Chapter 375 Su Zhou's Wish (5400)

The enormous dragon serpent, shaped from starlight, shimmered with silver metallic light.

It used the sun and moon as eyes, encircling the four cardinal points, and the entire world was born within its embrace.

Without much preamble, the Progenitor Dragon ceased speaking after a brief introduction, awaiting Su Zhou and Aula to make their wishes.

And throughout the world, everyone, be they beggar, king, general, scholar, actor, or prostitute, whether they were elves, dwarves, humans, or fish-men, all races, all living beings, witnessed this scene.

Witnessing the ancestral miracle that had not been seen for eight hundred years, beholding the giant god that encircled and created the entire world, was enough to make anyone stop what they were doing, look up, and stare in astonishment at the firmament.

"The Progenitor, it's the Progenitor!"

"The Progenitor truly exists! Could it be that the Dragon Balls are real too?!"

"Someone has collected the Dragon Balls, and is about to make a wish to change the world!"

Among all these people were the Divine Dragon Royal Family of the Kerber Empire.

"Wretched offspring, wretched offspring..."

A middle-aged man with long golden hair walked out of his royal study with a grim expression. He timidly raised his head, wanting to deny the reality, but in the end, he helplessly opened his eyes and gazed at the starry body of the world-creating serpent.

"Damn it!"

Clenching his fists, flames burning at thousands of degrees ignited, trying to conceal the panic and anger in his heart, but he still found it difficult. The emperor's lips trembled with fear, "The ancestral teachings, why don't you understand?! As long as we don't covet wishes, the world won't change, and our imperial family can prosper for eternity... Wretched offspring!"

The emperor was not stupid. He knew very well that whether Kuumar or someone else won, the Kerber royal family, as the ruler of the old world, would be the first to suffer. Even if Kuumar won, all he wanted was to be the new emperor, so he, the old emperor, was destined for a miserable end.

But even with fear and hatred, what could he do? Faced with the 'wish to change the world', the old world was so powerless that even if it could delay the inevitable for a while, it was destined to be replaced and changed.

"The gods only appear now..."

In the new elven court in the east, in their new home, the elves, burdened with the hatred of their ancestral land being seized and their relatives being slaughtered, also stared at the Progenitor in the sky. After so many tragic experiences, it was difficult for the elves to continue to believe in gods, and many newly born elves even denied the existence of gods who had not saved them.

But now, the tangible celestial phenomenon proved that the gods had been watching all along, observing the world—they were the sun and moon, the stars, the boundaries of the four cardinal points, and the seven Dragon Balls were the representation of all of this. This world had always been in His embrace.

The gods truly knew their suffering, and knew their despair. The gods knew all the sorrow that was about to happen, but never intervened... Yes, the elves had no reason to hate the gods. The Progenitor was the Progenitor of the elves, the Progenitor of humans, and the Progenitor of all things. The Progenitor would naturally not interfere in the struggles of the younger generation, and they had no position to criticize the Progenitor's actions.

Moreover, wasn't the reason the elves were in their current situation because they were too weak to develop magical technology despite possessing huge magical energy mines?

Blaming the Progenitor for their own misfortune... That was the act of a coward. But even so, what need was there to especially revere a god who treated all things equally, did not interfere in the world, and was like a bystander?

So they lowered their heads, no longer looking up at the sky, but instead focusing on the earth.

"A new era has arrived, this is our chance!"

In a small coastal village in the west, the leader of an underground organization, who was holding a meeting on a ship, stared at the Progenitor Dragon on the horizon. He turned around and said to all his comrades who intended to rebel against the old society, "No matter what he wishes for, at least this old world will be shattered—next, whether we are shackled with heavier and stronger chains, or completely break free from our cages, will depend on our own efforts!"

Everyone was either excited or panicked by the prelude to the world's change.

But at this moment, in the northern lands, at the ruins of Maya City.

Su Zhou was not thinking so much.

"Yala... this Progenitor Dragon doesn't seem to be you..."

Staring at the world serpent at the top of the firmament, the creator dragon, Su Zhou's tone was very strange, "Although it does indeed have some aura similar to yours... it's completely not you..."

"If you were in another world, and encountered a Zhuzhou Dragon that was praised in other world mythologies."

To this, Yala just shook his head, "Would you feel that it is very familiar? And is it you? Of course, it can't be said to be you, but it also can't be said to be completely unrelated to you."

"So that's how it is..." After pondering for a moment, Su Zhou quickly understood, but he was still a little puzzled, "But, in the Cycle World, wasn't I seeing the true body of the Silent Lord?"

"Accurately speaking, a part of it."

Yala was now wrapped around the Wisdom Tree, which had grown a circle larger. His tone was intriguing, "On our sealed remains, countless worlds are born from the bones, and in each one, there is the possibility of the existence of 'Gray Mist' or the 'Progenitor Dragon'."

"Each Progenitor Dragon is independent, but they all have a part of my personality and way of thinking... And among the myriad worlds, the common way of thinking and belief between all Progenitor Dragons is a side depiction of me. The Silent Lord is the same, but in His case, the commonality is stronger, while my essence leads to a weaker commonality."

Yala seemed to have a subtle perception of existences like the Progenitor Dragon. He did not recognize those existences as himself, but he was also willing to admit that they were a part of his projection. This contradictory and chaotic relationship was one of Yala's essences.

Knowing this, Su Zhou suddenly understood—this was probably the essence of great existences, a side validation of a certain idea.

They were everywhere... but they were not everything. But, since the Progenitor Dragon was so gentle, could it be said that there was such a gentle side in Yala's heart as well? He felt like he had discovered something extraordinary...

With both 'Progenitor' and 'Yala' speaking at the same time, as mutual reflections, his understanding of the mysteries of great existences became even deeper... Perhaps he could continue to delve deeper, as resources for his future reference.

But at this moment, what was more important was 'making a wish'.

"Progenitor, in this Dragon God War, how many innocent people have been caught up in it?"

Without any hesitation, the first thought that came to Su Zhou's mind was this question.

Standing in the center of the ruins of the entire city, the young man calmly asked, "How many lives could have been spared?"

Not becoming stronger, nor power.

Su Zhou was not originally an existence of this world, so he naturally had no desire for the world's authority.

As for becoming stronger, not to mention how many hidden dangers there would be in advancing through the hands of others, just the fact that Su Zhou had already collected a lot of dragon blood, and had experienced the battle of the next level through the battle with Matvey, in the state of unifying all thoughts.

On the road to the Overlord Realm, Su Zhou could be said to be smooth sailing, and even so in the future—creating a cosmic combat form was only a matter of time for him now.

Since desires in this area could be considered 'well-fed', then compared to those vulgar things, what Su Zhou wanted was naturally something that was more in line with his heart, something that could truly put his mind at ease.

Seeing this, the giant world dragon nodded slightly, and His gentle voice resounded throughout the world.

[That depends on when you start counting... The source of all these causes and effects can even be traced back to eight hundred years ago, when the previous wisher made a wish.]

"Then."

Saying this, Su Zhou reached out and grabbed the only remaining hand of Aula, who was a little at a loss.

Raising this hand high, Su Zhou said with his head held high, "From the dividing line of this girl's birth, all the innocent people who died after her birth—can they be resurrected?"

[Yes.]

To this, the Progenitor Dragon nodded slightly, repeating a sentence, not knowing if it was to confirm: [Resurrect all the innocent people who died as a result of the Dragon God War after Aula was born. Is this your wish?]

"Aula, what do you think?"

Turning around openly, Su Zhou looked at the girl, his tone calm, "This is my wish—although it has nothing to do with me, I always feel uncomfortable seeing people who didn't have to die die... If it were a game, I would definitely restart and play it again to save them, and get a perfect clear, but reality is so cruel."

"Fortunately, there's wishing, which can salvage this thing that I find unpleasant, and then I don't have to worry about it all the time."

Everyone has a different view on wishing.

Some people think that wishing is to have others do things for them that they can't do themselves.

Some people think that wishing is to have others do things they don't want to do themselves.

Su Zhou was the former, but as long as it was something he could obtain himself, he would never be willing to borrow the hands of others. Only things that he really couldn't do would he resort to wishing.

"Su Zhou defeated all the other Dragon Gods."

To this, Aula did not make any 'denials' or questioning expressions. The girl just shook her head lightly, "Your wish is my wish."

"That's good."

Feeling that Aula was not lying, Su Zhou could rest assured, so he nodded slightly. He raised his head and looked at the Progenitor Dragon, repeating, "This is indeed our wish."

[This is the most insignificant, and the most simple wish I have ever seen.]

To this, the Progenitor Dragon was not surprised, but He did think that Su Zhou's choice was quite interesting: [I must explain that I cannot turn back time. All the resurrected people will retain the memories of this battle—even their experiences as souls.]

"What does that matter."

To this, Su Zhou waved his hand without the slightest care, he laughed, "As far as I know, if humans could start over after death, then a large portion of them would become great people. I believe that after experiencing death once, these people will definitely become the pillars of the future who will change the world."

"By the way, in the Dragon God War, there were also a few Dragon Ball holders who were quite innocent... Hmm, no."

Speaking of this, Su Zhou suddenly stopped talking. He closed his mouth, thought carefully for a while, and then shook his head decisively, "No, they are not innocent... Since they picked up the Dragon Balls and wanted to fight for their wishes, participating in this war means that they voluntarily joined it."

"Yes... This is their wish. Arbitrarily regarding some people as innocent is instead an insult to their original determination when they decided to pick up the Dragon Balls and summon the Divine Dragon."

The Progenitor Dragon did not have so many extra thoughts. After confirming Su Zhou's wish, He displayed his divine power.

[The wish has been granted.]

Saying this, the world shook.

In this instant, a warm wind began from above the firmament, blowing across the entire world.

The first to be blown by was all the scarlet liquid manipulated by Matvey before. This 'essence of life', which was dissolved from countless human corpses and could be mixed with earth, soil, and metal to create monsters, all turned into a sky full of sparkling and translucent light and blood mist, and then skillfully formed illusory human figures in mid-air, showing the appearance of everyone before their death.

Next, what was swept by the wind was the ruins of the city.

Soil and lava, dust and debris, everything that had been destroyed, shattered, and turned into giant pits and ruins, all flowed rapidly as if time was reversed, like rewinding a tape. Su Zhou could see that dust and mist were coming from all directions, filling in beneath his feet, and the rainwater that had already filled half of the giant pit also turned back into water droplets, flying upwards against the sky, disappearing into the clouds, and retreating towards the distance.

Above the ruins, the city was rapidly restored, returning to its original state. Streets reappeared, and even the half-eaten late-night snack on the dining table was perfectly reproduced.

The warm wind continued to sweep across, and so, Yormungandr's body shattered, and the corpse of the Dragon God Matvey also shattered. Countless soul lights, countless shining points of light, gushed out from the latter's corpse, like a shining rain of light, falling towards all the blood mist figures and returning to them.

It could be seen that whether it was Yormungandr's corpse or Matvey's corpse, after being shattered, a burning flame light cluster jumped out from them and then returned to Su Zhou's hand.

Even, there was a third light cluster that fell from the very top of the sky and merged into Su Zhou's hand.

[Yormungandr and Matvey's blood essence. Your spoils of war.]

Saying this, the Progenitor Dragon in the sky calmly explained: [The children have found a way to return to my Progenitor body, which is really gratifying... And you, Divine Dragon from another world, I can sense that you and I have similar but completely different essences... Therefore, you can regard it as an award for the victor, and I will also give you a little of my bloodline power.]

"This, this is really unexpected..."

Feeling quite surprised, Su Zhou could see that as the countless souls that had been incorporated into Matvey's heart returned to their bodies, all the blood mist figures began to slowly reorganize, wriggle, and transform into their original human appearances... And after nodding in satisfaction in his heart, he welcomed this great gift from the Progenitor.

This kindness made him quite confused, so he could only wave his hand and thank the sky, "Then thank you very much!"

At this moment, the Maya City, which had been completely destroyed, had returned to its original state.

In a certain part of Maya City, a little girl who had been sleeping in a shockproof and impact-resistant safe woke up confusedly. She pushed open the safe door, which did not have much sealing power on the inside, and was shocked to find that her parents and brother were not in the room... Only three scarlet figures stood outside the safe, protecting it firmly in the center.

And now, these scarlet figures were slowly wriggling, returning to their true human bodies.

There was no fear... All the little girl felt was endless peace of mind.

And just as everything returned to its original state, and all the innocent people were resurrected under the Progenitor Dragon's great power, Su Zhou looked around at all of this.

At this time, Su Zhou had confirmed the tenuous relationship between the Progenitor Dragon and Yala, and had obtained a large amount of Divine Dragon's blood essence. Also, the battle with Matvey, and the experience and power gained by using the unification of all thoughts, allowed him to understand the power of the Overlord Realm and even the next level even more deeply.

—This time when he returned to Earth, his strength would usher in another explosion.

Having gained a lot, even to the point of being able to say that he had returned with a full load, he turned his head and patted the girl's shoulder, who was equally amazed by the restoration of all things.

"Now, the last lesson."

Saying this with great pride, Su Zhou stared at the completely restored Maya City in front of him, and the many pedestrians on the streets, "Little Aula, sometimes, as humans, you have to learn to give."

"Give..."

Aula repeated this word, and Su Zhou nodded slightly, "Yes, just like I would come to help you, to help all the innocent victims. If, one day, you also have abundant power, then you can help other people who need help more—of course, it also depends on whether you are willing to, if helping others makes you happy, then why not?"

Speaking of this, the young man said with a smile, "Only in this way will the world become a better place."

"...I remember, Su Zhou."

To this, the girl nodded seriously, her tone solemn, "I will make this world a better place."

"There's no need to force it, girl, but if you really think so, then that's naturally a good thing."

At this moment, the rain of soul light in the sky had all fallen.

Whether it was the city or the people, everything had largely returned to its original state.

However, after completing this wish, the Progenitor Dragon still did not dissipate.

Facing Su Zhou's puzzled gaze, He slightly shook His head composed of stars.

[The change to the world is not enough.]

The Progenitor Dragon said this: [The origin of wishing is my gift to all living beings, a key to change the world. The degree of change is the core of this system. No matter what the wish is, it must change the world to a certain extent.]

[Resurrecting all the innocent people, their existence itself will change this world—people who have personally experienced the Dragon Ball War and died as a result of the aftermath are all true singularities, so I allow it.]

[But even so, it is not enough. Divine Dragon from another world, wishing is not just a reward, but an obligation—as the ultimate victor, the most excellent summoner in this world, and the most excellent Divine Dragon from another world, the combination of the two is what I believe can change the world in the most excellent and richest way.]

[Continue, until I think you can bring about a new era.]

"Still have to continue changing the world?"

To this, Su Zhou was quite surprised, and even scratched his head.

He didn't expect that wishing would actually be mandatory—did that mean that if you made a wish and didn't achieve the goal, you had to continue?

But just like he had said before, Su Zhou was almost desireless in this world, and neither money, wealth, nor power meant anything. What he wanted, he had long since snatched with his own hands, and he didn't need others to give or bestow it through wishes.

However, this did not mean that Su Zhou could not think of directions to continue wishing.

Raising his head, the young man stared at the six remaining not-so-innocent souls in the sky.

Because he had activated 'Unification of All Thoughts' during the previous battle, the Devourer of Evil's supernatural power had not been activated. In addition, due to the Progenitor Dragon's reversed miracle, the souls of the other six Dragon Ball holders, including Matvey, were maintained in the form they had been in before their deaths, suspended in mid-air.

Staring at the souls of the other six Dragon Ball holders, a rather interesting idea suddenly arose in Su Zhou's heart, one that Yala would definitely like, and that the Progenitor Dragon might also like.

He said this, his eyes thoughtful, "Since these people all more or less wanted to change the world... Then why not let them, the defeated, be used one more time?"

"I suddenly have a good idea."