My Arms Can Turn into Blades

Chapter 534 - 38: God’s Corrosion

"What do you know?"

Above Kunlun.

Xia Yue heard Chai Pool’s words and chuckled softly, "I just came to check on the situation in Kunlun."

"Impossible."

Chai Pool shook his head directly, maintaining a serious expression, "I’ve known you for quite some time, you could say I’ve watched you become part of the Celestial Strategy. Everything you do has a purpose; you wouldn’t just check on Kunlun for no reason. You confirmed it before; there’s no reason to do it again so soon.

You hate trouble more than anyone unless something has changed."

"Do you think so little of me?"

Xia Yue couldn’t help but laugh, "I’ve been busy most of my life; what’s wrong with coming for a stroll and enjoying myself?"

"...Is it related to Chen Lusi?"

Chai Pool saw the smile on Xia Yue’s face and grew more uneasy, even slightly agitated: "I heard that half of the Extraordinary Domain’s Jinling relies on him, right? Luo Mountain and Mount Tai went to Yellow Springs over this, didn’t they?

I always felt something was off, why would a normal Empowerer come to Kunlun to test their Authority Ability? And you personally showed him the way! I even believed your nonsense, you said it wasn’t sensitive, and I trusted you!

Now it seems that everything stems from Chen Lusi’s visit to Kunlun, causing a series of anomalies! Is his Authority Ability even more outrageous than that little girl’s!? Not even part of the Yellow Springs Mainstream!? Not recognized by the Mainstream Mythical System!? In that case! He should be killed!"

"Old Chai."

Xia Yue’s smile slowly disappeared, "You’ve been influenced by Kunlun, becoming too extreme. Don’t forget you’re human, not a true Gatekeeper Enlightened Beast."

"When I couldn’t make a living in Kunlun, collecting scraps, it was the Gods’ favor that allowed me to survive."

With a ferocious look, Chai Pool said, "From that moment on, I was a guard dog for the Celestial Gate! And during this period, all of Kunlun has been restless, with voices constantly echoing deep in my soul, wanting me to kill someone, a heretic... an usurping heretic!

But I don’t know who the heretic is. Seeing your reaction now, I have a guess... Bring Chen Lusi here, I will let him rest without pain."

"Ha..."

Seeing the fierce expression on the old man’s face and hearing his words, Xia Yue sighed slowly, "As expected, you’ve been corrupted... I thought this sort of thing only happened in Japan. After all, their ancestor worship is so extensive, each one heavyweight, naturally a breeding ground for Mad Gods, but I didn’t expect it to happen here domestically.

Indeed, no matter the place, dealing with Gods is troublesome."

"Xia Yue!"

Chai Pool ignored Xia Yue and suddenly roared, his face more visibly angry and fierce: "I haven’t been influenced! Don’t change the subject! Bring Chen Lusi over here immediately!"

"Do you even remember the duties of our Celestial Strategy Mansion?"

Xia Yue focused his gaze on Chai Pool, calmly asking, "Do you remember what Chen Lusi did not long ago? A hero who recently defended the country’s borders, repelling foreign invaders, and is now dealing with intruders along the coastline... yet you want to listen to so-called Gods and kill him?

What did the Gods do back then?

Are you siding with humans or with the Gods now?"

"..."

Upon hearing this, Chai Pool froze, seemingly bewildered.

"Wake up, being corrupted by the Gods is essentially a tug-of-war of willpower. Initially, you and the Gods are at either end of the rope, competing fairly, but most people don’t have the mental quality to win against the spiritually contaminating Gods, leading to madness."

Seeing Chai Pool’s bewildered state, Xia Yue continued, "But you’re not like most people; you’re the one who, feeling heaven’s unfairness, dared to take a knife to Kunlun ready to help the Gods ’prune the backyard’ after losing your only grandson. Don’t lose to them."

Chai Pool wavered slightly, then held his head, seemingly in pain.

"Everyone thinks the Gods have always been alive."

Xia Yue shook his head gently, "Everyone believes that the awakening of the Gods must bring good... but how could that be? A fictional personality born from endless devotion and beliefs of billions across generations, suddenly waking up due to Yellow Springs Mainstream influence, how could it retain reason or divinity.

Ha, let alone humanity, they might not even retain divinity... Rather than calling them Gods, they are closer to Resentful Spirits.

And can a fictional being without humanity, divinity, or the capacity to think, merely a conglomerate of wishes, bring good fortune?

Impossible.

The so-called ancestral blessing, divine protection.

Sometimes.

It’s just a pleasant illusion born from wishful thinking.

They are simply machines running based on Source Canon and mortal thoughts and desires... Such Gods cannot empathize, cannot converse, cannot communicate. If you lose the tug-of-war in willpower, you’ll become a thoughtless, responsive machine like them. So don’t lose.

All Gods, no matter which path they follow, must make way for the living. They can’t help resolve the problems of intruders or the issues on our side, but Chen Lusi can; the living are more important than the Gods."

"...You too."

Upon hearing these words, Chai Pool suddenly let go of his head, looking at Xia Yue, "Heracles, you can do this too. Having one more Chen Lusi wouldn’t make much difference, nor would having one less. His existence will cause even greater trouble; he will activate the entire Kunlun Divine System, leading to even greater catastrophes. What you mentioned can be done by anyone, but he’s a heretic...