Shall We Trade?

Shi Tianwu: [Group Leader, do you mind a video chat?]

Shi Tianwu: [If you don't mind, why don't we try out the group's video chat feature?]

Lu Bian: [Since there are only the two of us in the group anyway, and we're both using our real identities, let's turn it on.]

As the video chat feature activated, Lu Bian and Shi Tianwu simultaneously saw each other and the environments behind them.

"Brother Tianwu, is it daytime over there? It's so bright."

"Brother Lu Bian, the moonlight is quite lovely on your end."

Is it too bright?

Shi Tianwu tilted his head slightly to look above the Boundless Earth, where several Terabit Stars were casting their light upon the land, their proximity to the ground somewhat close.

With a thought, Shi Tianwu moved the Terabit Stars further away from the earth, leaving only one star to radiate light upon the world.

This way, it wouldn't matter if Group Leader Lu Bian accidentally caught a glimpse.

However... why was Brother Lu Bian so frail?

Shi Tianwu had never seen anyone as weak and thin as Lu Bian, and he couldn't help but feel a twinge of sympathy.

Combining this with Lu Bian's self-introduction earlier, Shi Tianwu completely trusted what Lu Bian had said.

"Group Leader, are you ill?" Shi Tianwu asked.

"I used to be, but it's hard to say now," Lu Bian replied.

"How so?"

"After transmigrating and entering this new environment, my body seems to have undergone some kind of change; the feeling of sickness has vanished."

"Perhaps you have recovered." Shi Tianwu smiled kindly at Lu Bian.

"You're right!" Lu Bian smiled back.

"Brother Tianwu, there are so many animals around you! Are they your pets?"

Shi Tianwu looked behind him.

After starting the video chat, he had stopped walking, and the life forms following him had automatically gathered around him.

"They are wild animals," Shi Tianwu said to Lu Bian.

"Perhaps it is because I have a natural affinity for them?"

"Chi?"

The life forms manifested from his primordial spirit were curious about who their ultimate Martial God, Shi Tianwu, was speaking to.

He wasn't speaking to them, nor was he speaking to any other powerful entity.

"Wait, Brother Lu Bian, it seems you have animals over there as well," Shi Tianwu said, his expression turning serious.

"Me?"

Lu Bian panicked immediately.

He turned around and stood up; in the shadows in the distance, a pair of glowing eyes seemed to be watching him.

"Could it be that the sound of our conversation attracted them?"

Them...

Lu Bian saw the glowing eyes increase from one pair to three.

Since they had been discovered by their "prey," the three pairs of glowing eyes stepped out from the shadows—they were three wild wolves.

The three wolves walked toward Lu Bian, slowly spreading out to form their customary hunting formation.

"Brother Tianwu, do you see it? What I'm seeing right now..."

"Yes, I see it," Shi Tianwu nodded at Lu Bian.

Lu Bian adjusted the video chat perspective to his own first-person view, allowing Shi Tianwu to see the three wolves he was facing.

"I suppose I am going to die."

"Perhaps you are about to become the second-generation Group Leader. Hehe!"

Lu Bian let out a laugh.

With his frail body, it was absolutely impossible to survive being hunted by three wolves.

What a pity.

He had clearly already defied his fate...

Could this also be a part of defying fate?

Having gone against the will of the heavens, perhaps even after changing his fate, he could only enjoy it for a fleeting moment.

"Group Leader, are you giving up just like that?"

"There should still be a way."

"What way?" Lu Bian asked.

"I've looked over the features in the chat group, and we just tested the [Red Packet] function. Red packets can only send money; none of the other functions can save me in my current situation."

"This! Group Leader! Look at this!"

"[Life Swap], it lets me swap consciousness with you, or allows my consciousness to come over to your side unilaterally to help you."

"As long as you agree."

"Hey! Shi Tianwu, we just met; you don't have to take such a risk for me."

"You've seen my physical condition. What good would it do for your consciousness to come over here?"

"Use the [Life Swap] function to switch our consciousness—are you coming over here just to die with me?"

"And I don't want to go into your body. If you die while in my body, wouldn't I be occupying your corpse?"

"I won't agree to this."

Lu Bian explained very earnestly to Shi Tianwu.

"Hand your body over to me. I won't let you die, Brother Lu Bian."

"I've seen your appearance, and you've seen mine. I am a martial artist."

"Dealing with those three little puppies on your side will be very easy for me."

"..."

Lu Bian listened to what Shi Tianwu said over the video chat, though most of his energy was focused on the three wild wolves that had just appeared.

Cold sweat beaded on his forehead, and his legs and hands were trembling slightly; he could even smell the scent of the wild wolves.

"I'll trust you, Brother Shi Tianwu."

"I agree to Shi Tianwu's swap request."

[Life Swap], activated.

Time limit: 24 hours

Cooldown: 24 hours--

The moment he spoke his agreement, Shi Tianwu's consciousness crossed space and time, arriving within Lu Bian's body.

His gaze shifted; the person now controlling Lu Bian's body was Shi Tianwu.

The two shared the same physical form.

There was no need to speak aloud to communicate; the two consciousnesses understood each other's thoughts directly within the mind.

"Shi Tianwu" took the initiative and walked toward the three wild wolves.

...The prey was actually walking toward them on its own? It seemed it was putting up a final struggle!

Wild wolves possess intelligence. In their eyes, weak food like Lu Bian didn't require much of a fight; they only needed to drain his stamina, and once the prey was exhausted, it would be time for them to feast.

"Shi Tianwu" clenched his fists, testing the condition of Lu Bian's body.

It was far worse than he had imagined.

But it wasn't entirely hopeless; he just needed to be careful.

Lu Bian's body was severely malnourished and incapable of many explosive movements; every muscle in his body was prone to cramping.

Lu Bian hadn't eaten anything since the day he transmigrated, yet he didn't feel hungry.

"Shi Tianwu" sensed that there was an invisible, strange energy in the air of this world, which Lu Bian's breathing was absorbing and converting into life force.

"Hmm, life force?"

"Shi Tianwu" adjusted the breathing rhythm of Lu Bian's body. A specialized breathing technique allowed the body to rapidly generate enough life force to sustain a fight.

"Come on."

"Shi Tianwu" raised his hand, his feet moved, and with a flicker of his figure, he appeared beside the wolf directly in front of him.

A hand-blade fell and rose again; the wolf collapsed to the ground, losing its vitality, leaving only the physiological twitching of its muscles.

It was the Perfect Realm!

The Perfect Realm of the ultimate powerhouse, Shi Tianwu, was so high it defied description.