Against the Gods

The picture disappeared, the fragments dispersed, and Yun Che's soul returned to a dead silence.

A dead silence that had never existed before.

Both Yun Che and Li Suo fell into silence for a long time.

After an unknown amount of time, Li Suo said quietly: "If Mo'e had informed the world of the truth about the existence of the Ancestral Sword and the Wheel of Tribulations earlier, would it have been a different ending?"

Yun Che responded with an erratic tone: "It's impossible."

"Why?"

"There are many reasons..." Yun Che's voice was slow: "The four great creation gods and the four great demon emperors have no idea about the nature of the Ancestral Sword and the Wheel of Myriad Tribulations. And it exists as a 'correction' and cannot be done. The secret of the ancestor known to the world."

"Mo'e's knowledge was informed by the ancestor's sword spirit. It was both a heart-to-heart and a trust. And with Mo'e's extremely upright character, how could he easily reveal the secret of the ancestor to others."

"Furthermore, this truth is too heavy. Once known, the two ultimate weapons in the cognition will become weapons of judgment that are always hanging in the sky. The higher the position, the more eternal soul pressure will be endured. I think if Mo E could choose again, he would more likely choose never to know.”

"I'm even more convinced that he never thought of telling him all the reasons until he personally buried Mosu in the abyss."

"Why...why?" Li Suo asked the same two words.

Yun Che's soul sea tightened violently, and he seemed to have calmed down for a while before he said softly: "Mo E loved his son after all. He chose to bury him with his own hands, but he was also determined to watch him bring him with him. Die with no regrets, persistence, and sorrow, instead of confusion and regret... Just like Qingyue, until she falls into the abyss, she only hopes that I will only have pure hatred for her."

He thought of the last paragraph in the Dragon God's ancient book about the Heaven-Slaying God Emperor Mo'e:

"On the top of the palace, Emperor Zhutian looked up at the sky, closed his eyes, and passed away. The last divine words were the name 'Mosu'."

Back then, when he and Qianye Ying'er read this record, they were filled with shock, but also ridicule and doubt. As a father, he couldn't imagine what kind of situation could make a person ruthlessly kill his own children... Why should he grieve before his death when he has already ruthlessly killed his own children.

Yun Che muttered absentmindedly: "I have been inherited by the evil god, and some ancient 'truths' have been pieced together in my mind little by little."

"The original Zhutian God Emperor, in my opinion, was a creation god who was upright and almost foolish. Many fragments of information and various records pointed to him as the origin of all disasters. It was his arbitrary, cold-blooded and ruthless nature that ultimately led to It led to the destruction of the era of gods and demons, and also led to the 'Crimson Disaster' that almost destroyed the current era."

"The Evil God has always been a savior in my understanding. He single-handedly cleaned up the mess left by the end of the era of gods and demons, calmed down all the remaining disasters, sealed the Moon-Slaughter Demon Lord and the Evil Infant's Wheel of Myriad Tribulations, and left behind Through his inheritance and will, I stopped the Heaven Smiting Demon Emperor and saved the world."

"The Heaven Smiting Demon Emperor's anger and hatred towards Mo E also deepened my negative view of the Heaven-Slaying Divine Emperor."

"But..." Yun Che's voice was filled with a bit of sadness: "The shadow of the evil god I saw was so messy and decadent. I asked him at that time if he hated Mo E, and he replied, 'He is not qualified. Hate' has made me confused for a long, long time..."

All the sins are mine, not his...

The former name of the Creator God of Elements was not a sign of abandonment, but I was no longer worthy of it... The reason for my subsequent seclusion was not a sign of despair, but a sign that I no longer had the face to face the world...

It is my sin that built this world...

At the beginning, those words that he could not understand finally had clear enough answers at this moment.

"The evil god doesn't hate Mo E, he hates himself. He feels that if he hadn't united with the Heaven Smiting Demon Emperor, if he hadn't led Mo Su step by step to get rid of the shackles of the old rules, and encouraged him to break through the barrier between gods and demons and fall in love with the daughter of Pan Ming... ...Nothing will happen next. He thinks that he harmed the Heaven Smiting Demon Emperor, their daughter, Mo Su, and Mo E... and ultimately led to the end of the era of gods and demons."

"And the Heaven-Slaying God Emperor Mo'e also hates himself. The Heaven-Slaying Ancestral Sword has wielded a total of three swords in history. And these three ancient and unparalleled swords of the extreme..."

"He swung his sword at his son for the first time, severing the family relationship."

"The second sword swung at the Heaven Smiting Demon Emperor, severing the friendship."

"The third sword seemed to be swung at the evil god, but in fact it was swung at myself, cutting off the rest of my life."

Yun Che let out a long sigh: "Mo'e sacrificed himself to maintain the cornerstone of balance in the world of gods and demons; until Ni Xuan died, he was always thinking about the safety of future generations... But why are their lives like this? The ending..."

"What is right and what is wrong...what is true and what is false..."

"Why is it that the more we know, the less we can see clearly what is right and wrong..."

"So... everything I am doing now... what I always thought was right or wrong... is it really what I thought was right or wrong... is what I think is true, or is it just a bubble of illusion..."

"Even the Evil God and the Emperor Zhutian are like this...then does my so-called unswerving persistence...really point in the direction I think..."

"Yun Che...?"

"Yun Che!"

"Yun Che!!"

The sea of ​​​​souls suddenly erupted with a holy light that was too dazzling, and finally calmed down the turmoil of his too chaotic soul.

Li Suo's blurry figure appeared in Yun Che's soul sea with a holy white light, releasing a warmth that could warm all the souls in the world.

Her gentle voice, from the center of his soul sea, gently passed into every string of his soul: "You once said that in this world, perhaps there is no real right and wrong, good and evil. What is more important than sticking to right and wrong, good and evil is to stick to one's position."

Yun Che: "..."

"At first, I couldn't understand your words. Because the boundaries of right and wrong, good and evil, in my cognition, are extremely clear."

"Until, I watched you commit evil deeds again and again, and felt the pain of your soul again and again."

"If there is no good thought, why would the soul die because of evil deeds?"

"If the heart is good, why never stop stepping into the evil abyss?"

Her voice became softer and softer, like a breeze blowing clouds, morning light condensing dew: "My cognition is incomplete, and my thoughts are always as slow as you said. But over the years, I have seen everything you have done, and sensed your soul fluctuations at every moment, and I have gradually understood what you said."

"Your position, your persistence, and everything you must protect have surpassed the concepts of right and wrong and good and evil in your eyes, and even surpassed your own existence. So, even if every step is on the thorns that pierce the soul, you never hesitate and never stop."

When she first entered the abyss, she kept questioning and sighing, and was puzzled and helpless again and again... Later, she always watched silently, gave reminders, gave comfort, and occasionally, gave suggestions that would never be adopted.

"Even I have gradually recognized and accepted it, so why do you have to question your persistence?"

The soul sea was silent for a long time before Yun Che's rather strange voice rang out: "I didn't know before that you are quite good at comforting people."

"..." Li Suo said uncertainly: "Is this... a compliment?"

Yun Che smiled, his tone was very natural: "Don't worry, I have experienced a lot of bad things, my will is not as fragile as you think, I was just a little confused just now."

In fact, it was definitely not "slightly".

"A creator god who symbolizes holiness and supreme goodness actually agrees that the position transcends good and evil? If your believers back then knew this, I am afraid that their faith would collapse." Yun Che said in a strange tone: "I am a little curious, what is your position?"

Unexpectedly, Li Suo gave him a direct answer: "My position is naturally you."

"..." Yun Che was slightly stunned.

"If the end of your path is a huge evil consequence, I will bear it with you. After all, I am the one who 'helped the tyrant' in your mouth, and I am also a broken creator god."

"So, there is no need to worry and be confused. You are not Nixuan, nor Mo'e, but the unique Yun Che. I hope and believe that the fate you are heading towards will be different from theirs."

"Hmm..." Yun Che thought: "Your words suddenly have a bit of the divinity of the creator god... I am actually a little moved."

Li Suo: "......?"

A little white light shone slightly in the depths of the soul sea.

That was the last memory fragment left by the evil god.

But when this memory fragment appeared, it released a completely different soul breath from before.

"This soul breath..." Li Suo released a deep doubt: "Does it belong to...me?"

"Strange!" Yun Che was also stunned: "How can the evil god have your memory fragments? Unless you gave it to him."

"..."Li Suo couldn't remember.

The soul breath released by this memory fragment was extremely weak, but it had a strong sense of incompleteness. It might have been faded by the years, or damaged by external forces.

The white light on the fragment spread out, spreading a pure white world in Yun Che's consciousness.

When the world gradually became clear, Yun Che saw the outline of the Temple of Life again.

However, the picture was extremely blurry, and there were broken and incomplete things everywhere.

In the picture, a white fairy figure slowly walked towards the Eternal Pivot... Although it was blurry like fog, it was still identifiable as the Creator God of Life, Li Suo, with such a peerless divine posture.

She stretched out her palm, and the white light covered the sleeping girl in the Eternal Pivot, and whispered: "There are such special soul bases and soul sources in the world, not human, not god, and not demon."

"Is this... the combination of god and demon?"

At this time, the white light covering the girl's body suddenly dissipated.

The space was slightly distorted, and a shadow that seemed real and unreal slowly appeared above the girl.

Yun Che could not see the whole image of this phantom, but he could vaguely tell that it was the image of a girl with long hair as white as night and skin as white as snow... but it was not Hong'er's hair color or body shape.

Facing this sudden appearance of the girl's shadow, Li Suo's hand was suspended in mid-air, and she did not move for a long time.

As the God of Life Creation, she was actually lost for a long time.

The girl spoke, and her voice was ethereal and illusory: "Hello, Senior Li Suo, it's our first meeting. My name is Ni Jie, the daughter of my father Ni Xuan and my mother Jie Yuan."

Li Suo's snow-white hand was gently put down, and her eyes were still fixed on the girl's shadow: "There is such a beautiful thing in the world... "

She is the God of Life Creation who has all the grace of the ancient world, but she sighs with loss of soul that people will only sigh when they face her.

The girl continued, her voice a little anxious: "Before my father separated my demon soul, I secretly hid a wisp of my soul. Fortunately, he was too confused to notice it. However, I only exist for these last few dozen breaths."

"I ask the kindest and most beautiful senior Li Suo in the world, when you solidify my soul for my new body, please do not completely destroy my soul base and soul source, but leave a gap."

Li Suo looked at her: "Why?"

"Because my father did not want to annihilate my demon soul, but hid it. Therefore, as long as my soul base is not sealed and my soul source is not destroyed, if I can touch the demon soul again one day, there may be a possibility of returning to completeness."

After a short silence, Li Suo slowly shook his head: "No."

"Although I don't know the details, I know that Ni Xuan can bear the pain to do this. "This may involve his promise to Mo'e. He is not one who breaks his promise, and Mo'e will not tolerate one who breaks his promise."

"Senior Li Suo is so smart." The girl praised, smiling, as if she had no fear of the eternity that was about to disappear: "But, I am just a girl who knows nothing, and I don't care about your promises. No matter how many promises you make, they are not as important as my father's safety."

"Father's...safety?"

"Senior Li Suo, didn't you notice? My father's soul has been shattered."

"..." Li Suo did not deny it.

"He is too painful, too guilty, too self-blaming, and his soul of creation has many cracks. He just wants to hide from the world and sleep... and if his soul continues to shatter like this, he will sleep longer and longer. Perhaps, he may not be able to wake up for a hundred years in a million years. "

"I... can't do anything." Li Suo's voice was filled with deep powerlessness and guilt. She could save all the spirits, but she could not save the soul-shattered creator.

"But I have a way to repair my father's soul."

The girl's figure was obviously blurred, and her voice became more urgent: "Moreover, I heard Senior Mo'e say that his promise to the Ancestral Sword Spirit and his intolerance of the fusion of gods and demons will last until the end of his life... In other words, after his death, all grudges, insistence, and promises will be resolved."

"So, I won't make things difficult for my father and Senior Li Suo. Even if we want to return to completeness, it must be after Senior Mo'e's death. Senior Li Suo, please, otherwise, my father will really... slowly become eternal Sleeping."

"But..." Li Suo said: "If you don't cover your soul base and soul source, your new body and mind will never grow, and will always remain in the state of a young girl. And there is only an endless and slim possibility of recovery. In this case, do you still want to insist?"

"Yes!" The girl responded without any hesitation: "I can't let my father continue to be so miserable. Even if there is only a little hope, I have to save him. This is what I must do as a daughter. Otherwise, when my mother comes back, she will be very sad..."

Mother...come back?

Li Suo did not correct the girl's "fantasy" of her mother's return as a daughter.

The girl's figure became weaker, leaving only a layer of light mist.

"Senior Li Suo, please agree. In return, I can tell Senior Li Suo a big secret. When my father was fighting with Senior Mo'e, I found that I could...sense...kill..."

The girl's shadow suddenly dissipated with her voice.

Leaving Li Suo stunned for a long time.