Chapter 25 - Gods Among Ants

Patrick, Athena, and Anna stayed on the Shi family estate for a couple of days while enjoying outside events. They were undisturbed the entire time as they truly indulged in their desires.

Anna sent a message to her family, alerting them that she would be leaving for good. Patrick granted the same protection he gave to the Watson family with some weapons that would last the Shi family for generations to come. Shi Meng received the most gifts from her daughter; she received a fox-slaying beast that has the power to defeat its enemies when faced with adversity; it's can also devour almost anything.

Shi Long was the most respectful; if one could gauge his respect, it would be 100/100; Although he was a full immortal, he acted like a slave towards Anna's group. Patrick gave him a bell; he created it using the least amount of power; it had infinite durability; only Patrick or his relatives could break through it. Shi Long was confused about why Patrick gave him a bell, but he realized that he was not an ordinary person and things from him would not be ordinary either.

Patrick and his wives stood before the Shi family as the entire family stood in salute and respected their miss and her new family; Shi Long stood in front with Shi Meng beside him. Shi Meng had tears, as it would be long before she saw her daughter again. The next moment, the members bowed concerning these two people and their miss resembling gods.

Patrick nodded as acknowledgment; he turned around and vanished with his wives, leaving a sentence that would remain in the heads of these people for life.

"You will be unkillable for ten thousand years as a gift of our presence."

This sentence left the entire Shi household in a stupor; even Shi Long was surprised; although he knew that this person had powers more than an immortal, he never expected that he could grant such impossible feats.

"Sigh; it's an insult to evaluate such beings with my comprehension."

Shi Long walked to a guard without releasing killing intent; he slashed at the guard; the guard was a little afraid that he would die, but the next scene shocked everyone. The guard that an immortal realm cultivator slashed was completely fine; the slash didn't even reach an inch of him as it instantly dissipated. Many finally realized it was true; they all bowed to the Shi patriarch with even more vigor as they only received such benefits because of their connection with the Shi family.

Patrick and the two ladies vanished from the Shi household as they appeared in the Ju Capital; they sat on thrones and observed the many people entering the capital. They were insensible to the powerful cultivators; Patrick watched the arrogant Kang Mu and his actions. Anna spoke while leaning on Patrick's left arm.

"Judging from his attitude, He must be from an influential family."

"Power amplifies a person's original behaviors; it's only natural he acts like that."

Patrick replied; he then asked if they would like to participate, but Athena and Anna rejected the idea.

"Well then, I will only register my name."

He waved his hands, and his name appeared on the register list. He registered Alex King.

The competition continued as events occurred, including Lou Yan's recruitment. After a couple of minutes, Patrick's group headed down on earth as the thrones dissipated behind them; they appeared behind the last person undetected.

Their cultivation set at the qi condensation realm sixth stage, barely passing the requirements. Patrick walked to the stone platform while leaving Athena and Anna behind as they sat on empty air; the crowd burst into a discussion.

"Are my eyes deceiving me? Who are these people, and why do they all have unparallel beauty?"

"Look, how are they even sitting down?"

"Who are they? I have never seen people this beautiful in the eastern continent; maybe they are from another continent?"

"Forget about their looks; even if they are beautiful, they are still weak, that boy will soon lose his beauties, and he will also face death."

Many had questions and doubts as they tried to figure out who these people were and their origins. The Ju emperor and many other influential families noticed the change in atmosphere as the sudden arrival of these three caused a great change in the surrounding qi. Ju Emperor asked in a contemplating tone.

"Who is that boy, and what are his origins?"

"Your majesty, it seems they just appeared out of thin air. Their presence was not even detected when in line for the test and must be skilled cultivators hiding their qi's.

A man in black appeared behind the Emperor as he whispered in his ear; the words shocked the Emperor, who was at the highest stand. He began plotting plans to use this situation in his best interest.

Patrick approached the man, testing as he had a serious face on the platform. The man gazed upon Patrick for a minute before he asked him to place his hand on the stone. The man didn't expect much from Patrick as his cultivation was at the qi condensation realm.

A moment later, the result came out weird as the man had a suspicious look while trying to say the name shown on the stone.

"Alex King? This is my first time hearing such a name. Are you from another continent?"

"I don't think we are talking about our origins, right?"

Patrick asked in a cold tone as this made the man shiver; this feeling made him feel as if this boy was not a being he could comprehend. He tried to avoid Patrick's gaze as he announced the result.

"Alex King, origins unknown, age 20, cultivation; sixth stage of qi condensation."

"Ha ha ha."

The crowd burst into laughter as they mocked Patrick and his cultivation base despite being twenty years old; some even stopped crediting him and paid no attention to him but laid eyes on Athena and Anna.

Kang Mu was the first to act as he jumped from his seat and came fifty feet from Athena and Anna; he had the 'wealthy kid look' as he came closer to the beauties, disregarding Patrick. He reached ten feet as he spoke with power and authority.

"Beautiful goddesses, I am Kang Mu from the Kang family, one of the most powerful families of the Ju empire; I see you are accompanying this weak man who can't even cross the qi condensation realm. It would be a waste of beauty to stay with such a weak and poor man; although his origins are unknown, he might be a spy from the demon gateways. If you two beauties become mine, I will give you the best of resources, and I can make sure you never to worry a day in your life."

This scene disgusted many people, especially Lou Yan, who is pursued by Kang Mu; she looks at Kang Mu as if looking at shit. The crowd went into silence as they waited for the beauties to speak.

But to everyone's disappointment, Athena and Anna were not paying attention to Kang Mu, who was ten feet away from them; their attention fixated on the moments they spent with patrick while they were together the past few days. Their expressionless faces looked at Patrick; he was interested in where this drama would lead; he nodded to his wives, giving them control over the situation.

Kang Mu was about to burst into anger because Anna and Athena ignored him. But before he could even act, a strong, sharp voice penetrated his mind as he received a message; it was a person from the Kang family warning Kang Mu to be patient as they would use this opportunity to accomplish some of their goals.

Kang Mu calmed down while looking at the two beauties with anger and hatred for humiliating him in public. He slowly returned to his seat; no one dared say a thing as they were afraid of the consequences. But some other influential family members mocked the Kang family for acting weak in public.

"Since most of you passed the first analysis test, then we shall move to phase two."

"The second phase is a test of strength; the passing mark is that your punch must make the punching gauge rise to the 1000th mark, you don't have to hold your strength because the chamber made this gauge of commerce, and it can withstand attacks even from Spirit kings let alone weak cultivators like you."

The man continued speaking as his attention focused more on Patrick when he mentioned the 'weak cultivators like you' part. The second test was a test of strength; the highest was 10,000. As always, Kang Mu and the influential kids were the first to test; their results were impressive as they represented their families.

The people focused not on the powerful kids but the weak 20-year-old cultivator Alex King with unknown origins. Some became even more excited when they saw a new face participating as that would amplify the strength of the geniuses.

"Kang Mu, 5,609."

As expected, Kang Mu scored one of the highest, with Lou Yan scoring 2100, placing her fourth. The second and third were from Yang and Dong families, which are as strong as the Kang family. Their strength was not far from Kang Mu's. The last person finally came as he drew more attention than Kang Mu.

"Don't waste our time; hurry up and punch before I disqualify you."

The man said as he disrespected Patrick. Patrick didn't mind as he knew this was just part of the adventure, but Grace's voice rang out asking something.

"Master, you have been disrespected. Shall I initiate universe destruction and open the infinite punishment gate?"

Patrick looked at the man; his face held high as if looking down on a peasant; He shook his head as he sighed in a weak tone.

"Sigh, it's really hard to control oneself if they are not immortal when they are among ants like these. I guess we have to continue our adventure as Gods among ants."