Chapter 3916 — The Millennium Tree Crystal
The Blossom Guardian · Page 2 of 2
"Hm?" The faceless puppet paused, still unwilling to give up: "This is a genuine Myriad-Year Tree Crystal. To let it slip through your fingers just like that—are you truly willing?"
Wei Zhao remained unmoved: "Don't you think you're being a bit long-winded? If you don't intend to welch, then give me those two Millennium Tree Crystals. As for the Myriad-Year Tree Crystal and the like—it's beyond my reach, and I won't go chasing fantasies."
"Oh? To remain so calm in the face of a Myriad-Year Tree Crystal's temptation—I find myself admiring you more and more." The faceless puppet praised him with a strange laugh, then suddenly paused, its tone turning utterly grim: "And if I say no—what do you plan to do?"
"In that case, there's nothing to be done." There was no trace of panic on Wei Zhao's face; he seemed to have been prepared for this all along.
From the very beginning, he had never fully trusted this elusive creature. Not even knowing what the other's true form was, Wei Zhao would have been a fool to believe it without reservation.
"Heh heh, accepting reality so quickly? Quite right—a clever thing like you should have realized from the start that the rules of this place are mine to make. Since the terms are mine to propose, willing or not, in the end you can only do as I say—otherwise there's only one outcome." The faceless puppet smiled darkly.
"If I don't do as you say, I end up killed by you—a creature so fond of talking to itself really is a rare sight," Wei Zhao sneered. Though he could very well use the jade pendant's space to seize the tree crystals, if he did not play along with this thing, it would still be a dead end. Truly a headache-inducing creature.
"Why be so harsh with your words? To gamble a mere two Millennium Tree Crystals for a shot at a Myriad-Year Tree Crystal—if such a chance were offered to anyone else, they'd count themselves blessed! Hurry and recover—I won't be holding back when the time comes. I can hardly wait to begin the game!" Though the puppet had no face, Wei Zhao could clearly sense the ferocious grin upon it at that moment.
A short while later, seeing that Wei Zhao seemed to have healed himself about as much as he could, the faceless puppet urged impatiently: "Win, and you take the Myriad-Year Tree Crystal; lose, and you get nothing. Let the game begin!"
Before the words had faded, the faceless puppet's form flickered and in an instant descended above Wei Zhao's head.
So fast! Before Wei Zhao could even react, a heavy blow had already struck his body.
The mirror puppet Wei Zhao had faced earlier had its strength limited to the peak of the early Foundation Establishment stage up to the mid Foundation Establishment stage; even if somewhat stronger than that, it had still remained within Wei Zhao's capacity to handle.
But this faceless puppet before him—by the look of it, even if it was not the other's true body, it was at least a being infused with a portion of its divine sense. As for Wei Zhao, he could not even gauge the puppet's strength now, let alone contend with it. (To be continued) R752