Li Chen remained silent.
The pain in his body felt like his soul was being torn apart, yet his expression remained completely unchanged.
It's as if the pain is felt by someone else.
Yu Qingnian looked at the person in front of him, but swallowed back the words that were about to come out.
Because of a single move, the positions of both sides have already changed.
"Li Chen..."
Do you hate it?
Do you hate this world, or do you hate the human heart?
Li Chen lowered his head, seemingly lost in thought. After hesitating for two seconds, he spoke in a hoarse voice, "I have never hated this world, nor do I have the right to hate it."
"I'm just doing what I'm supposed to do."
"I've long since seen through people's hearts."
People say I'm bad, they say I'm evil, but that's just their verbal slander. Who would want things to come to this?
"Weren't they all forced into this situation?"
"I'm just trying to find a reason to live; what do other people's lives have to do with me?"
"Almost everyone has an Eerie Monsters of blood on their hands. Aren't they living beings too?"
"Humans want to destroy them, and they want to destroy them too, only because humans possess intelligence and emotions, which transform Eerie Monsters into demons."
"This is what's called values."
Yu Qingnian being rebuked. Li Chen was right, but precisely because he was right, his statement was the most correct mistake.
"This is a matter of survival for our race, do you understand?"
"The monster kills the monster, the human kills the monster, the human kills the animal, the animal eats the human—this is the natural order, but the Eerie Monsters wants to devour everything."
"What you're doing is no different from Evil Cult is doing."
Li Chen gave a sarcastic smile, "So you've chosen to pin everything on me, is that it?"
"Whether it was in the past or now."
"I'm nothing more than a pawn in your game."
"But I am an extremely important piece, and I cannot die, because you need me, Human Race needs me, and needs me to help you solve all your current predicaments."
"I am required to sacrifice myself for righteousness, I am required to seize the future of Human Race, I am required to make sacrifices."
"This is what you call 'high-ranking people playing chess'."
"But have you considered the feelings of those who are merely pawns?"
"How can I help humanity with this mindset, when I am hated and harassed by the world, without feeling disgusted by something that makes me feel utterly repulsed?"
Yu Qingnian looked at the young man who had lost everything and fell silent... hesitant... He had no reason to explain, because Li Chen was right.
When Elder Gu insisted on doing that, he probably already guessed the outcome, and even understood that Li Chen would not be able to grow if he did not do so. In the end, this was the path that Li Chen had to take, regardless of whether he hated the Human Race or wanted the Human Race to be annihilated.
He's right...
People only see the facts; no one will treat things rationally. For example, if you have been to prison once, that prison sentence means that you will be remembered by the world for the rest of your life. Whether it's your work or your life, you will ultimately be branded with the label of a prisoner.
"So what are you pursuing?"
"Will Human Race be wiped out by the annals of history, or devoured by Eerie Monsters Human Race, or perhaps you should seek the truth you believe in."
Li Chen's calm eyes met Yu Qingnian's familiar face, and he said hoarsely, "Become God, go find that land of freedom, and see who is the pawn and who is the player."
"This world is too small. The more truths I learn, the more I realize that Human Race is but a drop in the ocean, merely one of the weak races struggling in this universe."
"And there are even more powerful beings outside, who treat the world as pawns, caring only about the outcome."
A barely perceptible flicker of shock flashed in Yu Qingnian he asked, "So you intend to fight those beings alone?"
"Can't Human Race help you?"
Li Chen looked at Yu Qingnian sarcastically and asked, "Help me?"
Why should you help me?
"Relying on Human Race who lack God Realms?"
"Relying on the Human Race, still fighting against these Eerie Monsters?"
"By relying on the Human Race imprisoned within these walls?"
What can you do to help me?
"And on what basis can I be trusted to achieve God?"
"It's just a huge joke..."
"Sigh..." Yu Qingnian sighed and shook his head. He didn't refute it; it really was a joke. Why would the Human Race help this Eerie Lord slaughtered the world to become God?
They were afraid of danger, afraid of death.
Even if Li Chen agreed to become God and not annihilate the Human Race, most people would not believe it. They might even say, "We can raise him to be God, and then we can create another one."
They only believe in controllable factors.
Separation only leads to destruction.
Therefore, people's hearts are treacherous.
Yu Qingnian looked at Li Chen, who had lowered his head and remained silent, a hint of struggle flashing across his face, but he still left.
Silence fell over the prison.
Meanwhile, the hooks holding Li Chen's pipa bones were sizzling as Forbidden Substances dripped slowly into the blood-red lava.
Li Chen's hands and feet began to heal slowly.
"Almost there... almost there..."
"Justice is utterly ridiculous..."
The headquarters of the Special Affairs Bureau is located above the prison.
In a private office.
Light Fiend looked very serious, while several familiar faces were already sitting in the room.
Yan Qing leaned back on the sofa, clad in silver armor, and frowned, saying, "So, the Evil Cult has begun its operation?"
"Or are the border crossings about to fall?"
Light Fiend shook his head and said, "No, it was Yu Qingnian who went to see the Eerie Lord."
"Yu Qingnian?" Yan Qing's cold expression changed slightly. "Isn't he currently attempting to break through to the God Realm?"
"Why is he so surprised that the Eerie Lord has been captured?"
At this moment, the Old Man Dun explained, "You're overthinking it. The Eerie Lord Li Chen is his student."
"It's just a meeting."
"Students?" Yan Qing was somewhat shocked. She knew nothing about these things, so she asked, "Aren't you afraid he'll kidnap the Eerie Lord?"
Light Fiend snorted coldly and said, "He dares not. The Eerie Lord is now the number one enemy of the Human Race. I will kill anyone who dares to rob me, even if it costs me everything. The Wasteland Realm is no exception."
The words had barely left his mouth.
A figure has already appeared in the room.
Yu Qingnian glanced at Light Fiend without saying a word; he had heard what Guang Sha had just said.
The atmosphere became somewhat awkward for a moment.
Dunhuang quickly tried to ease the tension, asking, "So, did you get anything from the Eerie Lord?"
Let us hear it too.
Yu Qingnian, his face cold, glanced at the group and said, "I didn't get any information. He was still unconscious when I arrived."
"I didn't expect your Special Affairs Bureau to be so generous, actually converting the entire underground prison for him alone."
Light Fiend, his face stern, said, "Of course, he is the Eerie Lord, worthy of our Special Affairs Bureau's attention."
"However, now that Huizhou City has been retaken, it's marching towards becoming Sinful Pass. Do you all want to watch another show?"