Bumming Merit Turned Him into the Human Race Holy Father?

Nuwa had an epiphany!

Countless Heavenly Secrets surged through her mind, gradually becoming clear.

In an instant, she understood that creating the Human Race was her mission.

And the boundless Merit of creating humans would allow her to directly attain the Dao and become a Saint.

"So this is my opportunity to become a Saint."

Nuwa beamed with delight, a sharp gleam bursting from her beautiful eyes. Boundless divine radiance bloomed around her, while surging divine power of creation swept across heaven and earth like a raging tide, rapidly engulfing the region around Buzhou Mountain before spreading throughout Hong Huang.

"Hmm, that's Little Sister's power."

Fuxi, who dwelled in seclusion within Buzhou Mountain, immediately sensed Nuwa's fluctuating power. His figure flashed, and he appeared not far from Nuwa in an instant.

When he saw that Nuwa was actually together with Gu Xi, that "God of Misfortune," he could not help but pause in surprise.

However, his attention soon returned to Nuwa.

He sensed that something was off with her condition. She seemed to be making a breakthrough.

"Could it be that Little Sister has already comprehended her opportunity to become a Saint and is about to attain the Dao?"

It was as if a bolt of lightning flashed through Fuxi's mind. Ecstasy appeared on his face as he immediately circulated his Magic Power and began protecting Nuwa's Dao.

"This is Nuwa's power..."

The Three Pure Ones, Jieyin, Zhunti, Di Jun, Donghuang Taiyi, the Twelve Ancestral Witches, Minghe, Zhen Yuanzi, Hongyun, and countless other Great Supernatural Beings also immediately sensed Nuwa's vast and immeasurable divine power.

As Dao Ancestor Hongjun's personal disciple who possessed Primordial Violet Qi and could become a Saint at any time, Nuwa was naturally someone many Great Supernatural Beings watched closely.

At this moment, upon sensing Nuwa suddenly release such a powerful fluctuation of divine power,

all the Great Supernatural Beings' hearts skipped a beat, faintly sensing that something momentous was about to happen.

Without prior agreement, all the Great Supernatural Beings released their incomparably powerful Divine Senses, extending them across countless billions of miles toward Buzhou Mountain.

Buzhou Mountain.

After comprehending her opportunity to become a Saint, Nuwa moved with a thought and took out Five-Colored Soil, then began kneading it with both hands.

Green became sinews, red became flesh, yellow became skin, white became bones, black became hair. The five colors formed the five elements; the five elements matched the five organs; the five organs opened into the five senses...

Before long, Nuwa had kneaded out a person.

Throughout the process, surging Law of Creation flowed from Nuwa's hands and entered that person.

After this person was created, his eyes opened, and he immediately came to life.

His face held innocence and curiosity as he looked around this unfamiliar world in confusion.

After the first Human Race member was created, Nuwa's aura instantly rose by a great deal.

Nuwa discovered that her comprehension of the Innate Great Dao of Creation had advanced further.

A gleam flashed through her eyes, and she continued creating humans.

Soon, there was a second Human Race member.

A third Human Race member.

A fourth Human Race member.

One Human Race member after another was created by Nuwa.

In the end, Nuwa no longer kneaded them with her hands. Instead, she took out a Gourd Vine, dipped it in Five-Colored Soil, and gave it a fierce sweep. Vast Laws of Creation surged forth, creating densely packed Human Race members.

Before long, the Five-Colored Soil had been exhausted, while several hundred thousand Human Race members now stood beneath Buzhou Mountain.

"I, Nuwa, have followed Heaven's will to create you. From this day onward, you shall be called 'humans.'"

Nuwa said to the several hundred thousand Human Race members.

At this moment, the divine power of creation around her was incomparably vast and majestic. Her entire being seemed to have merged with the unseen Innate Great Dao of Creation.

Boundless divine radiance of creation bloomed from her body, illuminating the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands and every corner of Hong Huang. Its brilliance even shone into the depths of countless beings' hearts.

At that moment, Nuwa's figure appeared in the hearts of countless living beings throughout Hong Huang.

"Greetings, Human Race Holy Mother."

"Greetings, Saint Father Gu Xi."

The newly born Human Race members also came to understand the process of their own birth. One after another, they fell to their knees, first worshipping Nuwa... then, unexpectedly, worshipping Gu Xi as well.

In their awareness, Nuwa was the one who had created them and was therefore their Holy Mother, while Gu Xi was the one who had prompted Nuwa to create humans and was therefore their Holy Father.

The logic was perfectly sound.

There was nothing wrong with it!

Nuwa: "..."

Fuxi: "..."

Gu Xi: "..."

The many Great Supernatural Beings: "..."

Nuwa froze.

Gu Xi froze as well.

Everyone froze.

The Human Race's forms of address for Nuwa and Gu Xi were far too unexpected—and far too suggestive.

After all...

Holy Mother and Holy Father sounded like a pair.

Nuwa's mouth twitched. Of course she could bear the title of Human Race Holy Mother... but Gu Xi becoming the Human Race Holy Father—what kind of nonsense was that?

She was indeed grateful to Gu Xi for telling her about her opportunity to become a Saint.

But...

That did not mean Gu Xi should become the Human Race Holy Father!

Otherwise, how was she, Nuwa, supposed to face the other fellow Daoists in the future?

Just as Nuwa was about to correct the Human Race's form of address—for example, having them call Gu Xi a Human Race Sage or Human Race Dao Protector instead; in any case, they absolutely could not call him the Human Race Holy Father—

however, at that moment, the unseen Heavenly Dao sent down a revelation, directly acknowledging Gu Xi's identity as the Human Race Holy Father.

Within the unseen realm, the fortune of this group of newly born Human Race members immediately split into two streams. The larger stream flowed toward Nuwa, while the slightly smaller stream flowed toward Gu Xi.

Nuwa and all the Great Supernatural Beings sensed the Heavenly Dao's revelation and the change in the Human Race Fortune. They all understood that the Heavenly Dao had acknowledged Gu Xi's identity as the Human Race Holy Father.

"...This Gu Xi really is the Heavenly Dao's illegitimate son."

"Though he told me about my opportunity to become a Saint, the Human Race was ultimately created by my own hands... He does deserve some credit, but he should not occupy such an important position as the 'Human Race Holy Father.'"

Nuwa inwardly rolled her eyes wildly, knowing that the Heavenly Dao was being "biased" again.

The Human Race Holy Father and Human Race Holy Mother were not merely titles. They were two crucial Heaven and Earth Positions that had emerged with the birth of the Human Race, capable of receiving enormous shares of Human Race Fortune.

The stronger the Human Race became, the more Human Race Fortune they would receive.

After creating the Human Race, Nuwa could actually become a Saint through the Merit of Creating Humans. This alone showed the Human Race's astonishing potential.

Even if the Human Race could not surpass the Witch and Demon Races in the future, they would certainly become one of the foremost powerful races among the myriad races of Hong Huang.

Gu Xi had merely given Nuwa a hint, yet he had occupied the position of Human Race Holy Father and gained the Heavenly Dao's recognition. He had truly gained an enormous advantage.

In truth, Nuwa felt that she had gotten the short end of the stick.

She was confident that even without Gu Xi, she would eventually have comprehended how to become a Saint through creating humans.

In that case, the Human Race would have had only one Human Race Holy Mother—her—and she alone would have possessed the Human Race's great fortune. Unlike now, she had to share Human Race Fortune with Gu Xi, losing a great deal for nothing.

Unfortunately, the matter was already settled. And Gu Xi was the Heavenly Dao's "illegitimate son," so even if she wanted to object, she could not.

"Hmph, he got lucky."

Nuwa gave Gu Xi a helpless glance.

"A mere Heavenly Immortal actually became the Human Race Holy Father?"

"What exactly did he do? How could the Heavenly Dao so casually... acknowledge his identity as Human Race Holy Father? You must understand, the Human Race Holy Father's status within the Human Race is second only to the Human Race Holy Mother."

"This newly born Human Race clearly possesses limitless potential and will surely become one of Hong Huang's foremost powerful races in the future... Yet a Heavenly Immortal has somehow become this race's Holy Father and gets to enjoy Human Race Fortune."

The Three Pure Ones, Jieyin, Zhunti, and the other Great Supernatural Beings, along with many Primordial Ancient Gods and God and Demon Dao Lords, stared at Gu Xi from afar. Their eyes had turned red with envy.

They could all see the Human Race's astonishing potential, as well as the vastness of Human Race Fortune. How could they not envy Gu Xi, a mere Heavenly Immortal, for being able to enjoy the Human Race's great fortune?

What they found even more difficult to understand was that, according to their calculations, Gu Xi had indeed rendered Nuwa a service by offering guidance, but his contribution should not have been enough to make him the Human Race Holy Father. Why had the Heavenly Dao acknowledged his identity as the Human Race Holy Father?

Could it be... that the Heavenly Dao's mind had suddenly gone bad and made a mistake?

At this moment, as the newly born Human Race members all bowed to Nuwa and Gu Xi, golden light of heavenly Merit as vast as a sea appeared in the sky.

That incomparably vast golden light of Merit split directly into two portions. Roughly eighty percent descended upon Nuwa, while the remaining twenty percent descended upon Gu Xi.

Seeing this, the many Great Supernatural Beings became even more envious and jealous of Gu Xi.