Godslayer: The Progenitor of Symbiotes

A street in Cangnan.

Beside a fantastical carriage stood an old man holding a ruler.

At this moment, the tip of the ruler, with its black scorch marks mixed with fresh blood, slowly dripped to the ground.

Master Chen held a bald man by the back of the neck with his left hand, and with a light flick of his ruler, blood splattered onto the ground.

The Great Xia Night Watchman, the Godslayer, Master!

"Master, Master, look, the city is disappearing!"

The boy driving the carriage suddenly pointed to the end of the street in the distance.

Master Chen casually tossed aside Indra's corpse and said in a deep voice, "This day... has finally come."

"Master? Do you know what's going on?" The page looked at Master Chen with a puzzled expression.

Master Chen took a deep breath and slowly began to speak, “Ten years ago, Mother Earth Gaia, together with some of the evil gods of Norse mythology, launched a divine war, with their target Cangnan.”

Do you know why they launched this war of gods?

The pageboy shook his head. "Isn't it for the [Shiva's Lament]?"

"Yes, and not entirely," Master Chen said calmly. "Ten years ago, Zeus, the Greek king of the gods, peered into the fate of the world and prophesied that an unprecedentedly powerful blasphemer would appear in the Great Xia Dynasty, and that the location would be in Cangnan."

"In order to eliminate the existence of blasphemers, Zeus launched that war of the gods."

"Because Cangnan is geographically far from the border of Daxia, and Daxia has five human experts at the top level guarding it, they cannot easily break into Cangnan."

"The Shiva grudge became an important part of their plan."

The pageboy exclaimed in shock, "So they're going to use the [Shiva's Wrath] to obliterate that blasphemer?"

“You underestimate them.” Master Chen hesitated slightly, seemingly trying to calm the hatred deep within him. “After Gaia obtained the [Shiva's Lament], he wrote ‘Cangnan’ on it…”

"Cangnan!?" The pageboy stared in shock at the real city before him...

……

The thunderous aura dissipated, and Qi Jingchun held a golden bead wreathed in thunder in her hand.

Beside him, Thor's expression softened slightly compared to before.

Although the laws were stripped away, at least his life was saved. As long as he didn't die, Odin would surely be able to save him.

As she gazed at the city disappearing into the distance, Qi Jingchun's eyes revealed complex emotions.

"Take this bead and wait at a distance for now. I will take care of things for you later."

Qi Jingchun handed the golden bead to Thor, and then took a step forward.

A fleeting figure appeared directly above the city, gazing down at the golden dots below. A soft sigh escaped its lips, and a mixture of sorrow and resolve flickered in its eyes.

Just then, a Taoist priest appeared leisurely from the void opposite. In a daze, the Taoist priest appeared in front of Qi Jingchun and bowed.

"Great Heavenly Venerable, I thank the expert for his help."

Qi Jingchun turned slightly to the side, refusing the bow. It wasn't that he looked down on the Taoist priest before him, but rather that he held the Great Xia gods in the highest esteem.

"Senior, there's no need for such formalities. I'm just doing what I can to lend a helping hand."

The Celestial Venerable was filled with trepidation and waved his hands repeatedly, saying that it was extremely disrespectful for such a being to address him as a senior. "I dare not accept such a title, please do not address me as a senior."

"Based on my years of cultivation, I should call you senior, but since that's the case, I'll call you fellow Daoist then," Qi Jingchun said calmly.

"Very well." The Celestial Venerable nodded. "I see that you only have a wisp of your soul left. Do you need my help?"

Although he didn't know anything about the person in front of him, nor was he sure if he could help him, the Celestial Venerable still asked.

"Thank you, fellow Daoist, but I have already made up my mind," Qi Jingchun replied with a smile.

As a cultivator at the fourteenth realm, he could naturally see the difference between this world and the vast world.

Given his condition, the "magic arts" available here would likely be ineffective.

"What are you trying to do?" The Celestial Venerable frowned slightly, not understanding Qi Jingchun's meaning.

"It's nothing, just adding a glimmer of hope to this 'world'," Qi Jingchun said loudly, "The world welcomes spring."

The next second, the ethereal figure suddenly vanished, transforming into gusts of spring breeze that blew across Cangnan.

"The world welcomes spring..." The Heavenly Venerable was greatly shocked and hurriedly began to calculate with his fingers. After a moment, he could not suppress the gratitude in his eyes and murmured to himself.

"...The world welcomes spring..."

Above Cangnan, the golden river, like a starry sky, rapidly retreated, heading back in the direction it had come from, and the figures returned to their original state.

In the old city of Cangnan, Yang Jian held the Soul-Gathering Bag, about to unleash it, when he saw the scene before him.

Meanwhile, throughout Cangnan, all those who were in Cangnan ten years ago and should have been disillusioned today, felt as if they were bathed in a spring breeze when they heard those four words.

……

Cangnan.

Mr. Chen and Lu Wuwei simultaneously turned to look at the original location of the Thunder Dojo.

Just now, a strange voice rang in their minds at the same time.

……

Cangnanwai.

Lin Qiye's eyes were bloodshot, and his knuckles, gripping the long sword tightly, were slightly white from excessive force as he fought Loki.

Just now, he learned the truth about Cangnan from Loki...

The next second, a familiar, gentle voice echoed in his mind, "I'm sorry, I only have enough power left to last for half a month, so I can only ask you to make do for now. Now that everything has recovered, you can fight with all your might."

After a moment of thought, the image of the scholar in Confucian robes on the top floor of the Peace Agency appeared in his mind not long ago.

Chen Shu seemed to be calling him, "Mr. Qi?"

In that moment of distraction, Loki wove several treacherous snakes, launching a cunning attack on Lin Qiye.

"Don't get distracted." A gentle voice instantly pulled him back to reality.

"Alright!" Lin Qiye nodded emphatically, using the Seraph's "miracle" power to dodge Loki's venomous snake attacks one after another.

……

Inside the golden bead in Thor's hand, layers of golden lightning enveloped a drop of black, viscous liquid. Every time the two collided, a trace of the golden lightning would dissolve, as if it were being absorbed.

At this rate, it would roughly take six months to a year to fully absorb the power of all the laws.

Since being enveloped by this round bead materialized from two "thunder laws", Chen Shu has lost his perception of the outside world and can only slowly absorb the power of the laws by constantly controlling himself.

This feeling is as if, under the tempering of the "Law of Thunder," one's body is evolving in a direction that can withstand the "law."

Suddenly, an image flashed through Chen Shu's mind of "Mr. Qi single-handedly withstanding the heavenly tribulation."

“…Mr. Qi?” Chen Shu called out unconsciously.

However, no one responded to him.

"Mr. Qi?" Chen Shu was still not giving up and shouted again.

However, what he didn't know was that his voice couldn't travel even a fraction of the way to the outside world.

Three strikes and you're out! Shout it again!

Thinking this, Chen Shu shouted again at the top of his lungs, "Mr. Qi!!"

"...I'm sorry, I might have to break my promise."

This time, that familiar voice appeared in his ear, but the words it spoke left Chen Shu puzzled. "Mr. Qi, what do you mean by that?"

“Chen Shu, don’t be sad. I love this place, ‘Tianxia’. I believe that before long, ‘hope’ will bloom.”

"By the way, I like you very much too. Compared to some people who are beasts in human form..." Qi Jingchun decided to make a small joke at this point, "You, this little guy with a beast's face and a human heart, are even more precious."

"Alright, here's one last thing for you."

When in doubt, consult the spring breeze.

At this point, Chen Shu understood that Qi Jingchun must have sacrificed his remaining soul to save everyone in Cangnan who was supposed to disappear.

In fact, from the moment Chen Shu saw Qi Jingchun, he thought of "a wisp of spring breeze". It was obvious that Qi Jingchun could not be the Qi Jingchun who had not withstood the heavenly tribulation and was whole.

"Mr. Qi, I'd also like to offer you a piece of advice."

"Tell me."

"The spring breeze also has its sorrows, but I need not worry about it."

"Hahaha, good! ... With Qi Jingchun in the world, the world is joyful, and so am I..."

...Respectfully bidding farewell to Mr. Qi!