102: The steps to ask your conscience!

Lu Sheng finally took that step.

The moment he took that step, his true self was proven!

Lan Zhan looked at the five figures, and the smile on his face finally couldn't be contained.

His eyes became incredibly gentle, as if he were looking at his own children.

"Little ones... from now on, we are comrades!"

Lan Zhan murmured softly, his eyes filled with endless tenderness.

This emotion, which shouldn't appear on a tough, iron-blooded man, finally emerged, difficult to conceal...

When Lu Sheng's foot landed on the first Heart-Questioning Step, in an instant, Lu Sheng only felt that a series of blurry images appeared before his eyes.

In a black world, countless grotesque monsters roamed between heaven and earth.

They stirred up the world, destroying everything.

Countless broken limbs were scattered chaotically on the ground, and blood seemed to be the only tone of the scene before him!

A strong smell of blood permeated the air, extremely pungent.

And in his ears, he could even hear tragic cries and screams, ceaseless.

Lu Sheng's heart trembled slightly, and a feeling of sadness was involuntarily stirred within him.

"This..."

Lu Sheng gazed at the scene before him, his eyes couldn't help but turn somewhat bloodshot.

"These bastards!!"

Lu Sheng roared, his eyes filled with Killing Intent as he looked at the Demon.

Lu Sheng had seen Demon before, but he had never seen them descend upon the world as depicted in the scene before him, bringing devastation to all living things.

He only had a vague understanding of it from the memories of his past self, through descriptions in some textbooks.

On the day the Demon first descended, the entire Blue Star was plunged into misery and suffering!

It was a catastrophe for Blue Star!

The incredibly real scene before him constantly provoked Lu Sheng's emotions, as if to completely ignite the rage in his heart.

"Hoo, hoo, hoo!!"

Lu Sheng's breathing suddenly became somewhat ragged.

But in the end, he closed his eyes, not daring to continue looking at the vivid scene before him.

However... even though Lu Sheng closed his eyes, that incredibly real scene seemed to be imprinted in his mind, constantly reappearing.

He saw... an Demon, like an eagle, soaring through the sky, and after spotting a target, it instantly swooped down.

On the desolate ground, it accurately bit a baby, only two or three months old, and despite the cries of the baby's parents, it used its sharp claws to tear the baby apart and swallow it.

Blood splattered across the entire world.

Wails of sorrow echoed across the land!

Lu Sheng's heart trembled slightly.

However, in the next moment, the scene shifted.

He saw a city without walls, where a hideous crack suddenly appeared in the sky, much like the crack that had appeared in the Yun City sky some time ago.

With the appearance of the crack, countless Demon descended, savagely rushing into the city, frantically slaughtering the Human Race within.

Smoke diffused, and buildings crumbled.

This forest of steel and concrete instantly collapsed under the assault of countless Demon.

Beneath the ruins, an unknown number of Human Race skeletons were buried.

Some were elderly people who should have been enjoying family happiness.

Some were teachers cultivating young minds.

Some were brand new Souls, just born into this world.

However, at this moment... everything was already shattered!

Some of them didn't even know what happened until they died.

And those 'culprits' were still on the ruins, frantically devouring their corpses, looking utterly delighted.

Lu Sheng's body trembled at this moment.

He couldn't imagine how desperate those people must have been then!

And how desperate the Great Xia Human Clan would be if this scene were to occur in this era.

If he were among that group of people, how desperate would he be!!

Lu Sheng felt his body tremble uncontrollably, not only because of the fear brought by the descent of the Demon, but more so... because of that surge of anger!

Those Demon, who fed on the Human Race, were disgusting.

And infuriating!

"They are all damned bastards!"

Lu Sheng spoke hoarsely, his voice filled with intense anger.

He suppressed the anger in his heart and slowly walked up the Heart-Questioning Steps.

As he continued to walk higher, the speed of the scene changes also quickened, and soon, the scene changed again.

In a makeshift shelter, a burly middle-aged man held a broken battle saber, sitting quietly at the entrance of the shelter.

All around was pitch black.

It seemed that even the light of the bright moon in the sky was enveloped by darkness.

Roar, roar, roar!!!

A series of roars suddenly sounded between heaven and earth, and pairs of scarlet eyes appeared in the black world.

They looked at the middle-aged man sitting at the entrance like a statue, their scarlet eyes filled with intense greed.

The next moment, the owners of those red eyes frantically rushed towards the middle-aged man.

The middle-aged man, who had been sitting silently at the entrance, suddenly stood up, his eyes filled with rage, and the battle saber in his hand struck down fiercely.

"Xia Wuji of the Human Race is here! How dare you bastards take another step!!"

The middle-aged man roared, Qi and blood flowing throughout his body, and he resolutely charged into the horde of Demon.

The middle-aged man's voice echoed in Lu Sheng's mind, and the intensity of his internal trembling increased.

In Lu Sheng's view, the middle-aged man's Cultivation was not very high, at most, he had just entered the Blood Refinement Realm.

But his name... was extremely familiar to every Great Xia Human Clan member.

Xia Wuji, the first Martial Artist of the Human Race!

The origin of Great Xia was taken from Xia Wuji's surname!

It was he who pioneered the path of the Martial Artist, allowing more of the Human Race to find the only weapon against the Demon in the era of Spiritual Qi recovery!

Lu Sheng took a deep breath, his body still trembling, even though the scene before him was not as tragic as the previous one, but for some unknown reason, Lu Sheng could feel an extremely profound sadness within it.

It seemed as if something deep within his Bloodline had shattered at that moment.

Lu Sheng continued to walk forward, and the further he walked, the more he felt a heavy weight on his shoulders, as if some invisible force had fallen upon them.

Soon, the scene changed again.

On a dilapidated city wall, a middle-aged man in armor sat quietly on the wall, his feet dangling, his entire body already covered in blood.

From a distance, he looked like a blood man.

Even his Qi was incredibly weak at this moment.

It seemed as if only a gust of wind would be enough to completely obliterate him.

And beside him, there were soldiers who also looked incredibly tragic, their bodies broken, some even having only one arm and one leg left.

But they still stood resolutely on the city wall.

Although their flesh and blood bodies had already reached their limits, each of their eyes was bright and full of Killing Intent!!

They gazed at the sky, as if there was something in the sky that angered all of them.

"A speck of light dares to contend with the bright moon!!"

"Today, He grants you... destruction!!"

Above the sky, endless black clouds suddenly rolled, filled with an extremely oppressive aura, as if to completely destroy everything.

In an instant, an extremely terrifying black arm suddenly extended from the sky, reaching towards the dilapidated city wall.

The extreme sense of oppression even caused Lu Sheng, the observer, to feel a tremor deep in his Soul.

"This is..."

"Demon God!!"

Lu Sheng looked at the huge black arm in the sky, his heart sinking suddenly.

Demon God!

The most powerful existence among the Demon, their strength far surpassing the Ten Saints of Great Xia, even Kong Yunchang, who ranked among the top three in combat power among the Ten Saints, only posed a slight threat to the Demon God.

And Kong Yunchang was severely wounded by the Demon God, forced to retreat for many years.

This shows just how terrifying the Demon God truly was.

However, the Demon God's appearances in the history of the Great Xia Human Clan were not many, and each appearance was recorded.

And this time's appearance... Lu Sheng's gaze couldn't help but fall on the dilapidated city wall.

He looked at the middle-aged man sitting on the edge of the city wall, his feet dangling.

"He is..."

Lu Sheng's heart trembled slightly.

Facing that terrifying attack, not a single soldier on the city wall showed fear on their faces; there was only a sense of relief.

Finally, the figure sitting on the edge of the city wall slowly raised his head, his eyes incredibly clear, like a very clear pool of water.

"Pah!"

The middle-aged man spat out a mouthful of blood, then suddenly grinned.

He slowly stood up, a long spear appearing in his hand at some point, the red tassel on the spear was already broken, and only a few extremely thin red threads could vaguely be seen.

The tip of the long spear was covered in mottled bloodstains, filled with an extremely strong Evil Qi.

"Hahahaha, today, I, Mu Changge, can glimpse the true form of the Demon God, which can be considered a contribution to the Great Xia Human Clan!"

"However..."

Mu Changge suddenly lowered his head, gently caressing the blood-stained long spear in his hand, revealing a faint smile.

"If I could sever one of your arms, it would be even more exhilarating, wouldn't it!"

As his words fell, Mu Changge suddenly looked up, grinned, revealing his pearly white teeth.

Immediately after, an extremely terrifying power instantly erupted from Mu Changge's body, and behind him, a magnificent Dao path slowly unfolded!

Mu Changge stood on that vast Dao, his entire body bathed in golden light, like a deity, holding a long spear.

He wished to pierce through the sky!!!

In an instant, two terrifying forces clashed, and the entire scene instantly turned into a blur of white.

But in Lu Sheng's mind, Mu Changge's words still resonated.

"Mu Changge... the First Saint of the Human Race!!"

Lu Sheng murmured softly, slowly closing his eyes.

If Xia Wuji was the first Martial Artist of the Human Race, who pioneered the path of martial arts.

Then Mu Changge was the first being of the Great Xia Human Clan to ascend to a Saintly Position.

The current martial arts system practiced by the Great Xia Human Clan was researched and established by Mu Changge, the First Saint of the Human Race.

Lu Sheng felt the responsibility on his shoulders growing heavier and heavier.

Even his breathing became somewhat ragged.

Lu Sheng took another step.

The scene before him slowly dissipated.

The view of the Heart-Questioning Steps gradually reappeared in Lu Sheng's vision.

Lu Sheng looked around and was surprised to find that he had already, unknowingly, reached the fiftieth Heart-Questioning Step.

And beside Lu Sheng, Gu Yun, Xia Kong, Long Tianxing, and Yu Qianqian also came back to their senses at this moment.

The five exchanged glances, and they could all see the silence in each other's eyes.

Clearly, they had all seen the previous scenes.

And below the Heart-Questioning Steps, when Lan Zhan saw the five figures appear on the fiftieth Heart-Questioning Step, a smile also appeared on his face.

"Have they passed the Heart-Questioning? Then the assessment for this second subject is considered passed."

"Everyone passed... I imagine Old Wang and the others will be very happy if they knew!"

Lan Zhan murmured with a smile, the gentleness in his eyes growing even deeper.

"They're still just little ones, I wonder which Heart-Questioning Step you'll carve your names on!"

A hint of anticipation appeared in Lan Zhan's eyes.

Carving names on the Heart-Questioning Steps!

It was something every Star Academy student, or rather, everyone who passed the Heart-Questioning Steps, had to do.

The higher the Heart-Questioning Step they carved their name on, the higher their ambition!

Of course, it didn't mean that if your ambition was higher, you would definitely be able to carve your name on a higher Heart-Questioning Step.

Whether you could carve your name on a higher Heart-Questioning Step depended on a certain pressure!

This pressure didn't come from strength, but from potential!

If the Heart-Questioning Steps deemed you worthy of leaving your name there, then you were worthy. If the Heart-Questioning Steps deemed you unworthy, then sorry... even if you were an existence who ascended to a Saintly Position, you couldn't do it.

The Heart-Questioning Steps themselves were created by a former Great Xia Saintly Position.

"Yu Qianqian and the others can at least carve their names above the seventy-fifth Heart-Questioning Step, so what about you?"

"With your talent and potential... on how many Heart-Questioning Steps can you carve your name?"

Lan Zhan watched Lu Sheng among the five, murmuring softly, the anticipation in his eyes growing even stronger.