CHAPTER 379: CHAPTER 379: THEY STARTED FIGHTING THEMSELVES

[Da Zhen] Imperial City

"I was all set for rivers of blood, didn’t expect those people to be so sensible, sigh..."

Inside the [Yanhuang Armory], Zhu Haomiao and Bai Linglong sat across from each other, sighing softly.

"Why do you seem disappointed that you couldn’t start a massacre?"

"..."

After a few seconds of silence, Zhu Haomiao glanced at Bai Linglong impatiently.

"That’s slander!"

"I’m known for my philanthropic heart, can’t stand the sight of blood."

Hearing this, Bai Linglong silently rolled her eyes.

Philanthropist?

More like a Living Yama?!

You’re probably worried there aren’t enough dead people!

During this time, she meticulously gathered information on Zhu Haomiao, gaining a deep understanding of his ’glorious war record.’

This guy is thrilled by the thought of battle, goes crazy in battle, and is bloodthirsty like no other!

Otherwise, he wouldn’t have earned so many bizarre and fierce nicknames!

Like Evil Dragon of the Empire, Devouring Country Evil Dragon, Bloodthirsty Demon Dragon...

None of which have anything to do with being a philanthropist!

Silently critiquing, Bai Linglong cast aside distracting thoughts, pursing her lips, and looking at Zhu Haomiao full of anticipation.

"It’s been a while, haven’t you noticed any changes about me?"

Hearing this familiar trap question, Zhu Haomiao instinctively tensed up, quickly scanning her from head to toe, hesitantly replying.

"You got a new hairstyle?"

"..."

"Then it’s new lipstick?!"

"..."

"Uh, earrings? Clothes?"

"..."

Feeling inexplicably irritated, Bai Linglong ground her teeth, smacking her hand on the table in exasperation.

Pa~

Moving her delicate hand away, a golden [Dragon Emblem] appeared before his eyes, and Zhu Haomiao finally realized, quickly assembling a smile.

"You’ve advanced to Gold? Congratulations, congrats!"

"Hmph, though I’m still a bit behind you, at least we’re at the same energy level now!"

Bai Linglong proudly and smugly curved her lips.

Never understanding the meaning of hard work since childhood, she effortlessly outshone her peers with talent alone, but upon meeting Zhu Haomiao, she for the first time understood the saying ’there are always people better than you.’

Embracing shame to spur herself on, she turned her sadness and pressure into motivation, and during this period, she frantically cultivated, her strength skyrocketing like a rocket.

Now, she has finally broken through to Gold, qualified to stand by his side!

Though Bai Linglong knew deep down that just entering Gold and reaching the Golden Peak were different by several folds, at least on the surface, there was no gap between them!

On the other side, looking at the girl with exotic features, feeling her eager need for praise amidst her flaunting, Zhu Haomiao awkwardly pursed his lips.

"Uh... I forgot to tell you something."

"What is it?"

"I’ve ascended to dominance."

"..."

The charmingly smug smile suddenly froze, Bai Linglong’s face turning green and then white, finally glaring at Zhu Haomiao with gritted teeth, refusing to give up.

"Let me see!"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Haomiao helplessly sighed, opening his outer garment to reveal a mysterious and luxurious purple-gold color.

Seeing that familiar color, Bai Linglong crumpled into the chair like her spirit had been sucked out, vacantly staring at the ceiling, muttering to herself.

"Why... it’s not fair..."

"I’ve worked so hard, why does the gap keep widening..."

Listening to the girl’s pained murmurs, Zhu Haomiao hesitated for a moment, gently comforting her.

"Don’t be discouraged, the closer you get to the Heavenly Position limit, the harder it is to improve your strength. I’m almost at the top, you’ll catch up with me eventually."

This isn’t entirely a lie; ever since ascending to dominance, Zhu Haomiao noticeably felt the digestion of accumulated attributes slow down significantly.

More importantly, since the Second Layer Heaven’s ceiling is much higher than the First Layer Heaven’s, he found that even if he mastered all cultivation techniques to Great Perfection and raised Original Sin to a Mythical Realm, it’s still likely that he won’t reach [Abyss] energy level.

Fortunately, after reaching Great Perfection in cultivation techniques, they’re not fixed.

As long as he continues to cultivate diligently, each technique can still gain a few attribute points every year, just not as significantly as when a realm is broken through.

But this painstaking cultivation prevails in consistency, persisting for decades or a century, he could still ascend to the [Abyss] energy level!

Yet, such a steady approach doesn’t quite suit Zhu Haomiao’s taste.

By contrast, he prefers using Original Sin Authority, taking some crooked paths...

Such as devouring with [Gluttony], plundering with [Jealousy], super recovery with [Anger]...

This is much faster than diligent cultivation!

Meanwhile, hearing Zhu Haomiao’s reassurance, Bai Linglong blinked, looking at him with some suspicion.

"Really? Could I really catch up to you?"

At this point, Bai Linglong no longer indulged in the fantasy of truly catching up to Zhu Haomiao. She only hoped they could be at the same energy level and not be left so far behind.

Noticing the confusion and desolation in Bai Linglong’s words, Zhu Haomiao quickly tried to encourage her.

"I’m nearing my limit, you’re exceptionally gifted and will catch up with me eventually."

"But... when you were in the First Layer Heaven, you broke through the Heavenly Position ceiling with [Abyss] energy level ascension. The Heavenly Position’s ceiling might not be your ceiling..."

"..."

Don’t mind these details, can’t you be a cheerful muggle?

Opening his mouth but not knowing what to say, seeing Zhu Haomiao’s predicament, Bai Linglong suddenly burst into laughter for some reason, regaining her spirits.

"Alright, I’ll keep working hard."

Immediately, she sat up, shifting the conversation to serious matters.

"The internal conflicts within [Da Zhen] have mostly been resolved, the rest will gradually change over time. Next is the external threat."

"Is there any new situation with Brother?"

"Yes, I heard millions of descenders have entered this plane, and then..."

Saying this, Bai Linglong furrowed her brows, looking complicated.

"Then what happened?"

"Then they started fighting among themselves."

"..."

Thinking carefully, analyzing earnestly, Zhu Haomiao looked at Bai Linglong, puzzled.

"What do you mean?"

"Just exactly as it sounds, they started fighting each other, apparently due to uneven distribution of benefits. Descenders from different clans gathered together, but nobody agrees, and finally, small skirmishes escalated into large conflicts. Reportedly, the casualties have exceeded 100,000."

"..."

Inexplicably, Zhu Haomiao felt an overpowering sense of battling air as he tried to outwit himself.

Striving to prepare for battle, never daring to delay, exhausting himself to elevate the nation’s power, and you tell me they started fighting among themselves?

Then what was all this preparation for?

For 160?

Clenching his teeth, puffing his cheeks, Zhu Haomiao sinisterly sneered.

"True to Brother’s style, every step is beyond my expectations!"

"Such unpredictability, truly terrifying!"

"But it’s okay, since everything is prepared, if they don’t come to attack us, we’ll go attack them!"