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Chapter 245 I have internet access here.

Somewhere in the seabed of the New World.

boom--

A terrifying shockwave exploded from the seabed, and the aftershocks spread outwards, compressing the surrounding seawater and forming powerful undercurrents. The area above the sea became incredibly turbulent as a result.

After another impact, the two figures retreated a distance using the force of the impact.

"No?! Are you out of your mind?!"

"They've been coming to fight me every few days for the past two months!"

"Even the donkeys in the production team aren't as hardworking as you. You're young and energetic, but I'm too old to fight you every day. Are you afraid my old bones are too stiff?!"

An old voice, filled with indignation, echoed from the seabed.

This man was David D. Jones, and the person opposite him was naturally Kyle.

Upon hearing David D. Jones's words, Kyle across from him grinned.

"I just wanted to amuse you since you're bored spending all day in this dark ocean depths!"

"What? You don't like me dragging you to exercise together??"

Upon hearing this, David D. Jones instantly flew into a rage, yelling and cursing at Kyle:

"Is that exercise, you idiot?! You're trying to kill me!!"

"You think my old bones are still going strong, don't you?"

"What else?"

Kyle countered with a faint smile.

"That's what you say, but after so many beatings, I don't see any sign of your bones breaking!"

"you……"

David D. Jones was furious.

Damn it, why can't he explain things to this person?

At such a young age, can't you stop acting like those old scoundrels who have been around in society for who knows how long?

huh~~

David D. Jones calmed his breathing.

Don't get angry, don't get angry. This kid is a bit difficult to deal with. We can't let him make us angry, or we'll end up hurting him.

After a long pause, David D. Jones turned his gaze back to Kyle.

"So how long are you going to keep going like this?"

"You're not planning to pick a fight with me every few days until you die of old age, are you?"

"That's not that bad!!"

Kyle answered immediately.

But before David D. Jones could even catch his breath, Kyle's voice came again.

"Once I master divine dominance, your value will naturally disappear!"

"Heh~"

Upon hearing this, Davy D. Jones was so angry he laughed. He stared at Kyle with disdain and said in an extremely sarcastic tone:

"Kid, I admit you have great talent. To reach the pinnacle of the King level in this era, at this age, is an incredibly impressive feat!"

"I'll be frank, I've only ever seen this kind of talent in one other person!"

"But sometimes talent isn't everything!"

"To master divinity, talent alone is far from enough; you also need opportunity and luck. Talent alone is simply not enough to go far!"

"Take that person I met, whose talent rivals yours, for example. His mastery of divinity also had an element of luck involved!"

"oh?!"

Kyle raised an eyebrow slightly, then tentatively began to speak:

"Joyboy?"

"That's right, it's Joy Boy!!"

David D. Jones immediately gave an affirmative answer.

"Joy Boy was the most talented person ever recorded in our time, arguably in all of history!"

"Even so, his mastery of divinity involved an element of luck, and his subsequent breakthrough to godhood, becoming the undisputed strongest being at the time, also relied on luck!"

"So, talent is very important, but luck also has a huge impact!"

At this point, David D. Jones' tone suddenly carried a hint of regret.

"To be honest, it's only because Joy Boy's personality is relatively unrestrained and carefree. Otherwise, if he had ambitions to rule the world and ideas of ruling everything, there would have been no Im guy over eight hundred years ago, and the World Government today would definitely not exist!"

Upon hearing this, Kyle raised an eyebrow again, looking at David D. Jones with a hint of curiosity.

"You spend all your time underwater, and you even know about the World Government?"

David D. Jones: ...

"Even though I'm underwater, I'm still somewhat 'connected' to the internet!"

"Don't you think about how many people come here to explore the ocean depths, or do something else entirely, when they have nothing better to do?"

"So even though I've been staying on the seabed, it doesn't mean I can't know what's happening on land!"

"But before this, everyone who knew of my existence was dead, without exception!! But now—"

At this point, David D. Jones paused, then looked at Kyle again, a strange light flickering in his eyes.

"You've become the only exception—the one who knows I exist but is still alive and well!"

"Oh? Should I feel honored?"

Kyle also looked at David D. Jones with a half-smile.

"That won't be necessary!"

David D. Jones shook his head, his gaze fixed intently on Kyle, and spoke slowly and deliberately:

"I'm not killing you simply because I can't!"

"If I could kill you, you wouldn't be standing here talking to me right now!"

! !

Kyle's eyes narrowed suddenly, and an incomparably terrifying aura erupted from his body. Powerful waves of energy swept outwards, causing ripples to spread across the seawater.

"You're so honest? Aren't you afraid I'll kill you?"

"No need for further boasting!"

David D. Jones spoke in a low voice, looking at Kyle with indifferent eyes.

"While I can't kill you, you can't kill me either!"

"At least you don't have that ability yet!"

"If you want to kill me, you'll have to master divine aura as well, but as I just said, it's not something you can master just by having talent; you also need an element of luck!"

"If you're lucky, you might have a sudden flash of inspiration, master it, and then your strength will increase dramatically, allowing you to kill me!"

"But if you're unlucky, you might never master divine dominance in your entire life!"

"Want to kill me? Wait until your next life!"

Kyle smiled.

"Indeed, I can't kill you right now. There was definitely some boasting involved earlier!"

"but--"

"I can't kill you right now, but I can still beat you up!"

At this point, Kyle grinned, revealing a set of bright white teeth.

"Are you ready?"

"We're going to have our bones loosened again~"

David D. Jones: !!

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