"Heaven and Earth are unkind, treating all things as straw dogs. Saints are unkind, treating the common people as straw dogs."
"I think Heaven and Earth, as well as those saints, are sick—terribly sick."
"Perhaps only by breaking everything down and building anew can this world truly be cured."
Xu Zimo spoke to himself.
Since ancient times, when dynasties changed hands—or when one reached its end—it was generally because those in power had become incompetent and muddleheaded. The people could no longer survive, and all living things suffered devastation.
Only then would a new dynasty arise.
The current Nine Domains World gave Xu Zimo a faint sense of impending destruction. Even though it had nothing to do with him, whether it was the world itself or those saintly lords, neither treated the masses as human beings.
It seemed that wiping out however many lives with a casual wave of the hand did not matter at all.
How could such a world not make people rebel?
When Xu Zimo first began speaking, the Thousand-Eyed Holy General merely frowned. Gradually, however, his expression seemed to turn strange.
His eyes widened as though he had seen a ghost, staring at Xu Zimo.
His voice trembled as he said, "Y-you... you are... the Devil Master?"
Not long ago, the Holy Court branch in the Niemo Domain had been destroyed. The Holy Master there, along with the Demonic Beasts he had created, had all been wiped out.
The Holy Court had been utterly horrified for a time.
The Immortal Master had personally gone to investigate. There were still no results, and everyone in the Holy Court was living in fear.
After all, both the Holy Master and the Demonic Beasts he had cultivated were among the best in strength.
Even within the Holy Court, they