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Yan Yun City was now very strange, in broad daylight, every household’s door was adorned with a lamp, these black lamps burned something odd, if you looked closely, it was as if a living person was being roasted inside, withering in silent, agonizing distortion!

But peculiarly, the black silhouette in excruciating pain couldn’t make the slightest sound.....

Yet the more it was so, the more it sent chills down one’s spine, an indescribable despair welled up in one’s heart, and this despair spread throughout the entire city!

Throughout the city, the Northern People were carrying lamps, some shivering and numb, others with eyes full of beast-like predation...

However, when they saw a man and a woman entering through the city gates, they all knelt down with their black lamps, heads lowered, not daring to glance at the two.

The pair paid no attention to anyone else, continuing to chat among themselves.

But for some reason, no one around them could hear a word they said.

"Is he the King of Qin?"

"The taste of a spirit body is unmistakable," Wang Shiyu spoke in a deep voice. "This time I was very close and saw very clearly; it cannot be wrong. The structure and taste of this guy’s spirit body are exactly the same as that fellow back then—it’s Pu Yunchuan!"

The woman fell silent for a few moments before speaking, "In all the guilds, only you possess the Third Life Eye; we all opposed your early descent to the mortal realm. Now you even dared to secretly seek out Chen Qing without telling me—if you keep this up, I’ll forcefully send you back!"

"Heh... come on, don’t do that. I was just curious..."

"Curiosity is no excuse..." the woman said softly, "If those people find out you’ve descended, I’m afraid this place would be destroyed long ago."

"Isn’t that an exaggeration?" Wang Shiyu yawned and said, "Right now all the families are still preparing; who dares to reveal their bottom line will die. Our Shenwu name may sound domineering, but we have always developed discreetly; how could we be so easily targeted?"

"That’s because you haven’t been found out... You should know that enduring through three reincarnations, all arrangements have been centered on you. You absolutely cannot have any accidents. Why do you think my Shenwu has been so discreet? Don’t you know?"

"So, why are people from our Japan district so disliked?" The other person shrugged their shoulders, "How many years has it been since Japan became the Huazhong Northeast Fourth Province in the East Asia District’s integration? Those who are sinicized can’t even speak Japanese anymore, yet people from our region are still so discriminated against. We’ve all collectively crossed over, and still, those from the Japan district are treated so poorly; can’t get over it, right? "

"Enough... let’s not talk about this..." The girl said coldly.

"I’ve been patient too long, just venting a little," Wang Shiyu sighed.

"The reason I’ve held on is because the fates of many people have changed.

The cause and effect that were originally planned out, the destinies that were set in stone, all of them have changed, so I must know what variable has caused this shift. "

"And now I’m sure, it’s Pu Yunchuan!"

"He failed!" the girl said in a low voice, "To nearly seal us with a prototype version of a demon is indeed impressive, but he failed. His method has been confirmed as unviable."

"But the variable is still there..." Wang Shiyu spoke softly, "That’s why I didn’t go back and chose to undergo a second reincarnation. The facts prove my choice was correct. The spirit body of Pu Yunchuan... there’s something very wrong with it."

"Very wrong?"

"The King of Qin hasn’t died; we all know this. Taking advantage of the gap during that year’s new birth channel, he escaped, and now his spirit body still wanders the world. All the powers are tracking him. The King of Qin didn’t die, but a new Pu Yunchuan has been born."

The woman frowned; the events of that year were very strange.

After the King of Qin’s plan collapsed, he was ambushed, and his spirit body was controlled by several great powers at a certain point on the Path of Yin and Yang, relying on precise positioning and the effects of the Reincarnation Lock.

He was supposed to be sealed permanently, with no possibility of escape.

But then, the new channel that hadn’t been opened for at least a full reincarnation cycle... opened!!

They had always believed that once those designers were drawn in, the world’s traversing portal should have closed....

Because that plan represented that no newcomers should have been able to come through anymore.

But the rule was broken, and this time, there was only one newcomer, and no one knew who he was.

Like a meteor that suddenly appeared, it flashed by and then vanished, with no logic or trajectory, it just suddenly tore through the reincarnation channel again, giving Pu YunChuan, who was originally headed for a dead end, a new chance!

And yet, Wang Shiyu was now claiming that this person was the King of Qin?

"Are you sure you’re not mistaken?" The woman still found it unbelievable. All the guilds had marked the spirit of Pu YunChuan. All evidence pointed to the gathered spirit that appeared in the Eastern Sea that day as being Pu YunChuan, who was also the King of Qin of past!

And at this time, this Chen Qing who popped up out of nowhere, was also the King of Qin?

"Of course I am not wrong, unless the other party has some method to confuse the Third Life Eye. But if that’s the case, I’m afraid it’s much more terrifying than having two Kings of Qin," Wang Shiyu said with a smile. "You have no idea what that thing really is...."

"Two Kings of Qin...." The woman murmured, "What about fate?"

"Just as unpredictable!" Wang Shiyu took a deep breath. "Like a deluge overwhelming the earth, a demon star throwing the world into chaos, I am certain, the great chaos in destiny has not changed, no.... it should be said that it hasn’t even begun. The Illusionary Moon plan of King of Qin before was just an opening, the true chaos hasn’t even turned the first page. ..."

"We chose the White Silk Sect because it seemed more likely to capture the King of Qin. Now that two Kings of Qin have emerged, what should we do next?"

"First, let’s wait and see...." Wang Shiyu said with a smile, "What can we possibly do now? Chen Qing’s growth is simply unthinkable. Right now, his strength is almost comparable to the Dragon King level. Before the Flying Python awakens, we can’t do anything about him."

"However, he won’t be able to resist the temptation. He is bound to take part in the plan to capture the Sun God this time. When the time comes, we’ll take it slow. I will peel off his skin and have a good look to see what he really is...."

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"Owner of the Third Life Eye....."

Meanwhile, far away in Jiangnan, Chen Qing took out Mirror Demon, with a deep frown, even slightly disbelieving, "You’re not mistaken?"

"As a transcendent being, it took my very life to gain a glimpse of the path. And yet, you doubt me?"

"This really is...." Clutching the Mirror Demon, Chen Qing felt a chill down his spine....

Truly bizarre....

The Third Life Eye.... was content I’ve already deleted!

That thing was too unreasonable, so I finally removed it. It only appeared once in the early beta version, and then before the open beta, Chen Qing replaced some of the bug-level demon talents with a new version of the Demon Instrument.

It was because he deemed talents like the Third Life Eye too overpowering for a demon, so he used the Demon Instrument like the Mirror Demon to replace it.

Mirror Demon can see one’s path and fortune but cannot move on its own—it can only assist others and can be seized as a Divine Skill. The Third Life Eye is a Demon Talent, cannot be taken by possession, and is, oddly enough, a feature of the Reincarnating Demon, making it an unreasonable existence.

What in the world is going on?

If this world was a previously modified version, then the Mirror Demon, an existence from after the patch, should not appear. And if it’s the world after modification, then the Third Life Eye shouldn’t still exist.

Suddenly, Chen Qing had a thought and turned to the Mirror Demon, "Do you remember when you... were born?"