Having the genes of a demon king, I never intended to be a kept man.

"..."

Upon hearing this question, Ji Lian paused for a moment before replying, "The dark races are of course also spirits created by the gods. The gods created heaven and earth, created an environment suitable for the evolution and growth of life, and sowed the seeds of life for all races... But in the process of biological evolution, there will inevitably be evolutionary errors and beings that have gone astray, just like cancerous cells in the human body."

"Hmm..." the girl pondered, "Does that mean that even the gods make mistakes? Otherwise, why don't they create a group of perfect creations?"

"Humph!"

Before Ji Lian could speak, the Water Spirit Priest, who had been listening in the corner, finally spoke up.

The Water Spirit Priest slowly approached, her tone cold and full of majesty: "The gods do not make mistakes. All things in heaven and earth, with yang and yin, are in balance. How could an ignorant human like you possibly understand?"

He stretched out his hand and pointed at the girl who had just asked the question: "Dare to question the great and supreme god? You have no chance of awakening to become a divine mage. You don't need to come to class anymore. Get out."

As soon as the words were spoken, two temple warriors entered, approached the girl, grabbed one of her arms, and roughly lifted her up. Amidst the girl's bewildered cries, she was eventually taken away.

"..."

Ji Lian remained silent throughout the entire process.

"Remember, the gods are sacred and inviolable! Only under the guidance of the gods can the foolish masses achieve ultimate salvation!"

The Water Spirit Priest spoke in an unquestionable tone, cold and authoritative: "Any thought that questions the gods is utterly foolish! Once such a thought arises, you will not only never become divine sorcerers, but you will also never achieve glorious evolution. You will forever exist as the lowest and most insignificant creatures, such as humans. Your next life will be even worse, do you understand?"

"Yes Yes......"

The boys and girls below lowered their heads and responded timidly, trembling.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk..."

Ye Ge watched all this from the shadows: "That's really domineering."

Qinglong Laodeng sneered again: "This is the true face of the gods."

After a while, the boys and girls all left the temple.

The Water Spirit Priestess stood before Ji Lian and said coldly, "Priestess Ji Lian, as the only guide among humans, you seem to have failed to fulfill your guiding and teaching role. Your students actually asked such foolish questions. Is this the candidate you carefully selected with the talent to become a priest?"

Ji Lian's expression remained holy and serene: "The gods teach us to embrace all things, to be kind to others, and to spread love and peace, kindness and courage. I have taught them all of these."

The Water Spirit Priest's voice was cold and sharp: "When you say you embrace all things, does that include embracing their questioning of the gods?"

"..." Ji Lian did not speak.

"No wonder you're only an eighth-level priest. It seems your understanding is still quite shallow." The Water Spirit Priest sneered, "And if you continue like this, your divine power level might even drop."

Ji Lian did not refute, but bowed slightly: "Ji Lian will go into seclusion to reflect."

"Now I understand. No wonder the human land hasn't produced a second divine mage in all these years." The Water Spirit Priest said expressionlessly, "It seems the people of this land lack proper guidance and education. It seems I'll have to enlighten these ignorant humans during the All Races Summit!"

Ji Lian remained silent.

The Water Spirit Priest left.

Ji Lian then stood up from the ground. Her expression always seemed to be that holy and dignified look, and it was impossible to tell her emotions at all.

At that moment, a cloud of black mist descended.

The black mist gathered and took shape, eventually becoming the form of Night Song, who said with a smile, "I never thought that even a high priest would have to deal with such a difficult leader. It must be quite an ordeal."

Ji Lian was slightly taken aback; she didn't know when Ye Ge had appeared in the temple.

As an eighth-level divine mage, it's understandable that she was completely unaware of Ye Ge's existence.

The Water Spirit Priest was here just now, yet he didn't notice at all?

In fact, after Ye Ge established a connection with Qinglong Laodeng, even Soul Emperor level experts were few able to sense his presence.

"Lord Yege." Ji Lian bowed slightly. "Why have you come? Why didn't you let the guards announce your arrival?"

"Well, I originally came to see you on some private business, so I sneaked in without letting anyone announce my arrival," Night Song said. "But seeing that you were giving a lecture, I had to wait a little while—you won't be upset that I trespassed into the temple, will you?"

"What are you saying, Lord Yege?" Ji Lian paused. "May I ask what business Lord Yege has with me?"

“I know your divine power comes from the future god, Pro,” Night Song said. “You should have the ability to foresee cause and effect, and see the past and the future, right?”

"Yes," Ji Lian said calmly, "However, my divine power is shallow, and I am not yet able to see all the things in the universe. The range of things I can predict is still very narrow."

Ye Ge smiled and said, "The world of the myriad races is very large and vast. It is indeed very difficult to predict the entire extraordinary world."

"But merely foreseeing the future of this land of humanity shouldn't be a problem for you, an eighth-level divine mage, right?"

Ji Lian was slightly taken aback.

She wondered, why did Lord Night Song suddenly come to ask her such a question?

She remembered the prophecy she had seen using the crystal ball...

Could it be...

“Yes…” Ji Lian pursed her lips, paused, “but…”

“However, the original future timeline of humanity, as well as the past history, has been completely chaotic and distorted in your prophetic vision,” Night Song said calmly. “And it’s because of 'my' existence, isn’t it?”

Ji Lian's golden eyes revealed a look of surprise.

This was the first time Ye Ge had seen Ji Lian's expression change since she had known her for so long.

Ji Lian: "...It seems you know everything."

Ye Ge smiled and continued, "But today I won't ask you about the future of humanity. What I want to ask you is, besides the land of humanity, how much can you still know about the future of other lands?"

Ji Lian paused for a moment, then said, "I should be able to roughly find maps that are relatively close to the human continent."

"Of all these maps you've explored," Night Song narrowed his eyes, "how many places, like the human continent, show signs of future timeline chaos?"