Once, I wanted to be a good person

So, in reality, many middle and upper echelons of the Federation are pessimistic about the outcome of this war.

They don't know the way out for the human race, nor do they know how long they can hold on. They are merely trying to maintain for the time being.

Previously, these experts have been reluctant to think about it, but now Dahei Jialuo has struck their deepest fear, causing their emotions to be affected.

This also resulted in no one noticing that from the moment Dahei Jialuo was knocked down to the ground, Fang Ze's hand had been in his pocket, fiddling with something unknown.

Moreover, just now, there was a faintly discernible white light shining at the spot where Dahei Jialuo disappeared....

.....

Meanwhile.

Demigd Prison, Cell [Si].

Dahei Jialuo looked at everything in disbelief, completely unaware of what had happened.

He recalled the situation just now.....

To reduce the loss of soul energy, Dahei Jialuo initially didn't want to self-destruct his divine soul. However, when he realized the situation was beyond control and his divine soul damage was unavoidable, he decisively chose to self-destruct!

Normally, if he self-destructed, his consciousness would directly return to his true body on Spirit Realm Mountain.

The result..... At the moment of his self-destruction, something bizarre happened.

He indeed succeeded in self-destructing, but.... his consciousness was intercepted by some kind of invisible force.

Immediately, before he could react, having lost almost all his strength, he only saw a flash of white light in front of him. When he regained consciousness, he was already in this strange cell....

"Where is this place? Why have I never seen it? Could it be Fang Ze's doing?"

After carefully inspecting the cell without finding any clues, Dahei Jialuo, unwilling to give up, tried to self-destruct again to return to his true body!

The result.... something even more despairing happened: in this cell, he couldn't even self-destruct! Moreover.... he had even lost contact with his true body!

At that moment, the indestructible Dahei Jialuo was truly frightened....

'What on earth is happening?'

'What's wrong with me?!'

.....

Meanwhile, on the Spirit Realm battlefield.

Affected by Dahei Jialuo, everyone's mood was somewhat heavy.

Only Fang Ze, who had successfully accomplished his goal of capturing Dahei Jialuo, had a smile at the corner of his mouth and was in a good mood.

When he noticed the heaviness in everyone's hearts, Fang Ze didn't ignore it. After a moment of thought, he adjusted the [Emotion Snake] again, then smiled and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, don't be bewitched by this Outer Realm Demigod."

"He is best at quoting out of context, manipulating people's minds, and inducing negative thoughts."

"Indeed, Outer Realm Demigods are indestructible. But that doesn't mean their indestructibility comes without a price. Each of their deaths consumes their soul energy. When their soul energy is depleted, they will perish just like humans. So this means they can be killed."

"Moreover, they are few in number and cannot reproduce. But we, the human race, have billions and can multiply for generations. As long as we don't give up, even if our generation cannot exterminate the demigods, the next can. If not the next, then the one after."

"The human race has many outstanding individuals, generation after generation, never-ending. Are we still afraid of some demigods who will eventually die?!"

"Perhaps we don't need to act; they might just grow old and die on their own!"

Fang Ze's speech combined with the power of the Emotion Snake successfully dispelled the negative emotions brought by Dahei Jialuo and reignited the fighting spirit and confidence of these experts. Except..... there was a peculiar look in their eyes when they looked at Fang Ze, with no other abnormalities.

At first, Fang Ze didn't quite understand why these experts were looking at him so weirdly. It wasn't until they were on the road to Congyun City that Bai Zhi quietly explained, "Fang Ze... you're silly. Our nobles are also demigods. Your words also imply they should rely on our demise."

Fang Ze: .....

Uh. Forgotten the complex tripartite relationship in this world.

Forget it; let's take one step at a time.

Maybe because I've lived two lives, at least for now, Fang Ze still stands with the human race....

Due to the sudden changes in the Provincial Government, after "killing" Dahei Jialuo's clone, the experts from various factions in the Provincial Government bid farewell, intending to return to the Provincial Government to check the situation.

Only Lan Bing and Bai Zhi stayed behind, preparing to head to Congyun City with Fang Ze.

The strangest among everyone were Bai Zhi's father and uncle. They looked at Fang Ze and Bai Zhi with complex expressions and then left without a word.

This puzzled Fang Ze along the way, so he found an opportunity to ask, "Your father and the others seemed a bit off?"

Speaking of this, Fang Ze hesitated for a moment and added, "By the way, with the Eastern Administrative Region in such chaos, what are your family and Old Mr. Bai doing?"

Upon hearing Fang Ze's question, Bai Zhi's face turned sorrowful. She took out a letter her family left her from her pocket and handed it to Fang Ze.

Fang Ze curiously took the letter and scanned it quickly.

A moment later, with a look of surprise, he looked up and said, "Old Mr. Bai is going to face the Absolute Pinnacle Demigod?!"

"Is he crazy?"

Saying this, Fang Ze was worried his words might be misunderstood by Bai Zhi, so he hurriedly added, "I didn't mean it that way.... I mean the Absolute Pinnacle Demigod is at the pinnacle of the human race's power."

"Moreover, with Tuoya State's rebellion for so long, there must be many demigods descending, possibly even with their True Bodies. This means there might be more than one demigod approaching Congyun City!"

"Isn't Old Mr. Bai going there too hastily?"

Bai Zhi held back her internal sorrow and said, "You don't understand. Grandpa is determined to die."

"You'll understand from the letter. He and He Weidao have been secretly investigating the truth behind my mother's death all these years, then discovered the anomaly in the Galan family."

"So all these years, he's been diligently cultivating, just waiting for the day he can bring that Absolute Pinnacle Demigod down."

"And now with Tuoya State's rebellion, approaching Xida State, as the only remaining human demigod in Xida State, my grandfather couldn't possibly run away. So he will certainly take his years of cultivation results and personally face the Absolute Pinnacle Demigod of the Galan clan."

"The only thing he couldn't rest easy about was us. If he succeeds, disrupting the Outer Realm Demigods' planning for decades, they won't let us go; they'll try every means to annihilate our Bai Family, to vent their resentment. And if he fails, the situation in Xida State will become uncontrollable, implicating our Bai Family as well."

"Therefore, after careful consideration, he decided to dissolve the family, letting our father and a few uncles take their respective families and leave Xida State, temporarily hiding separately, to preserve the family's last hope."

"As for me....." Saying this, Bai Zhi looked at Fang Ze, her eyes revealing a rare touch of vulnerability, "He entrusted me to you."

While the two were discussing this matter, Lan Bing stood silently listening from the side. Hearing Bai Zhi's words, Lan Bing looked up into the distance, her eyes tinged with ripples....

Recalling Old Mr. Bai's arrangements for her all these years, how could these words not also have been meant for her....

....

Meanwhile, as Fang Ze and his party were headed towards Congyun City.

Outside Congyun City, dark clouds loomed over the city.

Hundreds of thousands of Awakeners in defensive armor were arranged neatly outside the city, black flags fluttering, bringing waves of killing intent.

Two elders floated in the air at the front of the formation, facing each other from afar.....