Jiang Chen might not have understood what 'Son of God' meant, but he still refused the unexpected windfall.

"Is this your answer?" Roxanne asked, her expression calm.

"Yes."

Roxanne turned and left, of course taking the sword with her.

Jiang Chen was infuriated. Damn it! First, they promised to give it to me, and then there were conditions.

Arlene walked over, smiling. "As expected of the person I've set my sights on. Faced with such temptation, you still refused. I will focus on cultivating you in the future."

Cultivate my ass! What are you going to cultivate me with? It's not that I don't want to switch sides; their offer wasn't good enough. Just one Legendary Weapon, and they think they can buy me? What are they thinking? At least give me two!

Back at his residence, having repelled the Evil God's attack this time, Jiang Chen had now reached Level 72.

Roxanne returned to Milton's side.

"He refused?" Milton asked.

"Yes."

"It's fine if he refused, but you should have given him the sword. Why did you bring it back?"

"Of course, I had to bring it back. He was ungrateful. Our Lord extended an invitation, and he dared to refuse! I cannot allow our Lord's interests to be compromised."

Milton smiled. "By taking it back like this, won't your reputation be harmed?"

"What should I do then?"

"No matter, just keep it with you. If the opportunity arises, I still wish to recruit him. He's only at the first-stage now. If he develops, he will definitely become my strongest subordinate. Find a chance to persuade him; you can offer him anything."

Roxanne nodded, understanding Milton's intent.

「In the Spirit World.」

"It seems you were ready all along, waiting for me to take the bait."

"Indeed."

"Now that you've made time, are you ready to deal with me?"

Jiang Chen smiled but didn't speak. Indeed, he hadn't dealt with Annie yesterday because he wanted to witness what a curse spell was like and, incidentally, eliminate someone from the Carmen Family.

Annie wasn't worried at all. "Yesterday, you were all jolted awake by a mysterious force. I think you know what's going on. The woman by your side is completely different from other people."

Jiang Chen frowned. Could Angelina have woken us up? Impossible.

Annie observed Jiang Chen's expression. "It seems my guess is correct. You must have known for a while."

"What do you know?"

"Let's make a deal. In our first clash, neither of us could defeat the other. This time, let's call it a draw. Let me go, and I won't spread the word about her."

"And why shouldn't I just kill you to prevent future trouble?"

"In the Spirit World, you cannot kill me. You can only trap me unless you know Dream Magic. Unfortunately, you're a Swordsman and can't use magic."

Annie was right; Jiang Chen really could only trap her.

However, he had his methods. Now that he had trapped her, it was as if he had trapped half her Soul.

Therefore, this Wizard no longer has a clone. Her original body must be fragile and incapable of battle. I just need to find a moment to eliminate her real body, right?

"My name is Annie."

"I'm not interested in your name."

"I was careless this time. But I know what you're thinking: without my clone, you want to take the chance to kill my real body, and then the clone will naturally disappear."

Jiang Chen just smiled, not saying a word. This was indeed his current plan.

Annie continued, "You should know, with my clone in danger, my real body will hide. You won't be able to find it. My clone is connected to my Soul, and whatever its eyes see, my real body sees too. Even as we speak, my real body has already left this place."

"You can't harm me, but I can disseminate information about your woman. A God Reincarnation Body, once exposed, is very dangerous—especially one that hasn't fully developed. You'll face dangers not only from your world but also from ours. God's Seal is something others covet. And if Milton finds out, you won't be able to protect her at all. If he learns the woman beside you is a God Reincarnation, can you truly protect her?"

Jiang Chen remained silent. This woman is clever.

His head started to ache.

But he didn't believe her. There are a million downsides to letting her go.

Annie persisted with her temptation. "Let me go, and I'll keep my mouth shut. That's my promise to you."

"I don't believe you."

"Then what will you do? Trap me forever?"

"If her identity is exposed, then your death is certain," Jiang Chen threatened.

"There's no need to threaten me. You should accept my terms."

"And what if I refuse?"

"Then just wait for her identity to be exposed!"

Jiang Chen was silent for a moment. "What I hate most is being threatened. If that's the case, then let's fight to the bitter end. I believe a Divine Sacrifice would know a way to eliminate you, and I happen to have one by my side."

"You don't need to ask. I can tell you."

Annie spoke slowly, "We are Wizards. Among Light series Priests, a Divine Sacrifice has the power to destroy me. They counter our abilities, causing us to lose half our Strength."

Jiang Chen was puzzled. Is this woman crazy? Why would she tell me this?

Annie continued calmly, "Although I would lose half my abilities, I can still survive and form another clone, even though my Level will drop. I don't mind that."

"If you didn't mind, you wouldn't be trying to make a deal with me. I'd wager that if your Level drops, your overall strength will definitely decrease."

Annie fell silent. Jiang Chen was right: losing half her Soul would cause her Level to drop, and even if it recovered, her overall strength would still be halved. She had already lost half her Soul Power.

Annie nodded. "Yes, even if my Level recovers, my Skills will only be half as strong in the future. That's why I don't want to lose this clone. But you were right not to join the Son of God's team."

"How do you know that?"

"I know everything you do out there; my real body knows too. Anyone who joins the Son of God's team completely loses their self-awareness and becomes a faithful servant."

Jiang Chen laughed. "You're slandering the Son of God."

"Just wait a while, and you'll understand. Milton values you highly; he won't give up any opportunity to recruit you. His Ritualists will come, perhaps even trying to trade their bodies for your loyalty."

Jiang Chen was stunned. Seriously? That's actually possible?

Annie continued, "You think Roxanne is his woman? You're wrong. She's just a dog by his side—a loyal dog. If you join his team, you'll soon become a dog too."

"And you think following Gresham makes you any different?" Jiang Chen retorted.

"It's different. I haven't joined his team. Of course, he wants me to, but I won't. Joining a Son of God's team means being brainwashed daily with their leader's greatness, bombarded with praises until you believe he is the only God in the world."

Jiang Chen looked shocked. Uh... A cult-like recruitment? Is that even possible?

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