in the edge

Chapter 596 Wu Zhao
The moment he picked up the dragon head stick, the Lord of Nine Dragons knew that he had probably completely sided with the side of the extraterritorial demon.

This kind of thing is no big deal, or rather, in the eyes of the Nine Dragon Star Lord, this is the most correct decision - anyway, these so-called powerful ones can no longer make him stronger, so he might as well follow the extraterritorial demon who can make him stronger.

But that’s where the problem lies.

Where is the extraterritorial demon that he wants to follow?
"Um……"

Looking at the corpses of the powerful men in the cave, Jiulong Xingjun suddenly felt that he seemed to have made a wrong decision. This impulsive killing did strengthen his determination, but it also made him expose his position prematurely.

This is not a good thing. With his current strength, he may not be able to withstand the reckoning of Wenquxingjun. In addition, other powerful people may not be happy to see his behavior. He may be attacked by everyone.

"So we have to find a way..."

Thinking of this, the Nine Dragon Star Lord hurriedly began to deal with the corpse on the ground.

Since it was his own cave, whatever he said was justifiable, so these powerful people who came to seek refuge became villains who wanted to snatch the remains of the Heavenly Demon, and his act of killing naturally became a legitimate defense - as for why these people wanted to snatch the remains of the Heavenly Demon, of course it was because they had already defected to the Heavenly Demon from outside the domain.

On the contrary, it is the Nine Dragon Star Lord himself who is loyal to the Ten Thousand Star Alliance and to this world.

Yes, the Lord of Nine Dragons has figured it out. At this time when the extraterritorial demon cannot be found, it is dangerous to expose himself rashly. Instead of letting the Lord of Wenqu find an opportunity to settle accounts with him, it is better to hide himself completely and pretend to be the most loyal one.

Then, slowly look for opportunities and wait for the right time.

With this thought in mind, the Nine Dragon Star Lord quietly lurked in secret.

His chance won't be far away, at least not too far.

When another powerful person came to seek shelter, the Nine Dragon Star Lord would not refuse. He, like the other powerful people who controlled the remaining bodies, openly took the other person under his protection. At this moment, the Nine Dragon Star Lord had already seen that although most of these powerful people who came to seek shelter had bad intentions and even wanted to snatch the magic soldiers from his hands, this mentality of seeking shelter also doomed them to find it difficult to exert any strength.

"After all, this elimination has already begun since that battle."

Looking at these powerful people who were cultivating in their own caves, the Lord of Nine Dragons already had some vague understanding in his heart.

The so-called powerful people may never be heroes.

In other words, from the moment they ascended to the sky and opened up their own caves, they were no longer the heroes they once were.

When they come into contact with the essence of the world, when they come into contact with the omnipotent power, when their will transcends even death, what else can limit their actions?

When there is no opponent, it is the most dangerous time.

These so-called powerful people before us have personally proved this point.

Use their weakness, use their degradation.

They pursue the so-called becoming stronger, but do not want to die, and would even rather take shelter in his cave in order to survive.

"Even among the powerful, there are superior and inferior ones."

Thinking of this, when the Lord of Nine Dragons looked at these powerful men again, there was actually a hint of pity in his expression.

From the moment they failed to snatch the remains, these so-called powerful ones no longer had any choice. Their fate was already determined, and they were eliminated and destined to be unable to enter that new era.

"Wenquxingjun..."

The more he felt this way, the gloomier the face of the Nine Dragon Star Lord became, simply because the one who started this elimination match was none other than the Wenqu Star Lord.

In the past, he thought that Wenquxingjun only had some abilities, but after Wenquxingjun really showed his strength, Jiulongxingjun had to admit that Wenquxingjun was ruthless and decisive enough. But now it seems... he still underestimated Wenquxingjun after all.

The other party possesses more than just ruthlessness and decisiveness.

This is an extremely strong opponent.

“But it’s still a little off.”

After meeting Wenquxingjun several times, Jiulongxingjun could be sure that the other party had not discovered his little thoughts.

Since nothing was discovered, he naturally had the opportunity to do what he wanted. It happened that the Ten Thousand Stars Alliance also needed his powerful fighting power right now - the hunt for the extraterritorial demon was finally put on the agenda. Many powerful people formed teams one after another around the holders of the magic weapons. They patrolled every piece of land, searched every cave, and never gave the extraterritorial demon any chance to take advantage.

"We must catch that extraterritorial demon!"

Although the slogan was shouted like this, many powerful people still gained nothing. The extraterritorial demon seemed to have evaporated half from the earth, and no trace of it could be found.

This also caused some powerful people to start slacking off.

"Brother Centipede, are you going back early again?"

The Nine Dragons Star God frowned slightly as he looked at the Centipede Star God who came over to ask for leave.

"How many times has this happened? Every time you..."

"Old man, I am really not in good health."

As he said this, the Centipede Star Lord coughed, and his body clearly exuded a strong sense of death, and even had a bit of a corpse odor.

"The last time I came down to earth, I was injured so badly... I'm really sorry. In my current state, I'm afraid I can only be a drag on everyone."

"That's okay."

The Nine Dragon Star Lord thought about it and finally sighed.

As a powerful veteran, the fierceness and decisiveness of the Centipede Star Lord were once the object of study for the Nine Dragon Star Lord. But who could have imagined that the man who was once so powerful in his eyes would end up in this situation - although the Centipede Star Lord in front of him concealed it well, the Nine Dragon Star Lord could already see that the other party was probably only one breath away from real death.

Even the truly strong ones could not escape the fate of being eliminated, which made the Nine Dragon Star Lord sigh a little.

"So, you must turn into a dragon."

Thinking of this, the Lord of Nine Dragons made up his mind.

A dragon can be big or small, can rise or hide, which means that a dragon has strong adaptability in any environment. No matter how the environment changes, the dragon will not be eliminated. Not only that, the dragon can even actively change the external environment to make the outside world adapt to itself.

This is the Nine Dragon Star God’s understanding of the dragon, and it is also the most steadfast source of strength in the heart of the Nine Dragon Star God.

"You go."

Thinking of this, the Nine Dragon Star Lord no longer had any worries in his heart. He just waved his hand, signaling the Centipede Star Lord to leave.

The Nine Dragons Star Lord didn't know what the Hundred-footed Star Lord thought, nor did he care. The Hundred-footed Star Lord, or Du Chengfeng, didn't really care what the Nine Dragons Star Lord thought, and he didn't care either.

Right now, Du Chengfeng has more important things to do.

“Hurry up, hurry up…”

After returning to the cave of the Centipede Star Lord, Du Chengfeng immediately sealed the cave to prevent outsiders from entering and to continue to maintain the illusion that he was recuperating. Then, he took out a hairpin made of fine steel from his sleeve.

Yes, this was the purpose of his recent participation in the manhunt, and it was also the reason why he had been busy recently.

In the current situation, although he can handle it by himself, he still feels that good things should be shared with more people.

such as……

"What are you going to do now?" Du Chengfeng, or rather, half of the face of the Centipede Star Lord, suddenly began to make another voice.

"Didn't I already tell you that this world is boring? Don't wake me up again and again... Wait, where are you?"

As he said this, half of the Centipede Star Lord's body began to touch the surrounding environment uncontrollably.

"A place like this... Have you found a new secret place similar to Taoyuan Township?"

"It's a long story."

Controlling the other half of his body, Du Chengfeng slowly sat down.

Then, he told the other half of his body, Wu Zhao, everything that had happened in the recent period.

"After hearing all this, do you still want to continue to die?"

"...Wait a moment, I'm a little confused."

Wu Zhao, who was controlling the other half of his body, began to scratch his head. Having just been resurrected, he was still a little confused.

The news brought by Du Chengfeng made Wu Zhao even more confused.

"But at least you don't want to die anymore."

Du Chengfeng laughed cheerfully. At this moment, he and Wu Zhao were controlling the corpse of the Centipede Star Lord together. Naturally, he could feel Wu Zhao's thoughts to a certain extent. Unlike the previous situation where he would still have to fall into eternal sleep no matter how many times he was resurrected, this time, Wu Zhao had ignited some hope of life.

Obviously, Wu Zhao was very interested in his current experience.

"But this kind of thing..."

Half of the Centipede Star God's face was frowned.

"What is Ascension? What is Great Power? If they really exist, why don't I know anything about them?"

“It’s possible that we don’t know.”

Du Chengfeng thought about it and decided to tell the truth.

"Well, you are too weak. You don't even meet the standard of becoming a powerful person, so no one will take you. Naturally, you don't know..."

"No, no."

Listening to Du Chengfeng's words, Wu Zhao shook his head repeatedly.

"You said I was too weak, but that doesn't matter. After all, there are always stronger ones among the strong. There's no end to this kind of thing. But you said no one came to pick me up... didn't you ever think that this kind of thing is a bit strange?"

"What's strange?"

Du Chengfeng was a little confused.

"Just this little weakness is enough..."

"No, it's still wrong."

Wu Zhao, who was controlling half of the body of the Centipede Star Lord, continued to shake his head.

"According to what you said, if we continue to calculate... there are many mortals in this world, but few masters. A very small number of masters have ascended to heaven. Over time, their number has become very large..."

“Maybe… that’s it?”

Listening to Wu Zhao's description, Du Chengfeng also nodded slowly.

It is true that there are many mortals. After all, there are so many evil masters fighting people to death in this world, but the population in various places is still sufficient, and they can even maintain the most basic production and life. Although this is hardly felt on weekdays, when you think about it carefully, you have to admit that the vitality of the mortals in this world seems to be a little too strong.

As for the scarcity of masters, it is normal. After all, masters are identified through comparison. Even if they are not one in ten thousand, they are at least one in a thousand or one in a hundred. This way of comparison means that masters are destined to be rare, and masters among masters are even rarer.

Among all these masters, only the masters among masters, the heroes among heroes can ascend to the sky and become powerful.

As time goes by, these powerful beings who transcend life and death naturally become more and more numerous. They have unparalleled strength and the ability to pick stars and embrace the moon. They can even be called true immortals. They can do everything.

“But that’s where the problem lies.”

On the Centipede Star God's face, the half that belonged to Wu Zhao had a frown on his face.

"In your description, although the powerful ones had disputes, they never really fought each other in the end?"

"It seems...it's true."

Du Chengfeng nodded slowly.

"But what does this mean? Or, what do you want to say?"

"What I want to say...you should know my experience, right?"

Speaking of this, Wu Zhao suddenly recalled his past.

"In my time, the land was vast and the population was sparse. If we just wanted to survive, we could have stopped fighting and let each city-state live on its own... But we still went to war and fought everywhere. Why do you think that was the case?"

"Because... of the desire for power?"

Du Chengfeng continued speaking according to Wu Zhao's recollections.

Yes, he knew some things about Wu Zhao, so he understood more clearly that Wu Zhao, or the Yin people back then, their purpose of killing was more to gain power - they would use their blood and lives to sacrifice to the so-called ghosts and gods in the dark, so as to gain all kinds of incredible abilities.

"That's just one aspect."

Wu Zhao shook his head.

"On the other hand, if you don't occupy living space, someone else will."

"Survival...space?"

Du Chengfeng also frowned.

If just now he thought that Wu Zhao was simply reminiscing about the past, then now he has already felt that Wu Zhao was obviously talking about something else.

Another set of things related to these powerful beings.

"But the caves of these powerful people originally belonged to them..."

"Not enough. Not enough at all."

Wu Zhao shook his head again.

"The demand for living space will expand infinitely. After obtaining it, people will always want more... But these powerful people violated human nature. There must be something wrong here."

(End of this chapter)