Huali whipped her head around to look at Lan Jue. "Ah Jue!
Didn't you teach him that? "
Lan Jue coughed. "Don't accuse the innocent!
Who told you to be so famous?
Alright, let's go to the Reaper's Arena.
Kerr and the Wine Master should be there already. "
With that said, he turned and slipped away. As he did so, a smile blossomed across his face. He'd been holding it in so much that his stomach hurt.
Plastic surgery, ahahaha!
The Wine Master was ever so meticulous. He stood quietly in front of the Arena's doors, waiting.
Above ground, he ran the Gothic Winery. Here in the Underworld, the Arena of Life and Death was under his control.
Ke 'er stood behind the Wine Master. She couldn't help but feel uncomfortable in front of him. Compared to her boss, the Wine Master was a dull and boring existence.
"Wine Master." Lan Jue and the others approached.
"Mm." The Wine Master nodded to Lan Jue. "What are you doing here?"
Lan Jue: "I want to open a separate Arena. I want to remove all surveillance.
I want to give some pointers to my girls.
Oh, let me introduce you. This is Huali, my friend. "
The Wine Master's eyes fell upon Huali. Huali looked him up and down. When Lan Jue's eyes fell upon the Wine Master, his heart skipped a beat.
His Discipline perception told him that the man in front of him was as empty as air. It was as if he didn't even exist.
"Hello, Wine Master." Huali greeted him with a smile.
The Wine Master's eyes lingered on him for a moment. "Hello.
You're this generation's Neptune of Gobi? "
"That's right." Huali smiled back.
There was nothing to hide when it came to who he was.
Of the Four Divine Monarchs.
The An Lun supersoldier, Prometheus, wasn't the most widely known.
It was him, Neptune.
Moreover.
Neptune's name was well known in the Three Major League because he was an entertainer.
The third most famous male celebrity in the Major League.
His fame had transcended borders. Hanhai Entertainment's advertisement for him was that no one could own Neptune and that he belonged to the world.
The Wine Master nodded. "Your father and I were friends. I didn't expect him to retire."
Huali smiled bitterly, "I'm sure you know Hanhai's habits. Every generation's Patriarch is eager to retire early.
The feeling of being the center of attention.
That's not a very happy thing. "
The Wine Master turned his attention to Lan Jue. "A separate space for you to use, without surveillance.
The price is not cheap. "
Lan Jue: "Can I get a discount?"
The Wine Master turned and walked back into the arena, as if he hadn't heard him.
Everyone entered the arena and followed the Wine Master. Only Lan Jue quickened her pace to his side.
"Wine Master, there's something I'd like to discuss with you.
Didn't you say the Dark Citadel and the Pontiff's Citadel were coming to visit?
Are they coming soon?
I'm not feeling well, I'm afraid I won't be able to participate.
Huali can take my place. What do you think? "
The Wine Master's brows furrowed.
"That won't do. He doesn't belong to Skyfire Avenue. How can he represent us?
Don't worry, though. The Pontiff's Citadel sent word that they're postponing the meeting for a month.
Can you recover in a month? "As he spoke, he looked at Lan Jue with a strange light in his eyes.
"Postponing for a month?" Lan Jue's lips curled into a cold smile. "That's more than enough time.
I hope they have the guts to show up. "
As they spoke, they arrived in front of a metal wall. The Wine Master lifted his right hand and pressed it against the wall.
Instantly, the surface of the metal wall began to ripple rhythmically like water.
"That's enough.
I've sealed off this space.
There won't be any surveillance.
Go on in.
Here's the key. "The Wine Master handed Lan Jue a piece of metal encrusted with a sapphire.
"A C-ranked gem every month."
Lan Jue's mouth twitched. "Why don't you just rob a bank?"
"How much for a bottle of Romanee-Conti?" The Wine Master's voice was cold.
"Hurry up and get your wounds healed. Don't forget what you promised me."
With that, he turned and nodded to Huali. Suddenly, there was a flash of light, and the Wine Master vanished into thin air.
"Oh." Huali let out a small sigh. "It's a little stressful being with this guy!
Is he the Cosmagus? "
Lan Jue nodded. She smiled. "An old-fashioned, but adorable old man.
Come on, let's go in.
This guy's paying me at least a third too much.
So inhumane.
One of these days, I'm going to spend three days and three nights drinking in his wine cellar.
I'd love to see the look on his face then. "
Huali chuckled. "What kind of look?
He'll tear you to pieces.
Legend has it that the Cosmagus' most adept at spatial folding. I wonder how many times you'll be able to withstand it. "
As they spoke, the two of them walked up to the metal wall. They stepped inside, and disappeared.
There was a flash of light, and the scene before them suddenly opened up. They were in an open space.
"Oh!" Lan Jue gasped. Her eyes lit up with surprise.
It was a circular space, at least two hundred meters high, and five hundred meters in diameter.
When the six of them stood before him, they couldn't help but feel small and insignificant.
The Wine Master had overcharged Lan Jue by a third, but the space he'd been given was several times larger than a normal Reaper's Arena.
"Too extravagant," Huali said.
"A stable space like this, and so large. It's more than enough for mecha combat practice.
A C-ranked gem isn't cheap.
But the problem is, there's no place like this anywhere else! "
Whether it was real mecha combat or Discipline training, they all had a destructive effect.
It was always tightly controlled by the government.
It was very difficult to have a private training space for a long time.
If you wanted to get results in combat practice, then you had to unleash your full potential.
You could imagine how valuable a stable space was.
Otherwise, Huali wouldn't have said such a thing.
Lan Jue took a few steps forward, and turned to face the four women.
"Our trip to the Shattered Starfields has left a deep impression on all of you.
I will do everything in my power to protect you. But in the end, I am not the strongest person in this world.
Each one of you is talented, and has the potential to become the strongest of your generation.
I've wasted too much of my time these past three years, and I've held you back.
From today onwards, I will pull myself together with all of you and increase our strength. "
"Xiu Xiu." Lan Jue looked at Xiu Xiu.
"Boss." Xiu Xiu took a step forward.
Lan Jue went on. "Your Talent is at the peak of eighth level, just a hair's breadth away from reaching ninth level.
Also, your Talent is special – it's sharp.
It's enough to challenge opponents above your level.
This time, even Uriel's mecha was damaged by the Shura you controlled.
I hope you'll break through to ninth level within a year.
That way, your strength will soar. "
"The four of you will need to focus on teamwork. If you can make up for each other's weaknesses, and work in unison.
Even against a Paragon, it's not impossible to escape unscathed. "
"Kerr." Lan Jue looked at the blue-haired Kerr.
Ke 'er also quickly took a step forward. "Boss." Because her movements were a little big, her ample bosom couldn't help but tremble slightly.
Lan Jue went on. "Your Talent focuses on explosive power and offense. Unlike Xiu Xiu, she specializes in close-quarters combat. You specialize in long-range combat.
I know you've always been resistant to cultivation because of what happened in the past.
But … "
"Boss!" Lan Jue's voice trailed off, but Kerr cut her off.
Her beautiful eyes reddened. "Boss, don't worry. I won't resist cultivation anymore. I'll work hard.
I'm at the peak of eighth level, and I'll work hard to break through to ninth level.
I want to protect you. "
"Eh …" Lan Jue paused, but quickly smiled. "Alright!
My little Kerr knows to work hard.
Good luck. "
"En, then!" Ke Er nodded her head vigorously.
"Guoguo." Lan Jue's eyes turned to Lin Guo-guo.
Lin Guo-guo took a step forward, a smile on her pretty face.
Lan Jue went on. "Your Discipline is psychic control. You have a lot of potential, but you're not persistent enough. You're easily timid in the face of an enemy.
That makes it difficult for you to use your psychic abilities to their fullest potential.
The strength of one's psychic abilities is closely related to one's willpower.
You have to work hard in this area.
Of the four of you, your Discipline is best at control.
If you work well with Kerr and Xiu Xiu, you'll be a headache for any opponent.
You're already a ninth-level Talent, but only at the first level. You have to work hard to get to the second level as soon as possible. "
"Yes, Boss!" Guoguo stuck out her tongue mischievously. Being timid had always been her weakness.
Lan Jue's eyes finally fell on Mika, and a hint of hesitation flashed in her eyes.
Mika's eyes narrowed, and he took the initiative to step forward. "Boss, what's my direction of cultivation?"
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(To be continued …)