Chapter 695: Chapter 689: Who Dares Call Themselves Invincible? Who Claims to Be Undefeated?
"Finally decided to call for external aid, huh..."
Chi Xiao’s lips curved upward, outlining an exaggerated arc, with a gleam of excitement in his eyes: "Interesting! Truly interesting!"
"Whether it’s the Orderers like Sword Master Lin Qiubai and Lord of the Red Lotus Ye Fengqing, or the Confused Ones like Mo Zi Zhang Kuang and Profound Immortal Zhao Guanlan."
"If you think you’re qualified, then come on!"
"This is exactly the kind of variable I want!"
"Variables are fun!"
In Chi Xiao’s view, the result of this Family Nurturing Contest with Ma Ran is not important; whether victory or failure, it doesn’t matter. The process is what counts.
As an Upper Rank God, indestructible by the passage of time or the end of worlds, Chi Xiao has witnessed countless people and events over his long life.
Unlike those geniuses who fear failure, he no longer has such a strong desire for victory or defeat.
Those ordinary giants of the cosmos and pinnacles of civilization would lose everything with just one defeat.
But Chi Xiao...
As one of the seven Supreme Rulers under the Cosmic Will, he can afford to lose countless times and always have the chance to start over.
In fact, at a certain point in his life, Chi Xiao, in pursuit of fun, even split his consciousness into countless avatars, descending upon numerous civilizations, allowing his avatars to experience many failures firsthand.
This process makes his existence a little less tedious.
However, once any variable becomes a constant, it also becomes routine, making Chi Xiao feel as if he’s chewing wax.
Initially, failure could bring Chi Xiao novel experiences, but eventually, like victory, it became dull and tiresome to him.
Only by interacting with peers of his level could he feel even slightly excited.
The existence of Prophet Ma Ran from Earth Civilization and those four mysterious Overlords from Cangming Star...
Their presence thrilled Chi Xiao to the point of trembling in his divine body.
"Going all in, trying to accomplish everything in one stroke, and decisively settle this contest?"
Chi Xiao struggled to suppress his exuberant emotions, focusing his gaze on Ma Ran, attempting to press down the corners of his upturned lips. However, such an act made his expression appear particularly bizarre: "Speaking of which, I could also call for external aid, but..."
"The other six fellows, each with their own uniqueness, might help secure victory, but I have no intention of sharing this joy with them."
At this point, his expression became serious, his eyebrows knitted tightly together.
Chi Xiao noticed that within Ma Ran’s eyes, which shimmered with a dazzling silver light and contained a swirling black vortex, there seemed to be a circulation of some immensely substantive power.
But the problem is...
The values on the Justice Instrument showed no changes.
The truth of the matter might not be complex, needing no untangling of threads to clear up the paths.
Relying on intuition, Chi Xiao spoke: "One of the Ice River Immortals helped you connect with Ye Fengqing."
"Earlier, did you make some kind of transaction with that Lord of the Red Lotus?"
Everyone knows that Martial God Su Qiangwei is nominally Ye Fengqing’s Spear-Bearer, but in reality, she is a Direct Disciple.
This information wasn’t kept secret, so obtaining such related intelligence was a trivial matter for Chi Xiao, requiring hardly any energy.
"The ruling lineages on Cangming Star, four generations apart, are they truly four different individuals?"
Inspired by a sudden insight, Chi Xiao blurted as the thought emerged, keeping a keen eye on Ma Ran, observing the subtle changes in his facial expression as well as the intensity of energy resonance and the frequency of soul fluctuations: "Or perhaps, they are all the same person?"
"Or maybe, the four Overlords of Cangming are actually five individuals?"
"Hmm! If you separate Mo Zi and Zhang Kuang, and include Prophet Ma Ran, perhaps the governance of this star involved six different entities."
"I won’t forget those similarities you share in certain techniques with that Sword Master Lin Qiubai."
Upon hearing this, Ma Ran slightly raised an eyebrow, but his expression quickly returned to calm, though a trace of sarcasm flickered in his eyes. He didn’t speak, merely allowed the silver light in the Bright Star Gaze to gradually merge into the whites of his eyes, disappearing without a trace.
Chi Xiao’s conjectures were of no consequence, really.
Even if Ma Ran were to have his cover blown, it would do him more good than harm.
Rather than engage in verbal duels, Ma Ran preferred to channel more energy into the upcoming developments.
Just now, he used the Starlight Brain working together with the power of the Bright Star Gaze, reversing and compiling some fundamental codes in the cosmos, tracing back the last transaction between the Dragon Civilization and the Superpowered Civilization, and from that deduced the so-called Human Race Civilization’s location.
Not to establish some grand layout, but merely to lay the groundwork for the subsequent plot, reducing potential loopholes.
"Such a serious person indeed..."
Chi Xiao eyed Ma Ran up and down for a moment without spotting any flaws, and, losing interest, remarked: "Initially, upon first seeing you, I thought you might be some brute who doesn’t conceal his mood on his face."
"It proves that intuition and Sixth Sense are indeed unreliable."
"Well then... Let it begin!"
"Compared to someone so serious and composed like you..."
"I would prefer my opponent to be someone like Ye Fengqing, who is domineering, aggressive as fire!"
"What a pity that Profound Immortal Zhao Guanlan left only a thought on Earth and not his true form, otherwise, at least even Guanlan should bring me much joy!"
Meanwhile, a dazzling golden barrage swept across the live stream.
[Ice River Immortals·Martial God·Su Qiangwei: The master has finally replied! She’s on vacation in the Superpower Civilization, saying she’ll... she’s already arrived!]
Boom!
A vivid red thunderbolt suddenly streaked across the dark cosmos, illuminating the dark vacuum, descending upon the solar system.
The lightning was so bright that it heightened the brightness of Cangming Star by several degrees, blinding to the eyes.
The lightning fell before Chi Xiao, as if it melted an entire vacuum area thoroughly.
The starry specks of crimson flame gradually coalesced into the form of a lotus, emitting a subtle fragrance.
Moments later, a tall female with long purple hair cascading over her shoulders emerged gracefully from the fiery lotus.
Amidst the interplay of thunder and flame, with heat waves surging, her blood-colored windbreaker flapped fiercely, especially in those crimson eyes of hers, where a seemingly bottomless divine spring lurked, inscrutable to the divine.
"..."
Chi Xiao opened his mouth, as if intending to say something, but found himself at a loss for words.
After a long silence, he clicked his tongue and gently said: "So we finally meet, Ye Honglian."
"Honestly, this wasn’t quite what I expected."
"I never imagined you would be strong to such an extent."
This Lord of the Red Lotus seemed to be enveloped by countless miniature cosmoses, each thought capable of forming a world and countless civilizations.
In Chi Xiao’s view, who could dare claim invincibility when standing before an existence like Ye Fengqing within the cosmos?
Who dares declare themselves undefeatable?!
