Invincible Divine Power

"What?"

Lin Baici paused.

[If someone is your servant and you order them around, can't they have a little temper? Is it too much to punch you occasionally?]

The God of Gluttony's tone was matter-of-fact.

"The problem is that this punch will kill me!"

Lin Baici was helpless. It seemed he needed to be more careful in the future.

Everyone hurried back to the dock.

The lake was calm, with only lotus leaves stretching out.

"Leader, hurry up!"

Jiang Hong was thick-skinned. Though not familiar with Lin Baici, he still called out familiarly.

As he beckoned, he ran towards the Covered Boat. Other tourists were also jostling and scrambling, trying to secure a spot.

Plop!

Someone was pushed into the water.

"All of you, get off!"

Jiang Hong jumped onto the Covered Boat and yelled at the people crowding him, "Without the Leader's permission, no one is allowed on board!"

"Who do you think you are?"

Someone was indignant, but more people went to grab the two sampans, avoiding Jiang Hong. After all, he was the richest man in Guangqing, wealthy.

That formidable student named Lin could pull him up and get ten million. There was no reason not to profit.

Lin Baici walked onto the dock and looked at the shouting Jiang Hong, his brow furrowing. "Get down!"

"Huh?"

Jiang Hong was stunned.

"Get down!"

Lin Baici couldn't stand people like Jiang Hong. "Don't make me say it a second time!"

"..."

Jiang Hong was embarrassed, his expression as uncomfortable as if he had been constipated for ten years.

"Get lost!"

Sima Mu jumped onto the Covered Boat, waving his sickle at him.

Jiang Hong looked at Lin Baici and understood. The other party didn't want to team up with him.

Sigh!

Be sensible and get off the boat, lest you get beaten.

"Handsome, can I get on the boat too?"

The woman with red hair wasn't dead. With a fawning smile, she pleaded with Lin Baici.

"You guys take the sampan!"

Lin Baici picked up the wooden oar and started rowing.

On his boat were Jin Yingzhen, Hua Yueyu, Sister Xiao Li, the Old Aunt, Sima Mu, and Zhang Ju and her daughter.

"Give me a spot!"

Jiang Hong used his money power: "I'll pay!"

But unfortunately, everyone wanted to live. And after the Hook-nosed Man and the other more capable fighters were gone, the remaining people were all about the same in terms of combat strength. So, it became a chaotic mess, with everyone wanting to be in the first batch to cross.

The Covered Boat docked. The island in the lake had arrived.

A large field of golden Wild Chrysanthemums swayed in the wind, releasing a fresh floral fragrance.

"Get off and pick flowers!"

Sima Mu jumped ashore.

"So beautiful!"

The little girl exclaimed.

Only this field of flowers didn't have the dark, ghostly hues of the Divine Ruins.

Bees could be seen flying among the flowers.

"How big a bouquet should we pick?"

Hua Yueyu and her group disembarked and were about to enter the flower field, preparing to pick some beautiful Wild Chrysanthemums.

"Wait!"

Lin Baici stopped them.

Swish!

Everyone stopped.

"What's wrong?"

The Old Aunt asked fearfully, "Is there danger?"

"I don't know!"

When Lin Baici had just obtained the Bodhi Messenger Kasaya, his hunger had lessened, but it hadn't disappeared completely. The moment he stepped onto this island in the middle of the lake, the hunger surged back.

It was so intense that Lin Baici's mouth began to water.

[A field of Wild Chrysanthemums, over-nourished by divine power, has mutated. Their roots will drag any life that enters the field into the soil, turning it into nutrients!]

[Burn it. It's unsalvageable. Otherwise, picking some chrysanthemums to make tea would have a cooling effect.]

The God of Gluttony commented.

"Burn it? Then what about our mission?"

Lin Baici asked in his mind.

The God of Gluttony didn't answer; it was only interested in delicious food.

"Should we pick the flowers?"

Hua Yueyu now only listened to Lin Baici, certain he was right.

"No picking!"

Lin Baici held the torch, slashed it against the side of the boat, lit it, then jumped off the boat and approached the flower field. "You guys stay back!"

"What are you doing?"

Sima Mu panicked. "Judging by your stance, you're going to burn them?"

"Yes!"

Lin Baici looked at Sima Mu. "Do you have a problem with that?"

"No! No!"

Sima Mu laughed. "Do whatever you want!"

Lin Baici lowered the torch and swished it a few times among the flowers.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

The flames immediately ignited, beginning to devour the entire flower field.

On the shore, tourists suddenly noticed the island was on fire and panicked.

"What's going on?"

Thick smoke billowed, rising with the wind.

Tourists on two sampans rowed over quickly. Before they could reach the shore, they heard shrill screams coming from the flower field, as if monsters were being burned to death.

They looked at each other in dismay.

Hua Yueyu and the others felt a lingering fear.

If Lin Baici hadn't stopped them from picking the flowers, they would have already been killed by the monsters in the flower field.

Ten minutes later, the island in the middle of the lake had become scorched earth, all the chrysanthemums burned away.

Some tourists were unhappy but dared not speak their minds.

The Old Aunt originally wanted to ask Lin Baici what to do, but seeing his somber expression, she decisively shut her mouth.

After waiting a while longer, some Wild Chrysanthemum seedlings broke through the soil.

They sprouted!

They grew at a visible rate, elongating, blooming, and standing tall against the wind.

"Baici, you're truly a god!"

Hua Yueyu exclaimed.

Lin Baici was just a student?

Who would believe that!

He must be a God Hunter, and a very powerful one at that!

Lin Baici turned back and looked at the tourists on the sampans and those who had bravely swum over, "We'll take some first, no objections, right?"

"No objections! No objections!"

"You go first!"

"Whoever dares to say no, I'll beat them to death!"

There weren't many Wild Chrysanthemums that had just grown, not enough to make a few bouquets, but these people were sensible and didn't dare to compete with Lin Baici.

As a result, Hua Yueyu and the others also benefited.

After picking a bunch of wildflowers, Lin Baici strolled around the island in the middle of the lake.

What good stuff could it be?

That made his mouth water uncontrollably?

Lin Baici didn't move, so Hua Yueyu and the others had no choice but to wait.

The little girl squatted on the ground, picking up pebbles to play with. Inadvertently, she saw a crystal stone the size of a walnut in the mud.

It was light blue, round, covered in strange patterns, and exuded a faint glow.

"So pretty!"

The little girl immediately took her short legs and ran to Lin Baici's side. Like offering a treasure, she held the crystal stone in both hands and handed it to him, "Hungry God Brother, it's for you!"

This was it!

The moment Lin Baici saw it, he wanted to eat it quickly.

[In your human terms, it's called a Meteorite Stone. It's full of divine energy. After eating it, it can activate and nourish your cells, allowing your body to evolve to the next stage of life!]

"Could this be a Meteorite Stone?"

Jin Yingzhen exclaimed.

"You know about it?"

Lin Baici happened to need some explanation.

"I haven't seen one."

Jin Yingzhen shook her head. "Meteorite Stones are the most precious resource in the Divine Ruins. It can be said that God Hunters break through the Divine Ruins at great risk just for divine remains and them!"

"Meteorite Stones contain a mysterious energy. After being refined through special processes, God Hunters can absorb it to strengthen their bodies and replenish divine power."

"Didn't I tell you before that the more divine graces God Hunters have, the stronger they are? But if a hunter's body is too weak, they are prone to sudden death when absorbing divine graces. Also, using divine graces requires consuming divine power. So, the value of Meteorite Stones, which can strengthen the body and replenish divine power, is self-evident!"

Jin Yingzhen's knowledge all came from her brother.

"Can't eat it directly?"

Lin Baici frowned.

"Let alone ordinary people, even God Hunters would be radiated by the mysterious energy contained within and become inhuman if they ate it and didn't have their stomachs pumped within a few minutes!"

Jin Yingzhen looked at the Meteorite Stone with great envy. "In the hunter community, this is the highest form of currency."

"How much is it worth?"

Lin Baici's eyes lit up.

"If this were converted to money, you'd be financially free!"

Jin Yingzhen finished, then quickly reminded: "But no hunter would exchange it for money, it's all used to improve strength!"

If you weren't a God Hunter, you'd never know how precious a Meteorite Stone was.

"Mm!"

Lin Baici put away the Meteorite Stone: "Let's go!"

Once he got the money, he decided to give the little girl a sum, as thanks for finding the Meteorite Stone.

Actually, he didn't have to give her anything, since he had saved the lives of her and her mother.

The Covered Boat set sail, returning to the dock.

After Lin Baici left, the hostility of the tourists on the island immediately erupted, as only thirty people could survive.

[Eat it quickly, what are you waiting for?]

The God of Gluttony urged.

"Eating it will kill me!"

Lin Baici explained inwardly.

The God of Gluttony didn't care: [If you don't eat it, I'll stuff it into your mouth by force!]

"Jin Yingzhen said this thing needs to be refined through a special process before it can be used."

Lin Baici hesitated.

He had survived this long entirely thanks to the God of Gluttony's food reviews, but was it asking too much to make him eat this raw?

[The divine remains in the Great Hero Hall, in your current state, you can't possibly Decapitate Strike them, going there would be like delivering yourself as takeout.]

The God of Gluttony mocked: [You don't actually think these few trash companions around you can help, do you?]

"How do I eat this? I can't even bite through it?"

Lin Baici looked at the walnut-sized Meteorite Stone and sighed.

Actually, he had no choice.

And this hunger was also stimulating him to take a bite.

[Just put it in your mouth!]

Lin Baici wiped the Meteorite Stone with his jersey and, while no one was paying attention, stuffed it into his mouth.

The temperature in his mouth immediately rose, and the Meteorite Stone softened, turning into a liquid.

Gulp! Gulp!

Lin Baici swallowed twice in quick succession, consuming it.

A surge of heat instantly exploded in his stomach and spread throughout his body. White steam rose from Lin Baici, and his skin turned slightly red.

Everyone noticed the heatwave and turned their heads, startled by Lin Baici's unusual state.

"Baici, what's wrong?"

Sister Xiao Li exclaimed in alarm. You are the hope of the entire village; nothing must happen to you.

Lin Baici didn't speak. After about a minute, the steam on his body dissipated, and his skin color returned to normal. Compared to before, it was more refined and firm, so much so that it would make a woman who used high-end cosmetics every day jealous.

"I'm fine!"

Lin Baici exhaled a breath of stale air.

The Covered Boat reached the dock. He looked back at the island in the center of the lake. He could clearly see tourists scrambling for Wild Chrysanthemums, and he could even see Jiang Hong's ferocious expression.

His eyesight had improved.

Although Lin Baici wasn't nearsighted, his vision had declined over the years due to reading and studying. But now, it was definitely 5.3. He would definitely pass a pilot's vision test.

Lin Baici remembered the God of Gluttony's comments about the Meteorite Stone.

This stone was filled with divine energy, capable of evolving humans towards the next stage of life.

"Divine energy?"

Lin Baici clenched his right fist. He could now clearly feel something flowing within his body.

[This is divine power. To use divine grace, you must have divine power!]

Lin Baici understood. Divine power was like the mana bar in online games.

"Let's go!"

Lin Baici jumped off the Covered Boat and headed towards the Great Hero Hall.

That Dark Great Buddha probably wouldn't expect me to eat a Meteorite Stone and return wearing the Bodhi Messenger Kasaya, would he?