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This Chen Qing... there is a problem!!

Almost instantly, Zhang Zhengyuan became extremely vigilant!!

According to the intelligence on Chen Qing, he has no memory of his past life, unless he has been lying to Jiang Xiaoling from the start...

If that’s the case, Chen Qing is dangerously over the top, fully aware of everything yet always waiting for an opportunity, the purpose being to attract the attention of the Federation and have them personally retrieve him!

This guy...

Hou Tianhua’s face also stiffened for a long time before he directly stared at Chen Qing with a piercing gaze, "Mister Chen really is... quite surprising."

"There are many things about me that are surprising, Elder Hou, haven’t you always known that?"

Hou Tianhua: "....."

"You..."

A terrifying speculation surfaced in Hou Tianhua’s mind, his body involuntarily tensing up to the extreme, a strong sense of unease spreading across his heart.

"You are not Chen Qing!!"

Suddenly, Hou Tianhua voiced a conclusion that no one had anticipated.

Chen Qing immediately laughed, standing there he looked down on everyone with a supercilious air, at that moment everyone felt as if they were ants being scrutinized by a giant...

"Truly some nostalgic faces..." Chen Qing stepped forward: "Elder Wu, Elder Li, oh, and Elder Cheng who is in charge of military training, you’re all here, quite attentive, it seems."

"Who are you?" Zhang Zhengyuan watched him intently, able to recognize so many people, Chen Qing’s identity might not be as simple as they thought, or perhaps...

Suddenly, a terrible idea also popped into Zhang Zhengyuan’s mind!

"You are...."

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"It really worked!"

In Eastern Sea City, Mister Paper stood atop a great Array, looking at the new body of the King of Qin which now lacked any spiritual presence, feeling incredibly nervous inside.

The situation in Eastern Sea City was not good at the moment. Although they had occupied the Eastern Sea Dragon Palace, the once most prosperous among the four seas’ dragon palaces, they still lacked the resources to fully activate it.

Chen Qing took away almost all of the Bai Yu, resulting in a severe shortage of energy in the Eastern Sea Dragon Palace, an even greater shortage of blood essence stones, relying solely on the captured Eastern Sea Dragon King and controlling the Thousand Mechanism Thread to barely manage a group of Yaksha generals.

It was a miracle they could stabilize the residents of the Eastern Sea with such meager assets, but to strive for more outside was beyond their power.

When Chen Qing occupied the Southeast, if they had sufficient military strength, of course they would have also wanted to take advantage of the situation. But why didn’t they make a move?

Was it not because they lacked troops?

The consequence of not being able to control Chen Qing directly resulted in them being in this current predicament, where resources are scarce, and unlike the continued prosperity of Jiangnan for several years, the foundation of the Eastern Sea was extremely unstable.

If not for their strategic location, and many elders within Tiandu City who favored them, taking on the guise of an alliance, the Imperial Court would have likely sent troops against them already.

But this was not a long-term plan, so at that time, he was very curious how the King of Qin intended to solve the problem with insufficient resources.

Start from scratch? With the current situation, starting from scratch, how could it be easy?

Yet the King of Qin seemed to be in no rush, always waiting for something, and finally... he waited for Jiang Xiaoling.

Originally, he thought the other party intended to bring Jiang Xiaoling back, use her to connect with the Federation, gain its support, and break the deadlock.

But this would go against their initial desire to not be controlled by the Federation, so he was very curious about what the King of Qin actually planned to do.

However, he didn’t expect that the other party would directly let Jiang Xiaoling go to Chen Qing, and only a few days ago, he revealed his plans.

It turned out that although the King of Qin’s body was taken by Chen Qing, he had made some arrangements on him, and at a critical moment, there was a chance to control Chen Qing.

Chen Qing had two souls in one body, though he currently dominated, once some very special circumstances arose, it would be a different story.

Several years ago, on the outskirts of a village in Lyuzhou, when Big Brother Chen Qing was killed by a falling object, his emotions went berserk, leading to a brief instance of control by the King of Qin...

This time, the King of Qin also had a plan. As Chen Qing crossed over, his data would be restructured. Chen Qing, who had no experience with data reassembly, became the perfect opportunity for the King of Qin to fight for the body the moment his body was reassembled.

The reason why the King of Qin showed up early at the Dragon Palace was to give Chen Qing the wrong impression that he had already left his body.

But in fact, with two souls in one body, the King of Qin could always hide back inside Chen Qing’s body.

This was the calculation for this time!

Looking at the body in front of him, devoid of a soul, Mister Paper felt anxious— that fellow really dared to gamble. If this crossing back failed to take over Chen Qing’s body, it would truly be a complete loss...

Hopefully, everything will go smoothly; this world... is still waiting for your promise!

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"Are you Number One?"

At this moment, both Hou Tianhua and Zhang Zhengyuan immediately thought of this possibility.

"It’s really effortless to talk to smart people," Chen Qing stretched lazily, seemingly reacquainting himself with this body.

Ever since Chen Qing was born, he had been squeezed into that small space deep within the soul, watching with wide eyes as Chen Qing grew up using his body, enjoying everything that rightfully belonged to him.

Had he not known that this guy possessed a huge secret, he would have plotted to take over long ago.

Now... the fruit has finally ripened.

After learning about the significant connection between Chen Qing and Pu YunChuan, he had been waiting, patiently observing in the dark. As it turned out, this decision was correct.

The new divine path flow, completely different intelligence, a smart brain, and decisive actions helped him step by step establish a force far beyond his imagination, now almost dividing the Central Plains, with a solid foundation, a powerful military might that even he had not controlled before.

It was a power that could confront the ancient players head-on, a foundation that could fully realize his own ideals, and now... only one step away from picking that ripe fruit!

"How is that possible?" Hou Tianhua’s face darkened: "Didn’t Jiang Xiaoling say that she saw you with her own eyes? You and Chen Qing were completely separated... Was it intentional?"

At this moment, how could he not understand?

From the moment Jiang Xiaoling was sent back, the other party had been laying out the plan, deliberately posing as if fighting for control, seizing Jiang Xiaoling, and explaining why he was unable to contact the higher-ups, which finally made them completely let down their guard against him.

And made Chen Qing completely let down his guard as well.

Everything was for this last step!

"Why didn’t you act at the beginning if you could control Chen Qing?" Zhang Zhengyuan asked with a grim look on his face.

"Because I couldn’t achieve what he has now!

" the King of Qin laughed: "Those ancient players are very wary of me.

They would have liked to see me separated and at odds with Chen Qing.

If I had taken over his body back at the Dragon Palace, I would surely have been attacked by all the ancient powers.

I had to let their guard down so that this sapling, Chen Qing, could grow smoothly. "

"You didn’t act? You probably couldn’t act, right?" Zhang Zhengyuan sneered: "If I’m not mistaken, you really can’t control this body at will. Probably only after the data reassembly did you find a chance to take control, right? How long can you maintain control?"

"That is none of your concern..." the King of Qin also sneered back: "The time, it’s enough to deal with all of you!"

All of them suddenly felt a chill in their hearts. At this moment, the opponent’s momentum was completely crushing. They could be certain that if the King of Qin wanted to kill them all, it would probably only take an instant!

Yes, digital lives can also kill each other. Here, to die is to become a pool of dead data!

"Have you considered the consequences?"

Zhang Zhengyuan stood his ground, his aura icy, staring coldly at the other party and said: "There is a disintegration program on you..."

"I’m sorry..." the King of Qin said languidly: "Your disintegration program was only used on Chen Qing, but it wasn’t applied to me!"

"How is that possible?" The lead expert wore a look of disbelief: "Even if you hide within Chen Qing’s body, you’re still a cluster of data; it’s impossible to avoid detection."

"Nothing is impossible. If Chen Qing could deceive you all and enter the Demonic World, it proves he had a special program that could avoid your detection from the beginning. And sure enough, hiding in the deepest part of Chen Qing’s soul, in the most primitive data zone, not only did I avoid some of your checks, but I also learned some of the secrets from back then. "

"What secrets?" Zhang Zhengyuan trembled.

"You no longer have the right to know!" With a raise of his hand, the King of Qin gathered a massive energy in his hand, and amidst everyone’s astonished gaze, a huge Array emerged in the air.

"Divine Wind!"