Glory of Infinite Reincarnation

Chapter 673: The Face

Chapter 673: The Thousand Faces

There is a theory in this world that says that through at most six people, someone on Earth can definitely connect to another person who is not completely isolated from society. This is the so-called Six-Person Rule, and it has been verified many times.

It may be valuable, but it is not applicable to Jiang Yu. Because he only needs to turn his ear and listen to the air. He can capture the name of the designated object from the cluster of atmospheric electromagnetic waves. As long as this person has a name, and this name has been spoken or written, then all his whereabouts will be clearly revealed in front of Jiang Yu.

This is also something that ordinary people can do - in theory.

Relying on this ability that ordinary people can obtain, Jiang Yu was able to capture Li Shuaxi.

a youth.

An older, unemployed and frustrated Central Asian youth.

A desperate young man who likes to read science fiction, military fantasy works, has poor popularity due to his introverted and sultry personality, always encounters hostility in school and society, and has a very unhappy lifestyle.

Jiang Yu found him.

When Jiang Yu found him, he was begging the landlord of the cheap apartment for mercy, asking him to give him a few days' grace so that he could find a way to do odd jobs to earn money, or find another place to stay.

He was in a very humble posture and spoke in a very humble tone. He lowered his hands and head, allowing the landlord to scold him bitterly, but he just smiled with a red face and did not dare to complain.

Not daring to have it, not not having it. He does have a pair of clenched fists.

Naturally, the disguise of this newcomer could not hide from the eyes of the experienced landlord who was used to seeing people coming and going.

"Pack your things and get out within an hour. The police station is only 200 meters away. If you don't get out, there are plenty of people who will help you get out." The well-dressed landlord said this harshly. He naturally knew when to be tough with whom and when to be kind. And it was obvious that Li Shuaxi in front of him was not in the category that he was wary of.

He left in a huff.

Li Shuaixi opened his mouth, watched the landlord leave, and wanted to say something but his words got stuck in his throat. In the end, he could only swing his clenched fist to his side, but he didn't dare to really smash the table beside him.

He was ready to leave—confused and resentful, but still determined to leave. He didn't know what fate awaited him in the future, but he thought that there might be a way out when the car reached the top of the mountain.

"Tianhuang Jun, it was with this mood that he left with the remnants of the Ten Thousand Clans back then."

Jiang Yu appeared at his door, and Jiang Yu and the landlord of the apartment just missed each other.

"He knew that he and his people had no place to stay, and he could not find a reason to stay, nor could he afford to stay in this universe. As a loser, his heart was undoubtedly filled with anger and resentment. But he also admitted that the land under his feet no longer belonged to him and his followers. Facing the ruler's ultimatum, he could only choose to obey."

Jiang Yu himself didn't know what he was talking about.

But he knew he should say it.

He calculated all the arrangements of the words and figured out that this order combined with a sufficiently bland tone could be the key to activate a certain door. This might be a secret that no one knows and should not know, but when it is fully conveyed to a suitable individual, a change will occur.

"Who are you?" Li Shuaixi was shocked when he saw Jiang Yu suddenly appear, and his expression instantly turned into anger. "What nonsense are you talking about!?"

"But in fact, the scene at that time was not as warm and affectionate as it is now." Jiang Yu ignored him and continued. "The human coalition has already forced the remnants of the Ten Thousand Races into a desperate situation. There is no intention to leave even one alive. Tianhuang Jun finally chose to use his life to buy time, so that the remnants of the Ten Thousand Races can temporarily break out of the encirclement and go to the multi-dimensional border to awaken the Dragon and Phoenix, who fell into eternal sleep due to the Dragon and Phoenix Tribulation in the early days of the Ten Thousand Races' rule. And he also knew that the reason why he was able to successfully buy this time was because the wise men of the human race wanted to kill them all more thoroughly."

"Emperor Jun must die, and Taiyi must die too. The first dragon and the first phoenix must all die, and only the survivors of the myriad races know where the two ancient Saint Emperors are sleeping. The Creation War was supposed to end with the Five Emperors of the Myriad Races being slaughtered by the Five Emperors of the Human Race, and all the members of the myriad races being expelled. Because as long as all the myriad races die, Saint Emperor Kunpeng, who lives in the time and space distortion point deep in the world line of the unification source of the myriad races, will have to reappear with his seriously injured and dying body, and at that time, the Creation War will come to an end."

"All races are killed or wounded, and the human race rules forever. This is the result that the wise men expect. If it weren't for the visit from outsiders, everything would have been a foregone conclusion long ago."

Li Shuaxi in front of him stopped talking, and a dark light flashed in the depths of his eyes. Jiang Yu successfully awakened an ancient will by using words, which ordinary people can do. Because what Jiang Yu said was indeed a secret that had happened in the past.

A secret he didn't actually know - but a secret all the same.

"You lost too." He looked at the sky, then at the earth. The power in his body was about to burst forth, but it was completely extinguished, not even a tiny bit flowing outward. "And you lost even more miserably than us."

"And you didn't come back to respond to the call for help—" Jiang Yu continued to speak in words he didn't understand. "You wanted to take advantage of the arrival of the outsiders to fish in troubled waters. You wanted to fight for a chance to stay in the multiverse instead of going out to gamble your life without any guarantee. For this, you are willing to become the black gloves and executioners of the outsiders, but unfortunately, the one you hope for does not appreciate it."

"It doesn't need servants or slaves. It doesn't even need to cook itself and jump into its mouth just to live a little longer as a tribute. You can't find a new partner and you don't dare to rush out of the multiverse to risk your life. That's why your reinforcements have not arrived yet, and you missed the only chance to fight against the outsiders. It's not because of some unlucky person who was blamed by you... You have too much selfishness."

"...What do you want to express?" Jiang Yu's interlocutor asked him.

"The current situation is very good." Jiang Yu nodded and responded. "A tenant who can't pay a penny and has no ability to survive independently. A tenant who is desperate. A landlord who is not so pure, but at least has this asset. The tenant can get a mortgage lease contract that is not fair at all, but at least can get a place to stay. And this contract is bound to be torn up by the stronger party between you, but before you fight each other, there will be no internal conspiracy in this liquidation."

“Who will guarantee it?”

"I will do it," Jiang Yu replied. "Until the war is over, I will personally punish the infighting. And after the war is over, I will not get involved in the fight between the two of you."

"You're not human?"

"At least not a human here." Jiang Yu still maintained the parameters of an ordinary person, and everything he said and promised was gradually understood and realized by him. And he knew the cause and effect.

Only beings above the Saint Emperor have the ability to keep their backup plans for the next era. This is authority, one of the conveniences that high-level beings have in the current multiverse. It can succeed because the proto-embryo of the multiverse is always stable, and beyond this, even if one has great power, one cannot achieve the same goal.

No matter how strong the Saint is, he cannot kill the Saint of the corresponding position. This is the convenience brought by multiple powers. At the moment when the Saint is forbidden, many precious and limited resources must rely on the remnants of the old Saint Emperor.

Hence, this transaction took place.

"So you are the sheriff." Li Shuaixi exhaled lightly. "And the only thing I can trade is my existence, my ideals, my glory, my authority - use it to exchange for the power of the Ten Thousand Races to compete with the human race again, instead of being completely removed from the chessboard by Chu Xuan when they win... I have fought with Jun, and he is far inferior to Chu Xuan. How did he do it? A weak reincarnation defeated the intelligence of the apex of the multiverse?"

"You can ask him yourself."

"Will I live to see him?"

"Li Shuaxi is a member of the Zhongzhou team." Jiang Yu searched through the rapidly filling memories in his mind. "Being a member of the Zhongzhou team is a precious identity. I think it is far higher than being the Holy Emperor of the Ten Thousand Races or the Human Race. This is the decision I made, and it must be carried out. And no matter which party wants to make what kind of contract, I will not allow the interests of the Zhongzhou team members to be affected - even if it is a conflict between team members, it is not allowed."

"Tian Huangjun will die, but Li Shuaixi will live. This is my will. I don't care whether Li Shuaixi will inherit Tian Huangjun's legacy, or whether the successor of Donghuang Taiyi, who goes by the alias Zhang Huangdong and whom he tried so hard to protect in Biochemical II, can survive."

"...Exchange a hope for an opportunity." The former Holy Emperor murmured, "...I don't trust humans. Humans will not give up any opportunity to win big or small. But Li Shuaxi believes in you, believes that Captain Jiang Yu will fight to the end for the interests of the team members, and believes that Captain Jiang Yu can effectively and properly mediate conflicts between team members. And this is enough for me to bet my life on it."

"You've already gambled once." Jiang Yu tapped his temple gently. "And your last bet was not completely fruitless. At least, you got a chance to gamble again."

"...It's a pity that Li Shuaixi doesn't care about the interests of the Ten Thousand Races, or even the existence of the Ten Thousand Races itself."

"After all, the Zhongzhou team is mostly made up of humans." Jiang Yu extended his hand to him. "Including Zhu Wen, who was originally the reincarnation of Kunpeng, but was abandoned because the situation changed too quickly. I prioritize protecting the interests of the team, and the interests of the team tend to be in favor of the human race. This is the general trend, and there is no room for negotiation. You can only infiltrate this far under Fuxi's nose, and your determination and investment in the Zhongzhou team are not sufficient. And you can only accept this result."

He held Jiang Yu's hand.

"I have no choice but to accept it." One of the Five Emperors of the Ten Thousand Clans exhaled his last breath. "I have no choice but to accept it. I have to accept it."

The transformation happened.

Li Shuaixi blinked his eyes, his facial features remained unchanged, but his inner temperament was completely changed in an instant. He changed from a cynical and angry person to a wise person who saw everything in his eyes, and a pair of plain glasses was handed to the changed person by Xia, who had been standing beside Jiang Yu but had no voice or presence.

'Li Shuaxi' put on glasses.

He gently pushed the frame of his glasses and nodded to Jiang Yu.

"How many times has this happened?"

"The fourth era could also be four million."

"Four million at most?"

"My current guess is four million." Jiang Yu shook his head. "I can't become stronger, I can't have energy circulation, I can't unlock even the first-order gene lock. I can't forge any creation that can be rated for combat power... I can't do anything. And once I exceed it, the next opportunity to meet like this will be at least four million epochs later."

"I see." Wearing glasses, Li Shuaxi could undoubtedly name Chu Xuan - even if there was another Chu Xuan in Longyin Base at the moment. "Even if the Ten Thousand Races Alliance succeeded in arriving, the result would not change. Even if the plans of the Five Emperors of the Human Race and the Five Emperors of the Ten Thousand Races four epochs ago were all successful, the result would not change at all - Kunpeng chose the right path. She modulated the world line more than I expected."

"You speak highly of her."

"In the next operation, her power will greatly increase the success rate. And since she gave up Zhu Wen as the successor and chose Luo Wei as the reincarnation, it means that she has more chips than what is shown on the surface. Some of them are even beyond my expectations."

"Very good." Jiang Yu nodded. "So, what should we do?"

"There should be something on your watch." Chu Xuan pressed the tripod of his glasses. "Gather your companions. This is what you should do. I have a general understanding of the monitoring measures of the snake. It has anchored a safe script and defined the identities of all the people who will always appear no matter what. And as long as even one of these people crosses the line, it will immediately take action. And even if we hide it well enough, there will be a patrol mechanism to eliminate variables."

"I'll take care of this problem," he said. "Also, there is only one Chu Xuan in this world. The one currently occupying that position is my copy. So, you should call me by another name."

"I guess that's a very special name."

"The power of Emperor Jun is compatible." Chu Xuan nodded. "It has a golden dream of being compatible with all living things. This allows it to become a Thousand Faces Man, to become anyone. To become me."

"And the name I chose has something in common with this power."

"Li Xiaoyi," he said. "Just think of me as Li Shuaxi's alter ego."

(End of this chapter)