Chapter 66 - The Mysterious Eye
Chapter 66: The Mysterious Eye
The revelry had ended.
The night had quickly passed.
It was April 15th in the year 35,891 of the Continental Calendar.
It was the tenth day since Li Ao’s rebirth and return.
Early morning.
The warm sunlight poured down on the newcomers who, after a wild and thoroughly enjoyable night, were still drunkenly sprawled and asleep on the ground.
Li Ao got up from beside Fuxi and the Rock Bear, who were still snoring loudly in their deep slumber.
He took off the messy Demon King outfit.
Then, he walked to the edge of the plaza’s fountain.
He washed off his face, which had been haphazardly scribbled on by Cang Yue and Shuanghan and others.
“Hey!”
Ling Long suddenly called out to him from behind.
Li Ao turned around to see that all his female classmates, including Huo Mei, Yue Sha, and Long Ying, were there.
Except for Yue Sha, who was too shy to look directly at Li Ao, who was only wearing shorts and drenched from washing, the other girls seemed very composed.
“Are you leaving?”
Li Ao quickly realized, “Didn’t you say we have a group dinner today?”
“You guys can continue hanging out!”
Ling Long said cheerfully, waving her hand, “They might not wake up until noon, we can’t be bothered to wait that long!”
“Goodbye,” Li Ao waved casually.
“Li Ao.”
Huo Mei suddenly turned serious, “Even though you are temporarily ahead, I won’t lose to you!”
“Did you guys come over just to tell me this?”
Li Ao laughed, “Alright, alright, when each of you surpasses me, then I’ll go and cling to your coattails! Future goddesses, you must remember what you said today!”
“Sure, if I become a goddess, I’ll let you cling, and if you don’t, I’ll kick you to death!” Huo Mei laughed heartily.
“What about Ling Long and Yue Sha?”
Li Ao, the millennium-old trickster, never missed a chance.
Huo Mei had not ascended to godhood in her previous life.
She had encountered formidable enemies.
And had fallen prematurely.
But for Ling Long and Yue Sha, if their destinies did not change, they were certain to ignite the divine flame and become immortal goddesses.
Especially Yue Sha, the soft-hearted girl blessed with luck that could defy the world; she was destined for godhood, unstoppable by any.
Ling Long didn’t notice the trap in Li Ao’s question.
No matter how clever she was.
She couldn’t possibly predict things that would happen a thousand years later; she thought Li Ao was joking.
“Alright!”
Ling Long fell right into the trap set by Li Ao, the millennium-old trickster, without much thought, “If we really ignite the divine flame and become goddesses, then we will definitely give you a chance to cling to our coattails! But first, make sure you don’t get beaten to death by Lei Bao on the arena! There are only three months left until the graduation performance, are you sure you have enough time to catch up with Lei Bao?”
“Don’t forget, I have the talent of ‘Tempered Steel,’ unkillable,” Li Ao said nonchalantly, waving his hand, “Rest assured, future goddesses, I have my sights set on your coattails!”
“Wait a minute, if you ascend to godhood first, it’s only fair if you lead us too,” Wu Ying wasn’t willing to be at a disadvantage.
“Alright, the coattails are here, who wants to cling?”
Li Ao deliberately flaunted his thighs.
“Ptui!”
Ling Long and her companions all showed their disdain for him.
Ling Long and Huo Mei approached for a farewell.
However, they also came to remind Li Ao to hasten the hatching of the mysterious war beast egg within the Red Card.
They believed that without a Gold-grade war beast, Li Ao simply couldn’t confront Lei Bao. Even a freshly hatched Gold-grade war beast juvenile would be far stronger than facing Lei Bao unarmed.
In truth,
No one knew.
Li Ao had previously trounced Prince Jinxi.
He had fully dominated the challenge list’s top twenty supernova geniuses and after graduating from the newcomer’s trial, he had challenged Lei Bao.
All of this was premeditated.
As a nearly two-thousand-year-old demon,
He naturally knew what should be done and what shouldn’t. If he wasn’t absolutely sure, he wouldn’t have revealed his strength.
Honestly, if Li Ao had chosen to keep a low profile like Shuanghan, Qian Nian and pretend to be a weakling with a combat power of less than a hundred, then secretly advancing his cultivation, his path to godhood would have been much easier.
Nobody would have known of his immense combat power, nor his potential.
Keeping a low profile would have been much safer for Li Ao.
However,
With his past life’s experience,
And the Hourglass of Time, a creation-level divine artifact in hand,
If he still lived like an old turtle, always shrinking back, unable to freely do as he wished, then his two thousand years in his previous life would have been in vain!
In this life,
Li Ao intended to be high-profile all the way, crushing those who had made his previous life exceedingly difficult.
Reborn, Li Ao,
Not only aimed to ignite his divine fire and ascend to godhood,
But also to completely break free from the shadows of his past life, stepping onto a path to godhood that allowed him to unleash his nature, live freely, and return to his true self!
At noon,
When Li Ao lazily leaned against the Rock Bear while eating snow cakes,
The drunken Fuxi and others gradually woke up. Because of the headache from the hangover and the departure of the female classmates, no one brought up having a group meal again.
Everyone hurriedly freshened up, grabbed something to eat, and spontaneously gathered around Li Ao to see what else this great demon had to say.
Initially, everyone was quite satisfied with their own trial results.
Including Lie Feng, who ranked sixth on the challenge list, everyone had a similar thought.
However, after witnessing Li Ao openly challenge Lei Bao yesterday, everyone’s spirit changed instantaneously.
Whether it was their vision
Or their realm,
Everything had elevated to a new level.
If the great demon Li Ao was still not satisfied with his achievements and wanted to challenge Lei Bao, then what was their own success worth?
Even though he wasn’t qualified to challenge Lei Bao, at the very least, he should take on Supervisors Dou Guang and Chang Chi, right?
Otherwise, how could he still be considered for the Challenge List? How could he be in the same batch as Li Ao?
“During the graduation performance, I want to fight you again.”
The suppressed fighting spirit within Shuanghan erupted completely.
“Okay,” Li Ao nodded.
“I’m not just going to fight you; Supervisor Dou Guang is my target!”
Cang Yue had set his sights on Dou Guang early on.
“Then I’ll switch my target to Supervisor Chang Chi!”
Qian Nian didn’t mind which supervisor to challenge, as their strength was far beyond his own.
“Damn it, can’t you guys stop showing off? Why can’t we divide into groups and challenge them with all our might?”
Lie Feng was a bit annoyed. Li Ao was challenging Lei Bao because he was the demon lord with a Red Card and the ‘Tempered Steel’ talent.
If he couldn’t win, he could just step down from the ring. But are you guys sure you can really take on Dou Guang and Chang Chi alone?
I feel like you’re in more danger.
“Let’s talk about it when the time comes. We still have three months, no rush!”
Li Ao urged everyone to calm down, as there was still plenty of time.
“Are you all okay with meeting in Shangjing in ten days?”
Qiu Ye looked at the quietly watching classmates.
“No problem.”
Fuxi and the others immediately patted their chests.
What a joke.
Even if the sky fell, it wouldn’t matter.
What could be more important than adventuring and training with this group of powerhouses?
This might be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity; missing it would be a lifelong regret!
The meeting time was set.
Everyone dispersed immediately.
Heading home.
Before leaving, Tie Zheng approached Li Ao, pondered for a long time, and then slowly said, “Li Ao, can I mention your situation to my father?”
“Big Brother Tie Zheng, go ahead, it’s no problem.”
Li Ao knew he couldn’t hide it anyway, and since they were planning to go public, why bother hiding?
After all, the Iron Clan Family was their main house and their own people.
“Can you spare some time to visit before the gathering?”
Tie Zheng asked again.
“Of course, meeting the family head is definitely on my schedule. I’ll go with Boss Fuxi,” Li Ao nodded affirmatively.
“Okay.”
Tie Zheng couldn’t help but pat Li Ao on the shoulder, then suddenly remembered Li Ao’s status as the demon lord and shook his head: “Then I’ll wait for you in Shangjing!”
“We’ll definitely be there!”
When Tie Zheng looked towards Fuxi, Fuxi quickly made a stance along with his new followers, Chen Quan and Hei Zhu.
Chen Quan and Hei Zhu decided to follow Fuxi from now on.
Tie Zheng was the future family head.
And he had to catch up with Li Ao.
He definitely wouldn’t have time to focus on his own development.
As for Li Ao, he was a demon lord; what strength did they have to acknowledge him as their boss?
So, they smartly chose Fuxi as their new boss, deciding to cling to Fuxi’s coattails! Despite Fuxi’s combat power not being particularly high and him being a bit goofy, his luck was undeniable with a close cousin like Li Ao.
They figured they wouldn’t have to worry for the rest of their lives!
“Do you have a Return Card?”
Tie Zheng was genuinely worried Li Ao would end up having to walk back to Silverlight City in some comedic mishap.
“I have one, don’t worry, I’m well prepared!” Fuxi would never let Li Ao walk home.
If it really came down to it.
He would rather walk home himself than to not offer his Return Card to Li Ao.
“Joking aside, Silverlight City is thousands of kilometers from the Trial Temple. Do you expect the new king to walk home on foot?”
Finally reassured, Tie Zheng used the Return Card to leave.
Chen Quan and Hei Zhu similarly bid their farewells.
“Li Ao, what about going home?” Fuxi didn’t know how to tell his elders that Li Ao had suddenly transformed from a weak newbie into the ultimate big boss.
“Let’s not tell them yet. Let’s enjoy a few quiet days first,” Li Ao thought about it and decided to keep it to himself for now because once spoken, they surely wouldn’t believe it and would keep investigating and asking over and over again, which would be too annoying.
It would be more effective if Tie Zheng explained when he got back and the main family sent someone over than if he and Fuxi explained a hundred times.
Fuxi felt that Li Ao’s decision to not stir up trouble by keeping it secret was right. After all, they would find out eventually, so it didn’t matter if it wasn’t mentioned for now.
Use the Return Card.
Fuxi disappeared with a whoosh into the light gate.
However, Li Ao did not immediately summon the return, but looked toward a nearby empty spot: “Do you have something to say to me?”
A breeze blew across the trial plaza.
Suddenly.
A mysterious transparent person appeared silently in front of Li Ao.
Just like last time, his attitude was still arrogant: “I’m giving you a chance to join us, the Mysterious Eye.”
Li Ao smiled faintly, spreading his hands: “Join you? I know nothing about you. What if I don’t want to join?”