58: Let go of grudges! ?

Mao Tu asked, "Does that mean we'll have to remain merged as one dragon forever?"

"Not entirely without a solution," said Chen Long.

"I can use my telekinesis to first sculpt your statues, then inject them with Life force, and finally allow your consciousness to return to them."

"This way, although your strength might not be quite as good as before, it will be almost the same."

The other Twelve Zodiacs looked at each other, silent for a moment, but quickly nodded in agreement.

After all, if they didn't do this, they would just have to keep squeezing into one body—the thought alone was boring.

Chen Long, however, was overjoyed. If he weren't in a consciousness space without a physical body, he probably wouldn't be able to suppress the corners of his mouth.

Just then, a voice came from afar: "May I ask which country you are from?"

It turned out that Rodriguez, while they were discussing, had been quietly observing the situation and cautiously opened a hidden spatial passage behind him.

He was uneasy, afraid that he had misjudged: what if this Golden Dragon wasn't merely a disguise created by extraordinary abilities or special items?

If it truly was some powerful creature… then it would be troublesome!

After all, he only had special abilities; his combat power was not strong, and he was a true glass cannon.

If he were attacked by this Golden Dragon, he feared he would be severely injured, if not dead.

However, just as Rodriguez was feeling unsettled, the Golden Dragon suddenly moved!

He saw it use telekinesis to condense eleven lifelike stone statues in mid-air, and then, a golden light flashed, and the Dragon instantly split into twelve independent figures!

"This… so that's how it is."

Rodriguez's eyes widened, his face filled with shock.

He finally understood that this Golden Dragon was actually formed by the fusion of twelve people!

Chen Long stepped forward as their representative and said to Rodriguez:

"From the Star Constellation Society, the Twelve Zodiacs."

When he heard the words "Star Constellation Society," a sense of familiarity suddenly flashed in his mind.

A moment later, he suddenly remembered that a secret report he received yesterday mentioned the emergence of two new organizations within the Great Xia territory.

One was called the Calamity Court, and the other was called the Star Constellation Society.

And these twelve people before him were actually members of the Star Constellation Society.

What surprised Rodriguez even more was that he heard these two organizations seemed to have an irreconcilable hatred.

In other words, the Calamity Court also possessed World-Destroying level combat power; otherwise, how could it contend with the Star Constellation Society, which was already confirmed to possess the same strength?

Thus, there were at least three known World-Destroying level combat powers currently within the Great Xia territory:

One was the Calamity Court, one was the Star Constellation Society, and another… well, there might be other unknown existences.

Thinking of this, Rodriguez couldn't help but take a deep breath.

But Rodriguez still took a deep breath and said to the thirteen people in front of him:

"Everyone, regarding the grievances between you, could I act as a mediator and try to reconcile them?"

In reality, Rodriguez didn't want to get involved at all.

After all, both sides possessed World-Destroying level combat power; if he angered them, he wouldn't be able to handle the consequences.

In fact, he secretly hoped that these two sides would fight to a mutual destruction, preferably both of them completely annihilated—that would be the most ideal outcome for the Beacon Country.

However, their current fighting location was getting closer and closer to the Netherworld Projection.

Logically speaking, as one of the Apocalypse-Level Thresholds, the Netherworld Projection was so far from the Beacon Country that even if it were triggered, it wouldn't directly affect them.

But the problem was that the Netherworld Projection was not just a World-Destroying level Critical Point; it was also a strategic stronghold for the Beacon Country!

Why was it so important?

Because this place could resurrect deceased people; even those who died a hundred years ago could be successfully resurrected as long as someone had seen their appearance!

Utilizing this characteristic, the Beacon Country had resurrected a large number of scientists over the years, directly boosting their research progress by over fifty percent, and this increase was still accelerating.

Because of the special significance of the Netherworld Projection, Rodriguez would rather risk mediating the conflict between these two World-Destroying level combat powers than let them continue fighting.

Of course, the premise of all this was: don't fight towards the Netherworld Projection!

Upon hearing this, Watanabe Ichiro, one of the thirteen people, was busy vying for control and did not respond.

Chen Long, after a brief thought, stepped forward and said:

"As for grievances, yes, there are some."

"We originally came to help the Island Country with good intentions, but he actually attacked us directly. However, thinking about it now, I can't be bothered to pursue the grievances anymore."

"After all, our people are fine."

Chen Long seemed quite unconcerned at this moment.

After all, he already knew that his main body's reputation points had accumulated enough.

Moreover, during that fight, he had accidentally misfired a few skills.

Not many died, only 2 million.

So at this moment, he was too lazy to bother with these trivial matters.

Rodriguez showed a hint of surprise on his face when he heard Chen Long voluntarily state that he would no longer pursue the matter.

He was well aware of the long-standing conflicts between Great Xia and the Island Country; logically, the people from Great Xia should be harder to deal with, but he didn't expect Chen Long to be the first to choose to let it go.

Subsequently, Rodriguez breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile to Chen Long:

"Since you don't mind, then this is naturally a good thing."

Then, he turned to Watanabe Ichiro, his expression instantly becoming serious:

"Now that the people of Great Xia are willing to resolve the grievances, shouldn't you let it go too?"

"They clearly came to help you, but you, on the other hand, attacked without a word. This is truly your fault."

Rodriguez's attitude towards Watanabe Ichiro was noticeably much colder.

The reason was simple: he had confirmed that Watanabe Ichiro was a Spirit Assimilator.

This was after cracking the Evil Spirits' rules.

Instead of choosing to eliminate the Evil Spirits, they forcibly absorbed them into their bodies, using the Evil Spirits' abilities and rules to enhance their own strength.

However, the cost of this practice was that the body would be gradually eroded, and they would basically not live for more than a month.

Furthermore, Rodriguez observed that half of Watanabe Ichiro's body already showed signs of hyper-demonic transformation.

Given the current situation, surviving three days would be a miracle.

And doing this would only offend a strong person who would not live for more than three days.

But it could win the favor of another World-Destroying level strong person, which was undoubtedly a sure-win deal.

At this moment, Watanabe Ichiro, who was struggling to regain control of his body, did not respond to Rodriguez's clearly biased words.

It was the Demonic Blade that spoke again, with a hint of sarcasm in its tone:

"Tsk tsk tsk, Watanabe Ichiro, oh, Watanabe Ichiro…"

"Look at you, how despised you are! Why don't you quickly sacrifice the entire country?"

"I will kill them all!"

"Hahaha!!!"

When these words reached his ears, Watanabe Ichiro did not respond but gritted his teeth and once again put all his effort into regaining control of his body.

After a long time.

By the time Rodriguez was starting to feel bored, Watanabe Ichiro had regained most of his body's control and slowly said:

"All grievances, I have let them go."

As soon as he finished speaking,

Watanabe Ichiro quickly disappeared from his spot amidst the Demonic Blade's deafening roars.

"Hey, Watanabe Ichiro! You coward, someone insults you like this, and you actually run away?"

"Quickly give me back the body! Let me show them what true bloody slaughter and corpses strewn across the fields mean!"

However, Watanabe Ichiro turned a deaf ear to this, still accelerating, and disappeared in the blink of an eye.