Chapter 356

Chapter 356: Official History? Unofficial History?

“What?”

　　Inside the Divine Academy, Ye Tianming stared hard at the vice principal Cang Wen, “You said Qingyuan is dead?”

　　Cang Wen’s expression was grave. In that moment, he felt an invisible pressure bearing down on him.

　　He already knew that the person before him was no longer the Ye Tianming of the past, but the ‘Star God’.

　　What puzzled him, though, was why someone who had already become the Star God would come looking for Qingyuan.

　　Not daring to think too much about it, he nodded, “Yes.”

　　The four great divine halls had already pledged allegiance to this Star God, so the Divine Academy naturally dared not cause any trouble. Not only that, they had to tread carefully. Throughout the entire divine universe, this person’s power had already reached its peak.

　　Ye Tianming’s face was expressionless, “Explain.”

　　Cang Wen quickly recounted the matter of the starship crash.

　　Ye Tianming said, “Who did it?”

　　Cang Wen hesitated, then said, “It may have been Mohe Divine Prison…….”

　　Ye Tianming summoned the Prison Lord directly.

　　The Prison Lord immediately shook his head, “Impossible. That day we were already surrounded, our people had no way of leaving Mohe Divine Prison…… Besides, if anyone below wanted to make a move, they would have notified me first.”

　　Ye Tianming naturally believed the Prison Lord’s words, because as the Prison Lord said, the powerful figures of Mohe Divine Prison that day had no way of leaving.

　　If it wasn’t Mohe Divine Prison, could it be the four great divine halls?

　　Ye Tianming immediately summoned the hall masters of the four great divine halls.

　　Jin Qing immediately shook his head, “Supreme God, we have never issued such an order. How could we possibly move against the Divine Academy’s starship?”

　　Chu Nai said in a low voice, “Let me look into it first.”

　　With that, he turned and left.

　　Before long, Chu Nai appeared again. He looked toward Ye Tianming, “Supreme God, I have already questioned all the affiliated divine families. None of them made a move against the Divine Academy’s starship. Should I…… look into it further?”

　　Ye Tianming shook his head, “No need.”

　　Seeing that Ye Tianming seemed somewhat downcast, everyone was a little surprised, but none dared to ask further.

　　Ye Tianming looked at Chu Nai and the others, “You may go attend to your affairs.”

　　Chu Nai and the others gave a slight bow, then withdrew.

　　Ye Tianming looked at Cang Wen, “Take me to where he used to live.”

　　Cang Wen seemed to want to say something but held back.

　　Ye Tianming said, “What is it?”

　　Cang Wen let out a quiet sigh, “Supreme God, please follow me.”

　　With that, he led Ye Tianming to a corner of a courtyard, where a simple straw mat lay.

　　When he saw that straw mat, Ye Tianming seemed to realize something, and his hands clenched involuntarily.

　　Cang Wen carefully glanced at Ye Tianming, “He lived here the whole time. When he woke up he’d go do missions, and when he was tired he’d come here to sleep…… He was very frugal, not willing to spend a single coin on himself……”

　　Ye Tianming gave a gentle wave of his hand.

　　Cang Wen withdrew.

　　Ye Tianming walked up to the straw mat. On it lay a book…… Looking at that book, he stood in silence.

　　Life is unpredictable.

　　He had never imagined that their last parting would turn out to be a final farewell.

　　Ye Tianming picked up the book, gently wiped the dust from its surface, then put it away and turned to leave.

　　After walking out of the courtyard, he came across Gu Qing.

　　Gu Qing looked at Ye Tianming, “Supreme God’s Law of All Beings is truly formidable. This old one is full of admiration.”

　　Ye Tianming shook his head, “It is not my Law of All Beings. It is my master’s.”

　　Gu Qing said, “Supreme God wishes to change the world.”

　　Ye Tianming nodded.

　　Gu Qing said, “Supreme God, do you know how many people will die in the revolution you are setting in motion?”

　　Ye Tianming fell silent.

　　Gu Qing raised his head and looked up at the sky, saying softly, “When the wrath of the gods descends, the mortal world will be plunged into suffering. Supreme God, have you ever considered this?”

　　Ye Tianming said nothing. Instead, he walked over to a nearby pond and gazed at the fish swimming within it, “Tell me, what do you think will become of these fish?”

　　Gu Qing’s brow furrowed.

　　Ye Tianming said, “As far as I know, some of the fish in the cafeteria are caught right here. Principal, if one of these fish were to suddenly awaken and choose to resist, and the other fish came to it and said, don’t resist, whatever you do don’t resist, because resistance will only bring greater disaster…… but what they don’t realize is, if they don’t resist, does that mean there will be no disaster?”

　　Gu Qing fell silent.

　　Ye Tianming turned to look at Gu Qing, “Does the principal know about the vassal universes? Those universes have been penned in by the gods of the divine universe, their people spending their entire lives offering incense for the divine universe’s beings. Is it wrong for them to resist?”

　　Gu Qing shook his head, “Supreme God has quite a sharp tongue.”

　　Ye Tianming smiled, “Are we not simply speaking of facts?”

　　Gu Qing said, “The wrath of the gods…….”

　　Ye Tianming walked to his side and gave his shoulder a light pat, “Principal, have you ever witnessed the wrath of all living beings?”

　　With that, he walked off into the distance, “I am taking over the Divine Academy.”

　　Gu Qing said in a low voice, “The Divine Academy has never involved itself in worldly affairs……”

　　Ye Tianming cut him off directly, “I am not discussing this with you. I am informing you.”

　　Gu Qing stared hard at Ye Tianming, his voice carrying a hint of anger, “Does Supreme God not reason with people?”

　　Ye Tianming didn’t even look back, “The fact that you’re still alive means I am already reasoning with you.”

　　Gu Qing, “…….”

　　Taking over the Divine Academy.

　　Gu Qing offered no resistance, nor did he dare to. The four great divine halls had already submitted to Ye Tianming, and wiping out the Divine Academy would have been a matter of moments.

　　Gu Qing did not remain at the Divine Academy, but chose to leave.

　　Ye Tianming made no move to stop him. He walked up to a tall tower.

　　Upon entering, the interior opened up into a vast and boundless starry sky.

　　The Divine Library!

　　This was a forbidden area of the Divine Academy, housing countless ancient historical records.

　　At Ye Tianming’s side stood Cang Wen.

　　Cang Wen had chosen not to leave. With Gu Qing gone, he was now the most senior person at the academy. Of course, he understood clearly that this all depended on Ye Tianming’s attitude.

　　Cang Wen said respectfully, “Supreme God, in addition to historical records, there are also some special divine techniques and cultivation methods here.”

　　Ye Tianming said, “Where are the historical records of the Age of Gods?”

　　His understanding of the gods was far too limited, and that was not a good thing for him.

　　The Star God’s memories were something he could no longer absorb for now, so he could only come here to look.

　　The history of the Age of Gods!

　　Cang Wen looked at Ye Tianming, puzzled. The person before him had come from the Age of Gods himself, so why would he come here to learn about it?

　　Ye Tianming seemed to know what he was thinking, and said, “I want to see how later generations have recorded us.”

　　Ah, that made sense!

　　Cang Wen said respectfully, “This way, Supreme God.”

　　With that, he led Ye Tianming to a nearby screen of light, within which countless golden scrolls floated.

　　Cang Wen said, “It’s all here.”

　　Ye Tianming opened his palm, and the golden scrolls within the screen of light instantly transformed into streams of golden light that flowed into the space between his brows.

　　In moments, a flood of information poured into his mind.

　　Cang Wen stood respectfully to one side, watching Ye Tianming with curiosity.

　　The Star God!

　　This was his first time seeing a true god, yet he couldn’t shake the feeling that something was off about this one.

　　There was none of that lofty, condescending air.

　　Especially earlier, when Ye Tianming had gone to see where Qingyuan had lived. In that moment, he felt that the person before him was not a god, but a human.

　　Thinking back to how Ye Tianming had once been Qingyuan’s only close friend, a thought suddenly surfaced in his mind: was it possible that Ye Tianming had devoured the Star God?

　　The moment that thought appeared, it startled even himself, and he shook his head repeatedly.

　　Impossible!

　　How could an outer court disciple possibly devour the Star God?

　　That was absurd.

　　Just then, Ye Tianming, who stood not far away, suddenly opened his eyes. The faint golden light in his gaze slowly faded.

　　He had absorbed all the historical records. They did contain some accounts of the Age of Gods, but not many, just a sparse few passages, pitifully little.

　　Something wasn’t right.

　　But he didn’t dwell on it. Instead, he looked toward Cang Wen at his side, who quickly bowed.

　　Ye Tianming looked at Cang Wen, “Do you know what I am doing?”

　　Cang Wen hesitated, then said, “Rebellion.”

　　Ye Tianming said, “Do you want to be part of it?”

　　Cang Wen nodded eagerly, “I do. If I didn’t, I wouldn’t have stayed.”

　　Ye Tianming said, “Why?”

　　Cang Wen said, “I want to advance.”

　　The False God realm, he had hit his ceiling.

　　To advance further.

　　Who could he rely on?

　　Through normal means, it was impossible.

　　Ye Tianming glanced at Cang Wen, then turned back to face the golden scrolls before him, “Many of the historical records in here are inaccurate, especially those concerning the Age of Gods…… I will speak, and you will write. It is our responsibility to let all living beings know the true history.”

　　Cang Wen quickly said, “Of course, of course……”

　　With that, he took out a brush and looked toward Ye Tianming.

　　Ye Tianming said, “The gods betrayed the Ancestral God!”

　　Huh?

　　Cang Wen stood there completely stunned, thinking he had misheard.

　　Ye Tianming continued, “The Ancestral God created the Law of All Beings. Unwilling to see their interests stripped away, the gods joined forces to slay the Ancestral God……”

　　At that point, he suddenly turned to look at the bewildered Cang Wen, “What is it?”

　　Cang Wen’s throat bobbed, “Supreme God, is what you’re saying true?”

　　Ye Tianming nodded, “Of course…… Why did the Ancestral God create the Law of All Beings? Precisely because the Ancestral God wanted all living beings to have the power to slay gods…….”

　　Cang Wen’s mind was reeling. In that moment, he could no longer tell what was official history and what was hearsay.

　　Before long, he began to write.

　　Ye Tianming said slowly, “In order to fulfill the Ancestral God’s vision, the Star God stood alone against all the gods, and in the end had their physical body destroyed and fell to the mortal world……”

　　Cang Wen, “…….”

　　Ye Tianming said, “Release this. The four great divine halls and Mohe Divine Prison will cooperate with you.”

　　Cang Wen said respectfully, “Understood.”

　　And when this account of divine history as told by Ye Tianming was released through the Divine Academy…… the entire divine universe erupted in an uproar.

　　What the hell?

　　The gods betrayed the Ancestral God?

　　And on that very day, the divine statues within the four great divine halls suddenly burst into flames simultaneously, as four waves of divine might swept across the entire divine universe.

　　The gods had manifested!

　　At the same time, a blood moon suddenly descended upon the mortal world.