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Chapter 439 Five Divine Sons Slain in Succession

"Have we achieved our goal of entering the instance?"

After reaching a preliminary agreement on cooperation, Yu Zhun and the others temporarily parted ways with Xue Jiajia. After they left, Udir belatedly inquired about it.

"We've achieved a partial success." Yu Zhun paused slightly. "You all saw Xue Jiajia's condition just now. Under normal circumstances, we would never be able to contact someone of sufficient importance in the Second God Zone, and Xue Jiajia wouldn't be appearing in a regular instance now."

"The appearance of the Lv90 dungeon [Wilderness Elegy] gave us an opportunity to get in touch with Xue Jiajia. In addition, my performance in the dungeon convinced Xue Jiajia that I was indeed the dungeon designer."

"And this, without my knowledge, increased my importance in the other party's mind, making it easier for Xue Jiajia to believe what I said."

"That's how we ended up with this conversation and the initial cooperation we reached." Yu Zhun paused slightly at this point. "Everything is difficult at the beginning. Once we have a preliminary intention, we won't have to worry about how to get the other party and the Second God District onto this ship."

"But if the appearance of [Wilderness Elegy] is only for these reasons, then it's not worth it at all." Yu Zhun's eyes flashed with a sharp light. "After all, I paid a considerable price for this instance."

“So, we have another task to complete in the dungeon.” Yu Zhun paused slightly, “That is to kill the five near-third-tier warriors in the Fifth Divine Zone.”

"This is not just about venting anger, but also about weakening the power of the Fifth Divine District and thoroughly enraging its strongest member."

"When the other party is angry, they are more likely to make a mistake."

“It’s quite unexpected that they dared to come in this time,” Helmod said in a deep voice. “I thought that after witnessing the power of the Heavenly Demon Orb last time, they wouldn’t dare to enter the same instance as us again, but I didn’t expect them to come back anyway.”

"This means that the other side may have a new reliance." Helmod paused slightly at this point, "and that's why, for the sake of caution, I urgently arranged for more people to enter."

“Your arrangement is correct.” Yu Zhun nodded slightly. “The Heavenly Demon Battle Formation at the level of the Hundred Demons can temporarily push us to the second stage of divine transformation. We will be more confident when facing them again, as they may have new trump cards.”

"Furthermore, it's time to let the Second Divine District see our value."

Yu Zhun was 100% certain that after Xue Jiajia returned to the Second God Zone, the strongest person in the Second God Zone would definitely go back to the instance.

As long as they use the Heavenly Demon Battle Formation at the level of the Hundred Demons in the dungeon, and combine it with what he said to Xue Jiajia, that supreme expert will naturally realize something and thus reassess the strength of the Fourth Divine District.

“But speaking of which, there’s something strange!” Yu Zhu suddenly spoke up, “Logically speaking, these top experts in the Divine Realm who have reached the eighth or ninth level of Divine Transformation should be considered quite knowledgeable in the third stage of transformation.”

"Why doesn't anyone recognize the Heavenly Demon Pearl?"

"Based on our previous speculation, the Heavenly Demon Battle Formation should be a power frequently used by the top third-level experts under Youming's command."

"Have they never had any dealings with the Netherworld?"

“I’m also a little puzzled by this,” Yu Zhun nodded. “I’m afraid we’ll only have the answer when we actually reach the third stage.”

"But it's good that they don't know each other."

"Only then can we take advantage of this information gap to do something."

As he spoke, Yu Zhun suddenly stopped in his tracks. "We're almost there."

As he spoke, he turned his gaze to the distance not far ahead.

Even from a distance, one could see that vast areas were changing terrain at an extremely rapid pace, a sign that each "Land of Sorrow" had been successfully conquered. And the ones who did this were none other than their targets for this trip: the five god-level players from the Fifth God Zone.

“The people I arranged are converging on this side,” Helmod said, his brow furrowed. “However, there seems to be another problem now.”

"These people haven't had time to gel together. Even if they cooperate fully, it will probably take some time before they can unleash the full power of the Heavenly Demon Battle Formation."

"But the Heavenly Demon Battle Formation will make too much noise during the break-in process, and others will probably notice it instantly and stop us."

"How can this be resolved?"

“You’ve probably been in the Netherworld for too long and forgotten something.” Yu Zhun shook his head and chuckled. “This is the World of Divine Revelation.”

“Here, we can use some methods that are not available in the Netherworld, such as…” As he spoke, Yu Zhun held a candle in his hand.

Secret treasure: [Hidden Realm Candlelight]

This treasure, possessing an almost infinitely large independent space that allows players to temporarily enter, helped Yu Zhun escape danger multiple times more than twenty years ago, and now it will shine once again.

“Oh right, I almost forgot about that!” Helmod slapped his forehead. “Then there’s no problem.”

"I'll call them over right now."

“Hmm.” Yu Zhun nodded slightly. “We only need to leave a few people outside to keep an eye on the people in the Fifth Divine District. The rest of us can work together in the Hidden Realm.”

"This time, let's give the five of them a huge surprise."
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"boom--"

With a loud bang, a giant scorpion in the Land of Sorrow was smashed to pieces by a fist as the rhythm of the beat arrived.

As the music ended, two orbs of light appeared.

The hand grabbed the ball of light, carefully examined one of the balls, and then revealed a look of delight.

"Palai, the last missing [Fragment of Elegy] has been found!"

"Have you finally found it?" Another Palai rushed over upon hearing the news, piecing together the last [Fragment of Elegy] with several other fragments of Elegy, ultimately transforming it into a complete symphony of light.

Seeing this, the other four breathed a sigh of relief.

“This last fragment of the Elegy is far too difficult to find.” Palai couldn’t help but shake his head. “The designer of this purely torturous thing certainly has a rather perverse sense of humor.”

"Fortunately, we're not slow." He said, looking at the tower in the distance. "Based on the previous anomalies and the general situation of the whole place, only one team should have entered that tower so far."

"It's either the second or the third divine zone."

"Should we hurry up and go inside?" another god-level player couldn't help but ask.

Pallas pondered for a moment, then shook his head. "Let's not go in for now."

"The tower corresponds to the second unit, and there is currently only one team stronger than us there. If we go in, we will most likely be used as a stepping stone by them, which is the worst-case scenario."

Upon hearing this, the other four nodded in understanding.

Indeed, although their Fifth Divine District is powerful, they dare not offend the other two Divine Districts, which are also among the top three Divine Districts, along with the First Divine District.

“There’s another reason,” Palai said in a deep voice, “Now that we’ve gathered all the fragments of the Elegy, we can free up some time to do other things in the first unit.”

"Don't you think this is the best opportunity for revenge?"

The other four nodded in unison, their eyes gleaming with murderous intent.

The humiliation I suffered in the Abyss of Sighs must be washed away!
“Perfect timing, there are a lot of people here.” One of the divine sons sneered, “Fifty thousand servers, how lively.”

"We lost face last time, now it's their turn."

"Unfortunately, there was no way to completely kill the opponent."

"Not necessarily." Another divine child's eyes flickered slightly. "The effect of the [Life-Substitute Stone] is not absolute." "If Yu Zhun can ignore it, we naturally have corresponding methods as well."

"Before I came in, I asked my teacher to make some adjustments to my weapon." As he spoke, he slowly raised the longsword in his hand.

With a flick of the sword, a chilling sword light instantly traversed a thousand meters, slicing the five people who happened to be passing by in half at the waist.

Before they could put up any resistance, the five unlucky guys passing by had their health bars instantly depleted and turned into ashes. The [Life-Saving Stone] that was supposed to save their lives did not play any role in the process.

Ignoring the five cannon fodder who had just appeared out of nowhere, the other four divine sons' eyes lit up at the sight of this scene.

"Valen, well done!" Palai couldn't help but exclaim. "I never expected your teacher to have this trick up his sleeve. He truly deserves to be called the 'God of Creation'."

“In that case, we’ll be responsible for suppressing them when we encounter them, and you can deliver the final blow.” Thinking about being able to truly kill Yu Zhun and the others, Palai’s eyes gleamed with intense excitement.

"Let's set off immediately and go find them now!"

As soon as they finished speaking, the five divine sons transformed into five afterimages and vanished from their original positions in an instant, heading into the distance.
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"Those are the five guys from the Fifth Divine District?"

Xue Jiajia frowned slightly as she watched the five people who were running rampant and casually defeating any player who blocked their way.

"What an arrogant bunch."

She hadn't entered the Divine Revelation World instance for a long time, and she didn't expect that the dogs raised by the First Divine District would be so arrogant. Even without talking to Yu Zhun and the others beforehand, she couldn't help but feel a bit disgusted at this moment, let alone the fact that she had secretly discussed with Yu Zhun and the others about such a big move as destroying the Fifth Divine District.

Seeing that the other party tactfully bypassed them, Xue Jiajia shook her head, "Consider yourselves lucky, I'm in a good mood today."

She turned to look at the crowd behind her, "The number of teams entering the tower has now exceeded ten, so we should be able to enter now."

"As for the remaining fragments of musical instruments..." A sly glint flashed in Xue Jiajia's eyes, "Let someone else handle them."

"Anyway, he owes me a perfect first pass."
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"Damn it, where are Yu Zhun and the others?"

Valen gave a soft snort, a hint of impatience in his eyes.

He couldn't wait to use his sword to deliver the final death to Yu Zhun and the others.

“We’ve already searched most of the [Elegy Wasteland],” Palai said grimly. “Could it be that they’ve already entered the second unit, which is why we haven’t discovered them?”

“Impossible!” another person couldn’t help but say. “We checked every single one of the teams that went in before us.”

"There was no sign of Yu Zhun or anyone else among them."

"Could they have already been eliminated?" the fourth divine child couldn't help but ask, but as soon as he said it, the others cast disdainful glances at him.

"If they're really that bad, then what about us who were kidnapped by them?" Palai rubbed his temples in frustration.

"Besides us, there shouldn't be anyone else here who can threaten them, not even the second or third divine districts."

"After all, they are able to temporarily possess the strength of a third-tier cultivator."

“Let’s keep looking,” Palai said in a deep voice. “Even if we have to dig three feet into the ground, we will find them.”

"I heard you're looking for us?" A soft laugh suddenly rang out, causing Palai's expression to change drastically.

He turned his head sharply and looked at Yu Zhun, who had appeared nearby at some point, with a look of surprise and delight on his face.

Yu Zhun is all alone!

This means that the opponent cannot even use the temporary third-stage transformation!

"I didn't expect you to come here to die in person." Palai grinned, then his eyes quickly turned ferocious.

"Going to their deaths?" Yu Zhun shook his head slightly, casually making a slash in the void, and the portal to the hidden realm appeared beside him, with figures filing out one after another.

He chuckled as he observed the subtle changes in the expressions of Palai and the others.

"I'm here to send you to your deaths."

"Hmph!" Palai quickly realized what was going on and said with a gloomy expression, "With so many people, it seems you're going to try the same trick again."

"But do you think the same method can work a second time?" As he spoke, Palai's aura suddenly surged, and his power, which had already reached the ceiling of the second stage, suddenly increased by a large margin, completely reaching the third stage.

Similarly, there are four other divine children.

The auras of the five paths and three transformations simultaneously soared into the sky within the instance, as conspicuous as pillars of light in the darkness, instantly attracting the attention of countless players who remained there.

Feeling the immense power he had gained after his upgrade, Palai clenched his fist tightly, a look of satisfaction appearing in his eyes.

He looked at Yu Zhun again, his eyes filled with nothing but mockery.

Are you ready to accept death?

Yu Zhun gradually recovered from his astonishment.

He really hadn't expected the other party to have such a trump card.

How could they possibly allow second-tier players who found the path to temporarily reach third-tier strength? The Fifth God Zone certainly has a lot of tricks up its sleeve.

He couldn't help but feel relieved that Helmod had arranged for enough people.

Otherwise... today's match will be quite difficult.

"Formation."

With a soft shout from Yu Zhun, the auras of the hundred people instantly transformed into a torrent, converging in mid-air to form a gigantic demon clad in battle armor.

Second job advancement... First stage of divine transformation... Second stage of divine transformation!
As the aura of the Heavenly Demon gradually solidified and manifested, the smug expressions of the five members of Palai froze on their faces, eventually replaced by terror.

"How is this possible?!" he couldn't help but exclaim in shock. "How could a mere bunch of ants possibly possess such immense power?!"

"Nothing is impossible." The Heavenly Demon's face transformed into Yu Zhun's appearance, and a huge dagger appeared out of nowhere, slashing down at Palai. "All that you are so proud of is nothing more than this."

"Om-"

With a tremor, Palai's body was instantly split in two, and a golden light emerged, but it dimmed completely after a moment.

It's not a [Life-Saving Stone]?
A hint of surprise flashed in Yu Zhun's eyes, but he quickly understood.

It seems that the Fifth Divine District was worried that they would be killed by themselves, so they prepared other means of survival, but unfortunately, this means was also useless.

His gaze then fell on the remaining four people.

Palai is dead, now it's their turn.

(End of this chapter)