Chapter 40: The Buddha's Angry Lotus Appears Prematurely, The Might of the Future God King

[Chat Group Prompt: Private Messaging Mode is online (Pending release · Group Owner has the authority to enable it)!]

[Chat Group Prompt: Blacklist Settings are online (Pending release · Group Owner has the authority to enable it)!]

[Chat Group Prompt: Group Owner's mute duration has been extended to 365 days!]

The Group Owner permissions for the chat group have finally upgraded, and this upgrade directly brought three new functions to Zhu Chen.

No, to be precise, it should be two.

Because that mute duration extension was utterly useless.

With a thought, Zhu Chen quickly opened the two new functions to inspect them.

[Private Messaging Mode: Once this mode is enabled, group members can engage in individual private chats, but all private message content will be visible to the Group Owner!]

[Blacklist Settings: When uploading cultivation techniques or mass-sending items, group members can blacklist specific individuals. Blacklisted persons will be unable to receive techniques or items sent by that member. The Group Owner can change the blacklist settings at will!]

Although these two functions were open to everyone in the group, as the Group Owner, Zhu Chen held absolute control.

"Great, I've officially become a permission dog!"

Withdrawing his gaze from the function panel, Zhu Chen couldn't help but let out a bitter smile.

The dragon-slaying youth had become the dragon.

In the past, what he hated most were those who used privileges to cause trouble.

He never expected that he would become such a person, and even further down the path of exercising privilege.

"I only meditated on a fragment of the 'Divine Induction Chapter,' yet so much time has passed without me noticing. It seems the old saying is true: cultivation knows no years. Time flies too fast..."

Zhu Chen closed the function panel and switched to the chat group page.

At that moment, he noticed an item in his inventory was in the [Pending Receipt] state.

Furthermore, quite a few people in the group had @-ed him.

He first opened the item box to take a look and found a bottle of golden, shimmering medicinal pills.

The sender was [Xiao Yan].

It seemed Yao Lao had successfully refined the Emperor's Extreme Pill.

"This master and disciple duo are quite interesting; after refining the pills, they actually took the initiative to send them via express delivery."

Zhu Chen smiled and retrieved the bottle of pills.

Yao Lao had refined a total of two Emperor's Extreme Pills, and both were of peak Sixth-Grade quality.

Their medicinal potency was many times higher than those refined by ordinary Sixth-Grade or Seventh-Grade alchemists.

As soon as Zhu Chen opened the pill bottle, a dense fragrance of medicinal pills drifted out, accompanied by a wisp of pure spiritual energy.

"As expected of Yao Lao's handiwork. If I swallow these two Emperor's Extreme Pills, my cultivation should be able to advance significantly further."

Zhu Chen was very satisfied with the two pills refined by Yao Lao.

However, now was not the time to refine them. He stored the pills in his Grotto-Heaven and then scrolled up to check the people who had @-ed him.

[Xiao Yan: @Zhu Chen, Brother Zhu, your Emperor's Extreme Pills are ready. My teacher refined two in total. Are you there?]

[Xiao Yan: @Zhu Chen, Brother Zhu, I've sent the Emperor's Extreme Pills to you. Please receive them when you are online.]

[Lin Dong: @Zhu Chen, Brother Zhu, my Ancestral Stone has finished recharging!]

[Lin Dong: @Zhu Chen, Brother Zhu, Brother Han Li said he wants to borrow the Ancestral Stone again. Since you aren't here, I'll lend it to him first!]

[Han Li: @Zhu Chen, Fellow Daoist Zhu, I shall borrow Fellow Daoist Lin's Ancestral Stone for a moment. If you have a need for it, you may notify me at any time.]

[...]

Quite a few people had @-ed him during these two and a half months.

Among them, Lin Dong was the most frequent.

This guy would practically run up and @ him every single time the Ancestral Stone finished recharging.

It was almost making Zhu Chen feel embarrassed!

This Martial Ancestor is far too honest.

"Hmm?"

Just then, Zhu Chen's gaze suddenly caught another message @-ing him.

That message was sent by Tang San.

[Tang San: @Zhu Chen, do not think that just because you are the Group Owner, you can do whatever you please. I am telling you, I will become the King of the Divine Realm in the future, standing above the heavens. You insulted me so deeply this time; on the day I become a God King, I will do everything in my power to find your location. I will make you pay the price for your actions.]

After reading this message, Zhu Chen almost burst out laughing.

This Tang San really didn't understand the situation at all.

A God King of the Douluo World actually dreams of standing above the heavens?

How ridiculous!

Why don't you just say you want to dominate eternity!

Zhu Chen dismissed Tang San's message and pulled the chat group to the current position.

At this moment, many people in the group were actively speaking.

[Xiao Yan: Haha~! Brother Lin Dong, through my unremitting efforts, I have finally successfully fused that Purple Flame with the Green Lotus Core Flame! My signature skill, the Buddha's Angry Lotus, is finally unveiled! It's so awesome; I really want to hit that Tang San with one right now.]

[Lin Dong: Impressive! Aside from Brother Zhu's Vermilion Bird Treasure Technique, I don't have anything worth showing off right now!]

[Xiao Yan: Although Brother Zhu's Vermilion Bird Treasure Technique is powerful, it's not quite right to use someone else's things. You should create your own martial arts; only things you create yourself can be used with true mastery!]

[Uzumaki Naruto: I think Brother Xiao Yan is right. I've also been creating my own martial arts lately!]

[Xiao Yan: Not bad, Brother Naruto! I didn't expect you to be following this path as well. You have a bright future!]

[Uzumaki Naruto: Haha~, everyone is making progress, how can I fall behind? By the way, Brother Zhu Chen hasn't appeared for over two months. I wonder what he's doing now?]

[Xiao Yan: Don't worry, he'll be appearing very soon!]

[Uzumaki Naruto: Really? How do you know? Do you also have the power of prophecy?]

[Xiao Yan: I don't have prophecy, but the last few times you said that exact sentence, he appeared immediately, almost like a curse. Maybe this time will be the same...]

[Zhu Chen:???]

[Xiao Yan: Holy crap, Brother Zhu, you actually came?]

Xiao Yan rubbed his eyes hard, thinking he had misread it.

When he realized those three question marks were indeed sent by Zhu Chen, he hurriedly sent another message.

[Xiao Yan: Brother Zhu, did you receive the Emperor's Extreme Pills I sent you last time?]

[Zhu Chen: Received. Tell Yao Lao he worked hard on my behalf.]

[Xiao Yan: Glad to hear it. If you want to refine pills again, just let me know. Lately, I've been taking all the alchemy jobs in the group. Brother Han Li gave me quite a few orders a few days ago; I've been really busy lately!]

Seeing Xiao Yan's message, Zhu Chen was momentarily stunned!

This kid was frantically taking orders in the group—was he using Yao Lao to make a living?

...

Meanwhile.

In a guest room within the Desert Station of the Doupo World.

Yao Lao, who was currently refining pills, suddenly felt a wave of panic in his heart.

"Strange, why have I been feeling like someone has been eyeing me lately? Could it be that because I took that kid Xiao Yan to get the Green Lotus Core Flame early last time, we've been targeted by Queen Medusa of the Snake-People Tribe?"

Yao Lao frowned in thought for a moment, then suddenly thought of something. He quickly turned to look at Xiao Yan in the next room and asked, "You brat, did you go and take another job for me in that group of yours?"

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(End of Chapter)