Devouring World Dragon

Chapter 129 God's Love

Beneath the ocean, an unprecedented upheaval is taking place. Profound and chaotic forces are tearing the earth's crust apart, and scorching lava, gushing from the depths of the earth, is turning the entire seabed red with heat and smoke.

"Bang, bang, bang..."

The underwater civilizations that once fought against humanity have plunged their underwater cities into chaos. The once-impregnable protective shields have been easily destroyed, and the water has completely extinguished the steam plants within those underwater cities. One after another, the heat- and steam-filled reactors have exploded, and amidst the continuous explosions, countless roadside steam lamps within the cities have gone out.

Screams and cries of panic filled the entire city.

Various strangely shaped marine creatures fled in disarray throughout this city filled with scorching hot water and explosions, like headless flies, as if the end of the world had arrived.

The water column that fell from the sky did not only land on the sea surface, but also, under the force of its immense power, crossed the thick seawater barrier of thousands of meters and directly bombarded the seabed, shattering the seabed that had remained unchanged for thousands of years, and transmitting enormous tremors in all directions.

Numerous maritime civilizations faced an unprecedented and immense crisis.

And in the chaotic depths of the ocean, within an ancient temple...

……

Inside the ancient temple, the many pillars swayed faintly, and many bricks and stones fell down as if about to be destroyed. The dark creature, whose face could not be seen, still sat high on the throne, one hand on the pillar head, and slept with its eyes closed.

Beside the throne, the cold corpse, clutching the scepter, stood silently beside his father.

And just then...

"Oh!"

The temple gates burst open, and the dashing intruder appeared before the dark entity.

"Bah!"

With a faint sound, the intruder stopped abruptly as she was about to lift her foot, for a deep mark, etched by the heat of the fire, had appeared on the stone slab beneath her feet.

If she had taken just one more step forward, the heat wouldn't have simply left a mark on the stone slab; it would have sliced ​​off her calf.

"Father cannot be disturbed, step back."

At that moment, a cold, harsh voice reached the intruder's ears.

The intruder looked up and saw the cold woman standing beside the throne, holding a scepter and looking at her indifferently.

Even though her appearance was as beautiful as when she was alive, her dry hair, stiff voice, and bloodless, dull skin all proved that she was just a corpse.

"This monster..."

Lily looked at the woman standing beside the throne, suppressing her disgust. She knew that no matter how much she disliked this cold monster, this was not the time to be petty.

Taking a deep breath, Lily faced the lofty, dark figure, then knelt down and spoke with a hint of resentment.

"My father...please save those humans."

Satan, meaning enemy of God, is a name that is often used to refer to only one monster in the world that can be considered an enemy of God.

The serpent in the Garden of Eden.

The woman was extremely alluring and captivating; there was practically no human being in the world who could ignore her beauty. However, the dark figure sitting high on the throne remained unmoved by the woman's kneeling and pleading, as if it had not heard a word.

Lily gritted her teeth. She understood that even though she had the blood of the dark being flowing in her veins, was regarded as the daughter of a demon, and was the ruler of the snake-man capital, the dark being in front of her was nothing more than a "little bug".

As her father, the Dark One never cared about her, this "little bug."

"Get out!"

Just then, a cold and even harsher voice rang out again.

But Lily looked at the dark creature sleeping on the throne and shouted once more.

"Don't you really care about those humans, those descendants who have your blood in their veins?"

"Those who do not obey."

Immediately, a voice as cold as a blizzard rang out. The voice was utterly flat and emotionless; a corpse devoid of emotion cannot be angry, it simply and strictly adheres to its mission.

The scepter in his hand was already raised, pointed at the demon's daughter.

But just then...

"What are...descendants?"

A deep voice sounded, and those cold, serpentine eyes slowly opened...

Cold, dark, chilling; just a glance is enough to instill deep fear.

Any human would feel fear in the face of those eyes, but not this stubborn daughter of a demon. She continued to stare intently at her nominal father.

"Descendants? You mean those humans who have a mixture of your and Cain's bloodlines?"

The dark entity, whose face was obscured, lowered its head, looked at its fingers, and said slowly.

Its cold tone was completely flat, as if the survival of humanity was less interesting than its fingers.

"But your bloodline is also among humans."

Lily couldn't help but emphasize.

The dark entity ignored him, instead watching itself gently wiping its thumb and forefinger as if sensing something, while whispering something.

"The affection and intimacy that one feels for one's offspring, the so-called kinship... is something only a tiny insect would have."

In the end, the monster laughed.

Then the dark entity raised its head, glanced at Lily beneath it, and slowly said.

“My daughter, as weak and pitiful as a little worm, tell me, what is love?”

...On the earth, in the snow-covered mountains of the far north in the human world.

Among the many snow-capped mountains in this icy and snowy landscape, there is one that is particularly steep and towering, known as the "Roof of the World," Mount Losangana, which is almost inaccessible to anyone. But on this very mountain, there exists an ancient temple.

Inside the vast temple, which resembled a pile of ice and snow, numerous young girls dressed in pure white robes knelt before a halo of light, murmuring prayers.

In this era, humans used the halo to refer to God, and praying to the halo was to pray to God.

These girls are pure virgins sent to this "top of the world" by various countries. They vow to remain unmarried for life and serve the Heavenly Father forever. People believe that these girls, known as the "Snow Mountain Saintesses," have the ability to communicate with God. They convey to humanity the divine will they have heard from heaven, in order to teach humankind.

In millennia-long wars, such as those against underwater civilizations, they invoked angels as servants of God to fight, thus securing victory for humanity.

However, God's will has been severed; God no longer listens to their prayers. The warmth they once felt while praying has now turned into emptiness and coldness.

"God will destroy this world."

This was the only clear and unambiguous divine will that could be felt during prayer, but these girls wished they had never heard it. Repeated prayers and rituals could not change this fact.

Beyond the snow-capped mountains, the deafening roar of floodwaters had already arrived.

Among the fleeing crowd, only one girl remained, kneeling silently before the halo, praying.

After all, where can one escape to?

She slowly opened her eyes, those bright eyes that were born with the ability to see thousands of miles away, and saw what was happening all over the world.

As the multitude of humans climbed onto the rooftops, the water rose to the rooftops; as the multitude of humans boarded the boats, the waves submerged the boats; as the multitude of humans screamed and tried to climb the mountains, like ants fleeing water, yet the water rose so quickly that it soon swallowed the mountains as well.

All over the world, all of humanity is trying to find a way to save them, but no one can survive the flood.

"God...why do you want to destroy this world?"

She raised her head, her blank eyes staring at the halo before her, and murmured a question. The sacred and dazzling halo seemed to shine on the world like the sun. She had once thought that light was warm, but she never thought that light could also be cold.

Behind them, the floodwaters were already surging in...

……

On the grassland, amidst a cluster of tents, the centaurs, born to be exceptional warriors, emerged from their tents, bows and arrows in hand, gazing in bewilderment at the towering water column that had appeared in the sky and the faint white line on the horizon.

The young centaurs, still innocent and curious, asked their parents questions.

At this moment, they have no idea what is about to happen.

……

Inside the dark castle, the flesh-eating, hideous vampires, fearing the sunlight, dared not venture out directly. Instead, they peered out through small holes in the castle, watching the water column that pierced the sky and earth.

Even the oldest vampire elders could not explain their confusion.

……

“My daughter, as weak and pitiful as a little worm, tell me, what is love?”

The deep voice reached Lily's ears. Faced with her "father's" unexpected question, she was speechless for a moment and did not know how to answer.

However, the dark entity did not wait for her reply, but spoke to itself.

"Among human beings, the love of parents for their children is the most sincere. However, even the best parents will punish their children, whether by whipping, confinement, or education, whether by action or words, parents will try to correct their children's behavior."

"It's not that parents don't love their children, but precisely because they love them, they can't let their children go astray."

"God loves the world. God does not love any particular human being, or any particular man, or any particular woman, or any particular old person, or any particular child. God loves 'human beings' because human beings were created by God and are God's creation."

"However, when humans are tainted with the blood of other races, when humans are no longer 'human,' what will God do?"

Lily listened to the dark creature's words and vaguely understood something, but she couldn't help but ask.

"But humans are still humans, aren't they? Why destroy this world?"

The dark entity shook its head noncommittally, then said softly.

“Lily, you love humans because all humans, when traced back to their origins, are descendants of you and Cain. You love every human being, no matter what they become. To you, they are all your offspring.”

“However, Lily, God can see the future and knows the outcome before it happens. Humans who gradually become twisted and degenerate into monsters are not what God wants. Therefore, God will remove all humans whose blood is tainted with impure blood, leaving only the few who are pure and innocent.”

"All of this was predetermined on the chessboard a thousand years ago."

Lily stared at the dark creature before her with a somber expression before finally speaking.

"So you're saying you don't want to save humanity?"

The dark entity seated high on its throne merely looked down at the humans before it, then closed its eyes again, offering no further response to the demon daughter's words...

"monster……"

In the end, the alluring woman angrily uttered a single sentence and disappeared into the temple.

After the woman had been gone for a long time, the dark creature opened its eyes, raised its head, and its gaze pierced through the thick seawater barrier, reaching all the way to the Crystal Heaven above the Seventh Heaven.

"Humans say, 'God loves the world.' If that's the case, can humanity bear this profound and boundless love from God? ... Interesting."

……

Within the Crystal Palace, a god, shrouded in dazzling light, silently surveyed the chessboard before him. On this chessboard lay countless mountains, rivers, and human kingdoms, and the god simply stretched out his hand, placing it upon the chessboard.

Within that palm lay countless clouds and seas, as well as countless stars and the sun and moon, a deep blue like the sky.

Immediately, water gushed forth from the palm of God's hand, falling onto the chessboard and gradually engulfing it, then all the mountains, all the towns, and the entire world...

(End of this chapter)