I Am the Fated Villain Chapter 1317 In My Eyes, Are You Not Also Ants?

"So, what result are you hoping for? Frankly, I don't believe you're silly enough to resort to tactics like that against me," Gu Changge remarked calmly. "The events that unfolded just now caught me off guard too. Prior to this, I hadn't anticipated anything like it happening."

"I'm willing to vow upon my Dao Heart that I had no hand in orchestrating this. My plan was never to confront you in such a manner."

Ling Yuling realized Gu Changge might doubt her statements at this point, yet she persisted in her awkward attempt to clarify.

Prior to this moment, reconciliation had still been possible, but now, only conflict remained as an option. Deep down, her thoughts were a whirlwind. The whole affair had spiraled far beyond her grasp and foresight.

"By 'unexpected,' do you mean that I survived intact and without injury?" Gu Changge inquired softly, his voice relaxed.

Ling Yuling let out a silent sigh. She understood her justifications would prove futile in the end.

Gu Changge wouldn't trust her anymore. In the beginning, his agreement to the Prime-Origin Covenant signing, along with his personal presence, had shown her respect and faith.

He had repeatedly expressed his desire for her to align with the Heaven-Slaying Alliance and support him.

Putting herself in his position, she would struggle to forgive such a complete betrayal of her genuine intentions.

"I apologize," Ling Yuling could only offer another apology following a brief pause.

Gu Changge ceased acknowledging her. His eyes remained steady and icy as he scanned the individuals opposing the Heaven-Slaying Alliance, his voice perfectly serene.

"I offered you a opportunity, yet you failed to grasp it. If you disregard the countless lives in the Prime-Origin Civilization, why expect mercy from me?"

His statement made the heads and representatives of the diverse orthodox sects blanch.

Numerous individuals sensed a cold dread in their cores, quaking in terror, grasping the implication behind Gu Changge's words. Had the previous event not transpired, negotiation might have been viable, allowing the Prime-Origin Covenant to proceed and foster harmonious relations.

However, everything lay in ruins now.

Gu Changge had no intention of negotiating with them. The Heaven-Slaying Alliance was destined for confrontation with these orthodox groups.

Countless faces showed bitterness, eager to voice objections, but their words caught in their mouths. They recognized their lack of righteousness.

They had struck viciously with deceitful tactics first. What right did they have to demand leniency or ethics from the Heaven-Slaying Alliance?

The Saintess Xiyuan cast a glance at Ling Yuling, reluctant to voice her thoughts. She remained uncertain whether Ling Yuling had plotted against Gu Changge.

Yet she was sure that without swift action from Ling Yuling, the

whole Prime-Origin Civilization would endure a horrifying massacre.

"I've long desired for the diverse clans and sects to live in harmony, free from strife. The Black Calamity looms near once more. Should the Prime-Origin Civilization persist in its divisions, survival through this disaster seems improbable."

"This remains my heartfelt aspiration," Ling Yuling stated, gazing at Gu Changge. She knew disappointment must weigh heavily on him regarding her. Anger might even be beyond her merit now.

Nevertheless, she yearned to attempt salvaging the balance, exerting every effort to preserve the status quo.

"You repeatedly warn of the Black Calamity's approach, urging the Prime-Origin Civilization to end its conflicts. Yet, judging by the present circumstances, it's not my Heaven-Slaying Alliance disrupting this tranquility." "Ling Yuling, perhaps you should direct such remarks elsewhere? Have you mistaken your audience?" Gu Changge chuckled lightly with sarcasm, and the mockery in his voice rang clear to all.

Ling Yuling's face stiffened, particularly as Gu Changge addressed her directly by name. She exhaled inwardly, gripped by an unnameable irritation.

Did no path to mending ties exist?

"My thoughts are disordered at present. I lack the words to clarify this to you, Young Master Gu, but I swear upon my Dao Heart that I had no role in the plot against you."

"I genuinely wish to avoid clashing with the Heaven-Slaying Alliance. Every soul in the Imperial Immortal Palace, myself included, harbors gratitude toward you. How could we respond to benevolence with betrayal? Absent our opposing stances, I'm certain we might have toasted as allies and forged a deep bond."

"Young Master Gu, please grant me a little time? Place faith in me again. I vow to deliver a thorough account, to uncover the culprit who altered the Alliance Golden Tome and intentionally derailed the Prime-Origin Covenant. This schemer harbors malicious aims, and the plot was carefully planned. It's conceivable that a competing True World civilization to the Prime-Origin Civilization orchestrated this..." Ling Yuling's serene, fluid features displayed uncommon resolve and tenacity. Her luminous gaze locked onto Gu Changge, brimming with desperation.

Her declaration left many in shock. Was it possible Ling Yuling truly hadn't masterminded the scheme?

However, she and others had collectively forged the Alliance Golden Tome under her supervision. How might an outsider have interfered?

Or perhaps this served as her ploy to delay?

Following the prior occurrence, few dared assess Ling Yuling based on her mild demeanor.

"Alliance Leader, don't accept her biased claims! Women's intentions can be the deadliest. Who can predict her hidden plots? Not all possess your mercy and tolerance," the Heaven-Slaying Alliance members

warned hastily

Numerous displayed worried looks, fearing Gu Changge might err by extending trust too readily once more.

"Ling Yuling, given your past as a sage, surely you comprehend that oaths on the Dao Heart bear little significance for entities like ourselves, don't you?" Gu Changge disregarded the Heaven-Slaying Alliance's apprehensions and turned to Ling Yuling with a subtle grin. "If you seek one final chance of my belief, very well. The Prime-Origin Covenant may yet proceed, but under one stipulation." "Henceforth, every sect and clan in the Prime-Origin Civilization shall yield to the authority of my Heaven-Slaying Alliance. Defiance will invite punishment per the Heaven-Slaying Alliance's iron rules."

"How does this proposal strike you? It upholds the harmony you crave, averts violence, resolves the divisions that concern you, and forges a pact to unite the clans and powers. Doesn't this benefit all sides?" Upon hearing this, Ling Yuling froze, at a loss for words. Her crimson lips parted, yet speech eluded her.

Even were she able to consent, the clans and powers of the Prime-Origin Civilization would reject it outright.

Not even in its zenith could the Xiyuan Sacred Hall compel total submission from all

powers and clans in the Prime-Origin Civilization.

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The assembled leaders and representatives of the orthodox forces also bore somber

looks.

How could they endorse such terms? Wouldn't that reduce them to subordinates and lackeys of the Heaven-Slaying Alliance? Under those circumstances, perishing in combat offered better odds.

"I regret that, though I might wish to accept your terms, I fear it's beyond me"

"The Imperial Immortal Palace accepts your conditions, yet I can't speak for the other clans and sects. They would surely refuse as well," Ling Yuling replied, a trace of sorrow in her tone.

Gu Changge appeared unsurprised. He simply offered a mild smile and noted, "Yet doesn't this represent the optimal resolution for the boundless lives of this realm? Why then do the clans and sects resist? Do they view the so-called masses and kin as mere extensions of themselves?" "Beyond my Heaven-Slaying Alliance, no other clan or power in this realm values

their existence."

His remarks sliced sharply and bluntly, exposing the false piety of every orthodox force there.

Many leaders and representatives paled, their faces shadowed and twisted, bereft of counterarguments.

The lesser clans and powers amid the Mountain of Myriad Wonders found little shock in this development, although bitterness and grudge lingered for many.

Cruelty defined the world. To those eternal orthodox forces, the masses were mere insects. Who spared thought for their fates?

Previously, they had championed justice for all life, but now their self-serving motives stood revealed.

Furthermore, as Gu Changge observed, apart from the Heaven-Slaying Alliance, no other power or sect valued their lives.

Their vaunted solidarity amounted to a wretched cluster of insects in the gaze of those eternal orthodox forces.

At this juncture, instead of serving as expendable fodder for the clans and

sects, aligning with the Heaven-Slaying Alliance promised a surer path to endurance.

"No more discussion! Esteemed companions, why cling to ethics against these blasphemers and turncoats?"

"The Prime-Origin Covenant can be forsaken. Unite with me to eradicate

the Heaven-Slaying Alliance right here and advance

The sect master of the Prime Sun Heavenly Sect declared icily, shattering the

stillness. Trailing him, the elders and followers of the Prime Sun Heavenly Sect displayed murderous resolve, primed for mortal combat.

"The Prime Sun Daoist speaks truly. At this stage, debate serves no purpose. The Heaven-Slaying Alliance defies the cosmos and invites doom. Our actions simply

(align with cosmic flow and enact divine mandate)"

"Even should you abstain today, do you believe the Heaven-Slaying Alliance will spare you vengeance later? Across the immense True World, myriad clans ebb and wane daily. Such is the timeless decree of the heavens. Why bear remorse?

(Embracing the natural way, heaven's cycle unfolds thus). We must proceed fittingly. Those who conquer realms need not tidy a lone chamber."

A figure at sect master rank advanced too, his resonant declaration thundering across the skies, swaying the countenances of countless undecided cultivators and entities.

His assertion held truth. Even harboring remorse and opting to observe now, how might they prove absence from the plot against Gu Changge? How evade the Heaven-Slaying Alliance's eventual reprisal? Their fates intertwined inescapably.

Besides, in the boundless True World, endless clans and powers dissolved each day. Who genuinely concerned themselves with such transients?

Regardless of efforts to sway loyalties, would a sovereign dragon heed the chatter of insects?

"No alternative remains."

The head of a certain clan, after brief vacillation, resolved swiftly.

His gaze grew icy and merciless as he covertly directed his kin to ready for war.

Spurred by the Prime Sun Heavenly Sect's sect master and

kindred voices, the heads of numerous clans and powers, formerly undecided, now steeled their wills.

They couldn't assure future amity with the Heaven-Slaying Alliance, nor evade reprisals. The sole recourse lay in uniting to entomb the Heaven-Slaying Alliance on this spot. Any residual compunction evaporated before their clan's welfare. "Haha, this reveals humanity's essence. So-called virtue and the masses dissolve into frivolity against personal gain."

"Once that false veneer is stripped, you mirror the heretics. How dare you label my Heaven-Slaying Alliance as such?"

Among the Heaven-Slaying Alliance, Old Man Cold Crow observed the spectacle with overt derision.

"Haha, if death is your desire, we shall grant it."

"With the Alliance Leader present, victory eludes you."

Behind Old Man Cold Crow, the array of Heaven-Slaying Alliance specialists

chortled, their visages alight with contempt and scorn.

"If a single chamber defies your control, how might you govern the realm? You sever ties with the ants, yet in my view, you differ not from them. Are you not ants as well?"

Gu Changge regarded the assembled clans and orthodox forces coolly, his gaze empty of sentiment.

"Blasphemers and fiends, sowing disorder and deceit-you merit annihilation!" The sect master of the Prime Sun Heavenly Sect, intolerant of Gu Changge's

detached stare, bellowed furiously.

The Yin-Yang Twin Swords materialized in his grasp, morphing into twin ebony fish that glided across the firmament, coalescing into a blade that cleaved downward with immense might.

The fearsome presence made even Dao Realm masters quiver.

In nearby universes, myriad Immortal Kings, Quasi-Immortal Emperors,

and Immortal Emperors sensed the crushing weight and involuntarily prostrated in reverence.

This colossal, dread aura surged through the Mountain of Myriad Wonders, extending to encircle the adjacent universes.

Once the Prime Sun Heavenly Sect's sect master struck, the trailing Dao Realm elders unleashed their assaults too. Radiant Dao Realm principles wove into an expansive web, cloaking the skies and plummeting toward Gu Changge.

Abruptly, the tumultuous fray reignited. Innumerable structures in the Mountain of Myriad Wonders crumbled to nothingness instantly.

Beneath the unrelenting barrage of Ancestral Dao Realm masters, defiance proved impossible. All dissolved to dust in a flash.

Gu Changge observed these assailants coldly as they surged toward him. He merely lifted his palm and thrust it ahead.

Suddenly, a horrifying presence, akin to a rampaging torrent, saturated the void,

encasing the Prime Sun Heavenly Sect's sect master and his cohorts.

Crack!

A sharp snap echoed as the Yin-Yang Twin Swords fragmented. The Prime Sun Heavenly Sect's sect master spewed blood. Struck foremost, he suffered his limbs erupting on the spot. His gaze brimmed with incredulity. "How... could this be?" His utterance quavered. (For thrilling novels, visit Fly Loow!)

The region sank into utter obscurity, light utterly banished. A subtle yet overpowering force persisted, pulverizing all nearby principles.

Every universe quaked, and absent Dao Realm safeguards, the merest trace of this dread aura would have obliterated all. All Prime Sun Heavenly Sect figures who had advanced now lay shrouded in that profound, silent gloom.

The primordial entities inside the Mountain of Myriad Wonders shuddered in dread,

blind to the unfolding events. Gu Changge's form evaded their sight entirely.

Then, a thunderous blast, as though from primordial epochs, resounded along the temporal stream, resounding across all universes.

The Prime Sun Heavenly Sect's sect master hurtled backward, his form disintegrating. His eyes gaped wide, a puncture through his brow, vitality ebbed away.

In his dimming gaze, archaic phantoms danced, as if beholding vistas from an inconceivably remote antiquity.

He appeared to witness an ineffable silhouette from a bygone age, rising from time's abyss. This silhouette wielded a shadowy, ominous halberd. With one sweep of the halberd, myriad archaic universes and paramount True

Worlds crumbled to cinders, their denizens extinguished forthwith.

As the silhouette advanced, the crushing presence intensified further.

Each filament of radiance eclipsed supreme domains, and per stride, the silhouette rent asunder skies and terrain. "How... could this be?"

Prior to an Ancestral Dao Realm master's demise, visions of the inconceivable might emerge.

None fathomed what the Prime Sun Heavenly Sect's sect master had beheld, yet in mere instants, he met a ghastly fate. Even at his last breath,

his eyes brimmed with incredulity, terror, and dread...