A Talk, The Time-Space Shop Finally Opens

A relatively simple cave dwelling, where He Na in her red robes lay on her small bed.

Normally, she would throw herself into cultivation with every spare moment. But now, she just stared blankly at the stone ceiling above, somewhat lost in thought.

Thump thump thump!

A sudden knock at the door snapped He Na's attention back. Without a second thought, she walked straight toward the entrance, as if she already knew who it was.

"You're quite eager. I thought you'd look down on this little reward of mine!" He Na gave a faint smile, as if discussing an ordinary transaction.

"Not at all. But according to our agreement, no matter how Li Hu died, as long as it was within this Trial Ground, you owe me a fee of 1 billion Cosmic Crystals. I'm just here to collect my own money!"

Wu Sheng smiled calmly.

"Aren't you afraid I'll tell Li Long about this?"

He Na paused, then suddenly spoke.

"No, I'm not. I won't say much else on other matters. We're on the same side now, and besides, you still need my help."

Wu Sheng said this, but he used his mental power to completely seal off the surroundings. To be safe, he even transmitted his words directly to He Na's ear, leaving her no chance to record any evidence against him.

Of course, Wu Sheng's greatest confidence came from the fact that He Na truly needed him, and that Li Long couldn't just take whatever He Na said at face value.

Even in the worst-case scenario, if Li Long really knew that he had set up Li Hu's death, he would have to pretend ignorance for now.

Because the current him was far more valuable than the dead Li Hu.

"Here!" He Na curled her lips and tossed a spatial ring to Wu Sheng, saying, "Take some time to transfer the Cosmic Crystals inside to your own ring, then return it to me. I'm not as rich as Li Long, casually giving away such a large spatial ring!"

"Oh, there's extra! How is there 10 billion inside?" Wu Sheng sighed softly.

"Consider that my additional commission. You just need to kill one more person for me." He Na said directly, "This person is very ordinary—no difficulty for you at all!"

"Then I'm afraid you'll be disappointed. That person you mentioned—I already let her go ahead of time, not long ago." Wu Sheng shook his head. "By now, she's probably left our squad and hidden herself somewhere."

"You know who I want to kill?" He Na was stunned for a moment, then her delicate features twisted somewhat, and the colorful fish scales between her brows slowly turned black, sending a chill down one's spine.

Lan Miao'er!

Wu Sheng sighed inwardly. He had known He Na's intentions, so he had sent Lan Miao'er away in advance, even giving her a spatial ring with some battle suits and Cosmic Crystals before she left.

"Yeah, since she can't be found, I'll return this money to you!" Wu Sheng shrugged and tried to hand the spatial ring back to He Na.

"Forget it. You go. Two years from now, when the Central Domain opens, if you can help me win the Prize, I'll give you everything you want, as I said before." He Na closed her eyes gently. When she opened them again, her expression was blank as she spoke slowly, "Helping me is helping yourself."

"Fine!"

Wu Sheng was straightforward and got up to leave. But just as he was about to step out the door, he paused slightly, as if wanting to say something. In the end, he only let out a soft sigh and walked out.

Blood Sun City's main forces were currently allied with Yan Yu of the Extreme Flame Realm, launching a full-scale assault on the Realm Lord Clan led by Pesili in the Western Domain.

Yet He Na, a descendant of Blood Sun City's Imperial Clan, was roaming the Eastern Domain alone, and even the Blood River Squad she had painstakingly built had been wiped out once.

Add to that Li Hu's incident and the existence of Lan Miao'er—Wu Sheng didn't need to think hard to know that He Na had her own story.

"Every family has its own troubles."

"To outsiders, some people may seem glorious, but only they know the warmth and cold in their hearts."

"But that's the law of survival. No one can have everything go their way and live to the end."

"Even the Primordial Universe faces the threat of the Realm Beasts! Who can guarantee they'll live forever without a hitch?"

With that, Wu Sheng stopped overthinking and quickly left the gathering point, heading toward where Leo and the others were.

Tsk tsk. Among his major hauls so far, Leo's was the biggest—about 530 billion Cosmic Crystals.

After Mind Controlling Li Hu, he got about 100 billion from him.

Using Li Hu's name, he squeezed another 30 billion from Li Long.

Through Li Long's two bounties, he got about 200 billion.

After Kadi died, his spatial ring had about 150 billion.

Add He Na's 10 billion and the nearly 30 billion scavenged from the spatial rings of dead trial-takers.

Total Cosmic Crystals: roughly 1,050 billion.

The Cosmic Crystals in his hands were enough to activate the Time-Space Shop.

"Hope this so-called Time-Space Shop doesn't disappoint me!"

Wu Sheng hid in a concealed cave, stuffing the Cosmic Crystals in his hands into the black hole formed by the Time-Space Shop, while waiting for Leo to arrive.

A full day passed.

"Whew! Finally stuffed all these Cosmic Crystals in. First time I've felt my hands cramp from giving away money!"

Wu Sheng's eyes gleamed. Behind him, a humanoid giant in green armor stood respectfully at attention.

"Time-Space Shop, now let me see what good stuff you've got."

Wu Sheng eagerly tapped the word "Activate."

Ding!

Immediately, a string of golden characters appeared before his eyes...

[The Time-Space Shop, permitted by the Supreme Rule, grants the Primordial Universe's chosen lifeforms a platform to enhance their strength in the face of its own cataclysm. Anyone selected has the right to exchange for desired items here.]

[Under normal circumstances, this would activate automatically when the user reaches the Realm Lord stage. However, since you activated it at Planet Grade through contribution points, you will receive a secondary purchase discount with locked prices.]

[For your first three purchases: the first is free, the second costs 1 contribution point, and the third costs 10 contribution points. Starting from the fourth, each price will be a thousand times the previous. For example, the fourth costs 10,000 contribution points, the fifth costs 10 million contribution points... the seventh costs 10 trillion contribution points.]

[From the eighth item onward, payment is made using treasures. For instance, the eighth requires a treasure worth 1 treasure point, the ninth requires a treasure worth 1,000 treasure points, and so on.]

[Additionally, what you have activated is only the standard Time-Space Shop, and its activation level has been locked at Planet Grade. To activate the VIP Time-Space Shop, you need 10 trillion contribution points. If you raise your major realm each time, the contribution points required for activation will increase tenfold.]

[Only after the VIP Time-Space Shop is activated will you have the authority to activate the Super VIP Time-Space Shop. Now, let me describe the general uses of these shops...]

When Wu Sheng saw this string of zeros, his vision blurred, and he nearly collapsed.

Giving me nothing, and still expecting me to keep activating?

What a scam!

Reaching for money from under the coffin lid—dead set on squeezing every last coin!