Chapter 505

Chapter 505: Mu Lin: What’s yours is what I give. You can’t take what I don’t grant!

Through his own power, Mu Lin made his tribe’s genes ascend and reach for the stars. He’s almost like those legendary gods who gave humans their promised land.

But giving so much without getting anything back annoyed him.

Then he remembered – his bond with humans wasn’t just about feeding them.

"I make the tribe evolve. Their faith keeps me alive forever. We need each other."

"The Starry Sky Brain crunches numbers fast, but can’t create new things. Humans? They’re full of wild ideas. As leaders of countless souls, they’ve always dreamed big."

"Before, their old ways limited them. When they reach space properly and learn how things work, their minds will explode with possibilities."

Mu Lin remembered his past life. Before people had their big awakening, they’d built kingdoms for thousands of years but still thought the world was flat with ghosts everywhere.

Yet after that awakening? Three hundred years later they were staring at stars and figuring out how the universe began. They even found nature’s basic rules.

That’s why Mu Lin wanted human imagination – it’d help him understand cosmic laws better.

Turning to True Lord Tianwu, he said: "Who cares about the Moon? I can turn dead planets into life-sustaining worlds whenever I want. We’ll never run out of land."

"What we need is time and combat power."

His eyes swept past the evil gods, settling on the dark void they came from. "Our real enemy’s that unspeakable calamity. It’s coming, but we don’t know when."

True Lord Tianwu and Thunderbolt True Lord got it immediately. "You want to use the livable Moon to buy allies against the calamity?"

"Right."

"Good plan," True Lord Tianwu said. "But we still need to show force." Thunderbolt True Lord nodded.

Mu Lin’s achievements – evolving their race, making new worlds – had shocked both True Lords. They now saw him as their leader, not some junior.

True Lord Tianwu explained: "These alien deities ruled their own worlds. They respect strength, not kindness. We’ve got to scare them before they’ll talk."

Mu Lin grinned. "No fighting needed yet. Just watch the show, True Lords."

…

Because Mu Lin stopped them, True Lord Tianwu and Thunderbolt True Lord didn’t join the Moon battle.

But the fighting turned bloody anyway.

When the world faced crisis, most civilizations would send powerful beings to escort their gifted ones to safety, preserving their legacy.

These chosen guardians were usually those who deeply valued their tribes or bore strong responsibility—only such beings would fully dedicate themselves to protecting the young talents, ensuring their people could rebuild.

The Goddess of Life embodied this principle. She abandoned her divine status and sacrificed her own life to save her people, demonstrating extraordinary responsibility.

Other Deities, even the Night Demon leader viewed as evil by humans, cherished their own tribes fiercely.

An enemy to some is a hero to others—this is the way of things.

Many Deities drifting through space with their gifted charges had become obsessed with settling on life-sustaining planets to regrow their tribes.

Having lacked opportunities before, they now fought desperately with such a planet within reach.

Mu Lin found it absurd—though foreign races battled near the Moon, all carefully avoided damaging it. They’d rather miss attacks or endure hits than let spells strike the lunar surface.

Thus the alien deities did not immediately enter the Moon, instead fighting among themselves while watching the human race.

After a full day of chaos, no faction claimed the Moon.

Fortunately, the Xuanling world’s Moon was vast, and these refugee tribes were small enough to temporarily settle and develop there.

Just as the foreign races finalized agreements and began settling their people on the Moon, Mu Lin stepped forward.

"Congratulations on your agreement. But did you forget something? This Moon belongs to humanity."

"……"

His words tightened every alien heart.

Mu Lin watched former enemies immediately unite against the human race—indeed, humanity’s looming presence had likely hastened their compromise about sharing the Moon.

The expected confrontation had arrived.

The gathered alien deities didn’t confront Mu Lin angrily. Instead, they respectfully argued: "Your Excellency Mu Lin, why force this? You have the Xuanling world. The Moon isn’t vital to you."

Mu Lin nodded without refuting: "True, we don’t need the Moon. However—"

His voice suddenly hardened.

"—everything in this world belongs to humanity. You may only take what we permit!"

"……"

His uncompromising stance silenced them.

After a long pause, a Deity sighed: "It seems peace isn’t possible."

"Your Excellency Mu Lin, forgive our offense."

Unwilling to abandon the life-sustaining planet, the alien deities prepared for battle.

But while they wanted to fight, Mu Lin neither wished nor needed to engage.

Gazing at the Moon and sensing its plants responding to him, Mu Lin smiled faintly.

The smile vanished as he uttered divine commands:

"I declare…"