"Oh?" Wang Wei's eyes flickered, and he smiled, "What do you mean?"
"You deliberately leaked this information to Zhuoyue to use him as a tool to kill someone! If Zhuoyue dares to go to the Huaxia planet to search for spirit stones, he will run into high-level cultivators from Huaxia. Naturally, they won't be willing to hand over their extremely precious spirit stones. Given Zhuoyue's personality, he will definitely try to steal them, so... well, it's very likely that Zhuoyue's side will be brutally killed by the cultivators!"
Wang Wei said noncommittally, "I don't really like Zhuoyue. He's young, but he's too cunning and calculating. Alright, let's not worry about these things for now. What you need to think about now is the arena. How can you gain more experience points in the arena and upgrade your Super Ghost Finder?"
The Finale
Gao Jianfei and Wang Wei, arm in arm, left Zhuo Yue's office, exchanging knowing smiles filled with the triumphant satisfaction of their scheme. In fact, they had just tricked Zhuo Yue. They had deliberately leaked the news of spirit stones on Planet Huaxia to him. If Zhuo Yue wasn't so greedy, that would be fine. But if Zhuo Yue was truly insatiable and wanted to go to Planet Huaxia, then he could face utter ruin! That was a cultivation planet! Zhuo Yue had absolutely no chance of having the right to speak fairly with the cultivators there! He lacked the strength!
Top-grade spirit stones are extremely precious to cultivators, something they would fight to the death for. They would never give them to Zhuoyue! Of course, low-grade spirit stones couldn't possibly improve the Ghost-Searching Instrument. Even if Zhuoyue dispatched a group of level 9 ghost exorcists, or even if level 10 ghost exorcists emerged after the arena competition, sending them to the Chinese planet would be a certain death! They would be annihilated by the cultivators!
It's important to understand that even Gao Jianfei, who had mastered the sword intent of Ximen Chuixue and Xie Xiaofeng, possessing significantly greater combat power than other exorcists of the same level—even capable of killing level 9 exorcists—would have been killed if he had gone to the Chinese planet and encountered veteran Golden Core cultivators or even seasoned Foundation Establishment experts. In short, if he hadn't met his brother Wang Wei on the Chinese planet, Gao Jianfei would never have been able to complete the mission of hunting down Daoist Changchunzi!
"In short, one thought can be good or evil, and Zhuoyue's future depends on his own character," Gao Jianfei sighed. "Actually, we should also thank Zhuoyue. If it weren't for him, we would never have been able to change the fate of ordinary people. We would all be at the bottom of society, struggling against fate. Sigh, I don't even want to talk about it anymore. In short, it would be very tragic."
"Haha, Fei-ge, don't be so sentimental." Wang Wei patted Gao Jianfei on the shoulder. "Although Zhuoyue gave us a chance to change our fate, wasn't he also using us as pawns? In fact, he's the biggest player, manipulating us. If it weren't for the fact that we all had fortuitous encounters and gained resources to upgrade the software, Zhuoyue would have uninstalled our software by now. Anyway, we've already done more than enough. I didn't kill him, which is already very good. Fei-ge, what are your plans after this arena competition?"
Gao Jianfei smiled. "What plans could I possibly have? I miss Earth too. When the time comes, we'll go back to Earth together, take our women with us, and whether we travel the world, have children, or live a quiet life doing some small business, it'll be a leisurely existence. When we get bored, we'll travel together to explore the stars."
"Yeah, I really like this kind of birthday." Wang Wei smiled as well. "By the way, this tournament isn't challenging for you anymore, is it?"
"Yes. After absorbing the spirit stones you gave me, my Little Li Flying Dagger technique can instantly kill Golden Core cultivators. Now, no exorcist is my match. The purpose of my participation in this arena is no longer to defeat anyone, but to accumulate experience points. I want to upgrade my software. I'm currently an 8th-level exorcist. I need 50 billion more experience points to upgrade to 'Q' level. I estimate that to upgrade from 9 to 10, I'll need 1 trillion experience points. Hehe. I hope to accumulate enough experience through this arena. However, the intelligent program is using the spirit stones you gave me to further modify the Ghost-Searching Device. I don't know what it will look like."
The two talked all the way home.
The arena competition will officially begin the day after tomorrow. Therefore, tomorrow, Gao Jianfei will take Wang Wei, along with Wang Wei's women and slaves, to play on the Ocean Planet.
Of course, Gao Jianfei wasn't the tour guide. Meiling was. Today, Meiling officially submitted her resignation to Zhuoyue. She will be leaving this job.
Gao Jianfei expressed some confusion about Meiling's actions and asked, "Meiling, why did you resign? Do you want to start your own game company?"
Meiling smiled gently and glanced at Gao Jianfei. "Why I resigned, and what I'm going to do after I resign... Hehe, I can't tell you now. I'll tell you after your competition!"
"Heh, what's with the mystery?" Gao Jianfei chuckled.
The next day, the group of people enjoyed themselves at Ocean Planet.
On the third day, the arena competition began!
A grand opening!
The organizing committee has already compiled a complete list of all participants in the challenge.
After completing the dungeon system before the arena battle, many exorcists went to do the quests. Some gained a lot of experience and leveled up, while others perished.
Currently, there are 28,900 extraterrestrial exorcists and over 200,000 local exorcists on the ocean planet.
There are over 300,000 players battling it out in single-elimination matches. Each victory grants 1 million experience points.
Gao Jianfei fought his way through the rounds, defeating dozens of exorcists, and finally entered the finals. He was very relaxed! Because, after being nourished by the spirit stone, not only did his Little Li Flying Dagger become much more powerful, but even his ordinary martial arts, and even Zhu Cong's Empty Fist and Hua Rong's archery, were far more powerful than those of ordinary martial artists.
They overcame all obstacles with ease, cutting through everything like vegetables, winning without any difficulty whatsoever!
Of course, by accumulating experience through single victories, Gao Jianfei only gained tens of millions of experience points, which was far from enough to satisfy his needs.
In the final match, Gao Jianfei faced off against a newly leveled-up exorcist. Not wanting to waste time, Gao Jianfei ended the fight with a single throwing knife!
Gao Jianfei won first place, and the system directly gave him 100 billion experience points!
Gao Jianfei was directly promoted to Level 9 Exorcist!
No doubt about it!
This grand tournament has finally come to a close. It also served its purpose of promoting the Super Ghost Hunter game software. Overnight, the number of Super Ghost Hunter players on Ocean Planet reached millions!
However, Zhuoyue didn't deploy the Super Ghost Detector to the aliens. This was because Wang Wei and Gao Jianfei, the two players who had broken free of system control, had already warned Zhuoyue… Don't deploy software to aliens! The consequences would be dire!
Furthermore, after the competition, Zhuoyue didn't hold any celebration party. He displayed anxiety, excitement, and impatience. And immediately after the competition ended, Zhuoyue began recruiting exorcists! Recruiting a large number of exorcists! As if they were going to some planet to do some kind of mission!
He even came to Gao Jianfei and Wang Wei specifically to ask for their help in completing a mission on a certain planet. Gao Jianfei and Wang Wei knew perfectly well... this guy couldn't resist anymore; he was going to the Chinese planet to find top-grade spirit stones!
Gao Jianfei and Wang Wei resolutely refused.
Zhuoyue was unable to uninstall Gao Jianfei and Wang Wei's software; he was completely helpless against them and had no choice but to give up. Finally, Zhuoyue recruited tens of thousands of exorcists and personally led a team to Planet Huaxia!
Gao Jianfei and Wang Wei completely disregarded Zhuo Yue's actions.
“Brother Wei, now we should go back to Earth.” Gao Jianfei said to Wang Wei with a smile. “After my Ghost-Searching Device was upgraded to level 9, it has many functions that other level 9 exorcists simply cannot possess. One of these functions is enhanced interstellar teleportation. I can teleport you and your slaves and women all back to Earth.”
"Heh, that's great," Wang Wei laughed. "Your ghost-searching device has been modified with orange ore and the spirit stones I gave you. Therefore, the benefits you receive with each upgrade are enormous. By the way, did you ask your AI program which ghosts you can search for after upgrading to level 9 Ghost Exorcist?"
"What, Wei Ge, are you interested too?" Gao Jianfei smiled.
"Of course. I'm becoming more and more interested in your Super Ghost Finder software. Moreover, your Super Ghost Finder is constantly being modified, using top-grade spirit stones for further enhancement. What amazing functions it will develop in the future is still unknown. It can be said that the potential of your Super Ghost Finder software is greater than that of my Super Slave Master!" Wang Wei said sincerely.
Gao Jianfei disagreed. "Brother Wei, stop blindly praising me. Your Super Slave Master software can add anyone as a slave, even women. If it weren't for the slight conflict between our software, you could add me as your slave too. Your Super Slave Master software is in no way inferior to the Super Ghost Searcher. Of course, the Super Ghost Searcher has advantages in interstellar teleportation and loading living people. But you're already a Nascent Soul cultivator with unparalleled power, and you'll add even more cultivators in the future, forming a massive army of cultivators—that's terrifying."
"Alright, let's stop flattering each other. Tell me, after upgrading to a level 9 exorcist, what high-level ghosts can you search for?" Wang Wei continued to press.
"Hmm, although I haven't found any Level 9 ghosts yet, the AI program has given me some suggestions," Gao Jianfei said, his eyes shining. "For example, I can now search for characters mentioned by Jin Yong in *Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils*, such as the Sweeper Monk and Wu Yazi. I can also search for Huang Shang and Dugu Qiubai. In addition, there are characters from Huang Yi's works such as Han Bai, Ling Zhantian, Qin Mengyao, Kou Zhong, Xu Ziling, and Shi Feixuan... Of course, these are not the strongest Level 9 ghosts. Brother Wei, do you know who the strongest Level 9 ghost is?"
Wang Wei was stumped by Gao Jianfei's words. "Damn! They can even find beauties like Qin Mengyao and Shi Feixuan. It seems that level 9 exorcists mainly search for characters from Huang Yi's novels! Tell me, who is the strongest level 9 ghost?"
"Hehe, Waves Overturn Clouds." Gao Jianfei was also captivated. "The Rain-Covering Sword, Waves Overturn Clouds! Because it can be used to the extreme of emotion, it can also be used to the extreme of swordsmanship. Dongting Lake, Angry Dragon Island, Waves Overturn Clouds!"
"I understand!" Wang Wei snapped his fingers. "Once you upgrade to level 10 Exorcist, you'll be able to search for figures like Chuan Ying and Ling Donglai, who have broken through the void! And the Demon Master Pang Ban!"
Gao Jianfei smiled and said, "You'll find out when the time comes."
The two talked for a while, then prepared for their departure from the ocean planet. At this moment, Meiling came to Gao Jianfei, her face flushed. "Jianfei," she said, "let me tell you my plans after I resign! I plan to travel to Earth with you, and then, when you and Mr. Wang Wei go on an interstellar adventure, I want to go too! That's a truly wonderful and meaningful thing!"
After saying that, she glanced shyly at Gao Jianfei, not daring to say anything more. She was filled with anxiety, afraid that Gao Jianfei would refuse.
Gao Jianfei knew perfectly well that Meiling wanted to stay with him and be his woman!
Five years later.
Earth.
In SC Province, Z country, in 3G City, two men are playing Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne on a local area network in an internet cafe.
"Hahaha! Wei Ge, you lost again this round! Haha! You're so weak!" A man laughed loudly.
"Damn it, how did I lose again? No way! Let's play another round!" another man said, unconvinced. "Brother Fei, one more round! This time, I'll make sure you're dead!"
"Let's not come over. The wives are all at home cooking. They've probably already cooked the rice and prepared the dishes... Uh, let's go back quickly." A man said with some concern, "Yesterday I went fishing with you until the evening. Damn, when we got home, those women scolded us terribly, especially Ruoyun and Xiaoxian. They're both pregnant, and we still made them so angry... Let's not play today, we can come back tomorrow."
"Tomorrow? Aren't we going to Japan to visit the post-apocalyptic ruins tomorrow? I might as well go find Sister Feng, the flight attendant, cough cough, and just add them as slaves, and then... hehe..."
"Brother Wei, do you want to die? You dare to add women as slaves? Those tigresses in your house will fuck you to death!"
"This... I was just joking. By the way, how powerful is your Rain-Covering Sword after you've mastered it?"
Don't change the subject!
"Hey bro, what new functions did your super ghost finder gain after the modifications were completed?"
"Well... it's basically about continuing to level up. Level 11, level 12, level 13... Currently, level 5 is the highest level available. If we have the energy later, we can continue to level up."
"Unlimited upgrades? What kind of ghosts can you search after upgrading to level 1213, or even level 5?"
"I heard they're characters from 'The Lotus Lantern,' 'Investiture of the Gods,' 'Journey to the West,' and 'Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio.' Okay, enough of that, let's go home and eat!"
Just then, a network administrator walked over and said, "Alright, you two, you've been chatting here the whole time. You've used up your internet fees. If you want to stay online, recharge! Damn it, you two losers, talking big about women, girlfriends, wives, do you even have any?"
Now, Gao Jianfei and Wang Wei are dressed very simply and don't seem to care much about their appearance. Even though Gao Jianfei was once Earth's Superman and the savior of the world, not many people would recognize him now.
"Damn it! Believe me or not, I'll beat you up!" Wang Wei roared in fury.
"Alright, Wei, why bother arguing with a network administrator? Let's go! Let's go home!" Gao Jianfei grabbed Wang Wei and pulled him away.
Just then, a group of vibrant and attractive women rushed into the internet cafe.
"You two! Still surfing the internet here! Get back here!" A woman in a black dress, as beautiful as an angel, said angrily.
"Hey, Meiling, why are you so fierce now...? Who taught you that?" Gao Jianfei asked weakly.
"Mind your own business! When in Rome, do as the Romans do!" Meiling said, her eyes wide.
"Sigh, I shouldn't have brought you to Earth in the first place. What a mistake, what a mistake. The innocent girl has turned into a shrew..." Gao Jianfei shook his head. "Alright, let's go home."
Two men were dragged out of an internet cafe by a group of stunningly beautiful women.
All the men in the internet cafe were dumbfounded...
Their eyes were filled with nothing but jealousy! Insane jealousy!
(The End)