"Why are there so many Angels?"

Watching the eighteenth Birdman getting smashed into a pulp by the Handsome Monkey King on the live stream, Zack had a pained expression on his face at the Watcher headquarters.

"It's normal," Victor said, propping up his chin. "Followers of the Cross Church might be the most numerous in the world. If this Heaven is formed from human arrogance, proportionally, the deities of the Cross Church are naturally the most numerous. Moreover, there is a rich variety of deities from the Cross Church, including Seraphs, Cherubs, Thrones, as well as the seven Archangels... Captain, you've made a considerable contribution this time!"

Zack was stunned for a moment. "What contribution?"

"I've taken a closer look, and the strength of the Angels should not be inferior to other deities. But look, the Handsome Monkey King's speed at slaughtering Angels is at least twice that of other deities. Clearly, it's because of you, Captain. You've made it easier for the Handsome Monkey King to break through Heaven..."

BANG! Victor's head was suddenly pressed onto the table. The others sighed in admiration. The Captain's strength had increased again! This was an alloy table specially provided for Watchers to prevent them from smashing it, but the Captain managed to press Victor's head into it from several meters away!

However, only Victor dared to be so cheeky and bring up the Captain getting blown up by the Handsome Monkey King. They certainly wouldn't dare.

Victor extracted his head and looked at the impression left by his head on the alloy table. He pursed his lips, wiped it, and the table was restored.

Seeming to notice everyone looking at him, Victor became somewhat annoyed and embarrassed, "What are you looking at? Watch the live stream already. You might not get a chance to increase your Spiritual Energy again!"

Indeed, unlike the total annihilation of all Ghosts by the Cloud Sky Palace, viewers could also improve their Cultivation by watching the Handsome Monkey King wreak havoc in Heaven and flatten the various gods.

Ren Suo, who had put down his controller to watch the live stream, was quite displeased. Why don't I get special treatment and have to stoop to watching like the regular viewers?

Ren Suo estimated. Compared to controlling Disaster Girl myself to fight bosses, the Cultivation growth from watching the live stream is probably only about one-fiftieth... It's barely better than nothing.

Though that was the case, Ren Suo was still glued to the screen, not missing a single detail.

The Heavenly Palace on the screen could be said to be the Heaven of the Eastern fantasy system, but it also included the divine dwellings from the cultures of various countries around the world.

Upon entry, the Handsome Monkey King burst through the splendid architecture of Heaven, then invaded Takamagahara to battle it out with deities like Amaterasu, Tsukuyomi-no-Mikoto, Ukanomitama, and Okuninushi from the Flourishing Sakura gods of Heaven. He casually set fire to the place, then ran over to Asgard to consecutively behead Odin, Loki, and other Aesir gods.

After that, he rushed to Mount Olympus. With many deities on Mount Olympus, the Handsome Monkey King first created ninety-nine clones to entangle the lesser gods, then swiftly slaughtered Zeus the lecher, destroyed Poseidon, and subdued Hades.

Now, he was rampaging through Heaven, but the Handsome Monkey King wasn't just fighting against the deities of the Cross Church. During this period, deities from other Divine Systems also came from far and wide to besiege this murderous, arsonistic, and home-destroying monkey. However, nothing could stop the Handsome Monkey King from breaking down this illusive Heavenly Palace, smashing these useless ornamental columns, and destroying this abode of arrogance!

It was truly 'the golden monkey wielding its powerful rod, purging the jade edifice of lingering dust'!

That's right, although watching the live stream only provided a one-fiftieth boost to Cultivation, the thing is... the Handsome Monkey King fought for quite a long time! Just the battles in Heaven, Takamagahara, Asgard, Mount Olympus, and Heaven had already taken more than an hour, with not a word of nonsense in between. All the deities persistently attempted to encircle the Handsome Monkey King, providing an extremely satisfying spectacle for the viewers, to the point that Ren Suo saw several bullet comments claiming their own Awakenings.

However, this havoc in Heaven also made Ren Suo shudder with fear. After all, Devouring the Spirit of the World was one of the strongest forces he could command. That it had to personally take action and still fight so hard was deeply unsettling.

The gods were far from powerless before the Handsome Monkey King. Instead, the Monkey King narrowly dodged their terrifying attacks several times, constantly probing on the edge of death, making the fight incredibly thrilling.

Ren Suo wasn't very knowledgeable about Myths from various countries, but judging from the deductions of the bullet-comment gods, it was basically certain that these deities were almost identical to those in mythology, perhaps slightly less powerful, but they had all the essential attributes—such as Zeus's thunder, Odin's Gungnir, and Sukuna-Biko's Kusanagi Sword...

This level is ridiculously hard!

Ren Suo couldn't even imagine how he would get past this part if he were controlling the Disaster Girl—not to mention, it perfectly epitomized the difficulty of a five-star game. Other than thinking of summoning game characters for help or having a clone fight in his stead, Ren Suo could come up with no other solution.

It seemed as if Devouring the Spirit of the World had heard Ren Suo's thoughts through "Rippling Spring Sounds" and took the initiative to explain, "If it were you, Master, you wouldn't have to struggle as hard as Old Sun."

Ren Suo: "Huh? Why not?"

Devouring the Spirit of the World: "The new female disciple you've just taken on, her Innate Divine Ability is a great counter to these Sources of Disaster. Because she influences Destiny, as long as she steps onto the Path of Destiny and continuously weakens the Source of Disaster by killing the human factors, by the time the disciple finds the Source of Disaster, it would've already been significantly weakened!"

Ren Suo blinked, finally fully understanding the role of the Disaster Girl— her purpose was to fight the BOSS, but she could weaken the final boss's combat power by defeating minions along the way.

The so-called Path of Destiny was actually the traditional RPG path: acquiring gear, leveling up, learning Skills, weakening the BOSS, and searching for the BOSS...

The relationship between the minions and the boss was much like stationery to an exam candidate: today the Disaster Girl would steal a pen from the BOSS, tomorrow an eraser, until on the day of the big exam, the BOSS could only write a letter in blood, draw circles by hand, and stain the answer sheet with blood. No matter how much of a studious genius the BOSS was, it couldn't win against the underachieving Disaster Girl controlled by Ren Suo.

In the end, Devouring the Spirit of the World made a judgment: "If it were you, Master, you might only have to fight at one location, unlike me who has to dismantle seven or eight places."

Seven or eight places? Ren Suo glanced over and realized that the Handsome Monkey King had already broken through seven layers of Heaven and was now frolicking in the Pure Land of Bliss.

However, Ren Suo was now starting to worry a little: "Wait, what about her?"

Devouring the Spirit of the World: "Master, Old Sun doesn't know either! Old Sun isn't familiar with her!"

Ren Suo: "Then who are you familiar with?"

Devouring the Spirit of the World: "Wow Master, Master, doesn't that cloud look like Old Sun... Wow, this monkey really resembles me! It actually Shape-shifted into a deity? Hey, that's embarrassing, take this stick from Old Sun!"

The recently Shape-shifted Fighting Sage Buddha was pounded into a pulp by the Handsome Monkey King with dozens of strikes the moment it bubbled up!

Many in the live stream were excited to see the Handsome Monkey King battle the Fighting Buddha, only for it to end in an instant. Many commented, 'A fake Fighting Buddha indeed can't beat the true Monkey King,' 'Fakes really can't beat the real thing,' 'The Fairy Palace is the true lineage,' leaving Ren Suo with a pained expression.

Actually, according to the saying that the Heavenly Palace is formed by the collective Willpower, the Fighting Buddha that just appeared was indeed the real Fighting Buddha— a deity born from the pride of billions of people, recognized as the genuine article.

As for the Handsome Monkey King, he was something Ren Suo had cobbled together in the game, a fake Monkey King under the pretense of the 'Equal to Heaven' Inheritance. Although Ren Suo didn't know why the Handsome Monkey King was so engrossed in his role according to his in-game persona, it was still ultimately a fake.

But well... who says a fake can't beat the real thing?

However, the way Devouring the Spirit of the World switched topics just now made Ren Suo slightly more attentive.

When chatting with the Truth Seeker before, Ren Suo felt that these game characters didn't just come from nowhere. Now that Devouring the Spirit of the World had inadvertently leaked information and then quickly changed the subject, it seemed even more suspicious.

But Ren Suo had not used an "Imperial Edict" to enhance "A Thousand Miles in a Day," so the thought disappeared as quickly as it had come.

What's the benefit of understanding this matter? Would the Truth Seeker become my girlfriend? Would I get a twenty percent discount when buying fruits at the campus supermarket?

Without any benefit and having nothing to do with the game, Ren Suo couldn't be bothered to think about it.

There were many things he couldn't understand, like why Spiritual Energy had revived or why this game console had chosen him—faced with these mysteries that were beyond his power to investigate or verify, Ren Suo didn't obsess over them.

Life, just like games, consists of things you can change and those you can't, choices you can make and those you can't, and things you can know and those you can't—all of which make up both life and games.

As a child, when Ren Suo couldn't, by any means, remove his game characters' Clothing, he clearly understood this concept. However, in games Ren Suo could use anti-censorship patches to achieve his goals, but in reality, there was no chance for him to apply such patches.

Or perhaps, what I'm doing right now is essentially patching...

Ren Suo's thoughts drifted for a moment when suddenly, the glass door to the balcony emitted a sound.

Ren Suo glanced over and saw a pebble outside on the balcony; he instantly understood. The protection fee I pay every night wasn't in vain. Quickly, he turned off the TV screen and put away the controller.

Downstairs at the dorm building, Little Jiu, who had enjoyed petting Little Black, put down the contemptuous black cat and jogged after Dong Chengling into the elevator.

After the black cat saw them enter the elevator, it agilely ran to the opposite bushes, dug up a mobile phone from the soil, cleaned the dirt off with its paws, unlocked the phone's screen, and beckoned to a confused Little Bai nearby. The two cats hid in the bushes and watched a live stream together, their tails swaying back and forth.

After the doorbell rang, Ren Suo immediately opened the door, somewhat surprised to see Dong Chengling as well, but he didn't mind and welcomed them inside.

Since it was now just time to watch, Ren Suo had almost nothing to do.

No sooner had Little Jiu entered than she hugged Ren Suo and pulled him to sit in front of the sofa, pointing at the Handsome Monkey King on the laptop screen and saying, "Monkey, monkey!"

"Mhm, it's a monkey."

"Big Brother," Little Jiu blinked her eyes and asked, "Is this monkey Little Jiu's friend?"

Ren Suo recalled the connection between the Pangolin, Little Jiu, and the Handsome Monkey King.

After the convention, Ren Suo had tried to get some information from Yu Kuangtu indirectly, wanting to know why they had rushed to the convention so promptly. Yu Kuangtu only revealed a little, mentioning that someone could sense an unusual surge of Spiritual Energy there.

Considering the Pangolin's appearance at the convention, that someone was likely the Pangolin itself, and the energy surge was probably when Little Jiu added the "Blur" effect (a light-based facial distortion) to Ren Suo.

Ren Suo looked down at Little Jiu and noticed a longing in her eyes; his heart softened and he said, "The Handsome Monkey King is, of course, a good friend to children! And he's also a good friend to Big Brother!"

Although it sounded like something said to appease a child, considering that Little Jiu knew Ren Suo was an "Immortal Palace Human Affairs Commissioner" and seeing how serious he looked, she immediately understood what Ren Suo meant. She clung to Ren Suo's arm tightly and said, "That's great, that's really great..."

Ren Suo was slightly taken aback when he heard Little Jiu's joyful echo: 'Besides Big Brother, Little Jiu has other relatives.'

So that's how it was.

In Little Jiu's world, Ren Suo—who possessed the Holy Grail of the Fairy Palace Food God—was trustworthy. Beyond him, only the other two beings connected by blood were likely to have some link with her in this world.

Although Little Jiu had already hidden her tail and ears and was living as a little girl in the Human World, even becoming the beloved cute darling of the Heavenly Lotus Academy, she still felt a lack of security in her heart—she thought she had too few relatives.

Even Ren Suo couldn't be considered a sibling.

Because Ren Suo was human, not "Otherkind," while she was.

Ren Suo exhaled softly, turned his head to look at Dong Chengling who was sitting quietly on the side watching the live stream—for her, a chance to increase one's Cultivation for free was naturally not to be missed.

Dong Chengling, absorbed in the live stream, felt someone take her hand. She turned in surprise to see Ren Suo grasping her hand, smiling with a look full of warmth.

"What's wrong..."

Then, she saw Ren Suo grasp Little Jiu's little hand, bringing hers and Little Jiu's hands together.

"Little Jiu," Ren Suo said sincerely, "Sister Ling is your good friend, just like Big Brother. No matter if you're facing life, death, sickness, or health, no matter if you're poor or rich, no matter how much money you've spent on skins in Honor of Kings, and whether you've finished your holiday homework or not, we will go against our nature, defy our instincts, and love you forever."

Little Jiu blinked her eyes and whispered, "Big Brother, you... you... how do you know I haven't finished my homework yet..."

"There are only two days left in the holiday," Dong Chengling stared at Little Jiu. "You haven't finished it yet?"

"If things aren't left until the last day to do, then that last day loses its meaning."

"Such flawed logic. Today, I'm going to make sure you focus on it the whole day; don't even think about playing with your phone."

"Ah, no!" Little Jiu protested. "I already studied for four hours yesterday! I should be allowed to play games after another six hours of studying today!"

"You really believe that... Alright, finish your homework in these six hours then."

Although Dong Chengling didn't know why Ren Suo suddenly said this to Little Jiu, she sharply noticed that Little Jiu seemed to be in a much better mood, as if a weight had been lifted off her shoulders. Little Jiu spoke more freely and even came over to hug her and act spoiled—an action that, before, Little Jiu would only do with Ren Suo.

Dong Chengling suddenly felt a hint of jealousy. Is charming little girls the only thing you're good at...?

"Done!" Ren Suo said, somewhat regrettably.

In the live stream, the Handsome Monkey King had shattered the last palace, looking back to see that Heaven, Asgard, Takamagahara, Mount Olympus, Heaven... were all dissipating into rolling clouds of dust.

"Old Sun is leaving too!" The Handsome Monkey King laughed heartily, thrusting his staff through space, stepping into the aurora-filled night outside, and disappearing without a trace.

The camera switched to the Path of Destiny, where the Cloaked Girl with Blue Hair spoke with a tone tinged with lament: "When pride falls from the clouds, it turns into strength for all beings."

Following the voice of the Cloaked Girl with Blue Hair, three cards quietly appeared on the screen: "The Era of Prayer," "The Era of Divine Enthronement," and "The Era of the Gods."

In "The Era of Prayer," in the bustling city, countless mortals and Transcendents knelt and prayed, and Divine Kingdoms appeared in the sky, but the Divine Kingdoms were empty, and there was nothing inside.

In "The Era of Divine Enthronement," Transcendents fought against each other, and the last victor took the throne of the gods, igniting the eternal Divine Fire, becoming arrogant in appearance and looking down upon all beings.

In "The Era of the Gods," beings bowed and worshipped the Transcendents inside the Divine Kingdoms. The Transcendents on the divine thrones commanded the beings to attack followers of other Divine Kingdoms. The gods perched in the heavens, treating beings as pawns, and ruling over the Destiny, life, and death of all things.

With a gentle wave of the Cloaked Girl with Blue Hair, the three cards all vanished: "Pride, after all, is the biggest barrier to survival."

"The crushed Cloud City, the slain deities, they proclaim the fall of the Source of Disaster, the Proud Tyrant. The nurtured strength is fully released, and the future once known as pride has been changed."

Because it was not the Disaster Girl who dealt with the Source of Disaster, the Cloaked Girl with Blue Hair did not mention if the Disaster Girl would receive any other reward.

At this moment, another card appeared in midair, named "Carefree Freedom."

And on the card, there was a golden-haired girl climbing a mountain. She wore beautiful and graceful Clothing, her bare feet scaling the icy snow-covered terrain, her cape dusted with snow, as she ran to the summit where the cold winds blew fiercely.

However, Dong Chengling, looking at the golden-haired girl on the screen, murmured quietly, "That set of Clothing, it looks like..."

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