This assassin is upright

Chapter 321 The dust has settled
Upon hearing the snickers coming from the arena, Lorcras's expression stiffened slightly.

He looked at everyone present with suspicion and uncertainty, trying to find a different expression on their faces.

Unfortunately, that didn't happen.

Everyone sneered at him, as if he were not a powerful third-tier expert, but just a clown.

Lorcras's expression gradually turned cold.

"What are you laughing at?"

"I laugh at you for scheming everything, only to end up with nothing." Yu Zhun shook his head with a cold laugh. "Blue Star will no longer sign a protection agreement with you. We already have a new protector."

"How is this possible?!" Lorcras's eyes widened in disbelief. "Who? Who would be willing to protect you?"

He had clearly investigated the entire network of relationships on Earth and made sure there was nothing missing.

Even against a massive force like the Fourth Divine District, which he couldn't match, he would find a way to pay a considerable price and secretly instigate and guide the situation so that the opposing divine son would deal with Blue Star, thus diverting the trouble westward.

How could Earth possibly have connections with other gods?

"We don't need anyone's protection. From this moment on, Blue Star will no longer rely on any outsiders," Zhu Xiuming said calmly. "Everything before was just a play I put on for you."

"We want to see what you've gone to such lengths to achieve."

"Looking back now, we've gained quite a bit."

They have learned some long-buried truths and will next cleanse the Temple of Revelation to find the informant from back then.

"No longer relying on outsiders?" Lorcras looked somewhat dazed, then glanced at Zhu Xiuming and burst into laughter.

"You're all insane! You must all be insane!"

"Could it be that any of you are capable of successfully completing the third transformation?"

"You? Zhu Xiuming?"

His eyes held undisguised mockery. "You overestimate yourself. With your current level, the third transformation is a long way off."

"What if we already have a level 3 powerhouse?" Yu Zhun asked coldly.

A flash of light, and the black cat appeared on his shoulder.

“You…” Lorcras’s eyes widened suddenly as he looked at the black cat on Yu Zhun’s shoulder in disbelief, “A third-tier magical beast?!”

"You actually have something like this?" Greed and madness flashed in His eyes, and a terrifying killing intent surged around Him.

Although this monster cub has already recognized a master, as long as its master is killed, a third-tier powerhouse can still force it to change its master.

Such a magical beast is quite valuable!

As long as Yu Zhun is killed, He can not only make another fortune, but also make Blue Star completely lose its support and have no choice but to sign a contract with Him!
Thinking of this, Lorcras's aura soared to the sky, instantly turning the entire sky above the Temple of Divine Revelation into an endless crimson as if scorched by flames.

Despite Lorcras's ever-increasing power, Yu Zhun's expression remained unchanged.

He dared to bring out the black cat because he had something to rely on.

Because of the contract with Lorcras, it has ended.

A terrifying pressure surged from every corner of the space, relentlessly crushing Lorcras and turning his rising momentum into nothingness.

The next instant, Lorcras spat out a mouthful of golden-red divine blood, his aura instantly weakened, and he was then forcibly teleported away uncontrollably.

The protective forces that a real world can possess are extremely powerful. Even if the master of the God and Demon Palace wanted to seize the origin of a world, he would need to use the world of divine revelation to proceed slowly.

Even a third-tier expert is no match for this naturally occurring protective power.

This is also why third-tier powerhouses never actively enter other worlds. Lorcras was able to enter before because of the influence of the Protector Contract, and he was considered an ally of Blue Star.

Even so, His entry was subject to numerous restrictions.

Now that the contract has ended, Lorcras is directly regarded as an outsider by Earth. His arrogant display of power naturally invites a counterattack.

It can be said that as long as Yu Zhun is still on Earth, Lorcras will not be able to harm him in the slightest.

As for what will happen after we leave Earth…

It's hard to say who will get hurt in the end.

Seeing their long-hated Lorcras suffer a setback, laughter erupted from the nine supreme experts in the arena. They couldn't help but look at Yu Zhun and Yu Zhu, their eyes filled with undisguised admiration.

If it weren't for these two younger generations, they would have had no choice but to accept the unreasonable terms proposed by Lorcras.

At that time, the consequences for Earth are predictable.

"With the contract ending, there's only a one-day transition period," Ji Ruoxu said slowly. "We need to arrange the contract as soon as possible."

"Hmm." Yu Zhun nodded, looked at Yu Zhu, thought for a moment, and then said, "How about we use the Golden Ring Contract?"

"Huh?" Yu Zhu blinked. "Should we send Jin Huan?"

She had always tacitly agreed that Yu Zhun would have the black cat sign the contract.

“Golden Ring is more suitable than Black Cat,” Yu Zhun explained. “First of all, Golden Ring is a divine beast, and its path to advancement is similar to that of the pantheon. In the future, it can absorb some of the faith power of Blue Star.”

“No problem at all,” Zhu Xiuming immediately replied.

Although the Golden Ring is not a native deity, it is completely under Yu Zhu's command, so it can be considered one of their own. The nine supreme experts can completely accept letting it absorb a portion of the power of faith.

Then we can directly proclaim that this is the guardian beast of the Temple of Divine Revelation!
“Secondly, the Golden Ring has a stronger survival ability.” Yu Zhun patted the black cat. “Even in the worst-case scenario, the Golden Ring is more suitable than the black cat.”

"Meow~" The black cat rubbed against Yu Zhun, showing no objection to his words.

Jin Huan's talents are almost entirely focused on recovery.

Although it takes a while for Golden Ring to grow new tentacles every time the black cat eats its tentacles, that's not Golden Ring's problem.

It's because the black cat's devouring ability is too strong. Every time it eats a tentacle from the golden ring, it also absorbs some of the original power from the golden ring.

Therefore, the growth of new tentacles is just a symptom. The process of the golden ring regenerating its tentacles after the black cat stole the food is actually the process of restoring its original power.

It should be understood that the recovery period for an ordinary third-stage powerhouse whose source power is damaged can be calculated in several years, or even decades or hundreds of years.

And the Golden Ring only needs a few days…

As for ordinary injuries, Jin Huan can ignore them.

Such incredible recovery and survival abilities made them the most suitable protectors before the birth of native gods on Earth.

"I understand what you mean." Yu Zhu looked enlightened, then seemed to realize something, "Then why did you summon the black cat just now?"

"Let's fool Lorcras." Yu Zhun smiled. "It's a feint, I suppose."

“One of us is in the open, and the other is in the shadows. Even if He really has some ideas, they are destined to be impossible to realize.”

"Blue Star will never be touched by Him again."

"You bastard." Yu Zhu couldn't help but glare at Yu Zhun.

She was well aware that Yu Zhun's arrangement was tantamount to putting himself in a more dangerous position.

The process of renewing the contract is not complicated. The protector's contract is directly exchanged from the God and Demon Shop, and Zhu Xiuming had already prepared it.

After the Golden Ring was summoned, the contract was quickly signed.

This innocent black cat, once the exclusive food source, now has a new identity as a protector of the blue planet.

“You can’t keep eating the golden ring’s tentacles from now on.” Yu Zhun chuckled and patted the black cat’s head. “It wouldn’t be good if you weakened it.” “Meow?” The black cat’s raised head slowly drooped down, its face full of unhappiness.

After understanding what the black cat meant, Yu Zhun's expression became quite interesting.

This guy…

It actually thought that after the Golden Ring absorbed the power of faith from Blue Star and became stronger, it could eat tentacles every day!
With a wry smile, Yu Zhun looked at Jin Huan, who was beaming with excitement at the prospect of consuming the power of faith, with a sympathetic gaze.

When he and Yu Zhu were around, they could keep the black cat in check.

When they're not around...

Jin Huan, you'd better pray for yourself.

Soon, the Temple of Divine Revelation officially announced to everyone on Earth that the Golden Ring would be designated as the guardian beast of the Temple of Divine Revelation, and that a sculpture of it would be built at the main entrance of the Temple of Divine Revelation.

Regardless of the shock caused by this news, Yu Zhun and Yu Zhu returned home with the two little beasts after completing the contract.

As soon as he got home, Yu Zhun received another piece of news that surprised him.

This message came from the Crimson Demon Lord.

However, the Crimson Demon Lord was merely relaying the message.

"You mean, Jora's punishment period is over?" Yu Zhun's face lit up with surprise. "Her essence was preserved?"

"Not bad." The Crimson Demon Lord nodded. "I didn't realize you had some ability."

"The server where the special instance of Jora appeared is a server with a serial number before 20,000, and its strength is much stronger than your Blue Star."

"But after a month, no one has a perfect strategy."

"Being able to preserve one's original power during the punishment period is no small feat, and many gods and demons are inquiring about Jora's experience."

At this point, the Crimson Demon Lord looked at Yu Zhun with a hint of mockery in his eyes, "Kid, you're about to make a fortune."

"But don't forget what you promised me before. If I go into the punishment period in the future, you have to help me optimize the dungeon."

“Okay, okay, okay,” Yu Zhun readily agreed.

Although the Crimson Demon Lord is unreliable and untrustworthy, it's still a good thing for him to build a good relationship with a Demon Lord for the time being.

"Oh, right." Yu Zhun suddenly remembered something, and a worried look appeared on his face. "We changed our protector and even mocked Lorcras. Will that guy make trouble for Jora?"

"There's no need to worry about that."

Jora's voice came over, "Although Lorcras is not weak, my strength is also rapidly recovering to its peak."

"This period of punishment has actually been a good thing for me."

"Because there was no loss of original power, I reclaimed the special instance. The power and equipment of the players who perished in the instance were also recovered by me and transformed into the power I restored."

"In addition, the punishment period will not be disturbed by other third-tier powerhouses, which is also a rare opportunity for me to recover."

“If I encounter Lorcras again, I will not let him off easily.” As she said this, a hint of murderous intent appeared in Jora’s voice.

"A mere Lolcras is nothing." The Crimson Demon Lord's tone remained arrogant. "Just a fourth-stage deification."

"Once you reach the third level, you might be able to kill Him directly."

"You should know that the leveling speed of our demonic system is incomparable to that of the divine system."

"The magic system levels up faster than the god system?" Yu Zhun blinked, unable to contain his curiosity.

This was the first time he had ever heard such a statement.

"Both the divine and the demonic have their advantages and disadvantages." The Crimson Demon Lord was probably in a good mood this time, and he was more patient. "How much faith a divine system can harvest depends on the individual's ability."

"But the power of faith has a characteristic: it is more likely to be transformed into fragments of mythology, with only a small portion being transformed into experience."

"Therefore, the pantheon upgrades slowly, but the deification is easier to improve."

Yu Zhun nodded thoughtfully.

The level of deification determines the upper limit of one's rank.

Therefore, the level cap of the pantheon increases faster, but it has a cap but no level.
"Of course, this is only the early to mid-stage," the Crimson Demon Lord added. "The early to mid-stage I'm referring to is before reaching the seventh stage of Divinity."

"Even gods can't go fast once they reach the late stage of deification."

"Because the resources required for deification are terrifying."

At this point, even the Crimson Demon Lord himself couldn't help but sigh.

He's been around for so many years and still only reached the seventh level of divinity. Was that easy?
"What about the demonic system?" Yu Zhun asked.

"The nature of magic varies from person to person," the Crimson Demon Lord said quietly. "Those with strong bloodlust and high strength will naturally improve faster."

"So the first time I saw you, I thought you were suited to switch to the magic system."

"The advancement of the demonic system relies on slaughter and devouring. Whether it is a demonic powerhouse or a divine powerhouse, they can be killed."

"But the proportion of power absorbed is different." The Crimson Demon Lord chuckled. "You don't actually think that killing a powerful being will allow you to obtain all the power they absorbed, do you?"

"Only about 10% can actually be absorbed, and a large portion of that 10% will be transformed into experience."

"Therefore, the leveling up of the magic system is very fast, often with a large amount of experience points overflowing, and after the divine upgrade, it can almost immediately reach the level cap."

"On the contrary, the efficiency of demonic powerhouses in obtaining mythical fragments through killing is relatively low."

“Generally speaking, there are two ways to solve this problem.” The Crimson Demon Lord paused for a moment.

"What method?" Yu Zhun asked instinctively.

"Give me the money!" the Crimson Demon Lord declared matter-of-factly.

Yu Zhun: "..."

So you were just waiting here?
"Fine, don't tell me then." He couldn't help but roll his eyes. "I'm only level 61 now, and I'm still a long way from third job advancement."

Seeing that Yu Zhun refused to pay, the Crimson Demon Lord logged off while cursing.

Yu Zhu, who was standing to the side, couldn't help but cover her mouth and chuckle. "No matter what, Jora's problem has been solved, and everything is getting better."

"Yes," Yu Zhun nodded with a smile, "the problem of Blue Star can be considered solved."

"However, our strength is still the most important thing in the end."

As he spoke, he opened his friends list.

"Let me see how their second job advancement is going."

Once the other three have completed their second job advancement, they should enter the Lv70 dungeon to continue leveling up.

As if sensing his words, the moment Lu Wen opened his friends list, his status changed from "In the middle of a strategy" to "Online".

"Lu Wenxian is done!" Yu Zhu exclaimed happily. "Should we ask him about his second promotion result?"

"Don't rush." ​​Yu Zhun glanced at the other two.

As if by prior arrangement, Helmod and Udyr also completed their respective second job advancement trials one after the other.

(End of this chapter)