Generous? It still depended on one's own worth.
The female emperor thought for a moment and finally couldn't help but smile. What was so special about her? Wasn't it just some talent? Compared to the god, it really wasn't a big deal.
She sighed softly, suppressing the complicated thoughts in her heart. Wait! The empress suddenly realized—just now the god had only given him one law, could it mean...
She looked down and saw the hundred power seeds melting into a single Dao Seed before finally submerging into Ye Laohei's body. Sure enough, those hundred shares of power could be dismantled and integrated again.
As the power seed entered his body, Ye Laohei's strength began to soar. Hundreds of strange flames drilled out of his body, continuously burning his flesh.
The Holy Body required cultivation and needed to experience calamities to truly achieve success. The suffering that needed to be endured could also be alleviated by many treasures. But now, Ye Laohei had directly reached the semi-saint level with a single fire seed.
It wasn't that the god's power wasn't sufficient—rather, he needed to slowly adapt to this power. Otherwise, there would be no harm in directly creating an immortal.
The female emperor could already sense that a single fire fragment could produce a Great Emperor. Now Liu Che's intention was to let Ye Laohei sweep across the starry sky and become one of his powerful believers.
After Ye Laohei awakened, his entire being became vigorous. He bowed deeply to the Eternal God once more.
"Thank you for the god's gift! Believer Ye Laohei will definitely spread the faith throughout the world for you like the other priests—even if there are gods here, they will be destroyed!"
"Good. I feel your sincerity. Go—begin with this star field. I will watch over you from the Divine Realm..."
As the words fell, Liu Che's form slowly faded, and the frozen time of this world began to flow again.
Although the Heavenly Dao consciousness resisted him frantically, to him it was nothing more than a child's tantrum. He hadn't killed any creatures—just frozen time. Without affecting the world's development, there would be no backlash.
"We respectfully send off the Eternal God!"
"We respectfully send off the Eternal God!"
The believers from Earth shouted like they were mad. So far, their faith had become utterly firm!
As for the empress, she looked at the little girl who appeared beside Ye Laohei, showing a trace of helplessness. She had wanted to grow up alongside her brother—it seemed this plan could only fail.
The divine light above hadn't disappeared. The female emperor sighed softly and flew into it. So far, the legend about the empress ended here. Only her Dao Fruit remained to accompany Ye Laohei.
Seeing the cute and pitiful little girl, everyone gathered around.
"Master Priest, the god said this girl is your sister from a previous life. She seems to be your older sister..."
At this moment, the little nun wore tattered rags and subconsciously shrank behind Ye Laohei, not daring to look at those watching her.
Ye Laohei also sensed it in his heart—this connection came from the soul. He smiled and said, "Since the god said this, she's naturally my sister. Come... my name is Ye Laohei. I'll take care of you from now on."
The little girl nodded, obviously also sensing that her soul was close to Ye Laohei's.
As they were chatting, wind sounded in the sky. A group of people arrived before them riding rainbow light. When they saw Ye Laohei on the altar, these people's faces turned white with fright, and they quickly knelt on the ground.
"We greet Your Lordship!"
"What are you here for?"
"Your Lordship, when we just saw the god descend to the world, we felt as small as ants in our hearts. And listening to what the god said, you need believers, so we know..."
"It seems you're not incurable people. Knowing the god's mercy and greatness, you're permitted to join. Originally, I was thinking that if no one came to surrender, we would attack this planet."
Everyone broke out in a cold sweat upon hearing this. Surrender versus being attacked—the difference was enormous. Fortunately, they were clever. Thinking that the god could subdue even the fierce empress, who would dare act superior?
The sooner they surrendered, the better.
Ye Laohei looked at those people and told them: "I don't care which sect you belong to. From today on, your sect will focus on the faith. If you dare act duplicitously, there will naturally be unimaginable consequences waiting for you!"
"We wouldn't dare!"
"Hmph. Anyway, you'll know in the future. Now go gather materials—this is where the god appeared, and the cult's headquarters should be established here."
"Yes!"
Everyone was also delighted. Being able to establish a sect in the forbidden land was something unheard of before!
But speaking of the other side—the female emperor returned to the Divine Realm with the divine light. Although it wasn't a sacrifice, such a conquest also triggered a system increase.
"Ding... Congratulations to the host for taking action and subduing a woman with great fortune, obtaining 30% of the world's luck. Triggering a thousandfold increase. Congratulations on obtaining a Six-Star Goddess."
Liu Che asked in surprise, "This can also be amplified?"
"In response to the host, as long as you subdue someone, it can actually be amplified just like a sacrifice! The magnitude is random and cannot be manipulated."
"I see."
At present, the strongest goddesses in his Divine Realm were undoubtedly Tiamat and the others. Their strength kept increasing along with his own improvement—currently at five stars.
And as soon as the female emperor arrived, she became a Six-Star Goddess. She truly was a genius with profound heritage.
The female emperor felt her own changes. Thinking it was a blessing from the god, she was shocked—her strength had directly increased by hundreds of times. In fact, it was a thousand times, but she couldn't easily estimate it. This was a substantial increase, not simply adding strength to one's body.
The god was truly transcendent beyond everything! It wasn't that she lacked ability. The stronger the god, the more obvious their awe of him became, because they understood the god's power could never be predicted.
Like the current female emperor—after her power achieved Six-Star status belonging to the gods, although she could intuitively feel the powerful laws within the Divine Realm, it was also because she understood more that the entire world of the gods was controlled by him.
Thinking back to her own plane—how barren it was. The immortal medicine that emperors fought over wasn't as potent as the flowers blooming at the god's doorway. No wonder the god had said she was foolish just now. Simply naive!
After thinking through all this, the empress felt ashamed and knelt at Liu Che's feet. Although she looked down upon the ages, she couldn't face the tenderness Liu Che gave. In other words, could one be so powerful yet still treat ant-like creatures equally?
The answer was no.
The empress considered herself a cruel woman. Except for showing kindness to the common people and genuine feelings for her older brother, for anyone who could improve their strength, she would ruthlessly obliterate them.
Kneeling to a stranger like this was the first time in her life. She knelt not for anything else, but out of respect for the god's regard toward her. There were many goddesses in this hall, and several possessed strength equal to her own. Kneeling in surrender was her respect for the god.
"I wonder if you have a name?"
The god's voice was very gentle, making the empress feel like a spring breeze.
"I... forgot my name..."
She said softly, a trace of embarrassment flashing in her eyes. For countless years, except for reincarnation, she had been fighting continuously. It was rare to stop and think for herself.
Liu Che was taken aback for a moment, then smiled. "How about this—since his surname is Ye in this life, how about you also take the surname Ye? Although in outsiders' eyes you're fierce by nature and ruthless, I think you're affectionate and righteous—a person of deepest sentiment and passion. So I'll give you a few names to see which one you like?"
"First, Ye Rou. Although you're fierce in the lower realm—ruthless to others and even more ruthless to yourself—I hope you can be gentle with yourself and others in the future."
"Second, Ye Ningxian. It doesn't have any special meaning—I just think you possess the charm of immortality."
Ye Rou? The female emperor was slightly lost in thought. Compared to the second name, she was more inclined toward the first.
"Ye Rou thanks the god for the name."
"Good. Stand up. If necessary, there's no bowing ceremony in the shrine. You can stand in the palace and watch the scenery of the lower world with me."
"Yes."
Ye Rou stood up and positioned herself on the left without any hesitation. There were three women here. After seeing her arrive, the god began introducing them.
"Hello, Ye Rou. My name is Kaguya."
"My name is Bai Suzhen."
"My name is Tiamat."
Everyone was very friendly, which made Ye Rou feel much more comfortable. It seemed the shrine's atmosphere was quite good.
Then Qing'er, standing on the right, asked: "My Lord God, since you've brought Sister Ye Rou, what about the Sister Ye Rou from within the Saint's Cemetery across the long river of time?"
"The Saint's Cemetery?"
Ye Rou looked at her strangely, wondering why there would still be another her there.
"To put it simply, the status of the Saint's Cemetery exists after you and Ye Laohei achieved transcendence, after countless epochs—they don't belong to the same dimension. And if I take you away, the Ye Rou in the Saint's Cemetery won't know."
Liu Che briefly explained. Time and space were different.
At this moment, Kikyo lowered her head in thought, then asked, "Is this the same situation as with me and Kagome?"
She had gone to Kagome's world. If proceeding according to history, that shrine maiden could use her spiritual bones to resurrect herself filled with resentment. But he had brought Kagome over, so there was no way to see both of them!
Liu Che first nodded, then shook his head. "It's roughly the same, but my actions have affected time and space and also influenced the original order."
"May Ye Rou ask a question? If I followed the original history, what would I have become?"
Whoosh.
A scroll appeared above the hall. Ye Rou saw herself within it. If following historical progression—if her brother's reincarnation hadn't encountered the god, he would have had to endure countless calamities. And the world would eventually become a mess.
"So that's how it is..."