Chapter 1554 - 1192: No Ambition_2

"What have you realized?" Long Yi asked.

"I, and you, we ultimately do not belong to the same world. I must admit, I like you, and I have liked you since I was a child. And after you left, far from forgetting you, my feelings for you grew even stronger! But when you returned this time, I realized that the person I liked was the you from the past, not the you of now, so today, a young girl’s dream has awakened! Go on, then! I still like you indeed, but now it is only as a friend!"

Mina said all this in one breath, then looked at Long Yi with a smile on her face, and from her eyes, Long Yi saw clear emotions shining through. Boris, on the other hand, was completely dumbfounded; he never expected Mina to say such a thing!

"My child, you have finally grown up!" The Sea Emperor felt a sudden urge to cry.

Long Yi looked at Mina, then smiled and activated the space-time mark, a golden Teleportation Gate opened in the sky above the ocean; he waved to everyone and disappeared from their sight.

"Alright, it’s time to get down to business now," said Mina.

"Yeah, yeah, have you decided which prince of the Sea Emperor you’re going to choose?" Boris asked eagerly.

"Prince of the Imperial family? Don’t joke, those weaklings?" Mina scoffed disdainfully.

"Eh, didn’t you say that your girlhood dream is already over?" The Emperor said, puzzled.

"Yes, my girlhood dream is indeed over! I now have a clear goal! I can’t afford to dream innocently anymore! I must personally chase my happiness! I am going to the Lower Plane!" Mina declared.

"Hold on a minute! You just said you don’t like him anymore!" The Emperor almost shouted.

"That was to let him leave in peace! How could I let him be distracted by me when I like him so much? Oh, my silent sacrifice, unlikely to receive any response, my poor girlish heart! Who could possibly understand!" Mina spoke as if reciting poetry and swiftly left the sea area.

Boris simply rolled his eyes and fainted.

Inside the Ancient Mage Tower, people who had been in a coma due to the Worm parasite began to wake up one by one. This included the master of the Ancient Mage Tower, Elma.

Unlike the others, Elma woke up in a nutritional pod. Zulal, who had been waiting by his side, was overjoyed.

"You have finally woken up, Master Elma!"

Even tears were brimming in Zulal’s eyes!

"Does that mean you have found a cure?" Elma asked.

"No, Master Elma, it’s not that, we were awakened by someone," Zulal said.

"Let me guess, it was Long Yi," Elma said.

"Yes, Master Elma, it was indeed Long Yi."

Although the coma had been spreading throughout the Ancient Mage Tower, not everyone had fallen asleep. Furthermore, the surveillance equipment inside the tower had been operational.

From the surveillance, Elma had seen the whole process of Long Yi entering the Ancient Mage Tower. He then sighed deeply and said,

"This footage, permanently archived; let’s leave this place," Elma said.

"But Master Elma, you said you came here to look for traces of the Giant," Zulal inquired.

"The Giant has already appeared, why do we need to search further?" Elma retorted.

Zulal was left speechless by that question.

Yes, originally it was precisely because Long Yi was a Giant that Elma had set out to find traces of the Giant. Essentially, he was searching for clues of Long Yi, especially after learning that Long Yi actually came from the Human Realm, Elma came directly to the Human Realm. However, once here, he unintentionally woke up the nest of Worms hidden within the spaceship, and once again, Long Yi saved him, which made Elma feel somewhat disheartened.

"Okay, I will arrange our departure," Zulal said.

In theory, the Ancient Mage Tower could not leave anymore because it was restricted by the rules of the Giant. However, Long Yi had already arranged with the Maintenance Golem of the space station to help transport the Ancient Mage Tower away. To be honest, with Long Yi’s own desires, he still hoped to maintain the purity of the Human Realm; he didn’t want these outsiders to disturb it.

Returning to the Heaven Realm, he felt a relief wash over him with the urgency no longer present. Upon hearing the news, Selena hurried over and, seeing Long Yi’s expression, she understood.

"It seems you have gained something," said Selena.

"It’s not just something, it’s a complete victory," Long Yi replied.

"Has the threat of the Worms been eliminated?"

"That hasn’t happened yet, but I’ve at least taken control of a potentially greater threat."

"A greater threat?"

"Yes, a greater threat. This hive has produced countless Worms, complete Worms."

"Oh my god."

"But they are all gone now, only the hive remains."

"Does that mean you can control all the Worms in the Plane now?"

"In theory, yes, but not just yet."

"Why not?"

"Because before that, I completely destroyed the hive’s independent consciousness along with its control program."

Selena nodded, showing that she understood Long Yi’s approach. After all, Worms were too dangerous, and the slightest mistake could lead to an opportunistic attack. As a direct victim, the Emperor of the Celestial Clan was the biggest proof. Even now, despite the Emperor seemingly having restored his former glory, he still occasionally regretted everything he had done.

"So?"

"So now I need to rest a bit. I suspect if I continue teleporting my body will give out. After resting, I need to make a trip to the Middle Plane; I want to meet our Creator God in person and ask her some questions that I care about."

Divine Realm.

The battle of the Darkness deities never ceased in the eight rings,

According to Little Grunt, the only difference between the ninth, eighth, and seventh Divine Rings was the level of Divine Power. These gods directly bombarded their enemies with their Divine Power, having no advanced combat skills whatsoever. It was like fighting with wild beasts, relying purely on instinct. There was no need to waste time in these outer three rings; the Darkness deities just needed to fight, ascend their Divine Status, fight some more, and ascend again. When they had accumulated enough Divine Power to enter the higher ring, they could move up directly.

However, in terms of Divine Status, the Darkness deities had long met the standards to ascend to the higher layers. On one hand, their newly acquired subordinate, Mars, needed some time to upgrade. On the other hand, they also felt it might be better to grow a bit stronger first.

Mars was a pure metal planet that, due to a lack of effective offensive means, had been hiding for a long time for fear that any god would kill it to seize its Divine Status. Now, by transforming its shell into a Divine Power alloy, Mars would have a more robust defense and could also gain offensive capabilities by reconfiguring the Divine Power alloy.

Mars felt that his decision to rush back and cling to a stronger ally had been incredibly smart.

At first, the various gods within the eight rings had organized nearly sufficient Legions to confront them. But soon, the gods realized that this was merely draining their Divine Status. The continuous battles did not weaken the Darkness deities at all but instead made them stronger.

At this point, Mars was only one step away from completing the transformation of his entire planet’s Divine Power and metal.

"Given that, as your pig-headed strategist, I suggest we head straight to the ’Teleportation Gate’. We’ll defeat the Guardian Deities there, so we can not only gather enough Divine Status to enhance Mars but also directly pass through the ’Teleportation Gate’ into the seventh ring," Grunt said.

"Guardian Deities, what are those?" the Darkness Saintess asked, puzzled.

"It’s simply a bunch of gods who think they’re strong and are waiting for easy prey at the ’Gate’," Grunt explained. By consuming, the pink Little Grunt could gain enough knowledge, which helped the Darkness deities quickly adapt to this world.

"If that’s the case, let’s head to the ’Gate’ immediately!"

As the vessel of the Darkness deities, Mars immediately tore through space with Divine Power, heading straight for the ’Gate’.