Shen Tianxun: "Woo... hoo?"

"This is?"

All three of them turned to look at Mu Fan.

"As you can see."

Mu Fan smiled slightly, gestured, and said:

"This is the path to salvation that I promised you before."

The three of them were still completely bewildered, simply examining the large object.

At this moment, Shen Tianxun asked:

"Can this be opened?"

Mu Fan shook his head:

"Of course not."

"So what does 'in the middle' mean?" Shen Tianxun asked again.

Mu Fan raised his hand and pointed, his spiritual energy condensing into light, outlining a circle at the center of the object's top, and said:

"Among them, it is the middle."

As he spoke, his gaze swept over the three of them, and he said:

"You can all go up and experience it together."

The three exchanged glances.

One of the two high-ranking officials hesitated slightly, then transmitted his voice Human Dao the other:

"There's still something strange about this."

Why would the Liu Clan treat the Shen Clan so well?

Especially now, in a situation where they are at the mercy of others, like fish on a chopping board.

Having lived for so many years, they still understand this principle.

"Let's wait and see, and let the clan leader go up," another high-ranking member replied telepathically.

No sooner had he finished speaking than Shen Tianxun walked toward the object.

What's wrong with that?

Shen Tianxun looked at Mu Fan.

Mu Fan withdrew his gaze from the two high-ranking Shen Clan and sighed softly in his heart:

"As expected, you can only bully those with brain injuries."

Gathering his thoughts, Mu Fan said to Shen Tianxun:

"Sit cross-legged and try to sense the area below with your spiritual power."

Shen Tianxun did as instructed, sitting cross-legged in the center of the object and directing his mind downwards to sense its depths.

"What did you see?" Mu Fan asked.

Shen Tianxun was silent for a moment, then spoke:

"Some strange runes I've never seen before."

"It seems you have a chance," Mu Fan said with a smile.

What do you mean?

Shen Tianxun opened his eyes and looked at Mu Fan.

"This is where the secret of the path to salvation lies. When you can understand these characters, you will have found the path to salvation."

After Mu Fan finished speaking, Shen Tianxun pondered for a moment and then investigated again.

One of the two high-ranking members of the Shen Clan spoke up at this moment:

"Is this path to redemption something I must figure out for myself?"

"Otherwise what?" Mu Fan asked, looking at him.

"You don't actually think the Liu Clan is going to directly protect your Shen Clan, do you?"

The person opened their mouth but didn't seem to know how to respond.

As originally expected, this is indeed the case.

But if it weren't for the protection of the Liu Clan, what would be the point of this so-called path to redemption?

At this moment.

Mu Fan's expression changed slightly, and he whispered in confusion:

"Huh? Is the process wrong? Shouldn't it be like this?"

Before the two could ask, Xiao Ye spoke up:

"What's wrong?"

Mu Fan shook his head:

"My uncle said we got the order wrong; it should be force first, then courtesy. We should have taken advantage of them first."

Upon hearing this, the faces of the two high-ranking Shen Clan twitched slightly.

Just as expected!

That kid just had something on his mind.

"So what do we do now?" Xiao Ye asked.

Mu Fan turned and glanced outside, then said:

"Uncle told us to go back first, saying that since we've already given them a taste of their own medicine, we should try a different approach to extracting more benefits later. It seems like people who have been given a taste of their own medicine are more likely to be taken advantage of."

After speaking, Mu Fan looked at the two of them, smiled apologetically, and said:

"Excuse me, you two, I'll be right back."

"But you all heard it, so please be prepared for what to do later."

After saying that, he turned and walked away unhurriedly.

Xiao Ye followed closely behind.

Watching the two figures depart, the two high-ranking members of the Shen Clan exchanged a glance, then one of them shook his head:

"It seems that neither approach is good."

Upon hearing this, the other person also shook their head helplessly:

"Wolves in front, tigers behind."

"I doubt that this so-called 'sweetness' is actually any real benefit."

As he spoke, he glanced at the large object in the hall.

And Shen Tianxun, sitting cross-legged in the center, eyes closed, searching.

"I wonder what kind of outrageous demands those two kids will make when they get back," one of them frowned.

At this moment.

The sky outside.

Suddenly, a flash of lightning appeared.

The purple lightning was quite conspicuous in the night sky, and the lightning began to spread rapidly the moment it appeared.

In a short while, thick bolts of lightning struck diagonally towards the core area of the Shen Clan.

Boom boom boom!

Suddenly, a deafening roar of thunder resounded.

However, the Shen Clan's formation is still intact, so such thunder cannot cause any substantial damage; it is merely an effect of sound and light.

"This thunder..."

One of the two high-ranking members of the Shen Clan watched the lightning that appeared out of nowhere, his brows furrowed slightly.

It felt strangely familiar.

At this moment.

Suddenly, a loud sound arose, as if countless loudspeaker arrays were superimposed and covered each other, resounding in all directions.

The content of the audio is very simple, yet highly guiding:

"Everyone, look up!"

"Um?"

The accumulation of thunder, the crashing of lightning, and the commotion at hand.

For a moment, everyone who had been waiting around the Shen Clan looked up with great interest, curiously watching the spot where the lightning struck.

Some of the quicker-reacting people had already made the connection, their expressions showing shock:

"This... isn't this the situation from the previous betting battle? It's happening again! What's going to happen this time?!"

"Again? What's this time?"

"Who exactly are these people? Are they targeting the Shen Clan again?"

Many people have speculated about this.

On the other side, the expressions of the two high-ranking members of the Shen Clan inside the house changed slightly.

The feeling of déjà vu is here.

Isn't this the same group of troublemakers from today?

"Look up, what are you looking at?"

The two exchanged a glance.

The next moment, as if by telepathy, the two of them narrowed their eyes slightly and turned their heads sharply to look at where Shen Tianxun was.

Something was definitely off about what happened before, and now this commotion is happening again.

Those two people who just came...

"Chieftain, hurry..."

At the same time as one person spoke.

During Shen Tianxun's mental probing, among the group of strange characters that were difficult to understand, two characters that he could finally understand appeared.

This immediately drew Shen Tianxun's attention.

However, although I recognize these two characters, when put together, I cannot determine their exact meaning.

"Wu... hu?"

The words had barely left his mouth.

For no apparent reason, Shen Tianxun was suddenly startled.

An extremely ominous feeling instantly filled my heart.

It seems that something bad is about to happen, something I haven't noticed, but my body has an almost instinctive feeling.

But what could be the source of this ominous sign?

At this moment.

Suddenly, a brilliant idea flashed in Shen Tianxun's mind.

Almost simultaneously.

The large object beneath it had fine cracks emerging, and a flash of fire could be seen within them.

Thump!

Suddenly, it was as if a giant hammer had crashed down from the heavens to the earth, with an incredibly heavy thud.

Instantly, Shen Tianxun felt an uncontrollable and terrifying force rising from below.