His face was filled with grief.
Ariel slowly released his hand and gazed forlornly at the crimson blood on the ground.
"Speaking of it, it sounds ridiculous."
"After we clearly discovered this point, we didn't feel anything was wrong. We never even considered what it meant."
"On the contrary, the Qi Gong People believed that losing their power was the right thing to do."
"Overly powerful individuals would be detrimental to the 'peaceful' world that came afterward."
"Under this ideology, we actually began to take pride in abandoning our power. We treated Awakeners who completely refused to absorb spiritual energy as heroes!"
"Anyone who fought to ensure their power wouldn't decline was a monster! It meant they worshiped violence!"
"Later on, we actually developed the Awakener Resistance Organization! We regarded the Awakeners who had once saved us and rescued our entire civilization as enemies of the future! Whoever possessed powerful strength was a criminal with ulterior motives!"
"Abandoning the identity of an Awakener and giving up our power! That was regarded as a form of resistance against the System!"
"Tell me."
"Isn't it ridiculous?"
With a low, bitter laugh, Ariel's entire body trembled, as though furious that the Heavenly Eye People of that time could have been so foolish.
At this moment, Lin An couldn't help feeling somewhat stunned.
They had gone from one extreme to another.
The Heavenly Eye People, who had fought for hundreds of years, grew sick of killing. Even when facing the apocalypse, they foolishly believed that power was actually unnecessary.
It sounded rather similar to some environmental protection organizations on Earth before the apocalypse.
They clearly enjoyed the fruits of technology and industry, yet opposed technological development in words, believing that humanity should return to nature.
"So the Insect Beasts went out of control?"
"Without