Zhou Yun Sheng went back to the Xinghai space and face palmed for a long time, he didn't know whether to laugh or cry. The man he was looking so long for was actually always by his side.
He couldn't feel his lover, but his lover could accurately find him every time, which made Zhou Yun Sheng doubt whether his coding level was higher than he'd imagined. Maybe he was a virus, a program, or a soul that was controlled by the Lord God, all sorts of speculations were swirling in his mind.
But soon, he didn't have the sense to think about anything else, a huge amount of energy, bigger than he'd received from any previous reincarnation, frantically poured into him and instantly repaired the damage to his soul. It also changed his gray soul into a bright white, faintly mixed with a few strands of golden light. A B-Class world's energy was nothing to sneeze at.
He smiled as some of the energy flowed away to an unknown space, then turned on the AI on his wrist.
007, which had not been turned on for a long time, was very excited, the screen displayed "Welcome Back Master".
"Go to the next world." Zhou Yun Sheng clicked the transfer button, and his tall figure disappeared into the vast galaxy.
When he opened his eyes again, he was kneeling in an empty and immense hall. In front of him was a five-meter-high statue, carved in the image of a middle-aged man who was wearing a white robe and a thorny crown, he gazed at the believers kneeling at his feet with compassionate eyes.
Almost subconsciously, Zhou Yun Sheng knew that this was the statue of the God of Light, and here was the ancient Light Temple of the Sagya Kingdom. There was no one else in the temple, and there was no extra furnishings. Only a rectangular altar was placed in front of the statue, filled with flowers, fruits, and pastries for the God.
There was a solemn atmosphere, causing Zhou Yun Sheng to dare not stay. His folded his hands flat on the ground, lowered his forehead against the back of his hands, showed obeisance to the God of Light, then slowly retreated.
The two maids at the door immediately stepped forward to put on his white cloak, one maid in the front, the other in the back, then they respectfully sent him back to his room.
The room was not as spacious as the main hall, but the furnishings were extremely luxurious. The most conspicuous furniture was a huge, gold gauze covered, four-post bed. Opposite the bed was a small door, and behind it was a natural indoor hot spring.
It seemed the original owner knew how to enjoy life, and his status wasn't low. Zhou Yun Sheng took off his cloak, took out a bottle of red wine from the wine cabinet, then slowly sipped while reading his body's memory.
Yes, this time he didn't need to use 007 to hack into the Lord God's database to steal information, he could learn what the original owner would experience in the future from his memory. This was because the original owner was reborn, and both the old and new soul superimposed on each other and caused irreversible damage. Seeing that both were about to disappear, 007 decided to make his master's soul directly possess the body.
The two souls had vanished, only leaving behind deep and extremely dark memories.
The original's name was Joshua, because he was born with light attributes, he was carefully instructed by the Bishop of the Light Temple in Sagya Kingdom. When he reaches adulthood, there was a high chance that the Bishop position would be passed to him.
When speaking of light attributes, you had to talk about the continent where the Sagya Kingdom was located. Thousands of years ago, this continent was very prosperous, there were many different races, there were elves, huge dragons, beastmen, dwarves, goblins, humans, etc. and every race had their own gods. Under their god's blessings, they lived free and comfortable lives.
But for unknown reasons, the gods began to abandon them, and they left the mainland one after another. Without divine power to suppress it, the demon fog in the Dark Abyss began to spread to the mainland, contaminating the magical races into deviant devils, demons who wantonly killed their own countrymen.
A war inevitably broke out, but it didn't curb the demons, it only resulted in the goblin, dwarf, dragon and other races becoming completely extinct, leaving only the elves, humans and beastmen to struggle. Under the combined prayers of three dedicated priests, the God of Light who was intending to leave the continent, remained and gave his followers the power to destroy the demons.
The three races continued on, and the Light God became the only faith in the continent.
The power of light could identify parasitic devils in the body and expel them, it could also curb the spread of demon fog. The Light God lived in the Ninth Heaven, it was impossible for him to parade around the continent to save every creature, so he made the creatures that contained light attributes his messengers, allowing them to sow the seeds of hope in the mainland.
But these types of people were very few, calling them rare was not an exaggeration, they were 1 in 100,000. If there weren't enough light priests to create light circles and worship the God of Light, the demon fog in the Dark Abyss would eventually spread to the whole continent.
At that time, the world would truly come to an end.
Looking at this memory, Zhou Yun Sheng raised his eyebrows in surprise. He felt that the characteristics of the demons were somewhat similar to zombies, but the demons couldn't infect people with a scratch, the demons had to directly implant their power into the person's body.
He clicked on his watch's interface, ordering 007 to search for the world's savoir, the protagonist, then continued looking through Joshua's memories.
In order to cultivate as much powerful light priests as possible, every races' offspring was tested at the age of three, and whenever they found light attributes, they would immediately send them away to the Light Temple in the capital to be cultured.
That's how Joshua left his parents and came to Gagor (the capital of the Sagya Kingdom) and grew to 16 years of age under the Bishop's careful tutelage. But in this year, he met with a predestined fate of suffering. He fell deeply in love with the Second Prince of the Sagya Kingdom, Alger Orton, charmed by his handsome appearance, and elegant and noble temperament.
He promised the Second Prince to help him compete for the throne, so he drugged the Bishop, and while the Bishop was sleeping, he whispered 'the Second Prince will become the ruler of Sagya Kingdom' into the Bishop's ear, impersonating an oracle.
The Bishop woke up, convinced, and conveyed the oracle to the King during the Second Prince's adult baptism ritual.
The worship for the Light God had already reached the point of fanaticism in the nation, so naturally, no one dared violate his wishes. On the third day after the adult ceremony, the Second Prince was coronated as Crown Prince over the First Prince.
When Joshua thought he would live a happy life with the Second Prince, a teenager named Boel Britte appeared. Not only did he have an elf-like appearance, he had a very frightening light power and a keepsake from the God of Light. He was a real resident from the Ninth Heaven who'd traveled to the Light Temple as a messenger.
He became bewitched by the Second Prince, and he eliminated all obstacles to be with him as a soul mate. This made Joshua jealous beyond reason, so he used a variety of means to harm Boel, but he was always stopped by Boel's admirers.
Eventually, Boel gently lifted a finger and a bright golden light pierced Joshua's shoulder. So understated yet so powerful, he shocked the whole world and they fell down in worship. Joshua's position as future Bishop was taken away by Boel, but because Joshua had light attributes, the Second Prince couldn't openly execute him, so he deceitfully led him to the Dark Abyss and pushed him down.
Joshua broke his leg and prayed to the glorious Light God to keep the corroding demon fog at bay. The God of Light didn't abandon his believer, and Joshua miraculously survived in the Dark Abyss, constantly expelling the demon fog that was trying to invade his body. In this way, he lived for two hundred years, and he prayed to the God of Light every second of that two hundred years.
He believed that the God of Light had heard his voice, saw his suffering, and blessed him with the power of light to protect himself. This benevolence made him achieve supreme enlightenment, so he gave up his dedication to the Second Prince and his hatred of Boel, and became the Light God's most resolute and fanatical disciple.
Two hundred years later, on his deathbed, he confessed his sins to the Light God, and vowed that if there was an afterlife, he would devote all his love to the Father, and not be contaminated by vulgar mortal feelings.
This memory was very heavy, even Zhou Yun Sheng, who had been through thousands of lifetimes, had to sigh in pity for Joshua.
Just then, 007 sent over the protagonist's data. Densely packed, the subtitles flashed by quickly, but that didn't prevent Zhou Yun Sheng from reading. In less than five seconds, he understood the world's background, and broke out in mocking laughter.
This was a BL world, but unlike the previous worlds, the protagonist shou of this world was a harem leader, surrounded by six main gongs, all with extraordinary identities and superior strength. Among them was the future King of Sagya Kingdom, the Pope of all light priests on the continent, the Beast King, the Elf King, the Dark God who resided in the Dark Abyss, and the God of Light who resided in the Ninth Heaven.
Whoever stood at the world's peak couldn't escape Boel's charm, and they were all willing to share him. Because the gongs maintained a delicate balance, the demon fog spread stopped, and all creatures lived in peace as Boel became the world's uncrowned king. It seemed that the whole world revolved around Boel, no one could resist his appeal. Anyone who stayed by his side would develop ulterior motives for him, of course, those motives didn't include maliciousness.
The Light God heard Joshua's voice, saw his suffering and blessed him so he could survive, what a joke! That event was actually a punishment the Dark God and God of Light had inflicted on Joshua, to make him live in misery in the abyss, no different from the dead. Poor Joshua even felt grateful for this.
Idiot! Zhou Yun Sheng scoffed in front of the mirror, looking at the long platinum blonde and straight haired, light blue eyed teenager.
But this fool made him feel pity, so he would complete his wish to be a competent light priest. Of course, what else could he do? The world had divine presence, so it was at least A-Class. Although he'd just received a B-Class world's energy, it was not enough to dominate here. The Dark God and the God of Light only needed to glance at him and Joshua's body would poof into smoke, and his soul would be seriously wounded.
The pain of having his soul traumatized was horrible, Zhou Yun Sheng didn't want to feel it a second time.
He would stay far away from Boel and all his drama, wait for adulthood and apply to travel the mainland, spreading the gospel as a light priest. This would sufficiently change Joshua's fate.
Thinking of this, Zhou Yun Sheng's slightly unstable mood finally calmed down. The only problem now was – He was a godless man, it was impossible for him to embrace the Light God wholeheartedly, but the priests of this world relied on prayer to the Light God to gain power.
The more beautiful and pious the prayer, the more power you'd receive from the Light God. Although innate talent was important, there were many qualified priests who accumulated a strong light power because of day after day of pious prayer. Some even eventually became a kingdom's Bishop.
How could a person without faith be devout? The Light God had the power to read hearts, he would never bless a false believer. If his power of light was too low, when Zhou Yun Sheng explored Gagor, he would be torn to pieces by the demons who despised light priests, making Joshua suffer a fate more tragic than the previous life.