Me and My Cold CEO Wife

Chapter 1999 - 1988: The Father-Son Game

"Etiquette?"Vivian was stunned. For the rough Dark Dragon, the word etiquette simply didn't exist in the dictionary; fists were the only thing that mattered.

"Yes, don't be shy, don't resist. It's just about etiquette."

Mary laughed happily, then gave Ning Fan a hug, "Like this."

"Getting senile and still so crazy. Truly an ignorant and fearless newbie ghost."

Ning Fan pursed his lips in silence, looking at Mary somewhat speechlessly.

This nearly fifty-year-old ghost had no idea how dangerous the situation was just now.

The moment Mary hugged Vivian, Ning Fan immediately sensed that familiar violent aura, and at the same time, Vivian began to twitch her arms and legs.

On the surface, Vivian appeared as a petite and cute girl, but she was truly a member of the Dragon Clan.

If she unexpectedly struck Mary, she could completely knock her back into soul body form.

In physical form, Mary couldn't be immune to physical attacks.

Moreover, Vivian's body had been tempered by Divine Power; who knew if ordinary punches and kicks had any special effect.

In that moment of violent aura, Ning Fan used his mind to communicate with the "switch" on the Dragon Crystal.

Fortunately, the embarrassing scenario didn't occur.

The aura flashed and disappeared, and then Vivian sluggishly accepted the hug.

"Alright. Let's get out of the desert first."

"Then we'll go to Las Vegas. Come to think of it, I haven't been there even once. Vivian, I'll take you to experience the charm of the gambling city."

As she said this, Mary looked at Ning Fan with a bit of resentment. Actually, she had been there twice before, but following Ning Fan's suggestion, she couldn't show herself.

Just at that moment, Mary, who had been so cheerful, suddenly turned solemn and said apologetically, "Vivian, I'm sorry. We'll come back next time."

"Oh!"

Vivian responded dully, having no idea what Mary was talking about.

Looking at the blood-red sunset, Ning Fan said softly, "We'll rest in Las Vegas for a night today."

Vivian didn't understand the reason for Mary's change in mood, but how could Ning Fan not know?

With Alice's life or death uncertain, how could Mary be in the mood to take a new friend out to play?

"Is it okay like this?"

"It's decided then."

From the current situation, the collective disappearance of the Western cultivation world had already exceeded Ning Fan's capability to manage.

Behind this matter, it was very likely that a top-tier Divine Spirit capable of manipulating the Space-time Law was involved.

According to Vivian's description, the hierarchy of Divine Spirits was divided into three stages based on different Divine Duties in the Divine Realm.

Lower Divine, Mid Divine, Upper Divine, are considered low-rank Divine Spirits.

Above the low-rank Divine Spirits are the Power Divine Spirits.

Power Divine Spirits are differentiated based on Divine Duties and attributes, such as the Wind God, Rain God, Harvest Goddess, etc.

At the very top are the top-tier Divine Spirits. Any one of them is regarded as the progenitor of their series of Divine Spirits and is entitled the title of a Divine King.

For example, Vivian's father is known as the Dark Dragon God King.

The composition of each series of Divine Spirits is not much related to race, but rather is divided according to Divine Duties.

Every Divine King represents an ultimate understanding of one or multiple sets of rules.

Like Vivian's father.

The Dark Dragon God King, besides his understanding of Dark Elements, also commands many Rule Powers, such as rage, courage, blood battle, and so on...

The Deity Cultivator, through faith in the Dark Dragon God King and understanding of derivative rules, can condense a divine duty and become a Divine Spirit.

Once these Divine Spirits enter the Divine Realm, they will turn into sub-deities of the Dark Dragon God King.

If a sub-deity, through further effort, gains the recognition of the Dark Dragon God King, they may even be bestowed with Rule Power, obtaining a Divine Duty and becoming a Power Divine Spirit.

For instance, the Furious Dark Dragon, Blood Battle Warrior, and so forth,

With a Divine Duty, these sub-deities can openly preach and gather more believers in the Mortal World, thus gaining more Power of Faith.

Divine Spirits are highly dependent on the Power of Faith,

the expansion of the Divine Kingdom, understanding of rules, all require the Power of Faith.

One could say, it is because of the Power of Faith that the Divine Realm has this parent-child system.

The division of these three stages truly reflects this.

For every Demigod, the most troublesome thing is not establishing a Divine Kingdom, but recruiting believers.

To promote their doctrine, religions in the Mortal World engage in deadly battles, even wars, and massacres.

All this brutal slaughter is to recruit more believers.

In the Mortal World, it is already like this, not to mention with True Gods, each believer represents a share of the Power of Faith.

Despite the high and mighty disdain of human beings by the Divine Spirits, they still value them because of this.

Divine Spirits must recruit more believers to gain more strength.

For example, in the Middle Earth World.

Any Demigod, even if they are not a believer in a certain Divine King and light their Divine Fire through their own talent, must align with a Divine Father, otherwise, they can only remain at the Demigod stage forever.

Because one of the materials needed to forge a Divine Kingdom is the Power of Faith.

If they don't recruit believers, they simply cannot generate Power of Faith.

But the number of believers is limited, this pie has already been divided.

Not only in Middle Earth, but any world capable of generating Power of Faith has been divided by various Divine Kings.

If summoned forcefully, it would only invite retaliation from other sects.

Of course. There are exceptions, areas found to be unclaimed.

But even if discovered, the meager population would provide such a minimal Power of Faith, it's almost equivalent to none.

This is the start of the parent-child system.

Only by joining a sect and gaining the believers they offer,

can a Demigod safely establish a Divine Kingdom, eventually causing it to ascend into the Divine Realm.

Thereby becoming a low-rank Divine Spirit.

Low-rank Divine Spirits without Divine Duty are unable to preach.

Only after becoming a Power Divine Spirit can one preach openly.

And top-tier Divine Spirits naturally sit at the top of the pyramid, enjoying more Power of Faith.

The more sub-deities a Divine Father has, the more benefits a Divine King gains.

Otherwise, these Divine Fathers would be crazy to give up their own believers.

Supposedly, there are also Ancient Gods above this, which already surpasses Vivian's understanding, for Ancient Gods can shake off the constraints of the Power of Faith.

After hearing all this, Ning Fan's impression of Divine Spirits worsened.

In his view, these top-tier Divine Spirits are simply parasites, expanding themselves by constantly consuming the power of their sub-deities.

Among Taoist Cultivators, there's still the concept of Loose Cultivators, but in Western Divine Cultivation, Loose Cultivators will never see a rise, even if they find a patron, they are still exploited.

But this also illustrates the dominance and formidable nature of Divine Spirits.

"If it truly was that top-tier Divine Spirit's intervention, it couldn't possibly be just for the Power of Faith."

After thinking it over, Ning Fan felt it unlikely, as that would be too degrading.

Replacing it with a low-rank Divine Spirit or Power Divine Spirit might be more plausible.