Chapter 3775: The Confusing Game
After arriving at the fourth level of the tower, the Charm God King had no trace of her seductive demeanor. Her expression was extremely solemn, her eyes deep and filled with wisdom, appearing lost in thought as she used divine thought to calculate various future outcomes.
"Charm God King, if you have the ability, use all your messy tricks on me. Let's see whose dao is deeper, or whose resolve is stronger." Chi Xingtian shouted again.
Beneath his fierce and rugged exterior, he harbored a hundred different schemes.
He was doing this deliberately.
Over the years, relying on Zhang Ruochen, the Dragon Lord, and Tai Shang, Chi Xingtian's combat power had increased again. His accumulated foundation was immense, making him worthy of being called the number one under the Infinite Realm. Especially his physical strength, which was not much inferior to the Charm God King's.
Once the Charm God King made a move against him, he would have the chance to catch her off guard, wound her, and escape the lotus.
But the Charm God King's mind was clearly elsewhere. Her gaze fell on Zhang Ruochen as she said, "Count yourself lucky to have such a good daughter."
Zhang Ruochen stood like a withered pine by the roadside, speaking indifferently, "Isn't the God King trying to break my Buddha heart?"
The Charm God King smiled charmingly, "Yes, I really do want to. But someone values you highly, thinking your worth is greater than Chi Xingtian and Yu Cangsheng combined. Now, I can't touch you."
"Let's go! Bichu, you come too, follow your master to meet an important guest."
Zhang Ruochen knew he was finally going to meet the main figure. In fact, he had already sensed it, detecting a dark star appearing in the nearby starry sky.
The dark star's aura was very faint, merging with the darkness.
If the distance were great enough, even if Zhang Ruochen mobilized the power of truth, he might not be able to detect it.
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh..."
Beams of light landed on the dark star.
Zhang Ruochen, Chi Xingtian, and Yu Cangsheng were wrapped in chains condensed from Infinite Divine Patterns, binding their physical bodies, souls, and spiritual power.
The three of them, along with the Compassionate Sail Immortal, stood behind the Charm God King, their expressions varied.
Zhang Ruochen was calm and indifferent, Chi Xingtian looked around, and Yu Cangsheng appeared as if he had lost all hope.
The other gods of the Joy Zen Sect did not descend onto the dark star but stood at various positions around the nine-layered white tower, fully activating the nine divine formations within the tower, seemingly ready to launch an attack at any moment to support the Charm God King.
The second-in-command of the Nether Demon Sect, "Jiahong Evil God," descended onto the dark star in the form of a doppelganger, standing shoulder to shoulder with the Charm God King.
His true body remained in the black palace tens of thousands of miles away.
Zhang Ruochen was surprised and transmitted a message to the Compassionate Sail Immortal, "It seems they don't trust each other and are very cautious."
"It should be a transaction! You three are the goods the other side wants. The Charm God King and Jiahong Evil God are probably afraid of being double-crossed," the Compassionate Sail Immortal said.
Zhang Ruochen said, "Or they might be afraid of being silenced. Here they come!"
The Fallen Divine Temple ranked ninth among the many divine temples of the Paradise Realm. Its hall master, "Aofei," was a Grand God of the Grand Void Realm.
At this moment, Aofei, with pairs of black feathered wings, his tall and sturdy body, walked out firmly from the gaseous dark space-time substance. His blazing white gaze swept over Zhang Ruochen, Chi Xingtian, and Yu Cangsheng one by one.
The Charm God King showed displeasure, saying, "Where is Qingcheng Yun? For such a major matter, the Paradise Realm only sends a Grand God to handle it? The Joy Zen Sect and the Nether Demon Sect have staked the fate of their entire sects."
Aofei's voice was deep, "You have no other choice. Cooperating with the Paradise Realm is your only way out."
Jiahong Evil God's doppelganger, like a shadow floating in the void, said, "If the Paradise Realm only sends a Grand God, I think we should call off this transaction."
Aofei said, "Do you still have a way back?"
The Charm God King's gaze shifted to Chi Xingtian.
Chi Xingtian immediately said, "Anyway, we haven't suffered much loss. If the Joy Zen Sect and the Nether Demon Sect release us three, I can swear by the honor of the Calamity Heaven and the Great Elder Zhang Ruochen that the Kunlun Realm will not retaliate."
After speaking, Chi Xingtian nudged Yu Cangsheng with his elbow, signaling him to also swear.
Yu Cangsheng angrily said, "Do you think they will really let us go? They are just negotiating terms."
Chi Xingtian didn't expect that old bones like Yu Cangsheng, after being tormented by the Charm God King for most of the day, would still have such a fiery temper. Now swearing was at least a glimmer of hope!
Once they fell into the hands of the Paradise Realm, how could there be any way to survive?
The fall of Yu Dongxuan and the Order Divine Palace Lord was undoubtedly a heavy blow to the Paradise Realm.
It wasn't just a blow to their strength, but also to the dignity of the ruling world of the Western Universe. How could they swallow their anger?
"Haha!"
A clear laugh echoed in the darkness.
Krisa, tall and handsome, walked out, exuding an invisible oppressive aura. The surrounding darkness became even denser.
"Master." Aofei bowed to Krisa.
Krisa nodded and smiled, "Charm God King, Jiahong Evil God, am I qualified to represent the Paradise Realm in this transaction with you?"
The Charm God King and Jiahong Evil God exchanged glances.
The remnant soul of Behi had possessed Krisa and descended into the real world together with the First Queen Afuya. This was no secret and had long spread across the universe.
And who was Behi? One of the Twenty-Four Heavens from 300,000 years ago, whose combat power back then was not inferior to Haotian's.
If he hadn't died in battle 300,000 years ago, who knows who would be the Heavenly Court's Heavenly Venerable now?
Krisa's displayed cultivation was only at the initial stage of Qiankun Infinite, but with Behi's remnant soul, his true strength was far beyond what the Charm God King and Jiahong Evil God could match.
Zhang Ruochen could sense Krisa's strength; it was indeed formidable.
Back in Lihentian, the two had fought, but at that time, Krisa was still at the Grand Void Grand God realm and had just completed the possession, so the power he could exert was quite limited.
Krisa had managed to leave behind a remnant soul and set up the possession arrangement, which clearly showed that he had sensed something was wrong before going to war 300,000 years ago.
If that were the case, the remnant soul he left behind must be considerable. The more remnant souls, the stronger his strength.
If he could be captured and have his soul searched, perhaps the truth of the war of the heavens 300,000 years ago could be uncovered.
The Charm God King and Jiahong Evil God both bowed, saying, "Greetings, Heaven Xi."
The two of them had lived through Behi's era and knew well how extraordinary this person was back then, truly a legend of his time.
"No need to call me Heaven anymore. The glory of the past is over. Now, I am Krisa, the same as you, at the Qiankun Infinite realm." Krisa was humble and polite, gentle as jade, and continued, "The transaction terms negotiated by Qingcheng Yun, Dinglun Buddha Lord, and the Nether Sect Lord remain unchanged. Now, hand over the people to me."
Qingcheng Yun was one of the two most outstanding disciples of Shang Tian, even stronger than Yu Dongxuan. In the Huan Realm, no one was his match.
Under the dual effects of interests and threats, the Joy Zen Sect and the Nether Demon Sect had no choice but to cooperate with them, becoming pawns for the Paradise Realm to deal with the Kunlun Realm.
But how could the Joy Zen Sect and the Nether Demon Sect be willing to be used? Naturally, they wanted to fight for the greatest benefits.
The Charm God King showed no intention of handing over the people, saying, "The transaction terms we initially discussed did not include Jingxiu. You should know his value better than we do, right?"
Krisa did not get angry. He nodded and said, "Jingxiu is Chi Yao's father, worth more than ten times Chi Xingtian and Yu Cangsheng combined."
"What are you talking about? I am the number one expert below the Infinite Realm and a close friend of Zhang Ruochen. How can I be compared to a mere upper-level god?" Chi Xingtian was very unconvinced.
Yu Cangsheng was also unconvinced. Krisa's so-called value was undoubtedly to use them against Zhang Ruochen.
Why was Chi Yao's father worth ten times more than Yu Chenjing's grandfather?
The two of them realized that the Paradise Realm did not truly want to go to war directly with the Kunlun Realm.
If they did, how could they still be alive?
Moreover, that would bring nothing but harm to the Paradise Realm.
It also couldn't be to use them as a trap to lure Zhang Ruochen out and kill him.
After all, in the Soul Realm, the Paradise Realm had already suffered a crushing defeat.
If Shang Tian and Koro didn't act personally, who could kill Zhang Ruochen?
And since Zhang Ruochen was now working for Haotian, how could Shang Tian and Koro dare to act personally?
If the Paradise Realm wanted to regain face, they would have to use a frontal confrontation to make Zhang Ruochen suffer a great loss and force him to swallow his anger.
Krisa said, "Don't be unconvinced, you two. Using you, at best, we could exchange for Divine Feathers from Zhang Ruochen. But with Jingxiu, I want the Earth Cauldron, and Zhang Ruochen will give it."
The Divine Feathers Krisa mentioned were a divine robe made from all the feathers of Behi's pair of wings. It was originally given to the Famous Sword God by Ke Yangshan, later fell into Zhang Ruochen's hands, and then Zhang Ruochen gave it to Xiuchen Heavenly God.
Hearing this, Zhang Ruochen immediately realized that the Black Feather Divine Robe must have extraordinary value to Krisa.
The Charm God King found it hard to believe. Using Jingxiu, could Zhang Ruochen obediently hand over the Earth Cauldron?
Zhang Ruochen sighed inwardly, knowing his weakness was still too obvious. If Chi Xingtian, Yu Cangsheng, and Jingxiu truly fell into Krisa's hands, he would indeed be very passive.
He was still not ruthless enough!
If his methods were ruthless enough, who would dare to easily touch the people around him to control him?
Krisa took out a mass of blood-red light. Inside the light were specks of stars, like a vast world, containing endless Qiankun. He said, "This is the divine heart of the Blood Talisman Evil Emperor. Adding this, can we exchange for Jingxiu?"
The Charm God King and Jiahong Evil God's eyes lit up, unable to hide their greed.
Zhang Ruochen's heart shook violently.
Why was the divine heart of the Blood Talisman Evil Emperor in Krisa's hands?
Zhang Ruochen wanted to activate the Heart of Truth to sense if Afuya was hiding on this dark star, but he was afraid that Krisa's divine soul was powerful enough to detect the clue.
That would only alert the enemy.
"Is Afuya scheming against me?"
Zhang Ruochen's thoughts raced, but he couldn't figure out why Afuya would do this.
Clearly, she had a hand in Yu Dongxuan's death. How could the Paradise Realm still tolerate her?
A bitter scheme?
But how could they sacrifice a Great Unbound Infinite peak powerhouse for a bitter scheme?
Zhang Ruochen couldn't figure out many things. He always felt that today's events were far from simple on the surface.
However, one thing was certain: when Krisa took out the Blood Talisman Evil Emperor's divine heart, it signaled that the Charm God King, Jiahong Evil God, and the others were already doomed.