Chapter 723: How to Become a God Without Forsaking Emotional Attachments

"Do you agree that the stronger the power, the stronger the right to speak?"

Su Yuntao's eyes lit up: "Then let me ask you, should there be gods in this world?"

Qin Jian's expression turned solemn, knowing the main topic had arrived.

He narrowed his eyes slightly: "The gods you speak of, are they mortals with greater power, or another species?"

"Of course they are not mortals with greater power," Su Yuntao stood up and looked at the sky: "So-called gods are existences that hold the origin rules of the world. Even if others have greater power, as long as they are not above a God Position, they cannot resist the sanctions of the gods."

Qin Jian's gaze lowered quietly.

He had somewhat guessed what was wrong with this Su Yuntao.

But they had attacked him before, so why were they directing this scene now?

"The origin rules of the world have always been there, why must they be held by someone?"

"Why must gods sanction others?"

"Why can't people manage themselves?"

Qin Jian asked in succession.

Su Yuntao smiled faintly: "Because the origin rules are selfless and treat everyone equally, not favoring anyone, while the rules held by gods can favor humans, allowing the Human Clan to develop faster and better."

"It could also bring harm," Qin Jian said.

Su Yuntao sat down, his gaze piercing: "So, you do not agree with the existence of gods?"

Qin Jian remained silent.

"I want to hear your true thoughts," Su Yuntao said again.

Qin Jian thought for a moment and said: "If a god wants to hold the rules, then, at the very least, the god should not have their own emotions, should not be selfish, and only needs the ability to judge. In this way, it would still be beneficial to the development of the race."

"Should not have emotions, only retain judgment..."

Su Yuntao nodded: "That makes some sense; after all, only by being impartial can one avoid mistakes."

"Since that is the case..."

He reached out and tapped the tabletop, looking at Qin Jian, smiling very peacefully: "Then why are you clinging to emotions and refusing to let go?"

Qin Jian shuddered all over.

"That a god should not have emotions is the supreme principle of heaven and earth; then why do you act against the heavens?"

Su Yuntao's words were deafening.

"If you do not forsake emotional attachments, how can you become a god?"

Qin Jian: "..."

Su Yuntao's words were like a thunderclap in his ears, shaking his spirit into a daze.

"If I cannot forsake emotions, can I not become a god?"

He muttered to himself: "A god is meant to hold the rules on behalf of heaven; being impartial is the Great Dao, how can one have emotions?"

"The God of Emotion is the very god who holds the emotions of thousands of Planes; if their own emotions are not clear, how can they be selfless?"

"..."

He asked himself these questions one by one, slowly arriving at an answer he was fundamentally unwilling to admit.

"Is it really like this?"

No one could answer him, because Su Yuntao's figure had long since disappeared.

"No wonder I couldn't become a god after breaking up at level 99; it turns out it was because..."

"The God of Emotion himself cannot have emotions..."

Qin Jian gave a miserable smile: "How... ironic..."

"Na'er... what should I do..."

He stood up unsteadily.

At this moment, the setting sun on the horizon had gradually sunk, leaving only a few wisps of evening glow on the edge of the sky.

Qin Jian did not return to Lao Jieke's home, but walked step by step toward the outside of the village.

His deathly silent silhouette dragged very, very long under the setting sun...

I do not know how much time had passed.

He walked like a walking corpse, as if he could not perceive the passage of time, just walking and walking.

Countless memories surfaced in his mind, the past with every girl replaying constantly, making it hard for him to sever, hard for him to let go.

"Ah! ——"

The man was distraught, looking up to the sky and howling.

Blood and tears streaked across his face, dripping onto the muddy ground.

"What was the original form of the God Trial..."

He fell to his knees with a thud, his hands clawing at the ground, tears streaming down like rain.

"The First Trial, Rongrong, is first love, is childhood sweethearts, is the eternal beauty in the depths of my heart..."

"The Second Trial, Bing'er, is transformation, is what let me walk out of the pain of first love..."

"The Third Trial, Zhuqing, is reliance, is what let me truly shoulder the responsibilities of a man..."

"The Fourth Trial, Huo Wu, is passion, is burning love, re-activating my longing for romance..."

"The Fifth Trial, Xiao Wu, is kinship, is the heart of protection, is what let me understand the preciousness of kinship, not to be confused with romantic love..."

"The Sixth Trial, Nana, is desire, is what stirred the natural reactions of my body, letting me experience extreme lust and indulgence..."

"The Seventh Trial, Xue'er, is betrayal, is what let me realize that no matter how deep the feelings, they can all head toward destruction..."

"The Eighth Trial, Dong'er, is control, is what let me understand that one must learn to let go of love, and that an extreme desire for control will not lead to a good ending..."

"The Ninth Trial, Sister, is solace, is what let my heart, riddled with holes after eight heartbreaks, receive comfort, and finally, relief..."

Bang! Bang!

Qin Jian knelt on the ground, slamming his hands against the earth, sobbing uncontrollably.

"So this is the true meaning of the God Trial: to transcend the world, one must first enter it..."

"To master the Great Dao of Emotion, one must first experience the seven emotions and six desires, then let them all go and see through them; only then is one a qualified God of Emotion..."

He suddenly remembered Na'er's words.

She said she was the last one, but it had nothing to do with the Nine Trials.

"So... Na'er, you had already sensed it..."

Qin Jian's expression was dazed.

"When I have seen through the love of the world and given up what I possess, I will choose what is truly suitable for me..."

"And you, you who possess the Dragon God Power, are born indifferent and emotionless; you are the most suitable..."

"Life partner."

Country paths, small villages and towns, city boulevards.

The lonely and desolate young man walked through them one by one.

Only in times of despair can one see the lives of these ordinary people.

There are parents teaching their children, couples arguing endlessly, elders angrily smashing objects, and friends breaking ties and refusing to see each other.

Qin Jian did not know how many regions he had walked through, or how many partings and reunions in the human world he had seen.

He only knew that yin and yang are mutually generative; in the lives of ordinary people, there is dissatisfaction, but also beauty.

The filial piety of children, the tacit understanding of couples, the care of elders, the intimacy of friends.

They are everywhere.

"Am I too greedy?"

Qin Jian asked himself more than once.

"They are all the most outstanding women in this world; what virtue or ability do I have to hope to possess them all?"

"Is letting go the final step of my God Trial?"

He stopped his footsteps, and under the broken, desolate, and beautiful sunset, he looked up at the sky.

"First is..."

"To completely and thoroughly... sever ties with... Rongrong..."

"From now on, she will no longer belong to me..."

"She will fall in love with someone else, marry someone else..."

"I..."

Qin Jian gripped his chest, gasping for air, almost unable to breathe.

At the mere thought that Ning Rongrong and he would have no more connection, his heart felt as if it were being cut by a knife.

But...

He looked up at the sunset.

"It has been half a month..."

"If I don't make a decision now, there will be no time left..."

Qin Jian stood where he was.

The sun set and the moon rose, the moon set and the sky brightened; another night passed.

"Rongrong, Bing'er, Zhuqing, Huo Wu, Xiao Wu, Nana, Xue'er, Dong'er, Sister..."

"Perhaps that very cliché saying is right..."

"Is the final love I give you... to let go?"

He slowly closed his eyes, and Phantom Purple light spread out around his body, completely enveloping him.

"If this is the final fulfillment..."

"Then at least..."

"Let me, with you all..."

"Spend a lifetime together."

(End of this chapter)