Creating Gods, Destroying Gods!

The greatest of all time?

The greatest of all time!!!

Seeing the final evaluation on the Rising Dragon Ranking, Ye Qingshi was stunned, unable to utter a word.

Suddenly, she recalled her earlier words, teasing Fang Can for his delusions of wanting to make it onto the Heavenly Secret Ranking.

Yet now, as if a legend had stepped into reality, a youth evaluated as the greatest of all time was silently and crazily overturning the lake of her heart.

"This... is this you?" Ye Qingshi asked.

In her mind, all sorts of doubts and skepticism emerged, such as the idea that the so-called Heavenly Secret Ranking was forged by Yan Zhi, who was attempting to play an excessive prank on her.

But as she looked up, the expression on the face of Yan Zhi, who had delivered the list, had also turned incredibly horrified; the skin on his face was wrinkled from the shock of seeing the name.

Therefore, the young girl wanted confirmation, to confirm the authenticity of the list before her from Fang Can himself.

"...Hmm, it's not me." Fang Can snapped the book shut, no longer browsing through it.

"You're lying." Almost instantly, Ye Qingshi voiced her doubt, believing without reason that Fang Can was lying.

"If Miss Ye thinks it is, then so be it." Fang Can stood up from his wheelchair, and with a wave of his hand, he crumpled the entire booklet into a tightly packed paper ball.

He looked up at the sky, the clear and warm sunlight reflecting in his eyes, washing away the restlessness in his heart.

In the mere moment it took to turn his head, he saw a sturdy man with a small mustache standing behind him.

Sighing inwardly, Fang Can cupped his hands and said, "Master Ye, have you come to stop me on this trip?"

Ye Yonglie looked at the young man before him with a complex gaze. He had somewhat guessed that there might be something fishy about Fang Can's identity, but he hadn't expected the hidden secret to be so terrifying.

The Mysterious Pass of the first stage and the awakening of a Heart Manifestation appearing on one person simultaneously, and having practiced martial arts for less than a month—he was indeed worthy of the title of the greatest of all time.

"I just wanted to ask Young Friend Fang to continue using your Heart Manifestation to guide us," Ye Yonglie said with a smile.

"Oh?" Fang Can countered, "Master, you must have seen the Heavenly Secret Ranking. Even so, you won't expel me? Are you not afraid of falling out with the Tiger Fiend Sect?"

"Why would I expel Young Friend Fang?" Ye Yonglie said, "As long as we don't speak of it, besides the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion, who else would know you are here?"

"It is like being in the shadow of a lamp; everyone will think that Young Friend Fang, as a castaway of the Tiger Fiend Sect, will leave as soon as possible. But as long as we do the opposite, who would know?"

Fang Can frowned slightly, staring at Ye Yonglie before him, remaining silent.

"Only the dozens of disciples within the martial arts hall heard Young Friend Fang's name yesterday. As long as we all agree to keep the secret, Young Friend Fang will naturally have no worries."

Following Ye Yonglie's words, the urge to take action that had been brewing in Fang Can dissipated. He looked at Ye Yonglie and said:

"Is this your decision? Even at the risk of your sect being wiped out, you would harbor me? What do you hope to gain?"

"Because I am willing to believe that Young Friend Fang can become the strongest." Ye Yonglie bared his teeth in a ferocious smile and said, "I am prepared to bet everything I have learned in my half-life of martial arts on you!"

"I am prepared to worship Young Friend Fang as a god!" Ye Yonglie's eyes were fixed tightly on Fang Can, his tone firm.

"Worship me as a god?"

Fang Can tilted his head, not quite understanding the other's meaning, but as he turned his head, he saw the shocked expressions on the faces of Yan Zhi and Ye Qingshi.

"I haven't been practicing martial arts for long. This 'worshiping as a god'... is there some specific meaning to it?" Fang Can asked suspiciously.

"Of course. So-called god-worship is to treat a person as a god to be venerated, to treat oneself as the god's most fanatical believer, to dedicate everything to the god, and to regard the god as supreme."

Ye Qingshi took the initiative to explain, while looking at her father with worry; she had not expected him to be willing to pay such a high price.

"Then what is the use of worshiping a god like this?" Fang Can asked, puzzled. If it were as Ye Qingshi described, the price paid would be too great.

"Of course it is useful. Pious god-worship allows one to cultivate by relying on faith in the god. The closer one is to the god, the more miracles one witnesses, and the firmer the faith, the greater the benefit to one's cultivation."

"The believer needs to worship piously, and the god only needs to do one thing: keep winning."

"It is easy to create a god, but naturally, it is also easy to destroy one."

"Believers construct a perfect god in their hearts to worship. If the god they serve is defeated and tainted, the believer's faith may shatter, and they might even go insane."

Ye Qingshi spoke solemnly. This was both an explanation for Fang Can and a reminder to her father to think twice before acting.

After all, there is no such thing as an undefeated victor. Every failure of the worshiped god is a huge blow to the believer, until the god's golden body turns into clay, and the believer naturally meets a tragic end.

"What kind of 'idol fan-culture' cultivation method is this?" Fang Can thought, speechless, then asked:

"Since the gods in reality can fail, why not build a statue of a god in your mind and worship a virtual god instead?"

"For example, a future Luo Tianyi or something; such an image could never 'collapse' due to scandal," Fang Can mused, letting his thoughts wander.

"Because virtual gods have no miracles; they are like flowers in a mirror or the moon in the water—rootless duckweed," Ye Yonglie said sternly.

"What is a miracle? A god walking in the human world is a miracle in itself. False gods may be undefeated, but they are built on lies and shatter at a single touch."

"Only a real god, by defeating opponents time and time again through martial force, destroying enemies with the most powerful strength and the most domineering words, can bring about the growth of a believer's mind," Ye Yonglie said.

"Got it. Virtual idols don't work, but 'idols with a persona' do," Fang Can realized.

"So... I want to worship Young Friend Fang as a god and offer everything I have to you."

Ye Yonglie spoke with earnest words, and after finishing, he knelt directly on the ground and said, "Please, my god, grant this request."

"This..." Looking at the kneeling Master Ye, Fang Can was momentarily lost, not knowing whether to agree.

"Young Master Fang, you should just agree to the Master's request," Yan Zhi, who was on the side, advised. "All gains and losses only affect the believer, while the god only needs to accept and enjoy the offerings of the believer."

"Every expert with even a shred of fame is followed by a group of fanatics; the number of people who want to worship you as a god will only increase from here on out."

"This..." Fang Can hesitated for a moment, then slowly nodded and said, "Very well."

As the words fell, the tightly furrowed brows of Ye Yonglie relaxed. With an expression of utmost devotion, he kowtowed to Fang Can three times, then raised his head and asked, "May I welcome the divine title of my god?"

"Then just call me... Heavenly Emperor," Fang Can said, feeling a bit guilty; he didn't even sound confident in himself.

Once the words were spoken, Ye Yonglie respectfully kowtowed three more times, silently reciting the miracles in his heart as he struck his head against the ground.

What is a miracle? What is written on the Heavenly Secret Ranking is a miracle!

Just looking at the comments on the Heavenly Secret Ranking, which one of them could anyone in the past have achieved?

Only a god is worthy of being called the greatest in history.

Accompanied by this thought, a sense of being moved welled up from the bottom of his heart, followed by a calm aura that enveloped the minds of everyone present.

With just those few light kowtows, a Heart Manifestation spontaneously emerged within the sea of consciousness of Ye Yonglie.