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Chen Qing... who exactly is he?

Zi Yue had completely lost interest in whatever Liu Yu was doing at the moment, whether he could escape or had any other schemes brewing. That no longer mattered to her. All she wanted to know now was... who exactly was Chen Qing?

Others may not understand what Chen Qing had said, but she did. Only people like them could understand.

Yet the problem was... Chen Qing wasn’t supposed to exist!

She had suspected that Chen Qing might be one of them, but King of Qin had said that in this world, it was no longer possible for new people to come over. The pioneers had taken control of this world, and their group was the last batch!

She believed King of Qin’s words because she saw it with her own eyes: reincarnation... was dominated by the pioneers; they were the last fish that slipped through the net.

The current cycle of reincarnation, not being controlled by those pioneers, only consisted of their group, who were anchored.

And Zi Yue knew every one of those people.

She and King of Qin had collected them with tremendous effort, and in the end, had found every last one without missing a single person.

Chen Qing wasn’t any of them!!

But how did Chen Qing know Liu Yu’s ancestors??

Why did Zi Yue show mercy to Liu Yu’s subordinates? Was it because of Ali?

Indeed, it was because of Ali, for she was one of them.

Liu Yu was not, but he mastered the most uncontrollable techniques.

Zi Yue had always been on a mission to exterminate Twilight Sorcerers because, as part of the developer group, she knew very well that nearly every ancient calamity was caused by those who inherited Twilight, the ones who stirred the pot!

But Liu Yu was a descendant of Chen Xiaopang!

In the developer group, the only two people who were not found were one who disappeared without a trace after creating the Array Master lineage, and the other was the carefree Chen Xiaopang, who led a life surrounded by his many wives and consorts.

At first, Zi Yue suspected that Chen Qing might be the reincarnation of Chen Xiaopang.

After all, their kind don’t die; no matter how many times, they will come back.

If Chen Xiaopang could no longer be found, it was possible he, like Ali and the others, had lost his memory.

As a human, Chen Xiaopang, unlike a demon, would be hard to find, and it’s possible he had vanished into the cycle of ordinary humanity, indistinguishable from the masses.

Chen Qing had the aura of a Reincarnator and displayed novel methods, very much like one!

When Zi Yue was at Daqing Mountain, she had actually been observing Chen Qing all along because King of Qin had said that there would be no more people like them and, moreover, their developer group had no oversights.

The other’s various behaviors and Chen Xiaopang were also completely different from each other.

If Chen Xiaopang had these divine techniques, why didn’t he use them back then? Why start now?

From collecting various statements made by Chen Xiaopang, it was because from the moment he learned the true nature of the world, he gave up the struggle, believing he had no ability to change the world, so he chose to lie down and accept it.

However, if he had had a method like Chen Qing’s from the start, Zi Yue didn’t think he would give up right away.

Chen Qing couldn’t be Chen Xiaopang, but if not Chen Xiaopang, then who could he be?

Zi Yue’s opposition to Chen Qing was because she suspected Chen Qing might be one of the pioneers.

Mister Tianji had found her and told her that some pioneers had reincarnated, intending to completely eliminate their group, the latter-day risks. The probability of him being one of the pioneers was very high.

But just now, the feeling he gave her was quite obviously that he recognized Chen Xiaopang... he was clearly one of the members of the developer group!

But who was he?

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Zi Yue’s doubts were unknown to Chen Qing. At this moment, he was fully engaged with the most challenging person present.

Despite his arrogant talk just now, Chen Qing actually didn’t feel very confident about the real fight...

With the superior capabilities of West Sea Princess Ao Zhen, theoretically, he should have attributes far surpassing Siao Mingyue in all aspects.

Siao Mingyue wasn’t of the Dragon King Breed, and Spiritual Eldritch was not known for being good at close combat, so theoretically, she should be an easy opponent.

But Chen Qing had underestimated the role of martial skills.

After transcending the threshold of the Transcendent, Siao Mingyue, a preeminent warrior who had honed her skills day in and day out for decades, was performing at her best. Faced with Chen Qing, who only had performance but little combat experience, everything from the timing of her attacks to her grasp of the force was completely overwhelming.

At this moment, Chen Qing was like a melee warrior decked out in divine gear, utterly dominated by an ADC who hadn’t even completed their item build. He could finish off the opponent with a basic attack, but he just couldn’t land that one hit.

And yet the enemy’s attacks were harmful to him.

The blood of the Golden Crow, combined with Divine Blood, produced a fire poison with extremely strong corrosive properties. Although each heavy strike could only scratch an almost imperceptible white mark on his dragon scales, the problem was the enemy could make multiple scratches.

Chen Qing realized with unease that several of his scales had been severely worn down.

If they were worn down much more, he would likely start bleeding.

Even the slightest bleeding would give the Divine Blood a chance to take hold!

"Why are you becoming more and more timid as we fight?" Siao Mingyue’s mocking voice came from all around, her onslaught as relentless as a tempest, and before he knew it, Chen Qing was on the defensive.

"Weren’t you full of imposing talk just a moment ago?"

Chen Qing: "....."

"Hey, you’re not just someone who talks big, are you?"

Chen Qing didn’t respond but instead focused on feeling the power within his body. The more he panicked, the less things went his way, so instead of giving into his anxiety, it was better to calm down. If he could just seize one opportunity, the fight would be over.

"Your qualities are not bad, although your actions are a bit na?ve and too predictable. So, just as I had surmised before, your strength doesn’t come from within you, right?"

"A scholar who couldn’t even hold a sword properly now able to exchange blows with Lumings within just two short years.

Although it’s through a trick, the source of your strength is indeed mysterious.

This time, too, it’s strange: clearly without undergoing Dragon Transformation, yet you can wield the power of the Dragon King Breed.

I have never seen power like yours before. Just who are you, Chen Qing?"

Chen Qing looked at her with suspicion; Siao Mingyue’s voice was the same as before, but for some reason, he felt as if it was a different person talking to him.

The blood of the Divine statue could indeed corrupt the heart, turning a person into another kind of monster devoid of self-awareness, but... Siao Mingyue was obviously not like that. Her thought process was clear, yet she was definitely not Siao Mingyue.

"Who are you?"

"You don’t know who I am?" The other party seemed startled and then burst into a strange cackle, "How curious, you really don’t know who I am? Your body reeks of the aura of the King of Qin; are you not one of the King of Qin’s people?"

Chen Qing: "...."

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"It seems he’s not one of their people after all!"

Among those observing the situation here, one set of eyes held an absolute perspective—an even clearer view of the struggle between Chen Qing and Siao Mingyue in the midst of the hurricane than even the Emperor of Capital City could achieve.

They could not only see but also hear every word the two exchanged clearly.

"Could it be an act made up on the spot?" The elder asked.

"An act made up on the spot? The likelihood is small..." The younger man shook his head, "If just one Divine statue were successfully revived, we wouldn’t stand a chance. What need would there be for any acting?"

"So, he might really not be one of their people?"

"But where does he come from?" The young man frowned, "Our group is already fully accounted for. I’ve also got a lead on Chen Xiaopang, and it’s definitely not him!"

"Could it be a reincarnation of Xiao Hui?"

"Impossible..." The young man shook his head, "Xiao Hui is a special case; she’s now an entity within this world, buying us more than enough time. If she had reincarnated, those major Formations would no longer exist."

The elder fell silent for a long while, "I can’t figure it out; his fate is just like ours, unpredictable, not even his location can be divined, more elusive than Zi Yue. He’s very strange; if not a pioneer, I really have no clue who he might be following."

After a pause, he added, "But the words he said just now definitely showed he knows Chen Xiaopang—covering for Chen Xiaopang’s messes? Those words are indeed interesting. If I remember correctly, weren’t you the only one who used to clean up after Chen Xiaopang?"

"No kidding!" The young man rolled his eyes, "Who else besides me would be willing to go through that trouble?"

"Indeed..." The elder said, "Back then, you were the only one willing to clean up after that kid. Among the development team, you were also the only one who would utter such words, after all... you were our chief designer!"