Chapter 668: God Path Self-Proof

"Bestow the rank of Demigod?"

"The end of the God Path is becoming a god... and to become a god, one needs a God Rank." Bai Ye explained slowly. "But a God Rank isn't something you get naturally just by reaching a certain tier. There is only one God Rank at the end of every God Path, and this rank can only be bestowed by heaven and earth..."

"So that's how it is... I thought that breaking through from Tier 8 to Tier 9 was just like the previous tier promotions, where having enough mental power was enough." Jian Changsheng was thoughtful.

"Your tier isn't high right now, so that's true... but once you promote to the high tiers, every step up becomes extremely difficult."

"So, how can one get heaven and earth to bestow a God Rank?"

"There is only one way for heaven and earth to bestow a rank... prove to the heaven and earth of past and present the value of the God Path you are walking."

"...Prove the value of the God Path??"

"Only the leader of a God Path can come into contact with the bestowal of a God Rank, and the leader carries the fortune of the entire God Path... At that point, it's not just the God Path granting the leader power; in a sense, the leader can also represent the entire God Path.

You can understand it as the leader being the spokesperson for the corresponding God Path. To get heaven and earth to bestow a rank, the spokesperson must prove to the heaven and earth of past and present that the existence of this God Path is meaningful. Only when heaven and earth recognize the contribution this God Path has made to human civilization can the God Path obtain a God Rank... If it cannot be proven, heaven and earth will not bestow the rank, and this God Path will not produce a Demigod.

The process of the leader representing the God Path and proving its own significance to the heaven and earth of past and present is called 'God Path Self-Proof'."

Hearing this, Chen Ling seemed to think of something and suddenly spoke:

"The God Path is the manifestation of the professional divinity of human civilization throughout history... Then is God Path Self-Proof the process by which each profession proves the significance of its own existence to human civilization?"

"You can understand it that way." Bai Ye nodded slightly. "But God Path Self-Proof is extremely difficult to succeed at... because the threshold is too high. Only by having a significant impact on the fate of humanity itself, causing human fate to change because of a God Path, is it possible to be recognized by the heaven and earth of past and present.

Moreover, the bestowal of a rank by heaven and earth is only for the leader, and it is temporary. Even if a leader in this era completes the God Path Self-Proof and ascends to a Tier 9 Demigod, the God Rank will be reclaimed after they die. Only by waiting for the next era, when a new leader completes the self-proof, will a new Demigod appear.

Furthermore, in the same God Path and the same era, there can only be one Demigod...

As far as I know, the God Paths that have completed self-proof in this era are as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns."

Plum J stared in the direction of the front-line battlefield, his gaze incredibly complex:

"Indeed, the Green God Path has never produced a Demigod in this era, or even the previous one; if the Chief of the Floating Life Gallery really represents the Green God Path and completes the self-proof... it will shock all human domains."

……

Thump—!!

The embroidered threads like light rain gathered rapidly in the air. The moment the old man's sole stepped down, the third loud bang echoed over the Red Dust domain!

"God Path Self-Proof, huh..." Wuji Jun narrowed his eyes slightly.

At the end of the embroidered thread staircase leading to the sky, a green star lit up silently, as if the professional divinity from time immemorial had materialized. Amidst the flickering starlight, the afterimages of great figures who had left their mark on the Green God Path were awakened. Their magnificent gazes, spanning time and space, melted into the radiance of the God Path Star and projected onto the black-clad figure slowly ascending the stairs...

The Green God Path was watching Yao Qing;

The Green God Path was supporting Yao Qing.

As the old man ascended another step, the God Path fortune on him became more intense. The Green God Path's star hung above his head, and the embroidered thread staircase beneath his feet gradually became dyed green. An incomparable pressure ravaged the world!

Wuji Jun frowned as he watched the ascending figure, pressing his palm gently against the earth. Amidst the rumbling tremors, hundreds of black longswords rose from the ground!

These longswords hovered around Wuji Jun, and with a flick of his fingertips, they wove into a dense rain of swords, whistling as they slashed toward the green God Path leading to the sky!

However, these longswords, which had just been able to slice through the "Nine Dragons Touring the Heavens Map," suddenly froze the moment they were about to touch the God Path, as if gripped by countless invisible hands, hanging eerily in mid-air!

Hum—!!

In the sky, the green God Path Star shone brightly, and Wuji Jun's hundreds of swords exploded simultaneously!

Wuji Jun's pupils contracted slightly. The pressure from the God Path Star tore through his Nine Monarch pressure in an instant. Under the terrifying impact, he staggered back half a step, his expression incredibly ugly.

Not to mention the Wuji Jun standing here, who was merely a clone of the main body and lacked complete combat power; even if the peak-state Wuji Jun were here, he probably wouldn't be able to harm Yao Qing in the slightest...

Because Yao Qing, in the process of "God Path Self-Proof," was no longer just Yao Qing... what he represented was a God Path nurtured from human civilization.

Until the God Path Self-Proof was finished, Yao Qing was in an "unattackable" state, and no one could harm him.

Wuji Jun's attack failed to distract the old man in the slightest.

He stared at the end of the God Path and slowly lifted his sole... stepping up another level!

Thump—!!

Fragments of shattered memories swept across his eyes. All his past seemed to have merged into the staircase beneath his feet, supporting his body as he climbed into the clouds step by step.

……

"Sissy!"

"Yao the Sissy!"

"Hahahaha, look at you, there's a little bird embroidered on your school uniform~ Only girls would wear clothes like that, right?"

"I saw him secretly embroidering at school last time!"

"Don't you know? Yao Qing's whole family does embroidery! Look at his hands, they're all calluses from holding needles and thread every day."

"Girls don't even embroider anymore, right? Yao Qing is so girly! Yao the Sissy! Hahahaha..."

“……”

Mockery and ridicule filled his ears. He seemed to have returned to that dirty, narrow street corner, seeing many figures surrounding a thin, weak boy, punching and kicking him.

The boy fell miserably into a puddle, holding his head with both hands. The malice from the outside world was like countless needles, piercing him until he was riddled with holes.

He didn't know what he had done wrong, nor did he know why they were releasing malice toward him for no reason. He clearly just wanted to inherit his grandmother's craft and do what he loved...

The soles of sneakers trampled wantonly on his face, slowly covering his eyes. Mud filled his path forward, making him unable to see the direction of his future.

Just then,

The mockery, ridicule, and insults all suddenly vanished.

An old man in black clothes, who looked somewhat like him, walked slowly to his side... His eyes were cloudy, yet they reflected a trace of clarity.

A hand full of wrinkles reached out and grasped the boy's hand.

Both their hands were covered in thick calluses and scars.

The boy was slightly stunned, gently pulled up from the ground by the old man, his young face full of confusion.

"We should go." The old man said.

"Where to?"

The old man raised his hand and pointed forward.

The originally dirty, cramped alleyway suddenly vanished, replaced by a magnificent and grand green God Path that pierced through the clouds and reached straight to the sky!

"To prove our value to this heaven and earth." The old man held the boy's hand and smiled slightly,

"...It starts right here."