From the end of the world

Chapter 536 The Last Hope
This is indeed a curious question.

Maybe there is a bit of my own stereotype here. I think that a super-large human force like the Gospel Institute, which was established in the doomsday era, should have a deeper understanding of the various survival rules and taboos of the doomsday era than ordinary doomsday survivors. As a force split from the Gospel Institute, the Tai Sui Army should also have the same or at least similar survival qualities. Accidents like "accidentally provoking a big demon while walking on the road" should not happen to the Tai Sui Army.

Even if it was triggered accidentally, the Great Demon Xuanwu wouldn't chase it for a long time like a mortal enemy. Could it be that the Great Demon Xuanwu also felt that if he had to chase it, he had to chase it to the end, and that failing to eradicate it would be his own failure?
But Xiaowan's next words dispelled my doubts.

"Great demons are essentially karma demons, and they all have a killing instinct against humans. Once they find humans, they will kill them without mercy, without exception. It's just that each great demon has its own unique personality, and they can be distinguished in terms of killing style." Xiaowan said, "For example, according to some rumors, the great demon Xuanwu will give priority to killing humans with fire power, and when in the same situation with the great demon of disaster, it will give priority to attacking the great demon of disaster.

"The Great Demon of Disaster will first attack the powerful. He will disdain the weak ones who have managed to survive from his hands, but will relentlessly pursue the capable ones who have taken the initiative to escape from his hands.

"Generally speaking, the Great Demon Black Tortoise would not be as obsessed with the same target as the Great Demon of Disaster... Could it be that there is a powerful flame ability user among you who attracted the attention of the Great Demon Black Tortoise?"

She spoke in a leisurely tone, which was completely different from her childish and cute appearance, revealing a sophisticated and intellectual temperament. The guide showed a little surprise, but quickly restrained his emotions. After all, he was a doomsday survivor who had seen a lot of storms, so a "child with strange behavior" was nothing new to him.

He no longer treated Xiaowan like an ordinary child. Instead, he answered seriously, "We do have a few flame users here, but firstly, they are not very powerful; secondly, in order to avoid further attracting the attention of the Great Demon Xuanwu, they have not shown their power in inappropriate occasions..."

"So, what's the reason?" Xiaowan asked curiously.

The guide first glanced at me, and then, seemingly for my sake, he answered Xiaowan's question: "Although this is just speculation... It is very likely that the Gospel Institute has mastered the technology to control the Great Demon."

Xiao Wan obviously never expected to get such an answer. She couldn't help but let out a surprised sound, as if she was doubting her ears: "...What?"

"Is there any basis for this speculation?" I asked.

"I heard that Huangquan Gospel Temple has been researching technology to change the behavior of the Great Demon and make it work for its own benefit since a long time ago. And for a long time, it was Huangquan Gospel Temple that was mainly responsible for hunting down and annihilating our Tai Sui Army." The guide said bitterly, "We have never provoked the Great Demon Xuanwu, but we have been hunted down by the Great Demon Xuanwu for such a long time for no reason...

"Once we could say it was just bad luck, but being chased to this extent, it's hard not to wonder if Huangquan Gospel Academy has made a breakthrough in related technology and applied it to our Tai Sui Army.

"It is said that in the past, the human god Huang Quan repeatedly sought out the Great Demon and clashed with it. Sometimes he would die and then be resurrected somewhere else... You have to know that the Great Demon is immortal, so it is meaningless to defeat them. If it is not for collecting data required for related technology, it is hard to imagine what other reasons Huang Quan would have for doing such a thing."

The Great Demon is also immortal... Ma Zao has also mentioned this aspect, saying that even if the Great Demon is completely destroyed from body to soul, the Great Demon will strangely revive at some point in the future.

This aspect is very similar to me, but the difference is that I can be resurrected instantly on the spot, while the resurrection of the big demon does not sound like it is done on the spot, and it takes a long time. It seems more like Huang Quan's immortality.

However, what the guide said was just a guess, and he could not provide more evidence. After asking a few questions, I changed the direction of my questioning: "Excuse me, I have another question that may be a bit rude... Why is the Gospel Temple so determined to wipe out all the Tai Sui Army?"

The guide smiled bitterly. "You mean... we are already a group of defeated soldiers, with only a small number of people, and no human gods to guard us... In this dangerous wasteland, even if we are left to fend for ourselves, we may disintegrate in the near future... Why does the Gospel Institute still use the power of the Great Demon to deal with us?"

“That’s fine too,” I said.

The guide seemed to think for a moment, then answered: "Maybe it's because... the Gospel Institute thinks we are planning to resurrect the Tai Sui God." "Resurrect the Great Impermanence... Resurrect the Human God?" I was surprised, "You can do it?"

According to legend, it was Yama, the head of the Gospel Temple, who killed Tai Sui.

A conflict occurred between human gods, and then one of them was defeated and died... The significance of this incident cannot be compared to an ordinary person killing another ordinary person.

Being killed by a human god means being truly killed. Unless the killed human god has the power of resurrection, it is not considered "truly killed". Otherwise, wanting to bring it back to life afterwards can only be said to be a daydream.

Even if the cause of death was not being killed by another human god, resurrecting a dead human god is a difficult task. Just to resurrect a Silver Moon, you need to meet the two maddening conditions of "sacrificing another Silver Moon" and "equivalent to draining the power of ten human gods". How much does it cost to resurrect a human god?
It is difficult to just resurrect ordinary people who were killed by the human god. The reason why I was able to resurrect so many ordinary people at the Luoshan branch base was because the price required to modify history and resurrect them had already been borne in some form by the Dog who summoned them to the present.

"We don't know how to achieve true resurrection... However, in the chaos of time and space, there are endless possibilities." The guide's voice revealed a faint fanatical willpower, "As long as we persist in exploring, maybe one day we can meet the 'Taisui God who has not died' somewhere."

Hearing this, Xiaowan opened his mouth slightly, as if he wanted to say something in denial, but in the end he swallowed it.

And I don’t think it can be done.

The power of human gods has a certain degree of time and space transcendence, and can penetrate the past and the future. If the god you rely on is killed by another god in one place, do you still want to meet the other god miraculously in another place and regain his protection?
The outcome of the life-and-death battle between humans and gods is no joke.

As a mysterious woman who is the leader of the Tai Sui Army, she is also a person of the Great Accomplishment level. She can more or less peek into the secrets of the human and god realms. I believe she can judge things to this extent.

However, she obviously did not tell her subordinates about this matter, and even contributed to the spread of this misunderstanding...

I think this is most likely because once the truth is revealed, the Tai Sui Army will really be finished.

"The Tai Sui God, who may still exist somewhere," is the last hope for this remnant army.

"You told me such an important thing just like that. Is it really okay?" I asked.

The guide replied: "This is not a secret, and the leader also told us to tell you everything we know."

"So... when will your leader return?" I said, "She told you how to entertain me in advance and gave you my photo, but she hasn't returned yet?"

"It shouldn't take a long time." The guide answered honestly, "The information related to you was transmitted remotely by the leader using a magic communication prop, including the portrait information..."

As he spoke, his tone became more confident, "I heard that she has now escaped the pursuit of the great demon Xuanwu. As long as there are no twists and turns on the road, you will be able to see her soon."

(End of this chapter)