Free Web NovelChapter 328: Chapter 48: The Truth of the Beast God Realm and the True Body
"Your Majesty’s two hundred years of effort to rest, recuperate, and prepare for development... all turned to nothing in an instant. These proud Divine Birds wouldn’t even wait half a second. They weren’t willing to adopt a wait-and-see attitude in the slightest..."
Ah, well. This was the Beast God Realm... After all, if their roles were reversed, they too would make the same choice, wouldn’t they?
After all, even though beasts had built cities, achieved civilization, and developed institutions, in the end, it was still a world that valued bloodlines above all, where the strong devoured the weak, and class hierarchies were immutable...
The Beast God Realm.
Su Zhou, of course, had no idea that the neighboring Beast God Realm was already in such chaos that no one cared whether the Peacock was dead or not—or if it was, who had killed it.
After confirming that the Space-Time Passage had completely stabilized and no more Evil Beasts would emerge, he walked out of the Sealing Hall. freewebnovёl.ƈom
The isolation barrier created by the Peacock Divine Bird had vanished, and most of the exploration team members had already departed. Now, only Bai Canglang, Tang Yuan, Garuda, Shao Qiming, Guan Wanjing, Li Hanshan, and Lii Yeyu were left, waiting for him.
"You guys didn’t leave?"
Seeing that people were waiting for him, Su Zhou felt a little sheepish. He shrugged and smiled. "You didn’t have to. I wasn’t in any danger." frёeweɓηovel.coɱ
’Of course *you* wouldn’t be in any danger.’
In truth, no one present had been worried about Su Zhou’s safety. They had simply stayed because they all had things to discuss with him and findings to report, so they weren’t in a rush to be the first to leave.
If anything, they were a little worried about what would happen if Su Zhou ran into another incredibly powerful Divine Beast and killed it in a matter of seconds. Such Divine Beasts were, after all, most valuable when captured alive. In hindsight, there had been no real need to kill the Divine Bird Peacock either.
Of course, what was done was done. There was no point in regret; in fact, it was something to be praised. The Peacock Divine Bird’s corpse had already been moved and was likely being rushed to the nearest medical research institute for preservation and analysis.
"Professor Su..."
Shao Qiming stepped forward with a smile. The moment he spoke, Su Zhou broke out in goosebumps. "Hey, don’t do that. Just act normal."
"Oh, Azhou. Earlier, in the northern part of the Kunlun Secret Realm, I discovered a massive crater. I suspect it’s a pit left by some kind of abnormally huge tree..."
Shao Qiming smiled, the change in address seamless. He briefly told Su Zhou about the possible giant tree, subtly hinting at the existence of a ’Divine Tree’.
This piqued Su Zhou’s curiosity. Even the Divine Wood Peach had its growth suppressed by the Immortal Gods, turning it into a simple grove of peach trees. Apart from its intrinsic Divine Wood nature, it lacked any particularly impressive presence. So, what kind of Divine Wood could have left the massive pit Shao Qiming’s group had seen?
’Could it really be the Jianmu?’
’I’ll go take a look later,’ Su Zhou thought, turning his head to scan his surroundings.
He saw Li Hanshan squatting where the Peacock’s corpse had been. Li Hanshan reached out, touched the soil soaked with Divine Bird Blood... and then simply zoned out, looking like an autistic child who could spend all day staring at fighting ants.
Meanwhile, Guan Wanjing sat to one side, cultivating. The concentration of Spiritual Qi in the Kunlun Secret Realm was much higher than in the outside world, likely because the numerous Demon God corpses had formed a natural Array. Cultivating here yielded twice the results with half the effort. It was truly worthy of being called a Pocket World Blessed Land.
As for Lii Yeyu, she stood guard with exceptional professionalism, her composure steady. She remained silent and vigilant, epitomizing the conduct of a Security Bureau agent.
’As expected of the captain I picked. Besides Qiming, she’s probably the most reliable one here,’
Su Zhou thought. Just then, Bai Canglang also stepped forward. His tone was unusually serious and formal as he spoke. "While this expedition into the Kunlun Secret Realm had its share of accidents, overall, it can be considered to have reached Perfection. Professor Su, you were instrumental to this operation and should be rewarded immediately. However... what is the source of your bloodline? We are finding it difficult to determine, which makes it hard to allocate resources..."
Bai Canglang was now speaking to Su Zhou as a representative of the Zhengguo Government. They had originally thought Su Zhou might have reawakened the blood of the most ancient Thunder Marsh Dragon God. But now, after he suddenly revealed a Fire Attribute so powerful it was frankly terrifying, they were utterly bewildered.
After all, resources are most effective when applied precisely where they’re needed. Without understanding the fundamental nature of Su Zhou’s abilities, they truly found it difficult to offer a suitable reward.
"You can just say I’m a ’Great Pretender’... Ah, don’t take it so seriously. I was just quoting a song."
Seeing Bai Canglang actually start to ponder what ancient Divine Beast a ’Great Pretender’ might be, Su Zhou quickly waved his hand dismissively. "Just treat it as the Thunder Dragon Bloodline. It really doesn’t matter."
And Su Zhou wasn’t just being arrogant. His fundamental Fire Attribute Spiritual Power came from ’Sacred Geometry,’ a Great Being Level Supreme Cultivation Method. When you have a sports car, why would you need a wheelchair? He had no need for any other legacy resources; he could win just by steamrolling ahead with his basic attacks.
In fact, it was the Wind Thunder Skill, which seemed like a mere disguise, that had provided Su Zhou with considerable assistance.
For one, Wind Power allowed him to fly, while Thunder Power let him sense electronic devices and made him exceptionally sensitive to electromagnetic phenomena. Summoning Celestial Thunder, moreover, filled the gap in his long-range capabilities. These enhancements were far more significant than simply boosting his Fire Attribute would have been.
That being the case, he might as well let the Zhengguo Government provide him with support in those areas, while he himself focused on the Cultivation of his core Cultivation Method.
