Zongman: The post-2D era

"In another time and space, a black-haired girl found a boy who claimed to be the god of the cursed child. The boy was not doing well at that time. He was almost driven into a homeless dog by the endless pursuit."

As Feng Feng spoke, he stretched out his hand to block Shen Yi's fist. The energy of their hands danced wildly along with their hair. Shen Yi retreated, his eyes fixed on Feng Feng.

"The black-haired girl beat the boy up right after she found him. She also said that he was weak, disorganized, weak-hearted, and good for nothing. She would not recognize such a god."

"The girl also said that even if it was God, she would not believe in him, because she only believed in herself. And since God was so despicable, she wanted to be higher than God. So the girl wanted to be God's sister."

"Regardless of whether what you said is true or false, what moves did you use!"

"Shen Yi, the martial art the girl named. It is the culmination of everything she learned throughout her life. The girl never told the boy her name, but she knew that he had the ability to turn a person into something, just like the sword in his hand called Murasame Reion. So the girl told the boy. Her name is Shen Yi, this is her name, her martial art, and everything about her."

"Now can you tell me your name?"

"Want to know? Beat me first."

Shen Yi rushed towards Feng Feng again, but this time she did not have any murderous intent. She carefully observed Feng Feng's movements, but her eyes became softer.

Body language is the oldest thing in human history, and as a warrior, Shen Yi realized that she had an illusion in the battle just now. It turned out that there was no invisible energy, but because every move of the opponent in front of her carried a sense of artistic conception.

The spirit of protection and the intention to do everything possible to protect the boy. That was indeed the martial arts she taught, and it was created specifically for the boy in front of her.

She stepped back again, this time with a gloomy look in her eyes: "So, I'm dead?"

Feng Feng also stopped and said dully, "Yes, during a chase, the girl knew that she would turn into a protogastric animal, so she went alone and killed most of the pursuers. Since then, no one dared to chase the girl anymore."

"Have you become a god?"

"The boy became a god for only three days."

"How did you do it? Going back to the past is a taboo no matter how you think about it. Can a god who only lives for three days be so powerful?"

"That's another story! Now, can I ask your name?"

"Little brat, remember this. No matter what my name was before or what others called me, you must remember that my name is Shen Yi. This is my name, my martial arts, and my everything."

The girl's hair was flying, and she looked heroic yet gentle. All the people in the valley behind her were slowly coming back with all kinds of weapons.

Under the twin trees, the blonde and Shijie were watching this scene in fascination. The blonde sighed and said, "It's so romantic to meet each other beyond time and space. But Sister Shijie, is it okay for us to peek like this?"

"It's okay. Feng Feng had to go through the baptism of the seven deadly sins to become a god. In the previous life, the will of God was arrogance and you were lazy. The seven of you tried your best to exchange for his ultimate leap and finally become a god. So it's okay to be a little willful."

"Is God's will arrogant? Is she very powerful?"

"Of course, this person is a great person who can be called the ancestor of the sect. Her current "divine will" technique can already suppress the gastrula erosion rate in her body below 80%. And her last battle even advanced to the extraordinary level, and she has carved out a martial arts path in this technological world."

"Is it great to be promoted to Extraordinary in the technological world?"

"Of course, the underlying laws of each world have been determined since its birth, but the technological world has to follow the path of the fantasy world, just like a fish leaving the water and living on land."

"Aren't there many fish that can live on land?"

"That's because the fish that first jumped out of the water acquired the ability to live on land. And countless creatures had already died before that."

"Sister Shenyi is a very powerful person!"

"Yeah," the world said, looking at the divine will on the screen, "except for being a little short, he's pretty impressive."

The blonde girl focused her attention on the screen. The people around her on the screen had already met with the divine will.

"Listen carefully," Shen Yi said to the crowd, with his hands on his hips, "From now on, this man will be the deputy leader of our Yiyuan Sect, second only to the emperor and above all others. Why don't you pay your respects to him?"

The crowd looked at each other for a while, then saluted and said in unison: "Greetings, Deputy Sect Leader."

Some of them even exchanged glances with each other.

The crowd carried the two back to the valley. Shen Yi led Feng Feng to the wooden house, looked at the crowd behind him, waved his hand and said, "Go back! You can tell he is Chinese by his black hair. And he knows Xingyi, Tai Chi, Tongbi... He will be fine. Besides, he can't beat me!"

The crowd had no choice but to move away but gather together.

The arguments continued.

"Have you been to this valley in your previous life?"

"No," Feng Feng observed the furnishings in the room and replied, "You don't like to talk about your past."

Chapter 18 Yiyuan Sect

"This valley was found by a few Chinese who opened a martial arts school and a group of Chinese people who fled together. My father said that at that time, no one could help them, but they were lucky to find this valley. Otherwise, they would all have died. Later, they hid in this valley, built houses and fields, ventured out to collect supplies, and finally survived. But a large group of people must have rules. So the Yiyuan Sect was established. It means that the beginning of the new year brings a new beginning.

My father died when I was 3 years old, and I became the clan leader until now. Almost all the people have died, only these few are left.

Don't blame them, it's just the way the world is. When I went out to look for you in my previous life, maybe they were all dead! I don't know how they died or who killed them. Now let's talk about your story. There is no news here. Tell me everything you know.

Feng Feng found a stool to sit on and began to tell his story. Shen Yi swung his legs on the bed like a child listening to a story.

Time flies, and the years are quiet and good.

At noon, Shen Yi stretched out his hand and said, "I want to eat red bean paste buns, pork buns, beef buns, vermicelli buns~~~"

Feng Feng followed his instructions and conjured them one by one to Shen Yi. "Conjure 83 more of these. Let them see the deputy sect leader's magical power."

Shen Yi opened the door and said, "Come here to get the buns. These are made by the deputy sect leader. Line up and take them one by one. If you dare to mess around, you won't be allowed to eat for three days."

Shenyi stood at the door with his hands on his hips, majestically organizing the queue for receiving the buns.

The people queuing to enter went in quietly one by one, and came out in a daze. Some of them took a bite and said blankly: "Isn't that a god? The god came to save us."

"Ahahaha, now that I have a deputy sect leader, I don't have to worry about buns. I can get a water connection and stay at home until the end of the world. It's been a long time since I last had buns."

"Spiritual energy revived, supernatural power, definitely supernatural power..."

"Dad, it would be better if you went out to look for things later~"

"Quiet," Shen Yi said, and took a stool and sat down. "Today I will tell you about the deputy sect leader's coming. What is happening outside? Listen carefully to me, and don't just think about eating."

When everyone had received their steamed buns, a few prestigious people began to speak.

"Deputy Sect Leader, I'm Lao Wang, who's in charge of logistics. Does turning into a bun cost you any mental energy?"

"Deputy Sect Leader, you said someone was chasing you in your last life, and it should be the same in this life. Although this valley is hidden, it is not difficult to find it if you dare to enter the forest. Maybe we were discovered and killed by the search team in our last life. Do you think you have a solution?"

"Deputy Sect Leader, Boss, I want to be extraordinary, I want to become a god, do you have any martial arts secrets? Can you lend me a look?"

In the afternoon, as the sun was setting, Feng Feng finished dealing with the sect’s disciples and sat on a tree with Shen Yi, watching the sun and chatting.

"They are right. In their last life, they might have really been killed by the search team. In this life, as the sect leader, I must protect their safety."

"I'll help you, but we need to find someone."

"Who? Did I know him in my previous life?"

"The Eclipse of Jealousy, the Seven Deadly Sins, and the man who lives in a volcano"

It sounds powerful. I'll make arrangements tonight and we'll set off tomorrow. Walk, don't use teleportation for no reason. Didn't you say that you should use your power less often? Don't use it carelessly. It's a waste!"

"I've been thinking about it for a whole day but still can't figure out how you were hunted down despite your ability to become a virtual being. Logically, no one should be able to hit you!"

Shen Yi said as his hand passed through Feng Feng's body. She narrowed her eyes slightly. What kind of environment would a person have to survive in to develop such a physical instinct to refuse all contact.

"It's very simple," Feng Feng said, looking towards the setting sun. "In the words of a chief of the pursuers: I am just a powerful imp in a boy's comic, with a fragile mind, short-sightedness and a strange sense of mission. I only need to catch a few cursed children and kill one every 30 seconds. If I want to save people, I will always reveal my flaws."

God did not speak, but just listened.

"In addition to this, they used the Love Cursed Child to launch a suicide attack; used the Child of the Group to summon me into a trap and blow me up together; used weapons of mass destruction within my range of activity; used poison gas; poisoned places where I might pass by——"

"If humans want to kill a life, they will always find a way. Fortunately, I can turn into a bun, so I won't starve to death, but the endless pursuit will only allow me to escape."

"Later, I found you," Shen Yi said with a somewhat joyful tone.

"Yes, we fought together and fled together. Until that day when the erosion law in your body reached its limit, you chose to take the initiative to attack. Too many people died that day. And I just watched from a distance."

"Am I dead?"

"Dead. Who told you to rush into their headquarters? But not many people have been chasing me since then. You scared them. You also made them realize that they can't force me to lose my temper, otherwise it might be worse."

"Who told you to be nice to them before you kill me? Now you're suffering the consequences!"

"It doesn't matter. This is what I should bear."

"Because of Murasame Reine and those cursed children who died because of you?"

"Yes!" Feng Feng said, conjuring up two buns and handing one to Shen Yi: "Their expectations are heavy, but I still have to carry them."

"And sister, didn't you say that if you want to become a god, you should have the dignity and confidence of a god."

"I just want to conquer the world by myself!"

Shen Yi looked at the high-spirited Feng Feng with a smile, and suddenly realized that this young man might have really stood above all living beings in his previous life.

"I am still your sister even if I dominate the world, understand?"

Shen Yi said as he jumped down from the tree, "Come down and practice with me again. This is how I taught you in my last life. Your moves are good, but still not good enough. You use Tai Chi so fiercely that people who don't know would think it's Bajiquan!"

Feng Feng had just jumped down from the tree and was ready when the spirit approached him. In an instant, Feng Feng seemed to have returned to his previous life, when he escaped during the day and practiced martial arts at night.

On the other side, several elders of Yiyuan Sect also gathered together and chatted with each other.

"Old Wang, it would be great if our deputy sect leader could stay. There would be more buns than we can finish!"

"What are you thinking? Haven't you heard? The whole world wants to kill him, so what does our Yuan Sect mean?"

"If you ask me, those who live a good life are nothing. We had no choice when we were fleeing. But they are different. They don't know what's going on in the country!

"Old Zhang is still very particular! But it is unreasonable for them to send people to hunt down our people."

"Our leader died in the future due to the erosion rate. This is the real matter. I called you guys here to discuss whether there is any skill that you haven't passed on to her. She survived the death barrier once, so there is no reason why she can't survive the next one."

"It's gone. We discussed this once before when she broke through the Death Gate. We taught her everything, useful and useless. Now it's really gone."

"Yeah! We don't even know how she broke through the barrier, what else can we do?"

Chapter 19 Arrogance

"That can't be left alone. So many children protected us and kept us alive, but now she's the only one left."

"There's really nothing we can do! If it were in China, it would be fine. But in this small place, what kind of inheritance is there? Those two tricks are useless!"

"It seems we still have to rely on our deputy leader."

"Do you really believe those words, traveling through time and starting all over again?"

"Didn't you see him turn into a bun? And there's really nothing we can do!"

"That's it! We also need to think about what to do in case the search party finds us."