A breeze, seemingly from nowhere, swept over the deities, and the candlelight flickered above, making the bustling roses appear as if they were ablaze.
The melted white wax slid down the straight candle body, turning blood red the instant it hit the ground.
Pain gnawed at the goddess's body like a gruesome leech. She stared in disbelief at her chest, her trembling voice filled with powerless rage: "Xu Shiyue! Is this how you despise Lu Shizhen? Is this what you call love? You're nothing but..."
Before the God could finish speaking, he was interrupted by an even deeper pain.
Xu Shiyue, holding the rose in her hand, thrust it into the heart of the deity once more, answering for her, "Is that so?"
The thorns of the rose were deeply embedded in the body of the supreme god, and his labored, heaving chest was pressed against a cold, lifeless surface.
Xu Shiyue's clothes were still wet, and the black hair clinging to her face made her skin appear strangely white.
Like a demon that has just crawled out of hell.
"I will do what she almost did, even if it means killing a god." Xu Shiyue looked down at the person who had just denounced her with a contemptuous gaze.
Her voice was steady, her gaze calm, but her hands were covered in blood, and her ruthlessness revealed a sense of madness.
As the main god who maintains the smooth operation of all worlds, it can be said that the feeling Xu Shiyue is exhibiting now is the one that she personally chose for her.
When the white moonlight was obscured by dark clouds, becoming as black as ink, it was as if every word spoken from the abyss of hell was hammered into the head of the supreme god with pain.
The vague sense of fear she had just felt suddenly exploded in the Goddess's mind. Her eyes widened in anger and fear as she spat at the person above her and cursed, "Madman."
Xu Shiyue curled her lips, seemingly quite satisfied with the God's evaluation: "It is my honor to receive such praise from you."
The rose that had entered her body was imbued with both energies, and its large petals bloomed even more alluringly.
The electronic program continued to fight against the bugs, but the God of God could feel his physical strength dwindling more and more clearly.
But she wanted to live; how could she willingly choose to die?
The hand that was lying to the side began to move tremblingly, as if a puppeteer were trying to manipulate her puppet.
A strange force suddenly surged from Xu Shiyue's body, rebelling against her, pressing against her wrist and demanding that she let go.
Xu Shiyue was all too familiar with this power, yet her understanding of it was renewed during the resistance.
When the puppet no longer obeys the manipulator's commands, the strings embedded in her body emerge and become tangible.
The thread was thin yet strong, wrapped around Xu Shiyue's key joints, one strand after another, appearing and disappearing in the candlelight.
The manipulating force had long since shed its cloak of concealment, sparing no effort to make Xu Shiyue obey, leaving one fine bloody mark after another on her body.
The pain felt like ants gnawing at the skin, subtle and persistent, impossible to ignore.
The main god strained with all his might, pulling on the thread in his hand, and warned with difficulty, "Xu Shiyue...you don't want to die either, do you..."
"I can give you control over half of the system... and I can guarantee that I will never again force the system to manipulate anyone's fate... Think about it, okay..."
The voice of the Supreme God was much more sincere than when he had spoken to Xu Shiyue in a condescending manner about the so-called conditions.
She knew that if her body continued to weaken, the main system that had betrayed her would become the new supreme god.
No, you can't.
She cannot let anyone replace her.
Eternal life, everlasting rights—this is practically demigodhood.
The supreme deity knew all too well the greedy nature of humankind, and she didn't mind proposing such humiliating and degrading conditions to save herself.
Even a demigod is human; she is the one who controls everything.
Once she recovers, restoring order will be a piece of cake. If the main system is disobedient, just replace it with a more obedient one.
Since none of them are willing to stay with her, she'll just find someone else who is.
As long as the position of the supreme deity is still hers, what does this temporary humiliation matter?
“Xu Shiyue…this is half a world. Don’t you want to be above other humans?…With this right, you can gain eternal life…”
The main god spared no effort in depicting a blueprint for the future for Xu Shiyue. She wondered if it was just her imagination, but she felt the pain in her body seemed to be gradually weakening.
"Oh."
Xu Shiyue laughed, her laughter low and breathy.
With her eyes half-closed, she loosened her grip on the rose slightly and commented mercilessly, "Do you know how poor your expression is?"
Blood kept seeping from Xu Shiyue's joints, which were restrained by thin threads, and each drop of blood stained the transparent threads red.
The sharp thread kept chafing her pain nerves, causing her entire shoulder and arm to tremble in a shrill, almost unbearable way.
Xu Shiyue knew perfectly well that she was outmaneuvering the main god.
The question remains: will this bug cause the program to backfire first, or will the program deal with these broken programs first?
Admittedly, the conditions proposed by the Lord God are indeed very tempting.
But this is not what Lu Shizhen wants, and she will not agree on Lu Shizhen's behalf.
Lu Shizhen's design of the main god, disregarding her own safety and damaging her body's protective layer, was because she knew her confidante would definitely come.
If you can't do something by yourself, then pass the baton on, and someone will come to finish what she hasn't finished.
"Let's see who can win the fight." The conversation from back then, where neither of us would give in, popped into Xu Shiyue's mind.
Like a wisp of tenderness flowing out from the violence, Xu Shiyue's eyes relaxed for a moment, even her helplessness was gentle.
She beat me to it.
The unconscious red figure hovered above Xu Shiyue's line of sight, its lifeless eyes drooping as if watching her.
A smug smile was hidden within.
Xu Shiyue's upturned lips revealed an even deeper smile, gentle and polite, yet exceptionally cruel: "I'm sorry, I've already paid too many sunk costs. It's not worth it to turn back now."
She was a corrupt god from the moment she was born.
Now that it has been abandoned by the main system, it can also exit the stage of history.
As soon as she finished speaking, Xu Shiyue broke free from the binding lines that the main god had materialized on her body, without any regard for the consequences.
The extremely fine thread, sharp as a knife, cut deep gashes into Xu Shiyue's arm, causing blood to gush out.
Intense pain pierced through Xu Shiyue's entire body like sharp thorns, and she managed to keep from uttering a single syllable by clenching her teeth.
Perhaps because of this, her gaze became more resolute than ever before, and she lowered her hand to direct all the seeping blood at the God's body, which was mostly destroyed.
Such a ruthless deity was always directed at others, but never at himself.
The intense pain overwhelmed her; she never imagined that the thread she used to restrain Xu Shiyue would become the death warrant that hastened her demise.
horrible.
This person is terrifying...
Someone please save her...
Help!
Help!
It's unclear whether the fear was greater for Xu Shiyue or for death itself.
The god's lips trembled, his mouth opened and closed, but his throat was hoarse.
The candlelight reflected the shadows, slowly enveloping the child-sized body of the supreme deity.
Xu Shiyue slowly got up, her eyes half-lowered, looking down at this powerless god, letting the blood flow down her arm and seep into the god's body, corroding her like sulfuric acid.
A hand reached out from the roses blooming all around, gave them a violent shake, and then plucked the most beautiful one.
Xu Shiyue thought it was time to put an end to all of this.
"Miss Xu."
Just as she was about to deliver the final blow to the main god, the main system appeared.
The sphere that had originally emitted a white glow had taken on a somewhat human-like form and, with a touch of unformed chaos, stopped beside Xu Shiyue.
Upon hearing that familiar voice, the Supreme God immediately lifted his heavy, listless eyes.
As if she had found her lifeline, she called out in a hoarse voice with difficulty, "Main System..."
"You've come, you've finally come! I knew you'd find me, and you did..."
"Main system, I miss you so much. I'm in so much pain. I have no strength left. Can you come and hug me?"
"It hurts so much, it really hurts so much, main system, main system..."
...
Tears welled up in the God's parched eyes, and his words were filled with childlike innocence and pitifulness.
She was still just a small ball, her thick, long hair scattered around her, and crimson roses blooming inside her broken body, like a helpless child, or a broken work of art.
The main system stared blankly at the scene before it, and the area with the outline of the eyes moved slightly.
Then the illusory human body turned to Xu Shiyue and said in a deep voice, "Miss Xu, I'm sorry."
The main god was very familiar with the main system's tone of voice. In the past, when she spoke to others like this, it was always a sign that she was on his side.
She watched as the main system faced Xu Shiyue, waiting for her to choose her again.
But this time was different.
She was there, pouring out her heart in a desperate plea, but the main system was thinking about something else entirely.
Something seemed to be slowly evolving; the originally chaotic body became clearer, and even the outline of hair appeared on its shoulders.
The main system's voice was full of apology as it said to Xu Shiyue, "It's because I wasn't firm enough; I almost wavered this morning."
In disbelief, the God's expectant expression froze instantly.
It was as if she had been thrown from a great height; her already broken body was instantly smashed to pieces.
She couldn't believe that her main system hadn't chosen her.
She didn't choose her...
She abandoned her...
"Main System, you've been with me for over 30 million years. We're together every day. Are you really going to just watch me die?!"
"Didn't we agree that you would protect me for the rest of your life? Are you going to watch me die? Main system... you can't do this. You promised that you would always be loyal to me."
The main god experienced a truly real sense of panic, desperately reaching out to grab the skirt of the main system.
The main system turned slightly, and the hem of her skirt, which was about to be grabbed by the main god, brushed against her fingertips before disappearing into the distance.
Main system: "But sir, that was a vow you made to deceive me."
The supreme deity desperately pleaded, "But...wouldn't that be better too?"
“No good.” The main system denied it. “You have only enjoyed the privileges of the God of God, but you have not fulfilled the duties of the God of God.”
The candlelight flickered, casting the shadows of the main god and the main system, facing each other, onto the wall to one side.
They were very close, so close that they could kiss if one of them took the initiative.
But the Supreme God felt that millions of light-years lay between these extremely close distances.
A breeze rose, and the familiar scent of the gods echoed everywhere.
They used to be so close.
Her favorite thing to do used to be to sit on the body she had sculpted for the main system and let her comb her hair.
She would turn up the sunlight here to make it bright, deliberately shining it on her face, making her feel warm and comfortable.
There's no going back.
The main god's gaze flickered, and he felt the surrounding darkness growing ever stronger.
But somehow, she seemed to feel that warm feeling again.
Light was shining in from the direction where the main system was standing.
But that light no longer belongs to her.
As one thing diminishes while another grows, the Supreme God senses that his power is constantly being lost.
As if using her last bit of strength, she raised her hand and pulled Xu Shiyue over.
Since he was about to die anyway, the God didn't care how much pain this person would suffer from approaching his already exposed body. He spoke with difficulty in her ear, "I have lived my whole life for myself, so before I die, I plan to do something good for others."
"I will release all the souls here from their bonds and let them return to their original world, so that they may avoid the fate of being annihilated along with the gods."
Xu Shiyue didn't understand why the main god was saying these things to her, since the main system beside her was more suited to hearing these words.
Of course, the main god didn't keep her in suspense for too long.
That leaky throat sounded like a broken, old bellows, hoarse and unpleasant.
The God's eyes were filled with the innocent smile of a child, but the curved eyes were like blades, slicing across Xu Shiyue's ears: "Of course, that includes your Lu Shizhen as well."
Without repentance, and without temporary solace, one's words may seem good.
She's a born bad seed.
"Xu Shiyue, you will never meet Lu Shizhen again."
"Once... twice, but no more than three times."
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