Chapter 461 - 396: Chu Bamboo, God, King Wen of Chu, Qian Grand Ancestor! God: The Interests of the Race Are Above All Else

Chu Bamboo closed his eyes and remained silent for a full two hours.

He’d had many theories about the Celestial Court God... For instance, based on the God’s Schr?dinger-like state, he’d once boldly guessed that this God might not have even been born yet during his time...

He had even suspected at one point that there was a possibility... that this God was actually his and Guan Qianyu’s child.

But in those first few timelines where the sports champions died early, he clearly hadn’t had any contact with Guan Qianyu... The God Worship Sect existed in the Dream World back then too, which was why he had ruled out that possibility...

But he never, ever would have thought...

"...There’s a connection like that!" Chu Bamboo was now genuinely in awe of Nuwa. ’She’s so damn amazing! So daring!’

’She actually dared to do it, when I didn’t even dare to think in that direction... Seriously, stay away from me, don’t spatter your blood on me.’

"No, wait. Since there was an egg... hmm, this could only have happened if the Celestial Court God was willing!" Chu Bamboo realized something else, his expression gradually turning bizarre. "Hold on, analyzing it from this angle... could it be?"

Chu Bamboo’s expression gradually grew heavy. He looked up at the sky and said with a bitter smile, "You two... why did you have to go through all that?"

Without a doubt, he was special!

Therefore, his descendants would most likely be special too...

And as for God, there was even less to say—she was the invincible champion of an era.

If he put himself in God’s shoes, she must have been like Lin Xin Bamboo, falling into a special place similar to Emperor Shi’s Mausoleum. She must have inexplicably arrived in this empty future, contacted Nuwa, and then somehow grown stronger, founded the Celestial Court, and swept across the world, completely unstoppable...

However.

Without a doubt, God must have been able to sense the threat of the corruption. So, she understood very well that in the foreseeable future... something was bound to happen to her—just like his good brother... even if his good brother erased all future information from his mind, he would inevitably realize at some stage that his future would be tragic!

And after something happened to God, it was highly likely that the Human Race would fall along with her. Chu Bamboo had read many of the myths and even the records from that time.

He could only say that based on his deductions... God protected people too well back then! So much so that humanity’s sense of crisis became extremely low, and they weren’t motivated in their Cultivation... after all, in essence, Cultivation wasn’t necessarily a good thing...

Clearly, realizing all this, God... left behind many backup plans.

It was just that... Chu Bamboo never expected God to have even calculated him into the plan.

’Me, and her. The child of two special people! It’s highly likely they would be extremely special too... This might be some kind of one-time measure to quell a great disaster! To make the Human Race glorious and great once more!’

Chu Bamboo analyzed calmly, stunned for a very long time. "What a ruthless person..."

This could only mean one thing: in God’s heart... the world and the Human Race were the most important things!

Even her own child, even her own life, could only come second. They were things that could be completely used and sacrificed for the sake of all humanity...

And as it turned out, God’s plan... was not wrong!

The Grand Ancestor of Daqian... a peerlessly brilliant figure. He was revered by countless scholars of the current dynasty as a perfect Saint, a Philosopher King, an Eternal Emperor!

Looking through all the records in the history of the Dream World’s humanity, everyone unanimously agreed that among the many emperors, only King Wen could compare in terms of merit and virtue...

But what were King Wen’s accomplishments?

After the end of the Mythical Era and the collapse of the Celestial Court, he led humanity to repel the rampaging Ten Thousand Races. He guided humanity out of the despair of the dark era of enslavement by the Ten Thousand Races, was the first to lead civilization into a feudal age, established the Rites of Chu, and created the enfeoffment system...

He stabilized, expanded, extended, and re-established the foundation of human civilization!

In a sense, he was one of the Human Ancestors!

Later generations’ evaluation of him had already reached the absolute Peak.

For the Grand Ancestor, as a successor, to be comparable to, or even surpass King Wen in achievements, truly deserving of the title Eternal Emperor... the difficulty of that, compared to King Wen’s time, had increased exponentially!

Chu Bamboo lowered his head, biting his bottom lip. "But... he traveled far into the starry sky?"

At this moment, Chu Bamboo’s mood grew extremely heavy.

Without a doubt, the Grand Ancestor Emperor was already dead!

The moment he traveled far into the starry sky... his final fate was sealed. Perhaps even if they could meet again in the future, all he would see would be a second-generation Ten Thousand Races member born from his corpse!

Chu Bamboo looked up towards the sky. Although he only saw a metal ceiling, he remained silent for a long, long time. For a moment, he felt a tightness in his chest. He grumbled, "And they say the Grand Ancestor was a descendant of King Wen of Chu... that’s probably another rumor Nuwa made up! Seriously!"

He slapped his cheeks, took a deep breath, and finally managed to calm himself down again. "It’s all in the past... Besides, there’s also King Wen. If nothing unexpected happened, King Wen was also thrown into the void... Oh, I almost forgot, his corpse was forged into a great seal! Emm..."

Chu Bamboo’s mood suddenly became strange. ’From the looks of it... turning a corpse into an Artifact seems to be the most logical method? Well... the Grand Ancestor ran off on his own. Even if they had that idea, it probably wouldn’t have been possible!’

’As for the others... you can’t expect everyone to have that kind of awareness... to willingly offer up their corpses to contribute to future generations!’

Chu Bamboo stood up and paced back and forth on the spot.

At this moment, his attitude towards Daqian had undergone a subtle shift. Of course, he was still going to rebel! Never mind that rebelling was a matter of opposing political stances... even in the most conventional sense of rebellion, things had already progressed this far. It was too late not to rebel...

However, the founder of the dynasty changing from a mere descendant to his own son... that certainly felt very different!

"Let’s summarize the intel..."

Chu Bamboo sighed again. "First... Nuwa’s condition is already at an extremely dangerous point!"

She’s on the verge of a critical point!

The last time he met Nuwa, he had a feeling, but it wasn’t obvious... At that time, Nuwa was losing control, blurting out some dangerous information.

But this time, Nuwa didn’t just hit him with a contamination effect... she directly exploded herself!

If it weren’t for his reset, just based on Nuwa’s state... she would probably become the new dynasty’s greatest threat!

No, humanity might even go extinct because of it... No matter what, Wa Huang is one of the Divine Beings! Only a Divine Being can fight a Divine Being... Ordinary Transcendents, no matter how many, would just be sending themselves to their deaths—

So they could only wait for the Confucian Saint, the Buddha Saint, and the others...

But by the time they made a move, the north might already be gone! Besides, it was still hard to say what state these Divine Beings were in right now.

If the power gap between the two sides was any bigger, and they failed... no, even if their power was similar and it turned into a slight stalemate... then it would be a complete disaster!

"...If I can’t figure out a way to resolve this danger, then in the future, I must consider treating Nuwa as an enemy!"

A cold glint flashed in Chu Bamboo’s eyes. His time with Nuwa No. 17 had given him deep feelings for Nuwa, but if it came to this... if Nuwa became an enemy, he would absolutely not show any mercy—

That would not only be irresponsible to himself, but also to the world, and to Nuwa herself!

"Second... the position of Emperor! It looks like I can’t take it."

"That’s fine too..."

Chu Bamboo was immediately relieved. After all, what he most wanted to promote was a democratic system... He had previously considered that there was no foundation for a democratic system at present, so he could only use the emperorship as a transition. But now... his hand was forced.

Chu Bamboo thought it over and chuckled. "Well then... what I need to do next is basically set!"

Composing himself, Chu Bamboo unhesitatingly asked Little Mushroom Head for the Chixiao Sword. "However, it’s getting late... going through that whole routine again is pointless! I might as well have a spectacular fight..."

"And it’s a good chance to see... just how much substance this Third Realm of mine really has!"

"And while I’m at it, I can accumulate more experience... to prepare for breaking through to the next realm!"

...

「A moment later.」

"...That’s it?" Chu Bamboo’s body glowed with a faint luster. He pinned Eunuch Huang under his foot, the eunuch’s face contorted with ferocity, disbelief, and even a hint of panic. A terrifying fiery light swirled around Chu Bamboo.

"Stop! You, you stop!" Vice President Xin’s face was deathly pale. He never imagined Chu Bamboo would be this ridiculous—according to the intel, this guy was only in the Second Realm.

Earlier, Chu Bamboo had come out and immediately started cursing, calling Eunuch Huang a ball-less, root-less beast, which made the eunuch lose his composure and charge... and then Eunuch Huang, a Third Realm master, was defeated in an instant.

Good heavens, he hadn’t even had time to intervene!

’How did he do it...’

’You only became a Transcendent a few days ago, right?’

Chu Bamboo showed no hesitation. He branded the Fire Seal directly onto Eunuch Huang and kicked him aside. "Get lost. Your life is in my hands now! Next... Old Xin, you suppress your power to the Third Realm and fight me! Don’t even think about pulling any tricks... or I’ll make Eunuch Huang drop dead on the spot, and you can figure out how to explain that to the Heavenly Monarch yourself!"

Vice President Xin: "?!"

Chu Bamboo was actually just bluffing. What Control Skills did he have right now? He might be able to create a Reproduction of one in the future... but he certainly didn’t have one now!

But... a little scare tactic was all he needed.

He wasn’t expecting the bluff to last long... or to use it to escape!

Seeing Chu Bamboo charge forward without a shred of hesitation, Vice President Xin completely fell for it. His expression turned a little ugly as he immediately swung his sword in a slash.

Powerful Sword Qi swept out. Chu Bamboo, completely undaunted, attacked with Fire and Light side-by-side, putting immense pressure on Vice President Xin.

"...How is he doing this?!" Cold sweat dripped from Vice President Xin’s forehead. But as the fight went on, it dawned on him... ’Why am I holding back for Eunuch Huang’s sake?’

’Strictly speaking, this eunuch is a Military Supervisor... Our Captain’s Office isn’t part of the same system as that bastard. As for explaining to the Heavenly Monarch... if I can capture the person in front of me! That would be a merit for me... I’d be reporting a success to the Heavenly Monarch! What is there to explain!’

Having thought it through, Vice President Xin’s gaze sharpened, and he immediately attacked with his full power.

In response to this...

The very first moment he was captured...

Chu Bamboo instantly used Light Transformation.

Vice President Xin: "???"

A moment later, Chu Bamboo patted his chest, landing from the sky with a look of lingering fear, and stood in mid-air. He had previously used Light Transformation to shoot straight into outer space, which had scared him into immediately using it again to rush back. He only slowed to a gradual descent after re-entering the atmosphere.

Taking a deep breath, Chu Bamboo gave a provocative crook of his finger... and Vice President Xin was completely triggered. Seeing that Chu Bamboo wasn’t running away, his face twisted with ferocity as he stamped on the void and pounced again...

And so it went, back and forth...

Vice President Xin couldn’t kill Chu Bamboo... so in a situation where he could only capture him, he couldn’t catch Chu Bamboo at all!

And when the effects of the Light Divine Techniques wore off, Chu Bamboo was immediately captured. In response, Chu Bamboo ignored the bizarre expression on Vice President Xin’s face—a mixture of joy, apprehension, and fear that Chu Bamboo would use Light Transformation again—and directly chose to reset by suicide.

"??? Wha... No... You, why?!" The last thing Chu Bamboo heard was the despairing, tearful roar of Prisoner Xin.