Chapter 498

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Chapter 498: We Cannot Lose

“Where’s the Sword Saint?”

“He was drawn away by Lord Murmurs and a dragon.”

The Third Seat let out a slight sigh of relief. “That’s good. If he were still here, things would get complicated…”

Confusion flickered in Shen Qingzhu’s eyes. “Wasn’t the altar already destroyed? What else can be done?”

The Third Seat shook his head, looking at the altar that had been split in two. He reached out and gently placed his hand on its surface.

On the gray altar, the yellow-brown unidentified objects clinging to the gap seemed to come alive, twisting eerily as they left the original break and surged toward the central crack…

They crawled to the center of the break, acting like a living glue, pulling the two halves of the altar toward the center, slowly restoring it to a whole.

Shen Qingzhu stood frozen, watching this scene.

“This altar was already damaged. Even if the Sword Saint cut it in half with one strike, it would only make the damage worse,” the Third Seat said, watching the writhing yellow-brown objects. “These yellow things are called [Source Conductors], Sequence 476. They aren’t dangerous, but they are important forbidden items treasured by the Ancient God Church because they possess absolute adaptability to mental power. They act like a universal glue on the mysterious side; no matter where they stick, they can perfectly serve as a mental power conductor.

Even if this altar is shattered to pieces, as long as it is still connected, it can still function.

Now, we just need to inject two more days of mental power, and the God of the Underworld altar can be revived…”

A fiery look appeared in the Third Seat’s eyes.

Shen Qingzhu’s expression became subtle.

“Third Seat.”

The Ninth Seat leaped down from the ground that Zhou Ping had slashed open, landing in front of Shen Qingzhu and the Third Seat, his expression somewhat grave. “Have you seen the Seventh Seat?”

The Third Seat shook his head. “I was underground the whole time. I just woke up not long ago after being affected by the Sword Saint’s sword energy. What’s wrong?”

“The Seventh Seat is missing, and the Twelfth Seat is also gone,” the Ninth Seat said, frowning. “Earlier, the Seventh Seat came to tell me that there were intruders in the manor and asked me to search the yard. After that, I never saw her again…

Xiao Shen, have you seen them?”

Shen Qingzhu thought seriously for a moment and shook his head. “I haven’t seen them.”

Boom—!!

Suddenly, the ceiling of the underground space exploded, thick smoke billowing up as several figures landed steadily on the ground.

The Third Seat and the Ninth Seat frowned simultaneously.

They turned to look,

and saw five figures wearing Journey to the West masks slowly walking out of the smoke. Some carried black boxes, while others bore black coffins, and a white ghost floated in the air.

“It seems… the Seventh Seat was right,” the Third Seat said coldly. “There are indeed rats that have intruded.”

Seeing the Third Seat’s face, the floating Jiang Er’s eyes instantly ignited with fury.

Her fists clenched tightly.

Lin Qiye and the others noticed her expression and simultaneously looked at the Third Seat standing in the center.

“Is it him?” Lin Qiye said slowly.

From the MP3 at An Qingyu’s waist, Jiang Er’s cold voice came through:

“Yes, he is the one… who walks the dog.”

Lin Qiye nodded, narrowing his eyes, a surge of killing intent rising within. “Don’t worry, he won’t leave here alive today.”

By the altar.

The Third Seat’s gaze swept over the group, and he whispered in the ears of the Ninth Seat and Shen Qingzhu:

“Follow my instructions and retreat in different directions.”

Confusion appeared in the Ninth Seat’s eyes. “Retreat? Aren’t we going to fight?”

“I’m currently injured by the Sword Saint’s sword energy, and my strength has greatly diminished. It’s better to be cautious. Besides, they don’t know the secret of the altar. Once we draw them away, we can circle back and complete the altar’s ritual.”

Beside him, Shen Qingzhu pondered for a moment and spoke seriously:

“Senior Third Seat, I think this approach is unwise.”

“Mm?” The Third Seat looked at him.

“They only have six people, and the highest realm among them is ‘Sea’ realm, while we have one ‘Sea’ realm, one ‘Infinite,’ and one ‘Klein’…

In terms of combat power, the Ninth Seat alone can suppress them. Plus, with my [Qi Min], we can definitely catch them off guard. And although you, Senior Third Seat, are injured, you can still exert ‘Infinite’ level combat power. Given all this, how could they possibly be our opponents?

We can’t lose,

so we don’t need to run.”

The Ninth Seat nodded repeatedly.

The Third Seat looked at Shen Qingzhu’s determined expression and hesitated a bit.

Deep down, he didn’t think they would lose either, but for safety’s sake, he still felt it was better to avoid a direct confrontation… after all, he was too weak right now.

“And if we run, what will Lord Murmurs think when he returns and sees that the altar has fallen into their hands?” Shen Qingzhu slowly threw out a trump card.

Hearing this, the Third Seat immediately dismissed the idea of fleeing.

“You’re right.” The Third Seat coldly looked at the figures before him. “We won’t lose, so there’s no need to run… let’s kill them.”

As soon as he finished speaking, the Ninth Seat and Shen Qingzhu simultaneously lunged toward Lin Qiye and the others, their eyes filled with killing intent!

“A bunch of rodents, how dare you act so arrogantly before us?!” Shen Qingzhu said fiercely.

The Ninth Seat extended his hands, a powerful spiral energy swirling in his palms as the ‘Infinite’ realm’s fluctuations descended upon the battlefield!

Since Lin Qiye and the others were all wearing masks, he naturally couldn’t recognize them as the “good brothers” who had fought alongside him on the Bai Li Building. In fact, even if he did recognize them, he would still attack.

After all, he was a [Believer]; this was a matter of differing stances.

Before Lin Qiye and the others could act, the white figure floating in mid-air shot out first, crashing into the Ninth Seat’s body.

The Ninth Seat’s body jolted, abruptly stopping as his controlled body slowly turned to look at the Third Seat standing behind…

Then he suddenly charged toward the Third Seat!

Seeing this scene, Shen Qingzhu was momentarily stunned, then a smile flashed in his eyes.

He glared fiercely at Lin Qiye, raising his hand as if to snap his fingers.

“Today, I will fight you to the bitter end!” Shen Qingzhu declared with high spirits.

He winked at Lin Qiye.

Lin Qiye seemed to have thought of something, raising a finger to point at Shen Qingzhu. A streak of black light ignited from his fingertip, his eyes becoming suffused with an eerie black…

“Mental manipulation!” he shouted loudly and confidently.

“Ah!”

Shen Qingzhu suddenly clutched his forehead, stepping back two paces, his expression shifting dramatically.

Then, somewhat dazed, he raised his head and stiffly turned to look at the bewildered Third Seat behind him…

“Today, I will fight you to the bitter end!!”

Shen Qingzhu shouted, charging toward the Third Seat alongside the Ninth Seat, who was being controlled by Jiang Er.

The originally six-on-three situation instantly flipped… turning into an eight-on-one.

The Third Seat stared at this unbelievable scene,

dumbfounded.