"But the split that has arisen because of the mystical instinct is different, and the split is not promising. Humans have their own life cycle, and so do we. The Lord with ancient bloodlines lives longer than us, and 90 million years is probably the limit. ”

"At such times, it begins to show signs of decay. It becomes moody and more manic. And splitting at the end of life does not create two separate individuals. One of them would be the heir of the newborn, and the other—the one would be the result of the furious and anxious emotions within it. ”

"The usual approach is to leave this part of the crackdown unsealed and wait for time to slowly destroy it – although this is also quite a long time."

Li Zhen slowly raised his head and stared at the outline of the projection's head, as if he could see his eyes like that: "You want to say that the successor is the Yellow Emperor." And the other part ......"

"If I'm not mistaken, it's the thing I fused with in the Philippines."

The projection replied in a deep voice, "Yes." ”

Li Zhen's chest rose and fell, but he forced himself to calm down.

I see.

After fusing the egg, he was reborn. However, for a long time after his rebirth, he remained in a state of confusion. Looking back today, he was almost cold-blooded at that time - for example, he could sit back and watch the Xenomorph attack the advance base off the coast of the Philippines and treat it as nothing, and he could forget many things that he was extremely concerned about in the past.

And this influence seems to be still alive in his body to this day, but it has been firmly suppressed by him.

As for the other - he looks so cold-blooded and cruel. Perhaps, as he said five years ago, he inherited more.

Li Zhen suppressed his anger and said in a low voice, "Why are you doing this?" ”

"For the division of the Lord came sooner than expected." Ignoring the anger hidden in his tone, the projection still said in a calm voice, "In fact, the Yellow Emperor had already appeared before the disaster. At that time, the Lord was actually a symbiosis of the two—its independent consciousness as the Lord had almost died, and its actions were entirely the result of the interaction between the two. As far as I know, you should have the same experience. ”

It took Li Zhen a moment to realize what it meant. If I didn't guess wrong, the projection refers to the days after he returned to the northern base from Shennongjia.

Chiyou's will is hidden in his body, and the two are constantly influencing each other. Nowhere was this more evident than in Japan, when the two were almost completely integrated. Chiyou's influence was already manifesting on his body.

I think back to that time now. Perhaps on the one hand, it was because of his deliberate connivance, and on the other hand, it was influenced by that egg.

"I don't know what caused such a change. But the most serious consequence of this incident is that the secret of the last day disappears. The Lord erased our memories before he died. However, its successor. Yellow Emperor. I didn't even inherit this part. ”

"Actually, we had a chance to fuse the nascent Yellow Emperor with the core. But we were also driven by anger at the time, and we—"

"For example, as recorded in that tome, Lucifer raised the banner of rebellion in the eastern part of the Heavenly Realm. Lead two-thirds of the angels against that one? Li Zhen breathed a sigh of relief, "Then those so-called angels are also species, and you have also failed in the last one?" You are banished to 'hot hell'...... Is that what South America is today? ”

"It's not the Lord who has suppressed me." The projection shook his head slightly, "As I said before, at that time it could be called the Yellow Emperor - the independent consciousness of the Lord no longer exists, and the two are the same. ”

"It is also because of our ...... You call it rebellion, but we think it's a very legitimate act. We must not kill each other, and even the Yellow Emperor, the successor of the Lord, will only suppress us, not destroy us. But it was for that reason that it took the Yellow Emperor nearly a thousand years to find our surviving kindreds and keep us under the earth. ”

"So we missed the last opportunity - if we let the Yellow Emperor reintegrate with the core at that time, we may still be able to recover the secret of the last day."

Li Zhen lowered his head and pondered for a while, reconstructing the history mixed with legends with his own thoughts in his heart. If this is true...... Then this history is by no means more earth-shattering than anything known to mankind. And those great battles and significant events in human history are all insignificant and even ridiculous compared to this incident.

The sound of water in the cave continues. Li Zhen glanced up at the crimson sculpture again, and said in a deep voice: "So, you want me to fuse that thing for the same purpose." You want me to become the so-called Lord and get that secret back? ”

"Yes. We're one kind, and you're of ancient blood—we'll never kill each other. ”

"So why don't I remember anything? And I'm still a human being—I don't do anything about dividing and reproducing. ”

"Because the other part is not with you." The projection sighed, "He's in Siberia." Actually, whether you fuse him or he fuses, you get a lot of things, and yet I want you to be the subject. He has inherited the will of the Core, and now he is more chaotic than the Lord's last time, and I don't want to see the old things repeat themselves. ”

"What's more, the reason has not been clarified—what affected the Lord, caused it to be abnormal for a period of time, and also prevented the Yellow Emperor from inheriting more things. I fought him in my last years, and his strength was very different from that of the Lord, and if it weren't for that gun, maybe the situation would be completely different now. ”

Li Zhen looked at the tangible and intangible projection in front of him: "The bones of the Yellow Emperor still exist today, why don't you go to find it?" It's a lot easier than looking for me – don't tell me you can't find it before. ”

The projection was silent for a moment, and for the first time used an unquestionable tone: "There is no comment on this. ”

Li Zhen lowered his head and smiled, and swept the Longinus spear in his hand: "You don't know the origin of this thing?" ”

The projection said in a deep voice: "This is a secret that only the Lord knows. ”

"How about I'll leave it to you?" Li Zhen lifted the gun, and the ivory white spear more than two meters long pointed directly at the doppelganger projection, "You will discover this secret yourself." ”

For the first time, the projection took a slight step back.

But it didn't seem that he was worried that Li Zhen would stab this gun into its body, but more like it was forced back by some invisible force, and its whole body shook slightly.

So Li Zhen smiled. At least through this performance of the other party, he figured out one thing.

When he entered the cavern in a foggy form, the projection must have been watching him closely. However, he didn't think it was because the other party didn't shoot out of respect for himself - it was afraid of the gun.

When it atomizes, the gun is also wrapped in his body, like a charm to ward off evil spirits, so that the opponent cannot act rashly.

The projection seemed to capture a fleeting smile on his face, and he whispered, "You're right. I don't like this stuff. But we need it – and it can only be mastered by beings with ancient bloodlines. ”

Li Zhen shook his head, retracted it, paced a few steps in the cave, and raised his head.

"If everything you say is true, then can I understand it that way-"

"For some reason you can't wake up the Yellow Emperor, or don't dare to wake it up. So the best person for you becomes me, or that one. Actually, I'm the best choice, and that's not the same one. Either way, you want the two of us to be together, and then help you find the secret about the last day. ”

"Then I will have to endure your entanglement. Because as far as I know...... It's hard for me to die, even if it's suicide. Not to mention that I haven't lived long enough. ”

"About that secret...... It affects your life and death, and the last time you said it might come soon, or a long, long time from now—that's by human standards. ”

"So the conclusion is, you have a request for me, and it looks like you can only ask me for now."

The projection was silent for a moment, and then whispered, "That's true. ”

"Then it comes back to the question of whether I'm willing to do that." Li Zhen sighed, touched his chin with his hand, and pondered for a while, "Your Lord created mankind. In fact, it is to use them as your own tools. It seems to me that it could also be a sacrifice. I guess even if I get to the bottom of that secret, what you're going to do won't change. You will continue to use this tool. ”

"It would be nice if I identified with my own identity like that one, but at the moment I was always reluctant in my heart, or I didn't want to do this thing that would have been stinking for thousands of years. But then I feel a little headstrong myself - if something happens, maybe the humans and the species are done playing together. ”

"So the choice is to let humanity die or both. Actually, I've thought about this before—from a rational point of view, it's always good to be able to leave one side behind, after all, humans are created by species. ”

The projection figure flickered slightly, showing a rather joyful mood: "I'm glad you think so." ”

Li Zhen nodded, thought for a while, and said in a low voice, "You're happy." I'm still not happy. ”

He shrugged his shoulders and grinned, "You can't always ask someone to sacrifice for you just because you are the creator of whom. It's like if you have a child, you can't ask him to listen to you for the rest of his life - who hasn't had a time when he was happy or unhappy. What's more, human beings are still your tools, and they are not anyone's little heart. Besides, it is still unknown whether there is only such a method. (To be continued......)