Jin Xinyue's voice was like a cold ice storm, which lowered the temperature of the entire warehouse by dozens of degrees. It was almost frozen into a cave of ice.
However, the crimson flames of spiritual energy around Ding Ling Dong were surging out incessantly like magma that could not be contained at all.
She stared at Jin Xinyue. There was not fury in her eyes but deep sorrow. "Do you still not understand, Jin Xinyue? Your clandestine methods, the bloody and violent approaches, although they can achieve temporary results, cannot solve the fundamental problems!"
If Jin Xinyue had been calm and at ease since the moment the two women met and grasped the whole rhythm in her hands, then Ding Ling Dong's words truly dumbfounded Jin Xinyue.
The saintess of the demons' delicate makeup and perfect smile were frozen at first, before they cracked, revealing a heartfelt expression of disbelief that she did not dare to laugh.
"Did — Did I hear it wrong? My masteress, the Valkyrie known as the Blazing Tyrannosaur and the God of War of the Federation, is saying that violence cannot solve problems? "
Jin Xinyue bulged her beautiful eyes to the maximum and eyed Ding Ling Dong up and down for a long time. She mumbled, "There are two possibilities, masteress. Either your brain was frozen during the hundred years of long hibernation, or you are not Ding Ling Dong at all but a certain 'duplicate' that has been replaced by the Imperium of True Human Beings?
"Hehe. Violence cannot solve problems. So, how did we conquer the Uranian Ring Sector under your leadership? By your persuasion, masteress, just like how you are persuading me right now? "
"Yes. The Uranian Ring Sector was indeed conquered by us with violence. I do not regret what I did in the Uranian Ring Sector, nor did I object to the war."
Ding Ling Dong sighed deeply, but there was a gentleness on her well-defined face that was completely different from a hundred years ago. She said softly, "However, some of the things that happened in that war made me feel deeply sorrowful.
"If possible, I didn't want to start such a war, kill so many people, and become the Blazing Tyrannosaur or the God of War of the Federation!"
Jin Xinyue had a disdainful look on her face.
"Don't worry, listen to me."
Ding Ling Dong said solemnly. "A hundred years ago, before I entered a long hibernation, it was true that I never considered those problems on a deep level. Driven by my instincts, I only regarded violence as the ultimate solution to all problems.
"However, in the past hundred years, other than the long hibernation in the sea of stars, I've woken up twice and spent two … brand-new lives in the Nether World Sector and the Uranian Ring Sector.
"In the two journeys to the new worlds that felt like rebirth, I met a lot of people and experienced a lot of things. I also saw countless scenes of devastation, mutual slaughter, blood, and bones everywhere.
"To save the two worlds as well as the Federation, I began to think. The result of my thinking was that I realized that knowing when not to use violence was more important than knowing when to use violence.
"Just like what your master did a hundred years ago, in terms of violence, he was not the strongest person in the three Sectors at that time. In the process of the integration of the three Sectors, he did not solve the problems with violence blindly, either!"
"Of course."
Jin Xinyue smiled. "Other than his physical strength, he also played a lot of cunning tricks. Many people were fooled by him!" "That's right.
Ding Ling Dong was lost for words for a moment. After a long daze, she finally said, "Please think about it carefully, Jin Xinyue. The Xing Yao Federation has developed to this day and boasted seven Sectors at the edge of the cosmos. That is already the limit of violence. If our goal is not just to dominate at the edge of the cosmos but to fulfill a certain 'destiny' for all mankind, it will be impossible for us to conquer the three thousand Sectors one by one with violence in the future!
"Even if we do conquer them, the boundless cosmos itself determines that violence and violence will not be able to reign for a long time!
"The Imperium of True Human Beings wants to rule the hundreds of Sectors under its banner with violence and oppression, but not every emperor has Blackstar the Great's vision and invincible martial arts. As the power of the emperor declines, the experts of countless Sectors will not completely obey. Instead, they will fight each other with ill intentions. The Black Wind Fleet is the best example!
"The Alliance of the Holy Covenant wants to deprive everybody of their feelings and turn them into pure tools so that they can rule the cosmos in such a way. But people are not tools after all. More and more people will certainly wake up from the swamp of the Path of Ultimate Benevolence. The reign of the Holy Covenant will not last long!
"The Federation, on the other hand, has such a marvelous artifact as the 'grand-unified Spiritual Nexus' right now. However, the construction and maintenance of the grand-unified Spiritual Nexus will consume astronomical resources, and it will be easily interfered with by cosmic storms. Also, as the distance grows, the cost of construction and maintenance will increase exponentially!
"Seven Sectors is already the limit of the grand-unified Spiritual Nexus with the current civilization level!
"Let me ask you, in the near future, when we march to the center of the cosmos with our flag raised high, how much military strength do we have to conquer and rule the Sectors there?
"No. The most precious thing of the Federation is not our military strength, schemes, and approaches, but our ideology. It is the purest path of the Cultivators to defend the ordinary people, defend the righteous path, and defend everybody's peaceful life and beautiful home!
"Even the most advanced starships cannot cross the entire galaxy and the other side of the sea of stars within a breath. However, once the ideas spread out unstoppably, it is possible that the fire of Cultivation that has been sealed for a long time in the hundreds of worlds at the center of the cosmos will be ignited in only a couple of years!
"As for you, even though what you have done in the past few decades can be said to be an expedient measure, the incident this time has cast a great stain on our ideals! Years later, when we do march to the center of the cosmos, such a stain will very likely make the efforts of countless Cultivators in vain! "
"Years later?"
Jin Xinyue chuckled. "The scourge of the Black Wind Fleet is imminent. After I resolve the crisis in front of us through 'dirty approaches', I will ask Masteress to slowly preach your noble 'ideology'!
"If you have come to me today just to talk about the nonsense of abstinence, it will be too much of a waste of both of our precious time. If there's nothing else, Masteress, I'll take my leave now."
"Wait!"
Ding Ling Dong looked at Jin Xinyue, who had turned around and left slowly, and said harshly, "I have one last thing to ask you about the explosion in the Jade Dust Star Field!
"The explosion was the largest and deadliest terrorist attack in the history of the Federation. It was the CFIA's doing, and Lu Qingchen became the most wanted criminal of the Federation because of it!
"Alright. I'll assume that everything you did when you were in charge of the 'Dim Moon Fund' and allowed the rebellion of the Immortal Cultivators on Firefly was on the edge of the 'bottom line'. Then, what about this incident?
"Lu Qingchen did such an inhumane, insane thing. Many of the innocent victims included even your compatriots of the demon race. But in order to maintain your dignity, or perhaps because you were confident that you could manipulate him, you kept in touch with him and tried to make him work for you?"
Jin Xinyue stopped and turned around inch by inch. Her face turned mysterious and cold. "Like I said, Masteress, everything we chatted about just now was' hypothetical '. I never admitted that Lu Qingchen was my man."
Ding Ling Dong sneered. "Fine. It doesn't matter if you don't admit it. I will investigate it with the Patriots Front and all the forces at my disposal. I will find out the real culprit behind Lu Qingchen for the 35,527 wronged souls on the Jade Dust Star and seek justice for everyone, including your demon compatriots who died with everlasting regret!"
Jin Xinyue's tone was calmer and calmer, but the killing intent in her eyes was more and more intense. "Masteress, do we have to make our relationship so rigid? Look at you right now. You are reckless, reckless, and childish. You don't look like the Speaker of the Federation at all. Something will happen to you if you run around like a bull. "
"Are you threatening me?"
Ding Ling Dong was so infuriated that she was laughing. "There is one thing that I am very curious about. Although everybody says that I am the Blazing Tyrannosaur and the God of War of the Federation, I know that it is only because I happened to help the Federation discover two new worlds. That's all.
"You, on the other hand, have been a saintess of the demon race who was adept at stealth and assassination a hundred years ago. You have never hibernated in the past hundred years and have been fighting in the most dangerous frontline in the darkness for decades. I'm told that you have collected a lot of techniques and secret arts from the new worlds and practiced quite a few sordid new arts, too.
"Jin Xinyue, how much weight do you have right now? I'd really like to know!"
Faced with Ding Ling Dong's flames of battle that were expanding nonstop, Jin Xinyue smiled and combed her hair that had been messed up by Ding Ling Dong's flames. She said casually, "I remember that somebody just said that 'violence cannot solve problems' three minutes ago. You have revealed your true colors so quickly. Is this what they mean by 'a leopard cannot change its spots'?"
Ding Ling Dong smiled, too. "Fair enough. Then, let's fight for the throne of the Speaker of the Federation on the battlefield!"
"Then, you will have even less hope, Masteress."
Jin Xinyue yawned and waved her hands, driving away some of the flames of spiritual energy that drifted over from Ding Ling Dong. "I'll be honest with you. Please don't be angry. I still don't know why you came out for the election. You don't seem to be such an overconfident person!"
"If you really want to know, I'll tell you."
Ding Ling Dong strode close and did not stop until she was one meter away from Jin Xinyue. Bulging her eyes, she said solemnly, "I came out for the election in the beginning because of you. I was here to serve as your foil!"
Jin Xinyue rolled her eyes. "Is that so?"
Ding Ling Dong declared resolutely, "There are some frictions and contradictions between the core worlds and the new worlds, which is an undeniable fact. Only I could've convinced the people of the new worlds to support you after my failure in the election so that you could completely grasp all the resources of the seven worlds. Then, everybody would've been united to resist the Black Wind Fleet!
"Other than me, none of the candidates were capable enough to stabilize the four new worlds quickly after you took office without giving the Black Wind Fleet any chance to take advantage of you.
"That was my purpose in the beginning. Hehe. You didn't see it coming, did you? I only wanted to be a 'green leaf' for you to help you stabilize the situation and gather your strength so that you could become the toughest 'Speaker of War' in the past hundred years!
"After all, at that time, I thought that, despite your ambition, cunningness, and power, you still had some boundaries as a Cultivator and a member of the Federation! I should've trusted Li Yao's judgment in recruiting disciples, trusted you, supported you, and united the entire Federation with our strength!
"But right now …
"I've changed my mind. Someone like you does not deserve to be the Supreme Speaker of the Xing Yao Federation. The only place that suits you should be in prison!
"Let me tell you. Right now, an independent investigation team made of thirty prosecutors has been established to investigate the relationship between the Dim Moon Fund and the CIFA.
"Let's see if you can persist until the result of the election is announced in a month. Jin Xinyue, take care of yourself!"
When she said 'take care of yourself', Ding Ling Dong had already brushed past Jin Xinyue's shoulder and walked out of the warehouse without looking back.
She was like a cluster of infuriated magma flowing past a cold block of ice. She did not want to spend another second with the other party.
"Ding Ling Dong!"
Jin Xinyue's voice was finally mixed with fury and fury. She had even changed the name of her masteress. She bellowed, "Don't think that you are qualified to be the Speaker of the Federation after knocking me down. A brawny but simple-minded bull like you is not even qualified to be a mayor. You are destined to bring down the Federation!"
"No matter what battlefield it is …"
Ding Ling Dong's voice came from the outside of the warehouse far away like thunder rolling on the ceiling. "As long as I want to, I will win!"
Ding Ling Dong rushed out like a storm.
Jin Xinyue was left alone at the center of the abandoned warehouse, covered in a thick black fur coat. She was standing alone at the center of the empty warehouse.
Wisps of cold air flowed in through the broken window and turned into a subtle mist around her.
If Ding Ling Dong had not left at this moment but had turned invisible and stood in front of Jin Xinyue, she would have realized that when the Saintess of the Demon Clan had shouted the name "Ding Ling Dong" in a furious voice, there was not a hint of anger on her face.
Instead, there was a … sly smile on her face.
She was like a fox that had just stolen a fish.
"Stupid masteress."
Jin Xinyue yawned lightly again. She patted her mouth with her small, delicate, and clean hand and mumbled to herself, "But, your stupidity is quite cute."
The long-awaited fourth update, roar roar roar roar! (To be continued.)
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