While Zhang Dongyang and Wodema were engaged in their Divine War,
the onlookers weren't paying attention to the battle at all.
Instead, every eye was on Ye Yu.
"What's Ye Yu doing? Meditating with his eyes closed?"
"I don't know. Come to think of it, Ye Yu's pretty mysterious. He really managed to defeat and kill Ma Baoguo."
"That's only natural. Ye Yu's been the top genius in Arbor God City ever since he was a kid. It makes sense that he'd have some hidden trump cards!"
"True, but I suspect he deliberately held back on Awakening Day. The size of his Divine Domain and the information about his race that we saw were all things he chose to reveal."
"That's impossible. It makes no sense. Could Ye Yu really have fooled Great God Arbor? Great God Arbor's Divine Sense was monitoring all of our Awakenings!"
"Believe what you want. Otherwise, how do you explain Ma Baoguo dying at Ye Yu's hands?"
"Well..."
Perhaps because Ye Yu had defeated the second-ranked genius, Ma Baoguo, and had always been known as a prodigy, many people once again found him unfathomable.
After all, compared to Ma Baoguo, Ye Yu's revealed Divine Domain and race of Believers were far inferior.
That couldn't be explained by a fluke.
Every word of the crowd's discussion reached Ye Yu, Xiao Gui, and the Divine Envoy, Shabi.
Xiao Gui glanced at Ye Yu without thinking.
His fighting spirit immediately surged.
"Ye Yu, the stronger you get, the more I want to defeat you!"
"Just you wait. That day will come soon!"
The Divine Envoy, Shabi, couldn't help frowning.
For no apparent reason, a wave of panic seized him.
The onlookers' speculation had no evidence behind it. It even sounded absurd, pure fantasy.
Still, Shabi was thrown into confusion.
What if—what if the onlookers' wild guess was true?
What if Ye Yu's talent was exceptionally high, perhaps even on par with the top geniuses in the Divine Kingdom?
Could Great God Arbor and Ye Yu have set up this whole charade to keep other gods from noticing him before he had a chance to grow?
It did seem plausible!
Otherwise, Shabi had never heard of a god whose initial Divine Domain was only one square kilometer.
All at once, the more Shabi thought about it, the more panicked he became.
He wanted to tell himself that he was just imagining things.
But no matter what, he couldn't calm down.
"Calm down. Calm down!"
"It's all fake. I'm just letting my imagination run wild!"
"Ye Yu's trash, a good-for-nothing. Even after devouring Ma Baoguo's Divine Spark, he's still trash!"
"Once Wodema kills Zhang Dongyang and merges with his Divine Spark, he'll be able to get rid of Ye Yu with ease!"
"I can't lose my cool!"
Shabi frantically tried to reassure himself.
It took a long while for his heart to finally settle.
But before he could fully relax, he caught sight of Ye Yu in the corner of his eye, seeming to smile at him.
Shabi panicked again.
"Why is he smiling?"
"Is he laughing at me for overestimating myself?"
"What makes him so confident? Once Wodema devours Zhang Dongyang's Divine Spark, his Divine Domain will reach a thousand square kilometers!"
"He'll become a super genius on par with Xiao Gui!"
"Isn't he afraid of dying at Wodema's hands?"
A thousand thoughts flashed through Shabi's mind.
He desperately tried to stop himself from imagining things.
But the more he tried, the more his bizarre thoughts ran wild.
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Just then, a surge of Divine Power suddenly rippled across the Divine War Stage.
Everyone's attention was drawn to it.
Even Ye Yu raised his eyes toward the stage.
The thoughts in Shabi's mind receded like a tide.
"Zhang Dongyang is dead!"
When the surge of Divine Power subsided, Zhang Dongyang's body appeared. Then, before everyone's eyes, it turned to dust and vanished without a trace.
Several breaths later, Wodema appeared before the crowd as well.
He wore a triumphant expression.
His face, usually deathly pale, now had a pair of feverish red patches.
As Wodema walked off the Divine War Stage, he bowed gracefully to Shabi.
"Divine Envoy, I have some unfortunate news to report!"
"At the critical moment of the Divine War, Zhang Dongyang suffered a sudden seizure and died unexpectedly!"
"I deeply regret what happened!"
"I'll look after Zhang Dongyang's family and fiancée for the rest of their lives, to show how sorry I am!"
After speaking, Wodema couldn't help glancing at Ye Yu.
He raised his brows, as if to say, "I'm provoking you."
In fact, Wodema really was provoking Ye Yu.
Even the excuse he'd used about a seizure was exactly the same as Ye Yu's.
Wodema had already merged with Zhang Dongyang's Divine Spark.
His Divine Domain had leaped to a thousand square kilometers.
With his Blood Bat Race Believers and the Jumping Rabbit Race Believers he'd received from Zhang Dongyang, he might now be stronger than Xiao Gui.
Wodema no longer wanted to hide what he was thinking.
He, Wodema, was now the most fearsome top genius in Arbor God City!
The Divine Envoy, Shabi, who had been fretting moments before, finally smiled.
It was settled!
This was in the bag!
No matter how strange Ye Yu was, he couldn't possibly be stronger than Wodema now, could he?
That was impossible!
Just as Shabi was about to say that he was saddened by Zhang Dongyang's unexpected death,
Xiao Gui suddenly stepped forward.
"Divine Envoy, Wodema is so ugly that he's ruining my mood!"
"I'm feeling so frustrated that I can't stand it!"
"So I'm asking you to let me challenge Wodema to a Divine War!"
The sudden turn of events left all the onlookers stunned.
Even Wodema looked completely bewildered, as if this was the last thing he'd expected.
Shabi's mouth fell open as anger flared in his chest.
What the hell was Xiao Gui trying to do?
How could he act so recklessly?
Damn it, that wasn't how this was supposed to go!
I'd gone to all that trouble to arrange everything. Were you trying to ruin it?
The more Shabi thought about it, the angrier he got. His expression darkened.
He realized the situation was slipping out of his control.
These New Gods were such a pain to manage!
Xiao Gui ignored Shabi's grim expression.
He turned his head slightly and glanced at Ye Yu, thinking,
"Ye Yu, Wodema is the Divine Envoy's weapon!"
"I know you're the next one he'll target!"
"So that after the Immunity Period, I can have a fair fight with you..."
"I'll take this hit for you!"
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