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"Speaking of Uncle Li, where is he?"

Lin Linhou glanced at everyone. At first, he didn't think there was anything wrong with the number of people. There were seven people in total, including himself.

Wait a minute! There's an extra Garan in the team, so there should be eight people.

"Huh? He was at the very back when he came out of the main hall just now? Could it be that his legs aren't strong enough and he couldn't keep up with the group?"

"I hope nothing bad happens."

The group searched around but could not find Li Deyang.

After all, in this city of Fengdu, it's easy to get into trouble if you fall behind, since there are ghost soldiers or fierce ghosts everywhere.

“I saw Uncle Li. He’s still standing in front of the main hall.”

Lin Qiye pointed in the direction from which the group had come, and in the distant city, in front of the towering palace gate, Li Deyang's small figure could be vaguely seen.

However, it was quite far away, so the others didn't see it just now.

Lin Qiye waved to Li Deyang, who returned the gesture, suggesting that nothing had happened and he had simply fallen behind.

"Then there's no problem. The queen ant has been dealt with, and the area around the main hall is safe. We'll go back later to pick up Uncle Li, who got separated from us."

“Cao Yuan, come with me, I’ll help you sign a master-servant contract with the Queen Ant.”

Lin Linhou led Cao Yuan to the blue crystal. When sealing the ant queen, he naturally also prepared to force Cao Yuan to sign a contract.

"Slice your palm open and strike here. Blood will gradually spread throughout the pattern. Also, because the difference in strength between the two of you is too great, and the signing was forced, this process may consume a lot of blood. Prepare to take pills to replenish your blood and qi in advance."

Cao Yuan nodded, stepped forward, concentrated his power in his fingernails, used them as a cutting tool to slice open the palm, and then slapped the palm onto the designated spot.

The next moment, Cao Yuan felt a suction force coming from his palm, as if it were trying to drain his blood. He hurriedly swallowed pill after pill.

The blue crystal in front of them began to spread with intricate blood-red patterns, which would eventually transform into runes and merge with the chains into the bound queen ant's body.

The queen ant inside the crystal was clearly suffering immense pain, but her cries could not be heard, and because she was bound, her movements were extremely limited.

She even considered self-destruction?

Lin Lin: (ー`′ー).

"I advise you not to make a futile struggle; resistance will only intensify your suffering during the contract signing process."

"The final result will not change; it's just asking for trouble."

"On the contrary, if you open your mind and allow your soul to accept the power of the contract and merge, the process will not be painful, but rather very comfortable."

"Shouldn't you demons and monsters follow the law of the jungle, where the strong prey on the weak?"

"So now, we're not killing you because you're still somewhat useful for the time being. He's still very weak, and you can be of help in the battle."

"If we were all beings at the Boundless or Klein level right now, you would have been crushed the moment you saw us."

“This is not arrogance; everyone here has far greater potential than you.”

"Surrender is the best choice in your destiny, and it is also your only choice."

"Believe me, it may be painful and feel like torture at first, but a brighter future will follow."

"As for losing freedom? Heh, who in this world can say they are truly free? It's just a matter of whether they care about the cage that binds them, or whether they can't see the bigger cage that's inside..."

Lin Linhou spoke, threatening the queen ant inside the crystal.

If the other party behaves themselves, the contract process will be faster, and Cao Yuan will bleed less.

“Hey, Qiye, don’t you think your brother often seems like a villain?”

Baili Pangpang nudged Lin Qiye and complained about Lin Linhou's words, saying that something seemed off.

Lin Qiye carrying Garan on his back: ( ??_? ?)?

"Really? I think what you said makes a lot of sense."

After all, Lin Qiye's methods of subduing laborers in the Gods Mental Hospital were much simpler and more brutal than his older brother's.

It was a simple matter of either submit or die.

……

"It's wonderful that the future of Great Xia is in the hands of these young people."

Li Deyang, who was standing in front of the Heavenly Palace of Wucheng at dawn, had a struggling and uncertain look in his eyes.

Those were memories that came flooding back to me like a tidal wave, appearing out of nowhere.

Eventually, calm returned.

"Young people have their own path, and I have my own path and my own responsibilities."

Even if I'm unwilling, even if I have regrets.

Ultimately, there's no escaping it; some responsibilities are unavoidable.

Li Deyang turned around and looked at the former "ladder to heaven" above the main hall.

They took firm steps forward, one by one.

He is Li Deyang, Tingting's father.

But more importantly, they are the gods of the Great Xia Dynasty, the protectors of countless ordinary people.

The ruler of Fengdu City, the true master of this divine kingdom.

He is the Emperor of Fengdu!

As he reached the last step and donned his imperial robes and crown once more, Yama in the sky naturally sensed the fluctuations of the laws and appeared.

They planned to kill the newly returned Emperor of Fengdu and seize the last fragment of Fengdu.

……

"Holy crap? Am I seeing things? Does everyone get super-evolved these days?"

"Old Cao can transform as soon as he picks up a knife, Qi Ye can transform into a super-evolutionary form, Brother Lin can also transform into a super-evolutionary form, Sister-in-law Xing Ling can transform at will, and even the Dissection Brother can do it; his arm seems to be able to turn into an icicle."

"Now, just two days after we met, Uncle Li from the ordinary 332 squad has undergone a super evolution, transforming himself into the Emperor of Fengdu on the spot?!"

These days, is it only me who can't transform, and everyone has to have a second fighting form to survive?

Baili Pangpang: ( ●?v_v?●)

The world isolates me—let them mock me—I will give my…

This background music involuntarily started playing in my head.

He watched as two towering figures, seemingly obscuring the sky, battled and clashed incessantly above Fengdu City. He thought that next time he went home, he would definitely ask the steward if there were any items that could be picked up and transformed.

If you feel uneasy, it makes you realize how difficult it is to survive in this world.

At this moment, Cao Yuan had finished bleeding and was lying on the ground with a deathly pale face.

Lin Linhou's coercion and enticement were very effective. After recognizing reality, the ant queen gradually gave up struggling and resisting, and accepted the outcome that fate had arranged for her.

After all, even ants cherish their lives, let alone a queen ant.

The queen ant cherishes her life more than any other ant.

The original blue crystals have now turned completely crimson and are slowly being absorbed and shrunk, eventually disappearing completely and transforming into a red dress on the queen ant's body.

It was a passable match, considering her already dark red hair.

After all, her almost completely naked appearance was far too wanton and seductive, and there were other ladies in the group, so it had a bad influence.