The questioning and discussion have come to an end.
Indeed, all of this is predicated on the current state of the world.
Yu Qingnian wanted Li Chen to come out, but not at this time. Light Fiend wanted Wasteland Realm to start a full-scale war. Yan Qing was just fulfilling his absolute Justice, but Dunhuang only cared about the people and the opinions of the masses.
Neither of them is wrong.
The mistake lies in this multiple-choice question that has no answer.
They dared not make a choice, because every step could represent an unknown future. Elder Gu, when they could see the future, what about now?
Do they believe in fate?
Of course they wouldn't believe it. Everyone is a powerful individual who aspires to reach the God Realm; to make them believe in fate is no less than ascending to heaven in one step.
And so, Human Race is now facing a huge choice, in the hands of just a few people.
Only now did they realize how many factors Elder Gu had considered in his decision. While the Eerie Lord Li Chen might be the optimal solution, he was not the only one.
The premise of all this is that the Eerie Lord is evil, and they are righteous.
That's why this endless debate exists.
Yu Qingnian glanced at the group, then transformed into a bolt of lightning and fled. Yan Qing also pushed open the door and left, saying something before she went.
"Light Fiend, I need to see the Eerie Lord."
Let's make the arrangements.
Light Fiend pondered for a few seconds, then nodded.
This debate remains unresolved.
Old Man Dun took a sip of wine and disappeared, leaving only a lingering aroma of wine.
Light Fiend sat alone in the messy office, remaining silent for a long time before standing up and transforming into a beam of light to depart.
Two days passed in the blink of an eye.
In an underground prison.
Qin Jiao looked somewhat nervous. This was the second person, the second powerful expert from the Wasteland Realm to speak with the Eerie Lord. She wondered what had attracted so many powerful individuals.
However, as the warden here, she dared not be negligent and even bore a huge responsibility. If the powerful figure from the Wasteland Realm entered and the Eerie Lord escaped, she would be condemned by countless people and would have no choice but to atone with her death.
Fortunately, it was the one who Order of Justice.
She felt much more at ease.
However, the ever-present oppressive aura made her very uneasy.
Qin Jiao walked to the doorway engraved with the magic array and said, "Holy Angel, this is it."
Yan Qing was still wearing her silver armor, with her wings retracted into her body. She wore a red cloak with two snow-white characters for Justice engraved on it. She looked directly at the open door in front of her and walked in.
It was the same scene again.
The man known as the Eerie Lord was suspended above the lava.
Yan Qing stepped into the void and walked up to Li Chen. They were only a meter apart, and the two could clearly see each other's expressions.
But he remained silent.
Li Chen remained silent, showing no surprise at her arrival, simply gazing at her haughty demeanor.
Yan Qing broke the silence first, speaking calmly, "Eerie Lord Li Chen, if I were to kill you now, what are your last words?"
Li Chen's expression was neither joyful nor sorrowful, his eyes utterly unwavering as he looked at her, and he said hoarsely, "Last words... I have no last words. In your eyes, I represent evil, and that is evil. Last words are for the dead, but I don't think I will die."
"Oh?" Yan Qing's cold expression changed slightly; this was the first time she had heard such strange words from a dying person.
With a "whoosh" sound.
Her hand was like a sharp blade, piercing through Li Chen's abdomen and then withdrawing.
Li Chen simply stared at her silently, without making any reaction.
Yan Qing, however, became interested in his appearance. Her jade-like hand, stained with blood, touched Li Chen's cheek, and she whispered, "You really are extraordinary."
"In your eyes, I see no fear of death or birth, only endless indifference, utter disregard for one's own life, and disregard for all things."
"Perhaps I'm just someone you can disregard."
"The fallen have fallen under my Order of Justice, confessing countless crimes, none of which are greater than yours, and they all feared death. Why do you not?"
Li Chen remained silent, merely gazing at her coldly.
His mind was at peace. Even with the intense pain in his body and the feeling of his soul being torn apart, he remained calm, so calm that he was indifferent to death.
Even the Eldritch God was screaming and shouting in his mind.
All the revelations were because of this woman, because Li Chen was captured, because of her Li Chen's body became like this, because even the Eldritch God was afraid to perish along with Li Chen in this damned cage.
Therefore, the Eldritch God wanted to personally break free of his body and kill this woman, but he couldn't.
Yan Qing stroked Li Chen's cheek, then suddenly slapped him hard across the face. Blood flowed from the corner of Li Chen's mouth, and her tone became unusually irritable.
Why did you become the Eerie Lord?
Why did you become a degenerate?
"Why..."
With each sentence came a slap, until she seemed a little tired. Yan Qing quietly looked at the indifferent man in front of her, her tone somewhat complicated, as if she were telling her own story.
The world has changed because of you, and it has come to be because of you.
"Eighteen years ago, I was just an innocent and naive girl. The world hadn't changed much yet. That day was the happiest day of my life because it was my birthday. And at midnight on that day, a dazzling streak of blood-red light ripped through the sky, and a meteorite fell to some corner of the world."
"And it was on this day that the Black Mist descended upon every country, and countless monsters began to enter the territory of each country. Some weak countries were destroyed in just one night."
"My home was located closest to Dawn Pass. That day, my home was destroyed, and my family members lay dead in pools of blood."
Do you know who I saw that night?
"I saw you. I saw with my own eyes you kill all the humans who stood in your way. I hate your actions every moment. I despise you. I despise all evil in the world. That's why I became Justice, to punish all the corrupt."
Yan Qing stroked Li Chen's face and whispered, "Surprised? Aren't you very surprised?"
"I never imagined that you would lose that memory and become the disgusting person you are now. I don't understand, but I've kept this secret to myself and never told anyone."
"Not a single person knew, for those who did were already dead."
A huge uproar was stirred in Li Chen's usually calm eyes, and his pupils dilated slightly.
Is she... lying to herself?
So who am I, really?
If what she says is true, and she came from somewhere—for example, if she came into this world eighteen years ago—then why is she appearing in her perspective to commit murder?
Are my childhood memories accurate?