What Is That Sound?

Zhang Shuhui burst into tears, completely beside herself.

Jiang You said nothing. She simply grabbed Xu Xi and carried him down onto the airship.

Holding her knife, Zhang Shuhui wiped away her tears. "Cult Master must have come back for me. Sob, sob, sob... She loves me so much... Sob, sob, sob..."

On the airship, Jiang You casually put away the black umbrella.

Xu Xi stared at the dripping Ten Thousand Year Green in her hand. "This is that tree?"

Jiang You nodded. "The memory hidden deep within the Heart of the Human Emperor was right. This tree really does contain the aura of Blood Tai Sui.

"I had never carefully investigated this tree before. But this time, I entered the tree with part of Blood Tai Sui and discovered an extremely faint power of world origin within it. It shares the same source as the power of that thing beneath the abyss..."

Jiang You continued, "But even if I use Blood Tai Sui to awaken him, what do we do about these monsters? As long as these endless monsters don't disappear, we have no chance of surviving. Unless you have a way to deal with them."

Xu Xi nodded. "We really did find a way."

"These monsters are endless. That's perfect. I'll turn these endless monsters into nourishment for the new world!

"And no power is truly inexhaustible, nor are there monsters that can never be killed. There are simply too many of them, so they make you feel as though they're endless...

"Jiang You, as long as there are enough gods to wear these monsters down, everything will fall into place." Xu Xi stared at Jiang You, his eyes shining.

"Right, the power of Blood Tai Sui..."

"I know. I saw it." Jiang You cut him off. "Just tell me what to do."

"You're sure you don't want to leave?"

"We have to take one big gamble."

Jiang You said, "Going to another world and entering another cycle would only mean walking the same path all over again. Since we have a chance to turn the tables, why wouldn't I take a gamble?"

"Hahahaha, exactly! Take a gamble!"

He told Jiang You his plan.

During this period, Xu Xi and the others had been searching for a new way to create gods. Humanity had no faith now, and creating gods required establishing faith. But establishing faith was not something that could be done overnight. That path was too long, and they were out of time.

After many twists and turns, they finally found a shortcut to creating gods!

They collected all the historical documents and records from ancient times to the present. At the same time, Xu Xi continued merging with the Heart of the Human Emperor to master its power.

He had Xu Xi's memories, but he was ultimately not the Human Emperor of the past.

The Heart of the Human Emperor belonged to another body, and mastering it was not simple.

"...Jiang You, whether you have your memories or not, this Ten Thousand Year Green is one of the seeds you left behind back then. It grew while nourished by Blood Tai Sui. Only Blood Tai Sui can awaken it!"

The two stood atop the airship.

The people from the Three Great Bases could not hear what they were saying.

The people in the tree could not hear them either. They could only see their blurred silhouettes.

Zhang Shuhui was a little worried. "Lord Yan Chi, could this be some kind of plot?"

"No. Since Jiang Jiang was able to return, she must have confirmed that the tree contains the aura of Blood Tai Sui...

"She's so cautious. She wouldn't easily trust Xu Xi..."

Yan Chi looked at the two blurred silhouettes.

Soon, everyone saw Jiang You transform into a mass of Blood Tai Sui, carrying the Ten Thousand Year Green as it floated above the airship. But this time, the Blood Tai Sui did not fall to the ground.

It hung in the air like a sun.

A series of deafening hums came from above.

On the airship, Situ Xun and the others stumbled and crawled out of the inner cabin.

"Jiang You! She's back!!! That girl didn't run away! Sob, sob, sob... She scared this old man half to death! Thank goodness she didn't run!"

Situ Xun trembled as he stared at that mass of Blood Tai Sui, his hands shaking with excitement.

"So this is Jiang You..." Wang Qichuan muttered. "She... isn't human..."

"You say that as if being human is such a great achievement for you." Situ Tianming mocked him while enviously watching the Blood Tai Sui floating above. "To be able to change your mindset whenever you want... My God, if I had that ability, even if I slapped my dad twice, he'd praise me for having strong arms!"

"..."

"Stop talking. Listen quietly!!"

Someone shouted, and everyone instantly fell silent.

The storm grew even fiercer.

The sky seemed to have split open, and thunder rolled across it.

That massive mass of Blood Tai Sui and Xu Xi hung in the air together, the lightning illuminating their two silhouettes.

The lightning roared as though it wanted to strike them dead, yet it was powerless to do so.

Xu Xi calmly closed his eyes. When he opened them again, nothing remained in them but a vast expanse of empty white.

"By the name of the Human Emperor, I hereby seal and pardon all gods..."

"First, I confer the title of Commander: let the heart of the Supreme endure, let the three souls remain forever, and let the Divine Bones persist eternally! Let those whose souls return reclaim their positions! Let those whose bones return reclaim their duties! I grant the gods of the mortal realm their titles and command them to exterminate evil spirits!"

"First, I command the warriors to clear the road ahead. Let those from every route return to their positions upon hearing the call!"

The moment his voice faded, a deafening sound rang throughout heaven and earth, reaching everyone's ears.

Before the crowd could figure out what was happening, a clear charge blared from all directions. The sound seemed to pierce their ears, making their scalps prickle.

As the charge rang out, it seemed as though thousands upon thousands of soldiers and horses were surging toward them.

"What is... what is... what is that sound?!"

"I've heard it before! It's a charge! I saw it on television!!"

"Why is there this sound?!"

"What are Lord City Master and the others doing?!"

"..."

Xu Xi said, "Next, I seal the armor and preserve its name. Let it ride unhindered. Those who hear the call shall return..."

"..."

Xu Xi's voice was gradually drowned out by the bright blare of the horns. Strange forces whose origins were unknown surged from all directions and gathered together.

More and more of them came. In the end, this force even suppressed the furious roar of the thunder and lightning.

Everyone felt every pore throughout their bodies tremble, their breathing halting.

On the airship, Situ Xun wept bitterly in excitement.

The instant that sound rang out, he felt the blood throughout his body flow backward.

Those ancient memories that had nearly been forgotten came crashing back one after another.

The charge rang out.

Xu Xi continued chanting something.

But no one could hear his voice anymore. They could only see his mouth moving.

Those bright, charging horns drowned out everything.

Those who had never lived through that era might not understand what this meant. But Situ Xun was a hundred-year-old monster who had survived from that time, and he knew all too well that in that impoverished era, everyone's will and faith had been more unyielding than steel.

He had proposed this shortcut back then.

When Xu Xi first attempted to confer godhood, Situ Xun had called out the names of several comrades he remembered.

When those names came from Xu Xi's mouth, black rain poured down like a waterfall. Lightning flashed and thunder boomed, and the entire sky roared as if it were about to explode, accelerating the end of the world.

The heavens were trying to stop them.

That was when they confirmed that they were on the right path...

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