I became Superman

The Great Celestial Venerable lay prostrate on the ground, his body still slightly undulating, indicating that he was not yet dead.

But he no longer had the strength to support his body.

His clothes were charred, his body was covered in wounds and bleeding profusely; he was in a terrible state.

If a god ceases to be a god once he bleeds, then a god who appears before his followers in such a wretched state would be utterly devoid of dignity.

The followers of the Great Celestial Venerable do not worship a human being with magical powers, but the one true God who is all-knowing and all-powerful.

Now that the aura of the Great Celestial Venerable has been shattered by Zhou Ming, even the strongest adhesive cannot piece it back together.

Even the most self-deceiving believer can no longer convince themselves.

The believers in white all burst into tears.

"Impossible! How could God be defeated?!"

"Oh my god, why did I have to see this!"

"I abandoned my family and career, and was rejected by all my relatives and friends. I paid such a high price, only to follow a liar?"

As the Great Celestial Venerable listened to the cries and curses of his followers, his body trembled uncontrollably.

He said angrily, "You shouldn't have humiliated me like that!"

Zhou Ming said coldly, "I didn't humiliate you; I just wanted you to return to your rightful place."

The Great Celestial Venerable said, "I am a god of the empire. The empire will not let you off the hook for treating me like this."

"empire?"

Zhou Ming sneered, "Very well, since you still have illusions, I will personally shatter them and let you die in utter despair, just like you did to humanity."

He turned to look at Su Cheng and Wang Ping behind him and said, "Now that this matter is settled, I have other things to attend to. Let's part ways here."

When Su Cheng and Wang Ping heard that they had to part ways, they were filled with a deep sense of reluctance.

They only spent a short time with Zhou Ming, yet they witnessed a miracle they would never see again in their lives. More importantly, something called hope was instilled in their hearts.

The three nodded and said, "Thank you for everything you've done!"

Zhou Ming smiled at the three of them and said, "You've avenged yourselves. The dark clouds have cleared. Live your lives well from now on."

Zhou Ming's tone was very calm, but Su Cheng and Wang Ping suddenly felt a surge of tears welling up in their eyes, blurring their vision.

By the time they wiped away their tears, Zhou Ming had already disappeared, along with the Great Celestial Venerable.

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In this world, the New Han Empire was established to replace the short-lived Ming Dynasty. However, the New Han Empire did not place its capital in the Ming Dynasty's capital, but instead built a new city deep in the Qinling Mountains.

From any perspective, the Qinling Mountains are not a suitable place to build a capital city.

At the beginning of the founding of the new Han dynasty, this order was met with unanimous opposition from both inside and outside the court.

However, Emperor Taizu of the new Han Dynasty still insisted on establishing the capital here.

When Zhou Minggang first arrived, he was also very confused. Later, he met Minglou and learned from their conversation that this capital city was the first headquarters of the new Han Dynasty's imperial inspectors, established to guard against the awakening of the ancient gods.

Emperor Taizu of the new Han Dynasty sensed the approach of an ancient god's spacetime bubble, so he personally took charge of the area.

However, it turned out to be a false alarm.

Time-Space Bubble is an ancient god who is friendly to humans, and is now the supreme reliance of the New Han Empire, Zhulong.

Zhou Ming didn't sense Zhulong's presence in Shenjing, surmising that Zhulong's spacetime bubble hadn't fully merged with the real world, and that Zhulong couldn't simply emerge at will.

Although the threat of the ancient gods has been eliminated, since the capital city has already been built and the headquarters of the imperial inspectorate has been established, there is no reason to change it. Thus, the capital city was established.

After hundreds of years of development and construction, this city, built deep in the Qinling Mountains, has become very large, with roads leading in all directions over mountains and valleys.

Zhou Ming, carrying the Great Celestial Venerable, stood on a mountain outside the capital, waiting quietly.

Not long after, a figure flew in from Shenjing.

He was a very dignified old man with a beautiful white beard. He wasn't wearing the traditional clothing commonly seen in modern Han Chinese clothing, but rather a tight-fitting jacket and jeans, giving him a strange feeling that was both new and old, both young and old.

The emperor looked at the Great Celestial Venerable being held in Zhou Ming's hand and sighed, "If only you had listened to my advice earlier, things wouldn't have come to this."

The Great Celestial Venerable struggled to raise his head, his disheveled hair obscuring his face, revealing only one blood-red eye. His voice, filled with expectation, cried out, "Your Majesty, save me!"

Zhou Ming sneered, "No one in this world can save you."

He turned the Great Celestial Venerable's head around so that he was facing him.

The Great Celestial Venerable was horrified to see the terrifying red light brewing in Zhou Ming's eyes.

The red light filled the Great Celestial Venerable's entire field of vision.

It turns out he really wasn't afraid of anything.

At the very last moment, the Great Celestial Venerable realized the truth.

Seeing Zhou Ming discard the Great Celestial Venerable's corpse aside, the Emperor frowned slightly and said, "Your Excellency's bloodlust is excessive."

Zhou Ming said, "Why would the emperor say such laughable things?"

"Among the gods of the empire, my bloodthirstiness is considered minor, or does killing ordinary humans not count as killing?"

The emperor remained silent.

Zhou Ming asked, "The Emperor should know about the countless souls scattered across the mountains and fields in the new Heavenly Court, Great Celestial Venerable."

The emperor said, "I know."

"This must never happen again."

"What do you mean?"

Zhou Ming looked at him and said seriously, "No matter how powerful an alien is, even if he is a god, and regardless of whether he has submitted to the empire or not, he should not have the privilege of killing people."

"If any extraordinary ability requires human lives to achieve, then let him live a normal life in peace."

The emperor looked at him sternly and said, "You are going to make an enemy of all the gods in the world."

"So what?"

Zhou Mingdao.

The emperor looked at Zhou Ming with incomprehension.

Why is he so confident? Does he really believe he can be the enemy of the whole world?

The emperor couldn't see through Zhou Ming; he couldn't sense any otherworldly aura in him.

In other words, Zhou Ming's strength is different from everyone else's.

He didn't know the source of Zhou Ming's power, nor did he know Zhou Ming's limits.

That's why he was so cautious about Zhou Ming.

Zhou Ming walked to the edge of the cliff and looked out at the bustling capital city.

This modern metropolis, built deep in the mountains, is like an incredible miracle, secretly maintained by countless modern technologies and unorthodox methods.

Zhou Ming said, "I've heard people talk about the history of the empire. Two emperors fought to the death for this land, including the late emperor, right?"

"That was about a hundred years ago. An ancient god awakened. In order to prevent the ancient god from entering this world, the late emperor chose to take the initiative to enter the ancient god's spacetime bubble, and then he never came back."

"At that time you were young, and had just entered the realm of gods. You were far from being able to awe the surrounding world. The various countries took advantage of the weakness of the new Han Dynasty and invaded without hesitation."

"It was you who led the royal family, won over the gods within the empire, and fought your way through the chaos to finally maintain the situation and restore the prestige of the new Han Empire."

The emperor was surprised that Zhou Ming would suddenly bring up this past event.

This was the most triumphant moment of his life. Now, hearing people talk about it, he can't help but reminisce about the past, and a surge of pride rekindles in his heart.

Zhou Ming turned around, looked at the emperor, and said, "The New Han Empire has done a great service to the people of this land, so I have come to see you today to explain my rules, so as to avoid any suspicion of punishing without prior instruction."