Chapter 1203: More human than many people

23 Nov, 2024

Chapter 1203: More human than many people

The stone steles only trembled slightly.

There were hundreds of galaxies, but there was no light shining.

However, Xu Qing's words were far from enough to enlighten the benighted in the fifth star ring.

At the same time, as the steles shook, wisps of Divine Sense spread out from the steles and echoed in the air.

"Ridiculous!"

"A God is a God!"

"How can he be human?!"

"Regardless of whether they are connate or acquired gods, the moment they choose to walk the path of god cultivation, they will lose all humanity!"

"What you see and feel is just a false persona created by the gods in the process of cultivation in order to move forward better!"

"You are not the first to be deceived by the gods, and you will never be the last."

"Young man, let me give you a word of advice … Don't be deceived by them!"

"Since ancient times, those who have befriended the gods have all regretted it to the extreme!"

"Now, take back your words. I can give you what I left behind!"

Strands of divine sense continued to echo in this star system and entered Xu Qing's mind.

Xu Qing fell silent.

Reminiscence appeared in his eyes.

He was thinking. He was judging.

These buried immortals were no longer souls, and what they emitted could not be called divine sense.

That was the obsession of an immortal who had died in battle.

They had spent their entire lives fighting against the gods, from the moment they were born to the moment they died. Their standpoint had never deviated in the slightest. Therefore, to them, the gods … were all the same!

As for Xu Qing, he used to have the same thoughts as them.

That was until he witnessed the empress's ascension to godhood.

It changed his worldview!

Thus, Xu Qing spoke calmly.

"Seniors, in my hometown, there is a holy land, and there are gods wreaking havoc. My family and my childhood were all tortured by the gods … But the holy land was heartless. It fled from the Wanggu and abandoned the human race."

"They're high and mighty. They don't care about the life and death of the human race. They're trying to exploit and control the situation behind the scenes."

"As for the human race, they are gradually declining. Many human emperors have worked hard, and there are even Swordsage Grand Emperor. With the power of mountains and rivers, they forcefully persevered and protected the human race."

"But still, it's hard for the human race to rise."

"Countless humans … have become food for the alien races. It's extremely miserable. I've seen such scenes before. It's even more tragic than eating children."

"The entire race gradually collapsed in the darkness. Gradually, the race was no longer a race. Gradually, it was about to completely disappear."

"It was at this time that someone emerged from the catastrophe, from the destruction."

"She is the empress of the human race in my hometown!

However, all of her thoughts had been cut off, and all of her paths could no longer be continued. There were only two choices before her.

Otherwise, their entire race would be annihilated.

Either she becomes a god! "

"In the end, she chose to become a god!"

"She will bear the stigma of betraying the sect and going against the teachings of the ancestors!"

"She said that if the Holy Land doesn't care about the human race, she will. She will use her own strength to continue the bloodline of the human race!"

"She said that the heavens and earth rejoiced in the human race. If they didn't, she would. She used her own body to bring peace to the human race!"

"She said that from now on, she doesn't ask for immortality. She only wants to bring prosperity to the human race and restore the glory of the Wanggu!"

"She said that she did not want to become a god herself. She wanted to bring all the deceased Renhuangs with her to become a god."

"She said that in the future, the five human emperors would become corpse gods. Even though they didn't have spiritual intelligence, they would still have divine might and the will of the human race. They would follow the guidance of the human race's fate and protect the human race's foundation, making the other races tremble in fear."

"She said that she is the God of Men, and that she will protect the human race and ensure eternal peace!"

"In the end, she said that because of her actions, a Karma was created, and she … bore the burden of the eternal calamity!"

Xu Qing's voice reverberated throughout the star field.

Every sentence contained his memories, and every word represented his state of mind.

With these words and his own voice, he described the scene of the empress ascending to godhood to all the heroic spirits.

In the end, Xu Qing raised his head and looked at the steles.

He spoke in a deep voice.

"In my opinion, such a god is more human than many people!"

"I know that not all gods are like that."

"But there are also good and evil people."

"It's the same among the gods. No matter how many there are, they still exist."

"Therefore, I will not change my mind!"

Xu Qing lowered his head and bowed.

After he bowed, coldness spread out from all of the planetary systems. The stone steles no longer trembled, and the writing on them faded away.

Any relic, any inheritance …

None of them flew over!

They … did not agree with Xu Qing's words, and they no longer sent out their thoughts.

After a long time, Xu Qing silently turned around.

This time, he didn't gain anything, but Xu Qing didn't care about gains or losses.

Life was something that needed to be walked by oneself. Scenery was something that needed to be seen by oneself. Only by constantly moving forward and seeing all the scenery could one's concept be slowly molded.

His view of life, his understanding of the world, and his senses toward all living beings.

In the end, they gathered together and formed their own unique thoughts.

This was what a human should be like.

From then on, Xu Qing would still kill, plunder, and be cold-blooded when it came to gods.

However, there were some gods among them, such as the Empress, whom he would fight for!

Because in his heart, the empress was not a god.

She was human.

Compared to too many people, she was more human.

With such thoughts and no regrets in his heart, Xu Qing calmly walked towards the giant door.

He was prepared to leave and return to Mo Yang to wait for his guidance.

But just as he neared the door and was about to step out … the door suddenly rumbled and shook violently.

A murderous aura spread out from within the door.

Xu Qing stopped in his tracks. When he looked over, his eyes narrowed.

Outside the giant door, someone was coming!

It wasn't just one person, but more than a hundred.

They were all wearing special armor, and their bodies were stained with blood. Some belonged to the gods, and some belonged to themselves.

It could be seen that the exhaustion was hidden within, and even deeper, there was sorrow.

They silently walked over.

In the middle of the guards, there were more than ten cultivators carrying … a huge coffin.

The coffin was covered with the flag of the fifth starring ring.

When Xu Qing saw this, he silently stepped back and stood to the side.

The group of cultivators didn't pay any attention to Xu Qing. They continued onward sadly until they were far off into the distance.

From their backs, Xu Qing could clearly feel that this group of people had an instinctive murderous intent amidst their sorrow.

This was not something that could be formed from a battle between cultivators. Xu Qing was familiar with this sort of austere aura.

That was the Baleful Energy Might that could only be formed after being contaminated by the aura of the battlefield!

They came from the battlefield!

As for the existence in the coffin, Xu Qing already had an answer.

There must be an Immortal's skeleton inside.

There were immortals who died in battle, burying their heroes!

Xu Qing was solemn.

He watched as those people left into the distance. He watched as they stopped in a place of nothingness, brought out the coffins, all of them kneeled down, sorrowfully singing an ancient song.

The ballad was like a soul-luring song.

In the ballad, stars appeared in the void. More and more of them appeared, as if they were grains of sand and mud, burying the coffin.

Gradually, it drowned him.

Stars were buried in the earth, eventually forming a star system and a stone tablet.

The cultivators slowly rose to their feet. The leader of the group raised his hand and shouted in unison.

"Immortal Monarch, Shang Yi!"

His voice echoed in the air, and his farewell was filled with passion. After a long time …

The group of military cultivators turned around and left solemnly.

Looking at all of this, Xu Qing didn't immediately return. Instead, he walked to the planet where the Immortal was buried. He bowed and looked at the stone tablet.

"Life is like a dream. Time is like a song. In the sea of stars, there will always be a farewell."

"I'm Celestial Lord Ling Ke. I've destroyed the true gods and drank the blood of the true gods. I've left my mark and taken over the nest to see the future … When he returns, it will be him and me!"

"It's him. My bones are scattered with golden light, and future generations can erase it if they see it. It's me … The silver light shines brightly, and I'll slay the god again!"

This person was very different from the one Xu Qing had seen before.

He seemed to want to borrow the indestructible rules of True Gods to attempt to perish together with them!

A strange light flashed in Xu Qing's eyes. Just as he was about to carefully examine it, a sigh echoed behind him.

Hearing this, Xu Qing turned around and saw a stooped old man walking over from the starry sky.

It was the tomb keeper on the altar outside the gate.

He walked over step by step and stood in front of the stone tablet.

"The war has entered its next phase."

"There are many heroic spirits here, and I've heard of this one before. He spent his entire life exploring the principle of indestructibility of true gods.

The old man sighed.

Xu Qing took a few steps back. When he heard this, he thought for a moment, then bowed and asked.

"Senior, what is this war about?"

The old man turned his head and looked at Xu Qing, a deep look in his eyes.

"The wind and rain of the world should be equal when it falls on the bodies of all living beings. If one party is unable to sense it, it means that someone is blocking the wind and rain that should belong to you."

"Immortal Lord Zhan Lu is that person. He is overseeing the border and resisting the invasion of the fourth star ring. That is a battle between the rings, a battle between gods and immortals."

After saying that, the old man withdrew his gaze and looked into the distance.

Then, he raised his hand and took out a bronze bell without a bell tongue.

The bell seemed ordinary, but the moment it appeared, it stirred up ripples in the starry sky. Strange colors flowed within it.

"Once upon a time, a good friend of mine died at the hands of a God Lord from the fourth star ring. He perished, but this treasure of his was melted. However, it didn't disappear and ended up in this state.

It contained the might of a God Lord.

He asked me to find a fated person on his behalf to send it out. "

Xu Qing's eyes narrowed as he looked at the old man.

The old man waved his hand and the bell floated to the side. Then, he turned around and walked into the distance.

However, a voice echoed in the starry sky.

"I've heard what you've said."

"This old man is full of admiration for that Empress Human Sovereign."

"This world is complicated, just like human nature. So, you don't have to care about what others think."

"I believe that if my old friends here were still alive, with their wisdom, they would be able to understand."

"But now, all that's left is their obsession, their desire to sever ties with the gods."

"You are very outstanding. You shouldn't end up empty-handed."

"This is for you."

The old man walked off into the distance, his figure gradually disappearing. Only his final words could be heard.

"I've met such a God before … Compared to many people, he's more like a human."