New Taiyi, the New God

Feeling the power emanating from his body, Rovi couldn't help but smile.

To some extent, this is also why he chose to become the Emperor Dong Hua of the Divine Land — the Sun God who controls the sunrise is the personification of the Sun Concept, and the sun in the eyes of the world is naturally a selfless being that burns itself to bring warmth to the world.

This concept allows Rovi to radiate light between heaven and earth at this moment, and this power allows Rovi to leave his name in the hearts of all spirits.

'dimension'--

Just one word is enough to serve as evidence.

"Continue!" In the burning flames, the Rovi sword rose again, and the concept of pure yang manifested around him. Light, heat, and fire instantly spread out like a sea before him.

The ' Six Heavens Old Ghost ' remained eerily silent, but even surrounded by layers of sunlight, its dark and eerie atmosphere did not diminish in the slightest.

Even though the darkness remained profound, the light that broke through brought endless hope to the people on the ground.

The King of Chu wept with joy, Xiang Yan bowed to the heavens.

In the Tanggu, Onion raised her finger, and Tamamo no Mae swayed her slightly plump thighs, revealing a smile, "Is that so?"

"Fuxi exhausted his life essence to create the Eight Trigrams, Nuwa wept blood to create the Xuanhuang, Xuanyuan established a legacy that would last for generations, pouring his heart and soul into it, Shennong tasted hundreds of herbs and died far from home... Clearly gods, beings high above, yet they always managed to do such acts of compassion for those humble mortals..."

"Burning oneself for the sake of all people, this is indeed the true orthodoxy of China."

"But why can't it be the same for us!?"

The smile contained a hint of resentment, and even more so... a faint, almost imperceptible, admiration.

The admiration for those people and ancestral gods of the past.

On the ground, atop a mountain, Yu Ji, clad in a flowing black dress, gazed into the distance at the 'sun' battling the eerie forces in the sky, her crimson eyes narrowed.

It really was you..., wasn't it?

At this moment, Yu Ji suddenly remembered that a long time ago, the Huaxia Ancestor Gods of China who was in charge of marriage in the land had told her that she would meet someone who was extremely important to her in the future.

That person had a body of steel, but a heart as warm as a human's.

Previously, Yu Ji had never thought of this sentence, because she had never felt lonely before, or rather, she did not know what loneliness felt like, so she naturally did not know what loneliness was.

But now she understands, and those words from the past naturally echo in her ears.

Yu Ji suddenly became even more convinced.

The gods on earth were filled with complex and conflicting thoughts, but for Rovi, who was fighting against the strange forces in the sky, there was only one thought left.

That is—

To fight against it, to fight against 'Taiyi'.

It's even a battle against 'itself'!

"Buzzing..." A faint buzzing sound emerged from the eerie figure that had transformed into a black sun. At first glance, it sounded like a low growl, but upon closer listening, it seemed as if one could hear endless murmurs, an endless chaos of sounds and colors.

Rovi Wei stood before the darkness, facing not only the darkness itself, but also the invisible tentacles and tendrils that suddenly appeared from all directions.

He swung his sword, his entire body still radiating power; the darkness instantly crumbled upon the sword's touch.

"Quack--"

The murmurs shifted and changed, and the darkness grew ever stronger.

The Six Heavens Old Ghost that were the opposite of 'Taiyi' finally came to life, and the terrifying black-bodied creature threw out a fist.

He blocked the burning sword in Rovi's hand.

It also blocked the concept of the burning 'sun' that was radiating from Rovi's entire body.

"No... um..." The babbling gradually became clearer, and Rovi also heard the sound at that moment. The next second, the fist suddenly slammed forward, pushing him away an inch.

Although it was only an inch, Rovi did indeed retreat at that moment.

The burning light and heat were shared with the world, and this body, whose strength was gradually being exhausted, seemed unable to withstand the strange appearance of the Six Heavens Old Ghost.

More and more wriggling tentacles spread out, like a surging torrent.

Then he let out a joyful sound.

"Truly a strange being transformed from a former god—"

"But today, I will not back down!"

Rovi bravely faced the pressure, but the tentacles kept spreading out from all directions.

Burning, burning, burning.

A surge of power was constantly accumulating within him.

Rovi was already preparing to unleash the last of his power to burn his opponent, and at that moment he completely released all his defenses.

This gives the ' Six Heavens Old Ghost ' the opportunity to kill themselves!

And so at this moment,

The Chu Land, with its towering peaks, is sometimes bright and sometimes dark.

That was a manifestation of the battle in the sky. People on the ground could not see the specifics, but they could deduce the outcome of the battle from the changes in light and shadow, from the state of the blazing sun and the pitch-black sun.

The sunlight was enveloped by darkness from all sides; although its brilliance remained, the situation was clearly dire.

"Is that Emperor Dong Hua going to lose...?" In the King of Chu's palace, the King of Chu's hair and beard trembled.

The tall and burly Xiang Yan frowned deeply. "I'm afraid... yes."

I am afraid?

In the eyes of many, this was already inevitable.

"That emperor burned himself to drive away the darkness from this land, yet there are too many places in this Chu Land that need his favor, from the sky, the earth, and countless mountains and rivers..."

"He has expended too much energy. He could have won, but at this moment..."

"What?!" the King of Chu asked anxiously. "Is there any way to resolve this?"

"There is a method that we can try."

"What?"

"Let the entire nation worship the Emperor Dong Hua, and use the power of faith to compensate for the Emperor's depletion!"

"This... in such a hurry, how can we proceed?" The King of Chu was taken aback.

Change customs and beliefs.

Regardless of whether he's willing or not, it's definitely not easy to actually do it.

Even at the height of King of Chu's prestige, it would have been extremely difficult for him to change the nation's beliefs with a single royal decree.

But it seems there is no other way now.

"Never mind, let's give it a try!" King of Chu sighed and no longer hesitated.

Upon receiving the order, Xiang Yan was about to go out to deliver it when he suddenly stopped in his tracks.

"Why aren't you going, my dear minister?" King of Chu was surprised, anxious, and puzzled.

"Your Majesty... there's no need to go." Xiang Yan hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but then stopped himself.

The King of Chu opened his mouth, as if to say something, wanting to ask why, but suddenly stopped speaking.

At this moment, smoke suddenly rose into the sky above the State of Chu State.

It's not the misty smoke, nor the wind and rain brought by the East China Sea overflowing the Yangtze River, but the everyday life of ordinary people.

The fireworks were accompanied by tiny specks of light.

Those were embers and ashes from the burning embers.

That is... 'faith'.

"Your Majesty, I'm afraid there's no need for you to issue a decree." Xiang Yan sighed, "The people have already made their own choice!"

At this moment, in the wilderness.

The elderly man kowtowed. "I pray to Emperor Dong Hua, Great Emperor Fusang, Water Official Great Emperor..."

"We, the people, entrust ourselves to you. We pray that you will defeat the powerful enemy, protect our homeland, and bless our Yanhuang!" A young man cut his palm and poured his blood and pain onto the incense.

Furthermore, slender-waisted Chu women danced along the great river as a sacrifice to the heavens that protected this thousand-foot kingdom and its people from the strange Immortals and Gods.

At this moment,

The people have indeed made their own choice.

People, having regained their clarity and composure, watched the sunlight gradually being enveloped by darkness in the high sky.

That God, He burned Himself to drive out darkness, He burned Himself to bring light to the world.

He plunged the people of this land into crisis.

Then these millions of people will not remain indifferent.

Effort will surely bring rewards, but selfless spirit will always be admired by all.

The god of war is willing to shed his blood for the sake of all people.

Then, the people will weep blood in protest against Heaven!

The King of Chu looked at the smoke and sparks filling the sky, remained silent for a moment, and then suddenly burst into laughter.

"Our Chu State is saved!"

"My country, my people—go and do things according to your own will!"

"If all the people are of one mind, then the nation should also stand with the people!"

"I hereby announce that I shall hold a state sacrifice."

"For the sake of millions of people, I wish to offer sacrifices to the Emperor Dong Hua and the Great Emperor Fusang, and establish the Eastern Emperor as the Supreme One."

"The New God of Taiyi!"

In any case, Chu State is still a country after all... Of the most important matters of the state, military affairs and sacrifices are the two things that cannot be taken lightly. Therefore, Chu State cannot admit that Taiyi has gone mad. They can only say that this is a struggle between Taiyi!

When, out of caution, what the King of Chu said was only the new god Taiyi, not the Eastern Emperor Taiyi. This was a matter of inheritance, not theft.

Xiang Yan was stunned for a moment, then bowed deeply and prostrated himself. "Your Majesty is truly virtuous!"

With everyone united and their hearts burning like fire, the smoke and clouds drifted into the sky, piercing through the thick darkness and overcoming the eerie encirclement.

Rovi stood with his sword at the ready, watching the wriggling tentacles that were spreading upwards around him.

The time has come.

The power within his body also slowly rose.

He will die, and he believes that he will be remembered by this land.

God cannot ascend the Throne of Heroes.

But people can.

"Dimension", yes.

"This is the last one." Rovi held the sword horizontally in front of his chest, flicked his long robe, and flicked his fingers across the blade, causing a red light to flash like a shadow.

The ' Six Heavens Old Ghost ' did not respond, but only emitted strange, chattering laughter and indescribable murmurs.

This is indeed the last one.

For Rovi, it was the end; for Him, it was also the end.

"What a pity." At this moment, Tamamo no Mae suddenly felt a little regretful.

Because she saw the figures of those people from the past in that ' Emperor Dong Hua '.

He might also have a chance to reach that level with them.

But now, it's gone.

Although she had one less rival, Tamamo no Mae was far from happy.

This feeling was just like many years ago, when Shang Yan, having condensed the Nine-Tailed Fox, looked up at the group of ancestral gods of the Nine Provinces who were leaving one after another.

Instead of joy, I felt inexplicably... melancholy.

Wind and fire, yet both roared and coalesced at this moment.

The steam from the Yangtze River was boiling.

The vast earth flows on and on.

With a flick of his sleeve, Rovi unleashed a sword light that rippled across his palm. The blazing sun, shrouded in darkness and grotesque shadows, instantly expanded, and countless writhing tentacles snapped in response, severed by the sword in Rovi's hand.

Instead of retreating, he advanced, his sword flashing like a dragon, stretching outwards.

Layers of flames rolled out and exploded, transforming the surface into a line. The remaining Sun Concept condensed into a single line, breaking through the surface with a single point, instantly forcing the vast darkness to retreat.

Body and sword become one, sword moves with the light and shadow.

Rovi pierced through layers of depths and instantly landed before the dark, eerie sun, arriving before the Six Heavens Old Ghost.

As the drums thundered, unseen whispers came rushing towards us.

More darkness and more reserves surged from the body of the Six Heavens Old Ghost.

A deafening roar as swords collided and flashed.

The Six Heavens Old Ghost attacked simultaneously, and what they displayed was also the concept of "sun".

It's just a reversed blazing sun, a yin and a crazy sun.

The ripples spread out in layers.

This is how Taiyi gives birth to water, water nourishes Taiyi and becomes earth, earth nourishes Taiyi and gives birth to heaven, and heaven gives birth to all things.

No matter how it is reversed, these Six Heavens Old Ghost are all "chaotic" characteristics that were separated from the body of Taiyi. They are not Taiyi, but they can also be said to be Taiyi.

The power that Taiyi once possessed, He also possesses.

Rovi was not surprised, but rather delighted, and he also instantly displayed the power of the Water Official Great Emperor.

The East China Sea trembled, clouds appeared, rain fell, rivers, lakes, and seas flowed, and the concept of the water cycle of heaven, Heaven, Earth, and Man condensed into a misty vapor around Luo Rovi.

The sun collides with its opposite.

The Primordial Water and the water cycle intertwine.

Darkness and light intertwined more frequently, and the sounds of collisions echoed like thunder throughout the heavens and earth. The Six Heavens Old Ghost roared incessantly, their behavior chaotic and insane, devoid of any reason.

But at this moment, Rovi seemed... even more insane than Him!

Burning himself was not enough; at this moment, Rovi wanted to squeeze every last bit of power out of his body. The gears could be faintly heard turning and the core of the furnace was operating, and the sound of thunder echoed through the sky.

The sword in his hand flashed with a fine light, cutting through tentacles and scorching the darkness.

The Six Heavens Old Ghost let out a strange laugh.

At the same time, Rovi burst into loud laughter, drowning out His voice.

The Six Heavens Old Ghost uttered mutterings that sounded like the beating of drums.

Rovi continued to laugh.

The Six Heavens Old Ghost kept making strange, incessant laughs.

Rovi continued to laugh.

So the Six Heavens Old Ghost fell silent, with only its dark tentacles extending and revealing its chaos.

He shut down Rovi's escape route.

But the flames, however intense, continued to crash forward, ignoring everything else!

"Who exactly is Chaos?!" If he had enough awareness, the Six Heavens Old Ghost in the present day would definitely have already gone berserk.

He instinctively wanted to take a step back to avoid the scorching sun.

But they discovered that their escape route was also blocked.

That was an invisible barrier.

That was the power of the ' Key of Heaven ' displayed by the Primordial Human!

"@!#$%^&*(!@#$%^^&*()"

The indescribable murmur reappeared, and although this time Rovi felt that the voice seemed a little strange, there was no need to pay attention to it.

He simply laughed loudly once more, then drew his sword and went forth!

Slay the demon with a single sword.

Rovi completely let loose. "Drink this sword!"

Red light, surging and exploding.

At this moment, he had truly arrived before the Six Heavens Old Ghost, and the sword he presented fell upon them.

The body's energy is about to be depleted.

Although it would only take a moment to recover, Rovi forcibly suppressed this recovery power.

To seek the crown of Heroic Spirit through death.

The Six Heavens Old Ghost roared and its endless tentacles spread, while darkness simultaneously snapped them shut.

He is going to die.

He, too, must die...

"We pray, we pray—"

"Protect and dedicate all faith!"

"The nation and its people walk together... We worship the new god, Taiyi..."

The sound suddenly reached Rovi's ears.

An invisible force suddenly surged up.

This is faith.

It is the reverence of all people for the true God.

At the same time, energy surges forth and vitality bursts forth.

At that moment, Rovi seemed to see the people on earth praying, to see their faith, to see their loud sacrificial rites...

This moment.

Rovi exclaimed, "I'm awesome!"

Grass?!

I was typing 'Taiyi', how did I become Taiyi?!