In a drunken dream, Ling Xue felt someone's hand on her.
When she opened her eyes, she was shocked to see herself lying on a sofa.
A well-dressed suit-wearing man who was nevertheless a beast in human clothing was straddling her, undoing his own buttons and exposing his shoulders.
Beside them came the voice of her biological uncle, Chen Feng, "Xiaoxue, it's not easy for General Manager Zhao to take a liking to you. Serve General Manager Zhao well, and you'll rise step by step in the company in the future. Uncle definitely won't forget your contribution."
"Uncle! I don't want to! Uncle!"
"I don't want to!"
Ling Xue hurriedly got up and ran to the window, filled with fear, her whole body trembling.
Resolutely, she jumped out of the window…
Buzz!
She woke from the dream.
Looking up and seeing the surroundings, it was the company's office, not the dark room from five years ago that still made her frightened whenever she recalled it. Only then did Ling Xue let out a sigh of relief.
"It's this dream again…"
For five years, this nightmare had haunted Ling Xue day and night.
It had long since become a shadow in her heart.
Ever since her parents died when she was eight, she had lived with her uncle.
Because of her outstanding looks, she signed with a child-star company and became a child model, becoming a tool for her uncle to make money.
All this time, Ling Xue had been under Chen Feng's control.
This nightmare that came from being sold out by her uncle five years ago and personally experiencing it seemed to constantly remind Ling Xue, she could never again be controlled by anyone.
Including the mysterious person currently investing in her company.
So, from last night until now, having stayed awake all night, Ling Xue had been trying to trace any information about this investor through the investment funds, text messages, and various other channels.
But after searching all night, she had found nothing.
Ling Xue gently rubbed her temples with her slender fingers, her brows tightly furrowed.
"Who are you, exactly?"
Just then...
Ding!
A text message popped up on Ling Xue's phone...
[Eight o'clock, Divine Oracle, Ghost King City, cleanup operation.]
Ling Xue immediately judged that this was a text message sent by that mysterious investor.
Because, without a doubt, this was another encrypted text message.
Moreover, after sending the text message, the other party's number was immediately canceled, making it impossible to look up any information about the sender.
It was exactly the same as the investor's usual style.
Ever since Divine Oracle opened its servers, this investor had repeatedly asked Ling Xue to help carry out certain game quests in Divine Oracle.
After all, they were the company's biggest investor, so such a small request was reasonable.
But ever since the incident in the Dark Dungeon, Ling Xue had realized that she was being used.
Her intuition made Ling Xue suspicious, "This time, going to Ghost King City to carry out a map-clearing operation, could it be another scheme?"
Actually, from the very beginning, Ling Xue had not intended to accept the man's investment.
After all, they concealed their identity and intentions, and such a huge investment made her uneasy.
Unfortunately, the company could only survive with the help of this investment.
Indeed, after accepting the investment, she discovered that it was an even deeper bottomless pit.
Now, the entire Ling Corporation was almost entirely being supported by this one investor.
Once they withdrew their investment, not only would the company immediately go bankrupt, Ling Xue would also have to face an astronomical debt.
At least, before the "Supreme Plan" was completed and showed results, Ling Xue still needed this investment to keep the company stable.
Therefore, Ling Xue could not refuse the investor's request.
Looking at the text message sent by the investor, Ling Xue thought to herself, "I'll use this opportunity to see if I can find even the slightest trace of you."
With that, Ling Xue was about to @ all members in the guild group and send out a message to assemble online.
Then she thought of something: Lin Mo was also in the guild grou
Ling Xue thought, 'Even if this really is another scheme, for the sake of the company as a whole, I have no choice but to go.'
'But unless necessary, there's no need to involve Lin Mo. If they're coming after him and I take Lin Mo there, I'll be falling right into his trap.'
Thus, Ling Xue sent Lin Miaomiao a message, [Gather the second-tier guild members and get online immediately. Assemble at the Ghost King City map.]
[Don't notify Lin Mo.]
———
[Inferno City]
Splash!
Two rays of white light descended.
Lin Mo and Ning Xi logged on.
[Ding~ Esteemed No. 1 player on the Heaven Ranking, World Renowned · Liuli, welcome back to the Divine Oracle world!]
[Ding~ Esteemed No. 2 player on the Heaven Ranking, Supreme Lord · Rulebound, welcome back to the Divine Oracle world!]
Although losing to his wife was nothing to be ashamed of.
In the eyes of outsiders, not only would they not look down on Lin Mo, they would instead be even more envious that Lin Mo had such an outstanding wife.
But every time they logged on and the system broadcast announced it, Ning Xi would always rank above Lin Mo, which was, all in all, a little unpleasant for Lin Mo.
Lin Mo could hardly wait to quickly complete the SS-rank hidden quest "Heart Knot," obtain that set of Tier 8 equipment, surpass Ning Xi, and return to the No. 1 position on the Heaven Ranking.
After all, by comparison, Lin Mo still preferred being on top.
After logging on, the first thing they did, as usual, was play the Super God Arena.
Solo: Ten consecutive wins!
Duo: Ten consecutive wins!
Pet: Ten consecutive wins!
Five-player: Ten consecutive wins!
The two SSS-rank talent users, as always, killed gods when gods stood in their way and killed Buddhas when Buddhas stood in their way.
As long as the two of them were separated.
Basically, no one could stop them.
After today's matches ended, they steadily secured forty consecutive wins and gained 120 points of Arena EXP.
Lin Mo's rank rose from Platinum Tier Five (0/100) straight to Diamond Tier One (20/100).
He broke through another major rank.
He was only one tier away from the highest King rank.
Just after finishing the five-player match with Qin Feng, Ling Xiao, Xia Wanwan, and the others and coming out of the arena, Qin Feng stared at the C-rank divine weapon staff, Soul Devourer, in Ning Xi's hand, with streams of soul energy swirling around it and fully displaying the bearing of a king.
He couldn't help exclaiming, "Holy shit! Sis-in-law, I wanted to ask during the match just now, what kind of weapon is that? How is it so damn awesome?"
Xia Wanwan also widened her eyes in admiration and said, "Exactly, Senior! Just now, every time I saw you use a skill, that soul-wrapped attack effect was so pretty!"
Among the three, Ling Xiao had the sharpest eye, "This shouldn't be an ordinary weapon or piece of equipment. This is a divine weapon, right?"
Ning Xi smiled and said, "Yep, a C-rank divine weapon."
Qin Feng was shocked, "So that…"
Indeed, even Lin Mo couldn't help but marvel from the bottom of his heart.
"This divine weapon would only be average on an ordinary Elemental Mage."
"But in Xiaoxi's hands, combined with the tenfold damage increase effect of the SSS-rank talent Nine-Five Supreme, it's almost perfect."
Not only was the increase to skill damage obvious.
As Xia Wanwan had seen, this divine weapon's soul attack effects were also maxed out.
Every time she cast a spell, countless souls swirled around the caster.
Gorgeous!
Alluring!
With the boost from Soul Devourer, Ning Xi's Empress aura rose another level.
It wasn't just the three of Ling Xiao.
In the previous duo and five-player matches, the opponents' gazes and reactions also made this point very obvious.
Almost all of them had been drawn to the divine weapon in Ning Xi's hand.
Lin Mo looked at Ning Xi, whose aura was powerful and who was becoming increasingly like the Empress of the Dragon Nation national server from his previous life, and thought to himself, "Right now, Soul Devourer's rank is only C-rank, yet the boost it gives Xiaoxi is already this huge."
"If it rises to S-rank, SS-rank, or even SSS-rank."
"Whether it's skill damage effects or skill effects, they can continue to receive even greater improvements!"
"Xiaoxi's upper limit will also become higher because of this!"
"Looks like using Ghost King's Blood to remove [Soul Devourer]'s seal and restore its unlimited growth ability is necessary!"
With this, a thought and resolve in Lin Mo's heart also became even firmer.
"Soul Manipulator, Zade."
"I originally wanted to let you live for a few more days."
"Unfortunately, now that I look at it."
"You have to die today."