This voice, without a doubt, came from the War God's Blade in his hand. Hearing the voice in his mind, Xu Yuan looked at the War God's Blade with interest.
'A War God's Blade with self-awareness? Interesting.' Just as Xu Yuan was thinking, the voice in his mind rang out again.
[My mission is to follow the strong. Only in the hands of the strong can I unleash my greatest value.]
Hearing the War God's Blade's words, Xu Yuan was somewhat surprised. The War God's Blade seemed to be saying that it wanted to follow him.
'Could it be that this world's War God's Blade belongs to me?'
Just as Xu Yuan was pondering, the voice in his mind interrupted his thoughts again.
[You are indeed much stronger than my previous master, completely on a different level.]
[But I will not follow you.]
Hearing the War God's Blade's words, Xu Yuan became curious. 'Isn't that contradictory?'
Hearing Xu Yuan's question, the War God's Blade replied.
[You are indeed very strong.]
[So strong that you don't need me at all.]
[So, if I follow you, I will merely be an ornament, unable to unleash my greatest value.]
[I am a blade, I need bloodshed to grow. You may be able to keep me looking brand new forever.]
[But in doing so, I would lose the meaning of being a blade.]
Hearing the War God's Blade's words, Xu Yuan finally understood its meaning.
Indeed, as the War God's Blade had said, with Xu Yuan's current strength, he really didn't need the War God's Blade. Although the War God's Blade had three unique attributes, even if Xu Yuan obtained it, he wouldn't have the time or interest to study them, let alone carrying the War God's Blade along for growth.
Most likely, just as the War God's Blade said, it would remain brand new forever.
Xu Yuan would never allow the War God's Blade to reach its full potential. So, the War God's Blade was not suitable for Xu Yuan.
However, Xu Yuan never intended to take the War God's Blade by force. He was simply curious and wanted to take a look.
With this in mind, Xu Yuan asked the War God's Blade in his mind.
'Is there a weapon in this world that belongs to me?'
This question had lingered in Xu Yuan's mind ever since the War God's Blade was born. Perhaps the War God's Blade could provide an answer.
Hearing Xu Yuan's question, the War God's Blade didn't even hesitate and immediately replied.
[There will be.]
Seeing how decisively the War God's Blade answered, Xu Yuan felt like it was trying to fool him. Just as he was about to say something, the War God's Blade continued.
[Although no suitable weapon has appeared in the current item dimension. But for some reason, I have a strong intuition that it will appear.]
[This is also why I am certain that I do not belong to you.]
The War God's Blade was designed to follow the strong, growing stronger when encountering stronger beings.
Logically speaking, excluding those void entities, Xu Yuan was the strongest in this world.
When the War God's Blade encountered Xu Yuan, although it was excited, there was a voice deep inside telling it that it did not belong to Xu Yuan.
Or rather, it was not worthy of Xu Yuan.
Because Xu Yuan was so strong that he didn't need it at all. If the War God's Blade followed Xu Yuan, it would lose its meaning.
Hearing the War God's Blade's words, Xu Yuan was in a great mood.
If what the War God's Blade said was true, then perhaps this world really did have a weapon that truly belonged to him. Its power would surely far surpass the War God's Blade.
Xu Yuan was looking forward to seeing what form his exclusive weapon would take.
Since he had asked everything he needed, Xu Yuan had no intention of keeping the War God's Blade.
Just as he was about to return it to Steve, the War God's Blade's voice rang in his mind again.
[If you return me, I am willing to help you keep an eye out for your weapon!]
It seemed that the War God's Blade was afraid Xu Yuan would forcibly keep it, so it offered this deal.
Hearing the War God's Blade's words, Xu Yuan immediately agreed.
'Deal.'
After all, the War God's Blade had just mentioned the item dimension. This meant that the item dimension now existed, likely appearing along with the War God's Blade.
So, at the moment, the number of conscious items should be very few, or perhaps none at all.
As time passed, or as a reward in the second Divine Realm Competition, the item dimension would gradually be filled with all kinds of conscious weapons, items, and blocks.
Perhaps by then, his exclusive weapon would also appear.
After making a deal with the War God's Blade, Xu Yuan casually tossed it back in front of Steve.
Originally, when Steve saw HIM take the War God's Blade, he had already given up hope. Now, seeing HIM return the War God's Blade, he was completely stunned.
'What's going on… Could it be that he thinks the War God's Blade is too weak?…'
Steve's thoughts weren't entirely far-fetched.
As soon as he got the weapon, HIM immediately showed up. It was obvious that HIM was here for the War God's Blade.
But after taking the weapon and inspecting it for a while, HIM just returned it to him. Wasn't this a clear sign that he wasn't interested in it?
Even if HIM wasn't interested in the weapon, Steve could understand. After all, HIM had a domain, making even binding curses useless within it.
The other attributes of the War God's Blade probably wouldn't work in his domain either. With his domain, HIM clearly didn't care about this weapon.
Even so, this weapon was still one of the strongest in the game world. Even if HIM didn't want it, his subordinates could still use it.
Steve never expected HIM to return the weapon.
At this moment, the livestream viewers were just as confused as Steve.
"Huh??? HIM gave the weapon back to Steve???"
"Could it be that HIM wants to recruit Steve?…"
"Wake up, does a god need to recruit a mortal?…"
"Looks like HIM just didn't think this 'divine weapon' was worth it, so he returned it."
"So all the hype about this weapon was just a scam?!"
"Not necessarily a scam, but it's clear that this weapon can't hurt HIM. HIM just doesn't need it because of his domain."
At this moment, the livestream viewers weren't too surprised. Even before the divine weapon appeared, there were all kinds of rumors saying it could kill HIM. But no one really believed that.
If the game company had the ability to get rid of HIM, they would have done it long ago. All the previous hype about the divine weapon was probably just marketing.
After returning the War God's Blade to Steve, Xu Yuan left immediately.
Steve and the Nirvana Guild members stood frozen for a long time before they slowly came back to their senses.
"What's going on?… What does HIM mean by this?…"
"Wasn't he here specifically for the weapon… Why did he take it and then return it?"
"Boss… Is this weapon… really that bad?…"
"..." Seeing HIM leave, Steve let out a long sigh of relief.
Looking at the spot where HIM disappeared, Steve felt that he understood HIM less and less.
As time passed, it became harder to define HIM.
He didn't seem completely hostile to players. He did kill players, but never wiped them out completely.
He infected players, but those infected still had a choice—they could join the zombie faction or die and return as normal players.
HIM never controlled players or forced them to follow him.
All those who followed HIM did so of their own free will. He absolutely had the power to rule and govern this world, but he never did.
The fact that he returned the War God's Blade to Steve showed that he didn't see players as enemies. Otherwise, he wouldn't have given the weapon back.
This was why Steve couldn't understand HIM.
"What is he trying to do?…"
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