Otherworld Version of the Geo Elemental God's Eye

Chapter 35: Otherworld Version of the Geo Elemental God's Eye

"What are you standing around for?"

"We welcomed this lord not because he looked rich!"

"It was because, in both his words and expressions, he treated us like people!!"

Wang Mazi roared at Wang Chen. Could something this precious be exchanged for a mere bowl of porridge?

Besides, they owed him for giving Wang Chen a name. What was a bowl of porridge worth?

No noble would treat commoners like people, not even the protagonists from the original story...

"Huh?"

Wang Chen froze. Seeing Wang Mazi's expression, he grabbed the glass bead from the table and ran out the door.

"Grandpa, I'll go return it to them right now!"

Neither of them noticed that the glass bead in Wang Chen's hand had begun to glow...

Zhongli and Paimon had not actually gone far. It was simply that if Zhongli did not want Wang Mazi and Wang Chen to see them, they would not be able to.

"Zhongli, that thing you left behind wasn't amber, was it?"

"We're so rich now, yet you said you had no money."

"And then... then that... that was a Geo Elemental God's Eye, wasn't it?"

Paimon spoke softly. Others might not recognize a God's Eye, but how could she not?

That was clearly a Geo Elemental God's Eye!

And what was that about refusing handouts?

Though they had money, this guy had never said anything so righteous when he was mooching food and drink!

"Yes, it was indeed a Geo Elemental God's Eye, but it was not one bestowed by Celestia."

"It was something I condensed using Rock Element Power."

"It is no different in effect from a genuine Geo Elemental God's Eye."

Zhongli nodded and answered frankly.

"Huh?"

"Why did you do that?"

Paimon blinked and asked in confusion.

One meal in exchange for a God's Eye?

If the president of a certain bank found out, he would probably be stunned speechless for quite a while.

Hearing this, Zhongli turned to look at Paimon, smiled helplessly, and said, "Paimon, you will understand someday. You will know."

"???"

Paimon froze. Once she understood, her face darkened. She stomped in midair and snapped, "You hateful Riddle Man, can't you just explain it!?"

"You're just like that guy who only ever says 'ehe'—so annoying!"

"I'm so mad!"

"Shh!"

"?"

"Watch Wang Chen's first battle."

The scene shifted to Wang Chen.

After Wang Chen rushed out the door, he did not see Zhongli or Paimon. For a moment, he stood there in a daze.

Their village had more than eighty households, but there was nothing to obstruct the view within five hundred meters of his home!

What was going on?

Where had they gone?

Zhongli and Paimon had gone out first, and he had chased after them immediately afterward, yet he had lost them?

No matter how ignorant Wang Chen was, he understood that he had encountered extraordinary people!

Gritting his teeth, he clutched the "glass bead" and ran in one direction, never considering one issue.

He was clearly starving. Since he never ate enough each day, he had little strength. Yet today, he was completely different.

He ran a hundred meters in one breath without feeling the slightest discomfort. Instead, he was getting faster and faster!

Gradually, the "glass bead" in his palm seemed to melt, turning into specks of golden light that fused into his body.

This was the safeguard Zhongli had placed on the otherworld version of the God's Eye!

A God's Eye was, plainly speaking, an external magical organ. With one, a person could wield the corresponding Elemental Power.

Since it was an external object, it could naturally be taken away or stolen.

The otherworld version of the God's Eye improved upon this flaw by directly merging with the body and becoming something similar to a martial soul.

Of course, Zhongli's version did not possess the storage function of a God's Eye...

It was similar to a martial soul, yet not a martial soul. It could not absorb soul rings.

After obtaining an otherworld version of a God's Eye, the way to grow stronger was simple: continuously develop the abilities it carried.

How much power one could unleash depended entirely on the user's own effort and degree of development.

Naturally, a God's Eye had a limit to its power. After all, Zhongli had only condensed so much Rock Element Power, so there was naturally an upper limit.

Unless the user broke through that limit...

Once that limit was broken, the user would no longer be something as simple as a human.

As Wang Chen ran, he felt increasingly energized. Gradually, he noticed that the trees around him seemed to be flying backward much faster. Only then did he realize something was wrong.

"What's going on?"

At that moment, Wang Chen froze.

Was this really speed he could possess?

It was not that he looked down on himself. He simply knew his own strength well enough to know that he could not possibly reach such a level.

Something was wrong!

He spread open his right hand and looked at the "glass bead" in his palm.

At that moment, the final wisp of golden light entered his body, and he happened to catch sight of it.

"This..."

Wang Chen was dumbfounded. The "glass bead" had turned into light and been absorbed by him?

His mouth hung slightly open, and he was left speechless!

After a long while, a stream of information entered his mind, finally bringing Wang Chen back to his senses.

He spread out his right hand again. With a flash of golden light, the vanished "glass bead" reappeared in his palm.

"!!!"

"Geo Element... God's Eye."

"..."

"I... I, Wang Chen, how could I possibly deserve this..."

"Lord Zhongli, if I, Wang Chen, achieve anything in the future, whether I soar to the heavens or plunge into the earth, whether I overturn rivers or seas, I will surely come to your side and repay your kindness!"

After saying this, Wang Chen dropped to his knees with a thud and bowed three times in all directions.

He did not know where Zhongli was, but one of those directions had to be right!

Just as Wang Chen rose to his feet, several sounds sent a chill down his spine.

"Roar~"

They were clearly the roars of wild beasts.

Under normal circumstances, he would have wished for two extra legs so he could run faster.

But things were different now. He was still afraid, but he now possessed at least a little ability to protect himself.

A moment later, several creatures that looked like wolves but walked upright appeared before Wang Chen.

"Wolf... Wolf Bandits!"

Wang Chen's pupils contracted. He had never imagined that the beastly roars would belong to the legendary Wolf Bandits!

He had heard the village elders speak of Wolf Bandits.

They were extremely terrifying and cruel creatures...

Most importantly, they even abducted human women...

"Weren't the Wolf Bandits wiped out by Spirit Hall?"

"Why... why are there Wolf Bandits here?"

Wang Chen trembled all over. Half an hour ago, he had still been an utterly ordinary commoner boy!

How could he not be afraid upon seeing Wolf Bandits?

"I... I can't run!"

"The village is behind me. If I run..."

"If I run, what will happen to Grandpa? What will happen to everyone?"

Wang Chen's entire body trembled. He was afraid, but he was also a little excited. It was the fighting instinct hidden deep within his heart.

Wang Chen had noticed the Wolf Bandits, and naturally, the Wolf Bandits had noticed Wang Chen as well. Without pausing in the slightest, several Wolf Bandits charged straight at him...