Chapter 1749

Everyone was baffled by Zi Chen's words. Even Yuan Hua and Yuan Jia, who had witnessed everything, looked at Zi Chen in astonishment.

"I thought the battle was over. Who would've thought that there would be another unforeseen event? This little thing is the one who ordered us to kill each other. It's this little thing that caused everyone's death."

An indifferent voice sounded from not far away. A person appeared there. This person was very tall and sturdy.

It was Man Shi, the first person Zi Chen killed. However, he was still alive. His eyes were fixed on the wooden puppet, his face filled with coldness.

There were more than two thousand experts who came here. They didn't encounter any danger, but because of this voice, they started killing each other. Ninety-nine percent of them died. The voice that represented death had become a nightmare in everyone's hearts.

But who would've thought that the owner of the voice was actually a wooden puppet without any cultivation base?

At this moment, the wooden puppet also saw Man Shi. Its small eyes immediately widened as if it had seen a ghost. It said in disbelief, "It's you. Didn't you die?"

Yuan Hua and Yuan Jia had witnessed Zi Chen's sneak attack and Man Shi's miserable death. Zi Chen's hesitation at the beginning and his final ruthlessness and decisiveness at the end had left a deep impression on them.

But Man Shi, who should've died, actually appeared again. Moreover, from the looks of it, Zi Chen was very clear about it.

The first person to appear, Man Shi, wasn't the last.

Following closely behind Man Shi was Wu Xie, the guy who didn't even have a complete corpse left.

"You … you're also alive!"

Marionette's eyes widened as he lost his composure and shouted loudly.

"We're all alive." Wu Xie stared at the wooden puppet, a cold smile on his face. He didn't restrain his killing intent at all.

Sure enough, Shun Tian Dao walked out, Fortune Telling walked out, Shang Guan Hong walked out, Dong Qing walked out, and finally Jin Qingcheng walked out.

The seven people from before were all alive, and had all come out. Moreover, they had all broken through their cultivation levels, and were all existences in the late stage of the ninth heaven.

At this moment, the seven of them were all staring at the wooden puppet. Their expressions were as if they wanted to swallow it whole.

It was this little thing that had caused the death of Dark Mantle, Hidden Mist, and everyone else.

"Isn't it true that only one can live in each region? What's going on here?"

Liu Zhentian had just gathered some strength to stand up, but because he saw this scene, his mind was greatly affected, and he fell down again.

"How can this be? How are all of you still alive? I clearly saw all of you die. All of you died." The puppet was also very confused.

On the other hand, Yuan Hua and Yuan Jia seemed to have understood something. When they looked at Zi Chen again, their impression of Zi Chen had changed.

Yuan Hua was wearing a flaming battle armor, and his aura was abnormally violent. He looked at Zi Chen and said, "Admirable."

To be able to make the number one on the King's Ranking speak words of admiration, it was clear that he admired Zi Chen's approach.

Yuan Jia, who had always been at odds with Yuan Hua, also nodded his head to express his admiration for Zi Chen.

Clearly, this was all a show. As for why he could fool the puppet, it was clear from the puppet's appearance.

Zi Chen said, "At first, I wasn't sure. I only had a vague guess. Now, I finally understand. Unfortunately, many people don't understand this problem."

Everyone's choice from the beginning was wrong. If no one had taken action at the beginning, then everyone would have lived.

Yuan Hua smiled coldly and said, "So what if they understand? How many people will believe it?"

Zi Chen was silent.

People were selfish. In order to survive, they would not hesitate to kill everyone around them.

Even if he told them that all of this was fake, and that as long as they worked together, they could enter the depths of the world, how many people would believe him?

Zi Chen had said this to Kang Chen, but in the end, Kang Chen had called out all those who trusted him and killed them.

He had also said this to Sydney, but it was useless.

"I didn't expect you to be so cunning, but this is just a little trick. It's useless. If you want to enter the depths of the world with the dragon boat, only one person can live. There are too many of you now, and I can watch you kill each other." The puppet sneered, looking very calm.

But at the next moment, a big foot pressed down and stepped on the puppet's face.

It was Man Shi.

After stepping on the puppet, he exerted his strength and kept trampling on it, shouting, "Shut up, you broken puppet. Don't you think you haven't killed enough people?"

Being stepped on by Man Shi, the puppet couldn't say a word and could only make whimpering sounds.

Energy surged under Man Shi's feet. He had used a lot of strength, but it didn't cause any damage to the puppet.

Yuan Hua glanced at Man Shi and said, "Don't waste your strength. It's made of Sovereign Green Soul Wood. You can't break it at all."

"Sovereign Green Soul Wood? What is that?"

"It's the main material for refining Sovereign Weapons."

Hearing this, everyone couldn't help but gasp.

The main material for refining Sovereign Weapons was actually used to refine a useless puppet. What a waste.

After Man Shi stomped on the puppet a few more times, he unwillingly kicked it away.

Now that the puppet was out, all the problems seemed to have been solved, but it also didn't seem to have been solved. They had to learn more from the puppet.

But before that, there was something more important to do. Zi Chen looked at Yuan Hua and Yuan Jia and said, "Are we still going to fight?"

The two of them were definitely the true pinnacle experts. Even the current Zi Chen was very wary of the two of them. As for Man Shi and the others, although they had already broken through, they were not confident that they could defeat the two of them in a one on one battle.

The atmosphere, which was still very relaxed just a moment ago, became solemn in the next moment.

Including Zi Chen, the eight of them faintly formed an encirclement to prevent any sudden changes.

Yuan Hua, who saw their actions, didn't show any extreme expression. He only said indifferently, "Originally, we had to fight, but now, there's no need."

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Among them, the one who felt the most fortunate was Liu Zhentian. It was equivalent to him escaping with his life. So, he said, "Since …"

Before he could finish his words, a cold light flashed across Liu Zhentian's neck, and his head left his body.

Yuan Hua and Yuan Jia only glanced at Zi Chen and didn't pay any more attention.

Zi Chen withdrew his spear and didn't explain why he killed Liu Zhentian.

The others also didn't ask. Next, they all looked at the puppet in the distance.

Since it was equivalent to an Sovereign Level material, the puppet wasn't afraid of them. It said, "I'm telling the truth. Only the last expert can enter the depths of the world and obtain the opportunity."

"Motherf * cker, you're full of nonsense."

Man Shi was furious. He rushed up and stomped on the puppet again.

"Damn it, I'm the master of the dragon boat. Since you're treating me like this, don't enter the depths of the world. Wait here for death."

"Either wait for death or fight. Only the last person is qualified to enter the depths of the world."

Facing Man Shi's stomping, the puppet didn't feel any pain. Instead, it kept shouting.

"Even if you control me, you can't control the dragon boat. You can't go forward or return. You can only wait here for death."

"Unless you have the courage to jump into the spatial turbulence and be completely lost."

"In short, if you don't listen to me, only death will await you."

The puppet chattered, not reacting to Man Shi's stomping.

"It's useless. It's the main material for refining Sovereign Level weapons. Your attacks can't even tickle it," Yuan Hua said.

"Even if it's useless, it's still good to humiliate it."

As he spoke, Man Shi stomped on the puppet again. Moreover, he used his foot to stomp on the puppet's mouth, making it unable to speak.

"Let me."

Zi Chen waited for a long time. When Man Shi had vented enough, he spoke.

Seeing the puppet, everyone, including Zi Chen, couldn't accept what had happened.

"Bah."

Man Shi spat a mouthful of phlegm on the puppet's face and turned to leave.

The puppet trembled with anger. It had suffered a great humiliation today. It glanced at Zi Chen and said, "Cunning boy, if you want to get information from me, I'll tell you that it's impossible."

It was an Sovereign Level material and could be said to be invulnerable. Of course, it wasn't afraid of Zi Chen and the others.

"Are you so stubborn?" Zi Chen smiled faintly and said, "Come and see what I'm holding."

"What is it … Ah, it's the Earthfire."

The puppet, who didn't care at first, suddenly let out a strange cry.

A ball of flame appeared in Zi Chen's hand. This was no ordinary flame. It was a flame that could melt Sovereign Level materials.

Sensing the threat of the flame, the puppet's eyes were immediately filled with fear.

Yuan Hua and Yuan Jia also looked at Zi Chen with surprise. They didn't expect him to have such a flame.

Looking at the puppet in front of him, Zi Chen said, "I'll ask and you answer. It's best if you tell me the truth. If I hear any bad news and my hand trembles, this flame will go out of control."

As he spoke, Zi Chen's hand trembled and the flame began to jump. The puppet's body clearly shrank back.

"The rules from before should have been set by you, right?"

The puppet's expression changed. Seeing Zi Chen's hand tremble again and the flame jump, it immediately said, "Yes, it was me."

"Very good. Then the second question is, if we had chosen not to fight at the beginning, what would have happened?"

The puppet hesitated again, but this time, Zi Chen directly sent the flame forward. It cried out in fear and said, "I can only stop the dragon boat for a short time. It won't be for long. If we didn't fight at the beginning and instead waited, once the time was up, the dragon boat would naturally move forward."

When everyone heard these words, they all revealed bitter expressions.

It was such a simple principle, but no one understood it. They just needed to wait a little.

But no one thought so. No one cared about those who were about to die. Everyone was thinking about themselves. As long as they were alive, it was fine.

In the end, they had made mistakes time and time again, leading to today's situation.

To put it bluntly, this was a joke. Or it could be said that the puppet was playing a joke on everyone.