“Hahaha, well, well, well. I’ve really gotta hand it to Master Fire!”
“Well, color me surprised! I’m willing to give you the title of the strongest man!”
“Take that, you people! What use is your string of successes if we manage to snatch victory from right under your nose?Ah, life’s good now!”
“This game is indeed full of countless possibilities. We still won in the end even with the game rigged against us!”
“I’m so excited that I’m going to burst out in tears.”
The people of the Shinto Pavilion were ecstatic, laughing incessantly. They even broke out in a dance on the spot. They all were seriously injured and were depressed after facing one defeat after another. To them, this stroke of good luck was like a sun breaking out from behind dark clouds. All their frustrations melted away in an instant. Just in time as well, for their Dao Hearts would have been affected should things continue on as before.
“This isn’t fair!” Little Fox pouted, full of grievances. One more round and she would have crossed the finish line and got the snow fungus as a reward. She did not expect such a turn of events.
Yang Jing and Xiao Chengfeng’s faces darkened. Their ultimate mission was to get the snow fungus. All their efforts would be meaningless should they fail now. They thought Little Fox was a shoo-in.
“I did say that I’m the fairest and just. As you all can see, this game is purely a game of luck. There is no such thing as playing favorites. You should trust me more,” said the toy man sternly and righteously.
“You’re right, my friend! You’re indeed the fairest and just.”
“We’re sorry for misunderstanding you!”
“Hahaha, every dog has its day!”
Everyone whooped with laughter.
“It’s your turn,” said the toy man to Little Fox.
Little Fox pursed her lips and threw the dice.
Her opponents were unconcerned at that point in time. It was impossible for her or the four others to encounter another Shifting Array, meaning to say—they were already safe.
In the end, the dice landed on the number five.
“Move forward five squares,” said the toy-man.
Immediately, Little Fox rose into the air and floated forward by five squares. A treasure chest appeared in front of her.
“You’re lucky to find a treasure chest. After opening it, you found a flying charm inside it which allows you to move forward by another three squares,” said the toy man.
Little Fox did just that and came face-to-face with a garuda.
“You meet the silver-winged garuda. It’s attracted by your beauty and is willing to give you a ride. You can continue to move forward five spaces,” said the toy man.
Little Fox took off again.
“You got another flying charm that allows you to move forward three squares again.
“… go forward four squares.”
Everyone was stock still as they watched Little Fox flying forward continuously, not even landing once. Soon, she caught up to Master Fire. Then, under his stunned gaze, she surpassed him and went straight to the finish line.
The smile on the people from the Heaven Plundering Alliance froze. Dumbfounded, their jaws nearly dropped to the ground.
“No! How could this be?”
“He might as well let her do that from the very start and do away with all those pretensions!”
“For a moment there I really thought the referee was fair and just. Oh, what a naive fool I was!”
“Please, tell me she’s going to stop now! At least give us a chance!”
Their laments had no effect at all, for Little Fox landed on the finish line perfectly.
“Congratulations on the first and only winner of this game. As the first one to reach the end, you can choose any treasure you please,” announced the toy man.
“I want the snow fungus,” said Little Fox without hesitation.
“As you wish.” With a wave of his hand, the snow fungus appeared before Little Fox.
“Thank you.” She accepted it happily.
“This round of the game is over. The Origins Pond of Holy Dimension will close and open in another hundred years.”
The surrounding space began to ripple as soon as the toy man finished speaking. Then, a powerful force of repulsion descended, pushing everyone out of the Origins Pond of Holy Dimension. By the time everyone came back to their senses, they had already appeared at the entrance. There were still a lot of people gathered there and each of them was surprised to see them.
“Look, they’ve come out!”
“Why did they come out so fast? The opening hours of this Origins Pond of Holy Dimension is a little short, isn’t it?”
“Wait a minute… There are only twelve of them when twenty of them went in?”
“Gasp! The Origins Pond of Holy Dimension must’ve wiped out the other eight. Both young masters of the Shinto Pavilion and Ascension Sect included! How tragic!” “And look at those half-step Wisdom Dictators! They look so badly beaten up. What happened to them?”
The moment they came out, Left Messenger turned and ran without hesitation. It was obvious she had a lot of practice from the way she skillfully avoided detection.
Master Wind and Master Fire scoffed at Nanan and others. “You might’ve won the game but the same thing cannot be said about your lives!”
The deputy master of the Shinto Pavilion and the elders of the Ascension Sect also closed in on them, their endless power pressing down on Nanan and the others.
“Tell us exactly who you people are? What happened in the Ancient Forbidden Area? Hand over all your secrets and we’ll spare you!” said the deputy master of the Shinto Pavilion.
“Disciples, deploy the Immortal-trapping God-killing formation! Make sure none of them get away!” commanded the big elder from the Ascension Sect.
Immediately, the disciples of the Shinto Pavilion and the Ascension Sect got into their positions and formed an enchanted barrier over Nanan and the others.
“What’s going on? Why are they fighting each other?”
“Oh my god, those were the people who wiped out the Heavenless Devil Palace earlier, and now they’re besieged by the other sects? What did they do for the public to attack them like this?”
“I can sense that they came from extraordinary backgrounds. I’m afraid there are secrets that even we don’t know.”
Suddenly, a huge auspicious cloud arrived. Juling Shen had brought the Heavenly Soldiers and Guards with him, along with Goddess Nuwa and Cultivator Junjun.
“Who dares to lay a finger on the people of the Heavenly Palace?!”
However, the people of Shinto Pavilion and Ascension Sect paid them no mind at all. Why should they when the strongest out of them was only a third-step Wisdom Elite? It was not like they could do anything against six half-step Wisdom Dictators from the Shinto Pavilion, the Ascension Sect, and the Heaven Plundering Alliance. Especially not when Dragin and Nanan were the only Wisdom Dictators on their side.
