“That’s right.” JOKKER smiled gently, looking at Chen Xiao and raising an eyebrow: “And I’ve already achieved my goal!”
"!!??"
Upon hearing that last sentence, Chen Xiao looked at JOKRE in surprise.
JOKER, who had been keeping one hand behind his back, gently extended it at this moment. His sleeve was rolled up, revealing a tiny, pinhole-sized hole on his wrist from which a bead of bright red blood slowly oozed.
Chen Xiao was taken aback, then realized what was happening and quickly reached behind him!
"It's no use. I've done what I wanted to do." JOKER chuckled. "When I hugged you just now, I subtly pierced myself and you, then let our blood infect each other... Heh, you didn't notice, did you? Because... my son, my power, is above yours!!"
He breathed heavily, his face growing paler, and chuckled a few more times: "Fortunately, soon your abilities will surpass mine, and you'll be much, much stronger than I was before!"
He was growing weaker and weaker, and Chen Xiao could clearly feel the fluctuations in JOKER's mental consciousness becoming increasingly clear—originally, because of JOKER's strength, Chen Xiao was unable to detect the fluctuations in his consciousness energy at all, but now the change could only be due to one reason: JOKER was rapidly losing his abilities!
“I’m sorry, what I’m giving you isn’t a precious inheritance, but a huge burden and shackles.” JOKER smiled. “I once ambitiously wanted to become a god, only to discover that it was an eternal cage! I was imprisoned in this cage for eighteen years, and finally you came, and you rescued me… But, I’m sorry, child, because of this, you will also replace me and become the god in this cage! I’m sorry…”
However, JOKER then smiled and said, "But I won't harm you, child. In the future, when you get tired of being a god, you can give it up like I did, and find someone to rescue you from this cage like I did."
JOKER smiled eerily: "Do you remember the first mistake I made back then? What special ability did Mingyue's descendants possess? Inheritance!!"
His voice grew increasingly weak: "Your descendants may not inherit your special abilities, but... if they are the offspring of you and Phoenix, or you and Xiao Qing, then they will definitely inherit all your special abilities! Because all of Mingyue's descendants possess a special ability, which is to completely inherit all of their parents' special abilities!! However, once offspring are born, Phoenix or Xiao Qing, as the mother, will become ordinary people, and their bodies will quickly weaken and their lifespans will be shortened."
But this is not difficult for you! With your divine power, you can easily heal their bodies and restore them to their best condition!
So, after much thought, it seems that only after you and Mingyue's offspring unite can I truly end the two mistakes I've made!
The fatal weakness of inherited superpowers is something that gods can perfectly resolve.
For God, passing on supernatural abilities allows your descendants to gain the same 'purification' power as you. When you grow tired of it in the future, you can also bring your descendants to take your place and hand over everything to them!
See, isn't this solution perfect?
Chen Xiao's body trembled violently: "Me, and Phoenix? But... I am your son! And Phoenix is your and Mingyue's offspring!!"
Suddenly, a glint of light flashed in JOKER's eyes, and he pointed at Chen Xiao and laughed loudly a few times.
"Fool! You're as stubborn and inflexible as that old Tian!! Blood relation? What a joke! Who are you! You're a god!! You're a god now! What relationship do you have with Phoenix? Aside from some so-called 'relationship' based on blood and genes, you have absolutely no ethical or emotional connection with her!! If I don't tell you this, in a few years, you might even have a child with her without your knowledge!! Fool!!"
Back then, Lao Tian was so fixated on this ridiculous so-called ethics that he killed Mingyue! Now, are you going to make the same mistake again?!
Have you forgotten your privileges as a god?
You are above the laws of this world!
Chen Xiao's face paled, staring at JOKER in astonishment.
JOKER seemed utterly exhausted. He waved his hand, then looked at Chen Xiao and finally gave a final smile: "Alright, I'm tired now... Your mother and I are going to sleep together. Get out of your parents' bedroom now and don't disturb your mother and me from resting."
After saying that, he pointed towards the doorway, just like countless fathers in the world, driving away their unruly sons.
Chen Xiao felt a mix of emotions, but looking into JOKER's bright eyes, his feet involuntarily moved towards the door.
Finally, he pushed open the door and looked into the room at his parents.
At this moment, it was as if he was not seeing his parents off forever, but just like a child leaving his parents' room to let them sleep peacefully in an ordinary life.
The outside of this "bedroom" is no longer the same as Chen Xiao's old house. Stepping out of the bedroom door, there is a long corridor filled with a metallic feel!
Clearly, JOKER's abilities were rapidly declining, and he could no longer control the vast space.
The door to the "bedroom" in front of him slowly closed. Chen Xiao looked at his parents inside; they were lying on the bed, and JOKER even had a faint smile on his face...
Chen Xiao knew very well that once this door closed, JOKER's abilities would completely dissipate, and this space would vanish! From then on, even he would find it difficult to find such a small place in the infinitely vast void!
Once this door closes, it will be goodbye forever!
Chapter 301 [A New Identity]
Chen Xiao watched as the door closed, and the wall flashed, transforming into a seamless metal wall, as if there had never been a door at all.
Behind him came Shi Gaofei's voice: "You're out."
Chen Xiao saw Shi Gaofei in a white coat, sitting in a wheelchair.
Chen Xiao quickly wiped the corner of her eye.
The two were looking at each other from a metal corridor.
"Don't you think the scene right now is very similar to when we first met when you first came to the headquarters of the service center on Home Island?" Shi Gaofei laughed. "Except that back then, you were just a newbie who had just entered this circle, but now... you are the most powerful being in the world. You are now—a god."
Chen Xiao bit her lip.
"Alright, I know. After absorbing the new abilities, you need to rest. I've prepared a bio-pod for you. You only have forty hours to rest. After that, you have important things to do."
"……What?"
“Sigh.” Shi Gaofei chuckled. “We’ve caused a huge scene in New York, and the UN bill is set to be passed in two days. Do you think Joker really cares about that? All he needs is to deliberately attract the world’s attention, and then… let your God of this world make his official debut under the world’s watchful eyes!! Alright, go and rest. When you wake up, we can go to New York and stop that ridiculous and absurd bill.”
After a pause, Shi Gaofei suddenly took a box from behind the wheel and tossed it to Chen Xiao.
Chen Xiao took it, opened it, and glanced at it.
Inside the box was a neatly folded black robe, and on top of the robe was a golden mask!
"This is also what your father prepared for you... a new job that requires new work clothes, doesn't it?" Shi Gaofei smiled.
After Shi Gaofei finished doing all this, he gently pressed a button, and the wheelchair turned around and slowly glided away into the distance.