The sound waves from Tang Haofeiâs mouth ruffled Wen Yuâs Heaven-covering Robe, making it flutter, and the mouth carried a dense scent of blood, causing Wen Yu to feel dizzy.
It wasnât from being overwhelmed by the smell, just the explosion of the massive sound waves.
Looking at the Tang Haofei in front of him, whose eyes were gradually turning red, Wen Yu fell silentâunder the state of Soul Perception, he could no longer detect Tang Haofeiâs current physical condition. Wen Yu didnât know how many times Tang Haofei had died in the treasure land. However, there was one thing Wen Yu knew; with his current strength, he could indeed contend with Tang Haofei before he died. But after Tang Haofei died twice, he could only run away, and dying three times, even fleeing became a luxury, and dying more than five times...
To himself, Tang Haofei would become a complete grim reaper!
The pressure on his wrist was growing stronger, distorting out of shape, as Tang Haofeiâs scarlet eyes were fixed on Wen Yu, and he spoke again.
"Tell me, why..."
It was like the calm before the storm, this time Tang Haofeiâs voice wasnât loud.
"Itâs a promise."
Wen Yu replied.
"To whom? Lin Haifeng? Or the original owner of this body?"
"The original Tang Haofei."
"He may not necessarily be better than me."
"Of course, I know he may not be better than you, but in my eyes, he is my friend. Although there may be some small conflicts between us, I actually value the original Tang Haofei very much."
The force on the wrist loosened a bit.
Wen Yu continued, "You may also have scenes of us together in your memory. He and I are different from others. Originally, we only had a cooperative relationship, but as I got to know Tang Haofei better, I felt more and more that he was a really good person. He was persistent, resilient, and most importantly, he had ideals, and he was willing to give everything for them. He regarded this planet as more important than himself. This world needs people like that."
The Tang Haofei before him was silent for a while, then softly said, "I can too..."
"No, you canât!"
With his wrist still tightly gripped by Tang Haofei, Wen Yu took two gentle steps forward, almost forehead to forehead, staring into Tang Haofeiâs red eyes.
"Do you know why I chose to help him and not you?"
Tang Haofei shook his head in confusion.
"Because people like you, Iâm all too familiar with. Want to be a god? So do I! Everyone does! Except for the old Tang Haofei. But do you know why you want to be a god?"
"Itâs just desire..."
"Do you know what I thought about the moment I found out I was reborn?"
"First, stay alive. Second, today has finally come for me! Right? Iâve run into the treatment that main characters in novels get! So I dreamed of being a supreme being, becoming a deity that dominates everything. In reality, Iâve already achieved it. As long as I want to, I can be just like you, establish my own base, have my own harem, occupy a continent, and become the human god of this land. Right?"
"Does it feel good being a god in Yanjing? Does it feel good playing with women? It must feel great, the feeling of ruling everything, where even the most powerful people in the world donât dare to speak loudly in front of you."
"But, if one day, when some great disaster and catastrophe occur, will you remember your identity as a god? Will you assume the responsibility of being a god?"
Tang Haofei paused for a moment and nodded solemnly.
"I will! I definitely will!"
"No, you wonât!"
"I will! Just like this time!"
"No, you wonât, Iâm not talking about this time, but the next time, or perhaps the time after that. Iâm talking about when destruction arrives when you face a problem even your strength canât solve!"
"I will!"
"Hmph..."
Wen Yu sneered and said, "I told you, you wonât! Because essentially, you and I are the same. To bring it back, why do you want to be a god? Isnât it just for your pleasure? How are you different from me? Do you know why I insist you wonât? Because I wonât either!"
"We are truly the same kind of people, the kind who only care about ourselves and disregard others, the cold-blooded creatures who live with an âI survive, who cares if others dieâ mentality."
Tang Haofei fell silent.
"Thereâs nothing wrong with that."
"Yeah, for us, thereâs nothing wrong with it. Sacrificing for others and striving to save the world, I neither want to nor will I do it, but there is one person who is not like this."
"I guess when danger comes, that person will step forward first, even in a crisis that human power canât avert, he would die laughing before everyone else. His name is Tang Haofei."
"Not controlled by desire, not disturbed by external things, not bullying the weak with superior strength, not arrogant with invincibility, that is the Tang Haofei I know, the one I promised and acted for."
"These, I bet you canât do, right? So, youâre not Tang Haofei, youâre just a counterfeit!"
"Fake! Do you understand?"
"This world doesnât need people like you, or me, but people like Tang Haofei, the real Tang Haofei. Donât you even realize what youâve done since you were born? Split the military? Build your own force? Messed around with a lot of women? Turned Yanjing into a complete mess! Besides that, what else? Youâve done nothing useful! At least Iâve chased the Demon Tribe out of Africa, and you? Think about it, now youâre just like I used to be, only capable of making a mess of things."
"We are not the worldâs saviors, we are not the Protector God of this world! We are just this worldâs trouble! This worldâs cancer!"
Wen Yu finished speaking, pausing lightly.
"For this world, having just one trouble like me is enough..."
Soul...
"Bang~~"
A fist that struck like light hit the mark, instantaneously causing flesh and blood to splatter, and Wen Yuâs headless corpse wobbled before collapsing to the ground.
The Soul Battlefield about to be activated did not elude Tang Haofeiâs perception. When the skill had just started, Tang Haofei had already acted, delivering a lethal strike!
The difference in strength was so great that, in such close proximity, Wen Yu had no time to react to Tang Haofeiâs attack!
Retreating his right fist calmly, Tang Haofei looked at the headless corpse lying on the ground, expressionless.
"I admit, everything you said is true..."
"But what does it matter? Whatâs important is that Iâm stronger than you, Iâm stronger than the original Tang Haofei, Iâm stronger than everyone!"
"Strong! Stronger! The strongest!"
"Thus, I am the god!"
"Now..."
Tang Haofei gazed into the distance.
"Let me go to Yanjing to take back what I deserve! And by the way, kill a certain old dog who doesnât know whatâs good for him..."