Chapter 167: The Lord's Chain Plot Is Truly Sublime!

A fragrant breeze hits the face.

It's not cheap perfume.

But a more primal, more aggressive body scent.

Like a poppy in full bloom.

Sweet and cloying, yet it hides an addictive poison.

She walks up to Su Ming and slightly bows.

A face so unreally beautiful comes into Su Ming's view, exhaling like orchid fragrance.

"Little handsome, your scent…"

"Truly fragrant."

She extends her slender fingers, gently brushing Su Ming's cheek.

Her gaze is hazy, full of greed.

"More delicious than any of them."

"Makes me… a bit unable to control myself."

She craves too much!

The man before her has Qi as vast as an ocean.

If she can completely devour him, she will surely achieve a qualitative metamorphosis.

She must settle it!

Her fair hand slides slowly down Su Ming's neck.

Finally pressing against his chest, feeling the strong, powerful heartbeat.

She closes her eyes, her expression utterly intoxicated.

"Right here…"

"Soon, it will all be mine…"

"Uh—!"

A sudden anomaly erupts!

The woman's intoxication freezes instantly.

She suddenly can't breathe!

A terrifying force, utterly irresistible, streams from her neck, and she…

Is suddenly seized by her fair neck and lifted off the ground with one hand, effortlessly!

The next second!

Bang—!!!

A deafening roar!

Her face is again slammed hard onto that cold Automatic Mahjong Table!

The terrifying force shakes the table, making the Mahjong tiles crackle wildly.

"You…!"

The woman, both shocked and angry, lets the accumulated demonic energy explode, trying to break free.

But that massive hand that clutches the throat of her fate…

Doesn't budge a hair!

All her power is like a mud ox entering the sea, unable to stir a ripple.

How could this be?!

In this room…

At this card table…

She should be the Unique 【God】 after all?!

"Still playing?"

A cold voice, laced with a hint of mockery, whispers softly at her ear.

Su Ming looks down from above, gazing at her, his other hand leisurely tucked in his pocket.

The previously gentle, lazy demeanor has long vanished!

Buzz—!

A gray‑black crystal silently floats in the air, radiating a supreme divine might that causes all things to Decay.

Disaster Core (V)!

Function Two: Domination! As the core's holder, you have absolute rank suppression over all creations born from the V-shaped altar. Your will is their supreme command!

Function Three: Pollution! Holding this core, all Decay‑related energy can be drawn to strengthen oneself!

God?

There is indeed one here.

But not this woman.

It is him, Su Ming!

"This... this is..."

The woman's cheek is pressed into a distorted shape.

Yet in her beautiful phoenix‑like eyes, fear and disbelief ten thousand times stronger than physical pain are written.

This aura…

This aura!!!

She and that lofty Lord of Calamity share the same origin!

No!

Wrong!

A ridiculous thought, wildly sprouted!

That elder…

is already gone!

And now, the man choking her throat…

New King!

He killed Him!

Boom!!!

This realization struck her spirit like a bolt of heavenly thunder.

The demonic aura around her instantly dissipated, and the lights in the room flickered wildly.

She… what did she just do?

She actually tried to devour a deity walking among mortals, the Lord of Calamity of her New King?!

She even shamelessly judged that New King…

No way?!

"Still playing Mahjong?"

A harmless Smile Mask once again appeared on Su Ming's face.

But the force in his hand did not loosen at all.

"Speak!"

The woman's expression turned tragic, her whole body convulsing.

Speak?

How does she speak!

You go ahead and let go!

Thud—!

Fortunately, Su Ming did release his grip.

The woman collapsed onto the ground like a puddle of sludge, trembling all over like a sieve.

"I, for one, like fairness."

Su Ming nonchalantly sat back in his seat, his slender fingers lightly tapping the cold tabletop.

"Since this is a Blood Battle to the End, it must look like a Blood Battle to the End."

A slight curl formed at his mouth as he looked at the increasingly trembling woman.

His voice was gentle, like lovers' whispers.

"In this round, I'll be the banker."

"You play with me."

"If I win, you'll fulfill your previous promise."

Su Ming paused briefly, his smile growing even brighter.

"If I lose..."

"I'll let you decide my fate, how about that?!"

Dead silence.

In the room, a pin could be heard falling.

The three Top-level Strategists beside Su Ming had already turned to stone on the spot.

Good, good, good...

So this is how you play, huh?!

A lord like this...

Why do I like him more the more I watch!

"Use one's body as bait, lure the enemy in, show weakness, and then..."

"A single strike to kill, seize their authority..."

Pang Tong's breathing grew rapid.

"My lord's Chain Scheme is also peerless!"

"What?"

Su Ming leaned forward slightly, looking at the woman on the ground, his smile still warm.

"Didn't sister just say she'd Blood Battle to the End with me?"

"Why is that… not possible now?"

The woman's delicate body trembled, almost to the point of crying.

Big brother!

How the hell would I know you're the top boss on a covert visit...

If I'd known, borrowing her eight hundred bits of courage, she wouldn't dare act like this!

"I..."

She struggled, just about to beg for mercy.

"Lord!"

A voice full of keen interest sounded from behind Su Ming.

Pang Tong, with a pair of Phoenix Eyes that can pierce the Human Heart, shone astonishingly at this moment.

He strode straight to the Mahjong table, his face ablaze with the frenzy of a hunter's joy.

"Such an exquisite Four-sided Game Formation, Tong... also wants to try!"

Fa Zheng: "…"

Jiang Wan: "…"

Both colleagues wore expressionless faces.

Shi Yuan, that fellow…

His interest in these bizarre tricks is a bit excessive!

Su Ming glanced at the fanatically eager Pang Tong, then at the woman on the floor who was about to wet herself with fear, and raised an eyebrow.

Interesting.

"Fine."

He nodded, then his gaze fell on another despondent youth in combat armor in the corner.

"You, get up."

The youth's eyes were hollow, yet he obeyed the command, rising slowly and silently stepping aside.

Pang Tong, seeing this, unceremoniously sat in the empty seat.

"Lord, please!"

He faced Su Ming and made a bow with clasped hands.

Su Ming chuckled, looked at the woman's face, and threatened without concealment.

"Now, let's begin!"

The woman hurriedly got up.

The game begins!

Clatter—!

The crisp clacking of Mahjong tiles rang through the whole room.

Fa Zheng and Jiang Wan stood aside, their expressions odd as they watched this absurd scene.

Their lord, accompanied by Shu Han's Top-level Advisor, stayed up late without sleeping…

In the perilous place, keeping company with a female demon…

Playing Mahjong!

If this scene were to spread…

Tsk tsk tsk!

Su Ming remained in his lazy demeanor, drawing and playing tiles purely by feel.

Pang Tong, his expression focused, his Phoenix Eyes seemed able to pierce the tiles.

"Although Shi Yuan is a first-time player…"

"... but with his skill…"

Jiang Wan shook her head, unable to guess who would win.

Beside them, Fa Zheng remained silent, yet his demeanor was equally solemn.

This is a Phoenix chick!

This tiny Four-sided Card Table is his battlefield for strategizing and slaughtering all sides!

The game progressed in a blaze of excitement.

"In this round, the Heavenly Origin Position is vacant; defense should be prioritized, awaiting the change of circumstances…"

Jiang Wan analyzed from behind Pang Tong.

Fa Zheng let out a cold laugh.

"War is a treacherous path!"

"One should strike with thunderous force, attacking the unprepared, deciding the world in a single move!"

"You know nothing about War Game Simulation!"

"You know nothing about Alliances and Counter-alliances!"

Su Ming: "…"

Can you two shut up!

It's so noisy!

However, what made his head spin even more…

It was still Pang Tong across!