Recap
Yan Zhao had never divided the artifact into two. When the Blood Jade Bracelet saw the Red Gold ring on the Lord God, it assumed it was its own clone, unaware it was its future self.
With Red Gold present, Yan Zhao believed Rong Yu would be able to recognize his identity as the Lord God. He sealed his memory and power, intending to surrender himself, devoid of knowledge, to Rong Yu for any form of retribution.
The Law of God observed coldly: “If you descend to find him, who will govern the Myriad Gods Realm?”
Yan Zhao had already made arrangements: “Isn’t there still a portion of Li Jin’s godhood? Rongrong can’t use it, so splitting it in half will give Qi Ye and the Snow God one godhood each, providing you with two more main gods. Summon them to take over.”
Yan Zhao immediately took action. He divided Li Jin’s godhood in two. Then, he summoned Sima Fu, a staff member of the Space-Time Administration who was also a senior cadre in the bureau.
Yan Zhao handed Sima Fu half of the godhood and instructed him to deliver it to the Evil God in the 999th world. He would wait for Qi Ye to collect the remaining half himself.
Previously, when Qi Ye relinquished his godhood to save the Snow God, he had also made a wager with Yan Zhao. The two gods had sworn that whoever initiated contact first would be considered a “dog.” Yan Zhao was determined to make Qi Ye the “dog” this time.
Qi Ye was facing some challenges in his world and needed to utilize the Lord God’s power. Yan Zhao used this as leverage to request that both Qi Ye and the Snow God come and work for him. It seemed like a fair trade.
Sima Fu was shocked. “Lord God,” he asked, “is this your godhood?” He thought he had heard correctly that the Lord God had referred to it as “Lord Godhood.”
Yan Zhao didn’t bother explaining. “No,” he simply replied.
Sima Fu cautiously inquired, “Lord God, this is a precious item. Shouldn’t you deliver it yourself?”
Yan Zhao responded indifferently, “I don’t want to see him right now. I’m afraid I might lose control and attack him.”
Sima Fu was speechless.
Suddenly, Yan Zhao remembered something. “One more thing,” he said.
Sima Fu bowed. “Yes, Lord God?”
“Revoke Rong Yu’s wanted order,” Yan Zhao instructed after a moment’s thought. “Then issue a formal apology and pin it at the top.”
He needed to clear Rongrong’s name first.
Sima Fu was taken aback. “But Rong Yu is guilty of heinous crimes…” he protested.
“He didn’t do it,” Yan Zhao stated firmly.
Sima Fu was momentarily speechless. Everyone knew that the Demon King Rong Yu was responsible for the chaos in the Three Realms. Now, the Lord God was claiming otherwise?
“Then… who will write the apology?” Sima Fu asked.
Yan Zhao lowered his eyes. “I will,” he said.
Sima Fu was utterly bewildered.
With a head full of questions, Sima Fu took the order and left.
Yan Zhao sat on the throne of God, his sadness concealed by the golden light that surrounded him. He pondered the wording of the apology letter.
The Law never lied. It had stated that the probability of Rong Yu’s revival was less than one in a billion, but not zero. This meant a glimmer of hope remained.
As long as there was hope, Yan Zhao firmly believed that Rong Yu would return someday.
He mentally revised the wording several times. Before he could finalize the apology, a surge of divine power swept through the Myriad Gods Realm. The malevolent aura that made the Red Gold Sun uneasy washed over him.
His thoughts interrupted, Yan Zhao raised his hand and unleashed a beam of golden light.
The handsome and wicked god in black nimbly dodged the attack. “No way,” he exclaimed. “We haven’t seen each other in so many years, and this is how you greet me?”
Yan Zhao glanced at him impassively.
Qi Ye narrowed his eyes. “Yan Zhao,” he remarked, “you’re still as dazzling as ever.”
Yan Zhao responded calmly, “Is this how you beg a god?” Although he and Qi Ye had reached a mutually beneficial agreement, Qi Ye was still unaware of the details.
Therefore, it was Qi Ye who was in the position of supplicant.
Qi Ye, adaptable as ever, replied, “Oh, you look very dazzling indeed.”
Yan Zhao immediately retorted, “You’re a dog.”
“Li Jin is the real dog,” Qi Ye said indifferently. “If it weren’t for his trouble, I wouldn’t want to return to the realm of the Lord God. What’s wrong with staying in the 999th world with Chacha forever?”
“I’m truly grateful that you were willing to kill him for me,” Qi Ye said sincerely. “I knew you still considered me a good brother.”
“I killed Li Jin because he offended me, not because of your grudge against him,” Yan Zhao corrected. “Don’t get sentimental. I don’t recall ever having a brotherhood with you.”
“How did he offend you?” Qi Ye asked curiously. “He wanted to steal my and Chacha’s godhood to become stronger, but he wouldn’t dare touch you for the time being, right?”
Yan Zhao stated, “The recent turmoil in the vast universe was all his doing.”
Framed Rongrong and caused him to misunderstand, Li Jin deserved to die.
“What a dutiful law enforcement god,” Qi Ye praised. “You killed him because he had a grudge against you, and then you gave his godhood to me. Do you always treat your friends this generously?”
Friend? The concept of friendship between him and Qi Ye was irrelevant.
Dutiful law enforcement god… He was no longer worthy of that title.
Yan Zhao said lightly, “There’s no need to beat around the bush. I’ll give you what you want.”
Qi Ye relaxed instantly. “You should have said so earlier. I won’t pretend anymore.”
Yan Zhao said expressionlessly, “There are conditions.”
Qi Ye asked, “What conditions?”
Yan Zhao said, “Take over the Myriad Gods Realm for me. We’ll work in shifts initially, and then alternate in the future, each taking ten days a month.”
Qi Ye: “The three of us?”
Yan Zhao said, “Your Snow God can’t just be a main god and not work, right? Of course, it’s okay if you work for him as a double god. Anyway, I only work ten days a month.” As for Rongrong, he only needed to eat, drink, and have fun. That was a naturally happy life.
Unlike him, he was born to work hard.
Yan Zhao actually wanted to resign and not do it at all. But there was no way around it; he was the Lord of All Gods recognized by the Law of God.
Qi Ye asked, “Are you busy these days?” He sensed that Yan Zhao seemed to be in a hurry to see someone.
Yan Zhao glanced at him and suddenly said, “Qi Ye, I didn’t understand why you gave up the godhood at your fingertips for the Snow God.”
“Now I understand.”
The sun that shines on the world, one day, wants to shine on only one person.
Qi Ye sized him up, feeling strange. “There’s something going on here. What kind of person could captivate the high-and-mighty Sun God?”
Yan Zhao rarely showed a happy expression. “Someone just a little prettier than your Snow God.”
“Get out of here; you haven’t even seen my Chacha.” Qi Ye squeezed his wrist. “You’d better not; you look scary.”
Yan Zhao directly tossed him half of the transparent godhood.
“He will become the Lord God, so he won’t be afraid of me.”
Qi Ye caught the godhood and waved his hand without hesitation after using it. “Thank you. Go about your business; I’ll take care of things here for you.”
Yan Zhao had no time to interrupt him.
He was going to save his Rongrong.
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Through the connection between Red Gold and the Blood Jade Bracelet, Yan Zhao quickly locked onto the closest past time point in the vast universe.
5497th World, Son of Destiny Ji Yu.
Yan Zhao looked up the background information of this world and found that there was indeed a man named “Chu Zhuo” who was good-looking, brave, and a skilled fighter. Sure enough, he fit Rongrong’s standard of “high-ranking, powerful, and good-looking.”
It was a pity that he died young, suffering from congenital heart disease and passing away at the age of twenty-six.
Good riddance.
Thinking of Rongrong’s possible intimate relationship with this person, Yan Zhao’s eternally bright and sunny heart inevitably gave birth to some dark thoughts.
The devil met the Lord God and gradually became Buddhist. The Lord God fell in love with the devil, but slowly began to blacken.
Maybe this is what husband and wife look like.
Yan Zhao immediately borrowed the identity of a deceased person and established his identity in this world as Emperor Chu Zhuo, impersonating him.
Rongrong was in danger in every small world. Yan Zhao had also sealed his memory and strength; he needed a strong mortal identity to protect Rongrong. Emperor Chu was very suitable. And… if Rongrong truly had a connection with Chu Zhuo, he hoped that the last person Rongrong remembered would be himself.
This was Yan Zhao’s selfishness.
Yan Zhao wanted to seize the body and be reborn, attaching himself to Chu Zhuo and inheriting Chu Zhuo’s memories. Although he had lost the memories of the Lord God, he had already instructed his soul – when he met the soul that attracted him, he must love him deeply and never hurt or misunderstand him. No matter how he was treated, he must not hate or blame him.
In order to fight for Rong Yu’s chance of survival, he exposed all his vulnerabilities.
And when Yan Zhao’s divine soul descended to the 5497th world, Rong Yu also happened to come to this world.
There was a corpse of Chu Zhuo in his blood jade bracelet space.
Emperor Chu in the 5627th world had just died of a heart attack, and his bones were still cold.
How could two sets of bones from the same person appear in the same world?
So the tomb where Emperor Chu was buried became an empty coffin, and the bones in the blood jade bracelet disappeared. Yan Zhao used his bones to reshape his flesh and blood, and came back to life.
And when the soul of the Lord God was contained in this mortal body, in the world of cultivating immortals at the same time, the Lord God under the peach blossom tree fell into a deep sleep. His soul left his body, leaving only a shell, and began to have a long, long dream.
Yan Zhao still remembered that in the doomsday world, Rong Yu held his hand and said, “You should wear a ring on your hand. I’m not used to you not wearing it.”
So he turned Red Gold into a blood jade thumb ring and wore it on his thumb, as if it were a miniature version of a blood jade bracelet.
After sealing his power, Yan Zhao could no longer communicate with Red Gold. But because of the connection between Red Gold and the Blood Jade Bracelet, he would always be drawn to Rong Yu who was wearing the Blood Jade Bracelet.
They were a love that was not recognized by the law, without a red thread of fate, without telepathy, without a soul’s attraction.
But with the help of external objects, he could finally rush to Rongrong’s side to protect him as soon as possible.
That was when they met in the flying snow. He hugged the injured Rong Yu onto the horse and whispered, “…I’m here.”
He had no memory at that time, only a deep sense of fear and rejoicing. It seemed that if he failed to arrive in time, the injured young man in his arms would disappear forever.
He pampered Rong Yu to the extreme, so much so that everyone in the world thought Rong Yu was a troublesome beauty. The ministers even petitioned for Rong Yu’s execution, but he ignored them.
No matter what, he couldn’t hurt Rong Yu; he must love him forever.
This was the belief engraved in Yan Zhao’s soul.
Yan Zhao felt that Rong Yu loved him too at that time. They walked together in the snow, painted in front of the window. A tree full of peach blossoms bloomed in the courtyard in spring, Rong Yu swung on a swing under the peach blossom tree, and he pushed behind him, his eyes filled with the image of Rong Yu in red.
He also painted a picture, depicting a fiery red lotus, which he felt matched Rong Yu very well. He jokingly called him “Little Lotus.”
Little Lotus was a very intimate nickname. He liked being intimate with Rong Yu, so he often called him that.
Rong Yu was afraid of bitter medicine, but if he coaxed him, Rong Yu would obediently drink it. Later, his heart attacks became frequent, and the pain was unbearable. Rong Yu stayed with him quietly. He confessed that he wouldn’t survive the winter, and Rong Yu said, “Then we can get married in autumn.”
Rong Yu drew their portraits. Yan Zhao never knew that Rong Yu’s portrait skills were so good; even the ring on his hand was lifelike. He asked about its meaning, and Rong Yu said, “True gold and fire, forever and ever.”
From then on, he remembered the appearance of the ring, and also remembered its meaning.
Rong Yu wanted to replace the poisoned wine with real wine, but he refused, and he said: “Little Lotus, you should live a good life.”
Rong Yu looked at him: “I really hate you now.”
Yan Zhao thought, that’s fine too.
He did not die of heart disease in that life.
He died on his wedding night, poisoned by Rong Yu.
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After experiencing this life, Yan Zhao reappeared in the Myriad Gods Realm, his face slightly pale.
It was the mortal body whose intestines were pierced by poisoned wine, but the god felt the same heartbreak.
He seems to love Little Lotus even more.
But Little Lotus hated him very much, and even poisoned him on the wedding night he was most looking forward to.
“Let people fall in love with you and then let go, let the people who love you live a good life, this is the most poisonous curse I have ever heard in the world. I have seen 3,728 kinds of torture, none of which is worse than this It hurts even more. I think, one day if I hate someone to the extreme, I will use this method to take revenge on him.”
Rong Yu’s words were still ringing in his ears, and Yan Zhao suddenly remembered that Red Gold had said that Little Lotus said he loved him.
…Is this what it means? He said he loved me, then disappeared forever, taking revenge on me in the cruelest way.
He hates me so much.
Rong Yu’s soul lamp didn’t show any signs of rekindling, a glass of poisoned wine was really not enough to relieve his hatred. Yan Zhao thought bitterly.
Red Gold Sun Ring was so anxious that he turned around, the problem of the timeline not matching is really serious! It really wanted to roar at Lord God: The Great Demon King poisoned you not because he hated you, but because he loved you and wanted to give you a good time! You don’t know how miserable you were in the first few worlds!
It’s a pity that it was banned by the law, so it could only be anxious.
What exactly does the law want to do? Gave the Lord God such a method, but misled him so much! Could it be that he wants the Lord God to give up completely!
Red Gold Sun Ring suddenly felt cold, after following the Great Demon King for several worlds, his IQ has been significantly improved, as if he accidentally guessed the truth…
“What’s wrong with you? You’re sitting on the ground in a daze as soon as you come back. Is this still our high-ranking Lord God?” Qi Ye’s annoying face appeared in Yan Zhao’s vision.
Yan Zhao didn’t bother to look at him, and said in a low voice: “It’s none of your business.”
“I didn’t care about you. Half of the Myriad Gods Realm will be my and Chacha’s territory in the future. Please make room for me. The south is yours. If you stay longer, I will charge you.” Qi Ye had an expression of “you are being sentimental”.
Yan Zhao: “…”
He stood up and looked up, only to find that half of the Myriad Gods Realm had changed drastically.
The Myriad Gods Realm is a world unto itself. In the hands of someone with even a slight inclination towards infrastructure, it could be transformed into a beautiful planet. However, Yan Zhao had never bothered with such pursuits. For countless years, the realm remained empty, furnished only with his solitary throne. The entire world was a blank canvas, illuminated solely by intense golden light and blazing flames.
Upon his arrival, Qi Ye immediately erected a barrier, dividing the realm into northern and southern halves. This effectively isolated the southern region’s sunlight and heat. The northern sky was now shrouded in perpetual night, and the temperature plummeted to an icy chill.
No wonder I feel uncomfortable. Yan Zhao realized. Aside from the ache in his heart, the darkness and cold were elements the sun naturally abhorred.
“You certainly make yourself at home,” Yan Zhao remarked through gritted teeth. “Change the night back to day; it’s unsettling.”
Qi Ye scoffed. “If you’re uncomfortable, retreat to your own territory. You summon us to work without even providing suitable accommodations. What’s wrong with you?” He continued, “Chacha nearly got scorched by the high temperatures here when he first arrived. Now, seeing you makes me even more uncomfortable.”
Yan Zhao wanted to retort but lacked the energy for an argument. After a moment of silence, he asked, “Qi Ye, you understand love better than I do. If you angered the Snow God, how would you appease him?”
“That depends on the offense,” Qi Ye replied. “If it were me… I’d simply offer a bit more coaxing. What’s wrong? Are you having a lover’s quarrel? Tell me about it. Let your brother offer a solution.”
Yan Zhao found himself inexplicably relegated to the role of a younger brother. However, he had no time for disputes. In matters of love, Qi Ye was undeniably his senior.
“I mistakenly accused him of Li Jin’s actions,” Yan Zhao confessed, his voice gradually lowering. “I stabbed him with a sword, hunted him relentlessly, and banished him to a BE world as punishment. Then, in another world, I hid my identity and spent time with him… He knew, but pretended not to. Now, his soul lamp has been extinguished for some unknown reason…” Yan Zhao’s voice trailed off. “I want to go back in time, let him vent his hatred, and see if I can rekindle his soul lamp. After experiencing one world, he poisoned me.”
Qi Ye stared at Yan Zhao as if he were mentally deficient.
“Soul lamp?” Qi Ye echoed in surprise. “Are you talking about the Son of Destiny you issued a wanted order for in the All Gods announcement group… Rong Yu?”
Yan Zhao nodded. “Do you have a solution?”
Qi Ye shook his head.
Disappointed, Yan Zhao asked, “Didn’t you say you had a solution?”
“But I never did anything so unconscionable to Chacha,” Qi Ye pointed out.
Yan Zhao fell silent.
“You don’t need to repent,” Qi Ye advised. “You need a crematorium, an incinerator. Just go along with it and be wiped out. Oh, wait, you’re the sun. High temperatures won’t harm you.”
Qi Ye looked up at the cold night blanketing the northern realm. “Is this environment making you uncomfortable?”
Yan Zhao frowned, instinctively avoiding the overwhelming darkness. “Yes.”
Qi Ye waved his hand dismissively. “In the next world, simulate this environment. Reflect on your actions for a thousand years, and maybe you’ll have a chance at forgiveness. Now go; Chacha and I are going to continue decorating our love nest.”
Yan Zhao was left speechless. Would that really work? he wondered.
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