Volume One, Chapter Fifty-Six: Another Undercover Agent?

Chapter Fifty-Six: An Undercover Agent?

As soon as Tu Zhe stepped into the space of the Bentoli Flower, he was bathed in a golden rain of light.

This spatial treasure had been forged by Yue Yi herself, so traces of her divine consciousness were everywhere. Tu Zhe called out directly, “Sis, are you here? Come over and talk…”

Damn, it’s as straightforward as a phone call. There’s a saying: technological civilization is the externalization of divine power. It’s really true.

Take, for example, the divine power of clairvoyance—almost no one in the human realm possesses it nowadays, so telescopes, radars, cameras, and videos take its place. If people can’t fly, airplanes and spacecraft step in. It’s said that humans are descendants of gods, so sometimes, when the opportunity arises, they really can pull it off.

While Tu Zhe was idly pondering these things, the light rain shifted, and Yue Yi appeared.

Suddenly, countless flowers bloomed and faded, their fragrance rising and dispersing, as if everything was brimming with excitement.

Yue Yi’s voice was as sweet as gentle rain, “Little brother, you’re back?”

Tu Zhe rubbed his nose. Sisters, could you not be so overwhelming? If it were anyone else, it’d be fatal. Luckily, it’s me.

Before Tu Zhe could reply, Yue Yi exclaimed in surprise, “You’ve changed so much!”

Tu Zhe didn’t hold anything back; he told the sisters everything—how he got the great thief’s Sumeru ring and Brahma egg, how he trained in the Lotus Heart for thirty thousand days, refined the soul crystal of the celestial gods, and even forged the Mana Blade. It all spilled out at once.

Instinctively, he felt closer to these sisters than to his cheap father and uncle.

Isn’t this a bit too much of a preference for beauty over… whatever else?

But did he really prefer beauty? Did he? Clearly… he didn’t… Or maybe… not entirely sure.

After listening to Tu Zhe’s story, Yue Yi was stunned for a while, unable to accept the reality.

Just a few days, and he’s already catching up to the God Kings in power?

Still, she was genuinely happy and proud of her little brother.

When Tu Zhe and the Great Dragon Elephant King, Irobo, were about to fight, she intervened and saved Tu Zhe—a fact impossible to hide from Indra, Lord of the Heavens.

For this, Indra frequently sought her out for explanations.

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Cornered, Yue Yi retorted, “Why? Let me ask you, why did you snatch me away only to fool around with those wretches?”

“Oh, you can be a flirt all day long, but I can’t have a little brother? I’ve told you, I’m going to train him as my little lover. You set the precedent—why can’t I follow suit? If you’ve got the guts, divorce me, and I’ll even offer incense to you!”

Indra, Lord of the Heavens, could only flee in embarrassment.

Who’d dare provoke her? Her father isn’t some clay to be kneaded at will—one wrong mood, and he’d summon clouds and rain, overturn seas and mountains, killing his way in. For this, my Buddha Lord scolded me plenty. Fine, I’ll steer clear.

Sis, what’s… up?

Yue Yi snapped out of her daze, sighed, and said, “Little brother, is there something you want from me this time?”

Tu Zhe explained that he planned to go to the Arctic Three Strata, and asked her to inform their father, mentioning that the Sun Barrier was entrusted to him—it’s not really outside the family.

Yue Yi didn’t care about the Sun Barrier at all. But hearing Tu Zhe was about to leave again, she said, “Little brother, you’re running in circles.” Her expression dimmed.

Tu Zhe didn’t know how to comfort her, so he took out a handful of imperial-grade divine crystals and a few King-grade divine crystals and gave them to her, saying, “Sis, take these. Later I’ll give some to godfather, help him reach the peak of Heavenly Sovereign. Indra, Lord of the Heavens, may be a tiger, but our father is Wu Song, right? Haha.”

Yue Yi weighed the Brahma crystals in her hand, thinking he’s really generous. If Indra knew about these, he’d go mad. King-grade divine crystals—heard of them, never seen one.

Yue Yi asked, “So when are you planning to visit our father? I’ll take you to see him.”

Tu Zhe pondered, “Sis, aren’t you worried that your… husband might be unhappy?”

Yue Yi curled her lip, “He can be happy or not. If I go home, I don’t need to look at his face.”

Tu Zhe agreed, “Alright, we’ll go in three days.”

As she was leaving, Yue Yi opened and closed her mouth, wanting to ask about that… poem… but finally didn’t. After all, she wasn’t a shy little girl anymore. She sighed and took her leave.

Doggy was crouched inside the barrier, absent-mindedly scratching the ground, muttering about not messing things up, looking listless.

Tu Zhe entered the barrier, saw Doggy like this, felt a pang in his heart, and cuddled him for a long while until Doggy was laughing without stop.

Damn, this is tiring!

But… I kinda like it, haha…

In those three days, Tu Zhe entertained Doggy while pondering over the “Divine Treasury of Consciousness” he’d obtained from the great thief Futuo. The more he studied, the more insights he gained, rehearsing the Mana Blade countless times in his mind, until he felt he could almost unleash the divine power instantly.

The three days flew by.

Those in seclusion emerged one by one, and now their true abilities were evident.

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The first to emerge was the witch queen, Trishna. As soon as she appeared, her whole body radiated with precious light, her spirit full and complete, looking like a true immortal. She stepped forward, exerted her pressure, causing the space to tremble, nearly triggering an earthquake.

With a delicate hand smoothing her hair, robes fluttering, stars rising and falling in her eyes, she struck a supremely cool and ethereal pose, looked at Tu Zhe, and softly said, “Mid-stage Emperor, peak level. I did not disgrace my mission…”

Doggy, beside her, made retching noises, “Ugh ugh ugh, does pretending to be cool make you feel better? If you keep acting, you’ll turn into a total joke—”

Trishna couldn’t keep up the act, unable to suppress her excitement, she leapt forward and planted a kiss on Tu Zhe’s cheek, then gazed at him with sultry eyes, “Good man… I missed you…”

Before Doggy could fly over and kick her, Trishna dodged, showing off, “Mid-stage Emperor, peak level! Some folks aren’t human—they’re just Doggy, haha, still haven’t reached mid-stage God King yet. I’m proud, I’m showing off, I’m about to sing my heartfelt longing…” She actually began singing, in coloratura soprano.

What’s going on here?

Then the witches of Lust and Greed exited seclusion, both advancing to the mid-stage Emperor peak. A round of pride and showing off was inevitable.

Next, the Jin brothers came out, smiling non-stop. They’d gone from sub-sage straight past sage and great sage, reaching the initial stage of God King. Who wouldn’t smile?

Then Qin Lei emerged. Little Lei was a bit disappointed, only saying when asked, “Not ideal, just reached the peak of Great Sage. Still far from your level, big brother.”

Shudra and the security captain for Jin Si’s team came out together, unsurprisingly advancing to the early stage of Great Sage.

Shudra was so excited his hands shook, spinning in circles, not knowing what to say, finally declaring, “Little prince, from now on, if you say east, I won’t dare go west; if you say beat a dog, I won’t chase a chicken,” earning laughter from everyone. Only Doggy protested, acting fierce, “If you beat the dog, I’ll neuter you, you little rascal, haha.”

No one knew who he meant, haha.

Soon, a host of vigorous yakshas emerged, shouting and cheering about forming cores and nascent souls, making the palace bustle with excitement.

Tu Zhe felt it was necessary to rein in this wild bunch.

So he stood directly on his cheap father’s chair, waved to quiet the noise, and swept his gaze over everyone. Nearly all wore expressions of excitement.

Damn, without the little prince, none of us would be here today! From now on, our fate belongs to him!

Tu Zhe clasped his hands behind his back, believing himself to be handsome, suave, and full of authority.

“Brothers, first, congratulations on your advancement. Second, I have something to say.

No matter where you came from before, you’re all brothers who struggled and risked your lives together. Today, I say this: I didn’t treat you as mere guards. The fact that you stand here, each advancing in rank, proves that I, Tu Zhe, truly regard you as family.

But I also know, among you, some arrived here with other intentions and purposes. For example, the undercover agent sent by the Eight Princes of Huluzhi. Who is it? Step forward now!”

At his words, the yakshas erupted in uproar.

Damn, is there really an undercover agent?