Chapter 270

Duo Chenzi.

A monster and transcendent who has lived for at least a thousand years.

With such a powerful opponent standing before him, Qi Xing felt neither fear nor anxiety… Even if he were nervous, it would be for other reasons.

The Zombie Immortal who followed behind Duo Chenzi, despite possessing immense power, looked extremely nervous, anxious, and afraid, with not a shred of composure.

As she walked into the small palace, her gaze remained restless, shifting between Duo Chenzi and Qi Xing.

If her gaze towards Qi Xing had been hostile, Qi Xing wouldn't have cared; it didn't matter if she was the mother of this body or not.

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Yet, the gaze of this powerful female zombie was neither sharp nor hostile; rather, the moment she saw Qi Xing, her eyes welled up with moisture, as if it were the instinctive joy of a mother reunited with her child after a long separation.

But in an instant, this joy was overshadowed by resentment and bewilderment—as if asking: Why did you leave home for ten years? Why do you still refuse to return home?

That gaze was both intense and unfamiliar; she was clearly not an enemy, but rather filled with the feeling of a mother who hadn't seen her son in ten years.

This gave Qi Xing a massive headache.

—Some might wonder, why hadn't Qi Xing ever considered that by possessing the body of someone else's genius son, he owed them a debt?

Because Qi Xing had never thought about this question before—he simply didn't want to consider it.

Just like Sasa had never considered whether there was a moral issue with copying databases from her father and brothers: a sad fact is that, unless someone points it out, most people won't spend time reflecting on moral issues.

Qi Xing was very vocal when criticizing Sasa—but he himself, like all the living beings in this world, had more or less some of the devil's bad habits.

In the past, Qi Xing never thought about this debt issue simply because he hadn't seriously considered it, and in his heart, he was to some extent avoiding it.

Now, even though this Zombie Mom was staring at him longingly, Qi Xing could only steel himself and try not to look at her.

Duo Chenzi.

He had to deal with this ancient demon lord first.

"Duo Chenzi, Duo Chenzi, what a dissonant Daoist name."

When experts clash, the first thing is momentum.

Duo Chenzi crashing into Qi Xing's palace like this was indeed imposing, and truly rude.

But she had been living in seclusion for a long time, while [Venerable Leipu] had been active in the world for ten fresh, spicy, and fragrant years, possessing supreme martial arts.

Even if this "senior expert" Duo Chenzi had great momentum, Qi Xing's momentum wouldn't lose out. Regardless of her aura, Qi Xing decided to be rude right back to her.

"The name 'Exiled Immortal' doesn't sound dissonant," Duo Chenzi said, not at all angry, smiling slightly, "Why is 'Duo Chenzi' dissonant?"

—Duo, meaning to fall, just like the 'exile' in Exiled Immortal, implies falling from a place originally high above. Understood this way, it really isn't dissonant.

The character "Chen," however, was a bit harder to interpret.

If it meant star, then she was claiming to be a star that fell from the heavens. This… seemed to evoke something very demonic.

If it meant "time," then this Duo Chenzi sounded like some entity of natural law that had fallen from the sky.

Chen is the Dragon, Si is the Snake. If the meaning was Dragon, then Duo Chenzi was a dragon that had fallen from the sky… That also seemed like something very Sasa-esque.

Qi Xing was already starting to feel a headache.

Jingo Rin, although she hated devils, one of her great virtues was knowing what was right, and she immediately shielded Sasa behind her.

However, Duo Chenzi only glanced slightly at Samael, and surprisingly, it seemed—she didn't care much.

Her gaze swept past the terrified Xue Ning, and she smiled slightly instead: "Saint-Germain, you have betrayed me."

Facing her master, Xue Ning truly had no temper at all; she was trembling in panic, nearly shivering with fear.

"The real Jesus Christ is watching the show on the Floating Continent, stop the cosplay."

Qi Xing had to impatiently interrupt, "What did you actually come here for? Just because I poached one of your disciples? You're not that petty, are you?"

As it turned out, Qi Xing's words actually made Duo Chenzi laugh: "Just one, [Venerable Leipu]? You killed one of my cult leaders, lured away one of my cult leaders, and I have another cult leader under me begging for your life."

"You should know that I normally only have five cult leaders in total. How did you end up taking away even more than that?"

Her laughter and smile seemed genuine, with not a hint of petty small-mindedness.

Unfortunately, hearing about the trouble with his body's mother, Qi Xing was in no mood to joke with her.

"If you feel your head has been on your neck for too long and want to come here to outnumber me, I don't mind using all my people to entertain you."

It wasn't like he was going to someone else's house to fight, where being outnumbered would be a problem. The enemy had charged into his own home to give him attitude; if the situation weren't so special, based on Qi Xing's usual temperament, he would have already punched Duo Chenzi in the face.

He didn't say it out loud, but Duo Chenzi wasn't stupid either. Two immortals facing each other, staring eye to eye, could both intuitively sense some of the other's thoughts.

She glanced at Jingo Rin, swept a look at Xue Ning—who, despite being terrified, still insisted on standing by Qi Xing's side—and then looked at Samael. Duo Chenzi raised her eyebrows and smiled: "As expected of Little Yue's descendant, the Nie Family bloodline. You're quite the lady-killer, with many capable women around. Even if you've discarded your name, you haven't forgotten the family legacy."

The Zombie Mom on the side immediately lowered her head in shame.

Qi Xing was truly speechless upon hearing this.

"I didn't come here for any truly urgent matter, [Venerable Leipu]. You killed one of my disciples, took away one of my disciples, and one of my disciples is begging for your life. You are both my junior and my rival in competing for the world."

"Coming to visit on a whim, what is wrong with that?"

Speaking of which, Duo Chenzi looked at Qi Xing, her eyes truly filled with curiosity, as if there were words written on Qi Xing's face.

"[Papiyas] only has destruction and suffering in his eyes, not worth a smile, and besides, he has already been killed by you."

"The first-born devil is a nonsensical thing, a skeleton in a tomb, destined to be defeated by me."

"The foreign god, the tyrant [King of Hell], is the last enemy I must defeat."

"Then what about you, [Master Leipu]? You collect [silver coins] to compete for the authority of the universe; what exactly do you expect from this world?"

Dammit.

Do these powerful guys all like to debate to prove that what they want is the best, and like to run around arguing about how what others have is bad?

Is their desire to win a bit too strong?

That said, Qi Xing's desire to win was actually always quite strong too. Hearing Duo Chenzi speak so brazenly, Qi Xing instead found it somewhat amusing: "The other demon lords are all nonsensical, so what high opinion do you have?"

"If what you say makes sense, it's not entirely impossible for me to support you, right?"

When experts clash, the first thing is momentum.

Since it was a demon lord wanting to debate and decide who was suitable to become the master of the new world, then having a verbal tussle before fighting wasn't entirely wrong.

Qi Xing was actually quite curious about what the remaining two ancient demon lords wanted to do.

However, Xue Ning, the saintly master of the [Peacock Disciples], had said that they probably believed Sasa's nonsense, thinking that the universe would be better without the interference of the [Descender] Jesus Christ, so they wanted to remove this interference, "return to the original world," and "restore this twisted world to its original form."

But what is the original world? According to this theory, the world after the Common Era is all wrong.

Taking a step back, even assuming this world is wrong, how exactly should one return?

By collecting thirty [silver coins]? But Jesus Christ's divine fist had already beaten a whole Sasa into thirty [silver coins], and even if they were gathered again, Qi Xing didn't think they could completely erase the influence of Jesus Christ.

Isn't this just a joke?

Qi Xing had never seriously considered this issue before, but now that Duo Chenzi had come to him personally, he started to get a bit curious.

However, Duo Chenzi did not answer Qi Xing's question directly.

She took a second look at Sasa hiding behind Jingo Rin and said to Qi Xing: "[Venerable Leipu], our god—the Peacock King, Samael, The Unborn Venerable Mother, Yuanshi Tianzun—the Creator who possesses countless different names, has been in your hands recently."

"That's not news, and I don't think she is 'in my hands'." Qi Xing waved his hand, letting her continue, "But so what if she is?"

"[Venerable Leipu], you have seen the Creator; having wandered outside for ten years, you also know what this world looks like."

Duo Chenzi was not angry, but smiled slightly, "To be able to create such an imperfect world where love does not exist, do you think the god who created the world is loving and kind?"

"Her?" Qi Xing couldn't help but be amused, and also glanced at Sasa, "She can only be said to not be completely rotten yet; as for the rest, forget it."

"Ha! Indeed." Duo Chenzi also laughed dumbfoundedly, "Samael can only be said to not be completely rotten yet."

…This conversation couldn't help but make Sasa feel incredibly awkward. This Duo Chenzi, the [Peacock Disciples] were nominally her followers, so why was she saying such things about her?

As for Qi Xing… sigh, what was Qi Xing to her? A partner? A friend? In any case, at the very least, he shouldn't be dissing her, right? That's too much!

"—But [Venerable Leipu], think carefully," yet suddenly, Duo Chenzi changed the subject, "Is the world we are in now, the world we have witnessed with our own eyes, still the one created by Samael?"

"Is the god who determines the laws of the world now still our Creator?"

"No, right?"

Speaking of which, a cold sneer finally crossed the corners of Duo Chenzi's mouth.

And Qi Xing, after all, was not stupid; he didn't need her to continue, he could now understand what she meant.

"The god who determined the causality of this world now, who decided the laws of the world today, isn't it the [Descender] who smashed Samael into pieces—isn't it that tyrant who is still sitting on the throne of the Floating Continent?"

The contemptuous sneer she revealed at this moment, the silver-bell-like mocking laughter, was actually quite similar to Sasa's in the past.

"If he really were some omnipotent and all-benevolent true god, he should have created a perfect world two thousand years ago. This incomplete world now is precisely proof that he is not kind."

"As for our Creator, one could say she is foolish, incompetent, having good ideas but failing to execute them, and one cannot blame her entirely,"

"Why did the more powerful [Descender] also fail to get it right?"

She said so, dismissively.

Sasa was stunned listening to this. Presumably, a thousand years ago, Duo Chenzi had not discussed such topics with Sasa.

And Qi Xing, at this moment, understood why Duo Chenzi had chosen such a Daoist name for herself.

The name Duo Chenzi really does evoke the devil.

But choosing such a name intentionally, isn't it also an embodiment of self-determination, a kind of dark humor satire?

In any case, in her view, the current god who determines the laws of the world—Jesus Christ—is the false god. Therefore, now, wittily speaking, it is the time for her to call herself a devil, a time of lying low.

This logic is indeed very complete.

"Come with me, [Venerable Leipu], I want to break the curse that this world has borne for two thousand years, imposed by Jesus Christ."

"I want to correct this cruel and incomplete world and let the world be filled with love."

In her sweet smile, there was a sense of spirit that regarded everything as her own. As if the entire universe were a stage prepared for her alone.

"Nie Xu, you are originally my descendant. Now that you have obtained the same power and opportunity to fight for the world, it must also be due to such fate."

Speaking of this, Duo Chenzi paused as if very satisfied.

"It must be so that you and I can work together to complete the mission that you became [Venerable Leipu]."

She concluded in such an arrogant tone.

"I will save everyone. I will give sentient beings love, give sentient beings peace. I will guide humanity to a perfect world without strife and poverty, and become the true savior!"

…This kind of arrogant self-confidence is indeed very suitable for Duo Chenzi.

She possesses a majestic aura that matches this arrogance. Presumably, for over a thousand years, she has never doubted her own judgment.

Is there anything in the world more magnificent than her ideal? Is there any mission more noble and meaningful than this?

…So Qi Xing listened to Duo Chenzi's endless speech with a blank expression, and after a moment of silence, he rubbed his temples and spoke again:

"…It is said that Qin Shi Huang killed everyone who opposed him. And he killed millions of people using extremely cruel methods. Burying alive, boiling alive, everything."

"The Roman Empire also carried out ethnic cleansing against Carthage. The city and culture were burned to ashes, and survivors were less than twenty percent of the original population. Women and children were all reduced to slavery."

Qi Xing suddenly said such puzzling words, which left Duo Chenzi a bit confused: "…So what?"

"These are all things that happened before the Common Era."