Arbor God City's Third Genius, Wodema

Arbor God Temple, Rear Hall, inside a certain room.

Wodema lay on the bed, his mind filled with Ye Yu's calm and carefree figure after the Divine War ended.

His face was extremely pale, utterly bloodless.

He looked like a consumptive on the verge of death.

But this was Wodema's special bloodline.

It was precisely because of this bloodline that he had awakened the special race—the Blood Bat Race!

Yet at this moment, Wodema's heart was far from calm.

His Divine Domain spanned seven hundred square kilometers, second only to Xiao Gui and Ma Baoguo.

The special race he had awakened, the Blood Bat Race, was no less formidable than Xiao Gui's Flood Dragon People or Ma Baoguo's Scorpion Lion Race!

Logically, as the third genius of Arbor God City, he should have been content.

However, Wodema was not satisfied.

He had always dreamed of being the top genius.

Especially that day, when he saw Ye Yu, even in his decline, still carrying that same carefree demeanor!

It made him itch to kill Ye Yu on the spot!

After all, Ye Yu had been the super genius among them since childhood, radiating boundless brilliance!

Perhaps only by trampling Ye Yu underfoot could he quell the resentment in his heart!

"How infuriating—Ye Yu actually managed to turn his luck around!"

"Why can I, Wodema, only be reduced to a hanger-on of the top genius?"

"I won't accept this, I won't..."

Wodema let out a hoarse growl of defiance.

Before his voice had fully faded, a figure abruptly appeared in his room!

"Not accepting it is exactly right!"

"A true unparalleled genius always fights for first place!"

"Wodema, you haven't disappointed This Envoy!"

That figure was none other than Divine Envoy Shabi!

Seeing the Divine Envoy appear, Wodema jolted and rolled off the bed.

"Wodema greets the Divine Envoy!"

Shabi waved a hand, fixing his gaze on Wodema for a few moments.

Then, he spoke in a low, deliberate tone.

"Wodema, can This Envoy trust you?"

Wodema wasn't foolish. Hearing this, he immediately understood.

The Divine Envoy likely had some use for him.

Without hesitation, Wodema nodded eagerly.

"The Divine Envoy has always treated me with great kindness—Wodema has never forgotten it!"

"If the Divine Envoy has any task for me, please speak plainly. I will not shirk in the slightest."

Hearing Wodema's pledge, Divine Envoy Shabi was quite satisfied.

But he didn't show it.

After all, not long ago, Xiao Gui had made the same pledge to him.

Yet in the end, he had flatly refused Shabi's arrangement.

That made Shabi somewhat cautious now.

He thought for a moment, organizing his words, then spoke slowly.

"Wodema, This Envoy knows you've always been ambitious."

"I hold you in high regard as well!"

"Now, This Envoy offers you a chance to surpass Xiao Gui. What do you say?"

At these words, Wodema was both startled and elated.

He was startled because there was no such thing as a free lunch—such an opportunity landing before him would surely demand a heavy price.

But he was elated because he finally had hope of surpassing Xiao Gui and Ye Yu.

Especially Ye Yu!

As long as he could trample Ye Yu underfoot, even if it cost him dearly, he wouldn't care!

"Please give your instructions, Divine Envoy!"

Wodema took a deep breath, steadying his nerves.

Divine Envoy Shabi saw this and nodded.

"Not bad. You can still keep your composure."

"Then this Envoy will speak plainly."

"Tomorrow, you will go to Zhang Dongyang and apply for a Divine War."

"When the time comes, this Envoy will approve your application. And even if you slay Zhang Dongyang and devour his Divine Spark, this Envoy can pretend not to have seen it."

Shabi's words carried a chill that made Wodema jolt in shock.

But he wasn't foolish enough to ask why.

"May I ask, Divine Envoy, what price must I pay?"

Wodema cut straight to the point.

There was no free lunch in the world. How could the Divine Envoy suddenly be so kind as to promote him for nothing?

"A smart man."

Divine Envoy Shabi cast an approving glance at Wodema.

He paused, then continued.

"This Envoy doesn't need you to pay any price."

"I only need you, after devouring Zhang Dongyang's Divine Spark, to initiate a Divine War against Ye Yu."

At these words, Wodema was startled, then ecstatic.

So Ye Yu had indeed offended the Divine Envoy!

It seemed the Divine Envoy was also extremely displeased with Ye Yu!

Otherwise, why would he risk the Divine Temple's sanctions and use him to eliminate Ye Yu?

That was his thought, but Wodema had no intention of refusing.

Are you kidding? He'd jump at such a chance!

It would let him get rid of Ye Yu and strengthen himself at the same time!

True, Ma Baoguo had died.

But Wodema and the other new gods had all speculated afterward that it wasn't because Ye Yu was so strong that Ma Baoguo couldn't match him.

Rather, something unknown must have happened during that Divine War.

That was what caused Ma Baoguo's fall.

Of course, now that Ye Yu had devoured Ma Baoguo's Divine Spark, he had leaped to become the second prodigy.

He absolutely couldn't be underestimated like before.

Still, Wodema wasn't worried.

Ye Yu had devoured Ma Baoguo's Divine Spark and grown stronger.

But couldn't he also devour Zhang Dongyang's Divine Spark and further empower himself?

"No wonder the Divine Envoy arranged for me to challenge Zhang Dongyang first."

"He's afraid I'm not a match for Ye Yu right now, so he's sacrificing Zhang Dongyang to indirectly boost my strength."

Wodema thought this as he took a deep breath.

Then, he faced the Divine Envoy with a solemn expression.

"Wodema is willing to follow all of the Divine Envoy's arrangements."

He had made his stance clear.

Without any hesitation, he accepted the opportunity Shabi had offered.

Shabi was extremely satisfied upon hearing this.

That was more like it!

That Xiao Gui earlier must have had a screw loose!

How dare he refuse his goodwill!

Hmph, just wait, Xiao Gui!

Once Wodema kills Ye Yu, it'll be your turn!

Who told you to defy Shabi's face?

Extremely petty and somewhat vengeful, Shabi's face twisted with a vicious expression.

While Shabi was scheming with his underhanded moves, Ye Yu wasn't idle either.

Since he had already realized Shabi was onto him and preparing to strike, Ye Yu naturally wasn't about to sit idly by.

No matter what schemes Shabi had in store, as long as he himself grew strong enough, then all plots and conspiracies would be nothing before him.

With that thought, Ye Yu contacted the system.

"System, speed things up—open the dungeons to players as soon as possible, along with the experience points and currency system."

"I want to see the players' strength at least double within the next few days."

"Also, I still have 12,124 Divine Power left. Take 10,000 of it and exchange it for more player slots."

Ye Yu issued the orders quickly.

Too bad that meant the Divine Power he'd originally set aside to raise his Divine Rank was now insufficient again.

Still, there was no helping it—time was tight, and he couldn't afford to worry about that for now.