I create patterns, regardless of your level of expertise.

Cheng Wanli assumed that Li Hao was unwilling to reveal his identity, and that the name Li Hao might have been made up on the spot.

Since that was the case, he didn't want to pry further, so he promptly ended the conversation.

Thankfully, Li Hao didn't know what he was thinking, otherwise he would have been heartbroken.

See, nobody believes him when he tells the truth! What can he do?!

"Regardless, thank you for your help this time, senior."

"The situation has worsened recently. Now that the crisis here has been resolved, we shall take our leave."

"If you have the opportunity in the future, senior, you are welcome to visit the Yunmiao Divine Sect in the Eastern Divine Region. I will certainly treat you to a good meal."

Li Hao nodded and casually asked, "So you guys came down here to save the world? That's quite a kind heart."

Upon hearing this, Cheng Wan's expression became complicated, and he couldn't help but ask, "Senior, are you really not from the God Realm?"

"I'm really not."

"...If you say it's not, then it's not."

As they were talking, the two men they had sent out earlier returned.

He didn't look well.

However, they didn't say anything, they just looked at each other, and then Cheng Wanli waved his hand and burned a talisman.

Space cracked open, and the golden bridge descended once more.

Everyone clasped their hands in greeting to Li Hao before crossing the bridge.

Peace was restored to the human world, and Li Hao and Xiao Wei lived happily ever after.

Of course, that's all in the future; now is not the time to talk about those things.

Li Hao looked at the giant octopus leg at his feet and licked his lips.

To be honest, this thing is really awesome.

"Hey you! Light a fire!"

……

From now on, there will be no more trials of divine fall.

The main venues were destroyed; half of them were swallowed by the Void Octopus, and the remaining half turned into loose sand, which even spilled out into space that same day, drifting away to who knows where.

The good news is that, apart from the four unfortunate individuals who didn't make it out, there were no other deaths recorded in this incident.

As Yuan Ye gradually came to his senses after the initial shock, he realized that it was because Li Hao had given him that final push.

If it weren't for this, the explosion of the Withering Storm would have caused countless deaths and injuries throughout the entire Windless Continent.

It's all too common for gods to accidentally injure ants during a battle of magic, but it's rare to see someone specifically taking care to protect ants.

For a moment, I felt both fortunate and moved.

At the celebration banquet that evening, the main dish was this giant tentacle, and Li Hao even specially provided milk for it.

Every now and then someone would faint from the octopus elbow, and someone would immediately feed them milk to wake them up.

This meal wasn't just about satisfying one's appetite; the pure energy contained in the meat, though not spiritual energy, could still be partially absorbed.

For them, this is like a super tonic. Today, their senior is treating them, so they have to eat their fill!

In short, everyone got together and enjoyed the meal immensely, having a wonderful time.

Only Yuan Ye seemed to be in low spirits, looking preoccupied.

After several rounds of drinks and five courses of food, the wine had been drunk and the dishes were served.

After much deliberation, Yuan Ye finally made up his mind and approached Li Hao with his wine glass in hand.

"senior."

"Demons have their Demon Lords, and monsters have their Demon Emperors, but the human race is full of ulterior motives and lacks a leader who can oversee everything."

"Although the demon and spirit races are not in immediate danger, the demon race has amassed troops on the border of the human realm, eyeing us covetously."

"We only ask for your approval, senior. From this day forward, the Medicine Tower will honor you as the Human Emperor!"

He didn't act on impulse; he had specifically discussed this matter with the person in charge of the Medicine Tower that afternoon.

In reality, if it weren't for that person's nod, he would only be the tower master of one continent, and how could he represent the entire Medicine Tower?

Upon hearing his words, many of the pharmacy officials at the table put down their wine glasses, stood up, faced Li Hao, and knelt on one knee.

"We wish to honor our predecessor as the Human Emperor!"

Seeing this scene, Li Hao couldn't help but say something.

"You've really put me in a terrible situation!"

He was naturally happy to do so, since conquering a realm would give him more opportunities to develop modules, so why not?

The demon race's invasion is nothing? Go tell my iron golem army!

"Alright, get up, everyone."

"Today I'll speak from the heart. My original intention was not to become a human emperor, but ruling the human realm would benefit me, so I wouldn't refuse."

"But what's done is done, there's no point in just being a human emperor."

Upon hearing this, Yuan Ye's breathing suddenly became rapid.

Could it be...?

Immediately afterwards, Li Hao said, "Let's unify the four realms as well, and build a harmonious and loving family together."

"Oh right, the Spirit Realm has flown away, let's unify the Three Realms first."

"By the way, what about the people sent to the Demon Realm? Have they sent any news back?"

Yuan Ye hurriedly replied, "Yes! Things are progressing smoothly in the Demon Realm. The people we sent out have already crossed the Blood River. I believe that in at most six months, we will be able to take over the entire Demon Realm."

Li Hao thought it was pretty good. Anyway, now that the Demon Clan had run away and the Spirit Clan was useless, the only problem in unifying the Three Realms was the Demon Clan. Since they were already here, they couldn't let it go to waste, right?

However, to be honest, the demons are really despicable. They took the rest of the spirit race with them and flew away, making it impossible for him to conquer them. Originally, even the spirit queen had no objections.

Oh no, I forgot about this when I met those amazing people today. I should have asked them to look for it.

But since they've already left, let's talk about this later.

"Alright, that's enough. Sit down and eat."

The atmosphere at the table relaxed again. Although a major decision that could affect the entire human world had just been made, the process was so casual that it was hard to believe.

"By the way, Tower Master Yuan," Li Hao suddenly remembered something else and asked, "Demons can be reborn, spirits can use secret techniques, and demons can disguise themselves. What special skills do humans have?"

Yuan Ye hadn't expected Li Hao to suddenly ask this question.

Originally, the Medicine Tower had speculated that Li Hao came from the God Realm, but today Li Hao himself denied this.

We don't know Li Hao's background yet, but he certainly can't be from this world, right? It's normal not to know.

"The special feature of the human race is that there are not many obstacles on the path of cultivation. Generally speaking, resources play a big role in determining what level one can reach."

"It's nothing more than that there is a mental tribulation in the seventh realm and an ascension tribulation in the twelfth realm."

"You've already experienced the mental tribulation, senior. It's not actually that difficult."

"But the other three races are different. Each major realm is a hurdle. They have enough resources, but there are too many who just can't get past it."

Li Hao suddenly realized, but then said, "That's not right. In terms of cultivation efficiency, it seems that humans can't compare to demons, right?"

The cultivation efficiency mentioned here refers to the fact that demons can cultivate to a higher level in the same amount of time.

If there are no major obstacles in human cultivation, why is their cultivation speed slower than that of the demon race?

In response, Yuan Ye explained, "That's because they consume more resources and use more costly evil techniques."

"The demon race is a bunch of lunatics. Sometimes they're willing to sacrifice their entire family to break through to a higher level. That's why they're called demons."

"Under the same conditions, the human race is definitely the easiest to break through."

Upon hearing this, Li Hao exclaimed inwardly, "Holy crap! So there's more to this story!"

Yuan Ye clicked his tongue again and said, "It is precisely because it is easier for the human race to break through that the four races can still share the spoils and resist each other in the four realms, but it is different in the God Realm."

"At its peak, the human race basically suppressed the other three races so much that they couldn't even lift their heads."

At this point, Yuan Ye suddenly sneered: "If they still consider themselves human."

"As you heard today, senior, they call themselves the Gods."

To reiterate, once a silkworm transforms into a butterfly, will it still consider itself a silkworm?

A small number of people who are nostalgic might still try to intervene, but if I had to give an example, today's situation wouldn't be appropriate.

The gods were alerted by the Withering Storm, not by sentimentality, and did not intervene to protect humanity.

A more suitable example would be the war between the four races 100,000 years ago.

At that time, it was really a few compassionate gods who forcibly stopped the great war, and because they were worried about the safety of the human race, they also set up a protective array in the nine provinces of the human realm.

The other three races did not receive this treatment.

However, only a small portion of them actually intervened. This is the only example that has been found in the past 100,000 years, which tells us what the proportion is.

It's rather foolish to have a favorable impression of the entire pantheon based on a small minority of gods.

Even if you ascend to heaven, you're destined to do hard labor. What's wrong with humans? At most, you'll be a foreman, still doing manual labor. Don't even think about getting ahead.

Furthermore, the gods often throw criminals down to be punished, making it seem as if the human world were some kind of garbage dump.

The top powers in the human realm all know these inside stories, so they generally don't have much goodwill towards the gods.

The question that had been troubling him for so long was finally answered, and Li Hao suddenly understood.

"Oh, I see."

"Alright, let's eat."

Li Hao forked a large piece of meat, preparing to put it in his mouth.

But then he suddenly realized that something seemed to be missing from the scene.

"Huh? Where's my buddy?"

Beside her, Xiao Wei was eating heartily, and mumbled, "Brother Tie and Elder Jian went out."

Li Hao was utterly dumbfounded: "No way, they're really talking?!"