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To clash head-on or to bet on the opponent’s incompetence?

Chen Qing couldn’t be sure. He had faced crises since coming to this world, but never such a choice.

For that member of the Siao Family, the decision to clash would undoubtedly be made without hesitation, wouldn’t it?

In the mind of that Emperor, he would never leave his fate in the hands of others, no matter what. Even if the other choice had a greater chance of success, that wouldn’t be an option for him. But Chen Qing did not have such an emperor’s mindset.

Chen Qing would also consider the possibility of being deliberately plotted against by the opponent.

After all, he didn’t possess that so-called imperial aura...

Chen Qing smiled bitterly, yet without shame.

Everyone has a different personality, and thus they make different choices at a crisis.

Being a person who naturally harbors doubts, he wouldn’t believe that the King of Qin would be a pure individual.

In this life-and-death struggle, would his opponent really face him in a straightforward test of endurance without any schemes?

He didn’t believe it...

He didn’t believe that his opponent was that kind of person!

That guy was definitely scheming against him, believing that Chen Qing would use the Demon Wheel to resist and in doing so, help him get rid of the side effects of the Forbidden Art: Thousand Illusions.

Once Chen Qing was exhausted, if he judged it accurately and caught him at the exact moment when his mirror images were spent without renewal, then the side effects would be nearly nil.

And at that moment, Chen Qing would have turned into a black hole due to the side effects, with the opportunity to capture Ziyue, then possessing the power of three Demon Statues. With such a terrifying upper limit, given a little time, the Four Major Guilds would have to give way to him.

After much deliberation, Chen Qing’s pupils suddenly dilated, and he recklessly cranked up the power of the Demon Wheel to its maximum!

"You..." The King of Qin was shocked. He had been in Chen Qing’s body for decades; he knew the boy well. Here was a person who preserved his own well-being, who had some principles but was even more flexible, who always prioritized his own survival above all else.

This could be seen from his reaction to his friend Cui Yan’s death; his first thought was to dissociate himself from the affair. This guy was neither righteous nor did he possess the boldness of Emperor Siao!

But why...

Before he could react, the terrifying suction force of the Demon Wheel twisted and deformed thousands of prisms, turning them into chaotic energy that was sucked into Chen Qing’s eyes, akin to black holes!

Without time to think further, the King of Qin rapidly formed seals, the surrounding prisms folding quickly, but even with his swift reactions, he was one step behind.

Both techniques were among the eight Forbidden Techniques held in the Four Fiends Totem, belonging to the most taboo level. Hesitate for a moment against such deadly spells, and what chance would there be left?

As expected... In the next instant, the King of Qin felt a tremendous suction force!

Using the Technique: Thousand Illusions, he was nearly immune to external harm during spatial folding, yet now there was only one explanation for such suction—the prisms had all shattered, unable to match Chen Qing’s destruction speed.

The King of Qin knew that the moment he guessed wrong, he had lost again!

But he couldn’t figure out why Chen Qing would make a decision so contrary to his own nature?

At this moment, through his eyes, Chen Qing’s eyes appeared to grow larger and larger, large enough to obscure the stars, covering all worlds within his sight. He couldn’t help but fiercely roar out, "Why?"

"Because you understand me well enough..." Chen Qing’s ethereal voice soon reached his mind.

"Indeed, I don’t possess the conviction to advance regardless of everything, and yes, I am a doubtful person, but just before I made my resolution, I suddenly remembered something— that is... you’ve lived inside my body for twenty years!"

"Twenty whole years, observing my life from the perspective of a bystander, you probably understand me better than I understand myself at times. With this in mind, how could you not predict what decision I would make?"

"And because of this, I realized that to win against you, I had to make a decision that was drastically different from my usual demeanor; I had to choose contrarily, I had to surprise you!"

"Now it seems... my gamble has paid off!"

King of Qin was startled; he had anticipated countless outcomes but not this one. Meanwhile, seeing this scene from afar, Ziyue felt a wave of relief in her heart, her lips curling into a smile.

Chen Qing was a proud and self-deprecating person. Even he did not expect that from the moment he dared to trust his judgment decisively and magnify his technique, he was no longer losing to that member of the Siao Family.

"This time... I can finally bring things to an end and finally get a good night’s sleep," Chen Qing said with an unusually joyful smile. The last time in Digital City, he was ready to breathe a sigh of relief, until a word from Ziyue made his heart sink again.

Now, he truly had no chance to escape, right?

In Chen Qing’s mind, this person was far more dangerous than any of the Four Major Guilds or Emperor Siao!

"This is not necessarily the case!" Just as he was about to be absorbed into Chen Qing’s technique, King of Qin’s pale face showed a hint of ruthlessness: "Aren’t you going to make a move?"

Chen Qing was stunned, who could make a move at this time?

With a thunderous noise, an overwhelmingly domineering power was born out of thin air, emanating from the prism, brimming with vigor and perfect strength.

That burst of energy was negligible compared to the surrounding elements, but the force of that strike was so peculiar, hitting a critical point precisely, causing the elements that were being absorbed to instantly collapse!

In an instant, spiderweb-like cracks appeared in the pitch-black pupils of Chen Qing’s eyes!

Was the forbidden technique broken?

Chen Qing’s scalp tingled, but he immediately guessed who it was.

Such power, coupled with such skill, who else could it be but the Guard Commander with the Ancestor Blood Body?

The martial monk profession that evolved from the Blood Ancestor’s legacy in the fourth version was decided by Chen Qing after seeing a performance of one-finger Zen at Shaolin Temple.

The Shaolin monk could break stone steles with his fragile fingers, which was unbelievable to anyone with knowledge of human anatomy because the brittle calcium composition of human fingers is incomparable to the mass of a stele.

The Shaolin monks could not explain clearly, only mentioning it was a power to target the blood, that by striking precise acupoints, they could destroy objects much more massive than themselves.

This explanation added a layer of mystique to the martial arts of Huazhong.

At that time in the game, there were no warrior professions, and the main profession for players to resist demons was the magician.

Chen Qing had always wanted to create a melee profession.

Since human vigor was nothing compared to the forces of nature, to counter magicians, Chen Qing intended to incorporate this concept of targeting blood.

Martial monks... could pinpoint the weaknesses of all things to break through defenses, with more agile movements and greater strength, and they could unravel the power of strong magicians by hitting so-called vulnerable acupoints.

This legacy came precisely from the Blood Ancestor.

Compared to warriors who rely on demon power to become strong, this unique acupoint targeting ability and the secret technique of cultivating vigor were more suitable for the Human Race players.

This setting had only been a rough theory in Chen Qing’s mind at the time, and he hadn’t shared it with anyone— he had almost forgotten about it himself—yet, unbelievably, the Guard Commander had mastered this legacy!

What astonished Chen Qing most was that the Guard Commander had chosen to cooperate with King of Qin?

Just moments ago the other side was trying to seize his Ancestor Blood Body, and now they were working together? Wasn’t this reconciliation a bit too swift?

Regardless of the other party’s reasons, the outcome was the same. The powerful technique crumbled under that simple punch, and Chen Qing’s eyes shattered like frail glass.

"Chen Qing!!"

Ziyue’s pupils dilated, suddenly overwhelmed with urgency. She had just received information on the technique of the Demon Wheel. How vast were the elements absorbed by Chen Qing just now? If the technique fell apart, the energy unleashed could probably blow Jiangnan to smithereens!

She might save herself within this Time Stop Magic Array, but as the center of the magic, Chen Qing would inevitably face... an end in ashes!