For a few seconds, she forgot to breathe as her face rapidly turned red.
"You-"
By the time she reacted, he was already gone. She turned to look back and saw that he was beside Evelynn, taking those roach movement technique scroll for her to see as he explained that he got some new insights on how to use this technique without crawling.
She was about to stand up and go curse him, but her legs had gone limp from the strange thoughts he put on her.
On the bed, Davis and Evelynn finished discussing the insights on the roach movement technique before he took out the jade slips the Ghost Tear Hall’s Founder gave him.
His studies lasted till the morning.
He first started learning the Hateless Ghost Emperor Steps as they would be the most useful.
Secondly, he couldn’t stop himself from shooting a look occasionally at Jillian Hayden, who had gotten to work and seemed to be making quick progress as she used various types of poison medicines in her spatial ring to confirm the base properties.
On the other hand, he didn’t know if he was making sure she wasn’t contaminating Evelynn’s bloodsoul essence or simply wanted to look at her with adoration as she worked with rage, pride and jealousy in her heart.
Her wide range of emotions totally attracted him, but more than that, he felt attracted to her as a man, slowly but surely, especially after Evelynn indirectly said okay.
He turned to stare at his Evelynn.
Sensing Davis’s gaze, Evelynn smirked behind her serpent mask, "What?"
"You planted a seed in my head from the beginning, and consequently, I planted a seed in Jillian Hayden’s head last night. I mean, I’m starting to like Jillian, but is this distraction you’ve allowed me to have during this life-or-death mission really worth it?"
Evelynn lowered her mask and revealed her smirk, "I lost. Jillian is yours to have."
"...?"
"Ask Zenova if you want to know. I’m not telling."
"..."
Davis’s lips parted as his mouth went agape. He raised his hand and pointed at Evelynn, "Good, good, good. You two have become sworn sisters without telling me and played me, huh? What was this bet for?"
"..." Evelynn didn’t respond as she put the serpent mask back on.
It made Davis gobsmacked.
"Still, I can’t believe three World Hegemon Tribulations appeared today." Evelynn changed the topic, "This is big news. I’m afraid it might trace it back to us if the Supreme One or other Heaven’s Warriors get hold of Fatty and force a confession."
"..."
Davis blinked.
From midnight to the morning, there were two more World Hegemon Heavenly Tribulations, all from the same direction. If it were just one tribulation, it might not raise a storm, but three consecutively happening were big news that instantly made the Stone Titan Clan famous overnight. The news had even reached his avatar, who had gone out of the Twelve Bastion Cities to make some preparations.
He lowered his hand and sighed, "I trust Handsome Fatty would keep his mouth shut for the most part."
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"Hahaha, congratulations! The Stone Titan Race is making a thunderous comeback."
"Congratulations!"
"Congratulations! From now on, no one will dare to bully the Stone Titan royalty from the Giant Race. Three World Hegemons produced overnight. What a sight! What a sight it was to see those tribulations one after another and watch them ascend successfully!"
"Many thanks, many thanks!~"
The members of the Stone Titan Race all had their lips curled wide in delight and pride.
It was finally their time to shine.
Well into the afternoon, they received endless guests pouring in with gifts in their hands.
But unbeknownst to them, the Deputy Patriarch of the Stone Titan Race stood respectfully in front of a person, willing to serve tea at the slightest notice.
But right now, he looked stunned.
The black-robed person seated in front of him kept the teacup down and said with a light smile, "Don’t be nervous. I’m not saying you colluded. I’m saying it could help us track him down and you’ll earn enough merit to produce more World Hegemons should we succeed."
"How is your eminence so sure that the Heaven-Burying Mountain Scripture was obtained from the Divine Emperor of Death?"
"Because we know the Divine Emperor of Death bought this manual that was unearthed from the Elemental Dimension, since the seller themselves provided this information to us. We also know he bought many other manuals. Hence, there’s a high likelihood that this manual was obtained from the Divine Emperor of Death."
"Impossible!"
"Then where did this manual come from suddenly and allow your clan to have three World Hegemons at once?"
"..."
"..."
The handsome fatty who was standing in an inconspicuous corner behind a pillar, unlike the other members, looked as shocked as anyone else in the crowd.
His mind was filled with thunderous rumblings, and one scene popped up in his mind with unbelievable clarity.
At that time, he had just reprimanded Dragon for looting treasures that he hadn’t hunted.
The handsome fatty’s expression increasingly twitched.
When he came out of his reverie, he nearly jumped as his fat bounced.
’Heavenly fuck! Bro- Dragon! What the fuck!? Heavenly Dragon, my ass. You didn’t tell me you were the Divine Emperor of Death!’
He tried to hide his face as he nearly cried, barely controlling himself from pissing his pants as the Supreme One seemed to have visited, sitting right at the center of the hall.