"The God of Conflict..."
For the God of Conflict, Medmos was naturally the most suitable candidate.
The God of Conflict, born from the authority of [Dreams], paired with Medmos, born from the authority of [Imagination], was a perfect match.
In this way, the future God of Conflict would be a subordinate god of the Lord of Spirit, a branch of Huo Yuhao's pantheon.
However, Huo Yuhao wouldn't directly hand over the God of Conflict to Medmos; that would make the position seem too cheap, and given Medmos's personality, he wouldn't accept it.
So, he'd simply have a battle between Soul Masters using the Magic Network in the future; whoever stands last will inherit the godhood.
This also aligns with the symbolism of the godhood. As for whether Medmos could actually stand last, Huo Yuhao didn't care.
He believed Medmos could do it; this was trust in his creation!
He had given Medmos such a huge advantage; if he still couldn't win, then it was simply his destiny.
After finalizing the plan, Huo Yuhao sped up the inscription of alchemical runes, striving to complete the underlying protocol of the game module as quickly as possible.
However, Huo Yuhao soon sensed an unexpected situation with his mental power: the perception "black hole" representing Gu Yuena was moving towards the orphanage.
It seemed that Feng Jin and Xia Die were preparing to take Gu Yuena to meet Bai E and the others.
After diverting some of his mental power to monitor the other party's location, Huo Yuhao continued to focus his attention on the magic network.
In any case, the other party had not shown any malice so far, so he let her be as she pleased, as long as she didn't cause him any trouble.
...
On the main street of Xilu City, Feng Jin and Xia Die led Gu Yuena along the roadside.
The three of them carried large and small bags, mostly containing clothes and some snacks.
The hot, bright sunlight shone directly on their smiling faces, and even Xia Die, who usually had a detached expression, had a slight upturn at the corners of her mouth. It seemed that the three of them had successfully become friends.
"Let me tell you, Yuebao! There are lots of interesting people at the orphanage!"
"For example, there's Teacher Tibao, who knows a lot; Dr. Roman, who's kind-hearted; and Bai Er, who's always ready to help others…"
"I'll take you to meet them. You probably don't have a place to stay, right? There are still quite a few empty rooms in the orphanage's dormitory. I'll just talk to the director."
"The director is such a nice person!"
Gu Yuena smiled, her usually cool face now showing a hint of a smile. In just half a day in Xiru City, her opinion of humans had already changed considerably.
These humans weren't all the five-star model citizens of Los Santos that Di Tian had described. They
were mostly law-abiding citizens, and there were even some particularly interesting ones like Feng Jin and Xia Die.
Of course, if she had come a year earlier, she could have seen the authentic Xiru City, which would have been like a mini-Gotham City, a place where heroes from all walks of life gathered.
Looking at this city, Gu Yuena wanted to join in the passion even more. Only by controlling passion could she control the city in the other person's hands.
Gu Yuena really liked Xiru City; there was so much delicious food here! Of course, the food was secondary; the main reason was the excellent location and the relatively stable order.
Meanwhile, a brutal incident was unfolding at the orphanage.
"Ah!!"
"Bang!!"
Screams mingled with the sounds of flesh slamming into the ground, filling the entire orphanage.
All the children stood by the windows of the school building, watching the beating in the open space behind them.
Their faces were filled with excitement, each possessing the potential of a bloodthirsty spectator.
Bai'er, Tibao, and Meng Hongchen stood helplessly on one side of the open space, watching Medmus skillfully swing Xiao Hongchen's body and slam it into the ground.
Hearing her brother's screams mixed with the mournful sounds of the earth, Meng Hongchen expertly opened her magic network to record her brother's horrific state.
Tibao shook her head. At first, she had tried to stop Medmus and Xiao Hongchen from fighting, but after it happened so many times, she became indifferent.
However, she would still come with Bai'er to watch, just in case anything went wrong.
"Hey! This is the sixteenth time."
After sensing that Xiao Hongchen had once again completely lost his ability to resist, Medmos tossed his body onto a distant sand dune.
Xiao Hongchen felt intense pain all over his body; he was almost used to it.
He felt uneasy if he didn't feel this pain every night.
For the past month, he had come to challenge Medmos every two days, one day fighting, the other day healing.
Medmos's control over his power was exquisite; he never inflicted irreversible injuries on Xiao Hongchen. Combined with the pills he carried and the healing from the healing-type soul masters of Xilu City,
he could basically be lively and energetic again after half a day of rest.
Xiao Hongchen wiped the dirt off his face and lay down in the sand, his voice trembling as he said,
"I won't yell 'Hey!'"
"Only sixteen times!"
"What? Are you scared?! I've gradually found a way to defeat you!"
Medmos brushed the dust off his shoulders and sneered,
"Scared?"
"The word 'scared' doesn't exist in my dictionary!"
"So confident? Then let's keep practicing the day after tomorrow."
Xiao Hongchen continued stubbornly,
"We'll see!"
"Next time I'll make you experience defeat!"
Medmos treated him like a dog barking; Xiao Hongchen said the same thing every time he lost.
He didn't care whether Xiao Hongchen had found a way to defeat him; he believed he would keep winning!
Medmos walked to the sand pile, reached out and pulled Xiao Hongchen up, waving at Tibao in the distance.
Tibao saw this and with a wave of her little hand, teleported the iced cola next to her to Medmos.
Medemos tossed the cola to Xiao Hongchen, who skillfully caught it, pulled the tab, and took a big gulp, saying,
"Want some?"
Of course, Medemos refused.
"Go ahead and drink it yourself,"
Xiao Hongchen said, tilting his head back and chugging the cola down his throat, letting the cool, sweet liquid soothe his agitated stomach.
During this time, he had become quite familiar with Medemos and Bai E, though it was through getting beaten up together.
Now they were friends, even joining a chat group on the magic network.
Xiao Hongchen hadn't challenged Bai E yet, because he hadn't even defeated Medemos, let alone Bai E, who had a record of defeating Medemos.
Soon, Tibo, Bai E, and the others arrived beside Medemos.
The children in the surrounding school buildings dispersed to their general knowledge classes.
The orphanage had ample funds; Zuo Man'er had used them to hire many teachers and also commissioned earth-attribute soul masters to build the school buildings.
They taught the children some common sense about the continent and life skills.
"Xiao Di, Xiao Xiao, are you alright?"
Madmos and Xiao Hongchen waved to indicate they were fine, but Xiao Hongchen was wincing in pain, looking like he wasn't alright.
Tibao sighed, just about to use the Hundred Realms Gate to send Xiao Hongchen to a nearby clinic for treatment, when she heard a familiar voice.
"Oh, you're all here!"
Bai E's blue eyes lit up with surprise as he turned and saw the familiar orange-pink hair.
"Dr. Roman!"
"You're finally back!"
"That's great, everyone at the orphanage missed you!"
Roman scratched his head, a little embarrassed, and said,
"Oh! Looks like I'm quite popular."
"How did this child get so badly injured? His face is all bruised and swollen."
"Wait a moment, let me treat you."
Soon, Roman arrived beside Xiao Hongchen, azure runes lighting up on his arm, and emerald light began to gather in his palm, then gradually merged into Xiao Hongchen's body.
Xiao Hongchen felt the tears in his muscles being rapidly repaired by a gentle force.
The pain throughout his body began to subside, leaving him feeling relaxed, like putting on new underwear on the first day of the new year.
Xiao Hongchen said to Roman,
"Thank you."
He hadn't realized Roman was using an unknown power, simply assuming he was a healing-type Soul Master. Bai E and the others thought the same; they all assumed Roman's Martial Soul was healing-type.
In reality, apart from Huo Yuhao, no one knew what Roman's Martial Soul was.
Roman almost never used his Martial Soul; when he did, it meant something terrible had happened.
He patted Xiao Hongchen on the shoulder and said,
"Be careful next time."
"If you feel unwell anywhere, you can come to me. I'm the doctor at this orphanage."
After speaking, Roman looked at Bai E and the others and said,
"Alright, everyone, now that I'm back, it's time to start cultivating again! Are you ready?"
Hearing Roman's words, Bai E immediately thought of the jeep, and his body trembled slightly, but he quickly said seriously,
"Yes! Ready!"
After saying that, Roman led Bai E, Tibo, and the others to the orphanage's basement, drove the jeep out, and headed to the training grounds.
Madmos was about to follow the group when he seemed to remember something and turned back to Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen, saying,
"You two come too."
Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen exchanged a glance and decided to follow. They were also very curious about how these monsters cultivated!
Everyone here was stronger than the last! They must have some unique cultivation methods, which they could learn and spread to the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy.
Soon, the group of six arrived at the basement. Roman lifted the dust cover on the jeep and leaned on the hood with a friendly expression.
"I missed you so much! My beloved car!"
Roman then took out the key, opened the car door, sat in the driver's seat, and said to the group,
"Come on, get in!"
"I'll take you to the training grounds."
Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen followed Bai E and the others into the car with surprised expressions.
"What kind of soul tool is this?"
"I can't tell its grade."
Bai E smiled and said to the two,
"This is called a Jeep, we don't know what grade of soul tool it is either."
"This is also our training tool."
Roman honked the horn and said to the group,
"Sit tight! Get ready to go!"
With the roar of the engine, soul power transformed into power, propelling this steel beast full of alchemy and ruthlessness.
Xiao Hongchen immediately felt an extremely strong push in his back, and then felt an extremely strong gale rushing towards him, blowing his white hair backward.
Then he saw the surrounding scenery almost merge into one and flash past rapidly.
Xiao Hongchen, after all, was a soul tool genius of the Sun Moon Empire, and immediately realized that this soul tool called the Jeep had extremely high strategic value.
This was a brand new mode of transportation! It could completely replace horse-drawn carriages on the road! It would make communication between cities much faster!
Just as Xiao Hongchen was brainstorming, the jeep arrived at their usual training ground.
Xiao Hongchen and Bai E stood bewildered in the open space around them, not understanding why they all looked so tense.
Seeing his puzzled expression, Bai E pointed around, the meaning obvious.
Looking at the broken rocks everywhere, Xiao Hongchen seemed to realize something and muttered to himself,
"No way?!"
As if confirming Xiao Hongchen's guess, Roman didn't get out of the car but drove the jeep up to them and said,
"Training begins!"
Then the jeep roared like a dragon's roar, charging towards them with a crushing force.
Bai E, Madmos, and Tibao skillfully ran backwards, and Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen instinctively followed!
"What is this?!"
"Is this how you train?!"
Xiao Hongchen felt the overwhelming force behind him and was astonished.
Bai E said to him,
"This is easy; sometimes there's wilderness survival."
Medmos adjusted his running pace and said,
"Instead of wasting time talking, we should conserve our energy."
"The first wave of power is the strongest, the impact is the greatest; let's avoid it for now!"
Xiao Hongchen confidently said to Medmos beside him,
"That's it?"
"Are you kidding me? With this kind of power, I'm avoiding it?!"
Xiao Hongchen sensed that although the power behind him was strong, it wasn't unstoppable, and he thought Medmos was lying to him. His
rebellious nature, characteristic of the Sun Moon Empire's genius, kicked in, and he did a cool, Indian AAA game-style turn around. He
activated his Three-Legged Golden Toad Martial Soul and prepared to clash head-on with the jeep!
Bai E's blue eyes narrowed; he hadn't expected Xiao Hongchen to be so fierce!
Medmos's lion-like pupils revealed helplessness as he said,
"Idiot!"
Xiao Hongchen quickly collided with the jeep, and then he sensed something was wrong!
"No!"
"This familiar feeling!"
"This power is equivalent to five Medmoss!"
This jeep had been heavily modified by Huo Yuhao and Roman, with all sorts of spells added to it without restraint, making its power extremely absurd!
Roman hadn't expected that someone would actually choose to ram into it when the jeep was at its strongest.
Even Medmos only chose to confront it head-on in the third wave.
Then Xiao Hongchen was thrown into the air, feeling an intense sense of weightlessness, and crashed heavily to the ground unconscious.
Meng Hongchen slapped her forehead, wanting to sever ties with her brother.
She wanted to grab Xiao Hongchen's ear and grit her teeth, saying,
"Can't you be a little more careful?! My dear brother!"
Meng Hongchen felt so tired!
While Xiao Hongchen was lying there, at this moment in the orphanage,
Feng Jin and Xia Die brought Gu Yuena to the orphanage, but after searching for a long time, they couldn't find Bai E and the others.
Finally, Xia Die asked Zuo Man'er and learned that they had been taken away by Roman for training.
With a hint of apology in her amethyst-like eyes, Xia Die said to Gu Yuena,
"They've gone out."
Feng Jin swayed her pink twin ponytails and said,
"It's alright, Die Bao and Yue Bao! I still have a way! We can contact them through Teacher Ti Bao's Hundred Realms Gate."
"I just don't know if Teacher Ti Bao can open a gate that far."
"I'll ask."
Ti Bao was currently watching with Bai E and the others as Meng Hongchen poked Xiao Hongchen's face with a twig, while Luo Man was helping with the treatment.
Suddenly, she sensed a message on the magic network and saw Feng Jin's message as soon as she opened it.
"It's little Feng Jin!"
"They brought new friends and want to come over!"
"It's too far! My soul power isn't enough, Xiaobai and Xiaodi, can you help me?"
Bai'e nodded and said,
"Okay! Leave it to me and Medemos!"
Then Bai'e and Medemos stood behind Tibao. Medemos transferred his soul power to Bai'e, who filtered it with his martial soul before transferring pure soul power to Tibao.
Abundant soul power flowed through Tibao's meridians, and she used all her soul power to open the Hundred Realms Gate.
A triangular door gleaming with golden light appeared in the air.
Spatial elements throbbed and then gathered around Tibao.
Meng Hongchen dropped the branch in her hand, staring in shock at the door. She had long known that this cute little girl's martial soul possessed a rare spatial attribute. But
when she first saw Tibao open the Hundred Realms Gate with all her might, she was still incredibly shocked.
Tibao was like a queen of spatial elements, with thousands of doors faintly appearing around her, connecting countless paths.
"An absolute super martial soul!"
This thought flashed through Meng Hongchen's mind. Only a super martial soul could possess such power, and only a super martial soul could exert such a subtle suppression on his own martial soul.
He knew his cultivation was two rings higher than Tibao's!
"Birds of a feather flock together!"
Meanwhile, the three people at the orphanage in Xilu City saw a golden door slowly opening before them.
Gu Yuena's bags fell from her hands, her purple eyes filled with disbelief.
She sensed the bloodline aura of the Space Dragon King!
She couldn't be mistaken! That high-ranking dragon bloodline power perfectly matched the Space Dragon King among the nine sons of the Dragon God in her memory!
"This is impossible."
"A human can actually possess such a bloodline?!"
Fortunately, the airflow caused by the spatial door masked Gu Yuena's voice; Feng Jin and Xia Die didn't hear her.
"Yuebao, hurry up!"
(End of Chapter)
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