Tales of Demons and Gods: After Locking Time and Space

Chapter 129: Kong Ming's Autobiography

"Emperor Kongming?"

Nie Li looked at the illusory figure in front of him. He had no idea when he was pulled into another space. He didn't react until he was pulled out.

"Yes, I am the Kong Ming you saw when you were teleporting. Now I am still a body of laws, so I seem illusory. Don't you have a lot to want to know? If you ask now, I will tell you everything."

Nie Li shook his head.

"There's so much I want to know. Tell me what you want to tell me."

"Hahahahahahaha, you're quite funny."

"Where should I start..."

Emperor Kong Ming began to narrate the relationship between himself and Nie Li. Since the previous life, Emperor Kong Ming comprehended the law of time and space from the Book of Space-Time Demon Spirits. At that time, time and space formed a closed loop. The Book of Space-Time Demon Spirits had been restored from the tear in ancient times. It can be said to be the well-deserved first holy treasure in this time and space.

"That day, I fought with the Holy Emperor. The difference in our strengths was not too big. We were both exhausted. What I regret most is that I developed a feeling of sympathy for it."

"Emperor Kongming and Emperor Sheng were sitting in the air together, looking at the destruction they had caused together. They both laughed at the same time. Perhaps they were not enemies to begin with. What made them opposites?

They didn't know that after fighting for so many days, they were all tired.

"If you weren't so obsessed with refining the Dragon Ruins Realm, maybe we could become friends."

The Holy Emperor shook his head.

"Even if I don't refine the Dragon Ruins Realm, there will be another Saint Emperor. If that's the case, why can't I do it?"

"You are wrong. In this vast world, there are only you and me who have both character and strength. If you and I join forces, who else has the strength to refine this Dragon Ruins Realm?"

"That's not what I meant. The ultimate meaning of the universe is loneliness and emptiness."

"If there is no master in the entire universe who can make it run properly, what will happen when order is in chaos? Kong Ming, you are too idealistic."

"I tried my best to find reasons to understand the Holy Emperor, but just as he said, I was too idealistic. I always believed that as long as the two of us joined forces, it would not be difficult to manage the stable order of the universe.

"Because the battle between the two of us at the peak of the Saint Realm affected time and space, the two of us traveled through the changes of time and space, and the longest time we stayed was in the Middle Ages."

"During that time, the Ganesha was born. He created the Ganesha Binding Technique, which could separate the demon spirits from the demon spirit masters. However, this also meant that humans would once again be at a disadvantage in the confrontation with the demons. Not many people would agree to the republic."

And I want to try! I have fought with the Holy Emperor for ten years to make the world in my heart come true. "

"The Holy Emperor agreed."

"Kong Ming, I've said before that you are too idealistic. The world is a place where the strong prey on the weak, and there is no such thing as universal peace!"

"In ten years, you will understand that everything I said can be done."

"I was so eager to succeed that some things were simply impossible, but I couldn't understand it at the time."

"All living things in the world, in this vast universe, we all have our own place. In the face of the republic, I wish to use my name, Kong Ming, to achieve a republic for the world!"

"I spread this idea to all the worlds within ten years. Some people agreed, some opposed. In the eighth year, when I was about to succeed, riots began. The world's creatures were divided into republicans and opponents. The republic I advocated seemed to have succeeded, but it also seemed not to have succeeded at all."

"Kong Ming, I told you that you are too idealistic. This universe has been lacking a leader for too long. It is too difficult to pull them all out of ignorance. It is better to refine them all and let me rule the next time and space."

"Am I really wrong?"

"Are you giving up just because of what you've seen and heard in the past ten years? What the Holy Emperor wants to do is to refine the entire realm. Why should so many innocent people die?"

"I said that I certainly couldn't understand it at the time. I was unwilling to give up and wanted to borrow another ten years from the Saint Emperor. However, the Saint Emperor was extremely disappointed in me. He had completely changed. He no longer talked to me on an equal footing like he did during those ten years. He seemed to have become even more tyrannical."

"But I have to say that you are wrong. These ten years are not just these ten years. They are also a projection of the eternal universe. It's just that this long period of time is condensed into these ten years. Even if I am given more time, I will only see this result."

"Looking at the world that was repeating in front of his eyes, Emperor Kongming was extremely disappointed. Perhaps what he had persisted in for ten years was ridiculous in itself.

"I've said before that ten years is enough for you to face reality. The self-righteous truth is more terrifying than the hopeless fantasy. You and I must believe that letting go is also a kind of destiny. The destiny that has already appeared will not change because of escaping."

"But even if we can't form a republic, we can still manage the order of the universe together and make it better."

"Hahahahahahahahaha, Kong Ming, you are so ridiculous. What you said is no different from my original plan? Does one emperor or two emperors make any difference to this world? In the final analysis, you are nothing but a greedy person dominated by desires. Hahahahahahahaha!"'

"After that, the winner was decided in the secular world. The Republican faction led by the Elephant God was ultimately defeated. The Republican faction's sacred object, the Elephant God Binding, was also sealed and destroyed. For the first time, I began to doubt my own path. I didn't know what I had practiced for so long. It seemed as if everything I had done was meaningless. Perhaps the Saint Emperor was right."

“So you agree with the Saint Emperor’s approach now? Even if all the people in the world are refined by it, you won’t feel any guilt at all?” Nie Li looked inward at the Elephant God Binding on the vines, feeling mixed emotions. Is it a good thing or a bad thing that something that can change the course of history has been preserved?

"Who can tell what has not happened?"

"After that, the Holy Emperor seemed to have strengthened his faith and injured me when I was in self-doubt. I no longer had the strength to fight the Holy Emperor. I tore my body apart and wanted to die together with the Holy Emperor. However, a space crack appeared in the plane we were in. It was a passage to the outer world, and the Holy Emperor did not kill me."

“I obtained the Meteoric Divine Thunder Sword and the Book of Spacetime Demon Spirits in the outer world. These two treasures are divine treasures that suppress our entire spacetime order. One controls spacetime, and the other controls the way of heaven.

After I realized the power of time and space, the Book of Time and Space Demon Spirits disappeared and entered the battlefield of the battle between the spirit gods. In order to stabilize the order of that time and space, the Book of Time and Space Demon Spirits released nearly 30% of the power of time and space, but it still could not resist the seven spirit gods at that time. The Book of Time and Space Demon Spirits finally split into nine parts and pierced through time and space. "

"As for the Meteoric Divine Thunder Sword, I brought it back here at the last moment when the rift was restored, but my entire body has transformed into the law and I no longer belong here, and I am no longer able to stop the Holy Emperor. The Meteoric Divine Thunder Sword also traveled through different planes, and the sword spirit dissipated, falling into the ranks of divine weapons."

"Afterwards, you all know that after the Saint Emperor recovered, he hurried back to the process of refining the Dragon Ruins Realm."

“Holy Emperor, is that right? Savior, what’s that?” The name that Emperor Kongkong Ming had given himself when he first arrived here popped up in Nie Li’s mind – “Savior”.

"Yes, you are the savior of this life. I have failed in the last life, so I can only hand it over to you in this life."

Emperor Kongming said this expressionlessly. Nie Li didn't understand what Emperor Kongming meant. What the Holy Emperor did was right, right?

"You are now very powerful, so powerful that you can kill the Holy Emperor in an instant."

"If I had that ability, I would have done it long ago. I am already an existence in another dimension. I cannot interfere with the affairs of this world. Just like the battle between you and me, I just temporarily pulled your mind to the dimension where I exist. In essence, I have no ability to change this world."

"The Saint Emperor's idea is indeed correct in principle, but it is completely wrong as far as this world is concerned. So it cannot succeed, and you cannot let it succeed either."

"Don't you want to know your identity? You are me and I am you. We are just souls that keep reincarnating in this world."

!!!

Nie Li was shocked. He didn't know what he felt at the moment. Emperor Kongming and himself were the same person?

"The order of the world may be eternal and unchanging, but there are always exceptions to the order of a certain individual. Once a spirit in this world embarks on the path of reincarnation, the previous individual will disappear forever and no trace of him will remain in the world. This is the order of the world."

"But for us, I have already stepped onto another plane, so even if my spirit embarks on the path of reincarnation, I will not disappear. This is our order!"

"I am yours in the next life!"

Nie Li found it hard to accept it. If he was the next life of Emperor Kongming, then did his so-called previous life, the self who had reached the pinnacle of the supreme realm in this world, actually exist?

Rather, I should ask myself, have I ever reached that peak?

“If you’re confused, you can go there.”

"Or if you dare to accept the reality, go there!"

Emperor Kongming formed a seal with his hands and struck out with one hand. A space passage suddenly appeared in front of Nie Li and Emperor Kongming.

"But if you would rather be a coward and deceive yourself into believing in your so-called 'previous life', then go there! The end of it is the ancestral land of the gods, and your companions are waiting for you behind it."

As he spoke, Emperor Kongming opened up another space channel.

"I won't give you any advice. Any path you choose is your destiny. I don't know which path is right for you."

Emperor Kongming added, as if he felt that he was a little too excited.

Nie Li didn't have the energy to blame Emperor Kong Ming at all. Looking at the two paths in front of him, he couldn't make a choice. This choice was related to his beliefs!

"Nie Li, follow your heart."

Tian Yutian in the soul sea suddenly spoke. In fact, it didn't know what choice Nie Li should make. After all, it didn't know what secrets Nie Li had, but it felt that it should speak up.

“Squeak, squeak—”

"Squeak-"

"Roar--!"

"Roar--!"

At this time, the four demon spirits on the vines also began to whisper. Nie Li seemed to have his soul shocked and suddenly woke up. Looking at the two paths in front of him, he had to choose one.

The truth of the past life——