Ye Fan's heart was calm as he continued forward with the three women.
Regarding the recent events, the two older and one younger woman didn't say much.
They had indeed noticed Ye Fan cheating.
But so what?
Being able to cheat was a skill!
Didn't they win anyway?
History is always written by the victors.
There was no shame in their hearts, not even a hint of it; they were utterly in the right!
Somewhere on the fourth level of the maze.
With a distortion in the air, a monstrous beast's figure appeared.
It was the guardian beast of the fifth level, the final boss of the entire competition!
The final chamber room was just too boring, and it would get rusty if it didn't get some exercise.
So, it decided to come out and have some fun.
As the final boss, was it too much to ask for some recreation in its own territory?
Demonic energy surged.
The beast's body twisted, transforming into a young male cultivator.
What should we play with…
The boss pondered for a while and conjured a gold coin with its demonic power.
Let's play coin toss.
Heads means helping these cultivators with a small trouble, and tails means tricking them!
The coin slowly fell.
The boss spread its palm: Heads.
Heads…
A bit displeasing!
Never mind, never mind, the rule was set by itself, it couldn't be broken.
Let's see who will be the lucky one…
Soon, the boss's demonic sense locked onto a team of cultivators.
On the other side.
Ye Fan and the others continued to move forward.
At a turn, they saw the corpses of several cultivators.
They had seen this situation many times along the way, likely cultivators killed by the maze's beasts.
Ye Fan and the others paid no mind and continued onward.
The boss was getting impatient!
No way?
Aren't you even a little curious?
Even if you're not curious, at least show a bit of caution!
The presence of corpses here means there's danger nearby!
Are you really acting like nothing's wrong???
How did you even get here alive with such a carefree attitude???
Being ignored made the boss very unhappy, and it decided to make its presence known!
"Ahem!" The young cultivator it had transformed into crawled out from the pile of corpses: "Fellow Daoists, be careful…"
Hearing the voice, Ye Fan and the others finally turned back.
"There's a very powerful beast ahead…" the boss pretended to gasp for air: "My senior brothers and I were separated by it…"
"If it weren't for protecting me…" the boss squeezed out a few tears: "My senior brothers wouldn't have died…"
"How pitiable," Zi Qing showed sympathy.
Zi Bing, however, watched the boss with a cold gaze.
She felt that the man's words were full of holes and completely unbelievable.
Although everyone was rushing to get through the maze, she couldn't rule out the possibility of someone seizing the opportunity to harm others.
However, remembering that Ye Fan, a mighty cultivator, was by her side, Zi Bing didn't say anything more.
Any plot or scheme was a paper tiger in the face of Ye Shidi's absolute strength!
"You look quite injured," Liang Rujing said while taking out a small porcelain bottle: "I have some healing pills here, take them."
Like Zi Qing, the naive Liang Rujing also believed him.
"Thank you, Fellow Daoist." The boss took the porcelain bottle: "I know there's another path nearby, and the dangers inside have been cleared. If you're moving forward, I suggest you take that shortcut."
The three women looked at Ye Fan, waiting for his decision.
Ye Fan nodded.
Indeed.
He had also noticed that this person was not right.
But so what?
He himself wanted to die, but the damn system wouldn't allow it?!
If you could kill me this way, I'd thank you profusely for eight generations!
Ye Fan was now in a state of near-despair, a "broken pot and shattered tiles" attitude.
Whatever!
Anything is fine with me!
Come on then!
…
Thus, everyone followed the boss to a fork in the road.
"I'm going to find my other scattered senior brothers," the boss cupped his fists towards them: "May we meet again."
After saying that, he left along the fork.
And where he passed, there were indeed no mechanisms or traps.
After leaving Ye Fan and their sight, the boss tossed the coin again.
Opening his palm, Tails.
A trick!
I like it!
The boss locked onto a team not far away and happily left.
One day later.
The coin in the boss's hand fell.
Tails!
The boss felt a surge of secret joy.
It turned out that yesterday, after locking onto Ye Fan and the others, he had tossed the coin again and got heads. He had no choice but to painfully help Ye Fan and the others choose another shortcut without any traps.
After all, he was too familiar with the maze's environment, knowing exactly where the dangers and safe spots were.
However, being forced to help twice in a row made him very unhappy.
Now, it was finally tails!
He could finally trick them!
The familiar scene replayed.
The boss lay on the path Ye Fan and the others would inevitably take, surrounded by a pile of cultivator corpses.
Ye Fan and the others passed by, ignoring his presence for the third time.
The boss crawled out from the pile of corpses, continuing to seek attention…
Still the same clumsy lie, he was still looking for his scattered senior brothers.
This time, even Zi Qing and Liang Rujing, those two simpletons, noticed something was amiss.
Once or twice was understandable.
But your repeated appearances, claiming coincidence, were too much, weren't they?!
Who would believe you!
However, since Ye Fan hadn't spoken, they quietly chose to watch the show.
Thus, the boss led Ye Fan and the others to a fork in the road.
To put Ye Fan and the others at ease, he still walked ahead as before.
Because he knew how to avoid triggering the traps, nothing happened along the way.
After leaving Ye Fan and their sight, the boss released his divine sense, preparing to spectate.
Hmph!
Let's see if you don't fall for it this time?!
At most Golden Core level scum, the formations and traps here are enough for you to deal with!
As time passed, the smile on the boss's face gradually solidified…
Until it disappeared…
What?
These people clearly stepped over the triggers for the formations!
Why weren't they triggered?
This is not cultivation-like at all???
Despite his inner turmoil, the boss chose to leave.
He didn't go far before stopping again.
He had never failed to trick other cultivators before, so how could he let this go?
I am the dignified final guardian beast, and you dare to disrespect me like this?!
To endure is to become more indignant!
To retreat is to lose more!
To hell with the rules!
I made the rules!
Now I'm going to break them!
Let's kill first!
The boss flicked his hands, beginning to charge his ultimate move.
Above Ye Fan and the others, a mass of dark green demonic energy slowly condensed.
Strangely, this demonic energy emitted no aura or scent, and Ye Fan and the others were completely unaware.
The energy gathered more and more, its color approaching black.
Finally, the energy condensed.
The next moment, the black energy condensed by the demonic energy transformed into a giant mouth and shot towards Ye Fan and the others!