Faced with the powerful and mysterious entity whose aura was astonishing and whose purpose was highly suspicious, Wang Zhifan did not act rashly, nor did he hastily respond to it. He just kept his gaze on it, waiting for it to continue speaking.

The eerie presence, resembling a short middle-aged man, clearly understood Wang Zhifan's thoughts and spoke directly to him:

"Human, I want you to help me defeat one of my kind. This being is the 444 Apartment, which has driven you to endless torment. If you assist me in defeating it, it will undoubtedly be a great benefit to your species!

Moreover, all I need from you is to cause significant damage to it from within. I will handle everything else myself, without you having to bear too much risk.

I believe you can definitely accomplish this because you are the strongest human I have ever seen, far stronger than any other...

As for the reward I will give you after completing this transaction, I believe there is not a single human who could refuse."

As the eerie middle-aged figure spoke, it extended a hand upward. In its hand appeared an object resembling a human heart, pulsing and contracting, exuding an incredibly intense and strange aura!

As Wang Zhifan's gaze fell on this peculiar heart, a screen of information flashed before his eyes.

[Heart of the Mysterious (Epic)]

[This is a miraculous object that has an extremely small chance of forming in the most terrifying core areas of the Deceit Realm. Swallow it, and your heart will be replaced by it, beginning an irreversible transformation into the mysterious. You will become immortal like the mysterious.]

[Note: The transformation into the mysterious will irreversibly change your essence, completely bidding farewell to your former self. Please choose this path carefully.]

As Wang Zhifan read the information on the screen, the short middle-aged apparition continued to tempt:

"You may have never seen something like what I'm holding, but I can tell you, it is the treasure that can make you humans become immortal like us, the mysterious! It is a treasure that those driven by the Hell Academy and Thirteenth Hospital can never obtain! But it will be easy for you to acquire it; just help me defeat the 444 Apartment, and I will give it to you, allowing you to become the first immortal human! What do you think, isn't the deal I'm offering incredibly worthwhile? Just help me once, and you can rid yourself of the brief lifespan of humans, becoming as immortal as us, an eternal existence!"

The eerie presence's expression began to show a hint of excitement, as if the heart in its palm was truly the divine object humans dreamed of acquiring, believing that Wang Zhifan could not resist its temptation.

But contrary to expectations, after hearing all this, Wang Zhifan showed no obvious change in expression, he just looked at it with indifference after it finished speaking.

"Human, do you not believe what I'm saying?"

The eerie presence seemed to guess Wang Zhifan's thoughts, and continued:

"You can be assured, we, the mysterious, are different from you humans. In our world, there is only a hierarchy of strength, no lies or deceit, and this object is only precious to you humans. For us, the immortal mysterious, it holds little value. I have no reason not to fulfill this promise after the transaction is completed."

Having said that, it looked expectantly at Wang Zhifan down the mountain path, seemingly believing he would not give up such a profitable transaction.

But contrary to its expectations, Wang Zhifan showed not the slightest hint of temptation at this moment, and in a somewhat impatient tone, he replied:

"Alright, I reject your transaction and have no interest in that eerie thing you're holding. I suggest you quickly remove the illusion around me and step aside, otherwise don't blame me for being impolite."

Wang Zhifan said this because he had already realized he was in a very strange place. Although this place seemed identical to the mountain path he had passed earlier, it was definitely another location; otherwise, he wouldn't be unable to sense the presence of his five other teammates in his perception.

"Human... are you still unclear about the situation? I advise you to reconsider the deal I'm proposing."

Seeing Wang Zhifan's decisive rejection, the eerie presence in the shape of a short middle-aged man suddenly increased its strange aura dramatically, more than doubling from before!

After releasing its powerful presence, it continued to speak to Wang Zhifan:

"I have already drawn you into my Deceit Realm, in which you cannot possibly be my match. No matter how strong you are, it will be meaningless, as we, the mysterious, are immortal. You can never achieve true victory against us, and you will inevitably face defeat. On one side is death, on the other is immortality, and yet you won't choose such a simple option?!"

The terrifying presence shouted angrily at Wang Zhifan, while its image of a short middle-aged man began transforming and reverting, signaling that its patience was nearing its limit.

However, this strong presence's pressure seemed to have the opposite effect, as from the mountain path below, Wang Zhifan suddenly sneered:

"Hehe... immortal... unbeatable... is that really so?! Enough of the nonsense! Use your strength to prove it to me! Let me see whether you truly have what it takes!!!"

In that moment, Wang Zhifan's fighting spirit soared to its peak, as if he had returned to the mindset when he faced the siege of four dragons on Dragon Peak. He was utterly fearless! Even in the face of death!

This was the supreme will of a warrior! Never compromising, even when facing powerful enemies! Only battle and blood can prove everything!

"Source of Ice!"

"Dream of Me!"

"Thunder Flash!"

"Dream Splendor Frenzy Slash!"

...

In an instant, a terrifying power of ice surged madly from Wang Zhifan, freezing everything around him. It was as if an extremely cold hell had descended upon the world!

Simultaneously, his figure split from one into four, three of whom drew blades and charged toward the ghostly woman, the blood ghost, and the short middle-aged man who were all instantly frozen. The last one stood still, suddenly drawing the Thunder Dragon Fury from his hand.

At the moment when the tumultuous thunder blossomed outward, this figure's speed suddenly surged to an unbelievable degree, unexpectedly taking the lead and slashing toward the face of the frozen short middle-aged man with a spectacularly wide blade light that spanned dozens of yards!

Thunderous and violent, the thunder roared into life like countless wandering dragons spreading wide! With this strike, the surrounding world began to tremble violently!

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