"I-I-I... I'm saying, why did you give up?" Wang Qiang asked.
He had figured out that Chu Feng had given up voluntarily.
Since he had been eliminated, he should have been sent back to this starfield.
But the starfield was far too vast, and Chu Feng possessed supreme treasures with countless enemies, making it inconvenient for him to show himself directly.
That was why Wang Qiang had come up with this idea to find Chu Feng.
"This isn't a good place to talk."
As he spoke, Chu Feng produced a teleportation token and opened a teleportation tunnel right on the spot. He and Wang Qiang stepped into it together.
"The path I just opened was dangerous and offered no reward. Going in would only mean suffering with no benefit, so of course I had to give it up."
"What about you? Why did you give up?" Chu Feng asked from within the teleportation tunnel.
He knew that Wang Qiang must have given up on his own as well. Otherwise, with Wang Qiang's talent, there was no way he would have failed.
"My m-my-my... my instincts tell me there's nothing good inside the Era of Gods. Rather than wasting time, might as well... might as well get out early." Wang Qiang flashed a wide grin.
"R-ri-right. Oh."
"Th-th-this... this is for you."
As he spoke, Wang Qiang tossed a Universe Bag toward Chu Feng.
The Universe Bag was not large, but its internal space was enormous — comparable to an entire spatial world. And inside it was heaped a mountain of golden crystals.
Cultivation resources!
An absolutely staggering amount of cultivation resources!
"Resources given to you by the Divine Body Heavenly Mansion?" Chu Feng asked.
"D-don't worry about where it came from. The point is I'm g-giving it to you, so just take it and use it." Wang Qiang grinned.
"No wonder you haven't broken through to the God realm yet. The cultivation resources the Divine Body Heavenly Mansion gave you — you haven't used them all."
Chu Feng waved his sleeve and tossed the cultivation resources back to Wang Qiang.
"Wh-what, you looking down on your buddy's g-gift?" Wang Qiang asked.
"These cultivation resources were prepared specifically for Heavenly Gifted Divine Bodies. Wouldn't they be wasted on me?"
"I may only be a half-god right now, but I have methods to temporarily elevate my cultivation to the God realm. Do you?" Chu Feng asked.
"I d-don't have that kind of method, but I also don't have as many enemies as you."
"Just tell me — between the two of us, who sh-should be the one to level up faster?" Wang Qiang said.
"Cut the chatter. Refine them quickly."
"I have my own way of breaking through." As Chu Feng spoke, he grabbed the Universe Bag.
Since Wang Qiang wasn't wearing any clothes, Chu Feng stuffed it straight into his pants.
"D-don't go grabbing around in there, you might scare yourself," Wang Qiang said.
"Don't worry, I won't be scared. At worst, I might get poked," Chu Feng replied.
"Damn it." Wang Qiang cursed, then asked, "You really don't want it?"
"Those cultivation resources were clearly made specifically for you. You'd better use them to level up quickly, or else be careful — I might leave you so far behind you'll never catch up," Chu Feng said with a smile.
"S-stubborn... can't do anything with you." Helpless, Wang Qiang had no choice but to put the cultivation resources away.
"R-right, right, by the way — who w-was that girl?" Wang Qiang asked.
"Which girl?" Chu Feng asked.
"The one who was covered up head to toe," Wang Qiang clarified.
"Oh." Chu Feng knew he was referring to Zhao Zhuyin, so he said, "She's from the ancient era."
"So, does she look g-good?" Wang Qiang asked with a mischievous grin.
"She's not bad. What's wrong? You already have Zhao Hong — still eyeing other girls?" Chu Feng asked with a laugh.
"That's n-not fair of you to say. You've got several yourself," Wang Qiang grumbled, curling his lip.
"Then how about I introduce you later?" Chu Feng offered.
"F-forget it. She's probably ugly, otherwise you wouldn't be so generous," Wang Qiang said, eyes narrowing with suspicion.
"Not ugly at all. Very beautiful, actually," Chu Feng said.
"Yeah, right. Like I'd believe you," Wang Qiang said, growing even more distrustful.
"R-right, right — have you h-heard the news?" Wang Qiang asked.
"Heard what? Why don't you actually tell me what's going on," Chu Feng replied.