this infinite world

Chapter 1223 Witness
Turning back some time...

"It's very unforgiving."

When the energy fluctuations stop and everything returns to normal, the winner is already decided.

The result was no surprise, it was naturally Chu Xuan's victory - not only did the Non-Faced Immortal's "Tianhe Shenzhou Chain Battle Formation" completely suppress the artificial great wizard, but even the clone of Chu Xuan struggled at the last moment to inject all the energy in his body into the Donghuang Bell and smashed it at the real Chu Xuan, replicating the attack in the original world line, but was unable to achieve the same result.

...Even this all-out throw did not even hurt Chu Xuan's body.

The reason is very simple. The List of Gods in Chu Xuan's hand was not obtained from the remains of the yellow-skinned saint. It can play its full role without the need for the Jade Disc of Fortune. There is no need to worry about the reversal of time and space when using too many cause and effect points at one time.

Moreover, in the series of difficult experiences of the Zhongzhou team, Chu Xuan had no idea how many causal points he had secretly intercepted. In addition, the clone of Chu Xuan had just used the "Xuanwei Lu" to fight against Chu Xuan's "Taojun Wheel" for a long time, and both his spirit and spiritual light were greatly consumed. It is certainly not the same as the Chu Xuan in the original world line who gambled his body, mind, life, and even soul... As one side gains and the other loses, such a result is also a matter of course.

Holding the ancient bronze bell that was glittering just now but now slowly dimming, like a small toy, Chu Xuan first glanced at the countless tiny and indescribably delicate rune circuits on the bell, and then said to the replica Chu Xuan with an unchanged expression: "This is the feeling of failure for the second time."

"This feeling surging in my heart... is it reluctance?"

Looking at the original Chu Xuan in front of him who was unharmed except for a circular mark on his clothes, the clone Chu Xuan did not show any negative emotions such as anger. Instead, he closed his eyes and savored the feeling just now. Then he opened his eyes, nodded slightly and said, "So that's how it is. You are me and I am you. Although we have walked on two different paths, the collision of the light of the soul itself is a kind of struggle."

"During this process, my thoughts were passed on to you, allowing you to understand some of my ideas. Similarly, your feelings also flowed to me along with the light of your soul, causing my wisdom to be polluted by your feelings..."

After saying the last two words, the clone Chu Xuan paused for a moment, then muttered thoughtfully: "'Pollution'? But this feeling..."

"You should know it clearly in your heart. That is just a lie to yourself. Even if my feelings can be conveyed to you, if there is no corresponding seed in your heart and the soil for it to survive, then this feeling will not be able to take root and sprout."

Chu Xuan shook his head and ruthlessly denied his clone's words: "Your last sentence is very clear. The reason why you feel 'unwilling' is because the failure of Resident Evil 2 has changed you unconsciously. It's just because you have never faced your own heart. Even reaching the intermediate level of the fourth stage was forced through this method of 'proving the truth with force'..."

Chu Xuan's words were so sharp, and this state was exactly what the clone Chu Xuan had shown before. It was as if at this moment, the positions of both parties had been switched... Even before the young man's attack stopped, he pointed his finger directly at the clone Chu Xuan's face: "And all of this is shown on your face."

"...!"

The clone Chu Xuan was startled. He subconsciously touched the corner of his mouth. As Chu Xuan said, before he noticed it and even reacted, the curvature of his mouth corner dropped by 0.015 percentage points. Although it was a tiny change, it was enough...

——Am I weaker because of emotions? Am I being dragged down by the pollution of “emotions” as he mentioned?
——No, that's not the case. It's not that I've become weaker, but that my essence has become stronger. There is no superiority or inferiority in "Tao". It's just that his trust in his teammates outweighs my will... "Well, that's about it."

When the clone Chu Xuan's heartstrings were rarely moved, Chu Xuan made a move that he had never expected - the young man completely consumed the energy in his hand, shook the completely dimmed Donghuang Bell, and then threw it directly back to his clone.

It was clearly a famous top-level innate spiritual treasure in the prehistoric continent, and it was clearly already in his hands as a trophy. It was even reasonable for him to just put it in his pocket and swallow it privately, but Chu Xuan still did this extremely un-"Chu Xuan" behavior...

This move obviously surprised the clone Chu Xuan. He knew very well how difficult it was to suppress a researcher's research desire. So he subconsciously caught the Donghuang Bell and couldn't help but say, "You are..."

"Don't get me wrong, there are just more important things at the moment."

Glancing at the sky, one fruit changed direction and fell to the ground, while another fruit emitted a thousand-foot-high glow in mid-air, as well as the sudden crack in space, Chu Xuan frowned, and without hesitation, he raised his finger and opened a portal in the void: "You should have a lot of questions to ask 'him', right?"

"...That's right."

"Then take action and seek an answer from 'him'."

As he said that, Chu Xuan walked directly into the portal without even looking at the replica, as if he really regarded him as a friendly force, rather than the enemy he was fighting just now...

"Is this your choice?"

When half of Chu Xuan's body entered the portal, the voice of the clone Chu Xuan suddenly sounded: "Reverse the cause and effect, believe in everyone with the same faith, use your own wisdom to realize the wishes of your teammates, and move forward together..."

"That's right." Chu Xuan didn't turn around after hearing the words of the replica. He just said calmly in his usual tone, "Do you want to come with us?"

"……Ah."

From behind Chu Xuan, there came a sound that was either a chuckle or a simple syllable, followed by the sound of footsteps: "Although I still find it difficult to agree with your path, since your Zhongzhou team was able to achieve an unquestionable victory without killing anyone..."

"Then let me witness with my own eyes what kind of future you can create."

(End of this chapter)