I Love Milk

Although Su Ye knew why Little One was being so "cooperative," he paid it no mind. Runes surfaced in his eyes as he studied the Precious Bone in his hands, imprinting the runes within it into his pupils.

"Thanks. Here, take it back."

Su Ye returned the Precious Bone to Little One. As for snatching it?

He had no interest.

Little One stared at the Precious Bone being returned to him, momentarily stunned. When he had handed it over, he'd actually prepared for the other party to keep it. Then he could use that as an excuse to subdue him and make him dig up the other two Precious Bones.

But the other party had returned it.

That completely upended his original plan, and for a moment he didn't know whether to be happy or unhappy.

He was happy because the other party had kept his word, but unhappy because he couldn't make a move.

Suddenly, a stone stele rose into the air, wreathed in mist. A line of characters appeared upon it, each one shining brilliantly and ringing with a metallic clang.

"Destroyed the Initial Land passage and broke the previous record. Reward: one Primal Precious Bone."

The line of text trembled continuously, its strokes as sharp as iron hooks. It blazed with dazzling light, illuminating the sky like ten thousand swords ringing in unison and startling everyone nearby.

"He actually broke the previous record?"

"Of course. If he hadn't, all four Precious Bones would have flown away instead of leaving one behind."

"This is honestly ridiculous. Having one record like this is already shameful enough, and now he's gone and broken it."

Everyone stared at the Record Stele, chattering among themselves with odd expressions. This wasn't exactly a record to be proud of.

Little One ignored the crowd's discussion. He looked at the Record Stele before him, rolled his eyes, then grinned at Su Ye. "I know how this works. Just carve in some information about yourself and you can complete the record, making your name resound throughout the entire Void God Realm."

Pointing at a line on the stele, he continued, "Write down your favorite food here, like eating dog meat, eating beef, or drinking goat's milk—or any kind of beast milk."

Su Ye shot Little One a sidelong glance. Did he take him for a fool? Little One had made up the name "Loves Drinking Beast Milk" himself, and now he actually wanted to trick him into leaving behind another shameful name.

"Thump."

Su Ye reached out and knocked Little One on the head. "You're full of crooked ideas. Did you think I wouldn't know?"

Little One looked a little awkward. He hadn't expected the other party to see through him. This was no good—he'd be much harder to fool now.

Su Ye reached out to carve his name on the stele. He had already thought of a domineering name. It was—

At that moment, Little One suddenly grabbed Su Ye's hand and swiftly carved a line of characters into the stele. Then he dashed away with a whoosh.

It all happened in the blink of an eye.

The six characters "I Love Milk" flowed from his brush in a single stroke, their lines darting like dragons and snakes.

At that moment, runes shimmered across the stele. The line of text blazed with dazzling light, signaling that the inscription was complete.

Everyone saw those words and froze.

First there had been "Loves Drinking Beast Milk," and now there was "I Love Milk." Each name was more bizarre than the last.

Of course, those present knew that this wasn't the name the person involved had wanted to write. Someone had grabbed his hand and forced him to write it. But no one else would know that. Once the name resounded throughout the Void God Realm, it was bound to cause quite a stir.

Thinking of this, they all broke into smiles, grinning from ear to ear.

Su Ye stared blankly at the words "I Love Milk" before him, feeling utterly miserable. He hadn't expected Little One to seize his hand and force him to write the name. Even though he'd reacted immediately and tried to stop him, they both possessed extreme-realm strength, and Su Ye had been a fraction too slow. He simply couldn't stop him.

"Hoo."

Su Ye exhaled a breath of stale air and calmed himself. Then he wrote "Strength" on the second line.

The stele radiated light, and rays of rosy radiance descended from the heavens, falling upon Su Ye. Bathed in divine brilliance, he looked like a young Heavenly Deity.

Little One watched from afar and immediately felt miserable. He hadn't received this reward. But he soon understood: he hadn't actually inscribed the record himself, so not only would he receive no blessing, he'd also get some special "treatment."

At that moment, stone steles rose not only in the Initial Land but also in the higher-level Heavenly Passages and blessed lands. Their radiance spread, illuminating the sky as dazzling light shone forth. Several lines of text appeared in the air.

"Someone's broken a record again... No, it isn't a new record. He broke the previous one."

"This... this record, this name?"

Many people who saw the projections of the Record Stele felt as though they'd been left reeling in the wind, staring at the name "I Love Milk" with strange expressions.

"Um, that name just now—was it 'Loves Drinking Beast Milk' or 'I Love Milk'?"

Someone turned to the person beside him, sounding uncertain.

"Well, it should be 'I Love Milk,' right? There can't be that many weirdos who'd choose such a strange name."

The person beside him answered.

In the past, anyone who broke through the extreme realm would have attracted the attention of countless living beings. To reach the extreme realm meant attaining the peak in some field, such as the strongest Heavenly Passage, the strongest life, or the fastest speed.

But now...

"There's no end to shamelessness."

A powerful figure couldn't help but sigh. Breaking it once was bad enough, but now he'd broken it again. Was he at war with the Initial Land passage, determined to keep setting new records?

Still, although it was shameless, many people were jealous and eager to have what he had. Each record meant another reward.

The powerful figures who hadn't paid much attention at first now emerged from their caves one after another, heading for the Initial Land.

Of course, they wouldn't do anything that would outrage both gods and men. But they could buy the reward—and take a look at what that milk-loving fellow looked like.

The Initial Land.

Before the passage, Light Rain drifted down in specks. The slab of bluestone reassembled, and the four Precious Bones reappeared in their original arrangement. The passage was completely restored, as if it had never been destroyed.

That was the Void God Realm: a world constructed from the spirit. Even if something was destroyed, it would soon return to its original state.

Seeing that Su Ye wasn't coming after him, Little One relaxed a little. He returned to the Initial Land and looked at the newly reassembled passage. Four Precious Bones sat upon it, forming a complete Magic Array. If he could obtain all four, he would master the complete Treasure Art.

He already had two. As long as he got two more, he'd be able to master the Treasure Art's combined Magic Array for constructing passages.

The Void God Realm was a spiritual world, and everything here was created from the spirit. Put simply, these Precious Bones could be copied without limit.

"You, Milk Baby—don't tell me you're planning to reclaim your record?"

Someone saw Little One deep in thought and couldn't help asking.

Someone laughed. "I think he's after the Precious Bones on the passage, not the record. Look at his eyes—they're practically glowing."

"True enough. Is he trying to collect all four Precious Bones?"

Someone couldn't help saying.

Hearing this, everyone thought it was entirely possible. Milk Baby had two now; if he could get two more, he would obtain the complete Treasure Art's combined Magic Array.