Looking at this scene, Sima Jin felt a hint of doubt in his heart for the first time.

Although Ma Huainan possessed an SS-rank Divine Kingdom talent and had infinite future potential,

But… now the Divine Kingdom had fallen into such a state of ruin.

Wanting to completely restore it to its former state would probably require ten or a hundred times the resources invested.

"Is this so-called Peerless Prodigy… really still worth saving?"

This thought couldn't help but surface in Sima Jin's mind.

Just at this moment, a Tier 3 God walked over.

"Big Brother, where is that brat Ma Huainan?"

"The Family does not subsidize these war investments."

"We came over to help him guard his Divine Kingdom; we can't keep bearing it ourselves all the time, right?"

Sima Jin shook his head.

"He probably went out to borrow money again."

"This guy doesn't have much wealth left on him now."

"All his funds are used to purchase detoxification potions and various disease prevention medicines."

"Otherwise, under this harsh environment, his remaining believers would probably have all perished long ago."

Hearing this, the other Sima Family Gods all looked toward the location of the Divine Kingdom Core.

Looking at those sickly believers,

the Sima Family Gods present couldn't help but let out a long sigh.

"Damn it, Lu Mingshi from the Lu Family is truly ruthless, actually destroying his Divine Kingdom into such a state."

"Even if we manage to help him defend it in the end, it will probably be very difficult for him to recover his Origin Qi within several hundred years."

"I specifically investigated this person yesterday; he is just a shut-in."

"I didn't expect his mind to be so vicious."

Another God shook his head.

"In the future, if I encounter a God who walks the Corpse Cultivator path, I will definitely give them a wide berth."

"This kind of person is too terrifying."

…

Virtual World.

At this moment, Ma Huainan had long lost the demeanor that a Peerless Prodigy Genius of his past should have had.

He could no longer care about even a shred of face and directly knelt in front of Qin Xue.

"Sister Qin Xue, no, Chairman Qin!"

"Lend me a bit more!"

"As long as it is ten thousand, no… just one thousand Divinity Points will do!"

"My believers urgently need a large amount of medicine right now. As long as I can get through this hurdle, I, Ma Huainan, will work like an ox and a horse for you from now on!"

As Ma Huainan spoke, he frantically kowtowed.

One time, two times, his forehead heavily smashed against the ground.

It was as if he wanted to grasp his last life-saving straw, having not a shred of the appearance of a former Prodigy left.

But facing his bitter pleas, Qin Xue still did not speak.

She just lowered her head, continuously sliding the electronic screen in her hand.

Item after item of asset information and debt records flashed past rapidly.

The further down she looked, the uglier Qin Xue's expression became.

After a full moment, she coldly spoke:

"Young Master Ma, all the assets under your name have already been completely frozen."

"Many of those assets have even been used for mortgage loans."

"You also borrowed a large amount of short-term funds from those microloan companies with an annual interest rate as high as six hundred percent."

Speaking of this, Qin Xue was already somewhat incredulous.

How is this borrowing money?

This is fraud!

Smack!

Qin Xue directly tossed the electronic screen aside.

The next moment, she stood up and kicked Ma Huainan in the body.

"Scram!"

"Don't waste my time anymore!"

Accompanied by a cold shout, a powerful force erupted instantly.

Ma Huainan's consciousness was directly blasted flying out, and his whole person flew out of the meeting room in a sorry state.

…

After finishing all this, Qin Xue heavily sat down on the sofa with a thump.

Her expression was ugly to the extreme.

"Number Six!"

"Master, please give your instructions." The voice of the Intelligent Life sounded immediately.

"Currently, our company is already Ma Huainan's largest creditor."

Cold light flickered in Qin Xue's eyes.

"Immediately apply to the Federal Government to freeze all his remaining assets."

"Also hire the best legal-type high-tier Intelligent Life for me, and fully sue those microloan companies."

"The shares, assets, and funds that Ma Huainan currently has frozen…"

"Recover as much as can be recovered for me!"

"Master."

The Intelligent Life hesitated for a moment.

"Our company mainly engages in credit loan business. From a legal perspective, our creditor's rights have a lower priority."

"Then find loopholes for me! Dig out all related clauses for me!"

Qin Xue slammed her palm heavily on the table.

"Get everything back that can be taken back for me!"

"Yes, Master."

As the voice of the Intelligent Life fell, the entire meeting room fell back into silence.

Qin Xue leaned against the sofa, raising her hand to pinch the space between her eyebrows.

She had been doing financing and loan business for a full tens of thousands of years.

Moreover, her clients were all high-net-worth Gods with extremely high credit.

For so many years, although the company occasionally encountered bad debts, most of the time, the interest paid back to her by the other party had long exceeded the principal.

For such losses, she wouldn't take them to heart at all.

Even to some extent, those bad debts could instead be considered a quite profitable business.

But this time… she truly took a big tumble.

When she initially lent the funds to Ma Huainan, she would never have thought that

in less than a year, this renowned Peerless Prodigy's Divine Kingdom was almost breached by someone.

Matters developed too fast.

So fast that even she, the largest creditor, didn't even react in time.

"Fortunately…"

Qin Xue let out a long breath.

"To distribute risks, the company purchased insurance for every large loan."

"Otherwise… those major shareholders would probably eat me alive."

Qin Xue leaned her entire body against the sofa.

Having done business for so many years, this was the first time she felt so exhausted.

…

In the Real World, Ma Huainan slowly opened his eyes.

He took off the virtual helmet, leaving only a bleak pallor on that young face.

At present, where was there still a shred of the appearance of a Peerless Prodigy?

His entire person was haggard, and his originally pitch-black hair now actually had large patches of grayish-white appearing.

Clearly only in his twenties, at this moment he looked like an old man about to walk into the end of his life.

All of this was because his Divine Kingdom suffered damage that was far too severe.

A large number of believers died, and the environment of the Divine Kingdom was destroyed, which had already begun to inversely affect his real Physical Body.

Ma Huainan slowly raised his left hand and opened flychat.

Afterwards, he began to scroll through his contacts bit by bit.

Here were Genius classmates he knew at the Primordial Academy, and friends he made when studying on ordinary life planets in the past.

There were also relatives he had known since childhood.

These people had all once had a close relationship with him.

He of the past was high-spirited and vigorous.

As long as he spoke up, almost no one would refuse his request.

But now… Ma Huainan's finger slowly slid across the contacts list.

One, two, three…

Behind almost every familiar note, there were two glaring characters added — [ Borrowed ]

Looking at the two characters "Borrowed" filling the screen, Ma Huainan's eyes gradually dimmed.