Chapter 34 The Love-Brained God 34 Slaying the Gods

Now that the female immortals who followed the angels have all been replaced by puppets by Qi Wang, they naturally have no objections.

Qi Wang, caught in the middle, would not be noticed by the angels.

His experiment is still ongoing, and the results came out quickly after the speed of the mustard seed space increased.

The insects would continuously gnaw at the female immortal's golden core. Once they had completely devoured it, the insects would replace the original golden core and coil around within the female immortal's body.

After that, the insects began to multiply and completely invaded the female immortal's inner chambers.

Hong Zhao once said that the Golden Elixir is very important to immortals. Only by condensing the Golden Elixir can they transform into human form. If they lose the Golden Elixir, they will degenerate into beast form and will never be able to develop intelligence again.

However, after those insects invaded the female immortals' golden cores, they themselves were not affected, and their intelligence and strength remained intact.

But once the offspring of the insects took over their entire inner chambers, the female immortals became uncontrollable.

Their intelligence rapidly declined, their physical forms began to change, they could no longer maintain their human form, and their magical power was rapidly disappearing.

In the end, they all transformed into beasts, all their memories vanished, leaving only the instincts of wild animals.

Moreover, the mutations did not stop. After they transformed into beast forms, the insects left their inner sanctum and took up residence in their minds.

Their bodies were also constantly changing, transforming into their original forms. In the end, they did not maintain their original forms for long; their originally beautiful bodies quickly became twisted and ugly.

According to Qi Wang's investigation and the books he consulted that left behind similar timelines of major events in the Heavenly Realm, it was clearly stated that the Heavenly Realm did not experience the natural disasters that plagued the human world.

Floods, droughts, locust plagues, and other disasters that could cause mass deaths of humans have never occurred. According to the records in the books, humans in the celestial realm only die in the mouths of monsters.

Monsters are irrational, untamable, ferocious, and brutal; they frequently attack towns inhabited by humans.

Humans, unable to cultivate, are utterly powerless against demonic beasts.

Monsters roamed freely, destroying countless human towns and devouring countless humans.

Fortunately, a kind deity descended from the heavens, drove away the demons, and saved them from their dire situation.

The gods brought stable lives to humankind, allowing them to build cities within their own territories and live in peace and prosperity.

Humans, grateful for the blessings of the gods, built temples for them, erected golden statues, and worshipped them for generations.

Where there is no divine protection, monsters run rampant, gathering in large groups to form massive monster tides.

The monster horde not only attacks humans, but also the weaker gods.

Hong Zhao's race was originally considered a mid-level race, and was somewhat well-known throughout the four seas and eight wastelands.

However, thousands of years ago, the territory of the Red Fox Clan was attacked by demonic beasts, resulting in the deaths and injuries of many members of the clan. The once prosperous Red Fox Clan was completely ruined and became a low-ranking divine clan.

Hong Zhao once said that the Red Fox Clan also had its own followers in the past, and they had many human believers in the Northeast Wilderness.

Humans have faith in them, and they protect humanity.

However, a sudden horde of monsters destroyed the territory of the Red Fox Clan, and the humans who depended on them for survival were also slaughtered.

Otherwise, Hong Zhao wouldn't have been reduced to participating in the Heavenly Palace selection, hoping to enter the Heavenly Palace and increase her cultivation through its resources.

There are many records in books of monsters attacking humans and gods. Without exception, these books describe monsters as heinous beings. If it weren't for the existence of gods who could exterminate monsters, humans and the weak gods would not have been able to survive at all.

No one ever questioned the origin of the monsters. The deliberately erased records and the repeated evil deeds committed by the monsters afterward led everyone to accept the premise that monsters, humans, and gods coexisted in the celestial realm.

It seems that this is normal.

Despite the fact that demonic beasts have low reproductive capacity, short lifespans, and the fact that they are easily defeated by gods, demonic beasts are clearly not capable of breeding.

But these monsters are like cockroaches; no matter how you kill them, you can't get rid of them all.

After seeing the female immortals whose golden cores were devoured by insects and eventually transformed into demonic beasts, he understood why demonic beasts could never be eradicated.

That's because some people don't want them to disappear.

The celestial beasts are man-made; the female immortals selected by the Heavenly Palace every two hundred years eventually transform into celestial beasts.

No wonder these female immortals were sent to various divine clans, because the divine clans needed demonic beasts.

Without demonic beasts, they cannot gain the faith of humans, and without faith, their cultivation speed will slow down.

Protecting humanity and doing things for humanity yields too little faith power; only by constantly putting humanity in danger will they continue to believe in the immortals.

After dealing with the demonic beast in the mustard seed space, Qi Wang looked intently at Tian Ji.

These guys are truly inhuman. They create disasters and then appear as saviors. They'll stop at nothing to maintain their position.

Having investigated most of what needed to be investigated, Qi Wang didn't waste any more time. He dealt with the two angels and then, based on the angels' remaining traces, began searching for the other angels.

The celestial realm is much larger than the mortal realm, but distance is meaningless to Qi Wang. He created puppets to sweep through the area in search of the angels.

Both angels would select two thousand female immortals, and each of these two thousand immortals would have worms implanted inside their bodies.

Qi Wang removed the insects and released the female immortals.

The female fairy whose memories were altered did not remember what happened during this period. She only thought that she had not been chosen. They dispersed and continued to live their original lives.

Qi Wang captured all the angels and rescued the female fairy who had been controlled by them.

After careful consideration, Qi Wang did not hide the fact that his golden cores had been tampered with from these female immortals. Instead, he let them see with their own eyes that their golden cores were covered with a dense swarm of insects.

"The demons and monsters of the four seas and eight wastelands were all manipulated by the Heavenly Realm from the very beginning, and the selection of female immortals in the Heavenly Palace was a conspiracy from start to finish."

Upon learning the truth, some of the female immortals collapsed, while others sought revenge.

Qi Wang erased the memories of the female immortals who couldn't accept reality, leaving behind those who were willing to seek revenge.

Even the all-powerful Qi Wang has moments when he is powerless. They were willing to take revenge, so Qi Wang gave them a chance to do so.

The hundreds of thousands of female immortals would not be taken to the Heavenly Palace together. They would go through a third round of selection, and only less than two hundred female immortals would enter the Heavenly Palace.

The other female immortals were assigned to various divine clans, and the number of female immortals assigned to each divine clan was determined by the size of the divine clan.

The Danhe clan was very unhappy that they only received three thousand female immortals this time, and they went to the person in charge of the Heavenly Palace to demand an explanation.

"Immortal Exin, why is our Danhe clan only allocated so few female immortals this time?"

The leader of the Danhe clan spoke with barely concealed anger: "The Black Wolf clan is inferior to us in every way, so why do they have four thousand female immortals while we only have three thousand?"

E Xin merely glanced coldly at the leader of the Danhe clan: "The number allocated to each clan is in accordance with regulations. I have not violated the rules. If the Danhuo Immortal is dissatisfied, he can write a memorial to His Majesty the Heavenly Emperor for an explanation."

Upon hearing E Xin tell him to find the Heavenly Emperor, Dan Huo's anger dissipated like a punctured balloon.

“Immortal Exin, it’s just a small matter, no need to alarm His Majesty the Heavenly Emperor. Please be kind and give me another eight hundred… no, five hundred will do… If I bring back too few ‘female offspring,’ I won’t be able to explain it.”

When has Danhuo ever been so humble? But now that he's under someone else's roof, he has no choice but to bow his head and accept his fate, coaxing Exin gently.

However, E Xin's tone was firm and unyielding, showing no sign of leniency.

"Rules are rules. Immortal Danhuo, please don't make things difficult for me. If you ask for an extra 500 this time, and everyone else has to ask for an extra 500 next time, what about the other gods? As a member of the bird race, Immortal Danhuo should still consider the Empress."

Since E Xin had said so, what could Dan Huo do? He could only suppress his anger and force a smile.

E Xin shifted her gaze from him and gestured for the next leader of the divine race to come forward.

Dan Huo: "..."

He was so angry, but he could only hold it in.

Dan Huo left in a fit of rage, and the other members of the divine race, seeing that he hadn't gotten anything out of him, didn't say anything more.

This batch of female immortals was quickly distributed, and they used a mustard seed space that could hold living beings to store all of them.

Those pill-eating insects have taken over their inner palaces and completely occupied their golden cores. These female immortals have been transformed into female beings. Once they return to their territory, they can be accelerated to mature.

The batch of monsters created two hundred years ago are almost all dead. Without monster attacks, the humans in the city have begun to stir.

They were the ones who protected these humans, allowing them to live in peace and prosperity. But humans, this forgetful and lowly species, forget the sacrifices of the immortals once their lives have been stable for a long time.

Therefore, they have to constantly remind these humans that their ability to live in this world is all thanks to the efforts of the gods.

Without the existence of gods, they would not have a peaceful life. They are only asked to give some faith. What more could they ask for?

Fortunately, with the existence of females, demonic beasts will be produced continuously.

As long as those monsters that can be manipulated and controlled, but lack intelligence, exist, humanity will forever remain nothing more than nourishment for the gods.

The only pity is that the lifespan of the females who are implanted with the pill-eating insects is greatly reduced, and they can only live for no more than two hundred years. They can only be replaced once every two hundred years.

Recalling the effort he had put into these women over the years, Dan Huo felt increasingly angry.

I just hope this batch of females can live longer, so they won't have to go through all this trouble every two hundred years.

Danhuo brought the two thousand women back to Xiangyuan City.

There is a huge magic circle underground in Xiangyuan City. They will put the female beings they bring back into the magic circle.

After absorbing the popularity of Xiangyuan City, the female seed will complete its final incubation and successfully transform into a demon beast.

They will then help create a beast tide, reducing the population of Xiangyuan City by half.

Although doing so will cause the power of faith to plummet in a short period of time, this is a necessary process.

After all, once the human population has decreased to a certain level, as long as they are given a stable environment, the population will experience explosive growth.

This is the result of their long-term experiments over thousands of years. By eliminating a group of people whose faith was not pure enough and replacing them with a new group of believers, the power of faith they receive will be purer.

They had done the same process countless times, and they knew exactly how to do it. No one thought anything unexpected would happen.

But an unexpected event occurred.

Yan Yun is an ordinary female immortal. Her prototype is a leopard. The leopard clan is a minor divine clan with little status in the celestial realm. There are no outstanding elders in the clan, and they cannot uphold the prestige of the leopard clan.

After Yan Yun transformed into human form, she thought about entering the Heavenly Palace, hoping to find some opportunity to further promote the Leopard Clan.

She passed the selection of female immortals, but before she could even rejoice, Yan Yun unexpectedly came into contact with the truth about the Heavenly Palace's selection of female immortals.

In fact, Yan Yun did not believe the person who saved them at first. After all, the Heavenly Realm was not a peaceful place. It was full of deceit and treachery, and there were always people who wanted to cause trouble.

So she stayed under the pretense of seeking revenge, hoping to take the opportunity to expose that person's true colors.

But what happened next was completely out of control. Just as Qi Wang had said, they were not sent to the Heavenly Palace to become female immortals, but were sent to the hands of various divine races.

Perhaps because they thought they were already theirs, those people didn't hide anything from them, and Yan Yun heard more of the truth.

It turns out that the monsters that wreaked havoc in the celestial realm were created by these gods. It turns out that the female immortals selected every two hundred years are all transformed into monsters.

What they thought was a ladder to heaven turned out to be their death rope.

They were made into monsters, and would mate with those savage monsters to give birth to one monster after another that was controlled by the gods.

Upon learning the truth, Yan Yun's eyes reddened with anger, and she recalled what Qi Wang had said.

"Do you want to get revenge on them?"

"Do you want to avenge those female immortals who died in such a muddled way?"

Do you want to change all of this?

His voice was deafening, striking straight to the soul, and Yan Yun's eyes hardened.

Why should her life be controlled by those gods?

Although she is just a minor female immortal, it doesn't mean she can be manipulated by others at will.

Yan Yun clutched the things Qi Wang had given her, waiting for the opportunity Qi Wang had mentioned to arrive.

The same thing was happening in almost all of the Protoss territories.

Those gods, high and mighty, did not take these insignificant female immortals seriously. However, a thousand-mile dike is breached by an ant's bite. It was these insignificant female immortals, whom they looked down upon, who joined forces to destroy everything they had meticulously planned over ten thousand years.

The pill-eating insects that resided within the bodies of female immortals, devouring their golden cores and causing them to regress to their original forms, were modified by Qi Wang.

Qi Wang handed over these modified pill-eating insects to the female immortals.

As long as the pill-eating insects enter the core of the formation that hatches female offspring, Qi Wang can reverse the formation and make the culprit suffer the consequences.

Qi Wang had altered the timing of the pill-eating worm's attack, and those gods infected by the worm soon revealed their true forms.

Those immortals who wore human clothes but did things completely unrelated to humans shed their gorgeous robes and distorted their beautiful appearances under the influence of the pill-eating insects, revealing their truest forms.

The gods, who had degenerated into demonic beasts, had no reason and only cared about killing. They were trapped in their own territories by a transparent barrier and devoured each other.

Meanwhile, in human cities, people were horrified to discover that the golden statues in temples were cracking one by one and rolling off their magnificent altars.

The statue crashed to the ground, shattering into countless fragments that could never be pieced back together.

This kind of thing didn't just happen in one temple; the same thing happened in all the temples.

Even more so, the humans who served the gods witnessed firsthand how the originally ethereal and peerless immortals transformed into ferocious and terrifying monsters before their very eyes.

Humans' fear of monsters is ingrained in their bones. When they saw the gods they respected and believed in turn into monsters, they were terrified.

Those are the high and mighty gods who protect humankind.

How could they possibly turn into monsters?