The Shriveled Old Man

Jiang Fu and Shi Jiu's gazes, pierced through the Ultimate Dao Insight Eye, instantly fell upon the withered old man with Whitebeard.

This withered old man with Whitebeard.

It remained quietly suspended within the Imperial Realm Crystal, motionless.

He looked as if he were dead beyond any doubt.

Jiang Fu almost thought she was seeing things.

But the Ultimate Dao Insight Eye.

Jiang Fu was certain that she had not misread anything.

The withered old man's body actually moved slightly.

"Still alive?"

Jiang Fu performed Multiply-by-Ten Judgment again.

It's not a lingering soul, not a regretful thought, not a will...

Jiang Fu analyzed everything he could think of...

Neither.

Rather, it was a kind of existence that Jiang Fu could not comprehend.

Or rather, it's something we haven't considered yet.

Lü Pin clearly sensed the change in Jiang Fu's emotions.

He didn't hesitate at all.

He threw the thing onto the table beside him.

Then he glared fiercely at Qing Ling and Han Sichen.

There's definitely something wrong with this thing!

"No wonder you two handed this thing to me without saying a word!"

Qing Ling and Han Sichen chuckled awkwardly without saying a word.

Mix with the Sequence: Lie Detector.

Those two Little Mustaches had long since learned to keep their mouths shut.

Although they didn't see anything wrong.

But I've known Jiang Fu for so long.

I've long been influenced by his style of doing things.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Moreover, this is something that required three people to fish out together.

What's the difference between this and giving it away for free?

Shi Jiu looked at Jiang Fu and whispered, "Thoughts."

"He only moved because he heard what you said and used this key to unlock some treasure, which proves that he has consciousness."

Jiang Fu suddenly realized.

I quickly Multiply-by-Ten Judgment.

This time.

The Stone moved.

It really is a matter of mindset!

The withered Whitebeard old man was indeed dead.

A remnant soul, will, spirit—nothing exists.

However, his thoughts were preserved by the Imperial Realm Crystal.

The other bearded men around, seeing the three Little Mustaches and Jiang Fu's behavior, immediately realized what was going on.

"No wonder these three kids haven't explained why they improved so quickly... they fell into a trap."

Lu Yuanchen looked at the key and realized the problem as well. "We're taking it out now so that Jiang Fu can test the waters for them."

In the past...

This unexpected opportunity was presented to us.

Lu Yuanchen and his group will definitely jump in headfirst and take it all.

But when Jiang Fu around.

You can't expect something for nothing; you'll only fall into a trap.

As a result, these Flowery Beards, through constant exposure and the severe transmission from person to person, all developed persecution complex to varying degrees.

At this moment, when they looked at Jiang Fu again...

Yet, a multitude of inexplicable feelings welled up within me.

This little guy not only left them a mountain of resources.

Now, I don't hide anything from them anymore.

Whether it's the Sequence God Realm, or this table full of Divine Emperor delicacies.

They didn't hide anything at all.

It was placed directly in front of them.

... Although they had all signed Contracts with the Bearded Pirate Group.

But everyone is different, and everyone has their own ideas.

But in this situation, they're not being treated like outsiders.

In fact, Jiang Fu never imposed any real constraints on these people.

Whether it's Lu Yuanchen, Xue Qianlan, Ouyang Zheng, or any other member.

What they are doing now is what they want to do and are willing to do.

Qing Ling and Han Sichen continued to laugh awkwardly.

Lü Pin was still furious.

Jiang Fu looked at the Imperial Realm Crystal, "Continuing to play dead, huh?"

"Then I have no choice but to throw you into the Absolute Ruins."

"We can forgo opportunities, but we will never accept making mistakes."

The Imperial Realm Crystal did not react.

The withered old man inside remained motionless as well.

The Red Dragon Divine Emperor frowned upon seeing Jiang Fu.

I think it's time for him to show his abilities.

So he said, "Is it possible that this thing is too ancient, and the people inside don't even know what the Absolute Ruins are?"

Jiang Fu herself uttered the words 'opportunity'.

As mentioned before, this key is an extremely ancient artifact, so ancient that it can be described as 'primordial'.

But he himself was one of the top Divine Emperors of the Truth Divine Kingdom.

But I don't recognize this key.

This is enough to show that it is incredibly ancient, so ancient that it has almost been erased by time.

It is even older than the Absolute Ruins.

He saw Jiang Fu looking at him.

The Red Dragon Divine Emperor quickly continued, "I think it would be better to use the World-Burning Tainted Fire to burn it..."

The words "World-Burning Tainted Fire" were uttered.

The withered old man inside suddenly opened his eyes.

Through the Imperial Realm Crystal, he looked at the Red Dragon Divine Emperor outside with a face full of shock and anger, "That dog has such a vicious mind!"

"I was just dying peacefully here, and you inexplicably lured me out, and now you want to burn me with the World-Burning Tainted Fire!"

"I'm #￥%#%T%RT!!"

For the initial use.

It's still a language they can understand.

But the incoherent words that followed, coupled with the withered old man's current mood, were clearly very vulgar.

Dialects are even being used.

The Imperial Realm Crystal has been preserved from an incredibly ancient era to the present day.

This was enough to prove its indestructibility, but the appearance of the World-Burning Tainted Fire immediately threw the withered old man, who was pretending to be dead, into a state of panic.

The Red Dragon Divine Emperor also heard the withered old man's words.

He quickly looked at Jiang Fu with a fawning expression.

Jiang Fu raised her chin at him.

The Red Dragon Divine Emperor was overjoyed.

It immediately transformed back into its dragon form and happily sat down at the dining table.

He picked up a pair of chopsticks, not knowing whose they were.

They began to feast.

This moment.

He felt that his life as a dragon had come to a perfect end.

Jiang Fu did not ask the Red Dragon what the 'World-Burning Tainted Fire' was.

But upon hearing the words 'filthy fire'...

I knew it wasn't anything good.

He looked at Lü Pin, "Do you still want this?"

Lü Pin, Qing Ling, and Han Sichen moved in unison.

They all retreated in unison.

They shouted in unison, "No!"

Jiang Fu smiled cheekily, "Why not?"

"This key is called the Imperial Realm Crystal, and in a certain era, it was used as a heirloom."

"Since you've inherited his cultivation level, you can be considered his successors."

Lü Pin's Truth-Teller Sequence remained untriggered.

But he knew that his Sequence was ineffective against these two bad waters.

So he stared wide-eyed and said, "But this thing is a key! A key needs a lock... who knows what kind of hidden pit might be behind that lock!"

Shi Jiu said with great satisfaction, "Very good, our Bearded Pirate Group has fully matured!"

Even these three Little Mustaches act with such caution.

The other old bearded men will only be more cautious.

Jiang Fu flicked her finger, and the Imperial Realm Crystal fell into his hand.

"In that case, I'll keep this for now. I'll use the World-Burning Tainted Fire it for fun sometime when I'm in a bad mood."

Now that we know what this withered old man is...

Jiang Fu then had no more reservations.

Dealing with this kind of pure thinking.

There's absolutely no need for the so-called "World-Burning Tainted Fire".

Just Multiply by Eleven at random.

That would allow his ten thoughts to kill each other.

The withered old man seemed somewhat at a loss.

Final.

He smiled helplessly, "Those three little children have already inherited my final cultivation and realm; they can be considered my successors."

"How about this?"

"I am willing to accept these three as my disciples and pass on my supreme lineage!"

"Under my tutelage, these three mediocre children will surely achieve the Karmic Rank of Divine Emperor!"

Qing Ling curled her lip. "What's Divine Emperor anyway?"

The withered old man. "Huh?"

Han Sichen grumbled, "Aren't all these things on the dining table Divine Emperors?"

The withered old man. "..."