Gods Vanish on a Cloudy Day
Chapter 45 The Immortal's True Nature (6300)
—How are you different from all the gods of the past?
This is the most genuine, instinctual doubt and distrust.
After all… the strong are the wicked.
Even if they claim to be right, they cannot defy this arrogant nature, and people will naturally be hesitant about this arrogance. Even if they know they cannot fight against it, they still dare not ‘believe’.
Therefore, even Su Zhou could only answer honestly.
"I am no different from all the gods."
He never lies—just like a Great Existence, Su Zhou does not lie: "Like them, I use my own power to change your future, like the spiritual energy revival, a miracle that completely changes the underlying rules of a universe."
"But."
He sincerely opened his arms to all living beings: "I hope you believe me."
"Believe that innovation can make you better."
But beneath the heavens, the beings of the Music Chapter Universe were still hesitant.
"Why should we believe Zhuzhou?"
Someone whispered to a familiar person, "All gods, all powerful people always want to exploit something from us. Zhuzhou may be no exception… This harmonious appearance may also be a deception."
"Yes," someone agreed. "When the gods still existed and were still giving divine power, we all felt that the gods were serving us… But what was the reality? We were destined for the future, and could only live in the same era for generations, suppressed by them into primitive people."
"Look, He wants to create a new world for us. If all this is selfless, it is simply incomprehensible. That is an entire universe, how could He do this?"
"He wants to collect all of our notes… which is the foundation for us to become gods. This sounds very wrong, doesn't it? He definitely has ulterior motives. Once we voluntarily hand over all the notes, we will have no value to Zhuzhou!"
This idea gradually spread, and similar whispers and thoughts were fluctuating in other directions.
After all, even the gods are so vigilant and crave the notes, there is no reason why Zhuzhou would not want them, is there?
Of course, there were also dissenting voices.
"He doesn't need to plot anything against us at all!"
Some people, rather than supporting Zhuzhou, simply couldn't understand why Zhuzhou would show such a kind attitude.
"He is so powerful, if He wanted to use force, what ability do we have to resist, and what room is there to resist?"
This is a point that all doubters cannot avoid—even the gods can easily suppress all the humans in the entire Music Chapter Universe. They can traverse the past and future, modify fate, modify all established facts, and kill all rebels in the past before they were even born.
And Zhuzhou killed, defeated, and imprisoned such powerful gods.
His power is so great that it cannot be disbelieved… because what is there for him to deceive? With a casual move, the Music Chapter Universe was cut into four time-spaces, so destroying the entire Music Chapter Universe would probably not be difficult for him.
However, even so, it is absolutely impossible for anyone to easily believe, to believe that Zhuzhou has no malice and will not make any choices that are harmful to anyone.
Because Zhuzhou is kind.
Because Zhuzhou will not really destroy.
Because Zhuzhou is a good person, a benevolent god.
Therefore… they dare to question him.
After all, only good people are held at gunpoint, because bad people will not give anyone room to question.
"A world that allows questioning is a correct world."
Gazing at such beings in the universe, Su Zhou waited with his hands behind his back. He murmured to himself, "Such suspicion is normal, this is a normal civilization."
—If the entire Music Chapter Universe really had no doubts, no hesitation, and really threw itself into his arms like a maiden eagerly awaiting her lover, choosing the future planned by Su Zhou for all living beings.
Then, he (Innovation) would sigh in disappointment instead.
Because the innovation to be innovated is not only others, but also himself.
If no one questions, no one offers opinions, no one opposes, allowing innovation to reflect on whether it has any shortcomings, then this is not true innovation, but just repeating what the gods have done for countless years, wearing a skin of innovation.
At this moment, Su Zhou recalled the fragments of Yala's teachings to him.
—You should question me.
—You should ask more questions.
—Su Zhou, you should learn to think for yourself… to doubt.
"Yes."
He sighed and smiled, "That's how it is."
Yala was not afraid of me questioning Him, on the contrary, He was afraid of me not questioning Him.
As for why… the answer is actually very simple.
"Because simply admitting is not believing, it is just blind worship and fanaticism."
"It is necessary to doubt, to question, to think for oneself, to try to find out the bad possibilities… and then, still be sure that this is the path one wants to take."
"This is believing and being convinced."
And just as Su Zhou was waiting.
In the human world, the sound of discussion grew louder and louder.
Because in the Dream Realm, everyone can communicate, debate, and exchange their thoughts with each other. A fierce debate is taking place on whether to believe Zhuzhou.
Perhaps it is the inferiority of human nature, or rather, the instinct of distrusting everything that humans possess. The two sides of the debate gradually became extreme after initially disagreeing with each other's views—they began to attack each other's character, family background, personality, appearance, past actions, and past words and deeds.
The two sides of the debate wanted to prove that the other's point of view was meaningless and that the other's ideas were 'wrong' by negating the other's character.
No one is perfect. Once such attacks begin, there is no end. The quarrel itself may even cut off the remaining empathy of human beings, and re-split the human alliance that had been integrated with great difficulty.
Perhaps, such a split is also a kind of correctness… it is the essence of 'conflict'.
But at least for now, it shouldn't happen.
"It seems that it still won't work."
Su Zhou shook his head slightly. It was indeed a bit difficult to force the people who had just regained their freedom from the rule of the gods of the Music Chapter Universe to believe in themselves so quickly.
Perhaps after a few hundred years, after a few generations, when they can look at everything rationally and objectively again, they can believe and follow from the bottom of their hearts.
However, just as Su Zhou was about to reach out and stop the many mortals on the ground from arguing and being hostile.
Four brilliant halos bloomed in the human world beneath the heavens.
"Please stop!"
"Everyone, please wait a moment."
"Suspend your quarrels, we did not fight for such an ending."
"All beings, please believe us once!"
Those were four eras, different Eves and Allans.
The golden-haired girl and the man standing beside her spoke their thoughts loudly to everyone, hoping that the conflict could be temporarily stopped.
Because they were the source of the resistance, and the reason for everything, the prestige of the Eves and Allans was so high that the beings in many time-spaces gradually quieted down, and even the Dream Realm was no longer filled with the roar of voices, becoming tranquil.
Then, the four pairs of 'protagonists', the existences who created all the 'plots' and 'destinies' of the Music Chapter Universe, raised their heads and looked at the door in the sky.
"Respected Primordial Zhuzhou, the venerable god who liberated us from the destiny of the gods."
The first to speak was Allan, the wealthy merchant of the Raging Chord Era. As the 'source of cause and effect' who first sought help from the Pioneer Space and summoned Zhuzhou, he bowed deeply to Su Zhou's incarnation in the sky to express his gratitude.
Then, he spoke, his eyes complex: "I believe in your great power and selflessness, because my prayer had no reward, and I could not pay even half of the reward for facing the unexpected attack of the five God-Kings. However, you still accepted this task, and after completing it, you only accepted the initial reward."
"I believe in you. Perhaps no one in this universe trusts you more than us."
Speaking of this, the merchant Allan seemed to be a little stuck.
Su Zhou made eye contact with the merchant Allan, he just smiled, encouraging him to continue.
"…Okay." After swallowing a mouthful of saliva, the merchant Allan turned his head to look at Eve, who was holding his hand, calmed himself down, and then mustered up his courage again: "But, the four of us still have a doubt…"
"Please speak," Su Zhou said, "If I know, I will answer."
"Yes."
The four pairs of Eve and Allan spoke together. They looked at each other, and then, Eve, the star warrior of the Final Chord Era, scratched her hair and smiled somewhat awkwardly: "So, Venerable God Zhuzhou… You see, the four of us are the same person, theoretically four variations projected from the same note."
"I know this. We are all notes of eternity and change, but if you have to say, to ask me to admit that little girl, that emotionless one, and that princess are me… It's really a little hard to accept!"
"Indeed," Princess Eve hugged the arm of General Allan beside her. This fair-haired young lady shook her head slightly: "My husband in other time-spaces may actually be my father… It's still too difficult to ask me to admit this!"
"I'm the one who can't accept it the most, okay!" Merchant Allan complained: "In my opinion, you are all guys who attacked your own daughter—it's too weird!"
But looking at the expression of little girl Eve, she seemed to dislike what her father said very much.
In short, the four pairs of Allan and Eve, they share the same origin, but still have conflicts, quarrels, and different ideas and opinions.
What about the other beings in the universe?
And their communication with Su Zhou was only to know one thing.
"Can we sever the connection between each other?"
Allan, the young man of the Ringing Chord Era, spoke. He also bowed to Su Zhou to express his gratitude, and then asked: "Can we give up eternity and change, the two source notes that create all the chaos and conflict, and simply be ourselves?"
They asked in unison: "Primordial Zhuzhou, please enlighten us—in the future you envision, is there a life where we can live normally, without being different from others!"
Su Zhou simply replied: "There can be, but not necessarily."
In the shocked and puzzled expressions of the Allans and Eves, the youth added: "Because I don't intend to manage your future. After all, I forcibly stripped away the eternal elements from you. If you regret it in the future, then that will be my mistake."
"Even if you don't regret it, will this really prove your determination?"
Su Zhou said calmly: "I will leave you the possibility of extricating yourselves. Don't worry, it will definitely not be difficult. In the future world, anyone can strip away the notes on their body with their own will, becoming ordinary people like the other beings in the multiverse…"
"And those who hold the notes can of course continue to hold them. That is your deserved talent."
"Of course."
Speaking to this point, Su Zhou paused, and his tone became solemn: "If, this is your wish… then I will also take action to help you."
"But, do you really need to make a wish?"
"No."
"No need."
"We don't need it!"
Allan of the Final Chord Era, the man who traveled through time and space, was swallowed by a black hole, and was finally rescued by Eve, spoke. He saluted Su Zhou extremely seriously, and then said frankly: "Knowing all this is enough… Venerable God Zhuzhou, now, we completely believe in you."
"Because you are not greedy for the eternity on our bodies, nor do you forcibly stipulate our destiny, and you would rather not make a decision to ensure our freedom…"
The four pairs of Eve and Allan saluted Su Zhou, they clasped their hands together towards the light in the sky: "For us, you are indeed correct."
Su Zhou did not speak, because he knew that the protagonists of these four eras still had something to say to him.
Then, he saw that the Allans and Eves turned around and looked at those beings of the Music Chapter Universe who were still waiting.
Those were faces of suspicion, expectation, anxiety, joy, hesitation, excitement, disinterest, and longing.
The myriad appearances of all living beings… should not be one face.
However, if the myriad beings are willing to admit it, then it is a true correctness.
So, immediately afterwards, they turned their heads and looked in the direction of Su Zhou, saluting the white throne burning with cyan-purple flames.
"Venerable God Zhuzhou!"
They earnestly and sincerely prayed: "The beings in this world are only suspicious because they do not understand everything you have done for us."
"They do not know what atrocities the gods have inflicted on us, nor do they know what oppression they have encountered in countless eras. They do not know what kind of resentment they harbored in the past, nor do they know how deeply they once sank into a dark and lightless abyss."
"They don't even know that you came from such a distant void, for the reason of just a call from us—Venerable God Zhuzhou, what is needed for belief is to understand everything that has been done by each other."
"We can't even see your true face, see your true form, see everything you have done—we, they, know nothing about you! We don't even know your true name, other than Primordial Zhuzhou!"
"Because they know nothing about you, that's why they don't believe you!"
Whether it was General Allan or young Allan.
Whether it was the warrior Eve or the girl Eve.
They all stared at the vague figure sitting on the white throne, not at all afraid of the bright light scorching their eyes.
"You understand us, love us, and believe in us, because you already know everything about our past and future, and what we are doing now."
Eternity and change, the supreme notes determined by the Music Chapter Universe, destined by fate, its eight derived minds, eight independent lives, after intending to abandon their destiny, spoke their wishes to the almost torrential Eternal, the pinnacle of Harmony.
"Please let us understand you."
They said firmly: "Please let us know what you have done for us in the past, future, and present."
"Please let us have the power to know you, believe you…"
"And love you!"
Su Zhou's eyes widened.
"Actually…"
He said softly, "Is this the wish?"
For a moment, he suddenly understood.
Why he clearly seemed to have the power close to a torrent, but had never broken through…
Su Zhou suddenly understood what the layer of confusion was that had not been broken through above 'belief', which was why he stopped here.
Allowing others to believe in oneself… allowing others to love oneself…
Love and being loved…
"So…" The youth closed his eyes: "That's how it is."
Su Zhou's surprise was seen by the Allans and Eves.
They smiled, they looked at each other, and then called out again: "Primordial Zhuzhou, our venerable god!"
"Please let us see your immortal true form!"
"Your great power, wisdom, and majesty! Everything you have done for us, all your authority, and the love for us and even the beings of this multiverse!"
"This supreme true form, the real 'You', please grant us a glimpse, so that we can understand you… eliminate the doubts in our hearts!"
Saying this, the initial requester, the merchant Allan, even choked up a little. He stared at the human figure of light that had changed his own destiny and the destiny of his daughter, and brought a new future to the Music Chapter Universe. The middle-aged merchant knelt on the ground, he clasped his hands together, and pleaded towards the sky above: "Primordial Zhuzhou, my venerable god…"
"Please let me… be able to see you."
This was the same wish as before.
——Zhuzhou, we, want to see you.
——See the real you, the you that can be believed in, the true you.
This wish, because it was real, because it was simple, because it came from the heart.
So it went straight to the sky above.
Above the sky.
Su Zhou closed his eyes and was silent for a while.
Then, he opened his eyes, and there were rotating gears operating in his eyes, the power of the 【Reincarnation Seal】 was agitating and flourishing.
He smiled.
"Okay."
Looking around at all living beings, the youth said gently, watching all the gazes looking at him, whether those gazes were respectful or suspicious, wary or trusting.
He stood up from the throne, took a step forward, spread his arms, and looked at all living beings.
"Look."
Then, in the next instant.
Everyone, all minds.
Everything on this earth, everything mortal with blood and qi, saw it.
As those eyes that seemed to represent reincarnation made eye contact with them, all living beings seemed to witness 'eternity'.
It was as if a blazing flame of innovation had been ignited in the boundless cosmic void.
The cyan-purple fire vibrated through the universe and time-space, blooming with the light of Zhuzhou that illuminated everything, like the sun.
That was…
At this moment, everyone in the Music Chapter Universe seemed to have gained another perspective. Their perspective detached from their bodies and began to rise continuously, rising, flying straight towards the sky above. Their view was constantly expanding, stretching, and swelling. Even the Illotarl Continent and Atlantis Continent, which were said to be boundless and infinite, and even the infinite sea that surrounded them, were constantly shrinking and becoming smaller at this moment.
The sound of the surging storm, like a time-space storm, came from their ears. In the momentary astonishment and the constantly rising view, everyone saw that their world, the Music Chapter Universe, had finally turned into a sphere…
A star shining with brilliant light, shining in the endless multiverse time-space storm!
Compared to this star of music, which was constantly transmitting notes and constantly playing melodies, the void multiverse void was so empty and chaotic, hideous and terrifying, like hell.
But… they could still see the distant starry sky.
That 'vision' could penetrate the time-space storm and the void itself, which many void civilizations could hardly penetrate. It could observe the almost entire multiverse picture. Those billions and billions, countless and endless, truly countless stars, turned into a sea of incomparably brilliant world stars, which was heart-stirring just to see, hanging in front of everyone's eyes.
Even the Star of Music, an infinite, vast universe that could breed eternity, was just an ethereal embellishment in this infinite and endless sea of stars. It was so small, so insignificant, so…
Lovable.
So, at this moment.
A hand.
A giant hand of light, constructed of light, belief, persistence, love, and trust, came from nowhere, gently supporting the Star of Music from below.
The time-space storm was turbulent, and the multiverse void also emitted distorted groans because of it—those were warning sounds like bells, alarm bells, and morning bells and drums, the true Great Dao holy sounds, and the endless visions that could be evoked by the very existence of this hand.
And this giant hand, which could cover the entire Music Chapter Universe just by existing, gently placed this star in its palm.
Everyone held their breath.
They dared not make a sound.
They slowly raised their heads, not knowing whether it was fear or expectation. They feared the possibility of this hand closing, and felt at ease because of this hand's gentle actions.
But in any case, all living beings raised their heads and looked at the source of that giant hand.
They saw it.
That was a human youth with a perfect appearance. He looked at the entire universe with a gentle expression. Some of his slightly fluffy long hair was tied up, and there were endless streams of light flowing from the ends of his hair and the corners of his clothes, as if billions and billions of worlds were pouring in power, expecting the achievement of this supreme god. And the length of this stream of light extended to the distant end of time and space.
If one could not leave the universe and come to the void, as long as one could not simultaneously observe the entire world group, one would never be able to see its full appearance. And the beings within the world could only see the shadow of its immortal true form projected onto the world, those transformed shadows of dragons, divine birds, giant snakes, and knife-wielding men.
Therefore, they could not see this immortal cosmic form.
The appearance of this youth-shaped god was enough to be called perfect, but surpassing this perfect appearance was a kind of vastness from the bottom of his heart.
A kind of love that was always dormant, eternally flowing, named…
Named…
【Innovation】 of 【Love】.
"Look."
At this moment, the giant god, the youth, Su Zhou spoke, he said softly.
The almost Torrential One held up the Music Chapter Universe, like holding a candle in the palm of his hand.
He gazed at everything in the universe, and made eye contact with everyone: "Look, all beings."
"This is me."
"Innovation named Su Zhou, the Primordial Zhuzhou."
This volume is coming to an end! The protagonist is also about to become a Torrential Being. I will try to write a big chapter tomorrow to finish it. I would like to ask for the double monthly tickets on the 28th!
Please wait a moment, and wait until the 28th to talk about it!