Li Qing had never been a God Stick, and was a thorough atheist, having never learned the associated language.
The plan was sudden; this descent of the gods sounded a bit odd.
But although he didn't understand Divine Science, he did understand psychology!
The first descent, without saying a word, the great flood, caused sufficient martial coercion, and during the second great flood, their hearts would surely be filled with fear, afraid of facing the Apocalypse again, and they would submit.
With my coercion and inducement, there is a high probability they would submit.
At the same time.
Li Qing didn't understand Divine Science, but he was clear about human development history!
How did gods appear?
In the primitive feudal times, humans in tribes feared those unknown things—wind, fire, thunder, lightning—and couldn't explain their principles, so they considered them as "gods" and "demons," and offered sacrifice to them—to the River God, Mountain God, Sun God—praying for forgiveness and salvation.
And himself.
He was currently that incomprehensible "Outer God" to them, and they would likely pray for forgiveness.
Then he could begin to divide their kingdom's citizens, draw in a batch of ignorant, feudal and superstitious followers, establish a Church, create internal rifts, and shout: eradicate microbial tyranny, the world belongs to the Giant God.
Moreover.
After establishing a Church, this man, Emperor Atabia, was somewhat terrifying; the leader of this civilization had already become Li Qing's primary target for elimination.
If successful...
Li Qing would surely issue the first divine decree, causing the bewildered superstitious followers to put this exploring-truth Emperor on the gallows, parade him through the streets, let the populace jeer and throw garbage at him, and behead him.
But Emperor Atabia stood firmly on the ground and spoke to the mighty divine shadow in the Celestial Vault:
"To build a temple for you, do the Atabians worship you? Worship originates from the unknown, so-called gods are nothing but powerful beings! I have already understood the principle of the great flood."
"So, Celestial Giant God! Your majesty and mystery hold no value of awe before us! We will not worship you; you miscalculated!"
"Oh?"
Li Qing was somewhat surprised and said, "You can actually understand the principle of the great flood?"
"It's a Divine Technique, a massive and evil destructive magic, isn't it?" he said.
Li Qing said, "So you think the great flood is a Divine Technique possessed by a divine-level civilization."
"I created fish capable of decomposing the flood."
Beyond the glass, he said directly to Li Qing, "Since life can decompose, then life can undoubtedly synthesize... this vast flood could synthesize in your body and be spewed from your mouth."
Treat me as a Ninja with Water Escape Technique.
I cannot do it.
Even if it could be sprayed, such a vast amount of water would deplete me.
Li Qing asked again, "Why do you think the apocalyptic flood must be spewed from a god's mouth?"
"No need for Your Majesty to explain; I can answer you! God, after your apocalypse, we have consistently researched you in various ways!"
Facing the mystical gaze from the Celestial Vault, another minister stood up and loudly said:
"It has been recorded before that the language of gods would unleash terrifying vibrations, piercing shock waves, and bring down intense corrosive acid rain, much like what we see before us?"
Li Qing suddenly understood.
Indeed, quite similar.
It's practically an enhanced version of Divine Language.
God speaks: vibrations, piercing shock waves, overturn houses, pour acid rain.
Welding, spray alcohol: vibrations, piercing shock wave, water washes houses, brings down acid rain.
Ning Guochang spits water.
I, Li Qing, Creator God's old friend, enlarged version, mouth spews great flood.
"Evil God, do not trick us into submitting to you!" a minister stepped out and said:
"This is a Divine Technique, the Divine Breath!"
"Similar to Divine Language, it's also chanted from the mouth, but more immense, that is celestial lightning; roaring high-frequency thunder echoes across the world, precisely the chant prep time of Divine Language."
"Even as powerful as you are, to create a destructive magic sufficient to annihilate all life on earth, is not so simple!"
"The principle of gods' destructive Divine Techniques, we Atabians have clarified and temporarily self-compiled, written into Divine Texts, allowing the body to temporarily unleash such a vast evil Black Curse Technique!"
"God is just a powerful person!"
"The world of gods is just a world several civilization levels ahead!"
Li Qing listened, thoroughly furrowed his brow.
Their principle seemed foolish from his perspective, but it was stunning.
Because theoretically, it could be realized.
In fact, if Li Qing were not this impostor weakling Chaos Outer God, but a genuinely evolved biological civilization that progressed from single cells over thousands or tens of thousands of years, a true god might indeed have perfectly achieved this.
Modify one's genes, spray alcohol as a Divine Technique, easily done.
Even synthesizing diamonds from carbon within the body, synthesizing sulfur to spray sulfuric acid, generating high-intensity bioelectricity, all sorts of Divine Techniques would pose no problem.
From this angle, they "guessed" correctly.
And Li Qing then realized that these Atabians were not ordinarily difficult.
Usually, primitive feudal age natives would believe in deities and instinctively worship and succumb to powerful forces, but they were very clear-headed.
Can only say, their population was too large, even greater than Earth's population, and the heroes and sages emerging from such a large population were each wise beyond measure, leading a civilization that was fundamentally neither ignorant nor superstitious!
This was a cradle of a godly kingdom, terrifyingly potential beyond words.
"Evil God, can you not come in? Because you cannot cross the world barrier!"
Emperor Atabia suddenly laughed: "Certainly, the world has laws and limitations; everything possesses balance in the unseen, and even a powerful and grand Evil God like you cannot easily descend into our world. If you could descend, our world would have long since been destroyed by you!"
The other side was exceedingly clever and clearly thought of this point.
"So, Evil God, you can only attack our civilization with divine techniques from beyond the barrier using the great flood and annihilate the mortals on the ground."
Li Qing was silent: "..."
Quite perfect, no wonder this emperor was bold enough to confine me here.
But one point was wrong.
The wise men of this civilization speculated I was too powerful.
It's not that I can't enter; it's that I, this Evil God, dread entering, fearing as soon as I enter, I'd be dissected by you instantly, settling new and old grievances together.
You are the truly terrifying ones.
Now.
Emperor Atabia stood tall, like a green pine, and addressed the vast eyes overlooking from the Celestial Vault with a resounding voice, in an equal stance: "We Atabians do not need to revere you or believe in you!"
"Perhaps you seek to colonize our world, surely with no good intentions; we Atabians will never be slaves! We refuse to be a colony of an advanced civilization!"
"Come on then, come destroy us."
His facial features were refined, like a wax figure of a heroic man, his flagella forming a wildly dancing head of black hair, his face bearing the majesty and gravity of an unyielding emperor.
"I fully understand your intent; you wish to initiate your next divine technique to destroy the creatures on our earth, come as you will. We Atabians will live into the next century! Eventually mastering the world, stepping out into the universe, standing shoulder to shoulder with your civilizations beyond the heavens!"
Li Qing calmly watched him.
Negotiations were about to break down. After this apocalypse, their next era might not be fish anymore.
A lofty divine voice descended from the sky.
"This will be the last warning, antagonizing a god and not repenting one's original sin—is this the choice of all Atabians?"
Rumble.
The sea water roared.
The world abruptly fell silent.
All Atabians held their breath, as if the next doomsday was near.
Emperor Atabia's expression remained unchanged; the sages behind him were all extraordinarily resolute, standing tall and firm like steel.
"People on the earth are incorrigible, and they seek to defy heaven and slay gods."
High and majestic on the Celestial Vault, that voice spoke, without joy or sorrow, as if it were the indifferent deity of eternal high heavens.
"In that case, people on the earth are heinous, and I shall bring down Purple Sky Divine Thunder; the purple flames will consume the billion Atabians on the entire earth."
Li Qing finally sighed in his heart, raising the ultraviolet lamp.
Swoosh!
The lamp illuminated, with the light of destruction spreading across the land, enveloping the world in purple.
The glass could block most UV rays, which is why Li Qing had to take such potent measures, but with the current intensity, it should be enough to wipe out these tiny creatures.
"Impossible! This time, there's no need for a long chant; it's an instant cast!" With a voice of shock, the terrifying unknown force descended, and light enveloped the entire world.
All Atabians raised their heads, as if witnessing the end of the world.
In the moment they melted and before their consciousness faded, they saw that magnificent purple world.