Chapter 3039: Self-Destruction
The child turned to Corpse G.o.d and asked, “Is he telling me the truth?”
Corpse G.o.d responded in a low voice, “You are the one who created Giants" Purgatory. You should know if it’s true or not.”
The child angrily snapped back, “He’s taken control of the Cyclops King with his innate gift, allowing it to live on in another form. I’ve been asleep this whole time and haven’t gone into Giants" Purgatory. How could I know?”
Corpse G.o.d did not respond.
Lu Yin was intrigued by the child’s words. What did this mean? The child seemed to connect the existence of the Giants" Purgatory to whether or not the Mountain King and the Cyclops King were alive. How could he be so certain? After all, the law that had ruled over Giants" Purgatory had been that the extermination of one super giant race would break the curse that they had both been under. Could that have been a lie?
Lu Yin asked the child, “What is the rule for breaking Giants" Purgatory?”
The child met Lu Yin’s gaze and replied, “One side needs to wipe out the other.”
“Would that allow the survivors to live on?”
“No, not at all. All I gave them was false hope.”
Lu Yin understood. It was no wonder why the child was unable to sense whether or not Giants" Purgatory had been broken when Lu Yin anointed the Cyclops King. A summon was not alive. In that case, what was the “other form” that the child had mentioned?
Lu Yin thought back to when the Mountain King had died in Giants" Purgatory. He had possessed a physical body that could bleed, and yet he had dissipated into specks of light. All of the super giants who had died had been resurrected until Giants’ Purgatory had been broken. Such a thing should have been impossible even for someone overcoming Dukkha. Otherwise, how could the Seven SkyG.o.ds die? True G.o.d would have simply resurrected them if it were possible. If resurrection was impossible for those who were overcoming Dukkha, then how could it be achieved?
Unless, things were not what they appeared.
Lu Yin felt that he was on the verge of understanding everything, but he was unable to put the pieces together.
“Ye Zhang, what are you waiting for? My offer still stands. I will no longer enter this place, provided that you help me eliminate these people,” Corpse G.o.d stated gravely.
The child replied in a cold tone, “You lied to me, and yet you still want my help?”
“If you don’t help me, you know what will happen to you,” Corpse G.o.d threatened.
The child laughed happily. “Do you think that someone with my strength would choose to sleep here for eons and create Giants" Purgatory for mere revenge? What makes me different from others?”
These were also questions that Lord Xu and the others wanted to know the answers to. Why would such a powerful individual sleep in this place? Had he been recovering? Or could there be another reason?
“Overcoming Dukkha,” Mu Shen suggested.
Beings who were in the process of overcoming Dukkha had their innermost desires strengthened to the point of madness and obsession. This child’s greatest desire had been his homeland. If he had perhaps been seeking revenge to resolve this obsession, it would make a great deal of sense for him to sleep in the universe.
Lu Yin’s mind was racing. A Dukkhan? The Great Sovereign was willing to sacrifice everything in order to surpa.s.s that level. What were the obsessions of True G.o.d and Astral Anura? Who else was there? The mysterious Wei Nu was also most likely trying to overcome Dukkha given her age, and Lu Yin had no doubt that Mister Mu had reached that level in his cultivation as well.
What were their obsessions that they needed to conquer in order to overcome Dukkha? For that matter, what would become Lu Yin’s obsession in the future?
The child laughed. “Overcoming Dukkha is certainly a reasonable explanation, but alas, beings like us will never be able to succeed. We won’t ever have the opportunity.”
Everyone grew puzzled. What did this mean?
“I have lived for the sake of my homeland and to get revenge on those two super giant races, while also fulfilling my childhood dreams. These are my obsessions, and what I wish to dedicate the rest of my life to. I want to watch my homeland from sunrise to sunset and see my grandfather plant flowers while the place is left undisturbed. I want the years to pa.s.s quietly. They are nothing more than the most simple of wishes.
“The two races of super giants are both dead, and I’ve watched countless sunrises and sunsets. Haha, I’ve completed so much homework. Do you think that people like me-” The child suddenly stopped as he stared at Corpse G.o.d. “Are afraid of dying?”
Corpse G.o.d’s gaze was firm.
The child smirked. “People like me long for death. There’s nothing left in this universe for me. There might be an afterlife, and maybe the civilization I long for can be found there. Maybe I can be reborn into the civilization I hope for. Do you really think that you can threaten someone like me?”
Suddenly, Corpse G.o.d started to move. He tore through the void and fled.
Lu Yin had been keeping a close eye on everything, and he saw the moment the SkyG.o.d tried to escape. The Seven-Star Mantis flew at the speed of time, and everything around it froze. The only other movement was Corpse G.o.d slowly turning his head. However, he was too slow, and Lu Yin’s palm slammed into the corpse king’s back as the Seven-Star Mantis raised one of its blades to strike. At the same time, Kong Ji and the Cyclops King attacked as well.
From elsewhere, two figures emerged from the void: Yue Shen and Moon Fairy from the Luna Alliance. Lu Yin had made ample preparations before moving to attack one of the Seven SkyG.o.ds, and he had specifically asked the Luna Alliance to partic.i.p.ate, as they were the only option for the time being.
Fortunately, the Luna Alliance remembered how Lu Yin had helped them deal with the frenzied corpses, and they had been willing to help Lu Yin.
Both Yue Shen and Moon Fairy were sequence powerhouses, and they worked together to destroy the sequence particles that covered Corpse G.o.d’s body.
The child did not attack Lu Yin and the rest of the humans. Mu Shen and the others exchanged looks before charging at Corpse G.o.d.
Corpse G.o.d roared, “Ye Zhang, if you don’t act now, your life is mine!”
The child simply looked around, indifferent to the desolate landscape.
The Cyclops King punched Corpse G.o.d, sending him deep into the ground. Kong Ji raised a hand and attacked the SkyG.o.d below, pushing him down even further. All the while, Monarch Arrows and voidforce energy attacked, and Corpse G.o.d coughed up more and more blood.
Finally, unable to bear the a.s.sault, Corpse G.o.d’s body returned to his original, ma.s.sive size.
The child was startled by the sudden change, and his eyes grew frigid. “You’re also a super giant?”
Corpse G.o.d had never exposed his true form in the illusory world, and he had always been the size of a normal human.
“Ye Zhang, do you really want to die?” Corpse G.o.d roared in a thunderous voice. The branch-like pattern reappeared on his body. He did not stop bleeding at all, but this time, a red light filled the pattern: divine energy.
Killing intent welled up within the child as he stared at Corpse G.o.d. “Had I known you were a super giant, I would have never allowed you to stay.”
“Then why not help us eliminate him?” Lord Xu shouted.
However, the child remained motionless.
Divine energy surged out from Corpse G.o.d, and it spread along the branch-like pattern before forming what looked like the Mavis family’s Divine Tree behind him.
Mu Shen warned, “Be careful! The Mavis family’s Divine Tree holds immense power. His attacks will be even more powerful.”
Lu Yin was all too aware of this, as he had been familiar with the Mavis family for a very long time. In particular, he had battled against Heluo Mavis, who had used the Rhythm of Life, the Circle of Life, and their Treeheart Descendants. When Lu Yin had fought against Ah Chi and she had devoured all those fruits from the Divine Tree, Lu Yin had become aware of the potential of the Mavis family’s strength.
Why did Corpse G.o.d have the Mavis family’s Divine Tree?
A ma.s.sive Divine Tree formed from divine energy had appeared behind Corpse G.o.d. Fairy Moon - Water Reflection fell, but the Moon Fairy’s slashes were unable to even touch Corpse G.o.d. All of her attacks were repelled by the divine energy. Luo Shan fired a Monarch Arrow, and Lu Yin also ordered the Cyclops King to attack, but everything was blocked by the Divine Tree.
“He can no longer be harmed by any outside powers. He can leave whenever he wants,” Mu Shen said with a grim expression.
Lu Yin’s eyes narrowed as he focused on Corpse G.o.d. This was the SkyG.o.d’s confidence. Given his incredible size, Corpse G.o.d had absorbed far more divine energy than any of the other Seven SkyG.o.ds, but he had not chosen to use his divine energy as a means of attack, but rather of escape.
The child looked up, still staring at Corpse G.o.d. “I know the pain of having my civilization destroyed. Your attempt to destroy their civilization is a crime, and there is a penalty for that: death.”
Right after, an invisible power emerged from Corpse G.o.d, and it created a cage that trapped him.
Lu Yin and the others were startled. What sort of ability was this?
Corpse G.o.d’s eyes snapped wide open. “I can’t understand this at all. Your power should not be able to threaten me.”
“How much of my power can you understand?” the child retorted, his expression somber.
“You are seeking death!” Corpse G.o.d declared. He did not take any visible action, and yet the child suddenly coughed up blood, and the same branch-like pattern flickered across his body, a hint of divine energy moving through it.
The energy pulled at the child’s body, and it started to tear apart.
Mu Shen and the others were puzzled by this development. This person was an incredible powerhouse who had easily saved Corpse G.o.d. He was overcoming Dukkha, so how could he be gravely injured so easily?
The child coughed up blood, but continued to stare at Corpse G.o.d. “Pierce the Heavens!”
The cage of unknown power that had formed around Corpse G.o.d’s body suddenly shrank. It seemed to ignore his flesh as it entered his body.
The corpse king’s expression changed dramatically. His mouth opened, and he suddenly spat out blood that contained pieces of his internal organs. His previously formidable body continued to crack apart. He roared, “I refuse to believe this. You can’t hurt me! Ye Zhang, you’ve hidden your power.”
The child let out a miserable laugh. His condition was identical to Corpse G.o.d’s. Both of their bodies were breaking apart, and they were both approaching death. “While I might not care about species, I must draw a conclusion for my own body. In the end, a body is a vessel for memories, and I believe that the human civilization is not bad and that it shouldn’t be destroyed.”
“Go to h.e.l.l-!” Corpse G.o.d growled as his body continued to crack apart, still in unison with the destruction of the child’s body. Blood fell and stained the ground. It was a gruesome sight.
The branch-like patterns on Corpse G.o.d’s body that were filled with divine energy became unstable.
Lu Yin shouted, “Attack, now!”
Before anyone could make a move, Corpse G.o.d’s body suddenly exploded. As that happened, the void warped and shattered. The resulting Hollow that appeared started to devour the entire universe.
Lu Yin immediately had the Seven-Star Mantis fly over to the child and grab him before fleeing.
Mu Shen, Lord Xu, and Yue Shen all left at the same time.
When they returned to Giants" Purgatory, the stone tablet that had been hidden within a planet suddenly shattered, turning into dust.
Lu Yin and the others were already standing in outer s.p.a.ce in Giants" Purgatory.
The Seven-Star Mantis carried the child, who looked at the familiar universe. This was his true homeland. “Everything’s gone. Not even a single planet with life on it remains.”
Lu Yin looked at the child. “Is your name Ye Zhang? I’ll take you to be healed.”
The child shook his head, smiling. “I’m going to die, so don’t waste your time. Oh, and just so you know, he’s not dead.”
Lu Yin’s expression changed. “Corpse G.o.d?”
The child nodded.
Mu Shen and the others gathered around. “You’re saying that Corpse G.o.d isn’t dead?”
The child explained, “His sequence particles are robust and have also integrated with his body, making him undying and unkillable. His decisive self-destruction is definitely not enough to actually kill him. If so much as a single drop of his blood remains, he will survive.”