"The... true god?"
A blush instantly bloomed on Tang Xueyao's face, even her neck turning red.
She hadn't expected the true god to be so handsome, with such a good physique. Especially that smile, it felt as if one look would make anyone fall captive.
"Mm, thank you for helping me absorb the energy of so many pink crystals; it allowed me to create a physical form so quickly!"
"It's a pity my original body has disappeared. I had to create a new one. Does it look like there's any problem?"
Zhang Chen noticed Tang Xueyao's flushed face and her eyes occasionally glancing at his body, so he asked curiously.
"N-no problem... I never imagined what a true god would look like!"
"I didn't expect... I didn't expect you to be so... so good-looking..."
Tang Xueyao's voice became barely audible towards the end, her earlobes also turning red.
"Oh, the self I created might have come with a little beautification effect!"
Zhang Chen waved his hand slightly, and an outfit appeared on his body.
"Mm..."
Tang Xueyao, who was usually so talkative, became uncharacteristically silent. She seemed to have a fever, lowering her head and clasping her hands nervously.
"This isn't like you. Aren't you usually very active?"
"Why are you so quiet today? Is it because I suddenly created a physical form that's making you nervous?"
Zhang Chen asked with a smile.
"No, no, I'm not nervous... it's just... excitement, thrill... an indescribable feeling..."
"I don't know what's wrong with me, I've never felt like this before..."
Tang Xueyao quickly waved her hands and said.
"Hm?"
Suddenly, Zhang Chen leaned closer to Tang Xueyao.
The two faced each other, their faces almost touching.
Thump, thump, thump!
Tang Xueyao's heart was pounding, like a startled deer, unsure of what to do. She stood there dumbfounded, her mind a complete blank.
Zhang Chen took a few breaths near Tang Xueyao's ear. The warm airflow flowed downwards, like a lover's hand, gently caressing her fair neck, then her collarbone...
"So fragrant!"
"But the scent on you is different from the aroma in the air!"
Zhang Chen slowly traced Tang Xueyao's face with the back of his hand, while gently pinching her chin with his other hand to lift her head.
Their eyes met.
Tang Xueyao's clear eyes seemed on the verge of overflowing, looking like a helpless lamb waiting to be plucked.
"It's the taste in your mouth, did you eat something delicious just now?!"
Zhang Chen asked with a smile.
In his spiritual form, he had no emotional fluctuations and no senses other than sight and hearing.
Even if Tang Xueyao were eating, Zhang Chen could only imagine the aroma of the food and its taste in his mouth.
Now that he had returned to a physical body, the various surrounding scents and sensations enveloped him all at once.
The newly created body was more sensitive in all aspects than his original one, and its adaptability was also stronger. Therefore, these feelings flooded Zhang Chen's mind, making him feel a surge of excitement.
Especially when he saw the beautiful young girl, Tang Xueyao, before him, this new body suddenly reacted.
"This..."
Zhang Chen took a step back, suppressing his rising emotion.
With Tang Xueyao's current state, he could probably push her onto the bed and... well, "make dinner."
As a true god, the first thing he should do was... this felt a bit improper.
"Cough, cough, Tang Xueyao, you've done well. Your mission now is to revitalize the True God Cult!"
Zhang Chen coughed a few times, diverting the intensely ambiguous atmosphere with a change of topic.
"Yes, True God, I am willing to be at your service..."
Tang Xueyao also quickly shook her head, dispelling the bold thoughts in her mind.
For a moment, she had actually wanted to push the True God down?!
This... this thought was too terrifying!
Such blasphemy and disrespect towards the True God, if he detected it, wouldn't that be an unforgivable sin?!
No, no... she must control herself. Unless the True God deigns to bestow his favor upon her, she absolutely could not harbor such presumptuous thoughts!
"Mm, good. You've worked hard today. Let the Pluto Mushroom soldiers maintain order, and you can rest early!"
Zhang Chen said.
"Yes, True God... However... I've discovered that the history of the entire world has been greatly altered!"
"So I wish to visit the library here to find some documents."
"But I know very little about the ancient era. Could the True God please guide me a little?"
Tang Xueyao asked respectfully.
"Yes, it's a good idea. I also want to know what happened during my slumber!"
Zhang Chen nodded in agreement.
Twenty minutes later, the two arrived at the City Lord's Mansion's library.
The library and the collection rooms were all together.
Because books, especially those left from ancient times, were more precious than collections, only those with power and influence possessed libraries.
Pushing open the grand doors, an area of nearly ten thousand square meters was filled with exhibits and books arranged by category.
Zhang Chen casually picked up a book on cultivation techniques and flipped it open.
[Skyfire Tome]: Summons a pillar of flames from the heavens to scorch the target, dealing immense energy damage.
It detailed various methods of circulating qi, releasing energy, and included diagrams.
The entire book was written in a sprawling manner.
"Isn't this just a part of fire elemental abilities? They've made it so complicated!"
"Following this pattern, there could be hundreds of books on fire elemental abilities!"
Zhang Chen shook his head helplessly.
His gaze swept over, and indeed, he saw four other fire-elemental cultivation technique books on the display shelves.
Such as [Auto-Ignition Technique], [Fireball], [Flame Wave], [Lava Technique]...
Most of them were simply parts of fire elemental abilities, and there was no need to forcibly differentiate them.
On the adjacent shelves were two cultivation technique books for ice elemental abilities.
"Good heavens, as expected of the City Lord's Mansion! The cultivation techniques here are simply too numerous, especially these with special attributes, which are rare and sought-after outside. Yet, there are so many here!"
Tang Xueyao looked astonished, her eyes shining as if she had never seen the world before.
"Things this basic are now hard to come by? The cultivation level of the people in this world is truly quite low!"
Zhang Chen sighed with emotion.
He guessed that in ancient times, any protector-level figure from the True God Cult could be the pinnacle of combat power here.
But what exactly caused the destruction of such powerful True God Cults and prosperous dynasties?
Zhang Chen walked to the history book section and picked up a book titled "Ancient Secret History," roughly scanning the table of contents.
Destruction of the Evil God Dynasty, Rise of the Dark Queen, Victory of the Light Wars, Extinction of the Demonic Tribes, Dawn of a Peaceful Golden Age...
Evil Gods, Demons... these were their appellations for the heroes of ancient times.
Zhang Chen opened the page detailing the destruction of the Evil God Dynasty. It clearly stated that Wang Hai'an, the patriarch of the ancient Holy Lord Wang family, led the warriors to deliver a fatal blow to the corrupt and decadent Evil God Dynasty, marking the end of the old era and a turning point for the beginning of human civilization...