Published: March 2, 2025
"You have quite the courage, don't you? Clearly facing imminent doom, yet you went all out to resurrect Wen Yu. Tsk tsk, this Wen Yu must be your last lifeline."
The sovereign spoke with a mocking tone, but deep in his eyes, there was a profound conflict.
The situation was becoming difficult for the sovereign to handle...
Originally, everything was going quite perfectly. Wen Yu’s presence didn’t make a difference — if Tang Haofei was still normal, it would simply be better to eliminate Wen Yu without any hesitation!
But unfortunately, the superpower he provided to Tang Haofei — the life and death battle resolution — had been overused, and the cost of power spiraled out of control.
The sovereign had been keeping a close watch on Tang Haofei's life and death battle resolution...
But do you remember how the cost of power came about?
In the Heavenly Palace…
At that time, the sovereign was trapped by the demon lord...
As a result, Tang Haofei died five times in a row, and the cost of power erupted, leading to the appearance of Tang Er. Aware of the terrifying nature of the cost of power, the sovereign promptly chose to "let Tang Haofei roam free."
The cost of power was irreversible and would only worsen!
But then Wen Yu emerged and passed his "memory search," which made the sovereign overjoyed!
It’s fine; if I lose one, there’s still another! I don’t need Tang Haofei anymore!
Under the influence of the cost of power, the current Tang Haofei could no longer be considered the best chess piece.
In contrast, Wen Yu…
His strength surpassed Tang Haofei’s; this chess piece was even more perfect than Tang Haofei!
But now, the demon lord had admitted that Wen Yu was his own piece...
So, should I use Wen Yu or Tang Haofei?
Tang Haofei was deeply entrenched in the cost of power, his personality was terrible, he refused to follow orders, and it was impossible to use anything from Earth to threaten him. Besides, he was weaker than Wen Yu, making him less reliable for taking down the demon lord.
Using Wen Yu? Would the demon lord set a trap for himself using Wen Yu?
This was truly a dilemma...
Until the demon lord spoke.
"So... what will you do?"
Faced with the demon lord's counter-question, the sovereign fell silent.
"I will... hehe, guess?"
The sovereign was about to say something but abruptly swallowed his words back, simply smiling and staring at the demon lord, his eyes sparkling with an inscrutable light.
"Do as you please..."
The demon lord merely uttered this and then fell silent.
...
"To sum it up, your danger isn’t too great, because the sovereign wants to keep you as the last glimmer of hope against the demon lord, to prevent him from going down in a mutual destruction! He won’t harm you, but he might also restrict you; while you won't die, your days probably won’t be too pleasant..."
"And all of this is just my conjecture; I can't guarantee the actual situation."
Lin Haifeng concluded his reasoning, and everything became clear.
Wen Yu could only sigh and shake his head.
"Let’s not say this is just conjecture; even if everything you guessed is correct, the sovereign won’t kill me, but if he imprisons me... that situation would still be terrible..."
"So, we need to prepare more."
"On this point, I can actually give you some advice."
Upon hearing this, Wen Yu's face lit up, and he promptly asked, "What advice?"
I must say, being friends with Lin Haifeng is indeed reliable...
"It still revolves around the sovereign's ultimate purpose."
"There are two known reborn persons in this world — you and Tang Haofei. According to intelligence analysis, both of you should meet the criteria of heaven's chosen after reaching level 10. If, and I mean if, the sovereign really wants to decide the outcome against the demon lord in this world, he will undoubtedly cherish the power of either of you."
"But the current situation is quite interesting... Originally, Tang Haofei was the best and most suitable one — because he cares about the lives of the people. As long as the sovereign threatens Tang Haofei with Earth, he has no reason to refuse... But with the cost of power... tsk tsk tsk... the sovereign can only threaten Tang Haofei's life."