fifth form

Chapter 3409 Positioning
"You contacted me so fast, so fast!"

From the moment Zhou Rihui was encouraged to activate the power of the Xuanming bloodline to the moment he contacted Xuanming again, only about ten days had passed.

Ten days is a very short time, so short that it's basically impossible to get anything worthwhile done.

Zhang Xuezhou and his group were targeting a god, or even a god from a higher-dimensional world.

The gods who can become the top of the food chain are no pushovers. These beings stand out from thousands of their kind and go through countless risks and opportunities before finally achieving their goal.

Xuanming felt that such a thing could be planned for months, then spent years looking for an opportunity, and then mobilize a group of daredevils to sacrifice themselves as expendable resources before a direct confrontation could be held.

The time allotted was so short that Xuanming could hardly find a reason to complain. He felt that Zhang Xuezhou was too careless and the probability of failure was extremely high.

"Use the magic that Liao Meng released on me to investigate and give me a clue as to where she is hiding."

Zhang Xuezhou didn't argue back and forth with Xuanming.

After reaching an agreement with Xuanming, he no longer needed to rely on luck to contact Xuanming; he could do so as quickly as possible, and the other party would respond.

"You've been tainted by Liao Meng's magic. My pursuit of guidance will inevitably alert her. You wouldn't be thinking of using me as a backer to beg her to let you off the hook, would you?"

In the dim space, Xuanming swayed his body and gazed at the small figure below.

His good-for-nothing descendants often cause trouble, and when they do, they often use him as a pretext to get other creatures to give them some face.

Some people are willing to give face, while others are not.

For example, Zhou Xin's father killed Xuanming's descendants, and Xuanming had no way to stop him.

Of course, Zhang Xuezhou's trouble with Liao Meng can be dealt with, since Xuan Ming can indeed contact Liao Meng, but whether or not to pay a price to plead for Zhang Xuezhou is another matter entirely.

He had to repeatedly compare and estimate the cost he had incurred and the benefits Zhang Xuezhou gained from acquiring the Luck Bead.

“The technique I possess is called ‘Sealing Magic,’ which can resist external evil forces,” Zhang Xuezhou said. “It’s one thing to be aware of techniques tainted with malice, but it’s another to be aware of techniques tainted with good intentions. If you can’t even help with this small matter, then I will have to use my own senses to find it!”

"Kindness? You're already messing with Liao Meng, and she still shows you kindness?"

Xuanming gasped in astonishment, finding it hard to comprehend such a thing.

Whether things are as Zhang Xuezhou said can be determined with a simple inquiry.

"Strange, very strange!"

A moment later, Xuanming couldn't help but exclaim as well.

Malicious attacks will inevitably trigger a counterattack and alert when tracing their origins, while benevolent support attacks will be gentler when tracing their origins, and a safe tracing process will not disturb the attacker.

Just as he couldn't understand how Zhang Xuezhou had so quickly conquered and destroyed a great nation, he couldn't understand why Liao Meng would show goodwill towards Zhang Xuezhou.

"Just like when I checked the zodiac, I was able to locate her. You can use the same method to trace her actual location. According to our previous agreement, I expended effort to assist her, and you need to reciprocate!"

Although he couldn't quite understand it, Xuanming acted swiftly and also mentioned the price Zhang Xuezhou would have to pay.

"No problem, but I'm a little curious. You are also a high-dimensional god who has mastered the laws, so why are you interested in Liao Meng's laws?"

Zhang Xuezhou nodded in agreement, and then casually asked a question.

"Only laws can influence laws. Liao Meng's laws possess some healing power. Refining her laws would mean I could temporarily possess a power to heal physical injuries. Even if I can't use it right now, it can serve as a backup option. If I see an opportunity, of course I want to acquire it!"

Xuanming didn't hide anything and directly recounted the rewards he had received.

"She's quick at absorbing the power of the laws, so be prepared to collect it in advance. Don't blame me if you miss the opportunity," Zhang Xuezhou nodded and instructed. "I'll be waiting for you to perform the sacrifice again!"

Xuanming responded, and his massive figure quickly disappeared, as if he were making preparations hastily.

The darkness before Zhang Xuezhou's eyes faded, and his gaze returned to Qin Mengzhong.

Everything around him remained the same, and only three seconds had passed on the stopwatch, but an image began to appear on the bronze tortoise he held in his palm.

Just like when he saw Huang Daoxian's blurry figure on the bronze tortoise, Zhang Xuezhou saw the original caster of the spell again this time.

It was an extremely cold and beautiful face, below which was a flawless, naked body.

If one does not look at the giant spider's abdomen and legs at the bottom, and is dressed in celestial robes, the other party's temperament will be extremely similar to that of the emperor and empress.

Compared to the Spider God Guardian, who transformed into a humanoid form resembling a cheap inflatable doll, Liao Meng's descendant had half of its body transformed into a perfect human, with an impeccable form.

The reason why Liao Meng transformed into human form is not hard to understand. After all, the appearance of the other party is similar to that of Omega, and it is highly likely that she knows the characteristics of the races in this world and used Omega as a model to create her body.

Perhaps due to Huang Daoxian's interference, or perhaps due to other factors, the transformation of Liaomeng's body was incomplete.

Zhang Xuezhou's gaze swept over and saw that the other person was sitting on a huge, dark rock that occasionally shimmered with a reddish-copper luster.

It was precisely because of the shimmering light of this boulder that the cave was illuminated, allowing for a general view.

The boulder seemed to be very hot, and you could see underground river water overflowing from beneath it, with wisps of steam rising from it.

Montes Steel stood to one side like a wooden sculpture, seemingly used for studying body structure. Zhang Xuezhou also saw dense, tiny tentacles surging back and forth on Montes Steel's lower body.

Liao Meng's descendant obviously wouldn't chase after Zhang Xuezhou like Huang Daoxian would. To find him, Zhang Xuezhou and the others would need to take the initiative to go there. The image on the bronze tortoise was the information given to Zhang Xuezhou.

As they get closer, the images on the bronze tortoise become clearer, even allowing Zhang Xuezhou to see the surrounding cave environment.

"There's no need to search every similar cave. Just look at where the underground glacier has mixed with hot water to determine the location of Liao Meng's lair. If it's easy to dig, we can just go straight up. If it's not easy to dig, we can take the cave passage!"

Having crossed the underground glacier to reach the end of the Spider God's Cave, searching for Liao Meng's lair will obviously be much easier.

After quickly verifying the situation, Zhang Xuezhou put the bronze tortoise back into his backpack, then stepped on the waves and turned around.

"Listen up, you lot! The mistress has told you to get out of here. If you keep blocking our way, I'll eat you all up!"

Seeing Hu Hao clutching his neck in pain, Zhang Xuezhou's brief mental shock instantly brought him back to his senses.

“Damn it… 'Yu' will not let you go. You… he will eventually pull the power out of you 'half-dead' bodies and soak your corpses in the Meng River to burn them to ashes!”

As Hu Hao staggered to his feet and flew away, he stared at Zhang Xuezhou, who was enveloped in green light, and didn't forget to utter some harsh words.

Just like Zhang Xuezhou, who used the guise of "mistress," Hu Hao used the guise of "tiger breeding."

Both sides, after causing trouble, hope to find the root of the problem and directly confront the mastermind behind it; their statements and responses are essentially the same.

Whether either side can bring in backers to engage in a power struggle remains to be seen.

"The 'half-dead'?"

Zhang Xuezhou thought to himself.

If he hadn't already pretended to be innocent and then flapped his wings and staggered away to escape, he really wanted to beat Hu Hao up again and see what else the other man could say.