Chapter 2429: Where Righteousness Lies

“You don’t have to kneel anymore. The lord says, if you truly wish to repent, follow Lord Ni Xuan, fight bravely on the battlefield, and defend the human race.” Before the main camp, Pang Zhen came to Yue Feng’s side and spoke with neither humility nor arrogance.

At this moment, Pang Zhen was proud but not arrogant.

In the past, he had relied on the legacy of the Thunder Ancestor to look down on everything.

Now, he relied on his own merits to look down on the world.

As Ye Yuan’s right-hand man, he could stand on equal footing with any strongman in the world.

He had a powerful backer and impressive achievements.

When Yue Feng saw Pang Zhen, his pupils involuntarily contracted. “You… you are a descendant of the Thunder Ancestor?”

Pang Zhen nodded. “That’s right. My ancestor is the Thunder Ancestor!”

Yue Feng drew a cold breath. The status of the Thunder Ancestor’s descendant was so exalted, yet he was willing to be a mere soldier under Ye Yuan!

His reverence for the Azure Sage was entirely due to his ancestral teachings.

Although he had witnessed Ye Yuan’s methods, he still couldn’t believe that a venerable Dao Ancestor would do something so beneath his status.

The Dao Ancestor was different from Lin Wushuang!

Lin Wushuang was merely a dead rule-level powerhouse, while the Dao Ancestor was a living supreme being!

“I know what you’re thinking. The lord is the Azure Sage of the ages, who single-handedly created a hundred billion years of prosperity for the human race! Even my ancestor, before him, had to respectfully call him Lord Azure Sage! If you want to atone for your crimes, put aside the pride of your Five Declines and go fight on the front lines! In the future, you will have your share of merit. If you don’t repent, hah, even the Heavenly King won’t be able to save you!” With that, Pang Zhen left with his hands behind his back.

Yue Feng’s expression was very grim, but he was well aware of the Azure Sage’s influence now.

Perhaps his personal combat power was not strong, but all the Five Declines powerhouses in this camp obeyed the Azure Sage’s orders.

The previous battle had truly shocked him.

‘Turning his hand to produce clouds, turning it over to produce rain’—that described Ye Yuan perfectly!

With his own strength, he turned the tide and routed the divine race.

Such merit was enough to be remembered for eternity!

This world-destroying war was not yet over. If the human race ultimately failed, then all talk was meaningless.

But if the human race ultimately triumphed, Ye Yuan’s status would be immortalized forever!

At that time, not only the human race, but all races would submit at his feet!

Ye Yuan was the living Great Sage of the Ages!

His Five Declines of Heaven and Man was indeed formidable, but before Ye Yuan, he wasn’t even a green onion.

In this world where the strong are revered, strength is everything.

Yet Ye Yuan had transcended this level; his status could shake everything!

Just because he had offended Ye Yuan, he couldn’t survive among the human race.

At that time, vast as the world was, there would be no place for him!

This consequence was too terrible!

He had never imagined that a momentary curiosity would land him in such big trouble.

So, he set aside the pride of the Five Declines and knelt before Ye Yuan’s camp.

But Ye Yuan had no intention of seeing him.

Looking at Pang Zhen’s retreating figure, Yue Feng felt a moment of daze.

He and Pang Zhen shared similarities.

Yet he and Pang Zhen had gone to two extremes.

One was revered by thousands.

The other was reviled by thousands!

“Could it be… that I really did wrong?” Yue Feng murmured.

After who knows how long, Yue Feng slowly rose and walked toward the central army camp.

…

“Lord Azure Sage, Yue Feng has knelt outside the camp for three days and three nights. Should we really ignore him?” Ni Xuan said.

After all, he was a supreme of the Five Declines; they couldn’t just turn a blind eye.

Ye Yuan said, “Time can erase everything. Many people avoid fighting, and I don’t blame them. But his ancestor lived through that era, yet he ignores the life and death of the race—I cannot forgive that! I know many of you are also puzzled, but if you had experienced the death of the Mystic Sage, you wouldn’t think that way. The hundred members of the Jian family died a martyr’s death—how tragic and heroic! They all chose death at the peak of their lives!”

“The Azure and Mystic Sages—in my view, they should be called the Mystic and Azure Sages! The Mystic Sage’s merit surpasses mine! I traveled through time and space, leaving only a legacy. But the Mystic Sage left an eternal, inextinguishable spiritual flame! Where righteousness lies, even a thousand deaths I go! A generation’s supreme, sacrificing life for righteousness, killing himself to achieve benevolence, forging eternal greatness! This is the true strongman!”

“Do you think the Eighteen Ancestors reached the peak of rules through my legacy? No! Because the Mystic Sage imprinted two words in each of their hearts—‘great righteousness’! It was these two words that inspired them to grow stronger and reach a peak the human race had never seen! It was also these two words that led them to fight the divine race fiercely, to the death! And after them, there were no more rule-level powerhouses—the reason is the same!”

By the end, a trace of mist even swirled in Ye Yuan’s eyes.

Many lowered their heads in shame. Ye Yuan was not only speaking of Yue Feng but also of the vast majority present.

Although this battle was won, most of the powerhouses from various races present had fought only because circumstances forced them.

Very few fought for righteousness.

The Mystic Sage had saved not only the human race!

Their ancestors had once fought side by side with the human race, fighting to the death.

But now, everything had changed.

“Lord, I am ashamed!” Ni Xuan said with a look of shame.

He could sense that Ye Yuan’s emotions were stirred.

And this was rare for Ye Yuan.

That the Azure Sage was so moved showed how deeply that scene had affected him.

And the Mystic Sage’s merit could never be erased by anyone.

“Lord, we were wrong!”

…

A group of powerhouses apologized one after another.

Ye Yuan waved his hand and said, “Enough, the past is past! No matter how much I say, I cannot imprint these two words in your hearts. In this life, I can only do my best and leave the rest to fate.”

Times had changed, and people’s hearts were no longer as they once were.

Ye Yuan had spoken from emotion, but he knew that not everyone had taken his words to heart.

Words were sometimes powerless.

Without the influence of that occasion, no amount of talk would help.

The crowd lowered their heads in shame, not daring to speak.

Seeing the awkward atmosphere, Ni Xuan spoke up, “Lord, after this battle, the divine race has no strength left to fight back. What should we do next?”

Ye Yuan said, “Press the advantage, recover lost territory, and drive the divine race back into the abyss!”

The crowd was astonished.

“Lord, this… isn’t it unwise? If we provoke the divine race’s progenitor, there will be no way to salvage the situation!” said a leader.

Ye Yuan sneered, “I think you’ve misunderstood. The divine race’s progenitor hasn’t been provoked; he simply refrained from acting because he fears the Dao Ancestor! Do you think that winning this battle means you can rest easy? Now is the true beginning of the world-destroying war! The moment of the heavenly cycle is when the real disaster for all races begins! Have you all forgotten Tian He’s mocking laughter? Once the divine race’s progenitor makes a move, you will only be cannon fodder! So, don’t harbor any illusions!”