The Heavenly Dao looked at Xiao Man with eyes full of pity, but it was precisely these eyes that made Xiao Man feel utterly disgusted!
These lofty deities, putting on a facade of compassion while allowing evildoers to wreak havoc, yet forbidding anyone else from resisting—such a Heavenly Dao was nothing short of a joke!
"I simply don't wish for you to fall."
"It's not me who is falling, it's you," Xiao Man said, her voice regaining its calm. "You treat humans as straw dogs, to be toyed with as you please. I merely wished not to be controlled by you, and yet you repeatedly allowed villains to harm my family and friends. You expect me to turn a blind eye? Have you been a god for too long, and your mind has become clouded?"
"You must sever your emotions. As a superior being, only by severing all emotions and love can you go further."
"I will sever your dog head!" Xiao Man attacked with a sudden burst of energy. She never let go of those who harmed her family and friends. Now that the culprit had appeared before her, how could she not strike?
The Heavenly Dao, watching Xiao Man charge forward, saw pity fill its eyes. "Alas, since you have entered this place, you must surely understand the situation in Cang Xuan and Yong An. Your reckless act of bringing powerful beings into the Yong An continent has caused its lifespan to be drastically shortened."
The Heavenly Dao dodged Xiao Man's attack. A scarred, spherical object appeared before Xiao Man. "This is the Yong An continent, on the verge of shattering. With just a little external force, the Yong An continent will cease to exist. Your beloved son, your cherished friends, will all vanish."
The hand Xiao Man had extended immediately retracted. She dared not touch it, fearing that a single touch would cause the Yong An continent to crumble into pieces. After all, her child and her friends were still on the Yong An continent!
"The Yong An continent already had fissures. Your forceful entry has caused the already precarious Yong An continent to be on the brink of disintegration," the Heavenly Dao said, observing Xiao Man's fearful expression. A meaningful smile flickered in its eyes. Xiao Man had always been impulsive, and this was the first time the Heavenly Dao had seen her so cautious.
"The Yong An continent has become this way because of you!" Xiao Man stated calmly. "It was you who deliberately sent powerful beings to Yong An, to slaughter my people and steal my clan's treasures."
"That is due to karma. If your ancestors had not fled to Yong An, the people of Cang Xuan would not have pursued them there to kill. Therefore, in the end, it is your own fault."
"My people were persecuted and killed, why did the Heavenly Dao not intervene?"
"My duty is to ensure the normal operation of the Heavenly Dao, not to control it," the Heavenly Dao said coldly. "Saving people is not within my purview."
"Then what does world destruction have to do with the Heavenly Dao? If the world is destroyed, there will be no need for a Heavenly Dao, right?" Xiao Man suddenly said. "If my family and friends face destruction, then the Heavenly Dao should also be destroyed."
"Stubborn and unrepentant." The Heavenly Dao was somewhat enraged and presented a miniature projection of Cang Xuan before Xiao Man. "This is Cang Xuan, Cang Xuan..."
"If you had not allowed the Heavenly Demon Clan to steal Cang Xuan's spiritual energy and persecute Cang Xuan cultivators, Cang Xuan would not be in its current state. You dare not admit your mistakes, yet you want us humans to bear the blame. What a shameless, despicable, and incompetent Heavenly Dao! The fact that such scum as you can be the Heavenly Dao is utterly absurd."
The Heavenly Dao was rendered somewhat speechless by the scolding. It wanted to retort, but Xiao Man gave it no opportunity!
"Well said, and an excellent scolding!" a female voice rang out, even accompanied by a gloating clap. "I support you, well said."
"And who might you be?"
"Me?" The speaking woman seemed to ponder the question for a long time before appearing before Xiao Man. She was clad in fiery red robes, exceptionally striking. "I am the God of Fire."
"Another lunatic," Xiao Man muttered involuntarily.
The God of Fire appeared hurt. "Child, I'm doing this for you. How can you curse me like this? After all, a candidate must undergo numerous trials to become an heir."
"God of Fire, my affairs are not for you to..."
"Silence!" the God of Fire interrupted the Heavenly Dao. "This person before you is the God of Time and Space. He has chosen you as his successor, and is therefore doing his utmost to ensure you meet his requirements."
"A bunch of lunatics."
"I have a way to save the Yong An continent and the Cang Xuan continent. Do you want to know?" The God of Fire knew that with Xiao Man's temperament, she could only be appeased by going along with her, especially given Xiao Man's deep-seated hatred for the God of Time and Space.
"A method of salvation?"
"Yes, a method of salvation," the God of Fire said slowly. "If you can comprehend the laws of time and space, then you can use them to repair damaged small worlds, just like repairing space."
"If it can be repaired, why doesn't he repair it?" Xiao Man retorted. These were tasks that should have fallen to the God of Time and Space. Why should she be the one to do them?
"Because his time is drawing near," the God of Fire said slowly. "He no longer has the energy to repair other small worlds, as he is about to enter reincarnation to reform his divine spark."
"Even gods must re-enter reincarnation?"
"Surely you should be well aware of this?" the God of Fire said softly. "After all, you are the only one among us who has reformed your divine spark, the only one to have completed the repair of a divine spark, even if your divine spark repair involved devouring the divine spark of the God of Water."
"God of Water?"
"Xuan Xin is the God of Water," the God of Fire explained. "After the war of the gods, all the main gods' divine sparks were precarious. Many main gods chose to enter reincarnation, awaiting the repair of their divine sparks before returning to their divine positions. However, very few were truly able to return, as the nurturing of a divine spark cannot be achieved by a single small world! It requires the spiritual energy of hundreds or thousands of small worlds to fully nurture a divine spark."
"So, the destruction of small worlds was caused by you so-called main gods?" Xiao Man immediately grasped the key point. "To nurture your divine sparks, you destroyed one small world after another, and then found innocent humans to take the blame. Truly shameless. Rather than calling yourselves gods, you are a bunch of scoundrels." From Su Dan Novel Network.
The God of Fire nodded in agreement. "Yes, the main gods are scoundrels. I think so too. When I was still human, I was tormented and bullied. In the end, I became a main god to protect the one I loved... Xiao Man, you are now on the same path as I was. Will you stand by and watch these two small worlds perish, or will you choose to learn the laws of time and space and save their lives? The choice is yours."
"Do I have a choice?"
"We don't have a choice," the God of Fire said slowly. "Back then, I became a main god for the sake of the one I loved. Now that the one I loved is by my side, I have found fulfillment. But the path you must tread is still very long."