Online game: Stealing god-level items, looking for bosses to purchase goods

"The core of the Black Corner Tower..."

"Are you planning to use it as an anchor point for entering the Western Ruins?"

Shadowblade suddenly spoke.

"It seems you know a lot about the Great Western Ruins." Chen Ming wasn't surprised by Shadow Blade's words, after all, Shadow Blade probably had just as many questions as he did.

The positions of the two sides have been reversed.

What started as Chen Ming asking Shadow Blade for information has now become Shadow Blade's curiosity about Chen Ming's purpose and that unique Immaculate Divine Rune.

In addition, Chen Ming also used force to suppress Shadow Blade.

At this point, he was already trying to proactively provide Chen Ming with intelligence.

as predicted.

Shadowblade spoke almost without hesitation, “When enough newcomers step onto the path of the gods in this game, the ruins left by the previous civilization will be refreshed. Although the specific contents of the ruins are different and the names are also different, the general structure is still similar.”

"A stable anchor point is essential to getting into it."

"After all, this ruin is different from the ruins that will be constantly excavated in later generations. Because it has the imprint of the previous civilization, it has its own spacetime attributes. If you enter it casually, you can easily get lost in the turbulent flow of time and be left in the ruin forever."

"There must be a powerful, life-giving object as an anchor point to mark a clear and distinct return point for those who enter, so as to avoid getting lost."

Chen Ming raised an eyebrow. This guy was really sensible, explaining the key to entering the Great Western Ruins clearly.

This perfectly matched the intelligence he received from the old master Maxi.

Reincarnation...

Chen Ming already knew that this game world would pull civilizations that had developed to a certain level into the game, and determine the sole victor who would become the so-called god.

But the world keeps turning, and he did find this possibility from various clues, but there was no solid evidence.

Now, someone has spoken about this concept in person.

Chen Ming couldn't help but recall the image of himself he had seen in the ruins of Biehe City, and the shadow that seemed accidental but inexplicably ended up under Ji's command.

Reincarnation

He sighed inwardly, stopped thinking, and returned to the current problem.

The statements made by Shadowblade and Ancestor Maxi corroborate each other and are both correct.

This shows that Shadowblade has no secrets.

“It seems that the strategy of using the Immaculate Divine Rune to remove the beast transformation was correct.” Chen Ming was secretly delighted, but he did not show it on his face. He just nodded slightly. “A completely active building like the Black Corner Tower is really rare. Its vitality is terrifyingly strong, enough to resist the residual spacetime influence in the Great Western Ruins and become a precise and fixed anchor point.”

After saying this, the two fell silent.

Chen Ming remained silent because he had his hands behind his back and was watching with a cold gaze as the black stone humanoid figure painfully split its core from its body.

Shadow Blade, meanwhile, would occasionally glance sideways at Chen Ming, his eyes filled with hesitation and flickering thoughts.

The silence lasted for several seconds until finally… Shadowblade couldn’t hold back any longer and spoke in a very cautious tone, “So, that ambitious person has designs on the Great Western Ruins?”

That's a clever question.

He didn't ask Chen Ming what his purpose was.

Instead, they went directly to ask about the fake Ancestral Dragon.

But this seemingly evasive approach actually leaves Chen Ming with no way to avoid the question.

His answer would indirectly prove the relationship between himself and the fake Zulong.

Clearly, Shadowblade still wanted to know what kind of relationship existed between him and Extreme.

Chen Ming was too lazy to beat around the bush with him, so he turned his head and stared at him intently. "I stole this Immaculate Divine Rune from Him. The price I paid was being expelled from the country and wandering abroad. That's how I ended up in your extraterritorial lands."

"At the same time, I bear the true master of that position on my shoulders. If He finds out, it will be a fight to the death."

"He hasn't sent anyone to look for me yet. I guess it's because He suffered a great loss by losing the Immaculate Divine Mark. In addition, with wars breaking out all over the country, China is already a thorn in the side of countless people. As the guardian, He has no time to spare to take care of me."

Chen Ming has now spoken frankly and openly.

However, his words were only half true and half false.

Stealing the Immaculate Divine Rune seemed like stating the facts, but Chen Ming had always suspected whether there had been any leniency involved.

As for the claim that there was no time to spare due to the ongoing national wars, that's utter nonsense.

Does that guy really care about his own country?

Anyway, Chen Ming couldn't tell.

Chen Ming didn't know why Ji didn't send anyone to investigate him and search for the divine rune. Moreover, it was precisely because of Zu Long's attitude of losing it and not caring about it anymore that Chen Ming's suspicions of the other party letting him off the hook deepened.

In short.

Chen Ming's words were partly true and partly false, but the core point was just that—I am definitely not one of those people.

The Shadow Blade remained silent.

He wasn't a three-year-old child, so he certainly wouldn't easily believe Chen Ming's words. He would definitely think it over carefully, but Chen Ming didn't want to give him that chance. He struck while the iron was hot and directly interrupted his thoughts.

"Now that I've explained my background, shouldn't you also tell me everything about your organization?"

Chen Ming raised his voice, displaying his imposing aura, which startled Shadow Blade, who was about to ponder. Shadow Blade instinctively interrupted his thoughts and began to answer Chen Ming's question.

"Our organization..."

He had barely begun speaking when Shadowblade suddenly fell silent. Just as Chen Ming thought he was about to back out, he said, "Why don't you come back to the organization with me? After all, I'm just a Shadowblade, mainly responsible for combat, and I can't really explain the more specific details."

Chen Ming narrowed his eyes slightly.

It seemed as if they wanted to see through Shadow Blade's heart.

"No, you should notify your superiors to come over."

Having spent so long roaming the outer regions, Chen Ming hadn't forgotten the crucial principle of always being wary of others. His Immaculate Divine Rune had already been exposed, which was one of his biggest trump cards. Going to the organization's headquarters with him openly would be far too risky.

Shadowblade was taken aback, then realized that his suggestion was inappropriate, and quickly nodded in agreement, saying, "That's how it should be. Then allow me to communicate with them. Please wait a moment."

After speaking, Shadowblade closed his eyes, looking as if he had fallen asleep on the spot, without moving at all.

A golden light ignited in Chen Ming's pupils as he carefully observed, but he still couldn't discern anything from Shadow Blade.

In the end, Chen Ming could only quietly ignite the rudimentary form of divine runes in his palm, and only then could he sense the information fluctuations around the Shadow Blade through divine power.

"As expected of an organization known for its secrecy, even if they were to make contact right under my nose, I would hardly be able to detect it..."

Just as Chen Ming was sighing inwardly, a scream came from beside him.

When Chen Ming turned his gaze, he was shocked to see the black stone figure kneeling on the ground in pain, with a horrifying hole in its chest cavity. Even though it was just a black stone, it made people feel a faint phantom pain in their chests.

"Here's what you wanted..."

"core……"

It shakily raised its right hand, holding a plain, unremarkable black stone in its palm.

This thing may look unremarkable, but the moment Chen Ming's gaze locked onto it, he felt a surge of boundless, surging life force, like ocean waves, washing over him in waves.