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This familiar feeling was stronger than ever before.
A blurry figure in his mind began to slowly overlap with the tall figure in front of him.
Long Jian's heart began to race uncontrollably, and a thought that terrified him surfaced in his mind.
He asked with a trembling voice.
"Who are you anyway?"
Hades slowly turned around.
Those eyes, as deep as the universe, were firmly fixed on Long Jian.
He spoke each word slowly and deliberately, each word carrying a weight that could shake heaven and earth.
"I'm……"
Chapter 39 The real world is definitely not beautiful.
Beneath Long Jian's blue mask, his pupils contracted sharply.
He felt as if he had been struck by an invisible thunderbolt, and froze on the spot.
Is this tall man before me Hades?
This was a completely different person from the Hades he remembered, who had made him feel endless pressure with just a single sentence.
Could it be Hades from another timeline?
Countless chaotic thoughts clashed in his mind, making it impossible for him to think for a moment.
Long Jian asked instinctively, "King of the Underworld, are you about to have a great battle with the Snow Queen?"
Hades turned around, his back to him, his voice carrying an unyielding weariness.
"I didn't want to go to war with the Snow Queen, but unfortunately we have no choice but to go to war."
Long Jian pressed further, "Why do you insist on starting a war?"
He couldn't understand; everything in this world was beyond his comprehension.
"As far as I know, Xuehuang is not an unreasonable person."
"She just wants the world to be filled with love, and you should be able to talk things out."
Hades let out a long sigh, a sigh filled with helplessness and a profound sense of loss.
He was about to speak.
Lin Ci's calm voice rang out first.
"not like this."
"It is because of the Snow Queen's love that the wolf clan is where it is today."
Lin Ci's gaze swept over the wolf soldiers around him, whose eyes were fierce but whose bodies were covered in wounds.
"Wolves are bloodthirsty by nature, but the Snow Queen's love can protect other groups."
"But her love will starve these bloodthirsty wolves to death in this cold world."
Lin Ci's gaze finally settled on Hades's broad back.
"Love can create everything, and it can destroy everything."
Hades' figure suddenly stiffened.
He turned around abruptly, and for the first time, a huge wave of shock surged in his deep eyes.
If his appreciation for Lin Ci just now was merely out of gratitude for saving his life...
Now, this appreciation has been completely elevated.
That was the ecstatic joy of finally finding one's kind in the vast universe after searching for thousands of years.
Finally, outsiders could understand the plight of their wolf clan.
Finally, there was someone who could see them without any prejudice, just like his beloved wife.
Hades' lips moved, but for a moment he was too excited to speak.
Long Jian still couldn't understand. He frowned and raised the question that had been lingering in his mind once again.
"Can't your wolf clan coexist with other clans?"
Upon hearing this, Hades snapped out of his extreme excitement and burst into deafening laughter.
"Hahaha, why did you come back to this question again!"
He took a step forward, and the imposing presence of his tall figure made Long Jian unconsciously take a half step back.
Hades' gaze was sharp as a knife, piercing straight into Long Jian's heart.
"Don't you know that some things in this world cannot coexist?"
Long Jian felt a little guilty under his gaze, but he still straightened his chest and spoke with unusual firmness from beneath his blue mask.
"All I know is that as long as we have enough faith, we can overcome any difficulty!"
"Besides, what's so difficult about just getting along well with other tribesmen?"
Hades laughed even harder after hearing this, his laughter filled with undisguised mockery.
"Hahaha, Long Jian, you're so naive."
"The idea of living in harmony is nothing more than a self-deceiving thought of the weak."
His voice turned cold, like the Siberian chill.
"Harmonious coexistence among ethnic groups is certainly impossible."
"Even within the same ethnic group, civil wars can occur."
Hades looked at Long Jian with a meaningful gaze and uttered the most hurtful words.
"Just like your dragon race."
Long Jian's breathing suddenly quickened.
The voice beneath the blue mask unconsciously rose a few decibels.
"You bullshit!"
"We dragons are a peace-loving race, how could we possibly fight amongst ourselves?"
Hades simply shook his head, a hint of pity in his eyes.
"The world you see now is unreal and incomplete."
He moved closer to Long Jian again, so close that they could almost feel each other's breath.
"Because you are now seeing the world with your eyes open."
"From now on, you should learn to see the world with your eyes closed."
A big question mark appeared above Long Jian's head.
"See the world with your eyes closed?"
Hades chuckled softly, took off the large black cloak from his back, and handed it to Long Jian.
"Wear it and you will see a real and complete world."
Long Jian's gaze fell on the cloak.
It was a pure black cloak.
The edges seemed to be stained with dried, dark red blood, exuding a cold aura of rust and dust.
He didn't reach out to take it.
His heart was in turmoil, and an unprecedented fear was quietly growing within him.
Hades took in his hesitation.
"What? Are you scared?"
Are you afraid to face the real world?
"Or do you already know that the beautiful world in your heart doesn't exist at all?"
Every word Hades uttered was like a heavy hammer blow, striking Long Jian's defenses hard.
Long Jian suddenly raised his head and looked directly into Hades's deep eyes.
"I want to see if this world is really as you say it is..."
He snatched the cold cloak from Hades's hand.
The curve of Hades' lips deepened.
“You are too young. When you become as mature as Lin Ci, you will understand the meaning of what I am saying.”
With a casual remark, he elevated Lin Ci to an extremely high position.
"I didn't say the world is terrible, it's just real."
"And reality will never be...beautiful!"
Hades walked to Lin Ci's side and stood beside him, continuing to look at the stubborn Long Jian.
"Put it on, and you will see how your dragon race kills each other."
Long Jian has a very strong sense of clan identity; he will not allow anyone to slander his clan.
He clenched his fists, his voice filled with resentment.
"You bullshit!"
"My master repeatedly warned me that under no circumstances should I use force to harm others!"
"This is an ancient teaching passed down through the ages by our dragon race!"
He became somewhat agitated, and his voice grew louder and louder.
"Although you wolves are bloodthirsty, you will not kill yourselves."