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The world didn’t change one bit; the players have transformed from dragon slayers into evil dragons—could this be the true nature of the world?

For the first time, Chen Qing found himself in a state of confusion. In the past, he always had clear and specific goals—employing the divine path, establishing a divine nation, and before the ancient sweep, creating the means to resist the ancients.

After all, his body belonged to the human race; naturally, he should do his best to look out for his kin.

But what about now?

Were the people behind those ancients actually the same kind as him?

What should he do now?

Continue down this path, then turn against his former kin?

What would you do?

Chen Qing, who had never considered such matters before, couldn’t make heads or tails of it...

"You... what did you do back then?" Chen Qing looked at his counterpart and asked curiously.

"Me?" The King of Qin saw the conversation turn to the past and finally revealed a hint of a smile. Clearly, the memories were not all bad.

"The beginning was pretty rough; if I remember correctly, I died about eight times when I first got here?"

Chen Qing: "....."

"Gradually, I gained some experience and became quick at amassing power. Over time, I discovered others of my kind—why I found them is quite simple because most of our kind would become Reincarnating Demons. If you are a newcomer who’s here for the first time, you might not know another talent we outsiders have, which is.

.. if we can kill a Reincarnating Demon, we can take their place! "

"!!!"

Chen Qing looked at the other person, shocked. So that was how it was?

He wondered, even if those first batch of players found a method, how could they suddenly become such lethal deities? After all, Qianxiu was a boss from the fourth stage; the idea that it turned into a player was beyond his understanding. It turned out, it worked like this?

As long as players killed a Reincarnating Demon once, they could become one themselves. Thus, for the players, the ancients were the prime resources, killing them and becoming them meant standing at the very top of this world’s food chain.

"Ali, the five masters, the Serpent Mother of the Earth Dragon Cave, were all demons from the first version. To put it bluntly, they were discarded and out of use, and only then did it become our turn. I had it even worse; by the time I came to this world, there were only a few of the first version’s demons left for me. "

"So I figured, relying on slaying demons to ascend to ancient status, this path was basically impossible—the road was too narrow, and there weren’t many powerful demons to choose from in the first place.

Once the ancients arrived, facing the Ancient Demons was already a disadvantage, and that’s not all.

Those old players would interfere with you, hinder you, and the chance of making it was so slim it was almost impossible to see the light at the peak. "

"So you decided to fundamentally change the rules?" Chen Qing asked, curious.

If the path to ascension narrowed or became entirely incomprehensible, how could the capable from the lower echelons change their fate? Simple, flip the table!

Clearly, that was what the King of Qin had in mind. The opening of the ancient times required cooperation from humans; given that, controlling the human race to directly cut off the opportunity for ancient times to begin would be enough, wouldn’t it?

"Is there another way?" the King of Qin asked with a laugh. "Since you’re from the company, you should know the basic laws of this world’s operation. Earth Spirits come from the lower realms of the universe, not from stars; their arrival is due to the human race’s desires and sufferings.

The more people die, the stronger the resentment generated, and the more powerful the Path of Yin and Yang becomes.

This, in turn, attracts more Earth Spirits, leading to an abundance of Spiritual Energy in this world. "

"But there’s a logical paradox here, because the more people die, the more suffering there is, and the fewer the number of the Human Race becomes.

Once the numbers drop to a certain level, the Earth Spirits’ opportunities start to decline, and they might even leave the stage.

This makes it impossible for any Ancient Demon to be eternally carefree and happy because if they indulge too much, the number of humans will become too scant to sustain the ancients.

But if we don’t continue to create slaughter and suffering, then there will be no Earth Spirits entering this place, hence we are perpetually trapped in the cycle. "

"As Earth Spirits wane and the ancients leave the stage, the Human Race recovers, slowly becoming stronger.

Eventually, the killings increase, the Demons grow ever stronger, and the Human Race grows ever stronger, which in turn, draws the ancients back for a new round of frenzied feasts.

Such a cycle offers no hope for the Human Race, no hope for the lower-ranked Demons, and no hope for newcomers like us! "

Chen Qing listened in silence. How cruel, but this was the reality he had created himself...

"So you want to change your approach and take full control of the Human Race?"

"Yes!" The King of Qin nodded. "I plan to establish a prosperous Human Race world.

With the Human Race being innately weak, and the ancients never allowing them the chance to grow, I will strive for enough time.

I will unite the noble families, unify the Central Plains, seal the ancients, and even spend resources to design an Illusion Technique that changes the memories of the Central Plains, all to bring an absolute end to the chaotic times of war. "

"If the ancients want to revive, they need to stir up strife among the Human Race. Only with enough slaughter and resentment can Earth Spirits be brought back. And as long as I control this point and ensure the rate of death in this world, I can greatly limit the time for the ancients’ revival.

Then, I will have enough time to lead the currently weak Human Race, including the first version of Demons, to grow slowly, gathering strength for the right moment when we can truly contend with the ancients before restarting the battle for victory. "

As he spoke, the King of Qin looked at Chen Qing: "What do you think, is my plan flawed?"

"There isn’t..." Chen Qing shook his head.

He agreed with the concept. Since the top positions were already monopolized, the only way was to find a solution at the lower levels.

This was even more desperate than the real world, because those at the top not only wanted to possess the best things permanently but also to live forever and keep their hold, which was unbearable for those below.

Including what he himself was doing, which was also based on the Human Race to contend against the ancients. For a moment, Chen Qing even felt a sense of kinship with heroes of the same vision.

But he didn’t allow himself to be happy too soon.

The other party might not be on the same path as himself.

How did he parasitize Chen Qing’s body in the first place?

And if he approved of Chen Qing’s divine Dao path, he wouldn’t have secretly plotted against Ali, trying to seize Chen Qing’s base from behind.

Whether the other party was a friend or foe had yet to be determined!

Indeed, in the next instant, he heard the King of Qin say: "I think my original idea was wrong!"

Chen Qing’s heart skipped a beat, and he frowned: "Why do you say that?"

"Because the people in this world, they’re not worthy of cooperation!

" sneered the King of Qin. "I was just one step away back then, just one step away, yet those noble families were not content.

When they learned of the possibility of immortality, they disregarded the potential enslavement of their descendants, they disregarded the world possibly plunging back into chaos again, they just wanted to chase that slim chance because, according to my design, they would only enjoy a lifetime of riches and status. "

"They were not content, they were unwilling, and greed took over. They could disregard anything, even daring to rebel at the crucial moment of my sealing the divine statue. Did they ever consider... if I failed to seal it, what kind of fate would await them, await this world?"

"The divine statue is the highest layer of Demon; they have a larger hunting ground, and wiping out the world is what they set out to do.

Those crazy allies, there was more than one, can you believe it?

Back then, most of the noble families chose to take a desperate gamble, to disregard everything, just for that slim chance, even if it meant sacrificing their own world to accompany it! "

Chen Qing: "...."

Greedy people turn into devils; he had known this for a long time.

"Not just the noble families..." The King of Qin took a breath as if he wanted to pour out all his grievances, incessantly saying, "Also those originally loyal guards, those ingenious craftsmen, those commoners, when they found out I was a Demon, they were easily instigated by the noble families."

"It was I who step by step saved them from the lower levels, let them wear fine clothes and eat their fill, provided a safe environment for their children, freeing them from the fear of being devoured by Demons.

Their lives following me were worlds apart from their previous existence worse than that of pigs and dogs! "

"But what was the result? Just because of my identity, my bloodline, they believed the words of those noble families and joined forces with them, turning their swords against me!!"

The last sentence was nearly a roar, and both Mister Tianji and Zi Yue instantly fell silent alongside.

"So what do you think?" The King of Qin turned to Chen Qing. "The clever people on top are endlessly greedy, and the not-so-clever ones below are foolish and ungrateful. Do the people of this world have any worth in cooperation? Can we truly rely on them to stand against the ancients?"