Broadening Horizons: The Seven Elders Were Stunned

Are you kidding us? With your previous ability to easily suppress all the strange phenomena in the city and even alter the strange rules within Yang Jian's body, who would believe you if you said you were just an ordinary person?

Zhang Dong and the others didn't believe Jiang Hao's words at all, based on the fact that this powerful figure had previously suppressed the strange phenomena in the entire city of Da Cang with ease, and had also casually rewritten the supernatural rules within Yang Jian's body.

Such incredible, extraordinary methods seem to have absolutely nothing to do with ordinary people.

Everyone silently grumbled in their hearts.

"Do all the truly powerful individuals in the world prefer to feign ordinariness in front of weaker, younger generations?"

Speaking of this behavior, Zhang Dong and the others felt a deep sense of familiarity and empathy.

Because in the past, when facing younger generations and other powerful figures, they would often smile and refer to themselves as just ordinary old men.

Now we are being treated like this too. How unpredictable life is! "Indeed, the higher a person's level, the less they like to show off."

However, none of Zhang Dong and the others dared to question it, since the strength of the person in front of them far surpassed their own.

The other party's willingness to be humble shows magnanimity; if they dared to take it seriously and ask, they would be ignorant and presumptuous.

Zhang Dong's body was slightly hunched, and his aged face could not hide the deep-seated weariness and desolation.

His physical body had long since burned out, and throughout his life, he had used his incomplete power of rules to forcibly suppress the supernatural chaos in the world, enduring wave after wave of calamities that could destroy the world.

Having been eroded by top-tier supernatural forces for many years, he had long since hollowed out his foundation and exhausted his vitality.

Now, despite possessing immense strength and a monstrous mechanism, he can't even manage a single complete attack.

This is precisely why it is practically impossible for him to remain hidden in ancient places for so long.

The seven of them had guarded this chaotic world their entire lives, and they saw it all most clearly.

The root cause of pollution remains unsolved, and supernatural disturbances continue to arise, perhaps never to end.

Even if the seven of them did everything in their power, they could only barely keep the world afloat, and were powerless to completely change the course of fate.

It wasn't until Jiang Hao appeared in the world, this supreme figure who could suppress all evil with a wave of his hand and change the rules with a wave of his hand, that they became excited again.

This was the only powerful opponent they had ever encountered in their entire lives.

"Like a god; if gods truly exist, this is what they are like."

They didn't know Jiang Hao's background or his personality.

However, in the battle of Dacang City, the other side saved thousands of people and helped all living beings, which was clearly an act of good people.

This was their only and last hope in their desperate and dark world of chaos.

Even if there is only the slightest chance, they are willing to give it their all and fight with all their might.

Suppressing the turmoil, anticipation, and heaviness surging in his heart, Zhang Dong took a step forward, bowed deeply, and adopted an extremely devout and earnest posture.

"Zhang Dong greets Your Excellency Jiang Sheng. Supernatural phenomena are rampant, calamities are spreading, the living are barely surviving, and the world is in constant disarray."

"My old body is decaying and my life is nearing its end. I am powerless to save the world. The seven of us have been holding on for a lifetime, but we have already reached the end of our road."

"I humbly beg Your Excellency to intervene and end this endless chaos of supernatural phenomena, saving this land and its people from suffering!"

"Please, Your Excellency, save the world!"

Upon hearing Zhang Dong's words, the other six elders also bowed their heads, their backs bent, their eyes earnest and solemn.

Clearly, these seven people had placed the fate of the entire world and the lives of billions of people on Jiang Hao's shoulders.

Jiang Hao quietly looked at the seven elderly men who were guarding the world in their twilight years, and felt quite moved as he watched them make this request.

"They are all people who are willing to dedicate their lives to saving the world."

Amidst the chaos and turmoil of the world, these seven individuals silently guarded the world, even while enduring a lifetime of strange and corrosive influences.

In this corrupt and decadent supernatural world, such people and actions are truly rare.

As the Heavenly Emperor who governs all paths, he felt it was his duty to help all living beings who were suffering and to help the world in this terrible calamity.

Jiang Hao nodded slightly, his voice calm yet firm.

"Can."

The two simple words fell lightly, yet they made Zhang Dong and the other six men tremble, and their cloudy, aged eyes instantly shone with a long-lost light.

The despair and helplessness that had been building up for years melted away in that moment.

The seven of them bowed deeply in unison, their voices filled with barely suppressed excitement and trembling.

"Thank you, sir! Thank you, sir!"

"You're welcome. I would have done it even if you hadn't asked."

After everyone calmed down a bit, Jiang Hao spoke, his tone casual and indifferent.

"Do you know why this world has been plagued by endless strange phenomena and endless chaos?"

"this……"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Dong and the other six looked up, their faces showing confusion and hesitation.

The brightly dressed woman spoke, her tone carrying an uncertain guess.

"In fact, we have been investigating the veins of heaven and earth for many years, but we have never been able to find the origin of the supernatural phenomenon. We only know that the supernatural phenomenon did not exist since ancient times, but suddenly appeared on a certain day many years ago, about 10,000 years ago. It has become more and more rampant over the years, like a natural calamity born of heaven and earth."

"We have speculated that it may be due to changes in the natural order or the evil thoughts in people's hearts, but none of these speculations can explain the fundamental phenomenon of the world's rules being forcibly altered."

Jiang Hao was not surprised to hear this; it was a perfectly normal guess.

Several other people then shared their opinions.

The guesses of these individuals were all based on superficial observations and differed somewhat from the truth.

Seeing Jiang Hao's expression, everyone knew that their guess was wrong, which made them very curious. If everyone was wrong, then what was the real situation?

Finally, Zhang Dong, who was in the lead, slowly raised his head, his eyes deep, and said in a deep voice.

"Your Excellency Jiang Sheng, I have a suspicion that I have kept to myself for many years, but I have never spoken of it to anyone. I wonder if it is correct."

"I've always felt that the supernatural in this world doesn't arise naturally, nor does it originate from the universe itself. I believe it's because the rules of this world have been corrupted."

"It must be some unknown alien object that transcends this world, which fell here and took root in the origin of the world, constantly eroding the foundation of heaven and earth, causing changes to the origin and rules of this world, which is why endless strangeness and endless disasters have arisen."

"Um!"

A hint of approval flashed in Jiang Hao's eyes, and he sighed inwardly.

Zhang Dong truly deserves to be considered the second most powerful person in this world, second only to Yang Jian, who will become emperor in the future.

Without guidance from a master or the inheritance of profound wisdom, one can guess the reasons for the world's chaos simply through one's own thinking and observation.

It is evident that this person's character, wisdom, and vision are all at the pinnacle level of this world.

Jiang Hao looked at everyone and spoke slowly.

"Zhang Dong's guess is quite good, very impressive. There is indeed an alien object that has fallen into this world, but it is not an ordinary alien object. It is an unparalleled powerhouse from beyond the realm, a powerhouse who has already perished."

"Hmm? A powerful expert?"

Upon hearing this, the six elders present instantly had their pupils shrink, their bodies stiffened, and their faces were filled with shock.

The old woman carrying the vegetable basket was breathing heavily and couldn't help but speak out.

"How is this possible? How could a powerful being from beyond our realm come to our world? And how could a dead being, with only its remaining power, corrupt the rules of an entire great world and give rise to an eternal supernatural catastrophe?"

"Unbelievable, this... what kind of terrifying being is this!"

The other man, an old man holding a wood-chopping knife, turned pale and trembled.

"Are you implying that the bizarre calamities we've struggled against and fought so desperately for our entire lives originated from the mere contamination by a deceased powerful being?"

"If that's the case, just how powerful was this expert when he was alive?"

Jiang Hao nodded, "More or less."

Everyone: ...

Zhang Dong and the other six, especially the six excluding Zhang Dong, said their worldviews had been turned upside down.

They spent their lives battling the supernatural, believing they were fighting against natural disasters.

In the end, they realized that what they were fighting against was merely the pollution that overflowed after the death of a powerful being from beyond the realm.

This is like someone finally ascending to heaven, only to be told that they were just living in the cell of a strong person, and that their ascension is just moving from one cell to another slightly stronger one.

How desperate and devastating this is!