Li Lingfeng opened his mouth, but he did not argue. His eyes were rolling crazily, and there was no telling what was on his mind.
He approached Li Linghai without a sound. The muscles and nerves on the two sides of his spine were tightened, ready to attack at any moment.
Li Linghai did not notice it at all. His voice was more and more solemn and high-pitched. "… The magnates are in power, the nobles are running amok, the beliefs are decaying, the social strata are solidified, and the channels of ascension are almost completely cut off. Those high and mighty so-called 'Immortal Cultivators' are all parasites who seek personal interests under the guise of the Immortal Cultivators and the civilization of mankind. They consider the Imperium to be a tree that is too big to collapse, and they stick into its roots and absorb its nutrients crazily.
"They shirk and hesitate when they run into enemies, and they lunge at the benefits like wolves when they see them. They exploit the hominoids blatantly in the name of the Imperium, but all the benefits that they exploit fall into their own pockets instead of nurturing the Imperium at all. Instead, the Imperium is the scapegoat for them!
"Is such a lethargic, terminally ill Imperium any different from the Star Ocean Republic that we once overthrew in the past? It is even worse than the Star Ocean Republic!
"A thousand years ago, the decaying, dying Star Ocean Republic was also hopelessly flawed. It was exactly because of the many shortcomings of the old system that Blackstar the Great mobilized his troops to create the Imperium and establish a new system that was fair, just, and open so that everybody who was willing to work hard would have a chance to distinguish themselves. That was the only way to carry out the full potential of the civilization of mankind!
"But today, a thousand years later, the vigorous, aggressive, fair Imperium where everybody has a chance as long as they work hard is gone. What has replaced it is nothing more than a duplicate of the Star Ocean Republic. Is there any difference between the Immortal Cultivators of the noble families today and the corrupted representatives of the Star Ocean Republic in the past and the hypocritical, hypocritical, and selfish Cultivators now?
"Yes. The hominoids are indeed fuel that can be sacrificed.
"But don't forget that Blackstar the Great intended to sacrifice the fuel so that the civilization of mankind could advance at a high speed and soar to the peak!
"The sacrifice of the hominoids should be valuable. They should sacrifice for the supreme interests of the civilization of mankind, instead of sacrificing themselves for the interests of the magnates and the selfish desires of a certain Immortal Cultivator like they did today!
"The Immortal Cultivators who do such things are already deviating from the original intentions of Blackstar the Great, the founder of the true path of immortality and the Imperium. They do not deserve the glorious name of 'Immortal Cultivators' at all. They are just jackals of the same tribe as the Cultivators of the Star Ocean Republic in the past!
"The Imperium that is governed by such 'fake Immortal Cultivators', however magnificent it seems on the surface, will still be vulnerable and vulnerable. It may even collapse at any moment in the most perilous situation.
"Shouldn't such an empire be saved?"
Li Lingfeng was rendered speechless. After a long silence, his face gradually turned solemn. "I didn't know that Your Grace had such lofty dreams. Are you trying to restore the glory of Blackstar the Great's age? It does make sense. The Imperium has been plagued with problems for a thousand years. There are always interests and contradictions that can't be eradicated, especially in the past hundreds of years … That's why 'reform' has become the common wish of the elites of the Imperium in the past hundred years. All the wise men have been thinking hard about how to reform the Imperium and recreate the prosperity of the Imperium.
"My Heavenly Eye Group and the slaughter stream platform are sort of small attempts to 'renew the Imperium'. You and I should work together!"
"Hehe. Don't compare me to you."
Li Linghai sneered and said, "Firstly of all, you want to resolve your conflicts and reform the Imperium with the slaughter stream platform. That is absolutely a pipe dream! The Imperium is already too ill to be cured. Cancerous tumors have grown all over the internal organs, and your prescription is to apply makeup and inject massive doses of anesthetics? It will be a miracle if you can reform the Imperium!
"Secondly, you know me, and I know you deeply, too. You are the most typical magnates and nobles who do not have the spirit of dedicating everything for the Imperium and the civilization of mankind. You are not a real Immortal Cultivator at all. Everything you have done is for your own selfish desires. At best, it is for the interests of the Li family.
"The so-called 'reform of the Imperium' is just a disguise for you to fight for power. As long as you become the dominator of the Li family, you will leave the Imperium and the civilization of mankind behind and only care about the interests of the Li family."
Narrowing his eyes, Li Lingfeng said angrily, "Don't forget that you are a member of the Li family, too!"
"Yes, I am from the Li family."
Li Linghai said casually, "But I am a member of the civilization of mankind first, and then I am a member of the Imperium of True Human Beings, a loyal believer of Blackstar the Great, and a real, pure Immortal Cultivator who is willing to sacrifice everything for the civilization of mankind. After that, I am a member of the Li family, and I will consider the interests of the Li family.
"This is the greatest difference between you and me, and it is also the greatest motivation for me to save the Imperium."
Li Lingfeng sneered nonstop. "My slaughter stream platform cannot save the Imperium, but you have a way to save the Imperium?"
"Of course, I have my own ways to completely eliminate the chronic diseases that plague the Imperium."
Li Linghai said calmly, "But until then, Your Majesty must grasp the real power and must not be at the mercy of the four Kurfürst families and the warlords. Only a real emperor can reform the Imperium and restore the supreme glory a thousand years ago!"
"If we get to the bottom of it, you and I are the same. We are both doing it for power."
Li Lingfeng grinned. "Who doesn't know that the emperor is your puppet? If this' His Majesty 'controls the power, wouldn't it be the same as giving you the power? Why? So, it is not His Majesty who wants to be a second Blackstar the Great, but you, my good sister, who wants to create an unprecedented cause and become an empress who dominates the universe?
"I have to say that your ambition has truly exceeded my expectations time and time again. I'm really curious to the extreme. What exactly is it that's supporting you in the depths of your heart? What makes you think that you can do something that's absolutely … impossible?
"In any case, I have to remind you that 'the emperor and the warlords rule the world together' is the foundation of the Imperium's thousand years of reign. Whoever intends to break the balance between the emperor and the warlords recklessly will die a miserable death in 99% of the cases!"
"Huh?"
Perhaps because his secret had been seen through, or perhaps because he heard his brother's blatant threat, Li Linghai stared at Li Lingfeng's neck with brutality that seemed to be concrete beaming out of his almost transparent eyes again.
"Don't be nervous."
Li Lingfeng, on the other hand, was completely relaxed. Thinking that he had completely taken the upper hand in the conversation, he said with a smile, "Even if you are truly a problem, it is the real big shots of the four Kurfürst families who should be having a headache. At the very least, right now, I am neither the leader of the family nor the Kurfürst. It is not even my turn to kill you, is it?
"Just like I said, whatever you want to do, we are blood siblings, and there is no bloody grudge between us. Why don't we seek common ground and see if there is an opportunity for cooperation?
"At the very least, in such a complicated situation, you have a 'flaw' that is out there, and the reinforcements of the four Kurfürst families will arrive at any moment. Although they are mainly here to investigate the uncanny 'Cultivator', won't it be awkward if they discover traces of you? Let's work through the difficulties together as brother and sister. How does that sound? "
While talking, Li Lingfeng approached Li Linghai quietly.
He believed that Li Yao and Li Jialing were also ready for battle and to suppress the queen at any moment.
Of course, cooperation was possible, but at the very least, he had to dig out all the secrets about the queen first!
Li Linghai seemed to consider carefully for a moment before he said quickly, "No?"
Li Lingfeng's confident smile was frozen. "Why not?"
"Did you know that the stimulation and improvement of intelligence have always been the cutting-edge subjects in biochemical experiments?"
Li Linghai suddenly changed the topic and said something that did not make sense. "Let's say there is a pig. No matter how many strengthening drugs are injected into it, its muscles and bones can be strengthened a hundred times, but its intelligence cannot be improved by much. At the very least, it cannot be improved to the level of a human being. Essentially, it is still a pig."
Li Lingfeng was slightly dazed. "What do you mean? What are you trying to say?"
"I'm trying to say that a pig is a pig, and it will always be a pig however it trains itself."
Li Linghai said, "Even if a pig is born in one of the four Kurfürst families, consumes the resources of the family, and uses all kinds of sordid, shameless, and clandestine approaches to advance into the Divinity Transformation Stage, it will still be a pig in the Divinity Transformation Stage.
"On my way to realize my dream and renew the Imperium, I may encounter a lot of powerful, ferocious, and cunning enemies, but no matter how dangerous the enemies are, they are not as dangerous as the pig teammates around me.
"Therefore, I refused to cooperate with you, not because of the old grudge of you sending me to the capital to be the crown prince's consort a hundred years ago, not because you secretly hid my son as a bargaining chip, and not because you are despicable, selfish, and may betray me at any time. It is simply because … you are nothing more than a pig."
"You!"
Li Lingfeng blushed, not expecting such an outcome after such a long talk.
"What, you want to kill me?"
Li Linghai smiled. The white hair behind his back that looked like a waterfall of ice began to dance again. "Four minutes and thirty-three seconds ago, you decided to kill me. Now, it's too late!
"Don't be angry. I'm not slandering my dear brother at all. I'm just speaking the truth.
"The simplest example is right in front of your eyes.
"In fact, the two people who were ambushing you two hundred and twenty meters away on your left side might've been able to get away if they had run away at full speed.
"But they were stupid enough to cooperate with you. With you as their 'pig teammate', I locked onto them with my telepathic thoughts when I was wasting time with you just now. Right now, they can't get away even if they want to.
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