Now This Is a Madwoman (Continued)

"There are some personal matters."

Illusion Moon's expression carried arrogance, but his tone was calm, and one could also discern a minimum level of respect.

"What private matter? You can tell me more." Bai Shiqi Yihuan (Long Jiu sat down) covered his face—although Huan Linglong's current state meant he didn't need to "sit" at all.

"Are you familiar with the Suiyang Race?"

"I know, I remember it was... a kind of spirit-like being, represented by the Astral Spirit."

"Spiritual Beings, Astral Spirit, Anakya, Soul Essences, Suiyang Race Subspecies"

Illusion Moon took the initiative to add.

"I never expected you to know."

Although Liu Bai's explanation was vague, Illusion Moon considered this level of understanding to be quite impressive.

To give an analogy, it's like knowing on Earth that hyenas belong to the suborder Feliformes.

This is a relatively obscure topic, especially since the Suiyang Race clan suffered setbacks as a result...

Well, it has nothing to do with being attacked; it's simply that they are rare, and most people might never encounter one in their lifetime.

After all, the principle behind the birth of the Suiyang Race is that "beings with limited lifespans carry strong emotions of love, desire, life, and death, which impact the barren core of the Astral Spirit."

Objectively speaking, the people most likely to encounter Suiyang Race are those Nameless spend their days aimlessly, since Astral Spirit are relatively rare.

Then the Astral Spirit who coveted human bodies were called the Suiyang Race —this is a different category from the Suiyang Race subspecies. The harmless Astral Spirit, like the Wubbaboo, was also classified as Suiyang Race subspecies.

Currently, it seems that Astral Spirit that develop their own emotions due to emotional influences will be classified into the Suiyang Race subspecies.

As for the Suiyang Race clan, it's because the Suiyang Race gather together when they have nothing to do, and they can merge or split.

It is not to say that the social system itself is very well defined; in fact, one could say that the social system is very primitive.

In Illusion Moon personal opinion, the probability of encountering a large-scale gathering of Xianzhou Suiyang Race —or even a collection of the vast majority of Suiyang Race in the universe—is about the same as encountering a ghost while walking at night.

What an unlucky guy.

After the Xianzhou suppressed Suiyang Race, there were few rumors about Suiyang Race in the Star Sea. This was simply because Suiyang Race was really rare... After all, things born of nature cannot be wiped out.

This is a bit of a tangent, but that's what Illusion Moon wanted to say.

"I hope you will allow me to search for a body."

Bai remained silent upon hearing this.

Illusion Moon quietly watched Liu Bai.

This matter is still very important to her.

Don't ask, the answer is that not having a body makes her very uneasy, while the weakness caused by not "eating, Suiyang Race the seven emotions and six desires" is the least of her concerns.

After being summoned by Liu Bai, all her hidden forces in the universe became ineffective.

It was as if all the hidden forces were forcibly pulled out at once, kneaded back together, and thrown back into the ground.

So now the situation has become very strange: I feel at ease not being able to sense Nanook's gaze, but I only have one life left, which makes me extremely uneasy.

As for combat strength... that doesn't matter to Illusion Moon.

Suiyang Race Group was never going to fight head-on.

As long as Qia provides her with a powerful physique, even if Lu Yi is distracted, she can still obtain the power to Emanator.

Even with a weak body, one can still wield power and influence by relying on the Emanator's resources.

However, due to the rarity of his powerful physique, Illusion Moon became the strategist among the Lord of Destruction, rarely engaging in direct combat.

It can be understood as a super-enhanced version of the Thousand-Man Herrscher.

Now, this kind of person is asking me to agree to her seeking physical intimacy?

Liu Bai's expression twitched slightly.

This request isn't very good.

To reiterate, there's no strong bond between him and Illusion Moon!

Moreover, if Illusion Moon were to be promoted, the sheer number of herdsmen would be far more outrageous than that of the Thousand-Man Herrscher.

Because of Illusion Moon's unique fighting style, she is probably the Emanator has been weakened the least due to "destiny separation".

Controlling the planet was not a difficult task for her at all.

If I can't restrain Illusion Moon... I might really suffer a backlash.

The idea that teammates who join midway through the story can suddenly become super bosses is a plot device that even cliché novels wouldn't easily adopt, right?

—In cliché novels, childhood sweethearts usually turn into the boss.

"... Illusion Moon."

"Please speak," Illusion Moon said calmly, though her tone still carried a hint of respect.

She sensed Liu Bai's predicament.

But she wouldn't reveal that.

After all, there's the Acheron right next to him.

If the negotiations break down and Acheron erupts, she will definitely die.

Whether he can drag Liu Bai down with him before he dies... is hard to say.

Moreover, she didn't want to break ties with Liu Bai —at least not now.

There are three reasons why she is being compliant now.

First, she received the Star God's order. Although it was hard to believe, she didn't think there would be a problem with her Remembrance —or rather, if she did notice a problem, she should pretend she knew nothing at all.

Secondly, Acheron, the bodyguard who carried a sword beside Liu Bai, could guess the relationship between the two based on the subtle intimacy revealed in their actions and the fact that the other person was no longer a virgin.

Thirdly, there was her feeling after being teleported here; all the hidden threats had been eliminated...

Therefore, even though she is now out of the Star God's sight, she dares not show any disloyal intentions.

She said there were no Star Gods anywhere, but she felt that the power of Star Gods was involved everywhere.

Look, what she sees here involves the Hunt, nothingness, and destruction.

She'd believe you if you told her there was a grand scheme going on above.

"I remember... Suiyang Race has symbiotic abilities, right?" Bai was also observing Illusion Moon's expression.

At this point, Liu Bai felt that his negotiations with Illusion Moon might have broken down.

After asking the question about finding a body, it was unclear what Illusion Moon was thinking. Liu Bai felt that it might be difficult for him to build trust with Illusion Moon.

"Take half?"

Illusion Moon put it very bluntly: there is no such thing as symbiosis; the only difference is between not taking and taking half.

The Suiyang Race can indeed give people strength, but that strength is obtained by forcibly consuming the physical body—in reality, it is the process of the Suiyang Race consuming food.

That is, part of possession.

Well, if Suiyang Race were to actively control it, it could indeed achieve a near-symbiotic state.

But...

"Speaking of which, Lord Liu Bai, do you know what the most famous case of the symbiosis between the Suiyang Race and life in the universe is?"

"...What?"

"During the human era, the Emperor Bow borrowed power from the Suiren the First by possessing his body."

Illusion Moon's tone finally carried a hint of displeasure.

However, those present also knew that Illusion Moon's displeasure was not directed at Liu Bai.

That battle was recorded in the history of the Xianzhou as the Fire Calamity Period—one of the Three Calamities. The Wingweavers, leading the soldiers of their home planet Qiongsang, which had not yet been destroyed by the Celenova, forced the Xianzhou Allied Fleet to attack.

The Xianzhou had no choice but to awaken and release the imprisoned Emperor Bow. After analyzing the situation, the Emperor Bow chose to enter the Zhuming Xianzhou Boat and persuade Suiren the First to borrow his power to break through the Suiren the First.

The final result... Suiren the First was seriously injured, and none of the Emperor Bow and his followers survived. Before disappearing, the Emperor Bow's last arrow destroyed the Ambrosial Arbor, pierced the giant beast, and severed the connection between the Xianzhou Luofu and Qiongsang.

Historians generally believe that the Emperor Bow, or rather the arrow that destroyed the Ambrosial Arbor the Hunt, borrowed the power of the Suiren the First.

Well, even if Emperor Bow is dead, it wouldn't be very ethical to just let this matter drop.

Not to mention that, in retrospect, the Emperor Bow ascended to godhood back then. Although possession was even less likely at that point, continuing to imprison him and use him as power and fuel was still an option...

In a sense, this matter is the biggest grudge between the Suiyang Race Clan and the Xianzhou.

Although this matter has little to do with Illusion Moon is actually a little curious whether the Emperor Bow would support the Suiren the First's absolutely legitimate "debt collection".

Incidentally, it was probably because of this incident that the Xianzhou faction emerged on the Suiren the First Ship during the period of faith crisis—after all, the fire calamity was not far off at that time, and this incident had not been completely forgotten.

Illusion Moon Liu Bai seemed unclear about this matter, Huanlong explained it to him.

"Um... cough, I don't think this is relevant..."

Liu Bai was slightly embarrassed.

The idea of doing business without any initial investment doesn't sound good anywhere.

Although Suiren the First was also gambling, he didn't hold back once he took to the field.

From a leader's perspective, Liu Bai felt that even if the Emperor Bow did not ascend to godhood, he would most likely tear up the treaty upon his return—a very realistic outcome.

Furthermore, the Xianzhou later threw Suiyang Race into the Abominations of Abundance and classified him into the Outer World Demon race, which was rather shameless—he might be a "spoiled creature," but he was definitely not Abundance. It's a lame joke; there are very few people on the Xianzhou who don't get involved in Abundant Abundance Creatures, and Suiyang Race is one of them.

There are proper ways to tear up a contract, and Xianzhou's method is clearly wrong!

Okay, at that time the Emperor Bow's condition was unclear, so this matter should have nothing to do with the Emperor Bow. It was the fault of the decision-making level of the Xianzhou, which has been terrible since the beginning of its history.

For example, the Oath of Luo River, the question is whether Sima Yi killed Cao Shuang?

Yes and no.

The real problem is that Sima Yi finished speaking and then immediately turned around and had Cao Shuang's entire clan wiped out; he wasn't even willing to put on an act.

On February 5th, they made a vow, and on February 9th, they were accused of treason and their entire family was executed. Even a fool knows what happened.

Even if it were ten or twenty years later, or even just one or two years later, if a hundred or so suits of armor were sent to Cao Shuang's house, following the same procedure as Zhou Yafu, the reputation of the Oath of Luoshui wouldn't be ruined.

The matter of Suiren the First can be dealt with by first relaxing the restrictions and then finding a pretext to smear him and then ending it—after all, the Emperor Bow, which was under contract, has disappeared, Suiren the First was already a prisoner, lost the bet, and was even seriously injured.

Yes, the Suiren the First's triumph in the Emperor Bow is reminiscent of a rival in an RPG game who, at the last moment, arrogantly fights for the protagonist with all his might.

... Considering that the Emperor Bow was the main character in the Battle of Suiyang Race and the greatest contributor to sealing the Suiren the First, this kind of unorthodox pairing doesn't seem like something that can't be paired up...?

Extending this further, it could even evoke feelings of sorrow and regret.

"How could you die! You were the man who defeated me! How could you die here! I won't allow it! I won't accept it!"

Holy crap... this is kind of to my liking.

"Then let's assume it's not relevant and you can continue."

"Um... well, I'll continue."

Liu Bai suppressed the strange thoughts that were arising within him.

Well... this pairing seems more reasonable than the Yakushi x Arashi pairing.

"Due to various reasons... or rather, the lack of a suitable candidate for possession, could you Illusion Moon temporarily coexist with someone else, Huanlong?"

This matter cannot be resolved by simply using the Herrscher of Dominion; we cannot allow Illusion Moon to make that mistake now.

Illusion Moon remained silent.

They didn't even ask what the reasons were.

They both knew that the problem stemmed from a lack of trust.

However, this matter (the foolish nine) was said by the neighbor, and Wu Jiao couldn't read the atmosphere. Once a smart person said it, it was equivalent to tearing off the mask.

So Illusion Moon is also choosing his words now.

... But surprisingly, there's nothing to say.

"... Then... what is your recommendation for someone?"

Liu Bai silently looked towards Acheron.

Illusion Moon wasn't blind, and immediately followed Liu Bai's gaze.