Chapter 879 An Era of Discord

In the beginning, there was nothingness.

Silent nothingness was the origin of all existence, before which nothing could exist.

Then came the 'Movement'.

The eternal creation Movement played from the chaotic depths of darkness, giving birth to countless formless and intangible notes. These endless notes intertwined and resonated, creating numerous formless and intangible primordial entities before all things tangible.

They were called 'Tunes,' also known as 'Melodies,' and also 'Meaning.' In the reverent words of all things born later, they were 'Destiny' and 'Time.'

Existing before the world, suspended above all things, the most ancient and ineffable meanings.

The constant weaving and resonating of the notes, the gradual process of change, is the 'passage of time,' and the tunes and melodies composed of all the notes themselves are the 'meaning of fate.'

With the embrace and surrounding of time and destiny, the prototype of the world gradually emerged from the interweaving of notes. The prototypes of all things first appeared on the tangible earth, and even the 'sound' represented by the 'notes' themselves materialized into a tangible form.

That was the prototype of the gods and all living beings.

The gods are the children of the creation Movement, the spokespersons of destiny and time, and the creators of the world. They are the loudest notes, leading the changes in the melody and dominating the variations in the tune. Therefore, they are difficult to be affected by time and can even foresee the direction of fate.

All living beings are also part of the Movement, but they are merely one of the most ordinary and infinite notes. Their timbre is muddy, and their voices are low. Even if some are missing, it does not affect the beauty and perfection of the melody and tune.

However, the gods need all living beings, and all living beings also need the gods. A single note can never achieve a melody, and a loud tune also needs a low harmony to complement it. This is a complete Movement.

Therefore, all living beings and gods coexist in the world. This is the [Epic of Heaven and Earth].

Solemn and majestic stone pillars of the gods stand at the four corners of the square. Ancient white marble bricks pave the smooth ground. Anruo Holy City is still brightly lit in the late night. On the stone pillars of the gods, the eternally burning Starlight Lamps are shining, releasing bright light even in the silent night.

Illuminated by the starlight and moonlight, a minstrel wears a simple raincoat cloak, holding a simple harp, and sings ancient songs.

"That is the most ancient legend, the most enduring myth, the epic of heaven and earth passed down from the beginning of creation—Aupum, the God-King who commands time, is the first ruler. He led the differentiation of chaos into heaven and earth at the beginning of eternity, and he caused rain to fall and rivers to flow."

"Life and death became distinct. The gods who had been sleeping since the beginning of creation awoke because of the rain, and the ignorant beings possessed souls after drinking the river water. Thus, the overture of heaven and earth began."

"But the wise God-King was not always so. There was only yellow sand between the barren heaven and earth, and there were no birds in the towering sky. Although the lakes and oases blessed by the gods dotted the world, and the Aupum River ran through the earth, the beings still raised swords and shed blood to fight for flowers and grass, instead of singing hymns and reciting poems."

"The mortal kingdoms painted the earth red with blood, and the gods in the sky burned the sky with fire of tribulation. The God-King of Time sighed and fell into slumber."

"The twin goddesses of light and darkness, Planfu and Noel, shared the crown of the God-King. The love and hatred between them intertwined, giving birth to the holy spirits and the filthy demons. The blessings and curses between them mixed, giving birth to the most powerful titans and dragons."

"The beings understood many things because of the opposition and generation of the twin goddesses. The first miracles of poetry and magic of song were thus born. Before that, the beings could only rely on instinct and talent to use their original power as 'unclear notes'."

"Love and hate, blessing and curse, in this era of miracles and magic, the sacred fire and dark shadows burned and swayed distinctly. The notes made louder and clearer sounds, and the ringing of heaven and earth resounded throughout the universe."

"But love and hate, blessing and curse, are things that cannot coexist, just like day and night, light and shadow, sun and moon, and positive and negative. Even the twin goddesses, the God-King who shared power, could not be equally obeyed by the beings. The goddess of darkness and night was gradually hated by the beings, and only the God-King of light and day gradually became supreme."

"Since then, the holy war between good and evil has lasted for tens of thousands of years, until the sacred fire was extinguished and the shadows faded, and the twin goddesses fell into a long sleep."

"Until now, the third era, the high and boundless sky, the untouchable blue sky, the great and supreme God-King Deus commands heaven and earth!"

"Praise the just Lord of Heaven and Earth, the ruler of the gods! He leads civilization to prosperity and makes the boundless borders expand again and again. Under His leadership, the beings and the gods set foot on the most distant land and spread their wings in the highest sky!"

"The beings touch the stars, the sun and the moon, and the gods settle in the clouds and the sky. The notes of all things are loud and excited, and the excitation of heaven and earth is therefore loud and brilliant!"

The white-haired minstrel's ballad made the grass and trees sway, and even the starlight on the stone pillars scattered for it. The moonlight shone around him, hazy and dreamy. This was the blessing brought by the ancient poem 'Epic of the Gods'.

The minstrel can obtain an unforgetting memory, a body that is difficult to be harmed by all things in the mortal world, and the protection of the sun, moon, and stars. As long as he remembers how to play the harp and how to sing the poem, then except for the years represented by the God-King Aupum, the light, darkness, love, and hate represented by the God-Kings Planfu and Noel, and the power of the sky represented by the current God-King Deus, even the gods cannot arbitrarily punish him.

Anruo Holy City is full of tall buildings, and the brilliant divine light fills the city walls and high-rise buildings. The ancient holy land is immersed in the blessings of generations of gods, and the composers and players of all ages regard it as the source of all mysteries, and opening the academy for studying miracles and magic in this city is the greatest glory.

Civilization, prosperity, and prosperity, all these praises are given to the gods above the sky, the supreme authority, the God-King Deus!

In the first era, all races and gods were pioneering in the wilderness and fighting each other for scarce resources. This is the struggle representing the initial 'desire for survival.'

In the second era, because of love, hatred, and their own desires, all beings were hostile to each other or allied with each other. This is the derivation representing the secondary 'desire for love and hatred.'

And now, in the third era, guided by the God-King Deus, the exploration of the top of the sky and the end of the earth by all beings and gods, the spread of that endless 'desire for conquest,' has created an unprecedented era of prosperity.

With reverence for the third-generation God-King, the center of Anruo Holy City, which is the academic, cultural, and political center of the entire continent, naturally enshrines the temple and statue of the God-King Deus.

The statues of the gods under the statue of the God-King all have their heads lowered by half, representing his supreme authority, the power of the God above gods.

And at this moment, the God-King, who is praised by many poems, worshiped by everyone, and feared by the gods, rarely descended his divine thought from the divine palace above the sky, causing the God-King's statue in the center of Anruo Holy City to glow slightly and open its eyes.

The solemn and majestic middle-aged god, Deus of the Sky, stared at everything in the city, and then revealed a slight smile.

[The Wheel of Fate has begun to turn]

He stared at the city, a rich man from Moa'er City arrived at the temple with his non-blood-related daughter. The prophecy of fate has been spoken, so even though he is already the supreme God above gods, he could not help but sigh and stroke his beard: [The eternal anchor point is about to be laid down, the seven-era cycle is finally going to have a result]

If a priest heard such a divine decree, in addition to being fearful, he would probably wonder—it has only been three eras since God-King Aupum made time flow, how could there be as many as seven eras?

And what can be called eternal except for the 'Eternal Song' representing the 'Creation Grand Movement'?

To this, Deus could only sigh.

[The life and death of mortals are fleeting, just like the ringing and silence of notes. Their so-called era is just the alternation of duties between us gods, in accordance with the four chapters of the Creation Grand Movement: 'Overture,' 'Ringing,' 'Playing,' and 'Finale'... And the real era is the process of the entire Eternal Song ringing throughout the four chapters, and when it rotates again and replays, it is the second era]

Eternity? What is eternity? At least the gods are not eternal.

The Eternal Song has been replaying countless times, and no one knows how many era cycles represent countless years.

Deus lowered his head. He stared at the endless River of Time flowing between heaven and earth, which is the embodiment of the first-generation God-King Aupum, and also the loudest tune representing the note of 'Time' in this heaven and earth.

It seems so powerful, like eternity.

But in fact, more than a dozen eras ago, the god representing 'Time' was still named 'Danpu,' and the current first-generation God-King Aupum was just an ordinary mortal.

Until more than a dozen eras ago, the God of Time, Danpu, could not bear the weight of the era's destruction and rebirth, and the loud note fell silent. Therefore, the god transformed into a mortal, and the mortal was promoted to one of the gods.

Yes, Deus knew better than anyone that gods and humans are one, they are all part of the Creation Grand Movement, all part of this universe and heaven and earth. Even the God-Kings of the 'Four Pillars,' the supreme powerhouses who are in harmony with the universe and heaven and earth, are also bound by the Creation Grand Movement.

Every mortal is a note, and has the potential to become a god. A seemingly ordinary bakery owner, if he becomes a god, is likely to be a great god representing harvest—similarly, every god who cannot maintain himself will also turn into a mortal.

No matter how famous he is, if he cannot survive the cycle of the era, he will be unknown and difficult to shine again.

Moreover, the essence of every mortal is different. Just like 'Danpu' and 'Aupum' have similar divine duties, they are symbols of the 'hourglass of time' and the 'river of time' respectively. No god and no mortal are similar.

Infinitely different notes can form an infinitely eternal Creation Grand Movement.

[But this is also a shackle]

And the God-King whispered to himself.

The God-King representing the sky and the desire for conquest, Deus, had been to the multi-dimensional universe void outside the Movement world. He knew that his power was considered powerful in the myriad worlds, called harmony, and was something that required miracles to be born.

In other universes, whether it is a god or a cultivator, they need to practice extremely hard and step onto the most arduous path of seeking the Dao step by step. Only then can they have the most subtle possibility of achieving the realm of harmony.

But this is not the case in the Movement world.

They are born as gods, born close to the Dao. As long as they obtain the God-King's crown, they can become the main god of the Four Pillars, and achieving harmony is just a matter of course.

However, this kind of position is not like the harmony of other universes, eternally indestructible. Instead, it will continue to change with the singing of the Eternal Song.

If the gods cannot fulfill their responsibilities and make their voices louder and louder, then in the next era, they may not still be the gods.

Just like Danpu's position as a god was transferred to Aupum, their possibility of becoming gods and God-Kings is not 'destined,' not 'eternally so.'

This is a shortcut.

——A shortcut does not represent weakness, but it definitely represents a flaw.

A harvest, a desire, there will be a hard work, a disaster to go through.

Even the gods are no exception.

——Who doesn't desire immortality, who doesn't desire eternity?

Deus thought, Aupum thought, Planfu and Noel thought, and the future Hayige also thought. The destiny of the Four Great Eras has been determined. Although it is still the Third Era and the Fourth Era has not yet appeared, the 'Starry Sky God-King Hayige' and his god system have been born, even already exist, just waiting for the eternal poem to be sung to the section that belongs to him.

But they are not eternal. They are time, light and darkness, sky and starry sky, the most powerful harmonizing powerhouses.

But they are not 'eternal'.

[What is so-called eternity?]

Deus whispered to himself, asking himself.

And the answer is so clear and simple.

——What is eternity?

——It is that as long as it exists, it is destined to exist.

——It is the iron rule that their birth has been destined and will definitely appear no matter how many times the multi-dimensional universe is reincarnated.

——It is not about priority, not about cause and effect. First, determine the existence and eternity, and then discuss other weak things, such as the reality of logic and existence.

That is the realm above harmony, it is the 'Seed of Infinity' that is above the Great Dao and can cause the multi-dimensional universe to surge and affect infinite eras and time and space with a single thought.

That is 'The Torrent'.

The Eternal Song may be considered an 'Eternal Anchor Point'.

However, in this creation epic, in the infinite eras, the 'Eternal God' has never appeared.

And perhaps the mortal representing the note of 'Eternity' has never been found before.

But not now.

[Soon, I will be the Eternal God]

Staring at the holy city, the father who is taking his daughter to pray for a prophecy, and the well-behaved daughter.

Deus's deep and majestic gaze focused on the lovely girl, but his gaze did not have the slightest bit of love as the father of all beings, only the determination and ruthlessness to stare at his goal.

The cycle of the Seven Great Eras is finally coming to an end... Under the guidance of fate, eternity will choose to remove the note of eternity.

And at that time, the gods who are not eternal, the God-Kings who play in accordance with the melody of the Movement, perhaps, will finally grasp the tone of the first note.

Then——perhaps they can compose a new eternal Movement, or even become the 'Torrent' that can spread the endless melody throughout the worlds!

It should be so.

It should be so.

Many times, many things, should be so, have always been so.

But there will always be people who think that 'should be so' and 'have always been so' are bullshit nonsense.

"Movement World?"

——Rumble rumble rumble rumble!

Just when Deus calmed down his excited heart and waited quietly.

Along with a faint voice that seemed to originate from the other end of infinite time and space, followed by a siren-like sound like 'Di Du Di Du,' an extremely bright and dazzling voice came quickly from the distant time and space.

A huge light and shadow appeared outside the world barrier. Immediately, the mortals of the entire world raised their heads in astonishment. They saw a light figure, like a giant dragon and also like a human, suspended at the top of the sky. In the blue-purple pupils, there was a divine light that was unknown whether it was gentle or stern.

"This is the Candle Day Multi-dimensional Universe Police Department. I have received a real-name alarm call, reporting that this place is suspected of having a heinous criminal event that uses fate to affect the dreams of all beings."

His voice was like thunder ringing in the sky, with unquestionable dignity and authority: "I am now here to conduct an on-site inspection. Please cooperate with the harmonizing powers of your local universe. Thank you for your cooperation."

Listening to this voice, feeling that power, above the sky, God-King Deus stood up immediately, and the gods also looked up solemnly, all looking at the unknown visitor in the void outside the world barrier.

[What if I say no?]

Squinting his eyes, facing Candle Day across the barrier of the Movement Great Universe, the divine patterns on Deus's body lit up, and he raised his divine weapon, the scepter that supports the sky.

The harmonizing god said in a deep voice: [Supreme God of the Otherworld, please retreat, this is the land belonging to us Movement Gods!]

This was obviously not the correct answer.

Therefore, in the void, the light figure silently stretched out a hand.

The bright and hot divine light formed the surface of that giant hand, and the solid and immortal divine gold condensed into the skeleton of that giant hand. When it stretched out, it covered the sky, causing the sun to turn into a small spot like a firefly, held by the more brilliant and brighter, but also gentler light.

Bang.

A slight sound, like a plastic bag being pierced.

The barrier of the Movement world, and even the entire sky, shattered.

Above the sky, a large hole was broken open, and the sun was extinguished as a result, but what followed was not a silent eternal night, because the hand of light extending from that hole was enough to make all the light sources in the universe dim.

That was the light of Candle Day that surpassed all stars.

And just as this giant hand broke through the world barrier and covered the sky.

A young man's firm voice could be heard.

"Then I will investigate myself."

…

[Third Era, Excitation Era, Deus, the God of the Sky, commands all the gods, and the beings between heaven and earth are passionate and fiery, and civilization is flourishing and prosperous]

[Suddenly one day, the extraterrestrial evil god Candle Day came from outside the sky and fought with the gods]

[The Third Era is interrupted]

[The Era of Discord begins]