This is so dishonest!

Chapter 421 Demon God Intercepts the Path; Styx Creates "Humans"

"Heavenly Emperor, you absolutely must come! If you're late, there won't even be any soup left!"

[Zeus] The First Dragon immediately called for reinforcements without the slightest hesitation.

He knew that the gods of Taiwei loved to cause trouble, and that the other party would definitely come.

However, what Zeus, the ancestral dragon, did not know was...

His plea for help, filled with "sincerity" and "hope," was intercepted the moment it crossed the cosmic barrier.

Within this strange space that lies between reality and nothingness, composed of pure "information flow" and "logical laws".

A magnificent temple, constructed from countless translucent data crystals shimmering with the light of wisdom, floats silently in the air.

In the center of the temple, a female deity, dressed in a simple white robe, with an indistinct face that seemed to be formed from the radiance of countless stars, sat on a strange throne woven from the concepts of "truth" and "falsehood".

In her hands lay an ancient, unadorned clay tablet, inscribed with the very "possibilities" of all living beings in the universe—past, present, and future!

She was the [Wisdom Demon God] who, during the great battle with the ferocious beasts, saw things were going wrong and left the Primordial True Realm without hesitation!
At this moment, her gaze was fixed with great interest on the clay tablet of destiny.

A distress message, emanating from the universe of Olympian mythology and imbued with the aura of thunder, has just surfaced.

"Interesting, truly fascinating." As the Wisdom Demon God looked at the contents on the clay tablet, a smile of appreciation and amusement seemed to appear on her indistinct face.

"Who would have thought that the history of this universe would take such an unexpected turn?"

"Contact the Heavenly Emperor of the Primordial World? You can't succeed in that."

"If you actually manage to get here, then the future 'script' of this Olympus universe will be turned upside down and completely unrecognizable!"

The Wise Demon God sighed inwardly.

Her eyes, which seemed to see through everything, gleamed with wisdom.

She knew that if this plea for help were allowed to reach the Primordial Realm and any of the gods in the Taiwei Enclosure, it would be disastrous.

Then the other side will definitely not hesitate to bring a group of "troublemakers" from Taiwei Yuan and excitedly rush to the Olympus universe to participate in this so-called "War of the Titans".

In that case, this mythological universe will be completely ruined!

Such a script, while it may seem exciting, is also full of too much uncertainty.

It's highly likely that this will be completely beyond the control of this "wise demon god".

"Most importantly, my comrades haven't fully awakened yet. If something goes wrong, wouldn't we have to start all over again?"

"Therefore, we absolutely cannot let you disrupt things so easily."

After a brief moment of contemplation, the [Wise Demon God] had already made up his mind.

She extended her slender and graceful finger, formed from pure light, and gently touched the tablet of destiny!
Om-! ! !
The history of the universe has undergone a tiny, minute change.

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In the primordial true realm, on the shores of the sea of ​​blood.

Just as the [Wisdom Demon God] silently intercepted and altered the [Zeus] Ancestral Dragon's plea for help in that strange space, and began to fabricate a new cosmic history as the "mastermind behind the scenes."

Xuanqing was wandering around the mortal world when he came to the Blood Sea and witnessed his good brother Styx's great creation.

The Styx River witnessed Nuwa creating humans.

He was deeply moved.

"Nuwa... created humans and made them saints..."

"By following the way of 'creation' and conforming to the general trend of 'humanity,' one can attain the primordial state..."

"This doesn't seem difficult!"

"I can fuck you too!"

Styx muttered to himself, and a flame, unprecedented and incredibly intense, gradually ignited in his eyes!
His face showed no trace of jealousy or resentment, only an unprecedented emotion filled with "competitive spirit" and "high fighting will".

"Xuanqing, what do you think about me creating the Asura race?"

"Xuan Qing?"

Styx turned its head.

Xuan Qing's calm and deep eyes suddenly narrowed slightly!
Just now, he detected a faint yet incredibly familiar fluctuation of the Great Dao from beyond endless space and time!

"Hmm?!" Xuan Qing's brows furrowed almost imperceptibly.

Is someone blocking my senses?
Xuanqing deduced the process in reverse.

The source of the fluctuation was quickly identified.

It contains a trace of the dragon aura belonging to [Chenxing] (Ancestral Dragon), which has become somewhat unfamiliar, but whose origin is unmistakable!

He immediately wanted to concentrate and carefully analyze and trace the source of that information flow.

Let's see which hidden corner Chenxing has gotten into trouble with this time.

However, the moment he had this thought...

When his supreme divine sense, capable of discerning the past and future and deducing the cause and effect of all things, touched the source of that information flow, it seemed to have struck an indestructible "information barrier" composed of the purest "logic" and "truth"!
"interesting……"

"His methods are superb. His mastery of the great principles of 'information' and 'logic' seems to rival that of Fuxi?"

A smile appeared on Xuan Qing's face.

Indeed, this endless chaos and myriad heavens are still full of hidden talents!
"You want to create things? Fine!"

He put the matter aside for the time being and turned to look at the Styx River.

The Styx River smiled broadly.

He instantly forgot about Xuanqing's unusual behavior.

He said, "Just you wait and see!"

Styx is extremely efficient and acts on its impulses.

He did not seek out any "Nine Heavens Breath Soil" like Nuwa, nor did he borrow any "Three Lights Divine Water".

Because, for him, this vast and boundless Netherworld Blood Sea, which has nurtured countless vengeful spirits and karma, is itself the best "creation" material for him!
Styx stood atop the sea of ​​blood, took a deep breath, then suddenly spread his arms wide and let out a long roar to the sky!
"The sea of ​​blood will never dry up! The River Styx will never die! Myriad karmic forces! Hear my command! Condense!"

With his roar, filled with supreme majesty and murderous intent, the entire Netherworld Blood Sea seemed to boil over at that moment!

For countless millennia, the remnants of souls, resentments, and boundless karmic force and bloodlust that were enough to corrupt any Great Luo Golden Immortal's body, all the creatures that had been dormant in the depths of this sea of ​​blood, began to frantically and relentlessly converge toward the location of the River Styx, as if summoned by some mysterious force!

These "filthy things" filled with negative energy, under the forceful blending and tempering of the Styx's incomparably pure "Great Dao of Slaughter" origin, actually began to undergo some kind of... inconceivable, miraculous... chemical reaction!
That originally invisible resentment began to coalesce into the prototype of a "soul"!

That originally impure karma began to transform into the foundation of the "body"!

The bloodthirsty aura, filled with violence and destruction, transformed into the most primal and powerful... instinct for "life" and "battle"!

Immediately afterwards, Styx unleashed his two supreme weapons of slaughter, the Yuan Tu and Abi swords, which were born with him and symbolized the ultimate power of "slaughter" and "destruction"!

He used his own blood essence as a guide and the "supreme sharpness" of the Yuan Tu Sword to sculpt the most perfect "battle" form for these newborn beings!
And with the sword of Avici, "Eternal Descent into Hell," they were branded with the indomitable fighting spirit of "never giving up, growing stronger with each battle"!
Finally, with a thought, he also threw his twelve-petaled karmic fire lotus, which could burn away all the sins and karma in the world, into this process of "creation"!

The raging flames of karma burned above the sea of ​​blood, but they did not destroy these newborn beings.

Instead, it acts like the purest "catalyst," completely burning away the last traces of impurities and chaos within them, making them purer, stronger, and more perfect!
And so, after forty-nine days of “creation” filled with “bloodshed” and “violent aesthetics”,

As the bloodlust and karmic force that filled the sky gradually dissipated.

When the raging crimson lotus of karmic fire returned to the foot of the River Styx, the entire shoreline of the Netherworld Blood Sea had been drastically transformed!
On the once empty, blood-red beach, tens of thousands of new creatures, each with a different form and equally filled with boundless fighting spirit, now stood densely packed together!
They are the Asura race, created by the Styx River with the Netherworld Blood Sea as their "mother," boundless karma as their "flesh and blood," the Yuan Tu Abi as their "carving knife," and the Karmic Fire Red Lotus as their "furnace."
These Asuras have appearances that can be described as... bizarre and varied, full of contradictory and conflicting beauty.

The male Asuras among them are mostly ugly and terrifying in appearance.

Some of them have three heads and six arms, some have blue faces and fangs, some are covered in hard bone armor, and some have sharp bone wings growing on their backs. They always exude a terrifying, overwhelming aura of killing intent and endless fighting spirit that comes from the depths of the sea of ​​blood!
They were born to fight!
In stark contrast are the female Asuras.

Their beauty was so exquisite that it would make any goddess pale in comparison!

They are either alluring and charming, pure and lovely, or dignified and holy. Their graceful figures and captivating eyes are enough to bewitch all living beings and enchant even gods and Buddhas!

But upon closer inspection, one will discover that deep within their seemingly delicate and beautiful eyes lies a fierce and warlike indomitable fighting spirit, just like that of male Asuras!
This is the Asura clan!
A naturally born warrior race that embodies a multitude of contradictory traits, including ugliness and beauty, violence and allure, destruction and rebirth!
The moment these tens of thousands of Asuras were born, they all turned their "fanatic" and "worshipful" gazes toward the "father god" who created them—the Styx River!
They all knelt on one knee, and with voices full of power and fighting spirit, they made the most devout and resounding... worship and oath to their "Father God"!

"We, the Asura race, pay homage to our Father God!"

"I am willing to fight for my Father God, to conquer the heavens! I am willing to slaughter my way across the land! I am willing to shed my last drop of blood for my Father God! I will never betray you! I will never back down!"

Looking at these "children" he had created with his own hands, brimming with endless fighting spirit and vitality, Styx's usually cold and eerie face revealed, for the first time, a genuine smile of...gratification and...pride.

He knew that from this moment on, he, Styx, would no longer be the lonely Lord of the Blood Sea!
He also had his own "tribe", and "subjects" for whom he could fight and conquer!
He, too, addressed heaven and earth, and made his own declaration:
"I, Styx, today on the shores of the Netherworld Blood Sea, create a race to uphold the Great Dao of Slaughter, and its name is: Asura!"

"My Asura clan does not respect Heaven, nor does it pay homage to Earth. We do not believe in gods or Buddhas, but only revere Styx!"

"The mission of our people is—to fight! To fight! To fight!"

"Fight against all injustice! Slay all hypocrites! With unparalleled might, restore a bright and clear world to this filthy universe!"

As soon as he finished speaking, boundless primordial energy and earthly merits gathered in the underworld, merging into the River Styx and the newly born Asura clan!

Although this merit is far less vast and pure than that of Nuwa when she created humans.

It even contains a trace of indescribable "karma" and "evil energy".

However, this is enough to prove that Styx's "creative" act has also been recognized by this world to some extent!

He also made an "outstanding" contribution to the "diversity of life" in this vast universe!

"I told you I could do it!"

Styx stood with his hands on his hips, looking smug.

"It's a pity it's not enough for me to prove my Dao," Styx said with a hint of regret.

His merit in creating things is genuine.

This can increase cultivation level, but it cannot raise your realm.

It seems that this method of spiraling upwards by stepping on the right foot with the left foot is not going to work.

Seeing this, Xuanqing smiled and shook his head.

"Alright, now that you've finished your business, we need to get on with something else."

"Another thing?" Styx asked, puzzled.

Yes, it's about...

Before Xuanqing could finish speaking, he suddenly sensed a strong sense of malice.

"Who's insulting me?" Styx responded.

His eyes widened, and in an instant, he drew two deadly swords!
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The Olympian mythology universe.

[Zeus] The First Dragon was still somewhat confused and puzzled by his plea for help that had gone unanswered.

"That's not right. Could it be that the Heavenly Emperor has passed away? Why can't we contact him?"

[Zeus] Zulong tried to contact Xuanqing multiple times, but without success.

He contacted many of his colleagues at Taiweiyuan, but received no response whatsoever.

"Hiss~~, I knew there was something wrong with this universe!"

Zu Long's eyes narrowed, guessing that there must be a mastermind behind this.

"Fine, if I can't get in touch with them, I'll just let them contact me."

Zu Long didn't care at all.

Anyway, there are backup plans.

In the past, when the gods of Taiwei went out to roam the heavens, there were times when they lost contact with others.

In such situations, one can use the power of reverse causality to save oneself.

What is meant by "reverse causality"?

"Heavenly Emperor, you bastard, why did you let me down at this crucial moment?"

"[Sunday], you're an idiot! I've been fed up with you for a long time. Come and hit me if you dare!"

"【Monday】I curse you to be husbandless for life."

"【Jin Yao】spends all day brandishing a sword, a born scoundrel; 【Mu Yao】is the number one shameless person in the world."

"[Saturn] is an idiot, a complete drama queen! [Fire] is that bitch, always idle in Taiwei Palace, just loves to cause trouble!"

"[Jingyao] Your pills are highly poisonous; [Xuyao] You unlucky bastard, I don't even know what to say, good luck!"

"Nuwa too, why did she have to use her real name like Luo Hou? Can't she live without showing off!"

"Luo Hou, never mind. When I transformed into a Daoist, Luo Hou seemed to have already died, so I won't curse him anymore."

After unleashing a barrage of attacks, Zu Long felt refreshed and invigorated.

And this is the power of reverse causality!
The principle is to utilize a basic ability shared by all deities—"what you think about will surely come to pass."

Generally speaking, a monk or deity will not directly express the names and titles of other deities.

Especially when you have evil thoughts.

Unless you have a way to block the other party.

For example, the "Pangu Mechanics" shielding method, which was known to all the gods of Taiwei Enclosure.

Conversely, if this characteristic is utilized, the power of "reverse causality" can be used to generate a strong output and achieve the purpose of seeking help.

"Alright, I need to get back to work now."

"Keep looking for me!"

After scolding his colleagues, Zu Long settled down to be the God-King and began preparing for the great battle.

It's about self-help.

It means waiting patiently while fully engaging your teammates' initiative to rescue you.

Regardless of the type of initiative.

Just being able to come is fine!

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

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