The truth?

My heart suddenly accelerated uncontrollably, my intuition told me that the Emperor had used such divine power to tell me something, surely it was a shocking revelation.

Deeply inhaling, I unconsciously sat up straight, looking at the King Zhou in front of me.

Seeing this, King Zhou gently caressed Daji in his arms, his eyes full of tenderness, and softly said:

"Jiang Ziya, do you know what is an immortal? What is a god?"

What is an immortal?

What is a god?

What is the difference between the two?

"Someone with great divine power is considered an immortal god..."

After a moment of contemplation, I hesitated to speak, but King Zhou interrupted me coldly!

"Wrong!"

"Those who travel the world for the sake of the people are immortals!"

"Those who manipulate the beliefs of living beings like puppets are gods!"

I couldn't help but catch my breath, immortals and gods, there are such terms?

"Jiang Ziya... along the way, have you seen the actions of the immortals on Kunlun Mountain, are they immortals or gods?"

King Zhou's voice echoed in my ears, making me fall silent.

Even if I wanted to deceive myself, thinking of Nezha, who was like a puppet, and the silent Yang Jian, I couldn't bring myself to call my senior brothers immortals.

"Heh! Acting as a god but doing evil deeds... or perhaps, they were always demons!"

King Zhou slowly stood up, a glint in his eyes, and suddenly threw something towards me, speaking to himself:

"Heaven has three teachings, the Dao teaching which explains the doctrines of all beings, the Yin teaching which should follow the will of heaven, and the Jie teaching which seizes a glimmer of life, the Ren teaching which believes in inaction."

"Yet, thousands of years ago, the Dao immortals, to avoid their own doom, acted against the heavens, inviting demons from outside the chaotic domain to rule the world, setting a trap for themselves!"

"What irony!"

"To involve all living beings in order to escape their own doom, what talk is there of the divine mission of investing immortals? How laughable!"

I subconsciously caught the fragment of the Master Tongtian's lifelike sword, but found that a deep wound visible to the bone was instantly drawn in my hand.

"This is a fragment of the Master Tongtian's life-saving treasure, the Qingping Sword. Although you haven't had the chance to go to Jindao Island, this item can also help you glimpse a part of the truth."

"Jiang Ziya! Take a closer look!"

"Open those eyes covered by the list of the gods!"

King Zhou chuckled lightly, his eyes full of meaning.

Truth? The truth!

I suddenly clenched the fragment of the Qingping Sword in my hand, letting the crimson blood soak my hands, piercing my heart, and before my eyes, it seemed as if countless thin veils were shredded by sharp sword energy!

What followed was an unimaginable scene!

Monsters!

Countless monsters!

In the sky and on the ground, raging and hideous, all were unimaginably ugly monsters!

And I, was among the demons!

I... was leading these countless demons to attack the capital!

The god list in my arms was no longer sacred! It was full of blood and bones!

Trembling, I slowly unfolded it, where one painful soul after another screamed ferociously, one familiar face after another appeared in my eyes!

Zhao Gongming... the four generals of the demon clan... Huanglong Zhenren...

So this is the truth.

No wonder that as I traveled, I always encountered strange and hard-to-find origins, only to attribute it to the illusion of demons disturbing my peace!

From start to finish, all around me were demons!

The Marquis of Xibo, Ji Chang, may have already passed away... General Nezha may be a demon puppet... even Yang Jian was probably controlled by Yu Ding because he knew the truth...

And the wealthy land of Western Qi is probably the largest man-eating demon nest!

How ridiculous, how ridiculous!

When true becomes false, false also becomes true. It turns out that I thought I could save the world, but I became the biggest executioner.

I personally completed the god list.

I... can never redeem myself!

"What... should I do?"

I lowered my head, eyes full of pain.

At this moment, how I wish I could die in this battle of the gods, at least, I would die with my faith intact.

Now, even death would be a relief for me.

But I don't have the right to die!

"You don't need to do anything."

King Zhou spoke lightly, as if ignoring the astonishment in my eyes, and then smiled as he explained.

"Do you know why these demons need you to lead the god list?"

I remained silent for a moment, shaking my head.

"Because they can't!"

King Zhou spoke coldly, he straightened up, his figure stooped, but exuding an imperial aura that soared to the sky.

"Only humans can act in accordance with the will of heaven!"

"Only humans are the rulers of this world!"

"I failed, but humanity will not fail!"

"One day, the human race will produce another Emperor, who will surpass the current era and expel all demons!"

The human race? Emperor Xin... truly lives up to the title of Emperor.

"What... can I do?"

After a moment of silence, I took a deep breath, and spoke again.

Seeing this, Emperor Xin also fell silent for a moment, then turned away, gazing at the sky, where the distant time seemed to have already begun to flow.

He was nearly withered.

With his back to me, he waved his hand towards me, softly saying:

"Wait, survive."

"Become a witness to everything, remember the glory of the human race, remember... my great Shang Dynasty, has fought for humanity to the end."

"I... have no regrets."

Emperor Xin's figure disappeared into the burning city of Chao Ge.

I bowed my head, paying my respects, and respectfully said in my heart:

"Farewell... Emperor!"