More than 300,000 federal officials, law enforcement officers, and related interest group members were slaughtered in just twelve hours.
There was no argument, no pleading, only the coldest of deaths.
Looking at this scene that resembled purgatory, Huo Yuhao stood on the ruins, completely lost in confusion.
Just moments before, he was risking his life to overthrow this corrupt system and cheering for every small victory.
But the next moment, the gods descended.
In just one day, he accomplished what he might not have been able to do even if he had spent his entire life on it.
That efficiency, that power, left him with an unprecedented sense of emptiness.
"Now that..."
Huo Yuhao gazed at the indifferent purple figure in the sky and muttered to himself, "Since the gods possess such a quick solution, why are they hesitating?"
"Why did you leave ten thousand years ago? Why did you stand by and watch countless innocent people die tragically over the past few thousand years?"
"If they had acted sooner, Tang Ya's parents wouldn't have died, my mother wouldn't have died, and so many tragedies in this world... wouldn't have happened."
"They could have saved everything, so why... did they just stand by?"
"Smack!"
Just as Huo Yuhao was about to get stuck in this dead end, a foot kicked him hard in the butt, sending him sprawling face-first into the dirt.
"Ouch!"
Huo Yuhao let out a scream, clutching his backside as he scrambled to his feet, glaring angrily at Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, who had transformed into a blond-haired boy behind him. " Brother Sky Dream! What are you doing?!"
"What? I'm kicking you awake, you idiot!"
Tian Meng put her hands on her hips, looking at him with a disappointed expression, "It's easy for you to talk when you're not the one suffering!"
" Huo Yuhao, let me ask you this: Do you know how many people are still starving in the slums of Mingdu right now?"
Huo Yuhao was taken aback. "I... I know."
"Are you capable of helping them?" Tian Meng pressed.
"I have..."
"Did you go and help them? Did you give them all your money? Did you bring them food every day?"
Huo Yuhao was speechless. "I... I'm busy fighting the Federation, I don't have that much energy..."
"See!"
Tian Meng sneered, "You can't even do what you're capable of doing yourself, so what makes you think you can ask the gods to do it?"
"Having the ability and having the responsibility are two different things!"
Tian Meng pointed at Bibi Dong in the sky, " Bibi Dong and the others' responsibility to the Douluo Federation ended ten thousand years ago! They established order, left behind Divine Pillar, and left behind majesty. It was humanity's own greed and forgetting of reverence that caused them to squander such a good hand!"
"Now, this mess is one that humanity created itself, so why should we expect a god who has long since retired to clean up your mess?"
"If it weren't for Xuan Ming still having some sentimental attachment to this place, he wouldn't bother with you ants!"
"Humanity has made a mess of the world, and instead of reflecting on its own actions, it thinks of praying to God?"
Tian Meng scoffed, "When gods encounter trouble, who do they pray to? To the higher-dimensional universe?"
At this point, Tian Meng dropped her playful smile, her eyes becoming extremely serious, even showing a hint of weariness.
" Yuhao, you just wait and see."
Ten thousand years ago, Xuan Ming said that a world that needs heroes has no value.
Huo Yuhao was startled.
Those who yearn for a hero's arrival are not worthy of salvation.
Tian Meng said slowly, "The very concept of a hero is a great tragedy."
"Because when a hero emerges, it means that society is terminally ill. It means that the so-called hero is isolated and helpless in this era."
"Just like you before."
"You risked your life for this world, hunted by the Federation and besieged by the Church. What about the common people? What about the Soul Master? What were they doing?"
"They're watching the show! They're protecting themselves! Some are even calling you crazy and a heretic!"
"Only after you won, only after the gods descended, did they jump out to cheer and elevate you to a divine status."
Tian Meng pointed at the crowd in the distance who were kneeling and weeping in gratitude to the gods, her eyes full of mockery.
"Watching heroes bleed, they cower in fear behind the scenes. When heroes win, they emerge to revel in the spoils. When heroes lose, they kick them while they're down."
"Why should these people be saved?"
Be lenient with yourself and strict with others.
"That's human nature."
" Huo Yuhao, gods won't save people; people can only save themselves."
"The reason Xuan Ming threw down the spear in the end was not to save these people, but because... you showed him that among humans, there are still those who dare to save themselves."
"This is the truth."
Huo Yuhao stood there blankly, looking at the high and mighty god, and then at the masses kneeling all over the ground.
After a long while, he exhaled a deep breath, the confusion in his eyes dissipating, replaced by an unprecedented clarity.
"I understand, Brother Sky Dream."
He clenched his fist and looked at the reborn mech.
"God's work is finished."
"Next... it's people's turn."
Chapter 527 The Development of the Divine Realm
The Divine Realm, the central hall.
Clouds and mist swirl around, and celestial music floats in the air.
Although for the mortal realm it is a long ten years, enough for beauties to age and dynasties to rise and fall, for the Divine Realm it is only a short ten days.
Xuan Ming stretched and sat back down on the throne that symbolized supreme power.
For ten days, he devoted himself wholeheartedly to the cause, even unto death. From Xiao Wu's Elf Star to Qian Renxue's journey through the mortal realm, then to the Ice Dragon King and Zi JI's deep-sea revelry, and finally even Zhu Zhuqing and the Ice Empress...
After this round, even with his physical condition, he felt somewhat mentally fatigued.
Fortunately, although these ladies were a bit "hungry," they knew their limits and understood the principle of draining the pond to catch all the fish. They squeezed him dry before letting him go.
"Phew... finally some peace and quiet."
Xuan Ming let out a long sigh and looked at Bibi Dong was processing data from the Divine Realm Core hub not far away.
Today, she was still dressed in a dark red Asura God Armor, noble and aloof. Her handling of official business was decisive and efficient, reminiscent of the Pope of the Spirit Hall in his prime, with an added air of composure as she controlled the heavens.
" Dong'er."
Xuan Ming asked, "How has the expansion of the Divine Realm been these past few days? Have you encountered any troublesome troublemakers? Like those ignorant strangers from other Divine Realm who have objections to our annexation plan?"
The Great God Realm Plan is the current strategy of the Divine Realm. Its purpose is to integrate the surrounding cosmic planes, strengthen the Divine Realm's foundation, and prepare for potential higher-level crises in the future.
Upon hearing Xuan Ming's question, Bibi Dong paused slightly in her movements, then replied without looking up:
"Trouble? What trouble could there be?"
"We have indeed encountered a few unfamiliar Divine Realm with God King in charge before. They were quite arrogant and refused to merge into the Great God Realm."
"And then?" Xuan Ming asked.
"Then?"
Bibi Dong recalled for a moment, "Then I sent Destruction and Life to lead a team there. Destruction was responsible for beating their God King half to death, Life was responsible for healing them, then we fought again, then healed again."
"After three rounds, they were crying and begging to join our warm family."
"Now, those Divine Realm have been completely integrated into the map of the Great God Realm."
Xuan Ming: "..."
This method is indeed very much Bibi Dong's, and also very Destruction.
As for now...
Bibi Dong finally put down the documents in her hand, turned around, looked at Xuan Ming, and her eyes showed a hint of helplessness and amusement.
"There are no new targets at the moment, and even if there were, there would be no need for you, the Supreme God, to personally intervene."
Do you have some misunderstanding about the concept of God King?
Bibi Dong stepped forward, poured Xuan Ming a cup of the Divine Realm, and leisurely explained:
"Don't think of God King as some common, roadside speck. In the vast universe, the maximum power that most planes can support is only First-Level Main God, and even Principal God is extremely rare. Second-Level God are the norm. Planes capable of producing God King are extremely rare."
"In the Divine Realm, if it weren't for the emergence of you and Gu Yuena, two Supreme God who forcibly elevated the foundation of the Divine Realm by several dimensions, it would have been difficult for the Divine Realm to give birth to a new God King even after tens of thousands of years, following normal natural evolution."
"Moreover, there are differences even among God King."
"Like Kindness, Evil, Destruction, Life, and myself, the God of Law Enforcement who holds the Dual Godhood of Asura and Rakshasa, and is in charge of judgment and depravity, I am a supreme God King who controls the fundamental laws of the universe."
"We are among the absolute elites of the God King Realm. If the five of us join forces, we might even be able to contend with a Supreme God."
"But look at those unorthodox Divine Realm -God King outside."
Bibi Dong shook her head dismissively. "Most of them have advanced through accumulating experience over time or by devouring their own kind. Although their cultivation level has reached that point, their understanding of the laws and their combat abilities are completely on a different level from ours."
"Those kinds of trash, even if they're of the same level, we could easily send two God King over here and they'd be crushed to the ground."
To put it bluntly.
Bibi Dong walked behind Xuan Ming and gently massaged his shoulders, her tone carrying a hint of arrogance.
"In this universe, it's already very difficult to find an enemy who can defeat me."
"Not to mention... enemies who can rival you."
" Supreme God..."
Bibi Dong tightened her fingers slightly, sensing the unfathomable power within Xuan Ming's body.
"The conditions for this thing to be created are extremely demanding. Apart from the former Dragon God, only you can do it now."
"You are our ultimate trump card."
"If you have to personally deal with a few petty thugs, then what's the point of having us God King? Are we just here to eat and do nothing?"
Listening to Bibi Dong's domineering analysis, Xuan Ming couldn't help but chuckle.
really.
He's being too sensitive.
Having grown accustomed to the days of facing enemies everywhere and having to proceed cautiously, I find it somewhat disorienting to suddenly be invincible.
"Approximately how many First-Level Main God can the current energy reserves support?"
Xuan Ming, enjoying Bibi Dong's massage, squinted and casually asked, "Also, how much has the Divine Realm's carrying capacity increased for those newly promoted deities?"
Bibi Dong's hands didn't stop moving. After a moment's thought about the data in the central nervous system, she gave a precise answer.
"The size of the Divine Realm has almost doubled since you fell into slumber."
"Moreover, as the Great God Realm continues to expand and more and more planes are being merged, this upper limit is increasing every day. At the current rate of growth, even if there were a dozen or so more First-Level Main God, the Divine Realm could easily absorb them."
At this point, Bibi Dong suddenly stopped what she was doing, leaned down, and spoke with a hint of teasing in her voice.
"What? Why are you suddenly asking this...? Have you taken a fancy to some girl from another dimension and want to give her special treatment and bring her up here?"
Xuan Ming rolled his eyes helplessly. "In your eyes, is this the kind of thing I only think about?"
"Otherwise what?" Bibi Dong retorted confidently, "You've been on a whirlwind tour since you came back, treating the Divine Realm as a transit point and the mortal realm as a haven of pleasure. It's hard not to suspect your motives."
Xuan Ming coughed twice, deciding to skip this dangerous topic, and said seriously: