Chapter 14 The Appearance of the True God

  If things continue to evolve like this, the fate awaiting humanity is nothing but complete annihilation. However, Heaven is benevolent and does not wish to see this tragic scene unfold. Finally, God descended upon this world once again. In order to put an end to the endless wars of this world, God decided to select a few individuals with exceptionally outstanding virtues from among humans, provide them with sufficient assistance, and have them bring an end to the slaughter in this world.

  Firstly, in order to prevent humans from being harmed by the negative energy produced by the Illusion Sea, God bestowed upon humans a treasure called the Radiant Stone. With it, one can nourish and protect against the harm caused to the body and spirit due to the use of the Illusion Sea.

  Fortunately, these chosen people did not disappoint and under God's command, relying on their own efforts, they ended the war that plagued this world. After ten years, the war in this troubled world finally came to an end. And with God's permission, these illustrious individuals established their own nation.

  Murong Fu was one of them. After the war ended, he established the largest country in this world, the Great Yan State. The four most outstanding people who followed him and pacified the world were also called the Four Heroes of the Founding of the Great Yan State, and their families were revered as the Four Great Families of the Great Yan State.

  People who finally lived a happy life again fell into an unparalleled faith and reverence for God, in order to distinguish them from the heavenly gods who came to this world and left this world for the first time, people revered them as true gods.

  "If the True Gods hadn't descended after the Heavenly Gods left, everyone would have been destroyed long ago. Li Fang, you should be content with that." Li Fang shook his head.

  But facing the current predicament of the Great Yan State, great True Gods, why haven't you appeared yet?

  In the dark and damp dungeon, Xiao Chen sat on the cold ground with his head in his hands, ignoring the muddy and filthy floor. Although some of his memories had been sealed away when he emerged from the underworld, the fear of death was an instinct that could never be erased. This place might be unfamiliar to him, but since ancient times, a life for a life and a debt repaid in full were universal principles that would never change.

  As soon as he thought that he might become a cold corpse tomorrow, Xiao Chen's heart was trembling with fear. No, I don't want to die, I'm still young, I absolutely can't die like this. I must escape, I must get out of this damned place. Xiao Chen suddenly went crazy, searching and rummaging everywhere. Maybe there is a legendary secret passage here, as long as he finds it, he can leave this damned place, at the very least, even if it's just a legendary dog hole, he doesn't care about losing face.

  But no matter how hard Xiao Chen searched, no matter how he struggled, he couldn't find any hope to escape. In this narrow dungeon, the four walls were either solid and unfeeling iron gates or thick cold walls that extinguished all hope.

  "What should I do? What can I do?" Suddenly, a surge of great pain came. In my mind, a fragment of memory suddenly emerged.

  In the vast expanse of land, countless people are entangled in a fierce battle. One by one, figures fall to the ground. The air is filled with wails, sobs, and maniacal laughter. The originally brown earth is now a deep crimson, littered with countless corpses scattered haphazardly. Those missing arms or legs, their faces twisted in grotesque grimaces, are everywhere. The entire atmosphere is permeated with the stench of blood, as the wind howls in mournful, choking gasps.

  A burly man let out a loud roar, grabbed his opponent with one hand and lifted him into the air, then pulled hard. With a " splash" sound, blood clots and flesh fell to the ground. The strong man threw away the incomplete corpse in his hand, laughed loudly, but suddenly, his smile froze, and an extremely painful expression appeared on his face.

  The strong man lowered his head with difficulty and found that there was a sharp gun pointing at his chest. "Damn it!" The strong man gritted his teeth, and finally fell down unwillingly.

  Behind the robust man, there was another exceptionally sturdy guy. With a successful strike, he burst into loud laughter. Just then, a cold light flashed by. "Huh? Why am I flying?" The sturdy man found himself soaring high in the air amidst the intense battle unfolding on the ground. At a glance, it seemed like nothing out of the ordinary. But wait... On the ground below, why was there a headless corpse? And why did it look so familiar?

  Before the robust man could understand what was happening, an endless darkness came.

  Endless scenes flashed through Xiao Chen's mind, with different scenery and characters. But without exception, they were all extremely bloody. "No! Don't!" Xiao Chen covered his head in agony, if he continued to watch like this, he would collapse.

  Fortunately, just as Xiao Chen could no longer hold on, the scene suddenly changed.

  This is a high mountain shrouded in mist all day. The high mountain is handsome, majestic and straight, with a hint of mystery. And on the most dangerous peak of the high mountain, where the mist is swirling, seven figures that seem to be real or illusory can be seen standing in mid-air, talking loudly. Yes, they are standing in mid-air. The howling cold wind is sweeping past their feet.

  These seven people look very strange, with men and women, each with their own unique features. Some are tall and short, fat and thin, some are handsome, some are beautiful, some are rough, some are gentle, it's hard to describe! What's even more surprising is that the colors of these seven people's clothes are all different, and they happen to be the seven colors that people are very familiar with: red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue, and purple.

  "It's great, we finally escaped from the underworld, we're free, we're finally free!" The speaker was a handsome man wearing purple clothes.

  "Yes, finally escaped." Two men with the same handsome appearance, wearing blue and green clothes respectively, also sighed with emotion. Compared to the gentle beauty of the purple-clothed handsome man, their handsomeness seemed more robust.

  "After enduring hardships for thousands of years, we finally escaped from the underworld. Originally, I thought it would be a peaceful world where we could live a good life, but unexpectedly, this world is one that is constantly plagued by war." This was said by a woman wearing green clothes with an extremely delicate and charming face.

  "The people of the heavenly realm gave them power, but did not teach humans to use this great power for good," a slender woman with a beautiful face and figure sighed and shook her head.

  "What's most detestable is that these heavenly people, when the situation in this world became a mess, they actually left this world and washed their hands of it", still claiming to be gods! The man wearing orange looked slightly older than the previous few, with an exceptionally robust build, his voice was loud and clear, his face was also rough, the whole person seemed to be ready for battle, emitting a wild and brutal aura.

  "Alright, everyone be quiet. Now that we've successfully escaped from the underworld and arrived in this world, it's time for us to decide what to do next." The voice was unusually calm, but carried an irresistible air of majesty.

  Everyone's gaze suddenly turned to the last person. It was a man wearing red clothes. His body wasn't particularly robust, but it seemed to contain immense power. His appearance wasn't remarkable, yet he couldn't conceal an aura of majesty that inspired awe and reverence.

  The majestic man in red clothes didn't say a word, he just stared at the remaining six people like that. Under his sharp gaze, the six people felt uneasy all over, trembling with fear and at a loss for what to do.

  "The man in red laughed, 'We are all people with deep regrets and deep resentment. For this, we would rather stay in the underworld for a thousand years, rather endure a thousand years of suffering in the underworld than be reincarnated. What is it for? It's just that one day, we can make up for this regret and resentment with our own hands. Now that we've finally escaped from the underworld and come to this strange world, if we don't do something, it would be too unforgivable to ourselves. My intention is, taking this world as a stage, let's thoroughly vent our emotions, thoroughly make up for the regrets and indignation of a thousand years.'"

  "Right, let's make a loud and fierce cry to make up for the regret and resentment of the past thousand years." The crowd was stirred with emotion, we are all people who have deep regrets and resentments. We have been stuck in this place for a thousand years, isn't it precisely to make up for the regret and resentment of the past thousand years?

  "Big brother, what should we do next?" everyone asked anxiously.

  "What to do?" The elder brother seemed confident, "We were all heroes in our own time, only to be plotted against by some despicable villains and forced to swallow our grievances. But now, we absolutely cannot let this tragedy happen again."

  "Unfortunately, we are no longer ordinary humans now and can no longer personally intervene in human affairs. Our best choice is to select a few outstanding individuals from among humans as our envoys. And we will make up for the regret of the past thousand years through their hands!"

  "Let these ordinary humans be our envoys in this world? To use their hands to make up for the regret and resentment of a thousand years? Big brother, by saying so, aren't you treating us as gods?" The girl in yellow covered her cherry-like mouth and smiled.

  "What about the gods? What about humans? The gods are just a bit stronger than humans, that's all. If humans want to call us gods, then let them call us true gods! I won't bother with those hypocritical heavenly people who claim to be celestial!"

  "What the big brother said is absolutely right, we are the omnipotent gods of this world, the true gods, the real gods." The orange-clad man's voice was like a loud bell. "But big brother, how can we make these humans believe in us, have faith in us, and serve us?"

  "We were once ordinary members of humanity. We are very clear about what humans are. To put it bluntly, humans are a very strange animal, a creature filled with ambition and greed in their hearts. When they are weak, they help each other, support each other. But once they have great power, the ambition and greed hidden in their hearts begin to emerge. They yearn for more wealth, higher status, and want people to kneel at their feet. Great power becomes the greatest obstacle to achieving these things, but to gain great power, one must believe in us, and once they believe in us, they will definitely be used by us." The green-clothed beauty's mouth curled up into a sly smile.

  "That's right! The greed of humans is endless, and to get all that, great power is also indispensable. And those who call themselves gods have given them just that. But the power that the gods gave to people is not perfect." The handsome young man in green clothes also laughed.

  "And the worst part is, when this world is in a mess, those hypocritical heavenly people just wash their hands of it. So our chance has come!" The handsome man in blue also smiled.

  "A bunch of guys blinded by greed, I wouldn't care about their lives or deaths." The man in purple clothes sneered.

  "Old Seventh, you despicable thing, do you know what you're saying? The orange-haired man was furious. 'Although our powers are now very strong, don't forget that a thousand years ago, we were also human, and existed just like them. We too have been greedy, and selfish! Have you forgotten why we chose to stay in the underworld and endure a thousand years of torture, rather than reincarnate? I'll tell you, it's because our powers were too weak, we didn't have the strength to protect our loved ones, to guard what was originally ours.'"

  "You, who were once human, can you really remain unmoved when seeing humans slaughtering each other? Do you know the sorrow and pain of knowing that a tragedy is about to unfold, yet being powerless to stop it?" The orange-robed man was extremely agitated.

  "That's right, Second Brother is correct. No matter what humans have done, we can't ignore it. Don't forget, we were once human too. Now let's go make up for the regret of a thousand years ago, but first, let's get humans to end this endless slaughter!"