After finishing their meal at Third Uncle's Local Cuisine Restaurant, Zhou Ping hurriedly left with Shang Yan in his arms.
He first rolled up his sleeves and tidied up the bookstore. He hadn't been back for a while, and the bookstore had accumulated a lot of dust.
After putting Shang Yan on the bed, he first took out a basin of warm water, gently wiped Shang Yan's face with a towel, and then turned to mop the floor.
By the time the entire bookstore was cleaned up, two hours had passed, and it was already 7 p.m.
After busying himself for a while, he returned to the bedroom and saw Shang Yan, who was fast asleep, with his brows tightly furrowed. He sighed softly, reached out his warm fingertips, and gently smoothed out Shang Yan's furrowed brows.
No sooner had she smoothed out Shang Yan's tightly furrowed brows than he frowned again and closed his eyes tightly.
"Yan Yan?" Zhou Ping sensed something was wrong and bent down to pick Shang Yan up. "What's wrong? Why are you trembling like this..."
He reached out and gently patted the back of the person in his arms, his dark eyes fixed on Shang Yan's face, trying to discern something from his expression.
019 flew over, somewhat uncertainly saying, "His main body must have encountered a problem."
Zhou Ping held Shang Yan nervously, "What should we do... He's shaking so badly, how can we help him?"
019: ...
What do these two people take him for? They keep asking this system to help them.
No, it's just an ordinary system from the Time and Space Administration, and it just happens to be ranked in the top 100. It's one thing for Shang Yan, the host, to always treat it like a turtle in a wishing well, but why is Zhou Ping asking it too?
Is it really that versatile?
The little white ball was speechless for a while. After seeing Zhou Ping's worried and sad expression, it put its hands on its hips and returned to the system space.
"Wait here, I'll go ask around for you!"
Zhou Ping held Shang Yan's shivering body, somewhat at a loss, "Are you very cold..."
He quickly found the air conditioner remote, turned up the temperature, and then closed the window he had just opened.
When 019 came out, he was holding a small ball of light in his hand. "I just asked the main system, and the main system said that his main body should be in the stage of regenerating godhood."
“The path to godhood is different for each deity. Just like you, with a clear mind and a pure heart, you became a god through sword cultivation.”
“Shang Yan is different. He became a god due to a combination of human factors. If he were to regain his divine status, retracing his past path would be the fastest way for him to recover.”
After repeating everything the main system had said in one breath, 019 added, "In other words, he should now be reliving all of this in his memories, and then he will develop a divine nature containing the laws of life."
"Then why did he become like this..." Zhou Ping handed Shang Yan out of his arms.
Seeing Shang Yan's pale face covered in cold sweat, 019 was speechless for a moment. "You know, he is a god created by humans. His past must have been unpleasant... This must have been painful."
"Is the pain so intense that his body in this world also reacts?" Zhou Ping asked anxiously, his voice slightly breathy.
019 spread her slender hands, "There's no other way... How about you transfer some of your spiritual energy to him? I don't know if it can be transmitted to him through this body, but it's better than nothing..."
After saying this, it shook the small ball of light in its hand and placed it on Shang Yan's forehead.
"The main system says that having this will increase the success rate." After saying this, it snorted twice, "You two owe me a huge favor. If you don't complete the main quest, I'll report you to the Time and Space Administration!"
I've seen people report others before, but this is the first time I've seen someone report others through a system.
"Thank you."
Without a moment's delay, Zhou Ping grasped Shang Yan's hand and continuously channeled his spiritual energy into his palm.
The vast spiritual energy entered Shang Yan's body and was conducted away, quickly disappearing from his sight.
Seeing that Shang Yan's body had stopped trembling, Zhou Ping knew that the method was effective. He pursed his dry lips and continued to send his spiritual energy into Shang Yan's body.
This energy transfer continued until the next day, when Zhou Ping's brain was throbbing and his mental energy was depleted, at which point he finally stopped.
019 struggled to bring over a glass of water and handed it to Zhou Ping, saying, "Here, drink this water."
Zhou Ping nodded slowly, took the water glass, and drank it all in one gulp.
Seeing that he was about to transfer his mental energy to Shang Yan again while holding Shang Yan's hand, 019 waved his line hand and slapped his face. It wasn't aggressive, but it was enough as a reminder.
"Stop feeding him. You should rest for a while and wait until your mental energy recovers before feeding him. Isn't that better than overfeeding him?" Why is he so stubborn? He was asked to transfer some mental energy to him, and he not only squeezed out every last drop of his own mental energy, but it also looks like he's going to overdraw it.
The green crystal at the end of Zhou Ping's hair flashed.
019 clicked his tongue twice after seeing it.
“I’m afraid he won’t be able to hold on,” Zhou Ping said, holding Shang Yan tightly in his arms. “You said it yourself, I channeled all my spiritual energy into him, but who knows how much of it actually reached him…”
He had barely slept all night, and his throat was dry when he spoke.
“…”, 019 blinked, “His condition seems much more stable than before.”
After saying that, 019 started talking about his mission again, "I checked the mission progress, and we can first take down the Egyptian gods, that is, the remaining gods from Sun City..."
"After all, they have always coveted the Great Xia. After we kill them, the mission completion rate should increase." Moreover, judging from their overall strength, seven of the Nine Pillar Gods over there have already fallen, so their strength is definitely not what it used to be.
019 has investigated and found that Zhou Ping has become a god. His strength has been increasing every day since Shang Yan fell into a deep sleep.
With the addition of the life essence, Zhou Ping's body is slowly being reshaped... He is about to enter the realm of the main god.
(The power levels described in the text are: Lamp, Pool, River, Sea, Boundless, Klein, Lesser God, Main God, Supreme God, Half-Step Ascendant, Ascendant.)
(Note: Lesser gods are beings who have just entered the divine realm and possess rudimentary divine power, while chief gods have mastered far more powerful laws.)
Zhou Ping nodded gently and pulled Shang Yan into his arms.
"After a while, when his condition stabilizes..."
"I will storm Sun City."
He already had the responsibility to protect the Great Xia, so helping 019 complete the mission was just a side thing for him.
019, having received his affirmation, rubbed his hands together excitedly. "I saw it! Didn't Nyx storm Olympus? After we deal with Sun City in Egypt, we'll go to Olympus for a visit..."
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