This Is My Planet - Chapter 129 - Chapter 129 – Parasitism

The light and shadow dissipated, and Ling Moxue carefully observed Xia Guixuan’s expression.

It was evident that Xia Guixuan valued the missing item greatly, specifically teleporting here to find clues. However, the clues seemed vague and elusive, seemingly related but actually nonexistent; that wasn’t all, the key was that he witnessed the disrespect of the divine descendants’ Demon King towards the Divine Creator.

“If the gods don’t care for me, I’ll do it myself!”

It was a declaration of swallowing heaven and earth, a manifestation of her own path. To outsiders, it might seem praiseworthy… But for him, would he say “I’ll only be happy” like before, or would he punish… Well, probably not.

Ling Moxue’s thoughts were in disarray, but then she saw Xia Guixuan smile brightly. “Indeed, not bad. She has the bearing of a true ruler. Shang Zhaoye and Hun Yuan’s temperaments were likely influenced by her to some extent. It’s evident that her status among the divine descendants is still quite high. Perhaps…” He paused, then said with a smile, “Even higher than the elusive Divine Creator.”

Ling Moxue attempted to salvage her master’s dignity. “That’s not necessarily the case. From what I’ve seen, most of the divine descendants are devout. Didn’t someone impersonating the Divine Creator instantly unite hearts and stabilize the situation?”

“It shows that in the minds of the powerful divine descendants, the Divine Creator is just a flag or a slogan, a puppet that can be used to manipulate.” Xia Guixuan smiled. “Don’t be fooled by Shang Zhaoye and Hun Yuan’s current subservience to me. That’s because they know they’re outmatched, plus there’s some sense of righteousness and respect holding them back… I can almost feel their frustration. If they had a true leader, they might dare to challenge me.”

Ling Moxue fell silent, feeling like he was talking about her again.

I’ve accepted it, even asking you take Shang Zhaoye as a slave girl, but you refused… Though come to think of it, now I’d rather you didn’t. Having just me is quite nice.

“In fact, it’s a good thing.” Xia Guixuan whispered, “Not like… saying one thing but meaning another. It’s really good.”

Ling Moxue glanced at him, feeling like laughing.

Xia Guixuan awkwardly turned his head and continued, “Based on the words of this demon king, it’s evident that there’s another powerful enemy lurking. She might not be certain who they are, but Zerterians are just a minor concern… If they, backed by the dark demon god, are just a minor concern…”

Ling Moxue was puzzled. “If there really is such a powerful enemy, why not invade directly? Why such secrecy, and we don’t even know about the existence of such an enemy?”

“For two reasons.” Xia Guixuan said, “One is the soul protection I spontaneously formed, what humans now call the planet’s magnetic field…”

Ling Moxue: “…”

“Behind Zerterians, there’s a dark entity from a crack in the void. It dares not recklessly probe into the magnetic field of this planet, fearing it might awaken me from slumber and engage in a dangerous soul battle. If it were to be devoured or obliterated by me, its damage would be severe. So it proceeds cautiously, not daring to act rashly. It just happened to discover that the people of Zelt were at war with this planet, so it secretly invaded—perhaps becoming something akin to the god of Zerterians, catalyzing their ferocity and strength.”

“This means that without the invasion of such a powerful life form, Zerterians’ normal warlike behavior wouldn’t have stimulated the Master’s slumber?” Ling Moxue asked.

“More or less… Mainly because this dark demon god doesn’t seek resources; the vast dark energy of the entire universe is its nourishment. Its goal is to expand its cosmic sphere of influence, so manipulating other life forms to do this is sufficient. It doesn’t need to provoke me directly,” Xia Guixuan smiled. “Of course, now that I’m awake, it won’t back down meekly. We’ve already clashed, and there may be lingering troubles.”

Ling Moxue hesitated for a moment, then said softly, “This sounds like gods keeping each other in check, with mortals as pawns. But the other side has a god, while master, you don’t seem to want to be one, leaving us Azure Dragon Star beings quite passive.”

Xia Guixuan looked up slightly at the mist of time, not responding to her statement.

Ling Moxue tentatively asked, “Is it because you don’t want responsibilities or attachments? After all, you might have become a god passively, not by choice. Perhaps you feel it’s a real pain in the ass, like ‘What the hell, how did I suddenly end up with a litter of pups to raise?’”

Xia Guixuan laughed at her profanity. It was true that swearing made people feel better.

“But…” Ling Moxue couldn’t help but gently wrap her arms around his waist, leaning on his back. “You still fought, and you’d praise me for fighting too. Master is a sentimental person. You want to be aloof and detached, only if we were unrelated to you. But once we are, you get involved…”

“Am I a sentimental person?” Xia Guixuan didn’t respond to her embrace, but instead asked somewhat coldly, “Aren’t I just playing with you?”

Ling Moxue smiled faintly. “Master likes to play, so let’s play.”

It sounded like a tease, but it was actually somewhat affectionate, as if saying, “Okay, okay, whatever you say,” implying, “I don’t believe you; you are indeed sentimental.”

This implication made Xia Guixuan quite uncomfortable, but he couldn’t refute it with that tone, so he just stood there silently, not saying anything, without even expressing a desire to play.

Ling Moxue, on the other hand, was quite comfortable hugging him, adjusting her posture to be even more comfortable before continuing, “Now that we also have the favor of god, there’s no need to act alone. Isn’t Master already investigating to get to the bottom of things?”

“…Hmm.” Xia Guixuan didn’t deny this and continued, “The dark demon is one reason the formidable enemy doesn’t invade directly. There’s another reason, somewhat similar but not entirely the same… It’s too distant to invade directly, so it can only invade gradually through a parasitic mode.”

Ling Moxue was puzzled for a moment and didn’t understand. “How far do they need to be to resort to this? And why not get closer before attempting?”

“For instance, if separated by dimensional barriers. These aren’t easily crossed. They might accidentally sense changes here but be blocked by dimensional barriers, only able to infiltrate a tiny bit… Like implanting a soul seed in a living being, waiting until it’s nourished enough to possess and replace the host, or controlling their thoughts to do its bidding.”

“If it’s just a tiny insignificant seed, without any actual power, wouldn’t it be difficult to succeed?”

“Perhaps it’s not as difficult as you and I imagine.” Xia Guixuan suddenly smiled. “I didn’t even bother to disguise anything and just said I’m a system, yet there are people who believe it without a doubt. I tell them to do something, and they do it.”

Ling Moxue: “…”

“People’s willpower and intelligence aren’t necessarily as high as you imagine, Moxue. People always think highly of themselves, like to mock others’ choices, but when faced with their own, they might not see clearly… It’s like how everyone would mock those who fall for even the most obvious scams in the news, but when it happens to them, they might be the ones who fall for it. This cognitive bias toward oneself and others, even I can’t avoid it. In this aspect, I might even be inferior to you… That’s why I said, your sword heart is rare.”

Ling Moxue pouted, “Are you praising me for accepting my fate?”

“Haha…” Xia Guixuan didn’t follow up on that, returning to the main topic:, “If it’s like this, the opponent would be a superintelligent and powerful being. No one can know how far this influence has spread or how many are affected. Those aware might sense something but see nothing, just an inexplicable unease. The enemy isn’t the visible Zerterians, but a greater crisis.”

“Then why didn’t the Fox King restore the space-time array and instead chose to abandon it?”

“That’s hard to say. People like her always have their reasons… but it’s not important now.” Xia Guixuan pondered, “Does the Heavenly Dao Sect have any secret realms of light and darkness?”

Ling Moxue shook her head. “No… They’re all relatively ordinary, without such distinct attributes.”

“Has the Great Xia government heard of such things?”

“It seems not.”

Xia Guixuan nodded slightly. “It indicates that there may still be divine descendants within the capital… The fact that the Great Xia hasn’t fallen into chaos yet is truly a miracle.”

Ling Moxue: “?”

Suddenly, Xia Guixuan said, “Moxue…”

Ling Moxue instinctively stood up straight. “Yes?”

“I’ll introduce you to the author of the novel from that video we acted out. You two should talk… Don’t look at me like that, this is important. You chat with her, I need to see Shang Zhaoye, otherwise there might really be a huge trap waiting for everyone this time.”