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Chapter 246 The Merit Contest officially begins today [Third update, requesting monthly votes]

Fang Ge's wives' group currently has three members.

Jin Xi, Zhan Lan, Zhao Yingkong.

While Riyo Sora usually lacks boundaries, she tends to shrink back when dealing with matters of the heart, making it difficult to understand what she's thinking.

Let's set aside the fact that she was identified as a pure female devil for now.

Zhao Yingkong has the strongest presence because of her high potential and strong abilities; she's known as the "minion crusher" and is considered the third member of the team. However, she previously had many hidden concerns, and Fang Ge had to put in a lot of effort just to ensure her stability by clearing mines.

As for Zhan Lan, she had to endure her inner demons for more than ten years, and she only took action when necessary, living a mundane life in the cycle of reincarnation, which made her presence much less noticeable.

Aside from showing the giant snake's face and flexing its muscles to the demon Zheng Zha, the entire horror film didn't even use mental scanning; it simply maintained a mental link and mental shield.

As for Jinxi... her presence has become increasingly faint.

In every sense, the Dragon Girl has been with Fang Ge the longest, for six or seven years in real time alone.

Even now, she still spends at least a third of her time following Fang Ge around every day, and in the past, she was almost inseparable from him.

Their usual strength is comparable to Cheng Xiao and Ming Yanwei. However, the Zhongzhou team has become so powerful that even getting matched with an opponent requires a bit of luck.

As a created being who cannot be resurrected using the Sun Scripture, Fang Ge basically gave up on having her engage in unnecessary battles.

If Jin Xi were to answer what her feelings for Fang Ge are...

The answer must be: "A love that transcends life and death."

This is something that was shaped by Fang Ge and certified by the Main God... without a doubt.

But if Fang Ge were to answer what his feelings for Jin Xi were...

He would be more inclined to give the answer "habit".

Long-term companionship is like a gentle spring rain, nourishing things silently.

Fang Ge was used to Jin Xi always being by his side. He felt more at ease with the Dragon Girl by his side, as he was a multifaceted individual.

That's it.

Therefore, in order for this companionship to continue, Jinxi must overcome her inner demons and achieve immortality...

This was not Jin Xi's own request; she would never ask Fang Ge to do anything for her.

"Really? What decision did you make?" Fang Ge chuckled and sat down next to Jin Xi, keeping her company as they looked at the familiar scenery.

"Reincarnated, just as the charioteer envisioned, freed from the limitations imposed by the main god at birth... and then growing stronger and stronger, staying by your side every step of the way." Jinxi gently leaned on her lover's shoulder, her tone cool and calm.

Fang Ge, who knew her well, heard a hint of resentment in her voice.

So Fang Ge opened up and said, "Actually... I've always hoped that you could disagree with my plans or opinions and express your own wishes."

"Then this would prove that I've freed myself from the personal biases you added to my personality when you created me?"

The dragon girl puffed out her cheeks and said in a complaining tone, "You've gone mad! Even if I rebel against you, you'll think it's because 'you want me to rebel, so I rebel.' Haven't you already said both sides of the argument?"

“This…” A look of astonishment appeared on Fang Ge’s face.

"call……"

Jinxi took a deep breath and said angrily, "So it doesn't matter anymore. Just treat it as a training session or a promotion... I won't make any excuses about it."

"...I'm sorry. I was too subjective and arbitrary."

Upon hearing her lover apologize, Jinxi simply took his hand and intertwined their fingers.

“As soon as we first returned to the [real world], I realized that everything here was different from what I remembered.”

Jinxi said softly, "Therefore, I never suffer for those [false] things. Nor am I afraid that you will inflict the same thing on me."

"Right now, all that's missing is one piece of evidence that will convince you that what I said is true. As long as it can't be proven, you'll still blame yourself for the pain in your memories." "..." Fang Ge was speechless.

"So... sometimes having too high a moral compass isn't a good thing."

The dragon girl offered this assessment: "Ever since you realized something was wrong, that sense of ease and comfort has vanished... Fortunately, the matter was resolved quickly, and I also have something I need to prove."

"What do you want to prove?" Fang Ge couldn't help but ask.

"Whether you prove it once, ten times, or a thousand times, you'll only get the same result."

Jinxi smiled and said something incredible, "No matter how many circles we go through... as long as you are still you, I will always love you."

Her confidence was so great that Fang Ge found it somewhat inexplicable.

However, this did not prevent Fang Ge from thinking that she was right.

……

The reincarnation of the Legend of Sword and Fairy world is similar to most worlds, yet different.

It is not controlled by anyone, including the Ten Kings of Hell, and even Fuxi could not influence it. The Ghost Realm's Birth and Death Register is a prediction made by observing the cold marrow of the Nine Springs, but the Ghost Realm claims to the world that it has the power to control it.

The end and beginning of reincarnation exist within the earth, including a gate to hell, a bridge to the underworld, six offices of the Cao official, ten Yama's palaces, twelve offices of the Si official, and eighteen levels of hell.

The dead become ghosts, and ghosts enter the cycle of reincarnation, being reborn into the six realms. This is the final stop of life, and also the beginning of life.

After crossing the Bridge of Helplessness and drinking Meng Po's soup, the first cry of injustice is heard after the six realms of reincarnation. On the Three Lives Stone, a deep mark is engraved, recording the debts that should be settled and the affections that should be repaid.

This process does not change the soul, appearance, or even gender; it only erases memories. However, with the use of certain secret techniques, memories can still be retrieved... just like Xu Changqing's.

From this perspective, the Meng Po soup might just be a "seal".

Because it is not controlled by anything and is absolutely fair and just, it is even more suitable for Fang Ge to interfere.

If one's merits are high enough and one's fortune is strong enough, then one will surely enter the Heavenly Path, either being born a saint or having a predestined affinity with the immortals, thus becoming an immortal.

So, how does one accumulate merit?
Fang Ge had prepared two plans in advance, which could be implemented together.

The first option is to eat the Annihilation Grass, make great contributions in the battle against the Water Demon Beast, and become a hero who saves the world.

The second method... is to kill a large number of [Extraterrestrial Demons].

The Supreme God only grants a reasonable identity to those who reincarnate and those who create them. This identity also grants Jinxi the right to be reincarnated.

Meanwhile... the Reincarnation Army whose consciousness was born in the Main God Space has no legitimate identity.

Once they enter the cycle of reincarnation, they will fall into a state of dimensional rejection similar to that in "Final Destination," and they won't live for long at all.

Therefore, every time Fang Ge releases them from the inner world, they die not long afterward... It's not simply because the Central Continent Team assigns them difficult tasks.

Meanwhile, behind the scenes, Fang Ge had been preparing for this... most important event in his heart for a long time.

He prepared a full ten thousand Reincarnation Army 1.0 individuals who had awakened their intelligence in the Main God Space!

These people will be immediately recognized by the consciousness of the plane as soon as they are released from the inner world.

According to their plan, they would make outrageous statements about "destroying the world" and then quickly begin destroying the flowers and plants on the ground.

Then, Jinxi can make her heroic entrance and wipe out all these extraterrestrial demons that threaten the world!
Even if a person eliminates over ten thousand demons and makes significant contributions in the fight against the water monster, they still cannot become an immortal or ascend to godhood in their next life...

Then there must be no one in the world worthy of becoming an immortal.

Anyway...

The merit-based competition officially begins today.

(End of this chapter)