524: Chapter 524 Marrying a Rich Man?

In reality, Nie Ning slowly opened his eyes, filled with gloom.

It wasn't a dream!

"That damn guy!"

Nie Ning was furious.

The persistence of gods exceeded his imagination. Clearly, Nales hadn't left just that one contingency plan; otherwise, it shouldn't have been so easy to find him.

After catching his breath for a moment, Nie Ning looked out the window. The sky was just beginning to brighten.

He had thought he'd shaken off Nales, but this time, he'd been taught a harsh lesson.

What was worse, they had already left the Yin-Yang Sect, and it was too late to turn back to find Eva.

It might even be useless to find her, as Nales had certainly been a god longer than Eva, and his power likely far exceeded hers.

He had been careless after all, thinking of gods too simplistically, assuming they were just more powerful than ordinary people.

Now, Nales was surely more vigilant than before. He feared that the slightest resistance would invite a crushing blow from the other party.

Six days later.

Nie Ning and the others appeared in a region surrounded by floating rubble.

After two months, they had returned once again to the region of the Extreme Phase Demon Palace.

Gazing at the chaotic gravity zone before him, Nie Ning's thoughts were elsewhere.

At this moment, Garcia smiled and patted Nie Ning on the shoulder. "Don't worry. Have you forgotten that we are from the Extreme Phase Demon Palace? Survival of the fittest is our law of existence."

Seeing Nie Ning's grim expression, Garcia assumed he was afraid of being punished.

Although the Extreme Phase Demon Palace had the appearance of having turned over a new leaf, its true nature could not change in such a short time.

Nie Ning shook his head slightly. "I'm fine."

Compared to the matter of the god, the situation in the Lata World was not even worth mentioning.

After all, he had been targeted by a god. Even if he were to be punished upon returning to the Extreme Phase Demon Palace, there would be various procedures to go through, and his chances of escaping would be much higher.

"It's good that you're fine. A few deaths aren't a big deal; at least we didn't return empty-handed."

Garcia smiled and turned to glance at the natives of the Lata World behind them.

Although the Lata World had been destroyed, tens of thousands of natives remained.

Even though the people from Liuguang City had intervened and split these natives into three groups, the remaining natives of the Lata World were still enough for them to conduct their research.

Nie Ning was speechless.

It wasn't just "a few people" who had died this time; the entire team had fewer than a hundred survivors left.

One had to understand that these people were one-in-a-million geniuses, and the entire Extreme Phase Demon Palace only had a few tens of thousands of direct disciples.

With nearly a thousand deaths all at once, any lesser power would have already announced its dissolution.

Only a top-tier power like the Extreme Phase Demon Palace could still manage a laugh after losing so many people.

Of course, just as Garcia had said, in a world where the strong prey on the weak, those who survive are the elite among the elite.

After this, the survivors would likely enter a period of rapid development.

Upon returning to the Central City of the Extreme Phase Demon Palace, Nie Ning completed the necessary procedures and returned to his castle.

However, looking at the luxurious castle before him, which was completely different from before, Nie Ning looked around, afraid he had gone to the wrong place.

"This is the right place... Did Amivika and the others move?"

Nie Ning scratched his head, confused about what was going on.

After thinking it over, Nie Ning decided to ask first to avoid going to the wrong place.

After all, even the defensive formation was different; perhaps Amivika and the others had truly moved.

But as Nie Ning approached the castle, the gate, inlaid with precious water spirit diamonds, slowly opened. The layout inside made Nie Ning's jaw drop.

There were potted plants made from various rare materials, pillars crafted from Blue Heart Iron, and murals inlaid with precious elemental gems. Even the elemental concentration was more than double what it had been before.

"Damn the rich!"

There was no need to wonder; some descendant of a high-ranking member of the Extreme Phase Demon Palace must have moved in.

Nie Ning was insanely jealous.

He was already upset because of the business with the god; he hadn't expected to run into such an infuriating situation on top of that.

Just then, Amivika walked down the stairs, wearing a green floral dress.

Nie Ning widened his eyes.

"You're back so soon?"

Amivika walked up to Nie Ning and asked, looking somewhat puzzled.

World exploration missions usually lasted at least half a year, and the subsequent processing work was calculated in years. Could it be that they had gone to some uncivilized, savage world?

"Did you find a sugar daddy?"

Nie Ning couldn't help but ask.

Amivika's expression turned cold, and with a backhand, she sent Nie Ning flying.

"Just kidding, just kidding!"

Nie Ning rubbed his face and stood up.

"That is not funny," Amivika said coldly.

"My mistake, my mistake."

When you make a mistake, you have to own up to it. Nie Ning had nothing else to say, so he could only change the subject. "Is your shop really that profitable?"

As far as he knew, the profits from shops in the Central City were shared. Most of it went to the Huiyuan Turtle and the Extreme Phase Demon Palace; Amivika only took a 25% share.

And even that included the costs for purchasing rare ingredients.

Of course, it was indeed very profitable—enough to support their entire household, with even a little left over.

But the problem was, he had only been gone for two months. It shouldn't be this luxurious. Were there really that many rich suckers around?

But Amivika completely ignored him and turned to walk towards the staircase, clearly still angry about his earlier remark.

Seeing this, Nie Ning sighed inwardly, but he still put on a smile and took an inheritance stone out of his spatial ring.

"I went to great lengths to bring you a gift this time. Let's not be angry anymore, okay?"

Nie Ning grabbed Amivika, trying to curry favor.

If he wanted to live a life of wealth and luxury, offending Amivika was clearly unwise.

Furthermore, this world exploration mission had been a failure, and the money invested last time had gone down the drain. He suspected even the promised remuneration would be deducted.

If the Extreme Phase Demon Palace were any more ruthless, he might even end up in debt.

In his current state, even if he went to see Amanra every day, he would struggle to earn enough money.

Amivika glanced at Nie Ning sideways, but she still took the inheritance stone from his hand.

After all, she had chosen Nie Ning in the first place because she wanted help; perhaps this inheritance stone contained something that could help her improve her strength.

As the inheritance stone was activated, the information within flooded into Amivika's mind.

The more she read, the more shocked she became. She hadn't expected it to be a cultivation technique that could increase bloodline concentration.

Furthermore, based on her current perspective, she feared that even a ninth-level bloodline might not be the limit of this technique.

Although she didn't know where Nie Ning had obtained such a heaven-defying technique, Amivika still handed it back to him.

Watching Amivika continue to walk upstairs, Nie Ning immediately grew anxious.

You can hold a grudge against anyone, but never against money!

Nie Ning naturally couldn't give up on Amivika just because of a minor setback.