We all time-traveled at the same time, but why isn't anyone human?

Chapter 57 It is these small acts of despair that accumulate and instill the fear of death.

too……

That's insane...

Gojo Satoru never imagined that Tengen, who had always stayed in seclusion in the Ryusei Palace and had no presence whatsoever, would have such a crazy wish.

And they actually did it.

By continuously absorbing positive energy, he transforms his immortal soul into a world that carries the souls of humanity, ultimately creating a heavenly kingdom where all humankind can live forever.

No matter how you look at it, this is something that only gods in religions would do!

"But... how much is enough? You've been absorbing for over a thousand years, isn't that enough...?"

Gojo Satoru looked at the shrine maiden Tengen with a trembling gaze. He didn't know how long this woman, who had gone mad for the sake of humanity, had been in this state.

"not enough."

The shrine maiden Tengen shook her head, her gaze becoming empty and ethereal, a chilling smile curving her lips as she spoke.

"Not nearly enough."

"A thousand years of positive energy is only enough for the souls of tens of thousands of 'sorcerers' to live forever."

"I will continue to maintain this for thousands, tens of thousands, hundreds of millions of years, to ensure that humanity lives forever. I... love humanity."

Upon hearing this, Gojo Satoru knew that the shrine maiden Tengen's mind was no longer normal, and she had fallen into a Sisyphus-like obsession.

In fact, the kind of "immortality" she talks about is not true immortality without side effects at all.

Gojo Satoru, who possesses six eyes, can see very clearly.

The longer a person is integrated with the Tianyuan soul fragment, the more their soul essence will assimilate towards the direction of Tianyuan.

In the end, these people will probably gradually lose the ability to distinguish whether they are themselves or Tianyuan.

This is fundamentally different from the "seed of curse power" of a real person.

People who awaken their spell through the seed of spell power only change the part of their own soul related to the "spell," without merging with an external soul, so they will not experience cognitive bias.

Those who attain immortality in the "Pure World Heaven" essentially achieve it by merging with the soul of Tianyuan to obtain the "Immortality" technique; they are essentially becoming a part of Tianyuan.

If it's a short period of time, it's fine, but if it really goes on for thousands or tens of thousands of years, they'll probably all go crazy.

But for Tianyuan, none of these are problems.

As long as she achieves "immortality," that's all that matters. Whether she will develop human intelligence after achieving "immortality" is not something she would consider.

"I'm sorry, Tengen, but I cannot agree with your actions."

Looking at Tengen, who had already transformed into an invisible barrier, Gojo Satoru sighed slightly, feeling as if a stone was pressing down on his heart, but he could only say firmly.

"I must stop you here, and also... to free you..."

He took a step forward, and the [Azure] and [Radiant] swords in his hands condensed and were about to collide, unleashing their most powerful killing move and breaking out of this "Pure World Heaven".

He must notify the entire world of sorcery to break the barrier that has covered Japan for a thousand years and return the positive energy drawn from the whole world.

This dream that has lasted for a thousand years should be shattered.

However, the next second.

boom!!!

A familiar [Azure] streak, carrying a terrifying gravitational force, flew rapidly toward Gojo Satoru, forcing him to dispel the spell in his hand and look at the man in front of him.

"Our first meeting, my descendant."

A young man with a long beard, holding a classic Japanese folding fan, and dressed in the attire of an ancient scholar smiled slightly and said.

"My name is Sugawara no Asomi Michizane. Am I your ancestor from a thousand years ago?"

"That's enough with the pedantic classical Chinese."

Gojo Satoru looked at the man in front of him without any surprise. This was his ancestor from a thousand years ago, and he spoke calmly.

"As the god of knowledge, you couldn't possibly have not studied modern Japanese from a thousand years in the Pure Land of Heaven, could you?"

That's right.

The man who stood in front of Gojo Satoru, preventing him from leaving the Pure World Kingdom, was none other than the first head of the Gojo family, and the renowned scholar who was celebrated throughout Japan.

Michizane Sugawara!

pat.

Sugawara no Michizane closed his folding fan, a faint smile playing on his lips, and said softly.

"It seems that my descendants have inherited some of my wisdom. How wonderful!"

"Wisdom? With your six eyes, can't you see that this is all an illusion? You can't even see through this false immortality, so what wisdom are you talking about!"

Gojo Satoru frowned and questioned his ancestor in a stern voice, showing no respect whatsoever to this thousand-year-old god of learning.

The first head of the family also possessed six eyes.

With his abilities, it's impossible that he couldn't see that Tianyuan's immortality has a serious flaw.

Even if Sugawara no Michizane's soul is stronger and his will is more resolute than that of an ordinary person, he will eventually be assimilated into Tengen.

"False immortality, huh?"

Sugawara Michizane smiled slightly, a look of vicissitude and despair on his face that Gojo Satoru couldn't fathom, and spoke calmly in a low, hoarse voice.

"You've faced death many times, but that doesn't mean you've truly understood death."

"The once vibrant world has gradually become blurred."

"Food that used to taste good is gradually losing its flavor."

"The person you loved passionately, you can't shed a tear when they die."

"It is only when these tiny acts of despair accumulate that one truly understands what 'death' is."

Sugawara no Michizane used the most understated tone to express his deepest obsession.

Yes.

As a god of learning and a genius sorcerer who once amazed an era, how could he not have had moments of high spirits like Gojo Satoru?

When he was young, was he ever afraid of death?

Just like what Tengen said when he was talking to Gojo Satoru.

In his youth, he also rejected the opportunity for immortality.

He had thought...

Throughout his life, he experienced the most heroic battles and the most thrilling adventures, spent his life hand in hand with the person he loved most, and gave full play to all his talents, strength and youth.

Then there will be no regrets.

But in the end.

He discovered that he couldn't do it.

When vision becomes increasingly blurry.

When the taste in your mouth becomes increasingly bland.

When his loved one passed away before him, going to another world.

He felt no sense of relief as he had imagined; instead, he felt only fear.

A glorious death does not make people fear death. There is no shortage of heroes on the battlefield, and even the cowardly are willing to die in the most heroic moment.

Only when one is very old and frail do those small moments of despair accumulate and become truly felt.

He doesn't want to die yet.

"Yes, I know that even after a thousand years, ten thousand years, I will eventually perish."

"But at least now, every day I live is real."

Sugawara no Michizane gave a self-deprecating smile. He didn't know why such words, devoid of any literary refinement, would come from the mouth of someone who was the god of learning.

But that was his true inner thought.

Even if one's soul is emptied and one descends into madness.

He also wants it to be ugly, twisted, and filthy.

Live!