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In a vast mountain forest within the Heavenly Snake Empire, a beautiful young woman in a black dress effortlessly killed a sixth-tier magical beast with a single palm strike.
As her slender, fair hand brushed its head, she conveniently took its Magic Core.
With a tremor of Dou Qi, she shook off the blood from her hand, and Xiao Meng placed the Magic Core into her space ring, silver flames dancing in her eyes.
"Tsk… Heavenly Flames are really hard to find," she muttered softly, "even though they said there were traces of the Myriad Beast Spirit Flame here."
"What are you doing?" a voice sounded in her ear.
A silver-white vortex appeared in space, its edges wreathed in flames.
A pointed soft hat emerged from the vortex, followed by a monocle, and then the rest of a body.
An Amon walked out from within.
"Looking for Heavenly Flames, of course, to give to Xiao Yan," Xiao Meng replied matter-of-factly, "this can help him improve his strength."
Amon said with a strange expression, "Don't you know that the main body has already gathered all Heavenly Flames except the Void Swallowing Flame?"
"Hmm?" Xiao Meng was slightly taken aback, then suddenly remembered something and asked quickly, "Was the Nether Lotus Demon Flame also taken by him?
Isn't there only one such Heavenly Flame in the World? What about Xiao Yan?"
This Amon's lips curved into a smile:
"It seems you really don't know anything… Never mind, let's not talk about that for now.
Your Young Master Xiao Yan has already left Jia Nan Academy and returned to the Jia Ma Empire."
"That fast? That's about two years earlier, isn't it?" Xiao Meng was slightly surprised.
"Isn't that to be expected? Under our arrangements, he obtained more resources and better cultivation conditions, saving some unnecessary waste of time, and also giving him greater pressure and motivation… He naturally grew faster.
This effect will expand like a snowball over time," Amon replied.
"Speaking of which, why did you suddenly come here? Just to tell me this?" Xiao Meng asked curiously.
"Yes, I came specifically to tell you.
Oh, and Yun Shan is no longer the original Yun Shan.
Amon intervened in his deal with the Soul Hall, and he became much stronger than in the original story… Xiao Yan became stronger, so the enemies also had to adjust accordingly," Amon said lightly, pinching his monocle.
Xiao Meng frowned slightly.
Amon's arrangements with Yun Shan were within her expectations, as the three-year agreement between Yun Shan and Xiao Yan seemed abnormal no matter how she looked at it.
Amon said casually, "Xiao Yan might die in this battle."
"What?" Xiao Meng's expression changed, and she said in a deep voice, "How can that be? Isn't he an important chess piece in the main body's eyes, a means to contend with Soul Emperor and Heavenly Evil God?"
Amon's expression was calm, and he spoke at a steady pace:
"Plans are plans, but there will be changes in the actual process, and plans can be adjusted at any time.
"After the main body devoured Zhu Kun, Soul Emperor is no longer invincible.
"Moreover, having the power of a chess player so much earlier than expected, Amon has made many adjustments.
Dou Po will end earlier than anticipated, and we have ample time to lay out plans in the Great Thousand.
"So, Xiao Yan's importance is continuously decreasing… It's good if he lives, but it doesn't matter if he dies."
Xiao Meng subconsciously felt that this Amon clone was specifically trying to deceive her by reminding her of this, but she couldn't find any flaws in his words.
Amon indeed acted this way: setting a goal, making numerous arrangements, some effective, some as backup, and some simply discarded…
In Amon's eyes, there was only existence with Exploit value and existence without Exploit value; no one was special, and Xiao Yan also had the possibility of becoming a discarded arrangement.
She worried that this was not a lie, but the truth.
"Why did you suddenly come to remind me of this?" Xiao Meng asked.
This Amon clone revealed a distinct smile and said with a hint of resentment in his tone, "For freedom!"
After a pause, he continued:
"What do you think we avatars are to the main body? They are subordinates who can be sacrificed at will, a group of useful slaves, and consumables for improving cultivation.
"Do you think we can accept this?
"Can we accept such a status?
"Can we, who possess independent thoughts, accept it?"
Amon was silent for a moment, then said indignantly, "Exactly, I've long been dissatisfied with that bastard main body!
Why don't we all hold a public vote to overthrow the main body's tyranny!"
"Wake up, you don't have voting rights," the clone Amon reminded him.
Xiao Meng revealed a self-deprecating smile: "Yes, even though I'm Amon, I don't even have the right to participate in the public vote… How does this relate to you coming to remind me that Xiao Yan is going to Yunlan Sect for the appointment?"
The clone Amon smiled: "Xiao Yan's importance has decreased for the main body, but not for us.
He might become your hope, and our hope."
"What do you mean?" Xiao Meng raised an eyebrow.
Amon curled his lips, forming a smile: "Do you still remember what happened in the Douluo World, at the very end, when the main body tried to devour the Dragon God's origin? If he had devoured him, he wouldn't have been able to leave the Douluo World."
Xiao Meng shook her head: "I don't have those memories."
Amon replied, "It might be that the main body intentionally deleted them, or it might be that when you split off, this part was simply not included in the randomly inherited memories.
I lean towards the latter.
"I've interacted with other avatars and exchanged ideas with them, and I know that each of our avatars' memories are not entirely identical.
"How did Amon travel from the Mysteries World to the Douluo World, and then to this Dou Po World? He must have a 'golden finger,' but no clone knows exactly what this 'golden finger' is or what its function is.
The main body keeps this strictly confidential.
"However, from the fact that he couldn't devour the Dragon God's origin at the end of Douluo, it can be inferred that the main body's World-traveling is subject to certain restrictions.
"When traversing, his strength should fluctuate within a certain range, not too low and not too high.
"If it's too low, his own understanding of the World's rules is insufficient, or his energy is not enough to tear the World apart and leave.
If it's too high, he will form a deep bond with the World, thus making it impossible to leave.
"In the Mysteries World, there are four 'pillars'… We speculate that other Worlds also have similar things.
"Perhaps due to different World levels, the 'pillars' vary in strength… In some Worlds, the equivalent of an 'angel' is a 'pillar,' while in others, the equivalent of a 'true god' is a 'pillar'…
"But no matter the life level, their importance to the World is the same.
Therefore, Amon's strength in a World cannot reach the peak, otherwise he would become the 'pillar' of that World and thus be unable to leave.
"The 'pillar' of the Douluo World is the Dragon God.
What do you think the 'pillar' of the Dou Po World will be?"
Xiao Meng's expression was solemn, and she slowly spoke in a low voice: "great ruler!"
The Amon clone smiled and said, "Yes, the main body cannot become a great ruler, or even a half-step Ruler… Heavenly Sovereign is probably the limit he can reach in the Dou Po universe, and once he reaches the Heavenly Sovereign, or even Earth Supreme realm, he should be able to leave.
"Previously, the main body was not confident in becoming a Dou Emperor in the Dou Po plane, but he was confident in becoming a Heavenly Sovereign in the Great Thousand World.
The difficulty of these two is different…
"For the former, opportunities are limited, only two, and time is tight, requiring competition.
For the latter, it is actually much easier.
"Now, it's a bit difficult for Amon to obtain these two opportunities, but not too much, so Xiao Yan is not that important to him anymore.
"However, for you, for us, Xiao Yan is hope… If he becomes a Ruler, can he tolerate you continuing to live under Amon's control?
Will he ask Amon for your ownership?
"Facing a Ruler, would Amon not give in? He wouldn't go against such a powerful enemy just for a clone.
At most, he would demand corresponding benefits.
Would Xiao Yan be willing to pay a price that would satisfy the main body for you?"
"He would." Xiao Meng's face showed a sweet smile, and she said with great certainty.
"Yes, he would.
This is our only hope of breaking free from the main body's enslavement," the clone Amon said with a sigh.
"But what if the main body leaves this Dou Po universe before Xiao Yan becomes a great ruler?" Xiao Meng asked.
"Then we're just out of luck… We can only pray that the main body stays for a while longer," the clone Amon shrugged, pinched the monocle on his right eye, and continued, "So, let's make a deal.
We will provide you with help to a certain extent, and help Xiao Yan, but when Xiao Yan becomes a Ruler and redeems you from the main body, you have to take us with you."
"Alright!" Xiao Meng nodded.
The two looked at each other and said in unison, "Amon doesn't lie to Amon!"
"Help me open a spatial passage to the Jia Ma Empire.
You, or rather, you all, have that strength, right?" Xiao Meng said.
"Of course." Amon waved his hand, and a spatial wormhole formed.
"But you have to understand, Xiao Yan is still under the main body's gaze.
We can't interfere too much, at most, we can occasionally help him, so that he doesn't easily die in the trials designed by the main body, increasing his survival rate."
"Okay." Xiao Meng waved her hand and stepped into the spatial wormhole.
The silver, swirling spatial wormhole slowly closed, and Amon stared at the spot where Xiao Meng disappeared, remaining motionless for a long time.
After a while, he stroked his monocle, and a smile curved at the corner of his mouth.
Another Amon appeared beside the Amon who had just spoken with Xiao Meng.
"No way? She actually believed it?"
The Amon who had made the agreement with Xiao Meng replied, "Otherwise? What else could she do?
For Xiao Yan's safety, she wouldn't dare to gamble.
Even if she knew it was a trap, she would fall right into it."
In the spatial wormhole, Xiao Meng, who was driving forward with Space Fire, cursed, "Amon doesn't lie to Amon? Lying to ghosts! Big liar!"
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