Bull Demon King: Heavens! Am I seeing things right? Old Wang single-handedly killed the Tank Hero that Lei Zhenzi controlled?"
God Erlang: What in the world?! Old Wang killed Tu Xingshun's hero! That's a double kill!
Li Bai: He's not done yet! Old Wang is still going after the others! What the hell! A triple kill! Ne'Zha's assassin hero is now dead!
Emperor Zhenwu: He's not stopping! Hong Hai'er can't get away! Quadruple-kill! Old Wang killed four in a row! Am I dreaming?! 😲
Tiangong Xingjun: Only God Shen is left in the team! Luckily, he is standing right next to the tower to defend it! I think all should be good now!
Wei Xiaobao: No! Old Wang still hasn't made his big move yet! My… My god! Old Wang just bypassed the tower to kill God Shen! My god! Qui… Quintuple-kill!!!
Pagoda Bearing King: But Old Wang would be killed by the Defense Tower! Their team might still stand a chance!
Goddess Zixia: My god! Old Wang just blinked away from the tower! What the hell is going on?
Jade Emperor: Old Wang is only left with a little HP, but he's still advancing! He torpedoed the enemy's external towers! He's now inside the enemies' base!
Queen Mother: That was so fast! Old Wang tore that tower down so quickly! My goodness! He tore down the enemy's base! Weakass team won! 😨
Monkey King: Hahahaha! The weakass team crushed them! Awesome! Whoo! That sure felt great! Those who bet on my Brother Xiaobei losing, pay up now!
Wei Xiaobao: Monkey King! My dear Monkey King! I was the one who set up the bets! Could you give me a portion of the winnings? 😭
Monkey King: Heh, it was because you didn't believe in Brother Xiaobei that you made me the house. This bet has nothing to do with you anymore! Go lock yourself up in the toilet and cry!
Wei Xiaobao: Oh my Heavens! Oh my Earth! How could this happen? If I had known earlier, I would've supported Chen Xiaobei all the way! 😢
Monkey King: Alright! Enough nonsense! Next, let's welcome the winning team of the Three Realms Red Envelope Group's first King of Glory competition with warm applause. Let's invite the team leader @Chen Xiaobei to come up to the stage! 👏
Chen Xiaobei: I'm terribly embarrassed… once again I won yet another competition! As the organizer of this competition, I am proud to announce that the champion of the Three Realms Red Envelope's first King of Glory competition is the Weakass Team! I want to thank the Three Realms Red Envelope Group for providing me with such a good platform. Also, I'd like to thank my friends and brothers who had supported me and backed me up all the way! Of course, most of all, I want to thank my amiable comrades! Without them, I could never have won! That's why I hope you'll remember each and everyone of our team members. The members of Weakass Team are Sanzang, Little White Dragon, Zhu Bajie, Shao Baxing, and myself, Chen Xiaobei who went AFK during the finale!
God Erlang: Winning first place is the best! You can now do whatever you want! 🙄😌
Monkey King: Hehe! Who else dares say that my brother is a weakass now?
Yanwang: Congratulations God Chen, for winning first place!
Goddess Chang'e: God Chen is the best! You deserve to win! ✨
Xiao Tianquan: Congratulations! Congratulations!
The people in the group chat: Congratulations! Congratulations! 👏🎊🎆🧨
Monkey King: Alright! The results are final, and everyone has said their congratulations! According to the pre-match conditions, if Chen Xiaobei wins first place again, we will have an exciting round of Red Envelope Snatching Session!
Yanwang: Of course! King of Glory is a team game! A Red Envelope Snatching Session would make sure that everyone gains something! Only when everyone benefits would that be the real deal!
Bull Demon King: Come! Come! Come! Let's make some noise! Let's get high! Let the Red Envelope Snatching Session start!
Chen Xiaobei: Wait a minute! If I remember correctly, Shen Gongpao said that if I become chamption, he will give out a 3,000 year-old Saturn Peach! That is probably the most valuable Red Envelope! Let him be the first to give them out. That way, everyone would have a chance to get it! @Shen Gongpao
The people in the group chat: Yes, yes, yes! Let Shen Gongpao be the first! Only the lucky ones can get the best Red Envelope! @Shen Gongpao
Shen Gongpao was in terrible frustration and was marred with deep despair. He flung his phone to the ground and keelhauled his teammates, shouting and crying in agony, while beating his chest. He wanted nothing now but to die.
Under circumstances like this, Shen Gongpao did not want to speak in the group but with all these people tagging him, he had nowhere to hide. He had to brace himself and join the group chat anyway.
Shen Gongpao: Stop tagging me! I won't be running anywhere anytime soon! Look at all of you! It's just 3,000 year-old Saturn Peach! I can afford to give it away!
Chen Xiaobei: Bro Shen really is the most popular person in the entire Chanism. He really is so wealthy! One is not enough! Why don't you give out a few more?
Shen Gongpao: Dr… Dream on! 😖
Chen Xiaobei: Hehe, oh, so our Bro Shen here was just being ostentatious! If you can only give one, then you better hurry up! We cannot wait anymore!
Shen Gongpao: Hmph! I am giving this Red Rnvelope out in the group! With so many people fighting for it, it seems you won't stand a chance at all!
Chen Xiaobei: Getting Red Envelopes depends purely on luck! If I get it, of course I'll be very happy, but if I don't get it, then don't bet on me getting upset. The most important thing is to enjoy the session!
Shen Gongpao: Stop acting! Don't think that I don't know that what you need most is life! If you don't get this red envelope, you'd be crying yourself blind! 😏
Chen Xiaobei: 😊
Shen Gongpao: @everyone I will release the Red Envelope in 3 seconds; Everyone get ready! Don't let Chen Xiaobei get it!
There was sudden silence in the group chat.
Chen Xiaobei could imagine the 10,000 people waiting to snatch this Red Envelope on the other side of the screen.
This was a 3,000 year-old Saturn peach. To many of them, this was undoubtedly an exceedingly important item.
Except for the members of his brotherhood group, the rest of the people would surely not give way to Chen Xiaobei.
When this very valuable Red Envelope is given out, all of the people in the chat would muster up all their strength to snatch it.
Shen Gongpao: Get ready, 3… 2… 1… snatch!
Ding!
[Shen Gongpao sent out a Red Envelope in the group!]
Ding!
[Chen Xiaobei received Shen Gongpao's Red Envelope! The Red Enveloped has been taken!]
Shen Gongpao: What the hell! Out of these people, how on earth did Chen Xiaobei get this!!!
The people in the group chat: No way! Did God Chen cheat? We were all snatching at it first! But he got it instead! 😲
Chen Xiaobei: Hehe, I already said that getting Red Envelopes is a matter of luck. Coincidentally, my luck went through the roof recently! I am the king of luck! 😁🥳
On a normal day, Chen Xiaobei would not have gotten this Saturn Peach Red Envelope but right now, after receiving 30 million merit points from Lu Bu, his luck had soared to a ghastly 3,301,000.
As luck would have it, it had a short-term depletion value. Put simply, every time good luck happens to a person, and although it's numbers don't change, the luck within fate itself would falter.
That was to say that although other people were low on luck while Chen Xiaobei's luck had just recently risen, it held on and had not been depleted at all.
It was for this obscure reason that Chen Xiaobei was the one who got the Saturn Peach!
Chen Xiaobei: Shixiong Shen! Thank you for the peach! The Red Envelope Snatching Session is about to begin! I wish you the best of luck!
Shen Gongpao: I'm out! You guys have fun! 🤮🤮🤮
Monkey King: Come! Come! Come! Let's ignore Shen Gongpao! The exciting Red Envelope Snatching Session begins now!
Ding!
[Monkey King sent a Red Envelope to this group chat!]
Ding!
[Sanzang sent a Red Envelope to this group chat!]
Ding!
[Goddess Zixia sent a Red Envelope to this group chat!]
All 10,000 group members came well prepared. At Monkey King's announcement, the group saw over 10,000 Red Envelopes begin to pour in!
Chen Xiaobei was ready too and strated frantically snatching Red Envelopes as fast as his hands could tap.
Ding1
[Congratulations! You received Emperor Zhenwu's Red Envelope. The three Zhenwu Ethereal Pills. It has been stored inside your treasure chest!]
"I got a Red Envelope! Double-kill!" Chen Xiaobei got the second envelope within seconds. The double whammy now put him on cloud nine!
Ding!
[Congratulations! You received Yanwang's Red Envelope. Three Spirit Summoning Talismans have been stored inside your treasure chest!]
"Triple-kill! More Spirit Summoning Talismans! Awesome!" Chen Xiaobei exclaimed excitedly.
He had used the last Spirit Summoning Talisman in the Overgrown Forest and really needed a replenishment!
Ding!
[Congratulations! You received Tiangong Xingjun's Red Envelope. A Tiangong Blueprint has been stored inside your treasure chest!]
"Quadruple-kill! Goodness gracious me!" Chen Xiaobei grinned. "I wonder what this does. Am I supposed to build a house with this blueprint?"
Indeed, he was very curious but did not have time to look into it as the voracious flood of Red Envelopes still poured in. He had to snatch as many as he could!
Ding!
[Congratulations! You received Xiao Tianquan's Red Envelope. 10 Beginner-level Shapeshifting Pills have been stored inside your treasure chest!]
"Huh? Shapeshifting Pills!" Chen Xiaobei's eyebrows were raised. "I remember from the previous conversation, Wang Cai, Lai Fu, and Er Ha ate Shapeshifting Pills which changed them into human forms. They had no problems playing our games! Say I give this to Xiao Bai, I wonder if he would change into human form as well?"
Ding!
[Congratulations! You received Sanzang's Red Envelope! Three pieces of Expiate Heart Returning Talismans have been stored inside your treasure chest!]
"Quintuple-kill! This Sanzang has always been stingy, but it must be because we won first place that he's being extra generous this once! Hehe!"
Chen Xiaobei grinned. Although he did not know what these three talismans were for, he was as happy as Larry could ever get!
Including the Saturn Peach, Chen Xiaobei had received a total of five Red Envelopes.
The Red Envelope Snatching Session was beginning to slow to a stop, and gradually died down.
The King of Glory competition turned out to be the likes of a grand festival party – everyone who participated was able to return home with at least one or two Red Envelopes.
Except for one person, of course.
The person in question was Shen Gongpao! The only award he would be getting today would have to be the most despondent person in the world!
Shen Gongpao: @LuBu! Curse your grandpa! What the hell did you do? What happened to destroying Chen Xiaobei and giving me all his treasures? 😖🤬
Lu Bu: Don't you dare. I curse all 18 generations of your ancestors! You swear at me again, and I'll blacklist you!
Shen Gongpao: What?! Say that again!
Lu Bu: You really are a lowlife aren't you! You're asking me to curse all 18 generations of your ancestors again?!
Shen Gongpao: You… Do you know what you're saying? Have you lost your mind? I still have Diao Chan! Do you want her to die?
Lu Bu: Hehe, are you sure you still have her?
Shen Gongpao: What do you mean? 😲
Lu Bu: Haven't you heard you insolent fool. When you were busy losing the competition, Diao Chan had already descended to the Earth God's Realm, and escaped you forever!
Shen Gongpao: How is that possible! That's impossible! No!
Lu Bu: If you don't believe me, go find out yourself. See if Diao Chan is still with you! Of course, you can also go check the merit points ledger. In there would be a very clear and concise record on it!
Shen Gongpao: I'll go check it! Damn you. I'll go now! Don't you try to scare me! What the flying f*ck! Diao Chan really did exchange for a position at the Earth God's Realm using the ledger! How did that happen? I… What in the world happened?!
Lu Bu: What a stupid fool! Here. Let me tell you. This is all part of God Chen's plan!
Shen Gongpao: Chen Xiaobei's plan? What plan? What kind of tricks did he pull? Tell me! Tell me now!!!
Lu Bu: Hehe! It was because you thought yourself so smart and that you had Chen Xiaobei at the back of your hand! The reality is that, you, an ignoramus of an idiot, are just another pawn of his!
Shen Gongpao: Pawn? What kind of nonsense are you going on and on about? How could I be Chen Xiaobei's pawn?
Lu Bu: Heh, since the beginning of the competition, you've already fallen deep into the great plan God Chen had designed! From that moment onwards, everything you've done played right into his hands! From the beginning till the end, everything was exactly as God Chen had predicted! If you're not just a pawn then what are you?
Shen Gongpao: That's not possible. How is this possible?
Lu Bu: With a brain as puny as yours, it's normal you're unable to figure it out! The facts are all there. You are the idiot who suffered a double loss due to your own failed schemes! God Chen, on the other hand, now has his pockets brimming with goodies! That, oh halfwit, is the difference between the both of you!
Shen Gongpao: I… I suffered double losses… Chen Xiaobei's pockets are brimming…🤢🤮
He had lost the competition, the Saturn Peach, Diao Chan, and now, he'd lost control of Lu Bu.
Shen Gongpao was utterly and irreparably devastated. One could only imagine how he felt – implicitly miserable and inconsolable beyond any reason.
Lu Bu: You take your time to think about it and vomit as much blood as thou can oust! I won't be joining you. Also, let me remind you. Gently: if you send more people to harm God Chen, Diao Chan and I will be standing next to him, killing one after another until all are dead!
Having sent the final message, Lu Bu blacklisted Shen Gongpao.
"Why are you smiling so happily? Were you pulling Shen Gongpao's chains?" Chen Xiaobei asked.
"Yesh! I pissed him off so bad he was vomiting blood! There is no greater feeling than this!" Lu Bu cooed.
"Good!" Chen Xiaobei asked. "So, what are your plans after this? What's next?"
"I plan to meet up with Diao Chan later. Although she now has the power of an Earth God, she is naive in character. I don't feel comfortable leaving her alone in the Earth God Realm!" Lu Bu said worriedly. Obviously, it seemed like he could not wait to see her.
"Alright! I won't keep you then. Tell me. Is there anything you need? I will do my best to help you!" Chen Xiaobei said.
"There's no need, Bro Bei!" Lu Bu said. "I have enough Spiritual Stones, and I also have my Heavenly Halberd with me. It shouldn't be dangerous for me to get to the Earth God's Realm. Also, thanks to you giving a phone to Diao Chan, I'll be able to contact her without a problem!"
Chen Xiaobei nodded and said, "Alright. If that's the case, then I won't bother you! When you see Diao Chan, remember to give me a call. I would like to get to a picture of what the Earth God Realm looks like!"
"Of course, that won't be a problem at all. But knowing well of Diao Chan's character, she would most likely want to see you personally. She'll tell you then."
"Mm, it's good for her to come too!" Chen Xiaobei smiled. "When that day comes, I will have an Earth God friend and I can do whatever I want in a low-ranking starfield! Hehe!"
"That's a must!" Lu Bu patted his chest. "Wait for Diao Chan and me to come. Bro Bei's enemies will be our enemies too! We'll destroy whoever that bullies our Bro Bei!"
Chen Xiaobei nodded. "Alright! Alright! You better go! Bro Yu will send you off! I have some things I need to take care of, so I won't be sending you!"
"Oh, right. Bro Bei, how about you? Do you have anything that you need my help with? Might as well give you a hand before I leave!" Lu Bu asked.
Chen Xiaobei smiled. "I was going to ask you to come with me to earth but after the Red Envelope Snatching Session today, I think I can solve the problem on my own. I wouldn't want to interfere with your reunion with your baby as well! Hurry! Go now! I'll be waiting for the both of you!"
"Mm, well then… if Bro Bei says he can, then he can! I'll take my leave then. I will return with Diao Chan on a later date!" Lu Bu gave Chen Xiaobei a deep bow before he left.
Xiangyu showed him out of the secret space.
After that, Chen Xiaobei tended to his people, and helped Osnur with his injuries. By the time everything was settled, it was already late into the night.
Everyone returned to their rooms to rest, but Bai Linsu did not, and she approached Chen Xiaobei.
"What's the matter, Ms. Bai?" Chen Xiaobei smiled.
He had changed from calling her Senior Bai to Ms. Bai. It was no surprise that Bai Linsu did not mind it at all.
"Why did you let that guy called Lu Bu go?"
"Why shouldn't I?" replied Chen Xiaobei.
"We'll need to leave earth soon, and there are a few demigods waiting in Atlantis! You know as well as I do that the Northern Wilderness Overlord and the Zi Suyi Family are close comrades. It's not in my ability to fight them! With Lu Bu gone, who's going to help you take care of the enemies?"
"So, so Ms. Bai, you thought that Lu Bu was the person I was looking for to help me?"
Chen Xiaobei simply smiled.
"Wasn't he?" Bai Linsu frowned; her eyes serious with worry.
"He was, initially, but I don't need him anymore. I can take care of everything myself!" Chen Xiaobei shrugged.
"Seriously? Are you still trying to act tough?" Bai Linsu said. "Shuang'er already told me. I know you can only defeat enemies who are below the level of a demigod and there ain't just one demigod in Atlantis. You, Chen Xiaobei of all people should know this!"
"Okay look. I know that Ms. Bai is concerned about me but really… I do have a way to deal with this!" Chen Xiaobei insisted confidently. "I will get to Atlantis first. Once I've taken care of things, I will then send for you to go over!"
"But…" Bai Linsu began.
Chen Xiaobei cut her off. "It's getting very late. Ms. Bai, do go get some sleep, from which, beauty comes from. Staying up late is not a smart choice!"
Smiling slyly, Chen Xiaobei left without another word.
"I…"
Bai Linsu's face reddened.
When she saw that Chen Xiaobei was already almost out of sight, Bai Linsu bit her lip and muttered, "I am the Holy Messenger of Green Hill, the last phase of demigod! I can basically stay young forever! Sleep or no sleep makes no difference to me!"
Outside the secret space.
Chen Xiaobei took out a combat space jet, and flew into space.
After a long time flying around, he arrived in Withered Mountain Planet where he released the one million Demonic Beasts!
The space jet was flying at a low altitude, allowing Chen Xiaobei to scan the place, and he located the Demonic Beasts after a short while. He paused and engaged them with inquiries. He found out from them where the three Beast Kings were and headed over to the kings immediately.
"Greetings, master!"
"Greetings, master!"
"Greetings, master!"
The threee Beast Kings fell to their knees on the ground, as tame and as gentle as house dogs.
Standing before them, Chen Xiaobei appeared to be very tiny but the Qi Field that he emanated was very powerful, enveloping all three Beast Kings.
"I have some Nine Twists Thousand Hearts Herb here. Go ahead and eat them!" Chen Xiaobei took out a few pieces of Nine Twists Thousand Hearts Herb from his Infinite Space Ring.
The Tyrant Dragon King asked, "Master, why have you come just to give us the antidote? Are you planning to bring us away from here?"
"Mmm, yes. The Northern Wilderness Overlord has put a curse on you. I have actually put you here so that he could not find you, so that you'll be safe! I will however, need to take you from here to kill a few people! That's why I need to help you break the curse to avoid any accidents!"
As he was speaking, Chen Xiaobei too helped himself to some of the Nine Twists Thousand Hearts Herb.
"Master, why are you also eating the Herbs? Did the Overlord also put a curse on you?" The Tyrant Dragon King asked.
Chen Xiaobei nodded. "The Overlord and I have made some agreements. In order to gain his trust, I had to let him put a curse on me!"
"You are so smart, master!" The Tyrant Dragon King praised. "On the surface, it seems as if you've accepted the Overlord's control but the truth is that you've already freed yourself from it! Intelligent! Very intelligent!"
"Alright. There's no need to suck up to me. Hurry up. Get into the Verdant Emperor Divine Gourd. I'll bring you with me now"! Chen Xiaobei took out the gourd and the 3 Beast Kings were whisked inside.
Chen Xiaobei was going to use these Beast Kings to fight the group of people in South Town Star Temple.
After he returned to the secret space, Chen Xiaobei carried out a quick session of cultivation. When the sun had risen, he returned back to earth.
Of course, apart from the 3 Beast Kings, Chen Xiaobei also brought Osnur and the American President with him.
It was rare chance to return to earth, and he grabbed the opportunity to make a detour to the United States of America!
The Fire Boss was watching over Green Vine, and since Jing Fei was very familiar with Green Vine, both Chen Xiaobei and Jing Fei appeared in Green Vine together.
Jing Fei wasn't able to help with the matters that would take place later on and remained in Green Vine, continuing to deliver supplies.
Chen Xiaobei, on the other hand, hopped onto the somersault cloud, and flew straight to Japan.
He returned to Japan was for he had left earth for too long and needed to catch up with the situation there before beginning his operation.
Also, the two people he trusted most remained on earth, and had the ability to figure out the whole thing were both in Japan! The two in question were Jiang Ziya and Six-Eared Macaque.
Now, Nikkawa Uchu had eaten the Heavenly Dog Biscuit, and Six-Eared Macaque was the new Emperor God.
All the information and resources that the Japanese intelligence agencies received would be reported to the both of them.
Jiang Ziya, on the other hand, was the advisor behind them and the core connected to many important people.
His duties were massive, and would oversee Li Xiang running Emperor Qin's operation, Focker helping to collect global intelligence and even Yue Changkong's monitoring of China's Jianghu. Further examples would include Gordon investigating the Blood Descendants' Dark Neutrons and the Lans and Lius keeping an eye on the situation in Dragon City – Jiang Ziya would then gather, integrate and process all these pieces of information.
Jiang Ziya really was the most talented advisor throughout the history of the country.
Without him managing things and mapping out strategies at the front, Chen Xiaobei would have drowned in a huge pit filled with data and information!
The emperor would see himself consulting the Prime Minister.
Chen Xiaobei would always consult Jiang Ziya whenever he needed advice about something.
When he thought about this, Chen Xiaobei felt grateful towards the Primordial Lord of Heaven. If the Primordial Lord of Heaven had not become suspicious of Jiang Ziya and replaced him with Shen Gongpao, Chen Xiaobei would never have had the chance to keep Jiang Ziya under his wing!
In Japan.
Chen Xiaobei met up with Jiang Ziya and Six-Eared Macaque in a luxurious villa.
After a simple exchange of greetings, Chen Xiaobei jumped straight to the point. "Did anything big happen while I was away?"
Jiang Ziya replied, "The first thing that happened that had shaken the globe was the mysterious disappearance of the American President. For now, the Americans have already launched an emergency procedure, while they get ready to re-elect a new president!"
"It looks like I better make it to America and soon. If they choose a new president, I would lose a lot of resources!" Chen Xiaobei said.
"Actually, you don't have to do it yourself!" Jiang Ziya said. "Osnur has been with the American president for many many years. He knows every little secret. Just give him a storage bracelet and send him to bring back all the resources. That way, you can save yourself a lot of trouble!"
"That makes sense!" Chen Xiaobei nodded. "I have no interest in that country anyway. I just need to lay hold of their resources. Alright. It is decided then. There's no need for any other arrangements! Let Osnur bring the American president back, and get all of it done as quickly as possible!"
Jiang Ziya nodded. "Actually, it's not just America. After this operation, I don't think you'll need to pay anymore attention to planet Earth entirely! It's stage is too small and narrow and can no longer measure up to you!"
Chen Xiaobei nodded. "Indeed. After leaving Earth, I realized how vast the universe is! Earth God's Realm and even Heavenly Realm are my goals now!"
"That's right!" Jiang Ziya said. "The Prime of Tongtian chose you to be his disciple. His plan is to use you to change the course of calamity! To complete this goal, ascending to Heavenly Realm would be the most basic of requirements!"
"I will work hard, and I will not disappoint my Sifu!" Chen Xiaobei nodded with determination.
"Let's get back to what we were talking about. Other than the missing American president, the second biggest incident would be that Atlantis is about to be made known to public!"
"Made known to public? What does that mean?" Chen Xiaobei asked. "Will Lu Gang and his people make a public announcement about Atlantis' existence?"
"It hasn't been completely disclosed, but the previous master of the South Town Star Temple, Lu Gang, has mobilized all the demigods on earth to investigate you! Atlantis' existence also unintentionally surfaced along with that. At least the Chinese Jianghu people know about this!"
"How will this affect the situation?" Chen Xiaobei asked.
"To Earth's Jianghu, Lu Gang is still the South Town Star Temple's master who controls the door to the Northern Wilderness Starfield! The demigods on earth wish to send their younger generations to this starfield. In order to do that, they would need to beg Lu Gang, revere him, and even treat him like he was Buddha himself!"
"Lu Gang has declared openly that he would never rest until he takes his revenge on you! So, to all the demigods on Earth, you have become public enemy number one! Whoever can hand you over to Lu Gang would win his favor! On top of that, those who already hold grudges against you, mainly Kunlun, Xingxiu, Mount Shu, the Blood Descendants, Vatican, and Hogwarts have formed an 'Anti-Bei Alliance'! They are not just after you, as even the Bei Xuan faction's disciples are being targeted! Of course, since you've made Bei Xuan faction disappear from the face of the earth, the Anti-Bei Alliance have not gained any success till today."
Jiang Ziya explained in detail, making sure not to leave out any details knowing that this matter would greatly affect Chen Xiaobei on a larger scale. If not handled properly, a Jianghu world-war might break out!
Chen Xiaobei however, remained very calm. "Don't worry. This root of this problem is the South Town Star Temple! All I will need to do is to take Lu Gang's place as the South Town Star Temple's master. Then, those who treat me as their enemies will have to offer themselves up to me instead like I'm Buddha!"
"Well… tha… that's right. But… is it that easy to replace Lu Gang huh?" Jiang Ziya asked.
"Very!" Chen Xiaobei said thoughtfully. "Find Lu Gang, kill him , and all our problems would be solved!"
"What?! K… Kill Lu Gang?" Jiang Ziya asked in utter disbelief. "You mean that you are now strong enough to kill demigods?"
"My strength is still lacking of course, but my loyal house can take care of everything for me!" Chen Xiaobei grinned gleefully. "Find Lu Gang and release the dog! It's that simple! No… it's that easy!"
Jiang Ziya nodded and said, "Based on what I know, Lu Gang has already left Atlantis. I would need some time to find out where exactly."
"There's no need for that. Just spread the message that I would be waiting for him in Atlantis!" Chen Xiaobei said.
"Really?" Jiang Ziya looked a tad bit worried.
"Just do as I say my friend!" Chen Xiaobei smiled confidently. "I can get to Atlantis by today. If Lu Gang comes, I can promise you there would no such person on Earth by tomorrow!"
Chen Xiaobei did as Jiang Ziya had suggested and sent Osnur back to America with the American President. Using the highest authority, they would pillage America's Spiritual Stones, Spiritual Medicine, and heavy weapons, focusing on the large volume of nuclear warheads stored in their massive silos.
Considering the task was doable without much difficulty, Chen Xiaobei wasn't bothered to go personally.
After that, Chen Xiaobei bid Jiang Ziya farewell, and rushed to the deadly Bermuda Triangle, the mysterious zone where Atlantis was located.
It was known to many that most people would never reach Atlantis without the 'proper guide'.
Chen Xiaobei had no worry, as he possed a Hydrophobe Orb that allowed him to move in the water freely like a fish, no matter how deep the ocean went.
After a couple of moments, Chen Xiaobei arrived safely in the underwater city of Atlantis.
Of course, the once great Atlantis was now in ruins.
Since Lu Gang and his minions had left this place to catch Chen Xiaobei, not a soul was to be seen when he arrived.
It was then that Chen Xiaobei took out the Verdant Emperor Divine Gourd and released the three Demonic Beast Kings.
"What… What is this godforsaken place?"
When they saw the crumbling walls and ruins, the three Demonic Beast Kings were very confused as to why Chen Xiaobei brought them there.
"This place is Atlantis. Soon, my enemies will come. I want you to kill them all!" Chen Xiaobei said.
"Atlantis?" The Tyrant Dragon King repeated. "Hang on. If I remember correctly, this is the Northern Wilderness Starfield's subordinate' stronghold, and the people in charge here are the Overlord's subordinates!"
"Right you are. The person I need to kill is the person who used to be in charge of this place!" Chen Xiaobei answered.
"I'm afraid that won't work out, Master Chen." The Tyrant Dragon King exclaimed worriedly.
"Why huh? Don't you tell me now that you think you'll lose? Are you afraid to fight?" Chen Xiaobei demanded.
"We're not afraid to fight! Atlantis is just a stronghold Northern Wilderness Starfield's subordinates. The people in charge here are weaklings compared to our greatness!" The Tyrant Dragon King retorted. "What I'm worried about would be the people seeing us and reporting it to the Overlord! Once the Overlord hears about our presence, they would send people to kill you!"
"Kill me? And why is that?"
"Master, have you forgotten that before the curse was lifted, the three of us were the pawns which the Northern Wilderness Overlord planted on Overgrown Forest Planet? We were under his absolute control! Now that you've made his pawns yours, you've become the master of the pawns! I can tell you, that would be is equivalent to crossing his limit!"
"Why?" Chen Xiaobei asked.
The black giant ape explained, "You should know that there are Demonic Beast Kings in each of the the hundreds of planets in Northern Wilderness Starfield that the Overlord controls using his curse! This curse is the foundation of the Overlord's rule over the Northern Wilderness Starfield!"
The dark purple python continued, "The Overgrown Forest nobles were exterminated because they discovered the Nine Twists Thousand Hearts Herb!"
"Not only that! Our master today is so much more dangerous than the Overgrown Forest nobles!" The Tyrant Dragon King chipped in. "Not only do you know about the Nine Twists Thousand Hearts Herb secret, you were also able to make the Overlord's pawn your own! If the Overlord knows about this, he will come after you relentlessly!"
"Oh, no wonder eh!" Chen Xiaobei nodded. "No. I cannot cross swords with the Overlord just yet. The fact that the three of you are following me cannot be exposed!"
Due to Chen Xiaobei suspecting earlier on that the Overlord could have eyes and ears near Lu Gang, Bai Linsu had to hide to avoid being exposed.
Similarly, the Overlord must not know about the three Demonic Beast Kings, or the consequences would be dire and devastating!
"Don't worry! I can solve that problem!" Chen Xiaobei shrugged confidently.
"You can solve it? Are you going to put us back into the gourd? Then how are you going to fight your enemies?" Tyrant Dragon King asked.
"No, I won't put you away. You still have to fight this battle for me! Of course, I will help you change your appearance so that no one can recognize you!"
"H… How?" The Three Demonic Beast Kings asked. "Our bodies are so big! No matter how big the changes you make are, it would be extremely difficult to disguise the sizes of our bodies! Also, the Overlord is a highly suspicious and an impossibly intelligent person. It's going to be very difficult to fool him!"
"Hehe, oh I have my way. Just wait and you shall see!" Chen Xiaobei smiled confidently.
The three Demonic Beasts were extremely befuddled, disconcertingly glancing at one another. What in the world was Chen Xiaobei going to do?
Chen Xiaobei said nothing, and looked into the Infinite Space Ring at the Red Envelopes that he had just gotten.
Ding!
[Beginner's-level Shapeshifting Pill: To be consumed by beasts that are below Divine Beasts. After ingestion, the beast can transform into a human form. The effects can last for one day and one night. Would you like to withdraw?]
"Withdraw!" Chen Xiaobei grinned, as he handed three Shapeshifting Pills to the Demonic Beast Kings. "Here, take it and eat it!"
"Yes, master!" The Demonic Beast Kings obeyed Chen Xiaobei without a word of protest even though they had no knowledge of what the pills were for.
Whoom!
Whoom!
Whoom!
Once the Shapeshifting Pill entered their bellies, a massive wave of energy exerted out from the Beast King's bodies.
"What.. What's happening? Why does it feel like our bodies are shrinking? It feels strange…"
The Demonic Beast Kings groaned and roared as their bodies shrunk distinctively and in rapid fashion.
Even more amazing was that not only did their bodies shrink, but their bodies began to change into silhouettes resembling humans. Each part began to form and morph, and the transformation continued until finally, they were completely human.
The Tyrant Dragon King turned into a tall, muscular man with sharp eyes and a strapping look.
The giant black ape turned into a three meter tall herculean giant. Solidly built like a small mountain, he gave off the feeling of a silverback gorilla with his deep voice bulging muscles.
The dark purple giant python had transformed into a stubby, short man. Instead of looking weak, there was a vicious, savage look in his eyes. Definitely not someone to be underestimated.
"Wow! It really has to be a pill from Three Realms Red Envelope Group! This is freaking awesome!" Chen Xiaobei's eyes lit up, excited over the miraculous sleight of sorcery.
"Ohh!!! My master! You're just amazing! We've become human? Now there's no bloody way anybody would recognize us.. hahahaha!" The three Demonic Beast King exclaimed happily.
Chen Xiaobei shook his head. "Nope.. not so fast, my friend! There's still something else on your bodies that needs altering!"
"We're already in human form. What other flaws could there be?"
The Demonic Beast Kings furrowed their brows, unbeknownst as to what could be wrong.
Not only had their bodies changed into perfectly sculpted humans, even the language they spoke were discernably human. What did Chen Xiaobei mean by a huge flaw?
"Oh god… have you guys no shame? Put these on!" Chen Xiaobei took out three sets of Spiritual Instrument grade armors. "There's not a single strand of thread on all of you! If you walk around with me like that, people might think that I'm a sick pervert!"
"Oh…" The Demonic Beast Kings felt a trickle of sweat run down their foreheads, and looked at themselves bashfully for they had just transformed into humans and were undoubtedly, completely naked.
Having three naked men by his side would be a painful sight to the eyes.
So, the Demonic Beast Kings put on the armor that Chen Xiaobei gave them to so that there would not be any 'flaws', and to ensure no eyes would be burnt.
The armor was from the Overgrown Forest' treasury. Chen Xiaobei had given them out to his people in Bei Xuan, and, luckily, had some leftovers.
"Now that everything is ready, we just need to wait for our enemies to take the bait!" Chen Xiaobei knelt on the ground. "I will cultivate first. You guys keep watch!"
"Are you serious?" The Tyrant Dragon King looked perplexed. "Master, there's not much time left. The enemies could come at any time! What's the point of cultivating in such short time?"
They said this because cultivating would normally take a long period of time – as short as a few months to as long as years, and even a few hundred years was not unheard of!
Word of Chen Xiaobei's invitation for a fight to Lu Gang had already been disseminated around. On top of that, Chen Xiaobei had already spent almost a day to get to this place – the enemy really could be here at any time.
The amount of time left for Chen Xiaobei to cultivate was very short.
The Beast Kings could not understand why Chen Xiaobei would want to use this slim window of time to cultivate. Not only would it be a waste of effort and time, but it might even severely disrupt their plans.
"It's going to be very effective, I guarantee!" Chen Xiaobei grinned, and took out the 3,000 year-old Saturn Peach that he received from Shen Gongpao!
Crunch! Crunch! Crunch!
Chen Xiaobei picked up the fruit and began chomping down. It was crisp, fragrant and sweet. Absolutely sumptious and balsamic.
"Master, aren't you going to cultivate? Now why would you eat a peach?" The Tyrant Dragon King licked his lips hungrily as he watched Chen Xiaobei gobble down on the juicy fruit.
"If I don't eat, where am I going to find the energy to boost my cultivation huh?"
Chen Xiaobei glanced up at him and then went back to quickly finishing the peach in just a few bites. Beasts remained beasts no matter their form, and they came as hungry as they were.
Ding!
[Cultivation: Middle phase of Celestial Cultivation; Lifespan: 3,070; Health: 149,000; Combat power: 113,700]
"My lifespan has increased by 3,000 years! Nothing greater than this!"
Chen Xiaobei's eyes lit up bright. He then scrambled to retrieve the Sunlight Cache that he had not used for some time now, and of course, the Green Jade Cauldron.
Kneeling next to the cauldron, Chen Xiaobei began to burn his lifespan to activate the Daylight Cache.
Voom!
Bright dazzling light burst out from the cache and lit up a three meter radius of the area around it, engulfing Chen Xiaobei and the Green Jade Cauldron in a yellowish hue.
The Sunlight Cache's Special Ability was to speed up time. Time within the lit area would accelerate so that one minute outside the lit area was equivalent to one day inside the light!
Chen Xiaobei had chosen to use this fleeting amount of time to cultivate as he now had enough lives to afford using the Daylight Cache!
Every minute of use would cost him a princely sum of 100 years, literally buying time with whatever precious life he had.
Once everything had been set up, Chen Xiaobei began to employ The Scripture of Heaven and Earth and entered into a deep cultivation state.
He still had a lot of Demonic Beast essences stored inside his body, so he did not need to use the remaining two hundred million low-grade Spiritual Stones to cultivate.
What's more, there was still a batch of Skybreaking Cultivating Pills in the making inside the Green Jade Cauldron. Under the light of the Daylight Cache, the process could be sped up, allowing the pills to be completed in a shorter time than usual, thus helping Chen Xiaobei break through his cultivation exponentially.
The last time Chen Xiaobei was in the Secret Space, he had given away all of his Skybreaking Cultivation pills to Xiang Yu for his people's use.
Right now, with the addition of 3,000 years to his lifespan, it would be an almost effortless job for Chen Xiaobei to reach the pinnacle phase of Celestial Cultivation.
Once the Skybreaking Pills were finished, Chen Xiaobei could immediately break through to Ethereal Cultivation.
"Master! There's movement above the water barrier! Our enemies must be here!"
It had only been seven minutes or so when the Tyrant Dragon King noticed some activity outside the walls of Atlantis.
Seven minutes of cultivating would sound like a joke to most people but for Chen Xiaobei, this short amount of time actually helped him drastically change his cultivation by a huge amount!
Ding!
[Cultivation: Peak phase of Celestial Cultivation; Lifespan: 2,370; Health: 165,800; Combat power: 130,000]
Chen Xiaobei immediately stopped the Daylight Cache, and calculated his losses, "Seven minutes would mean 700 years. That means that I've cultivated for seven days and seven nights under the Daylight Cache' Special Ability. That's the equivalent of 168 hours. So, that would be 100 health and 100 combat power every hour. So, each of them has increased by 16,800!"
"But because the combat power for the peak of Celestial Cultivation is 130,000. To break through, my I would need a lot more combat power to break through that. That's why my celestial cultivation could not continue to grow! I need to wait until the Skybreaking Cultivation pills are ready to break through this cultivation! Based on the current progress, it should take about seven days for the pills to be ready! Then, I could break through and then use the remaining lives I have left to increase my strength and continue on to the next phase of cultivation, which would be demigod. Oh, just thinking about it gets me excited!"
Chen Xiaobei had been ranting and muttering to himself as if there were no enemies approaching.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
One by one, a myriad of shadows went through the barrier, and arrived in the underwater city.
These people were no strangers to Chen Xiaobei.
The first one was a rather pudgy man, the master of the original South Town Temple, Lu Gang.
Behind him were seven other people, all elders of the original South Town Temple.
Previously, Atlantis' population was way more than this, but many of them had died in the explosion, leaving only eight survivors.
Other than eight of these people, there was another person with them of whom Chen Xiaobei did not recognize.
Based on the person's outfit, it appeared to be a woman and she had mask on so her face was concealed.
Also, she appeared to be unconscious, hanging limply in the arms of an elder, silent and unmoving.
Lu Gang drew in a deep breath and shouted, ""Chen Xiaobei! I, Lu Gang, am here!"
He was like a ravenous beast waiting to devour every last bit of Chen Xiaobei's flesh.
"Are you really that excited coming here to die?" Chen Xiaobei asked, an emotionless, serene look plastered on his face.
"What? Come here to die? Have you lost what little mind you have, you piece of shit?!!" Lu Gang spat. "Let me tell you something. Seven out of eight of us here have reached demigod cultivation! Where did you get such confidence to think that you could beat us huh?"
"If you're not blind, you would have probably already noticed that I brought help with me too!" Chen Xiaobei shrugged.
All three Beast Kings straightened up, and glared at Lu Gang and his people.
"Help? Just three of them?" Lu Gang sniggered. "Even though you've been careful enough to equip them all with Spiritual Instrument grade armor, isn't that like a clumsy denial? The way you've packaged them only reveals how weak they are!"
"Weak or not, you'll only know when we fight and not by talking nonsense!" Chen Xiaobei shrugged again. He had already used his Netherspirit Battlescouter to check his opponents' strength. Everything was under control.
"You conman!" Lu Gang did not have the Netherspirit Battlescouter, so he was unaware of how strong the Beast Kings were. "If that woman who was with you is here right now, I might be a little worried. But.. oh! Unfortunately, that woman is all but dead!"
Chen Xiaobei's face darkened at the sound of that statement. Lu Gang was talking about Little Fox.
Her death was still like a fresh, open wound ripped in Chen Xiaobei's heart. That pain was almost unbearable. Whenever he thought of it, the grief and anguish it had caused gave Chen Xiaobei swathes of urges to smite every single member of the Lu family to avenge her!
This was especially true with Lu Gang!
When they first arrived in Atlantis, Chen Xiaobei would not have gotten involved with them if the father and son pair had not bullied them, and Little Fox would not have died protecting him!
"Why are you glaring at me? Oops! Did I poke your wound?" Lu Gang ignored Chen Xiaobei's sudden change in demeanor, and continued to mock, "Thinking back, that woman really was just too stupid! She was so powerful… so young! She had such a bright future ahead of her. She could have dominated the whole Jianghu but she sacrificed her life for a… a puny weakling like you! If she knew that you would die pitifully in my hands today, do you think she will roll in her grave? Ouch! Hahaha!"
Lu Gang laughed loudly with his chin raised, watching Chen Xiaobei with arrogant disdain in his eyes as if Chen Xiaobei presented no threat to him at all!
Chen Xiaobei's jaws locked shut at this comment. His pupils darkened, and there was murderous anger in them.
That was it. Lu Gang's taunt had completely pushed Chen Xiaobei's limits.
Chen Xiaobei said but only one word, "Kill!"
All three Demonic Beast Kings suddenly bounded like a flash of lightning heading for Lu Gang and his people.
"Hahaha… Ack! Hack! Hack! Hack!" Lu Gang was laughing so hard but when he saw the three beasts running towards them, he nearly choked to death on his own spit.
"Good heavens! The help that Chen Xiaobei brought with him looks so damn strong! Judging by their speed, it appears that they are all of demigod level!"
"Chen Xiaobei really does have quite a rich background doesn't he? He was actually able to invite three demigods to fight for him!"
"It looks like this is not going to be as easy as we thought!"
The elders exclaimed with a newfound terror, a nervous look now adorning each of their faces.
"What are you afraid of?" Lu Gang barked. "Chen Xiaobei only brought three demigods! We have seven! When you fight them, it will be six vs three! How can you lose?"
Evidently, there were eight people on Lu Gang's side. Lu Gang and six other people among them were of demigod level.
The weakest among them was a middle-aged man carrying a hostage, who was only at the middle phase of Ethereal Cultivation.
The way Lu Gang saw it, both sides had demigods. Therefore, in a circumstance when both parties' shared the same level of strengths, the party with the greater number of people would surely have the upper hand! They clearly had the advantage in numbers.
He was sending out six demigod level elders – twice the number of helpers Chen Xiaobei employed. This was obviously more than enough to crush them completely.
"Master is right! There's six of us fighting three of them! It's impossible for us to lose!"
"That's right! Let's destroy those three first, and our demure Chen Xiaobei is dead for sure!"
"Enough blabber! Kill! Kill! Kill!"
At Lu Gang's tough talk and morale boosting encouragement, all six of the South Town Temple elders began to channel their Ethereal Force to attack their enemies.
Six versus three. In a fight like this, there was no question at all of who would win this fight – at least that would be what most people would have thought.
Chen Xiaobei, on the other hand, appeared completely unfazed. He looked at them with squinted eyes as if the people charging towards him were not demigods but simply weak and feeble children!
When the elder in the front saw Chen Xiaobei's lack of reaction, he gave Chen Xiaobei a piece of his mind scolding, "Hey dipshit! How dare you disregard us?! Watch us, kiddio. We'll kill your helpers now! Then you're next – argh!"
Boom!
Before the old man could finish talking, his Ethereal Force Armor exploded under the Tyrant Dragon King's strike.
Ziing!
After the Tyrant Dragon King destroyed his opponents' protective armor, its energy did not weaken at all, but formed a large, sharp claw which took a swift swipe at the man's throat.
"Arg…hhh…" The man's breath caught in his throat as a searing pain spread from his throat. It was as if the Tyrant Dragon King was about to snap his neck anytime now.
"What… That's some strength… Okay, now that's scary…"
When the other five Star Temple Elders saw this, they slowed down their pace.
They would never have imagined that the helpers Chen Xiaobei brought were actually three exponentially powerful Demonic Beast Kings!
The South Town's Star Temple was just one of the Temple's many subordinates. Their importance was of little concern.
In comparison, Meng Qianshan's temple was far more powerful than any of these elders, and it was at least a cut above Lu Gang!
In Overgrown Forest, even Meng Qianshan the great could defeated by the three Demonic Beast Kings. How could these Star Temple Elders possibly fight them?
Snap!
The Tyrant Dragon King showed no mercy, breaking the guy's neck with all five fingers.
"My god! No!!! Grand elder! He's dead!"
Now, the five Star Temple elders were so afraid they wanted nothing but to flee. They were stammering as they spoke, and their hearts were thumped loudly in their chests. They stopped advancing and froze, all too shaken with fear to move an inch.
The Beast Kings did not have time for them to just stand there. They continued to strike and eventually killed the other four elders in quick succession.
In a blink of an eye, there was only one elder of the six left alive, and the Tyrant Dragon King already had its hands wrapped snugly around the last person's throat!
"Stop! Stop at once!" Lu Gang suddenly roared, and grabbed the hostage from the person behind.
"Stop! I told you stop! Didn't you hear me?!" Lu Gang was squealing madly like a wild boar stuck in a snare.
As he was screaming for his enemies to stop, the Tyrant Dragon King had at the same time snapped the neck of the last surviving elder like a bamboo toothpick.
The Demonic Beast did not stop after, but was instead now traveling quickly towards Lu Gang.
The Beast Kings were loyal only to Chen Xiaobei. Without his command and even if Lu Gang had 100 or 1,000 with him, the Beast Kings would still have charged forward without hesitation!
"Don't! Get away!!! Don't you ugly creatures come near me!" Lu Gang was so freaked out he nearly peed his pants. In a desperate moment, he yanked the black bag off the hostage's head and shouted, "Chen Xiaobei! I have your woman! If the three of them take another step forward, don't blame me for being cruel!"
"Stop!!!" Chen Xiaobei quickly ordered, staring at the hostage wilfully.
She was beautiful!
Her face was flawless, all but the most pleasant sight for sore eyes! Even the fussiest person would not be able to pinpoint any flaw on her!
Her body dipped and curved in all the right places, and even an international supermodel would be green with envy at her perfect figure!
"Mengcheng!" Chen Xiaobei's face sunk. All the nonchalance was swept away and replaced with worry and panic.
Chen Xiaobei had not expected Lu Gang's hostage to be Lan Mengcheng!
"Hey kid, are you shocked? Surprised?" Lu Gang looked very pleased with himself. His furrowed brows twisted upwards in delight.
From Chen Xiaobei's reaction, Lu Gang could confirm that his hostage was of great importance to him. The perfect prisoner to hold to gain leverage over Chen Xiaobei.
"How is she with you?" Chen Xiaobei asked.
"Hmph! I left Atlantis to catch myself a hostage to lure the scaredy-cat! My plan was to capture this little lady, and then the other one called Liu Xuanxin, but that Liu girl was not in Dragon City. I had just taken this Lan girl when I got your message! I thought that I might as well bring her here with me!" Lu Gang laughed.
"It looks like you've done a thorough investigation into my background while I was gone!"
"Heh! I control the South Town Star Temple! All the demi-gods on earth have done everything in their power to help me look into you! Investigating your past was a piece of cake!"
"What else did you find?" Chen Xiaobei frowned; sensing a greater load of danger ahead.
"Would it make a difference for me to tell you what I found out?" Lu Gang grinned, wrapping his hands around Lan Mengcheng's neck. "If you don't want to me to break your woman's neck, you and your helpers should destroy your own cultivation! My patience is limited. I'm giving you 10 seconds to think about it!"
Chen Xiaobei and his Beast Kings were all too stunned to react.
Lan Mengcheng was in Lu Gang's hand, literally.
If they attacked, Lan Mengcheng would die! If they retreated, it would mean that they could not save Lan Mengcheng either!
Chen Xiaobei was holding a wolf by the ears, stuck between two choices.
"Hey Lu, I give you one chance. Let Mengcheng go, then I'll let you go!" Chen Xiaobei said.
"You must be bloody kidding! Don't think that I don't know that you're the type of person who values your friends! You're not the kind to just sit there and watch your woman die! As long as I have her, you can bet that I am in the superior position!" Lu Gang chuckled. "I don't need you to let me go! You have 3 seconds left! If you don't destroy your cultivation, I wouldn't mind slowly squeezing the life out of this woman! This little angel really is still young. A very rare find I must say!"
"Fine! I agree! As long as Lang Mengcheng is fine, we are willing to destroy our own cultivation!" Chen Xiaobei said.
"Master! Think twice!" The Beast Kings began to panic.
Destroy their own cultivation!
This was no joke!
Even if they were to destroy their own cultivation, there was no guarantee that everything would end peacefully!
With the animosity between Lu Gang and Chen Xiaobei, once they destroyed their own cultivation, Lu Gang could use the opportunity to kill Chen Xiaobei easily. At the end of the day, when all had been said and done, Lan Mengcheng would still be Lu Gang's captive!
The Demonic Beast Kings could not understand why Chen Xiaobei would a make a decision like that.
Lu Gang urged, "Hurry up! Why are you guys dilly-dallying? Destroy your cultivations now! We'll settle our accounts later!"
"Hold your horses! How do I know that Lan Mengcheng is still alive?" Chen Xiaobei said. "If she's dead, and you're carrying a corpse, then you can't threaten me!"
"Heh, that's easy." Lu Gang chuckled, and then injected Ethereal Force into Lan Mengcheng.
"Mmm, what is this place?" Lan Mengcheng's eyes parted slightly as if she had just woken up from deep sleep.
"Do you see it now? This woman is still alive and well!" Lu Gang looked squarely at Chen Xiaobei. "If you want her to continue to live, it'll all depend on your performance!"
"Who are you?! Why are you holding me captive?!" Lan Mengcheng screamed at Lu Gang.
"Mengcheng! Mengcheng, you have to calm down!" Chen Xiaobei called out.
"Xiaobei! Xiaobei, is that you?"
Lan Mengcheng asked in a panicked voice, "What is this place? Why are we here? Am I dreaming?"
"Mengcheng! Calm down first! Listen to me!"
Chen Xiaobei's voice was deepened. And he was emanating a firm and steady Qi Flow; enveloping Lan Mengcheng. She had initially feeling felt gripping panic but the moment she felt Chen Xiaobei's Qi Flow, she felt a warmth once again in her soul as if she had someone holding her that she could rely on.
Fortunately, Lan Mengcheng herself had experienced many difficult situations before so she was very discerning and sharp-witted.
With Chen Xiaobei's help, Lan Mengcheng was able to adjust her emotions, and calmed her panicked self down. Now, she quietly looked at Chen Xiaobei, calm and very much composed.
Lu Gang cut in, "Hey kid! What do you have to say? If you don't do what I say in 3 seconds, I will just kill this girl!"
"There's no need to rush!" Chen Xiaobei said. "You've done your homework on me so you should know that I like using stategies emplying masks! I have reason to believe that this Lan Mengcheng is fake! If you want to threaten me, then you have to let me check and see if she's wearing a mask!"
"Dream on! Don't try to find an excuse to get near the hostage! I am not stupid!" Lu Gang refused.
"Fine! I won't go near her! Just let me ask her a question!" Chen Xiaobei answered.
"A question? What do you want to ask?" Lu Gang eyed Chen Xiaobei cautiously, worried that Chen Xiaobei might be pulling some sort of trick.
Chen Xiaobei replied, "I want to ask a question that only Mengcheng and I know the answer to. If she's a fake, she would never be able to answer it!"
"Are you telling the truth?" Lu Gang narrowed his eyes, wringing one hand nervously with another still on the woman's throat.
Chen Xiaobei shrugged. "I only need one question to determine the truth. What do you have to worry about? If she's the real Mengcheng, I am willing to do anything for her! I would even die for her!"
"Heh, you really are one affectionate stud. No wonder all those women flock around you!" Lu Gang smiled. "Go ahead and ask then! When you've gotten your proof, then you'll have to do as I say!"
As Lu Gang was confident enough to allow Chen Xiaobei to ask this question, it was evident that the Mengcheng that Lu Gang held hostage could be the real Lan Mengcheng indeed.
Once Chen Xiaobei confirmed Lan Mengcheng's identity, Lu Gang would have Chen Xiaobei's life in his hands. It was obvious that he could do as he pleased to Chen Xiaobei!
"Mengcheng, I'll ask you a question! Think very carefully before you answer!" Chen Xiaobei turned to Lan Mengcheng.
As he spoke, Chen Xiaobei took out the Verdant Emperor's Divine Gourd, and uncorked it.
"Hey dimwit! What are you doing? Why are you using a Spiritual Instrument? Do you want to see your girl die?!" Lu Gang was being extremely cautious, and quickly tightened his fingers around Lan Mengcheng's throat.
"Hold on! This is just a normal gourd!" Chen Xiaobei held out his hand in protest while he lied. "The question I want to ask has to do with this gourd!"
"A normal gourd?" Lu Gang stared at the thing for a long while before nodding. "Fine! Go ahead and ask! I have her in my hands anyway! If I'm going to die, at least we'll die together!"
"Don't worry! I won't let Lan Mengcheng die!" Chen Xiaobei looked at Lan Mengcheng. "Mengcheng, look at this gourd. Are you're willing to enter the gourd with me?"
Lan Mengcheng looked at Chen Xiaobei as if he had gone mad. She thought that he was really about to ask a question that only both of them knew the answer to.
She had not expected him to come up with such a weird question.
Although she was very intelligent, right now, she had no idea how to answer the question.
When he saw this, Lu Gang began to panic. "Hey girl! Answer quickly! You are the real Lan Mengcheng! Don't act dumb or I'll rip your face off!"
"I…" Lan Mengcheng opened her mouth to speak but she had no answers.
"Mengcheng!" Chen Xiaobei repeated slowly this time, "Enter the gourd. Leave with me. Are you willing?" Chen Xiaobei put extra emphasis on the words, "Leave with me".
Lu Gang was getting impatient. "Girl! I warn you! Answer now! If you're pretending to be stupid to protect this kid, I will make you pay!"
"I'm willing! I'm willing!" This time, Lan Mengcheng answered without hesitation.
Whoosh!
Suddenly, Lan Mengcheng shrunk and sucked into the Verdant Emperor's Divine Gourd.
"Tha… Th…" Lu Gang gasped. "What the f*ck just happened? Where did the girl go? Where is she?"
He had been pressing Lan Mengcheng to answer the question, not crossing his mind that she would disappear when she did.
Lan Mengcheng was not just a hostage Lu Gang used to threaten Chen Xiaobei, she was also the only thing that had stopped Chen Xiaobei from killing him.
Without Lan Mengcheng, the Demonic Beast Kings had now the green light to rip him apart.
"Hey Lu! Congratulations! After performing the tests, I can confirm that you've got the real Lan Mengcheng!" Chen Xiaobei smirked. "For Lan Mengcheng's sake, I am willing to destroy my own cultivation, and even die! Unfortunately, that Mengcheng had just flown away from your grasp!"
"I…" Lu Gang's face twisted into an ugly scowl, as if he had just tasted something nasty.
Gone! The cooked duck flew away just like that!
Lu Gang was holding his most powerful bargaining chip. But Chen Xiaobei's words turned it into a meaningless piece of trash.
Losing Lan Mengcheng meant losing ability to bargain with Chen Xiaobei.
"Mr… Mr. Chen… Master Chen" Lu Gang began to tremble so hard he fell to the ground and cried, "This is all my fault! Please spare my life! I'm willing to be your slave! Please have mercy!"
"I gave you a chance to live just now but you didn't appreciate it!" Chen Xiaobei shrugged.
"I was wrong! I know that I'm wrong now!" Lu Gang knocked his head on the ground, crying, "I am a demigod! If you spare my life, I will be your dog from now on! If you ask me to bite, I'll bite for you!"
"Heh, can your cultivation be compared to the three of them?" Chen Xiaobei glanced at the Demonic Beast Kings. "You are not even worthy of being my dog!"
Lu Gang was speechless. He had heard the three Beast Kings call Chen Xiaobei 'master'.
Compared to them, Lu Gang was as weak as a kitten! He was not strong enough that Chen Xiaobei would want to keep him.
So, he quickly changed and tried another reason. "I… I am the master of the South Town Star Temple! I can send 10 people to Northern Wilderness Starfield for you every year! Also, all of the demigods on earth are at your disposal!"
"I don't need that. I can send people there myself. I can handle earth's Jianghu on my own." Chen Xiaobei shrugged.
"I.." Lu Gang swallowed. "I am the core member of the South Town's Lu family! If you spare me, I guarantee that my family will reward you handsomely!"
"Hehe, now that you've mentioned your family, let me tell you the truth!" Chen Xiaobei said.
"Truth? What truth?" Lu Gang asked.
"It was the Northern Wilderness Overlord who sent me here to kill you! Your family has committed serious crimes, and have been sentenced to be completely wiped out! Even if I wanted to spare you, the Overlord would not! On top of that, in the near future, I would be in control of the South Town Star Temple!"
"How… That's impossible! You're bullshitting! I don't believe you! I will never believe that!" Lu Gang broke down.
"You are already a dead man. Does it still matter if you believe it or not?" Chen Xiaobei said coldly. "Kill!"
"No! No! No! Noooooo!" Lu Gang let out a shrill scream, but the Beast Kings were only obedient to Chen Xiaobei and they had no sympathy whatsoever for him.
Ziiing!
The Tyrant Dragon King swung an arm, having fingers like sharp steel shards stabbing into Lu Gang's chest. They started piercing flesh and blood, deep into his breastbone, and not leaving Lu Gang any chance to escape.
Crack! Crack!
At the same, the Python King and Ape King both swung their claws from each side, sinking their fingers into Lu Gang's left and right arm.
Blood was splattered everywhere. Lu Gang's face however, was drained of it, and he was shaking like a limp leaf. "Have mercy! Have mercy!"
Rrrrriiiiip!
The Beast Kings wore faces of stone, ignoring Lu Gang's desperate pleas, and together, tore into his whimpering body with all their might.
"AHHHHHHH!"
With a final blood-curdling scream, Lu Gang's body was ripped apart into three. Ripped flesh, snapped bones, and torn ligaments hung in strands from the beasts claws. His insides poured out in large blobs and painted the ground a dark red as they made contact with an unsavory plop.
"My god!"
The middle-aged man who was carrying Lan Mengcheng fell to ground gagging, shaking uncontrollably, and sweating profusely.
When they first came, the South Town's Star Temple group had thought that Chen Xiaobei would be an easy kill.
But it had only been a few minutes, and out of all of them, eight of the South Town Star Temple people were all dead, leaving only the weakest one alive.
"Master, shall we kill this piece of trash?" The Tyrant Dragon King looked at him in contempt. This remaining human was less than a lowly insect to them. Chen Xiaobei only had to give his hounds the signal and this apparent weakling would be dead in a matter of seconds.
The person drew in a deep breath when he heard this and pleaded profusely, "Don't… Don't kill me… I… I am the eyes and ears that the Overlord has planted in South Town Star Temple! We're on the same team! We're on the same team!"
Chen Xiaobei was intrigued. "Oh? What is your name?"
"M… My name is Wu Guangwen!" The person replied.
"Are you really the Overlord's informer?" Chen Xiaobei studied the man carefully from head to toe. "You say that we're on the same team but why didn't you offer me any help before this?"
"I…" Wu Guangwen could not answer him.
A nicer way to put it would be that he was incapable of offering Chen Xiaobei any help at all. In a less pleasant way to put it, there was a possibility that he too had hoped Chen Xiaobei would die.
"If you don't say anything, then I'll just take it that you're lying to me!" Chen Xiaobei said.
The Tyrant Dragon King immediately made a move towards Wu Guangwen.
Wu Guangwen inhaled sharply, and breathed rapidly, "I'll tell you! I'll tell you! I only watched from the side and didn't get involved because that was the Overlord's orders!"
Chen Xiaobei stared at the man. "What are you trying to do? If you want to use the Overlord to pressure me, at last give me a more reasonable excuse!"
"The Overlord wants to force you into a corner so that he could find out everything about you! He wants to see if you could handle managing South Town's Star Temple, and he also wants to know if he can have full control you!"
"I've already been cursed. Why is the Overlord still worried?" Chen Xiaobei asked.
"It's not you he's worried about. It's your 'friends' that worries the Overlord!" Wu Guangwen explained. "He's worried about the woman who destroyed Atlantis last time, and these three masters who are present today. They are all very unusually powerful! Unless the Overlord can figure these uncertainties out, he would not dare make use of you that easily."
"After this battle, do you think that the Overlord had figured out whatever it is he wanted to figure out?"
"I wouldn't dare hazard a guess of the Overlord's judgements." Wu Guangwen swallowed. "But I will report everything that has happened today as it is to him. No matter what I say, Mr. Chen has already finished the second task. If you could just explain the origin of these three masters, the Overlord would naturally have nothing to worry about!"
"Explain their origin?" Chen Xiaobei frowned as he shot a glance at the three Demonic Beast Kings.
"Why? Is there a problem, Mr. Chen?" Wu Guangwen asked.
Chen Xiaobei shrugged. "No, I've actually told the Overlord about where they came from. They are all from a high-ranking starfield, and they are my friends!"
"As long as Mr. Chen can explain it clearly to him!" Wu Guangwen nodded, as he reached into his pocket for an interstellar cell phone.
"What are you doing?" Chen Xiaobei asked.
"I'm have to report everything that has happened today! I've already told the Overlord about Lu Gang's operation today! Since the battle results are out, I have to report immediately or the Overlord might find me guilty. I cannot afford that!"
"Oh, if that's the case." Chen Xiaobei raised an eyebrow. "Stop him."
"Stop who?" Wu Guangwen looked puzzled. The reply he got was him feeling the Python King and the Ape Kings twisting his arms behind his back.
Both Demonic Beast Kings exerted their force on him, and pushed him to his knees.
"M… Mr Chen! What are you doing?!" Wu Guangwen began to panic.
Chen Xiaobei retrieved a Heavenly Dog Biscuit from his Infinite Space Ring. "Don't worry. I won't harm you. I just want to give you something delicious to eat!"
Clearly, Wu Guangwen had a very special role in this.
If Wu Guangwen is not killed, Chen Xiaobei would, forever, have a pair of eyes watching him.
If he killed him however, the Overlord would become suspicious and even if Chen Xiaobei managed to sweep it under the rug, the Overlord could always send a second spy. Men like Wu Guangwen were expandable cannon fodder.
That was why Chen Xiaobei had to give Wu Guangwen the biscuit in order to gain complete control of him.
"Don't come any closer! I will not eat that! I will never eat that thing!" Wu Guangwen protested.
"Don't worry. This thing tastes really good. If you don't believe me, you can ask the three of them!" Chen Xiaobei pointed his chin at the Beast Kings,
The Demonic Beast Kings nodded and smirked. If one were to forget the Heavenly Dog's Biscuit's Special Ability, it really did taste quite good.
"I won't eat it! I will not eat that!" Wu Guangwen struggled, and screamed. "Hey Chen! You better think about what you're doing! I am the Overlord's most trusted interstellar spy! If you kill me, the Overlord will pursue this matter to the end!"
"What? This is not to kill.. don't you worry. I don't plan to kill you! On top of that, the Overlord trusts you so much that it would be a waste to simply kill you!" Chen Xiaobei shrugged while tossing the biscuit to the Tyrant Dragon King.
The Tyrant Dragon King pried opened Wu Guangwen's mouth and shoved the biscuit into his throat, so that he could not spit it out!
The biscuit took effect very quickly. Wu Guangwen acknowledged his master and became another addition to Chen Xiaobei's loyal hound collection which was growing by the day.
"Now you can report to the Northern Wilderness Overlord!" Chen Xiaobei grinned. "Oh, by the way, find out what his final task for me is."
At Northern Wilderness Starfield, in the Overlord's temple.
The military advisor, Sima Liang had his forehead frowned while pacing around uncomfortably in the grand hall. Seemingly, he was waiting for something anxiously. On the throne, the Overlord had his cellphone in his hand. He was having a conversation with Wu Guangwen. The longer they talked, the more uneasy the Overlord felt. Clearly, he was surprised by what he heard and he was somewhat worried about it as well.
After a while, the Overlord hung up the call.
"My Lord, what did Wu Guangwen say about it? Judging by your looks, it seems something big has just happened at Atlantis!" asked Sima Liang.
"I have never thought that something like that would actually happen! I don't think you'd expect it as well!"
"What… What is going on?"
As the military advisor of the Northern Wildernss Starfield, Sima Liang could always predict what would happen next before anyone else would. This time, he had absolutely no idea what was going on.
"Chen Xiaobei has arrived at Atlantis this morning!"
"What?! How is that even possible?! Even with the fastest spaceship, one needs to travel at least half a month before arriving at Atlantis! How is possible that Chen Xiaobei could arrive in such a short period of time?!"
"I haven't finished my words! Not only has he arrived in Atlantis this morning, but he's also managed to kill seven demigods including Lu Gang just a few minutes ago!"
"Huh??? Did he finally use his trump card?! What is he hiding from us? What kind of powerful Spiritual Instruments are he using?!"
"None! Chen Xiaobei did not hide his strength or Spiritual Instruments from us… this time he's brought three extremely powerful demigods with him! According to Wu Guangwen, these three demigods came from a higher tier Starfield!"
"What that being said, Chen Xiaobei has no intention in hiding anything from us! Earlier, he did mention that he did indeed have friends at a higher-tier starfield!"
"With the curse that I inflicted on him, I don't think he would dare to hide anything from me! There's just one more thing I can't quite figure out! If he has made such powerful friends, why didn't he travel to the higher-tier starfield to make a name for himself? Why would he choose to become the master of South Town's Star Temple? I'm pretty sure that he has some sort of evil plan brewing within him!"
"Well, Chen Xiaobei did mention that the reason he choose to become the master of South Town Star Temple was because of his family and friends! He wants to bring them over here! I can totally understand that!"
"Oh? Does that mean I can fully trust that kid now?"
"No. Don't put all your trust in him. At the same time, it is in my professional opinion that you don't need to worry about him as well! The moment his friends and family arrive here, they are the ones who would become his weakness! We can always destroy his friends and family if he dares plot something against us!"
"Okay! I feel relieved after hearing that opinion of yours! So, should I give him what I promised him right now?"
"No! Of course not! There are supposed to be three tests! Don't make it easy for him!"
"It's pointless to test him anymore!"
"Of course, there's a point! We have no idea who his powerful friends are! They are after all, from a higher-tier starfield. It would be inappropriate for us to so casually ask about their identity! So, we can try to figure out who they are using the upcoming tests!"
"I can totally understand your intention, but Chen Xiaobei might not be able to complete the second test in the first place! The portal at Atlantis is extremely huge and the Spatial Spiritual Crystal within it has been destroyed! I don't even think the combined force of an entire starfield could fix it within a month, let alone Chen Xiaobei!"
"You are right! I thought Chen Xiaobei would fail this test as well! It's good for him to have a taste of failing a test though! By that time, he will have to come and beg for your mercy, the perfect time for us to help with toning him down a little bit! All in all, this could help us to wholly control him better in the future!"
"Good idea! In the end, we will benefit from it no matter what!"
.....
At Atlantis.
Chen Xiaobei moved to pick up Bai Linsu to check on the damaged portal.
"Sister Bai, I'm left with only 20 days! Are you confident enough that you can fix this portal?"
"Mr. Chen, it seems like you are still having a hard time trusting my abilities! I can promise you that I can fix this portal in 10 days!"
"That's great! It's my pleasure that I got the chance become your friend! If it wasn't for you, I don't think I can solve this test alone!"
"Mr. Chen, you are most welcome! It's Shuang'er pleasure and mine to make your aquaintence as well! If it wasn't for you, I think the both of us would have died in Zi Suyi's house."
"Alright! Alright! Alright! We are being too polite now! Oh right, I have been wanting to ask you about the existence of Ancient Demonic Foxes at Green Hill Starfield. Do they really exist?"
"Ancient Demonic Foxes? Why are you asking about it?"
"I'm from earth and I have heard a lot about Fox Deity, that's why I'm really curious about it!"
"I see now. Look… I'm just going to tell you the truth now alright? The ancestor of Green Hill's ruler is an Ancient Demonic Fox! They start as an ordinary fox, and once they enter the Earth God's realm, they would be able to transform into a human! A half human half fox being is born when they copulate with human beings.
"In the book called, Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio, it talks about the love story between a human and a Fox Deity. It seems like that's a real story after all!"
"Are you trying to drop me a hint?"
Bai Linsu's face was red hot and appeared to be blushing.
"No! Sister Bai! Please don't misunderstand my intention! I can promise you that I didn't have bad thoughts about you!"
"Am I not attractive enough for you?"
"Of course not… I mean… yes of course! Sister Bai, you are extremely attractive in fact!"
"Then, why didn't you have dirty thoughts about me?"
While talking, Bai Linsu slowly approached Chen Xiaobei with eyes squinting.
"I know what are you trying to tell me here. You wished that I had dirty thoughts about you!"
"Don't… Don't talk nonsense please! I… How could I wish for something like that… let's not talk about this please! Just now, you told me that you wanted to know more about the Ancient Demonic Fox, right?"
"Yes! I really want to know more about this! Are there anymore Demonic Foxes living at Green Hill Starfield now?"
"Yes! The Master Holy Fox is a 1,000 year-old Demonic Fox that is living in Green Hill's Holy Mountain! Right now, he has achieved the pinnacle of phase of demigod! One more step before he is to become an Earth God and gain the ability to transform into a human!"
"Master Holy Fox? Would that be a male or female?"
"Eh?"
With a frown on her face, Bai Linsu was clearly uncomfortable with the manner of question that Chen Xiaobei had just posted her.
"Uhm… I didn't mean to offend you. I'm just curious! Pure curiosity!"
"Master Holy Fox is a male Nine Tails Crimson Fox!"
"A male huh…"
Chen Xiaobei felt slightly disappointed by the answer.
"Actually, there are female Ancient Demonic Foxes but they are all living in the Earth God's Realm right now. They don't really return to Green Hill anymore!"
"So, there are female Demonic Foxes in the Earth God's Realm?!"
Chen Xiaobei was lit with the fire of hope once again. Clearly, he still had Little Fox wandering around in his heart. He now had decided that he would travel to Green Hill to look for her first and only if he failed to locate her at Green Hill, would he travel to the Earth God's Realm to look for her.
"I would like to start repairing the portal right now if you do not have other questions. During this time, I wish for no interruptions!"
"Alright! Please go ahead! I need to return to Earth to settle some matters as well! I will return here in10 days time!"
"Okay! By that time, the portal will be fixed!"
Bai Linsu nodded her head and walked towards all that was left of the portal located at the ruins. All the materials that Chen Xiaobei had just spent three million Spiritual Stones on were passed to Bai Linsu. Keeping her promise in his mind, Chen Xiaobei would not need to worry about this matter anymore. After that,he kept the three Demonic Beast Kings back to his Verdant Emperor's Divine Gourd and left Atlantis.
As for Wu Guangwen, Chen Xiaobei had decided to leave him at Atlantis to report to the Overlord about the progress of the portal's repairs. In his report, he would mention that Chen Xiaobei was repairing the portal with his friends. As instructed by Chen Xiaobei, he would never mention about Bai Linsu as he had already eaten the Heavenly Dog Biscuit.
….
Right after he stepped on the Somersault Cloud, Chen Xiaobei released Lan Mengcheng.
"Xiaobei!"
With a heart filled with joy, Lan Mengcheng rushed to Chen Xiaobei and have him an intimate tight hug.
"Everything is fine now! I'm back. No one can hurt you anymore!" said Chen Xiaobei while caressing Lan Mengcheng's back in a gentle manner.
"What… What is going on?"
"The ones that kidnapped you are my enemies! They are all dead now!"
"No! I'm not talking about them! I want to ask about the ruins at the bottom of the sea! Also, why are we flying in the sky?! Am I… dreaming?!"
"No! You are not dreaming! Listen to my explanation…"
With a smile on his face, Chen Xiaobei started to explain everything to Lan Mengcheng. From the Northern Wilderness Starfield to the Spiritual Instrument, Chen Xiaobei patiently explained everything thoroughly to her. Left in bewilderment, Lan Mengcheng would have not believed the things Chen Xiaobei had just told her if she had not experienced it by herself.
"So how about that eh? Are you willing to move to the Northern Wilderness Starfield with me after I've told you everything about myself?"
"I… of course I'm willing to do so… but…"
"Are you worried about your family? I can bring them here to live in the Northern Wilderness Starfield too as long as they say yes to it!"
"No. I'm not worried about my family. With your help, Lan Family has managed to replace Yap Family completely making us now one of the three most powerful families of Dragon City! They will live a good life even if they decide to stay on earth! I don't think they can adapt to the lifestyle here anyway."
"What are you worried about then if it's not your family?"
"I'm having a hard time to giving up on our Beicheng Cosmetics!"
"Beicheng Cosmetics? Are you talking about our cosmetic company?!"
"Yes! This is the cosmetic brand that we had both setup together! It's like our child! From the day it was born until it became an international brand, I have nurtured it and watched it grow! I don't think I can just give it up like that!"
"Oh, my little pumpkin! You can still continue to manage the company even if you move to the Northern Wilderness Starfield and with the help of Uncle Lan, I'm pretty sure the company will continue to grow!"
"You are right. I can go back sometimes to look at the company. Hmm, okay… sounds good to me!"
Ring…
Suddenly, Lan Mengcheng's cellphone rang.
"Hello? Secretary Wang? What's going on?"
"Boss Lan! You finally picked up my call! Where are you? The flight is going to leave soon! Our trip to the US will have to cancelled if you can't make it back in time!"
"US… Shit! I don't know where I am right now… I don't think I can make it back in time…"
"What should we do? If Beicheng Cosmetics wants to make its presence in US, we will need the help of Brandon Organization! We have gone through a lot of trouble to get an appointment with them! We'll will have to wait for a long time to talk to them again if we miss this golden opportunity!"
"Secretary Wang, right? Bring all the documents with you! I will send Boss Lan to US on time!"
"You? Who are you?"
"Me? I'm the CEO of Beicheng Cosmetics!"
In America.
Chen Xiaobei had arrived with Lan Mengcheng. Clearly, the Somersault Cloud's speed was a hell lot faster than Secretary Wang's old airplane. As there was some time left, the two of them went searching for some fine-dining while waiting for Secretary Wang.
A bottle of wine and some candles had managed to loosen things up undoubtedly creating an extremely romantic atmosphere. Slowly but surely, the fires of passion in their hearts were lit. Without saying much, Chen Xiaobei brought Lan Mengcheng to a five-star hotel after the glorious dinner. He then booked a presidential suite for the both of them.
"Mengcheng… Are you ready?" asked Chen Xiaobei in a passionate manner.
"Yes… I have always wanted to surrender myself to you! But… You must treat me gently… Can you do that?" asked Lan Mengcheng in a soft voice with her head nodded.
"Don't worry! I can promise you I'll be gentler than I've ever been. Before that, can you please check your cellphone and make sure that it's turned off? I don't want any interruptions… not when it comes to you!" asked Chen Xiaobei with a smile.
"Mmhmm… my cellphone is off!"
"Let me turn off mine as well! Today, I don't want anyone to interrupt me… the only thing to be turned on right now… This…"
Chen Xiaobei was taken aback as he picked up his cellphone.
Ring…
Chen Xiaobei's cellphone rang and the person calling in was Gordon! He was asked to stay in America to help Chen Xiaobei investigate the secret about the prince-tier Dark Neutron. Usually, Gordon would contact Jiang Ziya instead of Chen Xiaobei if there was no urgent matters. Seemingly, Gordon had encountered something that Jiang Ziya could not solve.
Rendered with no other options, Chen Xiaobei had to pick up the call.
"Are you the one who controls Gordon?"
An unfamiliar cold voice was on the other side of the phone.
"Who might you be?"
"I'm Teddy Bryan! The Grand Leader of Blood Descendents of the West Coast of America! Tyler Bryan is my father!"
"Tyler? Prince Tyler?"
Earlier, America had sent Paladin Leo, Grand Mage Deeker, and Blood Descendant Prince Tyler to kill Chen Xiaobei. He had never expected that Prince Tyler had a son who was called Teddy. If Chen Xiaobei's guess was right, Gordon was captured by Teddy because the Dark Neutron had been traced back to Bryan Family.
"Where is Gordon? What did you do to him? Heh! I knew it! You are the one who controls Gordon! He is with me now! Bring my father's Dark Neutron back to me if you want him to live!"
"What Dark Neutron? I have no idea what the hell are you talking about!"
"Hmph! Bastard! Do you really think you can fool me? Why would you send Gordon to investigate us if you don't have the Dark Neutron with you?! Of course, you can continue to act the fool while I slice off Gordon's flesh piece by piece and feed them to the dogs!"
"Hold on! Tell me where you are! I'll come to you right now!"
"Hehe… Attaboy! I will send the address to your cellphone! You have exactly two hours to deliver the Dark Neutron to me! Fail to do so and I will present you with a neatly sliced Gordon, perhaps, in 18 pieces!"
"Fine! I will go to you ASAP!"
Chen Xiaobei nodded his head and he did not look good at all.
"There is something urgent that I have to deal with! I don't think I can have fun with you today!"
"I'm yours anyway! Just go and deal with his urgent matter first!"
"Alright! Wait for me here. I have stationed two bodyguards to watch the common area. They are very trustworthy! If you need anything, just ask them to do it for you!"
"Okay!"
Right after Chen Xiaobei left the bedroom, he released the Ape King and Python King to protect Lan Mengcheng. Considering that the Shapeshifting Pull could last for 24 hours, Chen Xiaobei knew that they would only return to their original forms in the morning and therefore, had nothing to worry about. Knowing that the demigods on earth were weaker than Lu Gang, there was no way that they could defeat these two Demonic Beast Kings! In the betterment of things, the Tyrant Dragon King was still inside his gourd. That would mean Chen Xiaobei could do whatever he wanted to in America. This was why he was not afraid of meeting the Blood Descendant later.
…..
After leaving the hotel, Chen Xiaobei went to the designated location given by Teddy. He was asked to travel to a forest far away from the city. Judging from the lush and overgrown foliage, Chen Xiaobei could see that no one had set foot in this place for a very long time. By following the given GPS location, Chen Xiaobei had arrived deep inside the forest before he caught a glipse of the apparent Teddy.
He looked like a man in his thirties but his actual age stretched hundreds of years old. And there were 12 Blood Descendant Guardians around him. They looked very much like Silver Wings Myrmidon but they seemed to be a lot more powerful than the ordinary ones. After looking around for a bit, Chen Xiaobei did not see Gordon around.
"When I talked to you on the phone just now, I figured out that you are just a young man. I totally didn't expect you to be a lot younger than you sounded! I think you are just in your twenties, right? I'm really curious. How did you manage to control Gordon? He's willing to throw away his life to help you!"
Ding!
[Cultivation: Pinnacle phase of Celestial Cultivation. Lifespan: ****. Health: 130,000. Combat power: 130,000!]
After checking out his cultivation with Netherspirit Battlescouter, Chen Xiaobei felt less worried now. Prince Tyler possessed 280,000 combat power but his son, Tyler possessed only 130,000 combat power. With such huge gap in power, Chen Xiaobei was confident enough that he could deal with the whole thing without the help of Tyrant Dragon King.
"Where is Gordon?"
"You have not answered my question! You have no right to ask me any questions!"
"I order you to release Gordon within 10 seconds since you don't want to answer my questions!"
"What? You… are you ordering me around?! I'm an elite at the pinnacle phase of Celestial cultivation! I can kill you with one finger! I know that you are more powerful than Gordon but you should know that you can't do much here! Ordering me around is equivalent to signing your death warrant!"
"It seems like I don't need to wait for 10 seconds!"
Filled with a raging murderous intent, Chen Xiaobei fiercely strode towards Teddy.
"Huh? How dare you attack me first!" Teddy's face darkened. "Attack him! Kill this stupid son of a bitch! Show him how powerful the Blood Descendants are!"
"Yes, sir!" All twelve bodyguards answered in unison, immediately forming a semi-circle, charging towards Chen Xiaobei.
Chen Xiaobei did not even bat an eyelid. He continued to hurtle forward, ignoring the twelve people running at him.
Both sides differed sharply. It was like watching twelve violent, hungry wolves hunting for a meek strayed lamb, whereby a bloody kill would ensue, resulting in the pathetic, ghastly death of the lamb.
The Blood Descendent Guardian at the front bellowed, "You shithead! Were you so scared you lost your mind? How dare you keep coming at us! Do me a favour and just die will you!"
He raised both arms revealing claws as sharp as daggers which were aimed squarely at Chen Xiaobei's Dantian.
These twelve Blood Descendants' cultivation were much higher than the Silver Winged Myrmidons. Be it strength or speed, they were at least a level higher.
Of course, Chen Xiaobei was no longer the same Chen Xiaobei back then!
Ziiing!
Chen Xiaobei lifted a finger, and a frosty red brilliance shot out from the tip of it.
The light was wispy, like a long string of hair but as if left Chen Xiaobei's finger, it grew and expanded in a flash into a longsword.
The sword was of a blood-red color, and made out of top-tier Blood Jade. The shadows of two dragons circled the sword's body, fierce and limitless.
In the next instant, the blood-red radiance ballooned even more and washed the entire place in its crimson light.
"My god! What a scary Sword Force!" exclaimed the Blood Descendants who were charging towards Chen Xiaobei. Their hearts were now drumming wildly in their chests and their pupils were contracted. Terror, along with the blood-red light, shrouded them.
It felt as if two ancient giant dragons were coming at them, and the power they displayed was as if they could just smite them into dust with the snap of a finger!
True enough, what they feared turned into reality!
Zing!
The pair of dragons appeared in a flash, and advanced toward the Blood Descendant who was at the front, striking and slicing his head clean off the neck. Blood poured out. It was a frightening sight to behold.
All Blood Essence and spirit of the Blood Descendant were then absorbed into the blood sword.
More accurately, the red dragon had absorbed the Blood Essence, and the black dragon had absorbed their spirit. Through their Special Abilities, they were stored inside the blood sword as energy.
That's right! This was the Chaos Blood Sword!
The red dragon was the sword's original Special Ability, and the black dragon was the Soul Consuming Enigmatic Jade's Special Ability.
With the two combined, the sword could maximize the use of the enemies' Blood Essence and Souls after an enemy was killed!
The only flaw with this sword however, was that souls that have been absorbed were not allowed to enter the underworld realm, and no merit points would be rewarded too.
Chen Xiaobei wasn't worried as he had plenty of merit points. It was more worthwhile to exchange the souls for energy.
"My god… That's… That's really scary!" The remaining 11 Blood Descendant Guardians were too stunned to move forward. They just stood there, mouths gaping and eyes wide open in sheer shock.
But Chen Xiaobei was not going to wait for them get over their shock.
Zing! Zing! Zing!
The Blood Chaos sword swung midair; its razor-sharp blade sliced about, sending lifeless heads falling to the ground.
Inflicted with such a powerful force, the 11 Blood Descendants were killed just like that. Their Blood Essences and souls were absorbed, and they ceased to exist from the three realms.
In a matter of seconds, the whole place grew calm again.
The Chaos Blood Sword made its way back to Chen Xiaobei, hovering above his heard as the red light lit up its surrounding areas.
"I'll say this one last time! Hand Gordon over now, or I'll make you pay!
Chen Xiaobei's gaze was frosty. Under the blood red light, he looked like a Demon Overlord that came from purgatory, an absolutely terrifying prospect.
Teddy inhaled sharply. His state of mind was deeply affected but he had someone powerful behind him, so he would not give in so easily.
"You really are not easy!" Teddy straightened himself up. "That Blood Sword's speed and strength is about 130,000 combat power! If it's a little bit stronger, I might be afraid. But because we share the same combat power, we the Blood Descendants are superior to you!"
Roar!
With a sudden roar, a transformation began to happen.
Teddy's brown hair turned into a golden blonde, and a pair of golden wings emerged from his back. His irises were of the same red color but his pupils were now in gold!
This was the original form of the Blood Descendant's grand leader. The transformed Teddy was way more powerful than his previous form. Clearly, he was at the pinnacle phase of his current cultivation.
His combat power was still 130,000 but after his transfiguration, he was able to make use of the Blood Descendant's talents boosting his speed, strength, and defense.
Blood Descendants would always win against a similar ranked human.
That was why, even though his guardians had been eradicated, Teddy was still confident about winning this battle.
Chen Xiaobei nodded. "You're right. Because we have the same combat power, you have the upper hand!"
Soon after he said that, Chen Xiaobei put away his Chaos Blood Sword.
Back in Atlantis, Chen Xiaobei cultivated for seven minutes, and he was able to reach the peak of Celestial Cultivation with 130,000 combat power.
Earlier on, Chen Xiaobei relied on his True Qi to move the Chaos Blood Sword. He did not actually use the Special Ability stored in the sword.
That was why the sword was only able to move at the speed and strength of 130,000 combat power.
That allowed him to wipe out all the Blood Descendant Guardians, but against the transfigured Teddy, it did not present any threat at all.
Of course, there was now quite a good amount of energy stored inside the sword. Having absorbed 12 Blood Descendant Guardians' Blood Essences and souls, it could produce a strike of 140,000 combat power.
This was enough to beat Teddy.
But this energy could only be used once. Chen Xiaobei wanted to collect more than that, and he did not want to waste it all here.
That was why he put the Chaos Blood Sword away.
Teddy did not know any of this, so he laughed mockingly. "Hey dipshit! Why did you put your weapon away? Are you scared now? Hahaha!"
"Who said putting aside my weapon means I'm scared?" Chen Xiaobei retorted.
"Hmph! Even if you did have a weapon, you won't be able to beat me! If putting it away doesn't mean you surrender, what does it mean then? You better hand over my father's Dark Neutron or I will make you regret that you were even born at all!"
"If you can still stand after three seconds, I will return it to you!" Chen Xiaobei shouted as he charged towards the Blood Descendent.