Chapter 323: Use the Blood God Son on them!

Use it, or not?

Seeing Lin Six raise the question, Zhao Si didn't immediately think about it, but instead turned their attention to the monkey: "Is the monkey okay?"

Zhao Si frowned: "How could it be unharmed?" "Wrong, system—you said everyone in chapter four is something like 【Void Will】, right? If they perceive the truth, their consciousness will collapse, and they'll wake up."

"Reasonably speaking, the monkey couldn't possibly be immune to this dimensionality-reducing strike, could it?"

In this chapter, Zhao Si has basically become a knockoff Cthulhu—an indescribable, incomprehensible existence; false perception of truth, bound to die and die again.

After wiping out the Heavenly Court's over-a-thousand-strong 'investigators' in this campaign, this monkey, who heard the 'ancient god incarnation' personally lecture on ancient god knowledge and is practically face-to-face with an ancient god, how does it not lose any sanity?

"Really just a legendary investigator, huh…"

In the face of Zhao Si's doubtful question, the system reacted: "【This question involves an unresolved mystery setting; the system has nothing to say; players, please explore on your own……】"

"……Fine!"

Zhao Si's mouth twitched: "I knew this damn game still had tricks up its sleeve, and still no comment…… This is basically a self-incrimination, isn't it? Given the system's secrecy, the monkey that forcibly swallowed a set of 'ancient god knowledge' and came out unscathed—even if it isn't the owner of the dream world—is definitely no ordinary figure."

Zhao Si could almost certainly say the monkey still has plenty of main plot and hidden quests waiting to be triggered! "Besides, this stage is both an 【Alarm Clock】, a 【Dream World】, and a 【Dream World Owner】…… How do I feel you've stitched something else in again?"

Zhao Si scratched their head, the more they thought, the more it felt like some kind of Lovecraftian myth setting déjà vu; if nothing unexpected, the game is again playing the role of a patchwork monster.

However, this chapter's biggest feature is 'patchwork' and 'abstract'; an old patchwork monster, not worth excessive complaining or surprise……

"In short, the monkey still has unexplored plot, and there's also Patriarch Puti…… There's definitely a problem!"

Zhao Si still remembers the strangeness of Lingtai Fangcun Shan in the previous simulation; the one who taught the monkey immortal arts there, Patriarch Puti, still has no plot to this day; theoretically, if we want to uncover the monkey's secret, Patriarch Puti can't escape either.

What exactly it is remains unknown; in any case, it definitely can't be a true god, because Lin Six has already toppled the Heavenly Court—if there were any records of Patriarch Puti, he would surely have found them.

"Lin Six found nothing related in the Heavenly Court either, which shows that the Heavenly Emperor Xue Xuan also doesn't know of Patriarch Puti's existence…… Really strange……"

After a scattered train of thought, Zhao Si then refocused on Lin Six's question:

Should we use the Blood God Son?

This actually isn't really a question at all, because the answer is obvious—having come this far, Lin Six has no way back!

Regardless of whether he wants to use the Blood God Son or not, in the end he can only go down a one-way road to darkness.

"As for his whatever worries about the evil path arts…… I can only say, ordinary people remain ordinary people; their willpower is never strong enough!"

Zhao Si felt somewhat moved: "Worrying half a day over using a Blood God Son, afraid of this and that…… Back then, if Xiao Heizi had been as indecisive as you, he never could have built the Heavenly Court, and would have died long ago in the primordial wasteland!"

In terms of willpower, the gap between Lin Six and Xiao Heizi is really obvious……

"But that's normal—Lin Six is ultimately an ordinary person, not a naturally cold-blooded Asura, so he can't be as decisive as Xue Xuan."

"Lin Six's reaction is what a normal person's reaction should be."

Any normal person would feel panicked and uneasy from brainwashing others, possibly even developing some mental disorder, but Xue Xuan…… Xue Xuan wouldn't have that feeling!

"What? Using the Blood God Son too much easily affects one's mindset? Xue Xuan calmly arranged Blood God Son brainwashing services for his subordinates—billions upon billions of immortals—and wasn't scared at all."

Because he himself is an Asura among Asuras, the extreme among extremes, the Blood God Son in his hands is like coming home……

"But Lin Six is different—he lacks the innate extreme nature of an Asura, starting as a mere mortal, and even after two lifetimes his experience is too brief to have any significant tempering effect."

Zhao Si shook their head:

"Asking me to agonize over using a Blood God Son…… Indeed, protagonists like Xiao Heizi who start from nothing are as rare as they are desirable."

After venting, Zhao Si didn't dwell on it either, and directly helped the indecisive Lin Six make the choice most beneficial to them:

"Choose B! Anyway, this second life is almost over, and the final outcome definitely won't be a good one—rather than hem and haw, it's better to go extreme and try to output as much valuable information as possible!"

Don't be fooled by how close Lin Six seems to success, as if a perfect ending were possible—but Zhao Si, well-versed in the system's tendencies, knows the second round can never yield a perfect ending!

The second simulation is destined to be a bad ending, used to clear mines for the third round.

Thus, it has become a set pattern……

【Ding! You chose B, use it! Isn't that for the sake of all under heaven? Use the Blood God Son on the gods!】 【The highest choice from "another self", letting you finally make that indecisive decision: for success, aside from the Blood God Son, you have no other choice……】

【"They'll always understand me! As long as I succeed……"】

【"You repeatedly persuade yourself, thereby overcoming the hesitation in your heart about brainwashing via the evil path……"】

【"Finally, you made up your mind!"】

【"……"】

【"That day, you cleared away the corpses of over a thousand true gods, thereby causing a huge uproar!"】

【"Everyone was greatly shocked, because these Heavenly Court defectors had previously agreed otherwise, the Holy Lord shouldn't have killed them, but now……"】

【"At once opinions diverged: some said the defectors harbored ill intentions, plotting to assassinate the Holy Lord after feigning surrender, but the plot was exposed and thus all were executed!"】

【"Some said the defectors aimed to 'oppose the new and restore the old', seeking to reinstate the Heavenly Emperor, but the scheme was seen through by the wise Holy Lord!"】

【"Some also said this was the Holy Lord's Majesty going back on his word and getting fat, coming to swear by the Luo River……"】

【"Of course, the proposers of this theory will surely be drowned, for the Holy Lord's retinue permits no such disloyal person to exist!"】

【"The wise and great Holy Lord Majesty would absolutely not do such a thing; even if done, it would be justified and unavoidable!"】

【"In short, loyalty is all that matters……"】

【"Watching their differing reactions, your heart fills with mixed feelings, for this indeed counts as going back on your word—even if you have justification, what should weigh on your conscience still does."】

【"But since you've already chosen this path, no matter how extreme or low-class, you can only continue down that one-way road to darkness."】

【"Then you first announced that the defectors had secretly plotted rebellion and were wiped out, sealing the matter and earning cheers from your subordinates!"】

【"Well done, Holy Lord, you didn't lose face!"】

【"Then you formally declared that the centuries-long Heavenly Court war had come to an end, the New Heavenly Court's conquest was a total victory, and from then on the New Heavenly Court became the sole political entity in heaven and earth."】

【"Thus the war ended, you returned to the human realm with over eight hundred victorious true gods, bearing the posture of an absolute victor, and widely spread the news of victory."】

【"To showcase your military merit, you specially built a large cemetery in Western Ox-Heaven Continent, burying the corpses of the gods brought back from the Heavenly Court there, naming it the 'God Tomb'!"】

【"Once the God Tomb was completed, many ordinary folk, driven by curiosity, came to visit, and naturally couldn't help but praise the eight hundred-plus gods who had gone on that expedition."】

【"Thus the gods satisfied their inevitable vanity, gradually relaxed in daily life, slowly shed the sensitive psychology brought by years of war, and entered a familiar, mundane state of governance— as if weapons were stored away and horses turned out to graze on the southern hills……"】

【"That is precisely when you finally began your plan to cease being human."】

You often go incognito, pretending to inspect the world, visiting each god's domain; when the local deity in charge welcomes you without any guard, you casually pat their shoulders, offering a few words of apparent satisfaction and encouragement.

In fact, in that seemingly ordinary pat, an intangible, substance-less Blood God Son had already entered the target's body.

One after another, you repeatedly used this method to implant Blood God Sons in them, yet the true god heavenly officials of the New Heavenly Court everywhere noticed nothing, because they were already loyal to you, at most feeling that they were now even more loyal to His Majesty the Holy Sovereign.

Thus, you went from place to place, everywhere shouting 'Loyalty' when you arrived, still shouting 'Loyalty' when you left, even uttering words of 'favor'...

Your footsteps covered the Four Great Continents; you visited every station of the true gods, and every local true god had their shoulder patted by you as encouragement.

Even so, because you patted shoulders too frequently, everyone came to expect you to give them a pat.

Until you returned to the familiar Shogun's Fortress City, the rumor of your shoulder‑patting remained popular among the people, thereby giving rise to many stories and anecdotes.

But none of that mattered; upon returning to the Shogunate, you merely let out a solitary, wistful sigh.

"Everything is ready; only this final spark is lacking…"

A plan of unprecedented scale, even one that will be unmatched thereafter, is about to unfold…

……

(End of chapter)