Chapter 670: Chapter 371 Joy and Pocket Universe_2

Previously, his battle with the subordinates, although short-lived,

did not go unnoticed, whether it was the force of the void that the Earless Man had previously enveloped the planet with, or the explosion of flames upon the death of the subordinates.

Such phenomena had already attracted attention from various regions.

This was why Chen Sheng had come to the Martial Arts Association.

He had no intention of telling Li Wuji the truth.

But before matters truly became irreversible,

Chen Sheng did not wish to cause unnecessary commotion.

At the very least,

he should let the other party know that the crisis had been resolved.

With that thought,

he carried the head of the paint-covered creature through the crowd, attracting no attention.

He made his way to the President’s Office.

Sensing that only Li Wuji was inside, Chen Sheng pushed the door open and entered.

“…I understand, continue your investigation.”

Inside,

Li Wuji was on the phone.

Seeing Chen Sheng walk in carrying a head, his eyes swept over the skull of the paint creature and he seemed to realize something.

After giving a few brief instructions,

Li Wuji ended the call abruptly.

And his next words

made the excuse Chen Sheng had prepared somewhat difficult to say.

“You’ve arrived,”

“Is it about the subordinates?”

Li Wuji seemed to have guessed the development of the situation already.

He simply nodded with a smile, gesturing for him to sit down on the sofa.

“You guessed?”

Chen Sheng’s eyebrows rose slightly.

“I guess so,”

Li Wuji nodded gently.

“After all, I am one of those who are aware of the existence of the Supreme Demon.”

“I would never think that a crisis could be averted so easily.”

“It’s just that it all happened quicker than I had anticipated.”

At that point,

Li Wuji looked up at Chen Sheng, his expression solemn.

“Can you tell me?”

“About the subordinates?”

Upon hearing this,

Chen Sheng contemplated for a brief moment.

Since Li Wuji had already guessed, it seemed pointless to continue concealing the truth.

Thus,

he began to speak softly.

Five minutes later.

Chen Sheng shared with Li Wuji everything he currently knew about the subordinates.

“Is that so…..”

Multiverse.

Supreme Demon.

Powerful subordinates, and the Heavenly Beings’ King who had not yet completely perished.

Even though he had speculated already,

Li Wuji still felt shocked.

The world described by Chen Sheng was too far and too vast for him,

a magnitude he couldn’t even imagine reaching.

Chen Sheng, faced with so many powerful enemies alone.

And as for himself,

even if he wanted to do something, to help Chen Sheng in some way,

what could he or all other humans combined actually do?

Li Wuji slowly opened his mouth.

“I—”

But he stopped mid-sentence,

as if he had remembered something.

His expression darkened, and he closed his mouth again.

What Li Wuji truly wanted to say was an apology.

He felt that he shouldn’t let Chen Sheng face all this alone.

And over the past half-month, despite having noticed something, he still chose to comfort himself like an ostrich.

But then,

what use was there in saying sorry?

Time and again, he felt he shouldn’t let Chen Sheng shoulder so much responsibility alone.

But every time he voiced such thoughts, Li Wuji would feel a deep sense of powerlessness and self-loathing.

He felt like a good-for-nothing,

able only to verbally express his gratitude and apology, yet ultimately hiding in his own little world, waiting for Chen Sheng to save the day.

Fingers intertwined, tightly grasping each other.

The knuckles turned a faint white.

But in the end,

Li Wuji still couldn’t say anything, only maintaining his silence.

“There’s no rush,”

“Go and do what you need to do,”

“We have plenty of time,”

Perhaps sensing Li Wuji’s thoughts,

Chen Sheng stood up from the sofa.

He didn’t mind doing what he could,

but he also knew,

that no matter what he said, it would be hard to alleviate the self-reproach and feelings of helplessness in Li Wuji’s heart.

Unless one day,

the other’s strength became great enough to be of help to him.

But that…

would likely take a very, very long time.

Therefore,

Chen Sheng chose to avoid discussing it further.

“I’m leaving,”

At that moment,

seeing that the paint creature’s skull was showing signs of awakening,

Chen Sheng walked straight towards the door.

Next,

he needed to extract more information about the subordinates from the paint creature.

Click.

As the door closed,

only Li Wuji was left in the President’s Office.

Dead silence enveloped the space.

Until after a long while,

a deep sigh echoed.

————

On an uninhabited island,

the skull was tossed onto the sand, rolling continuously.

Sand clung to the face, even getting into the mouth beneath the paint.

Yet the paint creature didn’t mind at all, rather it kept emitting loud chewing sounds.

“Hello, friend named Chen Sheng,”

“Let me introduce myself, you can call me… Joy,”

“Such a fierce person you are, to beat me up like this at first encounter,”

“But… I’ll tell you, I’m not mad,”

The paint creature said gleefully.

He spoke the language of China, even with perfect pronunciation.

Even some who had grown up in China their whole life might not speak as impeccably.

Chen Sheng didn’t believe the other was from this world.

He must have comprehended the planet’s languages in a short span of time.

“I know a lot about you,”

“You want to ensure this world isn’t destroyed by the subordinates, you want to kill the subordinates and even the Supreme Demon completely, right?”

“For the latter, I might be unable to assist,”

“But for the former, I can certainly lead you down a bright path,”

Chen Sheng had not yet spoken.