Some people just simply wanted to survive.

So, these people gathered together and chose betrayal.

They began conspiring to take down the Human Emperor and planned to acquire the key and map to enter the Holy Land afterward, to enter it first and evade the descending apocalypse.

Among these people were those whom the Human Emperor relied on and trusted.

Due to the urgent situation, the Human Emperor hadn’t noticed this betrayal.

Though always cautious and spying on everyone, the scouts from the village discovered this conspiracy.

But it and Li didn’t have time to send a warning, as they were held back in Taoyuan Village to protect the children.

The remaining people joined forces, prepared to go all out to encircle and kill the Human Emperor.

...

"No wonder, during the spoils conference back then, you didn’t fight me for that damned Emperor, running so fast, feelings were already experienced, huh?"

The Cat Lady Emperor, who again removed the gag order by kneeling, suddenly interjected.

"What can I do, just try to get by." Zhang Ze responded nonsensically.

He kept his hands in his pockets, looking at himself standing dumbfounded in the valley, talking with an assassin, completely unaware of the ambush around him, and sighed.

"By the way, why didn’t anyone try to assassinate you back then? Are you just that good?" Zhang Ze asked casually. 𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺

The Cat Lady Emperor clicked his tongue, "Who said no one tried to assassinate me, I just have a hardy life and didn’t die, all those people were secretly dealt with by me."

"Seems like the history books never mentioned that, right?" Zhang Ze recalled.

According to the history books, it was a time when even hanging underwear on the doorway wouldn’t get stolen.

The era was perfect, with rule of law being respected, the Emperor was wise and mighty, while civil and military officials were loyal and devoted.

The Cat Lady Emperor said, "Because I wanted face, it was embarrassing so I didn’t mention it.

"Besides, some people have no shame, but I must still leave them some dignity, right?" the Cat Lady Emperor muttered softly, then seemed to remember something unpleasant, and her voice became somewhat vexed.

"Alright, let’s stop talking about me, I want to see how you ended up getting stabbed!"

...

The assassination was both a success and a failure.

While being hunted by the Primordial Rotting Girl in the Holy Land, the Human Emperor was severely injured, and before he recovered, he returned to the Four Continents.

At this time, his power had decreased by thirty percent, but thanks to the Human Emperor Banner and the Source of Ten Thousand Laws, he was only stabbed twice.

The good news was he was still alive, the bad news was he was barely alive.

Without another glance at the bodies and severely wounded people throughout the valley, he turned his head and fled towards the direction of Taoyuan Village.

And in the moment he reached Taoyuan Village, the final tide of the Earth Sea suddenly descended.

Moreover, it was more turbulent than the two previous times.

Thankfully, all the children were gathered together.

However, the one taking them into the Holy Land was not the Human Emperor, but Little Fuji.

"Remember the way, right? If you remember, please guide us.

"Once you’re there, don’t come back. Stay well with these children over there. Remember to transform into my appearance, they’ll be afraid if I’m not around.

"Sorry, I lied. The Four Continents are actually meaningless and not fun, so hurry up and go home."

After coaxing and deceiving Little Fuji away, the Human Emperor looked up at the shattered sky and then flew up.

...

Watching the shattered sky, Little Demon Venerate, who led his people to hide in the Northern Territory, whistled lightly.

At this moment, he stood atop an Innate God and Demon resembling a Giant Ape, facing the soul-tearing tide.

At the last moment of this life, he instead felt exceptionally relaxed.

There was a sense of detachment, of being unburdened in life and in death, akin to birds soaring to the sky after death.

But this feeling hadn’t lasted long when a faint voice suddenly echoed in his ears, or rather a call of will.

Like last time, the Will of the Four Continents acted again.

However, this time, the tide was much more violent compared to before, and the sky built from the collective will began to crack.

The manifested tide tore through the sky.

He now needed help.

The Will of the Four Continents was not coercive but merely echoed in the ears of every being.

Listening to this inexplicable voice around him, Little Demon Venerate suddenly chuckled, he didn’t say anything, just stepped gently, and along with many others, flew towards the fractured sky.

Besides them, most of the Innate Gods and Demons also responded to the call of the Four Continents.

Although not all, some Innate Gods and Demons hid away.

The Innate Gods and Demons, who originated from the exile fleet’s starships in the past, seemed to have remembered memories from the past, and as before, they set sail once more.

Almost simultaneously, countless stars rose from the lands of the Four Continents, falling towards that hostile sky.

As he ascended, Little Demon Venerate’s body of flesh and blood began to turn to stone, his consciousness gradually becoming blurred.

Crossing the sky, with one last glance at the dimming stars, his body turned into powder in the tide.

Innumerable people like him became extensions of the Will of the Four Continents, using their mortal bodies to resist the turbulent tide.

In the face of the tide, all beings are equal, even those Innate Gods and Demons weren’t spared.

Their petrified bodies shattered, some fell toward the ground drunk, while others, under the influence of inertia, drifted away from the Four Continents’ protection, drifting further and further away.

With the efforts of countless people patching up the sky, they bought themselves, and also the Four Continents, a glimmer of hope.

The fractured sky merged again, keeping the tide of the Earth Sea beyond the sky.

And after this, the Four Continents once more responded firmly to the prayers of all beings.