My Substitute CEO Bride romance Capítulo 2404

"Interesting. And why should I answer your questions?" the heavenly emperor asked, clearly seeing Clint as nothing more than an ant—unworthy of his attention.

However, Clint continued, "You can read my thoughts, right? So, you already know my questions. I don't expect you to answer because I know that in your eyes, humans are insignificant. Even the gods themselves are disposable to you.

"So, I'm not going to waste your time. You don't need to give me the answers."

Clint then stood up.

"Do you know? There's a popular saying recently that those who have trained for a thousand years and ascended simply end up becoming the smallest of soldiers in the god realm. I had already made up my mind back then.

"Why should the gods decide everything? Why should they control our fate? I can't stand the gods, or any of you who look down at us from up high. This isn't me complaining or blaming fate.

"I just want to tell you, emperor of the gods, that while you might be able to foresee everything, we're humans. We're beings with emotions. Whether we seek to ascend or just want to live ordinary lives, those are our pursuits, our explorations of the unknown.

"That's why I don't need your divine talismans. I'll never allow those so-called talismans to dictate my family's fate!"

The heavenly emperor remained expressionless after hearing this. He had heard it all before. Throughout the endless years, countless people had cried out against injustice with similar words. At the core, they were essentially the same.

Of course, the heavenly emperor was not that unreasonable. He believed that gods were gods precisely because they possessed something that humans could never surpass. Gods could undoubtedly crush humans in every way. So, he decided to give Clint a chance.

"Clint, Nash, Ruin," the heavenly emperor called out. "I’ll give you all a chance. If, in the next 14 seconds, any one of you manages to lay a finger on me, I’ll agree to your request. I'll let the talisman issue go too. How does that sound?"

Nash stood up. "Not interested!"

"You're the emperor, huh? The heavenly emperor? Sorry, but I don't care if you accept or not. Clint has already made his point clear. You’ve lived for so long. Do you not get what he means?"