Chapter 1105: Discord

As soon as he returned to the Spirit World, Alex entered the bedroom with Lin Xingzhi. They used the door in the room to go to Lin Xingzhi's personal room, finding that her room was divided into two sides. The first side contained a bed, dress table, and wardrobe while the rest consisted of the plants she cultivated, including his Void Flower.

"You planted all this in your room?"

"Yep. You should have noticed that my room is smaller, no?" Lin Xingzhil tilted her head.

"Yeah. You only go to either the computer or your bed."

"Hahaha! You are right. That's why I separate my room into two while building a moving wall." Lin Xingzhi pointed at the railing in the ceiling and floor where she usually closed it during the unimportant time. "Besides, I can work just fine in a small room since I only have eyes for the system or any other form of work that Korzan gave me."

Alex nodded and saw that the plants on the other side of her room were rare Divine Plants. "These plants…"

"Ah! As expected of an alchemist, I'm sure you have noticed it. Yes, the plants here are my most treasured plant." Lin Xingzhi looked at her plants as if they brought her joy. She couldn't contain her smile this whole time. She turned around with a big smile. "Of course. The most important one is your Void Flower. It's my most precious treasure."

"…" Alex froze and realized his wrongdoing. For the others, he had been giving them anything, whether it was as normal as clothes or as important as cultivation. Yet, Lin Xingzhi hadn't gotten anything other than the wedding ring.

This struck him hard as he quickly thought of something. There was always a thought in his mind, telling him that Lin Xingzhi already had it all, so he never thought of giving something to her. However, it was wrong.

Even if she had the whole universe in her hand, it was different when her loved one actually gave her a present.

'I'm a failure…' Alex sighed inwardly before getting a jade necklace. The chains were golden like his Spirit Crown, while the jade had a sun symbol on it. Although this was just an ornament, he believed this was the most sincere thing he could ever give.

"Hm?" Lin Xingzhi tilted her head in confusion, not understanding Alex's gesture.

"Ehm…" Alex looked down for a few seconds before opening his mouth. "I know that you don't need anything… And what you have given to me couldn't be compared to this, but I wish you can accept this."

"!!!" Lin Xingzhi was surprised to see the necklace on his hand. It took her a whole minute to realize what he meant by giving her a necklace made of Rank 7 Materials. It wasn't for use but appearance. This was the only thing he thought would suit her. Something that couldn't be measured by value but far surpassed the value itself.

Lin Xingzhi smiled and lifted her hair before turning around. "Can you help me put it on?"

Alex nodded with a gentle expression as he put the necklace on her neck.

At the same time, Lin Xingzhi slightly leaned to the back and kissed his cheek. "Thank you, Husband."

There was a feeling of happiness and relief in his heart… One which couldn't be described. He was glad he realized this.

Lin Xingzhi took a few steps forward while showing him the necklace. "How does it look, Husband?"

"It's perfect."

"Hehe…" Lin Xingzhi made a big grin before she leaped toward him and hugged Alex for two minutes. Unfortunately, this happiness needed to stop. Lin Xingzhi reluctantly released him and said, "Alright. This should end now. Let me harvest the void flower first."

He wanted to say something, but the words stuck on his throat as he stretched his hand forward as if wanting to stop her.

However, Lin Xingzhi just turned around with a gentle smile. "Let's finish everything first, Husband. It's only a few decades…I can wait that long. After that, I will ask you to spoil me every day, okay?"

Alex closed his eyes, knowing that he was no match against her. "Yeah. I promise."

Lin Xingzhi then walked toward the Void Flower and carefully harvested it before presenting it to Alex with two hands. "This is your Void Flower."

Alex looked at this black flower which looked like a rose, but black. There was also a slight gimmick that could be seen from this flower. Along with the Space Element that it naturally released to the air, Alex made sure that it was really a Void Flower.

"Thank you."

"With this flower, your Divine Energy reserve will become twice as big as the current one. However, if you use it, you need to recover twice as long as other people. You can't get all the benefits, okay? There is always a downside accompanying it. Either way, the downside is too small compared to the benefit."

Alex nodded as he took the Void Flower.

"Now, let's go to your room. I will protect you while you refine this flower. After that, you can return to the Dungeon God's inheritance palace."

"Yeah. I'm sorry that I can't be with all of you during this period."

"Don't mind. In fact, I'm planning to send you to three worlds after you complete the inheritance." Lin Xingzhi smirked. "Two for the systems and one for the last body refinement."

"I understand. Let's follow that schedule." Alex nodded. "By that time, I might be able to get near Rank 3 God stage."

"Sure." Lin Xingzhi pushed open the door, leading Alex to his room as she sat on the chair, watching him from the side.

Alex, on the other hand, looked at the Void Flower before using his Divine Energy to separate the stem from its body as Alex began pulling the petals one by one and swallowed them in one go.

As if reacting to the Divine Energy, the Void Flower instantly released all the Space Energy stored inside its petals.

"!!!" Alex felt the influx of energy and used his own Space Element to trap all the energy within his body. In other words, he turned his own body like a Special Realm that could trap anything inside. At the same time, the Pure Fire began refining the petals one by one, quenching all the Space Energy from the petals, making Alex feel a bit pressured as he needed to maintain his Space Element continuously.

Other than the constant pressure, Alex had no trouble in refining all the energy. He even got used to this state within a week.

Feeling that Alex would be fine, Lin Xingzhi often came out to deal with her own tasks, including maintaining the system.

…

Meanwhile, in another place, the situation wasn't as peaceful as in Eulja.

Inside a room, ten God Kings were present. Each of them gave a powerful pressure to their surroundings while glaring at each other.

For this alliance, they chose a round table, showing that everyone was equal, including the one creating this alliance.

"I would like to ask one question to the Holy God. Where have you gone this whole time?" Suddenly, a brown-haired man asked while narrowing his eyes.

"Where? I thought you all had heard it from me before? My first objective was to pressure the Spirit God to prevent him from committing the mass murder once again. If my first objective failed, I would choose the war option." The Holy God smiled. "What? Did you suspect me, o Metal God?"

"…" The Metal God clenched his fists before rebuking him. "Is that so? Then, I would like your explanation about you joining hands with the Spirit God. You couldn't blame me if I spied on you, right? After all, you literally wanted to talk with the enemy."

"Ho?" The Holy God narrowed his eyes as both of them increased their pressure while staring at each other. "Are you suspecting me?"

"It's not suspecting anymore. It's a fact." The Metal God shook his head.

"What is the meaning of this, Holy God? You've created this alliance by using your reputation at stake, yet, you chose to side with the enemy?" Suddenly, another God King roared. He had a muscular body and tattoo all over his body.

Ding.

Suddenly, a high-pitched but calming sound echoed in the room as the Song Goddess stopped them with her zither. "Well, well. You three. How about calming down a little? I'm sure that the Holy God has his reason, right? Of course, I demand a full explanation from him. Will that be okay, Holy God?"

Christopher narrowed his eyes and contemplated for a few seconds before opening his mouth. "Do you happen to know what actually had happened during the Dark Period?"

"…" The group fell silent as he managed to pique their interest.

"I created a temporary alliance with them because there was a threat from that era. And now… They are gone." The Holy God explained. He didn't tell a lie in this because he really made a temporary alliance with Alex. The promise he swore after that was a separate thing.

At the same time, he emphasized the word "Temporary" to make them think that there wasn't anything like that between the Spirit God and him. The Holy God then added, "Of course. I don't have a plan to fight him anymore because I can see that he is also fighting to protect us. Hence, as long as the threat hasn't been removed yet, I have no plan in fighting him even if this means I let him get stronger."

"…" All the God Kings were shocked as they stared at him in complete disbelief.

Even the Song Goddess didn't expect that Alex's reincarnation was for something like this. She looked down and fell into deep thought.

"If you are not planning to attack him, then I would like to ask you to step out of the alliance." The Metal God narrowed his eyes. "You are not planning to snitch on us, right?"

"Hmph! Fine by me. You all can't even look at the bigger picture here." He snorted.

"You are the one who can't see the bigger picture. The Spirit God is only a mere Rank 5 God right now. This is the right time to destroy him. Besides… What's the threat of the Dark Period? The previous generation of God Kings couldn't handle it because they didn't have enough strength. But look at us now? We have thirty-two God Kings across the universe. We have grown stronger."

"Y-you!" The Holy God slammed the table. The frustrated expression was clearly present.

"You are too arrogant!" The Holy God gritted his teeth. "Then, why don't you let him grow and have him fight for us?  When he is at the top, isn't it easy to rally more God Kings into the plan and eliminate him? You are insane."

The room fell silent before the Metal God said, "Then, can you guarantee that the Spirit God tries to deal with the threats from the Dark Era? Why would the chance appear right after you came? You didn't think it was suspicious?"

"Y-you! Do you think I'm easily fooled by his words?" The Holy God rose from his seat and turned around. "Fine by me. If you want to continue the alliance, I won't care. As I said, until the threat is removed, I won't hurt the Spirit God."

Bang.

They didn't say anything as they watched how the Holy God left the room. Of course, no one was fool enough to attack him. Not only would it look bad for them, but it also reinforced the Holy God's claim.

After thinking for a while, someone suddenly rose from his seat as if he had made the decision. "I believe the Holy God is right. I choose his reputation over this alliance that basically has no trust between each other. I'm sorry, but I will be leaving and remain neutral. What I have against the Spirit God is fear, not hatred."

"…" When they saw another God actually left, two more stood up and followed him, leaving the room.

In other words, there were only six God Kings remaining in this room.