Chapter 271

Qi Xing waved his hand, "If you trace it back to the Stone Age, everyone's ancestors survived by eating people and through Leipu."

"To say that restoring the world and removing 'external' influences would make things any better—I don't think that's very likely, do you?"

Of course, Qi Xing didn't think that such a simple retort would be enough to shatter Duo Chenzi's Dao heart. How could it be that simple?

Sure enough, after hearing this, Duo Chenzi was taken aback for a moment, then nodded: "Perhaps you are not wrong."

"But at the very least, our universe deserves a chance to develop on its own, completely free from external influences, and it might even develop better."

"That would be the 'Truth' of the universe, wouldn't it, Nie Xu?"

This question was perhaps a bit too ironic for Qi Xing.

Volume 7: Age of Dharma Decline Apocalypse: 248: Truth-Illusion Conversion · Law

As things stood, Duo Chenzi still hadn't made it very clear what she wanted to do.

But it probably wasn't an issue with her ability to express herself; she likely just didn't want to fully explain her entire plan in front of her opponent.

After all, they weren't villains in a comic book. How could they be foolish enough to reveal their entire plan and wait for the enemy to cause trouble?

Furthermore, regardless of what she hadn't said, Duo Chenzi's stance was ultimately expressed clearly: she wanted to create a world that had never been influenced by the Divine Fist of Jesus.

As for how she intended to achieve this, what it would look like afterward, what kind of world she would create, or what her ideal world was—Duo Chenzi clearly didn't intend to tell her opponent in advance.

This was normal. Just like diplomatic dialogues between leaders of two great powers, neither side would directly state their truest goals.

So, what about Qi Xing?

"If you do not agree with my philosophy, [Venerable Leipu], what is your own Dao?"

Tilting her head, Duo Chenzi asked with great interest.

She looked—truly not like someone who had come to fight.

But Qi Xing's reaction remained very cold: "I do not agree with your Dao. Senior—I will address you as Senior out of courtesy."

"As for my own Dao, I have yet to decide."

This statement finally made Duo Chenzi laugh in surprise: "Yet to decide? That sounds hard to believe, [Venerable Leipu]. Since you have become [The Worlds Strongest Man], you should have a firm goal and belief to support you, otherwise, how can you be considered a contender for the world?"

Her reaction, and those words, finally made Qi Xing let out a deep sigh.

It was a sigh of helplessness and irritation, as if the person in front of him had too low an IQ—as if just talking to her was already exhausting.

"Then let me be more specific, Duo Chenzi."

"I have an idea on how to change the world, but I have yet to make a decision. It's like I have a button, but I just haven't decided whether to press it."

"It is an idea that is so far above your idiotic reductionism, your world destruction, or your clueless notion of letting humanity develop on its own—it's on a completely different level."

"And I don't need self-righteous fools challenging my ideas, because none of you are qualified, and I have no desire to explain or argue about my world-shaking wisdom with you."

"Now, you can get the hell out of my territory."

…Now Qi Xing had completely killed the conversation.

For a moment, not to mention Duo Chenzi herself, even Xue Ning nearby, and the Zombie Immortal who was the mother of Qi Xing's body, couldn't help but stare in stunned silence.

Rin, for once, smiled slightly, a hint of admiration on her face. The heroes the Valkyrie liked were those who could burn intensely, erupt, and express their own will.

Conversely, Sasa couldn't help but tilt her head in confusion—did Qi Xing already have a clear concept for his goal of how to change the world? When did that happen? Why didn't she know about it?

But since he had a concept yet hadn't made a decision, it meant that Qi Xing must have used his world-shaking wisdom to come up with a very strange idea, one that might even be opposed by his companions. That was why he wasn't talking about it for now.

—Ultimately, Qi Xing and Sasa were very similar in some ways. He must have thought of something huge, something crazy.

Most likely, it was after he had talked with the [King of Hell] and left [Heaven].

Duo Chenzi, however, did not know about Qi Xing's complex thought process. Having received a clear rejection from her opponent, she narrowed her eyes: "It seems there is no need to talk any further."

"Correct."

"If you were to feign agreement and then suddenly ambush me, I would be unable to defend against it and would likely be doomed. Why, then, does the [Venerable Leipu], the best in the world, not come and fight to his heart's content?"

"Because this is the place I protect."

Qi Xing stared at Duo Chenzi, his expression becoming solemn.

Duo Chenzi sighed: "If you were to act rashly, things would actually be simpler."

"I cannot find your opening, and I am not confident that I can avoid damaging the city."

"You cannot find it."

"I cannot find it."

—Why are these two idiots suddenly talking like that? Did cultivating immortality and martial arts fry their brains?

Sasa couldn't help but think to herself.

But after all, in a battle between experts, the first thing is the momentum.

"Now that our negotiations have broken down and I have my eyes fixed on you, it will be even harder for you to succeed with a single strike."

Duo Chenzi raised her eyebrows.

"If I were to retreat fully now and return next time with my full strength for a thunderous strike, not only would you find it even harder to protect the mortals, but you would also struggle to protect yourself."

"[Venerable Leipu], you certainly won't just sit and wait for death."

"I won't."

"So you use words to pressure me, trying to contend for momentum, trying to force out an opening."

Suddenly, Duo Chenzi sighed and said, "Even if you use your momentum to provoke an opening from me, so what?"

"[Venerable Leipu], these advantages are merely illusions, yet you have abandoned the true advantage. A leaf blinds the eye, and one cannot see Mount Tai."

…Even Qi Xing had to admit that this Duo Chenzi was indeed quite good at posturing.

In this regard, he might indeed be inferior to her.

But that didn't matter.

Rin was already staring at the Zombie Immortal following behind Duo Chenzi.

Although Xue Ning was afraid of her master, since she had already defected to Qi Xing, she wasn't rotten enough to jump back to the other side. If a war broke out, she and Rin would deal with the Zombie Immortal together; one sect leader plus one Valkyrie against another sect leader—no matter how you calculated it, they would win.

As for Nie Gu, the half-sister of Qi Xing's physical body, one only had to think about it to know—her mother was the Immortal, so what use could a half-sister be? She was very weak, probably only slightly stronger than Elaine. There was no need to count her as a combatant.

On the other hand, could Qi Xing, along with Sasa who could only use the [Illusion] silver coin, beat Duo Chenzi?

"If you don't want to be specific, that's fine. Before we start, [Venerable Leipu], why don't you tell me what your ideal world looks like."

Duo Chenzi suddenly smiled.

"I am truly very curious."

"As long as you say a little bit, I will also tell you a little bit about my own specific thoughts."

Hmm.

This proposal was actually quite interesting.

So, after pondering for a moment, Qi Xing finally opened his mouth to reveal a little bit of his world-shaking wisdom: "…You, everyone in this universe, is Sasa. This is my salvation."

Now it was finally Duo Chenzi's turn to be bewildered: "What?"

What a pity, it seemed she was unable to understand Qi Xing's supreme wisdom.

But this was indeed the path to salvation that Qi Xing had thought of after seeing Labyrinth Island, talking with Xue Ning, encountering Bo Xun, and speaking with the [King of Hell], having realized the essence of the world's people.

Because it was too insane, Qi Xing hadn't discussed it with anyone else yet, but this time, it had been coaxed out of him a little bit by Duo Chenzi.

"Fine. Although I didn't understand your plan, since I promised to speak, I will also say a riddle."

Although it was a pity, Duo Chenzi still shook her head, revealing a quite confident and elegant smile.

"I wish—that there would be no land in the world that has not been tilled; I wish that in the human world, there would be no virgin who has not been opened."

Qi Xing: "…"

As expected, their values were incompatible.

He saw Sasa's eyes dodging in embarrassment—damn it, Samael, what on earth did you teach this Duo Chenzi in the past?

But that was how things were.

It was time to fight.

"Senior, you just said that this momentum and these verbal provocations are useless once we reach our level."

Qi Xing stood straight, his eyes flashing, and suddenly he also smiled slightly.

"You are right, these are all empty. The advantages of these things are merely illusory."

"But you underestimate illusion too much."

What?

Suddenly, a force appeared throughout the small palace.

This force was high-pitched yet deep, clear yet majestic. At first, it was extremely small, but as time passed, it grew larger and larger, as if some prehistoric monster was stepping toward this place, or as if an ancient creature was slowly waking up.

"Come here, Sasa."

At some point, Samael had transformed into the [Illusion] crescent blade, held in Qi Xing's hand.

The [Truth] silver coin had become the solar battle armor on Qi Xing's body.

Duo Chenzi, however, did not directly use her [silver coin]—the method of using [silver coins] by the [Peacock Disciples] lineage was indeed unique.

She was also smiling. That smile was simply like a breeze of spring, a breeze representing vitality.

The spring breeze blew over the earth, and the green grass became fragrant.

The spring breeze blew over the valley, and the flowers bloomed.

The spring breeze blew over the forest, and there was the singing of birds and the fragrance of flowers.

The spring breeze blew across the land, and there was a myriad of phenomena.

Finally, this breeze blew into her hand.

In her hand, there was a precious sword.

The Zombie Immortal Nie Xiaoyue retreated with a face full of shame, backing to the edge of the room. She had realized that as the mother of [Venerable Leipu] and a disciple of Duo Chenzi, if she were to get caught in their battle, it would simply be an insult to them.

However, at the very moment she retreated, the spiritual sword in Duo Chenzi's hand moved.

The two's auras intersected, and neither was willing to harm the Zombie Immortal. This was the moment when an opening appeared in their otherwise perfectly seamless auras. The moment Nie Xiaoyue retreated—was exactly when the battle began.

The sword in Duo Chenzi's hand attacked [Venerable Leipu].

…Suddenly, Duo Chenzi realized she was standing in front of the throne.

The sword in her hand was plunged into the empty throne.

[Venerable Leipu] stood behind her, looking down at her.

"—Illusory things are also quite fun, aren't they, Senior?"

Oh, oh, look!

At some point, countless moon-white grids had emerged on the surrounding floor, walls, and ceiling, with the ominous Chinese characters [Lei] and [Pu] written inside, rolling around like eyeballs!

…This was the new authority that Qi Xing had realized after the [Moon War], from his battle with Bo Xun, combining the [Truth] and [Illusion] silver coins.

[Truth-Illusion Conversion · Law]

It could use the [Dream of All Living Beings] to rewrite the Truth in others' cognition, which meant turning existing things into non-existent things, and turning non-existent things into existing things… That said, it was ultimately just an illusion.

It was merely an interference with the subconscious, just a dream; it couldn't truly cause damage, nor could it make Qi Xing stronger. With Qi Xing's current control ability, he couldn't make illusions "truly" become reality.