One major drawback of having no self-awareness was that your actions became predictable.
Although I had no idea how the Native Council had gotten him to accept their orders.
Based on his earlier behavior, Ariel had most likely come to Shangjing to investigate Deng Feizhou's death and find out how much the Night Watchers knew about the Native Council's activities.
Ariel had struck so viciously just now because his instinct for self-preservation had kicked in when his life was threatened.
Now that the threat was gone, he had achieved his goal. As a being with no "self" to speak of, he'd gotten the answer he wanted.
And my actions had made it clear that I wasn't going to silence him.
In that situation, it wasn't surprising that he'd chosen to run.
"But by doing this, he truly became a divine servant."
Staring in the direction Ariel had disappeared, Fu Qian murmured to himself.
"Could this be the essence of divinity? Abandoning a pointless sense of self and keeping only the most basic instinct to ascend? Like a gene's instinct to reproduce?"
Today's discoveries had truly opened his eyes.
The more he learned about the Native Council, the more interested Fu Qian became.
"Maybe it's one path, but it feels like a crooked one."
In the end, Fu Qian shook his head. He couldn't approve of this approach.
He walked over and crouched beside Yuan Shan, checking on her.
A large stain of blood spread across the chest of the fashionista, a shocking sight.
He'd been a little harsh just now, but it had all been to get the best result.
Besides, she'd said herself that she was all but certain to die.
Demigods did have tenacious life forces, though. After just a short while, her breathing had already begun to