Chapter 231 : Chapter 231
Chapter 231. Chu Xingchen Completes His Divine Contract
Jiang Yichen had killed Hypnos!?
The moment Perfected Yuding confirmed it, Mei Xue’er and the other two stared blankly at Jiang Yichen.
Tang Long’s mouth fell slightly open. He walked up to Jiang Yichen, grabbed his clothes, and turned him left and right.
“My goodness, Brother Yichen, can you really even kill gods?”
They had all experienced the influence of divine law power. Even fighting the preachers of the God-Revival Church had been incomparably difficult, let alone fighting a god.
They probably would not even have had the courage to face one.
Yet under such circumstances, Brother Yichen, who was also a mortal, had actually slain a god.
Damn it! Did it have to be this absurd?
They had all grown up together as brothers. How had he become so unfamiliar?
Pat, pat!
Jiang Yichen lightly patted Tang Long on the shoulder and comforted him. “It was only a small matter. You will be able to kill one in the future too. You simply still need some time to accumulate experience.”
How could that be a small matter?
Tang Long went numb. It was fortunate that Chu Xingchen was still undergoing the divine contract. Otherwise, he would already have dragged him along to crouch in the corner and draw circles together.
However, he still had doubts about Jiang Yichen killing a god. After all, Brother Yichen was human. How could he fight a god?
His gaze swept over Perfected Yuding, and he made a guess inwardly. Had Perfected Yuding beaten Hypnos to the brink of death, while Brother Yichen had landed the decisive last strike?
Mei Xue’er held the same thought.
She also did not believe that Jiang Yichen, as a mortal, had killed Hypnos. This was unreasonable in itself.
In the past, the Divine Battle Division had run over a thousand simulations of the strongest divine contract holders in the Battle Division fighting gods, yet not a single one had succeeded.
But why had Perfected Yuding said that Hypnos was killed by Jiang Yichen?
It was truly baffling.
Mei Xue’er felt somewhat regretful that she had not seen the scene of Hypnos’s death. She pursed her lips and muttered softly, “Could Jiang Yichen really slay a god with mortal strength?”
Only Su Linyu’s eyes were filled with sincere admiration as she looked at Jiang Yichen and said, “Brother Yichen, you are simply amazing.”
“I fell asleep just from looking at Hypnos once, but Brother Yichen actually slew a god. I am so envious. When will I become that powerful?”
Jiang Yichen burst out laughing and could not help pinching her little cheek.
Her words were truly sweet.
Compared to the doubt in Tang Long’s and Mei Xue’er’s eyes, Su Linyu had chosen to believe him without the slightest hesitation.
“You will,” he said, meeting Su Linyu’s eyes with a smile on his lips. “I promise.”
With such a heaven-defying cheat system, increasing one’s strength was simple.
However, compared to his own speedrun-like growth, Su Linyu and the others needed to proceed step by step. But that was fine. The process itself was also beautiful.
In the past, he had always cared about the result. Now that he had learned to enjoy the beauty of the process, he felt that this matter had meaning.
“Woof, woof, woof.”
At that moment, Xiaotian Dog, who had awakened from his slumber, saw Perfected Yuding and immediately rushed to Perfected Yuding’s feet like an obedient little country dog. He rubbed his head against him, trying to get a little immortal aura on himself.
Perfected Yuding smiled. A strand of pale golden divine power flowed around his fingertip and flew into Xiaotian Dog’s body. “For the past hundred years, it has been hard on you to guard this place. The restriction my disciple placed on you has already been lifted. You may now enter and leave the ruins freely.”
Xiaotian Dog’s eyes lit up, and he lowered his front paws to the ground. “Thank you, Perfected One.”
Perfected Yuding nodded slightly. His gaze landed on the Divine Contract Ritual within the pale golden barrier. The barrier had clearly dimmed, and the ritual had already reached its end.
Enveloped by divine power and laws, Chu Xingchen, with sharp brows and bright eyes, slowly gripped the Three-Pointed Double-Edged Blade in his right hand. A vertical eye slowly opened on his forehead and burst with dazzling golden light.
Everyone looked over at once, their faces filled with astonishment.
The pale golden divine light slowly flowed into Chu Xingchen’s body, and a wave of divine law pressure rippled through the space.
Chu Xingchen slowly opened his eyes. His original brown almond-shaped pupils had now become pale gold, giving him a trace of divinity.
“It’s done.” When Mei Xue’er saw that Chu Xingchen had completed his contract with Yang Jian, she finally breathed a sigh of relief, and a smile appeared on her face.
This meant their mission was complete.
Since the Divine Battle Division had come into being, this was the first time they had completed a mission. It gave her a deep sense of accomplishment.
“Old Chu, now no one will stay at the bottom with me.” While Tang Long was happy for Chu Xingchen, he also looked a little as if he had lost all will to live.
The handsome Sleep God smiled faintly and placed a hand on Tang Long’s shoulder. “Xiaolong, do not be discouraged. You will have your own opportunity as well, just like I did.”
Tang Long glanced at the Sleep God, who was different from before, and sighed inwardly. Sleep God, Sleep God—he really had become a god.
“Then Sleep God, how did you obtain your opportunity? I want to learn!” he said firmly.
“Uh…”
For a moment, the Sleep God did not know how to answer. Looking back on his life, only the word “sleep” had remained eternal and unchanged, so he said, “Wash up and go to sleep.”
Tang Long: “...”
“Not bad. You are a righteous man.”
At this moment, Perfected Yuding examined Chu Xingchen. With a quick calculation on his fingers, he learned of Chu Xingchen’s past and nodded in satisfaction.
He raised his hand slightly, and his long robe brushed over the top of Chu Xingchen’s head.
As the immortal touched his crown, methods for cultivating the Three-Pointed Double-Edged Blade, along with the Eight-Nine Profound Art and the Seventy-Two Transformations, immediately appeared in Chu Xingchen’s mind.
His expression turned astonished, and he immediately knelt. “Thank you, Immortal, for granting me these arts.”
Perfected Yuding shook his head slightly. “There is no need to call me Immortal. Yang Jian is my disciple. You may call me Grandmaster.”
Chu Xingchen’s heart trembled. Yang Jian’s master—was that not Perfected Yuding of the Twelve Golden Immortals?
Now that he had been chosen by the Illustrious Sage Lord, he could be considered his disciple as well.
“Thank you, Grandmaster!” Chu Xingchen hurriedly said.
Perfected Yuding nodded and asked, “What task did he give you?”
“The Illustrious Sage Lord’s task for me is protection! I must protect my family, friends, and the common people, slay demonic beasts, pacify wars a hundred times, and accumulate merit. This will help the Illustrious Sage Lord revive.”
Chu Xingchen spoke of Yang Jian’s resurrection mission.
When everyone heard this, they did not look particularly surprised.
In Huaxia mythology, Erlang Illustrious Sage Lord was not only a war god but also a protective deity of the mortal world. He could control floods, drive out evil, and safeguard a region’s peace.
This resurrection mission was entirely reasonable.
“Good.” Perfected Yuding smiled and said, “I hope you can earnestly complete the mission of your contract and allow my disciple to reappear in the mortal world. I shall thank you here in advance.”
He bowed slightly.
Chu Xingchen was startled, and his posture became even humbler. “Please rest assured, Grandmaster. I will do everything in my power to complete it.”
Perfected Yuding nodded, then turned to Xiaotian Dog on the ground. “You shall follow him for now. His current strength is still weak, and he needs protection.”
Xiaotian Dog lay prostrate. “Yes, Perfected One.”
After finishing his instructions, Perfected Yuding’s expression relaxed slightly, and he turned to Jiang Yichen.
“Fellow Daoist, now that the matters here are settled, I shall not remain any longer.”
“If others ask about me, there is no need to speak of it to outsiders.”
As soon as he finished speaking, Perfected Yuding smiled. An auspicious cloud rose beneath his feet, and he vanished in the blink of an eye.
Fellow Daoist?
Only then did everyone react. Perfected Yuding had actually addressed Jiang Yichen as Fellow Daoist.
He was an immortal.
Xiaotian Dog’s eyes widened even more as he stared fixedly at Jiang Yichen.
Good lad. I knew you were not simple!
To be addressed as Fellow Daoist by his master’s master meant that Jiang Yichen’s status in the Heavenly Court was probably on the same level as the Twelve Golden Immortals.
He had to build a good relationship with him!
Xiaotian Dog secretly made up his mind.