Chapter 397: The truth about the Desolate Sect?

In front of Yujiang City Gate

Ning Xingyi stood with a sword in his hand, facing the yellow sand, closing his eyes to rest.

Behind him, the Great Wall of Tianjiang stood as tall as a mountain, and all the yellow sand could not blow within a hundred meters of the city.

The Great Wall of Heaven... the most magnificent totem creation on the blue planet, outlining the border outline of Yan Kingdom above the earth.

Although its quality only reaches the level of super-level inheritance... but as mentioned before, there is no limit to the accumulation of power of super-level inheritance. For thousands of years, all myths have come to the Tianjiang Great Wall to repair and upgrade it. Today, even if a myth comes in person, it may not be able to surpass the Tianjiang Great Wall.

Ning Xingyi was standing in front of the city gate.

This was not his first time to the border... In fact, before becoming a guardian of the country, he had guarded the border in Snowy Border for sixty years.

Now, the wind and snow outside the pass have turned into yellow sand, but the loneliness is still the same.

The difference is that today he has an extra sword in his hand. The sword is very heavy. Holding it in his hand, he can no longer wield it freely like before with just a flick of the green edge.

I heard... a god will appear today.

But I don’t know how close I can get to the city.

Suddenly, Ning Xing paused.

He opened his eyes and looked into the depths of the yellow sand.

It's coming.

…

Wen Yang stopped deep in the yellow sand, and Yu Cang also stopped.

"Why did it stop?"

"We're here." Wen Yang raised his head.

The two of them walked a long way.

Calculating the time, it was already evening.

It is at least fifty or sixty kilometers away from Yujiang Pass.

However, Yu Cang was a Soul Card Master and had good physical fitness, so he only felt a little tired. As for Wen Yang... although he looked very poor, he had unlocked the totem handcuffs after all, so he shouldn't be dead.

Yu Cang glanced around and was about to ask where God was when his eyes suddenly fixed on something.

The sound of the wind in his ears gradually faded away, and the wind and sand subsided a lot, which allowed a huge monster to come into Yu Cang's sight.

This is a giant wild crystal... With Wen Yang's introduction, he already knew that this should be the one taken out from the Duan family warehouse.

At this moment, this piece of wild crystal was inserted in a piece of wasteland in front of him. A faint light overflowed from it, supporting a hazy world in the yellow sand.

Yu Cang turned his head to look at Wen Yang, and saw him spread his hands and said, "I can only bring you here. What happens next is not my responsibility."

“…”

Yu Cang didn't say anything. He turned his head and looked at the Huang Jing in front of him.

Inexplicably, he sensed a deep, condensed aura above this desolate crystal. This aura didn't come from its mountain-like size, but rather from within... from a certain inner existence.

Yu Cang couldn't help but recall the horror he felt when he saw that hand in the fragment of the alien space.

At that time, I could hardly move under that pressure, but now... I shouldn't be in such a mess.

Wen Yang knew nothing, including the name of the god.

So Yu Cang took a deep breath, then took a few steps forward and came closer.

"Yu Cang of Yan State has been invited to see you."

…

The air fell into silence, as if nothing had happened, but Yu Cang knew that the gaze of some existence had been cast here.

There was still a lot of yellow sand in the field of vision, but the sounds in the ears had gradually disappeared, until all sounds disappeared and the whole world fell into a strange silence.

Then, a figure suddenly appeared in the desolate crystal!

Yu Cang's eyes trembled slightly. He didn't notice how this figure appeared here. When he saw the figure, he even had an illusion that... this figure had always been here.

Just like last time, this figure was blurry and unclear, with only a pair of eyes coldly cast on Yu Cang.

Yu Cang didn't say anything, just looked at him silently.

He was now the "King's Self," a mere soul card, nothing to be afraid of. The power that had intimidated Yu Cang last time was no longer enough in front of Di Xin.

But on the side, Wen Yang had already lowered his head and knelt on the ground with a thud. His body was shaking uncontrollably and he couldn't utter a word.

After a long silence.

The god said, "Yu Cang—this is the second time we have met."

“…”

"Last time, I should have killed you."

"Oh?" Yu Cang raised his brows slightly, "Why?"

"You're probably one of those geniuses born to meet a calamity." The god sneered. "A sluggish system, thanks to the emergence of one person, has grown stronger... Blue Star doesn't need such people."

Hearing this, Yu Cang laughed instead.

Although there was a murderous tone in these words, he liked to hear them.

If the enemy feels that he deserves to die, doesn't that prove that he did the right thing?

"Unfortunately, you no longer have the chance to kill me." Yu Cang said, "If you came here today just to make some harsh remarks, then there's no need."

"...Of course not. Let's make a deal." The shadow of the god moved closer, as if it could emerge from the desolate crystal at any moment. "Stop all your research, and I can ensure Blue Planet's peace for a thousand years."

"Do you think I will believe you?" Yu Cang couldn't help laughing.

Pinning your hopes for peace on the enemy's promises? What a joke.

The Soul Card Master system is now at a time of explosive development. In this process, countless people will surely benefit from it and break through to protect the country... or even become a legend!

Will Blue Star still need your promise to seek stability when the time comes? Don't dream.

After hearing Yu Cang's words, God's eyes became even colder.

"Yu Cang... Oh, you're so ignorant! You don't think I've been wandering outside the Blue Star world for thousands of years without descending once because I have no other options? Do you think I really can't kill you?"

Yu Cang frowned slightly.

The other party's words were full of threats... Yes, although this guy gave me a very weak feeling last time, but since he was able to secretly support an organization like the Desolate Sect as a god, and even gave birth to a myth, he must be a very powerful existence.

There haven’t been any big moves in the past, probably because the time hasn’t come yet.

If he were to act recklessly, it was hard to say what kind of chaos would happen on Blue Star... I would probably also encounter countless life-and-death crises.

If such a strong man wants to kill me, there must be countless ways for him to do so.

But this is the truth. In the current situation, he definitely cannot be timid. After all, Yan Country is standing behind him!

So Yu Cang snorted: "Really? Then tell me, what can you do?"

God sneered: "I really can't kill you."

"You think I'm afraid... Wait, what?" Yu Cang was stunned.

God said: "I really can't really come to Blue Star, nor can I kill you."

Yu Cang frowned.

What an unfolding.

He wanted to test it out so that he could be prepared early... This sentence really made it impossible for him to do so.

No, are you showing weakness? But why are you being so arrogant?

"Why, you're thankful?" A trace of pity flashed in the god's eyes. "So, you are the ignorant bug."

Yu Cang: "..."

"Ignorant and unaware of yourself—I will make an exception and grant you the truth of the world."

Buzz!

Ripples appeared on the surface of the wild crystal, and a white, slender, perfect hand stretched out from the wild crystal and pointed in the distance!

Boom!!

There was a loud thunder in the sky, and all of a sudden the yellow sand was scattered, and the wind and clouds suddenly changed. It was just evening, but in an instant it became dark, and the stars in the sky reflected the shape of the universe!

This looks like just an ordinary starry sky, but if you look closely, you will find that countless huge outlines stretch across the depths of the universe, their shapes are unimaginably huge, and there are blue stars at close range. Even if Yu Cang stands on the ground and just looks up at the distance, he can feel the tiny but endless panic in his heart.

"The universe is boundless, and so is Huang!" said the god. "In the universe, trillions of suns have been extinguished by Huang. Do you think Blue Star will be an exception?

"If Huang truly desired, drowning a star would be as easy as blowing away a grain of sand! And I—my divine name is Huang! As long as I wish, a torrent powerful enough to extinguish the sun will flow from my fingertips. Do you understand what this means? Don't you think that when that day comes, these mere Soul Cards and a few myths will be able to stop me?"

The strange phenomenon between heaven and earth made Yu Cang frown.

Beside him, the cold sweat on Wen Yang's back had soaked his clothes. It looked like he didn't even have the strength to maintain the kneeling posture.

In the face of this vision that seems to make people face the entire universe, a single person is too insignificant.

"In that case, why don't you do it?"

"...Gods will die too, Yu Cang."

An inexplicable emotion flashed across God's eyes, but it was fleeting and no one noticed.

"Do you know the nature of Huang?"

"have no idea."

"Huang, I hate all wisdom in the world equally, including you, civilization, and even God." The God slowly withdrew his hand from the Huang Crystal. "Among countless stars, there are countless people who are smarter and wiser than you. They will all rack their brains to survive in front of Huang. They will think of using space to isolate the infection, and they will think of finding a secluded place that is not connected to the outside world.

"There's always a way... Sometimes, the spread of the desolate infection will indeed be halted. After all, relying on the broken brains of those desolate beasts won't be enough to unravel a civilization's final struggle... At this point, a god will be born, a god truly endowed with 'wisdom.'"

The god lowered his head and looked at Yu Cang.

"I am this kind of 'God'. I was born one day after Huang's long and unsuccessful attack on Blue Star. My mission as a God is to help Huang find the secret that prevents Blue Star from falling, and make this place indistinguishable from a truly desolate place."

Hearing these words, Yu Cang's eyes couldn't help but tremble slightly.

He seemed to understand what God meant.

Could it be that...

"But, Gods can also die—because Gods possess wisdom. Huang hates God just as much as Huang hates you." God seemed to chuckle. "I should have extinguished the sun of Blue Star, and then met my own end in the desolation I created with my own hands. I was born from the desolation just for this moment—Gods can also die, but God does not want to die.

"Do you really think I have no way to break through Blue Star's defenses? Even with the rules of the Star Gods, the laws of the Kings, and the watchful eye of the Creator, if I want to, all the wastelands in the universe will be at my disposal. Do you really think Blue Star can stop me?

"I don't come because I don't want to, because God wants to live, that's all."

This passage contained so much information that Yu Cang fell into a long silence.

God did not speak any more.

After a long while, Yu Cangcai suddenly asked, "What does this have to do with my research?"

The god sneered, "Don't you understand? — Then let me explain it more clearly. The Desolate Sect is my tentacle. I established this sect just to cause chaos on Blue Star and let 'Desolate' know that I am working. I don't really want those ignorant bugs to summon me to Blue Star. If that happens, I will have no choice but to take action!"

"But... Oh, Yu Cang, your people don't seem to think so. Do you think it's ridiculous? Among the Desolate Sect, the ones most obsessed with destroying Blue Star and ushering in desolation are your own people! - As long as I don't want them to, they will never summon me to Blue Star. Let them make trouble as much as they want. As long as they can cause chaos on Blue Star, I don't care.

"I can't stop them. After all, that's what the Desolate Cult's teachings say. If I tell those bugs, 'I don't want to descend,' who will work for me? Who will cause chaos on Blue Planet? If this incident lets Desolate's instincts sense that I have ulterior motives, I will die just the same.

"Fortunately, bugs are bugs. Even if they keep busy for another ten thousand years, they still won't be able to deal with those troublesome guys on Blue Star... But you, Yu Cang, you are different."

The god's eyes darkened. "Those summoning methods of yours...if you take them a step further, I could actually descend upon you! Then, even if I'm unwilling to intervene, I'll be forced to destroy this world myself..."

"You are trying to kill me, Yu Cang!"

Yu Cang: "..."

"So, for our own good, stop your research. I can promise you that Blue Star will be peaceful for a thousand years. I can also promise you that after the Desolate Sect destroys Haiting, Xiangta, Tiandao... all the countries, Yan Nation will still exist on Blue Star. You will exist until the end. How about that?

"Think about it carefully. Even if you become a myth, you can only protect Yan Nation for a thousand years. After you die, Yan Nation will still be doomed to destruction. As for me, let alone a thousand years, I can even protect ten thousand or a hundred thousand years!"

Yu Cang was silent.

Actually... is this really the case?

No wonder he invited me to meet him at this time.

No wonder he hadn't seen a single person from the Desolate Sect along the way... Perhaps the God had come to see him without telling the other members...

If what he said was true...it was truly tragic.

Does the stability of a civilization need to rely on enemies?

But we have to admit that for most civilizations, this is probably the best outcome... Even if those civilizations develop naturally, they may not survive for more than 10,000 years and will be destroyed by their own hands.

…

But, this is Blue Star, Yan Country.

Yu Cang gently closed his eyes.

It is not his turn to make a decision on such a major event that determines the direction of the country... However, based on his understanding of Ye Chengming, Ning Xingyi, Ren Zheng, and even the entire association and the entire Yan Country, he is sure that even if the association comes here, the decision it makes will not be any different from his own.

But there's no rush.

Yu Cang collected his thoughts and opened his eyes.

Instead of answering immediately, he asked another question.

"So, Madam Yu...the things she did before were directed by you?"

If this is true, then what Mrs. Yu did makes a lot more sense.

But God said, "She? Just another insect... She has her own things to do, which is quite interesting, so I allowed some of her offenses."

(End of this chapter)