All-Heavens Game, the Strongest Player

Chapter 121 Temporary Workers, Assemble!

Chu Xiu naturally didn't have the time for interrogation, nor did he believe the results of the interrogation. Therefore, after using the power of the Heavenly Mark to seal off the surrounding area, he directly ordered Zhou Wushang to search his soul.

Zhou Wushang's side was also not delayed.

He immediately spread out his red and blue hands.

Not only did they search Qu Tong's soul, but they also searched every single cell in her body, thoroughly examining her inside and out—not long after, a look of surprise appeared on Zhou Wushang's face.

"Any results?"

"A great discovery!" Zhou Wushang withdrew his hand and looked at Chu Xiu, saying, "This Qu Tong is not a living person, or rather, not a naturally born 'person,' but a 'clone' that Duanmu Ying created for himself using the Double-Handed Technique!"

"Clone?"

"It's similar to the 'immortal flesh' I created, but it's far superior to mine. Her approach is something I never even considered—splitting her own memories and injecting them into the 'immortal flesh,' using the ability of her dual-wielding hands to support her movements, in order to achieve near-immortality. It's truly ingenious!"

Zhou Wushang spoke with a face full of admiration.

But then she changed the subject, saying, "Unfortunately, it was a wrong path. Due to the incompleteness of the personality, the replicated memories underwent extreme changes, giving rise to a demon—the one who betrayed the Thirty-Six Thieves back then was the predecessor of this Qu Tong!"

These words startled Chu Xiu.

"Predecessor?"

“That’s right!” Zhou Wushang said, “Duanmu Ying was imprisoned by the Lü family. After escaping, she also discovered this problem and controlled her using the methods she left behind. Then she injected the memories of a kind little girl named Lü Huan into her body, hoping to make the demon have a kind side and become a true 'human'!”

This is also compensation for Lü Huan.

Let her be resurrected in another way.

“There’s actually nothing wrong with this approach. I saw a three-year treatment course in her memory. As long as we continue step by step, what will eventually emerge is a grown-up Lü Huan!” Zhou Wushang said.

Upon hearing this, Chu Xiu showed a curious expression.

"Could something else have happened during the process?"

“Yes!” Zhou Wushang nodded: “About two years into the treatment, Duanmu Ying herself gradually became mentally unstable because of stealing Lü Huan’s body. Not insane, but her mind became extremely twisted. As a result, Qu Tong’s original goal of rebuilding a kind personality turned into being possessed!”

"Then?"

"The possession attempt failed. Duanmu Ying was frightened away by the unknown presence manifesting on Qu Tong and never dared to approach her again." Zhou Wushang looked at Qu Tong and said, "And she is no longer Duanmu Ying, no longer Lü Huan, and no longer anyone else. Her surface personality is a combination of Duanmu Ying and Lü Huan, but her deeper personality... do you remember the 'Qi Body Nascent Soul' that appeared on Zhang Huaiyi before?"

Upon hearing this, Chu Xiu's expression completely changed.

"Was she a special life form created after her magical abilities went out of control and she was possessed by an unknown entity?"

“Hmm!” Zhou Wushang said, “But she herself doesn’t know that in her memories, she is merely Duanmu Ying’s successor. Driven by instinct, she has always been doing one thing—trying to unleash her deepest personality!”

It turns out that Ma Xianhong's "body-cultivation furnace" was not actually used to help him regain his memories.

Instead, it was to awaken Qu Tong's dormant, deep-seated personality.

Awaken that thing that resembles a Qi-based nascent soul.

Of course, Qu Tong herself was unaware of this; she still believed she had lost her precious memories and was only thinking about finding them. She was still following her surface-level consciousness, accumulating power to realize her ambitions.

But she didn't understand that from beginning to end, she was just a tool.

A chess piece.

A superficial personality that doesn't even qualify as a complete "person"!

"What exactly is that thing?" Chu Xiu frowned and said, "The Qi Body Nascent Soul, the Feng Family Divine General, Qu Tong's deep personality, everything points to one point—cultivating the Eight Extraordinary Techniques to the end will turn you into something neither human nor ghost!" But is being neither human nor ghost the whole picture of that thing?

Are the things created by different extraordinary techniques related, or even the same thing at all?

"The old Celestial Master said that there are no immortals in this world, but there are demons; there are no gods, but there are ghosts!" Zhou Wushang said, "Gods and ghosts were considered on the same level in ancient times, only distinguished by good and evil, not the so-called vengeful spirits after death. Could it be that the existence of demons and the absence of immortals means that when the Eight Extraordinary Techniques are cultivated to their fullest extent, they will all become 'demons' instead of achieving immortality as it is known?"

This guess is probably very close to the truth.

But one thing doesn't make sense, and that is the ancestors of all the major sects who ascended to immortality.

They didn't cultivate themselves into demons!
“I have a feeling that the truth is very close to us!” Chu Xiu said.

……

Meanwhile, in Na Du Tong Li, a large number of "temporary workers" are gathering.

As everyone knows, each region of NaDuTong has a "temporary worker" responsible for secretly handling various thorny issues. They are: Feng Baobao in North China, Gao Erzhuang in Northeast China, Xiao Zizai in East China, Hei Guan'er in Central China, Chen Duo in South China, Lao Meng in Northwest China, and Wang Zhenqiu in Southwest China!
At this time, Chen Duo had not yet defected, and Zhang Chulan had not yet joined.

Seven regions, exactly seven temporary workers.

"Speaking of which, what kind of 'order' did the company get this time, making such a big fuss?" Wang Zhenqiu asked after seeing the others.

But apart from Lao Meng replying that he didn't know, no one else paid any attention to him.

Chen Duo stood in the crowd, her eyes fixed straight ahead, as if she were devoid of any emotion. But at a certain moment, she suddenly showed a look of fear and subconsciously took a large step back.

Ahead, another group of people, also "temporary workers," but completely different from them, walked over.

These people all belong to the "daily wage" category.

They are only called upon when necessary, and are never used unless absolutely necessary—if any of the old men from the Jia Shen year were here, they would surely recognize the elder in charge.

Tang Clan, Xu Xin!
One of the Thirty-Six Thieves of that time.

Later, he mastered the "Dan Shi" technique and served as a trump card for the Tang Sect, never seeing an outsider for decades.

But few people know that the Tang Clan would step forward when a major event threatens the survival of their nation. And now, Chu Xiu's problem is far too great.

It's so big that it's impossible to bear it anywhere.

So, Xu Xin was invited over!
“This time, your targets are two people!” Zhao Fangxu took out a photo of a man and a woman and said, “Chu Nantian, the butcher of the family tree, whose real name is Chu Xiu, is a long-lived being recorded in the confidential files. He once single-handedly wiped out an army of hundreds of thousands of people and led his followers to kill millions!”

Upon hearing this, the faces of all the temporary workers changed.

Even Xiao Zizai showed surprise on his face, muttering, "This is truly a fellow patient who is terminally ill!"

"As for the woman next to her, her name is 'Zhou Wushang,' but her records are unclear. She is suspected to possess three extraordinary skills: Dual-Handed Techniques, Qi Source Flow, and Spirit Binding and Commanding!"

This didn't resonate deeply with most people.

Before seeing them, no one knew just how powerful the "Eight Extraordinary Skills" were.

"Now assign tasks!" Zhao Fangxu said, "All temporary workers, except Xu Xin, will work together to attack 'Zhou Wushang,' not to capture her, but just to distract Chu Xiu!"

After saying that, he looked at Xu Xin again.

"As for you, sir, you only have one chance to make a move. You must use 'Dan Shi' to take down Chu Xiu in one fell swoop!"

(End of this chapter)