My sister is Luna

Nature is the fairest, the cruelest, and the most selfless. It encompasses all things, and countless lives reside within it. The myriad changes constitute order. The birth and death of individual lives go on endlessly, and the whole is perpetually reborn due to the cycle of life and death. All things in nature are cyclical, and all beings are like prisoners in a cage. This is perfection—the ironclad law established by this planet, which is how the world continues.

From the very beginning, life born from this great natural system is imprinted with genetic information that cannot exist independently of the cycle—the consumption of life energy is inevitable—and its own defects and characteristics are the final destination and outcome already written by "fate".

Therefore, Donghuang Taiyi's perfection, though seemingly perfect, is not actually perfect. He was born into this system, and the biological information he collected is also in this system. Everyone's genes carry innate latent defects that cannot be eliminated from the origin. No matter how much imperfection is integrated, it will still be imperfect in the end. Human rationality cannot imagine true perfection.

This creates a paradox—"perfection is not perfection." The conflict between Donghuang Taiyi and nature will also lead to their mutual destruction, just like a paradox. However, the perfection that this simulated natural cycle, forming a small system, exhibits in a short period of time is like a chameleon, hiding itself and blending into the environment. Nature does not notice it for a while and even thinks it is part of itself.

Moreover, the destructive power of the ultimate life form is unknown. Donghuang Taiyi's delusional attempt to transcend and break free from this tragic fate requires a force that nature does not allow to break free from its constraints!

But now it naturally wouldn't sense this conflict and hidden ailment; in its eyes, there was no such conspicuous "perfect being" as Donghuang Taiyi.

The Five Sacred Beasts, as embodiments of nature, are similar; by utilizing the power of nature, they cannot see Donghuang Taiyi for the time being.

As the tentacles and senses of nature, they act as intermediaries to deal with those who attempt to defy the laws of nature. At the same time, they also act as a balancing force, preventing excessive natural disasters in a timely manner, so that the behavior of individual organisms or groups can reach a balance with the world.

People who only know a small part of the world sing praises of this emotionless system of checks and balances as auspicious and sacred beasts, vainly hoping for this selfless and free miracle. They view the world from a purely human perspective, expecting it to conform to their own expectations, which is as ridiculous as an unreasonable child.

Yao vaguely sensed this, recalling Guiguzi's teachings. As a natural being, she made a promise of an equal exchange cycle. Her natural characteristics, which were like the unity of heaven and man, also drew nature's attention to her and received a response.

In a trance, her soul touched upon the most primal existence, a gentle and profound existence that stirred Yao's urge to return.

At that moment, her mind and body were filled with everything, and she saw countless lives before her eyes. For the first time, she felt a sense of grandeur.

She felt herself flying further and further away, soaring towards the misty heights.

Yao began to feel her consciousness becoming blurred, driven only by her most primal instincts, so she quickly focused her mind.

—This is the price: using reason as a medium to awaken the five sacred beasts, and replacing their senses with one's own, allowing them to temporarily gain the perspective of a human soul to "see" Donghuang Taiyi.

Yao's figure flickered and blurred, revealing the shape of a deer, while the statue's eyes suddenly became bright and lifelike, and pieces of decaying moss peeled away.

A strange wave spread out, and with a boom, five multicolored rays shot straight into the sky.

I'm flying!

Yao cried out in surprise, then was delighted to find herself surrounded by the five radiant sacred beasts.

They soared into the air, carrying with them a great deal of strange phenomena and clouds, heading straight for the Eastern Temple.

Yao turned her head and saw that her body was still in the temple. She realized that her consciousness had left her body—she was leading the five divine beasts to fight against Donghuang Taiyi as a guide. She immediately focused her mind.

Wait for me, everyone!

……

Xiang Yu marched towards Yunmeng City, and perhaps due to his memories from his previous life, the pace of this campaign was much faster.

The battle went very smoothly, with the advance proceeding at a high speed.

This feeling of being in complete control made him very proud.

After killing the last remaining rebel, the thick fog that had enveloped the sky suddenly dissipated, and for the first time, people saw the sun shining brightly.

"This...this is light?!"

Looking at the sun that illuminates the world, people exclaimed in astonishment.

"I feel like I've seen a lot more clearly now. You weren't as gloomy as you thought!"

"Oh, I can feel the sun caressing me."

"The sun, the sun?!"

"Is this the sun? I can't look directly at it; it is so sublime."

Yunmeng City, ruled by Donghuang Taiyi for a thousand years, is shrouded in the sky. The people who have never left have never seen the sun. They have only heard its description from travelers and those returning home. It is the source of life for all things, the true form of light, the eternal illuminator of the world, selfless yet as sacred and inviolable as a god.

No matter how much they imagined it, they were very excited when they actually saw it, and some were even moved to tears.

"Brothers, do you see this? This is the light of our victory!" Xiang Yu shouted, his voice drowning out everyone else.

All eyes were on him, and the light made their eyes shine even brighter.

Everything before my eyes is something I've never experienced in my previous life. This time, fate has changed!

Xiang Yu felt that fate had chosen him and stood on his side. This sun, shining with endless light, was fate's blessing upon him!

"In order for us and our descendants to live in this light forever, we must never let the so-called God monopolize it. It never belongs to anyone alone, but to all of us!"

"That's right, oh oh oh oh oh!!!" Morale soared to unprecedented heights, and the cheers that gathered seemed to engulf the entire Yunmeng Marsh. They would never give up this glory.

Five beams of light of different colors suddenly flew over their heads, soaring through the clouds and radiating light, carrying a strong wind as they flew towards Yunmeng City.

"What, what is that? It's so beautiful!" Everyone was shocked once again.

"Hahaha, this is an auspicious sign! Do you see? This proves that what we are doing is correct. Even the strange beasts are leading the way for us. We are bound to win!"

While everyone was convinced of victory, Han Xin lowered his head in thought. Those were the Five Sacred Beasts. Legend has it that the Five Sacred Beasts are auspicious beasts that can quell disasters and bring happiness. Does that mean that a disaster has already occurred, and they have gone to quell it? And what kind of disaster could make the Five Sacred Beasts appear...?

Han Xin had a bad feeling. He had only gone to attack Donghuang Taiyi, but things had turned out differently than he expected.

"King Xiang, we should be careful. I think there's something fishy going on here."

"The scales of victory are already tipping in our favor, what's there to be careful about? Don't spoil the fun!" Xiang Yu glanced at him disdainfully; the wonderful things he hadn't experienced in his previous life were waiting for him.

"Let's go, Yunmeng City!"

The insurgent army marched in a mighty procession toward its goal.

From a distance, the torrent appeared unstoppable.

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