Shepherd Tantra

Chapter 1337 Darkest Night

Chapter 1337 Darkest Night
As Aiwas's body violently trembled amidst the spatial turbulence, his consciousness became remarkably clear.

--I see.

No wonder the Ninth Path's basic ability is "sacrifice"...

No wonder Ai Shiping, as the Chief of the Reincarnation Heaven, is actually the "Ouroboros," the son of the Snake Father...

No wonder the Snake Father, despite being so gentle that he wouldn't even allow the use of his own kind as materials in the ritual, was so single-mindedly focused on surpassing others, cold and ruthless...

Everything clicked.

Turning the clock back and reversing the course of history—this is the largest and most significant change in history!
And in pursuit of victory and success, they are willing to give up everything... This is the greatest transcendence ever!
Before the Serpent Father's fall, neither the Fallen Celestials nor the Ring Celestials were capable of becoming the new Pillar God of the River of Change. This wasn't because they weren't strong enough, but because the Serpent Father had already accomplished his supreme feat—

"……Well."

Aiwas let out a painful groan.

Spacetime trembled violently, torn apart by a force that seemed intent on shattering everything. He felt as if he were inside a rainbow-colored, winding tunnel. Aiwas, on the other hand, was like someone falling from an immense height, constantly being struck by various corners. His Celestial-level body was quickly reduced to tatters under such impacts.

Just then, the golden apple suddenly burst forth with iridescent light.

—That is the light that represents hope!
Under the protection of that light, the damage to Aiwas from the spacetime tremor was reduced to a minimum.

Aiwas curled up like a baby, trying to keep as much of his body as possible under the protection provided by the golden apple.

When Aiwass landed again, all his beautiful feathers had been burned away.

He slowly opened his eyes and found himself kneeling on a lush, green lawn.

These grasses were much taller than those of later generations. They were more like a type of green wheat than grass.

Flocks of dragons and birds flew across the sky, the azure expanse and pure white clouds a breathtaking sight. In the distance stood a towering structure, like a pointer, visible even from a great distance to Aiwass…

...Just like the coordinates of home in "Minecraft". There is such a tall enough tower that no matter how far you go, you can always see the direction of home by looking back.

The thought suddenly popped into Aiwass's mind.

Is that...home?
In fact, Aiwass was quite familiar with this phase. He had experienced it before when he traveled the world with the Serpent Father.

During this period, the monstrous Nibiru had been defeated, and its remnants had been consumed by the Winged Celestials. The succeeding Supreme Heaven did not continue to control the concept of "eating," but instead dispersed it. Thus, "becoming stronger through eating" became an ability that any life form could use, no longer exclusive to the monstrous Nibiru.

The winged beings, who originally did not need to eat, now had the privilege of eating. So they began to study the magic of creating food.

Lured by these foods, more and more scaled creatures came ashore—unlike winged creatures, scaled creatures had to devour other life forms to survive from the very beginning.

They gradually entered the Tower of Babel.

Winged beings do not need language, while the languages of scaled beings are all different. Only here can they communicate and interact with each other.

So people spontaneously gathered together.

Those green grasses are the "prototype of wheat".

Aiwas looked down at the golden apple in his arms, remained silent for a moment, and then ate it.

It had no taste, so it certainly wasn't delicious. Aiwas's body was too fragile after the spacetime tremors... and he didn't possess the rank of Celestial Master, so he couldn't absorb it now to achieve that rank.

So he used the power of the Food Path, which had already been "open-sourced," to eat the fragment of the Serpent Father's Heavenly Decree.

During this promotion ceremony, Aiwas never saw his system panel.

When he entered the ceremony, he did not see a written version of the mission; and when he came into contact with the Celestial Fragment, he also did not see the attributes of the Celestial Fragment.

That's why Aiwass actually had no idea what kind of power this fragment of the Celestial Realm foreshadowed. He simply wanted to preserve it in this way.

After the Serpent Father's celestial power merged into Aiwass's body, all his wounds were healed.

He gradually regained his strength and got up from the ground. As Aiwass "got up," it was like a human walking upright—he grew legs again, and his appearance changed back from feathered serpent to human.

The ouroboros coalesced on Aiwas's face, forming a monocle.

The lens itself has no practical use. But it possesses the status of a celestial being, allowing Aiwass to see the truth of certain things through it.

Aiwas looked around and, with his feet which he had regained, walked slowly and somewhat awkwardly toward the Tower of Babel.

Suddenly, Aiwas stopped in his tracks.

He saw it in the distance: a huge winged being lying on the grass.

He lay in the shade of the giant tree, the shadow obscuring his face while the rest of him was exposed to the midday sun. The grass root he chewed seemed to be savoring candy.

For the Lightborn, sunbathing, even if it doesn't count as eating, can be considered a snack.

—Even from a mere glimpse, Aiwass recognized him.

That was Lucifer.

For a moment, Aiwass felt like crying.

The feeling was like being lost in a forest for a very long time. From day to dusk, from dusk to night, just when you thought you were about to never find your way out, you finally saw someone familiar in the distance…

It's like someone stranded in a foreign land, suffering endless hardships... only to suddenly hear a familiar voice calling out. Turning around, they find themselves reunited with a childhood friend they haven't seen in a long time.

My sense of time seems to jump directly into the future...

Why are the feelings of excitement and sadness in my heart so clear?

Just like the first "Hello, World!" that every programmer types.

Everything was on track, and the world opened its doors to me.

But in the end, Aiwass said nothing.

A fake smile appeared on Aiwas's face, used to conceal the emotion and sadness in his heart.

He smiled and waved to Lucifer.

—It's been a long time, my friend.

—I'm back, world.

In his mind, Aiwass said to himself.

Aiwas walked over to Lucifer, lay down on the soft grass, and looked at the sky.

A wave of exhaustion washed over him, but the warm breeze from Taiyi's heat felt like a gentle hand, and Aiwass gradually drifted off to sleep.