Temptation

Leng Yaozhu became increasingly excited as she thought about it, but she took a deep breath to suppress her excitement.

She took flight.

With a light touch of his toes on the yacht's deck, his figure shot into the air like a black lightning bolt.

His figure moved like a streak of light, and in an instant he arrived in front of the mecha reconnaissance team several miles away.

The twenty mechs came to a complete stop.

The mech's hatch opens.

A colonel in military uniform stepped out from the lead black mech.

A gold star gleamed on the epaulettes.

He had just stepped out of the mecha when he saw Leng Yaozhu floating in mid-air.

She wore a black leather jacket, her long hair flowed freely, her face was stunningly beautiful, and she exuded a powerful aura.

The colonel's expression changed instantly.

He recognized the person at a glance.

Heavenly Phoenix Douluo, Leng Yaozhu!

This great deity!

How did I end up here?

The colonel stood up straight with a "thump" and gave a standard military salute.

His movements were so fast, it was like a conditioned reflex.

"Greetings, Your Heavenly Phoenix Douluo!"

His voice trembled slightly.

Limit Douluo!

That's a legendary existence!

As the reconnaissance squad leader of the mecha brigade, although he had seen the Titled Douluo of the East Sea Legion, the one in front of him was the legendary Limit Douluo!

Even on the entire Douluo Star, Limit Douluo are extremely rare and can be counted on two hands!

Now they're actually standing face to face?

His legs felt a little weak.

Leng Yaozhu calmly hovered in mid-air, glancing at him indifferently.

That gaze was haughty and carried the unique pressure of Titled Douluo.

"Leave."

Her voice wasn't loud, but it carried clearly into every mech.

"I'm here, nothing will happen."

The colonel paused for a moment.

But he didn't dare ask any more questions.

He's Limit Douluo, the deputy master of the Spirit Pagoda. If he says he's fine, then he's definitely fine.

Would I really lie to a mere colonel like him?

Besides, what benefit would he gain from lying to him?

The colonel saluted, then turned and climbed back into his mech.

"Retreat, team!"

He gave the order.

Twenty mechs turned around in unison, their engines roaring.

They came with great fanfare, but left decisively.

It disappeared into the night sky in just a few seconds.

The mech squadron arrived quickly and left even faster.

The night sky returned to calm.

Leng Yaozhu hovered in mid-air, watching the departing mecha, and curled her lip.

She turned and landed back on the yacht deck.

Bai Yushan has returned from the sea and is sitting on the railing, swinging his legs.

The Mystic Thunder Owl shrank back to the size of a palm and burrowed back into his body.

He looked just like any other ordinary teenager.

Only those eyes were brighter than usual, radiating a clear, translucent light.

"You little brat."

Leng Yaozhu glared at him, annoyed.

"Can't you behave yourself?"

"Making such a commotion in the middle of the night, even the military's mechs have been summoned."

Bai Yushan shrugged.

"I didn't want to either."

He said innocently, "Who knew a breakthrough would cause such a big commotion?"

"You have the nerve to say that?"

Leng Yaozhu glared at Bai Yushan with annoyance, but as soon as she finished speaking, her expression turned serious.

She stood up straight, looking at Bai Yushan with eyes as sharp as two knives.

"Bai Yushan, you must not tell anyone what happened tonight, understand?"

Her tone was more serious than ever before.

There was none of the usual teasing, none of the usual disdain.

There was only a heavy, solemn feeling.

Bai Yushan raised an eyebrow and dropped his playful grin.

He could tell that Leng Yaozhu wasn't joking.

Leng Yaozhu took a deep breath, looked at him, and spoke slowly and deliberately.

What you did tonight is beyond description; it goes beyond mere talent or incomprehensibility.

"This is not genius."

"This is a miracle."

Her voice was low, yet carried an indescribable heaviness.

Do you know what has troubled this world for thousands of years?

Bai Yushan remained silent, waiting for her to continue.

"To become a god."

Leng Yaozhu uttered two words.

"It's been thousands of years since they disappeared from the Divine Realm."

"How many geniuses have emerged in these thousands of years? How many exceptionally talented individuals have appeared? How many Limit Douluo have stood at the pinnacle of the Federation?"

"Which of them wasn't a peerless genius? Which one of them didn't cultivate their entire life and give their all?"

"But they all failed."

"No one can truly reach the realm of the gods."

Leng Yaozhu looked at Bai Yushan with a complicated expression.

Do you know what this means?

"This means that, in the eyes of those at the top, becoming a god has become an impossible dream."

"They cultivated themselves their whole lives, struggled their whole lives, only to discover in the end that their lifelong efforts could not buy them immortality."

"Can you imagine this kind of despair?"

Bai Yushan remained silent.

He probably understands.

For those Limit Douluo who have lived for one or two hundred years and are about to exhaust their lifespan, becoming a god is their only obsession.

Driven by this obsession, they would do anything.

"And you."

Leng Yaozhu lowered her voice even further.

What you did tonight has proven a path.

"A path to godhood."

"What do you think will happen if those people find out?"

Bai Yushan's lips curled slightly.

"They'll go crazy."

"Yes." Leng Yaozhu nodded. "They'll go crazy."

Who doesn't want to become a god? Who doesn't want eternal life? Who doesn't want to rule the entire world?!

"They'd do anything for this opportunity."

"What morality? What bottom line? What face?"

"Compared to the temptation of godhood, all of that is insignificant."

Leng Yaozhu looked at Bai Yushan with a serious expression in her eyes.

"What you show tonight must be kept absolutely secret from everyone."

"Once word gets out, not only you, but I, and even the entire Spirit Pagoda, will become targets for all forces."

"Those people will stop at nothing to capture you, study you, dissect you, and try to find the secret to godhood within you."

"Faced with the temptation of godhood, everyone becomes a madman."

Bai Yushan remained silent for a moment.

He nodded.

"I see."

He's not stupid.

These are things you really shouldn't say carelessly.

A tree that stands out in the forest will surely be felled by the wind.

He understood this principle better than anyone else.

Once he reaches the realm of Magnetic Field Rotation, he will stop eating beef altogether!

It'll only be a few years at most; he's not short of time!

Leng Yaozhu looked at him, her gaze softening slightly.

There was something else she wanted to say, but she didn't say it aloud.

If Bai Yushan were not her apprentice.

If not, Bai Yushan might very well be able to take her with him to become a god in the future.

She herself would also be unable to resist taking action against Bai Yushan.

She's really capable of doing something like that.

The temptation to become a god is too great.

It's big enough to make anyone abandon all principles.

Fortunately, though.

According to the ancient records of the Spirit Pagoda, after becoming a god, one has the ability to bring relatives who cannot become gods into the Divine Realm together and obtain eternal life.

In other words, if Bai Yushan really does become a god in the future, Leng Yaozhu might very well benefit from it.

In that time, she too will be able to live forever and become a god.

Furthermore, if Bai Yushan were willing to unlock the key to enlightenment, Leng Yaozhu might very well be able to become a god through her own power!