Chen Shu's vision shifted, and he found himself on a deserted island.
"Huh?"
Chen Shu's eyes were filled with wariness as he constantly scanned his surroundings.
Since it was an异空间 (yì kōngjiān - alternate dimension), there were bound to be ferocious beasts.
However, the scene before him defied his expectations.
There were no beasts in sight. Instead, a massive blue barrier stretched across the heavens and earth, seemingly without end, preventing any life from advancing.
Just then, his body trembled, and he even stumbled back several steps.
'Damn it, someone's here?!'
He exclaimed in his heart, staring intently at the black-robed figure in the distance, as if they had suddenly appeared.
It wasn't surprising that he was so shocked. Under normal circumstances, humans couldn't become invisible or teleport.
The black-robed figure before him was too bizarre.
"Dressed so sketchily, definitely not a good person!"
Chen Shu patted his straitjacket and declared, "I must apprehend them!"
"Damn, what should I choose?"
At this moment, the black-robed figure had not yet realized he was exposed, and was gazing blankly at the stone platform ahead.
On the stone platform were three buttons: red, yellow, and blue.
Accompanying them were annotations:
You are part of the Hua Kingdom's officialdom; please press red to lift the barrier!
You are an unintended intruder; please press blue to lift the barrier!
You are an invader, but you do not wish to expose yourself; please press yellow to lift the barrier!
The black-robed figure was completely bewildered. He had never heard of such a thing...
However, in reality, as soon as he approached the stone platform, he had already been exposed. He didn't even know his invisibility skill had failed.
The three buttons were merely meant to stall for time...
...
At this moment, a loud alarm blared throughout Holy Beast Island, alerting everyone on the island.
Chen Qinghai and Ye Yu arrived in the sky above, their expressions filled with shock.
"The old man's trap has been triggered?!"
Their eyes held both surprise and anger, not expecting such a major event to occur.
"Old Chen, what happened?"
Liu Feng also rushed over, the surrounding alarm sounding unsettling.
"Something big has happened!"
Chen Qinghai's brows were deeply furrowed. He said, "Old Liu, notify the officials. There's an intruder in the forbidden space!"
"Old Ye, let's go check it out first!"
With that, the two of them dove into the seabed, heading directly for the area beneath Holy Beast Island.
"Forbidden space?"
Liu Feng was a bit confused, clearly having never heard of it.
However, seeing their extreme panic, he naturally took it very seriously and quickly returned to his room to prepare to notify the officials.
"Could it be Chen Pi causing this?"
Whenever he thought of intruders, he couldn't help but associate them with Chen Shu.
...
In the alternate dimension beneath Holy Beast Island,
The black-robed figure was still somewhat hesitant, caught in indecision.
Just as he was about to make a decision,
Beep beep!
A faint sound occurred, followed by a loud bang. The stone platform exploded directly...
Boom!
Fortunately, the black shark beneath his feet unleashed its skill, blocking the explosion.
"I've been tricked?!"
The corner of his mouth twitched. He finally realized he had been fooled.
"Someone's likely coming!"
He no longer hesitated. The black shark's body was covered in a black light, and it forcefully charged towards the blue barrier ahead.
However, the black shark encountered no obstruction and passed through directly.
"What the..."
The corner of his mouth twitched. He hadn't expected the barrier ahead to be fake.
A sense of intellectual suppression made him want to vomit blood.
The black-robed figure no longer bothered to conceal his presence and rushed forward.
Passing through the barrier, the surroundings were still desolate, with no ferocious beasts.
"It really is this place!"
The black-robed figure gazed at the scene ahead, his expression fervent.
In the distance, a vast expanse of sky-obscuring white mist loomed, within which seemed to be breeding unknown dangers.
It was all spatial forbidden mist!
No wonder there were no ferocious beasts here; they were likely all consumed by the forbidden mist.
"The turmoil is about to begin!"
The black-robed figure let out a sinister chuckle and took out a red bead from his pocket, which seemed to flow with blood.
"Let the blood of Hua Kingdom's geniuses usher in the prelude to a new era!"
The red bead in his hand floated in the air, seemingly filled with a strange power.
In an instant, the black-robed figure's mind moved, and four contracted spirits reappeared beside him.
He was, in fact, a King-level Beast Tamer!
The five contracted spirits roared in unison, surrounding the red bead, attempting to swallow it.
But under their master's command, they could only obediently remain in place.
The red bead glowed, and five red lines extended out, directly connecting to the bodies of the five King-level contracted spirits.
The contracted spirits' eyes showed weakness, but the bead's light grew increasingly dazzling.
Even more astonishingly, the forbidden mist in the sky in the distance began to change, as if it had come alive, surging towards the red bead.
Roar!
As the forbidden mist churned, a faint roar emanated from within, and a terrifying black giant claw vaguely appeared.
It seemed like a fearsome beast was trying to break free but was held tightly by the forbidden mist.
The red bead's light gradually intensified, reaching an extreme in a short while.
The five King-level contracted spirits were extremely weak, but their eyes also held fanaticism.
"Forbidden Mist, appear!"
The black-robed figure whispered, and the red bead shot towards the forbidden mist ahead, as if summoned.
But just as success was imminent, the bead seemed to be grabbed by something.
The next second, it disappeared...
At the same time, the forbidden mist instantly subsided.
"???"
The black-robed figure's eyes widened, filled with bewilderment.
He had envisioned countless scenarios, but never one like this.
Just as success was within reach, he was robbed?
"Is this what the system called a supreme treasure?"
Chen Shu stroked his chin, his eyes filled with uncertainty.
But as he was contemplating, a hoarse, desperate roar sounded.
"Give me back my bloodline bead!"
The black-robed figure became frenzied, even forgetting he was a Beast Tamer, and pounced forward directly.
"What the heck, the effect wore off?"
Chen Shu raised an eyebrow and took another swig of the invisibility potion, vanishing from his spot.
The black-robed figure's expression startled. He looked around, and just as he was about to speak, he was interrupted.
"What other treasures do you have on you? Hand them over!"
"???"
The black-robed figure was confused. I'm being robbed?!
"I'll only count to five. If you don't hand them over, don't blame me for being inhumane!"
"Five!"
"Four!"
"..."
Chen Shu pocketed the red bead but did not choose to leave.
At this point, he was certain that the supreme treasure was on this person.
Although he had obtained a bead, what if it wasn't the supreme treasure the system mentioned? Wouldn't he have come all this way for nothing?
Since he had already robbed something, robbing a bit more wouldn't be a problem...
Besides, the other party's contracted spirits were weak, and he possessed invisibility and teleportation potions, putting him in an invincible position.
"Little brat, no matter who you are, you must die today!"
The black-robed figure's expression turned furious, his eyes vaguely losing all reason.
The organization had meticulously planned for so many years, and they were finally on the verge of success, only to be intercepted by someone.
And it was a bandit with greedy intentions who did it. Wasn't this ridiculous?
Tear!
As soon as his words fell, his upper body's black robe was violently torn off.
"???"
The man was naked from the waist up and was instantly stunned.
"Are you serious?!"
He had never seen anyone so insane, to actually start stripping him!