Chapter 692 - 691: Annoying Goddess, Remote AFK

In the blink of an eye.

Seven days had passed.

Athena was very capable...

No.

To be precise.

This woman is a classic pink cutter black.

She had been prepared for a long time on how to become the God-King who leads all the gods of Olympus.

She had even prepared "private soldiers" composed of ascended believers to suppress any possible rebellion, among them were not a few entities comparable to the Main God Level in the Thirteen Realms.

Besides that.

She also had a detailed directory at her disposal.

It was full of Gods who disagreed with her or had complaints about her.

The relevant gods...

How do I put it?

Even the color of their underwear had been laid bare by Athena; there was tons of black material on them.

Gods!

Theoretically, they have infinite life.

But at the same time, an overly prolonged life is not necessarily a good thing.

They will always have some quirky hobbies or do some strange things from time to time due to the drabness of their lives.

How does the saying go?

Opportunities always favor the prepared.

With Zeus in power.

Athena, out of respect and approval for him, would never choose to rebel.

Her preparations.

Were for the day when Zeus was no longer there.

Her preparations were complete.

And the time had come.

It was almost natural for Athena to ascend to power.

Even without the deterrence of Li Jing, she would merely need to deal with a few competitors who were unprepared at best, and it was only a matter of time before she emerged as the leader of the Gods of Olympus.

Setting that aside.

Things went smoothly due to Athena’s early preparations.

In a short span of seven days.

Athena firmly established her position as the God-King.

Those who might oppose her hadn’t even had a chance to unite before they were mercilessly struck down by her handpicked army.

Some were suppressed.

Some were controlled.

And some were given a period of dormancy.

As for those who had always been at odds with Athena or who had complaints about her, they silently swallowed their grievances in the face of heaps of black material against them.

Of course.

To say that Athena easily established herself as the God-King would be an overstatement.

There were many unstable factors still in play.

Athena herself was currently running around dealing with these factors.

...

At dusk.

Li Jing was sitting leisurely at a long table on the rebuilt cliff in front of Athena’s temple, drinking tea made from Life Tree Leaves, and reading a historical book about the mythology of Gods.

The old book recorded a lot of things.

However, the content was somewhat monotonous, only recording some of the positive historical facts of the Gods.

It had some reference value, though somewhat limited.

He yawned as he turned to the last page of the old book and then closed it up.

Just then.

A golden streak shot in and landed with a bang, raising clouds of smoke.

As the smoke dispersed.

A female warrior dressed in full-scale heavy armor revealed herself.

Li Jing lifted his eyelids at the sight, casually picked up the teapot on the table, and poured a cup for the person across from him.

"Although it’s not the first time these days that I’ve seen you in this state, as a goddess known for beauty and wisdom, you don’t seem to understand people’s hearts. It’s just armor; do you really need to be so tightly wrapped?"

Before the words had fallen, the female warrior took off her heavy helmet, revealing her stunningly beautiful face - Athena.

Gently stroking her golden hair, Athena casually started talking.

"Li Jing, I understand what you mean. I even have an avatar walking on Earth, so I know about the Earth’s fashion of wearing less for more intense fighting, and that wearing less enhances defense--such ideas that fulfill some odd fantasies. But alas, our God Clan armor is innate rather than artificially crafted. Its appearance is associated with our divine power, which we cannot choose."

As she spoke, Athena disappeared her helmet into thin air.

Subsequently,

the heavy armor covering her entire body quietly disappeared.

"As the strongest daughter of Zeus, in addition to wisdom, I have extra divine powers such as those of war. With so many divine powers combined, the armor naturally becomes heavy. And due to the impact of the war divine power, it has very strong defensive capabilities, and it looks very heavy."

Sitting down, Athena sipped her tea and then smiled lightly.

"If you, Master Li, prefer me wearing less, I will try not to equip this God armor when I follow you in the future."

"Hmm,"

Li Jing raised an eyebrow, tilted his head, and said.

"Are you trying to tempt me?"

"I’d like to, but I doubt there will be many opportunities."

Athena’s smile was playful.

Li Jing grinnned.

This woman...

How can I put it?

The more he communicated with her, the less he wanted to work with her.

There’s an old saying.

’If a woman lacks talent, it is considered virtuous.’

This is an ancient prejudice that favors men over women.

A smart woman is not at fault.

But if she is too smart, honestly, people will find it annoying.

Like Athena, who’s here now.

When she first came to Olympus, wasn’t she very in awe of Li Jing?

After they’ve interacted for a while now.

She has completely grasped the "knack" of how to deal with Li Jing, even daring to joke with him.

In the past,

Li Jing always hoped that there would be more people like her around him.

Ever since his ascension to the Chen Tang City and became its lord, no matter how approachable and friendly he was, he couldn’t avoid the people of Chen Tang City to fear him.

Li Jing didn’t like it too much.

As a typical Earth person,

he preferred equality and for everyone to treat each other like friends.

Currently, Athena,

undoubtedly fit the kind of person that Li Jing had in mind.

But with someone like Athena, it’s truly difficult to treat her solely as a friend.

Because you will never know.

What lies beneath her beautiful smile...

And with an existence like Athena, you can’t expect her to truly accept you as a friend.

Of course,

Li Jing didn’t expect to form any bond of friendship with Athena.

His relatively easy-going nature also meant that he wouldn’t bother about issues with Athena intentionally.

Taking a bite from a spirit fruit he casually picked up, Li Jing inquired,

"What did the ancestor gods say? Has anyone made a statement?"

Unexpectedly meeting this question, Athena’s smile disappeared, and she sighed softly.

"Not at the moment. Those old foxes are very crafty. I’ve been running around all day today and still couldn’t meet most of them. They just made up excuses and brushed me off."

With that, she lowered her face.

"Well, we can only accept it for now. At least with your support, Master Li, they shouldn’t oppose me outright for a short period of time."

"This is a problem that must be resolved."

Li Jing responded, saying,

"After understanding the situation these days, I know your God Clan really doesn’t have many who are easy to deal with. With your capability and strength, safely controlling the Main God Gate wouldn’t be a problem. But dealing with the ancestor gods is another matter. Especially for your God Clan, who are kind of different from other God Clans. You would think that theoretically, upon being promoted to ancestor god, they should’ve ’retired’ to concentrate on finding a way to ascend to a higher level. However, from time to time, people would jump out trying to regain control and return to the front stage."

After hearing Li Jing’s words, Athena couldn’t help but say.

"This can’t be helped. After all, the Star Nebula Great World has exhausted its spiritual qi for millions of years, which has also greatly influenced the divine domain. It’s not just our God Clan, but in these millions of years, all Nine Great Divine Fields, forget about trying to ascend to a higher level, are having trouble maintaining their current level. The ancestor gods should have been walking on the road to a vague future, but naturally they can only plot for other things."

"I suppose so."

Li Jing shrugged, not holding onto the line of conversation.

"How comes the preparations I asked you to make?"

"I still need a few more days."

Athena replied.

"The amount of information about the other Eight Divine Domains is massive. Even with a dedicated team organizing it, ensuring nothing is overlooked will require a lot of time for sorting and collecting."

Li Jing responded to her words with a nod.

"Try to speed it up. In three days, the Supreme God Clan under my control should be ready for campaign. The divine war is about to start."

"Understood, I will urge my people to hurry."

Athena replied, then asked,

"Divine war... does it need the involvement of our God Clan?"

"If you want to gain something from this war, just say so. Quit beating around the bush."

Li Jing shook his head.

"Even without my explanation, you should understand that as long as it’s not too excessive, I am rather liberal leader. The issue is, do your people have the power to spare?"

Facing such remarks, Athena’s mouth tightened.

"To be honest, we don’t. But this is a good opportunity. Conquering is a common hobby among gods. If there’s a chance to win a divine war or to take over other god realms, neither the Main Gods nor the Ancestor Gods will pass it by. Yet to satisfy them...."

Before she could finish the sentence, Li Jing interrupted.

"If you have a concrete plan, just go ahead with it. Just make sure you don’t wreak havoc on the other eight god realms or destroy them, that’s all. I don’t care about anything else."

Athena’s eyes shone with anticipation at his words.

As Li Jing had previously said,

None in their God Clan were easy to deal with.

The Ancestor Gods, due to "environmental factors", have nothing to do post-"retirement", and each one is greedier than the last, desperate for power.

Given the resources of their God Realm, it’s impossible to satisfy them.

Nor could Athena herself possibly allow the Ancestor gods to treat her as they wish.

Exploiting the other eight god realms was the only answer.

But the situation depends on Li Jing’s attitude.

Now that he has clearly stated his stance, Athena would naturally not let the opportunity slip by.

Just as she was about to speak, Li Jing voiced,

"Before we go further, I would like to be clear that I won’t directly participate in the subsequent wars on the eight god realms unless necessary. If you truly want to get involved, don’t scheme too much, but genuinely cooperate with the Supreme Divine Clan. Otherwise, once things go south, you may lose everything you have now."

Upon hearing this, Athena paused and then slightly nodded her head,

"Understood."

As she spoke, she stood up, smiling,

"Rest assured, Master Li, I will do my best to coordinate the cooperation between our God Clan and the Supreme God Clan to gradually conquer the other eight divine realms. To avoid forcing you to personally intervene, like when you had to slay my father, allow me to leave now to make arrangements."

Having said this, she turned and headed towards her temple.

Seeing her actions, Li Jing turned his head, watching her go off, shaking his head secretly.

This woman...

She really is exasperating.

But he had to admit,

He wasn’t willing for events like those involving Zeus before to occur again, even if it meant gaining Essence Sources.

Exhaling lightly, Li Jing summoned his panel.

Watcher: Li Jing

Rule Control: Punishment, Space, Shadow, Heavenly Fire, King

Heavenly and Earthly Essence Source: 1583952/719272136

Level: 704

Skill Points: 113

Chaos Qi: 496320

Lifebound Magic Instrument: Linglong, Smoke Eye, Qingfeng, Wuming, Snow Sound

Equipment: Zhenshi Monument, Immortal Heavenly River

Passive Skills: Universe Realm, Reverse Space

Active Skills: Zhou Tian Talisman

Limit Breakthrough (passive): Divine Might, Moon Shadow

Limit Breakthrough (active): Spirit God Whisper, Heaven’s Creation Skill, Eye of True Vision

Forbidden Skill: Body of Thunder Punishment in All Worlds, Burn the Sky

Second Breakthrough: Wind Thunder Domain, Eternal Song, Formless Divine Skill, Sky Net’s Truth

Three Breakthroughs: Heart Masters Heaven and Earth, Soaring, Shangqing Longevity Method

Looking at the level column, Li Jing couldn’t help but rub his brows.

These seven days.

He hadn’t gone anywhere or done anything, yet, in fits and starts, he had collected a large amount of Essence Source and advanced thirty-two levels.

The Essence Source during this time.

All came from the spoils of Spirit Weapon Wuming and others who had gone to the Supreme God Domain with Abigail.

This wave.

He was truly leveling up while lying down.

The advantage that Spirit Weapon can act independently was finally manifested in this batch.

Leveling up while lying down like a remote "afk grind", this was undoubtedly a good thing.

The problem is.

The more Essence Source he harvested, the more upheaval caused by Spirit Weapon Wuming and others in the Supreme God Domain...

Compared to the Essence Source obtained from killing Zeus.

Spirit Weapon Wuming and his party have killed about thirty God King level beings in the Supreme God Domain, among which there must be Ancestor Gods tragically killed.

This...

Honestly, it’s a bit challenging.

Fortunately, the agreed seven days are over.

Today, there has been no prompt for the harvest of Essence Source ever since afternoon, the Supreme God Domain should have already calmed down, so there won’t be more tool gods that can be used by him falling to become stepping stones for Abigail to control the Supreme God Clan.

The other good news is.

According to the original threshold of realm level.

Li Jing has unknowingly entered the Seventeenth Realm.

The quality and level of Chaos Qi inside him has risen to a degree that baffles him...

Condensing some Chaos Qi in his hand, Li Jing’s face was strange.

Truly advancing a whole great realm.

The change in Chaos Qi can be understood.

The higher the realm.

The bigger the changes brought by crossing the threshold.

However, at this moment in his Chaos Qi, there is a hint of something similar to the Breath of Heavenly Path.

He is not the Will of Heaven.

There’s no reason for him to possess the Breath of Heavenly Path.

But if he advances further, he might truly possess the Breath of Heavenly Path.

At this level.

Li Jing also has a clear understanding.

Although the Breath of Heavenly Path is unique to the Will of Heaven, in essence, it is just a form of Spiritual Qi existence that is higher than the breath of spirits and immortals.

If he could control it, there would be a qualitative leap in his strength without saying more.

As a cultivator who is not bound by the Heavenly Path and has limited duties.

If the Breath of Heavenly Path is under his control...

The Breath of Immortal Spirits directly affects the limit of heaven and earth, the possibilities for the progress of cultivators, and even the key factors of the cultivation environment.

If the Breath of Immortal Spirits in the heaven and earth is replaced by the Breath of Heavenly Path...

...

In a blink of an eye.

Another three days have passed.

It was the day that Li Jing and Abigail had agreed for her to lead the Supreme God Clan in battle.

Early in the morning.

Li Jing received a message from Abigail through LingLong’s cross-realm communication.

She said that the integration of the Supreme God Domain was very smooth, the troops for the expedition had been initially assembled, and follow-up preparations were underway.

Conservatively estimated, they would arrive on Earth in the afternoon through the spatial imprint that Abigail had left on Earth in advance.

Athena was also making preparations efficiently on this end.

However, Li Jing didn’t worry too much about the specific progress.

Around noon.

Li Jing found Athena’s avatar to inform her, then tore through the space to return to Earth.

On the one hand, he couldn’t let the troops of the Supreme God Clan stay on Earth for too long, on the other hand, he had to personally bring everyone to XiX Divine Domain this time, to merge the two God Clan teams.

Returning to Earth in advance to wait can avoid some unnecessary trouble.

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