It was no wonder that ten nights ago, after Zhou Hong escaped, the City Lord did not pursue him. It turned out that he cared more about Lian Qingyi's sub-world. Unfortunately, she didn't know that the sub-world had already been merged away by Zhou Hong. She thought it was still in the air and had been searching foolishly for ten days.
"What a stupid bird," Zhou Hong cursed inwardly.
"Zhou Hong, what do you think the City Lord is looking for? No one in the entire city knows what he's doing," Hei Xiaolu asked Zhou Hong curiously.
Zhou Hong naturally wouldn't say anything. After all, the secret of the sub-world couldn't be revealed, even to Hei Xiaolu. Otherwise, it would be a test of humanity.
"I don't know, probably looking for me," Zhou Hong shook his head and said.
"How is that possible? He's been looking for ten days without finding you, and he's still roaring desperately, searching only in that one area." Hei Xiaolu rolled her eyes at Zhou Hong, clearly not believing he was looking for Zhou Hong. He must be looking for something more important.
At this very moment, in Lian Qingyi's former residence, the City Lord, with his hair disheveled like a beggar, had dug three feet into the ground but found nothing. He didn't allow anyone to get close and had even killed many people for it. Yet, ten days had passed, and he hadn't found a trace.
"Where is it? Where is it?" The City Lord's eyes were filled with despair. He even suspected that Zhou Hong might have taken Lian Qingyi's sub-world.
Originally, the City Lord dared not to think of it, but after searching for days without finding anything, he couldn't help but suspect.
"It must be him, it must be him," the City Lord roared again in anger.
"Zhou Hong, I'm going to kill you," the City Lord roared again. Every corner of the city could hear his roar, filled with unwillingness and helplessness.
Everyone in the city couldn't help but sigh. The hatred between Zhou Hong and the City Lord was too great. Everyone had to admire Zhou Hong for being so formidable, pushing the City Lord to this point without a trace of him. Unknowingly, everyone suddenly admired Zhou Hong, and some even worshipped him.
At this moment, Zhou Hong suddenly felt an inexplicable warmth in his body.
"What's going on?" Zhou Hong muttered to himself.
"Haha, Zhou Hong, congratulations," Zhou Hong's grandfather suddenly burst out laughing.
"Congratulations on what?"
"You just received faith value."
"What do you mean?"
"Let me put it this way: anyone who possesses a sub-world has a container. If many people worship or adore you, your sub-world can collect their emotions, and their emotions can be converted into faith value, which then becomes your energy."
"Uh?" Zhou Hong was taken aback.
"If I'm not mistaken, many people in this Wumeng City secretly worship you, which is why you're receiving worship value. It seems your feud with the City Lord has gained you a wave of fans." Su Dan Novel Network
Zhou Hong chuckled. He understood about fans. Back on Earth, he had heard of fans. People with fans, whether they were haters or supporters, could bring benefits to that person, mostly fame, money, and status. Now, Zhou Hong also had his fans, which naturally could bring him benefits, at least in principle.
"Grandpa, I didn't expect people with sub-worlds to have such benefits."
"Of course. Otherwise, why would the City Lord want it so badly? This is an extra source of energy. He can convert it into your strength. More importantly, the realm converted from this energy has no limits."
Upon hearing this, Zhou Hong's body trembled. Zhou Hong's biggest worry was that his cultivation would be limited. If there were no approvals in the future, he would never have a chance to break through. However, his grandfather told him that the faith value brought by these fans, if converted into realm, was unlimited.
"Grandpa, you're not tricking your grandson, are you?"
"Why would I lie to you? But don't get too excited. Relying on this to cultivate is like trying to scoop up the sea with a shell, very difficult. Moreover, it's easy to be discovered by those above. Once discovered, they will immediately destroy you. For example, the Demon Emperor of the Demon Immortal Kingdom in this area, if he found out that someone could cultivate without approval, he would immediately find you and destroy you."
"Heh heh, so it's a useless item."
"You could say that."
Zhou Hong immediately lost his joy. It seemed that in the immortal and demon realms, it was not easy to defy fate. Zhou Hong's strength was still weak, so no one noticed him. If his strength became greater in the future, he would naturally become more dazzling, and then, perhaps, a disaster would come.
But for now, Zhou Hong wasn't thinking so much about it. He would take it one step at a time.
"Huh!"
At this moment, Hei Xiaolu, who was beside Zhou Hong, suddenly looked at Zhou Hong with a look of surprise.
"Zhou Hong, your realm?" Hei Xiaolu asked incredulously.
Zhou Hong naturally didn't want to hide it and said with a smile, "I've broken through now."
"No way? So soon? Didn't you just break through before?"
"Now... I've broken through again, and I've already entered the ranks of a Demon Master. I'm now a second-grade Demon Master."
Hei Xiaolu was astonished.
"Zhou Hong, you're too strong! A second-grade Demon Master?"
"Heh heh, just so-so," Zhou Hong smiled faintly. He wasn't very excited about this breakthrough this time, as it was exchanged for Lian Qingyi's life. He hoped that after Lian Qingyi died, her soul would go to hell and start from zero, having a chance to defy fate again.
However, it seemed very unlikely. Countless strong individuals and geniuses had died, and it was as difficult as reaching the heavens for them to cultivate again in hell and then ascend to the Spirit Realm, thousands, even tens of thousands, or even hundreds of millions of times harder than normal people. Therefore, in hell, some souls would choose to reincarnate if given the chance, rather than continue cultivating in soul form. The probability of reincarnating as a genius and then ascending to the Immortal Realm was higher, which showed how difficult it was for souls in hell to cultivate and grow strong again.
"Zhou Hong, get ready. Tonight is a family dinner. Speaking of which, you haven't met my other nine sisters and brothers-in-law yet," Hei Xiaolu suddenly said to Zhou Hong.
"Yes, I haven't met them yet." Zhou Hong nodded. If Hei Xiaolu hadn't mentioned it, Zhou Hong would have almost forgotten that Hei Xiaolu had nine sisters.
"They don't usually live here, so you haven't met them. Tonight, they will all come for a family gathering, and you'll be able to meet them then."
"Okay, and in what capacity should I attend?"
"Nonsense, of course, as Xiao Cui's identity," Hei Xiaolu rolled her eyes at Zhou Hong.
"Wouldn't that mean letting your nine sisters and brothers-in-law know that we're into girls!" Zhou Hong chuckled.