Chapter 158 Chapter 158: What... What is going on?
Chapter 158: What... What is going on?
"I believe you should actually be very clear about this—those followers of 'Destruction' simply don't care what benefits cooperating with you might bring them... In the messages left by the 'Antimatter Legion,' aside from destroying one civilization after another, it's always about declaring war on yet another world."
Frankly, Kevin doesn't even need to concern himself with good and evil from a normal person's perspective. After all, even back on Earth, when he was busy fighting the Honkai, there were still countless people who couldn't even save themselves, let alone embark on the path of saving the world.
To save others, first save yourself... Even though Kevin himself often couldn't achieve this, he still firmly believes in this principle.
For most ordinary people, what they see with their own eyes is their entire world. If they can't even change that, isn't asking them to contemplate the survival of so-called nations and civilizations essentially a form of moral coercion?
Kevin would rather define himself as a bad person than bear the title of savior... simply because he truly cannot save everyone equally, and saving the world doesn't mean everyone will be redeemed.
But he absolutely cannot tolerate behavior like that of the 'Antimatter Legion,' which destroys 'civilizations' without any restraint.
From many perspectives, this world indeed isn't always wonderful. But the birth of life is definitely not some mistake; it should be considered a miracle.
"You should understand better than I do that they completely and utterly just want to destroy the Xianzhou, not to prop up the 'Denizens of Abundance' into power and make them their allies from then on."
After all, Kevin's understanding of those guys comes entirely from written intelligence. But as people born and raised in this universe, they should understand this far better than Kevin does.
"But you actually don't care about these things at all... Just like those people you mentioned who can't even save their own world, you simply don't care about them."
"You might think... if the Denizens of Abundance succeed, with you wielding the power of the Ambrosial Arbor and controlling the entire Luofu, you should be able to drive the followers of 'Destruction' out. And if the Denizens of Abundance fail completely, then let them utterly destroy the Xianzhou... fine, since you no longer have any expectations for the Xianzhou as it is now anyway?"
"But those people you speak of, even if their lives and world are a mess, it doesn't mean they don't harbor hope, it doesn't mean they want this seemingly miserable world in their eyes to just vanish... Because if it's called life, then its very nature is existence oriented towards living."
"In my view, the so-called concept of 'Abundance' should lie here as well. Yet you, who claim to worship 'Abundance,' in all your actions do nothing but walk the path of 'Destruction.'"
Whether it's luring people into corruption or introducing 'Destruction'... this doesn't resemble a righteous revolution; calling them outright terrorists would be more accurate.
You could say even terrorists still possess some humanity, but you absolutely cannot deny that their actions are utterly inhumane.
"You... what nonsense are you spouting?! How could we, blessed by the benevolent Yaoshi, possibly fail?!"
"Looking back to that time, the Ambrosial Arbor's mystic roots enveloped the Luofu Xianzhou like a living being. Our people maneuvered through the starry seas, unmatched. Everyone could attain enlightenment and become an immortal, freely transforming. The miracles of Abundance descended upon the nine Xianzhou ships; what a glorious era that was......"
"Now look at what the Xianzhou has become?! Willingly driven by that demonic bow, repeatedly ravaged by the followers of Abundance, the 'Ten-Lords Commission' even forces us to abandon immortality... If we could just restore the ancient system, who on the Xianzhou would still suffer? Driving out the 'Legion' would be as easy as lifting a finger!"
The more she spoke like this, the more agitated Dan Shu's expression became, as if that glorious scene was already right before her eyes.
"But since you yourself choose to oppose us, I have nothing more to say. Someone, for me......"
However, just as Dan Shu was about to order her subordinates to test Kevin's strength, her gaze sweeping around only now did she panic and realize in shock that the hundreds of believers in the square had long been sealed together in solid ice at some unknown time.
It's not really her fault for not noticing earlier. After all, the surrounding temperature had been lowered to freezing point by Kevin from the very beginning, and the mist lingering in the air couldn't possibly dissipate that quickly......
"What is going on?! How is this possible?! Your power, your power... how could it possibly be this strong?!"
Dan Shu could never accept that her own plans, along with centuries of scheming by the entire Denizens of Abundance, would end up being defeated without any suspense by a mere outsider?
"You... you must actually be an Emanator of some 'Aeon,' right? After all, how could an individual's power be terrifying to this degree for no reason? Who exactly, which divine lord actually looks down upon our Denizens of Abundance so much......"
Of course, there are naturally powerful races in the universe; some beings can even achieve feats like extinguishing stars through their own power... but those are only certain rare special races. For ordinary humans, wanting to possess such great power seems to be the only path by stepping onto a Path.
Clearly, Dan Shu doesn't believe a powerful individual like Kevin just coincidentally arrived at the Luofu at this time and coincidentally disliked the Denizens of Abundance enough to decide to thwart their plans.
That he had long had his eyes on them seems like the most normal and barely acceptable situation, right?
"That's why I said, the Denizens of Abundance never really considered what would happen if they themselves failed, what would happen if 'Destruction' succeeded... In the end, are you still just placing everything on elusive deities?"
In Kevin's view, the actual strength of the Denizens of Abundance isn't really that impressive... If they had just remained hidden in the shadows it might have been one thing, but they jumped out into the open. Judging purely by real power, they aren't even on the same level as the Cloud Knights.
If it weren't for the smoke specifically targeting Mara-Struck individuals acting as a barrier, these guys probably wouldn't have even lasted until his arrival.
"Probably from beginning to end, your Denizens of Abundance never had any possibility of victory... though from another perspective, it can't be said you accomplished absolutely nothing either."
After all, after experiencing one rebellion, as long as the Xianzhou leaders aren't complete fools, they should know to improve those unreasonable systems to some extent, making life better for those currently suffering on the Xianzhou.
However, this still cannot erase the fact that the Denizens of Abundance are guilty of heinous crimes.
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