Chapter 353: 167: First Glimpse into the Pantheon
Zhou Baiyu was particularly interested in the affairs of the Seven Demon Emperors, so to extract information about them, he started with the story of the "Upper Realm."
He told Wan Zi that there were also seven entities of utmost power in this world, known as the Seven Sins.
The Seven Sins are the largest power collective in this world.
There are also followers of the "God of Plagiarism and Duplication" who are trying to overthrow the rule of the Seven Sins.
Everything corresponds to the Advanced World.
In the Advanced World, there are Seven Great Demon Emperors, while outside in the wilderness, there is a being capable of stitching others' flesh, attempting to overthrow the rule of the Seven Great Demon Emperors.
"The Sin of Pride has already clashed with Mark. Mark's power is truly terrifying. Although in the beginning, he was at a disadvantage in the battle against Pride, he felt the terror of the Seven Sins as people at the pinnacle of power,"
"But as the battle intensified, Mark said, 'You're still far from my match,' and to everyone's shock, he used Pride's own ultimate move!"
"Just in a brief exchange, Mark had already copied Pride's power!"
"The scene was like the sky falling and the earth splitting, as if the whole world was about to be destroyed."
Zhou Baiyu deliberately exaggerated the description of the battlefield, relating it to the typical world-destroying scenarios Wan Zi had seen in comics and movies he had watched.
It was like conveying the battles of a fantasy world to someone from a martial arts world.
Combined with Zhen Shi's "Baiyu is right, that's how it is," they exploited Wan Zi's trust in Zhen Shi, using the orator's traits...
Zhou Baiyu fabricated stories, making Wan Zi believe that the world's power was incredibly fearsome.
The guy named Mark was much more powerful than Stitcher.
For now, Mark was sealed in Zhou Baiyu's dream, still contending with the Land of No Light in Zhou Baiyu's dreams. If he heard this ridiculous fabrication... he would probably feel quite messed up inside.
Zhou Baiyu was quite aware of one thing: when it comes to bragging, once you've established the baseline, you might as well exaggerate a bit.
Wan Zi was different from Zhou Shou. If Zhou Shou knew of such a world, he would probably howl with excitement, "Awesome! I can't wait to fight with them."
Zhou Shou is a wild-dog-like Demon King Hunter, and Wan Zi is a wild-cat-like Demon King Hunter.
Wan Zi would mercilessly kill any target that could be killed, even going out of her way to kill beings beyond her own existence.
But if the power is too overwhelming, she becomes a cat that bows its head to lick its paws, seemingly harmless to humans and animals alike.
In the great battle Zhou Baiyu described, Pride fought against Mark, and in the end, Mark killed Pride. The Seven Sins became six.
The world's powers were reshuffled.
Wan Zi listened with rapt attention, feeling both scared and thinking the information was extremely valuable.
Although she had not killed the precursor and it was not good to report back, bringing back such valuable information would surely please the demon lords.
That was what Wan Zi thought, and Zhou Baiyu had guessed that Wan Zi would think so.
On one hand, he wanted to use the information from his own world to get Wan Zi to reveal some information.
On the other hand, he was leading her on.
Copying and plagiarism by nature were very similar to Stitching.
And the Seven Sins correspond to the Seven Demon Emperors.
The downfall of Pride made Wan Zi wonder... could Stitcher one day challenge the Seven Demon Emperors?
Actually, it was a question to which everyone knew the answer.
In fact, Wan Zi didn't dislike Stitcher; in her view, Stitcher was no different from the seven demon lords.
Of course, being in the Demon Emperor's camp, Wan Zi would still mostly help the Demon Emperors.
For instance—by reporting everything Zhou Baiyu had told her to the Seven Demon Emperors.
Naturally, there were those among the Seven Demon Emperors who were very sensitive to power.
If they allowed Stitcher to grow unchecked, in that world filled with magical creatures, corrupt spawns, and materials for stitching everywhere... sooner or later, Stitcher would wage war on the Old God Territory ruled by the Seven Demon Emperors, the Advanced World of Longxia.
Perhaps, by the history of the "Upper Realm," the Seven Demon Emperors might take heed and realize how similar the two worlds were.
Of course, it was also possible that the Seven Demon Emperors would see through all of this. But either way, the story would be like a seed sown into their thoughts.
Moreover, Stitcher truly was a threat.
After telling the stories of his own world, Zhou Baiyu let Wan Zi share a few "Lower Realm" stories.
Zhang Haoyun had a new understanding of Zhou Baiyu and suddenly realized that she had only been exposed to his good side.
Now she felt that this man was really full of ghost stories and truly—
Had become a bit more charming.
It was the same with Zhen Shi. In the past, he always seemed gentle, but she suddenly realized, after everyone had accepted someone's sincere and gentle image...
If he ever did something dishonest, perhaps no one would suspect it was his doing.
The man I love is a schemer, and my dearest little brother is also a potential schemer...
Zhang Haoyun's feelings were actually quite complex.
Wan Zi didn't have much information to share, as the things she talked about had mostly been discussed during the hours she had spent in deep conversation with Midel at the Demon Clan Arena.
Luckily, Zhou Baiyu knew how to lead the conversation.
The topic quickly shifted to the Reverser.
"Number Two... hmph, crazy dog, Number Two called me ugly freak, I'll kill him one day!"
The Reverser only had three members.
Zhou Baiyu now felt that, in a sense, Number Two Zhou Shou was his adoring fan, his own little brother, a definite force to backstab the Seven Demon Emperors.
And Wan Zi also seemed to have the potential to become another force to backstab the Seven Demon Emperors.
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