After Admitting The Wrong God They Regret It - Chapter 42
The man whispered in alarm, but because of the surrounding noise and the ongoing interview with the young member of the Tree Spirit Clan, Yuanquan, who was accompanying Yuejian, they didn’t notice what was happening.
He remained vigilant, wondering if there might be any troublemakers around.
The interview with the journalist continued.
However, those watching the broadcast were sweating profusely.
The current scene was being broadcasted across the entire alliance. Initially, His Majesty entrusted them because they were the largest platform in the entire alliance, with excellent technology, having successfully withstood many hostile cyberattacks.
But now, this sudden interruption had thrown them all into chaos.
Fortunately, Prince Yuejian’s action hadn’t begun yet. As long as they quickly cut away from the scene and resumed the live broadcast, there was still a chance to salvage the situation.
Thinking about Yuanquan’s ruthless methods as an emperor, he swallowed hard.
“Quick, hurry up! Figure out what’s going on, how this feed got connected, whether it’s some enemy platform seizing the opportunity to target us?”
Although the people frantically trying to debug wanted to say it wasn’t possible, since they were all followers of Prince Yuejian and wouldn’t sabotage him, they didn’t dare utter a word, continuing to focus on debugging.
But the speaker watching the screen gradually felt that something was amiss. What was all this about?
Studying genetic diseases?
Were they trying to develop new drugs?
But hadn’t they been researching drugs all along? Even if they did, the effects on genetic diseases were minimal, nowhere near as effective as items imbued with a bit of divine spiritual power, right?
With these doubts, they temporarily released a statement through the platform to reassure citizens of the alliance and continued trying to remove the feed.
On the other side, Ebu, unaware of any issues with the live broadcast, continued expressing his gratitude to Prince Yuejian to the journalist.
As he spoke, he glanced to the side.
His brother, Isa, was sitting in a wheelchair, being pushed over.
The young man’s face was still pale, but his smile was bright. Behind him stood some other members of the Tree Spirit Clan who had rushed over from the Tree Spirit Star.
It was a group led by the two brothers’ uncle.
Since Ebu and Isa were brought to the Radiant Star and received an audience with the divine beings, their uncle had imprisoned and banished those clan members who thought Isa’s genetic disease was incurable and had expelled the brothers from the clan. Now, he was even more kind and flattering towards the brothers, emphasizing countless times that abandoning them was the decision of those clan members acting on their own, and he had no knowledge of it. As soon as he heard that the Council Leader was bringing divine power to treat severe genetic diseases, he immediately thought of Isa and swiftly went to find them.
The two brothers had grown up under the protection of their parents, who had passed away not long ago due to an accident. Their uncle was the one they trusted most.
There was no doubt about such statements.
As Ebu spoke, the camera gave a shot of the Tree Spirit Clan, and the elders’ eyes were filled with encouragement, as if praising him for speaking well, for being right.
Ebu had been somewhat uneasy at first, but now he breathed a sigh of relief.
Since the adults all said so, it must be true. The black-haired one before had only temporarily eased his brother’s symptoms with energy stones; it was only later that Prince Yuejian truly saved his brother.
Ebu also felt grateful to the Radiant Star. If he had delayed, his brother might not have survived until the treatment.
But he heard that the Radiant Star was at odds with the alliance—
The young man had been hearing adults speak ill of the Radiant Star all day, and unconsciously suppressed those thoughts. Finding an opportunity to repay favors was fine, but everything else should be attributed to Prince Yuejian. He couldn’t possibly compete with Prince Yuejian. How could he fight with him?
The interview just ended, and the journalist nodded satisfactorily, stepping back and directing the camera towards Yuejian.
The golden-haired deity seemed somewhat uncomfortable appearing in front of so many people. First, he tentatively greeted the camera, then his gaze fell on the few severely ill individuals.
Yuejian usually only saw those with genetic diseases near the Radiant Star.
Because pollution had been expelled by the Abyss, those around the Radiant Star didn’t suffer from such severe genetic diseases. Overall, things were peaceful.
This was the first time Yuejian had seen patients with such severe genetic diseases, especially the ones with deformities, making Yuejian unwilling to look at him directly.
The leader of the Carp Clan still looked at Yuejian with respect and devoutness, hoping that Yuejian would create miracles for them.
Behind the leader of the Carp Clan, a group of kneeling Carp Clan members were bound.
They bore many scars, their spirits low, facing in the direction of Yuejian.
One of the Carp Clan members raised his eyelids, then his cold and lifeless gaze fell down again, as if uninterested in everything around him.
“Prince Yuejian, what else do you need us to prepare? You can freely tell us,” said one of the Carp Clan members.
“Have they committed any wrongdoing?”
Yuejian activated his spiritual power, avoiding looking at the three severely ill patients lying on the ground, and his gaze fell on these individuals instead.
“To be honest, it’s shameful. When the Rezi Clan was taken away by the false gods, they were there. The news was spread by them, shaking their own faith and spreading it to others, affecting you, Prince Yuejian. Our clan has already punished these people internally. Now, before the punishment is carried out, please let them see what a real miracle is, and see how absurd their shaken faith is!”
Yuanquan glanced coldly at these individuals who, upon seeing Yuejian, not only showed no excitement or excitement but remained despondent throughout.
They were people who had met with XInghui.
Yuanquan recalled the quiet black-haired deity, and it was hard to imagine what XInghui had done to them.
That kind of weak and powerless deity, other than being pampered like a canary in a safe and comfortable cage, he couldn’t imagine XInghui doing anything radical, let alone showing any radical expressions on his face.
Of course, Yuanquan wasn’t the only one with this thought.
Yuejian squinted his golden eyes slightly, and as he mobilized his spiritual power, the surrounding soil began to stir, tender sprouts emerging, and a fresh scent of grass and flowers filled the air.
Delicate buds emerged from the tender shoots and grass leaves, trembling as they bloomed.
Yuejian smiled and slowly walked to these individuals.
“It’s also my fault. There was an accident at birth that initially left me weak. I’ve been recuperating in the Radiant Star Palace, wanting to help with genetic diseases, but I could only improve the Bright Star System and nearby systems like yours, the lower systems. It was my negligence.”
“For you to think of us, that’s already the greatest favor to us. Prince Yuejian, and Zhen, Prince Yuejian doesn’t blame you. Hurry up and confess to the Prince!”
The leader of the Carp Clan’s voice was stern.
When Zhen and others were brought back from the Rezi Star by the clan, they looked like this. They spread the news that the deity of the Rezi Clan had saved the Rezi Clan, had taken them away, and would not let them experience the pain of genetic diseases again. But when their deity was needed for salvation, he didn’t show up.
Now, he still hadn’t shown up.
As they were scolded by the clan members, some people couldn’t help but waver. By the time they realized it, the news had spread all the way to the Radiant Star.
Now that Prince Yuejian had arrived and was treating the severe genetic disease patients in their clan, they believed that once they witnessed Prince Yuejian’s abilities, their faith would be reaffirmed.
And indeed.
After the scent of grass and flowers appeared in the air, everyone felt lighter, as if the pain of genetic diseases wasn’t so heavy anymore.
Especially when the plants covered the land, wherever they went, everyone’s faces showed a intoxicated and enjoying expression.
“You only see the surface of things. I don’t blame you,” Yuejian continued, speaking to Zhen and the other Carp Clan members.
“What you have seen is indeed divine. He obtained the fragments of divinity and has power, sheltering a portion of people. I don’t deny this. But what I want you to know is that since my birth, all citizens of the alliance have been under my protection. My abilities were insufficient to protect all aspects of your lives, and I am ashamed of that. But I still need you, I need your faith. The storm has passed, and the future will only get better,” his voice was sweet, carrying gentle reassurance.
Zhen slowly raised his head, feeling the alleviation of his genetic disease within him, a relief he had never experienced before. His shaken and shocked heart settled slightly. The appearance of the deity before him was gentle enough, and his words were gentle enough.
If he could have seen such a deity before going to the Rezi Star, he might even have been willing to die for him.
But now, though he slowly believed that Yuejian would save them, protect them, and lead them to a better future, there was still a strange feeling in his heart. The previous scene kept replaying in his mind.
The black-haired deity with a cold face and an arrogant demeanor stood outside the crowd, holding the glowing divine star fragment, recalling all the regrets of the past. He couldn’t forget how the little Rezi clan happily told them that their parents had never abandoned them and had always kept their promises.
The deity only stood outside the circle, expressionless, not even saying a word when he patted their heads.
What kind of feeling was that?
But he should also be happy, right?
Zhen once again discarded the inexplicable fantasies in his heart, his eyes turning red.
Everything seemed to have settled.
Seeing the expression of the other party, Yuanquan understood that their wavering had been almost completely dispelled by Yuejian’s reassurance.
He showed no special emotion on his face, his platinum-colored hair gently swaying in the wind, and his light golden eyes squinted slightly.
It should have been this way.
Faith would waver because they hadn’t seen a real deity.
“Then let’s begin.”
After saying these words, Yuejian turned and walked back to the three Carp Clan members whose breathing seemed to be gradually calming.
As the main topic was about to begin, the people on the broadcasting side were unable to contain themselves any longer. They rushed over with pale faces, but were stopped by the commander Tan Lu with a few words.
With just a few words, Tan Lu’s face changed drastically as he quickly walked towards Yuanquan.
Just now, an unknown force directly took over the alliance’s broadcasting channel and played a video of the alliance laboratory demonstrating how to produce and research drugs to worsen genetic diseases, with the most frightening part being the drug experiments on some death row inmates.
It was unknown how this video was leaked from the laboratory’s top-secret archives, and whether they chose to cut off the broadcast, adjust the signal, or forcibly suppress the video through other means, they were unsuccessful.
Now it had caused a huge uproar in the alliance.
Ignoring whether death row inmates needed to endure such torment before death, just the fact that the alliance’s laboratories were not striving to develop effective drugs, but instead researching how to worsen genetic diseases, was incomprehensible and unreasonable to the alliance citizens.
And the video was still playing.
As soon as this was reported, Yuanquan’s face immediately darkened, instantly understanding that it was the work of the Demon Clan.
He hadn’t expected that they would still have the ability to do such things in resource-scarce desolate star systems. After all, the Demon Clan’s several breakthrough attempts had failed to succeed when the alliance strengthened its defenses. Now it seemed that the failures were just a facade, and their true purpose was here: to disrupt today’s broadcast and prevent Prince Yuejian from stabilizing faith.
And the Demon Clan couldn’t just be admiring this in the desolate star system.
The moment Yuanquan realized this, he gave the order.
“All starships, scan again and fire at the gaps in the air. Cut off all signals from the broadcasting channel. If you can’t cut it off, just delete the signal tower.”
“Yes!”
Yuejian also realized that something was wrong on this end. His light green spiritual power had gathered at his fingertips, and he turned to look at Yuanquan.
“Yuanquan, what’s going on? What happened?”
“After some unexpected events, the live broadcast had to be temporarily suspended. The subsequent content will be made available to citizens through other means within the Star Network,” Yuanquan said softly.
Behind him, all the energy cannons of the starships had lit up, accumulating energy, ready to fire at any potential hiding spots for starships.
Amidst the roaring sounds, Ibu trembled with fear and ran to his kinsmen, grabbing his brother’s hand.
“What’s wrong? What happened?” he asked.
Meanwhile, Isa’s face turned even paler, looking extremely distressed.
However, everyone was focused on the sky and Yuejian beside them, not noticing his discomfort.
His fingertips gradually lost strength.
Blood gushed from his mouth in an instant.
“Brother!”
Ibu was terrified, shouting out and attracting the attention of those around him.
The accompanying doctor hurried over, took a serious look, and then solemnly took out a device to test the level of contamination around.
“The pollution level on Carp Star is higher than we expected. His body is still very weak, and he hasn’t rested well on the way here. The genetic disease has also flared up,” the doctor said.
Isa felt his vision starting to blur, the intense pain making him almost faint.
Instinctively, he wanted to grasp something for help.
Recalling the warm power that once surged into his body, he uttered babbling sounds, similar to an energy stone being taken out by the doctor and placed beside him. Yet, his body temperature quickly began to drop, his voice becoming lower and weaker.
“Brother! Brother!”
Ibu was completely panicked, watching as Yuejian’s spiritual power began to heal the several Carp Clan members. He quickly turned and ran over there.
“Yuejian, please, please, save my brother. My brother’s genetic disease has flared up again due to the pollution here, and his breath is so weak,” he pleaded.
Carp Star and Regenerate Star were already on the edge of the abyss, quite a distance from Tree Spirit Star.
And the pollution level on Tree Spirit Star was much lower than on Carp Star, plus Isa had been recuperating at Brilliant Star before. However, the pollution here triggered the genetic disease to flare up again, coming on aggressively.
As he cried out, there was finally a different sound in the thunderous sky.
A crisp sound, as if effortlessly neutralizing the energy cannons.
With the attack, the demon clan starship hidden above finally appeared.
This starship, in order to infiltrate, wasn’t a large one.
But the former demon clan was arrogant and reckless, daring to provoke anyone. Almost every race’s textbooks and history would have pictures of such demon clan starships.
Black, cold, and ruthless.
Even a medium-sized warship made people tremble involuntarily.
The moment it was discovered, the demon clan starship also launched a counterattack. The starships guarding near Regenerate Star immediately pressed forward, while the Alliance starships spread out over Carp Star, needing some time to reorganize their defenses. At this moment, the demon clan’s several warships were evenly matched with the Alliance’s forces.
With the battle of the warships in the sky, powerful waves surged below.
Many people were knocked over, and Yuanquan and Tan Lu had already arrived beside Yuejian in an instant, protecting him.
Yuanquan quickly reached for his gun and fired ammunition, offsetting another attack in an instant.
Everyone was stunned.
Watching as a particularly small starship appeared in the sky, a tall demon clan member with a fake smile, a hint of regret in his eyes, leapt down from a height of over ten meters. His pitch-black wings spread out behind him as his military uniform fluttered in the wind. Even without using those psychic firearms, he himself was like a heavy weapon, pressing down with formidable psychic force.
Yuanquan also, in an instant, spread his six wings of pale gold behind him, facing off against Yuanyuan.
Platinum-colored eyes met with dark red eyes, the first collision of two forces at their peak.
In the moment when both sides were pushed back by each other’s power.
Yuanquan frowned slightly, instinctively shielding himself with his wings.
Pain surged along with the unpleasant smell of singed feathers.
Yuanquan looked to the side.
He met a pair of familiar yet unfamiliar black eyes.
He heard the person speak softly, calling out a strange name in a very pleasant voice: “Yuanyuan.”
The slender youth had messy hair under the military cap, no longer in the familiar casual clothes but in a crisp black military uniform, striding confidently amidst the wind and waves, his fair and slender fingers still holding onto a gun, a stark contrast to his previous quiet demeanor.
There were other vigilant demon clan members around him, those unruly ones who didn’t listen now seemed to have found a master, flocking to their deity, their deep red eyes fixed firmly on their direction.
Yuanquan spread his wings and lowered his voice.
“Xinghui.”
The shot just now was made by Xinghui.
Could he see it?
The demon with black wings had already returned behind Xinghui.
He hit!
He really hit!
Xinghui still held his firearm.
Looking at that familiar, dazzling psychic force, and the huge six wings behind Yuanyuan.
His first reaction was that Yuanyuan looked like this, similar to the rigid, stubborn, and indifferent image he had imagined.
The only thing he didn’t expect was that he had so many wings —
But with so many wings, wouldn’t it be awkward to fly? Both two wings and six wings could fly, but it seemed that two wings were easier to control, right? Moreover, six wings increased his overall size, making him easier to target.
But now that he had fired a shot and alerted the other party, it would be difficult to hit again, but it also served as a lesson. In the past, he could tolerate anything, but bullying his family’s believers was unacceptable.
And at the moment Xinghui appeared, Zhennan couldn’t help but tremble. Yuejian’s treatment was still ongoing, and Ibu’s cries gradually turned desperate. Isa was now spewing blood in large gulps, his flesh starting to fall off, his breath fading away.
Xinghui didn’t look over.
His gaze fell on Yuejian.
Sweat beads were already forming on Yuejian’s forehead.
In the next moment, the symptoms of the seemingly calm three Li clan youths suddenly worsened.
The smell of blood permeated the air.
Xinghui and Yuejian stood ten meters apart from each other.
Yuejian, with a pale face, withdrew his fingertips, tightly protected by Tan Lu.
But watching as the breath of the three youths weakened, a relative of one of the Li clan couldn’t bear it and broke down crying.
The leader of the Li clan also looked somewhat uneasy.
“I, I did my best, but, but they’re too heavy, the injuries are too severe—”
Yuejian hurriedly explained to the people around him.
Tan Lu stood in front of him, comforting him.
“It’s okay, Your Highness, don’t blame yourself. Their genetic disease is indeed too severe. When we came, we already explained to the Li clan the situation of your current strength. They even found three critically ill genetic patients to seek help from you. This was beyond your capabilities, especially with the interference of these despicable demon clans.”
He didn’t think there was anything wrong with Yuejian’s actions.
Instead, it was Xinghui in front of him who forcibly gave birth to Yuejian’s abilities, causing Yuejian’s current panic. Now that he had found the demon clan as a backing, he was once again trying to take Yuejian’s power.
Amidst the sound of the starship’s gunfire above, the collision of Yuanyuan and Yuanquan’s psychic powers, and the cries of Ibu and some Li clan members, Xinghui looked around.
The minor deity calmly looked at the chaos below, his hard military boots trampling over the white flowers.
The camera was still rolling. They had just managed to replace most of the content that had already been broadcast when this happened, and now the live broadcast was restarting at this moment.
The minor deity with black hair pulled the brim of his hat down a bit with his fingertips.
“I’ve been waiting to see your psychic treatment of genetic diseases since just now.”
They came down from the starship and hid in a small boat to observe.
“Because I’ve had some doubts about you for a while,” Xinghui raised his eyes. Even in such chaos, his voice remained calm, steady, and reliable. As long as he stood there, it was as if the demon clans had found a backbone, “Now it seems that this feeling is not wrong at all.”
After the appearance of the black-haired deity, the camera involuntarily focused on him.
Although when Yuejian first appeared, everyone marveled at how different the deity was from what they had imagined, so gentle, so cute, thinking that having such a deity was too good to be true, even better than imagined.
But after Xinghui appeared, instead of the gentle and clearly in need of care deity like Yuejian, the black-haired deity at this moment more closely resembled the image recorded in the records or imagined by all citizens of the alliance.
Calm, reliable, although seeming a bit aloof, but like the embodiment of everyone’s soul.
Unconsciously, the image of the black-haired deity had already occupied most of the screen.
“Hasn’t your power increased at all since its birth five years ago?”
Xinghui said firmly.
Yuejian’s face turned completely pale.
Yuanquan also seemed visibly stunned.
“Cut off the broadcast! Cut it off quickly!”
The staff controlling the broadcast woke up as if from a dream and hurriedly spoke.
“Not increased at all?”
The ones most surprised by this statement were not the people of the alliance, but the demon clans accompanying Xinghui.
They knew very well how much Xinghui’s psychic power had grown during this time after receiving their faith.
And Yuejian?
This golden deity had the faith of the entire alliance year-round, but in five years, his power hadn’t increased at all due to faith?
Let alone the three Li clan members lying on the ground at his feet, even Isa, who was lying next to him, had no improvement in his treatment.
Yuanyuan laughed coldly.
“If you insist on finding a false deity among the twin deities, it can’t be our esteemed deity, right?”
“But isn’t yours more fitting?”
“Nonsense!”
Tan Lu reacted the most strongly.
“It’s because I’ve been nurturing since birth until now, but I can control genetic diseases. I’ve treated many people, but only these few—”
Yuejian’s face became even more frightening after hearing this.
He should have refused.
He should have refused when he saw the condition of these three people, but the cameras were already set up at that time. How could he refuse?!
Feeling the distrustful gazes around him, Yuejian shrunk further behind Tan Lu.
“I’ve saved many people before.”
Yuanquan’s wings tingled with pain. Listening to Yuejian’s voice, he instinctively protected the person he had been guarding for five years. Although he now had deep doubts in his heart, he still subconsciously stood in front of Yuejian.
“Are you here to steal faith?”
“No, I’m just here to confirm this matter. I’ve always felt that since five years ago, he has been treating mild genetic diseases, and he still can only treat mild genetic diseases.”
This storm, Abyss, deities, was indeed very wrong.
Xinghui was here to confirm it.
And although Yuejian was clearly his own younger brother, Yuejian’s attitude towards his believers made him instinctively uncomfortable and repelled.
Only after confirming that Yuejian’s power had indeed not increased in five years could he follow this line, start looking for clues, reasons, and solutions, why, as deities, his psychic power was so sensitive to faith, rapidly increasing with faith, while Yuejian, who easily had so much faith, showed no increase in power.
At this moment, Xinghui still couldn’t understand why, between gods, there was such a difference?
“You see it clearly, right? Even without us, can your god save these people? Hey—”
Xinghui had received the answer and signaled that they could leave. Yuanyuan reached out and skillfully lifted Xinghui in front of him, glanced at Ibu, and smiled on his face, but the cold anger in his dark red eyes was evident.
“Do you really think your brother was saved by that guy? If it was just him at the time, your brother might not have survived that day, just like them.”
The demon clans had no extra sympathy. Even for Ibu and Isa, they were somewhat gloating. If they had encountered these brothers alone at first, they might not have cared much, but Xinghui was different.
Although the minor deity could see clearly, he was still soft inside. For genetic diseases, he believed it was the responsibility of his own deity. When others sought help, he always wanted to fulfill his responsibility to eliminate more genetic diseases, so they were willing to spend time accompanying their deity to do such things.
After Xinghui left, they didn’t think about what would happen next, but it didn’t mean that the demon clans were willing to watch them play tricks or tamper with things in this regard.
They had to let certain individuals know what they had lost and what mistakes they had made.
Unfortunately, Yuanyuan curled his lips.
Xinghui wouldn’t trust these races, so these races couldn’t truly believe in Xinghui.
Hmm, it was good news for him.
Yuanyuan’s wings were already flapping as he ascended.
Under the cover of the surrounding gunfire, he returned to the small starship.
Yuejian on the ground watched Xinghui leave with a pale face. Suddenly, he covered his head and squatted down, groaning in pain. Then, he let out a few cries.
Xinghui glanced down at Yuejian’s movement, and just that one glance gave him a strange feeling about Yuejian.
And at this moment, as the golden-haired deity wept, the stars in the sky began to roll and change, a prelude to the coming of the Abyss upon hearing the cries of a child.
Yuanyuann gently placed the delicate little deity in his arms.
Xinghui still held onto the gun, observing outside.
Then he heard this bold guy speak up.
“Aren’t we here to seize territory? It seems like Abyss is coming. How do we act?”
Yuanquan had even less patience for Yuejian at this moment. He couldn’t win, couldn’t argue, but could only call for his mother. Ridiculous.
He just wanted to slap him a few times!
You’re planning to forcefully seize this territory—?
Xinghui was momentarily speechless, then looked up, standing at the door, his hair fluttering in the wind.
“No need.”
He spoke softly.
Then—
Yuanyuan was taken aback.
Why did he feel like his little deity was glowing?
And the change in color on the other side of the sky was even more intense than the change in Abyss.
Fragments of the deity flew out from Xinghui’s body, joyfully circling around him.
From the communicator came the astonished voice of Shi Xi.
“Hey! Yuanyuan! Can you hear me?? The Isolation Zone is activated! The Isolation Zone is running fast, it’s running with long legs!!!”
Yuanyuan: …
Can’t describe it in words, please don’t describe it.
“Let’s go reweave the stars. It’s just right. Children grow better in their familiar environment.”
Xinghui spoke softly.
Unaware of inanimate objects, he didn’t notice the small unmanned drone broadcasting live for the Union in the blink of an eye.
The drone only recorded for a second.
The deity said, “Even Abyss can’t stop my power.”
The next second, the drone was shattered by the demon clans, and the screen went completely dark.
Author’s Note:
Yuanyuan: He’s glowing again! So dazzling! So adorable!
Xinghui: Focused on busy work.
Great, from now on, the dialogue will be like yams going crazy on the scene hahaha
PS: The false deity hasn’t been exposed yet, now it’s just the stage of Yuejian’s doubts. Probably the thought process is: We’re both gods, why am I so awesome and you’re so weak? Seems suspicious. (Content summary: Xinghui’s birth mother, which is my own sarcasm towards Tan Lu)
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These past few days have been a bit passive due to uncontrollable factors.
Today’s chapter is also chubby, and tomorrow I’ll try to make it even chubbier.
Babies, go to bed early and sleep tight.