Chapter 525: Chapter 524: The Undercurrents Hidden Beneath the Calm
“Ladies and gentlemen, it seems there’s been a slight issue with the arena, and now we’re having the staff go up to fix it…”
Before the commentator could finish, the glow of Spiritual Energy around the arena disappeared.
He saw frozen Chi Yuan in the center of the arena, as well as Lu Zixun figuring out how to activate the rising platform.
“What happened?”
“This is unbelievable!”
“In one second! This S-level Spiritual Ability User! It only took one second to take out Chi Yuan!”
The commentator, with an excitedly flushed face, spoke as if the victory was their own.
Lu Zixun, after activating the rising platform and returning to the notary office, collected the Crimson Card that the Chi Family had lost from the staff and went straight to find Lin Siyin.
As for Chi Yuan still on the arena, unless a J-level Fire Element Spiritual Ability User took action, he would just have to honestly freeze up there for two hours.
Exiting, he saw Lin Siyin by the betting station, several auction house managers with ashen faces were handing the Crimson Cards to Lin Siyin.
“?”
Lu Zixun’s forehead marked a big question mark. What was going on here? These people were giving money to Lin Siyin.
Only when Lu Zixun got closer did he hear the discussions of the auction house managers: “Fog Grass, that Chi Yuan is truly a piece of trash, payout rate of 9.9 times… That’s over 100E in losses, damn it all.”
“Do you think they could have rigged the match?”
“The reputation of the Chi Family is worth more than just over 100E in Crimson Coins, it’s like trying to shoot down geese all day and finally getting pecked in the eye.”
“Yeah, but it seems like we didn’t lose out this time; we even made a bit of a profit.”
“Heh heh heh, shush.”
Hearing their conversation, Lu Zixun then realized what Lin Siyin had done.
A wry smile appeared on his lips; he had just conned the Chi Family, but Lin Siyin had made more by placing her bets.
Lin Siyin, who hadn’t expected the fight to end so quickly, tossed the Crimson Card to Black Crow and was about to go find Lu Zixun when she realized he was already behind her.
“You should have left some face for the Chi Family,” Lin Siyin said with a covered mouth and a light chuckle.
“Can’t help it, I don’t like the atmosphere up there on the stage,” he shook his head, and he and Lin Siyin shared a smile.
Lu Zixun asked, “I’m heading to Zone 9 soon, do you want to come with me?”
Lin Siyin was somewhat tempted.
But after thinking about recent events, she shook her head: “You go. Tomorrow’s Li Dazhu’s wedding, and we need to prepare the venue. On top of that, the team needs to kick somebody out and then recruit a new member; I really don’t have the time to go.”
After separating from Lin Siyin at the notary office, Lu Zixun headed towards Zone 9.
The 115E worth of Crimson Coins had already been taken back to Ge Changming by Black Crow.
Such a sum could keep the Demon Country developing for a while.
There were some promising leads in the search for large ruins.
But whether to move the Demon Country into the large ruins or to find a way to transport them through the Void remained to be seen.
Lu Zixun took the Spiritual Ability Train and zipped from Zone 3 to Zone 9 in half an hour.
This speed was only just slower than the Night Evil Sword.
“Da Ju, shouldn’t you be off being a professor by now? What brings you here today?”
Xiong Kang, busy with official duties, suddenly saw a furry JIO appear before him and looked up in resignation.
“I just came by to ask you about something, why do you look so unwilling?” Lu Zixun asked with an implied meaning, shaking his head.
“Recently I heard that Sha Fei started to unify the human gathering places’ forces, have you and Ninth Brother been involved?”
Knowing that Lu Zixun was here to ask about that, Xiong Kang rolled his eyes: “If we were involved, do you think you’d find me in the office?”
“Ah, that does seem to be the case,” Lu Zixun said, as he suddenly laughed.
He lifted his hand and Spiritual Energy surged out, creating a soundproof barrier around the office.
Lu Zixun looked at Xiong Kang seriously: “Do you and Ninth Brother know about the Elder Council matter?”
As Xiong Kang was pouring milk tea for Lu Zixun, his hand trembled slightly.
Furrowing his brow, looking at Lu Zixun, he asked, “What are you referring to?”
“Ancient God.”
Upon hearing these two words from Lu Zixun, Xiong Kang was silent for a moment.
After placing the milk tea in front of Lu Zixun and thinking, he said, “What do you think an Ancient God represents?”
Without hesitation, Lu Zixun stated, “Evil, madness, insensible.”
“That’s about right,” with a bitter look in his eyes, Xiong Kang continued to question, “Then Da Ju, let me ask you another question, do you think humans are strong?”
Lu Zixun instinctively wanted to nod.
But after thinking it through, and considering all that had happened, it seemed humans really weren’t that strong.
Suddenly looking up at Xiong Kang, Lu Zixun’s gaze was heavy: “Kang Ning, just say what you’re trying to say, come on.”
“Humans are not that strong, but their unity and willingness to make sacrifices is where they shine. But those heretics who worship the Ancient Gods have the same qualities, and they’re even crazier.”
With a cold laugh, Xiong Kang sighed: “Those who worship Ancient Gods, their strength gradually grows, they retain their own consciousness, and are not corrupted by the twisted, do you understand what this implies?”
“…”
After a moment’s silence, Lu Zixun softly said, “It means even without the Ancient Gods whispering temptations, many would voluntarily worship them and become their followers.”
“Right, Sha Fei’s integration is a natural progression; part of it is the will of the people, and the other part is…” Xiong Kang’s gaze flickered before he continued, with a hint of helplessness, “Even we are not sure how many heretics from Gomora are within Sha Fei.”
“Can’t they be detected?”
Hearing this, Lu Zixun’s brow furrowed as he asked.
“There is a way, by testing the blood.”
Xiong Kang smiled: “But the strength of Gomora is beyond our imagination; a sudden blood test would only alert them, worsening the situation.”
Lu Zixun couldn’t help but be shocked at the mention of Gomora’s strength.
After some contemplation, Lu Zixun said, “The Night Watchman and the Wang Family hope, after Sha Fei’s integration, to have me lead the Demon Country to stand opposed to humanity, replacing the now extinct Insect Clan.”
Though Lu Zixun had already decided what to do, he still wanted to hear Xiong Kang’s thoughts.
“Have they gone mad?”
Incredulity appeared on Xiong Kang’s face as he slammed the table, “The fundamental nature of the Insect Clan and the Demon Clan are completely different, why would they make such a request?”
“After all, in this world, where there are heroes, there must also be Demon Kings; if I agreed, my title would definitely be cool.”
Swishing his tail back and forth, Lu Zixun spoke lightly.