The appearance of the Headless Knight deepened Wang Zhong's understanding of Salamander, the flaming guard who was currently known as the 'Fire Spirit King'. However, Wang Zhong was still a little curious. Salamander, who would kneel down and call him 'king' for no reason, wouldn't be as powerful as the Headless Knight, right?
However, compared to the Headless Knight, Salamander was more defensive, which caused his understanding of flames to deviate. Furthermore, his intelligence was obviously much higher than the Headless Knight's. Although Salamander's attack power was average, his defense was very special. His use of chains was actually very high-level, but he might be limited by his own abilities, causing him to be unable to unleash his full potential. After advancing to the Peak Heroic Soul Stage, Wang Zhong clearly felt that there was a huge change. He could actually trap the Heart-Eating Ape King, but Wang Zhong didn't pay much attention to this. Although the Heart-Eating Ape King had evolved to a very high level, it was still a pet and didn't have much combat power. It was just that its genes were good. In the Dimensional World, it would probably be called a Soul Brand.
Maintaining Salamander didn't consume much Soul Power. It was only when he was confronting the Heart-Eating Ape King that he consumed a lot of Soul Power. However, the Headless Knight was different. Although Wang Zhong didn't seem to care much about it, the Headless Knight's attack was actually a headshot. Even if it was a pet, it was still a small feudal lord. It was really shocking. Of course, the Headless Knight's power was incomparable to when he was in the Headless Canyon. It seemed that many of his abilities had disappeared, and he only retained his powerful attack power. That attack seemed to ignore all defenses, and Wang Zhong could only release such an attack twice. Any more and it would cause damage to his Soul Sea and body.
His Dharma Idol was still connected to his soul. Wang Zhong also wanted to understand his bottom line in some suitable places and see how far he could go.
As for the Headless Knight, it was even more difficult to figure it out. After all, Salamander had fought alongside him many times and could still carry out some simple communication. However, when communicating with the Headless Knight, Wang Zhong fell into an infinite loop of 'give me back my head' — 'I didn't take your head' — 'I don't care, give me back my head' — 'your head really isn't with me' — 'give me back my head'.
If there was no comparison, there would be no harm. Compared to Salamander, the Headless Knight's level of communication was simply infuriating. However, Wang Zhong felt that the Headless Knight who returned my head was actually a little cute.
Unfortunately, compared to when they first met, the Headless Knight's power was now only at the Peak Heroic Soul Stage. However, he still retained the intense terror that he had when he was in the Life and Death Realm. It was just that he lacked power and couldn't show it. He could only occasionally sense it for a moment, and it was basically useless. In terms of combat power, he was slightly stronger than Salamander. After all, he was a Dharma Idol that focused on attacking. However, his attacking methods were purely physical, but he could feel that the Headless Knight's power had an indestructible nature.
Wang Zhong suspected that this was a rune effect similar to the effect of a halo. Unlike Salamander's active use of runes, the Headless Knight's Knight Halo came with a natural effect. As for its power, Wang Zhong had yet to find anything that could block the Headless Knight's destructive power. Unless the rune power was attached to the material, it could barely block one or two attacks from the Headless Knight. However, it definitely wouldn't be able to block a third attack. It seemed that this indestructible power could be stacked.
Time always passed very quickly when cultivating. After staying at home for another five days, Wang Zhong suddenly opened his eyes in the dormitory. In his Soul Sea, as he continued to practice, his Soul Core had completed its initial stabilization. The first thing he did was to receive news from Uncle Zhang. He hadn't seen Uncle Zhang recently and was slightly worried. However, when he saw that the wine he left for Uncle Zhang was gone, he was relieved. Uncle Zhang said that no one usually came here. Of course, Wang Zhong was looking forward to news from the desert.
Even with Wang Zhong's mental fortitude, he was still a little nervous. At this time, his Skylink rang. Wang Zhong couldn't help but wave his fist a few times. Caslort had finally delivered the Golden Stone Slab to Katchirda as promised!
This was simply a miracle. He had searched high and low for it, only to find it effortlessly. Was he a pig? Didn't he know that the Golden Stone Slab was a dimensional treasure?
Caslort, who was innocent, was also pitiful. How could he not know that the Golden Stone Slab had been passed around for a long time? However, no one knew what it was used for. He could only use it as compensation to show his sincerity and not increase the enemy's power.
Wang Zhong immediately made a decision and put down everything he was doing to make way for the Golden Stone Slab. Although the rank-advancement competition was about to begin, he just needed to rush back before the competition. As for some of the lessons and things in the Holy Land, he wasn't in a hurry at all. He had plenty of time, but he couldn't allow anything to happen to the Golden Stone Slab.
As his understanding of the Golden Stone Slab deepened and he obtained more information from it, Wang Zhong felt that the Golden Stone Slab was mysterious. He also wanted to collect some. Although he didn't make a loss when he sold it to Stuart, who knew if the Golden Stone Slab itself was valuable?
However, the excited Wang Zhong was soon stunned by a piece of bad news. The Pioneering Order that could allow him to return to Earth cost five thousand Holy Coins. However, Wang Zhong tapped his Skylink …
"Sorry, you don't have enough Holy Coins!"
What!?
Wang Zhong thought about it and recovered from his daze. He touched the back of his head … Now that he thought about it, he had been spending a little too much recently. He had been spending as much as he could, and the amount of Samsara wine he had was not enough for him to squander.
It was impossible for him to earn the Holy Coins on his own in a short period of time, so he could only borrow from the Wanderlust Team. However, he definitely couldn't ask the Wanderlust Team for a loan. How could a deputy captain put the Wanderlust Team on the line so easily? Other than the Wanderlust Team, among the people he knew, only Lan Daier was rich. The others were all poor.
Wang Zhong scratched his head. There was a saying in this world: it was easy to borrow money and return it. Even a pig would know that what Lan Daier had prepared for him had already exceeded the value of the Samsara wine. However, there was also a saying in this world: one shouldn't be in debt when one owed too much. Since he was already in debt, he might as well continue to owe her.
Pfft! He had misunderstood. She might not even return the loan.
With this thought in mind, Wang Zhong clenched his teeth. No matter what, the matter of the Golden Stone Slab could not be delayed. If he delayed, he would suffer a huge loss. He had to go to Teacher Lan Daier's place no matter how much he didn't want to.
He arrived at Lan Daier's residence with ease. Teacher Lan Daier's loyal assistant, Ella, almost shot a glare at Wang Zhong. Fortunately, Lan Daier, who had a lazy look on her face, quickly came down from upstairs. She was wearing a lazy nightgown, and her snow-white feet were on slippers. She exuded a wonderful lazy aura. Other women were lazy like ghosts, but she was like a soft, soft, and ripe peach that had just woken up.
Wang Zhong touched his nose, and his eyes lingered on Teacher Lan Daier's ankle for a second. He said, "Ahem, I hope I'm not disturbing your rest."
"Hehe, stop pretending. You don't come to me for no reason. Don't tell me you're here to pay your respects. You can kneel to pay your respects now." Lan Daier stared at Wang Zhong's eyes and couldn't help but tease him. Although she knew where she was, she was still very happy to see Wang Zhong.
"Ahahaha, I've been a little busy recently, but don't worry, Teacher. My Skylink has been set up. As long as Teacher summons me, it will be urgent."
On the other side, Ella resisted the urge to beat him to death. "If you have something to say, just say it!"
"I'm a little short of money recently … Teacher, if it's convenient, can you lend me 5,000 Holy Coins for urgent use?" Wang Zhong rubbed his hands and said. Anyway, he was going all out. Damn it, if it was embarrassing, then so be it. "I will definitely exchange it. Even if I can't pay you back now, I will pay you back in the future!"
Ella was so angry that she laughed. "You? Even if I sell you, you won't even be worth a fraction!"
This guy was simply a liar!
He was just a newcomer in the Holy City, a little Apprentice. No matter how short of money he was, he wouldn't be able to spend 5,000 Holy Coins, right? Did this kid have any concept of Holy Coins? Did he think they were Federation credits? He was asking for 5,000 Holy Coins!
"Oh, Ella, give it to him." After that, Lan Daier went back to sleep, leaving the dumbfounded Ella and Wang Zhong behind.
In the end, Wang Zhong ran away with the Holy Coins like a rabbit. If he didn't leave, Ella would have fired him.
After getting 5,000 Holy Coins, Wang Zhong bought the Pioneering Order without any hesitation. He then left the city without stopping and returned to Katchirda.
Walking out of the light gate, Wang Zhong breathed in the hot and dry air. The scene in front of him was busy. Katchirda was carrying out all kinds of construction works in full swing for the promotion of the city.
This was a huge project. Directly upgrading from an oasis in a village to a city was not something that could be done with just a few words, nor was it something that could be done with money. Money could indeed build a city, but to build it well, all kinds of conditions needed to be met. From the design to the construction to the renovation, each of them required a lot of effort.
Gong Yi and the others, who had received Wang Zhong's notice, were already waiting by the coordinates of this portal. At this moment, when they saw Wang Zhong, everyone immediately surrounded him.
"Wang Zhong, welcome home. Haha, although it looks very messy now, it will soon become the most beautiful place in the desert." Gong Yi and Wang Zhong hugged each other tightly, followed by Reynolds and Sister Hong.
Reynolds was silent as usual, but he was all smiles.
Sister Hong stretched out her hand to Wang Zhong. "I haven't seen you for a while, and you've become more handsome. You haven't forgotten the things I asked you to bring, right?"
She didn't treat herself as an outsider at all, and indeed, she wasn't an outsider.
Wang Zhong smiled and handed the three space bracelets to the three of them. "Space bracelets, cheap stuff. They can be used for a year. Don't forget that everything you want is inside. I don't need to teach you how to use them, right?"
The three of them nodded. This thing wasn't rare in the Holy Land, and it wasn't permanent. However, on Earth, it was simply a divine artifact, especially in the desert, where it was extremely convenient!
The three of them brought Wang Zhong to a secret room in the desert oasis. Sister Hong raised her head and looked at the three men with lust. "Are you going to turn around, or are you going to watch me undress?"
The three of them turned around silently. If they were to play this game, the three of them wouldn't even be enough to cover Sister Hong's pinky. This wasn't discrimination, as they were professionals. Sister Hong didn't mind. She didn't steal, rob, or lie, so why should she feel inferior?
Sister Hong took off her top, and a golden stone slab was tied to her chest. However, other than her delicate waist, there was nothing to see.
Sister Hong untied the stone slab and put on her coat. She smiled and said to Wang Zhong, "I know this thing is very useful to you. That bastard Caslort might have said nice things, but he had a lot of tricks up his sleeve. Reynolds and I went to play some tricks, and he obediently handed over the stone slab. Take a look and see if it's useful to you."
Everyone knew that this thing must be very important for Wang Zhong to value it so much. They were afraid that something might be wrong with it. The cost of traveling from the Holy Land to Earth was very high, so Gong Yi had to repeatedly confirm the authenticity of this thing.
The moment he saw it, the Fate Stone had a faint reaction. Wang Zhong couldn't suppress the excitement in his heart, and his breathing quickened slightly. He could already confirm that this was the real Golden Stone Slab.
The Golden Stone Slab was extremely important to him. So far, Wang Zhong had discovered that it was the only thing that could make the Fate Stone react. Not only that, it could also have a strange resonance with his Heaven and Earth Chessboard Dharma Idol that he didn't understand. It was like the key to opening the door of Dharma Idol guards, summoning new Dharma Idol guards for him. It could be said that it was the key to his resistance against all forces.
After taking a deep breath and calming himself down, Wang Zhong said to Gong Yi, Reynolds, and Sister Hong, "We're all on the same side, so I won't say much. This thing is very important to me as it can increase my strength exponentially. The fact that I have the Golden Stone Slab must be kept a secret. At the very least, keep it a secret for as long as possible. If you encounter a force that you can't defeat, just say that I have it. There's no need to hide it."
Hearing Wang Zhong's words, Gong Yi and the other two felt warmth in their hearts. Sister Hong smiled. "Wang Zhong, what are you talking about? Are you saying that the three of us are afraid of death?"
"Sister Hong, that's not what I mean. The Golden Stone Slab is important, but you guys are more important. No matter who wants to go to the Holy Land to find trouble with me, they have to think twice." Wang Zhong smiled. With his current strength, he might not be able to forcibly keep the Golden Stone Slab, but as long as he could activate the Fate Stone, he would at least complete the first step. The rest would depend on luck.
After getting the Golden Stone Slab, Wang Zhong didn't plan to return to the Holy City immediately. Five thousand Holy Coins wasn't a small amount, and it was rare for him to come back. Wang Zhong planned to stay here and study the Golden Stone Slab. At the same time, he could also help Gong Yi and the others. Although Catros had admitted defeat, judging from the delay in his delivery of the Golden Stone Slab, Wang Zhong was sure that he hadn't completely given up.
However, although Wang Zhong said that he wanted to help, there wasn't much that Wang Zhong could do. In Gong Yi's words, increasing his strength was the greatest support he could give them. If possible, it would be great to make a few powerful allies in the Holy City. Of course, this sentence was said jokingly by Sister Hong, as she added, "It would be even better if they were beauties."
This sentence really made Wang Zhong feel awkward. He didn't know if Teacher Lan Daier could be considered as such a 'powerful ally'.
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