Among Deceitful Gods, cooperation is the norm, but so is stabbing each other in the back.
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’Tsk. The medical center probably doesn’t have any samples.’
Su Chen walked out of the medical center and bid farewell to the director beside him.
The man offered a warm smile and watched him leave before turning back.
He had deduced, with almost no effort, that it was impossible for them to have any of Qin Tianlin’s blood.
The people one usually saw at the medical center were Holy Hall members with no significant background. Even so, when it came to treatment, patients were always asked whether their blood, shed skin, muscle tissue, and the like should be securely destroyed.
Professional Abilities were bizarre and varied; the ability to remotely curse someone using their blood or skin tissue was not unheard of.
’This makes things even more troublesome. No matter what channel I use, any attempt to get Qin Tianlin’s blood will definitely attract a lot of attention.’
Su Chen merged onto the main path, occasionally responding to people who greeted him.
As he passed through the central square where the Bronze Tower stood, his steps faltered, and his gaze fell upon the Ancient King Stele.
A figure was standing beneath it.
’Qin Tianlin...’ His eyes flashed. ’That guy often comes to the Ancient King Stele to try and communicate with it, hoping to gain its acknowledgment.’
Sect members passing by would occasionally glance over to size him up, but they would quickly look away.
"Su Xingzhong..." Someone in the crowd greeted him. Su Chen subconsciously nodded in response.
"It’s rare to see you outside."
Su Chen was surprised. Generally, most people he met on the road just greeted him; few tried to strike up a conversation.
He glanced over. It was a young man, sturdy and sharp, who looked vaguely familiar.
"It got stuffy on the Floating Island, so I came out for a walk." Su Chen was still trying to recall when he had met the man, but his reply was warm.
As long as the other person showed no malice, he was more than happy to show his own goodwill.
"Don’t you remember me?" The man seemed to notice Su Chen trying to recall and said boisterously, "My name is Wang Ye. At the challenge center, I personally witnessed you become the champion of Tier Five in one fell swoop!"
"Oh, it’s you." Su Chen looked as if he’d just realized, but in truth, he still couldn’t remember.
Seeing that Su Chen wasn’t against talking to him, Wang Ye leaned in, a hint of grievance in his tone. "That training projection of yours is just insane! To be honest, when I just saw you, I couldn’t help but feel a sense of reverence."
"Well, can’t be helped." Su Chen sighed. "That’s just how my ability is."
"But I think I’m getting used to it!" Wang Ye said, quite excitedly.
"Getting used to it?" Su Chen was stunned and couldn’t help but ask, "You’ve been challenging my training projection this whole time?"
"Yeah!" Wang Ye nodded as if it were the most natural thing in the world. "I’ve probably challenged it about 100 times."
’The Steward at the challenge center is pretty responsible... how has this guy not become one of my Believers yet?’ Su Chen’s eyelid twitched.
He was a bit speechless and couldn’t help but advise, "There’s no need for that. If you want to train, you can just pick someone else."
"No, no, no!" Wang Ye shook his head mysteriously, glanced left and right, and lowered his voice. "Actually, your ability has another benefit that no one else has realized!"
"Another benefit?" Su Chen was slightly taken aback; he was genuinely curious now. "What benefit?"
"Doesn’t your ability leave a mental shadow? That mental shadow forms something like a Spirit Body in my mind, and I can fight it!"
"Although my reverence for you increases after I fail, I’ve experimented. As long as I don’t go over three times, this feeling just turns into more awe and doesn’t mutate."
’Mutate? Mutate into what? Mutate into one of my Believers?’
’This guy...’ Su Chen’s expression was strange.
But Wang Ye continued excitedly, "It’s extremely beneficial for honing one’s Spiritual Resilience."
Su Chen was at a loss for words.
Just then, a surprised voice came from nearby. "There’s a benefit like that?"
Someone must have seen Su Chen standing there and came over, overhearing the last part of what Wang Ye said.
Wang Ye’s expression changed slightly. He glared over, his face unfriendly. "Eavesdropping is very rude."
"I wasn’t eavesdropping. I just came over to greet the Star Seed." The person replied matter-of-factly, rubbing their chin thoughtfully.
"I’ve challenged it before, too, but to avoid any latent problems, I had someone erase it immediately. Now that I think about it, maybe I should give this a try. Spiritual Resilience is hard to improve, after all."
"Is Spiritual Resilience hard to improve?" Su Chen was taken aback for a moment. He thought of how his Meditation Technique often produced abilities that increased Spiritual Resilience.
He estimated that his own Spiritual Resilience was no less than that of a Tier Six Professional.
"You just said that as long as you limit it to a few times, you won’t be affected by the mental shadow?"
"Why should I tell you?" Wang Ye said, annoyed. The other person wasn’t offended. "I can trade contribution points for it..."
Su Chen standing there naturally attracted a lot of attention. Seeing him talking with the two, many curious people gathered around.
After hearing Wang Ye’s "heretical cultivation method," they all fell into contemplation, considering its feasibility.
In just a moment, a large crowd had formed.
Su Chen was speechless, but amidst the crowd’s chattering discussion, he came to understand that Spiritual Resilience was indeed one of the most difficult physical "parameters" to improve.
RATTLE RATTLE
Suddenly, a sound came from not far away. The crowd’s discussion halted, and everyone turned their heads in unison.
The Ancient King Stele was trembling slightly, pulling on its chains and making them rattle.
’That guy’s causing a phenomenon again.’ Su Chen was surprised, but not overly so. ’With a Divine Dawn Level Talent, it’s only a matter of time before he gets its acknowledgment.’
The crowd gathered around Su Chen exchanged glances, their eyes flickering, and acted as if they hadn’t seen a thing. They turned back and continued their discussion about the mental shadow.
’Another phenomenon...’
Qin Tianlin’s heart stirred, and he felt the pulling sensation gradually fade.
Because of his grandfather’s situation, many in his faction were on edge. If he could gain the acknowledgment of the Ancient King Stele, perhaps he could stabilize their morale, at least until there was some resolution regarding his grandfather.
And he estimated that he would receive its acknowledgment very soon.
He slowly opened his eyes, and the trace of excitement on his face faded. He immediately saw the crowd gathered in the distance, and Su Chen standing in the center of it.
Qin Tianlin’s face darkened. He couldn’t help but feel a pang of bitterness. In the past, whenever he caused a phenomenon, it would inevitably draw a crowd, and he would be the center of attention.
Now, however, there were hardly any people around him.
Not only that, but he also thought of Fan Zhao. The theft of the Spiritual Fire was no small matter, yet almost no one seemed to care about it now.
Chu Lingyuan definitely knew about it, but he had absolutely no intention of dealing with it.
’So what if I have a Divine Dawn Level Talent? If I can’t advance to the Morning Star Tier, it’s all meaningless.’ Qin Tianlin silently clenched his fists.
Just then, the Flame Fire was rekindled. His gaze shifted to the gradually brightening star, and resentment welled up in his heart.
’If the Ancient King hadn’t assigned my grandfather to attend the banquet in order to protect Su Chen, he wouldn’t have gone missing.’
’The Royal Court’s invitation didn’t specify anyone. Either Chu Lingyuan or my grandfather could have gone.’
’But after Su Chen arrived, the Ancient King directly appointed my grandfather. It was obviously to prevent more trouble for Su Chen before he had established a foothold, and this indirectly led to my grandfather’s disappearance.’
’Unfair, so unfair!’
’What is this guy letting his imagination run away with now?’ Su Chen had been watching Qin Tianlin the whole time. Seeing his expression shift constantly, he figured the guy was probably jumping to the wrong conclusions.
Seeing that very few people had gone over to Qin Tianlin’s side while the vast majority were with him, he understood the situation.
However, Su Chen knew this wasn’t happening because Qin Tianlin had truly lost his influence.
It was just that the two of them didn’t get along. Since most people had already gathered around him, it was unlikely they would go over to Qin Tianlin’s side under any circumstances, as that would obviously offend Su Chen.
’But Qin Tianlin might not be able to see that...’ Su Chen shook his head, not paying it too much mind.
He squeezed out of the crowd, bid farewell to everyone, and prepared to return to the Floating Island.
Just as he left the square and merged onto the main path, he heard a surprised and delighted shout from his side: "Grand-Uncle-Master!"
Su Chen knew who it was without even turning his head. A figure flashed before his eyes, and sure enough, it was Zhou Yunyang.