Li Yao's smile was immediately frozen.
"Well …"
Scratching his hair, he looked around unnaturally. "It's indeed hard to explain. Let me think about it."
"It's impossible to explain at all. It's full of doubts and contradictions from the beginning to the end, alright?"
Li Jialing jumped to his feet. "What else do you have to think about? You're going to make up a hundred thousand words of lies to fool me again, aren't you? I won't be fooled again. My wisdom has its dignity too!"
"Aya, don't get excited. Don't get excited."
Seeing that Li Jialing was truly blushing in fury, Li Yao felt that it was rather tricky too. "I'm not lying to you on purpose. It's just that the whole thing is really complicated, bizarre, and unbelievable. In fact, I've been considering how I should talk to you about it, but I haven't found the right words yet …"
"Forget it. There's no need to talk about it. I understand."
Taking a deep breath, Li Jialing calmed himself down and said gloomily, "I know that you're not lying to me on purpose, Brother Yao. It's just that my identity is too special, and I may be captured by Blackstar the Great at any moment. His soul may even invade my shell, control my brain, and swallow my memories.
"Therefore, whatever you tell me, Wuying Qi, the devil, may learn it. That's why you can't say anything, Brother Yao.
I know that you have your reasons, Brother Yao. I just … couldn't accept it emotionally for a while. You know that I didn't have any family since I was a kid. When I finally found out who my mother was, my mother's attitude was rather subtle and even cruel. Since I was a kid, you were the only family that was nice to me without expecting anything in return. So … So, when I found that I was excluded from your little circle, and when you were whispering to Boss Bai and flirting with Sister Long, I was in the dark like a fool, I … I was in a bit of a bad mood, that's all.
"I'm fine. Don't worry about me. Just leave me alone for a while."
While talking, Li Jialing gave Li Yao a rigid smile.
"Wait. Since you are so sincere, I can't keep it a secret any longer!"
If Li Yao could hold himself back, he wouldn't be a hot-blooded Cultivator. He said solemnly, "There are two things that we must clarify. Firstly, it's true that I whispered to Boss Bai, but when did I flirt with Long Yangjun? You can eat whatever you want, but you can't say whatever you want, especially when it's a matter of life and death! Secondly, I didn't tell you everything because I was scared that Blackstar the Great would learn it. The main reason was that what I said just now was too complicated and difficult to explain. Right now, a great enemy was right in front of us, and I didn't want to cause any trouble. That's why I kept my mouth shut.
"But if the relationship between us is affected because of the incident, Brother Yao will have to tell you everything today. Cultivators are all about loyalty. You are so loyal to me that when I asked you to crawl into the ventilation tube to attract the firepower, you crawled into it without even blinking. How can I be a big brother if I keep anything from you?"
"Really? Can you really tell me everything, Brother Yao? "
Li Jialing only wanted to complain to Li Yao. He did not expect that Li Yao was really willing to confess everything. He jumped to his feet in delight, but on second thought, his face collapsed again. "But what if Blackstar the Great learns it?"
"Nothing!"
Li Yao sniffed and said, "Wuying Qi is not an idiot. Right now, even my identity as the 'Black Wind King' has been revealed to everybody, and the general direction of the Black Wind Fleet is under the control of the Council of Elders. Even Qi Yuanbao guessed that it was Firefly that swallowed the Black Wind Fleet. Do you think that Wuying Qi couldn't have inferred more with his wisdom?
"I guarantee that it will be fine if Wuying Qi is not in power, but if he does take back the Imperium, he will certainly send a new expedition army in the general direction of the Black Wind Fleet.
"All in all, it's time for us to lay our cards on the table. No, it's time for us to draw our swords! As long as we are the biggest winner of the battle of Seven Seas, Wuying Qi won't be able to do anything to 'Vulture Li Yao' even if he knows everything! "
Li Yao slapped his thigh heavily. His domineering aura surged out like a tide. He truly looked like an unparalleled expert who could shake the stars in the sky and overturn the universe — if one ignored the fact that he had swallowed a large jar of bubble juice in one breath.
Li Jialing was deeply influenced by Li Yao's dominance and determination. He felt that the blood all over his body was boiling, and a splendid picture of the sea of stars was unfolding before his eyes. Holding back his excitement, he said, "So, Brother Yao, 'Black Wind King' is still not your ultimate identity, right? Although you can fool the Immortal Cultivators of the Business Alliance of Ten Thousand Sectors who don't know much about you, I know that you have boundaries in your bones no matter how shameless and sordid you appear to be. You are definitely not an Immortal Cultivator but a real Cultivator!
"What is the truth exactly? Is it true that the Black Wind Fleet has been taken down by Firefly as Qi Yuanbao speculated? But … how is it possible? "
"Now, I will tell you my identity and the whole story in the most concise language."
Solemnly, Li Yao extended one finger and said, "I only have one condition. Please believe that every word I say is true. If you still suspect me when I'm being so honest, it will be too hurtful for me!"
"Of course!"
Li Jialing extended three fingers and swore, "Brother Yao trusts me so much that you are willing to tell me the great secrets that concern your life. Would I be a human being if I still suspect you?"
"Alright. Then, prick your ears and listen carefully. I will only say my identity once."
Li Yao coughed and said, "I have never lied to you since the beginning. I am indeed a Cultivator, and I am indeed a special representative of the government-in-exile of the Star Ocean Republic on Firefly. I did encounter and fight the Black Wind Fleet fiercely. After defeating the Black Wind Fleet, I won the loyalty of many experts and became their new leader. However, I kept certain things a secret.
"Firefly and the government-in-exile alone were naturally no match for the Black Wind Fleet. Another country, namely my motherland, was involved, a powerful country of Cultivators named 'Xing Yao Federation'!
"There's no need for us to talk about the Xing Yao Federation's specific coordinates, population scale, industrial and technological capabilities, magical equipment development ability, relic exploration progress, and other secrets, right? We can talk about the history of the past hundreds of years after we blow up the heads of the four Kurfürsten and Blackstar the Great. All you need to know is that I am the biggest super hero of the Xing Yao Federation who is still alive. I saved the Federation three times, four times, or even five times. I killed 'Skeleton Dragon', the strongest expert of ancient demons in the early years of the demon dynasty. I chopped off the heads of the Pangu and kicked them like balls. I even broke into the world of ancient Cultivators that was enshrouded in the dark nebula by myself, where I talked and cheated with the ancient Cultivators and even the extraterrestrial devils there.
"I thwarted the schemes of the Immortal Cultivators countless times. I even killed a 'star child' from the Imperium. By the way, I swallowed the 'Blood Stripe Virus', a mysterious, alien creature from billions of lightyears away. I hit it off with a big shot of the demon race and recruited the largest organized force of demons in the entire universe together. When I was infuriated, I could even kill the director of the intelligence agency of my motherland and the godfather of the Spiritual Nexus!
"It was exactly because of my accomplishments that I became the idol of countless young people in the Xing Yao Federation. People even called me the founder of the new Federation, or 'father of our nation'.
"Later, my wife became the Speaker of the Federation. My senior brother and his disciple controlled the largest capital group in the Federation together. My best friend was in charge of the largest intelligence agency in the Federation. My other disciple was in charge of another secret operation force that ranked second in the Federation but was even more clandestine and brutal … Huh. Why do I feel that I am even more domineering than the four Kurfürsten?
"Rest assured. Of course, the four Kurfürsten and I were not on the same side. It was exactly because they considered that I was too great and dazzling to cover my brilliance no matter how low I kept. If I continued to stay in the Xing Yao Federation, it would only accelerate the Federation's march toward oligarchy, which would suppress the healthy development of all the forces. That was why I left the Federation with a group of close comrades and came to the center of the cosmos that was even vaster.
"After I came to the Imperium, I did not forget to continue my training and hold myself to a higher standard. I destroyed 'Manjusaka, the City in the Sky', helped the reformists march into the capital, and beat up Blackstar the Great brutally, striking the arrogance of the thousand-year-old ghost heavily. Right, I also facilitated the birth of a brand-new virtual life by the way. It is very possible that they will make the civilization of mankind have a qualitative leap in the next thousand years, evolving beyond everybody's imagination and even surpassing the Pangu and the Nuwa civilizations. But there is also a chance that the entire civilization of mankind will be completely destroyed. Everybody will either die miserably or be enslaved by the crystal processors and the Spiritual Nexus.
"But I feel that the risk is worth it, because other than the third-rate guys such as Blackstar the Great, the Alliance of the Holy Covenant, or the Kurfürsten, we may still be faced with an unbelievable ultimate destruction, which is the Flood! Yes, in fact, the three thousand Sectors that we live in is not the only universe. It is just a tiny pond that I have named 'Pangu's universe'. There may be countless similar ponds outside that constitute the 'multiverse' together. A tiny spray of the Flood may wipe out the fish, shrimps, and bacteria in a couple of ponds.
"Of course, the existence of the 'Flood' and the 'multiverse' was not inferred by me on my own. I just happened to grasp some of the language of the 'magic universe' and helped everybody resolve the most critical questions. As for why I grasped the language of the 'magic universe'? It's because I probably grasped the greatest secret of the multiverse, except that I accidentally forgot it.
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