Start from the God of Death and break through the world.

Chapter 942 The Day After Tomorrow
With the passing of the loving mother, the world fell into silence.

Countless eyes looked up at the sky, their gazes fixed on that figure.

The gray fog dissipated in the sky, and the night was broken by the dawn. When the first ray of light pierced the sky after several months, many people were moved to tears.

Lu Li felt the sunlight shining on him and couldn't help but sigh. He swung his sword, Blood Vibration, and sheathed the Demon Prisoner. Then he stepped down from the sky.

He did not respond to the gazes of the crowd, nor did he speak to the humans. He simply walked quietly back to the tribe's location, thus becoming an eternal legend.

In the wilderness, the surviving humans embraced each other in cheers, while the remaining monsters looked around blankly.

With the fall of the first and most powerful of the strange creatures, the bizarre beings that emerged in later generations could not truly dominate all of humanity.

In particular, the Human King has just annihilated the progenitor of the strange creatures, so what will become of these ordinary oddities?

The humans weren't just busy celebrating; the families who initially followed Aizen's uprising had already given orders to begin a final sweep of the wilderness.

Even though they would mostly face certain death when encountering mental anomalies, they knew that it was impossible for the King to do everything, otherwise they would be completely useless.

As long-term rulers, these families, though still young, are quite sensitive to power. They believe that they have entered a new era by following the King through rebellion, but the power structure of the new era will inevitably be reshuffled.

If they want to maintain a high position, they must do their best to show loyalty and demonstrate their usefulness at this time.

The price, of course, was the lives of the private soldiers they trained.

Aizen watched this scene with a smile on his face, without giving any instructions or comments.

As more and more light pierced through the clouds and fell upon the earth, he quietly departed with that light.

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The next morning, before the sun had risen, bonfires were burning everywhere in the tribe.

Last night, a grand celebration was held in the tribe, and Lu Li brought out food from the Food World to share with everyone.

The people in the tribe had never eaten anything so delicious, nor had they ever experienced such a festive atmosphere.

Although the tribe lost too many people in the catastrophe, leaving only a dozen or so young people, they had long since learned how to say goodbye to their loved ones, move on from their grief, and continue on their way after a long period of apocalyptic life.

Now that the Mother Goddess has been defeated, the balance between the supernatural and humanity has shifted, and the human era is dawning. They should not shed tears of sorrow, but rather greet the future with laughter. That is the best way to honor the departed who have made their efforts.

Because of the prolonged darkness, the biological clocks of the people in the tribe were disrupted, and most of them were in a state of high excitement. After the feast, they did not extinguish the campfire and began to rebuild their homes.

The oldest member of the tribe said they have no plans to move to a city-state and hope to continue their pastoral life in the tribe.

If one day humanity falls into chaos again and loses itself, they still hope that the tribe will be a place where clean fire is preserved.

After the battle, the Sword Guardian sat on the floor of the Throne Hall, gazing at the Iron Throne in a daze for a long time, and finally let out a soft sigh.

He returned to the tribe, intending to help rebuild their homes, but the young people politely declined. They wanted to rebuild their homes themselves, something they could do with their own strength, and they didn't want to trouble the extraordinary sword guardian.

"Damn it, how come these guys have more energy than me?"

Nia had just woken up from a hangover. Yesterday, he drank the wine that Lu Li had gotten from the Gourmet World. It was the first time in his long life that Nia had ever drunk alcohol, and he immediately fell in love with it. In addition, he was not a good drinker, so he got completely drunk yesterday.

He walked unsteadily to Lu Li's side and sat down. The two sat on the terraced fields, watching the tribesmen below the basin carrying wood for construction.

"You're too weak."

Lu Li said with a smile.

"Hey, even if you're the King of Men now, I'll still get angry if you say that."

Nia feigned anger.

"Isn't that right? Who was it that fell twice under that bizarre attack and was saved by me?"

Lu Li said in a relaxed tone.

Nia opened his mouth, seemingly annoyed, but in the end he scratched his head, remained silent for a few seconds, and then said, "Thank you."

Lu Li's eyes widened. "Is the sky about to fall? How could Nia be so polite?"

“I XXXXX…”

Nia opened her mouth and unleashed a string of profanities, "It's so satisfying to be a master of insults!"

Lu Li wasn't angry at all; instead, he burst into laughter. He stood up, patted Nia on the shoulder, and said, "Be more mature in the future. Many places on this continent will still need your help."

Nia was taken aback for a moment, then realized what he meant. He wasn't really stupid; he was quite perceptive in some ways. "You're leaving?"

"My mission is complete. I never intended to be a king or ruler. I was just a traveler who helped those in need when I saw injustice."

Lu Li stretched, expressing his intention.

After killing the Mother of Compassion, he obtained the World Core of this world. Unlike the World Cores of derivative worlds, the World Cores of the original worlds do not seem to be scattered, but rather concentrated on the strongest beings or singularities in the world.

In a sense, the Mother is the protagonist of this world, and she is also the strongest being. Therefore, as long as the Mother is defeated, this world will be considered conquered.

The process is actually quite simple and straightforward, provided you can defeat the final boss.

Lu Li did not intend to stay in this world for long, because he had not forgotten that he was in a space competition. The so-called "breaking through the world" only counted after the settlement. Every extra day he stayed would affect his score.

If you lose to someone from another dimension by the slightest margin, it would be a huge loss and would affect your final settlement reward.

“A traveler, huh... Haha, it turns out you’re even more carefree than me. I’m the opposite.”

Nia laughed and said, "I used to have a big house at the company and didn't have to worry about food or clothing, but I felt like I was always drifting. I've had enough of that feeling, so now I want to settle down."

"Really? Then congratulations on finding your peace of mind."

Lu Li looked at the distant sky, where light was already rising on the horizon.

At this moment, Emily also climbed up the hillside below and came to the terraced fields. Unlike Nia, who was unruly, she bowed to Lu Li with great respect.

"Your Majesty the King."

Emily bowed awkwardly and respectfully, but her eyes were secretly glancing at Lu Li as she looked down.

“Although I haven’t had time to inform the Sword Guardian yet, I’m already preparing to step down from the position of Human King. That position doesn’t need anyone to sit in it. I hope that the humans of the new era can take charge of their own lives.” Lu Li reached out and helped Emily up. “Just as I said in the battle, don’t place your hopes on others, but create with your own hands.”

Well, despite his nice words, he actually had his eye on the material of the Iron Throne. It's a huge lump of iron, made of pure post-apocalyptic black iron. Once Chu Chu takes it back, she can make him a lot of equipment.

Emily was somewhat surprised by Lu Li's words, "Mr. Lu is leaving!?"

Surprised, she reverted to her usual form of address, then realized her words were inappropriate, "How can the King leave? You've only been on the throne for a day, no, you haven't even had a coronation ceremony yet."

She heard these words from the Sword Guardian, who, unusually, had gathered with everyone after the banquet yesterday to discuss the coronation of the Human King.

Clearly, the Sword Guardian believes that Lu Li deserves the title of King of Men. As the pioneer of a new era, it is an honor that Lu Li is worthy of.

"It's all empty fame. What does it matter if you ascend the throne or get crowned? Who are you showing it to?"

Lu Li waved his hand and said, "From the moment I sat on the Iron Throne, I was the King of Men. Now that I don't want to sit on it anymore, no one can restrict the freedom of the King of Men."

Emily was speechless for a moment. Although she didn't understand those profound things, she knew that the King of Men should be a great title and a great position, the supreme ruler of the new era.

Would a normal person really let go of it so easily?

However, at this moment she recalled the day she first met Lu Li, and it seemed that Mr. Lu was never normal.

Thinking of this, a smile appeared on her face. "Then Emily wishes you a safe journey and that you see the best scenery."

"Well, that's good."

Lu Li nodded.

At that moment, another figure leaped gracefully up the hillside; it was the sword guardian.

His hearing was excellent; in fact, he paid close attention to everything that happened in the tribe. He had no intention of spying or offending anyone; it was just a habit he had developed over the years.

"Your Majesty, are you leaving?!"

The Sword Guardian was quite unable to accept Lu Li's decision, because he thought he had found his purpose in life again, and someone to serve.

Lu Li raised one hand, extended a finger, and tapped the sword guardian's heart. "It's time for you to change your allegiance."

"Is the king going to designate a new successor?"

The sword guardian was somewhat confused.

Lu Li shook his head. "No, I'm not talking about the throne. Just like you just heard, the new era doesn't need a king who can decide the fate of all people. You should let go of the past and be loyal to yourself."

"To be loyal to oneself?"

The sword guardian seemed not to understand Lu Li's meaning.

"Yes, you are free. Whether you want to continue protecting the tribe or go out and explore like me, it's your freedom. You're not going to kneel like a statue under the throne."

Lu Li said with a smile, and when he turned around, he waved to Ah Huo. The dozing fat panda got up and walked over.

He flipped over and sat on Ah Huo's back, without even intending to say goodbye to the others in the tribe, and rode Ah Huo upwards.

"My lord, after the long night, the light will finally appear, but humanity still needs your guidance!"

The swordsman shouted from behind.

Emily and Nia actually agree on this point, especially the latter, who is most aware of the inherent flaws in humanity and knows that the supernatural is nothing more than a threat to human life, but that the human social system itself is already deformed enough.

Although everything is now scattered, it doesn't mean it will start over. Humanity is reborn in chaos, and it may also be destroyed in the process of rebirth.

What they were actually more worried about was that after the mad uprisings were no longer oppressed by the bizarre, humanity would be completely destroyed by confusion and new chaos.

Lu Li waved his hand with his back to the crowd, "Humans are not that fragile, and hope is not so easily extinguished."

At this moment, the light from the horizon swept in like a tidal wave, spreading over Lu Li and illuminating the people behind him and the scenery within the terraced fields.

Amidst the sound of the wind, Emily turned around and saw that in the terraced fields, where Lu Li had broken the sapling, the sapling that had been buried in the soil had sprouted new buds and was swaying gently in the morning light.

It was broken and crushed, yet it was reborn again.

Emily turned around and looked in Lu Li's direction, only to find that Lu Li had disappeared.

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"Why is it that even though we've conquered the world, I'm still stuck mining with my own two hands?!"

Chu Chu complained in the mining area.

Lu Li lay on a large rock nearby, basking in the sun. "If you call operating a mining robot 'relying on your own two hands,' then I have nothing to say."

Chu Chu's cheeks puffed out slightly. "Don't people use both hands to type on a keyboard? And do you know how difficult these configurations are? Mining isn't like gathering food, where you can just kill someone and pocket the loot."

"If I could, I'd actually love to just smash up the mine for you, but you want to extract the resources, right..."

Lu Li said helplessly, he didn't know what Chu Chu was angry about, even though he had already given her a good time.

After leaving the tribe, he did not leave this world immediately. Instead, he took Chu Chu to several of the largest mining areas that the six major city-states had explored, intending to mine all the mineral resources in this world.

Furthermore, Aizen also had some follow-up matters to deal with. He spoke very nicely, but he wasn't really prepared to let humans make a mess of things in the chaos.

If no one intervenes, Lu Li is certain that in a few months, this world will revert to a super cyber society, except that there will be fewer ranches in the city-states, and the higher-ups will continue to oppress humanity.

This is a very real problem. Humanity has used this system for nine thousand years, even in an era without soul-based currency.

To put it bluntly, Soul Coins are just something created by the God of Trade in the Sixth Era. Even if the monetary system collapses and everyone runs out of Soul Coins, it doesn't mean that everyone is equal.

Because the lower classes do not control the means of production, to put it bluntly, soul money has no intrinsic value to humanity; it only has value when it is linked to commodities.

The company's people control the means of production, so they are naturally still the bosses, regardless of whether they have money or not.

Without these strange constraints, whether the company members, once freed from their constraints, will become even more outrageous is anyone's guess.

Therefore, Lu Li couldn't let this happen, so he left Aizen to handle the aftermath.

(End of this chapter)