Global Deities: My SSS-Rank Talent Lets Me Evolve Everything

Chapter 200: The Wager Match

In the grand hall, small social circles gradually began to form.

Between these circles, people constantly bustled back and forth, offering flattering smiles and pleasantries.

Exchanging greetings, making small talk, feeling each other out, or trying to climb the social ladder.

Yang Fan stood in a corner, quietly watching all of this.

Most of those who could come here were direct descendants of the Five Great Giants.

Outsiders with different surnames like him were extremely rare; only those evaluated as Peerless Prodigies and invested in by the Five Great Giants were qualified to enter.

As for true God-level powerhouses, like Gu Jiuheng and Sima Tianci, there were only five or six in the entire hall.

Most were still demigods like Yang Fan, who had not yet graduated from the Primordial Academy.

The gathering before him was actually faintly divided into five camps, each corresponding to one of the Five Great Giants’ families.

Although the Five Great Families intermarried and had long since become deeply intertwined with one another, and would join forces to resist external enemies when facing foreign threats, competition still existed alongside cooperation.

Just like Gu Jiuheng, who primarily prioritized recruiting members of the Gu Family into his own legion.

Yang Fan slowly raised his glass and drank the red wine in one gulp.

In the hall, some of these so-called favored children of heaven conversed loudly, some toasted each other, and some lowered their postures just to be able to enter the other party’s legion in the future.

This scene unexpectedly gave rise to a trace of boredom in Yang Fan’s heart.

He suddenly understood that no matter what heights a person reached, they were merely moving from one circle into another.

Figures who once seemed completely out of reach were still shrouded by even greater rules within their own worlds.

Some looked up at the starry sky, while others bowed their heads to make a living.

And so-called growth was nothing more than transitioning from being pushed along by life to actively stepping into a larger chessboard.

People always think that climbing higher will allow them to escape the mundane world, but only after truly standing at the top do they realize they have merely stepped from one cage into an even larger world.

Everyone in the world envies those on the clouds. Little do they know, there are hardships at the foot of the mountain, and tribulations above the clouds.

…

“Hubby, does this feel a bit boring?” Gu Le walked over holding a wine glass and casually refilled Yang Fan’s glass with red wine.

“A bit,” Yang Fan replied, making no attempt to hide it.

In the past, Yang Fan lived in a small place like Yang County.

To survive, his parents spent every day commanding their believers to mine, sell Resources, and earn Faith Points, all just to pay rent and buy daily necessities.

Meanwhile, Yang Fan would stay in his room every day, logging into the Virtual World to attend classes and study, before returning to the Real World to eat and sleep.

After his Divine Kingdom’s Awakening, he also basically developed on his own with the help of the virtual Divine Shop, at most gathering information from group chats.

This was his first time attending a gathering of such a truly top-tier social circle.

The scene was luxurious and bustling. Although it was boring, it also allowed Yang Fan’s mind, which had been tense from long-term study, to relax slightly.

Gu Le gently swirled her wine glass. “Actually, the development of a Divine Kingdom inherently requires Time Evolution. Especially after the appearance of Intelligent Life, we, as Gods, don’t need to keep our eyes on our Divine Kingdoms at all times.”

“And this kind of gathering is actually set up by the High-Order Gods of the Five Great Families.”

“Set up by High-Order Gods?” Yang Fan was somewhat surprised.

“That’s right.” Gu Le nodded gently. “As a Divine Kingdom continues to develop, a God will possess increasingly unimaginable power.”

“The Physical Body, mind, and Soul will all continue to strengthen, and this kind of power… will make a God increasingly rational.”

“Divinity will gradually surpass Humanity.”

Hearing this, Yang Fan’s brow furrowed slightly, a look of doubt appearing in his eyes.

Gu Le continued, “In fact, I don’t know what’s bad about this either, but my mother once said something.”

“‘Gods also evolved from humans. Joy, anger, sorrow, happiness, greed, anger, ignorance, and hatred—if all of these are discarded… then in the end, is what remains still yourself?ʼ”

As she finished speaking, Gu Le herself became slightly dazed, as if recalling the way her mother looked when she said those words.

Yang Fan lowered his head in deep thought, feeling that there seemed to be some truth to it, but he couldn’t put it clearly into words for the moment.

“If you can’t figure it out, then don’t think about it.” Gu Le stretched out her left hand and placed it naturally on Yang Fan’s shoulder.

Then, she asked with a smile, “After everyone has had a few drinks, there will be a wager duel. Do you want to give it a try?”

“A wager duel?” Yang Fan raised an eyebrow slightly.

“It’s just a match between geniuses. When the time comes, they’ll enter the Virtual World, and the rules of the match will be decided by both parties. They can fight in person, or have a Divine Kingdom War. The stakes can be Resources, Wonders, or buildings. It’s just for a bit of fun anyway.”

“But remember, small wagers are fun, so don’t play too big,” Gu Le specifically reminded him.

Yang Fan hearing this, shook his head gently. He didn’t have much interest in this kind of wager duel.

Compared to fighting and competing with others, he now wanted to end the gathering early and take Gu Le home.

Since he had decided to indulge himself for once, he might as well go all the way tonight.

He was a low-key person who didn’t want to show off in front of these big Family disciples; he just wanted to go home and ‘get intimate’.

As the atmosphere of the banquet grew increasingly lively, a staff member suddenly stepped onto the high platform, holding a microphone, and said, “Everyone, the virtual helmets are ready. If anyone wants to participate in a wager duel or enter the Virtual World to watch, you may put on a helmet to enter.”

“These helmets have fixed coordinates. The Martial Arena, Divine Kingdom Simulation Battlefields, and multi-player confrontation areas are all open.”

“I wish you all a wonderful time.”

…

As the staff member finished speaking, the entire hall instantly became even more boisterous.

“Brother Lu, you won a Wonder from me last month. Let’s compete again this time, I’ll definitely make you spit it back out!”

“Brother, we’re from the same class, why don’t we go play a bit?”

“Nothing too big, how about one Spiritual Vein?”

“A Spiritual Vein??? Are you trying to scam me, kid?”

…

Sounds of teasing, laughter, and exasperation rang out continuously, making the atmosphere extremely relaxed.

Even those high-and-mighty Prodigies looked no different from ordinary young people at this moment.

“Let’s go.”

Gu Le handed a virtual helmet to Yang Fan, then winked. “When the event is over, we can get a room here. Or we can go home.”

After saying that, she was the first to put on her helmet.

After a brief moment of dazed consciousness, Yang Fan slowly opened his eyes.

What met his eyes was an extremely vast, special space that seemed to exist between reality and illusion. The ground beneath his feet, the flow of air, and even his tactile perception were terrifyingly realistic, almost no different from the Real World.

All around, massive arenas towered, with quite a few Gods already clashing within them.

Close-quarters combat and mental secret techniques clashed, and the shockwaves of battle continuously rippled outward.

As for the sky above, massive battlefields floated there.

Those were the Divine Kingdom Simulation Battlefields, which could directly project the consciousness of believers into them.

Most importantly, there was no limit on the number of participants here, and even if the believers suffered a total wipeout, they would not truly die, making it a high-standard recreational venue.