Who wants to become a god? Aren't you all forcing me?

#371 - Chapter 370 Whitewashing Video

Li Chenqiu echoed, "A good performance always resonates with people."

"A good performance?" The Northern Underworld Monarch repeated with a chuckle, his mouth moving incessantly but without making a sound, as if brewing something.

Seeing this, Li Chenqiu quickly changed the subject and asked, "Your Majesty, you said earlier that you were going to hold an auction, putting me, the Finishing Touch, and the Seal God Scroll up for auction. Is that true?"

The Northern Underworld Monarch took out the Finishing Touch from his bosom and handed it to Li Chenqiu, nodding, "Naturally, it's true. Putting you up for auction is the only way to send you back to the Star Plucking Academy as a Chosen One. As for the others…"

The Northern Underworld Monarch waved his hand and smiled, "They will also be auction items, but I can't guarantee their authenticity. After all, auctions are risky, and getting fake goods is commonplace, wouldn't you agree!"

"You're right, auctions are risky, and you need to be cautious when making a move," Li Chenqiu nodded in agreement, forming a basic definition of the Northern Underworld Monarch's character in his mind.

Li Chenqiu turned to look at the Northern Underworld Monarch and continued to ask, "By the way, Your Majesty, what did you mean by the Godly Stone Inscriptions you mentioned earlier?"

"Are you treating me like a search engine, kid!" The Northern Underworld Monarch glanced at Li Chenqiu and refocused his gaze. "Do you know about God-ordained Ones?"

Li Chenqiu honestly replied, "I've learned a little about them, but not much. I only know that God-ordained Ones are a bit stronger than Chosen Ones of the same level."

"Close enough," The Northern Underworld Monarch nodded in agreement. "The Godly Stone Inscriptions are like surveillance. Once a God-ordained One appears in the Federation, the inscriptions will display the corresponding divine name of that God-ordained One."

"Divine name?" Li Chenqiu looked at the Northern Underworld Monarch curiously. "Is it similar to 'King Chujiang'?"

"In terms of nature, they are similar, but if you were to say they are exactly the same, they are still different. They are bestowed by heaven, while we actively seek them out."

"I see," Li Chenqiu suddenly understood, while a doubt arose in his mind.

Back in City 11, he had heard the security officer Zhu Cheng mention the term "Stone Inscriptions". According to him, there was a magical Stone Inscription within the Security Administration, engraved with the abilities of gods.

As long as one awakened the ability of a god, they could obtain earth-shattering power, with the first in the sequence being "Freedom".

Were these Sequence Stone Inscriptions and the Godly Stone Inscriptions mentioned by the Northern Underworld Monarch the same thing?

Thinking this, Li Chenqiu voiced his doubts.

"Sequence Stone Inscriptions?" The Northern Underworld Monarch frowned slightly, his slender fingers rhythmically tapping his cheek, as if pondering something.

"Yes!"

After a few seconds of silence, the Northern Underworld Monarch curled his lips and shook his head, "Never heard of them. Even if they exist, the two shouldn't have any connection. The Godly Stone Inscriptions have no sequence ranking.

Only when a God-ordained One appears in the Federation will the Godly Stone Inscriptions display their corresponding divine name. After death, the divine name will disappear from the Godly Stone Inscriptions. In this situation, how could there be any ranking?"

"I see!"

…

Inside the dim cave, Xiang Nanzhi squatted in front of the fire, holding a few starch sausages in one hand, rhythmically turning them over the flames.

His other hand held a brush covered in seasoning, occasionally gently stroking the crispy skin of the starch sausages.

"Is my brain full of lumps? I even carry starch sausages with me when I go out. If I want to eat them, I'll grill them myself, but he makes me grill them. I'll grill your grandma!" Xiang Nanzhi cursed inwardly.

As for why he didn't shout it out loud, the reason was simple: he didn't dare.

Pat, pat, pat…

A series of footsteps came from outside the cave.

Xiang Nanzhi's ears twitched slightly, immediately recognizing that two people were approaching the cave entrance.

He puffed out his cheeks and exhaled a long breath, hiding the displeasure on his face between his skin's texture. He took the grilled starch sausages and reluctantly walked towards the cave entrance, his expression changing from cloudy to sunny.

"Thousand Faces!"

The Northern Underworld Monarch led Li Chenqiu into the cave, smiling and waving at him.

Xiang Nanzhi forced a smile on his face, "Your Majesty, you're back!"

The Northern Underworld Monarch gestured towards Li Chenqiu, "It's not just me who's back."

Like a qualified kindergarten teacher, Xiang Nanzhi put his hands together and said with surprise, "That's amazing! You rescued Li Chenqiu so easily. As expected of Your Majesty!"

"Hahaha!" The Northern Underworld Monarch smiled, very pleased, and walked up to Xiang Nanzhi, hooking his shoulders and saying, "You don't even know how cool I was saving him just now!

If I had known, I wouldn't have had you grill the sausages. I should have called you over to admire my figure. If only everything could be done over again!"

"Hehe," Xiang Nanzhi handed the few starch sausages in his hand to the Northern Underworld Monarch, "Your Majesty, eat them quickly, or they'll get cold if you keep talking."

"The sausages can wait. If I don't say this now, I'm afraid I'll forget about it later."

The Northern Underworld Monarch took the starch sausages, pulled Xiang Nanzhi's hand, and sat down in front of the fire, while beckoning to Li Chenqiu, "King Chujiang, come over here, let's tell Thousand Faces together!"

"Okay."

Li Chenqiu reluctantly sat down, took the starch sausages given to him by the Northern Underworld Monarch, and launched an offensive against Xiang Nanzhi in a pincer movement.

This telling lasted for three hours.

"Hahaha, what do you think, isn't this sentence of mine very stylish!"

"Too stylish!"

"As expected of Your Majesty, I probably wouldn't be able to think of this even if I tried for half my life."

"Hahahaha!"

The Northern Underworld Monarch fanned his dry lips with his hand, picked up the mineral water to the side, and took several large gulps, moistening his smoky throat.

Seeing this, Li Chenqiu and Xiang Nanzhi exchanged glances and sighed silently.

"I'm a little tired from talking, I'm not going to say anymore!" The Northern Underworld Monarch stretched.

As soon as these words came out, Li Chenqiu and Xiang Nanzhi's eyes suddenly lit up, and they looked up in surprise.

"Cough cough!" The Northern Underworld Monarch cleared his throat and looked at Li Chenqiu, "It's time to talk about serious matters!"

Li Chenqiu cooperated and asked, "What serious matters?"

The Northern Underworld Monarch put his hand on Li Chenqiu's shoulder, "The video to clear your name, of course!"

…

The torches slanted into the sides of the cave swayed in the wind, the dimness and brightness alternating back and forth on the cave walls, making this place appear eerie and terrifying.

"Help… help… is anyone there…"

A faint cry for help came from the depths of the cave. Under the light of the fire, a disheveled youth covered in bloodstains lay weakly on the ground.

Thick silver chains, like pythons, tightly locked the youth in place. If the chains were green, then he would undoubtedly resemble a rice dumpling.

This person was none other than Li Chenqiu, acting as seriously injured.

Beside him, four fierce-looking men and women stood quietly, staring down at Li Chenqiu. The cold glint of torture instruments could be seen in their hands.

Crimson blood flowed down the edges of the torture instruments, accumulating into small pools of blood on the uneven ground.

Obviously, these people had already tortured Li Chenqiu.