Desolate God Arc: The Path to Godhood

All eyes are on me!

Qin Ze stood in the central square of City No. 1, on a makeshift stage, shouting at passersby through a megaphone.

Passersby glanced at his country bumpkin-like attire, their expressions clearly showing their disdain.

"Where did this bumpkin come from, coming to our City No. 1 to beg for food?"

However, some curious onlookers still stopped to watch, wanting to see what kind of performance art this young man was going to do.

"Sizzle~"

"Collecting old newspapers, aluminum cans, old refrigerators..."

After a burst of electrical current, the loudspeaker suddenly began to play on its own.

Qin Ze patted and thumped it, but he couldn't turn it off no matter what he did.

"This is what a girl who grew up and used herself is like?"

Qin Ze gently clenched his right hand, and the trumpet turned into powder.

Immediately, he shouted at the top of his lungs, "I ask you, how long has it been since anyone in the Human Race world stepped through the Star Gate?"

The onlookers stared at him as if he were an idiot.

how long?

There has never been one, right?

For some reason, despite so many Human Race surpassing the limits of human potential, they are unable to cross the Star Gate.

Those who cannot cross the Star Gate cannot become gods.

Qin Ze raised his right fist. "The answer is zero."

"What's this?"

"It's a disgrace!"

"A blatant disgrace!"

"What I mean is, everyone here is bringing shame to our Ancestral Land."

One stone stirs up a thousand waves.

Qin Ze's words undoubtedly provoked public outrage.

"Little brat, what do you know about martial arts? Putting aside the Star Gate, do you even know how difficult it is to break through the limits of human potential?"

"Exactly, I've eaten more salt than you've walked roads."

"Where did this country bumpkin come from, talking so arrogantly?"

"Where's the city patrol? Throw this stinking beggar out of City No. 1!"

"..."

Seeing this, Qin Ze remained calm and a slight smile appeared on his lips.

"Gentlemen, I am here today because I have a way to break this deadlock."

Now everyone was even more suspicious that this guy had escaped from some mental hospital.

Even the most powerful experts couldn't solve this problem, so how could a lowly beggar like you possibly have a solution?

Qin Ze gently shook his arms, unleashing the aura of Demigod.

The onlookers' expressions changed drastically.

Good heavens, a powerhouse at the peak of human strength in his early twenties—which reclusive sect's prodigy is this?

Qin Ze nodded in satisfaction when he saw that everyone was finally listening to him.

The method is actually very simple.

"It is widely known that the strong desires of the beings in their Ancestral Land will become reality."

"As long as you wish for me to become a god, I will naturally be able to successfully cross the Star Gate."

"At that time, I will become a god first, and then lead you all to become gods as well. We will all be able to cross the Star Gate!"

The group looked at each other in bewilderment.

What kind of method is this?

Who are you?

Why should the whole world make wishes for you?

At this moment, someone raised their hand and said, "I think this is a good suggestion. Let me become a god first."

The others burst into laughter.

Immediately, another person stepped forward.

"Everyone look at me, I also have something to announce."

The man, dressed in a suit and tie, took a vial of blue reagent from his briefcase.

" Star Gate Exploration Company's latest tempering reagent."

"Suitable for beginners and all novice martial artists."

"After taking our drug, your muscles will grow bigger and bigger, making it easy for you to become a professional physical martial artist."

Some onlookers expressed skepticism. "I heard that someone recently used your company's drug and ended up dying from a body explosion."

The salesman waved his hand. "He's also using banned drugs from other races; even Advanced Martial Artist wouldn't dare touch that stuff."

"Besides, high risk often means high reward."

"If you can't endure the hardship of spraying pesticides, then you'll have to endure the hardship of life, the hardship of physical tempering."

Seeing that everyone's attention was focused on the man selling the goods, Qin Ze's face turned as black as the bottom of a pot.

Let me see.

Qin Ze snatched the reagent from the man's hand with lightning speed.

"It's just so-so."

As he spoke, Qin Ze casually stuck the reagent into the salesman's shoulder.

The man's expression changed drastically. "You..."

Immediately afterwards, the man's body swelled up rapidly, like an inflating balloon.

Instead of becoming a muscular hunk, the man inflated into a ball.

Upon seeing this, the onlookers scattered in panic.

Qin Ze clicked his tongue in amazement. "This is even more potent than the forbidden drugs of the alien races!"

Patting the man on the shoulder, Qin Ze jumped off the stage.

Sigh~

"The local gangs have no manners."

Qin Ze prepared to move to another location to continue the "passing on of the fire".

Just then, a woman's voice sounded behind him.

"Are you serious about making wishes for all living beings?"

Qin Ze turned around and saw a woman with an ordinary appearance.

"How?"

Do you have a problem?

The woman said, "I'm just curious, how did you come up with such a wildly imaginative idea?"

Qin Ze was puzzled. "Does this really require special thought?"

"Alas~ You mortals can never understand the mind of a genius like me."

The woman covered her mouth and chuckled softly.

"Auntie, are you alright?"

"I'm leaving now, nothing else."

The woman's expression changed slightly. "What did you call me?"

Qin Ze was puzzled. "Auntie."

A nameless anger surged within him, but he immediately suppressed it with the woman's words.

What do you think of the recently popular Star Gate Exploration Company?

Star Gate Exploration Company specializes in various cultivation potions; high quality, low price, and large quantities to satisfy all needs.

However, the company is currently embroiled in a public relations crisis because someone recently died after using their reagents and exploded.

Qin Ze said indifferently, "I'm not using any pesticides, so what does it have to do with me?"

The woman's lips curled into a slight smile, "Aren't you curious about how their reagents are made?"

"You should have felt the effects of that body-tempering reagent just now; it was a power that didn't belong to this world."

Qin Ze frowned.

Indeed, he admitted that there was something in that quenching reagent.

The salesman was too incompetent; he couldn't absorb and refine the power within in an instant, which is why he was blown up like a balloon.

Qin Ze looked the woman up and down. "Auntie, who exactly are you?"

"These are things that an ordinary person like you shouldn't know, right?"

Suddenly, a burst of light emanated from the woman in front of them, instantly creating a vast white space.

The woman was bathed in dazzling light, making it impossible to see her face clearly; only a blurry, slender silhouette could be discerned.

Qin Ze was stunned for a moment, then immediately bowed in respect.

"I have met the Goddess of Life."

The woman spoke up, "How do you know I am the Goddess of Life?"

Qin Ze replied, "Such surging and vibrant vitality can only be associated with the Goddess of Life."

The woman nodded in satisfaction. "I have something for you to do. Are you willing?"

Qin Ze replied in a deep voice, "It is my honor to serve the goddess."

There's really no sense of honor or disgrace involved.

Qin Ze knew that he had no right to negotiate before God.

The Goddess of Life could crush him with the same ease as crushing an ant.

The goddess said, "I won't let you work for nothing."

"Once it's done, I can help you cross the Star Gate."