"Indeed. It's just as you think. This is the War of the Heavens!"
Seemingly seeing through Zhang Xuan's thoughts, Kong Shi sighed deeply. "There's no way to avoid it, and there's no way to avoid it. The general trend of the world, divided for a long time, united for a long time, divided for a long time. This was inevitable. No one could escape, nor could they escape. If I win, I'll become the new ruler of the heavens. If I lose, my soul will dissipate, and everything will dissipate! "
"The War of the Heavens …" Zhang Xuan's face paled. "Then, she and I …"
If what he said was true, wouldn't that mean that Lozosy would have to fight with him in the future?
Fight for the heavens as well?
It was no wonder why she was so unwilling when he fell in love with her. He had thought that she had some kind of formidable backing, but from the looks of it, that wasn't the case at all.
The War of the Heavens was a battle to the death!
Back when he was on the Master Teacher Continent, he had asked her many times about her true identity, but he had never received an accurate answer. It was not that she was unwilling to tell him the truth, but as a part of the heavens, it was inevitable that she would trigger a backlash from the heavens.
Perhaps, they might even end up fighting to the death.
"If I win, it'll be a fight between you and me. If I lose, it'll be a fight between you and her. This is fate, and there's no turning back, "Kong Shi said calmly.
He spoke of his own fate as if he was talking about someone else.
"The heavens you speak of are the heavens of the Firmament?" Zhang Xuan asked in disbelief. "Is there really no way to avoid it?"
"There's no way to avoid it!" Kong Shi shook his head.
"But … the Firmament is still very normal. It's a place where countless experts can be born. If we really split the heavens, it shouldn't be like this," Zhang Xuan said.
Since the heavens had been split among the three of them, the heavens of the Firmament should have been in a state of chaos. Why was it so peaceful?
"Normal?" Kong Shi said with a bitter smile. "It has been abnormal for the past forty years. The spiritual energy in the Firmament has been declining, and countless species have gone extinct. The gods have been forced to move to the cities, and without the Aura of Divinity, they are unable to make breakthroughs. Cultivation resources have been severely depleted. It might still be able to hold on for a few decades, but in another hundred years or even a thousand years, it'll be completely barren.
"This …" Zhang Xuan hesitated for a moment before falling into a daze.
What the other party said was true.
It had only been forty years since the decline of the spiritual energy in the world, and the places that were previously uninhabited had already become barren. Countless deities and lifeforms had died as a result, and countless cultivators were unable to raise their strength due to the lack of resources …
The foundation of the Immortal World was deep, and time was short, so it was hard to tell. But what about a hundred years later, five hundred years later, or even a thousand years later?
How many new Empyrean Gods were born after their lifespans reached the end of their lifespans more than forty years ago?
Even the number of Celestial Gods was not even worth mentioning, let alone God Kings and Conferred God Kings!
If that was the case, how many lives would be left in the God Realm?
He didn't even dare to think about it!
Could it be … that this was caused by the absence of the Heavenly Dao?
"Isn't there a Spiritual Tide? I heard that we'll be able to obtain a huge amount of resources every time the tide comes … "Zhang Xuan couldn't help but say.
The Spiritual Energy Tide was actually the Spiritual Energy High Tide. It happened once every ten years, and every time it came, it would bring countless resources, allowing the plants in the wilderness, which were originally on the verge of dying at any time, to live on once again.
It was for this reason that even though the Grand Spirit Mountain had not seen any spiritual energy for many years, there were still quite a few plants that lived on tenaciously.
"If we were to compare the Firmament to this building, the Heavenly Dao would be the pillar that holds up the roof. Now that there are two pillars here, it's only a matter of time before the roof succumbs to the pressure and collapses."
Kong Shi said. "The Spiritual Energy Tide is like a makeshift pillar. Even though it can slow down the rate at which the roof collapses, it's actually extremely fragile. Furthermore, every Spiritual Energy Tide will cause a huge commotion in the Firmament. In order to obtain resources, countless lifeforms will resort to unscrupulous means. It might seem like it's maintaining the stability of the Firmament, but in truth, it's actually hastening the death of the Firmament. Do you know how many Gods, Heavenly Gods, and God Kings die every time the Tide of Spiritual Energy hits the God Realm? "
Zhang Xuan shook his head.
This was a secret of the Firmament, and there were no records of it in the books that he had read before.
"The number of Gods and Celestial Gods is uncountable, and there's no way for me to count them either. Let me tell you the number of God Kings and Conferred God Kings before the Spiritual Energy Tide!"
Kong Shi said. "Back then, there were more than three hundred Conferred God Kings and a thousand God Kings!"
"Three hundred? A thousand?" Zhang Xuan's body jolted.
Currently, there were only thirty Conferred God Kings and a hundred God Kings in the Firmament.
Did that not mean that the Firmament had lost ninety percent of its top experts?
Just how many Celestial Gods had died in the Firmament?
"We can't allow the Firmament to continue losing its heavens. If it continues to be divided among us, this tragedy will only continue. The world will continue to tremble, and the Gods won't be able to live peacefully anymore!"
Kong Shi said with a hint of pity in his eyes.
This was not a sight that he wanted to see.
"But … in order to save the world, we have to sacrifice one of you? Can't the two of you work together to maintain the heavens? "Zhang Xuan asked with gritted teeth.
Was there really no other way around this?
Since the heavens could be divided, couldn't they be managed separately as well?
"Of course not! The heavens are perfect, just like the Taiji. Only by working together will the heavens be able to maintain the stability of the world.
Kong shi looked at Zhang Xuan and said, "It's just like a wooden barrel. How much water can it possibly hold if the wooden planks aren't connected together?"
"If that's the case, why didn't Ruoxin kill me back then when she was on the Master Teacher Continent even though she knew that I had grasped a portion of the heavens' will? Also, Kong Shi, if you were to kill me now and take away my portion of the heavens, wouldn't your chances of victory be higher? "
While it was hurtful to say such words, it was the truth.
If what Kong Shi said was true, that the two of them were fighting for the sake of the heavens and saving the people of the Firmament, why didn't they kill him back then?
When they first met, in the eyes of a God Monarch like Lozosy, he was nothing more than an ant from a lower world. Killing him would allow him to gain greater power and save more people, so it was only natural that he would do it!
Putting aside Luo Ruoxin, if Kong shi were to obtain the Library of Heaven's Path from Zhang Xuan, wouldn't he grow even stronger and eventually surpass Luo Ruoxin?
To be able to control the heavens and become a true person of the heavens … This was a huge temptation that no one could resist.
Not to mention, this was not for his own life but for the sake of the countless lives in the Firmament!
"Kill you?"
A glint flashed across Kong shi's eyes, and he sighed deeply. "If killing you could save the world, I would be willing to shoulder any sin, no matter how great the pain, and no matter how great the pain, I would be willing to endure it. At the very least, I can't do it now! "
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