Just Watch Me Perform

At this, Yue Guan said helplessly, "You overexerted yourself and passed out."

He glanced at Cen Yu, then picked up the hamburger beside him and handed it over. "Here, eat up. The people gave it to you."

"Is that so?" Cen Yu took the hamburger and bit into it. Smiling at the people gathered around him, he said, "Thank you. It's delicious."

Once he'd recovered his strength, Cen Yu stuck to the principle of seeing a good deed through to the end and led everyone back into the post-disaster reconstruction work.

But even in these circumstances, something happened that made the Asura God even angrier.

The Heaven Dou Imperial Family and Star Luo Imperial Family acted as though they'd lost their minds. For more than ten days, they didn't make a single move.

Forget coming to help with disaster relief—they didn't even send condolences or supplies.

The people weren't fools. Couldn't they tell who was treating them well?

If it weren't for the relief grain sent by Spirit Hall, many of them would probably have starved to death.

Soon, another month passed. At the Pope Palace.

During the relief efforts, Cen Yu had broken through his limits time and again. Under that pressure, his Soul Power Level had reached level twenty-five.

After returning to Spirit City and absorbing Xiao Wu's Soul Bone, his Soul Power Level had leapt all the way to level thirty, where it hit a wall.

He only needed to obtain a third Soul Ring to become a true Soul Elder.

But... the boy looked inward, puzzled, at the golden energy flowing through his body.

How strange. Why hadn't he noticed this before?

Seeing him like this, Bibi Dong asked curiously, "What are you thinking about?"

At that, Cen Yu told her what was puzzling him.

"Hmm? Extra energy?" Bibi Dong furrowed her brow, pressed a hand to the boy's forehead, and released her spiritual power.

"Let me have a look..."

"Mm."

This brat's Sea of Consciousness was quite vast.

"Mm..."

No wonder he had a split personality. Even his Sea of Consciousness was half holy and half evil.

"Hmm?!"

Suddenly, Bibi Dong withdrew her hand and stared at her disciple, stunned.

What? Was he messing with her?

"What is it, Master? Could it be because I forcibly increased my strength with a Soul Bone before?"

At this, Bibi Dong's mouth twitched. She didn't know where to begin.

After thinking for a long while, she said enviously, "Don't worry. There won't be any lasting effects."

"I suspect the golden energy you mentioned is the power of faith. You've probably read about it in books. The power of faith is also one way to become a god."

"You saved so many people before. To thank you, they even built a statue of you and worshipped it. I think your power of faith came from that."

Ah, it was enough to drive anyone mad with envy. Cen Yu was just a child, and he already had the power of faith.

Meanwhile, that ridiculous divine trial still had her suppressed. She couldn't use Rakshasa Divine Power, and she couldn't even fight with all her strength.

"In short, this power of faith is turning your soul into a divine core, but there isn't enough of it yet."

"If you have a chance to gain a great deal more power of faith in the future, then once your soul has fully transformed into a divine core, you'll be able to become a god."

"And thanks to you—and to the two empires' inaction—Spirit Hall's reputation is now soaring higher than ever."

Cen Yu looked at Bibi Dong in surprise. He stared blankly for quite a while before coming back to himself.

The power of faith?

Wasn't that how the Angel God had become a god?

Wait a second!

If that was true, wouldn't the Asura God be furious? He'd tried to steal a chicken, only to lose the rice used to lure it.

He'd gone to all that trouble to cause an earthquake, and not only had he failed to hurt Spirit Hall, he'd actually handed them an experience boost?

Heh...

"By the way, Master, let me show you the new Soul Bone Skill I got."

"Hmm?"

The next second, before Bibi Dong could react, Cen Yu vanished from sight and reappeared behind her, patting her on the back.

"What?"

She turned around, but he was gone again.

Cen Yu lounged comfortably on the papal throne and said, "What do you think, Master? Isn't this Soul Bone Skill great?"

They said the main character always got lucky. Even this Soul Bone's effect was amazing.

He'd teleported several times, yet barely used any Soul Power. Wasn't that practically unlimited movement?

Bibi Dong was a little surprised too. "Is that the rabbit's teleportation? I didn't expect the Soul Bone to come with that skill."

As expected of a Soul Bone from a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast. As long as he had enough Soul Power, this skill really was nearly absurd.

Just then, Cen Yu whispered to himself, "Ahem... Lao Ji, come out and help me. Love you~"

He was too embarrassed to do what came next. He'd leave it to Lao Ji. Hehe.

"Tsk..."

"Just watch me perform."

Seriously, he was making him do something this embarrassing?

The next second, Red-Eyed Cen Yu took over.

As Bibi Dong's mouth twitched, he solemnly took her hand and grinned. "Master~ Look—"

"Whoosh—!"

In the blink of an eye, the boy was kicked onto the papal throne.

Bibi Dong sneered. "I knew you little brat were up to some mischief again. Good thing I struck fast."

At this, Cen Yu's expression darkened.

Damn, he'd only just started the buildup. Why wouldn't she let him finish speaking?

This wouldn't do...

After a moment's thought, the boy's eyes darted about. He put on a tearful expression and began, "Waaah... Master..."

"You know, when I saw all those disaster-stricken places that day, I thought of my village."

"I kept thinking, if they were suffering the way my family did, how painful that must be!"

The more Bibi Dong listened, the more speechless she became. She covered her face, completely unable to look at her disciple.

"Wasn't that something White-Faced Cen Yu did? What does it have to do with you, you little brat? Would you save people like he did? What a joke."

But Cen Yu wasn't thrown off. He kept to his rhythm. "Master, you know I lost my family when I was little..."

"That's why I used those four Soul Bones that day... But three of them were meant for Senior Sister and the other senior disciples!"

"I come from a poor background. I'm all alone, with no one to rely on, like a little waif floating on the water. Where am I supposed to find three Ten Thousand Year Soul Bones to pay them back?"

As he spoke, a tear obediently slid from the corner of his eye. "If I go out looking, those Soul Masters will think I'm easy prey and take the Soul Bones from me."

"They might even... kill me and loot my body... Waaah..."

"..."

The three people who had just walked in had witnessed Cen Yu's entire performance. Their jaws nearly hit the floor.

They'd never expected their junior schoolmate to...

Bibi Dong looked at the three of them and was just about to call Cen Yu out when Hu Liena said with a face full of regret, "No! Junior schoolmate! It wasn't your fault!"

"How could Soul Bones matter more than you? If they're gone, they're gone. Whatever you do, don't do anything foolish!"

As she spoke, she turned to Bibi Dong. "Master... Junior schoolmate really is so pitiful..."

"..."

After a brief daze, Bibi Dong stared at her eldest disciple in disbelief.

What was wrong with Nana? Couldn't she tell that this brat was pretending to be pitiful? All just to get her to provide three more Soul Bones.