779 The Challenge and The Void Competition (1/2)
Zhou Bao thought that the Child-endowing Buddha was too pessimistic, even a little fatalistic. But thinking about it, if what he said was actually true, then the situation would be indeed depressingly fatal.
”So, there's nothing we can do now but let things go along?”
”The change has already begun. It would be difficult to stop it. The best policy is to take advantage of the situation. If you insist on going your own way, something will definitely happen. So you should just give up the idea of going far away and wait until you are in the Earthly Immortal phase. Even if someone is driving a Heaven Realm World, they wouldn't be able to stop you!”
”At the end of the day, I am still too weak!” Zhou Bao gave a long sigh. ”Which means we shouldn't act without thinking, right?”
”The torrent is unstoppable, you'll just have to bear it!” The Child-endowing Buddha had no way out and was shaking his head. ”But if you solve the problem this time, then things will definitely calm down a lot!”
”Calm? Not necessarily, this time I am vulnerable. People will inevitably come to take advantage!” Saying this, Zhou Bao knocked the stone table lightly with his fingertips. ”That Tieyi has Immortal-grade cultivation, and the others are Human Immortals. If I were defeated by them, many people would be confused.”
”That's not quite right. If people go look at the fight, you can take your anger out on someone!” the Child-endowing Buddha laughed coldly.
”Oh, that's true! You can just banish people whenever you want, so if something happened in this Heaven Realm World, it wouldn't go unnoticed by you, right? The last few days my eyelids have been twitching, maybe some people want to come and attack me again.”
Child-endowing Buddha was shocked that Zhou Bao had asked that. ”Indeed, some people want to come and attack you!” He gave a bitter smile and pointed at Zhou Bao. ”And more than a few will come. It appears several of the powers of South China will want to take advantage of this to establish power in the Heaven Realm World!”
”How strong are they?”
”Several people are about the same as the Tie Yi, some are even stronger.”
”When are they coming?”
”They are not coming.”
”Huh?”
”Their plan is to challenge all the major powers of the world,” the Child-endowing Buddha said beaming. ”Those guys have Heavenly Fairy Weapons, so they are very confident about their own strength. As you know, the Heaven Realm World is full of bad people and good people. If they want to gain an advantage, they will have to show their strength and make a name for themselves. This will decide how much they will profit from the Heaven Realm World in the future!”
Zhou Bao looked surprised. ”So, you mean they want to set up an arena in the Heaven Realm World?”
”Even if they don't, they will eventually when it comes to the division of profits. This is how they used to deal with conflicts over profits in antiquity times, and it's already prevalent in the Void Universe. When there are friction and disputes among the powers, as long as it's not a life-or-death feud, most will choose to deal with it in this way.”
”And their first target is me?”
”Yes. You stand out in the Heaven Realm World. They want to beat you so that when it comes to dealing out the profits, they don't have to think about the Heaven Realm World. They have already been there, so they are not very interested in it anymore. The only thing they are interested in is the passageway leading through to the Void Immortal Realm, so...”
”So I ended up harmed the first time they saw me, and they want me to suffer again?”
”Are you willing to suffer again?”
”What do you think?” Zhou Bao said wryly. ”If I don't knock the crap out of them this time, then my name is not Zhou Bao.”
The Child-endowing Buddha laughed as if he had already known Zhou Bao would react this way. ”Okay then! Right now they are choosing somewhere in the endless spacetime to set up the Void Competition. Once they are done, you will be their first challenge!”
”Well, help them so that they can find somewhere a bit quicker, I cannot wait any longer!” Without thinking, Zhou Bao was rubbing his hands together, and the skeleton in his palms emitted a cracking sound like bursting beans. A slight chill completely enshrouded the small pavilion.
The chill was not strong, but the Child-endowing Buddha was not used to it and he shuddered. ”And you presumably want to kill them.”
”Hah, kill them? Why would I want to kill them? Wouldn't that be letting them get away with it too easily? They will come around at just the right moment to establish their power. That will save me from any Tom, Dick or Harry running into my territory and yelling!”
”Okay. Whatever you are thinking, just take it easy. Those South China guys have probably already spread the news. Their first opponent will be you. According to Void Universe custom, if you don't come out to fight you will consider yourself defeated, which would be the most shameful thing in the Void Universe. So there's no one who wouldn't put up a fight.”