Mystery Descends: My Exchanges Are Not Equal

The moonlight was like water.

Wang Teng's shadow darted swiftly through the royal palace.

The journey was surprisingly smooth, without encountering the slightest obstacle.

In the quiet palace, only Wang Teng's footsteps echoed, making it seem like a deserted city.

In the blink of an eye, half a moment passed.

Wang Teng arrived at the end of the royal palace.

At the end, there was a treasure pagoda about a hundred meters high, towering into the clouds, seemingly reaching the heavens.

Countless sword qis continuously flew out from the pagoda, merging into Dragon Spring Peak.

At this moment, Wang Teng stood in front of the pagoda.

He smelled an indescribable stench.

Following the stench, he saw that inside the pagoda, beneath a giant Buddha statue, a huge black lotus flower had grown.

The lotus was entirely black as night, with twelve petals in bloom, surrounded by black qi, and waves of stench emanated from it.

No way?!

In the Buddhist Holy Land, a Demon Lotus had actually grown!

Wang Teng almost thought he was seeing things.

Immediately, his eyes began to ripple with black waves...

[Name: Other Shore Lotus]

[Tier: Red Mythical Level]

[Origin: Ancient Battlefield Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, using the lotus platform below to form an array to seal Ying Gou's Blood, spawned a Demon Lotus.]

[Effect: ???]

Damn~!

This is actually a Red Mythical Level spirit flower!

Wang Teng's eyes lit up.

Unfortunately, A Glimpse's tier couldn't detect the effects of the Other Shore Lotus.

It seems he will need to find an opportunity to level up A Glimpse.

Speaking of which, a Red Mythical Level spirit flower is equivalent to a Platinum-level Blind Box item.

This Other Shore Lotus is definitely a treasure.

He must have it!

Wang Teng was excited at heart.

However, he did not make a move.

Because he sensed a murderous intent stirring behind the Buddha statue.

"Clap~Clap~!"

Moments later, applause came from behind the Buddha statue.

A handsome man in white clothes and a crown walked out.

"Murong Fu... no! You should be called Wang Teng, not bad! Not bad! To be able to resist the temptation of the Other Shore~!"

At this moment, Wang Teng was intently watching the handsome man beside the Buddha statue, it was Duan Yu.

For a moment, the two locked eyes, both showing signs of dread.

Duan Yu's body was like a Celestial Sword, emitting a sword intent that could instantly cut through a Manifested Saint powerhouse.

This was the peak performance of the Six Meridian Divine Sword.

But what made Wang Teng frown slightly was that Duan Yu had strands of black qi swirling around his brow.

There was even a familiar aura, one that did not belong to the Celestial Court World.

It was the same aura from the earth-shattering battle in the Great Song Imperial Palace.

Could it be that Duan Yu was completely possessed by the mark of the Long-armed Ape?

Wang Teng's heart stirred, and A Glimpse activated...

[Character: Duan Yu (Soul Twin).]

[Level: Half-step Emperor Level.]

[Title: War God]

[Nation: Dali]

[Martial Arts (Skills): ???.]

[Talent: ???]

[Comprehensive Combat Power: 7200.]

[Drop Rate: 25%]

[State: Evil, Plundering, Manipulated.]

[Hint: Bounty is interfered with by an unknown source, greatly increasing difficulty.]

[Hint: This character has been mind-controlled by the World Raider, is in a manipulated state.]

[Hint: This character is extremely evil, carrying dual resentments deep in the soul, one from Duan Yu's original body, and the other from the Other Shore Lotus!]

Hiss~!

This guy is actually a half-step Emperor Level entity, a level above Li Qiushui.

Combat power reached 7200 points, nearly 2000 points higher than Li Qiushui.

Wang Teng was a bit shocked.

The hint said this bounty had issues, the difficulty increased a lot.

Otherwise, a task like this wouldn't feature a half-step Emperor Level character.

Speaking of which, according to the hint, his mind was captured by the World Raider.

Could it be that Other Shore Black Lotus?

At that moment, Duan Yu's lips moved slightly.

"I really didn't expect a human from a Small Thousand World to grow to this extent in such a short time."

Duan Yu sighed, his eyes seemed to be reminiscing about the past.

Wang Teng's heart moved: "What is the Small Thousand World? Celestial Court? Fertile Continent?"

"You don't need to know! At present, you don't have the right to know, you just need to understand that humans from the Small Thousand World are innately inferior to those from the Middle Thousand World!"

Duan Yu glanced at Wang Teng scornfully and continued:

"However, you are quite special! You managed to earn the War Emperor title in such a short time, a feat hardly seen even in the Middle Thousand World."

"To be honest, your body is better suited for my original self. I've been waiting for your arrival to seize your flesh body and fight my way back to the Middle Thousand World!"

"Unfortunately, that brat Duan Yu overstepped his bounds, using Beiming Divine Skill to absorb the black lotus possessing me! Our souls are already entangled, he resents you deeply, felt plainly by the original self."

"Once I kill you, I can completely control this world! Then, I'd be qualified for another war!"

"How did you die?" Wang Teng probed.

Duan Yu smiled devilishly: "You're a dying man, no need to know too much!"

Wang Teng frowned slightly: "Arrogant!"

"Hehehe~! Then let me show you, a Yellow Tier War Emperor, just how much strength you truly have!"

Duan Yu's house believed Wang Teng became a War Emperor by luck.

He couldn't believe a human from the Small Thousand World had the strength to become a War Emperor!

After all, he came from the Middle Thousand World, nearly reaching the peak of War King levels before dying.

Yet, when his soul fell to this small world, his combat power kept escalating to the War God level.

This was due to the numerous cosmic upheavals in the Celestial Court.

What he didn't know was that Wang Teng's combat power had also reached the War God level.

It's just that his Reputation Value was slightly lacking.

As Duan Yu's words ceased, he proudly waved his hand.

"Whoosh~!" "Whoosh~!" "Whoosh~!"

Instantly, urgent whistling sounds emanated from above the pagoda.

"Boom~!"

In the next moment, sword light flashed like a rainbow, landing instantly in front of the pagoda.

Wang Teng quickly looked, seeing a divine monk with piercing eyes, body like colored glaze, exuding incredible aura.

[Character: Six Meridian Sword Master.]

[Level: Manifested Saint -level character.]

[Nation: Dali]

[Martial Arts (Skills): ???.]

[Talent: ???]

[Comprehensive Combat Power: 3600.]

[Drop Rate: 20%]

[State: Guardian, Manipulated.]

So it's the Six Meridian Sword Master.

"Kill him!"

Duan Yu pointed at Wang Teng.

"Whoosh~!"

The Six Meridian Sword Master's finger sword was like a rainbow.

One of the Six Meridian Divine Swords, Zhongchong Sword Qi!

Wang Teng sneered.

This Duan Yu really looked down on him!

He actually sent someone with 3600 combat power to probe his strength.

Did he think Wang Teng was still at Juxian Manor's strength level?

"Swish~!"

In the blink of an eye, the Sword Slave's finger sword rushed to Wang Teng, the foot-long Qi beam about to pierce through him.

"Bang~!"

Wang Teng casually threw a punch!

The force of the fist was like a mountain!

It smashed into the head of the Six Meridian Sword Master!

"Crack~!"

The sound of a watermelon shattering!

Blood splattered everywhere!

The headless body stumbled a few steps forward and fell to the ground with a crash!

[Successfully killed Six Meridian Sword Master (Manifested Saint-level)! Gained +3600 Experience Points in total!]

[Successfully killed Six Meridian Sword Master (Manifested Saint-level)! Dropped Red Gold Crystal Stone!]

Hmm?!

Something new dropped!

What is this Red Gold Crystal Stone?

Seeing Wang Teng instantly kill the Six Meridian Sword Master, Duan Yu was a bit surprised.

It seemed he didn't expect Wang Teng to easily instant kill the Six Meridian Sword Master.

"Not bad, then let's try these!"

Duan Yu waved his hand again, and outside the pagoda, a fierce sword wind roared, like thunder in the Nine Heavens.

One Six Meridian Sword Slave after another appeared, with momentum surging.

In a flash, over ten Sword Masters appeared.

The next second, under Duan Yu's command, these Sword Masters charged towards Wang Teng one after another.

The more than ten Sword Masters were all Manifested Saint-level figures, and this combined attack was earth-shattering.

Shaoshang Sword Qi, Shangyang Sword Qi, Zhongchong Sword Qi, Guan Chong Sword Qi, Shaoshong Sword Qi, Shaoze Sword Qi.

Six Meridian Sword Qi merged and attacked, comparable to a Saint-level strike.

"Just in time~!"

Wang Teng laughed and stepped forward to meet the attack.

"Bang~!" "Bang~!" "Bang~!"

Punch shadows flashed continuously!

The roar was like thunder!

The pair of fists carried the might of the Five Mountains, fiercely crushing each stream of sword qi.

Sands and stones flew.

In an instant, the more than ten Sword Masters shot out hundreds of sword rains, while Wang Teng unleashed hundreds of punches.

At this moment, an abrupt change occurred.

"Slash~!"

The more than ten Sword Masters shouted in unison.

Their sword intentions instantly fused into a giant sword of ten Zhang, slashing towards Wang Teng!

Six Meridians united, the genuine Six Meridian Divine Sword!

The violent sword qi locked onto Wang Teng, leaving him no escape.

"Courting death~!"

Wang Teng shouted angrily, a terrifying aura sprouting from his ring finger.

Divine Technique — World Stream God Finger!

The finger intent exuded unrivaled power.

"Whoosh~!" "Whoosh~!" "Whoosh~!"

Wherever the finger intent passed, the giant sword shattered, all the Sword Masters instantly killed, turning to dust.

One finger sent forth, and the world was at peace!

[Successfully killed Six Meridian Sword Master (Manifested Saint-level)! Gained +3600 Experience Points in total!]

[Successfully killed Six Meridian Sword Master (Manifested Saint-level)! Dropped Red Gold Crystal Stone!]

[Successfully killed Six Meridian Sword Master (Manifested Saint-level)! Gained +3600 Experience Points in total!]

[Successfully killed Six Meridian Sword Master (Manifested Saint-level)! Dropped Red Gold Crystal Stone!]

...

In the next moment, all the Six Meridian Sword Masters in front of Wang Teng were slain, gaining over forty thousand experience points!

More than a dozen Red Gold Crystal Stones also dropped!

Duan Yu was dumbfounded!

Only at this moment did he realize he had really underestimated this human from the Small Thousand World.

"Damn~!"

He roared angrily, stepping forward onto the black lotus.

"Boom~Boom~Boom~!"

Instantly, the pagoda started to collapse from the top, countless sharp sword qis swirling towards him.

In just a moment, the pagoda completely collapsed, from the ruins emerged a steel giant more than a Zhang tall, its whole body lined with sharp blades, its momentum continuously surging.

Black qi from the Demon Lotus surged upwards, forming countless black divine patterns!

[Tip: The target has been completely raided! The target has completely awakened White Tiger Power!]

Wang Teng's pupils shrunk, quickly looking up.

[Character: Duan Yu (Demonized White Tiger).]

[Level: Great Emperor Level.]

[Title: War God]

[Country: Dali]

[Martial Arts (Skills): ???.]

[Talent: ???]

[Comprehensive Combat Power: 8200.]

[Drop Rate: 25%]

[State: Evil, Plunder, Immortal.]

What the hell~!

Duan Yu was completely raided and turned into a Great Emperor Level monster!

His comprehensive combat power soared to 8200 points!

At this moment, Demonized Duan Yu made a grasping motion in the void.

"Boom~Boom~Boom~!"

The entire Dragon Spring Peak trembled!

The mountain split, divided in two!

A massive black iron longsword, over a Zhang long, slowly emerged from the mountain base, exuding an overwhelming sharpness.

The sword hilt bore a gold dragon engraving, looking incomparably dignified.

The blade like autumn frost!

It was actually an Orange Legendary Level weapon — Dragon Spring Sword!

Demonized Duan Yu grasped the longsword!

Unity of Man and Sword!

His aura surged!

His combat power instantly reached 9000 points!

Just a step away from the legendary Profound Tier combat power!

"Boom~!"

The aura of Demonized Duan Yu surged again!

[Tip: Demonized Duan Yu activated Six Meridian Sword Body, reaching the Power of Ten Thousand Battles!]

"Wang Teng, prepare to die!"

Demonized Duan Yu's voice was deep and resonant, like a bell.

No longer like the previous ethereal voice.

As his words fell, he stepped forward to attack Wang Teng...