184: The sky cleared and the rain stopped, and Jiang Ruolai felt like she was back to normal!

"Her name is Laila, she's a guide for the Desolate God Realm I've hired," Shen Pan said, his expression unchanged.

A guide for the Desolate God Realm?

This grey-haired, green-eyed maid?

Jiang Ruolai was stunned, and the jealousy she had just been brewing instantly dissipated.

She had given her a scare; it turned out she wasn't a new sister.

If she was just a guide, then there was no problem!

But why would Shen Pan look for a guide for the Desolate God Realm?

It's not like he's wanted there yet!

Could it be that Shen Pan is preparing for his Epic Rank advancement quest?

Jiang Ruolai nodded thoughtfully.

After all, she knew very well that in the Professional System, when advancing to the Epic, Legendary, and Mythic ranks...

One cannot skip the advancement quest using a promotion crystal.

One must complete a series of complex, troublesome, and extremely difficult advancement quests.

Only then can one reach Level 100.

She had even heard that last year, a Legendary-rank Profession Prodigy abroad, after reaching Level 99...

One of the tasks in his Epic advancement quest was to perform a task in front of a sufficiently large audience.

He had to solo hunt an Epic Expert in their normal state.

Then, amidst the cheers and awe of the audience, sever that Epic Expert's head.

As a result, that Heaven-Defying quest...

Had stuck the person for an entire year, and they still hadn't completed it!

Not counting the deification system, and considering only the point of breaking through to the Epic Rank...

The martial arts system, which only requires Heaven And Earth Treasures and the essence blood of an Epic Expert...

Is indeed simpler.

Unfortunately, the early-stage leveling of the martial arts system is too slow.

And so far, the martial arts system cannot break through to Legendary!

Wait?

Jiang Ruolai paused, a flash of excitement lighting up her eyes.

She was a protagonist holding a System!

Could the Class Points rewarded by the System directly skip the Epic advancement quest?

She felt there was a high possibility!

If the System could let her skip the Epic advancement quest directly... then she would have a chance to catch up to Shen Pan!

After all, Shen Pan didn't have a System and could only waste time completing quests.

This period of time would be the perfect opportunity for her to catch up and overtake him on a curve!

The sky has cleared and the rain has stopped; she felt like she was back in the game!

After forcefully suppressing the corners of her mouth, Jiang Ruolai voiced her doubt again.

"Shen Pan, are you sure she's reliable?"

Jiang Ruolai's willow-leaf brows twitched slightly as she looked with disdain at Laila, who had glanced at her...

And then continued to stuff large mouthfuls of ice cream into her mouth.

The girl was completely immersed in her eating journey, treating everything else in heaven and earth as nothing!

With this gluttonous personality...

She seriously suspected that the girl had been tricked into coming here by Shen Pan using food!

And she can be a guide?

By the way, is this maid a big eater?

She's been eating for ages and hasn't stopped... "Wait! She's eating the ice cream I bought!!!" Jiang Ruolai let out a cry of alarm.

She rushed over directly, pushing aside Laila, whose mouth was stained with chocolate marks.

Like a beast protecting its food, she bared her teeth and brandished her fists.

"You're just a mere maid and a guide, you're not allowed to eat!"

Not far away, the father and daughter who had been arguing exchanged a look.

They understood what the other was expressing.

With tacit understanding, they looked at the teary-eyed maid who was staring fixedly at the refrigerator.

Unlike Jiang Ruolai, whose brain was temporarily asleep...

They could quickly draw a conclusion.

This beautiful-looking person in a maid outfit... likely came from the Otherworld and was not human!

After all, the Desolate God Realm was an Otherworld ruled by alien races.

Races not belonging to the Twelve Tribes, or rather, the human factions of the Desolate God Realm...

Blue Star had never seen them until now.

And someone who could serve as a guide, besides having strength that was definitely at least at the Epic level...

Must have originated from the Twelve Tribes!

Otherwise, they wouldn't even have the qualification to walk freely in the Desolate God Realm!

Where did Shen Pan trick... persuade an alien from the Desolate God Realm???

And looking at her, it was as if she had been completely tamed!

Ruan Jingxing twitched his lips, suddenly finding it a bit hard to keep his composure.

He had clearly come to find this kid Shen Pan to discuss the issue regarding his own daughter.

To warn him not to go too far, to pay attention to safety, and so on.

And incidentally, to give him a few warnings to vent the depression and anger of having his little girl taken away.

In the end, he actually saw such a spectacular scene!

Moreover, Shen Pan's current strength was only so-so.

He actually wanted to follow a guide to adventure in the Desolate God Realm?

Even he, as an Epic Middle Stage expert who could fight an Epic Peak with equipment and items...

Didn't dare to go to the Desolate God Realm, where Legendaries walk everywhere and Epics are treated like dogs!

No, he had to persuade the boy.

He couldn't let such an excellent seed perish prematurely!

"Ahem!"

Ruan Jingxing coughed twice, drawing everyone's attention.

"Kid Shen Pan, first have your maid withdr—"

"Dad, that's not very polite!" Ruan Qingshu spoke up coldly.

"..."

Being backstabbed by his daughter, Ruan Jingxing helplessly pulled out an Epic Rank item.

*Hum hum!*

A blue light ray connected Shen Pan, himself, and Qingshu together.

This was something the Special Affairs Bureau had asked him to develop:

An item that could deceive Epic Experts and allow secret communication between team members.

It's just that the one in his hand was an early version that still showed the blue light ray.

"Alright, now it's private chat time for the three of us."

His voice sounded simultaneously in Ruan Qingshu's and Shen Pan's minds.

"First, I demand that you, Shen Pan, give your word that besides the Jiang girl...

In the future, you cannot... cannot have any more new girlfriends!"

"Second, before you graduate, Qingshu cannot stay overnight at your place, much less have a child!"

"Third, and most importantly..."

Ignoring the protests of his black-hearted little girl, Ruan Jingxing spoke steadily:

"Shen Pan, before you have the power of an Epic Peak, I personally do not recommend you go running around outside Blue Star!"

"Especially a place as dangerous as the Desolate God Realm!"

After Shen Pan listened calmly, he smiled and shook his head.

"These demands are too overbearing; I cannot accept them."

Setting aside the safety issue of going to the Desolate God Realm...

Just for the first two points, Shen Pan felt he couldn't do it.

Especially the... second point!

Waiting until graduation... he estimated that by then, he would already be the strongest on Blue Star!

"Hmph! Overbearing? It's right to be overbearing!"

Ruan Jingxing smiled triumphantly.

"Kid, this is the truth that I, as an elder, am teaching you—"

"As long as your fist is big enough, you can do whatever you want!"

"Unless you can knock me down today and let me witness and acknowledge your full strength!

Let me tell you in advance, in my full-power state, I can fight to a draw with the Director of the Special Affairs Bureau!"

Seeing Shen Pan's eyes widen, seemingly shocked by his record...

Ruan Jingxing finally felt a sense of pride.

That's right!

He loved seeing that kind of look in the other's eyes!

Especially in front of his own daughter!

Just then, Shen Pan spoke.

There was no tone of respect or admiration as he wanted; instead, it was full of disdain!

"Uncle Ruan, did you bribe the Director of the Special Affairs Bureau?

Or did you threaten him with the supply of items to make him play along in a fake match?"

Ruan Jingxing almost lost his breath, his mouth twitching as he pointed at himself.

"Kid Shen Pan, who are you looking down on?

I, Ruan Jingxing, never do such things!"

"Then that's strange..."

Under Ruan Qingshu's admiring gaze, Shen Pan slowly spoke:

"Uncle Ruan, you're so weak, how were you not insta-killed by the Director of the Special Affairs Bureau?"

"But Uncle Ruan, you were right about one thing—"

"As long as my fist is big enough, I can do whatever I want!"

Shen Pan fully activated the buffs he had been stacking for ages.

A small-scale Court of Eternal Silence descended; the black and white colors, which seemed capable of swallowing everything and stripping away all, replaced the original space.

It enveloped him and his father-in-law.

*Crack!*

Even the space could not withstand his great power.

A crisp sound rang out.

Epic Middle Stage—Epic Late Stage—pressure approaching Epic Peak climbed step by step.

Until it shook the entire Imperial Capital!

Under the gaze of the completely stunned Ruan Jingxing, whose smile had frozen...

Shen Pan revealed a simple and shy smile:

"Actually, I can already contend with an average Epic Peak!"

"So according to what you said, Uncle... can I violate those three conditions and do whatever I want?"

Shen Pan pulled Ruan Qingshu, whose eyes were starting to moisten and who was full of smiles, into his arms.

"Father-in-law, your daughter is very good; from now on, she'll be living with me!"

Ruan Jingxing: "!!!"