The Tragedy Will Never Happen Again!

"You're Chen Qing?"

The White Tiger Star Officer curiously sized up the man before him.

Her status in the Heavenly Palace was not high. Back then, when the Heavenly Court Generals were watching the fierce battle below with their divine mirrors, she was excluded and had no chance to observe. By the time she joined the Heavenly Court during the first great battle, Chen Qing's group had already been completely suppressed.

"I am Chen Qing," Chen Qing said with a smile.

"How did you find us?" the White Tiger Star Officer asked curiously.

"Those under the Divine Path Style, I can use divine magic to know the location of anyone I believe in. From the moment you spotted him and abducted him, I arrived at the first opportunity."

First time

Shen Yuan was slightly taken aback. He had heard that Chen Qing was not in good condition. The person he fought in Liuzhou was a big shot. It seemed that he had used some forbidden power, which caused him to recuperate in Liuzhou after the incident. And now, he didn't expect that he would personally come here again for his sake.

I remember when we first met, we were on the verge of a fight. I was furious that this guy had gotten lucky and taken my position as the prefect of Liuzhou. I was quite disdainful of him. I never expected that one day he would risk his life for me.

"My lord, why did you come alone?"

"I came to check first." Chen Qing smiled and said, "If things don't look good, with my abilities, I can at least get you out of here. I'm afraid no one else could do that."

Shen Yuan bowed slightly, and a smile unconsciously crept onto his lips.

He had longed to be valued since childhood, and in fact, Chen Qing was probably the first person to value him.

The White Tiger Star Officer silently watched Chen Qing. She actually still had a chance. If she could kill Chen Qing, it would be a great achievement for the Heavenly Court. Even if the Heavenly Emperor was shameless, he wouldn't continue to punish her.

But she wasn't sure. A powerful being who could Past Buddha was said to possess the Dao Fruit of the Sword. The Heavenly Emperor's spiritual energy hadn't reached its peak yet, and he was only at the King Level. Even the Three-Eyed Divine General probably wouldn't be entirely confident.

"Are you still hesitating?" Chen Qing saw through her thoughts at a glance.

Shen Yuan was in a dilemma; he was afraid that Chen Qing would attack White Tiger, but he was also afraid that White Tiger would attack Chen Qing.

He finally understood what it meant to be caught in the middle, both inside and out.

"Do you think I should hesitate?" White Tiger suddenly looked up and asked, his expression filled with murderous intent, but his question was also utterly sincere.

"That Elder Long... he has a Han Chinese complex." Chen Qing recalled his interactions with Elder Long: "Back then, the Heavenly Court was in a special situation, and he was reluctant to introduce foreign demons. In his heart, he always believed that those who were not of our race would have different intentions. Of course, when this complex was narrowed down, it became nepotism."

"A closer look reveals that the important positions in the Heavenly Court are all held by his loyal subordinates or relatives. What kind of talent Three-Eyed Divine General? Yet his status is only on par with the Four Great Outer Heavens Kings, not even reaching the rank of one of the Five Heavenly Emperor. He is still serving under Ziwei. If the Three-Eyes General weren't blindly loyal, he would have already found a better position."

White Tiger didn't refute this statement. Look at how the Victorious Fighting Buddha was treated in the Buddha Kingdom. He was the orthodox Buddha, whose status was only below the Present Buddha. None of Elder Liu's children could surpass him in status. And now, with the three Buddhas united, the Victorious Fighting Buddha was practically second only to one.

"In that old man's eyes, those he trusts most are his relatives, then his former subordinates, and lastly the local players. As for you," Chen Qing sneered, "No matter how much you accomplish, you're all outsiders in his eyes. The more powerful you are, the more he fears you. You have no chance of surviving in his hands."

"Is that so?" White Tiger lowered his head and thought for a while, then looked up at Chen Qing: "Then what about you? Why don't you treat us as outsiders?"

She knew that the Data City existed, and she probably understood what kind of existence they, the natives, meant to them. So she was very curious as to why Chen Qing could trust a native like Wang Ye to go to the Data City.

"Because I'm a traditional scientific researcher." Chen Qing sighed, "I never believed in that plan from the very beginning. It was just a bunch of old fogies' delusions about immortality. In reality, the data that transmitted memories was just data; how could it possibly be the original self?"

"From the moment they became data lifeforms, they themselves died long ago. From the time after World War III, when everyone became data lifeforms, we and you are essentially the same thing. Where are the humans left in this world? They've long since disappeared. Humanity," Chen Qing looked at the sky, his eyes filled with endless sorrow, "Has long since perished at the hands of those ambitious people."

White Tiger was taken aback. Looking at Chen Qing, who exuded a sorrowful aura, she didn't say anything for a moment. She could feel that the person in front of her was genuinely sad, and it was hard to believe that he was lying.

"In my opinion, the people here are no different from us; they're just a bunch of data. It's only because artificial intelligence is so advanced that it has given us human-like consciousness and emotions, which is why there are all sorts of struggles. Since we're all the same, and since we all want to survive, why can't we cooperate?"

"Those things in the sky are inherently destructive." Chen Qing pointed to the heavens. "They are mortal enemies programmed into existence. To survive, those with talent must acquire more resources and master greater power. Only then can everyone survive. This is the only way, the only method to survive. Whether you're from Data City or the so-called natives here, if you want to survive, sticking together is always better than hurting each other."

"I see." White Tiger looked at Chen Qing seriously. She had tried to understand that other world and always wanted to know why she couldn't squeeze into that circle. After understanding, she once despaired. In their eyes, she and others were just a bunch of data. How could they really treat you as a human being?

But if Chen Qing thinks like that, then things seem different.

Chen Qing's expression was also complex. Many people asked why he was so determined to destroy this world back then, but why he had completely changed his attitude now?

That's because he failed back then. Although he had become a data life form, his former kin were more important to him, at least more important than this data. So he didn't hesitate to break with Pu Yunchuan back then.

But things are different now. The failure back then has resulted in the fact that there are no real humans left. He couldn't protect anything back then—his mother, his friends, and many, many other people.

Although he is surrounded by data now, these are also the people who are very important to him.

This time, he was determined to protect these people; he would never let those old geezers destroy everything he had once again!