Chapter 3135: Seems I've Caused Big Trouble! Ten True Gods! Really Caught by the Mechanical...

The conversation between Wang Teng and Elder Ji gradually fell quiet.

Elder Ji merely felt that Wang Teng was behaving a bit oddly, but in the end, he could discern nothing.

He could only mutter in the depths of his heart.

Of course, if he knew that Wang Teng was the culprit behind all of this, he probably would not be able to smile.

At this very moment, the atmosphere within the entire main control hall was somewhat solemn, even heavy.

What Elder Ji had just spoken of was clearly not unique to him alone.

Wang Teng felt as though he had caused a massive disaster!

Good heavens!

Could it be that after he absorbed the financial fortune of these powerhouses, every single one of them had been affected?

Was he truly that extraordinary?

If that were the case, if he encountered powerful foes in battle in the future, could he use a similar method to influence his opponents?

Such a thought suddenly flashed through Wang Teng's mind.

It felt like quite an excellent method after all.

"A pity I cannot absorb too much financial fortune, otherwise I will suffer a backlash!"

Wang Teng felt a wave of helplessness in his heart; this method ultimately possessed certain drawbacks.

Hum!

Just as Wang Teng’s mind was wandering, a faint humming sound suddenly echoed above the circular table.

Wang Teng abruptly lifted his gaze to look.

He saw light screens projecting forth one after another, forming a ring that faced everyone directly.

"What is this?"

Wang Teng's heart stirred as he watched this scene with a touch of wonder.

In the next instant, tall and majestic silhouettes of light appeared within those light screens.

They were, without a doubt, powerful existences from various different races.

Yet, though it was apparent they belonged to distinct races, their entire bodies were shrouded in luminescence, appearing exceedingly blurred.

Consequently, no one could perceive their countenances.

Only an indescribable aura diffused outward from within those screens of light.

It was as though it had traversed time and space to descend upon this very place.

Wang Teng’s mind shook violently, and his pupils dilated instantly.

True Gods!

They were all existences of the True God level!

The majesty they exuded was practically on par with that of the True God of Blazing Brilliance, the Candle Dragon True God, and the True God of Radiant Wind.

Up until now, Wang Teng could be considered to have met quite a few True God level existences.

Thus, he was rather well-acquainted with the aura of True God level existences, able to judge it almost at a single glance.

Moreover, at this moment, they were all seated upon towering divine thrones.

That posture was entirely akin to deities looking down upon all living things in the world.

The divine thrones were manifested from laws and divine power, completely covered in law patterns, overflowing with supreme majesty and holiness.

This was by no means a method an ordinary martial warrior could display!

Even existences of the Immortal level could only condense an Immortal Throne.

"One, two, three, four, five..."

Wang Teng's heart grew heavy, and he could not help but count silently.

It was only when he counted to ten that he came to a halt.

Ten!

A total of ten True God level existences!

No, adding the True God of Blazing Brilliance and the other two, that made thirteen!

He felt that he had truly broadened his horizons today, to actually witness thirteen True God level existences simultaneously.

If this were to be spoken of outside, it would likely cause an earth-shattering sensation.

"Tsk tsk~"

Wang Teng clicked his tongue inwardly, unable to keep from thinking, "Are there really so many titan factions in this universe?"

"Since these powerhouses appear at the same time, they must surely hail from different factions, right?"

Beneath the table, he cracked his knuckles, silently enumerating the great factions he knew of.

Among them were the Virtual Universe Company, the Universe First Bank, the Universe Mercenary Alliance, the Sub-Profession Alliance...

As well as the Candle Dragon Race, the Golden Dragon Race, the Rock Scorpion Race, the Black Mountain Royal Family, and so forth.

All of them were gargantuan factions and top-ranking powerful races within the universe.

Uh... counting carefully, there really seemed to be quite a lot of them.

It was truly a case of not knowing until one counted, and being startled once the count was made!

In that case, the foundations of those great factions and powerful races were truly formidable; they should all have True God level existences holding the fort.

"Among these powerhouses, there really seem to be those races I am familiar with!"

Wang Teng’s gaze swept across, instantly deducing the races to which some of the True God level existences belonged.

In truth, it was not difficult to guess, being nothing more than judging via aura, physical characteristics, and the like.

When combined, it was almost impossible to make a mistake.

After all, he had obtained the talents of those races, and was simply too familiar with their auras.

"Greetings, True God Lords!"

At this moment, the Immortal level existences present rose one after another, bowing toward the silhouettes of the ten True God level existences.

Wang Teng also stood up, bowing respectfully.

They were True God level existences after all; the bare minimum of respect was absolutely indispensable.

"Sit."

A calm yet authoritative voice drifted out from the silhouettes of light, though it was impossible to tell who it belonged to.

The people present took their seats one after another, the silence stretching excessively deep.

For a moment, the entire main control hall could be described as a gathering of the mighty, a congregation of heroes!

A spectacle such as this was truly rare to behold.

The auras of True Gods and Immortals interwoven, birthing an intangible prestige that saturated the main control room.

Enveloped within it, Wang Teng felt as though a lone husky had blundered into a pack of wolves.

*Shivering in fear.*jpg

He felt the crushing weight of mountains pressing from all directions, leaving him rather uncomfortable.

Well, and that was all!

Not a single trace showed on Wang Teng’s face; he sat there with a placid expression, as if none of this concerned him.

Was it not just a meeting?

What of it?

A small matter! A small matter! All small matters!

Utterly beneath mention!

Yet, the scale of this assembly was far higher than he had imagined.

That so many True God-level entities could manifest simultaneously testified to the sheer gravity of the situation.

Recalling Old Man Ji’s words from moments ago, his heart sank further.

"Since everyone has arrived, let us begin!"

At that moment, True God Chihuang’s pair of deep blue eyes calmly swept over the ten True God-level entities, then glanced across everyone present, before speaking softly.

Every gaze turned toward True God Chihuang, waiting for him to continue.

In truth, it was not only Wang Teng who felt uneasy; the others felt the same, and even the Immortal-level Venerables were no exception.

"Yes, we may begin."

Simultaneously, a voice drifted from among those ten True God-level entities, illusory and ethereal, as if descending from the high heavens.

"The matter from earlier, surely you have all perceived it."

True God Chihuang’s voice was not as tranquil as usual; it actually carried a faint ripple of emotion.

"To be frank with you all, this God-class dreadnought of my clan possesses the means to detect True God-level entities, and thus, we faintly detected a trace of a peculiar fluctuation earlier."

As soon as these words were uttered, the crowd exchanged glances of mutual astonishment.

Wang Teng’s eyes quivered, and his heart instantly grew apprehensive.

No way.

The Machine Clan had actually detected it.

What a disaster!

Would they trace it back to his head?

Though he had acted quite brave when he was all alone before, when the moment actually arrived, it was time to flinch when one had to flinch.

Couldn't afford to provoke them!

Couldn't afford to provoke them!

True God Yaofeng’s eyes flashed, and he asked, "Does that mean you know what that fluctuation was?"

True God Chihuang glanced at Him and said indifferently, "That fluctuation closely resembles... providence!"

"Providence?!"

The faces of everyone present changed drastically.

The concept of providence was illusory and ephemeral, yet everyone present was an entity above the Immortal level; they had naturally encountered such matters to varying degrees, so how could they not believe it in their hearts.

Now, hearing what True God Chihuang said, they all harbored an ominous premonition.

Considering the influence they had felt earlier, it was clearly nothing good.

Therefore...

"Is someone tampering with our providence?!" Venerable Yinlei asked in a deep voice.

Wang Teng felt a sudden ache in his teeth.

His suspended heart plunged entirely to the absolute bottom!

Too wretched!

The Machine Clan's detection methods could even track providence; did they really have to be this formidable?

Previously he had held a shred of hope, but now that shred of hope was utterly shattered, and his mind could not help but grow solemn.

He could no longer underestimate the methods of the Machine Clan in the future.

Of course, he had not actually underestimated them before, but before being discovered, one always had to try before being satisfied.

Otherwise, acting timidly, how could one accomplish anything?

As the saying goes, wealth is sought amidst danger.

Without taking risks, how could he have obtained those immense benefits.

At this moment, True God Chihuang scanned the surroundings once more, taking in the shifting expressions of everyone present, before he slowly spoke:

"You should know that the power of providence cannot be detected by ordinary means; for my clan to detect that fluctuation was already exceedingly difficult, as for the source... it cannot be found!"

Hearing this, Wang Teng breathed a small sigh of relief in his heart.

He had also noticed True God Chihuang’s gaze, but he was already mentally prepared, so he did not reveal anything.

His expression was identical to everyone else's, shifting with shock, doubt, and bewilderment...

Oscar-level acting initiated!

Even his heartbeat, the fluctuations of his aura, and everything else were perfectly controlled by him, ensuring not a single anomaly would appear.

And the outcome was exactly as he anticipated.

True God Chihuang discerned nothing.

"Hehe, no matter how formidable the Machine Clan's detection methods are, there are still considerable limitations after all."

Wang Teng could not help but chuckle inwardly.

More importantly, the Machine Clan's detection methods could not trace the destination of the lost financial providence, which proved that the effect of the Chaos Stellar Region was indeed incredibly powerful.

However, this was actually a bit of a blind spot.

In reality, without the concealment of this Machine Clan God-class dreadnought, Wang Teng’s Chaos Stellar Region might not have been able to hide from the Machine Clan’s detection methods.

They would have noticed the anomaly on him.

The Machine Clan happened to be blinded by their own God-class dreadnought.

They believed their own detection methods could perceive everything, and they also believed it was fundamentally impossible for their own God-class dreadnought to interfere with their detection.

This was the logic of a normal person!

After all, how could one's own methods block one's own detection.

But they had never considered that sometimes, certain shielding methods only needed to be cloaked in an outer shell to be completely hidden away.

The mechanical race's divine-class warship was this very shell!

When Wang Teng absorbed the wealth energy, his chaotic star domain merged with the room.

Once the wealth energy touched the room, it quietly entered the chaotic star domain.

But due to the shielding of the chaotic star domain, outsiders could not detect how the wealth energy entered the room.

Thus, the wealth energy appeared to merely pass by outside the room, rather than entering it.

In this way, the mechanical race’s detection methods could not sense where the wealth energy had vanished.

Of course, their detection methods weren’t that precise either— they could only catch a faint trace of the energy’s fluctuation.

If they could fully track the flow of wealth energy, they would naturally realize it had actually entered Wang Teng’s room.

Wang Teng had dared to gamble before because he guessed the other side wouldn’t be able to detect the movement of the wealth energy.

And indeed, his intuition proved correct.

On the other side, the other powerful beings grew even more grim-faced upon hearing Chihuang True God’s words.

They couldn’t detect the source of the fluctuation?

They had thought the mechanical race might detect the fluctuation and perhaps even trace its origin, but in the end, they were disappointed.

Yaofeng True God’s gaze darkened; the mere thought of his fortune being tampered with stirred a flicker of fury within him.

Fortune power wasn’t an ordinary force—it surpassed even soul power.

Even as a True God, the idea that his fortune power might have been compromised left him deeply unsettled.

Not just him—Zhulong True God felt the same way.

“Can we not find the culprit?” He turned to Chihuang True God and asked in a low voice.

Chihuang True God shook his head under the gazes of all present. His own heart was equally helpless, even furious.

But truly, he couldn’t detect anything.

Even the master controlling this divine-class warship couldn’t locate the source of the fluctuation—what could he do?

Yaofeng True God saw this and helplessness crept into his eyes.

He wanted to vomit blood from frustration.

If even the mechanical race admitted defeat, he likely had no choice but to swallow this humiliation.

Earlier, when that disturbance occurred and his inner power was affected, he had already tried to seek the source.

But he felt nothing at all.

At the time, he’d only sensed that he’d lost something. Now, looking back, he finally understood.

It was his fortune.

He had lost a portion of his fortune.

But it was too late now.

He couldn’t find the perpetrator, had no clue whatsoever—what else could he do?

Besides swallowing this insult, there seemed to be no other option.

Wang Teng glanced at Yaofeng True God and felt a sudden surge of satisfaction.

That old bastard must be furious and frustrated right now.

Too bad—he could only rage impotently.

As for Chihuang True God, Zhulong True God, and Elder Ji, a small pang of guilt stirred in Wang Teng’s heart.

But it wasn’t serious.

The wealth energy was well within their capacity to endure—they should recover on their own after some time.

This was information he had obtained through his *Golden Wealth God Body*.

“If we can’t find the source, what good is summoning us?” Yaofeng True God muttered coldly, irritation flaring in his chest.

Chihuang True God glanced at him, a flicker of displeasure crossing his eyes. This was clearly a rebuke—accusing them, the mechanical race, of failing to identify the culprit.

Yaofeng True God met his gaze without flinching, his expression unreadable.

The main control hall fell silent once more.

Everyone looked between Chihuang True God and Yaofeng True God, sensing the tension thickening between them like blades drawn.

Was this about to turn into a fight?

Had the rift between Yaofeng True God and Chihuang True God reached such a point?

Wang Teng’s eyes flickered as he stared at Yaofeng True God.

This old man was really stirring up trouble for no reason.

But dare he confront the mechanical race head-on?

What race, what faction did he belong to?

A premonition stirred in Wang Teng—this Yaofeng True God’s origins were likely far from simple. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have managed to seize power so smoothly before the final battle began.

After all, if he succeeded, nearly all the credit for this great achievement would fall squarely upon him.

(End of chapter)