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Old Master and Gongye Long took turns introducing Wei Chen. Wei Chen did not feel any sense of being used; after all, he was at the Temple of Martial Arts, and his identity had been uncovered by Old Master. They had made it clear that it was a mutual use, each getting what they needed.
Wei Chen initially planned to rely on a miraculous pill that could shorten time to quickly defeat the Supreme Deity of Southern Ming and obtain the Kunlun Mirror to leave. However, the current situation had changed somewhat.
After a moment of thought, Wei Chen looked at Old Master and Gongye Long and said with a smile, "I want to know about the Blood Slaughter Shop Selection Tournament. I heard everything you said while I was setting up the formation against Qian Youshi. You don’t need to hide anything from me. The Blood Slaughter Shop Selection Tournament has delayed the Endless Divine Realm's pace in dealing with the Ancient World, meaning that for a long time to come, the Ancient World Spatial Dimension System will be safe."
Upon hearing this, Old Master and Gongye Long exchanged glances, both feeling somewhat awkward. Regardless of how one looked at it, the Blood Slaughter Shop Selection Tournament was not a good thing; in fact, it was a form of oppression from the Bloodshed Shop against the Endless Divine Realm—a disgrace for the entire Endless Divine Realm.
Thus, Old Master and Gongye Long felt embarrassed; the Bloodshed Shop bullied the Endless Divine Realm, suppressing it without limits—a thorn in their hearts that made them feel ashamed whenever they thought about it.
Wei Chen continued, "If it's inconvenient for you to share, then don't worry about it. However, I won't help with the matter regarding the Eastern Forest Treasure; you'll have to handle that yourselves."
Hearing Wei Chen's words, Old Master and Gongye Long understood that this was Wei Chen issuing an ultimatum. If Wei Chen did not help, the chances of victory for the Temple of Martial Arts would be slim. However, since Wei Chen was now associated with Duke Sui's Residence, his identity could effectively restrain Duke Sui's Residence and Yang Jian. This would significantly increase the Temple of Martial Arts' chances.
Old Master and Gongye Long wanted Wei Chen's assistance not without reason; they did not merely value his combat strength. In fact, in their eyes, Wei Chen's combat ability was not particularly impressive—he just needed enough time to complete his formation setup, which would give him some presence that could instill fear.
The problem was that in terms of speed in setting up formations, Wei Chen was not particularly fast compared to those Formation Masters who could do so with a wave of their hand. He managed to restrain Qian Youshi mainly because Qian Youshi had agreed not to make a move first; otherwise, Old Master and Gongye Long would not have believed that Wei Chen could hold Qian Youshi back—before he could finish setting up his formation, Qian Youshi could easily eliminate him.
Of course, all of this depended on whether Wei Chen revealed his Stellar Power. If he did expose it, determining who would eliminate whom would become much more complicated.
Old Master and Gongye Long were well aware that Wei Chen's combat strength was lacking; his identities as Duke Sui's Residence Fifth Young Master and Demon Realm God were his strongest assets. In simple terms, within the Endless Divine Realm, Wei Chen was an outsider—a foreign god who possessed that identity. Even if his body were shattered, he could still return alive to the Demon Realm. The other gods—the Earth Gods native to the Endless Divine Realm—did not have that privilege; once they died, it was truly over for them.
The saying "a foreign monk recites scriptures well" probably encapsulates this idea.
Regarding the competition for treasures unearthed from the Eastern Forest Treasure site, Wei Chen's ability to restrain Duke Sui's Residence was significant and could not be overlooked. This was precisely why Old Master and Gongye Long wanted Wei Chen involved. They were willing to invest heavily; high-grade Mental Attack Techniques were rare even within the entire Endless Divine Realm.
The Southern Ming Divine Domain Temple of Martial Arts had inherited some excellent Mental Attack Techniques over a long period; they believed this would be their greatest leverage in attracting Wei Chen.
Old Master and Gongye Long exchanged glances and communicated through their mental energies.
Even though Wei Chen's Mental Strength had become quite strong by now, he could not intercept their mental communication. While his Mental Strength surpassed that of Old Master and Gongye Long to some extent, it wasn't enough for him to intercept their exchanges. Moreover, he couldn't engage in such actions in front of them either; thus, he remained unaware of what conditions Old Master and Gongye Long had secretly reached.
After a while, Old Master looked at Wei Chen and said calmly, "Friend, matters concerning the Blood Slaughter Shop Selection Tournament are confidential; only true high-level figures within the Endless Divine Realm can know about them. I can tell you now that your Ancient World Spatial Dimension System is indeed safe; you can rest assured about this."
"Mm." Wei Chen nodded, eagerly watching Old Master and Gongye Long. Both Old Master and Gongye Long understood that Wei Chen was not satisfied with this little information; he wanted to know more.
Old Master sighed deeply and said, "Since you are one of us now, you already know a lot about the secrets of the Endless Divine Realm. So I won't hold back any longer. To be frank, the Blood Slaughter Shop Selection Tournament is a disgrace for our Endless Divine Realm."
"I would like to hear more," Wei Chen replied.
Old Master continued, "The Blood Slaughter Shop Selection Tournament has no time limit; it is not a periodic selection competition held every few years. Instead, it is controlled by the Bloodshed Shop itself. Once they issue an order, all eighteen Divine Realms must comply with the Bloodshed Shop's requirements and hold the Blood Slaughter Shop Selection Tournament. Within the Endless Divine Realm, this is considered a major event, as it provides an opportunity to confront the experts of the Bloodshed Shop."
Wei Chen nodded, showing a focused demeanor that indicated respect for the speaker.
After a moment of thought, Old Master continued, "Every so often, the Endless Divine Realm experiences significant development, giving rise to some Talented Youth who have the potential to break through their limitations and become Sixth-Level Deities or even higher-level gods. Such gifted individuals are precisely what the Bloodshed Shop seeks to eliminate."
"Eliminate? The Bloodshed Shop would kill those talents?" Wei Chen exclaimed in shock. The Bloodshed Shop seemed truly evil.
Old Master shook his head. "It's not about killing; it's about taking them away to their Blood Slaughter Shop Headquarters in another universe's Spatial Plane. After training and shaping them, our Talented Disciples who emerge from the Endless Divine Realm become the backbone of the Bloodshed Shop, sent out to conquer other worlds, far removed from our Endless Divine Realm."
"In that case, those Talented Disciples selected by the Bloodshed Shop have no way back. They cannot contribute anything to our Endless Divine Realm; they may wish to help but are completely cut off from our Spatial Dimension System. In fact, the envoys sent by the Bloodshed Shop to oversee our Endless Divine Realm also came this way; they were selected from other universe Spatial Planes. To them, we are merely objects of exploitation. Do you understand what I mean?"
Old Master's expression darkened; it was a look of anger mixed with sorrow.
It was hard not to feel sorrow when being oppressed by such a colossal entity as the Bloodshed Shop.
Wei Chen's mood was similarly grim. Although the Endless Divine Realm was the greatest rival of the Ancient World, just like Old Master had mentioned earlier, both realms were part of this universe's Spatial Plane. From another perspective, the Endless Divine Realm and Ancient World were not only rivals but also interconnected entities that could suffer together in times of crisis. The Endless Divine Realm could have easily destroyed the Ancient World long ago but had no intention of doing so.
With such a formidable oppression looming over them, Wei Chen truly didn't know whether to feel happy or distressed. Happiness and distress were merely a thought away.
"I understand. Anyone taken by the Bloodshed Shop has no home to return to. No matter where they go, representing the Bloodshed Shop while suppressing any Spatial Plane means they are all just pitiful beings," Wei Chen lamented.
"Exactly; they are pitiful souls. But in our eyes, they are like demons—there's nothing sympathetic about them at all. According to news from the Supreme Deity of Southern Ming's Sea Palace, this selection by the Bloodshed Shop is exceptionally large-scale. Each of the eighteen Divine Realms must select one hundred thousand talents, including Boundary Gods, who will come to the Endless Divine Realm to undergo selection by the Bloodshed Shop. This is nearly a devastating blow for us; if this happens once, it will take us tens of thousands of years for our Endless Divine Realm to recover its vitality. The Bloodshed Shop can rest easy."
"Is it not possible to hide?" Wei Chen suggested. "In the Endless Divine Realm, one can completely conceal true talent and let some mediocre individuals go to the Bloodshed Shop."
The Old Master sighed, "It's not that simple. Within the Endless Divine Realm, there are formations everywhere. When the Blood Slaughter Shop Headquarters activates these formations, the aura of talent cannot be hidden at all. If they were to secretly harbor a Talented Disciple, the Supreme Gods would face severe punishment. Almost every selection tournament held by the Bloodshed Shop sees Supreme Gods taking risks, but only a few succeed. Most of the time, they get caught, and then the Supreme Gods must endure the brutal punishment of the God-Slaying Whip. That kind of pain is enough to kill an ordinary Fifth-Level Deity with just one lash."
"This time's Blood Slaughter Shop Selection Tournament requires an unprecedented amount of talent. Anyone with even a slight deficiency will be doomed. I believe the eighteen Supreme Gods will hold a meeting soon to find ways to protect as many as possible," the Old Master lamented.
Wei Chen frowned and asked, "What about those Young Masters from Duke Sui's Residence? Their talents are quite good, or what about Gongye Hong from your Temple of Martial Arts? At such a young age, he is already a Fifth-Level Deity. Are they all going to the Bloodshed Shop?"
"That's not necessarily the case. Each Supreme God has one hundred exemption slots. For instance, in our Southern Ming Divine Domain, the Supreme Deity of Southern Ming has one hundred slots, which are mostly allocated among the four Major Forces. The rest have no choice but to comply. Each Divine Realm needs a hundred thousand talents; one hundred slots are merely a drop in the bucket."
"The Supreme Gods need to find ways to conceal talents beyond those one hundred slots. The Divine Realm is vast; one hundred is truly too few."
At this point, Wei Chen suddenly asked, "What if I were selected for the Bloodshed Shop? What do you think?"
Upon hearing Wei Chen's words, both the Old Master and Gongye Long stared at him as if he had lost his mind.
Is this kid crazy?
Those who were unaware of the situation might be fooled into going, but those who knew would avoid it at all costs, fearing disaster. Yet here was Wei Chen, wanting to volunteer himself?
Madman!
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