" Lord Tiga..."
The sound of chanting echoed in the room.
Shen Heng stood by the wall, watching silently.
As Zhou Xuan chanted, the incense smoke that had been rising began to swirl above his head.
The fog swirled in the air a few times, gradually thickening, and then... it dissipated!
Failed?... Shen Heng slightly raised his eyes.
The people around also realized this and looked towards Zhou Xuan.
Although most of them were witnessing Zhou Xuan's process of God Invocation for the first time and didn't know what success or failure looked like, the dissipation of the clouds just now was too abrupt, lacking any sense of smoothness, and didn't seem like a success at all.
Sure enough, under everyone's gaze, Zhou Xuan opened his eyes, looked up and frowned.
"No way? This time they specifically mentioned Ultraman, so it shouldn't be the same problem as before!" Zhou Xuan muttered twice.
He thought for a moment, then closed his eyes again.
" Lord Tiga, don't you like cutting off monsters' horns? We may not have monsters here, but we have Calamity Beast, you could easily..."
The chanting had changed.
But the new chanting left everyone speechless.
Zheng Guomin's lips twitched even more. If it weren't for the fact that his interruption would directly lead to the failure of the God Invocation, he would have wanted to curse a few times.
However, Zhou Xuan didn't care about that and continued chanting.
The smoke rose from the incense sticks, gathered, swirled, and dispersed, much like before.
Zhou Xuan opened his eyes and gasped.
He frowned, his mind racing.
Damn it, can't I even please cater to their preferences...?
"Do different incantations affect the success rate of God Invocation?" Han Ling asked quietly beside Shen Heng.
"I haven't heard him mention it either, but judging from the situation, it should be true," Shen Heng replied.
"Looking at it that way, his abilities are indeed..." Han Ling paused, then said, "... a bit too extraordinary!"
Shen Heng nodded.
Indeed, Zhou Xuan's ability was one of the most unique abilities he had ever seen.
Using the ability alone isn't complicated, but the whole process is quite complex, especially when combined with the mysterious and enigmatic deity...
Once his rank increases, even if his abilities don't evolve, they probably won't be inferior to a typical S-Class ability, right?
As I pondered, the figure in my field of vision moved once more.
This time, the voices that came through seemed even more devout than the previous two times.
" Lord Tiga, please save us! Our world has been invaded by another world, and there are countless Calamity Beast..."
Shen Heng watched from the side, his gaze fixed on the swirling mist that had formed once again.
This time, it seems a little different.
The fog spun twice but did not dissipate; it continued to swirl and seemed to be getting thicker.
Everyone watched intently.
Just when they thought they had succeeded, the smoke began to swirl slower and eventually dissipated.
"Did it fail?" Han Ling asked from the side.
"Probably!" Shen Heng replied.
As he spoke, he looked at Zhou Xuan.
Zhou Xuan had already opened his eyes and was scratching his head, looking somewhat troubled.
He didn't seem discouraged.
"Did you get close just now?" Shen Heng asked.
Zhou Xuan turned around upon hearing the voice, then smiled and said:
"Yes, I feel that although it's still quite a bit lacking, it's better than before. I can clearly sense that I do have a chance to invite them over, but it's not possible right now!"
"So it really is a strength issue?" Shen Heng nodded slightly.
"Hmm," Zhou Xuan grinned, "But I didn't expect Tiga to be this strong!"
"After all, it carries the beliefs of countless children, and to some extent, it might even be stronger than many gods!" Shen Heng said slowly.
Han Ling glanced at Shen Heng, then looked away.
"Yes, that makes sense!" Zhou Xuan nodded seriously.
Zheng Guomin breathed a sigh of relief.
"Can we invite the God of Wealth now? Otherwise, we'll miss the opportunity!"
"Hey-hey..."
Zhou Xuan smiled and didn't refuse again.
He stood there, waiting for the incense, which was almost completely burned out, to burn out completely before rearranging the incense.
Everyone watched from the sidelines.
Zhou Xuan put away the original dried fruit and then took out new ones.
Peanuts, red dates, and walnuts—the same three things again.
Zhou Xuan lit the incense sticks and once again bowed before himself.
" Lord God of Wealth above, your disciple Zhou Xuan has now broken through to the Fifth Tier. I sincerely beseech you to descend and bestow your blessings upon this disciple, protecting him with wealth and letting his golden light vanquish all enemies..."
"Wealth protects you, golden light wards off enemies..." Shen Heng repeated in his mind.
Was the different speaking style because they were inviting an Eastern deity? The previous words sounded more like something Zhou Xuan had made up himself!... Han Ling analyzed the differences between the two recitations.
Qin Yu stood to the side, her eyes flickering slightly.
Everyone watched in silence.
As before, the smoke from the incense sticks rose up and then quickly swirled around.
Unlike before, this time the fog vortex did not disperse, but continued to thicken as it spun.
The incense sticks burned continuously, and the smoke kept rising upwards.
Finally, when the incense had burned down to only one-third of its original volume, the smoke paused for a moment, then slowly spread out.
Is this... a sign of success?... Shen Heng lowered his eyes slightly.
The smoke, which had thickened slightly in mid-air, lingered for a while before suddenly descending and covering Zhou Xuan's body just as the incense sticks were about to burn out.
Amidst the swirling smoke, the originally pure white mist suddenly seemed to reveal a faint halo.
The halo lasted for several seconds, then slowly dissipated along with the smoke.
A moment later, Zhou Xuan opened his eyes.
"Did you succeed?" Wu Hao asked curiously.
"Hmm," Zhou Xuan responded, but his face didn't show much surprise.
He successfully summoned the beings from the list provided by Li Daoyi at each of these levels on his first attempt, except when he summoned the Duke of Thunder Mother of Lightning, which required two attempts.
"What abilities does the God of Wealth have? Does he make you rich?" Wu Hao asked again.
Everyone looked over as well.
But Zhou Xuan did not answer immediately; instead, he closed his eyes and began to sense.
A moment later, he opened his eyes, his expression somewhat complicated.
The crowd looked at his expression with some confusion.
"What special ability has appeared?" Shen Heng asked.
"Yes, special abilities have appeared, and there are three of them, and they are all..." Zhou Xuan paused, "... quite special!"
"Three? And they're all quite special?" Shen Heng's eyes narrowed slightly. Of the four deities Zhou Xuan had summoned, the most special was the City God, who could summon Yin Soldiers and also had the City God Guidance.
"Um!"
Zhou Xuan nodded and continued:
"I mainly demonstrated three abilities this time: avoiding Spend Wealth to Avert Disaster, Profitable Golden Spear, and Discern Treasures and Identify Rarities!"