World’s End: My Keyword is One More Than Others
Chapter 551: Great chaos

The waters of the Milky Way disrupted the banquet, but no one cared about this dampener anymore; everyone was caught up in the revelry.

The cries of "The human race shall rise" and "Heaven bless the human race" echoed endlessly.

Zong Bin, the City God of the capital, focused his gaze in the direction where the scholar had just summoned the Milky Way, casting a puzzled look at the Leader of the Day Touring Ghosts, Meng Daonian, and transmitted a message: "Is it the Literary Heart?"

Meng Daonian frowned, shook his head, and replied, "I can't tell. If someone had cast a spell, there should be traces. His Majesty the Human Emperor and the two True Immortals haven't made any moves."

Zong Bin was momentarily stunned, looking at Du Ge, who was surrounded by people offering compliments, and sighed softly, "Great chaos is about to begin!"

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The plant arranged by Du Ge was named Meng Wenxuan.

At the abdication ceremony, he was immediately conferred the title "Heavenly Gift of the Literary Heart" by Du Ge, recorded in history as "the dawn of the human race's revival," destined to be remembered through the ages.

Apart from the Minister of Rites and the person involved, no one knew the truth.

Yet, Du Ge's Elemental Infant seemed to emit a fatal attraction to the golden dragon's shadow. Even though it was afraid, it resolutely guarded the Elemental Infant, forming this strange scene.

The golden dragon circled his Elemental Infant, spiraling continuously, as if wanting to coil around his body, but deterred by the divine power, it dared not approach.

Alongside the cultivators, City Gods and Day and Night Touring Ghosts from various places were also engaged in this task. With the Southern Emperor's token, driving these yin deities was effortless.

Cheers erupted once more.

Two skills of persuasion had awakened, but the ferocious second skill had yet to be unlocked.

As long as new poems were composed and selected by the New Poetry Department, the court would have literary giants evaluate the new poems immediately. If the grade reached the top tier, the court would promote it through official channels, helping poets gain fame.

The emergence of the New Poetry Department greatly encouraged the literati of the New Moon, leading to the creation of numerous poems, which were then submitted to the New Poetry Society...

Cultivators and yin deities acted simultaneously, achieving high efficiency. City Gods and Earth Gods from various places also provided Du Ge with ironclad evidence of corrupt officials and tyrants.

The abdication was merely ceremonial, but the dragon vein's protection of the royal family was a legacy of ten thousand years. The dragon vein deliberately manifested, entering the Human Emperor's body in broad daylight, something unprecedented. If this wasn't considered legitimate, what were the previous emperors?

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Du Ge and the Minister of Rites orchestrated this premeditated auspicious omen from the heavens...

Alongside the New Poetry Department, the Martial Hall was also established.

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The Human Emperor's Seal represented decrees, while the Human Emperor's Sword symbolized slaughter.

Du Ge said this upon entering the Minister of Rites' residence: "The human race shall rise. The Immortal Emperor's seal on the human race's fortune is exceptionally firm. We need a false Literary Heart to boost the human race's confidence, mobilize the human race's fortune, and use it to impact the Immortal Emperor's seal. The stronger the people's resolve, the more abundant the fortune, only then can we break through the Immortal Emperor's seal and allow the human race to flourish in the world."

Once the ferocious second skill is unlocked, he won't have to worry about anything else on this Alien Star Battlefield; he can focus on leveling up, learning more skills, and gaining more mental power.

Witnessing the dragon vein's manifestation.

He established the New Poetry Department for the Literary Heart, to encourage the creation of new poetry.

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The Martial Hall established rankings such as the Hidden Dragon List, the Prodigy List, and the Dragon and Phoenix List. These lists ranked warriors of the New Moon by age and categorized them based on their battle achievements, with the aim of encouraging martial artists to awaken their Martial Courage as soon as possible.

Of course, there were also derivative items representing a skill, which Du Ge planned to unlock as well.

Externally, the moment Du Ge channeled divine power into the dragon vein, a massive golden dragon's shadow suddenly emerged from his body, circling once above the Golden Throne Hall before merging back into his body.

At this moment, the people's hearts were united to the extreme.

The legendary dragon vein protection?

The old saying "There are gods three feet above your head" was just a decoration, but after the new Human Emperor ascended, mobilizing the resources of the yin deities, no crime could escape detection. Du Ge used the most brutal punishments based on the criminals' offenses:

Dismemberment, chariot tearing, castration, roasting, sawing, disembowelment, flogging...

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Moreover.

These punishments were executed publicly. In the words of the Human Emperor, the world was a cesspool of filth, and severe punishment was needed to correct the atmosphere and set things right...

Then.

Cultivators from various sects were entirely used by Du Ge as messengers, promoting new policies and collecting information from various places.

The historian's trembling pen recorded this glorious moment in history: "In the 27th year of Zhengyuan, the Human Emperor's legacy appeared in the world. The Zhengyuan Emperor abdicated to the new Human Emperor, who remained nameless, setting the era name as Kaiyuan. Upon his ascension, the Literary Heart was reignited, the Milky Way hung upside down in the world, the dragon vein manifested, and the human race was destined to rise."

In the following days.

The derivative items he prepared were the Human Emperor's Seal and the Human Emperor's Sword.

Except for the despondent old emperor's family, everyone believed that Du Ge was the reincarnation of the Human Emperor and had rightfully ascended.

The moment divine power was infused into the dragon vein, the golden dragon's shadow trembled violently, its body seemingly solidifying significantly, swimming more vigorously.

With multiple skills and multiple paths, Du Ge didn't want to harm good people, but wasn't afraid to deal with bad ones.

Du Ge attempted to mobilize the divine power within him, channeling a portion towards the dragon vein.

Du Ge took over the affairs of the New Moon, fully promoting the Literary Heart and Martial Courage. In the name of the Human Emperor, he successively published "On Encouraging Learning," "Poems Encouraging Learning," and others, helping scholars diligently study and practice, striving to awaken the Literary Heart and Martial Courage as soon as possible.

Indeed.

Both mortals and cultivators witnessed this miraculous scene.

And when Du Ge ascended the throne, sitting on the emperor's seat, worshipped by all, he clearly saw a golden dragon's shadow appear on the Elemental Infant within him.

After all.

"Learning is endless," "Reading ten thousand books, writing like a god," "An inch of time is worth an inch of gold, but an inch of gold can't buy an inch of time," "Black hair doesn't know the value of studying, only to regret it when white-haired" and other classic sayings from Earth quickly spread among the people with the help of cultivators.

In the capital of the New Moon, the image of the Human Emperor was one holding a seal in one hand and a sword in the other, representing unparalleled authority and martial prowess.

However, derivative items required extensive use and significant renown in this world, so Du Ge didn't expect to unlock them quickly.

During the old emperor's reign in the New Moon, corruption was rampant. Du Ge's blade fell, heads rolled, and the slaughter terrified all officials and villains...

But after two days of killing, Du Ge still couldn't unlock the ferocious second skill. Instead, he unlocked a skill for clear governance, praised by all.

After all.

Though the Human Emperor's envoys used harsh punishments, with the City Gods and yin deities as witnesses, there were almost no wrongful convictions.

The officials and villains subjected to Du Ge's severe punishments were all heinous criminals.

Therefore.

Even as their hearts trembled and legs weakened while watching the punishments, the people still praised the Human Emperor's wisdom.

In just four days, Du Ge's popularity in the New Moon reached its peak.

Unlocking keywords required popularity.

With the help of cultivators, once the keywords ferocious and persuasion were unlocked, Du Ge's physical attributes advanced another level.

The speed at which he absorbed elixirs increased at least fivefold. Once an elixir entered his stomach, it transformed into his spiritual power in no time, without the need for meditation.

These days.

Du Ge practically consumed elixirs like candy.

After all, he knew the magnitude of the commotion he had caused. Even though he now controlled the cultivators and yin deities of the New Moon.

But there were no secrets between nations. Du Ge didn't want to block the news, and within a few days, the Human Emperor's legacy would spread to other countries, bringing all sorts of troubles.

Therefore, he needed to increase his strength as much as possible.

Once the keywords were unlocked, Du Ge's perception range also increased, extending thousands of miles.

The attributes of the Sun God power ensured he could teleport without interruption within this distance.

With such a wide perception range, at least escaping became much easier.

With just a few teleports, Du Ge's perception could cover the entire New Moon, and apart from places covered by special formations, no one could escape his surveillance.

Du Ge had the authority to remove all formations that obstructed perception, but after much consideration, he decided to keep them.

The perception range of deities was equally vast. Opening up the human world, although convenient for his surveillance, also exposed the New Moon to the enemy's eyes, which was not worth the risk.

Prince Su, stationed at the border, heard about the events in the capital and intended to raise an army for the king, but before he could leave the barracks, Du Ge received the news.

That day, Du Ge beheaded Prince Su.

A potential military disaster was averted.

Disregarding the dragon aura on the royal family, the emperors and crown princes of the mortal world were nothing more than lambs to be slaughtered for those with supernatural powers, unable to stir any waves.

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Two days before the rankings were announced.

A major event occurred in the New Moon: the second Literary Heart awakened, or rather, the first Literary Heart truly awakened.

The one who awakened the Literary Heart was a sixteen-year-old scholar from the New Moon named Zhang Ying, a renowned talent from Nanjiang City.

He composed a poem titled "Ode to the Human Race":

"The light of the Human Emperor shines upon the world, the virtue of the emperor spreads to all directions. In ancient times, sages had great ambitions..."

The poem connected the deeds of ancient sages spread by Du Ge, writing a song of the human race's courage to resist...

With exquisite writing, perfect parallelism, and profound meaning, it was almost flawless.

According to those present at the time, when Zhang Ying completed the poem, a golden light suddenly shot out from the paper in front of him.

In the golden light, people seemed to see the figures of sages: the tragic heroism of Wen Tianxiang writing "Since ancient times, who has not died," the fierce courage of Gonggong crashing into the pillar of heaven, the boldness of Hou Yi shooting the sun...

When the shadows disappeared, the golden light on the paper completely merged into Zhang Ying's body.

Afterwards, a three-foot-high blue literary aura emerged above Zhang Ying's head, which then also merged into his body.

From then on, Zhang Ying's Literary Heart was initially formed. When he recited the ancient sages' poems, he could manifest a tangible killing intent, identical to the scenes described by the Human Emperor...

When Zhang Ying recited his "Ode to the Human Race," he could even summon ancient war spirits to help him kill enemies.

For a time.

The entire Nanjiang City was thrown into a frenzy.

At the Human Emperor's abdication ceremony, they didn't witness the shocking scene of Meng Wenxuan's three-thousand-foot waterfall, but Zhang Ying's event happened right beside them, and the power of the Literary Heart could be demonstrated at any time.

This was an ironclad fact, seen with their own eyes, leaving no one to doubt the Human Emperor's claim.

...

At the moment Zhang Ying awakened the Literary Heart, Du Ge's perception of the world suddenly became much clearer, and his understanding of Dao resonance during the union with Dao seemed to resurface in his mind.

But this feeling lasted only a moment before disappearing again.

Soon after, Du Ge heard the news of Zhang Ying awakening the Literary Heart, and he was stunned.

His Dao lineage, which was like holding the mandate of heaven, had become a reality?

After all.

The appearance of the first Literary Heart meant that the setting of the Literary Heart and Martial Courage had become a fact, and there would be a second and third Literary Heart...

The more Literary Hearts and Martial Courages appeared, the more people would believe in the Human Emperor's legacy.

The two were mutually reinforcing.

If this continued to spread, he might really become a Human Emperor on par with the Immortal Emperor.

In the setting he fabricated for the Literary Heart and Martial Courage, the Human Emperor was connected to the human race's fortune, and each Literary Heart and Martial Courage would provide him with energy, which he would in turn nourish...

Du Ge couldn't even imagine how powerful he would become when Literary Hearts and Martial Courages spread across the world.

Perhaps by then, he could really compete with the Dao Ancestor!

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With two days left before the rankings were announced, Zhang Ying's awakening of the Literary Heart came at just the right time!

Du Ge didn't hesitate for a moment, immediately finding Zhang Ying and bringing him to the capital. In front of the civil and military officials, he verified the effects of Zhang Ying's Literary Heart and conferred him the title of Literary Master, praising him as having the demeanor of a Literary Saint.

This made the civil and military officials envious.

Then, he mobilized the New Moon's resources to conduct a comprehensive packaging and promotion of Zhang Ying, taking him on a nationwide tour...

To consolidate the effect of holding the mandate of heaven.

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The Minister of Rites, who had helped Du Ge fabricate the Literary Heart, remained in a state of doubt and self-doubt in the days that followed, knowing that Meng Wenxuan's Literary Heart was fake.

But when Zhang Ying appeared with a true Literary Heart, the Minister of Rites' anxious heart instantly calmed down, and he became a devoted follower of the Human Emperor.

The fake Literary Heart led to the emergence of a true Literary Heart, proving that the seal set by the Immortal Emperor on the human race had begun to loosen. In the future, more Literary Hearts and Martial Courages might awaken...

Truly!

Everything the Human Emperor said was true.

As long as it was true, all their efforts were worth it.

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As Du Ge had anticipated, with Zhang Ying as an example of a true Literary Heart, and after a wave of promotion, the hearts of the previously skeptical people were instantly firmed.

More and more Literary Hearts emerged across the New Moon, along with Martial Courages.

From then on, the New Moon embarked on a new path, entirely different from cultivation.

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In the Ten Thousand Mountains, there was a demon king named Lin Xiaotian, a black tiger that had gained sentience. He had cultivated for thousands of years, leading countless demons, forming his own faction in the Ten Thousand Mountains, echoing the Southern Emperor.

The fox demon Bai Zi Mei was sent by him to the capital for training, familiarizing herself with the human world, just as cultivators from cultivation sects occasionally entered the Ten Thousand Mountains for training.

This was one of the ways both sides honed their disciples.

For many years, demons and immortals coexisted peacefully, rarely infringing upon each other.

Occasionally, when demons ate humans, as long as the impact wasn't significant, neither side would deal with it much. The same went for cultivators and ordinary demons falling during training.

Bai Zi Mei entering the human world was merely routine.

But the sudden emergence of the Human Emperor's legacy, involving the Eastern Emperor, and the appearance of True Immortals, gathered a large number of human cultivators.

Humans hadn't made such a big move in a long time, so Bai Zi Mei didn't dare to be negligent and immediately sent the news back to the demon race.

The demon king sneered at the notion of the Human Emperor.

In the demon race's records, there was never any mention of a Human Emperor, more like a false scam, far less credible than the chaos of demon evils.

Lin Xiaotian only regretted that the demon evils hadn't appeared in the demon race's territory, which he found quite unfortunate. As a demon king, he actually wanted to use the demon evils to trouble the Immortal Emperor.

After all, with "demon" in their name, demon evils seemed very close to the demon race.

The war between immortals and demons ended with the demon race's defeat, forcing them to retreat to the mortal world, leaving the spiritually rich celestial realm to the Immortal Emperor. The conflict between immortals and demons was irreconcilable.

Any ambitious demon would want to invade the celestial realm and carve out a piece of land for their development, but the celestial realm's rich spiritual power and the mortal world's sparse spiritual power made the gap between the demon race and the celestial realm increasingly vast, making another war nearly impossible.

Without the support of the Demon Emperor, the Immortal Emperor would have likely descended long ago to exterminate all demons.

The demon race endured, accumulating their strength, waiting for the opportunity to counterattack, which was the real reason for the peace between the celestial and demon realms.

However, this time, with the Human Emperor incident involving True Immortals and Dragon and Tiger Mountain, Lin Xiaotian gave it significant attention, sending many demons into the New Moon and Kingdom Chu to investigate.

Initially, these demons found no evidence of the Literary Heart and Martial Courage in this grand Human Emperor event, leaning more towards it being a scam or some demon evil causing trouble...

But when the true Literary Heart appeared, the demons could no longer remain calm, returning one by one to the Ten Thousand Mountains to report the massive upheaval in the human world to the demon king Lin Xiaotian...

A Human Emperor's legacy capable of rivaling the Immortal Emperor had appeared, and the world was bound to descend into chaos, which might also be an opportunity for the demon race!

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While Du Ge toured the nation with Zhang Ying.

The old emperor, under house arrest in the Golden Throne Hall, rose to find the Crown Prince.

When everyone supported the new Human Emperor, the palace's supervision of the old emperor naturally relaxed, and besides, it was only natural for a father to see his son, so no one would stop him.

Moreover, they had no soldiers or power, and the new Human Emperor had eyes and ears everywhere. Could they really stir up any trouble?

"Father, why have you come?" The Crown Prince, He Chengyu, looked at the old emperor with a drunken gaze, not even bothering to stand, lazily saying, "Come, let me pour you a drink, let's have one together!"

"Chengyu." The old emperor looked at the drunken Crown Prince with a pained expression, sighed, and said, "The Literary Heart has appeared, proving the Human Emperor's legacy is real. The royal family has no chance of a comeback."

"Who says otherwise?" He Chengyu laughed bitterly, shaking his head, "How could the Human Emperor be real? Isn't being the Son of Heaven good enough? Why insist on being the Human Emperor, aren't they afraid of dying too soon?"

"Chengyu, I'm going to die." The old emperor said.

"Father, is the Human Emperor going to kill you?" He Chengyu was startled, standing up abruptly, asking.

"No, I'm going to die, to report to the underworld." The old emperor took a deep breath, a hint of ruthlessness flashing in his eyes, "The City Gods and yin deities are all under the Southern Emperor. The Eastern Emperor wants to use the Human Emperor to contend with the Immortal Emperor. In the early stages, they will definitely suppress the news in the Eastern Divine Continent.

I don't want to give them this opportunity. By reporting to the celestial realm through the underworld, we might have a slim chance. Chengyu, you must pull yourself together. If the report succeeds and the Immortal Emperor suppresses the Eastern Emperor, our He family will have made a great contribution, and then the throne will still be ours..."