Chapter 253 (continued)

She... Xia Changsheng suddenly came to his senses, suppressing the "malice" surging from the bottom of his heart.

So that's how people are.

She was no different from them.

What gods are there?

She is human too.

As they said, she did indeed bear a heavy burden of sin.

Xia Changsheng had a smooth life, easily reaching heights that others could hardly imagine, but he was also easily defeated.

She relinquished her Authority of Humanity.

The high-ranking officials of the Huaxia Heavenly Palace swarmed forward like jackals fighting over their prey, vying for the Authority of God they so desperately desired.

This is what Daowu saw when he returned from the Lotus Domain.

Xia Changsheng dedicated himself to the Huaxia and the Astral Realm.

However, what they got in return was being devoured by insatiable greed!

The Human Emperor's Palace was in complete disarray, with fragments of Xia Changsheng's Divine Soul scattered everywhere.

She sat weakly on the throne, as if she had stopped breathing.

Daowu felt as if he had fallen into an ice cave, and a strong sense of malice rose up, staining the pure white Lianxin black.

Sensing Daowu's return, Xia Changsheng's eyelashes fluttered, and he beckoned to him, "Come here."

Daowu walked towards her step by step, his steps as heavy as if they were made of lead.

Why did you...?

"I'm tired." Xia Changsheng only said these three words, which left Daowu speechless.

Xia Changsheng asked him, "How is Xingshu? Did he receive any treatment after returning to the Lotus Domain?"

Daowu: "..."

If Xia Changsheng were in a normal state, he would definitely be able to see the abnormality in him.

However, Xia Changsheng was weak and powerless at this moment, and utterly despondent, so he couldn't notice the despair in his eyes.

Daowu spoke in a hoarse voice, "Don't worry, he's currently soaking in the Holy Heart Water, slowly recovering from his injuries. It will take a long time... but he'll recover eventually."

Daowu lied to Xia Changsheng before; this was the first time.

He deceived Xia Changsheng and concealed the fact that Xingshu had died.

Xia Changsheng's brows relaxed, and her face finally looked less ashen than before. She nodded and said, "That's good, that's good."

"Your Majesty, your health..."

"A-Wu," Xia Changsheng interrupted him, "I know you have no interest in Authority of God, but I'm truly exhausted, and this Authority of Fate is only suited for you to wield..."

Daowu gritted his teeth, and clear blue veins bulged on his pale neck.

Xia Changsheng looked up at him and said, "Can you take over for me for now? I'll rest for a while... I'll be fine after a while, and if you still don't like taking over then, you can hand it back to me..."

Daowu clenched his fist and agreed, "Okay."

"Thank you." Xia Changsheng leaned wearily against the throne, his eyes gazing blankly at the distant Astral Realm, and said, "I just wanted to rest for a bit, just a bit..."

The power of fate hangs suspended in Kongzhi.

Its color is the most magnificent and the deepest.

Like the unfathomable Kong Yi.

Daowu accepted the Authority of Fate, and also accepted the agreement between Xia Changsheng and the Lotus Domain.

He will not refuse Xia Changsheng.

He would do everything in his power to fulfill any request she made.

Next, the Astral Realm calmed down temporarily because Xia Changsheng dispersed the Authority of God.

People were engrossed in studying the Authority of God they held.

Those Star Wielders who were struggling on the Dao of Pure Cultivation also saw hope.

Unfortunately, their good fortune didn't last long. After everyone had completely seized control of the Authority of God, they became dissatisfied once again.

The Human Character Authority is indeed not weak; it is even more comprehensive than the Authority of Earth, and it is also extremely numerous.

But they are still far from being the Xia Changsheng of the past.

Those Star Wielders at that time all possessed the Myriad Phenomena Origin Soul because they had chosen the Sparse Words, Natural Heart Sutra.

The Myriad Phenomena Origin Soul can hold more authority, but... how can one acquire even more authority?

Slaughter, scramble, devour!

When the first person to break the balance appeared, everything went into chaos.

The Dao of Devouring, which had subsided, became popular among the Divine Venerable.

They craved more Authority of God, and they began to devour one another.

The superiors set an example for the subordinates.

The Dao of Pure Cultivation has been completely destroyed by human greed.

Xia Changsheng, who witnessed all of this, remained remarkably calm.

But this side of Xia Changsheng only made Daowu more worried.

One day, Xia Changsheng Daowu, "A-Wu, Xingshu really still there?"

Daowu: "..."

Xia Changsheng: "I killed him, didn't I?"

Daowu: "No, this has nothing to do with you. The person who killed him was..."

He couldn't finish his sentence because Xia Changsheng started crying.

Crimson tears of blood spilled from her eyes, and a desperate, weary, powerless, and disappointed smile graced her pale face.

Xia Changsheng looked at Daowu and said, "Could you take me back to the Lotus Domain? I want to see the Xingshu."

"He..."

"It's alright, I want to see the places he once lived."

"Alright." Daowu changed; he still will not refuse any request from Xia Changsheng.

Daowu handed over the Authority of Fate to Xia Changsheng, and his cultivation level dropped to the Ninth Grade. After coexisting with her, he took her to the Lotus Domain.

When drafting the Symbiotic Contract, Xia Changsheng said with a smile, "I'll set the rules."

"Good."

During the years that Xia Changsheng supposedly rested, he was studying the Laws of Heaven and Earth.

She quickly wrote down a rule.

Daowu took Xia Changsheng to the Lotus Domain, and after Xia Changsheng handed over the Authority of Fate to him, the two could break their Symbiotic Contract.

They returned to the Lotus Domain after a long absence.

No matter how the Astral Realm change, the Lotus Domain remains the same.

However, Xia Changsheng could vaguely sense that the pollution here had become even more severe, and the overflowing Power of Chaos was causing the Lotus Domain immense suffering.

Xia Changsheng went to the petals to mourn the departed Xingshu.

At that very moment, she suddenly sensed a faint life force.

"Xingshu... is it Xingshu?" Xia Changsheng's eyes were filled with surprise and joy as he eagerly searched for that wisp of life.

Daowu swallowed back the words that were on the tip of his tongue.

He couldn't bear to tell her.

Xia Changsheng soon discovered the truth: it was not Xingshu, but a newly formed Pure Petal.

The Pure Petal was very small and couldn't transform into human form. It looked at Xia Changsheng curiously and asked in a clear, crisp voice, "Who are you!"

"..."

Xia Changsheng couldn't sense any aura from Xingshu. She knew that even if they were just Pure Petal, they had nothing to do with Xingshu.

The lotus petals in the Lotus Domain are so many...

After one batch leaves, the Lotus Domain, after a long period of gestation, will give birth to new Lianxin, petals, and Lotus Leaf.

Xia Changsheng smiled and said to Pure Petal, "He's an insignificant person; there's no need to worry about him."

She once thought she had saved the Pure Petal and the Pure Lianxin.

But now that I think about it, what if the probability of creating a new world is only one in a thousand?

Perhaps they have already created a new world, and are living freely and happily in it.

Xia Changsheng then looked at the central castle and Daowu, "Was a new Pure Lianxin born there as well?"

Daowu, "He hasn't fully awakened his consciousness yet. Once he does, even if I'm demoted to the Ninth Grade, I won't be able to come back."

Only one lotus heart can exist in a Lianxin Lotus Domain at a time.

Unless Lianxin in front of him also leaves the Lotus Domain, Dao Daowu have no way to return.

Xia Changsheng took a deep breath and murmured, "Luckily, I made it in time."

Her words seemed to be saying that there was still time to pay tribute to Xingshu one last time, but in reality, she was reflecting on what was about to happen.

Xia Changsheng took out the Authority of Fate.

Faced with a magnificent and mysterious fate, her beauty returned to its former radiance.

Daowu stared at her blankly, a deep unease rising in his heart.

Holding the Authority of Fate, Xia Changsheng unleashed countless Laws of Heaven and Earth, saying to Daowu, "A-Wu, I can't kill you anymore. Don't concern yourself with these matters anymore. Please live freely and without restraint."

Having said that, she used the Authority of Fate to condense countless Laws of Heaven and Earth, transforming them into eight words possessing absolute power.

"Daowu to exist, heaven and earth are annihilated."

Over the years, Xia Changsheng has remained out of the political arena, seemingly recuperating, but in reality, she has been planning for this moment.

She was utterly disappointed in everything, except for Daowu.

She killed Xingshu, and she didn't want Daowu to suffer the same fate.

These Laws of Heaven and Earth are a protective talisman for Daowu.

Everyone who harbors murderous intent towards Daowu will realize that killing Daowu would destroy the entire Astral Realm.

Xia Changsheng sacrificed his own life and then returned to the Lotus Domain to deeply embed this law into the World Tree.

Xia Changsheng is undoubtedly a genius.

Her understanding of Authority of God, the Laws of Heaven and Earth, and the patterns of the Astral Realm surpasses that of all others, making her truly comparable to a god.

However, the gods, who are high above, do not understand the human heart.

One wrong step leads to another.

She failed to protect most people, and she also ruined the person she cared about most.

The moment the Laws of Heaven and Earth were completed, the Authority of Fate fell into Daowu's hands, thus the Symbiotic Contract between them was established.

Xia Changsheng's calculations were extremely precise.

She sacrificed her life, the law of creation.

She allowed the Daowu to live as long as heaven and earth, and she will now rest here forever.

Daowu sensed the passing of her life and knew what she had done.

Overwhelmed by immense grief, in the moment he grasped the Authority of Fate, he also desperately held onto Xia Changsheng's last vestige of life.

The memory did not cease at this moment, because of that sliver of life.