Originally, D had not paid too much attention to Xu Yuan. Compared to Xu Yuan, the hatred deep in D's heart was clearly stronger toward the real HIM.
In the end, the one who sealed D into that endless void back then was the real HIM, not the Xu Yuan in front of him.
Moreover, D had always regarded Xu Yuan as nothing more than a substitute found by the real HIM, someone who had inherited only one third of the real HIM's strength.
Although Xu Yuan had indeed ruined quite a few of D's plans and caused him a lot of trouble, in D's eyes Xu Yuan was at most just a puppet being manipulated by others, no different from the various consciousness entities of different levels in the void that he himself controlled.
In fact, it was understandable that D would have such thoughts. After all, before this, D had never truly come into contact with Xu Yuan.
Besides, it was only after Xu Yuan entered the Land of Trials that he began his rocket-like rapid growth and transformation.
At that time, D's attention was not focused on the Land of Trials at all. He had only sent some iron puppets into the Land of Trials, and had not assigned them any important tasks, merely telling them to stir up trouble as much as possible.
From this alone it was already clear that at the time D had never taken Xu Yuan seriously. More accurately speaking, he had never taken the real HIM seriously at all.
D knew very well that the one he would ultimately have to confront was not the real HIM, nor Xu Yuan, nor Tyrant HIM or Annoying-Village HIM.
His mind had always been as clear as a mirror. From the very beginning he had known with absolute certainty that the enemy he would face in the end was Notch.
What he had to fight against was not only Notch, but also the other part of power originating from Notch that was hidden inside the real HIM.
Because he had such a clear understanding in his heart, when he finally confronted Xu Yuan face to face at this moment, especially after seeing the attitudes of the many contestants in the Land of Trials and the various expressions revealed deep in their eyes, a strong sense of shock rose uncontrollably in his heart.
D had never paid much attention to the Land of Trials, but even so he knew that this place was actually a miniature projection of the entire main world.
Just from the fact that Xu Yuan had successfully reconciled the deep hatred between the various races and the many players during the period of the Land of Trials, it was already enough to fully show that Xu Yuan was far from ordinary.
However, this was not the real reason D developed jealousy toward Xu Yuan, because the real HIM had once achieved similar astonishing accomplishments.
What truly made D feel sincere disgust and even irritation was exactly the kind of hope-filled expression in the eyes of those beings when they looked at Xu Yuan.
Although those beings remained silent and did not utter a single word, just by looking into their bright and burning eyes one could clearly feel the extraordinary, wholehearted, and unconditional trust they held toward Xu Yuan deep in their hearts.
This kind of gaze was something D had never seen before.
Never had any player or living being looked at him in such a way.
It was a gaze full of admiration and dependence, as if Xu Yuan was the only pillar of their world.
This gaze deeply stabbed into D's heart, making him so jealous he was almost going mad.
No matter what, D had never imagined that he would feel jealousy toward anyone other than Notch.
What made it even harder for him to accept was that in his eyes Xu Yuan was nothing more than the substitute of the real HIM.
When this thought appeared in his mind, D's emotions instantly lost control like a volcanic eruption.
In an instant, a powerful impulse surged up in his heart.
At this moment, he only wanted to kill every single contestant participating in the Land of Trials right in front of Xu Yuan, and at the same time torture to death the two people beside Xu Yuan who looked exactly like the real HIM.
He intended to vent the resentment and jealousy in his heart through this cruel method, recreating the many evil acts he had once inflicted upon the real HIM.
However, just as he was about to turn these evil thoughts into action, he suddenly met Xu Yuan's expressionless face.
Xu Yuan's eyes were like a bottomless cold pool, so calm that there was not the slightest ripple, not even the tiniest fluctuation. The level of calmness was enough to make one's hair stand on end.
Looking at Xu Yuan's appearance at this moment, D's heart suddenly trembled, and his whole body instantly fell into a dazed state.
Because not long ago, in this very same place, Notch had also faced him with exactly the same cold and indifferent attitude.
At that time, Notch's face also had no expression at all. His gaze was empty and lifeless, and he did not even bother to give the slightest eye contact.
If a person shows you such extreme coldness, it means that deep down this person simply does not take you seriously at all.
He ignores you completely and does not care about you in the slightest, so no matter what you do or what you say, to him it is nothing but passing noise that cannot attract even a bit of his attention.
In his eyes, perhaps you are not even as significant as a tiny speck of dust in the air.
Yet unexpectedly, in less than an hour, D had already been treated this way twice in a row by Notch and Xu Yuan.
As for Notch's behavior, although D felt somewhat dissatisfied, he could still barely tolerate it.
But what right did Xu Yuan have to look down on him like this?
At this moment, although the anger deep inside D had already piled up like a volcano on the verge of eruption, after thinking it over carefully he still took a deep breath and forced himself to suppress the blazing rage.
After all, just now even Notch had been easily controlled in the palm of his hand. Compared to Notch, this substitute of the real HIM whose strength was clearly somewhat inferior, Xu Yuan, how could he possibly escape from his grasp?
Since Xu Yuan's attitude toward him was no different from Notch's, then he could completely use the same trick again and deal with Xu Yuan using the same method he had used against Notch before.
Just think about it, what scene could be more wonderful than personally watching this so-called "savior," who had always been known for being "calm and rational," completely lose control and collapse emotionally in front of him?
With such a nearly twisted thought in mind, D walked slowly and steadily to Xu Yuan's front. Then he stared fixedly at him with a teasing and provocative gaze, slightly shrugged his shoulders, revealed an undisguised sneer on his face, and spoke.
"HIM really does have a good eye for people! Back then he himself was the unquestioned savior in everyone's eyes, and now it seems he has finally found a qualified successor!"
"I wonder whether HIM told you the origin of this power before giving it to you?"
After saying this, D did not give Xu Yuan any chance to reply and continued speaking, "I think you should already know the answer to that question, after all Notch also participated in the trial."
"But for some reason, how did he come out earlier than you all?"
"Luckily I was already waiting here early, otherwise I would have missed this long-awaited reunion!"