The aliens who were picked up by Superman at the beginning

"I did not erase the New 52."

Li Zhen retorted in as calm a tone as possible, saying he couldn't bear such a huge burden.

God knows how many other guys are watching; this is a matter of life and death concerning the very existence of a universe.

"I know you don't have that ability yet."

Lucifer stared intently at the wine glass that Li Zhen was holding with only two fingers.

Only after Li Zhen stiffly raised the triangular cup to her lips did Lucifer continue speaking, squinting his eyes.

"You are an existence that should not exist, so you caused the existence that should exist to not exist, and I don't need to suffer that torment."

Li Zhen still took a sip of wine.

Then his eyebrows incredulously rose.

Because he discovered that what he was drinking wasn't alcohol at all, but rather lemonade that cost four yuan a cup at Mixue Ice Cream in his previous life.

But once he swallowed it, he realized it was wine, and just a small sip of its sweet and sour flavor gave him a slightly tipsy feeling.

But in that strange, tipsy state, the restraint he had maintained vanished. Strange, he clearly saw Lucifer add a ton of random alcohols when he made it, so how did it taste like this?

"Now, you should be able to communicate with me normally. I've never encountered such a troublesome customer before. From the moment they walked into the store, they were terrified of me."

A flush of alcohol appeared on Li Zhen's face, something that would never happen under normal circumstances.

And he was finally able to describe his feelings through language.

This strange, sweet and sour drink has broken something.

"I just don't like facing any guy who makes me feel like my life is out of my control. When I was in Witrum, I always felt like I could die in a way I didn't like at any time. When I was on Earth, that Superman in the black suit made me feel like I couldn't be truly free."

Of course, the only difference is whether Li Zhen can accept it.

Witrum prevented him from experiencing any form of joy other than fighting, yet he always felt that the root cause of his happiness through fighting was likely simply his Witrum genes.

Unlike the Black-Robed Superman, the joy he experiences on Earth can offset the feeling of being unfree.

He knew clearly that he was the strongest when facing the vast majority of life on Earth, and most of them were still before Superman's time, and Superman was a reassuring, saintly giant.

Lucifer also revealed the real reason why Lee Jung made up her mind to come to this bar.

"So you think that if Constantine's threat is real, then some kind of factor beyond your control is destined to appear in the future... It seems you have a very broad definition of life." Lee Jung finished her lemonade and gently put down her glass, revealing a smile that said, "As expected of you."

"The thought of Constantine being smug makes me uncomfortable, and his confident tone even makes me feel that he probably foresaw a scene where I might bow down and beg him for something."

Lucifer retrieved the empty wine glass that Li Zhen had drunk from and began to wash and wipe it.

"There is a kind of arrogance buried deep in your bones, a strange arrogance that makes you prefer to face the more unknowable me rather than let Constantine ride on your head."

Li Zhen opened her increasingly dizzy eyes and shook her head in disbelief.

"I was terrified when I thought I was injured just now. Can that kind of personality be called arrogance?"

Lucifer hung the cleaned glass back in its place, then took down a new one and began to mix another distinctly different alcoholic beverage.

"That's normal. The more arrogant a person is towards the weak, the more humble they are towards those stronger than themselves. Otherwise, why would arrogance be considered a cardinal sin?"

Lucifer's meaning is clear: because Li Zhen had been wary of Constantine several times in advance and had successfully trampled him underfoot, she automatically categorized him as a weakling in her mind.

To be threatened by someone who is already considered the weaker party, even if that person is known for never telling the truth.

Li Zhen also found it hard to accept even the slightest possibility that Constantine might turn around and be arrogant towards him.

In Li Zhen's mind, Batman and Superman were considered to be on the same level because both were shrouded in mystery. Therefore, Li Zhen could accept their arrogance towards her. It was probably like a roommate among ordinary young people; offending them a couple of times was no big deal, and she could just laugh it off.

So, will Lucifer give you the answer you want?

"I can tell you how to resolve the collective, allowing you to enter the cycle of reincarnation with your 'pseudo-compatriots' whom you empathize with but do not want to be disturbed by their emotions."

This was not the answer Li Zhen wanted, so the frankly confronted Li Zhen frowned and did not accept the drink that Lucifer had prepared.

"As for the matter that Constantine is hiding, I'm sorry, I can't help you with that."

This was something Lee Jung-jin found hard to accept.

"Why? What happened?"

Lucifer gestured again to the wine glass in front of Li Zhen.

Tsk.

Is this guy trying to boost his bar's sales?

I wonder if Li Zhen was the only one who stepped into this place all day?

With no other choice, she picked up the glass and took a sip. Wow, this time the taste was even more outrageous, a flavor and texture completely incompatible with alcoholic drinks, but it was indeed a kind of drink that Li Zhen had liked in her previous life.

Lucifer finally spoke again.

"Because that kind of result is welcomed by some people, including myself."

The riddle remains unsolved, and there's still no clear answer, which is really frustrating for Li Zhen.

"The moment I tell you the answer, I've essentially provided you with a solution, and then you lose the fun."

Li Zhen kept staring at Lucifer, and began to gently swirl the wine glass she had just taken a sip of.

Finally, the big boss raised one hand.

"Alright, you can ask me some questions you want answered today. Besides the direct answer to Constantine's matter, if you can really get it from the indirect way, that'll be your skill."

Li Zhen drank the strange thing in the wine glass in one gulp.

This time, he slammed the cup down rudely.

But Lucifer simply accepted it calmly and then patiently resumed washing.

Li Zhen decided to start with some questions he hadn't confirmed with Constantine because he couldn't trust her. "Would it be harmful to me?"

"Even if God spoke, he would only say that this is good for you."

"To Rui..."

Li Zhen suddenly had a flash of inspiration and thought of something, so she changed her mind on the spot.

"Would it be harmful to the people around me, or even those I care about?"

"That depends on how you define your surroundings and the scope of your life."

wipe!

We've finally gotten a tiny bit of the details.

As Lucifer handed him the third glass of wine, Li Zhen, having rarely activated his super brain, began to overflow with that arrogance that he didn't acknowledge but which truly existed.

He always felt that his brain worked very well, and everything he had experienced since entering this place made Li Zhen feel that Lucifer was not the kind of guy who deliberately bullied him and interfered with his thinking just for fun.

Lucifer's usually indifferent expression turned somewhat amused and exasperated.

"You don't need to flatter me in your mind." For the first time, Li Zhen took the initiative to grab the third glass of wine.

"It's related to Constantine, involving elements, magic, and hell."

"You'll also be pleased to see this involving elements, hell."

"I imprisoned a group of souls, which brought my essence closer to that of a demon. The catalyst was the silver coin that Nero forced me to make a deal with after threatening him with his power."

"The elements involved here include magic, demons, bargaining, hell, and a serving Satan."

"But I clearly made it almost perfect—you don't need to laugh, I know you have high standards, but it's enough for most human situations."

"I facilitated the establishment of the transdimensional magic defense network in order to fundamentally eliminate the path for Nero to reappear in the world. No matter what kind of conspiracy it is, I have blocked the possibility of him emerging and causing trouble again in advance."

Li Zhen placed her other hand on the bar and began to rub the wine glasses between her palms.

He's about to ask questions that can actually lead to answers.

"Can hell lords only appear in hell? I don't mean things like sneaking up to check things out; I mean their very existence."

Lucifer's eyes clearly revealed a different emotion.

"Yes." Li Zhen picked up her wine glass and took a deep breath.

"What are the essential requirements to become a Lord of Hell? And I happen to possess those requirements, probably after I imprisoned those souls."

"Trinity, you now simultaneously possess the identities of god, demon, and human. Under necessary conditions, you can evolve to the state of Trinity at any time."

Li Zhen drank the third cup of wine in one gulp.

"Damn! So what Nero really wants is freedom, and I've already met the conditions to take over at any time. But because of the existence of the transdimensional magic defense network—Hell can't invade the human world. The moment I achieve the Trinity in the human world, the positions of Hell and the human world will be reversed, because I (the new Lord of Hell) can only appear in Hell."

This is the scene that Constantine is certain Lee Jung doesn't want to see, even though it would be a good thing for him and Rachel.

The human world has been transformed into hell, and the Three Palaces Demon no longer needs to consider invading; there's no longer any point in invading.

Lee Jung possesses an arrogance that surpasses everything, and the new Satan will be the destined ruler of the new hell.

The only possibility is that the ordinary people on this Earth will either all die, or Li Zhen will show rare mercy and transform all life into demons.

"But you wouldn't do that. You wouldn't let an entire planet die because of you."

Rachel caught the wine glass that Li Zhen had put down and covered Li Zhen's cheek with one hand.