Chapter 793: A Bizarre Request
The current Blue Sea City was bustling, lively, and prosperous, completely different from before.
As the city lord, Ling Zhan naturally had a large share of the profits.
Additionally,
The treasury of Blue Sea City had now become Ling Zhan's personal asset.
The city's accumulated wealth over the years was basically stored here.
Interestingly...
There was even a transfer job book for the class Deep-Sea Phantom Maiden inside.
This was a hidden class that combined illusions and assassination.
It was also quite rare.
Apart from that,
There were several valuable S-tier and above materials.
The rest were piles of Sacred Crystals and gold coins that stacked like mountains.
As for skill books...
Those precious items had likely been moved elsewhere or learned long ago.
For the city's future management, Ling Zhan directly appointed the Dragon Kingdom's officials to handle it.
Of course...
The Dragon Kingdom would receive annual resource returns from Blue Sea City.
After handling all of this, Ling Zhan didn't stay in Blue Sea City. Instead, he returned to the Holy City of Asar with Lucia, Avril, and Ansely.
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Upon returning to the Holy City of Asar,
Ling Zhan declined Lucia, Avril, and Ansely's invitation to a private dinner and went straight back to his residence.
Watching Ling Zhan's departing figure, the three girls could only smile helplessly.
They were the darlings of the Holy Knights.
They were also the dream goddesses of countless men.
If they invited any of those men to a private dinner, the guys would probably jump a hundred meters in joy.
But in front of Ling Zhan, their feminine charm seemed completely ineffective.
Even Lucia, with her succubus bloodline, had no effect on him.
Thinking of this,
The three girls sighed simultaneously.
Then they exchanged glances and burst into laughter.
"I'm really curious—what kind of girl does he like?" Lucia asked softly.
"Senior, do you like him?" Avril raised an eyebrow.
Ansely's heart tightened.
She considered herself to be beautiful and well-built, but compared to the alluring charm of Lucia's succubus bloodline, she was a bit behind.
She lacked that seductive aura unique to succubi.
There was no way around it...
When it came to charm, succubi were true experts.
"I wouldn't say I like him, but I do have a good impression of him." Lucia gently shook her head.
It was mainly because, whenever she interacted with him, she never felt the slightest hint of lecherous gazes from him.
This was incredibly novel and comfortable for her.
All the men she had encountered before,
Whether old,
Or young,
Their gazes toward her always carried some degree of lustful intent.
But she knew it was because of her looks, figure, and succubus bloodline.
"Ansely, did you hear that? My senior only has a slight fondness for him and won't compete with you." Avril teased her nervous friend with a grin.
Ansely visibly relaxed.
If it were any other girl, she would be confident in competing.
But against Lucia, she felt a bit lacking.
"Come to think of it, this is probably the first guy who's completely unaffected by your charm, right?" Avril asked.
"Technically, yes." Lucia nodded.
Besides her father, no other man had ever been immune to her allure.
It was a bit embarrassing to say.
The term "all men" even included some of her relatives.
This fact disgusted Lucia deeply.
But with the succubus bloodline...
There was nothing she could do about it.
Moreover,
It was precisely because of this bloodline that she knew those men who claimed to love her were just under the influence of her charm.
Under these circumstances,
Meeting someone like Ling Zhan, who was completely immune, naturally intrigued and surprised her.
"Alright, enough chatting. Let's head back."
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After returning to his residence,
Ling Zhan received a notification from the AI butler about a letter from the Dragon Kingdom.
Upon opening it,
The contents were good news for Ling Zhan.
Meng Shuang, Yunman, and Changyue—his contracted divine beasts—had successfully absorbed the Beast God Boundary-Breaking Pill.
Not only had they broken through their bloodline shackles, but they had also acquired a growth-type Beast God talent and skyrocketed to level 150.
The growth-type Beast God talent...
As the name suggested, it could continue to grow and evolve beyond SSS-tier.
From his earlier chats with General Li, Ling Zhan had learned some secrets unknown to most professionals.
For example...
The Higher Realm.
In Ling Zhan's current world, SSS-tier talents, skills, tools, and resources were considered the highest.
But in the Higher Realm, there were classifications beyond SSS-tier.
Moreover...
The level cap there was definitely not limited to level 200.
The fact that his three contracted divine beasts had acquired growth-type talents was indeed something to be happy about.
Additionally,
The letter mentioned that Meng Shuang, Yunman, and Changyue would arrive on the Sacred Continent in five days, and Ling Zhan was reminded to pick them up.
Toward the end of the letter were messages from their parents.
Meng Zhang asked Ling Zhan to take good care of his mischievous daughter, Meng Shuang.
The instructions from the two divine beast mothers, Taiyin and Changxi, were more baffling.
"Please take good care of my daughter Changyue and don't let her be hurt." —Changxi.
"Ling Zhan, when are you proposing? I'm eager to hold a grandchild." —Taiyin.
Reading these lines, Ling Zhan's mouth twitched slightly.
What kind of mothers were these...
They seemed desperate to marry off their daughters.
Shutting off the mailbox,
Ling Zhan was about to head to his room for some rest.
But suddenly!
[Ding!!]
A system notification echoed in his mind.
[Due to the ongoing spread of the Blue Sea City incident, the host has become a target for many prodigies. The system has detected that in five days, a challenge tournament against the host will be held!]
[A new challenge quest is now issued!!]
[Quest Name: Dominating the Arena!]
[Quest Objective: Successfully defend your position and crush every challenger!]
[Quest Rewards: Based on performance!]
[Quest Penalty: None!]
[Good luck, host!]
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"It's finally here..."
Hearing the familiar yet cold system voice, Ling Zhan smiled.
But his smile had a cold edge to it.
"A challenge tournament, huh..."
"Perfect. I can gauge the strength of these so-called prodigies of the Sacred Continent!"