Chapter 138: Testing

Upon hearing Chen Xiao’s murderous tone, Fu Yun shuddered instantly and subconsciously covered the area between his legs.
“Hehe, young master, I was just joking with them. How could I harm such cute Ye Dragons?”
Chen Xiao rolled his eyes and then shouted at the two Ye Dragons, “Don’t worry, guys. Although this guy is a bit stronger than you, he definitely doesn’t have the guts to touch you.” He glanced at Fu Yun, who immediately nodded obediently.
Chen Xiao had truly accepted the two Ye Dragons in his heart. Last time, due to severe damage to his soul and the exhaustion of time in the Main God’s Space, he had no choice but to come here to recover. At first, the two Ye Dragons paid him little attention. But when they sensed something unusual about Chen Xiao, they immediately took action, driving away other aquatic beasts that were resting on the beach and dedicating themselves entirely to protecting him. In Chen Xiao’s heart, these two Ye Dragons held a status far beyond what Fu Yun could compare to. Though it was just a small matter, friendships are built through such little things.
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“Lie down and transform,” Chen Xiao suddenly ordered, kicking Fu Yun in the backside.
“Huh?”
Although Fu Yun didn’t understand, he didn’t dare resist. He bent down and transformed into a ten-meter-long white celestial dragon. Fu Yun’s true form was the divine dragon from ancient Chinese legends—with a camel-like head, deer-like antlers, rabbit-like eyes, ox-like ears, snake-like neck, clam-like belly, carp-like scales, eagle-like claws, and tiger-like paws, looking majestic and sacred.
Chen Xiao frowned slightly, seemed to ponder for a moment, and finally stepped on Fu Yun’s back.
To be honest, Chen Xiao didn’t have much goodwill for this guy who had started by teasing him and then become obsequious and flattering. So he didn’t treat him like other disciples or subordinates. In contrast, Fu Yun was more like a subordinate.
In the Thousand Souls Domain, a ten-meter-long divine dragon soared through the air, heading in one direction, instantly scaring countless evil spirits and beasts into fleeing in all directions. When it reached the teleportation array connecting the Thousand Souls Domain to other places, the white dragon slowly descended and reverted to its human form.
Chen Xiao now understood why a teleportation array was built here. The island in the Thousand Souls Domain was about to evolve into a Sunlit Zone. If it succeeded in evolving, armies of superhumans might arrive as well.
Chen Xiao threw twenty star coins, and then the two disappeared into the teleportation array. The only usable teleportation array in the Thousand Souls Domain led to the Red Mist Domain. Upon arriving there, they didn’t exit the array but headed straight for the Flame Soul Domain.
The teleportation array in the Flame Soul Domain, which had been damaged by the wave of evil spirits, had already been repaired.
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By now, the Flame Soul Domain had changed drastically. The thick layer of blood-red corpses on the ground had disappeared, having been collected away. The temple hastily built under Mo Changli’s leadership had also been renovated and rebuilt. However, construction on the temple had stopped. Two groups of people were now facing off in front of it.

“We have no intention of offending the Glorious God Lord,” said an old man with white hair and beard, sneering right in front of one of the group.
“Please hand over the murderer of my great-grandson Li Chengfei, and we will leave immediately.”
“I’ve said it many times—the blasphemer who killed Li Chengfei has already been erased by the Glorious God Lord. If you want to find the murderer, go search in the underworld.”
Stedley remained calm, looking like a charlatan.
“No. Before that, there was also a young man named Chen Xiao. If not for his provocation, how could my great-grandson have been killed by that blasphemer?” The old man insisted stubbornly.
Outside the crowd, Chen Xiao frowned slightly. In an instant, he understood everything.
“The power of the gods is indeed great, but this man’s desires… hehe…” Chen Xiao shook his head. It was obvious this person belonged to the Li family behind Li Chengfei. But if it were just the Li family, even with a hundred times the courage, they wouldn’t dare come here to search for the murderer.
They must have been sent by the major powers in the supernatural world as pawns to test the Glorious Temple’s strength—or whether the God of Glory was still here.
After all, in such a vast area with sunlight for hundreds of miles, it would be false to say those families weren’t jealous.
But since a true god had manifested and ordered them to cause trouble, they certainly wouldn’t dare. So they chose the Li family, which had moderate influence in the supernatural world—so that even if they angered the gods, it would be the Li family who suffered, with nothing to do with them.
And the Li family was unlucky too—trapped with no way out. If the gods really existed and they angered them, they would all die. But if they refused, they’d die even faster.
“Good thing we subdued Mengfei this time; otherwise, things might not have ended well,” Chen Xiao said with a cold smile, hiding in the crowd and observing quietly. At the same time, he spread his mental energy to sense the reactions around him.
Although Stedley appeared calm on the surface, he was extremely anxious inside. He knew very well the strength within the Glorious Temple—aside from him and Wanhu, the others were at most at the third level of cultivation, and those were the supernatural beings who had stayed here and been saved by the divine master Chai Yunkē.
The Black Tiger Gate’s own forces hadn’t even had time to join yet, as time was insufficient.
“Li family head, we don’t know where Chen Xiao is now. Bringing people here to cause trouble in the temple like this—aren’t you afraid of the gods’ punishment?” Chen Xiao was his master behind the scenes. Asking Stedley to hand over Chen Xiao was simply absurd.
“Stedley, the leader of the Original Blood Dragon Hall in Jinghua. After the Blood Dragon Hall was destroyed, he became a high-ranking member of the Black Tiger Gate. Now, he’s turned into a priest of the Glorious Temple. Am I wrong, Mr. Stedley?” The Li family head sneered as he revealed Stedley’s past.
Stedley’s expression didn’t change at all, and he didn’t say a word.
“And that Chen Xiao was also a high-ranking member of the Blood Dragon Hall before, in control of the Blood Dragon Token. Think about it—he was once your subordinate.” Chen Xiao had taken the Blood Dragon Token from the Mo Xiao Pavilion. Anyone who paid attention could uncover this fact.

“What does that matter? The Blood Dragon Hall and the Black Tiger Gate are already history. I, Stedley, am now a servant of the Glorious God, to serve by His side for life.” Stedley gave a slight bow toward the temple behind him. In the next moment, over a thousand believers behind him began to chant the name of the Glorious God simultaneously. “Stedley, I, Li Tianlong, am now acting openly to avenge my great-grandson—it’s only natural. The Glorious God will surely forgive my disrespect,” said Li Tianlong, the head of the Li family, gritting his teeth. “Today, if you don’t hand over Chen Xiao, don’t blame me if I become ruthless.” Behind him stood over a thousand superhumans, who were the foundation of the Li family in the world of superpowers. All of them were experts, usually hiding within the family to train and rarely appearing in the outside world—far beyond comparison to those amateurs behind Stedley who hadn’t even developed their mental seas. With a wave of his hand, the superhumans behind him stepped forward together. Since the day they awakened their powers, they had been gathered and trained by the Li family. They had no regard for any gods; family interests came first above everything. It could be said that this time, the Li family had mobilized everyone except for a few who hid elsewhere. Success would mean the Li family shining brightly in the world of superpowers with greatly enhanced status, while failure would mean total destruction and elimination from that world. At this moment, every superpower force in the world, whether from China or other countries, was watching closely. If it were proven that the Glorious God was nothing but an illusion, then the Sunlit Region of the Flame Soul Domain would immediately be divided up, and this newly established Glorious Temple would become their tool and puppet. It could be said that behind the Li family stood not just the Li family itself, but the will of the entire world of superpowers. Stedley shook his head slightly. “Chen Xiao has nothing to do with my temple. If the head of the Li family keeps causing trouble here, don’t blame me for punishing him for blasphemy.” Li Tianlong was only at the fifth level of cultivation, while Stedley was at the sixth. “Stedley, I’m just avenging my great-grandson. Is that wrong? Is that also blasphemy? Or are you just trying to play tricks here?” Li Tianlong was also a shrewd old man. Although he wasn’t sure whether the Glorious God existed or not, he could sense Stedley’s guilt. Previously, Stedley had only ruled a gang as a puppet on the surface—how could he compare to someone like Li Tianlong, who controlled an entire family and was skilled in manipulation? Suddenly, Stedley’s heart stirred slightly. “What the head of the Li family wants is simply for me to hand over Chen Xiao. But I don’t know where Chen Xiao is right now. If the head doesn’t believe me, he can come to the temple and check for himself.” Li Tianlong was stunned; he hadn’t expected Stedley to play such a trick. The so-called quest to find Chen Xiao to avenge Li Chengfei was merely a pretext. He intended to deliberately trouble Stedley, make him angry, and provoke a fight, to see if the god behind him would intervene. That was all.

But now Stedley just let them go in and search on their own. Does this still make any sense?
“Hmph, Stedley, don’t talk nonsense. The temple is a place to worship the gods; how can we just enter casually? Besides, Chen Xiao might have already ordered you to hide elsewhere. It’s better for you to hand him over obediently.”
Both sides knew what the other wanted to do—to test whether this God of Glory actually existed. All that was left was to break the ice. Their wrangling over Chen Xiao left everyone watching utterly speechless.
“Li Tianlong! I said Chen Xiao isn’t here and asked you to investigate personally, but you refused. What’s your real intention? Are you here just to amuse us?” Stedley’s expression darkened.
“That’s right. I’m here to amuse you,” Li Tianlong said, crossing his arms and stepping forward.
“Then die.”
A fierce glint appeared in Stedley’s eyes as a blood-red staff appeared in his hand, which he began to wave in the air. Soon, three fierce blood-red dragons burst through the air and charged straight at Li Tianlong.