The Cheats Are Good Enough, Time to Leave the Novice Village

Zhou Hao held the Storage Ring that Murong had returned to him. Murong hadn't touched any of the three bottles of pills inside. He decided to take the Metamorphosis Pill.

He wasn't sure what the effects would be, but since Murong said the Metamorphosis Pill would benefit him, taking one more shouldn't be a problem.

Zhou Hao acted on his thought, poured out the Metamorphosis Pill, and swallowed it in one gulp.

The reaction this time was a bit milder than before, and the cooling sensation on his body wasn't as striking as before. It was likely because his body had adapted to some extent, and the medicinal effect had also weakened considerably.

However, even so, a large amount of energy still surged through his meridians, eventually converging at his dantian and forming a slightly smaller Green Core next to the existing one.

After the medicinal effect ended, Zhou Hao performed an internal scan and discovered two inner cores in his dantian, one large and one small, like a mother and child.

Zhou Hao decided to call them "Core One" and "Core Two," with Core One being the larger one, of course.

He withdrew from his internal scanning state, stood up, and put away the remaining Body-Reforming Pill and Supreme Rejuvenation Pill.

He couldn't use these two pills for now. The Body-Reforming Pill was only effective when taken for the first time, and the Supreme Rejuvenation Pill was a sacred medicine for healing, which he didn't need at the moment.

Zhou Hao clapped his hands, looked around the secret chamber, and murmured, "It's time to leave."

He had now reached the Spiritual Consciousness Fifth Stage, exceeding the level task left by Du Tianhong. Therefore, he planned to leave the secret chamber now.

He felt like he was about to mold from staying here for so many days.

"Yinbao, Yuanbao, come here." Zhou Hao beckoned to Zhou Yuanbao and the others.

Zhou Yuanbao and Mu Jinyin immediately flew over, shouting in unison, "Dad."

Zhou Hao examined them and, after a moment of thought, asked, "Can you shrink?"

Given his height, plus Zhou Yuanbao and Mu Jinyin, the coffin seemed like it wouldn't be able to fit them.

"Yes, we can!" Zhou Yuanbao instantly transformed into a small loach about ten centimeters long.

Mu Jinyin also shrunk, becoming a small red chick and flying to Zhou Hao's head.

Zhou Hao looked at them in amazement. Although he had guessed they might have the ability to change size, seeing it firsthand was still a bit surprising.

He calmed his inner surprise and beckoned to Zhou Yuanbao, "You can wrap around my wrist! You'll make a nice wrist accessory."

"One Divine Crystal," Zhou Yuanbao said unexpectedly.

Zhou Hao looked at it in surprise, thinking to himself, Good grief, this one's really developing into a money grubber.

He immediately put on a stern face and said, "I'm your dad. Do you want money for everything I ask you to do?"

"Exactly," Mu Jinyin chimed in. "Dad, I suggest you don't give it any more Divine Crystals from now on. Give them all to me! This unfilial child."

Zhou Hao's mouth twitched incessantly, and veins bulged on his forehead. Were these two newly hatched cubs? Their thoughts were so impure.

He immediately lifted Mu Jinyin from his head and placed it next to Zhou Yuanbao. He pointed at them repeatedly, but unable to think of the right scolding words, he couldn't speak for a moment.

Finally, he managed to blurt out, "If you two don't behave, I'll tell your mom. You'll be in for it next time she visits."

This threat actually worked. Zhou Yuanbao and Mu Jinyin immediately became much more obedient.

After all, their mother was powerful and wealthy!

Seeing their behavior, Zhou Hao could only sigh inwardly, "Murong is still the most effective!"

He shook his head, sighed, and beckoned to Zhou Yuanbao again, "Come here."

This time, Zhou Yuanbao obediently went over and coiled around Zhou Hao's wrist joint.

It had to be said, a golden dragon-shaped bracelet was quite good-looking.

Zhou Hao patted the bracelet with satisfaction, smiling, "Be a good bracelet, and if you behave well, I'll give you Divine Crystals."

The "bracelet"'s eyes lit up, and it said happily, "Yes, Dad."

"I can behave well too," Mu Jinyin quickly interjected.

Zhou Hao smiled proudly and nodded, "Good, as long as you behave well, you won't lack Divine Crystals."

In reality, he could use a spell to restrain them or even give them mandatory orders, but he didn't want to do it that way. It went against his conscience.

Zhou Hao steadied himself and turned his gaze to the coffin, a smile forming on his lips.

Finally, he was leaving this place and would see the light of day again. He wondered what the outside world looked like.

With a heart full of anticipation, Zhou Hao took a firm step towards the coffin.

In these past few days, he had gone from nothing to something. To put it in modern terms, he had been cheating a lot.

His strength had reached the Spiritual Consciousness Fifth Stage. He possessed a set of clothes of unknown grade and a sword of unknown grade. He had two Green Cores within his body, his body had been improved by the Body-Reforming Pill, all his meridians were unblocked, and he had a pile of crystals and Divine Crystals.

Most importantly, he now had the Divine Beasts Zhou Yuanbao and Mu Jinyin. With their strength, they could go anywhere without fear.

And the most, most, most... most importantly, he now had an inhumanly powerful Empress standing behind him.

With all these advantages, wouldn't he be able to walk sideways once he went out?

Zhou Hao thought smugly, stopped before the coffin, and took one last look around the secret chamber. It was time to say goodbye.

He took a deep breath and resolutely stepped into the coffin.

Under the control of his spiritual consciousness, the overturned coffin lid flew up and perfectly sealed the coffin.

Zhou Hao's vision went dark, and he immediately released his spiritual energy into the coffin.

Spiritual energy flowed along the patterns on the coffin. Once the spiritual energy filled the entire coffin, a dazzling flash of light erupted, illuminating the entire secret chamber as brightly as day.

The flash was instantaneous, appearing and disappearing in a flash. After the light vanished, the secret chamber fell into a chilling silence...

Zhou Hao's eyes brightened, and the scenery had changed. As he looked around, he saw a bloody scene that shocked him to his core.

A village, stained red with blood, appeared before him. He could even hear the roars and screams of people.

Zhou Hao's mind went blank. "What... is this?"