The Supreme Being Against Heaven

After Mu Mengyi accepted the storage ring and left together with Xue Ziyan, Tan Yun could still faintly hear the sweet voices of the two girls drifting back.

“Hehe, Senior Sister Mu, your judgment is really good. A man like Junior Brother Tan who is handsome, powerful, and able to challenge opponents across levels is not easy to find. Most importantly, he treats you very well!”

“Junior Sister Xue, you’re teasing me again. If you keep saying things like that, I really won’t talk to you anymore.”

“Haha, Senior Sister Mu, your face is red already…”

“…”

The laughter of the two girls still echoed in his ears.

Tan Yun couldn’t help recalling the first time he met Mu Mengyi in Falling Star City. At that time, she was cold and aloof, like a snow lotus on a mountain peak.

Until the moment when he carried her and jumped down from the back of a crane.

And then… he kissed her while she was still dazed.

Later, after she emerged from the pool, she removed her boots while calling his name.

Her fair and delicate feet had been cut by stones in the valley, and the blood would not stop flowing.

The image of her crying again and again, as well as every frown and every smile she made, were now deeply engraved in Tan Yun’s memory.

Tan Yun was certain that he liked her.

But… was it love?

Even he did not know.

The same was true for Mu Mengyi. At this moment, she was still confused about the feelings between a man and a woman, and she also did not know whether she loved Tan Yun or not.

The only thing she knew was that she wanted to stay by his side and did not want him to suffer even the slightest harm.

Tan Yun gently shook his head.

Yet Mu Mengyi’s image still lingered in his mind.

He took a deep breath and tried to calm his thoughts. Eventually, Mu Mengyi’s figure slowly faded from his mind.

Then Tan Yun’s expression suddenly turned extremely solemn.

“Judging by the time, Liu Rulong should soon receive the news of the massacre of the Liu Family, and Wang Futong probably already knows that I killed Wang Fuchen.”

A cold light flashed across Tan Yun’s eyes.

“So what? You want me to die… it won’t be that easy!”

Tan Yun turned around and walked into Mu Mengyi’s residence hall, heading straight toward the cultivation room on the 2nd floor.

He sat cross-legged, closed his eyes, and focused his mind. Both of his hands traced mysterious patterns in front of his chest as he began to circulate the Primordial Qi Condensation Technique.

Suddenly, within a radius of 200 zhang above the residence hall, the dense spiritual energy of heaven and earth—thick like mist—rapidly gathered together, forming a spiritual energy vortex more than 100 zhang high.

The vortex of spiritual energy surged wildly into the residence hall before flowing directly into the space between Tan Yun’s eyebrows.

As the streams of spiritual energy poured into the spirit pool, they transformed into strands of faint golden spiritual energy.

Those streams of spiritual energy spread across the area surrounding the spirit pool within a radius of 100 zhang, enveloping the 8 spirit embryos below that resembled dried wells.

By noon, Mu Mengyi and Xue Ziyan returned to the residence hall in high spirits.

When Mu Mengyi saw that Tan Yun was cultivating, she quietly entered the cultivation room.

She gently placed a low-grade spiritual-weapon flying sword, faintly glowing, in front of Tan Yun. Then she set down a bottle of medicinal pills on the ground.

“Mengyi… is this He Dan?”

Just as Mu Mengyi was about to leave, Tan Yun suddenly opened his eyes during cultivation and asked.

“This is a high-grade Spirit Embryo Pill. If you consume 1 pill, it will increase the speed of absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth during cultivation by 20% for 10 days.”

Mu Mengyi said with a smile as she returned Tan Yun’s storage ring.

“There are still 100 middle-grade spirit stones left inside.”

“Mm.”

Tan Yun looked at Mu Mengyi with a gentle gaze.

“The Spirit Embryo Pill has no effect on me. You should keep it and use it yourself.”

“Really?”

Mu Mengyi asked doubtfully. She thought Tan Yun might be reluctant to use it, so he was giving it to her instead.

“Of course.”

Tan Yun answered frankly.

“My speed in absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth is 10 times faster than that of ordinary people, so this kind of pill has no effect on me.”

“Mm, I understand.”

Mu Mengyi nodded before continuing,

“Earlier you wanted to know about the god who fell into the Valley of Fallen Gods, didn’t you? Do you want to hear it now, or wait until after you finish cultivating?”

“I’ll be in closed-door cultivation for 1 month, so you can tell me now.”

Tan Yun said, then added another sentence.

“Oh, and also tell me all the legends about gods that you know.”

Tan Yun’s heart was filled with doubts.

The Heavenly Punishment Continent was merely a tiny land, like a single boat in the vast universe.

So why…

would gods descend to this place?

And in the end, even die here?

“Mm.”

Mu Mengyi sat down on the ground. After organizing her thoughts for a moment, she began speaking.

“From ancient times until now, our Heavenly Punishment Continent has experienced a total of 3 great Wars of the Gods.”

“3 times? Which ones?” Tan Yun frowned.

Mu Mengyi slowly continued,

“The 1st occurred in the ancient era. For unknown reasons, a group of gods suddenly descended into the mortal world and attempted to destroy the Heavenly Punishment Continent.”

“When the continent was about to be completely destroyed, another group of gods descended to stop them from destroying it.”

“The 2 sides launched a great war deep within the Heavenly Punishment Mountains.”

“In the end, the God of Justice killed the God of Evil, but both sides suffered enormous losses.”

“That War of the Gods ultimately ended in the eastern region of the Heavenly Punishment Mountains, and later people called that place 1 of the 12 forbidden lands — the Battlefield of the Gods.”

“Today, the Battlefield of the Gods is controlled by the Divine Soul Immortal Palace, one of the 3 ancient sects of the Heavenly Punishment Mountains. Unless someone belongs to their sect, they cannot enter without permission.”

Tan Yun frowned deeply.

“Nonsense. Continue.”

Mu Mengyi continued, her expression filled with reverence and sorrow.

“The gods who survived the Battlefield of the Gods at that time continued living on the Heavenly Punishment Continent until the ancient era.”

“Then one day, the gods descended to the mortal world for the 2nd time. They attempted to destroy the Heavenly Punishment Continent and wipe out humanity.”

“The gods who protected humanity fought with their lives. In the end, both sides perished together.”

“The location of the 2nd War of the Gods was in the southern region of the Heavenly Punishment Mountains.”

“To commemorate the gods who sacrificed their lives to protect humanity, people across the continent mourned for 1 year and named that place Eternal Land.”

“Although they have died, they will forever live in the hearts of the people, reminding those of us on the Heavenly Punishment Continent never to forget their sacrifice.”

At this point, Mu Mengyi’s eyes filled with tears.

Tan Yun was also deeply moved. His eyes felt hot as he stopped cultivating and asked,

“Which power currently controls Eternal Land?”

“It belongs to the Eternal Immortal Sect, one of the 3 ancient sects of the Heavenly Punishment Mountains,” Mu Mengyi replied.

“Oh.”

Tan Yun nodded slightly before speaking meaningfully,

“If I’m not mistaken, the place where the 3rd War of the Gods occurred must be Fallen God Canyon, and now it is under the control of our Holy Sect.”

“That’s correct,” Mu Mengyi nodded before saying in confusion,

“Even now, no one knows why those hateful gods wanted to exterminate all humans on the Heavenly Punishment Continent!”

“Yes… what exactly was the reason…”

Tan Yun murmured softly.

Suddenly, his heart trembled.

Could it be… that this matter was connected to his countless cycles of reincarnation on the Heavenly Punishment Continent?

Tan Yun asked again with a puzzled expression,

“By the way, Mengyi, have you ever heard what those gods who protected humanity were called?”

Mu Mengyi shook her head.

“Tan Yun, are you joking? They were such supreme gods—who would dare to ask their names?”

In Mu Mengyi’s eyes, Tan Yun seemed like a curious child.

He asked again,

“Then are there any images or statues of them left behind?”

Mu Mengyi gently shook her head.

“Perhaps there once were, but after the 3rd War of the Gods at Fallen God Valley, everyone who knew what they looked like… had already died.”

She murmured as tears streamed down her cheeks, blurring her vision.

“When the gods descended to the mortal world for the 3rd time and slaughtered the weak humans, nearly wiping out trillions of cultivators…”

“They appeared!”

“They descended from the sky and became the final hope of humanity on the Heavenly Punishment Continent!”

“They fought until death alongside the gods, protecting humanity from extinction before they finally fell.”

“After that, humanity on the Heavenly Punishment Continent continued to grow and prosper for nearly 10,000,000 years, leading to the flourishing age we have today.”

Hearing this, Tan Yun immediately asked,

“Mengyi… who were they?”

Mu Mengyi’s next answer made Tan Yun feel as if his heart had been torn apart!

Boundless fury surged within him, as if it were about to burst from his chest!

“Their bodies were hundreds of thousands of zhang long. Some were covered in golden dragon scales, while others were covered in jet-black scales.”

“They were symbols of greatness—Divine Dragons and Demonic Dragons—whom the people revered and mourned!”

Tan Yun’s entire body trembled violently.

His breathing became chaotic.

Endless sorrow spread through every nerve in his body.

His heart ached so much that he could barely breathe.

Tears streamed uncontrollably down his face!

His heart was crying, filled with unbearable pain!

“Impossible… it can’t be them!”

“They are my most loyal subordinates… they cannot be dead!”

--Translated by likesnovel--