Otherworldly Desert Dust-Chapter 522 - 477: Going Back on One’s Word

After all, Wu Hen's soul essence has now reached the high-dimensional threshold. The evolution of his body simply made up for the shortcomings and raised the upper limit, but it was not a qualitative leap.

"Evolved to Eighth-Rank Life, if nothing unexpected, you are again the highest evolved individual within Nuwa Divine Realm." Bai Ze lay on Wu Hen's head, communicating with him through a spiritual voice.

"Did you just hear what that woman said? They have no Transcendence Messenger..." Wu Hen said.

"After transformation, human attributes are stripped away. If Nuwa God Ends are Transcendence Messengers, Nuwa would only ferry those lost in human form. Creatures like the Black Angels, if they were once human and have been turned into monsters, Alien Species, are probably beyond the Divine Mother of the Human Clan's scope of ferrying. That named Black Angel has lost the qualification for the cycle of life," Bai Ze said.

Wu Hen nodded.

Nuwa's people awaken under certain conditions, only awakening within lost humans of the Human Clan.

This meant that the hosts they ferried must have been part of the Human Clan before they were lost.

But the Black Angel was clearly no longer human.

Even if she still had a soul, it was completely corrupt and unclaimed by Divine Officers of the underworld, nor could it be ferried to the Nuwa Divine Realm. If one looks at it from the perspective of life never perishing, such life forms like Black Angels are completely abandoned.

Dai Jing is redeeming them, allowing them to be liberated from this world, essentially performing the duties that Gods are unable to fulfill.

She needs to become a God, and to redeem these abandoned lives.

And her way of redemption is ironically by killing these life forms whose instinct is to kill.

"The problem is, who created these life forms with an instinct to kill?" Wu Hen said.

"I feel that following her, you might find the answer," Bai Ze suggested.

Wu Hen pondered for a moment and saw some sense in it.

Dai Jing was clearly "redeeming" the species at the top of the pyramidal killing hierarchy, while the secret creator of these killing lives was definitely also utilizing the species at the top of the pyramid for their own unspeakable secrets.

"It's just a bit of a pity, the clue to the High-dimensional Essence Ghost Fragment is gone," Wu Hen sighed lightly.

"Play the long game to catch the big fish. How much use can a High-dimensional Essence Ghost Fragment be to you, no better than a brainless snack at your homestead. If you want big gains, just focus on that woman, and see exactly what she is going to do. So long as she continues these acts, there's no need to worry about the secret creator behind the scenes not showing up. After all, she is challenging that creator, even attempting to force them into revealing themselves with this method," Bai Ze said.

Wu Hen nodded, feeling that Bai Ze's analysis made quite a bit of sense.

Besides, this time, he had not come without gains, having evolved into an Eighth-Rank Life, a tangible improvement which is better than the elusive High-dimensional Essence Ghost Fragments from Marquis Changqiu.

...

Wu Hen, Lu Xian, and Guo Hong did not linger in Blood Lake Base.

Those powerful Alien Species were endless. Since their target had been lost, aimlessly barging around in Blood Lake Base like headless flies could easily lead to trouble.

They left Blood Lake Base.

"What do we do now? We can't explain this to Marquis Changqiu," Lu Xian said.

"It's alright, we never guaranteed we could definitely capture the Black Angel alive," Guo Hong said.

Now, having evolved to Sixth Rank Life, and with Lu Xian also soon becoming a Sixth Rank Life, plus the Mutant Condensed Liquid they gathered along the way, the avant-garde equipment looted from Blood Lake Base, even without capturing the Black Angel, the whole affair was still a great enhancement.

"We should head back to the black market and upgrade our equipment. With the stuff we've scavenged, we have enough to swap for a more luxurious set," Wu Hen said.

"That woman is truly despicable, stealing our fruits," Lu Xian said.

"I'm a bit curious if she really is a member of the Black Shirt Organization," Guo Hong also pondered.

"It's highly unlikely; she even has a grudge against the Black Shirt Organization. She didn't even blink when killing those three supervising Black Shirts," Wu Hen said.

"Us Gold Seekers actually don't like dealing with the Black Shirts either. They are like a bunch of ubiquitous cockroaches, with more or less unsound minds," Guo Hong said.

Returning to the black market, the three didn't visit Marquis Changqiu again.

Since the mission was a failure, there was no need to go out of their way to report to someone else.

They came to the free market, intending to sell all the rare resources they had obtained.

Having found a buyer, the three entered a tent. The buyer inside was a bald man who offered a very satisfactory price, planning to take away all the Mutant Condensed Liquid, Life Pearls, crystallized substances, and rare materials that Wu Hen had brought...

"Sorry, but that's not for sale." Amidst the pile of resources, Wu Hen spotted a Green Crystal Material, and promptly took it back.

"What is this?" the bald man asked curiously.

"Oh, this is something I took from the skull of a Super Ear Pterosaur. I just remembered that I am an Auditory Spiritual Awakener, and perhaps this thing could be of some use to me if I absorb it," Wu Hen said.

The bald man's eyes lit up upon hearing this.

Super Ear Pterosaur was an extremely rare Alien Species in this wasteland, and the crystallized substances from its body definitely carried some Perception properties.

"Don't take that away, I can make another offer," the bald man quickly said.

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"I'm not short of money, and if this thing is useful to me, then I won't sell it," Wu Hen said, pocketing the Super Ear Pterosaur's Green Crystal Material.

"Whether something is sold or not is not for you to decide." At this moment, a voice suddenly came from the back of the tent.

Wu Hen turned his head and saw Marquis Changqiu standing at the entrance, wearing a wine-red robe, with seven men in black robes behind him.

The seven men in black robes wore no undergarments, their muscular chests exposed through the center gap of their robes, as sturdy as steel. The pressure they brought was comparable to that of the rotten bear they had encountered before!

"Marquis Changqiu, we are just exchanging the items we've obtained here," Guo Hong forced out a smile.

"Since when did they become your items? Remember, I hired you to go to the Blood Lake Base. It's one thing that you didn't complete the task, but all the gains from your trip should also rightly belong to me, your employer. Why are you privately selling them here?" Marquis Changqiu laughed.

"That's not right; we only made an agreement that we would capture the Black Angel for you, and you would provide us with corresponding remuneration. We didn't catch the Black Angel, so the agreement is naturally void, and you don't have to give us any remuneration. There was no mention of employment," Guo Hong said.

"Heh, but didn't you already accept my hiring fee? Look at the armor you're wearing, isn't it the reward I gave you? I hired you to do a job, and naturally, the fruits of your labor belong to me, the employer," Marquis Changqiu said.

"You... you're bullying people!!" Lu Xian shouted angrily after hearing this.

Guo Hong also frowned; he had heard that Marquis Changqiu had a good reputation, never expecting him to be a cunning and deceitful little person who breaks his promises!

However, Wu Hen looked at the despicable Marquis Changqiu and laughed.

Having taken a bellyful of anger at Dai Jing's, he had nowhere to vent. Now that a villain had run into him... it seemed like his lead on the High-dimensional Essence Ghost Fragment was falling into place!