I Can Control Resources

If he hadn’t known Shen Ning’Er’s weakness and launched a sudden, close-range sneak attack, her counterattack would have sent him flying long ago.

But having come this far, he couldn’t possibly give up.

’I have to take Shen Ning’Er down.’

’Gao Xiaomeng!’ Gao Neng screamed in his mind.

THUD!

A muffled sound.

Shen Ning’Er’s eyes flew wide open, but soon, they slowly closed.

On Gao Neng’s shoulder, Gao Xiaomeng waved a huge iron hammer with a displeased look on her face.

"Gao Neng, you made me reveal myself!" Gao Xiaomeng’s voice rang in Gao Neng’s ear. By then, Shen Ning’Er and Fang Tangtang had both passed out.

"It’s fine. We’ll just say it was her hallucination. As long as we deny it to the death, Ning’Er can’t do anything to you." Gao Neng didn’t really have a choice.

Shen Ning’Er’s strength was, of course, extremely high.

With Shen Ning’Er by his side, his chances of survival would increase by at least ten percent.

But he couldn’t do that.

He would have been happy to take Shen Ning’Er down to a depth of 10,000 meters, but 20,000 meters... he would absolutely not take Shen Ning’Er and Fang Tangtang there.

He didn’t care if he was called a fucking idiot.

He just couldn’t bring himself to build his own safety on Shen Ning’Er’s peril.

"Ning’Er, I’m sorry. I really can’t take you down with me. The place I’m going... is 20,000 meters deep!" Gao Neng looked at Shen Ning’Er in his arms.

’She’s so beautiful.’

Even unconscious, the gallant and heroic air about her couldn’t be concealed. She was truly a perfect, youthful little vixen.

Gao Neng gently lowered his head.

Subconsciously, his mouth moved closer to Shen Ning’Er’s lips.

But just as they were about to touch, he stopped. Then, he slowly shifted aside and planted a kiss on the corner of her lips.

Because he wanted to save it for later.

Shen Ning’Er’s kiss.

He wanted to wait until he returned, when Shen Ning’Er was awake, to officially claim it.

ROAR!

At that moment, the Furious Giant Ape also grew sluggish, having lost Shen Ning’Er’s control.

Gao Neng didn’t hold back and directly recalled the sluggish Furious Giant Ape. ’I guess this counts as taking Shen Ning’Er down with me, right?’

After dealing with Shen Ning’Er and Fang Tangtang,

Gao Neng didn’t delay any longer.

He spread his Spiritual Power once more to observe what was behind him. He quickly noticed that the battle between Li Tiannan, Sword Elder, and the Dark Creatures was nearing its end.

The Golden Tree Heart.

Just as his jinxing mouth had predicted, an eighth-rank Dark Creature had taken advantage of the chaos to swallow it.

Then, the Dark Creature’s power surged, and it evolved directly to the ninth rank.

This was why Li Tiannan and Sword Elder hadn’t come down yet. However, he guessed that the two of them would be on their way down soon.

After all, a single ninth-rank creature couldn’t stop two of the Strongest.

In fact, when he had accepted the mission, a thought had crossed his mind: should he call Li Tiannan and Sword Elder to come with him?

After all, bringing Shen Ning’Er was different from bringing two of the Strongest.

With two of the Strongest protecting him, the safety factor would be much higher.

Besides, the shitty system had tasked him with reaching 20,000 meters, but it never said he couldn’t bring along Li Tiannan and Sword Elder as muscle.

But wishing was one thing; he had to face the cruel reality.

Li Tiannan would absolutely never let him go down there.

At least, not to a depth of 20,000 meters.

He didn’t even need to ask to know that.

Even taking ten thousand steps back, suppose Li Tiannan really did agree to let him risk it.

But what if they encountered danger after going down?

Li Tiannan came from the Military Department.

He was the former Military War God.

With his personality, he would undoubtedly order Gao Neng to get the hell back up without a shred of mercy.

Therefore, if he brought Li Tiannan, Gao Neng’s 20,000-meter mission would have zero chance of completion.

As for that so-called bet Li Tiannan had mentioned to him yesterday...

In reality, the condition Li Tiannan had offered was to take him into the Demon Abyss next time.

But how deep they would go...

...was ultimately up to Li Tiannan to decide.

Having figured this out, Gao Neng understood that completing this mission would largely depend on himself.

SWOOSH!

The Flying Earth Dragon carried Shen Ning’Er and Fang Tangtang and flew toward Li Tiannan and Sword Elder’s position.

Gao Neng’s Spiritual Power now had an extremely wide range.

By the same token, the range at which he could control the Flying Earth Dragon had also become extremely wide.

’Then, let the 20,000-meter journey officially begin.’

"Life element... merge!" Gao Neng let out a low shout. At the same time, an Alloy Energy mass the same size as him surged forth.

This was the alloy he had prepared after the battle of the Huashan Ancient Sect.

Its strength was based on the Alloy Arena.

Moreover, he had also added a little... titanium!

An alloy of four types of Elemental Energy.

Plus titanium.

Five types in total!

Five elements, all merging into his body at once.

Gao Neng’s body instantly turned silvery-white.

From his hair to every single strand on his body, everything turned silvery-white. This was the state of a titanium alloy, and also the strongest elemental combination state he could think of at this stage.

"Huh? Gao Neng, you turned white!" Gao Xiaomeng stared at Gao Neng with her deep blue eyes, idly scratching his shoulder a couple of times with her claws.

"Is it hard?" Gao Neng asked casually.

"Hmm... To be honest, it’s pretty hard!" Gao Xiaomeng nodded very seriously.

"Of course it’s hard. This is all money!" Gao Neng had completely transformed into a silvery titanium alloy, looking just like a metal man.

This was his current strongest state.

However, the consumption of this strongest state was also quite terrifying.

Life Element Fusion.

’One fusion: consumes 100,000 Alliance Coins per minute. Two fusions: consumes 200,000 Alliance Coins per minute. Three fusions: consumes 400,000 Alliance Coins per minute. Four fusions...’

"Five types means 1.6 million Alliance Coins per minute!"

"That’s 96 million in an hour!"

This was an absolutely massive expenditure.

However, Gao Neng didn’t care anymore. So what if it was nearly a hundred million an hour? If he ran out of money, he could always earn more. But if he lost his life, then he would truly have nothing left.

"Gao Xiaomeng, I need to tell you something very serious!" Gao Neng spoke again.

"Oh? What is it?" Gao Xiaomeng said lazily.

"I’m preparing to charge down to the 20,000-meter mark in one go. If a god stands in my way, I’ll kill the god. If a Buddha stands in my way, I’ll kill the Buddha!"

"So, you’re asking me, the Xiaomeng Queen, to help you?" Gao Xiaomeng seemed to understand.

"I’m not asking you to help me. I’m telling you that once I charge down there, our fates will be intertwined. If I make it back alive, you’ll get a share of all the resources I obtain. But if I die, you’ll have to climb back up on your own," Gao Neng’s tone was calm.

In truth, there was another crucial reason he didn’t bring Shen Ning’Er and Fang Tangtang: he was betting on the secret hidden within Gao Xiaomeng.

"..." Gao Xiaomeng fell silent. Because they were connected, she could clearly tell that Gao Neng wasn’t joking.

"So? If you want to leave, you can go now. I won’t stop you." Seeing Gao Xiaomeng’s silence, Gao Neng knew his bet was most likely correct.

’Gao Xiaomeng and the Demon Abyss definitely have some kind of connection.’

"All the resources... I, the Xiaomeng Queen, want half!" Gao Xiaomeng hesitated for a moment before stating her condition.

"Impossible. If I don’t refine the resources into pills, they’ll be useless to you. I can give you a quarter at most. But, I can guarantee that this quarter will all be finished products. So, it’s definitely a better deal than you going down by yourself!" Gao Neng shook his head.

Half the resources was truly impossible.

"A quarter of the finished products? You promise?" Hearing this, Gao Xiaomeng went silent again before finally gritting her teeth and speaking.

"I promise," Gao Neng nodded seriously.

"Fine, I’ll help you."

"We share the same fate!"

"Right, we share the same fate! If a god stands in our way, we’ll kill the god. If a Buddha stands in our way, we’ll kill the Buddha!" Gao Xiaomeng also nodded very seriously, her two deep blue eyes becoming extremely bright at that moment.

"Charge!"

"Charge!"

(Spent all of Children’s Day playing with my son. It was almost eleven when I got back, and I’m exhausted... So just one 4,000-character Chapter for today. If I try to squeeze out another one, I’ll probably be up until dawn. I’ll try to make up for the word count later!)