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Chapter 1451: Metal Seed
Translator: CKtalon
Zhou Wen had previously considered this problem. It wasn't just Zhou Wen. After Venus shattered, many people were thinking about the possibility of Companion Beasts existing inside the other planets or even the sun, as well as worrying what would happen if they were released.
Ignoring everything else, if there was no sun, humans below the Mythical stage would probably find it difficult to survive on Earth.
Furthermore, if the sun exploded, the energy produced would have an immeasurable influence on Earth.
"So what if you obtain all the Companion Beasts after they appear?" The Thearch's message came again.
"What do you mean?" Zhou Wen didn't know what The Thearch was up to.
"Help me do a few things and I'll teach you how to prevent such a situation from happening," The Thearch said.
"What do you want?" Zhou Wen wanted to know what The Thearch was up to.
"I've already told you the first matter. I want that stone saber. There are a few other things I need your help with. Of course, with your unyielding character, I'm afraid you won't be willing to do it now. It's fine. I can wait. When the planets shatter, you will naturally beg to cooperate with me." The Thearch knew Zhou Wen's character quite well, so she wasn't anxious.
"I do wish to cooperate with you. Why don't you tell me what you need?" Zhou Wen still wanted to ask.
The Thearch ignored him. There were no more messages from her.
Let's take it one step at a time.?Zhou Wen also knew that the possibility The Thearch mentioned existed, but he could do nothing about it.
Zhou Wen continued studying how to eliminate the strange power on him. Otherwise, it would be too troublesome. Affected by this power, he had no way of concealing himself. It was impossible for him to use other identities.
From the looks of it, it's impossible to remove it. Is there any way to hide the power of this fragrance??Just as Zhou Wen was thinking, the mysterious phone vibrated.
Could it be that the Golden Wyrm's Birth has completed??Zhou Wen picked up his phone and realized that it wasn't the Golden Wyrm, but a fruit on the Dead Man Tree that had ripened.
The fruit was born after the metal flower was absorbed. It was the first time the Dead Man Tree had absorbed a creature that wasn't human. Therefore, Zhou Wen had always been looking forward to seeing what kind of Companion Beast the metal flower would give birth to.
Seeing that the metal flower Companion Egg had finally ripened, Zhou Wen hurriedly looked at its information.
Metal Seed: Mortal (Evolvable)
Strength: 11
Speed: 11
Constitution: 11
Essence Energy: 11
Talent Skill: Metal Evolution
Companion Form: Ring
A ring-type Companion Beast is rather rare, but what does this Metal Evolution mean??Zhou Wen studied the annotation and only knew that it was an ability for metal lifeforms to evolve. He didn't know what it meant.
He hatched it and summoned Metal Seed. Then, a purple metal seed appeared in Zhou Wen's hand. The seed was only the size of a quail egg and was covered in blood-colored patterns. It looked beautiful and mysterious.
However, it appeared to be a dead object. It couldn't move, nor did it have any offensive or defensive abilities. Zhou Wen studied it for a long time but failed to discover its use.
After making Metal Seed take its ring form, Zhou Wen put the purple metal ring on his left pinky, but he didn't feel any special effects.
From the looks of it, I'll only know what it's used for when it advances to a higher level.?Zhou Wen attempted to use Essence Crystals to accelerate the ripening of Metal Seed, but he realized that it was useless. Metal Seed didn't absorb Essence Energy.
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While Zhou Wen was studying Metal Seed, Xiao was half-kneeling in front of Holy God in the Holy Land.
"Lord Holy God, I've successfully advanced to the Calamity grade. Please permit me to head to Luoyang and eliminate An Tianzuo." Xiao's tone was calm, but the raging hatred in his heart was unconcealed.
"An Tianzuo naturally has to be eliminated. However, before that, there's something I need you to do. After doing this, it won't be too late to eliminate him," said Holy God.
"Lord Holy God, what are your orders?" Xiao lowered his head.
Holy God glanced at him. "It was a testament of your talent to return from the Lake Frustration alive, but you ultimately failed to reach the Paramita."
"I was reborn thanks to you, Lord Holy God. I'll do whatever you say," Xiao said.
He had ultimately failed to reach Paramita and needed Holy God to pull the dying him out of Lake Frustration.
However, Holy God said, "You lived because of your own abilities. If you couldn't persist until you had a Mythical body, it would have been difficult for me to pull you back from Lake Frustration even with my supreme means."
"That may be true, but if it wasn't for you, Lord Holy God, I would have long sunk to the bottom of the lake. Furthermore, you extended me such great help. To be able to return to the Calamity grade in such a short period of time… No… I should say that I've now truly advanced to the Calamity grade…" Xiao had now advanced to the Calamity grade by himself without using any Guardians.
"You have just advanced to the Calamity grade, and with existences like Zhou Wen and An Tianzuo in Luoyang, you might not necessarily succeed. The place I want you to go this time isn't only for you to complete a mission, but to also boost your strength and give you a chance to improve further. When the time comes, no one will be able to stop you in Luoyang," Holy God said indifferently.
"Lord, where are you sending me?" Xiao couldn't help but ask.
"I want you to go down to Lake Frustration again and reach Paramita," said Holy God.
"But my previous attempt has already proven that I can't reach Paramita," Xiao said in a dilemma.
"It was impossible back then, but it doesn't mean it can't be done now. You previously used the power of Lake Frustration to advance to a Mythical body. Your body already has the power of Lake Frustration. Its effects on you will be minimized. With your current Calamity-grade power, you will definitely be able to reach Paramita if nothing goes wrong."
"What happens after I reach Paramita?" Xiao asked.
"Didn't I tell you before that I saw a person whose survivability was nil swim across Lake Frustration and reach Paramita? After you reach Paramita, find him. No matter what method you use, you have to bring him back." When Holy God mentioned the person, his eyes looked somewhat strange.
Xiao was slightly surprised. "If that person can really swim to Paramita by himself, he must be an extremely terrifying existence. Can my strength bring him back?"
"Humans are only humans after all. No matter how strong they are, they can't withstand the power of time. At his age, even if he's still alive, he's probably on the brink of death. He's definitely not your match. Even if he's dead, bring his corpse back," said Holy God.
"What kind of person is he?" Xiao couldn't help but ask curiously.
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Chapter 1452: Battle of the Strongest
Translator: CKtalon
"You will naturally know when you see him. Dead or alive, you have to bring him back. After the matter is done, I'll give you the right to temporarily hold the Trajectory Holy Temple's Holy Artifact in the name of Holy God," Holy God said.
"Can I really wield the Holy Artifact?" Xiao was pleasantly surprised. Each of the six Holy Temples had a Holy Artifact. Xiao was from the Trajectory Holy Temple. If he could be in possession of one, his strength would significantly increase. It wouldn't be difficult to destroy Luoyang.
"The Holy Artifact can't leave the Holy Temple for long, nor can it stay on Earth for long. You can be in possession of it for a day," Holy God said.
"It's enough," Xiao said through gritted teeth.
"Go," Holy God said calmly.
Xiao jumped into Lake Frustration again. He still felt his body sink as though many invisible wraith hands were pulling at his body.
However, compared to the first time he entered Lake Frustration, the strength was much weaker. Xiao swam forward with all his might in a desperate attempt to prevent himself from sinking into the bottomless abyss.
The secular world was filled with frustrations.
Strength came from a lack of desire. No desire led to zero frustrations.
However, humans were humans after all. If they didn't have any desires, what was the difference between living and being a walking corpse?
It was impossible for everyone to not have frustrations. If they had frustrations, it was impossible for them to swim across Lake Frustration alive, much less reach Paramita.
Paramita did not appear far away, but no matter how hard Xiao swam, it remained right in front of him—unreachable.
His body seemed to be entangled by threads in the lake, making it harder and harder for him to move. He slowly sank to the bottom of the lake. It was the ultimate resting place of all mortals.
Xiao felt his consciousness gradually blur. He had long known that even if he had advanced to the Mythical stage in Lake Frustration, reaching Paramita was still a perilous endeavor.
I can't die yet!?Xiao bit the tip of his tongue hard, hoping to use the pain to sober up.
It was useless. He felt numb despite tearing the tip of his tongue. Blood seeped out of the corner of his mouth, but he didn't realize it.
It's still not enough to cross the lake??Holy God watched from afar as Xiao gradually sank to the bottom of the lake. He couldn't help but frown.
No matter how many powerful creatures there were, it was difficult for them to swim across Lake Frustration. Even dimensional powerhouses were no exception. However, that weak human had managed to swim across Lake Frustration in what was a situation of certain death. Holy God had seen it with his own eyes.
Therefore, Holy God had always attempted to use humans to reach Paramita. Xiao wasn't the first person to attempt it, nor would he be the last.
What a pity. This person's talent and will are the best among the Saints.?Even Holy God couldn't rescue Xiao at that depth. Therefore, Holy God felt a little regretful, but it was only a fleeting thought.
After all, he was only a human. He could slowly nurture one in the future. If one died, more Saints would take his place. He had plenty of time.
Just as Xiao was about to sink to the bottom of the lake and Holy God was about to turn around to leave, he suddenly saw Xiao struggling with all his might in the lake.
As he struggled, the invisible threads of frustration that bound his body gradually receded. Just as he was about to sink to the bottom, Xiao gradually floated up.
His consciousness is actually so pure? Could hatred really make a person so pure??Holy God looked at Xiao who was swimming towards Paramita again and was somewhat surprised.
However, he really couldn't think of any power that could make Xiao's mind so pure other than that.
Xiao slowly recovered memories buried deep within.
On the grassland in the suburbs, two children were fighting.
"I'm the strongest."
"No, I'm the strongest."
As the two children were fighting, a tall and thin middle-aged man passed by and watched with interest.
After watching for a while, the middle-aged man lost interest. His figure suddenly flashed as he picked up the two children who were fighting each other by the collar.
"Who are you? What are you trying to do? Let go of me!" The two children kicked and struggled with all their might, but the lanky middle-aged man's arms were especially long, and their short legs couldn't reach him.
"Don't you want to determine who's stronger? That won't give you an answer. Let me tell you of a way to determine who's stronger." As the middle-aged man spoke, his figure flashed and quickly moved towards the distant forest.
On the tip of a mountain that resembled a sword's edge, someone had placed a plank. It was like a see-saw, other than the fulcrum being the mountain peak.
On both sides of the plank stood a child. Their weight affected the log's balance, causing it to undulate as though it would fall into a bottomless abyss at any moment.
The middle-aged man stood on an ancient tree's branch that protruded from a cliff and said to the two children, "If you want a duel, you have to do it in such a place. As long as you strike your opponent down, the other one will naturally be the strongest without any dispute."
Ordinary youths would probably have peed their pants in fear. They might even fall down due to their fright.
However, although the two children were young and uneasy, they didn't show the fear of ordinary children. They slowly moved their bodies and tried their best to maintain the plank's balance so that it wouldn't fall due to the tilt.
To be able to act so calmly at their age piqued the middle-aged man's interest.
"It's actually very simple to kill the opponent. All you need to do is run to the middle faster than the other party. Once the plank is in nonequilibrium, the other party will naturally fall. I'll send the surviving one back," the middle-aged man said.
The two children exchanged looks and charged towards the center almost at the same time.
"Interesting." The middle-aged man found it more and more interesting.
The two children reached the center at almost the same time, but the mountain peak was just too sharp. The bottom was filled with slippery cliffs, making it inconducive for standing.
One of the children didn't hesitate to reach out to push the other child down.
However, to his surprise, the other child didn't push forward like him. Instead, he turned his body slightly and jumped up.
The child, who had reached out for the push, never expected such a move. He exerted too much strength and found himself falling forward. Without any counterweight to balance the other side, the plank immediately slid down.
The child plummeted with the plank.
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Chapter 1453: One Life
The child's eyes widened in despair.
However, at that moment, a pair of hands reached over and grabbed his hands, pulling him back to the top of the mountain.
The mountain peak was sharp, preventing the two children from standing alongside each other. However, they grabbed each other with both arms and lodged themselves on the mountain peak, temporarily saving themselves from the clutches of death.
"Why… Why did you save me?" The rescued child looked at the opposite boy's chubby face in puzzlement.
"You are my opponent, but not my enemy." As the boy spoke, he glanced in the middle-aged man's direction and said, "He's the enemy. If someone is to be killed, it's him."
The middle-aged man smiled when he heard that. "You're right. In theory, I'm your enemy, but not only do you not have the ability to kill me, but your fate remains in my hands. If I want you dead, you will be dead. If I want you alive, you can remain alive. Only by killing the other can you have a chance to live."
"You may be right, but I won't do as you wish." As the boy spoke, he suddenly pulled the other child with all his might, allowing him to lie over the mountaintop. He released his grip and turned to jump down the cliff.
"Even if I die, it's done on my own terms. It's not something others can control." The boy spread out his arms and fell down the mountain.
The child at the top of the mountain was first taken aback, but without any hesitation, he leaped up without a word and jumped in the direction of the boy's plummet.
The middle-aged man was slightly surprised when he saw the two children throw themselves off the cliff.
Just as the two children were about to fall to the bottom of the valley, their bodies stopped the moment they reached the ground.
Their faces were almost touching the rocks on the ground, but they ultimately didn't.
The middle-aged man released his grip and the two of them landed on the rocks.
"You may not want to be controlled by me, but I insist on controlling your fate. Our game has just begun." The middle-aged man glanced at the child who had thrown himself off first and said, "Don't think that you can easily survive with those tricks. I can give you a chance to live, but whether you can walk out of here alive depends on the two of you. If you can exit here alive, we still have a chance to continue this game in the future."
With that said, the middle-aged man turned around and vanished into the forest, leaving the two children in the middle of the forest.
"Are you stupid? Why did you jump down?" the boy asked the child.
"From now on, I, Uncrying Li, share the same life as you, An Tianzuo," the child said seriously.
"In that case, what's yours is mine?" An Tianzuo said as he looked at Uncrying Li.
"Yes." Uncrying Li nodded.
"Since it is all mine, can I change your name? I don't like the name Uncrying. I've disliked it for a while," An Tianzuo said.
"Why?" Uncrying Li was somewhat stunned.
"Uncrying gives me sad vibes. I don't like it. Let's do it this way. Instead of not crying, why not laugh. Just call yourself Laughing Li. In the future, when there's no one else, I'll call you Laughing Li," An Tianzuo said with a smile.
Uncrying Li raised his eyebrows and said spitefully, "I don't like your name either. I'll call you Tianyou from now on."
"Tianyou as in being protected by the heavens? That's nice. I hope the heavens can really protect us," An Tianzuo said as he got up from the rubble and looked at the distant forest.
Four days later, someone discovered the two dying children on a mountain trail. They were covered in injuries and were being gnawed by dogs. They were almost unrecognizable.
One of the children protected the other child tightly. His entire back was mangled from the bites. He didn't budge even when he fainted.
"Live on. Only by living on will we have a chance to make the enemy pay the price." The person who saved them heard one of the children sleep-talking through gritted teeth.
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I have to swim over!?Xiao swam forward with all his might. He didn't have any other thoughts. All he knew was that he had to swim over to the other side.
He gradually approached Paramita that seemed to be enveloped by fog and impossible to approach.
Holy God watched Xiao's figure disappear into the fog of Paramita and muttered to himself, "He really crossed the lake. There's finally hope of bringing him back."
Xiao crawled ashore and knelt in a flowerbed like a sea—an endless sea of flowers—panting heavily.
The spots where his body touched the flowers rapidly recovered. His originally exhausted body instantly returned to its optimal state.
Xiao felt that his body was filled with vitality as though he had been reborn. He stopped panting and sized up the flowers with a strange expression.
Only then did he discover something strange. The flowers here had no stem or leaves. They grew on the ground and covered the entire land. They stretched as far as the eye could see, and there were only flowers.
Xiao walked above the sea of flowers and had a strange feeling. It was as though his nerves were connected to the flowers. When he stepped on the flowers, he could actually feel the pain of the flowers being stepped on.
This feeling was very strange. It felt like he was one with the world, one with nature.
Perhaps this strange power had taken effect. Xiao seemed to sense something and walked in a specific direction.
After walking for a short distance, he saw a shackled old man lying in the flowers.
The elder's hair and beard were completely white. His body was restrained by shackles. From the material of the shackles, one could tell that they were made of Holy Metal.
The elder looked like he was about to die. His body that was covered by the foliage of the sea of flowers grew many flowers. He looked like he was about to become a part of the land.
This scene was extremely strange. Even the knowledgeable Xiao was alarmed.
A living person had flowers parasitizing him. What kind of terrifying experience was that?
"Who are you?" The elder didn't say a word or make any sound—he couldn't even open his eyes. However, Xiao sensed his words.
Just like Xiao could sense the emotions of the flowers, he could also sense the information transmitted by the elder's brain through the flowers.
"Sir, I'm Laughing Li. You are indeed here." Xiao squatted down and brushed away the hair and flowers on the elder's face. After carefully identifying him, he was immediately overjoyed.
overjoyed.
"Laughing[1. Note that Laughing in Chinese is also Xiao, but with a different intonation.]"Laughing…" The elder reached out with great effort to touch Xiao's cheek. Flowers had already grown on his arm, making it rather difficult for him to move.
Xiao hurriedly grabbed his hand and placed it on his face. He continued, "Sir, Tianyou got me to find you. Don't worry, we will definitely save you."
"Laughing… It's really you…" The elder was immediately overjoyed when he heard Xiao say the word "Tianyou." This was because there was only one person who would call An Tianzuo that. The elder struggled to get up, but most of his body seemed paralyzed. He couldn't stand up.
Xiao wanted to help the elder up, but the elder said, "It's too late. I'm already at the end of my rope. If it wasn't for that thing, I would have long died. Laughing, there's something you have to help me take to Tianzuo. No matter what, you have to personally hand it to him."
[1] Note that Laughing in Chinese is also Xiao, but with a different intonation.
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Chapter 1454: Hair
"Sir, calm down. Tianyou and I have already made plans. We will save you," Xiao said.
"It's too late. As long as I leave Paramita, I will definitely die without the help of the Paramita Flowers," Ouyang Ting said.
"Why!?" Xiao was alarmed.
"I should have died a long time ago. It was these Paramita Flowers that sustained me to this day, but at the same time, I endure indescribably inhuman pain at every moment. If I didn't know that Little Lan and Tianzuo would definitely come for me, I wouldn't have wanted to live any longer." Ouyang Ting paused before continuing, "Don't speak. Listen to me. Even if you take me back, the monsters in the Holy Temple won't let me off. Only by handing me over to them will you have a chance to expose that matter. Anyway, I'm already a dead person. After I die, it doesn't matter where this useless body lays. As long as you take the thing to Tianzuo, I can die in peace."
"Sir, I'm afraid it won't be that easy to take the thing out," Xiao sighed softly.
"Therefore, only by giving me to Holy God will you have a chance to take the item out," Ouyang Ting said.
"What is it?" Xiao asked.
In fact, Xiao was puzzled. The old sir had already been captured and imprisoned previously. What could he still have on him?
Not only could he not hide it on him, even if it was hidden in his flesh and blood, but it was also impossible to hide it from an existence like Holy God.
"Pull my hair," Ouyang Ting said.
Xiao reached out to brush away his white hair, but he didn't discover anything inside.
There was nothing that could be hidden. Even a flea or a flake of dandruff couldn't be hidden. Perhaps it was because he was in Paramita, but other than the flowers, there wasn't a speck of dust.
"Sir, there's nothing," Xiao said.
"Cut off the hair on my head," Ouyang Ting continued.
"Is it here?" Xiao touched the white hair on Ouyang Ting's head in puzzlement.
"It's about there." Ouyang Ting didn't explain much.
Xiao used his finger as a blade and swept across the white hair. Ouyang Ting's white hair was immediately sliced off by a finger beam.
"Eh!" Xiao realized that a strand of hair couldn't be sliced off by his finger beam.
That strand of hair looked no different from the rest. Xiao couldn't tell what was different. No matter how he looked at it, it was just an ordinary strand of hair. It had originally grown on Ouyang Ting's head and definitely hadn't been transplanted.
However, this strand of hair could actually withstand his finger beam. Clearly, it wasn't ordinary.
Xiao suddenly understood why Holy God hadn't discovered that there was something wrong with this strand of hair. It was because Holy God was too confident. He believed that he could see everything clearly, but he never expected Ouyang Ting's strand of hair to be problematic.
"See that? Pull it out and store it well. Take it to Tianzuo," Ouyang Ting said.
Xiao nodded and pulled out the white hair.
This strand of hair was extremely tenacious. When Xiao pulled it out, he pulled it up by the root. The hair follicle was pulled open and drops of red seeped out.
However, due to the effects of the flowers, the wound was quickly healed.
"Sir, is there anything else you need to tell Tianzuo?" Xiao asked again.
"Tell Tianzuo to take good care of his mother and Little Jing. I, Ouyang Ting, owe them too much in this life. If they don't mind, I'll be their children in my next life…" Ouyang Ting sighed.
"How is this repayment? This is a debt collection, right?" Xiao was speechless.
Ouyang Ting chuckled and said, "Regardless of whether it's to repay a debt or to collect a debt, as long as we have this affinity, even if it's a negative one, it's better than being strangers."
"Sir, don't be so tragic. What about you? Just wait here. We'll rescue you when we come up with a plan," Xiao said.
Ouyang Ting shook his head. "I've said what needs to be said. A person who should be dead will only suffer endless pain if they continue living. Just help me take the thing to Tianzuo. Furthermore, without me as your cover, it's impossible for you to take the strand of hair out."
"Sir, do you have anything else to say about this strand of hair?" Xiao asked again.
"There's no need. When that strand of hair reaches the right person, it will naturally show its use," Ouyang Ting said.
"Alright, Sir, bear with it here. I'll think of a way to save you soon." Xiao put away the hair, placed Ouyang Ting down, and prepared to leave.
"No, without me, those monsters from the Holy Temple won't let you off. You can't escape their surveillance with the item on you," Ouyang Ting said anxiously.
"I have my ways. Furthermore, things are ultimately worldly possessions. Even if we forgo this thing, we have to keep you alive," Xiao said.
"No, absolutely not. That thing concerns the fate of Earth's future—the lives of billions of people. That thing must not fall into the hands of the Holy Temple no matter what. Only by taking me back can you obtain their trust and have a chance to take my hair out. You mustn't take the risk," Ouyang Ting said anxiously.
Xiao looked at Ouyang Ting and was momentarily at a loss.
"Child, outsiders think that you and Tianzuo are at odds. They even suspect that Tianzuo harmed you. However, only I know that you are his best friend. Even if the entire world is against Tianzuo, you won't be. Accept my request on behalf of Tianzuo, I beg you to take me to the Holy Temple." Ouyang Ting's voice was trembling.
"We aren't friends. We are opponents." Xiao paused before saying, "If I take you to the Holy Temple, Tianyou will probably hate me forever."
"Then are you willing to bear this grudge?" Ouyang Ting asked.
"Sir, you are already forgoing your life. Such resentment is nothing," Xiao said.
"Then take me back," Ouyang Ting said firmly.
Xiao bowed three times at Ouyang Ting before lifting him up from the flowers. "Sir, let's go."
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Zhou Wen had been studying the fragrance for days, hoping to mask it, but the invisible allure didn't change much. All he could do was restrain it a little.
Now, I finally understand why it's said that the most deceptive people are never enemies, but people who say that it's for your own good, but do despicable things.?Zhou Wen was very depressed.
If the strange powers on him were negative, he would have eliminated them long ago. However, these strange powers, of all things, were beneficial to him, so it was very difficult to eliminate them.
Just as he was pondering over his next step, Zhou Wen suddenly winced. He used Sky-Stealing Sun-Swapping's teleportation method. The coordinates were the Companion Egg he had left with Tsukuyomi. He sensed that the Companion Egg had been injured.
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Chapter 1455: That's Not How You Use It
As Zhou Wen used Sky-Stealing Sun-Swapping, he wore the Prisoned Dragon armor and gripped the Immortal Culling Sword tightly.
With Tsukuyomi's strength, an existence that could threaten her was definitely not an ordinary creature. Zhou Wen didn't dare let his guard down lest it killed him.
When Zhou Wen teleported over and saw the situation in front of him, his mouth gaped open in shock. Words failed him.
Zhou Wen didn't know what planet it was—it looked huge and its gravity was much stronger than Earth's. It also had an atmosphere, but it was clearly different from Earth's.
There were rocks everywhere here, and between the two mountains ahead, there was a rod made of some unknown material. Pierced through the rod was a huge alien beast.
Flames flared into the sky between the two mountains. It looked like they were roasting the alien beast.
However, Zhou Wen had seen the alien beast before. Its body was like a cosmic stingray. Its flesh was transparent with blue veins circulating through its body.
Although Zhou Wen had only seen it twice, the powerful Calamity aura from its body had left a deep impression on him. It was definitely not an ordinary Human Realm Calamity creature.
For it to be roasted and wafting out a vague meat fragrance clearly meant that it was dead.
Tsukuyomi sat on a rock by the side with one hand supporting her chin. In her other hand, she held the Companion Egg that Zhou Wen had given her. The Companion Egg was already damaged. From the nail marks on it, it was obvious that Tsukuyomi had cracked it herself.
"What's going on?" Zhou Wen asked in puzzlement.
"Barbecue. There are no barbecue condiments or alcohol here. You should have some, right?" Tsukuyomi said with a smile.
"That's not how you should use the Companion Egg…" Zhou Wen said as he took out the condiments and alcohol he had placed in the chaos space.
"I don't like red wine. Is there any sake?" Tsukuyomi looked at the red wine Zhou Wen took out and shook her head.
"I thought women liked that." Zhou Wen put away the red wine and took out a large bottle of sake. He also took out a?tokkuri?flask and cups.
At the foot of the mountain where the beast was barbecued, Hashihime cut off a piece of meat from the beast's body and delivered it over on a tray.
The meat that was crystalline and transparent like a river shrimp was charred yellow with milky-white insides after being roasted by the fire. Although it wasn't laced with seasonings, it was already emitting a fragrant combination of meat and oil.
The difference between the alien beast meat and shrimp meat was that it had a lot of fat. After the roasting, the fat melted and dripped into the firm flesh. Not only did it keep the meat juicy, but it also made the meat even more fragrant and tender.
Hashihime placed a wooden table between Zhou Wen and Tsukuyomi. She knelt in front of the table and sliced the roasted meat. As it wasn't ordinary meat, the temperature was extremely high. Hashihime opened the alcohol flask and poured some sake into it. Immediately, there was a sizzling sound, as well as the rising vapor and the fragrance of the melted fat.
When the temperature of the meat dropped to a certain level, Hashihime began to add seasonings.
After preparing the roasted meat, Hashihime placed the cups and poured Zhou Wen and Tsukuyomi some sake before waiting by the side.
"Thank you for the alcohol." Tsukuyomi pinched the jade-like sake cup and covered her face with her sleeve. She downed the alcohol and smiled at Zhou Wen before placing the sake cup on the table.
"Thank you for the meat." Zhou Wen raised his sake cup and downed it in one mouthful.
The kneeling Hashihime picked up the sake flask and filled their cups.
"Try it and see if it's delicious," Tsukuyomi said.
"Then I won't stand on ceremony." Zhou Wen was hungry. He took the chopsticks offered by Hashihime and picked up a piece of roasted meat and placed it in his mouth.
Zhou Wen had heard that in ancient times, immortals cultivated to a point where they didn't need to eat or drink.
Zhou Wen felt that it was just a gimmick that had no truth in it. The higher the evolution of a creature's body, the stronger the explosive power it could produce. The more energy it needed, the more it had to eat.
Of course, it might not be food. Those immortals might have higher-level food, such as concentrated Essence Energy serums.
In any case, Zhou Wen wasn't capable of inedia. Although he could fast for a long period of time, it required him to expend the energy he had accumulated. There were no benefits.
When the roasted meat entered his mouth, he bit into the meat and immediately felt the juices seep out. It mixed with the seasoning and filled Zhou Wen's mouth with fragrance.
"Delicious!" Zhou Wen chewed a few times and found the meat fragrant, tender, and smooth. It was indescribably delicious.
"Have more. I can't finish so much." Tsukuyomi pinched the sake cup with her fingers and stopped after taking a sip.
"This meat is pretty good," Zhou Wen praised as he ate.
In any case, the alien beast's body was as huge as a mountain. He couldn't eat all of it even if he let himself go. It wasn't even a drop in the ocean, so there was no need to stand on ceremony.
Tsukuyomi watched Zhou Wen eat from the side without touching her chopsticks. Occasionally, she would take a sip of sake.
Zhou Wen had eaten four or five slices of roasted meat when he felt that something was amiss. In his stomach, cold air seeped out and spread to his limbs as though he had swallowed ice in summer.
Why does this meat contain so much Essence Energy??Zhou Wen was somewhat surprised to discover that it was Essence Energy that surged out. Furthermore, it was extremely pure Essence Energy.
No, it wasn't just pure. It was a kind of high-level Essence Energy. The Essence Energy had a strange characteristic that was of a much higher level than Zhou Wen's Essence Energy.
When the Essence Energy fused into his body, it affected him significantly. He could clearly sense that his physique was improving.
Zhou Wen was increasingly alarmed. Typically, after a dimensional creature died, most of its Essence Energy would dissipate. Only a very small portion could be stored in a corpse.
Zhou Wen wanted to ask Tsukuyomi, but it was too late. The roasted meat he had eaten erupted with large amounts of Essence Energy as it swept through his body.
Zhou Wen could only focus on circulating his Essence Energy Art to direct the Essence Energy. Otherwise, his body would probably be destroyed by the massive amounts of Essence Energy.
Due to the influence of the Essence Energy, Zhou Wen's body became crystalline. He was still constantly emitting Essence Energy.
Tsukuyomi waved her sleeve and Hashihime immediately flew towards the alien beast. The hundred ghosts descended at the same time and pounced at the alien beast's corpse.
Under the devouring of the hundred ghosts, the alien beast's flesh rapidly decreased. As for the hundred ghosts, they emitted a strange glow.
Tsukuyomi only looked at Zhou Wen with a smile as she drank. It was unknown what was on her mind.
Zhou Wen felt that his various qualities had probably reached the limit of the Terror grade. There was no way of raising it any further.
However, the Essence Energy continued fusing into his body, making him feel that some quality of his was still becoming stronger.
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Chapter 1456: Stone-Elemental Zone
After Zhou Wen had completely digested the Essence Energy, he opened his eyes and realized that Tsukuyomi was still sitting opposite him, looking at him with a smile.
"Is the flesh and blood of Calamity creatures so nutritious?" Zhou Wen asked in puzzlement.
He had killed Calamity-grade creatures before, but he didn't realize that their flesh was so invigorating.
"That's not always the case." Tsukuyomi put down her sake cup and said, "Only a portion of Human Realm creatures can preserve most of their energy in their bodies after death. It's always the case for Hell level creatures."
"This fellow is at the Hell level?" As Zhou Wen spoke, he turned to look at the roasted alien beast, but he realized that there was no sign of the alien beast's corpse. The flames below had vanished, leaving only two bare stone mountains.
"You're done eating?" Zhou Wen asked in surprise.
"I don't like meat, but the ghosts in my domain like it very much," Tsukuyomi answered.
"I never expected a Companion Beast to be edible. Furthermore, it's so delicious!" The image of the Great Might Vajra Bull surfaced in his mind. He wondered if he could turn it into steak.
As though reading Zhou Wen's mind, Tsukuyomi said with a smile, "Typical Companion Beasts are pure energy bodies. They can be treated as Essence Energy Crystals, but if you want to eat them, they have to at least reach the Human Realm. They might not be edible even at the Human Realm."
"I see!" Zhou Wen was somewhat disappointed.
"Are you full?" Tsukuyomi put down her sake cup and asked.
"I'm stuffed. Thank you." Zhou Wen thanked Tsukuyomi for treating him to the meat. It was very likely Hell-level meat. Ordinary people didn't have a chance to eat it.
However, Zhou Wen didn't know that there were differences between Hell-level meat. The few pieces he ate weren't meat from the ordinary parts.
"There's no need to thank me. Follow me if you're done." Tsukuyomi got up and led him to a mountain range.
"Where are you going?" Zhou Wen asked.
"There's a dimensional zone here that I can't deal with myself. You will help me, right?" Tsukuyomi said with a smile.
"What kind of dimensional zone is it? Let's study it first. How far have you explored it?" Zhou Wen couldn't reject it since he had just eaten the meat.
"I've already explored the situation inside. It's just that it's not easy to kill a particular dimensional creature. Your sword should be useful. You just need to help me with the sword," Tsukuyomi said.
Zhou Wen felt relieved when he heard Tsukuyomi's words. Since Tsukuyomi was so confident, there shouldn't be any problems.
He followed Tsukuyomi deeper into the mountain range. There were rocks everywhere, and there were no signs of life.
However, on second thought, it made sense. Apart from Earth, Zhou Wen had never heard of any planet having ordinary lifeforms. Even if there were, they were basically dimensional creatures.
Tsukuyomi stopped in front of a cave and pointed inside. "This is the entrance to the dimensional zone. The dimensional creatures inside are all stone-elemental. You can deal with the ordinary dimensional creatures, but leave the final Calamity-grade creature to me. After I hold it down, you can kill it with that sword."
Zhou Wen naturally nodded in agreement and followed Tsukuyomi into the cave. He didn't discover any dimensional creatures at first. When the rocks in the cave came to life and transformed into stone beasts, Zhou Wen realized that the dimensional creatures here were purely stone-elemental.
These ordinary stone beasts were at least at the Mythical stage. Occasionally, he would encounter a Terror-grade stone beast.
It gave Zhou Wen the perfect opportunity to test the new Bamboo Blade. He drew his blade and started slashing. The Mythical stone beast's defense was rather powerful, but Zhou Wen didn't use much strength before the Bamboo Blade sliced through their bodies.
The blade of the Bamboo Blade was very thin, making it non-optimal to use against stone beasts with all sorts of defensive skills. However, the new Bamboo Blade's performance left Zhou Wen somewhat surprised.
A jade-like stone beast pounced at him. It was like a Luck Beast. It remained visible after its Terror transformation, but its body was extremely hard. The defensive halos on its body made it obvious that it was a dimensional creature that was very good at defense.
Zhou Wen originally imagined that it would be difficult for the new Bamboo Blade to kill such a creature.
However, Zhou Wen managed to behead the beast by slashing out the saber with all his might.
What alloy did Ah Sheng add to the Bamboo Blade? The strength of this Bamboo Blade is probably comparable to the Immortal Culling Sword!?Zhou Wen looked at the blade and couldn't help but be surprised that it wasn't damaged at all.
"That blade isn't bad," Tsukuyomi said as she glanced at the blade in Zhou Wen's hand.
Even an existence like Tsukuyomi acknowledged its quality, exceeding Zhou Wen's expectations. He knew that it wouldn't be easy to return the favor.
After slicing open the Terror-grade stone beast's body, he discovered a stone egg.
Zhou Wen took out the stone egg and looked at Tsukuyomi. Tsukuyomi said indifferently, "That thing is useless to me. Keep it if you want it."
Zhou Wen didn't stand on ceremony as he put away the Companion Egg and continued following Tsukuyomi deeper into the cave.
Along the way, Zhou Wen picked up quite a number of dimensional crystals and Companion Beasts, but only one Terror-grade Companion Egg dropped.
The stone-type dimensional creatures here had very high Strength and Constitution. There were many defensive and Strength-type skills, but they weren't the types Zhou Wen needed.
Boom!
When they arrived at a huge underground space, the underground rocks trembled as a stone behemoth crawled out of the cracks.
Zhou Wen took a careful look and realized that it was a huge stone turtle. However, it wasn't strictly one. Its head was covered in horns and there was a stone beard under its chin.
Furthermore, there was a huge stone monument on its back.
This appearance made Zhou Wen recall the mythical son of the dragon, Ba Xia. The dragon had given birth to nine sons, and each one was different. Ba Xia had the image of a turtle carrying a stone monument—it looked rather similar to this huge fellow.
The stone monument on the stone beast's back lit up while Zhou Wen was still observing it.
There were many symbols engraved on the stone monument that Zhou Wen couldn't understand. The symbols emitted a strange glow.
Zhou Wen hurriedly used the Minor Heavenly Cycle Killing Formation to block the light, but Tsukuyomi remained motionless.
Zhou Wen soon realized that the light emitted by the stone monument wasn't lethal to them, but the rocks that were illuminated by the light grew strangely.
The originally huge underground space shrank due to the growth of the rocks. The stone tunnel they had entered was completely blocked by the burgeoning rocks.
This fellow's strength is really special, Zhou Wen thought.
Tsukuyomi had already activated her Hundred Ghost Zone, and her surroundings seemed to turn black. Only Tsukuyomi's body emitted a holy light like the bright moon.
Ghouls appeared in the cave and charged at the stone beast.
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Chapter 1457: I Won't Make It
Translator: CKtalon
Despite being besieged by all sorts of strange ghosts like Crow Tengu, Hashihime, and Umibōzu, the stone beast remained motionless like a mountain. When all sorts of forces struck it, it was like a water spray gun hitting a steel plate—no damage was dealt.
What powerful defense!?Zhou Wen began to worry if the Immortal Culling Sword could kill the stone beast.
Since Tsukuyomi could kill a Hell-level alien beast, it meant that even if she hadn't reached the Hell level, she was definitely a top powerhouse at the Human Realm.
In her domain, all the ghosts possessed Calamity-grade power.
However, it wasn't sufficient to injure the stone beast at all. Zhou Wen wasn't sure if he could slice open such a defense with the Immortal Culling Sword.
The Immortal Culling Sword was very strong, but its true might could only be unleashed when matched with a sufficiently strong user.
All Zhou Wen could do now was to pull it out and use it in battle. There was no need to talk about unleashing its true might; it was already a problem for him to rouse its might. It was really difficult to say if he could kill a Calamity stone beast with such powerful defense.
"Are you alright?" Zhou Wen couldn't help but ask Tsukuyomi when he saw that the attacks of the hundred ghosts were ineffective against the stone beast.
The stone beast's domain was showing its effects. The surrounding space became smaller and smaller. When the entire space was filled with rocks, their movements would be greatly restricted.
Even if the rocks didn't crush them, tearing through the rocks would clearly slow them down. Instant transmission was not even an option.
There were rocks everywhere. In an instant, his body would be stuck in the rocks.
No, it shouldn't be said he would be stuck. To be precise, the rocks would be him, and he would be the rocks. The situation would only turn even more perilous.
"I just need to hold it down, not kill it, so its strong defense is useless," Tsukuyomi said calmly.
Just as Zhou Wen was about to ask Tsukuyomi how she was planning on holding down the stone beast, he saw a ghost suddenly fly above it.
The stone beast had been fighting the ghosts the entire time and had killed many ghosts, but in Tsukuyomi's domain, the ghosts were immortal. It killed the ghosts again and again, but the ghosts continued to revive. They kept pestering the stone beast, preventing it from attacking its true opponent, Tsukuyomi.
The ghost that flew above the stone beast was a wrinkled granny ghost. She extended her withered hands that resembled bird claws and pulled.
Zhou Wen immediately noticed fine threads that resembled strands of hair appearing on the stone beast's body. The threads were countless and quickly intertwined. Soon, they weaved into hair ropes that bound the stone beast.
The hair ropes formed a net again, trapping the stone beast. The stone beast tried to tear the net, but like a fish, the more it struggled, the tighter the net became. The hair rope bound its limbs, making it abnormally difficult to move.
The hundred ghosts split into four teams and each team grabbed one end of the hair net. No matter which direction the stone beast charged in, the ghosts would exert their strength to hold it back.
The stone beast charged left and right, but found it difficult to escape. The hair net was extremely tenacious and elastic, perfectly restraining a powerful creature like the stone turtle.
More importantly, after being caught by the net, the stone turtle could no longer use the power of the Stone Escape to teleport. It lost its most effective teleportation method.
"That's the legendary Kokuri babā, right?" Zhou Wen had previously studied the Ghost Parade. He roughly guessed her identity from her abilities.
Kokuri babā was the wife of a monk. Due to her dishonorable actions, she became a demon and specially gathered the hair of the dead to braid.
"That's right. The attack of the hundred ghosts is only to create time for Kokuri babā. Only with enough ghost hair forming a net can we trap the stone beast," Tsukuyomi explained.
Zhou Wen naturally understood what was happening as he thought to himself,?The ghosts in Tsukuyomi's domain have their own characteristics and abilities. Such a Calamity Zone is clearly more terrifying than the stone beast's singular domain. I wonder what kind of domain power I can produce in the future.
If Zhou Wen were to make a choice, he would definitely be biased towards Tsukuyomi's domain. It had more variation and allowed him to use different methods to restrain different enemies.
However, a domain wasn't something Zhou Wen could decide.
Zhou Wen guessed that the type of domain was related to his talent, bloodline, and Essence Energy Art. He also needed to see what dimensional zone he used to advance to the Terror grade.
However, Zhou Wen still didn't understand how to use the dimensional zones' powers to advance to the Calamity grade.
"What are you waiting for? Let's see if your sword can kill it now," Tsukuyomi warned when she saw Zhou Wen standing there in a daze.
Only then did Zhou Wen snap to his senses. Realizing that the stone beast had been restrained, its speed no longer fast among Calamity-grade creatures, it was impossible for it to dodge Zhou Wen's attack thanks to the ghost hair net's restraints.
Zhou Wen pulled out the Immortal Culling Sword without any hesitation and slashed at the stone beast's neck with Immortal Slaying.
Clang!
The Immortal Culling Sword slashed at its neck, leaving a gash. Rubble splattered, causing the stone beast to roar in pain.
Although the injury wasn't serious to the stone beast, killing it was only a matter of time since damage was possible. It was a matter of how many strikes were needed.
Zhou Wen gripped the Immortal Culling Sword tightly as his figure flashed erratically. He slashed at the stone beast's neck again and again, causing the wound to widen.
The stone beast was a dimensional creature that focused on physical attacks after all. Unable to close the distance with Stone Escape, it could only be thrashed by Zhou Wen.
"This fellow's defense is really terrifying. If this continues, I'll probably need another thirty to forty strikes to sever its neck!" Zhou Wen had already slashed dozens of times, but he only managed to slice off a small chunk of the stone beast's neck.
Just as Zhou Wen was about to slash again, he saw the stone beast suddenly roar at the sky. The stone monument on its back flew up by itself. Without the stone monument's suppression, the stone beast's Strength and Speed increased drastically. It shook its body crazily and sent the ghosts that were pulling the net flying.
He dragged the ghost hair net into the rocks. Some of the remaining ghosts continued clinging onto the ghost hair net, but were unable to stop it. They slammed into the rocky ground.
The stone beast vanished. Only the stone monument floated in the air and emitted a strange light. The surrounding rocks grew crazily.
"Be careful!" Zhou Wen was searching for the stone beast when Tsukuyomi suddenly instant transmitted to his side and pushed him away.
Almost at the same time, the stone beast tore out from the rocks below. The horn on its head slammed into Tsukuyomi, sending her flying.
Bang!
Tsukuyomi's body slammed into a stone wall, causing a large chunk to collapse. The ghosts and domain also vanished.
"Tsukuyomi!" Zhou Wen instant transmitted into the rubble and swept away the surrounding rocks. He realized that Tsukuyomi was held down on the ground and was on her last breath. He reached out to pull her body and realized that her body was limp as though she had no bones. Her bones had probably been shattered by the stone beast's strike.
"I… I won't make it… Before I die… Can you satisfy my last wish…" Tsukuyomi forced her eyes open and said with great difficulty..
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Chapter 1458: Last Wishes
Translator: CKtalon
"Don't talk; I'll help treat you," Zhou Wen said as he prepared to use the power of Human Sovereign to treat Tsukuyomi.
Tsukuyomi reached out to grab Zhou Wen's hand and coughed out blood. "It's useless… Cough… I know my situation… Cough… A body of Calamity… Cough… It's not something that can be treated with powers below the Calamity grade… Cough… Zhou Wen…"
Tsukuyomi's fingers tightened their grip over Zhou Wen's hand, but because her fingers were fractured, she couldn't grip it tightly no matter how hard she tried.
"I'm here. Tell me." Zhou Wen hurriedly held her hand with both hands and sent the power of Human Sovereign over.
"I… never knew what fear was in the past… but I'm afraid now… I'm really afraid…" Tsukuyomi's face was pale and her breathing was weak. Her dim eyes were filled with fear. "You humans have this saying of reincarnation… That there's a next life… Cough, cough… However, creatures like us have no family or friends. We have no connection to this world. Once we die, we will truly vanish into thin air. We won't leave any traces in this world… Cough, cough… No one can prove that I existed in this world. It's as if I never existed… I… I'm afraid… so, so afraid… I don't know if I had ever existed… Cough, cough… Or should I say… My existence… was just a meaningless dream…"
"No, you exist." Zhou Wen felt Tsukuyomi's vitality weaken. It was useless even if he injected the power of Human Sovereign into her body. It was difficult to stop her vitality from weakening.
"Zhou Wen… You humans won't understand… I'm not afraid of death… But I'm really afraid… I'm so afraid that I'll be completely forgotten by this world… Can you help me leave something in this world… Even if it's the most trivial thing…" Tsukuyomi spoke between breaths. From her situation, she seemed to be losing herself, her eyes about to close at any moment for all eternity.
"Tell me, what should I do?" Zhou Wen hurriedly asked.
"I should have been satisfied… to be able to die in the arms of the person I love… Cough… But I'm a little greedy… I want more… I want to leave something in your life… Am I too greedy?" It felt like Tsukuyomi would stop breathing several times.
"No, humans are greedy to begin with. Your greed means that you are already someone like me," Zhou Wen said with a sigh when he saw that Tsukuyomi's situation wasn't looking good.
"I'm really happy to hear you say that… Cough… Only you are willing to treat me as a person… If possible… I want to die as a person like you… As your wife… Even if it's only in name… Cough… Even if there aren't any traces of my existence in this world… At the very least, I'm still Mrs. Zhou…" As Tsukuyomi spoke, she kept coughing out blood.
"This…" Zhou Wen was slightly taken aback. He never expected Tsukuyomi to make such a request.
"Sorry… I've made things difficult for you… I'm ultimately an anomaly… How am I qualified to be your wife… I'm not worthy of being Mrs. Zhou… Sorry… I… shouldn't… have… said… these…" Tsukuyomi's voice gradually weakened as her vitality was on the brink of drying up.
"No… You can of course…" Zhou Wen felt upset. He felt that he shouldn't let Tsukuyomi die like this as he hugged her tightly.
"Don't just talk… Use the ways you humans do it… to tell me the answer… It's also the final farewell…" Tsukuyomi closed her eyes and pursed her blood-stained lips slightly.
Zhou Wen felt ambivalent. Seeing Tsukuyomi's pale face which seemed to have blood receding from it, he couldn't help but pity her. He lowered his head slightly and was about to plant it on her red lips.
Roar!
Just as Zhou Wen lowered his head, the stone beast that hadn't rushed over for some reason suddenly roared and swept down from the sky like a huge meteor that could destroy a planet.
Zhou Wen had no choice but to carry Tsukuyomi and instant transmit away to dodge the stone beast's pounce.
"I… won't… make it soon…" Tsukuyomi's breathing quickened as though her throat was stuffed.
"No…" Zhou Wen hugged Tsukuyomi and reached out to stroke her hair.
Roar!
The stone beast roared again, but this time, it didn't lunge over. The stone monument that had been emitting light in midair suddenly shimmered as beams shot into the rocks. Stone pillars protruded from the surrounding stone walls and ground as they constantly struck Zhou Wen from all directions.
Zhou Wen continued his instant transmission, but the stone pillars were almost everywhere. The moment Zhou Wen phased into existence, a large number of stone pillars bombarded him, giving him no time to stop.
"I… I… I…" Tsukuyomi repeated the word a few times, but she failed to continue because Zhou Wen kept dodging the attacks of the stone beast and stone pillars.
She looked like she would stop breathing at any moment, but she didn't expire.
"I…" Zhou Wen instant transmitted again. Tsukuyomi, who was about to speak, was interrupted again. Her face flushed red as she suddenly struggled out of Zhou Wen's embrace. Her body floated in the air as her long hair danced. Her body emitted terrifying moonlight as she stared at the stone beast with eyes like a cold moon.
"Die!" Tsukuyomi gritted her teeth in extreme anger.
Accompanying her furious cry, the Calamity Zone was unleashed again. The surroundings turned black as she stood in midair like a bright moon. Countless ghosts appeared under the moonlight.
Crack! Crack!
The stone pillars that rushed out were shattered by the ghosts. The ghosts pounced at the stone beast and surrounded it, biting and attacking it.
Bam! Bam! Bam! Bam!
More than a hundred ghosts struck the stone beast with all sorts of strange forces, shattering the rocks on its body.
Although the offensive strength of every ghost wasn't enough to severely injure the stone beast, more than a hundred ghosts kept bombarding it. The dense forces of various colors struck the stone beast, riddling it with holes.
Boom!
In just a few minutes, the stone beast's body exploded, and the shattered rocks fell to the ground.
Zhou Wen's mouth gaped open as he looked at Tsukuyomi in a daze. The power of the ghosts was clearly much stronger than before.
More importantly, Zhou Wen really couldn't associate the present Tsukuyomi with the dying Tsukuyomi from a few minutes ago.
"What… What's going on…" Zhou Wen stared at Tsukuyomi and asked.
Tsukuyomi's angry emotions calmed down from shattering the stone beast. When she saw Zhou Wen's questioning gaze, her body immediately turned limp. Like a weak and delicate princess, she held her forehead and fell into Zhou Wen's arms.
"That was my last burst of strength… I really can't make it now… Cough…" Tsukuyomi said as she leaned towards Zhou Wen.
"Then continue with that final burst." Zhou Wen was rendered speechless as he dodged and instant transmitted to the stone monument.
The stone beast's body exploded as the stone monument fell to the ground. However, the symbols on it were still emitting light, allowing the surrounding rocks to continue growing.
If he didn't finish off the stone monument, the entire dimensional zone would soon be filled with rocks..
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Chapter 1459: Source of Calamity
Tsukuyomi twisted her waist and did a spin, preventing herself from falling. She was extremely depressed.
If the stone beast had broken through her restrictions a little later, she would have succeeded. All was for naught now. She couldn't accept it.
Zhou Wen pulled out the Immortal Culling Sword and slashed at the stone monument, leaving a sword mark. However, the stone monument instantly healed as though it had never been injured.
"What's engraved on the stone monument is its merits it has done for all eternity. No power can erase it. Not even the power of a mighty immortal can do so," Tsukuyomi said as she walked over.
Zhou Wen had just raised his sword to slash at the stone monument again. Upon hearing Tsukuyomi's words, he had thoughts of unsummoning his sword when, to his surprise, a force was suddenly released from the Immortal Culling Sword. It tugged at his hand and drove him to slash at the stone monument.
The Immortal Culling Sword struck the stone monument, splitting it apart instead of just leaving a sword mark like before. What was even stranger was that after the Immortal Culling Sword slashed, the engraved words on the stone monument appeared out of thin air.
The stone monument turned into a stone slab. There were no longer any signs of carving on it, as though the engravings had never existed.
The two halves of the stone monument fell onto the rocks and shattered, turning into rubble.
Tsukuyomi couldn't help but be stunned as she looked at the rocks on the ground.
"What's the origin of that sword?" Tsukuyomi couldn't help but look at the Immortal Culling Sword.
The Immortal Culling Sword automatically returned to its scabbard after the slash. Zhou Wen held it in surprise.
He had always treated the Immortal Culling Sword as a nuke that was in the form of a cold weapon. He didn't expect the Immortal Culling Sword to have such special effects other than its powerful destructive power.
Furthermore, this effect clearly needed triggering. The numerous strikes he had delivered hadn't triggered such a strange effect.
Could it be that Tsukuyomi's words triggered its power? In that case, the Immortal Culling Sword's intelligence is probably much higher than I imagined, Zhou Wen thought to himself.
The moment the stone monument collapsed, the growing rocks slowly shrank back. The underground space gradually returned to its original state as the passageway that allowed departure from the dimensional zone appeared again.
Tsukuyomi walked to the shattered stone beast's corpse and picked up a fist-sized crystalline jade. She walked to Zhou Wen's side and handed it to him. "Unfortunately, there aren't any Companion Eggs or dimensional crystals. This is the part of its body that has undergone the Calamity grade. It's usually known as the Source of Calamity. It contains immense energy and can enhance the special attributes of one's body."
Zhou Wen reached out to take the Calamity jade and looked at it before throwing it to Tsukuyomi.
"I was just joking. Are you still mad?" Tsukuyomi caught the Source of the Calamity and said.
"This item is your food, right? I can live without it, but you can't," Zhou Wen said.
"Are you concerned about me?" Tsukuyomi's eyes were filled with joy.
"I just don't want to see you die." Zhou Wen turned around and headed for the exit of the dimensional zone.
Tsukuyomi smiled and put away the Source of Calamity before following him.
Zhou Wen didn't say a word along the way. After leaving the dimensional zone, Tsukuyomi said, "There are some beautiful planets nearby. Furthermore, there shouldn't be any other creatures on them for the time being. Do you want to take a look?"
"There's no need. I still have matters waiting for me on my return." Zhou Wen rejected Tsukuyomi and was about to teleport back to Earth.
Tsukuyomi was somewhat disappointed, but there was nothing she could do. All she could do was watch Zhou Wen leave as she sighed inwardly.
"Don't damage it for no reason. It's the last one." Zhou Wen turned his head and threw a Companion Egg with the Sky-Stealing Sun-Swapping mark to Tsukuyomi before teleporting back to Earth.
Tsukuyomi caught the Companion Egg and was taken aback. After a while, she revealed a smile and muttered to herself, "The ancient humans didn't lie to me. There's some use to reading after all."
After Zhou Wen returned to Earth, he took out his phone to look at his stats.
Indeed, he realized that his four basic stats had reached 99 points. That wasn't all. The spatial attribute in the special attribute column had also reached 99 points. This was the first time Zhou Wen's special attribute had reached the maximum value of his current level.
I never expected the Origin of Calamity to have such benefits. I have to think of a way to obtain some in the future.?Zhou Wen organized his Companion Beasts again.
Quite a number of Companion Eggs had dropped during his recent grinding of dungeons. He had already obtained four Mythical Golden Battle God Halberds and three Terror-grade Golden Battle Gods.
Zhou Wen suddenly realized that Companion Eggs with the word "Golden Battle God" seemed to drop especially easily. The other Mythical and Terror-grade Companion Eggs didn't drop that easily.
Just after obtaining a Terror-grade Stone Beast Companion Egg, Zhou Wen looked at its stats and saw that it was indeed a strength- and defense-type Companion Beast. It had an armor form, but he didn't lack such Companion Beasts.
The stone beast's stats were inferior to Prisoned Dragon's, so Prisoned Dragon remained a prime choice.
Sell them??Zhou Wen thought for a moment and decided to give the batch of stone beast eggs to An Sheng. He could leave it to him.
For the new Bamboo Blade to have such an effect, the materials used were definitely not simple. The value of this batch of Stone Beast Companion Eggs was far from enough. And this defensive armor-type Companion Beast could save the lives of many soldiers.
What's the use of this Metal Seed? Don't tell me I should bury it in the ground??Zhou Wen played with the Metal Seed Companion Beast.
He had studied this thing for a long time, but he didn't find any way to grow it.
Thinking of the might of the metal flower on Venus, Zhou Wen felt that it was a waste to not do anything to it. He had to think of a way to advance it.
After some thought, he felt that he might need to plant it and produce a metal flower. Therefore, Zhou Wen dug a hole in his yard and buried the Metal Seed to see if he could end up with a metal flower.
After planting the Metal Seed, Zhou Wen deliberately poured some water on it, but he didn't discover any reaction.
It shouldn't grow so quickly. I'll wait a few days.?Zhou Wen turned around and prepared to find An Sheng to give him the Stone Beast Companion Eggs.
To his surprise, just as Zhou Wen walked out of the yard, the Metal Seed tore out of the ground and flew back to him, returning to its tattoo form.
It doesn't work??Zhou Wen summoned the Metal Seed again and saw zero changes.
Zhou Wen didn't give up. He thought to himself,?This thing is a Metal Seed. Do I have to plant it in metal?
Seeing that there wasn't any metal around him, Zhou Wen touched the Bamboo Blade with Metal Seed. He was only giving it a try and didn't expect it to be of any use.
However, to his surprise, after the Metal Seed came into contact with the Bamboo Blade, it stuck to it firmly like a magnet..
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Chapter 1460 Fusion
Zhou Wen hurriedly retracted his hand, hoping to separate Metal Seed from the Bamboo Blade. A precious weapon like the Bamboo Blade couldn't be used as fertilizer.
However, it was too late. The Metal Seed seeped into the scabbard like water, preventing Zhou Wen from grabbing it.
No! Zhou Wen was beyond tears. If Bamboo Blade was really expended as fertilizer, he would be beyond anguish.
After Metal Seed fused with the Bamboo Blade, the originally grayish-white Bamboo Blade scabbard rapidly darkened. In the blink of an eye, Bamboo Blade turned black.
Zhou Wen reached out to pull the Bamboo Blade out of its scabbard, but he realized that he couldn't.
After the entire Bamboo Blade turned black, the color gradually lightened. Soon, it turned pure white.
What's going on now? Just as Zhou Wen was feeling puzzled, the Bamboo Blade flicked out of his hand. The originally extremely hard Bamboo Blade scabbard that couldn't bend at all was now twisting in the air like a noodle.
After gyrating for a while, the Bamboo Blade curved into a circle with its head and tail connected, turning into a bamboo ring.
The bamboo ring shrank until it became the size of a ring that floated in front of Zhou Wen.
Zhou Wen extended his finger with an odd expression. The bamboo ring automatically wrapped around his pinky. It was the finger he wore Metal Seed when it was in the form of a
ring.
Bamboo Blade has become fertilizer just like that? Zhou Wen attempted to unsummon the ring. Indeed, it was like the Metal Seed from before. It returned to his body and became a tattoo. The tattoo looked like a straight piece of bamboo.
Zhou Wen hurriedly took out his phone to take a look and his mouth gaped open.
Metal Bamboo Blade: Terror (Evolvable)
Life Providence: Jinxes Master
Life Soul: Inauspicious Wheel of Destiny: Holy Saber
Terror Form: Ferocious Saber
Strength: 99
Speed: 99
Constitution: 99
Essence Energy: 99
Talent Skill: Metal Evolution, Blood Calamity, Jinxes Master, Fusion
Companion Form: Ring
This… Zhou Wen nearly blew a gasket. It would be fine if Bamboo Blade was really absorbed as fertilizer, but this thing had actually fused with Metal Seed and become a Companion Beast.
What was even more terrifying was that there was a Jinxes Master in this skill. It was fine if there was a Jinxes Master in the skill, but its Life Providence was also Jinxes Master. This meant double Jinxes Master. It was way worse than the Fiend-Armored Tiger Soul General.
Taking a step back, it was fine if it had double Jinxes Master, but its Life Soul was Inauspicious. It looked ominous regardless. Furthermore, the Terror transformation power
– Ferocious Saber-didn't make things any better.
There was also a Bloody Calamity skill? Apart from Holy Saber that looked a little acceptable, this saber was practically a suicide weapon. Anyone who got sick of living could just bring it along with them.
Although Zhou Wen had already verified that Jinxes Master didn't seem to be of much use to him, he still felt a little unconfident when he saw such a ferocious saber.
However, Jinxes Master definitely couldn't be removed through fusion. Furthermore, Zhou Wen was used to using Bamboo Blade. He couldn't bear to destroy it.
Metal Seed made Bamboo Blade a Companion Beast. As for Metal Seed, it directly advanced to the Terror grade because of Bamboo Blade. This can be considered mutually beneficial, but these attributes… Zhou Wen was in a dilemma when he looked at the Metal Bamboo Blade's stats.
However, what's done was done. Zhou Wen could only silently put away the Bamboo Blade. It was best not to use such an ominous blade. Who can withstand the Fiend-Armored Tiger Soul General and the Metal Bamboo Blade! Zhou Wen felt that it was best not to summon the two at the same time unless necessary. After putting away the Metal Bamboo Blade, Zhou Wen went to look for An Sheng. Unfortunately, An Sheng wasn't in Overseer Manor. Zhou Wen asked a few elders in Overseer Manor and learned that An Sheng had gone out to do something. It was unknown when he would return.
Forget it. I'll wait for Ah Sheng's return. Zhou Wen wanted to give the Stone Beast Companion Egg to An Tianzuo, but just the thought of An Tianzuo made him uncomfortable. It was impossible for Zhou Wen to go to him.
Zhou Wen returned to his yard and took out his phone again, planning on finding a dungeon to stroll around.
This dungeon wasn't a random choice. Zhou Wen's four stats had reached their limits. He needed to break through to the Calamity grade to continue advancing, so advancing to the Calamity grade was an imminent problem. From the looks of it, the only way to advance to the Calamity grade was to rely on a dimensional zone. Therefore, Zhou Wen wanted to see if he could find a way to advance to the Calamity grade in a dimensional zone. I've entered quite a number of dimensional zones, but I've never seen anything that can advance a Terror-grade to the Calamity grade. Now, I can only try my luck and see if I can find any clues. After some thought, Zhou Wen decided to head to Mount Laojun.
The reason he chose Mount Laojun was that the Dao Sutra came from Mount Laojun. Perhaps the opportunity for the Dao Sutra to advance to the Calamity grade was there.
After launching the Mount Laojun instance dungeon, Zhou Wen felt somewhat uneasy.
It wasn't because he was afraid of death. Death in-game was nothing. It was mainly because he had attempted to enter Mount Laojun's Golden Peak in the past, but the outcome was somewhat wanting. Even though he had advanced to the Terror grade, he still felt that Mount Laojun wasn't a place where he could do whatever he wanted.
If Mount Laojun is really the place where Taishang Laojun has secluded himself, I'm afraid even an Apocalypse-grade creature might not be able to gain the upper hand. Zhou Wen entered the dungeon and activated the Heaven-Opening Scripture of the Highest Elder before walking to Golden Peak.
With the Heaven-Opening Scripture of the Highest Elder, Zhou Wen wasn't afraid of the taboo pressure from the Golden Peak. He walked all the way up the stairs and saw jade buildings everywhere. Beautiful clouds surrounded him as immortal cranes danced in the clouds. It was like a paradise on earth.
Zhou Wen didn't dare have any thoughts about the immortal cranes. He had come here when he was at the Mythical stage, hoping to kill one for fun. The outcome was extremely tragic. Ever since then, Zhou Wen no longer had any intention of killing the immortal cranes.
Clouds swirled above Mount Laojun's Golden Peak as Zhou Wen controlled the blood-colored avatar to walk between the pavilions. The Heaven-Opening Scripture of the Highest Elder emitted a mysterious glow as it converted the taboo power into Essence Energy and injected it into the blood-colored avatar's body.
Just from the amount of Essence Energy received, he knew how terrifying the taboo in Golden Peak was. If not for the protection of the Heaven-Opening Scripture of the Highest Elder, Zhou Wen would have long died.
From the looks of it, mastering the Dao Sutra is a necessary condition to enter Mount Laojun's Golden Peak. However, I wonder if Taishang Laojun is really on Mount Laojun, Zhou Wen thought to himself.
The blood-colored avatar came to a stone pavilion. Along the way, other than the immortal cranes, there were no other dimensional creatures.
However, there was a dimensional creature in front of the stone pavilion.
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Chapter 1461 Azure Bull
Azure Bull! Zhou Wen was alarmed when he saw the dimensional creature.
Sleeping soundly in the stone pavilion was an Azure Bull. Although he didn't know its level, an Azure Bull that appeared on Mount Laojun was undoubtedly terrifying.
Legend had it that the Azure Bull was Taishang Laojun's mount. Back when he rode the bull out of seclusion, he engraved his name in the history books.
Although it was only a mount, it depended on whose mount it was. Taishang Laojun was the founder of the universe, the ancestor of chaos, the parent of the world, the ruler of Yin and Yang, and the imperial lord of the myriad gods. His mount was much more terrifying than ordinary immortals.
Even the weakest possibility placed it as a Calamity creature, and definitely not a low-level Calamity creature at the Human Realm.
If it were in reality, Zhou Wen would immediately turn around and run as fast as he could. However, in-game, he didn't have any qualms.
Let me see if this is Taishang Laojun's Azure Bull. Zhou Wen summoned the three Golden Battle Gods and retreated a little. He activated the Minor Heavenly Cycle Killing Formation and held the Bamboo Blade, prepared for the ensuing battle.
The three Golden Battle Gods used their golden pistols and aimed at the sleeping Azure Bull as they fired together.
The three bullets of different attributes hit the Azure Bull only to ricochet. The characteristics of freezing, exploding, and lightning were completely useless.
The Golden Battle Gods kept firing, but the bullets were like flies. They were useless. They couldn't even wake the Azure Bull.
That's way too powerful! Zhou Wen was even more alarmed.
The Golden Battle Gods were Terror-grade existences after all, but they failed to do a thing to the Azure Bull.
From the looks of it, I'm no match for the Azure Bull. I should head elsewhere to take a look. Zhou Wen decided to ignore the Azure Bull. Even if it wasn't Taishang Laojun's mount, Zhou Wen wasn't its match with such terrifying strength.
He controlled the blood-colored avatar and turned to walk towards the stone steps on the other side.
However, just as the blood-colored avatar turned around, Zhou Wen heard a snap. A whip-like azure shadow flashed before the blood-colored avatar was diced to pieces. The game screen dimmed.
Holy sh*t, that Azure Bull is sinister! Only then did Zhou Wen realize that the Azure Bull had definitely woken up, but it continued feigning sleep. It only attacked when Zhou Wen lowered his guard and turned to leave.
Although it was a sneak attack, to be able to penetrate the Minor Heavenly Cycle Killing Formation with one strike, such strength was definitely not ordinary at the Calamity grade. No matter how strong you are, you definitely have a weakness. I don't believe I can't kill you. Zhou Wen dripped his blood to revive and entered Mount Laojun again. Zhou Wen rushed to the stone pavilion where the Azure Bull was and summoned his Companion Beasts. He also attacked by summoning the Bamboo Blade and slashing out.
Zhou Wen finally saw the Azure Bull look up. It looked like an ordinary bull with a huge steel hoop attached to its nose.
Pa!
With an azure flash, the Companion Beasts and the blood-colored avatar were torn apart. Zhou Wen finally saw the weapon the Azure Bull used for its attack—its tail.
This fellow is a little too powerful. Could it be that I can't even withstand a single strike? Zhou Wen refused to believe it as he entered the dungeon again.
Zhou Wen died again and again. It had been a long time since he had suffered such deaths. He resigned himself after the Azure Bull's repeated kills. He had lost count of his attempts. At best, he could only dodge one tail strike. The second tail strike meant certain death.
If he used instant transmission, the bull's tail would whip him to death when he phased into existence. Even the Minor Heavenly Cycle Killing Formation couldn't defend against it.
The bull's tail could extend and retract freely. It was like a divine whip.
If this is really that Azure Bull, then the bull ring on its nose might be Taishang Laojun's Vajra Bracelet. That thing is an invincible treasure. If I can obtain it, I'll really be able to live in the lap of luxury in the future. But how can I kill the Azure Bull? Zhou Wen tried again and again. Although he had The Disqualified that allowed him to spy on the Azure Bull's weakness, the Azure Bull was too fast. Even though Zhou Wen saw an opportunity, he still couldn't dodge the bull's tail. Zhou Wen could only patiently carry out all sorts of tests in exchange for more understanding of the Azure Bull through death.
It wasn't that Zhou Wen didn't wish to circle around the Azure Bull, but the fellow seemed to be guarding the path that led behind it. Zhou Wen couldn't circle around it no matter what. As long as he stepped onto that path, he would be killed by the Azure Bull even if he used instant transmission.
What's behind Mount Laojun? The more he couldn't cross the obstacle, the more Zhou Wen wanted to know what lay ahead. This required him to deal with the Azure Bull.
Zhou Wen stayed at home the next few days and hardly left his room. Before he figured out how to kill the Azure Bull, the Soul Mirror had completed its evolution.
Soul Mirror: Calamity (Evolvable)
Life Providence: God of Unkilling
Life Soul: Mirror Immortal
Wheel of Destiny: Soul Mirror
Terror Form: Mirror Deflection (S-grade) Calamity Zone: Mirror World (Human Realm)
Strength: 100
Speed: 100
Constitution: 100
Essence Energy: 100
Talent Skill: Soul-Washing Divine Light, Soul-Suppression Divine Light, Soul-Extinguishing Divine Light, Soul-Illuminating Divine Light.
Companion Form: Mirror
The stats and abilities of this Companion Beast are rather interesting. Zhou Wen carefully studied the various skills of the Soul Mirror and realized that it was indeed interesting.
Firstly, the Soul Mirror itself couldn't kill any creature. The existence of the God of Unkilling Life Providence had already severed the possibility of it being a lethal weapon.
Furthermore, the Soul Mirror itself didn't have the ability to kill.
The four types of divine light didn't possess any physical lethality, but their effects on the soul were very obvious.
The Soul-Washing Divine Light could wash away memories. The Soul-Suppression Divine Light could suppress the soul, preventing the soul from controlling the body. It could achieve a near immobilization effect.
The Soul-Extinguishing Divine Light was the most domineering of all. It could directly destroy souls. Once the soul was destroyed, what remained was basically an empty shell.
However, Zhou Wen suspected that the Soul-Extinguishing Divine Light's ability would clash with the God of Unkilling.
The Soul-Illumination Divine Light was the strangest. This divine light didn't harm the soul, but it could pull the other party's soul into the Soul Mirror.
Of course, the strength of the four divine lights depended on the strength of the other party's soul and whether there were any soul-type Companion Beasts putting up a defense.
The Mirror Deflection ability of the Terror form could reflect the opponent's attack. The Mirror Realm was also a very strange domain. It could turn everything nearby into a mirror world, but Zhou Wen was still studying its exact effects.
As expected of a Calamity. This ability is too sick! Zhou Wen experimented for a period of time and figured out the various abilities of the Soul Mirror. He planned on taking the Soul Mirror to Mount Laojun to give it a try. Perhaps he could use the Soul Mirror's power to kill the Azure Bull.
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Chapter 1462 Soul Mirror
Before heading to Mount Laojun, Zhou Wen went to Venus.
Although the Venusian dimensional zone in reality had been destroyed and half of Venus was gone, the Venusian dimensional zone in-game still existed. Everything in the dungeon was intact.
In reality, Zhou Wen could use Li Mobai's Ghost God Eyes to lock onto the Calamity gunner's location.
However, after using the Ghost God Eyes once, they became inoperative and turned into two jade eyeballs that showed zero reaction. Zhou Wen got Li Xuan to take them back and return them to Li Mobai.
He still didn't understand why the Li family would help them up to this day.
Although his relationship with Li Xuan was indeed good, Li Mobai's various actions couldn't be explained by this relationship.
Ignoring the fact that the Ghost God Eyes were useless, even if they could still be used, Zhou Wen couldn't take them into the game. Therefore, he still couldn't kill the Calamity gunner in-game.
The Calamity gunner had the ability to escape through the metal. Furthermore, his body could fuse with the metal. It was very difficult for Zhou Wen to catch him in the Venusian instance dungeon.
However, things were different with the Soul Mirror. Zhou Wen believed that the Soul Mirror's ability could restrain the Calamity gunner very well, but he still needed to test it to verify his idea.
After entering the Venusian instance dungeon, Zhou Wen summoned the Soul Mirror and shot a white beam at the Metal Guard. It moved at the true speed of light—the standard speed of a Calamity-grade.
When the white light shone on the Metal Guard, the latter immediately revealed a look of confusion and stopped firing at Zhou Wen.
Unfortunately, the Soul Mirror can't kill. Zhou Wen had no choice but to summon the Golden Battle God to finish off the Metal Guard.
A group of Metal Guards rushed out. Zhou Wen tried the effects of the Soul-Suppression Divine Light next. A black beam shot out from the mirror. The Metal Guards that were illuminated immediately froze as they stood there motionless.
However, once the Soul-Suppression Divine Light moved away from them, they would immediately regain their mobility.
Zhou Wen then tried the Soul-Extinguishing Divine Light. The moment the rainbow beam appeared, the Metal Guard that was illuminated by the beam suddenly collapsed to the ground as though it had lost its soul. It didn't get up again.
The effects of the Soul-Suppression Divine Light seem to be much weaker than the Soul-Extinguishing Divine Light. There's some overlap between the abilities, so it doesn't seem like there's any need for it to exist. I wonder if the Soul-Suppression Divine Light has other uses, Zhou Wen thought.
Zhou Wen used the Soul-Illuminating Divine Light on a Metal Guard. He originally imagined that he would only pull his soul into the mirror, but to his surprise, the Metal Guard's entire body was moved into the mirror.
Zhou Wen could see the Metal Guard spinning in the mirror as though it was sleepwalking.
Zhou Wen found it fun, he used the Soul-Illuminating Divine Light to suck the Metal Guards into the mirror. Soon, the Golden Battle Gods came out, but they failed to escape the might of the Soul-Illuminating Divine Light. They were all sucked in.
Seeing the Golden Battle Gods and the Metal Guards spinning in the mirror world like trapped ants on a circle was amusing.
Wait! Zhou Wen looked at the Golden Battle Gods and Metal Guards circling the mirror world as a thought suddenly flashed in his mind. If I suck dimensional creatures in-game, can I release the dimensional creatures I suck in reality?
Zhou Wen wished he could quit the game immediately to give it a try, but he decided against it after some thought. He could do it later. He quickly walked into the tunnel.
The Calamity gunner's bullets were blocked by Zhou Wen's Minor Heavenly Cycle Killing Formation as they spun around him.
Zhou Wen quickly moved. By analyzing the trajectory of the Calamity gunner's bullet, he determined its general location.
After locking onto a certain area, Zhou Wen suddenly used instant transmission. At the same time, he got the Soul Mirror to activate its Mirror World domain.
At that instant, all the nearby metal walls turned into mirrors. The mirrors reflected the blood-colored avatar, but there was no sign of the Soul Mirror.
As there were mirrors everywhere, they reflected each other as though countless blood-colored avatars had appeared.
Pa!
A mirror shattered as a black metal robot rushed out of it with a large sniper rifle.
As all the metal walls had turned into mirrors, the Calamity gunner's Metal Escape technique failed. It was stuck in the mirror-like wall and could only rush out.
It was useless for him to rush out. There were mirrors everywhere and with him unable to use Metal Escape, the Calamity gunner's mobility was much weaker.
The Soul Mirror shot out the Soul-Extinguishing Divine Light at the Calamity gunner, but the latter quickly dodged. Despite both being at the Calamity grade, the Soul Mirror's mirror light was not faster than the Calamity gunner.
Zhou Wen was originally somewhat disappointed, believing that he had to rely on himself to kill the Calamity gunner.
To his surprise, the Soul Mirror beside the blood-colored avatar vanished the next second.
The Soul Mirror soon appeared in a wall that had turned into a mirror. It used the Soul-Extinguishing Divine Light on the Calamity gunner's back.
The Calamity gunner reacted very quickly as he moved and dodged the Soul-Extinguishing Divine Light. The last time Zhou Wen could stab him, he had used the opportunity of him being unable to move the moment he fired.
It wasn't that easy to stab him when he wasn't shooting
Bang!
As the Calamity gunner moved, it even fired a shot. The bullet flew towards the Soul Mirror, shattering the mirror wall. Mirror shards flew everywhere.
Zhou Wen was still worried that the Soul Mirror would die just like that, but he suddenly realized that a Soul-Extinguishing Divine Light had shot out from the mirror shards that flew into the sky.
The Calamity gunner clearly didn't expect such a development. It was too late to react as it was illuminated by the rainbow beam.
Zhou Wen clearly saw the Calamity gunner freeze for a moment, but it didn't collapse like the Metal Guard. As it roared in pain, it forced itself to move and rushed out of the range of the Soul-Extinguishing Divine Light.
The Soul Mirror was like a ghost in a mirror. It moved in different mirrors and shot out the Soul-Extinguishing Divine Light from different spots from time to time, making it impossible to guard against.
The Calamity gunner could still withstand the Soul-Extinguishing Divine Light in the beginning, but as time went on, after repeatedly being illuminated by the Soul-Extinguishing Divine Light, its resistance became increasingly weaker. It started to become more sluggish. The Calamity gunner finally lost the ability to dodge the Soul-Extinguishing Divine Light. Under the continuous illumination of the Soul-Extinguishing Divine Light, it finally collapsed to the ground.
Zhou Wen summoned Bamboo Blade and chopped off the Calamity gunner's head.
The Calamity gunner's defense wasn't high. It was much easier than killing Kui. With a full-powered Immortal Slaying, he managed to behead him.
With the Calamity gunner dead, Zhou Wen was still wondering if a Companion Egg would drop when he heard a boom. The Golden Palace's door opened.
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Chapter 1463 Something Happened in Guide Ancient City
Zhou Wen had never entered the Golden Palace in reality. In reality, even if he succeeded in clearing the level, the metal ball would automatically fly out of the Golden Palace before transferring out of it.
Even during the final attempt, a stream of energy spewed out of the Golden Palace and injected into the metal ball before the Golden Palace self-destructed. Up to now, no one knew what the Golden Palace looked like.
That was clearly not the case in-game. He wouldn't obtain the metal ball before reaching the Golden Palace, nor would there be any energy gushing out. In-game, this was the first time the Golden Palace had opened its door, but nothing came out. There was only a resplendent golden light inside, and nothing could be seen.
The Calamity gunner dropped a Strength Crystal which Zhou Wen fed to a Companion Beast. Without any hesitation, he walked through the door and quickly blended into the golden light.
Zhou Wen was already prepared for battle as he pushed the Minor Heavenly Cycle Killing Formation to its limits.
He guessed that there might be a Golden Wyrm in the Golden Palace, and it might not only be at the Human Realm.
However, Zhou Wen was taken aback when he saw the situation in front of him.
The huge metallic palace was cylindrical. On the surrounding circular walls, there were huge Golden Wyrm statues hanging down at fixed distances. There were a total of thirteen.
All the Golden Wyrms looked down towards the center of the palace with their tails up.
There was a strange metal artifact there. It looked a little like a tripod cauldron, but it didn't have feet. Furthermore, it was wide at the top and very narrow at the bottom.
Just as Zhou Wen was sizing up the strange metal artifact, the door automatically closed. He then saw the Golden Wyrm statues come to life.
The Golden Wyrms swooped down at Zhou Wen. In the air, they transformed into shears.
Zhou Wen hurriedly took out the Soul Mirror, but the Soul Mirror only managed to illuminate one of the shears with the Soul-Extinguishing Divine Light. The other scissors had already arrived beside him.
Pa! Pa! Pa!
A few shears snipped at the Soul Mirror, shattering it.
The shears possessed potent destructive power. The Soul Mirror's defense wasn't weak at the Human Realm, but it couldn't even withstand three strikes.
Zhou Wen knew that summoning other Companion Beasts wasn't of much use now, so he decided to circulate the Minor Heavenly Cycle Killing Formation with all his might and donned the Dragon King armor.
The Dragon King armor was transformed from the Limitless Demon Dragon King. Although its defense couldn't compare to the Prisoned Dragon armor, it had a very powerful ability. It could combine the powers of different creatures.
With the Limitless Demon Dragon King's Limitless Wheel, Zhou Wen could share the strength of eight Companion Beasts. With their strength, he was essentially nine in one. Unfortunately, the Soul Mirror had just been shattered. Otherwise, with the power of the Soul Mirror, Zhou Wen's Minor Heavenly Cycle Killing Formation would have been even stronger.
Now, Zhou Wen had borrowed the power of eight Terror-grade Companion Beasts and had similarly obtained a huge improvement. The Minor Heavenly Cycle Killing Formation's range was much bigger.
The shears formed by the Golden Wyrms rushed in front of Zhou Wen and ended up trapped by the Minor Heavenly Cycle Killing Formation. They constantly spun around Zhou Wen, failing to injure him.
There's a chance! Zhou Wen was overjoyed.
The thirteen shears charged one after another into the Minor Heavenly Cycle Killing Formation, but they failed to break through.
Thirteen sharp golden beams rapidly spun around Zhou Wen like circles of golden light.
My Minor Heavenly Cycle Killing Formation is the nemesis of such physical offensive weapons. As expected of a skill I developed. It only needs one word to describe it-strong. Zhou Wen was somewhat smug.
A Terror-grade creature could withstand the siege of thirteen Calamity-grade creatures without being damaged at all. Anyone would be somewhat smug.
Unfortunately, Zhou Wen could only trap them and didn't have the ability to kill them. All he could do was watch them charge left and right in the Minor Heavenly Cycle Killing Array.
Unfortunately, my Golden Wyrm is still giving birth. Otherwise, I could have tried killing them. Bamboo Blade is only at the Terror grade after all. I probably won't be able to gain an advantage when facing a Calamity-grade shear. Zhou Wen thought for a moment and ignored the shears as he walked towards the metal artifact in the middle of the hall.
Apart from the thirteen Golden Wyrms, there was only one artifact in the hall. Zhou Wen wanted to see if there was anything inside. His senses were sharp, much less Truth Listener's, but he couldn't sense what was inside the metal artifact.
Zhou Wen controlled the blood-colored avatar to approach the metal artifact. After taking a few steps, he suddenly saw a strange light flash from it. Before Zhou Wen could figure out what had happened, the game screen went black.
What the hell was that? Zhou Wen was somewhat depressed. He didn't even understand how he had died.
Unfortunately, he could only enter the Venusian instance dungeon once a day. Even if Zhou Wen wanted to continue studying it, he had to wait until tomorrow.
He summoned the Soul Mirror but didn't discover the Metal Guards or the Golden Battle Gods in it. Zhou Wen was even more disappointed.
From the looks of it, the dimensional creatures that are stored in the mirror world in-game can't be brought to the real world. Zhou Wen put away the Soul Mirror and was about to head to Mount Laojun to take a look when he suddenly heard An Sheng's voice.
"Young Master, there's news from Guide City. It's said that a large number of break-out creatures have rushed out of Guide Ancient City," An Sheng said outside his room.
"Guide Ancient City has been breached? How's the situation now?" Zhou Wen's expression changed as he hurriedly opened the door and asked An Sheng
Guide Ancient City was called Ancient Sovereign City in-game. Even The Thearch wanted the stone saber there.
Zhou Wen didn't even dare pull out the stone saber. With the stone saber's suppression, it was unlikely for Guide Ancient City's seal to undergo a break-out. Now that a large number of break-out creatures had suddenly appeared, Zhou Wen was afraid that someone had pulled out the stone saber.
It didn't matter if others pulled out the stone saber. Zhou Wen was most afraid that the stone saber would fall into The Thearch's hands.
"The situation isn't good. In the past, there were only some low-level dimensional creatures in Guide Ancient City. Even Epic creatures were rare. However, among the dimensional creatures that rushed out this time, there are many Mythical creatures. The local garrison can't deal with them at all. They are retreating in defeat. Overseer has already sent reinforcements." An Sheng gave a situation report. "Ah Sheng, help me inform Sis Lan that I won't be eating with her tonight. I need to return to Guide City." Zhou Wen walked out of the door and wanted to teleport over, but after some hesitation, he decided to take Chick along.
There were many skeleton creatures in Guide Ancient City. Chick's phoenix flames were the nemesis of such creatures.
I hope the stone saber is still there! Zhou Wen used his teleportation ability and headed for the vicinity of Guide Ancient City.
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Chapter 1464 Rainstorm Cleansing
Zhou Wen's long-distance teleportation still had some level of deviations. He teleported to a spot about fifteen kilometers away from Guide Ancient City.
There were a large number of skeleton soldiers wandering around. Dozens of them rushed over when they saw Zhou Wen appear. Zhou Wen waved his hand and killed all the nearby skeleton soldiers before quickly instant transmitting. However, he wasn't instant transmitting in the direction of Guide Ancient City, but his alma mater, Guide High School.
With so many skeleton soldiers appearing, it meant that the situation in Guide City was probably terrible. Compared to the stone saber, he was more worried about Yu Qiubai's safety.
After the former principal left, Yu Qiubai had taken good care of him. If not for Yu Qiubai's introduction, he wouldn't have known Li Xuan.
Although Ouyang Lan would definitely let him enter Sunset College even if he didn't team up with Li Xuan, that wasn't what Zhou Wen wanted. He wanted to enter through his own efforts. Otherwise, he would rather not be enrolled.
According to what Zhou Wen knew, Yu Qiubai lived in the school's staff dormitory. He had a wife, but he didn't have any children. If he hadn't moved out, he could be found the moment Zhou Wen returned to school.
With Zhou Wen's speed, it only took him the blink of an eye to travel twenty to thirty kilometers. When he arrived at Guide High School, he saw that it had turned into a battlefield. Soldiers were fighting Skeleton Soldiers on the streets.
With the school as the base, the soldiers and the teachers were fighting waves of Skeleton Soldiers and Skeleton Generals.
There were hordes of Skeleton Soldiers everywhere on the streets. There were also quite a number of Skeleton Generals. There were even some Skeleton Generals that were emitting flames. They were all Epic existences.
The school's defense line was retreating in defeat and could collapse at any moment.
Zhou Wen saw Yu Qiubai at a glance. Yu Qiubai was only at the Epic stage, but now, he was riding on a wild goose and shooting arrows from midair. He was engaged in a battle with a blood-colored caped and blood-stained armor-wearing general riding a skeleton horse.
Although it was called a battle, Yu Qiubai was only trying to attract the general's attention and prevent him from rushing towards the school. The general had already reached the Mythical stage. This was only a high school. Among the teachers and reinforcing soldiers, there was no one who could match him.
The general raised the spear in his hand into the sky as the blood flames tore through the air. Yu Qiubai had to use all his might to dodge the attack.
Yu Qiubai was already injured in several spots. The wild goose beneath him had also been injured, making the battle extremely strenuous. As he attracted the general's attention, he shouted, "Run… Take the back door…"
The students on campus retreated from the back door under the cover of the soldiers. However, although there weren't any Mythical generals at the back door, there were still hordes of skeletons. Most of the soldiers and teachers were fighting at the main entrance. Only a small number of soldiers were here. After a few attempts, they failed to charge out.
Many timid girls were already crying. Many of the men were on the brink of collapse. The soldiers also knew that under such circumstances, it was only a matter of time before the defense line was breached. If there were no reinforcements, probably no one here could escape alive.
However, there were skeleton creatures everywhere in Guide City. Reinforcements were needed everywhere. Who could spare their forces to help them?
"Old Wu, lead Bravo Team to the back door and forge a path. Help those students rush out and lead them to the administrative area in the east."
"Captain, we can't hold on any longer. If we leave, are we going to give up on this defense line?" Old Wu, who was covered in blood, shouted as he killed.
"The defense line will be breached sooner or later. When the time comes, we will all die. Let's hold on for a while. Escape with them and forge a way out. Every life saved is an achievement in itself." The captain's Essence Gold bullets had been used up. He held his Companion Beast saber and slashed with all his might. "If we leave, you are all dead!" Old Wu refused to retreat. "If you don't leave, all of us will be dead. Go. This is an order. Take those students east. They should be able to last for a while longer. As long as we can last until the reinforcements arrive, a few of us will survive…" "I'm not leaving. If we die, we die together. Death is only a matter of time. Wait for reinforcements? My ass! Who around Guide City can reinforce us?" Old Wu continued fighting with all his might as he roared.
The captain still wanted to say something, but after opening his blood-stained lips, he ultimately held his tongue.
In the nearby area, the strongest military force was in Guide City. Now that Guide City couldn't even fend for itself, who could reinforce them?
The only exception was the Sunset Army's reinforcements. However, Luoyang was too far from Guide City. They wouldn't be able to last long enough for the Sunset Army to arrive.
"Captain, I heard that there was a famous general in Guide City, Zhang Xun, who defended the city without retreating. He defended the city without any rations internally or any reinforcements externally. With hundreds of soldiers, he held off tens of thousands of rebel soldiers outside the city and fought more than four hundred bloody battles without being defeated. He managed to defend half of the Great Tang dynasty. Although we don't have Zhang Xun's abilities, to be able to die in battle on the same land as him, we might not be considered heroes, but we can be considered as people following in the footsteps of heroes, right?" Old Wu shouted as he continued killing.
The captain gave a wry smile and said, "If it's possible, I'd rather you not be that hero."
"So what if we die? Who doesn't die? We brothers will have company in our eternal peace. We won't be lonely on the way…" As Old Wu spoke, he saw the defense line breach. A tide of skeletons surged into the school.
"It's over!" The soldiers and teachers looked at the skeleton legion that charged in like predators. They knew that the situation was hopeless, and their eyes were filled with despair. Yu Qiubai sighed and looked into the school. Not only were his students there, but his wife was also there.
Hum!
Suddenly, a strange buzzing sound sounded in the air. It was as though countless bees were flapping their wings and flying, but no one saw them.
Pa! Pa! Pa! Pa!
The horde of skeletons that rushed into the school was instantly shattered by an invisible force that descended from the sky. Large swaths of them were instantly diced into fragments.
It wasn't just the school. The tidal-like skeletons outside were also diced to pieces by the power that descended from the sky. Be it the lowest-level Skeleton Soldiers or the flaming Skeleton Generals, none of them could withstand a single strike.
It was as though an invisible sword rain had enveloped the entire land, instantly destroying all the skeletons as though it was purging the land.
"What happened?" Everyone watched in a daze as the waves of skeletons were killed. Even the seemingly invincible Mythical skeleton general failed to withstand the invisible force. His body was sliced into pieces by the invisible sword beams that descended from the sky.
Everyone looked into the sky and saw a figure levitating there. His clothes and black hair fluttered in the wind. He was the one who had released the invisible sword beams that purged the land like a storm.
"Zhou Wen." Yu Qiubai couldn't help but feel pleasantly surprised when he saw the figure.
"Sir, I'm sorry for being late," Zhou Wen said in embarrassment when he arrived in front of Yu Qiubai. All the skeletons within his reach had been killed. The distant skeleton legion had yet to charge over.
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Chapter 1465 Ancient City Anomaly
"It's good that you're back." Looking at the youth in front of him, Yu Qiubai had a thousand things to say, but he was momentarily at a loss for words.
The youth who had painstakingly left this place had finally returned. However, he was no longer the same Zhou Wen from back then. No one had expected such a scene to happen today.
"Sir, guard the school for now. Don't leave the area to go out. I'll be back soon," Zhou Wen said as he summoned two Terror-form Golden Battle Gods to stand guard outside the school. He then flew towards the distant skeleton horde.
As the Golden Battle Gods had already undergone Terror transformation, ordinary people couldn't see them.
The soldiers and teachers saw Zhou Wen fly into the sky and charge at a skeleton legion in the distance. Wherever he passed, the skeleton legion collapsed like dust washed away by a storm.
"That… looks like Zhou Wen, right? Why is he here?"
"Don't you know? Zhou Wen graduated from our school."
"Holy sh*t, for real? Zhou Wen was from our school?"
"Isn't that obvious? Didn't you hear how he greeted our principal? He used to be a student under him."
"In that case, Zhou Wen is our senior?"
"Holy sh*t, I think that Mythical creature dropped a Companion Egg. He didn't even pick it up!"
"There are many dimensional crystals and Companion Eggs outside. They are everywhere!"
Old Wu held a wrinkled cigarette in his mouth as he took a deep drag and spat it out. He looked in the direction Zhou Wen had flown in and said, "Talent is really desirable! Talent allows you to do whatever you want. I love it."
Zhou Wen wiped out the nearby skeleton legion, but he still saw skeleton creatures rushing out of Guide Ancient City. He knew that if he didn't resolve the problem of Guide Ancient City, it would be useless no matter how many skeletons he killed.
Thankfully, most of the skeleton creatures had been wiped out by him with only a few escaping. The skeletons that rushed out of Guide Ancient City were unable to form a legion.
After some thought, Zhou Wen flew in the direction of Guide Ancient City, hoping to root out the problem.
Guide Ancient City hadn't had any obvious changes to its appearance since Zhou Wen first entered. However, there were skeleton creatures everywhere. Even the moat was filled with skeletons, as though it was a river that led to hell.
Zhou Wen's figure streaked across the sky as large swaths of skeleton creatures were culled. Plenty of dimensional crystals dropped.
Zhou Wen wasn't in the mood to pick up the low-level dimensional crystals and Companion Eggs as he charged straight for the ancient city's door. After rushing into the ancient city, Zhou Wen realized that ancient buildings stretched out like a mountain range. The ancient city was many times bigger than before with no end in sight.
Zhou Wen originally imagined that the skeleton creatures had come out from inside the ancient city, but after entering, he realized that there weren't any skeleton creatures in the ancient city. In fact, most of the skeleton creatures had crawled out from the ground and moat outside the city.
Strange, why don't I see a single skeleton creature? Zhou Wen looked around. Unlike the flames of war outside, the ancient city was terrifyingly quiet. It was virtually silent, as though it was a different world from the outside.
Zhou Wen failed to discover a single creature in the city the entire time.
He found it somewhat odd. All he could do was don the Prisoned Dragon armor and stick the Substitute Talisman on him. He continued keeping the Minor Heavenly Cycle Killing Formation around at its limits before heading for the Fire God Platform.
As the ancient city was many times bigger than before, the possibility of the Fire God Platform still being in its original spot wasn't high, but the general direction couldn't be wrong.
Zhou Wen swept past the roofs of the ancient buildings. To his surprise, they seemed to be enveloped by a mysterious force. Truth Listener's ability couldn't hear anything inside.
There was nothing. Apart from the ancient buildings that resembled a palace complex, this place seemed to be a ghost city. Zhou Wen didn't see anything as he traveled.
I've finally found it! Zhou Wen finally discovered the Fire God Platform. It hadn't changed much and still looked the same. It didn't seem different from the last time he came.
Zhou Wen went straight to the Fire God Platform and couldn't help but heave a sigh of relief when he found the stone saber still embedded in the furnace.
Strange, the stone saber is still there. It wasn't pulled out. Why did the ancient city undergo such a large-scale breakout? Furthermore, the ancient city itself has undergone a huge change? Zhou Wen was puzzled.
The first reason Zhou Wen hadn't pulled out the saber was that he was afraid that it would lead to the destruction of Guide City. Secondly, it was also because of The Thearch.
However, there was another important reason. Zhou Wen knew that only people who had cultivated the Ancient Sovereign Sutra could pull out the stone saber. It wasn't that easy to gain basic mastery in the Ancient Sovereign Sutra. Furthermore, to pull out the stone saber, one needed to reach the Mythical stage with the Ancient Sovereign Sutra. Otherwise, The Thearch wouldn't have specially negotiated with him.
The Ancient Sovereign Sutra wasn't a Qi Refinement Art. One couldn't raise it by loading up resources, so Zhou Wen wasn't too worried about the stone saber being pulled out.
From the looks of it, the stone saber hadn't been pulled out.
Just as Zhou Wen was feeling puzzled, he suddenly felt a chill run down his spine. He subconsciously turned around.
A figure was standing on the roof of an ancient building amidst the stretch of buildings, staring at him.
Humanoid dimensional creature? Zhou Wen's heart tightened. Among dimensional creatures, there weren't many that were similar to humans in size, but the more human-like a dimensional creature was, the more terrifying it was. For example, the main gods of many pantheons were in human form. Although there were some exceptions, Zhou Wen still paid attention to humanoid creatures. The dimensional creature on the roof was no different from a human. He was tall and muscular, and his hair was disheveled. He was covered in animal hide, and his exposed skin showed a healthy tan.
None of these mattered. The main point was that Zhou Wen sensed a special aura from him. This aura was something only people who cultivated the Ancient Sovereign Sutra had. The other party was a dimensional creature; yet, he actually had the aura of the Ancient Sovereign Sutra. This was somewhat strange.
The dimensional creature was casually standing on the roof, but it had an aura that made it appear like an apex predator. It made Zhou Wen feel uneasy.
Zhou Wen flicked his finger and the Bamboo Blade that had transformed into a ring bounced out. Like a bent spring, it instantly returned to its straight form. It was already the size of the normal Bamboo Blade by the time it landed in Zhou Wen's hand.
Zhou Wen held the Bamboo Blade and stared at the humanoid dimensional creature. The ominous feeling didn't weaken.
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Chapter 1466 Terrifying Humanoid Dimensional Creature
Zhou Wen took out the Immortal Culling Sword as well. He held the Bamboo Blade in one hand and the Immortal Culling Sword in the other as he stared intently at the humanoid dimensional creature.
The humanoid dimensional creature stared at Zhou Wen as it exerted strength in its legs. Instantly, its figure blurred and vanished from Zhou Wen's sight.
Zhou Wen was alarmed. Without any hesitation, he used instant transmission and headed for the ancient city's exit.
How terrifying was a speed that even his vision couldn't keep up?
Just as Zhou Wen finished instant transmission, his heart skipped a beat. He saw the humanoid creature standing in front of him with its nose almost touching his. Its black pupils met Zhou Wen's pupils as its long gray hair swayed slightly in the wind.
The Minor Heavenly Cycle Killing Formation failed to show an effect? Zhou Wen was alarmed as he quickly retreated. He wanted to simultaneously draw both the Bamboo Blade and Immortal Culling Sword.
There was only one possibility for his opponent to ignore the Minor Heavenly Cycle Killing Formation. The other party's strength was enough to tear through the void.
However, before Zhou Wen could draw the saber and sword, the humanoid creature pressed down with both hands and forcefully sheathed the saber and sword back. At the same time, it turned around and kicked Zhou Wen in the chest.
These actions were done in one fell swoop, so fast that Zhou Wen couldn't react despite seeing him move. His body flew out like a cannonball and slammed into a wall.
Boom!
An ancient building collapsed under Zhou Wen's weight. Despite having Absolute Defense, his Prisoned Dragon armor had a footprint-shaped hole.
Zhou Wen's sternum fractured in numerous areas. All his bones seemed to have fallen apart during the collision. If not for the Prisoned Dragon armor's protection, all his bones would have shattered.
Bang!
Zhou Wen endured the pain from his injuries and instant transmitted away. Almost at the same time, the collapsed building was blasted apart by a terrifying force.
Zhou Wen ducked left the moment he finished instant transmission. At the same time, he pointed an ancient mirror at the spot where he had appeared, shooting out rainbow beams.
The humanoid creature was already there as expected. At such a close distance and with the Soul Mirror's mirror beam traveling at the speed of light, the humanoid creature's reaction time was minute, almost negligiblein theory.
Despite being so close, the humanoid creature managed to react. Its figure blurred in Zhou Wen's vision as it dodged the Soul Mirror's Soul-Extinguishing Divine Light.
Without waiting for the Soul Mirror's divine light to stop, Zhou Wen used instant transmission. He knew that he was in deep sh*t.
To be able to dodge the Soul Mirror's light at such a distance meant that he was at least at the Hell level or above. He might even be at the Heaven Realm.
What was even more terrifying was that the other party's strength came from the Ancient Sovereign Sutra. It was unadulterated physical strength. To be able to cultivate his body to such a level, be it speed or strength, was not something Zhou Wen could match.
Bang!
Zhou Wen wanted to follow up his instant transmission with another. The gap between them wasn't even a tenth of a second, but in that split second, he was grabbed by the humanoid creature and punched in the face.
Half of the Prisoned Dragon helmet cratered in, along with half of Zhou Wen's face as his body flew to the side.
In midair, before Zhou Wen even slammed into the wall, the humanoid creature appeared in front of him again and kicked his head.
Half of Zhou Wen's face was deformed as his cheekbones collapsed. His head had been severely injured and the other party's speed was very fast, but Zhou Wen ultimately reacted. When he was in midair, he used another instant transmission.
Clang!
The humanoid creature had already sent a punch over the moment he phased into existence, giving him no chance to dodge. However, Zhou Wen crossed his saber and sword and blocked the incoming punch.
Unfortunately, the humanoid creature had immense strength. The saber and sword slammed into Zhou Wen's chest, sending him flying. He lost his grip on the saber and sword as they fell. Thankfully, Zhou Wen didn't have the time to draw them out of their scabbards. Otherwise, the saber and sword would have sliced him apart. He might have been diced to pieces.
"Come out!" Zhou Wen summoned a Golden Battle God and shielded himself.
Indeed, the humanoid creature had already arrived behind him and struck at the Golden Battle God. The Terror-grade Golden Battle God was shattered by his strike as his palm continued in its trajectory towards Zhou Wen's back.
Using the instant he won from sacrificing the Golden Battle God, Zhou Wen finally instant transmitted out again. The Soul Mirror he had thrown into the air also shot out the Soul-Extinguishing Divine Light at the humanoid creature.
It was useless. His speed was too fast. The Soul-Extinguishing Divine Light couldn't keep up with him.
The humanoid figure flashed behind the Soul Mirror and threw a punch at it.
With the strength of his fist, even the Soul Mirror probably couldn't withstand it. Thankfully, Zhou Wen had expected this and had already unsummoned the Soul Mirror ahead of time. When his fist struck down, the Soul Mirror transformed into a stream of light that returned to Zhou Wen.
Zhou Wen immediately summoned it again. He held the Soul Mirror with both hands and activated the Soul-Illuminating Divine Light.
The four types of divine light traveled at the speed of light. In theory, their speeds were the same, but Zhou Wen felt that the Soul-Illuminating Divine Light was clearly faster than the other three types of divine light.
Zhou Wen directed the Soul Mirror to emit divine light in the direction where the humanoid creature wasn't standing, but when the divine light shot out, the humanoid creature appeared in its path.
Success! Zhou Wen was delighted when he saw that he had successfully predicted the humanoid creature's movement.
If the Soul-Illuminating Divine Light could store the humanoid creature in the Soul Mirror, his life would be saved.
However, when the Soul-Illuminating Divine Light shone on the humanoid creature, he only paused for a moment before immediately rushing out of its range. What the hell is this fellow? Why would such a creature appear in Guide Ancient City? Zhou Wen didn't just want to vomit blood-in fact, blood kept gushing out of his mouth as half his face was mangled. He threw out the Soul Mirror with his left hand and grabbed the Immortal Culling Sword with his right hand. Almost at the same time, Zhou Wen pulled out the Immortal Culling Sword and slashed backwards with Immortal Slaying.
The humanoid creature was indeed there. When it saw Zhou Wen slash at it, it didn't dodge. It extended its hand and grabbed at the Immortal Culling Sword.
Crack!
The sword beam shattered like glass. The humanoid creature's palm grabbed the Immortal Culling Sword's blade without suffering any damage.
It's over! Just as Zhou Wen had this thought, he felt an unstoppable force coming from the hilt.
Boom!
Zhou Wen's body was thrown into the air and smashed into the ground, shattering the stone slabs there. The stone fragments mixed with the armor fragments flew up. As for Zhou Wen who was spitting out blood, his eyes were bloodshot as his body rapidly plummeted into the ground.
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Chapter 1467 A Narrow Escape
As he was smashed into the ground, Zhou Wen used the Chaos Egg to protect himself. This was his strongest defense.
Zhou Wen used Spacetime Bandit inside the Chaos Egg and slashed out Immortal Slaying.
Bang!
The Chaos Egg bounced upon hitting the bottom. The power of Immortal Slaying under the effects of Spacetime Bandit was simultaneously released from its previous spot and slashed at the spot where the humanoid monster was standing.
Even the Soul Mirror's speed couldn't keep up with the humanoid monster, much less Immortal Slaying's speed.
The humanoid monster's body flashed. Not only did he dodge the power of Immortal Slaying, but he also appeared above the Chaos Egg. He clenched his fingers into a fist and punched the Chaos Egg.
Bang!
The Chaos Egg was severely deformed and nearly turned into an awl. It slammed into the ground, blasting open a huge crater. The Chaos Egg didn't shatter as it bounced back and bounced everywhere in the ancient building.
The Chaos Egg was instantly filled with solid Essence Energy crystals. They inflated the Chaos Egg, pushing it to the brink.
Bang!
Another punch struck the Chaos Egg, causing it to explode. The Essence Energy Crystals inside exploded like stars as Zhou Wen's body fell out.
Blood spewed out of Zhou Wen's mouth amidst his horror. Even the Chaos Egg had only managed to block two punches. With his damaged body, he probably couldn't even withstand a single strike. Even if he wasn't hit in a vital spot, he would probably die. Sigh of the King… I'll really die if you don't come out… From the looks of it, I can only use that move… Zhou Wen had already predicted the location of the humanoid monster's appearance, but in his present state, he couldn't even dodge. Even if he barely teleported, he would probably be killed by the humanoid monster the moment he phased into existence.
Instead of dying when the time came, he might as well risk it and use his ultimate move.
The humanoid monster instantly arrived at a speed beyond Zhou Wen's senses. Zhou Wen stopped looking and summoned all his Companion Beasts.
"Truth Listener… Come out…" Zhou Wen's will shouted crazily, but Truth Listener in its earring form remained unmoved. It had no intention of coming out.
Bam! Bam! Bam! Bam!
In an instant, countless Companion Beasts that stood in front of the humanoid monster were killed.
Thankfully, when Zhou Wen summoned his Companion Beasts, he deliberately placed them like the Golden Battle God Halberd on the front. His main combat pets like Banana Fairy and Demonic Neonate were summoned to the side.
Zhou Wen didn't dare hesitate. He bent his legs and wanted to kneel down to force the silent Sigh of the King out. At this critical moment, he couldn't care less.
However, the humanoid monster was too fast. Just as Zhou Wen's knees bent, the humanoid monster's fist arrived in front of him.
Oh no, it's too late! Zhou Wen was alarmed. Although Banana Fairy and the other Companion Beasts had already attacked the humanoid monster's location with all their might, Banana Fairy's terrifying Chaos Wind and Torch Dragon's Bright Torch Vision World failed to injure him. To the humanoid monster, the Chaos Wind was no different from a breeze in spring. It couldn't even stop him for an instant.
Just as the blurry fist was about to land on Zhou Wen's face, it suddenly stopped as though something had blocked it. However, there was nothing in front of Zhou Wen.
That humanoid monster suddenly showed kindness? Or did he suddenly realize that I resemble his long-lost father and can't bear to attack me? Zhou Wen saw the monster stop there with its fist hanging in front of him without advancing. Many thoughts flashed through his mind.
Ring!
As Zhou Wen thought about it, the attacks of Banana Fairy and the other Companion Beasts landed on the humanoid monster, but they were useless.
However, when a strange chime sounded, the humanoid monster suddenly hugged his head as though he was in extreme pain.
Zhou Wen was first taken aback before he was delighted. He looked up and saw Demonic Neonate holding the Heaven Shrouding Bell in her hand. She was rapidly shaking it. The sound waves that undulated from the Heaven Shrouding Bell spread out like water ripples, forming a strange spatial barrier. No senses could pass through the barrier formed by the Heaven Shrouding Bell.
Banana Fairy, Torch Dragon, Limitless Demon Dragon King, and other attacks constantly struck the humanoid creature, but he didn't dodge or counterattack. All he did was hug his head with both hands as his body constantly trembled.
However, the attacks were useless against the humanoid monster. Even when the Soul Mirror's Soul-Extinguishing Light shone on the humanoid monster, it only made him roar as though he was in extreme pain. It didn't wipe away his soul.
"Neonate, well done!" No matter how stupid Zhou Wen was, he could tell that the power that really affected the humanoid monster was the Heaven Shrouding Bell in Demonic Neonate's hand.
Demonic Neonate hadn't used the Heaven Shrouding Bell much since she had obtained it. She had never used it against powerful creatures.
Zhou Wen imagined that the Heaven Shrouding Bell's power had weakened in her hands. After all, Demonic Neonate's level was too low. It was normal for the Heaven Shrouding Bell she had absorbed to suffer a loss in level.
He never expected the Heaven Shrouding Bell to be effective at such a critical moment.
"Neonate, continue maintaining it." Zhou Wen unsummoned his Companion Beasts and only left Soul Mirror and Demonic Neonate out. The Soul-Extinguishing Divine Light was still effective against the humanoid monster.
Zhou Wen retreated towards the ancient city's exit as Demonic Neonate rang the bell. At the same time, he picked up the Immortal Culling Sword that had flown out of his hand.
Zhou Wen observed the humanoid monster as he retreated. The Heaven Shrouding Bell's power didn't injure him, but what puzzled Zhou Wen was that the Heaven Shrouding Bell's power wasn't a psyche attack, but from the looks of it, the humanoid monster seemed to be suffering from a psyche attack.
Strange, the Heaven Shrouding Bell is clearly a spatial power. How can it have such an effect? Zhou Wen was puzzled.
The Soul Mirror's attacks were clearly psychic in nature, but its effects weren't as good as the Heaven Shrouding Bell.
Although the Heaven Shrouding Bell was indeed effective, it didn't seem like it could kill the humanoid monster. All Zhou Wen wanted to do now was leave Guide Ancient City and survive.
The humanoid monster kept hugging his head and trembling. In the beginning, he would let out a low roar due to the power of the Soul-Extinguishing Divine Light. However, behind him, only his body trembled. There was silence.
However, this didn't mean that his vitality had weakened. On the contrary, the humanoid monster showed no signs of dying. Instead, his vitality increased.
Zhou Wen was about to reach the entrance. Just as he was about to unsummon Demonic Neonate and the Soul Mirror before escaping, he suddenly heard a voice. "Wait, child." Zhou Wen's body shook as he realized that the humanoid monster had stopped trembling. He straightened his back and stared at him. The person who spoke was none other than the humanoid monster.
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Chapter 1468 Demonstrating the Ancient Sovereign Sutra
"Child, don't be afraid. I won't harm you. At least not now," the humanoid monster said faintly as he stood there without any intention of attacking Zhou Wen.
Zhou Wen kept his back against the door. Although he didn't immediately rush out, he was fully focused. If anything went wrong, he would immediately rush out the door.
"Who are you?" Zhou Wen said as he looked at the humanoid monster. He could sense that the humanoid monster was somewhat different from before, but he couldn't tell what was different.
"I'm no longer worthy of having a name." The humanoid monster sighed and said, "Child, I don't have much time. I have some questions for you. In this world, are humans still human?" "What else can humans be if they aren't humans?" Zhou Wen asked with a frown.
The humanoid monster seemed to understand something as he said in enlightenment, "Are there still pure-blooded humans in this world?"
"Am I not a pure-blooded human?" Seeing that the Soul Mirror was useless against him, Zhou Wen wanted to unsummon it. "Don't unsummon the mirror. Its existence gives me more time," the humanoid monster seemed to see through Zhou Wen's thoughts and spoke first.
The Heaven Shrouding Bell in Demonic Neonate's heart continued to shake without any intention of stopping.
Zhou Wen was slightly taken aback as though he had figured out something. He got the Soul Mirror to continue spewing out the Soul-Extinguishing Divine Light at the humanoid monster.
The humanoid monster sized up Zhou Wen and shook its head. "No, you aren't a pure human. Although I can't sense the dimension's bloodline in you, pure humans are unable to break through the limits of the Deva Realm. As for you, you have long passed the limits of the Deva Realm."
"What's the Deva Realm? Are you referring to the advancement to the Mythical stage?" Zhou Wen pondered.
"Mythical? You can say that." The humanoid monster thought for a moment and nodded slightly. Then, it asked, "Are there any pure-blooded humans left in this world?"
"Of course. Can you tell me who you are?" Zhou Wen asked again.
"I'm ashamed to continue having a name." The humanoid monster refused to say anything. He sighed and said, "As long as there are pure-blooded humans, there's still hope. Although the chances are slim, there's still a chance."
After a pause, the humanoid monster pondered and said, "Child, I don't have much time left. Now, you have to remember every word I say. Although you aren't a pure human, human blood flows in you. Remember my words. Tell it to every human. This will affect the fate of the entire human race." "Tell me." Zhou Wen sized up the humanoid monster in puzzlement, guessing his origins and how trustworthy his words were.
"Firstly, humans have to maintain a pure bloodline. Under no circumstances are they to fuse with dimensional bloodlines. Otherwise, the entire human race will be wiped out."
Zhou Wen gaped his mouth to say something, but he was interrupted by the humanoid monster. Then, he continued, "Secondly, kill all the invading dimensional creatures. We can't let them control the land."
"Third, find a ship with such a mark. There's a woman on that ship. Kill her," the humanoid monster said as he extended his finger and drew a symbol on the ground.
Zhou Wen nearly cried out when he saw the symbol.
This was because the symbol drawn by the humanoid monster was the symbol of the anchor and the woman's side profile.
"The woman you want killed is the woman in the symbol?" Zhou Wen asked as he pointed at the drawing on the ground.
"Yes." The humanoid monster nodded slightly. "You have to do these three things. If you can't do any of them, the entire human race might very well be destroyed."
"Why must these three things be done? Who's that woman?" Zhou Wen asked with a frown.
"It's a long story. I don't have that much time. I'll next demonstrate the Ancient Sovereign Sutra for you. This is the second half of the Ancient Sovereign Sutra. With this second half, pure humans will have a chance to break through the limit of the Deva Realm. Although it's still extremely unlikely, there's still that rare chance…"
As the humanoid monster spoke, the power of the Ancient Sovereign Sutra over his body bloomed. One could clearly sense the Essence Energy circulation in his body. "Everything in the world has its specialty. The tiger has claws; the bird has wings; the fish has scales and gills, but only humans don't have any specialties. They don't have sharp claws or teeth, nor do they have wings that can fly, nor do they have the ability to secrete poison, much less survive in water. Humans are so incompatible in this world as though they don't belong to this world."
The humanoid monster continued while circulating the Ancient Sovereign Sutra, "As long as everything in the world evolves to a certain level, they can easily break through the limits of the Deva Realm. However, no matter how hard humans work, they are unable to break through this step. Countless human sages have tried their best their entire lives, but they failed to take that step."
"Human Sovereign once comprehended the Dao. He said that the land is a cage for humans. Humans are trapped here to suffer all kinds of suffering. It's difficult for them to transcend even across generations. They are nothing but prisoners." The power of the Ancient Sovereign Sutra over the humanoid monster became stronger and stronger. He was like a sun that emitted a terrifying vitality.
"Only by exceeding the limits of the Deva Realm can one be liberated from this cage of suffering. However, the human body seems to be shackled, or perhaps it has some flaws. Even a genius can't break through the limits of the Deva Realm by themselves."
When the humanoid monster said that, he became spirited. "I transformed into a devil and broke through the limits of the Deva Realm. Although this body has been crippled and I can't recover my human body, I've also figured out a way to help my race break through the shackles. I've completed the Ancient Sovereign Sutra and obtained a sliver of life for the human race. You have to remember this method and pass it on to the world. As long as a pure human can advance to the Mythical stage, it will be the hope of all humanity…"
"Well… Can I interrupt…" Zhou Wen said with an odd expression.
"Don't say anything else. Listen to me and sense my realm. Although you can no longer cultivate the Ancient Sovereign Sutra, as a human evangelist of the Dao, you will definitely leave your name in history…" The humanoid monster then demonstrated the Ancient Sovereign Sutra as he chanted.
Zhou Wen wanted to tell the humanoid monster that he was a pure-blooded human, but he failed to interject.
The humanoid monster's strength was unimaginably terrifying. The Ancient Sovereign Sutra he demonstrated had a domineering aura that defied the heavens. Zhou Wen could even sense the scene of a battle forged through blood and fire, one that could collapse the world.
The Ancient Sovereign Sutra he recited was something that wasn't on the monument.
Zhou Wen however realized that the supplementary parts of the Ancient Sovereign Sutra were clearly different from what he had figured out.
The Ancient Sovereign Sutra only had content after the Mythical stage, so Zhou Wen's Ancient Sovereign Sutra was a path he had taken himself. The other party had also taken a path himself. The two paths were completely different.
Despite having the same foundation, the Essence Energy Art developed in two completely different directions.
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Chapter 1469 Two Versions of the Ancient Sovereign Sutra
Zhou Wen watched the humanoid monster demonstrate. Although the humanoid monster's Ancient Sovereign Sutra was different from his, the other party's realm and level were much higher than his. He could draw some experience from him.
Zhou Wen realized that something was amiss after watching for some time. Although the humanoid monster's Ancient Sovereign Sutra was indeed very powerful and high-level, it was too different from Zhou Wen's Ancient Sovereign Sutra. There wasn't much point in referencing it. "Excuse me…" Zhou Wen wanted to ask the question on his mind.
"Don't speak. Engrave every word I say firmly in your soul. These are the fruits of labor earned from the sacrifices of generations of human sages. You have to pass it down. It doesn't matter if you don't understand it. Just remember it…" The humanoid monster's expression was solemn as he continued demonstrating the Ancient Sovereign Sutra.
Zhou Wen had no choice but to continue listening as he thought to himself, Even if it's useless for me, I can find a human to inherit this Essence Energy Art in the future.
Towards the end of the Ancient Sovereign Sutra's demonstration, the aura of the humanoid creature was so powerful that it nearly broke through the firmaments.
This was thankfully a dimensional zone. If they were outside, it would probably quake areas thousands of kilometers away.
Zhou Wen, however, vaguely felt that with the Ancient Sovereign Sutra's demonstration, the aura of the humanoid creature gradually began to turn odd. If it was purely the Ancient Sovereign's aura in the beginning, it was almost impossible to tell if he was a human or a dimensional creature. The dimensional creature's aura became more and more obvious with time.
The humanoid creature finally finished demonstrating the Ancient Sovereign Sutra and stopped. The aura from his body continued surging like a stormy sea.
"Have you memorized it? There's not much time left. If there's anything you can't remember, quickly ask." The humanoid creature seemed to be enduring some pain as his voice trembled.
"I've memorized it, but I have an important question to ask," Zhou Wen said as he switched his Essence Energy Art to the Ancient Sovereign Sutra to prevent the humanoid creature from interrupting him again.
The sun-like Ancient Sovereign appeared in front of Zhou Wen before he asked, "I've also cultivated the Ancient Sovereign Sutra on the stone monument, but the path I took later was somewhat different from what you demonstrated. It's even at odds with yours. Can you tell me why?".
The humanoid monster wanted to interrupt him when he heard the first half of the sentence, hoping to finish explaining everything as soon as possible.
However, his eyes widened as he lost control of his emotions and cried out when he saw the Human Sovereign projection that Zhou Wen had summoned. "How is this possible? You managed to raise the Ancient Sovereign Sutra to the Terror grade? But I can't sense any dimensional power from you. That's impossible!"
Sovereign Sutra was actually simulated in the beginning. As long as he didn't switch to the Ancient Sovereign Sutra, he wouldn't possess the aura of the Ancient Sovereign Sutra. Although the humanoid monster had cultivated the Ancient Sovereign Sutra to an extremely high realm, he still couldn't sense it.
He couldn't believe it when he suddenly saw Zhou Wen summon the Human Sovereign projection.
"Yes, it hasn't been long since my Ancient Sovereign Sutra advanced to the Terror grade, but there's a problem with it. Anyone injured by the power of the Ancient Sovereign Sutra will rapidly recover from their injuries. Even an ant can't be killed. Is there any way to resolve this problem?" Zhou Wen had always found the Ancient Sovereign Sutra's characteristic depressing. The Ancient Sovereign Sutra's augmentation of strength was potent, but it couldn't kill anyone. It was useless no matter how much it strengthened him.
The humanoid monster looked at Zhou Wen with an ambivalent look. He was clearly the monster, but now, he looked at Zhou Wen like he was looking at a monster.
"Are humans nowadays like you? How many people have mastered the Ancient Sovereign Sutra? How many have relied on the Ancient Sovereign Sutra to break through the limits of
with a complicated expression.
"I've never heard of anyone. Perhaps there might be some, but I don't know of them." Zhou Wen wasn't sure if anyone else had cultivated the Ancient Sovereign Sutra. The stone monument was sitting right there after all. Anyone could see it. Perhaps someone had mastered it.
"In other words, you learned the Ancient Sovereign Sutra completely independently. No one guided you to reach basic mastery?" the humanoid monster asked again. "No." Zhou Wen thought for a moment and said, "Is there a problem? Could it be that my Ancient Sovereign Sutra can't injure others because I've cultivated it wrongly?" The humanoid monster said with a strange expression, "The ancient Human Sovereign is the sovereign of humanity. Every Human Sovereign is the sovereign that humanity pins its hopes on, and they are willing to sacrifice everything for humanity. Every Human Sovereign has the determination to sacrifice themselves to achieve righteousness. What they want is not to kill, but to let humanity live."
With that said, the humanoid monster sighed softly. "However, this path isn't feasible. Even the sovereigns of humanity like Suirenshi and Shennong, who had risked everything for humans, were unable to break through the limits of the Deva Realm. In the end, they had no choice but to sacrifice themselves to transform into a devil and seek other paths. That's how I have the Ancient Sovereign Sutra I cultivate now."
The humanoid monster gave Zhou Wen and Human Sovereign a deep look before sighing. "If I had known that someone could cultivate the Ancient Sovereign Sutra with a pure human body, I wouldn't have taken so many detours."
"That's not right. Since they are the sovereigns of humanity, they have to lead the human race to fight foreign enemies. If they can't kill the enemy, wouldn't the Ancient Sovereign Sutra be mostly crippled?" Zhou Wen still felt that the Ancient Sovereign Sutra he cultivated was somewhat problematic.
"Sovereigns are different from emperors. Emperors kill, but sovereigns subdue the enemy without fighting. Killing is just a temporary solution, a highly ineffective plan. If one can really make the opponent submit and be used, wouldn't that be a boon? Rearing livestock and planting food are all ways to turn enemies into friends. They are many times stronger than the person who only knows how to kill. How can they be on the same level?
"Wrong… It's all wrong… I never expected that the efforts of generations of people, who even
have taken the wrong path…" The humanoid monster's voice gradually became strange. It was as though he had gradually lost his feelings and had become cold and heartless.
"GO… Live on with your Ancient Sovereign Sutra… I'm almost unable to control this body… Remember the three things I said… If you can't do it… Don't ever return to Ancient Sovereign City… Find someone suitable to pass on the Ancient Sovereign Sutra… until someone can do it… Then, let him return to Ancient Sovereign City…" The humanoid monster's eyes became more and more ferocious as though he had changed into a different person.
Although Zhou Wen still had many questions to ask, he could tell that the humanoid monster was about to lose control. The Heaven Shrouding Bell's isolation ability couldn't help the humanoid monster resist the control of some force.
"Farewell!" Zhou Wen didn't dare hesitate. He wasn't the humanoid monster's match, so he could only escape.
At the instant Zhou Wen unsummoned Demonic Neonate and the Soul Mirror, the humanoid monster completely lost control and vanished. Thankfully, Zhou Wen had already instant transmitted with Spacetime Bandit. As he unsummoned his Companion Beasts, he rushed out of Guide City.
The interior and exterior of the city were almost two different worlds. Large numbers of skeleton creatures constantly crawled out of the moat outside the city. There was no lack of Mythical creatures among them.
Zhou Wen used the Minor Heavenly Cycle Killing Formation to clean up the nearby skeleton creatures. When he arrived at an uninhabited area in the city, he suddenly shouted, "Come out!"
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Chapter 1470 Touch
Zhou Wen waited for a while, but no one came out. He said, "Sweetie, I know you're here. Come out."
Sweetie walked out of a tree not far away after a while. She lowered her head and avoided eye contact like a child who had made a mistake.
"You were the one who helped me block that punch, right?" Zhou Wen immediately understood that his guess was right when he saw Sweetie.
Before Demonic Neonate could ring the Heaven Shrouding Bell and before Zhou Wen could kneel, the humanoid monster's fist had suddenly stopped. It definitely wasn't a coincidence.
After some thought, Zhou Wen realized that Sweetie was the most likely candidate.
"I didn't mean to save you. It's just a coincidence. Yes, a coincidence." Sweetie lowered her head and fiddled with her clothes, not daring to look up at Zhou Wen.
Zhou Wen couldn't help but pity Sweetie when he saw that she was like a child who wasn't good at expressing herself. He reached out to stroke her hair.
This was because Zhou Wen was an introverted person. Even though he treated others well, he wasn't willing to say it out loud. Sweetie reminded Zhou Wen of himself.
Sweetie was flustered and didn't think too much. When Zhou Wen touched her hair, she suddenly recalled that sinners couldn't be touched-they would be turned into gold.
"No!" Sweetie exclaimed as she retreated. However, she knew that it was too late. She looked at Zhou Wen and was alarmed to discover him standing there with his hand still in the air. He looked extremely puzzled as though he was surprised by Sweetie's reaction.
"You… you're fine?" Sweetie realized that Zhou Wen hadn't turned into gold. He didn't have any metal on him, much less turn into gold.
"I'm fine." Only then did Zhou Wen recall that the people who had turned into gold seemed to be related to Sweetie. He couldn't help but break out into a cold sweat.
"Try touching me again." Sweetie still couldn't believe that Zhou Wen hadn't turned into gold when he touched her.
Zhou Wen was a big baddie from every angle she could tell. He was definitely riddled with sins, but she found it unbelievable that Zhou Wen wouldn't turn into a golden statue.
"There's no need, right?" Zhou Wen took half a step back. He was afraid that it had been an accident. An adverse outcome would be bad if he touched her again.
"It'll be fine." Sweetie stubbornly walked in front of Zhou Wen and reached out to grab his hand before placing it on her head.
Indeed, Zhou Wen didn't show any signs of turning into gold. Not only did he not turn into gold, but there was also a mysterious force that quickly healed Zhou Wen's injuries.
Such serious injuries recovered in just moments. There were no longer any signs of injury.
Zhou Wen was alarmed, but he heaved a sigh of relief. He bent his fingers slightly and ruffled Sweetie's hair. "Thank you for saving me. Tell me what you want. I'll definitely deliver it to you as long as I can obtain it." Sweetie shook her head and said with a strange expression, "I don't want anything. Furthermore, I've already broken the rules. Someone will soon take me away. I'm afraid we won't have the chance to meet again in the future."
"What rules did you violate? Who will take you away? With your abilities, who can take you away if you don't wish to leave?" Zhou Wen asked in puzzlement.
Sweetie only shook her head and didn't answer Zhou Wen's question. She pushed away his hand that was pressing on her head and glared at him. "Don't let me know about any evil you do in the future, or I won't spare you." With that said, Sweetie turned around and left.
"Wait." Zhou Wen pondered for a moment and stopped Sweetie.
"What for?" Sweetie turned her head and asked.
"This is yours, right?" Zhou Wen took out the candy box and lemon candy and threw them at Sweetie.
"So it was with you. Where did you get it?" Sweetie caught the candy box and the lemon candy and couldn't help but be stunned.
Zhou Wen recounted the process of obtaining the candy box and the lemon candy. After Sweetie heard that, she muttered to herself thoughtfully, "I see. So that's how it is. It's no wonder I couldn't find it despite searching for so long. So she stole it."
"Now that the item has returned to its rightful owner, you should be at ease," Zhou Wen said.
"What's there to worry about? I've never been worried." Sweetie didn't know why, but she suddenly felt angry. She threw the candy box and lemon candy at Zhou Wen and said angrily, "Who wants your things? Since you painstakingly obtained them, keep them for yourself."
With that said, she vanished without giving Zhou Wen a chance to speak.
"Since you're here to find these things, why don't you want them?" Zhou Wen really couldn't figure out what Sweetie was up to. However, since it was Sweetie's, the candy probably wasn't ordinary. Zhou Wen didn't dare use it recklessly as he put away the candy and candy box.
When Zhou Wen stormed back to the city, he saw that Luoyang's reinforcements had arrived. They were setting up the defenses, gradually bringing the skeleton army in the vicinity of Guide Ancient City under control.
"Young Master, the situation is already under control. You don't have to worry." An Sheng had personally led his men over to provide support. It was obvious that Luoyang valued this matter greatly. "Guide Ancient City has a terrifying creature inside. Don't let anyone in," Zhou Wen said to An Sheng.
"What creature is it?" An Sheng asked.
"I don't know." Zhou Wen didn't know what kind of creature the humanoid monster was. Perhaps he had been human in the past, but now, he existed as a dimensional creature.
Up to now, Zhou Wen still didn't understand what the three conditions he mentioned meant. Why were there three conditions?
"Young Master, I'm afraid it won't be easy to stay in Guide City. Overseer has the intention of migrating everyone in Guide City to Luoyang," An Sheng whispered.
"Why? Isn't the situation under control now?" Zhou Wen frowned.
"Young Master, you are from Guide City. You should know how many terrifying legends there are in this place. Guide Ancient City is only the beginning. Places like Butterfly Valley will definitely suffer a breakout in the future. Ignoring the fact that Guide City's military can't hold the line now, if all the mysteries here break out, they probably won't be able to hold on even if all of Luoyang's army is deployed," An Sheng said.
Zhou Wen naturally knew how terrifying the myths in Guide City were. From the ancient mythical era to the feudal dynasty, this place had once been under the dazzling spotlight. The Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors were more or less related to this area. There were also countless famous and virtuous paragons like Lao Tze who were born in this area. The Butterfly Valley with the Essence Crystal mine was also near Guide City. Zhou Wen had always suspected that it had something to do with Master Zhuang.
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Chapter 1471 Sovereign Sui's Tomb
Are we abandoning Guide? Zhou Wen looked at the distant Guide Ancient City as he guessed.
Humans were at a disadvantage and were unable to gain a foothold in the vicinity. However, as humanity grew stronger, a place with rich dimensional zones like Guide City would definitely become a place the various factions would vie for.
Compared to Luoyang, Zhou Wen actually wished to stay in Guide City. After all, this was his hometown.
It's indeed impossible to defend Guide City now. Is there a way to first settle down inside a dimensional zone? Zhou Wen kept thinking.
However, the nearby dimensional zones didn't have suitable locations. Even if Zhou Wen wanted to occupy a dimensional zone, he couldn't find a suitable place.
Originally, Guide Ancient City was most suitable, but there was an extremely terrifying existence inside. Even Zhou Wen would die if he entered, much less ordinary people.
He didn't stay any longer and headed for school since the situation had stabilized.
Zhou Wen was immediately recognized by the students and people who had come to seek refuge after he entered the school. However, they didn't dare surround him. They only whispered from afar and secretly discussed him.
Seeing that there was no threat here, Zhou Wen unsummoned the Golden Battle God that was guarding the area. Just as he was about to seek out Yu Qiubai, he saw him walk over.
"It's quieter over at my side. Let's have a seat over there," Yu Qiubai said consolingly as he looked at Zhou Wen.
Back then, the school's management had persuaded him not to interfere with Zhou Wen's matters to prevent him from offending Overseer An. Despite the immense pressure, he had still helped Zhou Wen get into Sunset College.
No one expected that the student back then would now stand at the top of the human pyramid and would even save the school from destruction.
Even Yu Qiubai himself sometimes wondered if this was a dream-it was simply too beautiful.
"Sir, have some tea." Zhou Wen served the brewed tea to Yu Qiubai before interrupting his thoughts.
"It's all thanks to your timely return. Otherwise, none of these students would have survived," Yu Qiubai said as he held the teacup.
"This is what I, as a student, should do." Zhou Wen thought for a moment and asked, "Sir, Luoyang plans on moving all the people from Guide City to Luoyang. What are your thoughts on this?"
"Guide City has plenty of dimensional zones. However, no one can hold down these dimensional zones at present. However, with humanity's overall strength increasing, it will definitely be a treasure land in the future. It's best if we occupy it sooner rather than later," Yu Qiubai said.
"Sir, I share your thoughts, but I'm just one person. I don't have people under me, so I'm afraid we won't be able to have a foothold," Zhou Wen said.
"It's impossible to occupy the entire Guide City now even if there are people and food. Furthermore, those dimensional zones are changing. It's hard to tell what will happen in the future. If we want to seek quick success, I'm afraid it will end in failure." Yu Qiubai added after some thought, "If you really wish to stay in Guide City, I have a suggestion. You can first occupy a dimensional zone and gain a foothold before slowly developing it."
"That's what I had in mind too, but I wonder which dimensional zone is more suitable. Do you have any suggestions?" Zhou Wen really wanted to stay in Guide City.
Ignoring everything else, just the humanoid monster and stone saber in Guide Ancient City was worth Zhou Wen staying behind.
"I do have an idea." Yu Qiubai got up and took out a map of Guide City from a bookshelf. Then, he spread it out on the table and pointed at a location. "If you can take down this dimensional zone, it will be a boon for both offense and defense in the future. Even if a powerful enemy attacks, you can use the dimensional zones' powers to fend them off…"
Zhou Wen looked in the direction Yu Qiubai had pointed, and saw that the name was "Sovereign Sui's Tomb."
"Sovereign Sui's Tomb?" Zhou Wen looked at Yu Qiubai in surprise.
Sovereign Sui's Tomb was Suirenshi's mausoleum. It was very close to the ancient city and was almost right beside Fire God Platform. Later on, after the dimensional zones transformed, Fire God Platform ended up connected to Ancient City. However, the Sovereign Sui's Tomb wasn't connected to Ancient City, forming an independent dimensional zone.
Although Sovereign Sui had brought fire to humanity, Fire God Platform wasn't his territory. Fire God Platform was actually the earliest star observatory in the East District. It belonged to E Bo.
The reason Zhou Wen was surprised was that ever since the dimensional storms, Sovereign Sui's Tomb had become extremely mysterious. It was said that one couldn't even enter, so how could one build a base there?
"That's right. It's Sovereign Sui's Tomb." Seeing Zhou Wen's puzzled look, Yu Qiubai laughed heartily. "Over the years in Guide City, I haven't done much, but I've studied Sovereign Sui's Tomb. Although I don't know it like the back of my hand, I do know it well. If you have any ideas, I can take you in to take a look."
"Sir, do you have a way of entering? That's great." Zhou Wen was overjoyed. Sovereign Sui's Tomb was beside Ancient City and was considered the center of Guide City. With this as a base, it would be convenient for him to develop his surroundings in the future.
Being close to Ancient City was what Zhou Wen wanted the most.
"Alright, I'll take you there." Yu Qiubai stood up with a smile. "Sir, sorry for troubling you." Zhou Wen hurriedly got up. "I don't wish to leave after living here for so many years either. It's naturally best if I can stay," Yu Qiubai said with a sigh.
Zhou Wen followed Yu Qiubai to Sovereign Sui's Tomb. Along the way, he encountered some sporadic skeleton creatures that he easily killed.
Sovereign Sui's Tomb was perennially enveloped by clouds. It was impossible to fly in directly. Those who did never came out.
Although Zhou Wen had spatial powers, he didn't dare use instant transmission.
Strangely, Sovereign Sui's Tomb didn't have a door. It was said that there was a door in the past. After it became a dimensional zone, the door vanished. All that could be seen was a long wall.
Even if one circled Sovereign Sui's Tomb, they wouldn't find any entrance.
"Sir, how do we enter?" Zhou Wen looked at Yu Qiubai.
Yu Qiubai said with a smile, "Follow me."
Zhou Wen followed Yu Qiubai forward, but Yu Qiubai didn't approach Sovereign Sui's Tomb. Instead, he arrived in front of a very short stone temple.
Zhou Wen originally imagined that it was an Earth temple, but when he got closer, he realized that it wasn't earth, but a tiny strange beast.
The tiny beast was carved from stone. The workmanship was very crude, and it had been weathered by the ravages of time.
It looked like a fox squatting there.
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Chapter 1472 Sovereign Sui's Tomb Transformation
Yu Qiubai took out incense sticks he had prepared and lit three of them. He then handed the remaining three sticks to Zhou Wen and said, "Offer the incense with three bows and you'll be teleported into the tomb."
"Offer incense with three bows?" Zhou Wen took the incense sticks as his expression turned odd.
He wasn't afraid of this and was willing to offer incense, but based on his past experience, nothing good would come from him offering incense.
Only those who offer incense can enter. If I blow up the stone statue, will I be able to enter? Zhou Wen hurriedly stopped Yu Qiubai when he saw that he was about to offer incense.
"Sir, it's best you let me go first." Zhou Wen was afraid that Yu Qiubai would be trapped inside if he blew up the stone statue.
"Alright." Although he didn't know why Zhou Wen wanted to bow first, Yu Qiubai stepped aside.
Zhou Wen lit the incense sticks before walking towards the stone temple. He held the incense sticks with both hands and was about to bow to the stone statue.
He heard a boom just as he bent his waist slightly. The stone statue had shifted several feet to the side, revealing a stone staircase that led down.
"What's going on?" Yu Qiubai had entered Sovereign Sui's Tomb quite a number of times, but he had never encountered such a situation. He had no idea that there was a passageway behind the stone statue.
Zhou Wen didn't continue bowing as he turned to ask Yu Qiubai, "Sir, is this the path to Sovereign Sui's Tomb?"
"I've no idea. When I previously entered Sovereign Sui's Tomb, I would enter the tomb like I was riding on clouds as long as I offered incense. I've never seen this stone staircase," Yu Qiubai said hesitantly.
"Then I'll go in and take a look. Sir, wait for me outside," Zhou Wen said as he walked into the stone temple and walked down the stone steps.
The stone steps weren't wide, allowing only one person to walk through. Furthermore, the tunnel's height was too short, so Zhou Wen had to bend his body to walk through. Thankfully, he didn't discover anything dangerous. When he reached the end of the stone steps, he discovered a pool.
Zhou Wen scanned it and knew that the pool was connected to the outside. After diving into the water, he quickly crawled out of a fountain.
This is Sovereign Sui's Tomb? Zhou Wen sized up his surroundings and discovered many strange statues. The statues were split into two rows that lined the sides of the stone path. Their shapes were extremely strange, making it impossible to tell what creatures they were.
Zhou Wen looked at the end of the stone path and saw a huge stone statue. It was a statue of a man holding a torch.
Is that Sovereign Sui's statue? Zhou Wen realized that although Sovereign Sui's Tomb was huge, there wasn't a single dimensional creature inside.
The stone statues didn't seem like anything else. Even if Zhou Wen reached out to touch them, nothing happened.
Yu Qiubai walked in and looked around as he said, "How's this place? Only by passing through the small temple can one enter. It's very difficult for outsiders to enter, and there aren't any dimensional creatures inside. The dimensional creatures outside can't enter either, so it shouldn't be too much of a problem to use it as a residential area."
"I wonder if there will be any changes in the future," Zhou Wen said as he looked at the stone statues and Sovereign Sui's statue.
"Suirenshi is a sovereign of humanity. Even if something happens, it shouldn't be too dangerous, right?" Yu Qiubai said.
If it were in the past, Zhou Wen would have shared the same thoughts as Yu Qiubai, but ever since he met the humanoid monster in the ancient city, he no longer had such thoughts.
Suirenshi was indeed a sovereign of humanity, but it was hard to say if he would harm humans after his demonization.
Furthermore, although Sovereign Sui's Tomb looked safe, there was actually a hidden danger. Zhou Wen had already scanned the entire cemetery several times, but he didn't even find any bugs.
How strange. It's such a huge cemetery that's big enough to build a city, but there aren't any dimensional creatures. Zhou Wen felt that this place wasn't as safe as it looked.
"After I discovered a way to enter Sovereign Sui's Tomb, I studied it many times, but failed to find any dimensional creatures. Furthermore, dimensional creatures from other dimensional zones seldom approach Sovereign Sui's Tomb," Yu Qiubai explained.
Zhou Wen also noticed this. They had encountered quite a number of skeleton creatures on their trip here, but they didn't see a single one near Sovereign Sui's Tomb. "Let's talk outside." Without discovering any problems, Zhou Wen left Sovereign Sui's Tomb with Yu Qiubai. He planned on searching the vicinity to see if he could find the tiny palm symbol.
After leaving via the stone passageway, he arrived in front of the stone temple again. Zhou Wen scanned the stone temple several times, but he didn't find the tiny palm symbol.
He circled the outer wall of Sovereign Sui's Tomb to no avail. He couldn't help but feel somewhat disappointed.
Could this Sovereign Sui's Tomb really be a cemetery used to commemorate ancient sages? Although Zhou Wen felt that it couldn't be that simple, he really couldn't tell what was wrong.
"Zhou Wen, what do you think?" Yu Qiubai asked.
"It does look very suitable for human habitation. The space is large enough and the entrance is hidden. Dimensional creatures don't seem to approach this place. It's very safe," Zhou Wen said after some thought.
"If you plan on building a human city here, I believe many people will be willing to stay," Yu Qiubai said.
"Let me think it through again." After Zhou Wen sent Yu Qiubai back, he returned to Sovereign Sui's Tomb alone. He set up a lounge chair and a table under the statue. As he rested, he observed the situation inside.
Zhou Wen also released Chick. He originally brought it here hoping that it could help, but he didn't manage to use it in the beginning. Later on, the humanoid monster was too powerful, so Zhou Wen didn't dare release it.
Chick was standing on the table, pecking at the nuts Zhou Wen had placed on the plate.
Zhou Wen waited for more than ten hours without discovering any problems when Chick suddenly flapped its wings and flew up.
Zhou Wen originally imagined that Chick wanted to get some exercise, but to his surprise, Chick flew towards Sovereign Sui's and landed on the torch held by it.
Chick spat out a ball of phoenix flames. When the phoenix flames touched the torch, the torch that was originally made of stone started burning "Chick, what are you doing?" Just as Zhou Wen was feeling puzzled, he suddenly realized that the entire cemetery seemed to undergo a strange change due to the burning of the torch.
Zhou Wen hurriedly summoned his Companion Beast in alarm and prepared for combat.
However, no dimensional creature appeared in the cemetery even after a while. Instead, the weeds and trees in the cemetery seemed to grow at a speed visible to the naked eye.
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Chapter 1473 Zhou Wen's Decision
In a corner of the cemetery, there was a wild pear tree. It hadn't been long since the fruiting season, but now, it was beginning to bloom again. Furthermore, it didn't take long before fruits began to fall.
The various vegetation in the cemetery grew crazily. The originally short weeds had grown to the height of a person. The entire cemetery was covered in green.
Not long after, pears grew on the wild pear tree. It took only slightly more than half an hour. At the speed the pears grew, they would completely ripen in less than an hour.
Zhou Wen waited for a while and indeed, he saw the pear ripen. It looked plump and juicy. He reached out and plucked one and took a bite. Immediately, his mouth was filled with sweetness as though he had drunk honey.
It's so sweet! Zhou Wen was pleasantly surprised.
He was delighted that the Sovereign Sui statue had such might, allowing vegetation to grow rapidly. If they could occupy this place, they wouldn't have to worry about food in the future. They would be self-sufficient and no one could besiege the people in here. It was the best place to build a base.
What was surprising was that this power wasn't only effective against plants. If humans were also affected by this power, then what humans welcomed wasn't rapid growth, but rapid aging.
Zhou Wen didn't know how many times a pear tree bore fruit a year. Even if it happened twice a year, it was very likely that half a year had passed in less than an hour.
If humans experienced time with similar ratios, how long could they last?
This was only Zhou Wen's guess. Perhaps the power of Sovereign Sui's statue didn't make animals age, but it was better to be safe than sorry.
Furthermore, there wasn't a single dimensional creature or animal in Sovereign Sui's Tomb. This didn't seem to be a coincidence. According to these points of suspicion, the power of Sovereign Sui's statue might very well have an effect on animals. Therefore, no dimensional creature dared to stay in Sovereign Sui's Tomb. Or rather, those dimensional creatures had already died due to the influence of the statue.
What was even more terrifying was that this power wasn't as simple as a temporal power. If time was accelerated, Zhou Wen would definitely be able to sense it. However, other than sensing the blazing vitality emitted by the torch, he couldn't sense any negative energy.
After being affected by the power of blessings, Zhou Wen knew that the most terrifying power in the world wasn't necessarily the ferocious and vicious ones.
Instead, some seemingly beneficial powers were likely terrifying murderers hidden in the shadows.
"Chick, put out the fire," Zhou Wen shouted at Chick who had landed on the top of Sovereign Sui's statue. He didn't dare take the risk. If the accelerating power was equally effective on him, wouldn't he quickly become an old man?
When Chick heard Zhou Wen, it opened its mouth and sucked at the flames. The flames on the torch immediately transformed into a thin pillar that charged into Chick's mouth like a fountain.
Moments later, all the flames were devoured by Chick. The torch in the hand of the Sovereign Sui statue stopped burning, and the plants in the cemetery stopped growing crazily. Zhou Wen waited for a while and was pleasantly surprised when he saw that nothing abnormal had happened to the plants. They just stopped growing rapidly. Such accelerated ripening would usually result in a rapid decline after losing the energy supply.
The plants didn't show any signs of withering. This meant that they hadn't been excessively drained of their vitality, and was undoubtedly good news.
Zhou Wen left Sovereign Sui's Tomb, grabbed some wild animals, and sent them inside before getting Chick to light the torch.
Zhou Wen didn't dare stay in Sovereign Sui's Tomb. He left with Chick and planned on returning in a few days to take a look. If the animals died of old age, it would mean that Sovereign Sui's Tomb wasn't suitable as a human base.
Of course, even if it couldn't be used as a human base, the power of Sovereign Sui's Tomb was still very useful. Zhou Wen already planned on staying in Guide City. Regardless, he had to have Sovereign Sui's Tomb under his control.
After returning to the Sunset Army's temporary command post and meeting An Sheng, Zhou Wen told him about his wish to stay in Guide City.
"Young Master, with your strength, it's not a problem for you to stay anywhere. However, have you ever thought that if you were the only one, what's the difference between staying or not? You are just one person, so even if you stay here, Guide City doesn't belong to you," An Sheng said. Zhou Wen understood what An Sheng meant. If no one else worked for him and defended the plundering of the resources from the area, it didn't matter if he stayed or not. Even if he didn't stay, he could come over anytime he needed in the future. There was no point in staying here. "I want to establish a human city here." Zhou Wen had already thought it through. There was the stone saber here that even The Thearch coveted. There was the humanoid monster, Sovereign Sui's Tomb, Butterfly Valley, and other dimensional zones. He didn't know how many dimensional zones had yet to be explored.
It was undoubtedly most suitable to establish a human city here.
It might be a little difficult in the beginning, but the value would increase with time. If it were only Zhou Wen himself, he had no intention of establishing a human city that belonged to him. However, the three conditions mentioned by the humanoid monster weren't something he could complete alone. This required the efforts of many humans.
Zhou Wen only had the thought of establishing a city after leaving Ancient City.
"It's not difficult to build houses, but to truly make those houses a city needs people. With Guide City's present dire environment, how many people will be willing to stay here?" An Sheng persuaded.
"I know it'll be very difficult, but I still want to give it a try," Zhou Wen said.
Upon hearing Zhou Wen's words, An Sheng smiled and said, "Young Master, since you've already decided, I won't say another word. Just tell me what resources you need and how many people you need. I'll do my best to help you obtain them."
"Thanks, Ah Sheng. However, I wish to do it by myself to the greatest extent." Although Zhou Wen was very grateful, he still rejected An Sheng "Alright, but you have to remember that we are family. No matter where you are, the people from Overseer Manor and I are always worth relying on. Don't shoulder burdens alone," An Sheng said seriously.
"Don't worry. If I can't do it, I'll definitely head to Luoyang to freeload. If there's really a need, I won't stand on ceremony with you and Sis Lan," Zhou Wen said with a smile.
An Sheng laughed out loud. "Young Master Wen, how long are you going to keep up your spite with Overseer?"
"You have to ask An Tianzuo that. I'm very easygoing. I never get into trouble with anyone, nor have I ever taken that particular person to heart," Zhou Wen said seriously.
An Sheng looked at Zhou Wen without a word, but his eyes seemed to have a hint of contempt, making Zhou Wen feel uncomfortable.
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Chapter 1474 Reality
"Preposterous!" An Tianzuo slammed his palm on the desk, nearly smashing it to pieces. It was obvious that he was in a bad mood.
"It's not a bad thing for Young Master Wen to stay in Guide City. It has plenty of dimensional zones and resources. It will definitely be an important place for all parties to vie for in the future. If Young Master Wen can successfully gain a foothold there, the benefits he will receive in the future will be hundreds of times greater," An Sheng explained on the phone. "Who doesn't know that Guide City will definitely become one of the most important places in the world in the future? But look at the six families. Who dares to occupy it? Without the corresponding strength, entering too early will only make them cannon fodder for the other factions," An Tianzuo said coldly.
"Young Master Wen isn't an ordinary person. His strength isn't something the six families can compare with. Perhaps he can gain control of Guide City ahead of time." An Sheng continued speaking up for Zhou Wen.
"No matter how strong a person is, he's only one person. What's the point of him staying there alone?" An Tianzuo thought nothing of An Sheng's words. "Yu Qiubai has the intention of staying in Guide City. He's lobbying the other teachers and locals to stay behind. If it really succeeds, it will be a good starting point. There will be a chance for development in the future." An Sheng reported the situation in Guide City to An Tianzuo in detail.
An Tianzuo snorted coldly. "You don't need to wait for the outcome to know that it's impossible. 99% of people won't choose to stay in Guide City."
An Tianzuo said it with certainty, sounding very confident.
An Sheng naturally knew that the success rate of this matter was very low. It was useless even with Zhou Wen's reputation. Most people would still choose to move to Luoyang. It wasn't that people didn't have confidence in Zhou Wen's strength, but everyone knew very well that no matter how strong Zhou Wen was, it was impossible for him to stay in the city 24/7 to protect them.
The average person needed a stable and orderly society. This was something Zhou Wen couldn't provide to them now, but Luoyang had everything Even if An Tianzuo wasn't in Luoyang, Luoyang still had the strength to withstand a large-scale attack from the dimensional creatures. There was a comprehensive city defense system, the famous Sunset Army of the Federation, and many famous experts in the Federation.
Luoyang was basically safe as long as the Sunset Army didn't fall.
Humans were selfish. No one was willing to bet their lives, so An Tianzuo and An Sheng knew very well that most people wouldn't stay in Guide City.
The reality was as they imagined. Things didn't go well when Yu Qiubai went to discuss with the teachers. Although most of the teachers respected him, they still tactfully rejected him.
Even the school management who had a good relationship with Yu Qiubai privately persuaded him not to risk his life and said that he should join everyone in Luoyang for future development.
If even the teachers acted this way, it was even more impossible for the people from Guide City who didn't have a good relationship with Yu Qiubai to stay.
Most people had already registered with the Sunset Army and were waiting to migrate to Luoyang. Yu Qiubai was very anxious, but there was nothing he could do. The situation in Guide City was indeed wanting. Furthermore, they had yet to confirm if they could build a human city in Sovereign Sui's Tomb, so they were unable to use it as a bargaining chip.
This was within Zhou Wen's expectations, but he never expected the results to be so tragic. Up to now, there were only a handful of people who were willing to stay. Humans are indeed pragmatic. Zhou Wen originally imagined that with Yu Qiubai's reputation, he would be able to retain a few hundred people. He never expected there to be so few.
However, Zhou Wen didn't take it to heart. Although he really needed people, it wasn't unacceptable if there weren't any. As long as he could establish the city, he still had a chance of attracting other humans to join in the future.
However, if there was no one in the early stages, it would indeed be more difficult, making many things inconvenient. No matter how strong Zhou Wen was, he wasn't omnipotent. Some things needed professionals, and those professionals were what Zhou Wen wanted the most.
For example, for the construction of buildings, Zhou Wen could build a wooden hut or stone building, but the dense buildings with well-planned layouts weren't something Zhou Wen could do.
An Sheng already knew the outcome of this matter from the applications the Sunset Army received, but he had no solution.
It wasn't just An Sheng. The various factions in Guide City had long known about this matter. "Zhou Wen sure has wild ideas to dare think of establishing a human city in Guide City." Xia Liuchuan couldn't help but laugh when he heard the news.
Xia Xuanyue pondered for a moment before saying, "I wonder if this is An Tianzuo's idea. If it's his idea, he has really taken a terrible step. Guide City is great, and the surroundings are like a breeding ground for myths and legends. Although there aren't any clear pantheons, what's available to them is in no way inferior to Jerusalem in terms of dimensional zone resources. They are even more terrifying in certain aspects. However, the overall strength of humanity isn't enough to establish a human city in such a place. If we were to interfere too early, we would only become the target of public criticism. The An family has already done their best to defend Luoyang. If they still wish to interfere with Guide City, they will probably suffer a double loss."
Xia Liuchuan said, "With my understanding of An Tianzuo, he definitely wouldn't do such a thing. Furthermore, Zhou Wen comes from Guide City. This matter is probably his idea." "Although Zhou Wen is strong, establishing a city isn't something a single person can do. I wonder what he plans on doing." Xia Xuanyue sighed. Xia Liuchuan suddenly stopped smiling and said to Xia Xuanyue, "Zhou Wen must be lacking manpower now. Are you interested in having a vacation over there?"
"What do you mean?" Xia Xuanyue knew that it wasn't as simple as sending her on a vacation.
"No one wants Guide City now, but people will be vying for it in the future. If that kid, Zhou Wen, really occupies it, we might be able to reap immense benefits by helping him when he's most in need. It doesn't cost us much after all. Just treat it as an investment," Xia Liuchuan said.
"I'll pay a visit then." Xia Xuanyue thought for a moment and nodded.
An Sheng was thinking of a way to help Zhou Wen retain some people. Otherwise, it would be too difficult for him. However, no matter how much he racked his brains, there was no good solution.
It was not like he could force the unwilling to stay at gunpoint.
"You're so mean… You're so mean… You're so mean…" An Sheng heard a ringtone and knew that it was from An Tianzuo. He hurriedly answered the call.
"Overseer, what are your orders?" An Sheng asked.
An Tianzuo's voice didn't have any emotion as he said indifferently, "Recently, an unknown break-out creature appeared around Luoyang. We are suffering from a shortage of manpower. Quickly return with the troops to provide support."
"All of them?" An Sheng asked.
"Do you still want to leave some of them there?" An Tianzuo grunted coldly.
"Then what about Guide City? There are still many people who haven't registered. Furthermore, it's impossible to take all of them away at once. Even if we split them into batches, it will probably require dozens of batches for the evacuation…" An Sheng felt that there was a problem.
They couldn't take so many people with them. Those who couldn't leave would probably find it difficult to survive. After all, there were still skeleton creatures constantly charging out of Ancient City.
Now, it was all thanks to their suppression that such a situation could be maintained.
"At this point in time, are those people or Luoyang's safety more important?" An Tianzuo said angrily.
An Sheng seemed to understand something as he carefully asked, "Overseer, are you implying?"
"Isn't it obvious enough? Don't bring any of them. Return as quickly as possible. If anything happens to Luoyang, I'll behead you," An Tianzuo said coldly.
"Got it. I'll send the troops back now. I won't take anyone with me and leave them in Guide City." An Sheng's expression was odd as he thought to himself, Overseer is really ruthless! There's still much to learn.
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Chapter 1475 Sovereign Sui's Statue
"Zhou Wen… Not good…" Yu Qiubai anxiously sought out Zhou Wen.
"What happened?" Zhou Wen looked at Yu Qiubai in puzzlement, unsure what had happened to make him so nervous.
"A large-scale break-out has happened in Luoyang. An Sheng has returned to Luoyang with his troops to provide reinforcements. The troops have already left Guide City…" Yu Qiubai said worriedly.
"How many people did An Sheng and company take with them?" Zhou Wen asked after some thought. "As they left in a hurry, they didn't take anyone with them. After the skeleton creatures lost their suppression, they charged out en masse. With our present strength, it's very difficult to stop all the skeletons from rushing out…" Yu Qiubai explained the situation clearly.
When Zhou Wen heard that, he knew what had happened. The so-called situation of break-out creatures in Luoyang wreaking havoc everywhere was just an excuse. An Sheng had long made up his mind to keep them behind.
"Sir, lead your men to the school's main entrance and set up a signboard. If anyone wishes to enter the school and receive our protection, get them to sign this contract." Zhou Wen handed a document to Yu Qiubai.
Yu Qiubai unfolded the document and carefully read the content. Then, his expression gradually turned odd.
"Isn't this a little inhuman?" Yu Qiubai said hesitantly.
"Since they had already chosen to leave, they naturally have to pay a price if they wish to stay. Otherwise, they will think that we are a place that only takes in the rejected in the future, a place they can come and go as they wish. Then how can rules be implemented?" Zhou Wen said indifferently.
Zhou Wen could only use the school as his base as a front to recruit people. He could then establish his city when he found a suitable place. Zhou Wen's idea was good, but there were too few people under him who could carry out his vision. There were too many people who came to seek refuge under him. Many of them entered secretly. They did not take the initiative to sign a contract with Zhou Wen, believing that they could bluff their way through. Zhou Wen also knew that many people had sneaked in. It could even be said that less than a tenth of the people had signed a contract. Most of them had sneaked in without signing a contract.
However, Zhou Wen didn't take it to heart. All he did was tell Yu Qiubai to give more classes and tell them the consequences of not signing a contract.
Zhou Wen got his Companion Beasts to guard the area near the school. Humans from the nearby area kept coming to seek refuge.
Most people had no choice but to join Zhou Wen. It was impossible to travel the distance between Guide and Luoyang without sufficient strength. All they could do was join him. Zhou Wen wasn't in the mood to care about such matters. When he arrived at Sovereign Sui's Tomb again, it had been about four days since he had left the animals inside.
In theory, if the power of the torch could really affect them, they should be close to death. Or rather, they should be dead.
Don't die… Please don't die… Zhou Wen prayed silently as he walked into Sovereign Sui's Tomb.
If those tiny animals died due to the influence of the torch's power, it would be impossible for them to build a human city here. Zhou Wen would have no choice but to find other suitable dimensional zones which might not exist.
After entering Sovereign Sui's Tomb, the scene Zhou Wen saw left him stunned.
Not only had the animals not died, but they were also shockingly healthy and energetic. What was even more terrifying was that there were many babies in the grass.
Zhou Wen was overjoyed. From the looks of it, the power of Sovereign Sui's torch wasn't Time Acceleration, nor would it kill animals.
On the contrary, the vitality emitted by the torch made animals stronger and healthier.
I'll experiment a few more times. If there aren't any accidents, I should be able to begin building the city. Zhou Wen watched as Chick sucked away the flames on the torch. He clearly saw that the feathers on Chick's body seemed to glow brighter. Not daring to be careless, Zhou Wen carried out a few more tests. The results showed that the power in Sovereign Sui's Tomb had a very potent effect on plants and animals, but it didn't age them.
This is somewhat similar to my Human Sovereign power. Zhou Wen suspected that the Ancient Sovereign Sutra was likely created by Sovereign Sui. And his original intention was similar to the Ancient Sovereign Sutra that Zhou Wen had comprehended. However, because no human could take this path, he took another.
Zhou Wen took the opportunity to study Sovereign Sui's statue. Typical flames couldn't ignite a torch. The torch looked like it was carved from stone and didn't have any fuel. Typical flames naturally couldn't make the stone burn.
When Chick's phoenix flames touched the torch, it would immediately ignite. However, no matter how long it burned, it wouldn't damage the torch carved from stone.
Furthermore, Chick was very interested in the phoenix flames that burned on the torch. Every time Zhou Wen made it absorb the flames, Chick would appear thrilled.
Zhou Wen used a few fire abilities, but he failed to ignite the torch. Unwilling to give up, he switched to the Ancient Sovereign Sutra and the sun-like Human Sovereign appeared in front of him.
The moment Human Sovereign appeared, Zhou Wen immediately discovered something strange.
The originally motionless Sovereign Sui statue began to emit vitality.
Previously, when Chick used its phoenix flames to ignite the torch, it only emitted vitality and flames. The Sovereign Sui statue's main body didn't undergo an anomaly.
However, the Sovereign Sui statue's body now began emitting vitality. Although it wasn't as intense as before, it delighted Zhou Wen. With a thought, Human Sovereign reached out and pressed down on the flaming torch in the statue's hand.
The torch that ordinary flames couldn't ignite immediately ignited upon contact with Human Sovereign.
It wasn't just the torch. The entire Sovereign Sui statue burned as though gasoline had been poured over it.
The flames and vitality over Sovereign Sui's body transmitted to Human Sovereign at the same time, making the originally dazzling Human Sovereign even more dazzling.
Zhou Wen could clearly sense that the Ancient Sovereign Sutra in his body was circulating crazily as the surrounding vitality constantly surged into his body.
Boom!
A deafening boom suddenly entered Zhou Wen's ears as the burning Sovereign Sui statue moved.
The statue that was clearly made of stone slowly raised its leg and stood up from its stone throne. The flames of vitality on its body intensified, making it difficult to see its body clearly.
In particular, the pair of eyes stared at Zhou Wen and Human Sovereign like two two-million-watt searchlights.
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Chapter 1476 Extinguishing Hope
Zhou Wen was alarmed as he instantly transmitted to dodge the flames from Sovereign Sui's statue, but the flames were too fast, giving him no room to dodge. Before he could activate instant transmission, the flames had already shone on him.
Zhou Wen seldom drank, nor did he have any experience of getting drunk. However, when the flames shone on him, he felt intoxicated.
Boom!
All of Sovereign Sui's Tomb began spewing flames. The flames here were very strange. Although they were hot, they didn't injure anyone.
Infinite flames condensed towards Zhou Wen and Human Sovereign. The Ancient Sovereign Sutra in Zhou Wen's body seemed to circulate uncontrollably.
As the flames surged into him, Zhou Wen felt the Ancient Sovereign Sutra and Human Sovereign crazily absorb the flames from Sovereign Sui's Tomb.
Could it be… Zhou Wen was pleasantly surprised when he felt Human Sovereign's transformation.
The Ancient Sovereign Sutra had already reached the Terror grade. If it could improve further, it would definitely be the Calamity grade. Human Sovereign's sun-like body had already turned into a blob of magma after absorbing a large amount of flames. His body was no longer limited to just being a projection; instead, it became more and more corporeal.
As the Ancient Sovereign Sutra circulated and absorbed large amounts of flames, Zhou Wen vaguely understood something.
Previously, the humanoid monster had demonstrated the Calamity-grade Ancient Sovereign Sutra. However, his Ancient Sovereign Sutra's path was different from the Ancient Sovereign Sutra Zhou Wen had comprehended, so it wasn't worth much as a reference.
The power of fire in Sovereign Sui's Tomb had a similar attribute to Zhou Wen's Ancient Sovereign Sutra, but it wasn't completely the same. It had its own unique traits.
Due to the similar attributes, Zhou Wen's Ancient Sovereign Sutra was perfectly compatible with these flames. It was very easy for him to resonate with it.
Now, Zhou Wen vaguely understood that to use the dimensional zones' powers to raise his Essence Energy Art didn't require any special methods. All he needed to do was find a dimensional zone that was compatible with his Essence Energy Art.
However, this didn't mean that finding such a dimensional zone was considered a success. Just like how Essence Energy Arts varied in strength, dimensional zones were the same.
There were countless fire-elemental dimensional zones in the four districts of the Federation, but not every dimensional zone could help a Terror-grade creature advance to the Calamity grade.
There was another key point. Zhou Wen didn't know what to call an existence like the Human Sovereign statue, but only by finding it and using an Essence Energy Art to resonate with it could he use the dimensional zones' powers to advance to the Calamity grade. Sovereign Sui's Tomb was filled with flames that resembled bonfires that had flames surging into the sky. From the outside of the cemetery, it looked like a huge grave made of flames.
However, inside Sovereign Sui's Tomb, the plants that had rapidly grown due to the influence of Sovereign Sui's flames were also ignited. Soon, they were burned to ashes. They didn't grow again due to the powerful vitality in the flames.
Zhou Wen observed all of this and came to a realization. To humans, Sovereign Sui created the way to create fire from rubbing wood. It brought light and fire to humans, but to plants, it's a destructive blow. Problems should be viewed from different angles-good things might not necessarily be good.
With Zhou Wen's comprehension, the flames in Sovereign Sui's Tomb spewed out more and more violently as they surged towards Zhou Wen and Human Sovereign.
Yu Qiubai was filled with zeal. When he previously tried to persuade people to stay, they had ignored him and even rejected him. Those were the better ones. Those whose moral standards were lacking nearly cursed Yu Qiubai in the face.
Yet, in just a few days, the people who had been berating him cried and begged to stay. The changes were so fast that Yu Qiubai found it unbelievable.
This also gave Yu Qiubai hope. With Sovereign Sui's Tomb, so many people, and with Zhou Wen presiding over it, Guide City might be rebuilt.
As there were too many people, the school couldn't accommodate them anymore. Even the school's vicinity was filled with people. The weather wasn't too cold now, so they could stay outside for the time being.
Even if the skeleton legion didn't mount an attack, it would be difficult for them to survive once the weather worsened.
Furthermore, with so many people, food, lodging, and transportation were problems. They had to quickly resolve the problem of the base. With a base, everyone could take up their own responsibilities to ensure order.
Yu Qiubai was thankfully the principal of the school. He had previously been in charge of managing the school's various operations. The teachers and school management immediately came back under Yu Qiubai's management.
Yu Qiubai could temporarily maintain order with their help.
After making the arrangements, Yu Qiubai went to Sovereign Sui's Tomb to look for Zhou Wen. He wanted to discuss with him if he could get a group of people to enter Sovereign Sui's Tomb to carry out the early construction work.
Yu Qiubai arrived at Sovereign Sui's Tomb. Before he could head to the stone temple, he saw the flaming tomb.
What's going on? Could something have happened in Sovereign Sui's Tomb? Yu Qiubai was alarmed because Zhou Wen was still inside. If something had happened to him, everyone in Guide City would be doomed.
Yu Qiubai turned around and ran towards the stone temple, hoping to rush in to see what had happened. If Zhou Wen needed help, he might be able to do something.
However, before Yu Qiubai could rush to the stone temple, he heard a loud boom coming from Sovereign Sui's Tomb. Turning his head, he saw rows of collapsed walls.
The flames in the wall had already vanished. In the past, when he looked at Sovereign Sui's Tomb from the outside, he could only see the walls and fog. Now, he could take in everything inside with a glance.
The scene inside left Yu Qiubai stunned.
The cemetery that was originally filled with all sorts of weeds and vegetation had now turned into scorched earth. There was no sign of life.
Furthermore, the various stone sculptures in the cemetery had already been charred black. Even the Sovereign Sui statue had vanished, leaving behind a pile of rubble. Only Zhou Wen was standing in the cemetery unharmed.
It's over! Yu Qiubai was delighted when he saw that Zhou Wen was fine, but when he saw Sovereign Sui's Tomb present state, his face turned ashen.
They originally wanted to establish a human city in Sovereign Sui's Tomb, but now that it was in such a state, they naturally couldn't count on it.
He didn't know if he could find another suitable dimensional zone. Even if he could find one in the future, with so many people waiting outside the school and constantly being harassed by the skeleton legion, who knew how many people could last until then.
Helpless, Yu Qiubai was just about to head over to take a look at Zhou Wen when he suddenly saw him emit a sun-like brilliance.
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Chapter 1477 Human Sovereign Sacrifices to the Heavens
Although Zhou Wen knew that the birth of every Calamity-grade creature would be accompanied by the descent of a Calamity, he never expected that the Ancient Sovereign Sutra's advancement to the Calamity grade would destroy the Sovereign Sui Tomb dimensional zone.
At the instant the Ancient Sovereign Sutra advanced to the Calamity grade, Human Sovereign automatically fused with Zhou Wen, causing his entire body to emit light and heat. It was like a spring sun that brought warmth to the world, but it wasn't too hot.
Under the illumination from Zhou Wen's body, tender sprouts crawled out of the ashes of Sovereign Sui's Tomb that had already turned into a charred ruin.
In just moments, the sprouts grew into different plants. There were weeds that were more than a meter tall and saplings that constantly grew until they soon reached into the sky, blooming with flowers.
The cemetery that had turned into scorched earth now looked like a flora paradise in a short amount of time.
Yu Qiubai stood outside, staring blankly at the oasis-like existence in front of him. The vegetation inside grew lusher and luxuriant. It was unimaginable that a moment ago, it was still scorched earth.
"Zhou Wen… Are you okay…" Finding it all bizarre, Yu Qiubai worried for Zhou Wen. Yu Qiubai had heard some stories in the past. For example, the death of a whale would give many lifeforms in the sea a chance of survival.
There were also similar records in many myths. For example, after Pangu split the heavens and earth, he transformed into all things. Only when a powerhouse died would all things obtain the chance to grow.
Now that everything was growing here, Yu Qiubai was truly afraid that something untoward had happened to Zhou Wen. He rushed into the forest worriedly as he searched for him, constantly calling out his name.
Yu Qiubai squeezed through the grass and trees, traversing a few hundred meters before finally arriving at a circular clearing.
Zhou Wen stood there, emitting a sun-like brilliance. He looked almost inhuman.
"Zhou Wen… Zhou Wen…" Yu Qiubai called out a few times, but when he didn't receive a response from Zhou Wen, he suddenly felt something amiss.
He was advanced in age. Although he couldn't be considered ailing, he wasn't young anymore.
Coupled with the previous battles and recent work, it was normal for him to feel exhausted.
But now, he felt as though his entire body was filled with energy. It was similar to when he woke up in his prime. It was as though he had infinite energy. Even the pain and side effects from the previous battle had unknowingly vanished. It was as though he had healed himself.
Just as Yu Qiubai was feeling alarmed, he saw the light in front of him dim. Zhou Wen had already returned to his original appearance and was looking at him.
"Sir, why are you here?" Zhou Wen was first alarmed when he saw that it was Yu Qiubai. Only when he saw that Yu Qiubai was fine did he relax.
The Ancient Sovereign Sutra had just advanced to the Calamity grade and formed a domain. He didn't know if the Calamity Zone would harm humans, so he was given a fright when he saw Yu Qiubai.
"I came to look for you to discuss if we can send a group of people into Sovereign Sui's Tomb. From the looks of it, there's no need for any discussion." Yu Qiubai asked with a bitter smile, "What's going on?"
"It's a long story. In short, there's no way to build a human city here. We have to find another place as soon as possible. Teacher Yu, do you have any other suggestions?" Zhou Wen said with a bitter smile.
He didn't know that things would turn out this way. With Sovereign Sui's Tomb destroyed, he could only find another place.
However, for the Ancient Sovereign Sutra to condense a Calamity Zone, such a price was worth it.
The only thing that displeased Zhou Wen was that the Ancient Sovereign Sutra's Calamity Zone was still a domain similar to strengthening and healing. It still didn't seem to have any offensive properties.
Of course, Zhou Wen had just condensed the Calamity Zone and had yet to completely figure it out. He still needed time to familiarize himself with it.
He took out his phone and took a look. He realized that when he switched to the Ancient Sovereign Sutra, there was indeed an additional Calamity Zone row.
Zone: Human Sovereign Sacrifices to the Heavens (Human Realm)
Why does the name of this domain give off an ominous feeling… I have a nickname, Human Sovereign… If Human Sovereign sacrifices to the heavens… Doesn't that mean I'll be sacrificed to the heavens… Zhou Wen felt a little awkward when he saw the name of the domain.
The name was given by the game system, so Zhou Wen couldn't change it even if he wanted to. All he could do was silently accept it. "There are indeed quite a number of dimensional zones near Guide City, but there are many that are very strange. They aren't suitable for human habitation…" After some thought, Yu Qiubai couldn't think of a suitable place. "Let's talk when we're back." Zhou Wen was a local, so he naturally knew that Yu Qiubai was right. The dimensional zones near Guide City were indeed very strange.
He didn't dare enter Ancient City. He hadn't been able to enter Sovereign Sui's Tomb in the past. There were many Essence Crystal ores in Butterfly Valley, but according to the information Zhou Wen knew, Butterfly Valley had a time limit.
It was fine to enter Butterfly Valley at certain times, but there were certain periods when one couldn't come out. The people who entered would never be found again. There were also some dimensional zones that had their own uniqueness. In short, there weren't many dimensional zones that were suitable for human habitation.
"Under the present circumstances, we have to find a dimensional zone as soon as possible and give everyone a place to stay. With so many people crowding around the school, it's only a matter of time before something bad happens… If there's really no other way… We can only give that place a try…" Yu Qiubai said after some thought.
"Where?" Zhou Wen could tell from Yu Qiubai's words that there was a dimensional zone suitable for humans.
Yu Qiubai appeared to be in a dilemma, but he also knew that he had to think of a solution. Therefore, even if he was somewhat apprehensive, he still said, "In the dimensional zones I previously investigated, there's one that might be able to accommodate a large number of humans. However, there's a problem with that dimensional zone."
"What's the problem?" Zhou Wen hurriedly asked.
Since Yu Qiubai had suggested the dimensional zone, it meant that it wasn't completely unsolvable.
Yu Qiubai said, "I've previously been to Taiqing Palace and Laojun Platform. Although Taiqing Palace is huge, too many strange things happen inside. It's not suitable for humans to gather there en masse. On the other hand, Laojun Platform's dimensional zones are more suitable for humans, but there's something strange about it…"
The Laojun Platform that Yu Qiubai mentioned was also known as the Immortal Ascension Platform. Legend had it that it was the place where Taishang Laojun ascended to immortality. After the dimensional storms, it also became a dimensional zone.
Laojun Platform wasn't just an ancient myth. In recent times, there were also some magical legends.
Legend had it that when the Japanese army attacked Luyi County City, which was also the county city where Mount Laojun was located, the county city was filled with short, dilapidated buildings with no tall buildings in sight, the most obvious building in the distance was Laojun Platform.
Before the attack, the Japanese soldiers had first bombarded the county city with artillery. Furthermore, they had targeted the most outstanding spot, Laojun Platform. In the end, after thirteen consecutive blasts, they only heard the sound of shells being fired, but not the sound of explosions.
The Japanese army rushed into the city only to find that the commoners in the city had safely retreated. There was no one in the city. When the Japanese army arrived in front of Laojun Platform, they realized that their target had been Taishang Laojun's Immortal Ascension Platform.
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Chapter 1478 Laojun Platform
After the war, Umekawa Taro, the gunner responsible for bombarding Laojun Platform, came to Luyi again and kowtowed in repentance. According to him, he had fired the shells very accurately back then. The shells had hit Laojun Platform, but why hadn't the shells exploded? Even he couldn't explain it.
Umekawa Taro believed that Taishang Laojun had blessed the area. He even erected a monument of repentance at Laojun Platform, but it was later changed to a monument of peace.
No one could verify it now.
However, after Laojun Platform became a dimensional zone, it indeed became a magical land.
Typical dimensional zones had dimensional creatures, but there were no dimensional creatures on Laojun Platform.
That wasn't entirely accurate. There were just no native dimensional creatures. Instead, many dimensional creatures from other dimensional zones had fled to Laojun Platform to seek refuge.
Typical dimensional zones didn't reject humans, but they had a strong rejection effect on creatures from other dimensional zones. Creatures from different dimensional zones seldom ran around. However, this wasn't the case with Laojun Platform. Any dimensional creature, including humans, could freely enter and exit Laojun Platform, but there was one point-killing was prohibited.
This was very similar to Mount Laojun. Both places forbade killing. The difference was that if one killed on Laojun Platform, the consequences would be worse than on Mount Laojun.
Legend had it that a group of humans had chased after a rare dimensional creature all the way to Laojun Platform. The group only managed to kill it when the dimensional creature placed one foot on Laojun Platform.
They also knew the taboo of Laojun Platform, so they were somewhat hesitant. However, that dimensional creature was very rare to begin with. Back then, they realized that it seemed to have a Companion Egg in its body. They ultimately failed to resist the temptation and ran to loot the corpse.
A beam ended up descending from the sky and took them all away. No one saw them again. The locals claimed that Laojun had personally taken action to finish them off, sending them to heaven as he couldn't stand them. It was impossible to determine the veracity of this matter. From then on, no one dared to kill at Laojun Platform. They didn't even dare to cause injuries.
Of course, dimensional creatures that escaped into Laojun Platform wouldn't harm humans there either.
Laojun Platform became one of the few dimensional zones that allowed humans to coexist peacefully with dimensional creatures. Zhou Wen had previously heard of it, but Luyi was a county under Guide City. Zhou Wen had never been there, so he had never entered Laojun Platform.
"In that case, Laojun Platform is indeed very suitable for establishing a human city. Is the space there big enough?" Zhou Wen asked.
"Space in Laojun Platform wasn't too big, but after it became a dimensional zone, it expanded. It shouldn't be a problem to house a million people." Yu Qiubai sighed and continued, "However, I've already said that there's still a problem with Laojun Platform. If we don't resolve this problem, it's useless even if we build a city there. No one will dare live there."
"The killing prohibition isn't the problem you are talking about?" Zhou Wen was slightly taken aback. He had never heard of any other taboos in Laojun Platform.
"Of course not. That condition is extremely beneficial to humans, so how can it be a problem? If that's the case, people would have long fled to seek refuge there. However, in fact, no one dares to head to Laojun Platform," Yu Qiubai said.
"Why's that?" Zhou Wen asked.
"Because Laojun Platform has been occupied by a dimensional creature that doesn't abide by its rules. That dimensional creature can kill as it pleases without being punished. Any human who dares enter has been wiped out by it, so no one dares to enter." Yu Qiubai sighed. "If we wish to build a city here, we have to kill that dimensional creature or chase it out." "Why don't I know that? When did that dimensional creature appear? What does it look like?" Zhou Wen was surprised.
At the very least, Laojun Platform was where Taishang Laojun had ascended. Although he didn't know how true it was, could a place that was related to Taishang Laojun be destroyed by an ordinary dimensional creature? Zhou Wen felt that something was amiss.
Zhou Wen had a deep understanding of how terrifying Mount Laojun was either way. Laojun Platform was somewhat similar to Mount Laojun. Zhou Wen felt that the dimensional creature that could wreak havoc there wasn't simple.
"I don't dare to enter. I heard from others that the dimensional creature looks very strange. It looks like a cross between a lion or tiger, but not exactly so. It has scales all over its body like the legendary Qilin. It's more than three meters tall and moves like the wind. No one can escape its bite." Yu Qiubai told Zhou Wen all the information he had gathered.
However, the information he gathered was from a few survivors. It likely didn't differ from the ground truth.
Zhou Wen thought carefully for a while, but he couldn't figure out the origins of the dimensional creature. He only felt that since a person could see it, its level couldn't be too high.
Could it be that the abilities of that dimensional creature are similar to my Dao Sutra? It can crack taboo powers, so it can kill as it pleases at Mount Laojun? Zhou Wen guessed.
Zhou Wen thought for a moment and decided to head to Laojun Platform to take a look. Since ordinary people had a chance of escaping, even if he couldn't beat the opponent, escaping shouldn't be a problem for him.
The situation was dire. There were still hundreds of thousands of people in Guide City who had nowhere to go. They couldn't just stay outside the school all night. Things would go wrong once the food and water ran out.
He had to find a place to settle them down as soon as possible and get them to have something to do. At the very least, he had to provide them with their meals. Otherwise, once something went wrong, it would be difficult to clean up the mess.
Yu Qiubai returned to school after a discussion to stabilize the situation with those people. Those who signed the contract were given priority. He would employ a divide and conquer strategy, by giving carrots to some and using the stick on others. He didn't want to cause too much of a conflict. Regardless, he had to persist until Zhou Wen found a suitable dimensional zone.
Zhou Wen rushed to Laojun Platform alone. Before he left, he handed Chick to Yu Qiubai. Chick would be able to hold the fort if anything really happened as long as no Calamity-grade entity interfered.
The distance between regions increased significantly as Earth's dimensionalization deepened, but Luyi was very close to begin with, so Zhou Wen didn't spend much time reaching Laojun Platform.
From afar, Laojun Platform looked like a paradise on earth. There were buildings made of green bricks and tiles amidst the white clouds, making it look like a fairyland.
There were many buildings along the periphery of Laojun Platform that came under the dimensional zone.
Zhou Wen could only see the outline of the buildings outside, but he couldn't see what was inside.
When he arrived at the entrance of the dimensional zone, Zhou Wen wasn't in a rush to enter. He first circled the area, hoping to find the tiny palm symbol.
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Chapter 1479 Mingdao Palace
Zhou Wen came in front of the memorial archway and saw the words "Door of Perception" engraved on it. After passing through the archway, he entered Mingdao Palace which housed Laojun Platform inside.
Zhou Wen searched the area outside the archway for a while, but he didn't find the tiny palm symbol. All he could do was pass through it and continue walking in.
The area around the archway wasn't a dimensional zone. Entry into the dimensional zone started from entering Mingdao Palace.
The door to the Mingdao Palace wasn't grand. Instead, the two corner towers were more eye-catching
Although the two corner towers weren't big, they were rather antiquated. The corner tower on the right had a huge bell, and the corner tower on the left had a huge drum.
Zhou Wen had heard from others that killing wasn't allowed in Mingdao Palace. All kinds of creatures could coexist peacefully. Apart from killing, one couldn't just climb the bell and drum towers, much less strike them. If one didn't do it properly, they might very well die.
Others said that striking the bell would bring about something good.
In any case, there were all sorts of opinions. Zhou Wen didn't know which were true and which were fake. He wouldn't strike them even if he had nothing better to do.
He failed to find the tiny palm symbol after circling the area a few times. This left Zhou Wen depressed, but he thought of something else. It's useless even if there's a tiny palm symbol. There aren't any dimensional creatures in Mingdao Palace to begin with. The dimensional creatures inside are all foreign. Even if I download the dungeon, foreign dimensional creatures won't appear in the game dungeon. In the end, I have to enter to see how powerful the dimensional creature is. Thankfully, Zhou Wen wasn't too afraid. The dimensional creature may not abide by the rules of Laojun Platform, but he had the Dao Sutra and the Heaven-Opening Scripture of the Highest Elder, so he too could also disobey the rules.
Of course, the real reason for Zhou Wen's confidence was that the Ancient Sovereign Sutra had advanced to the Calamity grade. Although his true level was still at the Terror grade, once the Human Sovereign Sacrifices to the Heavens Zone was activated, he was no different from a true Calamity.
Together with the Minor Heavenly Cycle Killing Formation and the Soul Mirror, even if that creature was really at the Calamity grade, it was still an unknown who would end up being killed.
There's nothing to be afraid of. Just do it! Zhou Wen summoned the Prisoned Dragon armor and put it on. At the same time, he used the Ancient Sovereign Sutra and Dao Sutra. He summoned the Soul Mirror and hugged it before walking towards the door of Mingdao Palace.
After passing through the door, he saw a small square. There were pavilions and buildings that extended like a mountain range. He didn't know how many buildings there were.
Before Zhou Wen came here, Yu Qiubai had given him a map, but from the looks of it, many of the buildings inside didn't match the map.
Of course, this wasn't because Yu Qiubai wanted to harm him or give him a fake map. Instead, it was because the dimensional zone itself was constantly changing. The interior space would expand and new buildings would appear. The layout would naturally change.
No matter how the interior environment changed, the general layout didn't change much. Laojun Platform was likely at the back of Mingdao Palace.
Zhou Wen swept his gaze and saw many avian dimensional creatures roosting nearby, along with some tiny beasts frolicking on the grass. He couldn't help but think. Fighting and killing isn't the goal. The key is to deal with that dimensional creature. A cultured person like me isn't suitable for fighting and killing. It's best to use my brain. I heard that that dimensional creature only kills humans and doesn't harm other dimensional creatures. From the looks of it, it's true. Now that I'm using the ability of the Demon God Bloodline Catalog to mimic one of the dimensional creatures, I can be at ease and search for its traces. Perhaps I might even have a chance to defeat it with my intelligence.
The more Zhou Wen thought about it, the more he felt that it made sense. Therefore, he secretly crawled through the grass and engraved the Demon God Bloodline Catalog.
With the help of The Disqualified, the Demon God Body's ability to simulate transformations was not as inept as before. The Disqualified had a huge augmentation effect on the Demon God Body.
Although Zhou Wen had already tried his best to converge his aura and expose the aura of the Demon God Body, the little beasts on the grassland still retreated into the forest warily when they saw him approach. Clearly, they were still very wary of him.
A few of the little beasts looked rather clumsy and ran very slowly. One of them accidentally tripped over a tree root that protruded from the ground. Its fleshy head and furry body fell to the ground. It resembled Garfield.
Of course, the tiny beast wasn't Garfield. It was probably some kind of feline. It was only about the height of Zhou Wen's knees, but because it was too fat, its movements were very clumsy. Its face was fat and rotund, and its eyes were big and round. It looked like it was in a daze. It wasn't as ferocious as felines like tigers, but rather like a panda. Its fur wasn't black or white though. It was gray, almost blue. I'll transform into it. Zhou Wen saw that it was the stupidest and ran the slowest, so he used the Demon God Body. As his eyes scanned its body, his body also changed.
In just a moment, two clumsy little beasts appeared on the grass. Be it their appearance or aura, they were identical, like twins.
The little beast that had wanted to escape sniffed the air and looked back. It realized that there was a creature that looked identical to it. It immediately stopped running.
This fellow definitely wasn't smart. It turned its head and sized up Zhou Wen curiously. It even approached and sniffed him.
Even Zhou Wen was somewhat impressed with his transformation ability. The little beast sniffed for a while and actually treated Zhou Wen as one of its kind. It even came up and leaned against Zhou Wen as though it wanted hugs.
"Good boy… You are already an adult. Let's go to a more exciting place to play." Zhou Wen used it as a cover. As he played with it, he walked to the right of Mingdao Palace. He might encounter the creature if he went straight. Zhou Wen planned on walking down the long corridor on the right. It was best not to alarm the dimensional creature that killed any human he saw.
The dimensional creatures along the way were no longer afraid of Zhou Wen in his dimensional creature form. They acted normally as though he didn't exist.
Zhou Wen lured the tiny beast all the way to the bell tower. From afar, he could see that the huge bell on the bell tower seemed to be made of raw metal. It was taller than a person and had the words "Mingdao Palace" engraved on it.
Zhou Wen didn't plan on looking for trouble, so he naturally didn't head up the bell tower. After walking for a while, he saw a stone pavilion in the forest to the side.
It wasn't surprising to find a stone pavilion here. In the anomalous Mingdao Palace, there were at least 80 stone pavilions, if not 100. However, there was a behemoth in the stone pavilion. It was staring at him with its blood-red eyes that resembled wheels.
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Chapter 1480 Holy Spring Well
It can't be that coincidental, right!? Zhou Wen muttered inwardly.
The behemoth in the stone pavilion looked like a bear no matter how he looked at it. It was a giant bear with grayish-blue fur. Zhou Wen's present appearance was somewhat similar to it.
This little beast isn't a cat! It's a bear? Aren't you too deceptive looking like that? Zhou Wen sensed that the bear's aura was extremely terrifying. Before it flew into a rage, its aura surged like a tsunami. Even Zhou Wen was alarmed. It was definitely at the Calamity grade. Zhou Wen had always been reverent towards creatures like bears.
Many people found bears stupid, nothing but fools that were easily bullied. Zhou Wen had thought so too when he was young.
However, in middle school, Yu Qiubai had given a lecture about bear legends. It completely overturned Zhou Wen's understanding of bears. This made him subconsciously take more care every time he saw bear-type dimensional creatures.
In fact, in the early myths and legends of the East District, bears occupied a very important position.
Yellow Emperor Xuan Yuan had a bear lineage. In the legends of Yu the Great's control of water, Yu the Great had also transformed into a bear and fought all sorts of water beasts. Before the Spring and Autumn War, there were many legends regarding divine bears—they were also the earliest form of totem worship. The rise of dragons only happened in the later generations.
The reason why ancient people worshiped bears so much was not only because of their immense strength and impressive combat prowess, but also because of the bears' hibernation habits. A bear could avoid food and water for months. When it appeared again, it would give people the feeling that life had returned. Therefore, ancient people worshiped bears very much.
Even the legendary Chaos Beasts were very likely to be created using bears as blueprints in certain versions.
After hearing Yu Qiubai's lecture, Zhou Wen's impression of bears changed significantly. Therefore, when he saw a Calamity-grade bear, he subconsciously became cautious and didn't attack immediately.
The giant bear only stared at him without attacking
The giant bear's blood-red eyes looked at the tiny beast beside it before looking at Zhou Wen as though it was in a dilemma.
Zhou Wen's heart stirred. So that's how it is. It can't tell who its child is. That's why it's so hesitant and hasn't taken action.
As Zhou Wen was pondering over the matter, the giant bear got up and walked out of the stone pavilion. It circled around Zhou Wen and the baby bear a few times before reaching out its claws and throwing Zhou Wen and the baby bear onto its back.
Zhou Wen was given a fright. Thankfully, his mental fortitude was sufficiently robust. He resisted the urge to attack as he found himself on the bear's back.
Which bastard said that the Calamity creature here looks something like a lion or tiger, but not like either? It's a freaking bear! Many thoughts flashed through Zhou Wen's mind as he sat on the bear's back.
With his current position, it was undoubtedly the best opportunity to assassinate the bear. All he needed to do was pull out the Immortal Culling Sword and strike the bear's neck or other relatively weaker spots. Perhaps he could have Calamity-grade bear meat for his meal today.
With this in mind, Zhou Wen couldn't help but gulp.
However, Zhou Wen quickly rejected this thought. A Calamity-grade creature doesn't have negative intelligence, right? Even if it can't tell who's its child, doesn't it know how many children it has?
This clearly didn't make sense. The bear placed both creatures on its back despite knowing that one creature wasn't its child. That meant that something had to be wrong. From the looks of it, this bear definitely wants to trick me. There must be a conspiracy. That must be the case. I can't act rashly. I can't let it see through me. I'll figure out its scheme first. Zhou Wen resisted the urge to assassinate the bear.
The bear shook its body from side to side as it slowly walked through the forest.
Its body was huge, but as it moved, its body seemed to turn into a blue phantom. When its body slammed into the trees or other vegetation, it passed right through them.
Even Zhou Wen and the baby bear were affected by this power.
Zhou Wen watched as the trees passed through his body as though they were illusory. It left him greatly surprised.
Zhou Wen was proficient in spatial powers. He was also proficient in spatial teleportation and spatial traversal. He was very certain that this was not a spatial ability.
How strange. What are the origins of this bear? With its level and ability, there aren't many creatures on Earth that can fight it. Does it need to hide from its enemies and come to a place like Laojun Platform? The more Zhou Wen thought about it, the more puzzled he became.
The more Zhou Wen thought about it, the more he felt that there was something wrong with the bear's origins, so he didn't dare attack haphazardly.
The bear carried Zhou Wen and the baby bear as it slowly walked deeper into Mingdao Palace. Be it the forest or various buildings, nothing could stop the bear from advancing.
It was like a ghost that didn't exist in the world. It walked through the mortal world without being bound by anything in it.
Zhou Wen saw all sorts of buildings and ancient trees. There were many dimensional creatures lurking around, but they didn't dare approach the bear. They quickly retreated once they discovered it.
They retreated, but not in fear. Furthermore, after retreating, they looked at the giant bear from afar. It was obvious that they weren't especially afraid.
Could it be that this fellow wants to take me to Laojun Platform? What motives does it have? How does this benefit it? Could it be that there's something on Laojun Platform that allows it to determine who its real child is? Just as Zhou Wen was guessing, the bear slowly stopped and didn't continue walking forward.
Zhou Wen looked around and realized that he hadn't arrived at Laojun Platform. In front of the giant bear was an ancient well with a water pump and a wooden bucket.
At this point, the bear sprawled down and lifted Zhou Wen and the baby bear down to the side of the well. Then, like a human, it picked up the wooden bucket and placed it in the well. It shook the wooden rack, hoping to draw some water.
What's this fellow up to? Zhou Wen sized up the surroundings and saw the words "Holy Spring Well" engraved on a rock. He immediately knew where he was.
Holy Spring Well was rather famous. Legend had it that when Laojun was about to ascend, his mount, Azure Bull, who was chained to the side of the well, seemed to know that its master was about to leave. It couldn't help but moo and cry as tears of blood flowed down its eyes.
Laojun couldn't bear to part with the Azure Bull either, but the Azure Bull was mortal, so it was impossible for it to ascend with him.
Helpless, Laojun poured a calabash of Golden Cores he had personally refined into the well, causing the ordinary water well to surge.
The Azure Bull drank the Holy Spring Water daily, allowing it to ascend and reunite with its master in the future.
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Chapter 1481 The Baffling Giant Bear
Holy Spring Well had apparently dried up in the past. After Mingdao Palace transformed into a dimensional zone, Holy Spring Well surged with spring water again. After the spring water appeared, someone had tried drinking the spring water from the Holy Spring Well, but there were no special effects. Not only did he not ascend to immortality, but there weren't even any healing effects.
As Zhou Wen was pondering, the bear had already raised the bucket. It was filled with water.
wouldn't be too clear, but now, the water in the bucket looked purer than pure water. One could even smell the sweetness of the spring water.
Earth's environment is many times better than before. Speaking of which, can this be considered a form of self-repair for Earth? Zhou Wen couldn't help but think.
The giant bear placed the bucket between Zhou Wen and the bear as the baby bear lowered its head to lick the water.
When Zhou Wen saw this, he had no choice but to move his head over. Otherwise, if the giant bear saw through him, all his prior forbearance would have been in vain.
Now, Zhou Wen wasn't too interested in killing the bear. With the huge changes in Mingdao Palace, all he wanted to know was if there had been any changes to Laojun Platform.
In the past, Laojun Platform had a total of 33 steps from bottom to top. It meant that Taishang Laojun had ascended to the 33 Heavens. It was unknown what Laojun Platform had become.
In fact, Zhou Wen was still looking forward to it before coming
The Dao Sutra he cultivated came from Mount Laojun. This place was called Laojun Platform. Perhaps they had some connection and he could use Laojun Platform to advance the Dao Sutra to the Calamity grade.
However, along the way, he didn't discover anything that could advance the Dao Sutra. At the very least, the Heaven-Opening Scripture of the Highest Elder in his body didn't resonate.
As Zhou Wen thought about it, he drank the water. Soon, the bucket was finished by him and the baby bear. Finally, the baby bear hugged the bucket and rolled on the ground, pouring the remaining water into its mouth.
Zhou Wen didn't notice anything special when he drank the water. There wasn't any rich Essence Energy contained in it, nor did he discover any special attributes. Apart from the refreshing taste, he didn't discover any benefits from the water.
Seeing that the bucket was empty, the giant bear carried the bucket away and quickly scooped another bucket of water. It placed it between Zhou Wen and the baby bear again. It apparently wanted them to continue drinking. The baby bear obediently drank the water, but Zhou Wen wasn't too willing. Although he could drink it, he wasn't an aquatic animal. What was the point of drinking so much water?
Despite his thoughts, he still had to drink. Furthermore, he couldn't drink less than the baby bear.
If the baby bear drank a lot every day and he only drank a little, it would inevitably arouse the giant bear's suspicion.
Zhou Wen never expected the giant bear to draw bucket after bucket. It had no intention of stopping Once the water in the bucket was finished, the giant bear would immediately draw another bucket of water.
Zhou Wen foolishly fought with the bear for more in the beginning. After a few buckets, he couldn't take it anymore. All he could do was drink as little as possible and let the baby bear drink more.
After ten buckets, Zhou Wen was at his limits. All he did was extend his tongue and lick it a few times. He really couldn't drink anymore.
Zhou Wen was even willing to fight the bear to the death rather than drink any more water.
To his surprise, the giant bear ignored Zhou Wen's obvious difference. It only watched from the side and waited for the baby bear to finish drinking before drawing more water.
Zhou Wen had only heard of people who couldn't be satiated. This was the first time he was seeing someone like the baby bear who could drink indefinite amounts of water.
The baby bear was like a bottomless pit. It drank more than half of the ten buckets of water, but it still looked like it wasn't enough. Its stomach didn't expand either.
Could it be that the water in the Holy Spring Well really has some benefits? But I've also drunk quite a bit. Why don't I feel anything? Logically speaking, there should be some benefits after drinking for so long, right? But if there aren't any benefits, why is this baby bear so gluttonous? It's as though it can't be satiated. Zhou Wen considered drinking more. What if there were benefits?
However, this thought was instantly rejected by him. He really couldn't drink anymore. He nearly vomited when he saw the water.
Forget it. If the Holy Spring Well's water really has benefits, I'll just find an opportunity to extract some and place it in the chaos space. I'll use Holy Spring Water to eat, cook, and boil soup. I'll even use Holy Spring Water to wash my clothes… It was just a thought on Zhou Wen's part. He wouldn't really bear to use Holy Spring Water to wash his clothes.
What's that giant bear trying to do? When Zhou Wen saw that the giant bear was constantly drawing water for the baby bear to drink, he had more questions. However, he didn't know who to ask.
In the end, Zhou Wen stood by the side and watched without even continuing the act.
Zhou Wen kept counting by the side. The baby bear finally seemed full when it drank more than thirty buckets. It burped before it could finish the remaining half of the bucket.
Seeing that the baby bear was full, the giant bear didn't continue drawing water. It extended its claws and picked up Zhou Wen and the baby bear before placing them back on its back. Then, it turned around and walked into the forest.
The giant bear passed through the forest and soon arrived in front of a mountain-like building
Laojun Platform? Zhou Wen took a careful look. Although the building was somewhat different from the pictures he had seen of Laojun Platform, it looked mostly correct.
Laojun Platform was many times taller than before. Conservatively speaking, it was already more than a hundred meters tall.
Although Laojun Platform was much taller, it scaled in the same ratio, so it didn't look too different. Even the steps were the same-only 33 steps.
One step was now two to three meters tall. It would be difficult for ordinary people to climb
It was no problem for the giant bear. It used all its limbs and climbed up step by step.
I was planning on going up Laojun Platform to take a look. Perfect, I don't even have to walk on my own. I'm riding a bear up. This treatment can be considered unique, right? Zhou Wen sat stably on the giant bear as the baby bear kept pestering him, constantly leaning against him.
Laojun Platform was almost right in front of him. Zhou Wen sized up the top of the door and saw that the words engraved on it weren't Laojun Platform, but Immortal Ascension Platform.
The door to the Immortal Ascension Platform was closed. He couldn't see anything inside from the outside. The giant bear had already sprawled at the door instead of rushing in immediately. Zhou Wen's gaze was attracted by a pair of doors on both sides of the entrance. The door was shaped like a vertical drum. The drum's surface was engraved with the symbol of two dragons playing with a pearl. And above the door was a beast-like sculpture. It had deformed due to age, making it impossible to tell what creature it was.
Zhou Wen was studying the strange beast on the door when the giant bear suddenly leaped up and pounced at the door. In the next second, there was a boom.
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Chapter 1482 Smashing the Door
The giant bear stood on its hind legs and threw its front claws at the door, causing it to rumble. The door shook violently as though it would fly off at any moment, but it ultimately held still.
Bam! Bam! Bam! Bam! The giant bear slammed the door with its claws again and again.
Zhou Wen thought to himself, This is Laojun Platform, the place where Taishang Laojun ascended. It would be strange if you could open it with brute force.
Crack!
Zhou Wen was still having this thought when he suddenly heard something amiss. He hurriedly crawled onto the giant bear's shoulder and looked in the direction of the door. He saw that there were already many cracks on it.
Holy sh*t! No way? This can be opened with brute force? Zhou Wen's heart chilled.
Although Zhou Wen had never tried striking the door on Laojun Platform, he had tried many things at Mount Laojun. Ignoring the door, even the grass and trees on Golden Peak seemed to be protected by immortal power, preventing him from dealing any damage.
A place like Laojun Platform was definitely not inferior to Mount Laojun. It could only be stronger than Mount Laojun based on the taboo powers. As the place where Laojun ascended, it was unimaginable that the door would crack.
It couldn't be said that the door wasn't firm enough, nor could it be said that the protection of Laojun Platform wasn't potent enough. It could only be said that this bear was too terrifying
Where did this bear come from? Zhou Wen was somewhat glad that he hadn't attacked earlier on. His mind raced as he searched for myths related to bears.
However, the myths related to bears were basically from ancient times. Too few were passed down, so Zhou Wen only knew a few.
There were myths like the dream-entering flying bear, Yu the Great's transformation into a bear, and so on. However, when he compared them, they didn't look like this blue bear.
I've heard legends of red and black bears. For example, the Black Bear Spirit in Journey to the West is a black bear, but I've never heard of a blue bear. Could it be from another district? Zhou Wen didn't know much about the myths and legends of the other districts. No special bear-type Mythical creature came to mind.
The famous Frost Bear was white. Even if it was blue, it was still frost-blue. This bear was grayish-blue and didn't have any ice-elemental attributes.
Pa! Pa! Pa!
As the bear struck, more and more cracks appeared on the door-it was almost on the brink of shattering.
Zhou Wen and the baby bear lay on the giant bear's shoulder as the splattering wood splinters hit them. Zhou Wen picked up a piece of wood and saw a faint golden glow flowing in it. It didn't look like an ordinary piece of wood.
Zhou Wen pinched it hard. His strength was infinitely close to the Calamity grade. Logically speaking, it was just a piece of wood. Many of the fibers had been destroyed, but he failed to deform the wooden splinter.
Boom! A hole was smashed through by the bear's claws. The giant bear kept exerting its strength as it widened the hole. In just moments, the two door panels were smashed to pieces by the giant bear.
The giant bear clawed at the ground and crawled through the broken door.
The space on Laojun Platform wasn't big to begin with. After dimensionalization, it was only a few hundred square meters. On the right was the Numinous Treasure Hall, and on the left was the God of Fortune Hall. Together with the main hall, there were only three halls. Doors to all three halls were tightly shut. It was unknown what gods were consecrated inside.
As Zhou Wen was still observing the area, the giant bear turned right the moment it entered and arrived in front of a metal column that was embedded in the ground.
The metal column was thicker than a person's thigh. It revealed a portion above ground that was more than a meter long. Its top was oval in shape and it looked somewhat strange overall.
The metal column was covered in rust and had probably been here for countless years.
Zhou Wen didn't know much about Laojun Platform. He had never been here before, so he didn't know what the metal column was.
The bear stood up again and hugged the metal column with its claws, about to pull it out.
Boom! Boom!
The giant bear suddenly exerted strength that could uproot a mountain, but it only managed to raise the metal column slightly.
Laojun Platform shook as though there was an earthquake.
The giant bear continued exerting its strength, roaring as it tried to pull out the metal column. It crossed its claws and hugged the metal column tightly, pulling it up bit by bit.
Laojun Platform kept trembling as the three palace halls shook. However, their doors remained tightly shut as though there was no one guarding the area. Zhou Wen wore an odd expression as he thought to himself, Isn't it said that Laojun Platform is personally protected by Taishang Laojun? Why isn't there any reaction at this moment? Could it be that the legend is wrong? This isn't the true place Taishang Laojun ascended?
Zhou Wen thought of something else. Could it be that this bear is so terrifying that the power protecting Laojun Platform doesn't dare stop him?
The more Zhou Wen thought about it, the more he found it possible. The taboo power of Laojun Platform couldn't be faked. It was very similar to the taboo power at Mount Laojun. With so many terrifying creatures guarding Mount Laojun, it was impossible for there to be none
here.
The only possibility was that the guards here were afraid of the giant bear and didn't dare stop it.
The giant bear had already pulled out more than a meter of the metal column. It didn't take long to fully pull it out.
The huge metal column was like a toy in the giant bear's hands. It sniffed it for a while before looking as though it had been exposed. It grabbed the metal column and threw it out with both paws.
With a boom, the metal column tore through the main hall's wall. It stabbed through most of the way, with only the end exposed.
Even so, the door to the hall remained tightly shut.
What are the origins of this bear? Zhou Wen found it even more terrifying.
He hadn't managed to cause much damage when grinding the Mount Laojun dungeon. A few steps were enough to get him killed.
It seemed silent despite the bear being close to destroying the place. It seemed abnormal.
The giant bear seemed furious as it rushed to the door of the main hall. It extended its bear paw and slapped it a few more times as it roared angrily.
Zhou Wen's forehead broke out into a cold sweat. To mess with Taishang Laojun's place was akin to having a death wish. Was he tired of living?
If he were to give the deities a ranking, Zhou Wen couldn't think of anyone who could be ranked above him even if the bear wasn't first.
Thankfully, the main hall's door was much sturdier than the mountain entrance. The bear slapped it a few times, but the door wasn't damaged. All it did was produce a loud bang.
As though it knew that it couldn't smash open the door, the giant bear clawed at the ground and circled the door a few times before walking to the left.
On the left side of the main hall was a stone platform with a stone calabash on it. The giant bear came in front of the stone platform and circled it twice.
Just as Zhou Wen imagined that it was about to strike the stone calabash and stone platform again, the bear suddenly extended its claws and lifted Zhou Wen and the baby bear with one swipe of its claws before placing them in front of the stone platform.
The baby bear unhappily turned around and crawled towards the giant bear. The giant bear extended its claws and carried it to the stone platform. It even nudged the baby bear and Zhou Wen. From the looks of it, it wanted them to do something to the stone platform.
What's the meaning of this? Could it be that it doesn't feel satisfied smashing things alone and wants us to hone our skills and smash things with it? Zhou Wen thought to himself.
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