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“Boom…”
A rumbling sound echoed, and suddenly the stone in the middle of us began to slowly descend.
As the stone, adorned with various Dragon Turtle engravings, fell away, it revealed a square deep well.
Black mist started to rise from the well, carrying with it a putrid stench.
I watched as the black mass of mist gradually gathered, and then it formed into the shape of a man!
The man was clad in golden armor, surrounded by swirling black fog. He emanated a foul odor, yet strangely, golden divine energy flowed over his armor.
I sensed it clearly; not only could I feel Ghostly Energy from the man, but I could also sense divine power emanating from his armor!
Yang Jing and Liu were already screaming in terror.
As the man rose up and gazed into the air, he sighed. Suddenly, he extended his hand, and with a swift motion, a surge of black mist shot toward Qin Changling!
Qin Changling didn’t even have time to scream before he was transformed into countless droplets of blood.
The moonlight shone down upon those blood droplets, turning them golden before they all flew into the man's body.
The man nodded in satisfaction and then turned to look at me, reaching out his hand.
Seeing this, I was horrified. What the hell! I couldn’t just become a sacrifice like this.
I immediately shouted, “Zhou Wuwang Ji Fa! You’re really not dead!”
The man paused mid-motion, his pitch-black eyes fixed on me with a hint of curiosity. Then his hollow voice echoed, “You… actually know me?”
I took a look and realized I was right!
Just a moment ago, I had only a fifty percent certainty, but now I had guessed correctly. It seemed that Jifa was indeed alive, just in a different way—a way that was neither human nor ghostly!
These wild men were not really wild men at all; they were likely the guards of Jifa from back then. Somehow, they had survived, and since they were all men, there were no women among them. Yet, they had managed to endure for over three thousand years!
Jifa looked at me and sneered, "What? Do you dare defy the holy command?"
I turned to face Jifa as well, and at that moment, I couldn't help but smirk. "Defy the holy command? Ha! It's been three thousand years; there is no holy emperor anymore, no descendants. You are nothing more than a being that is neither human nor ghost! When you exterminated the Witch Clan back then, did you ever consider that you were just a mortal—someone destined never to become a saint or live forever?"
"Who exactly are you?!" Jifa suddenly shouted at me.
With a loud bang, I felt the space around me explode. Every inch of my skin and every organ within me felt like it was being torn apart with pain.
I clenched my fists; at this point, I found that I was no longer afraid!
What joy is there in life? What fear is there in death?!
I stared directly at Jifa and continued, "After all these years, after living for so long, do you ever regret it? Do you ever feel remorse for your past despicable actions every single day?"
"You are that cursed spawn!" Jifa suddenly flew to my side, his hand formed from black mist gripping my throat.
"You are that cursed spawn—my cursed spawn. Ha! I never expected to see you again after three thousand years!" Jifa's hollow eyes fixed on me.
I felt no fear. I recalled the moment my mother died—the pain in my heart made me fearless. All I felt for this man before me was disgust and contempt.
"Yes, I am my mother's son. After three thousand years, I can stand here and question you on her behalf, seeking justice for her. Even if I die, it will be worth it."
"Justice?!"
Jifa released my neck, a cold smile on his face. "What is justice? Isn't the world we live in good enough?!"
He suddenly turned to me, his gaze intense. "Do you know what the world was like three thousand years ago? Gods were the blades, and we were the fish on the chopping block! We are all slaves to the gods! Why should we heed their guidance? Why should we willingly endure the tyranny of the Great Shang Dynasty?! What I do is for the sake of the common people!"
My heart wavered slightly, but soon I fixed my gaze on Jifa. "You're just beautifying your own image. My mother is innocent, my people are innocent. You exploited my mother. I don't know what gods are like, but I know what kind of person you are!"
"Shut up!" Jifa snapped, turning abruptly and reaching out to strike my head.
I was furious as well, shouting back, "Is it exposing your ugly face? Is it poking at the hypocrisy in your heart?"
"Die!" Jifa's palm came crashing down towards me.
"Swish..."
From a distance, a beam of white light flew gracefully towards us, slicing through Jifa's hand and severing it cleanly.
The severed hand transformed into a cloud of black mist that quickly dissipated.
As the white light passed, I heard barking—Heizi was coming.
Behind Heizi, there was Su Mingyue, dressed in pure white.
Su Mingyue flew over and with a swing of her sword, the ropes binding me fell away.
"Kill that woman!" The wild men around us suddenly sprang up from the ground and charged at Su Mingyue.
With a swift motion of her sword, Su Mingyue moved so quickly that she decapitated two wild men in an instant.
"Stand down!" Zhou Wuwang Ji Fa commanded, scolding the surrounding guards. He looked at Su Mingyue and began to laugh ominously.
Su Mingyue stood beside me, her gaze coldly fixed on Zhou Wuwang.
"Su... Daji?" Zhou Wuwang looked at Su Mingyue, then shook his head. "No, no, Daji is dead. You are Su Daji's sister, Su Mingyue?"
Su Mingyue stared at Zhou Wuwang with icy eyes. "Yes, you didn't expect this, did you? You went to great lengths to slaughter the entire Great Shang Dynasty, searching for the Divine Gift of Immortality Elixir, and I have it."
"Good! Good! Haha, today is truly a good day." Zhou Wuwang looked at Su Mingyue. "How did you obtain that elixir?"
Su Mingyue sneered. "Back then, you used sweet words to win over my sister, making her serve you. She got close to King Zhou of Shang, Di Xin, undermining the Great Shang from within, splitting the ministers and deceiving the divine oracle. My sister believed in you; she thought that once you became the new king, you would continue to receive the blessings of the gods and become a new ruler. But you didn't. You slaughtered the entire Witch Clan, severed the Divine Connection, destroyed all of Zhaoge, burned down the royal palace, and had King Zhou Di Xin torn apart while also poisoning my sister. What you wanted was not just power but also this Divine Gift of Eternal Life Elixir, right? But you got nothing! Do you know why?"
Zhou Wuwang stared at Su Mingyue in silence.
Su Mingyue continued with a cold smile. "Back then, even though Di Xin knew my sister Daji was yours, he loved her. He still entrusted that Divine Gift of Eternal Life Elixir to her and allowed her to escape Zhaoge. In her final moments, my sister finally saw through your true nature; she chose to die alongside King Zhou Di Xin. She handed that elixir to me before they both perished together. No matter how many people you slaughtered, you were destined never to obtain that elixir."
The dark aura around Zhou Wuwang grew thicker and more intense.
Su Mingyue pressed on: "I distanced myself from Zhaoge, thinking that although you were cruel, at least you'd be a wise ruler. But I was wrong; not only did you massacre the entire city of Zhaoge, but you also distorted history. You slandered my Su clan as seductive fox spirits who harm others; you burned books and buried scholars, erasing all history of the Shang Dynasty. Everyone knows your father created the I Ching; ha! That was passed down from the Heavenly Diagram and Luo Book as a divine oracle descending upon the world. You... are truly shameless."
"You will die a terrible death! I will consume you and achieve eternal life!" Zhou Wuwang suddenly lunged at Su Mingyue, enveloped in dark energy that surrounded her.
"Swish!"
A long sword flew up and began to spin around Su Mingyue.
Su Mingyue kicked me away. "Go find the Crystal Sphere; I'll hold him off!"
Upon hearing this, I understood that Su Mingyue had no way to completely eliminate Zhou Wuwang.
I was kicked and rolled twice before falling into a stone cave.
The stone cave was deep and pitch black; I couldn't see anything inside.
I knew I didn't have much time and needed to hurry, but the darkness around me was overwhelming.
Just as I was feeling anxious, a sudden warmth enveloped me.
I quickly rummaged through my pocket and pulled out the jade pendant that Su Mingyue had given me, the one known as the Crystal Eye.
The pendant emitted a faint glow, and then, from the depths of the darkness, a stone sphere lit up.
Crystal!
I immediately dashed toward it.
This place was a vast underground chamber; I couldn't even guess how large it truly was. Perhaps it was an enormous Underground Palace!
I rushed to the Crystal, placing my hands on it. At that moment, the Cosmic Pendant at my chest flew out again, and suddenly, the Crystal blazed with brilliant golden light.
With both hands pressed against the Crystal, it felt as if a door had swung open in my mind, unleashing a torrent of power that surged forth. In that instant, I felt like I had transformed into a superhero.
My body lifted off the ground as I cradled the Crystal Sphere, soaring out of the cave and into the open air above.
On the ground, Su Mingyue was in a dire state, covered in blood. Meanwhile, Zhou Wuwang Ji Fa had transformed into swirling black mist, relentlessly attacking Su Mingyue.
As I looked at Jifa, all hesitation vanished from my heart. My arms twisted unnaturally as golden light suddenly enveloped Jifa completely.
"No... no! I'm your father! Your real father!" Jifa cried out in terror, looking up at me.
I sneered. "You're nothing but a pile of bones..." With that, I clenched my fist, and with a thunderous boom, Zhou Wuwang Ji Fa exploded into countless wisps of black mist that scattered into the air.
With the death of Zhou Wuwang, the surrounding wild men suddenly collapsed to the ground, rapidly decaying until they became nothing more than a pile of rotting corpses.
I let out a sigh of relief.
At that moment, a voice suddenly emerged in my mind.
"My loyal Apostle, congratulations on gaining the recognition of our Gods. From now on, you shall be our representative in the mortal realm, and you will obtain boundless power." The voice buzzed in my ears.
I was startled and instinctively asked, "What do you want from me?"
There was a brief silence before the response came, "We desire nothing at all, or rather, we only need faith—your faith and the faith of all people. That is all."
Upon hearing this, I felt like I understood a lot. Faith—reverence and belief in the divine! This was what they sought.
However, to gain that faith, they would bring disasters and diseases; only those who believed in them could survive.
Only fear could inspire faith!
I frowned for a moment, hesitating for just a second. Then, I suddenly slapped my chest, forcefully severing the connection between my spirit and the Crystal Sphere.
Next, I jumped to the ground and smashed the Crystal Sphere against the stone slab with all my might!
With a loud crash, the Crystal Sphere shattered.
From that moment on, there would be no need for a connection between the mortal realm and the divine.
Faith? Ha! The faith they wanted was nothing but servitude and submission. But now, we, the Chinese Nation, already have our own beliefs!
We, the Descendants of Yan and Huang, have broken free and forged our own path!
The flood came, and without consulting the oracle, we dug our own channels to divert it.
When disease spread, we sought no divine signs, but instead tested remedies and treated ourselves.
If one were to drown in the East Sea, they would fill it in; if scorched by the sun, they would shoot it down.
Let those who wish to be the chosen stones go ahead; let those who wish to be the prostrate lambs do so as well.
Let those who want to kneel before the powerful do so; let those who prefer to consult spirits rather than the living go ahead.
In the land cleaved by axes, everywhere are those unwilling to be slaves.
This is what this nation believes in—sacred and unassailable, striving for self-improvement!
I breathed heavily, gazing at the Crystal Sphere on the ground, feeling inexplicably relaxed inside.
"What’s wrong?" Su Mingyue approached and looked at me.
I waved my hand and smiled at Su Mingyue. "It's nothing. I just almost fell for some temptation a moment ago."
Su Mingyue didn’t ask further. With a flick of her sword, Yang Jing and Liu fell beside us.
Yang Jing stared in disbelief but quickly ran to Su Mingyue's side, trembling as he asked, "You... you really lived for over three thousand years? You truly are Su Daji's sister? You really..."
Su Mingyue raised her hand. "Let's leave this place first. Also, I know the camera is on. If this gets broadcasted, I hope you can clear my sister's name and prove that she is not a calamity for the nation."
"Sure! Of course!"
The four of us and a dog made our way out.
After walking for a few hundred meters, I suddenly felt puzzled. I turned around and was startled to find that behind me was a dense forest!
"Hey? The altar is gone," I said.
Su Mingyue nodded. "This is the Heavenly Diagram Formation passed down by the Heavenly Diagram and Luo Book. Perhaps from now on, no one will be able to enter again."
"What? That can't be! I still want to go back and photograph those buildings, as well as Zhou Wuwang's tomb and the corpses of those wild people. What am I going to do if I can't get back in? The audience won't believe my report!" Yang Jing exclaimed, taking a few steps back. However, all that lay behind was the forest, with no signs of anything unusual.
Seeing Yang Jing's expression, I chuckled. "Don't waste your effort; we can't go back in. The wild people... have probably disappeared forever."
"Let's go!" Su Mingyue strode ahead.
I was filled with excitement at the thought of going home and hurried to catch up with Su Mingyue. "Hey, Su Mingyue, since you're all alone, why not come back to the café with me? We can keep each other company and get through this together. What do you think?"
I grinned, feeling hopeful. Even though I had Liu Yiyi, having Su Mingyue as a close confidante would truly make my life feel complete.
Su Mingyue glanced at me and waved her hand dismissively. "Forget it. Your story has ended, but mine is just beginning..."
(THE END)
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