After breaking up with my girlfriend, I became a Great Sage of the Demon Clan.

"understood."

The security guard left the old man's side, and the old man quickened his pace to catch up with Su Bijun's group. Afterwards, he and his son, Zhang Ye's father, respectfully saw Su Bijun into the largest and most luxurious courtyard they had prepared.

The housekeeper, Su Bijun, who had arrived long ago, was already waiting in the hall. When Su Bijun arrived, the competent housekeeper came forward to greet her and respectfully inquired about her arrival.

"Miss, the food is ready. Shall we begin?"

Su Bijun turned to look at her uncles and elders behind her. This naturally charming girl smiled faintly, and then shouted with high spirits.

"I'm going to be number one in this four-school competition!"

The uncles and elders from Indiana below lit up, and Zhang Ye's father even stepped forward, saying with delight.

"Good, I knew every guy from Indiana was a hero!"

Zhang Ye's father gave a thumbs up.

"Bijun, beat up all those students from the Four Divine Beasts! Tell the whole country that we Indians are the strongest!"

The other uncles and elders also shouted happily.

"Yes, in the past, only the schools that hosted the Four Divine Beasts competition could participate. Without the participation of our Indiana warriors, they would always be just weaklings fighting each other."

"The Four Divine Beasts have an annual four-school competition, and our Indiana also has a dedicated War God Arena. When has our War God Arena ever inferior to their four-school competition?"

"Bijun, you must bring glory to our Indiana!"

Amidst the excited shouts of the uncles and elders, many servants from Su Bijun's household came out. In Indiana, banquets are usually buffet style, where each servant prepares a dish, and the gentlemen go to whichever servant they prefer to eat.

However, at this moment, the gods and castes of Indiana were not in the mood to eat. They were all praising Su Bijun for becoming the light of Indiana in the future, guiding the noble and advanced religious ideas of Indiana to spread throughout the Eastern United States, so that all the people of the country would be bathed in divine grace.

After saying these standard phrases, the uncles and elders automatically stepped aside, allowing their own sons and daughters of the same generation as Su Bijun to go up and build a relationship with her.

Among the younger generation in Indiana, Su Bijun is undoubtedly number one, and she will inevitably go to other states in the future to rule a state as a core figure.

Such individuals, who are destined for success and belong to a high caste, naturally become the core of young people throughout Indiana.

……

Inside Zhang Ye's bedroom.

Zhang Ye lay on the bed, holding a tablet in his hand. On the tablet was a picture of Su Bijun surrounded by other people her age.

"Sister Su, let me tell you, I fought a student from White Tiger Academy yesterday, and he wasn't that strong..."

"You, with your demonic bloodline, are nothing..."

"What about the Long-Armed Ape who was ranked first among the four schools last time? I saw him fight with that student from Vermilion Bird Academy, but it wasn't a big deal..."

"Right, right, right. The Azure Dragon Academy claims to be the number one academy, but even the vice principal got beaten to a pulp. If you ask me, what kind of trash have the Four Divine Beasts recruited these past few years? They're getting worse and worse. Sister Su, why don't you learn from the Vermilion Bird Academy students and take down all four schools one by one?"

"Good, good! I love seeing the incredulous, bewildered expressions on these losers' faces when they get defeated by the heroes of our Indiana."

Zhang Ye stared in fascination at Su Bijun's stunning beauty. The pregnant young man completely ignored the buzzing flies around Su Bijun, immersing himself entirely in the beauty's every smile and gesture.

Zhang Ye recalled the first time he met Su Bijun. At that time, Su Bijun was wearing a Taoist robe, and the sunlight bathed this peerless beauty, making the outline of her figure radiate a faint golden light.

Zhang Ye felt as if he had seen an immortal descend to earth, and he, a mere mortal, was naturally drawn into the immortal's charm.

"If you like someone, you should confess."

A sweet, cloying voice echoed in Zhang Ye's mind.

Zhang Ye murmured.

"Confession?"

"Yes, confess your feelings. You're a genius, and so is she, so you should be a couple. Once you're a couple, she should be yours, not someone else's."

Zhang Ye was secretly delighted.

"But, but, I..."

Zhang Ye is inferior to Su Bijun in both awakening level and bloodline level. This means that even if Zhang Ye reaches full awakening level in the future, he will still be inferior to Su Bijun, not to mention that Su Bijun has the potential to become a true god.

His path to becoming a true god remains unclear.

Am I worthy of Su Bijun?

You must believe in yourself.

Zhang Ye felt a tickling sensation in his ear, as if something cute, beautiful, and alluring was blowing on it, whispering sweet nothings in his ear.

"You are a true man, there is no woman you are not good enough for."

The wind was getting stronger and stronger, but Zhang Ye just felt comfortable with it.

"Am I a true, upright man?"

"Yes, no one in this world is more manly than you. You have to think of it that way. If you don't even believe in yourself, who else in this world will believe in you?"

Zhang Ye felt a surge of heroic spirit.

That's right. If I don't even believe in myself, how can others believe in me?

Zhang Ye made up his mind: he would confess his feelings to Su Bijun after he gave birth to the child.

Su Bijun will definitely accept the confession of this upright and strong man!

……

The Su family courtyard.

Surrounded by a group of peers, Su Bijun went up to the second floor. Seeing this, the other peers left one after another, and Su Bijun went into her bedroom alone.

As soon as she went inside, Su Bijun breathed a sigh of relief.

After pacing back and forth in front of her bed a few times, Su Bijun took out her phone and dialed the number of her great-grandfather, the one who controlled a third of Indiana's politics, military, and economy—a veritable trinity of godlike figures.

The call went through quickly.

"Bijun, have we arrived in Zhongzhou City?"

The grandfather's tone betrayed his weariness.

Su Bijun responded.

"Yes, we're here, Grandpa. Who is that person?"

"His name is Zhou Yan...a student at the Vermilion Bird Academy, who is said to be very capable."

Su Bijun laughed teasingly.

"I understand. I'll go find this guy later."

Quan Zhong hung up the phone.

Su Bijun put her phone aside and let out a long sigh of relief.

For the past few years, she has been adventuring in Kunlun Heavenly Palace, attempting to find her own divine essence to become a god. However, she is not Chaos and does not have Yingzhao as her true god father. For this reason, she has gained nothing for more than ten years. Until a week ago, Su Bijun's grandfather received a phone call from an old acquaintance, Zhongdou Xingjun.

Zhongdou Xingjun told the Su family patriarch that half a year ago, Yingzhao summoned the Heavenly Emperor, whom they had failed to summon even after spending over ten years and billions of resources.

Zhou Yan was one of the participants.

Chapter Twelve: Cults

Wutong Hotel.

Wearing a mask, hat, and sunglasses, Zhou Yan walked to the hotel entrance and then to his suite.

Less than half an hour after he went inside, Zhou Yan heard a knock on the door, followed by the voice of his own discipline master, Han Yun, who had almost fought to a draw with the gibbon.

"Xiao Yan, are you there? I have something I want to talk to you about."

Zhou Yan got up from the bedroom of the suite and went to open the suite door.

Han Yun, standing outside the door, nodded to Zhou Yan.

"Lord Suzaku asked me to find out about the Zhang family in Indiana."

Zhou Yan turned to the side and gestured for him to enter.

Han Yun walked into the living room and sat down on the sofa. After sitting down, Han Yun looked at the nine-colored deer on another sofa, its four hooves crossed. The nine-colored deer was chewing grapes, and its pair of clear and pure eyes were staring at Han Yun.

Han Yun immediately thought of the strange rumors surrounding Zhou Yan, who was considered the strongest student in his academy.

Several female students who had close relationships with Han Yun complained to her that Zhou Yan was not like a man at all. They, his beautiful girlfriends, had hinted to Zhou Yan many times that they could have in-depth conversations with him. These in-depth conversations did not require any formal status; all they needed was for Zhou Yan to protect them. However, Zhou Yan ignored them and instead spent all his time with his pets.

Because the awakening targets of most Awakened bloodlines are not human, many Awakened individuals do indeed have very subtle fetishes, so...

Han Yun's gaze traveled down from the head of the nine-colored deer with its two small antlers to its little rear end, then turned to look at Zhou Yan, who was holding a can of beer and standing in front of him.

Han Yun staring at the beer—was it a coincidence?

Han Yun is thirsty and wants to drink this brand of beer.

No, the Six-Eared Macaque...

Damn it, this monkey is terrifying whether it's on the enemy side or on our own.

"Thank you."

Han Yun picked up a beer, opened the can, and took a sip.

"Brother...hug me..."

Suddenly, the Nine-Colored Deer got off the sofa and walked to the sofa where Zhou Yan was. Then, it put half of its body on Zhou Yan's lap. Zhou Yan said something with a gentle smile that he had never shown to other female classmates.

"The little guy has gained quite a bit of weight recently."

Zhou Yan gently stroked the Nine-Colored Deer's head, and the Nine-Colored Deer looked very comfortable.

Han Yun's expression immediately turned strange as soon as he took a sip of beer. Could it be that his student...?

Han Yun's head involuntarily turned to the trash can in the living room, trying to find some evidence inside, but to his disappointment, the trash can only contained some fruit peels and beverage bottles.

If not here, what about the bedroom?

Is there any way to check the bedroom?

Forget it...

Han Yun shook his head.

People's preferences are their own, and I have no right to question what my students like.

Han Yun placed the beer, which was about a third full, on the coffee table in front of the sofa and smiled.

"Xiao Yan, you must know quite a bit about the Zhang family, tell me about it."

They're here, they're here. It's no wonder I've been lying in ambush outside the Zhang family for so long.

Zhou Yan picked out a few things about the Zhang family members and talked about them. These things were nothing more than the chaotic relationships between some Zhang family members, the evidence of crimes committed by some Zhang family members, and the psychological and physiological problems of some Zhang family members.

"...That's the basic situation. Teacher, is there anything else you'd like to know?"

Han Yun was shocked. Zhou Yan had provided a lot of information; he truly deserved to be called the top reporter in the Awakened Realm.

"Yes, I understand about the Zhang family's matter. I'll organize it and submit it to Lord Suzaku for review later. Also..."

Han Yun's expression became more serious.

"Xiao Yan, did you know that the descendants of the Su family from Indiana have recently arrived in Zhongzhou City?"

Zhou Yan closed his eyes, pretended to listen for a while, and then spoke after opening his eyes.

"Is it Su Bijun?"

Han Yun nodded vigorously.

"Yes, the four-school competition was originally just a contest between the four schools, but because this year is special, the great families and powerful clans from other states have also sent their elite disciples. For example, there are three demigods from Indiana participating in the competition."

Indiana has a population of 700 million, accounting for more than one-tenth of the total population of the entire Eastern Xia Federation. In such a large state, just by the sheer number of people, there would be no shortage of demigods. As far as Zhou Yan knew, Indiana had more than twenty demigods, each a powerful figure in their own right.

There are quite a few young people in the demigod realm, but due to various rules and restrictions, only three young people from Indiana are currently participating in the competition. Su Bijun is one of them. Zhang Ye was originally going to participate as well, but she had to give up because of her pregnancy.

In addition, there were some demigod youths from other states, folk masters, and so on. In total, there were more than 30 non-four-school demigods participating in the competition, which was exactly the same as the number of demigod students from the four schools.

It's no exaggeration to say that even without this four-school competition giving these young people a share of the pie, based on their status and family background, they would all be pillars of the Eastern Xia Federation in the future. It's just that the four-school competition has brought them forward.

"However, apart from Su Bijun, the other three young men from Indiana..."

Han Yun looked disgusted.

"They're all just trash."