Chapter 1290 - 627: A Fish in the Pond
Xuan Du moved.
Xuan Du walked towards Chen Xuantian.
Xuan Du walked right up to Chen Xuantian.
Xuan Du...
Walked past Chen Xuantian.
Hmm, Chen Xuantian didn’t draw his sword.
Because Xuan Du didn’t draw his sword either.
If you want to fight, you could throw a punch; if you’re afraid of death, you could use Thunder Flash.
But Xuan Du is not afraid of death.
He’s from the Old Xuan Sect, five thousand years old, what is there to fear?
Fighting for fame and fortune, brothers slaughtering each other, exterminating demons to defend the way, saving the world.
If you want to kill, you can always find a reason. Isn’t there enough endless killing in this world?
Forget it, let’s resolve the consequences.
This life was given by the senior brother; if he wants it back, then let him have it, that’s all.
They say if the upper beam is not straight, the lower beam will be crooked.
For thousands of years, the generations of the Mystic Sect have cultivated such a twisted personality of repaying favors, settling debts, clear grievances, and resolving consequences.
It wasn’t learned from Xuan Nu, nor from Thunder Ancestor, much less from someone like Yuqing Netherworld Spring Lingxu.
It was learned from this old fellow.
So ultimately, Chen Xuantian didn’t draw his sword either.
There was no choice; compared to Tie Dan’s preemptive style, he preferred defensive counterattacks, retaliating later.
Hmm, it’s purely personal preference.
Didn’t want to draw the sword.
Didn’t want to kill Xuan Du.
Didn’t want to kill Lingxu.
Because...
He also didn’t want to kill, kill, kill everyone until he was left as the ultimate lonely beast...
"Senior Brother."
"Damn! Are we about to start again!"
Xuan Du suddenly spoke from behind, startling Chen Xuantian into near shock.
Xuan Du pushed the door,
"It won’t open."
"Can’t you just punch it open!?"
Xuan Du shook his head, pressed on the warehouse’s dangerous goods door.
"Can’t punch it, the force will bounce back."
Bounce back?
Chen Xuantian looked puzzled, reached out to touch the door, and seemed to have a realization.
This door seems to be able to 100% bounce back force... Hmm, not just force, but Refining, heat, light, and electricity too.
In normal collisions, internal friction between molecules causes heat displacement and deformation, materials need to absorb energy for destruction.
But the kinetic energy here seems to be completely converted into elastic potential, then instantly released, bouncing back like pushing against an equal force of its opposite vector through a door, naturally unmoving.
Interesting...
Is it a full reflection force field? Or some higher-dimensional deconstruction-anchored projection? If it truly rebounds all energy perfectly, it would be quite suitable for guarding those catastrophic dangerous non-materials behind the door. But what exactly is the principle...
"Senior Brother, this is no time for Enlightenment."
Xuan Du looked helpless,
"You have to quickly think of a plan, the people from Immortal Palace will soon react, we don’t have time to waste here."
Chen Xuantian was at a loss too,
"Why always me having to think of a plan? You’re the one charging towards the Moon.
Didn’t you guys plan the whole thing, doing so much, in the end, don’t know how to kick it through?"
Xuan Du spread his hands,
"Senior Brother, stop messing around, I was lying there playing dead till you pulled me up saying we’re taking action today.
Besides, haven’t you been here once before? Haven’t you thought of a solution from years dealing with the company?"
"It’s not me, him... sigh..."
Chen Xuantian was also confused. Maybe Lingxu truly has a way through this, but he’s not online. Plus what is he here for, why not start with the BOSS fight, just pushing the plot along?
"Senior Brother, make a decision now."
"Alright, there should be some Immortal Palace people here, grab a few and ask..."
"Alright!"
"Bang!"
Xuan Du also said nothing, shot out a Thunder.
Looking up at the flashing Thunder Light, Chen Xuantian was speechless, silent for a while, then looked at the two swords in his hands.
One is the Key of the Gate, one is the Breaking Dao Divine Weapon.
Now under the silver and red intertwining light, Chen Xuantian finally heard everyone’s viewpoints and could momentarily calm down to think.
Always telling him to cut, cut, cut, but what will happen if this sword is really cut out?
Suppose according to Baobao, use the key to open the door, then use the Divine Weapon to kill Xuan Du, call reinforcements from Outer Heaven to finish off weakened Lingxu. Then let him replace Lingxu in Harmonization, will he truly overcome the Doomsday beast?
Is he truly much better than Lingxu? Adding or subtracting him, does it really affect the final outcome? Even that time-space Grandmaster Pao Pao got stuck, is he really the one to face the Doomsday BOSS?
Then what about not cutting?
If nothing is done, letting Xuan Du unseal Shenxiao and return the life to Senior Brother, letting Lingxu Harmonize into the strongest state, would he become the beast that devours all?
Actually, he might not become it, after all, according to Baobao, that’s only a possibility, and Lingxu in the future was devoured by that beast too. In essence, he also went against Doomsday but lost, right?
So at this point in time, at this divergence point, do Chen Xuantian’s choices genuinely lead to any change in the future?
Just like Baobao said, Lingxu’s fate has closed the loop.
Regardless if he cuts or not, whom he cuts, can’t change the fate in the final Doomsday, the final battle, being absorbed by Doomsday...
"Wow."
The child suddenly uttered a sound.
Chen Xuantian was startled, glanced at the swaddled infant,
"You disagree?"
The swaddle was no longer Void, it turned back into a child.
"...Is it an illusion? You seem to have grown older?"