Atlas of Heaven and Man

The sky was covered in dark clouds, and a thunderstorm suddenly descended. However, after only ten minutes or so, the hastily gathered rain seemed to have been completely poured out. The streets and surrounding residential buildings returned to brightness, leaving behind only a damp ground and slightly humid air.

The little boy hid under the stairwell, peering curiously towards the rooftop. During the rain, there had been thunder and the faint sound of fierce fighting from another rooftop. However, due to the heavy rain and the distance, he couldn't see anything clearly.

Just then, a shadow suddenly loomed over him.

The little boy was initially nervous, but then he sighed in relief and said, "Mister." But after he saw clearly, he couldn't help but take two steps back.

A large hole had been torn in Wei Wusheng's chest, the flesh and bone looking as if they had been ripped away by something, revealing a glimpse of his beating heart. He held his hammer in his hand, and hanging from his waist were two ferocious-looking heads with wide-open eyes, tied together by their hair into a string.

The little boy couldn't help but swallow a mouthful of saliva.

At that moment, Wei Wusheng suddenly tossed something over. He quickly caught it and realized it was a Boundary Token, but judging by its make, it was far more advanced than the second-hand one he used.

"Put it on, come take a picture."

Wei Wusheng threw down the sentence and walked outside.

The little boy said "Okay" and put on the Boundary Token as he walked. Only then did he notice more than a dozen wounds from sharp weapons on Wei Wusheng's back, the flesh ragged and terrifying. Yet, he didn't seem affected by his injuries at all, his steps steady as ever, and he soon walked quite a distance.

And whether it was just his imagination, he felt that Wei Wusheng's body seemed to have grown taller than before. After adjusting the Boundary Token, he took off after him.

At the Xuan Palace Tower dormitory, Chen Chuan finished his training for the day. Just as he was about to rest, Tan Zhi suddenly sent him a message. Without thinking much, he tapped it open. Recently, Tan Zhi had been watching arena matches and often sent scenes from the venue and related information, so he clicked on it without a second thought.

However, this time was different. All that was sent was a very clear photo.

A tall and sturdy man stood with his back to the camera, occupying most of the frame. He held a very conspicuous hammer in his hand, which seemed to still have traces of blood on it, and at his feet lay two headless corpses.

At the top of the photo were two heads hanging together, their eyes rolled back and lifeless, the severed wounds still trailing hanging blood vessels, tendons, and wisps of mutated tissue.

The scene was very impactful.

Chen Chuan stared at the back view. Was this… Wei Wusheng?

He looked at the two heads. Although their faces were somewhat distorted, he could vaguely distinguish the similarity in their features. Furthermore, he had recently seen photos of these two on the bounty platform. These should be the heads of the Pei brothers.

He had read the introduction. These two were cousins, and they had a wealth of experience. The two brothers had an unusually tacit cooperation, which ordinary single combat fighters couldn't compare to. They received high praise in the discussion forums, and many people thought they were the most likely to defeat Wei Wusheng.

But now it seemed that the result was the opposite.

He carefully examined the photo. He could see a lot of information in it. Judging from the neck wounds of the two brothers, they should have been broken while they were still alive, and then forcibly torn off.

Also, comparing it with the surrounding reference objects, he felt that Wei Wusheng's figure seemed to be taller than before, but because it was a photo, he couldn't be sure.

Could this be the reward of the "mind" that Wei Wusheng spoke of?

Just as he was thinking, he heard a faint noise in the room. He turned his head and saw that the egg in the incubator was shaking.

A part of the eggshell cracked open, and a gap appeared. A piece of it was slowly pushed out, revealing something inside. Then there was the sound of knocking and struggling, and the degree of cracking gradually increased.

After seeing this, Chen Chuan stood up from the sofa and walked to the incubator. As most of the egg broke open, a small thing poked its head out from inside, shook off the fragments on its body, looked at him with big eyes, and made a tender "cheep" sound at him.

He looked at this little thing and originally thought it would be a snake, but now it looked more like a combination of a lizard and a bird. It had feathers on its body, claws on its forelimbs, but it had two membranous wings, and the distribution of bird feathers. It seemed to have different colors, but it was wet at the moment.

This little thing called out to him again, and he reached out his finger to tease it. The little thing climbed up his finger and came to the back of his hand.

Chen Chuan could feel the heartbeat and warmth from the little thing's body. After thinking for a while, he reached out and took out the nutrient solution that the Secret Snake Sect had sent with the incubator. It was said that any creature of the Secret Snake Sect could take this. He took a disposable paper plate and poured a little into it.

After seeing this, the little thing immediately climbed down from his hand, went up and licked it happily. After eating its fill, it seemed to feel tired, so it returned to the incubator, lay there, closed its eyes, and didn't move.

Chen Chuan recorded it with the Boundary Token and sent it to Zou Handan to ask what kind of species this little thing was.

After a while, Zou Handan replied, saying, "Mr. Chen, we named this thing 'Bird Lizard'. We originally wanted to cultivate it into a combat species, but we didn't succeed.

Because some of them produced unknown mutations, and many others degenerated, this project has been terminated, and most of the eggs have been disposed of.

This one may have been mixed into the free gifts as a result. This creature currently only has ornamental value and poses no threat. If you don't like it, you can return it to us, and we will recycle it and give you another free gift."

Chen Chuan knew what the so-called recycling meant, so he said, "No need to recycle it. How should I raise this thing?"

Zou Handan said apologetically, "Due to our work error, we will send Mr. Chen some tools and detailed instructions later."

Chen Chuan said, "Okay, thank you for your trouble."

After ending the call, he glanced at the little thing again, seeing that it was sleeping very soundly, as if the temperature of the incubation box made it very comfortable, so he didn't pay much attention to it.

He looked at the platform again and found that in just a short while, Wei Wusheng's photo had spread all over the place. The comment section below was like it had been detonated. People participating in the discussion were constantly joining in, and it quickly rose to the top.

After all, the Pei brothers were very famous, but to die at the hands of Wei Wusheng, and to die so miserably, was indeed unexpected. Some people analyzed the death of the two people and some of the injuries exposed on Wei Wusheng's body, trying to reconstruct the cause of death and the process of the battle.

Chen Chuan selected some to read, and found that some were still informative, and there were many details that he had not noticed. However, more of them were discussing the subsequent impact and the chances of other bounty hunters facing Wei Wusheng.

Originally, they were unanimously optimistic about these bounty hunters, but now they were a little uncertain. Some even thought that these bounty hunters were just names and that the enemies they had dealt with in the past were not powerful. This time, they were exposed when they encountered a real tough guy.

However, this remark aroused opposition from some people, and coupled with the support of some bounty hunter fans, they immediately started arguing around this topic.

However, the discussion craze on the platform seemed to have attracted the attention of the person involved. A bounty hunter named "Han Laomao" stood up very high-profile and said that he would kill Wei Wusheng himself, and would post the photos at that time.

In a blink of an eye, more than ten days passed. During this period, he went to Rielang Valley again and underwent a snake molting service. This should be the last time before achieving the Third Limit, so this time he used the reason of going home for vacation and did not continue to order the service.

This reason was very appropriate, and no one would think too much about it. In fact, continuous purchase of services was a minority, after all, physical recovery was faster, but some psychological effects were difficult to overcome.

Time came to late July.

Chen Chuan came out of the private training room after sparring with Hong Fu that day. Because of the high consumption, he was a little thirsty and planned to pour a glass of water to drink, so he quickened his pace slightly.

As soon as this thought came up, his pace quickened, and his figure seemed to just sway slightly, and he came from the training room to the other end of the living room, and the hand he picked up the cup couldn't help but pause slightly.

All of this was natural and there was nothing abnormal, but he suddenly realized that he had inadvertently displayed the ability that almost only a Third Limit fighter could possess.

But the problem was that he had just finished sparring with Hong Fu, and his body was in a low state of expression. Even now, he was still maintaining this state, but in this situation, he still exerted this extremely fast speed.

He picked up the cup and slowly took a sip of water. This undoubtedly showed that he had gradually approached that limit, and even was about to cross that threshold.

But he didn't seem to feel it much. This may be because no matter how much he improved, Hong Fu's strength could increase accordingly. Although he could let Hong Fu maintain a fixed state during sparring, in order to suppress himself, he canceled this restriction, which also led to him not being sensitive to his own progress.

After putting down the cup, he relaxed his breathing and closed his eyes to examine himself. With the cooperation of the breathing method, the condition of every part of his body was clearly known to him.

He could clearly feel that his previous judgment was not wrong. It seemed that at this moment, as long as he took another step forward, he could completely cross over.

However, at this time, he had another feeling in his heart, as if there were still some places that were not appropriate.

He didn't rush to make a decision, but thought about it, connected to the Realm Beacon, and after a while, it was connected. He said, "Uncle Ding, is Senior Cao there? I have some questions I want to ask him."

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