Chapter 561: Chapter 551: Su Mu’s Counterattack! Gaining the Upper Hand!

Su Mu carefully examined the fist-sized stone in his hand.

The stone was irregularly shaped, as if it had broken off from a larger rock. Its texture was like crystal, but not completely transparent, with gleams flowing inside like blood vessels.

Directing his Divine Sense into the stone, he discovered a close connection between the stone and the stone door before him. Holding the stone, with a thought, the stone door began to shrink and merge into the stone.

Once the stone door merged into the stone, a tiny stone door could be seen embedded within it.

It seems this stone is the "key" and "authority" of the massive stone door, allowing one to control the door using the stone.

Su Mu waved his hand, causing the stone door to reappear, landing in the waters before him.

As the stone door descended, a small vortex began forming at its center, expanding at a visible speed.

It appears that the vortex can be confirmed as the result of the stone door.

To investigate the stone door’s secrets, Su Mu directed his Divine Sense into the stone door.

When his Divine Sense penetrated the stone door, he discovered an entire world inside, and it was vast!

Just as he was about to personally enter the world within the stone door, a system warning echoed in Su Mu’s mind:

[Please refine the Long River before making an attempt.]

Hearing the system warning, Su Mu was stunned. It seemed this world inside the stone door was connected to the "outside world."

The enemies used the stone door to frantically harvest creatures from the Long River, "transporting" them to the "outside world."

What is the purpose of doing this?

Is it simply to catch Treasure Fish from the Long River??

....

Still, without a doubt, this stone door is a top-notch Supreme Treasure.

With his extensive experience with treasures, Su Mu could immediately tell the stone door’s material was extraordinary.

As he meticulously examined the stone door’s material, he was astonished to find that every "particle" of the door was imbued with powerful Power of Spatial Law, and within the interior space of the door, he sensed an exceptionally strong "power of slaughter."

This power of slaughter could annihilate any creature passing through the stone door!

He estimated that even a cultivator at the Unity Realm would be instantly shredded if drawn into the door.

A magical treasure capable of easily killing a Unity Realm practitioner certainly qualifies as a top-notch Supreme Treasure!

.....

However, just as Su Mu was about to pocket this magical treasure, he suddenly thought of something.

His Divine Sense erupted, transforming into countless fine strands, meticulously examining the semi-transparent black stone.

Finally..... deep within the black stone, he discovered an incredibly powerful "mark."

Luckily, he had been cautious.

Su Mu locked onto the "mark" and forcibly erased it completely, checking inside and out to ensure there was no threat before he was assured in collecting it.

However, it’s worth noting that the aura of the "mark" was somewhat unfamiliar to him.

It wasn’t the same as the last chaotic human shadow he encountered.

It seems Fang Yuan’s information was accurate; there are not one but two masterminds behind the scenes he must confront.

And from analyzing this mark’s aura, this person is no weaker than the previous figure, both likely being of the same level.....

This is bad news for Su Mu.

.....

The next second, the system announcement came through timely, lifting Su Mu’s spirits.

[Congratulations Host! You have efficiently dealt with the ’vortex,’ triggering an extra Favor Point reward, Favor Points +65,000]

Sixty-five thousand Favor Points in hand, delightful!

However, it’s a bit of a pity, the previous one awarded eighty thousand. This one is fifteen thousand less, perhaps because the scale of this vortex is much smaller than the last.

It was getting late, leaving no time to go to the third location.

At the fastest speed, he caught a large number of fish fry, algae, Treasure Fish, and other creatures from nearby waters, releasing them into the tributary waters affected by the vortex.

Another harvest of eight thousand Favor Points, totaling seventy-three thousand Favor Points, not bad at all!

Night fell, and Su Mu hurried back home.

Today’s total harvest, one hundred seventy-three thousand Favor Points!

The wind on the way home felt sweet!

.....

Early the next morning, before dawn had even broken.

Su Mu was already on his way to the third location without stopping.

Unexpectedly, it was the same vortex, the same situation.

The regret was that when he tried to collect the stone door, it shattered on its own, causing Su Mu to miss a Supreme Treasure.

He had hoped to give one to Nannan, and keep one for himself.

The Favor Points were also significantly reduced, and with the restoration of the waters, he only gained forty thousand Favor Points.

Still, in these two days, a total of two hundred thousand Favor Points were earned.

Right away, he used all two hundred thousand Favor Points to refine the Long River.

[River Affinity: 90%] → [River Affinity: 92%]

....

Only the last eight percent remains!

Only eight hundred thousand Favor Points left to go!

.....

On one side, the sky clears, yet on another, it rains.

At this moment, within the Chaos Space.

Someone was cursing Su Mu’s ancestors to the eighteenth generation, all decorum and composure had vanished.

"********"

"I***** him******"

The second chaotic human shadow was so enraged that he fumed with anger, having forgotten how long it had been since he was last this furious, pointing at the River of Time with profanity.

Witnessing this, the third chaotic human shadow nearly burst into laughter.

"What are you laughing at?" the second shadow demanded.

"I recalled a happy memory," the third chaotic human shadow replied solemnly.

"What kind of happy memory?"

"That’s not important. What’s important is, does cursing help? Can’t you have some composure?" the third shadow’s words dripped with schadenfreude.

....

"Tell me, in your place, could you remain calm?" the second shadow inquired.

"It’s no big deal, just start over," the third chaotic human shadow shrugged.

...

"Start over? Sounds easy when you say it!"

"Why is it that only my Third Palace, Seventh Palace, and Ninth Hall of the Nine Divine Punishment Halls got destroyed??"

"Can someone give me an explanation?" the second shadow’s voice echoed through the space, causing the void to tremble.

....

"What do you mean?"

"Are you implying we are targeting you?"

"Deliberately leaking your empty coordinates of the Third, Seventh, and Ninth Palaces to him??"

The third chaotic human shadow knit its brows, temper rising as well, and retorted.

"Not ’you all.’

"I’m specifically referring to you!"

The second chaotic human shadow questioned the third shadow, its tone aggressively accusing.

.....

These words made the atmosphere turn subtle.