Inner Destroyer

　Qi Xing glanced at the tiny Sasa that had climbed onto his shoulder and said nothing.

　"Isn't the power of the White God amazing? It's the highest law of the universe."

　"Even if you only understand a little bit of it, you can gain the power to realize your wishes."

　The white-haired witch giggled.

　"But I guess you're beginning to understand that power will tempt your heart."

　"No matter how much willpower you muster to resist, even if you achieve immortality and a calm mind, you will never be able to completely negate the influence of the silver coin."

　"It's not that you're not resolute, it's that you're holding a phantom silver coin."

　Her tone softened, as if she were talking about something quite ordinary. "So that's why you've been hesitant, worried, and afraid of change lately, especially afraid of changes in yourself—right?"

　These words finally made Qi Xing frown.

　It wasn't because "Amaterasu" revealed his previous condition - Qi Xing didn't really care about this, he was not ashamed to admit his problems - the point was that this white-haired witch obviously knew too much about "silver coins".

　How did she know so much? Just because she'd lived long enough? This wasn't information that could be acquired simply by "living long enough."

　Perhaps it was because there was indeed another "Silver Coin Messenger" standing behind this white-haired witch.

　A "Silver Coin Messenger" who may have already existed, or at least been lurking for nearly a thousand years.

　The Vatican had previously told Qi Xing that few "Silver Coin Messengers" would reveal their identities. This was because, while "Silver Coins" were powerful, they also had obvious flaws.

　The vast majority of "silver coin holders" will eventually lose control and destroy themselves, or they will act too extreme and be surrounded and attacked by the righteous, which will eventually cause heavy casualties to everyone.

　In other words, if there really is a "Silver Coin Messenger" who has been hiding in this world for thousands of years, his control over his desires must have reached a quite astonishing level, and he has lived in seclusion and has not been discovered by the world... or he may have already stopped being human, and the current world has long become part of the result of his desires.

　As for why she knew Qi Xing possessed the "Illusion" silver coin, it wasn't hard to understand. After all, Qi Xing had previously used "Illusion" to become invisible and punch her, and had also used "Illusion" to transform into a water dragon twice. If someone was already knowledgeable about "silver coins," it was indeed possible to guess. Perhaps.

　Anyway, let’s catch this white-haired witch first!

　It's too late to say, then soon!

　The next moment, Qi Xing's figure was like thunder and lightning, exploding the air, turning into a residual shadow across the sea of ​​blood, and rushing straight towards the white-haired witch who was standing beside the corpse of the snake god with a smile!

　She had just blinked when Qi Xing appeared in front of her. He grabbed her right wrist with one hand like lightning, tearing through her bones and flesh in an instant!

　"Caught."

　Without mercy, Qi Xing's next move was to remove her left hand and leg!

　But the white-haired witch smiled coldly, and her whole body immediately burned violently!

　It wasn't just any ordinary flame, but a strange, dark fire like blood, blazing outward from within. The flames instantly enveloped her entire body, exploding from her internal organs to her skin!

　Qi Xing would never let the enemy's unknown liquid touch his body during the battle.

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　He instantly let go and retreated, his Qi rebounding and dispersing the scorching airwaves. The small world around him was practically shrieking from the flames of the white-haired witch's self-explosion.

　And after he retreated more than ten meters——

　"It's endless."

　Qi Xing had already seen that the blood-red sea was swirling again, and a figure was slowly emerging from the water.

　Her hair was as white as snow, her golden eyes were as bright as before, she was still wearing the white wedding dress that looked like a shroud, and she was still holding the bronze mirror in her arms.

　Another white-haired witch came walking barefoot on the water, and the water surface was still and without ripples under her feet.

　Even though he was used to seeing demons and evil ways, Qi Xing couldn't help but feel that this scene was completely absurd. Because each "her" looked exactly the same, without any signs of fatigue, even the smile remained the same.

　"It's a real bummer. We can't have a conversation when you're so impulsive."

　The white-haired witch sighed, and a helpless smile appeared on her face, seemingly from the heart.

　"Okay, I'll tell it myself first."

　Then she spoke lightly, as if she was talking about a trivial matter.

　"Master Leipu, it's useless for you to kill me. It's also useless for you to try to destroy my body and imprison me."

　"Because anyone with even a little bit of common sense, after gaining immortality, would have to consider the clichés of 'how to prevent myself from being sealed' and 'how to avoid being stuck between wanting to live and wanting to die'? I've naturally thought about that a long time ago."

　"So I can self-destruct with just a thought, and I'll also automatically self-destruct if I lose consciousness for too long. I can easily break top-level binding spells, and there are more than a few resurrection points - so please don't waste your energy."

　"Trying to kill me repeatedly to wear me down and ultimately render me incapable of resurrection is impossible. I'm not one of those fools who thinks they're completely immortal after drinking some water of transformation. Today, I simply want to talk to you. If you refuse to cooperate, I'll simply reincarnate somewhere else."

　Damn, she really seemed smarter than most of the stupid villains Qi Xing had killed before, much smarter than most of the idiot villains in this world whose brains were rusted. Even if they became immortal, they wouldn't consider the question of "what if I'm captured, tortured, and brainwashed?"

　This white-haired witch seemed to have, to a certain extent, broken away from the stereotyped thinking patterns of this butter-mire world.

　This alone made Qi Xing secretly surprised.

　"So can you please be patient and chat with me for a while?"

　She said, with a sincere and gentle curve at the corner of her mouth.

　It was obvious that the white-haired witch was trying very hard to make Qi Xing understand the difficulty of killing her or capturing her alive.

　One of these words made Qi Xing alert, and he finally spoke: "Reincarnation?"

　He couldn't help but glance at Sasa on his shoulder: "Is there reincarnation in this world?"

　"Normally speaking, no. At least not in the sense of reincarnation that is commonly understood in folklore."

　The Dark Creator shook his head and narrowed his eyes.

　"There is no unchanging self that keeps reincarnating. Most people only get one chance at life."

　"But there is a silver coin that can indeed bring about exceptions."

　When she said this, she also tutted her tongue.

　"I think I know which silver coin the messenger behind her holds."

　Others couldn't hear what Sasa said to Qi Xing. But coincidentally, almost as Sasa finished speaking——

　"Do you know what happens to people after they die?"

　The white-haired witch asked with a smile, her tone so gentle that it hardly sounded like she was talking about death.

　"Dead souls will fall into the underworld, the underworld, the underworld—whatever you like to call it, but in the end they will be swallowed up by the vortex of eternal damnation."

　"Consciousness, memories, and self will all dissolve and blend into it until they disappear completely. A pretty straightforward ending, right?"

　Indeed. Qi Xing had also fallen into the "Disintegration Ocean" when he first fought Sasa, so it's not hard to imagine what that felt like. But if that were the case, how could there be reincarnation? Unless...

　The white-haired witch seemed to have read his doubts and chuckled: "You guessed right."

　"Each time I die, the power of the White God maintains my self, preventing it from being swallowed and dissolved. Bringing it out of the vortex intact, it will immediately re-emerge."

　"Actually, I don't have an 'immortal body' at all."

　"I truly die every time, but every time I die I am instantly reincarnated. This is the true reincarnation of a spirit child, one who has realized his true nature and controls his own life and death, without beginning or end."

　She looked very proud, standing in front of the corpse of the snake god, as if she really was the eternal, immortal being.

　She is indeed a bit smart.

　But Qi Xing immediately noticed two suspicious points.

　First of all, it's fine for a spirit child to be reincarnated, but how can someone reincarnate with their original body? Shouldn't you have immediately turned into a baby?

　Secondly, a true "Silver Coin Messenger" possesses boundless divine power, ample energy to do whatever they want. Qi Xing is well aware of this.

　But this white-haired witch likely only shared the power of the "silver coin" and didn't possess any divine power of her own. Where did she get the energy to perform all these life-or-death operations?

　Magic has its price, its rules. To accomplish something big, one must either possess immense power... or discover an exploitable system vulnerability.

　It must be Sasa's fault again!

　The killing intent grew stronger, but killing her by force wasn't an option. Qi Xing calmed down and asked her, "What exactly do you want to talk to me about?"

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　What the white-haired witch said next finally surprised Qi Xing.

　"I can help you fully control the power of the Silver Coin."

　Amaterasu was still smiling, as if she had been waiting for him to ask this question.

　"In other words, I want you to no longer be affected by the power of the 'silver coin'—what do you think?"

　This is really shocking.

　"impossible."

　Sasa stood on Qi Xing's head and sneered.

　"There is no way this world can still fully control the power of "Silver Coin". Don't believe her nonsense."

　But Qi Xing would not be as confident as Sasa.

　Besides, just because it doesn’t exist in “this world” doesn’t mean it can’t exist in other worlds.

　"Tsk."

　Qi Xing already understood.

　At this moment, he finally realized why the other party went to so much trouble to lead him alone into the depths of the "inner world".

　"It's the 'Black God's Miko'—you want to capture Kamigorin."

　That's right.

　As soon as these words came out, Sasa's expression froze.

　"You are so clever. It takes so much effort to talk to you seriously."

　The smile of the "Shiragami Miko" became even sweeter.

　“This is indeed the power we at True Buddhism are looking for.”

　"Because the power of the outer black god wielded by Kamigorin is essential for the ritual we will use to resurrect the White God True Buddha—the true creator of this world."

　what?

　Qi Xing was finally shocked. He couldn't pretend he didn't hear it!

　Resurrect the Creator?!

　Resurrect this idiotic evil god loli above my head? Are you crazy?

　"What?"

　Sasa was even more shocked than him;

　"Capture a little girl with Uriel's power to revive me? How can such a thing be done... What do you want to do?!"

　Unfortunately, the white-haired witch couldn't see Sasa standing on Qi Xing's head.

　Honestly, Qi Xing was curious about how she would react if she could see. But Sasa wasn't stupid enough to reveal it now.

　"Only the power of the Black God can restrain the power of the White God."

　"If it can restrain, it can certainly assist in adjustments."

　So the white-haired witch continued with a smile, making an elegant invitation to Qi Xing.

　"Master Leipu, I understand your predicament. You were chosen by the White God, holding her "silver coin," yet you must constantly guard against letting your desires get out of control... How ironic is that?"

　There was a glimmer of almost pity in her eyes, as if she truly felt sorry for him.

　"Those who hold the White God's fragments are blessed by her. Her power is a signpost on the path to the throne, but it is also a thorn that tests people's hearts. Only by overcoming it can we grow."

　"Neither your suffering nor your pain is your fault. It's just that the trials she gave you were too severe."

　seriously?

　Qi Xing always felt that even Sasa wouldn't dare to say such words to him.

　"So, Master Leipu, if you help us capture the God Gorin and extract her divine power, we will share this power and the method with you."

　"If you find it morally unacceptable to steal the power of Godrin, that's not a problem."

　She used the most gentle voice to utter a most shocking secret at this time.