Under One Person: I Opened the Age of Mythology

Chapter 272 Light a fire that reaches the sky!

"I?"

Seeing the two men suddenly looking at him, and feeling that the game between them was obviously coming to an end, Xia Ye smiled.

"I think that the two seniors, or all the seniors, don't have to fight at all. Why don't you sit down and talk?"

"Although I don't know the specific reason, up to now, I can still see that you seniors are hiding something from us, but perhaps this concealment has nothing to do with us?"

"But no matter what, all of you seniors are dishonest. Even if I have an idea, I may make a mistake. So it's better not to say anything. The more you talk, the more mistakes you make."

"Ha ha……"

Seeing him like this, Zhuge Kongming and Sima Hui looked at each other and smiled. They understood what he meant and couldn't help but joked.

"You've said a lot, haven't you?"

“But the junior didn’t actually say anything.”

Xia Ye shook his head. What he said was just a complaint and had no substance.

"Um……"

"Then let me answer your question first. As you said, it is indeed rude to expect help from others without sincerity. What do you think, Brother Decao?"

Zhuge Kongming glanced at him, then looked at Sima Hui.

"Yes, it is true, but it is also a helpless move."

Sima Hui nodded.

The two exchanged glances and reached a consensus. They looked at Xia Ye again and Zhuge Kongming said:

"First, the first question you asked: Why fight? Why not sit down and talk?"

"It's very simple. If we can reach an agreement by sitting down and talking, there will be no need to go to war. This is the only solution."

"As for what we are hiding..."

Zhuge Kongming paused.

"Now that things have come to this, it's actually okay to tell you. I think Zhou Gongjin should have told you that we are competing for a spot, right?"

"That's right. Senior Zhou told me about the past. He said that he wanted to combine the strength of all the seniors into one person to achieve the true 'Tongtian'."

"Um……"

Zhuge Kongming nodded.

"What he said was actually not wrong about this. Our fight this time was indeed to gather everyone's strength and combine it into one person's body. But there was one thing he didn't say."

"That is, no matter what the final result is, whether that person is 'through the sky' or not, others may still be able to survive, but everything that this person has will inevitably perish. And what he has to do is not to leave this world and fight against the owner of the gaze from outside the sky, but to 'light a fire'."

"Light a fire?"

Xia Ye was puzzled, but saw Zhuge Kongming looking up with his eyes seemingly penetrating the void.

"Yes, light a fire..."

"A 'Heavenly Fire'!"

"what?!"

Hearing this, Xia Ye's pupils also trembled. He had imagined many possibilities, but did not expect this to be the answer.

"Senior, what does this mean?"

"Well... you should know what else is hidden deep inside the 'Inner Scene' besides us, right?"

"You mean... those 'excellent' seniors in the past?"

"Yes, it's them!"

"Then do you know what their current status is?"

"Well, they should all be using their own strength to block those gazes, and they are getting weaker and weaker."

"Haha, as expected, you all already know it."

Hearing Xia Ye's answer, Zhuge Kongming smiled slightly. This way, there was no need for too much explanation and he could get straight to the point.

"Now that you know this situation, have you ever thought about how those 'spaces' are formed?"

“You know, the skills and abilities of extraordinary people are countless and different, and the same is true for the ‘top’ ones. Some people can indeed use their own strength to open up the ‘inner space’, such as me, but even among the ‘top’ ones, there are many who can’t do it!”

"It's not that I lack the ability, it's just that our paths are different!"

"Oh?"

Hearing this, Xia Ye was stunned at first, then realized that he had indeed overlooked this point, and his eyes flashed for a moment.

After thinking for a while, he could not get any answer due to too little information, so he bowed and asked:
"I don't know, I hope you can tell me!"

"Ha ha……"

Zhuge Kongming smiled, shook the feather fan in his hand, and then spoke.

"Then do you know who was the first person to reach the 'top' and possess the 'heavenly stature' from ancient times to the present?"

"This one……"

Xia Ye narrowed his eyes, he really knew it.

"In ancient times, Suirenshi!"

"Yes, it is Suirenshi!"

Zhuge Kongming looked pleased.

"Since ancient times, the legend of Suiren has been circulating in the world, saying that he is the 'Emperor' who brought 'fire' to the world. However, few people, or almost no one, know that his real achievements are more than that!"

After he finished speaking, his eyes froze, as if he was lost in memories, and it took him a long while to come back to his senses.

"Come to think of it, I was probably the last person to see him. After that, he fell asleep forever."

"Sleep forever?"

"Has Suiren fallen completely?"

Xia Ye was stunned.

"Do not."

Zhuge Kongming shook his head.

"It's not that he has completely fallen. At this point, he may never fall. He just changed into another form of existence."

"Do you want to see it?"

He looked at Xia Ye with a serious face, and Xia Ye also became serious and nodded solemnly.

then……

call!
The next moment, Zhuge Kongming raised his hand, and with a thought, a ball of fire as dazzling as the sun appeared in his palm.

"This is the Suiren clan today..."

"what?!"

Xia Ye looked at the ball of fire with a look of shock on his face.

Zhuge Kongming continued:

"He entered the Dao with fire, proved the Dao with fire, and now he turns his body into fire. He did this for one thing only—to reach the heavens!" "But this so-called 'reaching the heavens' is not his personal 'reaching the heavens'. That is no longer his real pursuit. He wants to spread the 'seeds of reaching the heavens' and open up a 'road to the heavens' for all people in the future!"

"This……"

"Is there something else I don't know?"

Thinking of this, Xia Ye calmed down. He could tell that Suiren must have his reasons for doing this. Although the reason should be the gaze from outer space, there was obviously a deeper message in it.

Zhuge Kongming did not hesitate and explained immediately:

"In fact, Suiren was the first person to reach the sky and fight against the guy from outside the sky. He was also the only one. After killing him, he gave up the "reaching the sky" and entered the "inner scene."

"Fight?"

"Did Suiren fight with an alien being? He even killed it!"

Hearing this, Xia Ye's pupils trembled again. This was undoubtedly shocking news.

"So, what is that thing out there?"

"Even Suiren couldn't explain it clearly. He only said that it was a collection of some kind of 'Tao'."

Zhuge Kongming shook his head.

"According to him, that thing seemed to be a 'spy' of some kind, who came to investigate after sensing his 'all-powerful' aura. Its power was unbelievable, as if it was strong yet weak, making it hard to fathom."

"This……"

“Is it so abstract?”

Xia Ye narrowed his eyes, finding it hard to imagine his true identity.

Zhuge Kongming continued:

"But no matter what, Suirenshi still killed that guy and prevented him from passing on the information. Then he turned back and entered the 'Inner Scene' to start planning."

"What he can confirm is that there is a group of powerful guys outside who are eyeing this place covetously, and they seem to want to reap the harvest. The 'Tongtian' is a signal that will attract them."

"So, he decided to pass on this information and let future generations know it, but he did not intend to stop future generations from 'reaching the heavens'. On the contrary, he wanted to work with future generations to completely open up the 'road to heaven'."

"And in order to avoid being discovered by the guys outside, he combined his own strength with the 'Inner Scene' to build the initial 'barrier', and used his own life and his 'Heavenly Way' to condense the fire and pass it on to future generations."

"It can be said that Suiren opened up the 'Road to Heaven' with his own strength, and the road leading to the 'Top' became wider, which is how the endless 'Tops' in later generations were created."

"And you should also know what happened after that, the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, King Zhou's conquest of King Zhou, the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the unification of the Qin Dynasty, and all the way to my time... there were many dragons and heroes all rising up!"

"but……"

Having said that, Zhuge Kongming suddenly sighed and looked sad.

"Human power is limited, even for the man who knows everything. It has come to this point that Suiren couldn't hold on any longer."

"After all, before that, he not only had to use his own strength to support the 'barrier', but also had to separate his own Dao wisdom and condense it into sparks to give to talented people. It was not easy for him to persist for thousands of years with such consumption."

"So that's why you said you were the last person to see him?"

Xia Ye finally understood the meaning of these words. At the same time, he also understood why there has never been such a "great era of aliens" or "the rise of alien heroes" after the Three Kingdoms. It turned out that it was because the fire had been dissipated and they could only rely on their own strength.

"Yes, before this, anyone who reached the 'peak' would meet Suiren, who would tell them everything and give them the power to choose."

“Without any exception, everyone chose to stand with it.”

"However, when I saw him, he was like a candle in the wind, no longer able to hold on. However, he also had a final plan, which was to transform into this 'spark'... 'spark that reaches the sky'!"

As he spoke, Zhuge Kongming looked at the "spark" and his eyes lit up.

"As long as this 'seed of fire' exists, when the next 'person with the ability to reach the sky' appears, he or she will be able to stimulate all the power contained in it and pass the 'seed of the sky' to every 'superb'."

“And this is the moment that everyone in the ‘Inner Scene’ has been waiting for. They did not really give up on ‘Tongtian’, but chose to ‘believe’, believing that they can follow Suirenshi to break through the difficulties!”

"I see……"

After hearing this, Xia Ye finally understood the general situation. It turned out that everything started with Suiren and has continued to this day.

but……

"Then Senior Zhuge, what about the 'inevitable demise' you mentioned earlier? Does activating this 'spark' require the life of the 'man who knows how to reach the sky'?"

Xia Ye couldn't help but feel puzzled again.

"No, that's not the case. It's just that the method we use is ultimately 'cheating' and will inevitably come at a price. It can push one person with all the strength to at least activate this 'spark', but this huge and complex force will inevitably destroy it."

"But, this is the only solution."

Zhuge Kongming sighed again.

"In fact, this is also a task assigned to us by Suiren. Because we have the most people and strength, and with the 'Return to Origin Formation' I created, we can also achieve this."

"The reason for this is that Suiren was worried that after he turned into 'fire', the 'road to heaven' would also be closed, and it would be extremely difficult for people in later generations to become 'the top', let alone to make further breakthroughs to higher places."

"However, through the 'Return to Origin Formation' and the gathering of the 'Peerless' powers to deduce the secrets of heaven, I have also deduced a corner of the future. There will be a great era in the future. At that time, the heaven and earth will change, and perhaps new life will emerge."

"So, we chose to wait until the very end and come to this world to see the situation. If there is still no 'man with all-powerful powers' appearing, our plan will naturally begin."

"That's why all the 'tops' are asleep, and only we are awake!"

"Do you understand now?"

After saying all that, Zhuge Kongming looked at Xia Ye again. He had said everything he should have said, and he just wanted to see this guy's reaction.

"call……"

After hearing all this, Xia Ye couldn't help but let out a long sigh, then pondered and began to organize his thoughts.

I have to say that although the amount of information is not large, they are all explosive news. It still takes some time to digest and requires careful thinking.

moment……

"So, fellow seniors, have you discovered that, although we have indeed ushered in a great era, the highest combat power is still 'top', and there is still a long way to go before it reaches 'all-powerful'?" He asked again.

"That's right. Whether it's you, or Fellow Daoist Zuo and Fellow Daoist Jie Kong, you are all indeed extremely talented, but your 'road to the top' has only just begun, and you are still too far away from 'reaching the sky'." Zhuge Kongming responded.

"Then...why don't you wait a little longer? Wait until we move forward?"

"It's not that I don't want to wait, but I can't wait. You should also know the current state of the other 'tops'. They can't hold on for much longer and may perish at any time."

"Understood……"

Xia Ye nodded.

"So, the seniors deliberately concealed the final truth of the bet because they were afraid that we would interfere and hinder the progress of the matter. They hoped that we could fully cooperate to select the 'one person' first. Is that all?"

"Not bad, that's all."

"I just didn't expect that your insight is stronger than I expected, and you are also more defensive."

"Yes, indeed."

In this way, Xia Ye understood everything completely.

"If we knew that the final outcome of this gamble was to choose one person to sacrifice, we might all have some concerns and would not be able to give our best efforts, which would actually slow down everyone's progress."

"Yes, that's right, but now that you've noticed it, there's no point in hiding it."

"Well, two seniors, I have a plan that may completely solve this dilemma, and you seniors don't have to sacrifice yourself."

"Oh? What's the plan?"

"It's very simple. Since Suiren's plan needs a man with 'all-knowing knowledge' to start, then I will be the one with 'all-knowing knowledge'!"

(End of this chapter)