Seer: I, Miris, have no obstacles in my evolution

Chapter 864 The Price of Offending the Gods

"Of course not. On the surface, I was swallowed by the rift, which is why I was 'forced' to come into contact with Wu."

Emperor Hanyu waved his hand hastily.

"...Do you think Apocalypse will believe you? Why take such a risk! Have you forgotten how many times I've told you not to touch them!"

The tone of Hunyuan Tianzun was tinged with anger.

"Then let's see if he has the ability to get the truth out of me."

"Ha, you really haven't changed. You're still so assertive even after making up your mind."

Hunyuan Tianzun joked, his thoughts calming down a bit.

The words of the Star Emperor made him understand that it was not that the Holy Temple Heroes were discriminating against him, but that the Star Emperor had taken a risk for him, even if it meant being expelled like him.

"But you've changed. The you I remember wasn't as dejected as you are now."

Countless questions lingered in the mind of the Star Emperor of the Vast Universe, yet he did not know where to begin.

"What made you like this?"

Hunyuan Tianzun declined to answer: "This is not something you need to know."

"Don't you trust me?"

"It has nothing to do with whether or not there is trust."

"...Then I'll just treat it as a story that has nothing to do with me."

"..."

Under the persistent and seemingly indifferent coaxing of the Star Emperor of the Vast Universe, the Primordial Celestial Venerable finally relented.

"Hanyu, do you believe in God?"

The Star Emperor of the Vast Universe asked in confusion, "...Do you mean the Spirit God?"

"No, I'm not talking about a title, but the real 'god' who transcends the universe and has absolute control over all things."

"...That kind of thing doesn't exist. Even if it did, we would eventually overthrow it."

Hanyu Xinghuang shook his head.

"Is that so... I was once so naive as to think that I overlooked a very simple fact."

The "whole" can never be less than the sum of its "parts".

Under the incredulous gaze of the Star Emperor of the Vast Universe, the Primordial Celestial Venerable recounted his experiences.

"I went to another universe, where I was chosen as one of the Godslayers, and in the end, I fought against the two strongest beings of light and darkness."

"There are 22 Godslayers, each possessing different powers. The initial power is named 'The Fool,' and the final power is named 'The World.'"

“I am the ‘world’…and merely the ‘world’. From the moment I was chosen by the Source, I ceased to be anything outside of the ‘world’.”

"Did you lose? If you tell us..."

The Star Emperor of the Vast Universe was very puzzled and wished he could help the Primordial Celestial Venerable when he needed help the most.

"It's meaningless. Even if the entire temple were still standing, the outcome of this battle would not change in the slightest."

"What I lost to was not light and darkness, but the 'rules' set up around them."

"Those outside the rules cannot threaten them, and those within the rules cannot surpass them. Hanyu, do you understand what that means?"

Hanyu Xinghuang: I was deeply shocked, but I still don't understand.

Hunyuan Tianzun: ...

Hunyuan Tianzun slowly recounted his experiences to Hanyu Xinghuang. He understood that if Hanyu Xinghuang did not feel despair, Hanyu Xinghuang would not leave or give up on saving him.

As Hunyuan Tianzun's explanation became clearer, his thoughts returned to the moment when the second expulsion began.

"Let me go! Xin! I can still fight, I haven't..."

"Give up, Celestial Venerable, you've reached your limit."

"Are you trying to make me run away? Limits are an excuse for the weak, and I don't need that excuse!"

"We have lost, Heavenly Venerable..."

"pungent!"

"it's all over."

In the future, Hunyuan Tianzun possessed the power of one of the Tarot cards, the World. He and 21 other Tarot card holders, also known as the Godslayers, united to fight against the two gods, Leda, the God of Killing Order, and the Holy Flower of Supreme Order.

Just when they thought they were about to win, the power of the God of Killing Order and the Holy Flower of Supreme Order rose to a level they could not reach again under the influence of the rules (that the power of those who hold Tarot cards cannot be equal to or even surpass that of the two gods).

They were defeated, utterly defeated. Just before they were all about to die, an elf named Kongyuan Walker revealed the reason for their defeat.

The solution is to find another magic box. Since the power of one magic box cannot defeat the two gods, then use two or even three.

In order to prevent Hunyuan Tianzun from dying tragically, Xin did his best to save Hunyuan Tianzun from Shixu Shenluo and Zhixu Shenghua, and used Hunyuan Tianzun's power through a contract.

Let them return to the Eight Desolations, a place that seems dangerous to outsiders but is relatively safe to them.

When his vision cleared again, Hunyuan Tianzun was already in this alien space. He knew very well what Xin had done, but he also knew that he had no reason to blame him anymore.

"I'm sorry, I used your power."

Xin immediately apologized.

"I……"

Just as Hunyuan Tianzun was about to say something more, cracks began to appear on the originally stable surface of space.

Xin & Hunyuan Tianzun: !!!

"Those are……"

Xin realized something was wrong; the Eight Desolations might not be as safe as he had imagined because of his mistake.

The previous passage wasn't nearly as fragile. So... forcibly activating the power of the Primordial Celestial Venerable was indeed too hasty? But there was no better choice...

Although the Eight Desolations are in the void, they are essentially a universe, and the power of desolation cannot run rampant there.

The current situation is that because Xin Qiang used the power of Hunyuan Tianzun, the teleportation channel he created was not very stable, and Wu's power slipped in.

“Those are…”

Hunyuan Tianzun had a splitting headache. He felt that he knew what the raging power in front of him was, but he couldn't remember it at all: "No, I should know the names of those things."

He certainly didn't remember, because the Templar Heroes erased his memories of being controlled by Wu before expelling him.

Yes, Hunyuan Tianzun was unaware that he had been controlled by Wu, and thought that the Temple Heroes were just worrying unnecessarily. He expelled him because he was dissatisfied with his views on power, which is why he hated the Temple Heroes.

"Quickly! Xin! Don't touch it!"

With Hunyuan Tianzun's call, the two no longer lingered in this space and flew towards the other end of the tunnel.

The cracks seemed to know the two's destination, crawling along the space towards the exit leading to another universe, and from those ugly, tentacle-like fissures, a muddy fluid began to seep in.

"The leap of the universe must be connected by an additional channel; it cannot be forced."

"I should know these things, but when exactly did I find out..."

"No... There's something very important I can't remember... but my intuition tells me I absolutely mustn't touch it."

While fleeing with Xin, Hunyuan Tianzun was simultaneously engaging in a mental brainstorming session.