The two watched as Zhu Xueqing slipped into the forest and quickly disappeared from sight.

Then they turned and headed back.

By now, daylight had fully broken.

The village was bustling, with all the villagers flocking together to an old house converted into a church for morning prayers.

Chen Shouyi and Luo Jingwen avoided the crowds as they quietly left the village.

The return journey was cautious, contrasting their reckless and bold entrance; every time they saw patrolling soldiers, they made a point to evade them.

By noon, the two had returned to Qujiang City.

The entire city was under lockdown, with soldiers and Barbarians everywhere on the streets.

Clearly, they were searching for their group.

Unfortunately, in this era without surveillance cameras or the internet, finding the two was undoubtedly like searching for a needle in a haystack — near impossible.

"Let's grab some lunch first!" Chen Shouyi suggested.

He felt hungry again; after the Giant Transformation, he always had a huge appetite and got hungry easily, as if desperately storing body Energy, though it returned to normal after a day or two.

Luo Jingwen also felt a bit hungry and nodded.

The two entered a small restaurant.

Chen Shouyi glanced at the menu; compared to Hedong, the prices here were skyrocketing, especially for meat, almost three times of Hedong's. He scanned it with an eye and asked Luo Jingwen, first confirming, "You got enough money?"

Luo Jingwen felt his pocket, his expression changed instantly, "My wallet's gone!"

Chen Shouyi was stunned, and the two stared at each other.

He hadn't brought any money for this trip, assuming helping others on the mission covered his meals and accommodation—that's just basic, wasn't it?

Soon after sitting down, they left shamefully empty-handed.

However, just as they were walking down the street, a terrifying presence suddenly descended upon them from above; Chen Shouyi's scalp tingled, and his skin erupted in goosebumps.

His heart sank as he looked at the street's passersby, who seemed oblivious, no sign of awareness; with his peripheral vision, he glanced discreetly at Luo Jingwen, seeing his forehead glistening with sweat but his face expressionless, eyes straight forward. Chen Shouyi instantly understood and carried on walking as if nothing had happened.

...

Up in the sky, a woman with green hair, purple eyes, and naked body floated quietly.

The air around her subtly twisted, with ethereal lights dancing seductively, emitting a terrifying aura.

Her glaring purple eyes coldly surveyed the city below, trying to find any trace of those invading Alien Race.

"Got a girlfriend?" Luo Jingwen suddenly asked.

Sensing the menacing presence, Chen Shouyi got the hint, relaxed, and pretended to chat like a normal person, "Not yet!"

Though honestly, the topic was quite dull.

"You should hurry and find one; I used to be like you, thinking women were annoying, better off alone. Now I'm 38, never even held a woman's hand—thinking back, it's a bit regrettable!" Luo Jingwen remarked.

Personally, I don't find women annoying.

Except for my sister, of course.

She is the most bothersome!

"Just haven't found the right one!" Chen Shouyi replied.

He was still young, only eighteen; plenty of time to find a girlfriend yet!

If he goes to university, he'd be in his freshman year now, and he's heard plenty remain single throughout their four years there!

"How about I introduce you to some? I may lack friends, but I know quite a lot of young ladies!" Luo Jingwen half-jokingly offered.

The presence hadn't moved away, so the two continued their idle chatter.

Until they entered the empty house they had sheltered in yesterday, only then did the presence finally disappear.

They breathed a sigh of relief, as if exhausted.

Their clothes were drenched in sweat.

Really terrifying.

After a while, Luo Jingwen used his finger to write two words in the dust on the coffee table, then quickly wiped them away:

"Demigod"

Chen Shouyi looked puzzled, so he promptly wrote, "That God of Order is only a Demigod?"

Luo Jingwen pondered it briefly, writing quickly:

"Unlikely, Demigods aren't as strong on Earth as imagined. As far as I know, Great Xia Country has already eliminated six Demigods without much need for nuclear weapons. In Hedong, two were killed by Ye Zong himself. With such limited Demigod strength, there's no way they could quickly conquer the entire East Sea Province."

Chen Shouyi couldn't help but feel astir, hearing Ye Zong had killed two—truly powerful!

A lone Godslayer!

Last time, it was just one, and by pure chance, yet now within this short window, another has fallen. This can only mean he truly possesses the power to resist or even defeat Demigods.

His electromagnetic talent certainly maximizes attack efficiency; even gods and demons shy away.

Chen Shouyi pondered for a moment and rapidly wrote, "So, you're saying, that Demigod was recruited by them?"

"Very likely!" Luo Jingwen wrote.

Chen Shouyi's heart grew heavy, not expecting this God of Order to have Demigod subordinates!

Compared to the solo-darting God of Hunting, this God of Order is evidently more powerful, and more troublesome.

...

In the Tamu World, deities have four major attributes: "Divine Fire, Divine Power, Divinity, Divine Position"

Divine Creatures ignite the Divine Fire, becoming Demigods, barely stepping into the threshold of divine beings.

With the Divine Fire, they can gather faith as power, refining it into Divine Power through the flames. Upon crystallizing sufficient Divine Power, Divinity is formed.

Given that faith is provided by believers, it cannot be absolutely pure, invariably containing some obsession.

This causes each Divinity to incline towards specific fields; once such fields gain Tamu World's recognition, they secure authority over that domain, known as the Divine Position, and a deity possessing both Divinity and Divine Position is considered a True God.

In human terms, Demigods are akin to newborns, whereas True Gods are like fully grown adults.

Yet the more potent they are, the greater their influence upon descending to Earth.

A prolonged presence on Earth causes even Divinity-building Divine Power to dissipate slowly under the world's effect, causing Divinity levels to plummet for the least and demotion back to Demigod status at its worst; contrarily, Demigods experience minimal impact.

Even with extensive losses in Divine Power, if reduced entirely, it primarily affects the timeline for Demigod upgrading to True God, maintaining its Demigod status.

With absence of Divinity, no demotion is relevant, hence they can persistently stay on Earth.

...

Since discovering the Demigod, the two stayed inside, with no outside excursions, adopting a low-key demeanor.

At five o'clock in the evening, the city started with evening prayers.

To avoid drawing attention, Chen Shouyi and Luo Jingwen left their swords at home and stepped onto the street with the crowd.

Everyone wore solemn expressions, many devout Cultists whispering silent prayers even while walking.

In a flash, Chen Shouyi snatched two overtly devout Cultists' Divine Emblems and shared one with Luo Jingwen, swapping out their original Warrior Emblems, then discreetly moved away from the duo.

Regarding whether the two who lost their emblems would be unlucky.

Chen Shouyi didn't care; such fools, though he wouldn't kill them outright, gaining any goodwill was impossible.

Walking just for a few minutes, they joined the crowd entering a chapel.

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