Chapter 116. Obtained Item: Essence...
By the bright moonlight, Lin Xiaoxiao saw that Li Feng's expression kept changing, like a palette of colors.
It didn't lead to anything; we just waited for him to figure it out.
After waiting for more than ten minutes, Li Feng replied in a cold voice, "I have no interest in getting involved in your struggle. I will help you keep what happened at the clock tower a secret."
After some thought, he decided against using this leverage to gain any advantage from Lin Xiaoxiao.
Lin Xiaoxiao relaxed her back, leaned back in her chair, and chuckled lazily. Her eyelids drooped slightly, and her gaze, filled with an ambiguous meaning, slowly swept over him.
From the moment she bound herself to the Soul-Soothing Bell, she never intended to conceal it. She knew she would have to confront it sooner or later anyway, so even if she was exposed now, it wouldn't cause any problems. At most, it would just mean a few more agents would come after her.
Li Feng, as expected of the most favored young master of the Li family, is over a hundred years old and still so naive, thinking that as long as he doesn't join and stays in his neutral position, he can avoid trouble.
Nuenro and Atums didn't touch him before, partly because the Li family still held some influence in the God-favored Capital;
Another issue is that Li Feng's publicly displayed level is not yet at the quasi-god level, and the divine core seed in his body has not yet condensed. Killing him would be of little use; at most, it would just provide a little more material.
But Li Feng, right under everyone's noses, quietly advanced to demigod not long ago. Once the God Hunting Era begins, he won't be able to hide it anymore and will be listed as one of the first targets to be hunted down, along with her, Ina, and others.
Lin Xiaoxiao chuckled and asked in return, "Do you really think that someone of your demigod level can escape this God Hunting Era?"
In their past lives, those two madmen slaughtered all the gods above the eighth rank. The remaining twenty or so were newly promoted agents with relatively low levels, just barely meeting the minimum number of gods to be retained, which is why they were spared.
Li Feng's expression changed, clearly he knew quite a bit as well. He pursed his lips with a gloomy look: "I don't believe they can kill all the gods."
Lin Xiaoxiao's smile was laced with obvious sarcasm: "How do you know they wouldn't dare? Don't forget, in the past, there have been two instances where all gods above the ninth rank were wiped out. Do you think such annihilation was a natural disaster or a man-made one?"
This past is a taboo secret, only mentioned briefly and not described in detail, and known only to a very few agents.
Lin Xiaoxiao knew this because she had accidentally discovered it in her past life;
The reason Li Feng knew this was because after he ascended to demigod status, he intercepted information from the wind in a certain secret realm.
Li Feng suddenly stood up, bumping into the table in the process. The 50-centimeter-high pastry stand was knocked over, and a cup fell over as well. Water quickly spread across the entire tabletop and dripped directly onto the floor from the edge of the table.
He was breathing heavily, his tone sharp: "I don't know, and I have no interest in getting involved in your affairs."
He left with those words behind, then rode away without looking back into the raging wind.
Lin Xiaoxiao looked at the wet hem of her skirt at her feet and snapped her fingers with a light laugh.
The water stains on the table and the hem of the skirt were drawn up and gathered together, forming a small water ball that floated in mid-air, and the table and the hem of the skirt were restored to a dry state.
With a gentle wave of her hand, the water balloon flew to the side and landed in the flower bed: "Aren't you coming out?"
The air near the big tree at the edge of the flower bed distorted and deformed. A few seconds later, a long, beautiful leg adorned with bell anklets slowly emerged from it, jingling and carrying a fragrant breeze as it sat down opposite Lin Xiaoxiao.
Ina sat down opposite her, summoned a pink love fairy to tidy up the messy table, replaced it with fresh snacks and hot tea, and asked with a coquettish smile, "How did you know I was here?"
Lin Xiaoxiao looked at Ina with the eyes of someone looking at an idiot. This was her territory, and she had bound this floating island to her. She knew everything that happened on the island.
She looked directly at Ina: "Didn't you go back to the Black Abyss? Why are you still here?"
Ina stretched out her index finger and curled a strand of hair, saying, "I received news that someone has been monitoring the top floor of the building. I don't plan to go back for the time being; I plan to stay here with you for a while."
Lin Xiaoxiao took the teacup carried by the three little elves and nodded: "Okay, go upstairs and find a room yourself later."
Xingyan, Kagome, and the others all have their own rooms in the villa. If Ina wants one, she can have one too.
Ina's smile deepened, and she asked with a hint of gossip, "Are you trying to win over that kid from the Li family?"
Lin Xiaoxiao lowered her eyelids, took a sip of hot tea, and looked like she didn't want to talk to her.
But Ina seemed not to notice and continued chattering, "That's a bit difficult. That kid has been cursed with a god-level love spell. Before the spell is broken, half of his soul is in the body of the person who cast the spell. The chances of successfully winning him over are very low."
A spell to win one's heart?
Lin Xiaoxiao looked up at Ina across from her with some surprise.
Seeing that Lin Xiaoxiao was finally willing to talk to her, Ina became even more enthusiastic: "I absolutely can't be wrong, it is the Heart-Fluttering Spell, I'm sure I can't be wrong, I also have this skill, it's just that my level is not that high."
No wonder Li Feng was a devoted follower of Fei Niao until his death in his past life, and no amount of persuasion from anyone could change his mind; he must have been under a curse.
[Heart-Fluttering Spell (Divine Level): The target of the spell will always be willing to give to the one who cast it, regardless of the circumstances, even if it requires sacrificing their life. The target will agree without hesitation.]
Thinking of this, Lin Xiaoxiao put down her teacup and asked in a deep voice, "Is there any way to break that boy's love spell?"
Li Feng's ability to glean information from the wind could be incredibly effective if used properly. If they could be won over, their chances of victory would be significantly increased.
Ina awkwardly accepted the teacup from the elf: "The level of the Heart-Fluttering Curse on that kid is too high. At most, I can only alleviate it and make him a little more clear-headed. I don't have the ability to remove it."
Lin Xiaoxiao nodded: "Even if it's just a little bit, I'll leave this to you."
If we could clear Li Feng's head, we might be able to win him over.
Ina slammed down her cup, making a crisp clinking sound as it hit the table: "Hey Lin, I'm a guest, how dare you make me do chores?"
Lin Xiaoxiao stood up with a light laugh and looked at Ina: "Because I'm shameless, send the things to Li Feng as soon as possible. Also, since Hei Yuan agreed to stand on my side, have them come over in a couple of days and have a chat."
As she spoke, she walked towards the villa.
Ina followed beside Lin Xiaoxiao, her tone helpless: "Your skin is incredibly thick. Fine, I'll work overtime these next two days to make a curse-breaking item and send it over."
"I'll let you know about the others from Heiyuan later. My god, Xingyan said that even mosquitoes passing by will be caught by you to work for you. I didn't believe it at first, but now I do. That damned Lin the Skinflint."
Lin Xiaoxiao's eyes flashed with coldness, but her smile was ruthless: "Thank you for the compliment. You call me Lin the Skinflint, so I can't live up to that title. There's a batch of documents that need to be processed by Lao Ewen, so why don't you take care of them too?"
Ina was furious: "Hey, Lin the Skinflint, you've gone too far! I'm a guest!"
Under the moonlight, two figures slowly walked towards the villa. With the breeze blowing, thick clouds covered most of the full moon.
The next morning, Lin Xiaoxiao sent a message to the Li family, telling them about Li Fengzhong's curse.
After Ina prepared the antidote and delivered it to him, Li Feng used it and became a little more sober. He stopped chasing the flying bird and instead hid at home, doing who knows what.
The Li family sent a large number of gifts as a token of their gratitude, including a legendary decorative pendant. Inside that gem was the treasure chest merchant's elven vault.
【Treasure Chest Merchant's Elf Vault (Legendary) (Upgradeable): A special space with items, containing 20,000 square meters of space to accommodate elves. Resources can be added according to the owner's preferences to set it up; it is the home of your little elves】
After binding with the spirit library, Lin Xiaoxiao used the power of faith to change the pendant into an inconspicuous earring.
Monet and Hill also moved from their workshop on the second basement level of the villa to live in the Elf Warehouse.
Lin Xiaoxiao assigned each of the elves a separate territory and provided them with resources, allowing them to arrange it according to their own preferences.
During this time, the more she observed Hill, the colder her heart became, and she secretly prepared a backup plan, ready to lock Hill up in the Elf Vault at any time.
At this point, Lin Xiaoxiao has almost retrieved all the exclusive items for the Treasure Chest Merchant's skills, except for the skill "Nurture Exclusive Spirit".
She knew exactly where the skill was, but she wasn't in a hurry to find it.
She never forgot Quan Zhi's advice back then, and even though she had already undergone nine transformations, she wasn't in a hurry to go back for it.
In her past life, she was always missing a skill, so she didn't know what would happen after she collected all the skills. Her senses were also reminding her that it would be best to wait until she reached the quasi-god level before trying to get the last skill.
Two days later, several agents from Black Abyss who were interested in cooperating came over for a secret meeting.
Upon learning that Lin Xiaoxiao intended to wage war against Nuenro and Atums, several immediately chose to retreat, leaving only the War God's agent—Mishu, and the Nature Goddess's agent—Huanling.
Mishu has a sharply defined face with wild, sculpted features. He has reddish-brown hair, stands 2.1 meters tall, has bronze skin, and his muscles are sculpted, giving him an overall wild and ferocious aura.
Huanling has delicate features, snow-white skin, and short, playful hair with black and green tinges. She is petite, only 1.5 meters tall, and her smile has an infectious vitality.
After agreeing to the alliance, Huanling left first to return to her secret realm and continue to strengthen her power, while Mishu temporarily found an excuse to stay at the manor.
Lin Xiaoxiao never guessed why Mishu stayed until one night when she passed by Ina's room and heard faint moans and cries coming from inside. Only then did she understand the reason.
After learning the reason why Mishu stayed, Lin Xiaoxiao left without any hesitation to deal with the matter.
During this time, she met the new agent of the God of Wisdom at Lau Evan's place. She was a very delicate and timid girl, as if even a slightly loud voice could scare her away.
At that moment, Lin Xiaoxiao's eyes gleamed with a faint golden light as she looked at the small fragment of a divine core embedded in the little girl's heart and sighed with some regret.
As expected, it is an artificial god, the result of Nuenro's experiment. Like Litowei, it is a pseudo-god agent that will collapse if its divine core energy is not replenished periodically.
Afterwards, Lin Xiaoxiao returned to the Dragon Kingdom to meet with Li Youran, Jiang Dehai, and others to arrange follow-up matters: how to deal with the subsequent divine favor competition initiated by the agents, how to allocate resources for them, and how to quickly upgrade them, etc.
I also took some time to visit the Xiao family once, but I didn't see Xiao Weizhi. Instead, I met Old Master Xiao.
The curse within Grandpa Xiao recurred, and it was then that Lin Xiaoxiao learned that the curse on Grandpa Xiao was actually at the demigod level.
The epic-level antidote, personally placed by the agent of the God of Curses, can only alleviate the old man's curse.
Lin Xiaoxiao was not surprised when she learned the truth; on the contrary, she found it reasonable.
After all, both Grandpa Xiao and Xiao's father are professionals above the seventh level, so it's not difficult for them to enter and leave the City of Divine Favor. Epic-level anti-curse items are rare, but if they are really determined to find them, they can find a few no matter what.
When Lin Xiaoxiao left the Xiao family, she was feeling a little down. She had promised Old Master Xiao that she would not look for Xiao Weizhi again.
Although I can guess that Xiao Wei is faking amnesia most likely to sever ties with her so as not to implicate his family, it still makes me feel sad when I think about it carefully.
After returning to the capital of the gods, he immediately went around attending banquets hosted by various agents, trying to win over more members of the divine generation, but unfortunately the effect was minimal.
Over the course of several months, Lin Xiaoxiao spun around like a top, constantly arranging and handling matters, and her level increased relatively slowly, from level 600 to level 613.
Xingyan and Gewei need half a month to complete their advancement. Lin Xiaoxiao mobilized their subordinates to stop a lot of trouble and protect their sanctuary.
I talked to Li Feng a few times, but he still didn't agree. However, he was already interested. I just need to put in a little more effort, and I think I can win him over.
Zhong Sang, Mi Xiu, Huan Ling, Tian Mi'er, Yuan Tai, Liu Zeyun, Shi Taichu... and others have agreed to join, and Lin Xiaoxiao has arranged for them to do other things during this time.
Lin Xiaoxiao sat wearily in the chair behind her desk, closed her eyes, and gently pinched the bridge of her nose.
'Bang—' The wooden door to the study was pushed open forcefully by Ina.
Ina, covered in bruises, walked in shakily and sat down directly in the chair opposite Lin Xiaoxiao.
Lin Xiaoxiao slowly opened her eyes, her gaze sweeping over the bruises on Ina's body, and she smiled mischievously: "Looks like you've been having a pretty good time lately."
Ina, her body aching all over, said irritably, "Nourished my ass! He's like a bull! This bastard ruined my chance to find a handsome guy. I should have known better than to hook up with him that day..."
Lin Xiaoxiao knew the inside story. She crossed her arms, smiled without saying a word, and listened to Ina's incessant complaints across from her.
Ina always thought that she had seduced Mishu, but little did she know that the best hunters always like to pretend to be the prey. Mishu had already taken the person back to his den, so how could he possibly let Ina go out to find handsome men?
Just a few days ago, Ina successfully broke through to the demigod level and immediately wanted to find some handsome men to celebrate. She even asked Lin Xiaoxiao if she was interested. Mishu happened to be back and overheard this. Lin Xiaoxiao didn't see her for about a week afterward.
During this period, everyone on the floating island knew that whenever Ina mentioned wanting to find a handsome man, she would be unable to get out of bed for the next few days.
There was a knock on the door.
Lin Xiaoxiao gestured for Ina, who was still rambling on, to stop, and then said to the door, "Come in."
Sotutu came in with a communication device and gently placed it on the desk above Lin Xiaoxiao. With a taut, expressionless face, he said in a deep voice, "Miss Lin, another new disposable communication device has been delivered from over there."
Lin Xiaoxiao replied calmly, "Okay, just leave it."
After Sotutu left, Ina said a few words and then left the study as well.
Lin Xiaoxiao sat for a while before opening the square-shaped disposable sound transmission device.
The next second, Nu Enlu's voice came from inside: 'Miss Lin, happy birthday!'
I haven't received your reply for a while, which is a shame. It seems we're about to officially face off. I hope you can last a long time in this hunting game.
'When you lose, regardless of life or death, I will build you a cage just for you, and I look forward to that day.'
After the voice broadcast ended, the diamond-level sound transmission device shattered into a pile of fragments, then spontaneously combusted, turning into wisps of smoke and disappearing from the spot.
Lin Xiaoxiao rested her hand on her cheek and chuckled: "A private cage? That's a very confident statement."
She lost in her past life, but that doesn't mean she'll lose in this one.
Several hours later, several voices, audible only to the divine agents, rang out:
[Agent of the God of Creation - Nuenro, using a divine-level combat item: Challenge Upgrade Battle]
[The Sun Man's Agent - Atums, using a god-tier combat item: Challenge Upgrade Battle]
[Since two divine agents are using a divine item simultaneously: the difficulty of the upgrade battle increases, and the experience gained is doubled. The item will be used up when the number of divine agents remaining reaches 10% of the current total.]
On Lin Xiaoxiao's 27th birthday, [Hunter God Era] officially began.
From this moment on, you will gain a massive amount of experience for every god you hunt.
Not only will it not pollute one's own divine core, but it will also obtain all the resources of that god's agent, which is the origin of the God Hunting Agent activity.
If it weren't for the extreme difficulty in obtaining god-level items, Lin Xiaoxiao believed that Nuenro and Atums, those two madmen at the peak of demigod level, would definitely launch a [God Hunting Era] regularly to reap the rewards.
Sitting in the study, Lin Xiaoxiao received several extra hints:
[The three kingdoms of Po have launched a national war against the Dragon Kingdom. Does Lin Xiaoxiao, their protector, agree? [Yes or No]]
[The Kingdom of the Sun has launched a war against the Kingdom of Dragons. Does Lin Xiaoxiao, their protector, agree to this? [Yes or No]]
[The Kingdom of Bosi has launched a war against the Kingdom of Dragon. Does Lin Xiaoxiao, their protector, agree to this? [Yes or No]]
[The agent of the God of Disaster, Wu Erqi, has initiated a 20x20 Divine Favor Battle against the agent of the Goddess of Fortune, Lin Xiaoxiao. Do you agree? [Yes or No]]
[The agent of the God of Disaster, Wu Erqi, has initiated a 20x20 Divine Favor Battle against the agent of the Goddess of Fortune, Lin Xiaoxiao. Do you agree? [Yes or No]]
[The agent of the God of Virus, Savi, initiates a 20x20 God's Favor Battle against the agent of the Goddess of Fortune, Lin Xiaoxiao. Do you agree? [Yes or No]]
Lin Xiaoxiao looked at the densely packed notification screen and smiled sarcastically: "Not bad, better than expected."
Originally, she had predicted that when Nuenro and Atums launched the [Hunter of Gods], at least five countries and seven agents would take advantage of the chaos to start a war.
She opened the communication module and contacted Li Youran and Jiang Dehai: "They're here, are you ready?"
Li Youran and Jiang Dehai said firmly, "We are always ready."
Hearing this confident answer, Lin Xiaoxiao's lips curled up slightly: "Mm."
After hanging up, Lin Xiaoxiao gently tapped the sofa and chairs with her fingers.
A moment later, she coldly smiled and injected 100 million units of faith power into each of the notification screens, then clicked "agree".
[Lin Xiaoxiao, the agent of Dragon Kingdom's protection, has agreed to the application for a national war with the three kingdoms of Po, and has added 100 million faith power: every time a Dragon Kingdom professional kills an enemy professional, they will receive experience points of the same level of monster, and there will be a 100% drop of items and resources.]
[Lin Xiaoxiao, the agent of Dragon Kingdom's protection, has agreed to the application for national war from Global Sun Kingdom...]
...
Originally, there was no experience or loot drops in the national war, but Lin Xiaoxiao injected 100 million faith power into it, and as a price, she forcibly reversed part of the nature of the national war.
She secured a wave of benefits for the professionals in the Dragon Kingdom and the gods under her name.
From the moment Lin Xiaoxiao agreed, all the professionals in the Dragon Kingdom also received a notification.
Most of the adventurers exploring the secret realms, upon receiving these notifications, were excited, their eyes gleaming with a fierce light, and they eagerly rolled up their sleeves, ready to serve their country.
"Kill those bastards who started this war against us, hurrah!"
"100% drop rate! Holy crap, even better than monsters! Fight!!!"
"For the sake of China, for the sake of my family, let's do it!"
...
Li Youran, Jiang Dehai, and others also received notifications about the Divine Favor War.
Hundreds of people gathered in a conference room to discuss how to form teams and who to send out in order to gain the most benefits with the least cost in the God's Favor War ten days later.
They all understood that if they won, their ranking would experience an extraordinary leap, so they chose to treat the situation with caution.
Just a few hours later, all agents received a notification:
[Miaomiao, the agent of the God of Source Water, was killed by Atumus, the agent of the Sun God. All is lost to the victors.]
[The original image of the God of Illusion's Agent was killed by the Moon Goddess's Agent, Kong Su. All is lost to the victors.]
Lin Xiaoxiao raised her eyebrows in surprise, looking at the notification screen in front of her. She didn't expect that two level-three god-possession agents had already been found at the very beginning of the God Hunting War.
In an instant, all the lower-level agents felt threatened and chose to hide, trying to evade further pursuit with this futile method.
Meanwhile, in a city in the God-favored Capital, Li Feng, accompanied by flying birds, rode the raging wind, fighting back as he flew, constantly dodging the agents relentlessly pursuing him from behind.
He also reassured the birds behind him: "Don't be afraid, birds, I will lead you away from these dangers."
The bird following behind Li Feng looked at the fool in front of him, who was covered in wounds but still refused to let go. A trace of pity flashed in its eyes. He could have escaped smoothly if he had just let go!
When she closed her eyes and then opened them again, all the reluctance in her eyes had vanished, and a pale yellow energy light emanated from her hands.
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