Chapter 925: The Virtuous Shall Occupy It

A shrill cry sounded from beyond the firmament, instantly rippling through the entire Southern Qi Li Realm. Wei Yuan's heartbeat accelerated several times over, and two streams of fresh blood sprayed from his ears; he was already deaf. Moreover, his eyes had bulged several times their size, nearly protruding entirely from their sockets!

Wei Yuan pressed his hands against his eyes, resisting with all his might, only then suppressing the abnormality of his body. But many swellings had already risen on his body, and many had already burst.

Even Wei Yuan's Force Shaman body could hardly endure it; many Force Shamans were unable to resist at all, their entire bodies suddenly exploding, turning into pools of blood.

Only after the shrill cry from beyond the sky had passed did Wei Yuan press his eyeballs back into their sockets; the blood in his ears congealed and began to grow rapidly, gradually allowing him to hear sounds, which became clearer and clearer.

He looked around and discovered that only half of the Force Shamans who had been standing before were still standing. Many Force Shaman corpses were left with only their lower halves; their upper halves, which contained cavities, had already exploded into bloodstains all over the ground.

The roots of the remaining heavenly pillars continuously spewed black-red liquid, not knowing if it was blood or something else, like a waterfall descending from the sky. It wriggled as it withdrew from the firmament, and the firmament then began to slowly close, gradually sealing the wound, but a dark red area still remained in the sky, like a scar that had just healed.

The place where the fourth heavenly pillar should have fallen had already turned into a black-red ocean ten thousand miles in radius. The dark color of flesh and blood that permeated the firmament was also shrinking; slowly, heaven and earth had light again, and the temperature began to rise.

The shrill cry from beyond the sky seemed to cause even greater damage to the Flame Demons; a massive number of Flame Demons exploded and died, while the rest retreated toward the heavenly pillars. The three heavenly pillars were no longer active; the Flame Demons who had fled back first flew into the holes on the pillars, then began to build shells, sealing the holes. The Flame Demons who hadn't managed to return gathered outside the pillars, quietly and neatly waiting for death.

Outside each heavenly pillar stood over ten million Flame Demons. They stood quietly, motionless, like puppets whose spirit stones had been extracted.

The Flame Demon, supporting the heavily wounded Lord Jiumu, flew before the Master Master Ronglong. At this moment, the Master Master Ronglong's head alone was larger than the two of them combined.

Lord Jiumu called out several times before the Master Master Ronglong barely opened one eye; the massive amber eye looked at them, finally showing a reaction.

The Flame Demon immediately said: "Hold on a little longer, I will go find the Ancestor of Steel immediately. If it makes a move, perhaps it can save your life."

The Master Master Ronglong remained motionless, and its voice sounded in the consciousness of the Flame Demon and Lord Jiumu: "It is already too late. My Mind-Reflection World has already begun to be assimilated by the Southern Qi Li Realm. It was obtained from the Southern Qi Li Realm, and in the end, it must be returned."

In fact, the Flame Demon and Lord Jiumu had already seen that the Master Master Ronglong's Mind-Reflection World was already dispersing into heaven and earth, but they still held a shred of hope. The attacks from the heavenly pillars did not just tear wounds into the flesh; they simultaneously attacked the soul and spiritual sense. As long as one was hit by it once, there would be as many wounds on the spiritual sense as there were on the flesh, and they would never heal.

The flames on the surface of the Master Master Ronglong's body had already extinguished, and its skin gradually turned black, like congealed magma.

The Flame Demon gritted its teeth and said: "Why don't we try anyway."

The Master Master Ronglong seemed to smile and said: "I was originally just an ordinary Force Shaman; it was because the Southern Qi Li Realm heaven and earth were in danger that it broke the rules and gave me strength and the authority of heaven and earth. It was the times that created me, not that I was originally outstanding. So there is nothing to regret even if I die. There are still many like me among the Force Shamans.

Although the new heavenly pillar has been removed, the old ones are still there; I have only bought some time for the Southern Qi Li Realm. What comes next will depend on you. Heaven and earth are impartial; I have given my heart to heaven and earth, and the harvest has been very rich. First is the true comprehension of the Great Dao of heaven and earth; although it was only for a fleeting moment, 'if one hears the Dao in the morning, one can die without regret in the evening.' And then there is this position of Heavenly Shaman..."

Seeing the Master Master Ronglong's voice growing lower and lower, Lord Jiumu asked hurriedly: "After you die, what will happen to the position of Heavenly Shaman?"

The Master Master Ronglong said slowly: "... The virtuous shall occupy it..."

The Flame Demon and Lord Jiumu looked at each other, not understanding what the Master Master Ronglong was talking about. But at this moment, the Master Master Ronglong, entwined with the broken heavenly pillar, had already turned into a mountain range spanning the earth, and there was no response.

A wind suddenly rose in the surroundings.

The wind whistled over, gently stroking the massive mountain range, as if bidding it a final farewell. Then the wind also departed, and heaven and earth returned to silence; the fire-like sunlight returned to the earth, licking the newly added scars on the ground.

Lord Jiumu suddenly felt a deep fatigue and said: "Let's go, there is still the aftermath to deal with. Many little ones might still be saved. It's just that I don't quite understand..."

The Flame Demon said: "If you don't understand, then don't say it."

"Why not say it? The Ancestral Shaman can't hear us now!" Lord Jiumu let out a cold laugh, pointing to the three heavenly pillars in the distance, and said: "Those are knives, knives that harvest us! For millions of years, we don't know how many young Force Shamans and how many geniuses have filled this bottomless pit, yet it can never be filled!

In this realm, we fight the Liao tribe, we fight the human race; the territory we seize and the treasures we plunder have nothing to do with us. We are just nailed here, fighting a war that can never be won for thousands upon thousands of years! Why?"

"Don't say any more." The Flame Demon tried to stop Lord Jiumu.

Lord Jiumu, however, ignored it and said: "It is the Ancestral Shaman who is afraid! It is afraid that another Ancestor of Steel will emerge among us Force Shamans and divide its authority! For these millions of years, ever since it merged with the Heavenly Dao, it has not allowed any Shaman to divide even a shred of its authority!

All authority is its own; it can do whatever it wants, and it can kill whoever it wants! Is this vast heaven and earth the heaven and earth of the Shaman tribe?! No! It belongs only to the Ancestral Shaman's family; it is its own, and it has not even the slightest bit to do with us!"

"You, you are crazy!"

"I am not crazy! You know this very well in your own heart! You know very well where the authority on us Heavenly Shamans comes from. That is not the authority of heaven and earth at all; it is just a few scraps of leftovers bestowed by the Ancestral Shaman. We are now treating the Ancestral Shaman as heaven and earth! Did you see the Master Master Ronglong? That is what a Heavenly Shaman should look like!"

The Flame Demon was silent for a long time before saying: "I naturally know what you are saying, but this is not without its benefits. The difficulty of achieving Heavenly Shaman has been lowered, and there are many candidates. When achieving Heavenly Shaman, the heavenly tribulation is controllable, and the vast majority of candidates can pass the tribulation without danger. The ranking of Heavenly Shamans is clear, and the requirements are transparent; everyone just needs to work hard to meet the requirements."

Lord Jiumu said: "So we have become dogs fighting over bones, only caring about fighting each other, forgetting that all the bones originally belonged to all of us."

The Flame Demon shook its head and said: "I just said, this is not without its benefits. Take you, for example; if it weren't for this mechanism, you would have died in the heavenly tribulation long ago."

Lord Jiumu let out a sigh and said: "I know that too. If the Ancestral Shaman weren't so intent on exterminating the Force Shamans, even if it let us catch our breath just a little, even if there were just a tiny bit of hope, I would continue to be its most loyal dog."

The Flame Demon glared at him and said: "Just based on the words you just said, you are a natural rebel! Still the most loyal dog? Hmph, even if the Ancestral Shaman treated you better, you would still find a reason to rebel."

Lord Jiumu sighed: "Actually, that's not true; I have self-awareness. As long as I can live peacefully and muddle through life, I would absolutely never have two hearts."

"Then those words you just said..."

Lord Jiumu threw a book to the Flame Demon, and it could be seen that the four large characters 'Abyss Rebirth' were written on the cover. ===== CHAPTER 926 =====