232: Chapter 232 The Competition?

The Red-clothed Female Zombie, seeing Mu Cheng attack, stood motionless on the spot...

Letting Mu Cheng's black hole heavy sword strike her.

"Man, she's way too tough!"

Mu Cheng attacked several times in succession and found it was useless, so he had to pull back and create distance.

"Let's go together! Knock her into the lava." Shangguan Mengmeng also noticed something was wrong, and holding her black gold blade, she went up to help.

Mu Cheng followed closely behind. Whether it was physical sword intent or energy sword intent, they later found that they couldn't do anything to the Red-clothed Female Zombie.

"Good grief, it's like hitting a robot. Forget about knocking her into the lava, we can't even hurt her at all." Mu Cheng finally figured it out and backed away.

Shangguan Mengmeng also retreated. "This can't go on. We have to think of a way."

Going on like this was simply not an option.

"Did you notice? She hasn't attacked us." Mu Cheng looked ahead, a bit puzzled.

Shangguan Mengmeng: "Even so, what of it? Do you think we can take her down?"

As soon as they got close to the red-clothed zombie, she would exert force. Forget about defeating her, even getting past her was difficult.

"True, but I think there's always a way." Mu Cheng began to ponder seriously.

Shangguan Mengmeng: "Let's keep trying! If we keep at it, we'll find a way eventually."

"Mm-hmm." Mu Cheng nodded in agreement.

The two of them launched another fierce assault, but no matter who was responsible for pinning down the Red-clothed Female Zombie, it was still useless.

Another three hours passed.

"Damn it! I'll just tie her up." Mu Cheng finally couldn't hold back anymore, nor did he need to.

He put away his black hole heavy sword, took out qianji and transformed it into a chain, immediately binding the female zombie...

"That's it?" Mu Cheng instantly doubted his life choices.

But even though the Red-clothed Female Zombie was tied up, she still tried to hop around to stop the two of them.

Shangguan Mengmeng: "Should we just push her down?"

"No, no, pushing her down might be dangerous. It's better to carry her up to the second floor." Mu Cheng acted as soon as he said it.

He hoisted the Red-clothed Female Zombie onto his shoulder. No matter how she struggled now, it was ultimately futile.

"Man, you've got guts." Shangguan Mengmeng couldn't help but exclaim.

"Hurry up, follow me!" Mu Cheng didn't waste words and headed straight for the stairs.

Shangguan Mengmeng followed closely behind...

As expected, there were no surprises, and the two successfully reached the second floor...

On this second floor, besides a coffin in the middle, there was another staircase to the side, clearly leading to the third floor.

"This is?" Shangguan Mengmeng began to examine it.

Aside from being exquisite, the coffin didn't seem to have anything special about it; calling it a mere decoration wouldn't be an exaggeration.

"Let's keep going up! Why bother with it." After pondering for a moment, Mu Cheng walked towards the stairs again with a swagger.

Shangguan Mengmeng also hurriedly followed, and they reached the third floor very smoothly.

On this third floor, there were Iron men all around, about two meters tall, and they weren't holding any weapons.

However, they were motionless, and at the end was the staircase leading to the fourth floor.

"This... could it be some kind of Talisman Array?" Shangguan Mengmeng looked a bit panicked.

Mu Cheng continued forward. "Regardless of what it is, we'll just push through it."

"Alright then! Just be careful." Shangguan Mengmeng had no argument and could only follow closely.

As Mu Cheng said, there was no turning back now; they could only keep moving forward.

The fourth floor, the fifth floor... it was the same.

All the way to the eighth floor, there was still no danger.

"Is the trial glitched?" Mu Cheng finally couldn't help but say.

Shangguan Mengmeng: "So much nonsense. Hurry up to the last floor."

They reached the ninth floor just as smoothly. Unlike the other floors, this one only had a Blood-colored energy ball in the middle.

The entire space was a void...

"This... could it be that we're about to pass the trial?" Seeing no more stairs ahead, Shangguan Mengmeng asked in disbelief.

Was the nine-story demon tower... that easy to get?

"Never mind that. It looks like we just need to destroy this Blood-colored energy ball." Mu Cheng didn't care much.

But as he approached, he realized he had fallen into a gravity Talisman Array, and the Red-clothed Female Zombie...

Suddenly... she turned into an energy form and vanished, as if she had never existed.

"Damn, it's a gravity Talisman Array." Mu Cheng used every ounce of strength, but he still couldn't move.

Shangguan Mengmeng, who was on the side, started to get anxious. "What should we do now?"

"Sister, what else can we do? Of course, you need to come in and help me reduce the gravity." Mu Cheng was almost speechless.

In a gravity Talisman Array, the applied gravity can be shared; this was currently the only feasible way.

"Oh... I almost forgot." Shangguan Mengmeng also rushed into the gravity Talisman Array.

Mu Cheng indeed felt a lot lighter instantly and finally had the strength to crawl toward the center.

As for Shangguan Mengmeng, she was in a bit of a rough spot... forget moving, even speaking was difficult for her now.

"Looks like I can only rely on myself." Mu Cheng gritted his teeth and continued to push toward the center.

He finally reached the center, and the moment he touched the Blood-colored energy ball...

Not only was the gravity Talisman Array broken, but a continuous stream of violent energy also surged into Mu Cheng's body.

Even Xiao Yao in his consciousness space couldn't help but come out.

"Such terrifying energy. I estimate Master's Bloodline Power can reach a higher level."

She looked quite weak at the moment.

"This... is he really okay?" Shangguan Mengmeng watched, finding it hard to believe.

Origin also came out. "He's fine. He is now devouring and refining the entire nine-story demon tower."

"Senior, after devouring and refining the nine-story demon tower, doesn't that mean Master can control all the Ancient Gods?" Xiao Yao asked, somewhat shocked.

Origin: "Mm-hmm. This kid has good luck; he's actually devouring and refining the nine-story demon tower by accident."

"Is he... really okay?" Shangguan Mengmeng watched with concern.

With such terrifying energy, forget Mu Cheng, even a God of Destruction powerhouse... might not be able to withstand it.

"Don't worry, Sister! Master has the Black Hole Seed in his body. No matter how much energy the nine-story demon tower has, it ultimately can't compare to a black hole... It's only a matter of time before Master devours it." Xiao Yao was certain about this.

Shangguan Mengmeng: "Fair enough... That said, it was so smooth getting to the ninth floor. Doesn't Senior think it's a bit strange?"

"It is strange, but it doesn't matter anymore." Origin naturally knew.

But since Mu Cheng had already started devouring the nine-story demon tower, what could be done even if it was strange? As long as the result was good.

About an hour later.

"Is this the Realm King God? I feel my strength has increased at least tenfold. Even if I encounter a God of Destruction powerhouse, I'll have the strength to fight." Mu Cheng suddenly snapped his eyes open.

It was incredible... he never expected his strength to skyrocket in such a short time.

Origin: "You're overthinking it. A God of Destruction powerhouse or an expert of the Five Shackles Realm is not something you can handle right now."

"Mm-hmm. Master, why don't you try?" Xiao Yao said without wasting words.

She came forward and directly released the Black Vine, tightly binding Mu Cheng.

"This... let go! I can't use any strength at all, I can't break free." Mu Cheng said very awkwardly.

This was the so-called 'cool for three seconds, a real man for only three seconds'!

"Hehe, although there's only a slight difference, it's like the difference between heaven and earth." Xiao Yao retracted the Black Vine.

Shangguan Mengmeng: "Yeah, it really is the difference between heaven and earth—the gap between divine powers."

"After refining the nine-story demon tower, you can place it in the Worlds Number One Tower. As long as you find suitable people, the Bloodline Power can be passed down." Origin spoke slowly.

Mu Cheng became interested upon hearing this. "You really don't need a bloodline fusion card? Doesn't this... mean the human race is about to rise?"

"More or less! Give it ten years, and it shouldn't be a problem." Origin was certain about this.

Mu Cheng: "Let's go out first! I'll hand it over to Sister Ninger later."

Origin didn't say much and returned to Xiao Yao's body, and Xiao Yao also went directly into Mu Cheng's consciousness space.

With a thought from Mu Cheng, he and Shangguan Mengmeng were back at the bottom of the lake.

Ahead of them was that energy shield.

"We're out just like that?" Shangguan Mengmeng was in disbelief.

Mu Cheng: "What else? Actually, that world just now was the nine-story demon tower."

As he spoke, with a thought, the entire energy shield gradually condensed at a visible speed.

It soon turned into a small nine-story tower and returned to Mu Cheng's hand.

"Finally connected. What on earth is the situation?" Before the two could react.

Lan Ninger had already sent information to Shangguan Mengmeng.

Shangguan Mengmeng didn't waste time and directly requested a video call.

The other side connected quickly.

"Do you guys... have something important?" Lan Ninger asked from the other side of the video call.

Generally speaking, if there wasn't something important, they wouldn't make a dedicated video call.

"Transfer us back to the Vein No. 8 first." Shangguan Mengmeng had just finished speaking.

In an instant, the two were transported back into the mineral vein...

"Tell me! What exactly is the situation?" Lan Ninger asked again, quite anxiously.

Mu Cheng took out the small tower. "Sister Ninger, do you recognize this thing?"

"It's the nine-story demon tower... It seems the human race is destined to rise again. Hurry and trade it over." Lan Ninger recognized it at a glance.

It was clear that she was very anxious at this moment.

"Oh? Sister Ninger recognizes the nine-story demon tower?" Mu Cheng asked curiously.

Lan Ninger: "Mm-hmm. For this nine-story demon tower, the Dean and I have been preparing for nearly ten years."

"Hurry up and trade it to Sister Ninger!" Shangguan Mengmeng didn't ask for the reason anymore.

It was a good thing anyway, so why bother asking.

Mu Cheng: "Are you sure? I've already refined it. Sister Ninger, can you really use it?"

"Isn't that nonsense? As long as it's inside the nebula, using it is a piece of cake." Lan Ninger countered.

Mu Cheng no longer hesitated and traded the nine-story demon tower over...

"Next, we'll start clearing the other mineral veins." Shangguan Mengmeng had just finished speaking.

Lan Ninger ended the video call, and the two were directly transported to another mineral vein.

"This is the No. 1 Mineral Vein. Let's explore first!" Shangguan Mengmeng didn't waste time and operated her high-tech bracelet to release small robots.

Having some time, Mu Cheng simply began to study the Talisman Array...

The clearing work went quite smoothly, taking a full ten days to completely clear the interior.

"The Vein No. 8 has already started mining. As for my sister's side... you'd better make a trip yourself!" Shangguan Mengmeng said and then left.

Her task was over, so there was no need for her to stay here anymore.

"Sister Ninger, transport me to the Shangguan Family Chamber of Commerce." Mu Cheng was too lazy to walk, and besides, he would need to be transported to get out anyway.

So he kept it simple and transported directly to the destination.

In the blink of an eye, Mu Cheng appeared in front of the Shangguan Family Chamber of Commerce.

Just as he arrived, Shangguan Waner sent a message.

"Come straight up!"

A moment later, in the office of the Shangguan Family Chamber of Commerce.

"How are things going?" Mu Cheng didn't waste words and asked directly.

Shangguan Waner: "It's about thirty million now. I'll trade it all to you directly!"

"That was fast. How about this? Keep producing at full capacity; the more, the better!" Mu Cheng didn't hesitate.

He immediately traded everything to Lan Ninger. "Sister Ninger... you've drawn quite a few Talisman Arrays, right?"

"Mm-hmm, I have about three million here. I'll trade them all to you!" Lan Ninger replied.

The two of them completed the trade in seconds...

Shangguan Waner: "Alright! When there's no more funding, I'll contact you again!"

"You can produce a hundred million in a month. I'll give you the funds for next month first." Mu Cheng pondered.

Finally, he traded nine million Star Coins over...

Anyway, the mining of the mineral veins was already on schedule, and it would all be cold hard cash by then.

So nine million Star Coins was just a drop in the bucket.

"You guy, you're really hard to read." Shangguan Waner was a bit stunned.

Others would want to delay for a month or two, but Mu Cheng was so straightforward.

Mu Cheng: "There isn't much time left for humanity. The more Talisman Arrays we have, the better it is for us."

Hearing this, Shangguan Waner was indeed left with no rebuttal...

Not long after he left, Lan Ninger immediately sent a message.

"Since you're free anyway, there's a thorny problem. Go over there!"

Before Mu Cheng could agree, he was instantly transported to a Defense Wall.

On the other side of the Defense Wall was the three-million-strong allied army.

"Hey! It looks like Sister Ninger really trusts you, I didn't think she'd send you." A familiar voice came.

This person was none other than Chu Han.

"So you're here." Mu Cheng finally understood everything.

The reason Shangguan Mengmeng could leave was that Chu Han was here holding the fort.

"I won't waste words with you. There's a martial contest in three days, and we're short one person, so we'll have to have you go." Chu Han also went straight to the point.

Mu Cheng instantly guessed and asked, "Is it against the Three Great Allied Armies?"

"Mm-hmm. So in this battle, we must win all three matches." Chu Han nodded and replied.

From her tone, it wasn't hard to see that she and Shangguan Mengmeng would definitely be participating.

If the generals were defeated... it would indeed be playing with fire.

"Speaking of which... is there a reason for this? Otherwise, why would we agree to this contest?" Mu Cheng asked, truly puzzled.

To agree to such a risky thing, there was clearly a reason.

Chu Han: "Mm-hmm. We reached a negotiation with them. Before the seals on the Battlefield are fully opened, the two armies must not harm innocent civilians during their clashes."