#533Chapter 533: He dared to reject Gaia's offer, he is worthy of being called a big orangeAI Model: gemini-2.5-flash
Chapter 533: Daring to Refuse Gaia's Offer, Truly Aoko!
As Cheng's refusal was uttered, an indescribably long sigh echoed above everyone's heads, then slowly dissipated.
But Cheng Tian, the person involved, knew clearly that this meant Gaia's gaze had moved away.
It was still the same—in the perception of the Planetary Will, humans were merely an insignificant part of nature. While it was following Cheng Tian's actions to place him in the position of the Island Nation's Earth Deity, it didn't truly care about Cheng Tian's refusal of the position.
However, with Cheng Tian's refusal, this position was definitely going to be vacant.
Within the blood-stained divine artifact, the Black Pearl, which the World had pulled from Cheng Tian's chest, a considerable aggregate of human evil—or perhaps, the "Source of Evil with King of Fighters '97 characteristics"—was still sealed, along with the most crucial core of Orochi's soul.
As a deity, and a registered Earth Deity at that, Orochi's soul was at least not something Cheng Tian could destroy currently. But as the origin of the special Source of Evil that held intense hostility towards all human units, Cheng Tian absolutely couldn't release it to continue opposing him, so he was determined to keep it sealed.
So, the question arose: which unlucky soul should be chosen to fill this position?
In an instant, the Planetary Will focused on two special existences within the current scene.
One was Nakoruru, the master of Mamahaha, who had previously engaged in dogfights with the Crow Chief, vying for invitation letters. She was a shamaness who had dedicated herself to nature centuries ago and had appeared across time in the King of Fighters manga and subsequent works.
The other was Fina, the Goddess of the Red Moon, who was assisting Cheng Tian in suppressing the weakened divine soul within the Black Pearl, her face already showing a stunned expression.
As the saying goes, everyone has their specialty. Although Nakoruru was just a Shamaness of Nature, she was specialized in nature, truly capable of listening to the voice of nature at any time, and could even descend in the form of a soul entity to any era that needed her, no longer confined to the spacetime of "Samurai Shodown."
Fina, needless to say, was one of the legitimate Twin Goddesses from "Ys Origin." Although she had been somewhat dazedly lured into the space by Cheng, her status was undeniable. She was indeed, besides Cheng Tian himself and Nakoruru, quite suitable for this position.
Unfortunately, for Fina, who cherished freedom, the position of Earth Deity was almost completely contrary to her nature. Becoming an Earth Deity would not only mean residing permanently in the King of Fighters dungeon but also being confined to wandering only within the Island Nation region.
How could she accept her pure white wings being permanently entangled by Orochi, unable to fly freely?
Anyway, Fina also imitated Cheng Tian's mannerisms, trying her best to put on a similar expression and saying, "I refuse too!"
Fina's imitation lacked a certain gravitas, but her attitude was clearly expressed.
Following Fina's imitative refusal, Cheng Tian also received a series of prompts.
"You have refused the King of Fighters '97 Planetary Will's job offer."
"You have successfully sealed the soul core of 'Orochi / Yamata no Orochi' using the 'Divine Artifact Black Pearl'."
"Detected that all Heavenly Kings / Orochi-related units with hostile consciousness have been completely eliminated—"
"'Breakthrough Challenge: Lachshir' objective achieved. Your teammate 'Irene' has successfully completed all challenges."
"You and your team have received 1 'Dark Gold Treasure Chest' dropped by Orochi. It contains three loot pools: 'Goenitz, Ryuji Yamazaki, Orochi,' and each person can open it once from each corresponding loot pool. The Dark Gold Treasure Chest has been stored in a temporary dedicated storage area, and you can open it at any time when both parties are present."
"Since Orochi and its subordinate Heavenly Kings were the original final BOSS units of the 'King of Fighters '97' dungeon, by successfully defeating Orochi, you have already obtained the authority to clear the main quest of the current dungeon in advance.
However, you can still further increase the final main quest reward settlement by completing the 'King of Fighters KOF Tournament'."
At the center of the entire arena, where Orochi's body had been incinerated by Cheng Tian's three-hit hidden super move, a magnificent treasure chest, visible only to Cheng Tian's group, descended from the sky.
A demonic version of Yamata no Orochi was coiled around the chest, which emitted a dark golden glow.
Cheng Tian and Irene, who had originally thought that a gold treasure chest was the limit, were seeing a dark gold colored chest for the first time in their lives. Did this mean that the drops inside would also surpass the limit of gold and reach the dark gold standard?
However, now was clearly not the time to open the chest; there was too much aftermath work to be done.
"Excuse me, a little blood, please~"
Cheng Tian, supported down from mid-air by the World, clutched the hole in his chest and said to his teammates who had rushed over.
There was no other way. With the help of Orochi's blood, a massive amount of dragon blood, and the 30% damage reduction obtained from defeating the New Faces Team, Cheng Tian had withstood Orochi's Sun Flare, but at the same time, it had almost depleted his own blood reserves.
Upon hearing Cheng Tian's words, Irene and the others immediately gathered around, extending their arms and exposing their necks.
Cheng Tian didn't stand on ceremony. Under the gaze of countless people, he bit each of his girls' slender necks.
Comrade Irene, who was the first to offer blood, only felt a slight prick in her neck, followed by a tingling sensation and a feeling of emptiness as blood was drawn.
Unlike using Blood Summon to extract enemies' blood, Cheng Tian's current actions were incredibly gentle. Moreover, relying on his vampire instincts, he even produced an effect almost like a male succubus.
That is, vampiric sucking on the opposite sex would not cause them pain; instead, it would cause them to enter a state of mild arousal.
Seeing the girl already wrapping her arms around Cheng Tian's back, her face flushed, it was clear what was happening.
If it weren't for the wrong time and place, they would have definitely had a round.
Of course, Irene's blood alone was not enough. Cheng Tian would only absorb a safe amount, so to recover, it needed to be shared among multiple people.
Thus, the shy cross-dressing beauty and the eager big-winged girl also experienced the same sensation as the Windrunner: that uncontrollable slight trembling throughout their bodies, which was indeed somewhat addictive… Even the dark-skinned demon slayer, who inherently disliked contact with any male, after an intense internal struggle, extended her polished chocolate-colored arm towards Cheng Tian.
Mina's action stunned the other girls who were still catching their breath and recovering their physical state, while Cheng Tian unhesitatingly took the chocolate bar and bit into it.
The dark-skinned girl bit her lower lip, her body trembling slightly.
And the hole in Cheng Tian's chest completely healed with this final, vigorous suck… Was this scene a bit off?