Qinglong withdrew his gaze from Chu Tianqiu and turned to look in Qi Xia’s direction.

He never expected that Qi Xia was also staring intently at him.

“Interesting.” Qinglong said, “Even foreign languages have come out… what exactly did that Snake say?”

“Aren’t you a ‘God’?” Earth-Dragon said with her hand covering her mouth as she laughed, “A ‘God’ doesn’t know foreign languages? A local ‘God’?”

Qinglong didn’t speak, and Earth-Dragon laughed again: “But Korean isn’t really a foreign language—after all, they’re all compatriots. As a ‘God,’ how can you not even understand this?”

“You only need to know that you have a companion on your path to death. That Snake will walk with you.” Qinglong said, “Daring to play tricks right under my nose… are you really not afraid of death?”

“Who in this world isn’t afraid of death?” Earth-Dragon said, “As long as there’s a thought of living on, who would want to die voluntarily?”

“Oh?”

“‘Survival,’ like ‘eating’ and ‘reproduction,’ is an instinct of humanity.” Earth-Dragon said, “Although ‘fear’ is also an instinct, ‘fear’ can usually be overcome.”

“Then why is that?” Qinglong narrowed his emerald-green eyes and murmured, “For mortals, ‘thoughts’ have a higher priority than ‘fear’?”

“Qinglong…” After hearing this, Earth-Dragon didn’t answer but turned around. Her bright yellow eyes flashed, and her fangs were also exposed, “I’m actually very curious—what are you living for?”

After hearing this, Qinglong was slightly stunned: “You’re asking me…?”

“Yes, can’t I ask you?” Earth-Dragon smiled, “Let’s chat. This isn’t just you interrogating a prisoner.”

“I…” Qinglong seemed to have never considered this question before. He only paused and said, “How would a ‘God’ die? I don’t need to consider why I’m alive. I only need to know that I cannot die.”

Earth-Dragon burst out laughing and covered her mouth with her hand: “Qinglong, have you called yourself a ‘God’ for so long that even you’ve forgotten who you are?”

“Have you ever seen a ‘God’ like yourself in mythology?” Earth-Dragon continued, “A handful of abilities, never thinking about the masses in this ‘Peach Garden,’ countless people wanting to kill you—are you a type of… new ‘God’?”

“Mortals have a fearful psychology toward things they cannot understand, such as the night, the deep sea, the universe.” Qinglong answered in a deep voice, “So it’s reasonable that they want to kill me. I am an existence they cannot comprehend.”

“So that makes you a ‘God’?”

“What else would it be?” Qinglong gently waved his sleeve, dusting off the dirt on his body, “I can now hear clearly a thousand miles away, move my body according to my heart’s will, seize others’ rationality, and summon heavenly thunder with a raise of my hand… could this still be called ‘human’?”

“That’s true.” Earth-Dragon pondered for a moment, “Even I don’t count as ‘human’ anymore, so treating you as ‘human’ would be too strange.”

“So you ask me why I’m alive?” Qinglong said, “Because I don’t want to die, so I live.”

Earth-Dragon pointed at the people rushing about below: “Do they want to die?”

“They have no choice.” Qinglong said, “Because I chose first.”

“Isn’t that too unreasonable?” Earth-Dragon said, “You’re clearly stronger than them, yet you still make your choice first. How can there be something so unfair?”

“Reason… fairness…?” Qinglong chuckled lightly, “Earth-Dragon, this is the principle of this world. All resources are always chosen by the powerful first, and only then do they trickle down to the weak for their choosing. The reason and fairness you think of have never applied.”

“So will there be that kind of person… who climbs to the same height as you and then helps us weak ones make choices.” Earth-Dragon looked at Qinglong with a serious expression, “To us, he is the true ‘God.'”

“Is it that simple for ‘mortals’…?” After hearing this, Qinglong paused, “That person doesn’t even need to ascend to heaven and descend to earth, doesn’t need to have enormous power—just thinking about you would be enough to be called a ‘God’?”

“You often have ‘mortals’ on your lips, yet you don’t know this simple principle?” Earth-Dragon answered, “For ‘mortals,’ we don’t need ‘Gods’ to show us the power to move mountains and fill seas, nor do we need them to ascend to heaven and descend to earth. A matter that was originally impossible for me—I prayed, and he fulfilled it. Then he is the ‘God’ in my heart, and I will ensure his incense offerings day and night.”

“So what…?” Qinglong asked again, “For this ‘incense offering,’ you’re not even afraid of death and have overcome your ‘instinct’?”

“Ha.” Earth-Dragon was amused by Qinglong, “It’s just a pity that what I prayed for wasn’t for myself to live, but for everyone to end this suffering. So under this condition, the ‘God’ is doing things for me. If he says my death can fulfill this prayer, then I’ll die.”

After saying this, she thought of something else and stared at Qinglong to add: “By the way, the ‘God’ I’m talking about is not you.”

“I figured it wasn’t me.” Qinglong answered, “Forget about ‘prayers’—I’ve heard plenty of ‘pleas for mercy,’ yet I’ve never fulfilled them even once.”

“So why do you call yourself a ‘God’?” Earth-Dragon asked.

“That’s an interesting way of asking.” Qinglong said, “Who decided that the ‘Gods’ of this world must serve ‘mortals’? Did I obtain abilities that reach the heavens because I wanted to serve these people? What a tremendous joke. Since I’m stronger than these people, why can’t I do as I please and instead have to consider their feelings everywhere?”

Earth-Dragon stared at Qinglong’s dark green pupils in silence for a while, then slowly said: “That shows you’re still viewing ‘Gods’ from the perspective of a ‘mortal.'”

“What…?”

“What you just said precisely exposed your mortal nature…” Earth-Dragon answered with a smile, “You can’t understand why ‘Gods,’ despite having enormous power, still help fragile mortals. But you just said that ‘Gods’ are existences that mortals cannot understand. You can’t understand ‘Gods,’ so you are not a ‘God.'”

After hearing this, Qinglong’s expression became extremely unpleasant for a moment, and the veins between his eyebrows gradually bulged.

“After having absolute power and authority, you instead want to torture others to find a sense of existence…” Earth-Dragon continued, “This really sounds like something a mortal would do, and moreover, a mortal whose first half of life didn’t go smoothly. What’s this called again…”

Earth-Dragon scratched her head, then suddenly opened her eyes wide: “…It’s like revenge spending, right? After growing up, you buy everything you were poor and couldn’t afford when you were young. But once you have the things, the happiness is gone.”

“You really have lived enough.” Qinglong said with angry laughter, “Even though you’re destined to die anyway, I can still decide whether you die quickly or painfully.”

“What does that matter?” Earth-Dragon asked, “Since I’m going to be executed by firing squad anyway, do I really care about the caliber of the bullet?”

Qinglong’s expression turned cold, and he reached out to grab Earth-Dragon by the throat.