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Thinking about it, it makes sense. Why did Elder Long suddenly fall? Why did the Heaven’s Court Great Formation suddenly malfunction, and then suddenly repair itself? How could this lowly group have that kind of talent?

The only one capable of all this is the calamity before us!

"You lunatic..." Jishui Leopard silently gazed at him, clearly remembering this person’s past madness: "Old Liu must be crazy, daring to release you!"

"I can’t compare to your madness..." Chen Qing sneered: "Abandoning wives and children, destroying your kind. What do you even count as now?"

"Chen Qing... Are you really going to annihilate us?" The veiled charming woman gazed at Chen Qing with complex emotions.

"Moon Fox..." Chen Qing looked at her, his gaze even colder.

One of the former researchers, possibly the only player from the Twenty-Eight Constellations not directly under Elder Long’s lineage but rather a pure scientist brought in by Elder Long himself for that experiment.

Back then, Chen Qing had many interactions with her since they were both technical personnel, sharing many common topics, and often discussed the future of data life.

But what has she become now?

He remembers that time in America, she was a devoted wife and mother, every night spending at least an hour video chatting with her children, reminding her husband not to stay up late and to remember to take his medications.

It was said her husband was suffering from kidney failure, and her research into data life was largely motivated by her desire to create a pain-free future for him.

And yet...

Neither her husband nor her children were in her sight anymore. But Chen Qing had actually seen it all back then; from the moment she became a data life form and lured her children into it, he should have known—the devoted wife and mother was long gone.

Now, the new Moon Fox had three thousand in her harem, tortured a robust male to death daily, and consumed a child’s liver each day. How could she still be the same person?

Chen Qing and the other were both data. He never believed those old people were still the ones he knew.

Now, he finally understood why his brother, Pu YunChuan, regretted it. From the moment of data transmission, he was no longer Pu YunChuan, so whatever he did wasn’t surprising; Chen Qing himself wasn’t Chen Qing either, but just data life possessing Chen Qing’s memories.

What he would become was simply his nature.

"I’m not familiar with you, don’t pretend to be close." Chen Qing said coldly: "Today, I will definitely seize Heaven’s Court, and every one of you murderers from the past, I will make you pay the price!"

"Chen Qing... You were also involved back in those days. It was a grand era, no one could resist it. Even if we hadn’t done it, others would have developed the technology eventually. This is human nature; humans exist like this."

"Moreover, what’s wrong with now? Data life doesn’t suffer from illness, can remain forever young, holds infinite possibilities, and can pursue personal limits endlessly. Isn’t this more interesting than the dull life of the past?"

"Whether it’s interesting or not is your personal judgment. Your actions were not conducted for the amusement of others. What you accomplished before, you can similarly ruin the world now. The world I remember has already been destroyed by you; this world must not follow the same path!"

"Chen Qing..." Jishui Leopard quickly interjected: "It’s all Elder Long’s idea; we couldn’t decide anything ourselves. We’re not like prominent figures like you, many matters we had to go with the flow. Now that you’ve beaten Elder Long, why must you annihilate us? We have our uses too, don’t we?"

"Sorry..." Chen Qing shook his head: "You’re not very useful, not to mention your loyalty issues, merely speaking ability, you’re not worthy of the current resources. The Heavenly King’s Army took most of Heaven’s Court resources; currently, it can’t sustain so many people, and honestly, compared to you, they seem more worthwhile. "

"We don’t need many resources!" Several Star Officials quickly said: "We can sign blood contracts!"

"Chen Qing... Even if you dislike us, we’re King Level, after all. Undoubtedly, we have some uses, right? How much resources would it take to train a new King Level? Can you train many King Levels now during this time?"

"Not stupid, are you..." Chen Qing looked at another woman speaking, seemingly Fang Ritu from the Twenty-Eight Constellations.

"Smart enough to use this to persuade me." Chen Qing looked at her: "It seems you all are quite clever enough. Of course, to reach the level you have, mere support from Elder Long isn’t enough."

"Chen Qing...," Jishui Leopard quickly added, "She’s right, the current situation is tense, you’re a new power, training a King Level consumes enormous resources. In contrast, we’re ready-made, and the cost savings are significant, aren’t they?"

The Heavenly Generals who had been oppressed frequently watched these formerly lofty individuals sell themselves now, feeling conflicted; it turns out, when push comes to shove, these people weren’t that noble either...

But who knows how Chen Qing would choose?

Frankly speaking, their superiors weren’t wrong. A ready-made King Level was certainly stronger than training anew, conserving considerable resources. Yet they didn’t want Chen Qing to accept them.

Just now, relations were torn apart; if they became their superiors again, they would surely target them. Although Chen Qing might protect them now, preventing those folks from going overboard, as time passed, they would still be marginalized. Wouldn’t that be just like before?

But they said nothing, looking at Chen Qing, this guy was also one of those so-called players, how would he differ from Elder Long?

"It’s economical, yes..." Chen Qing chuckled coldly: "But what’s the point of saving resources to train some worthless individuals? Limited resources used to cultivate a handful of King Levels are much more useful than you. Save a bit of resources now, and in the future, I’ll have to allocate more to you; which is more cost-effective, do you really need to think? "

"Chen Qing, are you truly so resolute?" Jishui Leopard couldn’t help but burst out, "We’re of the same origin, after all..."

"Let’s skip that nonsense..." Chen Qing coldly interrupted: "You haven’t been yourselves for a long time, and I’m no longer the old Chen Qing, we’re all just blobs of data.

Where’s the same origin now? In my eyes, this world is real; everything here is, so there isn’t any difference between people here and those in Digital City. "

"As for you, although you’re also data, the people you replicate annoy me. Judging by sentiment, I’d rather keep you suppressed eternally!"

"Chen Qing, do you really think you’ve won for sure?" Moon Fox abandoned her weak facade; her voice turned icy: "Remember, we’ve been in this place for countless years. Do you truly believe you can control it with these worthless beings? You are too na?ve!"

As soon as her words fell, a palace like a silver moon materialized behind her, and meanwhile, behind each Star Official, different scenes emerged.

Chen Qing immediately recognized what those were, his expression becoming grave.

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