Calamity of Tomorrow-Chapter 390 - 389 Talks and Last Words

Wang Yan: "Were you and her good friends before?"

Zhou Bai, upon hearing this, seemed to recall the time he spent with Xiao Pei and said with a wry smile, "Back in East China City, when I suspected she was a spy for the Heavenly Demon, I intentionally tried to get close to her. At that time, I wanted to find evidence of her being a spy, but the school authorities had already noticed it.

In the process, she invited me to meals and guided my cultivation. She even joined my study group, accompanying us in our cultivation until late at night."

"That time I spent with Xiao Pei, though we fought and argued frequently, when I think about it now, it was quite happy."

"Sometimes I think, it would have been good if she had never taken the step to defect to the Heavenly Demon."

Wang Yan asked, "Do you regret killing her?"

Zhou Bai sighed and then firmly shook his head, "There's nothing to regret. I believe that if President Zhao Shouyi had been there, he would have made the same choice as me and killed Xiao Pei again."

Wang Yan: "Why do you think that?"

Zhou Bai: "Because compared with the safety of two hundred million people in West Mountain City, and compared to the future of the entire human race, my friendship with Xiao Pei, the tragedy that befell her... it's all too insignificant.

It's under generation after generation of sacrifices that we humans have the lives we have today. This is the lesson that President Zhao Shouyi taught me. During the turmoil in East China City, he once killed Xiao Pei before. This time, it was my turn to do so."

Wang Yan nodded: "Before you came to West Mountain City, how did you manage to drive back the Heavenly Demon with a sword?"

Zhou Bai's gaze flickered slightly, and he said, "It was dominance."

"Dominance?" Wang Yan asked curiously, "What is that? A Taoist skill? Or a martial art?"

Zhou Bai said, "I'm not sure if it should be considered a martial art or a Taoist skill. It's just that one day, I discovered I had awakened this ability.

Once I unleash my aura, people follow me and advance. Under the direction of my long sword, whether in front of a mountain of blades, a sea of fire, or dragon dens and tiger's dens, they will charge forward, never taking a step back."

"Later, I realized that this dominance affects not only my own kind but even the Heavenly Demon can be moved by it."

"This is the secret of how I was able to drive back the Heavenly Demon with a sword."

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Wang Yan looked at Zhou Bai for a long, long time without speaking.

...

In another observation room, Jin Zhan coldly snorted, "This Zhou Bai is not being honest. The ability he used this time is clearly the same kind of ability he used on the stage against Jian Hui, which seems to be able to borrow Divine Skills artifacts. What does this have to do with dominance?"

Ying Hui glared at Jin Zhan, and Yun Chonghe coughed before speaking, "It's normal for us cultivators to have some secrets, right? Especially when it comes to our own Taoist skills, I think it's okay to keep some secrets.

Especially now when the Heavenly Dao is distorted, the deeper the Taoist skill, the greater the impact when it's casually spread, so keeping it a secret, I think, is normal."

However, Jin Zhan disagreed: "Zhou Bai's ability to drive back the Heavenly Demon is very valuable, whether it's martial arts or Taoist skills. If we could spread it widely, it would be a big help in the fight against the Heavenly Demon, and it might even change the nature of the entire war. We must get him to reveal how he did it."

"Then, to work together with you guys to study it?" Ying Hui snorted coldly, "Jin Zhan, don't think I don't know what you're thinking. You guys in the political department are coveting Zhou Bai's power, right? Wanting to take it for yourselves, to control it?"

Jin Zhan said, "Shouldn't we? A power that can change the direction of war, how could it be controlled by one person? It should be completely open for all of us to study and master. Keeping it in Zhou Bai's hands alone, to put it more bluntly, what if he died?"

Yun Chonghe shook his head: "You're a cultivator too. You should understand, Taoist skills aren't just useful if they're spread around. They very much depend on talent.

Especially the more powerful the Taoist skill, the more so. It's like Dao treasury; if you don't understand, you just don't, and no amount of studying or spreading will help, it may even cause a distortion, creating large-scale distortive phenomena."

Ying Hui nodded, "I trust Zhou Bai, he's been wholeheartedly fighting for humanity. Refusing Ming Yue the Immortal, staying with the Four Great Taoist Schools, becoming a spy on the side of the Heavenly Demon, and standing in front of the five great Heavenly Demons—it was him."

"If he could tell, he definitely would. If he isn't telling, it must be that this kind of power has great limitations. Haven't you encountered such situations? Some Taoist skills, like those few Twilight Taoist Skills, it's better that fewer people know about them, we should trust him."

Watching Jin Zhan wanting to continue arguing, Qing Yangzi intervened, "Enough, Zhou Bai's arrangement can be discussed slowly in the future. Since he's alright, let him go for now. Continuing to keep him would be too hurtful. Have you not all heard the idle talk outside?"

Jin Zhan also nodded, albeit helplessly, "I don't have a problem."

...

Moments later, Zhou Bai was sitting in the courtyard and saw Ying Hui and Yun Chonghe walking in.

Ying Hui: "Zhou Bai, you did well this time. You've really honored the Three Pure Dao Sect." As he spoke, Ying Hui laughed heartily and walked up, hugging Zhou Bai like an excited child.

"How long has it been since we last made the Heavenly Demon run like a dog? Raise our spirits! Raise them up!"

Yun Chonghe nodded slightly toward Zhou Bai.

Zhou Bai said, "So how long are you going to keep me locked up? I've made such a great contribution, no reward? And still keeping me confined?"

Ying Hui: "Don't worry, Zhou Bai. It's just the usual procedures. Aren't we here to take you out today? Don't worry about the rewards; with such a great contribution, you won't be shortchanged."

Yun Chonghe nodded: "Let's go out first. Old Zhao left a will that we need to listen to together."

Zhou Bai was startled: "President Zhao's will?"

Thus, Zhou Bai followed Ying Hui and Yun Chonghe out of the courtyard, and the three of them arrived at a small auditorium. Zhou Bai found that it was filled with familiar faces, such as Lv Chongyang, Qian Wangsun, Zuo Dao, and others who were already waiting there.

Yun Chonghe nodded to Lv Chongyang: "Everyone is here, let's begin."

Lv Chongyang stepped forward, the power of his Primordial Spirit flowing into an Array Stone, and soon the Sound Leaving Skill and Image Leaving Skill were activated, revealing the appearance of Zhao Shouyi in front of everyone.

Zhao Shouyi, seated in a chair, calmly said, "I'm... going to die."

"Before I die, I'd like to explain a few things."

He smiled wryly: "And about the property, even though I don't have much, I still want to divide it a bit."