The villains are redeemed, and the heroines cry and beg for forgiveness.

"Roar!"

"Ow!"

"Wow!"

"Hum!"

Suddenly, a giant, fiery red bird appeared in the sky above the square.

—Suzaku!

Beside the Vermilion Bird was a huge, azure dragon!

—Azure Dragon!

Then a huge white tiger and a tortoise appeared around the square, watching over it.

"Those are the four divine beasts created by the Grand Administrator!"

"Even just looking at it, you can feel its powerful aura. It's truly a divine creation! No wonder it's one of the Four Divine Beasts! No wonder it's the Supreme Ruler!"

The crowd in the square was talking about it.

……

The powerful figures from Azure Dragon City and Vermilion Bird City who witnessed this scene outside the light screen were in an uproar.

"Isn't that the guardian beast of Azure Dragon City and Vermilion Bird City? What's going on!?"

"Are those people saying that these four divine beasts were created by the first Grand Ruler?!"

"How is this possible? This is absolutely impossible!"

"Furthermore, in terms of time, Azure Dragon City and Vermilion Bird City were built earlier than the Human Alliance was founded!"

The powerful figures from Azure Dragon City and Vermilion Bird City immediately stepped forward and spoke up, indicating that the two cities had reached a tacit understanding on this matter.

"There are actually four divine beasts? But why are there only Azure Dragon City and Vermilion Bird City, and not White Tiger City and Black Tortoise City?"

The powerful figures from other major cities were somewhat puzzled.

They all knew that the names of Azure Dragon City and Vermilion Bird City were based on the guardian beasts that protected the two cities more than a thousand years ago when they were first built.

Azure Dragon is the same as Green Dragon; they mean the same thing but are just different names used in different periods.

Since the four divine beasts were equally famous, their strength should have been roughly equal, but in the end only Azure Dragon City and Vermilion Bird City were built.

This is why?

Many powerful figures in Vermilion Bird City and Azure Dragon City were indeed aware of this, and they came forward to explain:

"Whether it's Azure Dragon City or Vermilion Bird City, the guardian beasts of both main cities actually come from the ancestors who taught martial arts in the early days of the city's founding."

"The Ancestor of Martial Arts did indeed have four divine beasts under his command. The other two divine beasts were indeed Xuanwu and Baihu. However, they did not stay to protect the Ancestor of Martial Arts' other disciples in building the main city. Instead, they disappeared into history along with the Ancestor of Martial Arts."

The powerful figures from the other major cities pondered for a moment and said, "Could it be that the first Grand Administrator was the Ancestor of Martial Arts? If so, then it makes sense."

A powerful figure from Vermilion Bird City retorted, "How could that be! The active period of the first Grand Administrator in history is several hundred years different from the active period of the Ancestor of Martial Arts, they are completely different!"

"Although the specific years of their activities are unclear, their approximate periods are still verifiable, but most of us have not thought to study them."

A deep sense of doubt lingered in the minds of everyone present.

"Wait a minute, is this definitely a scene from Gu Ran's memory? Don't you guys think this sudden appearance of this content is a bit too abrupt?"

"What does this memory have to do with Gu Ran? This is something he hasn't experienced in the past ten years or so. Where did he get these memories from?"

A powerful figure suddenly spoke.

The powerful figures present suddenly realized that they had been too focused on the contradiction between this content and their existing understanding.

This point of doubt was overlooked.

The "Ark Core" is playing Gu Ran's memory scenes, but for something to become a memory, he has to experience it firsthand.

Xue Xiling suddenly said, "Perhaps, this is related to that 'deep water' 'mass consciousness'."

Everyone was stunned.

"What does this have to do with anything? Is this something the 'deep water' 'mass consciousness' experienced?"

"This... doesn't seem impossible."

The lifespan of beings like "deep water" and "mass consciousness," which transcend common understanding, is unknown.

But one thing is certain: they are at least much older than the human species.

“If it really was what the ‘Deep Water’ ‘mass consciousness’ experienced, then is it real?” a powerful figure said with a frown. “But what if it’s fake? Perhaps it was just an illusion that Gu Ran experienced? Wasn’t Gu Ran being targeted by the ‘Deep Water’ ‘mass consciousness’? Perhaps Gu Ran was just being hallucinated.”

This argument seems quite reasonable to most people.

Although Gu Ran's strength is already unmatched in the Human Alliance, the "Deepwater" and "Swarm Consciousness" are species whose strength is difficult to estimate.

None of the powerful figures present knew what methods it possessed.

After some discussion, the doubts of the group not only did not decrease, but actually increased.

Because no matter how they discuss it, it's all just speculation, without any substantial evidence.

Perhaps only the light screen of the "Ark Core" can provide the "answer" to everything.

......

In the light screen.

Plant-based ability users scattered fragrant flowers from the sky, sound-based ability users "played" majestic "stereo" music, and light-based ability users projected the scene of the square onto the surrounding sky.

As for more distant areas, they rely on various on-site recording devices to broadcast in real time. Although the effect is not as good as the projection of light and shadow ability users, it can spread to a wider area.

Along both sides of the long road, everyone craned their necks in anticipation, as if waiting for their king to return to his throne.

Finally, a figure appeared at the beginning of the long road.

He slowly walked onto the carpet and headed towards the oath-taking platform at the end of the long path.

"The Grand Administrator!"

Suddenly, someone shouted, which immediately ignited the enthusiasm of everyone in the square.

"The Grand Administrator!"

"The Grand Administrator!"

"The Grand Administrator!"

These supreme beings, who are usually seen as extremely cold and aloof by ordinary people, are behaving no better than ordinary celebrity fans at this moment.

The figure slowly approached, gradually becoming clearer.

The powerful figures outside the light screen watched with a mixture of tension and anticipation as "Chief Administrator Gu Ran" was about to make his appearance.

But after that figure "revealed itself," everyone was extremely disappointed.

The figure that appeared had a blurred face, as if it had been covered with a thick mosaic.

"Is he really Gu Ran?"

This is a question in the minds of all the strong.

At the same time, many people recalled the first president of Lanxin University.

The two have too many similarities.

Others couldn't see it clearly, but Gu Ran, inside the "Ark Core," had already recalled the scene he had "seen" back then.

That was indeed a "memory image" that was fused with the "deep water" and "mass consciousness" and the first general leader of the human alliance, who was cheered and supported by everyone, did look exactly like him!

He, "Gu Ran," was indeed the first General Administrator of the Human Alliance!

However, if this is true, then it does contradict many aspects of history.

A thoughtful look appeared in Gu Ran's eyes.

He had a general idea.

This is a test that the person he was before left for the person he is now.

Given his personality, he must have had a reason to do such a thing before; otherwise, he would never have tested himself like that, as if he had nothing better to do.

These gradually unfolding "memory images" are the clues that are slowly revealed.

......

In the light screen.

The "General Secretary" walked step by step onto the oath-taking platform, and when he stood on the platform, the scene fell silent.

Everyone was watching him, waiting for him.

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The "General Manager's" gaze swept over everyone present.

Wherever his gaze swept, it elicited cheers.

However, he did not speak immediately, but remained silent for a moment.