Worldwide Awakening: My Soul Kinds Are Lost-Chapter 516: Targeting me, right? Then strike first for advancement_1
"Oh, nice, so you actually considered that? She says destroy, and you’re planning to chop me up with a knife..." Wang Linchi grumbled. He hadn’t expected Li Qinglian to actually agree.
Wait, are they planning to portray me as a supposedly righteous individual who’s actually a heinous villain behind the scenes, just so Li Qinglian can ’justifiably’ kill me and destroy Dai Temple? Uh... actually, there’s probably no need for such a portrayal. Thinking about my past deeds, I really can’t claim innocence. Instigating rebellions among various armies, fabricating disasters to incite fervor... The chaos in Great Heng was largely my doing. So, if anyone were to investigate, they could certainly trace it back to me.
From Li Qinglian’s reaction, he doesn’t seem to value the Temple Master who raised him at all; in fact, he seems to value the Human Association more. I find this hard to understand. There are men in the Human Association too, so why does he seem to discriminate against me? I can’t stay in the Human Association for much longer anyway. This would be a good opportunity to see if Li Qinglian has the Protagonist’s Aura. Wang Linchi narrowed his eyes, various insidious plans forming in his mind.
Destroying the Human Association isn’t the main point; what’s important are the women around him. If he really is the protagonist, regardless of whether these women are main or supporting characters, they won’t be seriously harmed. When the time comes, Li Qinglian will rush back to save them. Even if they’re captured alive, they will still be rescued. As for killing them directly? If they are indeed main or supporting female characters, how could they be so easy to kill? Unless I did it myself. However, doing so would immediately draw Li Qinglian’s hatred. For the time being, I don’t want to confront Nine Extremes, not even this generation’s Nine Extremes.
Let’s see, who should I choose as my tool for this? Wang Linchi mused, screening potential targets. According to his surveillance, Li Qinglian was planning to kill the Kanghe Dragon Emperor this time, accompanied by his loli teammate. Although Wang Linchi didn’t understand why he would bring along such an encumbrance, he was certain this "encumbrance" could actually provide significant help.
Wang Linchi naturally planned to take advantage of this opportunity to leak the Human Association’s location to certain Demon Gods.
What? Am I betraying my own kind by doing this? Let’s not even mention the difference in species—I am the world, they are humans. Even if I were human, I wouldn’t be the same species of human as them. The gap is even larger than that between Neanderthals and modern humans. Not to mention they want to kill me. I haven’t offended them, yet for some reason, I’m on their kill list. They not only want to kill me, the Temple Master, but also me, the Dongyue Tianqi Emperor of Life and Benevolence! Wouldn’t I be at a huge loss then? So I need to strike first and teach them a lesson.
I’ll choose this Nine-Tailed Green Fox Respect and... these Demon Gods are certainly something else. Wang Linchi thought, looking at the group of Demon Gods. Their strength was mediocre, yet their titles were more arrogant than the last. He was truly exasperated. Despite having seen it many times, he still wasn’t used to it. It was as bizarre as a commoner seeing someone at the Qi Cultivation Stage and exclaiming, ’A Qi Cultivation expert, how terrifying!’ It was almost too cringeworthy to look at. And these Demon Gods, frankly, were even more bizarre; they couldn’t even be considered to be at the Qi Cultivation Stage. A group of Spirit Masters, comparable to martial arts experts, could easily annihilate these Demon Gods. "When the tiger is not in the mountain, the monkey proclaims himself king." If I weren’t currently in need of civilization, this world would have long been worthless to me. However, their low energy level has its advantages. When I devoured civilizations, I wouldn’t have to worry about being stopped. Even if a Son of Destiny appeared, I could crush him with a single finger. Unless it was a unique existence like Nine Extremes, I wouldn’t even spare them a glance. However, in this era, Nine Extremes is a shadow of his former self; even the Nine Extremes Divine Palace he had built fell into my hands. Back in Ancient Times, Nine Extremes was indeed an extraordinary existence. Perhaps he could have exchanged a few moves with my current self, but as for winning, he shouldn’t even dream of it. If he could get stronger as his energy level increased, then so could I, and I could become even stronger than him. No matter how strong Nine Extremes was, he was still within the scope of the world. Even if I were at my weakest, I am still an entity on the same level as the world. It feels a bit like the strong bullying the weak. However, I find this sensation wonderful. I strived to become stronger precisely to achieve such dominating victories where I overwhelm the weak, rather than being caught in evenly matched struggles or facing uphill battles where I’m the one being crushed.
After selecting his pawn, Wang Linchi began to consider how to deliver the message to them.
I definitely can’t make it too obvious. At the very least, they have to discover the information themselves. Otherwise, if I delivered it directly, it would seem too forced and arouse suspicion. Moreover, I need to secretly manipulate them into using their full strength for the annihilation, not just sending a small group to test the waters. Wang Linchi believed that if something was worth doing, it was worth doing thoroughly and ruthlessly. It would be best to fan the flames further, diverting more of the Demon Gods’ attention—their firepower—onto the Human Association.
Most Demon Gods are actually focused on the Rebel Army and the anti-King factions. Organizations like the Human Association, which are insignificant and akin to street rats everyone wanted to swat, aren’t considered very important. They only dare to commit petty acts in secret. They are nothing like the Rebel Army and anti-King factions, who aim to overturn the heavens and earth, directly threatening the Demon Gods’ fundamental interests. Especially since many of them rally under the banner of the Dongyue Tianqi Emperor of Life and Benevolence, which makes the Demon Gods somewhat fearful, afraid that the Dai Temple might stage a comeback. Although all the current Rebel Armies and anti-King factions are merely using the banner without taking any real action, if they were to actually succeed, they would undoubtedly have to be granted corresponding status and recognition. None of the Demon Gods want another ’father’ figure ruling over them, especially one who could effortlessly dominate and suppress them. This means that organizations and forces like the Human Association will generally be ignored unless they transform into rebel armies. Even if attention is paid, it will only be to major factions and significant incidents, like the Human Association after Li Qinglian killed the Mysterious Tiger God Sovereign and took refuge there. As for other smaller organizations, no Demon God would care. They don’t harbor individuals capable of slaying gods, nor do they possess weapons of mass destruction. At most, they can hurl some verbal abuse and disgust them a little, causing no substantial harm. 𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎
Wang Linchi’s arrangements were quickly completed. Now, he just had to wait for the right time.
He didn’t need to worry about encountering Li Qinglian. The latter had just packed his bags and, along with his loli teammate, was preparing to head to Rongqing City. Based on the timing, about two days after Li Qinglian’s departure, a Temple Master from a Demon God Temple would lead his forces to raid the Human Association, ensuring that not even a chicken or dog would be spared.
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"How’s the packing going?" Mo Qinglan walked over, a peculiar light in her eyes as she looked at Li Qinglian.
Carrying a bundle on his back, Li Qinglian replied energetically, "All set. We’re just waiting for Little Qin."
"Then you’ll need to help her out a bit more. Otherwise, she’ll end up with so many bags, big and small, that you’ll have trouble even getting out the door," Mo Qinglan said, chuckling behind her hand.
"I’ve already reminded her." This wasn’t Li Qinglian’s first mission with his teammate, Meng Qin. He had been quite alarmed last time when she had nearly tried to bring her bed along.
Meng Qin was a pitiful figure, however. Even though she had been rescued from the clutches of the Demon Gods’ minions, she would forever remain in her small, delicate form. Her mental acuity would never develop, and she would retain her innocently sweet and naive disposition for life.
Of course, Li Qinglian was very fond of Meng Qin and had always treated her as a younger sister.
As for when she might become more than just a sister to him, that was a matter for the future.
Mo Qinglan quickly composed herself, her smile fading. "Lately, there seems to be some unusual activity among the Demon Gods. Be careful on your way to Rongqing City."
"No, it’s our Human Association that needs to be careful," Li Qinglian interjected, just as he was about to voice his own concerns. According to my previous simulations, it wouldn’t be long before a Temple Master under the Nine-Tailed Green Fox Respect received information from traitors within the Human Association. This Temple Master would then lead numerous other Temple Masters from various Demon God Temples in an all-out assault on the Human Association. In the initial simulations, the Human Association had been devastated by this attack and unable to recover. Later, thanks to my warnings, they managed to evacuate in time, set up a counter-ambush that killed many of the attacking Temple Masters, and dealt a blow to the Demon Gods’ forces, buying the Human Association a significant period of respite.
Therefore, this time too, he reminded Mo Qinglan as usual.
Since I’m leaving this place, I naturally don’t need to worry about being caught in the siege. As for staying behind to weather the storm together, I would have liked to, but time is too short. If I delay, the Kanghe Dragon Emperor will complete its metamorphosis, and the future will become even more challenging. If I leave, the Human Association will be fine, thanks to my warning. However, if I stay, a formidable enemy will arise in the future—the metamorphosed Kanghe Dragon Emperor. I’m clear on which choice to make. Therefore, I absolutely have to leave.
