Chapter 28 The Demon Queen Cried (Third Update)_1
「Super God Universe.」
Liang Bing's eyes were filled with shock, her face expressing a doubt in life itself.
"Turning livestock into Divine Beasts isn't difficult, just give them a Super Gene," she thought. "But this god is too terrifying, too huge! Bigger than the universe! How is this possible? No, the universe is like dust in front of him! Even if there are countless universes, how could there be such a terrifying Divine Spirit? This isn't the way to brag!"
Liang Bing was both shocked and fearful; she was unwilling to believe in the existence of such terror.
If it were true, it might be able to annihilate her from across countless worlds with just a thought!
"Damn it, it has to be fake!" Liang Bing cursed aloud. "It's impossible! I, the Demon Queen, am not so easily deceived!"
She recalled the "Meditation Method" she had downloaded from the chat group and said through gritted teeth, "This queen wants to see what you are capable of!"
"Open Up Chaos, let's see who commands the tides..."
Liang Bing's crisp, domineering voice rose in the hall. The hall was very quiet; only Liang Bing was there. Her voice echoed through it.
A strange feeling welled up in her heart.
Indescribable.
Unknown.
Extremely mysterious.
Liang Bing wasn't afraid. She felt that this god must have located her coordinates through this method, preparing to peek at her.
"Let this queen see what kind of minor deity you are!" Liang Bing sneered inwardly, quickly reciting the "Meditation Method" to completion.
BOOM.
Before she could think further, it was as if lightning had exploded in her mind, leaving her consciousness blank.
Immediately following, she found that the environment around her had changed.
It was a dull grey expanse.
No sun, moon, or stars.
No time or space.
No living things.
There was only Chaos.
There was only deathly silence.
However, Liang Bing didn't care about these, because she saw a remarkably towering figure ahead of her.
He stood there quietly. His presence naturally evolved countless Ancient Universes around him. Numerous worlds were born, evolved, and headed toward Destruction...
He seemed like the center of the universe and the earth. He seemed like the origin of all living beings.
Ancient and great.
Timeless and eternal.
Majestic and sacred.
Like the Sovereign of all things.
Liang Bing looked on in shock, like an ant looking up at the sky, her heart in turmoil.
This was a great existence that no language could describe.
Transcending the universe and the earth, transcending time and space, transcending life and Reincarnation, transcending all things.
"Impossible!"
"This is fake!"
"This is an illusion!"
Liang Bing roared and howled, unwilling to believe that there could be such a terrifyingly great existence in the world.
HUM.
In that moment, the great being seemed to cast its gaze down upon her.
That gaze pierced through time, as if coming from the past, present, and future.
That gaze pierced through space, as if coming from the heavens, the earth, and all directions.
An intangible pressure arrived like a mountain collapsing and a tsunami sweeping over, overwhelming and surging.
Suddenly, Liang Bing felt as if she was bearing the weight of the universe.
An immense pressure.
She fell to her knees with a THUD.
In the unseen, a force lashed her soul and whipped her will, compelling her to submit and revere.
To submit was to be free.
To submit was to be at ease.
To submit was to transcend.
"Damn it!"
"Don't think that this will make this queen yield!"
"A mere trick, watch this queen break you!"
Liang Bing's eyes were fierce as she immediately deployed her strongest power. "Open the Dark Dimension, define the void!"
BOOM.
In that instant, it was as if heaven and earth had come to life.
Liang Bing desperately discovered that the oppressive force around her not only hadn't weakened due to her resistance but had instead increased countless times over. It was as if her actions had enraged the great Divine Spirit.
In that moment, the Divine Spirit seemed to open its eyes. The heavens and the earth were created, the sun and moon shone together, brilliantly dazzling. An intangible force pressured her until her mind went blank.
She felt as if she were facing the entire universe, with the mighty force coming like a sweeping star river, destroying everything.
And she was but a grain of dust in this universe.
Exceptionally insignificant.
Exceptionally vulnerable.
"Am I going to die just like this?" Liang Bing despaired.
The intangible force was like a star river crushing down.
Her body seemed to be torn apart.
Her soul seemed to be torn apart.
Her will seemed to be torn apart.
The endless pain swept through every cell, every inch of her soul like a tide.
This was a powerful force she had never felt before.
Terror.
Destruction.
Under this force, she felt she was about to be completely obliterated, to disappear forever, never to have a chance at rebirth.
The ultimate fear spoken of in legends couldn't be much worse than this, she mused.
Utter despair.
Utter pain.
However, after the Destruction, Liang Bing found she wasn't hurt. Her body hadn't been torn apart; her soul was intact and whole.
"Could it be that everything just now was fake? All an illusion?"
This thought had just arisen when Liang Bing once again felt that terror, that pain, that despair.
At that moment, she didn't even have the strength to kneel on the ground. Her body went limp, soaked through as if she had been fished out of water.
Her eyes brimmed with tears, and she said feebly, half-crying, half-laughing, "I was wrong, I submit! From now on you're my boss!"
She swore she never wanted to experience that pain and despair ever again.
Too terrifying!
As for dignity and face? Does she, the Demon Queen, even possess such things? Demons respect only the strong, don't they? The weak submit to the strong. It's only natural.
Feeling the terrifying power of Hongmeng, Liang Bing didn't feel any shame in her submission.
She gave up all resistance and defiance, and the pressure around her receded like a tide.
Life is like that... thing. If you can't resist it, you might as well lie down and enjoy it.
Liang Bing prayed once again.
This time, she had no resistance.
This time, she harbored no hostility.
A feeling she had never had before flooded her heart, as if she were back in her mother's embrace.
Warm.
Comfortable.
As if she was feeling the mysteries of the universe for the first time.
Happy.
Excited.
It was as if she had found her original joy.
Her empty heart was filled.
Her lonely soul was comforted.
Happiness.
Satisfaction.
She shed tears once more. But this time was different from before. This time, it was tears of joy and happiness, not the pain and despair from earlier.
The divine might was like a prison.
The divine grace, like the sea.
「After a while,」
Liang Bing opened her eyes; she was still in the same hall as before. Only now she was soaked through, with tears in her eyes, collapsed on the floor.
"Damn! You big bully! I haven't cried in so many years, and now you've made me cry twice in one day!"
Liang Bing wiped her tears with her fair, jade-like hands, both crying and laughing. But her voice had not a hint of resentment; rather, it was filled with joy and excitement.
Today was truly a day of extremes!
"Damn! Thank goodness nobody saw that, otherwise my reputation would have been ruined!"
Liang Bing got up from the ground, then stiffened, staring in shock.
"Holy shit! My powers have increased?"
Liang Bing's eyes widened, her small red lips parting in disbelief. "Is there really divine grace?"
Even knowing that the God of Hongmeng was far beyond her, she still didn't believe that simply praying could yield divine grace.
Wasn't that a losing proposition? She, Liang Bing, believed in mutual benefit, never that pies would fall from the sky, nor that anyone would engage in a losing transaction.
"Is the God of Hongmeng being too generous?" she wondered. "Could it be compensation because he made this queen cry?"
With questions in her mind, Liang Bing prayed again.
She found her strength had increased once more. Although it wasn't as great an increase as the first time, it was still a definite enhancement.
Thinking of what the people in the group had said about receiving divine grace through prayer, she knew that she was probably not an exception. Rather, the God of Hongmeng was indeed that generous. Just pray and receive divine grace.
However, to confirm her suspicions, Liang Bing called two of her trusted subordinates and had them pray. She discovered it was true: everyone received divine grace after praying, regardless of who they were.
"Holy shit, that's too generous! Isn't he afraid of being drained dry?"
But then she thought of the greatness of the God of Hongmeng, who could create an infinitely vast universe with a breath. The divine grace they received was a mere drop in the ocean for the God of Hongmeng. Perhaps the power he consumed and absorbed in a single breath was enough to supply all beings in their entire universe.
At that moment, Liang Bing was fully convinced and content.
Powerful.
Generous.
Magnanimous.
Who else was there to believe in, if not him?
"My queen, what's this all about? I feel like my strength has increased by at least a tenth," Demon Ah Tuo and Black Wind looked at Liang Bing, full of questions.
They had just recited a prayer, saw a majestic being, and then got stronger. It was simply unbelievable.
"This is a blessing from the God of Hongmeng. From now on, all of us demons, including this queen, will believe in the God of Hongmeng!" Liang Bing instructed. "Spread the word of this prayer immediately. Let all demons pray. Tell them the more sincere their hearts are, the better the effect, and the first time is the best!"
"Yes, my queen!"
Ah Tuo and Black Wind had both felt the greatness and terror of the God of Hongmeng. Seeing the benefits, and with Liang Bing herself believing, they naturally had no objections. The two of them excitedly went to spread the faith.
"Saint Kasha, you Bi Chi, just you wait! This queen will soon make her grand return!"
"Hahaha, the God of Hongmeng is truly great!"
"From now on, you're not just like my father, no, you're like my ancestor! I love you to death!"
Liang Bing was dancing and prancing around the quiet, empty hall, unable to contain her excitement.
"Right, there's also the sacrificial rite!"
Liang Bing paused. Recalling the sacrificial videos she had seen, thinking of the rewards Xiong Ba and others had gotten, her breathing became rapid.
Her ample chest trembled with each breath.
She had also seen the Sacrificial Method and knew that the richer the Sacrifices, the greater the reward.
DING. "Dog Son of the Upper God has uploaded a video."
DING. "Dog Son of the Upper God has uploaded a document."
"Hmm? Super God Academy? Is this about this queen?"
Upon hearing the prompt, Liang Bing clicked on the video that Wang Hao had sent, her curiosity piqued.