Actually, a spacious and luxurious villa in the era when ferocious beasts besiege the cities is an absolute luxury.
But Third-Grade Martial Artists are equally rare, especially one as young as Bai Xiao'e.
It might seem like Luo Yu interacts with top-tier big shots a lot, but that's because they're in different circles.
After all, the majority of the world is still made up of ordinary people.
Diao Lingluo's message was very concise: "Congratulations, Da Xia Godson."
In reality, when Diao Lingluo was sending the message, she typed hundreds of words and, after repeatedly deleting and editing, only these eight characters remained.
Luo Yu continued to check the messages, from Shi Kai and various school principals; the content was generally the same.
However, he did notice one that was particularly special.
"I am Cao Potian, let's exchange some experience on the topic of MILFs sometime. I'm not as strong as you, but in this aspect, you're far from my match."
Luo Yu was speechless, "The rumors are indeed true, this old Cao Family's interests are truly not quite normal."
"Ding-a-ling!"
The most primitive ringtone rang out, and upon answering the call, Luo Yu found it was Jia Lan.
"Are you busy?"
Luo Yu smiled, "Not busy. Are you missing me, my little Lulu?"
"I am missing you a little."
Jia Lan, wearing cartoon slippers and sitting on the sofa, holding her phone, said, "Congratulations on winning the national championship, you looked incredibly handsome."
"It's nothing special, compared to the world champion," Luo Yu laughed.
"I believe the world champion will be yours too," Jia Lan said, "Um, I just wanted to call and congratulate you, no need to come and accompany me, ha."
"I know you're preparing for the world competition, so I won't disturb you. Prepare well."
"I'll be cheering for you in front of the TV."
Having such an understanding girlfriend touched Luo Yu's heart.
Truth be told, he was almost always busy with matters of Great Xia, spending too little time with his girlfriend.
You could even say none at all.
Yet she never had any complaints.
Perhaps she might have been happier with an ordinary man.
Luo Yu sighed lightly. The burden on his shoulders was too great, leaving very little love for his woman.
Just as he opened his mouth to speak, Jia Lan interrupted, "Brother Yu, you don't have to comfort me."
"I understand you. Your pressure is bigger than anyone's."
Most people only see the glamorous Luo Yu on screen, but Jia Lan, who was used to thinking from others' perspectives, could feel some of Luo Yu's heartache and pressure.
"Once things settle down, I'll keep you company," Luo Yu said earnestly.
"Okay, Sister Qin Lan misses you too, but she's too shy to say it, hehe," Jia Lan's playful voice came through.
At that moment, Luo Yu was reminded of the company president, Qin Lan, in her black silk business attire.
He couldn't help but curse inwardly.
Spending every day running around to defend Great Xia, his time for flirting was all sacrificed.
He never intended to be a good guy; his ambition was to provide a home for all the wandering, pretty girls in the world.
And look at the situation now.
He became the one who, if the foreign gods do not perish, could never settle down, fired up for action.
After hanging up, Luo Yu went to train. The emergence of gods this time instilled a great sense of crisis within him.
If such an event could happen once, who's to say it couldn't happen again? Time was running short for him.
On the other end, after hanging up, Jia Lan nudged Qin Lan, who had just returned from work, kicked off her high heels, and was straightening her black silk stockings, "Sister Lan, why didn't you say anything just now?"
Qin Lan parted her red lips and sighed, "The difference is too great, I don't know how to start."
"He is the Da Xia Godson, the foremost among the young generation of the nation, and I'm just a small company president, hardly worth mentioning."
"Brother Yu isn't someone who cares about status or position," Jia Lan waved her hand dismissively.
"But when a man like that stands in front of you, don't you feel any pressure?"
Jia Lan curled her lip.
"What is our relationship?"
"We are like Guan and Bao, the best of friends."
Qin Lan twitched the corner of her mouth. All the words she wanted to say were stuck in her throat and couldn't come out.
Jia Lan then blinked her Beautiful Eyes and said:
"Even if he's the unrivaled number one in the world, the strongest there is, he'll still have to kneel behind me."
"What a joke, why would he kneel..."
Qin Lan was about to retort right away, but she stopped as she sensed something was amiss.
Her face full of shock as she looked at Jia Lan.
With an open palm, Jia Lan said, "So, if you want, you can also make him kneel before you."
Qin Lan was, for a moment, at a loss for words and could only give Jia Lan a thumbs up: "Your way of thinking is truly bizarre and outrageous."
Jia Lan laughed and said, "At first, I thought Brother Yu was a playboy who would flirt with many girls."
"But then I found out, it seems there's only me, too innocent."
"To be honest, having such an outstanding and powerful man all to myself is a bit too much to handle, it feels like a dream in my heart."
"Sister Lan, you need to muster the energy to join this family, I will help you, and then we'll be a happy family of three."
"Why let the rich water flow into others' fields, it's more fun this way."
Qin Lan clenched her teeth, resolutely deciding that next time she saw Luo Yu, she would act more positively.
What Jia Lan didn't know was that she was far from being Luo Yu's first, not even the second, third, or fifth.
She was in line after more than thirty others...
Takamanopara.
The once tranquil and sacred land of The Island Country was trembling and shaking today.
"Boom!"
Thunder roared in the sky, the earth cracked open, and numerous surrounding oceans churned violently.
"Damn it!"
"Who did this?"
"Who is responsible for this?"
Angry roars came from deep within Takamanopara, and throughout The Island Country, from the peak First-Grade Martial Artists to powerless mortals, all knelt in fear, worshipping in the direction of Takamanopara.
In a dark space deep in Takamanopara, the true body of Amaterasu vented its rage.
"Amaterasu, why are you so suddenly enraged?"
Another massive figure stirred in the darkness, and Tian Yu spoke in a feeble voice.
"Didn't you send an avatar to capture the contingency left by the Deities of Great Xia?"
Amaterasu said unwillingly, "I failed."
"How's that possible? We sacrificed so much to enable that avatar of yours to come into this world," Tian Yu was in disbelief.
Amaterasu said grimly, "I can sense that the avatar has dissipated, and not even a shred of information was able to be sent back."
Tian Yu was extremely surprised: "This means that not only was your avatar slain, but all returning divine thoughts were also intercepted and destroyed. This is not something a mortal could achieve."
"Who is helping that kid?"
Amaterasu was almost driven mad, believing that sending the avatar would be an easy task to capture a mere mortal from Great Xia and to show the target what despair and divine might were.
Instead, Amaterasu was the one to be embarrassed.
It was like throwing a pebble into the ocean; the avatar was lost without creating even a ripple, disappearing without a trace.
"I didn't expect those old fogies from Great Xia to still have such a contingency," Amaterasu was furious, yet without a clue.
"Amaterasu, since we can't take down that kid, how about we inform the other gods who are waiting for resurrection?" Tian Yu suggested.
Amaterasu thought for a moment, then shook his head:
"No, if we tell others, then we definitely won't be able to reap the opportunities hidden on that kid's body."
"The opportunities left by the Deities of Great Xia can't be simple."
Tian Yu said cautiously, "But the opponents have unknown methods, we may not be their match."
Amaterasu analyzed:
"I think, it's impossible for them to be harboring a god in Great Xia, that kid must have used some kind of one-off destruction method, and such methods can't be used every time, can they?"
"If it's a one-off, then there's nothing to be afraid of."
"I still want to go and meet that kid, the grudge of my avatar's destruction cannot coexist under the heavens."
Tian Yu said, "The last time you dispatched an avatar, it was at my expense, and now I no longer have the power to help you dispatch another. Unless you want me to be struck to death by the heavenly thunder of The Great Path."
"Wait! Just wait, this time I'll bear the cost myself."
Amaterasu narrowed its eyes and said, "The World Competition will be starting soon, and when that happens, the Foreign Forces will join hands to deal with Great Xia."
"That will be our chance in Takamanopara to fish in troubled waters."