Published: March 2, 2025
“That’s fine, just go.” These four words seemed simple, but the real situation was far from it!
Let's not even mention the difficulty of fighting a level 7 demonic creature at level 5—this was a minor issue. A level 7 demonic creature had a physical quality limit of 20,000 points, and with Wen Yu's current strength, defeating a regular level 7 demonic creature was not a problem. The key issue lay with the competitors.
Those who were confident enough to compete for this reward were certainly not easy opponents. It was predictable that there would be various internal competitions, and not just a few. In the wilderness, if someone were to ambush Wen Yu, who would come to his rescue?
Adding to this was the attitude of the Heavenly Dao. To Wen Yu, this “Hunt Reward Program” was indeed unreliable.
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At noon, while dining with Tang Haofei, Old Tang possibly noticed Wen Yu’s hesitant expression and couldn’t help but ask a bit more.
Considering that Tang Haofei and he were on the same side, and that Tang Haofei was the only person Wen Yu could trust in this place, Wen Yu quickly organized his words and then explained the current situation to Tang Haofei—except for the existence of the Heaven-Piercing Demon Vine, there was nothing else to conceal.
“So, you’re saying that the Elder Brother who is currently publicly verifying your identity might have some ulterior motives?”
Wen Yu nodded in agreement with Old Tang’s statement.
“Can you guess what he might be thinking?”
Wen Yu shook his head.
“There’s something off about this…”
Old Tang stroked his chin with his right hand, pondering as he took on the role of a strategist for Wen Yu.
“If he harbors a hundred percent malice towards you, why would he still verify your identity? Think about it; according to your own words, the actions of this Heavenly Dao are completely contradictory.”
“On one hand, he verifies your identity, while on the other hand, he deprives you of your benefits—this is absolutely redundant. If he were to prove your identity as fake in front of everyone, you would certainly die tragically on the spot, and the Heaven-Piercing Immortal Emperor would hand over your inheritance to the Heavenly Dao. Nobody would know about it. If he were after that inheritance, he could completely deny you as the young master outright and then swallow those benefits himself…”
“In other words, his true goal is not for those inheritances.”
Wen Yu had also thought about what Old Tang mentioned, but he couldn’t guess the deeper issues.
Moreover, it was evident that with the current conditions and Old Tang's not much higher intelligence than Wen Yu’s, even Tang Haofei couldn’t deduce a conclusion from this matter.
“Forget it, let’s not guess it anymore, let’s eat first.”
Old Tang waved his hand and picked up his utensils to tackle the food in front of him. This guy had quite an optimistic attitude.
However, Wen Yu, as the main character of this event, couldn’t bring himself to have any optimistic feelings.
“I want to leave, to get out of this treasure land.”
Wen Yu murmured this statement.
“Yeah, the situation is indeed not optimistic.”
Old Tang was also not in the mood for jokes—there were two limit breakers on Earth, and if something happened to either of them, the Earth human race would lose its pillar of support. Just thinking about the external situation made Tang Haofei feel scared.
“However, it’s not without a solution. You just said that if the Heavenly Dao makes a move against you, you are confident you can escape, right?”
Wen Yu hesitated for a moment, first nodding his head and then shaking it.
“The Heaven-Piercing Demon Vine said it could block the Heavenly Dao for a few seconds.” Wen Yu wasn’t sure if he could fully trust the Heaven-Piercing Demon Vine, but it was true that it had helped him a lot on this journey.
However, the help provided and benefits gained did not become the premise and condition for Wen Yu to unconditionally trust the Heaven-Piercing Demon Vine!