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Chapter 236 Luo Li: As expected, Zheng Zha of the Demon Team is the God's favorite son.

The planet's witch awaits your arrival.
As Luo Li followed Sephiroth deeper into the City of Oblivion, she kept pondering those words: "The witch of the planet." Did that refer to Alice Gainsborough? Had she also been 'resurrected'? If so, then the voice Zhu Wen and I heard was hers.

Aside from Luo Li, everyone else was also lost in thought. Among them, Zheng Zha was thinking the most. He started recalling from when Alien I first met Luo Li, and only now did he realize that since then, Luo Li had been covering for the Central Continent Team.

It's laughable, really, that a newcomer to the cycle of reincarnation was covering for the team. If Luo Li hadn't arrived on the battlefield in time in her engineering exoskeleton, these veterans would probably have died under the Alien Queen's claws long ago.

Later, in Ju-on and Legend of the Gods and Demons, it was Luo Li's strategic planning that allowed the Central Continent Team to survive each time with all veterans intact.

Looking back now, Zheng Zha realized that he had become lazy without knowing when. He always subconsciously thought that with Luo Li around, all difficulties would be easily solved, and he didn't know when he had been left far behind by Luo Li.

Mindset, strength, and genetic lock. Zheng Zha gazed at Luo Li's figure flying ahead, and for the first time, he genuinely wanted to work hard and catch up.

Zheng Zha didn't notice his changes, but Chu Xuan, who had been observing him, recorded them all in his mind. Based on the changes in his expression and eyes, Zheng Zha initially deduced that his mindset had changed and the success rate of the plan had increased. Continue to observe.

The others, while not as thoughtful as Zheng Zha or as scheming as Chu Xuan, felt the pressure and were motivated to strive to become stronger.

Led by Sephiroth, Lori and the others ventured deep into the City of Oblivion, finally arriving at a conch-shaped building—the very place where the three Memory Entities tricked the children in the original story—where they met Alice Gainsborough, the planetary witch Sephiroth had mentioned.

Upon seeing the beautiful woman with long, golden hair, Luo Li revealed a knowing expression, thinking that it was indeed her. Then, Luo Li was surprised to find that she could actually sense the earth's veins reacting here, and that their scale was even larger than the Fuyuki Greater Grail from the previous world.

"Welcome, outsiders. Judging from your appearance, you haven't had any conflict with Sephiroth."

Alice's opening remarks instantly made the expressions of the Central Continent team members interesting, and they all glanced sideways at Zheng Zha and Luo Li.

Alice realized that things were not going as she had expected, so she looked at Sephiroth, wanting him to explain.

But Sephiroth wasn't Cloud; he remained unmoved by Aerith's gaze and showed no intention of offering an explanation.

At this moment, Luo Li stepped forward to defuse the situation, saying, "Actually, there wasn't any conflict. We just encountered the legendary strongest warrior in Shinra, and we got a little itchy to fight, so we sparred for a bit. It was just a few spars, nothing serious. You see, no one got hurt, right?"

Alice looked at Luo Li suspiciously, then at the others, and noticed that only one person's clothes had marks from being cut by a blade, but there were no wounds on his body. She then believed Luo Li's words and began to speak formally.

"Outsiders, I am the thought form of Alice Gainsborough, the witch of this planet. You can treat me as the real one. And he is Sephiroth, the real Sephiroth." Alice, claiming to be a thought form, left the entire Middle-earth team completely bewildered. Those who knew what a thought form was understood the first part of Alice's statement, but the second part remained a mystery—what did she mean by "the real Sephiroth"?
Seeing the confused looks on the faces of the Middle Continent team, Alice asked Sephiroth, "Should you explain it to them yourself, or should I do it for you?"

Sephiroth hesitated for a moment, which was uncharacteristic of him, but ultimately decided that it was a reality he would have to face sooner or later, so he said, "I will explain it myself."

Amidst the puzzled gazes of the Middle-earth team, Sephiroth began to recount the moment he discovered his origins.

In short, after learning about his origins, Sephiroth was shaken and developed endless resentment deep within his heart. This resentment eventually formed a new 'Sephiroth' who replaced him and committed various atrocities.

Although Sephiroth believed that 'himself' was created by Jenova, the more Luo Li listened, the more he felt that it was like encountering inner demons only when unlocking the genetic lock in the fourth stage. If that were really the case...

As for Genova, perhaps He did play a part in Sephiroth's being consumed by his inner demons, but Lori believes that He absolutely could not have created the inner demons. If He could, then the demon team would have been finished long ago.

Wait, if that's the case, then Zheng Zha from the Demon Team defeated Sephiroth in his inner demon state in a one-on-one fight. My god, that's incredible!

Realizing the seriousness of the situation, Luo Li was completely stunned. She had originally planned to use the demon team to stimulate Zheng Zha's awakening. If he hadn't been sent to this world ravaged by the demon team by the main god, then the so-called awakening plan would have truly become a suicide mission.

Thankfully, it's not too late. There's still a chance to change the plan.
In order to find out just how strong the Demon Team was, Luo Li pressed Sephiroth for more details, such as whether he had the memory of 'him' fighting Zheng Zha of the Demon Team.
And when he and his other self were defeated by the demon team Zheng Zha, how did he survive, and how did he get rid of Genova (the inner demon)?

“I remember the whole battle. At the beginning, the man who looked almost exactly like your companion, with a scar on his face, was no match for me. He and his companion were easily defeated by me.”

Just as 'I' was about to kill them, the person who looked exactly like him suddenly saved everyone using some kind of spatial teleportation device.

Sephiroth watched as Chu Xuan roughly described the scene of his first battle with the demon team, and then said, "Although they escaped, on this planet that is already full of Genoa cells, no matter where they go, 'I' can see what they are doing and what they are saying."

Then, he released a batch of test subjects. You've probably seen those test subjects before; they're those translucent monsters that hide underground and can devour souls.

At this point, Sephiroth's expression changed noticeably for the first time. He said very seriously, "Those monsters devoured most of the soul of the other 'me,' and even Jenova was severely injured by them, forcing him to split himself up in order to escape the pursuit."

At this point, the members of the Zhongzhou team had already guessed what would happen next.

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