The Palace of No Gods and the Heavenly Gate.

So, with such a behemoth standing overhead, how did these two forces dare to rebel?

Or what tempted them to make such a choice?

"So, where is the Godless Palace now?"

Just as he was asking the question, a golden light flew down from the sky and landed in Duan Lang's hand: "My lords, the latest report is that the Wushen Juegong has led people to the residence of the First Evil Emperor."

"The First Evil Emperor? The Demon of the Blades?"

Lin Feng and the others all had strange glints in their eyes.

"Wouldn't Jue Wushen cultivate a demonic technique?" Si Zang asked Tang Hong.

Tang Hong shook his head: "If it were the original plot, he would never have fallen into demonic possession, but now... who knows what he's thinking? According to our understanding, falling into demonic possession is also a part of martial arts."

"Where is Di Shitian? No news?" Lin Feng's voice interrupted their conversation.

“Tianmen operates with extreme secrecy, and in most cases we can only learn about it passively.” Duan Lang lowered his head and immediately raised his hands in a fist salute.

Looking at Duan Lang's respectful demeanor, Lin Feng's heart stirred: "Si Cang, you take the jade and go to Wushuang City with the Tianwu Iron Cavalry. Tang Hong, you and I will go find the First Evil Emperor."

"good!"

Tang Hong immediately agreed.

Just then, Duan Lang hurriedly spoke up to stop them: "My lords, isn't it a bit dangerous to separate? There are many experts in the Wushen Jue Palace, and there are also hostile participants. I'm afraid... it's not appropriate."

That's inappropriate...

Lin Feng nodded in agreement, but it wasn't quite right for you to keep following him around like this... The mission was to change you, but looking at you like this... This time it's completely different from the One Piece world, so it's probably difficult to make any significant changes. It would be better to let you roam free for now.

Moreover, with Wu Ming at their backs, they could openly and legitimately go and observe the opposing participants.

“In that case, go and find out about the other participants for us.” Lin Feng approached with a smile: “Our mission this time is related to you, so they will definitely not lay a hand on you.”

"That way, you'll be able to help us figure out what their purpose really is."

Duan Lang was suddenly stunned. Hearing Lin Feng's words, a cold sweat broke out on his back: "What does this have to do with me? My lord, my martial arts are too weak. Perhaps I should report to the commander first..."

"No, no, no, the commander is the commander, and you are you. If you want to give the credit to someone else, then... do as you wish." Lin Feng waved his hand, a thought suddenly struck him, and his tone changed accordingly: "How about this, since you also understand the participants, I'll be frank. Besides clearing out Tianmen and Wushen Juegong, you are also the core of this mission. I think they will definitely try to win you over, whether it's through promises or money, you need to judge for yourself. As for who you ultimately side with, that's your choice."

"We can assure you that we will not tell anyone else about this before you make your choice."

"But once you've made your choice, whether you become an enemy or a friend is entirely up to you."

After saying that, Lin Feng walked towards Lingyun Cave first: "Duan Lang, we will stay in this world for 20 days. You can take your time to choose."

The cold voice faded away in Lingyun Cave with Lin Feng's footsteps. After an unknown amount of time, the sound of waves outside startled the dazed Duan Lang, and all that remained before his eyes were a few afterimages of people entering Lingyun Cave.

"Is I the target of the mission?"

"Impossible. I just received some news on my way to Lingyun Cave... Could they possibly be prescient?"

"A terrifying participant..."

Duan Lang was filled with indescribable fear. Soon, he remembered the question the other party had asked him: whether he knew his fate.

He had spoken with Mud Bodhisattva, but only after becoming a member of the Embroidered Uniform Guard did he exchange a few words with him unintentionally.

Those were merely some secrets from the original world, such as the Dragon Essence or the Phoenix Blood. Because the Heavenly Dao of their original world had been devoured, the Mud Bodhisattva was no longer afraid to reveal the future, which is why he began to talk to him at length.

But now...

After a few minutes of silence, Duan Lang finally agreed to Lin Feng's suggestion, as this would give him a sufficient reason and opportunity to make contact with the people of the Godless Palace.

Inside Lingyun Cave, Lin Feng and his companions made several turns and gradually ventured deeper into the mountain. Finally, Ironclad 99, responsible for scouting the route, presented them with the scanned map.

"Commander, there are no signs of life here."

A series of images appeared on the tablet, including a broken wall and a skeleton sitting behind it, which were also placed in front of them.

"The dragon vein is gone, the fire unicorn is gone, the blood bodhi is gone, and Wu Wudi's top ten martial arts murals have not been found in Lingyun Cave."

"These people really ransacked this place."

The group stopped in front of a stone wall, where they saw a cross-section that had clearly been cut by a machine.

"Tsk tsk, we can't find anything like this even if we dig three feet into the ground..." Si Zang stepped forward and shook his head: "I was too conservative. If I had learned the Mountain Moving skill, I could have just moved Lingyun Cave away."

Tang Hong chimed in, "Um... why don't you just steal Fengyun? If the talents of these two protagonists are developed to the extreme, they might not necessarily lose."

"Remember that Rol from the Foundation?" Shizang reminded him with a smile, "The one we met in the Godzilla world. The Laughing Hulk under his command was stolen from the Hulk world. Moreover, he stole both of them after creating Red Hulk."

Lin Feng joked, "If you went to an earlier timeline, wouldn't it be better to just take Fengyun when he was still a child, just like taking Superman Clark when he was still a baby?"

“It seems…” Tang Hong suddenly remembered something: “I remember when we first entered the mission world together, one of your targets… seemed to be Bobby.”

"Really? Really?" Si Zang suddenly sighed, "You've all gone out to play, leaving me all alone in this empty room."

"The paranormal section of the workshop area offers such services. Among the skills of puppet mages is the ability to excavate the puppet's body and reshape its fighting will." Lin Feng ignored Si Zang's lament: "There are also technological services such as brain cell memory excavation or quantum information reading of the body."

Si Zang seemed to forget what he had just said, clapped his hands, and created an echo in the cave: "Sounds really good, but I feel that technology is still more convenient. Buy an AI, read the information, and then copy a hundred of them~"

"But the souls of these creatures are all very fragile, unless the controller's willpower can aid in defense." Tang Hong thought to himself, and suddenly lost some of his amusement: "Never mind, whatever. Are you really planning to let Duan Lang contact other people?"

"Yes, this mission was to change Duan Lang, and you just handed him over like that?" Si Zang asked, and Yu nodded curiously, full of doubt about Lin Feng's actions.

“Duan Lang isn’t a pirate. You can have some high expectations for pirates, but you absolutely cannot have excessive expectations for Duan Lang,” Lin Feng said quietly. “Why don’t we release him first and see what this guy is planning before we make any preparations?”

Tang Hong's eyes narrowed slightly: "That's interesting. In the world of One Piece, indulgence might not be useful, but indulging Duan Lang is indeed a change."

“However… that’s not the point. Duan Lang has powerful backers now. Even if we let him do it, those above won’t allow it,” Lin Feng warned. “When it comes to matters of power, we can’t control them.”

For an adult with independent thinking, what they need to do is not to persuade or control.

Having gone through a prefecture-level mission, Lin Feng became increasingly clear about the changes in the requirements of the mission. It was not only an external test, but also an internal test, a second test of their self-awareness.

It's not something that can be solved simply by saying that Duan Lang should do something new.