webnovelfull Chapter 1562 Go ahead and show off, a great Confucian scholar will defend you.
Chapter 1562 Go ahead and show off, a great Confucian scholar will defend you.
The other powerful figures present also saw the pavilion that had suddenly appeared in the center of the lake.
Everyone looked at each other, wondering what the Lake of Fallen Gods was up to.
Soon, the entire pavilion emerged from the lake.
A huge, dark gold pavilion stood there upright.
The ice surface that it broke through was also rapidly recovering under the influence of the extreme cold.
Before long, the entire ice surface was restored to its original state. The pavilion stood there on the thick layer of ice.
The dark gold pavilion radiates a subtle golden light.
From Chen Mu's perspective, it looked like it was radiating a warm golden light.
Chen Mu frowned slightly. No, it wasn't just "like," it really was!
Chen Mu could sense that the dark golden pavilion was radiating heat.
So much so that the surrounding blizzard melted as soon as it got close.
Even the corners of the pavilion have unique windproofing features.
The storm swept past the pavilion, blowing away from its corners without penetrating its interior.
Chen Mu instantly understood, and he shouted to the people below:
"What are you all standing there for? Hurry up and hide inside!"
The blizzard at the Lake of Fallen Gods was abnormally cold; it was clearly not a normal temperature.
Even the Demon King couldn't withstand it. Chen Mu didn't believe there wasn't additional damage involved.
Chen Mu felt that the snowstorm was not due to its own temperature, but rather the chilling aura that had accumulated over millions of years in the Lake of Fallen Gods.
This chill carries the loneliness of the dead, the hardship of a thousand-year vigil, and the isolation of someone who stands alone in the world…
All sorts of cold energy were stirred up by this irrigation.
Millions of years of cold have accumulated, chilling you to the bone.
The entire Lake of Fallen Gods instantly entered a frozen winter.
In this situation, a warm and sheltered pavilion was created in the center of the Lake of Fallen Gods.
This pavilion was created by breaking through the ice; it was clearly not part of the original plan for the Lake of Fallen Gods and was added temporarily and forcibly.
The implication was clear: those strong individuals who couldn't handle it should go inside and take refuge.
It must be said that, at least in this respect, the Lake of Fallen Gods is quite interesting.
Even if He does nothing, no one can find fault with him.
After all, what can you expect from a powerful being that is recovering?
Even under these circumstances, He still took the initiative to do it. The pavilion that suddenly appeared in the center of the lake was His care for future generations across millions of years.
Based on this alone, Chen Mu's attitude towards Him became much more positive.
Sometimes, after careful consideration, people can put on a show to conceal their true nature, whether for personal gain or to hide their true intentions.
However, these kinds of sudden, minor incidents often go unnoticed, and people may even instinctively overlook them.
Chen Mu knew that it was in these small things that one could truly see a person's character.
At the very least, the Lake of Fallen Gods is still relatively friendly, which is why they can make such considerate gestures.
Xiao Shi and the others, reminded by Chen Mu, immediately realized what was happening.
Zhao Xingyu, accompanied by several ghost kings, quickly flew towards the pavilion.
Xiao Shi pulled Xiao Lang along, dragging the frozen Xiao Lang, who looked like a dead dog, away.
Chacha then grabbed Xiaoxi by the neck, pulling her along like a child.
In less than ten seconds, everyone except Chen Mu rushed into the pavilion.
As for Chen Mu, he is now the master of the storm. The storm rages beneath his feet, but it cannot freeze Chen Mu in the slightest.
After everyone had taken refuge inside, Chen Mu released all the remaining pure and strange energy at once.
At this moment, the view of the Lake of Fallen Gods from a distance is truly spectacular!
The entire basin of the Lake of Fallen Gods was enveloped by a massive blizzard. From a distance, it looked like a solid white snowball.
In this "snowball," everything that exists is frozen.
Even the Lake of Fallen Gods itself slowly ceased to exist amidst the ice and snow.
After 100 billion units of pure, eerie "snow" were all scattered...
High in the sky, Chen Mu looked down at everything below, his eyes filled with only desolation and bleakness.
The Lake of Fallen Gods has been completely frozen!
Chen Mu could sense that the Lake of Fallen Gods was "conversing" with him:
No! That's enough! Stop it now.
Chen Mu knew it was time to stop the irrigation.
Otherwise, if too much ghost money is scattered, they might freeze to death in the Lake of Fallen Gods.
An ancient powerhouse who froze to death on ghost money?
It sounds a bit absurd.
So, ghost money is omnipotent? It can do anything?
Chen Mu shook his head, deciding to stop thinking about it.
The irrigation was complete, and Chen Mu had nothing else to do.
He looked down at the pavilion and flew towards it.
At this moment, inside the pavilion, Xiao Shi, Xiao Lang, Cha Cha, Xiao tide, and Zhao Xingyu, along with other powerful individuals, stood bathed in the light emanating from the pavilion.
Looking at the almost frozen air outside, Zhao Xingyu felt a wave of fear wash over him.
The freezing winter at the Lake of Fallen Gods is truly extraordinary!
If I were still outside, I'm afraid even a powerful expert at the Ghost King level would suffer frostbite in the snowstorm.
If I stayed here for half a day, I'm afraid I would perish here.
As expected of the ruins of an ancient powerhouse, the resurgence of the Lake of Fallen Gods makes it impossible for ordinary experts to approach. Even the Ghost King would be either killed or severely injured if he got too close!
Just as Zhao Xingyu was thinking this, he saw a figure walking through the snow in the wind and snow.
The figure walked calmly through the raging snowstorm, maintaining a leisurely and unhurried demeanor.
Mr. Chen!
Yes, that figure was Chen Mu walking towards the pavilion.
He descended from the sky, stepping through the snow.
With each step he took, the eerie white snow fluttering around his toes seemed to freeze suddenly due to the colder temperature, turning into a small step.
Each step felt like a staircase descending from the sky, carrying Chen Mu step by step to the pavilion.
"So cool!" One of the Ghost Kings next to Zhao Xingyu couldn't help but exclaim.
Another Ghost King exclaimed in amazement, "How did Boss Chen manage to do that? He actually made the ice and snow freeze! Even the Ghost Lord couldn't do that."
Zhao Xingyu tapped him on the head, "This is because Boss Chen is too strong, he has already surpassed the Ghost Lord, do you understand! It means that Boss Chen's strength is already above the Ghost Lord."
Upon hearing this, all the Ghost Kings present gasped in shock. Their gazes towards Chen Mu were filled with awe.
Xiao Lang scratched his head, "When did the boss become so strong? Is he secretly competing behind my back?"
Xiao Shi glanced at him, "Does the boss need to carry you?"
However, if you don't improve faster, it won't be long before the boss leaves you completely behind.
As one of the veterans, Xiao Shi and Xiao Lang get along quite well.
Xiao Lang had been with the boss for a while longer than he had, making him a top-tier veteran.
However, even now, Xiao Lang's strength is somewhat lower than that of many powerful individuals.
Xiao Shi was just worried for him, so she casually reminded him.
Hearing this, Xiao Lang shrugged helplessly, "Brother Shi, I want to too. But the boss won't allow it. I've only been to the Ghost Sect a few times, so I can't improve my strength."
That's the truth; Xiao Lang actually really wants to go to the Ghost Gate.
However, his personality made Chen Mu hesitant to take him under his wing.
The conversation among the people in the pavilion reached Chen Mu's ears.
Seeing the shocked and confused looks on everyone's faces, Chen Mu's lips curled into a barely perceptible smile.
Zhao Xingyu and his team's guess was correct, but not entirely.
They were right that Chen Mu was very strong.
However, no matter how strong Chen Mu is, he cannot simply step on the air and make the strange snowflakes freeze instantly.
However, for Chen Mu, achieving this was not actually difficult.
The method is very simple—just actively mobilize your resources and deliberately condense snowflakes.
Yes, with each step Chen Mu took, he would activate his innate evil energy in advance to condense the snowflakes in front of him.
In this way, a "white ladder to heaven" descended from the sky at Chen Mu's feet, as if "lotus blossoms bloom with every step".
Regardless of its meaning, it's undeniably cool. And undeniably pretentious.
Chen Mu did this for... no purpose at all!
He simply wanted to show off, thinking that doing so would create a stunning visual effect.
This is also a little bit of childish whimsy he occasionally indulges in, even when he's being serious.
After all, beneath his powerful exterior, he was just a young man.
When you're young, who doesn't like to show off?
Chen Mu hadn't expected that his pretentious act would be covered up by Zhao Xingyu and the others.
Chen Mu originally thought that Zhao Xingyu and the others would see through his act of showing off. Then he went into the pavilion, and everyone laughed and teased him a bit.
Surprisingly, Zhao Xingyu and his group didn't notice at all. Not only did they not notice, they even tried to come up with reasons to explain Chen Mu's actions.
In Zhao Xingyu's view, a powerhouse like Chen Mu, who had reached the pinnacle of strength, would not bother to show off.
The visual effect of this "ladder to heaven" is definitely not something that was deliberately created, but rather something that happened unintentionally.
With this in mind, they racked their brains to find a reason for Chen Mu.
Even outrageous speculations like "above the Deceptive Lord" have emerged.
Clearly, in their minds, Chen Mu already had the filter of "the strong disdain worldly affairs".
Chen Mu couldn't help but feel a slight sense of emotion.
In this world, is strength and weakness the most fundamental reason?
As long as I am strong enough, no matter what I do, there will be great scholars to debate the classics for me.
Amidst the admiring gazes of Zhao Xingyu and the others, Chen Mu calmly walked into the pavilion.
As soon as he entered, Zhao Xingyu cupped his hands in congratulations, "I never imagined that Boss Chen's strength had become so terrifying. I truly admire him."
Chen Mu waved his hand casually, "That's not true, you're overthinking it. I'm just an ordinary Ghost Lord."
Zhao Xingyu was shocked. How could the words "ordinary" and "mysterious lord" be connected?
Moreover, even the Ghost Lord couldn't do it. The Ghost Lord known as "Cha Cha" obviously couldn't do it either.
This indicates that Boss Chen's strength has quietly broken through to the level of the Demon Lord.
Mr. Chen vehemently denied it. Could it be that Mr. Chen was hiding his strength for some reason?
Thinking about this, Zhao Xingyu suddenly understood. Everything made sense now!
Since Mr. Chen doesn't want to reveal it, if you have any sense, you shouldn't continue to expose Mr. Chen's privacy.
So Zhao Xingyu nodded repeatedly, giving Chen Mu a look that said "I admire you and I understand".
This left Chen Mu completely bewildered.
What the heck? I was just showing off, what did you interpret that as?
Chen Mu shrugged helplessly. Sometimes being too strong isn't necessarily a good thing. Even the smallest thing he does can be interpreted by people as him going completely wild.
Chen Mu was unaware that his shrug, in the eyes of Zhao Xingyu and the others, was a feeling of helplessness that only the strong could feel.
Upon entering the pavilion, Chen Mu's first impression was that it was very warm.
The feeling is like finding a cave to shelter you from the wind and rain in the winter wilderness, with a campfire burning inside.
"How are you all? Are you all warm?" Chen Mu asked considerately.
"Boss, are you alright?" Xiao Lang came up to him and asked with a grin.
Although the other party meant well, Chen Mu wanted to punch Xiao Lang the moment he saw his smug grin.
"I'm fine. If someone keeps acting recklessly, someone else will be in trouble."
Chen Mu gave him a warning, but considering how hard he had worked, he decided to let bygones be bygones regarding the previous editing.
Xiao Lang finally breathed a sigh of relief, a huge weight lifted from his heart, and he became even more devoted to giving Chen Muteng a position.
Everyone sat in a circle on the benches at the six corners of the pavilion.
Looking at the howling wind and snow outside, Chen Mu knew that it wouldn't end anytime soon.
The fact that the Lake of Fallen Gods gave them a pavilion was probably meant to encourage them to wait patiently.
In the dead of winter, a bunch of people were crammed into a pavilion.
Everyone looked at each other in silence, and the scene became somewhat awkward for a moment.
Chen Mu also felt that in this situation, it would be a waste of time to just wait.
Chen Mu put his mind to work, and his eyes lit up as he looked at his spatial ring.
In this beautiful setting, wouldn't it be a waste not to have a drink?
With that thought in mind, Chen Mu stood up from his seat and waved his hand.
Before anyone could react, a barbecue grill appeared in the middle of the pavilion.
Then, a kettle appeared next to it, and a table also appeared.
The kettle is filled with the finest new tea of the year. Sealed with an airtight seal, it has already absorbed the strange fragrance of the season.
On the table were various exquisite pastries, all of which were exclusively customized for Chen Mu by the pastry chef of Midnight Hotel.
On the barbecue grill, there were also skewers of plump meat.
Chen Mu smiled slightly, "Since we're just waiting around, why don't we gather around the stove to brew some tea and enjoy this beautiful snowy scene from the lakeside pavilion?"
The proposal was immediately supported by everyone.
Xiao Shi and Xiao Lang were the most attentive; Xiao Shi brewed tea, while Xiao Lang went to grill meat skewers.
Everyone sat around a warm stove, while snow fell heavily outside. Inside the pavilion, they brewed tea around the stove.
The aroma of meat skewers filled the air.
Those few demon kings were also very tempted.
"After all these years, I've almost forgotten what meat tastes like."
"Yes, I wish I had eaten more meat while I was still alive."
"Back then, I thought that as a Demon King, one should abstain from grains to display the demeanor of a strong person. Now, I see that was all utter nonsense!"
"Yes, good food is a real treat. I've been dead for so many years and haven't had the chance to eat meat."