[Young God of Wealth! After reading all the information about your comrade-in-arms, you held your breath and concentrated, listening intently to the recording he had left behind.]
[Star God's familiar voice, accompanied by solemn background music, began to surround you.]
[My dear comrade-in-arms! By the time you hear this recording, I may no longer be among the living.]
[Please forgive me for taking matters into my own hands. I didn't act as we had planned before, and I'm sorry for disrupting your plans.]
[You said you wanted me to stay by your side in the future and see that flourishing age with you.]
[But my abilities are limited. I'm not as outstanding as you think I am. I can't stop the invasion of the nonhumans, nor can I hold them all at bay.]
[So, to create a comfortable environment for you, I've decided to do things my way.]
[With the sharp sword in my hand, I'm willing to carve a path to the peaceful future you desire.]
[Of course, please forgive my recklessness too, because I have my own path to walk. I want to see the wonders I've never seen before.]
[Since you've explained everything, peace will come sooner or later.]
[So I can freely go about my own business, explore what I've never explored, and catch a glimpse of... the scenery at a higher level.]
[My dear comrade-in-arms! If I'm still alive when you hear this recording, please rest assured that I'll find you as soon as I can. Then, together with you, I'll strive for the future we envisioned.]
[Finally, I want to say that if you ever feel tired, you can stop where you are and rest for a while. It's all right; everyone will understand.]
[And... thank you for all your hard work, my dearest comrade-in-arms!]
[God of Wealth from a past spacetime! Star God's voice continued to echo around you, and his words filled you with complicated feelings.]
[Sure enough, your future self hadn't let you down. He had told Star God everything.]
[But when you told Star God everything, Star God had already made his own choice.]
Su Wen was silent for a moment, then suddenly let out a laugh.
He then looked up at the ceiling and thought, Star God's choice was unexpected, but it also made sense.
At first, when Star God had slaughtered entire races and destroyed worlds, he had been somewhat puzzled.
After his future "self" died, Star God's temperament had changed drastically, and he had gone mad.
But surely what he had said was that his future self would come again, and that dying now didn't mean he was truly dead.
So why had Star God acted as though... the world had to be destroyed because he had died?
But after hearing Star God's recording, he understood Star God's intentions from what he had said.
As he kept changing the future course of the timeline, Huaxia would ultimately achieve victory sooner or later!
Since a bright ending was already assured and this wasn't the main timeline, why shouldn't Star God free his heart and carry out the thoughts and actions he truly desired?
In other words, after learning that Su Wen could keep traveling through spacetime and changing its outcomes, Star God had decided he wasn't going to hold back anymore!
He had gradually started to let loose!
He wanted to do the things he had always wanted to do but couldn't because of his concerns!
He could always start over anyway, right?
Even if he died, he could come back to life in the next timeline, and everything would move in a better direction. What was there to fear?
Most importantly, miss this village and there'd be no shop at the next one!
If he didn't let loose this time, who knew whether he'd ever get another chance?
And so, having let loose, Star God had done all sorts of eye-catching things, leaving humans and nonhumans alike, both at home and abroad, utterly shocked and bewildered.
Hadn't you all joined forces and sworn to kill the God of Wealth, even at the cost of your lives?
Fine!
You do your killing, and I'll do mine!
The God of Wealth died, so I'll send your races and worlds to be buried with him!
But it was only from Star God's experiences in this timeline that Su Wen learned just how much fighting power Star God could unleash when he cast aside all restraints.
And Star God was ruthless, too!
If Star God was like this, then Battle God, Wind God, and Theater God... probably wouldn't be any less formidable, right?
So was this also why the beings of Arrow Realm had invaded in force, yet hadn't dared to push humanity too hard?
It seemed that the fall of Huaxia in the previous spacetime was largely because Battle God and Wind God had fallen.
With only Star God and Theater God, two God-Prefixed Heavenly Mandate Bearers, left, the beings of Arrow Realm weren't quite so afraid.
That made sense. Why would the barefoot fear those wearing shoes?
If they could use some weaker people to tie down humanity's strongest fighters and keep them from fighting without restraint, why would they remove those shackles?
Or rather, no race was willing to risk its own future and the safety of its home world to do something so thankless.
"I thought Star God was a soft touch!"
Su Wen chuckled. But the more ruthless people on his side, the better!
They had to kill until the nonhumans' courage ran cold!
Kill until they didn't dare show their faces!
Make them tremble all over at the mere mention of the word "human," and have nightmares at night!
[God of Wealth, your heart full of emotion! After listening to Star God's recording, you noticed some written information below it.]
[Some speculation and commentary about Star God's recording appeared before your eyes.]
[After listening to Star God's recording, Beast Tamer, captain of the Black-Faced Squad of the Seventh Special Squad of Heavenly Mandate Bearer, once remarked that Star God's voice was full of longing for a peaceful future and hope that children could grow up in the spring breeze.]
[The eighth-tier Heavenly Mandate Bearer Mechanic once speculated whether the dear comrade-in-arms Star God spoke of was the God of Wealth. Only the close relationship between the God of Wealth and Star God could have prompted such sentiments from Star God.]
[But Mechanic's speculation met with opposition from many Heavenly Mandate Bearers and martial artists. They believed the dear comrade-in-arms in Star God's recording necessarily stood for the officers and soldiers fighting on the front lines, representing all the warriors who fought for their country and struggled for their people.]
[Du Guowei, the renowned master of Martial Dao theory, once said that the peaceful, flourishing age Star God spoke of, and his words to his dear comrade-in-arms about resting for a while if he grew tired, must have been encouragement for the warriors who risked their lives and shed their blood.]
[In other words, it roughly meant: warriors, you rush to the front lines and fight for your motherland and your people. With your bodies of flesh and blood, you form an indestructible fortress, bearing the burden as you march forward for the countless lights of the homes behind you.]
[You are the greatest! But you also work the hardest!]
[So you can take a break when you're tired. Everyone can understand warriors who fight for their country and people resting for a little while.]
[But after resting, the warriors must still take up their weapons, return to the battlefield, and continue fighting for their country, their homes, and their loved ones!]
[Of all the prominent figures' comments, only Master Du Guowei's interpretation won the agreement of the vast majority. A small number firmly believed that Star God had been referring to the God of Wealth, however, for otherwise Star God would have had no need to use the word "forgive" in the recording.]
[On this question, however, many scholars also published professional articles analyzing the meaning of "forgive" from multiple perspectives and angles. As a result, every listener had their own understanding of what Star God meant by "forgive."]