66-God-Tier Powerhouses!

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Looking at the stat panel, the corner of Su Mo's mouth twitched slightly.

Especially when he saw its skills, he felt utterly speechless.

He could hardly imagine how something the size of a ball could pull off moves like War Stomp and Frenzied Roar.

What, was it supposed to be a tiny tiger going "meow meow meow"?

The contrast was just too much!

And this little thing was somehow golden-tier!

With that, Su Mo reached out and grabbed the smug little critter that was perched on his sister, showing off to him.

He scrutinized its stat panel again and again, still unable to see how this thing had anything to do with being golden-tier.

[Pet]

[Name: Little Flower (Golden-Tier)]

[Former Name: Pippi Pig]

[Level: Lv 1]

[Skills: War Stomp, Frenzied Roar]

[Health: 980]

[Strength: 28]

[Defense: 54]

[Spirit: 5]

[Speed: 8]

To be fair, these stats weren't bad—definitely better than most awakened ones. Even the old Su Mo, back in the day, compared to it…

Alright, Su Mo had to admit that freshly awakened, he was a total weakling who could barely handle a goblin. But there was no way he'd admit he was outdone by a pig.

"Alright, don't hold it like that—you'll hurt it."

Su Yu snatched Little Flower from Su Mo's hands, cradling it carefully. The corner of Su Mo's mouth twitched again.

Sure, with his Absolute Defense, he didn't care about anyone else's defense stats—but you can't just brush off 54 defense points like it's nothing!

Su Mo had a belly full of complaints he wanted to unleash, but in the end, he just forced a smile and said, "Fine, as long as you're happy, Sis. Keep the little thing."

"Yeah, I think it's pretty cute—kinda like you when you were little."

Su Mo roared, "Why do you keep comparing me to this pig?! If you're gonna make comparisons, can't you pick something else?!"

"So where's your girlfriend then?"

"I just graduated high school, and you're already pushing me to find a girlfriend! Back when I was studying, you didn't talk like this!"

"That was then, this is now. In high school, you had to focus on studying hard. But now you've graduated—and as the College Entrance Exam Champion, no less—so where's your girlfriend?!"

Su Mo took a deep breath, deciding not to argue with his sister over this anymore. He changed the subject. "Alright, enough of that. Let's hit another dungeon and get you leveled up fast."

With that, he ignored Su Yu's protests and selected "Exit Dungeon."

Since they were in a party and Su Mo was the leader, when he left, Su Yu was automatically pulled out too.

The moment they exited, Su Mo didn't bother with the crowd of awakened ones waiting outside to gawk at the College Entrance Exam Champion. He hopped onto the Golden-Winged Sky-Devouring Tiger and headed straight for the east side of the city.

The east side had just one dungeon, simply named "Snake Pit." It was open to anyone below level 18—a pretty straightforward dungeon.

On the tiger's back, Su Yu kept messing around with Little Flower—swinging it left and right, perching it on her shoulder, plopping it on her head, or tossing it onto Su Mo, much to his annoyance.

Little Flower let out cheerful little grunts, and Su Yu giggled.

While Su Mo raced toward the next dungeon without stopping, two rare guests arrived at the Great Xia State Council building.

One was a middle-aged man in a red robe, with red hair and a red beard. Anyone who'd been through high school would recognize him instantly—he was the Blood Slaughter God, Tu Hongwu, a figure written into textbooks.

The other looked to be in his twenties or thirties, dressed in a white robe. He was strikingly handsome, with a mature charm in his eyes that could captivate countless women.

But a closer look revealed his complexion was pale, and his form seemed faintly ethereal—not quite real.

This was none other than the White War God, Bai Yuanhao, who had recently unlocked Su Mo's system space restrictions.

As the two arrived at the entrance, a hearty laugh echoed from within the Great Xia State Council.

"Hahaha, I don't know what wind blew today to bring two pillars of Great Xia, our nation's war gods, to our State Council doorstep. Come in, you two!"

The words had barely landed when a white-haired old man appeared at the entrance, smiling warmly at them.

This was Zhang, one of Great Xia's true national pillars—a peak King-tier, half a step from demi-god, one of the strongest beings on Earth today.

Most demi-god and god-tier powerhouses were tasked with fending off alien invasions in the starry skies or suppressing major dungeon worlds.

Back in the era before god-tier powerhouses rose, he too had been a war god of Great Xia. Now, in his old age, he'd retired to the State Council to live out his days.

"Well, well, Old Zhang, your old bones still haven't retired?" Tu Hongwu teased.

"Hahaha, what are you saying, Slaughter War God? I've still got to ease the nation's burdens. I heard you took a disciple recently. Don't tell me this visit is about…"

Tu Hongwu nodded. "Yep, I'm here for my disciple. You know he just became the College Entrance Exam Champion.

And when he did, he was only level 9—perfectly meeting the rule we set back then. His request is a god-tier mount.

I thought it over, and Great Xia doesn't really have any god-tier mounts lying around. But I happened to hear Old Chu has a god-tier mount egg, so I figured…"

Before Tu Hongwu could finish, a furious shout erupted from inside the State Council. "Bullshit! Tu Hongwu, you shameless old butcher!"

"Oh, Old Chu, you're here too? What a coincidence—I was just about to come find you."

Tu Hongwu grinned and started walking over to greet him, only for another roar to cut him off. "Get the hell away from me! I'm telling you, there's no way you're getting my god-tier mount egg!"

"See, Old Bai? I told you Old Chu's a stingy bastard who'd weasel out of it. Was I wrong?"

The corner of Bai Yuanhao's mouth twitched. He didn't want to deal with this shameless jerk, but recalling Tu Hongwu's earlier promise, he forced himself to speak up against his better judgment. "Old Chu, this guy's a shameless ass, no doubt. But we all set that rule together back then, and his disciple met it fair and square. There's no need to make a fuss over this."

"Exactly! Listen to Old Bai—fair and impartial. Not everyone's as petty as you, Old Chu. Right, Old Zhang?"

Old Zhang, who'd been standing aside watching the drama unfold, panicked as Tu Hongwu dragged him into it. He waved his hands quickly. "That rule was something you guys set up—I don't know the details. I'm just a witness here, so don't ask me.

Besides, if an old geezer like me starts mouthing off and one of you gets mad enough to dismantle my brittle bones someday, how wronged would I be?"

Tu Hongwu wasn't having it. "Come on, Old Zhang, that's not cool. As the notary, you can't play favorites—you've got to be fair. Just tell me: did my disciple meet those old requirements or not? Should the agreement be honored?"

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