Chapter 349: King's Aptitude

"Your way of thinking is really a bit behind the times," Chu Tianqiu said to everyone. "Think carefully. Even if it's a copied version of yourself, so what?"

"What?"

"They have our memories, our thoughts—they're identical to us in every way." Chu Tianqiu pulled out a handkerchief and wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth. "In the end, as long as one version of yourself can get out, haven't you achieved your goal?"

After speaking, he looked at Yun Yao with a serious expression and asked, "Have you ever thought about it... Is it the 'yourself' that you want to get out, or the person 'Yun Yao'?"

Hearing this, Yun Yao was stunned for a long time. No matter how hard she tried, she couldn't figure out how to answer the question. Everyone wanted their "self" to get out, but every "self" died on the tenth day.

So, who was the one getting out?

A gentle voice rang out from the corner of the room: "That does make some sense."

Chu Tianqiu turned toward the sound and saw a stranger in white sitting there, a face he had never seen before.

"Oh...?" Chu Tianqiu nodded politely to her. "May I ask your name?"

"Yan Zhichun."

"A pleasure to meet you." Chu Tianqiu nodded.

"No, the one who should feel honored is me." Yan Zhichun smiled. "I never imagined that the leader of Tian Tang Kou, the man once known as Liang Ren Wang, could be so unhinged."

"Ah, you're too kind." Chu Tianqiu smiled happily. "Do you agree with my point of view?"

"Of course." Yan Zhichun nodded. "What you said is quite reasonable. If Zhong Yan Zhi Di had ten thousand versions of me, as long as one escaped, people would only remember that 'Yan Zhichun escaped'."

"It seems you understand what I mean." Chu Tianqiu's gaze was filled with eagerness. "Finding a kindred spirit is a rare delight. And you don't seem like an ordinary person— you even remember the title Liang Ren Wang. Are you interested in joining Tian Tang Kou?"

"Not interested." Yan Zhichun shook her head firmly. "Chu Tianqiu, I originally came here to kill you."

"Oh...?" Far from being afraid, Chu Tianqiu looked even more excited. "You're here to kill me? Are you from Ji Dao?"

"That's right." Yan Zhichun nodded, then glanced at Yun Yao. "The little celebrity by your side is quite intriguing. She knew I was from Ji Dao and still let me follow her in, but unfortunately, the tactic of 'borrowing a knife to kill' doesn't work well on me."

"How exciting." Chu Tianqiu stood up and walked to a spot three steps away from Yan Zhichun. "I've been lying low here for two years, and this is the first time a Ji Dao member has come to kill me... My heart is racing right now."

"Is that so? What a shame—I've already decided not to kill you." Yan Zhichun said.

"Yes, what a shame..." Chu Tianqiu didn't give up and moved even closer to Yan Zhichun. "Is it because you can't bring yourself to do it? I'm right here, so close... Or do you lack the confidence?"

"Lack confidence...?" Yan Zhichun felt as if she had been slighted.

She gently raised her left hand to smooth her hair, and at that very moment, everyone in the room raised their left hand to smooth their hair, including Chen Junnan, who was nearly unconscious.

"Killing you isn't difficult—it's just a matter of whether I want to or not."

This small action from Yan Zhichun changed the expressions of everyone in the room.

The most awkward one was Lao Lv, who had long since gone bald and could only pat his bald head.

"Impressive indeed." Chu Tianqiu nodded. "Your Hui Xiang is under complete control—it must have existed for many years."

"You're not bad yourself." Yan Zhichun replied. "'Copying a person' is a powerful ability, and you've mastered it to perfection. It seems your conviction is strong too."

"Strong conviction?" Chu Tianqiu chuckled. "Or perhaps, in the eyes of others, it's not that my conviction is strong, but that I'm thoroughly mad."

"It's all the same. How many people with strong convictions aren't mad?"

Seeing the two of them exchanging banter like this, Yun Yao couldn't hold back any longer: "Chu Tianqiu, even if you can activate this 'copying' ability one hundred percent, I still don't think you're more suitable to be the leader than Chen Junnan."

"Is that not qualification enough?" Chu Tianqiu looked coldly at Yun Yao. "Where else do I need to improve?"

"Just the fact that you killed all of us is bad enough, but simply by gambling your life against the earth-level Sheng Xiao, you've already lost to Chen Junnan."

"Is that so?" Chu Tianqiu paused slightly, then signaled to Jin Yuanxun with a glance.

Jin Yuanxun nodded, turned around, and opened the bundle.

A foul stench instantly filled the air.

Everyone covered their noses and mouths, watching as Jin Yuanxun pulled out two heads from inside. Though the heads were highly decayed, their general shapes were still discernible.

One was a shriveled monkey head, the other a blackened rabbit head.

These two heads looked like they had been there for some time. The rabbit head seemed to have been violently torn off, with the skin at the neck incomplete, while the monkey head had been cleanly severed.

"What... is this?"

Everyone in the room stared blankly at the two heads. They clearly weren't from ordinary animals—they were obviously from earth-level Sheng Xiao.

"Can't tell?" Chu Tianqiu laughed. "Do I need to explain which two Sheng Xiao these are?"

Upon hearing that short sentence, the biggest reaction came from Chen Junnan.

Enduring his injuries, he slowly took two steps forward. After confirming they were indeed the Di Hou and Di Tu, a bitter smile crossed his face, and his pupils completely dilated. He collapsed like a blade of grass swaying in the wind.

All his hopes were dashed.

Before Yan Zhichun could act to control him, the Chen Junnan at the door quickly stepped forward to support this wounded version of himself.

He stared blankly at the injured man before him, feeling an odd sense of strangeness.

"Big... celebrity..." Chen Junnan said, "What on earth is going on...?"

"This..." Yun Yao furrowed her brow, at a loss for words.

After all, the comrade who had fought alongside her through life and death was dead, and now she faced this "new" Chen Junnan—what attitude should she take toward him?

"So, am I qualified to be the leader of Tian Tang Kou?" Chu Tianqiu paid no attention to Chen Junnan's body and asked with a cold smile, "I have the ability and the strength, but unlike some people, I don't make a big scene just because I killed an earth-level one."

He surveyed everyone in the room and asked, "What do you all think?"

After witnessing so many unbelievable things in such a short time, the crowd was beyond shocked and speechless.

"This is impossible..." Yun Yao came to her senses, stepped forward, and examined the two heads. "You didn't have time to participate in the game—where did you get these earth-level heads from?"

Chu Tianqiu tapped his temple with his finger. "From here."

"You..."

"Who says you have to participate in the game to make a Sheng Xiao die...?" Chu Tianqiu grinned. "I have my own methods..."