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"What nonsense are you spouting?" Second Elder Shen’s face darkened.

"It seems you know..." The Dragon King sneered, "Have you not doubted... those spirit bodies that suddenly appeared?"

Second Elder Shen: "....."

Honestly, he did have his suspicions. As the Lord of the Hell, he was sensitive to the entry of spirit bodies into Jiangnan, especially when they came in such large numbers.

Even though they all came from Lyuzhou, it was impossible to sneak these spirit bodies into reincarnation without them noticing.

Tens of thousands of people, appearing out of thin air. Although they didn’t take advantage of Jiangnan’s core resources, and were mostly sent to the Northern Wasteland, they all retained their memories!

This decision puzzled them greatly.

Reincarnation meant not carrying memories over—this was the rule. Otherwise, everything would be in disarray. If you were reborn into another family and became their child, yet retained your own memories, would you recognize those parents? Are you still considered the child they bore?

Who would want their child to have memories of previous lives?

This was the source of chaos, and in principle, it was absolutely forbidden.

But Chen Qing had made this exception, and such a big one at that, which was truly baffling.

He had some guesses about the traits of those people, but he dared not consider them...

"Those people... they’re not from this world.

" The Dragon King said coldly, "Have you never wondered why a boy of such ordinary birth could possess such exceptional insight?

Why does he know so much about many secrets?

How could he create something as inconceivable as godly spirits? Have you never questioned this?"

"What are you trying to say?" Second Elder Shen spoke coldly.

"In the mythology of your Human Race, how were humans born? Why do they live such wretched lives?"

"The Divine Demoness created humans with her divine skills, intending to add spiritual energy to this world. Yet unexpectedly, they became delicious food coveted by demons and monsters. The misfortunes of the Human Race over the years were all due to the vile roots of you demons and monsters."

"Hahaha... that legend we demons do not acknowledge..." The Dragon King looked at him and said, "What if I told you, the Human Race being food for demons was a setup from the very beginning?"

Second Elder Shen: "......"

"What if everything was preordained?" The Dragon King pointed outside and said, "The reason why your Human Race lives such wretched lives is because there are beings who designated you as such from the beginning.

Your flesh is delicious, addicting demons; your resentment can generate spiritual energy.

Demons desire to grow stronger, so they must abuse and massacre you.

Why is this so coincidental? Have you never thought about that? "

Second Elder Shen fell silent and did not respond for a long time. How could he have never thought about it...

The Human Race seemed to be destined to oppose demons and monsters from the start, and with their innately weak existence, they were predestined to be food on the monsters’ plates. It gave the impression that everything seemed...

"It seems like it’s designed... right?"

The Dragon King’s huge eyes seemed to see through the heart of men, instantly voicing the very issue Second Elder Shen least wanted to contemplate!

"Stop doubting, it’s exactly as you think.

.." The Dragon King sighed deeply, "Our world was designed this way, and so is everything in it. Don’t blame the demons for slaughtering the Human Race, because it’s been like this from the design phase.

They were inherently given such impulses and greed.

There’s no changing it. You think the Human Race is miserable, but do you think we’re any better off? "

"My Dragon Clan is no different from your Human Race in front of the Great Demons. But the thing is, we can never change this fact. There’s a red line, pressing down firmly on us, making it impossible for us to exceed the King Level limit, no matter how hard we try.

We can only end up as meals for the powerful demons. "

"My mother, my sister, were both made into sashimi.

Do you know what sashimi is? They were skinned alive, the hard Dragon Scales were plucked out one by one, the Dragon Sinews pulled out, our blood drained dry.

And they must keep us alive, on that gigantic dining table, slicing off bits of our flesh with incredibly sharp blades, dunking them in sauce, and consuming it right before our eyes. "

Second Elder Shen felt a chill run down his spine, having witnessed the cruelty of demons, but if his loved ones were to suffer in such a way, he didn’t know if he would go mad.

"And those so-called great beings...are actually people from a parallel world."

"What did you say?" Second Elder Shen’s pupils shrank.

"What I said is the truth!" the Dragon King said coldly: "Those people from the parallel world can seize a lot of things in this world, including the top demon bloodlines.

Countless eras ago, that group had already taken control of this world.

Now, the so-called ancient rulers are all like your lord, coming from another world. They... are all in cahoots!"

"No... Chen Qing is different..."

"The same!" the Dragon King sneered: "It’s just that he needs you now.

Do you think those ancient rulers reached the peak by themselves?

Haha... Initially, like Chen Qing, they relied on the power of the Human Race to establish their first wave of foundation.

Then, step by step, they ascended to higher positions.

In the end... once they reached the pinnacle, they turned around and continued to see you as their blood food! "

"Impossible!"

"Why is it impossible?" the Dragon King stared at him intently: "The nature’s spiritual energy comes from the resentment of the Human Race. If he does not massacre the Human Race, there will be no more spiritual energy in the future. Would he be content to just die of old age? Do you think that’s what he wants? "

"He could rely on reincarnation..."

"Reincarnation?" the Dragon King laughed aloud: "That’s to deceive fools like you. Have you ever seen any of those ancient rulers reincarnate? Even if one can control reincarnation, so what? Who would want to put their life and fortune in someone else’s hands? Reincarnation... If he reincarnates, isn’t he just making himself prey for people like you?

Would he not guard against you? If it was you.

.. and you reached the peak, would you obediently go into reincarnation? "

"I..."

"Face the reality. We are us, and they are them. We can never mix together because, in their eyes, we are just meat on the table!"

"What do you want to do?" Second Elder Shen frowned: "You yourself said it, the limit of the demons is designed. What can you do?"

"Can..." the Dragon King nodded: "If they can take the talents of the demons, we... can also take theirs. I have found the way. Are you willing to join me?"

"You have a method, and I have nothing. Yet you want me to collaborate with you. What are you plotting?" Second Elder Shen frowned: "Do you want Chen Qing?"

"Haha... I have no interest... Chen Qing is already in a precarious situation himself, with even more terrifying things eyeing him. I can’t get involved."

"As for other Reincarnators, whatever you can scheme to get your hands on, just scheme. As long as you can get the person, I can help you. I just want one person..."

"Who?"

"Shen Ling!"

"Who is that?" Second Elder Shen frowned, surprised that there was someone with the surname Shen...

"This person should have been seen by you recently, the creator of the Nine Heavens Mirror Valley!"

"Her?" Second Elder Shen was startled, and then confused: "Isn’t it rumored that she swindled the Nine Heavens Mirror Valley from you guys?"

"That’s why I say... it’s just a rumor..." the Dragon King smiled: "Legends and reality are often two different things..."

"And what is the reality?"

"The reality is... she... is actually one of the fallen great rulers!"

Second Elder Shen: "!!!"