Chapter 161: The Puppet of the Virtual God

In the next moment, Fuyun waved his hand once, instantly disposing of the withered corpses of those two elders, before returning to the temple.
All of this happened in an instant—less than a minute passed from the three of them arriving at the temple to Fuyun’s counterattack, driving away Lian Shang and eliminating the powerful warriors from Atlantis.
Most of what took place occurred within his domain; the surrounding ablers only felt a tremor and a flash of golden light in the air before realizing nothing else.
Everyone stared blankly at the still-magnificent Glorious Temple, unsure of what had happened.
“Have you found a way to unlock the Blessing of the Sea God?” Chen Xiao asked as soon as he saw Lian Shang return.
“No,” Lian Shang shook his head. “These two powerful warriors from Atlantis are not from the Sea God Temple and do not know that ancient spell.”
Hearing Lian Shang’s reply, Chen Xiao frowned slightly.
“Youth master, the memories of these two elders are different from that of Leng Shi,” Lian Shang suddenly said.
“Speak,” Chen Xiao calmed down and looked at Fuyun.
“According to their memories, there are still some ancient monsters hidden within the Atlantis Empire. These monsters have been in seclusion for ten thousand years and have not emerged. As for their exact cultivation levels, it’s unclear,” Fuyun said slowly.
“It seems the ancestors mentioned by the Sea King last time probably don’t refer to these cultivators at the third realm of this domain.” Now, Chen Xiao also understood what the Sea King meant by those ancestors.
“What else?” Chen Xiao asked again.
“The Sea King of Atlantis has decided to ally with the Temple of Freedom,” Fuyun frowned slightly. “The purpose of the Temple of Freedom is to obtain one of the treasures from the Heavenly Dragon’s Secret Treasures. As for the people of Atlantis, besides getting the Sea God’s treasures, they also intend to invade the land, taking control of both the secular world and the abler world.”
“Huh, those merfolk are quite arrogant. But these matters aren’t our concern; someone else will handle them,” Chen Xiao nodded.
“Fuyun, that Lian Shang should be scared of you now and won’t dare come back for a while. Well, go to Atlantis now and capture an old priest from the Sea God Temple, or directly obtain their memories. I need to get the method to use the Blessing of the Sea God as soon as possible.”
A glint appeared in Chen Xiao’s eyes as he produced a black abler card and handed it to Fuyun.
The sudden appearance of the Temple of Freedom wasn’t a good sign. Chen Xiao needed to strengthen himself quickly.
“Fuyun, your true form is the Heavenly Dragon, the ruler of the waters. In the ocean, you must be even stronger than those merfolk.”
“Of course,” Fuyun took the abler card, a proud expression appearing on his face. “In the ocean, even if I encounter an opponent at the fifth realm of their domain, I’m confident I can defeat them.”
As he spoke, Fuyun slowly stroked the virtual divine sword in his hand. Compared to this magnificent temple, this sword was more suitable for him.

After all, the more powerful a virtual divine artifact is, the more energy it consumes. This long sword was precisely the most suitable for Fu Yun.
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“Fourth realm of the domain, possessing two virtual divine artifacts… What exactly is the origin of this Glorious Temple?”
Deep in the world of supernatural powers, Lian Shang’s face was pale, with blood trickling from the corners of his mouth—clearly he had suffered severe injuries.
“Which virtual god’s pawn is he? Who sent him? The Glorious God Lord… There seems to be no such figure among the virtual gods… As for the true gods, could they be the Light God’s pawn?”
“No, it can’t be the Light God. One of its factions has already established a foothold here…”
“Damn it! The treasure hoard of the 108 gods is left on this desolate and backward planet… And what kind of existence is this world of supernatural powers? Why did Lord Cassius say that even the virtual gods wouldn’t appear here?”
Lian Shang shook his head, casually dealing with an eighth-tier fierce beast approaching him before standing up.
“The Heavenly Dragon Secret Treasury is about to open. The pawns of the other virtual gods should be arriving soon. That Glorious Temple is just an obstacle. By uniting with a few divine messengers, we should be able to eliminate it… Now it’s time to enlighten those uncivilized, filthy humans.”
Lian Shang had no intention of giving up on the supernatural forces in Wa Country that he already controlled. That Heavenly Dragon Secret Treasury was left by the gods. Although it contained their treasures, it was still filled with endless dangers—even he wasn’t sure he could survive.
Since there were dangers, there had to be sacrificial pawns to die for them.
“Fortunately, I only left a few useless scum last time; otherwise, the losses would have been huge.” Lian Shang took a short rest to recover from his injuries before standing up again.
“However, the teleportation array left by Lord Cassius is lost… That’s a problem indeed…”
“Hehehehe… Isn’t this the arrogant Lian Shang? How did you end up in such a sorry state?”
At that moment, a mocking laugh rang out.
“Is it you?” Lian Shang stopped and glared coldly at the person appearing before him.
It was a young man in his twenties with long red hair. He had a face and skin that women would envy—fair, smooth, and almost glowing as if water could be squeezed out of it. There was a soft, feminine aura around him.
For some reason, the moment Lian Shang saw him, he couldn’t help but think of Fu Yun he had met earlier.
“Of course it’s me!” The handsome young man smiled at Lian Shang and said, “Lian Shang, I usually think you’re quite clever. Why do you seem so stupid now?”
“Hmph.” Lian Shang merely snorted in response without answering.
“Hehe, you tried to imitate others by bringing down divine miracles and gaining followers with a wave of your hand—no problem there. But why did you go and provoke that Glorious Temple?”
“Have you been following me?” Lian Shang’s expression darkened.
“We arrived earlier than you,” the handsome man shrugged. “You caused such a fuss as soon as you showed up. Now you blame us for following you?”
“You?” Lian Shang was stunned.

“Of course. I’m not the only one who arrived here before you,” said the handsome man with a snort.
“Since we’re all here, let’s go and destroy that Glorious Temple! No matter whose pawn it is, it will surely be a stumbling block for us. With such a powerful virtual artifact existing, do we still have a chance?” It seemed that Lian Shang had an excellent relationship with this handsome man.
“Tch, I’m not going crazy with you,” the handsome man shook his head repeatedly. “To be able to produce such a huge virtual artifact at once, just how powerful is that Virtual God? If we offend him, even the Cassius Virtual God behind you probably won’t be able to protect you.”
Lian Shang was slightly stunned. Not to mention a temple-like virtual artifact, he didn’t even have a single virtual artifact needle.
“But don’t be careless either. This planet isn’t as simple as it seems on the surface. I have a feeling that if we’re not careful, not only will we fail to complete the mission, but it might even be hard to get back alive,” the handsome man said in a serious tone.
“Not as simple as it seems?” Lian Shang frowned.
“Let’s not talk about that for now. This time, you’ve discovered an interesting race—those Atlantes. They could serve as pawns for us to scout for secrets, right?”
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