"Huh?"
He Li held the phone to his ear, his mouth agape in surprise.
"You've officially joined the Spirit Management Committee's action team?"
"Yeah! I'm a demon hunter now!"
Xu Shuya sounded overjoyed, her voice several octaves higher. "Not only did I join the action team, but I also met the leader of the Hunter Squad, Zhao Tongzhi. She's so young! They say she's only 22 or 23. How can she be so amazing? She's only two years older than me and already at the peak of the Qi Sea realm."
He Li nodded. Hunter Squad leader, Zhao Tongzhi, young girl, peak Qi Sea realm.
He Li paused, then said, "Yes, she's the youngest and most talented leader in the Hunter Squad's history. I'm also in direct contact with her. Don't reveal my whereabouts. I'll find a suitable opportunity to contact her."
Xu Shuya said with certainty, "Don't worry, I didn't say anything. I just met four members of the Hunter Squad, and then I left."
He Li let out an "Oh?" and asked, "Who else came besides Zhao Tongzhi?"
He Li had mentioned earlier that she was an underground operative of the Hunter Squad, in direct contact with the leader. It wasn't unusual for other members of the Hunter Squad to come to Wulin.
Xu Shuya directly replied, "There were three others, two men and one woman. A tall man with a cold expression, a very short but handsome man, and a middle-aged woman, around 40 years old. She wasn't attractive, but she was dressed very seductively."
He Li grunted, thinking, it must be those three. During the Battle of Tokyo Gods, it was these three who followed a girl and fought demons in a sea of fire. He hadn't expected them to come to Wulin as well. It seemed they were the highest-level combatants of the Hunter Squad.
Susan hadn't come. If she wasn't on a special mission, then she must not have been strong enough.
He Li didn't think much more about it and said, "Well, your strength isn't high, so you must be extremely careful. The city of Wulin will be very chaotic for a while. Since your strength isn't high, and I can't always be by your side to protect you, you need to pay close attention to your safety."
He Li emphasized again, fearing that Xu Shuya, this hot-headed youngster, might get carried away on a mission, turn into a little hero descending from the heavens, and die before achieving anything, which would be terrible.
After all, he hadn't finished using her yet.
Xu Shuya was touched. After a few seconds of silence, her voice lowered as she murmured, "I understand."
He Li looked at the disconnected phone, stunned for a few seconds. "I'm afraid you'll die and I'll have no one to use. What are you blushing about?"
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The Norwegian Strait, the Great Sea Reef. Waves had been ceaselessly crashing against the rocks for thousands of years. From a distance, it looked like a black, ghostly forest.
Dark clouds obscured the sun, and the sea raged with fierce waves.
On the highest reef sat a man of immense stature. Beside him, suspended in mid-air, was a massive, broad-bladed sword, its tip pointing downwards.
The man, who had been staring blankly at the sea, slowly looked up at the distant sky. The sun was hidden by dark clouds, with a few streaks of red light piercing through, as if making a final struggle. The world between heaven and earth felt palpably suppressed.
Immediately after,
A hearty laugh echoed from the sky.
"Eigfen, I didn't expect you to be hiding here. It's really not easy to find you."
Eigfen, however, seemed uninterested. "Are you, Beliqves? bothering me when you should be living comfortably in your temple? I have no interest in you. If it were Xosotu looking for me, I'd be willing to fight, but you... you're not my match."
As Eigfen finished speaking, a dull boom sounded from the sky.
The next moment,
Beliqves appeared abruptly before Eigfen. He leaned back, and a throne materialized behind him. He sat upon the throne, squinting, and looked at Eigfen with a half-smile.
The divine power of two mid-level gods clashed instantly, unleashing rolling thunder and surging waves. The space between heaven and earth was compressed by their immense divine powers, creating an atmosphere of suffocating might.
They were both mid-level gods,
Eigfen, Beliqves.
Their divine power and divine positions had been earned through countless battles over tens of thousands of years. They held their mid-level god positions steadily, their strength matching their divine status.
This was a stark contrast to Nifeita and Hoss, whose divine positions were obtained through schemes and trickery, creating a qualitative gap in their strength.
Beliqves grinned. "Eigfen, we've clashed over a hundred times. Back then, we were both lesser gods. Every time we awakened, we had to fight to the death. After several battles, although you obtained the mid-level god position before me,
I believe I am not inferior to you."
Eigfen's expression was stern, a flicker of impatience in his eyes. He snorted, "Did you come to find me just to say this?"
"Alright, you've said your piece, and I've heard it. You can leave now. Don't disturb my sea-gazing."
Beliqves snorted coldly. "Stop acting like you're the strongest below the upper gods. Setting aside Xosotu, who is stronger than you, do you really have a hundred percent certainty of killing me?
Stop putting on airs in front of me. I am also a mid-level god. Are you really confident you're stronger than me?"
Eigfen's reply was simple. He said, "We descended onto the battlefield in the same era, but I became a mid-level god two epochs before you. Tell me, am I stronger than you?"
Beliqves's tone faltered. He couldn't refute it. Eigfen had indeed become a mid-level god two epochs earlier. This was the only blemish on his record after becoming a mid-level god.
They had both descended onto the Earth battlefield at the same time.
To put it crudely, they both had the same starting point and were inherently in competition. It was like playing a game where two players chose the same hero for a one-on-one duel; whoever played worse would be embarrassed.
Clearly, Beliqves, who became a mid-level god two epochs later, was thoroughly defeated.
Eigfen squinted at Beliqves, his voice cold and disdainful. "As long as I remain on this divine battlefield, I will always be above you. As for who is the strongest among the mid-level gods, I dare not say, but as long as I am here, you will forever be beneath me.
You can fight me if you wish, or you can employ schemes and tricks like those whores and scum. I will accept it all."
Beliqves's expression was uncertain, his eyes growing fiercer. He suddenly lunged forward, and the throne behind him exploded with a roar, stirring up waves fifty feet high.
Then,
Beliqves unleashed his divine power, clenched his fist, broke the sound barrier, and powerfully struck Eigfen. His divine-power-infused fist tore through the giant waves, a true punch that pierced the raging sea.
Eigfen pushed his hand forward, and the giant sword beside him flew out rapidly, unleashing a massive sword energy slash in the air.
The fist's might and the sword energy collided fiercely.
With a thunderous roar like the heavens shaking, powerful divine energy erupted, forcing the colossal waves back by hundreds of meters.
After this brief exchange, the two gods fell silent.
Beliqves hovered in the sky, silently observing Eigfen. In fact, the gap between them could already be discerned from that single exchange.
Beliqves had attacked in anger, while Eigfen had responded with effortless ease, yet they were evenly matched.
Beliqves gazed deeply at Eigfen. After a moment, he said solemnly, "I didn't come to fight you. I came to tell you that Nifeita ran into trouble with Xosotu, and Xosotu wanted to kill her.
However, considering Nifeita's past grievances with Xiapeishu from the previous epoch, Xosotu didn't want to offend that madman Xiapeishu over a mere whore.
Therefore, he didn't kill Nifeita, leaving her for Xiapeishu to deal with. But she probably won't stop there.
Plaitana and Tangya are preparing to find Annihilation to seize his divinity as a gift to awaken Sersojian.
Xiapeishu... oh, no, He Li, he's currently in Wulin City, China, playing a game of cat and mouse with those useless people from the Hunter Squad.
If you want to make a move on someone, do it quickly. If you want to advance to upper god in the next epoch, act soon and accumulate more divinity. Don't you dare shit on my head while you're still a mid-level god. Once you're gone, it'll be my turn. Don't waste time."
With his words finished, Beliqves turned and vanished.
Eigfen watched the direction Beliqves had departed. After a long while, he slightly curved his lips, then closed his eyes, quietly listening to the sound of the ocean waves.
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