When 'God' Decides To Start Over-Chapter 826 - 326: Undercurrents Surging (Part 3)

Guan Jinghao was noncommittal towards Rakshasa's words, only calmly saying, "Then let's use the stage of the City of Light to let the true god descend to the mortal world."

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Chu Jun, after a busy day, was on his way back to the City Lord's Mansion when he suddenly saw a familiar figure approaching.

"Xiao Er, why are you here?" Chu Jun recognized the person, and indeed it was the second young master of the Desha Group, Xiao Er, who had previously insisted on having Li Xiu teach him the magic spirit manipulation technique, and then disappeared after a few days.

Xiao Er was also somewhat surprised to see Chu Jun, apparently not expecting to encounter him here.

"Young Master Jun, it's just right to run into you here, I was just about to go to the City Lord's Mansion. Is Li Xiu in the City Lord's Mansion?" Xiao Er had a proud demeanor, no longer calling Li Xiu 'teacher' as he used to, but directly referring to him by name.

"Young Master Xiao Er, you've changed quite a bit in such a short time. It's like you've become a different person." Chu Jun joked.

Xiao Er heard the hidden sarcasm in Chu Jun's words but didn't care, and earnestly said, "In this world, those who achieve are teachers. I was not as good as him before, so I invited him to be my teacher. Naturally, I would call him teacher. Now my skills are better than his. In the future, I might even have to teach him, so how can I still call him teacher."

"How do you know your skills are better than his now?" Chu Jun asked curiously.

Xiao Er seemed to have been waiting for Chu Jun to ask this, and said smugly, "After learning the manipulation technique from Li Xiu last time, I conducted a lot of research and improvements on my own, finally creating Xiao's Array Control Method. With my current manipulation level, even if Li Xiu were here, he would have to willingly call me teacher. But if he wants to learn, calling me teacher isn't enough; he would also have to pay tuition."

"What is Xiao's Array Control Method?" Chu Jun asked with more curiosity.

"No need to rush, once I meet Li Xiu, I'll have a match with him, and you'll know just how impressive my Xiao's Array Control Method is." Xiao Er said.

"Young Master Xiao Er, sorry to disappoint, but our City Lord is not here." Chu Jun said.

"Not here? You're hosting the Trial Tournament, such an important event, how could he not be here? You must be joking!" Xiao Er seemed to have figured something out and continued, "Don't worry, once I win against Li Xiu, I definitely won't spread it around. He can continue hosting his Trial Tournament; it's got nothing to do with me."

"Young Master Xiao Er, the City Lord is truly not here. If you want to meet him, you'll have to wait about a month. He will definitely return before the opening of the Trial Tournament." Chu Jun said.

Seeing Chu Jun didn't appear to be lying, Xiao Er curiously asked, "Such a big event, he's really leaving it to you guys? He doesn't even return himself?"

"It's just an ordinary little tournament. The City Lord isn't too concerned. A few of us busy ourselves with it." Chu Jun said.

"Hah, I've heard the Trial Takers from Heaven of Longevity are participating. If this is called a small event, what should the others organized by other cities be called? Village fights?" Xiao Er pondered for a moment and continued, "Since I'm already here, I don't want to go back and forth. How about I stay in the City Lord's Mansion to wait for Li Xiu?" 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶

"That's no problem, you're always welcome to stay." Chu Jun said, then suddenly leaned in with a mysterious look on his face and said to Xiao Er, "You know about our City of Light's current relationship with Heaven of Longevity. Recently, we got some good stuff from Heaven of Longevity. Interested in having a look?"

"What good stuff could there be? I've seen the items passed down from Heaven of Longevity; they're mostly of low quality. For other Trial Takers, they may count as treasures, but for me, Xiao Er, no offense, those are all trash."

"So what do you consider as not trash?" Chu Jun laughed.

"At least a Super Spirit level magic spirit or contract." Xiao Er boasted like a proud peacock.

"How could a Super Spirit level match the prestige of Young Master Xiao Er? Interested in a Light Base Magic Spirit?" Chu Jun said with a smile.

"What? You have a Light Base Magic Spirit?" Xiao Er's eyes widened.

"It's not mine; it's a private collection from a bigwig in Heaven of Longevity, brought over as a showpiece treasure. If you're interested, I can take you to see it first, but the price may be a bit high..." Chu Jun enticed.

Xiao Er immediately said earnestly, "Don't talk to me about money; it irritates me. Right now, all I'm left with is money, so please, help yourself to some more."

Chu Jun laughed, "Well then, let's go. The market isn't set up yet; the item is at the City Lord's Mansion. Since you're going there anyway, I'll take you for a look."

Xiao Er followed Chu Jun back to the City Lord's Mansion, seeing Xiao Er's eager expression, Chu Jun felt as though he saw a mountain of gemstones moving into his wallet.

This was the second pupil of the Desha Group after all, a group that controlled most of the diamond mines. In an era of soaring gemstone prices, describing them as wealthy beyond measure was no exaggeration.

Li Xiu naturally had no idea the City of Light was becoming lively. He had been with Li Qingyi, searching for the Longevity Lamp.

They'd already visited seven Seeds of Fire Areas, but hadn't been able to find the Longevity Lamp. However, Li Qingyi's Unbreakable Cold Ice Shield had absorbed unique light flames from the areas, acquiring seven unique symbols.

Li Xiu finally understood; Li Qingyi wasn't actually looking for the Longevity Lamp. She was simply after the light flames in the Seed of Fire areas.

Having learned from previous experiences, Li Xiu refrained from absorbing the light flames after Li Qingyi's shield did.

Not aiming for the light flames, he experienced no incidents along the way, yet encountered numerous magic spirits.

Each magic spirit Li Xiu saw, he examined with the Nine Dragon Lamp, discovering none had red markings.

Not having seen other Divine Position Demon Spirits, Li Xiu couldn't confirm whether his previous guesses were accurate.

By the time they reached the eighth Seed of Fire area, both Li Xiu and Li Qingyi were quite dumbfounded.