Chapter 497: Chapter 496: Cruel Rules

Lu Zixun, after fiddling with the two Sky Pool for a while with no clear result, simply tossed them into the deepest part of the storage talisman.

As Lu Zixun was about to call Lin Siyin, he just picked up the phone and saw a video call initiated by Lin Siyin.

Lu Zixun’s lips curved slightly upward, thinking this must be a case of great minds think alike.

“Hmm? Answered so quickly, seems like you’re done with your tasks.”

On the other end, Lin Siyin, dressed in pajamas and sitting cross-legged on the bed, was also tearing open a face mask.

Seeing this, Lu Zixun flipped over and sat up: “Even when applying a face mask, you still remember to call me. Looks like a day apart feels like years. Miss me?”

“Humph.”

Applying the mask to her face, Lin Siyin lazily said, “It’s only me missing you, never you missing me.”

“That’s not true.”

After chatting with Lin Siyin for a while, Lin Siyin remembered what Wang Linfan had said and mentioned, “Da Ju, your brother-in-law wants you to come to Crimson Academy to be a professor.”

Hearing this, Lu Zixun felt it was a bit ridiculous.

Having a cat as a professor was a bold idea from Wang Linfan.

“Don’t want to?”

Seeing that Lu Zixun was slow to respond, Lin Siyin continued, “If you become a professor, you could see me every day.”

With Lin Siyin putting it that way, Lu Zixun didn’t really have a reason to refuse.

He thought about his upcoming schedule and simply agreed.

As for whether a cat being a professor was logical, Lu Zixun didn’t ponder it much.

With his modest skills, teaching a group of S-level Spiritual Ability Users would be more than sufficient.

…

The next morning’s sunlight woke Lu Zixun from his sleep.

For some reason, even though winter was approaching, the temperature in the Crimson Land was still very high, without any of the usual coldness.

But Lu Zixun wasn’t a fan of winter anyway; the autumn-like temperature was just right.

The battle for supremacy was starting in a week, and Lu Zixun was now sitting in the Pan Building, reading some of the rules of the battle.

He had gotten this information from Gu Linchuan.

The price paid was a video of his fight with Shiqian.

The so-called battle for supremacy wasn’t a peaceful negotiation between the Human Clan and the Insect Clan, but rather a rule of the Second Layer World.

It appeared to be a strong preying on the weak, but it was actually a form of balance.

Yes, balance.

[Once the battle for supremacy begins, I-Level Spiritual Ability Users will have their abilities directly stripped, J-Level Spiritual Ability Users will have their strength reduced by 500%, and J-level Spiritual Ability Users will have their abilities reduced by 200%, based on the strengths of both parties entering the battle.]

This rule was compiled by the Night Watchman, and after reading it for a while, Lu Zixun’s eyes slightly narrowed.

This meant, aside from those with S-level strength, J-Level Spiritual Ability Users could enter the battle, but their abilities would be reduced by some Rule Power.

However, according to Lu Zixun’s own strength, even with a 500% reduction, with the unique characteristics of the Night Evil Sword, it wasn’t something that S-level Spiritual Ability Users could contend against.

After some thought, Lu Zixun sent a message to Gu Linchuan: “The battle for supremacy isn’t just about balance.”

“Right.”

Maybe sending two extra characters would waste data, so after seeing Lu Zixun’s message, Gu Linchuan simply replied with one word.

Lu Zixun’s mouth twitched, and he continued tapping on the screen: “So, what exactly is it for then? Aren’t the rules of the world made according to humans?”

“Who told you that? /cold smile”

Seeing the cold smile expression after Gu Linchuan’s message, Lu Zixun’s brow slightly furrowed.

“When the world was on the brink of disaster, its rules also changed. Humans lack the strength to save this world, so let those with the strength do it.”

As Lu Zixun pondered the meaning of these words, a sudden thought struck him.

Although humans had always been battling the Insect Clan, but…

If the world was originally a three-level nine-story structure, perhaps the Insect Clan were native creatures living on one of the levels, not invaders.

Thinking this, Lu Zixun sent a message, trying to confirm if his idea was correct.

“The Insect Clan are not invaders.”

Unfortunately, he didn’t know what Gu Linchuan was doing and received no reply to his message, leaving Lu Zixun’s question unanswered.

Taking a deep breath, Lu Zixun, with a weary expression, leaned back in his chair, reminded of the remark about the Demon God’s protection and felt physically and mentally exhausted.

What on earth was happening to this world?

…

Arriving in Demon Country to report, Zhen Zhuoxiu looked at the scale of Demon Country today, comparing favorably with any district of the Human Gathering Place.

Even more exquisite than those district buildings, Zhen Zhuoxiu felt a sense of relief.

“Hello, Mr. Zhen, right?”

Pan Building’s receptionist was a rabbit still not fully transformed, with two fluffy rabbit ears on her head, looking extremely cute.

“Um.”

But Zhen Zhuoxiu was not very fond of beast girls and nodded coldly.

Led by the receptionist, Zhen Zhuoxiu arrived in front of Lu Zixun’s office.

After knocking on the door, he heard Lu Zixun’s listless voice.

“Come in.”

Frowning as he entered the office, Zhen Zhuoxiu saw the dispirited Lu Zixun lying on his desk.

Zhen Zhuoxiu’s mouth twitched slightly, he could not imagine that this cat was actually the handsome man from the other day.

“The intelligence unit is on the twelfth floor, just go find Shadow and report.”

Flipping around and seeing it was Zhen Zhuoxiu, Lu Zixun’s tail wagged as he spoke.

“Lord Xun, I want to discuss something with you.”

After informing Lu Zixun about the news he heard in the teacher’s apartment that the Light and Shadow Association was searching for the World Tree,

Zhen Zhuoxiu looked serious, “The Light and Shadow Association seems to be from the Upper Rank World, and from their words… the Third-order World has already fallen.”

Hearing this, Lu Zixun felt a piercing feeling in his heart, could it be that when fortune comes, so does misfortune?

The purpose of the battle for dominance was already troubling Lu Zixun enough.

Unexpectedly, he became even more troubled after hearing this news from Zhen Zhuoxiu.

“I understand. Go report first, get accustomed to the work, the battle for dominance will need you and Shadow.”

After sending Zhen Zhuoxiu away, Lu Zixun then fell into deep thought.

“Trying to use the power of a First-order World to save a Third-order World…”

Thinking of this, Lu Zixun’s eyes brightened.

The rules of the world are still made by humans, it’s just that because of time, the rules suddenly became much more brutal, to accelerate human growth.

However…

If it’s true that J-level Spiritual Ability Users are not intervening in the battle for dominance, then the humans entering the battle must face hundreds of thousands of Insect Clan members.

This cruel rule made Lu Zixun shiver.

If the rules of the First-order World have evolved into such a state, what about the Third-order World?

Just as Lu Zixun gasped in a breath of cold air, the sound of receiving a message on his VV device rang out.