The Man Who Cannot Atone

[The religious headquarters of the Winged God Cult is a tall and imposing stone fortress with a vast floor area. The fortress wall seems to stretch into the distance without an end in sight, comparable to a city.]

[You, along with Liu Ying and the eligible people brought by the white - robed priests from various villages, are taken to the majestic gate of the religious headquarters.]

[There is an open square here, surrounded by a circle of black - armored soldiers. Each of them carries a giant sword taller than themselves, looking even more intimidating than the knight order.]

[These black - armored soldiers are not humans. You notice that they have a vertical eye on their foreheads. However, this is the only difference, making them the alien race with the most human - like appearance.]

[People in the group say that they are the Three - eyed Race, the Black - eyed Legion of the eight major legions under the leadership of the cult. It is also the most powerful and blood - thirsty one.]

[You also learn that the magnificent stone - fortress city in front of you is just a branch of the Winged God Cult.]

[The main religious headquarters is even more massive. It is itself a city and the most prosperous and largest city on the Planet of Good Karma.]

[There are many white - robed priests going to different places to recruit people.]

[They gather in this square from all directions.]

[Then, an old winged man in a red robe steps onto the high platform in the center of the square. He spreads his arms and two pairs of pure white wings and shouts in an operatic - like voice.]

["Sinners! Today, here, the great Winged God will see your aptitudes, and your aptitudes will determine the way you atone for your sins in this lifetime!"]

[Liu Ying tells you that this person is the Red Cardinal, the highest - ranking person in a branch.]

[You nod slightly but say with some confusion.]

["Why do they call us sinners? I thought they should call us believers. Although we may not believe, they are so powerful that we have to believe anyway?"]

["No, no, no! We humans are not qualified to be believers."]

["Ah? Why?"]

["The Planet of Good Karma is actually a prison. The humans you see now are the descendants of great sinners who were exiled here in the past for committing heinous crimes in the universe. The Winged God Cult is the administrator of the prison, guiding us to atone for the sins of our ancestors."]

[When Liu Ying says this, she is very calm, as if stating a fact.]

["What you're saying, did the Winged God Cult tell you?"]

["Yes, they go to the villages regularly to preach and talk about the planet's history."]

["Do you really believe all this?"]

["Everyone believes it."]

[Generations of brain - washing by the Winged God Cult have created a stereotypical impression of their own race among the people here.]

[Humans are all sinners and need to atone, so they live a hard life.]

[The Winged Race are the leaders, so they are high - and - mighty and should be respected and pursued.]

[Other races are nobles, with a higher status than humans.]

[You don't argue further on this topic and continue to watch what this cult is up to.]

[On the way here, the group encountered several attacks from strange beasts.]

[The strange beasts here are similar to those in the human world, only different in species at most.]

[Based on the battles between the cult - protecting knight order and the strange beasts, you judge that they should be at the middle stage of martial arts (Golden Body, Spiritual Sea, and Concentrating Spirit).]

[As for these white - robed priests and the Red Cardinal, with their higher status, their cultivation levels are presumably even higher.]

[So you don't think about running away but temporarily cooperate with them, waiting to obtain more information before making a move.]

[Besides, running away is meaningless. You need to contact cultivators to learn more information unknown to ordinary people.]

["Now! Please come forward one by one and receive the gaze of the Winged God!"]

[Behind the Red Cardinal, there is a crystal stone about three or four meters high floating in mid - air, looking like an eagle's eye.]

[On the square, the humans brought from various areas are urged by the white - robed priests to walk onto the high platform one by one like zombies.]

[Their mental states are highly similar.]

[They are all dirty - faced, poorly dressed, dejected, and numb, as if they are in a state of extreme mental suppression.]

[You watch on the square and feel uncomfortable.]

[In the Illusory Realm, although humans have developed slowly because of the persecution of the Ancient Relics, they still live a decent life.]

[Cultivators can still recall the glorious human ancestors who once stood above all races in the Illusory Realm.]

[Why are the humans in the Real Realm in such a miserable state?]

[They are simply like a group of livestock in captivity.]

[Or is it only like this on the Planet of Good Karma?]

[You see the villagers walking under the eagle's eye one by one. A female winged person beside the eye is recording and announcing the results of the "gaze of the Winged God".]

["No immortal root, no special constitution, no special soul, white luck! No. 9 Mine, miner!"]

["No immortal root, no special constitution, no special soul, white luck! No. 9 Mine, cleaner!"]

["Ninth - grade immortal root, no..."]

[The vast majority of people have no immortal roots, and there are only occasional ones with ninth - grade immortal roots.]

[As for special constitutions and special souls, there aren't any.]

[The luck varies in levels. You inquire and learn that white luck is the lowest, followed by green, purple, gold, and colorful luck.]

["What a coincidence?"]

[Most people are assigned to various mines, and a few good - looking ones are assigned to the religious headquarters as servants.]

[You hear an old man behind you muttering.]

["I hope I don't have high aptitude. Please, please..."]

[You turn around curiously and ask.]

["Sir, isn't it good to have high cultivation aptitude? Maybe they'll allow you to be a believer and you won't have to do hard labor."]

[Just as the old man is about to say something, the voice of "Second - grade immortal root" comes from the platform.]

[Undoubtedly, this is a very good aptitude!]

["See..."]

[The person detected with a second - grade immortal root obviously doesn't know as much as the old man and doesn't know what's coming.]

[You see the Red Cardinal, as if having a sudden fit, excitedly walks up to the person, circles around him quickly, and shouts loudly.]

["You are a person who cannot atone for your sins! You must sacrifice your life to wash away your sins!!"]

[The person with the second - grade immortal root is still in a daze, seemingly not having recovered from the state of hunger and numbness, and is still in a state of self - isolation.]

[It's not until he is lifted up by several soldiers of the Black - eyed Legion and thrown into a large bronze furnace that he suddenly realizes and shouts.]

["What are you doing! What do you want to do! I'm not a person who can't atone for my sins! I can work! I can mine! Let me go to the mine! Let me mine!!"]

[From the Red Cardinal's wide red robe, a huge wooden mallet flies out.]

[He controls this large wooden mallet from afar with his palm and smashes it hard at the person who can't climb out of the furnace.]

["Puff!!"]

[The sound in the furnace suddenly stops.]

[A trail of blood seeps out and flows along the ground of the square to your feet.]