The old man thought he had outsmarted her, but little did he know, he was the one being played.
How could Shen Tang possibly betray Shou Jin? The two of them planned this act together; what she handed to Shou He was merely a puppet controlled by spiritual power.
One must admit, the Advanced puppets produced by the System are indeed excellent, not only looking identical to a real person but even replicating skin texture and flesh, blood, and all on a 1:1 scale.
She also had Shou Jin extract a drop of Essence Blood and place it inside the puppet to stain it with his aura.
She deliberately agreed to Shou He’s plan to stun Jin, as post-unconscious energy fluctuations would weaken... confusing Shou He for a short while posed no issue.
She even delivered a big ’gift’, placing a High-level Bomb from the System Mall in the puppet’s chest—even if it couldn’t kill that old man, it would give him a taste of suffering!
Shen Tang arrived on the 103rd underground level, releasing Shou Jin from the Space.
They once again saw that monster.
Without even getting close, just looking from afar, the terrifying and powerful aura made their bodies instinctively feel deep fear.
Shen Tang said in a low voice, "Quick strike, go all in on this one, if it doesn’t work, we’ll run. Shou He and the others are probably closing in."
Shou Jin’s entire body tensed, strands of Thunder entwining around him as if ready to burst into lightning at any moment. "I’ll distract it, you head straight through the door to find the Crystal Core."
"...Alright, take care." Shen Tang opened her mouth; they could only proceed this way now.
Jin smiled at her, a complex emotion in his smile. Without saying more, he suddenly charged in to battle with the monster.
Boom!
Rumble,
The entire Space shook as if on the brink of collapse.
Jin continued to approach, provoking the monster, his body quickly covered in scars.
The monster lacked much intelligence, instinctively retaliating like a creature, thus not realizing the man’s deliberate move to lead it further away from the door, providing Shen Tang an opportunity.
Seizing the moment, Shen Tang plastered several Concealing Talismans and Instant Teleportation Talismans on herself, also utilizing her Space Ability to swiftly approach the door, successfully entering.
Jin let out a breath of relief, thinking, once she found the Crystal Core, there’d be a chance to resurrect her Beast Husband.
By that time, she would leave, wouldn’t she?
The two of them would never meet again, and there would be no future.
Just then, chaotic sounds of attacks and footsteps echoed from above. Jin’s desolate face became severe; he knew Shou He and the others had arrived.
He was only one man, a pair of fists no match for many, probably not their match...
He absolutely couldn’t let them break through; otherwise, if Shen Tang were captured, it would be over.
Now the only way, perhaps...
Jin looked toward the monster clashing with him, a glint of resolve flickering in his deep, deathly still golden eyes, subsequently leading the monster towards the staircase.
Shou He and his group had just reached the final level when they felt the ground shake intensely beneath them as if the earth were about to crack open. Immediately following, a familiar slender figure rushed in.

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