Chapter 117: All About the Gods

Once he completed the system's "Deep Sea Resurgence" task, his rank would jump directly from B to A.

He was already absurdly strong as it was; if his rank were to reach A, his power would become unfathomably great! Naturally, the sooner this happened, the better.

Xiao Zi looked at the Third Princess, whose eyes held a mix of fear and anticipation, and spoke slowly: "Actually, I am the King of the Anomalies. I sought you out to facilitate the Deep Sea Resurgence. Now that your identity is confirmed, when can we begin?"

Upon hearing this, the Third Princess’s face lit up with joy. "The sooner, the better! We can start right now!"

"Oh? Then why have you waited so long? Why haven't you done it yet?"

At these words, the Third Princess’s expression darkened, and a trace of anger flickered in her eyes.

"My mother was the eldest daughter of the Wesford family. Since she was young, she harbored secret feelings for the prince who was least favored by the royal family. When she grew up, she defied her family's wishes and married him, even though he was considered mentally ill.

Later, the prince displayed incredible talent and rose to become the King of the Sunset Kingdom, and my mother became the Queen.

My mother and father were deeply in love, so she confided in him that she had been chosen by the ocean. To my surprise, my father didn't hesitate to poison her.

As my mother lay dying, she passed her power on to me, believing that even a tiger wouldn't devour its own cubs, and that he wouldn't kill me. She hoped that this would keep the dream of the Deep Sea Resurgence alive.

But my father's cruelty far exceeded her imagination. He held me prisoner for six whole years! And now, he has finally made up his mind to kill me by staging an accident!"

After hearing her story, Xiao Zi felt that this King was truly a ruthless man. To prevent the Deep Sea Resurgence, he had killed his own wife and now intended to kill his own daughter—if someone said he wasn't insane, no one would believe it.

"There's no time to lose. Let's start the preparations. Tell me everything I need to be aware of!"

Xiao Zi was just about to arrange for Wang Hui to protect the Third Princess when he noticed that Wang Hui’s head was tilted upward, his eyes shimmering with a faint golden light and staring vacantly into space.

Something was wrong with this kid. Knowing Wang Hui as he did, under normal circumstances, he would have been flirting with the Third Princess and Lokaz by now. The fact that he was completely silent was cause for concern.

Xiao Zi looked in the direction Wang Hui was staring, but like everywhere else, there was only darkness. This left Xiao Zi baffled.

"Hey, what are you looking at?"

He received no response. Wang Hui remained in the same posture, his face blank.

Realizing that something must have happened to the kid's physical body, Xiao Zi hurriedly used his Blood Demon Eye to investigate. Upon using the ability, he discovered that Wang Hui’s soul was in a peculiar state—it looked almost like... an out-of-body experience?

For a human, an out-of-body experience usually meant only one thing: their life was coming to an end.

*Damn it, is this kid really going to kick the bucket just like that?*

Just as his mind began to race with panicked thoughts, the Third Princess spoke up.

"My mother used to have this happen to her as well. It must be the god who chose him communicating with him."

Hearing this, Xiao Zi paused, then immediately used Soul Parasitism to enter Wang Hui’s body. He had intended to do this simply to sustain Wang Hui’s physical form and prevent his vital signs from fading while he communed with the god, but he unexpectedly found himself standing in the middle of a desert.

"Where is this?"

Before he could collect his thoughts, he saw the God of the Desert speaking with Wang Hui. When the god noticed Xiao Zi, he rushed over and began to stare at him intently.

"Is there a flower on my face? Why do you keep staring at me?"

The God of the Desert’s gaze was so intense that it made Xiao Zi uncomfortable, prompting him to mutter a sarcastic remark. To his surprise, the god laughed. "I knew you were extraordinary from the start, but looking closer now, I realize you are even more so."

"What do you mean?"

"I don't know. Your aura is just... very unusual."

Xiao Zi: "..."

Wang Hui ran over, looking shocked. "Boss? How did you get here? This is the divine realm of the God of the Desert; outsiders shouldn't be able to enter! But that doesn't matter—you won't believe this, but that woman who controls water is actually the mortal spokesperson for the God of the Ocean!"

"I already knew that."

"Oh." Wang Hui fell into deep thought.

Xiao Zi turned to the God of the Desert. "As a god—and the God of the Desert, at that—you must know something about the God of the Ocean, right?"

"Hahaha, 'know something'? I know her better than anyone."

"Could you tell me about her?"

"You're planning to revive the deep sea, aren't you? Even if you hadn't asked, I would have told you."

The God of the Desert looked up at the sky, as if lost in memory.

"The God of the Ocean is a deity who embodies the natural forces that oppose humanity, mostly because humans keep polluting the seas. She’s a god who acts without thinking. She rebelled, and she did it openly, which directly infuriated the God of Light, one of the Twelve Supreme Deities.

But gods cannot truly die, so she was sealed away in the deep sea. Later, I heard that the Demon God of Fear intervened in the matter, which is why the God of Light stopped his sanctions against her."

Having heard the whole story, Xiao Zi had only one thought: Why is the drama between gods so messy?

"Speaking of the Demon God of Fear, what kind of existence is he?"

Xiao Zi had always felt a faint, lingering connection to this Demon God of Fear. And that little girl he encountered in the Ghost Realm, who was likely a god... what did all of this signify? And why had he come to this world in the first place?

"The Demon God of Fear?" The God of the Desert pondered for a long time before speaking. "Actually, I attended the Council of Deities for anti-human gods a few days ago and saw the legendary Demon God of Fear..."

"What? What does he look like? What kind of existence is he?"

The God of the Desert didn't answer. Instead, looking as if he were recalling something deeply painful, he shook his head. "You're about to reach Rank A anyway. Once you hit Rank A, you'll be able to communicate with the Demon God of Fear yourself—why ask me? Let's go, let's go. A divine oracle shouldn't last too long."

With that, the God of the Desert vanished, and Wang Hui and Xiao Zi returned to the physical world.

The God of the Desert’s final words might have been spoken without intent, but Xiao Zi took them to heart. He thought of something else: he was currently only Rank B, and the gap between B and A was immense. Without the system, crossing that threshold would undoubtedly take a long time. Why, then, would the God of the Desert say he was "about to" reach Rank A?

But then, Xiao Zi shook his head. *Forget it. Why overthink it? When it comes to immortal beings like gods, who knows how long 'about to' actually means?*