In the absolutely still space-time, hundreds of millions of sword lights flashed at once.
The instant his blade returned to its sheath, countless snowflake-like ashes burst from torn flesh and filled the entire space.
Su Lin, who had grown used to grand spectacles without even realizing it, felt little about the sight. He merely waved a hand, sweeping the ashes aside.
He looked toward the gods, demons, and living beings still surging forward like a tide, packing the entire sky so tightly nothing could pass.
"What we are doing is a crime deserving ten thousand deaths."
"Our actions are the height of ingratitude."
A god clad head to toe in flame armor stepped forward. He dismounted from the back of a Sacred Dragon and led the countless beings in kneeling on one knee before Su Lin in the void, lava-like tears welling in his eyes.
"But I owe them too much. Staying here is the only chance I've had since primordial times to make amends for the past."
"We know this will lead us into a doom from which we can never recover, but we must try!"
"Only a battle will do. Great Heavenly Dao, please grant us death!!!"
An almost endless host of gods, demons, and living beings appeared, rank upon rank, stretching beyond sight. They bore fighting spirit, longing, and a will to die, but not a trace of killing intent. Across the entire sky, only that god's voice could be heard.
Holding the Myriad Worlds General Knowledge Sphere, Su Lin read the most-discussed post at the moment, started by a user named True Immortal Beiwǔ. It laid out, more or less truthfully, where the beings reappearing in this world had come from and what blessings those who boarded the Great Vow Ship could obtain.
In short:
If