Chapter 8 Go and Stop Them!

[What are these humans doing? Why has the whole world suddenly become like this?]

Above the sky, seeing the many people who had swarmed forth from various eras, and the gods created by humanity, the gods who had originally been afraid to move because of Su Zhou's actions could no longer remain silent. They cried out in horror and anger: [What is this supposed to be? Are you trying to use humans to violate the authority of the gods?!]

[If we don't stop them, in the next era... these mortals will all become gods...]

The voices of the gods, filled with anger and fear, echoed in the sky.

Some pointed towards the direction of the mortals, angrily berating their hesitant companions for the transgression of the masses. Others couldn't help but stand up, wanting to loudly pronounce divine punishment. These many eras of rule had already ingrained this habit in the gods.

Mortals could do anything, whether they started wars, killed each other, or committed blasphemous acts in the name of gods. They didn't care.

However, only if someone wanted to challenge the majesty of the gods, wanted to challenge the authority of the gods, wanted to surpass the gods and obtain power that could rival or even exceed the power of the gods.

Only when humans began to resist the gods would they become angry, serious, and use all their power to crush those who dared to challenge them.

Of course, most of those who took such actions were not very bright. The truly clever gods cautiously turned their heads to look at the figure at the end of the Path of Light.

But, strangely, the Primordial Torch Dragon didn't move this time.

He didn't seem to care and wanted to stand by and watch.

The brilliant sun high at the end of the road was now merely overlooking the universe, not saying a word.

[So... so that's how it is!]

Therefore, these gods thought they had understood: [In the final analysis, the Torch Dragon is also a God-King... He defeated us, but he just wants to become the God of Gods.]

[These mortals challenging the gods will indeed provoke divine disgust. The Primordial Torch Dragon probably wants to see how we teach these transgressing mobs a lesson.]

This was a situation that had occurred many times in the past—the God-King would not easily take action, and the gods who contributed the most would become confidants of the God-King, and even one of the main gods of the new era.

This time, the Primordial Torch Dragon was probably going to do the same thing, using it as a test... and trial for the gods!

That's what they thought.

So, they turned their heads, thinking they had been tacitly allowed, and then unleashed their 'punishment' and 'divine retribution' on the gods of the earth.

In the past, whenever the gods unleashed their punishment, no matter how brave or greedy the mortals were, they would inevitably scatter like birds and beasts amidst cries of despair.

Under the divine might of the gods, all resistance was futile, only leading to a despairing end.

---But.

Beneath the heavens.

Upon the earth.

In this vast human world.

There were several heroes, countless heroes.

They faced the gods without fear and were about to launch a rebellion.

"The gods are afraid!"

Someone laughed loudly, "Precisely because they are afraid, they are taking the initiative to attack—look, they fear us, just like children fear fire, so they want to put it out!"

No one retreated, and no one wavered. Facing divine punishment and retribution, which had ruled the beings of the Great Orchestra Universe for countless years, not a single person even glanced at it.

Above the sky, numerous pillars of light descended from the heavens, the stars of light falling to the earth, destroying a city, killing millions of beings, and turning the vast land into a miserable mud or a desolate desert.

And above the earth, numerous rays of light met them head-on. The rain of meteors collided with the retrograde meteorites in the center of the sky, instantly illuminating the entire continent.

Mortals are weak and often make mistakes, cowardly and often waver, and often abandon their duties for their own self-interest... Mortals are not a mistake, mortals are just sometimes rotten.

But, so what if they're rotten?

Who hasn't wallowed in the mud? Who has always been clean and never made a stupid mistake?

As long as you know what you want, even if you are weak, you persevere; even if you are cowardly, you do not waver; as long as you strive with all your might for the goal you want, and can adhere to the beliefs you want to adhere to, then even mortals wallowing in the mud are true heroes.

As long as you are willing to believe, believe that you are walking on the right path, and are unwavering.

Anyone can be a true hero.

"This is our war."

In the sky, amidst the intense light emitted by the countless divine punishments and human powerhouses, Aura took the lead in raising the flag.

"What's the difference between the gods and us? They also make mistakes, are cowardly and often waver, abandon their duties, and give up upholding the responsibilities they should uphold for their own self-interest."

Raising the flag of the Torch Dragon, the white-haired girl looked up at the sky. Her eyes were burning, full of courage and determination.

Looking down, surveying her comrades, Aura announced loudly, "Look at these gods! They fear our potential, so they want to stifle our future and control us with destiny—how cowardly, how wavering, a move that completely misunderstands the reason they were born as gods! They are nothing more than that, slaves of fate!"

"They are only powerful—but now!"

"We are stronger and more correct than them!"

The loud announcement caused the heavens and earth to shake. The white-haired girl held the flag, as bright as the sun, dazzling in the center of the battlefield, like a star.

The gods were ashamed, angry, and fearful because of her voice, so they shrieked, wanting to shut the mouth of this incredibly daring girl who dared to speak the truth.

Immediately, even in the sky filled with divine light, an even more dazzling divine light than the others broke through space-time, and streams of power that were either scorching hot, icy cold, or contained狂怒 kuangnu (fury) and serenity fell down, like spears of judgment descending from the sky to tear Aura and the flag apart, crush them, and smash them to pieces.

However, seven figures stood up to face them.

The different phantoms were like majestic mountains, either raising shields, shifting space-time, attacking head-on, or devouring the divine power of the gods... These soul spirits, guarding Aura's side, blocked every attack for her.

Even the divine punishment of the gods couldn't do anything to a girl who looked like she couldn't even lift a chicken—this immediately stunned the gods and caused the human camp to cheer.

Therefore, soon after, more divine light and more divine power rained down like judgment, as if the gods were enraged and vowed to turn this flag-bearer into ashes.

However, this time, those who confronted them were still endless human heroes—guardians from the past, resistance armies from the future, and heroes from the present, one after another, with speed and power beyond the gods' imagination, with faith and persistence beyond the gods' understanding, blocking every attack.

They even launched a counterattack.

The sky was illuminated by sparks rising from the earth, a sun rising from the ground.

[No, we can't let this continue!]

At this moment, even the God-Kings could not sit still—the God-King of Time and the twins of Light and Darkness saw that the gods had been suppressed by humans, and they could not remain indifferent.

Seeing that Su Zhou remained motionless, and his posture did not change at all because of the actions of the gods and them, these three God-Kings, although they did not understand what this Primordial Torch Dragon was doing, they knew that if they continued to allow humans to counterattack the God Realm and defeat the gods, their ending would be the same.

Being killed by Su Zhou was death, being overthrown by humans was also death, so they would rather be defeated by a 'stronger', by the 'Torch Dragon', and would never compromise with mortals.

Give to the honored gods, but not to humans! The Primordial Torch Dragon was stronger than them, and they had nothing to say, but humans... the gods must never be defeated by humans!

Immediately, the God-Kings took action. The angry God-Kings merely moved their will, and the heavens and earth trembled—no matter how many powerhouses there were among humans, it was absolutely impossible for them to defeat them. The power of the Dao-Integrating God-Kings was endless. Without the Dao-Integrating level, it was absolutely impossible to resist.

Time began to stagnate, light and darkness began to become distinct, everything fell into chaos, and the entire Great Orchestra Universe, under the combined divine power of the three God-Kings, seemed to transform into a strange scene like a black and white comic—the God-King of Time froze everything, and the twins of Light and Darkness separated all power.

Facing the divine power that shook the heavens and earth and caused all things to lose their color, even the heroes' expressions became solemn.

God-Kings, proof of power, rulers of humans, gods, and even the supreme authority of the entire world... Their existence, for humans of the past, was absolute.

But for the humans of today...

It was not like that.

"Do not be afraid!"

At this moment, Eve, the leader of the Starry Sky God-King Era from the future, spoke. The blonde woman stepped forward, holding a holy sword forged from light in her hand, urging all beings not to stop. "Yes, the God-Kings are indeed powerful, but they are not invincible—look at the sky above, the path beneath the feet of the Primordial Torch Dragon, is it not formed from the bones and blood of the God-King of the Sky?"

"And in our era, the Starry Sky God-King has also been jointly defeated by us!"

At this moment, a hazy mist, like the light of the starry sky, lit up, transforming into a towering, majestic, and supreme humanoid figure behind leader Eve.

The new Starry Sky God-King appeared in this world. At the same time, on the other side, above the continent of Ilothal, the 'Human Primal Body' formed by all humans also stretched out its hand and grabbed towards the God-Kings above the sky.

There was no more convincing proof than this—the God-Kings could also be defeated, the God-Kings could also die, and humans did indeed have the power to fight against the God-Kings!

"This is the last chance, one that we in the past never possessed!"

From the earliest era, General Alan called on the heroes to continue forward, "Two of the five high and mighty God-Kings in the sky have now fallen, and we also possess powerful forces comparable to the God-Kings!"

"There is no better opportunity, and this is the last chance!"

"The last chance for humanity to take back its future with its own hands!"

"Indeed!" The forces from four eras, and even many parallel time and space, but all intending to fight against the God-Kings, shouted in unison, "Indeed!"

[Absurd!]

The aged God-King of Time sensed fear. He had never seen mortals who were unafraid of the gods, and even dared to resist them: [Do you think you can fight against us just because you have your own God-King?!]

[Numbers are useless!] The God-King of Light also opened his mouth, trying to calm himself. At this time, he felt powerless for the first time.

But, uttering harsh words was also useless.

Now was the time for the final battle. On the earth, the warriors who possessed supreme determination and wanted to be enemies with the gods were gathered here.

Their numbers were infinite, every one was a warrior, every one was a hero.

In addition, there were also heroes who could face the might of the God-Kings without fear, and could guide the power of the masses to defeat the gods.

Eve and Alan from four eras, and the Spirit of the Torch Dragon who guided their growth and led the era to success.

Of course, there were many more, such as the scientist who developed the first generation of Melody Armor and became an 英灵 yingling (heroic spirit) in later generations, possessing the prototype of all battle armor.

There were also researchers who analyzed divine power, analyzed the prototype of the will of all beings, increased the number of primal bodies, made them stronger, and built the cornerstone for the birth of the 'Human Primal Body'.

And there were hundreds of millions, the foundation of all eras, allowing all researchers to research with peace of mind, and allowing all warriors to fight with peace of mind—the ordinary people.

They were all necessary factors, and not one could be missing.

Yes, human society was a huge machine, and everyone was just a gear in society. Anyone who died could be replaced, and anyone who disappeared was not a big deal.

However, not a single person could be missing, every one was indispensable. The death or absence of anyone would cause a scar or a crack in this machine. It was just that this machine called human society was too strong, and it could still operate even with a few missing parts and a few more cracks, but the disappearance of anyone would lead to the damage of this machine.

In the past, there were excellent leaders and warriors, but there was no excellent soil for them to sprout; or there was excellent people's soil, but because it was too stable, it was铲除 chanchu (eradicated) by the gods, so there were no leaders.

But now, this broken cycle was fulfilled here.

The people supported the heroes, and the heroes represented the people. They vowed to make all those who threatened their peace, happiness, and well-being regret being their enemies.

This was the ring, the ring called infinity.

Facing this infinite ring, the Human Primal Body and the New Starry Sky God-King supported by the infinite ring, the God-King of Time and the twins of Light and Darkness felt great fear. They joined forces to eradicate this unprecedented enemy, a powerful enemy that had grown from their former servants, slaves, and crops.

The starry sky shook, the heavens and earth were damaged, and even the Great Orchestra Universe itself burst open with cracks, blowing in the demonic wind that destroyed all things.

That was the result of the battle between the God-Kings shattering the universe barrier, causing the spacetime storm in the multiverse void to leak out.

The power of the God-Kings was still very strong, the power of the three God-Kings was still unbelievably powerful, especially when they joined forces to fight the enemy after a long absence, they exerted even greater power than in the past.

But, no one would be afraid.

Whether it was Eve, Alan, or the Torch Dragons.

Whether it was soldiers, generals, or the people.

They had all awakened, they all knew what was preventing them from achieving happiness, what was causing them to cycle repeatedly.

So, since the God-Kings wanted to fight, then let them fight!

Even if they knew that the enemy's power was unbelievably strong, even if they knew that their rebellion, or rather, their innovation, would require many sacrifices, no one would hesitate.

Behind them were their respective worlds, countries, nations, and all the things they cared about. No one was willing to let everything they cherished become the gods' possessions again, becoming the stepping stones for them to achieve eternity.

What's more, they knew that they would win without a doubt, there was absolutely no possibility of failure, and no matter what, someone would take over their flag and resist to the end.

If you were to ask why, the answer was very simple.

Because, everyone knew.

"We are correct."

---And correctness, will not be defeated!