149: Is this your plan?

Wu Shouyi led Xu Le to a jade wall and walked straight through it.

Xu Le stepped forward to inspect it, only to discover that it was actually a mechanism. It looked identical to its surroundings, but in reality, it was a hidden entrance.

If not for a stroke of Opportunity, it would have been nearly impossible to discover.

The spacious hall had radiant pearls on the ceiling, and the floor and walls were made of white jade, illuminating the place like daylight under the glow of the pearls.

In the center of the hall stood a golden altar, upon which rested a transparent pearl, suspended in mid-air and rotating slowly, much like a soap bubble.

Behind the altar was a massive golden chair, with the armrests shaped like two ferocious Dragon heads.

Xu Le cast his gaze upon the transparent pearl and activated his Divine Eye, but no information popped up.

Wu Shouyi said, "I am of the Great Zhou royal family, born with a Heavenly Fate. If not for me, discovering this secret chamber would be harder than ascending to the heavens."

"Form an alliance with me. I may be a bit weak in combat, but with the blessing of Heavenly Fate, I am no worse than ten of the strongest Void Creatures."

Xu Le's mouth twitched. He had to admit, this guy definitely had the thick skin of royalty.

"Do you know what this is?"

Wu Shouyi shook his head. "I haven't seen it before, but since it's hidden so deeply, it must be extraordinary. It's your lucky day."

Xu Le was stared at by burning eyes; he knew the other party wanted a promise of alliance.

"How long do you want to form an alliance?"

"Until we separate from them and safely return to the First District."

Xu Le looked at Wu Shouyi, who stared back at him firmly, as if this were his bottom line.

Amidst their silence, a soft "Eh?" was heard.

Fan Wei poked his head out, immediately spotting the floating pearl, and could no longer tear his gaze away.

Given the setting and the location, it looked like a rare treasure no matter how one viewed it.

"Hahaha, who would have thought the three of us would be so lucky? Let me see what kind of treasure this is."

Fan Wei immediately claimed the pearl as belonging to the three of them.

In order to seize the treasure, he immediately activated a Skill, his body flickering as he appeared on the altar and reached out to grab the pearl.

As fast as light and lightning, he gripped the pearl the moment he reached out, but it was like scooping the moon from the bottom of the sea; he caught nothing in his hand.

Xu Le had anticipated this. Since his Divine Eye had no reaction, it could only mean that the pearl was either a transformation of an illusion or located in another space.

The other party's attainment in space was truly terrifying!

Fan Wei tried a few more times, but still caught nothing, and sheepishly withdrew his hand.

"I tried; there's no danger here, but the mechanism is a bit difficult."

Xu Le walked over, not exposing him, and began to inspect it carefully.

He felt something was off, but he couldn't pinpoint exactly what it was for a moment.

His powerful spirit attribute swept over the Dragon chair, the altar, the floating pearl, the surrounding white jade walls, and the pearls on the ceiling.

"Wait, the shapes of those pearls..."

Xu Le's eyes narrowed as he noticed that some of the pearls on the ceiling were bright, while others were dim.

He reached out and tapped the air, connecting the brighter pearls, and the shape of a stick figure began to form.

When the final stroke was completed, the brighter pearls in the sky blossomed with dazzling radiance.

An image appeared on the ground.

It was a color portrait, and at a glance, one could tell it was Xu Le: bald, wearing a blood-colored monk's robe.

No!

To be precise, it looked exactly like the monk in the wall painting, only that he also happened to look somewhat like Xu Le.

The space around it rippled, and the portrait stood up, chanting a Buddhist name.

"namo amitabha buddha, greetings, benefactor."

The figure in the painting looked compassionate and solemn, very much like a peerless high monk.

However, the blood-red color flowed across his monk's robe, and a faint, foul stench could be smelled; in contrast, he looked more like a demon from Hell.

"Eh? Why have you come?"

Seeing Xu Le, a flash of surprise crossed the figure's eyes. He pinched his fingers together, and an expression of realization appeared on his face.

"A hundred years in the blink of an eye. So that's how it is."

As he finished speaking, he scattered into dust that filled the sky, drifting into Xu Le's shadow.

The pearl on the altar also fell onto the altar with a clatter.

"Hiss..."

Fan Wei and Wu Shouyi came to their senses and immediately retreated thirty meters away, forgetting even to take the pearl on the table.

"Are you okay?"

Clearly, both of them suspected that he had been subjected to Possession by the Heart Buddha.

Xu Le chuckled. "Is this your scheme? I have to say, it's full of flaws."

Fan Wei and Wu Shouyi hid even further away.

"Brother Xu, you saved me twice; my life is yours. But now... sigh, I can only avenge you in the future!"

Having said that, he turned and fled.

Wu Shouyi jumped in shock, not even bothering with pleasantries, and turned to flee.

"Clowns!"

Xu Le didn't care in the slightest. He took out the Soul fragment of the Void spirit Poison Dragon and had Little Silly Crow hand it over to the divine statue to process.

Only then did he turn his gaze toward the transparent pearl on the altar.

He didn't pick it up immediately, but instead cast "Divine Eye."

[Equipment] Ten-Thousand-Year Mirage Pearl

[Grade] legendary grade

[Usage Conditions] None

[Equipment Properties] spirit +3000 points, comes with the "Illusion God" Skill.

[Illusion God] (Passive) Devours spirit resistance within a 3000-meter radius and significantly enhances the realism of illusions within that range.

[Note] A pearl covered in dust; it can be called a textbook-level counter-example of equipment forging.

Although he had anticipated it, Xu Le still underestimated the pearl.

He originally thought it was just a piece of trash equipment, but he didn't expect that apart from increasing spirit by 3000 points, all other attributes were negative.

It was impossible to equip such equipment.

Xu Le prepared to put the pearl into his space ring, but suddenly thought of the Great Teacher of Supreme Goodness's spatial ability. Without any hesitation, he took out the Drum-Beating Space-Shattering Hammer and started smashing.

One strike.

Two strikes.

...

Nine strikes.

Crack!

The legendary grade Ten-Thousand-Year Mirage Pearl was smashed into powder, and countless white mists seeped out. Xu Le did not hesitate; he turned and ran toward the exit.

The Mirage Qi that had accumulated for ten thousand years suddenly erupted. It was definitely not something to be trifled with and was bound to be even more terrifying than the [Illusion God] buff.

He turned into a black shadow and dashed out of the exit, where a Guan blade suddenly slashed down.

"I knew you couldn't wait!"

Xu Le raised his dual hammers to block the strike, but due to the disparity in strength, he was sent flying.

"Alliance!"

Wu Shouyi rushed over and spat Dragon Flame at Fan Wei.

"Thanks!"

Xu Le performed a somersault in mid-air to dissipate the force, then raised the golden hammer in his hand and smashed it onto Wu Shouyi's head.

Bang!

Wu Shouyi was completely caught off guard, and his head was smashed like a watermelon.

-8905.

-6908.

However, he had over forty thousand health points after all, so although he looked miserable, he was still alive.

"What are you doing?"

"Sorry, I didn't mean to."

The golden hammer in Xu Le's right hand flew out directly, and "Charged Strike" was activated.

Because the distance was too close and he was careless, Wu Shouyi was hit by another hammer and was stunned on the spot.

Xu Le rushed over, smashed another hammer onto the other person's head, picked up the dropped hammer with his right hand, and smashed another hammer over.

"You really have been converted by the Heart Buddha; you actually attacked someone who helped you."

Fan Wei charged over, wielding his Guan blade.

Xu Le laughed out loud, completely ignoring Fan Wei, and swung his hammers continuously, smashing them into Wu Shouyi's body.

"You..." Wu Shouyi regained his senses and tried to escape, but was hit by another "Mental Shock" and was stunned again.

"You demon, you even kill your own people!"

Fan Wei's Guan blade moved like a ribbon, and a massive white waterfall appeared, attempting to interrupt Xu Le's follow-up attacks.

Then, Xu Le waved his hand, and the divine statue appeared, blocking the blade.

He himself smashed another hammer onto Wu Shouyi, completely emptying his health bar.