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Chapter 208 - 208 175 The Hunt Begins

208: Chapter 175: The Hunt Begins 208: Chapter 175: The Hunt Begins After Zhang Yu returned to the apartment, he soon received Xiong Haohan’s reply.

Xiong Haohan: Thank you, Zhang Yu.

The seed quality you recommended this time is excellent.

The reward is already being processed by the company and will be transferred to you today.

Soon after, Zhang Yu received a 100,000 intermediary fee, bringing joy to his heart.

Calculating the hard-earned money from yesterday, Zhang Yu’s savings had now increased to nearly 300,000.

However, Yu Xinghan had yet to respond to his messages, making Zhang Yu sigh, “I originally wanted to discuss Spirit Realm matters with him, but does this guy ever stop working?

Such diligence, he’s indeed a Golden Core disciple.”

A few hours later, Zhang Yu received a message from Yu Xinghan.

Yu Xinghan: Zhang Yu!

This work really is profitable, and it also aids in cultivation!

Zhang Yu couldn’t help but say, “Is this kid getting addicted?

Am I leading him astray?”

Fu Ji said, “He always had to cross this threshold; selling proteins for money is better than him spending money elsewhere and still needing to send proteins, right?”

Zhang Yu took the opportunity to ask about the Spirit Realm matters.

He received a straightforward reply from Yu Xinghan: No big deal, I’ll give you a 50% discount on tomorrow’s Spirit Realm cultivation as a thank you.

Zhang Yu sensed the excitement in the words of the other party.

Before he could reply, Yu Xinghan sent another message: Don’t refuse, just a small amount, wait for a moment.

Yu Xinghan: Alright, I’ve already earned the money for the discount.

Zhang Yu raised an eyebrow, thinking to himself, “This kid…

his potential on the Immortal Path has become even more terrifying.”

After agreeing on the time to log into the Spirit Realm the next day with Yu Xinghan, Zhang Yu knew that the next step was to hunt the Evil God, which made him take a deep breath.

Even though he had made up his mind not to act rashly without sufficient assurance, Zhang Yu still felt an underlying tension.

Zhang Yu asked, “Have you prepared the false information to be sent through the Spirit Realm tomorrow?”

Fu Ji said, “We’ve discussed this so many times, how could I not be ready?”

“But Zhang Yu, there’s something you might not like to hear, but I still need to say it.”

“It’s about Bai Zhenzhen… are you planning to continue hiding information about the Evil God from her?”

Upon hearing this, Zhang Yu frowned and said coldly, “You just want Azhen to perform the ritual with you as well?”

Fu Ji said matter-of-factly, “Why not?”

“Considering our current relationship as partners, would I harm you?”

“Performing the ritual to obtain potential enhancement, why shouldn’t we do it?

If given such an opportunity, do you think Bai Zhenzhen would refuse?”

“As a top student, with such a good chance to improve her scores, I dare say she would certainly accept it quickly.”

“Moreover, betraying you is even less likely given your relationship.”

“For her, this is absolutely a huge opportunity, greatly increasing her chances of passing the Foundation Establishment examination.”

“The same goes for you.

In cases like this hunt, with Bai Zhenzhen’s help, the success rate would be even higher.”

“This is a win-win situation, I don’t understand why you’re so reluctant.”

Zhang Yu’s reluctance had its reasons, of course.

According to Fu Ji, the prerequisite for enhancing potential is completing the contract ritual.

And the ritual itself must fulfill the wishes of the Evil God, which relates to the essence of the ritual set by the Evil God Kings, and even Fu Ji cannot alter this.

In other words, after Bai Zhenzhen’s potential is stimulated, she will also be bound by the ritual constraints.

Zhang Yu said, “Then what if Azhen fulfills the ritual, and you grant a few simple wishes that she can complete on the spot?”

Fu Ji sighed, “If I could promise you, I certainly would.”

“But a ritual, much like a talisman, contains many rules that you can’t change as you wish.”

“Every surge of wishes is sensed by the Evil God King.”

“If I casually exhaust all the wishes of a Contractor, it would be considered neglectful work, betraying company interests, and both Bai Zhenzhen and I would suffer the ritual backlash.”

Hearing this, Zhang Yu’s frown deepened even more, realizing that if what Fu Ji said wasn’t false, dealing with the ritual’s impact would be more troublesome than he initially thought.

Fu Ji said, “Zhang Yu, I’m always by your side, what are you worried about?”

“Without Bai Zhenzhen’s help, missing such an important support, if you fail in hunting my colleague, won’t that affect Bai Zhenzhen too?”

“Moreover, this is about making Bai Zhenzhen stronger, giving her the chance to pass the Foundation Establishment exam and get into the top universities; shouldn’t she make her own choice?”

Upon hearing about the Foundation Establishment exam, Zhang Yu could only sigh helplessly.

It was precisely the pressure from those top Xiandu Masters at the Foundation Establishment exams, the urgency of the second round happening in two months, pushing him to advance the Evil God hunting plan.

But even if he enhanced his potential, what about Azhen?

With her current state, can she defeat those Xiandu Masters in the future to pass the Foundation Establishment exam?

If Azhen were from the Songyang Family, with her talent and strength, even if she didn’t take the Foundation Establishment certificate, it would be enough to get into the top ten.

But as someone from a poor background…

Zhang Yu felt that he couldn’t make this decision for Bai Zhenzhen, so he thought about it and decided to leave the choice to Bai Zhenzhen.

…

Under the bridge that night.

Upon hearing Zhang Yu’s account of the various information about the Evil God, Bai Zhenzhen exclaimed, “Evil God?

Isn’t that an urban legend?

Is it real?”

The Fu Ji on Zhang Yu’s neck turned into a doll-like appearance and said, “Of course it truly exists, like Zhang Yu’s potential which I have awakened in him.”

Staring at the talking doll, Bai Zhenzhen’s eyes widened abruptly, engulfed in shock.

After another round of explanation, upon confirming that Zhang Yu wasn’t controlled by the Evil God, and that the one before them wasn’t dangerous for now, Bai Zhenzhen’s eyes suddenly grew fervent.

Her gaze seemed to say to Zhang Yu, “You’ve opened up!

So after all this time, you finally brought me to open with you?

I lent you my True Spirit Root a long time ago.”

Fu Ji asked, “So if performing the desire ritual could awaken your potential, would you be willing?”

Ever since participating in the Foundation Establishment exam, Bai Zhenzhen felt a constant overwhelming pressure chasing her.

No matter how rapidly she improved, how fiercely she advanced, she always felt it wasn’t enough.

Upon hearing Fu Ji’s words at this moment, Bai Zhenzhen’s eyes lit up, saying, “Do I need to be asked?

I can’t wait to enhance my potential right now.”

Zhang Yu silently sighed, knowing it was inevitable, but he still warned, “But once the ritual is completed, you’ll have to grant her three wishes.

For example, this creature’s first wish was to make me fulfill a thousand wishes for her.

These Evil Gods are all up to no good.”

Bai Zhenzhen looked at Zhang Yu and said, “But haven’t you temporarily controlled her now?”

“Yu Zi, I must get into the top ten.”

“Now that there is a way to increase the probability of this happening, without spending money, I’m willing to take the risk.”

“This is my own choice; even if something goes wrong in the future, it is the price I have to pay myself.”

Zhang Yu nodded slightly, “I understand.”

Bai Zhenzhen looked at Fu Ji and said, “Shall we begin then?

Can we do it here?

Quickly enhance my potential.”

Fu Ji smiled awkwardly and said, “My power is too weak right now; I can’t do such things yet.”

“Before enhancing your and Zhang Yu’s potential, we need to hunt another Evil God.”

…

The next day.

After Zhang Yu and Yu Xinghan logged into the Spirit Realm together, not long after arriving at the Asking Hall again.

Inside a dilapidated apartment.

An old computer screen suddenly flickered slightly, revealing lines of information that seemed to be all about Zhang Yu.

A stubble-faced man was drawn to it.

The man’s name was Li Quan, a high school graduate for many years, and after being optimized out at 50 by a company, he is currently a top delivery man.

But secretly, he had another identity, that of an Evil God believer.

At this moment, the Evil God he had contracted with was sitting in a corner of the room, in the shape of a bear doll, playing games seriously.

Li Quan looked at the Evil God and said, “Master, the Shadow Bug Song Xu installed has sent news.”

The bear doll nodded indifferently, “Mm-hmm.”

Li Quan could only ask again, “What should we do next?”

The bear doll clicked its tongue in annoyance, pressed the pause button, and said, “Is it all sent from the puppet machine?”

Li Quan nodded, “The information was sent after hopping three levels of puppet machines; the opponent should not have found our location.”

The doll sighed, “Ah, it’s really troublesome; Song Xu is just working too hard, why struggle so much?”

The bear doll’s name is Huo Shan, although an Evil God, unlike Fu Ji who desires to climb higher for financial freedom and cultivation freedom, Huo Shan always felt mixed well on the lower level.

Why climb up?

Doesn’t the big end eventually go to the Evil God King?

Instead, relaxing on the lower level meant no need for going to work or doing temporary jobs; lacking money, believers would work for him.

House chores could also be done for free by the most loyal believers.

Anything lacking or needed could also be acquired by having believers work hard to buy them for him.

Though not wealthy, the days of staying at home eating, drinking, and having fun every day were already enough for him.

At least, in Huo Shan’s view, wasn’t this kind of life better than constantly fighting hard in the Evil God path, competing endlessly?

So his goal for a long time was to sign contracts with social folks, specifically looking for couriers, delivery men, and construction folks to contract, enabling him to earn money without drawing attention, and even if they died, nobody cared and they were easy to deceive.

Until Huo Shan signed Song Xu, things began to change.

“This guy, Song Xu…

is too competitive.”

“Ah, why don’t we forget about the colleague hunting this time?

It seems too bothersome; what if it fails?

Life is good now, isn’t it?”