Chapter 283 - - 281 is that you want to become the Gu King, right?_1

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“Junior Brother Cheng, I’ll be the host, let’s have a good drink, what we learned today is more than what I’ve learned in the past twenty years!” Zhang Ziqing said, “I’ve to say, we’ve lived in peace for too long, and we’ve forgotten how dangerous the jianghu can be. It’s time for a lesson.”

“When the time comes, I hope Junior Brother Cheng can share with us information about other Heavenly Demons,” Shi Dashan said with a smile, “Junior Brother Cheng’s understanding of the Heavenly Demons is far more detailed than ours. Getting tripped up once is enough, we cannot afford a second time.”

“I would also like to ask Junior Brother Cheng about how to use talismans,” Xie Zhong said, “I feel like the Maoshan Sect may have some misconceptions about the use of talismans.”

“No problem,” Duge replied with a smile, “I was sent down the mountain by my master on the first day of my apprenticeship, so I’d also like to learn about the news in the Cultivation World with my fellow senior brothers.”

“Junior Brother Cheng, what about him?” Luo Xi suddenly looked at Chen Ziyong, who had been controlled by a Silence Talisman, and asked, “What do you plan to do with him?”

The others also turned their gazes towards him.

Everyone present had been confessed to by Chen Ziyong, and due to the influence of his abilities, a favorable impression of him had persisted.

Chen Ziyong looked at everyone pitifully.

“Junior Brother Cheng, how about we let him go?” Xie Zhong said, “Although he deceived us, up to now, he hasn’t done much harm, he merely made confessions to some people.”

“I think not all Heavenly Demons are bad…” Bai Qiao glanced at Duge and muttered.

Bang!

Duge kicked the immobilized Chen Ziyong, sending him flying as the Immobilizing Talisman automatically came undone.

Chen Ziyong scrambled to his feet and tried to run.

But then he was caught by Duge by the hair and thrown over the shoulder, crashing heavily into the wall.

Had it been before, he would have killed Chen Ziyong.

But now, with the new skill “No Beating, No Friendship”, he obviously made him his friend instead.

Killing in a peaceful world is too cruel.

He was a celebrity, always needing to maintain his image.

Watching Duge suddenly become brutal, everyone was stunned once more.

A trace of pity flashed through Luo Xi’s eyes, “Junior Brother Cheng, if you’re going to kill him, just kill him. Why torture him?”

“Sister Luo, when dealing with these demon spawns, we cannot afford to be soft-hearted. They have to realize our strength to be tamed. Otherwise, they will take advantage of our weaknesses…” As Duge explained, he continued to lift and heavily slam Chen Ziyong down.

In his hands, Chen Ziyong was like a doll, battered and worn out in no time, the recovery power he gained from confessing to thousands of people couldn’t recover him in a short period.

The crowd fell silent and swallowed hard in unison.

This was to make an example of the chicken to scare the monkeys!

Indeed!

It must be.

Lucky for Chen Ziyong to be a Heavenly Demon, if they were treated by Cheng Yu like this, even with Spiritual Power to protect them, they would likely be dead through and through.

By this comparison, Duge had indeed been very merciful to them; he truly wanted to be their friend.

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Zhao Hongmei watched the frenzied Duge, her complexion deathly pale.

What about making money? What about betrayal? All these concerns she tossed beyond the highest heavens.

She made up her mind that whatever Cheng Yu said, that was that; the company be damned!

Her life mattered most!

Qing Song’s eyebrows were tightly knit. He hadn’t been influenced by any abilities, and he was almost certain that the little junior brother had been possessed by a Heavenly Demon.

He had intended to report Cheng Yu’s true identity to his master when he returned, but now he was discarding the idea. Since the little junior brother hadn’t rebelled against the Clear Heart temple and didn’t admit to being a Heavenly Demon, wanting to live as a normal person, there was no need to involve his master in this baseless disaster.

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“Convinced or not?” Duge looked at Chen Ziyong, whom he had beaten black and blue, with broken tendons and bones, lifted him by the neck, and asked, “If you’re convinced, we can still be friends, but if you’re not, I’ll send you to your death right now.”

“I’m convinced! I’m thoroughly convinced!” The effect of the Silence Talisman had disappeared during the beating, and looking at Duge, Chen Ziyong sobbed.

At that moment, he didn’t dare to utter a single word.

He was afraid that if he said one word, his head would move houses, Cheng Yu’s speed was much faster than his.

On Cheng Yu, he felt a shadow of Duge for some reason.

But Duge had become an Alien Warrior, unlikely to join a simulation just to mess around with them. This person in front of him, with such strong adaptive and developmental skills for the simulation, was bound to become the next Boss Du.

At this point, he had no concern over who was in charge; clinging to the strong was the real truth.

“My good brother, I’ve wronged you,” Duge reached out to let Chen Ziyong down and hugged him tightly, “From now on, you are my good friend, no, a friend to all of humanity. Let us join forces to exterminate the other Heavenly Demons and restore peace to the world…”

“The vast universe,” Chen Ziyong’s eyes brimmed with a sea of tears as he sobbed.

“…”

Everyone was dumbfounded.

Are they good friends now?

You just beat him up!

Aren’t you afraid he’ll seek revenge afterwards?

When it’s time to teach us a lesson, you’re as cunning as a ghost, but when it comes to the Heavenly Demon, you let your guard down after one fight?

What kind of logic is that?

“Junior Brother Cheng, no matter how harmless he is, he’s still the Heavenly Demon. Isn’t it a bit hasty to accept him just like that?” Xie Zhong couldn’t help but remind him; he couldn’t help but think of Duge’s welfare as a friend.

“It’s okay, if he dares to cause trouble, just beat him up again,” Duge smiled nonchalantly, looking at Chen Ziyong, “Don’t be reserved. With brother, you have to let go and heal if you need to.”

Chen Ziyong nodded, looked around at everyone present, and finally his gaze landed on Zhao Hongmei, speaking affectionately, “Sister, your smile has moved me. I swear, in this life, I only love three things: the sun, the moon, and you. The sun I leave for the day, the moon I leave for the night, and you… you solely belong to me…”

Under the incredulous stares of everyone, Chen Ziyong’s appearance rapidly returned to normal with his confession.

In the blink of an eye, except for his clothes, he was completely restored, showing no signs of having been beaten.

Everyone’s mouths went dry.

Is this the recovery power of a Heavenly Demon?

It’s unbelievable!

If all Heavenly Demons are like Cheng Yu and Chen Ziyong, once they grow up, they will indeed be difficult to fight…

Seeing Zhao Hongmei’s gaze soften instantly toward Chen Ziyong, everyone became thoughtful, suddenly understanding why during the fight, Cheng Yu had struck first and used a Silence Talisman to seal his speech.

Chen Ziyong’s abilities must be related to his speech!

But if Chen Ziyong’s abilities are related to speech, what about Cheng Yu’s abilities?

Do they have something to do with discrimination?

But they didn’t feel any discomfort!

Everything seemed to have naturally progressed into what it is now.

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After instructing Zhao Hongmei to go out and get new clothes for everyone, they put away their Magic Artifacts and equipment and asked the club’s manager for a large private room.

While waiting for the food, Luo Fan couldn’t help but ask, “Junior Brother Cheng, could you tell us what kind of people Heavenly Demons really are?”

Duge glanced at him and smiled, “Have you heard of Gu poison?”

Luo Fan nodded, “Yes, the cultivators from the South Border are known for their arts of Gu poison. It’s said that if one masters it, they can achieve longevity through Gu…”

“Heavenly Demons are similar to Gu,” Duge interrupted him, “You put all Heavenly Demons in one world, then you let them fight each other. In the end, you devour me, I devour you, nurturing the strongest among them. That’s the Demon King.”

“What happens when the strongest is nurtured?” Ziqing’s mind flashed with the Ghost King sealed on Heavenly Master Mountain; his voice trembled as he asked, “Will the Demon King endanger our world?”

“No, he will leave this world,” Duge smiled.

“…” The crowd exchanged glances, stunned once again.

“Strange, isn’t it?” Duge shook his head with a wistful expression, “I know what you’re thinking. Since the Demon King will eventually leave, why not just let him go? But the most terrifying thing about the struggle among Heavenly Demons is not the breeding of the Demon King, but the process of his breeding.

In the South Border, brewing Gu is mere mutual predation among insects, but when Heavenly Demons prey on each other, they need ordinary people to serve as nourishment.

The reason I am determined to unite everyone is to make the process of Demons preying on each other somewhat more peaceful, to cut them down before they grow, so the world will suffer less harm. That’s why, during the interview with the reporters, I attempted to draw the attention of all Heavenly Demons to myself…”

You’re not trying to use us to eradicate other Heavenly Demons, becoming the last Demon King yourself, are you?

The crowd automatically ignored the empathetic content of Duge’s words, filtering out the essence of his speech in their minds.

But upon closer consideration, if what he said was true, having Duge become the Demon King wasn’t unacceptable. Compared to that Heavenly Demon who killed people in the streets, Duge was powerful yet merciful,

and compared to Chen Ziyong, who went around professing love, he was exponentially stronger.

Instead of finding someone else to eliminate Cheng Yu, why not let Cheng Yu devour everyone and then send him away.

If another powerful Heavenly Demon is nurtured and starts to struggle with Duge, the entire situation might spiral out of control, and they would suffer greater losses.

However, the premise of this plan is to verify that Cheng Yu’s statement about rearing Gu is true.

Otherwise,

if they left behind a Demon King who would stop at nothing, they would all be sinners.

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