Chapter 471: World: Blurred Past, Present, and Future (Part )
Wang Yao, who has been dubbed the "Demon King", intends to shake the status of Jixia Academy, rewrite the rules of the world, and even plans to destroy the hero system. Could it be that he is the descendant of the great pioneer who founded the King's Continent and created all civilizations in the myth - the Supreme Creator? !

When this shocking secret came out of Xiaoyao Huanmeng's mouth, the one who was deeply shocked was not Wang Yao, the person involved, but the 28 unknown heroes who served as the escort for this meeting!

"Master Zhuang Zhuang Zhou! Is this true?!"

"This is impossible!!"

"That's ridiculous!"

The heroes are all confused and unable to accept these so-called "facts"!
In fact, as Xiaoyao Huanmeng's direct guard group, their job this time was only to intimidate Wang Yao so that the meeting between the two sides could proceed smoothly. However, what they never expected was that everything they had heard so far had far exceeded their expectations and even completely overturned all their previous cognitions!
If the target was not Xiaoyao Huanmeng but someone else, I believe they would tear the other person apart without hesitation on the charge of slandering the Jixia Academy, so as to protect the most sacred pillar of faith in their hearts!
At the same time, compared to the 28 heroes who were somewhat mentally broken, Wang Yao, after some forbearance and restraint, slowly regained his composure: "Everything you said is too ambiguous. If you already know that I am not originally from this world, then how can my bloodline come from the Supreme Creation of this world? Where did my previous memories and life come from? And you also said that you mistakenly thought I was a descendant of the evil god Di Jun. How could the three sages of Jixia, the academy that encompasses ancient and modern knowledge, make such a low-level mistake?"

Yes, this is obviously unreasonable. Wang Yao has every reason to believe that all this may just be a trick used by Xiaoyao Huanmeng to deceive him!

In this regard, Zhuang Zhou ignored his subordinates who were completely shocked and focused his attention on Wang Yao: "As I said before, all the information I provided has no substantial evidence, just like you can't explain why the evil god Di Jun's [Arsenal] is on you! However, for all my current inferences, I can give you a reasonable explanation."

Zhuang Zhou said, "This has to start from that distant old era in the past. I have already said that three thousand years ago, the pioneers headed by the Supreme Creator created the [Clergy Army]. After a hundred years, they finally drove out some monsters and allowed the new humans to have a place to live on the King's Continent, thus laying the foundation for the civilization of this world. However, a thousand years later, about 2000 years ago, the separatist faction headed by the evil god Di Jun triggered the apocalyptic war [Ragnarok], which led to the fall of the gods and the discontinuation of civilization. The problem was caused by that protracted war."

At this point, even Zhuang Zhou's expression showed a trace of bewilderment: "Now, the only thing that can be confirmed is that in the great battle of the gods 2000 years ago, many gods, led by the Supreme Creator, along with the clergy army composed purely of heroes, including the city [Inverted Sky] known as one of the Twelve Wonders, all disappeared inexplicably. It's as if those great pioneers disappeared out of thin air."

Disappeared out of thin air?!
The 28 heroes present all took a deep breath. This was another shocking piece of news! At least from their perspective, it was hard to imagine what kind of power could cause the mythical pioneers to disappear en masse?!

Wang Yao sneered at this: "Humph, are you trying to trick a three-year-old? The old guy Wan Gu Chang Ming is a priest who survived from that era, right? He wouldn't be unaware of the reason?"

"Yes, he is indeed one of the few heroes who survived. Regarding that battle, I have personally consulted the Master, but as the founder of Jixia Academy and the leader of the Three Sages, the Master was unable to give me a positive answer."

The confusion in Zhuang Zhou's eyes was obviously deeper.

"According to Master, as a new hero of that era, he was still weak back then and was not qualified to personally witness the battle of the fallen gods that upended the heaven and earth. He only roughly knew that in that battle, a more terrifying 'thing' seemed to have been born, and that was the natural enemy of all our heroes! Perhaps the situation was too urgent at the time, so that the great Supreme Creator had no time to leave any message to Master, and disappeared mysteriously together with the Upside-Down Sky."

"The hero's natural enemy?"

"Yes, unfortunately I don't know what that 'thing' is. Even after thousands of years of repeated exploration through the power of dreams, I can only roughly know it now. Just like the miracle of the East Wind Altar, which has the power to destroy the world, 'it' also has the ability to 'kill' heroes and even 'kill' gods!"

As Wang Yao's gaze deepened, Zhuang Zhou suddenly asked back: "From just now, haven't you been wondering why everything I said was so vague? Because in fact, even the three sages of Jixia don't know very well. All of this is just based on my speculation! And this is why the Master is so arbitrary and dictatorial. He directly judged that you are the descendant of the evil god based on the arsenal of Emperor Jun alone. After all, since the great battle of the gods 2000 years ago, the Supreme Creation has completely lost contact with us. In the absence of any pioneers to guide, this led to the Master's wrong judgment! In fact, if Zhuge Liang hadn't intervened forcibly at the time and guaranteed your survival with his life in exchange for his life, I would not have started to re-examine the origin of your life, and there would be no meeting between you and me today. In that case, your plan would not change, and we would only be enemies to the death."

As he spoke, Zhuang Zhou's deep and boundless eyes became somewhat meaningful, "So, don't you think all this is just like fate? Why did you come to this world? And what is the purpose of coming to this world? Have you ever thought about this question? Admittedly, no one can give you the truth now, but the future can."

After saying that, without any warning, Zhuang Zhou suddenly raised his hand and waved it gently, just like a giant hand of God that waved away the long dark night, and the current alien space began to ripple and surge like flowing water!

“?!!” This was such a sudden change that Wang Yao didn’t even have time to react before he felt dizzy.

The dark world in which everyone lived seemed to be trapped in a terrible vortex, and began to be distorted and sucked in one by one, including Wang Yao!

Whoosh——

When he came to his senses, the dim vision had become extremely bright, and Wang Yao had inexplicably found himself in another world of heavy snow.

Here the sky was clear, the wind was blowing fiercely, the sky and the earth were covered in white, and standing before him was an incomparably magnificent tower that reached into the sky!

The space of heaven and earth was transformed in just a moment!

At this moment, Wang Yao finally had a certain assessment of Xiaoyao Huanmeng's combat power. Unlike Wan Gu Chang Ming, who was the real number one in martial arts, perhaps Zhuang Zhou, the so-called number one in magic, was not the number one in combat power, but the number one who tended to use magic to assist!
Just like the definition of assist in the game, it tends to release control through relevant means and create a combat advantage. As for the world in front of him, is it real or a dream? Wang Yao was unable to decipher it for a while, and could only stare at Zhuang Zhou coldly.

Zhuang Zhou was standing in front of the lowest step of the tower. In front of him was an endless three-person wide staircase leading directly to the top of the tower.

"You don't have to worry. The space we are in now is a mirror image of the real world. You can also think of it as an advanced version of Wollongong. Here, space changes are all within my thoughts. The reason why I brought you here is to further tell you why the Master has been so obsessed with collecting energy crystals for a thousand years."

After saying this, without giving Wang Yao a chance to refuse, Zhuang Zhou took the lead by lifting his bare feet and climbing onto the first icy step covered in snow.

After a moment's silence, Wang Yao followed.

The snow was flying heavily as two figures, one in front and one behind, slowly climbed to the top of the tower. Apart from the sound of the biting wind, the only sounds around them were the rustling sounds of combat boots and bare feet on the snow.

"You still haven't told me what it means that my existence is also irreplaceable."

"Don't worry, please give me some more time and I will explain it to you clearly."

Zhuang Zhou walked and turned back to introduce: "The tower under our feet is called Tongtian Tower. It is made of solid granite and has endless magic mechanisms inside to maintain its balance. It was built 1500 years ago by Master who spent 500 years slowly building it brick by brick. At the same time, it is also a beacon and belief in the hearts of us Jixia people, representing supreme power and inviolability."

Wang Yao said calmly: "Then, when the troops arrive at the Jixia Academy soon, I will first destroy this tower."

Zhuang Zhou smiled politely, "I'm sorry, I seem to have said something that made you unhappy."

The two of them understood each other tacitly and continued walking towards the top of the tower.

But Zhuang Zhou did not stop talking.

"Perhaps in your mind, Wan Gu Chang Ming is just a cruel, ruthless, extreme and stubborn hateful old man, but in the eyes of us at Jixia Academy, he has always been a teacher worthy of respect. He established the academy, founded the school, and cultivated a large number of new generation heroes and students. Even though his past actions may be questioned and debated, that does not prevent us from respecting him. This respect has nothing to do with right or wrong. It is said that no one is without fault, but can sages really never make mistakes?"

Zhuang Zhou said as he climbed to a higher place.

"2000 years ago, as one of the very few survivors after the Great War of the Fall of Gods and the only remaining guardian in the world, Master later wandered alone on the continent for a thousand years. Master, like most ordinary people, faced this devastated world, unknown mysteries and an uncertain future. He was once very confused and didn't know what to do. No one could give him guidance or help. It can be said with certainty that his life was also full of thorns and ups and downs. I and another great sage also met Master during that period. Of course, we were just ordinary people at that time, which is why Master is the leader of the three sages. I'm not afraid of you laughing at me. In a sense, Master has to be considered my enlightenment teacher."

At this point, Zhuang Zhou seemed to be quite emotional, like an old man reminiscing about his beautiful youth: "The three of us used to travel together, discuss theories, drive away monsters, spread new civilization, and also went to various ruins for investigation. Finally, 1000 years ago, we decided to establish the Jixia Academy and re-inherit the knowledge of the pioneers to start the hero system. This is how the world is today. It was also from the establishment of the Jixia Academy 1000 years ago that Master opened the Canyon Battlefield despite opposition. As you said, he did let the heroes he created go their own way and made them fight each other for power, all for the sake of collecting the energy crystals snatched from the earth."

Zhuang Zhou suddenly stopped and turned around again, and said: "Without talking about right or wrong, you and Master are actually somewhat similar. In you, I see the shadow of Master when he was young. You are essentially the same. You are both strong-hearted and very stubborn. For the sake of your ideals and beliefs, you will continue to move forward unswervingly even if it means risking the world's disapproval."

Seeing that Wang Yao's gloomy and murderous aura was becoming more and more serious, Zhuang Zhou tactfully avoided this unpleasant topic in time.

"Of course, I won't comment on Master's behavior over the past thousand years. A mortal's life span is only a hundred years, and many things are hard to tell right from wrong. But I have to explain for him. The reason he did this was because during his thousand years of wandering, he built the Tower of Babel in order to get information from the Supreme Creation. You know, right? Heroes can communicate remotely, and as the founder of the world and the supreme leader of the last era, Master firmly believed at the time that the Supreme Creation would not fall so easily, and that its 'existence' might have disappeared for some reason. So he thought that building the Tower of Babel might allow him to receive signals from the Supreme Creation. As a result, I don't know if it was fate's mercy, but one day after the Tower of Babel was built, Master actually received a short message from the great Supreme Creation. Of course, that was the first and last message."

Even Wang Yao couldn't help but feel a jolt in his heart, and subconsciously asked, "What did the text message say?"

Zhuang Zhou tilted his head, looked into the distance and said, "The message was very short. For unknown reasons, the message seemed to be interfered with by some mysterious force. I could only vaguely understand one of the many messages, which was also the only information."

At this time, the two had walked a full hundred meters. Although they were still far from the top of the tower, it was enough for them to overlook the entire earth.

The snow-capped mountains stretch to the distant skyline, forming a magnificent blue and white color with the blue sky.

Zhuang Zhou just looked at the endless snowy land in the distance quietly, but facing such a beautiful scenery, his face was heavy and melancholy.
(End of this chapter)