Chapter 634: It was a close call. Fortunately, I have no morals, otherwise I would have been kidnapped.

"Friend Lu, why are you doing this?"

Patriarch Fentian was even calmer than Lu Wenwu had expected.

He was already physically aroused and ready for a life-or-death fight.

But Patriarch Fentian still had that calm, even cool, somewhat cold expression.

There was a faint smile on that white-haired and youthful face, which did not make him more approachable, but instead gave him a somewhat inhuman feeling.

Almost like the uncanny valley.

More like a pseudo-person.

Because that didn't seem like a human being at all, and it was completely different from how a human should react.

It's more like a robot in human skin pretending to be human.

There is no sadness, no anger, and even all emotions have been completely washed away.

Just like a player playing a farming game.

To him, all human beings are not of the same species, but are merely part of the resources and data that can be quantified.

In the eyes of Patriarch Fentian, the emotions that humans should possess were regarded as low-level products and had been completely abandoned.

Even purer than the ruthless cultivators who practice the Supreme Way of Forgetting Feelings.

Yes, pure.

The ruthless way only cultivates ruthlessness.

However, Patriarch Fentian simply gave up everything that belonged to humans.

Rather than being a human being, he is more like some kind of immortal or perfect person in a niche stereotype.

Be absolutely calm, absolutely rational, and let the data speak for itself.

Compared to him, the human brain matrix of the Superhuman Federation is considered humane.

At least they don't pretend.

However, Lu Wenwu discovered through reading the memories of other powerful human beings that before Patriarch Fentian went into seclusion, at least before he had completely achieved the state of merging with the Dao, he had shown emotions and desires.

However, this is more terrifying than nothing.

Those people couldn't see that Lu Wenwu, as a being with perfect soul law, could read deeper information.

Patriarch Fentian is in disguise.

Whether he was drinking and discussing Dao with other ancestors, giving instructions to his subordinates, or taking in disciples and caring for them like his own children, it was all a disguise.

During this process, his soul was completely calm and still, like a piece of stone.

All his actions were just the "optimal solutions" he executed after careful consideration.

Only now, facing Lu Wenwu, who was at the same level, did he finally take off his disguise and face him with his true face.

Everything that happened before was false and a disguise.

It is even possible that the appearance before him is also the optimal solution calculated by Patriarch Fentian through information, and it just happens to be what he should have looked like.

"If possible, I don't want to fight with Fellow Daoist Lu here. It's meaningless and will only reduce the strength of the human race."

Patriarch Fentian sighed pretentiously, showing a helpless look, with only a slight aura flowing through his body, as if he was just putting on a show.

"They are just ordinary humans who can't create much value. Why are you so angry, Brother Lu?"

"Fellow Daoist Lu should be fully aware that even if there were millions or tens of millions of ordinary humans, they would not be as helpful to the human race as one more peak-level War Lord."

"If I hadn't discovered this, if I hadn't resolutely implemented this strategy, how could our human race have reached this point so quickly in the millennia since arriving in the Central Continent?"

"Fellow Daoist, please know that when my lineage split from the ancestral lineage, it was not very powerful. We did not take any of our resources or equipment. We only took away many of the classics left by our ancestors, Chi Yan and Lie Yan."

"A thousand years? That's breaking the limit of a War Lord's lifespan." Lu Wenwu chuckled. "It seems I underestimated you, both in your abilities and the sins you committed."

"For me, this isn't difficult. Race luck is a very useful thing." Patriarch Fentian said frankly, "Daoyou should have felt it too. It's just that you haven't integrated with the human race's luck, so you're destined not to gain as much as I have."

Lu Wenwu shrugged. "Then you're wrong. I didn't rely on the luck of my race to reach my current level of cultivation. Physical training is the path to invincibility. Why do I need to become the master of luck?"

"Body training? Then I understand."

Patriarch Fentian did not look surprised and just nodded slightly.

"It seems that the inheritance of our ancestor Lie Yan does exist. Daoist friend took it after our lineage passed away, and completed the path that our ancestor Lie Yan failed to complete. He achieved great success by swallowing the world."

"Even so, besides Fellow Daoist Lu, the ancestral land, with the help of its luck, should be able to produce another god-level being. Such talent and such a fortuitous encounter truly make this old man somewhat envious."

"Tsk, you still have this feeling of 'envy'? Stop flattering me. Even if I talk to you now, I'll still blow your head off later."

Lu Wenwu sneered and asked with interest.

"Since you know I have a God-level figure under my command, do you still want to go to war with me? According to your logic and judgment, the best solution right now should be to surrender and be killed, right? This will reduce internal friction among the human race and better serve your own interests, isn't it?"

Patriarch Fentian still had that calm expression: "That's not the case. Fellow Daoist Lu's path is too gentle, your heart is too soft, and you are too strongly affected by low-level emotions."

"This is not what a qualified ruler should have. If emotions cloud your judgment, it's extremely easy to make irreparable mistakes and act irrationally."

"If you, as the leader of the human race, were to make such a decision, it would be irresponsible to the entire race. Given your personality, there's a high probability that you would destroy everything the human race has achieved. I cannot allow you to lead the human race into an irretrievable situation."

"besides."

When he said this, a faint fire light appeared in the eyes of the old ancestor Fentian.

With each breath, it flickered, faintly echoing with the ancestral sacred fire behind it, constantly resonating.

A majestic and powerful aura exploded and spread outward with him as the center, rushing towards Lu Wenwu's vigorous and burning fighting spirit.

For a while, the two were evenly matched in this regard!

"The former Fiery Flame War Lord has proven that while body refinement brings powerful combat power and unparalleled killing power, it is not the best choice for a race's ruler."

"If you follow the path of an ordinary beast-blooded warrior, even if you undergo the years of refined cultivation inheritance of my lineage and rely on the luck of your race to forcibly cross that threshold and step into the Divine Realm, your combat power will only be considered mediocre, and you may even be considered at the bottom of the Divine Realm in the Ancient Continent."

"By fusing the power of Heaven with the destiny of my race, the entire human race will become the source of my power."

"As long as the human race is not destroyed, its power will not cease. As long as the human race is not dead, its will will not fade."

"How can you defeat me with your own strength? How can you defeat the entire human race?"

Lu Wenwu grinned and said, "I have to admit that I underestimated you before."

"Even though I don't agree with your 'Tao', I have to admit that you do have something."

"But I also have my own 'Tao'. Killing you is what I will do, and what I should do!"

"Let's go, let's fight somewhere else. This place happens to be adjacent to the human border, so let's go out and explore the territories of other races."

"No matter who wins in the end, the casualties caused by the aftermath of the battle are probably not something that either side would want to see."

As he spoke, Lu Wenwu raised his leg and was about to leave.

We can't really fight in the Scarlet Sky Holy City.

No matter how many defensive measures this ancient city has, it cannot withstand the aftermath of the battle between the two gods.

Even if both parties have perfect control and can throw all their pure strength into each other's body.

At the moment of one side's defeat, the power erupting from its body will instantly destroy everything around it, turning the area within a thousand miles into a wasteland.

When powerful people fight each other, the landscape of mountains and rivers will be permanently changed.

"oh?"

Before Lu Wenwu finished speaking, Patriarch Fentian actually uttered a syllable that theoretically he shouldn't have uttered.

There was even more disappointment in those calm and cold eyes.

"It seems that I still don't know enough about Fellow Daoist Lu. I didn't expect that Fellow Daoist Lu, who seems to be decisive and ruthless, actually has this side. In that case, I'll have to forgive you for not being able to accompany me."

Patriarch Fentian said lightly.

"If Fellow Daoist Lu wants to fight, then let's start right away."

"Or just retreat!"

"ha?"

Lu Wenwu's leg had already stepped forward, but he retracted it the moment before crossing the space.

He was even a little stunned when he heard what Patriarch Fentian said.

"No, what are you doing now? Using the lives of the millions of people in Scarlet Sky Holy City to intimidate and control me, trying to manipulate me morally so I don't dare to act rashly and just divide the country and rule over it?"

"Have you lost your mind, Old Master Fentian? These are the people under your rule! To put it bluntly, they are your population resource. You are using your things to threaten me. Don't you think it's funny?"

No, buddy, this is something a human can do, right?

Lu Wenwu was speechless.

This is ridiculous!

Absurd!

The opposite of Tiangang!

"I don't think there's anything funny about this."

Patriarch Fentian nodded without any concealment, and his explanation was extremely straightforward.

"Friend Lu is a man of character. He is willing to fight for my life and death for a decision I made."

"And during the battle, he didn't forget to protect the civilians in the city, even going so far as to execute only those involved in the plan, while sparing the lives of others. This shows that Fellow Daoist Lu is a man of great benevolence, righteousness, and integrity, a role model of morality."

"I don't want to fight to the death with Fellow Daoist Lu, I just want to conspire for something great together."

"After much thought, this is the best approach."

"Even if it doesn't work, there's no harm in trying. It's just a million people, a city, and some resources. As long as I'm still here, the human race won't be seriously injured. We'll be able to regain these sooner or later."

"Awesome! You're truly invincible. You can pull off such an overt scheme. Even the benevolent African king, Mobutu, looks like a human being compared to you."

Lu Wenwu was so angry at the actions and sincerity of Patriarch Fentian that he laughed.

How can you say such beastly words in a serious manner?

Just use the human capital to test it.

unbelievable.

But Patriarch Fentian seemed to be unaware of one thing.

Lu Wenwu actually has no universal morality.

Everything he did had only one premise.

He is happy to do so.

Therefore, trying to restrict him by means of moral kidnapping cannot be said to be extremely effective, but at least it can be considered completely useless.

When facing moral kidnapping, as long as I have no morals, you cannot kidnap me.

"Unfortunately, this doesn't mean anything to me."

Lu Wenwu's aura suddenly rose, and the blazing dragon breath of purgatory shot up into the sky, instantly melting everything in all directions.

The originally ancient and charming courtyard disappeared in less than a moment.

The scorching extreme high temperature continued to spread outward, evaporating all the moisture and completely igniting everything it passed by.

Even materials that are not combustible become fuel for the flames.

Lu Wenwu, who opened eight heavenly gates in a row, was surrounded by materialized scarlet flames.

Thick and ferocious dragon scales were revealed, and scattered red and black lightning was moving on its surface.

"If you want to fight here, then fight."

Lu Wenwu made a boxing stance with a grim smile on his face.

He simply pressed his body down slightly, and the extremely violent pure power caused the earth to collapse, creating shocking and deep cracks.

At this moment, the old ancestor Fentian was stunned when he saw Lu Wenwu firing at full power.

He didn't understand why Lu Wenwu suddenly burst out with all his strength here?

Isn’t he worried about the lives of the people in Chixiao City?

Isn't he worried about completely destroying this place?

There's no way he wouldn't be worried!

How could he not worry!

This guy even saved his opponent's life in the battle just now!

But why now?

The CPU of Patriarch Fentian was overloaded at this moment.

He watched in a daze as the pitch-black flames ignited one powerful human being after another who had been rescued by the other party, burning them to ashes, leaving no trace of their bodies.

Patriarch Fentian was completely unable to understand the logic behind Lu Wenwu's behavior.

"Why? Why did you do this?" he asked blankly. "You just spent all your energy to save them, and now you kill them with your own hands. What's the point of all this?"

"Meaning? It doesn't mean anything. Money can't buy my happiness."

Lu Wenwu strode forward with a grim smile.

With every step he took, the earth crumbled under this terrifying force.

The earth veins connecting the entire city were shaking violently, groaning as if they could not bear the heavy burden.

"If I want to save him, then I will save him."

"If I want to kill, then I will kill."

"Why so many whys?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Wenwu stepped heavily, and the entire building complex began to collapse.

The nearest ancestral holy fire altar was shaking continuously, and it looked like a tower that was about to collapse.

"Although I have always disdained to do so, out of a little respect for you, if I am forced to find a high-sounding reason for my actions..."

"When it comes to reform, how can there be no casualties before success?"

"This is a necessary sacrifice!"

Lu Wenwu grinned, and an endless sea of ​​blood appeared behind him.

The military killing fist, which was wrapped in terrifying power, was swung out without reservation, wrapped in sharp spiral lightning and fire, and fell like a meteor.

"It's like the life creed you believe in, and now it's returned to you."

"Their sacrifice is worth it to kill you."

"The sacrifice was worth it? Ha. Interesting."

Looking at the whistling heavy fist, Patriarch Fentian was stunned for a moment, then the corners of his mouth rose slightly, and an astonishing look flashed in his eyes.

Flames surged above the old body, and the power of the divine realm burst out without reservation, with a power that had never been seen before.

Compared to the aura when he was confronting Lu Wenwu before, it is more than twice as powerful.

Ancestor Fentian narrowly dodged the military killing fist, and in the tearing of the strong wind, his figure turned into a flaming hurricane that rose from the ground and rushed towards the horizon.

"Since you think you are right, then..."

"Catch me!"

"Beat me to death!"

"Then, lead the human race to a new peak!"

(End of this chapter)