Li Xiuzhu laughed: "Are you going to kill me now? Kill me, the one who defies you?"

Zhou Bai took a deep breath: "Stop the Sky Flipping Sect's plan, and I won't kill you. I will imprison you to let you see your mistakes, to see the world I have changed."

Li Xiuzhu continued to laugh, countless memories of monsters flashed in his eyes, the memories and thoughts of generations of Ying Long surged in his mind, and large parts concerning Qing Yun and the Demon Saint constantly flashed before his eyes.

"Zhou Bai, you know? The demon bloodline has an advantage, which is the ability to continuously inherit memories."

"Zhou Bai, is your power really reliable?"

"Temporary ease will only result in future suffering."

"And we humans will establish our own technical systems, build our own civilization, develop our own power... We don't need to fully rely on you."

Zhou Bai bit his lip, a trace of determination flashed in his eyes: "I won't watch you sacrifice tens of millions, billions of mortals."

"Then kill me." Li Xiuzhu said coldly: "You know, I am not you, not a 'strong man' who just wants to satisfy his preferences to reshape the world. Unless you kill me, I will not compromise."

Zhou Bai looked at Li Xiuzhu's determined gaze, and said word by word: "Li Xiuzhu, you are forcing me to take action against the Sky Flipping Sect; your decision may lead to the deaths of thousands of innocents."

Li Xiuzhu faintly said: "I have died many times, I have seen the innocent faces of countless sacrifices, and I have long been determined to bear the infamy or blame for eternity..."

Zhou Bai didn't speak, just flicked his fingertips, and a seed of madness seemed to spread, as if to turn Li Xiuzhu into his follower as well.

"This is the Fruit of Longevity, after eating it you'll be able to resist aberration and madness, have a try today."

Li Xiuzhu smiled slightly and said: "Will it also make them worship you, trust you, obey you?"

Zhou Bai: "If changing you a little can stop the Sky Flipping Sect and save millions of innocents, why not?"

Li Xiuzhu's will was firm, and Zhou Bai tried the Fool's Disaster, finding that his wisdom was not lower than his own; it was likely that Li Xiuzhu felt neither awe nor fear toward Zhou Bai, let alone complete trust.

So Zhou Bai's Primordial Spirit power enveloped Li Xiuzhu, planning to start persuading him, reducing his intelligence to make him worship Zhou Bai, continuously every day until the effect of the seed of madness was satisfied.

Feeling the increasingly tense atmosphere between the two, Zuo Dao couldn't help but say: "Zhou... Zhou Bai, let's talk it through, I think..."

On the side, Elsa was patting Christina's cat face and saying: "Tina! Tina! Wake up! I feel something's going to happen!"

Li Xiuzhu looked purely at the seed of madness, his eyes seemed devoid of any hatred or anger, only an indescribable obsession.

"Zhou Bai... Sometimes I really wish you were right."

The next moment, a dazzling red light burst from Li Xiuzhu's Dantian, and Zhou Bai urged the five Divine Skills to suppress it, only to find that this blade light directly penetrated Li Xiuzhu entirely.

The blade light of the Blood Transformation Divine Sword carried all the aberration weapon power in Li Xiuzhu, transforming into a dragon claw that directly stabbed towards Zhou Bai's chest.

The blood light exploded instantly, turning everything within a kilometer radius, including the ground, dust, rocks, and even the air, into flesh.

A few seconds later, flames erupted from the flesh, turning all the flesh into ashes, revealing Zhou Bai's figure.

He looked at the position of his chest, finding a large hole directly in the Apocalypse Heavenly Skeleton Armor, while Zuo Dao's body was torn with a ten-centimeter long cut, and Li Xiuzhu's figure had already turned to ashes, completely disappearing.

Zhou Bai looked at the gash on Zuo Dao's chest and found that in the blink of an eye, the wound had completely healed, leaving no trace at all.

Zhou Bai faintly said: "Zuo Dao, so your Sumeru Sublime Body can actually withstand the Blood Transformation Divine Sword."

Zuo Dao stared blankly at the now empty ground, feeling extremely complex for a moment: "Li Xiuzhu... did he commit suicide?"

Zuo Dao wanted to say something, but ultimately he couldn't say anything and just let out a long sigh.

Zhou Bai said nothing, only opened his mouth and spat out another Void Crown; the last one had been destroyed by the Blood Transformation Divine Sword.

Looking at the scenes reflected on the Void Crown, gazing at the aberrations that died within the various bases, and the aberrations wrapped in flesh, Zhou Bai slowly closed his eyes.

...

"Zhou Bai?" Xuan Nu looked at the figure in front of her and stood up happily.

Beside her, Jiaojiao asked in confusion: "Zhou Bai, what just happened? Where's Li Xiuzhu? Where did he go?"

Zhou Bai said nothing, just embraced Xuan Nu tenderly.

Xuan Nu felt the other's strong and powerful arms locking her in a domineering posture, feeling both happy and excited; it was the first time Zhou Bai had held her so tightly.

She nervously said: "Zhou Bai? What's wrong?"

Zhou Bai slowly opened his mouth and said: "Xuan Nu, what's with the aberrations in the Origin Sect base?"

Xuan Nu's body stiffened slightly, as if a child caught by an adult for making a mistake, she lowered her head and leaned against Zhou Bai, quietly saying: "I'm sorry."

Zhou Bai calmly asked: "Did you do it?"

Xuan Nu bit her lip: "I'm sorry Zhou Bai, I impulsively used aberration power, I really didn't mean to. I know you didn't want to start the aberration so early, I won't do it again."

"Zhou Bai?"

"I really won't do it again."

"Zhou Bai, please don't stay silent, okay?"

"You're scaring me like this..."

Xuan Nu only felt Zhou Bai's arms getting tighter, as if wanting to incorporate her into his body.

Xuan Nu endured the pain and said: "I'm sorry... Zhou Bai... I was wrong... Please forgive me this time."

"Besides, you're so strong now that no one can stop us, why don't we just aberrate all the mortals in Donghua City today?"

Zhou Bai said nothing, as if he could hear Li Xiuzhu's words from earlier echoing in his mind.

"If someone defies your orders, will you forgive them?"

"If your family, friends make mistakes, can you punish them?"

"If Donghua City becomes the new heavenly realm, will you eradicate everyone in the city?"

Zhou Bai lifted Xuan Nu, looking at her surprised gaze, he slowly said: "No, you're not wrong."

"It's me who was wrong."

"I was too arrogant, thinking everything was under my control... I should have been more careful..."

Xuan Nu felt the limitless Primordial Spirit power surrounding her, pressing down like mountains and seas, tightly locking her body.

"Now... I shall correct my mistakes..."

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