Chapter 1198: Chapter 946: The Epitome of Arrogance
"Disguised as Divine Power?" Elma’s eyes widened at once.
"Yes, in my era, these life forms didn’t have such ability. Could it be that being sealed for too long allowed them to evolve this power? I was attracted here by Divine Power, thinking it was a Divine Envoy, but to my surprise, it turned out to be these little creatures," Long Yi said.
Elma was even more astonished.
He knew that the existence of Divine Envoys wasn’t very long, as he was still in his Crazy Demon form at that time. When he was a Crazy Demon, he could keenly sense some subtle energies and then he found the Divine Envoy here. Of course, he didn’t quite trust that mentally unstable Divine Envoy, especially since the Divine Envoy’s tone was always condescending. But when you truly asked for something, he would be unable to offer any help.
Back then, Elma had repeatedly requested the Divine Envoy to grant him more power, but the answer was always despairing—he told Elma that his memory was incomplete and that it was impossible for him to do so.
This was simply nonsense!
One could say, even though he found the Divine Envoy, the Divine Envoy didn’t help him at all. Instead, the so-called Divine Envoy made all sorts of demands on him, bossing him around. Therefore, Elma didn’t take the matters related to the Divine Envoy very seriously.
That was also why, at the time, he was always doubtful about the existence of the Divine Envoy.
And now, this so-called Divine Envoy was killed by an Ascender! Was this some kind of joke? A dignified Divine Envoy, killed by an Ascender whose power was still incomplete? Was that ’Divine’ in your name just for laughs?
"So that’s how it is. With you as my teacher, I don’t think any of these so-called little creatures stand a chance," Elma said with a smile.
"However, this time it was quite fruitful. At least I obtained this thing," Hayden said, taking out the gemstone from the top of the Purification Tower from his personal space, the Purification Divine Stone propelled by Divine Power.
Elma’s eyes suddenly lit up. Although he had never seen the Purification Divine Stone, the feeling it gave off was unmistakable, the same as the sensation from the top of the tower.
"That guy was fake, but this item is real. I think I can study its composition; it could grant you more strength," Long Yi said.
Elma had been waiting for these words!
Since he met this impostor Divine Envoy, he tried to gain benefits from him from all angles. But the Divine Envoy gave Elma nothing but disdain and orders. However, when he needed the Divine Envoy’s help, the only thing the Divine Envoy could give to Elma was still disdain and contempt. According to the Divine Envoy, serving him was the biggest fortune of his life; how could he dare to expect a reward?
If it weren’t for his lingering expectations of the so-called Divine Envoy, Elma would have discarded him long ago. So now, when he heard that the impostor Divine Envoy got killed by an Ascender, he felt no regret, but rather a bit of relief—fortunately, he had not been deceived!
"Hmph, you just defeated an impostor Divine Envoy, what’s there to be so proud of? If Long Yi were here, he could have directly gobbled up this Divine Envoy!" Little Seven, who had just reconstituted her body, immediately got into character.
Elma couldn’t help but laugh. This girl’s worship for Long Yi really was extreme.
A few people boarded their respective escape pods and left the asteroid, and at this time, Long Yi and Little Zi, who had been hiding all along, could finally come out.
"How do you feel?" Long Yi asked Little Zi.
"I feel as if a surge of powerful energy has entered me, yet there’s no discomfort at all; it’s as if this power has always been my own. Also, I have a sense that I might be able to control everything," Little Zi said.
"That’s an illusion brought by Divine Power. Don’t pay attention to such delusions. Divine Power is strong, but it’s not omnipotent; it has its limits," Long Yi said softly.
"Okay, I understand!" Little Zi nodded and said sweetly. Long Yi had said this the first time he received Divine Power, and again when he obtained Divine Status. Now, repeating it was just to deepen Little Zi’s impression.
"Just be careful of that Divine Envoy’s consciousness. You’re different from me; I directly received Divine Status, but you’ve swallowed up his soul and consciousness as well. His memories will influence you, so you must be cautious," Long Yi reminded.
"Got it, I know!" Little Zi said, "So, aren’t you coming with me?"
Long Yi shook his head and said, "Firstly, I can’t stray too far from that body. Secondly, sometimes, an Ascender also needs a strong opponent, right?"
Long Yi planned to give the Great Explorer to Little Zi, but she giggled and said, "My silly master, have you forgotten that I’m a Female Demon? I don’t need to breathe. What do I need a spaceship for? I’ll just fly to the nearest planet and then use the Teleportation Array!"
Long Yi scratched his head, realizing it was just a habit.
After bidding farewell to Little Zi, Long Yi hurriedly flew towards the Ancient Mage Tower. Then, he approached from a dead angle of the Ancient Mage Tower and hid away again. At that moment, the whole Ancient Mage Tower disappeared from that place.
Mid-level plane.
"So, Miss Lily and Sasa, this is the result of your research?"
An old researcher looked at the white paper in front of him with a smile full of sarcasm. Cute little animal figures were drawn on the white paper, with the occasional equation and rune interspersed among them. Ever since Isrile and Elsa had entered the core research institute, this old researcher had looked down on them. He never believed that these two little girls had any capability. Their so-called research results seemed like they had been copied from existing answers rather than being meticulously researched because their work lacked a clear line of thought.
In fact, he had guessed right. What research direction could Isrile and Ruosha possibly have? The subject they were researching had already been mastered by Ruosha. With two Star Devourer cores in her possession, Ruosha’s grasp of the Fissure magic had already surpassed everyone here, which meant she didn’t need any direction and could use it as she wished.
But this was something that could not be revealed.
"Yes indeed, this is our research result," Isrile answered nonchalantly. She was brushing Ruosha’s hair, having come to enjoy her new role as a protective older sister to Ruosha and caring for her in every way.
"But I fail to see any conclusions that you’ve drawn," the old researcher asked, still smiling.
"Because you’re stupid," Ruosha interjected.
"Hehe, ignorant little girl. We received the same research topic in sequential parts, and if you can’t complete your research, it will be a great hindrance to me," the old researcher said.
"Does that mean you’ve finished the part you’re responsible for?" Isrile inquired.
"It’s not done yet, but it has now entered the final stages," the old researcher said with great pride.
"You haven’t even finished your own work, yet you have the leisure to meddle in others’ affairs—you’re quite the character," Isrile remarked.
"You!" The old researcher’s eyes bulged, one hand clutching the white paper full of doodles, the other pointing at Isrile, at a loss for words for a moment.
Isrile laughed disdainfully, "Me? What’s with me? Did I say something wrong? I thought you had completed all the research with overwhelming ease, which is why you had the audacity to come before me spouting nonsense. To think you, having accomplished nothing, spend all day not focusing on research but instead running over here—to what end? Don’t blame me for not warning you, but we are still young, and we do not fancy the company of an old fossil like you."
The old researcher was driven mad by Isrile’s taunting, as even though he wasn’t the top researcher here, his age and several outstanding contributions had earned him everyone’s respect. That these two little girls, who appeared out of nowhere, dared to mock him!
"You two little brats! I will be very interested to see what you can actually achieve!"
With that, the old researcher’s hands shook as he tore the white paper into pieces.
"Oh? Sister, he just tore up our research," Ruosha pointed to the scraps on the floor.
"Hmm, it seems he doesn’t want us to continue our research? Well, let’s take a break for ourselves," Isrile suggested.
Saying this, the two of them actually stood up and planned to leave just like that!
Poor Zemir, as the person in charge, didn’t know what to say. He was well aware of the level of arrogance these two girls had reached, and it was infuriating. He had hoped they would feel the pressure and rein themselves in while in the core research institute filled with experts, but clearly, they had done anything but. In fact, they seemed to be getting worse!
As they were leaving, Zemir didn’t dare to stop them. He could only hurry to the spot with the torn pieces of paper, trying to gather them, thinking they might be useful in the future.
"Don’t touch those things," Isrile called back.
Zemir immediately replaced the few pieces of paper he had picked up exactly where they were before. Then he looked at the old researcher beside him with a look that said, ’I did my best to help you.’
The old researcher scoffed and stomped heavily on the scraps of paper, then sneered disdainfully, "If you’re not capable, just admit it honestly. Trying to make me take the fall for you? No way in hell!"
Zemir was on the verge of tears. This old researcher had high prestige in the core research institute, and offending him basically meant offending most people here. You see, in the core research institute, it’s impossible to work alone; without relying on teamwork, even the smallest research topic was nearly impossible to pursue. Zemir looked around and knew, regardless of the outcome, his group was definitely isolated.
As he watched the two girls leave, Zemir realized there was no point in staying. As the group’s leader, he should be with his team. Since the research was halted anyway, it was better to leave this place to avoid the discomfort of the surrounding glares.
All that had happened was witnessed by the Apostles. Over time, they had seen how Isrile and Ruosha’s research group had performed, noting that the two girls rarely engaged in paper calculations. Most of the time, they would discuss together, and while discussing, the girl named Lily would cast spells to carry out the calculations directly. Once successful, they would move on to discussing the next step. Some of the spells used for calculations were extremely simple, yet others were so complex that even the Apostles could not understand them. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation tickets and monthly tickets at Qidian (qidian.com). Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read on m.qidian.com.)
