A supporting character in a romance anime? I became a god using a rat talisman.

He took two steps forward, his gaze fixed on Ximu's red eyes.

"Have you finished acting, Holy Lord?"

"Still pretending now? You didn't hesitate for a second when you entered this fortress. You could find the secret door at the entrance of the passageway with your eyes closed."

"Westwood's territory is the sky and Europe; he has no reason to know so much about the fortresses of Australia."

The air in the hall seemed to have been paused.

Jackie Chan and his father turned around simultaneously, their faces filled with disbelief.

Xiaoyu's struggles stopped for a moment, and her eyes widened.

"Brother Qianyu, what did you say?"

"What nonsense are you spouting?" Ximu chuckled, his tail swaying gently. "I am Ximu, the Sky Demon. The Holy Lord is the Holy Lord, and I am me. Can't you humans even tell the difference between demons?"

"Brother Qianyu, isn't the Holy Lord in the castle?" Xiaoyu asked, looking confused. "The first rule says that there are those in the demon faction who show goodwill..."

"Rule one is fake."

Qianyu interrupted her.

"what?"

"Rule one through seven, one of them is false. It was written on the torn page you brought out yourself, Xiaoyu, have you forgotten?"

Qianyu's gaze never left Ximu.

"Article 7 states: 'One of all the rules you see is incorrect.' We spent a long time investigating and determined that rule 4 was a false rule. But actually, I overlooked another possibility."

"What's possible?"

"The first rule itself can be false. 'There are beings in the demonic camp who show goodwill.' If this rule is false, it means that none of the demons that appear before us are trustworthy."

Chiba then revealed the truth.

"And that night, I personally killed the Holy Lord using the Pig Talisman."

"But"

Xiaoyu's mind is completely blank.

"Since the Holy Lord is dead, how could Ximu possibly be the Holy Lord?"

Xiaoyu's words voiced the doubts in everyone's hearts.

Everyone was baffled as to how Ximu could possibly be the Holy Lord if the Holy Lord had already been killed by Qianyu.

"Because the soul of the Holy Lord is immortal."

Qianyu explained, "The destruction of his physical body is nothing to him; his soul can escape from the collapsed shell and then possess other life forms."

He looked at Ximu.

"That's you, isn't it?"

Ximu held Xiaoyu in one hand, staring at Qianyu with his red eyes for a long time, and then slowly grinned.

"You really are the smartest one among this group, Kazama Chiba."

This praise, delivered with the scrutiny of someone in a superior position, is tantamount to directly acknowledging one's true identity.

Jackie Chan and his father both froze.

That tone—they knew it all too well.

The other party really is the Holy Lord!

Qianyu remained outwardly calm, but inwardly he was cursing.

To be honest, he was also fooled at first.

After all, who could have predicted that?

In the Holy Lord's palace, he watched as the Holy Lord's body collapsed into ashes under the laser of the Pig Talisman, and personally picked out the Dragon Tooth and the last four talismans from the pile of ashes.

With that level of destruction, anyone would assume the other party was completely dead.

But who would have thought that this old loach has an even stronger survival ability than a cockroach?

Not only did it survive, but it also somehow possessed Ximu's body, then swaggered over to them and fooled everyone with a performance of a talkative demon.

If it weren't for the clues provided by the fragment, Qianyu would never have been able to see through the true nature of this giant bat that had been feigning madness.

I almost really fell into the hands of this ancient turtle.

Faced with this sudden reversal, Jackie Chan feels like his brainstem is about to burn out.

"Wait a minute! I still don't quite understand."

"When you analyzed it for us before, didn't you say that rule four was the false one? How come it's become rule one now?"

"And even if we take a step back and assume you really did kill the Holy Lord in the castle last night, how could he have become Ximu? And who was the Holy Lord you killed?"

A barrage of questions would have left most people bewildered.

But Qianyu said calmly

"Jackie Chan, you're overcomplicating things."

"First of all, the Holy Lord you saw in that castle yesterday was not the real Fire Demon at all."

"What's the meaning?"

Chiyu succinctly presented her conclusion.

"That was just an empty shell, secretly controlled by some kind of monster, a flesh and blood puppet. As for the true soul of the Holy Lord, it had already fled long before that."

He paused, then gestured with his chin toward Ximu across from him.

"But the guy standing in front of you now has the true soul of the Holy Lord inside him."

"A soul?" the old man asked, his brow furrowing even more deeply. "Can a demon's soul be transferred and inhabited?"

"Yes, the Holy Lord has done it once before."

Qianyu didn't hesitate. "The last person he possessed was a human I know, named Valmont. His physical body was destroyed, his soul escaped, and he found a new vessel to parasitize again. He's used the same trick twice now."

"What about the rules?" Jackie Chan was still struggling with this question. "They're written in black and white, how can you fake that?"

Qianyu shook her head.

He also needs to reflect on this matter, because he himself fell into the trap of preconceived notions.

Seeing that the first rule states that this is a world ruled by eight great demons, it's reasonable to assume that the rule "it is possible to trust demons who release benevolent intentions" is also true.

In Jackie Chan Adventures: The Age of Innocence, Shendu did indeed release seven other demons, but that was because his soul had been cursed by his brothers and sisters in Hell, and he had no choice but to compromise in order to survive.

In this forcibly distorted world, it was the Holy Lord who alone touched the Book of Time, and his soul was not tampered with by anyone.

So, given Shendu's nature, would he share the world with other demons?

Ah, hasn't history already provided the answer?

Chapter 199 The Truth

Of course, the original plot couldn't be discussed openly, so Qianyu used a different approach.

"The entire rule is a lie."

"The premise of 'eight great demons ruling together,' and the subsequent statement that 'demons who release benevolent forces are trustworthy,' are all false."

"The rule states that this is a world ruled by eight great demons."

"When I saw this, my first reaction was that it made sense. Because according to the information I have, the Holy Lord does indeed have seven demon brothers and sisters, and they have indeed had a history of cooperation."

Chiyu extended one finger.

"But I overlooked a crucial premise."

"Think about it, the Holy Lord is a selfish and self-serving demon. If he can really rewrite history by himself using the Book of Time, what reason would he have to release all those demon brothers and sisters who are his equals or even who might seize power to share the spoils of victory?"

The old man agreed.

"No reason needed! Because demons are all selfish."

"Yes."

Qianyu withdrew her finger

Therefore, there is no such thing as eight demons ruling together.

"There is only one demon in this world, the Holy Lord. The so-called 'a demon who releases good intentions can be trusted' is a trap specifically designed for us. It's meant to make us lower our guard when we encounter Ximu."

The hall was so quiet that the only sound was gasping for breath.

So sinister?

"Then why weren't you scammed?"

Xiaoyu's voice came from under Ximu's claws.

Qianyu glanced at the person opposite her.

"Because the Holy One acted too hastily; he was the first to jump out during both of the disbandment tests. The real Sky Demon doesn't need to risk his life like that."

Jackie Chan and his father fell silent. Once the entire chain of reasoning was connected, all the doubts were resolved.

After a few seconds of silence, Dad spoke again.

"But there's one more thing."

“Even if what you say is true, I don’t understand how he could find us so accurately on the vast ocean if this body contains the soul of the Holy Lord?”

This was also a question in Jackie Chan's mind, and he looked at Qianyu again.

Qianyu readily admitted it.

"Because the tracking beacon is on me."

"What?" Jackie Chan exclaimed in surprise.

Qianyu took out the row of dragon teeth from her pocket.

"When I burned that empty shell, I took a row of dragon teeth. Those teeth were originally part of the Holy Lord's body, and even contained the magic that allowed him to be resurrected."