Chapter 231: Fish Soup

Chen Qinglei sighed.
All of the Chen family’s Virtual Gods ancestors had disappeared. How could those who remained protect the Chen family’s territory? Soon, several major forces that had once been enemies of the Chen family joined forces to suppress them, putting pressure on the Chen family, which led to the current situation.
“How do you plan to deal with the Dragon family?” Chen Qinglei asked.
“The Dragon family is extremely powerful. As for how to deal with them, we still need to discuss it carefully,” Chen Xiao seemed reluctant to talk much with Chen Qinglei.
Of course, neither Chen Xiao nor Chen Jianzhou had directly interfered in everything that had happened earlier; it was all planned by Fu Yun, Lian Shang, and the others.
Fu Yun was rather muddled-minded. Although he had inherited the Virtual God form of the Heavenly Dragon King, his temperament was somewhat restrained, but he still couldn’t devise such meticulous plans. In truth, it was all because of Lian Shang, Ling Xing, Lian Er, Shu Man, and Feng Ying.
They had been chosen by the Virtual Gods as pawns and brought to the World of Superpowers, naturally possessing outstanding abilities. Moreover, all five of them had received messages from the Virtual Gods behind them, instructing them to fully support the Temple of Glory without any second thoughts.
Now, although these five had not become Chen Xiao’s followers, they were still considered high-ranking members of the Temple of Glory.
Within the Temple of Glory, aside from Fu Yun, these five had the highest levels of cultivation.
Chen Qinglei also seemed to realize that Chen Xiao wasn’t willing to talk much about his own forces, so he didn’t insist further.
Here, he didn’t dare reveal even the slightest hint of his identity as the ancestor of the Chen family. Those two seemingly delicate girls behind Chen Xiao could crush him with just one finger each.
He also seemed to sense that Chen Xiao wasn’t very friendly toward him. Although Chen Jianzhou was there to shield him, Chen Qinglei still felt a chill in his heart.
Although Chen Xiao’s strength was worlds apart from his own, he still exuded an inexplicable sense of pressure.
“It can’t be. It must be an illusion, just an illusion,” Chen Qinglei kept comforting himself. “It must be because of those two Virtual Gods behind him.”
Eventually, Chen Qinglei seemed unable to bear the atmosphere there any longer and got up to leave.
Chen Xiao was glad as well. He called Gui Gui to send him back to the Chen family’s domain.
……
“Grandpa, are we really just going to let them go?”
After Chen Qinglei left, Chen Xiao said reluctantly. After all, if it weren’t for some people in the Chen family who had stirred up trouble behind the scenes, Chen Jianzhou and Chen Xiao’s parents probably wouldn’t have ended up like this.
“Let them go? There’s no such thing as free favors.”
Chen Jianzhou’s expression turned icy instantly. “None of those who were involved back then will be spared.”
“Then, Grandpa…” Chen Xiao felt a slight stir in his heart upon seeing Chen Jianzhou’s expression.
“But not everyone in the Chen family is at fault. Moreover, if we want the Chen family to submit now, we can’t kill people recklessly in public. Otherwise, even if they appear to agree to submit, they’ll still harbor doubts in their hearts.”
A glint appeared in Chen Jianzhou’s eyes.
Chen Xiao remained silent, simply watching Chen Jianzhou.

“Should we start a war with the Long family now?” A vicious smile appeared on Chen Jianzhou’s lips. “Those people are our vanguard in attacking the Long family.”
Chen Xiao’s eyes lit up slightly. “That’s true. Back then, after the Long family’s Void Gods took the Chen family’s ancestors deep into the world of supernatural powers, they all perished. It seems the Chen family holds a lot of hatred toward the Long family, but they didn’t have enough strength to retaliate before.”
“But now they do, right?” Chen Jianzhou sneered coldly. “We’ll support them from behind and use the Chen family as pawns. Only when all of the Chen family’s organizations are completely shattered will it be easier for us to take over.”
Chen Jianzhou’s plan wasn’t just to get some elite members of the Chen family, as he had mentioned to Chen Qinglei earlier. He wanted to devour the entire Chen family.
Chen Xiao nodded. Although he was extremely powerful, he wasn’t good at leading others or expanding his influence—he was completely clueless in those areas. But Chen Jianzhou was very skilled at it, so Chen Xiao trusted him fully to handle everything. Moreover, now that Chen Jianzhou had merged with the Xuanling Divine Essence, his strength had soared, giving him the ability to protect himself.
However, this was a sensitive time. With the Opening of the Tianlong Secret Treasury, all major forces on Earth were paying close attention to what was happening there, while also being on high alert to prevent other forces from taking advantage of their own strong members entering the treasury to launch attacks.
It was a time when all family factions were extremely vigilant.
The Long family’s power was far more complex than he had imagined. To completely take control of them without leaving any loose ends, a meticulous plan was necessary.
But these matters had nothing to do with Chen Xiao. He had an even more important task to attend to—Atlantis.
Atlantis was also extremely powerful, and since they were aquatic beings, their faith energy was purer than that of other creatures, which would be even more beneficial to Chen Xiao.
Chen Xiao had already planted a seed in Atlantis, and now was the time to seize this opportunity to take control of it.
Chen Xiao, along with Gui Gui and Mu Mu, traveled through the mortal world to reach Atlantis.
Although the mortal world imposed severe restrictions on those who practiced above the Origin Realm, Chen Xiao’s unpredictable skills allowed him to easily conceal the Void God fluctuations from Gui Gui and Mu Mu.
Above Earth, dark clouds covered the sky, with only a faint light breaking through, casting a slight glow.
Meanwhile, forces from Earth or the Continent of Origin continued to send people into the Tianlong Secret Treasury.
Although the 108 treasuries of the gods had been ravaged, the treasures within the secret treasury were far more than that.
Chen Xiao, along with Gui Gui and Mu Mu, had their bodies concealed by a faint chaos energy, with no signs of life detected.
The three of them arrived directly above the Atlantic Ocean on Earth, stopping above the world-famous Bermuda Triangle.
This was the entrance to the alternate dimension where Atlantis lay, and the strange events that often occurred here were all closely related to this entrance.

Chen Xiao, Gui Gui, and Mu Mu didn’t hesitate and directly entered the sea to find that entrance.
“Leng Shi, how is things going?” Upon arriving in the space where Atlantis was located, Chen Xiao immediately contacted Leng Shi, the nail he had left there.
“Young master, the situation isn’t optimistic,” Leng Shi replied, his eyes lighting up slightly upon hearing Chen Xiao’s words. “The Hidden Treasures of Tianlong have been unearthed, and all three keys to Atlantis are lost. This has awakened our slumbering ancestor.”
“A slumbering ancestor? A Void God?” Chen Xiao raised his eyebrows slightly. “Heh, if the king of Atlantis wants to conquer the land, without a Void God in our clan, it’s nothing but delusion.”
Chen Xiao had already expected the existence of a Void God in Atlantis, so he wasn’t too surprised.
“The awakened ancestor is an ultimate Void God,” Leng Shi said, sweat breaking out on his forehead. “Because of this ancestor’s presence, I don’t even have a chance to take action.”
Leng Shi was merely at the first level of the Domain realm, a practitioner who had just begun to master the laws of the soul. In fact, his status in Atlantis wasn’t very high—even the Sea King, who was only at the Origin realm, could scold him at will.
“A mere Void God? As long as it’s not a true deity, it poses no threat.” Gui Gui and Mu Mu beside Chen Xiao were both peak Void Gods. Although their powers were restricted, their strength was still formidable.
By now, the royal city of Atlantis had been rebuilt, and the true strongholds of Atlantis remaining in the world of supernatural abilities had also returned one after another.
But strangely, all those domain experts bowed to the Sea King, who was only at the Origin realm. Even the Void God ancestor treated the Sea King with equal respect.
“Young man, since you’re here, why not show yourself?”
Suddenly, the Void God ancestor of Atlantis raised his head and looked in Chen Xiao’s direction.
This Void God appeared as a handsome young man with long aqua-blue hair. His physique differed from that of other sea creatures—he didn’t have a long fish tail; instead, his lower body consisted of human legs.
“It seems my strength isn’t enough yet. Without using the power of that ice-blue flame, it’s hard to hide my presence from a Void God.”
Chen Xiao sighed inwardly. Since he had been discovered, he saw no need to hide. He led Gui Gui and Mu Mu to reveal themselves and strode confidently toward the Sea King’s palace below.
Upon seeing Gui Gui and Mu Mu, the sea-based Void God’s pupils contracted sharply, but his face showed no fear. He raised a Void God artifact staff in his hand and said with a smile, “I wonder what brings you three to my Atlantis?”
“I won’t waste words. I’m here simply to subdue you all,” Chen Xiao replied in a frivolous tone, smiling slightly.
“Subdue us?” The sea-based Void God was stunned. He turned to look at the Sea King sitting on the throne.
“If you can agree to one condition of ours, our entire clan of Atlantis might submit to you.”
The Sea King hesitated for a moment before speaking.
“Oh?” Chen Xiao was taken aback, not expecting the Sea King to say such things.

But the next moment, Chen Xiao glanced around slightly and found that there were actually over thirty domain experts gathered in the Sea King’s Palace at this time, two of them already at the ninth level of the domain realm. All of them appeared to be on high alert, as even cultivators at the first level of the domain realm like Leng Shi seemed unworthy of being here. Chen Xiao keenly realized that these people were not guarding against her. “What exactly is going on? Tell me.” Chen Xiao smiled faintly. Before the Atlanteans could speak, suddenly the entire Sea King’s Palace shook, and a rough voice rang out. “Little fish of Atlantis, have you all washed yourselves? Today, Master Xixi is going to use you to make a big pot of fish soup. Hmm, I’ve been sealed away for fifty thousand years—I haven’t had fish soup in so long…”