Alternate Dimension Game: Happiness is all that matters!
Chapter 484 - 320

Chapter 484: 320

After that, the Great Zhou, Great Qin, and Great Han dynasties followed, before today’s Great Qian Dynasty emerged.

Of course, regardless of the dynasty, they all worshipped West King as the True God, because this deity was indeed too powerful. By pleasing it, one could obtain omnipotent power.

In a short while, the Jade Road Car arrived at Jianmu Ruins.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty!"

The young Emperor roused from his dozy state, sighing deeply once more.

The majestic Weiwei Mountains, amidst the vast sea of clouds, carried an eeriness and silence. From within that colossal hall, a chant echoed.

"Ceremonial grounds of civil and military, foundation of rites, shared roots from all seas, public offerings for personal spirits..."

The current Heavenly Master, Fu Tianyuan, was performing sacrifices, prayers, and incense offerings at the Jianmu Ruins.

A piece of white jade placed in the center of the hall emitted a powerful divine power nearly blinding to behold. This rich and opulent hall formed a vast space, with swirls of purple energy floating above the high temple.

Above the purple energy were stars twinkling like the Milky Way.

At this moment, West King, after thousands of years, had developed its own vague consciousness.

However, within the vast hall, there was an added faint crimson brutality, less of the gentleness.

Even this slight emanation of divine power subtly affected the minds of those around.

Fu Tianyuan took a deep breath, firmed his resolve, and loudly commanded, "Beat the drums, ring the bells, play the music!"

The music resounded.

Thirteen drum beats represented the thirteen Floating Mountains of the Mountain and Sea Realm; nine bell rings, the ultimate number, signifying the highest ceremony; and the music played was also for the thirteen strings of the court.

Next, the young Emperor of the Great Qian Dynasty, Li Hao, presented the sacrificial offerings and prayed.

He lit three bundles of incense, bowing respectfully.

"...to the sacred God, existing since primeval times; succeeding heaven, establishing the pole, initiating matter, and accomplishing tasks. The grandeur of transformation, benefitting all generations. Here I offer my obeisances; following heavenly order, solemnly performing the Qian rites, seeking blessings and protection, eternal prosperity for our nation!"

In the Mountain and Sea Realm, divine authority and royal power relied on each other, indispensable to one another.

Deities did not comprehend human societal operations or interfere with the construction of various systems, but they required human sacrifices to maintain their status.

Humans also needed the power of gods to survive in this harsh world.

It was a relationship of mutual dependence.

However, this time the ritual did not go smoothly.

In just a short incense burning time, the Emperor was drenched in sweat, looking as if he had collapsed from exhaustion, his clothes soaked through.

The entire court of civil and military officials, the Heavenly Master of the Kunlun lineage, and others, all remained silent, taciturn, sweating profusely.

For throughout the hall echoed the angry roar of West King, along with intense malicious intent!

It wasn’t interested in pigs, cattle, sheep, chickens, ducks, or geese.

It desired... to eat humans!

To eat humans!

To eat humans!

West King was expressing its dissatisfaction with the ceremony in its own way.

With this cause today resulting from actions long past, not having endured the sufferings of a hundred generations, it was still not a true Red Dust Immortal. Perhaps influenced by some external entities, it had developed evil thoughts.

A ritual that started with hope ended despondently.

As Emperor Li Hao left, his body still trembling, his mind haunted by the malicious intent of eating humans by West King.

Even he himself was severely affected, saliva flowing freely, blood boiling, wishing he could devour a few tender children.

Only after departing the hall did he manage to suppress this terrifying desire from the depths of his soul.

A strong sense of panic enveloped his mind.

The greatest deity of Kunlun Mountain was about to transform into an Evil God. How could they, mere mortals, withstand the wrath and brutality of such an Evil God?

Not until he reached the square and saw Heavenly Master Fu Tianyuan did the Emperor finally breathe a sigh of relief.

"Heavenly Master Fu, West King keeps expressing its desire to eat humans... how is that different from an Evil God? How could it be so!"

Li Hao looked worried, sighing deeply.

Fu Tianyuan stroked his white beard, taking a deep sigh, "Your Majesty might not know, but West King merely harbors such thoughts, it hasn’t actually eaten anyone. It is still restraining itself."

"I’ve heard that on other Floating Mountains, other Innate Deities... have already turned into Evil Gods. Demons run amok, wars erupt, the people suffer greatly. This divine war might spread here. West King is also influenced by the overall environment, hence its transformation," he lamented.

The Emperor’s face changed slightly, these matters had been mentioned occasionally in court.

Due to the immense distances between Floating Mountains, often spanning thousands of miles, it hadn’t been taken too seriously, occasionally even thought of with schadenfreude.

Other dynasties had collapsed, and the already weak Great Qian Dynasty, in this deteriorating world, ironically became the best among them.

But now, their own West King had also erupted with malicious intent.

Calamity springs from within the walls, trouble grows within an arm’s reach.

If someone secretly conducted a human blood sacrifice to please West King, it would get out of control, like a cat getting a taste of fish, it would no longer be able to suppress this malicious intent.

Fu Tianyuan sighed, "Sacrificing human lives to deities, although it grants temporary power and may even please the deities to gain their support, it’s like trying to put out a fire with firewood—where there’s wood, the fire won’t cease. It’s a path that leads to death!"

"I am well aware," replied the Emperor.

However, what worried them was that there would always be some ambitious figures in the world seeking to harness the power of an Evil God to overturn the entire dynasty.