Am I going to be controlled by the players too?

It raised its hand and pointed at Mu Yuan.

"As you wish."

A red thread shot out from the fingertip, one end connecting to the fleshy ball and the other to Mu Yuan.

"You should get married too!"

"Snapped!"

Mu Yuan's body flew up and crashed into the fleshy ball.

The flesh churned and the huge ball of flesh expanded again, growing a head and a pair of arms. Mu Yuan's consciousness flooded into Cheng Cheng's mind.

Immediately afterward, to Cheng Cheng's astonishment, the consciousness of those dozen or so women fell into a deep sleep one after another!

Only Mu Yuan's consciousness remained, conscious and staying by his side.

“As I said, the fused demonic genes originated from a high-ranking demon named ‘Awake’,” Mu Yuan’s voice echoed in his mind. “You can control your wakefulness or slumber, and you can also accelerate your thinking. After the flesh and blood are fused, my abilities will naturally also apply to you.”

Cheng Cheng opened his mouth, as if to say something.

“Cheng Cheng,” Mu Yuan interrupted him, “you’re being too reckless.”

"...With so many flames within me, I thought I could win." Cheng Cheng paused for two seconds before slowly speaking, "How could I bear to see Ayaka Kamisato marrying a wanderer?"

Mu Yuan was speechless: "Is the 'Primordial Spirit' that important to you?"

“Actually, everyone is an OP.” Cheng Cheng thought for a moment, “It’s just that most people haven’t encountered their own ‘Primordial Spirit’ yet.”

"During the most devastating years of my high school years, when my family of origin was causing me so much distress, it was 'Gen Shen' that got me through it. Even though it has now been surpassed by other games, in my heart, that feeling, that time spent with it, and the experience are priceless."

"...Are you even human?" Mu Yuan sighed. "Never mind, let's not talk about that. Cheng Cheng, for my sake—"

"It's unfair to use it."

"Right on my mind!"

With Mu Yuan's "clear-headed" gene as a boost, this exchange of thoughts, which seemed long, actually only lasted a moment.

Before the marriage demon could react, Cheng Cheng's head suddenly rose from the huge ball of flesh, his gaze sharp as a knife, staring intently at it.

Then he spoke:

"Court review—"

"start up!"

Chapter 37, Déjà Vu in the Load Domain

boom--!!!

A gigantic, phantom-like courtroom rose out of thin air!

The lapis lazuli floor, towering stone pillars, dim dome, and the judge's chair at the highest point, shrouded in shadow, instantly enveloped the entire stage. The marriage demon stood in the dock, and for the first time, the smile vanished from his porcelain face.

"The Spark of Injustice?" Its voice was filled with disbelief. "So it was you who killed Injustice?!"

Cheng Cheng ignored it.

He looked up at the empty judge's chair.

Your Honor—

He spoke slowly and deliberately:

"I want a divorce!"

The judge's phantom appeared.

The face, indistinct and expressionless, raised its hand and gently brought the mallet down.

"boom."

"Divorce petition accepted... Trial begins."

The judge opened an invisible book and traced his finger through the air.

"Plaintiff Cheng Cheng, and defendant..."

It paused, looking at the huge ball of flesh.

"The plaintiff has been married to nineteen women. He is now filing for divorce."

The gavel came down again.

"Divorce granted."

"The first defendant, Zhang Xiaoli, is granted a divorce."

"boom!"

The surface of the fleshy ball writhed, and a woman fell out of it, landing on the stage with a "thud," unconscious.

The marriage demon stood in the dock, watching this scene without a trace of panic in his eyes.

In those almost endless years in the abyss, it was an inseparable companion of injustice, and naturally knew the rules of injustice's power—as well as its weaknesses.

Outside the courtroom, there is no way!

It raised its head and looked outside the courtroom—at those bewildered spectators, if it could activate its power to turn them into fused monsters and make them attack Cheng Cheng, it could achieve victory before Cheng Cheng broke free from the ball of flesh!

The devil's fingertips twitched, and a red thread silently extended towards the audience—

"boom--!!!"

A black wall of fire suddenly rose up at the edge of the stage, flames shooting into the sky and completely surrounding the stage!

The audience was awakened by the flames, and when they came to their senses and saw the fire on the stage, they were thrown into chaos.

"Fire!"

"Run!"

"Help!"

The audience was simply bewitched by the marriage; they weren't puppets to be slaughtered. Even if they couldn't see the fused flesh, they still knew to run away in the event of a fire.

The crowd surged toward the emergency exits, screaming, pushing, and trampling, creating utter chaos.

"There's actually a second spark..."

The marriage demon stood frozen in place, watching the red threads melt in the flames, watching the spectators flee without looking back, watching his home ground, his territory, his hostages—all gone.

"boom."

The gavel came down again.

"Fifth defendant, Li Cui, divorce is granted."

Another woman fell out.

"boom."

"The sixth defendant..."

"Bang, bang, bang—"

One by one, the women who had been fused into the fleshy ball were separated from the judge, falling out of the ball and crashing onto the stage, unconscious. And with their departure, Cheng Cheng's lost fighting power was gradually returning.

Because he possessed "privileges," the judge awarded back all the fighting power he had previously lost due to the bride price when the divorce was granted.

Finally, the last mallet fell.

"boom."

"The nineteenth defendant, Mu Yuan, is hereby granted a divorce."

Mu Yuan fell out of the ball of flesh and landed on the ground. She rubbed her head, then got up and looked at Cheng Cheng.

Cheng Cheng also broke free from the shrunken, human-shaped mass of flesh and stood unharmed on the stage. The unconscious women lay scattered across the stage, still breathing, all alive.

Cheng Cheng turned around and looked at the marriage demon in the defendant's seat.

“Next,” he said, “it’s time to settle our accounts.”

Cheng Cheng raised his hand and pointed at it: "Your Honor, I have a complaint—"

"It hosts 1080P events and large parties!"

This isn't a false accusation, since Cheng Cheng really was forced to have physical relations with nineteen women because of the "marriage demon."

However, the judge's gavel remained suspended in mid-air, without making a move.

Seeing Cheng Cheng's puzzled expression, the marriage demon's porcelain face once again revealed a playful smile: "Human, do you know? Marriage is often accompanied by injustice. Therefore, we are one of the few demons who can restrain each other."

"what?!"

“Injustice can strip me of my rights through divorce. But I can also—” it raised its head, looking at the judge, “turn all cases into divorce cases!”

The judge's hand, which held up the gavel, began to tremble, and for the first time, hesitation appeared on his indistinct face.

"And in this divorce case, the body I'm inhabiting is a woman." The voice of the marriage demon grew louder and louder, "Even if you have privileges, you'll still be bitten back!"

The gavel fell.

"boom!"

"Verdict—"

The judge's voice was ethereal, yet it reached everyone's ears clearly:

"Plaintiff Cheng Cheng and defendant Cheng were married under duress; divorce is granted. Marital property—"

"It belongs to the defendant!"

Cheng Cheng's body jolted violently.

He felt his fighting power draining away rapidly!

"Hahaha--!!!"

The marriage demon laughed heartily, and a smile bloomed again on his porcelain face.

"You think you've won? Injustice is no match for my marriage!"

Cheng Cheng knelt on one knee, panting heavily.

But the corners of his mouth were slightly upturned.