Page 1004

"Chen Qing... you will regret this!"

Boom!

A rumbling sound erupted, and Chen Qing suddenly woke up, and when he looked around again, the scene had turned into a world of ice and snow. With just one glance, Chen Qing recognized this place—it was Northern Wolf City!

"Awake now?" A familiar voice rang out, and Chen Qing turned around to see it was Old Liu who had come with him.

Chen Qing felt conflicted as he gazed at the vast expanse of snow ahead.

"Quite a bustling city, isn’t it?" Old Liu observed from a high building, looking down below.

Chen Qing looked over, Northern Wolf City had short days and long nights all year long, and although it was already dark, many households were just starting to cook their dinner over the fire.

In the cold weather, many were having hot pot. Ever since he introduced butter hot pot, a Sichuan and Chongqing dish, to Jiangnan, it quickly became popular throughout the North and South of the river, and it was quite prevalent here in the North.

It was evident that each family was in a celebratory mood, not only because the affordable goods from the Jiangnan Business Group over the past six months had improved the lives of the people in Northern Wolf City, but also because there were many celebrations for the birth of valued children among the families.

The women of Northern Wolf, many carrying some Wolf Demon bloodline, have always found it difficult to bear offspring, which was one of the reasons for the sparse population of the Northern Wasteland.

Over the past year, strong children were frequently born in many households, with one family barely finishing celebrating a full month birthday before another started making arrangements, making it exceptionally lively and festive.

Such safe and lively days made the mood of the people in Northern Wasteland exceptionally good over this year.

You could see that people’s faces were always smiling.

"Feels familiar, doesn’t it?" Old Liu’s deep voice sounded faintly, causing Chen Qing’s expression to darken slightly.

He knew what the other was about to say.

Once... there was a time when he, leading that group of people, filled this mortal world with laughter and joy, and ensured the people of the entire city were well-fed and clothed...

Yet in the end, those who betrayed him were exactly these people.

Like King of Qin, with memories restored, Chen Qing also felt an immense complexity of emotions at this time.

"Those not of our race, must have different hearts!" Old Liu whispered softly: "From the beginning, I disagreed with your approach, but you wouldn’t listen to advice. And the result? It gave those people an opportunity, and all the ensuing tragedies could have been avoided!"

Chen Qing: "....."

"It was big brother’s will!" Chen Qing said in low voice.

"His will was wrong!" Old Liu coldly responded: "He was a person without much insight, just because he mingled with the Human Race here for a while, he thought he belonged with them. But he never considered, if so, why didn’t he dare to reveal his true identity?"

"Back then, he had three clones in this world, each of whom was harmed by the people of this world, weren’t they?"

Chen Qing opened his mouth, but for a moment didn’t know what to say.

Humans are inherently evil; some things truly do inspire evil thoughts. Back then... he chose to trust his elder brother, but that outcome...

Chen Qing closed his eyes, the tragic deaths of his companions, the outbreak of the Third World War, billions of compatriots brutally killed around the globe—frankly speaking, he was probably the primary one responsible!

"The world is inherently cruel, there can be no peace and happiness for one side without sacrifices, you never believed this, always thinking there was a perfect solution in this world, but what was the result?"

"I..." Chen Qing took a breath, and finally his gaze calmed down: "I understand now..."

"If you know that’s best!" Old Liu said sternly: "If you still insist on being like before, this time, I will not hold back!"

--------------------------------------------------

"You’re saying Old San and the others might already be under control?"

Second Elder Shen was utterly shocked.

His agreement with the Dragon King was for him to sneak back first, unite with other brothers from the Shen Family, and then coordinate internally and externally with the Dragon King to seize Jiangnan, and finally capture that woman carrying the Dao Fruit!

"Counting the hours, it should be about time.

.." The Dragon King murmured, "That Nine Heavens Mirror Valley is not as simple as you think.

What do you think that woman has been hiding for so long for?

That Ancient Worm back then was a huge mistake for us.

She found the right opportunity and might have bred countless others in Nine Heavens Mirror Valley already.

Once she finds enough hosts... like these Aquatic Race of my West Sea, or your Warrior Army from Jiangnan. "

Upon hearing this, Shen San shivered; the powerful Warrior Army from Jiangnan, coupled with those so-called complete Ancient Worms, what kind of army would that be?

Perhaps even the Four Holy Army can’t compare, right?

"In this world, if you want to occupy resources, an army is indispensable.

That woman was capable of becoming the Venerable One in ancient times, she naturally understands this principle.

I was suspicious when she trapped the Ancient Worm back then, and now I am very certain that this is exactly her tactic. "

"Are you sure?"

"Of course, I’m sure..." The Western Sea Dragon King nodded: "Half of the Aquatic Race frozen in the abyss have been parasitized."

"When did this happen?" Second Elder Shen’s pupils contracted.

They had been closely guarding those Aquatic Race frozen in the abyss, never expecting that outsiders could still find a loophole.

"In terms of Arrays, you can’t compare with her at all. She was the Venerable One with the highest mastery in Array Techniques back then. She once tried to use Array Techniques to capture the laws of heaven and earth. The time-reversing Array was the result of her experiments over many years."

"Moreover, she excels in Illusion Techniques. No matter how powerful your Arrays are, they require people to guard them, and as long as people are involved, there are vulnerabilities, because you will never know when they will be replaced by an illusion."

Second Elder Shen felt a chill in his heart, how could anyone guard against such eerie tactics?

"Most importantly, I can feel the presence of that Ancient Worm in you..."

"What?" Second Elder Shen’s face instantly stiffened, there was actually one inside him?

"Don’t be agitated..." The Dragon King spoke gravely, "It’s sleeping at the very core of your heart meridian, a very tiny egg, not easily hatched, because she has missed the best timing to hatch the eggs.

With your current abilities, the moment the worm hatches, you could immediately lock and kill that worm. "

"So how could she control my brothers by that?"

"I remember there were two tiny fellows among those so-called Hell Rulers of yours, right? Without the divine duties of a Hell Ruler, they are probably just at the entry level of being Transcendent, right?"

"Your information is quite accurate... you even know about this." Second Elder Shen scoffed coldly: "It seems, not everyone under Ao Zhen really listens to her..."

"Then you are wrong." The Dragon King shook his head: "Those under Ao Zhen indeed listen to her, but those under you don’t...."

"What?"

"Alright, back to the point, according to my current information, there is a high likelihood that Shen San has already been controlled. The only hope for Shen Family might now only be Fifth Elder Shen on the border, the rest, you must beware."

"If that’s the case, isn’t it useless for me to return?"

"It’s useful. I am few days away from recovering my strength. The reason she hid in your place is that she needs even more time than me. As long as I can cross your Barrier within this time, there is a chance!"

"So you want me to shut off the Flaming Sun Array?"

"The easiest way to break an Array is from within..."

"Remember... you only have three days. Once that time passes and she even slightly recovers a bit of her Dao Fruit power, whether it’s the Shen Family or Jiangnan... both will be doomed forever!"