"Mr. Su, can I talk to you in private?"
"You want to borrow one?"
Xie Jinshui nodded. He gestured for Su Ping to go to the window and set up a soundproof seal.
Xie Jinshui's seriousness made Su Ping worried as well. Many names popped into his mind …
"Mr. Su, I just got the latest news. The beasts that we drove away are showing signs of coming back. I'm worried that they will come back!" Xie Jinshui shared all the information with Su Ping. At the moment, Su Ping was the most powerful person in the Longjiang Base City. Xie Jinshui would have to rely on Su Ping if the beasts were to come back.
Su Ping was relieved. "That's it? I'll kill them again if they come back. Don't worry, Mr. Mayor. "
Su Ping's calmness made Xie Jinshui smile. He was happy and sad at the same time.
When you're strong, you can talk tough!
Xie Jinshui lamented that he hadn't found a way to reach the legendary rank. He had been stuck at the peak of the titled rank for over a hundred years. All he needed was an opportunity!
If he could reach the legendary rank, he wouldn't have to rely on others.
He wouldn't have to be so nervous and afraid because of one strike.
Xie Jinshui shook his head and cleared his mind. "Mr. Su, I will remember your kindness!" He said to Su Ping.
Su Ping was willing to help but Xie Jinshui didn't take it for granted.
During the battle, Xie Jinshui considered the fact that powerful warriors like Su Ping, as well as the five major families and other titled battle pet warriors, were willing to lend a helping hand!
As a matter of fact, Su Ping and the five major families were from the Longjiang Base City. It was only right for them to take part in the war. But Xie Jinshui knew that participating in the war would harm their interests. Only the honest people would talk about morality, because they were so poor that they only had morals that were easy to control.
It was obviously unrealistic to try to use these morals to restrain these superiors. It would only have the opposite effect. This was the reality.
Su Ping, the five major families, and other titled battle pet warriors could also move to other base cities to make a living. They might not be as comfortable as they were in the Longjiang Base City, but that was a matter of choice.
It was human instinct to make a choice.
What Xie Jinshui could do was to use his attitude and the way he treated them to make them lean toward the Longjiang Base City.
"It's my duty. I'm from the Longjiang Base City." Su Ping said. He didn't think as much as Xie Jinshui. He didn't need to be thanked. He didn't fight for Xie Jinshui, but for his hometown, for his parents, and for the customers who came to his shop.
It was also for the sake of those neighbors who used to call him "Little Su", and for the sake of that delicious noodle shop on the street …
This was Su Ping's home.
It was the place where he lived after opening his eyes after coming to this world.
It was the place where his parents and he grew up.
He wouldn't let this place collapse if he had the ability to protect it!
Xie Jinshui gazed at Su Ping. Xie Jinshui had never met someone as "innocent" as Su Ping. Xie Jinshui remembered all the information about Su Ping's life. He had the most detailed information, including the hospital where he was born and the name of the doctor who delivered the baby.
Maybe, this was the cuteness of a 19-year-old boy.
Thank you!
Xie Jinshui said to himself, but he didn't say it out loud. Some favors were hard to express because they were too heavy to bear!
Xie Jinshui didn't linger. He said goodbye to Su Ping and left in a hurry through the passageway next to the hall.
Su Ping thought for a moment after Xie Jinshui left. He went back to the table and said to Tang Ruyan and Zhong Lingtong, "Are you full? Let's go back."
"Well … burp!"
Zhong Lingtong burped as soon as she opened her mouth. She covered her mouth and looked at Su Ping with a blushing face.
"You really can eat …" Su Ping curled his lips.
Su Ping went to find his mother who was surrounded by some rich ladies. She seemed to be having a hard time, so he told her that he was going home early.
Li Qingru agreed. Those ladies were very polite to her and they all agreed with her. However, she didn't think they were from the same world. They were just exchanging pleasantries.
The rich ladies greeted Su Ping with respect.
They didn't know Su Ping's title so they had to address him that way to avoid being rude.
Su Ping nodded. He led his mother and Tang Ruyan away from the banquet hall and went home.
On the other side of the banquet hall, Qin Duhuang, Zhou Tianlin, and Mu Beihai were gathered together.
While they were chatting, part of their attention was on Su Ping. They were surprised to see that Su Ping had left early but they didn't let it show on their faces.
Since the main guest had left, there was no point in them staying any longer.
"It's getting late. I have to go now." Liu Tianzong was the first to stand up. After that, he smiled at Qin Duhuang and the others and left with the elders beside him.
Zhou Tianlin and Mu Beihai left as well.
Soon, only the Qin Family was left at the table.
"Shuhai, don't tell anyone about what happened at the Elite League. They don't know about Renegade yet. Keep them in the dark for now," Qin Duhuang said to Qin Shuhai as he built a soundproof seal.
Qin Shuhai was surprised. "Why?"
While they were chatting, the others had tried to sound him out. However, Qin Shuhai didn't answer them directly because of the look the old man gave him. It was the perfect time to ask.
Qin Duhuang shook his head and said grumpily, "You've been wandering outside for so many years. Why are you still so ignorant? If they know about this, Boss Su will have a higher position in their hearts and they will be more polite to him. In that case, we won't be able to stand out. How can Boss Su have a better impression of us?" Qin Duhuang shook his head and said grumpily.
Qin Shuhai was speechless. He didn't know that Qin Duhuang could be so calculative.
But on second thought, building a good relationship with Su Ping was something worth thinking about.
Su Ping was already capable of killing legendary battle pet warriors. When he reached the legendary rank in the future, the fact that the Qin Family was on good terms with Su Ping would elevate the status of the Qin Family. No one would dare to make things difficult for the Qin Family in any aspect of the family business. Even if the Qin Family offended someone, no one would dare to retaliate!
"I understand."
Qin Shuhai said.
Qin Duhuang nodded. "Killing legendary battle pet warriors and challenging all the titled battle pet warriors in the Elite League. I wouldn't have believed it if I didn't hear it from you. No wonder you came back at the same time and he came back after only one day. I thought he came back on purpose. I didn't know that he came back after finishing the Elite League in such a domineering way."
Qin Shuhai produced a forced smile. You're not the only one who couldn't believe it. Even I can't believe it!
"I haven't seen a Renegade talent for many years."
Qin Duhuang shook his head. He was both envious and helpless. That feeling of helplessness was the same as when he almost couldn't protect the Fierce Fire Ape when he was facing that beast king. Both of them made him feel old.
"Those titled battle pet warriors would lose their minds if they knew that Mr. Su is less than 20 years old." Qin Shuhai produced a forced smile.
The Qin family had done a background check on Su Ping. The information in the file was completely different from Su Ping's, and there were some hidden details about Su Ping's strength. But at the very least, Su Ping's age couldn't be wrong.
There were photos of Su Ping when he was a kid, when he was in elementary school, and when he was in middle school. There were also some strange selfies that Su Ping had taken. Qin Duhuang could tell from those photos that Su Ping had grown up.
Therefore, Su Ping's age couldn't be wrong.
Qin Duhuang curled his lips. All of a sudden, he didn't want to talk about that anymore. "You said that the North King showed up at the Elite League. That is to say, the special reward for the Elite League was to be used as bait to catch the old man from the Qin family. Unfortunately, the old man was killed as soon as he was caught. Just as I thought, there are some shameless old men who deliberately hid their strength to avoid serving in the military!"
Qin Shuhai asked, "Sir, you said that the North King was fishing for them. Did it have something to do with the Deep Caves? I heard that the wild beasts in the Deep Caves went on a rampage and two or three legendary battle pet warriors were sacrificed to suppress them. "
"I think so."
Qin Duhuang's eyes flickered. "The Deep Caves are in turmoil and the wild beasts are attacking the Longjiang Base City. I just saw the news. Two other base cities seem to have been surrounded by wild beasts. They are asking for reinforcements. It's unusual that all these things are happening at the same time. We have to be prepared."
Qin Shuhai was taken aback.
"Xie just left. I think he said something to Mr. Su before he left. Mr. Su left as well. Something must have happened." Qin Duhuang darted a look at where Su Ping had been. After some thought, he stood up. "Let's go. I'll go find Xie and see what's going on."
Qin Shuhai nodded.
…
After they left the banquet, a car drove Su Ping and the others back to their dorm.
Su Ping told his mother to rest. Zhong Lingtong and Tang Ruyan were sent to their dorm. Then, Su Ping went back to the store by himself. He turned on the lights and closed the door. The store was empty. He felt lonely after all the hustle and bustle, but he felt comfortable.
He went to the pet room and saw Joanna cultivating in the nursing pen.
"Don't you feel bored staying here all day?"
"So, can I leave the store?"
"No."
"Then what should I say?"
"…"
Ignoring Joanna, Su Ping summoned the Inferno Dragon, the Dark Dragon Hound, and the Dark Dragon Hound. He told them to rest in the nursing pens.
In the meantime, Su Ping took out the Talent Stone he had obtained from the Supremacy League!
Su Ping suddenly realized that he didn't know how to use the gray stone.
After giving it some thought, he took out his communicator and contacted Venerable the Blade.
"Mr. Su?"
Dao Zun was surprised to receive Su Ping's call in the middle of the night.
Su Ping didn't expect that the call would go through. If Dao Zun were in another base city, he wouldn't have been able to reach him.
"Are you in the Longjiang Base City?" Su Ping was surprised.
Dao Zun smiled. "No, I'm still in the Aurora Base City. Mr. Su, you went back to suppress the wild beasts. I think the situation is under control now. With Mr. Su there, the wild beasts are courting death if they dare to invade the Longjiang Base City."
Dao Zun wasn't worried at all about the wild beasts.
The Longjiang Base City was only a tier-two base city. However, with Su Ping there, the Longjiang Base City could even defeat beast kings. The Longjiang Base City's defense was comparable to that of the seven tier-one base cities.
"The wild beasts have been dealt with. How can I reach you when you're in the Aurora Base City?" Su Ping was confused.
Dao Zun smiled. "My number is a special one. You can reach me from any base city in the Subcontinent District, unless I'm in another continent."
Su Ping didn't know that. Indeed, being a titled battle pet warrior had its benefits. Qin Shuhai didn't have that. Otherwise, he would have been able to reach out to Su Ping when he was in the Holy Light Base City.
"How do I get this number? Can I get one as well?" Su Ping was tempted. With this number, he could get in touch with Su Lingyue at any time. After all, she was far away from him. Even though the Vice Principal would take care of her, he was still worried about her.
"Of course. Mr. Su is a rare Renegade. If you want, I'll call the people in the Subcontinent District and they will reach out to you." Dao Zun smiled.
"Thank you." Su Ping nodded. "I'm calling about the Talent Stone. Do you know how to use it?"
Dao Zun understood. No wonder Su Ping would call him in the middle of the night, which was rare.
"That's easy. The Talent Stone will turn into spiritual energy when it comes in contact with astral powers. You can ask your battle pet to absorb the spiritual energy with astral powers." Dao Zun smiled.
Su Ping didn't know what to say. He didn't know it was that simple.
"I see. Thanks," Su Ping said.
After hanging up, Su Ping looked at the Talent Stone in his hand. After some thought, he decided to focus on one thing first.
He called out the Inferno Dragon from the nursing pen and tossed the Talent Stone to it.
Out of instinct, the Inferno Dragon opened its mouth, caught the Talent Stone, and swallowed it.
Su Ping was speechless. Why did he feel like he was feeding the Talent Stone to a dog?
"This is not for eating. Use your astral powers to refine it," Su Ping said to the Inferno Dragon at once.
The Inferno Dragon blinked. Then, astral powers surged around it. Soon, a gray glow emerged from the Inferno Dragon, similar to the glow from the Talent Stone.
The glow covered the Inferno Dragon's body, making it blurry.
Su Ping sized up the Inferno Dragon curiously.
The Inferno Dragon raised its head, as if there was something on the ceiling that it couldn't see. The Inferno Dragon's pupils contracted as if it couldn't bear the pain. The Inferno Dragon's flames were flickering, as if a strong wind was blowing. Even its breathing had become heavy.
Several minutes later, the Inferno Dragon's aura gradually stabilized. Its eyes went back to normal. The Inferno Dragon scratched its head with its claws and looked at Su Ping in confusion.
It's over?
Su Ping thought about it and decided to give it a try. "What's the difference between 1000 and 7?"
“？”
The Inferno Dragon stared at him, confused.
Su Ping shook his head. The Inferno Dragon couldn't answer.
He used the identification skill to check the Inferno Dragon's attributes.
The Inferno Dragon's combat strength had changed. It was not 10.5, but 10.9!
An increase of 0.4!
Su Ping jumped to the skill bar and took a quick look. He saw that there was one more skill, a legendary one!
Song of Hell!
Su Ping took a look. It seemed to be a sound wave skill of the dragon family.
"A legendary skill for a Talent Stone. Not bad." Su Ping was delighted. He had heard that the Talent Stone had a 50% chance of success and a 50% chance of failure. Using the Talent Stone was as good as useless. Judging by the situation, the Talent Stone was a success.
He didn't waste his time and effort to fight the Inferno Dragon.
"Good."
Su Ping patted the Inferno Dragon's thick thigh with satisfaction. Then, he took the Inferno Dragon to the test room to try out the skill.
A few minutes later, Su Ping came out from the test room. He was even more satisfied. The Song of Hell was a powerful skill.
"Let's go back." Su Ping told the Inferno Dragon to go back to the nursing pen.
After the Inferno Dragon went back to the nursing pen, Su Ping browsed through the pet space in the store. Since he was away, Joanna couldn't get him professional training. The normal training could be done by the dummy. Su Ping could relax for the night.
Su Ping opened the list of cultivation sites and began to search through the Mysterious Realm.
The old dragon king's Mysterious Realm was recorded there. Su Ping wondered if the other two Mysterious Realms of the Subcontinent District were recorded there as well.
Su Ping browsed through the list for a long time. There were too many Mysterious Realms. He browsed through the list for over ten minutes. His eyes were getting dizzy. Still, he couldn't find any Mysterious Realms with the same name. There was no bar next to the list. Su Ping didn't know how long he had to search until he reached the bottom.
The cultivation sites in the system went all the way back to the primordial era. The number of powerful warriors and the number of Mysterious Realms they had left behind must have been frightening.
Su Ping shook his head. He had to give up for the moment. After all, the names of the Mysterious Realms might not be the same as the ones recorded by the officials of the Subcontinent District. It would be like looking for a needle in a haystack.
After some thought, Su Ping picked a low-rank Mysterious Realm that was similar to the old dragon king's Mysterious Realm. The highest level of combat strength in that Mysterious Realm was a beast king.
That being said, beast kings at the Fate State were still difficult for Su Ping to deal with at the moment. Not even the life-saving treasure that the old dragon king had given him could save his life.
This time, Su Ping didn't take the Inferno Dragon and the other pets with him. Training in such a low-rank Mysterious Realm wouldn't do them any good. It would be better for them to stay in the nursing pen.
Su Ping wanted to make use of the different time flow in the Mysterious Realm so that the Little Skeleton could awaken as soon as possible.
That Mysterious Realm was a sea of blood with corpses and skeletons everywhere.
Not long after Su Ping arrived, he ran into undead beasts that crawled out from the sea of blood and skeletons. The undead beasts were all at the eighth and ninth rank. Su Ping didn't hesitate. He unleashed his astral powers and charged in.
Apart from the Fist of Exorcist, he had also learned some fighting skills from the other Celestial Gods in the Demigod Burial. He was gradually becoming proficient in using those skills in close combat.
The night passed in the blink of an eye.
One night had passed in the outside world. In the cultivation site, Su Ping had stayed there for over ten days. He had also killed for over ten days. He felt that he had become sharper.
As usual, when he returned to the store, Su Ping adjusted his mentality and opened the store for business.
That day, the store was full of customers.
After the livestream the day before, everyone in the Longjiang Base City knew about Su Ping. The Pixie Pet Store had never been more famous!
There were several long lines outside the store.
"Mr. Su, you defeated the wild beasts. Is that true?"
"May, may I have an autograph? I'm your fan!"
"Mr. Su, I'm here to thank you on behalf of my son. Thank you for avenging my son!"
Some of the customers were curious and some were there to join in the fun. There was an old man who was there to thank Su Ping.
The store quieted down after the old man's words.
In the midst of the celebration after the battle, people thought of the heroes who had lost their lives.
For a moment, many people were looking at the old man with respect.
Su Ping didn't see that coming. He hurried to help the old man up.
…
The store was full before the morning was over.
After lunch, Su Ping talked with Tang Ruyan and Zhong Lingtong about cultivation. Then, he went back to the Demigod Burial to continue his training.
Time zipped by.
Three days passed in the blink of an eye.
During those three days, Su Ping's store was full of customers.
At the same time, in the city hall, Xie Jinshui was getting more and more worried. The information he had received was not good!
The wild beasts were gathering!
There was a trend of a large-scale strike!
More than that, there were beast kings, and this time, there was more than one beast king!
Xie Jinshui was hoping that the beast kings were just passing by.
On the afternoon of the third day, Xie Jinshui received a piece of information that froze him on the spot. He sat on the chair for a long time before he came back to his senses.
He immediately thought of asking for help.
When he picked up his phone, the titled battle pet warrior at the peak of the titled rank felt his hands trembling.
That night.
Su Ping and Qin Duhuang were invited by the mayor to the highest conference room in the city hall.
"Old Xie, did you call all of us here because the situation up ahead has worsened again?" Qin Duhuang noticed that Xie Jinshui was sitting there in silence. It had only been a day but Xie Jinshui's hair had turned white!
This gave him an uneasy and ominous feeling.
Zhou Tianlin and Mu Beihai wore grave expressions as well.
During the past three days, their families had sent out people to investigate the situation outside the base city. The wild beasts were gathering and the scale was huge. Xie Jinshui wouldn't be able to hide it from them even if he didn't tell them!
The wild beasts were coming again!
But this time, they weren't too worried. The fact that Su Ping had been in the base city for the past few days gave them confidence.
Apart from Su Ping, there was another legendary battle pet warrior in Su Ping's store!
Su Ping was able to kill beast kings. The Longjiang Base City's defense could be compared to a Class A base city!
Su Ping sat down in a random seat. He was surprised to see Xie Jinshui remain silent. Was there more than one beast king?
"Xie, what is going on? Say something. You called us here but you're not saying anything!" The family head of the Ye family was impatient and straightforward. He couldn't help but yell at Xie Jinshui.
Xie Jinshui raised his head and darted a glance at Su Ping who was not far away.
Xie Jinshui said in a low voice, "I didn't mean to hide anything from you. This time, there are more than just beast kings outside the base city. We have detected … at least five beast kings!"
"Five?!"
Hearing this, Qin Duhuang and the leader of the Ye Family who had just spoken narrowed their eyes.
Five beast kings?!
Are you kidding me?!
One beast king was already a disaster. Five beast kings … That was enough to topple any base city!
Why would so many beast kings gather in such a shabby place like the Longjiang Base City?!
Su Ping frowned. He didn't know that there were five beast kings. If five beast kings were attacking at the same time, there had to be a leader among them. There could be a beast king at the Void State!
Xie Jinshui curled his lips. He gazed at Su Ping. Only Su Ping was at the beast king level.
The surprise in Su Ping's eyes made Xie Jinshui feel as if the bridge that was on the verge of collapsing had cracked again. He said in a hoarse voice, "Apart from the five beast kings … someone else has found traces of a Heavenly King."
Silence!
Silence reigned in the conference room.
Qin Duhuang and Zhou Tianlin stared at Xie Jinshui with their mouths agape. They felt as if they had seen a ghost.
Heavenly King … of the Otherworld?
Su Ping was surprised by their reactions. He had a bad feeling about this.
"Xie, Xie, are you serious? You're lying, aren't you?" Liu Tianzong's voice was trembling. He couldn't even speak coherently.
The others gulped and found it difficult to breathe. They stared at Xie Jinshui.
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