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Chapter 1620 Final Chapter: Crossing the Sea [73] "Saints and Sinners (6)"

"What?" Su Ming'an turned around.

“A magnificent cage, a puppet on the throne, a royal court controlled by that black-hearted bishop… Do you want to stay here?” Perlo said, “Come with me to Arthas Hell, that’s my territory, you won’t be mistreated.”

Su Ming'an couldn't leave, but given Evelyn's experience, he hesitated for a moment and cautiously said, "I will go with you, but at least give me time to say goodbye."

“Hmm.” Perlo nodded.

Su Ming'an walked towards the door—

"Shh!"

Blood blossomed on his chest.

The pitch-black demon claws protrude, resembling a blooming black datura.

Perlo approached, his blood-red eyes appearing eerily sinister beneath the blooming mural dome.

“Once you see Hui Chi, he won’t let you go,” the man said. “This is your last chance to escape your fate, why don’t you seize it…”

……

Su Ming'an opened his eyes.

...The lingering sensation of being pierced remained in his chest. He hadn't experienced this feeling of dying and dying again in a long time, and it felt strangely familiar.

He looked down, his hands gripping a gun, the muzzle pointed at his chin, wearing a military uniform. Before him stood Wang Xingkong, Si Nian, and others.

—He possessed the body of the military captain who shot himself!

"boom!"

Before he could take the body and move the gun away, the trigger was pulled.

Blood splattered everywhere.

He looked at the astonished Hui Zi, Si Nian, and his past self, and subconsciously said, "Su..."

The next moment, he collapsed.

……

When Su Ming'an opened his eyes again, he smiled instead.

The agonizing feeling of dying and dying again that he had experienced in the Sixth World was gone. His numbness towards death and pain made him feel like he was just playing a game where he could save and load his game.

...Am I breaking down? Ever since I decided to go against the tide, I've already pushed myself to the limit.

Trying to drive him insane with death is incredibly naive.

He easily smashed the ice coffin and saw—the alluring and beautiful cunning demon Evelyn, and the calamity demon Perlo, drinking heavily, sitting one tall and one short outside the ice coffin.

...He thought there would be a third demon, but unexpectedly, two came at the same time.

“Wenli, about your promise to me…” Evelyn walked over with a smile.

"Wenli, when do you plan to leave with me?" Perlo asked, raising his glass as he approached.

"boom!"

"boom!"

Su Ming'an didn't mince words and punched each of them. He walked straight out, and this time, the sounds of fighting echoed behind him.

"What are you doing? Are you going to lay a hand on him?" Evelyn shouted.

“You attacked him first!” Perlo questioned.

"he's mine!"

"How could he become a demon? He should leave with me peacefully and never get involved in these conflicts again!"

The two demons started fighting, while Su Ming'an walked outside.

—A person walks towards you.

Her blonde hair was as smooth as woven fabric, her crimson eyes were as deep as blood, and the corners of her mouth were upturned, like a compassionate statue in a church.

"Hui Chi," Su Ming'an called him calmly.

“The real you has finally awakened,” Hui Chi said gently. “I have been waiting for you for a long time.”

Su Ming'an raised his arm and grabbed Hui Chi by the neck. But to his surprise, even with this action, Hui Chi's favorability rating did not increase.

Wanting to provoke Hui Chi, he said, "First, I will be in charge here from now on, and you shall return all the power you stole from me. Second, tell me where the key to the Demon Mother Goddess is."

Despite this impolite request, Hui Chi's favorability rating remained unchanged, as if he were truly a gentle bishop. He explained gently, "Are you blaming me? The reason I did so many evil deeds was simply to gather enough malice to forge a holy sword. After all, even if you successfully awaken the Demon Mother Goddess, you still need a holy sword capable of killing the Radiant Mother Goddess."

"As for the key, it will only appear in the hands of the last member of the Lin clan if all three survive to the end. You can obtain it by killing your younger brother Su Qi and younger sister Xi Li."

"People say you are a dragon, a sinner, and even call you 'the glass dog'."

"However, fame is not important compared to our great cause. In three days, at the enthronement ceremony, you will officially become the ruler of the world. Everything I have done is merely paving the way for you. Now that you have awakened, I will return all power to you in three days."

"No need to delay, return it today." Su Ming'an gave them no chance to argue.

“You’re still a child; you can’t understand such complicated things.” Hui Chi sighed, “Listen to me, don’t make things difficult for me, okay?”

"Oh, right." As if offering a sweet treat, Hui Chi led over a young man: "This is someone who recently participated in the 'Fragrance Selection Gathering,' and could become Your Highness's new friend. He is an antique shop owner, well-versed in many fields of knowledge; Your Highness can chat with him when you're bored."

Su Ming'an looked closely—the person had red hair, the slightly curled ends brushing against his ears and neck, and golden eyes that were deep and dazzling. Despite the different appearance, Su Ming'an knew who this person was after just one glance.

...Su Lin!
This guy didn't stay in the original timeline, but somehow managed to get past it?

Hui Chi led Su Ming'an to a luxurious room and then left.

Su Ming'an quickly called over his "friend" Su Lin and asked him, "Why did you come here?"

"I can go anywhere in the world." Su Lin's answer was both arrogant and practical: "You're fighting alone here, and I'm afraid that if something happens to you, I won't be able to go back."

"Then your strength..."

“Indeed, in this ‘fan fiction’, one’s strength is limited. However, my identity is ‘ostensibly an antique shop owner, but actually a mysterious figure,’ so I can exert considerable power.” Su Lin said, “As for you, your identity is ‘ostensibly an ordinary person, Chen Yuhang, but secretly the all-powerful Goddess of Light, Su Wenli.’ Your current identity and your persona fit perfectly, making this a good opportunity.”

The two confirmed each other's authenticity through their soul authority and exchanged information.

Su Lin: "In other words, you can only obtain the key if both your younger brother from the Lin clan and Shili are dead. And you also need to get the Holy Sword. It's not that difficult; you should be able to complete it in three days. It also has a certain degree of credibility. I heard something similar while I was traveling outside."

Su Ming'an: "It's not necessary to kill them. In the correct history, Shili, as the previous generation of the Lin clan, survived, which shows that as long as the Lin clan is willing to admit defeat, it is not necessary to exterminate them."

Su Lin: "Hmm, then let's make their surrender our primary objective. I've also heard about the history of the 'Holy Sword'—it's said that during the War of Eden, Pero gathered the power of all the demons, committed countless evils, and forged a Holy Sword capable of slaying the Radiant Mother Goddess. However, in the end, the Holy Sword was stolen by the Demon Lezi and used as a fire poker, causing the War of Eden to end. Now it seems that this story was referenced. Hui Chi committed countless evils in your name, all to forge this Holy Sword and slay the Radiant Mother Goddess."

Su Ming'an: "The problem is, why is he clinging to power and treating me like a puppet? I suspect that his statement about three days later is also a lie."

Su Lin: "We'll split into two groups. I'll go and make the two Lin clans admit defeat. You try to get the Holy Sword. Be careful not to repeat history and not let the Lezi Demon steal it."

Su Ming'an: "Third sister Xili is in the palace, so it's easier to get her to admit defeat. Second brother Su Qi has been corrupted by a man in black robes. They live in an experimental city, but I don't know the exact location."

Su Lin: "Leave it to me."

Su Ming'an: "Okay, I'll find a way to get the Holy Sword. Once you get the key, we'll immediately go to see the Demon Mother Goddess, then break free from the Radiant Mother Goddess's shackles and end our journey in Rovasa. Time is of the essence; we must complete this within three days."

"At that time, you and I can both go home."

"of course."

After a quick and concise exchange, all the information was exchanged. Su Lin climbed out the window, while Su Ming'an silently recited the spatial incantation. Su Wenli was himself, so he could use his own abilities. However, he couldn't use divine power, because Su Wenli hadn't achieved godhood through logic.

Su Ming'an tried using the "clone" function and found that what he created was just a puppet-like "Su Wenli," neither a shadow nor a light. He placed "Su Wenli" on the bed and pretended to be asleep, then used the "spatial barrier" to hide and leave the place.

The palace was magnificent and resplendent. Qi Zhou, as the "true young master," was properly settled. However, Hui Chi clearly showed favoritism, and Qi Zhou's room was much worse than Su Ming'an's.

...This is such a classic plot where the real young master is bullied while the fake young master remains aloof and superior...Su Ming'an quietly passed by.

Like a ghost, he began to spy on Hui Chi.

Hui Chi's day was very simple: at noon he would recite scriptures to enlighten believers, in the afternoon he would meet with politicians, and in the evening he would still be writing furiously at his desk until nightfall before he could rest for a while.

He walked toward Su Ming'an's back room, but stopped at the door, stood quietly for a while, then turned and walked down into the underground, where it grew darker and darker until he was completely submerged in darkness.

Su Ming'an followed quietly, and the tiles beneath his feet gradually transformed into an iron covered bridge.

—There is a hidden world underground.

Like the underground blood pool boss battle scenes often seen in Su Ming'an's games, it was magnificent and vast. Beneath jagged, crimson boulders, a huge blood pool surrounded, boiling with murky bubbles. Countless gray-white bones emerged from the blood, layer upon layer.

It was brimming with overwhelming malice.

The hatred of traitors, the dried blood on the butcher's knife, the vultures circling above the battlefield, Si Nian's helplessness, Princess Chenghua's bewilderment before her death, the greed of countless starving refugees buying and selling flesh and blood...

Hui Chi, dressed in a moon-white robe, walked across the iron corridor bridge, appearing as pure as holy light.

At the center of the blood pool vortex is a pure white holy sword.

The sword's blade was pure white and flawless, its gleam reflecting the withered pool of blood, as if countless humanoid afterimages were churning, struggling, and annihilating within it. It had been forged in the world's greatest evil, and was already mostly solidified, with only a small section remaining unformed.

...This is the capital to confront and even kill the Radiant Mother Goddess.

Hui Chi activated the hidden compartment. The next moment, corpses fell from the opening above into the pool of crimson blood.

"Plop! Plop! Plop!"

Su Ming'an's pupils constricted.

...Those were the corpses of soldiers who died on the battlefield, and the countless refugees who starved and froze to death...

Every night, Hui Chi comes here and throws the fresh lives that die each day into the blood pool, brewing a huge and vast malice... to infuse that pure white holy sword.

The birth of the Rin clan was also built upon the death and restoration of countless races. The most sublime good in the world is always reflected by countless the most despicable evils.

Mirror.

Rovasa is indeed... a mirror.

Would the Radiant Mother Goddess allow a sword powerful enough to slay her to be brewed within her own story?

……

When Lü Shu and the others arrived at the "nest," their leader, Qian Qin, was holding a ceremony. All the civilians sat around the campfire, like in "The Last Supper."

"I am entangled in demonic energy and cannot recover. I voluntarily become dinner," the commoner murmured, his pupils glowing, as he walked onto the stage.

What happened next was something Lu Shu didn't want to see. He went outside and returned a moment later. The room reeked of blood.

"Who are you all?" Qianqin asked, looking at the four people.

“We were introduced by Wang Xingkong; we want to join you.” Lu Shu looked around and saw a group of old, weak, sick, and disabled people on the ground: “I heard that ‘Nest’ is a powerful organization that opposes Su Wenli. How come there are only these people? Are you the leader?”

Qianqin sized up the four people—a skinny, aloof scholar; a tiny student the size of a jelly; a photographer who looked very unprofessional; and a capitalist with a slicked-back hairstyle.

She frowned, and at that moment, Wang Xingkong quickly ran out:

"You've finally arrived!" Wang Xingkong recognized them immediately. "Please save Yu Hang!"

"Don't rush, let's find out what's going on first," Lin Yin said.

After some negotiation, Qianqin believed them. She said, "'The Nest' is not the huge organization you imagine. It's more like a group of ants huddling together for warmth, hiding in sewers, ditches, and caves. Because if we gather in large numbers, we might be surrounded and wiped out by the Li Dog's army. Therefore, we all hide separately, and no single group can exceed fifty people."

“It’s possible that the homeless person you see on the street is a member of ‘Nest’, the old blacksmith who helps you forge iron is a member of ‘Nest’, or even the dancers performing in the theater are members of ‘Nest’… We are scattered in the crowd, without a clear gathering place, but we share the same belief: to stick together for warmth and survive.”

“The forty or so people you see now are just one of the ‘Nest’ members, and I am the captain of this team. Even I don’t know how many people ‘Nest’ has developed. There are thousands of such small groups. Perhaps only our leader, ‘Nest Master,’ knows.”

"We just gather periodically to share our intelligence, and soon we'll go back to our own identities and become ordinary vegetable vendors, blacksmiths, tailors... However, there's been a war lately, and people are either being bombed or conscripted, so there are fewer and fewer of us. It's only thanks to my knight's badge that I can barely protect them."

The four of them looked at each other.

"I thought it would be some kind of large army or organization, but I didn't expect it to be like this," Lin Yin said softly.

“That makes perfect sense. The ruler’s rule is spread across the continent. If they were to gather in large numbers, they would be easily wiped out. It’s safer to disperse them like this,” Zhao Yuan said. “No wonder there’s such a strong trend of catching spies in this city. The members of ‘Nest’ are practically all undercover agents. They secretly rebel, secretly exchange intelligence, and wait for the day their hibernation ends.”

Lu Shu shook his head: "There are only forty-odd people... they can't help at all."

“Although there are only forty-odd people here, this is just one of the tens of millions of ‘nests.’ If we help them, they can introduce me to various levels of organizations and even get me to meet the ‘nest master.’” Lu thought deeply. “They have been lying in wait for too long. It’s time for them to stand up.”

"Wait a minute." Lin Yin suddenly slapped her forehead.

The three of them looked in the same direction at the same time.

“We’re making such a big fuss here, but what if Su Ming’an himself is that ‘li dog’…?” Lin Yin said.

The three men's expressions twisted and changed as they realized this.

“Even so, we can still help him.” Lu Shu said firmly, “I don’t believe he would be possessed by an evil person. It’s more likely that someone is manipulating him from behind. If he gets caught up in a power struggle, we will be a force that can overturn the table.”

“And…” Zhao Yuan winked and looked in one direction.