Era of Heroic Spirits: I Was Exposed by Alaya

Boom!

A dazzling golden sword light pierced through Qin Shi Huang's chest, transforming into a blinding pillar of destruction that tore apart the ultimate reinforced Reality Marble.

Crack~

The heavily fractured [Unlimited Blade Works] completely collapsed and disintegrated!

In the grand hall, the severely injured Jing Ke stared in utter disbelief: "You actually defeated Qin Shi Huang?"

Even she, as an assassin, could only rely on a smartphone virus to take advantage of Qin Shi Huang's unfamiliarity with modern technology to launch a sneak attack.

There had been not the slightest hope of defeating him head-on.

Just the sight of his mechanical divine body was enough to plunge one into utter despair.

And the perfect human form he had created by gathering 2,600 years of Great Qin's technology made Jing Ke feel an overwhelming, suffocating gap between them.

That is the rank of a crowned spirit base.

It was not Alaya who acknowledged and granted it, but Qin Shi Huang himself who forcibly created it!

So powerful that she could not comprehend it at all!

But now, Nameless had actually torn through his invincible defense, delivering a true blow!

Countless spectators were as shocked as she was――

-[What the hell, Nameless can actually defeat Qin Shi Huang head-on?]

-[Goodness, even the King of the Otherworld with invincible defense cannot withstand Nameless's sword!]

-[I get it, after Nameless defeated him, Qin Shi Huang became the wise emperor he is in reality!]

-[It proves that when a child misbehaves, what do you do? Just give them a good beating!]

-[The King of Heroes gives you a thumbs up! Skip the elbow chop, go straight for the heart!]

...

In the market.

Gilgamesh watched as Qin Shi Huang was pierced through the chest, revealing a pleased smile: "Tsk, this is what you get for wanting to see me make a fool of myself!"

Indeed, only joy built upon the suffering of others is true joy.

"You're just as bad as each other." Heracles said disdainfully.

What are you laughing about?

You were the one who had your heart ripped out and your elbow chopped off.

Meanwhile, Qin Shi Huang was still being persuaded by Nameless, who was trying to get him to turn back.

Cú Chulainn was slightly dazed: "So, the Eternal Empire just ended like this?"

"Ha, how could that be? You underestimate Qin Shi Huang too much; he is on the same level as me!" Gilgamesh sneered.

Let's not forget, back in the "Absolute Demonic Front: Babylonia," he could die and resurrect time and again.

How could the King of the Otherworld, who unified the entire Earth and raised all of humanity, just die like this?

"Indeed. This human body is merely what Qin Shi Huang molded; his true form is still that massive mechanical holy body." Cú Chulainn nodded.

Even if Nameless shattered his human form completely, it would not kill him.

Unless, of course, they shattered his mechanical holy body simultaneously!

But that was clearly impossible.

Nameless had already suffered severe injuries and could not reach that level anymore.

Moreover, the Great Wall orbital cannon above had yet to be activated.

And in the Heroic Spirit treasury of Mount Li, there were still over a hundred powerful heroic spirits, all of whom had not been unsealed or awakened.

Qin Shi Huang's many trump cards had not been forced out by Nameless at all.

Cú Chulainn was particularly puzzled: "So, what was Nameless's purpose in exhausting everything to pierce through his chest?"

"Perhaps it's a difference between the Eternal Empire of China and the Greek divine era." Heracles hinted.

Those gods sealed by Nameless and Qin Shi Huang were not like the mechanical gods of Greece.

They were clearly a group of corrupted and infected evil gods!

The video continued.

Under the astonished gaze of everyone.

Qin Shi Huang looked down at the gaping hole in his chest: "You actually managed to hurt me?"

Despite possessing invincible defense and not even considering the gods, he could not withstand it.

What was even more terrifying was that.

He clearly had the passive healing ability of the [Eternal Throne], yet his wounds could not heal!

Incredible!

The [Eternal Throne] was his strongest self-regeneration ability as the only "real person."

As an immortal ruler, possessing a robust and flawless, self-healing body was naturally a priority in Qin Shi Huang's eyes.

He did not want to die.

To be precise, he feared death!

Since ancient times, who has not faced death? No one can escape it.

Only the eternal emperor, who transcends humanity, surpasses the gods, and rises above all.

Thus, he forged an immortal body.

Transcending yin and yang,

Eternal youth,

Endless lifespan,

Infinite rebirth!

But all of this became ineffective under that one sword!

What level of attack was that sword?

"So, even invincible gods can bleed and be pierced through their bodies!"

Nameless calmly returned the words, "Your so-called invincibility is nothing more than this!"

However, his body was already covered in gruesome wounds.

Forcefully using power that exceeded his limits made his body unable to bear it.

Blood flowed freely.

Despite being riddled with injuries, Nameless suddenly revealed a gentle smile: "Zheng'er, do you remember when I taught you to practice swordsmanship?"

"You!"

Qin Shi Huang stared at him intently.

Why did this person possess such an unparalleled will that even he, the King of the Otherworld, could not compare?

Looking at the blood flowing from Nameless.

Qin Shi Huang suddenly recalled the past.

He remembered how Nameless had taught him swordsmanship hand in hand, taught him to learn, taught him to be the King of Qin.

In the scene, memories belonging to him surfaced.

A young boy dressed in black Xuanbird attire looked up at Nameless.

His clear, youthful voice carried endless determination: "Master, I want to become the strongest emperor, surpassing the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors!"

"Master, will you walk with me to create a peaceful world?"

The young boy clasped his hands in request.

On his cute little face was worry and a hint of fear, as if afraid of being abandoned.

Nameless had intended to reach out and pat the boy's head but remembered he was already the King of Qin.

Considering his dignity, his hand stopped in mid-air.

However, this King of Qin gently stood on tiptoe, like a little cat, softly rubbing against Nameless's hand.

Nameless reached out and stroked the boy's head: "Of course. You really are a little one who never grows up; I will accompany you in creating a peaceful world!"

A warm scene.

For a moment, countless spectators were left dumbfounded.

This moment was a memory of Nameless accompanying Qin Shi Huang since childhood.

Clearly, he had trusted and relied on Nameless so much back then, yet ultimately walked a completely opposite path.

Drawing swords against each other, engaging in mutual slaughter!

Qin Shi Huang suddenly froze: "Why have I become like this?"

Why?

Why did he, who once wanted to create a peaceful world, desperately seal away the gods infected by the outer evil gods, wanting all the people of Qin to live freely and happily?

In the end, why did he become the god who controls the fate of all lives, raising all of humanity?

An empire of eternal peace, yet eternally imprisoning everyone!

The future of Qin had already been ended by his own hands.

He was Qin.

The common people of the dawn could only become a part of him.

No matter how powerful Qin was, it was merely his personal power.

No matter how invincible Qin's technology was, it was just his personal invincibility.

All ordinary humans of Qin could no longer see any future.

Burn the books! The Confucians should be buried!

By severing cultural transmission, humanity could only regress generation after generation.

Ultimately, they might even devolve into true beasts!

Is this future without a future truly the happy future he desired?

Buzz~

From the wound pierced by Nameless, a strange black aura suddenly surged forth.

A frenzied, chaotic, incomprehensible mysterious wave resounded wildly.

As if someone was whispering softly.

Yet upon hearing it, one's sanity would collapse in an instant, leading to self-destruction in madness!

A small, cute girl with blonde hair and blue eyes, around twelve years old, quietly appeared not far away.

She was dressed in a black Gothic Lolita dress, with a strange black keyhole on her forehead.

With a smile, she watched the two: "How interesting, your sword actually severed the corruption and infection."

Despite her incredibly cute appearance, she instilled fear in others.

"Abigail Williams, the spokesperson of the outer evil god Yog-Sothoth!"

Nameless pointed his sword at her, "It was the arrival of the outer evil god that allowed the primitive gods of China to be corrupted and fall into terrifying evil gods!"

"But it was also the arrival of the father god that prevented the so-called Starborne Vanguard from threatening China." The little girl smiled sweetly.

The onlookers watching the video were instantly shocked――

-[What the hell, this cute little girl is actually the spokesperson of the outer evil god?]

-[That previous sound wave was terrifying; even watching the video made my head feel chaotic, wanting to go mad!]

-[No wonder Qin Shi Huang transformed into a terrifying god; it turns out he was seduced by the outer evil god!]

-[Even the Starborne Vanguard avoided the outer evil god? Are the two sides dividing the Earth?]

In the divine kingdom.

Athena sat under a sunshade, gently sipping from her teacup: "As expected, the outer evil god has not given up on corrupting China!"

The outer evil god is precisely the reason why China is so different from other places!

Fourteen thousand years ago, the Starborne Vanguard descended.

In a single stroke, the Age of Gods was destroyed in civilizations like Uruk and Greece.

Even the Olympian gods, who had also crossed the stars, were crushed by the Star-Spangled Banner, forced to abandon their mechanical god forms and become the native deities of Greece.

Had the Holy Sword Wielder not descended and defeated the Star-Spangled Banner, the Olympian gods would have been completely erased from history, slaughtered to the last.

Meanwhile, in the distant eastern land of China, an even more terrifying and enigmatic group of monsters descended.

They were—

The Outer Gods!

Not even the Olympian gods could comprehend these aberrations.

The gods of Earth could be considered manifestations of the planet's authority, assisting in its governance.

But the Outer Gods represented the mysteries and unknowns of the cosmos.

They were the dark side of the universe, brimming with endless destruction and chaos.

The gods of China had been corrupted and infected by these Outer Gods, transforming into grotesque, tentacled monstrosities.

Nameless had severed the connection between the Chinese people and their gods at all costs precisely to seal away these abominations!

Now, the appearance of this Outer God's emissary, [Abigail Williams], proved beyond doubt that the Outer Gods had not given up.

The truth was laid bare in an instant.

The First Emperor, who had degenerated into a tyrant seeking to enslave all of humanity, had undoubtedly been influenced and deceived by these Outer Gods.

And the reason the Star-Spangled Banner had not destroyed China's Age of Gods was simply because it had been obstructed by the Outer Gods.

Or perhaps—the two sides had struck a deal to carve up the world between them!

"Earth just keeps getting more and more interesting," Athena murmured with a delighted smile.

As the [Goddess of Wisdom], she harbored an insatiable thirst for infinite knowledge.

This overwhelming desire was something Nameless had bluntly labeled as "greed."

It drove her to offer everything she had, if only to ensure Nameless could forge a path to a perfect future.

Perhaps, through this emissary of the Outer Gods, she could make contact with the true deity lurking in the shadows?

Athena's smile grew even brighter.

Could that Outer God be reasoned with?

Could it teach her even more extraordinary secrets?

She was burning with curiosity!

Under her eager gaze, on the screen—

Nameless regarded the girl before him and spoke softly, "Your very existence is a sin. The mere sight of you drives humans to madness—you cannot coexist with them!"