Starting from becoming a god, I travel through the heavens.

Starving corpses littered the fields, vultures hovered overhead, and black crows cawed.

A large, unsteady procession of ordinary people trudged forward. They were all emaciated and pale, their stomachs rumbling occasionally. Their eyes were unfocused, and they seemed unaware of their destination.

The group included the elderly, women, and children, who were so hungry that they staggered as they walked. Occasionally, someone would collapse and never get up again, and the people around them would rush forward and dismember them.

Human reason and morality were almost non-existent in this group. As soon as someone starved to death, they would immediately become food for those around them. They would take everything edible, such as weeds, tree bark, and tree roots, along their journey.

Zhao Sheng was also in this group, silently watching their madness. His eyes were green with greed, and most of them looked like they had lost their humanity. It was a chaotic world similar to ancient times.

"Brother Sheng, have some." A young girl handed Zhao Sheng a bowl of meat soup. Her face was smeared with charcoal, her voice was clear and crisp, and she was dressed in rough cloth. She was flat-chested.

Zhao Sheng took the broth, glanced at the meat in it, and then looked up to see people lining up to eat the soup, which contained the remains of a mother and child who had just died.

Even though he was mentally strong, the thought of drinking meat soup made him feel nauseous both mentally and physically. How could people eat each other?

"Lianxin, you eat it." He finally shook his head and handed the soup back. The girl's name was Ye Lianxin, and she was the daughter of a wealthy family in Yun County.

Unfortunately, a severe drought struck, resulting in no harvest. Furthermore, the White Lotus Sect incited the people to rebel and captured Yun County. Everyone in her family except her perished at the hands of the White Lotus Sect. She managed to escape and join this group of refugees.

Zhao Sheng was rescued by her when she encountered him on the way.

"I won't eat it. My father said that if you eat human flesh, you're no longer human. I have a tree cake here." Ye Lianxin secretly took out a dark-colored cake from her bosom, looked around to make sure no one was watching, and then quickly handed it to Zhao Sheng.

Tree cakes are coarse cakes made by crushing and compressing tree roots and bark. They were an essential food for refugees. They tasted terrible, but they were good at filling their stomachs.

"Aren't you hungry?" Zhao Sheng saw the conflict in the girl's eyes. It must be her last reserve of food during her escape from famine. Ye Lianxin shook her head. "I'm not hungry. Sheng-ge'er, you eat. You need to be full to have the strength to protect me."

goooo~

As soon as she finished speaking, her stomach growled loudly. The girl met Zhao Sheng's gaze, lowered her head in embarrassment, but was annoyed by her stomach's lack of appetite. "Sheng-ge'er is going to laugh at you. You're so useless." She touched her hungry stomach.

Zhao Sheng smiled, patted the girl's head with his large hand, and tore the tree cake in half. "Let's each have half. You're still growing. You won't grow tall if you starve." He spoke gently.

When the surrounding people saw this, no one dared to come forward and snatch it, after all, they didn't want to become someone else's food.

Zhao Sheng's reputation had already spread throughout the group. He could crush a person with a flick of his wrist, so who would dare to steal his food? It was a miracle that he didn't steal other people's food.

Zhao Sheng looked around, and everyone lowered their heads, not daring to look him in the eye. He had been in this world for a week. When he first arrived, he was unconscious, and Ye Lianxin helped him walk.

A frail young girl was helping a strong man who was 1.8 meters tall walk unsteadily, which shows how difficult it was for them, but her efforts were rewarded.

Ye Lianxin held half a tree cake in her hand and ate it with relish. Recalling her days in Yun County, and thinking of her parents, brother and others who died tragically at the hands of the White Lotus Sect, hot tears streamed down her face.

Zhao Sheng knew she missed her family. Women are naturally sentimental. The contrast between going from a young lady from a wealthy family to a girl fleeing famine caused her to recall her life in Yun County and the tragic deaths of her parents.

He sighed softly. Chaotic times are like this: families are destroyed, wives and children are separated, and rebellious refugees are all microcosms of this chaotic world. They are just a small part of what makes up this microcosm.

Tears streamed down Ye Lianxin's face as she leaned on Zhao Sheng's shoulder. His strong arms calmed her panicked heart, and drowsiness gradually crept in.

Since fleeing Yun County, she has never had a peaceful night's sleep, fearing that she would become someone's food in the middle of the night. She has seen many people being killed and eaten in their sleep.

This made her feel insecure. Even with Zhao Sheng by her side, she didn't dare to sleep too soundly. After all, she hadn't gotten to know Sheng-ge'er in just a few days and was afraid that his true nature would be revealed and he would eat her alive.

She was wary of him at every turn, and only after Sheng Ge'er helped her kill several people did she finally trust him. Otherwise, a helpless young girl who trusted others so easily would have become someone else's prey long ago.

Zhao Sheng glanced at the tree cake in his hand, then swallowed it whole. The tree cake really didn't taste good; it was a bit like gnawing on raw tree bark, and it was a bit tough on the teeth.

However, he was made of steel and had strong teeth, so no matter how tough the tree cake was, he could easily crush it into his stomach.

Ye Lianxin still had a large piece of tree cake left in her hand. He took it and crushed it into small pieces. He patted her shoulder with his other hand and said softly, "Get up and finish the tree cake before you go to sleep."

The people around had just finished eating the meat soup, but they were still very hungry. Their green eyes were fixed on the tree cake in Zhao Sheng's hand, just like the eyes of a hungry wolf.

"Sheng-ge'er, you eat..." Ye Lianxin murmured in her sleep. Zhao Sheng no longer stood on ceremony and ate all the tree cakes. His internal organs trembled as he digested the food in his stomach and stored the little energy he had.

"I wonder if this world has a cultivation system? If it doesn't, then this world isn't very meaningful. Let's leave after we settle Ye Lianxin in!" Zhao Sheng lowered his eyes and glanced at the restless group of people.

He gently moved her little head to rest against the rock, stood up and walked to a man. He reached out and crushed his throat with his large hand. He needed to eliminate all unstable factors to prevent them from uniting to cause him trouble.

He needs to conserve his strength so that he can take Ye Lianxin away when they encounter rebels or bandits. Otherwise, he will be too weak from hunger to escape.

Zhao Sheng's decisiveness instilled fear in the few who were itching to act, and those around him kept their distance. He stopped killing after the three men, as excessive coercion could easily lead to their outburst.

Four corpses would be enough for them to have a good meal.

It was already afternoon. The group continued their journey, stopping frequently. The scorching heat caused some people to succumb and die along the way, and no one went to share the corpses anymore.

They need to find a water source, or they will all die of thirst!

Zhao Sheng and Ye Lianxin walked at the back of the group. Looking up, they saw nothing but barren wasteland all around. If a rebel army suddenly appeared ahead, they would have a chance to escape.

During times of famine, the rebels didn't care whether you were human or beast. As long as you weren't one of their own, you were food in their hands. Women were given to the brothers to enjoy before being killed and eaten, while men were killed and eaten directly.

The old and weak are killed or eaten if they can be killed or eaten! Anyway, many people have already starved to death in the world, so this is a way of helping them get rid of their suffering.

"Sheng-ge'er, what if the rebels attack from behind?" Ye Lianxin tugged at Zhao Sheng's sleeve and asked softly. "Then we'll just have to decide whether to steam them or make a stew," he replied with a light laugh.

"Oh? Do the rebels eat people too?" Ye Lianxin asked again in a low voice. Zhao Sheng nodded, "In this chaotic world, if there's no food, they can only eat people. There's nothing else."

"Hmm? An army is coming." He sensed the ground trembling and heard the sound of galloping hooves in the distance ahead. He picked up Ye Lianxin and dashed off in a random direction.

With a light tap of his toes, he moved like lightning, his explosive power incredibly strong, leaving deep footprints on the yellow ground. His spine resembled a great dragon, his muscles and bones trembling as he exerted force, and the wind howled in his ears.

Ye Lianxin kept her eyes tightly shut, not daring to open them. She felt that Sheng Ge'er's speed was too fast, and her body couldn't keep up with it.

"It's government soldiers! Run!" The sharp-eyed civilians in front spotted the figure on horseback, shouted, and fled in panic. Hearing the words of the people in front, the entire group panicked and chose a route to escape.

The once-grand procession vanished in an instant. "Ten men per team, chase them in every direction! They're all our military achievements!" shouted the armored leader, and the soldiers behind him split into ten-man teams to pursue them on horseback.