After hearing this, Qi Xia reached out and pinched his own thigh.

It hurt very much, but there was no sign of waking up at all.

“It’s useless.” Heavenly-Dragon said. “You haven’t rested properly for too long. How will you be able to wake up this time?”

“I can’t possibly lose to you here,” Qi Xia said.

“Even if you can revive every ten days, your brain cannot deceive your body.” Heavenly-Dragon twisted his face slightly, looking at Qi Xia with that completely flat skin. “You don’t need rest, but it does.”

“Heavenly-Dragon, are you going to kill me here?”

“No, you misunderstand. I’m only worried about your body.” Heavenly-Dragon answered indifferently. “Aries, shall we have a proper chat?”

Qi Xia furrowed his brow and looked at the monster before him for a long time before finally opening his mouth to ask, “What do you want to talk about?”

“Let’s talk about the ‘future.'” Heavenly-Dragon said. “This opportunity is rare. There’s no one else here, only you and me. Why don’t we envision the ‘future’ together?”

“No, I don’t want to talk about the ‘future’ with you.” Qi Xia slowly walked to the table, pulled out a chair, and sat down. “I want to talk about the ‘past’ with you.”

“What’s past is past.” Heavenly-Dragon reached out and wiped his completely invisible mouth. “Aries, you should know… if the two of us continue fighting, neither can possibly have a good outcome. Even if you rack your brains and think of every possible method, if you can ultimately kill me, what will you do yourself?”

“I’ll return to the past,” Qi Xia answered. “When everything here ends, I’ll naturally return to the past.”

“And then? You’ll return to the past with your twisted mind, wounds all over your body, painful memories, the terminal illness in your head, and a ‘false Yu Nian’an’?” Heavenly-Dragon slowly lowered his head. “When you return to the past, how long can you live?”

“I…”

Heavenly-Dragon’s few questions almost completely shattered Qi Xia’s psychological defenses. Qi Xia felt the surrounding walls rapidly filling with cracks, and the ceiling continuously dropping dust.

He quickly closed his eyes.

After just a few seconds, the cracks spreading across the walls seemed to have encountered something terrifying and retreated one after another. The dust on the ground also began to slowly rise, floating back toward the ceiling.

The signs of collapse were disappearing. This room seemed to have become a bit sturdier again.

“The logic is reversed, isn’t it?” Qi Xia let out a cold laugh. “I should say… if we really could ‘peacefully coexist,’ how would I have ended up looking like such a ghost?”

“I’m very disappointed.” After hearing this, Heavenly-Dragon shook his head. “Even now you’re still on guard against me. Aries, clearly it was you who deceived me, yet in the end, you still have to guard against me.”

“Then have you not deceived me?” Qi Xia felt that he was gradually taking control of the initiative in this conversation. “You keep calling me ‘Aries,’ but what am I now?”

He discovered that Heavenly-Dragon seemed to have no way to make a move inside this room. This truly was an equal conversation.

It was as if something else here was restraining Heavenly-Dragon.

“You want to say… I call you ‘Aries,’ yet you’ve become a ‘Participant’…?” Heavenly-Dragon’s voice gradually became hesitant. “What a laughable matter…”

He slowly stood up, walked to Qi Xia’s side, and placed his hand on his shoulder.

“If you’re willing, come back now to be ‘Heavenly-Sheep.'” Heavenly-Dragon said. “With your brain, plus ‘Immortal Techniques’ and ‘Divine Power,’ no one here could beat you.”

“What…?”

Qi Xia felt that what Heavenly-Dragon was saying exceeded his expectations somewhat.

“What, you’re not willing to become ‘Heavenly-Sheep’?” Heavenly-Dragon slowly bent down, bringing his mouth close to Qi Xia’s ear. “Aries, have you noticed? Was it really me who made you become a ‘Participant,’ or did you choose this path yourself?”

As soon as Heavenly-Dragon’s words fell, countless thoughts swirled in Qi Xia’s mind—could it be that he himself chose to become a “Participant”?

What was the reason?

“Aries, stop numbing yourself.” Heavenly-Dragon continued. “Do you know how many opportunities I’ve had to completely kill you?”

“I…”

“Even right now is the same. As long as I act recklessly within your state of mind, you’ll completely collapse.”

Heavenly-Dragon said again, “Do you think you’ve managed to survive until now truly because you’re clever enough?”

Watching the cracks in the wall gradually expand, Qi Xia furrowed his brow once again. “If not?”

“It’s because I ‘appreciate a fellow hero.'” Heavenly-Dragon said. “I don’t want to bury a talent like you in this ‘Taoyuan.’ I want you to come with me.”

“Go where…?”

“The ‘train’ is already prepared and can depart at any time.” Heavenly-Dragon’s expression wriggled, revealing a shape that looked very happy. “We don’t need to bother with this mess anymore. We’ll go create a new ‘Taoyuan.'”

“Not bother with this mess…?” Qi Xia turned his head to look at Heavenly-Dragon. “What do you mean by ‘create a new Taoyuan’?”

“You have ‘Endless Life.’ We can completely go to a place with no people and create a batch of subjects who submit to us.”

After Heavenly-Dragon finished speaking, the ceiling began to shake rapidly, countless clouds of dust falling down, staining the hair of both people.

“Create a batch of subjects…?”

“That’s right, Aries. Only you and I have a chance to become gods.” Heavenly-Dragon’s voice became lower and lower. Every time Heavenly-Dragon spoke, Qi Xia felt as if his heart, soul, and consciousness were about to be taken away by him. Not only could he not make any judgments, he couldn’t even think.

He could only concentrate even more than usual, closing his eyes to shut out all external information, working hard to redirect his thinking.

“There’s still a loophole…” Qi Xia said.

“What?” Heavenly-Dragon was slightly startled.

“There’s still a loophole…” Qi Xia kept his eyes tightly closed, his brow slightly furrowed. “The more you say to me, the easier it becomes for me to discover your loophole.”

As soon as the words fell, the mottled walls around them began rapidly restoring themselves. Even the peeling wall surfaces were being repaired.

Seeing this scene, Heavenly-Dragon couldn’t help but fall into contemplation.

“What… loophole do I have?”

“Your behavior doesn’t at all seem like you’re recruiting me to join you.” Qi Xia said. “To find me, ‘Heavenly-Horse’ even launched ‘Heavenly-Horse Moment.’ She didn’t mind killing me.”

The damaged ceiling was now also becoming whole. Even the dust on the nearby furniture began to fade away.

“But I still don’t understand… Heavenly-Dragon.” Qi Xia slowly opened his eyes, looking at Heavenly-Dragon’s face with a stern expression. “You clearly know that I am ‘Endless Life,’ so why would you still send ‘Heavenly-level’ beings to find me?”