F-class thief? Sorry, I can steal anything.

Chapter 388 Identity Revealed! Chen Long: So you're Chen Yifan!

"Send the star official to the star gate."

"To make Chenlong believe that his ninth key has arrived."

As the projection of the smoke dragon dissipated, only the old-fashioned communication station remained on the seventh maintenance floor, still hissing and emitting blue smoke.

Shenhou hoisted the long staff onto his shoulder.

He turned to look at Chen Yifan.

"Can you still walk?"

Three layers of sealing chains were reattached to Chen Yifan to suppress his spiritual energy, corruption, and movement.

Of course, it was all an act for Chenlong's benefit.

Chen Yifan lowered his head, his voice hoarse.

"Can be dragged along."

Shenhou grinned.

"Okay, you have self-awareness."

Standing ten meters away, the rat weakly added, "His mind is stable; that's definitely what he thinks."

Shenhou immediately turned his head and said, "Could you please say less?"

"I'm afraid you'll mistake the bait for a real criminal and kill him."

"Am I that stupid?"

"have."

Shen Hou was so angry that he almost dropped his long staff.

Rabbit's communication cut off coldly: "Stop fooling around."

Shenhou paused, then said, "Did you see that? He started it."

Mao Tu immediately gave the order: "The escort passage is open, and the remnants of the failed container at the bottom level have been suppressed by the purification array. Bai Zhi is setting up an offline severing array, and Yan Long's old permissions will be taken over after you arrive."

Upon hearing the words "Smoke Dragon," Chen Yifan gently pressed his fingers against the cold chains.

This line is finally going to be put on the table.

But now, he must continue to play the role of "Star Official" well.

Fear of death, fear of contamination, and a desire to survive.

He suppressed this idea on the outermost layer, letting it circulate repeatedly.

The Rat suddenly tilted its head: "Star Official."

Chen Yifan looked up: "Lord Zishu."

Are you scared right now?

"Afraid."

"What are you afraid of?"

Chen Yifan paused for half a second.

"I'm afraid Lord Chenlong... really sees me as a key."

The mouse paused for two seconds: "Reasonable."

Shenhou grew impatient: "Let's go! If we keep asking, the door's already open!"

Two armored law enforcement officers lifted Chen Yifan up.

The escort team did not take the main passage, but descended from the old maintenance floor. The runes on the walls became fewer and fewer, and by the last section, even communication began to break down.

Bai Zhi's voice came through the offline channel: "Lord Shenhou, we've entered the outer edge of the Rotten Star Sea. Everyone, be careful not to look directly at anything outside the isolation layer!"

Shenhou scoffed, "You want the Ministry of Punishments to avoid looking directly at us? Where are they supposed to look when they fight?"

"I mean, don't look at anything that moves!"

"If you had said that earlier, it would have been fine."

Chen Yifan was dragged forward, with black metal walkways beneath his feet.

On both sides of the walkway, the remnants of failed containers were nailed to rune pillars, still wriggling slightly.

They all turned towards Chen Yifan.

"key……"

"Moving..."

Shenhou raised his staff and tapped the rune pillar beside him: "Shut up."

The remaining core was immediately shaken and shrank back.

Chen Yifan lowered his head, the God of Thieves ring in his sleeve slightly warm.

Zishu stopped ten meters away, pressing his finger to his ear: "They're waiting for Chenlong."

Shenhou looked ahead and said, "Then let Old Dragon come quickly."

At the end of the walkway lies the stargate isolation layer.

Dark purple pollution surged outside the transparent blockade, and a massive silhouette approached from afar before quickly receding.

Bai Zhi's remote projection lit up beside the altar. She saw Chen Yifan being carried onto the altar and couldn't help but say, "Don't tighten the chains any further! His contamination level is already high enough!"

Shenhou waved his hand: "Don't worry, it won't kill you."

Chen Yifan coughed twice: "Lord Shenhou, I can hear you."

"Just bear it when you hear it, you're really putting on a show."

Bai Zhi glared at Shen Hou, then quickly activated her commands: "Offline cutoff array preheating... Lord Rabbit, connect the purification array!"

Mao Tu's voice came through: "Connection complete. Yanlong's old permissions are ready."

There was a pause in the communication, followed by a hoarse voice.

"Old lockout layer, now available."

Shenhou relaxed his shoulders: "Old Captain, I feel much more at ease now that I hear your voice."

Yanlong said calmly, "Don't kill him."

Shen Hou's face darkened: "Another reminder?"

Zishu added quietly, "Because you really might kill me."

"Shut up!"

In the center of the altar, the chains on Chen Yifan's body were illuminated by runes.

In the distance, the remnants of five failed containers rose simultaneously.

"The key has arrived."

"Prepare for the sacrifice..."

"Chenlong—"

The moment the words left his mouth, the Star Gate trembled violently!

The entire bottom walkway emitted a series of loud bangs, and the dark purple tide outside the isolation layer surged to both sides.

Countless golden threads of cause and effect descended from the void, covering the area in front of the star gate.

Shenhou gripped the long staff tightly.

The mouse took half a step back, just enough to reach a safe distance.

From the center of the golden causal threads, a figure slowly emerged.

Chenlong's body.

One half of his body was majestic and godlike, with golden dragon patterns coiled around it; the other half was covered with dark purple spots, and something was moving under his skin.

Behind him, the phantom of the green-haired Holy Lord appeared and disappeared in front of the Star Gate rift.

Shenhou's voice deepened: "Chenlong, you've finally decided to come out of your shell."

Chenlong's gaze fell directly on Chen Yifan in the center of the altar.

"You have brought the source of pollution to the Star Gate. Rabbit, Monkey, Rat, you are helping the Outer God open the gate."

The voice of the Rabbit came from within the formation: "You should say this to yourself."

"You only see the pollution, but you don't see that the outer layer of Blue Star's seal has already decayed," Chenlong raised his hand, and golden causal threads gathered in his palm. "Once the world engine restarts, Blue Star will be locked back in by a higher being."

Chen Yifan pressed his fingertips against the chain.

World Engine? Reboot?

"So you chose to open the door?" Rabbit asked.

Chenlong's tone was calm: "Controllable descent."

Shenhou immediately exploded: "Controllable my ass!"

Chenlong finally turned to him: "Shenhou, all you know how to do is fight."

"Yes!" Shenhou's six long staffs rose simultaneously. "That's why I want to hit you right now!"

boom!

Six sticks struck simultaneously, piercing through the causal threads and heading straight for Chenlong's chest.

Chenlong withstood the attack with his dragon pattern, but when the second round landed, half of his dark purple body suddenly twisted, and several polluted tentacles emerged and entangled the two long sticks.

Shen Hou's expression changed: "You still say you're not dirty?!"

With a slam, the dragon's staff was flung away and crashed into the walkway.

"I use it, and it uses me; that's called a transaction."

The Rabbit's anger flared: "Using living people as vessels, sacrificing failed attempts—is this what you call a transaction?!"

"For civilization to continue, someone always has to pay the price."

"Why don't you offer yourself up first?!" Shenhou cursed angrily.

Chenlong did not answer, but the phantom of the Holy Lord behind him gently raised his hand.

The remnant core of the failed container vibrates simultaneously.

"Sacrifice Link Activated!" Bai Zhi shouted urgently. "The remnant core is connecting to the stargate! Lord Shenhou!"

Just as Shenhou was about to move, Chenlong waved his hand, and golden causal threads blocked him: "You can't get through."

The next second, a gray seal lit up below the altar.

【Smoke Dragon】

The patterns of the old blockade layer rose from the gaps in the walkway, bypassed Chenlong, and pressed down in front of the star gate.

Yanlong's voice came: "You've forgotten, the gate left by the previous generation doesn't only recognize the head seat."

Chenlong's expression changed for the first time.

"Wang Qingyun".

"Captain, press him!" Shenhou seized the opportunity.

The Rabbit simultaneously activated the purification array, with white runes interlocking with the old gray sealing layer.

The rat suddenly looked up: "I've caught the echo of your thoughts!"

"content!"

"That echo was repeating three sentences..." Zishu's voice was deep, "Open Blue Star, activate the world engine, and welcome the takeover."

"Chenlong!" Shenhou's anger could no longer be contained. "Did you fucking hear me?!"

The golden dragon pattern on Chenlong's chest began to peel off.

The combined suppression of the old sealing layer and the purification array forcefully severed 30% of his causal disguise.

It's now!

Chen Yifan remained motionless; he had been waiting for this moment.

Inside his sleeve, the Ring of the God of Thieves suddenly became hot.

Steal everything!

The target—the shared causal anchor between Chenlong and the Holy Lord!

puff.

A very faint tearing sound rang out.

Suddenly, a dark purple spot on Chenlong's chest collapsed, and a dark purple dragon scale fell out of thin air, passing through the causal thread and falling into Chen Yifan's sleeve.

Chenlong's body trembled.

The phantom of the Holy Lord also stopped.

"Eat this stick!"

Shenhou seized the moment of pause and brought down the six long sticks again.

This time, Chenlong's defense was a beat too slow.

A section of the golden dragon pattern on its shoulder was smashed.

He took half a step back.

Just half a step.

The communication channel erupted instantly.

"Holy crap! The chief has resigned!"

"Chenlong... he was forced back half a step!"

Shenhou roared at the top of his lungs, "What are you shouting for! Haven't you ever seen me fight a dragon before?"

"A link in the causal connection has been broken!" Bai Zhi's voice trembled with excitement. "A link really has been broken!"

"Seal off the fluctuations!" Rabbit immediately gave the order.

But the rat suddenly looked toward the center of the altar.

Just a moment ago, the "Star Official's" heartbeat changed.

It wasn't fear, it was the retraction of force after the strike.

Chen Yifan lowered his head, pretending to be suffocated by the array, but the dark purple dragon scales in his sleeve were struggling wildly.

I stole it.

But it's also too hot to handle.

Chenlong looked down at the sunken, dark purple area on his chest.

He wasn't angry; instead, he... calmed down.

The dark purple tide in front of the star gate paused.

The phantom of the Holy Lord slowly turned to the side.

His gaze passed over Shenhou, through the purification array, and finally... nailed to the center of the altar.

Oops.

Chen Yifan's heart sank.

This anchor point is bidirectional!

Chenlong slowly raised his head, and a name was squeezed out between his teeth, carrying a cold sense of realization.

"Star Official".

He shook his head.

"No, that's not right."

His voice suddenly rose, resounding throughout the entire lower level, each word like a heavy hammer of judgment.

"You are Chen Yifan!"