Chapter 1542: Heaven and Earth Sun God Halo

The current solar system has dimmed by several levels.

Light spreading from the star should have illuminated the entire solar system, but at this moment, the sunlight, after various folds and reflections, flies toward the Immortal Gate's mother planet, transmitting to a youth in green robes; the boundless light of the solar system converges upon him, making him shine brighter than the sun near Blue Star.

"You speak of the cosmic constant?"

"Indeed, the cosmic constant in this region is indeed difficult to alter..."

The Ancient God Ancestor murmured to himself.

Hundreds of arms behind him, among his thousand arms, broke, withered, and turned to ash; yet as tens of trillions of Immortal Gate citizens fell into qi deviation, black demonic fire burned upon the bodies of hundreds of billions of citizens, turning them to ash amidst wails, while infinite heavenly and earthly spiritual energy was drawn in, falling upon their wounds.

As flesh and blood writhed and regenerated, brand new arms restored themselves to their original state one by one.

Around him, a violent, frenzied killing intent flashed and vanished.

A universe plunged into extreme cold, then instantly returned to normal, as if it were an illusion.

The youth in green robes remained expressionless; behind him, a Sun God Halo was slowly taking shape.

This Sun God Halo is composed of the Six Realms: Hell, Hungry Ghost, Animal, Heavenly, Asura, and Human, resembling the heavenly and earthly divine halo carried on the backs of gods and Buddhas in ancient myths.

It was crazily devouring the light of the entire solar system, converging into the halo to form a scorching white-gold hue, hazy and indistinct.

A terrifying aura, enough to frighten even a quasi-Heavenly Dao realm expert, was being born.

"Are you angry?"

"Is your Dao heart shaken by the deaths of these ants?"

"Young friend, you are too young and lack experience."

The Ancient God Ancestor smiled faintly: "How about young friend and I make a deal? If you sever one of your own arms, I will release these tens of trillions of citizens."

"For this deal, I am willing to swear upon the source of my divine soul."

"Do you not claim equality for all citizens?"

"Severing one arm is merely a trivial matter; to exchange it for the lives of tens of trillions of citizens, yet you still refuse?"

The Ancient God Ancestor teased.

"Or is this merely your strategy to fool the masses? Deceiving these ants into believing it."

"Well, young friend?"

He loosened part of his control; a vast number of citizens regained their sanity, recovering from their grotesque, roaring abnormal states, and quickly learned what was happening.

"Senator!"

"Great Sun Senator! Save me, save us..."

A mortal pleaded through tears.

"Teacher!"

"Teacher, I have attended your lectures; I beg you, save me..."

A cultivator student from Qingfeng University said.

"

What sin have we mortals committed?"

"This disaster was brought upon us by you powerful cultivators!"

"Answer him quickly! You must answer him! It's just one arm; isn't it easy for you cultivators to regenerate a severed limb? Hurry! What are you hesitating for, you dog bastard..."

A middle-aged man over thirty, burdened with family responsibilities, looked at his wife and daughter and roared.

His life had been peaceful and fulfilling, with a wife, parents, and a pair of children; he never aspired to obtain any cultivator's opportunity, wishing only to spend his life in harmony and happiness.

Now, all of it was destroyed by these cultivators!

Countless curses, roars, and pleas formed waves of sound ripples; passing through one hazy hell world after another, they instantly formed a terrifying top-of-head demonic sound, like hundreds of millions of cursed evil ghosts, instantly shrouding the entire star domain and rushing toward that youth in green robes.

This is the Living Beings Hell Realm!

In that instant, many voices arose in Jiang Ding's heart.

Countless pleas, countless roars, countless scoldings; these were not evil ghosts. Every voice came from an Immortal Gate citizen; what they wanted seemed little, merely one severed arm.

Such a slight price; does it not compare to the value of tens of trillions of citizens?

Various thoughts, all sincere from the heart, made one hesitate, made one waver.

Especially for a powerful expert from the Immortal Gate possessing extremely high moral character, this was a terrifying assault on the divine soul, capable of attacking the very essence of a strong one's divine soul, leaving their Dao heart riddled with holes, making them hold the power to destroy the world yet unwilling to move a single inch.

The youth within the sun's rays stood motionless, swallowed by the sky-filling cursed evil ghosts.

"Jiang Ding..."

Yuan and the others' expressions changed slightly.

The Central Army Group fleet radiated brilliance, preparing to strike forcibly and prematurely while the divine soul protection still had flaws.

Clang~

At this moment, a clear sword cry echoed through heaven and earth.

A beam of sunlight, solid as substance, pierced the entire universe shrouded by cursed evil ghosts, silencing heaven and earth; countless cursed evil ghosts froze in place.

"This exchange is utterly ridiculous."

"Ancient God Daoist friend, you greatly underestimate the current Immortal Gate; the power of our civilization is not so fragile."

Through that beam of light, the figure of a youth in green robes drawing his sword became clearly visible.

As he drew his sword, the Sun God Halo composed of the Six Realms behind him spun ceaselessly; countless sun-rule runes blossomed, nearly condensing the light of the entire solar system into a single point, falling upon that black-gold flying sword which had already lost its specific form.

Terrifying destructive pressure radiated in all directions.

She had merely unsheathed the blade, not yet truly struck, yet the overflowing sun sword qi had already pierced through the swarm of cursed evil ghosts.

"Why do I say it is ridiculous?"

Jiang Ding placed his hand on the sword hilt, looked at the many citizens pleading and roaring, and said coldly: "Immortal Gate citizens, since you have obtained equality, do you have rights but no obligations?"

"Rights: the Immortal Gate has fulfilled them, whether political rights, educational rights, military service rights... and all rights have been fulfilled, without a single discount."

"Then, what is your duty?"

"Is it to stand on the enemy's side on the battlefield, begging another Immortal Gate citizen to sever their own arm?"

Instantly, the countless roars and pleas of Immortal Gate citizens froze.

At this moment, they were their true selves, unaffected by the Ancient God Ancestor's influence, so guilt arose in their hearts and tears flowed.

Indeed.

In the past, did they receive the rights the Immortal Gate granted its citizens?

They did.

And what is the duty?

To fight for the Immortal Gate!

"Teacher, I was wrong."

Many Immortal Gate cultivators let out a bitter laugh, slashed their own throats, and sought to end their lives, unwilling to endure further humiliation.

The majority of citizens were filled with immense shame; they dared not commit suicide, so they simply lowered their heads, said nothing more, leaving only a few citizens still chattering and cursing.

"And you,"

"You say your peaceful life was broken by us?"

Jiang Ding looked at the middle-aged man who had cursed the most fiercely and said coldly, "Between realms, the natural law is that the strong prey on the weak; where does this so-called peace and beauty come from? A complete family?"

"And who told you that these things are naturally possessed by humans, that they are an inherent birthright?"

"This peace and beauty exists only because citizens fighting abroad carry the heavy burden, so that you and your family can have peace and beauty!"

Under these words, the resentment of most citizens vanished instantly.

These are citizens of the Immortal Gate; how could they be ignorant fools from the outside world?

If given the right to think freely, how could most citizens be so easily incited by others to attack the Immortal Gate's warriors?

The curse and evil ghost attack from the Ancient God's Heavenly Human Hell Evil Ghost Realm collapsed instantly, turning into a clear breeze, affecting not a single bit of the youth within the light.