Chapter 379
by fanqienovelChapter 379: The Concept of Home
“Thud!”
Zi Wu’s body gave out, and his knees slammed heavily onto the ground.
At that moment, Zi Wu’s eyes widened in shock, his face a mask of disbelief.
Nearby, the Star God and the God of Theater exchanged puzzled glances.
What’s going on?
This Demigod of the Holy Spirit clan is actually obeying so readily?
The God of Martial Arts tells him to kneel, and he just drops without a second thought?
And more importantly, is the Great God of Wealth not even trying to hide anymore?
The Holy Spirit clan is a subordinate of the Great God of Wealth of the Eighth Era. If the Great God issues such an order, isn’t that basically revealing his identity outright?
It seems the Great God has returned with big plans this time!
“You… you’re not the God of Martial Arts!”
Kneeling on the ground, Zi Wu quickly pieced it together, his voice trembling with panic.
This overwhelming force, this power that he couldn’t resist—it couldn’t possibly belong to the God of Martial Arts!
They had guessed right. He truly was the Great God of Wealth!
“Tell me, why did the Holy Spirit clan betray?”
Su Wen didn’t waste any time, cutting straight to the point. “And no self-destruction!”
“No self-explosion!”
“No harming yourself or others in any way!”
Though he already had his suspicions, getting the answer this way felt more reliable.
At the same time, he wanted to shut down any chance of Zi Wu pulling something unexpected.
After all, the guy was an ancient being who had lived for who knows how long. Who’s to say he didn’t have some trick up his sleeve to end himself, even while sealed?
Better safe than sorry.
“Three thousand years ago, a black meteorite landed on our clan’s territory.”
Zi Wu clenched his teeth, but under Su Wen’s command, his body betrayed him, spilling the information Su Wen demanded.
“Inside that meteorite was a pitch-black fragment.”
“After some basic research, we found that the fragment radiated intense waves of rules.”
“The level of those rule waves was far beyond what a Demigod could comprehend!”
“Meditating near the fragment drastically boosted one’s insight and even transformed their grasp of the power of rules.”
“But soon, some of our elders—veterans of the front lines—detected an unstable energy emanating from the fragment.”
“They suggested sealing it away and isolating everyone who had meditated near it, giving us time to observe if there were any strange changes in their bodies or souls.”
After saying this, Zi Wu’s face suddenly turned hideous, and he growled, “But some people have ulterior motives!”
“They take advantage of this situation to suppress their political enemies, and even capture those clan members they despise and torture them in various ways.”
“So, we began to resist!”
“During the intermittent resistance that lasted a thousand years, we finally succeeded in completely annihilating those traitors!”
“Great God of Wealth, as for the betrayal you mentioned, it is absolutely impossible!”
“For the Great God of Wealth, all of us in the Holy Spirit clan practice absolute loyalty, seeing the Great God of Wealth as our lifelong faith that fills our souls!”
“…”
Seeing Zi Wu’s tone shift as he expressed various forms of loyalty of the Holy Spirit clan towards the Great God of Wealth, Su Wen twitched his lips.
The loyalty of the Holy Spirit clan means they want to find ways to get rid of him?
At first, when he had less detailed information, he still held a shred of hope for the Holy Spirit clan.
What if the Holy Spirit clan had received the wishes of the true gods from the previous eras to test him?
What if the Holy Spirit clan knew about the existence of sub-timelines?
But all these were merely unrealistic little thoughts that had once flashed through his mind.
Now it seemed clear that he was overthinking.
What level is the Holy Spirit clan?
It was already impressive that they had ancient records containing partial information about the river of time.
What do they understand about the immense river of time that transcends the universe and traverses chaos?
Even the Shadow God of the Eighth Era does not know about sub-timelines, let alone the mere Holy Spirit clan?
After a moment, watching Zi Wu still extolling praises, Su Wen focused his thoughts and pulled him into the treasure basin.
“You don’t plan to hide your identity anymore?”
The Star God looked at Su Wen and asked.
“Not necessary anymore.”
Su Wen replied softly, “What we wanted to conceal, we didn’t manage to hide; what can still be concealed is not worth hiding.”
At this stage, the Demigod clan posed no real threat to them.
In other words, the identity of the God of Martial Arts is most significant concerning the legacy clan.
However, the legacy clan has penetrated deep into the universe, with various arrangements made in the rear, and their own activities might be continuously monitored by the legacy clan.
Most importantly, the mask of the God of Martial Arts created by the God of Theater clearly cannot be concealed from the legacy clan!
“In that case, I understand.”
The Star God nodded and said, “I can roughly see what just happened with Zi Wu.”
“If you can ensure that the answers given by the other side are sincere and contain no hints of false emotions, then it suggests that their ideology may have been distorted.”
“In their minds, the way to protect you, this celestial officer, the Great God of Wealth, might be to take you back and confine you.”
“Imprisonment, detention… what seems like torture to ordinary people, in their view, is a way of treating you well.”
At this point, the Star God paused and then said, “Of course, it is also possible that the stronger Demigods in the Holy Spirit clan have completely surrendered to the legacy clan and have been fully corrupted.”
“However, now that the Holy Spirit clan and the Holy Spirit realm have been destroyed, there’s not much use left apart from comparing them to other Demigod clans for reference.”
The God of Theater smiled and said, “But since you, Great God, have this ability, it will be much easier to handle some matters in the future.”
Although he was an immortal half-god and very powerful, currently, he could sweep away opposition!
Yet, exterminating or annihilating the Demigod clans was not his goal.
The fundamental conflict with the Arrow Realm and the Demigod clans revolves around cultivation resources and territorial size.
If the Arrow Realm can voluntarily surrender, and the Demigod clans can recognize the potential for collaboration in the future, then why resort to large-scale conflict?
Peaceful development and quiet cultivation would be delightful, wouldn’t it?
“Alright, I must go purify myself and prepare to meet my dear successor in two days.”
The God of Theater glanced at the Star God and said, “Fighting God, you should also quickly absorb the sphere of insights!”
After speaking, the two of them vanished from the spot.
When only the Star God and Su Wen remained in the office area, the Star God slowly turned his gaze towards Su Wen.
“Great God, will you be going home for the New Year this year?”
Su Wen was taken aback by the question. How long had it been since he thought of the concept of home?
Whether in sub-timelines or main Time and Space, he had tried to suppress any memories related to his family and loved ones.
After all, the methods and means of the Arrow Realm, the Demigod clans, and the legacy clan were too treacherous.
So it’s better not to expose, if possible.
“Can I go back?”
After a moment of silence, Su Wen asked heavily.