“Your thinking is really a bit outdated.” Chu Tianqiu said to everyone. “Think carefully—so what if it’s a copy of yourself?”

“What?”

“They have our memories, our thoughts—they’re exactly the same as us to begin with.” Chu Tianqiu pulled out a handkerchief and wiped the blood traces from the corner of his mouth. “In the end, as long as one version of yourself can get out, hasn’t your goal been achieved?”

After finishing, he looked at Yun Yao and asked seriously, “Have you thought about it… do you want ‘yourself’ to get out, or do you want the person called ‘Yun Yao’ to get out?”

Hearing this, Yun Yao was stunned for a long time. She couldn’t think of how to answer this question no matter what. Everyone wanted “themselves” to get out, but every “self” would die on the tenth day.

Who would be the one to get out?

A gentle voice sounded from the corner of the room. “This is indeed rather interesting.”

Chu Tianqiu looked toward the sound—there sat a white-clothed face he’d never seen before.

“Oh…?” Chu Tianqiu nodded to her very gentlemanly. “May I ask your name?”

“Yan Zhichun.”

“Pleased to meet you.” Chu Tianqiu nodded.

“No, the one who should feel honored is me.” Yan Zhichun smiled. “I never imagined the leader of ‘Heaven’s Gate,’ the man once called ‘King of Benevolent Men,’ would be this crazed.”

“Ah, you’re far too kind.” Chu Tianqiu smiled happily. “Do you agree with my viewpoint?”

“Of course.” Yan Zhichun nodded. “What you said makes perfect sense. If there were ten thousand of me in the ‘Land of the End,’ as long as one of me escaped, people would only remember ‘Yan Zhichun escaped.'”

“It seems you understand my meaning.” Chu Tianqiu’s gaze was filled with fervor. “To find a kindred spirit is truly a rare blessing. You don’t seem to be an ordinary person either—you even remember a title like ‘King of Benevolent Men.’ Interested in joining ‘Heaven’s Gate’?”

“Not interested.” Yan Zhichun shook her head very firmly. “Chu Tianqiu, I was originally planning to kill you.”

“Oh…?” Not only did Chu Tianqiu show no fear upon hearing this, his expression became even more excited. “You came to kill me? You’re from ‘Extreme Path’?”

“That’s right.” Yan Zhichun nodded, then looked at Yun Yao. “This little star beside you is quite interesting too. She clearly knows I’m from ‘Extreme Path,’ yet she let me follow her in. Unfortunately, the ‘borrowing a knife to kill’ tactic doesn’t work very well on me.”

“This is truly too exciting.” Chu Tianqiu stood up and walked to a place three steps away from Yan Zhichun. “I’ve been lurking here for two years, and this is the first time someone from ‘Extreme Path’ has come to kill me… My heart is beating very fast right now.”

“Is that so? Unfortunately, I’ve already decided not to kill you.” Yan Zhichun said.

“Yes, what a pity…” Chu Tianqiu still didn’t give up and moved closer to Yan Zhichun once more. “Is it because it’s difficult to make a move? I’m already this close to you… still not confident?”

“Not confident…?” Yan Zhichun felt like she was being looked down upon.

She gently raised her left hand to brush her hair. At the same moment, everyone in the room extended their left hand to brush their own hair, including Chen Junnan who was about to lose consciousness.

“Wanting to kill you isn’t a difficult matter—it’s just a question of whether I want to or not.”

Yan Zhichun’s small gesture made everyone in the room’s expressions change.

The most awkward among them was none other than Old Lu, who had long been bald and could only stroke his bald head just now.

“Indeed impressive.” Chu Tianqiu nodded. “You control your ‘Echo’ masterfully. It seems to have existed for many years.”

“You’re not bad either.” Yan Zhichun returned the compliment. “An ability as powerful as ‘copying a person,’ yet you can achieve it perfectly in one go. It seems your conviction is also very strong.”

“Strong conviction?” Chu Tianqiu was amused. “Perhaps in others’ eyes, it’s not that my conviction is strong, but that I’m thoroughly mad enough.”

“It’s the same thing. How many people with strong convictions aren’t madmen?”

Seeing these two singing in harmony, Yun Yao really couldn’t hold back anymore. “Chu Tianqiu, even if you can activate this ‘copying’ ability one hundred percent of the time, I still don’t think you’re more suited than Chen Junnan to be the leader.”

“Even this isn’t enough qualification?” Chu Tianqiu looked coldly at Yun Yao. “Where else do I need to improve?”

“Never mind that you killed all of our people—just the matter of gambling your life against an Earth-level ‘Zodiac’ alone, you’ve already lost to Chen Junnan.”

“Is that so?” Chu Tianqiu paused slightly and turned to give Jin Yuanxun a look.

Jin Yuanxun nodded and turned back to open the bundle.

A foul stench instantly dispersed.

Everyone covered their noses and mouths. They saw Jin Yuanxun pull out two skulls from within. Although these two skulls were highly decomposed, their general outlines could still be distinguished.

One shriveled monkey head, one blackened rabbit head.

These two skulls appeared to be quite old. The rabbit head seemed to have been violently torn off—the skin at the neck wasn’t intact—while the monkey head had been completely severed.

“What is this…?”

Everyone in the room stared blankly at these two skulls. They clearly didn’t look like the size of ordinary animals—they were obviously Earth-level “Zodiacs.”

“Can’t tell?” Chu Tianqiu smiled. “Do you need me to explain which two ‘Zodiacs’ these are?”

After hearing this short sentence, the one who reacted most strongly was none other than Chen Junnan.

Enduring his body full of injuries, he slowly walked forward two steps. After confirming they were indeed “Earth-Monkey” and “Earth-Rabbit,” his entire face revealed a bitter smile. Then his pupils completely lost focus, and like a blade of grass swaying in the wind, he collapsed headfirst.

All his convictions were completely gone.

Before Yan Zhichun could make a move to control him, the Chen Junnan at the door quickly stepped forward to support this “himself” covered in injuries.

He stared blankly at this severely wounded man before him, feeling it was extraordinarily bizarre.

“Big, big star…” Chen Junnan said. “What exactly is going on…?”

“This…” Yun Yao frowned, completely unable to speak.

After all, the comrade who had experienced life-and-death moments with her was already dead. What attitude should she take toward this “brand new” Chen Junnan before her?

“So am I qualified enough to be the leader of ‘Heaven’s Gate’?” Chu Tianqiu paid no attention whatsoever to Chen Junnan’s corpse, only asking with a cold laugh. “I have both ability and strength. I’m just different from certain people—I don’t make a big fuss throughout the entire city just because I killed one ‘Earth-level.'”

He looked around at everyone in the room and asked, “What do you all think?”

Everyone had seen too many unbelievable things during this period. Apart from shock, they couldn’t speak.

“This is impossible…” Yun Yao came back to her senses and stepped forward to examine the two skulls. “You simply didn’t have time to participate in games. Where did you get these two Earth-level skulls from?”

Chu Tianqiu reached out to tap his own temple. “From here.”

“You…”

“Who says you must participate in games to make ‘Zodiacs’ die…?” Chu Tianqiu grinned. “I have my own methods…”