With Zhang Yue's call, Wolong, Yinlong, and Xuan Lan were invited to have dinner together.
Also joining them was Chen Zijin.
It was said that Chen Zijin, aside from her grandmother, had no other close relatives in this world. And her grandmother's home was far away in Ning Province, so for the time being, she stayed at the headquarters of the Destiny Hall Association.
Normally, she also acted together with Zhang Yue, so living here was convenient.
The five of them sat around a table.
Wolong, Yinlong, and Xuan Lan all cast their eyes, neatly and uniformly, toward Chen Zijin.
Startled, Chen Zijin put down the skewer of grilled wings she had just picked up, "S-Seniors… d-don't look at me like that, you're scaring me…"
"Ahem…", Yinlong leaned close to Wolong, "Big Dragon, what do you think their relationship is?"
"An obvious one."
"Come on! Then what should we call her?", Yinlong looked at Chen Zijin, who was over ten years younger than him, and his mouth twitched, "M-Master's w-wife?"
Wolong gave Yinlong a disdainful look, "You really think this iron tree of a Master could bloom?"
Yinlong patted his chest, "Alright then, whew, you scared me for a second."
At this moment, Xuan Lan asked Zhang Yue, "Yue, you said there's something important?"
"The Three Main Gods," Zhang Yue said, "The Lord of Wrath's strength is not worth worrying about. Besides his first-rate escape skills, he doesn't have much else. What I'm more concerned about are the other two Main Gods, they still haven't shown up. What level of power are they at now? What are they secretly plotting?"
At the mention of this topic, Wolong intentionally glanced at Chen Zijin.
Zhang Yue said, "It's fine, she's one of us."
So Wolong spoke directly, "These past few days, we've also been looking for traces of the other two Main Gods. We did find some clues in the 65th, 72nd, and 75th worlds, but that's all, no idea what they're up to."
"What we can preliminarily determine is: their recovery is far beyond the Lord of Wrath, and their soul anchors are no longer where they were originally buried…"
Xuan Lan continued, "The Three Main Gods are supported by soul anchors, allowing them to reach peak strength. In this situation, if they've fully recovered their strength from ten years ago, even with Wolong, Long Two, and me combined, we probably won't be able to beat them."
Wolong scolded Yinlong, "Such an important item, back then, it never should've been handed over to this reckless fool."
Yinlong looked innocent, "Who could've guessed that after ten years, they'd still be this troublesome? Back then, we just treated them like scrap iron…"
Hearing this, Zhang Yue frowned slightly.
He vaguely felt that the movements of the Three Main Gods were closely related to that Flowing Gold Warrior.
Now, it was that Flowing Gold Warrior who was secretly manipulating the Three Main Gods.
At this moment, Yinlong said, "Oh right, Master, didn't you say last time that the Three Main Gods had a mysterious mastermind? Did that guy show up recently?"
"I met him just today," Zhang Yue replied, "He knows Sword Sacrifice, and he's aware of all my moves."
These words left the three of them in shock.
No one spoke.
But the same thought popped into all their minds at once…
"No way?", Yinlong broke the silence, "Couldn't it just be coincidence? After all, a lot of people know Sword Sacrifice. Or… maybe he was one of our enemies from ten years ago, so he knows Master's fighting style?"
Wolong said solemnly, "An enemy from ten years ago wouldn't still be only just over level 100 today, would they?"
Once said, silence again fell over the group.
Zhang Yue said, "Have you heard of the Hell Arena?"
Seeing everyone remain silent, Zhang Yue continued, "Forget it, someone must've heard of it."
If he wanted to understand this Flowing Gold Warrior, it seemed the only option was the next encounter: the Hell Arena.
So, after dinner, Zhang Yue gave Ouyang Ling'er a task, [Help me investigate the Hell Arena.]
Ouyang Ling'er immediately searched online and replied, [President, where exactly do you find all these strange things and places? Every time you ask me to check something, it's always obscure, there's nothing about it in historical records at all…]
Zhang Yue said, [If everyone knew about it, I wouldn't need you to look it up. I'm counting on you, report back the moment you find anything.]
Having entrusted this task to Ouyang Ling'er with peace of mind, Zhang Yue went to his room and fell asleep instantly.
The next morning, 8 a.m., he logged in.
And directly entered the World 26.
["Ding~ Welcome to Otherworld World 26: King's Canyon! You are currently in a Tier-1 Safe Zone: Black Iron City. World missions will be issued soon!"]
Whoosh!
As the light scattered, Zhang Yue appeared in a pitch-black city.
The surrounding buildings looked like they were forged from black iron, somewhat oppressive in appearance.
At that moment, another beam of light fell.
Shadow Dancer Chen Zijin also arrived in the World 26.
"Morning!"
After greeting Zhang Yue, Chen Zijin put her hands on her hips and exhaled deeply.
Seeing Chen Zijin flushed and slightly out of breath, Zhang Yue asked, "What were you doing?"
"Morning exercise," Chen Zijin glanced at Zhang Yue and smiled, "I went for a two-hour jog."
Zhang Yue's inner monologue, 'You call that "just a bit of exercise".'
In the Otherworld, the Assassin class required extremely high agility.
Zhang Yue finally understood why Chen Zijin's physical fitness was so strong.
And why she maintained such a perfect figure, curvy, slim waist, no flaws anywhere.
Every day she endured the stress of the Otherworld and ran for two hours in the morning, this level of diligence made her a top-tier expert for good reason.
Even Zhang Yue felt a bit inferior in comparison.
Chen Zijin radiated youthful energy from head to toe.
So much so that countless passersby were drooling at the sight…
At that moment, Chen Zijin looked at Zhang Yue and asked, "What's your goal for today?"
Zhang Yue: "Clear up to the 30th world."
Chen Zijin was stunned: "What?"
"We're only just now entering the World 26."
Yesterday was delayed because of the Heavenfire Array.
Otherwise, Zhang Yue would've already pushed to the 30th world yesterday.
Zhang Yue looked at Chen Zijin, "So? Can you keep up?"
Chen Zijin straightened her back and swore confidently, "Yes, no problem! Let's push to 30!"
Bystanders hearing this, "What? Push from the World 26 to the 30th in a single day? Are you insane?"
Then they saw who said it, "Oh, it's Zero? Ah, never mind! Hey, can I come along too?"
After understanding the background and settings of the World 26, Zhang Yue and Chen Zijin officially began their strategy.
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