The Growth of a God

Chapter 863 - 21: Inverted Causality

Rumble!

A colossal sound erupted in the sky, and xuanhuang colored lightning appeared out of nowhere.

The first to react to this xuanhuang lightning were the Xuanhuang Warriors beneath the Emperor Statue, practicing the "Profound Monarch Seven Chapters Secret Scripture".

"Ah!"

Amidst screams of agony, the Xuanhuang Warriors, who were initially in a state of deep cultivation, suddenly began to mutate.

Some had their souls leave their bodies, turning into undead ghosts...

Others had their flesh turn into spirit mushrooms, further evolving into Ghouls that devour flesh and blood...

Some attracted Evil Demons from the Otherworld to occupy their bodies, transforming themselves into higher-level Devils...

Others summoned Demon Insects and Celestial Dogs from other dimensions, exacerbating the world’s trend towards Chaos...

In just a few breaths, terrifying monsters appeared in the city center, frantically destroying and annihilating everything within sight.

"What’s happening!?"

Arriving on the scene immediately, Qin Ershi was shocked at what he witnessed.

The mutated demonic creatures caused panic throughout the city.

Despite the Mechanical Guardians rushing to the scene to try to suppress the chaos caused by these demonic creatures...

It still resulted in massive casualties, and this trend of loss continued to spread further, indicating a potential for the entire city’s destruction.

"It’s the warriors! They’ve suddenly mutated."

The Engineer, aware of the urgency, was evacuating nearby staff while tremblingly reporting the situation to Qin Ershi.

"How is that possible?"

"This is inside the city!"

With the suppression of the Emperor Statue and the protection of seven Xuanhuang Steles...

How could the mutation caused by the cataclysm occur within the city?

Especially such a calamity of this level?

"It’s that lightning just now!"

"It’s the mutated xuanhuang qi; it triggered those seven Xuanhuang Steles!"

"This is fundamentally unscientific! Xuanhuang Qi is the Emperor’s qi, the most stable thing in the world!"

"Even when the Gods fell into corruption, the xuanhuang qi did not mutate, so what on earth happened now?"

Finally arranging the evacuation tasks nearby, the elderly engineer was scratching his ears and cheeks anxiously, unable to hide the panic in his eyes.

It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that the xuanhuang qi is the only entity with a concept of order in this world right now.

This city was built on the stability of xuanhuang qi.

If the xuanhuang qi were to mutate like other things, the engineer could not dare imagine what severe consequences it might bring.

"No, those Mechanical Guardians can’t handle the mutated monsters."

After carefully observing the strengths of those demonic creatures, Qin Ershi made such a judgment.

Those demonic creatures were the most outstanding warriors before their mutation and had practiced the "Profound Monarch Seven Chapters Secret Scripture," such a Supreme Secret Technique.

Never mind ordinary Mechanical Guardians, even warriors in Xuanhuang Battle Armor couldn’t possibly be their match.

Strange abilities, immortal and undying...

This was the terrifying aspect of those demonic creatures after their mutation.

If one was not careful, even ordinary citizens assimilated by them would join the fray, further tipping the scales of victory toward the other side.

Qin Ershi had once seen a city turn into a demon; he dared not gamble that a similar event would not happen to his own city.

"Prepare to activate the Xuanhuang Dharma Aspect; it is imperative to curb the spread of the disaster!"

Upon hearing this, the engineer widened his eyes in astonishment.

"Your Majesty! This likely won’t work, will it?"

"The xuanhuang qi has already mutated; no one can guarantee it won’t affect the Emperor’s Dharma Aspect!"

However, in the face of the engineer’s remarks, Qin Ershi coldly retorted.

"If you can’t propose a better, safer solution, then do as I say!"

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"So you’re finally dropping the act?"

With those frenzied demonic creatures as a backdrop, Li Hao and the Yellow Robed King stood face to face.

The previous xuanhuang lightning was summoned by the Yellow Robed King.

After determining Li Hao’s stance, the Yellow Robed King decisively opted to flip the table.

"In your earlier narrative, you intentionally or unintentionally cast yourself as the victim to lower my guard, didn’t you?"

With a faint smile still on his face, Li Hao never believed what the Yellow Robed King said from the beginning.

What the other described was indeed facts, but not the truth.

The Yellow Robed King selectively recounted past events in this world, which is far more deceptive than a real lie.

"You leveraged the xuanhuang qi for your birth, concealing your existence by shrouding the way of Heaven."

"Then you reversed cause and effect, the ’causes’ of the past, present, and future all evolving toward the same ’effect’."

"Everything happening in this world aims to ensure your safe birth in the future."

"The Emperor setting up the ’Heaven-Slaying Array’, the capture of Exotic Gods by the Emperor, even the arrival of the Apocalypses in this world, were all prearranged causes by you for your smooth birth."

"Such means of reshaping causality and laying the foundation for the future are even more unimaginable than those of the real God of Time."

"Because you did not interfere with the river of time, everything happening currently is the fortuitous coincidence of converged causality, undetected by anyone."

"If I hadn’t seen through the essence of xuanhuang qi and understood the wonder of the Heaven and Earth Profound Yellow Exquisite Treasure Pagoda, I might have been deceived by you."

"Unfortunately for you, I have already begun to touch upon the ’Fruits of all cause’."

When Li Hao uttered the term "Fruits of all cause," the Yellow Robed King, who had always maintained composure, was suddenly shocked to the core.

"How is that possible? You clearly just..."

The voice abruptly halted, the Yellow Robed King’s gaze on Li Hao now tinged with caution.

"Are you not an ordinary god?"

"Even the current you is not the real you?"

Slightly shrugging, Li Hao replied noncommittally.

"Is it that only you are allowed to be exceptionally gifted, and others are not?"

"’Fruits of all cause’ is not a power, but a realm. Is it impossible for me to comprehend it in advance?"

These words only further convinced the Yellow Robed King of his speculation.

"Whatever your true self is, you won’t stop me from achieving the Dao!"

With the Yellow Robed King’s roar, xuanhuang lightning streaked across the sky again, bringing in more demonic creatures flooding into the city from all directions.

At this moment, the Emperor Statue standing in the city center moved.

Swish——Boom!

The xuanhuang dharma aspect, wielding a giant sword, slashed forth, instantly sweeping away half of the rampaging demonic creatures in the city.

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