bookbashuk Chapter 348 I say whoever is human, is human.
Chapter 348 I say whoever is human, is human.
Chapter 348 I say whoever is human, is human.
Luo Feng held the King of Divine Artifacts given to him by Xu Qing. The entire allied army knelt down, and cries of pleas for mercy echoed through the void. Everything ended so quickly.
Whoosh—!
With a slight thought, Xu Qing felt the river of time flow backward.
The primordial star, which had just been shattered, was instantly restored. The mountains and rivers remained the same, and the earth was vast and desolate. All the immortals, cosmic venerables, and even the top cosmic overlords who had died in battle were reshaped and reborn.
Despite doing something so contrary to the rules, Xu Qing's expression didn't change at all after he finished.
His power is that great.
The next moment, everyone saw Xu Qing's figure expand infinitely.
The figure that was originally standing in the void suddenly rose up from the ground, and the faint golden light surrounding him transformed into a tangible divine radiance, infinitely magnifying his outline.
In the blink of an eye, his towering figure traversed the sea of stars, his head hidden in the nebula, his outstretched hands casting shadows that blotted out the sky, and his eyes, billions of times larger and more vast than the sun and moon, looked down upon the universe.
Splash, splash.
An endless ocean of laws took shape and poured down.
Xu Qing's divine body was already enormous; his outstretched hand was equivalent to the distance between galaxies, measured in light-years.
This size has long surpassed the comprehension of all cosmic lords and true gods.
When that vast ocean of divine power poured down, it gave them an unimaginable shock.
Hundreds of light-years, thousands of light-years, the enormous vortex spreads endlessly.
A vast ocean of laws, as immense as the entire Milky Way and capable of containing countless planets, descended.
This scene terrified all the strongest beings in the universe, leaving them completely disoriented.
"Lord Xu Qing is going to become a true god?!" Luo Feng looked at this scene and could hardly believe it.
Xu Qing already possesses such power before becoming a true god; what terrifying power will Lord Xu Qing possess after becoming a true god?
"My God, this divine body?!"
"Are you kidding me?! Is this even human?!"
"Are you crazy?! So much divine power?!"
The aura emanating from his body alone, the oppressive power emanating from that vast ocean of divine power, was enough to terrify countless true gods.
"Come!"
Xu Qing opened his mouth and roared. His divine soul, which was at the peak of the Chaos Realm, was like a bottomless abyss, suddenly unleashing a devouring power.
Rumble!!!
The endless ocean of laws surged back with a deafening roar, and the vibrations, like the collapse of billions of galaxies and the universe itself, spread throughout the entire primordial universe. The sound, like a tsunami, resounded throughout the world!
Under the impact of this terrifying energy, Xu Qing's divine body expanded wildly, eventually settling at a height of twelve light-years.
It has reached the limit of the cosmic ocean!
"That is—"
All eyes were drawn to this colossal, awe-inspiring divine body, their gazes filled with even greater reverence and fear.
Even the strongest beings in the universe are mostly only a million kilometers in size, but Xu Qing's current figure is so magnificent that it takes one's breath away, spanning a full twelve light-years!
The difference between them is beyond billions of times.
It can be counted in trillions!
"As expected of the Primordial Universe." Xu Qing, having eaten and drunk his fill, looked around at his enormous divine body.
The energy contained within this divine body far exceeds that of an observable universe devoid of magic by countless times!
If it falls into a magic-free universe, that magic-free universe will collapse! It will be destroyed!
Even if you were to refine the entire Immortal Realm, you still wouldn't be able to gather the energy needed for this divine body.
Even if all the supreme beings who have fallen throughout history were to absorb the energy from Xu Qing, they could absorb so much energy that they could not absorb even a single hair of energy, even if they absorbed until the universe was destroyed.
After absorbing the ocean of laws, Xu Qing's figure suddenly disappeared.
"Where did Lord Xu Qing go?" Luo Feng looked around, his face full of doubt.
"They should be expanding into smaller universes," the Giant Axe Founder said in a deep voice, his eyes full of anticipation.
Within Xu Qing's divine kingdom.
With a single thought, the vast divine kingdom began to expand with a thunderous roar.
The original boundaries of the divine kingdom expanded outwards once again.
This expansion immediately triggered a violent reaction.
"boom!"
The entire divine kingdom trembled, and a void passage was immediately connected directly to the divine kingdom. From one end of this void passage, whose origin was unknown, endless chaotic energy surged out. As soon as the dense chaotic energy rushed in, it tore apart the earth, shattered the ocean, and everything was broken, returning to chaos.
With a large supply of chaotic energy, the divine kingdom began to expand wildly.
"Boom!" As the divine kingdom expanded, another void passage was created, and even more chaotic energy surged in. The divine kingdom continued to expand.
Expanding.
The divine kingdom itself is still constantly moving. It exists within a spatial interlayer, beyond which lies the primordial cosmic membrane. Penetrating this membrane leads to the cosmic ocean! At this moment, the divine kingdom is continuously advancing—
It will take some time for the divine kingdom to transform into a miniature universe.
Seven days passed in the blink of an eye. At the edge of the cosmic sea, the Giant Axe Founder and the Chaos City Lord stood side by side.
"Seven days have passed. Xu Qing's miniature universe should have reached one hundred million light-years by now, right? Our human race will gain another true god!" The Giant Axe Founder gazed in the direction of the primordial universe, his tone full of satisfaction.
"The diameter of a true god's small universe is uniformly one hundred million light-years, and most of them take about seven days. It should be soon." The Chaos City Lord nodded in agreement.
But even after he finished speaking, the miniature universe still did not appear.
The powerful figures from various races who had submitted behind them, as well as Luo Feng and the others, were also filled with doubt and looked around.
"Strange, the evolution of a miniature universe shouldn't have taken this long."
"My transformation back then took only seven days."
Where exactly is Lord Xu Qing?
At this moment, fourteen true gods have gathered here, all of whom are puzzled by this abnormal situation.
The Lord of Chaos City hurriedly contacted his teacher, the Primordial Ancestor, but received the reply: "I don't know either. The virtual universe can only vaguely sense that area. Xu Qing's divine kingdom is indeed there—but his divine kingdom is in the process of giving birth to its origin, and I cannot intrude to investigate."
Another long wait ensued, though less than a year had passed, leaving everyone on tenterhooks.
finally-
boom!!!
A deafening roar echoed through the cosmos, and endless chaotic energy surged and billowed.
A colossal miniature universe suddenly leaped out of the primordial universe, its membrane wall being smashed open with a hole over a hundred billion light-years in diameter!
This miniature universe spun rapidly, crushing the surrounding chaotic air currents as if they were receding like a tide, its immense power shaking the universe!
"What a huge miniature universe!"
"A diameter of one billion light-years!"
"It's a thousand times the size of a typical true god's miniature universe?!"
Countless powerful beings lurking in the depths of the cosmic sea were startled by this terrifying aura and turned their gazes toward this place, their eyes filled with surprise and fear.
The news spread like wildfire throughout the universe and all the races, and everyone was shocked by this unprecedented phenomenon of a true god.
A miniature universe, a billion light-years in size, hangs in the cosmic ocean, surrounded by chaotic currents like ribbons.
Xu Qing returned to his normal human form and stood at the pinnacle of the universe. Although his figure was no longer imposing, he appeared even more unfathomable, making the fourteen true gods who were subservient to him even more aweful, and they dared not even breathe loudly.
In the distant cosmic sea, within the Purple Moon Sacred Land.
"Impossible!" The Purple Moon Ancestor was also shocked when he received the message.
"Ancestor, this is what I saw with my own eyes! And besides me, many races in the Cosmic Sea also know about it—it is absolutely true." The divine incarnation of the Lord of the Universe below said respectfully.
The Purple Moon Ancestor was utterly shocked: "This, this, this—"
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He has a great destiny ahead of him, and he doesn't even respect the Eastern Emperor, so he naturally knows a great deal.
"Back then, billions of races worshipped and celebrated, and now the small universes of true gods reach a billion light-years." Ancestor Ziyue shook his head. "In my lineage, several beings who stood at the pinnacle of ancient civilizations were born, but each of them, when they were true gods, had a small universe of a hundred million light-years. This was true for everyone in ancient civilizations, without exception."
"But what exactly did Xu Qing get?!"
The Purple Moon Ancestor gritted his teeth.
More than a year has passed since all the races in the original universe formed an alliance to attack the human race, so he was certainly aware of what was happening in the original universe.
"A divine weapon capable of annihilating a combined attack of the allied forces with a single blow, a miniature universe spanning 10 billion light-years, a divine body spanning 12 light-years?!"
"Damn it, what secret does he hold? He must have received the inheritance of some kind of super civilization!"
"It's definitely at the Saint level, even—" The Purple Moon Ancestor dared not think any further after thinking about this.
But how could such a thing be allowed to be obtained by an ant?
Within the territory of the human race.
"Now that you have submitted, you must abide by the ironclad laws of our human race." Xu Qing's voice was calm yet carried an undeniable authority, resounding throughout the universe. "From today onwards, the punishments for each race are as follows."
Before the words were even finished, all the defeated true gods and lords of the universe held their breath, not daring to breathe too loudly, for fear of angering this supreme ruler.
"Starry Sky Beast Clan, Demon Clan—" Xu Qing's gaze swept over the trembling Starry Sky Ancestor and the Demon Ancestor, along with a large number of True Gods and Lords of the Universe, as he read out their races.
"You have been relegated to the fourth class, and all your people will be brought under the rule of the human race, serving as lifelong slaves to us humans and the second-class races. Those who disobey will be exterminated!"
Since the extraterrestrial human race came under the control of the Earth lineage, the original second-class citizens were downgraded to third-class, the extraterrestrial human race became second-class, and the Earth lineage became first-class.
"Yes! We obey!" The Starry Sky Ancestor and the Demon Ancestor, along with other true god universe masters, were pale-faced but dared not resist in the slightest. They hurriedly kowtowed and accepted the order.
Although being enslaved was humiliating, at least the tribe survived, which was better than being completely exterminated.
But his next sentence caused an uproar throughout the entire human faction.
"Machine race, insect race—all races with human-like appearances," Xu Qing announced calmly, glancing around the room.
"They will be incorporated into a branch of the human race, enjoy second-class racial treatment, participate in the allocation of resources in the original universe, and the strong within the race can also join the core system of the human race."
"What?!"
The founder of the giant axe suddenly looked up, nearly dropping the axe from his hand, his eyes filled with disbelief and horror. "Xu Qing, this—this is absolutely impossible!"
The Chaos City Lord hurriedly echoed, his tone urgent: "Xu Qing, the Mechanical Race and the Insect Race—these races are all alien races, completely unrelated to our human race's bloodline and civilization. How can they be classified as branches of the human race? If this gets out, it could even cause internal turmoil within the human race. Please think it over!"
The other human universe lords also looked troubled, whispering among themselves, their expressions filled with incomprehension and opposition.
The human race in the universe is only a second-class race. Why should defeated races like the insectoid and mechanical races be considered second-class races?
Not to mention that in their minds, humans and insectoid machines are natural enemies, and they have each other's blood on their hands.
How can these two races be compared to extraterrestrial humans? This is an absolute joke!
"My lord, you—you are telling the truth? My mechanical race can become a branch of the human race?" The mechanical race's father god's voice trembled, almost unable to believe his ears.
The Machine God and the Zerg Queen were stunned. Their kowtowing stopped abruptly, their eyes filled with bewilderment and ecstasy.
To be incorporated into a branch of the human race?
This means that they have not only escaped the fate of slavery, but also gained the same opportunities for development as humans, a treatment they never dared to even dream of before!
Xu Qing glanced coldly at the human universe lord who had spoken out in opposition, the chill in his eyes silencing everyone instantly: "I said they are a branch of the human race, and they are."
"When has it become your place to define the human race?"
"If those hairy, armored races, no different from apes, can be called humans, then what's wrong with me defining the machine race and the insectoid race as humans?"
The founders of the giant axe and others turned pale and then red, but dared not utter another word.
Although Xu Qing's words overturned their understanding of the human race, his absolute authority and strength left them with no right to refute him.
Little did they know that Xu Qing held a very low opinion of the human race.
In his view, the human race in the original universe of Swallowing Star was merely a nominal racial label, which could be defined however these universe lords wanted.
Those creatures covered in fur and armor, who are not much different from animals, can still be accepted as humans, let alone races like the Machine Race and the Zerg Queen, who look almost identical to humans on Earth.
Of course, Xu Qing never said that he truly treated these "people" as human beings.
The only people he truly considered human were those from Earth.
Other races are simply distinguished by whether they "look like humans" or "don't look like humans".
Those who resemble humans are given the status of a second-class race and brought under their control for their own use.
Because they were not human, they were demoted to fourth-class slaves, to be used and driven by others.
This is his rule, simple yet domineering.
Seeing that everyone was silent, Xu Qing continued, "You only need to remember one thing: if I say you are human, then you are; if I say you are not, then you are not. Do you understand?"
"We thank our progenitor for his grace!" The mechanical father god, the insect queen, and others hurriedly kowtowed again, their eyes filled with extreme gratitude and awe.
After all this time, they are still on equal footing with humans.
Aside from the addition of the Earth lineage above its head, it's no different from before.
Meanwhile, the true gods and cosmic masters of the Starry Sky Beasts and the Demon Race, among other races, were ashen-faced. Looking at the treatment of the Mechanical Race, the Zerg Race, and others, they were filled with jealousy and despair, but could only silently endure their fate of becoming slaves.
The founder of the giant axe, the Lord of Chaos City, and others looked at the scene before them, their hearts filled with mixed emotions.
They looked into the void, only to see the primordial being in the virtual universe shake his head.
Although they still felt that Xu Qing's decision was too radical, they had to admit that from now on, the definition of humanity in the primitive universe would probably have to be completely changed.
They weren't unaware of what Xu Qing had just said.
That's not what was said to the Machine Race and the Zerg.
This was clearly a warning from Xu Qing to the human race in the universe.
If the Zerg and the Machine Race are alien races to them, then to Xu Qing, aren't the human race in the universe also alien races?
If we anger this person, I'm afraid the human race will no longer be human.
Rather, this is simply a rule among the human race in the universe.
The strong have the right to humiliate the weak.
The strong can treat the weaker branches of the human race as slaves.
If you believe you are human, that you belong to the same race, then why do others consider you human?
Weak races are merely slaves of powerful races; this has always been the case within the human race.
However, such rules had never even applied to immortals before.
After all, they are now eternal gods.
At this moment, Xu Qing applied this set of rules to the high and mighty Lord of the Universe and the True God, who were the leaders of their respective races.
This made the Chaos City Lord and the Giant Axe Founder extremely ugly, finding it hard to accept.
But power is the only truth, and when faced with the truth, they have nothing to say.