Born of dust, return to dust?

Five sunrises and sunsets later, on the beach connecting the Near Sea to the continent.

At this moment, right here, a total of five colossal beings had gathered.

Simultaneously, surrounding these five colossal beings were many citizens from the five tribes, watching from afar.

The Near Sea Populace and the Black Water Populace gathered in the shallow sea, while the Children of Wind, Lava Populace, and Serpent Populace congregated in the sky and on the ground.

A vast, dark expanse, all these tiny creatures were currently gazing at their respective deities, appearing incredibly excited and reverent.

Before the deities of the five tribes were also placed a large number of fallen citizens from the other four tribes.

Under the watchful eyes of the colossal divine beasts of these five tribes, the shamans of the four tribes began their great dances, and each, according to their traditions, began to arrange funerals for their departed kin.

To be able to return to the embrace of their Father God in the presence of their respective Father Gods was considered a supreme honor for the four tribes of order.

Although many kin had perished, the gathered four tribes currently did not display much sadness. Instead, they all appeared very enthusiastic and solemn.

The other four beasts brought by Kang Qiao were now utterly bewildered.

Watching their own citizens handle corpses? What was so interesting about that?

Moreover, these little ones were too small; they were genuinely afraid of accidentally stepping on a group if they weren't careful.

The only colossal beast present, the Trilobite, was completely dumbfounded.

What was all this?

Why did these four inexplicable guys drag me here to watch a bunch of tiny beings' corpses?

Initially, the Trilobite thought the four beasts were going to invite it to their territory for a barbecue, but then it saw the current scene.

Holding onto a sliver of curiosity towards the four beasts, it didn't leave. Instead, it simply lay in the shallow sea, its half-closed eyes watching the four tribe shamans dancing the great dance on the shore and the long row of corpses laid out before it.

The four tribes, after nearly six thousand years of integration, now handled the bodies of their kin in a 'destructive' manner, rather than feeding them to sea beasts or their own blood relatives.

They were beginning to break free from their barbaric era and were boldly entering an age of civilization.

The bodies of the Children of Wind were torn into bloody messes by the shamans using storms. Then, through a relay in the sky by the Children of Wind, the flesh was further shredded and sent into the troposphere.

That was the domain of the wind, and it was also what the Children of Wind considered the domain of the deities.

Only in this way could the departed kin truly enter the embrace of the deities.

The Water Populace froze the corpses with ice abilities, then used water to send them into the seabed silt. This approach did not appear as brutal as that of the Children of Wind.

As for the Serpent Populace, it was simpler: they used the most potent poisonous mist to corrupt the bodies of their kin into black water, thus thoroughly completing the ritual.

Then came the Dinosaur People.

However, this time, as the Dinosaur People were about to use their own flames to burn the bodies of their kin.

But they didn't need to do anything. In the next moment, Kang Qiao's enormous body actually half-crouched down, and with a seemingly short hand, it reached down.

Seeing their Father God willing to personally offer the ritual for His citizens, the many shamans were stunned, as were many ordinary warriors in the rear.

"Ah! The great Father God will personally receive the souls of these brave warriors!"

"This is a tremendous honor, and proof that our tribe's piety has moved Father God!"

"Children of Lava, we must be even more pious! Behold, witness that glorious moment when our valiant kin enter Father God's embrace!"

An elder of the Dinosaur People excitedly shouted to all the Dinosaur People.

At the same time, more shamans became excited and began to retreat.

When Father God receives His citizens, that magnificent power is not something they, mere mortals, can withstand.

The only one who remained somewhat rational at the scene was likely the newly appointed chief shaman of the Dinosaur People, Barton.

"Does the Divine Kingdom truly exist? Have the elders entered the Divine Kingdom?"

It had already heard the rumors from the shamans who had rushed to provide support, rumors that Father God had received the souls of the elders into the Divine Kingdom.

But Barton had always found it somewhat unbelievable. After all, regarding the Divine Kingdom, divine realms, and such, any semi-rational humanoid, after observing other deities, knew these were merely fantasies and vain hopes.

Faith was the foundation for uniting the tribe and fostering strong cohesion. It was also the reason why they, mortals, needed the protection of deities.

As for being called the children of a god, Barton did not doubt that. However, having only met their god once in its lifetime, Barton certainly wasn't as devout towards Father God and faith as the elders of the Dinosaur People.

The elders of the Dinosaur People did not seek the most devout successor, but rather the most rational and intelligent one.

Only in this way could the future of the tribe be ensured.

Therefore, it was true that Barton of the Dinosaur People harbored some doubts about its Father God's abilities.

Of course, this didn't mean Barton didn't believe in Kang Qiao as Father God. It just meant that in Barton's view, while its Father God and other deities were gods and the creators of their four tribes, they might not possess every ability.

Therefore, when Kang Qiao extended its huge, short hand, Barton watched intently, not even blinking.

If Father God truly possessed a Divine Kingdom, then at least this would offer Barton some solace.

Because the elder of the Dinosaur People was like Barton's father; Barton grew up by the elder's side, and all knowledge, ability usage, and combat skills were meticulously taught to it by the elder.

Therefore, towards the elder, who was like a father, Barton truly wished to see the elder fulfill its lifelong desire and enter the embrace of the deity it had yearned for throughout its life.

As for Barton itself?

It understood its responsibility and also understood its own somewhat unfaithful heart. Therefore, it did not aspire to enter the Divine Kingdom after death.

It simply hoped that under its leadership, the grief of this war would quickly dissipate, and it could also lead its people to restore Black Stone City's prosperity as soon as possible.

Rather than hoping to enter Father God's embrace and the Divine Kingdom after death, it focused more on the reality of being alive.

This was not only its wish, but also the responsibility that its elder, who was like a father, had given it!

The Dinosaur People were all looking at Kang Qiao, and at this moment, the other four beasts were also looking at him. Furthermore, even the people of these four beasts were all looking at Him.

Even the people of some other tribes, upon seeing Kang Qiao's willingness to offer peace and guidance to its people with its divine body, showed extremely envious gazes.

"The God of Lava is truly kind to its people! Although our Father God is also good."

Under the gaze of thousands of eyes, Kang Qiao calmly continued. Finally, as its palm was about to touch the rows of Dinosaur People corpses, flames ignited on its palm.

In the next moment, the Dinosaur People corpses, which had originally possessed great resistance to flames, began to burn fiercely.

However, just as the flames were about to burn all the corpses, Kang Qiao saw many, many tiny points of light floating towards it.

Upon seeing this, Kang Qiao's originally calm eyes immediately showed joy.

"As expected, the direction of my experimentation was not wrong."

Thank you to the reader Zhuo Yin for the reward. That's all for now.

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