Since You've Seen Shennong, Why Don't You Bow?

Beneath the shroud of murky fog, Deng Youfu exuded a chilling aura from head to toe, and an aged, serpentine voice emerged from his mouth. "Useless fool! To deal with a mere brat, you actually needed this old man to act personally!"

Hearing that clearly ancient voice, which obviously did not belong to Deng Youfu, the spectators present grew excited as well.

Even to otherworlders, these spirit familiars and strange entities were exceptionally secretive and special; most people did not even know they existed.

"So this is Deity Possession of the Shaman lineage? It's truly incredible!"

"This can't be called 'Qi' anymore, can it? It's practically the so-called Demonic Qi!"

"He can block the opponent's lightning... Huh? Why isn't he using his sword?"

"Looking at this, could he be invoking a deity too?"

Behind Shen Ye, a towering phantom slowly opened its eyes. Upon closer inspection, one could see that the gaze of this imposing figure was exactly the same as Shen Ye's!

"Where did this guy come from? He even knows such an obscure form of sorcery?"

"But competing in sorcery against the Shaman lineage, with its long and unbroken heritage, is rather unwise!"

Though both sides were invoking deities, one was wreathed in black mist and gusts of sinister wind, while the other merely had a simple humanoid phantom. In terms of sheer spectacle, the Snake Immortal was clearly stronger!

It was not just the spectators who thought so. Even Liu Kunsheng, possessing Deng Youfu, did not take the figure opposite him seriously.

It had served as a spirit familiar for centuries, yet it had never heard of any powerful humanoid spirit.

"Brat, stop playing tricks. Watch this old man—"

"You vile beast, how dare you!"

Before Liu Kunsheng could finish, Shen Ye suddenly raised his head, and the phantom behind him spoke in a voice from ancient times.

The others did not find much amiss, but to Liu Kunsheng, who faced the Shennong phantom directly, it was as if he had been struck by lightning.

That vast, boundless might was even more terrifying than the lightning it had seen as a child, lightning that had slain elders undergoing tribulation.

"W-What kind of being is this?" Liu Kunsheng cried out tremblingly. Not only did the soul possessing Deng Youfu shudder, but even its true body far away in Changbai Mountain trembled as though facing a god!

"This is Venerable God Shennong!" Shen Ye intended to expand his influence, so naturally he did not begrudge giving the other party an answer.

"G-Great God Shennong?" Liu Kunsheng was dumbstruck. As a cultured snake, it naturally knew what kind of existence Shennong was.

He was the progenitor of mankind, one of the founders of all Huaxia Civilization!

"Having beheld Shennong, why do you not kneel?"

"Yes, this little snake pays respects to the Great God!"

As it spoke, the phantom of the great snake behind Deng Youfu detached itself from him and prostrated itself at Shen Ye's feet, obedient as a pet.

At this sight, the entire venue erupted.

"W-What exactly is going on?"

"He defeated his opponent in an instant again!"

"Huh? They're already done fighting? Is this how spirits fight?"

"Such a powerful spirit actually lost just like that? And even submitted?"

They had not heard the conversation between the two, so naturally they did not understand how the great snake had lost.

Once the great snake phantom departed, Deng Youfu seemed to have all the strength drained from his body and collapsed limply to the ground. Looking at that tall, imposing figure, his eyes were filled with shock.

After hearing Shen Ye's words, his mind went blank. Can an existence like Shennong be invoked to possess someone too?

Amid the stunned, admiring gazes of the crowd, a greedy stare remained fixed upon Shen Ye's back.

What a powerful and imposing spirit! If I devour him with the Spirit Devouring Method, I'll definitely become an existence surpassing the Ten Elders! Wang Bing roared madly in his heart. But according to what he had learned, the opponent's next match would be against Feng Xingtong. The Feng Family also knew Spirit Binding and General Dispatching, and he did not want any accidents.

Thinking of this, Wang Bing turned and looked at his grandfather with yearning eyes.

Seeing his beloved grandson's expression, Wang Ai immediately understood what he wanted and smiled kindly. "Don't worry. Grandpa will help you!"

Only after receiving his grandfather's assurance did Wang Bing barely restrain his greed. Licking his dry lips, he said, "I'm really looking forward to it. I can't wait any longer!"

Half a day later, the battle between Hua Yue and Feng Shayan was unfolding below.

As the wielder of a spatial ability, Feng Shayan was not an opponent easily dealt with in any regard.

She had even prepared herself to plug her ears with Qi Spheres.

Unfortunately, Hua Yue's zither music struck directly at the soul; not even spatial abilities could shut it out.

Seeing that the battle below had already become completely one-sided, Shen Ye stopped paying attention and began analyzing once more how these battles had affected the Destiny Orb.

Previously, after defeating his opponent in an overwhelming fashion, the milky-white energy within the Destiny Orb had instantly increased by quite a bit.

After that one-time harvest, the milky-white energy had increased by another wave at an extremely slow pace. When he declared that the phantom was Great God Shennong, its rise experienced another small fluctuation.

Clearly, disrupting the Worldline yielded more energy, but it was also a one-time gain.

The gains from spreading fame, on the other hand, were smaller but flowed like a thin stream over time, and could take effect repeatedly.

"So it's tempting me to keep stirring things up. No wonder, before I transmigrated, when I was thinking of muddying the waters of the Six Realms so I could fish in troubled waters, this orb suddenly became active. It really can't sit still..." Shen Ye's lips curved slightly. "Fortunately, I was never someone who kept to the rules anyway!"

At that moment, the battle below had also reached its conclusion.

"Even the descendants of the Ten Elders lost—just who are those two?"

"Although she didn't instantly defeat her opponent like Shen Ye did, she never moved a single step from beginning to end. She was clearly handling it with ease!"

After watching the battle, Shen Ye was about to get up and leave when a sweet-looking girl with a pink ahoge on her head came looking for him. "P-please wait!"

Shen Ye frowned slightly. "What is it?"

She's obviously younger than me, so why is her gaze so scary? Is this the legendary 'authority without anger'? Startled by Shen Ye's stare, the girl hurriedly explained, "Like you, I'm a contestant in this Grand Heavenly Offering Ritual. My name is Lu Linglong. I stopped you because I wanted to invite you all to tonight's bonfire party."

After saying that, she added, "It's rare for us Espers to gather together like this. We can take advantage of the Grand Heavenly Offering Ritual to get to know one another!"

"Forget..." Shen Ye instinctively wanted to refuse, but recalling the conclusion he had reached earlier, he hesitated. This is a good chance to spread my influence. I can use it to make the name of the City of Flowing Moon known. As for whether they'll later go searching for the 'lost City of Flowing Moon,' that has nothing to do with me.

With that in mind, Shen Ye nodded. "Understood. Hua Yue and I will be there."

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I'm in Fujian, and I was still a little nervous last night (ò ó).