Even After Transmigrating into Coiling Dragon, Who Would Still Eat Soft Rice

Simon was the same; having transmigrated here, he had been single-mindedly focused on cultivation. Even within the Loya Empire, Simon had resisted the temptations of all sorts of beauties.

And from the very beginning, he had sworn an oath to absolutely never live off a woman...

But now, having met Fanny, seeing her eyes that were as bright as stars and seemed to speak, and her playful, adorable personality, Simon found that he seemed to have fallen for her...

Whether he was living off a woman or not could be discussed later...

Fanny had fallen just as hard. Having never felt such a heart-fluttering sensation before, she was both excited and terrified.

"Simon, do you believe in fate?"

Lying on the grass, Fanny asked lazily.

"Fate? Perhaps I do believe in it."

"I think the people and events one encounters in life are destined when viewed from the end, but from the very beginning, they are filled with unknowns. Perhaps our fate lies somewhere between this unknown and the destined."

Simon said, leaning against a tree.

"Just like our meeting. Before coming here, I didn't even know you existed, Fanny, but looking at it now, our meeting seems to have been destined long ago."

These philosophical words struck deep into Fanny's heart.

"Yes, the future is full of unknowns, but looking back from the end, everything now seems to have been destined."

Fanny had always been resentful about her family sending her to the Material Plane to serve as a Plane Guardian, but at this moment, she felt incredibly fortunate. Her heart, which had been silent for so long, seemed to come alive the moment she saw Simon.

Initially, Fanny's family had used the excuse of tempering her character and will to send her here, but being lively and active, it had taken her a long time to adapt to this completely unfamiliar environment.

Over these hundreds of thousands of years, from her initial discomfort and giving up, to gradually getting used to it, and finally fully adapting to a life of solitude while completing her duties as a Plane Guardian, she had indeed grown a lot, transforming from that lawless young miss of a noble family into the slightly mischievous beautiful young woman she was today.

And having met Simon here, Fanny felt this was the guidance of fate.

"Thank you, Supreme God of Fate."

Fanny believed that when she returned to her family, her grandfather, who had once been so troubled by her, would surely see her in a new light.

In these hundreds of thousands of years, she had mastered the basics of the Laws of Fate and cultivated to the level of a Lowgod. Her Law of Fire had also progressed from just entering the Midgod realm to being only one step away from breaking through to a Highgod.

Furthermore, she had successfully fused the Profound Mystery of Fire Element and the Profound Mystery of Explosion. Once she mastered the Profound Mystery of Scorch and broke through to a Highgod, Fanny would immediately possess the strength of a Five-Star Fiend.

She was immensely proud that she would be able to venture through Hell on her own once she returned.

The two chatted for a long time. Although Fanny was over a million years old, to Simon, she felt like a little sister.

Born into a large family in Hell, she had always lived a carefree life under the protection of her family, until her doting grandfather realized that if things continued this way, Fanny would sooner or later be spoiled, pick up the habits of a wastrel, and eventually fall into depravity.

Thus, Grayson, who dominated Hell—Fanny's grandfather and a powerful Sovereign's Emissary—made the firm decision to send Fanny to this Material Plane, which he managed on behalf of a Sovereign.

Sovereigns had been born a very, very long time ago, and they no longer valued faith from Material Planes as much as they once did. The only reason they still managed them was because they had spent great effort creating magic to compete for faith back then, and they didn't want to just abandon it now.

As for how to spread faith and manage the planes, that was entirely up to the professional ethics of the individual Plane Guardian.

Since the Rayast Plane was one of the many Material Planes Grayson managed for the Sovereign that was suitable in all aspects, he had given Fanny a large amount of treasures and dumped her here.

"Hell... there must be many, many powerful experts and all sorts of treasures there, right?"

Simon said with envy.

"There are indeed many experts and many treasures, but the fighting and killing in Hell are very cruel. Although I rarely leave the city, and even when I do, my family sends experts to protect me, I know that only the cities in Hell are safe. In the wilderness, if you haven't reached the Highgod level, your life is hanging by a thread."

Fanny sighed with deep emotion. After coming to the Material Plane, she, who had originally possessed mediocre strength, had suddenly become the strongest person on the plane; it had taken her a long time to adapt to that as well.

"So, it was you, Fanny, who spread the truth about how cruel the Supreme Planes are."

"Yes, I couldn't bear to see these experts from the Material Plane, who had struggled so hard to rise, go to Hell on a whim and die after only a few days due to bad luck."

It really was the kind-hearted Fanny who had spread the news. Simon had previously wondered why the Rayast Plane, which lacked top-tier experts, was so familiar with the situation in the Supreme Planes. It turned out it was the work of this derelict Plane Guardian.

"Then I really must thank you on behalf of all our fellow countrymen, Fanny. It saves them from going to what they imagine is heaven, only to find it's truly hell."

"No need to thank me. I became a Saint Realm not long after I was born, and with the family's help, becoming a god didn't take much effort. Of course, I couldn't bear to watch these poor people who had fought tooth and nail to reach the Saint Realm go to their deaths."

"You are truly kind, Fanny."

"Hee hee~"

They stayed on the island for a month. During this month, Simon rarely let his main body cultivate; instead, he let his Wind Element Divine Clone and Water Element Divine Clone cultivate on their own, while his main body spent time playing with Fanny.

On a beautiful, sunny day, Simon felt he couldn't continue to be so idle.

"Fanny, I have to go. How about I come back to play with you after I finish exploring the Shadow Continent?"

"Are you leaving, Simon? Stay and play with me a bit longer. You're already a god, why are you still cultivating so hard?"

Fanny became anxious the moment she heard Simon was leaving.

This month had been the happiest month of her million-year life, and she hadn't even felt like much time had passed before Simon had to leave.

"I still have to cultivate. I've found that my cultivation progress is very slow if I stay here too long. I'm still planning to break through to a Midgod within a hundred years to win my bet."

"Oh, do you really have to go?"

Fanny pouted her little lips in grievance.

"Of course I have to go. I still want to see the scenery of the Shadow Continent, and while I'm at it, see if I can find any treasures that help ordinary people cultivate."

"Treasures? Simon, you should have told me sooner! Before I came here, my grandfather gave me an entire Spatial Ring full of treasures. Whatever you want, I'll give it to you directly. Just spend more time with me, okay?"

"Those are treasures your grandfather worked hard to find, how could you just give them away to someone else?"

Simon politely declined. Even if he wanted them, he was prepared to win them after winning their wager.

A man must stand tall...

He would absolutely never live off a woman...

"Hmph~ He didn't work hard at all. These were all things others scrambled to offer him; I saw it with my own eyes!"

"Haha, let's talk about treasures after I win the wager. Fanny, you're free to leave the teleportation array and move around as you please, right?"

"That's right, I'm very free. I can go wherever I want. It's just that when I first arrived, I found the Material Plane quite novel, so I wandered all over it. Later, I realized it wasn't that interesting, so I rarely went out."

"Then, Fanny, you can travel the Shadow Continent with me."

"That's right, I can go with you! How annoying, why did I suddenly become so stupid?"

"Haha, Fanny, you're so smart and cute, how could you be stupid?"

"Hehe~"

And so, the two of them chatted and laughed as they flew toward the Shadow Continent.

Earlier, Simon had learned from Fanny that the Endless Sea in the north was no different from the south. The only distinction was that a Lowgod-level Divine Beast lived there, ruling over the entire northern Endless Sea region. As for the south, it was tacitly accepted as Fanny's territory.

According to Fanny's introduction, Simon also learned that this was a relatively common Water Element Divine Beast—a Ba Serpent—whose Innate Divine Ability was to Swallow and Absorb.

Knowing the specific details about this Divine Beast, Simon lost interest in it. If it were before, he might have thought about seeing what kind of Divine Beast it was, but now Simon was clearly more interested in Fanny. Perhaps he would stop by to take a look on the way back, but if it wasn't on the way, he couldn't be bothered to go.

In any case, Simon now held a Godhead in his hand, which was enough for his family's needs.

Chapter 22: Breaking Through to Midgod

At the speed of Simon and Fanny, flying at full power, they reached the east coast of the Shadow Continent in just a few days.

The two restrained their auras and disguised themselves as ordinary people before landing.

"Simon, there are so many people here."

Fanny laughed happily.

"Indeed. Bonn City, the capital of the Harry Empire, is a super-city with a population of ten million, so there are certainly a lot of people."

Because the continent was rich in resources, even commoners didn't have to worry about going hungry, so the population of the empire's central city naturally grew.

With so many people, all kinds of commerce and entertainment flourished.

Simon spent the day strolling around Bonn City with Fanny, accompanying her to eat plenty of local delicacies, admiring the proud works of stone carving masters, and listening to unique, characteristic music.

Finally, Simon found a luxury hotel and checked in with Fanny.

Staying in a luxury hotel in the Material Plane for the first time, Fanny appeared very curious, looking here and touching there, her whole person lively and active.

"Fanny, you stay in that room inside, I'll stay outside."

Simon had booked a luxury suite; it had several rooms of various sizes, and there were large floor-to-ceiling windows facing the sea, which was more than enough for living.

"Alright."

After the two settled in, Simon faced the sea and once again immersed himself in cultivation.

Fanny watched Simon, who was cultivating diligently, and instantly lost interest in playing. She obediently sat cross-legged beside Simon and began to cultivate as well.

Wind, formless and imageless.

Fast, it can swiftly sweep away everything.

Still, it can freeze and bind all things.

At this moment, Simon's Wind Element Divine Clone was attempting to comprehend the Profound Mystery of Wind Space, using the wind magic 'Vacuum Binding Art' as a blueprint.

In fact, when he created his domain ultimate move, Ice Wind Space, Simon had already vaguely sensed the Profound Mystery of Wind Space, but at that time, he was immersed in fusing the Profound Mystery of Speed and the Profound Mystery of Slowness, so he did not delve into it deeply.

Later, when he studied the Profound Mystery of Wind Element, this feeling became even stronger. It wasn't until this moment, as Simon recalled the 'Vacuum Binding Art' he had once cast and carefully contemplated the mysteries contained within this magic, that inspiration burst forth, and the Profound Mystery of Wind Space suddenly became incomparably clear.

This terrifying single-target magic, which was said to allow a Level 9 Magician to kill a Saint Realm expert if supplied with infinite magical power, had previously only revealed shadows of the Profound Mystery of Wind Element, Speed, and Slowness to Simon. Now, in a state of epiphany, he also perceived the profound mysteries that influenced space within it.

"This must be the Profound Mystery of Wind Space."

Simon was excited. The Profound Truth of Speed had been slow to reach completion, but he hadn't expected to accidentally gain entry into the Profound Mystery of Wind Space.

"What a powerful squeezing and binding force."

"No wonder it could briefly trap a Saint Realm expert when cast by a Level 9 Magician. Even if it could only trap an ordinary Saint Realm expert who had just comprehended the Momentum of Heaven and Earth, it was still remarkable, not to mention that it also carried a powerful strangling force."

"Sure enough, as long as the magic power is sufficient, one really can kill an ordinary Saint Realm expert."

The deeper he studied, the more Simon marveled. The magic created by a Sovereign through endless time and the power of faith was truly stunning.

This seemingly ordinary 'Vacuum Binding Art'—Simon could now confirm that this magic fused at least four profound mysteries: Wind Element, Speed, Slowness, and Wind Space. Moreover, the method of application was also full of genius ideas.

Although becoming a Sovereign relied more on luck, one could not deny that the Sovereign who created the 'Vacuum Binding Art' was still a genius.