Chapter 394: Chapter 201: Shattering Oppression with Faith! (Part 2)

"Can’t you do it?"

"Say one more word and I’ll throw you into the pigsty to breed!"

"..."

Zi Yu obediently shuts his mouth, feeling gradually better. Although the current situation is dire, perhaps the Human Race still has hope for rebellion.

If they can win over the Blood Erosion Tyrant to join the Human Race’s resistance, and accumulate enough powerful forces, perhaps there is still hope to defeat Heaven.

....

North Mountain Mine 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺

Countless wealthy merchants are bound by chains and transported to the mining area on foot. Due to insufficient water and food provided along the way, many suffer from exhaustion and slow down due to hunger.

However, anyone who slows down is whipped, forcing them to push forward in pain, leaving hideous blood marks spreading along the road.

Starving to death, collapsing from exhaustion, beaten to death, nearly a quarter of the group died along the way, countless bodies were discarded at the foot of the mountain, and soldiers walking last pinched their noses in disgust as they tossed burning torches into the pit below, leaving only charred remains.

Ye Mingqiu stands on a hill on the other side, watching the escorting troops from afar, his brows furrowed.

Zi Yu notices his expression and can’t help but smile slightly, saying, "Even as a member of the Divine Race, do you feel displeased by this atrocity?"

"Not exactly."

"Oh?"

"Their actions are too inefficient. If they balanced time between rest and progress and prepared more supplies, they could avoid personnel loss and work better. This blind pursuit of efficiency actually lowers efficiency. It’s quite a foolish behavior," Ye Mingqiu replied.

"Is that so?"

Zi Yu half-believes, always feeling this guy is the type who doesn’t have the Holy Mother’s heart but feels subconsciously irked by such things, searching for excuses to express his displeasure.

He continues, "Perhaps they think if these people arrive at the mine a day earlier, they can work a day sooner and gain more profit."

"Ridiculous!"

Ye Mingqiu turns his head, pointing at the transported miners, "In such a state at the mines, do they have the energy and ability to work? Forcing them to work will lead to greater personnel loss and further decrease efficiency. Are the rulers of the mine idiots? Are the ones executing orders brain-dead?"

"Reasonable excavation and establishing an industry chain nearby could greatly enhance work efficiency and improve Blood Stone mining. Using such barbaric methods to work, what’s the difference between those making decisions and monkeys?"

"...."

Zi Yu remained silent.

Before, when he heard God calling people monkeys, it always sparked inner anger and a desire to refute. But at this moment, he surprisingly felt a strange sense of agreement that the ones making such orders indeed have little difference from monkeys.

He pondered and said, "It’s also influenced by Divine Race orders here, not just human high-level decisions. There’s a lot of Divine Race merit, you can’t solely blame the rulers."

"Ha!"

Ye Mingqiu sneered, "So they are no different from monkeys either, just a bunch of barbaric monkeys with higher power and surplus group identity."

".... You’re right."

Zi Yu responded after a long silence and then curiously asked, "So, what’s your plan, to take control of the North Mountain Mine?"

"Exactly."

Ye Mingqiu takes a step forward, Riddle Gauze instantly manifests power that twists light and shadow, like a thin veil made of fine ash covering his body surface. It flows slowly, emitting mysterious and dangerous vibrations.

And his face is no longer a face but a vast infinite starry sky, stars and galaxies ripple, just watching it can make one internally feel small and powerless.

[Lord of Light and Shadow] Form!

In Zi Yu’s confused and shocked gaze, he flies straight to the center of the troop, radiating immense Holy Power, his brilliant light rising like a second sun, illuminating every person present and their dark hearts.

When they were in the abyss of despair, a beam of light tore through the darkness, enveloping them with warm power, sharing the recovery aura of [Indestructible]. Countless on the edge of death came back to life, injuries rapidly healed as if witnessing a miracle.

Compared to brutal gods, they prefer to believe this is the true divinity.

[Lord of Light and Shadow] doesn’t speak, he just floated in the air watching the people below, the Holy Light radiating from him enough to dispel their gloom and make his name - Lord of Light and Shadow arise in their hearts.

In an instant, 3 points of Power of Faith arrived, with more continuing to descend. This is the Power of Faith sparked by light in despair, purest and strongest.

[Lord of Light and Shadow] said nothing, merely waves, granting equal Power of Faith blessing to each believer, the miraculous light flickering among the crowd, several people experiencing an outburst of radiant light, power bursting from within them.

Power, they feel the power, the feeling of gaining power! Through faith, gaining the feeling of power! A sensation akin to poison engulfing them, the light and power at the brink of death, making them erupt with even stronger Power of Faith.

And soon, more surging blessings arise, making the scene even more chaotic.

"God! This is the real God!"

Someone suddenly knelt, shouting, crying, hands raised above his head in a gesture of welcome, bathed in Holy Light, instantly breaking through from Leader Level to Monarch Level, the filling feeling of power reverberating continually within him.

"Thud! Thud! Thud!..."

More and more people kneel, sincerely offering their faith, welcoming power with their truest emotions, as if embracing the advent of rebirth.

"Snap!"

Just at this moment, an untimely whip cracks. A soldier responsible for escorting furiously yells, "Go back! All of you go back! Do you all want to die?"

In an instant, countless believers interrupted from their worship simultaneously turn their heads, countless piercing gazes like sharp swords stab into his body.

The soldier feels apprehensive, sensing these people illuminated by Holy Light seem different, their eyes seem devoid of servility, inundated with a sense of offended anger, as if someone trespassed a forbidden domain.

Uniform footsteps sound, countless believers rise in unison and step forward.

They’re just poorly dressed peasants, lacking strong bodies and muscles, even emaciated but at this moment their gazes are unwavering, fixedly staring at those soldiers, their bodies emitting faint radiant gold.

The battle begins!

Mining slaves and soldiers engage in combat, fearlessly launching attacks, even if bodies are pierced they continue attacking, broken bodies rapidly self-recover and continue fighting.

Yet the soldiers lack this terrifying augmentation, can only resist with full effort yet are swiftly suppressed, either killed or directly pushed off cliffs to their deaths.

Among them, many mining slaves fall too, but until their last breath, they show not a shred of fear.

"Madness! They’re all mad!"

Zi Yu stands on the hill, incredulous, growling softly, never having seen such a terrifying sight. Countless mining slaves suddenly gain bloodlust, desperately resisting even after interrupted faith, overcoming oppressors under the aura’s bathing.

Huh? This seems like a good thing...

No... No! Something seems strange somewhere! Something is wrong!

Suddenly, an intensely terrifying feeling rapidly spreads in his heart, an indescribable eerie sensation erupts, looking at the crazed resisting mining slaves, he can’t feel a hint of pleasure.