536: Do I look like a fool to you?

"Heh, I always thought I was just a nobody!"

Tang Ku laughed self-deprecatingly, "So, that kind of joke isn't funny at all!"

Tang Xian said disdainfully, "That's called self-deprecation! Don't forget, I told you before, my father found the successor for the Lord of Chaos, but as for this Order Lord... heh, he did say he wanted to find someone who could fight!"

Tang Ku was stunned, then couldn't help but tremble as he said, "You... don't try to scare me... do you mean that your ridiculously powerful old man... wants me to succeed as the Order Lord?"

"Otherwise what?"

Tang Xian rolled his eyes and said, "What do you think this Universe was created for? Do you think the System you have came for free? In this entire Universe, including the Extraterrestrial Gods and Demons you mentioned, who has a System as awesome as yours? In the two years you've been adventuring, who could match your speed of progress? To tell you the truth, all those trials were stepping stones for the System to upgrade you step by step. The otaku who wrote the System even factored in the newbie protection period; otherwise, you might have already died when you encountered trouble at Lingshan!"

"In other words, everything I've encountered was mainly to make my strength stronger, thereby moving towards the direction of becoming the Order Lord?"

Tang Ku couldn't help but curl his lips and say, "Why does it sound so... so Xuanhuan? It's just like writing a novel!"

"That's a good adjective, it's just like writing those male-protagonist power fantasies, it's just about the thrill!"

Tang Xian laughed, "However, don't get too carried away, because in this world, you are not the only one qualified to be the Order Lord! You have a powerful competitor... a competitor who is, at the very least, countless times stronger than you are right now!"

"A competitor... a competitor for the Order Lord?"

Tang Ku suddenly thought of something and couldn't help but swallow, "I suddenly thought of someone!"

"Yeah, it's the person you're thinking of!"

Tang Xian laughed, "He is that most favorable competitor. His strength was already established long ago while following my father, attaining the Saint position. Even compared to any Saint, he belongs to the most formidable echelon! Hmm, as for who he is... actually, I don't know either. I learned all this information from my brother and my aunts. As for how powerful he truly is... I really don't know!"

"Your father... must be someone who values fairness very much!"

Tang Ku said in a deep voice, "Otherwise, with that powerhouse who is considered quite formidable even among Saints, with his power, it seems he could have completely wiped me out a long time ago... I fought him... hmm, no, I was abused by him twice, and he didn't deal a killing blow; otherwise, my bones would have been cold long ago!"

"Hmm, you could say that!"

Tang Xian said, "Although I don't know who this guy is, I know that he entered this Universe much earlier than you, and he developed his own forces in the cosmic space early on, even allowing his subordinates to reach the Quasi-Saint Realm, or even reach the Quasi-Saint Realm. However, he was strictly ordered by my old man not to kill you, his competitor. He said that to fight for the position of Order Lord, the battle must take place in a state of completely equal strength. Whether it's in terms of influence or personal hard power, it must be completely equal. Both sides rely on their own abilities to determine the winner! And the winning side will be the next Order Lord!"

"So, actually, your old man should be... biased towards me?"

Tang Ku frowned slightly, "Why is he so good to me? Giving me a System and taking care of me?"

"Uh, I'm not clear on the specifics of this. Hmm, actually, I'm also very confused. Sometimes I even suspect if you are his illegitimate child, after all, you also have the surname Tang, right? But later I monitored it and found that you and my family's genes have nothing in common, so I can be sure that you and him don't have any unethical relationship!"

Tang Xian smiled triumphantly.

"Then I have to thank you..."

Tang Ku rolled his eyes, then couldn't help but say, "Then... actually, that Master hasn't made a move on me, actually wanting to... wait for my power to develop until it's completely equal to his, and then fight me? To use the result of this battle to decide who is the Lord of Chaos? If that's the case, your old man is truly awesome, actually... actually able to designate the candidate for the Lord of Chaos?"

"Heh, the entire Primordial Universe can be said to be his, so it's natural for him to favor his own people when setting the rules... Hmm... as for why he chose you, I actually don't know that either. Although you are indeed quite handsome, you don't seem very smart, making it hard to cultivate you as an ambitious hero!"

Tang Xian said, "You have to know, when my father chooses an Order Lord, being able to fight is the primary factor! Your somewhat indecisive personality really isn't suited for this role!"

Tang Ku was silent for a moment, then asked, "There is another important question... is the powerhouse who wiped out the various Realms actually that formidable 'ambitious hero'!"

"I can be certain, that is not him!"

Tang Xian said in a deep voice, "Because from the very beginning, my father strictly forbade the indiscriminate killing of innocents. This is the bottom line he set. Once discovered by him, one would lose their eligibility to compete, and would end up worse than even the most ordinary immortal god! Whether it's the Heavenly Court, the Underworld, or the Western Buddhist Realm, they can actually be considered as guilds in a game that issued quests for you... Hmm, but now there has been a change... A mysterious force has actually wiped out the Heavenly Court, the Underworld, and the Western Buddhist Realm... In my opinion, this is simply impossible. In other words, something beyond control has happened... Hmm, in this situation, I think even my father might not have the ability to investigate it clearly... And also..."

Tang Xian looked deeply at Tang Ku and said, "And there is the legendary Pseudo-Saint Legion... They were actually able to break through the Seal in such a short time, which also means... the date for them to completely break out is not far away!"

"Hmm, not far away!"

Tang Ku suddenly lay down horizontally on the ground and laughed, "But, what does that have to do with me? It seems I can relax and slack off this time!"

Tang Xian immediately said with some panic, "Don't do that. You've managed to hold on until now with such difficulty, and you're about to reach the end; are you really going to quit now?"

"Heh, why the hell should I do it? It's not like I wanted to be this Order Lord... Honestly, I'm not afraid of fighting, but to talk about fighting in a muddled way, or a battle that is clearly a failure... heh, do I look like a fool to you?"