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

#525 - Chapter 524 A Thrilling Conversation

Thump, thump... The distinct sound of his heartbeat echoed in Li Chenqiu's ears. Facing Hu Quan's inquiry, he frowned slightly, feigning thoughtfulness, and nodded. He said in a deep voice:

"That makes sense. Aside from searching for something specific, Wang's whereabouts are limited to these three possibilities."

Hu Quan smiled slightly, pleased with the agreement, and shifted his gaze to Zhang Heping. "Team Leader, what do you think?"

"I agree with your speculation, but it's unlikely that Wang boarded our ship. Last night, during the return trip, I had my domain active the entire time. If Wang had boarded midway, I would have definitely noticed," Zhang Heping said with certainty.

Hu Quan retorted, "Team Leader, Wang was able to stay on the Sixth Squad's ship for so long. Perhaps he has a way to conceal himself, making it possible to avoid your domain's detection."

A thoughtful expression appeared in Zhang Heping's eyes. He stroked his chin and murmured, "If it's really as you say, then he'll be difficult to find. Has the surviving pilot from the Sixth Squad woken up?"

Hu Quan replied, "Not yet. Probably not until tomorrow."

Hearing this, Li Chenqiu, who was standing between the two, felt a chill in his heart and quickly interjected, "Gentlemen, I know Wang's strength best. If he really had the ability to evade domain detection, how could I have discovered him last night?

In my opinion, if Wang is still alive, there's an eighty percent chance he's in the sand sea. So, the top priority is to organize a team and search that sand region."

Li Chenqiu's suggestion was unanimously approved. They immediately left the pier to organize the search team and redeploy personnel.

Alone on the pier, Li Chenqiu breathed a sigh of relief. "Finally, I've separated those two."

He was genuinely afraid that further discussion would expose him as an imposter, and then he'd be finished!

"I need to find a way to kill that pilot. Otherwise, when he wakes up, my ability to change appearances will probably be exposed. Then those two guys will definitely suspect me. I'll make my move tonight!"

Li Chenqiu made up his mind in his heart, his gaze fixed on the vast and boundless sand sea.

For safety reasons, the number of search ships was reduced from the previous ten to three. Each ship had an Eleventh-Realm expert on board, including Li Chenqiu, the fake Eleventh-Realm expert.

Before boarding, Li Chenqiu found Zhang Heping in the camp and inquired about the strange sand region that had been boiling like water a few days ago.

Zhang Heping adjusted his collar. "Why are you asking about that?"

Li Chenqiu bent down and sat on a chair. "I heard someone mention it and wanted to ask you about it. At this critical juncture, I don't want to overlook any suspicious places."

Zhang Heping didn't suspect anything and said, "That sand region isn't anything special. The quicksand was boiling like water because of a high-realm sand fish."

Li Chenqiu looked puzzled. "High-realm sand fish?"

"Yes."

Zhang Heping nodded. "That sand fish probably wanted to attack the ship I was on, since there were many high-realm Heavenly Chosen on board at the time. But after I activated my domain and charged into the quicksand, it was scared away."

"Is that so..." A hint of suspicion flashed in Li Chenqiu's eyes. "I heard others say that you looked very pale when you returned to the ship. That doesn't sound like it was scared away!"

"This..." Zhang Heping scratched his head and smiled awkwardly. "I'm not lying to you. That sand fish was indeed scared away by me. The reason I made myself look like that was because I wanted to kill that sand fish.

You should know that the sand beads inside a sand fish have anti-aging and beauty effects. I wanted to get one for my wife, but that sand fish swam too fast. I couldn't catch up and ended up getting injured from going too deep..."

A hint of disappointment flashed between Li Chenqiu's eyebrows. "So that's how it is. Where is that sand region located?"

Zhang Heping was slightly taken aback. "Are you also interested in the sand beads inside that sand fish?"

Li Chenqiu said speechlessly, "I just want to take a look around that sand region and see if I can find anything."

"Chief Fang, there's really nothing in that sand region. You don't need to waste your time looking."

"Whether there's anything or not, I want to judge with my own eyes."

...

The scorching sun hung high in the sky. The three ships left the pier. Zhang Heping and Hu Quan's ships headed for the sand region where the battle had taken place yesterday, while Li Chenqiu's ship headed for the boiling sand region.

Inside the clean and tidy cabin.

Li Chenqiu sat down at his desk, took out the Finishing Touch Brush and the Winter Night Painting from his space ring, and then summoned a Soul Soldier, connecting his wrist to the other's with vines.

"If you discover anything unusual, or if someone calls for me, tug on this vine. Do you understand?"

"Understood."

The Soul Soldier knelt on one knee and respectfully lowered his head.

"Mm."

Li Chenqiu responded faintly and then jumped into the Winter Night Painting.

...

The cold wind was piercing, and snowflakes fluttered. Li Chenqiu stepped up to the closed wooden door and knocked politely. "Fu Yuesheng, are you there?"

"If nothing unexpected happens, I should always be here. Come in!" Fu Yuesheng's clear and cold voice came from inside the door.

Li Chenqiu pushed open the door and entered the wooden house. A strong, pungent smell of burning assaulted his nostrils. He followed the scent and saw a black, unidentifiable lump resembling a meat skewer.

Fu Yuesheng stood at the table, staring at his masterpiece with a troubled expression. Without turning his head, he said, "Is the charcoal you bought me authentic?"

Li Chenqiu walked to the table, glanced at the unidentifiable object in the iron pan, and then at Fu Yuesheng. In his heart, he replied, "Don't blame the road for being uneven if you're not good at it."

"It's indeed not very authentic. My mistake. I'll buy you some new ones when I have time."

"To acknowledge one's mistakes is the greatest virtue."

Fu Yuesheng patted Li Chenqiu on the shoulder, waved his hand, and the unidentifiable object in the iron pan vanished into thin air.

He sat down, took out a pen and a porcelain bowl from the drawer, and then used his fingers to cut open his palm, starting to bleed into the porcelain bowl.

Familiar with the process, Li Chenqiu took off his shirt, stood in front of him, and asked, "Do you need me to bring you some blood-replenishing food next time, such as sheep's blood, red dates, red beans..."

"No need, I don't lack this little bit of blood. Turn around."

Li Chenqiu obediently turned around.

Fu Yuesheng rolled up his sleeves, picked up the blood-stained pen, and began to draw on his back.

Li Chenqiu lowered his head and asked, "Fu Yuesheng, I have a few questions I want to ask you. Is this a convenient time?"

Fu Yuesheng said while concentrating on drawing, "Speak. I can multitask eighteen ways without any problems."

"Since you devoured Fang Wan's soul, you should know what a Divine Skill is, right?"