Unknown Conspiracy!

World Calendar Year 835.

On the western continent, above the outer ocean, Wei Jiu walked on the sea surface, and could see fish swimming past his feet from time to time.

Suddenly, a Merman leaped out of the water. The Merman grinned and pulled out a trident to stab at Wei Jiu. Upon seeing this, Wei Jiu flipped his wrist, and the God-Slaying Spear spun and sliced through the Merman's body.

Pfft!

The Merman was split in two, and several tentacles shot out from Wei Jiu's body, pulling the Merman into his own.

The Merman disappeared, but the tentacles did not stop.

His tentacles shot out in all directions, sweeping across the sea creatures and pulling them all into his body, while his size remained stable at that of a human.

"There's nothing new here, it's about time to move on to the next place."

As Wei Jiu spoke, he took out a map from his pocket and drew an X on the ocean. He scanned the map and quickly determined his next destination.

The land of vampires.

As for why he didn't go to the Chaos Empire, to be honest, Wei Jiu didn't want to go there, nor did he intend to play 009 as Snow Woman had suggested.

He is who he is; he doesn't pretend to be anyone else.

However, no matter what Wei Jiu does, as long as someone sees him and that Black Spear, people who know him will say that he is 009.

Wei Jiu had heard the number 009 countless times.

He was already thoroughly fed up with hearing it.

Everyone says he's 009, but nobody knows who Wei Jiu is, nobody wants to know, and nobody cares.

Wei Jiu walked on the sea surface. He had previously devoured a marine creature called the Wave Walker, which gave him the ability to walk on the sea.

The reason he came here was certainly not for the abilities of Wave Walker; he had heard from some people that the sea was terrifying, with many frightening monsters.

So he came.

But this ocean doesn't seem to be as terrifying as those people say.

Wei Jiu arrived at the shore, where there was a village inhabited by a small number of rare people.

Many people saw Wei Jiu emerge from the sea, but they instinctively chose to avoid him.

Only a young man sitting on the edge of the cliff stared at him the whole time. Wei Jiu looked at him after noticing the young man.

Unexpectedly, the young man waved to him.

Wei Jiu frowned, grabbed a gaunt old man passing by, and pointed him at the man on the cliff.

"Who is that person? Do you know him?"

Upon hearing this, the old man shook his head repeatedly, "No, I don't know him..."

Wei Jiu released the old man, who immediately tried to run away but couldn't. He then muttered under his breath, "There's no one here..."

Although the old man had already gone quite a distance, Wei Jiu still heard what he said clearly, so he grabbed another person.

Do you see someone over there?

The man shook his head repeatedly. Wei Jiu then asked several other people, and they all said they hadn't seen anyone.

Wei Jiu's expression also became strange. The key point was that these people were not lying, because he directly used mental means to search their souls and even looked at their memories.

After reading it, things became even stranger.

Those people never saw the young man in the village. In their memory, the house was empty and had never been lived in.

So here's the problem.

"I'd like to see what kind of person you are."

As Wei Jiu spoke, he leaped directly onto the cliff face. Before he could even speak, the other person spoke first.

Are you looking for someone?

Wei Jiu was about to say no, but then he realized he really was looking for someone. "That's right, I'm looking for a woman this tall, with black hair and a mole under her right eye. Have you seen her?"

The young man shook his head. "I haven't seen you before. Although I've been here for a long time, I haven't seen many people coming and going. By the way, what's your name?"

"My name is Wei Jiu." Wei Jiu said, looking into the distance. "What are you looking at?"

The man chuckled softly, "I'm looking at the sea."

"Ever since I was a very young child, I have been curious about what is on the seabed. What would the ocean be like if all the water in the sea were drained?"

"People always yearn for the unknown, and the ocean was a completely unknown territory for me at that time."

"What lies beneath the ocean, how deep is it, are there castles beneath, or do gods live there? These questions always pique people's curiosity."

"But when I first faced the ocean, or even when I first fell into the deep sea, I felt a deep fear."

"Beneath the pitch-black ocean lies an endless abyss, as if a colossal creature would burst forth and swallow me whole if I were to descend any further."

Wei Jiu: "There are indeed castles beneath the ocean, I have seen them, and there are indeed many monsters there."

"As for how deep the ocean is, I don't know. By the way, are you a ghost?"

The man looked puzzled. "Why do you ask that?"

Wei Jiu: "Because others can't see you, I think there are only two reasons: either you are an invisible god, or you are a lonely ghost who has long since died."

The man laughed. "You have quite the imagination. Who says ghosts are always invisible?"

Wei Jiu: "Yes, I saw you. So what's the principle behind this? Is it because you wanted me to see you, or is my soul strong enough to see you?"

The man shook his head. "I think neither is true."

"So..."

Just as the man was about to say something, a woman's call came from the house behind him.

The man smiled helplessly, "Let's call it a day. If you encounter any trouble in the future, you can come to me. I'll be right here."

Wei Jiu: "If I run into trouble, can you take care of it?"

Man: "I doubt that's possible, since the trouble you're about to face is no ordinary one. However, I can certainly point you in the right direction."

After saying that, the man turned around and went back into the house. He didn't push the door open; he just walked through it.

Wei Jiu stared at the house for a long time. "It's a ghost, isn't it?"

As for the trouble he mentioned, Wei Jiu didn't think he would encounter any trouble.

With that thought in mind, Wei Jiu embarked on his journey again. However, before he had gone far, a black lightning bolt ripped open the space beneath his feet.

Wei Jiu reacted and jumped up, but unexpectedly, the space around him was simultaneously torn apart by black lightning!

Wei Jiu leaped and fell into a spatial rift!

The world turned incredibly dark at that moment. Wei Jiu immediately thought of the man from earlier. Was it him who had done this?

No, Wei Jiu thought about it carefully and it didn't seem quite right, because it didn't make sense.

Soon, a halo of light began to flicker in the dim space.

"Are you 009, or Wei Jiu?"

A voice came, and Wei Jiu answered without hesitation, "I'll say it one last time, I am not 009."

The voice came again.

"Then why do you possess the God-Slaying Spear, and why do you have the ability to All-Things Fusion?"

Wei Jiu flung his hand and pulled out the God-Slaying Spear. "Then why don't you die? Why, why? There's no why!"