Chapter 446: Cousin with Ulterior Motives
Zhang Yang did not run away, not because he felt he had a clear conscience, nor because he thought those antivirus hunters were all upright people.
The reason is very simple. If a fight really breaks out, even if there are 5,000 people on the other side, it should be the other side that should escape.
Not to mention the thirty Destruction Knights whose strength has reached the epic S-level, not to mention the thirty-nine guys who have mastered the soul force field, and not even to mention Zhang Yang who has mastered the Sword Soul Seal, just relying on the one central earth vein, as many people as come will die.
The antivirus hunters on the opposite side clearly knew this. They stopped in formation twenty miles away from the city wall, and then a knight riding a tall horse, wearing extremely cool armor and with extraordinary momentum, rumbled over.
"My name is Augustus, nicknamed the Great, and I am the commander of the Third Roman Legion under the Seventh War Zone of the Chaos Base. I came here today with good intentions, and I hope the brothers across the street will give me some face."
These words were spoken directly and boldly. Zhang Yang narrowed his eyes, and without him saying anything, Banzhuan presented the evaluation results.
"Augustus (Emperor), Epic Realm S-level, Sky Paladin, Sky Human (Body of True Blood and True Soul), Law Concentration 2.5%."
"Pros and cons: A rare life born in the True World. Even if it is in the fifth sequence, it still has the potential to advance to the Heavenly God, but it is limited to the fifth sequence. It will never be possible for it to go upstream and return to the fourth sequence. In the end, it will inevitably fall into the sixth sequence like the sunset, and will fall into the abyss of eternal death."
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"What an awesome person!"
Zhang Yang put away his contempt. This guy was very strong. With the advantage of true blood and true soul, he could probably beat ten Knights of Destruction by himself.
"My name is Zhang Jue. I wonder what can I do for you, sir? I don't think I should be considered a virus."
As Zhang Yang spoke, he walked slowly and steadily, and in just a few steps he was a hundred meters in front of the other person.
"Zhang Jiao?"
The great emperor Augustus seemed to smile, and casually took off his huge helmet, revealing a handsome young face. "If you were a virus, it would not be us who came, but that barbarian. Theo, I think I remembered your name correctly. You plundered some people in the world of Pendor and escaped. That is the territory of the barbarians."
"Of course, now that you have proven yourself, no virus, or even virus agent, would kill five virus princes in one go. So we are more inclined to believe that you are a virus agent who has turned from darkness to light. Chaos Base welcomes you, and human civilization welcomes you too. Please don't have any scruples. You are not the first, nor the last, virus agent to turn from darkness to light."
Hearing this, Zhang Yang's expression became very subtle, "So you are trying to recruit me?"
"Of course, why not? You killed five virus princes, maybe your small town - um, Chentangguan, why is Chentangguan here?"
The emperor suddenly felt as if he was facing a formidable enemy, but he did not dare to act rashly. His expression was very interesting.
Zhang Yang grinned, "It seems that your antivirus hunters' intelligence is also lagging behind. I'm curious, if I erase all traces of Chentang Pass, will you never know where this small town has gone?"
The emperor took a deep breath and looked at Zhang Yang with fear in his eyes, but also strange. He wanted to say something, but couldn't open his mouth.
Zhang Yang waited quietly until half a minute later, when the emperor asked tentatively, "Who are you?"
"Who do you think I should be?"
"The original virus." The emperor blurted out.
"What the hell is that?" It was the first time Zhang Yang heard of it.
"You're not?"
"What does it matter whether it is true or not? You don't believe it anyway, so just come and fight." Zhang Yang smiled. A fifth-order antivirus hunter is no more than this.
"Okay, I believe you. Then tell me how this city appeared here, and I won't report this matter for the time being."
The emperor looked serious, but Zhang Yang just sneered, "You can deceive yourself, but don't fool me. It's just to delay time. Whatever you want."
"This small city called Chentangguan flew over it four days ago, and I pulled it down. There was a very strong green-skinned man on it. He was very strong. I think he could kill you with one punch. After I killed him, I took the city as my trophy. Well, there were still 6,000 men and women in it, but they died long ago. Even their bodies were reduced to ashes. This is the fact, believe it or not."
After listening to Zhang Yang's brief description, the emperor's expression kept changing. After a long while, he finally made up his mind, "Can you show me the body of that green-skinned man?"
"No, because he has turned into a three-headed, nine-armed demon. Do you want to see the body of this demon?"
"Demon? What is that?" This time it was the emperor's turn to be confused, and it didn't seem like he was faking it.
"If even the demons don't know, then why are you still hanging around? Go back. You and I are not on the same level at all."
"Impossible, the demon you are talking about is probably the devil. I have SS-level authority." The emperor said angrily.
Zhang Yang didn't bother to say anything else and turned back. If the antivirus hunters didn't even have any records of Tianmo, it meant that they were really being used. Of course, there was another possibility that the authority of this emperor was too low. After all, Tianmo was of the fourth sequence.
The emperor stood there in a daze for a moment, and then took his legion to set up camp fifty kilometers away. No one knew what he wanted to do.
Until the next day, he returned again, this time he brought back three acquaintances of Zhang Yang. One was the shield warrior Turtle whom he had met last time, one was the sword fairy Xiao Wuwang, and the last one was actually his little cousin whom he hadn't seen for a long time.
If it was the first three, Zhang Yang really would not pay attention to them, but since his little cousin had shown up, it was enough to make him nervous. It was not because he felt guilty, but because he was worried that the remnant soul of fate was following his little cousin like a shadow. This was the most terrifying thing.
"Banzhuan, please evaluate this kid for me."
Zhang Yang hid behind the city wall and whispered orders.
Sure enough, it took Banzhuan a full ten seconds to complete the evaluation, and he came up with an evaluation result that shocked Zhang Yang.
"Mu Shaoan (Crab), Epic Realm SS+, Sky Human Race (True Blood and True Soul Body), Law Concentration 18.9%."
"Profession 1: Bone Swordsman/Netherworld Swordsman (can reverse life and death, can break bones and regenerate at any time)."
"Profession 2: Immortal Saint/Immortal Knight (Mastering the true meaning of the secondary law of immortality)."
"Profession Three: Barbarian/Lawbreaker (Master the Law of Fate or be mastered by the Law of Fate)."
"Profession 4: Mechanical King/Mechanical Puppet (it has been deeply integrated with the mechanical soul gold and is in a critical condition)."
"Pros and cons assessment: This is a unlucky guy, but also a real strong man who came from the battlefield. His fate has been dominated and controlled, and he was also designed by others to merge the mechanical soul gold with his body. If it were anyone else, he would either die or become a puppet, but he has come step by step, and his foundation is extremely solid."
"The Bone Blade Master can allow him to reverse life and death, and survive from death time and again; his understanding of the true meaning of the Immortal Law makes him invincible to a large extent; he also has a cousin with ulterior motives who constantly sacrifices blood to him. Each blood sacrifice can greatly break the shackles of fate on him, until he forms the most rare talent for breaking laws; the only remaining hidden danger is the mechanical soul gold that has merged with his body. If he cannot become a mechanical law god in the end, he will undoubtedly become a mechanical puppet."
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"My goodness, what a troubled pig's trotter template!"
Zhang Yang sighed. How many old coins must have been behind the design of this little cousin, overt and covert, simply too numerous to count. But in the final analysis, the source of everything was still caused by him.
If he had not been captured by the minions of the god Changge and eventually sacrificed himself, leading to all that followed, perhaps my cousin would have been nothing more than an ordinary antivirus hunter.
So no matter what, this cousin with ulterior motives has to continue doing it.
As long as he keeps on offering blood sacrifices, the remnant soul of destiny will never succeed. As for the control of the mechanical soul gold, he will talk about it later. At worst, he can help once in the future when he has accumulated enough magic laws of immortality and demons.
That’s right, the magic law of immortality is the best way to restrain mechanical soul gold.
"Haha, you all coming together really makes my humble home shine!"
In a flash, Zhang Yang had already rushed out to meet the enemy, and at the same time mobilized the power of the central earth veins, instantly blocking the emperor, the turtle, Xiao Wuwang, and his little cousin.
"Ancient Demon Language: Imprisonment!"
Zhang Yang heaved a sigh of relief after releasing twelve confinement spells in one breath. The remnant soul of fate was very scary, so they had to be extremely cautious in their next conversation and meeting.
"Zhang Jue, what do you mean?"
The emperor said angrily, Wugui and Xiao Wuwang also looked alert, only the little cousin remained indifferent, because in his opinion, such confinement could not trap him at all.
"Xiao Anzi, can these three be trusted?"
Zhang Yang ignored the three emperors and asked his little cousin directly. If necessary, he would even kill people to silence them.
Hearing this, the emperor and the other two immediately widened their eyes. The little cousin was also stunned for a moment, then blinked, with a hint of surprise flashing across his eyes.
"They are completely trustworthy. They are my comrades who have lived and died together with me. They can withstand any test. But since you asked, you should go out and wait for me first."
The little cousin's caution was beyond Zhang Yang's expectation and also shameless enough.
"Minato!"
Xiao Wuwang raised his middle finger at his little cousin, and then the three of them retreated helplessly.
"Don't say anything, just wait."
The little cousin's expression was also extremely serious at this moment. He took off a large white shield from behind him, knelt on one knee, and put it on the ground, as if he was praying. The next moment, a tranquil white light vibrated up and directly enveloped the two of them within a hundred meters.
And in the white light, figures that seemed like heroic spirits gradually emerged.
"Phew, that's all right now, cousin, long time no see!"
Without waiting for Zhang Yang to say anything, Mu Shaoan walked up to him and gave him a black bear-like hug.
"My brother is dead."
"You mean the little gentleman?"
"Yes, he died of old age. He lived to be 120 years old. I wanted to take him into the Chaos Base and extend his life, but he seemed to be more open-minded than me." Mu Shaoan sighed.
Zhang Yang also sighed. In the blink of an eye, hundreds of years had passed. Thinking back to the past, the brothers Mu Shaojun and Mu Shaoan were the heirs of his village building order.
But now things and people have changed.
"Cousin, you have changed too. Have you died several times? Even your body has to rely on taking over other bodies to support itself? When you were causing trouble in the Pande World, I discovered you. Well, I discovered your soul, but I didn't dare to see you at that time because my situation was hard to describe. However, have you taken Super Viagra? It's only been a few months, and your strength has expanded to this extent like a balloon. I even feel a huge threat from you."
"So it was you who sent that emperor to test me?" Zhang Yang asked instead of answering.
"Hey, how can it be called a test? And I didn't let the emperor come. I just secretly provided him some clues. My original plan was to let him take you in into his Roman legion, and then I would find a chance to come and see you again. Who would have thought that plans would not change as fast as things do? Alas, I'm almost schizophrenic now. On the surface, I have to maintain the recklessness of a barbarian, and in the middle I have to pretend that I know nothing." Mu Shaoan grinned, with no image at all.
"So you know about the remnant soul of destiny?" Zhang Yang asked curiously.
"I see. As for the inheritor of destiny, this pie in the sky is really delicious, and there is no logical flaw at all. But I just have doubts, so I didn't tell anyone about it, not even Cynthia. I suspect that she may also be a chess piece of destiny. Also, thank you, cousin, my often uncontrollable luck -5 was created by you, right?" Mu Shaoan smiled slyly.
Zhang Yang was silent for a long time, then suddenly punched the guy hard, "Cou, can you not be so smart? This makes me look stupid. You know, I had a great plan, but it was all messed up. Now I can only run to the fifth sequence for refuge in shame."
"Hahaha! Cousin, you don't have to be so self-deprecating. If you weren't smart, you wouldn't even be able to see my bones. Um, wait, what does the fifth sequence mean?" Mu Shaoan smiled like a smug dog, at least that's what Zhang Yang thought.
"Okay, listen, there are six major sequences in this world, all the heavens and the worlds, basically covering everything. The core of this is the trunk of the long river of time. The long river of time originates from the first sequence and ends at the sixth sequence. In other words, from birth to death, no one can escape."
"Among them, the First Sequence only allows ordinary people, or at most people with strength below the Extraordinary level, to survive. The stronger the strength, the more they will be excluded from the First Sequence. Even the Law Gods, Ancient Gods, and even indescribable beings cannot go to the First Sequence, so this place is usually ignored."
"The second sequence is similar. It can only accommodate epic realm SS+ and below. For example, if you go to the second sequence with your current strength, you will hit the ceiling. Of course, you can't actually go there. Only those ancient gods and law gods can smuggle ordinary people to the first and second sequences. So it doesn't make much sense, don't consider it."
"But when it comes to the third and fourth sequences, they are the two most essential stages in the long river of time, just like the golden period from 20 to 50 in life. In this stage, the competition is the most brutal and fierce. To be frank, gods are everywhere and demigods are worse than dogs. Your cousin used to be a demigod, but he only lasted 37 years and 5 months in the fourth sequence. In the end, he died, and only one trumpet escaped."
"Then, cousin, all your doubts and suspicions can actually be found in the third and fourth sequences, but this is too complicated to explain in a few words. I will tell you when I have time. Let's just talk about the fifth sequence."
"When the long river of time flows to the end of the fourth sequence, it enters the fifth sequence, just like a person entering the aging stage at the age of sixty. Do you think the virus is scary? In fact, from the perspective of the third and fourth sequences, it is just a group of poor bugs fighting for food with a group of hyenas. This is the truth behind the existence of you antivirus hunters."
"Of course, even ants want to survive, so there is no need to belittle yourselves. You antivirus hunters have your merits. Ants are ants, and it is natural for ants to defend their own civilization. There is nothing wrong with this."
"Now, the key point I want to talk to you about is the remnant soul of fate and mechanical soul gold. Listen, cousin, because of me, you are shrouded in a ghost of fate, or the ghost of fate. I will help you with this. You just need to be careful. As long as I don't die, this remnant soul of fate will never be able to do anything to you."
"But Mechanical Soul Gold is a big hidden danger. I don't know when you merged with it. This thing makes you very mechanically compatible. Do you know what mechanically compatible is? This thing is a drug. The temporary benefits you gain are far less than the price you will have to pay in the future. It can only be offset by your Immortal Law."
Hearing Zhang Yang say this, Mu Shaoan also nodded, his expression even more serious, "I know that someone in the fate inheritor is plotting against me, but I didn't expect that there are others plotting against me. Cousin, regarding the mechanical soul gold, is it the mechanical Rubik's Cube?"
"I don't know. I don't understand these things. I only know that in the fourth sequence, mechanical zombies are almost turning into locusts. Even many powerful gods are helpless. So don't be anxious about this matter. Don't show that you are very repulsive. It's the way it is. But don't stop comprehending the immortal law. This is your trump card. Then I will find a way. I will let you break through and become a mechanical law god at the right time. In that case, the influence of mechanical soul gold on you will no longer exist."
"But you must remember not to show your true colors. We are brothers, you are in the open and I am in the dark. Once I have dealt with your troubles, I will take you to the Fourth Sequence. That is where we brothers will dominate the world and be invincible, if you are not afraid of death."
Zhang Yang spoke sincerely, because he suddenly realized that as long as he could trick his little cousin onto his warship, there would be great potential for him to achieve success in the fourth sequence.
"Okay, cousin, I'll consider it. I hope you can understand. After all, I'm first and foremost an antivirus hunter. I can't abandon our civilization, no matter how small or insignificant it is." Mu Shaoan did not agree immediately.
Zhang Yang could only sigh. He had said everything he needed to say. The rest was up to fate. After all, the future was too far away.
(End of this chapter)
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