"In the Tokyo God War, the Hunter team successfully slew a god without deploying the 'God-Slaying Nuclear Bomb.' Tokyo is currently undergoing tense reconstruction."
"There are gods in this world! Gods can be killed! They are not invincible!"
"This is the second time in 3,000 years that the Hunter team has slain a god. This is their era, a milestone victory for humanity!"
He Li sat on the balcony of his hotel room, scrolling through the overwhelming news on his phone. There were all sorts of sensational headlines, with some editors writing:
"Shocking! Spread globally by 8 billion people, I was stunned after reading it, even gods can be killed!"
"Shocking! I've read it three times and still can't believe it. The key to humanity's survival is actually the secret of the gods!"
"Completely subverting your imagination, gods are actually..."
He Li watched with satisfaction. This meant his plan was a success. Even if Susan revealed the truth, what could they do?
The divinity they had obtained was tangible. What could the Spiritual Management Association do? They could only collect and study divinity. Once they tasted the power of divinity and gained the immense strength within it, their desire for more and stronger divinity would drive them mad.
Greed is insatiable; it is human nature.
He Li extended his hands. Two divine essences appeared in his palms, one from Horus and one from Areswal. The divinity of Ricardo was given to Susan.
All variant-type abilities in the world originated from Ricardo.
Ricardo's divinity contained the power of variant-type abilities, which was the most direct and valuable manifestation of divinity for the Spiritual Management Association.
If He Li's predictions were correct, they would use Ricardo's divinity to develop something that could enhance variant-type abilities, like the "gene warriors" depicted in movies, to hunt more gods.
Thinking of this, He Li grinned, his smile bright and sinister.
Nefeta, Sersojian, you both have allies and good friends, right?
I do too. Even if they don't ally with me, I'll use my schemes to make them serve me.
Today, I am the clever and resourceful He Li.
He Li reveled in these thoughts, watching the beautiful women on the beach with a pleasant mood.
Meanwhile,
Plaidena's mood was far from as pleasant as He Li's. Being tricked by He Li, or rather, failing to trick someone and being tricked instead, tsk tsk tsk...
Infan, Zanyongta,
Plaidena frowned, her exceptionally beautiful face showing a rare expression of malice. She hated He Li, but was powerless.
She understood that only Sersojian could contend with He Li.
Plaidena looked down at the vajra in her hand. She was contemplating whether to awaken Sersojian, but she didn't have any divinity yet. If she awakened Sersojian like this, Sersojian might very well kill her.
"Tang Ya, Ricardo and Areswal have been killed by He Li. He Li now possesses the divine essences of Horus, Ricardo, and Areswal. We need to speed up."
As Plaidena spoke, she slowly looked up towards a room at the top of the tower.
The door to the room was pushed open, and a woman walked out. She was tall, with long, black curly hair cascading over her shoulders, wearing a jacket. She was quite sturdy, and her appearance was average, even a bit unattractive.
Tang Ya walked to the center of the tower top, leaning against the shrine, arms crossed. Her already small eyes narrowed, as if she were deep in thought.
After a moment,
Tang Ya said to Plaidena, "Kxotu, Egfen, and Baitoquis are mid-level gods. We can't touch them. If we rashly seek trouble with them, we'll likely be killed.
Nefeta is He Li's target, so we can't move against her either.
Qi Shuang is hiding somewhere and can't be found for now.
That leaves us with only 'Annihilation' as our target."
Plaidena asked, "Has Annihilation awakened?"
Tang Ya nodded and said, "That's right. You all thought Baitoquis was the first to awaken in this era, but actually, that woman Annihilation awakened a thousand years ago."
Plaidena frowned slightly, pondered for a moment, and asked, "Where do we find her?"
Tang Ya narrowed her eyes and said, "Nefeta will help us find her."
Plaidena hummed and said softly, "As long as Nefeta finds Annihilation, we will awaken Sersojian. Even if He Li is there, we'll kill him too."
Tang Ya narrowed her eyes, looking at the malicious Plaidena, and secretly pursed her lips into a smile, saying nothing more.
...
He Li went downstairs and onto the beach, lying on a lounge chair. He secretly decided that if any more beautiful women invited him to some damned party, he would refuse even if it meant death.
He had been fooled once; would he be fooled every day?
Xiao Lan wore a sun hat, which He Li had bought for it. Xiao Lan liked it very much and put it on before coming out. To prevent the sun hat from falling off, He Li had made two holes in it so Xiao Lan's ears could stick out. Yet, Xiao Lan still walked cautiously, strutting like a cat, with a very stable gait.
He Li lay on the lounge chair, humming comfortably. Xiao Lan, wearing the sun hat, squatted beside a large sand dog, a dog made of sand.
Xiao Lan looked at the sand dog, its silver-white eyes filled with disdain. How could the noble dog race have dogs made of sand?
Xiao Lan raised its front paw and swiped at the sand dog's head.
*Crack!*
The sand dog's head was smashed, turning it into a headless sand dog.
The dog race does not need sand dogs!
Xiao Lan still had some racial dignity.
He Li saw this and curled his lips. A foolish dog fighting a sand dog, truly impressive.
Xiao Lan had vented its anger, but the person who built the sand dog was not pleased. Lying on a beach chair next to He Li was a tall woman with very seductive makeup. She wasn't very beautiful, but her figure was truly amazing, possessing everything one could desire. Especially her backless swimsuit, which was very bold and impactful.
"Whose dog is this? Can't you control it?"
He Li blinked, looking at the woman, then at the headless sand dog in front of Xiao Lan. Damn it, this sand dog was built by this woman?
He Li quickly closed his eyes and pretended to be asleep, acting like he didn't know Xiao Lan. He even deliberately turned over, his back to Xiao Lan.
The woman looked around for a while. Finding no one responding, she stood up from her beach chair, walked up to Xiao Lan, grabbed its ear, and said angrily in a sweet voice:
"If you don't make a sound, I'll twist off the head of this Blue Bay Shepherd and avenge my sand dog!"
He Li sighed deeply. Xiao Lan, why don't you resist? Where is your usual arrogance? At the very least, run.
Helpless, He Li turned to stand up and admit it.
As he turned to look, he saw that the woman, holding Xiao Lan's ear, was standing right beside him, looking at him furiously.
He Li then looked at Xiao Lan and found it tilting its head, sticking out its long tongue, and grinning foolishly at He Li.
He Li pursed his lips. Foolish dog, I'll deal with you later. He looked up at the woman, forcing a smile, and said,
"Miss, I'm sorry, this dog is a bit silly."