Miko's Plan

Guided by the Sea Emperor, Gu Ding and his group retreated to a more distant location to continue their harvesting work.

And Ye Mei and the others who came later also entered the stomach one after another.

As they descended, they came across this swamp, but unlike Gu Ding, they were unaware of its dangers, and many had lost their lives.

Some were attacked and killed by the plants when they got close, while others fell into the swamp and turned into pus. And some fools, seeing the mist, still went in and were directly corroded and perished.

Gu Ding and his companions were able to harvest so smoothly for two reasons: firstly, they were protected by Miko's barrier, and secondly, the Sea Emperor would create harvesting routes for them, avoiding unnecessary battles and heading straight for their target.

The others who came in were searching aimlessly. Moreover, many of the demigods couldn't even fly and simply stepped into the swamp to their deaths.

Three days have passed, and the number of people who have entered has reached over three hundred, but the death toll has exceeded two hundred. However, over these past few days, everyone has learned a lesson.

Those with cultivation levels only at the half-god level dared only wander around the outer edge of the swamp, daring not to step into it again. Those who had already reached the divine level were even more cautious, for they had witnessed many people perish.

Ye Mei, however, seemed rather careless these past few days, nearly falling into the swamp twice from being struck by plants. His carelessness stemmed from not seeing Gu Ding and the others.

"That shouldn't be the case. Given Gu Ding's strength, it's impossible that he wouldn't come here after seeing that Scarlet Sun. Is he still on his way? Or did he know I was coming and deliberately avoid me?"

The thought had barely crossed his mind when he suddenly saw a group of people rushing towards him. Looking closer, he saw that the leader was none other than Gu Ding, the very person he had been silently muttering to himself.

"Little Prince, we meet again." Gu Ding greeted Ye Mei from a distance, looking very enthusiastic.

"We don't seem to know each other very well? Why is he being so enthusiastic? Is there some kind of conspiracy?" Ye Mei wondered to herself, her gaze towards Gu Ding becoming slightly more wary.

"Look at you, are you still holding a grudge about our previous bet?" Gu Ding asked with a grin.

"I'm not that petty," Ye Mei, his gaze sweeping over the group behind Gu Ding. He was slightly surprised. What surprised him wasn't that almost everyone in Gu Ding's group had advanced to godhood, but rather that their auras were extremely powerful, probably all possessing the Combat Strength of Half-Step True God.

His gaze even lingered on Scarlet for a moment, because he clearly sensed that this Swordsman's Combat Strength was no less than Gu Ding's. A barely perceptible glint of apprehension flashed in his eyes, and his gaze returned to Gu Ding. "Are these all your subordinates?"

"They're not subordinates, they're members of our Pirate Crew," Gu Ding corrected.

"Isn't that the same thing?" Ye Mei said with a hint of disdain.

"Of course they're different, they're all my partners." Gu Ding smiled and shook his head, continuing to correct him.

"I don't understand what you humans are thinking. In our Dark Race, there's only the relationship of the weak subservient to the strong." Ye Mei didn't understand the concept of a partner.

"Who are you calling the weakling?!" Scarlet took a step forward, her gaze icy, clearly ready to fight.

"Scarlet, if you want to fight, go outside first. The right thing to do is to gather more resources these next few days." Gu Ding reached out and stopped him.

"Hmph!" Scarlet snorted coldly before giving up.

"You've all come over here, not to fight. Then what are you here for?" Ye Mei looked at Gu Ding with some confusion.

"It's nothing, I just heard that you, Little Prince, were the first group to enter this True God Remains. So I have a few questions I'd like to ask." Liliath stepped forward, a smile playing on her lips, passing the title of the first group to enter to Ye Mei.

The conversation between the two sides was always public and not transmitted, so many people around could hear it clearly.

"We were indeed the first group to come in. But I have no obligation to answer your questions." Ye Mei still believed that her group was the first to arrive here.

"We want to know, did you take that Scarlet Sun?" Liliath asked directly, completely capturing everyone's attention.

Many people pricked up their ears, waiting for the answer to this conversation.

"We were the first team to arrive, but I didn't see the Scarlet Sun. We saw it fall before we even got there." Ye Mei then remembered his original purpose for coming here. Not only did he fail to obtain the Scarlet Sun, but now he was being mistaken for someone else. He was speechless.

Liliath deliberately shifted all the blame onto Ye Mei and the others, drawing everyone's attention to Ye Mei so that no one would know who had truly obtained the True Blood.

Actually, this wasn't Miko's idea, but rather an impromptu idea that Liliath came up with after meeting Ye Mei.

"Then do you have any evidence to prove that you didn't obtain the Scarlet Sun?" Liliath continued to press. "Did anyone from another team see it?"

"Of course not. After we arrive, it will probably be several hours before the second group arrives. However, I said I didn't take it, and that's final. If I really did take it, I won't deny it, and I'm not afraid of you trying to steal it." Ye Mei said, giving Liliath a somewhat disgruntled glare.

"Alright, let's go. The barrier exit will open in a few days. We should take advantage of these few days to gather as many treasures as possible!" Gu Ding pulled everyone away.

Many people around overheard the conversation, and in the following day or two, news that the Scarlet Sun had been obtained by Ye Mei spread far and wide.

Nearly a thousand people have now entered these remains, including almost all the powerful figures. More than half of them have died or been injured, leaving only about three hundred survivors.

The final stage has begun within the True God Remains —treasure hunting!

Because plants in the swamp are so rare, some people scattered among the remains, searching for other opportunities.

Gu Ding and the others also knew that the remains of this true god had actually merged with the Miniature World. With the death of this true god's soul, the warehouse of the Miniature World was also destroyed, and many treasures were scattered throughout the body, but the main ones were still near the original location of the warehouse.

In the past few days, apart from meeting up with some acquaintances, Gu Ding and his group have been searching for scattered treasures.

Under the Sea Emperor's instructions, most of the hundreds of scattered items were taken by Gu Ding and his group. The items that weren't taken were mostly things that weren't very useful to them, and besides, some of them were scattered in far-off places, so there was no need to waste time on them.

"The warehouse of this Miniature World is located in the brain of the True God Remains. The warehouse is damaged, and the items are scattered there. However, there are two pet beasts guarding it. Although they have both turned into platinum skeletons, their Combat Strength is now one at the level of a five-star Half-Step True God and the other at the level of Four-Star Half-Step True God. With our strength alone, we will not be able to retrieve anything from that warehouse."

Now, with only one day left before the exit of the ruins opens, the Sea Emperor has finally revealed the location of the Miniature World warehouse. He had been reluctant to tell before because he was worried about the two pet beasts.

"We can use those Dark Race members as cannon fodder to attract the attention of the two pet beasts, and then we can take the treasure while we're at it," Miko immediately came up with another idea.

"That's probably not so easy to do." Liliath frowned slightly. "If we tell Ye Mei others that there's a treasure vault in their brains, even if he knows it's true, he's unlikely to be the one to stick his neck out."

"So we can devise a plan to make them think it was one of our own who discovered it." Miko's lips curled up slightly. "Doesn't Ye Mei still have six people around her? As long as one of them knows the location of the warehouse and sees the two guardian beasts, they will definitely notify Ye Mei."

"How to let one of them know is a problem," Liliath shook her head again.

"It's very simple, all you need is a bait..." Miko then revealed her entire plan.

Miko's plan was actually not complicated: he would have Liliath control a member of the Dark Race as bait, and then have Lilia pick up a treasure in front of one of them.

This way, Ye Mei's people will definitely force the other party to hand over the treasure. If the other party refuses and turns to run away, Ye Mei's people will definitely give chase. They'll pursue them all the way to the location of the brain, and then everything else will fall into place.

Liliath quickly found a target from the Dark Race, a young man who had just ascended to godhood, and directly took control of his body.

Then they found Abram, who was searching for treasure, and while he wasn't looking, they threw a treasure on the ground and then bent down to pick it up in front of him.

Upon seeing it, Abram's eyes gleamed with greed. "Hey kid, hand over what you just picked up!"

The young man glanced at Abram once, then turned and ran away.

"Escape?! Let's see where you can run to!" Abram immediately gave chase, because he had clearly seen that the item in the young man's hand was a spiritual object.

Under Liliath's control, the Dark Race youth escaped all the way to the location of the True God's brain.

Abram chased for several hours, refusing to give up, and eventually reached the location of the True God's brain. Upon arriving at the area where the brain was located, strong energy fluctuations caught his attention. He temporarily abandoned the pursuit and flew towards the source of the energy fluctuations, where he saw mountains of treasures and two Platinum Skeleton pets.

"I've actually discovered such a huge treasure trove! Two Platinum Skeleton pets, their auras are stronger than mine. It seems I'll still have to rely on Ye Mei. I found this treasure, so I should be able to get a share." With that, Abram turned and left, completely forgetting about the young man who had found the treasure, speeding towards Ye Mei's location. (To be continued...)