen thought to himself,?Li Xuan is such a lecher. I hope he doesn't get attracted to Pandora.
Zhou Wen was somewhat worried as he turned to look at Li Xuan, but was greatly surprised. Li Xuan didn't seem to be affected much despite being a lecher. Although he was also looking at Pandora, his eyes were still clear. He didn't look like he had been mesmerized.
"Are you alright?" Zhou Wen asked, afraid that he had made a mistake. With Li Xuan's personality, he couldn't believe that he hadn't pounced at Pandora.
"She hasn't rushed over yet. What can happen to me?" Li Xuan said in puzzlement.
"You don't find her beautiful?" Zhou Wen looked at Li Xuan and knew that he wasn't affected by Pandora's seduction. That only served to surprise him even more.
"She's beautiful, but no matter how beautiful she is, she's not as important as one's life. I can't just bed her now, right?" Li Xuan found Zhou Wen's words odd. No matter how beautiful a dimensional creature was, it couldn't be eaten or married. What was there to say?
Zhou Wen thought to himself,?Could it be that a virgin's Essence Energy Art makes him invulnerable to such skills?
After confirming that Li Xuan wasn't affected, Zhou Wen felt a lot more at ease. Since they were going to fight, he had to strike first to gain the upper hand. He summoned his two golden guns and shot at Pandora.
Zhou Wen's two golden guns fired Explosive Bullets and Frost Bullets. Their destructive power was considered pretty good at the Terror grade.
Pandora did not dodge. When the bullet hit her Fire God Golden Silk Robe, layers of flames immediately appeared. Before the bullets touched her, they melted into a liquid and vaporized.
The freezing power of the Frost Bullets was useless against the Fire God Robe.
What a powerful Fire God Robe. As expected of a Calamity-grade Companion Beast! Why can't I summon mine??None of the bullets Zhou Wen shot out injured Pandora.
Li Xuan flashed behind Pandora and struck the back of her head with Devourer's palm.
Pandora's headband moved by itself and wrapped around Li Xuan's arm like a snake. Then, it swam up and bound Li Xuan up tightly.
Furthermore, the headband was automatically shrinking, trying to snap Li Xuan's body.
Thankfully, after Li Xuan's body underwent Terror transformation, he was almost immortal. Li Xuan's damaged body automatically healed the moment the headband tightened.
Li Xuan, who should have been sliced into several pieces by the headband, remained intact when the headband passed through his body.
"Die!" Zhou Wen saw that the crystal lamp was counting down to four. He didn't dare waste any more time as he pulled out the Immortal Culling Sword and slashed at Pandora.
Pandora waved her sleeve, and the flaming cloud-like sleeve met the Immortal Culling Sword.
Chi!
The powerful defense of the Fire God Cloak was ultimately sliced apart by the Immortal Culling Sword. After the blade touched the golden silk robe, it tore through the sleeve.
Pandora retreated like a ghost, preventing herself from being hit by the Immortal Culling Sword.
Pandora smiled and Zhou Wen immediately felt the terrifying temptation greatly increase. However, it was still useless to Zhou Wen. It couldn't shake his willpower.
Li Xuan wasn't affected. The two of them attacked Pandora one after another.
Pandora was a Calamity-grade existence after all. Her movement speed was above the two of them. With the help of the Fire God Robe, headband, necklace, and ring, Zhou Wen and Li Xuan weren't able to gain the upper hand.
Pandora danced in the air like a fairy as her beautiful leg flicked out from under her dress and kicked Li Xuan in the abdomen, sending him flying.
Bang!
Li Xuan slammed into the wall like a cannonball. His flesh and bones were severely deformed as he almost turned into a pancake.
However, when Li Xuan broke free from the wall, his body rapidly recovered. His body completely recovered by the time he landed on the ground. He charged at Pandora again.
Zhou Wen pushed his sword art to its limits and used instant transmission to constantly blink around to hold back Pandora.
In fact, Zhou Wen and Li Xuan had the upper hand. Pandora's strongest strength wasn't her combat strength, and her Calamity Zone wasn't a combat-type domain, but the power of temptation.
However, Zhou Wen and Li Xuan didn't buy it. Pandora's Calamity Zone was basically useless to the two of them; thus, she could only rely on her own strength and divine artifacts to fight them.
If not for the four divine artifacts protecting her, Zhou Wen would have long slain her.
The Fire God Robe focused on defense, while the hairband focused on offense. The necklace had the ability to produce a sun-like flash that blinded her opponents, but this ability didn't have much effect on Zhou Wen.
As for the ring, it seemed to have some kind of augmentation effect on Pandora. It wasn't a weapon that attacked proactively.
Zhou Wen soon became familiar with Pandora's various techniques. He struck out more ruthlessly with the Immortal Culling Sword in hand.
Boom!
The crystal chandelier's countdown was already at 3. However, Zhou Wen was confident that Pandora wouldn't be able to last until the countdown ended.
After being held back by Li Xuan, Pandora's figure came to a momentary halt. The Immortal Culling Sword in Zhou Wen's hand had already stabbed at her chest in a bid to instantly execute her.
Clang!
The Immortal Culling Sword had already pierced through the Fire God Robe and was about to pierce through Pandora's body, but a metallic clang sounded. Something blocked the Immortal Culling Sword, preventing it from piercing through.
Zhou Wen retracted his sword and instant transmitted, dodging Pandora's counterattack. He saw something appear from the spot where the sword blade pierced.
It was a black square box that looked similar to a Rubik's Cube. Furthermore, it was pure black. It was very similar to the huge Rubik's Cubes that had appeared all over the world, but it was much smaller.
Could that be Pandora's magic box??Zhou Wen stared at the box and thought.
Without any time to think, the countdown continued. Zhou Wen slashed at Pandora at an even faster speed with his sword art.
However, what happened next left Zhou Wen somewhat alarmed.
The magic box seemed to have a life of its own as it floated around Pandora. No matter where Zhou Wen's Immortal Culling Sword slashed, the magic box would instantly appear and block it.
Zhou Wen had several sure-kill Immortal Slaying moves, but they were all blocked by the Rubik's Cube.
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Chapter 1448: Don't Crowd Around
The Rubik's Cube appeared and disappeared unpredictably. No matter what angle Zhou Wen attacked from, the Rubik's Cube could appear in time to block the Immortal Culling Sword.
Although the Immortal Culling Sword could leave some sword marks on the Rubik's Cube, it seemed difficult to slice it open.
Boom!
Time passed without them realizing it. The crystal chandelier's countdown had already reached 2. There wasn't much time left for Zhou Wen and Li Xuan.
Zhou Wen secretly used Time Bandit's ability to delay the Immortal Culling Sword from stabbing at Pandora. The outcome was the same. The Rubik's Cube still appeared accurately and blocked the Immortal Culling Sword.
Banana Fairy and the Golden Battle God also attacked from afar, but their attacks were useless against the Calamity-grade Pandora in the Fire God Robe.
Now, the only threat to Pandora was the Immortal Culling Sword in Zhou Wen's hand.
"Li Xuan!" Zhou Wen kept attacking Pandora as he suddenly shouted.
Li Xuan was very familiar with Zhou Wen. When he saw Zhou Wen's eyes, he knew what he was up to. He immediately gathered his strength and struck the back of Pandora's head while she was restrained by Zhou Wen.
As Pandora's attention was completely focused on Zhou Wen, she no longer had the time to block Li Xuan's palm.
Li Xuan wore the Planet Devourer glove on his palm. When he struck Pandora's head, the Devourer Glove forcefully sucked away a lot of her flames, forming a breakthrough point.
Clang!
Li Xuan's palm struck down, but it failed to hit Pandora's head. The magic box strangely appeared and blocked Li Xuan's palm.
"Perfectly timed!" Li Xuan was waiting for this moment. Strength erupted from his body as the suction force of the Planet Devourer glove increased. He grabbed the magic box and prevented it from budging.
Zhou Wen took advantage of the moment when the magic box was grabbed by Li Xuan; he slashed down with Immortal Slaying, producing a rainbow-like beam. The sword beam instantly tore through the Fire God Gold Silk Robe on Pandora.
Hum!
The magic box erupted with terrifying power, hoping to escape Li Xuan's palm. However, Li Xuan desperately held the magic box as the Planet Devourer sucked at it, trying to pull the magic box into the black hole.
Crack! Crack!
Li Xuan's fingers snapped as the Planet Devourer glove was damaged. The magic box moved to block Zhou Wen's sword again while stained with blood.
However, it was too slow this time.
Pfft!
When the magic box moved over, the Immortal Culling Sword had already slashed into Pandora's head. It slashed down from above like a bolt of lightning.
Zhou Wen retracted his sword and retreated. Li Xuan's injured palm automatically healed.
On the other side, Pandora levitated in midair with the magic box floating in front of her. Both of them were motionless.
A moment later, a bloody gash appeared on Pandora's forehead. Then, the blood trail quickly spread downwards. Pandora's body suddenly split into two and fell from the sky.
Pandora left nothing, unfortunately. There wasn't even a dimensional crystal. The divine artifacts on her body quickly shattered after she died, leaving only fragments on the ground.
After Pandora died, the magic box seemed to lose its life. It fell from the sky and rolled to the ground.
"It's finally done." Li Xuan heaved a long sigh of relief. Just as he was about to pick up the magic box on the ground, he heard a boom.
The crystal chandelier changed again—1.
"What's going on? Pandora is already dead; why is the crystal chandelier still counting down?" Li Xuan was alarmed. Some countdowns would already activate certain mechanisms when the countdown reached 1.
Even if it did so at 0, there wasn't much time left.
With a thought, Zhou Wen realized that there were two flowers that hadn't been shot down. He hurriedly summoned the two golden guns again and shot at the two flowers at the same time, striking them down.
After the two flowers fell to the ground, Zhou Wen didn't wait for them to float over as he charged forward and shot at them.
When he arrived in front of the flowers, he reached both hands into them.
Thankfully, there were no dimensional creatures inside. It was still a curse. When it crept up Zhou Wen's arm, it immediately triggered Truth Listener's power and was directly converted into Essence Energy that nourished Zhou Wen's body.
Zhou Wen and Li Xuan looked up and nervously stared at the crystal chandelier to see if it would continue counting down.
Time ticked by. When it was about time for the crystal chandelier to change again, it moved.
Zhou Wen and Li Xuan's faces darkened as their hearts nearly stopped.
Who knew what would happen after the countdown.
Just as the two of them were about to go all out, they saw the crystal lamp's shape change from 1 to 2. It didn't turn into 0 as they had imagined.
Their eyes nearly popped out. It was so thrilling as though they had been on a roller coaster.
"Holy sh*t, what the hell? It nearly scared me to death!" Li Xuan cursed.
"From the looks of it, we have stopped the crystal chandelier's countdown. If nothing goes wrong, we should be able to leave when the crystal chandelier returns to its original state." Zhou Wen heaved a sigh of relief.
"Those two shots weren't bad. When did you start training? Not bad," Li Xuan joked.
"Please call me a marksman." Zhou Wen pretended to blow at the muzzle and spun the two golden guns a few times before holstering them. He lowered his head and picked up the Rubik's Cube on the ground.
"Old Zhou, be careful. That's the legendary Pandora's box. Opening it might bring a calamity to the world." Li Xuan was immediately given a fright when he saw Zhou Wen casually grab the magic box.
"Don't worry. It won't be opened so easily. I struck it with the Immortal Culling Sword so many times without splitting it open. It's even harder to open with just my hand." Zhou Wen held the magic box and sized it up.
On careful look, the magic box really looked like a three-dimensional cube. Although its color was the same, every face was divided into nine parts. There were almost indiscernible gaps between each part.
"This magic box looks like a Rubik's Cube no matter how I look at it. Zhou Wen twisted his hand and the magic box really moved. Just like a Rubik's Cube, Zhou Wen spun it ninety degrees.
"Holy sh*t, don't do anything rash!" Li Xuan jumped up in fright.
Zhou Wen never expected that this thing could really be twisted. He had struck so many times without moving it at all, so he never expected it to be twistable.
Zhou Wen held the Rubik's Cube and didn't dare move. Cold sweat oozed out of his forehead.
If this thing was really like the legends, he would really be a sinner if all sorts of disasters, plagues, and diseases ravaged the world after it was opened.
Thankfully, the Rubik's Cube had only been twisted a little and showed no signs of opening. It still quietly rested in Zhou Wen's palm.
"Thank god." Zhou Wen wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and realized his body had broken out into a cold sweat. His clothes were drenched.
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Chapter 1449: New Bamboo Blade
Zhou Wen held the magic box and didn't dare move as he waited for the crystal chandelier's time to change.
The number on the crystal chandelier gradually changed and it soon returned to 9 before finally returning to its original state. Then, he saw the door to the shrine appear on one side of the garden.
Zhou Wen went up to push the door, but he couldn't budge it. Knowing that this thing could only be opened by Su Yi, he released Su Yi and Liu Yun.
Su Yi was still attracted by Zhou Wen's fragrance and other powers. Liu Yun was much better. The curses inflicted on him had clearly weakened. He also had a certain resistance against Zhou Wen's attractiveness. At the very least, he no longer had hearts in his eyes. However, he was clearly a little exhausted.
"Eldest Senior Brother, how can we open the door?" Zhou Wen got the obedient Su Yi to give it a try, but she failed to push the door open.
"You have to get her to press both hands on the unicorn horn on the door and have it pierce through her skin. Only her blood can open the door," said Liu Yun.
Zhou Wen got Su Yi to give it a try. Indeed, when she pressed her hands on the unicorn symbol's horn at the same time, her palms were pierced by the horn and they stained it with blood. The door immediately opened a crack.
Zhou Wen and company hurriedly grabbed Su Yi and teleported out of the shrine.
After exiting the shrine, Zhou Wen directly took on his Terror form, preventing the program team who were searching outside from seeing him.
"I'll leave the matters here to you. I'll deal with the magic box first," Zhou Wen said to Li Xuan before heading for the exit of the Magic Palace.
After instant transmitting out of the Magic Palace, Zhou Wen teleported to the Moon.
"Lady Supreme Yin, do you know what this is?" Zhou Wen brought the magic box to Lady Supreme Yin's temple.
Lady Supreme Yin's voice drifted out of the temple. "It looks like a spatial item."
Zhou Wen recounted the origins of the magic box to her. After listening, she pondered for a moment before saying, "According to myths and legends, there are two possibilities for the magic box. One is that the magic box is a Calamity-grade creature, but it doesn't look like one. The second possibility is that there's a Calamity creature trapped in the magic box. Once the magic box is opened, the Calamity creature inside will escape and cause a huge disaster. The latter possibility is very likely in my opinion."
"In that case, there's a high chance that there's a dimensional creature with the attribute of Misfortune inside. Is it possible to use the Calamity creature in the Rubik's Cube to make a Mythical Serum and give it to Little Chan?" Zhou Wen asked after some thought.
"Unless you have the ability to suppress the unknown numbers of Calamity creatures inside, you can abandon that thought. From the vantage point of myths, the Calamity creatures in the magic box are probably not ordinary Calamity-grade creatures. Furthermore, it's very unlikely that there's more than one. Otherwise, it's impossible for them to cause such a huge disaster." Lady Supreme Yin paused before saying, "Besides, I've already said it before. It's best to use Mythical creatures to create Mythical Serum. Otherwise, Wang Chan's body might not be able to withstand it."
Zhou Wen was immediately depressed. He held the magic box and asked, "Any ideas on how we should deal with this thing?"
"What else can you do? If you don't have the ability to destroy the things inside, seal it forever and never attempt to open it," said Lady Supreme Yin.
Zhou Wen knew that it was best not to open the magic box. He sent it into the Chaos Bead and sealed it in a corner.
After leaving the Moon, he took Ya'er back to Luoyang.
Zhou Wen finally had the time to look at the four newly obtained Calamity-grade Companion Beasts when he returned to his room.
Fire God Golden Silk Cloak: Calamity (Limited to Lady of Misfortune Life Providence)
War Headband: Calamity (Limited to Lady of Misfortune Life Providence)
Helios Necklace: Calamity (Limited to Lady of Misfortune Life Providence)
Hades Ring: Calamity (Limited to Lady of Misfortune Life Providence)
After Zhou Wen saw the stats of the four Calamity-grade Companion Eggs, he immediately felt so depressed that he nearly blew a gasket. These four Companion Beasts were limited in their usage. Even if he obtained them, he wouldn't be able to summon them without a special Life Providence.
What a pity!?Zhou Wen carefully studied the stats of the four Calamity-grade Companion Eggs. They were indeed pretty good, but unfortunately, he couldn't use them.
Wang Chan's Life Providence has the attribute of Misfortune, but it doesn't seem to be the Lady of Misfortune. I wonder if she can summon these four Companion Beasts.?Zhou Wen thought that he could give it a try if he had the opportunity in the future.
However, Zhou Wen didn't plan on trying. Firstly, Wang Chan's level was too low. It wasn't a good thing for her to have these Calamity-grade Companion Beasts.
Secondly, Zhou Wen had a very serious problem to resolve. After being augmented inside Pandora's shrine, no matter where Zhou Wen went, anyone who saw him would be like a beast in heat. The look in their eyes left Zhou Wen shuddering.
Creatures at the Terror grade and above had a slight resistance to his powers.
I have to resolve this problem.?Zhou Wen didn't dare leave the house. He had to come up with a solution.
Even Truth Listener and the Heaven-Opening Scripture of the Highest Elder were unable to resolve his problem.
After all, these powers were beneficial to Zhou Wen. They weren't malicious powers like curses. Evil Nullification and the Heaven-Opening Scripture of the Highest Elder weren't of much use.
Despite racking his brains, Zhou Wen couldn't think of any way to completely eliminate the strange powers in him.
"Young Master Wen, your Bamboo Blade has been reforged." An Sheng brought a rectangular box to Zhou Wen's yard.
Thankfully, the powers didn't affect An Sheng at all. An Sheng had been delivering meals over the past few days, and he didn't dare let anyone enter the yard.
"Leave it there." Zhou Wen wasn't in the mood to care about the Bamboo Blade.
"It's best you take a look. If there's anything that's unsuitable and needs modification, I can take it back and get them to modify it," An Sheng said as he placed the box in front of Zhou Wen.
Zhou Wen thought that it made sense and opened the box.
He took a look and didn't pick it up. However, Zhou Wen asked in puzzlement, "Was the Bamboo Blade's scabbard also reforged?"
"Yes, the blade and scabbard are one. A reforged blade will be somewhat incompatible with the previous scabbard, so we decided to reforge them together," An Sheng said.
Zhou Wen reached out for the Bamboo Blade and couldn't help but be alarmed.
The former Bamboo Blade was already heavy enough, but now, it was heavier than before. Zhou Wen found it very heavy.
This was despite his strength. It was obvious that the Bamboo Blade's weight was extremely terrifying.
The Bamboo Blade's size appeared to have enlarged. It was about four feet long together with the scabbard. Its entire body was gray, unlike the former Bamboo Blade which was closer to black. It looked very strange, but the quality was excellent.
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Chapter 1450: Influence
The blade was inserted into the scabbard without any gaps. It was like a piece of gray bamboo.
Zhou Wen held the hilt and slowly pulled out the Bamboo Blade from its scabbard. He saw that the blade inside was the same as the scabbard. It was grayish-white in color and looked heavy.
However, a careful look indicated that the blade wasn't as thick as it looked. The heaviness came from the material itself.
The blade was very thin, but one could only sense its sharpness when facing the blade. Just looking at the blade made one find it excessively heavy.
"Were other materials added to the Bamboo Blade?" Zhou Wen pulled out the Bamboo Blade and brandished it twice. He could clearly sense that the Bamboo Blade's characteristics were somewhat different from before.
"As there are limited amounts of Essence Gold, we've been researching alloys recently. It happened to bear fruit, so we used it on Bamboo Blade," An Sheng explained. "Be it hardness or toughness, this new alloy has experienced a qualitative leap compared to the former Bamboo Blade. Chick's help and many technological methods were used during the forging. Only then could we heat the alloy to a state where it could be forged…"
"This shouldn't be an ordinary alloy, right? Zhou Wen reached out and flicked the blade." The blade trembled, but it didn't make any sound. It was rather strange.
Zhou Wen knew very well that if there was really such a brilliant alloy technology, the Sunset soldiers would have one in each hand or the technology would be used to create bullets. The dimensional zones near Luoyang would have long been wiped out, making the situation different.
"There isn't much of the material used to make this alloy. There's no way to scale up production for the time being. Using it on the Bamboo Blade can be considered an attempt. The outcome isn't bad." An Sheng was telling the truth. It was indeed an attempt.
During this period of time, they had also used many methods to fuse the Refined Essence Gold and Holy Metal together. They hadn't completely relied on Chick's phoenix flames.
Pure phoenix flames couldn't completely melt the two.
"How much did you spend on the materials?" Zhou Wen sheathed the Bamboo Blade. Now that there was no suitable dimensional creature to test the saber, he could only test it in the future.
"They are all materials from our own research. They aren't worth much, so you don't have to think about it. However, there's something you have to be careful about," An Sheng changed the topic.
"What is it?" Although Zhou Wen knew that An Sheng was changing the topic, he was somewhat curious.
"There's news from the Li family that Xiao isn't dead. Furthermore, he has advanced to the Calamity grade. There's a high chance that he will come to seek revenge on you and Overseer," An Sheng said with a solemn expression.
"Even that explosion didn't kill him?" Zhou Wen was somewhat surprised.
Zhou Wen felt that he might not have been able to survive the Guardian's final explosion. It was indeed surprising that Xiao hadn't been blasted to death.
"In short, be careful. Even Overseer said that Xiao is very terrifying. If you aren't careful, he might grab onto your weakness." An Sheng repeatedly exhorted Zhou Wen to be careful. He couldn't afford to be careless.
Zhou Wen had fought Xiao before and knew that Xiao was indeed terrifying. An Tianzuo had actually managed to finish Xiao off without anyone noticing in such a dangerous place like the Holy Land. He had even pulled off such a beautiful ruse, leaving Zhou Wen very surprised.
In fact, even Zhou Wen couldn't guarantee that he could do better than An Tianzuo.
Furthermore, Zhou Wen still hadn't figured out how An Tianzuo had done it.
Even if he had subdued Xiao, it was unimaginable to be able to control his Guardian and use it like it was his. Furthermore, he had to make the dimensional powerhouses in the Holy Land not notice any flaws.
"Got it." Zhou Wen knew that even if he offered to pay for the Bamboo Blade, An Sheng probably wouldn't accept it. Furthermore, it wasn't easy to estimate the value of such precious materials.
He planned on returning the favor when Luoyang encountered a problem in the future.
What can I do to eliminate these strange powers??Zhou Wen was still fretting over what had happened.
Beep! Beep!
His phone suddenly rang. Zhou Wen picked up his phone and realized that it was a message from The Thearch.
"Have you considered the previous suggestion?" The Thearch's message puzzled Zhou Wen.
Previously, The Thearch wanted him to pull out the stone saber on Fire God Platform, but The Thearch had offered him help in clearing the Venusian dimensional zone back then.
However, he had already obtained the Companion Beast in the Venusian dimensional zone. Furthermore, the Venusian dimensional zone and half of Venus had already shattered. The Thearch's message now was puzzling.
"The Thearch, how long has it been since you read the news? Don't you know that the Venusian dimensional zone has been cleared?" Zhou Wen sent a message.
"Of course I do. Not only do I know that Venus has been destroyed, but I also know that the Venusian Companion Beast is with you." The Thearch quickly sent a message.
"You must be joking. I do want it, but unfortunately, I don't have the standards," Zhou Wen replied.
"Don't think you can rest easy just because you have the Venusian Companion Beast. Don't forget that Venus isn't the only planet in the Solar System." The Thearch had clearly determined that Zhou Wen was Human Sovereign.
"That has nothing to do with me. Even if another Companion Beast from another planet appears, a powerhouse like Human Sovereign will naturally snatch it," Zhou Wen said.
"Your abilities have increased significantly, but unfortunately, you're still too short-sighted," The Thearch said.
"Any advice then? Let me see further." Zhou Wen didn't mind and took the opportunity to get some information.
"Do you think you will be fine after snatching the Venusian Companion Beast? I suggest you take a look at the recent news in the Federation." The Thearch quickly sent another message.
"What news?" Zhou Wen was puzzled.
However, The Thearch didn't reply. Zhou Wen had no choice but to go online to take a look. Soon, he knew what news The Thearch wanted him to read.
Although the matter of Human Sovereign obtaining the Venusian Companion Beast plastered the headlines of all the major media outlets, one could still see many news reports of large-scale break-outs in particular dimensional zones.
Zhou Wen searched and realized that ever since Venus had shattered, breakouts happened across dimensional zones at a large scale. Although there had been such cases in the past, it hadn't happened so frequently.
In particular, the frequency at which Calamity creatures appeared increased significantly.
"Are the recent break-out creatures related to Venus?" Zhou Wen sent another message to The Thearch.
"What else could it be? The shattering of any planet in the Solar System will have a huge impact on Earth. If the Companion Beasts in the Sun appear, it won't be as simple as an influence. If the Sun also shatters, it will be a question if Earth is still suitable for human survival." The Thearch finally replied.
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