Chapter 316: Chapter 316
Two consecutive slaps to the face made Wu Wang explode with rage!
It was one thing for Guiwen to slap him—after all, Guiwen controlled life and death.
But what the hell was this pretty boy?
He was weaker than him but actually dared to slap him too?!
And what was with that look in his eyes?!
Wu Wang hadn’t felt such a look of contempt, as if he were an idiot, in a very long time!
The key was, that look came from a weakling...
With a sudden movement, he flipped into the air like a hawk, soaring over ten meters high.
Even behind him, a black mist-like energy cloak abruptly appeared!
The cloak whipped fiercely in the wind, and even the sand on the ground was swept into a swirling frenzy.
At that moment, it was as if the entire world was about to change color!
Zhang Minghan’s clone, standing on the yellow sand, immediately felt the sand blur his vision.
At the same time, a powerful pressure pressed down like a giant hand from above...
However, Jiang Ye’s Zhang Minghan clone remained steadfast and unafraid.
He didn’t even frown.
Nor did he consider using Clone Fusion.
Instead, Guiwen’s clone directly sent a voice transmission to Wu Wang’s inner demon nest:
“What’s the matter? Planning to rebel?”
In midair over ten meters high, Wu Wang’s suspended body suddenly stiffened.
Even his strong aura instantly gave off an awkward sense of confusion.
After a moment, Wu Wang retracted his aura, but his brows remained furrowed.
Then, Guiwen’s voice came again in his mind, cold and somewhat impatient:
“That pretty boy is mine. You and Yu Mo, follow him.”
Wu Wang tensed even more, taking a deep breath as the black mist-like cloak enveloped him.
Suddenly, the black mist flickered and vanished from the air.
A few meters from Zhang Minghan on the yellow sand, a black mist surged and quickly formed Wu Wang’s figure.
From start to finish, Zhang Minghan’s clone looked calm and indifferent.
Now looking at the descending Wu Wang, he snorted and raised his chin arrogantly:
“In terms of seniority, you should call me Big Brother.”
“...” Wu Wang thought bitterly: Big Brother my ass! With your strength, you think you deserve me calling you that?!
He felt deeply aggrieved inside!
So much so that this emotion was somewhat visible on his face.
Of course, even if it wasn’t visible, Jiang Ye knew Wu Wang’s heart was unwilling.
Still, he didn’t use Clone Fusion to force him into submission but snorted and laughed again:
“What’s wrong? You think I’m weaker than you, so I don’t deserve to be your big brother?”
Wu Wang’s expression was blank; his silence was the only answer.
Jiang Ye smiled again.
His Zhang Minghan face was actually quite handsome when smiling—kind of devilishly charming.
“Your ‘thinking’ means nothing. As long as Boss Guiwen thinks I’m worthy, that’s enough.”
“Maybe I am weaker than you, but I’m more loyal to Boss Guiwen!”
“And how much of your so-called great strength was gained with the help of Boss Guiwen?”
“Getting benefits without gratitude, wanting to have your cake and eat it too—you deserve those two slaps!”
Jiang Ye said this arrogantly.
His gaze toward Wu Wang was still full of contempt.
Wu Wang remained silent.
After a moment, as if suddenly understanding, the unwilling look on his face faded.
He then solemnly said to Zhang Minghan’s clone:
“Big Brother is right. I know I was wrong.”
From an emotional standpoint, the words seemed sincere.
But Wu Wang’s acting skills were too good, and Jiang Ye couldn’t be bothered to judge truth from falsehood.
Meanwhile, Yu Mo, who had also been knocked back, got up.
He swallowed and awkwardly gave Zhang Minghan a pleading smile:
“Big Brother is right... From now on, Guiwen is our boss, and you’re our big brother!”
Jiang Ye raised his brow but frowned at Yu Mo:
“You were supposed to invade players, yet you’re still a Gui?”
“...” Wu Wang glanced at Yu Mo, thinking: It’s all this loser’s bad eye that we ended up choosing ‘big brother’...
But that topic needed no further mention. He changed the subject:
“Most players wandering in the Twilight Sands move in small groups of two or three; lone players are rare, so it’s hard for us to operate.”
He then asked Jiang Ye: “How about we switch apartments and randomly invade a new player?”
Yu Mo’s face stiffened but said nothing more.
He noticed the pretty boy’s bad temper and guessed he wouldn’t be as easy to deal with as Wu Wang.
Jiang Ye didn’t care who Yu Mo invaded as long as it was a player.
He mainly wanted to see that blood-colored pattern...
That was the original plan.
But after just making a deal with Lin Ling Fang, he started having other ideas.
After some thought, he said to the two of them:
“Since we haven’t found a target yet, let’s wait a little longer.”
“I’ll see if I can arrange someone for you to invade later.”
Wu Wang frowned subconsciously, but soon he remembered Guiwen’s command to “follow him.”
So, he and Yu Mo really had to listen to this guy.
But it didn’t matter to him since he wasn’t invading anyway.
He nodded directly: “Alright. Big Brother, any other orders?”
Jiang Ye thought for a moment and asked Wu Wang:
“I heard from Boss Guiwen that you were leading a Reincarnation Ghost team exploring the Twilight Sands?”
“Did you notice a Black Ice Domain in the Twilight Sands?”
He boldly said the four words “Black Ice Domain.”
Wu Wang’s acting was impressive; his expression showed no sign of surprise.
However, Yu Mo’s acting faltered, and when he heard the term, a flicker of astonishment flashed in his eyes.
Jiang Ye caught the surprise.
His gaze shifted, and he smiled lightly: “So your plan against Guiwen also involves the Black Ice Domain?”
Yu Mo’s face stiffened instantly.
Jiang Ye’s eyes landed on Wu Wang, and he said lightly:
“Since Little Wang calls me Big Brother, why not explain your plan against Guiwen to me, Big Brother?”
Wu Wang remained calm and emotionally restrained.
After a moment of silence, he pursed his lips and said in a low voice:
“I’m not clear on the exact plan, only from what Cousin Yu Mo said—”
“Boss Guiwen currently...”
He paused, then added a patch: “Um, when Cousin Yu Mo found us, he used the word ‘currently.’”
“He said Boss Guiwen currently only has three inner demon nesting targets.”
“One is me, one is Yu Mo, and another is trapped in a special secret realm that even Boss Guiwen’s soul entity can’t reach directly.”
“So theoretically, Boss Guiwen only has two usable nests left.”
“One with me, and one with Yu Mo.”
“Yu Mo’s side, his cousin is very strong. Boss Guiwen would naturally flee when facing him.”
“Because his cremains were stolen, his own old nest is unsafe.”
“So he will probably flee to the inner demon nest where I am...”
“All I have to do is be in the Black Ice Domain, pretend to lead the Reincarnation Ghost team, and launch an attack toward a treasure within the domain.”
Wu Wang finished speaking there.
Jiang Ye was curious and asked: “What treasure?”
Wu Wang shook his head: “I don’t know. Cousin Yu Mo only said that after entering the Black Ice Domain, you will naturally be drawn to that treasure.”
He then looked at Yu Mo: “You probably know more than me. Anything to add?”
“I...” Yu Mo swallowed hard and hesitated.
After a moment, he tentatively said to Jiang Ye: “If you want to know, you can actually ask my cousin.”
Jiang Ye smiled and raised his brow, saying nonchalantly:
“You mean ask Boss Guiwen directly? The boss is so busy, when would he have time to explain more to me :)”
Hearing this, Yu Mo wavered again.
Could Guiwen really be his cousin now?
He didn’t dare probe further and said straightforwardly:
“I actually don’t know much either, only vaguely that—”
“The treasure Little Wang mentioned can trap Guiwen’s soul entity.”
“And the big shot behind my cousin seems to need Guiwen’s soul entity for something...”
“According to my cousin’s prediction, Guiwen will most likely invade that treasure with his soul entity.”
At this point, Jiang Ye was almost certain—
The real mastermind behind the action against Guiwen might be Lin Ling!
The shadow phantom that saved the possessed young man was probably just fulfilling a pact with Lin Ling, helping her.
This speculation was not only because the Black Ice Domain was created by Lin Ling.
Yu Mo’s cousin accurately named Guiwen’s inner demon nest targets!
How could he know these?
Even Yu Mo and Wu Wang most likely didn’t know how many inner demon nests Guiwen had!
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This information was likely revealed by Lin Ling, who obtained Guiwen’s memories through the Life Stone!
Also, Guan He was trapped in the Reincarnation Mirror Palace, preventing Guiwen from entering Guan He’s inner demon nest.
This detail happened after the Life Stone memory theft.
So it was very likely Zhou Yuling discovered it while acting in the Mirror Palace secret realm!
Guan He belonged to the Light faction.
And Zhou Yuling, or rather Lin Ling behind her, could track all Light faction players’ coordinates!
So naturally, she knew that Guan He, like Huang Bo, was in the Reincarnation Grid of the Mirror Palace secret realm.
And she probably had other discoveries about the Reincarnation Grid.
That’s why Lin Ling knew Guiwen and Guan He’s inner demon nests lost contact.
In short, all the information the possessed young man learned about Guiwen pointed to Lin Ling!
What a coincidence that right after he obtained Guiwen’s clone, Guiwen’s cremains were stolen.
Sure enough, it was Lin Ling who stole Guiwen’s memories!
From Wu Wang and Yu Mo, Zhang Minghan’s clone learned this.
At the same time, it learned—
There was a treasure in the Black Ice Domain capable of trapping soul entities.
And Lin Ling seemed to need to inject a soul entity into that treasure.
Meanwhile, elsewhere—
Outside the Black Ice Domain, Jiang Ye and Lin Ling had just signed the agreement.
After confirming everything, Zhou Yuling asked him:
“So now, shall we enter the Black Ice Domain first to exchange information on the Life Stone and the Clone Replica Mirror?”
“By the way, the Left Alliance just traded my ten thousand followers for ten thousand puppet clones, which also need to enter the Black Ice Domain.”
The contract was signed, so Jiang Ye naturally nodded: “Alright.”
His gaze looked at the black barrier enveloping the entire domain space, then asked Lin Ling: “Can we enter this barrier directly?”
Lin Ling nodded: “You can.”
“But that’s not the real Black Ice Domain.”
The real Black Ice Domain?
Jiang Ye’s eyes flashed with confusion.
Lin Ling didn’t explain further but raised her hand and took flight with him.
In that instant, Jiang Ye’s vision blurred and his head spun.
When he stabilized, he felt his legs were slightly weak and his stomach churned violently.
As he adjusted, he realized he was standing high in the sky at an unknown altitude.
Was an endless giant virtual chessboard!
The virtual chessboard’s background depicted natural landscapes like mountains, rivers, lakes, and seas.
On some of the squares stood miniature puppets made by pasting talisman paper.
The number of these miniature puppets was quite large.
They were like pieces on the chessboard, arranged according to some pattern.
Jiang Ye’s initial gaze was fixed on those “pieces.”
But soon, he examined the chessboard itself and guessed:
“This virtual chessboard is above the Black Ice Domain?”
“Oh right, you meant this is the real Black Ice Domain... So what space lies beneath this chessboard?”
Lin Ling stood beside him but didn’t answer.
Her eyes swept over the chessboard, then she suddenly flashed and landed on a fixed square.
Then she slowly opened her arms and muttered words...
Her posture looked like casting a spell.
As she cast, a phantom appeared before her.
The phantom seemed to slowly emerge from beneath the chessboard.
Once completely detached, it shifted from intangible to tangible, transforming from a faint phantom into a solid staff-like artifact.
At the top of the staff was a giant sphere resembling the sun and moon.
The sphere was crystal clear, shimmering with a faint holy light like bright moonlight.
Within it, a human figure seemed to float.
Jiang Ye focused and saw the figure curled up, hugging her knees—the figure was Wang Lingling!
Supporting the entire giant sphere was a long black wooden staff.
On the black wood, three seemingly ordinary stones were embedded.
Among them, Jiang Ye was especially familiar with the middle stone.
It was exactly the Life Stone he had used!
That was the complete Life Stone?
It was indeed placed by Lin Ling inside the Black Ice Domain.
More precisely, embedded on this staff-like artifact!
Then, was the treasure Yu Mo mentioned that could trap Guiwen’s soul entity this giant staff?
Many thoughts flashed through Jiang Ye’s mind rapidly.
Suddenly, as if sensing something, he stared at the three stones embedded on the staff and said:
“Could those three stones represent... Past Life, Present Life, and Future Life respectively?”
He looked at Lin Ling.
Lin Ling showed no expression but nodded in response:
“So this staff is called the Three Life Stone Staff.”