Heroes Return

"What did you say? You created it?"

"Hehe, didn't expect that, did you? A demon can actually create a demon with divinity?" Solomon's smile was somewhat sarcastic, and at the same time she began to recall her past.

“You should already know me by my name, right? King Solomon, known as the wisest king, the ruler of the seventy-two demons,” Solomon said to Lin Jie with a smile.

"Wait! Speaking of which, are you really King Solomon? I remember historical records say you were a man? Did you have some kind of sex reassignment surgery? Is it magic? Like turning a man into a woman? Can you teach me? Mastering this kind of feminization magic is the ultimate dream of otaku!" Hearing this, Lin Jie couldn't help but get excited.

"Is there something wrong with your focus? I think we've already talked about this topic before?"

"Sorry, I thought you were joking last time! But since it's real, there must be some kind of magic involved! Please hand it over to me!"

Xiaoxi asked in confusion, "Or is it just that you're so unique, even your focus is so different? Actually, I've always been a woman! It's just that throughout human history, whether here or in Zone O, there has always been gender inequality. So in a sense, the smartest king can't be a woman! Later kings naturally changed this fact. Besides, I didn't see that often back then."

"Then let's answer your question from last time in detail! After all, you didn't go into details last time, it was just the rumor that you and a certain woman..."

“She’s a good girl,” Solomon said with a smile. “We’re here to discuss Xiaoxi’s birth and the descent of the gods, aren’t we? I don’t think it’s necessary to waste time on my privacy!”

"I'm inexplicably curious about the details!" Hearing Solomon's words, Lin Jie became even more curious, but the other party clearly didn't expect to hear them.

"Hehe, then let's begin." As Roman spoke, she recounted some memories of the past.

……

At that time, she was a queen, and also the most intelligent queen in the land. She built a powerful and wealthy kingdom and sealed away the seventy-two demon gods.

But precisely because of this, she was ultimately destined to be forever separated from the light. After all, anything related to demons and gods falls under the category of dark magic. And without a doubt, she was a genius in this field. But precisely because she was a genius, she possessed the same flaw as all geniuses: the arrogance that comes with genius.

After she has learned all the knowledge she can, she hopes to use her wisdom to create a completely new kind of wisdom and great achievements.

However, it was at that time that Solomon discovered by chance the secret of God's birth and the existence of the underworld.

"Looking back now, it's really suspicious how I found out about all this. Also, the Council of Truth already existed at that time, but when I appeared, it didn't seem like they would interfere with me at all. That's just too strange."

When the meeting reached this point, Solomon said with a touch of self-deprecation that although there were some minor issues, they were completely overlooked by the young and confident woman she was at the time, because these issues were precisely what she wanted to achieve.

She hoped to create an artificial life form, something traditionally considered the domain of the gods. However, with her powerful magical abilities, this was utterly impossible. The thought of having the chance to touch the realm of the gods filled Solomon with immense excitement, to the point that she completely disregarded the consequences of her actions.

"I wish I were in this era, because in this world, no matter what you do, someone will always interfere! I'm really jealous of that person called Gear! Hehe. Being envied by a demon isn't a good thing!"

From then on, she began another kind of research: the study of artificial life. Of course, all of this was based on the magic she possessed. And as the controller of the demon gods, she had long since learned the magic from the seventy-two pillar demon gods.

Of course, at that time she was still a human, not a demon.

She began her research using her own blood. Of course, among the demons of her past, one was once a god who had even clashed with the supreme god of that time, and another was once a fallen angel. From them, Solomon obtained precious divine blood.

In her first experiment, she used her own blood as a prototype, adding both divine and demonic blood to attempt to create a unique being. However, to her disappointment, she only created a clone of herself.

The being she created with magic wasn't as powerful as she'd imagined; on the contrary, it was quite weak. The only thing it could do was manage the country in her absence. However, to get this clone to help her govern, Solomon poured a great deal of energy into her mind. But because Solomon's own spirit was directly connected to this body, the clone was, at that time, more of a puppet to her. Moreover, her experiment itself suffered a crucial failure.

That's a clone of herself she created—a soulless entity!

That's right, it has no soul. Although she had planned everything out, this guy just didn't have the ability to think and act independently and had to be controlled by her.

My body was still moving, but I felt like I was dead.

This was Solomon's assessment of her creation at the time; without a doubt, it was a failure. But for a genius like her, failure was intolerable. Therefore, she hoped to create something even more successful.

It was around that time that Baphomet sought her out. Of course, it wasn't just Baphomet; many unique demons had approached her at that time, hoping to utilize the vast army controlled by her demonic followers. After all, it was an army capable of directly confronting Heaven.

In order to gain Solomon's help, Papim gave her a crucial piece of advice: to abandon a part of it.

The blood of demons and gods is inherently incompatible, and human blood is far too weak for them. Furthermore, with primarily weak human blood, not only would demonic and divine blood have no effect, but a soul could not be born. A being with only a body and no inner being is merely an empty shell. The emergence of an inner being requires many processes. Simply put, if one wants a soul, the body must undergo the process of soul birth.

Hearing all this, Solomon began to ponder it all. It was at that moment that she made a crazy decision.

That is to discard the blood of weak humans and the blood of tyrannical demons, and use the blood of gods to create a special existence, since she already knows the secret of the birth of gods.

Without a doubt, this decision became one of the craziest decisions ever made.

That is—creating gods!

Chapter 51

"Wait! You mean you were planning to create a god back then?" Hearing this, Lin Jie was somewhat surprised: "Speaking of which, that shouldn't be an easy thing, right?"

“Yes, it’s not an easy task, and I’ve put a lot of effort into it,” Solomon said calmly.

To complete her plan of creating a god, she not only collected the blood of gods, but also the blood and thoughts of many saints and sages throughout the world. Despite repeated failures, her research gradually took shape. Initially, the body she created was without any form, but gradually it began to take on a physical appearance.

"Wait a minute, even if you create an incredibly powerful body, as you said, it still has no soul and is still an unusable puppet, right?" Lin Jie asked, somewhat puzzled.

“That’s how it started, but the problem was subtly resolved. Because in order to give him divinity, I wrote many special theological books and began to quietly spread them throughout the world. And I didn’t give him any name.” Solomon said calmly, “Looking back now, it’s almost unbelievable to me, but it miraculously succeeded! You know what? That body gradually became a nameless god. And it was precisely because he became a nameless god that the prayers people uttered when they exclaimed, ‘Oh God! My God! God’ and other prayers without any specific target, all became synonyms for him. Gradually, this body finally began to develop its own will.”

"Wait! Even if you've created many nameless myths that circulate throughout the world, and added the blood of many saints or thinkers, how did he manage to connect with these faiths? You know, people's sentiments are undirected; generally speaking, they shouldn't be attributed to him, right?"

"But that's what makes it a success. I was so caught up in Chen Gong's joy that I didn't notice these inconsistencies at all." Hearing Lin Jie's question, Solomon said helplessly, "Although I secretly formed a church with him as its followers, trying to grant him divinity to fulfill my goal of creating a god, he grew far too fast. At first, I thought my plan had succeeded, but later I realized I was terribly wrong! It wasn't me who succeeded at all, but some unseen force, like the will of the world, that made me succeed."

Solomon continued to drift into her memories. At first, she thought she had succeeded, but she quickly realized something was amiss. First of all, that increasingly terrifying divine power should never have originated from a god in a newly emerging religion. She even sensed a divine power within it that surpassed even heaven itself.

It was at that time that the most powerful god, known as the Heavenly Father, disappeared. Miracles also began to vanish from the mortal realm. It was then that Solomon noticed that the restrictions and control methods she had placed within the divine body she had created were gradually losing their effectiveness. The giant, still-forming divine body also began to frequently converse with her.

That's right, the divine body had long possessed its own consciousness, but it had been pretending to be a newly born god with a blurred consciousness.

At the same time, the new god answered Solomon's question about the reason for his immense and rapid increase in power. Many gods in the world had relinquished their positions to him. This naturally included Heaven, which had fought against demons for countless years. And his name gained many more names.

Simply put, all faiths in the world belong to God unless one is praying to the name of a specific deity.

Having received the answer, Solomon finally understood one thing: it wasn't the result of her own efforts at all; it was all achieved with the help of the gods. And she was ultimately just a pawn, a pawn manipulated by the gods.

From the very beginning, the gods wanted to create a new god, and she was merely a saint-like being chosen by the gods to fulfill this mission.

"Isn't it ridiculous? I controlled seventy-two demon gods, yet in the end, I became a pawn of the gods." As he said this, Solomon's hands unconsciously clenched. Even Lin Jie could feel the anger emanating from the man before him.

"So what happens next? What does this have to do with the descent of the gods?"

"Speaking of which, every ability has a name, right?" Instead of directly answering Lin Jie's question, Solomon suddenly asked Lin Jie, "May I ask the name of your ability?"

"It's nothing, but why did you ask?"

"Tell me about it first, and I'll explain later."

“Alright, my ability is called [True Martial Hundred Battles],” Lin Jie said calmly to Solomon.

“I know! That name... I wanted to ask about another name, the name of your special sword's ability. Or is it something I can't say?” Solomon suddenly asked with a mischievous grin.

“【Mastering the Roots】” Lin Jie said this time without hesitation.

"Huh? You...you're actually willing to tell me?" Hearing Lin Jie's words, this time it was Solomon's turn to be shocked. After all, her second question was just a joke. You see, the name of an ability is a big secret among ability users. Almost every ability user in this world has a name that directly corresponds to their ability. So not everyone is willing to reveal the name of their ability.

Especially after reaching Lin Jie's level, one would not easily reveal the name of their ability. Otherwise, the secret of their ability might be exposed.

“Although you often lie or joke, I’m willing to believe you,” Lin Jie said to Solomon with a smile.

"..." Hearing Lin Jie's words, Solomon was speechless for a while. After a long while, Solomon couldn't help but say, "The strongest hero is really an idiot! He revealed his ability so easily. I used his information!"

"I've said it before, I'm willing to believe you!" Lin Jie said again, "Since you and Xiao Qian have the same personality, then I'm willing to believe you."

"Don't regret it later! Don't trust me so much. I'm completely different from Xiaoxi. I'm essentially a complete devil!" Solomon couldn't help but say again.

“Isn’t she still a human girl at heart?” Lin Jie suddenly laughed at this moment: “Don’t worry, I’m strong enough to deal with any trick.”

"Pfft!" Hearing Lin Jie's words, Solomon finally couldn't help but laugh: "I more or less know why Xiao Qian likes you. Since you're so honest, I can't let you suffer! Demons are very fair. As long as you can keep my secret, I will keep yours."

"Keep your secret?"

“That’s right! My ability is called the [Abyssal Codex].” Solomon calmly said to Lin Jie, “Now, you’re not at a disadvantage. So let’s continue our conversation.”

"Okay, let's continue."

"Almost all abilities have names. For example, the Demon's ability, 'Sole Supremacy,' doesn't seem too hard to guess! Or the Time-Space Manipulation ability, or the War God's 'Law of War,' or the Cold Flame's 'Azure Hell.' Everyone's abilities have names. So here's the question: Do you know what the abilities of the god I created are?"

"Do you really know about this? Would a god with independent consciousness really tell you?" Lin Jie couldn't help but feel doubtful upon hearing this.

"He seemed completely unconcerned, and he seemed quite willing to answer my questions," Solomon said helplessly. "As for his ability, [Omniscience and Omnipotence], you know, that was the first time in my life I truly knew that such an ability actually existed in the world. You know, many people in history have been described by believers as omniscient and omnipotent, but in reality, no god has ever truly achieved omniscience and omnipotence. Otherwise, why would so many people in the world not act according to his ideas and doctrines? The last strongest ability I knew of in the world was [The Law of the True God], but when he smiled and mentioned his ability, I was almost in a state of shock."

"Wait! Does this ability really exist? It's such a ridiculous ability!"

“Unfortunately, that’s how it is,” Solomon said helplessly. “He even predicted all the changes in the world up to the present day. Of course, there was one exception, and that person was you. Even if someone is omniscient and omnipotent, it is impossible to predict what will happen after a miracle. So if anyone in the world could kill him, it might only be you.”

"A miracle?" As he looked at the face before him, Lin Jie couldn't help but drift into memories.

He seemed to be recalling something a girl with the same face had told him in a memory: 'I'm sorry, True Martial Hundred Battles is an unsolvable power. Even the gods wouldn't dare use such an unsolvable power. Because its side effects cannot be avoided, unless…'

Unless what?

'Unless a miracle happens, hehe, how about it? Don't you regret learning this stuff?'

……

"Mr. Lin Jie?" Solomon asked, looking at the somewhat dazed Lin Jie with some confusion.

"It's nothing. Let's continue." After thinking for a moment, Lin Jie calmly asked, "So what did you do after that?"

“I tried to kill that guy,” Solomon said calmly. “He was someone I created, and he was gradually slipping out of my control, so I decided to kill him completely. I even destroyed the church I had built for him. But I was helpless to discover that I simply couldn’t kill him. No matter what method I used, even with the loving contingency plan I left behind, I couldn’t kill him.”

Just as Solomon said, when she realized she had been used by the gods, she wanted to kill the new gods, but it was too late. At the same time, Solomon finally learned the reason why the gods had done what they did.

Because of the will of the world, the cataclysmic end of time has arrived. Religions, once immensely influential, have lost much of their power among humanity in just a few decades. And these legendary beings also face the fate of dying from the depletion of their power during this cataclysmic end…

P.S.: If you want to know the name of a character's ability, leave a comment below.

Chapter 52

The end times calamity sounds terrifying, but in reality, the main culprits of this catastrophe are not humans, but rather all the powerful and mysterious forces in the world.

With the arrival of the magical catastrophe, the world's magic began to deplete, making it difficult for magicians to use magic and for Taoists to comprehend the universe. It could be said that the more powerful and accomplished a person was, the more terrifying the impact. It was a calamity that even the gods could not escape.

Many gods in the world have completely disappeared into the long river of history under such disasters, and other powerful beings can only try to protect themselves.

Solomon was among those who sought to protect themselves. With the arrival of the Cataclysmic End, Solomon finally understood why the gods desired the birth of a new god: to rebuild the world after this Cataclysmic End. Only a new god could so drastically transform the entire world in one fell swoop.

But Solomon didn't want that to happen, after all, in order to prolong her life and gain even greater power, she had completely demonized herself. Moreover, there were enemies constantly trying to attack her.

That person was originally supposed to be a follower of the Church of the New Gods. However, after the Church of the New Gods was destroyed, Solomon, who destroyed the Church of the New Gods, became his greatest enemy.

Lin Jie actually knew this person; he was the guy who often brought bad luck to others.

In the early stages of the cataclysmic end times, Solomon still hadn't found a way to destroy the new god. Although the new god remained inside the pillar, he was completely unharmed by Solomon.

In the early stages of the Cataclysm, all the demons and gods fell into a deep slumber, and barring unforeseen circumstances, they would perish completely during this slumber. This is because the Cataclysm's long duration would allow demons and gods without a source of power to slowly perish.

Solomon also entered a state of unprecedented weakness. Without a doubt, it was the weakest she had ever been.

In this weakened state, the remnants of the New God Church attacked Solomon once again. However, this attack also ended in failure. Nevertheless, these forces nearly exhausted Solomon's strength, and his plans reached a critical juncture.