Li Aozi maintained his silence.
This was to keep up his persona as Leoz.
Leoz, this Old Biden, was different from an ordinary riddler.
Riddlers would tell you a bunch of nonsensical things, making you guess the answers. It could be understood as abstract logic filled with noise and information.
Leoz did not have that inclination.
He would judge if your intelligence and current understanding could not grasp his words. If not, he couldn’t be bothered to say anything, leaving you with no information at all.
Since interacting with Leoz, Li Aozi found riddlers like Zhi Xiang much more agreeable.
On the other hand, it was naturally to gather information from the other party.
"Why did Caral Snail appear in this form? Why did Caral Snail specifically know Leoz? Who is this guy exactly? What is his relationship with Caral Snail?"
Li Aozi’s mind was racing. Thanks to his body being remade after his promotion to "Lunar String Archbishop," he had his brain fully restored, and his thoughts were much clearer.
"This guy just ntioned his na was ’Gio Zieou,’ saying he and Caral Snail were the sa person—no, he specifically emphasized they were the ’sa god.’"
"Porcelain skin, armored body—this indeed fits the characteristics of the Starry Abyss Divine Race."
And upon closer inspection, this so-called ’Gio Zieou’ had the traits of the orthodox Starry Abyss Divine Race.
Li Aozi could recognize this.
The orthodox Starry Abyss Divine Race only had branches of the Six Main Gods of the Great Pathways, and their armor colors were quite monotonous:
The "Destroyer" Divine Race mainly used green and black, with green symbolizing resilience and black representing dominance.
The "Fine Artistry" Divine Race had silver and gold, with silver for scholarly improvent and gold for ancient heritage.
The "Mysterious" Divine Race often had pure gray, seemingly related to soul artistry skills.
The "Raiding" Divine Race was unclear, as after Redd Gold usurped the position, no record of them erged again, but they were probably yellow.
The "Redemption" Divine Race usually did not refer to themselves as gods but "Fairy Spirits," often featuring pink and blue stripes.
The "Sovereign" Divine Race had red and black fragnts on their bodies—except for Leoz as an executer.
But thinking carefully, this made sense. There was no saying which divine race Leoz ca from; he ended up serving as an executer for the "Sovereign" type.
Yet, this made it seem even stranger.
According to Li Aozi’s understanding and Leoz’s accounts, all the orthodox Starry Abyss Divine Race mbers should have perished during the War Beyond the Abyss.
The only one left was Redd Gold, but after Leoz revealed him as a traitor, Li Aozi saw that these people were indeed loyal to the end, leaving no survivors.
Leoz’s condition was also peculiar. The old fellow seed dead but not quite, with his spirit slowly rging with Li Aozi. Also, from his words, Li Aozi felt that Leoz was quite envious of him having human traits.
"What exactly is the reason... Why would an orthodox Starry Abyss Divine Race know about the ga? To what extent does he understand the ga? If this guy and Caral Snail are the sa person—then what’s the real situation?"
Li Aozi remained silent on the surface, watching Gio Zieou quietly.
The other party’s power was at Iota Rank. The "Eye of Truth" Arcane Missiles were spent today, so he couldn’t see the other’s attributes, but from the aura alone, Gio Zieou’s strength seed to be a forty-sixty split.
Of course, as an absolutely top-tier "Lunar String Archbishop," Li Aozi was confident that no one at the sa level could be his match.
He was invincible below Kappa, and even against a Kappa, no one could stop him.
Although he prepared for battle and was full of suspicions, Gio Zieou seed oblivious to these issues, spreading his hands and walking forward without any defenses, complaining to Li Aozi:
"You guy, last ti you showed no rcy at all—treating an old friend this way?"
"Last ti? Last ti, Leoz flattened half of Ziluo Star. Judging from his tone, he had a good relationship with that old fellow Leoz... Let think about how to reply."
He thought for a mont and imdiately mimicked Leoz’s style, speaking with resonating pathway power:
"Hmm... In dealing with ’Society,’ there’s no such thing as too much force."
Pat!
Gio Zieou stood firm on both feet, said nothing, raised his eye-free face to Li Aozi, pondering sothing.
Li Aozi’s heart tightened.
"Is it not working? Has he seen through it..."
He wasn’t afraid of dealing with this guy, but if he turned against the orthodox Starry Abyss Divine Race, Li Aozi was worried about offending people on the Starry Abyss side.
"If necessary, I’ll strike swiftly... Whether he’s Caral Snail or whoever, I can’t tarnish my image in the Starry Abyss..."
Li Aozi harbored hidden murderous intent, ready for battle.
But at that mont, the system popped up a prompt.
"Your passive skill ’Aura of Goodwill’ has activated."
—Oh, huh?
Li Aozi was taken aback. He had nearly forgotten about this skill obtained over a decade ago.
Due to his rapid strength improvent, after rising to the Starry Sky, it was either his "Charm" crushing others directly or actively bullying them.
Even later, when he beca a political leader, everyone gave him so respect, refraining from fighting openly.
Even the Velazquez Corporation under the Union Group had to deal with him covertly.
So for such a long ti, "Aura of Goodwill" had rarely activated.
But now, facing the unknown Starry Abyss Divine Race, this almost forgotten skill finally ca into play!
"You still dare to say that!"
Gio Zieou shrugged and complained:
"You’re always like this, willing to pay any price for efficiency—but precisely because of this, only you could rise from cannon fodder gods, and only you could directly resist the Three Great Destroyers and ’Society.’"
"...What the hell?"
Li Aozi was taken aback.
He knew about rising from cannon fodder gods; he had seen that mory.
But the key point was the latter part.
"Leoz—stood up against the Destroyers?"
He originally thought that Leoz slaying "Society" was already his limit. Was he really that strong? Could he truly confront the Destroyers directly?
And three of them?
Such a statent... to Li Aozi, was like a child living in a tenent building suddenly discovering that not only was their family wealthy, but they were the richest in the world.
An overwhelming shock.
To confirm that this statent wasn’t just a complint or an exaggeration, Li Aozi quickly feigned re acknowledgnt:
"...The Three Great Destroyers essentially represent the fixed laws of the known universe. Fundantally, they cannot be eradicated."
Reciting the setting, tricking the other into an explanation.
Gio Zieou, evidently with a strong desire to show off, would definitely be hooked by this.
"Yes, exactly like that."
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