Who wants to become a god? Aren't you all forcing me?

#362 - Chapter 361: God's Mandate

The slaughter only lasted a few seconds before coming to an end. The Chosen One, suppressed to the Eighth Forbidden Realm, barely put up any resistance before losing his life.

Li Chenqiu waved his hand, and the lush greenery before him transformed into mist, disappearing into the biting cold wind.

"I don't feel any mental fatigue at all. Is this the so-called Five Elements foundation, endlessly regenerating? It's truly powerful!" Li Chenqiu grinned, looking down at his clenched fists.

As long as I activate the No End Domain, I'll probably be unmatched below the Tenth Forbidden Realm.

Even those in the Tenth Forbidden Realm, if they step into the No End Domain without any prior knowledge, unless they have some life-saving measures, they'll be lucky to escape with just a layer of skin.

If they know about the existence of the No End Domain, then it's a different story. After all, the range of my domain isn't that large. If they attack from a distance, the domain won't be of much use.

"Right now, many people know that I have a protector, but they know nothing about the existence of the No End Domain. It can be used as a life-saving measure, catching them off guard."

Li Chenqiu nodded. Just as he was about to turn around and descend the mountain, a faint sound came from afar.

"Hmm?"

Li Chenqiu stopped in his tracks and turned to look behind him.

In a deep pit, Nakamura Taniichi, resembling a hedgehog, was trembling slightly. He buried his head in the snow, seemingly hiding from something.

"Don't move, don't move, don't move..."

Nakamura Taniichi repeated the words "don't move" in his heart, praying that Li Chenqiu wouldn't discover him.

Pat, pat, pat...

A series of footsteps approached from afar, echoing in Nakamura Taniichi's ears like a death knell.

Thump!

The footsteps stopped, and Nakamura Taniichi's body trembled violently.

Li Chenqiu stood at the edge of the pit, looking slightly surprised at the opponent's slowly healing wounds, and asked in confusion, "Are you a Resurrector?"

Nakamura Taniichi didn't speak, still playing dead.

Li Chenqiu's eyes gradually turned cold, and he said in fluent Federation Common Language, "If you don't say anything, then I'll have to pry your mouth open. Want to try..."

"No!"

Nakamura Taniichi said in a hoarse voice, revealing his face, which had been riddled with steel thorns.

Li Chenqiu narrowed his eyes, staring at the steel thorns piercing the other party's forehead, and frowned, "What are you?"

Nakamura Taniichi reached out and pulled out the steel thorn from his throat, staring at Li Chenqiu warily, "If I tell you, will you let me go?"

Li Chenqiu stroked his chin, pretending to hesitate for a moment, and said:

"It depends on whether you have any value to me. If you do, I'll spare your life and trade you with the Takahashi Conglomerate for some things."

"Really?"

Nakamura Taniichi's eyes suddenly lit up.

"Of course." Li Chenqiu squatted down, interlacing his fingers in front of him, "Provided that you're very important to the Takahashi Conglomerate."

Nakamura Taniichi nodded quickly, "Yes, I'm very valuable. I can be exchanged for a lot of money, a lot of Mystic Devices!"

Li Chenqiu gestured for him to continue.

Nakamura Taniichi endured the severe pain coming from all parts of his body and said, "I'm a God Envoy of the Divine Pavilion, belonging to..."

"Wait a moment." Li Chenqiu raised his hand to interrupt, "What is the Divine Pavilion, and what is a God Envoy?"

"Um... the Divine Pavilion is an organization composed of a group of God Envoys, managed by the Onmyoji Bureau, but each God Envoy has a force they are loyal to. The force I'm loyal to is the Takahashi Conglomerate."

Li Chenqiu said coldly, "Continue."

"As for God Envoys... I don't know the specifics. I was originally an ordinary Chosen One. More than ten years ago, people from the Onmyoji Bureau suddenly came to my door.

They said that I was a God Envoy, possessing far greater potential than others, and would definitely become a pillar of the Southern Federation in the future, but only if I underwent their training. Then... I joined the Divine Pavilion."

Hearing this, a look of contemplation flashed in Li Chenqiu's eyes, and he continued to ask, "Are all God Envoys like you, with bodies that can heal themselves, and who won't die even if their foreheads are pierced?"

"No, they're the same as ordinary Chosen Ones. The reason I can heal myself is because..." Nakamura Taniichi paused, seeming a little reluctant to continue.

"Are you looking to die? Still keeping secrets from me?"

Li Chenqiu reached out and grabbed the steel thorn inserted into Nakamura Taniichi's chest, stirring it wantonly inside his body.

"Ah—" The excruciating pain caused Nakamura Taniichi to tense up, his face becoming particularly狰狞: "I'll talk! I'll talk!"

"Wouldn't it have been better if you had done this earlier?" Li Chenqiu stopped his movements.

Nakamura Taniichi gasped for a few breaths, and said weakly, "My ability is special, allowing me to heal myself when injured, but the speed isn't as fast as a Resurrector's.

Besides that, I'm more like a character in a game, with multiple lives. I won't die even if I suffer a fatal injury. As for how many lives I have, I don't know."

Li Chenqiu suddenly understood and slowly stood up.

He originally thought that the other party was the same type of person as himself, but now it seems that this isn't the case. The premise that he can't be killed is that he has enough life energy, while the other party is said to have several lives.

Seeing Li Chenqiu stand up, Nakamura Taniichi said nervously, "I... I'm really valuable. I'm destined to become a big figure in the Southern Federation in the future. The Takahashi Conglomerate spent a lot of money to recruit me..."

Li Chenqiu raised his hand to interrupt Nakamura Taniichi: "I know you're very valuable, but..."

Nakamura Taniichi's heart was instantly lifted by this "but."

Li Chenqiu opened his palm and aimed it at Nakamura Taniichi: "But at the same time, I'm also very curious how many lives you actually have."

Nakamura Taniichi's expression froze: "You... what do you mean?"

Li Chenqiu smiled brightly: "Weren't you having a lot of fun just now? Now it's my turn to have fun."

Swish swish—

Countless thin bamboo strips appeared out of thin air around Nakamura Taniichi's body, poking back and forth like a machine gun. The sound of flesh tearing and wailing was chilling.

"Ahhh!!!!"

...

"Everyone be quiet, be vigilant around, the enemy may appear at any time!" Enomoto Akiyoshi stood at the very front with a serious face.

In front of him, over fifty Chosen Ones stood neatly in rows.

After leaving the snow mountain earlier, Enomoto Akiyoshi took some of the Chosen Ones who had no hope of reaching the summit out of the snow mountain, and told them his guess, which made everyone panic.

"Everyone cooperate, don't make noise!" Takahashi Haruyama, the lackey, shouted loudly.

Enomoto Akiyoshi said with a straight face: "Officer Yuki has entrusted everyone's lives to me, so I have to take on this responsibility, otherwise..."

Boom boom boom—

A series of loud noises came from afar, the sound getting louder and louder.

Enomoto Akiyoshi's voice stopped abruptly, and he turned his head to look in the direction of the noise, as did everyone else.

On the vast white snow, a towering tree was constantly enlarging, and dozens of vines extended from the canopy, moving quickly on the snow like spiders.

Under the big tree, a man with blood and flesh blurred all over his body was running away in a panic, occasionally looking back, his expression very frightened.

This person was none other than Nakamura Taniichi.