Chapter 1640: Chapter 1640

Upon hearing Qingqiu's words, Ye Guan laughed.

Although his resolve to establish Order was as firm as a rock, he still hoped to receive genuine support and recognition from his family.

Suddenly, Qingqiu said, "I have to go."

Ye Guan looked at Qingqiu with some reluctance. Among his aunts, he actually liked all of them, but the aunt in front of him, Qingqiu, was undoubtedly the gentlest aunt among them all.

Seeing the reluctance in Ye Guan's eyes, Qingqiu smiled and said, "You've grown now. There's not much I can help you with anymore."

Ye Guan hesitated for a moment, saying, "Aunt Qingqiu, since you've acknowledged me, would you be willing to... believe in my order?"

Little Pagoda was speechless.

"Pfft!" Qingqiu immediately burst out laughing. She extended a finger and tapped Ye Guan's forehead with a smile. "You're just as sleazey as your father!"

Ye Guan grinned, but his expression quickly turned serious as he looked at Qingqiu. He wasn't joking at all.

Aunt Qingqiu was different from his plain-skirt aunt. He dared to speak this way to Qingqiu, but he absolutely would not dare to say such a thing to his plain-skirt aunt.

He knew his limits, after all.

Qingqiu's laughter gradually faded. "It's possible."

Ye Guan was instantly overjoyed, but he realized something and said, "But there's a but... right?"

Qingqiu smiled faintly, saying, "Smart. If you want me to believe in your order, that's fine, but the prerequisite is that your Order must earn my genuine recognition. That recognition has to come from the heart, not just the kind of acknowledgment an elder gives a younger one because of family ties.

Ye Guan smiled bitterly. Gaining heartfelt recognition from the aunt in front of him would undoubtedly be very difficult. But then again, this was a good thing. The day he could truly earn Aunt Qingqiu's recognition...

Just the thought of it was thrilling!

"Keep it up! I'm leaving." Qingqiu smiled. She glanced at the jade pendant hanging from Ye Guan's chest and hesitated.

Ye Guan said softly, "Aunt, what is it?"

Qingqiu didn't say anything. She ruffled Ye Guan's hair and said, "Some things, you'll have to experience for yourself. I can't say much. Just do your best..."

With that, she glanced at the East Desolates Ruler and faded away..

Ye Guan was silent for a moment, and then he turned to look at the East Desolates Ruler. The East Desolates Ruler looked at him for a moment before leaving.

The East Desolates powerhouses also departed.

Ye Guan did not make a move, as he couldn't kill the East Desolates Ruler. In addition, the man had no intention to fight.

Ye Guan turned to look at Sang Zhan beside him.

Sang Zhan said, "Follow me."

With that, she turned and left.

Ye Guan silently followed her.

Soon, Sang Zhan led Ye Guan to the deepest part of the Wastesea. Due to the earlier battle, the Wastesea was shattered and fragmented. However, in its deepest part, a special island remained intact.

Sang Zhan brought Ye Guan and the twenty-six Blood Guards, whose seals had been released, to the island. These twenty-six Blood Guards still emanated a terrifying aura of killing intent and ferocity. Though they were technically still at the Divine Realm, their actual strength far surpassed that realm.

Sang Zhan led Ye Guan toward a distant residence.

Ye Guan followed silently.

When they entered the residence, the twenty-six Blood Guards remained outside on guard.

Once inside, Ye Guan found the residence quite desolate. He glanced around and saw strange runes were scattered all over the place.

Soon, Sang Zhan brought Ye Guan into a grand hall. The hall was vast and empty. Sang Zhan walked to a distant throne, upon which sat a thick ancient book. Sang Zhan picked up the book and turned to Ye Guan.

She opened her palm, and the book slowly floated toward him.

Ye Guan was puzzled. "This is?"

Sang Zhan said, "The Divine Edict!"

A Divinity-grade artifact!

Sang Zhan looked at Ye Guan. "Every Divine Law within contains the Divine Principle. Those Divine Principles are the foundations that Sang Mei used to build her Divine Order. You can devour them."

Ye Guan was stunned. "Devour?"

Sang Zhan nodded. "You're also a founder of Order and have your own system. You can use your order to devour her Divine Order..."

"You've probably already built your own system and let others cultivate it, right?"

Ye Guan nodded. "Yes."

His Guanxuan Laws had already spread across the entire Guanxuan universe. The more people cultivated it, the stronger he would become. The stronger those cultivators were, the stronger he would be, too. Of course, his system was still in its early stages, so the effect wasn't very noticeable just yet.

Sang Zhan said, "You can devour this Divine Edict and integrate it into your own. That way, your system will become stronger. Your philosophies are similar, and your orders are compatible as well. She chose you, so her laws won't reject you.

"Even if some of the rules are incompatible, you can improve them over time."

Ye Guan sternly said, "If I merge with her Divine Order, then her order..."

Sang Zhan looked at Ye Guan. "Don't you get it yet? She's already given the entire Divine Civilization to you."

Ye Guan fell silent. This was the gift Sang Mei had mentioned earlier.

Sang Zhan continued, "Or, you could see it this way, she had chosen a new inheritor for the Divine Civilization, and that inheritor is you. She hopes this universe and its civilization will become better, and she believes you can do that.

"As for the name of the civilization, whether it's called the Guanxuan Civilization or the Divine Civilization, what difference will it make?"

Ye Guan nodded. "I understand."

"Devouring the Divine Principles will help perfect your own system and make you even stronger. Of course, you have to understand that the Divine Principles were created by her, and it is an amalgamation of her ideals and Dao.

"You can't become her. In short, you can just merge with her Laws and her Dao, which will bring you immense power."

Ye Guan said, "I get it."

Sang Zhan nodded and said no more.

Ye Guan suddenly asked, "Can I devour other orders, too?"

Sang Zhan looked at him. "You can, but only if others allow you to do so."

Ye Guan nodded. "Understood."

"Let's go inside your pagoda."

Ye Guan was surprised, but she didn't ask anything and brought her into the tiny pagoda. Once inside, Sang Zhan brought him before a group of Divine Continent powerhouses.

Nun Sickle and Nun Shepherd came over along with Gu Hao and Xi Zhong.

Shen Fu and the other powerhouses looked at Sang Zhan with fear and wariness.

They were still afraid of her.

Suddenly, Sang Zhan turned to Ye Guan. "How do you plan to deal with them?"

Ye Guan frowned slightly and thought for a moment. Then he said, "Sang Mei didn't kill them. That means she probably—"

Sang Zhan raised her right hand and clenched it tightly.

The faces of Shen Fu and the other powerhouses changed dramatically. Their eyes bulged as an invisible force locked their throats, making it impossible for them to breathe.

Panic swept across the Divine Continent powerhouses!

Ye Guan was shocked, and he turned to look at Sang Zhan. She stared at him without speaking, but her right hand tightened. In the distance, the fleshly bodies and souls of the Divine Continent powerhouses were slowly being erased! ᴜᴘᴅᴀᴛᴇ ꜰʀᴏᴍ novelꞁire.net

Nun Sickle and Nun Shepherd were stunned. They hadn't expected Sang Zhan to make such a move.

Gu Hao and Xi Zhong exchanged looks of disbelief.

All the Divine Continent powerhouses begged for mercy, but Sang Zhan remained expressionless and unmoved.

In no time, the Divine Continent's top powerhouses were eradicated.

Gu Hao and Xi Zhong felt their legs go weak. Even though they were considered gods, they knew full well that in front of Sang Zhan, they were no different from ants.

Sang Zhan withdrew her hand. "Now you understand why I quarreled with her."

Ye Guan nodded. "Yeah."

Sang Zhan looked at Ye Guan. "Those people were rotten to the core. They would never truly change. Even if they changed, it would only be because they feared your power, not because they sincerely wanted to improve.

"Keeping them would give you powerful helpers, yes, but over time, the harm they'd cause would far outweigh the benefits."

Ye Guan nodded. "Yeah."

Sang Zhan furrowed her brows. She had expected Ye Guan to stop her, or at least try to persuade her. After all, those were Divine Realm powerhouses. Keeping them would be a huge help. Surprisingly, Ye Guan neither stopped her nor spoke up against her.

Just then, Sang Zhan realized something, and her eyes narrowed slightly as she stared at Ye Guan. "You knew I was going to kill them..."

Ye Guan nodded. "Yeah."

Everyone was at a loss for words.

Sang Zhan looked at Ye Guan but said nothing.

Ye Guan thought for a moment and said, "Lady Sang Zhan, I think you're right. Those people are beyond saving. They aren't repentant at all. They're just afraid of our power right now. If you and I were gone, they'd rot this civilization from the inside like termites.

"They'd be more dangerous than my enemies... Also, I believe that those in power should be punished more harshly when they make mistakes, not given leniency for the sake of saving face.

"If those in power can make mistakes, then apologize and escape punishment, how can ordinary people seek justice? In other words, I believe that they deserved to die."

"Then, why didn't you kill them yourself?"

"Actually, there's an even better option."

"Oh?" Sang Zhan showed interest. "What's the better option?"

Ye Guan said, "For example, my sword can devour souls. If I were to let it devour their souls..."

Gu Hao and Xi Zhong stared at Ye Guan in shock.

Nun Shepherd and Nun Sickle were also stunned... If Sang Zhan killed them, they could reincarnate, but if Ye Guan's sword had devoured them, they would die a true death.

Sang Zhan stared at Ye Guan. "Don't you think that's cruel?"

Ye Guan hesitated, saying, "Actually, I have even crueler ideas..."

Everyone was speechless.