"That does make sense."
Li Yao and Ding Ling Dong thought carefully for a moment. It was indeed weird and awkward. If Bai Xingjian hadn't completely exposed his capability and reached out to Bai Kaixin, it would have been very difficult for them to ask such a question.
"I just don't understand …"
Bai Kaixin unbuttoned another button on his military uniform. Holding his head with both hands, he said with bloodshot eyes, "Why did the personality of 'Yan Xingjian' want to kill me? There was no grudge between Yan Xingjian and me! How — how did my father, Boss Bai, defeat Yan Xingjian's remaining soul at the critical moment and take back the control of the body? "
Li Yao pondered for a moment, not quite understanding what had happened at that time, either.
"Isn't it simple?"
The mental devil, however, sniffed deep inside Li Yao's brain. "Yan Xingjian and Bai Kaixin did not hate each other, but Bai Kaixin was the greatest motivation that kept Boss Bai alive. Only by killing Bai Kaixin could Boss Bai's remaining soul be completely destroyed and the body be controlled!"
Li Yao was dazed for a moment. He asked in a low voice, "Are Yan Xingjian and Boss Bai's remaining soul so incompatible?"
"Of course," the mental devil said.
The mental devil said. "Both Dignity Heart Sword and Bai Xinghe, the Pirate Potentate, are ruthless and ambitious men. Which one of them is willing to submit to somebody else? Letting such two men share the same body and even completely meld into it is like letting a tiger and a lion share the same hunting ground. How is it possible?
"Perhaps, in the beginning, when their souls were extremely feeble, they could still manage to tolerate each other. But after decades of rest, their souls were more or less recovered. Their ambitions and temperament in the past were back again. Who could tolerate who? They had to fight to the death.
"Not only would the winner control the entire body, he would also be able to swallow all the memories, techniques, and secrets of the loser, which would improve the hardness of his soul to a higher level and give him a chance to climb to a higher level. Such a great temptation. Don't you think it's worth the bloody battle between the two pirate chiefs?"
Li Yao thought for a moment and realized that it did make sense. Neither Yan Xinjian nor Boss Bai was a saint.
To this day, he had not forgotten the game of 'mutual deterrence' that he played with Boss Bai in the underground fortress of Spider Den.
In the head of the young 'Mouse Bai', the two celebrities in the world of space pirates were probably playing an upgraded version of 'mutual deterrence'.
As long as one of them had the slightest bit of evil intent and was sensed by the other, it would be a situation where they would fight to the death.
The mental devil went on. "The two remaining souls both want to destroy each other and become 'complete' after swallowing each other. Bai Kaixin is Boss Bai's greatest 'flaw'.
"Think about it. If Yan Xinjian's remaining soul could control the body and kill Bai Kaixin, how heavy a blow would it be for Boss Bai? I'm afraid that Boss Bai's remaining soul would've perished the moment Bai Kaixin was killed, wouldn't it?
"On the other hand, Bai Kaixin is the source of motivation that supports Boss Bai to continue fighting. As long as Bai Kaixin is not eliminated, Boss Bai's remaining soul will grow stronger and stronger, which will ruin Yan Xinjian's plan and even kill Yan Xinjian. Then, it is only natural that Yan Xinjian hates Bai Kaixin's guts."
Li Yao was greatly enlightened. "I get it now. It's like if you can control the body and kill — let's say Ding Ling Dong, it is very likely that you will rip a major flaw deep inside my soul and seize the control of the body in the end!"
"Wrong."
The mental devil said solemnly, "Firstly, we share the same memories, the same feelings, and the same self-awareness. In fact, we are not exactly 'dual personalities' but more like 'good and evil sides' of the same personality. Our situation is completely different from Yan Xinjian's and Boss Bai's. How can I possibly kill Ding Ling Dong?
"Secondly, even if I really disowned my family and unleashed my devilish nature to strike at your weakness, it's impossible for me to do something like 'killing Ding Lingdang'. It's not like you don't know how strong this woman is. Kill her? That is asking to be killed, my friend!
"However, this is basically what you said. It was a battle of beliefs between the two remaining souls in order to swallow each other. In the end, Boss Bai, the Pirate Potentate, won the victory and completely swallowed the last remaining soul of Yan Xinjian."
After the mental devil's explanation, Li Yao was greatly enlightened. He couldn't help but recall the battlefield where the remaining souls of the two pirate potentates had a life-and-death battle decades ago.
What a soul-stirring and soul-stirring battle it must've been!
Li Yao could not imagine the gory, splendid, and magnificent battle at all.
In terms of capability, Yan Xinjian, who was close to the Divinity Transformation Stage, was far stronger than Boss Bai, the Pirate Potentate. The winner of the battle of remaining souls should've been the former.
However, the two pirate potentates who had committed all kinds of crimes had the greatest difference.
Yan Xinjian had completely lost his humanity. In order to get the treasures of the Star Ocean Imperium deep inside Spider Den, he had killed his beloved wife and defected to the nest of the space pirates as a disguise.
Even though he had advanced to the highest level with the Heavenly Treasures, so what? He had always been a loner. Nobody was fighting for him, and there was nothing that he could protect.
Although Boss Bai had been struck when his family was killed by Xiao Xuance, the leader of the Cultivators, and he had wandered to the murky land of Spider Den and grown into a brutal bandit in the most dangerous environment, there had always been a hint of warmth and brightness in the deepest part of his dark heart, which was his son, Bai Kaixin.
When the two remaining souls collided brutally, there was nobody behind Yan Xinjian. He had nothing except for himself.
However, no matter how weak Boss Bai's remaining soul was at that time, Bai Kaixin, or rather … the entire world, was standing behind him!
Perhaps, the extraterrestrial devil Lu Qingchen was not wrong about one thing. The feelings of human beings were truly the most powerful force in the universe. As long as the seal of the strength was unlocked, they would be able to defeat all the formidable enemies!
"Boss Bai …"
Li Yao couldn't help but laugh.
He and Boss Bai were not exactly "old friends". The days when the two of them played "mutual deterrence" were perhaps the most thrilling moments of Li Yao's life.
He had almost been killed by Boss Bai many times.
However, after learning that such an amazing "old acquaintance" was still alive, Li Yao was quite happy for some reason. He even had an uncanny urge to play a more thrilling game of "mutual deterrence" with Boss Bai again.
"Boss Bai, I'm completely different from when I was on Spider Den. A hundred years later, you've also been reborn and improved.
"The Divinity Transformation Stage. I didn't expect that you would enter the Divinity Transformation Stage earlier than I did. It must've been thanks to Yan Xinjian's remaining soul. Or rather, you must've had a brand-new understanding during the process of defeating Yan Xinjian's remaining soul and grasping the strength that was entirely different from the past, right?
"I wonder if I will have a chance to have a good battle with you in the future and finish the game of mutual deterrence that I didn't enjoy a hundred years ago."
Li Yao thought to himself.
Bai Kaixin took the opportunity to tell him everything that happened when he cleaned up the battlefield, including the content of the communication between him and Boss Bai.
When he was told that Boss Bai had gathered a batch of the most elite space pirates in the past and marched to the center of the cosmos on a starship, Li Yao was even more excited and fascinated. He couldn't help but clench his fists so hard that his knuckles were cracking.
At the center of the cosmos, the ultimate battlefield where the Imperium and the Holy League collided, the origins of all the secrets of the Pangu Clan, the Nuwa Clan, and the extraterrestrial devils, the Supreme Emperor's mausoleum, the Blood God's legacy … Countless rare treasures, alien species, and the "Investiture of the Gods" that contained infinite techniques were all there.
How could Li Yao allow Boss Bai to take everything away before he did?
"You're running away?"
Li Yao licked his dry lips. "You're breaking the rules, Boss Bai. But it doesn't matter. After everything here is over, I'll certainly catch up with you."
Right then, he heard a few soft noises of bones breaking. He turned around, only to discover that Ding Ling Dong was also bewildered and fascinated. She seemed to be itching to catch up with Boss Bai right now and turn the center of the cosmos upside down together.
"Honey, don't be rash."
Li Yao was sweating hard. "This is too important a matter to be taken into consideration."
Ding Lingdang sniffed and loosened her fists. "Of course. With our current technology level and our understanding of the Imperium of True Human Beings, it is not an easy task to jump to the center of the cosmos … Huh. Speaking of which, even if Bai Xingjian is Boss Bai and the 'complete body' of the two pirate bosses, how could he have jumped to the center of the cosmos without any preparation?"
Li Yao thought quickly and found a lot of suspicious points. "Brother Bai, your theory is highly problematic. No matter how strong Boss Bai is, he was still fighting the Black Wind Fleet yesterday, and most of the starships of the Great White Fleet were damaged. Even 'Infinite Fire', the flagship, was completely lost.
"Even if there are starships that are not too heavily damaged and can perform a space jump, how many assets, ammunition, and supplies will be needed?
"Also, a comprehensive supply starship will require a lot of hands, won't it? Space pirates are not an honorable profession. Most of the soldiers of the Great White Fleet are loyal to the Federation. Besides, after the battle, they will all be heroes of the Federation with a bright future. Who would abandon such a brilliant future and 'defect' with Boss Bai to the perilous battlefield at the center of the cosmos?
"Therefore, it can't be a spontaneous decision but a premeditated one. One starship alone has more than a thousand loyal followers, and it will take at least twenty years to filter, observe, and win them over.
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