flstandardbreds Chapter 284 Returning Home and Visitors
Chapter 284 Returning Home and Visitors
As if she had grown up in an instant, the reason why Diana unleashed her inner strength was that she no longer clung to her so-called "mission".
If one's "mission" is merely to follow someone else's instructions, then it is meaningless!
It was Li Muyang's words to her on Paradise Island that played a crucial role, causing Diana to abandon her blind faith in the Olympian gods and begin to view things more objectively.
In fact, when Diana revealed her identity to Ares earlier, she already understood that the conflicts on Earth had nothing to do with the God of War. In fact, the God of War lamented that humans were more radical and greedy than he had imagined!
During this time, Diana followed Steve and witnessed only the evil of the human elite, who started a world war for profit. This is why she fell into a state of confusion and wondered if there was any need to save such humanity.
And with the fierce battle just now, Diana's wisdom once again prevailed!
A warrior's intelligence peaks only when fighting!
If the "mission" was arranged, then her so-called "savior woman" identity was nothing more than her own self-deception. It was only Diana's inherent kindness that prevented her from going completely astray, but she also let go of the heavy "savior woman" identity that she had imposed on herself.
She can't even defeat one of Ares's avatars now, and has to rely on others for help. Ares is helpless in the face of the suffering of humanity on Earth, so what qualifications or ability does she have to keep shouting that she wants to change all of this? To save all of this?
How can I change this? Am I just going to say I'm not serious?
Diana recalled her conversation with Li Muyang on Paradise Island: to do what you want to do, to do what you believe is right, to believe in yourself rather than others, to do your best, and to have a clear conscience.
She understood! She was Diana! She wanted to be herself!
As Diana's first step in defying fate, she did not kill Ares in front of her, but stopped short of killing him. "You want me to kill him? I won't!"
Call it a rebellious act or not, this was Diana's first step in changing her predetermined fate.
In response to Diana's answer, Ares, who had seemed crazy and arrogant from the beginning, revealed a meaningful smile. Without saying anything more, he quickly transformed into a ball of divine power, which flowed into Diana's divine sword in the blink of an eye.
Diana had no chance to react. In the blink of an eye, Ares had transformed into pure divine power and imbued the divine sword with it.
Ares's words still echoed in my ears.
"I'm so glad my foolish little sister has finally learned to rebel! I look forward to your future performance! I also look forward to the day when you can truly change your destiny. Consider this divine power a gift from your brother for passing this trial so exceptionally!"
Diana looked at the divine sword in her hand, both amused and exasperated, and asked Li Muyang, who was watching the scene unfold, "Did you already know this?"
Li Muyang shrugged innocently: "How could that be? I just had a guess. The reason I left Paradise Island before you was to check on the situation."
Diana nodded in agreement: "No wonder I had a feeling you knew Ares!"
Li Muyang grinned smugly: "Hehe, that's not all! I also fought a fierce battle with Ares! I helped you deplete a lot of his divine power!"
Diana immediately became interested: "How is the battle going?"
Li Muyang smiled faintly and shook his finger: "A narrow victory!"
Ares of Olympus (；￣д￣): When you say "narrow victory", you mean I didn't break your defense and you almost broke my back?
Upon learning that Li Muyang had won, Diana was both happy for him and somewhat disappointed. She realized the gap between herself and these traditional, old-fashioned deities.
She wasn't sure who was stronger between herself and Li Muyang, but based on her performance on Paradise Island, Li Muyang's martial arts were definitely superior to hers. After fighting Li Muyang in succession, and now facing her again, even though this was just an avatar, Ares showed no signs of fatigue.
The god of war, terrifying indeed!
The road ahead is long and arduous; the task is heavy and the journey is far.
Li Muyang counted on his fingers as he explained, "Actually, as far as I know, gods can only descend to Earth through avatars or incarnations. There are special reasons why their true forms cannot directly descend to Earth. Therefore, you should view those gods behind you with an objective and dialectical attitude, and not condemn them all..."
Previously on Paradise Island, Diana couldn't stand Li Muyang's nagging, but this time she was very serious, which made Li Muyang a little unaccustomed to it. The dashing Wonder Woman smiled knowingly and asked with a touch of melancholy, "You're leaving... or rather, going back, aren't you?"
Li Muyang nodded.
Diana asked slowly, "Will we ever see each other again?"
“Of course!” Li Muyang said confidently, “It’s just that it might be more than a hundred years before we see each other again.”
"I understand!" Diana nodded with a faint smile, slowly walked up to Li Muyang, and suddenly wanted to perform a traditional farewell ceremony... Unfortunately, Li Muyang stopped her in time.
"Calm down, I need to make this clear to you, I have someone I like!" Li Muyang said seriously. He was a gentleman! He wouldn't do anything like taking advantage of someone in distress!
Besides, what's the point of kissing me on the cheek, girl?
Diana remained calm, simply squinting as she said, "It's alright! I just wanted to express my gratitude!"
"Uh... how about we start over?" Li Muyang said somewhat shyly.
"Get lost!" Diana's expression changed drastically. She said it with a blank face, then gave a wicked smile and pinched Li Muyang's face.
"Fine! A hundred years from now, I'm really looking forward to seeing what kind of woman can make you so persistent! Daring to refuse me! Man! You've successfully caught my attention!" Diana spoke in a domineering CEO style, smiled slightly, and waved to Li Muyang, which could be considered a final farewell.
Li Muyang smiled faintly and handed her a jade disc: "This is my magic weapon for contacting me. I'll tell you as soon as I get back."
“Okay!” Diana nodded and watched Li Muyang step into the spacetime rift once again. She didn’t linger there until the rift and his figure disappeared, and then she turned and flew away.
Well, a demigod, after awakening, how could he not be able to fly?
Li Muyang stepped into the time tunnel and embarked on his return journey. The journey was peaceful and uneventful, without any unexpected accidents. This was the normal situation; otherwise, where would so many coincidences and troubles come from?
Stepping into this world, Li Muyang was already back home in his room. He glanced at the time; only a moment had passed.
It could be said that Li Muyang had just stepped out of the time tunnel on one side, and Li Muyang had already returned on the other.
After sending a message to Diana, Li Muyang opened the door and came out, only to find a group of strangers sitting in the house, including his own father.
The group of strangers and Li Yunfei stared at Li Muyang in shock. What was going on? How did he suddenly appear here?
Wasn't the goddess Ba supposed to go pick up this kid? Why is he alone? And that aura just now... it felt like a time tunnel? How is that possible? The time tunnel in our own world is sealed off!
Just as she was about to ask, the door opened and Shennv Ba rushed in, looking travel-worn. Before she could say anything, she saw Li Muyang standing smiling at the door.
Goddess Ba [?_??]: Huh?
Was I dreaming?
Or perhaps the coordinates of the exit of that spacetime rift were originally at home here?
“Oh, no.” Li Muyang knew what Shennv Ba was thinking without even thinking, and explained, “I located the point in time before I left, so I came back according to that point in time.”
Afterwards, she recounted her trip in detail.
Of course, he didn't mention the Endless Family.
Li Yunfei nodded thoughtfully, and the group of strangers smiled mysteriously without asking any further questions.
The goddess knew there was a problem, but she didn't press the matter, after all, not everyone present was trustworthy.
"It's good that you're alright and back safely," Li Yunfei said with a faint smile. He then said to Shen Nu Ba, "Xiao Ba, please take President Liu and the others back."
The goddess nodded, understanding that this meant she was being asked to leave. She realized that the matter was no longer suitable for her to participate in, so she didn't complain and turned to leave.
After the goddess Ba left, Li Yunfei began to introduce the group of guests in his home to Li Muyang.
Well, to put it simply...
Fuxi, Shennong, Nuwa, Taiqing, Yuqing, the Three Pure Ones of Shangqing, Zhunti and Jieyin, oh, and Haotian, the Queen Mother of the West and Houtu of Yaochi.
Guess who's missing?
"...Dad, isn't this a bit too obvious?" Li Muyang casually remarked, "Are you not going to hide it anymore?"
Li Yunfei rolled his eyes and retorted, "What? I never intended to keep it a secret. I was just going to tell you as things happened. I don't believe Xiao Ba didn't tell you, or rather, you hadn't guessed it after Xiao Ba appeared!"
That makes sense, Li Muyang had no reply.
"Seniors, I'm cultivating the Nine-Nine Mystic Art. It shouldn't attract so much attention from you all, right?" Li Muyang asked with a bit of a headache. With this lineup, it felt like he could save the world, let alone cultivate a technique.
Could it be that the primordial chaos is about to be rebuilt? Are you all preparing to relive the chaos?
The group of bigwigs smiled faintly, while Li Yunfei, with a long face, mercilessly complained: "Hehe, I originally only called Fuxi and Shennong, but Fuxi informed Nuwa, and then the Three Pure Ones came in the name of the Dao Ancestor. The Heavenly Emperor and the Queen Mother also heard about it from the Dao Ancestor. Then there's Houtu, who had noticed you long ago. Finally, these two from the West saw that we were all here, so they wanted to join in the fun."
Well, even a meeting at Zixiao Palace wasn't as complete as this!