Chapter 104: Gathering from Many Sides

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"Why did you change your mind again?" Emo Lvcheng asked.

"It has nothing to do with you." Shengdoushi Lvcheng walked closer to the Fire Witch waiting beside the Xingyu Tianshu.

"I can only make this tree come alive; to nurture Yan Ji, Heavenly Tribulation Fire is necessary, but for the next hundred years, this land cannot produce any more Tianjie Huohuo."

"Why?" Daolong asked, puzzled.

Theoretically speaking, as long as Lv Cheng could unleash the complete Yang Li Fire, he could directly trigger Tianjie Huohuo.

"This land needs to rest," Shengdoushi Lvcheng said indifferently.

Yang Li could indeed forcibly trigger Heavenly Tribulation Fire, but the energy of this land had been in a state of unilateral outflow for a long time and was already depleted. Simply bestowing Fire Energy could indeed allow this land to be reborn in the short term, but the fire brought by Yang Li was like an ultra-high dose of a drug; once addicted, it could never be left behind.

If he were to have an accident in the future, this world would die completely!

"Master, then why did that Saint Warrior named Luo Pei say earlier that you could solve it?" Liu Ru asked, puzzled.

"If he didn't say that, how would that idiot have thought of letting me out?" Shengdoushi Lvcheng said.

Luo Pei wanted his Yin and Yang sides to return to a state of balance again to avoid the occurrence of extreme conflict, so even the Saint Warrior who never lied, lied.

"Insulting me is insulting yourself," Emo Lvcheng said gloomily.

"I don't think so," Shengdoushi Lvcheng said with an indifferent expression.

"I am you, and I am also not you; you know that very well."

He was a new personality generated under the guidance of the Saint Warrior's memories, while Emo Lvcheng was a new personality generated by the current-world personality having the Saint Warrior portion removed and then fusing with Demon Qi.

Simply put, he is the past life, and Emo Lvcheng is the current life.

The difference between them is very great.

"……"

Looking at the two Lv Chengs with their strange atmosphere, Liu Xian and Liu Ru were somewhat lost.

Whom should they serve?

Moreover, does this count as a kind of cuckolding?

"Master?"

"Don't touch him!" x2

Both Lv Chengs spoke at the same time to stop her.

"Although I have nothing to do with him, don't do this kind of thing when we are split," Shengdoushi Lvcheng said, his expression somewhat unnatural.

"It was I who created you; it has nothing to do with him," Emo Lvcheng said.

"This great Saint Warrior is one who stays away from women, after all."

"Whether I stay away or not is not for you to criticize!"

"Oh? What? Can't keep up the act? The hypocritical Saint Warrior?"

"With a mind full of possession and greed, do you have the face to talk about feelings?"

"Face? Is your brain broken? I am a noble dragon, and also a Wizard; as everyone knows, I have no face!"

"……"

Watching the two Lv Chengs enter into an argument again, the expressions of Daolong and his group were very strange.

Not fighting, but arguing instead?

Since neither could be helped, the Liu sisters simply sat on the side to watch the show.

The Fire Witch also felt very curious about this situation with Lv Cheng, and she sat with the Liu sisters to watch the drama.

Daolong couldn't bear to watch, so he simply turned around to go back to his research.

The moon was bright and the stars were sparse; the argument showed no sign of stopping, and the topic became increasingly strange, having nothing to do with the original question anymore.

"And you say you hate irresponsible people; of all the things you've done, have you taken responsibility for them?" Shengdoushi Lvcheng said.

"How the hell am I irresponsible? I drew blood and split my soul to help them prepare materials for evolution; am I not responsible? Don't give me that high-minded talk; I've had enough!" Emo Lvcheng said.

"I have enough power to support my actions! If other people had my power, they would only be greedier than me! I have been restrained enough!"

"You say what I've done is a problem? There are plenty of people with bigger problems than me! Go find them!"

"Why do you insist on picking on yourself!"

"Even if you really cultivated yourself into a flawless Saint, would this world actually become better?"

Shengdoushi Lvcheng narrowed his eyes, "Don't change the subject; you know clearly why you are doing these things."

"Of course I know; everything I do is to build a righteous and glorious image for myself, to make those stupid humans willingly kneel on the ground," Emo Lvcheng said indifferently.

"And then? So what? Is it not allowed?"

"The mutual oppression of humans will not disappear; since this oppression will always exist, then why can't the person oppressing them be me!"

"Since violence will not disappear, then why can't this violence be controlled by me!"

"Don't give me that bullshit about responsibility; you want me to be responsible for others in everything, but have others been responsible for me?"

"My glorious and righteous parents, in order to pursue that so-called Saint, threw me aside, and threw you aside too."

"Is this your so-called responsibility?"

"How great!"

"I'm about to be moved to tears!"

"……"

The sun rose, the first rays of morning light spilled from the horizon, and the argument that had lasted all night finally came to an end.

Shengdoushi Lvcheng fell into silence.

He could not deceive himself, nor could he deceive himself; on this matter, he indeed...

"You..."

Before Emo Lvcheng could continue to output, the two halves of the Tiger Talisman splitting in their eyes erupted with light; a flash of intense light swept past, forcibly pulling the Saint Warrior and the Demon together, changing back into one Lv Cheng.

Stunned on the spot for a long time, Lv Cheng suddenly clutched his head and pitched forward toward the ground.

"Master!"

Liu Xian and her sister rushed forward in a panic, but the Flame Enchantress was a step faster than them, catching Lv Cheng in her arms.

"Are you alright?" the Flame Enchantress asked worriedly.

Lv Cheng shook his head, "I should be fine."

What exactly is going on with this Tiger Talisman?

How is it forcibly splitting one moment and forcibly merging the next?

My brain is such a mess!

"Master, the Shadow Soldiers on guard at the foot of the mountain sent word that people have already started climbing Fire Pillar Mountain. There are many of them, and some of them have Shadow Soldiers with them," Liu Ru said softly.

"It seems like Ai Tutu and the others have come over too."

Lv Cheng sensed Xiaotian, who was following beside Ye Xinxia, "It is them."

Liu Xian and Liu Ru had only stayed in the villa for one night before going to Dao Long's castle to train; they had only seen Ai Tutu and didn't know the others yet.

"Your friends have arrived; do you need me to go down and meet them?" the Flame Enchantress said.

Lv Cheng shook his head, "They are here for the Fire Calamity Fruit."

The Flame Enchantress was startled, and the flames on her body were clearly somewhat in a state of Restlessness.

"Don't be anxious," Lv Cheng pressed down on the Flame Enchantress.

"Yan Ji will hatch very soon, so even if they want to snatch it, they won't be able to."

"A newly hatched Yan Ji is very fragile and accidents can easily happen," the Flame Enchantress said worriedly.

"You don't need to worry about that," Lv Cheng stood up and walked closer toward the Xingyu Tianshu.

Yan Ji is a special flame lifeform conceived within the Heavenly Tribulation Fire; powerful Fire Energy is the best supplement for her.

And he, the one thing he is not short of is fire!

Boom!!!

A scorching red pillar of fire reaching the sky erupted violently with Lv Cheng as the core, then rapidly expanded until it shrouded the entire summit of Fire Pillar Mountain.

Lv Cheng released all the Heavenly Tribulation Fire he had previously absorbed; the terrifying Fire Energy condensed and compressed, surging toward the last remaining Fire Calamity Fruit on the trunk of the Xingyu Tianshu.

"That is... Calamity Fire?"

The people currently climbing Fire Pillar Mountain had their expressions freeze.

Wasn't it agreed that Calamity Fire wouldn't erupt consecutively?

How is it still hitting us right in the face?!

"Run!!"

The crowd, who were scrambling to advance up the mountain just a second ago, turned around and began to flee for their lives.

"Officer Nan Jue, we..."

Looking at the terrifying pillar of fire erupting at the summit, an officer with bronze-colored skin looked nervously at the leading female officer with a hooked nose.

"Don't panic, that is not a Fire Calamity," Nan Jue said.

"That pillar of fire started erupting from the ground. According to records, a Fire Calamity is fire that descends from the sky, striking the ground like heavenly lightning before it begins to erupt."

"Moreover, if it really were a Fire Calamity, at that thing's speed, we wouldn't be able to run even if we wanted to, given how close we are to the core right now."

"But, even if it isn't a Fire Calamity, what level of creature must it be to create that kind of terrifying flame?" a female officer said nervously.

"Can we... get the Fire Calamity Fruit from the hands of such an existence?"

"..."

The team fell into silence.

They had finally crossed the restless Sha Wang River, and now, just one step away from the end, this kind of problem appeared.

To be honest, even Nan Jue, the strongest among them, had no confidence in surviving that kind of terrifying flame, but to let them retreat just like this...

"Officer Nan Jue, someone is coming from behind," the female officer who was standing guard at the rear ran up.

"They're coming, so they're coming; what are you panicking about?" Nan Jue asked in confusion.

"In their team, there is a very terrifying aura," the female officer said nervously.

"At the very least, it is Commander-level!"

Nan Jue's expression stiffened.

Commander-level?

Is the Hunter Union being this extravagant?

"Officer Nan Jue, should we... just give up?" the female officer hesitated.

Even if the fire on the mountain isn't a Fire Calamity, a team of Mages capable of controlling a Commander-Level Demon won't hand over the Fire Calamity Fruit just because they are the Military.

"Are those... people from the Dunhuang Junqu?"

Just as Nan Jue's group was hesitating, Ye Xinxia's group had already caught up.

"Are they also here to snatch the Fire Calamity Fruit?" Mo Fan asked in confusion.

"Are the people from the Dunhuang Junqu that poor? They've even run all the way here to snatch things?"

Hearing Mo Fan's near-mocking question, the expressions of Nan Jue's group immediately collapsed.

Poor?

Do you know how precious the Fire Calamity Fruit is!

You bumpkin!

(End of chapter)