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"We can share this gift from the planet together."
"Together, we can become gods who control the memories of this planet!"
His voice was seductive, each word like a key, trying to unlock the door to any potential ambition in Su Chen's heart.
This temptation is enough to drive any ambitious person, anyone who thirsts for power, completely mad.
To become a demigod-like being, looking down upon all living beings.
What a sublime honor this is!
Faced with this outrageous invitation, Su Chen simply looked around calmly.
His gaze swept over the surging green energy well, and the immense flow of information within it was not, in his eyes, an incomprehensible mysterious force.
Rather, it is like a vast database waiting to be deciphered and parsed.
There was no greed or obsession in his eyes.
What flashes through my mind is the pure, irrepressible excitement of scientists when they discover a new, unknown continent.
Then, he turned his gaze back to the excited Sonozaki Ryubei.
On his face, there was still that signature polite yet distant smile.
“Thank you very much for your generosity, Mr. Ryūbei.”
His voice was calm and undisturbed, a stark contrast to the turbulent energy around him.
"but……"
This transition word instantly froze the smile on Sonozaki Ryubei's face.
Su Chen paused for a moment, then clearly uttered the second half of the sentence.
“I’m not interested in becoming someone else’s collection.”
These words, though not loud, were like a thunderclap from the heavens.
Each word was like an invisible, resounding slap, striking Sonozaki Ryubei's face, which was contorted with fanaticism.
The almost divine brilliance in his eyes vanished instantly.
Instead, there was astonishment, disbelief, and the utter stillness before a volcanic eruption.
Sonozaki Ryubei's last bit of patience, his arrogant pride, and his self-righteous sense of control were all shattered at this moment by Su Chen's casual remark.
The conflict between the two sides is no longer concealed.
At this moment, it was completely brought to the forefront.
There is absolutely no room for maneuver.
The air seemed to freeze.
Only the green energy surging within the "Well of the Earth" silently proclaims its timeless existence.
Chapter Thirty-Four: The Scorpion's Sting, the Birth of Annihilation
Su Chen's complete break with Sonozaki Ryubei was like a silent earthquake, shaking the very foundation of the Sonozaki family.
It was not merely a contest of power, but a collapse of ideologies, a violent upheaval as the old order was challenged by a new force.
The news spread like wildfire through the shadows of the city at an astonishing speed.
When Saeko Sonozaki learned all the details of this earth-shattering confrontation from her almost forgotten spy—a pawn she had planted next to her father—her entire body froze.
The intelligence was transmitted via encrypted lines, each byte carrying a suffocating sense of oppression.
A heated argument took place in the conference room.
The father's unquestionable authority, and Su Chen's calm yet scathing rebuttal.
She could almost see her father's face contorted with rage through the cold words, and feel the murderous intent that could freeze the air.
She knew then that the final battle was inevitable.
That will be the final battle where everything is at stake.
Her father, Sonozaki Ryubei, was the man who controlled the underground order of Fuuto and regarded his own will as absolute truth.
He would never tolerate someone who dared to challenge his authority time and again, even to the point of humiliating him, continuing to live in this world.
"Eliminate all uncertainties"—this was my father's consistent principle.
Su Chen has undoubtedly become the biggest and most dangerous uncertainty in his eyes.
Su Chen, that enigmatic man, possessed unfathomable strength and an air of utter composure that seemed to know everything.
He would never bow down to anyone.
His very existence is a denial of Sonozaki Rubei's authority.
There isn't much time left for her.
Every minute, every second, slips away relentlessly, like grains of sand in an hourglass.
The air was thick with a sense of impending doom, like the wind howling in the mountains.
She must make a choice before this final storm sweeps everything away.
A choice that concerns life and death, and the future.
Furthermore, she must possess the power to protect herself, and even to influence the course of the battle.
She could no longer be a mere pawn of the Sonozaki family, passively accepting the dictates of fate as she had in the past.
She will seize fate by the throat.
late at night.
The city's neon lights appeared blurry and hazy in the cold rain.
The skyscraper at Zero One Technology's headquarters resembles a sharp sword piercing the night sky, radiating the cold light of technology.
She came here again.
This time, she didn't hesitate at all.
The probing and weighing of her eyes were gone.
Her high heels clicked sharply on the polished marble floor, echoing the rapid beating of her heart.
Upon seeing Su Chen, the once aloof and domineering museum queen, Saeko Sonozaki, did something that would leave anyone who knew her speechless.
There was no preamble, no unnecessary words.
She walked straight up to Su Chen, took a deep breath, and then knelt on one knee.
Expensive dresses lay scattered on the cold ground, but she didn't care at all.
She lowered her head, which in the eyes of countless people in Fengdu symbolized nobility and power.
His attitude was extremely humble.
"Owner."
She gave everything with this new title, which carried the implication of absolute obedience.
Including her dignity, her pride, and everything she once possessed.
The voice was slightly hoarse, but exceptionally clear.
These two simple words seemed to drain all her strength, yet also felt like a huge burden had been lifted from her shoulders.
From this moment on, she was no longer Sonozaki Saeko.
At least, it's not just about Sonosaki Saeko, who carries the burden of her family's honor and sins.
“My father has made up his mind to kill me.”
Her voice was cold and resolute, devoid of any emotional fluctuation, as if she were stating a fact that had nothing to do with her.
"I am also ready to completely betray him."
She said it with absolute certainty, leaving no room for negotiation.
She looked up, her beautiful face appearing somewhat pale in the cold light of the laboratory, but her deep eyes burned with a resolute, almost insane flame.
It's an extreme form of investment and gambling, where one completely entrusts their soul and future to the control of others.
"I am still too weak."
She looked directly at Su Chen, making no attempt to hide her desire.
"Please... grant me the power to kill my father!"
She spoke the words "parricide" with perfect clarity, with a barely perceptible tremor, a manifestation of extreme hatred intertwined with anticipation.
Su Chen looked at her calmly.
His deep gaze seemed to penetrate the most hidden corners of people's hearts.
He seemed to have anticipated everything that was happening before his eyes.
Saeko Sonozaki's choice, her submission, her request—everything was within his calculations.
Saeko is a perfect knife.
Sharp, resilient, and possessing its own will.
However, if the knife is not lethal enough, or if the poison is not applied deeply enough, it cannot inflict fatal damage on a truly powerful enemy.
Now, it's time.
For this blood-drinking blade, quench it with the most potent and deadly poison.
Let her become a deadly blade capable of tearing apart all obstacles.
"as you wish."
Su Chen's voice remained calm and unwavering, as if he were simply responding to a request that couldn't be simpler.
He turned and walked toward the heavy alloy door deep inside the laboratory.
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