Chapter 542: All Become Gods!

Hah…

In the collective consciousness network, the utterly suppressed silence was finally broken.

The will of billions of Yanhuang people trembled violently.

That was the emptiness of having survived a catastrophe.

"Did we… win?"

"Was that thing scared off?"

Cheers rang out.

Soon, they gathered into a wave capable of overturning the star river.

Qin Si rushed over immediately.

"Fifth brother, you're the top contributor! Just now that logical deadlock, if we had brute-forced it, we'd all be gibberish now."

"Fourth sister, I didn't do anything…"

Qin An's thought fluctuation was very weak.

That strike just now drained all of his mental power.

"I just felt it was pitiful, wanted to hug it."

Qin Wu's loud, unrestrained laughter burst out right after.

"To hell with the principles! Forcing that pretentious administrator to retreat is a good move! Third brother, I'm impressed!"

The celebratory atmosphere spread at light speed.

But Qin Hao couldn't laugh.

Because of that red 【Abnormal】 label.

"Alright, what are you happy about?"

The cheers came to an abrupt halt.

"Win? With what do we win?"

Speaking, Qin Hao projected the scarlet mark on the cosmic shell directly into everyone's consciousness.

"Look closely, it's just a cleaner; finding its insecticide ineffective against this mutant cockroach, it temporarily halted to go get stronger poison."

The people who had just been immersed in joy instantly calmed down.

Qin Si's thoughts raced.

"The data shows: during that attack's withdrawal, there was not the slightest panic fluctuation. The other side's behavior pattern fully matches the traits of a program interruption; this is merely a pause."

"And it's a pause after being marked."

Qin Hao took over the conversation, his tone icy.

"In that administrator's context, 'abnormal' means extreme danger and priority handling. Next time, it won't play any logic games with us—it'll just reformat."

"What do we do?"

Qian Yin couldn't help but worry.

"This time we relied on love to bug‑trap it; next time they patch it, we'll be lambs to the slaughter!"

Facing a high‑dimensional administrator that cannot be comprehended, observed, or even touched.

This sense of helplessness could drive any civilization mad.

"What's there to panic about!"

Qin Hao's form manifested at the center of the universe, reaching hundreds of millions of light‑years tall.

Stars flowed at his fingertips, the Milky Way crawled beneath his feet.

"If we can't win, we defend!"

"This is my universe; in this space, I call the shots."

Qin Hao's gaze swept over this newly born world that was still a chaos.

It is vast and powerful.

But now it's like a giant infant with nothing but brute strength.

Star systems still drift chaotically, laws still clash, and energy utilization is extremely low.

We must turn this giant infant into a war machine clad in armor.

"Since he dares not enter for fear of infection, this is our absolute home turf."

"Listen to my command!"

"All personnel, prepare! The Yanhuang Civilization hereby abolishes all old systems from this moment; we will establish a new set of rules in this new home."

Qin Hao's thought rang like a great bell, shaking the universe.

"I will confer divinity upon all gods."

As those words were spoken, the entire universe's physical laws rumbled.

Since we have seized the universe, we ourselves are the Heavenly Dao.

As the Heavenly Dao, we ought to have official duties.

"Qin Zheng!"

"This place is too messy; I don't like it."

Qin Hao said that, then raised a hand and grasped.

The space, once smooth as paper, began to fold and warp.

"I appoint you as Lord of Order and Space; not even a photon may fly out of its set orbit without your permission!"

Boom!

As the words faded, a golden light symbolizing rules entered Qin Zheng's consciousness.

In an instant.

The thirty-three chaotic dimensions of the new universe began to stratify.

Qin Zheng's figure became blurred.

No longer an individual.

He became the wall of this universe, became the warp and weft.

The galaxies that were originally colliding chaotically, as if slapped flat by an invisible giant hand, began to operate along the most perfect golden ratio.

"Dad! This feeling is great."

Qin Zheng's thoughts became heavy, each thought causing a resonance in space.

"Qin Wu!"

"Here!" Qin Wu had long been unable to restrain himself, his battle spirit soaring.

"Clench your fists for me!"

Qin Hao pointed at the supernovas still raging wildly.

"Those scattered energies are annoying; I appoint you as the Lord of Power and War! Take charge of all the rules of force!"

"Externally you are the spear, internally you are the shield!"

Crack!

Dark-red primal power poured in.

Qin Wu let out a comfortable roar.

All the violent energy flows in the universe were tamed.

The gamma-ray bursts that had been shooting everywhere actually curved in midair and converged at the edge of the universe.

Directly forming energy walls hundreds of thousands of light-years high.

"Qin Si!"

"Your mind needs to work even faster; I appoint you as the Lord of Omniscience and Causality. Every piece of information here, every quantum fluctuation, must be within your calculations.

Calculate this universe to death! Don't leave any computational loopholes for that damn administrator!"

Boom!

Countless data streams formed a waterfall, frantically scouring Qin Si's soul.

Her already massive computing power surged a hundred million-fold.

The entire universe became her hard drive.

"Underlying logic has been taken over."

Qin Si's voice no longer had inflection, absolutely rational, absolutely calm.

"Currently repairing 3,600 rule bugs; the logical firewall is online."

"Qin An."

Qin Hao looked at the fifth brother.

"This home is too cold; it needs someone to warm it. I appoint you as the Lord of Life and Emotion.

You are the heart, responsible for the safety net. If someone goes mad, if someone fears, you reach out and pull them."

Clatter.

Green vitality spread across the star river.

Qin An said nothing, merely opened his arms.

The next second.

The originally cold physical universe gained an indescribable warmth.

Souls on the brink of collapse from intense evolution quickly healed under this power.

"Wife!"

"I appoint you as the Lord of Creation and Evolution! Create things that do not exist in this world, push our technology tree to the ceiling of this universe!"

…

The apotheosis continues.

"The Thunder Department returns to its post! Governs all high-energy particle strikes in the universe!"

"The Fire Department returns to its post! Governs the birth and death of stars!"

"The Plague Department returns to its post! Researches logic viruses against high-dimensional beings!"

Trillions upon trillions of Yan Huang descendants.

Trillions upon trillions of revered deities.

This moment.

The new universe came fully alive.

No longer a lifeless aggregate of matter and information.

It became a supermachine with independent will.

Qin Hao could clearly feel the universe's shell thickening.

That impregnable, water‑repelling solidity finally gave him a foothold.

This is the era of divine authority.

No need for faith, no need for offerings.

Because we ourselves are gods.