Overwhelming Force

Having successfully found the first fragment of the Special Lifeform Corpse, Zhou Zheng and the other two did not hesitate. They continued toward the next fragment.

However, this time was not as smooth as before.

As they were about to reach their destination, Zhou Zheng suddenly detected Transcendent presences ahead through the Proto Micro-particle True Meaning.

"Three Saint level transcendents!" Zhou Zheng said directly. "Change course!"

"Alright!"

Feng Zhuhong agreed and immediately controlled the Alchemy Flying Boat to turn toward the next Special Lifeform Corpse.

In truth, three Saint level transcendents did not put much pressure on Zhou Zheng. However, he had already made a plan: they would keep a low profile for the first day and a half of the remaining two days, then exert themselves during the final half-day.

This was naturally not the time to clash with them.

With Zhou Zheng's powerful detection ability and the trio's extreme discretion, none of the factions in this Transcendent World noticed that someone was secretly competing with them for these Special Lifeform Corpses.

A day and a half quickly passed. By then, the Special Lifeform Corpses in Zhou Zheng's possession amounted to more than thirty percent.

In other words, they had already completed their mission. But Zhou Zheng was clearly not satisfied with that—he wanted more!

Only half a day remained before their return. It was time to harvest on a grand scale!

"You two, go together and look for the traces of other Transcendents. Tell me once you find them!" Zhou Zheng looked at Feng Zhuhong and Mo Zitong.

"Yes!"

The two women both nodded.

Without Zhou Zheng, neither of them felt particularly safe. Two Flying Celestial level transcendents were simply too weak in this small Transcendent World!

Mo Zitong was somewhat better off. Her Illusion Profound Mystery had already condensed a Proto True Meaning, so she was not terribly afraid of ordinary Saint level transcendents. But Feng Zhuhong could truly be handled at will by any Saint level transcendent.

But there was no helping it. They had to contribute something to the team.

Besides, their situation was far better than Herk's. From the very beginning, Herk had gone undercover among the native Transcendents. Not only had he avoided being discovered, but he had also sent back an enormous amount of intelligence. It was simply unbelievable.

In a Danger-level Mission, if handled properly, it was certainly possible for everyone to survive—but it was also possible for more than half the team to perish.

For Herk to keep lying low and surviving under such circumstances showed that he truly had some skill.

After Mo Zitong and Feng Zhuhong left, Zhou Zheng also chose a direction. He transformed into wind and lightning and flew straight toward it.

Through the Micro-particle Profound Mystery, he had already locked onto three Saint level transcendents two hundred li away.

Those three Saint level transcendents were precisely the trio they had encountered at the beginning. Zhou Zheng had needed to avoid their edge earlier, but now there was no need to hold back.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Zhou Zheng made no attempt to conceal his presence. Yet his speed was astonishing. The instant the three Saint level transcendents noticed him, he had already arrived before them.

"Hm?"

Seeing the utterly unfamiliar Zhou Zheng, the three immediately became wary. Although Zhou Zheng was merely a Flying Celestial level transcendent, his speed upon arriving had been far too fast for them to take lightly.

"Gentlemen, hand over all the treasures on you!" Zhou Zheng said directly.

"What did you say?"

The three suspected they had misheard. A strange Flying Celestial level transcendent had suddenly appeared and was demanding that they hand over all their treasures?

"..."

Zhou Zheng could not be bothered to say more. He simply raised a hand.

In an instant, the flow of time throughout a vast stretch of space slowed.

"Not good!"

The three were greatly alarmed. In the next moment, Zhou Zheng had already reached them at extreme speed.

His speed was astonishing, and his movements had reached the pinnacle of subtlety.

Having grasped the Proto Micro-particle True Meaning, every movement Zhou Zheng made had reached the micro-particle level. Even if his actions were slowed countless times, one would still find them flawless, without the slightest wasted motion.

It seemed inconspicuous, but unless someone's strength and skill vastly surpassed Zhou Zheng's, he could absolutely overwhelm anyone in close combat.

Just as two of the Saint level transcendents tried to evade and block, Zhou Zheng had already struck each of them in the chest with a palm.

The seemingly light palm strikes contained boundless killing intent.

Their protective Battle Qi was utterly useless, and the armor on their bodies was directly penetrated. Extreme killing intent erupted within them, and in an instant, both men convulsed all over and collapsed.

Whoosh!

Zhou Zheng turned his attention to the last person. This man had no time to defend himself, but vast quantities of water and fire instantly appeared around him. As water and fire twisted together, they produced terrifying destructive power.

Water-Fire True Meaning...

Zhou Zheng was slightly surprised, but in the next instant, he drew the longsword from his back with a backhand motion. The blade carried the most wondrous force between heaven and earth, instantly breaking through the power of water and fire before piercing the man's chest.

Bang!

The armor worn by this Saint level transcendent was indeed of exceptional quality, easily blocking Zhou Zheng's sword. But while it could block the visible attack, it could not block the invisible killing intent contained within it.

In an instant, this Saint level transcendent convulsed just like the other two before rapidly falling from the air.

Zhou Zheng had not dealt killing blows. However, countless micro-particles were frantically destroying everything within the three Saint level transcendents' bodies. Their Transcendent bodies were not particularly powerful, and they could only lie on the ground and struggle unwillingly.

Zhou Zheng descended from the air and calmly stripped all the treasures from each of them, not even sparing their armor.

For a time, the three Saint level transcendents were left with only a few pieces of close-fitting clothing.

"Who exactly are you?" One female Transcendent's face was flushed red with fury. She looked as though she wanted to bite Zhou Zheng to death.

But Zhou Zheng had no intention of answering. He gave each of the three another strike, preventing them from recovering too quickly and affecting his plans.

Whoosh!

Zhou Zheng transformed into wind and lightning, swiftly flying away.

Along the way, he checked each of their storage artifacts. Aside from a pile of treasures, there were also several fragments of Special Lifeform Corpses. It seemed the three had gained quite a lot over the past day and a half.

But now, all of it belonged to Zhou Zheng.

Zhou Zheng continued in search of his next target. Meanwhile, the three Saint level transcendents he had left behind were somewhat bewildered.

Their bodies had been severely damaged, and an invisible force continued wreaking havoc within them. They could not move at all for the time being. Moreover, that man had taken all their communication treasures during his sweep. They could neither call for help nor spread word of what had happened here. It could be said that they could do nothing at all.

"Who exactly was that man?" the only female Transcendent among the three said. "He seemed to have grasped the Time Deceleration True Meaning and another powerful True Meaning. How could someone like that be unknown?"

"When encountering an unfamiliar Transcendent with immense strength, the first possibility to consider is that he comes from the Temporal Temple!" another Saint level transcendent suddenly said.

He had become a Saint level transcendent more than eight hundred years ago and had read many ancient records, so he naturally knew of the Temporal Temple's existence. After all, the Temporal Temple's Cyclic Reincarnators carried out missions everywhere, leaving their traces in countless worlds.

Some long-standing factions in the Material Realm had records of them.

At this moment, he immediately thought of it.

"The Temporal Temple?" The other two were slightly startled.

"It is a force from the God Realm. It is said to be extraordinarily powerful," that Saint level transcendent explained.

"..."

The other two fell silent. Their affairs had been interfered with by outsiders for no reason, and they were naturally extremely displeased. But there was nothing they could do. They could not deal with Zhou Zheng, who was carrying out a mission, much less a colossal power like the Temporal Temple. For now, they could only endure it.