tittle Garden was completely hopeless.
More than the Buddha himself stepping forward to yield, the content of his words was like a bomb, instantly plunging the hundreds of millions of gods into a state of confusion.
In fact, the vast majority of deities were not entirely clear why the upper echelons of the god-groups had suddenly decided to abandon the existing Little Garden. They were just accustomed to obeying their own leaders.
Even if they had their suspicions, very few knew the truth. Even core main gods like Indra and Hermes did not understand why the upper echelons of the god-groups had made such a decision.
It was not until this moment, when the World-Honored One laid this sentence on the table, that the gods, in their intense shock, understood the Buddha's meaning.
"Little Garden... is going to perish?" Indra took a step back and murmured. Although it was not the exact words, it was clearly what the World-Honored One meant. Isn't losing hope the same as being destined for destruction?
"Azi Dahaka, is he really that terrifying?"
"How is that possible?!" Even Canary, upon hearing this news so suddenly, could not accept it for a moment. They had already reached the final step. How could it be destroyed so easily?
"Twin Goddesses... even you agree with this view?" Shiroyasha's eyes widened, looking at the two cosmic truths and the Laplace's Demon.
"Mhm." The Twin Goddesses nodded, confirming this viewpoint.
No wonder the Twin Goddesses and Shakyamuni had both agreed to abandon the existing Little Garden. It turned out that in their eyes, Little Garden no longer had any value in being saved.
In that case, whether for the continuation of mythological history or for the re-cultivation of human history, abandoning the existing accumulation was a necessary and only choice.
"How could this be..." Garuda lowered his head, looking completely at a loss.
Even though he had personally fought against Azi Dahaka and had even been nearly killed, he could not imagine how Little Garden had reached this point.
Even if Buddhism taught about the cycles of formation, existence, destruction, and emptiness, wasn't this happening a bit too fast?
While everyone fell into silence, shocked by the news from the World-Honored One, Su Mo's voice suddenly sounded. "You say Little Garden is finished, and so it is finished?"
Clearly, he did not believe the other party's words.
Even with the teachings of Buddhism, it was impossible for the World-Honored One to lie about such a thing, and the Twin Goddesses would not side with the World-Honored One on such a matter.
But he still raised such a doubt.
It was not that he did not believe in the character of the few people before him, but he knew that even without his interference, the ending faced by the world of Little Garden would definitely not be pure destruction.
Therefore, the conclusion they had reached must be flawed.
"I also do not wish for such an ending." Faced with Su Mo's doubt, the World-Honored One sighed and put his hands together. "But, through the observation of destiny, we have already confirmed this fact. Humanity has now gone astray. No matter how we struggle, we will all fall into the fate of destruction, without exception."
Hearing this, Su Mo raised an eyebrow, a little surprised. "Without exception?" Whether according to the plot of the original work or observing the vampire route represented by Leticia, it was obvious that there were many exceptions for humanity to overcome Azi Dahaka.
Su Mo did not believe that the World-Honored One before him would tell such an obvious lie, nor did he believe that an ordinary misjudgment could mislead three Full-Authority Domain beings at the same time.
There must be a reason why they had come to this conclusion so confidently.
"What exactly did you observe to determine that there is no hope for Little Garden?" Su Mo asked with a little curiosity.
Su Mo could also pry into destiny, but if it was prying into the destiny of the multiverse, even the current Su Mo might not be able to grasp it one hundred percent.
With the strength of the god-groups of Little Garden, even with the help of the Laplace's Demon's Divinity, they should at most be able to observe a specific indicator and not see the whole picture.
Su Mo was very curious as to what indicator they had used to make this judgment.
"The destiny of the gods!" Without any intention of hiding anything, the World-Honored One immediately spoke. "According to the results of our deductions, in any future, the god-groups will wither away. Including you, all god-groups will gradually disappear... From this, it can be judged that by then, humanity must have also been completely destroyed!"
These shocking words instantly caused the vast majority of gods to panic.
They had never expected that the ending of Little Garden would be so bleak, that they who were destined to be immortal would actually wither away and be completely destroyed in the future.
After hearing this, the vast majority of gods agreed with the World-Honored One's words. If destined destruction was the fate of Little Garden, then establishing a new Little Garden was an unquestionable choice.
After stating the reason, the World-Honored One and the Twin Goddesses looked at Su Mo with some expectation, clearly still hoping to persuade him.
After all, no matter what, as the Master of the Christian Church, Su Mo was one of the gods and should know the terrifying extent of this conclusion.
However...
"According to your words, the only confirmed phenomenon that can be observed is just the withering of the god-groups..." Su Mo, who had grasped the key to the problem, asked back.
"With just this one indicator, can you conclude that Little Garden will inevitably be destroyed and humanity will inevitably perish?"
No matter how you looked at it, this was a judgment that was too self-centered.
However, after hearing this, the World-Honored One made an expression that was completely consistent with the vast majority of gods, and even with the Twin Goddesses. "Doesn't the destruction of the gods mean the demise of humanity?" he looked at Su Mo in surprise and said in a tone as if he were stating some common sense. "Without the protection of the gods, how can humanity continue to advance?"
"..." Su Mo was silent for a moment. This silence was not because he was at a loss for words, but because he was speechless.
He finally realized how the other party had come to their conclusion.
Just as humans often wishfully construct a cosmology centered on themselves, thus regarding the destruction of human society as the destruction of the world, the god-groups seemed to have the same problem.
To the god-groups, humans were the lambs they had created, and the world was the paradise where they pastured the lambs.
If the gods were to be destroyed one day, wouldn't that be equivalent to the entire world being destroyed?
Although this idea itself was very idealistic, gods and cosmologies were originally about idealism.
It was precisely because they regarded humans as their appendages, as beings that could not survive without them, that they would naturally equate the withering of the god-groups with the destruction of humanity and the end of the world.
If these conditions were met, then one could naturally say that Little Garden was completely hopeless and destined to be finished.
After a few seconds of silence, Su Mo slowly spoke. "You said, is there a possibility, I'm just guessing, is there a possibility that the withering of the god-groups does not affect the continued development of human history?"
"..." The gods of the night suddenly fell silent.
All the gods looked at Su Mo with great surprise, never expecting that he would say such a thing.
This statement, which could be considered heretical, placing mythological history as a subordinate to human history and believing that the disappearance of the gods had no impact on human history, was in itself too absurd.
What was even more absurd was that the one who said this was Su Mo, the Master of the Christian Church.
No, haven't you thought that if the withering of the god-groups really doesn't affect human history, then your Christian church will also completely disappear?
Even the World-Honored One was slightly taken aback when he heard Su Mo's words, and then fell silent for a few seconds. "I didn't expect that you, as the Master of the Christian Church, would actually think in the way of a candidate for the human-side original scripture (text)."
Although Su Mo did not say it directly, this time he truly understood Su Mo's inclination.
In the paradox of human creationism and divine creationism (Anthropogenesis/anthropogony and Theogenesis), almost all gods, plus the vast majority of humans, agreed with the latter.
But Su Mo, the Master of the Christian Church, the one and only god, actually brought up the possibility of the former at this time.
This in itself was enough to prove Su Mo's inclination.
At this moment, he finally understood where the uneasiness he had always felt in his heart came from.
It was precisely because of this faint uneasiness that he had refused to win over Su Mo, this god, and had not told him this result in advance.
Now it seemed that his judgment was correct.
"It seems that even if I let you personally verify the fate we have snooped, you will not agree to our choice." The World-Honored One finally recognized the facts.
If Su Mo, this one and only god, held the belief of human supremacy, then he would indeed not fear the observed results. Because he did not care in the slightest about the destined fate of the gods to wither away.
"Indeed," Su Mo nodded frankly. "I do not believe that the decline of the gods is equivalent to the destruction of Little Garden, nor do I agree that the Last Embryo before us is insurmountable."
"Therefore, I have my own way." As he spoke, having understood the details, he temporarily lost interest in the god-groups. "Those who want to stop me, who want to be my enemy, feel free to stand before me."
"I will crush everything in my path, whether it be gods or a Last Embryo!"
The crimson light sword spat out a radiance like a bolt of silk.
Su Mo assumed a resolute attitude of cutting down everything and, with his own strength, issued a challenge to the hundreds of millions of god-groups.
"..." The hundreds of millions of god-groups were as quiet as chickens. Not a single one dared to be the one to stick their head out and oppose the existence before them.
But, not daring to oppose did not mean that they were not dissatisfied. At least, all the gods could not accept the future that the Buddha had described, where the gods were destined to wither away.
If Su Mo won, then it was fine. But if he lost, all the deities in Little Garden would have to be buried with him, buried under the claws of Azi Dahaka.
The only possible chance of escape was right before their eyes. They were not willing to bet on this slim chance of victory.
Even if what Su Mo said was as beautiful as a flower, as if he were a member of the candidates for the human-side original scripture (text).
But in the end, he, like all other gods, was also a congenital god or buddha.
This alone destined him to not have the strength to defeat Azi Dahaka.
Therefore, the gods all cast their gazes towards the World-Honored One, waiting for the attitude of the Buddha and the Twin Goddesses... Only with the endorsement of the Full-Authority Domain would they dare to stand out.
However, under the gaze of the gods, before the World-Honored One had expressed his stance, they heard the voice of another war god. "Lord! Your devout servant, Michael, at the head of the entire seven-million-strong army of the Christian god-group, awaits your command!"
Above the Celestial Realm, the figure of the army of light appeared.
The members of the Christian church had finally arrived late, drawing a very clear boundary with the hundreds of millions of god-groups from before.
As Su Mo's subordinates, they were naturally infinitely loyal to him, no matter what he wanted to do.
"Your Excellency Su Mo! By the order of Her Majesty the Queen, we, the Celtic pantheon, will also become your loyal subordinates!"
Immediately after, Scáthach, dressed as a valiant Valkyrie, led the congenital gods and buddhas of the Celtic pantheon to the side of the Christian church, making their stance clear.
In the eyes of Scáthach, who knew her queen's heart, Su Mo was basically the male master of their divine system, and it was only natural to obey his orders.
After the two god-groups showed their different stances, a small commotion occurred within the hundreds of millions of god-groups.
Although in terms of combat power and numbers, Su Mo's side was far inferior to the hundreds of millions of god-groups, due to Su Mo's own strength, the two sides now even had the momentum to stand on equal footing.
Originally, among the hundreds of millions of god-groups, there were many who advocated resistance.
Although they had agreed to the gods' proposal before because they were swept along, after Su Mo had broken it down, many gods hesitated for a moment and finally chose to stand out.
Among them, there was even a whole god-group.
"Sorry, World-Honored One. Thinking about it carefully, my Divinity is too deeply entangled with the human history of this world. I can't leave so easily!" Zeus, the main god of Greek mythology, stroked his beard and looked at the Buddha.
"Since His Excellency Su Mo, as the Master of the Christian Church, has the courage to burn his bridges, then I also want to try again and see if Azi Dahaka is really so invincible."
"Zeus... you?!" Under the astonished gaze of the World-Honored One, the main gods of the Greek pantheon all followed Zeus's footsteps and came to the side of the Celtic pantheon.
"You don't mind cooperating, do you?" Zeus looked at Scáthach and Michael.
The two deputy leaders who were leading the teams both looked at Su Mo.
Seeing that Su Mo did not object, they understood his meaning. "It would be our honor!"
After Michael and Zeus shook hands friendly, more and more gods defected to Su Mo's side.
They were either hot-tempered war gods who were very dissatisfied with the cowardly style, or good gods who had deep feelings for Little Garden and were unwilling to abandon it easily... Although they were all scattered soldiers and did not defect in an organized manner like the Greek pantheon, as many drops make an ocean, it was still a large number.
With this ebb and flow, although the number of gods on Su Mo's side was still far less than the other side, their momentum was extremely vigorous.
Even Garuda, the loyal Dharma protector of Buddhism, subconsciously chose Su Mo's side.
"Su Mo, I have already betrayed Zoroastrianism once. I cannot betray Buddhism again. I cannot raise my spear against the World-Honored One, nor can I stand on your side. But this Gift comes from Zoroastrianism and has nothing to do with Buddhism. So, I will entrust this Gift completely to you. I hope you can carry out its power."
Indra also made a decision and handed the golden long spear that he had been holding for a long time to Su Mo.
As if entrusting a heavy burden, after handing over the long spear, he breathed a sigh of relief and smiled. "If even you cannot achieve victory, then there's no use in keeping this thing."
"Mhm." Facing Indra's entrustment, Su Mo nodded without saying much.
After taking the long spear, he glanced around. "It seems no one is standing out."
Su Mo did not pay attention to these gods who still had some blood in them.
After all, no matter how much determination and strength they had, they were ultimately of no use.
In front of Azi Dahaka, an orthodox god didn't even have the qualification to participate.
There were only three existences he was paying attention to, and all three of them remained silent, not wanting to fight with him.
After confirming this, Su Mo finally locked his gaze on Azi Dahaka in mid-air.
"You've been waiting for a long time!"
"It doesn't matter. For me, this scene is also worth a look." The three-headed dragon shrugged, a ferocious smile on his lips.
The two looked at each other, and the momentum that had been interrupted just now rose again.
Under the gaze of the gods, this life-and-death battle that could decide the fate of Little Garden finally began.