125: Chapter 125 unlocks a brand new character, time to get to the grind!

Chen Xing rubbed his head, feeling the realistic pain, and suddenly smiled.

"Is there no one you want to see?" True God Ling Xi asked.

"You kids, didn't you fall in love or have a crush on someone while in school? It doesn't seem right; you're quite handsome, kid. Have no girls confessed to you?"

"No," Chen Xing said calmly.

But after a moment of thought, he added, "I send money every month to the orphanage that took care of me back then. Could you perhaps help them? Life as an orphan is truly bitter."

True God Ling Xi smiled gently. "Of course!"

...

Virtual World.

Lin Qingyao followed Qin Feng to meet his parents, and then she brought Qin Feng to meet her own parents.

Of course, Lin Wenzheng didn't come—or rather, he didn't dare to come.

"Mom!"

Lin Qingyao jogged over and rushed into her mother's embrace.

"Uncle." Qin Feng walked behind her and nodded to Lin's father.

Lin Qingyao's father, the current head of the Lin family—Lin Kong—looked like a young man in his early twenties, but he was actually a Heavenly Position Realm Venerable.

He had a slender build and possessed a natural air of authority, yet a faint smile played on his lips at the moment.

Lin Kong spoke, "Has Yaoyao been bullying you while you've been following her these past few days?"

Qin Feng gave a cheeky grin. "How could that be? Yaoyao is very well-behaved."

Hearing this, Lin Kong glanced at his daughter and raised an eyebrow. "She really hasn't beaten you up?"

"Dad, what do you mean by that?" Lin Qingyao's face darkened as she protested.

"I know exactly what you're like," Lin Kong's lips curled up slightly.

When he was younger, seeing that everyone in the family had the Divine Tiger Ability, he thought about raising a tiger.

As it turned out, when he grew up, he married a tigress and then fathered a little tigress.

It was a good thing Qin Feng possessed the Dragon Tyrant Body; otherwise, he might not have been able to handle it.

"Mom, you gave birth?" Lin Qingyao looked down and touched Mother Lin's belly. Compared to last year, it was no longer protruding.

"Of course I did. If you hadn't been at the border, I would have wanted to bring you home to see your younger brother," Mother Lin said, gently stroking her head.

"Sigh, if you ask me, Yaoyao, you and Xiao Feng should have one too. That would be wonderful. What if you could give birth to an S-rank Dragon-Tiger?" she teased.

"Isn't that a bit too rushed?" Lin Qingyao's pretty face flushed slightly, but the blush quickly faded.

After all, it wasn't as if they hadn't done it, but as for having children... they hadn't really considered it, focusing instead on their Cultivation.

"What's the rush? Once the baby is born, can't you just leave the child at home for me to look after?" Mother Lin said with a laugh.

"It's still too early. Let them handle this matter themselves," Lin Kong spoke up.

Mother Lin smiled and took out a photo. "Come, let me show you your brother. He's sleeping right next to me."

"Really?"

...

Lu Wu did not go to see his father. Instead, he logged into his account in the Virtual World and chose to visit the home he had built.

On the grass stood a peach tree, blooming with the peach blossoms that a brown-haired girl used to love.

"Qing'er, I'm sorry. I was too headstrong in the past. Back then, I wasn't worthy of being in a team at all, and in the end, I got you killed." Lu Wu stood beneath the peach tree, where a tombstone was placed.

"This time, if I don't make it back, I'll make sure to kill a few more Evil Path Devil Heads."

...

Virtual World, Treehouse.

"Sister, this place looks a lot like the treehouse we built together when we were little." Chu Li stood by the window, gazing out at the starry sky.

"I simulated the data and placed it here," Chu Zhen said as she slowly walked over.

"Before long, we'll all be taking the field. Don't worry, sister, I'll definitely kill more of the Yao Race this time and won't let you down!" Chu Li thumped her chest.

Chu Zhen's expression remained unchanged, but she gently brushed her hand over Chu Li's cheek, becoming uncharacteristically tender.

"Actually, I didn't want you to go on the field, but I know that is your own experience to have. I only hope you can survive and come back to see me, okay?"

"Sister, isn't it actually more dangerous where you are? I want to be able to see you when I get back." Chu Li pursed her lips.

"Of course you will," Chu Zhen responded, her expression incredibly solemn.

...

The trump card would only be played on the twentieth day; that would be the final showdown.

After some discussion, the higher-ups unanimously decided to designate Chen Xing as the trump card candidate.

"Me?" Chen Xing expressed his surprise.

"With your strength, you can definitely take on the role!" True God Ling Xi patted his shoulder.

"No, why must it be me?" Chen Xing slowly shook his head.

"Since I'm strong, why not play a hidden hand? Put me in the S-rank team and end the battle early?" He offered his own insight.

Hearing this, the gods couldn't help but be stunned.

That made sense!

In any case, Chen Xing's cultivation wasn't the highest among everyone. When the time came, they would just need to arrange for an S-rank Great Divine Ability user to be the trump card.

By the fifteenth day, they could throw Chen Xing, this hidden 'trump card,' into the fray, which would greatly increase their win rate.

"It's possible, but if we do that, you'll have five fewer days of preparation time," the blue-clad middle-aged man said.

"What can be done in five days? Rather than watching my own people be slaughtered, it's better to just let me go down and join the fight. This fifteen-day delay period is enough!" Chen Xing said in a deep voice.

"Fine, we'll do as you say!" The blue-clad middle-aged man nodded and turned to leave.

"Senior!"

Chen Xing hurriedly stepped forward and bowed slightly.

"What is your request?" The blue-clad middle-aged man looked back.

"I would like to ask you Seniors to show me one move. Within these fifteen days, I will surely be able to comprehend it!" Chen Xing cupped his fists, his expression serious.

"Again?" The three True Gods—Fa Kong, Ba Tu, and Ling Xi—exchanged glances. He had sought them out in the same way before.

The blue-clad middle-aged man gave him a deep look. Observing his demeanor and Soul fluctuations, he wasn't trying to suck up or show off.

Chen Xing's goal was very pure: he wanted to spar and experience a single move.

"Very well," the blue-clad middle-aged man nodded.

"Thank you, Senior!" Chen Xing was overjoyed.

"Then... please excuse my rudeness!"

"..."

Not long after, Chen Xing unlocked the combat characters for all the top-tier experts present.

Afterward, with a profound look on his face, he sat cross-legged in a deserted corner and began to Cultivate.

"New combat character unlocked: Li Taiyang."

Looking at the blue-haired middle-aged man in the image, Chen Xing immediately clicked on his details.

[Name: Li Taiyang]

[Ability: Divine-Grade — Vast Heaven Sword (Divine-Grade abilities can only be possessed upon becoming Immortal)]

[Cultivation: Main God]

[Innate Divine Ability...]

[...]

"Main God? As expected, these ten Seniors are all super existences that stand above Immortals!" Chen Xing's expression was solemn.

"By fighting such experts and sensing their Concepts, I will surely be able to make rapid progress. Ten or so days... is enough!"

And so, Chen Xing chose to start immediately.

Without having yet defeated an Immortal, he chose to challenge a Main God of the same Realm!

Let the grind begin!