However, it was different from what Shi Xiaobai imagined. The silver-haired girl only asked a question that sounded like a greeting before putting down her writing board. She squinted her eyes and smiled at him like a flower.
Shi Xiaobai was slightly surprised as his heart warmed up slightly.
He was not familiar with her and had only met her once. But from the first time they met, there was no barrier between them as strangers. At first glance, he had the feeling that they could become friends.
From the looks of it, this feeling was not wrong.
Shi Xiaobai finally turned his head to look at Sunless.
She was the only one who had not asked. However, Shi Xiaobai knew that she would not ask. It was impossible for her to ask.
"Your sword."
Sunless obviously did not ask. Instead, she handed Shi Xiaobai the Holy Radiance that she had always carried close to her. Back on the fifth level, she had suffered internal injuries from Sen Senyuan's sneak attack. Shi Xiaobai had given her the Holy Radiance that had healing powers. It was a selfless act of lending her a sword.
Therefore, from that moment forth, Sunless would rather the azure sword by her waist break than suffer any damage to the sword.
At this moment, Sunless could finally return the precious holy sword.
However, this simple act of returning the sword was not simple at this moment. This meant that she absolutely believed that the Shi Xiaobai in front of her was the real Shi Xiaobai.
Shi Xiaobai felt touched as he reached out to receive Holy Radiance. The familiar feeling of light warmed his cold palm.
At this moment, the holy sword let out a clear sword hum, as though it was happy to return to its owner's hands.
Shi Xiaobai converted Holy Radiance into the power of light and stored it in his right hand. Then, he looked at Sunless and said softly, "How long have you been waiting here?"
Sunless shook her head. "Just a little while."
Shi Xiaobai obviously did not believe that it was just a little while. He said apologetically, "This King thought you would be in Transcendence, so This King went there first."
Sunless blinked her eyes gently and said with her head lowered, "I thought you would kill the Infernal King."
Both of them had their own opinions, but their thoughts were the same.
Shi Xiaobai gave a helpless smile. "But you never expected it, much less This King, that This King is actually the Infernal King!"
The somewhat lengthy conversation finally returned to the crux of the matter. It was as though there was some unnecessary foreshadowing.
But in fact, it was not unnecessary.
At this moment, Liu Yu impatiently said, "Benefactor Shi Xiaobai, don't keep us guessing. You are the real Shi Xiaobai. This penniless priest believes it. This penniless priest believes it, alright? Hurry up and explain, why did you suddenly change your mind and say that you are the Demon King? Is it just to trick the Infernal Queen away? "
Everyone's eyes were focused on Shi Xiaobai. They were filled with puzzlement over this point. Since Shi Xiaobai was the real Shi Xiaobai, why would he suddenly call himself the Infernal King?
Could it really be as Liu Yu had guessed? It was just a lie that came up in a moment of inspiration to trick the Infernal Queen away?
Shi Xiaobai shook his head and said, "It's naturally not to trick the Infernal Queen away, but because This King has realized the truth of the matter. Sorry everyone, This King is really the Infernal domain's Infernal King!"
Liu Yu frowned and said, "This doesn't make sense. You are clearly a real trial-taker, while the Demon King is a virtual character created by the assessment program. How can you be the Demon King?"
"No, this explanation makes sense. Furthermore, it's very simple."
Shi Xiaobai said calmly, "In fact, This King was also filled with doubts in the beginning. He originally believed that the Infernal Queen had mistaken This King for the Infernal King because of her aura or some other misleading factor. However, the Infernal Queen had mentioned some of This King's unique traits and knew This King's name. She had even said words like 'personally sewing clothes'. If This King had pressed further, she would probably have been able to tell the size of This King's clothes and shoes. This proves a very important point — the Infernal Queen is rather familiar with This King! "
Everyone listened quietly as they pricked up their ears. At this moment, Shi Xiaobai was like a detective explaining a case. He was about to solve a seemingly unsolvable mystery step by step.
No one interrupted as Shi Xiaobai continued, "When This King realized that the Infernal Queen was truly familiar with This King and it was not a coincidence, This King had a question — why is the Infernal Queen so familiar with This King? Then, This King thought of the first answer — The Infernal Queen was created by the assessment program. Then, her memories and actions would naturally be controlled by the assessment program! In fact, This King had once been unconscious for a period of time. His clothes had also been changed … by someone. The assessment program might have learned of some of This King's unique traits, as well as information like the size of his clothes and shoes! As long as the assessment program gave this information to the Infernal Queen, it could be explained that the Infernal Queen was rather familiar with This King! Then, why did the assessment program give this King's information to the Infernal Queen, to the point of letting the Infernal Queen use this information to deceive us, slandering This King as the Infernal King? "
Towards Shi Xiaobai's question, everyone who was listening with relish was momentarily puzzled. They could only instinctively ask, "Why?"
Shi Xiaobai nodded his head in satisfaction. When he asked why, he naturally did not wish for them to immediately think of a reason. Instead, he wanted to answer the question as a means of explanation.
"It's because This King has been targeted by the assessment program!"
Shi Xiaobai said seriously, "This King has been targeted by the assessment program. This is not a joke, nor is it arrogant words. It's just a guess. However, This King is now even more certain of this guess. But very quickly, This King thought of a simple question. Why did the assessment program use such a despicable method to target This King? Isn't using the Infernal Queen to make you believe that This King is the Infernal King a little too despicable? "
Everyone nodded in a daze. They also felt that the assessment program could have used more brilliant methods to target Shi Xiaobai. It was indeed too despicable to let the Infernal Queen slander Shi Xiaobai's identity.
Then, why did the assessment program do this?
"Because the assessment program was not trying to slander This King, but … to set This King's identity on the seventh level as the Infernal King!"
With that said, everyone felt like they had been jolted awake from a dream. The doubts in front of them seemed to be dispelled!
It was such a simple conjecture, but it could explain everything!
"The seven of you were sent to this world as Bravehearts. Then, This King naturally has an identity in this world. And this identity is clearly not the eighth Braveheart. Why did This King not clear the level despite being the champion of the Braveheart Martial Arts Tournament? It's because This King is not a Braveheart. He doesn't even have the qualifications to participate! "
Shi Xiaobai said in a deep voice, "Why does the Infernal Queen know everything about This King, to the point of having such deep feelings for This King? It's because her memories were created by the assessment program. In her memories, This King is the Infernal King! And the Infernal King is This King's identity in this level's world! This King is really the Infernal King! "
The more complicated a puzzle was, the simpler the answer.
Since the assessment program could set the trial-takers as Bravehearts, why couldn't it set him as the Infernal King? Although this had never happened in history, Shi Xiaobai had broken the sixth level's rules and was the eighth trial-taker to reach the seventh level. He had broken history!
To the assessment program, Shi Xiaobai was special. He was an existence that could ignore the rules!
Everyone was shocked speechless. They never expected that the answer to this matter would be so unbelievable, but it was also so reasonable. Even if it was just Shi Xiaobai's personal guess, such a guess was enough to explain everything. This was already the answer!
"What do you plan on doing?"
Liu Yu said in a deep voice, "If the assessment program is really targeting you by setting your identity as the Infernal King, then there will definitely be a follow-up. It's impossible for it to do this for no reason. What do you plan on doing next? "
When Shi Xiaobai heard this, his eyes lit up without any thought. The corners of his mouth curled up as he said in high spirits, "This King is the Infernal King. That means the entire Infernal domain is This King's! To target This King, there has to be a price to pay! "
To become the Infernal King for no apparent reason, any ordinary person would feel uneasy and tremble in fear.
However, Shi Xiaobai was not alarmed. Instead, he was delighted. This was because becoming the Infernal domain's king was equivalent to owning the entire Infernal domain!
Towards the treasures in the Infernal domain, Shi Xiaobai only had one thought — take them all, snatch them all and eat them all!
Regardless of what the assessment program had prepared for him, he wanted to strike first. He wanted to eat first as a sign of respect!
However, Shi Xiaobai's bright eyes hid a faint hint of worry.
Shi Xiaobai's judgment that he was the Infernal King actually had a very important basis.
However, he did not tell others because this basis came from the Absolute Choice that had to be kept secret.
He had to complete the King's Mandate.
Don't forget, the Infernal King was also a King!
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(PS: Don't be anxious. I'm still typing. I haven't collapsed yet. Write as much as you can. Originally, he wanted to solve it later when he saw everyone guessing. After all, the answer to the seemingly complicated puzzle was actually very simple. However, for the subsequent plot, he had to solve it.)
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