"Impossible? Then try and stop me," Lian Kong laughed as he landed another blow, sending me flying. "Ugh..." It seemed he was getting serious. Suppressing my pain, I charged at him with everything I had; I couldn't bear to see another tragedy unfold. "Take this!" I roared, swinging the Sword god sword in a frenzy of slashes. Streaks of silver-white blade light surged forward, but Lian Kong dodged them with effortless grace, completely unfazed by my assault.
"Whether it is you, I, or the other gods, our hands are already stained with blood in this war. Every galaxy you shattered contained countless lives that perished innocently because of this battle. Yet, you turn a blind eye to these lives. We are not merciful," Lian Kong said with a sigh.
On the other side, Suōshā had recovered about seventy to eighty percent of her energy within the barrier. Enis, relying on her exquisite sword skills, managed to temporarily stall God Master Youquan, while Zisen God Master put all his effort into maintaining the barrier to prevent an escape.
"These three are too troublesome. This can't go on..." God Master Youquan struggled to defend himself. Suddenly, he seemed to have an epiphany and lunged toward Zisen God Master. "If I defeat you, the barrier will cease to exist!" He thrust his trident forward. Zisen God Master dodged quickly.
"Watch out!" Suōshā broke into a cold sweat. "I am no mediocre god who only knows how to build barriers. If you think you can take me down, you lack the ability!" Zisen God Master shouted, his palms glowing with energy as he waited for an opening. "Let's take him down together, Sister Enis!"
"Go!" At Enis's command, the two attacked in unison. Deprived of the power of the universe, God Master Youquan was no match for the pair and was soon forced into a steady retreat.
Meanwhile, God Master Lulu easily suppressed God Master Tianyin. The gap in their power of the universe was vast; even with his greatly increased strength, he was no match for her. "You really disappoint me," God Master Lulu mocked, using divine chains to bind God Master Tianyin tightly. No matter how hard he struggled, he could not break free.
"To think I would fall to such a state..." He gave up the struggle. "You aren't the only one who can improve," Lulu replied. "So, how should I deal with you next?" "Hmph, do as you wish!" Tianyin turned his head away. "Then I shall leave you bound here for now. I have important matters to attend to," Lulu said, leaving without looking back.
Throughout the corners of the Voice of God Universe, the God Masters continued their heated battles. God Master Perseus fought God Master Nalinqi at a slight disadvantage, while Yi jie God Master was locked in a dead heat with the God Master of Pure Destruction. Ao Tian God Master, joined by the Divine Official Sa Di Tian, engaged the enemy God Master in a fierce struggle.
The Divine Officials were also entangled with one another. Although the situation on the battlefield was gradually tilting in favor of the white side, the strongest, Lian Kong, remained unshakable.
"Why do you all want to destroy the Original God? As the Mother of all Gods, shouldn't you love and respect it more?" I retorted while striking back.
"If you have not experienced the suffering of the gods' reincarnation, you cannot know the cruelty of it. To reincarnate over and over with the memories of every past life is a special kind of agony. I'm sure your partner, Suōshā, will slowly explain it to you," Lian Kong replied solemnly. "Now that you have stepped onto the path of godhood, it won't be long before you feel this pain yourself."
"Isn't life just a long cycle, like flowers blooming and falling? This is a common thing in the world," I countered.
"Unfortunately, flowers have no memories, but humans do. The root of pain is memory. No one knows you, yet you cannot forget your old friends, enduring loneliness alone, never finding liberation through the ages," Lian Kong lamented. His words held a fragment of truth, but having never experienced it, I couldn't understand.
Lian Kong then manifested a massive divine mirror, projecting the pathetic lives on the planets we had destroyed. Civilizations similar to Earth or Guangyue Star met sudden destruction; people didn't even have time to scream before they were wiped out and their planets shattered. Looking at this, I finally realized the consequences of abusing the power of the universe.
The scene shifted to the Great Ao Divine Realm where my parents were. In the mirror, I saw my mother feeding fish while my father and uncle chatted. Suddenly, with a wave of Lian Kong's hand, a bolt of heavenly punishment thunder descended. The entire Divine Realm was reduced to ashes in an instant. My parents vanished in terror...
"You bastard!!!!!" Seeing this, I lost my mind and charged at him.
"This is your selfishness," Lian Kong laughed, ignoring my attack. "How are the innocent mortals you killed supposed to seek revenge? They were also someone's beloved family."
I froze at his words. The man before me was the enemy who killed my parents, yet I was the one who had killed the parents of others. "Ha... Hahaha!" I laughed through bitter tears of rage.
Lian Kong then gave a light flick of his hand. A divine light swept toward the distant realm, and the destroyed Great Ao Divine Realm flowed back to its original state, as if nothing had ever happened. He indeed possessed the same space-time reversal god-technique as I did.
"How exactly can I turn you into a true Interstellar Seed? I am truly troubled," Lian Kong sighed, turning to walk away and leaving me standing there in confusion.