Calamity of Tomorrow-Chapter 567 - 566 Gift and Target

Christina looked at Zhou Bai before her and spoke cautiously, "But if that's the case, won't the power of the demigods in this tournament greatly increase?"

Zhou Bai's lips curled up slightly, "Indeed. Those demigods who are eager to achieve good results in the discussions of Daluo Heaven are the ones most likely to become greedy."

"And starting from Hai Yi and the others as the point of dissemination, indeed the demigods participating will be the first to receive the Primordial Spirit Armor."

"But that doesn't matter because with the strength of those demigods, whether they have Primordial Spirit Armor or not makes no difference to me."

Christina said, "But wouldn't this pose a threat to others? Such as Zheng Wentian and Qian Wangsun, doesn't it increase the difficulty of their forthcoming battles?"

Zhou Bai was slightly startled and his gaze softened, "You speak well, Christina, I was negligent." frёewebnoѵēl.com

He reached out to hug the little kitty, gently stroking her head as he spoke, "Hmm, I need to think of a safe way to deal with this."

Christina, feeling pampered under the strokes, squinted her eyes in comfort and stretched out her limbs, casually suggesting, "Why not just give them their own Primordial Spirit Armor, since the disaster of greed also has a free mode, right?"

"It's possible," Zhou Bai, stroking his chin thought, "but it's better if they don't know it's from me."

"Can't make big moves, otherwise the Heavenly Sword elders will notice."

"Then let's simply not do it in the building."

So, the next morning, Zhou Bai woke Qian Wangsun and Zheng Wentian an hour early and hurried them to the tournament grounds.

"Let's go early to prepare, and incidentally, gather some intelligence on the other cultivators."

Qian Wangsun was surprised, "Gather intelligence on others? You've never done that before."

Zhou Bai replied, "The battles are getting more intense, it's always good to be more prepared."

Regarding the increasing fierceness of the upcoming battles, Qian Wangsun and Zheng Wentian agreed. With the number of eliminated contestants growing, the average level of the remaining cultivators naturally rose as well.

And so, with Zhou Bai cajoling and dragging them along, the two accompanied him to the venue ahead of time.

On the early morning streets, only a few scattered passersby could be seen.

Suddenly, Zhou Bai said, "I'm going to buy some breakfast, you guys go ahead to the venue."

Then Qian Wangsun and Zheng Wentian both headed towards the tournament grounds, but since it was so early, the streets were almost empty.

In the next moment, Qian Wangsun's expression changed drastically as he tried to dodge, but it was too late.

The round of surprise attack spread Primordial Spirit power across the entire ground surface, a setup that took several minutes, and it was not something Qian Wangsun could evade with his eyes.

They saw the ground entirely enveloped in layers of Primordial Spirit power, effectively restraining the two of them.

Then, they both felt a finger pointing at the center of their brows, and it felt as if their consciousness had left their bodies and entered an infinitely vast, dark space.

In front of their eyes, a mass of information too vast to see the end of flowed past incessantly.

Qian Wangsun and Zheng Wentian only felt as if they unconsciously grasped something, and the next moment, they completely lost consciousness.

Zhou Bai stepped out of the darkness with a slight smile, "Now it's going to be easy."

He opened his mouth and spat out a large clump of level 1 Greed Steel, which his Primordial Spirit power kneaded and pressed at will, quickly shaping into the rough outlines of two magical treasures.

Unlike creating super Primordial Spirit weapons like the Apocalypse Heavenly Skeleton Armor, Zhou Bai could make someone else's Primordial Spirit Armor by using only level 1 Greed Steel, without any other materials. Crafting a truly beggar's version of a Primordial Spirit weapon like this was incredibly fast.

Within just a few minutes, a Greed Steel-made gauntlet and a Greed Steel-made dagger appeared before Zhou Bai.

Following a gentle flick of Zhou Bai's index finger, the two Primordial Spirit weapons had already found their way into the mental spaces of two individuals.

When the duo regained their senses, they still stood perfectly unharmed on the street, as if what they had just witnessed was nothing but an illusion.

Yet, both could feel that something new had been added to their mental spaces.

Looking at the newly added Primordial Spirit weapon in their mental spaces, Qian Wangsun and Zheng Wentian showed expressions of covetousness.

Hidden in the shadows, Zhou Bai frowned slightly, "It seems that even in free mode, without daily cultivation, the inherent greed it triggers doesn't change."

Christina remarked, "Doesn't matter, right? We're not charging them anyway, so if they like it, they like it."

"Right," Zhou Bai nodded slowly, "If there really is a problem, we could forcibly take it back."

The trio later met in the tournament arena, but due to the effect of the Greed Calamity, Qian Wangsun and Zheng Wentian never mentioned the Primordial Spirit Weapons in their mental spaces.

It seemed they each wanted to protect their own Primordial Spirit weapon, for fear of others taking it to use or study.

Before the battle began, Xiang Haocu called Zheng Wentian over.

Xiang Haocu remarked, "I've heard what happened; they troubled your brothers and sisters, right? I've dealt with them already. You are you, and your siblings are your siblings. I don't involve others in my affairs."

"Rest assured and send your siblings back home. I personally guarantee that nobody in the Thunder Department will bully them in the future. Of course, if they ever follow in your footsteps, I'll be the first to not let them off."

Evidently, Hai Yi and company's past reprimand of Zheng Wentian had reached Xiang Haocu, but since Hai Yi, Xiang Tong, and the others involved had kept 'The Buried Handsome Youth' and 'the treasures' issues confidential, he seemed unaware of them.

Hearing this, Zheng Wentian finally breathed a sigh of relief. Xiang Haocu's character provided certain assurance; at least for the next few years, his siblings should be able to live in Central City without being bullied.

'However… I should consider bringing them to Donghua City… But Zi Yang True Monarch surely wouldn't let them go.'

...

The third day of discussions in the Daluo Heaven once again kicked off with great fanfare.

At the beginning of the third day's discussions, Zhou Bai sensed an unusual atmosphere.

Out of the four major sects, a total of only nine people participated in the competition, yet four were eliminated in just one morning.

Watching a monk from the Jijian Pavilion have his flying sword broken and all ten fingers shattered, Zhou Bai's brows furrowed even more intensely.

A portion of the cultivators from Central City, however, grew excited, as overcoming the monks from the other major sects seemed to restore the face they had lost to Zhou Bai.

Beside him, an annoyed Qian Wangsun said, "This morning, half of our people drew lots against opponents with higher realms than ours. It's clear they're targeting us."

Zhou Bai sighed, "Perhaps it's directed at me."