Chapter 258: The Japanese Gods, Meeting the In-laws
âIn January 2049 there were gods born from the Yucatan Peninsula who called themselves the Mayan gods!â
âIn August 2049 there were also be gods in South America who called themselves the Andean gods!â
âIn April 2050, even Japan, the land of the Direbeasts, saw the emergence of the gods, who called them the Gods of Yamato.â
Emperor Mightâs expression was grim. âAs of now, four divine pantheons had appeared on Earth, and while they were temporarily pushed back by us, and cannot pass through the wormholes, but they are like ticking timebombs that threaten Earth at all time.â
The more important thing is that we discovered the more potent the Gene Arcana is on Earth, the more gods will return, and they will be even stronger.â
Vulcan said with a rumbling voice.â It was because of this, we dared not plant a large amount of Arcana Trees on Earth so as to not attract those ancient gods, and planted planet-transforming treasures on Mars instead.â
Ling Jiu suddenly had a revelation.
Earlier on, he had been wondering, the Arcana Tree was obviously able to produce that mysterious energy, and improved Earthâs training environment, yet humanityâs top echelon chose instead to plant the trees on a barren sh*thole like Mars, and not on Earth.
He finally understood why!
It was not that they did not want to plant them, but they dared not.
In the history of human civilization over millions of years, how many Arcanist were there, and how many mythologies were created?
The ones they were recorded were few and far between, so how many were there that were not recorded and were lost in the river of time?
Although there were many man-made myths and stories, even if some of them were real, they were already a handful for humanity to handle.
âThe most troublesome thing is, these gods from the ancient times, their mind and consciousness are completely stuck in the past, and in their minds, humans are the slaves of gods, and as slaves, our life and death are theirs to control.â
Emperor Might said solemnly. âSo, when the gods returned and found that most of humanity were atheistsâŠthey were furious.â
âTherefore, all of them were clamoring to punish mankind severely, and let them return into the embrace of the gods.â
âAt the very least, four of the divine pantheons that had reappeared were planning to do that.â
Vulcan seemed to have thought of something and could not help but ridicule. âI still remember the time when the Yamato gods reappeared, they realized that mankind no longer worshipped them, so they were furious and clamored about destroying the world, and guess what happened next?â
Emperor Might too thought about the funny incident, and could not help but laugh.
Ling Jiu was a little curious.
âSo, before those gods could even do anything, they found that the entire Japanese island had long been abandoned, and completely occupied by Direbeasts.â
Vulcan laughed and said. âThose Japanese gods were completely dumbfounded, and thought that all of their descendants had gone extinct.â
âSo those Japanese gods got even angrier, and they began to threaten to avenge their fallen descendants, and fought with the Direbeasts in Japan.â
âThe island of Japan is home to four Beast Gods, and under them countless of Direbeasts. The entire island of Japan could be said to be their base.â
Vulcan shook his head and laughed. âThen for that group of gods to suddenly appear, the Beast Gods would of course not look kindly to that, so they fought with the Japanese gods.â
âIn the end, we helped the Beast Gods chase the Japanese gods away, and made an agreement with the four Beast Gods entrenched in the island of Japan.â
Ling Jiu nodded, he could probably guess the content of the agreement.
âWe have made an agreement with the four Beast Gods, that mankind recognized that the island of Japan is forever their territory, and they can live on the island forever.â
âBut that is on the premise that they need to guard the Divine Cavern on the island, and not allow the Japanese gods to emerge.â
Emperor Might smiled. âThis is due to personal interests, so even if the four Beast Gods do not want to have anything to do with humans, but they still agreed.â
âOf course, we also promised that should the Japanese gods return, we will help them deal with those gods.â
Vulcan also nodded. âCompared to the false gods who are yelling all day and night to destroy mankind and to punish us, to get mankind back into the embrace of the gods who refuse to communicate, the Beast Gods were actually much easier to get along.â
âAfter all, as long as they are given some territory, they would be very obedient.â
Ling Jiu nodded. After all, the Direbeasts had all evolved from wild beasts, and the Beast Gods were no exception, and they had only a short 30-year long wisdom and history.
Because of the short period of time, it was inevitable that they were much more simpleminded, and were far less demanding than the gods who had once received sacrifices, worship, and regard humans as slaves.
All the Beast Gods asked for was nothing more than a piece of land.
But what the gods wanted was the submission of mankind.
In contrast, although the Beast Gods were Direbeasts, they were easier to get along with, and the gods, even as humans, were much more detestable.
âIn fact, the three other Divine Caverns are also suppressed by the Beast Gods.â
Vulcan smiled and said. âIt was because of them when the Insectoid army invaded, all of the stellar lifeforms could be recalled.â
âSpeaking of which, we do have to thank those Beast Gods.â Ling Jiuâs expression was a little weird.
Emperor Might smiled and shook his head. âIn their eyes, Earth is both ours and theirs. They can tolerate the existence of mankind, but they will never allow a group of outsiders to get their fingers into this land.â
âOn this point alone, mankind can reach an agreement with them.â
Ling Jiu nodded slightly. This truth was not difficult to understand. âThat is to say, it is basically impossible to summon all stellar lifeforms to come here to train.â
âItâs difficult indeed.â
Emperor Might said. âThe Beast Gods aside, those Divine Caverns themselves are the biggest destabilizing factor, and no one knows when a new Divine Caverns would appear.â
âYeah, once everyone comes to White Hole 2 to train, leaving Earth empty, and should another Divine Cavern erupts, then it will be too late to react.â
Vulcan shook his head and said. âYou should know, humanity isnât a monolithic entity, and there are many careerists and faithful believers in gods.â
âThey are always thinking about subverting the existing system and causing the entire society to fall into chaos again.
Ling Jiu nodded to express understanding and said. âIn this case, why donât we split the stellar lifeforms into two groups, one guarding earth, and another train here?â
âIn any case, the flow of time here is 99 times faster than Earth, three days in Earth is about a year here.â
âI actually planned to do that.â
Ling Jiu glanced at Ling Jiu approvingly, and then looked at Vulcan. âYou and I will train separately, each leading a group. This is the most foolproof.â
âSeems like thatâs the only way to go.â
Vulcan nodded in agreement. âHowever, weâll need to make a proper plan, like how long before change shifts, it cannot be too long nor too short.â
âIâve counted it. A week on Earth is 2 years on White Hole 2, and I think a weekly change of shifts is good.â Ling Jiu suggested again.
âTwo years in a weekâs time?â
Emperor Might and Vulcanâs eyes lit up, a week isnât too long or too short on Earth, but two years on White Hole is not short either if they were to train here for two yearsâŠ
âThis is a good idea, letâs go with that.â
The two happily agreed to Ling Jiuâs decision.
âIn that case, letâs go back first.â
An hour later, the three returned to Earth and went their separate ways.
Emperor Might and Vulcan called for a meeting with all of the stellar lifeforms while Ling Jiu took Lingâer home.
âBrother, why donât you go back with Sister-in-law?â
Yang Lingâer could not help but wonder when she saw Ling Jiu alone.
Ling Jiu scratched his head.
Yang Lingâer said earnestly. âWe are all now in the matriculation camp, and we wonât be able to go home more than a couple of times a year. If you donât bring her back now, when then?â
âBesides, since you have the rare opportunity to come back, I think you should also visit Sister-in-lawâs house for a bit.â
âOf course, if you are just fooling around with her, then letâs pretend I never said anything.â
âFooling around? Nonsense!â
Ling Jiu glared at Lingâer for a moment before calling Bai Yaâs number.
âHoney, whatâs the matter?â
Bai Ya asked with confusion.
âBai Ya, Iâm planning to go back home for a bit, do you want to come together?â
Ling Jiu did not hesitate and said it.
âGo to your house? Now?â
Bai Ya panicked. âIs it appropriate for me to go over now? And youâre only telling me now, I have not prepared anything.â
âUnless you donât want to marry me, thereâs nothing inappropriate about this.â
Ling Jiu smiled. âAs for gifts⊠thereâs no need, my parents donât lack anything. Just bring yourself along is fine.â
âYou blockhead, this is not a question of lacking anything, itâs common courtesy.â
Bai Ya snorted. âWait for me first, Iâll get prepared.â
Ling Jiu said helplessly.
âIâve just arrived at Tianwei training camp, visiting my sister.â
Bai Ya said. âWait for a bit, Iâll head over the camp commandantâs office to exchange something. By the way, can treasure of heaven and earth be considered a gift?â
Ling Jiu said helplessly.
âThen that works. Iâll hang up first. Come and pick me up in half an hour.â
Bai Ya hung up after saying and Ling Jiu put away his phone and told Lingâer. âLetâs wait. Weâll pick her up in half an hour.â
Half an hour later, Ling Jiu took Lingâer to pick Bai Ya up before teleporting back to Lantian Base City.
Bai Ya was no longer cold, but looked extremely tensed and nervous, as she asked Ling Jiu throughout the way back. âHoney, will your parents dislike me?â
âHoney, howâre your parents like? Are they difficult to talk to? What if they donât like me?â
âHoney, tell me about your parentsâŠâ
Bai Yaâs worried look left Ling Jiu speechless. Was this still the decisive Lady of Thunder who killed stellar-level Direbeasts as if she was cutting melons?
Ling Jiu could only keep comforting her.
At the door of the villa, Ling Tianci, Yang Su, and Ling Xiaotong were already waiting there.
After not seeing them for a period, his parents were in very good spirits, and even Xiaotong had grown a lot and had grown into a proper maiden.
âMom, Dad, Xiaotong!â
Ling Jiu called out to them, and then pointed at Bai Ya, saying. âThis is my girlfriend.â
At this moment, Bai Ya did not seem all that nervous anymore, as she greeted them and handed over the gift. âUncle, Auntie, hello.â
âGood girl, so beautiful.â
Ling Tianci and Yang Su bloomed into a smile. âYouâve just needed to come, why bother with the gifts? Come in.â