Offerings to the Evil God

Once this good news got out, everyone naturally came to celebrate.

But the first to arrive were Xiao He and Ye Wanqing's parents, who gave them instructions on what to be careful about during this period.

"Oh, it's good that you're pregnant." Ye Zhichun smiled with satisfaction as he looked at Ye Wanqing's belly, even though there were no signs of pregnancy in Ye Wanqing's figure. If it weren't for Ripper Rick, they wouldn't have known that Ye Wanqing was pregnant.

"She should be pregnant by now, she's already two months along. This young couple is in their early twenties, the prime of their lives." Dai Na nodded and smiled with satisfaction. "Oh my, that's wonderful, in-laws! We'll be holding our grandson soon!"

(This is an anti-piracy chapter. Please check back at 3:30 PM to see if the content returns to normal.)

The three of them came onto the field. Their first match was against the O Continent United Team, one of the few strong teams in Group B.

The three people who appeared opposite them were Dragon Hawk, Butcher, and Heavy Artillery, all of whom were male Mutant. Dragon Hawk was a white male with eagle eyes wearing animal skin and covered in tattoos; Butcher was a greasy fat man whose chef's uniform was dirty and covered in grease; Heavy Artillery was a black male wearing boxing shorts who was nearly two meters tall.

Li Zhengliang got into position, turned to the three men in front of him, and said, "Alright, from now on, it's up to each of you to rely on your own abilities."

Xiao He glanced at the three men, then charged toward the Heavy Artillery. He felt as if the wind was blowing beneath his feet, his body was exceptionally light, and the surrounding scenery rushed past him. In the blink of an eye, he was in front of the three men.

"Is this the Wave-Treading Steps)?!" Xiao He exclaimed in disbelief. His only weakness was the lack of Superpower for rapid movement, and now a teammate had solved that problem for him!

Xiao He had once considered using "Typhoon Sally" as Imaginary Enemy to trigger his movement ability, but he failed... He guessed that it was probably because Typhoon Sally had already been destroyed.

Judging from Heavy Artillery's appearance, he must be a boxer, so Xiao He wondered if he could learn something from him. However, at this moment, Sky Hawk suddenly rushed up, pounced on him, and pushed him backward.

"Wow! That's some power!" Xiao He was slightly surprised, but he noticed that a part of the tattoos on Sky Hawk's body was emitting a faint glow, and that glowing part of the tattoo vaguely projected the shadow of a bear.

"Is it this tattoo?" Xiao He wondered with interest, grabbing Sky Hawk by the back and throwing him out. Sky Hawk adjusted his body in mid-air, and another part of his tattoo lit up. Then, the silhouette of an eagle appeared behind him, flapped its wings, and stopped in mid-air.

At this moment, Li Zhengliang shouted, "Yinglong, it's better if you deal with that fat guy."

"Why?" Xiao He asked in surprise. Li Zhengliang looked at the Butcher and frowned, saying, "The 'qi' emanating from him is the strongest and particularly ferocious. He's probably a very difficult guy to deal with... Only your qi can suppress him."

As he spoke, Li Zhengliang turned to the Sky Hawk in the sky and said, "Let me handle this guy."

"This guy's Superpower really useful..." Xiao He couldn't help but think to himself, glancing at the Butcher.

"Hehe..." The Butcher chuckled smugly, then formed his hands into palm blades, rubbed them together, and sparks flew from his palms. He stared at Xiao He and laughed, "I've never slaughtered a dragon before... Anyway, let's 'bleed' it first!"

As he spoke, the Butcher suddenly swung his right hand. His movements were so agile that he didn't seem like a fat man weighing over 200 pounds at all. Xiao He felt a powerful impact coming from his neck and coughed as he stepped back.

"Tsk... This is really annoying." Xiao He frowned and thought to himself. As his relationship with Qin Weize, Yue Feng and others got better and better, it became more and more difficult to trigger his Superpower by relying on them. This was also the reason why Xiao He planned to try to "Usurpation" them.

The "physical constitution" Superpower Xiao He must always have, but it's impossible for him to bring Yue Feng along every time he goes out.

Xiao He needs to accumulate his physique to a sufficiently high level before that happens. "Usurpation" is the best way to do this, allowing him to acquire a strong enough physique even without "Lin Tiannan". In addition, he already has excellent combat skills and fighting techniques, so one day he can become very strong even without the Trigger present.

The "Usurpation" Superpower Ruiwen triggered for Xiao He allowed him to permanently Usurpation a portion of an enemy's power each time he defeated them, much like leveling up in a game. The advantage was that the Usurpation power was permanent and would not disappear; the disadvantage was that "Usurpation" had to be active while defeating enemies to achieve this leveling-up effect.

"That's strange..." The Butcher looked at his hand in confusion. "I clearly felt a hit, so why didn't I see any blood?"

But the Butcher shook his head. "No, it can't be dismembered without draining all the blood. Anyway..." As he spoke, the Butcher waved his hand, drawing a large circle. Xiao He was immediately suspended in mid-air, head down and feet up. The Butcher's hands continued to move, slashing at Xiao He's arteries from all directions.

The sound of "crack!" as meat was being slicing rang out, but Xiao He landed on the ground from mid-air unharmed.

"I understand..." Xiao He suddenly realized: This fat man was actually using Psychokinesis.

However, the Psychokinesis was much faster than Mutant he had ever seen before. This illogical speed was clearly due to the way the opponent used Psychokinesis: materializing it into a tool he was familiar with, a butcher's knife.

However, all Psychokinesis has an unavoidable flaw: attacking moving targets is very difficult.

Xiao He quickly started running. Thanks to the effect of "Wave-Treading Steps" (a martial arts technique), he not only ran incredibly fast but also took unpredictable routes. The Butcher frantically swung his knife, and dust kept erupting from the ground behind Xiao He, but he just couldn't hit him.

"Why... why can't I hit him! Why! Why--!" The Butcher's expression grew increasingly frantic and grotesque. He suddenly swung his hand, but Xiao He had already reached him, grabbed his wrist, and punched him in the stomach.

The feeling was like punching a bottle of oil, giving Xiao He goosebumps.

"Ouch!" The Butcher grunted and took two steps back. Then Xiao He delivered a mid-section kick to the Butcher's ribs. Whether it was subconscious or he actually knew something about combat, the Butcher actually raised his hands to try to protect his ribs. Xiao He couldn't let this opportunity slip by, so he suddenly pulled back his strength and adjusted the trajectory of his kick, turning it into a high-section kick.

The kick landed squarely on the Butcher's face, sending Butcher spinning around before he collapsed to the ground, his eyes rolling back in his head.

"Oh my god!" the host exclaimed. "It's the Balance Man Warrior's Brazilian Kick! Yinglong is still getting stronger! As long as Yinglong stands here, the Dragon Country team will never be defeated!"

On the other side, Xie Haining was dealing with Heavy Artillery, and the two of them swayed constantly.

"Come on, let me see your technique from last time. What's it called? Tai Chi?" Heavy Artillery laughed as he threw a series of jabs at Xie Haining. "You know, I used to be a boxer. I've heard of Tai Chi, a martial art that's all hype but completely useless! I heard some Joker used it and got beaten to a pulp?"

"Tai Chi, theoretically speaking, is not a martial art; it's more of a concept without any specific moves. However, it can be applied to any martial arts technique, for example..." Xie Haining said, assuming a boxing stance and performing Butterfly Step.

The veins on Heavy Artillery's forehead throbbed. "You fucking think you can fight me with boxing?"

"No, I just wanted to demonstrate 'Tai Chi'," Xie Haining replied calmly. Heavy Artillery's facial muscles twitched, and then he threw a straight punch at Xie Haining.

Xie Haining raised his left hand to meet Heavy Artillery's fist. Heavy Artillery sneered inwardly: his Superpower lies in these two indestructible fists. His fists are undefendable and more powerful than a tank shell.

But Xie Haining simply grabbed Heavy Artillery's fist with his left hand, turned his body slightly to the side, and gently rotated his arm. Heavy Artillery spun around in mid-air before being thrown to the ground by Xie Haining.

"Boom!" A shockwave spread out, leaving a crater on the ground. However, judging from Xie Haining's actions, it was just a casual flick of the wrist, a stark contrast that left the audience speechless.

"You bastard!" Heavy Artillery cursed, trying to stand up, but he could only sit up because Xie Haining grabbed his right hand with his left and stood in front of him like a father holding his daughter's hand.

However, on the other side of the Heavy Artillery, they found that no matter how hard they tried, they couldn't stand up.

"What's wrong? Aren't you going to get up? How about this?" Xie Haining asked calmly, pressing a finger on Heavy Artillery's palm.

Heavy Artillery's muscles bulged to their limit, veins popping out, but Xie Haining seemed to have exerted no effort at all, yet Heavy Artillery still couldn't stand up. This was because Heavy Artillery's strength was completely misdirected; Xie Haining had blocked his path of power. For Heavy Artillery, it was like trying to lift a heavy object upwards with a forward force—a futile effort.

"You can't box without standing up, right?" Xie Haining asked curiously.

"You son of a bitch! Fuck you!" Heavy Artillery roared, suddenly changing his strength, from trying to get up to falling backward, grabbing Xie Haining's hand and pulling it back, while Xie Haining was thrown over his head like a piece of paper.

Xie Haining was indeed like a piece of paper, gently twisting her body in mid-air, her hand holding the Heavy Artillery spun around the center of the circle, and she stood steadily on the ground. The Heavy Artillery staggered a few steps and fell to the ground, but immediately got up and launched a counterattack.

The punch was aimed at Xie Haining's face. Xie Haining deflected the punch by slapping it with his left hand, and using the force of the Heavy Artillery, he turned to the side and punched the Heavy Artillery in the face with his right hand, as if the Heavy Artillery had pushed Xie Haining's punch away.

"So heavy... How is this possible!?" Heavy Artillery was secretly astonished and punched Xie Haining on the shoulder.

He was overjoyed: He hit it!?

But he immediately realized something was wrong: his fist felt limp, as if he had punched into water.

Xie Haining absorbed all the power of that attack, ducked, jumped, and using the force of the Heavy Artillery, turned in mid-air and punched the Heavy Artillery in the head. This punch was even heavier than the previous one, and the Heavy Artillery felt his brain explode. He became dizzy and staggered two steps.

Xie Haining had already caught up, punching the opponent in the chin with his left fist. Taking advantage of the opportunity when Heavy Artillery was knocked back, he leaped forward, reached out and pressed Heavy Artillery's face, and at the same time Heavy Artillery him, Heavy Artillery him to the ground.

With a muffled "boom!", the Heavy Artillery's head was shoved several centimeters into the ground! Like a nail driven into the earth, its body stood straight, then unconsciously slumped down.

In fact, Xie Haining did not have that much strength, but the Heavy Artillery was not pressed into the ground in a straight line, but in a parabolic arc. During the process, the force he received went from upward to forward and then downward. Xie Haining adjusted the momentum with three attacks, thus perfectly integrating the power of the three attacks with the opponent's gravity.

"This is 'Tai Chi,' do you understand?" Xie Haining clapped his hands and asked calmly.

"Is this Tai Chi?! My goodness! It's amazing!" The host was dumbfounded. "Candle Dragon, who's not even rated LV2, is manipulating a 200-kilogram LV5 creature like it's nothing. What kind of man is he?!"

However, the newcomers from the Dragon Country also showed remarkable talent.

"Cloud Ladder Step!" Li Zhengliang leaped up, then stepped on his right foot with his left, and his left foot with his left, step by step ascending into the sky, instantly landing in front of the Sky Hawk in the air.

"This is completely against the laws of physics!" Sky Hawk said irritably, slapping him across the face.

"That's called lightness skill," Li Zhengliang replied, dodging the Sky Hawk's claws and slamming his palm into the Sky Hawk's chest. "Dark Nether Palm!"

"Ugh!" Sky Hawk's face contorted in pain, frost spreading from his chest. But before he plummeted to the ground, he kicked Li Zhengliang in the abdomen. The instant he delivered the kick, a portion of his tattoos gleamed, and the shadow of a horse appeared behind him.

Li Zhengliang gave his Iron Shirt to Xie Haining, so he lost his close-combat defense. He was kicked backward and fell to the ground, but managed to somersault and land on the ground.

"Fortunately, I have the Nine Yang Divine Skill protecting me." Li Zhengliang snorted coldly, then got into a fighting stance, his hands moving, and used his right little finger to shoot a Lesser Chong Sword at the Sky Hawk. A beam of light flew towards the Sky Hawk like lightning.

The shadow of a leopard appeared on Sky Hawk's body. Then, Sky Hawk's figure transformed into a shadow and instantly rushed in front of Li Zhengliang, its hands turning into claws to attack Li Zhengliang. But Li Zhengliang took a stance and used Tiger Claw to defend.

The two exchanged blows, their figures flashing rapidly, like tigers and leopards. After several exchanges, Li Zhengliang suddenly switched to the Mantis Fist. With a flick of his hands, the Sky Hawk tumbled and flew out, then switched to the Eagle Totem in mid-air.

But at that moment, a golden dragon roared and pounced, crashing into his chest.

"Boom!" The golden dragon exploded in the air, and the shadow of the Sky Hawk fell from the explosion.

Li Zhengliang lay prone on the ground, letting out a "Croak--!", then leaped forward and thrust out with both palms. In mid-air, the Sky Hawk switched totems in front of him, and the shadow of a tortoise appeared behind him. Li Zhengliang's palms struck the tortoise's chest.

"Pfft!" Sky Hawk spat out a mouthful of blood, fell to the ground, rolled a few times, and then stopped.

The entire arena fell silent. Then the commentator, regaining his composure, exclaimed, "What a... what a delightful match! Putting aside their individual skills, the three great players from the Dragon Country are absolutely unbeatable in terms of entertainment value! Ladies and gentlemen, today's match has been well worth the price of admission!"

Having secured this first victory, the Dragon Country's morale soared, and they pressed on with renewed vigor.

Although they didn't win every single game, they secured all the points due to the best-of-three format. Apart from sending Xiao He to lead the charge in the first game to boost morale, the rest of the matches were used as practice opportunities for the newcomers.

Although Xiao He had successfully Usurpation the enemy's power in the previous match and raised his own permanent physique to LV2, he had no intention of continuing to play.

Because the power Usurpation was too little; most of it actually came from the power he gained when he defeated Faust last time.

In other words, the stronger the enemy, the more power he Usurpation. However, the Mutant currently on the field, despite being called LV4 and LV5, are not actually that strong. Defeating them will not allow Xiao He to Usurpation much power and will also waste his own time. It would be more efficient to wait until the semi-finals and finals to Usurpation power from the more powerful individuals.

The competition continued, and by 8 PM, the other five countries in Group B had finished their matches. Because the Dragon Country's ranking was already very high, Cui Man reserved today's matches for the newcomers to practice their Superpower.

After the final results, with a record of four wins and one loss, they remained in first place in the standings.

The Dragon Country fielded "Qilin" Li Zhengliang, "Horned Dragon" Qin Weize, and "Feilian" Li Xue. The victory was somewhat hard-fought, with both Li Xue and Qin Weize sustaining injuries. The entire match was essentially won by Li Zhengliang alone, who not only single-handedly defeated the Asian United Team's Transformation Man, but also turned around to assist Li Xue and Qin Weize in defeating their enemies.

"Don't move around." Li Zhengliang said, reaching out to tap Qin Weize's body a few times, then gently pressing his palm on his back.

Qin Weize jolted awake, spitting out a mouthful of blood, then exclaimed, "Wow, I feel much better! This ability is incredible! It's like healing through internal energy!"

"It's just using internal energy to heal," Li Zhengliang smiled. "It only works for internal injuries, not for external wounds, but it can stop the bleeding."

"What about me? I'm injured too. Aren't you going to help me heal with your internal energy, handsome uncle?" Li Xue winked at Li Zhengliang and smiled, then patted her chest. "A few taps on me, then inject your internal energy."

"Oh, I..." Li Zhengliang seemed a little shy, stammering for a moment. Then he gently tapped Li Xue a few times, followed by a palm strike on her back. Li Xue's delicate brows furrowed slightly, and she let out a soft moan. "Oh, that feels good..."

"Ahem..." Li Zhengliang cleared his throat awkwardly, while Li Xue smiled and winked, teasingly saying, "You're such a cute, innocent uncle. Want to have some fun sometime? I'm really thirsty for rain..."

"Alright, alright, let's arrange things slowly after the match," Cui Man clapped her hands and said, "The next opponent is the M Country, so winning the first match is very important. Therefore, for the first match, Yinglong, Bixi, and Black Tortoise, the three of you will play."

"Understood," Han Tianyu and An Xiuru responded. Xiao He raised an eyebrow. "Is this a three-to-one strategy?"

"Yes." Cui Man nodded. "The last match against Balance Man was a bit close, so I can't let my guard down. Just in case they've held back in the team match, let's go all out with our strongest lineup."

Xiao He nodded, Han Tianyu said excitedly, "Finally, it's my turn to assist Mr. Yinglong!"

"Don't get too excited, little brat," An Xiuru teased from the side. "Don't make a mistake at such a crucial moment, or Yinglong will think, 'I might be better off fighting alone.'"

"I... I understand..." Han Tianyu blushed, then put on Bixi's mask.

Following the host's introduction, the three of them took the elevator to the competition venue.

The Mutant sent by the M Country Team were "Ball Thrower," "Taro," and "Blastproof Man," a familiar trio.

The Ball Thrower was a thin, black man, probably just over 1.7 meters tall, wearing a black combat suit covered in pockets of various sizes; Taro was the purple-robed girl who dealt Taro that Xiao He had met at the restaurant; and the Blastproof Man were dressed in a special forces uniform, looking like riot police officers who maintained order.

Xiao He's gaze was fixed on the Taro. He was very curious about what the girl's abilities were and what their connection was to the Taro. As soon as the competition began, taking advantage of Han Tianyu's opportunity to strengthen his companions, she drew the first Taro.

"Oh dear, reversed, the High Priestess. Too fastidious, ignorant, greedy, short-sighted..." Taro smiled slightly, then raised the Taro in his hand, and the shadow of the High the High Priestess appeared behind Han Tianyu.

"I... I can't see!" Han Tianyu said in terror, waving his arms wildly, his handwriting becoming a mess.

"A cunning woman..." Xiao He frowned and thought to himself, then reached out and placed his hand on Han Tianyu's body, using "Purification".

However, although the Purification dispelled the blinding effect on Han Tianyu, the "strength," "speed," and "defense" that he himself wrote were also dispelled by Xiao He, since the "Purification" itself was Trigger by Han Tianyu.

Not only that, even the "Hardening" effect provided by An Xiuru will be dispelled.

Judging from previous matches, Taro's Superpower is "guaranteed to hit," but her card drawing is completely random. If this woman isn't contained, An Xiuru and Han Tianyu's support abilities will be rendered useless.

"Tsk, what a hassle..." Xiao He frowned and rushed towards the Taro.

The Blastproof Man immediately stepped forward to Taro, raising his right arm. His right arm was somewhat unique in shape, with particularly broad muscles, looking like a thick shield.

"Get out of my way!" Xiao He swung his hand, but a crystal wall suddenly appeared on the right hand of the Blastproof Man.