Why is my journey to the world of anime a strange tale of rules?

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Gao Hai's body, which looked like a dried corpse and had lost all moisture, slowly emerged from the smoke and dust and walked towards Li Ziyong, who was kneeling on the ground with a blank look in his eyes.

His skin and flesh were rapidly recovering, the dried blood was regenerating and flowing again, and the organs and muscles that should have died were regaining their original functions at a visible speed. Under the blessing of the blood flower, by the time Gao Hai stood before Li Ziyong, he had completely recovered and was indistinguishable from before.

Of course, this was only on the surface. Gao Hai could sense that the Fourth Airborne Bomb had consumed other things besides his blood. Therefore, he was actually still somewhat weak, and Gao Hai estimated that he wouldn't be able to launch a second attack with the power of the Fourth Airborne Bomb within a week.

"Well? What about your god's punishment?"

Gao Hai crossed his arms and looked down at the stunned Li Ziyong, asking a question.

"what……"

Li Ziyong opened his mouth, but he didn't say anything.

speechless.

With his last trump card crushed and all his conceivable methods of resistance rendered ineffective, Li Ziyong was at a loss for what he could do. Even if he still wanted to resist, even if he didn't want to give up, all he could see before him was despair; he could see nothing at all.

"Ah..."

Slowly, he raised his completely stiff head and looked at Gao Hai, who was smiling and staring at him.

His facial expressions kept changing, from resentment to anger to hatred to fear, and finally coalesced into a forced smile.

"Please...please have mercy, at least...at least spare the child...spare a few of the younger generation..."

Li Ziyong originally wanted to say to spare the child, but before he could finish speaking, he remembered that no children had been born in the Li family after they were transformed by the power of the mountain god, so he could only utter this sentence.

Then he lowered his head and knelt down in front of Gao Hai.

He didn't know that his father, the bandit leader who led the Li family to follow the Liu family to Xiaoheishan, had also knelt down in front of the Liu family in the same way.

This history was not in Li Ziyong's memory, but Gao Hai saw it during the temporary fusion of the fourth time he saw the mountain god's incarnation.

Although the Liu family only numbered half as many as the Li family at that time, they were mostly well-fed, energetic, and organized young men. Therefore, they used planks and spears to form a simple formation and managed to repel an attack by the Li family bandits, who outnumbered them by more than double.

After that, when the Liu family patriarch saw the Li family members suffering from hunger and cold amidst the war, and realized that these bandits were actually just unfortunate people who had been forced to flee their homes and become outlaws due to the heavy taxes imposed by the imperial court and the threat of massacres by the chaotic soldiers, he decided to forgive the bandit leader who knelt down and begged for mercy, and decided to take the Li family members with him to Xiaoheishan.

Regarding this fragment that has vanished into history, Gao Hai himself has no intention of judging right or wrong. After all, at least at that time, at least the Li family patriarch who chose to surrender only wanted to lead his family to a peaceful life. What happened afterward, driven by ignorance and madness, can ultimately be attributed to the choices made by the Li family descendants themselves, and cannot be blamed on those who couldn't foresee the future. It can only be said that compared to upholding goodness, falling into depravity is more tempting.

But that's precisely why people need to take responsibility for their choices, isn't it?

"I will not kill you, nor will I kill anyone in Li Family Village."

Gao Hai then spoke calmly, which startled Li Ziyong, who was already prepared to die.

"What I will bring you is eternity, a punishment from which you will not be relieved until I am weary of it."

Then, Li Ziyong's expression froze after Gao Hai's next sentence.

"Don't you think you're right, the Li family is right, and you're never wrong?"

Gao Hai slowly squatted down, staring indifferently into Li Ziyong's eyes, uttering words that chilled Li Ziyong to the bone.

"Then, you who have never committed any sins, surely you are not afraid of the fires of hell?"

"If you are truly so pure, then even if you were to go to hell, there certainly wouldn't be any problems, right?"

"Don't you think it would be a very interesting attempt to verify this question?"

As Gao Hai finished speaking, a crack silently appeared on the dial of the black watch.

Li Ziyong wanted to scream.

When he realized what Gao Hai was planning to do, he wanted to scream and turn around and run away.

But as the rift opened, as he realized he had been chosen by the endless, burning flames of the blood-red city, and that he had nowhere to escape, Li Ziyong collapsed to the ground, utterly unable to resist, and cried out in despair.

"Spare me... Spare me, sir... Please spare me, sir..."

He probably really saw Gao Hai as some kind of god of death, right? Otherwise, he wouldn't have broken down like this.

To be honest, Gao Hai was quite disappointed. He had thought that if Li Ziyong had really gone this far and continued to shout "I'm not wrong," then he could at least admire his purity. But in the end, he still broke down, which he found really boring.

Of course, this won't affect what he's supposed to do.

"There is still plenty of time for repentance. From now on, you can slowly repent for your sins."

In the end, Gao Hai simply extended the hand wearing the black watch, allowing the power of the rift to emanate, causing the chains to fly out and bind Li Ziyong, the Li family villagers who were being torn apart by the monsters, and all the souls in this broken world that needed to be judged and punished.

Then, amidst their cries, their pleas for mercy, and the final desperate cries of these villains who had brought despair to countless people, they were dragged one by one into the endless sea of ​​burning fire, completely bound within it, to face endless suffering.

"Then let these sins flow to hell as well."

Somewhat moved, Gao Hai casually said this as he slowly stood up.

Then, he noticed something that was wriggling in the distance, something that should have belonged to Chen Qiucai.

I don't know what went wrong with this guy, actually trying to cooperate with Li Ziyong to steal the power of the gods at this last moment. As a result, this guy did obtain divine power, but the problem is that the way the divine power manifested was completely beyond Chen Qiucai's control. It directly twisted his flesh and turned him into a lump of flesh that was almost a tumor.

Judging from the fearful expression on the other person's deformed face, this guy still retains self-awareness and the ability to think, which means he should have seen what just happened quite clearly.

Gao Hai looked down again at the crack on the black watch that wasn't completely shut off.

"Oh, then you can go in too."

The next moment, Gao Hai used his mental power to directly control Chen Qiucai's body, throwing the struggling guy, who was making "woo-woo" noises as if he wanted to beg for mercy, into the crack in the black watch, and throwing him into the burning sea of ​​fire.

Then, as the crack on the dial completely closed, and as the smoke and fire of the fourth bomb completely dissipated.

This dark world has finally returned to its original state of tranquility.

After finishing the work of collecting the garbage, Gao Hai let out a long sigh of relief, stretched his body, and then slowly walked towards the last place, towards the place where the gods' last obsessions remained in this lower space.

Chapter 160: May your faltering steps help you overcome all the obstacles in the future.

What is God?

I first became curious about this question when I discovered that some little guys started calling themselves gods.

Born from the evolution of the planet, these beings, possessing various extraordinary powers, originally paid little attention to the changes and developments of all things in the world. After all, neither animals nor plants possessed any high level of intelligence; they were all rather dull and stupid, incapable of effective communication. Under such circumstances, these beings, who possessed powerful minds from birth, found it extremely difficult to seriously observe the evolving and developing small lives.

Therefore, they simply observe the growth and changes of this world, merging with nature and calmly watching the birth, aging, sickness, and death of all living beings. Sometimes they even sleep for tens or hundreds of thousands of years, simply out of boredom. But this is not a major problem. After all, for these beings, time is merely an eternal, unchanging flow; the difference lies only in how they treat it.

However, things changed slightly later on.

In the beginning, they noticed that some small creatures had evolved in nature that seemed to have some capacity for thought. Unlike other animals, these creatures observed them, recorded their existence, and left strange drawings on the walls that appeared to depict them.

Some small creatures even follow their routes, shouting at them, kneeling in worship, and trying to offer them the food they have caught.

Then they began to know that they had been given the name "God".

This was truly a strange thing; they had to admit it was the first time they had ever seen such bizarre little creatures. Before this, neither animals nor plants had ever attempted to establish a friendly relationship with them or try to understand their existence. Therefore, they gradually began to pay attention to these little creatures, occasionally trying to respond and guiding or teaching them some skills and abilities.

At first, things didn't go smoothly. Many of them, who weren't good at controlling their power, accidentally killed a lot of these little creatures and became withdrawn for a long time as a result. But the little creatures were quite persistent. Even if they were frightened and ran away after being accidentally injured, after a while, when the smaller ones they gave birth to grew up a bit, there would always be some daring ones who would try to approach them again.

Their numbers continued to grow, and they gradually spread out until they were everywhere. These clever little creatures huddled together, gradually learning more ways to use tools, to use fire, to make simple tools, and eventually to emerge from their caves and start building houses. Little by little, they became smarter and smarter, and their changes accelerated, but the only thing that remained unchanged was their connection with Him.

And in the course of their long years together, they had become somewhat inseparable from these little creatures. Although, from beginning to end, in their eyes these little creatures were merely newborn cubs, insignificant compared to the hundreds of millions of years of ecological changes they had witnessed, they had to admit that only these little creatures had alleviated their loneliness, only they had actively approached them, and only they had established a connection between them and this world.

Compared to their predecessors who had dominated the ecosystem for so long, they were incredibly naive. Sometimes they wondered if a meteorite, a sudden climate change, or a natural disaster like an earthquake or tsunami could wipe out these little creatures who had worked so hard to develop. This caused many disputes among them. Some reclusive individuals refused to interfere with their development and evolution, while others, who had been in contact with them, gradually deepened their connection and even tried to give their power to these little beings. However, even with these disagreements and conflicts, one change was unavoidable for every one of them: they all began to pay attention to these little creatures, consciously or unconsciously.

Gradually, these little creatures built villages and then cities.

They became increasingly intelligent, and their individuals began to differentiate into various roles, and education and moral guidance began to emerge.

Those observing all this remained divided; some tried to influence them, while others tried to prevent them from influencing these little things. For them, it was a long-awaited period of liveliness; they were always chattering and exchanging ideas, even the loneliest individuals began to speak and take action. Therefore, they had to admit that these little things had profoundly impacted their existence, beginning to change them as well.

Then, the blood-red flower descended upon this world.

When the cage of comfort was finally built, and when those little ones were completely imprisoned and had no possibility of development, they ultimately made the same choice: to wage war against that unfathomable thing in the starry sky.

All the individuals participated in that battle. Regardless of their reasons, they ultimately intervened in the world for the sake of those little ones, and this was the most significant intervention they had ever made since their birth.

They were the ones who ultimately won the battle.

No, that cannot be considered a victory. The vast majority of them have perished, and the crimson flower was merely sealed away, unable even to be driven away. And what's terrifying is that the surviving individuals discovered that it was all part of a conspiracy; both they and the crimson flower were part of something else's plan. And by the time they truly realized this, it was too late. The planet had lost its protector, and those little creatures would inevitably face unfathomable malice in the future.

Therefore, they made the second choice.

The survivors among them, aware of their own weakness and knowing they were destined not to be able to accompany the little ones through the challenges of the future, made a choice in their final moments, using all their strength to leave behind a gift.

In their final days, the remaining individuals hid in the mountains, reinforcing the seal and sealing away dangers that should never have been discovered, effectively sealing off the land. Then, in their weakening and dying days, they would occasionally respond to the voices of the little ones who had regained their freedom. Even... after they had truly vanished, what remained of them continued to respond, ultimately guiding some of the little ones to this sealed-off land, allowing those who could no longer survive outside to remain in their last refuge.

Unfortunately, there's still some regret.

I wonder if those little ones ever managed to find the gift.

I wonder if our gift will be able to help them overcome the difficulties ahead?

They are smart, but they are also stupid.

They are always troubled by their own desires, yet they always strive to transcend them.

They often split apart, turning against each other for baseless reasons, causing destruction and sorrow. Yet, they can also set aside their hatred for a trivial cause, joining hands to move forward together for a nobler purpose.

These adorable, pitiful, pathetic, and detestable little creatures are not much different from all the life that has ever been born on this planet, yet their hearts and souls reveal a hope that this world has never seen before.

Perhaps one day, they will reach our level, or even surpass us, surpass everything in this world, and venture into the depths of the starry sky that even we are powerless to explore, to realms we have never reached.

The future truly exists in them.

Therefore, under no circumstances should we allow this unique new sprout, which has finally been born in this world, to be maliciously broken before it has even grown up.

Unfortunately, we won't live to see that day.

Did our gifts actually help these children?

Have these poor children, whose fates have already been shrouded in gloom, found any hope to break through that darkness?

"Yes, we did it."

Someone's voice is responding gently.

"Your gifts have indeed been sent out."

"Our future is no longer confined to a predetermined destruction; we have found hope, and we will fight for that hopeful future."

“We have received everything you wanted to convey to us. So, don’t worry about us anymore. We will continue to work hard and move forward. We will never be defeated.”

It seemed that one could truly feel the closeness of a certain little one, and sense the tiny, almost invisible fragments of a gift existing within him.

Ahhh...