The Ancient Gods' Whisper-Chapter 1010 - 475: The Same Decision

On the street, the rainstorm poured down, sounding like a massive tide.

Jing Ci’s expressionless face was illuminated by the streetlights, the dim phone screen reflecting the empty intersection and smoking commercial street, as well as the sky shrouded with dark clouds.

Lightning ripped through the mist, like a pair of sinister terrifying eyes, gazing down at him.

He picked up the phone and held it to his ear, "Awake?"

At this moment, Netherworld finally understood how the Bai Ze Clan could still manipulate this many Pseudo Ancestors after losing that clone, because they had an Ancestor born from the Third Law.

Lu Shu’s Ancestor.

The "Classic of Mountains and Seas·Southern Mountains" once said: "In the mountains of Niuyang, there is a beast, with a horse-like body but a white head, its pattern like a tiger with a red tail, its sound like a ballad, its name is Lushu, and wearing it is fitting for descendants."

This was an Ancestor of the Bai Ze Clan, differing from ancient legends, she played a role as a Guardian God in history, accepted the worship and rituals of All People during Ancient Times, protecting a land ensuring favorable weather, and even offered some gifts, protecting it from invasions by other Ancient God Clans.

Since Emperor Huang’s Era, the Bai Ze Clan was the most steadfast ally of humanity.

Over two thousand years ago, after the Emperor’s death, the Heavenly Destiny Pavilion was established, and Lu Shu’s Ancestor vanished from sight.

Until later, when the Bai Ze Clan began experiments with the Third Law, Lu Shu’s Ancestor came into the real world in human form, attempting to live as a modern person and adapt to Earth’s rules.

It was then that Jing Ci encountered this great being, and a forbidden love ensued.

Unfortunately, the Third Law wasn’t so easily mastered, and the great Ancestor eventually suffered issues, having to return to the Heavenly Destiny Pavilion to undergo a final experiment—success means life, failure means death.

The final events are no secret.

Canglong Ancestor from Buzhou Mountain attacked, joining forces with Jiang Family of Youying Group, forcibly interrupting the experiment.

A forbidden love arose between humans and a Divine being, something nearly impossible without the Third Law, as it never happened in the past hundred thousand years. After all, the lifespans of the two races aren’t comparable—the longest living Ascender only lives about four hundred years, whereas the lifespan of the Ancient God Clan is endless.

Aside from that, a Divine being couldn’t harbor feelings for a human.

The absurd occurrences back then happened because even the Ancestor didn’t know her own identity.

Jing Ci certainly didn’t know the woman he encountered would be an Ancient Ancestor.

For Lu Shu’s Ancestor, in her long lifespan, this was merely a long slumber.

For Jing Ci, this was a farewell of life and death.

Many years later, when Lu Shu’s Ancestor might awaken once more, an apocalypse would have already struck, Earth would open new opportunities, humans might be destroyed or gain a new evolution, and who knows what upheavals the Ancient God Clan would face.

Everything remains unknown.

The only certainty is that by then, Jing Ci will no longer be in this world.

Thinking of this, Jizi Chuan’s gaze towards his nemesis even held a hint of pity.

Long after, faint breathing sounds came through the phone.

"Mm."

A clear and pleasant female voice, with a hint of weariness and laziness.

Like a young woman having just woken up, and then calling her boyfriend.

In theory, Jing Ci should be joyful.

But he showed no expression, merely calmly said, "Alright."

The person on the line softly asked, "Is there anything you want to tell me?"

Jing Ci finished the remaining wine in his glass, gazing at the endless storm outside, and silently smiled.

"Nothing more."

He placed the old phone that had accompanied him for many years on the table, took off his black suit jacket and placed it on the table, loosened the buttons on his white shirt, and stepped forward gently, stepping into the rain.

The moist wind embraced him, and surprisingly, a look of liberation appeared on his face.

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A red Maserati burst through the rain curtain, racing down the empty long street.

Tang Ling gripped the steering wheel, unhesitatingly stepping on the accelerator, expressionlessly said, "We shouldn’t worry about the King of Qing and the Red King, even if everyone else in the world died, they wouldn’t. Unless the one coming were Bai Ze Venerable. If that’s really the case, we would be useless there."

Gu Jianlin held the Soul Comforting Bell, reflecting two broken souls inside the bell.

Those were the souls of Shaking Light and the Giant.

It was his first time collecting a Pseudo Ancestor’s soul.

Needless to say, a Pseudo Ancestor’s soul is very unique, like stitching two entirely different souls together, with one side looking human, but the other a monstrous terrifying face, creating a strong sense of disharmony.

As for beings like Gu Jianlin, his soul possessed both human and Ancient God dual natures, not some crude stitching, but a seamless fusion, seemingly naturally formed.

He could be human, or an Ancient God.

To this day, he doesn’t know which aspect of himself evolved into life.

Tang Ling’s situation was different, as the world’s only perfect life-form evolved from the human side, she also had only one complete soul, but could freely switch between the Candle Light and You Ying states, bursting forth with the Third Law’s secrets, genuinely human.

"How can the Bai Ze Clan still control these Pseudo Ancestors after losing the experimental body?"

Gu Jianlin calmly inquired.

Tang Ling had long witnessed his soul interrogation, and thus wasn’t surprised.

In contrast, those two idiots, Xing Yun and Ghost Eye, stared wide-eyed with curiosity.

Jiang Ze was sandwiched between them, his eyes twitching slightly as he glanced at the girl in the far corner.

Tang Yun, pale-faced, had a very bad feeling.

"Because of Lu Shu’s Ancestor."

Shaking Light and the Giant answered woodenly.

The sky was split by a thunderous roar.

Tang Ling glanced through the rearview mirror, seeing her sister’s shocked face and deep-seated fear in her eyes.

"What’s going on?"

She frowned, for the name of this Ancestor wasn’t unfamiliar, but it seemed she had heard of it somewhere before.

Tang Yun was silent for a moment: "Lu Shu’s Ancestor was once an attempt by the Heavenly Destiny Pavilion to evolve high-level life from the Ancient God side, and it remains the only successful case to date of an Ancestor Level attempting to fuse with the Third Law. According to the Heavenly Destiny Pavilion’s method, combining with the Third Law often requires two souls to merge within one body."

"The problem is that even if the body used for the Third Law experiment can evolve, the soul of an Ancient God is extremely aggressive, and the human soul is rejected, ultimately leading to annihilation. Previously, I couldn’t bear the Ancient God’s soul within and would occasionally fall into a coma, unable to live much longer."

She explained, "I don’t know what kind of human can withstand the Ancestor’s soul, but her time was even shorter than mine. Only living in the real world for a year, she showed signs of collapse and had to return to the Heavenly Destiny Pavilion for the final experiment. Unfortunately, halfway through the experiment, Buzhou Mountain and the You Ying Group descended on Lishan."

Gu Jianlin was taken aback.

"First, let me clarify."

Ghost Eye and Xing Yun said in unison, "It has nothing to do with us, we weren’t involved."

Jiang Ze held back for a long time before saying, "That was my grandfather’s plan; Jiang Yanxu and Jiang Chuge were involved, but it has nothing to do with me. I only joined Dusk recently."

Hearing this, Gu Jianlin frowned because he thought of himself.

Every life form that fused with the Third Law went through life-and-death ordeals.

Those shoddy, fake Pseudo Ancestors aren’t even worth mentioning.

Whether it was Thunder or Skylark, the process of mastering the Third Law was extremely perilous for them.

Candle Dragon Venerable still doesn’t understand the state, and it took over two thousand years.

However, Gu Jianlin just slept, and upon waking up, he had preliminarily fused with the Third Law.

Subsequently, whether it was the Candle Light Law or the You Ying Law, he mastered them instantly.

The reason wasn’t his extraordinary talent but that he had already mastered those things inherently.

So-called learning was inappropriate; it was more about awakening inherent instincts.

Thus, the question arises.

Gu Jianlin integrated the Supreme’s power, so why was he unharmed?

If he wanted to know the answer, he thought he should determine which side of evolution he belonged to.

"If I’m not mistaken, Lu Shu’s Ancestor should be the woman whom Senior Brother liked."

Gu Jianlin regained his thoughts and looked at the two souls within the Soul Comforting Bell: "What does the Order World want to do?"

Shaking Light and the Giant replied, "Eliminate Qing and Chi, and reclaim the experiment subject. Due to the obstruction by Jing Ci and Jizi Chuan, they have been targeted for removal. After the Bai Ze Clan’s deduction, they prioritized Jing Ci as the removal target, with Jizi Chuan having a slightly lower priority."

"Was it Lu Shu’s Ancestor that the Bai Ze Clan sent?"

Gu Jianlin was astonished: "They were lovers; how did they become foes?"

Wait.

He thought of a possibility: "The Supreme’s control over the Ancestor?"

Gu Jianlin knew the Bai Ze Clan’s characteristic was absolute control over the mental realm.

Unexpectedly, Shaking Light and the Giant denied it, saying, "No need; they were enemies from the start. They just needed to awaken Lu Shu’s Ancestor at any cost, even if the vital signs could only last thirty days."

Gu Jianlin was stunned, his pupils trembling: "Why are they enemies?"

Shaking Light and the Giant replied, "Back then, Buzhou Mountain and the You Ying Group indeed invaded the Heavenly Destiny Pavilion, but Lu Shu’s Ancestor wasn’t affected. It was Jing Ci who truly caused Lu Shu’s Ancestor to fall into slumber."

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Jizi Chuan vaguely felt he had made a mistake, but before he could contemplate, the answer came.

Because the clear female voice came through the phone again:

"Are you prepared to kill me again?"

Lightning flashed across the sky, and the terrifying face in the air became clearer.

"Yes."

Jing Ci said softly, "No matter how many times, I will make the same decision."

Slam.

He hung up the phone.

He tossed the phone into the rain puddle, as if discarding all the past.