Chapter 673: Melody
Divine Power Tianyang has already taken control of this planet.
Earth, is now within His grasp.
Just as He promised, He created a New World where all of humanity's ailments have been cured, a harmonious and verdant world. Now, He only needs to tackle the sole problem: how to expand the range of divine light.
The Divine Descendants are His people, whereas the descendants are merely tools. Out of benevolent consideration, Divine Power Tianyang is contemplating ways to upgrade the descendants. After the enhancement surgery and blood-giving ceremony, they would self-destruct, as their bodies, mixed with too much Black Medicine, can no longer withstand the Knights' blood. Thus, theoretically, descendants can never truly become Divine Descendants.
After nine years of warfare, He understands the many flaws of the descendants well. Speaking of physical toughness, they are only slightly stronger than ordinary mortals, but regarding speed, agility, and strength, they are even inferior to the Demon Marine Corps created on the human side.
If humanity hadn't consumed too much, and the Demon Marine Corps hadn't become the climate, whether this war can be won relying solely on the Descendant Army remains an unknown.
However, Divine Power Tianyang also knows very well that the Demon Marine Corps relies on Spencer's outdated technology and the Black Medicine from His own spinal cord. Essentially, there is His intervention in the Demon Marine Corps.
But the Demon Marine Corps itself has too many rigid flaws, the biggest problem being less than a ten-year lifespan, which is not what He desires.
The Descendant Army doesn't have the super speed of the Demon Marine Corps, but they are more stable and can move freely outside the range of divine light. Moreover, equipped with multiple superpowers, they possess their own 15-year-old level of power. Now, He wants to improve this surgery to give the Descendant Army speed and strength comparable to the Demon Marine Corps.
After capturing Wang Ye, He instructed Spencer to perform organ removal surgery on him. All those black organs were stripped from his body and researched.
The deceased research team, with Yaha's help, reactivated these black organs, enabling them to function in a specially created physical body. The experimental platform was modeled after the abdominal cavity structure of old humans, containing the five viscera and six bowels, a complete digestive tract, and a spine, but they could never replicate a human brain. The brain structure was too complex, completely beyond their understanding. Consequently, throughout, Divine Power Tianyang couldn't know the impact of these black organs on the brain.
Though the experiment continues, a faint frequency drifting in the air attracted Divine Power Tianyang's attention.
This melody is inaudible to ordinary ears and cannot be captured by instruments designed to capture various sound wave frequencies. It suddenly appeared 1,200 hours ago.
He can hear it, but initially, He suspected whether hearing too many inner voices in His mind caused an illusion. Yet the melody persisted, and indeed, after careful listening for 1,000 hours, He noticed some changes.
The melody repeats cyclically, but the length of each cycle varies; sometimes longer, sometimes shorter. At first, the tone is particularly deep, gradually rising as the single cycle lengthens. Ultimately, when the current cycle ends, it emits a particularly sharp noise abruptly finishing, before starting anew.
Divine Power Tianyang listened for a while, convinced this sound must have some significance, yet He couldn't fathom it. Flying 10,000 meters high, overlooking the earth, He still found no clues.
Initially, He was not troubled by this, but over time, it became a mental burden.
Several hundred hours later, after tormenting Wang Ye, He arrived at the land once known as Yin Country. Here, billions of civilians converted to descendants are gathered. After the war ended, this group of people returned to their former homeland, led eternally by Zhao Ling as their Emperor, establishing a new dynasty, and simultaneously rebuilding Fengrao City in this land.
Without the need for economic trade, everyone is a soldier. The city is composed of ravaged crystals and tree earth, forming a massive circular realm. At its center stands the majestic Tree of Fertility, atop which is Lingxiao Palace, the Empress's berth.
Divine Power Tianyang arrived at the terrace outside Lingxiao Palace; Zhao Ling lay sideways on the berth. The Red Knight's tall, voluptuous, and robust body seemed like a glamorous flower, passionately blossoming toward Him.
"I can see you have something on your mind." Zhao Ling sat up, the two hands emerging from her back encircling her waist and abdomen.
"I hear a sound," Divine Power Tianyang said.
"In your mind, there are certainly more than one sound." Zhao Ling smiled, extending a snake-like tongue to lick her lips.
She reached out her hand, desiring Divine Power Tianyang to lead her. But the other party paid no heed.
He stood on the edge of the terrace, gazing in the direction of the city, reminiscing about the moonlit night talk decades ago between the two atop the Lingxiao Palace roof in Fengrao City.
The same city, yet the scene has changed dramatically.
It was now midnight. Below the Tree of Fertility, the city was dark as ink. The descendants didn't require illumination; their night vision could see anything clearly at this level of night, but thus lacked some ambiance.
"This sound, I do not understand," Divine Power Tianyang said.
"You will always understand," Zhao Ling said, rising to embrace Him from behind, her cheeks pressing against His dark back.
"Until you understand this sound, danger still exists," Divine Power Tianyang shook His head and said.
"Old humans have passed away, you also know, they possessed flaws," Zhao Ling said.
Divine Power Tianyang sighed and said, "Perhaps they had many flaws, but they were also resilient and perseverant… That we can come this far, is precisely because we inherited such traits."
"What touched you?" Zhao Ling asked, lightly lifting her head, her eyes shining like diamonds under the moonlight.
"I wish to make Wang Ye my Knight, but he doesn't agree with my philosophy. I told him, I showed him the great deeds we are undertaking, and the New World we established. He still couldn't endorse everything I did… I wanted to destroy his mind and body, and make him submit to me. But no matter how I tortured him or broke down his body, he still remained unshaken. I realized the only steadfast belief he held was his desire to kill me," Divine Power Tianyang said.
"Turn him into your retinue, transform him into a descendant, do whatever you wish," Zhao Ling said.
"No. If I did that, wouldn't it prove my failure… I've conquered humanity's ailments, I've ended humanity's childhood… yet a mere mortal remains unbeatable?!" Divine Power Tianyang said.
"What are you afraid of? Divine Power?" Zhao Ling stood by His side and asked softly.
"Human resilience… Perhaps, there are remnants, maybe… some are hiding in the dark corners of Earth…" Divine Power Tianyang surveyed the surroundings, as if the enemy was close at hand.
Zhao Ling nestled in His embrace, whispering, "Their defeat is imminent, even if some still participate; I will lead people to help you find them. Yet… don't waste tonight in anxiety…"