Ji Mo looked up and saw a familiar face.
It was the girl he had saved and signed into the Investiture of the Gods a few days ago.
At this moment, Ji Mo felt a very dense immortal spiritual aura from her, and the integration of machinery and flesh was also quite good.
It seemed that the path of mechanical ascension was viable and held great promise.
He nodded, signaling her to get in the car.
Li Shiying was overjoyed, strode with her long legs onto the Ghost Fire, and naturally wrapped her arms around Ji Mo's waist.
She was simply too excited.
For the past few days, she had been searching everywhere for Ji Mo, eager to see him again.
After all, this was the first great deity to reveal their presence in Huaxia.
Adhering to the ancient tradition of the great ones hiding in plain sight, Li Shiying judged that the deity was most likely living in seclusion in Chenxi City, so she searched various places in the city.
Unexpectedly, her efforts paid off, and she actually ran into him.
"Hold on tight, I'm going to speed."
Ji Mo warned, then twisted the throttle.
And so.
The distinguished Mercedes owner witnessed a scene he would never forget.
Ji Mo's beat-up car suddenly accelerated, then the front wheels braked abruptly, lurching forward and backward.
Due to inertia.
Li Shiying, sitting in the back, was repeatedly thrown forward and then bounced back, only to be thrown forward again.
If she hadn't been well-nourished since childhood, with prominent pectoral muscles providing excellent cushioning, she might have suffered internal injuries on the spot.
This scene truly made others envious.
The onlookers wished they could pull Ji Mo out of the car and take their place.
"Holy crap, you can play like that? Shameless."
The distinguished Mercedes owner was filled with righteous indignation and extreme imbalance.
Where was the morality, the bottom line? He had never seen such blatant lewdness.
However.
What happened next was even more heart-wrenching for him.
Ji Mo grinned sheepishly and forcefully argued, "I'm telling you I didn't do it on purpose, this broken car has a problem. Do you believe me?"
He was absolutely sure he hadn't grabbed the front brake; it must have been a malfunction in the front wheel disc brake system.
"Yes, whatever the Great Deity says, I believe."
Li Shiying's voice was as faint as a mosquito's hum, her fair and tender face flushed, and her hand around Ji Mo's waist tightened even more.
The distinguished Mercedes owner felt as if he had been dealt a heavy blow, and he angrily slammed the steering wheel.
This was unscientific. The girl preferred to cry in a Mercedes than to even glance at his luxury car. How had the world changed so much that it was no longer materialistic?
"Damn it, I'm changing my car immediately. I'm going to buy a Ghost Fire. All that talk about girls preferring to cry in a Benz rather than laugh on the back of a bicycle is a lie. Facts speak louder than words; the Ghost Fire is the ultimate tool for picking up girls!"
The Mercedes owner felt that he had been misled by the internet. He decided that from now on, he would only ride a Ghost Fire for his commute.
He firmly believed that it wouldn't be long before he too found true love.
At that time, he would definitely take soft girls for rides every day, and then unreservedly accelerate and brake the front wheel.
Ji Mo was unaware that he had inadvertently set a bad example and corrupted social morals.
At this moment, he extended his "Lu Shan claw" and reached for Li Shiying's thigh.
Well, as he had judged, human bodies were inherently weak, but when combined with technology and clever engineering, they complemented each other and yielded excellent results.
Li Shiying's current physical strength was no weaker than a demon beast of the same level, perhaps even stronger.
When she integrated more machinery and technology in the future, she would definitely be able to crush her peers and kill enemies across realms.
It seemed that the combination of technology and cultivation indeed produced unexpected results, and it was worth considering promoting and popularizing it.
Li Shiying's body stiffened, not daring to move.
She hadn't expected Ji Mo to be so bold, to touch her in broad daylight.
So, should she resist and stop him, or indulge him and let him do as he pleased?
Just as she was still struggling with this, Ji Mo had already withdrawn his hand and sincerely praised, "So good! Very good."
He was, of course, praising Li Shiying's physical strength and cultivation progress.
But in this atmosphere, his words were very inappropriate.
Li Shiying's face turned even redder, her heart pounding. What did the Great Deity mean by that? Why was he so improper?
"Great Deity, can you tell me, which deity are you?"
Li Shiying asked, wanting to clarify Ji Mo's true identity.
Ji Mo replied truthfully, "Miss, you've misunderstood. My name is Ji Mo, and I am not a deity. Well, if you must know, I'm just a slightly more powerful ordinary person."
In the Immortal Spiritual Realm, he had indeed almost reached the divine realm, but he was ambushed by the Eternal, almost to the point of death.
In his normal state, he was no different from an ordinary person, unable to use the energy of heaven and earth. Only by activating his three-second "true man" state could he wield extraordinary power.
Of course, with his terrifying physical strength, even if he only used brute force, it was unimaginably terrifying.
Ordinary person?
Slightly more powerful?
Li Shiying pouted, looking suspicious.
Apart from being convinced that Ji Mo was truly lonely, she didn't believe anything else he said.
Could an ordinary person make her ascend to immortality overnight?
And with a casual remark, make her comprehend the true meaning of mechanical ascension?
Stop being so humble, you are a god!
Ji Mo began to chat with Li Shiying. After learning about her identity and the nature of her work, his eyes lit up, and he probed indirectly, "Miss Li, have you discovered any traces of deities near our Chenxi City recently?"
Li Shiying didn't hide anything, "For beings at the level of divine beings, it's difficult for us to detect them unless they deliberately expose themselves. However, there have been many powerful energy fluctuations in the suburbs recently. I don't know if they are immortals or gods. Great Deity, are you going to take action to clear them out and turn them all into ashes?"
Li Shiying deeply resented those powerful foreign cultivators and deities.
These individuals believed that Huaxia had no gods and had always been arrogant and fearless, acting recklessly, as if they considered this place their backyard.
It was time to strike back.
"Miss Li, you are too brutal. Why turn them into ashes?"
Ji Mo shook his head, not entirely agreeing. After all, wouldn't it be more delicious to pan-fry, stir-fry, stew, boil, or braise them?
Li Shiying misunderstood, her expression dimming, and said, "That's right. Now that you are our only hope, it's ultimately difficult to fight against so many. We should endure and avoid conflict with them for now."
Afterward, she couldn't help but ask, "Where have all the gods and buddhas from our myths and legends gone? Why haven't they appeared even after such a long period of spiritual energy recovery?"
Ji Mo sighed, "The ancient sages fought against the dark source and almost all spilled their blood in the starry sky, their bones buried in the firmament. Perhaps only a handful survived. So, don't keep hoping for the return of great deities. We, the children of Huaxia, must strive for self-improvement. Even without the halo of gods, we must stand tall and slay immortals and gods."
The reason for saying this was to convey the bloody truth to his people through Li Shiying's mouth.
People cannot always rely on others. There are no saviors in this world. Heaven helps those who help themselves.
As long as we strive for self-improvement with the ambition of a great bird and the unyielding spirit of steel, everyone will surely be like a dragon, and even gods will be nothing more than clay and stone.
Now, with the great tribulation approaching, the only ones who can save all beings are beings themselves.
Li Shiying's mind buzzed, clearly unable to accept this information immediately.
Ji Mo put her down, and led by Anubis, he urgently drove the Ghost Fire out of the city.
Xi Gou had already made a discovery, and this was clearly a hunt for deities.