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Chapter 481 - 478: "Her preaching is incomparable to yours.

Chapter 481: Chapter 478: "Her preaching is incomparable to yours.

Su Ming’an drank another cup of tea.

This kind of tea, used as a prop for passing messages, required one to drink a full cup before acquiring a piece of information; it did not allow for seamless communication at all times.

Thus, the scene turned into the beautiful Sacrificial Saintess constantly brewing tea, with the guest across the table downing cup after cup, creating a spectacle as bizarre as if she were chugging liquor.

Moreover, this tea tasted quite ordinary, nothing like the quality tea Lv Shu had, which came with additional effects.

Su Ming’an kept drinking and gradually understood the situation on Noel’s end.

This time, Noel really had bad luck; the Guide he was matched with wasn’t a normal person with a competitive spirit. She turned out to be a madwoman who intended to sacrifice herself during Fengchang’s succession ceremony, planning to personally ignite the flames and burn her body for the departed Bai Shen, believing that this would realize a complete "faith."

She had no desire to achieve final victory, only wishing to die on schedule on the eighth day, which left Noel completely dumbfounded.

She even continually tried to tempt Noel to self-immolate with her, saying that in this way they could "be with the great Mr. Bai Shen" — they could ascend together to the blissful World graced by Bai Shen.

Of course, Noel treated her words as nonsense. But having to constantly listen to Zhou Lili’s sermon-like evangelism, he was struggling to bear it.

[——Her preaching can’t compare to yours at all! There’s no appeal whatsoever, I just can’t stand listening!!]

These were the words Noel wrote in the black tea.

Su Ming’an read this sentence, raised his eyebrows but said nothing.

...What do you mean it can’t compare to me, with no appeal at all...

He gulped down another cup of tea, and a new line of information emerged.

[She was so annoying that I had to control her by force in the basement...]

Noel said that afterwards, he exchanged clothes with her and wiped off his Silver Star identification, engraving it onto her arm instead. He transformed himself into the holy and beautiful white-dressed saintess; since they both happened to be blond with blue eyes, this disguise was not difficult.

...Thankfully Noel is 1.6 meters tall, his disguise as a girl isn’t incongruous. If it were Lv Shu, he probably would have had to shrink his bones.

As for why Noel had to torment Zhou Lili to that extent, he simply said it was a kind of "disguise," because once her skin was peeled, no one could tell who was who anymore.

Su Ming’an remained skeptical of this. After all, he knew that Noel was not a purely good person; he could have a bloody and ruthless side. In that abandoned file from the Seventh World, the scene where the woman denounced Noel, saying "You’re a demon who seduces and kills children for human experimentation!" was still vivid in Su Ming’an’s memory.

Who knew what Noel had done to Zhou Lili.

After all, Zhou Lili’s appearance in the basement, with her flesh blurred and half of her face skin torn, was indeed too horrific. Noel’s method was beginning to lose all sense of humanity.

Su Ming’an looked at the saintly "girl" in front of him, smiling gently with deep blue eyes and fluffy, curly blond hair, as if he could peer through her benign eyes and see the darkness at their bottom.

When he shredded Zhou Lili’s body, leaving her bleeding profusely, did Noel wear such a brilliantly sunny expression? Could he... also have the appearance of being so harmlessly benign?

Those adept at disguising themselves are far more terrifying than those who wear everything on their faces.

Especially considering that Noel possesses a tremendous disparity that completely contradicts his outward appearance.

Su Ming’an drank another cup of tea, and a new line of information appeared.

[By the way, Su Ming’an, don’t talk casually during this time with the First Tribe. If you need to reach me, let’s talk in the basement. There are no Raven surveillances in the basement, so we can communicate directly, but don’t do it too often; if it’s too frequent, it might arouse suspicion...]

Su Ming’an put down the teacup, his expression slightly stunned.

...Wait a minute.

Noel asked, "Who is in charge of surveillance here?"

Su Ming’an’s pupils contracted slightly; it seemed he had discovered something extraordinary...

"——Fla-flutter!"

At that moment, a sound of flapping feathers rang out.

A black shadow burst forth from beneath his robe. It unfurled its wings, its beak sharp, and its bean-sized eyes faintly glowing red.

As it leaped out, its bearing was full of pride, like a hawk or falcon swooping on its prey, alighting on Su Ming’an’s shoulder.

"...Raven?" Noel finally broke the silence, his face draining of color, "How come Bai Shen’s Divine Envoy is with you?"

Su Ming’an set down his teacup; he finally didn’t have to drink that bland, inferior-quality black tea anymore.

"The Raven sought me out in the night. It took to me likely because my Affinity with Bai Shen is relatively high." Su Ming’an concealed the fact that the Raven called him "Bai Shen."

"I..." Listening to Su Ming’an’s casual remarks, Noel didn’t know what to say.

He had started at a disadvantage, bearing humiliations, clad in these cumbersome layers of troublous gowns until now, living under the surveillance of the legendary Divine Envoy Raven by day and night, not daring to reveal his identity, while also being teased in various live broadcasts, with a slew of fan-fictions emerging on forums. Yet, he hadn’t expected... Su Ming’an had already tamed the Divine Envoy.

Noel had only heard from Zhou Lili that the First Tribe would be watched by a Divine Envoy Raven, and that if he dared to kill her, the Sacrificial Saintess, and his identity were later revealed, he would certainly not be spared by the Raven. Therefore, to gain some information known only to Zhou Lili, he had spared her life.

But the Raven... was not actually surveilling this place at all. It had gone to pledge its allegiance to Su Ming’an in the night.

What had he been putting up an act for these past days...

Noel looked down, his eyes falling on the teacup filled with informative red tea on the table, and he slowly covered the teacup, his movements laden with weight.

"You’ve been matching wits and courage with thin air all along." Su Ming’an laughed, "Smart people do tend to overthink."

"Ahem." Noel coughed to change the subject, "So, coming to the First Tribe with the Raven, you must be prepared, right?"

"Prepared for what?" Su Ming’an asked, puzzled.

"The Tribe’s criteria for choosing an Heir are judged solely based on one’s Affinity with Bai Shen. Previously, Fengchang was the person in Qiongdi with the highest Affinity with the remnants of Bai Shen’s essence, so he was the most suitable Heir."

Noel spoke, his eyelids lifting slightly:

"—But now, he isn’t anymore. Because the Divine Envoy Raven stays only on the shoulder of the person most suited to Bai Shen."

Su Ming’an glanced at the Raven on his shoulder.

It was gazing back at him, its vivid red eyes seemingly reflecting a blurred image.

Through its blood-like eyes, he seemed to see someone.

"Now, the most fitting successor in Qiongdi, the one who could replace Fengchang," Noel looked at him, his deliberately curled eyelashes twitching, "—is you, Su Ming’an."

"I am an outsider." Su Ming’an stated.

"No, even if you are an outsider, your competitiveness would still surpass Fengchang’s — those pro-God factions, those loyal believers of Bai Shen, would absolutely side with you, including those fervent, heretical Judgment Chiefs. These people, even upon seeing your Raven, would drop to their knees and pledge allegiance." Noel said:

"Because in their eyes, the Divine Envoy of Bai Shen represents a symbol.

A symbol of absolute ’legitimacy.’