The Almighty Ring

“Let’s be honest. Do you know why I’m here?” Ariel stared at the Alien Beast.

“Yes, I do…” The Alien Beast was close to tears. Not only did it just lose all the energy it had diligently absorbed for the past few months, but it also needed to cut its own flesh for someone else.

“If you do, why aren’t you taking any action? Do you want me to do it instead?” Ariel said as she waved the Zhanlu Sword in her hand.

“No! No! I’ll do it myself!” The Alien Beast panicked when it saw the Zhanlu Sword in Ariel’s hand.

Crack! One of the Alien Beast’s tentacles detached from its body and gradually floated toward Ariel. It was the thickest tentacle on the Alien Beast’s body. Although the Alien Beast felt awful, it still forced itself to give Ariel the biggest tentacle on its body so that the evil lady before him would not beat him up for anything less.

“Great!” Ariel nodded with a smile on her face. “Rest well now. I’ll visit you again.”

“Again?” The Alien Beast whimpered. It felt a sense of hopelessness in its heart. If it had tear ducts, it would probably be weeping now.

“Alright! I’m leaving now. I shall not bug you anymore!” Ariel used her Spirit energy to surround the Alien Beast’s tentacle as she teleported away.

“I can’t live like this anymore…” The Alien Beast thought to itself gloomily. If not for its fear of death, it would have committed suicide by now.

***

After returning to Jiang Fei, Ariel handed over the Alien Beast’s tentacle.

“Woah! This one is huge!” Jiang Fei was pleasantly surprised by the thickness of the tentacle in front of him. It was nearly five meters long. Fortunately, he was not home at the moment. Otherwise, there would not be space for him to keep it.

Buzz! A white light flashed as Jiang Fei stored it away in his spatial ring.

“Captain, would you like to refine the Bio-Sample right away?” 0542 asked.

“Yes, do it now!” Jiang Fei nodded.

“As you command!” 0542 answered mechanically as it began to refine the Bio-Sample. After that was completed, 0542 would be able to add the refined Bio-Sample into the mix of energy potions.

While 0542 was occupied with work, Jiang Fei and Ariel returned home to discover that the Yang sisters were also there. They had probably come with news from the Martial Art Alliance.

As Si Tuying and Shang Guanqi had both gone to the martial arts training center, Jiang Fei’s mother was the only family member at home. Although she still treated the Yang sisters in a friendly matter, Jiang Fei could tell that she was no longer as affectionate toward them as before.

“Let’s talk inside!” Jiang Fei said. He then greeted his mother before bringing the Yang sisters to his room.

“Tell me. What is the stance of the Martial Art Alliance?” Jiang Fei asked right after the door was closed.

“The Alliance has agreed to your suggestion. However, they would still like to speak with you in person!” Yang Po said.

“That’s not an issue! When would it be?” Jiang Fei asked.

“Anytime, as long as you are available!” Yang Po said solemnly. Although Jiang Fei was the one who had suggested to work together, the Martial Art Alliance clearly had favors to ask of Jiang Fei. That explained why they still behaved so respectfully.

“Oh? Let’s meet tomorrow then!” Jiang Fei said with a smile.

“Sure. I’ll pass the message on immediately!” Yang Po nodded as she and Yang Qing turned around and left.

Although Yang Qing had glanced at Jiang Fei several times, she did not dare to do anything quirky as Ariel was also present. In the end, she left obediently with her elder sister.

“Ah Fei, you and these two girls…” Jiang Fei’s mother asked curiously after the Yang sisters had left.

“Nothing is going on between us…” Jiang Fei said nonchalantly.

“Ahh! That’s fine then. You’d better not hurt Little Ying!” His mother said with a nod.

“Alright…” Although Jiang Fei nodded as well, he felt terribly guilty. The number of female Bio-Humans around him was increasing. Once Isabella was resurrected, he would have even more trouble to deal with.

Apart from such disturbing matters, Jiang Fei had initially planned to ask 0541 about the mysterious female he had to find. However, after the reboot, 0541 had become 0542. The newly formed 0542 was not as advanced as 0541 and also did not possess any sentiments toward Jiang Fei. Even if Jiang Fei asked, 0542 would not tell him the truth. Moreover, Jiang Fei had already caused 0541 to be locked away. He did not want 0542 to get into trouble or end up being erased.

“One step at a time!” Jiang Fei sighed to himself. Oddly enough, the newly formed 0542 did not urge Jiang Fei to enter the game. 0541 had pushed Jiang Fei so much in the past because it was probably making emotional judgments. It had urged Jiang Fei to take action because it cared for him.

In the remaining time, there was not much Jiang Fei had to worry about. At ten o’clock in the evening, Jiang Fei returned to the game once again.

Jiang Fei discovered that the war was quickly approaching. In fact, the ratio of players online had also recovered to its original state. Due to the participation of new players, the total number of players online was at a record high.

“Ah Fei, my father wants to see you!” Elder Prince Otis appeared not long after Jiang Fei had logged into the game.

“Let’s go!” Jiang Fei nodded. The period of three days needed to prepare for the war was up. The Nephilim must have summoned Jiang Fei to discuss the war between the Light and Dark Factions.

As Jiang Fei arrived at the Nephilim King’s Palace, he discovered that Augustus was already waiting in the great hall. Augustus was dressed differently from his usual attire. In the past, he would always dress very casually. However, today, the Nephilim King wore a grand outfit to the meeting.

“Greetings, your highness!” Jiang Fei bowed respectfully at the Nephilim King. At the same time, Jiang Fei noticed a lot of new faces in the great hall. All of the fellows here had capabilities of an Overlord or above. It seemed that all the core members of the Nephilim race had also been summoned to this meeting.

“You may be at ease!” The Nephilim King waved his hand.

“Thank you, your highness!” Jiang Fei felt lost as he straightened himself. He suddenly did not know where to position himself in this formal occasion.

After all, many experts had gathered at the Nephilim King’s Palace. These were all elites at the Overlord level. Therefore, they would be very particular about one’s standing.

“Come over to me…” Elder Prince Otis silently gestured to Jiang Fei.

“Oh!” Jiang Fei took quick strides and positioned himself behind Otis.

“Woah…” The other elites in the Nephilim race gasped when they saw where Jiang Fei was standing. He was standing by the Nephilim King’s closest relatives. In fact, he was standing right behind Elder Prince Otis.

Only very unique individuals were allowed to stand amongst the Nephilim King’s closest relatives. The position resembled the right to become the Nephilim King’s successor. As Otis was the primary successor to the throne, Jiang Fei would be the secondary successor as he stood right behind Otis.

All members of the Nephilim race fixed their eyes on Augustus as if trying to get a hint from his facial expression. However, the Nephilim King merely nodded at Jiang Fei as a sign of approval.