Teammates (Seeking Collection!!!)

"The Main God Hall is open! Reincarnators, prepare yourselves!"

The mechanical, rigid, and vast voice still echoed, but Wu Ming's surroundings went black, and he lost consciousness in an instant.

A terrifying sensation of falling came over him, as if trapped in a nightmare, his body weightless and adrift with nothing to hold onto. Wu Ming struggled to open his eyes, only to find how difficult it was for his willpower to command his body.

Boom!

Suddenly, as if crashing to the ground from a great height, Wu Ming's body jolted, and he opened his eyes.

Beautiful mountains and clear waters, wisps of cooking smoke rising—not far away seemed to be a small village on the plains. But Wu Ming's pupils slightly contracted.

Because that streak of blue smoke in the sky was clearly frozen still!

It wasn't just the cooking smoke; the ancient trees nearby, the flowers and grass along the path, the birds and beasts—all were motionless, the world paused, like a lifelike specimen.

A circle of white light surrounded him, and a few people lay on the ground.

Wu Ming rolled his eyes. "A Stagnant World... looks like it really is the 'Main God'! Damn it! Why did I have to be so handsy and pick up that jade?"

This was the Main God Space! According to rumors, a hell-mode, Gu-breeding, mutual-killing, mission-failing, point-deficient, direct-erasure Main God World!

Heaven have mercy, Wu Ming was mostly satisfied with the Great Zhou World. He just wanted to touch the corpse and see if there was anything cheap to grab—he absolutely did not want this!

With his foundation in the Great Zhou World, he could have quietly lain low and developed slowly.

With the resources of a small clan and a sister who cultivated Daoist arts, getting involved in Daoist techniques in the future was no mere dream!

Even if he wasn't suited for Daoist cultivation, he could take the path of martial arts, Confucian techniques, or even shamanic methods or the Gu Master's way—there was always a sliver of hope for immortality!

But now, having fallen into the Main God Hall, even surviving this mission was in question!

"Damn it! Could that Lin Qi's Golden Finger be this?"

Wu Ming subconsciously touched his chest. The jade that had dragged him in was still there, but everything else was empty, with nothing at all. His expression shifted slightly, and he looked at his unharmed right hand, his eyes narrowing even more.

After all, he had been wearing that Daoist art thumb ring on his hand earlier, and it had even burned his palm from unleashing too much power in an instant.

But now, both the ring and the scars had vanished without a trace!

The implications of this made Wu Ming's thoughts churn.

[Welcome, Reincarnator, to the Main God Hall!]

At that moment, a voice even more mysterious than before rang directly in Wu Ming's mind, mechanical and rigid, yet carrying a vast and boundless quality.

[This is heaven, this is earth, this is the Six Paths of Reincarnation, and all things! Anything you desire can be found here! Any wish beyond reach can be fulfilled here! As long as you complete the Main God Hall's missions, you can obtain the entire world!]

[Ding! Scanning Reincarnator, collecting information, assigning number...]

Soon, a screen of light descended before Wu Ming's eyes, revealing ancient, mysterious characters that resembled seal script or inscriptions. He understood their meaning at a glance:

[Reincarnator Number: Gengshen 69]

[Name: Wu Ming]

[Cultivation: Body Refinement Realm Fourth Layer Inner Strength]

[Equipment: Jade Pendant (Unknown Artifact, requires return to Main God Hall for appraisal)]

[Title: None]

[Your appearance and attire have been slightly adjusted. You have been automatically equipped with the local language, allowing seamless communication with scene characters. This effect will disappear after the mission ends... Note: It is strictly forbidden to reveal information about the Main God Hall or the real world to scene characters. Violators will be erased!]

Wu Ming carefully examined the screen from top to bottom, especially the two blood-red characters for "erased," which sent a chill down his spine.

"But..."

He looked at his own attributes and felt a strong urge to complain. "Is this it? Muscle strength? Reaction speed? Even a little bit of power or physique would be more intuitive..."

"Ah!"

At that moment, a sharp female scream rang out. Wu Ming turned his head and saw the people who had been lying down slowly getting up. He couldn't help but roll his eyes inwardly. "According to infinite flow rules, the stronger ones wake up first. So that means... these guys are even worse than me... trash?"

He couldn't help but feel even more worried about whether he could complete the mission and survive this time.

"Young Master, may I ask where this is?"

A woman in a goose-yellow dress, with a charming demeanor and a beauty mole at the corner of her mouth, carrying a hint of worldly allure, rose and gracefully bowed to Wu Ming, asking softly.

'Well, at least she's calm...' Wu Ming nodded inwardly. Just as he was about to answer, the young man beside the goose-yellow woman also stood up, his face panicked:

"Ah... what's going on? Wasn't I just having fun in the tavern? How did I end up here? Who are you? Kidnappers? My uncle is the county lieutenant..."

Wu Ming ignored him and looked at the other two. One was a girl who seemed only fifteen or sixteen, nervously twisting the corner of her clothes with her hands. The other was a sturdy, fierce-looking man with a thuggish, roguish air.

Counting Wu Ming, there were three men and two women. At least the Main God Hall hadn't gone mad enough to drag in old people or children.

"Ahem..."

Wu Ming suddenly coughed, instantly drawing the wary gazes of the other four.

He gave a bitter smile, shrugged, spread his hands, and tried to show his innocence. "Actually... I came in with you all, and I'm just as confused! The situation is strange right now. Shouldn't we work together and get through this? I can share a little discovery first. Carefully recall and listen—some information seems to have been engraved in our minds..."

As soon as Wu Ming finished speaking, the other four were silent for a moment, then suddenly screamed and looked as if they'd seen a ghost:

"The Main God Hall? Complete missions and any wish can be granted? A joke! It has to be a joke! What equipment? Titles? It's all just trickery!"

The young man with sunken cheeks, as if his body had been drained by wine and women, put on a righteous air: "We who read the sacred texts of sages—how could we be deceived by such strange forces and chaotic spirits?"

Wu Ming cast a disdainful look inwardly. In your state? I'd bet your Confucian Righteous Qi was cultivated on a woman's belly.

"This concubine thinks... given my status, no one would pay such a price to play such a huge joke on me..."

The dusty woman in the goose-yellow dress gave a bitter smile: "This concubine was in Donghai Commandery. For a hundred miles around, there's no plain this vast. It's as if I've been whisked from the south to the north in the blink of an eye..."

"I myself am from Qinbian Commandery! That's the complete opposite end of the realm from Donghai Commandery. Even riding hard and fast, it would take months!"

The thuggish-looking man's face grew even darker.

"Well..."

The last one, a maiden in plain white clothes, spoke timidly: "I... I heard... Father say that there are Grotto-Heaven Blessed Lands and Peach Blossom Secret Realms in this world. Once you enter them, seas change to mulberry fields, a step spans a thousand miles, and the five senses are all lost—you can't judge them by common sense. Could we be in such a situation?"

"Oh?"

Wu Ming glanced at the maiden with some surprise. This girl's knowledge seemed even a cut above that spoiled brat Wu Ming from before: "Alright! Since we're in a strange place, we should stick together. Let's introduce ourselves—just names, cultivation, and specialties!"

"This concubine is Huang Ying, from the Hundred Flowers Pavilion in Donghai Commandery. As for specialties... do music, chess, calligraphy, and painting count?"

It seemed Wu Ming's earlier actions had put the others somewhat at ease. The woman named Huang Ying spoke frankly, though she looked a bit embarrassed when mentioning her specialties.

"Do you have martial arts or Daoist Arts?"

Wu Ming asked with his last shred of hope.

Huang Ying shook her head slightly: "This concubine fell into the dusty world and sold smiles for years. What I'm good at is nothing more than greeting and seeing off guests. Of martial arts and Daoist Arts, I know not the slightest..."

Though this woman came from a lowly background, her ability to state the truth without flinching earned her a bit of respect from Wu Ming.

The second-generation youth's eyes lit up even more: "I never thought there would be such a beauty as Sister in Donghai Commandery! I'll surely pay a visit another day... I am Kang Shou Li. My father is a wealthy gentry of Hedong City, and my second uncle is the County Lieutenant. The Kang Family has some small reputation in Hedong City. In my youth, I hired a Martial Master and trained in two levels of martial arts..."

"So it's Young Master Kang! Greetings, Young Master!"

Huang Ying, true to her background in the pleasure quarters, gave a charming smile that instantly sent Kang Shou Li into a daze, his soul seemingly handed over.

"Qin Hu! Body Refinement Realm, third level!"

The black-clothed man was now sparing with words, his eyes still darting around uneasily.

"I... I'm Xiao Yu. And you, big brother?"

The last maiden's voice was soft and sweet, her two watery, clever eyes fixed on Wu Ming.

"Not bad. We've all spoken. You haven't yet. There's nothing that can't be said. Do you have some secret?"

Kang Shou Li's eyes rolled, and he spoke loudly.

"The rivers and lakes are treacherous, so I never leave my name!"

A smile tugged at the corner of Wu Ming's mouth as he glanced thoughtfully at the maiden named Xiao Yu: "I have no name or surname. Just call me 'Nameless'!"

Damn it!

At this point, the other four were absolutely speechless. Qin Hu, the most hot-tempered, nearly rolled up his sleeves to throw a punch.

"As for cultivation? I've also trained to the third level of the Body Refinement Realm, with muscles and bones in harmony!"

Wu Ming smiled, flicked his right hand, and his strength ran through his joints in a chain, producing a series of crackling sounds like firecrackers.

"Strength into the bones, peak of the third level?"

Qin Hu's pupils slightly contracted, but he didn't step forward. Wu Ming's martial arts cultivation was even a hair above his own, as he had just entered the Muscles and Bones stage.

Though confident he couldn't be beaten, he glanced at the others and stopped.

"Hmph! A crude martial brute!"

Kang Shou Li snorted, looking as if he disdained to fight Wu Ming. As for Xiao Yu, she just stared at Wu Ming with an innocent expression.

Just then, the Main God Hall's majestic voice seemed to ring directly in everyone's minds:

[All Reincarnators confirmed! Beginning this mission!]