High-level martial arts: Contract cashback, invincible starting from the Zerg.

After a brief separation from Babata, Chen Feng and Wei Yang returned to Rose Manor.

The chilling atmosphere in the corridor seemed to have lessened somewhat, but the No. 8 puppet still stood stiffly on its iron base, the rust on its joints appearing to have deepened.

As Chen Feng and Wei Yang approached, Puppet Number Seven emerged from the wooden door once more, its eerie laughter ringing out again: "Questioner, please hand over the quest token."

"Mission accomplished."

Wei Yang directly threw the spacetime emblem left behind by Cang Shou to Number Seven.

The Time-Space Insignia, however, transformed into a wisp of purple light under the other party's gaze and merged into a metal plate above her chest.

A while later.

"very good..."

The voice of Puppet No. 7 was no longer intermittent; its mechanical quality had gained a touch of coldness.

"The Time Hunters' obsession has been fulfilled... and the city's malevolent curse will loosen slightly. As a reward—your Moon Sand Bottles will unlock a second-tier upgrade, increasing their energy storage capacity to 40%, and imbuing their Moonlight power with the 'Time Penetration' attribute, ignoring a portion of magic defense."

At this point, Puppet No. 7 let out another eerie laugh.

It sounded as chilling and dark as the mournful howl of a night owl in the dead of night.

"Congratulations!! You have completed the mission for Puppet No. 7. Would you like to start the mission for Puppet No. 6 directly?"

Wei Yang nodded slightly.

"Next up is the trial for number six." Puppet number seven turned and pointed towards the depths of the castle.

The originally sealed stone wall immediately cracked open, and thick darkness and flying dust seeped out of the crack, even mixed with a faint mysterious aura.

"Number Six is ​​the first 'Dark Messenger' of Rose Manor, and he holds some of the secrets of the Dark God Clan."

Her trial will be more dangerous than any mission you've ever faced—because her trial's objective is inextricably linked to the Dark Gods.

Wei Yang's expression instantly turned serious: "So... Number Six's mission is to have me compete against my kind?"

"You'll find out soon enough..."

As the seventh puppet led Wei Yang forward, it explained, "Number Six and Number Five are the administrators of the inner courtyard. Their power is closely linked to the Dark God Clan. Whether you can get clues from them depends entirely on your abilities."

As soon as he finished speaking, Puppet Number Seven stopped in front of the wall at the end of the corridor.

As Puppet Number Seven stopped moving, her life force seemed to vanish, leaving only an exquisite puppet standing at the entrance to the Rose Corridor.

After Wei Yang and Chen Feng stepped into the crack in the wall...

However, the two discovered that the scenery in the corridor was completely different from what they had imagined.

The walls on both sides of the corridor are covered with black rose patterns, the edges of the stone petals tinged with scarlet, as if each leaf is peering into the soul of the intruder.

A wonderful fragrance filled the air, and when Chen Feng inhaled it, he felt a surge of joy.

After walking about 100 meters, the two finally reached the end of the corridor.

Dozens of bright red roses, like blood, were inlaid on the silver gate. When Wei Yang slowly pushed open the silver gate, there was a soft "click" sound, and the silver gate slowly opened, revealing a courtyard full of blood-red roses.

On two stone platforms in the center of the courtyard, there stands a white porcelain puppet.

She wore a dark red Gothic gown with black divine patterns embroidered on the hem, but her face and body were made of pure white bone china, and her eye sockets were no longer button-like like those of Puppet No. 7, but two red gemstones.

"Finally, someone has arrived."

One of the bone china puppets on the stone platform slowly turned around, her voice soft yet chilling. When her bone china body's fingertips brushed against the surrounding roses, the petals withered into ashes almost instantly.

"I am Puppet Number Six... and this will be your first arena."

Wei Yang slowly stepped forward and asked, "What is your trial?"

The sixth puppet chuckled softly, and red flames seemed to leap within the gems in its eye sockets.

"The upgrade to the Moon Sand Bottle is enough to allow the people of this city to return to their lives. Here you will also encounter those Dark Gods who have survived by sheer luck. If you can eliminate 100 Shadow Beasts for us, then we will select an arena for you to fight against your Dark God competitors..."

"The winner will unlock the trials of the next area, while the loser's soul will be erased forever."

The voice just fell.

The roses on both sides of the courtyard suddenly grew wildly, their vines coiling around the surrounding stone platforms like venomous snakes, and blood-red petals falling one after another.

Those strange plants infused the barren courtyard with their vibrant life force, and grew wildly, eventually forming a courtyard that resembled a primeval jungle.

......

When the two returned to the center of Shadow City, Chen Feng found that Shadow City was very different from before.

The thick, black miasma that had hovered in the sky for thousands of years seemed to have faded away as if ice and snow were melting, and the thin moonlight pierced through the clouds, scattering fine silver light on the gray stone brick road.

The little elves that were originally crowding the streets and alleys of the city suddenly took on human forms.

There were women strolling slowly along the street with bamboo baskets on their shoulders; hunters leaning against the corner of the wall wiping their short blades; and children chasing and playing.

However, although these creatures appeared natural, they were completely ignored when Wei Yang walked past them.

The woman continued to tidy up the items in the basket, the hunter's gaze remained fixed on the blade, and the children's playfulness did not stop for a moment because of the two's presence, as if what Chen Feng and Wei Yang saw was just two separate worlds that did not interfere with each other.

They're like NPCs who've been programmed beforehand!

Just then.

A creature with the shape of a leopard, yet covered in flowing, dark shadows, suddenly darted out from the dark alley.

Its eye sockets glow with eerie green flames, and the stone bricks it treads over leave fleeting scorch marks.

The leopard-shaped beast covered in dark shadows darted out and immediately fixed its gaze on Wei Yang.

It was as if, in its perception, only Weiyang was a fresh and ready prey.

Hehe—hehe—hehe.

The Shadow Beast let out a threatening growl at Wei Yang, but seemed to be wary of something and dared not attack her easily.

Seeing Wei Yang's first prey appear, Chen Feng knew the time had come.

So he immediately patted Wei Yang on the shoulder and said, "I have something to do and need to go back to the real world first. If you need any help, just tell me and I'll have the nearby Babata come and help you."

"This is an agreement between you and her; I don't need her help."

"It's alright, we're all on the same side."

As soon as he finished speaking, Chen Feng's virtual form slowly disappeared from Wei Yang's sight.

It was as if it had never existed.

"Alright," Wei Yang said calmly.