Common Lord? Human King! (1/3)

"In our time, the Witch King of Great Xia is called the Common Lord."

"However, in the era of the first Witch King, he was a true Human King!"

"He will listen attentively to the voices of the humblest mortals and respond accordingly." He will also cleanse a mountain forest and its waterways because of the death of an ordinary person.

As he recounted the achievements of the first Witch King, Wu Yi genuinely admired that Human King and firmly believed that he was a worthy role model for her to learn from.

"If you want to become the second true Human King," then you must adapt to your current state.

I never expected Wu Yi to have such high expectations of me.

Looking at the other person's serious expression, Li Boyang could only give a helpless bitter smile.

"Your expectations of me are too high. I don't want to become some kind of Human King."

"I thought your Great Xia had some secret that allowed you, a mere mortal, to possess this ability to hear the voices of all things."

"Unexpectedly, you guys actually resorted to the most primitive method of stubbornly resisting—"

"If you can withstand it, you'll become the Witch King; if you can't, you'll become a sacrifice."

He couldn't help but sigh, this was an answer Li Boyang had never considered before.

"Haha, the Witch King is not as simple as you think."

"Listening to the voices of all living beings is merely a starting point; it is a common trait among all Innate Divine Being who have accomplished great things."

Unfortunately, the vast majority of Innate Divine Being eventually choose to become gods rather than stand firmly on the side of humanity.

Without hesitation, Wu Yi rejected Li Boyang's statement, speaking in an arrogant tone.

"The reason we are the Witch King, the reason we are the Common Lord of the Great Xia— "

"It's because we possess the power to sweep away even the gods, to make those self-important deities obediently bow down."

Wu Yi paused slightly at this point.

"Before each Witch King dies, he will pass on his power and wisdom to the next Witch King."

"Therefore, standing before you now is not only the ninth Witch King, Wu Yi, but also the embodiment of the previous eight Witch King."

His tone suddenly became weathered, and his eyes softened.

The entity currently conversing with Li Boyang is no longer the individual "Wu Yi," but rather a collective will known as the "Witch King."

From the Savage Wilderness era thousands of years ago to the current Alliance of the Xia—

"The Witch King's power will only grow stronger, until it becomes so strong that even the Heavenly Deity will have to listen to the voices of mortals."

"More importantly, each successive Witch King accumulated not only power, but also knowledge and wisdom."

"Mere force can destroy order; only true wisdom can rebuild it."

"In today's Hundred Lands Mountain Range, we see this new order."

"Trust us, you need the Witch King's wisdom; you will lead humanity to a brighter future."

After gazing at Wu Yi for a long time, Li Boyang remained silent for a moment before speaking.

"I admit, the knowledge and wisdom of the successive Witch King are indeed very attractive."

"But if the price is for me to become part of you," I would rather explore the unknown myself.

Li Boyang's words were not directed at Wu Yi either.

He believed that the "Witch King" on the other side could understand what he meant.

That's such a shame, you're so similar to us.

Although he had expected it, the "Witch King" still couldn't help but sigh.

"More than anything else, what I'm really curious about is why you're in such a hurry to find a successor?"

"If my understanding is correct, each Witch King only seeks a new Witch King when his lifespan is nearing its end."

"But Wu Yi has only been the Witch King for a few years, aren't you being a little too hasty?"

Without a doubt, Li Boyang learned all this information from there.

"Prophet of the Mountain Folk, do you truly understand the history of Great Xia?"

The Great Xia Dynasty was founded thousands of years ago by a human after the first Witch King swept away all the gods with his own power.

Before that, humans didn't even have the concept of a "nation".

It was only after the first Witch King that various states were born, and that the current order, tacitly approved by the gods, came into being.

From this perspective, it is indeed correct to call the first Witch King "Human King".

However, since the first Witch King refused to become a god and instead passed on his power to the next Witch King, the status of the Great Xia Dynasty has not been smooth sailing or impregnable.

On the contrary, without the suppression of the first Witch King, a considerable number of gods wanted to return to the Savage Wilderness era.

This led to a continuous conflict between successive Witch King and numerous gods.

At the height of this conflict, the Great Xia even lost its territory several times.

The modern-day Witch King has become a traitor whom everyone wants to kill.

The gods, however, seized the opportunity to take control of the entire country, turning humanity into livestock to be slaughtered at their mercy.

Thanks to the wisdom and power of each successive Witch King, they were able to turn the tide time and time again and suppress those chaotic gods once more.

It took thousands of years to build the current order of the Great Xia Dynasty.

Even so, the conflict between the Witch King and the gods continued.

The confrontation between the two sides has simply shifted from overt to covert, becoming increasingly unpredictable.

Putting aside everything else, the first thing Wu Yi did after becoming the Witch King was to demolish the offerings to the gods and then erect his own idol in front of the temple.

This is not merely to establish one's own prestige.

This was also to minimize the influence of the gods on the Great Xia.

As expected, Wuzhiqi unleashed a once-in-a-millennium flood, with even more deities pulling the strings behind the scenes.

Fortunately, Wu Yi finally quelled the internal strife with overwhelming power, allowing the Great Xia to return to peace.

But beyond the Great Xia, on the vast land of Nine Provinces, many humans are still paying the price for this struggle between the Witch King and the gods.

The fact that Li Boyang was fortunate enough to emerge from the Hundred Lands Mountain Range suggests that the flood did not cause significant long-term effects.

In fact, as long as you leave the area of Great Xia and the Hundred Lands Mountain Range.

You will find that there are many more Mountain Folk and wild people standing in front of their destroyed homes, tears welling up in their eyes.

They are the most numerous, yet also the most insignificant, victims of this undeserved disaster.

Humans have never been the protagonists of this era; the gods have been.

As long as the general trend of this era remains unchanged, no matter how many times the Witch King restores his kingdom, there will be another crisis of losing it.

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