Qiu Tu, I Haven't Had Enough Fun Yet (18 Hours Left in the Monthly Ticket Lottery)

Doris almost thought she had seen wrong. She hurriedly blinked and looked again.

Although they had transformed into "Boundless God Crystals," high-ranking Great Evil Gods like these could always retain some of their traits after death.

More importantly, before the "Boundless God Crystals" shattered, they still retained the aura the Evil Gods had possessed before their deaths.

So Doris examined them carefully for a long while and finally confirmed her suspicion.

As though she were meeting the North God King for the first time, she slowly raised her head. Her amber eyes stared deeply at him, filled with complicated emotions.

Yet the North God King acted as though he had not seen her expression at all. He merely sat there, quietly lowering his head to sip his tea.

His jade-like youthful appearance was far too deceptive. No one could possibly associate him with a God King who controlled a quarter of the Boundless Mind Sea.

Nor could they associate him with an executioner.

"This is Ba Fang."

Doris looked at the North God King with icy eyes, unable to conceal the wariness radiating from them.

Hearing Doris's words, the North God King did not answer immediately. Unhurriedly, he placed the hot tea in his hand on the table beside him. Then, with a swish!, he opened his fan before speaking as he fanned himself. "Yes."

After saying that, his half-smiling gaze fell upon Doris. He casually pointed at several other Boundless God Crystals. "This is Shui Gu, this is Qi Yun, and this is A Er Tong."

Doris's pupils contracted slightly at his words. Her gaze involuntarily returned to the ten Boundless God Crystals as she sensed the auras lingering upon them.

After a moment, she looked at the North God King. Her seductive face had already turned cold as frost. "You people are insane. Are you truly not afraid that all the Eighth Order deities will join forces and rebel against you?"

The North God King seemed to have heard an exceptionally amusing joke. He laughed twice, "Hahaha," then closed his fan and spread his hands indifferently. "So what if they join forces?"

"No matter how many Eighth Order beings there are, to us God Kings, they are merely ants. At most, they are somewhat larger ants that take a little more effort to crush."

As he said this, his azure blue eyes looked at Doris with a smile, as though praising her. "On the contrary, experts like you, who can touch upon the Heavenly God realm, are the ones we fear and care about."

Doris silently watched him after hearing that, unable to speak for a long time.

It was no wonder Doris was so shocked. The identities of these ten Eighth Order Peak Boundless God Crystals before her were simply too astonishing.

These ten Eighth Order Peak Boundless God Crystals had all once been famous peak Great Evil Gods of the Boundless Mind Sea.

Ba Fang, the one Doris had recognized, had been a Peerless Paragon who had suddenly risen to prominence in the Northern Kingdom more than two hundred years ago.

Ba Fang had been a native-born creature of the Boundless Mind Sea, possessing astonishing talent. In merely twenty or thirty years, he had advanced to the Eighth Order and earned the North God King's favor and cultivation.

The North God King had supported him in establishing the rising power known as the Ba Fang Kingdom. Taking advantage of the Boundless Mind Sea's opportunity to annex a new world, he had helped Ba Fang conquer an enormous territory.

At the time, Ba Fang had rendered great service to the Boundless Mind Sea and the North God King. He controlled the largest territory and strongest force in the Northern Kingdom, and his splendor had been unmatched for a time.

Everyone believed that, with the North God King's support, Ba Fang was destined to rule an era.

Yet no one had expected the change to come so swiftly. Just after the Ba Fang Kingdom reached its peak, Ba Fang suddenly left behind a letter and mysteriously vanished.

The letter stated that he had discovered a World Passage leading to another world within the annexed Edge Area. He intended to investigate it, then carve out another vast territory for the North God King and make the Northern Kingdom the strongest of the Four Divine Kingdoms.

At the time, everyone in the Ba Fang Kingdom had been incredibly excited, believing they would once again be able to win glory, earn titles, and rise to high office.

But who could have known? Ba Fang never returned after leaving. Ten years, twenty years—he had still not returned even now.

At first, the Ba Fang Kingdom struggled to maintain itself. But as hope of Ba Fang's return grew increasingly faint, this vast power finally began to collapse. In the end, it was entirely devoured by the other forces of the Northern Kingdom.

Over the years, whenever Ba Fang was mentioned, everyone could not help but sigh with regret.

Everyone believed that world had definitely existed, but that it was extremely dangerous. Ba Fang had most likely fallen while exploring that new world.

Therefore, even to this day, some Seventh and Eighth Order Great Evil Gods still searched the region that had once belonged to the Ba Fang Kingdom for the so-called World Passage.

Yet who could have imagined that Ba Fang's "corpse" would appear before her—and that the North God King would be the one to bring it out?

This revealed the most terrifying possibility: Ba Fang's death had likely not been an accident at all, but a complete and utter conspiracy.

And aside from Ba Fang, Shui Gu, Qi Yun, and A Er Tong, whom the North God King had just named, had all once been prominent figures in the Four Divine Kingdoms.

These people had all been paragons and freakish geniuses of their respective eras. They had wielded tremendous influence in their own times.

Some had died in accidents, some in battle, while others had mysteriously disappeared.

Yet now, they had all appeared here together.

This discovery made the hairs all over Doris's body stand on end.

Because if all of this was true, then it revealed an extremely terrifying truth: all these years, the Four Divine Kings had been tacitly cultivating and hunting Eighth Order Peak Great Evil Gods!

The freakish geniuses and paragons of every era had been legends to the people of their time, but in the eyes of the Four Divine Kings, they were merely pigs waiting to be slaughtered.

As she thought of this, Doris could not help recalling a rumor.

She remembered her father once telling her that although most of the rules of the Heavenly God Trial were random, they still followed certain patterns.

The simplest rule was that there had to be at least several people in the Boundless Mind Sea at the same time who had a chance to advance to become Heavenly Gods.

If there were no qualified candidates, or if only one or two Evil Gods had a chance of advancing, then the Heavenly God Trial would not be held.

After all, holding a Heavenly God Trial consumed an enormous amount of resources from the World Origin.

Of course, when discussing this rule, Doris's father had not been entirely certain either. He had merely guessed that such a restriction existed, so Doris had not taken it to heart.

But now, recalling that the Heavenly God Trial had been suspended for several hundred years, Doris suddenly realized that this might actually be true.

Over the past several centuries, in order to prevent the birth of any Heavenly Gods, the Four Divine Kings had continuously supported talented, controllable Evil Gods of their own.

Once these talented Evil Gods absorbed the resources of an entire nation, the other Evil Gods of their generation would naturally be suppressed.

And once those Evil Gods successfully used those vast resources to advance to Eighth Order Peak, they would immediately become prey for the Four Divine Kings.

After making use of them, the Four Divine Kings would strike, kill them, and then disguise it as an accident, suicide, disappearance, battle, or something else.

This would, first, delay the emergence of the "Heavenly God Trial"; second, eliminate potential threats; and third, allow them to harvest resources crop after crop.

And the Eighth Order Peak "Boundless God Crystals" laid out before her now were irrefutable proof of it all.

Thinking that, Doris could not help but feel a chill run down her spine. She had known before that the Four Divine Kings were inhuman, but she had never imagined they could be this inhuman.

These four Divine Kings were clearly wary and guarded against one another, yet when it came to suppressing those who came after them, they displayed astonishing coordination.

What unsettled Doris even more was—

Once a "Boundless God Crystal" was destroyed, it became difficult to identify, and its aura would gradually revert to pure "Calamity Power."

Yet when the Four Divine Kings handed the "Boundless God Crystals" to her, they had not destroyed them. They had deliberately left them intact for her.

Of course, that was not an oversight on their part. It was—

Threat. A show of force.

They were showing off their power to me—and threatening me.

Thinking that, even Doris herself felt terrible. She realized that she seemed completely unprepared to be drawn into a war of such intensity.

This kind of life-or-death struggle truly left her, who had laid low for hundreds of years, somewhat unable to adapt.

At that moment, perhaps sensing Doris's confusion and regret, Qiu Tu gently tightened his grip on her hand.

Feeling Qiu Tu's movement, Doris could not help but raise her head and glance at him.

What entered her sight was still Qiu Tu's flawless acting.

And perhaps to make the act more convincing, when Doris looked at him, Qiu Tu even directly stuffed the grape in his hand into her mouth.

To outsiders, their actions merely looked like Doris had paused mid-conversation, raised her head, and eaten a grape. There was nothing unusual about it.

That made Doris calm down in that instant.

A seductive smile returned to her flawless white face. Then she looked at the North God King and said with a smile, "The Divine Kings truly have impressive methods."

"To have prepared so many 'Boundless God Crystals' so early on."

"This really exceeded my expectations."

Hearing Doris's words, a smile appeared on the North God King's face, which still carried the youthful innocence of a teenager.

He looked at Doris and said, "Since I've shown such sincerity, then... shouldn't you fulfill your promise as well?"

As he spoke, his gaze fell upon Qiu Tu, who was still acting.

But upon hearing the North God King's words, Doris blinked seductively and said lazily, "Divine King, don't be in such a hurry. I'm not done playing with Qiu Tu yet. Could you let me play with him for another two days?"

Hearing Doris's words, the North God King gave a soft laugh. Then he said nothing more and simply lifted his teacup to drink tea.

But while he remained silent, several attendants behind him stepped forward, clearly preparing to tear off all pretenses and seize Qiu Tu by force.

Yet at this moment, Doris suddenly changed her tune again.

She said, "Divine King, look at you, getting impatient again."

She said coquettishly, "I said I can't give Qiu Tu to you, but that doesn't mean I won't help you."

Hearing Doris's words, the North God King's movements paused slightly. His emerald-green eyes narrowed as he looked at her.

But Doris did not explain. Instead, she directly extended her slender arm and hooked it around Qiu Tu's neck.

Qiu Tu obediently allowed her to pull his neck downward with a demon-like allure.

Then their faces drew closer and closer, until they finally touched.

The next second, Qiu Tu felt a warm, soft touch press against his lips.

As their lips and tongues intertwined, the air was filled with the fragrance of roses and red wine.

Qiu Tu felt his mind go slightly numb and his consciousness grow somewhat hazy. It was as though Doris's saliva carried an enchanting effect, bringing a brief, illusory pleasure.

But at the same time, Doris's voice rang out in his mind. "Focus yourself. Calm down."

Qiu Tu:??

At that moment, Qiu Tu did indeed snap awake, but inwardly, he was cursing like mad!

What the hell! You were the one who suddenly went all out and seduced me! And now you're telling me to calm down?

He wanted to calm down, but his little brother was not cooperating.

Just as Qiu Tu was frantically complaining in his heart, they separated with a soft smack.

Doris's cheeks were pink like cherry blossoms, her eyes moist as water. Lazily and seductively, she reached out to lift Qiu Tu's chin, then breathed a rose-scented puff of air toward him.

Her eyes narrowed, unable to conceal the desire and smugness within them, as she asked, "Qiu Tu. Tell me, where is Zhao Ji hiding now?"

That kiss had indeed been Doris's own initiative, but this question had been part of their plan all along.

So upon hearing Doris's question, Qiu Tu immediately put on an infatuated expression, looking at her with naked desire as he said, "Zhao Ji is... in the Fifth Shelter in the southwestern region."

"The most dangerous place is the safest place."

At Qiu Tu's words, the North God King's brows abruptly furrowed.

The southwestern region, the Fifth Shelter?

These past days, the God Kings had been closely following the Entire Process of the "Heavenly God Trial." Thus, they all knew that Tian Qi's "Mist Veil Society," with the aid of the Weaving Flame Heavenly King, had taken the Fifth Shelter without spilling a drop of blood and then begun expanding its influence throughout the "southwestern region."

And in order to contain Zhao Ji, the God Kings had been communicating rather frequently lately, and they had already learned of Zhao Ji's identity.

Having lived through the entire Heavenly God Cataclysm back then, they naturally knew something about Tian Qi, Zhao Ji's little fangirl.

Thus, in that instant, a bold guess formed in the North God King's mind:

Could Tian Qi actually be placing bets on both sides? Was he perhaps pretending to serve one master while secretly remaining loyal to another?

On the surface, he had reported Zhao Ji to the West Divine King and demonstrated his loyalty. But in secret, he had been quietly protecting Zhao Ji?

After all, as the informant, no one would suspect him of secretly sheltering Zhao Ji. His Controlled Area would indeed become a blind spot.

That way, he would not only have a chance to invest in a powerful Heavenly God, but also an opportunity to grow closer to Zhao Ji—and perhaps even win her favors.

This guy! He really isn't honest at all!

Thinking that, the North God King rose to his feet, preparing to leave the Crimson Territory and arrange for someone to investigate the Mist Veil Society.

But just then, a hand suddenly landed on his shoulder.

One of his attendants, a burly man built like an iron tower, slowly said, "Bei Ze, wait a moment."

Doris had yet to react to how that man addressed the North God King, but Qiu Tu's pupils had already begun to constrict sharply.

Sure enough, the next second, the attendant said, "Don't you think Doris is deliberately stalling for time?"

With that, he expressionlessly glanced at Doris and Qiu Tu. "With her talent, breaking through a minor realm would take three or four days at most."

"One day has already been wasted yesterday. If another day is wasted today, then by the time we finish investigating tomorrow, there will only be a dozen or so hours left."

"By then, it may very well be too late for everything."

"So, I'll directly send someone to investigate Tian Qi's side. We'll wait here for the results."

At his words, everyone present turned their eyes toward him.

Although his identity could not be determined from his appearance alone due to the avatar, his way of addressing the North God King and his casual attitude toward Tian Qi still made it possible to guess who he was—the West Divine King.

He came so quickly?

Qiu Tu and Doris exchanged an impassive glance, both seeing worry in the other's eyes.

A Heavenly God Level avatar of one God King was still manageable. Two God Kings, however, were already somewhat troublesome.

And if...

Before they could continue that thought—

Among the North God King's attendants, a petite-looking woman slowly spoke in a hoarse voice that sounded neither male nor female. "I agree with Heavenly Fury."

Her gaze swept over Qiu Tu and Doris without the slightest expression as she said, "These two are stalling for time. Don't fall for it."

At the woman's words, Qiu Tu's heart began pounding wildly.

The East Divine King!

The East Divine King had come as well!

Sure enough, none of those capable of becoming God Kings were simple characters. Though they had managed to fool the North God King yesterday, the next day, three God Kings had arrived together and issued their final ultimatum, not giving them a second chance at all!

Something is going to happen.

We have to proceed with the second plan.

Meanwhile, Doris was also a little frightened.

In all these centuries, when had the Four Divine Kings ever joined forces?

Even though she had previously received a warning from the East Divine King, and the North God King had come to find her the very next day, she had still felt that it was more like a simple long-distance collaboration between two God Kings.

If they were truly together, they would most likely still be like before—wary of and threatening one another.

But now, looking at the three-God-King combination of a young man, a burly man, and a petite woman, Doris truly felt her scalp go numb.--

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