Chapter 103: Mobius

Naturally, Lu Jingming wouldn't easily let go of a potential stock like Ye Guyi; he saw the immense value and possibilities hidden within her.

However, a certain God King probably wouldn't want to see the Angel God return to their position.

But Lu Jingming didn't care about this in the slightest. After all, in his plans, a confrontation with Sea God Tang San was only a matter of time.

Why else would he have transmigrated to the Douluo Continent plane? If he had transmigrated to another plane, there might not have been much conflict or contradiction between them.

But on the Douluo Continent, it was completely different. Lu Jingming's rise on this continent was bound to affect Sea God Tang San's meticulously planned "Ten-Thousand-Year Grand Scheme."

Therefore, there was little room for reconciliation between them, unless one side was willing to bow down and submit.

But neither the lofty Sea God Tang San nor the equally arrogant Lu Jingming would ever make such a choice.

Thus, that final battle would come sooner or later, and Lu Jingming had been quietly making comprehensive preparations for it.

Sea God Tang San controlled the core of the God Realm, and a considerable number of deities followed him in the God Realm.

So, at that time, Lu Jingming wouldn't just be facing Sea God Tang San alone, but many deities aligned with Tang San's faction.

Although Sea God Tang San also had enemies in the God Realm, such as the God of Destruction.

But Lu Jingming knew well that the God of Destruction was not very reliable. This was because the God of Destruction's wife, the Goddess of Life, was secretly biased towards Sea God Tang San, and the God of Destruction was, unfortunately, a love-struck fool.

If he, in a crucial moment, made a hot-headed, incorrect decision, then Lu Jingming, who had placed his bets on him, would be completely passive and helpless.

Besides the God of Destruction, the God of Goodness, Lie Yan, and the God of Evil, Ji Dong, while maintaining neutrality on the surface, were actually inwardly biased towards Sea God Tang San.

From this perspective, Sea God Tang San's foundation in the God Realm was very stable, and shaking it would be far from easy.

Even if the God of Destruction insisted on going to war with Sea God Tang San, his wife, the Goddess of Life, would show him what a backstab felt like.

"So, we still have to rely on ourselves. Since we've chosen to be enemies with gods, a 'Demon King' role is indispensable, wouldn't you say, Snake-snake?"

Lu Jingming watched Ye Guyi, supported by Lan Susu and Lan Luoluo, gradually walk away, softly murmuring to himself.

"First, you must address me as Doctor Mobius."

A slightly mad and yandere voice drifted from the void, laced with hints of dissatisfaction, accurately responding to Lu Jingming.

"And, I am an MOTH, not some Demon King."

In an instant, space rippled like a calm lake disturbed by a pebble.

Then, a figure abruptly appeared beside Lu Jingming.

The newcomer was dressed in a tight black and green battle suit, with intricate snake-scale-like patterns clearly visible on it, adorned with golden and fluorescent green technological patterns that shimmered with a mysterious luster in the light.

This was a young girl, slender and well-proportioned, exuding a unique aura that combined the elegance of a scholar with the sharp intensity of a warrior.

Her long green hair fell freely, adorned with cleverly embedded snake-shaped decorations, both agile and eerie. Her snake-like pupils, gradient from green to pink, were deep and mysterious, as if hiding countless secrets.

From her attire to her appearance, coupled with that slightly mad voice, everything about the girl exuded a palpable sense of danger, yet also a strange, captivating allure.

"However, being an enemy to gods, isn't that quite interesting?"

A dangerous smile appeared on Mobius's face. Her snake-like pupils narrowed slightly, like a venomous snake eyeing its prey, slowly turning towards Lu Jingming beside her, her eyes gleaming with an uncontrollable desire.

"Forget it. You can get my body data from Herta, but experimenting on me? No thanks."

Lu Jingming didn't even need to think to know what this dangerous woman was plotting in her mind.

Mobius was completely different from Herta; she was truly too crazy. No one could say whether she might, on a whim, tinker with her own body to create some strange "little gadget."

"Boring. Are you that afraid of me?" Mobius retracted the smile from her face, the corner of her mouth curling slightly into a playful expression.

"Afraid? Not necessarily. It's just that I know you too well. Your adventurous spirit is excessive. Once I have full confidence and complete control over the Authority of Creation, going crazy with you wouldn't be out of the question."

Lu Jingming shrugged.

Mobius was indeed a genius, but geniuses were often the most unpredictable and difficult to control.

In this regard, Herta seemed much more normal.

At least Lu Jingming dared to lie on Herta's experimental table without worrying about inexplicably losing limbs, or suddenly being stripped of his humanity and proclaiming, "I'm not human anymore."

"Fine. The best should always be saved for last. I'm curious, what kind of expressions will the gods of this world show when they lie on my experimental table?"

Mobius extended her index finger, lightly tapping the corner of her lips, a slightly mischievous smile appearing on her face.

This smile, coupled with her exquisite beauty, appeared seductive and alluring, yet also subtly dangerous, making others shy away.

"I imagine they wouldn't be very pleased," Lu Jingming said helplessly, spreading his hands.

The gods of this world were very peculiar. Regardless of their rank, as long as they condensed a divine position and ascended to the God Realm, they could possess an almost eternal lifespan.

However, if they did not have a divine position and no place in the God Realm, even as gods, they could not escape the limitations of lifespan.

Therefore, divine positions were crucial for low-level deities, but for old-brand deities who had cultivated for countless years, their importance was not as high.

After all, occupying a divine position meant fulfilling divine duties, maintaining the stability of the God Realm, and not being able to leave freely, which undoubtedly meant losing freedom.

For those old-brand deities who were already weary of the God Realm's shackles and longed to roam the vast universe, transferring their divine position as soon as possible and finding a successor to "take over" for them was the top priority.

Just like the God of Asura, one of the God Realm's Enforcers, who, in order to find a suitable successor, even went against the God Realm's rules, competed with the first Sea God for a successor, and even indirectly interfered in mortal affairs to assist Tang San.

For Mobius, who pursued the infinite, immortal deities undoubtedly held immense appeal.

She wanted to thoroughly investigate their principles, but all of this was predicated on successfully capturing a living deity with a divine position.

Therefore, she was also very interested in the task Lu Jingming had given her.

Like Herta, Mobius, newly arrived in this new universe, was diligently adapting to everything around her.

Although she had integrated into this universe the moment Lu Jingming manifested her, and her own power form had been reshaped and expressed according to this world's rules, being new to the place, she was filled with a fresh sense of wonder about everything around her and a fervent passion for research.

Whether it was Soul Masters, Soul Beasts, or souls and deities, all sparked her intense desire for research.

However, what slightly dampened Mobius's enthusiasm was that many things in this world had already been thoroughly researched by Herta.

Lu Jingming had also handed these research materials to her immediately.

Among them, the Fusion Warrior surgery, which interested her the most—the technology of fusing human and soul beast genes to create artificial Soul Masters—had already been developed by Herta to near perfection.

Not only was the success rate extremely high, but it also ensured that the fused warriors retained their human identity, without beastification, and their consciousness remained completely unaffected, performing excellently in all aspects.

The only drawback was that Fusion Warriors could not become stronger on their own, but for Lu Jingming, could this really be considered a drawback?

With Herta's intelligence, could she truly not overcome this problem?

After carefully studying this unique Fusion Warrior surgery data, Mobius was confident in her ability to improve it, allowing artificial Soul Masters to cultivate on their own, and even break through to the god level.

But Mobius was no fool. Although she was a scholar devoted to research, she was very clear about the minds of those in power.

The desire for control was the most deeply rooted desire of all who held power, and Lu Jingming was no exception.

Fusion Warriors were loyal to Lu Jingming, and Lu Jingming trusted them greatly, but this was not enough reason for him to remove all restrictions.

Human hearts are greedy and cannot withstand tests. Therefore, Lu Jingming would neither allow Herta to completely perfect the Fusion Warrior surgery nor permit Mobius to interfere.

Sometimes, certain flaws were not a bad thing; instead, they could serve as a check and balance.

Lu Jingming had enough confidence to deal with any potential loss of control from Fusion Warriors, but since there was already a preventive measure in place from the beginning, why create unnecessary trouble for himself?

"Go, Snake-snake, go form our Demon King Alliance and build our World Serpent," Lu Jingming said, slowly taking out an ice-blue gem radiating terrifying coldness and handing it to Mobius.

"This is!?" Mobius's face instantly showed surprise at the sight of this familiar yet somewhat different gem.

However, she quickly linked it to Lu Jingming's miraculous abilities, suddenly understanding, a flicker of comprehension in her eyes.

"You're giving me more and more surprises. I like you even more now." Accompanied by crackling dark green lightning, a snake-shaped energy opened its maw and swallowed the ice-blue gem.

Mobius's gaze towards Lu Jingming became increasingly fervent, like she was looking at a rare treasure.

"If it were a different kind of liking, I'd probably be very happy."

Lu Jingming, of course, knew that Mobius's "liking" was definitely not the romantic kind of affection between a man and a woman.

He wasn't so narcissistic as to believe that such a complex and troublesome figure like Mobius could fall for him after such a short time together.

Mobius's so-called liking was merely a high degree of recognition and satisfaction with a quality test subject.

"Heh, if you're willing to let me study you, I might consider it," Mobius extended her hand, gently stroking her own cheek, and chuckled softly.

Although she wasn't particularly bothered by it, she had a clear understanding of her own beauty and knew its attractiveness to others.

"No thanks!" Lu Jingming rolled his eyes, his face full of disdain.

Mobius's "consider it" probably just meant she'd genuinely consider it.

If he actually believed her nonsense, he'd be a complete and utter fool.

Trying to trick him onto the experimental table without any cost? No way. He wouldn't fall for it.

"Demon King Alliance, World Serpent, hehe. I'll reluctantly take on the role of Alliance Leader of the Demon King Alliance and Lord of the World Serpent."

Mobius also understood that Lu Jingming wasn't so easily fooled, so she temporarily put away her little schemes and shifted her attention to other matters.

Suddenly, the bracelet on Lu Jingming's wrist abruptly glowed green.

His brows instinctively furrowed slightly. This bracelet was a long-distance communication soul tool made by Herta.

As long as one was within the range of Douluo Star, it could accurately receive signals and achieve ultra-long-distance communication.

This communication soul tool was extremely expensive; each one required vast amounts of precious resources and effort to produce. Therefore, Lu Jingming only gave them to a select few whom he was very close to and trusted.

Although logging into the Simulated Universe could also achieve long-distance communication, it was nowhere near as convenient.

Logging into the Simulated Universe, if they didn't arrange a time in advance, it would be incredibly difficult for two people far apart to log in together, which brought significant limitations.

Unless it was a special Simulated Universe login device like the one Orange had, which could receive timely alerts.

Moreover, logging into the Simulated Universe required finding an absolutely safe and secret place, unlike the communicator he held, which could be used anytime, anywhere.

With this kind of long-range communicator, only a handful of people could contact him.

Excluding those currently in Sea Abyss City, only Ningguang, who was far away in Shrek City, and Ji Yingying, who was in the Sun Moon Empire, remained.

In front of Mobius, Lu Jingming raised his hand and activated the communicator.

In an instant, a projection screen slowly unfolded before them. On the screen appeared the cool and beautiful face of a white-haired girl.

"It's you, Yingying. What do you need me for?" Seeing that it was Ji Yingying, Lu Jingming wasn't too surprised.

Ningguang had always been independent, decisive, and capable of handling most matters herself, rarely contacting him.

"A'Ming, the Underworld recently received a mission. I'm not sure if we should accept it," Ji Yingying also saw the unfamiliar green-haired girl beside Lu Jingming, but she was long accustomed to the appearance of new people and felt no inner波动 or interest.

"Oh? What kind of mission has you so undecided?" This instantly piqued Lu Jingming's interest.

The Underworld had always remained hidden in the shadows, silently eliminating many enemies for Sea Abyss City that couldn't be dealt with openly.

At the same time, they also undertook assassination missions, gaining a fearsome reputation among the Douluo Continent's underground forces.

However, the Underworld didn't just accept any mission; before taking on a task, they would carefully weigh the target's identity, background, the difficulty and potential risks of the mission.

Previously, the Underworld would independently evaluate whether to accept a job, and Ji Yingying had never consulted Lu Jingming about such matters.

Now, Ji Yingying was uncharacteristically undecided, which truly aroused Lu Jingming's curiosity. He secretly wondered who the target of such an assassination mission could be—perhaps a super-powerful individual like the Sect Master of the Body Sect?

"The assassination target is Huo Yuhao, an outer court disciple of Shrek Academy. The client is from the White Tiger Duke's Mansion, and the commission offered is as high as 200,000 gold soul coins."

Ji Yingying's expression was calm, her tone faint, betraying no emotional fluctuations.

She had heard Lu Jingming mention that Huo Yuhao was a favored child of destiny on this continent and had been under the close surveillance of a God King in the God Realm for a long time.

"Huo Yuhao?" Hearing this name, Lu Jingming was first stunned, then quickly understood.

A commission from the White Tiger Duke's Mansion to kill Huo Yuhao meant that the one who issued this mission was very likely Dai Huabin.

It seemed Dai Huabin had suffered quite a bit at Huo Yuhao's hands, otherwise, he wouldn't have gone to such great lengths, spending 200,000 gold soul coins to hire assassins from the Underworld.

A mere two-ring Grand Soul Master, although bearing the title of a Shrek Academy outer court disciple, under normal circumstances, was not worth such a hefty commission of 200,000 gold soul coins.

Clearly, Dai Huabin hated Huo Yuhao to the bone, which was why he didn't hesitate to spend a fortune.

200,000 gold soul coins might be a drop in the bucket for the wealthy White Tiger Duke's Mansion, not worth mentioning.

But for Dai Huabin, a young master still in his youth, it was not a small sum that could be easily produced.

After all, he was still young, and the resources he could independently use within the family were very limited.

Moreover, hiring assassins was a shady business; how could he dare use the White Tiger Duke's Mansion's funds? He could only pay from his personal stash accumulated over time.

Perhaps, a portion of these 200,000 gold soul coins was even contributed by his fiancée, Zhu Lu.