Zombie Daoist: "???"
Little Li's Flying Dagger: "Damn it! So after all that, it turns out it was a demon that had never done a single bad thing, and you still destroyed hundreds of years of its cultivation?"
Yan Shisan: "Not only had it never committed evil, it actually did good deeds. How are you any different from those people who go around slaughtering innocents in the streets?"
Shi Potian: "That's far too black-and-white. You're completely unable to distinguish right from wrong."
Chen Beixuan: "What the hell is wrong with you? I thought the demon had offended you. In my world, the Demon Race is one of the most powerful races among the countless races of the starry heavens."
Chen Beixuan: "Someone like you, who doesn't even bother to find out the truth before acting, could easily start a war between humans and demons."
Long Bo @Fahai: "Isn't Buddhism always preaching that all living beings are equal? Just because it was a demon, you destroyed centuries of its cultivation even though it had never harmed anyone?"
Was I... wrong?
In the Green Snake world, Fahai froze.
All his life, he had followed one unwavering belief:
Any demon should be captured.
But the words of everyone in the chat group left him speechless.
Perhaps...
He really had been wrong.
He hurried back to release the Spider Spirit from beneath the pagoda.
However, by the time he set it free, all of its cultivation had already been erased.
"If I one day attain true enlightenment, I shall repay today's karma."
After releasing the Spider Spirit, Fahai made a solemn vow.
Meanwhile, inside the chat group...
Seeing that Fahai had stopped responding after being thoroughly criticized, everyone gradually let the matter drop.
Before long, night fell once again.
Neither Zhang Sanfeng nor Yan Chixia had logged into the chat group.
Instead, the previously silent Fahai suddenly appeared again.
Fahai: "You were right. Demons can be good or evil. My thinking was too narrow."
Yan Shisan @Fahai: "What happened? Why did you change your mind so quickly?"
Fahai: "Earlier, during a torrential storm, I found a woman giving birth in the wilderness. Two enormous snake demons were shielding her from the rain. It seems demons truly aren't all evil."
Little Li's Flying Dagger: "Don't tell me you sealed those two snake demons as well."
Fahai: "No. I let them go."
Lord of Devouring @Fahai: "That female benefactor... her body looked rather nice, didn't it?"
Jiang Li smiled faintly.
He knew Fahai had encountered Bai Suzhen and Xiao Qing.
The poor monk had seen a woman's naked body for the very first time, and his mind had immediately begun wandering.
Yan Shisan: "???"
Wang Chao: "Boss Jiang Li... what exactly do you mean by that?"
Fahai: "Ahem... Benefactor, what are you talking about? This humble monk was only saving someone's life."
In the Green Snake world...
Fahai felt his scalp go numb.
The image of that woman giving birth kept replaying in his mind, refusing to disappear.
Yet Jiang Li somehow knew about it all.
The thought sent chills down his spine.
Could what Jiang Li had previously said—
that he would one day cause the deaths of over a hundred thousand people—
actually come true?
Lord of Devouring: "Demon! I want you to help me cultivate!"
Fahai: "???"
Lord of Devouring: "Your six senses are impure. You're not fit to be a monk."
Lord of Devouring: "Fahai, you should simply return to secular life. What's the point of endlessly suppressing your own desires?"
Lord of Devouring: "Love, desire, the union of Yin and Yang—these are all part of human nature. Cutting yourself off from them won't make you a true Buddha."
Lord of Devouring: "I'm looking forward to the day you discover that the Buddha you've devoted your life to isn't the true Buddha. I wonder what expression you'll have then."
Yan Shisan: "Holy shit! So you're actually a lustful monk!"
Little Li's Flying Dagger: "What's the point of becoming a Buddha if you can't even have women?"
Zombie Daoist: "Then that kind of Buddha isn't worth becoming. A Buddha who achieves his goals by any means necessary deserves to be dragged off his pedestal and burned."
Fahai: "Stop trying to shake my Buddhist resolve! My willpower is simply not strong enough... that's all."
Gentleman of the Purple Rosy Sword: "So there really is something wrong."
Wang Chao: "???"
"Watching someone give birth is bloody and terrifying. How on earth did that manage to arouse you?"
Long Bo: "Why not rebel against that bird of a Buddha in your world and come follow Boss Jiang Li instead?"
In the blink of an eye, another two days passed.
Zhang Sanfeng and Yan Chixia had now been ascending for six days, yet neither had logged into the chat group.
Had the chat group not automatically notified everyone whenever a member died, they would have started believing something terrible had happened to the two of them.
Since there was still no sign of them...
Jiang Li decided not to wait any longer.
Swallowed Star World
After withdrawing his consciousness from the chat group,
Jiang Li resumed his cultivation.
Time passed without him noticing.
Boom!
An ancient, boundless aura suddenly radiated from Jiang Li's body.
As his soul fused once again, the Law Planet representing the Law of Time burst into brilliant radiance.
Within the universe inside him, the countless Law Planets unexpectedly began rotating in a harmonious, orderly pattern.
The next moment—
Jiang Li slowly opened his eyes.
Within his pupils seemed to lie an endless cosmos, profound and immeasurable.
"What a pity."
"I still couldn't fuse Time with Wind."
"I'll just have to wait for another opportunity."
With a trace of regret, Jiang Li projected his consciousness into the Virtual Universe Network.
Within the Virtual Universe,
a separate dimensional space had been opened specifically for the arena melee battles.
A vast, endless river surged across the entire dimension, dividing it into countless enormous islands.
Each island housed its own martial arena.
At this moment,
everyone from Planet Blue had gathered on Island No. 1932.
Inside the arena, the spectator stands were packed beyond belief.
An endless sea of people stretched as far as the eye could see.
By the time Jiang Li arrived,
Hong's arena battle had already begun.
"Jiang Li, your timing couldn't be better!"
Lei Shen pointed excitedly toward the arena.
"See that giant over there? The three-meter-tall savage! He cut me down with a single strike!"
"I never expected him to end up in Brother Hong's group as well!"
Jiang Li followed the direction Lei Shen was pointing.
Inside the arena, streaks of light flashed everywhere.
Countless figures darted about like bolts of lightning—charging, dodging, colliding.
The battlefield was utter chaos.
The Domains spreading across the arena dyed the battlefield in countless brilliant colors as violent shockwaves rolled through the air.
"The Curator's Ninth-Level Domain gives him an enormous advantage."
Watching from the stands, Luo Feng's eyes gleamed.
In a chaotic melee, nothing was more dangerous than a surprise attack.
Hong had cultivated his Domain to the Ninth Level, and had fused it with the Origin Law of Light, allowing him to push his speed to its absolute limit.
"With the Curator's combat experience, advancing shouldn't be a problem."
Jiang Li watched intently.
Within the chaotic battlefield, Hong continuously maneuvered around the arena, making full use of the speed granted by the Origin Law of Light while refusing to become entangled in direct combat with anyone.
As time passed,
the number of casualties rose rapidly.
The audience became increasingly tense.
Some cheered loudly.
Others sighed helplessly.
86!
87!
88!
89!
When only eleven contestants remained,
Hong gripped his Aurora Silverstar Spear, forcefully blocking a deadly strike from the savage warrior.
Immediately afterward,
his figure blurred,
using his overwhelming speed to widen the distance once again.
"The last elimination..."
Lei Shen clenched his fists nervously.
"Nobody wants to be the final one to die."
"That savage is terrifying."
Luo Feng frowned deeply.
"He's the only one relentlessly hunting everyone else."
He silently wondered whether he himself could handle the nearly flawless savage—
Rong Jun.
Slash!
A silver-haired young man was suppressed by Rong Jun's Domain.
Unable to escape in time,
he was instantly cut down with a single blade.
"The Arena Battle of Group 161 has concluded."
"The ninety contestants who died have been eliminated."
"The remaining ten contestants have qualified to compete for the final 900 places."
The deep announcement echoed throughout the ears of billions of spectators.
Immediately,
the entire arena erupted into thunderous cheers and discussion.
"The Curator advanced!"
Lei Shen raised an eyebrow with a sly grin.
"Looks like it's almost our turn."
"Luo Feng... whether I survive or not is all up to you."
The two of them had been assigned to the same group.
According to Lei Shen's plan,
as long as Luo Feng killed enemies quickly enough,
he would have a chance to survive until the end.
"Hong advanced!"
"The genius from Planet Blue is simply unbelievable!"
"He's incredibly strong!"
"His combat instincts are exceptional, and he's unbelievably calm under pressure."
"He's mastered the use of the Origin Law of Light, and his Domain has already reached the Ninth Level!"
"He's one of the Black Dragon Mountain Empire's seeded contestants. He has an excellent chance of making it into the Peak Finals."
Cheers continuously rang out throughout the Black Dragon Mountain Empire's viewing area as everyone celebrated Hong's successful advancement.
As one arena battle after another came to an end,
it was soon time for the 382nd Arena Melee.
The beautiful commentator began introducing the one hundred geniuses participating in the upcoming battle.
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