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CHAPTER 141
Apex Court, Golden PavilionXiao Lingxiao paced the length of her lavish apartment, mind distant and filled with worry. Yumei wasn't back yet.Her footsteps echoed softly across the polished floor, but she barely heard them. Her thoughts were elsewhere, circling around the same two things she had been trying, and failing, to push from her mind.Yumei. Then there was Theon.It had already been an hour.Lingxiao glanced toward the entrance again, her brows knitting together.She didn't know if he'd managed to combat whatever it was that was giving off that kind of heavy aura of evil.The memory of that oppressive aura still lingered in her senses. Even from a distance, it had been enough to make the hairs on her arms rise. She had encountered powerful cultivators before, and she had sensed the presence of sinister techniques and dangerous artifacts, but that particular aura had felt different.Like something that wanted to consume rather than merely destroy.“He's Uncle Ren's son. He ca
CHAPTER 140
“A bet?” the system asked slowly. “What makes you think you're qualified to make a bet with me?”The question carried an unmistakable edge of disbelief.For a moment, Theon said nothing. Then he chuckled.The sound was low and derisive, carrying none of the caution one would expect from someone negotiating with an entity capable of ruining his life.“My dear system, if by now I'm still not qualified to make a deal with you, it will be better if you uninstall yourself and find a more compatible host, no?”The system said nothing, letting the silence stretch.Theon could almost imagine the expression on its face—or whatever passed for an expression for something like the system.He smiled. If the system wanted to play this game, he was perfectly willing to oblige. But on his own terms.“The truth is, you've never exactly given me much reason to desperately want you.”“You always hover in like a vulture smelling carcass. Whoever wants your crappy system can keep it.”His lips curled slig
CHAPTER 139
Theon waited patiently.There was no way the system would give him something easy to handle.It would definitely be dangerous, devastating, and worth far more than what he was asking for.“Let's hear it. What's the price this time?” Theon asked through gritted teeth.A low chuckle came from the system.It sounded almost like the cackle of an evil witch watching her prey waltz straight into a carefully prepared trap.“Are you sure you're willing to make the transaction?” the system asked again, something disturbingly close to laughter woven into its tone.Theon inhaled slowly, forcing his scattered thoughts into order.“I need to hear the requirements before I agree to the transaction.”“It seems like you don't need it as much as I thought,” the system replied, a hint of viciousness creeping into its voice.Theon chuckled. “If you're unwilling to be transparent, I sure as hell ain't making any death-trap transactions with you.”“If I don't help you by giving you access to items in the
CHAPTER 138
For twenty minutes, Theon lay before the door to the other room, doing nothing but breathing.Slowly, sensation returned to his limbs.The numb heaviness in his arms and legs began to recede. His lungs, which had been burning like they were filled with molten metal, finally relaxed. Each breath came deeper now—slow, measured, and controlled.Only then did Theon sit up.He was still surrounded by that suffocating aura of death. Every moment spent inside the house remained a potential threat to his life.But at least the formation was no longer actively draining his life force.Theon planted a hand against the nearby wall and pushed himself upright.The instant his palm touched the surface, a scalding current surged through his arm.His muscles jerked and he ripped his hand away. “What the…”“The walls of the adjacent room have blood sigils engraved into them,” the system explained. “They can conduct the dark power through the joints of the structure.”Theon stared at the wall.His brow
will cross the obstacle
All the problems he had encountered were beginning to leave Theon exhausted. He slowly closed his eyes, then opened them and stared at the staircase. “The longer you wait, the stronger it becomes. Your aura is feeding the formation, making it increasingly desperate to devour your health and life force.” Theon exhaled slowly. “System, do you have a speed talisman? Or something that can help me get past it quickly?” “There is a teleportation talisman right here. However, the distance you need to cross is too short. It may cause an error and send you somewhere you don't intend to go. You could even land in the middle of one of the other formations.” Theon lightly bit his tongue. “Can I steer it? Control where I emerge?” “That depends on your state of mind. And you've experienced considerable stress within the past hour.” Theon inhaled deeply, lips pursing stubbornly. “Give it to me. I can control it.” “What if it takes you—” “Give it to me.” Theon's tone left no room for argume
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Theon stood before the door for a while, staring at the room.Then his gaze shifted upward, toward the final floor—the one he had never liked.The roof could leak. Worse, assassins with sufficient movement or lightness techniques could easily scale the building, land on the roof tiles, and break directly into the room from above.The second floor, where his previous rooms had been located, was far safer.If anyone attempted to infiltrate from below, he would hear them first. The few minutes it took an intruder to climb the stairs were precious—precious enough for him to prepare a counterattack, formulate a mitigation strategy, or at the very least reduce his chances of dying.But the ground floor and the final floor offered no such advantage.The backlands house was surrounded by enormous trees. Someone proficient in movement techniques could easily leap from the branches onto the roof and gain entry from above.And if an enemy chose the door instead, the person on the ground floor wo
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