Pretending To Be A Boss
Chapter 923 - 69: 1As Always Tang Feiji_2

Without experiencing destruction, how can one attain rebirth?

Qing Jiuyu didn't know what Tang Feiji had gone through, but she could sense the colossal transformation inside and out.

How could the myriad beasts not understand the hardships of evolution?

To evolve from six tails to nine tails was already as rare as phoenix feathers, let alone evolution beyond catastrophe?

This foolish dragon must have endured unimaginable agony.

Truth be told, even Tang Feiji wasn't certain he could survive it.

This was a game of high stakes—one where survival is but one chance out of ten.

After parting ways with Junlin, Tang Feiji made his journey from the depths of the ocean to the southern seas where the Sea God Palace resided.

Here, every moment of every day was filled with bone-splitting agony.

And it wasn't until twelve days ago that he finally took a step forward from the brink of death.

The Ancestor Dragon's evolution journey had begun.

For the next twelve days, the island and surrounding waters were plagued by storms and torrential rains.

This sinister weather seemed to herald the arrival of an ancient being.

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Two hours later, the dark clouds began to dissipate naturally.

Gone were the blinding golden rays; in their place, the vibrant midsummer sun emerged after the rain.

Those two hours were nerve-wracking for Lin Sen and Yu Xiaozhe.

They had already guessed who the colossal dragon was—after all, they were the first humans to encounter this dragon.

Tang Ao... Was he Tang Xian's cousin or younger brother? Yu Xiaozhe couldn't quite remember.

But now he knew for certain: no matter how fierce Tang Xian's relatives were, they couldn't spawn a "cousin" like this.

Qing Jiuyu looked at the dragon's massive coiled body occupying the island's center and noticed that Tang Feiji's abdomen finally stopped moving. She reverted to her human form.

The coquettish expression on her face faded as she said:

"In these days you've been gone, everyone thought you were dead."

[These days, I have indeed been dying every day.]

In its Demigod form, the Ancestor Dragon seemed no different from the Beast God, capable of communicating with all beings.

"Too bad you're so big; you're not rideable," Qing Jiuyu teased with a laugh.

Tang Feiji morphing into Tang Battleplane was undoubtedly a good thing, yet Qing Jiuyu still preferred a rideable Tang Feiji.

Tang Feiji snorted coldly, and something wondrous occurred again.

Instead of transforming into his human form, he began gradually shrinking while remaining in his Ancestor Dragon form.

Qing Jiuyu was dumbfounded. After some time, when Tang Feiji shrank to roughly the size of his former Azure Dragon form, she couldn't help but exclaim:

"You can shrink too?"

[Growing big, shrinking small, softening, hardening—no big deal!] Tang Feiji boasted arrogantly.

Qing Jiuyu covered her mouth, laughing softly, and said:

"You really are quite the treasure."

Lin Sen and Yu Xiaozhe exchanged awkward glances. What kind of nonsense was this? If they kept chatting like this, we might not leave!

But Qing Jiuyu quickly changed the subject.

Tang Feiji transformed into his human form. Perhaps due to the influence of the Soul Crystal, his appearance now resembled Tang Ao but was more imposing—aside from his larger physique, he had also grown a full circle of scruffy facial hair, a Zhang Feihu beard.

Especially with the round, dragon-like eyes, Tang Feiji now looked remarkably dignified.

It was a ruggedly masculine look—not as handsome as he had been before—but all beasts judged appearances differently anyway.

"Everyone missed you. Although you're a dunce, without you it just felt like something was missing."

In the depths of despair, there is no concept of time; Tang Feiji had no idea how long his transformation process had taken.

He shook his head and said:

"I'm different; I won't stoop to these mortals' sentiments."

"Say whatever you want, but you're coming back to Baichuan City with me."

"I'm not going back. I need to avenge Tang Xian!" Tang Feiji turned away and stared toward the north.

Qing Jiuyu sneered and said:

"Even if you died, he wouldn't! Avenge him? Please. I refuse to believe Tang Xian could die so easily. We've already sent people to infiltrate Saint Mountain; you'd better come back with us so we can plan together."

"You're too weak."

Tang Feiji shook his head, rejecting Qing Jiuyu's proposal.

This time, it wasn't out of arrogance—it was genuinely out of goodwill.

To Tang Feiji, facing a powerful enemy while being too weak was simply courting death.

They had already courted death once before. The Beast God's strength was far beyond imagination.

Even after completing his evolution, Tang Feiji didn't believe he could challenge the Judge, let alone Eden's Lord.

So, at this moment, he absolutely wouldn't bring teammates weaker than himself by a whole tier.

Tang Feiji intended to find Junlin and collaborate with him.

Qing Jiuyu wasn't bothered by Tang Feiji's words; she had seen through his intentions and said:

"During this time, you're not the only one who has grown stronger. Whether you choose to cooperate with us or not, at the very least, you should know yourself and your enemy. You've spent so much time around Tang Xian—if you still rely on blind madness, then you're really just a fool."

Fools would be ostracized, and Tang Feiji had no intention of being ostracized.

He thought about it—returning to Baichuan City could also be considered a triumphant homecoming. Xiaojiu and Tang would surely divide the spoils at his celebration, wouldn't they?

Perhaps he should go back and have a look.

"Out of consideration for your heartfelt pleading, this Mighty One shall accompany you for a glimpse."

"Ugh, now I'm starting to dislike you again," Qing Jiuyu laughed.

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Baichuan City.

Tang Feiji received quite the royal treatment upon his return.

Even Li Xiaoyu—who hardly bothered with him before—personally came out to greet him.

Tang Feiji was feeling rather pleased with himself.

Among all these women, he knew Li Xiaoyu and Tang Xiaojiu were Tang Xian's favorites. The rest were nothing but dull pork stews.

Li Xiaoyu, however, thought differently.

After all, this fool of a dragon who wandered off from the mining zone needed someone to look after him. When Tang Xian had teleported to the southern island, leaving all his companions imprisoned by the Li family, Li Xiaoyu had retrieved each of them one by one.

The same was true now—with Tang Xian's whereabouts unknown, the only thing she could do was hold faith that her man was alive and ensure that not a single one of his teammates was missing when he returned.

The meeting hall was lively.

Li Xiaoyu and Tang Jing were discussing the next course of action.

As for their speculations about Song Que—since both Ju Mang and Song Que were absent from Baichuan City—they couldn't be certain.

"Will Eden's Lord assign you to lead the team to search for Song Que in the next stage?"

"Quite likely," Tang Jing said.

Tang Jing's time was short—later, he needed to go to the mining area to handle intelligence-gathering tasks.

He continued:

"For some reason, Eden's Lord cannot leave Saint Mountain right now. As for my brother's whereabouts, it's also difficult to inquire about at the moment. It and I are still testing each other cautiously, but it seems to be beginning to trust me. This upcoming mission is an opportunity. Eden's Lord might be in a unique state of some sort—its inability to leave Saint Mountain may have something to do with my brother."

"I have a hunch that my brother might also be undergoing some sort of extraordinary ordeal, perhaps even contending with Eden's Lord. If we want to break into Saint Mountain now, we'll need to take out the six Eden Divine Envoys."

"Each of these six envoys is extraordinarily powerful—stronger even than Junlin and Dark Crow. Speaking of which, where has Dark Crow gone?"

"He said the lack of spiritual energy in this world prevents him from mastering the next level of unparalleled techniques," Li Xiaoyu said irritably.

Faced with his chronic pretentiousness, there was little she could do.

"..." Tang Jing was speechless.

"But don't worry about him, right? He seems to have returned to the Beast God's tomb. Since not even the Judge can find him, I doubt anyone else will locate him anytime soon either," Li Xiaoyu added.

Tang Jing nodded and returned his focus to the previous topic, saying:

"The God of Good and Evil is recuperating—likely to recover soon. Those sent to hunt down Song Que are the Divine Envoys of Life and Death and Heavenly Punishment. With two envoys working together, even Song Que's great power might not be enough. The hunt is scheduled two days from now."

"Do you have Song Que's whereabouts?"

"Yes, he hasn't been particularly low-key. Evidently, he has been slaughtering the Eden Court's myriad beast minions like mad recently."

Recalling how Song Que used to be the masked stranger who terrified Pyramid's upper echelon, Li Xiaoyu could accept his rampage with ease.

After all, the study of personality merging and fragmentation is an entirely unknown realm.

She simply believed Song Que would always stand on the side of justice.

"What's your plan?"

"Baichuan City is full of talent. If you're looking for god-slaying candidates, Song Que isn't the only one," Tang Jing replied mysteriously.