in the edge

Chapter 532 Death and Rebirth

The appearance of the seven Zheng Qixing was purely an accident.

It was mainly because of the alcohol. Although Du Chengfeng and Jiaolang theoretically had no chance of getting drunk, when the mood was right, it was inevitable that they would do things a little inappropriately - of course, a big part of the reason was because Zheng Qixing's appearance gave them confidence.

"In fact, you have already arrived many years later."

At the dinner table, Du Chengfeng said this to Zheng Qixing.

"Do you believe it or not?"

Zheng Qixing certainly didn't believe it. He just thought that he was punished for killing too many people and had gone to the underworld in myths and legends. As for many years later...

This is a bit too ridiculous.

"Well, you don't believe it, right?"

Du Chengfeng called the coyote over.

"Then we'll show you what you'll look like in the future!"

Having said this, Du Chengfeng and Jiaolang created another Zheng Qixing according to the same method as before.

This was actually an experiment. After all, they couldn't be sure whether the powerful man who specialized in studying death would lose the memory after they had created Zheng Qixing. Of course, verifying this was not complicated. They just had to wait for the powerful man to come to them.

But this was a bit too stupid, so after thinking it over, they decided to use some more controllable methods.

That is, resurrect more Zheng Qixing.

Resurrect a few more Zheng Qixing and compare their conditions. On the one hand, we can see how much memory they have retained compared to the original death stars. On the other hand, based on this comparison, we can see whether they will not be able to remember each other's experience.

Although theoretically, neither Du Chengfeng nor the coyote were on the path to death, they were really curious about this kind of thing.

So the second Zheng Qixing naturally appeared, but this Zheng Qixing was obviously a little more irritable than the first Zheng Qixing. After asking, Du Chengfeng and Jiaolang found out that this Zheng Qixing was stabbed to death by his beloved concubine with a sword, and was full of resentment.

After meeting the first Zheng Qixing, the two Zheng Qixings almost came into a fight. The reason was very simple. The first Zheng Qixing would never believe that his concubine would betray him.

Until the third Zheng Qixing appeared.

The third Zheng Qixing was even more unlucky than the second Zheng Qixing. You know, the second Zheng Qixing was stabbed to death by his concubine, but the third Zheng Qixing lived again - when the first Zheng Qixing heard this, he was quite happy and felt that his future self would be rewarded for his good deeds.

But after listening to it, Zheng Qixing's eyes suddenly started to glow green.

"What do you mean she's been cheating on me for a long time? Is she that kind of person?"

The first Zheng Qixing started fighting with the third Zheng Qixing on the spot, and both of them were bleeding from their heads.

It was not until the fourth and fifth Zheng Qixing came over that they pulled the two men apart. It was at this time that the sixth and seventh Zheng Qixing also came over to help. Compared with the previous Zheng Qixing, the later four Zheng Qixing were obviously more calm, but the murderous aura in their eyes was also more intense.

It is obvious that compared with the first three Zheng Qixing, the last four Zheng Qixing have killed people like crazy and regarded human life as worthless.

This naturally caused dissatisfaction among the three Zheng Qixing in front.

"How could you become like this! We absolutely do not recognize you as our future selves!"

So, the first three Zheng Qixing and the last four Zheng Qixing also fought together.

Even Du Cheng and Jiao Lang came back a step late. After all, these Zheng Qixing were all masters of evil spirits, and it was natural that they were extremely quick when they attacked them, who were also masters of evil spirits. But what surprised Du Chengfeng and Jiao Lang even more was that the ones who became corpses were the calmer Zheng Qixing who came later.

The result of three against four was that the side of three won, while Zheng Qixing, who was the calmer among the four, fell to the ground as soon as he faced each other.

"Ah this."

Du Chengfeng and Coyote were speechless for a long time.

He was killed just after being resurrected. Wasn’t all their work in vain?
Also, why did the four Zheng Qixings they had high hopes for die, while the three Zheng Qixings who seemed indecisive acted so ruthlessly and decisively?

"What do you mean by ruthless?"

The first Zheng Qixing’s eyes were wide open with anger.

"I'm getting rid of harm for the people! I will never become like this in the future!"

"..."

Du Chengfeng and Jiaolang never expected that Zheng Qixing would answer like this.

However, with this reason, they could even understand why the three Zheng Qixing won - on the one hand, they passively killed in order to study death, and on the other hand, they actively killed those cunning villains. Comparing the two, the latter's driving force was indeed stronger, and under this driving force, the three Zheng Qixing would act one step faster, and even be more ferocious and decisive when they took action.

After all, in the eyes of these three Zheng Qixings, he was doing the right thing.

However, there were only three Zheng Qixing, which seemed not enough, so Du Chengfeng and Jiaolang discussed it and decided to make use of the waste materials and resurrect the four corpses that had just been killed. Fortunately, after these four corpses were resurrected, they no longer had the attitude of treating human life as worthless as before. It was obvious that they still remembered the death just now.

"So what exactly is this mechanism?"

Du Chengfeng and Coyote were a little confused.

In order to find out the information of these seven Zheng Qixing, they simply brought the seven Zheng Qixing together for a drink and chat, but the result of the chat made Du Chengfeng and Jiaolang even more confused - they originally thought that as long as the first Zheng Qixing was resurrected, the second Zheng Qixing would not have the memory of the first Zheng Qixing, but from the current chat, the first three Zheng Qixing all remembered the concubine beside them.

But if the resurrected Zheng Qixing really has all the memories, that doesn't make sense, because the last four Zheng Qixing obviously forgot the experiences of the first three Zheng Qixing, and they even don't remember the crucial concubine at all. Apart from studying death, these four Zheng Qixing seem to have no other memories to recall.

"At least they still remember their name is Zheng Qixing."

While Du Chengfeng was grilling the skewers, Coyote came over and whispered a reminder.

"This situation is very strange. I remember it, but I don't remember it at the same time... So how does this resurrection mechanism work?"

"You are old, why are you asking me?"

Du Chengfeng was also confused by the inexplicable situation.

If the absence of death had already shocked him, then this strange resurrection mechanism made him even more confused - originally according to Coyote, the resurrected soul only needed to restore its memory, but now it was obvious that even through the drinking and chatting just now, the last four Zheng Qixing had restored some of their past memories, they were unwilling to identify with their former selves.

"You're such a hypocrite. You even died for no apparent reason because of a woman... Is this who I used to be? You guys are too weak!"

This is what the last four Zheng Qixing said to the first three Zheng Qixing at the wine table. "I am now walking on the great road of the world, and the study of the principles of all things is what I should pursue most... Have you never been curious about this world? Are you willing to live in such a muddle for the rest of your life? Why are you looking at me like that? I am just a woman, no different from any other corpse... What are you doing!"

So, naturally, the seven Zheng Qixing started fighting again. Although the first three Zheng Qixing were unarmed, the skewers in their hands were as fast as lightning and directly pierced into the throats of the last four Zheng Qixing.

As the saying goes, if you don't agree, there's no need to talk too much. It's obvious that the first three Zheng Qixing and the last four Zheng Qixing can't talk to each other at all.

If it was just a memory discrepancy, Du Chengfeng and Jiao Lang would still have time to figure it out, but when it comes to killing themselves, Du Chengfeng and Jiao Lang really can't handle it - another thing is that the last four Zheng Qixing are too weak. They have clearly started to study the principles of heaven and earth, but in the end they can't even beat their younger selves.

The four corpses were placed aside, which was distressing to look at. Du Chengfeng and Coyote could only recycle them again and resurrect them a few more times.

Perhaps it was because each time Zheng Qixing was resurrected, he was not the same. It was not until the twenty-eighth resurrection that the seven Zheng Qixing finally reached a consensus. At this time, they would no longer accuse each other of hypocrisy. They only agreed that they could do whatever they wanted if they had the bigger fist. As for the feelings for the concubine, no matter how painful it was for them, they would not deny this point.

Of course, they have one additional commonality.

That is, the disgust one has for his future self.

"I will never become like that."

At the dinner table, the seven Zheng Qixings were talking at the same time, but their words were roughly the same.

"Is there any difference between gaining power through death and gaining power through killing like Sha Qi? I'd be crazy to go down this path... If I really go down this path, I'd no longer be myself."

"..."

After hearing the remarks of the seven Zheng Qixings, Du Chengfeng and Jiaolang could not help but look at each other.

They never imagined that Zheng Qixing, or later known as Death Star, would be such a contradictory person.

At this moment, the great power who, in their impression, had studied death in depth, was gradually unveiling its mysterious veil. And beneath this terrifying reputation, the one who carried it was an ordinary person who was so contradictory that he even denied himself.

No, it's not even normal.

Ordinary people can even be logically consistent, but Zheng Qixing cannot. The young Zheng Qixing and the later Zheng Qixing are divided into two completely different factions. Even among the later Zheng Qixing, there are some who do not agree with his approach.

For example, the 25th and 28th Zheng Qixing who were just resurrected, that is, the 6th and 7th Zheng Qixing at present, these two killed the concubine and the adulterer, and studied the situation after death itself, but these two Zheng Qixing did not show the same obsession with death as the other Zheng Qixing - or rather, they were obsessed with it before, but as their research became more and more in-depth, they became more and more empty.

"Death itself is fake, or rather, there has never been any death."

The sixth Zheng Qixing and the seventh Zheng Qixing were drinking and laughing while crying.

"It's fake! It's all fake! Death is fake! Her feelings are fake! What is real! Tell me what is real!"

For a moment, the seven Zheng Qixings started to act crazy while drunk. It was obvious that the feelings they had for their concubines were an eternal pain in their hearts.

This also made Du Chengfeng feel a little bit uncomfortable.

"Why don't we think of a way to revive their concubine as well?"

Du Chengfeng came up with an idea.

"There are seven of them anyway, so it's just right to revive seven more..."

"Are you talking human language?"

Coyote was shocked by Du Chengfeng's ridiculous idea.

"Why don't we just switch bodies? You be the beast, and I'll put on the iron sheet."

"How come that's not human language? I just want to give them a complete home."

Du Chengfeng looked at the coyote in confusion.

"Don't you have any compassion at all?"

"..."

The coyote was stumped by the question.

What had he just heard? How was this his fault?
"Anyway, I'd better not do this kind of thing. I still have the most basic morals."

Although he didn't know how it became his problem, the coyote still chose to give up.

The seven Zheng Qixings were already enough to make his scalp tingle. If seven more concubines showed up... he didn't even dare to imagine how chaotic the scene would be.

He has always followed the law of the jungle, even his body has turned into that of a wild beast. For the first time, he admitted that he is a coward.

"That's it."

Seeing that the coyote was still unwilling to do it, Du Chengfeng did not force it.

On the one hand, it was because he also felt that this kind of thing was a bit outrageous. On the other hand, it was because he had already seen the tide of death pressing over from the distance.

Obviously, while they were making a mess, the real Zheng Qixing, or the powerful man known as the Death Star, had already completed his resurrection.

The powerful person who has studied death in depth came to kill again.

And this time, this powerful being who has studied death in depth will definitely not hold back on them like he did last time.

Just like when Du Chengfeng was chopped into pieces before, the opponent will definitely use the most ferocious killing move as soon as he starts.

"So...I have bad news for you all."

Thinking of this, Du Chengfeng returned to the table and looked at Zheng Qixing and others present.

"Even if you deny your future, it's meaningless because there is another future you that is killing you right now."

"Then kill him!"

The seven Zheng Qixing were immediately filled with indignation.

"We will never become like that!"

(End of this chapter)