38: Chapter 38 The Interception by a Strange Demigod

Just as Lin Xiao was satisfied with the warship he had just bought, on the other side, inside a bedroom of a side branch of the Chen family, Chen Xing was currently in a private room in the virtual world.

"If I recall correctly, you have been in our Chen family for nearly fifty years. I heard that you were already a demigod when you joined, yet fifty years have passed and you are still stuck at this realm."

Chen Xing's words made the middle-aged Wu Jiang's eye twitch slightly. He revealed a respectful smile on his face.

"Young Master is right. I can only blame my own dull aptitude. I have wasted my best years accomplishing nothing. In the future, I will have to rely heavily on Young Master's guidance."

Chen Xing tossed a Spirit Fruit into his mouth and couldn't help but laugh happily.

"Hahaha, it seems you are also a sensible person. Don't you want guidance? This young master will give you a chance. You must have heard of this person, Lin Xiao, right?"

After a brief silence, the smile on Wu Jiang's face became somewhat strained.

"Xuanyuan Star, illegitimate son of the Lin family. He caused quite a stir at Tianhe No. 1 High School previously, and even the Family Head personally gave orders not to provoke him. Naturally, I have heard of him."

"Hmph! Are you trying to use the Family Head to pressure me?"

"I would not dare."

"He is just an illegitimate son forgotten by the family! If the Lin family still held any shred of sentiment, he wouldn't have ended up in this state today. I won't beat around the bush with you. I've found this kid an eyesore for a long time. I originally planned to find an opportunity to deal with him during the class assignment assessment, but I can't wait any longer! Go find an opportunity to give this kid a good lesson for me. You don't need to go too far, just kill off the strongest batch of Believers he currently has. Are you willing to vent this anger for me?"

After hearing this, Wu Jiang inwardly groaned. A side-branch descendant who suddenly gains power is truly difficult to serve. Why not think about how to improve the strength of his Believers or manage his Divine Kingdom well at a time like this? Why provoke someone irrelevant for no reason? Just because he finds him an eyesore? Damn it! He only awakened a B-Grade Talent. With this attitude, someone who didn't know better would think you had an S-Rank Talent!

"Young Master, I'm afraid this is inappropriate. After all, the Family Head personally gave orders..."

"Smash!" Before the other could finish, Chen Xing violently smashed the jade cup in his hand to pieces. He looked at Wu Jiang with a sinister expression. "There is no Family Head here right now! I will ask you one thing: Are you going, or not?!"

The private room instantly fell into an agonizing silence. After who knows how long, a bitter smile appeared on Wu Jiang's face.

"Could I not show my face? After all, going against the Family Head's orders so openly—it doesn't matter for me, but I'm afraid it might implicate your future, Young Master."

"Hahahaha! I knew I hadn't misjudged you. Not showing your face is fine too. That way, even if that Lin fellow wants to get angry, he won't be able to find anyone. Since you are so obedient, when I become a deity in the future, I will definitely give you a hand. As for whether you can successfully ascend, that will depend on your own ability."

"Thank you for your guidance, Young Master. I will definitely handle this matter beautifully, leaving no trace behind."

Time passed day by day. Ten days later, under the supervision of his two subordinates and the nourishment of 6 billion pills every day, the one thousand Believers they had carefully selected finally reached the limit of the First Tier. Inside the secret realm.

A blade flash flickered in General Zhan Yi's hand. The Third Tier alien Believer, who had previously forced one hundred Believers, including himself, into a state of having no power to fight back, was now headless. The eyes on its massive pig head were wide open, as if it couldn't believe until its death that it had actually been killed by a "weak" alien.

Exhaling deeply and completely steadying his aura, General Zhan Yi respectfully came before his Divine Master and knelt on one knee. "General Zhan Yi has not failed the Divine Master's expectations; the alien Believer has been completely executed. I have come to report!"

Lin Xiao, standing to the side, wore a satisfied smile. The efforts of so many days had finally not been in vain. Presumably, once the strength of these Believers reached the peak of the Second Tier, they should be able to contend with Qi Refinement. Second Tier against Spirit Rank, huh. If they were to ascend to the Third Tier, or even Qi Refinement, what kind of scene would that be?

When the Believers under Su Xue also successfully killed a Third Tier Believer in single combat, Lin Xiao laughed out loud happily.

"Not bad. In such a short time, you have been able to raise the Believers to this level; it shows that you are both very serious. However, with training, we must balance work and rest. If we keep them taut, who knows when the Believers' strings might snap. The results of this battle are very good. Give your Believers a few days off. Let them relax properly and go home to spend time with their parents, wives, and children. As for us, it's my treat at Manyue Restaurant! This time we won't go to the virtual world; we'll go directly to the real-world Manyue Restaurant to try something fresh. I've already arranged the ingredients and such."

Seeing that he had already arranged everything, Wang Tao and Su Xue naturally dared not have any objections. They gave their Believers a week off. The three of them took a car and left the villa.

Outside the Tianjing Divine Mansion, in a high-rise residential area a few kilometers away, a middle-aged man was taking out a Spirit Meal to eat as usual. The next moment, his chewing stopped. He sighed and shook his head, putting down the Spirit Meal he had barely eaten a few bites of. "Sigh, what kind of business is this?"

Just as Wu Jiang stood up, wanting to do something, his figure suddenly paused again. His originally lazy eyes became incredibly sharp. Gone! The target that had just left the villa area was actually gone!

In just a moment, he realized: there was someone else in the same line of work! And the other party was very likely also a demigod. This made him feel somewhat dumbfounded. This Lin Xiao was too good at offending people, right? He was just a Divine Being, yet he had actually provoked two demigods to target him. This treatment really didn't disgrace his status as a member of the Lin family.

Since someone had already acted first, it just happened to save him some effort. Wu Jiang sat back down. His eyes stared fixedly at the place where Lin Xiao and the other two had disappeared in the distance.

On the other side, not long after they had left the villa area, the three of them felt their vision blur. By the time they reacted, they were already in an unfamiliar environment. Around them, densely packed Believers clad in armor and wielding weapons were currently surrounding the three of them, layer upon layer.

Seeing this scene, Lin Xiao was not overly panicked. "I don't know which friend has invited us here? I assume there must be some misunderstanding in this. Why don't we meet to talk this misunderstanding through and resolve it? If we really did something wrong somewhere, I, Lin Xiao, will never be vague about the compensation."

As Lin Xiao's words fell, the Believers surrounding them cleared a path. A heroic-looking man wearing silver armor walked out with a look of disdain on his face. The demigod Xu Mingjie looked Lin Xiao up and down with an extremely repulsive gaze. A cold sneer appeared on his face.

"Now you know to call it a misunderstanding? What were you doing earlier?! Daring to snatch my No. 6 Courtyard—today, none of you will be able to leave alive!"

Looking at this completely strange man in front of him, Lin Xiao frowned tightly. "I don't know what you mean by those words, friend? If I recall correctly, I have never seen you before. So where does this talk of snatching your things come from?"

"Hmph! Don't play dumb with me! If you hadn't snatched the No. 6 Courtyard of [Tianjing Divine Mansion], I wouldn't have been short on cultivation resources! Since you dared to cut off my path of ascension, then don't blame me for being ruthless and bullying the small with the big!"