The Venerable Tree's words made the Venerable Devil Ape fall into deep thought.
Because he thought of his past with the Clear Qi Rod.
In the past, the Clear Qi Rod was his spiritual support, and even more so, his life's faith. Relying on the Clear Qi Rod, he broke away from the control of the Corpse Race, and established his own forces.
At that time, the Venerable Devil Ape thought that his strength was enough for him to be completely free.
However, he had never considered whether this' Clear Qi Rod 'was another new cage.
At this moment, the Venerable Tree's words made the Venerable Devil Ape start to think about a question. Was he being controlled by the Tai Qing Rod?
At this moment, he recalled his battle with the Yellow Springs Swordsman.
Originally, he had decided to call it quits with the Underworld Swordsman and leave on their own.
However, the Clear Rod controlled his thoughts, causing him to make the decision to kill the Yellow Springs Swordsman.
Back then, the Venerable Demonic Ape didn't even resist the feedback from the Clear Qi Rod and chose to execute it without any hesitation.
Did this prove that he was enslaved?
At this moment, the Venerable Devil Ape's heart was filled with doubt and anger.
He had been pursuing freedom all his life. His clansmen had once been enslaved by the Corpse Race, and this had always been a pain in his heart.
Because of this, he even cursed his clansmen to be irreconcilable enemies with the Corpse Clan!
But at this moment, his experience was very similar to that of his clansmen.
At that time, the clansmen did not resist being enslaved by the Corpse Race at all. They even thought that it was only natural and completely fell under the rule of the Corpse Race.
At this moment, he was just like his clansmen from back then, while the Clear Qi Rod was the Corpse Clan.
With regards to the Clear Qi Rod's feedback, he actually didn't have the slightest bit of doubt or resistance, decisively choosing to carry it out.
Was this the freedom he wanted?
At this moment, the Venerable Devil Ape thought of many things in the past.
Gradually, he came to realize that this Clear Qi Rod seemed to have been manipulating him all along. Many of his decisions were not his own true thoughts, but were instead controlled by this rod that he believed in.
"You seem to understand!" Looking at the Venerable Demonic Ape, the Venerable Tree retracted his fist and smiled.
When the Venerable Demonic Ape heard that, he didn't say a word. Fragments of memories were surging through his mind.
At this moment, he felt a hint of resistance towards the Clear Qi Rod in his heart.
"Ah!" Suddenly, the Venerable Devil Ape held his head and let out a miserable shriek.
At that moment, he felt the Faith Mark in his mind begin to flash.
This imprint had once grown along with him worshipping the Tai Qing Rod. At this moment, because he had the thought of resisting, it flickered with green light, causing the Venerable Devil Ape to feel as if his head was being pricked by needles.
However, the immense pain did not make the Venerable Demonic Ape continue to accept the existence of this faith imprint. Instead, it developed an even stronger rejection.
The pain grew more and more intense amidst his resistance, as if it was a tight hoop binding him, causing him to be unable to have the slightest thought of resisting the Clear Qi Staff, even to the extent of wanting to erase this thought from his mind.
The faith mark flickered with a dazzling radiance, and it continuously dispelled the resistance in Venerable Devil Ape's heart.
At this moment, the Venerable Devil Ape was clenching his teeth and hugging his head. His scarlet eyes shone with an ominous glint.
"I … don't want … to be a slave!"
"Roar!" The pained Venerable Demonic Ape smashed its fist on its temple.
The excruciating pain caused his body to tremble uncontrollably. However, at this moment, the Reverend Devil Ape's heart was awakened. He would rather die than submit.
His rebellious will was extinguished time and time again by the faith imprint, but it grew tenaciously.
The spiritual confrontation required great willpower, and it brought endless pain to the Venerable Demonic Ape.
He howled and roared to vent his anger.
At this moment, the Clear Qi Staff that was suppressed deep underground started to tremble violently, and it formed a connection with the 'faith mark' in the Venerable Devil Ape's mind.
This time, it wasn't as simple as extinguishing the Venerable Devil Ape's resistance, it was completely brainwashing him.
That was because the artifact spirit within the Clear Qi Staff had already realized that the Venerable Devil Ape was no longer under its control.
The faith mark shattered at this moment, and it turned into a wave of energy that dissipated into the Venerable Devil Ape's mind, washing away his consciousness.
The howling Venerable Devil Ape suddenly froze on the spot, and a trace of confusion appeared in his eyes.
The recasting of his consciousness had begun.
The Venerable Devil Ape's consciousness became chaotic at this moment, and it slowly dissipated under the wash of this powerful energy. At the same time, a new consciousness was born in his body.
This was the final method that the 'Clear Qi Staff' artifact spirit used to control the Venerable Devil Ape.
If the chess piece could no longer be used normally, then the consciousness of the chess piece would be completely destroyed, and a new consciousness would be recast.
Seeing this scene, the Venerable Tree frowned slightly, but he didn't do anything. Instead, he looked at the Venerable Devil Ape quietly, as if he was waiting for something.
As the new consciousness grew, it began to devour the Venerable Devil Ape's consciousness, and it continued to grow.
If this continued, the new consciousness would completely replace the Venerable Devil Ape.
However, at this moment, the ferocious flames in the Venerable Devil Ape's eyes burned again, and he gritted his teeth and let out a roar.
"I … don't want to be … a slave!"
Seeing this scene, a smile finally appeared on the Venerable Tree's face.
He knew that his guess was right.
That staff was indeed strange, and it was the one that had completely controlled the Venerable Devil Ape.
However, he believed that the Venerable Devil Ape could escape, because he was born in the great domain of hell, and the blood of Ksitigarbha, who dared to fight against the heavens, and would rather die than succeed, flowed in his body.
The bloodline in his body would never allow him to choose to compromise, and suppressing it would only enrage the unyielding consciousness in his body.
At this moment, the Venerable Devil Ape's consciousness was like a ferocious beast, and it began to devour this newly born consciousness.
Anger was power, and it made the Venerable Devil Ape's consciousness even more violent.
This was the power contained in the bloodline left behind by Ksitigarbha, and it was filled with destruction, death, unyielding, and war!
No one could enslave him, not even the Great Emperor of the Underworld!
This time, Ksitigarbha's bloodline was completely activated under the pressure from the Heavenly Realm.
Even if it was a thin bloodline, it was enough to turn the Venerable Demonic Ape into an Asura, and its consciousness entered a berserk state.
This scene seemed to have happened in the past.
At that time, the three great emperors of the Netherworld chose to compromise for the sake of this world, and only he, Ksitigarbha, refused to bow his head.
What Treaty of the Three Realms? What Heavenly Realm Supremacy? Tear it all to shreds!
After the Treaty of the Three Realms was established, Ksitigarbha used a battle that shocked the Three Realms to prove his unyielding will.
He had used his actions to show what it meant to live in humiliation, and he would rather fight to the death!
Ksitigarbha had died standing, and his final legacy had forged a large region with the strongest combat power in the Underworld. The blood of madness that belonged to Ksitigarbha flowed within the bodies of all the natives born here.
After the bloodline was completely activated, the "obsession" that belonged to Ksitigarbha completely infected the Venerable Devil Ape.
"Roar!" The roar of the Venerable Demonic Ape reverberated through the heavens and earth.
It was also the oppression from the power of the Heavenly Realm. Endless rage surged in the Venerable Devil Ape's consciousness, and it frantically devoured the newly born consciousness.
Even though the Tai Qing Rod was restraining the Venerable Devil Ape, it still could not stop the gradual strengthening of the Venerable Devil Ape's consciousness.
One bite … two bites … three bites … The blood in the Venerable Devil Ape's body was boiling at this moment.
Under the frenzied biting, the new consciousness was devoured before it could completely stabilize.
Then, the Venerable Devil Ape's consciousness fixed its eyes on the faith imprint in his mind, and it frantically devoured it again …
Time passed, and when the last drop of faith energy in his mind was devoured, the Venerable Devil Ape opened his scarlet eyes, and then let out a furious roar towards the sky. He raised his hands and hammered his chest angrily.
"Roar!"
Seeing this scene, the Venerable Tree smiled and nodded. He knew that the Venerable Devil Ape had succeeded, and he had completely broken free from the Tai Qing Rod's control.
"You did it, I wasn't wrong about you!"
Looking at the Venerable Tree, the Venerable Devil Ape had a complicated expression.
"I clearly killed your friend, why didn't you kill me!?"
"Just because he's dead doesn't mean that he doesn't exist anymore. When his god imprint is reincarnated in the Six Paths of Reincarnation, he will have a new beginning!"
Hearing this, the Venerable Devil Ape fell silent.
Even at this moment, he still couldn't understand why the Venerable Tree would treat him like this.
"If it's possible, I have a request," the Venerable Tree said.
The Venerable Devil Ape couldn't help but be taken aback.
Then, he said, "I owe you, say it!"
"In the future, when you encounter a battle of this level, even if you win in the end, you must give the other party a chance to live!"
"Why!?" The Venerable Devil Ape couldn't help but frown.
"These powerhouses all represent the future!" The Venerable Tree said with a smile.
Hearing this, and thinking about what the Venerable Tree said before, he suddenly realized that the Venerable Tree's perspective of looking at the problem had already stood on the general trend of the entire Underworld.
At this moment, he finally understood why the Venerable Tree would say that being competitive in a corner of the world was not true freedom at all.
At this moment, the Venerable Devil Ape suddenly understood. He knew what freedom the Venerable Tree was pursuing.
The enemy that he thought of as freedom was the sky that was pressing down on his head …
Different perspectives, different perspectives, and different ways of dealing with problems.
Looking at the Venerable Tree, the Venerable Devil Ape's heart was filled with awe.
This was a true powerhouse. He had his eyes on the future, the future of the entire Underworld.
…
The battle seemed to be over at this point.
This was a battle between Ancient Gods, and the players cheered in satisfaction.
Especially the head-on clash of fists and flesh, it completely inspired the players' determination to become stronger.
Because the players all wanted to have such power.
The players were looking forward to it.
However, the battle suddenly ended, and the Venerable Tree actually chatted with the Venerable Devil Ape. The players were immediately confused.
They couldn't understand why the battle stopped when it was so fierce just now.
Could it be an intermission?
Therefore, while the players chatted in the live-stream channel, they waited expectantly.
They were waiting for the outcome of this super battle to be decided.
Especially those players who bet on the Venerable Tree's victory and that they would eat sh * t if they lost, they couldn't wait to @ the players who dared to bet with him and watch him eat sh * t once.
The players' fun was that simple and boring.
However, after waiting for a long time, the battle still didn't break out. Instead, it was the Venerable Devil Ape who began to howl in pain.
At this moment, the players in the live-stream channel discussed animatedly. They seemed very confused, not knowing what was wrong with the Venerable Devil Ape.
Some players guessed that the Venerable Devil Ape had suffered internal injuries from the Venerable Tree, and now the injuries had erupted.
Some players also guessed that the Venerable Devil Ape was not willing to accept defeat and was venting his anger.
And one of the players made a guess that was agreed by most of the players.
According to this player, the Venerable Tree was currently engaged in a spiritual battle with the Venerable Devil Ape.
Although we couldn't see it, it was definitely very intense.
And looking at the situation, it seemed that the Venerable Tree had gained a great advantage and crushed the Venerable Devil Ape in a spiritual battle.
Looking at the Venerable Devil Ape howling in pain, it was obvious.
…
Looking at the players' discussions in the live-stream channel, Lu Wu's face was full of question marks.
If you guys are so imaginative, why don't you go to Qidian to write novels?
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