I, Lord of Prayer

After killing the martial artist, Zhou Chen quickly walked to the corpse and began looting it. 💀☜ 69ˢĦ𝓾ⓧ.𝓒𝕠Μ 🐨💚

When the martial artist died, all the extraordinary items stored in his soul were severed, and the soul connection exploded. However, this guy had very little wealth. He only had two extraordinary items to establish the soul connection: one was the long sword, and the other was a storage item.

Zhou Chen used his mental power to probe the storage items for inspection, and his expression gradually became disgusted. Only one-third of the space inside was used. Most of it contained nutrient solution needed by power-type ascendants, followed by various extraordinary materials, and then some alchemy tools, weapons and ammunition, and daily necessities.

Zhou Chen was surprised that a martial arts master didn't even have a single forbidden item!

You know, even the second-tier "gentlemen" and "clowns" can have such cool forbidden items as magic wands, but the martial artist who has trained to be indestructible can't even get a decent forbidden item. Is Paradise Lost discriminating against brutes?

Moreover, the martial arts master is far too poor. Someone of his level, who has achieved a higher level of strength, should have his storage items filled to the brim, or at least half full, and he should also have at least three or five priceless extraordinary treasures. However, the martial arts master has none of these.

However, Zhou Chen's doubts were quickly answered. He picked up the unremarkable longsword, and the Prayer System automatically analyzed the item and displayed the details.

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Item Name: [The Sealed Blade of Time]

Quality: Legendary Epic (can reach semi-divine level after being unsealed)

Ability Category: Time-based Rule-level Weapon.

Detailed description: A weapon sealed by a mysterious entity, its past cannot be traced. The ancient characters on the hilt indicate that it originated from the Eastern Continent, possibly from a forbidden zone.

Its current characteristics are sharpness, toughness, and indestructibility, and the holder can resist the effects of the power of time to a certain extent.

Its properties after being unsealed are unknown.

Wish points required to break the seal: 80000.

Recommended method to break the seal: Seek help from the Stars Guild.

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Looking at the information displayed on the Prayer System panel, Zhou Chen felt utterly shocked. He looked down at the ordinary-looking longsword in his hand. This sword was actually a legendary epic sword?!

Most importantly, this thing is still sealed. If the seal is broken, it can become the complete "Time Blade". Since it has this name, its ability must belong to the time system. As we all know, the time system, space system, and idealism system are all top-level extraordinary abilities.

"No wonder this sword could so easily sever my materialized body... Could the Martial Master have traded everything he owned for this sword? Paradise Lost definitely doesn't know about this sword, otherwise they would have set up a restriction to prevent it from falling into someone else's hands after the Martial Master's death. 👹💗 6➈𝓼Ⓗυ𝔁.𝓒𝓸๓ 😝ൠIs the Martial Master afraid that Paradise Lost will devour the sword, which is why he didn't ask Paradise Lost for help to break the seal? Or is it that he didn't know the sword was sealed?"

Zhou Chen's thoughts raced, but he quickly dismissed them. After all, the knife was now his.

He was overjoyed, like encountering an elite monster in a video game and unexpectedly getting a super rare and powerful weapon after defeating it – a truly delightful surprise.

Putting away the sealed Blade of Time, Zhou Chen looked up at the sky. The two consecutive battles had been massive, affecting the surrounding area and causing the deaths of many corrupted beings. His crime value had soared to 8,500 points, just 1,500 points away from entering the inner city.

Without lingering, he flapped his steel phoenix feathers and sped off like a jet fighter, returning to his teammates.

Eileen and three Stars Club operators are fighting against the city guards and countless thugs. They have gained the upper hand for a time with their superior strength and terrifying firepower. However, there are hundreds of thousands of corrupted people at their disposal in Vice City. What they are facing now is only a small, insignificant group. More and more enemies are on their way. Once they are caught in the human wave tactics, it will be difficult to escape.

"Create a protective barrier, and I'll lead you out." Zhou Chen appeared beside the female operator and then vanished in a flash, leaving only his voice in her ears.

The female operator remembered the huge explosion just now and immediately called on her teammates to shrink their formation. Then she spread her arms and spewed out ice mist, quickly creating a circular ice shield nearly ten meters thick. It was crystal clear and exuded a cold aura, enveloping the group inside.

  

The next second, a dazzling light shone outside the ice layer, followed by a violent roar that shook the earth and made the people feel uncomfortable. The nearly ten-meter-thick ice layer was even shaken open with fine cracks, and ice shards fell off in a flurry.

Seconds later, the firelight outside dimmed. The female agent manipulated the solid ice to open a passage. First, a burst of high-temperature steam rushed in. When the steam dissipated, the outside was razed to the ground. The ground was sunken and turned into a scorching sea of ​​fire. The hot air rushed in, and the ice surface quickly melted into water and then evaporated into steam.

The flames surged and roared, spewing forth tongues of fire. Only Zhou Chen's figure stood tall amidst the pale sea of ​​fire, while the city guards and thugs were reduced to ashes.

His crime value reached 9,300 points.

"Our crime count has already exceeded 7,500 points. We should be able to close the gap by fighting our way to the Abyss Bridge," the young male operator said in a deep voice. "However, we probably won't be able to complete our mission."

They became the target of everyone's wrath. Once they entered the inner city, Dupu's forces would absolutely not give them the opportunity to place a tracking device, or even the opportunity to enter the inner city!

"Even without you, there would be other teams, or at worst, those fourth-tier ones. ✌♖ 6❾𝕊нⓤχ.ⓒ𝓞𝓜 ✌🐟" Zhou Chen looked up and saw more and more hovercars flying towards him.

"Hurry up and leave. Leave the things in the sky to me, and the things on the ground to you."

The engines on the steel wings roared to life, spewing flames and sending shockwaves flying. Zhou Chen soared into the air like a missile, heading straight for the hovercar.

Boom boom boom!

The hovercars immediately turned into fireballs and exploded.

With Zhou Chen's current mobility and flight capabilities, he could easily wreak havoc on some small countries. In his eyes, these hovercars were as slow as a tortoise and as fragile as paper, breaking at the slightest touch.

With his aerial dominance, Eileen and the others were effectively protected and advanced with unstoppable momentum, without being surrounded by overwhelming numbers.

By the time they reached the Abyss Bridge, each of them had accumulated 10,000 crime points, enough to enter the inner city. However, the real test had only just begun.

Before the Abyss Bridge, the Ascended Ones belonging to Dupu's forces had been waiting for a long time. They set up positions and erected obstacles, sealing off the entrance to the bridge layer by layer. After Zhou Chen and his group appeared, various automated war machines identified the enemy and opened fire wildly, with countless bullets pouring out like a torrential rain.

With a wave of her hand, the female operator with ice-type abilities erected an ice wall that blocked all the artillery fire, sending ice shards flying everywhere.

"Think of something quickly!" Her face turned pale, and she gulped down a mouthful of source essence supplement.

"I'll attempt to drive in remotely!" the male operator wearing tactical goggles said hastily.

At that moment, Zhou Chen made a wish:

"—Tampering with the program, switching allies and enemies!"

[Wish Points -100]

Suddenly, the automated combat weapons that had been frantically unleashing ammunition stopped. Then, close-in weapon systems, automatic machine guns, automatic grenade launchers... all the weapons abruptly changed direction, pointing their dark muzzles at the people in the position.

A deafening roar.

The deadly hail of bullets rained down on the position, turning figures into mincemeat and blood mist with bullets and shells, leaving no trace of their bodies. Even the Ascended Ones could not withstand the fierce onslaught of firearms at such close range!

"Well done!" the female agent shouted excitedly.

The male operator wearing tactical goggles froze: "I haven't hacked it yet!"

"I did it," Zhou Chen admitted.

Wish points +5, +5, +10...

"How did you do that?" the male agent asked in shock.

Zhou Chen didn't explain, staring intently at the position shrouded in artillery fire.

Suddenly, a bloody, fleshy figure burst out from the crowd. It was a third-tier power-type Ascendant, wearing tattered alchemical armor. Only such defensive capabilities could allow him to survive the barrage of artillery fire.

Just as Zhou Chen was about to make a move, a burst of intense light erupted, and a scorching flame dragon breath bullet traveled a hundred meters, striking the head squarely. It exploded like a firework, along with the figure's head.

A hot cartridge case ejected from the gun and clattered to the ground, while Eileen skillfully reloaded the ammunition and cocked the gun.

"It's different from what I heard," the female operator said in surprise.

"Rumors?" Eileen turned her head to look at her.

"Many of his female fans say you're a delicate little princess, a white lotus green tea bitch." The female agent pointed at Zhou Chen, then looked at the angular, dangerous gun in Eileen's hand, and said with a smile, "You're not delicate at all."

"Alright, let's hurry over there," the male agent interrupted them.

The group walked into the position and finished off the survivors one by one. Then they came to the obstacle, which was actually a huge steel wall made of a special alloy and covered with a defensive alchemical matrix. It completely sealed off the entrance to the bridge, and even the top of it was covered by the matrix.

"Can you untie it?" the male agent asked Zhou Chen.

Zhou Chen ran his hand along the alloy wall for a few moments, then shook his head: "The alchemical matrix on this is of a very high level. The person who set it up must have been almost a Great Sage in alchemy. I can't solve it."

"I'll do it." Li Xiye's voice suddenly rang in everyone's ears. A bolt of blue lightning fell from the sky, and she stepped out from it, her aura fluctuating violently, as if she had just gone through a fierce battle.

"How come you're so exhausted?" Zhou Chen frowned and quickly stepped forward to ask with concern.

"I thought there was only one, but I didn't expect there was another one lurking in the shadows, ready to ambush me. Luckily, I discovered it early... Dealing with two fourth-tier opponents was still a bit of a struggle. Although I took them both down, I was also seriously injured." Li Xiye coughed weakly, then shook his arm, clenched his fist, and punched the steel wall with all his might.

boom!

With the arrival of absolute will, the defense matrix collapsed and suddenly stopped operating.

Li Xiye seemed to be seriously injured; she was panting after throwing that punch. Zhou Chen felt sorry for her and said, "You rest, I'll take care of the rest."

He took out his magic wand, pointed it at the steel wall, and something magical happened: the steel wall was instantly transformed into gravel and collapsed out of thin air.

Zhou Chen flapped his wings, and a gust of hot wind swept by, blowing away the sand pile.

A ram-headed demon statue, identical to the previous one, appeared before them. It opened its eyes, scrutinized the group, and said in a deep voice, "Permission granted."

"Should we wait for the others?" a young operator asked. "Since the enemy has deployed personnel on this side of the bridge, they must have deployed them at the exit as well. What if there are more Tier 4 enemies..."

"They're not there. I saw them from the sky." Li Xiye shook her head. "Besides, two fourth-tier members of the Star Alliance have already gone over there, so Dupu and the others haven't had time to set up there yet."

With their worries gone, the group hurried onto the bridge. However, Li Xiye's condition was extremely worrying, and she was unable to lead everyone there instantly. In fact, she started coughing violently as she walked, spitting out dark red blood.

Eileen used her abilities to heal her, but the difference in their levels was too great, and the healing was only a drop in the ocean.

"I just need to rest for a while," Li Xiye said weakly.

"I'll carry you on my back." Zhou Chen carried Li Xiye on his back so that she could rest as much as possible.

Before long, the group walked out of the Abyss Bridge, which had long since been reduced to ruins by the battle between high-level experts. Clear fluctuations of the source energy of the battle could be heard in the distance, indicating that the fighting was extremely fierce.

Upon arriving safely, the three agents did not hesitate to take out the positioning device of the Anywhere Door and press it. A few seconds later, the space rippled.

Just as the Anywhere Door was about to appear, the space trembled violently, and a series of disturbances occurred, causing the vaguely visible Anywhere Door to disappear completely.

"Damn it!" the male operator cursed, his space was being disturbed.

"Ha, you actually thought you could open a portal while you're at odds with a Grand Councilor of the Star Society? Do you really think we're stupid enough not to be on guard?"

A sneer rang out, the space rippled, and a man exuding the aura of an uncrowned king appeared. He had a square face, thick eyebrows, and big eyes, and looked very upright. His hair was half white, and his beard was completely white, and one could vaguely see his handsome appearance in his youth.

Zhou Chen recognized the man as Wang Shouhao, a high-ranking member of the Wang family in Haicheng. He had appeared on television many times and had a fairly good reputation. He never expected that he would be in cahoots with Du Pu!

"I've long admired the tyrant's name, and the previous battle greatly impressed this old man. It's a pity you're already exhausted. I'd like to see what you'll use to protect them." The man laughed with an air of certainty.

However, in that instant, Li Xiye, who was heavily injured and lying on Zhou Chen's back, suddenly disappeared!

A burst of brilliant blue lightning stole all color, plunging the world into darkness.

Li Xiye's eyes flashed like cold lightning, and countless bolts of lightning converged on his iron fist as he unleashed a domineering and unparalleled strike forward!

This punch showed no trace of weakness from exhaustion; it even shattered space itself, making it absolutely terrifying!

"What!" Wang Shouhao screamed in disbelief.