Born Human, I am Honored

A solemn pure land, a sacred hall.

Feng Xi walked here aimlessly, surprised and curious.

The hall was as high as the heavens and as level as the earth, as if it were the only thing in the world.

Every floor tile exuded an aura of eternity, indestructible, unblemished, and everlasting.

Exquisite as flawless white jade, flowing with a faint radiance, it was a beauty and splendor that exceeded Feng Xi's ability to describe.

"Is this the world after death?"

He sighed to himself.

--Yes, Feng Xi was already dead.

Because he had acted heroically, he had been stabbed twelve times by an armed thug, resulting in excessive blood loss and organ damage.

Even though he was eventually rushed to the hospital for emergency treatment, there was little hope of survival.

As his consciousness was Blurring and he hovered between life and death, he heard the doctors busy trying to save him sigh, "Resuscitation failed..."

"Sigh, such a fine young man, just gone like that..."

"What a pity!"

"Yeah, it is a bit of a pity."

Feng Xi's slightly transparent body—as if he were a soul from legend—floated through this magnificent hall, his thoughts turning as he passed the boring time, "How long have I even lived?"

"However, although it's a pity, I have no regrets."

"There are always some things that require some people to step forward."

He was very optimistic and cheerful; though dead, he had no regrets, harboring little annoyance or remorse.

His heart was pure; while not entirely without flaws, it was filled with the vibrant vitality of progress and change.

Seemingly resonating with this mindset, this empty, solemn, and towering hall began to undergo a brand-new transformation.

Streaks of flowing light condensed out of the void.

Then, they rapidly aggregated together, transforming into a screen of light.

Light and shadow flickered, images flowed, as if something were being projected.

"Hmm?" Feng Xi watched with curiosity; it was like a holographic 3D projection, capturing his attention.

As scene after scene flashed by, he slowly understood.

--Those were the struggles of the ancestors of the Human Race as they rose from the vast wilderness!

It was the history of the Human Race on Earth, presented before his eyes!

Hunger, sickness, cold... everything was an obstacle to the tribe.

But in the end, they were all conquered, and thus a great and glorious civilization was born!

In the freezing cold, some drilled wood for fire and sewed skins into clothing.

With food shortages, some wove nets to fish and practiced agriculture and animal husbandry.

When plagues arose, some tested medicines on themselves, tasting all kinds of herbs.

When floods raged, some traveled across the eight wildernesses, carving mountains to divert the currents.

Each and every one of them was a most moving and tragic ancient achievement.

Inherited in the bloodline, it would not be extinguished through ten thousand generations!

When the images shifted to the point where the fire of civilization burned brightly, the order of the nation was established, and the descendants of Yanhuang no longer needed to worry about being bound by the environment of heaven and earth, the light screen dissipated.

Replacing it was a change that shocked the heart.

At some unknown moment, a majestic deity appeared here.

This was a Goddess.

But, what was terrifying was... her body was too massive!

Thousands of miles? Tens of thousands of miles?

An indescribable might flowed; she seemed capable of propping up a universe, overlooking the ages.

A dress of brilliant colors draped over this Goddess.

Upon it, the Cosmic Star River shone, and vast continents were Floating and Sinking, colorful and boundlessly magnificent.

Feng Xi's soul trembled, fear rising from the deepest part of his heart.

--This was the gap in life levels, the oppression of the fundamental difference between god and man!

However, such fear and such oppression vanished in a flash.

Seemingly knowing his state like the back of her hand, the vast and endless majesty was reined in under the Goddess's will.

This gave Feng Xi a moment to breathe, ensuring he would not be reduced to ash by a mere wisp of aura.

"Having seen all that came before..."

"Born as a human, are you proud? Are you boastful?"

The ethereal, magnificent Divine Sound, seemingly descending from the heavens, vibrated in Feng Xi's ears. This was the supreme Goddess making an inquiry.

"No." Feng Xi nodded first, then shook his head. "I am neither proud nor boastful."

"How could I rely on the Achievements of Predecessors as a source of personal vanity?"

"Oh?" The Goddess paused. "Then, what do you think?"

"Born as a human, I am honored!" Feng Xi's eyes shone. "I am grateful and thankful; long live the Human Race!"

"Then..." The Goddess smiled. "If given the choice, would you be willing to make sacrifices and contributions for the rise of the Human Race?"

"Of course!" Feng Xi said with righteous indignation, though he exposed his true colors the Next Moment. "However, may I ask..."

"Where would I need to go to make contributions for the Human Race?"

"Naturally, to the most ancient era, to hack through thorns and thistles to carve out a path."

"Is that so?" Feng Xi's voice trailed off, a trace of hesitation appearing on his face—to have him go to a world lacking material resources, with harsh living conditions and no medicine, to fight against heaven for survival for the sake of the Human Race?

Hmm... that seems quite dangerous, doesn't it?

"Forgive my presumption..." He gathered his courage to ask. "May I know what the alternative choice is?"

"It is that everything happening right now never occurred." The Goddess said playfully. "Your fate will proceed along its original track."

Feng Xi's face turned green instantly.

The original track?

What is the original track?

And what is his original track?

If he remembered correctly... he had Already Been declared beyond saving!

"Where does one go after death?"

"Is there reincarnation? Is there an Underworld?"

With various thoughts swirling in his mind, Feng Xi's resolve began to waver.

"Mm, I forgot to introduce myself... that really shouldn't have happened." The Goddess spoke leisurely. "In your legends, I seem to be called—Houtu Huangdizhi?"

"The one who opened the cycle of reincarnation and controls the Underworld!"

In an instant, Feng Xi's already green face turned deathly white.

Ghastly pale!

Swallowing hard, he swore with utmost solemnity, "To strive for the Human Race, I shall Go Through Fire and Water, without fear of death!"

"The ancient era, is it?"

"To fight against heaven and earth, is it?"

"I'll go!"

"I must go!"

"Not going would be inhuman!"

"I would be letting down the sages of the Human Race, and I would be letting down my ancestors!"

At this moment, a great sense of awareness sprouted in Feng Xi's heart.

He was determined to devote his life to the cause of the Human Race's rise, giving his all until his heart stopped beating!

After all...

Who else but the big shot before him controlled the world after death?

"Very Good." Saint Houtu expressed her satisfaction. "For such firm determination, I will grant you some assistance."

"An immortal life, the power to move mountains and fill seas, the divine ability to pluck stars from the sky..."

"You shall possess all of these."

Feng Xi's eyes immediately shone like a sea of stars.

He felt overwhelmed by the surprise; these Promised rewards were so generous they nearly took his breath away.

"That's great... What is the ancient era? Where is it? Send me there quickly! I can't wait!" Feng Xi rubbed his hands together, his Fighting Spirit at its peak.

"That era, that world, it is called—" Saint Houtu smiled. "The Primordial World!"

It took Feng Xi only a split second to go from surprise to terror.

As he was sent away, his expression froze into an extremely abstract painting, accompanied by a faint, lingering wail, "The Primordial World... ahhh!"

"I don't want to go to that hellhole!"