I Take Life Seriously 79. The Second Demigod (1)

At this moment, Zhang Yidao and Xiao Nüxia, relying on the cultivation information Zhang Mingjing had implanted in them, successfully entered a deeper state of meditation one after another.

Both of them felt a warm radiance enveloping their bodies inside and out, their body and mind completely melting into it—a sensation so comfortable and blissful that they became utterly intoxicated, forgetting to emerge from their meditation.

Zhang Mingjing had no choice but to patiently wait, sitting on the sofa.

An hour later, the five-dimensional cognitive model couldn’t help but comment, “Zhang Yidao and Xiao Nüxia are too eager for quick results. Cultivating like this, it’s easy to lose control. You need to optimize the information you gave them just now.”

“I can sense they’re both lost in an illusion, but how should I optimize that information?”

“Implant a wake-up program for each of them. If they get too absorbed in their meditation, the program will activate automatically and prompt them to finish. That way, you’ll prevent them from losing control.”

“Damn! Such a sensitive program must be complicated, right? How am I supposed to edit it? I’m not good at this.”

“At your current level, you can do it. All you need is to focus your thoughts while in a meditative state, and the program will generate itself according to your intention.”

“Is it really that simple?!”

“It’s always been simple. Haven’t I told you before? In the past, you couldn’t program by thought because you lacked mental strength and couldn’t direct the energy. Times have changed, and you have me to help you! Go ahead, don’t worry!”

“Alright,” Zhang Mingjing took a deep breath, calmed himself, closed his eyes, and withdrew his consciousness. Soon, he entered meditation.

Deep within his mind, he moved a thought, wishing for an anti-addiction program to be created, and sure enough, a string of code began to generate in his vision moments later.

“So this is the anti-addiction program?” Zhang Mingjing was surprised.

“That’s right,” replied the five-dimensional cognitive model.

“Did you help me generate it this time?”

“No! This one is entirely your own work.”

“Wow! ...I wonder about the quality?”

“I’ve reviewed it. Not bad! I’ll help you optimize it a bit later to make it perfect.”

“Wow~! Now Mom will never worry about me getting addicted to games again,” Zhang Mingjing laughed.

“It’s not just your mother who won’t worry about your gaming addiction anymore—you won’t have to worry about your parents losing control in cultivation, either.”

“Hahaha…”

…

Zhang Mingjing emerged from meditation, then quietly approached Zhang Yidao and Xiao Nüxia, implanting the anti-addiction program into them. As soon as the information reached them, they began to respond.

About ten minutes later, Zhang Yidao and Xiao Nüxia finally came out of their meditation.

“Oh my! This really is advanced cultivation. After just a short session, my mind is clear, my strength abundant—it’s exactly the realm of transforming energy into spirit,” Zhang Yidao exclaimed as soon as he awoke.

Xiao Nüxia was delighted as well. “I feel like I’m a radiant, loving light—it’s so wonderful!”

“You’ve both been sitting for over an hour, of course you’re refreshed and happy,” Zhang Mingjing said.

“What? It’s been over an hour?!” Zhang Yidao and Xiao Nüxia exchanged surprised glances, completely incredulous.

Zhang Mingjing teased them, “Come on, Xiao Nüxia, Zhang Yidao, I was waiting for you two to cook for me today. I haven’t eaten your vegetarian dishes in a year.”

Xiao Nüxia laughed, “There’s plenty of food in the fridge. We’ll whip something up quickly—just wait.”

The five-dimensional cognitive model asked Zhang Mingjing, “Didn’t you say their cooking tasted like pig slop?”

“I did! But I grew up eating it. Sometimes I actually miss it, so I often wonder if my sense of taste has been ruined by them.”

“I think that’s very likely!”

“Ah, such is my fate!”

“Hahaha…”

…

After dinner, Zhang Mingjing returned to his own place, taking Feathered and Ascendant with him—along with their belongings, of course.

The two pets’ belongings consisted of nothing more than a pile of dog food and cat food.

The reason Zhang Mingjing took Feathered and Ascendant away was that Zhang Yidao and Xiao Nüxia were now somewhat wary of their pets’ new “intelligence”—or, more accurately, they still weren’t used to it.

Now, they looked at the pets as if they were monsters, which put the animals in a bad mood.

But Zhang Yidao and Xiao Nüxia’s return had at least reached a conclusion for the day.

Having moved house and placated his parents, Zhang Mingjing suddenly felt emotionally exhausted as soon as he stepped outside.

Naturally, what he needed most at that moment was Katherine, so he immediately contacted her and told her his new address.

In fact, it was only today that he revealed his place to Katherine, but she was always so understanding and open, never asking or minding.

Tonight, the two of them would be together at Zhang Mingjing’s new place, sharing their pet food, so to speak…

…

The next morning at ten, Zhang Mingjing was still asleep when Little Overlord sent an alert.

Though still groggy, he jolted upright and immediately sobered after reading the message.

“Damn! Another demigod, and sooner than expected!” he muttered.

“This time it’s over the Pacific—a big one. Judging by the current parameters, he’s at least fifteen percent stronger than the last one, Li. But it’s best to gather new data on site for accuracy,” said the five-dimensional cognitive model.

“Mm.”

“From his combat power, you should outwit him—brute force would be tough.”

“Yeah, outwit again! But how? Why can’t I just level up once and crush all my enemies? Every battle is such a headache.” As he spoke, Zhang Mingjing hurried to the bathroom, quickly washing up and donning his battle armor.

He had also sent the message to Katherine and Jemily.

This time, Zhang Mingjing planned for the entire Daoist Team to mobilize.

He wanted everyone to see what a so-called demigod was like.

Ten minutes later, everyone was on the road.

“Would a group beatdown count as outwitting him?” Zhang Mingjing asked the five-dimensional cognitive model.

“In theory, yes.”

“Hehehe… Then let’s gang up on him first.”

…

This time, the demigod who came wore golden and red battle armor. He was not only two meters thirty tall, but also noticeably overweight—a true giant.

His name was Da Hong, and the name alone carried an imposing air. His current flight speed was twice the speed of sound.

“They’re here—three people and two animals,” the spatial anomaly code inside him reported.

“Hmph, outnumbered, are we?”

“Only one of them is really worthy to be your opponent.”

“The one who took down Li?”

“Yes.”

“Hmph! I’ll tear him apart myself.”

Da Hong didn’t know that Katherine and Jemily, after several rounds of optimization, had become quite formidable.

The two together still couldn’t overpower him, but with the newly upgraded battle armor of Feathered and Ascendant, they could hold their own.

…

Da Hong had already reached the East Sea and was preparing to land on a large island, because Zhang Mingjing’s team had arrived ahead of him just seconds earlier.

When Da Hong landed, he hit the sand like a cannonball, blasting out a huge crater—truly intimidating.

“We don’t kill the nameless. State your name,” Zhang Mingjing’s team stood a kilometer away as he sent Da Hong this voice message, intending to impress Katherine and Jemily with his long-range transmission.

“Get lost!” Da Hong read the message and sneered, not bothering to answer.

The spatial anomaly in his body warned, “That guy’s energy level is high—be very careful, and he has helpers.”

“Relax! Those so-called helpers, I’ll deal with them with a swipe of my fist. As for the kid, I’ll tear him apart and restore our Rainbow Star’s honor after what happened with Li.”

Seeing no response, but reading Da Hong’s contempt, Zhang Mingjing felt awkward. He glanced at Katherine, who smiled at him, which made him even more embarrassed. He couldn’t help but complain inwardly, “We’re just a kilometer apart, I can read his information, he can read mine, even Katherine and Jemily can read it—why am I bothering with a long-range transmission? This is pure showing off—how lame, how embarrassing!”

“This demigod is truly arrogant, Master. Why are you being so polite?” Katherine chimed in, clearly trying to ease Zhang Mingjing’s embarrassment.

“Yeah!” Jemily agreed. He had disliked Da Hong from the start and was itching to hit him.

Zhang Mingjing, remembering he was the master, quickly set aside his embarrassment and warned, “Be careful, everyone! This guy is much tougher and more agile than the other monsters.”

“Understood!” Katherine and Jemily responded.

“Master, let me go teach him a lesson first!” Jemily said.

Zhang Mingjing thought, that’s fine—let Jemily strike first, then he’d follow up and see if the opponent could handle it.

He sent the battle plan to Katherine and Jemily.

No sooner had they received it than Jemily, without hesitation, released seventy percent of his armor’s energy to form a massive hammer and swung it with all his might at Da Hong.

With a thunderous boom, Da Hong simply raised his right arm to block, stopping the several-thousand-kilogram blow.

At that moment, Zhang Mingjing unleashed over a dozen Buddhist Palm Strikes in quick succession, each one landing on Da Hong.

Yet Da Hong didn’t even bother activating his shield, taking the blows directly with his armor and body, retreating only a dozen steps.

However, Zhang Mingjing had only used half his strength in that strike, and Jemily had only used seventy percent of his. Their true power was still hidden, but the five-dimensional cognitive model had already calculated Da Hong’s actual strength from the attack.

It warned Zhang Mingjing, “Latest stats show this guy is eighteen percent stronger than the last one, Li, and his resilience is exceptional. That’s his advantage. So a head-on assault won’t work—you’ll have to use strategy.”