Dolgo D's Explosive Remarks

Cheng Shi had clearly been bluffing, but what he was bluffing about was a perfectly reasonable guess.

0221 had borrowed Zainjil's hand to complete the fusion of divinity. That counted as a shortcut. But Wei Mu had completed the same fusion, so had his success been a shortcut too?

Was it possible that he also had one of Zainjil's fingers?

Cheng Shi was deeply puzzled, and had paid special attention to the matter while fighting Zainjil.

He had noticed that when Zainjil merged with 0221, the arrival had caused 0221 to lose two fingers. That meant Zainjil had lost only two fingers; Wei Mu hadn't obtained that rather absurd item.

And, to be thorough, Cheng Shi had also paid special attention to 0221's toes during the fusion. He had confirmed that all ten were present, ruling out another unlikely possibility.

But that only made Wei Mu's method of fusing divinity more intriguing. How had an ordinary mortal accomplished such a feat?

Did he possess some other item resembling one of Zainjil's limbs?

It was possible, but it didn't seem like something Wei Mu would do.

How could someone who enjoyed watching others act foolishly embrace so-called folly himself?

Cheng Shi had been completely stumped until he heard about containers from Hu Xuan. Only then did a faint suspicion begin to form in his mind.

Later, when Wei Mu had calmly and respectfully greeted three envoys in person, a bold theory had occurred to him:

Was it possible that Wei Mu possessed a container?

Even the likes of Hu Wei and Long Jing couldn't remain so unruffled when they encountered an envoy. No matter how composed they were, neither had managed to do what Wei Mu was doing now: merely adding a touch of politeness to his tone.

So what gave